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2099 Grand Street Alameda, CA 94501

NUMERO UNO photo: Mariah's Eyes Photography (510) 864-1144

Whether it’s highly competitive one-design racing or crossing the Bay with his family, Steve Wonner enjoys sailing - pure and simple. And Uno, his cat rigged Wyliecat 30, is just that. In September's NOOD regatta, with only one sail to trim, and none to change, Steve and his crew focused on boat speed and the tactics. And their expert trim and tactics paid off. Uno became the first Wyliecat class champion, in tight competi¬ tion in the newly formed seven-boat fleet. Cat boats' rigs and unstayed masts make for a simple sailplan. But while the rig is simple, the mainsail is not. The free¬ standing carbon mast tapers toward the top, bending and spilling the wind as the breeze builds, effectively depowering the sail — a sail shaped to respond to those changes in the mast.

Uno's Pineapple Sail is just one more example of our commitment to sail development: designing and building the right sail for the job. The simple cat rig dictates a complex mainsail. And as Steve points out, "With only one sail, it had better be the right one!"

YOUR DEALER FOR: Musto Foul Weather Gear & Headfoil 2 Sails in need of repair may be dropped off at: West Marine Products in Oakland Svendsen's in Alameda & Bay Riggers in Sausalito

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Beneteau Gives You More Quality • Performance • Value • Choices 461 LOA.50' 9" LWL.45' 5" Beam.14' 8" Draft.Std deep fin 5' 11" .deep fin...7' 7" Displacement... approx. 30,900 lbs Ballast.9,320 lbs Sail Area.1,360 sq ft Hull Design: Bruce Farr

LOA.46'7" LWL.39' 1" Beam.13' 11" Draft.bulb/wing, iron 5 '9" Displacement.... approx. 20,950 lbs Ballast.7,496 lbs Std Sail Area (roller furling main). .(100%) 1,017 sq ft Hull Design: Bruce Farr

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LOA.41'0" LWL.36' 9" Beam. 12' 9" Draft.deep/bulb...5' 7" .shoal/wing 5' 3" Displacement. approx. 18,740 Ballast.approx. 5,300 lbs Std Sail Area (roller furling main) .(100%) 825 sq ft Hull Design: Groupe Finot

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LOA.36' 5" LWL.3V2" Beam. 12’6" Draft.5' 0" Displacement. approx. 13,382 Ballast.approx. 4,155 lbs Std Sail Area (roller furling main) .(100%) 632 sq ft Hull Design: Berret/Racoupeau

A *fj 1 j The Oceanis 411 is a great all-around boat. It has superior sailing

J. performance, an exceptional layout and gorgeous finish work throughout. With its long list of standard equipment and affordable sailaway price of $189,760 it is easy to see why it is Cruising World Magazine's 1998 boat of the year winner as the best value in a full sized cruiser. Four boats ordered since first of September

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Island Packet Cruising Yachts -IP 380The new Island Packet 380 is a brilliant design. Many people are calling it a breakthrough boat which redefines what can be achieved in a bluewater liveaboard yacht of less than 40'. The interior is remarkable, each interior component; the aft cabin, owner's cabin, head, main salon, galley, is huge and has unique design elements like the slide away sink in the aft cabin. The hull, keel and sail plan have been optimized for the sailing enthusiast to provide sparkling performance. This boat is a winner with over 40 sold in less than four months. LOA.39' 7" LWL.32'0" Beam.13' 2" Draft.4' 7" Displacement approx. 21,000 Ballast.9,000 lbs Sail Area.885 sq ft

Sail Area/Disp.18.6 Hull Design: Bob Johnson, N.A.

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Saga 43, ’98.$269,000 Beneteau 35s7, ’94.Call Sea Wolf 41,79 .. 69,000 Qeneteau 351, '95 . 99,000 Olson 40, '86.89,900

Beneteau 38, '91 . 69,900

Hunter 36,'91 .42,000

Beneteau 39, '90 . 109,000

Clipper Marine 30, 73 ... 8,100

Beneteau 45r5, '92 . 189,900

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THE PACIFIC COAST'S LARGEST CATAMARAN DEALER

Lagoon 410 world cruiser (41' x 23'6‘ x 3'10‘). Amazingly low introductory price. Fully customized, 3 or 4 cabins & 2 or 3 heads, (see other photos at our website). 11-15 knots, NO heeling. Twin-diesel maneuverability. $273K, f.o.b. Call now - beat the 1999 price increase.

Ask Yourself Three Simple Questions 1. Are you tired of sailing "on your ear?" Cruising cats give you safe and comfortable upright sailing, barely 6 degrees of heel in 20knots of wind! And that’s true for ALL of the nearly 40 different models we represent, from the Aquilon 26 ($68,000) to the Lagoon 570 or Marquises 56 (approx. $700K). Tell usyourbudgetorsize requirements and we'll send you appropriate brochures. 2. Would you like to sail much faster than a monohull, but with waayyy less effort? Our cruising cats sail from 25% to 100% faster than comparable length cruising monohulls. And because cats require no ballast, they are lighter and easier to handle. (Did we mention that ballast-free, foam-sandwich construction means complete unsinkability?) 3. Are you interested in getting more boat for your dollar? Footfor-foot, cats are much roomier than same-length monohulls. For example, the Tobago 35 offers the same room, yet much more privacy, as a 40' monohull. (And the Tobago's cheaper.) Similarly, the luxurious Lagoon 410ca\ is every bit as roomy as a 52' monohull cruiser. Yet that 52' mono weighs 45,000 lbs. while the 410 cat is only 15,000! No wonder that 52-footer's restricted to 9-knots (non-surfing), while the Lagoon does 15! (And the Lagoon is less expensive.)

Take a Look!

www.crui5ingcatsu5a.com Gemini 105 (34'14'18“) Best value and most popular of all 40 cats we offer! 3 cabins/1 head. Only cat with centerboards, draft 18“ up, 5' w/brds down. Only cat that's “turnkey" ready - just add food and fuel. Literally! Includes: 27 hp diesel, main

CONTENTS subscriptions calendar letters loose lips ' sightings masters regatta explorer weekend getaway: the estuary 118 sea gypsy vignettes eye on the bay fishing under sail mexico check-in mazatlan max ebb meets 'the claw' winners, pt. I baja ha-ha preview, pt. II the racing sheet world of chartering changes in latitudes classy classifieds advertisers' index brokerage

and furling genoa, stove, fridge, hot wa¬ ter, rigid bimini & dodger, s/t winches, compass, anchor and more. $115,000*.

COVER PHOTO BY Latitude 38/Richard Tobago 35. (also 38', 42', 46’ & 56') models). Excellent bridge-deck

Pointing the way, south for the winter.

clearance, wide & stable beam, galley-up layout, bluewater comfort. Twin diesels. $155k to $700k (f.o.b.)

Hu-.-> Wr offer other cat mode Is from 26' ($65,000) to 120' ($10,000,000) Call for your choice

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Cruising Cats USA 2099 Grand Street, Alameda, CA 94501

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Copyright 1998 Latitude 38 Publishing Co.. Inc. Latitude 38 welcomes editorial contributions In the form of stories, anecdotes, photographs - anything but poems, please; we gotta draw the line some¬ where. Articles with the best chance at publication must 1) pertain to a West Coast or universal sailing audience, 2) be accompanied by a variety of pertinent, in-focus black and white (preferable) or color prints with identifica¬ tion of all boats, situations and people therein; and 3) be legible. Anything you want back must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Submissions not accompanied by an SASE will not be returned. We also advise that you not send original photographs or negatives unless we specifically request them; copies will workjustfine. Notification time varies with our workload, but generally runs four to six weeks. Please don't contact us before then by phone or mail. Send all submissions to Latitude 38 editorial department. 15 Locust Ave„ Mill Valley, CA 94941. For more specific information, request writers' guidelines from the above address.

Our most affordable offshore cruising boat, at our sales dock and asking $69,000.

41' CT CENTER COCKPIT HEUBER

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’RICE REDUCED. Owner wants her sold this month so make an OFFER. Now $59,000.

YACHTS (510) 814-0400 Monohull Brokerage

27' LANCER M/S . $16,500 27' NOR SEA, "93. $49,500

33' NANTUCKET, '68. $25,000

27’ CATALINA. $8,500

33' HUNTER, '79. $23,500

28’ LANCER. $7,000

35' LAGOON cat, '96 .. $199,500

28’ PEARSON, '79. $13,950

36' HUNTER, '80. $33,500

29' 1/29. '84 .$22,500

36' COLUMBIA. $28,500

30' NEWPORT, '73. $13,900

38' ATHENA, '98 . $225,000

30' NEWPORT. $12,500 30' C&C, '71. $16,500

40' STEVENS, '83. $110,000 41' CT, center cockpit. $59,000

ust one left and this is another MUST SELL for le owner. At our dock - asking $110,000.

33' CS. $35,000

30' NEWPORT, '87. $32,000

PRICE REDUCED. Very clean and now very affordable. Stop by and see her. $33,500.

45' EXPLORER, '78. $85,000

30' WILLARD VEGA, '74 . $29,950

57' ALDEN, '31 . $180,000

Out of the country seller soys send me offers! Roomy and well priced. At our dock.

)ur least expensive, equipped, offshore cruiser. Stop by and view her. Ask $25,000.

’erformance, room -coastal capable. Owner anxious, now is the time to buy. $35,000.

3reat one design fleet or flat out club racer. 2 boat owner soys SELL NOW. $24,500.

Late model, ready to be equipped for cruising. Sold 3 - so stop by to see why they' re popular.

321 CATFISHER. $96,000

Your catamaran experts on the West Coast. Here's a small list. Call for more!

45' KRONOS, '92. $215,000

Multihulls

47' MAYOTTE, '96 . $590,000

35' LAGOON, 1996

48' PRIVILEGE 14.7.from $295,000 48' PRIVILEGE 482.from $284,000

36' SOLARIS,’91 .$124,000

52’ KELSALL.$264,000

37' LAGOON.$155,000

53' CATANA, ’93. $519,000

39' PRIVILEGE.$185,000

55' LAGOON.$595,000

40' DEAN, '97.$265,000

55' MASHFORD. $438,000

40' NORSEMAN, '93.$200,000

56' MARQUISES.$525,000

42' CATANA, '91.$199,000

57' LAGOON. $500,000

Virtually a new boat w/all the equipment you nee 42' VENEZIA, '97.$377,000 Compare to new & save big S. Our dock. $109,500. 42' LAGOON. $179,000

Great Cruising Yachts in the Caribbean

Just listed and ready for a new owner to take cruising. Call us for details and why you should buy in the Caribbean.'

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available but not for long. Bluewater cruiser for only $85,000.

Late model coastal cruiser w/all the equip, you could want. At our dock-stop by. Ask 199,500.

SittipSOtl Bay • St. MaPLYtetl 36' 40' 40' 41' 42' 43' 44' 44' 44' 45’ 46' 47’

OCEANIS, '97. VAN DE STADT steel. OCEANIS, '95. HALLBERG RASSY. BALTIC MAGNUM, '88 .. OYSTER, '82. ROBERTS STEEL MORGAN 191 . CSY Walk Over, '77. HARDIN, '80. BENETEAU 456 . JEANNEAU SUN KISS ...

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48' 51' 51' 51' 52' 55’ 59' 62' 73'

CELESTIAL, '85. .$170,000 JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY $200,000 BENETEAU OCEANIS. $229,000 BENETEAU FIRST 51,'89 . . $279,000 GRAND SOLEIL,'91 . . $400,000 SWAN, '70. , $379,000 JONGERT, 72. . $495,000 NAUTICAL, '85. . $375,000 STEEL SCHOONER, '86 ... . $175,000

More than 80 boats available!

Stop by and see us in Grand Marina, Alameda

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60' HELLMAN STEEL, '96.$750,000 77' ETEL, '84. $349,000

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The Antioch Marina, built in 1988, is at the foot of L Street in Antioch. The Marina features berths from 24 to 70 feet. All berths are constructed of concrete, providing even flotation with clean, smooth dock surfaces.

DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY RATES AVAILABLE SAILBOAT SUPS FROM 24' TO 70' $4.75/FOOT The following services are available at the Marina:

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35’ RAFIKI, 1977 Veteran ocean cruiser in good condition. Asking $48,000.

AMEL 52 (CHANTIER) MANGO, 1987 France's finest. A rare find. (Listing agent: Jill.) Asking $195,000. (sistership)

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42' PASSPORT CUTTER, 1981 Outfitted for world cruise, beautiful. Asking $130,000.

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40’ WECO SLOOP, 1985 New Zealand's steel-hulled pride. Extensive cruising inventory. Asking $130,000.

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35' NIAGARA, 1981 A great cruiser by Hinterhoeller of Canada. Asking $67,500.

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31' VINDO, 1974 One of Sweden's best. Shows pride of ownership. Asking $41,500.

OYSTER 435 Britain's finest.

39' WESTSAIL SLOOP, 1980 Heavily built performance cruiser. Asking $118,000. (sistership)

45’ NEW ZEALAND SLOOP, 1981. Gary Mull designed performance cruiser/ racer for any ocean. Asking $129,000 obo.

IT DUTCH PILOTHOUSE, 1980. Tough, compact motorsailer. Well equipped. Asking $36,500.

62' LOA COLIN ARCHER KETCH, 1977 World cruise veteran. Asking $55,000.

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RENTALS & CHARTERS

Mexico Boat Show December

Christmas Boat lighting Contest February

Marina del Bey to Puerto Vallarta Yacht Race

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February 28th

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Rates Standar Rates (November 1 to April 30) 1 to 6 days: 60 C/foot/day 7 to 29 days: 45 C/foot/day 30 days or more: 38 c/foot/day Summer Rates (May 1 to October 31) 1 to 6 days: 50 C/foot/day 7 to 29 days: 37 c/foot/day 30 days or more: 33 c/foot/day All rates + 157. tax.

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CATALINA 320

1988 CATALINA 34 Special interior, lots of extras

1991 HUNTER VISION 32 Clean, simple and loaded

The Catalina 320 has taken the market by storm. Easily the most popular 32 on the market today. Advanced construction techniques and top grade equipment make this 32^a great buy. Standard with Yanmar 27hp diesel, double spreader tapered spar with forward and aft lower shrouds and in-line spreaders, performance elliptical fin keel and rudder. Quality throughout at a fair price. -’'tt---;-

1993 HUNTER 30 Clean, new bottom paint, Yanmar engine

1979 O'DAY 30 Roomy, large interior

fill CATALINA 34

1987 CATALINA 30 Three to choose from

PEARSON 323 New LP paint on the hull. Single owner who loved the boat.

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NEW MULTIHULLS

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TA YANA

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Robert Harris design. Good cruising displace¬ ment, lOOOsq. ft. sail, 50 hpYanmar diesel. Rich teak and spruce below deck. Above deck she is 'overrigged'. And all gear is 'oversized' to insure long wear and reliability for offshore use. $236,000 F.O.B. San Francisco.

Robert Perry design. Fast, comfortable and roomy offshore cruiser. Can be customized to your taste!!! Delivery (approx.) six months. $305,000 F.O.B. San Francisco.

Deep fixed keel, tall rig, great sail carrying capacity, many layouts to choose from, modi¬ fication of the popular 55' Tayana center cockpit cutter. $425,000 F.O.B. California.

NEW TAYANAS YOU CAN ORDER 37' Aft Cockpit & Pilothouse Cutter 42' Center and Aft Cockpit Cutter 4T/48' Center Cockpit Cutter 52' Center and Aft Cockpit Cutter 55/58' Center Cockpit Cutter 58' Pilothouse Cutter 65' Center and Aft Cockpit Cutter

55' TAYANA CENTER COCKPIT CUTTER, ’85 Just listed. Loaded with equipment. Has been cruising and ready for more! Inquire for price detail.

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43' CHEOY LEE PILOTHOUSE, '83

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First time listed! Robert Perry design. 120hp diesel, 6kw generator, roller furling, loaded with equipment. Full keel offshore cruiser. See this one. Asking $139,000.

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Introducing the New Baltic 50 51025

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50.00 ft 43.64 ft 13.99 ft 9.90ft 21,069lbs 9,000lbs

Remember those light, stiff, fast racer/cruisers that could hold their value? Neither did we! So we built one. The New Baltic 50. For more information, give us a call or learn more on our web site.

Baltic Brokerage Yachts Baltic 43' 1991. ludel/Vrolijk design. Mint condition. Two cabin lay¬ out w/direct access from alt co< kpit. Custom layout w/owners stateroom forward. Decks sanded and bungs replaced (1998). She is as new as any used boat can be. $425,000.

Doug Peterson design. The best equipped and main tained Baltic 42 on the brokerage market. Two cabin layout with ensuite heads, pilot berths in salon, B&G electronics, complete racing/cruising sail inventory. 1100 engine hours. Max prop. $240,000.

Baltic 35' 1985. ludel/Vrolijk design.

Baltic 38' 1983. Doug Peterson design.

2 enclosed cabin layout. Shoal keel, 5'6" draft. Extensive equip¬ ment iist. Hull AWI (tripped 11997i, Teak decks reconditioned 1199')!. Approximately lot) hours on engine. Si 25,000.

Only Baltic 18 DP currently avail able with Keel/Centerboard con¬ figuration (8.16' down/5' up). Maintained to the highest stall daixls w/constant upgrades. B&G up to date instruments. Epoxy barrier coat and MICRON bottom paint (1996). Well equipped for (ruising and r.u ing. $159,000.

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Hardware

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Nonrace Oct. 3JL — Cal 29/2-29 Cruise to San Leandro Marina, with possible golf tournament. Ruth Summers, (510) 523-9920. Oct. 31 — Halloween — do something scary! Nov. 3 — Contemplate the full moon. Nov. 4 — Islander 36 Association Fall Meeting at Golden Gate YC. TimKoester, (510) 638-7638. Nov. 5 — "Cruising Mexico and Beyond," by Jim and Diana Jessie at Waypoint, 7 p.m., free. Info, (510) 769-1547. Nov. 6 — "Cruising the Hawaiian Islands," a free slide-illus¬ trated show by Robert and Carolyn Mehaffey. Stockdale Marine (Sacramento), 7:30 p.m., free. Info, (916) 332-0775. Nov. 12 YRA Trophy Party for all season winners and their crews. Golden Gate YC, 6-9 p.m. Free munchies, no host bar. YRA, 771-9500. , Nov. 13 — HDA Awards Ceremony at Encinal YC, 7 p.m. Free beer! Joseph Melino, (408) 275-1955. Nov. 14—Take your Ham Radio exam at HF Radio/Waypoint (in Alameda) on the second Saturday of each month: 8:30 a.m.; $6 fee. Call to reserve a spot, (510) 814-8888. ' Nov. 17 — Tall Ships," a preview of the 1999 event by pho¬ tographer Thad Koza. SF Maritime Museum; 6:30 p.m.; free. Sausalito Tall Ships Society: Alice Cochran, 477-8997. Nov. 21 — "Everything You Wanted to Know About Amateur Radio But Were Afraid to Ask" seminar. Subjects covered in¬ clude license requirements, equipment selection and email at sea. $25 fee includes lunch: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oakland YC. Rich Beckett, (925) 227-8044. Nov. 26 — Thanksgiving — be filled with gratitude. Dec. 4 — "Building and Cruising a 45-Foot Ferro-Cement Ketch," a free slide-illustrated show by Eckart Schroeder at Stockdale Marine (Sacramento), 7:30 p.m. Info, (916) 332-0775. Dec. 5 — Sail A Small Boat Day at Richmond YC, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., cosponsored by SBRA and RYC. Test drive about 15 different dinghies, meet class reps, and generally learn all about the Bay Area small boat scene. Bring a lifejacket (and spare clothes if you intend to tip over). Free and fun! Gail Yando, (510) 232-6310. Dec. 5 — 22nd Annual Lighted Boat Parade on the Oakland Estuaiy. Festivities begin around 3 p.m. in Jack London Square — tree lighting, live entertainment, food booths and, of course, pics with Santa Claus. About 75 boats will participate in the parade. Info, (510) 208-4647. Jan. 1 — Master Mariners New Year's Day Race & Chili Potluck. Peter English, 456-8355.

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Racing ■ Oct. 31 — Red Rock Regatta and Halloween Party, starting at 1 p.m. off Paradise Cay. Free! Tiburon YC, 435-9587. Nov. 5, 1988 —Ten Years After, from our December '88 article titled "Cabo Via Guadalupe — Creeping to the Cape": "Quick, name some things that are really slow. Grass grow¬ ing? Paint drying? Molasses in January? Orthodontia? Pee Wee Herman's love life? The express lane at the supermarket? Well, add to the list Los Angeles YC's Cabo San Lucas Via Gualalupe Island Race, which is batting 0 for 2 in terms of wind and ex¬ citement. "Not that the second biennial running of the 876-mile race — which left Los Angeles under overcast skies at noon on Sat¬ urday, November 5 — didn't have some redeeming qualities, such as offering an excuse for not voting for the Wimp or the Shrimp. And after all, to paraphrase the tired fishing slogan, 'The worst day sailing in a Mexican race is better than the best day at the office.’ But no one, including us, thought that it could ever take longer than the excruciatingly slow inaugural race two years ago, when Cheetah crawled into Cabo after ex-

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TARTAN T-3800 FEATURES.., MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL 38 hp Yanmar diesel Rator fuel filter/water separator 50+ gal. fuel w/remote gauge 100+ gal. water w/remote and sight gauges Holding tank w/Y valve and macerator pump Heart inverter/charger w/remote control 3 deep cycle batteries w/switch OPSIDE QUALITY FEATURES 10 Hood SS portlights w/screens 4 SS dorade vents w/line guards Bright polished Hood deck hatches SS midship mooring cleats w/chocks 40" SS Destroyer wheel w/Ritchie SP5 binnacle compass 4 Harken self-tailing winches SS swim ladder and shower on step-through transom SS stem head fitting w/anchor roller

CALENDAR actly five days at sea. "But it did. Blondie. Pat Farrah s invincible SC 70. was the first to limp across the finish line off the beachfront Solmar Hotel in Cabo. She came in at cocktail hour on Thursday. No¬ vember 10. four and a half hours off Cheetah s tenuous record pace. Blondie s come-from-behind victory — she simply ground down-the leader, once again Dick Pennington and Phil Murray's Cheetah, after the turning mark of Guadalupe — solidified her reputation as the toast of the sledding fleet. Forthe Aga Farrah . the lOR hat trick (first to finish, first in class and first overall) was a fitting finale to a stellar season, one that included record breaking runs in the Catalina Race and Santa Barbara-King Harbor Race, wins at MEXORC. Cal Cup and the Ahmanson Cup: a second in the Manzanillo Race and who knows what else. ( Silver Bullet. John DeLaura s new SC 70. proved fast off" the shelf in her debut, finishing some 20 minutes behind Blondie. Eleven other ULDB 70-raters finished in the next few hours, and right in the middle of them was Dick and Camille Daniels' MacGregor 65 Joss, which annihilated the PHRF division overalh Joss has won her share of ocean races — and still holds the course record in the Puerto Vallarta Race — but. in Camille's words. This is our first "broom ": it was great to arrive with the "real" boats'!" Dec. 5 — Leg II of the Around Alone Race begins: Cape Town to Auckland. Check www.aroundalone.com for updates (four times a day), email from the skippers, photos and video clips. Jan. 18-23 — Key West Race Week, arguably the best re¬ gatta in the country. Premiere Racing. (7S1) 639-9545. Jan. 27-30 — Miami Olympic Classes Regatta for the nine classes selected for the 2000 Olympics (Europe. Finn. 470. La¬ ser. 49er. Mistral. Soling. Star. Tornado]. US Sailing. (401) 6S30800. Feb. 12, 17-19— 15th Biennial International Yacht Race to Puerto Vallarta. sponsored by the Del Rev YC. The fleet is look ing great — see Race Motes. DRYC. (310) 823-4664.

TANDING AND RUNNING RIGGING Halyards led aft through rope clutches 2 single line reefs led aft fhrough rope clutches ELOW DECK CONVENIENCES AND FEATURES Full nav station w/chart stowage Corian counters galley, head and vanity 3 burner Force 10 gimballed propane stove Adler-Barbour refer/freezer, front and top loading Aft cabin w/double berth Hanging (wet) locker in head Built-in trash bin Courtesy night lighting at cabin sole

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’Latitude' in the cockpit of a 7477 Now. that's scary! Feb.28-Mar. 4 — MEXORC. four days of buoy racing off Puerto Vallarta. Should be well-attended and well-run this year — what better excuse for a quick south-of-the-border winter vacation? Frank Whitton, (619) 226-8033. Midwinter Race Series ALAMEDA YC — Estuary Midwinters: 11/8. 12/13. 1/10.

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43‘ CAPE NORTH, ’80

41* FORMOSA, 72

38' MORGAN 382, 78

3 staterooms rCisirq g-err cabin aft. 2 heads, fasge, reezer, rjr-nrtr, geraet, etc. crcetlerr coni Reduced $279,0G0/offers.

Ocean cruiser with AP, wotermaker, 6-man liferaft, davits, solar panels, EPtRB, Ham, GPS, rodor, etc. Reduced - $99,000.

Single 36hp Perkins. New interior and exterior brightwork. Ready to cruise. $65,000.

Very clean, excellent condition, liveaboard or cruise. $62,000.

37’ FORMOSA, 75

37* BANJER, 72

33’ ROUGHWATER, ’83

33' PETERSON, 77

Sir^je 25ro /diro O’# »«'«' toot with a reticJeus rx&ar AJ fit gecr $65,000.

Pilothouse motorsailer with North Sec capability, radar, ketch rig. Her European pedigree Is obvious. $75,000.

Single 22hp Yanmar. Complete records a/altafale. Great (or cruising Mexicoiand V/est Coast. $43,000.

New galley equipment 1993. Full sails and rigging. AP, Loran, windspeed indi¬ cator, etc. Made and designed to go fast. Will be a respectable dub racer. $35,000.

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As a sailor, I admit that I know nothing about ski boats and water skiing. But I work in a ski boat harbor, so some of the culture rubs off on this old salty dawg. In your wonderful article on cruising the Napa River, you featured a photograph of a person in an inflatable pulling a boogie boarder. But something didn't look right, and when I showed it to the owner of the water ski shop next door, she said the picture showed a totally illegal act. Specifically, you are required to have an observer onboard when pulling a skier, wake boarder, boogie boarder or what have you. Refer to page 17 in the ABCs of the California Boating Law. Since you guys publish the best sailing rag in the world, we wouldn't want you giving out bad info, would we? In any event, what follows is the pertinent information from page 17. Water Skiing: When using a boat to tow a person on water skis or an aqua¬ plane, there must be in the boat, in addition to the operator, one other person who can observe the person being towed. The ob¬ server must be at least 12 years of age. The towing of water skiers from sunset to sunrise is prohib¬ ited by state law. Local laws may also restrict skiing at certain times during the day and in certain areas. Water skis and aquaplanes must not be operated in a manner to endanger the safety of persons or property. Passing the towline over another vessel or skier is prohibited. Towing a skier or navigating between a vessel and its tow is prohibited. Towing a skier does not give the operator of the vessel any special privi¬ leges. The rules of the road must be observed.

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Water Ski Flag: It is mandatory for the operator of a vessel involved in towing a skier to display, or cause to be displayed, a red or orange wa¬ ter-ski flag, to indicate: — A downed skier — A skier in the water preparing to ski — A ski line extended from the vessel — A ski in the water in the vicinity of the vessel The flag must be no less than 12 inches on each side and be in the shape of a square or rectangle. The display of the ski flag does not in itself restrict the use of the water, but when operating in the area, boaters should exercise caution. William J. Grummel Bethel Island William — We were completely in the wrong in publishing that photo and engaging in that activity. We thank you for taking the time to point it out. Here's how it happened: We've often done the exact same thing in places such as Mexico, the Caribbean and Turkey — where watersport safeguards are rarely mandated. And as we don't water ski, it never crossed our mind that there were rules to fol¬ low. But this is just an explanation, not an excuse — so we sin¬ cerely apologize to all our readers for the 'misinformation' the photo conveyed. We want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that inflatables with outboards can easily become lethal weapons. Each year there are dinghy accidents in Mexico and the Carib¬ bean which result in serious injuries and even death. The worst we can remember was a high speed nighttime collision of two unlit dinghies in the U.S. Virgins. Six people were killed. If we were to take a stab at the leading causes of dinghy accidents, we'd guess they'd be: 1) Operating a dinghy while drunk.

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My partneredack, and I met through the Latitude Crew List in '95 and have been sailing together ever since. And lately we've been getting all ready to go. We rented out our house on a two to four year lease, Jack sold his business, and I'm on 'sabbati¬ cal' from my career as a Registered Nurse. We had a fantastic dock party — with several of our cruising buddies whose boats are already in Baja attending — and were ready to throw off the dock lines and go cruising . . . when the results of my routine mammogram came back. My doctor had told me the lump I found in my breast back in April was "nothing", so I didn’t rush right out to get a mammo¬ gram. After all, all my previous annual checkups had been fine, ahd we were busy getting the boat ready, busy filling all the forms out for Baja, busy cooking for the dock party and so forth. But thank God I did get a mammogram before we left! So I’m doing chemotherapy and radiation therapy, then sometime in March we ll head for San Diego. Maybe we ll get an award for the last boat to start the Ha-Ha? Anyway, we’ll get there. We enjoyed early October's Crew List Party at the Encinal YC, and if I'm up to it, we will think about talking the camper down to attend the Ha-Ha Kick-Off Party in Sam Diego. On page 71 of the October issue, there was a letter from Christy and Mike Halvorsen of the 50-ft ferro-cement cutter Sea Goose about her bout with breast cancer. I’d love to get in touch with her because our stories are identicail! She can reach me on our boat in Alameda at (510) 521-1207 or leaiye a mes¬ sage with my parents at (916) 772-1565. Judy Tillson and Jack Szilasi Toucan, Tamton 43 Alameda/Roseville

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INI A TRIP TO TIJUANA With the start of cruising season almost upon us, I would like to pass on some helpful information for cruisers heading to Mexico. Like many other sailors, I am troubled by mal de mer. I've tried most of the known remedies — including dramamine, gravol and other medications. I’ve also tried 'the patch', wrist bands, and various forms of ginger. Of all these various remedies, the only effective one was 'the patch', which I had used on a rough passage from Vancouver to San Francisco. Unfortunately, one of the known side-effects — dilated pupils — hit me so hard that I was unable to do any navigation work. Then I read about Stugeron, a remedy that's been available in the United Kingdom and Europe, and reportedly has fewer side-effects. So you can imagine my delight while in Ensenada last year when another cruiser told me that Stugeron was avail¬ able in Mexico. I rushed to the nearest farmacia and was able to buy some without a prescription. Stugeron comes in two dosages: 75 mg to be taken every 12 hours, and 125 mg to be taken once a day. I have used the lighter dosage and am happy to report that seasickness has become a thing of the past. My husband Ray was amazed when we headed out of Ensenada into 25 knot headwinds and I was able to go below and make scheduled radio contacts and later to prepare a meal. I have met other cruisers who are now using the drug with the same excellent results. So for any cruisers who have suffered like I did, I would highly recommend a trip to Tijuana before leaving the States or stop in Ensenada to stock up on a supply of Stugeron. Pauline Taylor Sundancer II, Pretorien 35 Vancouver, BC/presently in San Carlos, Mexico Readers —As great a product as Stugeron might be, we don't think anyone should take it — or any other drug — without con¬ sulting their physician first. After all, no telling what might hap¬ pen when taken with Viagra or all the other good stuff they're putting out these days.

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MA CANTANA SANTANA I've lost count of the number of times that, while reading Latitude, I've told myself I had to write a letter to the editor. Well, the first Sightings item in the September issue has finally forced me to the keyboard. A number of years ago we purchased a Nordic 40 through Paul Kaplan at City Yachts. Elver since, we've considered him a good friend who — since we sailed out the Gate and turned left back in 1988 — we don't get to see enough. I won’t bore you with the story of the intervening years — other than to say that for a few of them we were the only San Francisco boat in the northern Great Lakes — but a couple of years ago we started looking for a larger and faster boat. We talked to Kaplan, but couldn't afford the Swan we wanted and the Sabre 45 just didn't seem right for us. After giving up on the idea of a new boat, we were struck by the thunderbolt while at the Annapolis. Boat Show — and ended up flying to France and signing a contract to have a Cantana catamaran built. After we returned home, we got a couple of shocks. The first was to learn that Latitude's new flagship is also a catamaran. The second was the previously-mentioned Sightings item which reported that Paul and Chrissy Kaplan had purchased Humphrey Bogart’s old Santana The reason this was so shock-

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ing can be surmised from the accompanying photograph which shows that our new boat is also named Santana. In fact, we chose that name in honor of Bogie's old boat! In any event, congratulations to the Kaplans for the purchase of a truly won¬ derful yacht. N As you may have noticed, the picture of our boat was taken while she was 'in the yard'. This has been pretty much the story of her short life. When we took delivery in France in April, we spent six weeks at the factory in a vain attempt to get the bugs worked out. Our sail across the Atlantic was something of a race against disintegration, trying to make it across before the boat self-destructed. While we’re still big fans of the catamaran concept, we would never have another boat built in France. What we really need are more hi-tech cats to be built in this country. But back in the '70s, who'd have thunk that 'Made in the USA' would be something we'd ever been proud of again. Even while struggling with getting a new boat reconstructed, it's, comforting to know that we're still connected in some way to our favorite magazine and favorite yacht broker. By the way, we picked up the September Latitude from West Marine in An¬ napolis. Tom & Joyce Boynton Santana, Can tana catamaran Currently in the Chesapeake Tom & Joyce — We're sorry to hear you aren't more satisfied with your new boat. If it comes as any consolation, we had to junk our hydraulic steering system after a year, had to whack 2.5 inches of counterbalance off the front of the rudders to make them work, and aren't particularly enamored with the mast specs. Of course, those are the kinds of problems you get with a custom boat — and forget about when you're doing 15 knots on a broad reach.

TNJ- SOME JUICY READING As you can tell from the background, conditions weren't too hazardous in Hazard’s Cove on Santa Cruz Island — in the Channel Islands — so I caught up on some juicy reading. Too bad I grabbed your maga¬ zine before my husband grabbed his camera. Unsigned Ran, Allied-Seawind 32 Monterey Unsigned — When it comes to life's simple plea¬ sures, few can compare with sailing starkers — or partly so — in a warm climate. The sun's caress on body parts that rarely see the light of day is delicious, isn't it? Since you're as lovely and saucy as your hands are quick, we'd like to send you a Latitude T-shirt for when it gets chilly up in _ Monterey. But we need a re- Juicy? Saucy? What's going on here? turn address. *

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many six packs of canned beer were passed out. The next morn¬ ing I picked up lots of plastic carrier rings that were lying where the folks had been seated, and from the water where they had been blown. How about we use some space to teach this year’s class some meaningful lessons about garbage? First, don’t expect that someone is going to go around pick¬ ing up your garbage. Picking up any garbage — even your own — is a new concept in most parts of Mexico. They will go through any trash you leave just to salvage aluminum cans, but the rest of it might sit where you leave it for days while dogs, cats, flies and cucarachas have their shot at it. And please teach this year's class of cruisers that 'leaving a clean wake' while cruising Mexico is more complicated than saving everything together in a big lawn trash bag and parking it in1 the first can you spot when you hit shore. Keeping alumi¬ num cans clean and separate makes life more sanitary for ev¬ eryone. Biodegradables should be properly reintroduced to our environment — which includes disposing of your own rotting stuff well offshore. Onions, for example, can last for months before they completely decompose. New cruisers should also be made aware that municipal gar¬ bage treatment is generally collected by hand and then dumped into a field, gully, stream bed, or off a cliff into the ocean. Tell them that their dinghy pumps are effective bellows for the com¬ plete combustion of discarded plastics. Yes, you do bui?i your plastics when you can't get them to any of the few recycling facilities. If you don’t, they will end up in the water or on the ground somewhere. A big part of trash responsibility is to avoid buying excess packaging and to make as little trash as pos¬ sible. So, if were going to talk trash, let’s leave the Crab Drags' 'ecological insensitivity', Monica Lewinski, and the whereabouts of Elvis behind and focus on the real trash which infects our lives if we are not alert. But be careful that you don’t get inducted into the Tight Undies Club' for folks that just don’t get it. Remember what a great contribution you can make to the environment just by inventing some good home grown fun. The Crab Drags story is about imagination, celebration and the wonderful community of folks you can find in The Sea of Cortez. Tim Tunks, aka 'Padre Timo’ Scallywag, Islander 37 Mostly in Mexico Tim — We're sorry this seems to be getting blown all out of proportion, but here's what you don't seem to understand: That desecrating nature in a wildlife preserve not only besmirches the reputation of all cruisers, but ultimately puts cruiser access to the islands injeopardy. What isn't completely obvious about that? And if you consider mocking, maiming and killing crabs in a wildlife preserve to be examples of "imagination" and "celebra¬ tion", we can only wonder what's next? Big game hunting in a zoo? Swiping money from the collection plate? Wearing blackface and playing Amos & Andy tapes at the Million Man March? Catching three crabs, covering them up with goo, and dress¬ ing them up as 'tri-meringues' is in no way similar to bullfights and/or cockfights, both of which are cultural events with long traditions in Mexico. Belittling and killing sea life for cheap yuks is, however, a lot like kicking dogs: Not something to be particu¬ larly proud of. With Big O having won the title of "wildest party boat" at Antigua Sailing Week on three different occasions, we’re perfectly familiar with the concept of'home grownfun'. But our philosophy is that no matter how wild and crazy a party gets, everyone still has to be responsible. That means no sloppy drunks, no getting

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LETTERS hurt, no breaking stuff or polluting, and no belittling those less fortunate than you. Do any of that on our boat and you're his¬ tory. We have no right or desire to play 'holier than thou', and we're certainly not condemning anyone who has participated in any of the Crab Drags. All we're saying is that on behalf of the future of access to the islands in the Sea of Cortez, can't we come up with something a little more appropriate for a wildlife preserve? As for the Ha-Ha parties, all the sites are cleaned up after¬ wards. We can also report that the average Ha-Ha entry is far more environmentally-conscious than cruisers of even a few years ago. They may not be aware of all your 'trash tips', but by and large they'd be eager to comply once they became aware of them. With regard to the Ha-Ha '97 awards party near the TravelLift, we can with complete certainty state that the site was care¬ fully policed by the Wanderer, Doha de Mallorca, Mickey and Randy Short, Andy and Julie Turpin and a bunch of members of the' Ha-Ha fleet. When the last person left — and it was only about 9:30 p.m. — there wasn't a single beer carrier or other piece of trash in the relatively small area.

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tUiCRAB DRAGS PART II Thanks for telling me that you'll run my letter. My point about the Crab Drags is, of course, that there are a lot of really significant things we can write and talk about. Your concerns seem petty in a land where they kill bulls for sport and encourage sportfishermen to severely stress magnificent animals while pouring tons of hydrocarbons into the ocean. I’ve seen marlin and sailfish that have washed ashore after they were caught and released. Again, let us spend our energy and exert our influence in worthwhile and productive pursuits. Also, let us not forget to have a bit of fun from time to time. Always available for spiritual guidance, your amigo. Tim Tunks, aka 'Padre Timo' Scallywag, Islander 37 Mostly in Mexico Amigo Timo — As minor as cruiser behavior during events such as the Crab Drags might seem in the big scheme of things, we think that it's huge symbolically. As we stated in the last issue, if we cruisers don't place ourselves on the cutting edge of conservation and environmental movements, sooner or later we're going to be locked out. It may not happen this year or next year, but it will. Besides, what's wrong with the alternative — doing our best to respect and protect nature? ft-U-A CRUEL, STUPID THING TO DO I don’t want to be a killjoy either, but I remember being ap¬ palled when I first read about the Crab Drags — where cruisers 'dress up' crabs and race them for fun. I think I read about it in Latitude first, but I've also heard that people do it on Windjam¬ mer cruises. It’s something I would associate more with drunken vacationers than cruisers in Mexico. However, my husband disagrees. He thinks whatever the mortality rate is as a result of the races, it couldn’t possibly make a dent in the crab population of Mexico. But to me that's not the point: it's just a cruel, stupid thing to do. What hap¬ pened to just looking and gently touching, then placing living creatures back in their habitat after we've learned something from them? Please don’t publish my name since I don't want to get a reputation as a wet blanket. P.S. I'm now in my eighth year of faithfully reading Latitude. My husband used to try to get me to read it when we were

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LETTERS dating, but it wasn't until he asked me to marry him, bought a boat, and moved aboard that I finally picked one up. Now I'm a more avid reader than he is! After I'm done reading my copy, I pass it along to ihy parents — and they're not even boaters! Name Withheld Redwood City N.W. — We think your husband is correct in the sense that the number of crabs that have been killed or hurt in the Crab Drags is statistically insignificant. But we think he misses the point that it sends a terrible message to those who are charged with administering the wildlife preserve. Putting future access to the isldnds in jeopardy for a few sophomoric yuks just doesn't seem all that smart.

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Thank you for pointing out the dangers people present to the islands in the Sea of Cortez. It's not that cruisers shouldn't visit them, but they need to understand the fragile hold the endemic species of these islands have on life. Terrestrial biologists here at Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas (CIB) take ongoing censuses of small mammals on the islands in the Sea of Cortez. They've .found that some spe¬ cies are now extinct and others are heading that way. One of the major causes of extinction is the introduction of cats, either deliberately or by accident, by both fishermen and tourists. The small native fauna on the islands are simply no match for preda¬ tory feral cats. The request that no other non-native species be introduced is also important. Frequently, each island has only a subspe¬ cies of specific mammals because they have been isolated so long. It would be worthwhile to keep such subspecies both alive and separated. Though a species could be wiped out on an is¬ land by some large natural disaster, they have survived these many eons and probably will do so if left in peace — even though the livin' ain’t easy' in the Sea of Cortez. On another subject Latitude made reference to in the last issue, it's true the minimum wage here is about 33 pesos/day — it varies depending on the location in Mexico — but most people earn more. At least they do in La Paz. Maybe not much more, but nobody should count on being able to hire workers for $3/day U.S. The minimum wage is most frequently used for

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LETTERS and if we'd be invited along. As it turned out, we both liked the boat and crew, and they liked both of us — so they decided to take us both! It means there will be six crew in all, but that makes for better, shorter watches. Here is the description of the boat and skipper that appeared in Latitude: "Orion, CT-49. Having recently completed a round trip to Hawaii with the Pacific Cup, Mike Hibbetts' sealegs are well-practiced, and he’s rarin’ to go down the Baja Coast. At 34, he’s decided to take a break from the high tech industry and have some adventures. He’s been sailing since he was 13, but this will be his first long term cruise, and he plans to make the most of it. After the Ha-Ha his plans are open-ended." , The rest of the crew includes Rich, an ENT and plastic sur¬ geon, who is an experienced sailor. Jann, a semi-retired car¬ penter, who almost had his boat ready to go. He'll be coming back for her in November. Carol, who works with Mike in docu¬ mentation for an offshoot of Lotus. She's real nice and a good Cook. And finally there's Kim, an IC nurse, experienced sailor, and very savvy. It should be a fun trip. I’ll have access to e-mail onboard, so that will be great, too. I wish that I could have joined the others for the trip down the coast to San Diego, but I just couldn't extricate myself from my clients that quickly. Fortunately, I’ve been threatening to sail off for quite some time, so my clients are relatively pre¬ pared. At least they can be happy that I'm only leaving for three weeks — and not the year as I'd hoped. Nancy Bimbaum Marin County Nancy — We're delighted that the crew party seems to have worked out for all of you. H-ll FOR WEEKENDS WITH TWO CONSENTING ADULTS

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In your guide to marinas in Mexico, you said there wasn't any air service to San Carlos/Guaymas on mainland Mexico. That's not correct. Several years ago my wife flew down from San Joke to meet me at Marina Real near San Carlos. She first flew to Tucson ($80), then took a Mexicana flight to Guaymas ($85). Her trip started at 0900 and she was in Guaymas around 1400. It was only about a 20-minute drive from the airport to Marina Real. It seems to me that it was as easy — if not easier — than connecting with a boat in Cabo. Chris Carley Amazing Grace Santa Cruz Chris — Thanks for correcting our error. If you catch amonstop flight from San Francisco to Cabo, it’s only three hours, so thafs a little quicker. But there's nothing wrong with that San Jose to San Carlos trip, either. 1UISEA OF DREAMS — POSTPONED!

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LETTERS aged to collect or send email using a coupler and a pay phone. The general consensus of opinion was that the audio coupler was a complete waste of time and money, and might as well have been seiit to Davey Jones’ locker. But we hated the idea of admitting defeat, so we kept on trying. After much persistence and attempting just about every different combination, we have at last figured out how to make it work every time! Provided, of course, that the phone line is reasonably clear. We use a Toshiba Satellite laptop with Windows 95, a stan¬ dard 33.6 kbps modem, an audio coupler from the Black Box Corp., and a straight phone connector to join the coupler with the modem. But our method should work with any equipment up to the job. Here's how: 1) Start the computer and find the 'Dial-up Networking’ icon, which is probably located in the 'Control Panel’ or My Com¬ puter’). 2) Double click on the icon, which will then show you your Dial-Up’ options. 3) Select your internet server connec¬ tion — but don’t open it up. Instead, click on it and select the Properties’ option. 4) Select ’Configure’. 5) Select the ’Options’. Tag check the box that says ’Bring up Terminal Window’ before dialing’. 6) Hit OK’. 7) Hit ’Cancel’. This procedure only has to be done onces 8) Load your internet browser — Navigator, Explorer or what¬ ever. You should see the Dial Up’ box. 9) Put in the password if necessary. 10) Make a note of the telephone number to dial, because you will be manually dialing it later. 11) Delete this number from the ’Dial Up’ box. 12) In its place, type one char¬ acter only, such as a backslash or a bracket. If you don’t, you'll get prompted for a telephone number. 13) Press Connect'. This will bring up the pre-dial terminal screen. 14) Type ATX3DT1 into it. Make sure the last digit is a ’one’, not the letter T. 15) Do not press 'Continue' yet, but rather connect the audio coupler to the telephone handset and to the computer modem socket. 16) Get a dial tone and put your phone card in. 17) Dial the internet server’s number on the pay phone dial. 18) Immedi¬ ately after you've dialed the last digit, press 'Continue' on the pre-dial terminal screen of the computer. Bingo, you should be connected! While it might sound complicated, it’s really quick and easy once you get used to it. We Brits hope it helps folks out. Marion and David Lloyd Cracker, Beneteau Oceanis 390 crackercrew@earthlink.net Fiji - ! Marion & David — Thanks for sharing yow discovery with our readers.

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I note from the September issue that Bob from Integrity had problems with the importation of his yacht. Based on my hav¬ ing lived in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico, since 1970, and hav¬ ing helped foreigners with boats and autos for 15+ years, I'd like to share some advice,. It's simple to bring replacement or repair goodies into Mexico duty-free *— but you have to do it properly. The first step is to visit the Port Captain, inform him what your replacement or repair needs are, and get him to agree that they are legitimate. Then ask for — and get — a letter stating your needs are for a 'Yacht in Transit'. You should get this letter even if you have already got a 20-Year Import Permit. Then, when you enter Mexico, produce that letter for the officials. If your letter and your purchases are equal or less than what you acquired, you should have no problema. (Lots of folks say, 'no problemo', but 'no problema' is correct.) We used this method to help a client acquire a new engine, duty free, for his vehicle. He had a foreign vehicle 'in transit'. At least this is how importing stuff works in the Guaymas/San Carlos area. Being in the insurance biz in Mexico, I help out with these kinds of things all the time. It's part of our service. Stan 'Hambone' Lieberman San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico Stan — Thanks for that advice. Everyone has to remember that the only things that can legally be exempt from duty are replacement parts for 'in transit' vehicles and vessels. As we and others have noted before, too often folks think a 20-Year Import Permit gives them a license to import anything they want. This is not only incorrect, it can get you into big trouble. , Mit would probably fit just fine

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11 liDISSAPPOINTED WE WERE NOT RECOGNIZED We have a Santa Cruz 52 that just participated in the St. Francis YC’s Big Boat Series. Even though we live in Seattle, we subscribe to your magazine and advertise in it. We enjoy your magazine very much and look forward to it each month. This year the SC 52 fleet held their first National Champion¬ ship in conjunction with the Big Boat Series. There were not as many boats as we had hoped for, but the competition was ex¬ ceptional with tacking duels and leads exchanging on every beat and run. The St. Francis YC recognized us as a fleet with first, second and third place trophies. We were also included in the Keefe-Kilbom division even though the 52s paid little attention to the two other boats, as we were all intent on our one design class. We were particularly pleased with Marda Gras's results as we were a 100% amateur boat. Al¬ though there were excellent sail¬ ors involved with many credits to their name, we purposely had no 'rock stars' aboard. It was prima¬ rily a Northwest effort, but also in¬ cluded sailors from the San Fran¬ cisco area as well as Southern California. We finished the series winning the National Champion¬ ship Trophy, as well as the SC 52_ Class Trophy by seven points — Marda was the only woman to the largest margin of victory in the earn a trophy at the BBS. entire fleet. Needless to say, we were disappointed that our crew and our effort was not recognized in your Big Boat Series ar¬ ticle. Marda Phelps Marda Gras, SC 52 Seattle Marda — So noted, and congratulations on winning the firstever SC 52 Nationals. We apologize for not realizing that the BBS served your class in that capacity, but frankly, in our 20 years of covering yacht racing, we've never heard of a national champi¬ onship being contested with non-class boats on the same starting line. Furthermore, a four-boat nationals in an 86-boat, 10-

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LETTERS class top-Jlight regatta isn't the most compelling storyline. That our BBS article had to literally be produced overnight — and therefore necessarily omitted lots of things — also worked in your favor. For instance, we didn't have time to dig further into the troubling business about some boats 'playing chicken' with tankers on the first day. We didn't mention that the "amateur crew" on Marda Gras caused the captain of a large tanker to blow his horn not just five times, but continuously. In addition to having to shut down — perhaps even reverse — his engines, he also had to put the helm hard over. If you know anything about the operation of large ships, this is considered a risky last-ditch maneuver used, only to prevent what the captain believes would otherwise have been an imminent collision. Its very, very seri¬ ous stuff, so no wonder the furious captain immediately raised hell with the Coast Guard and the St. Francis YC. As you well know, Ingrid's protest of your causing this near¬ collision by blatantly ignoring one of the most basic Rules of the Road was disallowed — but only because they failed to display their red flag soon enough. There were enough witnesses to the incident, however, that several members of the race committee told us that had the protest hearing been held, your boat would have been tossed. Yacht club officials were reluctant to talk too much about this incident at the time, as they were about to have to explain your boat's behavior to concerned Coast Guard offi¬ cials and a very angry tanker captain. For the record, many wit¬ nesses believe that Larry Ellison's Farr 80 Sayonara should have been tossed also on the same grounds. So all in all, our coverage of Marda Gras' BBS was something of a wash. We didn't get all the good stuff in, but we didn't get all the bad stuff in, either. In any event, we wish you safe and con¬ tinued success with your lovely boat.

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After 18 years of living and working in the Chico area, the two of us were suffering the familiar symptoms of job burnout. Lik,e many others at our stage in life, we felt increasingly less satisfied with our jobs and had a sense that the security our lifestyle provided was actually a trap. It was time for some changes. In our 35 years of marriage, we’d formed a strong and sup¬ portive relationship, raised and launched two children into their lives, and built a home in the mountains with our own hands. Yet we both yearned for more personal freedom, new challenges, high adventure, and more quality time with each other. So we found ourselves frequently dreaming about traveling to far away places aboard our beloved 30-foot sailboat Felicia. Dreaming and doing, we found out, are two different things. It took us five years to make it from the one stage to another. We weren't completely new to sailing, having purchased a first sailboat, a trailerable Balboa 26, back in 1978. Thanks to the help of the warm and siipportive folks at the Chico YC, we learned to sail. Along with other club members, we ventured on sailing adventures to San Francisco Bay, Santa Barbara, Cat¬ alina, and the San Juan and Gulf Islands in the Pacific North¬ west. Those first few years of sailing were extra special, as they established important base skills and experience that we needed to develop into the successful ocean sailors we’ve become. We continued to gain experience and hone our sailing skills with the Balboa until '85, when we moved up to the 30-foot Felicia that we kept berthed on San Francisco Bay. In '87 we took a leave of absence during which time we enjoyed a memo¬ rable eight month 'trial cruise' from San Francisco to Acapulco and back. The trip hooked us; from then on all we could think about was sailing. Upon our return, we did extensive cruising along the coast of Southern California, particularly enjoying the waters around Catalina and the Channel Islands. These summer escapes to the warmer weather, filled with adventure and pleasure, gave us our annual 'sailing fix'. Each summer we were filled with sadness, as it meant we'd have to return to the cool of San Francisco Bay. How we wished to keep sailing south 'until the butter melts'. Realizing we couldn't bear waiting another 10 years to tradi¬ tional retirement age to enjoy such a cruise, we decided to radi¬ cally change our lifestyle. By foregoing additional money, mate¬ rial things, and security, we would be able to take off on the indefinite cruise we’d dreamed about. We took a lot of encour¬ agement from the many couples we’d met on our trial cruise to Mexico. These couples were happily cruising small but strong yachts — such as ours — on surprisingly small budgets. Nonetheless, it was going to be a tall order to fulfill our dream. We'd have to pay off our home and boat, be debt free, develop our assets for possible future work, prepare our family and friends for our lifestyle changes, and retire as soon as possible. But our plan represented an extension of the strong values we already held; minimize wasting time and energy on activities and commitments that aren't satisfying; work hard; be frugal;

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The story of Donald Crowhurst, who started the round the world race in 1968, only to circle aimlessly in the South Atlan¬ tic and submit false position reports before stepping off boat in mid-ocean, is appalling — but deeply moving and somehow upderstandable. For those, like me, who could not attend the Berkeley Rep play Ravenshead, I suggest the 1992 best-selling novel Outerbridge Reach by Robert Stone, which is based on the same true stoiy. Stone's book captures not only the protagonist's descent into madness, but the major financial and personal stress that come with edge of the envelope’ ocean racing. He also creates a feisty female sailor who, at book's end, plans a circumnavigation to fulfill her husband's dashed dreams! Keep Crossing the Bound¬ aries! Richard Mainland Marina del Rey 1UISLOW BOAT TO CHINA

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LETTERS and especially the Golden Gate. Although it's been almost a year, we thought we'd contribute our opinion as to the locale of the butts hanging off the railing in the photo on page 174 of the November '97 issue. We’re con¬ vinced the photo was taken at Mulivai, Upolu, Samoa. The name Mulivai has a minimum of two meanings. One is 'backwater', which is self-explanatory. Another is 'butt water', which — no kidding — means as in diarrhea. Because of the positions of the people in the photo, we're sure they're demonstrating the latter. We're now preparing to leave Fiji for Vanuatu. Robyne Dillon and Craig Uhler KikuMaru

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Ell CAT FIGHT Wow, can Patrick Wheeler rant or what? His letter a number of months back about "mutilating" poor kitties by declawing them and thereby humiliating them for life was probably one of the more laughable and erroneous letters I've seen. While I can't attest to the exact procedure, my cat Suki had not just her forepaws declawed — which is the norm — but her rears as well. I inherited her this way as her former owner had planned on keeping her indoors for life. Suki definitely scared me the first few times she went over the side and into tfie drink. After toweling her dry, she wanted right back outside. Now when she goes swimming, she jumps to my neighbor's boat so as to not have to be towel-dried — which she hates. The first time I saw her licking the saltwater off her prompted another call to my surfing buddy, Dr. Lee Morris of San Fran¬ cisco Pet Hospital. Lee assured me that she wouldn't lick enough salt to hurt her. It took a while to figure out why she was swim¬ ming so much — 15 times last year alone. She was hunting something in the water, and just got a little overzealous about it. As far as her being defenseless, that's nonsense. While not being able to scratch, she defends herself in other ways — and will still strike with her paws. She is probably more timid mound other cats than had she not been declawed, but that hasn't stopped her from roaming. She does keep closer to home than any other cat I've had — which is an advantage in a marina situation. Suki's been out sailing outside the Golden Gate in 12-foot seas, and after tossing her cookies once, enjoys it. Awhile back — during that really good El Nino storm — our mastless boat was rolling through 60 degrees while tied to our slip! We even had green water through a porthole I'd not dogged down. At 0300, my neighbor’s boat broke free and started smashing against mine. After throwing on some clothes, I pulled the hatch open — and Suki was out like a shot. The boat is still going through these crazy rolls, the rain is coming down, and there were two-foot waves inside my slip! It was so bad I even went back below to put on my PFD before attempting to secure my neighbor's boat. Was I scared for Suki? You bet. Heck, it was so bad I couldn't see and had a real hard time moving around onboard. I knew Suki wouldn't be able to get out of the water if she went in. About 0600, when all the boats and docks were tied off, it was finally time for bed. And guess who was waiting for me in the

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Kids these days — BJ Caldwell (center) wants to go ‘round again.

It is with great regret that I announce the inevitable. The North Atlantic 29 CapeSeeker that Robert Asakura of the Waikiki YC had generously loaned me for the nonstop circumnavigation at¬ tempt, won't be the vessel I utilize. While it was a most remark¬ able situation that Mr. Asakura was willing to take the risk with his boat, it’s my responsibility to practice good judgment and accept a hard decision. If I dealt fate. I would have left the day after the finish of the last circle. But thankfully, I'm still heeding lessons learned in growing up cruising with my parents. To go on the next voyage with guns blazing versus nursing a compromised boat through my longest voyage. The clouds of vanity have cleared. I'm taking the risk of finding another boat in time. Painful but true — some¬ times to advance you first have to take a step back. I hope to come to San Francisco soon to hunt for the elusive title sponsorship I need or a boat owner who can empower my quest to be become the youngest unassisted nonstop solo cir¬ cumnavigator ever. The current mark is held by 26-year-old Kojiro Shiraishi of Japan. I'm 22 years old and have all the equipment, provisions, freeze-dried food, and even sponsors such as ParaTech Engineering, Autohelm/Raytheon. Monitor, ACR, Kenwood and West Marine Hawaii, to name a few — everything for the voyage but the right boat. I’m looking for something between 35 and 50 feet, which would be used strictly for the record attempt The owner would become title sponsor of the effort. The types of boats I have in mind in¬ clude S&S designs, Baltic, Swan, Pacific Seacraft, Valiant, Westsail — any strong, well cared-for bluewater cruising sloop. Just last year, I crewed aboard Frenchman Bruno Peyron’s 86-ft catamaran Explorer on its passage from Hawaii to Tahiti. As I hope to compete in future singlehanded around the world races with sailors of Bruno’s caliber, it is imperative that I find a good boat to make this nonstop circumnavigation dream reality. If you think you can be of help, pleast contact me at PO. Box 89465. Honolulu, HI 96830; (808) 945-0671. Thanks! — bj. caldwell Life after boats. Thom and Paula Crowfoot, former proprietors of Starbuck Canvas in Sausalito, got into a whole new line of work after moving out of the Bay Area. They now run Junie Mae’s Road¬ house Barbecue in Keystone, Nebraska. Located near the fa¬ mous Sand Hills, Junie Mae’s is quickly developing the same reputation for quality and dependability that their canvas busi-

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SIGHTINGS She went gentle into that good-night. On Tuesday, October 20, the 85-ft schooner Wander Bird motored through an all but deserted Bay and out the Golden Gate. Her destination: Seattle, her first change of homeport in more than 50 years. Word is that she may become some sort of ‘official tallship’ up there. It’s all a far cry from the day she slid down the ways at the Stucken Shipyard in Hamburg on August 9, 1883. The heavily built schooner, referred to as simply No. 5, was built for work then, and it was hard work. As a German pilot vessel serving the mouth of the Elbe River, her mission was to put pilots aboard inbound ships, and take them off outbounders. The work required No. 5 to sail year-round in the worst conditions the North Sea could throw at her, sometimes stay on sta¬ tion for weeks at a time, and outsail her sister schooners when the occasion arose — whichever pilot reached a ship first got th£ fare in those days, so there was a keen competitiveness among the pilot boats. No. 5 served long and well, retired after 41 years only by the advent of steam power. In 1928, author/adventurer Warwick Tompkins discoveredfthe for¬ lorn-looking ship — she’ll always been more a small ship than a big boat — in France, bought her for $1,500 and, with a lot of donated money and the help of “three hundred men and boys and half a dozen adventurous women” rebuilt her and rechristened her Wander Bird. He subsequently embarked on a series of long ocean voyages with his family and a hardy crew back in the days when ‘going cruising’ was something only rich folks did on ocean liners. Several books and films came out of those years — you can still rent a scratchy copy of 50 South to 50 South which chronicles a Cape Horn rounding, at outlets like the Armchair Sailor. More importantly, Tompkins and the Wander Bird helped birth a new breed of sailor whose descendants sail the world on small yachts today. Among those who served ‘before the mast’ in Wander Bird's sporadic stints as a youth-training vessel: Irving Johnson, Sterling Hayden and J.P. Morgan. Wander Bird first sailed through the Golden Gate on February 20, 1937 — three months before the bridge above it officially opened. Her last sail under Tompkins was a voyage to Tahiti and back in ‘41. After that, she fell into decline. Her masts came off, an ugly house-like struc¬ ture was built over her stern and she served as little more than a liveaboard barge/breakwater at Madden’s Harbor. In 1968, Harold qnd Anna Sommer acquired Wander Bird. At first, the task of restoring the old schooner was deemed too daunting, even for Harold, a tugboat captain and master shipwright who had brought the classic 1885 gaff sloop Freda back from the dead. But one thing led to another and before long, another small army of volunteers toiled over Wander Bird. Once the word went out, supplies started coming in. Writer Ernest Gann donated new masts. Sterling Hayden supplied an iron ship’s wheel. Singer David Crosby paid for the standing rigging and Peter Sutter donated the sails at cost, complete with the correct ‘Elbe 5’ notation on the foresail. At the time, the restoration was thought to be the largest and most extensive private ship restoration ever un¬ dertaken. It may still be. Wander Bird sailed again in June, 1981, for the first time in 40 years. A couple of years later, the ship got her, ahem, first engine. Requiring a crew of around 40 to be sailed well, Wander Bird did not venture out often. When she did, as in a ‘race’ against the first Pride of Baltimore in the early ‘80s, or a half-dozen Master Mariner Regattas, it was a great treat. You could spot her profile — so rough-hewn and huge at the dock, so graceful under sail — from a couple of miles away. Most of the time, though, she remained at the dock, home to Harold and Anna, a mariner’s gathering place, and a landmark — anyone entering or leaving the Sausalito channel couldn’t miss her tall, raked spars towering above everything else west of the Spinnaker Restau¬ rant. About 10 years ago, Sommer put Wander Bird up for sale. In 1997, partners Jim Flurry and Dave Cook bought her. Sources close to the continued on outside column of next sightings page

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not Several years ago, Laurence P., a re¬ tired Southern California auto shop owner, bought a 42-ft pleasure boat. And we do mean pleasure. He reportedly sailed it regularly to Catalina for romantic week¬ ends with various girlfriends. Susan L. was one of them. And we do mean ‘was.’ In the summer of 1994 the two apparently had a number of fun-filled weekends aboard. Until she got herpes. Upon confronting him back on the main¬ land, Laurence admitted he had herpes,

wander bird — the end of an era

SIGHTINGS covered that he had given other women herpes and that he was currently cheating on her with another woman who had active her¬ pes. But he did say he was sorry. Susan L. was a woman scorned and you know what that means. She sued Laurence. And here’s why you’re reading about this in a boating magazine: clev¬ erly noting that his boat insurance com¬ pany “would defend and cover any claim continued middle of next sightings page

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deal said the two collectors and dealers of fine antiques and art had to sell just about everything to pay for the biggest antique either of them could ever imagine owning: Their vision at the time was a big as the 'Bird herself. “I wanted to be sailing around the world as the millenium turned," noted Cook in 1997. In the interim, they originally planned to charter Wander Bird in Mexico; maybe sail her over to Hawaii and back. Now, they’ve apparently received a large cash advance from a Seattle-based firm that wants to lease the ship. As mentioned, she may become Seattle’s ’official tallship.’ (Which begs the question: Why didn’t anyone think of that here?) Any way you look at it, it’s Seattle’s gain and San Francisco’s loss. continued on outside column of next sightings page

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wander bird — cont’d ‘Those big sticks aren’t there anymore," says Sausalito shipwright Billy Martinelli, friend of Harold, Anna and Wander Bird for more than 25 years. “It really feels strange to go by Maddens and not see them.” Billy was one of a handful of the old guard who ventured out to see the ‘Bird off. Harold was there, too, of course. Considering Wander Birds heri¬ tage, it's fitting that his last ride aboard was as pilot. With a mostly out-of-area delivery crew aboard, he guided the ship over to Hyde Street Pier to be fueled before she took off. As that process neared comple¬ tion, Billy spotted Harold sitting alone near the wheel. “You could see his wheels turning,” says Martinelli. “He was saying goodbye to the old girl.” As Wander Bird pulled away from the dock and motored west into a sparkling, windless, Indian Summer afternoon, the Hawaiian Chief¬ tain pulled alongside and fired a volley of cannon in salute. Aboard Sommer's beautiful little tug Alert, Harold, Billy, Dan Davies, Annie Sutter and a few others escorted Wander Bird as far as the Golden Gate. And then she was gone. v

Oakland estuary plan underway The ghost town-like scene at right represents the last mortal re¬ mains of the ‘old’ marinas at Jack London Square. The day after this photo was taken, demolition of the wooden docks began. By next spring, sparkling new, modern, up-to-code docks and ramps will float here. Not everyone is particularly happy about it. But almost everyone con¬ cedes it had to be done. The upgrade, part of an overall facelift of the Jack London Square area, has been a decade in the planning. The $10 million ‘Oakland Estuary Plan’ was approved in 1994. (The Port of Oakland put up $2.8 million, with the other $7.2 million coming from a low-interest Depart¬ ment of Boating and Waterways loan.) A bit less than half the total will go toward marina improvements, including the new docks, a new harbormaster facility, new fuel docks and a ‘public access pier’. The rest goes to shoreside improvements in and around Jack London Square. The fur is still flying ashore, where various factions battle over height limits, waterfront views and a proposed 265-room hotel and confer¬ ence center at the east end of the waterfront. But there's no debate about what had to be done in the water. Those rickety docks, in place since the early ‘60s, had to go. The unfortunate part is that the boaters had to go with them, at least for now. Those planning on returning — a distinct minority, by the sounds of it — are prepared for a very different berthing experi¬ ence. The new marina will be a state-of-the-art, five-star facility aimed at housing larger boats. Only 136 berths will replace the 160 vacated and there won’t be nearly as many 30-foot slips — the result of a mar¬ ket study showing, on average, boaters own bigger boats these days. It will also be more expensive to berth at Jack London Square. The atmosphere will be more one of an ‘exclusive neighborhood,’” observed one longtime resident in an Oakland Tribune article last Au¬ gust. It appeared a few days before the September 1 deadline when all boats had to be out of the marinas. ; Planners probably like the ring of that. The whole objective of the plan is to revitalize the Oakland waterfront, to, in the words of one planner, ‘Take what we have and make it better.” If it comes off as more exclusive, that’s a good thing. Steve Hansen, project manager for the marina part of the Estuary Plan, says the goal is to have the central basin completed in time to once again host Sail Expo in late April. Completion of the East and West basins would follow later in the summer. As for the displaced boaters, they dispersed to marinas all over the Bay. Reportedly, there are 3,000 other slips in the Estuary alone. And continued on outside column of next sightings page

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for which he became liable through the ‘use’ of his boat,” Laurence filed a claim with his insurer to pay off the suit! We are happy to report that this claim was not honored. And that the suit he subsequently brought against the insur¬ ance company was thrown out of court. And out of the subsequent appeals court, which upheld the first judge’s ruling that

SIGHTINGS — cont’d the word ‘use’ in the insurance policy meant the operation or movement of the boat, not just the fact of being on it. Laurence eventually had to pay $120,000 in damages to Susan L., as well as $20,000 in legal fees. In what many would consider the karmic coup de grace, he ^iad to sell the 42-footer to do it.

estuary plan — cont’d with most marinas running at 80% capacity, it was no problem for people to find other berths. How many ‘London’ers return to the Square remains to be seen. There will be no deference given them — apparently one of the condi¬ tions of the DBW loan. The waiting list, forming now, is first-come, first-served. Ashore, the only hot potato that concerned most boaters was the fate of the First and Last Chance Saloon, Jack London’s supposed original hangout. Hansen assures us it will remain right where it is.

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Still life in Richmond — various views of Bruno Peyron’s big cat ‘Explorer’ (clockwise from below): in the belly of the beast; the escape hatch; seaguiis-eye view; the mast . step; blade-like hulls; crewman Nico gives perspective to I the massive masthead.

countdown to the gold rush San Francisco is without peer as a sailing venue — and without a doubt the greatest natural sailing arena in the known universe. Okay, we're biased. But the Bay does have one glaring drawback: it is off the beaten track for great sailing events. That's why no big ocean races end here, and why no events involving the great tallships of the world ever take place here. Until now. Hold onto your hats, folks. Next July, you're going to witness the greatest gathering of historic ships the Bay has seen since the likes of Rainbow and Flying Cloud made regular runs here during the Gold Rush. The event is called the Mervyn's Gold Rush Race, and it's the signature event of the California Sesquicentennial Celebration — the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold in 1848. Were not talking five or six ships here. Or even a dozen. Early indi¬ cation are that as many as 30 ‘tallships' from as far away as Russia may attend. At least five Class A vessels — square riggers over 150 feet — have committed to come: the Mexican training ship Cuauhtemoc (297 i;eet); Japan's KaiwoMaru (361 feet), the 371-ft Chilean four-master Esmeralda, Ecuador's Guay as (261 feet), Canada’s Concordia (188 feet), the Colombian Gloria (249 feet) and the flagship of the Class A fleet, the United States Coast Guard training ship Eagle, a 295-ft barque built in Germany and christened by Adolf Hitler in 1936. At least two other Class A ships, the Russian Pallada and Argentina’s Libertad are possibles. continued on outside column of next sightings page

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cat One of the most historic boats in yacht racing is wintering over in the Bay. But in this case, ‘historic’ doesn’t mean square rigged or really old, and the only wood involved is the cradle it sits on. We’re talk¬ ing about Bruno Peyron’s mighty catama¬ ran Explorer, which is up on blocks at KKMI boatyard until next year, when she will be put back in the water and prepped

coastie Nobody's completely innocent in this environmental thing. Were pretty sure the Fisher of Men himself probably whizzed out behind the shop now and then. It came to light a few years ago that back in the dark years — that would be anytime before the ‘70s when the nation became environmentally conscious — the Coast Guard used to be as bad as the rest of us. For example, when they took old batteries out of aids to navigation, they'd just toss 'em in the water. In the last 50

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naps for a possible record run to Tahiti. We stopped by recently for a close-up look at the 86-ft cat, which dwarfs every¬ thing around it (that’s the Farr 80 Sayonarajust behind it in the aerial photo on the opposite page.) Like the blind men led to the elephant, close ups reveal the whole to be a complex mix of many strange and wondrous parts.

cleanup years, by its own admission, the Coast Guard has dumped as many as 100,000 batteries containing toxic materials. In 1995, they started a program to re¬ trieve old batteries from arouncT buoy sites. This September, 25 angling and con¬ servation groups charged the Coasties weren’t doing a very good job of it. The Coast Guard responded that in the last three years, its divers have recovered 39,000 batteries at nearly 9,000 sites at a cost of $10 million. So there.

gold rush — cont’d Class B ships (square-rigged less than 150 feet) include the state tallship Californian (145 feet), Tole Mour (156 feet), HMS Oriole (102 feet), Argus (94 feet). Bill of Rights (136 feet). Swift of Ipswich (90 feet) and the Bay’s own Hawaiian Chieftain (10$ feet). The historic liberty ships Jeremiah O’Brien and Lane Victory will also take part. The event is being billed as the largest gathering of traditional sail¬ ing ships that the West Coast has ever seen. At least this century. Even better than the visit: all ships will assemble offshore on July 2, then sail into the Bay. We can’t tell you how many times we’ve mo¬ tored out to photograph visiting tallships, only to find them motoring themselves, sails furled and totally unpicturesque. Not this time. (Note to ourselves: Make sure to buy a few shares of Kodak before July.) After the parade down the Cityfront, most ships will be open to the public at locations around the Bay Area through the 5th. They will then line up off the Marin Headlands for the start of the actual Mervyn’s California Gold Rush Race to Los Angeles/Long Beach and another weekend celebration from July 10-11. The vessels will then cruise in company to a final gathering in San Diego on July 16-19 where that city’s tallship, Star of India, will join in the festivities. More than 6 million people are expected to view these classic ves¬ sels as they travel from port to port along the California coast. We plan to be foremost among them and hope you do, too. The event is being coordinated by the American Sail Training Asso¬ ciation of Newport, Rhode Island, the Nautical Heritage Society, based continued on outside column of.next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS gold race — cont’d in Dana Point, and the California Gold Discovery to Statehood Sesquicentennial committee. We'll be having more on the Gold Rush Race and visit — including how you may be able to sail aboard one of these vessels — in upcoming issues.

long time coming — the relaunch of apache “You can’t believe it?” Ron Romero responded to more than one guest arriving at Bay Ship and Yacht on October 23, the day his lovely 1925 Seawanhaka schooner Apache was finally going back in the water. “How long were you going to be out?” one asked. “Six weeks," says Ron, flashing that irrepressible grin of his, Then he answers the inevitable next question before it’s even asked. ‘Three years and nine months. That’s how long we’ve been out." Fade in Crosby, Stills and Nash: “It’s been a long time cornin'...” Romero and his son Chris have owned Apache since the late ‘80s. Chris was still a teenager then. Now Ron goes and unwinds &fter a hard day at the Mallard in Albany, where Chris tends bar. Lisa Krueger, who became Lisa Romero last May, came ‘on board' during Apache's last year of charter work before going on the hard. Together, the three of them have shed enough blood, sweat and tears over the restoration of the 58-ft Apache for her story to qualify as a Steven King novel. ‘Her story’ began back at the Bath Iron Works in Maine, where some enterprising fellow back in the ‘20s sold 16 identical Cox and Stevensdesigned schooners to local sailors — before any were even built! Ac¬ cording to what Romero has found in old records, the 16 boats, a onedesign racing class called Seawanhaka schooners, were built more or less simultaneously, and all were launched within two or three weeks. Now, 73 years later, Romero knows of only three Seawanhakas left. And one of those is a derelict. Fast forward. Apache came out of the water Januaiy 20, 1995. Point Richmond wooden boat specialist Jeff Rutherford had gone sailing with Ron to try to determine where the boat was shipping the water that always rinsed the bilge after hard sails. The original plan was to check all the keelbolts. That meant unstepping the mainmast, which plugs in darn near the dead center of the boat. So out she came, and out came the mast — and Ron realized right then that six weeks was only the start of it. Previous owners had done — to say it nicely — largely ‘cosmetic’ repairs in the bilge area over the years. When the original iron keelbolts rusted through and twisted off, they just poured a bit of tar in the holes. The “new" keelbolts shown to Ron when he purchased the boat turned out to be half-inch steel rods where the design specs called for inch and a quarter bronze. The keelbolts under the mast step had never been looked at. One by one, he put a wrench on them, and one by one, they twisted easily off in his hand. Of 26 original keelbolts, 16 were either dissolved or broken. Only 10 bolts — some of them those weenie ones — held Apache's 17,000-pound lead shoe to the boat. Once Pandora’s box was open, one horror led to another. The iron floors were all rotted beyond repair and new ones had to be made. Six planks were installed and “countless" frames were sistered or replaced. More than 1,000 copper nails were laboriously banged from the out¬ side and “clinched” from the inside. El Nino happened. Chris broke his leg. Ron was in a car accident. Ron and Lisa got married. You know how it goes. Last November, Apache was being readied for launch when Ron got to thinking about her stem timber, a massive 24-ft long chunk of wood that basically ties the whole front of the boat together. You guessed it, they ended up tearing that out and replacing it too, a months'-long process that probably taught the Romeros more about the shipwright trade than any other part of the project. Oh, have we mentioned this is Ron's first boat? continued on outside column of next sightings page

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‘Weinberg’s Navy’ — Above, tears mangle with champagne as Ron and Lisa re-christen ‘Apa¬ che. ’ Right, the old girl goes back in her element. Below, Chris takes care of (hopefully) the last holiday.

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SIGHTINGS apache — cont’d “I’ve learned so much about wooden boats I can’t begin to tell you,” says Ron, who had to earn a living — several, in fact (he’s a sheet metal fabricator, welder and sound technician) — on top of eveiything else. If you were to ask', though, he’d advise other vintage yacht owners to do things the way he did. “Learn the boat before you start putting money in it,” he says. “It’s better than paying guys to come and put a bunch of band aids on after every sail.” The most valuable part of the experience for the Romeros actually had little to do with Apache herself. It had to do with the unexpected and occasionally unbelievable kindnesses of sometimes complete strangers who became friends, or of friends who went far beyond the ‘call of duty’. Guys like Dick Huesing, Allan Cameron, Chuck and Ellie Longanecker, Ed Weinberg and a score of others. continued on outside column of next sightings page

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father and Since the regular crew on Roy Disney’s SC 70 TurboSled Pyewacket all have chil¬ dren who are at an age where they can be helpful on the boat, Roy thought it might be fun to have the fathers and sons race together to Mexico on the Little Ensenada Race. Under good conditions, this race can be a half-day ride. On the flip side, I have sailed this race many times on a sled, experiencing a ‘drift-fest’ where we didn’t finish until early the following morning. This year, however, we had a steady 1014 knots, meaning Pyewacket would have

SIGHTINGS son banquet a steady 10+ knot hull speed. When the crew list was finalized, we had 11 adults and 8 young men ranging in age from 8 to 15. We started the race at 12:10 p.m. under jib tops making 10 knots right on course. Our toughest compe^tion, Magnitude, an Andrews 70, started below us. We were basically dead even for the first 30 miles. Sail changes were needed approximately every half hour and the kids were each assigned responsibilities. We had two or three youngsters below gathering the 4,000 continued middle of next sightings page

apache — cont’d There is still much to do on Apache before she is back among the living. She needs a whole new interior, for one. The old one was re¬ moved to get at her innards. That’s probably the last phase of the project, though. The next goal, says Ron, is to have the deck put back together and the renewed masts back in in time for the Master Mari¬ ners Regatta on Memorial Day. To which a visitor might smile and nod. “You mean next Memorial Day. 1999. Right?”

current affairs and bad sneakers As this is written, it is an impossibly bright and cheerful day out¬ side the dungeon windows. But the fact is, winter will soon be upon us. Which means it’s time for a few words of wisdom. Specifically, watch those winter currents and, unless you have to, don’t go sailing out in the ocean until at least April. The currents, a complex function of the gravitational pulls of the sun and moon year-round, get augmented in winter by such influ¬ ences as storms and increased runoff from swollen streams, snowmelt and street .runoff. If you were around last winter and recall the several extreme high tides we had — some of which actually closed down traf¬ fic on the freeways, for chrissake — you may also recall that they were accompanied by some of the swiftest currents of the year. What you may not know (or remember) is that because of the increased runoff from El Nino, the current predictions in the tidebook were sometimes off by a knot or more. From December through February, the Bay ex¬ perienced a few ebbs of more than 6 knots. That’s hull speed for your average 28-footer — and potentially big trouble for you if you’re not familiar with how to deal with it. Of course, El Nino didn’t exactly make for ideal sailing conditions and most of us weren’t out in the really nasty stuff. Also, this winter is predicted to be a lot more normal than the last one. But the physics are the same. As soon as it starts raining regularly, the ebbs are going to get stronger. Work the knowledge into your plans if you’re going out sailing on one of winter’s many lovely light-air days. If you do get caught going the wrong way by a max ebb? Don't panic and don’t fight it (unless you’re in a twin-turbo Hatteras). Do what the racers do — set a course for the beach, where the current is much less pronounced. ’ The other warning we feel compelled to issue regards sailing out¬ side the Golden Gate. In 21 years of publishing this magazine, it seems like we’ve covered the loss or near-loss of at least one boat a year outside the Gate in winter. Last year, it was the Islander 40 Dos Lobos, rolled by a series of sneaker waves in mid-February off Ocean Beach. It happened so quickly that the crew didn’t even have time to call for help. Fortunately, an off-duty park policeman noticed the whole thing during lunch at the Cliff House and called the Coast Guard. The four people thrown into the water from Dos Lobos lived to sail again. The boat itself was ground to pulp in the surf. The key concept here is ‘sneaker waves.’ They’re caused by distant storms — and/or big ebbs — which cause the shallow water over the Potato Patch and South Bar to go from tranquil to deadly within a veiy short time. It’s not as much of a problem during the summer, when the weather patterns and smaller ebbs keep the effect at bay. But big, freaky waves are prevalent out there between October and April. As the name implies, sneakers come out of seemingly nowhere over the bars. One minute it’s calm. The next you’re surrounded by whitecaps. When they come, the sneaker waves are huge, steep and break¬ ing, with a very short period. According to people who have been caught by them, sneakers are not like chop or swells or anything you’ve expe¬ rienced before. Most of the time, they cannot be ‘ridden out' even by the most experienced boater. If you’re out there and the bar starts breaking big, about all you may have time for is to call the Coast Guard and hope they can get you before hypothermia does. November, 1998 •

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SIGHTINGS winter warnings — cont’d If you plan to transit north or south during the coming winter — and again, we urge you to wait until spring if you can — the only way to do it is to stay in the shipping channel outbound until at least the Lightbucket before you turn north or south. That way you’ll be out beyond the bars and in deep water. If you are inbound from Southern ports, don’t hug the coast after Monterey. Again, set the Lightbucket as your waypoint, then follow the shipping channel — which is deep and therefore not as subject to sneaker waves — in and under the Golden Gate. If you’re outbound and it’s breaking big in the shipping channel — what, are you nuts? Turn around and come back in for a few days until it calms down. No, it’s not some pagan ritual. This is a flare demonstration at our biggest (500 people) and best crew part ever in early October. The hosting Encinal YC hasn’t been bothered by a single poltergeist since.

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father and square foot spinnaker on the drops, oc¬ casionally losing one of them under the billowing mounds of nylon. The older boys helped on the grinder handles and, with Dad nearby, each had a turn at the helm. The last half of the race was exciting because we were now almost square run¬ ning and the boatspeed reached windspeed most of the time. Five miles from the finish and only minutes behind us, Magnitude abruptly doused her spinna¬ ker and turned head-to-wind. We initially thought they had lost someone overboard, only to learn later that a huge sunfish had wrapped around their keel, reducing their

SIGHTINGS son banquet boatspeed from 12 to 5 knots. Drastic changes in rudder movement and floss¬ ing of the keel didn’t help, so they had to back down to get the fish Pff. Strange as it sounds, this is not the first sunfish to fall prey to a sailboat here on the Left Co4st. At the finish it appeared we would be able to shave a bit of time off the race’s six-hour record. A mile from the finish, the adults decided to let the ‘rookies' sail Pyewacket across the line. We put my 15year-old son, Brian, on the helm and as¬ signed the others their tasks: one 10-year-

coast watch The following are summaries of Coast Guard Search and Rescue activity through the middle of last month. October 4 — At 2:19 p.m., Coast Guard Group San Francisco received a report of a person in the water (PIW), who had fallen off a boat 1 1/4 nm east of Coyote Point. Group San Francisco launched a Dolphin helicopter from Air Station San Francisco and a 41-foot utility boat from Station San Francisco. The helicopter recovered the PIW and transferred him to Stanford Medical Center, where he was treated for hypothermia and released. It was reported to the Coast Guard that the PIW, a 14-year-old boy, met the vessel operator earlier in the day. The operator offered to take the boy out fishing. While fishing, the operator, a 21-year-old boat mechanic, got angry when the boy didn’t listen to him. The operator threw the boy overboard, then tried to run him over several times before departing the scene. The operator was later arrested by local police. October 5 — Station Bodega Bay noticed a 38-ft ketch entering the harbor at 10 p.m. without lights. The Station launched a rigid hull inflatable boat to investigate, and found that the ketch v/as aground outside the channel. Station Bodega Bay crews refloated the vessel and escorted it to a marina. The vessel was identified as one that had been reported to the Coast Guard on 1 October as “unreported" by the operator’s mother. The operator was on a trip from San Diego to Astoria, Oregon, and seemed to be an inexperienced sailor. The sailing vessel was classified as “unreported” because the opera¬ tor did not file a float plan, and the mother stated that she believed the vessel should have made contact sooner. An unreported vessel is usu¬ ally given a lower level of response by the Coast Guard than an “over¬ due” vessel. An “overdue” vessel is one that has filed a proper float plan with a responsible party source, but has failed to check in as scheduled. We will typically initiate a search for a vessel reported as overdue. October 9 — At 6 p.m.. Group San Francisco received a report of an unattended windsurfer board near the West landing of the San Rafael Bridge. At 6:35, a CHP helicopter located a windsurfer swimming to Shore with his board in the area. A half-hour later, a Coast Guard 41ft utility boat from Station San Francisco located a secorid board in the same vicinity. A Coast Guard helicopter and boat searched the area for a possible PIW with negative results. Active search was suspended pending further developments. The Coast Guard regularly finds unattended windsurf boards. None of the boards found recently were marked with any owner information. This information would not only help the Coast Guard in knowing if someone is still out in the water and in trouble, it would also help us to return the board to the owner. October 13 — Group San Francisco monitored three separate dis¬ tress calls over VHF Channel 16 with no additional information. The calls were: 1. At 11:50 a.m. an unidentified voice called for the Coast Guard then stated “Yes, this is a distress call, this is a distress call, over." Then no further communications. 2. At 2:45 p.m. a voice stated ‘The hammer is down and we are going for it. Mayday!” Then, no further communications. 3. At 4:14 p.m. a voice stated “S.O.S. Taking on water. S.O.S," “Johnson, taking on water, S.O.S,” and “Big Johnson taking on water S.O.S.” Again, no further transmissions. Although there are is no proof that these calls were hoaxes, we used extensive time and effort to check them out, eventually concluding that we could not determine where to even begin a search. Hoax dis¬ tress calls are serious business — they force us to divert resources that could be used to help actual distressed boaters. They are also criminal violations that can result in hefty fines and jail time. October 17 — At 1:30 p.m. Coast Guard Station Monterey received a report of a capsized vessel off Moss Landing with a person clinging to a green buoy. The Station launched their 47-ft Motor Lifeboat six mincontinued on outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS coast watch — cont’d utes later. Twenty minutes later, the Moss Landing Harbormaster used his skiff to recover the PIW. Station Monterey’s 47-ft MLB arrived on scene at 2:07 p.m. and recovered the PIWs capsized 9-ft sailing skiff. The person was sailing his tiny vessel outside the Moss Landing jetties when wind and waves got the best of him. If not for the “handy” buoy to cling to, this story may have had a much more tragic ending for the sailor — he was not equipped with either a bailer or personal flotation device. — captain larry hall

it’s the little things that get you We left San Diego in November, 1996, and have been cruising the coast of Mexico ever since — as far south as Z-town and a summer in the Sea of Cortez. Before leaving, our 1981 Morgan 46, Yellowbird, was completely re-outfitted with new refrigerator, watermaker, generator, radar, most instruments, etc., before leaving. s Much has been written in Changes in Latitudes about cruising here, but there are a few little things that we wish we knew before leaving that have cost us untold hours/days away from enjoying this beautiful country. Such as. . . Common Generic Spares Do not assume simple spares available everywhere here are avail¬ able anywhere there. For example, we spent seven days on buses in Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa, and Z-town looking for a common 12-volt bait pump to get the refrigerator working. (1-inch macerator pumps were available by the carload.) We ended up borrowing one from a fellow cruiser. Three days were spent in Mazatian looking for a common small brass on/off fuel valve. (Again, they were readily available in 1 1/2” ‘shrimp boat’ sizes.) Two more days were spent trying to find a com¬ mon 15-amp automotive fuse! In Ixtapa, the only $5 push button starter switch in town cost $80!!! The manager of the “best boat store in Ixtapa” asked, “Why would you need 10-gauge wire for a boat? How about a Tshirt or some boat wax." Bring a supply of common generic spares. Specific Spares It’s not a question of if, but when an item will fail. We brought down and used the following spares: a backup handheld GPS; main engine fuel and raw water pumps; engine starter motor, alternator and sole¬ noid; raw water pumps (several) for the refrigerator, battery cables and lugs, and lots of wire and terminal lugs. This list is so common I think every cruiser down here would say ditto. I wish I had brought down spares for the main engine exhaust, bronze elbows, couplers, and ex¬ haust hose sections. Because we had these on board when the part failed the spare was slapped on and we were off. The spare was then re-built when we got to the next major city. Mexicans are masters at rebuilding items, which is the reason new assembled spares are not readily available — only the components, and each component comes from a different store. It’s cheaper but time consuming. Things we thought we would do more of Scuba diving—Although we have a compressor on board we haventt done much scuba diving — the snorkeling is just too good. In the Sea the water is clear, most of the interesting seaUfe is in less than 20 feet of water and the extra effort/hassle for . scuba just isn’t worth it. On the mainland, the visibility was rarely over 15 feet and that didn’t war¬ rant the scuba effort, either. Traveling inland—We got too involved in breakdowns, chasing spares and fabricating parts. (See ‘spares.’) Intellectual pursuits — It was just too nice to get serious. Things we wished we did more of More company — Like others we had family and friends down and had a great time. We need to plan more of it while down here, but allow enough time — boats are unpredictable and a tight schedule can cause stress. One friend had to take a 25-mile return boat ride in an open, continued on outside column of next sightings page

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fathers and sons old trimmed the 4,000-square-foot chute, 8 and 11-year-olds manned the primary winch handles: mainsail trim was handled by a 9-year-old; and two lads were at the mast, ready to jibe the 35-foot pole in case we didn’t lay the finish line. The full complement of fathers was below deck at the finish. The expressions on the faces of the race committee were priceless. Imagine seeing a 70-footer fin¬ ish a 60-mile race with a bunch of kids seemingly in command! Adding to our ex-

SIGHTINGS — cont’d

little things — cont’d 19-foot, Mexican panga full of fish to make a plane connection, when the ship’s engine wouldn’t start. Traveling inland: We had high hopes of touring inland Mexico while down here. Those that did it said it was just the best. Shopping for hand-crafted dinner ware in Tulio, Mexico City museums, the romance of Guadalajara, etc. . . inexpensive, too! Video and picture taking: When we share the pictures we took with friends we are reminded that one should take at least a day to go out and do nothing but photo shoot photos of the place and people. The cruiser’s Mexico is different than the tourist’s Mexico and should be captured. We don’t want to have to rely on our “cruise-heimer’s” memoiy.

— robby haines

— tom and celeste murray

THOM MURRAY

citement was our finish time of 5 hours, 19 minutes — a new record. We are all fortunate to have shared this experience with our sailing companions and families. Our thanks to Roy for makg it possible. By now, I imagine each ewmember has explained to his son that sailing on a boat of this size and speed is a rare treat not every youngster will get to experience. I doubt this race will fade from any of our memories any time soon.

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SIGHTINGS e = me3, the formula for high energy Shortly after noon on October 24, the west-to-east Atlantic monohull record fell in a big way. The breathtaking new 145-ft Phillipe Briand ketch Mari-Challl passed the Lizard exactly 19 seconds short of nine days out New York. For the record, her mark is 8 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 41 seconds. What most sailors of the cruising persuasion will appreciate most about the effort is that MC3 was built as a cruising boat. In this case, however, it was a bit like Ferrari calling the Countach a ‘luxury car’. From the getgo, the big ketch was built for both comfort and speed. The most striking example of the latter is that all the major components of MC3 — hull, deck, and rig — are carbon fiber As of today, she is the largest all-carbon vessel ever built. In other departures from her superyacht ilk, an aggressive bow, low freeboard and blister pilot¬ house gives her more the look of a greyhound than a Clydesdale. The hy¬ draulic sail controls of her cruising configuration can be switched to cof¬ fee grinders for record attempts. The boat has 7-ton capacity water ballast tanks. And get this: her passageways and sumptuous main saloon are built in modules that can be removed when the yacht goes racing — Jekyll and Hyde with the bugs worked out. Launched in the fall of 1997, Mari-Cha proved a literal greyhound right out of the blocks. Spreading a sail area (about 17,000 square feet of downwind sail) equal to yachts twice her 141 tons displace¬ ment, she did something few monohulls can do — sail faster than the wind. In sea trials off New Zealand, in 14 knots true, she hit 17 on a reach. The Atlantic record attempt is the first of several sailing ‘plums’ eyed by owner Bob Miller, an American now principally based in Eu¬ rope. There are few more noteworthy. The run from the Ambrose Light¬ house in New York to the Lizard at the southwest tip of England may be sailing’s — or at least yachting’s — most legendary record. The 185fit, three-masted schooner Atlantic, under three-time America’s Cup winner Charlie Barr, set a 12-day, 4-hour mark in 1905 for ‘unas¬ sisted’ (no hydraulic or electric winches) monohulls that stood for 92 years. Though many tried, it was bettered only last year when the 79ft Grand Mistral maxi Nicorette did the 2,925-mile run in 11 days, 13 hours. (The ‘other’ records for the Atlantic crossing are held by Phocea and Jet Services. The first, which we were frankly unaware of until Mari-Cha's attempt, is 8 days, 3 1/2 hours. It is the ‘assisted’ monohull record, meaning electric and/or hydraulic winches were used. The out¬ right Atlantic record — 6 days, 13 hours, 3 minutes — was set in 1988 by the 75-ft catamaran Jet Services. As you may know, the lengthened version of this famous boat lives on as Bruno Peyron’s Explorer.) Miller and a crack crew of 22 — including a number of America’s Cup, Whitbread and Jules Verne veterans and a Kiwi simply named ‘Moose’ — assembled in New York early last month. Skipper for the run was Frenchman Lionel Pean, with countryman Jean Yves Bernot do¬ ing the navigating. On October 9, they went into ‘stand-by’ mode, ready to leave within hours of when French weather router Pierre Lasnier said, “Go!” On October 15, they got the green light. Right from the start, MC3 showed blazing speed, averaging 17 knots under full sail — maxi spinnaker, full main, mizzen and mizzen spinny. Four days out, they were reefed down and blasting along in 40 knots, continued on outside column of next sightings page

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In the September issue there was a request for information on the stranded schooner off Alviso. I have the following information to report for those interested. The name of the vessel is Este’la. She was built in 1919 in Spain and is a clas¬ sic wooden schooner, formerly of the mer¬ cantile trade and later refitted for recre¬ ational purposes. The vessel measures 117 feet overall, 106 feet on deck and has a 97-foot waterline. She’s 24 feet in beam and has a draft of 9 feet, 1 inch. The ves¬ sel is typical of trading vessels, fishing schooners and large sailing barges circa the late 1800s. Historical information on Este’la is lim¬ ited, but as far as I can remember, the vessel was in Los Angeles for many years. She has that classic clipper-bow stem, complete with bowsprit, dolphin stiker and figurehead, and was beautiful to look at with her black painted topsides and finely raked stern. The vessel was built completely out of timber and is reminis¬ cent of what trading ships on San Fran¬ cisco Bay looked like in former days. The vessel was rigged as a topmast schooner with a yard on the forward mast, making the rig more like a barkantine. Este’la had many owners in h^r years in Los Angeles Harbor. In 1993, she was acquired by a interesting gentleman named Stephen Juhos of Alviso, who pur¬ chased the vessel from Buccaneer Cruises, Inc., of Florida. Over the years,

SIGHTINGS schooner’s story many people have wanted to do something with Este’la. Mr. Juhos’ vision was to bring the ship to Alviso, moor it along¬ side the old Alviso breakwater and make some type of restaurant or display out of itTliis was the first vessel Mr. Juhos had ever purchased. He and his friends ran her under power and jury-rigged sails from Los Angeles to San Francisco — their first and only sailboat ride to date. It was reported Este’la did pretty well until she neared the Gate and she started leaking excessively in the area of her garboard strake. Coast Guard helicopters were dis¬ patched, but the vessel remained under its own power and motored under the Golden Gate. Not knowing the small channels and shallow depths of the lower Bay, Este’la was run aground — accidentally, not in¬ tentionally. And that is where she rests today, directly east of the Redwood City salt mountain and northwest of the Alvisi mudflats. She is a classic example of a bygone vessel, but the craft is in rather poor shape. The ‘midnight salvagers’ have hit the vessel many times over the last year, leaving little in the way of anything valu¬ able. She is filled with mud and water and at low tide is on the hard, sinking slowly into the mud of San Francisco mud like countless vessels before her.

mc3 — cont’d surfing before the northwesterlies at up to 30, “although at this speed half the yacht is out of the water and the sonic speedometer does not cope with those high speeds,” noted Pean. On the 20th, the yacht suffered a setback that Charlie Barr would never have even contemplated — the streamlining hatch over her for¬ ward bow thruster was forced ajar by the pounding, and ended up jamming in the open position, slowing the average speed by about a knot. On the 23rd, the main gooseneck exploded. Three reefs in the main helped secure the boom, but took another 3% out of her perfor¬ mance numbers. The upside, radioed Pean, “is that at the end of my watch, I took a hot shower and slept like a baby. This is ocean racing for adults!” Mari-Cha passed the Lizard at 12:08 Central England Time, barely outrunning a 70-knot storm system closing in behind her. At this writ¬ ing, she was moored in Falmouth waiting it out before heading to La Rochelle for repairs and conversion back to cruising mode. Meanwhile, Pean and his Winning Edge 2000 team (organized by BBF — the European Big Boat Foundation, www.winning-edge.org) will be analysing every detail of the run in preparation for an all-out 175-ft racing version of Mari-Cha III, which they hope to have ready for the crewed, nonstop, no-design-limits marathon sail around the world in 2000 that is called, simply, The Race.

west marine fun regatta The West Marine Fun Regatta is not your typical sailing competi¬ tion. Coming in first in a race is only one way to win prizes. In fact, this unique event, started in 1994 by Patrick Andreason and Sally-Christine Rogers, sends everybody home a winner. Santa Cruz Yacht Club and the UCSC Sailing Center hosted the Fourth annual West Marine Fun Regatta, which was sailed in and around Santa Cruz Harbor on the weekend of September 12-13. Sev¬ enty-nine young sailors in six fleets and countless other 'categories’ took part. West Marine sponsors the weekend and donates all pro¬ ceeds to the Santa Cruz Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program. Harken, O’Neill Beach, Go Skate and Aloe Gator donate enough merchandise to give every sailor water bottles, yo-yos, stickers and sunblock. The format for the event calls for clinics on Saturday and racing on Sunday. After chalk-talks in the morning and a ‘consume mass quan¬ tities’ lunch for the kids and their parents, the young sailors hit the water. The FJ fleet practiced tacking and jibing under the watchful eyes of Paul Kerner.and Jason Little, while Peter Horsch and Naz Cruzada lead scrimmage races and tactics on the Laser course. In¬ shore, just off the Boardwalk, the El Toros and Optimists began drills in the challenging wind. Finding it safer to sail in the upper harbor, coaches Tim Harriford and Susannah Carr brought them inside to more benevolent surroundings — all the better for parents to cheer from the nearby docks. Apres-sailing activities included a massive spaghetti feed for kids and parents, then a few hours of thrills on the Boardwalk before turn¬ ing in for the night. The youngsters awoke to sugar-sprinkled donuts, pints of OJ — and an ominous fog lingering offshore. The wind was different, too, a gentle southwesterly. Fortunately, those conditions stuck around all day. It’s not grueling and it feels safe. Everybody goes out. Everybody sails. It’s not a typical prize-giving. Kaitlin Daly got one for the “best crash." Actually, it wasn’t even her fault. She got clobbered by a safety boat of all things. No one hurt and no damage done. Or what about Rob Home’s prize for “environmental¬ ism." he was in between races and noticed a Powerbar floating nearby. He sailed over, plucked it out of the water and ate it. continued on outside column of next sightings page

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fun regatta — cont’d Connor Clark and Fred Cool nabbed the “most unique sailing part¬ ners” award. Connor’s skipper from Saturday jumped ship, so Fred, who has juniors in the SCYC sailing program, offered to sail with Connor for the day. Laurie Jury, who recently moved to Northern California from New Zealand, got the “furthest traveled” award. And then there’s J.V. Gilmour. J.V. showed up on Saturday with a fire hydrant on his skateboard — and a Harbor Deputy in close pur¬ suit. J.V. claimed the hydrant had been knocked over by a car the day before. So he put it back and forgot about it. The Harbor didn’t. During the awards presentation, two deputies interrupted the show and asked for the boy. As a prank — and a lesson? — regatta organizer Scott Lechner had them ‘arrest’ J.V. in front of everyone. , It was only temporary, of course. J.V. was soon released to his own recognizance, and lots of tired, smiling youngsters were packed in cars for the ride home.

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• Novem-

On mid-October, 17 Pacific Rim coun¬ tries agreed to curb coastal pollution, sustain fish stocks and share research into global climate change. Members of the APEC, the Asian-Pa¬ cific Economic Cooperation forum include the U.S., Japan, China and Mexico. This is the first time APEC — which accounts for half of the world’s trade — has drafted

looking As 1998 builds to max ebb, days grow shorter and sailing grows iffier. While lo¬ cal sailors feel lucky to enjoy the rollick¬ ing summers on the Bay, you really need

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SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CHARLESTON AND CAPE TOWN — It hasn’t exactly been the blaming first leg everyone was expecting in the Around Alone ‘98-’99. In fact, the 6,900-mile run from South Carolina to South Africa may go on record as the slowest ever for the former BOC Round the World Alone race since its inception in 1982. As we went to press, the 15-boat fleet was barely two-thirds of the way there after almost a month. They started off Charleston on September 26. Last time this race was run in 1994-’95, Isabelle Autissier demol¬ ished the rest of the fleet on this leg. She finished in 35 days and change, beating the second boat in by 1,200 miles. The way the race is scored, the only way she could have lost is if she lost the boat, which she unfortunately did in Leg II. This time around, though conditions have been weird and shifty, she is again atop the Class I leaderboard as we go to press. She was making 12 knots toward Cape Town with a scant 13-mile lead over second placer Marc Theircelin. In fact, the top four boats are literally within VHF distance of each other. Of course, with 2,200 miles to go, all that can change pretty drastically by finish time in early November. Drastic change has also been a halmark of the Class II 50-footers. In a surprise to the odds-makers, Southern California’s Brad Van Liew had led most of this leg aboard Balance Bar, Mike Plant’s old Duraceli But in late October, J.P. Mouligne aboard Cray Valley somehow pulled an endo around him to swipe the lead. Also unlike previous first legs, only one boat has retired in this leg, leaving 15. In previous races, Leg One brutally weeded out the sick, weak and unsuspecting. In the ‘94-’95 race, one boat retired, one sank and two failed to finish within the alloted time limit. The slow pace this time around has given both racers and pundits time to ponder such things as which ballast system is really best for Around Alone, water ballast or canting keels. The consensus is the former, especially in the unusual beating conditions the fleet has had to deal with much of the time. “I concluded that the swing keel concept was basically flawed in upwing conditions,” says Mike Garside, whose 50-ft MagellanAlpha uses the system, along with Autissier’s PRB, Mike Golding’s Team Group 4, Giovanni Soldini’s FILA, and Viktor Yazykov’s Wind of Change. Despite the fact that the water-ballasted boats are taking on extra weight, they seem to point better than the canting keel designs. If any or all of this interests you, you should check out the excellent website where the race is being covered by Quokka Sports right here in San Francisco. That would be at www.aroundalone.com. The site, which is updated several times a day, features photos, interviews, record¬ ings, a virtual race and more statistics on what’s going on than Major League Baseball. Well, maybe not, but it’s a close second. Check it out.

a specific plan regarding the oceans. The sea is responsible for 9 percent of the region’s economy. ‘This agreement brings us one step closer to ensuring a sustainable fishery, mbre viable natural resources and a healthier coastal zone," noted APEC con¬ ference chairman James Baker.

good luck to find great sailing days during the winter. Enjoying one of the last great fall days is the pretty double-ender Farida, our looking-good boat for November.

EUROPE — Ka-WHAMMO! During the first race of the Royan Grand Prix, a crash occurred between two high-tech trimarans that is thought to be the highest-speed collision ever between two sailboats. Fragois Joyon’s Banque Populaire was on port, apparently blocked from seeing an approaching starboard boat by another port-tacker in front of them. When that boat ducked Franck Camma’s brand new Groupama, Banque either didn’t have time or couldn’t react fast enough to do the same. With both boats doing about 20 knots, the big, blue Banque skewered Groupama, slicing off the back half of her port float and impaling her¬ self deep in Groupama's midsection. Incredibly, Banque was hardly damaged. Even more incredibly, neither boat lost its rig and no one was hurt.

SAN DIEGO — A former longtime San Francisco resident celebrated a birthday last month. The ferryboat Berkeley, which now resides at San Diego’s Maritime Museum docks, turned 100. Built in 1898 by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, the Berkeley became the first suc¬ cessful propeller-driven ferry on the West Coast. She plied the route between the City and Oakland for 60 years, including a heroic role in evacuating people from the City after after the 1906 earthquake. November, 1998 •

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MASTER

decades ago, Don Trask had an inspiration. "If you build it, they will come," the voices in his head seemed to say, so he went to work building what is now known as the St. Francis YC Inter¬ national Masters Regatta. 'The idea was (and is) to get a dozen or so older sailing legends together, provide them with equal¬ ized boats, and let them enjoy a few days of spirited racing and socializing," said Don. "It's also a chance to turn the clock back 20 or 30 years, to let the Masters feel young again, if only for the weekend." Trask had a few other motives for cre¬ ating this nautical field of dreams. One

was financial: he was the West Coast builder, in San Rafael, of the then rela¬ tively new J/24s, and he was looking for venues to showcase the hot new design. The other was family-oriented: "I wanted to honor my father in some way," ex¬ plained Don. "He had just ended his long sailing career, and I wanted to drag him out on the race course one more time. I signed up lots of his contemporaries — Jake Wosser, Roger Eldridge, Myron Spaulding, Theo Stephens, Bob Potter and all my other heroes — but when I took my dad out on a J/24 for the first time to practice, he said 'No way!' We ended up

drafting one of his longtime crew, a Snipe sailor named Alan Clarke, to take his place. Alan, bless him, went on to win the inaugural event, plus three more over the years!" Though Trask failed to entice his fa¬ ther Bill to enter the new event, the Mas¬ ters Regatta was a smash hit in every other way. Originally limited to skippers 65 years old and over and crews 55 and up, Don opened the field up a few years later by dropping both age limits 10 years. 'The J/24s were a little rough on the older Masters," he chuckled. "Plus, it looked like so much fun that I wanted to skipper in

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series); and count¬ less warm and often | age limit!" Trask has hysterical speeches I won the door prize at at the traditional his annual party Saturday night ban¬ three times now ('89, quet. "One of the '90, ’93), a feat re¬ Spread: J/105s are sportboats for the mature set, perfect for the Masters. Inset: The winning crew, from most powerful mocently matched by from left — Bill Stump, Paul Berger, skipper Dick Deaver and tactician Carl Schumacher. I England's Stuart-— ments in Masters lie Kelly sinking his J/24 on the Cityfront ; Jardine ('95, '96, '97). Three other Mashistory occurred maybe eight years ago," in '94; the presence of Paul Elvstrom — | ters have won twice: Charlie Dole and Cy recalled Don. "Hank Grandin was at the arguably the greatest sailor of all time — podium describing how he'd just met Gillette, both of Hawaii, and Belvedere's in '90; a couple good crashes (Trask broke Saburo Oniki earlier that afternoon. i John Scarborough. Jardine’s mast at a mark rounding in '96, They'd begun comparing notes about the There have been many memorable but after redress, Jardine still won the War. Turns out Oniki had been in charge moments over the years, including Char¬

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s. eventually decided that we were already doing it at a pretty high level, so we ended up joining forces. It's a pretty nice en¬ dorsement."

F'ast forward to October 16-18, the twentieth anniversary edition of the Mas¬ ters Regatta. To celebrate this milestone, regatta developer Trask and host St. Francis YC pulled out all the stops — the guest list this year was a veritable who's who of yachting history, fncluding the likes of Lowell North, Dick Deaver, Pelle Petterson and Roy Dickson all making their Masters' debuts. Also appearing for the first time were a fleet of 15 beautiful J/105s, a huge upgrade over J/24s. The lively, 7,750-pound, 34.5-footers got high marks from all the Masters, one of whom labelled them "a much more dignified yacht for men of our age to go yachting on." Designer Rod Johnstone of Connecti¬ cut was on hand to reap the kudos for his J/105, which almost — but not quite — stole the show. The real heroes of the weekend were the sailors themselves, who arrived on Thursday for an afternoon of practice before the regatta started. Roy Dickson of New Zealand ("Chris used to be intro¬ duced as my son, now I'm usually intro¬ duced as Chris’s father," he lamented) had never sailed on the Bay, never sailed a sprit-poled asymmetrical-kite boat, and had never even seen a J/105 until earlier that week. "Other than that, no problem!" he joked.

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Trask (top) helped Deaver out of the water after tossing him in. "It's been a long time since that's happened to me!" laughed Deaver. He then walked across the room, while Oniki stood up and walked towards him — they met in the middle of the room and embraced. There wasn't a dry eye in the house." Obviously, the Masters is a pretty unique event, both on and off the water. About seven years ago, US Sailing even threw its weight behind the event. "They tried to initiate a Masters Regatta of their own, but it was a flop," said Trask. 'They Page 104 *

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Dick Deaver Roy Dickson Don Trask Bruce Munro John Jennings Lowell North Tom Leweck Dave Wyman Malin Burnham Pelle Petterson John Rumsey John Scarborough Rod Johnstone Takamura/Oniki Charlie Dole

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While Dickson's case was the most ex¬ treme, only three Masters sail here regu¬ larly — locals Trask, Bruce Munro and John Scarborough — and only Trask and Johnstone had any experience with the 'newfangled' J/ip5s. With a round-robin

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format that saw each Master sail three different boats (as opposed to bringing their own tricked-out J/24s in the past), it was as close to a level 'field of dreams' as this regatta has ever seen. Everyone's list of pre-race favorites

LEAVE IT TO DEAVER

Masters of the Sailing Universe, Class of '98. Front row, from left — Onicki, Takamura, Petterson, Dole, Trask, Wyman, Munro and Deaver. Back row, from left — Dickson, Rumsey, North, Leweck, Scarborough, Jennings, Johnstone and Burnham.

seemed to include Dickson, Trask, North, Deaver and Johnstone. But who could count out Swedish legend Petterson (who was also in town to visit his daughter Icka and son-in-law Paul Cayard), or Star Worlds winner Malin Burnham, or past Masters champ Scarborough — or any¬ one for that matter? The St. Francis YC bar oozed with 'warm and fuzzy' feelings on Thursday after the practice session. The Masters and their crews, many df whom were quite accomplished in their own rights, remi¬ nisced about the 'old days’, teased each

other about various defective body parts, and genuinely seemed to enjoy seeing each other again. If the regatta had been called off at that moment, without even sailing one race, it would have still been a raging success.

I3eing a civilized affair, Friday's two races weren't scheduled to begin until 2 p.m., allowing plenty of time for lunch and socializing in the Men's Grill. When the appointed hour came, the regatta was postponed while a light northerly battled

with an even fainter westerly. The start¬ ing line was right off the clubhouse, un¬ fortunately where the wind patterns were colliding. After an hour or so, the north¬ erly won out, and the first race began. Deaver, who ran the Seal Beach North Sails loft for years, crossed the starting line first, neck and neck with Dickson — a harbinger of things to come. The lead changed hands a few times before Dickson squirted ahead and decisively won the shifty, ebbtide race. The second race that day was wisely called off, leaving Dickson and crew — former Hood Sails president Chris Bouzaid, wife Trice Bouzaid and sparmaker Ben Hall (all of Rhode Island), and November, 1998 •

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MASTERS REGATTA '98 Kiwi boatbuilder Kim McDell — with the advantage after round one. Saturday was a much better day for racing, as the afternoon westerly clicked in just before the 1:30 p.m. start. St. Francis rear commodore Bruce Munro —■ sailing with buddies Ed Bennett, Jim Coggin, Paul Heineken and Steve Yong — took the bullet in the second race. Deaver, meanwhile, suffered a 'senior moment', becoming so preoccupied with upwind testing that he missed the start, ultimately salvaging an 11th. Petterson port-tacked the fleet at the next start and led wire-to-wire. Dickson, covering Deaver's every move, had his own 'senior moment', likewise forgetting to start on time and falling to 12th. Disas¬ ter also struck four-time Star World champion Lowell 'The Pope1 North, who was last seen doing 720s on the starting line and finished 13th. Tom 'The Cur¬ mudgeon' Leweck, veteran of 51 Mexican races and publisher of the hot new daily email newsletter Scuttlebutt, also tanked that race, starting well but steadily work¬ ing his way back to 14th. With crowded mark round-ings and fairly short courses (double windward/leewards), it was easy to get pinballed back three or four places in a heartbeat. "Humbling," was Johnstone's terse assessment of the rac¬ ing. "The Masters were all quick studies, sailing the boats almost as aggressively as the local fleet does — but without all

the screaming and 720s," noted Karen Rosenbaum, secretary of the burgeoning San Francisco J/105 fleet. 'They also took great care of our boats, and all the own¬ ers and owner's reps really enjoyed meet¬ ing these guys and sailing with them." In fact, as opposed to the carnagefilled Brut Cups (the last time the fleet volunteered their boats), not one protest Page 106 •

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was filed and no skipper had to forfeit his $1,000 damage deposit. The only contact, a minor tap at the start of the fourth race that lifted Dickson's stern pulpit up, was ironically caused by Trask himself. Being the local J/Boat dealer, he at least could fix it cheaply.

Second place finishers, from left — Ben Hall, Trice and Chris Bouzaid, skipper Roy Dickson and Kim McDell.

At the end of Saturday's racing, Trask and crew — Skip Stevely, Doug Holm and Chris Boome — had a tenuous lead. Their 14 points put them just ahead

Swedish designer and boatbuilder Pelle Petterson, seen here at the helm of '20/20', sampled both ends of the fleet with a 1st and a 15th.

of Munro and Deaver, tied with'15; two ahead of Dickson, and three ahead of Petterson. The regatta hung in the bal¬ ance, and Sunday's two races promised to be exciting ones. But the racing aspect of the weekend was put on hold Saturday night, replaced by a blue-blazer dinner party and atten¬ dant speeches. Standing ovations were enthusiastically given to Trask and to popular 84-year-old Charlie Dole, the grandest Master. Despite failing eyesight, Charlie was skippering his 19th Masters, the longest streak to date. In honor of his age, Dole was presented with some Viagra-like substance. "I don't need this!" he announced, and gave it to Leweck. In turn, Leweck's crew gave Charlie some condoms they were awarded for sporting the youngest average age. It was all hope¬ lessly politically incorrect, but great fun — maybe you had to be there. The whole evening was a stroll down memory lane, with frequent mentions of past Star regattas, Olympic medals, old One Ton Worlds, past Masters Regattas and much more. There was good-natured teasing — the longstanding rivalry be¬ tween the 'San Diego Mafia' and the St. Francis came up a few times ("Let's all get Trask tbniorrow!" joked Malin Burn¬ ham) — and lots of recognition for the lo¬ cal J/105 owners, without whom the re-

LEAVE IT TO DEAVER rowly win the 1998 Masters Regatta. Trask, the only skipper to finish with all single-digit scores, stumbled to sixth in the final race, landing him in third over¬ all for the weekend. "It was a nailbiter, a wild finish to a great regatta," said Schumacher. "Deaver sure hasn’t lost his edge, winning the four starts we made on time and jamming the boat into all kinds of tight spaces. I'm still in awe of his ability to judge speed and distance." Over the last few years, Deaver — who won a bronze medal in Stars at the '64 Olympics as crew for Lowell North — and wife BJ have sailed all over the world in their Farr 55, which they recently traded in for a huge motorhome. Lately, they've been 'land cruising' through the Rockies and Alaska, enjoying the good life and seldom thinking about sailboat racing any more. But, as someone pointed out, Deaver has probably forgotten more about racing than most of us will ever know — at 67 years old, he's still got the touch. "Coming back here brings back fabu¬ lous memories," said Deaver as he ac¬ cepted the Masters' top prize. "It's great to come back to my old club (he was a non-resident StFYC member in the ’70s) and great to sail on the Bay again — it’s a venue without peer in the world. This was as enjoyable as any regatta I've ever done, mainly because of the people involved." "It was easily the best Masters ever," claimed Bruce Munro, who has sailed in eight of them now. "The caliber of the field was the highest, the J/105s were fabu¬ lous, .the round-robin format was better than the old way, and we were even blessed with great weather. This regatta

the Masters is all about."

L/ike Saturday, Sunday's two races were held in gorgeous conditions — sunny skies and westerly winds in the 15-knot range. Dickson won the fourth race, fol¬ lowed by Trask, Deaver and Munro. Go¬ ing into the finale, any of four skippers could have won mathematically: Trask was leading with 16 points, chased by Dickson (17), Deaver (18) and Munro (19). On the final beat, Deaver and his gang — tactician Carl Schumacher, Bill Stump and Paul Berger — were comfortably ahead. However, Dickson had the pedal down and was poised to finish second, good enough to nip Deaver on the tiebreaker. At Anita Rock, about a third of a mile from the Crissy Field finish line, Deaver cracked sheets and sailed back to

Past Masters Winners 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

Alan Clarke Alan Clarke Cy Gillette Alan Clarke Roger Eldridge Ash Bown Charlie Dole

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Charlie Dole Alan Clarke Cy Gillette Don Trask Don Trask John Scarborough Jim DeWitt

gatta certainly wouldn't have been as suc¬ cessful. It was a magical evening, filled with history, good humor, genuine respect for each other and, above all, an obvious shared passion for racing sailboats. "Eveiy year, I enjoy the dinner just as much as the racing," said Trask. "It's really what

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camp on Dickson. Flapping his mainsail to disturb the Kiwi's air, Deaver slowed Dickson down just enough to put Florida Star sailor John Jennings between them — a textbook perfect maneuver to narStarboard! Heavy traffic near the weather mark, indicative of a competitive fleet and an ebb tide.

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MASTERS REGATTA '98 just keeps getting better and better!"

W' e agree. After years of observing the Masters Regatta — and making all the obligatory Geritol and AARP-type jokes — we suddenly found ourselves eligible to crew in the event for the first time. Yikes, how did we get this old? Drafted to sail by our good friend Tom Leweck, we ap¬ proached the regatta with mixed emotions — most based on personal issues about our wasted youth. That baggage quickly _

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evaporated as we got into the spirit of the event, and we can honestly say it was a pleasure — dare we say a thrill, even? — to hang out with these sailing legends for the weekend.

Third place finishers, from left — Doug Holm, Don Trask, Skip Stevely and Chris Boome.

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The racing was excellent, too — we can't remember the last time we've been so happy with a mid-fleet finish. As The Curmudgeon himself said, "Losing to The Pope by just one point — I can deal with

that!" (Team Curmudgeon' is already plot¬ ting its winning strategy for next year.) Getting old is a bitch, but as the say¬ ing goes, "it beats the alternative". . . And if you can sail in events as cool as the Masters Regatta, well, life is probably still worth living after all. Our congratulations to Dick Deaver and his crew, and thanks to Don Trask, the St. Francis YC, and the San Francisco J/105 fleet for a wonder¬ ful weekend. — latitude/ rkm

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EXPLORER It’s been quite a while since we felt wind on the Bay like we did on October 3 and 4. Forty knots sometimes, maybe as high as 45.

If you were out sailing on those two days, you probably don't remember it that way at all. That's because most people weren't lucky enough to snag a ride aboard Explorer, Frenchman Bruno Peyron's 86-foot Gilles Ollier catamaran. When the boat is sailing at 25 to 30 knots, it's not unusual for the apparent wind to ..-get into the v \ 40s. A Explorer is one the three great .fasatti multihulls to have come out

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ended when both competitors and sponsors realized that unlimited racing was cost prohibitive. Subsequently, most multihull racing has been restricted to 60-footers, with trimarans seeming to have an ad vantage over cata¬ marans. The other two great multihulls to come out of the

a few hours. Bertrand is best known for having beaten Dennis Conner in the 1983 America's Cup to take the Cup to west¬ ern Australia. His more recent claim to fame is having moved to San Francisco to start Quokka Sports, which did a such

’80s were Enza, the Nigel Ironsdesigned 9 2 - fo o t catamaran, and SportElec, the van Pete* ghem & Slwi LauriotPrevot 90-foot trimaran. Not surprisingly, these are the only three vessels — sail or power — to have circled the world in less than 80 days. Ex¬ plorer did it first in 1993 to claim the Jules Verne Trophy; Sir Peter Blake and Robin Knox Johnson did it two years later with Enza; and after _ six tries, Olivier de Kersauson beat both their mZ times with SportElec. yi;'.jfi

IMo matter how much sail¬ ing a person has done, it’s hard not to be sur¬ prised by Explorer's accel¬ eration and the ease with which she achieves in¬ credible speeds. On Saturday, October 3, for example, John Bertrand and his wife Ros joined the cat for

a superb job of putting the I Whitbread Race on the Internet. With Explorer carrying just a tiny I headsail and with two reefs in the I main, not even the greatly expert- fl enced Bertrand was prepared for the » speeds. Ten knots seemed like _ standing still, 20 gffjj knots was just get- ftfll ting started, and 24 ; ' knots was the kind of speed that made Bertrand laugh — while doing somerMf' saults on the enor¬ mous trampoline up forward. It was only in the high 20s — and perhaps even 30 BynH | knots — that everyone could sense the maxi cat was beging;..JIbV 1 ning to work It was_ visible’ too. as the forward crossbeam and compression post wracked and torqued. We can’t remember all the adjectives -Bertrand used to describe || the experience, but they lit were limited to superlaBfc."-.—, tives.

SOMETHING IN THE WAY SHE MOVES * On Sunday, Mark Rudiger, navigator for the Whitbread-winning EF Language, and Dee Smith, Lake Tahoebased rock star to the ^sailing world, joined Explorer for a few hours. Neither of these two profession¬ als is easily im¬ pressed, but after a couple of speed runs _ across the Bay, both were raising their eyebrows and mouth¬ ing, "Wow."1 Small wonder, as Explorer

the boat cruising at up to 25 knots. Then on Sun¬ day, there was a female employee from Citibank who confessed she really didn't like being on the water. But after driving the silver cat at 23 knots — while still wearing high heels — she changed her mind. Given 15 knots of wind and a couple of crew to set and trim sails, any¬ body can drive Explorer at 25 knots. And with a feather light touch, too. The experience of sailing on the maxi multihull is unlike any monohull we’ve

again. So sure, there's strategy, but there can't be any tactics." Smith, never one to avoid contro¬ versy, also said that if a top American were given a maxi multihull for six months, he'd _ soon be beating the best of the French multihulls sailors.

Sequence; Explorer glides across the Bay at 25 knots. Far left; The big cat's hulls are razor thin. Near left; John Bertrand, Cam Lewis and Ros Bertrand. Top insets; 'Ex¬ plorer' at the Gate, and a sailing novice awestruck at 23 knots. Above; Doha and Gina enjoy a good bounce on the tramp.

had no trouble sailing from the St. Francis YC to Angel Island and back in 10 min¬ utes. Only Smith had a negative word for the type of boat: 'You can't have good racing with maxi multihulls because one boat goes one way and the other goes the other way — and they never see each other

hile it takes a skilled helmsperson to get the most out of any boat, it didn't take skill or experience to get Explorer up to 25 knots. Ros — Bertrand's wife, who prides herself on still not knowing how to sail after 30 years as John's mate — repeatedly had

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been on. As the wind hits the sails, the boat loads up a little and then accelerates a lot. There is, of course, no heeling. Nei¬ ther is there a sensation of the hulls — which only draw three feet — plowing through the water. Rather they glide over the surface. The cat's bows, almost sharp enough to split atoms, slice cleanly through November, 1998 •

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EXPLORER the chop. The for¬ ward part of the hulls are very shallow, so it's not uncommon for the first 10 or 15 feet of the windward bow to gently lift out of the water.

ils Explorer reaches 20 knots and the apparent wind about 35 knots, there's an omnipres¬ ent soft hum or roar. There's also a consid¬ erable amount of spray on the aft end of the leeward hull, particularly where outboard mounts had to be installed in order for the big cat to be allowed through the Panama Canal. Behind the boat are two bright and perfectly straight wakes. Most of the netting area is still diy, however, except for directly aft of the mast where the martingale kicks up a lot of spray. When Explorer sails on a rough ocean, there is much more spray and har¬ nesses must be worn whenever anybody is on the net. About 10 years ago a life was lost when a crewman was literally sprayed overboard. At 25-knots, Explorer— which is little more than two razor thin hulls connected to by two huge tubes with a net in be¬ tween — starts to seriously load up. You can see the structure twist, and the gen¬ eral roar becomes much louder. At this speed, the entire leeward hull becomes engulfed in a cloud of spray. The ride —

at least on the relatively flat Bay — re¬ mains so flat and smooth, however, that one photographer took a casual stroll atop the boom to the back of the boat for more interesting camera angles. When the boat approaches 30 knots — as she did briefly a couple of times — you begin to appreciate that a maxi multihull sailor's biggest fear is being unable to slow the boat down. The entire leeward half of the boat is engulfed in spray, and there's a sort of rooster tail from the leeward transom. As for the little white circle in the aft netting — which outlines the boat's only 'head' — it's periodi¬ cally firehosed with spray. One of the regular crew refers to it as the "world's most expensive bidet". Despite all the space — Explorer has almost 4,000 square feet of on deck’ and 'on net' surface area —

Left top; That's not an X on 'Explorer's' mast, but rather Dicky the mast man replacing a bro¬ ken halyard. Bottom left; The maxi cat's wakes are long and clean. Spread; Cam Lewis walks the boom while the boat is doing 20 knots. Spread inset; 'Explorer' out the Gate. Top right; The rotating mast is the only complicated part of the boat. Middle inset; The end of the boom is huge — and has two ladders. Below right; One half of the aft half of the boat.

there aren't many choice seats at over 20 knots. After all, she was only designed to carry a crew of between five and eight — and never a daysail crowd. The spray-en¬ gulfed leeward hull is completely out of the question, as is the net aft of the main beam. Indeed, when the experienced crew had to tread in these areas, they'd bend over like monkeys, digging in with each foot and grabbing the net with all fingers of both hands. The windward hull aft is 'action central', with the helmsperson and

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trimmers. The windward side of the for¬ ward net is perhaps the only other dry area. But take our word for it, when you're hanging on to the forward beam for dear life, 45 knots of wind howling by your face, the surface of the Bay passing beneath you at 30 knots, you don't feel all that secure. Despite the fact that Explorer is so fast, she’s a relatively simple, easy and safe boat to sail. Four or five hands can manage her, and because they have such a huge and level platform on which to work, four-time Whitbread veteran Skip Novak says there's a much greater feeling of security than on a monohull.

T'here were two inter-

twined purposes for Explorer's Oc¬ tober 1 -5 jaunts on the Bay. The first was to provide multihull sailor Cam Lewis with a vehicle to launch his campaign in The Race. The second was to generate as much publicity as possible for The Race — which is the brainchild of Bruno Peyron, Explorer's owner. As a reminder, The Race is a no¬ holds barred, non-stop, no assis¬ tance race around the world for any size and type sailing vessel. The ac¬ tual event will begin somewhere in Europe on December 31, 2000, take the fleet around the three great capes, and return to somewhere in Europe. It should take about 60 days. Initial sponsors are Volvo In¬ ternational, Disneyland Paris, and the French Millennium committee. One of the main features of this colossal event is that the boats will be able to beam back live coverage of the action. It's expected that there will be between five and eight boats entered in The Race, mostly catamarans in the 120-foot range. Three such vessels are already in various stages of construction, and other top sail¬ ors — such as Lewis — are scurrying around trying to raise enough funds to begin construction. The boat closest to completion for V The Race — Steve Fossett's 120-ft Morelli and Melvin designed, Kiwibuilt catamaran — is scheduled to be launched around Christmas. How¬ ever, it's not yet an official entry. Fossett, a very wealthy adventurer from Chicago with three record-smashing multihulls — the 55-ft trimaran Lakotcr, the 60-ft Morellidesigned Stars 'n Stripes, and the soonto-be-launched 120-foot catamaran —

marches to his own drum. However, it would very surprising if Fossett weren’t to eventually enter, for he’s known to have great respect for Peyron. In fact, the last message Fossett sent before plummeting 29,000 feet in his balloon was to Peyron, who at the time was about to break Fossett's Japan to California sailing record. C/am Lewis, based out of Maine, be¬ gan racing at the age of four, and has gone on to win two presti¬ gious Finn Gold Cups, two 505 world titles, and four other world championships. He crewed on the America's Cup winning Stars 'n Stripes in 1988, set a Transatlantic doublehanded record with Laurent Bourgnon aboard the trimaran Primigaz, and was one of the crew aboard Explorer when she became the first boat to sail around the world in

EXPLORER less than 80 days. In 1993, he was named the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. Although based in Lincolnville, Maine, Lewis decided to declare his entry in The Race on October 1 — ^t the St. Francis YC in San Francisco. The reasoning was simple: it's where there was a boat — Explorer— available to give the press and possible contributors a small inkling of what he hopes his entry in The Race will be like. While 'only' 86 feet and ancient at 11 years of age, Explorer is the closest thing in existence to the new breed of boats being built for The Race. That Peyron would lend Lewis the use of Ex¬ plorer is not surprising, given the fact Lewis accompanied Peyron and the boat on the Jules Verne triumph, and that Lewis' goal is to become yet another en¬ try in The Race, which is Peyron's baby. It does get a little incestuous at the top. Lewis' entry in The Race is called TeamAdventure USA, and will be part of the Adventure Learning Network, which is a "non-profit educational organization dedicated to bringing the world of true ad¬ venture to the classroom through the Internet." Lewis figures he needs about

educational events. He claims to have commitments for 25% of the money and is eagerly seeking more. If you'd like to help or would like more information, check out cam@adventurelearning.com.

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'Explorer' only has one head and that's it, the white-rimmed hole in the aft netting. Despite plenty of use, it's never clogged.

$14 million to build a 125-foot long, 50foot wide catamaran, and to campaign her in The Race and several other subsequent

I^xplorer, which was moored in front of the Corinthian YC for several months after smashing the Japan to California record in August, is currently on the hard at KKMI in Richmond for some minor work and winter storage. Meanwhile, Peyron is mulling over what to do next with the great cat. One possibility is May 8th's San Francisco to Tahiti Race fol¬ lowed by another TransPac. On the other hand, he may try to pace Fossett on vari¬ ous dashes across the world's oceans. Forty knots . . . forty-five knots — who knows? When the next generation of maxi multihulls starts sailing in just a few months, that won't be the apparent wind speed they develop, but their hull speed across the waters of places like San Fran¬ cisco Bay. Stick around, it's something you're not going to want to miss. — latitude 38

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ROAMING THE OAKLAND ESTUARY

V-/ ontraiy to popular opinion, there is one thing about the Oakland Estuary upon which Bay Area sailors can agree: it's usually a lot warmer and more pro¬ tected than most other local destinations. Estuary dwellers — Estxiarians — call it the "banana belt" of San Francisco Bay with good reason. From there, of course, opinions head off in six different directions about what marina to go to, which are the best restau¬ rants and whether you should give the right of way to those frequent (and big) catamaran ferries that roar down the first mile of the channel, often throwing a fourfoot wake. Well, don't expect definitive answers to the first two debates in this article. As for the third, my advice is simple: don't test the patience of ferry captains.

I n between wakes, the Oakland Estuaiy is one of the smoothest places to sail in the entire northern half of the state. The channel is narrow enough to prevent much chop buildup, but exposed enough to allow plenty of wind — conditions to keep most sailors grinning all summer, particularly in the late afternoon. Except maybe on weekends. Through mid to late October, the channel can get so crowded with sailboats going in and out — not to mention ferries, large powerboats, and huge commercial ships — thai there are more panic turns and furrowed brows than long tacks and smiles. Particularly if you inadvertently cross tacks with one of the many racing fleets who compete there. But even in times of heavy traffic there is an upside. The Estuaiy is the«.Bay Area equivalent of Sunset and Vine in Holly¬ wood: no matter what part of the Bay you're from, there's a 99% chance you'll run into (figuratively, of course) someone you know in the Estuary. On Sabbatical,

our 40-foot Swift ketch, we always keep the VHF radio scanning several channels to hear who's in the neighborhood when we're out and about in the Estuary. Scott's Seafood Grill & Bar has been a favorite spot of Estuary mariners for years. Be prepared to deal with a lot of traffic on weekends.

Spread, going into most places, it's red, right, returning. On entering the Estuary, just keep the Imperial Walkers on your left and you're there! (The APL loading cranes really were the inspira¬ tion for the 'Star Wars' machines.) Inset, there are three opening bridges on the Estuary. A toot of the horn makes 'em go. Several weeks ago we overheard our Vallejo friends Jim and Pat McCarthy on Sea Salsa who were down for the weekend. The Estuary is a popular weekend destination with enough room for plenty of visitors.

A- he entrance to the Oakland Estuary is well marked with red marker #6 right at the rock wall entrance. From a dis¬ tance, though, the outer buoys can be a little tricky to spot for the uninitiated — especially at night when the channel markers blend right in with the bright lights from the Port of Oakland. In either case, the Port's giant cranes (used for loading and unloading the big container

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usually drops to near zero and, once in the protection of the channel, the temper¬ ature continues to warm up every half mile as you pass the container ship docks and the first ferry landing on the Alameda side at the now-closed Naval Air Station. If you are coming from the north and fighting an ebb current, one cautionary note. The wind on the south side of the Bay Bridge sometimes drops so dramatic¬ ally that there’s none left to carry your vessel under the bridge. On Sabbatical we've zipped underneath, only to find ourselves skidding through backwards a few minutes later when the current grabbed us. If you anticipate similar conditions, be ready to start your engine and motor out of trouble.

ships) are the best landmarks to steer by when approaching the Estuary channel. If you don't see those, you're in the wrong place. The water is deep all around the entrance. The only real hazard is usually other boat traffic and the occasional container ship. It's a rare weekend that you don’t hear the five warning blasts from a ship trying to thread its way in or out of the Estuary. And here's a tip: If you hear those five short blasts more than once in a short span of time, start looking around to make sure you're not part of the problem. Remember, big ships always have the right of way in narrow channels like the Estuary. The best part about sailing here becomes very clear if you've corqe from the north and crossed the Slot. Once you duck under the Bay Bridge (either on the San Francisco side or in the lee of Trea¬ sure Island), the wind slackens and that "oh-so-necessary" foul weather gear suddenly heats up to boiling. The chop

I f you want to see Jack London Square during the renovation, there are a few ways to do it. You can tie up at the docks in front of Scott's Seafood Restau¬ rant for a short time. (No overnights are allowed.) But this has its drawbacks. On weekends the dock fills up fast, partic¬ ularly on Sunday mornings when there is a huge farmers' market in the Square. And, unless you get there early, there always seems to be general navigational chaos going on in front of Scott's as boats of all sizes jockey for dockspace and tiy not to run over the gaggles of novice kayakers from nearby California Canoe arid Kayak. Fortunately, the kayakers are pretty quick. They scatter like baby ducks whenever too many crazed powerboaters start a traffic jam. The inside of Scott's dock is for dinghy use, which is another convenient way to spend time at Jack London Square. Park your boat somewhere else and dinghy over. More on that later. The third option, new since last fall, is the convenient Jack London Water Taxi. See the sidebar elsewhere in this article for more on that.

Just west of the Scott's dock are two long piers reserved for commercial charter boats. Steer clear of these unless you are simply dropping someone off or picking JKall is a great time to visit the someone up. If you leave your boat there, Estuary. Most of the crowds are gone, but you might get paid a visit by the Oakland there are still a few warm, breezy days Police Boat, which maintains a highleft, especially if you luck in during Indian profile presence in that part of the Estuary summer. on the weekends. There is also plenty of you'll also have no problem finding a U.S. Coast Guard traffic, too, what with the Coast Guard base just down the guest berth at any of the half-dozen commercial marinas or yacht clubs that channel. If you a grab guest berth anywhere line the shores near Coast — with one Guard Is¬ big excep¬ land, you will tion. The ma¬ be treated to rinas at Jack the charm¬ London ing early Square were morning emptied of sounds of boats this reveille being summer, and blasted out will remain the loud¬ so until next speakers at spring. It's all the base. part of a mulIf you are t i - m i 11 i o n a dedicated dollar reno¬ The best way to get around in the Estuary is to tie your big boat up anchor-out vation of the at a marina and explore by dinghy. The figurehead is optional. vessel, you waterfront. are out of luck in the Estuary. There is The 'quaint' old wooden docks are due to really no official — or even unofficial — be torn out and replaced by new, modern overnight anchorage in the Estuary concrete facilities. anymore. November. 1998 •

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ROAMING THE OAKLAND ESTUARY However, for the eat-and-run crowd, there are two spots you can temporarily drop a hook. One is east of the Coast Guard Island bridge near the Union Basin harbor, across from Alameda Marina. The other is a half-mile east of Jack London

A couple of pints at the First and Last Chance Saloon and everybody's a writer.

Square on the Oakland side near a small shoreside park. Either site is fine for a lunch break, but be sure you’re underway before dusk. Two exceptions to the no-anchoring culture in the Estuary are July 4th and in December during the lighted boat parade. (This year's parade takes place on December 5. Festivities start at 3 p.m. ashore with everything from live stage entertainment to food booths, with lots of kids activities — including a visit by Santa. The 80-ft holiday tree at Jack London Square will be relit at 5:15 to signal the beginning of the parade along the waterfront. Contact (800) 675-3625 for information on entering the parade; (510) 814-6000 for information on the day's events.)

During both events hundreds of boats go out and drop the hook to watch what's going on while thousands of spectators line both sides df the Estuary ashore. The July 4th fireworks are wellattended by boats from San Francisco familiar with how the fog frequently obscures the fireworks on the Cityfront there. But several years ago, only a few moments before the fireworks were about to begin (they're launched from the Alameda side near the Naval base), a container ship entered the channel and the scramble to pull anchor and move out rivaled the apres-fireworks action at Mandeville Island in the Delta. What most people didn't realize is that when the ship and its attendant tugs came through the fleet of boats, it was going down to turn around in the turning Page 120 • U&hUi $2 • November. 1998

basin just west of Grand Marina. When the ship came back a short time later, half the boats had re-anchored, only to go through the drill again. Even though most visitors tie up to a dock at some marina, the best transportation to really enjoy the Estuary is a dinghy with an outboard. The locals buzz around with the same zest as if they were in a Mexican anchorage. Given the shortage of day-use tie-ups for large boats, a dinghy makes great sense. Sabbatical's 8-foot hard dinghy Child Support is our primary transportation up and down the Estuary when we're at the dock. But one word of advice: if you do dinghy around the Estuary and you even think you might be out after dark, take lights with you. On one excursion last year, we found ourselves refilling our small outboard's gas tank while a 75-foot Commodore cruise line boat was bearing down on us in the dark. We rowed out of harm's way, but having legal running lights up would've been nice.

he farther east you go in the Estuary, the more powerful the currents get. Underneath the Park Street, High Street and Fruitvale Bridges, locals claim the current can run 6 knots. At Scott's Seafood Buoy 6 dock, it's possi¬ ble to slip in behind the pier OAKLAND and tie up. APL cranes There's room Jack London Square for a dozen dinghies if people are co¬ Coast Guard operative. Oth¬ Island er places, like Chevy's Res¬ taurant right across from Scott's, has dedicated The Oakland-Alameda docks for visi¬ tors and plenty of room around for a raftup of dinghies. The Chevy's in the Oakland Estuary is el Just east of Chevy’s is a small enclave primero in the chain — the very first of houseboats, whose picture windows restaurant. Also on the Alameda side, The look out on the water. While it's tempting Rusty Pelican, alas, is no more, but it has to sail right up and check out what the been replaced by a pasta eatery in the residents are eating for lunch or dinner, same building and with the same great it's best to give them a reasonably discreet view. distance as you pass. A resident of one of

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WITH JACK LONDON is almost always two inches deep in crunchy peanut shells. Quinn's serves pretty good (and reasonably priced) food while the Sons play, and it's definitely an audience-participation kind of singing. As the evening wears on, the quality of that participation usually deteriorates in all aspects except volume, but no one of legal drinking age ever seems to notice. The relatively historical singing of The Sons of the Buccaneers echoes the Oak¬ land Estuary's prominent place in the maritime history of the Bay. The Oakland waterfront 100 years ago was nearly as wild as San Francisco's Barbary Coast. Jack London, author and carouser of legendary proportions, grew up along the docks, getting his first boat, Razzle Dazzle, in Oakland. A statue of London is on the waterfront and a museum of Londonesque materials is just down the waterfront in the same complex as Shen¬ anigan’s restaurant. But the real Jack London shrine — especially to those who feel they’re cut from the same swashbuckling stuff as London himself — is Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, a tiny, dark bar that's in the same building it was when London roamed the waterfront. The place is full of London photos and memorabilia. The mugs hanging behind the bar belonged to sea captains who would order up a pint when they walked in. This "national literary landmark" still serves pints, though beer is no longer the nickela-mug that Jack and his cronies paid. (Whiskey was a dime.) Now it takes $3.50 to get a draft. Many of London's works,

History is everywhere in the Estuary. These sisterships are the 'President Wilson' (left) and the 'President Cleveland,' under construction at the Bethlehem Shipyard in Alameda. Launched in 1946, the two 610-footers remain the largest pas¬ senger vessels ever built on the West Coast. Marina Village occupies the site today.

the nicer houseboats — which naturally draws lots of water-borne gawkers — occasionally signals sailboats veering too close with the shorthand American Sign Language symbol for "buzz off." On the Oakland side, restaurants start at Jack London Square and run all the way down to Pier 29, just east of the Park Street Bridge. The restaurants right around the Square are all good, if touristy and pricey. A walk a few blocks away,from the waterfront brings you to restaurants with more local grit but still good food. Down the waterfront (and best acces¬ sed by boat) is a new Cajun restaurant called Bennie's, even though the sign on the blue building still reads 'Rodon'. It's

directly across from Marina Village, features a band on the weekend and has a small guest dock out front. Of course, the, ahem, 'quintessential' eatery on the Estuaiy is the landmark Quinn's Lighthouse, just to the north of Coast Guard Island. No pretender to the title, Quinn's once stood sentinel as the actual lighthouse marking the entrance to the Oakland Estuary. When the light became automated, the building was lifted bodily off its pilings and deposited at its present location. There's a place to park dinghies along¬ side Quinn's, but a locked gate prevents you from getting out of the marina and upstairs. No problem. Just press the buzzer and a member of Quinn's staff will come down and let you through. The crew of Sabbatical has whiled away many a Thursday night at Quinn's listen¬ ing to sea chanteys played and sung by The Sons of the Buccaneers. The Sons play upstairs in the bar, the floor of which

No visit to the Estuary is complete without a stop eft Quinn's Lighthouse Restaurant. Sea chantey night is Thursday.

ncluding John Barleycorn and Tales of the Fish Patrol, mention Heinold's saloon ind its owner, Johnny Heinold.

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_ berthing on the Oak¬ ailing engine didn't want to THE 'LONDON TAXI land Estuary for the . , take us back to . Sabbatical crew have The Jack London Water Taxi has been going our slip in the been the Wednesday San Francisco so strong since it began last September that it and Friday night City Harbor. We ma1<es you wonder why nobody ever thought of races. During the found one and the idea before. summer, right about The 40-ft custom-made Taxi operates from made it home, cocktail hour, the but were so im¬ the pier at the foot of Broadway. Owner/operator whole place fills with Robert Cooper says he caters to boaters in a pressed by the boats of all sizes number of ways. First, as a pure taxi service to quality of service zigzagging back and for a nice dinner out — and as many drinks as and from the Square — ifs $5 per person per — and by the forth. We don't partici¬ you want—and then we'll bring you back to your round trip. Second, you can take a 25-minute 'k'Tv, many other servi¬ pate, you understand. boat," says Cooper. “No worries about dinghies narrated tour of the Estuary, featuring a bit of his¬ ces available — tory, a look at the marinas and the lowdown on Most times we just sit at night or unsafe boating." that we even¬ the best places to eat. Third, you can charter the in our cockpit, which The Jack London Water Taxi operates Friday tually returned to through Sunday during the winter months; six Taxi on weekdays for $175 an hour, which in¬ has a good view of the get a permanent cludes a skipper, deckhand and unlimited ice. And days a week in summer, it accommodates 25 goings on, and wait for slip on the Estu¬ then there's this service: "very comfortably." Robert can be reached by the climax of the show ary. On both the VHF on Channel 16, or by landiine at (510) 839"We can come and pick you up from any ma¬ — the colorful parade Oakland and Ala- rina on the Estuary, and bring you to the Square 7572. * •* .... of spinnakers. . ■ meda side are Sometimes we get specialists in everything from propeller a bit more adventurous and take the diversity. In a single weekend, you can repair to canvaswork. The Oakland West dinghy out for a ringside seat — perhaps enjoy great sailing, snug harbor, friendly Marine is within walking distance of then to do a little exploring, visiting or people, entertainment and some of the Quinn's Lighthouse, two blocks away. best food on the Bay. There aren't many eating out. Which is why, these days, we

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RAY JASON'S SEA GYPSY VIGNETTES T -I- hank Neptune that I get paid for my bad luck. And thank Lat Three-Eight for writing the check when my latest nearmiss escapade gets converted into a story. This month's installment was nasty with a capital 'G'. That would be as in Georges — Hurricane Georges'. I was singlehanding down the south coast of Cuba in total isolation. Since leaving Havana the previous month, I had not seen even one other sail or powerboat. Occasion¬ ally, a local boat would share an anchorage with me for a few hours, but at nightfall, they would head off in search of either fish or the Gulf Stream to Miami. The weather had been unsettled and unsettling. Wave after wave of muggy, squally depressions had been saturating southwest Cuba. I was particularly concerned because it was difficult for me to pick up the High Seas weather forecast on my inexpensive, battery-powered shortwave radio. Normally, if this happens, 1 can seek info from a fellow cruiser with a weatherfax on board. But other cruisers were about as scarce as Linda Tripp photos in Monica Lewinsky's apartment. All of these tropical waves were beginning to wony me since it was now prime hurricane season. So I decided to return to Key West, which seemed quite

first spinner to plunder Key West in threequarters of a century was 'male'. And even though a name like Georges might nob

Just about the time I figured out it was an earthquake, it was over. From the panoramic view of the City that was visible from my slip, it didn't appear too serious. But when I switched on my battery-pow¬ ered radio, I got a very differ¬ ent opinion. Time to switch into catastrophe mode. First, I drove to my sweetheart Hil¬ lary's apartment. It was okay, but she was a bit sha-ken. Then we headed for my 100-year-old Victorian apartment on Steiner Street. There was some damage, but most importantly, my lava lamp had survived. (Hey, it’s an original.) Next, we headed back to Aventura, since an ocean-going sailboat is a perfect, self-sufficient cocoon. That night was extraordinary. The City was completely dark because of power

If, somehow, you are ever given the choice of going through a hurricane or an earthquake, take the quake...

The view from 'Aventura's cockpit "before things got really bad."

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resonate with the intimidating power of a Conan or a Tor, it still packed a manly wallop. (As for anyone who belittles 113 mph as being "only" a Category 2 hurri¬ cane, they can kiss my astrolabe.) Fortunately, my lithe sloop Aventura escaped without a scratch. But we did have our usual, disproportionate share of adventures. Before I share that saga with you, however, I should mention the last disaster that my sailboat and .1 rode out together.

That would be the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco. My boat was docked at Pier 39, only about 20 yards from one of the stages on which I performed. That day, the magician doing his act had a reputation for being a bit unstable. (And when one street performer, like myself, refers to another street performer as being somewhat marginal, that is really saying something.) Suddenly, I heard a mass of people start screaming. Instantly, I popped my head out of the hatch. I noticed that this guy's audience was not only hollering their heads off, but running away from the stage at decathlon speed. "Wow," I thought to myself. "He must have finally snapped and decided to perform his 'Dance of the Corn Dog' routine for them. ..." But then windows started breaking on the pier and the water in the marina began gurgling with hula hoop-size bubbles. It was as if every hot tub in Marin County had been piped over here and turned on simultaneously. Next, the floating docks tried to levitate. They would lunge two feet up in the air, then crash down into the jacuzzi that used to be a marina. The docks, the pilings and the water all seemed to be mad at each other, and ready to rumble. They were as out of control as most guests on the Jerry Springer Show.

THE HURRICANE AND THE POODLE City Marina in Key West, only two of us rode out the 'cane on board. It might be worth noting that we are both outages. The only lights were the pale orange glows from the tires still burning in some neighborhoods. The only sounds were helicopters and sirens. And then, amjdst this Armageddon tableau, an incredible moon arose. It was nearly full, and because of the dense smoke in the East Bay, it had the color and velvet sheen of a blood-red rose!

aving now tangoed with both an earthquake and a hurricane, Aventura and I recommend that if you have a choice, take the quake. They're quick and there's no four-day buildup. The aftermath, in terms of missing services and no water in the showers, is about the Picturesque ‘Houseboat Row' was hit particularly hard by the hurricane. Many of the structures here were total losses.

After 'Georges', this pretty Key West beach was covered with a soon-to-be aromatic layer of turtle grass, coral and sponges.

same. Oh, and one other thing: In earth¬ quakes, if you decide to play hero, it won't be in 80 to 90-knot winds. Out of the 25 boats on my dock at the

singlehanders — what one friend of mine calls "the lunatic fringe of the cruising community." The other boaters evacuated the Florida Keys or stayed ashore in secure buildings. These folks thought I was nuts. But when they saw how many 20-ton trees fell onto houses in Key West, many of them changed their opinions. However, they didn't get to witness me at my nuttiest, or they really would have believed that 'lunatic fringe' assessment. Every few minutes through the worst of the storm, I would poke my head out of the companionway hatch to make sure Aventura's docklines weren’t chafing. At the same time, I'd try to squint through the spume and flying Burger King signs to see if all the other boats were okay. About three hours after the hurricaneforce winds hit us„ I noticed that a big center-cockpit sloop had come loose on tfye next dock over, and was threatening to damage its neighbors. Showtime! I called Larry and Mark on the radio and we launched our first Good Sailormaritan effort. Even going in, we considered each of these missions 'Operation Stupido' because we were risking extreme bodily injury to save the property of some incompetent who had not secured his vessel properly. As we headed down the dock in brightly-colored foul weather gear, leaning heavily into the wind, we mu£t have looked like three Quasimodos in search of Mardi Gras. Before we could get to the group of boats playing bumper sloops on the next dock, the big one had dismasted the middle one which was now threatening to topple the stick of the third one. Closer inspection revealed that the middle one was getting slammed so hard that its hullto-deck joint was already cracked open. It was getting the fiber kicked right out of its glass. We had to tame the big one November, 1998 •

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quickly, but this was easier said than done since it meant we had to try to lasso a piling from about 12 feet away. In SO knots of wind, even a Grand National Rodeo roper probably would have failed. But just as it appeared hopeless, Mark spotted a spring line that was still con¬ nected from a midship cleat to the piling. Now, calling this thing a line was an exag¬ geration of the highest magnitude. Michael Jordan's shoelaces are probably bigger and certainly stronger than this string was. However, it was our last resort. So we led it to a winch and Lariy and 1 cranked it in. Slowly but unsurely, the big sloop inched over to the piling, and eventually we were able to get a real line around it. With this accomplished, the Three Quasimodos high-fived each other and savored the thrill of victory that only heroes and idiots can experience.

Some well-prepared boats were driven ashore after tangling with not-so-well-prepared ones that came adrift. Note the inside boat still has its roller furling jib on I in this regard, it more than made up for in potential projectiles. On a railing be¬ hind the flying bridge were mounted an outboard, an anchor and a barbecue. With wind from the wrong direction, any or all of these could become missiles of may¬ hem, with lovely Aventura as their target. Since the owners of the boat were out of the country, I secured the objectionable objects myself, and doubled up the lines on the side that jeopardized my boat. In the process of doing so, 1 made a most bizarre discovery. Outside the pilot house was a welcome mat. However, it appeared that it was now

snapped one of its lines. I popped my head out the hatch to see which way it was going to go, and was relieved to see, with the present wind angle, that it headed away from me toward the sailboat on the other side. I called the other two Quasimodos again and we humped into action. When Larry and Mark arrived to help me har¬ ness the beast, the hurricane was in a furious frenzy. The rain was as punishing as the shower in the Marquis de Sade's villa. Larry jumped aboard. As he started up the defiled side deck, I shouted a warning. "LARRY! LARRY — NOT THAT WAY. GO THE OTHER WAY." He halted and hollered back at me, "WHY? WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS WAY?" . As the wind shrieked around us, I screamed as loudly as is humanly possi¬ ble, "POODLE TURDS! POODLE. . .

TURDS!" A confused look crossed his face as he attempted to rhyme what he thought he heard with what I truly must have said. "Look at the surf' maybe? Finally he bellowed back, "WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY?" "POODLE TURDS!" I screeched. "POODLETURDS! I'LL EXPLAIN LATER!" "RAY, YOU'VE FINALLY LOST IT," came the barely audible reply.

The truth, of course, was that I had not 'lost it', but instead had ’found it.' As I pointed out the welcome mat and its offerings, the three Quasimodos all paused and shared a spume-eating grin in 80-knots. For we had also found the final ingredient to surviving any major disaster: hope, helpfulness — and humor!

In 80 knots of wind, even a Grand National Rodeo roper probably would have failed.

Our final rescue mission was of particular interest to me because it involved the boat right next to Aventura. It was a trawler that looked gigantic beside my svelte sloop. The size difference was so significant that it looked like a compari¬ son illustration for 'with' or 'without' Viagra. This boat had caught my attention the day before the hurricane because it was so ill prepared for what was coming. For one thing, unlike most of the other boats in the marina, it had only one set of docklines securing it. But what it lacked Page 126 • LtUtUilQ • November, 1998

— ray jason being used as a cat box. There wasn't any kitty litter sprinkled on it, but it could have definitely used some. I asked a neighbor if the local cats used the boat. He said the debris actually came from a poodle that lived on the trawler. Naturally, I asked him why they hadn't cleaned up the mess before leaving. He just shook his head. So did I. Later, during the storm, 1 heard what sounded like a shotgun blast next door and knew immediately the trawler had

Editor's Note — During Hurricane Georges, five boats sank at Ray's Marina. Another 15 broke free from their anchors or moorings and were swept onto beaches, and about 6 boats were blown off jackstands in the local boatyards. The bohemian community known as Houseboat. Row was almost totally destroyed. The cruising sailboats of Larry, Mark and Ray escaped without a scratch.

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Enjoying the last great sailing days of ‘98 (clockwise from above) — Santana 22 steps lively; spectating at the Masters Regatta; humming a few bars on 'Music'; one step forward, one step back — in a dead heat with the ebb off Yellow Bluff; if sailing without jibs is 'baldheaded', is this 'streaking?'; 'Temerity' paints a picture postcard of late summer on the Bay.

FISHING (hatching fish puts food on the table and makes for new friends when you share the catch with locals or other cruis¬ ers. While there is some lyck involved with fishing under sail, the 'lucky' fisherman tends to use the same rigs and lures, and to look for certain things when fishing. Here's what worked best for us aboard Tradewinds on our recent circumnaviga¬ tion.

Fish Sense

pull out and the hook will set — but not so hard that the hook will pull out of the fish's mouth. During our circumnaviga¬ tion, we would catch a good size fish about

middle of them. Sometimes, you'll be able to see the big fish themselves in a feeding frenzy. Again, alter course and troll right through the middle of them. Keep your eye out for logs or other large, float¬ ing objects. Oftentimes, large fish or schools of fish will seek shade from such objects. Try to drag a lure as close as you can to the object without snagging it. Another good place to find fish is where currents meet or there is a change in water temperature. As we were cruising from Curacao to Cartagena, Colombia, for instance, I noticed a distinct line in the water, with brown water and debris on one side and clear blue water on the other. It scared the heck out of me at first, and I ran down below to check our position, thinking that we were sailing onto a reef or shoal. As I edged the boat over to the line, two fish hit my lures simultaneously. While I reeled in a Mahi-Mahi on one line, a shark took a good bite out of the fish on the other. In the short time we had before dark, each time I put out a lure, a mahimahi struck immediately. We pulled in one fish after another, arriving in Carta¬ gena with lots of fresh fish gifts. Another place to look for large fish is near land, reefs and in passes where fish hunt for food. Just remember that the safety of the boat takes precedence over fishing these potentially dangerous areas. One cruiser in the Bahamas hooked a large, fish as he was sailing out a pass in the reef. He got so excited that he forgot to pay attention to his navigation and lost his 60-ft boat on the reef.

As I edged the boat over to the line, two fish hit my lures simultaneously...

Generally, you'll catch the most fish when you're sailing 5 1/2 to 8 knots in, slightly choppy seas. When the sea is calm, the fish can see the lure too well. If you are going too slow, the fish have time to sniff the lure and reject it. When the boat sails faster or the water is choppy, the waves cause the lure to move like a small, wounded fish and your catch will strike quickly as the lure moves through the water. To put it an¬ other way, when you are in rough water and least feel like cleaning and eating a fish is exactly the time you're most likely

every three days. That was enough to feed my family of four and have some left over to give away. Many cruisers let out too much line when they troll. To increase the action on the lure — in other words, make it look most like a fish or squid in distress — let out just enough line so that the lure is at the end of the swirls made by the wake of your boat. That's usually 50 to 100 feet.

Fishing Gear

to catch one. You c^n increase your odds of catch¬ ing fish by putting out a couple of differ¬ ent types of lures and varying their depths. Having said that, unless we were near land, I generally set only one lure. My favorite is a cheap, unweighted plas¬ tic squid lure that trails along right be¬ low the surface. Set the brake on your reel so that the line will be fairly hard to

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The boat can be kept much cleaner during fishcatching time if you pour or spray alcohol on its gills, which kills a fish almost immediately. Once your line is set, pay attention to your surroundings. If you see a bunch of diving, squawking birds up ahead, it prob¬ ably means they're feeding on small fish and there are bigger fish underneath do¬ ing the same thing. It's worth making a detour to drag your line through the

Many cruisers carry the same basic trolling setup: 100 feet of quarter-inch line, to which they attach a bungie cord, nylon fishing line and/or stainless steel leader, and lure — in that order. If you want to go this route, tie a 2 to 3-ft bungie cord near one end of the line and then to a knot 4 to 5 feet farther up, the goal be¬ ing that the bungie will take up the initial shock of the strike. For the leader, use 10 to 20 feet of heavy fishing line, a 10-ft stainless steel leader, then a swivel and your lure. When you catch a fish, haul in

UNDER SAIL

the line with a pair of heavy leather gloves. Some people tie a bell on the line or wrap the^line around a winch backwards so that they know when a fish is on the line.

I prefer to run a fishing pole rather than a trolling line. I use a large fishing reel that will hold around 200 yards of 100-pound test line and a short stout pole. (Since short, stout poles are expen¬ sive, I find a used long one and cut the end off with a hacksaw.) You'll lose fewer fish with a rod and pole, because the pole absorbs shocks that would otherwise break trolling setups, even with the length of bungie cord. Also, the brake on the reel will let out line when the fish pulls too hard, yet not allow him to pull the hook out of his mouth. Don't get sold a fancy sportsfishing reel that’s used for playing fish — get a big, sturdy reel that can hold lots of heavy test line that won't break while you are drag¬ ging dinner aboard. A good new reel will cost $100 or so.

for lures, you need only a few dif¬ ferent ones if you'll be sailing between latitudes 0° and 30°. I like to carry lots of cheap plastic squid lures, feather lures and a few silver spoons. The best allaround lure is a squid lure with a little plastic circular piece at the head and big, black eyes. They're a little more expen¬ sive, but they sure catch fish and will pay for themselves over and over. The cheapo squid lures made out of striped plastic work almost as well. Pick up several in pink, green and blue. The next best catchers are the feather lures, then the silver spoons and maybe a plain white lure with a double-pronged hook. If you pay attention to what the fish seem to like, you can also have fun making lures out of sail cloth, rope and/or yam — even shredded plastic bags. If they don't work, take the hooks out and use them for ornaments at Christmas. Another tip: If you're going to be in one area for a long time, ask some of the local fishermen what they use and what they’re catching1. I suggest limiting the size of your lures to a maximum of 4-5-inches. Any larger and the fish you hook'can be too big to handle. You'll either lose your rig or spend hours landing the fish. And even if the big one doesn't get away, if you're not near land and don’t have a huge freezer, the

The author hauls a mahi-mahi (also known as 'dorado' or 'dolphin') aboard. A bit of gear and few simple tips can have you doing the same.

meat will go to waste. Better to catch a fish in the 2 to 5-foot range that is easier to handle and will still provide lots of meat. Hooks should be stainless and about 2-1/2 to 3 inches. Double-pronged hooks Eire better, but the singles work just fine. Make sure that your hooks are sharp. Fishes' mouths are very hard and hooks will actually start to dull after several catches. You occasionally need to sharpen hooks with a file or you'll notice more fish are 'getting away.'

To rig a lure, cut off a 6 to 10-ft piece of fishing lead.wire. Slide one end of the wire through the lure and bend it around the hole in the hook, leaving about 1-1/2 inches, then twist the wire around itself, finishing off the twist with pliers. On the other end of the wire, make a small loop, also by twisting the wire. Tie a combination heavy-duty swivel and snap to the end of your fishing line using a good fishing knot. This way, you can change lures easily and quickly by sim¬ ply unsnapping the swivel and putting on a new wire’and lure. Make up several ex-

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FISHING UNDER SAIL

tra lure rigs — they make great gifts. Fi¬ nally, you'll need a good stainless gaff so you can pull the fish up on your boat and a good, sharp fllletting knife to clean it properly.

ming on top of the water. Otherwise, just keep a steady tension on the line so the fish can't shake the hook out of its mouth. If the fish wants to run, let it. Start reeling in again as soon as the fish stops running to keep tension on the line. Always keep the tip of your rod up

It used to take us an hour to clean the boat after catching anything until we learned'the trick1.

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Getting the Catch Aboard When the fish hits, tiy to slow the boat down as fast as you can. Turn up into the wind and let the sails luff if possible. If you can't slow the boat down and the fish is not too big, sometimes you can tighten the brake on your reel and the fish will skid on its side down the waves. You can then pull the fish in by reeling the line in fast enough to keep it skim¬

so that when the fish runs or dives, the pole will take the shock apd not break the line. As the fish nears the side of the boat, slide the hook of the gaff under it just behind the head and give the gaff a quick upward jerk, hooking the fish and pull¬ ing it into the boat. If the fish is still alive and you don't know 'the trick', it will thrash around vio¬ lently for a minute or two before it dies.

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spattering blood everywhere. It used to take us an hour to clean the boat after catching anything until we learned 'the trick.' Now, when someone yells "Fish!" along with the gaff we grab a large plastic garbage bag and a spray bottle of cheap rum. When the fish comes out of the wa¬ ter on the gaff, a quick spray of rum (any other hard liquor will also work) into its gills kills it quickly and quietly and the fish goes right into the bag — or bucket if it's a small one.

Orifts of fish are great grease for the wheels of officialdom. We give them to customs officials, port captains and na¬ tives, or trade them for other fresh items. Even a fish that's too bony and smelly to you can be a delicacy locally. And, de¬ pending on where you are, save the head. In many places it's the prized ingredient in stews or other dishes. — dave sherman (www.CruisingSa.ilor com)

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MEXICO CRUISING One of the intriguing and oft dis¬ cussed mysteries of cruising Mexico is the strange ritual of checking in and out of ports. Some contend that it is a holdover from the ancient Aztec'culture of human sacrifices. We found that compared to the bureaucracy of the US, it is in many re¬ spects a refreshing experience in the art of casual and flexible procedures. There are two ways to handle check¬ ing in and out of ports in Mexico. The easy way is to pay one of various entrepreneurs upwards of $40 US to jump through the

When dealing with bureaucrats In Mexico, as in most developing countries, your own attitude has a lot to do with the quality of the experience.

hoops for you, or, if you are frugal cruis¬ ers like us, you will undertake the pro¬ cess yourself at an average cost of $3.50 US per port stop. We found this to be a great way to assimilate a little of the Mexi¬ can culture, learn our way around a new town and practice our shaky Spanish. If you decide to handle check in/out yourself, you will visit Migration (Immi¬ gration) first and then the Capitania del Puerto (Port Captain). You may also need to visit another office called API (Inte¬ grated Port Administration) to pay port fees, and they may send you to the bank to deposit the port fees, and then back to the Capitania del Puerto with your receipt. When checking out, you visit Migration first and then the Capitania del Puerto. This sounds like a lot of running around, but the officials are used to cruisers and there are rarely lines, so the process moves relatively quickly. There is normally a minimal check-in fee and no check-out fee. The check-in fee seems to be based on your boat's ton¬ nage as defined by your boat's documen¬ tation certificate. (Our boat isl6 net tons, which is theoretical cargo capacity, not weight.) We carry a three-ring notebook with us on checking in/out. It contains all per¬ tinent documents in plastic liners includ¬ ing six copies of our updated Crew List, Page 136 •

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also referred to as a Despacho or Rol de Tripulacion and is a standard form. We also have our Mexican tourist card£, which we obtained at our first port of en¬ try, and many copies of our boat docu¬ mentation. Most Port Captains ask for front and back copies of boat documen¬ tation. Most marinas and Port Captains will require copies of your "Twenty Year Im¬ port" form (discussed below). Normally, you only show boat insurahce paperwork in marinas. If you don't have boat insur¬ ance, be prepared to tap dance. We also paid for Mexican liability insurance, but have never been asked for the paperwork. We carry copies of our passports, and have only had to show them once. The general rule on the number of copies re¬ quired seems to be two more than you brought with you. Most tourists coming into Mexico re¬ ceive a 90-day visa or tourist card, which can be renewed once in Mexico. We ob¬ tained a 180-day visa which can't be re¬ newed — you need to leave Mexico and reenter to renew it. Cruisers have been known to obtain new visas from sympa¬ thetic immigration officers, but they have also been known to pay for the privilege. If you plan to stay longer, look into get¬ ting a FM 3, Resident Alien Document. It needs to be renewed annually, but is eas¬ ily done in Mexico. Talk to your nearest Mexican Consulate. Baja California Our first port of entry in Mexico was Hotel Coral in Ensenada where our good friend Arnulfo Espinosa (Fito), the Marina Manager, explained the basics to us in perfect English and provided us check in/ out paperwork, as well as 180-day tour¬ ist cards. We were charged $20 for this service. Okay, so we didn't handle it the frugal cruiser way, but we were fresh from the working world and money had a dif¬ ferent value then. Our next check-in port was Cabo San Lucas and, although we were told that the marina had a service to handle all the paperwork for a fee, we chose to do it our¬ selves. We headed off on foot like two pups looking for a bone the first thing in the morning with our notebook full of docu¬ ments. Entering the Migration office with some trepidation, we sat sheepishly and waited our turn while various Mexicans walked in front of us to the counter and shook the officer's hand, then did their business. We finally bowed our backs and got our turn at the counter. I extended

my hand and confidently said "Buenos Dias!" I found a big hand pressed into mine and heard a torrent of Spanish, none of which were words we had ever learned in Spanish class. A bit flustered we blurted out in English "check-in please" only to find out that we didn't have the correct number of crew lists. We needed five copies. The Migration officer looked at us over the top of his glasses, then gra¬ ciously chose to make the copies for us, which never happened again in any of the ports we visited. We then trudged the dusty backstreets to the Capitania del Puerto where we handed in our freshly stamped and signed crew lists which were then stamped and signed again with the flourish of a Span¬ ish Grandee. We were then told to go to another office down by the charter boat docks to pay our port fees. This office is called API in other ports. I believe we paid about 30 pesos (8.50 pesos to the dollar) for our 16-ton boat. The man there was named Richard, same as my husband, and they bonded in the glow of having the same name by pronouncing "Tocayo!" which means namesake. Richard worked all alone in a large of¬ fice, was very talkative and enjoyed the company. He assured us we would have

THE CHECK-IN CHALLENGE

to see him when we checked out. Lo and behold, and almost to spite Richard, the Port Captain, upon our checking out, said that he would send all paperwork to Sr. Ricardo so that we wouldn't have to make an extra trip. We felt a little sad that we weren't going to see Richard again. In July of 1996, Mexico changed its policy to allow cruisers to keep their boats in Mexico for up to 20 years. Also, cruis¬ ers can leave the country with their boat still in Mexico as often as they like. No fees are charged by Mexican officials to obtain the necessary document called a "Solicited de autorizacion de importation temporal de Embarcaciones" or import form. You can pay as much as $ 100 US if you use a service to obtain this paper¬ work for you. In any case, you will want to have the document with you if you travel to the US and want to bring boat parts back into Mexico. It proves that you have a boat in Mexico with the necessary documentation to stay in Mexico and will allow you to avoid expensive import taxes. We decided to tackle the import form without the $100 service’s help. We searched out the Aduana's (Customs) of¬ fice and met Enrique, who very kindly showed us the form and explained how it needed to be completed. The only hitch

was it had to be typewritten with carbon copies. I asked Norma in the Marina of¬ fice if I could use her typewriter, she agreed, and I typed in the form. We walked it back to the Aduana's of¬ fice the next day and received an appoint¬ ment for Enrique to inspect our boat at 4:00 p.m. the following day. This was ac¬ complished at the agreed time and he asked us in a combination of Spanish pep¬ pered with English over a Coke and cook¬ ies to come back to his office the next day to receive our completed form. It took a little time on each of four days to get our import form, but it cost us nothing. In the process we found a great Swiss deli by the Aduona!s office where we enjoyed many delicious sandwiches, meat pies, and pastries. The end result was that we had the famous import form in our hot, little hands at no cost and gained a few pounds to bootl We sailed up the Baja coast and settled in to Marina La Paz where the check in/ out fee was $10 each. This was so rea¬ sonable we decided to let them do it for us. The rest of our check ins/outs we did ourselves and found they were easily and inexpensively accomplished. There were a few occasions when huge cab fares were required to get us into the nearest town SUMS MSHsS

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Who says the check-ln dance Isn't fun? Think of the exercise you get walking from office to of¬ fice. In Z-town the process Is actually quite easy.

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to do so. If you find yourselves in this situ¬ ation, find other cruisers with whom to split the fare in your sub-compact taxi — but before you do, shower and put on de¬ odorant, and ask your partners to do the same! The conventional wisdom has it that you can’t leave your boat anchored in Loreto because fierce winds will blow it out to sea like a leaf on the water. There¬ fore most cruisers anchor in Puerto

If you are frugal cruisers like us, you wilt undertake the process yourself at an average cost of $3.50 US per port stop. .

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Escondido and pay the cab fares for the ride into Loreto to do check in/out. Some¬ times you can get lucky and someone from Tripui RV park will give you a ride into Loreto. It’s rumored that Mexican officials check boats anchored in Puerto Escondido and you'll pay a fine if you're seen there without checking in. It sounds a little too regimented for the Mexico I know, but maybe there is some truth to it. We went into town with another cruis¬ ing couple and negotiated a cab fare to be driven to the airport in Loreto, then to the Port Captain's office. In addition we wanted to be dropped off at the mercado and picked up in 4 hours. It was a large fare, but not too bad when shared. At the airport the official Migration officer had not yet arrived for work. A very nice per¬ son in uniform, whose duty was not check-in, took our papers, checked us In quickly, after rummaging through the other officer's desk for the stamp, and told us with a grin to get out of there quickly. We then went to the Captania del Puerto where we concluded our business with no fees paid. On checking out we decided to forget the conventional wisdom about anchoring in the roadstead off Loreto and did so. We needed to buy pro¬ visions so we qnded up staying overnight in a mill pond environment that was de¬ void of wind and swells. Santa Rosalia was a short but dusty walk through blast-furnace heat to an unmarked building next to the ferry ter¬ minal, and up a two-stoiy flight of stairs to Migration. Local people butted in front of us there, but we didn't care, as the of¬ fice was well air conditioned and it was 110 degrees outside. (I have observed in my travels, incidentally, that the art of queuing is not well understood in most Latin cultures.) From there it was another November, 1998 •

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MEXICO CRUISING — THE CHECK-IN CHALLENGE short walk to the end of the feny wharf to the Port Captain to check in. Mainland Mexico Sometimes the frugal cruiser can get first class treatment. We stayed in Ma¬ rina Real in the San Carlos area and we were checked in for free. Marina San Carlos charged $15 to check us out. You could take the bus to Guaymas and do it yourself, but it is a long ride and it was very hot when we were there in August. Marina El Cid in Mazatlan charged us $15 each for check in/out. We tried, unsuccessfully, to check out there. The hardest part was getting the Port Captain in Mazatlan to spend the time to sign the paperwork. His office is on the extreme opposite end of Mazatlan from the Marina, in the area of the mu¬ nicipal anchorage. We sat in his vestibule like two perched hens and waited for his Excellency to sign the papers. Finally his secretary said that he wanted us to come back hours later for the paperwork. We lost patience, flew the coop and had the marina handle it for us. If you want to give it a try, enjoy a tasty roasted chicken or great pizza at Polio Kawa for lunch and then head back to get signatures from this most recalcitrant Port Captain. Puerto Vallarta has the venerable 'Pa¬ per Man', Juan Arias, who will handle all paperwork for you including your 20-year import papers. Since it is so easy to check in and out of Puerto Vallarta, I saw no reason to pay for this service. My friends used Paper Man and did not get the paperwork back when they asked for it, and were charged a higher price than they ex¬ pected to pay. Migration, Captania del Puerto and API are all located within a two-block area. They all reside by the Cruise Ship terminal and are an easy two peso bus ride from Marina Vallarta. There is one little hint which will help you here and in Huatulco. You need to arrive at, or leave, the port during the office hours of the Port Captain or you end up paying an extra 100 pesos or more. In other words, they will ask you at what time you ar¬ rived or are leaving the port. If you re¬ spond that it is not between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, you will pay overtime charges even though you are sitting in their offices transacting business during normal of¬ Page 138 •

• November, 1998

fice hours. We only paid 33 pesos for port fees in Puerto Vallarta because we under^ stood the rules thoroughly. In Huatulco, unlike PV, the Port Captain's office sits within view of the anchorage, but his hours are longer, till 6:00 p.m. In Zihuatanejo it was very easy to check in and out by walking to the differ¬ ent offices, so we saved money on taxis. (It was a long walk to Migration, but we got a chance to explore the best little town in Mexico.) This was the first place we were asked to take the port fees of 24 pesos to the bank and bring the deposit slip back to the Port Captain. We were asked to do the same in Huatulco. You can take your boat to Ixtapa Marina and they will handle check in/out for you for $15 each, but it's so simple to do in Zihuatanejo that we didn't consider it. Few boats make Acapulco a destina¬ tion, but if you do and are members of a Yacht Club you can stay one day for free. If your yacht club has sent a card grant¬ ing Club de Yates de Acapulco reciprocal privileges, you can stay two nights for free Med-moored to a dock. Another hint for checking into Acapulco, take your paper¬ work from Club de Yates de Acapulco to the Capitania del Puerto and you won't

Puerto Madero is one of the only ports In Mexico where an Immigration boat 'greets' you.

have to pay approximately 50 peso per night port fees. The trick here is the bus¬ ses. They will all get you to the Migration office, but some take the scenic (not!) route. The Port Captain in Puerto Madero knows of your arrival almost before you do and the minute your anchor splashes down in the anchorage the Mexican Navy

will arrive — eight strong-armed men with their de rigueur automatic rifles in a panga to board and inspect. This is not an un¬ pleasant experience as they are extremely polite, friendly and courteous. Our In¬ specting officer, Guardiamarina (Ensign) Billy Estrella Quijana spoke excellent En¬ glish, was a graduate of the Mexican Na¬ val Academy and had crewed on the U.S. Coast Guard tall ship, Eagle. This is the only port in Mexico where Migration comes to you in a large Boston Whaler. He will inspect and stamp your paperwork, and if you desire, give you an official Zarpe (exit visa) if you are leaving Mexico for Central America. The Capitania del Puerto will check you in and charge you 45 pesos per day, which you pay by dinghying to, then climbing up the lad¬ der on, the large Navy ship dock and walk¬ ing to the API office. The less adventur¬ ous take a 30-peso cab ride. If you're heading toward the Gulf of Tehuantepec, the Port Captain has lots of pertinent weather information.

ur purpose in cruising Mexico was to get to know Mexicans and Mexican culture. We found that the check-in ex¬ perience was an important introduction to that end. We were always treated with respect and we always treated our hosts the same. We always dressed neatly and

modestly, but never felt the need to do the white shirt and long pants routine. A smile and a light remark even in English will light up the faces of the Mexican offi¬ cials and ease the process considerably. If you keep your sense of humor and have patience, you will find checking in to be an experience ^you can almost look for¬ ward to. — richard & linda braue hermosa beach

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MAZATLAN ALL PHOTOS BY TOM LYON

]\/Iazatlan — a cruiser favorite located on mainland Mexico near where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean — has all kinds of unusual distinctions. Our favorite is that it was only the second city in the world — Tripoli, Libya, was the first — to have been bombed from the air. It happened in 1914, four years after the start of the revolution, when General Venustiano ordered one of his soldiers up in a bi-plane to drop a leather pouch full of dynamite and nails on an ammo dump. The bomb was off target and landed on a downtown street killing two. Viva la revolucion? It wasn’t the first 'El Faro' puts out 1.5 mil¬ lion candlepower from an elevation of 515 feet.

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time that Mazatlan, a few miles south of the Tropic of Cancer, had been a focus of violence. In the days of the Manila Galle¬ ons, French and English pirates hid in the hill-obscured natural harbor waiting for the annual passing of galleons on their way from the Philippines to Acapulco. The galleon crews, weary from the long Pacific crossing, were rarely a match for the well-rested pirates. Every bit as much a ’young city’ as San Francisco, Mazatlan was, at various times, also occupied by French, Spanish and Ameri¬ can troops. But that wasn't emphasized in high school history, was it? Mazatlan first came to the general attention of modern sailors in April of 1961, when some intrepid members of the Los Angeles YC raced 1,200 miles southeast in what was one of the first long distance races to Mexico. Excellent friendships were _ established with local hosts, and the event was then continu¬ ously held in November of even-numbered years. After 1984, however, the event fell out of favor with racers. Perhaps it was too many white-knuckle spinnaker reaches in beam seas across a moonless Sea of Cortez, or perhaps the

Looking down at one of El Cid's pools and the El Cid Marina.

decor at Senor Frogs had become a little too familiar. Nonetheless, the Mazatlan Race brought many classic yachts to the 'Pearl of Old Town is anchored by the famous Cathedral and the Mercado Central

those days, rarely had refrigeration, and didn't cany very much water. Further¬ more, Cabo barely existed back then, so Mazatlan was the first good city for reprovisioning south of Ensenada. While Mazatlan's harbor was dirty and didn't have very good holding ground, at least it had a harbor — which was more than could be said for many other Mexican cities. Mazatlan sort of disappeared from cruiser consciousness in the ’80s and early ’90s, as races to La Paz, Las Hadas, Cabo and Puerto Vallarta became more popular. And while Mazatlan did nothing to make itself more accqmmothe Pacific’. They included great wood yachts such as Bolero, Serena, Chubasco, Escapade, Miramar, and Ragtime, and breakthrough 'plastic boats' such as the Bounty IIs Misty and Mutineer, the Colum¬ bia 50 yawl Simoon, the Columbia 57 _ Dorothy O, the Cal 40 Psyche, and others such as Mir, Kialoa II, Rascal and Ondine.

here weren't many cruising sailors in Mexico in the '70s, but for those who were there, Mazatlan was pretty much a 'must stop’. After all, cruising boats weren't particularly fast in

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dating to cruisers, Cabo, Puerto Vallarta and La Paz were busy building marinas and

The Mercado Central occu¬ pies an entire city block.

other cruiser facilities and services. So for nearly a decade, many

cruisers made the 300-mile passage from Cabo to Puerto Vallarta, bypassing

Mazatlan entirely. Things began to turn around for Mazatlan in the mid’90s when a breakwa¬

ter was built at the north end of the city, giving access to what has since become the El Cid Resort and Marina, and Marina Mazatlan. While Marina Mazatlan has more slips, Marina El Cid is part of the largest resort in Mexico, which includes more than a dozen restaurants and bars, 17 tennis courts, a golf course, a disco, a spa, and a number of swimming pools — one of which connects the resort’s three hotels! While the channel to the two marinas made it possible for Mazatlan to become a major cruiser destination, it was The Olas Altas — or high waves — district of Old Town.

There is no shortage of fresh provisions in Mazatlan.

former cruiser Dick Markie who actually

made it happen. It was a combina¬ tion of Markie's personal attention and creation of scores of cruiser 'events' that put the city back on cruiser charts. In fact, more than a few cruisers now say Mazatlan is their favorite place in Mexico. While Markie has since moved on to become Harbormaster at Paradise Marina in Puerto Vallarta, his legacy can be seen in the busy calendar of events at Marina Mazatlan. They start with the 'the biggest cruiser Thanksgiving in Mexico' on November 26, and end 15 events later with the Easter Sunday 'Blessing of

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— are the results of diabolical deeds on the part of the taxi association, you're just being para¬ noid. Both are located within easy walking distance of the commercial harbor and old anchorage — right where they were when we first pulled into Mazatlan in the late '70s. A word to the wise: Marina Mazatlan will handle your checking in and out for a total of $20. By the way, if marinas aren't your style, you

can still anchor in the old harbor. See this month's Letters for

the facilities and costs — and the dangers of leaving your dinghy in the water.

V V ith a popula¬ tion of more than half a million, the city of Mazatlan hugs the coast for 15 miles, yet

is only a half mile to a mile wide. And it's really two cities rather than one. ©Id Mazatlan blossomed in the 1920s, and is an¬ chored by the Cathe¬ dral Basilica de la Purisima, the Plaza de Republica, and the Mercado Central — where you'd better quickly learn to bargain. This is genuine Mexico. The 'other city’ — the Zona Dorado or 'gold zone' — is a series of high and low rise hotels and other tourists attractions to the north of the Old City. It sprang to life in the '60 and '70s, and thanks to the lovely beaches, modest prices and Mazatlan's many attractions, continues to prosper. While the Zona Dorada can be lots of fun, it's about as authentic as a Seven Layer burrito supreme from Taco Bell.

You haven't lived until you've bought meat at the Mercado Central.

nlike Cabo and Puerto Vallarta, which live on tourism, Mazatlan has its own economy that's significantly aug¬ mented by tourism. While Mazatlan's biggest income comes from the sea — it has the biggest shrimp fleet in the world — it also is a manufactur¬ ing and agricultural center. And despite the heavy tourism, Mexican culture runs strong, from the bullfights, to the baseball team, to a Carnaval that's claimed —- like a lot of others — to be the second biggest in the world after Rio's. Mazatlan has countless attractions for visitors. Exploring by foot is terrific, no matter if it's the Old City center, the Olas Altas (high waves) waterfront district, or along the beaches of the Zona Dorado. If

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The old harbor is home to the sportfishing fleet.

you enjoy elevation, Cerro Vigia offer the best view of the city: Cerro Creston is home to 515-foot high El Faro, a 1.5 million watt light that is said to be the highest up of any in the world; and Cerro Neveria, or 'ice hill'. In the 1880s, Mazatlan used to import ice from San Francisco. (If you think that's unusual, when building, the Valentino's Disco — a gaudy Mazatlan landmark for two decades.

Panama Canal, ice was imported to the Pacific Coast of Panama from Boston — which naturally required a trip around Cape Horn!) Mazatlan is also one of the better Mexican cities for surfing, boogie boarding, swimming and sport fishing. If you visit the old harbor, check out the photo of the 1,000 pound black marlin. As for more cerebral and cultural interests, consult one of the guide books for

the extensive list.

azatlan is popular with cruisers because it's easy to fly in and out from many U.S. destinations. If you're short on money and long on time, it only costs $38 for the first class train to Mexicali. Because of all the great seafood and agriculture, and because of all the tourists, dining in Mazatlan is excellent -— and for the most part reason¬ ably priced. At the bottom of the food chain, you'll find carts on many street corners selling oysters and shrimp. Another popular pastime is to buy a bunch of

shrimp from a stand and have a restaurant prepare them any way you want. If you need a junk food hit, America's cuisine is

The El Cid staff surround you to make Sure you have a good time.

well represented. As you might expect, there is every type and style of tourist restaurant you can imagine. Ask the local cruisers for a list of

favorites. Mazatlan also has a number of high falutin' restau¬ rants if you want to do something special. Senor Peppers, where the waiters dress in tuxedos and treat customers with deference, is said to be one of the best. Provisioning your boat is not a problem in Mazatlan. There are Sam's Clubs and other discount places. It's a far ciy from the old days. There are lots of forms of local trans¬ portation; buses, taxis, and pulmonias. Although the two marinas are at the extreme north end of town, they are served by all three. Buses are cheapest, and the Harbormasters can give you the sched¬ ules. Pulmonias — which translates literally as pneumonia — are little open air vehicles which should run about half the price of a taxi. Halfway between

San Diego and Acapulco, and pretty much halfway between Cabo and La Paz and Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan is a crossroads — but a great destination, too. Don't miss it. — latitude 38

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MAX EBB I've often thought there should be a microphone at the yacht club bar, con¬ nected to a big outside speaker aimed at the harbor entrance. That way, whenever we saw someone doing something wrong, we could broadcast, “Your fenders are out!” or, “Not enough luff tension in that

accurately, a live-at-the-club) who can always be counted on to provide critical commentary. “What. . . is. . . that?" he., repeated again, still unable to give his

"It appears that we have no reason to attribute commendable performance to the Bermuda triangular sail..." jib," or, “You forgot your top batten." If nothing else was going on and we were feeling particularly creative, we might even critique spinnaker color schemes. But just a couple of days ago, some¬ thing came up the creek that defied com¬ ment. If we had had that microphone, we would not have been able to say much more than, “What in heck is that?” The hull was ordinaiy enough, but the rig looked like someone had tried to build a Polynesian war canoe sail with parts from a hang glider. The thing broad reached towards the windows of the club, jibed around — at least we think it was a

Familiar boat, different sail. A Hobie 16 tries out the crab claw rig.

jibe; it was hard to tell because the sail went over the top and came down on the other side — and then it reached off to the far side of the channel. All the while making surprisingly good speed for the small sail area it spread. "What. .. is. . . that?” Said one of my friends at the bar, a liveaboard (or more Page 146 • UlOide.32 • November, 1998

usual insightful analysis of the boat traf¬ fic passing by our club. “HolyToledo, someone actually did it!" said the third person at the bar, a younger sailor who was going to crew for me in the upcoming midwinter series. * “You mean you know what that is?" I asked incredulously. “It’s a crab sail — or crab something," he said. “Crab claw. That's it. A crab claw." We watched the boat close on the far side of the channel and then tack. The sail never luffed, but assumed a moreor-less horizontal position, looking for all the world like a big hang glider wing while the boat coasted through the eye of the wind. Then the rig tipped back over on the other tack as the boat aimed toward us again. “But why?” I asked. "It looks compli¬ cated and inefficient." “Quite the contrary," answered my new crew. “Crab-claw sails are actually more efficient than normal triangular sails. Something about conical vortices follow¬ ing the edges of the sail, causing low pres¬ sure on the leeward side.” ‘That's how all sails work,” said the liveaboard. This is different. With a normal sail, a high angle of attack just causes a stall, and loss of lift. But with the crab-claw shape, the lift can go up to a much higher lift coefficient at High angle because of those coiled vortices. This was all written up in a book about sail perfromance by, um, what’s-his-name, the same guy who wrote Sailing Theory and Practice." “You mean C. A. Marchaj?" said the liveaboard. “I think we have a copy of that book right here in our club library.” He went to fetch the book in question while my crew continued to explain why the crab-claw, used all over the non-west¬ ern world for millennia, was inherently superior to anything that modern aero¬

dynamic technology could cook up.

“1\T JL \ ot only do you get much more power out of a smaller sail,” he contin¬ ued, “but the area is much lower down so there’s less heeling. And there’s a lifting force too, if it’s set up right. Plus reefing is easy. Just let the two long spars come a little closer together to reduce projected area and round off the luffs.” I watched the strange rig some more, trying to visualize what the air could pos¬ sibly like so much in that shape. 1 tried to make sense out of the idea that mak¬ ing this sail fuller — by loosening the lines that held the two big spars apart, as my new crew was explaining to me — would somehow make the sail less powerful. “But wouldn’t increasing the fullness of the sail increase the power?” I asked. “Not with a true crab claw. The high lift comes from those entrained vortices, so you want the flow to separate at the luffs instead of following the sail around a gentle curve. A crab-claw sail with sharp luffs actually produces more lift than one with round luffs. Sort of the opposite of what we’re used to.” “Strange,” I said. “Can it point, too?” "I don’t think it can point with a mod¬ ern rig. But on the average, if you look at the full range of angles of attack, you get more usable forward thrust per area than with any other rig type. This gives it a lot of potential as an alternative cruising rig." I was about to ask why we didn't see more of these contraptions, if they were so good and the data had been in print for so long. But just then the liveaboard returned with the Sail Performance book. He opened it up to a diagram of for¬ ward thrust versus apparent wind angle for various rigs.

^)ure enough, the crab claw looked very impressive on this plot. And the con¬ cept was clarified by Marchaj’s sketches of vortices shaped like cones, laying along the edges of delta wings and crab-claw sails. There were also diagrams showing how the low pressure in the tornado-like vortex was used to contribute to lift in this type of wing or sail. Instead of being lost in the wake, the low pressure is in con¬ tact with the lee side of the sail, account¬ ing for the lift-enhancing effect. Meanwhile, the device in question had broken off from its series of maneuvers

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MEETS 'THE CLAW maybe two-thirds of working sail area. I’m pretty sure I can beat a similar boat with a conventional rig sailing main-only, but we haven't had the race yet. Still under development, you know. But the reason we pulled in — is there a pay phone around here we can use?” “We can do better than that,” said the liveaboard, pulling a cell phone out of his pocket and handing it to the inventor. ’Thanks,” he said as he walked down the dock a bit for some privacy.

in the channel and appeared to be head¬ ing straight for the yacht club guest dock. “I’m going down for a closer look at this thing, ” said my crew. The rest of our ad hoc dock committee was right behind him, and we reached the guest dock just as the two unconventional sailors were finishing tying up their ma¬ chine. “Okay, we give up,” I said after wel¬ coming them to our yacht club. “What do you call it?” “Crab-claw, right?" offered my new crew enthusiastically. “Well, it’s a little different from the clas¬ sic crab-claw,” explained the inventor of the rig. “In this variation, the sail can fly on the leeward side of the mast on both tacks, to avoid mast interference. Also, we can set the sail in the ‘neutral posi¬

tion’ like it is now, where it’s completely horizontal. “Makes a nice awning,” I said. “I call it a ‘horizontal’ fig,” he contin¬ ued. “Because it tacks by rotating about a horizontal axis instead of a vertical axis. The luff and leech swap roles, but the windward and leeward sides of the sail never change. The crab-claw Is just one subset of possible horizontally tacked rigs."

"Uh oh. Somebody's been reading way too much of Tony Marchaj!" Wm m

The horizontal-tacking crab claw, area for area, may be the most powerful reaching rig ever de¬ vised. _

VV ith an attraction like this in full view of most of the waterfront, I knew it would only be a matter of time before Lee Helm, naval architecture student, showed up to take a look. After all, when the weather’s good and the wind’s up it’s a safe bet she’ll be down here instead of up on campus. Sure enough, an intercollegiate racing dinghy luffed up to the guest dock and a young woman in a wetsuit jumped out, bow painter in hand. Lee was right be¬ hind her, but she ignored her crew’s pro¬ tests that they really shouldn’t be play¬ ing hooky from team practice like this, and took the bow painter to tie it up to our dock. “Uh oh!” Lee exclaimed. “Someone’s been reading, like, way too much of Tony Marchaj!” She pronounced it ‘‘MAR-kai,’’ and used his anglicized first name as if she had actually met the man. I introduced her to my friends from the club, and to the crab-claw sailor too. “But what do you mean by ‘too much’ Marchaj?” asked the crab claw crew. “So far, the rig behaves just as predicted by his data.” “For sure,” Lee said. “Marchaj’s data is okay, but he distorts the meaning of it pretty badly, imho.” My friend from the bar was still carry¬ ing the book, and it was still open to the page with the diagram of the impressive forward thrust potential of the crab-claw rig. He offered it to her for a look.

“How much area does it have compared to normal for this type of boat?” asked my crew. “It’s about the same as the main only. And since this is a fractional rig, that’s

“I better not drip Bay water on it," she said. “But I’m familiar with that diagram.” He read from the caption: The poten¬ tial power of the crab claw compared with the Bermudan rig. The hatched area shows the margin of superiority of the November, 1998 •

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MAX EBB former over the latter at heading angles ranging from 40 to 180 degrees.”

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V^ouple things wrong with that,” Lee responded. “First, since when is inte¬ grating the thrust force over all possible headings a measure of value? 1 mean, like, most people would think that the angles of apparent wind from 30 to 40, are more important than any other 10-degree slice of angles. That’s ‘cause if you have to sail a random course with legs in all direc¬ tions, you spend much more time going close-hauled than on any other point of sail. So you can’t just integrate area, you have to look at actual speed from A to B. "Not to mention that speed is nowhere near linearly dependent on forward thrust. I mean, if you want to get the ef¬ fect of the rig type on overall performance, look at actual time to sail a random col¬ lection of headings. Marchaj throws away any route that has to go upwind, because it would put a disproportionate empha¬ sis on those low angles where the Ber¬ mudan rig is faster.” “Or at the veiy least,” suggested my crew, “instead of having to go an equal

Top, theoretical and spanwise distribution of suction on the leeward side of a delta foil. Be¬ low, air particles spinning Inside the two coiled vortices.

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The potential power of the erab claw compared with the Bermudan rig in Marchaj's 'Sail Theory and Practice.' The hatched area represents the margin of superiority of the former over the lat¬ ter at heading angles ranging from 40 to 180 degrees.

an equal amount of time. You know, like the way IMS assumes random wind di¬ rections for distance races." “Okay, that would be fair for a cruiser,” admitted Lee. “But like, the way Marchaj does it, all the close-hauled sailing i& still chopped out of the data! You can’t pre¬ tend that desired courses ar e never above close-hauled.” “But gentleman never sail to wind¬ ward,” noted my friend with the book. “Bzzzt!" said Lee. “Use of cliche to dis¬ engage from rational discourse. Point for¬ feited.” “But the crab claw still looks pretty good on a reach," said my crew. “Compared to what?” asked Lee. “Mar¬ chaj's comparison is with a straightroached triangular mainsail. He doesn’t allow adjustments in sail shape to add power when reaching, and he doesn’t even allow a boom vang to control twist. No fair comparing a rig that needs a boom vang but doesn’t have one, to a rig like the crab claw that doesn’t have any ten¬ dency to twist at all. I mean, from the photos of his models it looks as though the Bermudan sail shapes tested were allowed to twist off like the sails on badlydesigned toys." The club member with the book tried

to break in, but Lee’s rant had acquired too much momentum for her to stop now. “And,” she continued, “Marchaj doesn’t allow any downwind sails. A sloop with a spinnaker will be so much faster than the crab claw that when the crew looks be¬ hind them they’ll see red shift!” \

“M XVAaybe Marcnaj is just tiying to explain why sails have evolved the way they have,” I suggested. “Right," added the liveaboard. “Marchaj assumes that materials and trim techniques are limited to what would be available to third world fishing fleets.” “Well duh,” said Lee. “I agree that the crab claw on pre-industrial fish boats might be optimal. But like, look what he says here. . ." Lee shook some.more salt water off her hands and grabbed the book, flipping a few pages. “'It appears,'” she read, “'that we have no reason to attribute commendable per¬ formance to the Bermuda triangular sail. The practically extinct crab claw sail — once used by Polynesian seafarers — is superior to the fiercely guarded product of racing and rating rules. The Bermudan planform is so much protected that yacht designers are free to experiment with any form of fin keel, but they are not allowed to do the same with the rig. For some strange, incomprehensible reason, this sail planform is considered by the rulemakers as sacrosanct.'” “I see what'ybu mean,” said my crew. “Sounds like someone with an agenda." “For sure,” said Lee. “I mean, first he

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books are great.”

uses design limitations that apply to thirdworld fishboats to show that yes, the third-world fishboats are doing it right, and .then he goes on to say that modern boats are probably doing it wrong because of racing rules, ignoring all the boats built with no intention of ever racing, and ig¬ noring the fact that PHRF and other rat¬ ing systems are open to innovative rigs. And even worse, ignoring the character¬ istics of a modern Bermudan rig entirely." “So, I gather you’re not happy with this book?” I suggested. "It’s disappointing to see him go anti¬ performance in such a big way," said Lee, “and then blame all of it on us racers.” “He’s not so much anti-performance," said the liveaboard, “he’s just anti-high aspect ratios for cruising boats, and 1 agree with him.” “But look what Marchaj does in his 1996 book, Seaworthiness, the Forgotten Factor. He’s so down on high aspect foils that he goes to extraordinary means to

show how bad they are in steep seas, us¬ ing an unrealistic wave condition and then making simplified assumptions that dis¬

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tort wave dynamics beyond recognition.” “I thought that was a great book too. Where does he do that?” ‘The part about directional stability and long versus short keels. He seems to think that boats with deep keels and high aspect rudders are hard to steer. And to prove this he assumes waves 10 feet high with a four second period, and no water motion at all below the surface.” “So, you really think Marchaj writes good stuff?" my crew said sarcastically. “Actually I do,” said Lee. “His first two

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SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART I — .......

"Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends. We're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside. . — Emerson, Lake & Palmer (from Brain Salad Surgery)

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elcome back, indeed, to Latitude's annual three-part salute to the Bay Area sailing champions. We'll profile some of the Handicap Division Association (HDA) and Oc^an Yacht Racing Association (OYRA) winners this time; one design winners will be featured in the next issue; and everyone else (woodies, dinghies, kids, etc.) will get the treatment in our January issue. We really enjoy this an¬

nual ritual and hope you do, too — it's fun to meet the faces behind the names we've been typing in The Racing Sheet all summer! We'll spare you our normal 'state of the union' diatribe on the health of these two ojjganizations, other than to observe that HDA is doing well and OYRA is struggling again. The HDA numbers were actually up; 97 boats entered and 49 qualified (ver¬ sus 78 and 38 last year), while 105 other boats sailed as one-time entries (gener¬ ally in the Vallejo Race and Second Half Opener). The number of divisions in HDA's 12-race series is also up, going from seven last year to ten (new fleets are

the Sportboats, 30-Footers and Non-Spin¬ naker). This has effectively diluted the size of the divisions, however, and some of the classes are getting awfully thin. The OYRA story is bleaker: 87 entries, 23 qualifiers (i.e., sailed in half the 10 races) and 44 one-timers. That’s down significantly from 107 entries and 43 qualifiers last year, possibly due to the OYRA board's ill-advised (and unsuccess¬ ful) attempt to break away from YRA ear¬ lier this year. There were some highlights — 99 boats in the Lightship Race, the new overnight run down to Monterey — but also lots of poorly attended races and a depressing amount of shoreside bicker-

ing and politicking. We're told that OYRA has now patched things up with YRA, and that everything is back on an even keel — hopefully even improved after all this recent mental anguish. For the 'rest of the story' on HDA and OYRA, you can always call Lynn at the YRA office, (415) 771-9500. Meanwhile, turn the page and meet our first batch of 1998 Silver Sea Gods. Our hearty con¬ gratulations to all winners, especially those listed below who didn't get profiled this year. On with the show! — latitude /rkm

In your facet The Riptide 35 'Terremoto' at the start of the Pacific Cup. Photo 'latitude '/rob. HDA-F — 1) Ja Mon, F-25c, John Kocol, BAMA; 2) Indigo, Dragonfly, Mike Taylor, StFYC; 3) Pegasus, F-27, Andrew Pitcairn, BAMA. (6 entered; 2 qualified) HDA-G — 1) China Cloud, J/40, Leigh Brite/Cliff Wilson, RYC; 2) Cha Ching, BH-41, Scooter Simmons, SFYC; 3) Jabiru, J/35, Brian Dunn/Bill West, EYC. (16 entered; 8 qualified) HDA-H — 1) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck, CYC; 2) My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Garami, SSS; 3) Family Hour, Olson 30, Bilafer Family, RYC. (14 entered; 8 qualified) HDA-L — 1) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair, BYC; 2) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen, Cal SC; 3) Voyager, Ranger 29, Don Pruzan, EYC. (6 entered; 5 qualified)

HDA-N (non-spinnaker) —1) Wind Dragon, Catalina 34, Dave Davis, BVBC; 2) Bear Territory, Catalina 34, David Smith, RYC; 3) Moonshine, O'Day 34, Mick Coleman, CPYC. (7 entered; 0 qualified) PHRO-1B —1) Punk Dolphin, Wylie 39, Jon¬ athan Livingston, RYC; 2) Eclipse, Express 37, Mark Dowdy, SFYC; 3) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck, CYC. (12 entered; 7 qualified) * MORA-1 — 1) Baffett, Express 27, Tom Baffico/ Forest Baskett, SYC/StFYC; 2) Run Wild, Olson 30, Dale Irving, StFYC; 3) Jaded Lover, Express 27, Ri¬ chard Bryant, SYC. (11 entered; 4 qualified) SHS— 1) Sparky, Mumm30, Larry Hoffman, Jr., OYC; 2) Berserker, Ericson 38, Mark Deppe, SSS; 3) Tinsley Light, WylieCat 30, HankGrandin, SFYC. (13 entered; 4 qualified) MULTIHULL — 1) Erin, Antrim 30+, Dan Buhler, EYC. (2 entered; 1 qualified)

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David Thomson, a private investor from Woodside, and alternate driver Kim Desenberg, a boat repairer with the everexpanding KKMI empire, returned to the podium for the second year in a row. Last year, they sailed the then-new Peregrine to a narrow victory in HDA-G; this year, they are the first winners of the new Sportboat Division. "It was really close with the Antrim 27 Abracadabra II," ad¬ mitted Thomson. 'We traded the lead all summer, but managed to win the last race — a light air, flood tide deal out to Point Bonita — and, with it, the season." Peregrine's talented crew, which once again included many of Kim's Wabbit pals, included Colin Moore, Damon Harvey, Jon Stewart, Joe Hulse, Rick Mathews, Rich Jarratt, John Groen, Billy Erkelens, Karina Vogen, Chris Paige, Terry White, Brent Ruhne, Glenn Eberhard, Dan Newland, Ralf Morgan and Glenn Garfein. We seldom had the same crew twice, but everyone who sailed with us is a really good sailor," noted Desenberg. The Peregrine group capped off thensuccessful summer by winning the Yan¬ kee Cup, once again over their archrival Abracadabra. "With their asymmetrical spinnaker set-up, they do better than us on the reaches," explained Kim. "Fortu¬ nately, there was only one triangle race and two windward/leewards!" Apparently the Antrim 27 fleet isn’t trying for one de¬ sign status yet, so the fledgling Sportboat Division should be better attended and even more competitive next year.

Ed Durbin, staff commodore of the Richmond YC and one of the driving forces behind the newly-formed SF Bay 30 Fleet, is another repeat winner. Last year, Ixxis (911-S in Roman numerals, get it?) barely won HDA-J. This season, Durbin and his "energetic and spirited" crew stomped all over the fledgling 30-foot division. After starting slowly with an 8, DNF in the Vallejo Race, Ixxis rebounded with nine bullets and a deuce — the best record in HDA, accomplished in the biggest and ar¬ guably most competitive class. Durbin, an executive at an aerospace and electronics company, was quick to credit his crew — crew boss Eric Lewis, David Lewis, Nick Mason, Mark Salmon and former Ironman Aaron Lee. Frequent back-ups included Charlie Griffith and Chris Chamberlain. For 17 years, Durbin plyed the Bay on his faithful Catalina 27 Catalyst. He won the Nationals (silver fleet) four times be¬ fore that boat was destroyed in a fire in 1995, prompting him to move up to his Carl Schumacher-designed 911-S. "Ixxis is a wonderful boat," enthused Ed. "It has lots of go-fast features and sails up to its rating. All you need is a great crew, great sails and a lot of patience learning how to steer the thing." The 30-footers, all of which rate be¬ tween 117 and 141, have been a success story in their first year. 'The idea just makes sense," said Ed, who notes that other groups (such as the 40-footers) should consider a similar arrangement.

Retired computer programmer Gerry Brown, now sporting a natty-looking white beard, reclaimed his HDA title after a.oneyear hiatus. No stranger to the winner's circle, Gerry has bagged the Triton cham¬ pionship six times, the Newport 30 eight times, and HDA twice in his 36 years of skippering boats on the Bay. This is Brown's fourth year in his 1980 deep-keeled C&C 36, formerly known as Cognoscenti and Windfall II. Like his last three boats, Gerry changed the name to Mintaka, one of the stars in Orion's Belt. "Eighty percent of our success is crewr ef¬ fort, and we always make it a point to have fun," claimed Brown, a resident of Arroyo Grande. "And now that I’m retired, I have the time to devote to boat maintenance — I dive on it before each race, and try to replace things before they break." Geriy’s crew list hasn't changed much over the years; Tom Ranweiler (15 year veteran), Bruno Carnovale (14), Joe Rocky’ Rockmore (10), Fitz Fitzharris (10), Jon Hunter (10), and youthful Mike Maloney, who is both the 'new kid' (2 years) and the baby' at 43 years old. Oldtime crew Jackie Ruggles and Henry Melin filled in as needed. Mintaka hammered this division de¬ spite missing the Second Half Opener due to racing in the Pacific Cup (fourth in class even with a cracked boom). The boat ar¬ rived back at Svend's a scant 48 hours before their next HDA race. 'You haven't lived until you've assembled your mast in the dark," latighed Gerry.

2) Abracadabra II, A-27, D. Surtees, RYC; 3) Sparky, Mumm 30, L. Hoffman, OYC. (7 ent.; 4 qual.)

2) Enigma, Capo 30 mod., R. Hultman, EYC; 3) Legacy, Wylie 30 , J. Melder, EYC. (13 ent.; 9 qual.)

2) Zilla, B-25, Brent Draney, BYC; 3) Harp, Catalina 38, Mike Mannix, SSS. (12 ent.; 8 qual.)

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HDA & OYRA HDA —K Soling

HDA — M Catalina 27

Derf

PHRO —1A Farr 40

Latin Lass

Blue Chip

Bill Chapman Berkeley YC

Walt Logan San Francisco YC

Pete & Angie Rowland Richmond YC "I was looking for something like a Snipe when I stumbled onto the Soling seven years ago," said Pete Rowland, a UNIX systems administrator in Berkeley. "It was so cheap, I couldn't resist! It was rotting in some guy's driveway, and was a real piece of crap, even by old Soling standards." We were, ahem, the ones who unloaded that boat on Rowland, so we’ve had a personal interest in watching his progress up through the sailing ranks. With steady crew Jaime O’Brien and wife Angie Rowland, whom he married this summer, Pete completely restored the 30-year-old Derf. They've longboarded the hull three times down to 1500 grit sand¬ paper, bought Jeff Madrigali’s 'used' sails, installed a digital compass, and upgraded everything. Then, the trio worked hard on improving their own skills. We're Kame Richards' tide talk.groupies," laughs Pete. 'We've also sailed a lot on other boats — you can gain tons of insights that way." This was their third and final year in HDA, as the Rowlands recently sold Derf and bought a Wylie Wabbit. 'We're excited about sailing one design, especially after all the whining we endured about our rat¬ ing last year," said Pete. 'The fact was, we sailed way more aggressively than any¬ one else in our division. The biggest complainers were naturally the ones who were least prepared and sailed the worst.# The Rowlands are on to better things, but they'll always have a soft spot in their hearts for Def— Pete's first boat, as well as the one he met Angie on.

"We were lucky to win again!" claimed Bill Chapman, president of an energy management company in San Ramon. Latin Lass, one of the busiest midget rac¬ ing boats on the Bay, ended the season . tied with newcomer Spridle, but squeaked out the victory on the tiebreaker. Latin Lass, which Bill bought new in 1981, had an "undistinguished” first half. Prior to the HDA season, the Lass booted the Lightship Race: 'We were ignominiously flushed backwards out the Gate on the wrong side of the South Tower," re¬ called Bill. 'We failed to learn from that experience, and two weeks later were swept into the shipping channel during the Vallejo Race, again having to with¬ draw." After a "stern admonition to do better for Berkeley YC," Latin Lass reeled off four bullets in the second half to up¬ stage Spridle, a "formidable" competitor. Except for wife Myriam, the entire Latin Lass lineup changed this year. The new faces included Roman Waupotitsch ("who took over the foredeck and did it really well"), Betty and Gene Luzietti, Dan Cole¬ man, Matt Johnson, Mark Hadley and as¬ sorted others from BYC and Cal SC. Bill would like to see the ODCA 198raters switch over to the ailing HDA-M div¬ ision. "HDA doesn't conflict with MORA, and the courses — such as the Stone Cup and the Bonita Race — are more fun," he claimed. "We could simultaneously score the 198-raters seperately inside the frame¬ work of HDA-M. Hopefully, this would be more interesting for all involved."

"You're kidding — we won?" marveled Walt Logan, who owns and operates a San Francisco stock brokerage firm in real' life. Despite only sailing two of the races — a first in the Lightship, a third in the Farallones — the rest of the big boats were equally delinquent, essentially defaulting this division to the hot new Blue Chip. More meaningful race results for Logan's Farr 40 included winning the Big Daddy in their debut, first in the Stone Cup, fourth in the Pacific Cup, third at Kenwood Cup and second in the Big Boat Series. "Our success is due to a great crew, lots of practice, perfect Quantum sails and a highly optimized rating," claimed Logan, who also maintains a Kiwi 24 named Blue Chip up on Lake Tahoe. The closeknit and always splendidly attired Blue Chip gang included boat man¬ ager Carlos Badell, tactician Seadon Wijsen, Norman Davant, Roland Brun, Hogan Beatie, Steve Marsh, Seamus Wilmot, Keith Stahnke, Josh Josephson, Dennis George, Craig Fletcher, Ty Prine, John Collins and Jay Lambiotte. Blue Chip's qext road trip will be the upcoming PV Race/MEXORC combina¬ tion, both of which promise to be big this year. After that, Blue Chip will probably stay in SoCal through June, hopefully sailing against three other Farr 40s (Kilroy's, Tong's and Woodhull's) as well as one Hawaiian one (Taylor's). Then it's home for the Big Boat Series and the Fan40 Worlds on the Bay. "Basically, we'll sail where the other boats are," said Walt.

2) The Shadow, Mull 30, P. DeVries, SFYC; 3) Ouessant, F. Clipper, F. Buck, CYC. (9 ent.; 3 qual.)

2) Spridle, Cat. 22, Mike Faber, IYC; 3) Neblina, Cal 28, Hans Carter, Cal SC. (7 ent.; 2 qual.)

2) Recidivist, Schum. 39, C. Case, SFYC; 3) Cha Ching, BH-41, S. Simmons, SFYC. (17 ent.; 1 qual.) November. 1998 • LlUcdt-32 • Page 153'

SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART I PHRO — 2A Santana 35

PHRO — 2B Cal 39

MORA — 2 C&C Half Tonner

IceNine

Scotch Mist

Sorcerer

Brendan Busch St. Francis YC

Ray Minehan Corinthian YC

Greg Cody

After three years and about 100 races with Ice Nine, eveiything came together this summer for La Honda's Brendan Busch, a 30-year-old manager at Micro¬ soft. 'The learning curve was a steep one," claimed Busch. "The dedication of my regular crew, many of whom started with me as rank novices, was definitely the key to our success." In addition to winning their ocean division, Ice Nine notched vic¬ tories in the Larry Knight, Vallejo Race, Windjammers and, just last week, they added the Santana 35 Nationals to their growing list of credentials. The ocean crew consisted of Michael Thorton, Zuke and Chris Michini, Liam Mulkeen and Debi Cohn. In the Bay, Busch added Les Raos (former owner of Breakout, anotherTuna 35), John Kassar, Dave LeGrand and other special guests. Busch only began racing sailboats five years ago, starting out with a Nacra 5.8 catamaran. "I hadn't participated in com¬ petitive sports since bike racing in high school, and 1 caught the racing bug some¬ thing bad," said Brendan. "After a few years on the cat, I looked around for a boat that could race both the ocean and Bay, had a competitive one design fleet, an inboard engine, and was affordable." He bought Resolute II, promptly renamed it Ice Nine [from Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle) and began'his ascension to the throne. Brendan will be back to defend his multiple titles next year, but only after taking the winter off to pursue his other passions, skiing and snowboarding.

"Every outing was an adventure," claimed Ray Minehan of Novato. "I love sailing in the ocean, and even though the PHRO races weren't very well attended, it was valuable training for the Pacific Cup." Minehan and crew (19 year-old son Ray, Jr., Hemy 'Happy' Kulp, Roger Dahl, Farris Hix, Ed Hahn, Stewart Williamson, Bill and Mike Dowling, and Erik Cedarblom) enjoyed the blustery Farallones Race, the "near-perfect" return trip from the Drake's Bay, and sailing through a small pod of grey whales in the season¬ ending Jr. Waterhouse Race. "But the Pacific Cup was the real highlight of our summer," noted Ray, a senior executive with a San Francisco investment firm. For the Pac Cup, the Scotch Mist crew was augmented by Frank Burkhart, own¬ er of runner-up Island Girl. Burkhart ba¬ sically sacrificed his chances of winning the PHRO season in the process ("lucky for us!" laughed Ray). Scotch Mist finished seventh in class, and might have done much better if they hadn't blown up all kinds of gear 700 miles out. "We left with enough food to sail to Japan and back," recalled Minehan. "Unfortunately, we for¬ got all the silverware. We got by on one fork, one knife and one spoon, which was lost overboard halfway there!" Ray bought his 1980 Cal 39 two years ago after almost two decades away from sailing. He grew up racing MORA here, previously owning a Vanguard and a Chal¬ lenger. In a past life, he was a serious bike rider, logging ten 'double centuries'.

Greg Cody, who lives in Foster City and sells semiconductors for Lucent Technolo¬ gies, bought Sorcerer in 1982 and has campaigned her steadily ever since. One of five Canadian-built half tonners de¬ signed in the mid-'70s to the then-evolv¬ ing IOR rule, she is fairly heavy by mod¬ ern standards (8,500 pounds). "She's ab¬ solutely bullet-proof," said Cody. "We've punched through seas where the deck was covered up to the boom with white water, and yet she just keeps driving!" Sorcerer has been a fixture on the lo¬ cal racing scene for 15 years, participat¬ ing in IOR, IMS, MORA, PHRO, HDA, SSS and many midwinters. Sorcerer also has some serious ocean miles under her keel, including the Pac Cup, the Catalina Race, LongPacs and numerous Windjammers. "We've run around the buoys for years," said Greg. "Now I prefer the ocean. There's a dimension of power and respect out there that you don't feel inside the Gate." Sorcerer got off to a slow start this year, as Cody's hectic work schedule caused him to miss the first two races. Sorcerer, however, cast her spell over the fleet dur¬ ing the rest of the season. "The key to our victory was a great crew, one with over 100 years of local experience," noted Greg. His regulars included Ken "put the hatchboards in" Popplewell; Reed "don't give it any" Overshiner; John Rorher, "who al¬ ternates between stunning performances and sleeping on the foredeck"; and older brotherTom Cody , "who kept us organized and focused' thoughout the year."

2) N. Light. S-35, L. Ritchey, SeqYC; 3) Dance Away, S-35. Doug Storkovich, MYCO. (7 ent.; 1 qual.)

2) Island Girl, 1-36, Frank Burkhart, SYC; 3) Trial Run, Passport 40, Jack Beida, BYC. (14 ent.; 2 qual.)

2) Freewind, Cal 9.2, The Lessleys, RYC; 3) Latin Lass, Cat. 27, Bill Chapman, BYC, (11 ent,; 3 qual.)

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the risk of making you feel like the last lonely sentry guarding the castle gates while everyone else has gone off to party, we bring you a final installment of profiles of this year's Baja Ha-Ha Rally participants. Maybe they're just answering some innate call to head south for the winter, as humpback whales and whooping cranes do. Or maybe they just can't stand the prospect of another soggy winter, but roughly 500 sailors are heading toward Mexico's promise of warm water and tropi¬ cal sunshine as you read this. Along the 750-mile route to the Baja Cape they'll

we took our wives," says Mike. Actually, Mike and Charles sound like they have it pretty good, at least in our book. They're both retired while their wives work. Well, at least until the HaHa, when both Ria and Agnes will be 'semi retired'. "We're going to see if the guys can support us for a change!" says Ria.

Allons'y — Slocum 43 Larry Gill & Lena Blair, Friday Harbor The somewhat unusual pame of Larry and Linda's boat is French for "let's go!" — which certainly sums up their atti¬ tude tdward cruis¬ ing-

Ha-Ha'ers come in all shapes and sizes. Meet Tom and Nyna Daly and their 'Avalon' crew. have plenty of chances to test their mettle, their gear and their ability to slow down, relax, and cast off the trivial obsessions of the workaday world they've left behind. As we introduce you to this final lot of Ha-Ha'ers, we urge you not to be jealous of their new-found freedom, but to get even by working toward that end yourself —sooner, rather than later. And with that, we present the final entries in the Ha-Ha Class of '98:

Airborne — Ericson 46 Mike Gravitt & Ria Guzman, Santa Ana Airborne is not the oldest boat in this year's fleet, but at 26 years, it may be the oldest fiberglass one. Mike may be one of the longest continuous owners in the HaHa, too. He's owned the boat 23 years. With an awful lot of work over the past three years, including the addition of a teak deck, the former racing machine has completed; the transformation to cruising boat. Mike and Ria's crew for the trip, Agnes and Charles Turner, did the Ha-Ha two years ago on their boat, FarNiente. which is currently in Mazatlan. Back then, Mike crewed for Charles. 'We had such a blast we wanted to see if it would still be fun if Page 156 • IrtruUcZ)! • November, 1998

Though long¬ time liveaboards and experienced 'cold water' cruisers — they've been all up through the inside and outside waters between British Co¬ lombia and Alaska — the Ha-Ha marks Lena and Larry's first passage to Mexico. They figure going with the Ha-Ha crowd "is a fun way to start learning about new cruising grounds." It hasn't been all fun for the former powerboaters. For instance, they are probably the only ones who can claim to have gone aground — while on the hard! "In August of '97, the rgar strap of a Travelift broke while we were taking Allons'y out for some simple repairs at a not-to-be-named (but surely not innocent) boatyard," says Larry. "Four and a half months and many insurance dollars later, we were back in the water and back on track with our cruising plans." Long range, those plans include three to five years of cruising, destinations un¬ known. Sounds like our kind of trip.

Alsvid — Vagabond 47 Michael & Susan Ulrich, Leucadia, CA If we ever needed to drive home the point that sailing has a bit to do with boats, but is mostly about good people, friendship and fun, we need only point at Michael and Susan Ulrich. Starting out on the East Coast a decade ago, they've owned and chartered a series of boats and did all the usual East Coast passages, "sharing many wonderful anchorages with friends." Most of those trips included the same

After the frosty places he's been, Larry Gill of Allons'y' is ready for some Baja sunshine. crew they're taking on the Ha-Ha. Flying out from the right-hand coast are Mary Frazer, Walt Keith and Carol and Maty Towne. The women on Alsvid all happen to be nurses. Mike and Walt are self-described computer geeks and Harry used to be re¬ tired, but got tired of that so he signed on as a deckhand on a fishing boat out of Smith Point, Virginia.

It's not always easy to find shade in the Sea of Cortez. This 'Latitude' reader took refuge under the famous mushroom rock at Balandra Bay in order to catch up on Bay Area sailing news.

Now for the Norse mythology lesson. Alsvid is one of the mighty horses that pulls the sun through the sky. Fenrir, the boat's dinghy, is named for the wolf who chases Alsvid and his teammates through the/sky. Odin is aboard, too. He's Mike and Susan's domestic longhaired cat. The gray cat is Rind, who you Viking types probably know is Odin's mistress. Let's just hope they don't see too much of Thor's work on the Ha-Ha! Ha-Ha! Another Girl — Catalina 30 Robert Seltzer, Palo Alto "Life is not a test run," notes Bob, who at age 36 seems way too young to invoke such wisdom. "Turn off your television and go do it." It's a good bet Bob's TV isn't used for much beyond a plant stand. He grew up sailing Sunfish on Martha's Vineyard and remembers early on looking at the cruis¬ ers there and thinking "That's cool!" After

After having to drop his Ha-ha plans a couple of years ago, Bob Selzter of 'Another Girl' is ready.

graduating from college, he was learning to fly and saving for an airplane when, on a whim, he bought a boat instead. It was a good choice, he recalls. "Although boat¬ ing isn't any cheaper than flying, it's a lot more social. When was the last time you saw a bunch of airplanes rafted up?" Bob was planning to do the Ha-Ha a couple of years ago when he was offered a fellowship in London. It was an agoniz¬ ing decision, but he finally rigged a back¬ up bilge pump on Another Girl and flew to England. Spending a year and a half in a

library in cold, foggy London wasn't much fun, but he managed to get in some in¬ teresting side trips. One week, he hopped over to Cairo and sailed a lateen-rigged felucca up the Nile. Upon his return home (to find the boat in surprisingly good condition), Bob briefly considered using his new education and getting a job, but naaaaahhh. He figured he was never going to be freer, and the furniture was already in storage — so here he goes! Arabesque — Ericson 32 Joe Morrison, San Rafael Joe's sailing career began many years ago during his tenure as a paper boy, when his boss, Jack Bengerman, gave him lessons. Since then, he's owned three boats, although he only acquired Ara¬ besque a few months ago. "My crewmen, Bill Lundblad, Jay Fountain and I have been trying to sail to Mexico for at least six years," admits Joe. They headed south in '96, but unfortu¬ nately only got as far as Ensenada. This year, however, they're determined to reach the fabled Cape. After the Ha-Ha, they'll put the boat in storage temporarily, then return later to explore the Sea of Cortez. Another friend, Darin Mogadam, will round out the crew. ' Ariel — Cal 2-29 Steve Freeman, Vancouver Steve, his brother Jim and friend Don Cocha are sailing one of the smallest boats in this year's rally — but from the sound of it, one of the 'most ready.' Ariel has all nqw sails and all new rigging for this trip. Steve, an electrician (and owner of Cabo Condo Rentals) heard about the HaHa three years ago in Cabo. He decided to join up because "it sounded like fun." We're pretty sure that's what he had a lot of on the trip from Vancouver to San Di¬ ego — "It was like dancing with the Gods," he says. "But I think the Ha-ha will be even better." No great globe-girdling exploits are on the docket for Ariel after the Rally. Steve likes Baja so much he plans to stay in the Sea of Cortez indefinitely. A

Avalon — Swan 44 Tom & Nyna Daly, San Carlos Just when we think we have this handicapping thing down, somebody comes along with more valid 'go-slow' equipment. Hmmm, the conundrum now is how many seconds a mile we have to give Avalon for the 20" TV, full bar and — count 'em — two cases of suntan lotion. "Last year, Nyna and I realized our jobs were getting in the way of our hectic leiNovember, 1998 • UtUiUcZ? • Page 157

BAJA HA-HA V PREVIEW, PART III sure schedule," notes Tom. "So we dropped out of the Silicon Valley rat race for a while to do some focused nautical recreation." You might even call it a prac¬ tice honeymoon for the engaged couple — you know, just so they get the real one right. Avalon is one of the newest boats in the Rally. Tom took delivery of the brand new boat just last November. Of course, the wettest winter on record didn't give Tom and Nyna much in the way of great sailing weather, but they did have a lot of time to put on all those go-slow additions. Belladonna — Cal 35 Mike Wilmot, San Francisco Mike and his first mate, Donna Davis, are using the Ha-Ha as "the first step to¬ ward our goal of circumnavigating the Caribbean." Their steed is certainly up to the task. Under a previous owner, she reportedly has done a circumnavigation of the world. Mike wasn't forthcoming with much more information than that, so we'll have to wait until the Ha-Ha to pry more out of him.

Nancy and Van will be travelin' in style aboard their comfortable 60-footer 'Blaze'.

Blaze — Warwick 60 cutter Van & Nancy Draper, Orange Park, FL You know, sometimes you can tell you’re going to like a couplp before you even meet them. Based on their entry form, that's certainly the case with Cecil 'Van' and Nancy Draper. For example, on their entry form, where we asked about 'go-slow' gear, Van wrote "Roller furling, washer/dryer, icemaker, scuba compres¬ sor, Waterford crystal and dull-witted cap¬ tain." Van's sense of humor alone should be worth a couple of seconds a mile. We'd like to think the retired executive acquired at least some of his mischievous attitude as a result of his participation with the same boat in last year's Ha-Ha. Van has owned more than a dozen

boats in his life, about half power and half sail. In fact, when he and Nancy were looking around for a sport to do together, they decided on sailing. They bought a Hobie Cat and spent several years racing with those fun and well-organized fleets. Friend Roger Krapfl rounds out the Blaze crew for the trip south. After that. Van and Nancy will spend the winter and spring cruising Mexico. Then it's off to the South Pacific in, dare we say it, a Blaze of glory. Bries — Cheoy Lee Offshore 40 P. Ernest Croan, Oakland We don't know where Ernie got Bries, but if we had to guess, we’d say some¬ where in the Pacific Northwest. Why there? The usual dead giveaway: a huge, efficient Antarctic cabin heater. While in Mexico, the only thing he and crewmen Jack Matovitch, Jeff Jakey and Dan Dressier will likely use it for is stowing CDs or paperbacks. We’ve always been great admirers of Cheoy-Lee boats with their handsome teak decks and lovely brightwork. Of course, the owner's viewpoint is some¬ times different. "There's way too much

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Capricorn Cat — custom 45-ft cat Blair & Joan Grinols, Vallejo Regular Latitude readers may recognize the name Grinols or that of their hand¬ some catamaran. They were the subject of a Sightings feature a couple of years ago, and were also part of our ongoing survey on crime against cruisers. Capricorn Cat first went to mananaland as part of Baja Ha-Ha III in 1996. The Grinols subsequently spent the next two winters cruising from Cabo to San Carlos and as far south as Zihuatanejo, stopping at all anchorages in between. Obviously gluttons for punishment, they returned to San Diego and are looking forward to accompanying the Ha-Ha crowd south once again. This time, crewing for the retired nuclear engineer (Blair) and school ad-

ministrator (Joan) will be two of their grandchildren, Mike and Mikhial Papin. Post Ha-Ha plans this year consist of re¬ tracing many of their Baja and mainland steps from the last cruise, then casting off in March for at least two years of cruis¬ ing the South Pacific. Carrera — Capo 30 Gene Maly, Monterey According to Gene, he's participating in the Ha-Ha because he was out-voted. "Everybody but me wanted to do it," he notes. 'Everyone' in this case consists of his crew, Lisa Bibbee, Pete Peterson, Doug Royer and Chris McRay. Go-slow gear includes "extra pots and pans for the veg¬ etarians." Seriously, though, Gene, a professional

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BAJA HA-HA V PREVIEW, PART III Cheval — Tayana 37 Bill Trindle & Sarah Gabriel, Portland Bill and Sarah sound to us like quint¬ essential cruisers. He is a mechanical engineer, ex-dinghy racer and "innovative repair person for boat parts and systems." She is an art teacher, ex-small boat sailor and does some canvas and sail repair. But the couple themselves have yet to decide how the cruising life fits. To quote our favorite musician/philosopher, we are 'looking for a life to fit our style,' " says Bill. "If the cruising life is it, we plan to keep going forever or until it's not fun anymore, whichever comes first." As with all (well, most) participants in any sailing event from beer can racing to the America's Cup, Bill and Sarah have been working toward this adventure for years. "So you'd think the boat and crew would be completely prepared," says Bill. "Not so! But in spite of all the incomplete projects, ready or not, here we come!" Chiquitica — Alden 30 Jay Blackmore & Kelly Dalzewitz, Dawson City, Yukon We hereby appoint Jay and Kelly the official philosophers of Ha-Ha V. "As we

ently a bartender and Yukon River pirate. With those qualifications, they're also in strong contention for king and queen of the Ha-Ha, if we ever decide to create such a designation.

"Goodbye Alaska, hello sunny Mexico," say Kelly and Jay of 'Chichitica'._

are filling this entry form out, Jimmy Buffett's Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes is playing on the radio," Jay wrote. "A good omen, we say." More Chiquitica-isms: "In 20 or 30 years, we don't want to look back and re¬ gret those things we didn’t do." "It's really amazing how two people can live in a space this small. Or to look at it another way, it's a beautiful thing what homemade red wine can accomplish.” "Why are we going on the Ha-Ha? It beats sailing on the Yukon River and the local tailing ponds. The miners like to take pot shots! ..." Where did they gain so much wisdom for so few years? Jay, 29, is a retired ski bum and presently a 'Big bad bag boy'. Kelly, 25, is a retired accountant and pres¬

Deliverance — Nauticat 40 Bill & Dionne Casey, Hewitt, TX Holey Moley, we've seen aircraft carri¬ ers that weren't as well equipped as the mighty Casey's boat. Among Deliverance's go-slow gear are "three sewing machines, two computers, enough spare parts to stock an ACE hardware, enough crafts and supplies to keep several elementary schools going and, of course, a blender for margaritas!" The result? On the entry form where we ask for the color of the bootstripe, they wrote, "It's three inches below the waterline — we're cruising!" The Caseys have owned the well-pro¬ visioned Deliverance (no relation to the Burt Reynolds movie. . . we hope) for "three years, two months and 10 days but who's counting?" Where we ask how long entrants have been sailing, they wrote, 'Three years, two months and 10 days and we are counting!"

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IN SEARCH OF AN ENDLESS SUMMER In all seriousness, the Caseys echo a sentiment of probably every cnaiser out there. "It has taken a longer time to un¬ plug ourselves from shore than we could ever have imagined." After the Ha-Ha, Bill and Dionne plan to explore all the waters they can between 30°N and 30°S. Diana Lynn — Newport 27 N. Shaw & Laurie Nelson, Santa Rosa If brevity is the soul of wit, Shaw and Nelson are bound to be hilarious in per¬ son. 'N' couldn't even write his whole name on the entry form, for heaven's sake. Maybe it's because he's too busy dodging whales. "We've seen more whales per voy¬ age on this boat than any boat previously owned," he noted. So if you other entries want to get good photos of those big humpies breaching, be sure to hang around Diana Lynn. ■ Ellipse — Chance 34 Ants Uiga, Lake Forrest Just when we thought entry forms couldn't get any sparser than the one above, along came Eclipse. In fact, it's so spartan that we'd dub Ants the event’s 'mystery cruiser' if we didn't recall that

Longtime scuba instructor Kevin DeWaay of 'Esencia' wants to sample the cruising lifestyle.

he was a pretty hot racer in the Bay Area's SSS a few years back. Ants has obviously made the transition to cruising, and is headed south with Jim Mullarkey. Esencia — C&C 29 Kevin DeWaay, Santa Barbara We think it was John Lennon who once observed, "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." Kevin certainly knows what that bit of wisdom means. In his early 20s, he was working on dive boats, teaching scuba and loving life.iThen —just like so many others be¬ fore him — he decided it was time to get a ’real' job and 'join society.' He got mar¬ ried and started his own insurance com¬ pany.

"After 10 years of banging my head against the wall, the business, wife and money were gone," says Kevin. "I went back to teaching diving and life is great again." He's less experienced above water than below. In fact, he’s only been sailing for a couple of years — but he says he's totally enthused about it. He's doing the Ha-Ha to see if he likes the cruising lifestyle, which to us is like King Kong wondering if he’ll like big bananas. Friends Jerry Lewis (not that one) and Ali Tramel will be along as crew. Evasion — Beneteau 456 David & Jean Domingo, Sacramento 'There’s a saying out there that every day sailing adds one day to the rest of your life," notes David. ’The Ha-ha is the start of the rest of our lives." From the sound of their plans, which include doing the Pacific Puddle Jump, those are going to be long lives indeed. The Domingos, longtime Latitude read¬ ers, are doing the Ha-Ha "because we’re tired of reading about everyone else hav¬ ing all the fun." Rounding out the crew complement of Evasion (David is a finan-

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developed from the reality that owning and keeping this boat afloat is .the most frivolous thing we've done. Thus, we cre¬ ated a 'frivolocity'." For many years, Dick raced Solings — he owned two of them. But they were so cramped, his wife, Bobbi, wouldn't have anything to do with them. Eleven years ago, however, the couple <compromised, and bought this sleek 44-footer. After cruising and leisure sailing in the Bay Area for several years, they moved Frivolocity to San Diego, where she has been berthed for the past six years. "Since Bobbi won't sail to weather," jokes Dick, "after retiring, we had to move to San Di¬ ego. So now the question is: Does this trip mean we'll be moving to Cabo?"

Full House — Catalina 42 Danielle Williams, Sherman Oaks, CA Unfortunately we don't know much about Danielle, except that she's one of the few lady skippers in this year's HaHa. And her 42-footer, which was just launched last summer, is one of the new¬ est boats in the fleet. We're told Ray Jacobson will be along as navigator, with Pat Philips also crewing, which seems like two crew short of a Full House to us, but who's counting. G. P. Abernathy m — Prout 33 cat Sam & Donna Patrick, San Diego "Our sailing dream started in ’73," say Sam and Donna. "We were standing on the deck of a cruise ship, getting ready to leave St. Thomas, USVI, when we saw a beautiful traditional ketch sailing into the harbor. 'Someday we're coming back here in our own boat’," they vowed. And 21 years later they did. Since their sailing career began two decades ago, Sam and Donna have owned

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three sailboats which they used to travel thousands of sea miles. Their sailing ad¬ ventures include sitting out a hurricane, enduring two dismastings and crossing the Atlantic twice. They cruised from Maine to Hawaii via the Caribbean isles and the Panama Canal, then crossed to Seattle, and took a jog up to Alaska be¬ fore beading back to San Diego. Post Ha-Ha plans are simply to "Go west."

solar panels, scuba gear and a cat — the Ha-Ha will serve as a tiny first step in what Vince and Malene expect to be years of blue-water cruising. Along the way, they hope to work with the Ocean Friends or¬ ganization which helps hospitalized and handicapped children and adults in de¬ veloping countries around the world. While Vince carries the title of captain aboard Itchy Feet, Malene's duties are more diverse. She's listed as: "navigator, washer woman, short order cook, driver and Jill-of-all-trades." Neither of them speak Spanish, but they say they are both "fluent in gestures, facial expressions, diagrams and body language."

Malene and Vince want a change of latitude. Their 'Itchy Feet' will take them there. pine."

Grace — Kelly Peterson 44 Jerry King, Las Vegas Jerry says he searched for two years for just the right boat to do the Ha-Ha in. When he finally saw Grace, he knew he'd picked a winner — especially since she'd already proved her mettle during the ’96 Ha-Ha. Knowing that he only took pos¬ session of Grace last month, Jerry’s en¬ try may well be the most hurried cam¬ paign in the fleet. A retired TWA pilot, Jerry plans to cruise Mexico for a season after the rally, then continue on into the Caribbean or across the blue Pacific. His motto as he approaches this ambitious new lifestyle: "Faint heart never made love to a porcu-

Jerry's daughter Erin, 27, will be along on the run to the Cape, as will friends G.D. Vallecorse, Ellen Grangaard and Jack Thompson.

Itchy Feet — Swift 40 Vince Cornelia & Malene Mortenson, Santa Cruz

Jazz — Celestial 48 Ken & Jan Case Koerwitz, Seattle 'We've never been ones to join a crowd," say Ken and Jan, "but we'll fit right in with a herd of cats!" They refer, of course, to the starting-line chaos that ensues when 100+ disparate cruising boats are pointed south at the same moment. 'We've worn out our Gortex and Polar fleece," they say, after cruising extensively throughout the Pacific Northwest — in¬ cluding Alaska — for the past 3 1/2 years.

Vince and Malene, who hail from often-foggy Santa Cruz, say they're anxious to get to the tropics — hence the boat's ambiguous name: ’We can’t wait to see the sun for more than two hours at a time." With their 1980 S&S hull loaded down with a full compliment of cruising gear — including a watermaker, wind generator,

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BAJA HA-HA V PREVIEW, PART III So Ken and Jan figure it's now time for "beaches and skin. . . and the warmth of Mexican smiles." To say Jan and Ken are an adventur¬ ous couple would be an. understatement: Among other outdoor endeavors, they share a love of hang-gliding, skiing and various water sports. Their boat, which was built on mainland China, also has a unique pedigree. An interesting entry? Oh, yeah. We'd say so.

Joie de Mar — Beneteau 40 Pete Killcommons, San Francisco Watch out for these guys! From read¬ ing their equipment list it seems there's a bit of the ol' buccaneer spirit residing aboard Joie de Mar, as she's equipped with a "seawater propulsion system used for 'washing down' other boats (and crews) at a distance." And to quench the thirst of her weaiy warriors, Joie is equipped with a 12-volt blender. Pete, an orthopedic surgeon by trade, began his sailing career at age 17, when he hosted 'offshore' gambling events at Oyster Bay, NY, aboard his family's sloop. He's been hooked on the boating life ever since.

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IN SEARCH OF AN ENDLESS SUMMER since he makes his living as a heating and AC contractor, and she must have end¬ less patience, being a pre-school teacher. Oh, and they also have a sense of humor. Their reason for entering the rally this year? "The dog died." Friend Phillip Stolp will be along as crew.

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Mai Tardis — Cascade 36 Penny & Rye Rienks, Seattle

Meet Penny and Rye (Rick) of 'Mai Tardis'. Their southbound trip began a year ago.

Co-captain Penny holds a unique dis¬ tinction within the Ha-Ha fleet: she's the only sailor we know of who's been run down by a U.S. Navy ship! And as a mea¬ sure of her stick-to-it-ness, she's now committed to an open-ended cruise with husband Rye (read Rick). Penny and Rye have adopted what you might call the 'go-slow' approach to cruis¬ ing. They set out from Seattle last Sep¬ tember, but rather than bee-lining straight to the tropics, they ended up spending a full year in the Bay. Now, how¬ ever, they're really ready to jump on the great cruiser highway. Although she looks far too sweet, Penny recently retired from a career in federal law enforcement, while Rye made

his living as a musician and writer. The third member of Mai Tardis' crew is Miss Kitty, the. . . "boat mouse?"

Maluhia — Kelly/Peterson 46 Eric Beach, San Diego Eric admits to being a little slow: "I was gonna tiy for Baja Ha-Ha II, then III, then IV. . ." But, hey, no problemo. If ever there was a go-slow event, this is it. Having enjoyed racing for more than 20 years, Eric — who pays his chandlery bills through real estate investments — is eager to sample the cruising life. Join¬ ing him on the southbound run will be friends Claudia Castor and Doug Weber. Their motto for the trip? "Full throttle, Scottie!"

"Our general plan is to keep the crew safe and happy, the mast out of the wa¬ ter, water under the keel and the ocean on the outside of the boat," say Britt and Kevin. Sounds like they've got their pri¬ orities figured out. Deciding to join the Ha-Ha was a bold move, since it meant taking their kids, Claire, 10, and Evan, 8, out of school, and plunging them into an entirely new lifestyle. No doubt, several years of cruis¬ ing will yield shared experiences and memories that few traditional families attain. Kevin, an engineer, and Britt, a teacher, have proven that there's more than one way to find a suitable cruising boat. They bought this 1971 Morgan cruiser in a dilapidated state from Orange Coast College, where she'd been donated, then fitted her out with used gear, found in the Latitude classifieds and at good ol' Minnie's Surplus in Newport Beach.

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Passage West — Cheoy Lee 36 Monk Henry, Sausalito When we read the entiy forms for Pas¬ sage West, we were greatly relieved to learn that at least someone in the fleet knows what they're doing — skipper Monk Henry wrote the book Basic Keelboat for U.S. Sailing. Retired from a career at KXTV of Sac¬ ramento, Monk looks forward to spend¬ ing time beneath a new kind of 'bright

We do know, however, that this will be their first ocean race — if you can call it that — and that they're excited about the change of pace. They've been sailing since the sixties and have owned this 38-footer, their third boat, for nine years.

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Saracle — 38-ft Cutter Bill Worthington, San Diego What a relief to find a salesman who's short-winded. Just kidding, Bill. But re¬ ally, for a guy who makes his living sell¬ ing yachts, Saracle's skipper didn't tell us much about himself or his lady, Beth.

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IN SEARCH OF AN ENDLESS SUMMER Sunset — MacGregor 65+ Tolman & Jill Geffs, Trabuco Cn., CA Tolman is a retired magazine publisher who "took the money and ran." His ride on the great getaway is one of the biggest boats in the fleet, a racy MacGregor 'turbo-cruiser'. He and Jill are elated that they're fi¬ nally able to let their boat live up to her name: "sailing into the sunset," that is. If you don't recognize Sunset by her sleek lines and narrow beam, look for the only boat that's rigged so her R.I.B. dinghy can drive right onto her customized stern scoop. Tony and Lorraine Rock will round out Sunsets crew. In the Spring, the Geffs plan to head back to California, only to do the Ha-Ha again next fall and continue on to the South Seas or Caribbean.

Ttidita — Gulfstar 50 Bob & Linda Pickles, Bellevue, WA "You want to do what?!?" asked Linda when Bob announced his interest in the Ha-Ha. We know she's a good sport, since she previously survived a cruise along the Oregon Coast and was willing to go it again.

'Ras Linda' of Tavarua' is incognito, with her blonde hair hidden beneath these 'locks'. Then again, when we learned Linda was escaping from her job as an elemen¬ tary school teacher, the Oregon Coast didn't seem so bad. Bob, too, has made his career in education; he recently re¬ tired with the notable title of Director of Instruction of the Washington Education Association. Although they've only been sailing since '92, Bob and Linda have done a fair bit of voyaging already, including a Se¬ attle to San Diego run and a circumnavi¬ gation of Vancouver Island. They plan to cruise Mexico until the spring of 2000.

Tamara Lee Ann — Columbia 28 Douglas & Tamara Thorne, Alameda Ha-Ha first-timers, Doug and Tamara

inadvertently fell into a devious trap set by the Rally Committee. Every year we ask, innocently enough, it would seem, what "go-slow" gear each boat has on board. In an obvious attempt at full dis¬ closure, Doug and Tamara informed us they may bring as much as two tons of wine aboard their little sloop. "Aha!" one Committee member was heard to say. "Now we know who to solicit a bribe from." Doug, a financial planner, and Tamara, a retail manager, figure if they survive this trip aboard their 30-year-old Columbia, a longer cruise aboard a bigger boat in the future will be "a piece of cake." Joining them on the cruise to the Cape will be Kendra Thomas and Eric Murray.

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BAJA HA-HA V PREVIEW, PART III in really racing, which is evidenced by the fact that Tavarua carries such amenities as a washer/dryer, a trash compactor and . . . lazy crew. Oh, that would be friends Bud and Paula Taplin, who have actually been sailing since the 60's. Now a profes¬ sional boatbuilder. Bud was a hired boat skipper back in the '60s and Paula was his cook. The last time they visited Cabo by boat it was "a small fishing village with no electricity."

Timberlake — Morgan 32 Tone Bernard, Eureka, CA With one look, you can tell that Timberlake is no San Diego boat — her custom-made hard dodger and radar arch belie a homeport often shrouded by fog and steeped with nasty weather. Tone, a retired forest fire dispatcher, says "I've lived in Eureka for the past 22 years and I want to see the sun again!" If nothing else, this trip should provide that. So how does he describe this endeavor: "An adventure in reducing my liquid as¬ sets and gaining friends and knowledge." No doubt. Joining Tone on his inaugural getaway will be Scot Ryan and Tina Cassidy.

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Toujours — Amel Mango Tom & Bonnie Steinhoff, Incline Village

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Toucan — Tanton 43 Jack Szilasi & Judy Tillson, Roseville Jack and Judy are former clients of Latitude 38s nautical dating service. That is, they met at Crew List pahy in '95 and have been an 'item' ever since. Last year they were all set to Ha-Ha down the coast aboard the Morgan 38 Tiare, but unfor¬ tunately had to bail at the last minute due to a bad flu. This year, however, they're hoping for better luck. On sabbatical from their jobs — he owns an auto parts store and she is an RN — they plan to cruise the Sea of Cortez for a couple of seasons then head west to the Pacific islands. Fred Hess, a '96 Singlehanded TransPac vet, and his lady Jean Novotny

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IN SEARCH OF AN ENDLESS SUMMER she was built in 1936 and is still goin' strong. "She has classic lines and sails like a dream," say Lee and Patti. Lee, a retired State Park Ranger, and Patti, a marine biologist, quit their pro¬ fessions shortly after moving aboard their gracious Lady last year and began pon¬ dering that age-old question: "What do we do now?" So far, they've decided to head south. After that, it's anybody's guess. (Patti notes that she has lived her life ac¬ cording to the chronicles of Monty Python!)

Venture — Islander 30 Jim Belisle, Oxnard "Venture is a plain vanilla boat and I'm an old, reformed hippie, passing as a plain vanilla guy who's hying to turn a 20-yearold dream into reality," says Jim. He's one of several Ha-Ha entrants who started cruising a year ago, but was way¬ laid en route to paradise. After leaving Coos Bay last September, he and his wife, Dana, ran into a passel of bad weather and a variety of mechanical problems. By the time they reached San Diego, Dana had had enough for a while, so she headed home while Jim hung out, working on the boat.

once from Fiji to New Zealand. He'll be joined on the voyage south by mates Jim Alexander and Dan Hendrix.

Wayward — Fuji 45 James & Michelle Van Sickle, Long Bch

"What's with all this tedious Ha-Ha paperwork?" says Jim of 'Venture'. "I'm trying to relax." He's now setting sail again with his cousin, Ed Berger, who is an experienced offshore sailor. Dana, meanwhile, will bide her time, and wait until after the Rally to rejoin Venture. Then, together, she and Jim plan to spend the winter cruising the Sea of Cortez.

Victoria — O'Day 37 Gary Kirkpatrick, El Segundo, CA We don't know much about Gary, ex¬ cept that he's doing the Ha-Ha with a slightly guilty conscience: "1 still don't have my wife's approval!" A flight director by trade, Gary has been sailing since the late '80s. He hasn't done a great deal of offshore sailing, but was fortunate enough to make a crossing

"We come from a long line of sea going fools," say Jimmy and Michelle. His great¬ grandfather was a tug captain on the Great Lakes and her great-grandpa was a Massachusetts whaling captain. When Jimmy was still in grade school he ran away from home on his raft as of¬ ten as he could — and here he is doing it again. He met Michelle on a blind date, and invited her to his yacht which "guar¬ anteed romance." Jimmy’s longtime buddy, Brian Kuster, will also be along for the ride. All three crew members have been "working their asses off' for five years getting ready for this dream cruise. They plan to cruise as a trio "as long as we possibly can without killing each other."

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BAJA HA-HA V PREVIEW, PART III keep track of. Don is a retired mechanic who's worked on boats, trucks, cars. . . you name it. "I retired with this in mind. . . and it was past time," he' says. His mighty steed, the Whispering 'Si', is also ready: "She's fast, comfy and is chomping at the bit." Don's been sailing for three decades and has owned four boats over the years. On this trip he'll be joined by a full com¬ pliment of crew: Marty Dunn, Big John, and navigator Dave Thorsad — who's mentioned on Don's application under 'goslow' gear! Wings — Nor' Sea 27 Gary & Mari Campbell, Campbell, CA Gaiy claims to be a retired rocket sci¬ entist. Hmmm. . . Oh, well. Far be it for us to check anyone's references. He and Mari, a financial planner, figure doing the Ha-Ha is the best way to "party down the Baja." They love their tough little cruiser: "She’s the best little, bullet-proof boat I've ever sailed," says Gary. "She has good Karma!" Post Ha-Ha plans? Who needs 'em. They’ll just "go where the wind blows."

the nose and 20-foot seas. Whatever, I take what I get." Sounds like he'll do just fine in the Ha-Ha.

Mari and Gary plan to "go where the wind blows" aboard their 27-ft pocket cruiser 'Wings'.

Wisely Done — Hylas 44 Bill Wisely and family, Sausalito "I love passages," confides Bill. "My wife loves passages, too — at 40,000 feet with a nice chardonnay in hhnd!" Conse¬ quently, she won t be joining him on this run to the sun, but his daughter, Beth, 30, and two sons, Willie, 33, and Jake, 28, will be along to keep dad out of trouble. , During the past 25 years Bill’s done plenty of sailing including several long¬ distance passages and both the '95 and '96 Ha-Has. "For me, sailing has always been a metaphor for life," Bill muses. "Sometimes life is a broad reach in 18 knot winds and flat seas; sometimes it’s a beat around Pt. Sur at 0200 with 30 knots on

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THE RACING

With reports this month on a three-peat at the Wallace Cup; the Citibank Fall Cup Regatta and the 11 Metre Worlds; the wind-starved Vallejo 1-2; the Yankee Cup and Champion of Champions; reports on a trio of women's regattas; the resurgent Calvin Paige Regatta; two big Etchells regattas; another dose of box scores; and the usual jumble of leftovers and half-thoughts known as race notes at the end.

Wallace Cup Richmond YC made it three in a row on October 3, when Oakland YC hosted thier annual Wallace Cup in the South Bay. John Liebenberg and his newly re¬ paired Antrim 27 Always Friday (it fell off the RYC hoist earlier this year) won the 11.2 mile double windward/leeward race, which was sailed between Alameda and Hunters Point in 20-25 knots of breeze and a fierce chop. Crewing for Liebenberg were designer Jim Antrim, John Amen, Jim Malloy and fellow A-27 owners Conrad and Majel Arnold. Antrim emafied us the following ac¬ count of their day: "We were badly fouled at the start by an unnamed ignoramus,

purely to offwind planing and surviving the war of attrition. We hung in upwind, and the fleet disappeared behind us downwind." s Finishing two minutes behind Always Friday was another RYC boat (each club can send three now), Steve Seal's WylieCat 30 Silky e, the defending champion. A record total of 16 boats sailed in the Wallace Cup, a race for East Bay yacht clubs that has been contested intermit¬ tently for 101 years. 1) Always Friday, Antrim 27, John Liebenberg, RYC; 2) Silkye, WylieCat 30, Steve Seal, RYC; 3) Bella Rosa, J/105, Dave Tambellini, AYC; 4) Carlene, WylieCat 30, Fred Soltero, IYC; 5) Owlslarah, Antrim 27, Joseph Melino, EYC; 6) (tie) Enigma, Capo 30 mod., Robert Hultman, EYC, and CK Porter, Merit 25, Cindy Surdez, OYC; 8) Spridle, Catalina 22, Mike Faber, IYC; 9) Wave Rider, Hunter 31, Mark Rommell, AYC; 10) Mistral, Concubine 38, Bob Becker, OYC; 11) Logical Switch, Express 37, Fred Joyce, OYC; 12) Georgia, Custom 41, Ben Mewes, IYC; 13) Fermanagh, O'Day 34, Frank Johnson, SpinYC; 14) Sequel, Catalina 27, Scott Hester, AYC; 15) Com¬ pass Rose, Catalina 36, Harlan Van Wye, TIYC. (16 boats — Cascade, Antrim 27, Steve Rienhart, EYC, DNF)

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Yacht designer Jim Antrim, winning Wallace Cup tactician and all-around good guy. His 27-footers are really catching on lately. his barging frenzy. Due to the strong cur¬ rent and my efforts to get a protest flag up, we overstood the weather mark and rounded sixth or seventh with both other A-27s ahead. After that,, we sailed a pretty smart race, but I would attribute our win Page 172 •

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Amazing! Jeff Madrigali won the fifth annual Citibank Fall Cup Regatta on Oc¬ tober 2-4, upping his incredible winning streak in these biannual 1 l:Metre fests to 6-for-6. For his efforts, Madro and crew (Tom Dinkel, Peter Stoneberg and Gary Sadamori) took home $5,000 plus trips to Hawaii. 'This was the hardest one yet," said Madrigali. "The new format makes it even more challenging than before." With a record 19 boats vying for a piece of Citibank’s generous $10,000 purse, the first two days were spent weeding the field down to just the 10 best boats: Madrigali, the supreme master of this unique Pier 39 pinball game, was the top qualifier with all bullets and deuces. However, that ad¬ vantage didn't carry forward — the slate was wiped clean for Sunday's five-race, fast-paced finals. Madro’s subsequent

7,1,2,2,3 record put him three points ahead of Morgan Larson at the end of the regatta. Seadon Wijsen was third, followed by a trio of Swedes. "It's all about starts, tactics and crew work," claimed Madro. In addition to Citibank, other sponsors of the excellent Fall Cup Regatta included the Hawaii Visitor' and Convention Bu¬ reau, Pfizer, Thrifty Car Rental, Yahoo Sports, Kodak and Swatch. The following week's 11: Metre World Championship, run by St. Francis YC in Indian Summer conditions on October 610, was a different sort of beast. Eight long windward/leewards — no throwouts — were held just north of the Berkeley Circle, races which put the emphasis back on boat speed. Last year's 11:Metre world champion Stefan Winberg, one of Sweden's finest sailors, excelled in this moderately breezy venue. He posted a 5,5,1,1,7,6,1,4 record to end up tied with Ben Wells/Seadon Wijsen on Team Kodak. With three bullets to Seadon's none, Winberg — who runs the Swedish North Sails loft and built the winning EF

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starters finished the leg up to Vallejo be¬ fore the 7:30 p.m. cutoff. Almost every¬ one motored up anyway, as most boats were closer to Vallejo than the Central Bay when it came time to throw in the pro¬ verbial towel. Sunday's 'two' part (doublehanded) was also painfully slow, though not quite as grim as the previous day. The wind settled in at five knots on the nose, and many boats anchored several times until the flood turned to ebb. Fifteen boats DNFed in these frustrating conditions, while everyone else dribbled across the finish line beginning around 5:30 p.m. Thus, the SSS season ended with a whimper instead of a bang, capping off a six-race series that began with die popu¬ lar Three Bridge Fiasco (light air, with two thirds of the fleet DNFing), followed by the Singlehanded Farallones (very windy), the Corinthian Race (gorgeous) , the Half Moon Bay Race (light) and the East Bay/Estu¬ ary Race (dreadfully light, with only a tenth of the fleet finishing). Aside from the noticeable lack of wind this year, SSS is in great shape — they have 138 members, up from 123 last year, and spirits are high. "Of all the various groups Dawn and I raced with out here, we'll miss SSS the most," claimed outgoing vice commodore

Fall Citibank action. Inset: Worlds winner Stefan Winberg. Right: Citibank winners (left to right) Madrigali, Dinkel, Stoneberg and Sadamori.. Language Whitbread 60 sails — won the tiebreaker. This was Stefan's fourth time sailing here, so he was no stranger to the Bay," noted StFYC race manager Matt Jones. "He had incredible bursts of speed, especially upwind." A highlight of the last day's racing was the Blue Angel Air Show, an impressive and fun distraction for the racers, espe¬ cially those from out of town. CITIBANK FALL CUP — 1) Citibank, Jeff Madrigali, 15 points ($5,000); 2) Jeffery's & Co., Morgan Larson, 18 ($2,500); 3) Kodak, Seadon Wijsen, 21 ($1,250); 4) KPMG, Stefan Winberg, SWE, 25 ($750); 5) Flied Lice, Hans Wallen, SWE, 26 ($500); 6) Kiwi, Jorgen Sundelin, SWE, 26; 7)*Piper Jaffray, Mike Ratiani, 30; 8) Altoids, John Sweeney, 35; 9) SAS, Dag Usterud, NOR, 39; 10) Pier 23, Rod

Tim Wells/Morgan Larson, 45; 6) SAS, Dag Usterud, NOR, 46; 7) Arne's Recovery, Ame Sjoberg, SWE, 80; 8) SBAB, Johan Olesen, SWE, 84; 9) Piper Jaffray, Mike Ratiani, 89; 10) Altoids, John Sweeney, 90; 11) Clear, Steve Stuart, AUS, 90; 12) Svendsen's, Sean Svendsen, 90; 13) Kiwi, Jorgen Sundelin, SWE, 93; 14) Kemppi Norge, Geir Tommerstigen, NOR, 96; 15) Smint, Carisa Harris, 105. (19 boats)

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Vallejo 1-2 The 'one' part (singlehanded) of the SSS-hosted Vallejo 1-2, held on October 17-18, was a total bust — none of the 69

Paul Miller, who is moving to Annapolis at Thanksgiving. "Everyone is incredibly friendly, and there is a very high level of sportsmanship and sailing skills." MULTIHULL — 1) Gerri, F/27, David Martin. (2 boats; 1 DNF) DIV. II (0-129) — 1) Bobs, Express 27, Mike Heam; 2) Culebra, Olson 34, Craig Riley; 3) Logi¬ cal Switch, Express 37, Fred Joyce; 4) Defiance, SC 40, Steve Pringle; 5) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl Bauer. (18 boats; 5 DNF) DIV. Ill (130-168) — 1) Motorcycle Irene, ExNovember, 1998 • (43i-Jcli • Page 173

press 27, Will Paxton; 2) Tailchaser, Moore 24, Bob Hogin; 3) Uno, WylieCat 30, Bren Meyer; 4) Chesa¬ peake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 5) Barking Dog, Olson 25, Jeffrey Kroeber. (16 boats; 6 DNF) DIV. IV (169-up) —1) Talisman Banana, J/22, Gary Albright; 2) Impossible, Ranger 23, Gary Kneeland; 3) Honalee, Herreshoff Rozinante, Paul Miller; 4) Nanook, Ranger 23, Rilla Jane Epson. (10 boats; 3 DNF) Page 174 •

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DIV. V (non-spinnaker) — 7 boats; all DNF.

Yankee Cup and C-of-C Once again, the season-ending Yankee Cup (for HDA winners and runners-up) and Champion of Champions (for ODCA winners) failed to generate much atten¬ dance or enthusiasm. Held on October 17-

18 off the Golden Gate YC race deck, the formerly prestigious shootout attracted about nine HDA entries and an equal amount from ODCA — less than 50% of the eligible participants. This lame turn¬ out looked stellar, however, compared to the Neptune Cup, which is meant to be OYRA's grand finale/champion of cham-

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Scenes from the lightly-attended Yankee Cup and Champion of Champions, including a bonus shot of an Islander 36 who we thought was racing. The winning Yankee Cup crew of 'Peregrine' (left to right): Colin Moore, tactician Kim Desenberg (in front), Billy Erkeiens, owner/driver David Thomson, Mark Rudiger, Damon Harvey and Brent Ruhne. All photos 'latitude'/jr & rob.

pions. Ryle Radke's J/35 Friday Harbor won by default, as they were the only boat that bothered showing up. After a long postponement, the Cham¬

pion of Champions fleet sailed two quick races, a 3.2-mile course followed by a 8.5miler. Based on their 1,2 record, Vaughn Siefers and Jim Wheeler won this year's

C-of-C on their Hawkfarm Predator. John Jacobs’ Catalina 30 Trey Shay was third, while Hans Bigall's J/29 5150 came in third. After that the results become un¬ intelligible, somehow featuring nine boats in the first race (including two Olson 25s, which isn't possible) and then only seven boats in the second race. November, 1998 •

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The Yankee Cup fleet sailed the same two races on Saturday, but then had to return for one final race on Sunday. David Thomson's talent-laden Mumm 30 Per¬ egrine won overall by a point over Dennis Surtees' Antrim 27 Abracadabra, with both sportboats leaving the rest of the meager fleet far behind. Unfortunately, repeated conflicts with walls of old guys in J/105s — the Masters dominated the Cityfront that weekend — may have been a factor in the final standings. Eld Durbin's Olson 911-S Ixxis was third in the Yankee Cup, but after that we don't have a clue — the person responsible for the results failed to deliver them to YRA (or anyone else that we're aware of) before leaving on a business trip the following weekend. Results, hopefully corrected, may be available on www.yra.org by the time you read this. No one asked us, but in our opinion, these three 'championship' events are circling the drain — it's time for the association officials to either spend more time on the 'care and feeding' of these re¬ gattas, or they should pull the plug on them. One participant,who shall remain anonymous, stated bluntly, "Put these re¬ gattas out of their misery! I'm not sure why I bothered coming, and doubt I'll do it again next year." Women's Racing Round-Up There was certainly no lack of sailboat racing venues for the fair sex last month, as witnessed by the following trio of race results. The first event was the Women Skipper's Invitational, a Berkeley YChosted PHRF race on October 4 lor women skippers and mixed crews. A low-key deal, it attracted 12 boats for a postcard-per¬ fect day of racing. Race organizer Bobbi Tosse sailed her Farr One Tonner Bodacious to victory for the second year in a row, beating Summer Palace by 41 seconds. The 'varsity' women’s event, however, was occurring during that same weekend down in Long Beach. Ten all-women crews from around the state competed in the Women's One Design Challenge, sailed in LBYC's Catalina 37s. Local sailor Valerie Navarro, with Collette McKeever calling tactics, dominated the seven-race, no throwout series. Karina Vogen, one third of the recent Adam’s Cup winning trio, steered our Area G entry to a close fourth, hampered mainly by a PMS in a race they thought they'd won. This was Karina's debut on the helm — previously, Melinda Erkelens and Liz Baylis have steered this event. "It was a great time," said Vogen. "This regatta is Page 176 •

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definitely on our list of ones we want to win someday!" Later in the month, on October 17, the revamped Regatta in Paradise was held after a one year hiatus. Though still contested in Melges 24 staffed completely by women, the regatta now differs from previous editions in that it's hosted by Richmond YC on the Southampton Shoals course, and is only one day long. Judy Driscoll won the first! race in light and shifty conditions, but then Liz Baylis took charge, winning the next two races and overall. 'We'll be building this regatta up again next year," claimed Ava Moore, who de¬ serves credit for reviving this fun event. "We threw it together at the last minute this time, really just to keep the concept alive. Next year should be even better!" WOMEN SKIPPER'S (BYC: Oct. 4: 9.8 miles): DIV. A (0-144) — 1) Bodacious. Farr One Ton, Bobbi Tosse; 2) Summer Palace, Express 27, Michele Logan; 3) Furrari, Wabbit, Angie Rowland. (6 boats) DIV. B (145-up) — 1) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Marceline Therrien; 2) Boogie Woogie, Ranger 33, Lori Lambardo; 3) Mission impossible, Merit 25, Cindy Norman. (6 boats) OVERALL — 1) Bodacious; 2) Summer Palace; 3) Furrari. (12 boats) WOMEN'S ONE DESIGN (LBYC: Oct. 3-4: 7 races): 1) Valerie Navarro, LSF, 17.25 points; 2) Stacie Straw, CYC, 30.75; 3) Gisele Carnet, SDYC, 33; 4) Karina Vogen, CSC, 34.5; 5) Susanne Worthington, SIBYC, 36; 6) Colleen Cooke, SWYC, 38.75; 7) Nina Nielsen, NHYC, 40; 8) Kathy Hewitt, WORSA, 45; 9) Charlie Arms, WYRF, 46; 10) Stephanie Keefe, NHYC, 69. (10 boats) Area G crew — Karina Vogen (driver), Stephanie Wondolleck (tactician), Vicki Sodaro, Anna Peachy, Lise Evaul, Melinda Erkelens, Marci Porter, Shana Rosenfeld, Claire Dolan, Debbi Cereghino. REGATTA IN PARADISE (RYC: Oct. 17: 3 races): 1) Liz Baylis (Jessica Lord, Keri Shining, Aimee Hess, Synthia Petroka), 5 points; 2) Vicki Sodaro (Gene Harris, Judy Yamaguchi, Sissela Danielson, Hillary Hansen), 9; 3) Stephanie Wondolieck (Karina Vogen, Claire Dolan, Marci Porter, Shana Rosenfeld), 10; 4) Judy Driscoll (Tina Russell, Eva Holstrom, Denise Lunton, Cindy Loya), 11; 5) Sarah Uphoff (Ava Moore, Denise Costello, Karin King, Carol Stone), 11; 6) Kerry Forster (Kim Ford, Janie Miklanos, Cheryl Madsen, Nancy Potter), 17. (6 boats)

Calvin Paige Regatta A dozen Stars competed in this year's St. Francis YC-hosted Calvin Paige Re¬ gatta, which shared the Cityfront course with the Masters Invitational on October 17-18. To no one's surprise, 42-year-old

Mark Reynolds of San Diego took the pres¬ tigious five-race series with a 2,2,2,1,1 record. Mark's regular Olympic crew, Magnus Liljedahl of Miami, didn't make it out, so he sailed the regatta with 270pound Phil Trinter. The Star world is an incestuous one — Trinter, who was in town interviewing for (and apparently ac¬ cepting) a job with AmericaOne, normally crews for John MacCausland, who is ranked number two in the country behind Reynolds. After getting a scare from Howie Shiebler, a GE executive who opened the ebb-tide regatta with a pair of bullets, Reynolds found his form and claimed the regatta for the second time ("I forgot I'd won it before, in 1986, until I saw my name on the trophy," he claimed). It’s been another banner year for the soft-spoken Sobstad sailmaker — Reynolds' list of '98 Star victories includes the Bacardi Cup, the European Championship, the NAs, and the California Districts. In fact, the only regatta he hasn't been first or sec¬ ond in was the Worlds in Slovenia, which "didn't go so well."

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Star gazing: Mark Reynolds (#7829) dominated the Calvin Paige Regatta. Inset: Reynolds (left) and pick-up crew Phil Trinter. Speaking of the Star Worlds — still arguably the highest accomplishment in sailing — the St. Francis was overflowing with past champions that weekend. Reynolds has won the Worlds once, as have crews Phil Trinter and Hugo Schreiner. Bill Buchan, who came in third in the Paige, has won it three times. In town for the Masters were Lowell North (four times!) and Pelle Petterson and Malin Burnham, who have each won it once. As if that wasn't enough, four of the five members of the Star U.S. Sailing Team were also in attendance: Reynolds, Shiebler, Eric Doyle (who dismasted in the second race but bounced back to win the next one), and Peter Vessella, who with¬ drew from the regatta with a huge hole in his boat courtesy of Larry 'The Whip' Whipple. "MacCausland (who is also on the Sail¬ ing Team) didn't make it out, Vince (Brun) is sidelined with a sore back, and Cayard is off in Bermuda — but basically all the

other good guys were here this weekend," noted Reynolds. If the Paige Regatta was any kind of small preview of the upcom¬ ing Sydney 2000 Olympics, we figure Mark is on track to take home another medal. Reynolds wasn't quite so sure. "I hope you're right, but it's not as easy as that," he said modestly. 'They're are lots of good guys between me and that goal." 1) Mark Reynolds/Phil Trinter, San Diego, 8 points; 2) Howie Shiebler/Rich Peters, San Francisco, 14; 3) Bill Buchan/Bill Bennett, Seattle, 22; 4) Eric Doyle/ Brian Terhaar, San Diego, 23; 5) Doug Smith/Nicolas Molan, Piedmont, 25; 6) Larry Whipple/Ed Sneider, Seattle, 31; 7) Chuck Beek/Val Lyon, Costa Mesa, 39; 8) Scott Zimmer/Steve Johnson, Huntington Beach, 41; 9) Jeremy & Jeff Davidson, Fountain Val¬ ley, 42; 10) Trig Liljestrand/Richard Matthew, Tiburon, 43; 11) Marc Skipwith/Austin Sperry, Marina del Rey, 55; 12) Peter Vessella/Hugo Shrier, Burlingame, 61. (12 boats)

Etchells Wrap-Up No doubt about it, the Etchells class is on a roll. Their Worlds, held in midSeptember back in Marblehead, attracted their biggest fleet ever — 108 boats. Popu¬

lar Canadian Etchells builder Dirk Kneulman took the event, followed by newcomer Russell Coutts. Local sailor Bill Barton crewed for his East Coast pal Peter Duncan, who came in third (and top ama¬ teur) in the massive fleet. Every Etchells sailor you can imag¬ ine was there, including former America's Cup rivals Dennis Conner (19th) and John Bertrand (22nd). The Bay Area was ably represented by Jeff Madrigali, who along with crew John Jansheski and Pete McCormick, won two races and came in seventh overall. The team of Henry Fischer and Doug Morss took a respect¬ able 27th, while Brian Berger, Jeff Nehms and Kers Claussen finished deeper. "It was an epic regatta, totally huge," noted Barton. 'There will literally never be another one like it, as our governors have decided to limit the Worlds to 80 boats from now on." Etchells sailing is thriving on a local level, too. The Pacific Coast Champion¬ ships, a tune-up for the following week¬ end's North Americans, attracted 22 boats. Hosted by San Francisco YC, the five-race series was held in lightish air on the Berkeley Circle. Craig Healy, who won the '98 season championship on the Bay despite an explosion of offspring among his crew, continued his winning ways, dominating the regatta with an (8),2,3,1, 2. His crew for the weekend was Dave Gruver and Keith Stanhke. Things were much tighter at the 29boat NAs, another SFYC-hosted event on the Circle. Chris Perkins was leading that regatta going into the final day, but had a pair of mediocre (for him) finishes. That opened the door for a five-way dog fight for first, a tussle that wasn't decided un¬ til the last 150 yards of the sixth and fi¬ nal race. When the music stopped, owner Bill Barton, co-helmsman Tim Parsons (he steers when it gets windy, while Bill hikes) and bowman Steve Fentress had maneuvered Mr. Natural into first. A vir¬ tual four-way tie occurred behind them, with Healy one point behind, Jud Smith 1.8 back (due to average points in the first race when a power outage stranded his boat on the hoist!), newcomer A1 Ramadan (of Quokka Sports) two back, and Doug Morss also two back, but fifth on the tiebreaker. "It literally couldn't have been closer!" claimed Barton, who notes that the local Etchells fleet is "holding its own and acNovember. 1998 •

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tually beginning to grow again." Interest¬ ingly. this fleet has bought its own inflatables and now runs its own regat¬ tas, with the sailors each taking a turn at race management (with average points for that day awarded at the end of the sea¬ son).

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ETCHELLS PCCs —1)1 Love My Wife, Craig Healy, SFYC, 6 points; 2) The Cool Site, Al Ramadan, Royal Brighton YC, 18; 3) Final Final, Hank Easom, SFYC, 35; 4) Seduction, Paselk/Kettenhofen/ Matchett, Balboa YC, 36; 5) Miss Murphy, Kjeld Hastehave, SDYC, 36; 6) Vamanos, John Lyon, SDYC, 39; 7) Trouble, Chris Perkins, StFYC, 40; 8) Mr. Natural, Barton/Parsons, SFYC, 40; 9) Werendafugowee, Jeff Holder, NoYC, 48; 10) White Jacket, John Sutak, SFYC, 58. (22 boats; 5 races; 1

throwout)

ETCHELLS NAs — 1) Mr. Natural, Bill Barton/ Tim Parsons, SFYC, 17 points; 2) I Love My Wife, Craig Healy, SFYC, 18; 3) Fighting Irish, Jud Smith, Marblehead, MA, 18.8; 4) The Cool Site, Al Ramadan, AUS, 19; 5) Celebration, Doug Morss/Henry Fischer, SFYC, 19; 6) Trouble, Chris Perkins, StFYC, 24; 7) Mary Ann, Peter Shumaker, Detroit, Ml, 34; 8) Julia, Rick Kaiser, Chicago, IL, 35; 9) Entrophy, Tom Malone, San Diego, 37; 10) Final Final, Hank Easom, 51; 11) Vamanos, John Lyon, San Diego, 51; 12) Air Tuna, Jim Gregory, RYC, 63; 13) Seduction, Team PKM, Newport Beach, 65; 14) Hyper, Tom Oiler, RYC, 66; 15) Miss Murphy, Kjeld Hestehave, SDYC, 71. (29 boats; 6 races; 1 throwout)

Box Scores The summer racing season is winding down — finally! Following are results of various regattas that either occurred in or ended in October. Please hold your ap¬ plause until the end.

DIV. C — 1) Gib¬ son Girl, Pat Gibson, MYC; 2) Pidgin Toad Pete, David Custodio, PYC; 3) Aloha, Val

41 -ft sloop; 3) Novia Del Mar, Beneteau 40; 4) Abraxis, Swan 40; 5) Apollo V, Peterson 43. (16 boats) PHRF-V — 1) Jezebel, Ranger 33; 2) Masquerade, Santana 30; 3) Done Deal, Ranger 32. (13 boats)

McGowan, VYC. (boat types & fur¬ ther information unavailable)

1 FALL ONE DESIGN (SFYC; 9/26-27: 3 races) MELGES 24 — 1) Agent 99, Dimitrios Dimitrelis, 4 points; 2) Tropical Storm, Doug & Kerry Forster, 6. (5 boats) J/24 —1) Evolution, Dennis Holt, 4 points; 2) #1871, Edward Martin, 7. (4 boats) OLSON 25 (Nationals) — 1) Three Ring Circus, Dave McMurtry, 11 points; 2) Barking Dog, Jeffrey Kroeber, 12; 3) Baleineau, Charlie Brochard, 15. (6 boats; 4 races) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Mirage, Terry Cobb, 3 points; 2) Moonlight, Jim Gibbs, 9. (4 boats) J/29 (PCCs) — 1) 5150, Hans Bigall, 3 points; 2) Advantage II, Graham Churchley, 8; 3) Team Tahoe, R. Stout/J. Marschall, 10. (6 boats)

LITTLE ENSENADA (SWYC: OCT. 3: 62 MILES): PHRF-I •— 1) Climax, Barnett 52; 2) Tama Jama, J/120; 3) Cantata, Andrews 53; 4) Voodoo. Tripp 40; 5) Motivation, N/M 44. (14 boats) PHRF-II — 1) Iceman, Melges 24; 2) Melges.com, Melges 30; 3) J-OK, J/105; 4) BNasty, B-32; 5) Howling, Olson 30. (14 boats) PHRF-II! — 1) Phantom, CF 27; 2) Michegaas, Soverel 30. (5 boats) PHRF-IV — 1) Windswept, Swan 57; 2) Antares,

JR. WATERHOUSE (RYC: Oct. IQ; 47.2 mil$$): J/35 — 1) Friday Harbor.

EL TORO STAMPEDE (RYC: Oct. 10-11):

SENIOR (over 21) — 1) Dave Vickland; 2) (1 boat) Vaughn Seifers; 3) Jim PHRO-1A — No starters. Warfield; 4) Dave Albright; 5) PHRO-1B — 1) Punk Matt McQueen; 6) John Dolphin, Wylie 39; 2) Stop Amen; 7) Packy Davis; 8) Making Sense, Soverel 33. Spread: Chuting the breeze at the mellow Chris Boome; 9) Dan Seifers; (5 boats) PCCs. Inset: 'Natural' sailors Bill Barton (left) 10) Al Anderson. (30 boats) PHRO-2A — No finish¬ INTERMEDIATE and Tim Parsons, the new NA champs. ers. (1 boat) (16-20 years) — 1) Nick PHRO-2B — 1) Scotch Mist, Cal 39. (2 boats) Nash; 2) Andy Goodman. (4 boats) MORA 1 — 1) Always Friday, Antrim 27; 2) Run JUNIOR (15 & under) — 1) Travis Kool; 2) J.V. Wild, Olson 30; 3) Baffett, Express 27. (7 boats) Gilmour; 3) B.J. Hodges; 4) Ben Amen; 5) Borris MORA 2 — 1) Redux, Olson 911 -S; 2) Latin Lass, Gutman; 6) Noe Goodman; 7) Brenden Daly; 8) Catalina 27. (5 boats) George Graneli; 9) Cassie Carter; 10) Mallory SHS — No finishers. (3 boats) McCollum. (25 boats) MULTIHULL — 1) Ja Mon, F-25c. (2 boats) FLY WEIGHT (under 99 pounds) — Travis Kool.

NORTH BAY SERIES (3 races: no throwouts) DIV. A — 1) Illusions, Chris Tringali, BenYC; 2) Too Tuff, Steve Bales, BenYC; 3) Noble Prize, Noble Griswold, BenYC. DIV. B— 1) New Directions, Paul Ryfa, BenYC; 2) Radio Flyer, Robert Smith, BenYC; 3) Wet Sheets, Tim Merril, BenYC.

LIGHT WEIGHT (100-149) — Jim Warfield. MIDDLE WEIGHT (150-199) — Al Anderson. HEAVY WEIGHT (200-up) — Chris Nash. BULL THROWER — Chris Nash. TENDER TRdT (junior novice) — Alex Lowry. ALL TROT (adult novice) — Gary Ruggles. GREEN BOTTLE (no centerboard) — Jim Warfield.

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About Time, L. Traylor, DPYC, 31; 4) Majic, David Klatt & Jay Phillips, VenYC, 32; 5) Zoni, Bill Robertson, VenYC, 33; 6) Desperado, Paul Otis, DPYC, 35; 7) Cerberus, Rich Miller & Don Poppe, SBSC, 36. (19 boats) J/PHRF — 1) Nitro, Brandon Colgan & John Messenger, J/33* LBYC, 8 points; 2) Speedy Gonzales, Bob Steen,.J/80, CRA, 12; 3) Charmer, Mark Stratton, J/36, WJYC, 12. (9 boats)

SANTANA 35 NATIONALS (EYC: Dm 17-lft) 1) Ice Nine, Brendan Busch/Jeff Thorpe, 10 points; 2) Swell Dancer, Jim Graham/Chris Corlett, 11; 3) Dance Away, Doug Storkovich/Tim Russell, 15; 4) 50/50, Mark Sloane, 15; 5) Breakout, Lloyd Ritchey/Les Raos, 26; 6) AWB, Darryl Louis, 28; 7) Spellbinder, Joel Davis, 35. (7 boats; 5 races; 0 throwouts) Winning crew — Brendan Busch (owner/driver), Jeff E. Thorpe (tactician), Zuke & Chris Michini, John Kassar, Dave LeGrand, Debi Cohn, Michael Thorton, Liam Mulkeen.

US OFFSHORE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE LLOYD PHOENIX TROPHY (LBYC: Oct. 15-17: 5 races) 1) Mark Noble, Area J, 16 points; 2) John Laitziner, Area H,16; 3) Keith Ives, Area D,18; 4) Todd Greene, Navy Gold, 26; 5) Mike Grisham, Area G, 28; 6) Buster Kingsbury, Area B, 28; 7) George Petkovic, Area K, 29; 8) Stephen Dean, Navy Blue, 33; 9) Betty Sherman, Area C, 41. (9 Catalina 37s)

ODA SPECIAL — Borns Gutman/Brenden Daly/Travis EAM — Mary McHugh, Gordy Nash, John Gilmour, ElizaCarter, Nicole Sterling.

2) Friction Loss, Shawn Ivie, SBYRC, 9; 3) Love & War, Steve Cole, 17. (6 boats) J/24 — 1) Tiny Dancer, Jim Zimmerman, SBYC, 16 points; 2) Jake, David Paudler, VenYC, 30; 3)

GREAT PUMPKIN REGATTA (RYC: Oct. 24:3 races): ANTRIM 27 — 1) Owsiarah, Kame Richards, 5 points; 2) Abracababra II, Dennis Surtees, 6; 3) Al¬ ways Friday, John Liebenberg, 7. (7 boats) CAL 20 — 1) Ice, Bruce Bradfute, 3 points; 2) Kobayashi Maru, Reid Casey, 7. (4 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Shenanigans, Nick Gibbens,

OPE DINGHY REGATTA (SFYC, Oct, 16-18): ) Danielle Brennan-Myrdal, New York City, 9 points; 2) ah Swett, Jackson, WY, 10; 3) Meg Gaillard, Pelham, 8; 4) Amanda Clark, Shelter Island, NY, 22; 5) Lynn er, San Francisco, 33; 6) Roberta Holden, Vancouver, 13; 7) Linda Wennerstrom, Key Biscayne, Florida, 34; 8) i Barnes, San Francisco, 44; 9) Danielle Soriano, Brielle, Jersey, 48; 10) Krysia Pohl, San Francisco, 50. (18 boats; 3S)

TH BAY YRA SUMMER SERIES (7 races): IV. A — 1) Hardtack, J/24, Charles Allen, 3.75 points; 2) tra, Columbia 45, Hal Wright, 7.5; 3) Elusive, Express ick Desmarais, 17. (8 boats) IV. B — 1) Dancer, Cal 9.2, Michael Dixon; 2) Far Bet¬ ting, Ericson 30+, Charles McArthur, 8.5; 3) Jet Lag, na 34, Roger Roe, 8.75. (8 boats)

>TSOUTH (BCYQ; QqI. 17-19; 5 120 — 1) J/Bird, Dave Janes, BCYC, 17 points; 2) Hot le, Doug & Tom Jorgensen, LAYC, 19; 3) Simply Red, Kelly, LAYC, 23; 4) Indigo, Scott & Elliott Birnberg, LgYC, Eileen, Kurt Keidel, LSF, 26. (12 boats) 35 — 1) Rag Tag, Hank Schofield & Chuck Bums, LBYC, ints; 2) Bretwalda, Bob Pethick, BYC, 16; 3) Incisor, / Dwire & John Plander, VenYC, 17. (7 boats)

105 — 1) Legacy, Jed Olenick & Brian Dougherty, NHYC, its; 2) Thor, Paul Wager, DPYC, 8; 3) J-Hawk, Abbott i & Ken Kenabersen, CYC. (6 boats) 30 — 1) Lotta Zuma, Paul DeFreitas, VenYC, 8 points;

BEER CAN WRAP-UPS Bay View Boat Qlub Monday Night Madness SPRING SERIES — 1) Quasar, Columbia Chal¬ lenger, Forest Martin; 2) Bad Dog, Ericson 27, Arjan Bok; 3) Goose, IB-24, Joe Spronz. (5 races; 7 boats) FALL SERIES — 1) Quasar; 2) Cucaracha, Sol¬ ing, John Super; 3) Chewink, Golden Gate, Tim Donnelly. (5 races; 7 boats) OVERALL (Champion of Champions) — 1) Qua¬ sar; 2) Bad Dog; 3) Goose. (6 invitees) Benicia YC Thursday Nights DIV. A (0-165) — 1) Freestyle, C&C 33, Dave Jones; 2) Misty Sue, C&C 35, Bill Hardesty; 3) Too Tuff, Ultimate 20, Steve Bales. (8 boats) DIV. B (169-195) — 1) Noble Prize, Newport 30, Noble Griswold; 2) Illusions, Merit 25, Chris Tringali; 3) Sunset Strait, J/24, Stan Pressman. (7 boats) DIV. C (over 198) — 1) New Directions, Cal 25, Paul Ryfa; 2) Radio Flyer, Pearson Electra, Robert Mott-Smith; 3) Jenna Lou, Hunter 28, Darryl Kruschke. (6 boats) (24 races; 6 throwouts) Berkeley YC Friday Nights DIV. I (210 and slower) — 1) Go Dog Go, Santana

22, Bill Vanderslice, 5 wins; 2) (tie) Team Treby, Cal SC Pearson Ensign, Mark Playsted, and Team Louis Louis, Cal SC Pearson Ensign, Dan Twelker, and CSC 9, Cal SC Pearson Ensign, Graham Hale, 4. (15 boats) DIV. II (faster than 210 but shorter than 24.5 feet on the waterline) — 1) Rail to Rail, J/24, Thom Henneberger, 7 wins; 2) (tie) Gjemmestad, Knarr, Leif Wadleigh, and Photon, Cal 2-29, Christine and Allen Jackson, 3. (20 boats) DIV. Ill (waterline greater than 24.5 feet) — 1) Boogie Woogie, Ranger 33, Michael Yovino-Young, 15 wins; 2) Jeannette, Tartan Ten, Henry King, 4; 3) Eurydice, Catalina 30, Ken & Robin O'Donnell, 2. (it) boats) (26 races — 'horse race' style scoring, i.e. only first place counts) Corinthian YC Friday Nights DIV. I (0-120) — 1) Navigator, Soverel 33, The Melbostads, 29.5 points; 2) Recidivist, Schumacher 39, Colin Case, 28; 3) Re-Quest, Express 37, Glenn Isaacson, 22; 4) Batteries Not Included, Melges24, Morse/Page, 19.5. (13 boats) DIV. II (121-185) — 1) Another White Boat, J/ 24, George Peck, 71 points; 2) Abigail Morgan, Ex-

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THE RACING 4 points; 2) Swamp Donkey, Scott Sellers, 16; 3) Motorcycle Irene, Paxton/Lambiotte, 16; 4) Sonita, Page/Melbostad, 18; 5) Flying Circus, Hodges/ Ryley,18; 6) Baffett, Baffico/Baskett, 21; 7) Des¬ perado, Kit Stycket, 22; 8) Express©, George Welsh, 24. (19 boats) EXPRESS 37—1) Elan, Reiss/Cunningham, 4 points. (2 boats) ETCHELLS — 1) #583, Tim Murison, 5 points; 2) #978, Rick Kaiser, 6. (4 boats) , HAWKFARM — 1) El Gavilan, Jocelyn Nash, 4 points; 2) Roadhouse Blues, Torben Bentsen, 5; 3) Predator, Lauren Durfee, 10. (6 boats) J/35 —1) Major Damage, Wilson/Perkins, 3 points. (3 boats) J/105— 1) Bella Rosa, Dave Tambellini, 3 points; 2) Pippin, David Owen, 8. (4 boats) MELGES 24 & J/80 — 1) Sabotage,Thorpe/Dufty, 6 points; 2) Alien, Peter Wagner, 7. (5 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Wet Spot, Mike O'Callaghan, 4 points; 2) Mercedes, Joel Verutti, 5; 3) Cookie Jar, George Kelly, 13; 4) Kamikaze, Nathaniel Fennell, 20; 5) Snafu-U, Mark Berryman, 20; 6) Legs, Lester Robertson, 21; 7) Gruntled, Simon Winer, 24. (16 boats) OLSON 25—1) Baleineau, Charlie Brochard, 3 points. (2 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Lurker, Paul Martson, 4 points; 2) Hoot, Andy MacFie, 6; 3) Run Wild, Dale Irving, 10. (6 boats) LEVEL 99—1) Ozone, Carl Bauer, 5 points; 2) Rosinante, Rob Magoon, 7. (5 boats) SF 30-FOOTERS —1) Ixxis, Ed Durbin, 4; 2) Legacy, John Melder, 9; 3) Enigma, Robert Hultman, 9. (9 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) YachtSea, Joseph Schmidt, 3 points; 2) London Calling, M. Dwyer, 6. (4 boats) WABBIT— 1) WPOD, The Erkelens, 4 points; 2) Kwazy, Colin Moore, 7; 3) Watered Ship Down, Sh¬ annon McKown, 11. (7 boats) LEVEL 198 — 1) Alliance, Conley/Foster, 3 points. (3 boats) WYLIECAT 30 — 1) Silyke, Larry Riley, 6 points;

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Bill Siegel, 6. (5 boats) PURSUIT RACE (Sunday, Oct. 25) — 1) Sayonara, Farr 80,Larry Ellison; 2) Cha Ching, BH-41, Scooter Simmons; 3) Velos, Tanton 73, Kjeld Hestehave; 4) Bullseye, N/M 50, Bob Garvie; 5) Chili, Santana 30/30, Mike Maurier; 6) Jabiru,J/35, Dunnh West; 7) Raven, CM 1200, Mark Thomas; 8) Sceptre, J/130, Bob Musor; 9) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl Bauer; 10) Abracadabra II, Antrim 27, Dennis Surtees, (about 130 boatsl)

JESSICA CUP <StFYC: Oct.24: 7.2 miles): DIV. I — Barbara, Alden 50 (huilt in 1932), Rob¬ ert Klemmedson. (1 boat) DIV. II — 1) Nightwatcher, Chapelle 50 (78), Ken & Patti Godshalk; 2) Brigadoon, Herreshoff 65 ('32), Terry Klaus; 3) Makani Kai, Angelman 40 (70), Kent & Christine Inouye; 4) La Sirena, Chapelle 50 ('63), Glenn Burch. (4 boats) DIV. Ill (Farallone Clipper) — 1) Ouessant ('57), Gene Buck; 2) Credit ('52), Bill Belmont; 3) Echo ('57), Jack Coulter; 4) Pampero ('47), Owen/Newell. (4 boats)

JOE LOGAN (StFYC: Oct. 24-25: x racesI: MERCURY —1) Pacer, Pax Davis, Richard Hubbert, 9 points; 2) Space Invader, David West/ 'Fogelgrist', 10; 3) Fast Friend, John Hansen/Tony Basso, 13; 4) Disco Volante, Dan Simmons/Laurie Davis, 21; 5) Old Buzzard, Brendan & Pat Bradley, 22. (12 boats) SNIPE — 1) #26104, Shawn & Debbie Bennett, 5 points; 2) Shredded Cheese, Jaime & Dani Fontaella, 10. (5 boats) SOLING (PCCs) — 1) Jeff Madrigali/Craig Healy/ Keith Stahnke, 5 points; 2) John Walton/Ezra Culver/ T. Kamps, 10. (5 boats)

Race Notes True stuff; America True hired young Kiwi match racer Gavin Brady last month,

who will work with Dawn Riley and John Cutler in the afterguard. Other crew who have signed on so far are David Armitage (trimmer), John Broadhead (grinder), Greg Burrell (grinder), Mark Strube (grinder), Merritt Carey (foredeck), Katie Pettibone (trimmer), Liz Baylis (cockpit), David 'Roo' Stevenson (foredeck) and Larry Turner (foredeck). Jim Betts of Lake Tahoe has been confirmed as the builder of America True's boat. Meanwhile, Paul Cayard's AmericaOne syndicate announced that they will build two boats at Westerly Ma¬ rine in Costa Mesa, with work on the first boat scheduled to commence in Decem¬ ber and the second one in March. Grand prix circuit: Despite a back in¬ jury, San Diego sailmaker Vince Brun took the inaugural Melges 24 Worlds in Torquay, England, topping a 93-boat fleet. . . . The top ten match racers in the world, all of whom received invitations to the World Championship of Match Racing in Hayama, Japan, on November 7-15, are: 1) Peter Gilmour, JPN; 2) Chris Law, GBR; 3) Peter Holmberg, ISV; 4) Gavin Brady, NZL; 5) Ed Baird, USA; 6) Russell Coutts, NZL; 7) Sten Mohr, DEN; 8) Markus Wieser, GER; 9) Jochen Schumann, GER; 10) Bertrand Pace. Bad boys, cont'd: Dixon Hall's B-32 Again and Dave Brennan’s Schumacher 30 Zoos (ex-Second Offense) were recently disqualified by the race committee from the 1998 Coast Cadillac/North Sails Regatta for the actions of their crew at the trophy presentation. The seven indi-

BEER CAN WRAP-UPS Curtis Press, 46.25; 4) Topper, Moore 24, Rich Korman, 37; 5) Baleineau. Olson 35, Charles Brochard, 36. (23 boats) IOD, Mel Pearce, 106 points; 2) Sockeye, J/24, Etheridge/Holsher. 100; 3) QE3, Tartan Ten, Tom Perot, 84; 4) Bacarat. Peterson 34, Dave Reed, 82; 5) Roeboat. Catalina 30, Rod Decker, 81.25. (25 boat ;) Smith, 47.75 points; 2) Big Wow, Rhodes 19, Tom Royall, 31.5; 3) Perezoso. Excalibur 26, Davis/ Nehms/Sargent, 28.15. (11 boats)

Mike DeVries, 5 points; 2) Giant Killer. SC 27, Tim Wenger. (6 boats) PHRF III (156-174) —1) Choke, Thistle, Matt Carter, 8 points ("awarded separately"); and 1) Taz, J/24, George Lythcott, 10; 2) Quickie, Capri 25, Jack Matievich, 15. (8 boats) PHRF IV (174-up) — 1) Snow Goose, Santana 30. Ted Mattson, 6 points; 2) Flying Cloud, Ranger 23. Bruce Baker, 14; 3) Shamrock, Cal 20, Steve Hutchinson. 15. (11 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Hurricane, Adam Sadeg, 4 points; 2) Popeye & I, Jeff Brousseau, 9. (8 boats) SPORTBOAT— 1) E-Z, E-Scow, Mark Rommell. (i SPINN \K

Cal 20. John Nooteboom, 32 points; 2) Huldra. Knarr, Jim Skaar, 24.5; 3) Raccoon. Cal 20. Dodge/Rudiger/ Snow, 24.25. (13 boats)

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Undine, Adam Wheeler, 17; 3) Hecate, Dennis Jermaine, 18. (4 boats; average starters = 3.5) OVERALL (George Degnan Trophy) — Sophia, Russ Williams. (12 races; 3 throwouts) ,

CLASS A (0-150) — 1) Saint Anne, Olson 30. Jarratt, 17.75; 3) Wet, E-Scow. Mark Rommell, 18. (14 boats) CLASS B (Columbia 5.5 Meters) —1) Demi* Onze, Mike Rettie, 6.25 points; 2) Jaguar, Chris Coriett, 14.75. (5 boats) tievir 12 oints; 2) ITIItBo 1/24, f Bonati, 24; 3) Nixon Was Cool, J/24, Julie Wiard,

Encinal YC Twilight Series PHRF I (0-126) — 1) Enigma, Capo 30, Bob Hultman, 5 points; 2) Capricorn, J/105, Bill Booth, 11. (6 boats) PHRF II (126-155) — 1) Mad House, Express 27,

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viduals who were involved in the presum¬ ably drunken brawl are now subject to review by national authorities under Rule 69 (gross misconduct). A lot of people think they should "throw the book" at these guys — who needs behavior like this in our sport? bocal heroes: San Francisco YC’s sixth and final interclub event, the Round the Island Race, attracted 42 club boats last month — more than most YRA races! Don Jesberg and family sailed their Melges 24 Casey Jones to overall victory in the 14-mile lap around Southampton Shoals and TI, followed by Mr. Natural (Etchells, Barton/Parsons), I Love My Wife (Etchells, Craig Healy) and the venerable Yucca (8-Meter, Hank Easom). The winning team in the Calcutta bet¬ ting pool was "Scooter’s Screamers" {Cha Ching, Navigator, Thistle, Veronese, Wahope II, Kinship). . . . Greg Miller and his Jersey Girl crew went 5-0 to sweep the SC-27 Match Race Series at Santa Cruz YC on October 13. Six boats sailed in the twice-postponed series, which was sailed in 20+ knots of wind. Shep Kett's Medusa was second, followed by Larry Weaver's Mistress Quickly. Winter vacation: Del Rey YC's Puerto Vallarta Race in mid-February already has about 30 boats interested in their race, including a handful from the Bay Area. Hopes are high for a big turnout — there hasn't been a Mexican race for a year and there seems to be a lot of pentup interest. A short and sweet MEXORC

America True just signed up M-ranked match racer Gavin Brady, a Whitbread vet ('Chessie') and past Congo Cup and Mumm 36 winner.

(four days of buoy racing, no laydays) will follow beginning on Sunday, March 28. Check out www.dryc for more info. East Coast eye: The first-ever One De¬ sign 35 Nationals were underway in An¬ napolis as we went to press. Twelve boats were competing — not bad for a class that debuted just last spring. To date, 27 1D35s have been sold. . . The Mumm 30 Worlds are slated for November 17-20 at Hilton Head, with up to 50 boats expected

BEER CAN WRAP-UPS Schmidt, 18. (11 boats) (second half only; 5 races)

Oakland YQ Sweet 16 Series (Wednesday Nights) DIV. A (0-168) — 1) Jabiru, J/35, Brian Dunn/Bill West, 23.5 points; 2) Logical Switch, Express 37, Fred Joyce, 29.25; 3) CK Porter, Merit 25, Cindy Surdez, 38.25; 4) Quickie, Capri 25, Will Matievich, 49; 5) Ariel, IOD, David Kinzel, 73. (20 boats) DIV. B (169-up) — 1) Drummer, Columbia 5.5 Meter, Alan WeaverA/Varrren Sankey/Adam Sadeg, 13.75 points; 2) Demi-Onze, Columbia 5.5 Meter, Michael Ftettie, 21.5; 3) Snow Goose, Santana 30, Ted Mattson, 49. (12 boats) DIV. C (non-spinnaker) — 1) Solidare, Ariel, Jerry Brown, 12.75 points; 2) Bamboozled, J/24, Larry Westland, 43.38; 3) Me Me, Newport 30, Norm Guest, 46.75. (16 boats) (16 races; 4 throwouts)

St Francis YC Friday Night Windsurfing Series 1) Chip Wasson, 19 points; 2) Bill Weir, 27; 3) Vlad Moroz, 40; 4) Rob Hartman, 42; 5) John Radkowski, 50; 6) Jean Rathle, 57; 7) Al Mirel, 64; 8)

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Sausalito YC Sunset Series (Tuesday Nights) DIV. I (spinnaker) — 1) Bloodvessel, ’Boeing 25', Margaret Gokey, 4 points; 2) Chorus, Kettenburg 38, Peter English, 8; 3) Jose Cuervo, J/105, Sam Hock, 12. (9 boats) DIV. II (big non-spin) — 1) Bacarat, Peterson 34, Dave Reed, 7 points; 2) Unity, Ericson 35 Mk. Ill, Dale Fleming, 10; 3) Island Girl, Islander 36, Frank Burkhart, 17. (9 boats) DIV. Ill (medium non-spin) — 1) Easterly, Mor¬ gan 38, Larry Conner, 4 points; 2) Frisky, Tartan 30, John Woodhull, 11; 3) Amanda, Newport 30 Mk. II, Pat Broderick, 12. (7 boats) DIV. IV (little non-spin) — 1) P-Trap, Cal 20, Gerry Gorski, 4 points; 2) (tie) Tackful, Santana 22, Cathy Stiertioff, and Challenge, Islander 28, Peter Schoen, 10. (8 boats) OVERALL WINNERS — Bloodvessel (spinna¬ ker) and Frisky (non-spinnaker). (second half only — 5 races; 1 throwout)

Sparcraftpresident Dave Hulse has taken a lea ve of absence to join brother-in-law Kimo Worthington on the NYYC's America's Cup team.

from Europe, Asia and North America. A total of 140 Mumm 30s have been built over the last three years by three build¬ ers: Carroll Marine (RI), McDell Marine (NZ) and Ovington Boats (UK). . . The Farr 40 Worlds will be contested on November 11-14 in Miami, with up to 25 boats an¬ ticipated. , Random notes: NickTrotman and Mike Mills won the 43rd 505 World Chaihpionship in Hyannis, MA, the first Ameri¬ cans to do so since Gary Knapp and Cam Lewis took it in 1982. . . Number one ranked match racer Peter Gilmour beat Chris Law, who is currently ranked num¬ ber two, in the Cigna Knickerbocker Cup, sailed in New York Harbor. Bertrand Pace was third, followed by Ed Baird in fourth. $80,000 in prize money was divvied up, with Gilmour netting a $24,000 paycheck for his efforts. Speed sailing: Autralian madmen Simon McKeon and Tim Daddo are poised to raise the world sailing speed record to 50 knots, a milestone that would break their own benchmark of 46.52 knots set in 1993 on Yellow Pages Endeavour. In only their second run with their radical new Lindsay Cunningham-designed trifoiler, they casually hit 40 knots in just 15 knots of breeze — using the smallest of their three solid-wing rigs! The new craft, Macquarie Innovation, is being sailed near Melbourne, AUS, on a 500-meter course. The duo is currently waiting for

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the optimum conditions (20 knots from the southeast) to set the record, which now appears to be a foregdne conclusion. Overnight sensation: In only its sec¬ ond year, Jeff Trask's J/Fest South at¬ tracted an amazing 59 J/boats, up from 29 last year. That fine showing even sur¬ passed father Don's long-running San Francisco J/Fest, which only fielded 44 entries this year. Sponsored by Volvo and Heineken, and hosted by Bahia Corinthian YC in Newport Beach, J/Fest South turned out to be the fourth largest keelboat regatta in SoCal this year after the Golison Regatta, Long Beach Race Week and Yachting Cup. The overall win¬ ner (best performance in the most com¬ petitive class) was Tiny Dancer, Jim Zim¬ merman's J/24. Blissful experience: Mike Grisham, owner of the Express 37 Bliss, and crew (Wayne Zitel, Steve Marsh, Jim Coburn, Rob Cline, Mark Fountain and Huck Thomason) ventured down to Long Beach to represent Area G in the US Offshore Sailing Championship (aka the Lloyd Phoenix Trophy) last month. They finished

Express 37 season champ Mike Qrisham repre¬ sented Area G at the recent Phoenix Trophy.

a close fifth (see 'box scores') in the fiverace series, which was held in LBYC's busy fleet of equalized Catalina 37s. Mark Noble of Santa Barbara was this year's winner. It's great to see our region sud¬ denly become more interested in these US Sailing national championships — hope¬ fully, we'll get it together again to send a

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With reports this month on A Bay Charter Boat's Research Sabbatical, a special Birthday Charter Surprise, and miscellaneous Charter Notes.

which may result in a 'Special' on the A Whale of a Charter project. Even less obtrusive will be the During the dreary months of winter, kayaks researchers plan to use to actu¬ the charter biz in the Bay Area slows to a ally make contact with the great mam¬ crawl, so most skippers use the time to mals. tackle maintenance projects or simply re¬ One January day in 1996 Dutton lax and enjoy some personal time. Not found himself sur¬ Dean Gurke of rounded by grays Valkyrien, though. while kayaking near This winter he and his Monterey's Point classic 78-ft schooner Pinos, arid "the germ have some very excit¬ vof an idea came to life." ing plans. Already a renowned Earlier this year, kayaker whose feats Valkyrien was selected include paddling from by a California gray British Columbia to whale research organi¬ [2 Baja in '93 despite zation called 'In the 1 having a prosthetic Path of Giants' to carry ° leg, Dutton realized a team of researchers x the whales were al¬ to Mexico and back, ts: most completely unstudying the migratory ^ intimidated by the habits of the great ce¬ taceans along their £ smooth motion of his “ kayak. And it occurred route. Why a traditional Project leader Steff Dutton and his wife, tc> him that kayaks would be ideal vessels wooden sailboat? Ac- Heidi Tiura, director of marine operations. cording to project cofounder Steff Dutton, for research in close quarters. Working "Using a sailboat to approach the whales with his wife, Heidi Tiura, who is a pro¬ is much less intrusion than using a power fessional commercial captain and nature boat — and it will also look great on film." enthusiast, a plan was developed to re¬ In addition to other researchers, the 10search migrating grays as they passed member team will include photographers through the Monterey Marine Sanctuary. and film-makers who will shoot both still Having done that successfully last sea¬ and moving images. Negotions are cur¬ son, their fledgling organization has now rently underway with National Geographic secured corporate funding as well as sup¬ port from Cal State University at Gray whales are the most ancient species of Monterey, and has attracted the atten¬ cetaceans. Their annual migration from Alaska tion of many serious marine scientists. to Baja and back covers 10,000 miles. Valkyrien will head south in January, hopefully traveling in company with migrat¬ ing pods of grays much of the way to Baja. En route the team will lin¬ ger in the Channel Is¬ lands. Their southern¬ most destination will be San Ignacio Lagoon near Guerrero Negro, the favorite gray whale breeding ground. While Dean Gurke is a pretty colorful

Skipper Dean Gurke (inset) will put his Bay chartering on the back burner this winter, to follow gray whale migration to Mexico aboard 'Valkyrien'. (Seen here on the Bay.)

character in his own right, some of his teammates on this project have truly ex¬ traordinary resumes. Marine biologist Dr. Jeff Goodyear has tagged and tracked various species of whales all over the world. He and several associates will use specialized crossbows to attach tracking tags to the grays they encounter. Mean¬ while, Florien Ganer, an acclaimed Ger¬ man underwater photographer will swim among them whenever he gets a chance. Dutton and another accomplished paddler will pilot their two kayaks, with re¬ searchers and cameras aboard, to within spitting distance, of the magnificent beasts. Russ Hoburg, a salty professional

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commercial skipper from the Bay, will serve as Valkyrieris sailing master. 'The grays are the most ancient of the existing whale species," notes Dutton. Marine biologists estimate they've been around for perhaps 150,000 years! And their annual 10,000-mile round-trip from Alaska to Mexico is the longest migration of any mammal. t While scientists feel they have a basic understanding about the behavior of Cali¬ fornia gray whales — such as the fact that pregnant females tend to lead the south¬ bound migration — there is still a great deal to learn about their offshore behav¬ ior. The tags — which are monitored via

GPS satellites — will give valuable "time/ depth" information on their underwater movements for the very first time. Such "ground-breaking" research is all fascinat¬ ing stuff, and Gurke is thrilled that he and his Valkyrien are able to participate. After skippering other Bay Area char¬ ter vessels for years, Gurke bought this 44-ton staysail schooner in '94. She was built in Auckland, New Zealand in 1928 and was originally utilized for the trans¬ port of agricultural products. A previous owner did a complete hull refit in Hawaii during the mid-'60s, but when Gurke bought her, she still had no interior. So in order to make her more appropriate to

charter work, he's since upgraded her substantially with a fine saloon and a variety of cabins, heads and crew berths. With any luck', high-tech communica¬ tions gear aboard Valkyrien will allow the team to update the project's Website (www.graywhale.net) with frequent re¬ ports from the field. In addition to inter¬ est from the international scientific com¬ munity, students — from grade school through college level — are expected to follow the expedition wia the Web. After Valkyrien returns to Monterey in April, the next phase of research will take a scientific team to Alaska. Valkyrien’s contract may be extended to include that November. 1998 •

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project too. Although gray whale populations have twice recovered after being pushed to the brink of extinction, new threats to their habitats now exist. Hopefully, however, this project will help focus public atten¬ tion on their future. As Dutton puts it, "Surely we all have something to learn from a species so determined to survive." — latitude / aet

As we have written many times in these pages, Virgin Gorda's North Sound holds some of the most alluring anchorages in the Caribbean. The famous Bitter End resort, seen here, is a 'must' stop for every visiting charterer.

A Virgin Islands Surprise Party

Shortly after my wife turned 39, I started asking myself what would make a great surprise for her 40th — besides a typical surprise birthday party at someone's home. Then it hit me. How about a trip to the Virgin Islands? I did some research, ordered a lot of charter brochures and finally picked out a boat to complete this dream surprise party. I then wrote to our friends and po¬ litely said, "Put up or shut up." After we committed, they had to promise not to mention to Doreen that they were going to be on the trip with us — that was the surprise. I had told my wife that a cabin on this 60-ft tri had a cancellation, and that I was offered a deal too good to pass up. But it was a hard sell at first: "Who are these other people we will be boating with?" she'd ask. "1 don't know, probably a bunch of treehugging liberals," I replied (and surpris¬ ingly, I wasn’t lying). v I solidified our reservation of the 60-ft crewed charter trimaran Grand Oasis for the first-week of Februaiy. She had a fivecabin layout and the price included the services of the crew, plus all the drinks and eats you could stand. The months of waiting turned to weeks I then days, then hours. Then before we knew it, we were jetting our way to Tortola. By the time we reached our boat in Road Town, the curtain was just about ready to go up on our little charade. We met Cap¬ tain Jeff, crew Amy and Gina and Jeffs cocker spaniel, Daisy. They told Doreen we were the first ones to arrive. She stepped aboard and, with camcorder going, walked up to our cabin door and opened it. "Surprise! Happy birthday!!!" All eight of our friends had been in our cabin waiting for the magic moment. Her first reaction was to close the door, like you would if you'd inadvertantly interrupted someone using the bathroom. Then it sunk in that she Page 186 • UUXtJtl2 • November, 1998

knew these people! She reopened the door to look, turned to me, started crying, then threw herself into the waiting arms of these eight close friends who were crazy enough to come all that way. It was a very emotional moment that turned out just as I'd imagined it. After the tears were dried, the beer started flowing as we motored our way out of Road Town and day one of our Vir¬ gin Island trip began. Due to light winds we motored to the windward side of Gin¬ ger Island. Navigating through the nar¬ row opening in the reef, we soon set an¬ chor in this little cove on the south west side. To our astonishment, we were all alone in this tranquil setting. We soon grabbed our snorkeling gear and dove into the warm Caribbean wa¬ ters. Its hard to describe the splendor of the scene below the surface. Soon there was fresh lobster for dinner courtesy of our captain and our friend Ken. The evening was filled with wine and laugh¬ ter, with a breeze blowing and a quarter moon reflecting on the sea. The following days were filled with fun and excitement. The trade winds piped

up for our downwind run to remote Anegada, the only coral-formed island of this volcanic chain. Again, there were no other boats around when we set anchor on the northwest tip of Anegada. Notic¬ ing a good current from east to west across our bow, we swam to shore and walked up the beach a distance to do a drift snorkel back to the boat. The area was teeming with sea life and a ray sent my Doreen scurrying back to shore. That night we (again) dined on fresh lobster and conch soup. Next, it was on to The Bitter End Yacht Club, located on the Island of Virgin Gorda, with a stopover at Eustasia Island for some snokeling. The snorkeling was just great. We circled around a small reef for two hours that was filled with fish of every kind. After dinner aboard, we headed to shore to check out the reggae band. Out on the dance floor, my wife and I noticed a familiar couple 'getting way down and funky' on the dance floor. It was Mitch and Katy, who we met in San Juan. They were exploring the islands aboard a

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Sunsail bareboat. Later we learned Mitch is a Latitude 38 staffer — it really is a small world. We danced, joined a conga line, did the limbo and savored Cuban cigars — which are legal in the islands. The morning found the trade winds blowing 20 knots on the nose, so we mo¬ tored into the lee of uninhabited Great Dog island. Again, the snorkeling was fabulous — each spot we'd visited was unique. After picking up a couple of lob¬ sters, it was off to Spanish town and the famous Baths of Virgin Gorda. Unfortu¬ nately, before we had a chance to explore them Diana had a mishap jumping out of the boat and broke her wrist, which gave us some keen insights into the island’s infrastructure. She was whisked off to the capital, Tortola, via speed boat, then to the hospital by ambulance. The rest of us raised sail and made 12+ knots under jib on the run to Tortola's Road Harbour — an incredible sail. With Diana patched up and back on board the next morning, we set a course for Norman Island. (Her hospital bill, in¬

cluding the long ambulance ride, was $450 — who needs HMOs?) Again we en¬ joyed spectacular snorkeling for an hour or more, but Doreen bolted back to the boat when someone mentioned they'd seen a 5-foot barracuda along the shore¬ line. We shared the bay that night with one other boat, which was no problem — it was, after all, peak season. Before leaving the island the next day, we motored around to the caves of Norman Island — another must' stop for charterers. This was a really cool place where the fish were always in your face. Snorkeling into each of the caves, your mind goes amok thinking about pirates that might have ventured into these caves to hide their loot. After a halfway stop for hiking around tiny Sandy Cay, we sailed to another of our skipper's secret — uncrowded — spots, the North Bay of Guana Island. It was too much! We were all by ourselves again. Ken and I got our gear on and went 'bug' hunting — our wives are so demand¬ ing! After catching a couple lobsters, it was time for dinner. That night we offi¬ cially celebrated Doreen's birthday — a very memorable evening After a run to back to Spanish Town for shopping — I'd run out of Cuban ci¬ gars! — we sailed to Little Harbor on Pe¬ ter Island. This place was one of the most crowded, but we managed to find a place Did bloodthirsty Caribbean pirates really stash their bounty in the Norman Caves? Who knows, but It's certainly fun to believe they did.

close to shore on the north end. Snorkel¬ ing and relaxation was on the agenda. After another incredible meal, with jokes and laughter, we spent some reflective

time watching the moonlight glisten across the water in rhythmic harmony to the trade winds. Unfortunately, we all knew our trip was coming to an end. With a light trade wind coming over our stern, we sailed across Sir Francis Drake's Channel into Road Town the next morning. It was another perfect day in the Virgin Islands. Most trips are short lived, but this one will stay in our thoughts forever. The Virgin Islands have that magical affect on you. —john hartmann Ed. note — Hartmann's experience il¬ lustrates some of the advantages of char¬ tering a crewed yacht rather than a bare¬ boat. In addition to having the crew's ser¬ vices, the charterers also profitedfrom their local knowledge in terms of finding un¬ crowded anchorages at the height of the tourist season. Furture charterers should note, how¬ ever, that the waters of the BVI are a pro¬ tected marine sanctuary where only locals and those visitors possessing a license — which isn't easy to get — are allowed to fish or take lobsters. Taking 'bugs' via scuba is always completely illegal. We as¬ sume, however, that this resident charter yacht secured all the proper licenses for their guests — especially since their guests were self-described "tree-hugging liberals."

Charter Notes Several tidbits of local chartering news have crossed our Charter Desk’ this

month. First, you may have already read in Sightings that the 1925 schooner Apache, one of the sweethearts of the Bay Area's crewed charter fleet, will soon be November, 1998 • U&UJUll • Page 187

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year on its flagship, the

back in action, after having undergone an extensive 3 1 /2-year refit. Our sincere congratulations to Ron, Lisa and Chris Romero for a job well done. They expect to be chartering again by spring. Club Nautique, which is already one of the Bay Area's largest sailing schools and bareboat char¬ ter operations, has an¬ nounced its expansion to two new locations this win¬ ter: Marina del Rey, in Southern California, and Coyote Point, here in the Bay. Both will offer a full range of classes and boat rental options. Al¬ though fleets are still being assembled, the Marina del Rey office is now open and taking reservations. Call toll free (877) 477-SAIL or (310) 822-4478. That office is expected to be in full swing by Janu¬ ary. while Coyote Point will begin char¬ ters and lessons in February. For more

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With reports this month from Jake on riding out hurricane Georges in Puerto Rico; from Experience Mitchell on making the long and hard slog from Cartagena to Aruba; from Destiny on adventures in the Lee¬ ward Islands; from Island Girl in defense of Key West; from Mystery Boat'on the drawbacks of accepting what comes along first; and Cruise Notes.

Jake — Endeavour 37 Annette Montgomery & Robert Caltabiano Salinas, Puerto Rico (Santa Cruz) We'll be back in Santa Cruz by Octo¬ ber of '99, because we've decided not to spend another hurricane season in a hur¬ ricane zone. You can't imagine how terri¬ fying a strong hurricane can be until you've had to live through one. It all started on Friday, September 18th, when we were at Marina Salinas, Puerto Rico — on the south side of the island about 100 miles southwest of the U.S. Virgins — putting the boat back to¬ gether after painting the interior. It was then we learned that hurricane Georges was 2.5 days to the east and tracking to¬ ward us. Twenty boats had left the ma¬ rina and harbor that morning for the mangroves at Jobos 2.5 miles away. A local advised us to get to Jobos ASAP and find a spot, so we got underway by noon. When we arrived at .Jobos, we an¬ chored Jake in the lagoon, then took the dink and handheld depthsounder to try find a good spot for our big boat to ride out the hurricane. Luckily We found a It doesn't matter if the name is 'Georges', 'Luis', 'Marilyn', 'Gilbert', 'Hugo' or Andrew', the dam¬ age from a hurricane is pretty much the same.

creek with 5.5 foot depth — a foot more than Jake draws — and claimed it. We spent the next two days preparing Jake to meet Georges. First we backed the boat into the creek and then set three anchors off the bow. Mangroves surrounded Jake on her two sides and stern, so we secured the boat to the mangrove foots with no fewer than 11 lines. We then stripped, the decks, removing all canvas, the solar pan¬ els and the wind generator blades. The 0530 report on Sunday indicated that Georges had jumped to a Category 4 hurricane and was headed directly for Salinas and us. We were exhausted, both from prepping the boat for the blow and from the apprehension of the destruction on its way. We agonized over the decision of staying with the boat or seeking shel¬ ter ashore. Accepting that we’d done ev¬ erything we could for Jake, we sought shelter ashore. We took our Carib dink to the marina hotel and were given a room on the first floor. The rooms on the second floor had all been taken — mostly by locals who'd been through hurricanes here before and knew the drill. Not wanting to have our dink and outboard blown away, we brought them into the hotel room with us. Eveiybody was apprehensive on Sun¬ day as we watched the Weather Channel, listened to weather updates, swapped hurricane stories, and hoped that Georges would veer off in another direction. At 0530 on Monday, it was reported that Georges was battering the Leeward Islands and was projected to continue to the WNW and make a direct hit on Sali¬ nas in less than 12 hours! His winds were estimated at between 110-120 knots. We had a last cheeseburger at 1100 and the marina staff closed up shop at noon. By now everyone had become a believer, and were pouring off their boats into the ho¬ tel. Since there weren't enough rooms for everyone, people had to double up. We gathered in small groups to listen to up¬ dates and watch the weather. By this time the entire marina had been abandoned — except for a lone Bertram 35 powerboat. We were supposed to get hit at 1600, but as that hour rolled around, it was still

calm, the clouds weren't moving, and frig¬ ates continued to circle. By 1700, how¬ ever, the wind was blowing 40 knots from the west. An hour later — with some of us still lingering around outside — the wind was up to 60 knots and things were beginning to fly through the air. Soon we all took shelter in the rooms as the rain and wind backed from the west to the south and increased to more than 80 knots. At least we had lights and air-con¬ ditioning — thanks to the hotel having its own generator. By 2000 we had a problem. George's storm surge had water coming into our first floor hotel room. The security guards came by and assigned us a room on the second floor, so we dragged our blankets, food and clothes up the stairs. Because there weren’t enough empty rooms, we ended up sharing the space with two other families for a total of six adults and seven kids. With the wind blowing at 100 knots, a crowded room wasn't our biggest con¬ cern. We had our handheld VHF with us and were able to ^et weather updates every

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Three views of the spiendorous new Isla Navidad Resort and Marina, which is just another example of the changing face of cruising in Mexico. Twenty years ago, the only marina on the west coast of Mexico was at the Acapulco YC. Thereare 19ofthem now, and most of the new ones are part of luxury resorts. The good news for 'soul cruisers' is that there are still tons of unspoiled cruising grounds.

three hours. An AM radio, however, would have been better. Georges' eye passed within just miles of us, giving us a 30minute break in the wind just before mid¬ night. When the winds returned — this time from the opposite direction — they were stronger than ever. With mattresses spread all over the floor, most of us were actually able to get a little sleep. By 0600 it was pretty much over. We got up at first light to check the damage — what an incredible mess! The marina docks were gone and the Bertram 35 was nowhere in sight. Many of the boats that had been left in the anchorage were sunk. Roofs were missing from many buildings and mangroves had been torn apart. It was an ugly scene, but at least Georges had passed. We wanted to check on Jake, but the storm surge was so great that we couldn't safely dinghy to Jobos. Fortunately, we were able to make radio contact with a

boater there. He reported that the 50 or so boats tied up there had survived and that nobody had been injured! He told us Jake was still floating where we'd left her. We dinghied over to Jobos at 0730 on Wednesday along with the crews of six other boats. Jake was fine! Both our lines and chafe gear had been up to the job. The worst damage Jake suffered were stains on the deck from the mangroves. Having been through all that, we're taking our time putting Jake back to¬ gether. Currently we're at anchor in Sali¬ nas Harbor. Tomorrow the marina is hav¬ ing a BBQ for the boaters, so we'll drink some beer back there and swap hurricane stories. If you haven't been through a strong hurricane before, it's an emotional roller coaster. First there's apprehension and terror, then there's extreme relief when it's passed. The devastation around us is incred¬ ible, and the locals have been working day and night to clean everything up. We

Experience Mitchell — Morgan 43 Bob Knox & Carol Shipilov Cartagena To Aruba (Los Gatos) We're 'graduates' of the '97 Ha-Ha who — after transiting the Panama Canal and visiting the San Bias Islands — went the 'wrong' way to Cartagena, Aruba and Curasao. Based on our experience, Cartagena is a great place, and the trip from Cartagena to Aruba and Curasao is possible — but certainly not fun. Despite the common perception that Colombia is filled with gun-crazed drug dealers, we found Cartagena to be a safe and charming city. Club Nautico — where most of the visiting boats anchor or Med tie — is just a short and inexpensive taxi ride from both the historic walled city and the highrises and countless banks of the new city. It’s also just a block from the Club Nautico to a well-stocked grocery. Marine hardware is in short supply in Cartagena, but normal hardware is avail¬ able. While Norm Bennett’s Club Nautico isn't quite up to Alameda's Marina Vil¬ lage standards, it’s a lot nicer than the Balboa YC in Panama. If you anchor out, you pay $1.50/day to use the Club Nautico facilities — which include the showers, restrooms, fax, bar and restau¬ rant. If you Med-tie to the concrete dock The docks at Norm Bennett's Club Nautico may not be 'first world', but cruisers don't seem to mind. Besides, most everybody loves Cartagena.

CHANGES Approx. Distances (in nautical miles) where there's power and water, it's $ 1.50/ day — plus 20 cents/foot/day. There are a few transient slips available at the nearby Club de Pesca, which has better facilities but is more expensive. It also has a fudl dock. You must use an agent to check in and out of Colombia, and one is conveniently located on the premises of Club Nautico. It s $60 for a combination in and out. The old walled city has a tremendous history, as much of the gold the Spanish took from the Incas passed through here on its way to Spain. Naturally this at¬ tracted pirates — who often sacked the city — and explains the tremendous fort. Most of the colonial buildings inside the old city have been restored and now house banks, shops, restaurants, cafes, and pri¬ vate residences. There is even an Internet cafe where you can log onto the net, AOL and CompuServe. The walled city was a fun place to explore — and it really comes alive on Friday and Saturday nights. Lots of cruisers spent the hurricane season in Cartagena because it’s way south of the hurricane belt. The popular side cruises are to the nearby Rosario Is¬ lands, which are 25 miles away, and even Panama's San Bias Islands, about 200 miles to the east. We met one couple who charter their boat out of the Virgin Islands — 600 miles to the northwest — during the high season, but who have brought her to Cartagena every summer for the last eight years. We spent two weeks in Cartagena, and if we hadn’t found a weather \yindow to make the trip to Aruba, we would have been happy to stay until October when conditions usually are better for the up¬ wind and upcurrent trip to the east. The only real drawback to Cartagena is that it's nearly impossible to reach the AT&T Cruisers need to use a service to check in and out of Cartagena. This lovely lady, conveniently located at Club Nautico, will handle everything.

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international operator for relatively inex¬ pensive calls back to the States. The only alternative was to buy calling cards at about $7 each — and watch the telephone eat one every couple of minutes. We left Cartagena on July 5 and ar¬ rived in Aruba on July 10, having motorsailed the entire way. While the pas¬ sage wasn't fun, it wasn't as bad as we had expected it would be. Here are the raw statistics: Distance: 380 miles. Total time underway — meaning Cartagena to Bahia Honda and then Bahia Honda to Oranjestad, Aruba — 81 hours. Average speed over the ground: 4.7 knots. Fuel burned by our Perkins 4-108: 103 gal¬ lons. Gallons burned per hour: 1.27. Beginning on Tuesday of the week be¬ fore we left, we went to the CyberCafe in the old city and logged onto http:// www.goldcoastwx.com to get 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hour surface wind and wave forecasts. You must pay to use this ser¬ vice, but it's only $ 11 /month and you cam subscribe online for anywhere from one to 12 months. The civil and military fore¬ casters were not always entirely in agree¬ ment — at least for the period we were looking at the forecasts. The military wave height forecast included more of the Co¬ lombian coastline, however, and the mili¬ tary forecasts called for lower winds and wave heights than the civilian forecasts. Starting on Thursday of the week be¬ fore we left, the forecasts out to 120 hours showed that after a tropical wave passed Cartagena on Sunday, the wave heights along the coasts of Colombia and Venezu¬ ela dropping to three feet and wind speeds to less than 15 knots. And that these con¬ ditions would continue for at least five days. When the forecast remained the same for the next two days, we went for it. When we got outside Cartagena Bay, we had 10 to 15 knots of wind from the west. Carrying a 100% jib and doublereefed main, we motorsailed to get maxi*'■>*/> Him

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mum advantage from the wind. As a re¬ sult — except for the hour or so it took to pass Rio Magdalena when our speed over the ground dropped to around four knots — we averaged around 6.5 knots the first 17 hours. We had timed our departure to arrive at Rio Magdalena at 0600 because we'd heard that there could be lot of debris at the rivermouth and that the waves off¬ shore are often very steep. Wed made such good time, however, that we arrived just after midnight! Since the moon was nearly full and the bright lights onshore gave us enough light to see reasonably well, we decided to press on. We started feeling the effects oftthe river current about three miles from the rivermouth, and crossed its path about a mile outside the outermost channel light. There was indeed a lot of plant material in the water until we were a mile or so past the river. When we later checked our raw water strainers at Bahia Honda, they were full of junk. However, we didn't see any large trees, logs or dead animals — which commonly flow out the river. During the second day and night we had winds up to 20 knots, sometimes on the nose. Although the waves were only three to four feet, they were so steep that our Morgan 43 pounded. Our speed over the bottom was between the high fours and mid-fives. We rounded Cabo de la Vela around 0900 on the third day, and the wind steadily increased until it reached the low 30s in the afternoon. The waves remained in the three to five foot range, but were so steep and close together that we'd slam into three waves in a row, which would drop our speed to two knots. After slowly working back up to four knots, we'd slam into another series of waves and drop back to two knots again. We repeated this process endlessly. With 30 knots of wind on the nose and the slamming both wearing us out and dropping our average speed to less than three knots, we ducked into Bahia Honda.

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The problem of getting from Panama to Trinidad in the Windward Islands of the Eastern Caribbean is a difficult one. It's usually not too bad getting to the fabled San Bias Islands or even to Cartagena, but from Cartagena to Aruba is another story. The strong winds, the huge seas and the adverse current is bad enough, but nobody wants to seek shelter along the Santa Marta coast because it's home to all sorts of illegal ventures.

We dropped the hook well offshore in only 10 feet of water. Bahia Honda didn't offer any protection from the wind, but the fetch was so short that the chop wasn't bad. Although the wind moderated some af¬ ter midnight, it was blowing in the low 20s the next morning, so we decided to wait another day to see if conditions im¬ proved. the wind stayed in the low 20s all day, however, so we did boat maintenance and rested. By midnight the wind had dropped to around 15 knots and stayed that way all night. The wind was still in the 15 knot range the next morning, so we weighed anchor at 0600 and motorsailed around Punta Gallinas with a small jib and doublereefed main. After rounding the point, the seas were still relatively flat and the wind was from the east at around 18 knots ap¬ parent — so we decided to head straight for Aruba rather than take a more con¬ servative course down into the Gulf of Venezuela. About 0900 we ran into a squall that lasted for about 40 minutes. It had sus¬ tained winds in the high 30s with gusts into the 40s and 50s. Since the jib was already rolled up and we had two reefs in the main, we just sailed about 30° off the wind until the squall passed. The wind stayed in the low 20s after the squall, and for a while we saw 12 to 15 foot waves. With an adverse current of a knot or so, we spent the rest of the day and night motoring at between two and three knots. After determining that we had enough fuel, at 0400 we increased the rpms a little and got the average speed up to around 4.4. By 0700 we stained to see a lot of ships on the radar. We had to watch care¬ fully, as we also ran into a steady stream of rain squalls coming from the east. These squalls lasted no more than 15

minutes, but had winds in the 30s and 40s with heavy rain. By the time we were about seven miles from Oranjestad, Aruba, the seas started to lay down a little. The wind, however, remained in the low 20s until we reached the commercial dock — where all arriv¬ ing yachts are directed by Aruba Ports to tie up for clearing in. The man who di¬ rected us on the radio arranged for the officials to come to the dock, and within half an hour men from the Port Author¬ ity, the Dutch Navy, and Immigration had driven down to check us in. The process was simple, the men were very friendly, and there we no fees! We motored down the channel to Sea¬ port Marina, where we tied up in a slip in front of the Sonesta Hotel in the heart of Oranjestad. Slips and Med moors are $1/ foot/day or $5/foot/week — with larger discounts for longer stays. Although pricey, it’s the only marina on Aruba and there aren’t many anchorages on the is¬ land. The closest anchorage to Oranjestad only had a couple of boats — and no won¬ der, it’s at the end of a runway and jets screamed overhead all day. The bottom line for the trip is that you should carry enough fuel to average no more than three knots over the bottom and expect to burn it at your maximum rate for the entire trip. Our boat normally burns 1.0 to 1.1 gallons/hour, but we averaged nearly 1.3 gallons/hour — even though we got substantial help from motorsailing for 17 hours. You may not use all the fuel you take, but there's no place to get fuel after Santa Marta — and given the drug smuggling and other nasty business in the area, you don't want to stop at Santa Marta for anything. You should also carry enough to allow you to

drop down into the Gulf of Venezuela be¬ fore heading east and then north to Aruba, which would add another 40 miles to the trip. We think the weather we had was prob¬ ably as good as it gets during that time of year, and it looks like the best window is likely to be on the back side of a tropical wave. We left on the back side of one wave but another one was approaching and passed over us on the way. All in all the trip wasn’t that bad —just a lot of pound¬ ing and going slower than we're used to. Aruba lives on the tourist trade, so ev¬ erything in Oranjestad is expensive. It’s a little like Cabo San Lucas — but smaller and more reserved. There are some great supermarkets a short bus ($1) or taxi ($5) ride away, and there's a decently stocked — but expensive — chandlery near the supermarkets. Access to the AT&T Inter¬ national Operator is also difficult from Aruba. There is a telphone office a few blocks from the marina and we had no difficulty placing calls to the U.S. from there — although it was about $2/minute. Both the marina office and the telephone office will send and receive faxes. We planned to stay in Aruba just long enough to rest, refuel, reprovision, and see the sights. As we did in Cartagena, we started logging onto the net to get the weather several days before our intended departure date of 7/17. We had also heard that the trip to Curasao — although only When you finally get to the ‘ABC islands' of Aruba, Bonaire and Curasao, you begin to get an idea what's so special about the waters of the Caribbean.

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75 miles or so — could be difficult be¬ cause of the prevailing 1.5 to 2 knot cur¬ rent, and wind and seds from the east. The weather looked good for Friday the 17th, but the 18th looked even better. When we called Aruba Ports, they told us to return to the commercial dock, where we were again met by Customs and Im¬ migration officials. They checked us out without any fuss. As advertised, the trip to Curasao was a repeat of the trip from Cartagena — al¬ though even slower. By the time we reached the east end of Aruba, we had 20 to 25 knots of apparent wind on the nose, a two-knot adverse current, and more of the three to five foot close and steep waves we'd become accustomed to. It took 29 hours to make the trip directly to Willemstad, an average of just 2.6 knots. We quickly found that the most efficient way to go was to motor straight into the current, wind and seas. Two other skip¬ pers told us that falling off 40° in order to motorsail actually reduced their VMG, so we didn't even try. We’re now in Spanish Waters, Curagao. The place is filled with boats and a couple more arrive every day. The anchorage off Sarifundy’s is the place to be, but we plan to move on to Bonaire, then Los Aves, Los Roques, Tortuga, and Puerto la Cruz in Venezuela — where we ll hang out for a couple of months before moving on to Trinidad. — bob & carol Destiny — Swan 46 Peter & Nancy Bennett ^ Caribbean to Venezuela (Knightsen, California) [Continued from last month.] After St. Barts, we were going to stop at St. Eustatia, but the open anchorage was so roily that we decided to continue Charlestown, the big city on lovely Nevis, is in the foreground, with Pinney's Beach, one of the nicest in the region, in the background.

on to St. Kitts. Frankly, other than St. John in the U.S. Virgins, we didn’t think the northern Leewards were all that beau¬ tiful — and they certainly were arid. But from Saba and St. Kitts on down to St. Vincent, all the islands are of vol¬ canic orgin, and have both high moun¬ tain peaks and lush vegetation. St. Kitts, for instance, is lovely as you approach from the north, where you see cane fields running up to tall mountain peaks ob¬ scured by clouds. It reminded us very much of Hawaii. St. Kitts is very green, and when you are halfway down the is¬ land on the western shore, you see Brim¬ stone Hill — which is known as the 'Gibraltar of the West'. This imposing fort was built in the 18th century. We spent a few days at the new marina at Basseterre. One thing we noticed about every exBritish island in the Caribbean is that they are putting in a cruise ship dock. And all these docks and roads on the is¬ lands are joint partnerships with either the Chinese or the Kuwait governments. The independent islands have no money, so I guess they look to St. Thomas and Sint Maartin and see the piles of cash the cruise ships bring in. All the islands put a 'head tax' on each passenger, so the government gets quite a bit of money. But just ask the residents or owners of local business if they see any benefits from the cruise ships, and they'll tell you the same thing: 'No'. Somehow the money just dis¬ appears into the government. In any event, while at St. Kitts we at¬ tached ourselves to a cruise ship group to tour Brimstone Hill and the Caribelle batik factory. One of the more interesting things we saw is that there's still a little train on the small island that carries the sugar came from the fields to the factory. We then sailed on to Nevis — which nearly voted to secede from St. Kitts a few months ago. The two islands are on seem¬ ingly different paths. On St. Kitts, there’s more crime and drugs. On Nevis, a very pretty island, many of the old sugar cane plantations are being turned into small but very upscale resorts. Each plantation has something unique, so it's very inter¬ esting. We anchored off of Pinneys Beach, which is right in front of the Four Sea¬ sons Hotel — the only large one on the island. Cruisers are welcome to dine in their very expensive restaurants. From Nevis we made a final sail east — meaning upwind and upcurrent — to Antigua for the world famous Sailing Week. The week has become so popular that it's been divided into two weeks, one for the classic yachts, too.

We have to admit that the Classic Re¬ gatta featured the most beautiful sailboats we've even seen in our lives. It was a par¬ ticular thrill, for example, to see the re¬ stored J Class yachts Endeavour and Velsheda side-by-side. As for Sailing Week, which now regularly attracts up to 250 entries, many of them very large boats, we on the west coast have never seen the likes of it. It starts with the free Mt. Gay rum party, where you get a red Sailing Week hat and shot of rum — and it goes on from there. Getting a prized red hat is no easy chore if you're not on a racing boat. We watched in amazement, for instance, as men with multi-million dollar yachts stood patiently in line for an hour to get their hat! We were fortunate, however, to meet the Mt. Gay representatives who gave out the tickets. They're cruisers just like us and were kind enough to give us a few hats. While standing in line at the Mt. Gay party, however, we heard a voice calling us. It was Amanda Russell, formerly of UK Sails in Alameda and before that North Sails. She now lives in Australia and was on her way to visit her parents in England. We later saw her out on the race course on a huge Swan 68. The fact that Race Week takes place at Nelson’s Dockyard — built in 1743 as a strategic British naval base — makes it all the more fun. The Dockyard is well

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The two sides of sailing in Antigua. Spread; the magnificent 'Nirvana' — designed for the Vanderbilt family by Alden and built by Hinckley—during the dignified Classic Regatta. Inset, popular debauchery at the at the youth-oriented Sailing Week.

preserved and has most of its original buildings. When you tire of the Dockyard, you can go up to Shirley Heights, another fort that overlooks the dockyard. You can see five islands from atop Shirley Heights, and on Sunday nights they've got a great combo of steel drum music and BBQ. Eveiyone attends. [To be continued next month.] — peter & nancy 8/8/98 Island Girl — Hunter 31 Ren&e Clement Key West , (League City, Texas) We've lived aboard and cruised Island Girl, our 1985 Hunter 31, since March of '92. We enjoy reading Latitude 38 when¬ ever we can pick one up — although they’re not too abundant on the East Coast. Fortunately, you can find Latitudes all over the Florida Keys — which is where we've been for the last two months. In any event, the July Changes from Kirk Ezell of Sybarite compels us to write. Ezell claimed that Fort Lauderdale had the best prices, and that Key West was not only way overpriced but had nothing to offer the cruiser. We couldn't disagree more with either claim. Key West, one of our favorite places, is

truly a sailor's town. For one thing, there is an abundance of good anchorages, from Garrison Bight to Sunset Island (known as Tank Island before Hilton turned it into a resort.) You can dinghy in from these anchorages and tie up at one of two docks. Once ashore, the facilities are as conve¬ nient as anywhere we've been. The unofficial' dinghy dock is at Simonton Beach, which is at the foot of Simonton Street on the west side. Nicely located between the Pier House and the Hyatt, it's actually a public launch ramp used by folks with small boats and jet skis. We frequently chained our dinghy and outboard to a piling there and never had a problem. It's true that occasionally you’ll find some 'bohemian types' hang¬ ing around during the day when the restrooms are open, but the place clears out after dark as overnight camping is not allowed. The Simonton Beach launch ramp is on the edge of Old Town, which boasts of such famous and historical bars as Capt. Tony’s, Sloppy Joe’s (Hemingway’s favor¬ ite hangout) and the Hog’s Breath Saloon. There are also many excellent restaurants in the area. The launch ramp is also a short walk from Mallory Square, where seemingly everyone gathers to watch the sunset. For those looking for an official din¬

ghy dock, there's the Key West Bight Ma¬ rina on the northwest side. For $3/day, $ 15/week, or $45 a month, you get to use the large dinghy dock, take all the water you want, and get free garbage disposal. Ice and fuel are extra. Just for compari¬ son, elsewhere on the East Coast we've had to pay as much as $5 for 100 gallons of water and garbage disposal! It’s just a few blocks from the marina dinghy dock to some of the best watering holes in the Southeast — as well as the Waterfront Market, West Marine, Ace Hardware, an electrical supply store and Key West Marine Hardware. It's a little further to the Hilltop Laundry and Fausto’s grocery store — the latter being famous because Jimmy Buffet used to buy his chocolate milk there. For the complete American shopping experience, you only need to hop a bus — they run every 30 minutes and cost 75 cents — to New Town, where you'll find a large Publix supermarket, K-Mart, Sear’s, JC Penney’s, Boater’s World, and even a Blockbuster Video. During weekday busi¬ ness hours, you can transfer from bus to bus in the New Town Shopping district without having to pay an additional fare. Ezell claims that the only reason to stop in Key West is to wait out bad weather. Having been there four times in six years, we keep returning because there’s so much to do. In fact, we have to pace ourselves to keep from getting worn out. For example, you can spend days wan¬ dering around Old Town appreciating 'conch' architecture, flora and cuisine. And there are many museums from which to choose: the Hemingway House, Mel Fisher’s Shipwreck Museum (where you can view artifacts from the Atocha), the Audubon House, and Hariy Truman’s Little White House. There are countless colorful bars and restaurants. And speak¬ ing of colorful, people-watching in Key Can you name this famous Key West resident? Not Hemingway, not Buffet, but former Sausalitan Ray 'the juggler' Jason.

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[Vest is about as rewarding as anywhere n the world. Perhaps the best thing about Key West s that it accepts all lifestyles. There is such a mix of ethnic groups, sexual ori¬ entations, socioeconomic classes, and iges, that being different isn't just toler¬ ated but encouraged. And isn't that what freedom is all about? And freedom is a big part of why we cruise. Another cool thing about Key West is that it’s a pedestrian’s haven. You can go anywhere you need on foot. It’s also pos¬ sible to rent bikes or scooters at a num¬ ber of locations, and there are bike racks everywhere. We rented bikes one day for $4 and rode all over town. It was a great ivay to stay cool while checking out the sights. Lots of locals rely on bikes rather than cars. If you’re returning to the United States, Key West is a convenient port of entry. ?ou can wait until Marathon to clear in, but if Customs or Immigration decides they want to board your boat, you'll have to backtrack to Key West. Miami is also a port of entry, but then you have to con¬ tend with the hustle-bustle of the big city. Key West is also the perfect place to stop on your way to or back from the Dry Tortugas. A lot of folks on the West Coast may not know about the Diy Tortugas, which are located 65 miles to the west of Key West and are home to the Fort Jefferson National Park. It’s one of North America's jewels of the sea, and during our last trip there we identified over 60 varieties of reef fish — not to mention the tarpon and barracuda. You can also spend an entire day wan¬ dering the masonry walls of the fort on a self-guided tour. Dr. Samuel Mudd was imprisoned here after setting the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assasin. Dr. Mudd was pardoned after treating a yellow fever epidemic and died a free man. There's a moat around the fort that was — and remains — filled with sharks. The outside wall of the moat makes for good snorkeling. The park rang¬ ers are friendly and helpful in pointing out all the good things to see and do while there. The Dry Tortugas is also a great jumping off spot for Cuba or Isla Mujeres. We wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Ezell enjoys a different style of cruising than we. If he cruises from marina to marina, for example, his world is very different from ours. We haven't spent a night in a slip in three months. Different cruising economics may play a part in our differ¬ ences of opinion, too. When Ezell men¬ tioned Key West was overpriced, surely Page 198 • lMU<UtZ2 • November. 1998

Spread; The inshore waters of the western end of the Santa Barbara Channel may be polluted by the natural seepage of oil tar from the bottom, but polluted they are! Yuck. Inset above; There aren't many days when even a light chute can barely pull you down to Conception. Inset right; American yachtie Gothic? Juan de Juanderer and Night Nurse Susan display their seaweed and remove the seaweed from the rudder tool respectively.

he was referring to the higher slip rental that is typical of South Florida. After all, diesel was only about a $1/gallon, which isn't bad, and Fausto’s is only a little more expensive than other grocery stores — but it's worth the extra few dollars because it's just a short walk from the dinghy dock and an integral part of the cultural scene. Ironically, Ezell's liked Fort Lauderdale! Based on our experience, it was hard to find a place to anchor there, the prices were no lower than Key West, you have to have a car to get anywhere, and the people are more narrow-minded and less inter¬ esting. Different places for different people, of course, and that's how it should be. None¬ theless, we firmly believe that it would be a shame for any cruiser to miss out on the beauty, charm, and cultural diversity of Key West. Besides, how could you not like a place that celebrates every sunset

with a festival on the waterfront? P.S. to Latitude: Keep up the good work, and keep 'em coming to latitude 20° where they are appreciated so much. '— renee8/15/98 Renee — After our two weeks in Cuba with Big O, we checked back into the United States at Key West. We'd never been to two more opposite places in our lives. Our crew remembers three things: 1) The incredible humidity of June; 2) That the West Marine store had the latest Latitude on the 5th of the month; and 3) The en¬ chanting '10-minute girlfriends' at Rum Runner's Bar. 'Mystery Boat' — 50-foot Sloop Anonymous Abandoned By Delivery Crew (Northern CalifQrnia) Taking the first one that comes along — no matter if it's a delivery skipper or a mechanic — may not be very wise. That's

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the lesson I learned after a friend of mine tried to get his 50-ft sailboat delivered from San Francisco to the British Virgin Islands. The plan was that the delivery skipper would take the boat to Panama, where the owner, myself, and several oth¬ ers would join him for the long beat across the Caribbean to the BVIs. This turned out not to be possible, as the deliveiy skip¬ per never got the boat to Panama. The facts aren't completely clear for reasons that will soon become obvious, but apparently the delivery skipper and his crew didn't have any problem until they became becalmed just north of the border between Mexico and Guatemala. When they couldn't get the engine started, they waited for the wind to fill in. After four days of waiting in vain for a breeze, they decided to tinker with the engine. On the assumption that water had entered one of the fuel tanks via a vent, they jury-rigged a fuel line bypass. It didn't work for the simple reason that all the fuel had been contaminated when it was taken on. Since tl\e bad fuel had got¬ ten past the injectors and into the cylin¬ ders, the engine was damaged beyond repairs possible at sea.

Fortunately, a breeze soon appeared and they were able to sail into the sleepy fishing village of Puerto Madero, Mexico. The delivery skipper curtly explained the situation to the owner over the phone. That’s the last the owner ever heard from the delivery skipper and crew! Loyalty ap¬ parently was not their strong suit. Having gotten 10,000 hours of useful service from the engine and having per¬ formed much of the maintenance himself, the owner figured that he — with help by telephone from his Northern California mechanic — might be able to diagnose and repair the problem. Based on the lim¬ ited conversation with his disloyal deliv¬ ery captain and the suspicions of his me¬ chanic, the owner figured the injectors would have to be replaced. So the owner flew down to Puerto Ma¬ dero with new injectors. When he in¬ spected the evidence in the bilge, it in¬ deed appeared as though the injectors were the problem. Replacing them would be a relatively simple job — although it would require the services of a local me¬ chanic. The boatowner had a bit of good luck the next day when he met a local named Santiago. Normally a painter in Atlanta, Georgia, Santiago was home visiting his parents. The week before he'd made friends with the now departed delivery skipper and crew. Santiago was eager to help out in order to have something to do. "Puerto Madero is no Atlanta," he ex¬ plained. With Santiago in tow, we headed for the Port Captain’s office hoping to get a recommendation of a good diesel me¬ chanic in Tapachula some 10 miles away. Just outside the Port Captain's office we were discovered by Juan, who informed us that he "works for the Port Captain". Although his self-introduction seemed a bit dubious, he seemed well-connected. After some minor translation difficulties, he used the Port Captain's phone — the only one in Puerto Madero — to set us up with Luis, 'El Mechanico'. It was 0900 and Luis was supposed to arrive in "a couple of hours". In true mahana style, he ar¬ rived at 1600. Soon thereafter, the owner, Luis, and Santiago were all huddled around the engine. Because of language problems, it was veiy frustrating for the owner and mechanic to discuss the situation and possible repair procedures. But thanks to Santiago's help, the owner decided that Luis was sufficiently capable of doing the

job. It was agreed that Luis would have certain parts machined for $100 and be back the following day. The boat's owner wasn't crazy about a complete stranger walking off into the wilds of Mexico with critical engine parts, but he didn't have many options. Luis returned, without the parts, a few hours later. He advised the owner that he wouldn’t be able to live up to the original agreement and that new parts and repairs would come to $800. Although outraged at the 800% increase over the original estimate, there was little the owner could do but agree. If there was any solace, it was that such a repair would probably cost at least $800 back in the States. Nonetheless, the owner decided he'd visit Luis' shop the next day just to check things out. That night, however, the owner, Luis, Juan, Juan's brother Sam, Santiago, and I had a few beers and sang songs with a ragged collection of mariachis. Just be¬ fore we left, I counted 36 empty beer bottles — and Santiago hadn't been drink¬ ing. Luis offered to pay, and the owner let him, figuring it was really he who was paying — and through the nose, too! The owner wasn't entirely surprised when Luis didn't return until 1800 the next day. He brought his girlfriend along, too, but we declined his request that she be ferried to the boat also. Somehow it didn't seem as though her presence would be conducive to getting work done. After several hours of work, the engine was back together and ready to be tested. We were ecstatic to hear the engine roar to life once again after its long siesta. The plan for the next day was clear. We'd fuel up, top off the water, and fill the propane tanks. Then we'd get out of Dodge'. But when we attempted to motor across the harbor, the engine belched black smoke and wasn't able to maintain high rpms. It was a gloomy owner who decided to recall Luis. That evening, almost as a harbinger of bad things to come, two cruising boats from the Bay Area pulled into the harbor. It tjprned out that one of the skippers was familiar With the brand and type of en¬ gine we were having trouble with. His advice was simple: "Replace the engine." He based his recommendation on the fact that the engine design was outdated, that the model had always been finicky, and that parts were becoming harder to find. Nonetheless, he said he'd be happy to come over the next day for a firsthand look. "It's a dog," he announced after examNovember, 1998 •

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ining the engine the next morning. On the bright side, he said that he didn't think the low rpms and excessive smoke nec¬ essarily indicated a serious problem. He speculated that the mechanic hadn't done a good job setting the engine timing. This fellow cruiser suggested we use the en¬ gine sparingly on a trip back to San Di¬ ego where we should have the engine re¬ placed. While it appeared that we'd be able to limp back to the United States with the engine as it was, the owner decided it was still prudent to have Luis come back to make additional adjustments. After Luis had fiddled with the engine, it seemed to put out significantly more horsepower. So once again we prepared to take off— but this time back toward San Diego rather than down to Panama. After 100 miles of motoring north, the engine started acting funny and resumed coughing up black smoke. Damn!! We had no choice but to put into as remote a bay as I've ever seen. Suddenly, we found ourselves surrounded by a dozen high speed pangas. each one carrying a couple of taunting locals demanding cocaine! Apparently believing that every north¬ bound yacht was loaded with coke, they threatened to jump aboard. This was spooky stuff right out of Pe¬ ter Benchley's The Island. Things got so tense that we armed ourselves with flare guns in one hand and galley knives in the other. After what seemed like an eternity — but was probably no more than 30 minutes — a few of the locals seemed to lose interest and broke away. Recogniz¬ ing our chance, we hoisted sail and beat out into the open ocean where the swells would have made boarding much more difficuft. Fortunately, nobody followed. Unfortunately, we had no choice but to sail back to lovely Puerto Madero. Once settled in again, we travelled to Tapachula where we were able to locate a more sophisticated diesel repair business. They performed several diagnostic tests and came to the conclusion that water fouling the injectors had resulted in seri¬ ous warping of the pistons. The engine would need a complete rebuild. Not interested in throwing good money after bad, the owner called off the trip to San Diego and arranged for a replacement engine to be shipped down from the States. Having been burned by a less than loyal delivery skipper and crew, and an inexpert engine mechanic, he'd learned it was best to do things right from the beginning. It might have cost more in the short run, but it would certainly have been cheaper in the long run. Page 200 •

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— anonymous 2/15/9.8 Readers — Take it from one who has had some experience in this area, there is nothing quite so unpleasant as getting an. early morning phone call from someone with limited English skills telling you that your beloved boat has some kind of major problem in a South American backwater, and that the captain and crew are about to bail because it's been a while since they've seen their girlfriends and they could use some 'good lovin’.' Oh yeah, that'll get your heart started. Cruise Notes: The Eastern Pacific — Mexican — hur¬ ricane season hopefully terminated with a flurty of three hurricane^ that formed between the 13th and 16th of October. There was Kay — way offshore at 15°N — which reached minimum hurricane strength for only two days before heading south(!) as a tropical storm. The next two, Madeline and Lester, began forming at about 16° — as do most Mexican hurri¬ canes — and headed west. The whimsi¬ cal Madeline then made a U-turn and — with 75 knot winds — headed first in the direction of Puerto Vallarta, then Mazatlan, then tried to shoot right up the middle of the Sea of Cortez. However, be¬ fore she got into the Sea, she was done in by the kryptonite of all hurricanes — cooler water. As such, Sylvia at Marina Mazatlan reports that the hunkered down marina experienced "nothing but sunny skies and light breezes”. Mary Shroyer — across the Sea of Cortez at Marina de La Paz — also reported "sunshine and pleas¬ ant conditions". Shroyer also noted that the air and water temperatures had fallen significantly in the last month, dramati¬ cally reducing the fuel hurricanes need to thrive. Unlike Madeline, Lester continued in a northwestly curve, and as we go to press, was within 40 miles of Clarion Is¬ land in the Revillagigedo Islands. Having previously blown at up to 90 knots, she was down to 75 knots and expected to be further emasculated by cooler sea tem¬ peratures. It has been a relatively typical hurri¬ cane season in Mexico, with 15 tropical storms, 10 of which developed into hur¬ ricanes. Of the 10 'herks',,three of them were Category 4, (winds between 112 and 134 knots); two were 3s (96 to 112 knots); one was a 2 (83 to 95 knots); and three were Is (64 to 82 knots). The typical Mexi¬ can hurricane starts down by the Guate¬

I4W 112W 110W 10 8w malan border, then gradually curves to the northwest and dies over open water. In fact, the only hurricane to come ashore this year was Isis in early September, which came up through the Sea of Cortez and kissed land somewhere above San Carlos. Fortunately, she was only a hur¬ ricane for one day, and barely made the cut at that. While hurricanes are notorious for not obeying 'seasons', in the last 50 years there have only been two November hur¬ ricanes in Mexico and just one December hurricane. None would have been a threat to mariners in normal cruising haunts. Dig it, man! During our conversation with Sylvia at Marina Mazatlan, we learned that the entrance channel that serves both Marina El Cid and Marina Mazatlan is currently being dredged. As such, the channel is only open to traffic for brief periods in the morning, in the mid-afternoon, and in the early evening. It's not too difficult to live with, as the folks in St. Martin who have to wait for the bridges to get into Simpson Bay la¬ goon can tell you. The good news about e-mail is that it makes it so easy for folks ’out there' to stay in touch with us. The bad news is that everybody seems to assume that we can remember everyone we've ever met or written about in the last 21 years. The good folks Robert and Virginia Gleser report, for example, "We're off on our adventure and it's been utterly won¬ derful". While we soon learned that these folks ended up being filmed for Backroads

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'Lester', spread, and 'Madeline', inset, were late October hurricanes off Mexico. They started in the same place but took different paths._ while in Half Moon Bay, had to sit out a gale in Santa Cruz, and loved the wildlife while dinghying ashore at Carmel's Stillwater Cove, we have no idea: 1) What boat they're on. 2) What type of boat it is. 3) Where they're from — other than some "Pier 1". Nor do we know what kind of great adventure' they’re on. Please folks, we and our readers love hearing from you, but always include full names, boat name, boat type, and hailing port. The following is a perfect example of a report with half of what were looking for: "We're in the Ha'aipi Group of Tonga, slowly making our way south to Nukualofa to wait for good weather to cross to Opua, New Zealand," reads the e-mail signed "Buddy and Ruth" of Annapurna. "The crossing to New Zealand — a long and often difficult one — is the main topic of conversation among cruis¬ ers. We're all trying to decide when to go, whether to stop at Minerva Reef in the middle of nowhere, and hoping that we don't get hit by 40 or more knots of wind. Meanwhile, we're all trying to eat the rest of our frozen food and popcorn before we get to New Zealand, otherwise it will be confiscated when we check in." The message is so much better when we know that it's Buddy and Ruth Ellison, that their boat is a Hans Christian 48, and that she's based in Sausalito. We had to go back and research all this stuff, which cuts into our sailing time.

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Oh no, not another semi-anonymous cruiser e-mail! "Our trip south from the Bay Area was pretty much a delivery trip. We did a day trip to Half Moon Bay to ease our way back into the physical demands of cruising. Then we beat our planned 16-hour run to Monterey, so we had to slow down and wait until the sun rose before going in. We'd never been there before and stayed four days. The seas were so rough leav¬ ing Monterey that the boat felt like a rat in the mouth of a terrier — but the wind filled in and the GPS told us we hit as high as 8.2 knots. It was calm and clear when we rounded Point Arguello — which has a reputation for lots of wind and fog — and we also rounded fearsome Pt. Con¬ ception, 'the Cape Horn of the Pacific', in flat conditions. It took us 46 hours to get from Monterey to Santa Barbara. Bear, who used to be am A-4 fighter pilot, met us at the dock and recommended a place for breakfast that would serve cham¬ pagne. We wanted to celebrate Penny's passing of Morro Bay — in memory of her last trip down the coast, and in memory of her deceased friends that were on Griffin's fatal last voyage. Our departure from Santa Barbara was delayed slightly by dredging operations, but we nonethe¬ less made Oxnard (Channel Islands) by 1700. While there, we met up with five or six other Baja Ha-Ha bound boats, and had our first dock party of the season. Penny, our navigator, figured on 28 hours

to San Diego — and that's exactly how it went. We d motored and motorsailed as conditions dictated on our way south try¬ ing to keep a decent boat speed, and we saw lots of dolphins and whales on the way." All this was signed "Rye and Penny". Dear, dear, dear folks, please, please, please always include your boat name, boat type, hailing port and your full names. While we can sometimes research who you are — based on the Ha-Ha clue, we came up with Rye and Penny Rienks of the Seattle-based Cascade 36 Mai Tardis — it makes so much unnecessary work for us. In addition, when making a reference to something like "Griffin's fa¬ tal last voyage", please give us a sentence review of the incident and time frame. Having done an average of 1,000 pages of editorial for more than 21 years, there's no way we can remember all the boats and incidents we've written about. So please help jog our memory. By the way, the Wanderer's early Oc¬ tober southbound trip — SaUsalito to Oxnard — with Latitude's 63-ft catama¬ ran Profligate sounded pretty similar to Rye and Penny’s. Group after group of dolphins passed us — although most were too intent on feeding to play under the bow for long. We also saw more than a dozen whales, mostly off Davenport and Pt. Sur. In addition, we also had zephyrs off 'Argy' and barely enough wind to keep a .8 poly kite aloft at Conception. But it was a good trip nonetheless. "We've been following the discussions of the 'black ball' and light to be used when boats sire at anchor," report Mai and Julie Towery of San Luis Obispo. "But we’d never seen them used — and much less used them ourselves — until our re¬ cent charter on the coast of Turkey. The black ball and light seen in the accompaOn a calm morning, only the sand-sculpted cliffs given an indication of how hard and frequently the wind blows at Conception.

CHANCES nying photo were used every time we an¬ chored. Jon Spiller, the captain of Phi¬ landerer. a Bruce Farr designed 131footer — yes, she’s a megayacht with a 165-foot carbon fiber mast — told us that both the ball and light are readily avail¬ able in chandleries in Europe. P.S. We re¬ ceived the orange Latitude shirts we're seen wearing during Latitude's first char¬ ter trip to Tonga." Having inspected the magnificent Phi¬ landerer at the docks in Antigua shortly after her launch, we can't help but ask the obvious? Did you pay the — what is it, $60,000 a week? — charter fee or have some other connection? In any event, we envy you. Speaking of European chan¬ dleries, have you ever seen such poor and disorganized inventories, or such high prices? There's no place to buy marine gear like the U.S. of A. The Grand Poohbah reports that the Baja Ha-Ha web site is up and running at: www.baja-haha.com. Even if you're not doing the Ha-Ha, you might be interested in the text-only version of Latitude's First Timer's Guide to Mexico, the complete listing — with telephone numbers, e-mail

Mai and Julie display the blaqk ball and white light that are — during the day and at night re¬ spectively — required for legal anchoring.

addresses, and sometimes dazzling websites — of all the marinas on the west coast of Mexico, a chart of the distances between the primary ports, and who knows what else? By the middle of the

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month, we might also have a lot of pho¬ tos from this year’s Ha-Ha. Joseph Oster, who did such a great job with this year's Singlehanded TransPac website, did the web work. "A gentleman named Gene — aboard the vessel Noasen which recently visited us — thought your readers should know about us," writes Simon Ahearn of the Coprashed Marina in Fiji. "Gene says we are the best destination in Fiji for cruis¬ ing yachts, but that we re not widely known by cruisers doing the Milk Run and the South Pacific. In any event, we have some nice facilities, including 20 swing¬ ing and stern-to moorings in our complex here in Savusavu. By the way, this city has been a port of entiy for 18 years. For those with an eye to the millennium, we're only 40 miles from the 180th meridian — which means we're the closest marina to the start of the new millennium." Simon and the Coprashed Marina can be faxed at (679) 850-344. As many readers already know, former Central Valley and Alameda resident Dick Markie — who was recently cut loose as Harbormaster at Marina Mazatlan — has -A-" -k.’-.'JJ"

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IN LATITUDES more than landed on his feet. He's now the harbormaster at Paradise Village Ma¬ rina just north of Puerto Vallarta, one of Mexico's most exclusive resorts. Use their link in the www.baja-haha.com website to check the place out as well as cool pho¬ tos of the area. "We have berthing available for boats '26 to 120 feet," says Markie, "with good¬ ies such as free cable TV, lockable stor¬ age, concierge service, and access to all the resort's many five star facilities. Some of the facilities and attractions include a lap pool, kid’s pool and other pools, a world class spa, three restaurants, golf and tennis facilities, a disco, a zoo, a po¬ lice and taxi station — not to mention a very long sandy beachfront." Located 10 minutes north of the Pu¬ erto Vallarta Airport and 20 minutes north of downtown Puerto Vallarta, Marina Paradise currently has 23 slips with 100 more slated to be in place by January 1. From November 1 through April 30, it's .60/foot/night for the first six nights, .45/ foot/night for the first month, and .38/ foot/night for more than one month. For more information, phone/fax Dick or his

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the October issue of Latitude or the HaHa's www.baja-haha.com website. By the way, there were two significant errors in that guide as pointed our by Marcia Rowland of the Santa Barbara-based Islander 34 Westwind. First, Ed Vergara is the Marina Manager at Marina Palmira in La Paz —: not at Marina de La Paz. Sec¬ ond, there is air service to San Carlos, home of both Marina San Carlos and Marina Real. 'We arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia, from Vanuatu — and what a wild place that was!'’ report John Neal and Amanda Swan Neal of the Pacific Northwest-based Hallberg-Rassy 46/48 Mahina Tiare. We visited with some small Namba tribespeople who were really wild danc¬ ers. The men wore nothing but penis wrappers and the women grass skirts — it was like having the clock set back sev¬ eral hundred years. We're off to Norfolk Island and New Zealand next week, then will fly home in December for another winter of hosting our cruising seminars." Penis 'wrappers'? A wrapper is some¬ thing used to market candy bars or pro¬ tect meat being brought home from the

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CHANGES butcher. If we learned anything in anthro¬ pology, it's that John and Amanda mean penis sheaths'. Anyway, ladies, we're sure we'll have plenty of photos to accompany the interview we're going to do with John and Amanda for an early '99 issue. "At last the marine store at Marina El Cid in Mazatlan will be reopened," reports Charles Turner of the Long Beach based Far Niente. "The new facility is called H.M.S. Marine, and will be, operated by Ron McCoy who came to Mexico two years ago as part of the Ha-Ha aboard the Catalina 36 Optima. McCoy decided he wanted to stay in Mexico, specifically Mazatlan. He'll carry all the basics so cruisers don’t have to run all over Mazatlan, but other stuff will have to be special ordered. HMS can supposedly be reached at hmsmarinsupply@yahoo.com, but it never worked for us. By the way. with the flurry of news from Mazatlan in recent years and months distorting everything, we want to remind everyone that. Mexico has a wealth of cruising destinations and attractions. Ztown is probably the single most liked town; Puerto Vallarta and Banderas Bay

A much better picture of newlyweds John and Amanda than the one we ran last month. Taken at the Musket Cove YC at Maldlolailai, Fiji. offer the best sailing and ’social opportu¬ nities’; the 175 miles between P.V. and Las Hadas; the 140 miles between La Paz and Puerto Escondido are the favorite cruising areas; and the Sea of Cortez is the best region for all but the winter. Viva

Mexico! Last month we reported that hurricane Georges didn't do too much damage to sailing interests in Puerto Rico. And this is true, compared to the destruction caused by the likes of Hugo, Luis and some others. Nonetheless, one angry per¬ son called to say that some 400 boats were lost in Puerto Rico alone. As true as that might be, and while our hearts truly go out to those folks, in the big scheme of things it was not anywhere near as de¬ structive as it could have been. "We had the most memorable adven¬ ture of our short cruise at Palmerston Is¬ land in the Cook Islands," write Jim and Helen Boswell of Go West, a — we had to look it up — Mill Valley-based Island Packet 38. 'The Rothmans on First Light really captured the magic of the place in their Latitude article, but we wanted to let all your readers know that Palmerston offers an exciting opportunity for an ac¬ credited teacher. The island has been without a teacher for two years, and with over a dozen school-age children the situ¬ ation is becoming serious. This could be one of the greatest experiences of a

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IN LATITUDES person's life, as the children are very in¬ telligent and speak English, the commu¬ nity is friendly and fascinating, and Palmerston is one of the most beautiful and unspoiled places on earth. A year in paradise to help teach could be a very special experience. If you're interested, write to George Marsters, Palmerston Is¬ land/Cook Islands. But be patient when waiting for a reply — the ship doesn't run there very often." Mark your calendars. Next year’s Banderas Bay Cruiser Regatta will be held March 19-21 at the Marina Paradise just north of Puerto Vallarta. The other big cruiser event, Sea of Cortez Sailing Week, has yet to release the dates of their event, but it's usually in April. "I sent a very smartly written poem in with our Baja Ha-Ha application," writes Linda Walters of the Newport Beach based Hardin Voyager 45 Tavarua, "and won¬ der what you have against it. I don't think you should exclude every poem — espe¬ cially when one compliments the rally's good-natured spirit!" Two things, Linda. First off, while the Baja Ha-Ha is supported editorially and

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otherwise by Latitude, it's a completely separate entity. Latitude was just given the list of entries and edited bios by the Ha-Ha folks, so we never even saw your poem. But even if we had, the chances

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we’d have printed it are about as good as a snowstorm wiping out Cabo. The prob¬ lem is that we dislike poetiy as much as we used to dislike Brussels sprouts. But who knows, maybe after a couple of years we'll come around to poetry the way we did with sprouts. Meanwhile, stick with limericks. Police! "We've got several friends who will be loafing down to Cabo with you," write Baron and Rhonda Mathews, who were part of the Class of '94-'95 with the Seattle-based Amorio. "We just want you to keep track of them so we'll know where to send the bail money. Two are Bill of Golden Ring and Joe of Maverick. What they have in common is that they're from Puget Sound, retired from the Seattle Po¬ lice Department, and are real hellions. Please try to make sure they get the cook¬ ing and clean-up duty at the beach party BBQs. And they certainly deserve — and should only be served — warm beer and cold tacos!" "Is it possible to get a definitive word on bringing guns on a cruise to Mexico?" asks Ed Alcoff of Dream On. "We'll be heading south shortly after the Ha-Ha and

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CHANGES will spend the first three months of our cruise circumnavigating Mexico and don't want to be completely defenseless in cer¬ tain destinations. I've heard everything from 'take nothing, not even a single round of ammo’, to 'don't take high-pow¬ ered rifles or handguns, but shotguns may be all right if you declare them.' I've also been told that you can have guns for hunting, but permits are granted by in¬ dividual Mexican states — which hardly works out for a cruiser." According to Rolando E. Torres, a pri¬ vate citizen who runs the Wildlife Advi¬ sory Service in Los Angeles, 'You may take guns to Mexico for the purposes of hunting only, provided you get the follow¬ ing: 1) A consular certificate from a Mexi¬ can consulate: 2) A military gun permit from the National Defense, 3) A hunter I.D. with the proper stamps inside the booklet: 4) A Hunting Services certificate agreement issued by a registered outfit¬ ter who must be a Mexican citizen: and 5) A Tourist Card. Getting all this takes about three weeks and costs about $200. In addition, the gun permits are only is¬ sued on a state-by-state basis. So if you're

Maybe we've been lucky, but in 20 years of go¬ ing to Mexico our crews — stretching in the Baja sun — have never found the need for a gun.

going to Mexico by boat, don't even think of taking any guns or ammo." By the way, Torres says the hunting in Mexico is "ter¬ rific". As for being "defenseless", we've been going to Mexico for more than 20 years and never once felt the need for a weapon. We do avoid certain areas and situations, however. If necessary, we'd use our flare guns as a last resort. r That was quick! Larry Bornhurst, skip¬ per of the 72-foot aluminum catamaran Canvasback that's been doing medical missions from the Bay Area to the Marshall Islands for years — reports that she recently made the trip from Honolulu to San Francisco in "11 days and a few hours". She's currently berthed at Marina Bay in Richmond. We'll close this month with a caution to anyone thinking of taking advantage of the high interest rates paid on savings accounts in Mexico. Since the’60s — the last time the Mexican peso was stable — it's lost 99.8% of it's value versus the dol¬ lar. To put it another way, the price of the dollar in pesos had increased by 81,000% in the last 22 years.

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24 FEET & UNDER MELGES 24, #201. Primarily fresh water boat. Now seriously for sale! $29,500 obo. Please call (530)583-6107. AQUARIUS 23,1971. Has 4 sails, new main, old one still good. Safety cable complete, bow to stem. 6 hp Evinrude just rebuilt, longshaft, in¬ cludes gas tank. Anchor chain, 4 life jackets. Newly recovered sleeping bunks. Trailer, good condition, tread good on tires, cracking walls due to storage. Boom on trailer for one man operation to step mast. $3,500. Boat is stored in Glen Ellen. Call (707) 938-8563. CATALINA 22,1985. Excellent condition. Swing keel, 7.5 Honda, roller furler, 100% & 150%, poptop cabin enclosure. Fresh water berthed Folsom Lake. With trailer. $4,500. (916) 863-7840.

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8-FT FATTY KNEES sailing dinghy In excellent condition. Has custom hollow wood mast & Woodenboat magazine's “catspaw” standing lug rig. Sudbury canvas/rubber gunnel guard. Beau¬ tiful & funl $1,000. Also PFAFF 130 sewing ma¬ chine In exc condition, $590. (415) 332-9231.

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MOORE 24, HULL #22. Located at Brickyard Cove. Must sell, corporate relocation. New en¬ gine, Tillermaster, lots of sails, trailer. $7,000. Dell Hutchinson, (313) 446-7588. SANTANA 22. Excellent condition. Good sail inventoiy. All accessories, upgrades & goodies. Nissan 3.5 hp outboard w/less than 10 hrs. Great Tiburon berth. $3,100. (415) 499-8328. ENGLISH SHOAL DRAFT motorsailer. Completely restored, rebuilt 8 hp electric start water cooled diesel, 13 inch prop, enclosed head, galley, lots of storage. Furling jib, bimini, more. Great Bay & Delta sloop. Price reduced, $3,000, trailer available. (925) 516-2877 / 24-FT YANKEE DOLPHIN, 1968. Cruising/rac¬ ing fiberglass sloop. Marine head, woodburning stove, full keel with centerboard, trailerable, sleeps 4, 3 yr old 6 hp Johnson outboard. A real cutie, berthed in Emeryville. $5,750. Thanks Bert. Call Dan, (510) 540-5951. FLICKA 20,1982. PSC. Rigged for singlehanding. Monitor. Storm staysail/VHF, compass, knotlog, depthsounder, dockside power, enclosed head, Yanmar auxiliary, whisker pole, aluminum mast steps (not installed), Whaler foot pump, brass ports. Trailer available. $26,000. (530) 273-3925. MOORE 24SC, HULL #130. Two time National Champion boat (ie: fast). 3DL #2, #3 & main. New Quantum #1 & chute. Full suit of delivery sails. Trailer with storage box. 3.5 hp outboard. $15,000. Call John at (925) 443-8544. MELGES 24, #28 with digital compass, 3.5 hp Nissan, North sails, yard cover & trailer. Proven race winner. $27,500 obo. (408) 532-1175 or email: Joldham@aol.com NEWPORT 20. Gary Mull design, fixed keel, re¬ cent haul out, plus new: Johnson 6 outboard, motor mount, all rigging, head. Always loved. Great Bay or lake boat. Sleeps 4. Sail singlehanded or crew. $5,200. (510) 521-3257. QUICKSTEP 24,1990. Beautiful navy blue Ted Brewer design canoe-stern sloop. Nice interior, knotmeter, depthmeter, 9.9 hp Yamaha, sails in great shape. $14,500. (650) 033-2244 days or (408) 736-2257 nights. 22.5-FT PEARSON ELECTRA. Carl Alberg de¬ sign, full keel pocket cruiser. Recent bottom paint. Porta-Potti, 6 hp Mercury, anchor. Cruise any¬ where (Baja, Puget Sound) with heavy duty, 6 pads fully adjustable, 2 axle trailer. $4,500. Call Cass, (408) 258-5598. 24-FT ISLANDER BAHAMA, 1966. Full keel, main, jib, genoa. 7-1/2 hp Evinrude that needs a little work. Sleeps 4, Porta-Potti, wrap around rail in cockpit. Berthed in Alameda. $1,700. Please call Phil, days (916) 441-5392 exl 3328 or eves (916) 663-3764.

FREEDOM 21, 1984. Beautiful condition. Cat rigged with carbon fiber mast & gun mount spinna¬ ker. New main, newer 5 hp Yamaha, new electri¬ cal system & depthsounder. Bottom job 1/98. Have survey & yard bills. $6,700. Please contact (925) 933-2428.

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25,1978. Well maintained pocket cruiser perfect for SF Bay & beyond. Stout & traditional. Yanmar diesel, galley, marine head, teak decks, full cover, bowsprit, 6 opening bronze ports. Sails (3) in A-1 condition. $19,900. Call (408) 467-6722 or (408) 736-6090.

14.5-FT CLASSIC CATBOAT, traditional gaff rigged with centerboard. Locally built from marine plywood. Custom trailer, cutty cabin, storage boxes, compass, anchor, 3.5 Nissan outboard, full cover, new bottom paint. Needs deck repairs and love. $3,500. (415) 457-8997 eves.

WESTSAIL 28,1976. Cutter rigged, 6 sails, 27 hp diesel, GPS, autopilot, dodger, VHF, stereo. Great condition. Recent survey. Lying Fort Bragg. Must sell. Asking $32,000 obo. (707) 986-7794.

WYLIE WABBIT, 1998 Nationals winner, new main, jib & spinnaker. On trailer, large inventory of good race sails. $5,000. (415) 461-8328.

25 TO 28 FEET CAL 25,1967.1.5 hp Mercury late model, 5 sails, new mainsail, recent bottom, new sail cover, din¬ ghy. Morro Bay. $3,995 obo. (805) 534-1416. CAPRI 25,1982. With trailer, good condition, salt water boat only 4 yrs. Bay riggings, 110%, 135%, 150% spinnaker, double reef main, chemical toi¬ let, marine radio, GPS, 8 hp Honda 4-stroke extra longshaft with less than 50 hrs. $9,000. Please call (925) 449-4179. RANGER 26, in excellent condition. Built in 1972. Berthed at RYC. Furling jib installed in '97. Evinrude 8 hp outboard motor. $7,200. Ph: (510) 841-3357. ERICSON 27,1977. Same owner since 79. Volvo diesel, wheel steering, Harken roller furling, full batten North main, jiffy reefing, all lines aft, wind instruments, s/s, stereo, holding tank, cushions. Boston! $12,500. (650) 341-1002. OLSON 25, HULL #44, BUILT1984. Lightly used 0-25 from So. Cal, currently dry stored in Sausalito. Many upgrades, 7 sails (no spinnaker), lots of electronics, good trailer. Excellent shape, reduced to $13,000. Rob, (415) 383-8200 ext 109. EXPRESS 27. Complete set of sails in excellent shape. Depthsounder, knotmeter, compass, trailer, motor & much more. Very clean & ready to race for $16,500. Call Ernie at (209) 931-5457. CATALINA 27,1978. Located in Sausalito. New roller furling jib, rerigged in past 12 months. 10 hp outboard. $6,000. (415) 892-3747. NOR’SEA27, MAGIC FLUTE. Aft cabin, trailerable ocean cruiser. Set-up for shorthanded cruising w/ Profurl, all lines aft. Yanmar diesel, dodger, knotmeter, depth, autopilot, extensive ground tackle, enclosed head, factory trailer. Beautiful. Featured boat on NoriSea website at www.vanderbend.com/norsea. $39,500. Pis call Steve days (408) 245-5150 or Steve & Cathy eves & wknds (650) 851-3056 or Rudy days (707) 939-8075.

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25-FT FOLK BOAT, 1959.5 hp, low hours. $2,000. (510) 531-5479 anytime or email: lrsage@msn.com EXPRESS 27, HURRICANE New rigging, good sails. Good condition. Trailer & 5 hp motor. Brick¬ yard Cove dry storage. $16,000. Please phone (510) 886-7706 days or (510) 886-2358 eves. ERICSON 28, 1976. Good, clean boat. 100%, 120% jib, brand new Honda 4-stroke o/b, 2 o/b as spare. VHF, stereo, TV, microwave, stove, potti, good main, sailcover, new lines. Standard equip¬ ment, layout. Will do survey. $7,500. Please call (408) 395-6576. EXCALIBUR 26. Fast sloop. Solid. Great shape. Loaded. 5 winches, 2-speed, selftailing. Adjust¬ able split backstay. Spinnaker & gear. Good 125%, 150% jibs. Pineapple main. Quick reef system. Internal rigging. 6 hp o/b. Price reduced, $6,000 obo. Call Bob L. (415) 485-6044. EXPRESS 27, SWEET PEA. Fast boat in an active racing fleet. Complete set of competitive sails, knotmeter, depthsounder, Sailcomp, out¬ board, trailer. $16,500. Call Karl, (925) 939-6515 eves or (925) 939-5852 dys., ERICSON 27,1974. Great Bay or ocean boat. Liveaboard, 6'2” headroom. 2 mainsails, 4 jibs, Atomic 4, stereo, VHF, depth, refrig, sink, en¬ closed head, anchor, 2 batteries w/charger & shorepower. New boom, compass, cover & cush¬ ions. $9,900 obo. (650) 728-5945. CATALINA 25, 1980. Swing keel, EZ-Loader trailer with extendable reach. 10 hp Honda, cock¬ pit cushions, KM, DS, VHF. Brand new: 150% genoa, furler, furling sock, full battened mainsail, interior cushions, carpet, hatchboard cover, watertank, outboard bracket. Many extras. $8,900 obo. (707) 443-4406. LANCER 28,1979. Tiller, autopilot, very clean, batt charger, BBQ, new halyards, lOhp outboard, Porta-Potti, AM/FM cassette, dodger & othdr can¬ vas, 2 headsails, VHF radio, alcohol stove, new battery. Need to sell. $7,000 obo. Please call (510) 658-5519. ISLANDER 28, BALZAPHIRE. All amenities for racing/cruising. 4 jibs, 2 spinnakers, new main. Weather cloths, curtains, carpets. New head/hold¬ ing tank. Pulpit/lifelines, jacklines. Volvo diesel. Class winner Santa Barbara '97, Monterey '98. $22,500. Arnie, (415) 239-1844.

28-FT BINGHAM, 1993. Custom bluewatercruiser (upscale Dana 24), fresh water boat, trailer, used 16 months since built. 6'3” headroom, full keel, ash, mahoagny & teak interior, 100 hrs on Yanmar diesel, wheel, Autohelm, loaded. Like new. Can deliver. Invested $87,000, asking $63,000. Please call (970) 535-9238 days. 26-FT CLASSIC FOLKBO AT, 1957. A real beauty! Renovated hull '97, new running rigging & hard¬ ware. 2 sets of sails. Asking $4,500 obo. Contact (415) 507-8466. 28.6-FT TRITON. Excellent condition. New Atomic 4. Lots of gear. $15,000. Call for details. Gene, (510) 834-6637. CATALINA 27. Well maintained, rebuilt Atomic 4, new main, 4 jibs, new boom & bow sprit. No blisters. AM/FM cassette, VHF, dinette interior, wheel steering, all lines rigged to cockpit. Berthed at South Beach Marina. Many extras. Very good condition. A great buy at $8,300. Will teach too! Call Mark, (650) 878-5888. CAL2-25,1980. Excellent condition. Main, 100%, 120%, 85%, spinnaker, inboard 11 hp diesel, refurbished mast/boom, new standing rigging. Autopilot, tridata (depth, speed, log), Loran, VHF, tabernackle mast, Harken traveler, Plastimo com¬ pass. Island ready. $11,500. (805) 485-8191 or pager (805) 639-7117. CORONADO 25. Well maintained, very clean, good sails, newly painted bottom & topsides. New interior & exterior cushions, reinforced mast & boom, rigging in very good shape. Very roomy boat. Rigged for singlehanded sailing. $4,750. (925) 944-7348. NEWPORT 27. Dodger, rollerfurling, Loran, VHF, holding tank, 3 yr jib, 2 yr main with LazyMate, rebuilt Atomic 4, AP, anchor, chain & rode, over¬ size rigging 8/90, new boom, bottom 9/96. Non¬ pressure alcohol stove, all lines lead aft. $6,000 obo. (510)865-6648. CAL 2-27,1976, SUMMER. Well equipped, main tained. Rebuilt diesel, just hauled, inspected, bot¬ tom paint. Spinnaker rigged, ready for one-design racing or family cruising. Upgraded throughout, many extras, $12,500. (510) 548-8824. ISLANDER 28,1984, #396, with full width center bulkhead. Exceptionally clean, superb original condition, split drum Harken roller, 110%, 130%, spinnaker, wheel, AP, diesel, dual batteries, much more. Coyote Point slip. $22,900. Please call (650) 344-8563.

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27-FT PEARSON RENEGADE, 1967. Alberg

design pocket cruiser. All new cushions, new bottom paint, never any blisters, 2 mains, 3 jibs, spinnaker, 2 poles, Autohelm, new stove. Excel¬ lent running Nissan 5 hp longshaft motor. $4,000 obo. (415) 331-5919. CATALINA 25, 1985. Swing keel. Honda 7.5.

Fresh water boat. Sails: 150%, 110% & storm jib. All lines run to cockpit. Selftailing winches. Very clean throughout. Autohelm. EZ Loader trailer. $8,500 obo. Lake Tahoe. (530) 577-2307. COLUMBIA 28, HULL #126. Atomic 4. Recently

hauled, painted & thru-hulls replaced. Excellent boat for sailing on the Bay & nice, comfortable liveaboard. $5,500 obo. Please contact Cfif at (510) 387-2304 eves or (510) 549-0176 days. 26-FT CHINESE JUNK BOAT. All teak, one cabin,

needs a lot of finishing work. Good hull: caulked last summer, made in Hong Kong. Sausalito berth located behind North Sea Village. Asking $3,500 obo. Call (415) 332-7392. RANGER 28,1975. Old race boat in need of TLC. 2 cyl Nanni diesel (parts not a problem), jib, genoa, spinnaker. Cabin nice. BUC value is $12,000, yours for $4,000 obo. (510) 540-6960. ISLANDER 28,1976. Good condition, nice teak

cabin, all interior good, barely used jib & genoa, good main. 2 cyl Volvo diesel needs work, or buy an outboard. BUC book value $13,000 - $15,000, yours for $5,000. (510)559-8942. DOGPATCH 26, MOONSHINE. 1994 Pac Cup

overall winner. On trailer with solar panels, Autohelm, VHF, DGPS, carbon rig & boom. Ready to go to Hawaii. SSB. $16,000 obo. Please call (415) 461-8328.

29 TO 31 FEET OLSON 30,.1979. Ballenger double spreader, 3

mains, two #1s, 4 chutes, staysail & more. 2 motors, dinghy, Sailcomp, GPS, VHF, Harken genoa leads & selftacking traveler, cover, 2-axle trailerw/new wheels & tires, dry sailed, very clean. $17,500. (805) 581-9220. GULF 29 PILOTHOUSE, 1985/86. Perhaps the''

best Gulf 29 Pilothouse in existence. Major up¬ grades in 1996/97. Too much equipment, goodies & features to list here so call for a comprehensive vessel description & specification sheet with pho¬ tos. Serious inquiries only please. Don’t buy a new boat until you see what you will get in the bristol condition Gulf 29. Ask for Mike, leave address, phone and/or fax #, (707) 746-8746.

ALBERG 30. Hull & deck laid-up, still in molds. Also selling molds. Must go, make offer. Please call (707) 747-0530, Benicia, CA. SCAMPI 30. Swedish built fiberglass sloop with

diesel engine. All new wiring & electronics (ne.w batteries, VHF, AM/FM radio, battery meter). All brand new canvas cushions. Solar panel, autopi¬ lot. Was $16,995, now $13,995. (415) 643-1131. 29-FT CASCADE SLOOP, 1965. Project, well

intended restoration project needs completing. Fiberglass hull, glass over ply topsides, interior complete, sleeps 6 with dinette, mast, boom & sails. $3,950. (805) 985-9339, ERICSON 30,1969. Excellent Bay & Delta boat. Autopilot, depth, speed, VHF. Freshwater cooled Atomic 4 with 300 hrs on rebuild. Spare Atomic 4 included. $12,500 obo. Please contact Tom at (408) 773-8773 or email: sesame@pacbell.net SANTANA 30/30 GP, 1984. Excellent condition.

Great boat for Bay & offshore, singlehanded or crewed. $22,000. See at Fortman Marina, G18, Alameda. (408) 354-4729 or email: TheJunges@aol.com

31-FT MARINER KETCH. Perkins 4-107. Great

S2 30,1978. Proven bluewater boat, is now safe

liveaboard, well laid out. Mahogany interior, VHF, DS, KM, KL. Solar panel, LP range w/oven, exten¬ sive ground tackle. In La Paz. $24,900. Please call (011) 52-112-73229 for details.

Bay cruiser. Yanmar diesel, new interior, hard wood floor, hot water, refrig, pressure water, shower, shorepower, knot, depth, VHF, Autohelm, roller reef. $24,000. (650) 333-2088.

FREE BOAT!! 30 ft Tahiti ketch, 1946. Restora¬ tion in progress in San Rafael. Oak frames re¬ placed. 4 planks each side removed. Entire inte¬ rior removed. Both masts, spars, sails are usable (all in storage locker). Contact Kari or Kusuru at (415) 332-3919. ISLANDER 30,1971. Looks, sails & runs great.

Beautiful mahogany interior with dinette, full gal¬ ley, sleeps 6. Private forward stateroom with sink & head. New cushions, VHF, depthsounder, com¬ pass & lots more. Must see. $11,500 obo. Steve, (510) 482-4961. CATALINA 30. Very sharp in & out. Furling jib,

lazy jack main, dodger, fixed GPS, AP, blister warrantee, 2 burner Origo, fireplace. New: head, cushions, carpet, holding tank, lifelines. Contact Randy, (707) 584-7033 or (707) 664-9087 or (707) 486-5900.

ity “go anywhere” sailboat. Fast & easy to sail with freestanding carbon fiber mast, new electronics, battery system, refrig, dodger, autopilot, etc. All systems upgraded & very well maintained. $54,950. Owner, (714) 432-6505.

CAL 3-30, EDELWEISS II, 1974. One owner, very good condition. Full race gear for SF Bay or Delta, deluding club jib, 3 spinnakers, 3 genoas, 2 staysails, PHRF rating 156. Atomic 4 engine. $19,500 or reasonable offer. Slip H-11 at Stockton Sailing Club. Call Pete Boyce at: (209) 239-4014 dys, (209)823-1611 evesorboyce@inreach.com

ISLANDER 30 MKII, 1974. One owner, clean.

OLSON 30. Double spreader, rod rigging, 2 axle

Main, 120%, 150% & club jib. Wheel, VHF, AM/ FM, depth, knotmeter, alcohol stove w/oven, pres¬ sure water, Martec prop, Palmer gas (runs well), Halon system, 2 anchors & all required safety eqiupment. $14,000. (510) 814-1048.

trailer, newer outboard, VHF, knotmeter, solar panel, lots of sails. $9,500. (408) 458-0269.

FREEDOM 30 SLOOP, 1987. Outstanding qual¬

Roller furling jib, fully battened main. 18 hp Yanmar diesel, h/c pressure water, shower, 2 burner stove/ oven, bimini cover, VHF, AM/FM cassette, 10 CD changer, battery charger. Quick upwind. Very clean. $44,500. (650) 508-0392 or 685-6052.

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MUMM 30 SPARKY (OLD RUSH), 1996. Exciting fast boat looking for qualified owner. Successful race record. Trailer, 9 hp Yanmar diesel, Saildrive, 4 spinnakers, main, 3 jibs, carbon stick & pole, Okam instrument package with mast readouts. Dry stored since new. $92,000. (925) 682-6610. ERICSON INDEPENDENCE 31,1979. Prettiest cutter on the Bay. Traditional looks with modem fin keel underbody. Recent refit, double furling, Yanmar, Horizon, VHF, AP, GPS, hot water, wind¬ lass, 10 yr bottom. Pristine condition. $38,500. Please call for more details. (510) 881-0639 or (510)782-9300.

CAL2-29,1974.Yanmar2cyl diesel, wheel, CNG stove, depth gauge, stainless steel luel tank 20 gal, water tank 40 gal, 3 anchors. Hauled & bottom paint 10/97. $12,900. Ph: (510) 526-7030or email: ROBLEWIS@AOL.COM

RANGER 33. Great Bay & coastal boat. Family cruiser or liveaboard. Fully equipped. Please call (510)534-7317. FREEDOM 33,1981. Unique boat, outstanding condition, originally commissioned for singlehanded Bermuda race. Cat ketch, carbon fiber masts, fixed keel, completely equipped for liveaboard. Liferaft, Autohelm, Yanmar. etc. $59,000 obo. Call for more info, (253) 627-8830. COLUMBIA SABRE 32, with trailer & o/b. Fiber¬

glass racer, daysailer or weekender. Very sound condition, fast & complete. $2,400. Please call (510) 559-7730.

moving & ready to sell^rS«eekend sailing & liveaboard. lnterirf®xWlor in great shape. Best deal on the takers will go quickly at this price. Call Joe at (510) 521-6374. OLSON 911SE, 1990. Fast, beautiful & comfort¬

33-FT APHRODITE 101, DISTRESS SALEprice.

able 30 ft racer/cruiser. Well cared for. Diesel, tiller, new bottom & keel faired 3/97. Full galley, enclosed head, dodger, 4 jibs, 1 main, 1 spinna¬ ker. Navico instruments, Sailcomp, Micrologic Loran. $38,500. Please call (925) 746-0270 work or (510) 526-3565 home.

Singlehanded racer/weekender. Epoxy bottom. New sails & running rig. Loaded: new electronics, safety gear, ground tackle. Rebuilt Volvo diesel, Avon Ocean liferaft. Pt Richmond, CA berth. First $15,000 sails it away. Call (425) 290-8580.

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pleted 1990. Excellent offshore/liveaboard. 18 hp Saab, Profurl furling, super insulated, 4 ft full keel, singlehand rigged, 60 fuel, 100 gal water. $45,000. No contracts or trades. Please contact for details, (360) 385-0631 orherrick@olympus.net

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furling, new 130%, 110% & storm jib, h/c pressure water, 4 new batteries, heavy duty alternator, new heat exchanger, rebuilt transmission, 27 hp Westerbeke in '87, KL, DS, VHF, GPS, refrig, cabin heater, oil lamps, new upholstery, canvas for exterior wood. Beautiful condition, a well loved boat. $60,000 obo. Please contact Chuck days at (707)543-3270 or eves (707) 539-9564 or email: crust @ ci.santa-rosa.ca.us

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CATALINA 34,1988. Hauled 5/10/98 Nelsons deluxe bottom job. New dodger, Flex-o-Fold prop w/SS shaft new bearing with Evolution coupler. Inverter 2000 w/Link 10 mon. GPS w/C-Map KVH wind, depth, speedlog, w/monitor below. New Standard VHF with helm station. Robinson under deck autopilot tied to GPS. Roller furling with 135% & new Quest 90%, mast stored whisker pole, Quickvang & new sail cover. Stereo w/CD. Cabin heater. Many comfort items in cabin includ¬ ing microwave. Low time on engine. Possibly the nicest 34 on the Bay. $58,500. Please call Gerry at (925) 945-7026 or fax: (925) 932-6673 or email: gerrygreth@earthlink.net 33-FTTARTAN TEN. Fast is fun, flush-deck race design, plaining hull, total displacement only 6,800 lbs. Easy to singlehand, all lines led to large cockpit, sleeps 6, great family speedster. 2 mains, 4 jibs, 3 spinnakers plus new 3/4 oz asymmetrical with sock. Fractional rig, split adjustable backstay, twin-track Harken furling headstay, large 36” wheel, reliable Faryman diesel. Haulout & bottom job Aug ‘98. $19,500. Creative owner may finance. (925) 687-6224. ROUGHWATER 33,1983. Full keel sloop. Alumi¬ num spars, oversize rigging, full batten main, roller furling genoa, Yanmar 2 cylinder diesel, autopilot, windvane,3 anchors, nesting dinghy, 5 hp outboard. Well equipped, excellent condition, cruise ready. $43,000 obo. Trades considered. (619) 913-4310. 32-FT SWEDISH SLOOP, 1964. Fiberglass, full keel. Great cruiser/liveaboard. Sleeps 5, 4 sails plus spinnaker, Volvo MD2B runs great. Wind¬ lass, GPS, VHF, head & holding tank, galley & oven. A unique vessel. Reduced for quick sale. $17,500 obo. (415)332-6671. CATALINA 34,1994. '98 Pac-Cup veteran. New kite. Storm-tri, selftending & 135%. GPS, SSB, EPIRB, weatherfax, inverter, windlass, beefed electrical, Adler Barbour, instruments, autopilot, walk-thru transom. Microwave, stereo, custom cabinetry, loads more. Great karma & beauty for $75,000. (209) 463-3621. 32.5-FT PEARSON VANGUARD. Full keel, heavy fiberglass hull. Fast on the Bay & sturdy enough for circumnavigation. Mast, standing rigging, AT4 & accessories freshened 3 years ago & kept nice since. Windvane, solar, electric water, electric head, custom V-berth mattress, Taylor stove/ oven, Force 10 heater, windlass. Sail inventory & ground tackle selection. Lots more. Asking $18,000. Please call (415) 331-1057. VAN DE STADT 34. Steel, Yanmar, wheel steer¬ ing, Isomat spars, 4 sails, refer, propane, stereo/ CD deck, diesel cabin heater. Excellent sailing, uncompleted kit boat, needs light carpentry, pos¬ sible partial trade for RV. $45,000. Please call (510) 337-9221 ormetalfab@pacbell.net

WESTSAIL 32. Ready for cruising/liveaboard. Factory plan, immaculate. Beautiful interior, elec¬ tric head, shower, h/c pressure. Much more! $56,900. (510) 787-4700. All details, photos, Westsail history at www.moonbase.com/ccc/ wings/ 33-FT YORKTOWN, 1980, “A”. Custom built leak interior by factory. Rigged for heavy cruising. Full keel. New Yanmar diesel, well maintained. Next stop Hawaii? $35,000. San Diego. Please call (619) 298-3278. 35-FTSPARKMAN & STEPHENS SLOOP, 1979. Built by Hughes in Canada. Fast, fun, comfortable & well built. Great liveaboard. H/C pressure water, refrig/freezer, TVA/CR, stereo, microwave, VHF, AP. Beautiful interior with standing headroom throughout. Over $20,000 spent on major refit over last 4 years including new: standing rigging, Volvo-Perkins 25 hp diesel, 40 gal fuel tank, Saildrive, head, holding tank, propane stove/oven, compass, GPS, knot/depth meters, upholstery, running lights, 10.5 ft Achilles inflatable w/5 hp Yamaha o/b & more. Sail inventory includes: main, jib, genoa & spinnaker. Sailed extensively throughout West Coasts of Canada & the U.S. & ready to go again. Excellent value at $35,000. Call Eric, (510) 865-3579. YORKTOWN 33. Very roomy, beam 11’+, over¬ sized rigging, newchain plates, extra sails, Yanmar diesel, new gel coat, tabernacled mast. Needs some finishing work. $12,000. Moss Landing. Pis call(408) 663-6737 or email: JasonJordan@MSN.COM ERICSON 35, 1983. Excellent coastal cruiser, liveaboard. Larsen main,. 100% jib. Harken furling, Universal diesel, dodger, CNG, refrig/freezer, pres¬ sure water, shower, LectraSan. Beautiful teak interior. Dry docked in Alameda. Need bottom paint, minor repairs. Discounted at $43,000. Call (408) 260-1247 or susunguyen@yahoo.com

CATALINA 36,1983. Wing keel with 4 ft draft, Profurl 135 jib, Mack Pack batten main, new Sunbrella/SS dodger & bimini, underdeck autopi¬ lot, high gloss varnish interior & new cushions. Veiy clean! Good value $59,000 obo. Must see if you possibly can. Fax: (561) 545-0019, phone: (561) 349-BOAT. COLUMBIA 36,1970. Crealock designed sloop (cruising model) with many sails (new 90% jib, new dodger & autopilot, radar, SSB, Atomic 4, hot water heater, beautiful teak interior. South Pacific veteran, great boat, great liveaboard. $32,000. Call eves, (650) 368-6891 orsshort@gj.com INGRID 38, WINDROSE. Sloop rigged, hard dodger. One of the fairest ferrocement hulls built. Profurl headsail, electric windlass, Monitor windvane, Autohelm 2000, GPS, waterfnaker, freezer, 50 hp Westerbeke. Presently in La Paz, Baja. $39,000 obo. (510) 534-5526. FREEDOM 38,1992. Like new, new UK sails, new spinnaker, Antal system for main, Autohelm in¬ struments (AP, nav center, wind, speed, VMG, depth, compass, GPS), Maxi Prop, strobe, new bottom. $125,000. Courtesy to brokers. Pis call (209) 374-3355 or (530) 284-6663. COLUMBIA 36,1968. Alden diesel, new main, jib, 2 spinnakers & 2 storm sails. GPS, radio, bow & stern pulpits, lifelines, more. Almost race ready. Very comfortable sailer, beloved boat. Sacrifice at $22,500. Phone, (831) 462-6687 or email: DarrahE@aol.com

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38-FT FARALLONE CLIPPER #2, MISTRESS. Classic Bay boat. Incomparable history. Comes complete w/8 sails, extra engine & too much else to list. Recent extensive refit. Asking $18,000. Check her out at http://home.pacbell.net/ericm. Contact me at eric-m@woridnet.att.net or leave message at (415) 648-6062.

CAT ALIN A 36,1994. Walk-thru transom, spinna¬ ker, inverter, GPS interfaced w/Autohelm, all lines aft. A great boat located in Oakland, CA. Call for extensive list! Asking $88,000 obo. Please call (702) 588-8957 or fax (702) 588-0149.

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HANS CHRISTIAN 38T, 1980. One owner. This vessel shows pride of ownership & many ameni¬ ties not found on vessels of comparable size. Full specs available on request. Ready to cruise. Docu¬ mented. $130,000 obo. Principles only.Please call (714) 990-1619 or visit: www.yachtads.com/ 80hanschristian38

CATALINA 34,1987. Maybe cleanest in state. New dodger, sail, winch, wheel & hatch covers. New varnish. Roller furling jib & genoa. Cruising chute w/sock. Full batten main, Lazy Jacks. New halyards. Electric windlass. Radar, wind, speed, depth. Under600 hrs. Hull waxed & polished 7/98. Sausalito berth. $60,000. Burt at (916) 421 -7804 or email: b-jmcchesney@woridnet.att.net

38-FT FARALLONE CLIPPER, #15. Mahogany on oak, bronze fastened, monel tanks. Much custom woodworking & hardware. Beautiful boat! $30,000. (510) 522-5404.

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TALL RIG CATALINA 36, 1985. Ready to singlehand/liveaboard. Aries windvane, Dickinson diesel heater with 1" marble hearth. New rein¬ forced dodger, gas BBQ, beautiful blue uphol¬ stery, added shelving with wine stowage. Epoxy bottom & many sensible upgrades to most sys¬ tems. U.S. documented. In Sausalito. One of the cleanest around. $59,900. (415) 332-5242.

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38-FT BLUEWATER S&S YAWL. Strong fiber¬ glass center cockpit. Hard dodger, 40 hp diesel, fully cruise equipped, includes electric windlass, solar, windvane, SSB, liferaft, radar, inflatable, outboard, refrig, new canvas including enclosure. $39,000. For complete details, please leave mes¬ sage at (415) 406-7060.

ISLANDER 36. A proper yacht. Diesel, full race sail inventory & equipment. New upholstery & sail cover. Freshly painted bottom, topsides, deck, mast & boom. New electronics & new port lights. Days, (415) 392-8204 or eves, (415) 435-0652. 38-FT INGRID, BLUEWATER BOATS hull & deck, ballast in, tanks in, interior partly roughed in, have chain plates, spruce mast & wood for other spars. Yanmar diesel also available. Please call (415) 868-2401. 38-FT FARALLONE CLIPPER. New rigging, newly rebuilt engine, new wood stove, hull & keel painted, hauled & sun/eyed fall '97. Beautiful wood mast. Mahogany on oak frames, 2 mains, 120%, 150%, new 180% genoa, blooper, spinna¬ ker, club. Asking $22,000. (415) 331-1116. ISLAND PACKET 38,1988. Excellent condition. Major refit since '95, over $40,000 value. Wind¬ lass Autohelm 6000, watermaker WaterSurvivor 8011, dinghy davits, radar, power inverter, liferaft, EPIRB 406 Mtlz, new cruising sails, auxiliary stainless steel diesel tank 50 gals. Stainless steel arch with 4 solar panels, 4 solar vents, new fiberglass dodger, new bimini, etc. Located in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. $145,000. No sales tax. For details please call: (Oil) 52-622-70160 or (530) 257-3948. 38-FT ISLAND PACKET, 1991.3 cabin, 2 head layout. Bristol. RF genoa, yankee & staysail. Dodger & bimini. ST Lewmars & electric windlass. 600 hrs on 5<Lbp Yanmar. Matching '95 Fatty Knees 9 ft dlfjw^ts/radar arch. Autohelm knot/depth, WPAA/^toAAMTridata repeater, Trimble GPS, ChartplotteCbo^^CD player. Pro¬ pane fireplace & BBQ. Micro, refer, freezer. Avon 6 man raft, MOM, 406 EPIRB, more. Ready for next adventure. Lying Santa Cruz. By owner, $179,000. No brokers. Cell: (408) 506-2728. BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER, 28 ft LOD/38 ft LOA, classic beauty, new sails, Harken furling, fresh upholstery, recent rerig w/HF antenna, VHF, GPS, depth, knot, dodger, solar, vane, windlass w/3 anchors, stowed dry in Port Townsend. Dreams changed, over $65,000 invested, asking $58,500. (808) 234-0003.

40 TO 50 FEET 43T HANS CHRISTIAN CUTTER, 1982. Outfit¬ ted in U.K. One owner, world cruiser, substantial upgrades, new equipment, Aries. $219,000 obo. (360) 378-7785 or P.O. Box 2778, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. MAPLELEAF 48. Custom built long range ocean voyager, just returned’from circumnavigation, ready to go again. 2 staterooms with heads, spacious dinette, galley & salon. Large engineroom, workbench, easy access to all equip¬ ment. Perkins 6-354 diesel. Victoria. $165,000. (250) 885-3066.

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48-FT AMEL MARAMU, 1986. If you are familiar

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with, and looking for an Amel, this may be the boat foryou. We are currently cruising the Caribbean & will end our 3 yr dream next spring. Boat exten¬ sively equipped including patented Amel furling system, autopilot, GPS, radar, SSB, VHF, TV/ VCR/CD player, freezer & everything else you would ever need, right down to the china & silver¬ ware. We can deliver the boat to the Virgins or Florida about June '99. We will return home for the month of December & can be reached by phone at that time. Please call only if you know something about the Amels & are really interested. $195,000. (408) 929-2928.

ready. 5 kw Northern Lights generator new ‘91, refrig 6.6 cubic feet new '96,1 lOv freezer w/new coldplate & compressor '96,500 gal watermaker, dinghy with motor, new upholstery main salon, new waterheater, liferaft, full enclosure cockpit, sun canopies, Furuno radar, EPIRB, Autohelm 7000 AP new '91, Kenwood TS-430 HAM radio/ SSB with auto antenna tuner, Magnavox MX 100 GPS, Micrologic chart system. VHF radio, Harken furling headsail, TVs ^ith VCR & satellite dish, AM/FM stereo with speakers below & cockpit, galley counter top Corian, teak & holly sole through¬ out the boat, all interior & exterior teak varnished. Boat is in mint condition, hauled & painted 4/98. Located Marina Del Rey. $110,000. Please call (310) 823-1913.

ready. 22 sails including 1998-1996 main, 170%, 1AP, 2, 3, .6 spinnaker .6 asymmetrical spinna¬ ker, new elliptical rudder by Carl Schumacher & original rudder. B&G 190 complete system with 9 MFD displays, VHF, GPS, AM/FM cassette stereo with 4 speakers, CNG 2-burner stove with oven, updated running rigging & deck hardware layout with hot box. Asking $90,000. Call Bill Francis at office, (313) 962-4790 or fax (313) 962-0158 or home (313)886-1353.

cruiser/liveaboard. Real teak interior. Large aft queen, separate stall shower, forward V-berth w/ connecting bath. Beautiful salon, large table, sofa & pilot berth. Retrofit ‘97/‘98. New engine, rigging, roller furling, sails, electronics, 300 ga! water, 300 gal fuel. Cold plate refrig/freezer. Bristol condition. If you're planning on cruising, you must see this one! Ready to go this year. Must sell. $129,950. (619) 420-5838 or (619) 425-3222:

,50-FT FERROCEMENT VETERAN bluewater

cruiser designed by William Preston. Traditional lines make her an eye catcher. Professionally built & maintained, this yacht is ready to go. Must see toappreciate. Reduced, $78,000. (619) 616-6394 or FERT2@AOL.COM

MASON 43 CUTTER, HULL #5. Turnkey offshore cruiser. Documented, admeasured. Major refit '91, upgrades ‘94 & ‘97. Radar, autopilot, Profurl, Lewmar hatches, windvane, liferaft, dinghy, Windbugger, solar, awnings, dodger, more. $149,000. Please call (970) 247-1632 or view at: www.frontier.net/-tgalbraith

40-FT HARDIN KETCH. Cruise ready, new sails,

GPS, radar, wind generator, solar panels, liferaft & more. Pristine. San Carlos, Mexico. $60,000. For specs, Roman Lamberty, 824 S. Mill Ave, #339, Tempe, Arizona 85281 or fax number: (011)52-622-70-011.

WHITBY KETCH, 42' x 13' x 5', Canadian built

1974 Brewer design. A serious cruising yacht, exc condition with new sails (‘98), full batten main, Harken roller jib. New rigging & canvas ‘96, 300 gal water, 210 gal fuel, Ig center cockpit, Ig freezer & frig, 2 private staterooms with heads/showers, engineroom. Perkins 85 hp, 3 kw diesel genera¬ tor, autopilot, hydrovane, 6 man liferaft, hard bot¬ tom Avon with o/b, electric windlass. HAM, SSB, VHF, GPS, storm sails. Lying South of France, ready to continue. $90,000. Contact: rfrennie@hotmail.com

VALIANT 40, project boat. Entire exterior restora¬

tion nearing completion. Many upgrades: new ports, boom, traveler, stanchions, teak rubrail, more. Large inventory of items to complete resto¬ ration. Extensive list of cruising equipment. $55,000.Please contact (760) 377-3436 or gnome® ridgecrest.ca.us 43-FT STEEL, prize winning, “Boat of the Month",

National Fisherman. Pilothouse, hard chineketch. Designer Charles Wittholz. Documented fishing boat, liveaboard/yacht, 11 x 14 cargo hold, 4x8 hatch. Sails well on all headings. Range 1,800 miles. Still improving.'$80,000. (916) 974-1886.

41- FT JOHN ALDEN PILOTHOUSE cutter,

Wailana, built 1958 mahogany over oak. Excep¬ tionally maintained to highest standards. Fully equipped including high capacity watermaker, HAM, all continuously upgraded. New 100 hp Jimmy. Currently in Solomons, will be in Australia this November. $60,000. Email: Per_Tools@Hotmail.com or (415) 924-8761 for complete description & inventory.

set of sails ‘97: North 3DL, Quantum, Neil Pryde. New halyards, Signet instrumentation, 7 new dis¬ plays, GPS, moving map, SSB, VHF, autopilot, refer, h/c shower in cockpit, emergency rudder system, dodger. $229,000. (650) 965-0176.

42- FT PASSPORT, 1981. Outstanding world

47-FT GULFSTAR SAILMASTER KETCH, 1980.

Excellent condition. Fully equipped for serious cruising & cosmetically ready to go. AC, genset^ watermaker, wind gen, inverter, icemaker, washer, dryer, ESAHM, AP, GPS, SSB, radar & much more! $165,000. FL, (727) 866-9789.

cruiser/liveaboard. Proven offshore. Cruise equipped. Much new. Zero hours rebuilt engine. 7 sails incl storms, radar, GPS, new dodger/covers, furling, windlass, solar panels, frig, freezer, large tankage/storage. $149,500. Extensive inventory. Please contact (604) 488-1096 or http:// www.sentimentalflowers.com/passport

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42'6" IRWIN CENTER COCKPIT. One owner,

4'6” draft, continuously upgraded. PerkinS 85 hp, Onan 7.5kw, inverter. All electronics+SSB, radar. Electric windlass. Dodger & hardtop over 8 ft cockpit, full cruising gear. Original gel coat. Super buy at $69,500. Palm Beach. (561) 627-0420. 41-FT CUSTOM CT KETCH. Beautiful fiberglass,

full keel bluewater cruiser. Refit completed ‘98, masts, topsides, barrier coat, etc. Rich teak inte¬ rior, dodger, bimini, windvane, AP, radar, dinghy. Extra gear. $49,000 obo. Fax mailing address: C.T., (510)865-4693.

family boat. Clean, original, fast world cruiser. 7 ft headroom, aft cabin, 60 hp Perkins, roller furling, selftailing winches, propane, electric windlass, aluminum mast, factory finish, 2 heads, diesel heat. New Avon. $69,500 or trade? Cal deliver. (360) 981-9379 or sfratcher@hotmail.com

51 FEET & OVER ALUMINUM CRUISING KETCH by Charles

cabin, custom “U" shaped galley with refrig & freezer, 4 burner propane stove/oven & propane on-demand hot water. Energy monitoring system, large battery bank, solar panels, inverter, watermaker, Aries windvane & more. $79,000. Call (310) 833-0213. 44-FT CSY center cockpit cutter, heavily con¬

structed, performance underbody strong skeg. She is built & equipped to sail the world in safety & comfort. 85 hp Perkins, Max Prop, Profurl jib, cruising spinnaker, new bottom paint, Avon liferaft, GPS, 2 VHF’s, radar. ‘97 upgrades include full cockpit enclosure, custom arch, davits for Avon RIB, wind generator, solarpanel, electric windlass w/new chain, CQR, Bruce, autopilot, refrig, 406 EPIRB, ICOM SSB/HAM. $129,000. Call for ex¬ tensive equip list, specs, photos, (619) 298-6276.

Wittholz, 1982, U.S.A. Excellent condition. For serious cruising. 55' LOA, 47' 6” LOD, 5‘ 6“ draft. Exceptionally handsome, strong, comfortable. Ready to go anywhere. $280,000. Builder: phone (407) 723-1349, fax (407) 956-1345. Owner (after Nov 1st, ‘98): phone/fax (407) 254-8066. \

T AY ANA 55 CUTTER, commissioned 1987. Popu¬ lar 4 cabin layout. Efficient & spacious. Sleeps 10. Loaded & ready for world cruising. Rigged for singlehanding. $290,000. Will considertrades but, please, no equities. Ph: (520) 760-2809. Fax: (520) 760-2856.

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center cockpit with aftfull size’center queen berth. Leather u pholstery, awning, dodger) washer-dryer combo, AM/FM cassette, CD player w/8 speak¬ ers, TV, SSB, VHF, color plotter, GPS, 24 mile radar, B&G instruments, depth, speed, distance, windspeed, wind angle in cockpit with repeaters at Nav station. Autopilot, electric windlass, roller furling, full batten main with lazy jacks, cruising spinnaker, selftailing winches, watermaker, vang, hydraulic backstay, salt & fresh water wash down, pressurized water plus manual fresh/salt water foot pumps. 4 separate battery banks, microwave, separate refrig & freezer on coldplate with dual mechanical & electrical refrigeration. This boat is gorgeous & ready for cruising. Located in San Diego. (909) 788-2363.

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TAY AN A 52,1985. Beautiful performance cruiser, solidly built. Large aft cockpit, teak interior, 3 staterooms, 2 heads. Extensive upgrades & refits. New: autopilot, GPS, Kevlar main, Profurl, refer, central diesel boiler heat, dodger/bimini, more. Fully outfitted. $245,000. (541) 388-8223 or email: davis@coinet.com UPMARKET AUSTRALIAN PILOTHOUSEketch 62 ft steel. Pugh design. Take advantage of Aus/ US exchange rate, skip the crossing & invest in some luxury cruising around the SW Pacific with¬ out hassle of Customs duties & time limits in & around Australian waters. Australian registered Carte Blanche is easy to handle, rust free, su¬ perbly fitted out with proven cruising capabilities. Leatherdpholstery.gas/electricgalley, microwave & washing machine are some of the home com¬ forts. Auxiliary power by Onan 6 KVA 240 volt. Powered by Ford 115 hp. Numerous electronics including radar, live in the fully enclosed pilot¬ house. US, $220,000. Contact owners at fax num¬ ber : +61-7-3891-1019 or visit our website: http:/ /watson-nichol ls.one.net.au/sue_bett2.htm NEREIDES\N NEWZEALAND. U.S. documented Wm Garden Porpoise ketch, 42.6' x 13.4' x 5.6’ and 51' overall. Built Hong Kong of teak, yackel & copper rivets by renowned shipyard of Robin Fung, 1969, with recent electronics & diesel. Ex¬ ceptional design, materials (Staylocks, Merriman, etc) & construction. Very beautiful, traditional lines, she stands out in any fleet. Rot resistant & easily maintained, she does not need refit. Full keel & seakindly, but rarely passed at sea. Bronze worm drive steering, electric windlass, windvane steer¬ ing & rudder construction all exceptional. She coaxed owners on past Costa Rica! Great value to U.S. buyer, $85,000. Seller can help deliver. Rick/ Toni, (818) 788-6459 or see www.boatnet.com for more info & photo. ENCANTO, 60-FT STEEL SLOOP, built in '92 by Serge Testa. Strong, stable, comfortable, well equipped & proven circumnavigator. 12 bunks in 4 cabins. 2 heads with showers, 360 gal water, 160 gal fuel. lOOhp Nissan diesel. Stern cockpit with dive platform, 12 ft dinghy, liferaft, radar, GPS, weather fax, SSB, wind self steering, etc. $165,000. Consider trade of small boat or real estate. (510) 883-1337.

FORCE-FIFTY (51 ’ LOD, 58’ LOA). Proven cruiser, liveaboard. Classic style & character. 2 stations, 2 salons, 2 heads, 3 staterooms. Heavy glass hull & decks. All furling sails. Watermaker, generator, Perkins 4-236, autopilot, inverter, cold plates, SSB. Asking $117,000. Sausalito berth, many extras & spares. Some trades/financing considered. (415) 331-5251. FORMOSA 51 KETCH, 1981. Just hauled, black fiberglass hull, just painted by Whitney of Harbor Marine, lying Santa Cruz. Teak decks & trim, Sitka spruce spars (’91), stainless steel crow’s nest. Roller furling main (boomless) & staysail. Benmar autopilot, 80 hp diesel (rebuilt Jan ’98), Dickinson diesel heater, propane stove w/oven, Paloma propane water heater. Cold plate freezer/refrig, 160 gal fuel, 220 gal water. 3 staterooms, 2 heads. Set-up to singlehand. $139,000. (650) 326-1430 or email: captted@pacbell.net FORMOSA 51 KETCH. Extensive refit ’97A98. In exceptional condition. Center cockpit, 3 state¬ rooms, gorgeous teak interior. Teak decks re¬ done, new Imron paint, new electronics, SSB, weatherfax, computer, watermaker, dive com¬ pressor, etc. Loaded & ready to go anywhere. Call (619) 420-3822.

CLASSICS 40-FT WOODEN GAFF SCHOONER in Belize, Central America. Classic beauty. Great sailer. Liveaboard, sail-away condition. Details in Na¬ tional Fisherman’s Sixty Boat Designs tor Power & Sail, 1981. Price U.S., $25,500. Fax: (U.S.) (805) 533-0129 or (Belize) (501) 2-31997 CLASSIC 40-FT KETCH, 1938. In liveaboard slip in Alameda. Sale or trade. Please call Michael, (925) 256-0144. 1952 CHRIS CRAFT WOODY. 34 ft DCFB. Kitchen in V-berth. $10,000. Redwood City slip. Also 1947 Chrysler Crown M-7 engine, as new with V-drive. Located in machine shop. (Al Leist machine shop, San Mateo). $3,250. $5,700 value. Please call (650) 363-8177. 127-FT YACHT, EL PR/MERO.Builtfor$250,000 in 1893 by Union Iron Works. This eloquent Ameri¬ can Heritage Vessel’s guests include 4 past Presi¬ dents. The stately qualities remain: 6 guest state¬ rooms, pecan dining salon, teak skylights, ma¬ hogany fireplace, etc. (604) 684-1817.

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MULTIHULLS TRADEWINDS 28. Bay & Delta cruiser. Custom built, molded FG trimaran with 16 hp diesel, sloop rigged, 3 ft draft, Delta berth. VHF, DS, autopilot, many sails & cruising accessories. $9,500, trade or best offer. Evenings, (707) 792-7936. REYNOLDS 21 CATAMARAN. Excellent condi¬ tion. Trailer, 5 hp w/low hrs, hull graphics, 2 helms person seats, speeds up to 20 knots. 4 narrow bunks, bottom paint, flotation, anchor, 3 sails. In the water in Southern Marin. $7,995. Please call (415) 383-8730. CORSAIR F27,1989. In Washington. Greatshape, trailer, 6 sails, 4-stroke Yamaha 9.9, VHF, autopi¬ lot, pop-top cover, solar panel, propane stove, Sony AM/FM, CD stereo, instruments including KVH fluxgate compass. Excellently maintained. $44,000. Contact Mike, (800) 653-3832 (M-F) or (253) 627-5331 orssmith@geoengineers.com 35-FT PIVER LODESTAR. Cruise ready in Baja. GPS, autopilot, depthsounder, VHF, 2 inflatables with outboards, propanestove/oven, Yanmar die¬ sel. $18,000. (520) 282-6715.

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SEARUNNER 32 CATAMARAN. Brown/Marples design, constant camber construction, all epoxy. Open bridgedeck. Launched March '97, rotating mast, full batten main, roller jib, 9.9 hp outboard, VHF, dinghy. Clean & simple. Need a 100 sf cockpit? $32,000. (619) 291-0641. 40-FT CROSS TRIMARAN, 1990, TRICK. Pro¬ fessionally built West Epoxy. Excellent condition. Custom wing mast & many sails. Beautiful walnut & ash interior. GPS, radar, 2 autopilots, inverter. Fast & easy to sail. Ready to cruise & liveaboard. $129,000. (619) 688-9271. CORSAIR F-27, 1990. Very little use, original owner, always drystored. Well maintained, spiequipped, kevlar/mylar main/genoa/jib, Windseeker, bowsprit, Harken furler, screecher still boxed. B&G multi-function focus system, tan¬ dem trailer, 8 hp Nissan low hours. $58,500. Call (415)453-4523oremail: defiancetwo@webtv.net 26-FT HUGHES TRIMARAN. Scare F-27s! Fast, stable, easy sailing, Flexible furler, rotating mast, lazy jacks, VHF, KM, like new Honda 7.5, Delta & Danforth anchors, new tramps, Dutchman sail slides on full batten main. Launched 1987. De¬ mountable, trailer, $12,000. (206) 784-2179. 31-FTSEARUNNERTRIMARAN. A-frame, 1975. Removable hard dodger, extended aft cabin, so¬ lar panels, watermaker, 2 autopilots, 6 sails, VHF, GPS, lots of cruising gear. $17,500. Call Bob, (619) 331-9547 pager/msg. CROSS TRIMARAN, 37 ft x 22 ft x 4 ft. Cold molded one off design, aft cabin, epoxy, cruise 12 knots. 20 hp Yanmar diesel, Dacron sails, stain¬ less rigging, radar, VHF, log, depth, Force 10 stove, heater. $57,000. (702) 827-3117.

HUMDINGER FOR SALE. Walter Greene de¬ signed & built 35 ft trimaran. TransAtlantic & around Britain race veteran. Built 1982, exten¬ sively rebuilt by Russell Brown 1994. New custom Wingmast, new Shore sails, new interior, electri¬ cal, instruments, radar. Beautifully detailed, com¬ fortable, easy to sail & fast. Won Swiftsu re Lightship multihull class '98. One owner $89,000. Call Russell Brown, (360) 379-0648. Photos at Wingo.com/Humdinger

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TWO TRIMARANS: new Seawings 36. Cold molded red cedar, cutter rig, full head, 2 state¬ rooms, totally insulated w/8 watertight compart¬ ments. Piver/Cross 49 ft, 65 hp diesel, ready to cruise/liveaboard, 4 staterooms, inside/outside steering. Spacious, safe, beautiful, veteran. $85,000. (650) 324-9126.

28'9” TRIUMPH CRUISER. Fiberglass hull bot¬ tom 1 ” thick, exc condition, 2 new engines, 2 new trans, loaded - marine equip newly painted & serviced. Senior seriously ill, will sacrifice to best, reasonable offer. Comes with SF South Beach berth (F79). Please call Jim, (707) 542-8731 or (530) 582-8472.

36-FT CUSTOM NEWICK TRIMARAN, 1986. Faster, roomier than Farriers! Beautiful N-36 with 26 ft beam, sleeps 6, enclosed head, galley, huge cockpit, furler, full batten main, screecher, speedo/ depth, GPS, solar panels, 15 hp Hdhda & much more. $57,500 or $67,500 with mooring. Please call (714) 631-4434 work or(714) 723-0279 home orwww.multisail.com

EUROPEAN CRUISE? 44-ft Pilot, 1997 Dutch built cruiser. 44’ x 14' x 1.20’. Luxurious cherry interior. All navigation equipment. French canal veteran, 3 meter air draft, ocean capable, long range, Cummins diesel, generator, wash ma¬ chine. Location: London. $250,000. Exchange for?? (831)425-1766. A MUST SEE, SUPER YACHT AT A GIVE-away price! Extremely spacious, luxurious bluewater 46,1985. In excellent condition. Very comfortable liveaboard & cruiser. Very spacious aft master stateroom with built-in vanity, cedar lined walk-in closet, centerline queen berth, Vacuflush head with full bathtub & shower. Bright, airy main salon w/digital satellite plus home theater surround ste¬ reo, custom furniture, full galley w/dishwasher, trash compactor, large GE frig, microwave, builtin blender. Forward cabin also with centerline queen, private head (Vacuflush) & shower. In¬ cludes washer/dryer, 12 KVA Westerbeke gen¬ erator, wet bar, dining/office space with phone, fax, data lines & much more! Redwood City, CA. Asking $144,990. Call (650) 366-5933. Details at http://www.stanford.edu/-awelenn/bluewater/ yachtforsale.html

30-FT CATALAC CAT. Restored, safe, solid, spacious coastal vet. $48,000.31 ft Piver tri. 7.5. Ready to sail. $15,000. (415) 332-8080. 27-FT TRIMARAN, folding trailerable design. Fi¬ berglass/ply, aluminum mast, wood boom, basic sails & equipment. In storage 8 years. Needs lots of TLC but basically sound. On tandem axle trailer. Great potential Baja or Northwest cruiser. As is. $1,800/best offer tows it away. For info, (415) 332-9231. 45-FT APACHE CATAMARAN, 1976/97. Haha/ Mexico vet, 20 ft beam, 3' 6” draft, documented, 3 staterooms, 2 heads w/showers, new systems added '97798 include: all elec, water & propane systems, girls head, Force 10 stove/oven & microwave, freezer, waterheater, Heartinverter/charger/ 660 ah golf cart batteries, 4 KC-60 solar panels w/ controller, Autohelm 6000+ AP, Furuno radar/ plotter/GPS, EPIRB 406, Caribe 10X RIB w/15 Evinrude, davits. Other features include elec/pro¬ pane refrig, low hr Yanmar diesel, PUR 35 watermaker, 6 sails incl roller furling, 2 GPS, 2 VHF, 2 inflatables with o/bs, windlass, 3 anchors, sun shades, 14 opening hatches, new bottom paint, many, many spares. $168,000.10/98 sur¬ vey. Located in beautiful San Carlos, Mexico. Ready to provision & go! (602) 899-2993 or email: lsailcats@aol.com

25-FT ALBIN SWEDISH BUILT double cabin diesel cruiser. Enclosed head/basin, holding tank, V-berth/convertible dining table, two 6 ft berths aft cabin, double helm seat, windlass, shore power. Galley: stove, SS basin, fresh & salt water pumps. Full canvas, vinyl cushions. New: VHF, depthmeter/fishfinder, heavy duty batteries, bat¬ tery charger, volt meter, bottom paint. Large mid cockpit, SS ice chest, rod holders. Sail plan photo available. Prime downtown Sausalito berth. Change of plans forces sale. $19,950. Leave message, (415) 828-0965.

PARTNERSHIPS CATALINA 27, 1978. Located Sausalito. Two partners, oneleaving. NewTsflerfurling jib, rerigged in past 12 months. 10 hp outboard. $2,500. Call (415) 892-3747. MINI TURBO SLED. Custom Schumacher/Olson 30 Ultra Light sport boat. Large cockpit with open transom, custom LPU paint. Racing interior. 1/3 partnership = $ 12,000. Fractional carbon fiber rig, custom keel & rudder, 12 bags of sails including a complete set of racing sails in excellent condition. 3 spinnakers including 1 fractional, 1 masthead tri-rabial & 1 masthead asymmetrical. Trailer & outboard included. Dry sailed. From Santa Cruz location, could move to SF Bay. Super fast on all points of sail. The ultimate in go fast racing at a fraction of the cost. Call Bill at (408) 734-2027. BEST P-SHIPONTHEBAYIMORGAN38. Share with 5 partners. New winches, roller furled jib, spinnaker. Cabintop mainsheet traveler. Electric windlass, 50 hp diesel, 6 berths, refrig, BBQ, stereo. Access reservations, minimal maint du¬ ties. Excellent, solid boat! Sausalito. Please call (415) 453-3131. CATALINA 30.1/3 flexible timeshare in clean Cat 30 at South Beach Marina/SF. New sails, covers, diesel & LPU. You play, we work. Free parking. $325/mo. (415) 731-4956. CATALINA 27.1/2 interest. Top condition, Wheel, compass, head, holding tank, A4, depthsounder, stove, BBQ, lines led aft, new rigging, just hauled & painted. 3 jibs. Prime Sausalito location. $4,450 obo (must sell). Call Nelson at (415) 924-2678.

110’ X 30’ TWO STORY BARGE. Rest & bar downstairs, living quarters up. Wood hull filled with foam. Needs lots of work. Appointments only. $35,000 or trades welcome, (925) 684-0944.

POWER & HOUSEBOATS 83-FT CONVERTED COAST GUARD to liveaboard. Wood hull, dry bilge, 3 staterooms,M heads, close to 1,000 sq ft, two 671 's, two gens. Needs cosmetic work. Appointments only. $35,000. (925) 684-0944.

TRADE TRADE 350’ +/- 5/16” HIGH TEST CHAIN for 350' +/- 3/8” BBB chain, Borg Warner transmis¬ sion, model 10:17:012 - 2.57:1 reduction in exc cond. S700 or trade? Gordon, (707) 255-7494.

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42-FT MATTHEWS CRUISER, 1956. Very good condition. Going cruising, must sell. Fiberglass flybridge & deck. Exc Bay cruiser & great liveaboard (w/liveaboard slip). Twin Crusader engines (’86). Loaded. $55,000, will consider trade for cruising sailboat 40 ft+. (650) 364-2303.

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37-FT CUSTOM GARDEN KETCH. Mahogany, oak, bronze fastened. Built Japan 1963. 4-107 Perkins. Mexico vet, well equipped & maintained. SF Bay, Marin. For sale or trade for country property, real estate, equity or? Please contact (209) 728-3807 leave msg. 1981 DOWNEASTER 41. 2 staterooms, 65 hp diesel, 300 gal fuel, radar, roller furling, power windlass, VHF, Loran, cold plate refrig, propane stove & oven, pressurized water. Must sell! $56,500. Call (530) 477-8677. Will considertrades: newer RV, classic car?

WANTED SMALL BOATS: sail, dinghies, rowboats, etc, for art project. Prefer wood, 8 ft length, more or less, in any condition. You call, we haul. Contact Marilyn. (510) 727-0937 or email: jhudson575@aol.com or contact Judy at (415) 826-0359 or email: cosofish@flash.net WANTED: SOUND LIVEABOARD (not yacht) 30-35 ft. Anywhere greater Bay Area. Tahitian ketch ideal. Requiring reasonable cosmetics O.K. Email: jr_repp@ hotmail.com or Airmail: R. Repp, UNFPA CST, Box 8714, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. GRAD STUDENT/LIFELONG SAILOR seeks under 27 ft sailboat, few dollars, will give your boat a good home. Trailerable or liveaboard a plus. Please pass on your boat to a deserving owner. (650) 361-1489 eves. WANTED: TRAILER FOR 36’ -40’ sailboat. Also seeking 36’ - 38' late model Catalina ('87 or newer). (801) 566-1950.

USED GEAR 15 HP EVINRUDE, long & short shafts, 2 props, stand, tank 100 hrs, shift, pull start. SI ,000. Hank, (415) 332-1590. RUDDER, 6 ft blade, 4 inch diameter titanium shaft 48 inches long, 4 inch Harken upper & lower bearings. Drawings available. Dick Jennings, wkdays 9am - 5pm, (847) 675-0010. SPINNAKER POLE, 1610" x 4". S225 Roll stop¬ pers, 18" x 24” x 15 lbs, S75 each. (510) 444-6130.

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BOYDSTON MARINE SERVICES Electrical - troubleshooting installation, battery/power systems; light to medium level Briahtwork - excellent work, varnish Oetnl etc Wood Repair - rot. hatches, coamings. West System penetrating epnxies (510) Painting - deck & topside w/ployurethane epoxy, excellent finish, long-lasting. 647-3457 HARRIET'S __

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BRAND NEW FACTORY ENGINE spares kit lor Universal 32 hp diesel. Includes engine gasket kit, injectors, filters, impellers, etc. Too much to list. Paid over $800. Take all for $450. (707) 649-0448. ORIGINAL CHARTS. San Diego to Panama to Yucatan Peninsula to Florida. Never used. New! $12 each or make offer for all of them. Also, Tamaya sextant (full size) & KVH DafaScope in excellent condition. $795 & $189. Emery Cove, A41. (510) 594-2341 orhortonsw@aol.com ESPAR DIESEL HEATER. Just spent $1,200

having it rebuilt. You can be warm for $2,500. Presently installed in a Vagabond 47 at Emery Cove, A-41. Also, Tamaya sextant (full size) & KVH DataScope in excellent condition. $795 & $189. (510) 594-2341 orhortonsw@aol.com

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$450 (I can charge & build-in for extra $). Farymann 32 hp diesel with 2 to 1 gear (I can install at my dock). $1,400. Wh oak 4/4 rough cut, $2.60 my dock, $2.80 del. N. Bay, (415) 457-8616. ROPE 3/4" YACHT BRAID, mostly Sampson.

Mooring or anchor. Lengths: 43', 44’, 55', 95’, 180’, excellent condition. .70p/ft, all $250. Water¬ proof volt/ohm/amp meter, Fluke 27, $75. Call (415) 920-9860.

ONLY THING LEFT: JIB BY LUCAS, luff 41 ’10”, foot 15’10", leach 37’. Rope luff, one reef, never hoisted. Will sell to highest bidder. Phone/fax: (209) 358-6854. A-1 MARINE PLYWOOD, 1/2” Douglas Fir, top quality. Have 30 sheets, paid $1,200, sell for $700/best offer. Also have folding bike, brand new, cost $300 new, sell for $150. Alcohol stove, nice, $50. (209) 897-0588. KENWOOD TS-450S HF TRANSCEIVER. New.

92 marine channels programmed in by Gordon West. $1,700. Furuno Lo-Kata408 EPIRB in hard case, $400. Redline rotary DC to AC 1600 watt generator, $350. Dacor BCD in excellent condi¬ tion plus Oceanic Datamaster regulator w/2 low pressure mouthpieces, $400.2 pair 8-1/2’ spruce oars, Ig cups for Bay rowing, $350.200 ft 7/8' 3strand nylon rope. Never used. $100. Boston ship’s chime clock. Brass cylindrical, $40. Call (510) 524-4339. ALUMINUM MAST & RIGGING off a 26 ft

Thunderbird for sale. $1,700 obo. Also available, spinnaker pole, $150. Jib, $250. Leave message for Micheal, (510) 865-0234. SAILS. 3 mains: 2 Dacron 2 & 3 reefs (good), 1

Kevlar (poor) luff 43’4” fl 13’6”. 2 jibs: Mylar (good), tape drive luff 48’8”, foot 24’ & 1 Dacron jib luff 48’4” foot 16'4". Best offer! (510) 235-2455.

4JH2E. 3,300 hrs. One in very good condition, $5,000. One in good condition, $3,500. Please contact Caren at (650) 851-8488. Engines can be seen at Golden State Diesel. (510) 465-1093.

rebuilt. Priced for quick sale, $1,200. Please call (415) 332-6881.

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WINDLASS, medium size, 3/8 chain, 12 volt, $200. Stainless steel wire rigging, 1/4”+5/16" with tumbuckles from schooner rig, $50. Brass headboard & footboard for standard size bed, $200. Wood stove/heater, small, upright, airtight, $200. Call (415)453-8712. NEW PLATH SEXTANT, $1,200. New Zeiss sex¬

tant, $600. Seagull outboard model 75LS, $200. 250 ft 1/4” HT chain, $200. Wilcox Head Mate, $25. New Guzzler 600 pump, $50. New Avon Redcrest, $600. Set of Concordia alum berth frames, $150. (530) 626-8647. USED SAILS FOR A BALBOA 27. Furling 140, good condition. Luff 29’, leech 31', foot 14’. Short haul working jib (100%), new. Luff 27', leech 29', foot 10.5’. $249. (916) 383-5576.

SAILBOAT TRAILER, 18-24 ft keelboats. Single axle, heavy duty, fully adjustable, with surge brakes. Excellent condition (never in water). Cost $2,700, sell $1,500. Call Cass, (408) 258-5598.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE: 406 Mhz EPIRB. $600. Please call (831)479-3206.

YOUR DONATED BOAT will help feed, cloth 8 spread a truthful encouraging message in today’s confusing world. Please help children/families realize that we all care. 100% tax deductible. Pis call Beacon of Lighf Ministries at 1 -888-285-3787. 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. Call now lor more inlo. (800) 414-HAUL (4285).

BERTHS & SLIPS S.F. MARINA SLIP WANTED from November‘98 to May '99.30 ft or larger. (415) 749-1150.

CREW SINGLE SAILORS. Skippers, males, crew (ad¬ vanced or novice). Group sails, raft-ups. Join us al our social and meeting held at the Oakland Yacht Club in Alameda on the second Thursday of every month. Social starts at 7 p.m. For details call Single Sailors Assoc. (SSA) (510) 273-9763. SINGLE, WHITE GUY, 47, FIT, slim, active, young

CLUBS/MEMBERSHIPS SAIL-SERVICE-SOCIALIZE. San Francisco Bay Oceanic Crew Group invites skippers, crew & apprentices to join one of SF Bay’s most active sailing groups. Participate in service, skill-improve¬ ment sails & fun sails. For more information call (415) 979-4866. CLUB NAUTIQUE COUPLE UNLIMITED mem¬ bership. Well qualified instructors & excellent fleet. Best way to learn to sail. Yacht Club privileges. $650 obo plus transfer fee. (415) 658-3665 day or (415) 648-8929 eves.

KOHLER 7.65KW GENSET. Powered by a 4 cyl

gas engine. Freshwater cooled. In excellent con¬ dition with low hrs. This unit will be removed from my Chris Craft in early November. $1,200/offer. Call Brad, (415) 749-1150.

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at heart. Airline pilot. Looking for single woman 35-45, daysailing SF Bay, some coastal sailing. Long term future goal - sail Channel Islands, Mexico for season. Seaworthy, fun, 53 ft sloop. Kim, (650) 589-8830. NORWEGIAN BOATBUILDER seeking little

brother or son to adopt. We're equipping a bluewater boat for the lifestyle afloat. Lets start a dialog & share our dreams & desires. Please respond to boxholder, P.O. Box 4405, Camp Connell, CA. 95223 YOUTHFUL, SLIM, ATHLETIC, cruising woman,

55, NS, spirited adventurer. Multilingual. Positive, pragmatic, romantic, resilient. Financially free. Seeks slim, fit, humorous, happy captain to sail Caribbean & beyond: Ideally LTR. Erica Abt, Gen¬ eral Delivery, Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI, 00831 CREW WANTED. Help bring my Freedom 39

cover. Green Sunbrella, like new. $1,500. Please call (415) 892-2690 eves.

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Haynes Sails . .220 Helm's Yacht Sales. . 16 Helmut's Marine Service . .220 Hewett Marine..218 Hill, R.J., Insurance. .218 Hogin Sails . .44 Holly Solar. . 171 Hood Sailmakers. 52,168 Island Yacht Club. .64 Internet Yacht Ads. .165 Jack Rabbit. .221 Jonsson, Arner.. .220 Kappas Marina . . 155 Kensington Yachts. .11 Kevin's Quality Marine... .220 Kilian Props. .202 Kissinger Canvas. .109 KKMI. 116,117 Lager Yacht Brokerage ... .224

Larsen Sails. .. 77 Latitude 38 Apparel. 221 lee Sails. 219 Leech & Rudiger . .. 67 List Marine . . .. 63 Loch Lomond Marina . .. 50 MRA. 207 MacDonald Yachts. 224 Mariah's Eyes. 203 Marin Yacht Sales. .. 68 Marina de La Paz. 168 Marina El Cid. 159 Marina Ixtapa. .. 73 Marina Las Hadas. 158 Marina Mazatlan. 145 Marina Real . 164 Marina Vallarta . .. 13 Marina Village Yacht Harbor 123 Mariner Boat Yard. .. 47

Mariner's General Insurance 207 Maritime Electronics. .... 45 Maritime Institute. .. 127 Marotta Yachts. .. 227 Martin, Jack & Assoc. .. 219 McGinnis Insurance. .. 221 Modern Sailing Academy.. .... 74 Multi-Sail . ....70 N.J. Enterprises . .. 170 Napa Valley Marina. .. 224 Nautor's Swan - S.F. .... 19 Nelson's Marine. .. 232 NorPac Yachts. .. 231 North Beach Canvas. .... 35 North Sails-San Francisco . ... 49 OCSC. .... 57 O'Neill Yacht Center. .... 12 Oakland Yacht Club . .. 155 Ocean Equipment. .... 61

Oceanic Yacht Sales. 226 One Design 35. .69 Outboard Motor Shop .. 166 Owl Harbor Marina.. 160 Oyster Cove Marina ....54 Oyster Point Marina. ...76 Pacific Coast Canvas. ...71 Pacific Marine Engineering. .218 Pacific Yacht Imports. ... 18 Paradise Village. . 171 Passage Maker Yachts . ...63 Passage Yachts.4,6,229 Paupak Enterprises Inc. 217 Peli-Wash. ... 79 Peninsula Marine Services .. . 171 Penmar Charters.. . 190 Performance Yacht Systems ...33 PetroClean . . 163 (Index cont. next page)

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Ultrasol Sunglasses .60

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Second Life Charters. 189

Steiner Binoculars.80

Vaughan, Wm. E., Attorney 203

Pettit-Morry Co. Insurance ... 134

Safe Harbor Services .221

Sierra Children's Home.39

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Vessel Assist. 127

Pier 39 Marina.217

Sail and Life Training.222

Silver Dolphin Yachts.223

Navigation Center.29

Virgin Island Charters . 190

Pier 40 Roastery Cafe.35

Sail California.26,27

Small Boat Racing Assoc.207

Stone Boat Yard .53

Voyager Marine.51

Pineapple Sails.3

Sail Exchange .221

Sobstad Sails - San Diego ... 216

Stormy Seas Clothing. 58

Water and Power.160

Pitchometer.48

Sail Warehouse, The. 1 90

Society of Accredited Marine

Sutter Sails .51

Waypoint.65

Port Sonoma Marina.203

Sailing Life, The., 69

Surveyors..65

Svendsen's BoatWorks.31

West Marine.81,82,83

Premier Yacht Sales.226

Sailomat USA.217

Solar Electric.221

Swedish Marine.65

Westwind Precision Details ... 62

Pryde, Neil, Sails.67

Sailrite Kits. 144

South Bay Boatworks . 216

Tahiti & Noumea Charters... 188

Whale Point Marine.22

PUR Watermakers .139

Sal's Inflatable Service .207

South Beach Harbor. 23

Tahiti Cup Association .67

Windpilot.22!

Quantum Sails.21

San Francisco Boat Works... 155

South Beach Riggers..35

Tartan Yachts .24

Winsome Yacht Sales.222

Raiatea Carenage .206

San Leandro Marina.202

South Beach Sailing Center ... 35

Tortola Marine Management 188

Wizard Yacht Sales'.229

Recovery Engineering . 139

Scan Marine Equipment.164

Spectra. 162

Tradewinds Sailing Cntr . 77,221

Wylie Yachts. 109

Richmond Boat Works.34

Scanmar International.32

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Yacht: Jaguar.222

Richmond Marina Bay.190

Schooner Expeditions.189

Redwood City .40

Trident Funding .30

Yacht: Passport 40.223

Richmond Yacht Service . 12

Schoonmaker Pt. Marina.217

Spinnaker Sailing of SF.35

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Spinnaker Shop, The. 216

Ullman Sails.67

Seacraft Yacht Charters. 190

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Ultimate Sailboats. 183

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47* GULFSTAR SAILMASTER This spacious liveaboard/cruiser has a master stateroont with queen centerline berth, copious hanging locker/drawer space and an ensuite head with separate stall shower! Roller furling, dodger, dinghy, davits add to her appeal. In superb condition. At Oceanic. Reduced to $159,900 John Baier

30' NONSUCH ULTRA, '88. Flying Cloud is a perfect 10. Finest quality shorthanded sailer. East Coast fresh water boat in SF since '96. Double cabins. Our docks. $89,000. TAYANA VANCOUVER 42 CENTER COCKPIT, 1985 Perkins diesel, extensive electronics including ra¬ dar & AP, new 120% jib, new cruising spinnaker, new sheets, new lifelines, new epoxy bottom. In superb condition throughout, very well maintained by a knowledgeable owner. Numerous upgrades. Call for specs and the extensive equipment list. $165,000 • Tom Gilson

30' CATALINA Sloop, '81. Atomic 4, Tall rig, new main & jib, dodger, lots of extras. Ready for a new owner. Our docks. Asking $18,500.

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60' ALUMINUM WORLD CRUISING KETCH, 1975 Aluminum proven world cruiser. Impec¬ cable construction. Lots of gear. Self-steer¬ ing, washer dryer, full size Norcold refrig¬ erator, roller furling. All oversized gear, massive rigging. Downtown Sausalito slip. Drastically reduced to $ 199,000/offers.

33' PEARSON, 1976. Over $10,000 spent over last six months - this is one of the cleanest examples of this robustly built vessel we've seen. New (1996) Yanmar diesel. Profurl rollertfurler (1998) and extensive sail Inventory. Pressure water, cold plate reefer, redone head (1998). Prime Sausalito YH slip. $36,000.

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42' TAYANA CUTTER, 1984. Center cockpit cruiseready example of a beautiful Tayana, known for their well-designed sea going quality. 50hp Perkins diesel, dodger, full sails, includes dinghy and outboard, stainless steel davits, nice electronics, including Furuno radar. Two staterooms, full galley, with holding plate refer. $129,000.

32' DREADNAUGHT CUTTER, 1982. Solid, well-built canoe-sterned cutter with prime Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip. Full sail inventory, dodger and self-tailing winches. Interior beautifully done in yellow cedar and while formica. Kerosene heater, pressure water. 37hp Westerbeke diesel with easy access. 8.5 ft. sailing/rowing dinghy. $43,500.

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Harken winches and furling. Well

tained, sensible boat. Diesel, new

maintained. Includes new refer and

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bottom paint. Lots of fun for just

Cal. $22,500.

$21,750. SAIL 14' 27' 29' 29' 29' 30' 31' 34' 65'

POWER SAN JUAN.$2,000 CAL, '77 . 7,500 ERICS0N,'67. 9,500 BUCCANEER 29.5, '81.7,500 CAL, '74 . 13,000 S2 6.5, 78.9,500 CAL,'80 . 22,000 CAL,'68 . 21,750 MACGREGOR,'87. 118,000

16'

EVENRUDE,'67.Call

23'

FORMULA OFFSHORE, 79 14,500

23'

SEA RAY,'83 . 13,000

28'

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30'

SEA RAY, 79.15,000

32'

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34'

STEPHENS,'29 . 17,000

Located at Nelson's Marine Complex 1500 B Ferry Point, Alameda, CA 94501

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1998 SAGA 43

Bill Lee 345 Lake Ave., Suite E Santa Cruz, CA 95062

(831)476-9639 Fax (831)476-0141 http://www.fastisfun.com

47' Skookum Ketch- Full keel, large

Mac 65 Pilothouse 2 stateroom, 200

hard dodger. One year Santa Cruz slip. $67,000

hp Volvo diesel, make knots with this motorsailer.$195,000

This new yacht has been thoroughly commissioned and shaken down with a 2,300 mile ocean cruise by an experienced yachtsman. Unforeseen personal circumstances force the sale of this highly-improved-overstandard yacht. This boat is immaculate, well equipped and available at a substantial savings.

50' $horthanded Cruising Cutter -

$269,000. Call Ben Oldham. 1230 Brickyard Cove Rd. Pt. Richmond, CA 94801

(510) 236-2633 Fax (510) 234-0118 www.sfsailing.com/passage

ing carbon mast. Excellent short hander. Yanmar.$229,000

VERY FAST. Water Ballast, retractable bowsprit, diesel.$129,000

68' Turbo Sled.2 from $590,000 52' Santa Cruz, fast... 2 from 399,000 55' New Carbon Fiber cruiser 495,000 68' Santa Cruz 70.495,000 54' Fishing Schooner, sturdy 269,000 50' BOC, past winner, sleeps one 249,000 45' FREEDOM, easy cruiser. 229,000 50’ SANTA CRUZ, 3DL winner.... 159,000 40' Gulfstar/Hood centerboard.119,000

Santa Cruz 40, 'diesel.89,000 42' Ketch, salty cruiser, ready 79,000 36' Nelson Merek, aluminum.. 59,500 40'Bill LeeULDB.49,000 30' CAPO, headroom, diesel.. 41,000 Brown 37 Trimaran, diesel.39,900 Adhara 30 - great MORC boat 38,995 30' EVANS, fast sport boat.25,000 33' Hobie - Good sails & equip 19,900 November, 1998 • LtKU-M- 3? • Page 229

#1 GATE FIVE RD.

SAIISALITO (415) 3Z&MU

42' GOLDEN WAVE, ’81. Performonce bluewoter yacht. Perry design built by Cheoy Lee. By far the nicest on the market. Furling moin, Perkins 4-108, Hydraulic backstay, AP, radar, max prop, dinghy & 0/B. Reduced to $129,000.

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Clay & Teresa Prescott • Peter Powell • Greg Gardella • Claire Jones • Mischa McCormick • Scott Seager

52' TAYANA, '97. Perry design. Larger Yanmar with 500 hrs. Aft cockpit. Substantially below replacement cost. $385,000.

45' EXPLORER, 79. (enter cockpit w/large oft cabin. Very comfortable liveaboord/cruiser. Cutter ketch. A lot of boat for $90,000.

36' (ATALINAS - 1994, 1985 and 1983. Super cruising/Bay boats. Priced from $55,000.

TWO HUNTER 37s, 1979 and 1982, Great boats for cruising and liveaboard. Great prices...$38,000 and $42,500.

SELECTED CRUISING YACHTS

48* a SLOOP/CUTTER, 78. Retrofit ‘97, no teak! decks, brand new motor, roller furling, new sail. $156,9900

38' CAMPER NICHOLSON, 72. English icrofts manship. Anodized spars. ProFurl roller furling. Excep¬ tionally clean. Built to Lloyds specs. $49,500.

SAIL

36' CATALINA. '83

$55,000

27' MORGAN . 71

$13,777

60' OCEAN . . '81 $375,000

36' COLUMBIA. 70

$30,900

27' CHEOY LEE.. '69

$16,500

52' TAYANA . . '97 $385,000 51' ALEUTIAN. . '80 $195,000

36' S2 11 METER. '85

$62,000

27' NEWPORT.. 73

$11,350

36' CASCADE. 71

$12,800

26' HAIDA.. '69

$11,950

51' PASSPORT . . '84 $275,000

36' CATALINA. '85

$59,900

25' PACIFIC SEACRAFT 78

$19,900

50' FORCE . . 73 $129,000

36' PEARSON. '77

$59,500

25' CATALINA. '80

$9,500

48' CT. . 78 $156,900 46' SEA STAR. . '82 $149,900

36' CATALINA. '94

$95,000

POWER

35' ERICSON ...v. 84

$47,000

60' BURGER... '58 $252,000

45' EXPLORER . . 79

55' KNIGHT & CARVER . 77 $195,000 49' HYUNDAI . . '88 $210,000

ERICSON . 70

$28,800

45' MULL. , '81 $127,000

35' ALBERG. '65

$28,500

44’ HARDIN. . 77 $119,000

$90,000

35' CHEOY LEE

$59,500

43' STEEL PH. . '88

'80 74

$38,000

42' KHA SHING FB.. '84 $149,000

35' NIAGARA . '81

$67,000

42' HATTERAS .. '80 $134,000

35' ROBB

$85,000

42' GOLDEN WAVE. . '81 $129,000 42’ GARDEN . . '67

$75,000

CHALLENGER

45' HAWTHORNE.. 71 $129,500

'63

$45,000

42' MATTHEWS.

'56

$65,000

42' PASSPORT . . '81 $154,000

35' HUNTER LEGEND ... '87

$55,000

42' CHRIS CRAFT.. '69

$49,900

41’ MORGAN . . 73

35' CHALLENGER . 74

$38,000

40' OWENS.

$45,000

41' ISLANDER FREEPORT'78 $95,000

34' C&C

. '80

$41,000

38' CHRIS CRAFT . . 76

Inquire

41' SCEPTRE. . '86 $198,000

33' HUNTER. '80

$30,000

38' MATTHEWS.. '25

$24,900

41' C&C. . '84 $115,000

33 TARGA101 . '81

$46,500

36' CROWN CUSTOM .. . '80

$48,500

40' GREBE . . '38

33' TARTAN TEN

$61,500

$39,000

Sell

34' BAYLINER AVANTI . '89

$58,900

$35,000

34' BAYLINER AVANTI .,. '88

$58,000

$24,000 $45,000

34' SEA RAY. . '85 33' CARVER . 76

$45,000

75 74

$43,995

33' LUHRS

. 72

$26,000

. '58

$20,000

32' CRUISALONG.

'59

$21,000

3V CHEOYLEE SLOOP '69

$23,000

30' TOLLYCRAFT. . 72

$26,000

30' BRISTOL .

$17,500

29' FANTAIL COMRCL . . '93

$80,000

. '93

$60,000

28' WELLCRAFT Express'85

$31,900

$12,900

28' FIBREFORM .

$14,000

. 78

40' SLOOP WOODIE .... . '90 $100,000

33' PETERSON.

38' ERICSON. . '81

$89,000

38' CAMPER NICHOLSON kt

$49,500

32' WESTSAIL

38’ C&C.

'85

$84,500

32' WESTSAIL

38' TAHITI . 76

$22,500

32' WOODIE

MARINER ...... ..... .......

37' TAYANA 37' ESPRIT .

37+ C&C.

'90 Si 45,000

30' HUNTER

37' HUNTER.

'82

30' Wm ATKINS

Si 10.000 $84,000 $42,500

$42,000

'88

Inquire

$11,500

79 28' BAYLINER. . '84

. 79

$38,000

29 5'HUNTER, loaded

. 96

$64,000

37- EXCELL CUTTER

$36,000

. '83

$24,500

24' BAYLINER.

'88

$11,500

37' C&C.

$74,000

$19,900

22' BAYLINER. . '93

$15,000

36' ISLANDER. . 78

$37,900

29 RANGER, nice . 72 29' ERICSON . 76

$17,000

19' FOUR WINNS . . '95

$15,000

34.500

28' HERESHOFF . '66

$9,000

$17,850

37' HUNTER LEGEND 37' HUNTER

36' CHEOY LEE YAWL

30' OLSON CAL 9 2

SEA RAY . . 86

BOSTON WHALER . . '89

37'ESPRIT/VALIANT, 78. Just bockfromMexico. Perry design. Fully equipped. New full batten main. New upholstery. Great cruiser! Asking $84,000.

$26,500 Si 3,500

33'TARGA 101/81. Beautiful center cockpit boat. Swedish built,'. Volvo diesel w/low hours. Great sail j inventory. $46,500.

Wm&m

HUNTER 29.5, '96. Extremely spacious interior. Radar, autopilot, GPS, chart plotter, full batten moin, roller furling, and on, and on... $64,000.

35' HUNTER LEGEND, '87. Fully equipped modern beauty. Freshwater boat through 1997. Reduced $55,000. 36' ISLANDER, 78. Rocer/cruiser. Refinished brighlwork, Hood moin, roller furling heodsoil, 130/ 120/90 soil, dodger, refer. $36,900.

35' ROBB, '63. Beautiful one owner bool. Roller furling. Soils new in 1996. You must see this boot. $45,000.

GARY MULL 45, 1981 Cruiser or PHRF racer with comfort. SF-Hawoii 12 daysin 1995. Let's go again! Asking $127,000.

ISLANDER FREEPORT 41, 1978. Ketch rig. Full keel. Huge owners strm oft w/queen, en suite head & shower. Available July 1. Asking $95,000. sisienhip 46' SEA'STAR, 1982. Terrific Brewer designed cruising machine. Excellently maintained. Inside and outside steering. Asking $149,900.

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• November. 1993

The Old Kermif Parker Brokerage Serving the Boating Community at this Losation since 1956. Jasmine 108’ THREE-MASTED STAYS! SCHOONER lying in Eastern Med

A magnificent - «....t one year o/rf traditional yacht offering full modern convenience and comfort. Ideal for per¬ sonal pleasure or charter. $950,000.

60' STEEL SLOOP. Roller furl, wheel steering, diesel, liferaft, radar, VHF/SSB, depth, RDF, wxfax, windlass. A roomy and comfortable cruiser. Asking $165,000.

40' TANCOOK whaler schooner. Marconi rig, car¬ bon fiber masts, dsl, radar, A/P, etc., finest materials, copper riveted cedar over oak ++. Asking $30,000.

Make Offer!

MULL NEW ZEALAND 45 Performance cruiser. 6 bags sails, SSB/VHF/GPS/EPIRB, etc. Dsl. Strong, NZ construc¬ tion w/Gary Mull's excellent design. Try $125,000.

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43' STEPHENS CLASSIC -ri-csbin raised deck cruiser. Twin Crowns (blueprinted), Burma teok cabins & decks. One of the finest on the West Coast! Asking $65,000.

SAIL 62 MTRSAIL, Gardener, dsl .. 225,000 56' HERESH0FF Marco Polo schooner: exquisite! 53'CHAS. MOWER YWL, classical beau¬ ty in exc. toad. 60' L0A ... 42,000 40'PH CUSTOM CTR, dsl, '91 100,000 38'CHANNEL CUTTER sip, dsl.. 22,500 37'TAYANAdr,dsl, loaded... 110,000 36'CHE0Y LEE ROBB sip, dsl... 49,500 36'0HLS0N, 1/8, Masler Mariner. winner. 18,500/ofr 35'5SS CANOE STERN sip, dsl. 39,500 35'MARINER, dsl, new sails.... 28,000 34'RHODES WINDWARD.. Ask 12,000 33 CHE0Y LEE Clipper kith, dsl 33,000 33TRADEWIN0S M/S, leak, dsl AK/Hawaii vet.. Try 11,500 32.5 GLASLAM 5.5M racing sip 12,800 32'TARGA, dsl, cruise ready... 39,500 32'ROYAL Cruiser, 1/8, classic.. 8,500 32'ATKINS SCHOONER, dsl Only 7,000 31'COLUMBIA, swing keel, l/B 5,900 31' CHE0Y LEE, Luders, dsl, sip 48,000 30'CHEOY LEE Bmd klch, all leak, copper rivets, bargain.9,500 30' HUNTER, dsl, wheel, more 17,950 30'CATALINA,'82, dsl. 22,000 30'Wm. GARDEN dbl. endr, dsl 10,500 30'CSTM RAWS0N PH dr, best 59,000 30'ISL. BAHAMA, f/g, 1/8.15,900 30‘ BIRD sip, rebuill classic race 8,500 30'SEABIRD Yawl.7,500 30' BALTIC sip, Dulch built.9,500 30'GARDEN classic dbl-end sip 10,500 30'CATALINA, dsl, very clean 22,000 30' KNUDSON PH Ip, l/B.12,000 28'ISL. BAHAMA, l/B, whl, needs work but cheap!. 9,500/offer 28'VERTUE by Giles, dsl, more 22,000 28'FISHER CATkelch, dsl. 59,500 28'LANCER MkV sip,'84 . 13,400 128' HERESH0FF yawl, hrnante, new engine/classic...12,500 '28' FELLOWS & STEWART gaff klch

62' IOA, 57’ LOD JOHN G. ALDEN YAWL by Dauntless, '31. Lrg soil inventory, low hrs on dsl, new rig, full cover. Legendary! Asking $ 180,000

POWER 65' Cruising housebool by Nunes, 20' beam, 671 GM dsl, ferry conversion w/potential A chorm. A project in process, has berth... 62,500/offer 65'WHEELER MY, '31 . 95,000/ofr 52'BAGUETTO, turbo 8V71s... 49,500 42'TR0JAN, aft cabin, radar, more, washer/dryer.25,000/offers 43'MATTHEWS fB. 55,000/offer 38'MATTHEWS Cruiser, '39 classic, twin diesels, perfect. 65,000 36'STEPHENS sdn, '39, restored, twins, 36'GRAN0 BANKS Class, all new. .63,000 34'STRIKER, steel, twin w/commercial erab/solmon license... Ask 60,000 33'CRUISERS Inc., twn, Ik new 48,500 33 DON2IZ-33, twn 454s, + + 64,500 32'LUHRS FB, new twin 3! 8s. 26,000 32'LUHRS MARLBORO, tuna lower, Iwin dsls, fb, radar, more . 32,000 32'STEPHENS, '47, sed. cruise 15,000

30'MONTEREY twl, 271 GM dsl, radar, very nice, w/Sf Fisherman's Wharf berth. 12,000/offers 30'STEPHENS, '37 classic, nice 18,500 30* TOLLYCRAFT FB, twins, fg.. 23,500 30' CHRIS CAVALIER, exccond 12,750 29'WATERTAXI w/business, classic style, USCG certified... 80,000 29'TOLLY CRAFTC. Cruiser.11,950 27' REGAL Ambassador, '93, w/trlr... .26,000 27'CHRIS Sed Skiff, V8, nice ..12,500 25'ALBIN M/S, dsl, strong.15,000 24'SEA RAY HT Express w/trlr.. 8,500 24'MARIAH CUDDY, 1976, i/o 28,500 22'APOLLO sdn, trlr, i/o, nice!. 7,000 22'BAYLINER EXPLORER, trlr, i/o, very clean.. 14,500 22' FORMULA 3LS, i/o.15,000 20' SKIPJACK, V8, i/o, trlr.13,250 20'BOSTON WHALER OUTRAGE, trlr, consol, 0/8, loaded. Ask SI 1,450 16"THOMPSON w/trlr & 0/B .. 2,000 THESE t MORE AT OUR DOCKS l ELSEWHERE

64' SPARKMAN & STEVENS by Burner in alumi¬ num. Lots of teak, Hood Stowoy rig, beautiful, powerful, back from Hawaii, ready to cruise. Asking $300,000.

66'THORNYCROfT Ketch, 17'beam, classic English styling, copper sheathed bottom, 3 staterooms, great cruiser, charter potential. Asking $67,000.

36' HUNTER cruising sloop. Diesel, H&C pressure water w/shower, full galley, dodger, pulpits 8. life¬ lines, roller furl, wheel, more. Asking $42,000.

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36' STEPHENS classic sedan cruiser. Twins, new wir¬ ing and many recent upgrades. Shows pride of owner¬ ship. Greot boat, great builder. Try $29,000.

27'CATALINA sip, dsl, f/g.10,500 27'CHEOY LEE LUOOERSsIp ...18,000 27' ERICSON w/wheel sleeting. 7,000 26'DAVIDSON ktch, f/g, center cockpit .5,500 26'ERICSON sip, f/g.2,500 26 LUGER sip, f/g.5,500 26' CROTCH ISL. PINKY, dsl, very special, new const, w/eharoder. 45,000 26'EXCALIBUR sip, 0/B, nice... 6,800 26'PEARSON COMMANDER, nice 6,500 25'YAMOTO sip, '63. 2,500 25'CHEOY LEE PAC. CUPPER.7,250 23'SPIDSGATTER sip, nice!.5,600 23' BEAR sip by Nunes, exc cond 5,000 23'HERRESHOFFsip,dsl. 5,000/offer 22" WELLCRAFT sip, 0/8.7,700 22'CATALINA,'94, loaded.ll.SOO

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1982 TED BREWER CRUISING CUTTER Heavy fiberglass construction, diesel, teak decks over fiberglass, keel, dual station wheel steering, aft stateroom, radar, GPS, Vh autopilot. Loaded and ready to cruise.

$149,000 or Offer.

25' DONZIREGAZZA. Only 85 hours on clock! 454 CID/330hp w/Brovo outdrive, trailer, fully equipped and ready to go! Asking $27,500.

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