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The No-Good Marina Blues

It’s windy and cold, a long walk to my boat. Sometimes I’m aground when I should be afloat... Lordy,Lordy! ...Td take a hot shower to ease these old blues. But it’s creepy out there in the head. Should’ve listened to Momma when it came time to choose. And picked GRAND MARINA instead!

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The Love Boat Michael Katz has a new love. Ahava, which means love, is Michael's new Wyliecat 48. And the catboat in its elegant simplicity is easy to love. Ahava's 70-foot unstayed carbon mast is truly elegant. But for the sailmaker, the design of the sail is anything but simple. It requires an acute understanding of the catboat's special characteristics and a sensitivity to the behavior of a free-standing mast. This is Michael's third catboat and each has been powered by a carefully designed and meticu¬ lously crafted Pineapple sail.

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Pineapple Sails’ specialty is special sails for special boats. Boats just like your boat. Give us a call.

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

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Oceanis Series boats provide a swift, stable platform for serious offshore cruising. These rugged yachts are loaded with equipment and features that makes shorthanded sailing easy and comfortable. The interiors are elegantly func¬ tional with rich furniture-grade joinery and a high level of fit and finish. People are constantly amazed to find out that a fully equipped Beneteau costs about the same as a comparable-sized boat of lesser quality or reputation. As the largest Oceanis 461 Designed by Bruce Farr sailboat manufacturer in the world, Beneteau is able to keep prices down with their immense buying power, heavy investment in technology, and their highly modern and efficient manufacturing facilities. You simply get more for your money with Beneteau.

Beneteau Center Cockpits 44 ® 40 • 36 The Center Cockpit Series by Beneteau offers the same high quality of fit and finish as the Oceanis yachts, but adds a large walk-around private aft stateroom. After years of development, Beneteau has created a Center Cockpit Series that has a pleasing profile while providing comfortable seating with high backrests. Center cockpit advo¬ cates will love the spacious, beautifully finished interiors and the long list of standard equipment and features. 11

40' Center Cockpit

Beneteau First 47.7 • 42s7 • 40.7 • 33.7 • 31.7 First Series yachts have the same rock solid construction as the Oceanis yachts, as well as the same high level of fit and finish. With designers such as Bruce Farr, Jean Berret and Goupe Finot, the First Series offers Grand Prix performance, speeding you to a winning position at the finish line, and an interior luxurious enough to satisfy even the most demanding hedonists. Beneteau's commitment to constructing a boat that can with¬ stand any conditions can best be demonstrated by the recent Sydney-Hobart race in which a Bene¬ teau 51 finished First in Class under very treach¬ erous, threatening conditions which damaged many boats. Page 4 •

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First 40.7 Call about the new Farr-designed 47.7. Order now and save $20,000.

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Island Packet Yachts 45 • 40 • 380 • 350 • 320 At first sight, the Island Packet 45 is a very impressive yacht. It offers serious bluewater cruis¬ ers an elegant and spacious home offshore and at any port in the world. Comfort and safety, the hallmark of all the Island Packets, is exemplified in the 45. The 45 is the only boat to win Cruising World magazine’s Boat of the Year Award for both Best Value and Best Boat Overall. As with all Island Packets, it is rigged for optimum ease of handling with their versatile cutter rigs and effi¬ Island cient deck plans. Come see the Island Packets and discover for yourself why they are called America': cruising yacht standard.

Packet 45

WAUQUIEZ 62 • 54 • 48-• 43 • 41 • 37 The Wauquiez ship yard produces some of the world’s finest sailing yachts. Their attention to detail and superb craftsmanship provide a level of fit and finish rarely found on yachts at any price. Wauquiez designs boats for the cruising couple who desire to sail the world's oceans swiftly and in complete luxury. The deck is laid out with one goal in mind: easy handling. With features such as electric winches, furling main, unique furling dual headsail system, and massive hardware, this is a Wauquiez 43 Pilot Saloon boat designed to be sailed effortlessly. Wauquiez designs include a line of modern pilot saloon yachts with inside steering stations, and the sleek trunk cabin Centurion Series. Customizing is no problem with your new Wauquiez, as each yacht is individualized to meet each owner's exact needs.

BROKERAGE

Dealers for: Beneteau • Island Packet Dehler • Wauquiez • X-Yachts

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1230 Brickyard Cove Rd. Pt. Richmond, CA 94801

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

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The Pacific Coast's Largest Catamaran Dealer I

Can you name one of the world's two best mid-size bluewater cruising cats?

Q Now can you name the other one?

Lagoon 410

Lagoon 380

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LAGOON 410 from France (41'x23'6"x3'10"). Sail effort¬ lessly at 10-15 knots. And NO heeling! Also, 8 knots motoring, withsuperb twin-diesel maneuverability. 3 or 4 cabins/2 or 3 heads. $291,000 FOB

Some of the 30 Other Sail & Power Cruising Cat Models We Represent

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ATHENA38 Fountaine Pajot (38' x20'6”x

larof all 40 cats we offer (341 x 14' x 18").

3'6"). Same layout as the 42' Venecia, but

5115,000 new FOB. Fully equipd.

$100k cheaper. $190,000 FOB.

LAGOON 380 The first, all-new Lagoon 380 launches in France in August, 1999. Two savvy Bay Area sailors have already taken advantage of the low introductory price (and saved $15,000 each!) This new 'little sister' to the proven Lagoon 410 is only 26 inches shorter than the 410-just 7% smaller, yet $50,000 cheaper! Same luxurious interior. Same excel¬ lent twin-diesel maneuverability. Same bluewater capatility. And an even higher sail-area-to-weight ratio! (Below.) Check out this special Owner's Version. The entire starboard hull is the owner's suite, including a large head with separate shower. And the port hull includes a guest stateroom, head and 'bonus cabin' forward. This 'bonus cabin' is custom built to your request.

Which 'bonus cabin' (port forward) do you want?

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AQUILON 26 'Pocket Rocket' (26' x 15'

MARYLAND 37 (37' x 17' x 3’6"). Twin

x 23"). Only 1,950 lbs. Demountable for

dsls (75-140hp). 9-20 kts. 2 staterms, 2

8'-widetrailering.Sail 18-22knots..NO-

heads, flybridge & inside helms,

heel. $80,000 FOB.

Beacheable. $251,000 FOB.

Coming soon! Lagoon 410 Trawler Cat

• (Shown) A third double berth sleeping cabin • Walk-in closet w/floor-to-ceiling storage • Combination work-bench area with washer/dryer. • Walk-in office with U-shaped desk

Meanwhile, the large salon offers (a) a chart table, (b) dining for six, (c) optional full-function inside helm station, (d) L-shaped galley with sliding window and fold-down counter for direct cockpit serving.

Look! www.cruisingcatsusa.com Lagoon's first power cat. (41'x22'x3'6"). Beachable. No rocking and rolling. Huge (10'x22') full-width owner's suite (right illustration) aft of central cockpit. 3 or 4 cabins/ 2 to 4 heads. 9 to 20-knot cruising w/various twin-diesel combinations (75hp to 150 hp). First one launches 3/2000. Approx. $310,000 FOB France

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Rod Gibbons'

Cruising Cats USA 2099 Grand Street, Alameda, CA 94501

(510) 814-0251 fax (510) 814-8765

Two cabin, lots of room and a great offshore cruiser. $139,500.

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YACHTS (510) 814-0400

Home Page: http://yachtworld.com/bayisland Performance, style and lots of equipment. At our dock. $295,000.

This one has recent survey w/all items addressed. At our dock. $103,500.

25' FREEDOM, '84. . $9,950

36’ FREEDOM.. $115,000

27' NEWPORT, '88. .... $17,900

37' LAGOON, '93. $209,000

27' NOR SEA, '93. .... $39,500

38’ HANS CHRSTN,’78 $103,900

27' CAL 2-27, '77. .... $10,500

43’ GULFSTAR, '76. $95,000

28' ISLANDER, '77 . .... $17,900

44’ BOMBAY EXPLORER . $59,500

28' PEARSON, '79. .... $13,950

45’ KRONOS CAT. $298,500

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

45’ HORSTMAN TRI. $125,000

30' NEWPORT, '87. .... $29,500

47’ GULFSTAR Sailmaster$l 59,500

33' NANTUCKET, '68 . .... $25,000

48’ LIGHTWAVE, ’90 .... $289,500

36' COLUMBIA, '69.... .... $27,900

50’ GULFSTAR, ’77. $139,500

36’ COLUMBIA, 1969

28' ISLANDER,

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Our most affordable Mexico cruiser. A Plastic Classic. Our dock. $27,900.

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CORSAIR F31,'98.$120,000 DEAN, '88.$49,000 EDEL, '88. $54,000 SOLARIS SUNRISE,’91 . $124,000 GINYSTE, ’89. $44,000 PROUT ELITE, ’88.$142,000 PRIVILEGE. $149,000 DEAN, ’97. $260,000 NORSEMAN 400, ’93.$229,000 WOODS, ’91 .$159,000 NORSEMAN 400, ’93 .$200,000

Great Cruising Yachts in the Caribbean

48' PRIVILEGE 14.7

Best one on the market for the price. Loaded ond asking only $239,500.

36' Freedom, '86. Absolutely loaded for TransPac/world cruising. 0 ur dock. $ 115,000.

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Diesel, furling and autopilot are a few features. Our dock. $17,900.

Your catamaran experts on the West Coast. Here's a small list. Call for more! 31’ 33' 35' 36’ 37’ 37’ 39’ 40’ 40’ 40’ 40’

Our month's pic for most affordable center cockpit cruiser. At our dock. $95,000.

Monohull Brokerage

Just listed. Popular Bay boat and very affordable for first time buyer. $9,900.

Multihulls

Just listed and this one is a beauty. Coming to our dock so call first. Asking $298,500.

Never chartered, loaded for cruising. This is a West Coast boat. Asking $209,00

Simpson Bay • St. Maarten 40' 40' 41' 42’ 43' 44’ 44' 44' 44' 46' 47' 48'

VAN DE STADT steel. OCEAN'S, '95. HAILBERG RASSY. BALTIC MAGNUM, '88 .. OYSTER, '82 . ROBERTS STEEL . MORGAN 191 . CSY Walk Over, '77. HARDIN, ’80. BENETEAU 456 . JEANNEAU SUN KISS ... CELESTIAL,-'85.

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51' BENETEAU OCEANIS .... 51’ BENETEAU FIRST 51,'89 52’ GRAND SOLEIL,'91 . 55' SWAN, 70. 59' JONGERT, 72. 62' NAUTICAL, '85. 63' JONGERT 19s. 78' SCHOONER. 80' FEADSHIP MS. 82' VATON 25M, '90. 178'CUSTOM SCHOONER ..:

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$229,000 $279,000 $400,000 $379,000 $495,000 .a $375,000 ... $690,000 ... $298,000 ...$197,000 $1,200,000 $1,500,000

More than 80 boats available!

Stop by and see us in Grand Marina, Alameda

Just listed. Very clean and a good equipment list. At our dock. $32,900. 41' 42' 43’ 44' 45' 45' 47’ 48' 48' 48' 50' 50' 52' 60' 77'

NEWICK CORITHN TRI, ’67. $59,000 FAST, ’86. $114,000 NEWICK TRI, ’87.$110,000 CASAMANCE, '90 . $189,000 KRONOS, ’92 . $298,000 HORSTMAN TRI.$125,000 MAYOTTE, ’96 .$590,000 CROWTHER, ’84 . $120,000 PRIVILEGE 14.7 .$239,500 WHARRAM, '76. $34,000 SPRONK, '85 . $140,000 CROWTHER, '82 . $89,000 KELSALL.$264,000 HELLMAN STEEL, '96. $647,000 ETEL, '84.$295,000

Sales • Charters • ASA Sailing School

39' PRIVILEGE

This is another great deal on a cat. Hurry as this won't last long. Asking $149,000.

e-mail: yachtsales@bayislandyachts.com 2099 GRAND STREET A ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA 94501 A (510) 814-0400 FAX (510) 814-8765 May, 1999 •

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Classic sailing maneuver at Antigua's Classic Regatta: Hanging on for dear life.

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32' PEARSON, '80 . 17,500

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CAPRI,'89.5,900 COLUMBIA CHALLENGER .. 3,500 EXPRESS, '82.16,900 CATALINA,'76.10,500 ALOHA, '84.17,500 RANGER,'72 .,.. 10,000 CATALINA, '81.Inquire

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Defender carries a wide selection of charting and navigation software, please inquire.

Conditioners

Self-contained, pre¬ wired marine air condi¬ tioner made of the quality components - 304 stainless mount, cupro-nickel condenser, digital controls, quiet rotary compressors and a 5 yr. warranty serviced by a world-wide dealer network. Includes sea water pump and digital thermostat. Left, Top or Right discharge. M-12 For boats 29’ to 33’ - 12,000 BTU cool @ 10.5 amps, blower 382 CFM for up to 1,000 c.f. 14,000 BTU heat @ 125 amps. I9.5"L x I3”W x I2.5”H. 68 lbs. Cool - $949.79 Cool + Electric Heat - $1029.00 Cool + Reverse Cycle Heat - $1079.95 Other sizes available...Please Inquire.

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2899.95

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899.95

RL70 2nd Station Display w/chartplotter 1379.95 HS Bus Cable

ToughBook 45 ToughBookTI (waterproof keyboard)

Tosco

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GET THIS FREE! Zip Boot For dinghy sailing, trapezing and wind¬

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Tough Book Features a magne¬ sium alloy case, fiberglass reinforced lower case, integrat¬ ed FDD and CDROM and a shock mounted hard drive. Intel® Pentium II® 266MHz proces¬ sor, 4GB hard drive, 32MB RAM, 24x CD-ROM, 12.1 TFT monitor, 256K cache, WIN95.

Mermaid

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7 X 50mm waterproof binocular with Rangefinding reticle, illumi¬ nated compass and Rubicon Lenses. Has BAK4 prisms, fully coated optics, 7 power magnification, large 50mm objective lenses and 366ft. field of view. Special features: a rangefinding reticle and illuminated compass accurate to +/- 10 degrees. OS54 $249.95 Offshore 36 7 X 50mm waterproof binocular with rangefinding reticle and illuminated compass. Features BAK-4 prisms, fully Coated optics, 7 power magnification, large, multi-coated 50mm objectives and 366ft field of view. OS36 $199.95 Offshore 21 7 X 50mm waterproof binocular. Includes BAK-4 prisms, fully coated optics, 7 power magnification, large, multi-coated 50mm objective lenses and 366ft field of view. OS2I $149.95

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"Everyone Needs a Bigger Boat

KENSINGTON YACHT & SHIP BROKERS Fortman Marina

Sausalito

1535 Buena Vista, Alameda, CA 94501

(510) 865-1777 Fax (510) 865-8789 e-mail: noahfox@aol.com

35' RAFIKI, 1977 Veteran ocean cruiser in good condition. Asking $48,000. (sistership)

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50’ BENETEAU OCEANIS 500,1991 Three staterooms w/heads. Loaded for cruising. Agent: Jill. Asking $229,000.

50’ MARINER PILOTHOUSE, 1979 Loaded with electronics & sails. Alameda. Asking $168,000.

32’ ISLANDER, 1977 Great Bay boat. Asking $29,000. (sistership)

37’ CASCADE, 1978 ' Custom-built cutter, for passagemaking. Asking $67,500.

43’ OYSTER 435, 1985 Center cockpit. Loaded for cruising. Asking $200,000.

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Nonrace May 1 — Oakland YC Annual Flea Market, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Info, (510) 522-6868. May 1-2 — Corinthian Women’s Sailing Seminar, "The Fun¬ damentals." An all-weekend course for novice females, taught at Corinthian YC (Tiburon). Kay Rudiger, 381-4758. May 6 — "Cruising Mexico with Charlie's Charts," a free slide show by Margo Wood (aka Mrs. Charlie's Charts). Stockdale Marine Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Info, (916) 332-0775. May 7 — "Cruising the British Columbia Coast to Glacier Bay, Alaska," another free slide show by Margo Wood. Same drill as above. May 8 — Stockton SC Annual Swap Meet & Pancake Break¬ fast, starting at 7 a.m. Budge Humphreys, (209) 957-4828. May 9 — Honor thy mother. JMay 9 — Community wooden boat building/team whale boat rowing/barbecue at Lake Merritt, 2-7 p.m. $2-$5 fee. Info, (510) 848-5713. May 12 — "Tides and Currents," presented by tidemeister Kame Richards at the Bay Model (Sausalito), 7:30-9:30 p.m., $15. See the Bay Model in operation, as well as high altitude U2 photos of the Bay's currents. Info, 332-1851. May 14 — Open House/Membership Drive at Berkeley YC, 6-8 p.m. Info, (510) 843-9292. May 14-16 — DeltaFest at Tower Park Resort. Boat show, classic car show and other Delta-like things. Free! Info, (800) 778-6937. May 15-16 — Corinthian Women's Sailing Seminar, "Spinnakers & Racing." Advanced techniques for more advanced women sailors. Kay Rudiger, 381-4758. May 15 — Marine Flea Market at Peninsula YC (Redwood City), 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info, (650) 364-9965. May 15 — Nautical Flea Market at Loch Lomond YC (San Rafael), 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Helen, 454-0758. May 15 — Single Sailors Association new members picnic at Mariner Square, 1-6 p.m. Jim Butterworth, (510) 865-2511. May 16 — Open House at Oakland YC (Alameda), 2-6 p.m. Info, (510) 522-6868. May 18 — San Francisco Bay Oceanic Crew Group meeting, with guest speaker Chuck Riley speaking on his daughter's America True campaign. Fort Mason Center, Room C-210, 7 p.m., free. Info, 979-4866. May 21 — "Halibut Fishing From Sailboats," a free seminar at Berkeley YC, 8 p.m. Includes a rare showing of the BYC cult video Let's Get Some ’But. George Clyde, (415) 421-4849. May 22-23 — Second Annual All-Catalina Rendezvous at Angel Island. Bill Eddy, (925) 820-7370. May 22-23 — Ericson 27 cruise to GGYC. Hugh, 584-9914. May 23 — Second Annual Halibut-Fishing-From-Sailboats Derby, early morning until 12;30 p.m. See last month's article called A Little Bit of Sole for winning tips. Weigh-in and Fish feast to follow at Berkeley YC. All sailboats welcome! George Clyde, (415) 421-4849. May 26 — America True's Boat Dedication Day. See the new Phil Kaiko-designed America's Cup boat between 12-5 p.m. at their Pier 17 headquarters. Info, 433-4287. May 26 — Team Sydney 2000 Fundraiser at San Francisco YC, starting with hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction (5:30 p.m.), dinner prepared by local rockstar chef Bradley Ogden (7 p.m.) < and a presentation (8 p.m.) Come support Jeff Madrigali's ef¬ fort to bring home the Soling gold. $225, mostly tax deductible. SFYC, 435-9133. „ May 29 — Full moon on a Saturday night. Load the boat up and go somewhere for the three-daiy weekend! June 5 — "First Aid for Cruisers," a day-long seminar of¬ fered by Karin Selbach. CPR certification will be received. Cost

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CALENDAR is $50; Oakland YC; Joan, (510) 769-6495. June 5 — Lake Washington SC's just-for-fun day and luau. Rick Webb, (916) 925-8934. June 12 — Yachtsmen's Faire at Marin YC, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Flea market, BBQ, CPR training, USCG courtesy marine exams, fire extinguisher recharging, various equip demos, and who knows what else. $5 admission. Info, 453-9366. June 27 — Master Mariner Boat Show at Corinthian YC. Craig Swayne, 285-1500. Racing Apr. 30-May 2 — San Diego YC's Yachting Cup, the first regatta in SoCal's exciting new three-event Volvo Inshore Cham¬ pionship Series. John Gladstone, (619) 224-2424. IV^ay 1-2 — Vallejo Race. YRA secretary Lynda Myers, who celebrates a 'significant birthday' on May 1, will be at the start and finish with a camcorder and her laptop. No more waiting until mid-summer for correct results! YRA, 771-9500. May 1-2 — Raisin Bowl Regatta on Lake Millerton. Fresno YC; Alan Kawakami, (209) 224-0203. May 2 — Spring SCORE #2. SCYC, (831) 425-0690. May 8 —Tahiti Cup — cancelled. "Unfortunately, there were not enough entries. Perhaps we'll address this project again in 2003," said race official Bobbi Tosse, (925) 939-9885. May 8 — Estuary Interclub Race #2, hosted by Encinal YC. M.L. Higgins, (510) 748-0289. May 8 — Trans-Folsom Race, hosted by Folsom Lake YC; Charlie Hess, (916) 685-7295. May 8 — OYRA/RYC Duxship Race, the second crewed ocean race of the year. YRA, 771-9500. May 8-9 — Mother's Day Regatta for Jester dinghies. Joe Francis, (831) 476-7392. May 9 — El Toro Mother’s Day Regatta. SFYC, 789-5647. May 12-13, 1979 — It was 20 Years Ago Today (from the June '79 Latitude) : "A williwa, says Webster, is a strong gust of wind. And that is what won the 9th annual ODCA Champion of Champions Regatta held off the St. Francis YC on May 12-13. "In a deja-vu scenario, Wayne Hallenbeck's Islander 36 Williwa. snatched the trophy out from under the nose of Bill Patry's Hawkfarm Manface for the second year in a row. But it wasn't easy — and he may not get to keep it. A protest lodged against Williwa was heard at the time and is now on its way to the USYRU Appeal Committee along with a protest against the race committee. It may be months before it's straightened out and could change the standings for the first three places." May 15 — South Bay YRA summer series race #2, hosted by Ballena Bay YC. Michael Dixon, (510) 635-5878. May 15 — Spring One Design #2. SCYC, (831) 425-0690. May 15-16 — Stone Cup, PHRF racing for IMS boats and the HDA classes. We're constantly amazed that bright success¬ ful people will spend $200,000 on a grand prix boat, only to sail around with a $30 rating. StFYC, 563-6363. May 15-16 — Elite Keel Regatta for Melges 24s, Etchells, Express 27s, IODs, Knarrs and J/24s. SFYC, 789-5647. May 15-16 — Moore 24 Pacific Coast Championship, back where it all began. Santa Cruz YC, (831) 425-0690. May 15-16 — Lake Washington SC (Sacramento) Spring Regatta, including Saturday evening sail and barbecue. Rick Webb, (916) 925-8934. May 19-23 — StFYC Match Race Series (ex-Brut Cup, exGolden Gate Invitational). Local rockstar racing in 1 TMetres, with the field still to be determined. "Sony, no prize money," said organizer Tom Allen, 381-1128. May 22 — OYRA/SFYC Farallones Race, your last chance to race around the rockpile this year. The R/P 75 Zephyrus /Vwill set the pace. YRA, 771-9500.

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May 22 — West Marine Youth Regatta (kids under 18) at Encinal YC. John Selbach, (510) 532-5230. May 22-23 — Lightning Districts. RYC, (510) 237-2821. May 22-23 — Olson 30 Open #1 at Santa Cruz YC. SCYC, (831) 425-0690. May 27, 1989 — Ten Years After (from the June '89 issue): Falcon died with her seaboots on. Old #5 of the Bird Boat fleet kicked the bucket while racing, the purpose for which she was designed and built 64 years ago. We hesitate to add that she sank with 'style', but no Hollywood writer could have scripted it better: One of the oldest boats in the Bay's oldest one design fleet, she picked the premier race of the year for old boats — the Master Mariners Regatta on May 27 — to go down. Crewman Paul Kamen picks up the story after the Bird fleet's 1:25 p.m. start, the last of the day: "We'd been taking on water ever since we left Emeryville, but the owner and crew told me it was normal," said Paul. "Appar¬ ently, when the rig loads up, it opens seams or something. So I didn't concern myself too much, even though we had to pump pretty often to keep up with it. As we crossed the starting line, it was over the floorboards. We got a great start, anyway. "We weren't mote than two or three minutes into the race before we realized we had a real problem. The bilge pump couldn't keep up with the water and John MacConaghy, the owner, was down below bailing with a bucket. We were headed for the first mark at Harding, but decided we needed to take the strain off the hull. So we cracked and headed for the lee of Angel Island. "We kept bailing and the water kept coming in. When it was over the bunks, we decided to take the main down to take all the load off the rig. Our speed was the only thing keeping the boat from swamping. As soon as the main came down, we took one wave, then another, over the stern. They filled the cockpit and ran down our companionway. "Until then, we didn't think we were in any kind of trouble we couldn't handle. But then it hit all four of us at the same time — we were going to sink! I started forward. All my stuff — my wallet, car keys, and dry clothes — was up there and 1 didn't want to lose it. I got about halfway though the cabin before I thought to myself, 'This is really stupid, Paul.' "I'm glad I turned back, because when the boat went, it went fast. I'm still amazed. One minute we had a boat and 30 sec¬ onds later, all we had were bubbles." May 28-30 — Cal Race Week in Marina del Rey, the second regatta on SoCal's new Volvo Inshore Championship. Califor¬ nia YC; Bill Stump, (310) 456-2002. May 29 — Master Mariners Race, the highlight of the year for the vintage varnish set. Starts around noon off the Cityfront and ends with a big party at Encinal YC. Bob Rogers, 381-3498. May 29 — Monterey Spinnaker Run. GGYC, 346-BOAT. May 29-30 — Hospice Regatta, the latest incarnation of the Memorial Day Weekend Regatta. Invited classes are J/24s, Moore 24s, Melges 24s, Express 27s, Antrim 27s, J/29s, Olson 30s. Etchells, 1 l:Metres, J/105s, Santana 35s, J/35s and Ex¬ press 37s. Four races over two days with a big party on Satur¬ day night. StFYC, 563-6363. May 29-30 — 35th Annual Whiskeytown Regatta, a great place to spend the long weekend. Info, (530) 246-9465. May 29-31 — Swiftsure Race, the classic 136-mile sprint from Victoria, BC to the Swiftsure Bank and return. Two other Shorter variations oh this theme will run simultaneously. Royal Vic YC, (250) 592-9098, or www.rvyc.bc.ca/swiftsure. May 30 — Redwood Cup, first of nine PHRF races sailed out of the Port of Redwood City. Info, (650) 368-6358. June 3-6 — Soling Pre-Trials. Look for Madro, Craig and Hartwell to kick butt ih their backyard. StFYC, 563-6363.

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CALENDAR June 5 — Colin Archer Race for traditional double-enders. Encinal YC, (510) 522-3272. June 5 — Midnight Moonlight Race. SFYC, 789-5647. June 5-6 — 18th Annual Go For the Gold Regatta on Scotts Flats Lake (near Nevada City). Gold Country YC: Don Samuelson, (530) 4.77-9153. N June 12 — Delta Ditch Run, one of our personal favorites — race up (65 downwind miles), eat dinner and sleep on the char¬ ter bus on the way home. Richmond YC/Stockton SC, (510) 237-2821. June 18-20 — Woodies Invitational, the BBS for the wooden boat crowd. StFYC, 563-6363. June 19-20 — Clear Lake Regatta. SBRA, (510) 523-4111. June 19-20 — Boreas Race, 90 miles from the Cityfronf to Mos§ Landing. Co-sponsored by Elkhorn YC, (831) 724-3875, and Oakland YC, (510) 522-6868. June 26 — Coastal Cup, ending at Ventura this year. "Race, party and return home in less than a week." Encinal YC, (510) 522-3272. Jtily 2-3 — 40th Honolulu Race, aka The TrapsPac. Cruis¬ ers will start on June 29, little racers on July 2, big guys on July 3, and multihulls on July 6. Dan Nowlan, (619) 224-0198, or www.transpacificyc.org. July 18-23 — Whidbey Island Race Week. Plan ahead! Hotline, (206) 284-8796 or www.whidbey.net.raceweek. s Sept. 16-19 — StFYC Big Boat Series. Plan even farther ahead! Info, 563-6363 or www.stjyc.com. Summer Beer Can Races BAY VIEW BC — Monday Night Madness, Spring: 5/3, 5/ 17, 5/31, 6/14, 6/21 (make-up). John Super, 243-0426. BENICIA YC — Thursday Race Series, through 9/30. Chris Tringali, (707) 746-7602. BERKELEY YC — Friday Night Races, every Friday night through 9/24. Paul Kamen, (510) 540-7968. . CORINTHIAN YC — Friday Nights, through 9/10. Matthew Gorton, 256-9243. COYOTE POINT YC — Wednesday Night Races, through 10/ 20. Mark Neumann, (650) 696-9616.

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Dick — Obviously we didn't do a very good job of making our point. The question is not so much, 'Why suffer in bad weather with a seven-knot boat when you could zip away from it with an eight-knot boat?', but rather, 'Why suffer in bad weather because you only sailed your ketch at Jive knots when she had the poten¬ tial to do seven knots?’ It’s a big distinction. And there are many occaisons — no matter if along the coast of Baja or from Tonga to New Zealand — that being able to make an extra 50 miles a day would also make all the difference between comfort and safety versus potential danger. Although many of your San Diego neighbors who drink bottled water would disagree, boat tank water will actually do just fine if you never leave the dock. But if you were to ever voyage to a foreign country where the water that comes out of the tap is the color of the Colorado River, or is known to be a source of serious health problems, we reckon you'd find religion right away. There are additional good reasons to carry bottled water. Folks ivho have been through severe weather report that the jostling of their boat caused the sediment in the bottom of the water tanks to muddy what came out of the tap, making it unusable when they needed it most for hydration and/or to prepare instant soups for quick nourishment. The experience of the Offshore 40 Mary T. during the Queen's Birthday Storm of 1994 — as reported by Tony Farrington in Rescue In The Pacific — is a good case in point: "Fearing Anna could be dehydrated, Carol gave her some water from the yacht's tanks. It was revolting. The constant pitch¬ ing and rolling had stirred sediment off the bottom of the tanks. Brown flakes floated in the water. Anna settled for sucking candy." If you need yet another excuse to carry bottled water, we're familiar with a number of cases where crews discovered, in the middle of ocean crossings, that they had little or no usable wa¬ ter. There have been a variety of causes: water inadvertently left running, a leak in the tank, or contaminated water. We'll never forget the time Peter Pinkham delivered a Garden 41 ketch back from Hawaii and passed under the Gate rip-roaring drunk. A leak in the main water tank meant the only liquid they had to drink for the last 24 hours of the passage was vodka. So belittle us as fools and yuppies to your heart's delight, but we'll continue to carry bottled water and leave the "brownflakes" to you. MGOING AROUND IN 12-FOOTERS AND 18-FOOTERS When we were in the Cocos Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean, we met a 61-year-old Russian fellow named Eugeny Gvozdev, who at that point was on the homeward leg of a cir¬ cumnavigation. He was doing it with an 18-foot fiberglass daysailer named Lena. His 'equipment' consisted of a sextant and an old radio. We'd love to hear if anyone has news.

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I don’t know why, but almost everyone that goes sailing with me asks if I, as the boat owner and/or captain, can perform marriages at sea. I'm not a licensed captain and I really don’t know. Can I? Would it be legal and binding? Alan Peterson Empress, Magellan 36 Marina del Rey

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THE CARTRIDGE The details of this year's Doublehanded Farallones tragedy prompted me to write this letter now rather than procrastinate any longer. After a great sail last month, I was lounging in the cockpit with my friends Len Sellers and Tom Mannion. Len and I did the Pacific Cup in '92 together aboard Ivory Goose, and I happened to mentioned that I was still using the same selfinflating SOSpenders Personal Flotation Device that I had used seven years before. And with the same C02 cartridge and 'aspi¬ rin tablet'. Len was pretty sure that the cartridge and the tablet have to be replaced from time to time, but didn't know how often. Tom didn't pretend to know. So, we have the obvious questions: Can I test the cartridge without destroying it? Do C02 cartridges develop slow leaks and drain out over time? Does the seal dry out and become impen¬ etrable? If my cartridge should be replaced, how often should I plan on replacing it? Ditto for the 'aspirin tablet’. And what else should I know about the proper maintenance of my PFD? Thank God, I have never had to rely on it . . . yet. Congratulations on your website, it keeps getting better and better. You must be up to chapter three in the website manual! Fred Walter San Francisco

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the cylinder are pretty thick steel, but the puncture area of the nipple is very thin — several thousandths of an inch. V irtually all loss of gas would be through the nipple area. Superficial rust on the cylinder is extremely unlikely to cause a loss of C02 none¬ theless, I would still discard any rusty cyclinders. "Does the seal dry out and become impenetrable? I don't be¬ lieve so. If the seal is intact, I don't think that the ease of pen¬ etration would vary over time. "If my cartridge should be replaced, how often should I plan on replacing it? I would base this on its physical conditions, pri¬ marily rust. Most cylinders are either sealed with a coating (Sur¬ vival Tech) or are what appears to be cadmium plating. Unless left in a damp and salty environment, I suspect that two to three years would be a cinch — with the obvious caveat that there be no damage to the nipple. "How often should I replace the 'aspirin tablet'? The current thinking on the bobbin is nine to 12 months. However, it should be replaced more often in warm and moist environments and less frequently if stored in a dry closet at home. For peace of mind, I'dfreplace it twice a year. "What else should you know about the proper maintenance of your PFD? Every season you should unfold your inflatable and inflate it orally to the maximum pressure you can. Leave the device for a few hours and see if there is any loss of pressure. Note that temperature and atmospheric pressure will affect how hard the inflatable feels. If there are leaks, discard the device or send it to the manufacturer for inspection. In addition, remove the COz cylinder and inspect the nipple for previous use. Remove and replace the bobbin. If the vest gets used in wet conditions, unfold the bladder after the race or cruise and allow it to air dry. If you think the bobbin has been subjected to lots of moisture, replace it, too. "I would also replace the entire unit after 10 to 15 years." Mepirbs are complex devices As the Northern California rep for ACR, I would like to clear up a few misconceptions Carl Bergan expressed in his April Letter about replacement batteries for his Litton/Guest 406 EPIRB. Bergan states that you can buy the battery for our ACR 406 EPIRB in the West Marine catalog and replace it yourself. Actu¬ ally, the $99 battery he refers to is for our older Class B EPIRB — and may indeed be replaced by the customer. However, the 406 EPIRBs presently made by ACR must be serviced by an authorized Battery Repair Center, and replacing the battery will cost a little over $200. However, the good news is that ACR has service centers all over the world so it should be easier for cruisers to get their units serviced. Sailors need to realize that EPIRBs are complex devices that must be rugged and dependable, and this requires proper ser¬ vice and testing. A recreational user can expect 10 years of ser¬ vice from most EPIRBs before they need service or battery re¬ placement, which is a pretty long time. With regard to the confusion over the different batteries and the high cost of replacement and shipping, here is the situation in a nutshell: Older EPIRBs — no matter who manufactured them — used military technology, which required large amounts of power to operate reliably and continuously for 48 hours. The only kind of battery that could provide that much power for such a long life span was lithium. Unfortunately, lithium bat¬ teries are considered hazardous and therefore not suitable for shipment by air. The ACR Satellite 406 EPIRB — and other units using newer technology — have lower power requirements. In the case of ACR, it means the current units only use a three-cell battery as opposed to a 26-cell battery! In addition, the new batteries use

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rier had been broken — even if rule #2 remained in effect. The most unusual part of the story happened later, as the 'singlehanded lady’ waited for her father to fly in from France for a visit. We all gathered on the patio to toast the reunion. When the taxi arrived, out stepped the visiting father — on crutches and with one leg. A French paratrooper, he'd jumped from a plane with a chute that had been packed on a Monday. No one said a word as father and daughter embraced. Then, from behind the bar, Alex was heard to say: "Mein Got, the singlehanded woman has a singlefooted father!" When all the characters are gone, we will be sailing on a homogenized sea and telling our cruising tales via email. Amadon Light of Honolulu Barcelona, Spain \ A.L. — We have no idea what inspired you to send us that story from the 'old days' in the South Pacific, but we enjoyed it.

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LETTERS came up short — except once when there was a wind shift and a coral head got in the way-1 also fastened a line to the anchor chain and led it aft to a cleat; this was to prevent 'sailing' and to have a more comfortable ride in any kind of swell. You could adjust for the best ride by how much chain was paid out after tying on a timber hitch. Surplus soon be¬ came the magic word, and 1 was able to get a 35-lb Danforth — which worked well in the sand off the ho¬ tels. Along the line, I picked up a Northill folding stain¬ less steel anchor such as had been used by the Mars flying boats; I found it to be the best anchor I ever used. I was hired to skip¬ per Harold Dillingham’s Manuiwa — winner of the 1934 TransPac Race — to take a couple of New York¬ ers around the Islands. I A Northill anchor._ brought the Northill along with me. Another 'Norwegian steam windlass' and I were sure happy to have that Northill at the end of 40 feet of 3/8" chain hanging straight down rather than another kedge! When we pulled into Kealakakua Bay — where Captain Cook met his demise — on the Big Island, we anchored with my trusty Northill in 40 feet of water off the old wharf at Napoopoo. A friend took us "up maukd' — toward the mountains — to the town of Captain Cook to get supplies. On our return, the nor¬ mally gentle kona breeze, which blows onshore, started puffing a bit. It was up to about 20 knots, but coming at an angle and therefore not generating any swell, so I decided to stay put. Along about 2100 hours, it hauled around and was coming straight into the bay — and with a little more gusto! With a lee shore and a not too hefty a diesel — which turned the propeller shaft by belts — I decided to ride it out. The disturbance passed in about four hours and we shut down. Gradually the bay calmed, and by sun-up we had a most beautiful clear morning —with a million happy sounding birds telling us all about it. That Northill hadn't moved an inch, but in the process of getting it out of the sand, I did slightly bend the plates from the shaft to the fluke. I’ve cruised a few thousand miles and used all different kinds and makes of anchors. In every instance when it looked like we needed the best, the old kedge came out of the lazarette. Nonetheless, what puzzles me the most is why the folding Northill is not at the top of the anchor list. Mine was quite a hook, and was still aboard and in use — and bent — in the mid-'5'0s when I sold Sindri. P.S. I took a cruise down memory lane with this one and I'm sure you'll have to lay a big snipper to it if you use it. But I enjoyed bringing back some fun memories while trying to give you an anchor story. Curtis A. 'Bud' Thompson Kaneohe, Hawaii

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LETTERS phones, banks or paved roads — between Ensenada and Cabo. While in Mexico, I bought a prepaid Mexican phone card at the local farmacia. I couldn’t figure out how to use the card to call the U.S., so I used the button marked 'Collect' — wonder¬ ing how much is this going to cost. Later, I talked to the secre¬ tary at Baja Naval, which is a first-class boatyard. She told me to dial 001, theq the area code and number. This method cost $1 per minute. I also tried using my cell phone in Ensenada. I got an opera¬ tor, but was told that U.S. Cellular was the only company with an agreement with Baja Cellular. My carrier is AT&T. I also found that my AOL long-distance calling card does not work for inter¬ national calls. Maybe other phone companies have calling cards that work, but find out the codes before you leave. When we arrived at Cedros village five days later, it was time to call home again. I found a little store advertising larga distancia telefono. It cost 14 pesos — about $1.40 U.S. — a minute. I wrote down my number, the senora dialed it, and directed me to an private indoor phone booth. Upon finishing my 13-minute call — yes, my wife was worried about me — the senora collected 180 pesos —about$18 U.S. —from me. Other towns we stopped at charged me 9 to 10 pesos a minute. We were a couple of days late arriving in Cabo. My wife and I had talked about her flying down to meet me, but she hadn’t heard directly from me in a week — I did call from Abreojos and left a message on her machine. Immediately upon arriving in the marina in Cabo, I saw a pay phone. Since I had neither cash nor another phone card, I called collect. I still didn’t know if or when she was arriving. My wife said my call was perfect timing, because she was getting ready to cancel her plane tick¬ ets which were for the next day. Well, I got the phone bill, that 17-minute collect call from Cabo cost $92.33 U.S. dollars. That’s $5.43 a minute! The moral of the stoiy is, take a lot of pesos with you. Pre¬ paid Mexican phone cards and calling from small stores were the cheapest way to go. I’m ready to go to Baja again, but next time it will be with a trailerable boat in the Sea of Cortez with my wife. Paul DeMeire Dawn Treader, Pearson 28 Eureka

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by the upper starboard shroud coming out of the spreader. The shroud is normally secured in a groove at the end of the spreader by stainless wire. The inspection found this wire had broken, which permitted the shroud to slip out of the groove. In our last letter, we also mentioned that we had received no help nor money from the insurance company over several months. Eventually the insurance did make payment for most of the repairs — but it took seven months. Unfortunately for me, this payment did not cover many related costs. The largest of these was the cost of making funds available from invest¬ ment accounts and the costs and losses incurred exchanging U.S. dollars to French Polynesian francs. I feel that having to accept the financial responsibility for the repair and the incbme tax liability for providing funds from investment accounts was the direct result of the insurance company's delay. In other claim experiences involving automobiles or houses, the insur¬ ance companies have acted quickly to assist in the repairs and most importantly made direct payments to the firms doing the work. If my marine insurance had acted in this fashion, I would have avoided many thousands of dollars of uninsured loss. 'This experience has left me with the impression that marine insurers are operating under rules or procedures out of the Dark Ages and have little regard for the interests of the owners of yachts or small craft. I would be interested in working with anyone who could help correct what I see as inequities in the marine insurance industry. Richard Cross 7 Yacht Euie Mooloolaba, Australia

Richard ■— Thanks for the report. While claimants rarely seem entirely satisfied with marine insurance settlements, we none¬ theless think that our readers ought to realize there is another side to the coin. Specifically, we're convinced that marine insur¬ ance companies are often the victims of excessive repairs at in¬ flated prices — to say nothing of outright fraud. Off the top of our heads, we can think of three West Coast sailboats over 50 feet that we're 100% convinced were scuttled. And all three owners collected. If everyone was honest and virtuous, we think insur¬ ance premiums would be half of what they are now — and that claims could be paid off immediately. Mthanks for being there In the early hours of February 12th, shortly after leaving the anchorage at Los Frailes, the sailboat Freelancer lost a crewmember overboard. Rough seas following a hefty Norther in the Sea of Cortez and darkness combined to make what might have been a relatively easy search and recovery into a near im¬ possibility. I became aware of the emergency upon waking and seeing running lights and activity in this otherwise quiet anchorage — which at the time only had six boats. I immediately went to the HF radio and my disorganized list of emergency frequencies. I failed to raise anyone on 8284.4 USB — even though it is one of the monitored frequencies and was even at that hour full of traffic. I did, however, get a prompt response to the distress call on 5750 USB — from the Mexican Navy in Puerto Vallarta! Still unclear as to whether the mainland Navy base might be able to promptly muster a rescue that had to come out of either Cabo or La Paz, I went.back to the'dial and was greatly relieved to get Tim Tunks of Scallywag on the Sonrisa Ham Net — 3968 — prior to the net's start. Tunks immediately grasped the se¬ verity of the situation. Using his strpng signal — and quick but reasoned consideration — he was able to relay almost everyone on the net in an attempt to raise every possible form of assis¬ tance. The Sonrisa Net then became the focal point of all our

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LETTERS efforts at that hour, and most of the hams stuck around for subsequent developments throughout both that day and the following. It's in critical situations such as this one that you get to fully appreciate the skills and commitment of the ham radio com¬ munity — both in Mexico and stateside. I would particularly like to.acknowledge Tim (PXN on Scallywag), John (AUS on Telitha), Mel (ML on Tea and Honey), Jim (AAW on Priority), Roy (2F. in Hemmet), Tim (GIT who manages the marina in Cabo San Lucas), Don (TVR in Los Barriles), and most especially our two phone relays in Tucson, Stef (7E) and Chuck (KU). Just about any time you turn on your radio you might hear any one of these hams helping out either with the more routine con¬ cerns of the community, or as unfortunately sometimes hap¬ pens, the graver ones as well. My experience over those couple of days gave me a full appreciation for the expression I often hear on the radio: "Thanks for being there." I would also like to acknowledge the efforts of the Mexican Navy, its two vessels on the sqene, and particularly the search undertaken by the rescue helicopter RM 006. Also the Port Cap¬ taincy of La Paz, the bulk carrier Nita M, the shrimper Albino Lizardo, the sailing vessel Irish Rover, Ellie at Hotel Cabo Los Frailes, Pepe's dive shop in Cabo Pulmo, Captain Norm in San Bias, and last but not least, the panga fishermen at Los Frailes. There were others I am sure, who were in some measure in¬ volved, but I am mentioning only those with whom I was in direct contact. Our feelings are with skipper Henrik Kristenson, and his wife Terese, and our deepest sympathy with Bonnie, the wife, children and entire family of the late David Tiglio. Ernest McCormick Pema, Westsail 32 Sausalito

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Getting from San Diego to Point Conception shouldn't be too much of a problem although you can get smacked around a little in the Santa Barbara Channel. The first real test will be at Point Conception, where a combination of unusually strong winds and large seas can make rounding the point very difficult. It's not uncommon for boats to wait days — even weeks —for a good weather window^The only nice thing about it is that Cojo, the anchorage just around the corner from Conception, is a great place to wait. Don't expect any stores or facilities there, however. The second major test is getting around Point Sur. which seems like it can get just as nasty as Conception. The problem with Sur is that if you find you can't make it, you have to backtrack some¬ thing like 50 miles before you reach shelter at San Simeon. Get¬ ting from Monterey to San Francisco will be as good or bad as the weather. You probably want to avoid Davenport in the late aftepwon, however, and will want to be prepared for limited vis¬ ibility offMontara, the fog capital of the universe. The ideal time of year to make the passage would be in the fall when the winds are the lightest, or even in the winter when you can motor up between storms. Coming up the coast in spring and early summer can be difficult, because that's when the northwesterlies are the strongest and most consistent. No mat¬ ter what time of year you make the trip, don't forget the warm clothes — including foulies, a hat, and gloves. And make sure your reefing system is ready for plenty of use. Most boats in San Diego are equipped with light air sails, so make sure you've got a small and bulletproofjib for the trip north. The bottom line is how much time you can devote to the trip. If you have unlimited time, you can pick the weather and shouldn't have much trouble. If you're on a tight schedule, you may want to have the boat trucked north.

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Charlie — What fool told you that Cabo is in Mexico? Anyone who has been there can tell you it's in the state of mind of Mexifomia. So have your friend try to find Sturgeron in a real farmacia in a real Mexican town. But don’t be shocked if he comes up shod a couple of more times, asfarmacias aren't like Rite-Aid or Walgreens where you can count on every item being in stock every day. Furthermore, the lack of pleasure sailors in Mexico keeps the demand for Sturgeron low. When Mexican marineros suffer from mal de mer. their cure is simple and cheap: suffer in silence until you get better or die. 100K, 200k, 300K... For the last 15 years I’ve been reading magazines like Lati¬ tude and Cruising World in order to keep my dream alive, be¬ lieving that one day I, too, would be able to set sail for tropical shores and wild adventures with you all. Well, I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and my time has almost come! In approximately 18 months I will be able to follow my dreams. I need a little help, however. I have no sailing friends and I live in Missouri. During the next 18 months I must resolve some important issues, and 1 am hoping that you and your readers — whom I have lived vicariously through for years — would be willing to help. I have done much research on sailing boats, but many questions still remain. Here are just a few: 1) Which is better for world cruising, a monohull or catama¬ ran?

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Thane — Thanks for that report. It's our understanding that Magellan is about to eliminate another problem — having to use the ultra tiny keyboard — by allowing you to keyboard the mes¬ sage on a computer and then send it through the GPC 100. As such, it will make the system more attractive to consumers — who until your letter, might not have been aware of the short¬ comings. If you want to look on the bright side of things, at least you didn't buy a $3,000 Iridium global cell phone. The reports we've heard are the calls often don't go through or are dropped, and when they do go through have poor audio quality. In addition, the offshore rates are close to $7 a minute. Check on this month's Changes for a favorable report from Saga on the MiniM satellite telephone. TNll DECIDED TO SAY A PRAYER AND CONTINUE This is the story of our Doublehanded Farallones Race aboard the J/105 20/20 on March 27: Ten minutes before the start we raised the main to'find that the traveller had not been strung properly when a new line was installed. Since there was no time to change the line, we had to live with a traveller we couldn't lock. I got a late start — blamed it on my preoccupation with the traveller — and headed for the South Tower. After going under the Golden Gat£, the wind died and the lighter boats with bigger jibs pulled away from us. For¬ tunately the cold, northwesterly filled in and we improved our position by being one of the more northerly boats. As the wind continued to increase, we started passing the Olson 30s to windward. As we passed the Lightbucket to the south, the wind was up to 26 knots and the waves were eight feet high. The traveler didn't prove to be a problem since we wanted it all the way down anyway. With only two boats to the north-of us, we worked and drove the boat to windward through the waves. Combs of spray — a mixture of cold air and cold water — crashed over our boat.

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LETTERS When the wind increased to 30 knots, I told my crew Rick Hughes to reef the main. He told me he didn't feel well — and proved it by barfing over the side. He was unable to move and reported that he was seeing black. 1 immediately thought about turning back, but then I remembered something that Mark Rudiger had said: "Heading home is not always the safest way to go." The waves look bigger behind 20/20 than in front, so I said a prayer and decided to continue the race. With a flagging mainsail, the J/105 was able to drive through the waves at 6.5 knots and become the most northerly boat. It looked as if we might have been overstanding the Farallones, but my instincts and GPS told me to keep climbing to the north. As we approached the Farallones, we cracked the jib off a few inches and got up to 7.2 knots. The other boats had to tack to port to make the island, so we made a lot of ground. We were a lot closer clearing the island than I thought we'd be, but we made it. Once behind the Farallones, the waves were large and con¬ fused. Later a trimaran capsized and only through the skill of two other racers was her crew saved. We jibed and headed down a lar^fe wave — 18.2 knots. Forget the spinnaker for now! Rick felt better so I had him drive. We decided to go north again, and maintained a speed of 12.5 to 16 knots under main and jib alone. Occasionally the bow dug in on the big waves. The wind shifted to the west as we sailed beneath the Gate, so 1 asked Rick to hook up the chute. He reported that he was Too sick to go below. So I got the chute and hooked it up, and then Rick set it. We only saw one boat ahead of us. After we crossed the finish line, we called our wives to tell them that our only hope was that the Moore 24s made it. The Division 1 results were: Javelin in first, correcting out at 8:14:01. Our 20/20 was second, corrected out at 8:14:03. Off the pace by two seconds — we'll be back next year! Phil Gardner 20/20, J105 Alameda 1UiA NASTY SET OF TEETH I’m writing in response to the article on halibut fishing by George Clyde. Anyone who plans on fishing for halibut should be aware of an error in the article: it is not legal to use a gaff on a halibut — or any fish for which there is a size limit. A couple of other points: 1) You must wear your fishing license. 2) You must have a net onboard. 3) If you catch a striped bass, you must return it unless you have an optional striped bass stamp on-your license. 4) If you catch a salmon, and the hook is not the legal type, you must return it. 5) Halibut can be dangerous when landed, as they are strong and have a nasty set of teeth. So handle them with care. And finally, halibut grow to more than 48 inches, not the 36 inches as reported in the article. Don Pearson Rumrunner IV Don Thanks for those clarifications and corrections. The truth is that we hardly know anything about fishing — even though we probably eat more sushi than 99% of the population. liU-SAN FRANCISCO TO SEATTLE RACE We re attempting to find out some information on the San Francisco to Seattle yacht race that took place in about 1980. Four or five of the participating yachts were lost to weather off the Oregon coasL Can you confirm the losses or direct us to a source for more

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tUfTHE CIGAR OVER THE FIRECRACKERS Since I moved here in 1980 and got into the sailing commu¬ nity with my Cheoy Lee Offshore 41,1 have always enjoyed Lati¬ tude. But I was disturbed by the photograph that appeared on page 229 of the March issue, the one showing a John Beatty working on a 'firecracker package' in what appears to be the closed space of a boat, and with a young lady bending over his shoulder to check out his work. Beatty, who has a bandana on his head and a buccaneer twinkle in his eye, appears to be the rogue-ish type. The young lady seems to be of a similar nature. On closer examination of the photograph, Beatty appears to have a lighted cigar — of all things — directly over the fire¬ cracker package. Is this a safe way to have fun? While the cigar may not have been burning, the photo suggests otherwise. Whether the package was ultimately lit overboard or through the carelessness of Mr. Beatty inside the boat, I don't think it was a good way to demonstrate 'having fun while being careful'. There are many places in this country where the use of fire¬ works by individuals is prohibited. It is because of the actions of inattentive people — such as shown in the photo — that has made it an illegal activity. It also makes it an activity of ques¬ tionable sense. While living and working in Third World countries, it was my observation that explosives of any kind were strictly prohibited. Using explosives in Cuba or the Dominican Republic would, I'm almost certain, be against the laws of those countries. To have Americans engage in such 'careful fun' in those countries would be most definitely frowned upon by local authorities. Rapid discharge of a string of firecrackers — such as shown in the photo — could suggest machine gun fire to the uninitiated in a Third World Country, and thereby cause unnecessary stress — not to mention the possible loss of freedom by the person responsible or the fireworks. So in the future, please review ydur articles more closely to make sure they are not showing the impressionable boating community activities that could be thought of as safe. Some of us are easily influenced and follow your advice very closely.

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LETTERS Most of your articles, advice, and opinions are extremely use¬ ful. Ross Mainor Malaguena Burlingame Ross — Suref he photograph was slightly incendiary, but we think the main problem is that you'ue made several enormously false assumptions: 1) No. the cigar was not lit. You think we’re nuts? (When the time is right, however, cigars make ideal igniting devices because they have no Jlame.) 2) The 'package' was not being assembled in an enclosed place — you think we're nuts? — but rather in the wide open spaces of Big O's cockpit. 8) Common firecrackers -— and much more powerful explo¬ sives — are widely available throughout the Caribbean. The fire¬ crackers in the photograph, for example, were purchased on the main street in Gustavia, St. Barths, from a small store where bo^es of them were stacked to the ceiling and where — yikes — all the employees smoked and flicked their ashes on the floor! A wide variety of other fireworks for children of all ages were avail¬ able at the stationary store, the newsstand and other places. They were cheap, too. We spent $40 on firecrackers, rockets, and other mischief makers, and despite three hours of tireless work by six people on New Year's Eve, still couldn't go through them all. The ones in the photograph were leftovers. When we bought the fireworks, we were careful to ask if there were any restrictions. A local airline pilot — who happened to be in the, store loading up for himself— replied, "Well, you're not permitted to shoot the rockets directly at people, houses or boats. You know, just don't be stupid." As any adventurous person who has ever been outside of the United States can tell you, one of the great pleasures is not having 'mother government' regulate your every activity. It's also liice sailing in two important aspects: you're responsible for your own pleasure — and safety. We have every confidence that our readers — who do all kinds of semidangerous things and handle all kinds of toxic and explosive substances in the process of everyday sailing —- have enough common sense to know this. 4) While we're sure that setting off the firecrackers would have been a real crowd-pleaser in the D.R., we're careful — which is why we had our fun in the W indward Passage halfway between Haiti and Cuba. Your most accurate assumption is that John Beatty is a bit of a rogue — which is why he has so many friends. As for the "young woman", why that's Doha de'Mallorca, who when not doing quality control on firecracker packages, is really safe as milk. But just in case we've got any lemmings or •easily brain¬ washed people in our readership, let’s make this clear: Firecrack¬ ers are like boats; if you mess around with them but don't know what you're doing, you could get hurt — or killed. So be careful out there. fUlA SHARP WAY TO HANDLE EMAIL AND FAXES My husband and I are on an extended cruise, and keeping up with family, friends and lawyers has been a hassle. We have been told we need a PC to keep up. But we think the last thing you need while cruising is another electronic gadget that is use¬ less 90% of the time. We have been liveaboards at Nautical Landings Marina in Port Lavaca, Texas, and we are always getting junk mail — which normally ended up in the round file. But one time the junk mail cloud turned out to have a silver lining, as it advertised a product that caught our attention. As a result, we are now the proud

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First, let me compliment you on your mag, as it's the only West poast publication I know of that keeps such tabs on our cruising friends. That being said, you must know that after a tragic incident such as the one involving the ship Direct Kook¬ aburra! and the Tayana 37 Salacia during the 'New Zealand Nightmare', there follows an extensive investigation. Whether from femotional trauma and/or other reasons, Mike Fritz, the owner of Salacia, apparently has chosen to wait for the final report before going public. What finally lit my battle lanterns — after reading three months of rumors, innuendo and second-guessing — was your comparison — in any context — between my friend Mike Fritz and that doubletalker in the White House in Washington, D.C. It's more than 1 can bear! Mike is a fine person and a fine sailor. He was sailing one of the best prepared boats for bluewater cruising that I've ever seen. In the time since he left San Diego, he has sailed singlehanded through more storms and gales than I would care to see. And his boat was built like a tank. Anyone would feel comfortable with Mike as captain or crew. I hope your readers will cut him a little slack until you hear from him. Loren Hendricks Tenancity, Tayana 37 San Diego Loren— We're sorry you don't like the analogy; unfortunately, it applies. It's nearly impossible to believe that Clinton didn't have sex with Monica because of his sperm all over her dress. Similarly, it's hard to believe Fritz's claim that Salacia didn't want 'or need to be rescued because there are official records of the boat's call for help. Fritz's contradiction with what seems like the obvious facts is what lead most cruisers Latitude talked to say that his explanation "doesn't add up". And given the circumstances, we think.we've been fair to Fritz — and even cut him some slack. For example, we were the ones who suggested that — however unlikely — it's possible that Julie Black issued the mayday without Fritz's knowledge. Heck, we were only trying to put the best possible light on his claim. Further, immediately following the tragedy, the cruisers we talked with in New Zealand had an empathic 'there but for the grace of God go we' attitude toward Fritz — and therefore were hesitant to be quoted as saying anything negative about him or Salacia. Nonetheless, one source told us he regretfully had to describe Salacia as "an accident waiting to happen ". Another characterized the boat as being in "so-so" condition. In both cases, the problems mentioned weren't with the basic boat, but with the way she was outfitted and maintained. You describe Salacia as "one of the best equipped boats for bluewater cruising youve ever seen. However, it's our under¬ standing that she didn't have an EPIRB, liferaft, SSB radio, or functioning back-up VHF radio. While none of these items are required by law, the majority of cruising boats making the often difficult Tonga/Fiji to New Zealand passage carry most or all of

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us. In addition to the normal great stuff, it was fun to read Steve Salmon and Tina Olton’s comments about their circum¬ navigation in progress aboard the Valiant 40 Another Horizon. We've enjoyed meeting up with them in odd places around the world — although their appetite for odd and depressing places is obviously larger than ours. There was, however, an error in their article regarding Sailmail that jumped out at me. I suspect it was an editing error as Salmon knows this stuff pretty well. In addition, Gary Jensen did a great job with the Ham email article — but I have a small correction and some additional comments. So here's the straight scoop: The system that Steve and Tina use to stay in touch is a Ham-radio based system, the same one that Gary Jensen described in his April article. The Ham sys¬ tem doesn’t have a catchy name other than Pactor Email via Winlink/Netlink — but it is accessible to licensed Hams world¬ wide. It doesn't cost anything to use, but there are some re¬ strictions: no business messages, and you can’t send messages to non-Hams ( third party traffic ) from certain countries. The software that makes this possible at the station end is called Winlink, which was written by Hans Kessler N8PGR and Vic Poor W5SMM (info at http://winlink.org/). The Internet email is handled by a program called Netlink, which was writ¬ ten by Jim Jennings W5EUT (info at http://win-net.org/). There are about two dozen Winlink/Netlink stations worldwide that handle email for cruising hams. All of this equipment and effort is donated, so we owe these guys a lot. My contribution to the Ham system is a freeware program called Airmail, which can make sending and receiving messages nearly as easy as with regular email (info from http:// winlink.org/airmail).

Gary Jensen did a great job describing the Ham system in the April issue. Our only suggestion is to use the http address above for Airmail, not the ftp address in the article. The reason is that the ftp space is donated and can change, but we will try to keep the http address the same. One comment on choosing a Ham station for email. Jensen suggested using K4CJX in Tennessee — and then did a good job of explaining why that may not be a good idea for everyone.

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LETTERS K4CJX has a good signal and Steve does a great job, but his station is very busy. Users have about a zero chance of being able to connect on the first — or even 1 Oth — try without re¬ sorting to the tricks that Jensen suggests. It's more like the toll booths on the bridge than a leeward mark, and the solution is to spread out. There are about-a dozen other stations around the U.S. that handle email, and most are easily accessible — including the local WA60YC at Oakland YC. To find a complete list of sta¬ tions, follow the link from the Airmail web site to ZS5S, who maintains the worldwide lists of Ham stations — including those that handle email (called 'Netlink' stations). Sailmail is the system that Stan Honey and I put together last spring for the West Marine Pacific Cup. It is an entirely different animal — but uses the same Pactor technology. Sailmail is a private coast station operating on the marine frequencies, which means unlike users of the Ham digital radio, Sailmail users don’t need anything more than their regular marine li¬ censes. In addition, there are no limitations on business mes¬ sages. Sailmail is operated by a non-profit association, and the current membership fee of $200 per year supports station op¬ eration and expansion. Any excess funds will eventually be re¬ turned to their members. Stan did all the work, 1 just put to¬ gether the software. More info is available from http:// www.sailmail.com/.

The Sailmail system is going strong and keeps growing in popularity — so it's obviously a poorly-kept secret. Stan and I are working hard on expansion, and hope to be ^vell ahead of the users by summer. Because the current station is nearly at capacity, we can’t really take any additional users right now. Once we get a couple more stations on line, we’ll put to¬ gether an article about the system. We’ll also include a few pic¬ tures of the lonely little radio station — located in the back room of Sally Lindsay’s Spinnaker Shop — pounding out the email day and night: of our software development lab, which is a fancy laptop aboard Heart of Gold in the Sunny Caribee; and of Stan answering email from users while bouncing off the over¬ head aboard Steve Fosset’s giant catamaran PlayStation. It should all happen in the next few months — if we can get Stan to stay at home for a few weeks! In summary, cruisers with Ham licenses should take a close jook at the Ham system, which offers free, worldwide email ac¬ cess. Those without a Ham license, or who need to send busi¬ ness messages, might consider Sailmail. It's not free and the coverage is currently limited, but it is available to anyone with an ordinary marine license. Jim and Sue Corenman Heart of Gold

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SIGHTINGS farallones race — tragedy and triumph The DoublehaAded Farallones Race has long been one of the most grueling events on the Northern California racing calendar. In its 20year history, it has also become possibly the most infamous race on the entire West Coast. Held early in the year and thus subject to late winter storms and extreme conditions, this race has claimed six lives since its first running in 1979. The sixth occurred on March 27, despite valiant efforts by a co-crewman and Coast Guard rescuers. Only through the quick actions of two other boats in another, unrelated rescue was that toll not higher. For most of the race, Harvey Shlasky and crewman Mark Van Selst were doing well aboard Shlasky's Berkeley-based J/29 White Lightning. In their second year racing the Double Farallones together, they'd won their start, were the first boat in their division out the Gate and, in a building wind and swell, had a fast passage to the only ‘turning smark’ in the race, Southeast Farallon Island. They even had the thrill of passing a pod of whales Harvey Shlasky. spouting. By the time they were homeward bound, White Lightning, under double-reefed main and #3 jib, was broad reach¬ ing before northwesterly winds in excess of 30 knots and surfing down 12 to 14-ft swells, some of which were breaking. “We were aware the conditions were dangerous,” says Van Selst. “But we were feeling very good, very dialed in. The boat was pretty much in control." The ‘fatal’ wave, says Selst, did not appear to be larger, faster or steeper than any of its predecessors. As he had been doing for two hours, Mark dumped the main to ease the boat’s helm and prepared to take it back in as Harvey steered down the face. The next thing he knew, he was underwater. The time was about 4:30 p.m., and the boat was at the entrance to the shipping channel, about 5 miles from the Golden Gate. “I don’t remember leaving the boat at all,” recalls Mark. “In fact, for a moment I didn’t even realize I was in the water. My next thought was, ‘Don’t swim until you know which way is up.’” Van Selst didn’t have to wony about swimming. A moment later, he was jerked through the water as the broached boat regained her feet and started dragging the two sailors through the water By their har¬ nesses. Both Shlasky and Van Selst were wearing ‘automatic’ inflatable SOSpenders vests, which double as harnesses, and both men had been clipped onto jacklines since sailing out of the Bay. When the boat went over, Mark’s was clipped to the high-side (port) jackline; Shalsky to the low-side jackline. Mark went out under the leeward lifelines. Luckily, his strap had taken a wrap around the starboard primary, which brought him up on the low side of the boat only inches from the rail. Harvey was behind the boat, being dragged face-first through the wa¬ ter. As with many extreme situations, Mark could not put a time frame on the sequence of events that happened next. Other witnesses esti¬ mate the following took place over about 20 minutes. Only when he surfaced next to the boat did Mark realize what had happened. He dragged himself through the upper and lower lifelines and started to climb the steeply angled cockpit to release the windward-cleated jibsheet. (The mainsheet had been released when they broached.) “But I found now the harness was pulling me down,” says Mark. He looked around to discover that the harness was wrapped around the lower lifeline, where he’d climbed through. “My immediate thought was to unclip and reclip," he says. “But that didn’t last long. I fully expected the boat to broach again." So, laboriously, he climbed continued on outside column of next sightings page

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what went What went wrong with Harvey Shlasky’s lifevest? Did he pull the manual ripcord, which would have inflated a prop¬ erly-operating vest even if the ‘automatic’ feature didn’t work? Would it have made a difference? Sadly, answers to those two questions will never be known for sure. In the rush to remove Shlasky’s garments and start CPR on the Coast Guard rescue boat, his SOSpenders apparently slipped unnoticed over the side. They were nowhere to be found after the boat docked. That did not stop the Coast Guard from initiating an investigation into why the

SIGHTINGS wrong? vest did not inflate. Nor Shalsky’s fian¬ cee, Jorja Patten, from aiding the official investigation — as well as conducting one of her own. Jorja donated her vest, which was the same brand and bought at the same time last year as Harvey’s — to the Coasties for study. At this writing, they were in the process of getting data from the manu¬ facturer. One thing she soon learned on her own is that sometimes, on some vests, the CO2 inflation cartridges can come loose. 'They haven’t tested whether loose cartridges '

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farallones — cont’d back out through the upper and lower lifelines and back aboard under the lowers — at some point surprised to find that part of his awkward¬ ness was due to his SOSpenders PFD that had automatically inflated. He finally got to the windward side and released the cleated jib. It was only then that Mark realized Shlasky was in trouble. He looked back to see the 51-year-old software developer being submarined through the water, “just like somebody who won’t let go of a waterski rope,” says Mark. Van Selst said Harvey was trying to say something to him, but it kept getting lost in the wind. He also noticed that Shlasky’s life vest hadn't inflated. Mark knew he had to work fast, but he was shocked to find the cockpit almost completely empty — no lines, no winch handles, no nothing. Further complicating factors included a partially jammed rud¬ der and a broken boom. continued on outside column of next sightings page

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farallones — cont’d He blew the ehtire bank of rope clutches on the boat — which in¬ cluded the main halyard — to try to slow it down, but the high wind only plastered the top part of the main against the shrouds and White Lightning kept on going. He tried to jam the tiller hard over to bring the boat head-to-wind, but without a boom, the howling wind and waves just pushed the bow down again. Motoring was out of the question, as the boat’s outboard was strapped down below in the cabin. In between trying to slow down, Mark recovered a lazy sheet, tied it to Harvey's tether and tried to get him closer to the boat — or at least get his face out of the water. It was a difficult process without a winch handle, but he managed to muscle Shlasky in a little bit. From then on, it was a matter of “steer, steer, do something, steer. . . ."He got several more lines around Harvey's tether, including theyellow polypro line from the Lifesling, which he'd opened for just that purpose. By the time he got the now unconscious Shlasky “about eye level with the transom”, the cockpit was a spider web of lines. Mark was just plan¬ ning to run forward to grab a spare halyard to get Harvey aboard when continued on outside column of next sightings page

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could or would cause the vest not to in¬ flate,” she says. But common sense seems to dictate it’s a possibility. In talking to a number of people from manufacturer rep¬ resentatives, to West Marine safety guru Chuck Hawley to other sailors, she’s al¬ ready heard of several other instances of people finding CO2 cartridges loose — anywhere from a 1/4 turn to almost fall¬ ing off in the owner’s hand. (They screw on.) It’s certainly something we recom¬ mend all owners of inflatable PFDs now check on a regular basis. For those familiar with how the vests work, the bobbin is also a possible cul¬ prit whenever a vest fails to inflate. Found only on ‘automatic’ vests, the bobbins are sensors that ‘tell’ the CO2 cartridge when

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to go off. A couple of years ago, some bob¬ bins were found to be faulty and there was a recall. Just to be on the safe side, Patten says she and Harvey had the bob¬ bins on their vests replaced soon after purchase. Did Shlasky try to manually inflate the vest? Joija can't imagine that he didn't. “Besides being a sailor, he was a skydiver and a scuba diver,” she says. “In both those sports, one of the first things you learn is that when the ‘auto’ doesn’t work, you autpmatically go to manual.” Maybe he dicTand the vest — for whatever rea¬ son — still did not inflate. Patten doesn’t know where the inves¬ tigation will lead — a locking mechanism

he realized he was surrounded by other boats. Mark recalled that the Olson 34 Razzberries had been sailing just to leeward of White Lightning when the broach happened. Now he saw that they had dropped their sails and were standing by under power. He also saw the Pilot Boat, which had been inbound, and two Coast Guard rescue boats hovering close by. (Razzberries had called the Coasties.) One of the REMEMBERING... Coast Guard boats with two In 1982, in only its third running, the rescue swimmers at the ready Doublehanded Farallones Race was rav¬ came up behind White Light¬ aged by a 50-knot southeasterly that hit ning and — it being too rough the fleet on its way out to the Rockpile. to come alongside — shouted Combined with a fierce northerly current, to Mark to pull up all trailing big swells and driving rain, it made it im¬ lines. That accomplished, possible for some boats to round the is¬ They started yelling at me to lands — and for others to make it back to lower Harvey back to them,” the Golden Gate. says Van Selst, a 31-year-old Five boats were lost that day, includ¬ associate psychology professor ing the Ranger 22 Sweet Omega and the at San Jose State. Mpore 24 Bad Sneakers. The four sailors “I looked around for a line aboard those two boats were also lost. De¬ to do that, but they were all spite intensive searches in the week fol¬ being used for other things,” lowing the race, no trace was ever found says Mark. “So the next thing of Larry Ohs, 30, Greg Maimone, 38, or I did was probably the weird¬ John Benson, 41. The body of Sweet est thing I’ve ever done in my Omega owner Janice White, 31, was re¬ life — everything I’d ever read covered on the beach near Double Point or been taught say's' to stay 10 days later. with the boat, but I knew this In 1984, Dennis Madigan, 35, perished transfer had to be done when the Stiletto catamaran on which he quickly — so I unclipped was crewing hit something and broke up Harvey.” Van Selst never saw on the way back from the Farallones. the recovery; he was too busy Dennis' memory lives on in the Madigan trying to get the boat under Trophy, which is awarded each year to control and get it home. Wit¬ the top crew person in the race. nesses say the Coast Guards¬ men yanked Shlasky from the water and instantly began CPR as the boat raced back to its base at Station Golden Gate. Unfortunately, Harvey Shlasky could not be re¬ vived. He was airlifted to Marin General Hospital where he was pro¬ nounced dead. Earlier in the day, White Lightning was one of almost 40 race boats that had radioed the Coast Guard to report an overturned trimaran in the surf on the windward side of Southeast Farallon. It was the Cor¬ sair F-31R Boogieman that had started out the race with skipper Gary Helms and crewman Casey Cadwell aboard. Like other boats, Boogieman had had a quick run to the Island. As they rounded the west end, they passed Ryle Radke and Jonathan Yelda on Radke’s J/35 Friday Harbor. Radke was debating on whether or not to round a little farther offshore, but told Yelda “Keep and eye on that tri. If he looks like he’s making it okay, maybe 'we’ll go in a little closer.” ‘The next time we looked, the tri had disappeared,” says Radke, a longtime Bay and ocean sailor. Then we saw the flares." Huge surf was crashing onto the island and Radke knew they could never maneuver in it with the sails up. So they dropped the main and jib and — making double sure all lines were out of the water — pow¬ ered toward where Gary and Casey were waiting on the upturned bot¬ tom of Boogieman. When Friday Harbor made her first pass, the multihull was actually in the shorebreak. “I didn’t know if we were going to make it in and out or not,” notes Radke. “But I knew I couldn’t watch them die on the rocks.” Radke ran the J in and spun it around, so close that he actually continued on outside column of next sightings page

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farallones — cont’d bumped the trimaran with his quarter. Cadwell jumped aboard, but Helms couldn’t make it. Radke put full power on his engine and blasted out through the surf. On the next pass, Casey and Jon tossed the Lifesling toward Gary, but missed. At that point, Radke could see the roils in the foam from underwater rocks and he knew they had only one more chance. Fortunately, on the third pass, when Friday Harbor again bumped the trimaran, Helms was able to grab the Lifesling and get off the doopied boat. But he was still in the water. Radke says it was very dicey getting out through the surf towing the weakened sailor. After 150 or 200 yards, Helms was unable to hold on any longer. Now clear of the surf, Radke swung Friday Harbor around again and tried unsuccessfully to grab Helms. By this time, another boat was on scene. Bruce Schwab and Joakim Jonsson aboard Azzura (a 31-ft, open-transom sportboat owne^ and designed by Joakim's father, Arne) had also seen the flares. They had rolled up their jib, started their outboard and were standing by. When Schwab, a local rigger and veteran shorthanded sailor, saw Gary slip out of Friday Harbor’s Lifesling a second time, he ordered the main dropped and powered over. v “I motored just to leeward of Gary and headed up,” Schwab wrote later. “We got the Lifesling in Gary’s hands with him about 10-15 feet away. I backed down hard to keep from adding any distance and shouted encouragement to Gary to hold on, since he didn't look so hot. We gently pulled him up to the transom, paused for a moment while Joakim and I got in position, and dragged him into the back of t-he cockpit. Gary contributed with a last bit of strength, then lay face down, com¬ pletely spent. It would have been extremely difficult to pull him aboard without the open transom.” Both Friday Harbor and Azzura got their charges below, out of wet clothes and wrapped in blankets or sleeping bags. They then both hoist¬ ing their sails and sailed home. Azzura crossed outside the finish line, but Friday Harbor officially finished. With redress awarded, Radke claimed second in class. At the awards ceremony, a fully recovered Gary Helms admitted he had gone "too close” to the island and thanked his rescuers “for saving my life." Latitude commends the actions of Ryle Radke, Jonathan Yelda, Bruce Schwab and Joakim Jonsson — as well as the actions of Mark Van Selst of White Lightning. Just in case no one else has done it yet, we’re sending a copy of this article to US Sailing and recommending each of these sailors receive the Arthur B' Hanson Rescue Meddl, which that organization awards to recreational sailors for heroic and selfless ef¬ forts in rescuing fellow sailors.

for the C02 cartridge, perhaps, or a cer¬ tain testing procedure an owner can go through periodically to make sure the cartridge is viable and tightly attached. Whatever the outcome, she hopes the

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For more on the Doublehanded Farallones Race, including results, see The Racing Sheet.

baja ha-ha VI — it’s a ‘go’ The Grand Poobah, having recently come out of winter hibernation, advises Latitude 38 that the dates of the Baja Ha-Ha VI have been set for October 26 through November 6, 1999. To receive an entry pack¬ age, interested parties should send $10 to Baja Ha-Ha, Inc., at 21 Apollo Road, Tiburon, CA 94920. The Ha-Ha is the annual 750-mile cruisers' rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas with stops at Turtle Bay and at Bahia Santa Maria. Since the event was founded in 1994, 526 boats have started the event. Most of them have finished, too! The event is open to boat of 27 feet or larger that were designed, built, equipped and have been maintained for open-ocean sailing, and can normally average 4 knots under power. The Ha-Ha Rally Commit¬ tee does not inspect boats, so it's the responsibility of each owner and continued on outside column of next sightings page

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wake-up call — cont’d crew member to determine the suitability of their boat for the event. While the Pacific Coast of Baja is often relatively benign, potential en¬ tries have to be ready for extremely heavy weather as well as all other perils of the sea — and shore. continued on outside column of next sightings page

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If you're a novice or not ready to sail to Cabo on your own, you're not ready to Ha-Ha. While there is some 'safety in numbers', it's veiy limited, and there is also danger in numbers. Each entry will be ex¬ pected to handle all normal emergencies, such as the loss of a rudder or mast. The Ha-Ha is not an offshore babysitting service! Medical facilities between San Diego to Cabo are poor to nonexistent, so-be sure you are in good health. So much for the warnings. The goal of the Ha-Ha is for competent cruisers to be able to meet — and gently compete, if they want — with each other, while safely mak¬ ing their way from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. Downwind Marine and West Marine put on special pre-Ha-Ha parties in San Diego so folks can get acquainted. While the fleet is in Turtle Bay, Ha-Ha'ers get a chance to compare notes, and play games and music together at the Vera Cruz Restaurant, located on a hill overlooking the bay, and again at a beach party the following day. The stop at beautifully-d^solate Bahia Santa Maria is great for nature lovers and hikers. The Baja HaHa ends at Cabo with a beach party and an awards ceremony. Including the pre^Rally kickoff party, the Ha-Ha is a two-week event that mov^s at a moderate pace. For crew who can only take a week off, it's possible, although not easy, to rendezvous with the fleet in'Turtle Bay. Those participants whose spouses or lovers can't make the trip, can have them fly down to Cabo on November 3 or 4, so they can spend three to four nice days together in the tropics. The entry fee of $139 includes the big Kick-Off Halloween costume party in San Diego; discounts on berthing from Almar marinas from Alameda to San Diego; about $75 worth of souvenir T-shirts, hats, tote bags and other goodies; a few free beers in Cabo; and whatever else the Ha-Ha Rally Committee can scrape together for you. As any of the nearly 2,000 past Ha-Ha participants will tell you, the best aspect of the rally is that it gives 'newby' cruisers a great chance to ease into cruising, while meeting lots of new friends. Ha-Ha veter¬ ans tell us that subsequently, in anchorages from mainland Mexico to French Polynesia to New Zealand, they often have ready-made friends in Ha-Ha coconspirators. So if safety, fun, and camaraderie sounds like a good time to you, and you're a competent offshore sailor who doesn't overdrink or em¬ barrass fellow cruisers, you might think about sending in for an entry pack. During one three-hour period at Sail Expo last month, we bumped into the skippers of three boats who promised they'd be back again for another Ha-Ha this year. The word's getting around elsewhere, too. Last month, we got ah entiy request from Ken Ross of Auckland, New Zealand, who says he’s “bringing a crew of Kiwis with me to do the 1999 Baja Ha-Ha on Kiwi Magic." No, not the former America’s Cup boat. Ken’s Kiwi Magic is a Catalina 30. We'll also be having some charter spaces available on Profligate, Latitude's 63-ft catamaran. If you're interested, drop a line to Profligate Adventure Charters, 21 Apollo Road, Tiburon CA. We've yet to deter¬ mine the rates.

capture the power Over the weekend of March 21-22, more than 260 women attended the Women's Sailing Seminar (WSS) at Island YC in Alameda. They participated in workshops covering a wide variety of topics including: basic sailing, navigation, rigging, diesel engines, 12-Volt systems, heavy weather sailing and a panel discussion about living aboard. The on-the-water classes included basic sailing, sail trim, spinna¬ ker handling, docking, learning to be crew and crew overboard recov¬ ery. There was something for everyone. 'Capture the Power,’ the slogan for this year's WSS, really tapped into the mood of the attendees — especially after keynote speaker Linda Newland was done regaling those gathered with stories of her early days of sailing, and inspired them with the gutsy way she has faced various challenges. A veteran of multiple trans-Pacific races, including continued on outside column of next sightings page

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new treasure island Although ground-breaking on a new Treasure Island marina is still probably many months away, wheels are turning and plans are being hatched. A joint venture called Treasure Island Enterprises has been selected by the Mayor's office to build and operate an extensive new marina facility along the Treasure Island side of Clipper Cove. Almar Ltd. (which currently operates Ballena Isle Marina in Alameda and four other West Coast facilities) will operate the new facility, in addition to upgrading and

SIGHTINGS marina coming administering the existing docks pictured below. "We have a truly state-of-the-art ma¬ rina planned for the site to compliment its spectacular location," says Almar V.P. Randy Short. "Through our 'curved de¬ sign' many slips will have views of either Yerba Buena Island, the San Francisco skyline or the East Bay skyline." Slips will range from 25-ft to "mega¬ yacht length," and a public pier will pro¬ vide public access for a variety of waterrelated activities.

power — cont’d two singlehanded races and a Tahiti Race, Linda epitomizes the phrase ‘Capture the Power.’ She was a splendid and inspirational start to a great weekend. Saturday covered all on- and off-the-water classes. Raffles at lunch and the end of the day featured some wonderful prizes donated by our various sponsors, including a GPS, a handheld VHF, clothing, a Lifesling from West Marine, and many other great sailing related items. On Sunday, participants had to make a choice: cruising on the Bay or racing in the Estuaiy. Both events saw perfect weather with great breeze, eliciting the comment from one cruiser that “I didn't know sail¬ ing could be so much fun!” She has subsequently signed up with one of the Bay's best sailing schools to get more of the same. . . continued on outside column of next sightings page

Don’t panic, this is only a preliminary artist’s conception, not a fi¬ nal working drawing. We’re told there will still be plenty of open anchorage area when the project’s complete. 1111 I VA-.fi/'-' V; „

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Many times the genders have a different approach to the sport of sailing. A key to the success of the WSS is that it showcases the chal¬ lenges and pleasure of sailing in a fun, unintimidating environment,

new sf sailing center The official christening ceremony of the new San Francisco Sailing Center at Trea¬ sure Island (April 13) was a low-key af¬ fair attended by only a few dozen insiders and government officials — including Mayor Wille Brown. But the fledgling foun¬ dation behind its development has high hopes that thousands of Bay Area resi¬ dents will be introduced to the joys of sail¬ ing at the facility in the years to come. While the notion of public access is a key component in the Center’s plans, the promise of the Olympic Pre-Trials com¬ ing to town last month — through the ef-

Instructor Deb Lage (center) teaches a class at the Women’s Sailing Seminar. which many women prefer to the ‘school of hard knocks.’ If you are a woman interested in learning more about sailing, you may also find that you are more comfortable with a female instructor arid crew. Many schools on the Bay offer such arrangements or, if you prefer to start more slowly, few of the women's sailing groups on the Bay require any sort of club membership to participate in the activities. Ladies — check it out and continue learning and enjoying this marvelous sport. Thanks to all participants, sponsors and volunteers, Northern California's 7th Annual WSS was once again a great success. Special thanks to primary sponsor West Marine — and the brave volunteers who actually went in the water for the man overboard/Lifesling classes! See you next year! — gillian loza

easter egg hunt For those of you wfiio saw the helicopters or heard the KGO-TV news reports about the 5-year-old twin girls missing on the Bay the Satur¬ day before Easter, don’t worry. They’re fine. Here's what happened. We had plans to pail Escapade, a Nordic 40 we share with three other partners, to Angel Island on Easter weekend. The plan was to raft up on Saturday, spend the night, and then take part in the Easter Egg hunt organized by some friends on the island on Sunday morning. We keep Escapade in the Berkeley Marina. Rather than carry stuff down the docks, we normally launch our 14-ft zodiac inflatable from the ramp and use it to ferry kids and supplies to Escapade, leaving our truck and trailer parked in the boat ramp parking area. It was blowing 30 to 40+ knots on the Bay on Saturday as we began this loading process. Several people stopped by the ramp to ask if we were going out on the Bay in the wild winds. Had we looked beyond the breakwater to see the huge whitecaps? Was I crazy? We assured them that we were only using the little boat to go over to the big boat. We weren't going out on the bay in the 14-ft zodiac, and maybe we weren’t going anywhere in the big boat, either. Anyway, we completed transferring the 12 tons of stuff we always seem to travel with to the Nordic, and sat below and did boat chores while rain squalls and thunderheads passed by. After the squalls blew by, the wind settled down into the 20's. I called our raft-up friends, not knowing if they'd called the trip off, and found out they were tied to a mooring at Ayala cove. We decided to sail over, red zodiac in tow. continued on outside column of next sightings page

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Spinnaker practice outside the Golden Gate turned into Wrestling's ‘Main Event’ as this boat’s spinnaker went bonkers. After some spec¬ tacular gymnastics on the part of the crew (spread and above), the beast was finally sub¬ dued (below). Apparently, the South Tower De¬ mon has awakened from his winter hibernation.

SIGHTINGS christened forts of Matt Ciesicki —provided the ur¬ gency needed to get two hoists, several docks and a small office installed with volunteer labor. In early June the Pre-Trials will con¬ tinue with Soling Class eliminations. Then, next April, the actual Olympic Tri¬ als — dubbed Gold Rush 2000 — will be run from the facility. Local racer Carissa Harris will inau¬ gurate a subsidized youth sailing program this summer with three, three-week ses¬ sions, using five donated keelboats. Stay tune<d for more details.

easter — cont’d I've been windsurfing and sailing the bay for 19 years. I've raced offshore and in the Bay for much of that time. I was in the Coast Guard for four years. I’ve got jacklines, harnesses and two VHFs. I knew it would be a rough ride over to Angel Island, and it was. Once we were outside the breakwater, the winds came back up to 30 with gusts to 40 or more. Evan, my 14-year-old son, and I donned foulies and drove the boat, while wife Cindy, the twins Shannon and Michele, and 8-yearold Katrina hung out down in the cabin. The twins are very comfort¬ able aboard, having sailed on Escapade since they were 18 months old. Escapade was heeled over hard, the wind shrieking in the rigging, Evan and I had to shout at each other to be heard. The twins down below were laughing, with a full on E-ticket ride in the dry comfort of continued on outside column of next sightings page

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easter — cont’d the cabin. Cindy was less amused. The bow was plunging over and through the white-capped 3 to 4 foot waves, and spray was flying 12 to 15 feet in the air, all the way to the cockpit, constantly drenching us. When 1 had time to glance at the wind speed indicator, often the needle was in the 40-plus range. It was great! All in all, exhilarating rock n' roll sailing. Offshore, it would've been a different story with waves reported in the 18 to 20-foot range. We arrived at Angel Island about 6 p.m., and hooked up with our friends via cellphone. Finding the anchorage a bit roily, we decided to take our boats over to the San Francisco Yacht Club. There, securely tied to the dock, we fired up the grill, opened the wine, broke out the appetizers and spent the evening listening to the wind whistling in the rigging of the boats from the safe haven of the marina. Meanwhile, it’s getting dark back at the Berkeley Marina. A con¬ cerned citizen who had seen us launch the Zodiac saw our truck sit¬ ting in the parking lot and assumed we had taken the inflatable out into the Bay, and were out there somewhere. He called the Berkeley Police, who called the Coast Guard, who launched a water and air borne search. Before long, the news media picked up the story. We turned off our VHF upon arrival at the yacht club, so didn’t hear the Coast Guard pan, pan, pans that night or the next morning. On Easter morning we motored over to Angel Island, hiked up to the meadow where the Easter egg hunt was being held, and watched the red Coast Guard helicopter fly by. Later, back at the boat, the Ranger at the Ayala Cove dock told us that we’d been reported missing and needed to contact the Berkeley Police. We should also let our rela¬ tives know we were okay, in case they had heard the news reports! The Berkeley police were extremely courteous and took care of notify¬ ing all interested agencies that we were not missing. How did they track us down? Sunday morning, Berkeley Police lo¬ cated Cindy's ex-husband and called him. He told them he thought we were at Angel Island. Meanwhile, the San Ramon police were knocking on the the door of my ex in San Ramon. Apparently the police have veiy extensive ex-spouse databases. The police tracked my identity via truck and trailer license plates. The Zodiac registration followed. The boat partnership prevented them from connecting us to Escapade. What could 1 have done to help prevent or shorten the unnecessary search? I’m not going to start leaving float plans on my dashboard. On Saturday, I had visited the Berkeley harbormaster’s office and told them of my plans and that my truck would be parked at the ramp for 24+ hours. Our ex’s knew where we were. When you share six kids among four adults that's important. I feel badly about the expense and wasted Coast Guard search efforts. Had I been monitoring VHF channel 16 on Saturday night and Sunday morning, I would've heard the Coast Guard broadcasts. I tend not to monitor the radio at dockside. Oh, and the kids won’t soon forget the weekend, either. Thanks to Rick Wallace for, organizing a great Easter egg hunt in a beautiful set¬ ting! —jim silver

ascend takes shape Jim Betts must have a bit of mail carrier in him — neither wind, sleet, dark of night, snowed-out roads — or the great skiing nearby — have stayed the Truckee-based boatbuilder from his appointed sched¬ ule on the project you see here. This is part of the plug for Ascend, the Antrim 50 Betts is building for Alameda’s Bob Gay. Bob plans to sail the state-of-the-art craft in the next Vendee Globe Challenge. For those of you unfamiliar with this event, the Vendee Globe is a singlehanded, 24,000-mile nonstop race around the world which attracts some of the top solo sailors and boats in the world. It starts in November of 2000 from Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. continued on outside column of next sightings page

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Doug and Teresa Darling remember saying to each other that they’d never seen so many whales before. Sometimes it seemed like there were spouts all around their Gulfstar 50 Bequia as the couple motorsailed north up the coast of Baja in late March. Then, about 1:30 a.m., about off Mag Bay, they landed on one. “At least, we think it was a whale,” says Teresa, who was on watch in the cockpit at the time. ’The boat was crashing off the backs of waves and that time, there was a huge ’thud’ when she hit bottom.” The encounter woke Doug, who hur¬ ried topside, but aside from one quick, loud ‘bang’ alongside the boat, there was nothing to see or hear. There was certainly evidence, though: the collision had car¬ ried away the whole anchor stowing sys¬ tem — double roller, bobstay, fittings,

SIGHTINGS she blows bolts, everything — from the bow. All that was left were the holes, the lowermost of which were already letting in a good bit of water. The ‘newly unstowed’ CQR anchor was flailing around, doing additional dam¬ age to the hull. Doug and Teresa immediately reversed course, stowed the anchor, plugged the leaks and ran downwind to San Juanico. There they hauled out and quick-fixed the holes “With good old West System epoxy and bungs.” They stopped for permanent repairs in San Francisco because they have friends and relatives here. “Ir was quite an experience,” says Doug. “But nothing like the owner of our former boat who we ran into in Santa Barbara. He told us he’d hit a whale of Cedros in January of 1998 in our old Union 36 Asmara and the boat sank!”

ascend — cont’d As noted in the last issue, Bob works in international business de¬ velopment for Ascend Communications, a computer communications company that has been doing so well that they were recently acquired by Lucent Technologies. Ascend is the primary sponsor for the project. Bob’s partner in the project is Fred Hess. Fred will be back-up skip¬ per for the Vendee, and primary skipper the boat’s entry in Class II of the following year’s (2002-‘03) Around Alone Race. Interestingly, Fred is the reason Bob got interested in shorthanding in the first place. When long-time sailor Bob moved to the Bay Area from North Carolina in 1996, he started looking around for a boat to buy. The first one he looked at was Fred’s Pretorian 35, Bravo. The boat was all set up for singlehanding, as Fred had recently completed the 1996 Singlehanded TransPac in her. Bob not only bought the boat, but he and Fred struck up a fast friendship which led to Bob doing the ‘98 Solo TransPac. He enjoyed the experience so much that he and Fred decided to go for the ‘big enchilada’. They don’t get much bigger than the Vendee and Around Alone. Talented and versatile Bay Area designer Jim Antrim drew the lines for the boat. Jim is the ‘father’ of such varied other designs as the continued on outside column of next sightings page

Above, Bob Gay apd Fred Hess. Spread, ‘Ascend’ takes shape in Jim Betts’ shop. Inset, the sailplan.

May, 1999 • UMtJUli • Page 129

SIGHTINGS ascend — cont’d Antrim 27 sportboat, Antrim 30+ trimaran, record-setting offshore trimaran Aotea, the world’s fastest electric boat and a really out-there early creation called the ‘water walker’, which converted from, a little beach cat during the day to a camping dome at night. This all-Northern-California project is slated for completion in late July, and like we said, everything’s progressing on schedule. After launch, the boat will spend the summer sea trialing in local waters. Look for more on the Ascend Challenge in future issues.

playstation breaks record, then burns Steve Fossett’s mega-catamaran Playstation had a bittersweet month since we last checked in. On March 26-27, the 105-ft boat set a new day’s run record off New Zealand: 580.23 miles, noon to noon, for an

Above, ‘Playstation’ on sea trials. Below, the fire. average of 23.74 knots. Aboard were Fossett, navigator Stan Honey, Peter Hogg, Brian Thompson, Greg Yeo, Bruce Sutphen, Kermit Conoway, builder Mick Cookson, co-designer Gino Morrelli and Barry McKay. McKay replaced boat cap¬ tain Ben Wright, who lost the tip of his little finger during a reefing ac¬ cident the previous day. Weather router Bob Rice called the window for the attempt, which basically consisted of blast-reach¬ ing from the northern tip of New Zealand to wherever they ended up in 24 hours. A steady northeasterly of 25 knots at the start freshened to 36 during the night with gusts peaking at 47. For the first 15 hours of the run, under double-reefed main and jib, the boat covered 357 miles. Playstation broke the 24-hour distance record in her 23rd hour. She clicked off almost 40 more miles before Honey called ‘time’ and they turned for home. The former record was set in 1994 when Laurent Bourgnon recorded an incredible 540-mile run across the Atlantic in the 60-ft trimaran Primagaz — singlehanded! Of course, that record still stands as the solo mark to beat. Following the run was talk of breaking the mythical 600-mile mark in 24 hours. With primaiy helmsman Ben Wright back aboard, it seemed a realistic possibility. There were also plans to ship the boat to Encontinued on outside column of next sightings page

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tall ship visit Having been born and raised in Cali¬ fornia, we've seen a lot of bureaucratic blunders in our time, but few rival the humiliating mess that Sacramento has created by suddenly announcing to the world in February that the Mervyn’s Cali¬ fornia Gold Rush Race was. . . cancelled due to insufficient fundraising. Hello? Apparently it never occured to our Secretary of State that organizers at the Nautical Heritage Society had been working for five long years to convince eight spectacular Class A (over 170-foot) vessels from all over the world to visit our port — for the first time in the history of tall ship gatherings. A dozen or more smaller ves¬ sels were also commit¬ ted to show¬ ing up for festivies here in the Bay (July 2-5) which would commemo¬ rate our state's sesquicentennial, and would honor the thou¬ sands of for¬ eign sailing ships that arrived here carrying the hardy forefathers of our great state. We hate to be bitter, but according to statisticians, if California was an indepen¬ dent country, it would have the sixth larg¬ est economy in the world. And with all the tax revenue this economy generates, our government cannot come up with the relatively miniscule amount of money needed to host this rare assembledge of foreign cadets? This, after Governor Wil¬ son personally invited them, promising $10,000 worth of provisions and $37,500 in fuel to several ships. It's pathetic, es¬ pecially since, with all good intentions, the Mervyn's retail chain had already kicked in $1.7 million for title sponsorship. That money, of course, has mysteriously va¬ porized into thin air. Meanwhile, Steve Christman, Rusty White and the other good folks at the Nau¬ tical Heritage Society (which administers the official state tall ship Californian) have been left to explain the situation to a host of thoroughly-baffled foreign ambassa¬ dors and ship captains, while voluntarily trying to salvage some kind of lesser event with virtually no budget nor an overall

SIGHTINGS — it’s up to us sponsoring body. As we go to press, however, there is still some good news. Five of the original eight Class A ships are still planning to come, as are virtually all of the Class B and Class C vessels. The event is now sim¬ ply a "tall ship happening," as no organi¬ zation, including Nautical Heritage, has the staff (or ample liability insurance) to officially take responsibility for either co¬ ordinated in-port activities or the race it¬ self. So it falls to each port and us, the boat¬ ing puljlic, to welcome these international crews and cadets in any way that we can. The ships will arrive here 'in company' on July 2; they'll dock at various loca¬ tions throughout the Bay Area where they'll be open for public viewing; then, on July 5, they’ll cruise in company (read: race) down the coast to Long Beach, and later to San Diego. J Mayor Willie's office has offered to help however it can, and we understand that free berthing and other courtesies have been extended. But clearly, organizing a starting line and hosting 1,200 young cadets and their officers is a bit beyond the scope of mayoral duties. Typically, at such gatherings there's a Captain's Gala, several informal crew parties, and cadets are extended priviledges in the host city, such as pub¬ lic transportation vouchers, free tickets for local attractions, etc. There's absolutely no reason that such things still can't happen here, but it's go¬ ing to be up to individuals, yacht club of¬ ficers and corporate 'movers’ to step for¬ ward and throw a party, adopt a crew for a social activity, donate provisions or whatever they're capable of. Having spent time at several historic tall ship events, we can testify that being part of the international camaraderie that’s generated by such events is a mov¬ ing experience which tends to reaffirm your faith in human nature. Imagine young men and women from a half-dozen navies swapping tales and partying to¬ gether instead of trying to kill each other! If you'd like to help out in some way, please don't hesitate to offer your services. While the Nautical Heritage Society is no longer an offical sponsoring body, they are happy to impart information and serve as a liason to individual ships. (Call 800-4322201.) The Sausalito Tall Ships Society will also undoubtedly be playing a role. (Call 415-332-1727). Again, making the most of this oppor¬ tunity is up to us. As Christman said, "When there isq’t any money, all you've got left is sweat."

playstation — cont’d gland or the East Coast of America for a go at the trans-Atlantic record this summer. Perhaps both records would fall together All plans came crashing to a halt in late April when a fire broke out on Playstation at its dock in Viaduct Basin in Auckland. In the late afternoon of April 24, as the batteries were being charged, there was an explosion followed by a fire in the nav station area of the starboard hull. (The batteries are located beneath the nav station.) Brian, Mark and Greg were aboard at the time and fought the fire with extinguish¬ ers, but it wasn’t until the fire department arrived that the fire could be brought under control. It’s still not know exactly what caused the explosion or fire. But what it did to the boat is heartbreakingly evident. The nav station and all its electronics were destroyed, and 12 to 15 feet of the starboard hull and deck, a high-tech honeycomb/carbon sandwich, have been compromised. Those sections will need to be cut out and replaced with new laminate. Translation: the boat is out of commission until August. She will be hauled out, taken apart and repaired in the area where she was assembled in Viaduct Basin.

a civil way to war A Civil War reenactment in San Francisco Bay? True, there never really were any battles fought within the Bay, but there was definitely a legitimate threat from Confederate privateers that were plying the Pacific Coast by 1863 and Union forces were ready for them. In addition to shore batteries on ei¬ ther side of the Golden Gate, Angel Island was well MiMI armed to repel a pos¬ is: sible penetration by ", . ' • enemy ships. To cel¬ ebrate the prepared¬ ... . ... ' ness of those dedi¬ cated soldiers of yes¬ / teryear — and be¬ ■ cause some roman¬ tics among us abso¬ , * lutely love to dress up in period cos¬ tumes and fire can¬ nons at each other — a mock battle will be LLl staged on June 6, at y - : 2 p.m. The players S include 100 Union soldiers (the good guys) who’ll fire mus¬ kets and horsedrawn artillery from Camp Reynolds, on the island’s west The battle that never was — Union troops repel Confederate shore, at two invad¬ raiders in reenactment battle. ing marauders, the schooner Californian and the square topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain. The ‘Reb’ ships will, of course, return fire. It’s all in good fun, of course, and the public is invited to participate in a variety of ways. Both the Californian (800-432-2201), and the Chief¬ tain (415-331-3214), welcome paying guests to play rebel-for-a-day. (They may also help sail the ship into position for broadsides.) If you’d prefer to check out the historic Camp close up and cheer the Union forces, a variety of ferries will take you to the island’s main anchorage continued on outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS civil war — cont’d at Ayala Cove. From there iVs an easy mile waljr to Camp Reynolds. (Ferries fromTiburon: (415) 435-2131; from San Francisco: (800) 2292784; from Vallejo: (707) 64-FERRY or (415) 705-5444; or from Oak¬ land: (510) 522-3300.) Likewise, if you. get an early start, you might be able to find a guest slip at Ayala Cove to dock your own boat. If you plan to spectate from the water, however, please keep a respectful distance away from the ships. They're hard enough to maneuver in close quarters, let alone trying to do so while trying to out-gun the Union Army.

coast watch The following are a Summary of significant Coast Guard search and rescue cases between late March and early April. March 27 — We had our hands full with a doublehanded sailboat race from San Francisco Bay to the Farallon Islands, in 25 knot winds and 18 foot seas: — At 12:45 p.m., we received a report of an unlocated 406 MHz EPiRB from the Alameda-based sailing vessel Color Blind. Investigation re¬ vealed that the S/V was a participant in the race, and that other racers had observed it in no distress after the EPIRB activation was detected. We finally were able to contact Color Blind and confirm its safe return from the race and accidental EPIRB activation at 11:30 PM. — At 1:12, the S/V Friday Harbor called Group San Francisco to re¬ port that a trimaran had capsized offshore. They recovered one of two people from the boat and the S/V Azzura recovered the other. All three boats were race participants. Neither of the trimaran crewmembers required medical attention, but their boat was lost at sea. s — At 1:36, Station Golden Gate received a report that the 55-ft S/V Bird, also racing in this event, had dismasted 10 miles south of the San Francisco Sea Buoy. At that time, it was in no immediate distress and was making way under its own power. At 3:33, Bird reported that it was unable to make way due to rigging dragging in the water, and Station Golden Gate dispatched a 44' motor lifeboat (MLB) to assist. — At 5:05, we received the report of a man overboard from the S/V White Lightning, between buoys 2 and 4 of the main ship channel. We diverted the Golden Gate 44-ft motor lifeboat, originally enroute to help Bird, to this higher-priority mission. The MLB crew recovered the man from the water at 5:17. ffe had no vital signs, and the M LB crew com¬ menced CPR. At 5:18, we launched a Dolphin helicopter frorh Air Sta¬ tion San Francisco for possible medevac of the White Lightning's crewmember from the MLB. The helo arrived overhead the MLB at 5:42. By that time, the helo and MLB crews determined that it would be better to moor the MLB and transfer the person to awaiting EMS than to conduct a hoist. The MLB transferred the patient to shore EMS at 6:00, having performed CPR on him since recovery from the water. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. (Editor’s Note: See the lead story in Sightings for more on the dra¬ matic rescue activity during the Doublehanded Farallones race.)

— At 5:50, we diverted the helicopter to Bird. It arrived on scene at 6:25 and lowered bolt cutters to the dismasted vessel, in the hope that its crew could cut away the rigging and again make way. Howrever, Bird's crew was not able to cut through the rigging. At 6:45, the 82-ft Coast Guard Cutter Point Carrew was dispatched. The cutter took Bird in tow at 9:05, finally mooring it at its Alameda home port at 7:40 a.m. on March 28. What a day! March 28 —At 3:30 p.m., San Francisco International Airport (SFO) reported to us a sailing vessel aground at the NE corner of the their NE/SW runway. Its sails were up, but (as it turned out) its solo crewmember was missing. Two minutes after receiving this report, another sailboat reported that it heard a cry for help off Hunters Point, continued on outside column of next sightings page

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crew list The expanded format of our April 8th Crew List party at Tiburon's Corinthian Yacht Club was a smash. Not only did lots of skippers and crews connect for future sailing, but Sal's Inflatables lit off several s. liferafts and a boatload of Coast Guards¬ men chatted with boaters and let them

SIGHTINGS pyromania sample ■various types of emergency "pyro." (Panicky nearby homeowners were call¬ ing in UFO reports for half the night.) But as the CG commander on the scene said,"Hey, we're the Coast Guard. We're supposed to do this stuff1.”

coast watch — cont’d but was unable to locate the person yelling for help. We launched a 41ft utility boat and a helicopter from Air Station San Francisco. At 3:35, another sailboat reported finding a windbreaker in the water off Hunt¬ ers Point. The UTB and helicopter conducted multiple searches, with help from the SFO fireboat and two other sailboats, until 11:00 p.m. We resumed intense search at first light the next day with negative continued on outside column of next sightings page

SIGHTINGS ha-ha update — cont’d

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THE EQUATOR — 32-year-old South results, and suspended active search at 11:00 a.m. On the morning of African adventurer Mike Horn hopes to April 9, Station San Francisco responded to a report of a person in the become the first man to complete a solo water near Hunters Point, and recovered a deceased male at nearly the on-the-equator circumnavigation. For the same position where the windbreaker was found 10 days earlier. The ocean part of Latitude Zero, Corsair Ma¬ body was subsequently determined by the San Mateo County Coroner rine put the finishing touches on Horn’s to be that of the sailboat's missing owner/operator. S. F-28 trimaran in April. After a short When recovered from the water, the owner/operator was not wear¬ shakedown, the basically stock boat ing a PFD. Who knows how this tragedy would have ended up had he been wearing one? equipped with solar panels, GPS and a digital communication system, will be March 29 —At 9:25 a.m., Coast Guard Station Carquinez received trailered to Miami, put inside a container a report of four persons overdue from a pleasure trip in their 19-ft Malibu ski boat. The employer of two of the people called us when the and shipped to the West Coast of Africa* two did not show up for work. The boat was last seen the prior after¬ Horn plans to depart from Libreville, noon, departing Mare Island Strait for San Pablo Bay. There was no Gabon, on May 24. information regarding their exact destination but co-workers stated A quick glance at the globe reveals that they thought the vessel was going either toward Napa River or Tiburon. not all of the Equator is in the water. The Due to the lack of knowledge concerning the possible destination of the vessel, we found it necessary to launch search boats from Stations Golden Gat>e, San Francisco and Carquinez. About three and one-half hours later, the original reporting source called to tell us that the vessel and occupants were safe — they became disabled the previous day, had drifted all night, and were then towed by a good Samaritan vessel to MacAvoy Marina (west of Pittsburg) around noon Mon¬ day. Luckily, these people were seen by another boater who offered his assistance. Because these four people left no word with anyone concerning their plans, and took along no means of communication, we ended up conducting our search m1**' in an area totally removed from their actual location. They were indeed lucky. April 3 — At 6 p.m., Station San Francisco was informed of a small red/orange inflatable boat, with 2 adults and 2 children on board, possibly missing on a trip out of Berkeley Marina. A shopkeeper at the ma¬ rina noticed the boat depart at 2 p.m., and was con¬ When we crossed paths with the Morgan ketch 'Bronco' cerned that it had not returned. A pickup truck and last month her unique chute was artfully silhoetted the boat’s trailer remained in the parking lot. Berkeley against the sun. "Lookin' good!" we called. Apparently police ran the plates on the truck and discovered that one of the ladies in the cockpit thought we were talkin' the owner was also the owner of a 14' Zodiac inflatable about her. Actually, she was lookin' pretty good too. boat. Except for the shopkeeper's concern, we had no other reports that indicated the vessel was in distress. Howdver, due to the size of the boat, the rough weather and the fact that sunset was approaching, we launched 41' UTB from Station San Francisco and a helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, and searched the area from Point San Pablo to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. We found no signs of the Zodiac, and ended search for the day at 1 a.m. Berkeley police were later able to track down the ex-husband of a woman on board the missing boat, who stated that the people involved had gone to an Easter egg hunt on Angel Island. Station San Francisco's boat located the Zodiac at Ayala Cove (Angel Island), moored between two yachts and in no distress. (Editor’s Note: For the ‘other side’ of this story, see elsewhere in

Sightings.) This case is a great example of the how the Coast Guard becomes involved in extensive searches resulting from sketchy information or observations by third parties. Success in this type of case depends heavily upon careful detective work and numerous phone calls. At times you may hear us making an urgent marine information broadcast (UMIB) on VHF-FM channel 16 concerning missing boater. If you have any information at all concerning the subject of the broadcast, provid¬ ing this information to us could save valuable time and effort, and possibly save a life. April 6 — At 6:15 p.m., we received a report of the unlocated activa-

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SIGHTINGS sightings trimaran will basically transport Horn from one continent to the next. When he gets there, he leaves the boat with his support crew and hacks his way across teaming jungles and mountains to the West Coast. (In South America, that in¬ cludes a little range called the Andes.) Always keeping on the Equator. Then he gets back on the sailboat and sails to the next continent. Other overland treks will take place in Borneo, Sumatra, India and of course, the breadth of Africa. Horn and his team expect the Latitude Zero advehture will take about 17 months to complete. To follow his progress on the web, check out www.mikehorn.com.

coast watch — cont’d tion of a 406 MHZ EPIRB registered to a Bay Area fishing vessel. (The satellite only registered the beacon's ID code, but not its position.) Based on the beacon's registration information, we contacted the owner's wife, who stated that the vessel was in Port Angeles, Washing¬ ton, and preparing to sail to Alaska. Coast Guard units in Washington were able to contact the owner. However, the ID number of his beacon did not match that registered by the satellite. The owner stated that he had discarded that EPIRB. A Station Golden Gate crew, using their hand-held direction finder, eventually traced the signal to a warehouse on San Francisco's Fisherman’s Wharf, where they finally found the discarded EPIRB in a dumpster — and switched it off. I hope this case leaves no doubt about how effective 406 MHZ EPIRBs are in alerting us to possible distress and leading us to your position — whether through electronic means or after a few well-placed phone calls! — capt. larry hall, uscg

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TOP TEN ALL TIME HeY YOU! The guy with his head in the clouds and the new boat in the slip: Congratulations! Feels good, doesn't it? All that reading and research paid off. If you held off until Sail Expo to take ad¬ vantage of the special show discounts, good on ya some more. Or maybe you're the people who have spent months walk¬ ing brokerage docks far and wide — and have finally closed the deal on a good used boat. Congratulations to you, too. And you know what, kudos to the people out there who don't have new boats! We have great admiration for own¬ ers who found the 'right boat 5, 10 or 20 years ago and every year keep sail¬ ing and imprdviqg her. We've seen you on docks all over the Bay knee-deep in the midst of spring cleaning. Which brings up a question: What are you going to do with it this year? If you haven't planned, or really don't know, we have a few suggestions. Last month, we took a look at every possible use for a boat we could think of from romantic interludes to spreading the ashes of a loved one. This month, we're highlighting the Top Ten favorite Bay Area destinations of all time. Whose favorites are these? Ours, of course. These are the places we like to take guests, rendezvous with friends or just get away by ourselves now and then. Yours might be different; we invite you to add to the list. Pier 39 (415-705-5556) ranks among the top stops with out-of-town guests who want to do the 'tourist thing.' After sail¬ ing them out under the Golden Gate and down the Cityfront, a call to the Pier 39 harbormaster on your cellphone or Chan¬ nel 16 will net you a guest slip. The last time we stopped last summer, the fee was $10 for three hours: just enough time for the guests and their kids to buy souvenir T-shirts, ride the merry-go-round, take in a magic show and grab a quick bite to eat. Pier 39 attractions include the new aquarium, countless rides and shops and of course the local sea lion population. Two tidbits to impress your guests: 1) Pier 39 is the third most trafficked tourist at¬ traction in the United States, behind only Disneyland and Disney World; and 2) ev¬ erybody hated the sea lions until they re¬ alized they were what was drawing the Page 138 •

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tourists back after the ’89 earthquake — whereupon they became 'our beloved sea lions' and special docks were built just for them. Go figure. The first thing you're liable to notice if you haven't been to South Beach (415512-1351) in awhile is the new Pac Bell Ballpark, which is going up right next

door. When it's com¬ pleted by early 2000, South Beach will doubtless lose a little of its tranquil demeanor (and afternoon sun), but on the positive side, you'll be able to have 'tailgate parties' oh your boat. One of the larger marinas in the Bay, South Beach boasts 700 permanent berths and 500 feet of guest dock. The latter dwin¬ dles rapidly when such big boats as the 145-ft tallship Californian or 130-ft J-class yacht En¬ deavour visit, but harbormaster Carl Strauch tries to keep 20-25 guest slips available, so there's usu¬ ally no problem getting a spot. Like most places, it’s best to call ahead well in ad¬ vance to reserve space. Overnight fees are 50<t a foot, or $5 for three hours. Nearby dinner restaurants include the pricey Sailing Ship Restaurant — which actually is an old sailing ship permanently up on the hard — and Delanceys, which

is a two-block walk away. More basic fare is available at the venerable Java House at nearby Pier 40. Across the Embarcadero, the City beckons with all sorts of enticements. If you're interested in exploring beyond its fringes, thereVa CalTrain station just south of the harbor. Otherwise, one of the unique pleasures of South Beach is sit-

FAVORITE BAY AREA DESTINATIONS the adjoining McNear's Beach. The good news is, the park ranger is usually happy to motor out and help you locate, and the bottom is sticky, dependable San Fran¬ cisco clay. You'll also need to bring a dinghy if you want to go ashore. And be sure the out¬ board is in good order — with enough current sliding through the anchorage to register on a knotmeter, rowing to and from shore is a lost cause.

I f all this exploring is starting to make you hungry, set a course for the Estuary, which for sheer choice of excellent, ac¬ cessible places for boaters to stop and eat is a culinary Fiddler s Green. The main show is in the area of Jack London Square, where you may tie up either free or really cheaply at guest docks on either side of the waterway, and par¬ take of any kind of food or drink you can imagine. The more visible on-the-water places are Scott's Seafood Bar & Grill, Kincaid's and Shenanigan's on the Oak¬ land side, and Chevy's, Pasta Pelican (the old Rusty Pelican) and the Waterfront Cafe over on Alameda. A short walk inland will net you doz¬ ens of more choices of eateries in Jack London Square alone. Above, the dock at Sam's often resembles the Bay Bridge toll plaza. Right, South Beach's old Sailing Ship Restaurant in the shadow of the new ballpark. Left below, former yacht slips at Pier 39 are now home to resident sea lions. Far left, if you're docking at Angel Island, bring the bikes. ting in the cockpit at day's end and watch¬ ing the City switch from busy metropolis to twinkling wonderland. Just north of the Richmond Bridge, on the southwest shore of San Pablo Bay, lies the tiny hamlet of China Camp State Park (4L5-456-0766), and right next door, McNear's Beach. This is one of the love¬ liest, most serene and picturesque boat¬ ing destinations in Northern California — and one of the least frequently visited. Guess the secret's not out yet. McNear's has areas for picnicking and areal sand beach (if you get there at the right time of day). It's also one of the few places in the Bay to attract swimmers in any numbers. Too cold for us, though. China Camp is the last vestige of a once thriving shrimp fisheiy in the Bay. The fishery breathed its last more than a cen¬ tury ago, but China Camp's Frank Quan still eeks out a modest living from the call¬ ing. A descendant of the founders of the place, Frank's grandfather ran a general store there in the 1880s. A small but ex¬ cellent museum on site details the his¬

tory of the place and the fishery. During the warm months, Frank's catch goes directly to the small snack bar next to the museum, where it's rriade into cocktails for visitors. Have some if you dare, but be warned: it’ll spoil you for anyone else's shrimp cocktail for life. Probably accounting for the relatively few waterborne visitors at China Camp is the anchorage. It is an open roadstead, subject to wind, chop and current, so good ground tackle is a must. The recom¬ mended area is nearer China Camp than

If it's simple refreshment and maxi¬ mum ambiance you're after, there's one place you have to go, and that’s Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon. Located near the entrance to the parking lot at Jack London Square, Heinold's claims to fame are many: It is built of the timbers of old whaling ships; it's the last commercial establishment in California that still uses gas lights; the sloping floor is a leftover wound from the Big One of '06; and a whole bunch of famous people have hoisted glasses there, including Jack May. 1999 •

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London. In fact, legend holds that Wolf Larson, London’s ruthless captain in The Sea Wolf, was based on a real sea captain that London met in Heinold's. Farther down the Estuary on the Oakland side — in Embarcadero Cove, to be exact — is another worthy and his¬ toric eatery: Quinn's Lighthouse Restau¬ rant. This picturesque establishment was once the actual lighthouse that marked the entrance to the Oakland Estuary — How's that for recycling? Among its builtin charms, Quinn's is a great place to hear sea chanteys on Thursday nights. Farther down the Estuary on the Alameda side is Marina Village (510-5210905). The 'Village is one of the larger and friendlier marinas on the Bay, the latter due in large part to Harbormaster Alan Weaver. If Alan didn't like sailing so much, he'd surely have his own sitcom by now. Overnight berths are available at the modest cost of $10 per night. If you are a member of a yacht club, reciprocal priveleges can get you into either the Oakland or Encinal Yacht Clubs, which are both located in the Marina. If you're not, the Tied House restaurant offers great dinners and atmosphere. If all this seems too complicated or you want to spend an evening out and need a designated driver, consider the Jack London Water Taxi. For $5 per person per round trip, operator Robert Cooper will ferry you wherever you want to go from various marinas to various restaurants — and back again. "No worries about dinghies at night or unsafe boating," he points out. He can be reached via Channel 16 in the area, or at (510) 8397572. Unlike little-visited China Camp, Angel Island (415-435-1915) has definitely been 'dis¬ covered.' Meander into Ayala Cove ('Hospital Cove' to you locals) on any given summer weekend and it'll remind you of the commute into the City on Monday morning. Not only will you likely not find a place to tie up, it might be so crowded with boats you can't even take a quick swing through. Angel Island's popularity is wellearned. In fact, it has been such a popular place that for about 100 years, the military selfishly kept it to themselves. Evidence of their stay is evident all over the island in fortifications dating as far Page 140 •

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Above, the Petaluma turning basin; inset: DStreet Bridge. Left, Quinn's Lighthouse Restau¬ rant. Right, over-the-transom view of Scott's from Jack London Marina. Far right, Clipper Cove.

back as the Civil War days. Angel island offers most if not all of the natural 'treats' of the Bay Area in miniature: great hiking, an excellent bike road that goes around the island, its own little mountain — 780-ft Mt. Livermore — and unparalleled vistas of Marin, the Bay and the City. Yet to hike or bike Angel Island is somehow more envigorating to the soul than a similar trek on the 'main¬ land'. Part of the magic of the place is that, despite its proximity to the surrounding megalopolis, Angel Island has an inner

peace about it that makes all the craziness seem far, far away. Other attractions include the little tram that began operations just last year, and friendly park ranger Dan Winkleman. In addition to currently guest starring in Phil Frank's daily Farley comic strip in the Chronicle, Winkleman is one of us — that's his Cal 20 parked out of the way at the docks. There are several mooring options available to boaters visiting Angel Island. You can anchor for free in the outer reaches of Ayala Cove (as well as the calm waters on the leeward — east — side of the island). Or you can pick up a mooring in Ayala Cove — assuming you can find an unoccupied one — for $9 per day. Note that the inner buoys are all bow and stern ties. . „• Or you can tie up at the new docks for $5 a day; 'day' being the operative word here. No overnighters at the docks. Again,

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If you plan to anchor or pick up a mooring ball, bring a dinghy. If you plan to tie up at the docks, bring your bicycles. Either way, bring the barbecue. Mooring a boat at Ayala Cove is harder than it sounds — at least without making a fool of yourself. At slack water, the Cove is as serene as a bathtub. The trouble is, slack water there seems to last about a minute and a half. Most of the time, Ayala

Cove resembles a giant Maytag on 'heavy duty' cycle — and thereby provides some of the most entertaining attempted land¬ ings by sail and motorboats of any spot on the West Coast. We're not saying you'll be one of them, but be sure to bring plenty

this is a first-come, first-served propo¬ sition — don't expect to find dockspace at noon on a Saturday. Finally, you can do what many friends and yacht club cruises do: raft up to somebody who's already there.

of fenders. Sam's Anchor Cafe, located a few doors down from the Corinthian YC in Tiburon, features a large guest dock, one of the largest outdoor dining decks, and some of the best fare in the Bay for hungry

sailors. That's the good news. The 'bad' news is that it is one of the most happening places in Marin, whether you come by land or sea. As with so many other guest docks, space is first-come, first-served — and even if you do make it, getting out might be a problem. We've seen lots of boats hopelessly blocked in — which is as good an excuse as any to enjoy a few more refreshments on the deck. The only other thing to watch out for at Sam's are those fearless seagulls that are never far away. Picturesque-they may be„ but they're also always hungry and

not above dive bombing tables if they think they can get away with it. Clipper Cove on Treasure Island is currently an oasis of calm amidst a sea of raging civilization. As you can read in fightings this month, that's all going to change with the dedication of a new sailing center. So if you want to sample fhis lovely anchorage before it gets too crowded, sail over to the lee side of Treasure Island and drop the hook for an afternoon barbecue or overnight stay. But bring everything with yqu as there are few facilities ashore. Last we checked, however, the Treasure Island YC was still honoring reciprocal privileges. Clipper Cove is named for the magnificent Pan American Clipper flying boats that used to fly out of there in the '40s. Treasure Island itself is man-made, built of Bay fill to host the 1939-'40 World's Fairg. The story goes that after¬ ward, it was slated to become San Fran¬ cisco Airport. But then the war broke out and the Navy traded a piece of land down in South San Francisco to the City in exchange for Treasure Island. The Navy lost T.I. in the base closures of a few years ago and the island is now largely deserted as various organizations clamor for a piece of it. Enjoy the serenity while you can. The last stop on our favorites tour is

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most of it is within easy walking Petaluma. Since it'll take you the distance of the turning basin. better part of a day to get there, One more word of warning: don’t this isn't exactly an afternoon be alarmed if a strange sense of deja destination, but it's the worthiest vu starts nagging at you in Petaluma. way to spend a cruising weekend The City streets have formed the short of the Delta. backdrop of so many movies that The turning basin at Peta¬ you've probably seen them scores of luma is, predictably, at the times on the silver screen. Among navigable end of the Petaluma Petaluma 'credits': American Graffiti, River, about 10 miles from where Over the Top, Phenomenon, Peggy Sue the mouth of the river opens into Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon — Jack London, Earl Stanley Gardner, Robert Louis Stevenson and President Taft are just a few Got Married and Basic Instinct San Pablo Bay. Like most of the characters who have hoisted a glass hefe. navigable rivers in this half of the state, the Petaluma is not particularly ability's sake. It’s a lovely passage through AA/ell, that’s about it for this godeep, so be sure to bring a working the countryside — about as close to the around — and honestly, we've just depthsounder and charts — and mind French Canals as you'll get this side of scratched the surface. Whether you seek your channel buoys. the Loire Valley. \ out nightlife, or seek to escape it, there Also mind the D-Street Bridge. While If you want, you can stop for a bite at the bridge is normally manned on are tons more places to take your boat for the Petaluma Marina near the highway summer weekends, at other times, they an afternoon, a night, a weekend or a fOl bridge. You can also stock up On ice need four hours notice to open for you. week. Look for our annual homage to the and other goodies there, or even get Our advice is to call (707) 778-4395 well ultimate Northern California summer needed work done on the boat. in advance whenever you're going, just to destination — the Delta — in an upcoming Adjacent to the turning basin is lovely, make sure. issue. Until then, the Bay is the ultimate historic and surprisingly happening' You'll most likely have to power up and downtown Petaluma. From nightclubs to boating playground. Get out there and down the River, if only for maneuver¬ open air cafes, this city has it all — and enjoy it.

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Spread; 'Velsheda' looking spectacular! Clockwise, from left: 'Endeavour' ruffles a six-foot sea; 'Velsheda' to weather of 'En¬ deavour'; 'Velsheda's crew amidst a mound of wake; the smaller 'Shamrock' really steaming.

-L here were 52 'classic' and 'spirit of tradition' entries in April's 12th Annual Antigua Classic Regatta, ranging in size from a 106-year-old Bristol pilot cutter to the 175-foot schooner Fluerjte. None¬ theless, all eyes were on the magnificent J Class sloops Velsheda, Endeavour, and Shamrock. The 130-ft Endeavour looked as splen¬ did as ever, with her towering rig, gleaming stainless, impeccable brightwork and

dark blue topsides. Thel31-ft Britishflagged Velsheda looked even better, with a slightly taller mast and even more var¬ nish. The green-hulled Shamrock, as grand as she is, wasn't quite up to the standards of the other boats. She's 'only' 120 feet, had only received a 'utility' up¬ grade, sports a shorter and fatter mast, and even had crew over age 40 in mis¬

matched uniforms! Her future looks bright, however, as her new Brazilian owner is about to spend $10 million sprucing her up. Since this would be the first time three J Class yachts had clashed since America's Cups of more them 60 years ago,

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first race, Endeavour and Velsheda slowly pulled away from the shorter Shamrock on the four-mile reach to the first mark in the 20-mile mostly reaching course. But when Endeavour set her reaching spinnaker, the tack pennant broke, allow¬ ing the halyard to loop the jumper struts

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Ham E-Mail "Ham e-mail is the hottest thing since GPS," says radio guru Don Melcher of Alameda-based HF Radio On Board. And he's not exaggerating. When you consider

rate translates to fewer aborted transmissions and less power con¬ sumption.

Catalinaville We loved this sign, not to mention the shade of the massive umbrellas, welcoming showgoers to the Catalina Yachts in-thewater display. You really couldn't miss Catalinaville, which we think Hans Bern wall with his popular vane. was the biggest exhibitor in terms of boats (ten) and was » located in prime territory, right Dave Hall is a master 'tinkerer in the middle of the docks. Several sales- . man, aug¬ mented by a small army of enthusiastic Catalina Owners Association members, were Don Melcher demos Ham e-mail. busy showing off boats Look ma, no shrouds — the Wylie 48. ranging in size that anyone with a from 25 to 47 feet laptop computer and a when we stopped by. high frequency radio "That sign is out of can tap into this date already," noted technology simply by one of the minions. purchasing a modem "We've actually sold and a software pro¬ about 1,000 more than Anybody can windsurf on one of these. gram, and that trans¬ that." missions are absolutely Wow, over 60,000 free apart from a boats — that's huge! nominal annual fee to a And even as we stood service provider ($200 there, right before our for AirMail), it's no eyes, a salesman was wonder that virtually taking an order for Paint guru Carey Nicely of Interlux. eveiy would-be cruiser another one of these component from the is embracing the e-mail ubiquitous boats. display and spent the craze. "Yesterday when the next 20 minutes No longer do you show opened, we sold explaining a half-dozen have to stick to a pre¬ two 470s (their biggest improvements to it over planned itineraiy of model, not the Olympic the last four years. shoreside mailstops, as dinghy) before noon!" Among other innova¬ e-mail can be sent and they told us. "Expo has Paul Dannlger models his Air Chair — tough duty. tions in the last few received from anywhere been really good for us, years: a lightweight, in the world. Don's Race. When we and probably for the toughest oceans in light-air paddle and biggest tip: "Invest in a everybody. If you can't inquired into the the world, including top-quality modem." optional auxiliaiy sell something here, wisdom of purchasing aboard a number of rudder that can be The reason is that a you’ve got a problem!" a used Monitor, Hans boats in the Around faster baud (transfer) fitted to the vane gear. grabbed just one small Alone (former BOC) * May, 1999 • LOUiMli • Page 149

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Carl Schumacher on his Synergy 1000. Prime Climb' — up your mast.

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The Bitter End YC's John Glynn. Antal Mini-Grinder

What will they think of next? This totally cool device converts a regular winch into a grinder, albeit a small one. Antal, an Italian marine equipment manufacturer, devel¬ oped it for their countryman Giovanni Soldini, who has put it to good use while winning the recent Around Alone Race (barring a dismasting after we go to press). Soldini, a little guy, needed extra power to grind the winches on his 60-foot Fila, and this was the solution. "He hid the thing until after the start in Charleston last September," said Antal rep Siebe Nordzy. One of these little Page 150 •

babies will set you back a few bucks, but they are cheaper than an eleofric winch or a 'real' grinder. Cur¬ rently, you also have to buy the Antal winch under it, though their engineers are appar¬ ently working on maldng the mini¬ grinder fit other modern winches soon. But don't rush out to your local chandelery looking for this product yet — the mini-grinder is just now coming on the market. The Rave

"A guy in Redwood City got a Rave up to 42 knots the other day," said John Schulthess as we surveyed the latest hot rod in his product line

• May, 1999

at Wind Toys of Santa Rosa. After several years of fine tuning prototypes, the Windrider Corpbration released this hydrofoilassisted trimaran earlier this year. Rigged with a loose¬ footed main, a jib and optional rollerfurling genoa on a bow sprit, the sails are controlled from the aftermost of two single-seat 'cock¬ pits'. Riding on two aluminum foils that lie beneath each ama, Raves are said to 'fly' rather than sail; hence, the helmsman is refered to as the pilot. He steers using foot pedals that control a single rudder on the center hull, while one hand controls a joy stick which fine tunes

the trim tabs on the foils for more or less lift. The hulls are made from "liniar, highdensity polyethelene plastic," and carry a lifetime warranty. If 'fast is fun’, these contraptions should soon be all the rage.

single-braid ‘combo strand that is ideal for dockline. It’s also ideal for jumpropes, which the Yale booth was exchanging for a $5 apiece donation. After the show, all the money was donated to the Sea Training Institute of Sausalito.

Yale Cordage

Talk about a crowd pleaser: Richard Hildebrand and Tom and Monte Yale brought one of their rope weaving machines to the show and it seemed like there was always a crowd of vaiying size watching it work. Hildebrand showed us a piece of the line coming out, explaining that it was some of the company’s ‘Fast 12’, a non-cored

Tinker Inflatable Sailboats

Tinker sailboats are aptly named, since their inventor surely must have been a world-class 'tinkerer'. If you're a longtime reader of sailing mags, you've probably seen the name in ads for years. But the units they're selling today are much more sophisticated than the oAginal design.

A TROVE OF NAUTICAL NOVELTIES

Dave Ullman and Tom Leweck checkin' what's new.

Sailrite's Jim and Connie Grant — 20 years'of stitching.

The newer rigidbottom models sail much better due to minimized resistance and will plane with a 3 hp outboard. Best of all though, is that the hull folds up to an easily stowable 3’ x 3' size, weighing only 55 lbs., and even the mast breaks down into 3 or 4 sections. If you're planning to go cruising in sunny tropical climes a Tinker would be a worthwhile addition to your toy chest. Windglider sailboards

Not too many years ago, windsurfing (or boardsailing) was dubbed the fastestgrowing sport in the ' world. But as gear refinements became

increasingly more high tech, the price of admission went higher and higher, and the number of newcomers waned dramatically. In an attempt to reverse that trend, internationallyrenowned pro Ken Winner and his buddies developed the Windglider, which features a small rig perched atop an extremely wide and stable ’board’, com¬ posed of a rigid plastic center encircled by an inflatable outer section. Short and stubby, Windglidei's won’t break any speed records, but their simplicity allows either kids or adults to learn the basics of this exhilarating sport with

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a minimum of frustra¬ tion. A joint venture between Seyvlor (inflatable portion), Mistral (rig and hardware components) and North Sails (sails), Windgliders are inexpensive, and can be stowed in a 3’ x 6’ bag, including the breakdown mast. Sails come in various sizes. J/105

"Hey, hoser! Wanna buy a cool boat?" yelled our buddy Matt Jones, who now works full¬ time selling J/Boats for Don Trask. Though he’s obviously still working on smoothing out his sales pitch, we figure Jones — the popular former race manager at StFYC — has landed in the right

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place at the right time, and should be a real asset to Sail California. "It’s just my second week, so I’m still trying to figure everything out," confessed Jones, who nonetheless was hoping t<^> make his first kill — er, commis¬ sion — at the show. We figure if we died and went to heaven (unlikely), we’d come back as a J/Boat salesman. J/105s, in particular, are flying off the shelf around here — the local fleet is up to about 35 or 36 boats now. Just a few years ago, we remember thinking that the design was rather irrational — a strippedout 34-foot ’racer/ cruiser’ that cost 100k, and you can’t even

stand up in them! But having now sailed in the ever-expanding local fleet — 22 boats on the line at J/Fest! — we’re totally hooked. But even if we won the lottery (also unlikely) and wanted to order a new J/105 (with the wheel option, of course), the waiting line now extends to January, 2000 — and used boats are almost nonexistent. "105s are the best game in town," continued Jones. "Hey, you’d look good in one of these things!" Strida collapsable bike

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It goes getting your daily Strida accom¬ V. without modates riders shoreside chores done saying this up to 6'4" in without your car. Since guy knows his height. It taxis aren't always stuff. Of breaks down in available, collapsable particular seconds to an bikes are a great interest to us easily stowable investment. 1was Intersize (44" x 20") Wmffi Among several types thane Plus and weighs on the market, the Dave Wahle, Michael Katz, and Tom Wylie. Varnish, a only 22 lbs. ‘lightweight, high-tech two-part ‘varnish’ that new deck after a 40Strida bike is a marvel year hiatus. L-12 fleets outlasts regular worth checking out. Schock Sailboats varnish in gloss, Retro is ‘in’ these have remained active Built in England it abrasion resistance days and Schock is on in Newport and San uses top-quality and staying power. The Diego ever since elements to withstand the cutting edge. Barney Lehman drew drawback, says Caiy, the abuses of the Among the ‘new’ boats the boat back in the is that when it does marine environment. displayed by the 40early ‘50s. come time to recoat, Weighing only 22 lbs, it year-old Southern the stuff is harder to has a rustproof California boatbuilder * i Interlux Paints aluminum framed sand. It's also incom¬ were some that greaseless stainless brought back memo¬ Chances are, if patible with traditional varnish. “I tell people steel sprockets, an ries for this reporter, you’ve talked to an "unbreakable" Kevlar who grew up sailing on Interlux rep at a boat that they can put it show ever in your life, belt (instead of a the waters of Newport over regular varnish, chain), and employs Harbor: the Lido 14, you’ve talked to Cary but it’ll become the standardized brakes Capri 14 and the Nicely. He’s been highest-priced paint representing the remover they've ever and tires which can be venerable Lehman 12, manufacturer at shows serviced in virtually which is now back in used.” production with a sexy for more than 30 years. any bike shop. The

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JOLIGA RIDES AGAIN O ne of the first 'stallidns' out of the gates on this year’s Pacific Puddle Jump was the Ranger 30 Joliga II. She and sev¬ eral other leaders anticipated supplying the fleet that followed them with advance weather info during the 2,800-mile cross¬ ing to the Marquesas. But sadly, Joliga's rudder snapped 344 miles out of Nuevo Vallarta, and her diehard singlehanded skipper, John Sloboda, was forced to ra¬ dio for a U.S. Coast Guard rescue. A harrowing experience like that would be enough to sour many would-be pas¬ sage-makers on continuing their voyage, but not Joliga John. Those who know him

prior to his departure, March 4, from Nuevo Vallarta. When we saw him there, he was wear¬ ing “h curious, custom-designed T-shirt that acknowledged his membership in the 'Central American Swim Team'. "So who's the other guy in the illustration?" we

Perhaps an angel was looking out for him, or maybe it was just dumb luck, but as the ship roared by him in the dark¬ ness at full cruising speed, a woman on ' deck — the ship’s doctor's wife — heard John's screams and alerted the crew, who safely brought of naked John aboard, shivering and exhausted. With his gray hair and beard, and his waterlogged ap¬ pearance, the crew must have thought John had been cast out from Neptune's lair.

'Joliga'John, 67, is no ordinary sailor. You might say he's got nine lives, and so far he's v only used up four or five of them. — or know of him — will not be surprised No sooner had he caught his breath, that, as we go to press, he is making final than he began pleading with the ship's preparations for a second start. You see, officers: "Please, save my boat." The donJoliga John, 67, is no ordinary sailor. You genial Scandinavians obliged, altering might say he's got nine lives, and so far course in order to trace the track Joliga he's only used up four or five of them. would have sailed along. Sure enough, It was back in the fall of 1990 when he they spotted her ambling along, effort¬ came to fame in the West Coast cruising lessly. Two crewmen were put aboard who community — albeit by ignoble circum¬ sailed her safely into port, while John was stances. One late November rushed ashore aboard a pi¬ day, John was enjoy lot boat. ing a glorious after¬ noon of tropical sail¬ ing, some 50 miles jAdter recovering from west of the Panama Ca¬ the trauma in a Panama AMEH nal, singlehanding in City hospital, John spent his typical fashion: He a season in Costa Rica, had all Joliga!s sails up, then returned north to her wheel was rigged for Mexico, where he used up self-steering — and he the second of his nine was bare naked except lives. He was sailing Joliga for a T-shirt. Then, sud¬ 250 miles off the Mexican denly, he lost his footing mainland when he got and fell into the blue Pa¬ word that Hurricane JOLIGA JQWW cific, only to watch Joliga Nora had formed 150 Chi/rfi* sail steadily away from miles west of him, and him as he futilely swam that a gale was blowing after her. in the Gulf of With no lifejacket on, Tehuantepec — Joliga John, then 58, had no was caught in the choice but to tread water middle, but she made it —r^T77hiiTofth7central Ameri- to Zihuatanejo unand float on his back, pray¬ The official t-shirt ottn memJ ing that some sort of ves¬ harmed. sel would cross his path. bers are Joliga' Jonn -- a"d Then, men, last year, Amazingly, nearly 4 hours 'Koloa' Pi11 Fnrrest --John narrowly escaped later, a brilliant cluster of the Grim Reaper again due to lights appeared on the dark horizon and complications of a collapsed lung. It was seemed to be traveling straight toward that experience, though, that inspired him him. It was the Swedish cruise ship MS to finally head out into the South Pacific Polaris, which was steaming toward the after 11 years of coastal cruising. "I fig¬ Canal. ure, what have I got to lose?" he joked Page 154 •

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Koloa, a New York 36. With his checkered sailing history, John was hoping for an uneventful cross¬ ing to the Marquesas, but it wasn't to be. Three days out, his rudder snapped off — apparently due to hidden corrosion. Luckily, though, the USCG Cutter

Boutwell was in the vicinity and was able to assist. In fact, Commander Michael Sullivan and his crew went above and beyond the call of duty, offering not only to tow Joliga in to Manzanillo, but also to fabricate a new rudder for her from stain¬ less steel stock they had on board. After getting measurements from Capt. John via HF Radio, Machinist Mate 1st Class Clint Beyer and a team of assistants

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fabricated a workable rudder and shaft while steaming toward the rescue site. Then, after rendezvousihg with Joliga, they installed it — ingeniously — without

"I'll have a full crew on board: me, myself and I." anyone having to even jump in the churn¬ ing offshore seas. The makeshift rig al¬ lowed John to resume sailing, which got him to Manzanillo much faster, and safer, than he would have under tow — pulling a 30-ft sailboat behind a 378-ft ship with following seas is an awkward maneuver at best. Unfortunately the new rudder also broke before Joliga made port, but the Boutwellwas still shadowing her, and was able to tow her in the last few miles. Un¬ daunted, John contacted the Foss Com¬

The 378-ft ‘Cutter Boutwell' leaves the Bay last January at the beginning of a 90-day patrol. Imagine a 30-ft sailboat being towed behind her! pany in Costa Mesa, which had made the original rudder 20-odd years ago — and that of thousands of other boats during the Southern California boat building boom of the late '60s and early '70s. Amaz¬ ingly, the new owner, Don Proul, was able to find the original mold. He soon banged out a new rudder for Joliga. then shipped it off to Manzanillo.

Jt3y the time you read this, Joliga II will probably be bounding across the Pa¬ cific swells again,.with, as John puts it, "a full crew on board: me, myself and I." We certainly hope he makes the crossing this time without incident. But we know better. This affable sea dog seems to have an uncanny ability to attract wild adven¬ tures — and somehow live to tell about them. — latitude/aet

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J/FEST REGATTA '99 V ack in 1977, when they founded J/Boats, Inc., in Stonington, Connecticut, brothers Rod and Bob Johnstone had modest hopes of selling a .few hundred of their new 24-footers. Improbably, they sold 750 J/24s in their first year, launch¬ ing an empire that now spans 22 years and 29 designs. Fifteen models can still be purchased new. They've built over 8,000 boats in all (almost half of them J/ 24s), more than 350 of which have found their ways to homeports in the Bay Area. Forty-six of these craft showed up at Don Trask's 18th annual J/Ffest, hosted by St. Francis YC on the sunny weekend of April 17-18. The four-race, no throwoul series began with two Cityfront pinball games' on Saturdays, both sailed in mod¬ erate winds and a healthy flood. Finding lanes of clear air was difficult, and dodg ing heavy traffic — including the concur¬ rent VVBRA race (a Folkboat took off the J/105 Joust's stern pulpit) — added to the excitement. Sunday's two Hood-tide races began with a Bay Tour designed to take the fleet downwind from the Cityfront to the Ber¬ keley Pier, safely away from a powerboat race that was scheduled for'mid-day. "It admittedly wasn't the best course, but wc had to move the fleet," said race chair¬ man Tony Chargin. "This was the busiest weekend on the Bay all spring, but every¬ one cooperated with each other and it all worked out." The second race on Sunday was the best one of the weekend, a double wind¬ ward/leeward sailed in choppy water and 25 knots of breeze. It was a tired group of sailors who reconvened at the club after¬ wards for more free beer, the conclusion of the weekend raffle (the J/105 Capri corn and the J/35 Major Damage each won free haul-outs at Svendsens) and the trophy presentation.

W^tealing the show at this year's J/ Fest was the 22-boat J/105 fleet, which has jumped up dramatically lately in both numbers and competitiveness. "Just a/ew years ago, this class fielded seven boats for the Big Boat Series, and I'd say only three of them were well-sailed," said Chargin. 'These days, their starts look like the Star Worlds — bow-to-bow, all the way down the line.” Topping this aggressive pack was Ian Charles, who drove his Sails Call to fairly consistent finishes of 1,7,6,3 for a twopoint win over rival Blackhawk. Oddly enough, Charles' most impressive finish may have been his seventh in race two — while leading at the final windward mark, Sails Call's spinny halyard shackle open¬ Pcge 158 • UnuJc 1? • May, 1999

ed up (despite being taped) during the hoist. Charles and his St. Francis YC bud¬ dies — Steve Marsh, Larry 'Half Knot' Swift and Dan Brousseau — sailed the downwind leg wing-and-wing, grabbing tows off sisterships as they were passed on all sides. "That was painful, but we had our share of lucky breaks during the weekend, too," said Charles, who is now

leading the J/105 summer series after this event and the StFYC Spring Invita¬ tional. "Fortunately, we had the boatspeed and the crew work to pull ourselves out of some of the holes we dug." Also accounting well for themselves in the 105 fleet were longtime owners Dean Dietrich (Blackhawk) and 70-years-young Sam Hock (Jose Cuervo). Not too far be-

Sam Hock ( Jose Cuervo') keeps an eagle eye on 'Speedwell' at the leeward mark. Inset: Ian Charles ('Sails Call') was MVP for the weekend. hind those two stalwarts was Gary Kneeland (Orion), the former perennial Ranger 23 champion and sure-to-be 105 'Rookie of the Year'. Meanwhile, hard luck stories abounded, most notably aboard Walloping Swede, which sailed a fine

4,2,8,1 series only to see the 8th turn into a DSQ in the protest room. The finish of race three was a recipe for disaster — a too-short final weather leg, a too-short fin¬ ish line, and all four fleets converging — and the Swede came up on the short end of a port/starboard situation with Advan¬ tage III. 'That finish was the craziest thing I've seen on the Bay in a long time," said /

Javelin crew Kimo Worthington. "It was almost as scaiy as the Friday race in last year's Big Boat Series." The PHRF class, which was a small but interesting hodge-podge, was won by Steve Madeira's forest green J/120 Mr Magoo. Madeira, who previously cam¬ paigned a Frers 38 of the same name on Long Island Sound, put together a 1,3,4,1 May, 1999 • UtU*/c

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racing in the Lightship Race on Saturday. "We won on the strength of "a solid last race," noted Magoo's tactician/sailmaker Chris Shining. "Our crew work was really good when it got windy, while other boats around us were flailing. It was a short race track with a lot of roundings, so getting the sails up and down, and doing all the maneuvers well, really paid off."

Among Maderia's merry men were Damon Harvey (Saturday tactician) , Kim McDade, Jay Lawson, Ed Brobeck, Kixon Meyer and Dave Graydon. "We're looking forward to a Southern California road trip this summer," said Madeira, who is in the process of joining St. Francis YC. "We'll do the Long Beach regattas, and then our North Americans in mid-August at Long

J/Fest family album, heavy on the 105s. The starts and the windward beats were real qdrenaline-pumpers! All photos 'Latitude'/jr. Beach. Something like 25 J/120s are ex¬ pected — it's going to be a real show!" Like the J/105s, this was a season counter for the J/29s, who fielded seven boats. Hans Bigall, sailing for Tiburon YC, clobbered his smallish peer group for the

second year in a row, this time posting straight bullets. "It was a great weekend of sailing, but geez am I beat up!" claimed Hans. "It was pretty physical, especially the last race." Wave Dancer came in second, and Ad¬ vantage II third — the same order that this fleet finished in the ODCA standings last year. Helping pull the strings on 5150 (po-

crazy person') were regulars Mike Andersen, Josh Stultz, Mac Eysenbach, Meserve Platt, Brendan Couvreux and Ross Tibbets. This was the third counting regatta of the season for the J/24s (Spring Keel and Resin Regatta were earlier), who fielded 10 boats. After last year's Worlds, lots of 24s have found new owners, and other May, 1999 •

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PHRF winner Steve Madeira ('Mr. Magoo') is ex¬ cited about racing his J/120 one design soon.

Former 'Animal Farmer' Hans Bigall ('5150') is dominating the J/29 class again this year.

Coo/ folks: Julie Wiard and Doug Nugent ('Nixon Was Cool) won the kinder, gentler J/24 class.

people are coming back into the fray now that it had returned to a kinder, gentler pace. Accordingly, there are some new faces at the top, including Julie Wiard's coed gang on Nixon Was Cool. They took top honors for the weekend With a 1,1,2,5 — barely edging out fellow StFYC boats Cool Breeze and Air. "Having the right sail up all the time was really important," said Julie, who does foredeck. "And so was finding the puffs and staying in the wind." Sailing with J ulie on her oddly-named boat were driver Doug Nugent, Nadine Franczyk, Bill Elliott and Suzanne Lea. "My husband Dave and 1 bought Nixon two years ago," she explained. 'We kept the name, but changed the hull cplor back to white — but people still refer to us as 'the green boat'!" Speaking of Dave, he's a regular on the third place boat, Susie Gregory's Air. "It's better for our marriage if we don't sail together," said Julie cryp¬

tically.

well, Thayer/Watts, 28; 6) Advantage 3, Pat Benedict, 29; 7) Walloping Swede, Tom Kassberg, 30; 8) Joust, Alan Kelly, 33; 9) Charade, Tom Coates, 37; 10) Thrasher, Steve Podell, 40; 11) Irrational Again, Jaren Leet, 42; 12) We Be Jammin', J. Zakin, 46; 13) Bella Rosa, Dave Tambellini, 51; 14) Hoku'Lele, Cooper/Deisinger, 51; 15) Pippin, David Owen, 54; 16) Aquavit, R. Steiner, 60; 17) Soldini, Steve Nurse, 65; 18) Ultimatum, V. Dilorenzo, 68; 19) Sabertooth, M. Eagan, 70; 20) Capricorn, B. Booth, 73; 21) Wianno, J. Sullivan, 75; 22) Ronin, K. Jacob, 82. (22 boats) J/29 — 1) 5150, Hans Bigall, 4 points; 2) Wave Dancer, Richard Leevey, 10; 3) Advantage II, Gra¬ ham Churchley, 12; 4) Power Play, Gordon Smith, 14; 5) Team Tahoe, Richard Stout/John Marschall, 23; 6) Aquaboogie, Tom Holland, 25; 7) Rantum Scantum, Mark Kelley/Vern Zvoleff, 30. (7 boats) J/24 —1) Nixon Was Cool, Nugent/Wiard, 9 points; 2) Cool Breeze, Don Nazzal, 10; 3) Air, Mc¬ Laughlin/Gregory, 11; 4) Downtown Uproar, Wayne Clough, 13; 5) Jam Jam, Neal Ruxton, 21; 6) Deco¬ rum, J.C. Raby, 28; 7) Tiburon Soccer Mom, Vicki Sodaro, 37; 8) Vincitore, Edward Martin, 41; 9) Crackerjack, Steve Highbarger, 46; 10) Levitation,

^✓heck out slfyc.org for individual race scores, and jboats.com (with a link to the local J/105 fleet's excellent site) for tons more information on these popular boats. Better yet, go play 'pinball' with the J/fleet sometime — it's fast and furious, and about as much fun as you can have sailing big boats on the Bay. — latitude / rkm

PHRF — 1) Mr. Magoo, J/120, Steve Maderia, 9 points; 2) China Cloud, J/40, Leigh Brite/Cliff Wil¬ son, 9; 3) Troubador, J/33, Jim Hoey, 16; 4) Javelin, J/125, Pat Nolan, 22; 5) Majpr Damage, J/35, Chris Perkins/Dave Wilson, 23; 6) Jarlen, J/35, Bob Bloom, 29; 7) Kiri, J/35, Bob George, 32. (7 boats) J/105 — 1) Sails Call, Ian Charles, 17 points; 2) Blackhawk, Dean Dietrich, 19; 3) Jose Cuervo, Sam Hock, 23; 4) Orion, Gary Kneeland, 28; 5) Speed¬

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last time we interviewed. Lin and Larry Pardey, in the December 1983 issue, they had just launched their new, ‘big’ boat, the 29-ft Lyle Hess cutter Taleisin. Back then, they were already widely known in the cruising community for a series of books written aboard and about their first boat, the 24-fi Hess cutter Seraffyn, in which they completed an 11-year, 45,000-mile circumnavigation. Taleisin departed Southern Calfomia in 1984, and returned to the U.S. East Coast only last year, effectively completing a second circumnavigation, this one lasting 15 years and encompassing 51,000 miles. (An additional 60,000 miles worth of delivery and racing miles brings the grand total to almost 150,000 sailing miles.) Along the

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way, they have kept active on the seminar circuit, as well as with writing articles and hooks. They even did a series of videos aimed at what they’ve always aimed at: showing people how easy, possible — and yes. inexpensive — it can be to cast off docklines and sail to those far horizons. Hallmarks of the Pardey’s lifestyle on both voyages included self-built boats, traditional navigation techniques, next ,to no electronics — and no engine. They have written 10 books in all. Among the best are the two latest ones, Storm Tactics Handbook, written in 1996, and 1998's Cost Conscious Cruising: Champagne Cruising on a Beer Budget. Both are vintage Pardey. chock full of personal experience, careful research and valuable insights into what works, what doesn't and why. And speaking of vintage, Lin and Larry aren’t exactly the exuberant youngsters of the Seraffyn days. Larry celebrates his 60th birthday this year; Lin her 55th. Yet the spring in their step hasn’t slowed, the twinkle in.their eyes hasn’t dimmed, their enthusiasm and humor has only grown — and their opinions on various aspects of cruis¬ ing are as pertinent and often contrarion as ever. The Pardeys breezed through the Bay Area last month in ‘Brownie, ’ a well-used Ford pickup with a camper on the /back. They were in town for Sail Expo, the excellent boat show held at Jack London Square in mid-April. Lin and Larry were all over the show during its four-day run, working the booths at Paradise Cay Publications (which distrib¬ utes their books) and SAIL magazine, giving seminars, fund-raising for the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS), catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. We sat down with them for a few hours the day after the show, just before they were due to shove off for points south aboard the ‘land yacht'. Here’s a little of what we talked about.

Where do you call home these days when you're not on the boat? Lin: We have a home in New Zealand. It’s on an island about 30 miles from Auckland. But we haven’t lived in it for 10 years. Larry: It’s 2 1/2 acres right on the water with this little boatyard attached. It’s a two-man operation, hence we call it Mickey Mouse Marine. Lin: We bought it 15 years ago and spent 2 1/2 years fixing it up, because when we bought it, it was a wreck. That’s why we could afford it. Larry had to build 1,300 feet of seawall just so the place wouldn’t wash away in a big storm. /' Larry: We lost a meter of property in just one storm. There were trees falling in the water. It was an ecological disaster. Lin: So we fixed it up and realized we weren't ready to swal¬ low any anchor — or maybe it went right through — and we had places we still wanted to go. So we rented it out. One of our best friends owns the place across from it and he rents it for us.

can be rallies, races, or just mental schedules. People are try¬ ing for distances that cruisers never considered when they didn't depend on their engines. “I’m going to do a Pacific circuit in a year," is one example of what we’ve heard. The schedule is ‘pro¬ mised’ by having the big engine.

When you do swallow the anchor, is that where you'll end up? Lin: We don’t know. That’s why in two months we're going to New Zealand to spend eight or nine months there because we want to see if it is what we want. Also, the America’s Cup is taking place only 8 or 10 miles away and our friends have all told us they’re sailing down and having a party at our house.

Do you see more multihulls out cruising these days? Larry: No, not in the places we’ve been. Maybe in the Carib¬ bean. We haven’t cruised much there. I guess they make good charter boats.

What are the biggest changes you’ve seen in cruising in the last 30 years? Lin: Thirty years ago, 90% of the people who went cruising did it because they really liked sailing. And cruising was an excuse to do more sailing — along with adventuring, meeting people, not working and so on. And if they had an engine, most of them went by the old British standard of one horsepower per ton of boat. So they did a lot of sailing. Nowadays, 90% of the people out cruising put up with sail¬ ing because it extends the range of their boats. And they want a minimum of one horsepower per fodt of boat. Larry: The only thing we can figure is that most of them grew up with cars, so they 'trust' engines. They feel more com¬ fortable with the motor on. We see it all over the world. And people are trying to run a schedule, which is really hard on a sailing boat. Lin: That’s the second biggest thing: scheduled cruising. That

Are there ‘too many’ cruisers out there? Liny I don’t believe that. There are still a lot of lovely out-ofthe-way places that people don’t get to because so many of them cruise in groups. Many people don’t want to search for out-ofthe-way places because ‘the party's too good!’ Larry: You get slightly off the ‘Hiscock Highway’ and you hardly see anybody. Even today. When we were in Bora Bora, there were a bunch of boats at this real neat yacht club and bar/restaurant there. But we went around to the other side of the island where there’s a real nice anchorage, found a perfect spot — and had it all to/ourselves for almost three weeks.

On the subject of schedules, does anything besides the seasons dictate yours? Larry: We usually get a general plan, but it’s quite adaptable to a new plan. We’ve found that we usually don’t make the sched¬ ules that we tiy to make, except for those dictated by cyclone season that we have to make. Lin: That’s why it’s taken us 15 years to get around the world! Give us an example of how your ‘non-schedule schedule' works. / Lin: When we left Brazil for Europe, we weren’t sure where we wanted to go, so Larry said, “Let’s get to the Azores and then decide.” Along the way we had veiy good sailing, so we arrived in the Azores sooner than we expected. So we said, “Let’s keep our westing and go up and see Ireland.” Now, if we had gotten in much later in the season, we’d have probably gone over to France. As it was, we hit the best summer in Irish history. Larry: There were three other non-Irish boats in the whole west coast of Ireland that summer. No one goes there — mainly because once they get to any part of Europe, it’s pretty much a May, 1999 • UfcWtl? • Page 165

THE'-EST' QUESTIONS beat to get to Ireland. We flsed the westerly to take us to the west coast and then we carried it along the southern coast and, eventually, to England. So it was downwind sailing the whole way!

Have the demographics changed? Are cruisers get¬ ting older or younger? Larry: I think younger. Lin: Yes, younger. And we were delighted to find that the boats are getting smaller, too.

You mean all those ru¬ mors that you need at least a 45-foot boat fqr cruising are untrue? Lin: Sorry to disappoint you. But as just one example, we did a survey of only the boats that were in La Paz in January and February. We found out that out of 87 boats, 20 were under 28 feet, and the median size was 36.1 feet. The harbormaster also made an interesting comment: “It’s the little boats that are always go¬ ing in and out.” Larry: The bigger ones are in repairing their electronics, I guess (laughs).

What three products of the last 20 years have had the biggest impact on cruis¬ ing? Larry: That's easy: GPS,

No interview with Lin and Larry would be complete without the ‘-est’ questions: long-est single passage, fast-est 24 hours, scari-est time, and so on. They appear here in ‘shorthand’ because we ran out of room in the main text.

Longest passage at sea — “49 days, from Japar to British Columbia, on Seraffyn. That was also probably the worst trip we’ve ever done. We had five major blows.” Best day’s run — "On Taleisin, 192 miles noon to noon. It was in the Indian Ocean, no discernable current, 35 knots of wind, with the sea on the quarter and the wind just aft of the beam. We did several 170s, too. All in all, we averaged 152 miles a day for over 9,000 miles.” Scariest time — “In the Chesapeake Bay, on Serrafyn, at anchor, in 1972. We were setting sail for Bermuda and as we approached the ocean, we didn’t like the forecast. So we anchored behind three sunken ships that formed a breakwater near an old ferry terminal. And an 85-knot tail of a cyclone came through, blew straight into the entrance and just nailed us. It was a real bad night. > “Our scariest times — and we can think of a few others — were all in anchorages.” v Most amazing thing in nature — “On one of those beautiful, classic beaches in Mexico we were walking in the early evening and there were all these minnows being forced into the beach by bigger fish. And egrets, hundreds and hundreds of white egrets, were getting them from the top. There was all this splashing and this beautiful golden light shining on them, and right in the midst of it all, a fisherman throwing his net... “It was beautiful. It was the whole food chain (laughs)! That was a memo¬ rable experience.” Weirdest experience — “Years ago on Seraffyn, we met a really nice German guy who told us he had to get to Acapulco from Tenecatita. At the time it was a 12 to 14-hour bus ride on washboard roads, so we invited him to go with us the next day. Well, we got becalmed, and this man developed a huge, huge fever. We kept him in the shade on deck and did everything we could to cool him off. As he started becoming delirious, a hammerhead shark that was easily as long as the boat started circling us. ft circled us for nine hours. As soon as his fever broke, the shark swam off. After he recovered, he said, “I should have warned you that occasion¬ ally I have these problems and it’s not anything serious. I just keep cool and I usually come out of it. But this is the worst I’ve ever had because I kept dreaming that a hammerhead shark was trying to get to me.”

roller furling and rigid-hull inflatables. I don’t think there would be anywhere near as many people out there if we didn’t have those bits of gear. Lin: Can I add a fourth piece? Affordable communications radios. If you eliminated those four items, the cruising fleet would drop to about a third of what it is now.

Do you have any electronics onboard yet? Lin: We have a vacuum cleaner! Larry (nodding and shrugging): A 12-volt car vac. Lin: The only electronics we carry are a battery-operated trans-oceanic receiver, two reading lights, a cassette player that is going to be replaced by a CD player — and we have my vacuum cleaner. Larry: The reason we put the solar panel and the 12-volt battery in was we were doing a video and we needed something to charge the camera’s batteries. And then Lin got addicted to this damn vacuum cleaner. . . Lin: The rot set in! I’ve got to tell you this stoiy. We got the solar panel to try to make the video. I went shopping one day and came puttering back with this $23NZ (about $12US) car vac. Larry took one look and said, “that’s going to work for about two weeks.” But you know, that vacuum cleaner finally died Page 166 • UMmUIS • May, 1999

about three months ago, af¬ ter 12 years. Lariy tried to fix it one more time and it flew into 15 pieces. Larry: By the way, we don’t have minimal electron¬ ics because we’re purists. It’s because we can’t even keep flashlights working. We've got to have it idiot-proof for two idiots!

What about GPS? Surely you have one of those aboard by now. Larry: No, and I'll tell you why. 1 got an award in En¬ gland from the Royal Naviga¬ tion Society for traditional navigation and I don’t want to break my record. And it’s a little like sailing without a motor. It’s an added chal¬ lenge. In fact, there’s a great deal of satisfaction in sailing without a motor and using a sextant to get there. When you get there you really feel good about it. You know, that you needed no ‘outside’ assis¬ tance.

You still feel that way af¬ ter all these years? Larry: Oh yeah. It’s a thrill

every time we make a land¬ fall. Lin: We lucked out again! We call it ‘cheap thrills.’ I have to say that my brother sent us a GPS in England be¬ cause he was worried about us. After keeping it for three months and thinking about it, I sent it back with a thank-you note. And then Lariy got this award and that gave us one more impetus to say no thank you.

How do you keep watch underway? Larry: We use the watch watch. It’s a wristwatch with an alarm that goes off every 11 minutes. Whoever’s on watch, 24 hours a day, someone’s wearing it, even if we’re eating. And if you’re reading a book, it’s right by your ear and it goes beep, beep, beep. And it doesn’t wake the other person up.

Why 11 minutes? Larry: If our boat is on a converging course with a ship, and we’re doing 7 knots, when we pass, it takes about. 11 minutes for the ship to disappear. If we’re going faster or we’re in a crowded channel, we look out more often. If the ship is at right angles or coming from astern, we have more time. Lin: So we just played with the timing and found 11 min¬ utes seems to cover it. But we do a true look-around every 11 minutes. The funny thing is, it makes the watches go faster. There’s a rhythm to them. I thought I'd resent it, but I like it.

interview: lin and larry You guys have certainly influenced a generation of cruis¬ ers. . . . Lin: Two. Okay, two generations. What is fame like in the cruising community? Do you get recognized constantly? Larry: If we get 300 yards from a West Marine, no one recognizes us (laughs). Lin: Let’s say that around most sailors, we are recog¬ nized. What surprises me is that it's gone a bit beyond the cruising sdene. But what's it like? It's like having hundreds of friends we haven’t met yet. Larry: Tom Linskey said something nice once: “The Pardeys are the great enablers. They try to make it possible for people to go sailing." I liked^hat. Because when the general consensus is that you need this $300,000 or $400,000 machine to be SAFE, and we say you can go sailing on a 30-ft or smaller boat that you can buy for 12 or 15 grand, people like to hear that. “Put the rest of the money in the bank and bugger off," we tell them. Whether they do it or not is their choice. Lin: The one major problem with being known by a lot of people is that they know my jokes. I had four women at the boat show stop and say, “I’m still mad at Larry forv yelling at you.” He yelled at you? Larry, what’s the story? Larry: You know what she did? We had this bloody bottom paint and it was kind of thick. I didn’t want to put thinner in it because it cuts down on the strength, So we stuck it in the oven for a little while to see if it would get a bit easier to spread. When she took it out to hand it to me, I don’t know how it happened. . . Lin: It was heavier than I expected. Larry: Yeah, well, she dropped it about 3 feet and when it hit the lid blew off and paint went allpver the inside of the boat... Lin: . . . onto the white overhead, onto the upholstery, onto the bare teak floorboards . . . Larry: I guess I could have lived with that, but then she came running out on deck yelling, “Lariy, Larry, help me!” — treading paint all over the teak deck! I actually think I was pretty good. I just yelled at her and threw her in the water! Sounds justifiable to us, Lin. Besides being mad at Larry, what’s the most common reaction when people see you two? Lin: 'Thank you.” It’s a nice confirmation. And of course the next thing is: "I have this list of questions I’d like to ask you.” What’s the most common question? Larry: “What kind of boat should I buy?” And your answer? Lin: A good sailing one. One that maneuvers well and sails good in light winds. We won’t say any kind of boat’s better than another. We tell people that we’re uncomfortable with extreme fins and skeg rudders on cruising boats because they don’t take groundings as well as a longer keel and a well-supported rudder. And of course we recommend smaller size, something that a spouse can handle if it gets rough, especially in the har¬

bor and she has to move the boat herself. Beyond that, we rec¬ ommend doing a lot of research and finding a boat that fits the individual’s skills and desires. Larry: We also recommend that when they find a boat they like, that they get a surveyor from out of town. Local guys might owe a favor to the broker or builder or whatever. I don’t think you get a candid survey un¬ less you get someone that’s not part of the local scene. What if people start ask¬ ing you about a specific boat they like, say for in¬ stance a West sail 32? Larry: I tell them what I know, and I certainly don’t know every boat ever made. The Westsail 32? It's a kind of pedestrian boat, but people have done a lot of tweeking over the years and have gotten them to sail reason¬ ably well. The earlier ones with the solid lead ballast are quite a bit better than the ones with the lead BBs in resin. They sail a lot better. And if you get rid of the three-bladed ’fan’, they’ll go to windward reasonably well. That’s a big bucket to drag. Much has been made of your engineless cruising. Do you recommend going without an engine? Larry': No, no. Not unless you’re really comfortable with it. Generally, people who have learned to sail at a fairly early age in dinghies can sail big boats without engines — usually. It’s a bit like flying a glider instead of flying a single-engine aircraft. It’s almost a whole different sport. But it’s a riot. We get some of the greatest thrills and adventures sailing that boat around without a motor. Lin: And we are never late for a season. We’re never held up because something’s not ^working. Larry: Cause there ain’t nothin’ to fix.

Serqffyn and Taleisir} were both designed by Lyle Hess, who modeled them after traditional British working cut¬ ters. What’s the attraction of these boats that’s kept you from moving into a more modern design? Lin: The short answer is ‘trust.’ The long answer is, there are three other very well-known, very long-term voyagers who are out there right nbw — without engines: Peter Tangvald on Dorothea, a T. Harrison Butler 32-footer; Tim and Pauline Carr on Curlew, which is a 100-year-old 28-ft true Falmouth cutter: and Bill Sellers on Nimbus, a 34-ft Atkin Tally Ho Major.’ And then there’s Taleisin, our 29 footer which now has 50,000 miles on her. What we all have in common besides not having en¬ gines is very traditional, classic, bowsprited cutters with out¬ board rudders. Larry: We’re talking about these people owning these same boats for 25 or 30 years. What is it about this type of boat that keeps us interested? We think it’s trust. They don’t fail us. Seraffyn was the same way. She never missed a tack. They’re very predictable boats that do most things well and none badly. Just to review your evolution in these types of boats. We know that Larry used to sail with Bob Sloan, a schoonerman from way back. . . Lin: He introduced us. Larry: In the Anchor Cove. May, 1999 •

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interview: Lin: The worst bar iir-Newport Beach. Well, maybe the sec¬ ond worse. So anyway, you were grounded early on in the traditional rig, right? Larry: No, not really. 1 had a Tumlaren up in Canada, which is a 27-ft high-aspect, lightweight . racing boat.

for boat. They won the fleet handicap prize. Peter Blake, who was the boat manager on the 67-ft Burton Cutter at that time, put on a champagne dinner for them out ol his own pocket. . .

Racing is certainly an as¬ pect of the Pardeys that most people don’t know much about. What do you enjoy about it? Lin: Racing is a great way to do sea trials, it keeps pur skills growing, and it’s one of the best ways to meet people in a new port. We have found in every country we go to as soon as we get to a new place we find Out if there’s any local club racing we can get into. And within an hour of joining that race, we have friends. In England we went to five different race weeks. When we were in New Zealand, we joined three different winter series in two-handed racing, which we, think is a gas. Of course, we have a bit of an advantage in that we’ve already had the practice at it. Larry (winking): Why race if you're going to lose?

“We would like it to be a few that you can't use the words ‘life’ or ‘safety’ on any equipment.”

Then what made you decide on Lyle Hess and this traditional look in the first place? Larry: It was quick. A little Hess-designed cutter called Ren¬ egade had won the Ensenada Race a couple of times. And 1 was quite impressed with the look of these salty little boats. Lin: And, it could cany a cargo. This is a big thing. People say, “I’m going off on a lightweight boat.” And I go "Ha ha. Maybe you’re starting off with a lightweight boat. But by the time you go, it'll be full of junk.”

As long as we’ve broached the subject, have you done much racing in your travels? Lin: We enjoy racing. Lariy won the Around Britain TwoHanded Race in 1974 on an S&S 30. His partner was a man who turned 67 on the race, going to windward, off the coast of Scotland, in 48 knots of wind. They were one of the smallest boats in the 61-boat fleet and they finished 13th overall boat

Okay, how about a few racing questions: What was your best start? Larry: The first race of the two-handed series in New Zealand. We were running behind schedule and arrived in the starting area with only two or three minutes to go — and still towing the

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lin and larry dinghy behind us. So I grabbed a small anchor with 100 feet of line on it and tied it to the dinghy. As we sailed right in front of the race committee, I dropped the anchor in a bit of shallow water there and turned for the line — and we had the best start of anybody! It was totally serendipitous. Lin: And we won the race and didn’t know it because it took us two hours to get the dinghy back! Larry: The tide had gone out and the dinghy was in about three feet of water. So then of course everyone’s quite curious about how we’re going to get this dinghy. I got out a bottle of wine, and as a little motorboat went, by I said, “See this? If you get that dinghy, it’s yours.” They did. Your most memorable race? Lin: The King’s Cup in Norway just last September, which we also won by some equally clever tactics. We can’t under¬ stand Norwegian, so the morning of the race we climbed the hill behind the town with our radio and got the British forecast. It said that the southwesterly would shift around to the west and then northwest. Larry: So we short-tacked out, and ,we could see the island near where this mark was, 32 miles away. We knew we couldn’t lay the mark, but it’s going to shift so we’ll be lifted, right? And that’s exactly what happened. Everybody else was over hugging the shore, keeping out of this current that we didn’t even know about. Lin: They later told us they thought we were crazy for going out where we did. And we smoked them. We were third around

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interview: Lin: Another person I really admire is Peter Blake. We don't know him well, we just kind of cross paths every once in awhile. He’s a brilliant seaman, but he's one thing more. When he was heading New Zealand’s America's Cup syndicate in San Diego, Larry and I were working on our Storm Tactics Handbook. Peter had written a very interesting introduction to the new edition of Heavy Weather Sailing, Adlard Coles’ book, in which he talked about heaving-to — not once but twice — and in very modern race boats. And coming through a double cyclone in which two of his friends lost their boats. Larry: He's a big exponent of heaving-to, as are we. Lin: So we’re doing this book, and I telephoned and actually got through to him in San Diego! And I said Peter, I would really like to ask you a few questions. I know you're very busy. . . “ He said, “Lin, I am very busy, but this is too important not to do correctly. Do you mind getting up at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning. I’ll get up early, have your questions ready and I’ll give you an hour or an hour and a half. Would that help you?’’ That was generosity. That was class. One more person I must add is Dawn Riley. I first met Dawn in Auckland during the ‘86 Whitbread when she was the sailmaker on Maiden. I’d been asked to do an article on the Whitbread, and Larry suggested that instead of interviewing the top crews, that we talk to the boats that weren’t going to win. So that’s how we met the wonderful crew of La Poste, who were all French mailmen, and that’s how I met Dawn. 1 remember being impressed with her in a number of ways: her physical strength, her skill and dedication, but particularly

her drive and her long-range vision of top-level racing. She said, “I'm doing this all-women thing because I have to right now. One day, I hope to run a campaign where women and men can be part of the same team. Co-ed is strongest.” That's why I was so thrilled when I learned she’s really done it with Americasf'rue. We certainly wish her the best. This is probably a silly question, but do you use a com¬ puter at all? Lin (pulling out a notepad): I’ve got my laptop right here! It’s never broken down, and I never have an excuse not to write anything. For finishing manuscripts, I have my original manual typewriter. I paid $85 for it and I’m going to get my money’s worth out of it. It’s done seven books and when it wears out, I’ll gej another typewriter. So we’re not liable to see pardey.com anytime soon. Lin: Funny you should ask. Paradise Cay Publishing, which distributes all of our books now, has a web page — www. pdracay.com — and on that, Matt Morehouse has put a page for us! He’s asked us to send him letters and a few pictures to put on once a month. But they couldn’t read my handwriting last time, so they only put half of what I sent. Is writing where you derive most of your income? Lin: Mo$t of our income up until five years ago was a combi¬ nation of delivering yachts, doing restoration of classic boats and woodwork, and writing articles. Over the last four years —

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lin and larry due to the fact that Larry shoved me into a very brave step and we’ve taken over the publication of our own books — I would now say it comes from seminars and books. Larry: Years ago, when we took off sailing, most of the people out there were retired and they’d say, “How can you be out here cruising? You’re too young!” We’d say, “We’re going to retire now and work later.” Well, ‘work later’ has now happened. Lin: So now we’re giving up some of our freedom and work¬ ing six months out of the year and only cruising six. Where, when we were young, we worked three months and cruised nine.

and the ’can-do’ aspect of building. In fact, we’re going into the second printing. . . Larry: She’s a great publicist, isn’t she? , Lin: I'm trying to get him to commit to work on it! Larry: I am kind of a screw off (laughs). Lin: And my other book I can’t tell you about because it’s a bit of a new adventure. It’s a narrative. That’s all I can tell you.

And by work you mean. . . ? Larry: Doing seminars, production, updating our old books and writing new ones. That's one of the reasons we’re going to New Zealafid. We’ve got two more books we want to do.

What are some of the other more offbeat things you’ve done along the way to support the cruising kitty? Lin: We did a survey of a ferry boat in Cartagena whose owners wanted it brought up to U.S. Coast Guard specs. And the first thing Larry told them was, “You must secure those rocks that are in the bilge. . Larry: They were round river rocks, designed to shift.

What will they be about? Lin: I’ m trying to encourage Larry to finish the second half of his Details of Classic Boat Construction, which is a magnifi¬ cent book about how to.build wooden hulls. The second book would be about decks, spars and interiors, but it would be ap¬ plicable to boats built of glass, metal Of wood. It’s classic boat¬ building — showing people that they can do true professional classic building with very simple skills. Larry: I’m not an exponent of complicated dovetail joints, I’m an exponent of watertight, simple joints. Lin: His first book has become the textbook for many of the British boatbuilding schools to show both the classic technique

Where have you done most of your writing for your books? Lin: On the boat. On night watches. In the laundromat.

How about wacky jobs other cruisers have taken? Lin: The wackiest job I ever saw someone else take was down in Rangiroa. Some cruisers started working with the divers that feed sharks for the tourists in the glass-bottom boats. Let’s change gears a bit. Do you wear safety harnesses? Larry: I started sailing 45 years ago and you didn’t wear them in those days. In heavy weather, really heavy weather, people would use them. And I think that’s the way it should be. < t

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interview: It's better to develop and^ train yourself to hang on — one hand for the ship, one hand for you. It still works. Because if there’s an emergency and you’re down below, you don’t put a harness on — you rhn up there bare naked and you do what has to be done. That’s what everybody does, right? Well, if you’ve trained yourself to be attached to this clothesline, you’re at a serious disadvantage. If you’ve trained yourself to stay low and hang on, you’ll be okay. We do wear safety harnesses in rough conditions. Lin: No! We wear harnesses. We would like it to be a law that you can’t use the words ‘life’ or ‘safety’ on any equipment. Be¬ cause when you say it's a ’liferaft’, is that the truth? No, it’s a ‘second chance’ raft. Your boat’s your ‘liferaft.’ It isn’t a safety harness, it’s a harness. It isn't a ‘life sling,’ it’s a ‘man over¬ board sling’. Larry: But safety sells. Our brilliant marketers are always yakking about safety and then they wonder why people are put off sailing. New sailors think it’s dangerous. I believe skiing is much more dangerous than sailing, but they don’t go on about the safety aspects of skiing nearly as much as sailing. I think sailing is actually an exceptionally safe sport. The worst danger out there is getting run down, and most of the time you can see ships coming 10 miles away, which is plenty of time to get out of their way. Have either of you ever fallen off the boat, or nearly so? No. When we first started, we had a windvane. And I said to Lin, this thing is deadly. Because I sleep extremely well. Noth¬

ing wakes me up. So I said, “If you fall overboard, with the windvane steering, you are dead. So stay on the bloody boat.” And she’s always done that. It’s like when you’re six years old and you’re going to school and your mom is teaching you to look both ways — twice — before you step off the sidewalk. We’re adults, we can stay on boats; You just\£iave to be careful and look both ways. What’s your normal monthly budget when you’re cruis¬ ing? Lin: As much as we’ve got! But how much can people cruise on? We keep figures on that. We have young friends who are cruising on $500 a month, but the average is closer to $1,000 a month. Larry: We can — and have — lived on $1,000 if we have to. tLin: Quite enjoyably. Larry: But we also do a lot of business-related mailing, pho¬ tographs and so on that accounts for some of our expenses. Lin: I’d say an average American on a 28 to 35-ft boat can cruise enjoyably on $800 a month if they're careful, but $1,000 is fnore the median — if they don’t cruise in company or on ral¬ lies. Normal people don’t have dinner parties every night of the week. The pot lucks will kill you. So you’re not big advocates of rallies or buddy boating? Larry: No, we’re not saying that. It’s a good way to go some¬ times, and we’ve done it that way. But it’s kind of like a moveable yacht club. You’re ‘insulated’ from the rest of the world.

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lin and larry You don't learn a lot about the country or the people until you break put and go your own way. And you spend more. Lin: It's okay for a week. If you cruise in company for one out of every eight weeks, you’ll be able to keep a budget of $800. Larry: The best thing about the rallies is that it makes people go and get their feet wet. They have a date they have to go. Otherwise, the trouble with cruising, unlike racing, is that you go when you're ready. And of course, you’re never ready. Crime has been a topic lately among cruisers. Have you ever been victims of crime? Lin: In front of our house in Southern California when we were building Taleisin. I was confronted by two drunk hunters who threatened to shoot me with their rifles, and our neighbor got rid of them by shooting at them with her .22. What? Where was this? Larry: Cowboy country, Riverside County. Lin: We feel safer in any country in the world than in the U.S. because of the handguns. Mexico is safer because the guns are just not there. t ’

What are the three most important books you have aboard? Larry: Bowdilch is one of them. Ocean Passages for the World. which is put out by the British Admiralty, and, let's see. . . Lin: The Dictionary! (laughs) We have lots of reference books, too. For pleasure, the Horatio

Hornblower series. What's a favorite memory of 30 years on the go? Lin: On the west coast of Ireland, we sailed into a little bay because we heard they had some of the original Galway Hook¬ ers, which were small working sailboats. And we thought we might see some up there. Well, as we were short-tacking in, three ‘hookers came up to us. They were also short tacking with their big, black gaff sails. They said, “turn on your engine and tow us in!” We said, “Sorry, but we can’t help you.” But we all chatted as we tacked against the tide. And when we anchored, they asked how long we were staying. And Larry said, “If it's fun up here, we’ll stay the whole summer.” “Oh, and that's grand!” said one of the guys, “No yachtsman has ever done anything more than anchor and then go on the next day.” They invited us to go racing with them the next day, but as we were sailing to the start, one of the Hookers hit a rock and started taking water. They got it into shore, leaned it up against a stone wall and when the tide went out, Larry went over with his caulking irons and cotton and caulked them back up. The tide came back up, they raced, Larry raced with them. We spent the rest of the summer racing on these Galway Hookers and never bought our own beer. The only bad thing about that wonderful summer is that they got me hooked on Bailey's Irish Cream and 1 gained 10 pounds. It’s one qf the risks of cruising.

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have an engine. Larry — tell us it ain't so! Lin: It’s true: a little tugboat, because our house is on an island eight miles away from the nearest shopping and I want a little boat that I can commute back and forth and pick up my friends and groceries. Larry: Mickey Mouse Marine needs a tugboat. So instead of a station wagon, she’s going to have this little boat. Lin: And I’m going to call it Toot the Tug. Okay. What about more long-range plans? Lin: We’re going to skip one East Coast cruising season. We haven’t seen our place in 10 years, and it needs a bit of upgrad¬ ing, so we’re going to do that. And we're going to start building the tugboat. Then we want to come back and use our boat and get back up to Maine.

Somebody said you owned a world record. What is that? Lin: It’s an important one. We have sailed around three of the great southern capes of the world, contrary to the prevail¬ ing winds, in the roaring ‘50s — carrying a nylon drifter.

So Taleisin is laid up for a season? Where? Larry: .In a motorboat shed in the Chesapeake. She’s mothballed — in the water, but the mast is out and everything is completely covered. Tell everybody they don’t have to worry about the boat. It’s safe as a church.

What? Larry: Well, we sit in the lee, you know, waiting for a real good high pressure, and when we go, there's almost zero wind and we just creep around! We did that at Cape Maatsuker in Tasmania, the Cape of Storms in South Africa, and Cape Leeuwin in southwestern Australia.

One last question: “Go simple, go small, go now.” Has the motto evolved any in 30 years? Lin: Go simple, go now, go modest — and don’t let anyone talk you out of it.

What are your plans for the immediate future? Larry: We’re going to build another boat, and it’s going to

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REGATA BAHIA DE BANDERAS Given the power to create a perfect fun regatta, what would you be looking for? Good sailing condi¬ tions, of course, which would mean a reliable 12 to 20 knots of wind and flat seas. And surely you’d want 75° water and 85° air tempera¬ ture, so nobody would suffer a chill or need to bother with cumbersome foul weather gear. For ,, convenience, the scenic race course would be just a mile or two from the harbor entrance. The regatta would have to be based at a modern resort complex that included a brand new marina with excellent security and reliable water and electricity. Berthing would have to be at a 50% discount for the four-day event. The resort itself would have to be excellently maintained, with several pools, hot

Marina Vallarta Harbormaster Karl Raggio and his wife Linda looked great!

tubs, and water slides — in addition to a world class spa and exercise facility. It goes without saying that it would be situated along a long, sandy beach, with good waves for surfing dnd body surfing, and that boogie boards and water kayaks would be available free of charge. Participants would be able to provision from a nearby store, where things such as delicious whole roast chickens would sell for just $3, and where you could pickup day old copies of the Chronicle and the Wall Street Journal. The perfect regatta would have no entiy fees! Nonethe¬ less there would be trophies and medals galore for the boats and crews. For a ridiculously low price — say $55 — anyone would be

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Seventeen knots of tropical breeze was ideal for club-level racing. entitled to three nights of parties with unlimited drinks, finger food and entertain¬ ment — as well as a full blown tropical award's banquet on the fourth night. To top it off, the event would enjoy the support of ' many local businesses and include the participation of lots of local kids.

T -L he good news is that this fantasy-like event already exists in the form of the Regata Internacional Bahia de Banderas. It's based out of the firstclass Paradise Village Hotel & Marina complex, which is located just a few miles north of the Puerto Vallarta Airport — and therefore completely separate from the more cheesy tourism

aspects of downtown Puerto Vallarta. Having enjoyed this terrific event on March 17 through the 20th of this year, we

have only two ques¬ tions: 1) What more could anybody want in a fun regatta? 2) Why were there only 39 entries — rather than the 139 there would have been if it were held in the Caribbean? The Banderas Bay Regatta' was started in 1991 by Gene Menzie, who was then sailing the Yankee 28 Delfux. The event had a couple of good years, a couple of lean years, and then wasn't held at all. Its problems were that it suffered from a lack of

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Dick and Sole Swit2er of the Freedom 45 'Illusions'. local support and the fact that even just a few years ago the Nuevo Vallarta area was something of a remote outpost. Both those things have changed. The Banderas Bay Regatta was resusci¬

tated by Mexican Terry O'Rourke, who although a powerboater, wanted to see a first class sailing regatta for the bay. The owner of Lloyds Bank in Mexico, O'Rourke had the influence to pull together all the local sailing and business interests to assure the event's success. Any boat damaged in the regatta, for example, would be hauled for free at Opequimar Marine Services. The event also gets major support from, the Paradise Village Hotel & Marina, which unlike most Inset; Paradise Marina. Spread; The Morgan 45 Desperado'.

large resorts isn't owned by a bottomline driven corpora¬ tion, but by Graziano Sovernigo Cavallin, who emigrated penniless from Italy many years ago. '' Graziano and his wife not only live in the

Two entries hobby-horse to weather during the first race. 600-room complex, they start work early each day to make sure their guests enjoy themselves — and the hands-on manage¬ ment really shows. Two things that had ham¬ strung the Banderas Bay Regatta in recent years was a shoaled harbor entrance and a lack of berthing. The prop¬ erty owners in the Nuevo-* Vallarta area — there are many expensive homes with docks on the lagoon — created an assess¬ ment district and hired a dredge. By

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and cruisers in Mexico, but with folks getting ready to jump across the puddle — which made for a nice atmosphere on the docks.

T„e fleet of 39 entries was divided into seven divisions; six monohull and one multihull. The monohulls ranged in size from a Catalina 27 to a Beneteau 51. and featured many classic racer/cruisers: Cal 34, Valiant 40, old Swan 55, a couple of Columbia 50s, Islander 36, Ericson 38, C&C 38, Tartan 33, and a flock of more modern Hunt¬ ers. The three-boat Page 178

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The possible courses ranged from between five and 12 miles, and most boats were sent on the longer ones. Unlike the MEXORC, which was held a few weeks before and where the rock stars were grumpy if their

boats hadn't done well, the Banderas Bay Regatta is club racing where nobody takes the results too seriously. The great thing about racing in Banderas Bay is that

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Clockwise, from left: the lovely Columbia 50, 'Querida'; the Valiant 40, 'AudreyLane'; the 46-foot cat, ‘Capricorn Cat'; 'Askari' and 'Thistle'; the 48-foot ketch 'Cyclades'; Ezra of 'Attu' at the dessert table; the Swan 55, 'Swan Fun'; and the S.2 'Escape Velocity'.

peaks at about 1500, and eases off at sundown. It's as though Banderas Bay were created for easy day racing. This year's event saw up to 20 knots of wind on the first day, about 12 on the second day, and

about 15 on the third day. All the boats moved at a good clip, and it never was rough. As you can tell from the accompany¬ ing photographs, it was absolutely delightful!

The regatta's outstanding perfor¬ mance was turned in by Roger Waltz's Catalina 38 Waltz Time, as they scored a perfect three bullets

in Division V. The Hobie 21 Matadore, sailed by local hotshot Daniel Zaragoza Gomez, also had three bullets to win the multihull division — but gets an asterisk. Beach cats really don't belong racing

with cruising cats, and Matadore was only allowed to participate with the permission of the cruising cat owners. So we're awarding good-sports Blair and Joan Grinoles an honorary first for their Capricorn Cat. Swan Fun. Daniel Colangelo's stately old Swan 55 won the closest battle, taking Division III honors over the Beneteau 456 Evasion by just a quarter point. David Domingo later blamed his second-place finish on the fact that Latitude's catamaran Profligate, which has the 'footprint' of a small apartment house, got inside of them at a reaching mark thereby making them sail a much longer course.

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REGATA BAHIA DE BANDERAS Domingo is probably right — which is further proof that multihulls and monohulls should be kept apart as much as possible. John Kelly's 39-foot Hawkeye also turned in a fine performance, with two firsts and a second to easily win Division IV. Thomas Menzie claimed Division VI honors with the Tartan 33 Nereus; local Jose Rivera won Division VII with the Catalina 27 Spondylus; and Guillerma Tapia won the local Capri 37 onedesign class with Crew

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The Banderas Bay Regatta is as

much a spcial event as a regatta, so many of the ex-pats and ex¬ sailors in the Puerto Vallarta area join in — which explains how 2,000 souvenir Tshirts were sold. Every evening there was terrific entertain¬ ment — particularly

The awards banquet by the pool was held in grand style.

the noted Nayarit Ballet Folklorico — at the great little ampitheatre on the water's edge. The award's banquet, for which everyone

dressed in their tropical best, was held around one of the resort's pools — which made it easy to push winners in the water. For those planning on taking their boats south for some millennium cruising next year, or for those

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time we sail around the world, we won’t make that mistake again." That line became a running joke between ourselves and several other boats that were traveling on the same' general route around the world. As you might imagine, we made our share of little mistakes during 4 1/2 years

Did Dave and Amy Sherman enjoy cruising the world with their son and daughter? Seen here in Borneo, their broad smiles answer "Yes." of international cruising. So in order to spare future cruisers some pain and frus¬ tration, we thought we'd share some of the tips we picked up along the way. After buying Rubaiyat, a Stevens 47 center cockpit cutter, on the East Coast in the fall of '93, we took off around the world a few months later with our kids, Jessica, then 9, and Cody, then., 4. The following info is relatively current, since we returned only last summer — we've been struggling to readjust to the 'land¬ lubber lifestyle' ever since.

Financial. How much does it cost to cruise? This is a common question for those starting out. After talking to a num¬ ber of cruisers, we figure that in the long run, on a used boat, you can figure on about 8-10% of the cost of the boat for maintenance. This is an average and in¬ cludes years when you have to replace a whole set of sails, put in a new engine and other major costs. Obviously, the cost will be higher if you hire all the work out. Our 47-ft boat that cost $180,000 in 1993, ran about $1,000 a month for re¬ pairs, haulouts, equipment replacement, etc., and we would have incurred more costs for a complete sail replacement, and engine work at the end of our voyage. Living expenses really vary depending on your lifestyle. We had some friends with a toddler that lived on $800 a month on a Page 182 • U&UJUW • May. 1999

40-ft boat. They ate a lot of fish and never went to marinas or restaurants. From our perspective, though, they missed some things. For instance, you cannot under¬ estimate the need to hit a restaurant af¬ ter days at sea. For bud¬ get-minded cruisers, a 'compromise approach' makes a lot of sense: you can be fairly self-suffi¬ cient while touring around, then, when you are in a cheap area, splurge a little. We spent $2,300 to $3,000 a month (including boat maintenance) and found that was about average for a family of four.

count, except for cash advances from reputable banks and to transfer funds from the larger to the smaller account. That way, when purchases are made, our liability is limited to the amount in the smaller account. Make sure that you have a list of fax numbers, non-800 telephone numbers, and 800 numbers that work when calling from foreign countries for your bank or brokerage firm before you leave the US. When you choose a credit or debit card, all other things being equal, you might opt for one that gives you frequent flyer miles or extended warranties. Extended warranties on boat gear are valuable, and some of our cruising friends that use fre¬ quent flyer cards have been able to visit home with free airline tickets.

Managing Money & Accessing Cash. In al¬

Mail. A mail service that specializes in servicing cruisers is probably your best bet. They’ll send out your mail immedi¬ ately and have info on the best way to send the mail. Our service, MCCA in Palm City, Florida, always knew whether it was best to go with DHL, Fed Ex or air mail in dif¬ ferent ports of the world and they had an estimate of the time it would take-to ar¬ rive. Surprisingly, it is frequently cheaper to go with Fed Ex or DHL than regular

most every country we visited, we were able to obtain money at ATM machines and banks with a VISA card. We also always carried a "stash” of US cur¬ rency for those places where a cash ad¬ vance wasn’t possible. Since we often did not receive mail for months and could not pay our credit card bills on time, we found it most convenient to carry debit cards that automatically deducted the money from our account. The problem with debit cards is that they do not have the same protections as regular credit cards. On domestic regu¬ lar credit cards, US consumer protection laws limit your liability for lost or stolen cards, or for fraudulent transactions, to $50. Not so with debit cards. If someone starts using your debit card and you have a lot of money in your account, it can be a big problem and you can lose substan¬ tial sums. One of our cruiser friends, for instance, discovered that in Venezuela someone had started using their credit card number to buy thousands of dollars of goods which were being deducted from their debit ac¬ count. They sailed straight from the southern Caribbean to" Puerto Rico where communications were better, but after several months of negotiations with the credit card company things still had not been straightened out. Our solution was to open a second debit account — one to hold the bulk of our funds, and a second 'working' account which held only a small amount of money. Both accounts have debit credit cards, but we only use the card on the smaller ac¬

Gleaning a multi-facetted education in the 'classroom of life', young Jessica and Cody { saw bizarre creatures close-up — like igua- • nas at Allan's Cay in the Bahamas — that their contemporaries only see in books.

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postal air mail, and it is faster, more se¬ cure and traceable. The service'rail about $15 a year exclusive of postage. Having relatives handle the mail is free, but they won't know the ins and outs of getting packages into different countries.

Surprisingly, it is frequently cheaper to go with Fed Ex or DHL than regular postal air mail. Moreover, relatives or friends usually have busy land lives and often don’t under¬ stand that if they get your mail out a^few days late, it can mean you'll have to sit in a roily anchorage or, miss important weather windows. They’re also a lot harder to fire! Always have flat mail sent in one en¬ velope and packages sent separately. That way, if customs unexpectedly levies a huge duty on the package — which often happens despite the fact that you are on a yacht in transit — you can at least get your mail. Then you can tty to negotiate the duty, or abandon the package if it has little value. Generally they will not even

return the package until the duty is paid. Being slow learners, we were taught this lesson several times — the latest in Indonesia when a home video was sent along with months of mail. Customs lev¬ ied a $150 duty based on the total weight of the whole package! We yelled and screamed but they would only go down $10 or so. I wanted to just leave the mail on principle, but my wife had better sense and paid the ransom. Turned out we had a $700 insurance refund from Australia in the mail that we never would have re¬ ceived if we had left the mail.

American Express. An American Ex¬ press card is an asset as you can have mail sent to any of their offices and thus have advance addresses all over the world where you can receive mail. If your itin¬ erary changes, which often happens be¬ cause of weather or new friends that talk you into going to some neat and un¬ planned place, you can telephone or fax AmEx and they will forward ^our mail to your ,new destination. Obtafn a list of AmEx worldwide offices, addresses and telephone and fax numbers before you leave. E-mail. Having e-mail and onboard fax

Jessica, who reached her teens during the cir¬ cumnavigation, had plenty of time to bond with mom. Seen here beneath St. Lucia's Pitons. capability is happening now and getting cheaper. There are a number of systems that you can connect through your SSB radio. (CruisingSailor.com has 3 links for setting up an e-mail system on yachts.) We spent more on faxes during our fouryear circumnavigation than the cost of a sqftware program that would have given us on-board fax capabilities through our SSB and laptop computer. In some parts of the world the land-based radio services for the SSB connection are too distant for good propagation. To avoid this, you could get an Inmarsat unit, but the cost is still way up there. Interested in a cheaper option? Use www.CruisingSailor.com to leave and pick up messages for free. Or, get a free e-mail address via one of several free commer¬ cial e-mail servers: www@hotmail.com, www.rocketmdil.com,www.netadd.ress. qpm or www.magica .com. Pick up stored messages and send out e-mail at internet cafes' while sipping a cafe latte. Internet cafes are popping up in countries all over the world.

Safety. We heard of several people that fell overboard and drowned while cruis¬ ing. A child getting a bucket of water over the side was pulled overboard and lost. One woman arose in the morning on a passage to find her husband gone. He'd May, 1999 • lZ2 • Page 183

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cumnavigation. In fact, the only really dangerous weather that I've been in dur¬ ing 20 years of sailing was between Half Moon Bay and the Golden Gate.

Cruising under sail can take you to some amaz¬ ing places, like the exotic island of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. had a habit of relieving himself over the side and had apparently fallen over the side on his night watch. Another man that had to make a quick sail change did not put on a harness and was washed over. A friend of ours, who was at the helm, had a mate come up into the compqnionway to give him cup of tea and was washed over by a wave and lost. We clipped into harnesses and tethers not only when the weather got bad, but every night at sunset. The kids were re¬ quired to use their harnesses and clip onto jacklines anytime they wanted to leave the cockpit to see dolphins or what¬ ever. I kept two harnesses and two tethers, generally wearing the long tether with the comfortable shoulder harness. Having a comfortable harness with a very long tether allowed me to leave the cockpit, go below to take a fix, make a hot drink or use the head without taking off the tether. A comfortable harness is like a seat belt; it's sort of a hassle at first, but after you get used to using it, you will feel naked without it. If we had ever hit bad weather, I could have switched to the safer, short tether, and slipped into the harness with the leg straps. We never did hit any dangerous weather in our four-and-a-half-year cir¬

Collision Avoidance. Collision avoid¬ ance using a high-power spotlight to alert ships of your presence has been very ef¬ fective for us. After our friends on Melinda Lee were hit by a freighter with tragic loss of life, we installed a strobe light on the mast, a new radar, and put in a CARD radar detector. We also used spreader lights to light up the sails. But we found the best way to get a ship’s attention was to shine a high-powered spotlight back and forth aimed at the ship. In every case, the ship altered course and gave us plenty of sea room. Why didn’t we radio them? We did. Only about one out of 20 would answer. After talking with other cruising friends and some commercial merchant sailbrs, we came to the conclusion that whoever was on watch probably didn't speak En¬ glish. s We replaced our old radar with a new LCD radar with timed watch cycles and an alarm zone. Because it uses so little electricity, we can run it all night. It’s like having an extra pair of eyes on watch. But,

just like a human, it can miss a ship. Our radar alarm didn't gp off every time a ship was within range. It's especially tough when the weather gets rough and waves get big — for both humans and radar. But any extra 'eyes’ are helpful and the radar can gauge distance and course better than human eyes. Our CARD radar detector also helped although we have had ships pass close to us without the alarm sound¬ ing. The bottom line is: You still need to keep a good watch. Food Storage. We kept flour, sugar, rice, and other staples in recycled plastic milk containers, labeling the contents of each one on its top. These are really handy to pour from, even though filling them re¬ quires some effort and a funnel. They were great for keeping our stores bug-free. Making Yogurt. It's tough to keep dairy products aboard a boat, and in many countries, fresh milk and dairy are not available at all. Especially if you have kids, you need some dairy. Although fresh milk is tough to find, you can make yogurt along the way and have it fresh anytime. To make a batch, carry one small con¬ tainer of store-bought yogurt — any non¬ fruit brand will do. Make a quart of pow-

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dered milk in warm water and add one tablespoon of the live yogurt per quart. Place the container in a warm place for about 12 hours. A space near a recently run engine is perfect. After 12 hours, check the yogurt to see if it is done. Add vanilla and sugar or honey, or fruit fill¬ ing. If the new yogurt is bitter, you put in

Ships passed close to us without the radar alarm sounding. You still need to keep a good watch. too much live yogurt, if the yogurt is runny, you put in too little. There are also yogurt starter packages that you can buy that are easy to store and keep.

Fresh Bread. For us, this is a wish list item. If I were starting out again and had a big boat, I would carry a breadmaker. There are so many places in the world that you cannot get decent bread. Either the bread is sickly sweet, dry and coarse, has grit in it, or is not available at all. Make sure that if you buy a breadmaker it will work with your inverter. Many will not

because of the cycles or sine waves. Use the breadmaker to mix and rise, but not for the bake cycle, which uses an enormous amount of electricity. Instead, just pop the dough in the oven. Breadmaking machines are also great for rolls, pastries, and all kinds of treats.

Tortillas. Vacuum packed tortillas will keep for months and are a good bread substitute. Even non-vacuumed tortillas last a long time if kept cool. Roll eggs, meat, beans, cheese or vegetables into them. Cryovac. Vacuum-packed meat will last for months in the fridge without be¬ ing fipzen. Before learning about vacuum sealing, we were slaves to our frozen food — always afraid to leave the boat for more than 24 hours because we would lose our frozen provisions. After we started to vacuum pack, we could leave the boat for inland trips without a problem. We're not talking about the light-weight/plastic wrap that meats typically come wrapped in here, but rather, vacuum-sealing in heavy-mil plastic — for example, we've all seen unrefrigerated smoked salmon sold this way in gourmet shops here in the States. Butchers in relatively modern shops can often provide this service for you. Canned meat and vegetables. If you didn’t like it ,on land, you won’t like it at sea. Seems like half the cruisers we met in the first year were tiying to trade cans of canned peas or something equally dis¬ gusting. We still had canned goods at the end of our circumnavigation that we’d flown from San Francisco to the East Coast, then carried most of the way around the world. It is a common mis¬ take. Medicines. Pepto Bismol, which is not available in many places outside the U.S., is a good cure for minor diarrhea and con¬ stipation, both of which you are likely to encounter at some time during your voy¬ age. Aspirin and Tylenol are also difficult to find in large economy sizes. Dramamine 11, the anti-drowsy version, is also diffi¬ cult to find. Flags. When we started in the Carib¬ bean, we were sometimes in three differ¬ ent countries in three days. We had to have a new courtesy flag for each new country, and it would have been expen¬ sive to buy a new one at $20 a pop. Solu-

Sporting his African attire, Cody takes a turn at the wheel. Now back in school, he's a kid who should never run out of ideas for 'show and tell'. tion: carry lots of rectangular white cloth blanks with small rope sewn in two cor¬ ners, a flag book, and permanent magic markers. Then, ten minutes before you arrive, whip one up. This was our kids' job in the Caribbean. The flags might not end up as neat as the store-bought or hand-sewn ones, but no one knew the dif¬ ference once it was up the mast. »

Boat Stamps. Have an ink stamp or two made up for your boat before you leave. The stamp should have the name of the boat and documentation number. An¬ other with the captain’s name and pass¬ port number is helpful. In some countries you are technically required to have a stamp. In St. Lucia, we stopped in at immi¬ gration with two new guests that had sailed with us from Antigua without pass¬ ports. The official started to make a stink bpt when I pulled out my nifty self inking stamp and started stamping the immigra¬ tion documents, he was so intrigued that he and the other officials started playing with the stamp and completely forgot about the grief he was giving me. Tupperware and Zip Lock Bags. Tupperwafe can be used not only to store food, but to protect things like tools, com¬ puter disks and electronic equipment. We kept our laptop computer in one. Zip Lock May, 1999 • Ux^Udt-ZS • Page 185

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blood was contained; and you can wash out the bag and reuse it. Keep a spray bottle handy with cheap rum in it — which also comes in handy when you run out of the good rum.

.bags have similar uses. Bring plenty of the super large sizes that are difficult to find outside the U.S. to store charts and other large items in. Diesel Engines. Run your diesel en¬ gine hard every so often. This seems con. traiy to common sense, but it is good for ■ the engine to run it really hard every ten hours or so. Most cruisers normally run their engines at much slower speeds than is optimum for the engine design because the fuel consumption is less and the range is greater. However, by running the en¬ gine hard for 5 or 10 minutes — or more — every ten hours, you can blow out a lot of the carbon that builds up on the valves. When we run ours hard, small chunks of black carbon and black water spew out for 3-4 minutes and then the exhaust and water clears up. -

Siphoning Diesel. About 20% of the time that we filled our diesel tanks, we had to jerry-jug the diesel out to the yacht, and on long passages where there were likely to be doldrums, we carried diesel • on deck in jerry cans. Siphoning diesel with a hose was one of my least-favorite jobs, particularly when I got a mouthful. While filling up in the Red Sea, though, I learned a neat trick. Place one end of the hose in the diesel jug and stuff a rag around the mouth of the jug so that it is air tight. Squeeze the jerry jug on the sides until the diesel is forced down into the hose and then pull out the rag before let¬ ting the jug expand to its original shape. You’ll never have to have diesel for break¬ fast again. Alternators. A small alternator some¬ times gives more juice than a. large one. This seems contraiy to reason. But in fact a smaller alternator will give you more power than a large capacity alternator when you are motoring at slow RPMs. The Page 186 • UtCtwU.39 • May. 1999

'Rubaiyat' runs downwind in fine form. The Shermans were lucky to be able to live their dream while still young — and in a fine yacht. reason is that a large alternator takes more RPMs to excite. We kept a small one on board for a spare and put it on for long passages when we would be motoring at slow speeds to conserve fuel. Naturally, it also served as a backup. Compass Malfunction. There’s a funny story about a now-well-known cruiser/author, who arrived in New Zealand for the first time and took his compass into the shop to have it fixed. Seems that the compass card was shift¬ ing at an angle. We had the same prob¬ lem — we thought our compass must have lost compass oil and we were able to take it apart and add more oil. But the real problem was that all compasses made in the northern hemisphere tilt at a funny angle when you sail into the southern hemisphere. It’s caused by magnetic pull. If you want one that does not tip, you need to buy a Southern Hemisphere compass. Outside Wiring. We found that out¬ side wiring — for GPS antennas, solar and wind generator wires, lights, etc. —even¬ tually rotted from the sun. It is not fun to lose your GPS or solar power on a pas¬ sage. To prevent the problem, we sliced small diameter hose and slid it over the wire for sun protection. When the sacrificial hose rots out it is cheap and easy to replace.

Catching fish. A lot of cruisers put too much fishing line out. Put your lure out just to the end of the swirls caused by the wake of your boat — maybe 75 to 125 feet depending on your speed. The best time to fish is when the seas are a bit choppy and you are sailing 6 to 7.5 knots. The best all-around lure is a plastic squid lure that has a big eye and a plastic ring in its mouth to make it swim. At four to five knots, use a minnow-type lure with a little plastic piece in the mouth to make it ’swim’. Use a wire leader with no weights. Sail Repairs. Cany a roll of wide sticky back sail tape and cloth. It’s easy to make emergency sail repairs without spending a couple of days sewing. On our passage to the Marquesas from Panama, we hit a 50-knot squall one night, and our pole got loose and put a 14 foot rip and a few big holes in our jib. Sticky back sail tape saved the day. We sailed a good part of the Pacific before we could have it sewn properly. Sailing dead downwind. Sailing dead downwind wing-and-wing with two preventers on the boom, and a fore-andaft guy on the poled-out jib pole can be dangerous if you hit a sudden squall as described above. An option that does not cost a penny, involves no sail storage problems, and can be very comfortable is simply heading up to a broad reach. Oftentimes, when-the boat is headed more upwind, the speed will increase to the point where it is faster to tack downwind than to sail straight downwind to your destination on the rhumbline. We had friends that tacked downwind all the way across the South Pacific.

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Landing Fish. Every time we caught a fish and brought it on deck, the fish would thrash and shake blood all over the deck. It would take me a half hour or more to clean up the mess. Eventually, though, we devised a solution: as soon as a fish was gaffed, we sprayed cheap rum into its gills to kill it, then put it straight into a large garbage bag. That way, all the

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You can determine the loss or gain of heading up by checking your GPS. Many GPS's have a function which gives you the time to waypoint at the current speed — VMG (Velocity Made Good.) If you have the VMG function, simply compare the time to make your destination waypoint sailing straight downwind, to a course that is more on a broad reach. If you do not have the VMG function, you can fig¬ ure out whether rounding up into the wind will get you there faster by using the figures above. For instance, let’s say that you are doing 6 knots downwind, but you can change course 20° and broad reach at 7 knots. Looking at the above table, when you change course 20 degrees, you would only need a .38 knot increase to break even. If you are sailing a full knot faster, you would actually have over a half knot (.62) increase towards your destination. Even when there is a slight decrease in speed, the comfort level on the boat and the decrease in wear and tear will often make the speed sacrifice worthwhile.

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During a circumnavigation, you'll often shop in open-air village markets. Meeting the locals and sharing their traditions is rewarding and fun. Rigging Two Anchors in Series. In Tonga, when a four-day gale blew through, a couple of the Australian yachts set two anchors in series qn, one chain rode; They motored up close to their pri¬

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Anchoring with the Bow into a Cross Swell without Setting a Second Anchor. There is nothing more irritating than a roily anchorage caused by a cross swell. Of course, if you can point the bow into the direction of the swell, the movement of the boat will become much more com¬ fortable, the rolling will stop or decrease substantially and life will be good again. Usually this means setting a stem anchor. But that is a lot of work. If there is steady wind and no current, it is possible to make a bridle on the main anchor line and turn the bow into the swell without setting a second anchor. First, hoo,k a line onto your chain and run the other end back to a block near the stern, then to a winch. When the bow falls off towards the swell as you swing on the anchor, let out

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on the anchor chain until the bow is di¬ rectly into the swell. You„can play with the line on the winch to make adjust¬ ments. The boat will stay bridled with the bow into the wind and the rolling will stop.

at 50 feet, two at 100 feet etc. After four months, the paint was almost gone, but the wire ties were still there after a year. Besides, its a heck of a lot easier to slip

Anchoring at the Dock. Customs in¬ sists that you tie alongside their pier even though the wind and chop will be slam¬ ming you against the dock. The solution? Throw an anchor out off the beam, towards'the direction of the swell, and pull the boat off the dock 3 feet or so. The an¬ chor will act as a shock absorber and hold you off.

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Marking Anchor Chain. If you have an all-chain rode on your anchor as most cruisers do, you need to mark the chain every 25 feet or so, so that you know how much chain you have out as it comes out of the chain locker. Most cruisers mark their chain with paint or wire ties. In Aus¬ tralia, we did an experiment. We acid etched the chain, put on primer and then painted the links with several coats. Then we put plastic wire ties on the chain. One

on a missing plastic wire tie than to pull out the chain on the dock and paint it. Entertainment. If you are putting a VCR and TV on your boat and plan to leave North and South America, get a true multi-system that can play and record tapes on various speeds in the rest of the world — the Americas use NTSC, the rest of the world use the PAL system.

Head Problems. Every so often it is necessary to clear the pipes on a head as they calcify and become clogged. (Urine reacts with salt water, and creates calci¬ fication that coats the inside of the pipes.) You can take out the pipes and twist and bang them around to get the chunks out, but it is a big job. An easier way is to plug the thruhull fitting with a bung when you haul out and pour vinegar or a weak so¬ lution of muriatic acid in the pipes and let the acid bubble away the solid buildup. To keep your head lubricated, you can use an expensive product like Sea Lube. A cheaper solution that works about as well, is to put a few tablespoonsful of old cooking oil in the head every week or so.

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SHARK RENDEZVOUS It was at Rarotonga, in the southern Cook Islands, that we first heard about the rarely-visited Beveridge Reef and the 'toothy' creatures that inhabit it. We’d arrived aboard Gershon II, a Kona, Hawaii-based steel cutter skippered by at¬ torney Steve Kornberg. Rounding out the crew were his lovely fiance Cheiyl and a young 'deck-ape' named Josh. We soon met Peter Atkinson, a British marine bi¬ ologist who has spent the last 15 years singlehanding his 1930's woody Aila

an ancient volcano, although all that re¬ mains is the coral reef encircling a pro¬ tected lagoon about four miles long and two miles wide. The reef barely breaks the surface at low tide and neither tree nor rock mark its presence. Submerged struc¬ tures such as this are among the worst ocean hazards, requiring navigators to keep a careful lookout for the tell-tale surf

We enjoyed the incredible experience of being anchored in the middle of the ocean with an unimpeded 360° view of squalls, rainbows and spectacular Pacific sunsets. around the South Pacific, paying his way by selling his underwater photographs to libraries and magazines worldwide. To our amazement, Peter regaled us with stories of his "shark feeding" exploits at a place called Beveridge Reef, and before we knew it we were on our way there. Beveridge Reef is an insignificant little wart on the chart that lies between Rarotonga and the Kingdom ofTonga. The entrance to the inner lagoon, on the north¬ west side of the reef, is located at latitude 20°00.05' S and longitude 167°47' W. Hundreds of miles of open ocean sepa¬ rate the reef from the nearest islands. It was there that Peter had planned a renImagine hovering on the sea floor beneath this beauty. No problem — as long as some crazy photographer is between him and yod, that is.

dezvous with another boat, singlehanded by his Kiwi buddy Toby. Since Tonga was our next destination, we agreed to meet Peter and Toby inside the reef. Beveridge is actually the remnant of Page 190 •

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breaking on the submerged coral. Despite several pairs of eyes anxiously scanning the horizon, we were within two miles of the reef before we spotted the white spume flying high in the air. As we drew closer, we could see the green rollers and white surf surrounding the tranquil, turquoisecolored lagoon waters inside. We sailed around the southwest tip of the reef towards the entry passage in the northwest quadrant, all the while acutely aware of the large number of boats lost on remote reefs while attempting to pass through such entrances. Due to the nar¬ rowness of the pass, tide-induced cur¬ rents racing through it can reach six knots at times. Needless to say, using your en¬ gine is wise to increase your chances of a safe entrance or departure. With the southeast trade winds blow¬ ing unimpeded across thou¬ sands of miles of open ocean and the strength of these currents, we were aware that Gershon II would probably be doomed to grounding on the reef if she lost power in the pass. After checking that the fuel filter was clean and that the 350 gallon ’day tank’ was full — Gershon carries 1,000 gallons of diesel, giving her z a motoring range of 5,000 g miles! — we dropped the sails and headed slowly into the pass. With two crew on the bow looking for danger¬ ous coral heads and another standing by the halyards in case the en¬ gine quit, we made it safely into the la¬ goon. What a truly a spectacular place! Calm waters of turquoise, aquamarine and cobalt blue with the whole lagoon

AT BEVERIDGE REEF ringed by white surf. When we arrived, Peter and Toby were already at anchor just inside the reef on the east side of the lagoon near the wreck of the Seattle-based albacore fishing boat Nicky Lou. We joined the two smaller boats in the lee of the reef, anchoring in forty feet of water over white coral sand. We took care to avoid draping the chain over the coral heads, which proved to be a dif¬ ficult task with so much coral around. Fi¬ nally, Steve was satisfied with our anchor

The next morning, only Linda had the intestinal fortitude to suit up and head for the feeding site. Swimming within a school of gray reef sharks gave Linda Keigher and John Kelly the biggest adrena¬ line rush of their lives. Spread: Among reef sharks, grays are the most agressive variety.

set, but not before one of the crew dove down to check it out. With the trade winds whistling through the rigging, but pro¬ tected from the ocean swells, we enjoyed the incredible experience of being an¬ chored in the middle of the ocean with an unimpeded 360° view of squalls, rainbows and spectacular Pacific sunsets and sun¬ rises. The wreck of the Nicky Lou was lying at a 45° angle, hard and fast on the reef. I tried to imagine the crew, hanging on for dear life as their boat crashed over the reef, radioing mayday, and wondering if anyone heard them. I wondered how long it was before they were rescued, assum¬ ing that they were.

J. hat evening, Peter and Toby joined us for dinner, and briefed us on their shark-feeding plans for the next day. By then, we had intellectually accepted that the gray reef sharks posed no significant threat, although they are considered to be the most aggressive type of the reef sharks (Blackfin and Whitetip are the other varieties.) With Peter's assurances that he had dove with the grays "hundreds of times" without incident, and the fact that the local school of sharks would have been hand-fed by the two photographers before we arrived at the dive site, all that remained was my gut-level apprehension of being in such close proximity to these formidable creatures. Less reassuring was Peter’s recommendation that we wear wetsuits for two reasons: to keep warm and because they would "keep body parts together" in the event of a shark attack! The next morning, only Linda had the intestinal fortitude to suit up and head for the feeding site. The rest of us timidly snorkeled around, keeping an eye on the May. 1999 • ULXUili • Page 191

SHARK RENDEZVOUS action below, but also keeping close to the dinghy just in case. After hearing Linda’s enthusiastic description of her experience that evening, the timid males aboard Gershon decided to take the plunge the following morning. We all suited up, checked our scuba gear, then plopped out of the dinghy and dropped down to the coral sand below. We then cautiously swam along the bottom to the 'bommie' (coral head) — in line and spaced well apart.

JTxs Peter and Toby waved around pieces of fish with their cameras ready to shoot, we could see the sharks-slowly cir¬ cling the coral head. Then a couple of them peeled off and headed towards us. Although we had been warned that they would come over and "check us out," I was aware of my increased heart rate as they drew near. While these amazing crea¬ tures swam round us, we immediately froze. Although they have poor eyesight, sharks can reportedly detect the move¬ ments of a distressed prey at some dis¬ tance, which was all the more reason for us not to flail around in their vicinity. We

were somewhat reassured that none of the sharks "displayed" toward us — an ac¬ tion they normally take when about to at¬ tack. This "display” includes lowering their forward fins to a near vertical position, arching their backs and lurching from side-to-side as if drunk or ill. If we'd en¬ countered such a display, I'm not sure what we would have done. Perhaps we'd have frozen in place — or tried to donate our dive buddies as a sacrificial offering! Apparently, though, these sleek predators were satisfied that we were neither a threat nor a suitable meal, and they re¬ turned to their previous feeding site..

We edged over to the coral head, keep¬ ing out of the way of the cameras, and laid low, hanging on to the giant clams that were firmly attached to the coral. Sev¬ eral times, the mostly-female sharks swam by us close enough to touch — we didn’t. Their eyes were cat-like, with ver¬ tical slits and a 'cover' to protect them when attacking their prey. Once we had gotten used to being so close, we enjoyed watching these beautifully-shaped and colored creatures, particularly when they darted forward with breathtaking speed to swallow the fish offered by Peter and Toby. It was a truly memorable experience which I would never have undertaken on my own — I'm basically a very cautious diver, not to mention that I'm also 'chicken'. As our friends promised, the adrenaline rush resulting from the en¬ counter with the gray reef sharks pro¬ duced a high like nothing else. However, I fear the next batch of cruisers visiting Beveridge Reef might receive a rather dif¬ ferent reception, absent the "pre-feeding" by Peter and Toby! john kelly & linda keigher

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o, without a chance to protest further, there I was with my boat at the yacht club guest dock at 5:30 the next evening, engine running, anchor on the foredeck and flag halyard ready for what¬ ever signals needed to be flown from it. No 'Race Manager' in sight, though. But a minute later, while I had my back to the dock in the process of setting up a spare jib halyard to use as another flag halyard, I was startled by an air horn blast. I turned around and there was Lee Helm, of all people, with one of those mouth operated diaphragm horns in her hand and a satisfied grin on her face. She was still in her wetsuit, hair dripping wet, probably having come right over from the windsurfing launch area. >, “I was right!” she said. “I told the RC guy that you'd probably be available to be RC boat tonight, and like, here you re." “So this is all your fault,” I said. “Pass up that gear and hop aboard." “Like, I had to end my sailing early for this,” she complained. “Awesome wind today.” On the dock was a small pile of RC paraphernalia. First she passed up the buoy — a big bright yellow sphere maybe three feet in diameter, tied up in a kind of

This giant beach ball is easier to see because it’s lighter and floats higher, and it’s much easier to pick up because of all the line I strung around it. You can grab it anywhere; you don’t even have to get a boathook underneath to hook the anchor rode.” The rode was made of surprisingly large diameter dacron, undoubtedly someone’s old jibsheet. Lee explained that it was because dacron is slightly more dense than nylon, and underwater it weighs significantly more. So it goes down at a steeper angle and is less likely to catch on someone’s keel. The anchor itself was an 8 lb. plasticcoated mushroom affair. “I’ve anchored these buoys in 300 feet of water with 350 feet of eighth-inch dacron line,” she saidv “But this rode is pre-measured to be just right for our starting area depth." Next she passed up a plastic milk crate containing a few flags and that mouthoperated horn, and then a stick with one flag on each end. “I’ll go up to the yacht club and get the shapes, the megaphone and the rest of the flag set,” I said. “And the shotgun and ammo, if the club manager is there to unlock the gun locker for me." Lee shook her head. “Don’t need any of that stuff, Max. It's like, all here. I’ve got the GPS and VHF in my fannypack. I mean, they did away with those signal shapes, and now I call carry everything from the RC closet to the docks in one trip.” “No shapes?” I said. “You mean you’ve talked them into using that screwy starting system here, too? What’s the world coming to!" “Chill, Max. It makes our life easy.”

Whi,e Lee was convincing me that we had all the RC gear we’d need, another sailor came down the guest dock, not in

"Chill, Max. It makes our life easy." net made of light line. It said “Bigens, by Sport Fun” on the side. ‘Twenty bucks at Toys 'R Us!” bragged Lee. “And like, it’s lasted two seasons already. Compared to the $200 spherical fender of similar size they used to use, Page 194 •

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any particular hurry, looking over all the boats very carefully. “If you’re interested in a crew spot," I said as he came abeam of my cockpit, “there are a couple of boats that could probably use some more weight on the

rail tonight.” “So far, everyone’s full up,” he said. ‘Then come out with us on the commit¬ tee boat," Lee suggested. “Maybe I’ll take you up on that,” he said. “I can’t say I was looking forward to a cold shower on the windward rail.” Lee was being a bit presumptuous, I thought, inviting a stranger to come out on my boat. But I didn’t see how just two of us could possibly run a race committee, and was happy to have more help. “Okay if I get. my video camera?" our guest asked. “Kewel!!” said Lee. “Videos of the start!” There went our third set of hands. “Lee," I said, as our new guest ran back to his car for his video gear. “How are the two of us going to handle all the signals?” “No prob, Max. There won’t even be enough to do to keep us both busy.” This was not consistent with my pre¬ vious race committee experiences. We needed at least five people, maybe six: a timer, a person on the signal halyard, a line spotter, a gunner, a recorder to get the sail numbers of the starters, and the 'PRO' or 'Principal Race Officer' was

DUTY CALLS But like, I know this boat’s been in plenty of scrapes and scratches anyway, so it should be okay." “If you say so," I answered suspi¬ ciously. Lee let out some more scope, which dropped us another boatlength or two downwind and made our end just a little less favored. Then she attached a fender to our anchor line. “This is cheap insurance," she explained. “I mean, if one of the boats snags our anchor line, all we have to do is cast off. You’ll avoid a crunch and still get all your gear back.” “Now you’re making sense,” I said.

For beer can racing at least, come clubs are changing from large race committees and cum¬ bersome gear to more user friendly methods. number six if they wanted to be free of any specific task. For a beer can race we could combine a few of these tasks, but doublehanding it seemed like it was going to be tough. But before I could question Lee’s logic, a racer came running up to us, obviously in great hurry. "Lee!” he shouted. "No GPS on my boat, and I forgot to bring mine to work this morning. Can I get a time check?” “For sure," she said as she pulled the small device out of her fanny pack. “Wait a second for it to acquire, sometimes they give the wrong time before they’re actually tracking. . ." And a few seconds later she was reading off time ticks: "Five forty-two and thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine. . He set his watch at exactly five fortythree, and ran back to his boat. Mean¬ while our guest returned with his cameras and climbed aboard. “We’re outta here!” said Lee as she slipped the dock lines.

I put the engine into forward and we eased away from the dock.

ee dropped the buoy overboard at the designated starting area. She was careful to put the buoy in the water first, letting it drag behind the boat with the rode fully extended before she tossed the anchor in after it. “Which end of the line should we be on?” I asked. “Since we’re taking pictures,” she said, let’s be on the up-sun side for better lighting.” “Sounds good!” said the photographer. For the next 10 minutes, Lee directed me around the starting area until she was satisfied that we were in exactly the right spot fpr a square line. We anchored, drifted into position, and I tested the anchor set with a bit of reverse before shutting down the engine. “Since we don’t have a limit mark,” explained Lee, "normally I’d favor the other end of the line just a little to keep boats from crowding the committee boat, and reduce the chance of you getting hit.

JL/ ee then put up some numeral pennants to signal the course. Because the wind was up, she decided also to display the 'Y' flag, meaning that life jackets were required. Much to my disap¬ pointment, she didn’t use my nice flag halyard but just tied them to a shroud with rolling hitches. “Showing the ’Y' flag maybe for only one race in four makes everyone pretty good about always wearing flotation for all of these races,” she noted. After that, there was nothing to do. “Do we need an orange shape or special flag to mark our end of the line?” I asked. “Nope, it’s our mast. Easier for the racers to see, and less work for us.” ' “Any signal shapes to hook up?" “Nope, didn’t bring any signals. The racers all have exact time running from their GPS receivers. “Should we take down sail numbers of boats in the starting area?” “No reason to. It’s pretty obvious at the finish line who’s in the race and who isn’t. And the points for DNF are the same as for DNS, so who cares?” So I got myself a beer from the icebox, and another for our photographer guest. He thanked me for the beer, but I noticed that even though his camera was ready to go, and boats were beginning to sail by on all sides, he wasn’t shooting. “Looks like some good photo ops,” I hinted. Tve found that the racers are only interested in about one minute of video,” he said. “From 30 seconds before the start to 30 seconds after, from the point of view of right down the starting line. Everything else is pretty boring on a TV screen, if the truth be told.” “I have to agree with you,” I said, think¬ ing of the hours of jittery race video I’ve watched showing nothing in particular. “It’s also important to keep it zoomed all the way out on a boat that's bouncing May. 1999 •

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THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF BEER CAN RACING around like this.” he added. “At least, with anything other than an image-stabilized camera, like this one.” He allowed me to try out the image stabilization system, the first time I had actually used one. Then Lee took a turn. “Awesome!” she exclaimed. “I lust after those image-stabilized binoculars.” It was still five minutes to the first start, so we sipped our beers and discussed the state of consumer electronics technology. The boat traffic around us became increasingly dense, then subsided as the boats were getting in phase for their final runs away from the line and then back again on their final approach. “Oh, I guess we better have the recall stick and the VHF read,” Lee suddenly remembered. She handed me the stick with one flag attached to each end. ‘The white square with the blue 'plus' sign is for individual recalls, the blue and yellow pennant on the other end is for a general. It’s absolutely never correct to signal both at the same time, so we put them on opposite ends of the same stick just to make sure.” “One sound signal for an individual recall, two for a general recall?" I asked. “Right. And I’ll hail on VHF. Tech¬ nically, we should like, view the line from the mast." We all moved onto the cabin top for the exact view down the line. The fleet approached, Lee looked at her GPS dis¬ play, and counted down to zero as the fleet converged on the line. “All clear!” 1 said. v “Okay, class one gone. Another start in five minutes. “I have to admit,” I said to Lee as I sipped my beer, “this sure beats wrestling with flag halyards and firing blank shotgun shells." The next start wasn’t quite as clean, with one boat over early by a nose. I blew the horn, raised the stick with the 'X' flag, and Lee hailed on the designated VHF channel. The premature starter imme¬ diately fell off and dipped back behind the line. “'X' flag down as soon as they’re back on the pre-start side,” said Lee, just to make sure I knew the procedure. “Okay, that was business as usual,” I said. “And I imagine that general recalls and postponements don’t pose any special problems under this system. But I can’t figure out how you would end a postpone¬ ment interval without the yellow, blue, and red signal shapes. Because in that case, the racers have no idea when the start is supposed to be. Do you just tell Page 196 • UMUili • May. 1999

1) Thou shalt not take anything other than safety too seriously. If you can only remember one commandment, this is the one. Relax, have fun and keep it light. Late to the start? So what? Over early? Big deal. No instructions? Improvise. Too windy? Quit. Not enough wind? Break out the beer. The point is to have fun, but stay safe. Like the ad says, "Safe boating is no accident."

2) Thou shalt honor the racing rules if thou knowest them. Few sailors we know have actu¬ ally studied the current rules, at least in any depth. And with good reason: it's about as stimulating reading as the tax code. For beer can racing, just remember the biggies: starboard tack has right-of-way, windward boats shall avoid leeward ones, and outside boats need to give room at the mark. Other than that, stay out of the way of bigger boats, pay your insurance premiums and keep a low profile unless you're sure you know what you're doing. Like most things, it boils down to common sense. 3) Thou shalt not run out of beer. Being the beverage that lends its name to beer can racing, you obviously don't want to run out of the frothy nectar (aka chill pills, bre'wskis, thought cylin¬ ders). Of course, you can drink what you want out there, but there's a reason these things aren't called milk bottle races, Coca-Cola competitions or hot chocolate regattas. Just why beer is so closely associated with this kind of racing es¬ capes us, but it's a tradition we're happy to go along with.

4) Thou shalt not covet thy competitor's boat, sails, equipment, crew or PHRF rating. No excuses or whining. If you're lucky enough to have a sailboat, just go use it! You don't need the latest in zircon-encrusted widgetry or unobtanium sailcloth to have a great time on the water with friends. Even if your boat's a heaving pig, make modest goals and work toward improv¬ ing them from week to week. Or don’t —- it's only beer can racing. 5) Thou shalt not amp out. No screaming, swearing or overly aggressive tactics. Save that stuff for the office or, if you must, for Saturday's 'real' race. If you lose it in a Friday nighter, you're going to run out of crew — not to mention friends — in a big hurry. Downing a quick chill pill on the way to the starting line has been medically proven them over VHF, or what?" “We don’t want to make it absolutely essential to carry VHF,” Lee answered. “So we do have a visual signal, of sorts. Here’s how we do it: We make a long sound signal when the postponement flag comes down, just like usual. But this can be at any time that’s not close to a five-minute point. The preparatory or five-minute signal for the next start is always at the first fiveminute point after the flag comes down. So like, if we lower the flag at 6:47:30, for example, the next five-minute point is at 6:50, and the next start is at 6:55.” “But if someone is too far away to hear

to have a calming influence on the nerves. 6) Thou shalt not protest thy neighbor. This is extremely tacky at this level of competition and should be avoided at all costs. Perhaps it's justi¬ fiable if one's boat is damaged and blame needs to be established, but on the whole, tossing a red flag is the height of bad taste in something as relatively inconsequential as a beer canner. Besides proving that you're unclear on the con¬ cept of beer can racing, it screws up everybody's evening, including yours. Don't do it — it's bad karma. 7) Thou shalt not mess up thy boat. Every¬ body knows some hardcore weekend warrior who ripped his sails up in a Friday night race and had to sit out the championship race on Saturday. The point is that it's not worth risking your boat and gear in such casual competition. Like the song says, you got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. Avoid other boats at all costs, not to mention buoys and other hard objects. If you have the luxury of two sets of sails, use the old ones.

8) Thou shalt always go to the yacht club af¬ terwards. Part of the gestalt of beer can races is bellying up to the yacht club bar after the race. Etiquette demands that you congratulate the win¬ ners, as well as buy a round of drinks for your crew. Besides, the bar is a logical place to see old friends and make new ones. However, when meeting new sailors, avoid the gung-ho, overly serious types who rehash the evening in such gory detail that a post-mortem (yawn) takes longer than the race. As much as we enjoy a quick romp around the buoys, there's more to life.

9) Thou shalt bring thy spouse, kids, friends and whoever else wants to go. Twilight races are great forums for introducing new folks to sail¬ ing, such as your neighbors, out-of-town visitors, co-workers or maybe even the family dog. Always bring your significant other along, too — coed crews are happy crews. And don't just make the newcomers watch — give them a job on the boat. Get everyone involved.

10) Thou shalt not worry; thou shalt be happy. Leave the cellular phone in the car, bring the ghetto blaster. Lighten up, it's not the Big Boat Series. Have fun, and we'll see you out there!

the horn, and isn’t watching the RC boat constantly to see exactly when the flag comes down, how do they know if. . ." ‘That’s why we use a visual signal,” Lee interrupted. The 'P' flag, blue with a white square in the middle, is used under the old system to indicate that a post¬ ponement has taken place. We use it as, like, a kind of blue shape. It goes up at the prep signal, approximately. So if you didn’t hear the signal or notice when the flag went down you can still figure it out by looking at what’s flying from the RC boat. No flags means the next five-minute point is the prep signal. Code flag ’P'

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means the next five-minute point is the start." “Seems like you’re not giving the fleet much time,” I said. ‘They have anywhere from about nine minutes to about six minutes. Under the old system they always had eleven min¬ utes. For this kind of racing, the quickeY recovery from the postponement is probably better. For a big fleet or for YRA type racing, I might add another signal and another five minutes, so the interval was between eleven and sixteen. Or I’d just use a placard with a number on it sayjng exactly how many minutes the sequence /had been delayed, and announce that over VHF every few minutes.”

eanwhile the third and final start was approaching the line. These were the big boats, starting last, so that everyone gets back to the bar at about the' same

time. Another “all clear,” and our work was done. 1 fired up the engine, we raised the anchor, pulled the mark back aboard,

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and motored back to the guest dock. We carried the gear back up to the club, where Lee was finally able to change out of her wetsuit. The photographer started to hook his camera up to the big-screen TV, and I went to the bar. I expected the club to be nearly empty during the race, but instead it was half full of cruisers, powerboaters, and other assorted dock potatoes who came to socialize while watching the finish. At least the RC had earned a right to be warm and comfy in the bar while the racers were crashing around /out in the Bay. 1 moved a chair out to the club deck

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With reports this month on two shorthanded Farallones Races; the Resin Regatta; the Bullship Race; the Elvstrom-Zellerbach Regatta; the Wheeler Regatta; the Commodore's Challenge Cup; the Lightship Race; the Olympic Pre-Trials; the return of Box Scores; and, finally, the usual tidbits known as Race Notes at the end.

Singlehanded Farallones The singlehanded herd was obviously spooked by the windy conditions that have prevailed in the ocean this spring, not to mention the tragic death of SSS Treasurer Harvey Shlasky in the BAMA Doublehanded Farallones. These con¬ cerns translated to the lowest number of starters we can remember —just 31 boats — for this annual 56-mile solo lap around the Farallones on April 10. Last year, 79 boats started the race; in 1997, 91 boats sailed. "Participation was off dramati¬ cally," admitted race chairman Mike Mannix. "It seemed like we had more people on the race deck than on the race course!" The race, however, was a fairly tame one by SSS Farallones standards. Condi¬ tions were as advertised — 10 to 20 knots from the south and rain — and all but

prising that a slower boat — Tom Hoynes’ 183-rated Coronado 34 Sabrina — took overall honors. Despite starting 16 minutes late, Anna Stockel sailed her modified‘SC 50 Sun¬ downer home first in 7 hours, 30 min¬ utes. "It was the first time I'd ever sailed a boat over eight feet singlehanded, so my goal was just to get around and finish," said Anna. "But, having done that, I wish I could have done better. The hour it took to go from Mile Rock to the finish in the last of the ebb really hurt — but so did starting late." Hoynes, who won the race with ten minutes to spare over Starbuck, was mod¬ est in victory. "It was a perfect weather window for my boat, which doesn't point well but reaches like a bandit," he claimed. "The best I've ever done before was fourth in class, about eight years ago. I really admire the guys that I've been sailing against all these years, so I was surprised and excited to finally beat them!"

Two boats DNFed — one retired early for no apparent reason, while the other didn't read the Sailing Instructions and left the island to starboard rather than port! "Ev¬ eryone had a wet, lumpy and uneventful ride," said SSS Commodore Pat Broderick. "Fortunately, there were no significant problems to report."

Tom Hoynes ('Sabrina') was thrilled to win his first SSS Farallones Race.

two boats managed to finish in a reason¬ able time frame. Light air prevailed inside the Gate in both directions, with two rhumbline reaches ir\ between. The cur¬ rent was ebbing on the way out and flood¬ ing on the way home, so it wasn't sur¬ Page 198 •

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Santa Cruz sailmaker Dave Hodges (above) and crew Scott Walecka made it 8-for-9 in the Doublehanded Farallones. That's incrediblel The last boat to finish was Nightmare, a Chrysler 22 which came in at 9:24 p.m. after 12 hours, 44 minutes on the course.

CLASS I (multihulls) — No starters. CLASS II (129 and under) — 1) Lanikai, Catalina 42, Doug McClaflin; 2) Punk Dolphin, Wylie 39, Jonathan Livingston; 3) Berserker, Ericson 38, Mark Deppe. (5 boats) CLASS III (130-168) — 1) Uno, WylieCat 30, Peter Jones; 2) Pelagic Fantasy, Newport 33, Richard Holway; 3) Sail A Vie, Ericson 35, Phil MacFarlane; 4) Sorcerer, C&C 30, Greg Cody. (8 boats) CLASS IV (169 and up) — 1) Sabrina, Coronado 34, Thomas Hoynes; 2) Tchoupitoulas, Santana 22, Stephen Buckingham; 3) Go Dog Go, Santana 22, Bill Vanderslice. (5'boats) CLASS V (non-spinnaker) — 1) Sensei, Cal 227, Terry McKelvey; 2) Big Dot, Pacific Dolphin, Doug Graham. (4 boats)

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Seas. Due to quick thinking on the part of the crews of Friday Harbor and Azzura. Helms and crew Casey Cadwell are alive to tell their tale — one of the only bright spots in the carnage-strewn event. It was a day when the ocean reminded us of who's really in charge out there — exhila¬ rating for some, petrifying for others. For the record, it was Dave Hodges and Scott Walecka's eighth overall bullet in nine tries — truly one of the most remark¬ able winning streaks in the history of lo¬ cal ocean.racing. This year, it was closer than usual — their Moore 24 Adios beat Steve Wonner's WylieCat 30 Uno by just three minutes, 23 seconds. "It was a little rough out there, but not as bad as some I've sailed in," said Hodges. "1 was feeling pretty good about it until the next morning, when someone told me what happened." MULTIHULL— 1) Erin, Antrim 30+, Dan Buhler/ Jim Antrim; 2) Ja Mon, F-25c, John Kocol/Bruce Wil¬ liams; 3) Seawind, Seawind 1000, Joe Siudinski/ Wolfgang Hocke. (9 boats; 5 DNF)

Birdseye view of the Olson 30 'Neuromancer' charging in from the Doublehanded Farallones. What, pray tell, is a 'neuromancer'? CLASS VI (ULDB) — 1) Starbuck, Black Soo, Greg Nelson; 2) My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Garami; 3) Motorcycle Irene, Express 27, Will Paxton; 4) Lipstick, Express 27, David Bennett; 5) Velocious, SC 27, GW Griggs. (9 boats)

OVERALL — 1) Sabrina; 2) Starbuck; 3) Tchoupitoulas; 4) Go Dog Go; 5) Chelonia. (31 boats)

Doublehanded Farallones BAMA's 20th annual Doublehanded Farallones, held this year on the windy day of March 27, was once again rocked by tragedy (see Sightings). The death of J/29 skipper Harvey Shlasky —the sixth fatality in this difficult and occasionally unlucky race — cast a huge pall over the event, and any in-depfh account of the race somehow seems hollow and mean¬ ingless. A false alarm — the 406 MHz EP1RB

Dan Buhler (left) and crew Jim Antrim took Doublehanded Farallones multihull honors with 'Erin'. "It was a wild ride back!" reported Jim. Low windage look: 'Javelin's Pat Nolan (left) and crew Glen Hansen, first monohull finishers in the Doublehanded Farallones. on the Moore 24 Color Blind was acciden¬ tally activated early in the race — set the tone for what would turn into a hectic and sad day. In winds that touched the mid30s, boats and crews began unraveling. Four masts broke during the race — the Swede 55 Bird: Ericson 39 Maverick; Catalina 30 Chris Anna; Ranger 24 List¬ ing — but they can obviously be replaced. Gary Helm’s multihull, the F-31 Boogieman. flipped at the Farallones and was last seen drifting off towards the South /

' ULDB-I (below 120) — 1) Javelin, J/125, Pat Nolan/Glen Hansen; 2) 20/20, J/105, Phil Gardner, Rich Hughes; 3) Peregrine, Mumm 30, Kim Desfenberg/Colin Moore; 4) Basic Instinct, Elliott 1050, Jan Borgeson/Munch MacDonald; 5) White Knuckles, Olson 30, Dan Benjamin/John McKeon; 6) Quoz, Custom 44, Carl Nelson/John Townsend; 7) Stray Cat, Olson 30, Rebecca Dymond/Paul Parsons. (17 boats; 2 DNF) ULDB-II (over 120) — 1) Picante, Olson 25, Frank Chan/Tery Heil; 2) Crazy Rhythm, SC 27, John Simpson/Dave Emberson; 3) California Zephyr, SC 27, Peter Dalton/Ken Bowen. (7 boats; 3 DNF) ULDB-lla (Moore 24) — 1) Adios, Dave Hodges/ Scott Walecka; 2) Mercedes, Jim Maloney/Joel Verutti; 3) Bruzer, Gary Tracey/Ian Klitza; 4) Legs, Lester & Mary Robertson; 5) Moorgasm, Chris Watts/

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Matthew Coale; 6) Umpqua, Jim Plumley/Peter Schoen; 7) Una Mas, Larry Peterson/Scott Hipsley; 8) Gruntled, Simon Winer/Bart Hackworth; 9) SnafuU, Marcia Berryman/Tom Conerly; 10) Minnow, Dan Nitake/Randy Lakos. (22 boats; 3 DNF) ULDB-llb (Express 27) — 1) El Raton, Ray Lotto/ Bob Daniels; 2) Swamp Donkey, Scott Sellers/Rob¬ ert Brown. (5 boats; 2 DNF) DIV. Ill (below 105) — 1) Punk Dolphin, Wylie 39, Jonathan Livingston/Andy Flamilton; 2) Friday Harbor, J/35, Ryle Radke/Jonathan Yelda; 3) Giggles, Baltic 38, Dale Parshall/Bill Danly; 4) Red Page 200 •

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Sky, Olson 34, Brian Boschma/Nathan Bossett; 5) Razzberries, Olson 34, Bruce Nesbit/Ron Brown. (11 boats; 5 DNF) DIV. IV (105-129) — 1) Carnaval, Santana 35, Bill Keller/W.J. Keller; 2) Fat Bob, Catalina 38, Rob¬ ert Lugliani/Victor Gray; 3) Scotch Mist, Cal 39, Ray Minehan/Ed Hahn. (7 boats; 2 DNF) DIV. V (130-157) — 1) Uno, WylieCat 30, Steve Wonner/Dave Green; 2) Silkye, WylieCat 30, Larry Riley/John Skinner; 3) Mintaka, C&C 36, Gerry Brown/Diana Maloney; 4) Tinsley Light V, Hank Grandin/Doug Ehrenberg; 5) Leilani Too, Catalina

36, Jay & Geoff Capell. (13 boats; 5 DNF) DIV. VI (158-180) — 1) Chelonia, Yankee 30, Ed Ruszel/Gary Cox; 2) Friday's Eagle, Catalina 30, Mark Hecht/Chris Gullikson; 3) Sea Witch, Yankee 30, Robert Boyton/Kurt Eichstaest; 4) Eyrie, Hawkfarm, Tom Condy/Synthia Petroka; 5) Chesapeake, Merit 25, James Fair/Charles Doggett. (14 boats; 8 DNF) . DIV. VII (181 and above) — 1) Synergyzer, Ericson 28, Larry Weinhoff/John Riley; 2) Skol, Interna¬ tional Folkboat, Michael Connor/Bob Matthews. (8 boats; 6 DNF)

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Resin Regatta, clockwise from upper left — Express 27s starting to hum; Hogan Beatie drives while dad Mik relaxes; dueling black 11 -.Metres; the newest Knarr steering technique; 'Soliton' won the tiny Tunas; Melges on the breeze; riding the bow; the new RC boat 'Victory'. All photos 'latitude'/rob. OVERALL— 1) Adios; 2) Uno; 3) Silkye; 4) Jav¬

elin; 5) 20/20; 6) Peregrine; 7) Basic Instinct, 8) Mercedes; 9) Carnaval; 10) Punk Dolphin. (104 monohulls; 69 finishers)

Resin Regatta One hundred one designs sailed in San Francisco YC's annual Resin Regatta, a

spring tune-up series held on the wet and chilly weekend of April 10-11. The ’var¬ sity’ fleet — 59 boats in six classes — sailed on the Southampton course, while 41 ’plastic classics' slugged it out in five classes on the school of Hard/Knox. Big wind shifts accompanied rain fronts throughout the weekend, often turning /

the races into crapshoots or (rained on) parades. An unsettled easterly wind on Sunday led to the postponement, and ul¬ timate abandonment, of the fourth race on the ebb-plagued Knox course. The Knarrs and Express 27s both fielded stellar 18-boat fleets, with the Etchells (13 boats) and the Melges 24s (10 boats) also showing strength. Shenani¬ gans, Nick Gibbens’ Express 27, gets our vole for MVP on the Southampton course. May, 1999 • UtZUsUlU • Page201

THE RACING V while Sophia, Tom Reed's Knarr, was an easy pick for similar honors on the Knox venue. 'Best debut' goes JLo Victory, the San Francisco YC's new bright yellow 31foot race committee boat, which served admirably in her first series. SOUTHAMPTON COURSE (4 races): 11 :METRE — 1) Piper Jaffray, Tim Duffy, 7 points; 2) Pier 23 Cafe, Mik & Hogan Beatie, 9; 3) Red Bull, Tim Wells, 9. (6 boats) ETCHELLS — 1) Ice Cubed, John Jansheski, 13 points; 2) Final Final, Hank Easom, 15; 3) Mr. Natu¬ ral, Tim Parsons, 15; 4) Celebration, Henry Fischer, 25; 5) #860, Bob Park, 26; 6) Liquid Chicken, Jock MacLean, 26; 7) Secret Weapon, J. Hager/S. Fulweiler, 28. (13 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Shenanigans, Nick Gibbens, 7 points; 2) New Moon, Carl Schumacher/John Franklin, 12; 3) Baffett, Tom Baffico/Forest Baskett, 16; 4) Ajax, Brett Allen, 17; 5) Mirage, Terry Cobb, 27; 6) Dianne, Steve Hodges et. at, 31; 7) Sonita, Bill Melbostad/Craig Page, 33; 8) El Raton, Ray Lotto, 43; 9) To Infinity & Beyond, Fred Voss, 44. (18 boats) IOD — 1) US 100, Lacey/Dailey/etc., 16 points; 2) Quick Step II, Richard Pearce, 17. (5 boats; 2 races only on Saturday) MELGES 24 — 1) Casey Jones, Don Jesberg, 5 points; 2) SUV, David Wadbrook, 12; 3) Tropical Storm, Doug Forster, 18; 4) Alien, P. Wagner/J. Pernick, 21. (10 boats) J/24— 1) #4557, Reed McLaughlin, 7 points; 2) Downtown Uproar, Wayne Clough, 9; 3) Vincitore, Edward Martin, 14. (6 boats)

HARDING/KNOX COURSE (3 races). KNARR — 1) Sophia, Tom Reed, 8 points; 2) Sequoia II, Chris Perkins, 16; 3) Benino, Terry Anderlini, 17; 4) Lykken, R. Fisher/H. Sinawi, 17; 5) Whistler, Craig McCabe, 20; 6) Huldra, Jim Skaar, 24; 7) Shadow, Steve Wegner, 25; 8) Peerless, Mike Guzzardo, 25; 9) Flyer, Chris Kelly, 25. (18 boats) NEWPORT 30 — 1) Fast Freight, Bob Harford, 4 points; 2) Harry, Dick Aronoff, 7. (4 bokts) CAL 29 — 1) Argonaut, Jim Garvine, 6 points; 2) Bluejacket, Bill O'Connor, 7. (4 boats) CAL 20—1) Kobeyashi Maru, Reid Casey, 3

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-^Overall winner Vaughn Seifers (above) and top Nash finisher, grandma Jocelyn (right). Age ob¬ viously has nothing to do with sailing El Toros. points; 2) Recluse, Howard Martin, 9. (5 boats) SANTANA22 — 1) Soliton, Mark Lowry, 3 points; 2) Jack Be Quick, Peter Rasco, 8. (5 boats) ,

Bullship Race Vaughn Seifers, a 27-year-old carpen¬ ter from Pt. Richmond, stunned the 46boat Bullship Race fleet on Saturday, April 10. Sailing in his ninth 'Running of the Bulls' (he was third in his debut, then second, and, every time until now, "in the tank'), Vaughn horizoned the fleet, beat¬ ing the next El Toro by over an hour. He had put his boat away, showered and was sitting on the breakwater when the run¬ ner-up, Walt Andrews, crossed the line. Vaughn's father, Richmond YC Commo¬ dore Dan Seifers, cdme in shortly after¬ wards with a respectable eighth place fin- . ish. "I guess I was in the right place at the right time," shrugged Vaughn. "The

key was to be patient." After the boats rigged up at the Sausalito YC, the race began at 8 a.m. off the Horizons Restaurant in Sausalito, with the fleet beating into a light south¬ erly and a.building ebb. Seifers’ winning hand was to go left off the starting line, aiming at Alcatraz. A lot of boats started out that way, only to shift back to the Marin shore when that side momentarily looked to be paying off. "1 dodged some holes and got on the right side of some tidelines and some windshifts," explained Vaughn. "Then I caught a squall coming from Alameda that no one else got, and I was able to sail rhumbline to the Cityfront from there." Seifers, while obviously happy to finally They're off! The 46-boat Bullship fleet thunders off the starting line .

SHEET Bullship Race Winners bullet the Bullship, seemed most im¬ pressed by the performance of ageless Pt. Richmond sailmaker Jocelyn Nash. "She's old now!" claimed Vaughn, with nothing but respect in his voice. "But she still came in seventh, beating both her kids and her grandkid — and they’re all good sailors! To me, that's totally impressive — talk about bragging rights around the family dinner table!" •Just 26 boats managed to finish in the building ebb. Notable dropouts included four-time winner Jim Warfield, perennial registrar Duncan Carter (appearing for his 35th consecutive start, just 6 shy of George Martin's record 41), and Alice Merrill, daughter of emeritus Bullship of¬ ficial Charles 'Carlos' Merrill and skipper of El Toro #104, a genuine relic from the past. As usual, there were prizes galore af¬ terwards. Coveted Bullship sweatshirts were awarded to the top third of the 26 finishers; Vickie Gilmour won top woman and first Lake Merritt SC finisher; Bill Hege won the 'Far Away' trophy (he came from Massachusetts for the race); Nick Nash took the Maiden Voyage' trophy; and former Toro competitor Jim Donovan won the Cowship Award. OVERALL — 1) Vaughn Seifers; 2) Walt Andrews; 3) David Albright; 4) Bob Hrubes; 5) Vickie Gilmour; 6) John Hege; 7) Jocelyn Nash; 8) Dan Seifers; 9) Charles Barthrop; 10) Chris Nash; 11) Gordy Nash; 12) Malcolm Wilson; 13) John Gilmour; 14) Nick Nash; 15) Skip Shapiro; 16) Dave Vickland; 17) Jason Spiller; 18) Fred Paxton; 19) unknown; 20) John Amen; 21) Holland Hedges; 22) Dennis Silva; 23) Bill Hedges; 24) Rich Reiner; 25) Pete Blasberg; 26) Harriet Scampoli. (46 boats; all others DNF)

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Hank Jotz Hank Jotz (2) Hank Jotz (3) Nancy Farnum Hank Jotz (4) Nancy Farnum (2) Donald Hebard Jim Warfield Ron Romaine Dennis Silva Howard Robinson Jim Warfield (2) Hank Jotz (5) Hank Jotz (6) Hank Jotz (7) Aad Rommeise

Elvstrom-Zellerbach Regatta There were no big surprises in this year's smallish Elvstrom-Zellerbach Re¬ gatta, hosted by the St. Francis YC on the Cityfront on April 10-11. After five races in a full range of conditions, the usual suspects bubbled to the top. Mark Mendelblatt, a 26-year-old full¬ time Laser campaigner from St. Peters¬ burg, Florida, showed' why he/s ranked number one on the U.S. Sailing Team's Laser squad. His 1,2,1,2,7 record was good enough to beat top local sailor Charles Meade by five points. The young¬ est member of the Sailing Team, 17-yearold Amanda Clark of Shelter Island, NY, dominated the Europe class with tallies of 1,3,1,2,1. Though ranked fourth on the U.S. Sailing Team's Europe contingent, the former Optimist champ easily beat the number three seed, Meg Gaillard of Pelham, NY. Number five ranked Danielle Sorano of Brielle, NJ, was way off the Olympic pace, finishing eighth. Stand-up sailor Ted Huang, who hopes

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No Finishers No Finishers Dennis Silva (2) Dennis Silva (3) Vickie Gilmour Russ Shroff Jim Warfield (3) Walt Andrews Arnie Quan Mark Darley No Finishers No Finishers Jim Warfield (4) Jim DeWitt (2) Vaughn Seifers Your Name Here?

to represent Taiwan in the Olympic Games, posted a 1,1,1,1,2 record en route to winning the lightly-attended IMCO class. Ted, now 28 years old and well into a marketing career at Cisco Systems, has elected to put his dual citizenship to good purpose. "F don't have the time to cam¬ paign full-time," said Ted, "so going the Taiwan route made sense. We still haven't qualified the countiy to sail in the Olym¬ pics, but that will happen. So far, so good." The Finns, who normally participate in the E-Z Regatta, opted to hold their Midwinters at Richmond YC the same weekend. Number one ranked Finn sailor Darrell Peck (Gresham, OR) eeked out a one-point victory over Eric Oetgen (Savan¬ nah, GA) in that five-race series. See Box Scdres for more on that regatta. LASER — 1) Mark Mendelblatt, 13 points; 2) Charles Meade, 18; 3) Matt McQueen, 22; 4) Zach Conrad, 22; 5) Marc Jacobi, 34; 6) Peter Phelan, 36; 7) Tracy Usher, 41; 8) Gerry Swinton, 49; 9) John Bonds, 51; 10) Vann Wilson, 54. (20 boats) EUROPE — 1) Amanda Clark, 8 points; 2) Meg Gaillard, 21; 3) Lynn Olinger, 21; 4) Sam Barnes, 24; /5) Linda Wennerstrom, 26; 6) Krysia Pohl, 29; 7) Susannah Carr, 37; 8) Danielle Sorano, 37. (14 boats) IMCO — 1) Ted Huang, 6 points; 2) Fung Yang, 13; 3) Al Mirel, 14. (6 boats) LASER 11 — 1) Jay & Justin Scott, 5 points. (2 boats)

Wheeler Regatta "Wind from the north, no wind at all, wiiyd from the South, no wind at all, wind from the West, no wind at all, and then almost too much wind from the North again," marvelled race chairwoman Bobbi Tosse. "All this in the space of six hours!" But none of the 38 skippers partici¬ pating in Berkeley YC's Wheeler Regatta were complaining, as at least the skies were blue, and sunny for the two buoy races on Saturday, March 27. Both races started at Olympic Circle 'F', with the First race measured at 7.75 miles and the sec¬ ond at 8.45 miles. Despite the weird conMay. 1999* UtXuMli • Page 203

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ditions, two boats dominated the scoring with double bullets — Brent Draney's B25 Zilla was awarded the Wheeler Trophy for PHRF boats. Ixxis, Ed Durbin's invin¬ cible Olson 911-S, took home the City of Berkeley trophy for best one design/level performance. Sunday's reverse-handicap pursuit race, which started and finished at 'XOC', was sailed in a moderate and fairly steady westerly. A pair of square riggers engaged in a mock battle, complete with much can¬ non fire, as the fleet transited the Central Bay— entertaining stuff! Less fun was the fact that a few of the bigger boats couldn’t get back to the finish line, victims of an extremely low tide. 'This will not occur again next year," promised Tosse. "We'll start at 'F' from now on." For the record, Arch Angel Bryce Griffith's Antrim 27, was the winner of the pursuit race. The Wheeler Regatta is named in honor of the late Rollo Wheeler, commodore of Berkeley YC in 1967 and owner of Ren¬ dezvous (now a familiar charter boat on the Bay). Wheeler, his wife Barbara, and another couple disappeared 27 years ago while cruising on a chartered fishing boat in the Sea of Cortez. The boat was found burned to the waterline with no trace of anyone aboard, a mystery to this day. PHRF-A (125 and under) — 1) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck, 2.75 points; 2) JackRabbit, N/M 39, Dave & Jackie Liggett, 4.75; 3) Bodacious, Farr One Ton, John Clauser, 7. (7 boats)

PHRF-B (126-197) — 1) Zilla, B-25, Brent Draney, 1.5 points; 2) Irish Lady, Catalina 30, Mike Mahoney, 7; 3) Hot Chocolate, Newport 30, Donald Oliver, 9. (9 boats) PHRF-C (198 and up) — 1) Parranda, Ariel, Hugh Davis, 2.75 points; 2) After Five, Catalina 27, David Opheim, 3.75; 3) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Page 204 • UKtwft?? • May. 1999

Pre-Trial winners: Mark Reynolds (San Diego) won the Stars with crew Magnus Liljedahl.

Meg Gaillard (Pelham, NY) dominated the Eu¬ rope class with five bullets and a deuce.

Chapman, 5. (10 boats) ANTRIM 27—1) Arch Angel, Bryce Griffith, 1.5 points; 2) Abracadabra II, Dennis Surtees, 6; 3) Al¬ ways Friday, John Liebenberg, 7. (6 boats) SF 30-FOOTERS — 1) Ixxis, Olson 911-S, Ed Durbin, 1.5 points; 2) Preparation J, J/30, Ron Tostenson, 5; 3) Enigma, Capo 30 mod., Robert Hultman, 8. (7 boats) PURSUIT RACE — 1) Arch Angel; 2) Zilla; 3) Bodacious; 4) Ixxis; 5) Always Friday. (28 boats)

in the only race of the day that mattered — we think. "Either way, we had a fine time," said Wingate, who normally can be found at the helm of his J/44 Marilyn. "Lots of laughs, both during and after the race." The friendly, low-key event started off on the right tone when the Race Commit¬ tee postponed the race briefly until all competitors were present. The first race was shaping up perfectly — a double windward/leeward in 12-16 knots of breeze. "Good wind, good seas, good sun," related race chairman Bill Stephens. "Then it was, 'Good god! What are they doing to the weather mark?’ A cruiser had snagged it and sailed away with it, requir¬ ing the fleet to chase the boat to the left in order to round the moving mark. Obvi¬ ously, that race had to be abandoned." The second and final race — a short upwind leg, followed by a long spinnaker run up the Estuary to the EYC clubhouse — was apparently won by Too Irrational. However, the finish times may have been flawed (ahem, how can you screw up an eight-boat fleet?), and there is currently a request for redress which may alter the top three spots. Check back next month to see which trophy case the Commodore's Challenge Cup will spend the next year in. Preliminary results follow:

Commodore's Challenge Cup Based on the preliminary results, St. Francis YC Commodore Monroe Wingate was awarded the seventh annual Com¬ modore's Challenge Cup, hosted by

Monroe Wingate, third from left, poses with fel¬ low commodores after winning the Commo¬ dore's Challenge Cup.

Encinal YC on April 17. Sailing the Moore 24 Too Irrational with wife Peggy, Steve Taft, John Collins and Brandon Paine, Wingate topped seven other commodores

1) Too Irrational, Moore 24, Monroe Wingate, St. Francis YC; 2) Top Gallant, Newport 30, Ray Lent, San Francisco YC; 3) Warhawk,. Hawkfarm, Rob Moore, Encinal YC; 4) Predator, Hawkfarm, Dan Seifers, Richmond YC; 5) Sweet Pea, Islander 36, Jim Humphries, Sequoia YC; 6) Fermanagh, O'Day 34, Tip Tipton, Spinnaker YC; 7) Trasher, Merit 25, Glenn Burch, Petaluma YC; 8) isle of Syke, Jeff McQueen, Corinthian YC. (8 boats)

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Mark Mendelblatt (St. Pete, FL) came on strong at the end with three bullets to win the Lasers.

Darrell Peck (Gresham, OR) has been unbeat¬ able lately in the Finn class.

Olympic Pre-Trials

Sam Barnes (fifth and sixth in Europes), and John Callahan (eighth in Finns). The Soling Pre-Trials will be contested on June 3-6. The winners of the Pre-Tri¬ als will be-invited to the Pre-Olympics in Sydney this fall, where they will get to sarpple the race course for the 2000 Games. Then, next April, these same classes will meet here again for the real deal, the Olympic Trials, to determine who will actually represent us at the Games. "It will be 16 races over eight days, with several days of measurement before," said Ciesicki. "Weil have drug testing af¬ ter every race, the whole nine yards. It's going to be a huge deal, and we'll need all kinds of volunteers. Call one of the clubs and get involved!"

"We pulled it off!" claimed Gold Rush 2000 chairman Matt Ciesicki. "Thanks to over a hundred local volunteers, about a dozen out-of-town US Sailing jurors, and some 80-hour work weeks, the Pre-Trials came together really well. All systems are 'go' for the Trials next year!" The five Pre-Trial regattas indeed went smoothly, other than the Laser and Eu¬ rope classes abandoning one day of rac¬ ing due to light air in Richardson Bay. With the exception of number-one ranked Europe sailor Hannah Swett, all the big names were in attendance. There was also a smattering of foreigners sailing, which won't be the case at the actual Olympic Trials next year. One of them, Marc Pickel of Germany, almost won the Star class before succumbing to foul trouble the last day. For the most part, the 'right' people won the Pre-Trials, most of which was held between April 14-18. Mark Reynolds (Star), Darrell Peck (Finn) and Mark Mendelblatt (Laser) confirmed their num¬ ber one status, while number-three ranked Meg Gaillard (Europe) outsailed her number-two ranked teammate, Danielle Brennan Myrdal, to win the Eu¬ rope class. At the earlier Tornado Pre-Tri¬ als, held in late March at Santa Cruz YC, number-two ranked John Lovell spanked his teammates, with top-ranked Robbie Daniel falling to third. Several local sailors scored podium fin¬ ishes. Howie Schiebler and Peter Vessella finished second and third, respectively, in the Star fleet, while veteran campaigner Russ Silvestri was second in the Finns. Other nice finishes were posted by Charles Meade (sixth in Lasers), Krysia Pohl and

TORNADO — 1) John Lovell/Charlie Ogletree, 9 points; 2) Lars Guck/PJ Schaffer, 13; 3) Robbie Daniel/ Jacques Bernier, 22; 4) Mike Ingham/Erik Goethert, 26; 5) Richard Feeney/Bob Hodges, 38; 6) Jim McCarthy/Greg Thomas, 40; 7) Doug Camp/Corie Jones, 47; 8) Mike Granfield/Charlie Shipway,'49; 9) Larry Harteck/EdTurchunian, 58; 10) Todd Koch/John Roberts, 72. (Santa Cruz YC; 10 boats; 8 races) STAR — 1) Mark Reynolds/Magnus Liljedahl, 19 points; 2) Howie Schiebler/Rich Peters, 23; 3) Peter Vessella/Mike Dorgan, 26; 4) John MacClausland/Phil Trinter, 27; 5) Marc Pickel/Thomas Auracher, 30.8; 6) Bill Buchan/Mark Brink, 37. (St. Francis YC; 17 boats; 6 races) FINN —vl) Darrell Peck, 11 boats; 2) Russ Sil¬ vestri, 18; 3) Eric Oetgen, 20; 4) Michael Deyett, 32; 5) John Porter, 35; 6) Andrew Kern, 60; 7) Mark Herrman, 55; 8) John Callahan, 59; 9) Scott Griffiths, 60; 10) Geoffrey Ewenson, 60. (Richmond YC; 25 boats; 8 races) LASER —1) Mark Mendelblatt, 11 points; 2) Brett Davis, 25; 3) Bill Hardesty, 26; 4) John Myrdal, 28; 5) John Torgerson, 35; 6) Charles Meade, 42; 7) Ben¬ jamin Richardson, 45; 8) Andy Lovell, 47; 9) Mattia D Errico, 50; 10) Marc Jacobi, 57; 11) Mr. Taugher, 58; 12) Matt McQueen, 59; 13) Peter Hurley, 63; 14)

John Lovell (New Orleans) and crew Charlie Ogletree won the windy Tornado regatta.

Kurt Taulbee, 71; 15) Eric Holden, 85; 16) Zach Conrad, 89; 17) Matt Taddy, 95; 18) Adam Bowen, 97; 19) Chad Freitas, 102; 20) Vann Wilson, 106. (San Francisco YC; 33 boats, 7 races) EUROPE — 1) Meg Gaillard, 7 points; 2) Danielle Brennan Myrdal, 14; 3) Amanda Clark, 15; 4) Linda Wennerstrom, 25; 5) Krysia Pohl, 28; 6) Sam Barnes, 29; 7) Buff Wendt, 47; 8) Jane Codman, 54; 9) Leslie Osmera, 55; 10) Lynn Olinger, 57; 11) Susannah Carr, 63. (San Francisco YC; 18 boats; 7 races)

Lightship Race The ’99 ocean racing season kicked off wit^i the Lightship Race on April 17, hosted this year by the Golden Gate YC (the StFYC had their hands full with J / Fest.and the Olympic Pre-Trials). Though way down in terms of numbers, the race still proved entertaining thanks to Mother Nature. For starters, she draped a cur¬ tain of fog over the Golden Gate for the start of the 25-mile race, making it anyone's guess what lay outside. After beating against the flood under the Gate and over to the Marin Headlands, the fleet clustered around Bonita for about an hour. More than one sailor barfed his breakfast overboard as the boats slatted aimlessly there, watching porpoises and occasional whales while they waited for the wind to fill in. Zamazaan, sporting the new taller rig she got after dismasting on a bridge span going up to the Stag Cruise last year, was the biggest beneficiary of this ugly parking lot. She ran aground about 100 feet off Crissy Field, and was stuck for about an hour until the tide came in — only to sail right up to her stalled-out peer group. Predictably, the ULDBs broke out of the hole first. After a frustrating light air beat up to the Lightship, the boats set .75 ounce spinnakers for the mellow ride back May. 1999* Uv&JiW • Page205

THE RACING SHEET V in. The wind picked up enough to make the re-entiy to the Gate interesting, but not quite enough to get the attention of the South Tower Demon. First home was Bill LeRoy's turbo’d SC So Gone With the Wind in 5 hours, 52 minutes. Shep Kett's 'regular' SC 50 Octavia was 30 seconds behind them, and if the race course had been half a mile longer, Pat Nolan's J/ 125 Javelin would have passed them both. "Our last burst between the Bridge and the finish line was about as much fun as we've had yet with the boat," said Pat. "Our speedo comes out of the water at 18 knots, so I have no idea how fast we were go big-" Elapsed times on the slower boats were more in the 8-9 ho,ur range, with 15 boats opting for DNFs in the slow going. "Start¬ ing on a flood was admittedly a tough way to kick off the season," noted OYRA head honcho Doug Storkovich. "But both the Duxbury Lightship Race (May 8) and the Farallones Race (May 22) go off on big ebbs. We welcome one-time entries — come join us!" PHRO-IA (light) — 1) Temptation, Farr 40, Mike Condon; 2) Octavia, SC 50, Shep Kett; 3) Javelin, J/ 125, Pat Nolan; 4) Gone With The Wind, SC 50, Bill LeFtoy; 5) Wasabi, Farr ILC 46, Dale Williams; 6) Cha Ching, BH-41, Scooter Simmons. (10 boats) PHRO-IB (light) — 1) Kiri, J/35, Bob George; 2) Eclipse, Express 37, Mark Dowdy; 3) Jarlen, J/35, Bob Bloom; 4) Bodacious, Farr One Ton, John Clauser. (7 boats) PHRO-IIA (heavy) — 1) Magic, Baltic 42DP, Jo¬ seph Keenan; 2) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck; 3) Ice Nine, Santana 35, Brendan Busch; 4) Enchante, Beneteau 42, David Jacoby. (9 boats) PHRO-IIB (heavy) — 1) Nighthawk, Contessa 33, Pieter DeVries; 2) Zoom, Ericson 35-2, Michael McCarthy. (7 boats; all others DNF) MORA-I (light) — 1) Run Wild, Olson 30, Dale Irving; 2) Family Hour, Olson 30, Bilafer Family; 3) Swamp Donkey, Express 27, Scott Sellers; 4) Al¬ ways Friday, Antrim 27, John Liebenberg; 5) Baffett, Express 27, Tom Baffico/Forest Baskett; 6) Motor¬ cycle Irene, Express 27, Will Paxton. (13 boats) MORA-II (heavy) — 1) Synchronicty, Olson 25, James Johnson; 2) Sorcerer, C&C Half Ton, Greg Cody; 3) Starbuck, Black Soo, Greg Nelson. (6 boats) MULTIHULL — 1) Erin, Antrim 30+, Dan Buhler. (1 boat) SHS — 1) Grey Chost, Zaal 38, Doug Grant; 2) Saltshaker, Peterson 39, Steve Hanson; 3) Tamarin, Sabre 30-3, Richard Burton. (8 boats)

Box Scores They're baaack! Box Scores, aka 'Race Sheet Lite', returns this month — a sure sign that the racing pace is picking up again. Can summer be far away? Alamitos Bay YC Olympic Classes (Mar. 26-28): LASER — 1) Bill Hardesty; 2) Nathan Stoffelsma; 3) Kevin Taugher; 4) Oskar Johansson; 5) Martin Essig; 6) Christophe Cook; 7) Peter Hurley; 8) Dalton Page 206 • txVcUM-Vi • May, 1999

Bergen; 9) Nathan Cowan; 10) Chris Raab. (35 boats) FINN — 1) Richard Clarke; 2) Russ Silvestri; 3) EricOetgen; 4) Mark Herrmann; 5) Rodrigo Meireles; 6) Darrell Peck; 7) John Callahan; 8) Brian Hunts¬ man; 9) Geoffrey Ewenson; 10) Dave Klatt. (19 boats) EUROPE — 1) Tory Crowder; 2) Krysia Pohl; 3) Lynn Olinger; 4) Samantha Barnes; 5) Jaime Murray;'' 6) Susannah Carr; 7) Magalie Bonhrau-Marcil; 8) Leslie Osmera; 9) Melina Hoyer; 10) Carol Haverty. (14 boats) MISTRAL — 1) Peter Wells; 2) Caroll-Ann Rosenberg; 3) Amy McCaig; 4) Cara Reid; 5) Kim¬ berly Birkenfeld; 6) Murray McCaig; 7) Patrick Downey; 8) Mariel Devesa; 9) Fung Yang; 10) Laura Chambers. (16 boats) 49er— 1) Jonathan & Charlie McKee; 2) Morgan Larson/Kevin Hall; 3) Amdy Mack/Adam Loory; 4) Tina & Trevor Baylis; 5) Chris Rast/Bruno Oberhofen; 6) Kenj Nakamura/T. Sasaki; 7) Jay Renhan/Chris Lanzinger; 8) Jason Rhodes/Jeff Eckard; 9) Bates McKee/Fritz Lanzinger; 10) Kris Henderson/Allan Johnson. (17 boats) \ STAR — 1) Jeremy & Jeff Davidson; 2) Micbael Goerge/Denise Louiso; 3) John Virtue/Darrell Haift; 4) George Chester/Brian Faith; 5) Trygve Lilvestrand/ Rico Johnson. (11 boats) SOLING — 1) John Gochberg; 2) John Walton; 3) Jim Medley; 4) Andrew Moon; 5) Ian Wareham. (9 boats) \ SNIPE — 1) Rick & Carol Merriman; 2) tom & Laurel O'Neill; 3) Gavin & Holly O'Hare; 4) Rick Arneson/Janay Garrick. (9 boats)

FINN MIDWINTERS WEST (RYC: Apr. 10-11): 1) Darrell Peck, 9 points; 2) Eric Oetgen, 10; 3) Micahel Deyett, 13; 4) John Porter, 19; 5) Russ Silvestri, 26; 6) John Callahan, 27; 7) Kim Zetterberg, 30; 8) Scott Griffiths, 31; 9) Brian Huntsman, 33; 10) Geoff Ewenson, 33. (20 boats; 5 races)

SCORE n 1 <Santa Cruz YC; April 11): DIV. I — 1) Octavia, SC 50, Shep Kett; 2) Rose¬ bud, SC 52, Roger Sturgeon; 3) Absolute 88, Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth; 4) Red Hawk, Olson 40, Lou Pambianco; 5) Sirena, Olson 30, John Martinelli. (5 boats; 13 miles) DIV. 11 — 1) Free Fall, Moore 24, Fred Cox; 2) Prozac, Express 27, Dan Camp; 3) Wild Thing, Ex¬ press 27, Phil Myers; 4) Gandalf, Santana 35, Carl Quitzau. (4 boats; 8.7 miles)

SPRING ONE DESIGN tt 1 <SCYC: Apr. 17:2 races): SC 27 — 1) Hanalei Express, Rob Schuyler, 3 points; 2) Ciao, Andy Carson, 5; 3) Cruzin, Barry Hopkins, 6; 4) Dynaflow, Matt Dini, 6; 5) California Zephyr, Peter Dalton, 11. (12 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Moorgasm, Watts/Niles/ Josselyn, 2 points; 2) Bruzer, Gary Tracey, 4; 3) #148, Steve McCarthy, 6. (7 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Ricks Place, Larry Comstock, 3 points; 2) High & Dry, Len Fiock/John Field, 6. (5 boats)

SPRING DOUBLEHANDED #1 (SCYC. Apr 18): 1) (tie) Bullet, Olson 30, Mike Gross/Jay Bennett, and Immoorality, Moore 24, Susie Barber/GW Griggs; 3) Free Fail, Moore 24, Fred Cox/Syd Moore. (6 boats; 5.8 miles)

FLEET'C' (non-spinnaker) — 1) Aries, Catalina 42, Donna Beckett; 2) Sandman, Beneteau 305, Chris Noe; 3) MeMe, Norm Guest, Newport 30-2. (7 boats; 8.1 miles) FLEET 'D' (multihull spinnaker) — 1) #28229, F27, The Mystery Multihuller. (2 boats; 12 miles). FLEET ’E' (multihull non-spinnaker) — 1) Sea Bird, F-27, Richard Holden; 2) Gerri, F-27, David Martin; 3) Donnybrook, F-28R, John Brady; 4) Three Sigma, F-27, Chris Harvey. (8 boats; 11.5 miles)

INTER-CLUB ffl (Alameda YC: April 17): FLEET 'A' (spinnaker <169) — Race abandoned due to race committee error. (7 boats; 10.2 miles) FLEET 'B' (spinnaker >173) — Race abandoned due to race committee error. (11 boats; 10.2 miles)

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BEAR — 1) Smokey, Steve Robertson, 2 points; 2) Trigger, Scott Cauchois, 5. (5 boats) BIRD — 1) Polly, James Van Dyke; 2) Widgeon,

Don Cameron. (5 boats; 1 race only) FOLKBOAT — 1) Freya, Ed Welch, 2 points; 2) (tie) Windansea, Don Wilson and Jalina, David Th¬ ompson, 6; 4) Petite Sirene, David Boyd, 7. (10 boats) IOD — 1) (tie) #100, Lacey/Daily/etc., and Hecate, Dennis Jermaine, 3 points. (4 boats) KNARR — 1) Sophia, Tom Reed, 3 points; 2) Benino, Terry Anderlini, 6; 3) (tie) Snaps III, Knud Wibroe, and Peerless, Larry Drew, 8; 5) Flyer, Chris Kelly, 10; 6) Huldra, Jim Skaar, 14. (17 boats)

CLEAR LAKE MONSTER RACES (KSC. Apr. 17): MONSTER — 1) Brazen, Olson 25, Wayne Hallenbeck; 2) Barking Dog, Olson 25, Jeffrey Kroeber; 3) Another Tangent, Soling, Gene Magoon.

The final miles of the mostly mellow Lightship Race. All photos 'latitude'/jr. (8 boats; 22.6 miles) MINI-MONSTER — 1) Beats Workin, O'Day 23, Mark Weber; 2) Mountain Mist, SJ 24, Vic Carder; 3) Rubicon, Cal 2-25, Chase Colburn; 4) Pic, Catalina 25, Bill Pickering. (16 boats; 13 miles)

CAMELLIA CUP IFolsom Lake YC: Apr. 17-18): BANSHEE — 1) Craig Lee, 4 points; 2) Bob Backer, 12; 3) Greg Rodgers, 13. (7 boats) SANTANA 20—1) Charles Witcher, 4 points; 2) Francis Samson, 12; 3) Lance Purdy, 16. (7 boats) CATALINA 22 — 1) Bob Baker, 5 points; 2) Terry

Cobb, 8; 3) Gary Preston, 14; 4) Tom Page, 17. (13 boats) OPEN CENTERBOARD — 1) Jonathan Howell, Thistle, 7 points; 2) Brian Bauman, Thistle, 9; 3) Dan Ouellet, JY-15, 12. (6 boats) OPEN MULTIHULL— 1) Kit Wiegman, Hobie 20, 5 points; 2) Peter Schulz, Prindle 18.2, 8; 3) Mark Lewis, Nacra 5.0, 17. (8 boats) CRUISER — 1) Mike Bringolf, Spacesailor 20, 5 points; 2) Carl DeWing, Catalina 250, 7; 3) John Gallagher, Catalina 25,11. (8 boats) RED KEEL— 1) Joel Verutti, Moore 24,12 points; 2) Phil Hodgson, Wavelength 24,12; 3) Mike Johnson, B-25, 14. (10 boats) BLUE KEEL — 1) Wade Behling, Capri 22, 5 May, 1999 • U&XUilS • Page 207

THE RACING points; 2) Joe Webb, Catalina 22, 1(^(4 boats). CAMELLIA CUP (overall) — Bob Baker (63 boats).

AMHANSON/SKYLARK (NHYC: April 17-18): J/35 — 1) Fast Lane, B. & K. Patterson, 6 points; 2) Abba Zaba Dad, David Stockman, 7. (5 boats) MELGES24— 1) Rock n' Roll, Argyle Campbell, 3 points; 2) Planet Loaf, Charlie Ogletree, 10; 3) Monsoon, Bruce Ayers, 12. (9 boats) SCHOCK 30/30 — 1) Seadora, D. Hammett/A. Broughton, 4 points; 2) Joann, Steve Murphy, 8; 3) No Pilikia, Tom & Guy Gadbois, 10. (7 boats) SCHOCK 35—1) Wings, D. & S. Case, 1.0 points; 2) Mischief, M. Pinckney/C. Hardy, 14; 3) Shillelagh, A. Folz/D. O'Brien, 15; 4) Hotspur, Un¬ known, 17; 5) Piranha II, David Voss, 21. (22 boats) PHRF-A— 1) Persephone, Farr 40, 4 points; 2) Harlequin, Schock 55, 8; 3) Growler, ILC 40, 8. (6 boats) PHRF-B — 1) Nitro, J/34, 5 points; 2) Repoup, C&C 41,8. (5 boats) 5 (3 races)

Race Notes Team players: The Olympic Sailing Committee recently announced the mem¬ bers of the '99 US Sailing Team in two more classes. The 'high five' in the Laser class, in order, are Mark Mendelblatt (St. Petersburg, FL), Brett Davis (Largo, FL), John Myrdal (Kailua, HI), JohnTorgerson (Annapolis, MD) and Bill Hardesty (San Diego, CA). Making the grade in 49ers were, also in order, Jonathan and Charlie McKee (Seattle, WA), Morgan Larson/ Kevin Hall (Capitola, CA), Andy Mack/ Adam Loory (Mercer Island, WA), Jay Renehan/Chris Lanzinger (Seattle, WA) and Kris Henderson/Alan Johnson (Se¬ attle, WA). The Soling and Star team members will be named at the end of April. Blown away: Island YC's Doublehanded Lightship Race on April 3 was wisely canceled at 0950 that morning when winds of 50 mph were reported at the upwind turning mark. "About 20 of the 40 or so entries were going to try it, but I think they were glad someone else made the decision (to abandon the race) for them," said IYC race official Joanne McFee. For entertainment, we drove out to the cliffs north of Point Bonita that af¬ ternoon — and can report firsthand that the ocean was as roiled up as we've ever seen it, way worse than the preceding weekend's ill-fated Doublehanded Farallones Race. Any other call by the IYC race committee would have been insane, and we commend them on making the right decision. We'll let you know if and when the race is rescheduled. Cayard wins Cup! Paul Cayard and four of his AmericaOne gang (tactician John Kostecki, Curtis Blewett, Sean Clarkson, Morgan Turbovich) defeated Team New Zealand's Dean Barker 3-1 to win the Steinlager Line 7 Cup in Page 208 • UKUjUli • May, 1999

When the Doublehanded Lightship Race was canceled, ive drove out to the Marin Headlands to see the battlefield for ourselves. Good call by the IYC race committee!

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Auckland last month. It was a hard-fought series against lots of other America's Cup talent, with the rest of the fleet stacking up as follows: 3) Ed Baird, Young America USA; 4) Chris Dickson, NZL; 5) Francesco de Angelis, Prada, ITA; 6) Chris Law, GBR: 7) Gavin Brady, NZL; 8) Magnus Holmberg, SWE; 9) John Cutler, America True, USA; 10) Dean Salthouse, NZL. Cayard, who won this regatta previously in ’96, and Kostecki seem to be firing on all cylinders now, and winning the regatta was a good way to head into 'spring break’. Kostecki has flown off to Europe (with Terry Hutchinson and some other AmericaOne players) to conduct two-boat testing with the Rlbruck boats for the Volvo 2001-2002 Race. Cayard, who occasion¬ ally jokes that he has become a "prdfessional beggar," is once again beating the bushes for corporate sponsorship. The AmericaOne team will reconvene in Long Beach in June, where they will commence practicing on their new 1ACC boat. Grand prix news: Jeff Madrigali, Craig Healy and Hartwell Jordan won the Sol¬ ing Nationals at Platinum Point YC in Punta Gorda, Florida. They finished third in the fleet racing portion behind Hariy Melges and Andrew Horton, more than enough to qualify for the medal-deciding match racing portion of the event. Madro was merciless in the one-on-one stuff, beating out runner-up Tom Burnham, third place finisher Harry Melges and Bill Abbott in the finals. . . Jim Brady, 1990 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, has signed on with the NYCC/Young America Chal¬ lenge. Brady lives in Cos Cob, CT, with his wife Julia Trotman Brady, the ’92 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year. A twoRolex family! Book em, Danno: Six SoCal sailors were suspended from all yacht racing (even beer can races) for six months by US Sailing on a Rule 69 charge ("gross misconduct") following a well-publicized brawl during last summer’s Coast Cadillac/North Sails Race Week in Long Beach. Sitting on the beach between April 1 and October 1 are three crew off B-32 Again (Burt and Jeff Messano, and Aaron Hall, the owner's son) and three off Zoos (Don and Ron Thorton, and Steve John¬ son). Regatta organizer Bruce Golison \yas satisfied with the verdict, claiming, "This kind of behavior simply won't be tolerated. Some people have even called me to ex¬ press concern that the penalty isn't harsh enough." Meanwhile, this year's always excel¬ lent CC/NSRW is scheduled for June 25-

27. At least a half dozen of the Bay Area's big boats will be in attendance, and prob¬ ably an equal number of our Melges 24s (their worlds will be on the same race course on October 6-10). Sale boats of the month: Newport Beach sailor Lew Beery, former owner of the highly successful Andrews 43 It's OK!, just bought Larry Harvey's Ontario Boatworks-built Etchells Tusk (Larry has or¬ dered a new one for the Worlds in Austra¬ lia). Lew will campaign the 'little boat' lo¬ cally with Craig Fletcher and other core * OK! people, presumably while waiting fbr his new 50-foot Andrews design to be built. . . SoCal sailor Doug Mongeon, former owner of the N/M 68 Swiftsure, has bought the East Coast Farr 40 Flyer. That brings the total of Farr 40s on the West Coast up to at least eight. The late Jim Mizell's Smith 43 High Risk has been donated to UC Berkeley. According to sailing director Rob Ander¬ son, "We're still sorting out how to make the best use of Mrs. Mizell's generosity. We're hoping someday to put together a long-term 'kids at risk' program that would begin with little boats and progress up to a boat like High Risk — bht our only immediate plan is to race the boat in the Estuary Friday night races." - Outta here: Hot Santa Cruz racers Jim and Loretta Maloney of Santa Cruz have bought a cold-molded racer/cruiser, the custom Lidgard 44 Hijacker, which is cur¬ rently located in New Zealand. The plan is to take their kids (ages 7, 8 and 10) out of school for a two-to-four year cruise around the South Pacific, starting with Fiji and Tonga. "One day I stopped read¬ ing the Racing Sheet, and actually began reading Changes," confessed Jim. "It seems like time to tiy something totally different for a few years, so we've sold the toys (the 49er, the Moore 24, one car), and will rent the house shortly. The plan is to be gone by mid-July." Still more sale boats: "What was I thinking?" joked Steve Taft, who recently bought a Knarr with partners Monroe Wingate and Mark Adams. The new toy — #122, to be named Gossip (as in, 'noth¬ ing gets around faster than gossip') — is sitting at Taft's Richmond boatyard, Bay Ship and Yacht, waiting patiently for a spring tune-up before joining her sisterships on the race course. "We had grand plans for putting all kinds of wid¬ gets on it, really fixing her up," said Taft, who is the rear commodore of StFYC (which mandates that flag officers must own boats). "All that has gone out the win¬ dow. Now we're just going to throw a coat of paint on it and go sailing!" . . . Jim Cascino, a J/boat alum and also a mem¬

ber of StFYC, is another recent Knarr con¬ vert-. He bought Knarr #107 — now named Eos II like his previous boats — cherried it out, and has begun racing with the class. Dale Williams, who bought the hot Japanese ILC 46 Aoba, has renamed it Washabi. Dale is looking forward to sail¬ ing his new boat on the Southern Cali¬ fornia circuit beginning in late May. . . Defending J/105 season champs Tom Thayer and Dick Watts have just ordered a brand new J/105 to replace their cur¬ rent Speedwell, which is now seven years old. . . Chris Curtis has purchased the Express 37 Frequent Flyer, with no real intention of racing. Is it our imagination, or is the historically-strong Express 37 fleet finally beginning to run out of steam? Wondo world: '98 Adams Cup winner Stephanie Wondolleck added another major victory to her growing resume, com¬ ing from way behind to claim the US Women's Challenge, aka the Bettina Bents Memorial Trophy. "We sqeaked by, end¬ ing up winning on the tiebreaker," said Stephanie/ who had never skippered a boat with a wheel prior to this regatta. Hosted by Newport Harbor YC in identi¬ cal Catalina 37s (chartered from Long Beach), the all-women showdown pitted eight teams against each other in a 6-race, 1-throwout mostly light air series.

Talk of the town: Steve Taft and Gossip'. Finally, after all these yeari, Taft is a boatowner! A

Sailing with Wondolleck were Karina Vogen, Anna Desenberg, Karin King, Ruth Paulling, Ruth Suzuki, Shana Rosenfeld and Jessica Lord (who fell through the offcentered front hatch in practice, broke two ribs and was replaced by the alternate on the Florida team). Final results: 1) Steph¬ anie Wondolleck, Richmond YC, 12 points; 2) Liz Hjorth, Cal YC, 12; 3) Charlie Arms, Women's Yacht Racing Fleet (San Diego), 16; 4) Betty Sherman, San Diego YC, 19; May. 1999*

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THE RACING 5) Colleen Cooke, Southwestern YC, 22; 6) Stephanie Keefe, Newport Harbor YC, 23; 7) Pat Seidenspinner, St. Petersburg YC, 25; 9) Sandy Scheda, Davis YC, 27. The new lineup: St. Francis YC has fi¬ nally hired a new full-time race manager, John Craig of Vancouver, BC. Formerly a Canadian Olympic coach, Craig will make his local debut at the Stone Cup (May 15-16). He'll be assisted in the ad¬ ministrative duties by another new face, Dawn O'Connell, a recent transplant from Boston. Meanwhile, the StFYC junior pro¬ gram is also going through some changes. Carisa Harris, former junior sailing direc¬ tor, has left to go back to school, and Patrick Whitmarsh has taken over in the short term. Random notes; "The feedback is posi¬ tive so far," said Encinal YC race official Bill Stephens about moving the finish of their June 26 Coastal Cup from Santa Barbara to Ventura. "People seem excited about going someplace new." Island YC's Ben Mewes, skipper of the custom 42 Georgia, had the honor of being the first paid entry. . . Check out www.vanisle360.nisa.com for the lowdown on what sounds like a cool new evept, the Around Vancouver Race beginning June 12 from

The new Santa Cruz 63. Given her lineage, she's sure to be beautiful, fast and well-built. Nanaimo. Boats rating 130 and faster are invited to sign up for the scenic 10-leg, 580-mile circumnavigation. . . Did well in the Vallejo Race as a one-timer? YRA ex¬ ecutive secretary Lynda Myers will’ give you a break if you suddenly decide to pursue HDA or ODCA season honors — she’ll apply your Vallejo entry fee toward

the full summer entry fee, a nice savings. "Even if you only do a few more races, it’s worth thinking about," she claimed. Non-events: Benicia YC's annual Cutty Sark Race was abandoned due to a drift¬ ing buoy, while Coyote Point YC's John Pitcher Regatta was called off due to a wind drought. No word yet if either race will be rescheduled. Rockstar convention: The semi-dor-

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SHEET mant One Design 48 class went at it for the first time this year on the last week¬ end of April, too late for coverage in this issue. Six boats were scheduled to com¬ pete in the Chesapeake Grand Prix, a three-day regatta sailed off Baltimore. The field looked great: Numbers (John Risley/Russell Coutts/Brad Butterworth), Abracadabra (Jim Andrews /John Kolius/Kurt Oetking), Prime Outlets (Pe¬ ter Gordon/Terry Hutchinson/John Bertrand), Chessie Racing (George Collins/Ken Read/Peter Holmberg), Star¬ light (Jay Ecklund/Ed Baird/Jim Brady) and Windquest (Doug DeVos/Kimo Worthington). The 'Scoop from the Coop': SC 52 #20, Chuck Jacobsen's new Allure, and #21, Triumph, are under construction at Santa Cruz Yachts. Jacobsen has specified "oyer 87" custom options, ensuring that his new boat will set a new standard of luxury among her sisterships. Hulls #18, Fred Howe's Warpath and #19 — Decision, owned by the Murray family of New Or¬ leans — hit the water earlier this year. As many as eight SC 52s may compete in this fall’s Big Boat Series. Check out

Stephanie Wondolleck is on a roll, recently bag¬ ging the Bettina Bents Trophy down south. www.santacruzyachts for all the news, as well as preliminaiy information on Bob Smith's follow-up to the highly success¬ ful SC 52, the all-new SC 63. Bill Turpin, who just won PHRF-A in the Puerto Vallarta Race with his SC 52 Ingrid, has ordered the first SC 63. The new boat is in the final design stages, so the series won't debut until the summer of 2000.

Speaking of new boats, Monterey sailor John Neighbours recently launched his custom Schumacher 28 Calphurnia. The fiberglass ULDB hull was built by Ron Moore and delivered to Neighbours, now a retired teacher from the Naval Post Graduate School, back in 1984. He fin¬ ished the deck and inside off the boat off in his garage, albeit rather slowly, oyer the last 15 years. "It was the design be¬ tween Wall Street Duck and the Express 37," said Carl. "John did it his way, and he did a beautiful job — the thing is a real 'violin ! I guess you could also say it's a testament to perserverance." Fun in the sun: 86 boats sailed in the Rolex International Cup at St. Thomas, USVI, on April 2-4. Marriott Frenchman's Reef, Chris Rosenberg's Melges 24, was the top performer. Les Crouch of San Di¬ ego, who recently circumnavigated with his N/M 68 Maverick, won the big spin¬ naker class with his new 'little' boat, the Bashford-Howison 41 Twister. Next up on the Carribean circuit is the big one, Antigua Sailing Week on April 25-30. Look for feature coverage of that legend¬ ary event in next month's issue.

est Coast Fleet Forming oin us for a test sail on Don Payan's new 1D35 Rigel. See for yourself why 40 of these fast, simple and ownerdriven boats have hit the water in the last 11 months. With one on the Bay and 3 racing in San Diego, the West Coast fleet is forming. Call for a test sail.

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With reports this month on News and Views from Sail Expo Charter Gurus, a French-born charterer's Memorable Visit to Corsica, France's massive Mediterranean isle, and miscellaneous Charter Notes.

Hobnobbing with the Experts: A World of Charter Possibilities At the risk of completely overdoing our coverage of the recent Pacific Sail Expo (see Expo Expose, page 148), we want to share a variety of insights and info that we gleaned at the show — especially that which relates to summer chartering pos¬ sibilities. As a microcosm qf the entire show, the yacht chartering industry was repre¬ sented by both local and international firms. Cumulatively, the message was that there are enough chartering possi¬ bilities — both near and far — to keep us all busy for a lifetime of vacations. To his credit, Rob Mishan of the Sausalito-based Ka'iulani denied himself untold amounts of charter income in or¬ der to offer tours of his elegantly ap¬ pointed traditional sailing craft. No doubt some of the curious show-goers who shuffled across the 86-ft schooner's decks had never before been aboard a charter yacht. One of the hardest parts of the lo¬ cal chartering game is getting people to realize that it's 'okay' to charter a big, ex¬ citing vessel once in awhile for a special occasion — even if you already-have ac¬ cess. to a daysailer. Inside the tents we had a chat with Scott and Krista Lighthall of Santa Cruz, who started their own fledgling company, Lighthall Yacht Charters, last- year after years of running the big Santa Cruz 70 Combining a land-based European vacation with a sailing trip is an excellent idea. Below are some of the prime charter destinations.

Chardonnay II as a team. Scott still skip¬ pers her 8 months a year, but Krista has given it up to teach sailing to newcomers — one of her specialties is women's classes. Previously, Marc Kraft’s long-es¬ Page 212 • UKUM12 • May, 1999

tablished Pacific Yachting and Sailing was the only game in town. So is Krista giving Marc a run for his money? "Are you kid¬ ding?" said Krista with a smile, handing us a Pacific Yachting brochure. "I tell people about his operation too." As many competitors in the charter industry have learned over the years, if a salesperson first gets people excited about a particu¬ lar destination, the business will follow — for everyone. So it goes with Pacific Northwest char¬ ter operators. If you had stopped to talk with the folks at Anacortes Yacht Char¬ ters, Penmar Marine (also based at Anacortes), and Charters Northwest (based on San Juan Island) it would have been hard to sleep that night without dreaming about gunkholing through the beautiful San Juan Islands this summer. By the way, we learned that Roche Har¬ bor, which is typically a 'must stop' in the islands, has just done a major marina ex¬ pansion and facilities upgrade. And we got a tip on the best restaurant on San Juan Island, the Duck Soup Inn. The fact that agents at smaller firms only need to know the intimate details of the one destination they sell, is one ad¬ vantage the 'little guys' have over the large multi-national charter firms, whose sales agents can't possibly have the inside skinny on every destination they repre¬ sent around the world. Speaking of local knowledge, we're happy to have an opportunity to alert you to a wonderful human resource: the ef¬ fervescent Ms. Perla George of the BV1 Tourism Office, right here in San Fran¬ cisco. Born and raised in the islands, Perla can answer questions, tell you tales, and even ex¬ plain about the recent boom in offshore banking. It's no won¬ der that a nation whose biggest cash crop is tourism has an office here in our great sailing city. But we're willing to bet that relatively few of the thousands of lo¬ cals sailors who visit the islands each year know that Perla and her associates are there to serve them.

We found another ol' Caribbean friend, Dick Jackney, aboard the beautiful Hylas 54 that was on display. Dick was among the founding fathers of Caribbean bareboating. He's run St. Thomas-based Caribbean Yacht Charters since the '70s, but segued into building and importing Taiwanese (Hylas and Tayanaj sailing yachts in the mid-80s, when we sailed on one of his first Caribbean imports. Today's models look better -built than ever. The BVTs premier sailing-oriented re¬ sort, The Bitter End Yacht Club, was also well represented by both special event planner John Glynn and Nick Trotter, founder of the sailing school that bears his name. Ever jovial and entertaining they reminded us that their Pro Am Re¬ gatta next October — in which hotel guests are invited to crew for sailing leg¬ ends — will feature match racing in the new W-Class yachts (See World of Char¬ tering, February '99 and Iridium Pro Am..., December ’98). Tanya from Sunsail explained that while her company’s new Club Colonna at Antigua has' a similar focus on small-

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Who's who in the yacht chartering industry? Clockwise from upper left: Tim Munsol of Albatross Yacht Charters explains shares insights on Greece and Turkey; former 'Chardonnay IT co-captain Krista Lighthall of Santa Cruz now offers instruction and charters under the banner of Lighthall Yacht Charters; Dick Jackney of St. Thomas, USVI-based Caribbean Yacht Charters was an industry pio¬ neer; Kirk Valentine of Tradewinds Sailing Center in Richmond is one of the old garde of the Bay Area chartering scene; a former astromomer, cruiser, and charter shipper, Fred Read now teaches sailing at Club Nautique; Jeff Craner and Karen Roman came out from The Moorings' Florida office; Ginny Heyer of GPSC was on hand to discuss Itaiy as well as Greece and Turkey; Vivian Simonis of Char¬ ters Northwest is based at Friday Harbor, in the heart of the San Juan Islands; bridging the culture gap between France and the U.S., Sylvie Ernoult is a new addition to the Sun Yacht Charters team; and last, but not least, meet native Virgin Islander Perla George — the gal to see for BVI info. boat sailing and other watersports, it is not copying the Bitter End's concept, but • is simply a new addition to the long list of Sailing Clubs that Sunsail has long oper¬ ated in Europe. She also filled us in on Sunsail's summer charter options, includ¬ ing Scotland, the Aegean, France's Cote d' Azur and Spain's Balearics. At The Moorings' booth, our old friend Karen Roman introduced us to several new boat designs. We particularly liked the layout of the new Moorings 362, which — rather than trying to cram in as' many berths as possible — features two roomy double-berth cabins, each with its own head and shower. It’s a great choice for two couples.

We were glad to have a chance to meet French-born Sylvie Ernoult of Sun Yacht Charters, who clarified that Sun and the huge French firm Stardust Marine have now merged into a single company — the amalgamation was previously referred to as simply a joint marketing venture. The benefit for Sun's customers, explained Sylvie (who has recently moved from Paris to the corporate office in Maine), is a widely expanded selection of yachts and destinations all over the world. And all bases are striving to maintain consistent levels of service — to an American stan¬ dard. Sun was always strong in the Car¬ ibbean, while Stardust has bases in such alluring places as the Seychelles, the Balearics, Corsica and Sicily. Catching up with longtime GPSC char¬

ter agent Ginny Heyer, we learned that her company, too, also now represents boats in three Italian locations (including Sardinia), in addition to their primary of¬ ferings in Greece and Turkey. Tim Munsol of Albatross Yacht Char¬ ters was another expert on Aegean char¬ tering who invited us to pick his brains about favorite ports o' call in Greece and Turkey. One of the main reasons to sail in that region, of course, is to soak in the rich cultural history. Albatross’s special 14-day tour, September 3-16, entitled Sailing Homer's Ancient Greece, weaves historical study into a fantastic one-way

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itinerary from Athens to Rhodes. Finally, if all these choices sound en¬ ticing, but you don't feel you're quite ready to charter on your own, fear not. Right here in the Bay Area, at least a half-dozen sailing schools (or sailing clubs) offer the full gamut of accredited courses to get you ready and give you confidence. Two such firms represented at the show were Tradewinds Sailing Center of Pt. Richmond and Club Nautique of Sausalito, Alameda and Redwood City. Kirk Valentine of Tradewinds has been introducing both kids and adults to the joys of sailing for decades, while Fred Read of Club Nautique is an example of the added value you might get from hanging out with our colorful local instructors. Having retired from a career as an as¬ tronomer, he and his wife then cruised and chartered for years in the Caribbean. Yes, it's a big planet out there, and there are, sadly, only so many vacations during which to explore it. Summer is just around the corner, however, so get out your calendar, get on the phone and make your reservations now. — latitude/aet

Tour de Corse: France's Mediterranean Secret Last June ten Californian friends char¬ tered Moana 31, a new Beneteau 505, from The Moorings' base at Ajaccio, Corsica. This historic French island is only 50 miles away from the Italian coast, and was, in fact, a possession of the Genoese Republic for centuries. France annexed the island in the late 1700s, one year after the birth of Napoleon Wow! Now this might be a bit t-o-o exciting. In one 24-hour period they had a breeze from nearly every direction on the compass.

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peaks. The swells are small and from the southwest, and the light wind comes from the same direction, as we are starting our cruise at the tail end.pf a weather system called Libeccio. Where to spend the night? I select the Anse d'Aronne. It is described as a long bay, with no obstacles and good holding in four meters of sand. This is where the American submarine, Casablanca, came» to supply the French Resistance during World War II. Anse d'Aronne is a beauti¬ ful site surrounded by dark red cliffs with a quiet beach. We are the only boat at anchor — and the anchor is holding. The only problem is that it is exposed to the swells. A few crew members skip dinner and go to 'sickbay'. During the night I ask myself, "How many people are going to jump ship after this experience?" The next morning there is no sign of mutiny, but I don’t want to chance it. As soon as enough people are up, we raise anchor and sail to Girolata. The Gulf of Girolata is impressive: tall granite cliffs,

Clockwise from upper left: Author Claude and Vai Price instruct the crew; the Port de la Citadelle in Ajaccio, site of The Moorings' base; Vai sorts out the cruising spinnaker; Bonifacio harbor with its medieval fortress. steep mountains covered by a thick maquis — small trees and shrubs — and no sign of human life anywhere around this large bay. From a distance, our head¬ ing lines us up with what looks like a Genoese tower. There are hundreds of these relics all along the Corsican coast. As we get closer, we see that it is a me¬ dieval castle. We go around the peninsula and find ourselves in the most pictur¬ esque natural harbor. "It's so-o-o quiet," says Diane. "That’s because there are no cars here," I answer, "the only way to get to this place is by boat or on foot." The next day,brings perfect Mediter¬ ranean sailing. The sea is flat, there is a nice breeze and almost everyone has found his or her sea legs. Just at sunset we enter Calvi. We sail past the fortress and enter the' harbor. This is our first stern-to docking, de rigueur in the Medi¬ terranean and, miraculously, the dock-

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ing is successful. We have a lovely evening stroll in the harbor. As we leave Calvi the wind is still from the southwest and sea conditions are quite mild. Everyone becomes occupied: some fly the spinnaker, some read, some sleep, and Diana and Shelley start cook¬ ing the paella. "What are you cooking?" asks Greg. "It smells great." But outside, in the cockpit, we are engulfed in an aroma that is even more delicious. I look around, but no other boat or house is in sight. Then I check the wind direction, and find that it is now from the east, a warm breeze com¬ ing from the Desert des Agriates. Every¬ one is amazed at how powerful the scent from the maquis is. Then suddenly the wind freshens and we quickly reduce sail. The wind is 25-30 knots as we are enter the Gulf de St. Florent, a large indentation in the West¬ ern Corsican coast near the narrow, finger-like Cap Corse. St. Florent, our des¬ tination, is at the innermost area of the Gulf, some five miles east of our position. There are now steep, short waves, and we have to tack back and forth to make

our way upwind. In the distance, above St. Florent, we can see fog hugging the ridges and rushing towards the bay. The sailing conditions are very similar to sum¬ mer on the San Francisco Bay, except that the breeze is warm. But we would never cook a fish stew on a summer' afternoon on the Bay— and now we all know why. All the tacking and steep waves are too much for even a well-gimbaled stove; Sure enough, the fish stew spills over the back of the stove and onto the cabin floor. Despite our cleaning, our bareboat will smell like a fishing boat for the rest of the trip. We spend the evening and next morning exploring St. Florent, a former Roman colony. As we leave the harbor there is a light breeze from the north — locally called Mistrali — and we are heading north to¬ wards Cap Corse. By sunset we are 'rounding the cape', heading southeast. "Perfect," says Val, "we have reached 'our longitude' — 9’45" E. "We just; have to fol¬ low it'south all night." "We are still going into the wind," re¬ marks' Paul. "You're right, it's now a southeasterly breeze called the Scirocco." In 24 hours of sailing we had wing com¬ ing from all directions — not unusual in the Mediterranean. Today, we are rounding the southern tip of Corsica: "Les Bouches d e Bonifacio." First we sail carefully through the bare rocky Lavezzi islands. We arts now closer to Sardinia, the large Italian island to the south, than we are to Corsica. The scene is very impressive, with great mountains in the distance and the extremely white cliffs capped by green maquis reflecting the Mediterranean sun, as they rise above the deep blue sea. Add to all this the view of Bonifacio, a medieval city perched atop the cliffs. Since the base of these cliffs has been eroded for centuries, the city seems to hang mi¬ raculously above the sea. We all go explore the town and soon find the smallest restaurant in town — a real a hole in the wall. A charming young woman serves us. "Are you originally from Corsica?" I ask. "No," she replies, "I am from. Bonifacio." In Corsica, people are from a given vil¬

lage, and in that village, they belong to one of two opposing clans that have been fighting each other for generations. The word vendetta originated in Corsica. We would all like to spend more time in Bonifacio, but we need to return the boat to Ajaccio tomorrow. The weather report warns us of Force 7 winds (28 to 30 knots) from the south-southwest and 3 to 4-foot swells. These conditions are the most severe that we have had so far on our cruise, but are not unlike a usual clear spring day outside the Golden Gate Bridge. It is an exciting sailing day. The Bay of Rocapine is perfect. It is protected from the swells by a series of small rocky is¬ lands and has the most beautiful beach. The bay's waters reflect many shades of greens and blues. Rocapine is so beautiful that it is hard to convince the crew that we need to leave early the next morning. Eventually, though, we get underway and after a pleasant day of sailing we reach our berth in Ajaccio at 1900. Now we have reached the end of our "Tour de Corse," and our only regret is that we booked the boat for only 10 days. It would have been nice to do this cruise in three or four weeks — maybe some¬ day. '

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'Claude — Thanks for your fine report. An official Latitude T-shirt is on the way to you as a 'thank you'. We know you char¬ ter often and look forward to reports on your future adventures. Salut/ 'Moana 31' is tucked in the most protected cor¬ ner of Girolata harbor, lying on bow and stern anchors.

Charter Notes A few decades ago, the sport of sailing was commonly regarded as elitist and in¬ accessible to average working folks. Of May, 1999 •

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course, access to a greater cross-stection of society has improved dramatically in recent years, but most minorities are still under-represented. Our hats go off to Paul Mixon (who was one of the first Bay Area blacks to cruise his own boat to the Caribbean) for his efforts to expose more African Americans to the joys of sailing. He recently announced that the Sec¬ ond Annual Black Boaters' Summit will

Breezing through the British Virgins on last year's Black Boaters' Summit, tpe brainchild of former cruiser Paul Mixon (center).

take place September 27 through Octo¬ ber 7, 1999. Set up as a flotilla charter through the British Virgin Islands, he's been enticing active blacks to sample the sport in the most popular charter desti¬ nation on earth — where excellent black sailors abound.

Participants will be accommodated aboard Oceanis 500 monohulls and Norseman 430 catamarans and handson participation will be encouraged. Ten, seven, and four-day sailing options are available. "As interests in adventure grow among blacks," says Mixon, "sailing is an a natu¬ ral option." We touched on a variety of summer charter options in our column this month, but we can't ;stress strongly enough the need to make bookings now. Remember that places like Maine and the Pacific Northwest have short sailing sea¬ sons, making every prime summer week a hot property. In addition to the bare¬ boat fleets in both places, there are many traditional schooners in Maine which book "by the berth” and are great fun for both young and old. In the Northwest, the former San Francisco pilot schooner Zo¬ diac is a similar option. We alluded earlier to the notion of com¬ bining a land-based Euro tour with a sailing charter. It's a super idea that is sure to please the wide variety of tastes in any family or group of friends. Again, remember, Europeans sail during sum¬ mers too, so make your bookings now.

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CHANGES V With reports this month on Pat Henry, the first American woman to cir¬ cumnavigate singlehanded, and her Southern Cross in Puerto Vallarta; from Gigolo on wintering over in Malta; from Moondance on having the mast fall over — but not break — off Costa Rica; from another Southern Cross on life and times — and the late Julie Black — in the South Pacific; from Saga on cruising the Sea of Cortez in the winter; from Far Niente on the loss of First Mate Joanne Bergan in Ecuador's Andes Mountains; and Cruise Notes.

Southern Cross — So. Cross 31 Pat Henry After The Circumnavigation (Santa Cruz) Where in the world is Pat Henry? You may remember this Santa Cruz resident as the first American woman to sail around the world singlehanded. Having officially started and finished her voyage in Acapulco, she continued on up to Puerto Vallarta where she lived aboard her 23-year old Southern Cross 31. During her circumnavigation, Pat sup¬ ported herself by painting and selling vivid watercolors and prints of many of her ports of call —- including the South Pa¬ cific, Asia, Europe, South America, Mexico, and the United States. She'd of¬ ten display — and sell — her artwork right from the cockpit of her boat while stem tied in various ports of the world. Pat still paints for a living, and has become part of the artistic community in Puerto Vallarta. On March 19, she had a veiy successful art show opening and re4/7 artist, author, and singlehanded circumnavi¬ gator, Pat Henry of Santa Cruz is living life to the fullest. Currently, she's in Puerto Vallarta.

ception at Galeria Flores in the Marina Vallarta. Pat also exhibits at Galeria Arte Latinoamericano in town, and sells her images through Daja Arte, < a local card publisher. In addition, Pat recently signed a book contract with McGraw-Hill to recount her eight-year odyssey. The book — to be filled with amazing stories, photographs, maps, and her artwork — should be released for Christmas of 2000. We re all hoping that her old computer will hold up until her writing is completed! Pat is such a dynamic and interesting person that good things just seem to hap¬ pen to her. Recently a woman in her writ¬ ing group loaned her a lovely apartment in Puerto Vallarta for eight months so Pat can spread out her charts and materials while writing her book, as well as have a more spacious area for painting. 'The perfect circumnavigation takes 26 years, so I felt I rushed on the last one," was her response when we asked what she planned to do after finishing her book. So, yes, she plans to go cruising again. She'll most likely take Southern Cross again, but this time would like to add cer¬ tain amenities — such as radar, refrig¬ eration, a watermaker and solar panels. And who knows, she may eventually move up to a larger boat. Anyone interested in contacting Pat for speaking engagements, to buy her art¬ work, or just to say 'hello' can email her at: scrossl@hotmail.com. That's a num¬ ber ’ 1' that follows the 'scross'. Her brother has begun a website for her which she will gradually add to. Currently it has a brief history of her trip and a few quotes. Check out: www.wrightprinting.com/ pathenry_solo.htm/ — evelyn & terry drew 4/17/99 Gigolo — Horizon 48 Gary & Dorothy Wood Malta (Saratoga) Every morning I get up and look out toward the water to feel the weather. Rain is on its way, but I don't turn on the radio for a forecast. Nor do I close the hatches or pull the laundry off the lifelines. None¬ theless, inside Gigolo every conceivable

surface is covered with tools, bits of folded sandpaper, open jars of toxic solvents, and cans of paint and varnish that are glued by their drippings to old newspaper. But nothing gets in my way as I cook myself an elaborate breakfast. How is this pos¬ sible? We’re living off the boat! We've been wintering in Malta, and for the first time in four years are living in an apartment. Lured off our boat by the low cost of rental apartments in Malta, our flat is a furnished 3br/2bath/ocean view for $500/month — including utilities. Our alternative was the local marina, which charged about the same — including bar¬ nacles. We don’t really need the extra rooms, but they're proving handy for the storage of boat gear and the odd guest. Like first-time parents, we catch ourselves stepping out onto the balcony just to glimpse Gigolo, which is on the hard in a local boatyard just five minutes away. Thus, the boat is getting a well-deserved rest and we are getting a lot of boat work done — without the inconvenience of hav¬ ing to clean up after ourselves every night. We're not the only San Francisco Bay

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Spread; Maltese fishing boats secured for the winter. Insets; Dorothy enjoying Carnivale, and a yacht side-tied in the main harbor.

Area yacht spending the winter here. Oth¬ ers include Fog City with Ken and Gina Coleman, and Another Horizon, Steve Salmon and Tina Olton's Valiant 40. The Maltese Islands — situated in the Mediterranean 58 miles south of Sicily and 180 miles north of Libya — is a coun¬ try made up of one main island and two smaller backups. Malta's 6,000 year old neolithic temples and artifacts give evi¬ dence of a civilization that predated that of ancient Egypt. Strategically located in the main trade routes between Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, Malta has been the historical battleground for many power struggles in the Mediterranean. The 'Chi¬ cago Cubs' of the Med, Malta has been conquered by the Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Romans, the Normans, the Arabs, the French — and the British as a crown colony. These days, however, it is an independent country with pending acceptance into the European Union. World War II history buffs will re¬

member Malta for the relentless bombard¬ ment it suffered from the German Luftwafe. Every conqueror has left its legacy in some aspect of Maltese language, culture, architecture, cuisine and life¬ style. We chose Malta as our winter home because of its location, climate, cost of living, marine services and culture. We also happened to be nearby when it came time to quit sailing for the season. En¬ glish and Malti are the primary languages spoken here. After two years of smiling, pointing, and garbling words in foreign languages, it’s refreshing to hear our mother tongue. We can read labels and local newspapers, listen to English radio stations, watch movies, talk to shopkeep¬ ers, and more easily make friends. Aside from speaking English, Malta is about as different from America as an an¬ glicized country can be. The architecture is Moorish with a British twist, as evi¬ denced by the neighborhood pubs. The streets are narrow and overhung with wrought iron and brightly painted wooden balconies. Private residences are marked by heavy wooden doors festooned with shiny brass knockers — mostly in the

shapes of dolphins or Maltese crosses. Next to the doorbell is always a small tile plaque of a protective Madonna. There are 365 Catholic churches in Malta or about one every two blocks. Ave Maria tolls softly from some bell tower every 15 minutes. Most shops and businesses close daily from 1 to 4 p.m., and from Saturday af¬ ternoon until Monday morning. These hours sehthe pace for a laid back ap¬ proach to life — which can be a bit frus¬ trating when we try to get work done quickly. But if we set our Type A expecta¬ tions aside and go with the flow, we find that everything gets done eventually — and gets done well. The families here are very close-knit, and judging from the seven or eight surnames in the phone book, appear to be related to each other in some way. It’s a toss up as to whether it’s religion or the fact that everybody knows everybody that keeps the crime level very low — but it's safe to walk the streets at night. Driving is on the left-hand side, on roads which are gutted with potholes. Malta is second only to the U.S. in the number of cars per capita — this in a country that is physically about the size of the San Francisco peninsula. Needless to say, traffic can be a problem. Obviously, people don’t double park — they triple park! Here is where the easy-going na¬ ture of the Maltese becomes a virtue; no¬ body cares. There is no road rage here. We take the public buses — the fare is 25-cents — everywhere we go. The buses are'a nostalgic treat, as they're all restored Dorothy and Gary pose in front of some of the churches and bastions of Malta — which has been invaded many times over the years.

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yellow school buses from the '50s with souped-up radiator grills, fins, and bumpers. Makes ya1 wanna sing Blue Suede Shoes. Within walking distance of the marina are swanky bistros and bou¬ tiques. The food is a mix of Sicilian, French and English. The local specialty is rabbit — and don't knock it if you haven't tried it. We’ve been enjoying first class plays, concerts and operas in the oldest active opera house in Europe. We also joined a gym to counteract the ex¬ cesses of our indulgent shore life. Malta is famous for its Knights of Malta, of course, which are a fighting group of physicians and healers who were given the island from a Sicilian king for a bargain —• one falcon per year. The Knights instituted a heritage of hospitalers who have cared for the infirm of Europe — from the plague victims of the 1800s to thousands of wounded sol¬ diers in the Crimean War, World War I, and World War II. Expert medical care is available at such a low cost that many yachties use a stay here to get an over¬ haul on the of bod. Malta has an inter¬ national airport with daily flights to cities all over Europe — and discount packages for winter touring. There is also ferry ser¬ vice to Italy, Greece and Africa. If there is such a thing as 'island fever' on Malta, we haven't caught it. We are now two-thirds of the way though the circumnavigation we began in February of '96. We’ve been through 32 countries, and crossed two oceans and more than a dozen seas. Dorothy has col¬ lected a coin from each country and added them to a charm bracelet — which is now causing her to list to starboard. We are looking forward to an upscale itinerary this year that includes Western Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, and places us in the Caribbean for the millennium. We’ve heard there is no Y2K problem in Trinidad. Cheers! — gary & dorothy 3/16/99

Moondance — Kennex 445 Cat Jill, Karl, Ben and Cam Matzke Costa Rica, Panama, Galapagos (Palo Alto) After enjoying the Ha-Ha V — thanks to everyone for making it a great event! — and the usual great stuff on the 'Leche Run' down the coast of Mexico, we took off for what we thouglit would be a brief stop in Costa Rica and some cruising in Panama. But the sailing gods intervened — as they often do — when our forestay The family crew of 'Moondance' enjoy a mellow spinnaker run down the coast of Baja in Novem¬ ber of '98.

'Moondance' dries out on her keels in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, while her fallen mast gets repaired in record time.

parted about 100 miles off the northern border of Costa Rica. Ironically, it hap¬ pened just after we exhaled as a result of making it through the gulfs of Tehuantepec and Papagayo.— during which we saw no more than 35 to 40 knots of wind. Having the mast slump down over the starboard side of the boat — at 0100, of course — was a.remarkable experience we hope never to repeat. The mast fell due to a failure of the forestay at the top swage. Fortunately, the mast didn't free fall, as it was slowed by the jib halyard, spinna¬ ker halyard, and boom. The mast landed half in the water and half on our kayak and lifelines — but basically intact! There was amazingly little damage to the mast: a six-inch 'rip' in the base, some damage to the lower forward spreader and tie rods, the mast base plate, and the gooseneck fitting. The boat itself suffered some dam¬ age to the lifelines, stanchions, sails, and a little gelcoat. One of the things that also amazed us is that our Raytheon radar, which took at least part of the brunt of the mast's fall¬ ing, sustained only a dent in its housing.

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bean side of Panama a couple of years ago. But with the mast down, we were clearly going to be spending some time in Costa Rica, so we pushed the disappointment out of our minds, got out the lock for the dinghy, and looked for the best places to visit. First, however, we had to find a place to get our rig back together. Since the cruising guide said there were facilities for yacht repair in Puntarenas in the Gulf of Nicoya, we headed there. We anchored in the estuary off the buoy field for the Costa Rica YC. Nobody seemed to mind, perhaps because we spent a couple of hours in each , tide cycle sitting on the muddy bottom. Since the club doesn't have space for transient yachts, and the buoys for the defunct Puntarenas Yacht Services are no longer maintained, the few other cruisers in the estuary anchored further to the east off the mercado. With the help of a local gringo, we ar¬ ranged to have our mast welded at Sarny Manley's Shipyard, the one remaining yacht repair facility in town./They com¬ pleted their repairs of the mast within 72 hours of our arrival! , Thfe next challenge was to find a crane tall enough to re-step our mast. It didn't look promising — especially when, Sarny predicted we'd have to hire a mobile crane to meet us at the cruise ship dock. But with the help of John, a new local friend, we cut a deal with the crew foreman of the Tesoro Tuna plant to re-step the stick using their rusty crane. Believe it or not, we were able to get it done the morning after our mast had been repaired! The charge for re-stepping was a hefty 5,000 colones — about $15 U.S. — and a Hershey candy bar. Elated at getting our mast fixed and back up in just four days of our arrival, we treated John to dinner— and then set off to enjoy the area. Sailing was out of the question because we still didn't have all the parts to replace the forestay — and weren't even sure when we'd get them. Meanwhile, the forestay was replaced by three strong lines. It was a little risky, but it worked. During this time, we stayed in the Gulf of Nicoya, where we noticed incredible amounts of both natural and man-made debris flowing out of the Puntarenas es¬ tuary and into the gulf. If you're sailing this way, it would be prudent to have someone on the bow watching for logs. Isla Gitana — better known as Fan¬ tasy Island — still has a wonderfully calm anchorage with both the sight and sound

of incredible wildlife. The managers of the hotel/bar also extend a warm welcome to visitors. 'Cousin Edna', who was watch¬ ing the place and serving beer and burgers, told us that only a few boats a month have been stopping by, so the little island faces an uncertain future. While there, we spied an old propeller — decorating the kitchen wall — that looked as if it might fit our Suzuki out¬ board. We'd been looking for just such a prop since La Paz. It not only fit our out¬ board, but brought our dinghy back to full speed. Edna refused to accept pay¬ ment or anything in trade; in fact, she thanked us for getting rid of some of the "boat junk" that has accumulated over the years. Nearby Ballena Bay was also nice, with its namesake yacht club providing a good book exchange and meeting spot for yachties and Ticos alike. Moondance next stayed in Bahia Herradura while Jill made the trip back to the yacht resource rich Bay Area for parts, particularly a Norseman fitting for the headstay. The anchorage at Herradura was a bit roily, but it's a nice locals beach town. It was from here that the boys enjoyed excur¬ sions to nearby Jaco and up into the mountains for a canopy tour. Herradura is also soon to be home to what officials are claiming is the largest real estate de¬ velopment in Costa Rica. Los Suenos is to be a massive resort and condominium complex, complete with a 150-slip marina. The hotel will open late this year with the marina slated to open sometime in '00. When Jill returned with the parts, we w^nt up on a halyard and replaced the headstay, finishing the essential repairs to the mast. Next we set sail for Quepos, Golfo Dulce, and Golfito for a brief stay at the Banana Bay Marina. We apparently made a big mistake in bypassing Drake's The only three certainties are death, taxes, and schoolwork for children — even when cruising. Cam and Ben hit the books.

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CHANGES c Bay, as cruisers who did stop there de¬ scribed it as a "perfect paradise" anchor¬ age. Overall, we found Costa Rica to be a wonderful stop, offering unique natural environments and enough in the way of yacht services to get by. Groceries were more expensive than in Mexico, but if you looked you could still find places that served dinners for less than $2. In addi¬ tion, the taxis were cheap and there are no cruising fees. It's true that there is much talk of petty crime — especially in Puntarenas — and everyone seems to barricade their property to tiy to prevent it. But the crime we heard about mainly affected boats or gear that had been left unattended for long periods, or locals in the cities. We didn't meet anyone who was concerned about their personal safety. Since we took reasonable precautions and noted a significant police presence in sev¬ eral areas — including the San Jose 'Coca Cola' bus station — we didn't feel threat¬ ened either. Our passage to Panama was a good step in regaining confidence in our rig, as strong current and headwinds blowing out of the Golf of Panama gave us the big¬ gest pounding we've had to endure dur¬ ing this trip. As most people have prob¬ ably heard, the Balboa YC — which wasn't much in recent years — is nothing now. It burned to the ground in early March, leaving only the administrative office at the dock. You still have to pay hefty fees to use a buoy: a $25 club membership plus $.50/foot/day. We stayed just long enough to provision for the South Pacific, then headed out to nearby Isla Flamenco. The folks at the Balboa YC told us the rebuilding of the club will begin in April There are new rules that make it easier and less expensive for private yachts to visit the spec¬ tacular Galapagos Islands.

or May, and that there will also be a hotel and office development nearby. For us, arriving in Panama represented the end of a 'detour' in the circumnaviga¬ tion we started two years ago when we purchased Moondance in Martinique and sailed her to Panama. The detour con¬ sisted of sailing to the Bay Area and work¬ ing for 18 months and another five months sailing down the coast. Having recently completed a wonderfully breezy passage to the Galapagos Inlands, we con¬ sider ourselves to officially be on our way again. There have been some significant re¬ cent changes in the Galapagos regarding yachts headed west, and they are all good. Ecuador passed a new law that allows any visiting yacht with fewer than 10 passen¬ gers a total of 20 days in the islands, with four places to anchor. The fees are a bit steep — about $130 for our family, plus about $ 15 each time you visit a new spot, plus park passes if you go outside the developed areas at $100 per adult and $50 for children under 12. Still, they are far less than we expected. For our family, the Galapagos represented a great educa¬ tional opportunity and a good launching pad for the South Pacific. We strongly rec¬ ommend a tour to some of the undevel¬ oped islands, as it's amazing to see the evolutionaiy difference between islands. Tony, at GalapTours, was very helpful in making arrangements for us — including booking the tour, arranging to have some¬ one watch our boat, and even storing our bikes at his office. He can be reached on Channel 26 or at his office across the street from the Port Captain. Now that some time has passed, the only long term damage from the mast fall¬ ing appears to be to our confidence in the boat and rig — although we’ve been re¬ gaining it with each mile. In order to pre¬ vent a reoccurrence, we've stopped the practice of reefing the jib under load, and will continue to reef long before we think we really need to. In addition, it seems like multiple stays would seem wise on any cruising yacht to prevent the kind of 'single point failure1 we experienced. As such, we are planning to add running backs and an inner forestay in the near future. — the matzke family 4/11/99 Southern Cross — Angleman Ketch Rob & Lorraine Coleman Remembering Julie Black (San Diego. CA) s On October 23, 1997 — nearly 18

months ago — Lorraine and I hauled Southern Cross at Raiatea Carenage in French Polynesia for what was to be a three-day bottom job prior to sailing to Tabueran (Fanning Island). We had de¬ cided never to spend another cyclone sea¬ son in a cyclone-prone area — especially in a super El Nino year. But never say never, as electrolysis and a de-zincified shaft tube turned the three days into three months! It was January of '98 before Southern Cross was seaworthy again, but in January alone seven named tropical cyclones formed and roared through the South Pacific. We remembered John Neal, after get¬ ting caught in hurricane Darby, telling Latitude that it was "stupid" to sail "right in the middle of a hurricane alley at the height of the season." Lorraine and I de¬ cided it would be stupid for us to tiy it, too, so we abandoned the idea of making a run for Fanning. Having watched tropi¬ cal cyclones Ursula and Veli pass north of the Society Islands and cream the Tuamotus helped with our decision. Tropical depressions and disturbances continued to form and dissipate during •-i

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Spread; Southern Cross' on the reefatApu Bay, Tahaa. Inset left; Boats in Raiatea that were even more badly damaged by cyclone Alan. Inset right; Rob and Lorraine and friends after finding their rudder on the bottom of Apu Bay.

the rest of the '98-'99 cyclone season, but overall it was pretty benign. In fact, I met sailing superstars Tom Shock and Dave Ullman on a charter boat near the Hotel Bora Bora in March, and I tried to explain to them how awful the weather had been. They must have thought I was crazy, be¬ cause the weather was idyllic during their visit. And it stayed fairly nice until April, when tropical cyclone Alan reared his ugly head. Lorraine, I, and Southern Cross, hunkered down for the blow at Apu Bay on Tahaa — the only anchorage we could find that resembled a 'hurricane hole' in the Leeward Islands of French Polynesia. Apu Bay cuts deep into the southwest coast of Tahaa, and we tucked in behind an Toapuhi islet, which gave us protec¬ tion from all directions but southwest. Even after Alan had been downgraded to a tropical depression — winds less than 35 knots — we were still nervous.

On the evening of April 25th, while Po¬ laris and other boats in Bora Bora —just 15 miles away — were being tormented by strong southerly winds, we had northwesterlies up to 35 knots. What an incredible windshear. The northwesterlies died about 2130, but a few minutes later our world exploded! A 120-knot blast smashed us from the southwest, instantly Creating monster waves that pushed us onto the fringing reef along the island. There was nothing we could do but hold on and pray. The wind-explosion blow lasted for just 30 minutes — much too long for a macroburst — and slammed our wooden boat higher and higher onto the reef. After half an hour, the wind died completely in Apu Bay and the tempera¬ ture soared. The raging windstream that had hit us swung down across Raiatea and later hit Huahine, leaving destruction everywhere. Incredibly, while we sat in shocked still¬ ness on the reef from 2200 to 2300, at Bora Bora 15 miles away, the wind con¬ tinued to blow from the south for another hour. Whatever hit us was not a macroburst and it was not a cyclone; there may not even be a meteorological term for the weird phenomenon. My guess is

that as Alan diminished, a secondary low developed east of Bora Bora, and the windstream simply rushed in to fill it. So I called it Son of Alan. No matter, our likenew boat was as trashed as our nerves. Dominique Goche and his intrepid Ta¬ hitian crew from Raiatea Carenage dragged our broken home off the reef the next day. Our prop, shaft, and strut were destroyed, and our teak rudder was miss¬ ing. Several seams had opened, but the hull \vas sound without a single cracked frame. We lost 25% of our stuff to saltwa¬ ter damage, and Lorraine had to fly back to the States to sell our house to pay for the salvage, custom bronze parts, and other stuff. During this time Lorraine and I were separated for 45 days, the first time we'd been apart in 25 years. But you do what you gotta do. Southern Cross spent five months in the boatyard, and it was there that I met Julie Black. A boat named Salacia pulled into the slipway at Raiatea Carenage while South¬ ern Cross was there, and a beautiful dark¬ haired woman scurried around the deck hanging up laundry. I commented on how beautiful her Tayana 37 looked, and she responded, "Oh this isn’t my boat, I’m just the slave." Her eyes sparkled as she laughed and tqld me her name was Julie Black and explained that she had never sailed before but had just joined the boat in Moorea. I told her I admired her cour¬ age and went back to work on Southern Cross. Later, I met Salacia's skipper, Mike After their boat went up on the reef, Rob and Lorraine — a very close couple — had to be apart for the first time in 25 years.

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Fritz. He appeared extremely confident and competent, and when I visited Salacia she seemed to be in tip-top shape. The couple hung around the boatyard for a few weeks, working on refrigeration. Al¬ though Mike was somewhat reserved, I got to know Julie, who was a glistening oasis of empathy in a desert of despair. A few cruisers and all the Polynesians thought Lorraine and I were nuts to spend so much time and money fixing our boat. As for the French, they are so stoic I don't think they even have a word for empathy. But Julie understood and cared, and it meant a lot to us. I got to know "Julie as a vivacious and spontaneous person who was excited about cruising the South Pacific. I encour¬ aged her to learn how to sail, not to be just a passenger, and she eagerly agreed. We cruisers are always sad when new friends depart, but I wished Julie and Mike well when they headed to Bora Bora to continue their dream. It left me the only American in the boatyard. I kept working from sunrise to sundown, not wanting to get stuck in Polynesia for another cyclone season. Emotionally overloaded. I flew back to California in mid-August to say good-bye to Lorraine's 100 year-old grandmother, who died a short time later. Lorraine and I returned to Southern Cross in Septem¬ ber. We dove in Apu Bay and found our rudder! We rebuilt and reinstalled it with a new 10-foot bronze shaft. We also in¬ stalled a custom made strut, new prop, and new propeller shaft. We re-launched Southern Cross again in late October of last year, a week before the start of the new cyclone season. We discovered some problems, rehauled briefly, and relaunched South¬ ern Cross in early November. We put Southern Cross back together as best we could, but before we set sail for Fanning on November 29, we got the terrible news that Julie had died near New Zealand when a ship tried to rescue Salacia’s crew in very stormy conditions. Lorraine was really scared, as we hadn't been to sea for 18 months and we had a 1,500-mile sail in front of us. As always, we encoun¬ tered strong headwinds and sailed on port tack almost to Rangiroa before flopping over to starboard. We got our butts kicked by some squalls from hell, got several op¬ portunities to practice heaving-to, but were glad to see that all our repairs worked out fine. We arrived safely at Fan¬ ning on December 18. There, in one of the most remote places on the planet, on a tiny atoll more than a Paae 228 • tOUUcli • May, 1999

thousand miles from anywhere, was a let¬ ter from Julie waiting for us. She had written about their passage to Tonga, and told of encountering "20-25 foot swells and winds of 35 to 50 mph." She said Mike didn't sleep much because he was wor¬ ried about her. She also told about going on the reef in Tonga and having to-repair Salacia, but mostly she raved about how much she enjoyed her new life, the places like Tonga, and her fellow cruisers. She ended by saying, "Anyway, now I’m a real salty dog or Sea Hag! Take care and thanks for your encouragement. I love the passages and to sail." Our hearts go out to everyone who lost loved ones this past year — especially to Mike, and to Julie's family. Julie is an inspiration to us all. — rob & lorraine 4/15/99 Rob & Lorraine — We can't tell you how pleased we are that you 'Jleshed out' the late Julie Black. Up until now it was as though she was nothing more than a name erased from the list of the living. It's both¬ ered us that no other cruisers have writ¬ ten in to remember her. Jtilie's family con¬ tacted us after her death, and were ex¬ tremely eager to hear anything about her time in the South Pacific. If they were to know she had been enjoying herself, we're sure it would bring them some comfort.

Spread; Spring, summer, winter and fall, the Sea of Cortez has anchorages to beat them all. In¬ set; 'Saga' during the ‘98 Ha-Ha. Saga — Wylie 65 The Stone Family Sea of Cortez (Northern California)

We — Matt, Polly, and children Caleb, Hayden and Adalaide — have been lolling about in the Sea of Cortez since arriving with the Ha-Ha Class of ’98-’99. Before we head off to Panama to pass the hurri¬ cane season in the San Bias Islands, we wanted to share some of our highlights from the winter in the Sea. While we have enjoyed all our gnngo friends, we have also had wonderful ex¬ periences with the locals we've encoun¬ tered. Twice we visited the extended fam¬ ily of subsistence fishermen who live on Isla Coyote, just north of Isla San Fran¬ cisco. They welcomed us and gave us a tour of their tiny, barren island. In the mornings, the men work the nets; in the evenings, they fish with hand lines. While we were there, they were cleaning, fillet¬ ing and salting everything from hammer¬ heads to rays to snappers. Their get their salt by scavenging the nearby salt pans. Coyote-has ,po water, so they have to import it by panga from Evaristo some eight miles away. Also imported is a state provided schoolteacher for the younger

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kids. Once kids get beyond primary school, they are sent to boarding school in La Paz — as is the case with many chil¬ dren from the villages along the coast. In Evaristo, cheerful Ramona orga¬ nized tortillas and dinghy gas for us, and laundry for our friends aboard BizouBizou. When we asked about tortillas, her response was "What time do you want them?" Later, a pick-up soccer game was organized with the kids from town. Be¬ fore long, the older kids and even parents got involved in a rollicking game. As the sun began to set, we agreed on a "revenge match’ for the following afternoon. As we were returning to our boats, we spied a whale spouting in the channel not far offshore. We gave chase and then cut the engine 50 yards from what we believe was a blue whale slowly making its way south. The combination of the largest spe¬ cies to ever inhabit the earth, the still of the late afternoon, and the beautiful sun¬ set coloring the islands and mountains pink, made it a magic moment. The following day’s "revenge match" was equally spirited. The playing field was covered with folks between five and 45. The field wasn't smooth, not everyone had shoes, and not everyone spoke the same language, but we all had a great time. It's these great experiences with the lo¬ cal people, who have always been gener¬ ous and courteous with our halting Span¬

ish, that have encouraged us to delay our departure to the South Pacific by a year so our entire family can continue to learn the language and enjoy more great en¬ counters. Besides, what's ,the rush? The last task in Saga’s 15-year refit was the nightmare job of recaulking and plugging her teak decks. To put the job in proper perspective, remember that Saga is 65 feet long, that the seams were all hand sawed, that 2,640 plugs had to be removed, the fasteners lifted, and the holes re-countersunk, rescrewed and replugged. And once that was done, the caulking had to be replied and all 65 feet of the decks resanded. Well, "Reggie the Carpenter’ in La Paz completed the entire job in just 12 working days! The quality of his work was so good that many cruis¬ ers thought we'd gotten a brand new deck. Inclusive of materials, the job made an afternoon at West Marine seem expensive — not to mention a good day at a state¬ side boatyard! Indeed, we found lots of affordable treasures in La Paz that we assumed we had to forego once we'd left the, Bay Area. ' Puerto Gatos, about midway between Isla San Francisco and Agua Verde, wins high marks from us for beauty and beaches. Although open to the south and west, it seems to have a little mini-climate where you get a morning land breeze to warm things up and an afternoon sea breeze to cool things off. There wasn't any wind at night. Manuel, a local fisherman, takes a pro¬ prietary interest in a small palapa on the beach in the north cove. If you have a BBQ, he will appear and offer some fish and willingly share a drink as a tithe. He apparently charges the kayak groups a small fee for their use of the same, so the drink seems like a fair trade for the pleas¬ ant shade. Although we didn’t stay long enough to do a full tour of the reefs, snorkeling in the southern cove was well above average. Some deeper sites looked prom¬ ising for investigating with tanks. Candelaro Chico, just before you pass between the Baja coast and Isla Danzante on your way north to Escondido, is a tiny two-boat cove we enjoyed for two days. On our first trip past, we couldn't even see it — and we were just a mile off. The cove is formed by a huge chunk of the Sierra Giganta that broke off from the main cliffs to form a 100-yard wide cove. It's got everything — from above average diving to being able to spot whales pass¬ ing offshore — except the all important protection from the north.

Like other cruisers, we've been in the habit of groaning whenever a tour vessel of any size arrives in a peaceful anchor¬ age to disgorge her passengers. In the fu¬ ture, however, we will stifle those groans. When the Seattle-based Spirit of Endeav¬ our arrived at Puerto Ballandra — which is a pleasant horseshoe-shaped cove nine miles east of Loreto that we had been call¬ ing our own for several days'— I sent Caleb, age 10 and now 'licensed' to oper¬ ate the 25-hp dinghy, over on the quix¬ otic mission to ask if he could buy some gas. After appropriately enough being shooed away from their small craft launching operations, he returned to Saga to report that the cruise ship had fuel to spare. Minutes later, the Spirit sent over a dinghy to inform us that after they were finished with passenger operations they’d be happy to come by with some fuel. When they returned to pick up our tank, they kindly inquired if we were in need of any stores or water. We weren't. When they brought the gas tank back full, we were again asked if there was anything they could do for us. It was then that we remembered that Caleb was suffering from chronic eye irritation. The doctor was ashore at the time, but they told us they’d bring him to Saga as soon as he returned. A house call in the Sea of Cortez! Between the time the doctor arrived, another Spirit dinghy appeared with Eric an^l Keanu bearing goody bags for Caleb, Hayden and Adalaide. Nothing beats a little Christmas in springtime! Later the Ship's doctor examined Caleb and pro¬ nounced his eyes fit for further travels. Just about the only thing the cruise ship crew didn't do was take out our garbage — which I'm sure they would have done had we only asked! '

The Stone kids — first, third and fourth from the left — hanging out in the Sea of Cortez with the Maher boys — second and fifth from the left.

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When Sausalito-based Bizou Bizou sailed in from Escondido .on the last of a dying southerly that evening, they were unable to start their engine to enter the cove. The crew of Spirit immediately rec¬ ognized the problem and dispatched their RIB to stand by as we maneuvered the crippled boat into the anchorage. So this is a public thanks to the cap¬ tain and crew of Spirit of Endeavour, who were so cruiser-friendly in the Sea of Cortez. Some comments on satellite commu¬ nications. After several months of fuss¬ ing over email with the ISP vendor, we Eire now completely satisfied with our MiniM satellite service. The connections are good, dropped calls infrequent, coverage pretty much worldwide, power consumption rea¬ sonable, and the antenna about the size of a basketball. On the other hand, we've met some people who haven't had as good luck with Iridium and other handheld systems which received so much hype. One caveat about satphone systems that we weren't aware of when we made our purchase: the bandwidth reserved for data is tiny. So tiny that the best you can get out of MiniM is 2400 baud. The only problem this poses is there aren't many traditional ISPs that provide 2400 access: most are shooting for the other end of the speedometer. CompuServe claims to sup¬ port it, but I had no luck accessing my account at this speed. So if you are con¬ sidering this system, be aware that you'll need a special ISP. Most of the satphone service provid¬ ers also have a subsidiary that supports 2400. You should insist that whoever sells you the phone includes getting you up and running with email as part of the instal¬ lation process. It took us three months Galen Onizuka of Maritime Electronics models a MiniM satphone. They're not for budget cruis¬ ers, but they work great.

and a crashed harddrive to get ours work¬ ing. In fact, it wasn't until the U.S. Navy had a similar problem with my ISP that a fix was suddenly discovered. Having been through all that, we’re delighted to have the voice, fax, and data communications capabilities — and only get mildly upset each month when the bill arrives! — the stone family 4/15/99

Far Niente — Cal 39 ' Carl Bergan Death of Joanne Bergan (Long Beach) It is with extreme sadness that I that must announce the sudden passing of Joanne, my wife of 25 years. We'd left our boat in Salinas, Ecuador, and were tour¬ ing inland when it happened. There is no way to prepare for the emotional trauma of the loss of a spouse, but if my experi¬ ence can be of help to anyone, then great. The combination of a previously un¬ known heart condition, high altitude, de¬ hydration from vomiting, and bus station food, all contributed to Joanne's demise. If nothing else, know that a normal EKG is no guarantee of longevity. I recommend that cruisers in Third World countries be wary of food preparation and storage. In addition, cany medications to treat de¬ hydration — especially if travelling in high altitudes. And don't wait eight hours to see if the condition will pass. It did not help that we were in a for¬ eign country with Third World medical care, where I wasn't fluent in the language — particularly medical terminology, and where the doctors didn't speak English. Cruisers should be aware that there are no major medical facilities within several hours of the Pacific Coast all the way from Acapulco to far down the coast of South America — with the exception of Panama City, Panama. In a state of shock following Joanne's death, I wouldn't have been able to handle all the bureaucratic hoops were it not for the help of fellow cruisers who flew up to surround me. I am indebted forever to David and Mariaines of Celtic Caper, and Michael and Stefanie of Wild Goose. The American Embassy in Guayaquil was also a big help, as they immediately dispatched a member of their staff. I was required to file a Death Of An American Citizen Abroad certificate and wade through all kinds of paperwork and certificates in order to have Joanne's body released from Ecuador, put on a plane,

Spread; Bill and Sam Fleetwood of the Gulfstar 50 'Blue Banana' enjoy a lunch at the Opequimar Marine Center in Puerto Vallarta. Just prior to leaving for the South Pacific, the couple discov¬ ered rudder problems. Opequimar's Antonio Carbonell, left, promised to have their boat re¬ paired quickly so they could get on with the 'puddle jump'._ and allowed back into the United States. The combination of paperwork required from all the Ecuadorian government of¬ fices as well as the U.S. embassy normally takes three weeks to assemble. Thanks to my supporters — who accompanied me en masse to descend on the endless num¬ ber of offices and agencies that needed forms signed — we were able to get every¬ thing completed in just four days. Cheryl, who works at the U.S. Embassy, was ter¬ rific! We decided to have the body cremated, as it would allow me to carry Joanne's remains through the airports. Otherwise it would have cost $10,000 to have her body shipped home. Wheri I got back home to Long Beach, Terry and Nancy of Seaductress graciously donated their boat for services at sea. Thanks to fellow cruisers. Far Niente was watched while I returned home to the States. Next I was faced with the decision of what to do with the boat: sail on alone, sell her, sink her, return to her in a year, or hire a delivery skipper to sail her back. Thanks to Lawrence of Moonfire, I have a friend who is bringing the boat back to the States for me. By the way, it helps if both names of a couple are listed on the

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vessel documentation and as co-captains on the crew list to get the boat out of the countiy. Since I'm not emotionally strong enough right now to endure long periods of loneliness across the Pacific, I shall return to Los Angeles and stay with my son until he graduates next year. Then I'll continue the dream. My advice to the rest of you? Do it now — because you never know! — carl 4/18/99

Carl — Thank you for sharing your knowing during this time of grief Vagabond — Schooner Captain Alan Ross Hugenot North of Cape Mendocino (Redwood City) Latitude readers might appreciate a first-hand report on the present condi¬ tions — late March to early April — north of Cape Mendocino, especially at the Humbolt Bay entrance, from someone who has just sailed through the area. This is noteworthy information because dur¬ ing the annual spring migration north to Puget Sound and the Inland Passage, many cruising yachts like to stop for an

overnight at the Woodley Island Marina, Restaurant, and Store in Eureka on Humbolt Bay. No wonder, as this is one of the most convenient and well-appointed facilities that caters to cruisers on the entire Northern California coast. It offers great hot meals, hot showers, a wellstocked marine store and more. But if you're headed north this spring, you might want to make plans for other stops than Eureka. While it has always been difficult to cross the Humbolt Bar, at least it was doable if you waited for the latter half of a flood. After this winter, however, it's no longer possible — even at higher tides. The Humbolt Bar has silted up very badly apparently due to El Nino last year and La Nina this year. Currently there are breaking waves across the en¬ tire width of the channel at all stages of the tide, both during floods and ebbs. When we were there, the Coast Guard said there was no stage of the tide during which they'd recommend crossing the bar. Fishermen still attempt to do it at the tail end of the flood just before high water slack, but it seems that eveiy other day one of them gets pooped by a wave. There

have been several incidents of broken gear, broken bridge windows, and lost equipment. If you do get in over the bar at the en¬ trance, you then have to stay on the north side of the channel in what used to be a veiy shallow area. Then you must zig-zag back across the channel just before Buoy No. 5 in order to avoid the south chan¬ nel, which is less than 2.5 fathoms deep and where waves break continuously. This zig-zag must be timed between the incoming rollers, which in any event must be taken on your quarter. Slow boats can easily get pooped or rolled. Unaware of these changed conditions, we planned to pick up a replacement crewmember in Eureka on Sunday, March 29. The Coast Guard, however, advised us not to cross during the evening flood because the conditions were hazard¬ ous. So we had to wait outside for the morning flood, when everyone hoped it might be easier to enter. We stood off the coast and heaved to, drifting slowly back toward the breakers, until we had to stand out to sea again. We had to repeat this process for 12 hours. Along with the morning flood, however, came a Coast Guard report of 16 to 18 foot seas breaking all the way across the bar. We were instructed to wait for the next flood, which was that evening. Alas, thepe was also a forecast for southwest¬ erly winds of 35 knots due before that evening. In effect, the Coast Guard was telling us we had no chance of getting in for the next 24 hours. Fortunately, we were able to speak to our replacement crew by cell phone. We Bar crossings on the West Coast—such as this one at the Rogue River in Oregon — are often dangerous even in the best of times. Be careful!

CHANGES arranged to have him meet us by launch when we arrived in the anchorage at Trinidad Head, 17 miles north of Humbolt entrance. By this time the predicted southwesterly was fast making up, and 50-knot gusts were forecast for the early evening. As soon as the replacement crew was aboard we slipped our cable and ran for Crescent City. Six hours later — after a 10-knot plus sleigh-ride through 25-foot seas and 45-knot winds, we fetched Cres¬ cent City Harbor. Folks cruising beyond Cape Mendocino might consider stopping off at Crescent City instead — although it may be a little crowded because most of the fishermen from Humbolt Bay have moved on up. Crescent City is 70 miles north of Humbolt entrance, and is a natural harbor formed in the bight of land that curves out from the coastline. The entrance is through a channel between some offshore rocks. Although a bit scary during high seas, you quickly come in behind a jetty which breaks the water, and then enter a shoal harbor. There is a shortage of good an¬ choring space with sufficient depth inside the jetty, so you have to motor on in to

taurants. As for the Humbolt Bar, the Coast Guard has plans to bring in dredges and re-dredge the channel beginning in late April or early May. But who knows how soon it will be open again? — capt. atari 4/1/99

Cruise Notes:

Taking shelter in an anchorage such as Bahia Santa Maria is the only smart thing to do when the weather turns rotten along the Baja coast. the marina which has a 12-foot depth. You have to schedule your berth with the Harbormaster because the place is chocka-block with fishermen. However, there are restrooms and several very good res¬

Power to the people! After receiving a lot of bad static from consumers and gov¬ ernment regulators, AT&T has decided not to close down high seas radio stations KMI, WOM, and WOO. Originally AT&T had suggested that mariners simply for¬ get using their perfectly good SSB radios for calls to shore and invest $5,000 and $3/minute in their new alternative sys¬ tem. How bad was the unseasonable weather along the Baja coast in early March? Tim Scharf of Marina Cabo San Lucas reported that after six days one "pedal to the metal" delivery skipper had made a total of 250 miles with a "Valiant 47 type boat". And it wasn't much better in the Sea of Cortez. "We wouldn't rec¬ ommend anybody sail up her until they

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IN LATITUDES can confirm the weather has gotten bet¬ ter," reported Matt Stone of the Wylie 65 Saga. "It's been pretty chilly, breezy, and overcast for much of the last 10 days. The island anchorages have been bumpy and the water temperature is still down around 70°." To demonstrate once again that tim¬ ing is everything, just after the two weeks of rotten weather mentioned above, a huge high pressure system covered the East¬ ern Pacific, killing the wind, flattening the seas, and making it perfect for boats be¬ ing delivered north. These great condi¬ tions held for about a week, giving even the smallest boats a 'free pass' for the dreaded Baja Bash. About the only fly in the ointment for northbounders was some disagreement about the proper fee a panga should charge for taking a group of five to and from shore at Turtle Bay. The driver fig¬ ured $20 was right, as it represented $2/ person each way. The skipper of the boat thought $20 was an outrage — particu¬ larly since he'd just given the panga driver a $5 tip for help in getting fuel. The moral of the story is familiar: Agree on a price

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From the took of things, the Edwards family — Sam and Caren, and daughter Rachael and son Dana — are in for a laugh-filled cruise. out was one of the most satisfying things we've ever done. "As a recent visitor to Panama's Balboa YC — now burned to stumps in Panama City — I can only remark that sometimes

arson is a virtue," reports ’Jimmy-Vee the Sailor.1 "I'm glad that nobody was hurt — but even happier that the eyesore is now gone." "I’ve read that many small boats need line-handlers in order to transit the Panama Canal," writes Ed Greene ol Santa Rosa. "I would like to know how tc become one on my next trip to Centra America." It's no problem at all, Ed, just show up and ask around at the Panama Canal YC or what’s left of the Balboa YC. If you're at all friendly and healthy, you should gel plenty of offers. It's an easy job and the trip is fascinating. Although the transit is only about 40 miles, it usually takes twc days because of scheduling problems and the fact that pleasure boats aren't per¬ mitted in the locks at night. So plan on spending a night aboard on lovely Lake Gatun. In order to best appreciate the trip, make sure you read The Path Between Two Oceans prior to your adventure. Sam and Caren Edwards of Portola Val¬ ley held a bon voyage party aboard their Marquesas 53 Rhapsodie in Brisbane on a chilly Saturday in early April. Their crew/

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IN LATITUDES — children Rachael, 10, Dana 7, and skip¬ per John Bell — were on hand to help give tours to their many visiting friends, rhe Edwards bought the eight-year old boat in the Caribbean and had her brought back to the Bay Area for a major refit. As always, everything cost more and took more time than they had hoped, but now that it's all done and they're headed across the Pacific, the good times are about to begin. "While reading your July '98 issue, I discovered the adventures of the Vega 27 Tandaleo, " writes Scott Geffe of Kauai. "Sterling and Pablo Hopman sailed her from San Francisco to Hawaii, where I purchased the boat and named her Joye after my wife. I just want everyone to know that the boat is in good shape and is en¬ joying her new home on Kauai.' We have a slip at Nawiliwili Harbor but usually spend the summer in Hanalei." "Joanie Dobbs of the Dreadnought 32 Novia del Viento died of a ruptured an¬ eurysm on March 12th in a Guadalajara hospital," report Michael Beattie and Layne Goldman of the Gemini 105 cata¬ maran Miki G. in Huatulco. "Joanie and

Inset; The Pardeys on their recent visit to La Paz. Spread; Larry up the mast of a beached boat in Cabo during a Mexico visit in '82. her husband David, who had made many friends while cruising Mexico, particularly in the Sea of Cortez during the summer of '97, were waiting in Huatulco for a weather window to cross the Gulf of

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There is no mistaking Marina (dazatlan from the air. Although the grounds are anything but lush, the marina is very popular. tory, for an afternoon of what sailors do best — talk about boats." We occasionally have written on the dif¬ ference between cruising the Caribbean and cruising Mexico — but how about the

difference between cruising the Med and cruising the Caribbean? Jim and Sue Corenman of the Alameda-based Schumacher 50 Heart of Gold have a short and sweet answer: "After two sea¬ sons in the Med we are as happy as pigs in shit to be back in the tradewinds. Three thousand years of civilization has its mo¬ ments — but it can't compare with a nice breeze. I guess we're just sailors at heart!" Mark Jackson of the Lake Hogan based MacGregor 25 Eklyps visited Mazatlan in late March, and delighted cruisers based there by bringing a stack of Lati¬ tudes with him. Jackson enjoyed sailing Hobie 14s to visit the three islands a mile offshore, then caught 14 yellowfin while trolling offshore in a school of 1,000 dol¬ phin. On the way home, he took the ac¬ companying photograph that shows the distinctive shape of Marina Mazatlan. "Life is sweet in Mexico," Jackson concludes. We ll conclude this month's Changes by hoping that no matter where you are, you're life is sweet and that you're doing lots of cruising.

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RANGER 22, 1978. Excellent condition. North main, Pineapple jib, spinnaker, 2 poles, extra sails, 6 hp Evinrude, selftailing primaries, lines led aft. Many extras. Fun, fast boat. $2,750. Please call (510) 865-6020. MacGREGOR 19 POWERSAILER, 1995. Excel¬ lent condition, Marin dry storage next to dealer where bought new. Has swing keel & can handle any waterway. One person can handle all the sails. Water ballast for self-righting stability. Elec¬ tric start 40 hp Tohatsu, can tow water skier. Includes cover, trailer, fits in garage. Fully equipped, 3 sails, VHF radio/antertna, compass, cushions, queen and V-berth sleeps 4, enclosed head w/Porta-Potti, solar vent. Owner now into golf. Asking $9,750 obo. (415) 459-4800. VIPER 640 FOR SALE. Sailing World's 1997 “Boat of the Year”. Red hull, sails, covers, out¬ board & PHRF equipment. Join growing San Francisco fleet. $17,500 obo. (206) 979-8290 or email: kbwlngfd@nwlink.com J/24,1980. Proven fast, great looking. Faired keel & rudder, tapered spinnaker pole, new forward hatch, compass, depth/knotmeter, 4 hp Johnson, potty, all sails. $7,500. Call (650) 533-0951 or email: hrdtack@aol.com SANTANA 22, in Bodega Bay. New topsides, bottom & standing rigging. Good main, jib & genoa. No outboard. $1,750. Please contact Rickey at (707) 539-6897. SAN JUAN 24, 1976. Sails great, good PHRF racer. Main, 2 jibs, genoa, spinnaker. Lines led aft. Honda 7.5 outboard, galley, Porta-Potti, VHF, Autohelm. New bottom paint. Tandem axle trailer. Freshwater boat located at Clear Lake. $5,400. (831) 659-2334.

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24-FT YANKEE DOLPHIN, 1973. Sparkman & Stevens full keel, compact cruiser, singlehander, 8 hpTohatsu ’95, VHF, Loran, knot, DS, autopilot, 12v, 1 lOv, solar, main, 110% jib, 150% genoa! spinnaker, full head, dodger, anchors, more. $8,800. (530) 887-8462, leave message. TWO BOATS. #1: Santana 22, 1973, hull 678. Good shape, good sails, rigged for singlehanding. $1,150. #2:26 ft LOA cruising cutter, 1931. A real little ship. Hauled December 1998 for some new planks & recaulk. Inboard engine. $1,950. Please call (510) 653-1724. J/24, HULL 2842, WONDER WOMAN (formerly Flying Colors). Location: LA. Rigged for racing, faired keel, original bottom, not pretty but very fast. Has: new style hatches, vang & outhaul 6:1, Quick release back-stay, 1 lifeline stantions, new genoa halyard, refinished tiller, 6 sail inventory including a new North Sails main (used once, Newport cut), 2 yr old Nissan 3.5 hp, trailer with new tires & brakes. Love, attention & money has been put into this.racer. $9,900. (310) 665-0012. 24-FT SEABIRD YAWL, 1957. Project boat, good hull, recent haul & paint, zincs, tanbark sails. $1,500 plus $260 title fee. (415) 258-0948, msg. RANGER 23,1976. Nice, metal toe, split backstay, set up for racing, 3 spinnakers, 5 winches, lines aft, Nissan 7. Berkeley upwind berth. $2,500. (510) 339-6969. CATALINA 22,1982. Honda 7.5, pop-top, swing keel, trailer, 3 sails, Porta-Potti, compass, fresh water only. Very good condition. Ready to sail. Must sell, $3,500 obo. (831) 688-4812. SAIL A BEAR. One-design racing, camaraderie, colorful history, affordable fun. A great Bay boat for over 66 years. The SF Bay Bear Boat Associa¬ tion can put you in touch with a few good Bears. Marty Zwick, (415) 289-0303. ERICSON 23.2yearold main, lights, VHF, stereo, bottom Jan '97. Comes with Zodiac & 9.9 hp engine, both 15 months old. Ready to go sailing. $2,200, all offers considered. Must sell fast. Will deliver. Call Sam, (209) 839-1161.

J/24,1979. Ready to race or daysail. Good shape. Last raced 1982-84. Light daysailer since. Full set of sails + extra main. Lightly used spinnaker. Lots of equipment. Evinrude 4.5. Asking $3,900. Call Fred at (415) 731 -7699 or frederick@prodigy.net

COLUMBIA 22. Good shape above water. May need bottom job below. Two sails, mast and rigging intact. No engine. Best offer. Please call (415) 289-7901.

OLSON 25, HULL #44, BUILT 1984. 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 $13,600. Rob, (415) 383-8200 ext 109.

CATALINA 22,1987. Fin keel, pop-top, 3 jibs, 2 spinnakers, VHF, knot, depth, 6 hp Johnson, Autohelm, all lines to cockpit, '1 line reefing. Very clean. Bottom paint '98. Asking $4,900 or best offer. (209) 957-6731.

25 TO 28 FEET

28' 6" PEARSON TRITON, 1962, #357. Good condition, ready to sail the Bay. 5 winches, 6 sails including spinnaker, Atomic 4, radio, anchor, etc. Berthed in Sausalito. $7,800. (541) 991-7424, leave message if no answer.

O’DAY 23. Sharp, clean sloop w/EZ-Loader trailer, storm, 2 working jibs, plus 150% genoa, whisker pole, solar charger, compass, anchor. Sleeps 4+, Porta-Potti, stove, BBQ. Great starter boat for Bay, Delta or lakes. $3,200. (707) 277-7269 after 7 pm. CAL 20. Good sails, spinnaker, fresh keel, trailer. $1,675. (925) 803-8425. CATALINA 22,1972. Fully restored to mint con¬ dition. Sterling LPon everything. Brightwork newly varnished. New canvas cushions, table, stereo, VHF, cockpit speakers, 9.9 extra longshaft Honda outboard (with only 50 hrs), 2 yr old genoa 150. $4,500. (714) 745-9990. COMPAC 19, 1983. Excellent condition minicruiser/daysailer. Large cockpit w/teak grate & cushions, sleeps 4, Porta-Potti, VHF, depth, 135% roller jib, inflatable, 1998 Honda 8 hp 4-stroke w/ alternator. Galv trailer. A joy to sail. $9,000. Page Jeff at (408) 308-2892. MONTGOMERY 15,1992, but, but, as new. In water 4 times, under covered storage, cushions never slept on, etc. Sails like new, gleaming hull, etc. Buy new for $9,500 w/trailer, or mine for $6,350 firm. Ashland, OR. (541) 535-1326. J/24,1977. Ideal for race/daysail. Full set of North sails. Recent mast and rigging replacement. In¬ cludes 1996 15 hp Evinrude. $5,OO0 obo. Call Rick (650) 653-2878, rwji5fca@K0tmail.com. CATALINA 22, 1986. Swing keel. Trailer. Like new in and out. Camper top. Self-tending jib, 4 winches, genoa, VHF, AM/FM cass. stereo, DF, cushions. Lake boat. $6,750. (916) 987-0123.

VENTURE 222. New roller furling, new North main & jib, new oversized rigging, new safety lines, custom stem rail & ladder, Porta-Potti, trailer. $1,500 firm. (408) 993-1929. CAL 20 WITH HONDA 7.5 HP 4-stroke o/b & all you need to sail the Bay: Danforth anchors rode, depth sonar, all lines lead aft, new standing rig¬ gings running rigging S many extras. Great buy at $2,300 obo. Please call Clif, (510) 387-2304 or (510) 549-0176. NADA BEAR, A 23-FT CLASSIC Ed Monk Sr wooden sloop. Great condition. Mahogany over oak. Recently hauled S rebuilt. Not a project boat. 15 hp Johnson o/b. 4 sails. Asking $4,500. Call Steve, (650) 369-6341 or see for yourself at: www.star-design.com/nada-bear

EXPRESS 27. For sale or seeking partner. Good condition, good sails, 5 hp motor, trailer. $16,000. Call days (510) 886-7706or eves (510) 886-2358. RANGER 26 SLOOP, 1969. Clean, fast Bay sailer/ coastal cruiser. Storm, 90%, 130%. Autohelm, knotlog, compass, VHF, de|thsounder, 7.5 hp Mercury (’81), lines lead aft. (916) 455-6625 or fax (916) 455-9099. PEARSON TRITON #141. Good condition. Knotmeter, depthmeter, new mainsail, new 130 genoa, new Harken winches, new traveler, new boom, new head, reupholstered, rewired. Atomic 4 runs good. Vallejo Race ready! $7,000 obo. (916)487-1248. CLASSIC CUSTOM FIBERGLASS Herreshoff H-28 ketch. Exterior/interior Honduras mahogany. 20hpYanmardiesel, bronze ABI windlass, Barient winches, Harken running rigging, new lines. Force 10 stove/broiler. Double sink, head, electronics, full set of crisp sails, full boat cover. $40,000. Please call (415)456-8468. LASER 28,1985. Racer/cruiser. Good condition, new mainsail, roller furling jib, Bukh diesel engine excellent shape, tiller, depthsounder, VHF, ste¬ reo, compass, lifelines, standing headroom, gal¬ ley & head. Fun to sail/race. $12,000 obo. Call (650) 345-7406. MacGREGOR 26X, 1995, ALPHA WA VE. Excel¬ lent condition, main & jib sheets led aft to cockpit. Complete with trailer, 40 hp engine, VHF, instru¬ ments, swim ladder, custom boat & sail covers. Great Bay & lake trailerable powersailer. $17,000. Call Dan, (415) 456-2644 25- FT INTERNATIONA! FOLKBOAT, 1974. FG version of Nordic FB. 4.5 hp outboard. Needs work. $5,000 as is. $7,000 w/new bottom & stand¬ ing rigging. Kevan, (415) 648-7851.

ERICSON 25 PLUS, 1978. Autohelm & selftending club boom jib makes easy singlehanded sailing. Propane Force 10 heater, A/C refrig. 9.9 electric start outboard. 4 speaker stereo with booster. 20 gal fuel tank. Depthsounder & knotmeter. Stand¬ ing headroom. Largest 25 around. Professionally varnished brightwork outside, beautiful teak trim inside. 4 berths can sleep 5. Good family cruiser. VHF, DS, KM. $8,500. (707) 745-2462. LANCER 28,1978. Double lowers, 3 headsails, main reefing, jacklines, 2 anchors, autopilot, GPS, VHF, head with holding tank, 9.9 hp Yamaha electric start, 2 batteries, full boat cover, trailer, inflatable with 4 hp Yamaha. $13,500 obo. Please call (805) 658-6581. RANGER 26. Ready to sail. Double reef main, new electric, paint, keelbolts. 7.5 Mercury out¬ board. Upwind end slip. Excellentcondition. $5,500 obo. (408) 927-8534. Moving to New Zealand. Must sell. CATALINA 27. Diesel eng, batt charger, dock power, radio & spinnaker. Located at Oakland Yacht Club, Alameda, CA. $8,500. Please call (510) 276-5319, leave message for Jim. Shown Saturdays from 10 am - 2 pm. ISLANDER 28. Beautifully maintained, race or cruise ready. New stainless standing rigging in 1998, new Spectra running rigging in 1997. Lines lead aftthrough Lewmar triple clutches. 6 winches (2 selftailing primaries), 2 mains, 7 headsails incl spinnaker & gear. GPS, autopilot, 2 battery banks w/isolator & charger. Volvo 10 hp diesel in great condition. Beautiful teak interior. I’m buying bigger boat, make an offer on my excellent Islander. Asking $18,000. (510) 643-0297 or kubinec@dirac.cchem.berkeiey.edu

O'DAY 19,1979. Shoal draft keel/CB, small cuddy cabin, large cockpit, 4 hp 2 cylinder Evinrude, EZ Loader galvanized trailer. Fully battened multi¬ colored sails. Very good condition, excellent sailer. $4,500. Will deliver to any Western state. Please call (510) 523-9292 Iv msg or (435) 635-5185. J/24,1979. Six sails in good condition. One spin¬ naker and 150-% lightly used. Like new mylar racing genoa. Well equipped. Winches, blocks, rigging, new tiller. Nice teak wood details, good cushions. Johnson 6.0, radio. Must sell. $3,500 obo. (415) 626-4515.

26- FT PEARSON, 1974. New solid teak compan¬ ionway boards, new Ritchie compass, 9.9 electric start w/alternator, fresh bottom paint. Owners of 18 years buying larger boat. $5,995, will woi! in transporting to you, berthed in beautiful Morro Bay. (805) 461-3846.

25- FT MERIT, 1980. RACER/CRUISER. Excel¬ lent condition. 8 sails: 2 radial spinnakers, 155% Mylar, 150%, 130% genoas. 110% jib, staysail. New Johnson longshaft outboard. Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles. $6,500. (310) 451-5455. Email: Pbcurtiss@aol.com

SANTA CRUZ 27, WITH TRAILER. Outboard motor, solar, new VC 17, epoxy bottom. Outstand¬ ing condition, race ready! $12,000 obo. Please call (559) 348-1844. ■'

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25. Excellent condition. Ideal Bay boat. Comfortable & easy to singlehand. Yanmar diesel. Teak interior. Very clean. Genoa, spinnaker. New: roller furling, halyards, main sheet, all inside & outside cushions. $19,500. (530) 7566686.

COLUMBIA 26 FOR LEASE OR SALE. Excellent condition. Solid construction. Roomy cabin. Great location at Kappas Marina (B24) in Sausalito. (916) 488-2255. MacGREGOR 26X, 1998. New 4-cycle, 40 hp engine, cockpit cover, etc. $18,500 obo. Please call (510) 523-9292.

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27-FT ALLEGRA CUTTER. Bingham designed

HUNTER 27,1980. She’s a beauty! Tall rig/split

COLUMBIA 26 with great SF berth (Gashouse

backstay, wheel, diesel, roller reeling& 130genoa (’97), upholstery, cockpit cushions, interior up¬ date, new head, shorepower & charger. $16,500 (and worth it). PYC, Ft. Baker. Please contact (415) 897-7934 or lwolsiffer@aol.com

Cove) included. Very tight! Enclosed head. Sink with hot running water. Cute, comfortable interior. Canvastent, screened privacy rails. Great retreat! Needs motor & sails & priced accordingly. $5,500 obo. (510) 594-9997.

RANGER 26,1969, GARY MULL DESIGN. Ex¬ cellent condition, 3jibs (90%, 115%, 150%), main, spinnaker, 6 winches (primaries oversized), lines led aft, S/S keel bolts. Recent upgrades: standing rigging, spreaders, boom, lifelines, 8 hp Evinrude x-long shaft. $7,500. (415) 563-0105.

pocket cruiser. Flicka's big sister. New standing rigging with Stalok fittings. New Yanmar 2 cylin¬ der. Selftailing winches. Bronze windlass & ports. Teak decks. 6 ft headroom. 4 unused Sobstad sails. $27,500. (415)331-0910.

NEWPORT 27.1.B. Atomic 4, main & jib, heavyduty sails, flush deck, 6 ft headroom, dodger. Docked central basin Oakland. Asking $6,500. (510) 533-6036.

CATALINA 27,1981. Sloop. Ready to sail, not a

26- FT S2 8.0,1983, with trailer. Great boat for

CATALINA 25,1989. Wing keel. Beautiful. 110/

repair project. Perfect Bay boat for weekend geta¬ ways or racing. New bottom job 2/99, reliable Atomic 4, roller furling jib with 2 jibs (90% &110%), main with 2 reefs, all lines led aft. Tillerw/autopilot, Loran, VHF, depthmeter, knotmeter, AM/FM cas¬ sette stereo, stove, icebox, holding tank & head, current Coast Guard courtesy sticker & much more. Boat is in Alameda, CA. $11,500 obo. Digital photos available. Please call Richard at (510) 521-1090 or email: rclark@pacbell.net

Bay, Tahoe, San Juans, etc. Lots of room, stor¬ age, teak below. Instruments, VHF, inboard, Autohelm, 4 sails, 2 batteries, dodger, bimini, enclosed head with sink, lots more. $17,950. Richard, (916) 791-2570. X CATALINA 27,1984. Diesel, batt charger, dock power, 2 burner stove, 2 man inflatable, radio, adj backstay, boarding ladder, double lifelines, Lifesling, main & 120% furling jib, holding tank with "Y” valve, auto bilge pump, Tillermaster. $10,000. (408) 778-0047.

130/150. New Garfyauer rigid vang. Split backstay. Self-tailing winches. Mast raising/lowering sys¬ tem. Bottom job last year, absolutely no blisters or hull damage. Edson wheel w/throttle and shifter controls to 10 hp 4-stroke Honda w/charger, fully serviced last month. 2 gas tanks, 2 batteries. Pioneer CD player, VHF radio, marine head w/ tank, 2-30 amp shore power cords, lifesling, 2 anchors, GPS, propane BBQ, 3" dia. whisker pole. Interior in new condition. Trailer w/new brakes, lines, actuator. Much more. Moving up to a larger boat makes this boat available to a new owner/lover. Berthed at Richmond Marina Bay. $15,900. rcgl ©excite.com, (707) 486-9396.

OLSON 25, 1984. 5 hp Honda, tons of sails,

electronics, Autohelm. Very sweet boat. $9,999. (831) 479-7788 or rcx@ricochet.net CAL 2-27,1976. Very good condition. Berkeley. Atomic 4, instruments, VHF, Loran, autopilot, 5 sails including spinnaker, newer rigging & uphol¬ stery, bottom paint 8/98. Jackson spent 9 years in fresh water (Stockton). $8,500. (510) 843-0500or email: jatwrite@aol.com (no photos though). MacGREGOR 25,1984. Swing keel, knotmeter,

DS, VHF, main, jib, genoa, spinnaker, 7.5 Honda o/b, trailer, anchor, cushions, etc. Boat in Benicia. Good condition. $3,500 obo. Please call Matt at . (925) 296-8178, leave message if I’m not there. MacGREGOR 26 CLASSIC, 1995. Finest any¬ where! Loaded! Trailer w/spare, 9.9 hp longshaft w/altemator & electric start. Deluxe stem rail, extra lifelines, swim ladder, stainless mast crutch w/roiler & mast raising kit. Roller furling, 135% genoa w/extra jib, topping lift, VHF, depth, com¬ pass, dual batteries, wiring panel, stereo, extra interior lighting, pop-top cover. Lots of wood, teak companionway, brass instruments, CG safety package. Over $20,000 invested! Will sacrifice for $12,500 obo. (831) 667-0448.

CATALINA 27,1980. Fully equipped, well main¬ tained, fast & stable. Inboard diesel, traditional interior, full galley, microwave, marine head, VHF, depthfinder, dodger& much more. Hauled/survey July '97. Brisbane berth. Call for info. $10,000 obo. (650) 355-7238. NORSEA 27, MAGIC FLUTE, 1980. Aft cabin trailerable ocean cruiser. Ideal for shorthanded cruising w/Profurf, all lines aft. Yanmar diesel, new dodger, depth, autopilot, extensive ground tackle, enclosed head, factory trailer. Beautiful. See on Nori Sea website at www.vander-bend.com/ norsea or/magic. $39,500 obo, must sell. Please call (408) 245-5150 Steve days or (650) 851 -3056 eves & wkends, or (707) 265-8415 Rudy. MacGREGOR 26X, 1996, with trailer. 2 sails & 50 hp Merc 4-stroke. Low hrs, VHF, depth, speed/ log, Porla-Potti, shower pump, bimini, seat cush¬ ions, 2 anchors, compass & AM/FM/cassette ra¬ dio. $18,250. (707) 963-7092.

CATALINA 27,1976. Cleanest Cat on the Bay.

Loaded, great Atomic-4, Halon/Alarm System, roller furling, selftailing winches, lines aft, full electronics, stereo, new batteries/charger, auto¬ pilot, Raritan Lectrasan head, new dinette interior, pressurized water. Moving. $10,000. Please call (650)594-0917.

CATALINA 27,1973, SPAETLESE One of the

MacGREGOR 25,1987, with swing keel, trailer, 2

28-FT PEARSON TRITON, 1967. Sturdy, sea- ‘

jibs, 1 mainsail, 7.5 hp Honda, swim ladder, VHF, masthead antenna, compass. $4,500. Please call (510) 792-1998.

worthy, upgraded as a small cruiser. Structural improvements, Volvo diesel, LPU topsides, all lines led aft, selftailing winches. $9,000. Please call (650) 873-3617.

fastest 27’s on the Bay. O/B, excellent condition, new bottom, full sail inventory incl spinnaker, all lines rigged aft. Beautiful interior, teak forepeak, very fully equipped, ready tocruise or race. $7,300. Call (415) 383-5893.

NORDIC FOLKBOAT. Excellent condition with

inboard diesel & many extras. 1997 floor retrofit & new rigging. Survey available. $8,500. Please call (41 ^) 954-0634 days or (510) 652-3128 eves. CATALINA 25. Fixed keel, excellent Bay boat,

new North main, Hood furling jib, DS, compass, VHF, gas BBQ, 10 hp Yamaha o/b w/elec start, new batteries, battery monitor, new lines, new bottom paint. Asking $6,900 obo. (916) 725-1602. 27- FT SAILBOAT, 1978, SUN YACHT. Recent

bottom paint. Sleeps 4 comfortably. Needs little engine work. Located in SF. $5,300. Please call Dave, (408) 838-0370. MacGREGOR 25. Swing keel, trailer&Honda 7.5 hp (4 cycle) longshaft o/b. One year old running rigging & upgraded standing rigging. 3 sails in¬ cluding a Bay Blaster jib, dodger, VHF, fishfinder/ depthsounder, 2 anchors, stainless steel BBQ & Porla-Potti. Rigged for wild summer afternoons on the Bay or makes a great Delta boat. Sleeps 4 inside w/standing headroom under the pop-top. Built-in flotation makes it unsinkable. In great shape & ready to sail. $4,500. (707) 431 -1662. CONTESSA 26 SLOOP. Ideal pocket cruiser for

27-FT PACIFIC SEACRAFT ORION. 15 hp o/b.

Minorinteriorworkneeded. Agreat boat! $22,000. (910) 793-9208 or www.bigfoot.com/-keithalan1 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. Lake Tahoe. $8,500. (530) 577-2307. B-25,1992. Fast boat for racing, good boat for

ramp launching (keel lifts). 3 sets of sails, 4 spinnakers, interior cushions, head, Signet instal¬ ments, o/b, trailer, cover, plus upgrades for the Bay. $18,500. Margaret, (707) 939-9951.

ERICSON 27, ORIGINAL OWNER, 1972. Very good condition! Ample storage space with ap¬ pointments for cooking, dining & sleeping for 5t Inboard Atomic 4 engine. Comfortable & competi¬ tive design by Bruce King. At Coyote Point Marina. Call Frances, (650) 579-2800.

coastal or offshore. Sistership to circumnaviga¬ tors Tania Aebi’s Vanina and Brian Caldwell's Mai Mita Vavau. 5 sails including asymmetrical spin¬ naker, Yanmar diesel ’98 (60 hrs), newstanding & running rigging in '96, new professional epoxy barrier bottom in '97, radar, GPS, depth, speed, VHF, 2 solar panels, 3 batteries, new interior cushions, 4 anchors, inflatable kayak, propane stove & BBQ. In La Paz BCS. $15,500 USD. For photos, survey & complete list of equip got to: www.bajavillas.com/contessa26. Please phone: (011) 52-112-2-16-46. Fax: (011) 52-112-5-59-00 or email: nana@bajavillas.com

New sails, reliable 8 hp outboard, new boom. Inexpensive berth. $3,800 obo. Please call Jeff, (415)381-2421.

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good sails, newly painted bottom & topsides. New interior & exterior cushions, reinforced mast & boom, rigging in very good shape. Outboard re¬ cently overhauled. Rigged for singlehanded sail¬ ing. Asking $3,450. (510) 848-1375.

MORGAN 27, 1973. Wildcat. Superior racer/

cruiser still competitive. Great for Catalina. Well maintained by us since 1979. Near new 18 hp Universal 3 cyl diesel. Custom rudder, keel and deck. New paint $7,000. Located CBYC, San Pedro, CA. Please call (408) 354-8015 home or (408) 398-5015 cell. CLASSIC 26 CHEOY LEE, 1963. Fiberglass hull.

Teak deck, house, trim, interior. Atomic 4 gas inboard engine. Large sail inventory, sail and boat covers. Nice condition, many extras. $8,000 obo. See at Marina Plaza (Sausalito), berth #89. John (415) 332-4199. MacGREGOR 26,1995. Loaded with equipment.

1997 Honda 9.9 engine. Enclosed head w/portapotti, pop-top with windowed cover, main and jib w/sail covers, Bimini, trailer w/brakes. Excellent condition. $12,500. John (916) 369-0551 or (916) 324-2897.

HAWKFARM 28. Wylie design in excellent condi¬ tion. New bottom and LPU deck. Yanmar diesel, AP, VHF, stereo, Sailcomp, depthfinder, com¬ pass, KM, 7 winches, 90,125,150 and spinnaker. Ready for summer. Coyote Point. $13,500. (650) 343-9349. s

TRITON 28. Great Bay boat, active one-design

class, cruise or race. Atomic 4, good condition, new exhaust system. Sails top condition. Interior completely redone, paint & varnish. Dethsounder, new teak cockpit seats, new tiller. $8,750. Eves, (415) 382-8422.

beautiful wood, 2 sets of sails. Marine radio. Depthfinder. Very roomy boat. 15 hp extended shaft outboard. $4,750. (800) 791-6627.

PEARSON 26. Sleeps 4, lifelines, large cockpit with cushions, main, 2 jibs, VHF, head, sink, 7.5 Honda outboard. Great Bay boat. $5,995. Call (408) 534-1361.

C^4.LL 800-533-9779

spinnaker w/pole. Enclosed head, galley, elc. Sleeps 4-5. New canvas & interior cushions. Needs some TLC but otherwise ready to sail. Priced a wholesale BUC book to sell. $13,950. Please cal (415) 332-9231.

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ISLANDER 28, 1977. Volvo diesel, 5 sails inc

USED SAILS

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potti, depth, knotmeter, compass, 15 hp outboard, 2 anchors, rigging, 5 years old, 2 good batteries, and more. Presently on shore, bottom ready to paint, paint included. Have mooring in Tomales Bay. $9,000. (707) 878-2076.

CORONADO 25. Well maintained, very clean,

CORONADO 27. Well maintained, very clean, EXGALIBUR 26. Good condition, race equipped.

CATALINA 27,1980. Four sails, new VHF, porta-

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30-FT PEARSON, 1976. Ferryman diesel, 2 speed winches, 3 jibs, Leading Edge sails, VHF, wheel steering, holding tank. Terrific Bay sailing. $12,000 (707) 942-8787.

CAL 2-25,1978. Main, Bay Blaster jib, 2 genoas, spinnaker rig, Yanmar diesel, new compass, au¬ topilot, depthsounder, VHF, new stereo, standing headroom, permanent stern boarding ladder, 9/ 98 haulout/bottom paint, 6/97 survey. Clean boat. $7,250. Jim, (415)457-8236.

29 TO 31 FEET J/29,1983. Fractional. Kevlar main, #1, #3. New Technora running rigging. New standing rigging. Set-up for shorthanded or crew. Honda o/b. $21,000. (510) 848-4739. ISLANDER 30, at Lake Tahoe. New North sail full batten main & 135% headsail, spinnaker, new Harken furler, traveler & mainsheet. New lifelines, anchors, lazyjacks, diesel, custom snow cover, extras. $24,900, consider trade for bigger boat. (775) 852-2060 or email: boat0033@aol.com ISLANDER BAHAMA 30. Excellent condition, extensively outfitted for cruising. Radar, autopilot, GPS, SSB/SW received, diesel (1200 hrs), DS, KM, wheel, 6’3‘ headroom, 3 jibs, new bottom/ packing 8/98, much more. $23,500 in La Paz, $26,500 in San Diego (7/99). (541) 684-8962. NEWPORT 30,1984. Custom open transom, teak platform, tiller, refrig, propane stove w/oven, Uni¬ versal diesel, VHF, KM, DS, compass, roller furl¬ ing, autopilot, dodger w/full enclosure, 5 sails. $24,000.(510)290-1179. ISLANDER 30 MKII. Wheel, 2 headsails, lines rigged aft, VHF, stereo. Lots of improvements & extras. Prepaid slip until Sept '99. Oakland. $14,000. Peter, (650) 369-1961. 30- FT CLIPPER MARINE SLOOP. New AC/DC wiring, carpet, inside & outside cushions. 25 hp Evinrude, new mount has microwave, tape deck. Good condition. Trailerable, but no trailer. Sleeps 6, great weekender. $6,500. (707) 649-0381 or pager 1-888-789-1415, Iv area code & number. 31- FT SEA EAGLE. Great cruiser/well designed liveaboard. Attractive double-ended sloop. Been to South Pacific. Handled well in extreme weather. 6' 3‘headroom. Fiberglass hull/teak trim. Interior: newly refinished teak. Yanmar diesel. Compare to Baba. $45,000. (707) 268-0486. ALBERG 30. Full keel, new North Offshore main, new oversized rigging. Knotmeter, Loran, RDF, depth, VHF, 25 hp gas, 30 gal water, shorepower, head, LP stove/oven, charger, teak interior. Well maintained, loved cruiser with classic lines. $15,000. (510)235-3003.

NEWPORT 30 III, 1982. Depthsounder, knotmeter, wind point/speed, diesel, Espar heater, Loran, CNG stove/oven, water heater, 4 jibs, 2 spinna¬ kers, pedestal steering, Statpowerbattery charger, feathering prop, all manuals, many upgrades & extras. $24,900. (916) 967-1094. 30-FT CUSTOM SPORT BOAT. Schumacher/ Olson design. Exceptionally well constructed. Excellent condition. Super fast, top quality sails, 2 axle trailer, LPU paint, outboard, carbon fiber spar, fractional rig, dry sailed. The ultimate in go fast racing at a much lower cost. Please call Bill at (408) 734-2027. ISLANDER 30,1971, MKII. With dinette, sleeps 7. Heavy-duty offshore race boat. Fresh main, jib, 2 genoas, spinnaker. Rebuilt gas Atomic 4, reli¬ able. Alcohol stove with broiler. VHF, ground tackle, safety equipment. $14,999 obo. Please call (415) 313-4224, Iv message. HERRESHOFF MODIFIED H-28 KETCH. 29' 5" LOA, 9’ beam. Full keel. Mahogany double planked hull, copper fastened. Rebuilt Atomic 4 & new decks '98. Hull refinished 11/97. Newfoam/upholstery & running rigging. Extras. Survey 1/99. $12,500'obo. Stephanie, (415) 546-3634 or (510) 530-0346. 30-FT YANKEE, 1972. Fully equipped to cruise or race. Windspeed, windpoint, knot, log, Autohelm, spinnaker gear, VHF, ground tackle, etc. $14,000. Call (925) 684-2878 or (925) 684-2733. PEARSON 30,1975. Knotmeter, depthsounder, VHF, cassette-AM/FM, 4 headsails, dodger, Delta awning, complete blister job, hauled & painted 6/ 98, reliable Atomic 4. Clean boat that sails great on San Francisco Bay. $12,500. Please call Greg, (530)891-1206. NEWPORT 30 MKII, 1974. Yanmar diesel, legal head, 7 sails, lazyjacks, new battery, hauled in ’97, ndw rigging, all lines lead aft, stereo, VHF, KM, DS, compass, 2 anchors, propane stove/ oven. $16,500. (415) 759-6708. 30-FT ISLANDER BAHAMA, 1979. The great boat is perfect for the Bay/coastal sailing. The bottom was done last year & everything works. Was asking $14,000, now the first $11,500 takes it (as it must go!). Call (415) 531-4984. S2 30, MODERN SLOOP. Roller furling, new main, VHF, knot, depth, log, speed, refrig, hot water, shore power, new batteries, solar power, new interior, teak cabin, spare stuff. Excellent condition, well built, fast cruiser. $21,000. Please call (925) 833-7612. SOUTHERN CROSS 31, 1982, #146. World cruiser, Ryder Corporation Airex cored hull. New sails, roller furling, chute, Yanmar 3GMD. All factory options. Extensive ground tackle. Numer¬ ous spares, documented, excellent condition. El 4, Emery Cove. $44,500. (925) 228-8307.

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BODEGA 30,1976. Bums designed world cruiser. Beautifully crafted. Great opportunity for couple or individual ready to go cruising. Solid construction, oversized rigging, 4-person liferaft, radar, Autohelm, Zodiac, anchor windlass, solar panels, Force 10 heater, GPS, VHF. $36,000. Please call (415) 882-9201. CAL 29. Clean boat, newly rebuilt Atomic 4, recent standing rig by Hansen. Many bags of sails, all lines led aft. Four 2-speed Harken winches, Micron bottom Signet speed & depth, VHF, ste¬ reo. $13,500. Please call Glenn Ackerman, work: (519) 486-7886 or home: (510) 522-5764. YANKEE 30,1974. New bottom paint, Atomic 4, new curtains, 7 sails, autopilot, Loran, solar pan¬ els, dodger, refrig, CNG stove, battery charger. Great condition. $17,000. Jim, (510) 393-4761. HUNTER 29.5,1997. Full charter package. Great Bay boat for family & friends. Extras include helm cover, full cockpit cushions, stern rail seat pads & built in CD player. $58,500. (510) 865-2817, leave message.

OLSON 30, #106. Very fast, single spreader, galvanized road trailer, dry sailed, faired keel, fairedoriginal rudder, and lots of titanium. $15,000. (510) 521-5221. CAL 29,1974. Tiller, Atomic 4. Great Bay/ocean boat or liveaboard. New interior. 7 sails, spinna¬ ker, Autohelm, fishfinder/depthsounder, Loran. Rigged for singlehanding. Kappas A32 berth. $12,500. Call (707) 546-0226 days, 578-8968 eves or email at hansvb@aol.com. RANGER 29. Dark blue hull, 1973 beauty. New Harken furling, Autohelm wind, depth, knot, fresh bottom, VHF & engine instruments. Lines aft, 2 speed winches, spinnaker & pole. Lifesling, en¬ closed head, 2 Danforths. $12,500 obo. Tim at (925) 846-6452. CATALINA 30,1978. Comfortable family cruiser. Yanmar diesel. 85, 130 and 150% jibs. Three anchors. CNG 3-burner stove with oven. This is a great buy at $15,000. Weekdays (650) 577-9645, weekends (530) 889-8104.

RAWSON 30,1967. Full keel cruiser. Turn key, well maintained. Great Bay boat or liveaboard. Factory finished interior w/dinette. 6' 3‘ headroom. All lines lead aft. 3 jibs, genoa & chute. 22 hp Palmer. 3 anchors. 12v/110v refrig, DS, VHF, BBQ. $15,000. (415) 332-3675. SAN JUAN 30, 1978, in beautiful condition & priced to sell at $12,500. Great club racer & weekend cruiser. Atomic 4 in excellent condition with lots of sails. Give your competition fits with this boat! Mike, (707) 747-6635 or corneiiavl@earthlink.net OLSON 30, 1979. New spar, rod rigging, foil, regatta sails,'bottom, running rigging. $19,000 upgrades spent last 2 yrs. Always dry sailed. Trailer, new paint, hitch, tires. 8 hp Nissan. Saiicomp, training sails, 2 rudders, spin poles, extras, cushions. $18,500. Seattle. Please call John, (425) 260-7330.

OLSON 30. Rare inboard engine, Harken roller furling. Needs sails & TLC. $9,999.99. Call Marty (415) 518-2733.

32 TO 35 FEET ALBERG 35,1965.9 sails including storm trisail w/mast track, diesel, propane oven, Paloma hot water, windlass, 150 ft chain, 35 CQR, refrig, hardtop dodger, selftail winches, covers for all wood. Two 10 year owners put a lot of care into this boat. $35,000. (360) 385-0825 WA.

ALBERG 30. Full keel cruiser, diesel, dodger, roller furling, radar, GPS, autopilot, VHF, CD, gel cells, 2 mains, 2 headsails, 1 genniker, CQR & all chain w/windlass forward, Delta aft. Very sturdy Mexico vet, ready for anything. $24,500 obo. (510) 865-9017.

B-32, HULL #7,1996. Pristine condition. Proven winner. 9 nearly new sails, o/b, KVH Quadra, new bottom paint, faired keel & rudder, many extras. Reduced$6,000, asking $69,750. (310) 373-4455.

SANTANA 30/30 GP, 1984. Excellent condition. Great boat & well equipped for Bay & offshore sailing, singlehanded or crewed. See at Fortman Marina, G18, Alameda. (408) 354-4729 or email: TheJunges@aol.com

RAFIKI 35, 1980 SLOOP. New Yanmar FWC diesel. Excellent cruiser or liveaboard, teak deck & interior, stove/oven, water heater, shower, Autohelm 3000 w/vane, 1000 ft depth. August '95 survey shows $155,000 replacementvalue. Origi¬ nal owner. Brisbane berth. $59,000. Please call (408) 867-9202.

ISLANDER 29,1967. Plastic classic. Dinette, full set of sails, propane stove with overi, autopilot, VHF, DS, KM, cockpit cushions, Atomic 4 needs overhaul, Suzuki outboard mounted. Nice looking boat that sails well. $8,600. (530) 885-3421. CAPE DORY 30 CUTTER, 1981. Volvo diesel, Edson wheel steering, Datamarine log/speed, depth, wind, Autohelm pilot, VHF, roller furling jib, self-tending staysail, main, drifter, teak interior, holding tank, 110v charger. Clean, solid cruiser. $30,000. (707) 874-3026.

TRAVELER 32,1976. Built by Ron Rawson. New standing rigging, plumbing, wiring, tankage, cus¬ tom interior & more. Asking $45,000 obo. For more details call, (831) 899-3261. CONTESSA 32,1981. Proven bluewater cruiser. Recent refit, new running rigging & standing rig¬ ging, propane stove, upholstery, dodger, head & more. Four sails (new working jib), 20 hp Bukh motor. Located in La Paz, Mexico, Has own bomb¬ proof mooring. $37,500. (907) 235-7073 or macsmith@xyz.net

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32-FT COLUMBIA SABRE. Hauled, painted, ready to go. Fast! Many extras. A steal at $4,500. On 30 ft trailer for transport. (831) 630-0662. CLASSIC WOOD (TEAK) SLOOP. 35 6" x 10' x 5', Robb design-English, Albin diesel, rollerfurling main (2), Furling jib (2), spinnaker (l)kfull cover. Immaculate condition inside & out. Best of its type on Bay, many extras, an eye catcher, must see. Make offer. Call (415) 435-4454. 35-FT SANTANA, 1979. Very good condition. New mast, rigging, sails, woodwork, hull paint. Good engine, strengthened keel. In Long Beach, but will help move. $27,500. Call Ray days or leave msg, (714) 894-1172. POWERFUL OCEAN CRUISING CUTTER, 35' x 28' x 6' x 11'. Excellent condition. Ready for sea. (707) 442-4281. RHODES 33,1949. Classic boa!, made by South Coast Yachts, sail number 35. Mahogany plank¬ ing with oak frames. A full set of sail inventory. Boat needs work & loving care. $2,000 as is. Call (805) 995-3659 or email: ecarnegi@calpoly.edu HUNTER 33, 1981. Diesel, wheel steering, Autohelm ST4000. New high frequency battery charger. New refrig, nevy fresh water pressure pump. 4 speaker stereo system. 3 anchors, 2 jibs, 1 drifter/reacher. Roller furling jib. All lines led aft. $30,000. Vallejo. (707) 253-8983. YORKTOWN 33. Spacious, beautiful interior. Bluewater sailor. Totally outfitted for cruising in¬ cluding: Aries vane, Zodiac hard cased liferaft, Dickinson Newport heater, excellent British Leyland 30 hp diesel engine. Sail inventory also includes storm trisail, storm jib, cruising spinna¬ ker. Running rigging new, rigged aft to cockpit, 60 gallons of fixed water tankage, all new standing rigging with Norseman-style fittings, 35 lb CQR w/ 280 ft 5/16 BBB chain w/300 ft rode. Much more. Documented, surveyed, fully insured. Cnjise ready. $27,000 obo. (619) 925-5247. DOWNEAST 32,1976 CUTTER. Large comfort¬ able cockpit. 3 cabins, sleeps 6. Lots of storage & 2 hanging lockers. Gimballed 3 burner propane stove. 2 large ice bins, pressurized water. Bottom job 8/98. Priced $31,500. Phone (925) 945-7108 or email: frogprincel @ msn.com WESTSAIL 32. Ready for cruising/liveaboard. Factory plan, immaculate. Beautiful interior, elec¬ tric head, shower, h/c pressure. Much more! $51,900. Call (510) 331-7145 or all details, pltotos, Westsail history at: www.moonbase.com/ccc/ wings/ OYSTER SJ-35 HUSTLER, 1984. Great racer/ cruiser for Bay or ocean. Looks good, sails good. Excellent condition, Yanmar, Max-Prop, propane stove/oven, kerosene heater, B&G. Lots of sails plus usual goodies. $37,500 obo or trade down. (925) 254-0881 or BKeith97@aol.com FEATUREDIN FERANCE MATE'S, World’s Best Sailboats, 1981 Freedom 33 cat ketch with carbon fiber masts, all new canvas, completely equipped for liveaboard & cruising. Spotless condition. $59,000 obo. Loraine, (253) 627-8830 or Lorainesea@juno.com

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ISLANDER 33,1966. Sloop, bluewater veteran. Alberg 35 fiberglass hull, beam 10', draft 53‘. Yanmar 2QM15 diesel, 5 sails, 3 anchors. Flush deck, sleeps 6, stove & oven. $18,500. Rio Vista, CA. Call (209) 369-6261 or email: vernrath@inreach.com HUNTER 34,1983. Excellent condition. Racer/ cruiser. Max Heart inverter. Cruising chute, Autohelm electronics, sleeps 6+, Maxwell wind¬ lass, Bruce & Danforth anchors. $44,000. Lying La Paz, Mexico. Please send fax S/V: Sashay at (011) 52-112-16142. TWO BOATS! #1, 32.5 ft Olympic class racing yacht in top condition. A 5.5 meter, fast & elegant ride, $7,900. Boat #2, a Cal/Jensen 25 in nice condition, hull #902,1968. No outboard. $2,600. (510) 653-1724. CLEAN 1972 ERICSON 32-FT SLOOP. Light green hull, white cabin & deck. Universal Atomic 4 engine. Jib, 120% genny, new mainsail needed. Last bottom haulout July 7,1998 - August 3,1998. Asking $15,000. For additional info call Homer at (510) 337-0454.

33-FT YORKTOWN, 1980. Not a kit. Beautiful custom factory finished sloop/cutter rig. Hand laid fiberglass hull, full keel, 15,000 lb displacement. Overrigged for cruising & ready to go, or a com¬ fortable liveaboard. Includes many amenities, 6' 3" headroom, etc. Must see to appreciate. Pic¬ tures at: www.k-online.com/--picardnd. $29,900. (619) 298-3278.

SANTANA 35, 1979. Excellent condition. Equipped for ocean racing & cruising. Rod rig¬ ging, new bottom & fairing '98, SSB, VHF, GPS, Signet instruments, autopilot, 17 sails, canvas, mechanical vang, adjustable genoa cars, many upgrades, immaculate interior. $30,500. Please call (310) 989-2007 or see http://www.isi.edu/ -rogelio/joyride

BABA 35, HELGOLAND. Robert Perry design, double-ended cutter rig cruising boat. Bristol con¬ dition, '96 Yanmar, 300 hrs, new standing rigging, dinghy on davits, many upgrades. Colin Archer Race winner many times. Must see. $95,000 obo. (415) 435-3006 or sghuse@aol.com

RANGER 33,1974. New rigging, thru-hulls, roller furling jib, new instruments including wind, speed & point. Atomic 4 in good condition, surveyed 15 -months ago. In Ballena Bay. Clean boat, great value. $24,000. Please call (510) 628-4105 or (925) 829-3049. 1960 OSTAR SLOOP. 32 ft flush deck “German¬ der Speedwell" mahogany classic. Excellent con¬ dition. Seakindly, dry, beefy, Mexico & Hawaii veteran. Sleeps 4. Sausalito berth. Full sail suit, good ground tackle, lots of gear, Yanmar diesel, 8 ftAchillesw/outboard. Real sailor wanted. $30,000. (510) 758-3113. VAN DE STADT 34. Steel, Yanmar, wheel steer¬ ing, Isomat spars, 4 sails, refer, propane, stereo/ CD deck, diesel cabin heater. Excellent sailing, needs light carpentry. Asking $45,000, possible partial trade for RV. (510) 522-5447 or metalfab@pacbell.net 33-FT TARTAN 10,1979. Rebuilt Farymann die¬ sel, 2 mains, 3 spinnakers (3/4,1/2 oz), autopilot, depth, knot, new batt. Daysail or race, not very suitable for cruising. Asking modest $9,500. Jeff, (415) 331-5515 wk or (510) 236-7223 hm. SANTANA 35. Great shape, dry sailed, new bot¬ tom, 10 great sails, ready to race/cruise. See in Alameda. Must ASAP. $34,000, will finance with R.E. as security. Please call (831) 477-7270. 32-FT CLIPPER MARINE KETCH, 1975. Project boat, needs work, center cockpit, rear aft cabin, wheel, 9 hp Yanmar diesel, 3-1/2 ft draft. Perfect family & Delta boat. Make offer, Please call, eves, (650) 637-8685.

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35-FT SPARKMAN & 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 outboard & more. Sail inventory includes: main, jib, genoa & spinnaker. Sailed extensively throughout west coasts of Canada & the U.S. & ready to go again. Nearly $60,000 invested. Ex¬ cellent value at $35,000. Eric at (510) 273-2077 days or (510) 865-3579 eves. Serious inquiries only, please.

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WESTSAIL 32,1979. Factory interior. Tanbark sails. Well maintained & clean. Winner Best Boat '96 SF Westsail rendezvous. Dodger, Aires, VHF, depthsounder, knqtmeter/log, SS boomkin, boombrake, selftailing winches, running backstays, solar, storm jib, 6 man Avon liferaft, jacklines, Ampair 50 wind/water generator, refrig, Balmar 105 amp alternator, Cruising Design Smart regulator, 45 lb CQR, lunch hook. Well canvassed. Propane stove/ oven. 80 gal water, 60 gal fuel. Volvo 37 hp, 690 hrs. $43,000 firm, no BS. No brokers. No lookieloos. Will consider trailerable/smaller sailboat as partial payment. Mike, hm: (707) 649-0775 or wrk: (707) 446-5966. 33-FT HANS CHRISTIAN, 1985. Exceptional condition. Yanmar diesel (550 hrs), windvane/ autopilot, solar panels, Profurl, heavy ground tackle, full instruments, dodger, lee clothes & awning. New bottom ’99, new domestic systems '98. $112,000. Days, (310) 216-5700 x1303 or eves(310)827-2791. ERICSON 32,1972. Rollerfurling, 2 mains, spin¬ naker, wheel, binnacle compass, windspeed, depth, radio, 2 batteries w/Smart Charger, h/c pressurized water, legal head w/electric macerator, auto bilge, transom ladder, Atomic 4, 2 an¬ chors, recent survey. $15,000. (707) 751-0809.

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ORION 35, 1979, SPARKMAN & STEPHENS sloop. Propane stove/oven. Teak interior, hot/ cold water, icebox, chart desk, sleeps 6. Interna¬ tional diesel, 24 hp, fresh water cooled. Edson steering, VHF, Loran. 2 anchors, rode. Dodger. Pineapple sails: main, jib, genoa, spinnaker & gear, blooper, storm jib. Elliot liferaft. Lewmar winches, Martecfolding prop, Danforth, compass, boarding ladder. Sun/eyed 7/97. Hauled & bottom painted 3/99. Many extras. $34,500. Alameda Marina. Original owner. (925) 254-3520. MARINER 35 KETCH. 1964 William Garden clas¬ sic, built Japan. Mahogany on oak, copper riveted & bronze fastened hull. Full keel. Perkins 4-107 diesel. Varnished mahogany housesides, taft & caprails & interior. Complete galley with propane stove & oven, small refrig, pressurized water system & hot water heater. Great liveaboard. In Emeryville. $24,500 obo. (530) 753-1228 or debrals@pacbell.net ALBERG 35,1965. Alberg design, Pearson built. Classic offshore cruiser. Yanmar diesel, Monitor windvane, Schattauer sails, spinnaker, propane stove/oven, Force 10 propane heater, solar panel, windlass, dodger, CQR, 150’ chain. New paint/ varnish. Nicely maintained overall. $38,000. Please call (206) 784-5064. YORKTOWN 35, 1977. Aft cabin, 3 sails, bow pulpit, inflatable, 65 hp diesel, exhaust needs some re-assembly, several years non-use, needs some TLC. Quick sale, Alameda berth. $5,700 obo. (408) 325-3898 or p/doe@ inputsw.com NEWPORT 33,1984. Radar, Loran, VHF, depth, knotlog, Autoheim 3000, roller furling, 4 sails, refer, freezer, microwave, h/c pressure water, CNG 3 burner/oven. $38,000. (510) 532-6376, leave message. STEEL 33’X11’2"X5'. Rugged offshore cutter. 18,500#. Mexico, Hawaii, Marquesas, Alaska vet. Shannon/Evans design. 30 hp Perkins dsl, low hours. Spray foam insulation. USCG documented. 5T1" headroom. $28,000 obo.- (503) 234-6791. ISLANDER 32 SLOOP, 1978. One owner, Tahoe 16 years. Like new condition. Beautiful teak/oak interior. H/C pressure water, dodger, cockpit cush¬ ions, CNG stove, 24 hp diesel, four sails, one MPS. Berthed in Sausalito. $33,000. Please call (775) 826-1422, collect. J/105, LIMELIGHT! San Francisco Bay season champion 1997. Fastest J/105 in the Brut Cup series three years running and the boat Russel Coots chose when he won in 1997. Limelight has been meticulously maintained and is absolutely pristine. Lying at anchor, her distinctive Jade Mist Green Awlgriptopsides makes you forget she’ll go 15 knots in a heartbeat. This is probably the best equipped J/105 in the universe: Wheel steering, B&G Hydra System (with two cockpit and one large mast display) interfaced to Trimble GPS, Autohelm ST6000, VHF, cockpit/cabin table, yada, yada, yada. Eight sails, the newest of which are competitive at the top level of class racing: three mains, three spinnakers and two jibs. $114,000. (415) 435-6285.

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Steel hull flame sprayed. Epoxy & LPU paint. Needs interior finishing. Includes engine & acces¬ sories. $36,000 obo. Jim, (209) 825-7999.

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baby stay/running backs, Hood furler, MacPac lazyjacks, bimini, dodger, windlass, Bruce/ Danforth, 2 Autohelm 5000 pilots, 1 lOv & engine refrigeration/freezer, radar, Loran, VHF, emer¬ gency tiller & rudder. Cruise ready. $82,500. Please call (619) 755-9233. San Diego.

LOA. One owner, sleeps 9, 2 heads w/showers. Lying Marina Village, Alameda, CA. Nice liveaboard or cruiser. Lots of goodies. Complete specs and details? Call (541) 947-3330 or email: freeflite@triax.com or URL www.wenet.net/users/mikepatg

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DOWNEASTER 41,1981. Two staterooms, 65 hp diesel, 300 gal fuel, radar, roller furling, power windlass, VHF, Lpran, cold plate frig, propane stove & oven, pressurized water. Must sell! $50,000 firm. Call (530) 477-8677. Will consider trades for 1992 or newer motorhome or 5th wheel.

PANDA 38, 1984. Tashing Yachts, top quality cutter/gear. Gorgeous teak interior, ultra comfort¬ able, separate shower, Profurl, solar panels, in¬ verter, 11 ST Lewmars, windlass, washdown, radar, HAM/SSB, autopilot, windvane, liferaft, EPIRB, refrig, watermaker, heater, spares, much more. $139,900. WA. (604) 888-2549 or email: veofin@aol.com ESPRIT 37,1981. Just in time for summer, ready

to go! 130 gal water, 45 gal diesel, refrig, EPIRB, Icom, Trimble Loran, Profurl jib furling, Barient winches. Sutter main & 120% new 1995.150%, 110%, 85%, drifter, all in good to excellent shape. Monitor vane, Alpha autopilot, full canvas cover, 3 anchors & chain, windlass, lots of storage. Ltfngrange performance cruiser. Exceptional value, $49,950. Great ocean or bay boat. Please call Bob, (510) 787-1949* eves or (707) 486-8413 days. 36- FT MAGELLAN FULL KEEL KETCH. Cruise

36- FT CHUNGHWA KETCH. This 1977 fiber¬

glass ocean cruiser has many recent repairs in¬ cluding paint above/below, refinished brightwork (lots of teak), survey, etc. Newer 24 hp Yanmar, some rigging needed. Winchester Bay, OR. $55,000 obo. (541) 271-4472 or captainbogart@hotmail.com for photos.

ready. New: sails, windvane, SSB/HAM, Profurl, watermaker, radar, liferaft, solar. Beautifully main¬ tained. Now cruising Sea of Cortez until June. San Carlos, Mexico. $57,000. (818) 249-6124. Email: iencple@sprynet.com or for more info: http:// www.home.sprynet.com/sprynet/lencole 37- FT HUNTER LEGEND, 1987. Outstanding

SHANNON 38. One of “The-Worlds Best Sail¬

boats,” Ferenc Male. World cruising cutter, full keel, Perkins diesel, Furuno 1621 radar, Autohelm 3000 autopilot, Garmin Map-200 GPS, ICOM M700 SSB, Standard Horizon 78 VHF, storm sails & cruising spinnaker, roller .furling, documented. Recent survey, new bottom paint & cutlass bear¬ ing. Built 1982, lots of teak, in excellent condition! See on Mission Bay, San Diego, CA. Asking $139,000. Phone: (619) 456-0507. TAYANA 37, 1986 MKII, canoe stem cruiser,

cutter rigged. New canvas, interiors bottom paint. $95,500. (310) 833-5976,9 am - 5 pm days. See at: http://coopads.com/t37 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 Mhz, 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. $138,000. No sales tax. For details please call: (Oil) 52-622-70160 or (530) 257-3948. 37- FT HUNTER, 1979. Cruise ready, Hawaii/

Mexico vet. Watermaker, dodger, autopilot, Loran, radar & much more. Will consider part trade for 24 - 27 ft Searay. Pete, (805) 466-6656.

hrs. Lots of Catalina upgrades. Walk-thru tran¬ som, 2 jibs, Autohelm ST50 + Wind Machine, knotmeter, depthlog, 3 bladed cruising prop, elec¬ tric windlass, refrig & freezer, ground tackle, VHF, microwave, cockpit cushions, too much to list here. $95,000. Please call (510) 526-8641 or email: lisaacs@ix.netcom.com

cruiser or liveaboard. Boat has been well main¬ tained & is in excellent condition. Many new up¬ grades. Boat located in San Diego. $59,000. Call (619) 239-4884. CAT ALINA 36,1991. Beautiful teak interior, new dodger & bimini, Schaefer/ollerifurling, sails are like new. Raytheon radar & GPS, refrig, full Autohelm instrumentation, knotmeter, windspeed & point, depth, Bruce7 33 anchor. Walk through transom. $78,000. Please call (510) 895-2082 or (408) 629-7734.

ERICSON 39. Documented. Perkins M-60 die¬

sel, low hrs, Spar Craft spar, Harken roller furling. Liveaboard/cruise ready. Every major system new or rebuilt. Too much to list. Over $90,000 invested. Call for info. $45,000. (310) 519-8232. LA., CA.

41-FT YANKEE CLIPPER, 1974. FIRE SALE.

Formosa Boat Works ketch fire damaged. Plenty of sweat equity here. New (never run) Perkins 108 diesel. One mast, cushions & most rigging is useable. No sails. $10,000 obo. Marvin, (408) 297-0288. CAL 40. Profurl, 130% jib, custom mainsail, 300 ft

ISLANDER 36, 1980. 42 hp Pathfinder diesel

rebuilt ’97, teak interior refinished ’97, new furler ’98, new lifelines ’97. H/C pressure water, refrig, inverter, Autohelm, VHF, DS, KM, wind. 150%, 135%, 100%, gennaker, main, dodger. $49,900. (650) 218-7733 or http://members.xoom.com/lsIander361 ISLANDER 36,1981. Great coastal cruiser, Bay & Delta boat! Spacious, beautiful interior. New: bottom paint - no blisters, Force 10 three burner stove, Jensen CD/AM/FM player, rebuilt plumb¬ ing, completely updated electrical system, 2 bat¬ teries, Delta awning, hatch screens, carpet. Comes with: VHF, depth, speed & distance, wind, dodger, Pathfinder 50 w/low hrs, refrig, h/c pressure wa¬ ter, lead keel, BBQ. Second owner. $39,000. Call (510) 526-9524 or email: bassmantml@aol.com INGRID 38,1980. FG cutter world cruiser. Strong,

beautiful, factory built, comfortable, fully equipped. Ready to cruise, bargain. $79,000. Please call (415) 431-2891.

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38- FT CUSTOM SLOOP, 1983. Flush deck cus¬

chain, (all new 1999), radar, two GPS, VHF, HAM, refrig, wind generator, two solar panels, inverter, four anchors, Monitor windvane, two autopilots, 8 gph watermaker. Located Guam. Email Walter at cruisingsail@hotmail.com FOR SALE, THE CLOVERLEAF, simply the best Cal 3-46 anywhere. Constantly upgraded & main¬ tained. Better than new. Contact Bob Zarchen at (305) 547-2650 or bobz@mindspring.com LAPWORTH 50 CUTTER, 1961, Cheoy Lee, wood. Extensive restoration with finest materials & craftsmanship, custom rig & keel. $93,000. (562)744-3601. JEANNEAU 45 TRI-CABIN SLOOP. 2 heads, 88

hp Yanmar, maxi-prop, roller furling, 7 bags of sails, windlass, 180' 3/8" chain, 4 anchors, dodger, bimini, diesel genset 6 kw, Heart inverter, h/c pressurized water, manual back-up, salt water pump, central heat & A/C, Autohelm, B&G instru¬ ments, SSB, VHF, GPS, Furuno radar with SS arch, microwave, 10' 9" dinghy w/8 hp Nissan, Avon 6 man liferaft & much more. $130,000. Please call (209) 748-2377. NEWPORT 41, 1979. Seaworthy. Rod rigging,

tom built. Rod rigging, Volvo Saildrive, Autohelm ST4000, Signet SmartPak, Nactec hydraulics for boomj backstay & flattener. Rigged for singlehanding. $25,000. (916) 375-1500 ext 222 or relkins@recommercial.com

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den ketch design. Immaculate & ready forcruising - just bring food. Benmar autopilot, Perkins 4-108, 75 gal diesel tank, 150 gal water tank, radar, full Signet instrumentation, VHF, 406 Mhz EPIRB, Beaufort liferaft. Mariner furling jib & staysail, storm sails, cruising spinnaker, mast mounted 18' whisker pole. New dodger & sail covers, new bottom paint, Simpson davits, Lofrans windlass, 35/45 lb CQRs, 300' of 3/8" chain, satin varnished Makore mahogany interior, pullman berth, huge wet locker, built-in TVA/CR, Adler-Barbour refrig, pressure h/c water, Ampair wind generator, solar panels. Lots of spares, 10 ft RIB, 15 hp Mercury. Located in sales tax free La Pz, Mexico. $60,000. Pictures & specs: http://members.theglobe.com/ mariner_36/adonde.html or (801) 745-4007.

Sampson Marine design. Death of builder forces sale. 90% completed. 53 hp Hatz diesel engine, A/ C, hydraulic propulsion, steering, anchor winch. Deck hardware, much more included. Located in Sun Valley, Nevada. Estimated value $150,000. Asking $75,000 obo. (775) 828-3471.

5 ft draft, teak deck, 6’ 4" inside headroom, great cruiser, presently in France. Health forpes sale. Bargain hunter's dream at $30,000. Please call (602)218-6949.

MORGAN OUT ISLAND 41.6, 1972. A roomy cruiser with newly rebuilt Perkins 4-108. GPS, 3 autopilots, custom stainless 4 burner stove, 24 mile radar. Well cared for. In San Diego. $55,000. Documented. (406) 586-3212 orterryj@imt.net

1992 Perkins 4-108, spinnaker. $46,000. Please contact (916) 452-3813 or send email: farwesLmary @ hotmail.com 41-FT FORMOSA KETCH, 1977. Totally refitted

1997. Bluewater cruiser. SSB, GPS, autopilot, windvane, frig, 1992 Isuzu 60, new sail inventory, majorupgrades throughout. Beautifully maintained & cruise ready. $78,900. (650) 697-4080 or email: headinnorth@earthlink 46-FT MARINE TRADER MOTORSAILER, 1981.

Great cruiser or liveaboard. Beautiful teak interior. Large aft cabin with walk around queen bed, head, shower & tub. Large salon with new upholstery. Down galley with electric stove/oven, microwave & 6.3 cubic ft refrig with freezer. Forward cabin with double bed, head, shower & tub. 1988 Ford Lehman SP135,7.5 kw Onan generator, 600 gal of water & 600 gal of . polished fuel with newly cleaned tanks. Hauled 1/99, new bottom paint & new cystom canvas dodger. $120,000. Please call for appt, (707)747-0522.

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42-FT ALUMINUM SLOOP, 1977. Strong, fast, safe. GPS, SSB, VHF, 406 EPIRB, autopilot, liferaft, hydraulics. 11 big winches, masthead rig. Complete sail inventory. Diesel, Martec prop. Open layout. $59,500. (970) 468-7817 or jburwick@usa.net FOR SALE: 40-FT WOODEN KETCH. Make offer. Call Michael at (510) 596-9055. MAKE $20,000 THIS YEAR. Enjoy your own 40 ft sailboat, now in a charter fi'eet in Washington's San Juan Islands. Beautiful Jeanneau Sun Fi2, only $110,000. Fully equipped with radar) GPS, electric windlass, diesel, cabin heat, inverter, in¬ flatable dinghy, TV/VCR, microwave 8 so much more. Complete refit '98/ 99, new Yanmar turbo 48 hp diesel, epoxy bottom. Winner of TransAtlantic Race. 3 sleeping cabins, 2 heads, full galley. Incredibly well maintained. A perfect “9”. Call (503) 378-1906 or email: GaryL10@prodigy.net. You will love this boat! IRWIN 44,1978,48 FT OVERALL. Center cockpit fiberglass ketch fixer. Clubfoot staysail rig, large aft stateroom with head, V-berth with head, main* salon with step-down galley, draws 5' 9", Perkins diesel. Great potential cruiser or liveaboard, lies Hawaii, much extra equipment. $39,500 cash, asis 8 where-is. (805) 650-8080. %

HANS CHRISTIAN 43 TRADITIONAL KETCH, 1979. This is the no compromise offshore version with a modified full keel. If you are looking for a vessel that is equipped 8 ready for any extended passage, this is it. Generator, inverter, large bat¬ tery bank, refrig/freezer, watermaker, water ster¬ ilizer, bow thruster, SSB/HAM, hailer, autopilot, plotter, radar, electric windlass, oversize ground tackle, liferaft, epoxy bottom, full cover, inflatable, outboard engine. $80,000in upgradessince 1994. $157,000. Call Bob, (925) 484-4629. 40-FT J.G. ALDEN PILOTHOUSE CUTTER. Mahogany over oak, San Francisco built 1958. Fully cruise equipped, newly rebuilt 453 Detroit diesel. Lying Brisbane, Australia. $57,000. Call (808) 889-0234 or prejools@hotmail.com MASTER MARINERS DREAM, 49 ft cutter rigged yawl. Proven world sailer with 2-3/4 circumnavi¬ gations completed. Right now, ready for another world trip or sail back to California. USCG docu¬ mented vessel. Builder: Cantieri Sangermani, Lavagna, Italy of real woods, oak, teak, hull of black African mahogany. Real beauty & great sailer. Well equipped. Famous Italian racer, fast 8 easy to shorthand sail'. Price: $85,000. Located Hawaii. Single owner since 1974. Contact Misha at phone: (808) 328-2277 or OLDHAWCOF @ webtv.net SAMPSON 48 FERRO-CEMENT, full keel ketch. In the water with interior 95% completed. A com¬ fortable home 8 nice project. With a little TLC, a really nice cruising boat. A great liveaboard. Par¬ tial trade considered. $11 ,'500: (650) 952-8626 or (800) 999-1278 ext 127, Richard.

ENDEAVOUR 43,1979. Excellent condition, One owner. Self-furling sails. 617" headroom. Perkins 62 diesel. Propane stove/oven. Top freezer refrig. Queen sized master bed, vanity, master head has separate shower. $98,000. (808) 638-9459. MORGAN 45,1991. Center cockpit by Catalina. Immaculate condition, 5 kw Northern Lights gen, Grunert cold plate refrig, Webasto diesel cabin heater, furling jib, spinnaker gear with pole, Trimble GPS 8 Loran, dual VHF, HF, AP, TV, CD stereo, radar, dodger, chad plotter, Dalamarine 5000 instrumentation, electric heads & more. All new interior 8 exterior cushions & mattresses, The works. $189,000. Please call (415) 371 -3444 days or (925) 229-9100 eves. 45- FT LECOMTE. Strong, fast & beautiful! Dutch built 1974. Recent very extensive refit. Equipped & ready for bluewater cruise now. Equipment, spares & refit, details too long to list. $119,900. Call Lee, (805) 987-1526. Ventura. 46- FT CLASSIC OCEAN RACER/CRUISER, Cholita. First Cal 32, 1937. Good condition & beautiful. Well wodh restoring. Recently refas¬ tened hull, new rigging, good decks, no dry rot. Needs motor 8 sails. $17,500. Call Rod Clifton, (281) 339-0300. TAkT AN 41,1973. Sparkman & Stephens design sloop. A strong, comfodable, easily sailed boat. An offshore pedormance cruiser. New standing rigging & running rigging, new Harken roller furl¬ ing, new traveler on mainsheet. $69,000. For more info call (510) 666-9594 or (530) 752-4836. 48-FT C&C LANDFALL, 1981. Pedect Pacific cruising boat. Low profile pilothouse with inside & outside steering, fully loaded electronics, radar, SSB, 406 EPIRB, etc. All furling rigs, reef or change headsails without leaving cockpit. $149,000. Call (408) 253-9008. See pictures: www.siliconstars.com/destiny 44-FT STEEL, PILOTHOUSE CUTTER. Fully equipped to sail anywhere in the world. Outstand¬ ing condition. $199,000. Please call (Malta) (356) 319-335 or see details 8 recent photos at http://user.orbit.net.mt/jungle/

TAYANA 52, 1988. CC, Gioit hatches, Hood ports, Gruned refrigeration, Robertson autopilot, v radar, SSB, VHF, weatherfax, GPS, Chart Viewer, stereo, A/C, dodger, binUni, S/T winches, wind¬ lass, CQR, Bruce, Max-prop, Perkins 4-236,800 hrs, Westerbeke 8 kw, 1400 hrs. Excellent condi¬ tion. (310) 821-9629. IMAGINE, 5 5-FT LOA, 49-FT LWL, 14-FT BEAM. Located in Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai. Dry docked. Cosmetic damage from Iniki. Would like to sell immediately. Will recondition 8 deliver. Club racer/ liveaboard. Earl, (808) 246-4828.

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SOPHIE TARBUCKIS FOR SALE. 35' x 9' x 6', 1938, cedar on oak, iron fastened, iron keel, 6 sails, VHF, fatho, EPIRB, lots of ground tackle, sextant, stereo, 2 compasses, cockpit cushions, sleeps 4, Autohelm 1000, propane stove w/oven, enclosed head, Volvo 2003 diesel, wood burning cabin heater, windlass, Montgomery dinghy, 30 gal water, 30 gal fuel. Channel Island veteran, fast,, insured. Moored in Port San Luis. To be hauled in May. $24,000. Richard, (805) 235-5152.

55-FTCAMPER NICHOLSON YAWL, (Nicholson 55). Strong, fast, transoceanic cruiser. Bulletproof F/G hull, aluminum spars, S/S rigging, oversized winches, Harken headstay, new decks, Perkins 4236 (20 hrs), center cockpit/aft cabin. Book value over $200,000, must see, $125,000 obo. Call (707) 864-3487. V: ENCANTO, 60-FT STEEL SLOOP, built in '92 by Serge Testa. Strong, stable, comfortable, well equipped 8 proven circumnavigator. 12 bunks in 4 cabins. 2 heads with showers, 360 gal water, 160 gal fuel. 100 hp 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. »

1917 MONTEREY ON TOMALES BAY. Classic workboat, documented, length: 30', beam: 9' 6". Cedar-oak construction, Perkins 4-108 diesel. Good condition. Includes Tomales Bay mooring. $3,800. (707) 778-9096, 6 pm weekdays. 38-FT MATTHEWS CRUISER, 1925. “You know how to whistle, don’t you? Just put your lips together and blow.” Sistership ..to Bogie’s in To Have or Have Not. Great condition, new power, canvas, paint, varnish, must see to appreciate. Must sell, going cruising. $25,000, will consider trade plus cash for cruising sailboat 40 ft+. Please call (650) 364-2303.

FORMOSA 51 KETCH, 1981. A real eye-catcher 8 great cruising, lying Santa Cruz. Black fiber¬ glass hull, teak decks 8 trim, Sitka spruce spars, stainless steel crow's nest. Roller furling main (boomless) 8 staysail. New sail covers 8 interior curtains. Senmar autopilot, 80 hp Ford Lehman diesel, Dickinson diesel heater, propane stove/ oven, Paloma propane water heater, cold-plate freezer/refrig. 220 gal fuel, 220 gal water. 3 state¬ rooms, 2 heads. Set up to singlehand. $139,000. (650) 326-1430 or email: captted@pac6ell.net

32-FT SANDSTROM MOTORSAILER, 1932. Master Mariners member. Double planked Port Orford cedar. Topsides 8 engine house con¬ structed from mahogany 8 teak. Rebuilt 4 cyl 50 hp Gray Marine engine. New gas tank, new water tank 8 electronics* 2 new batteries. Practically new Neil Pryde sails (mainsail 8 working jib). Comfortably sleeps 2. Colorful past includes be¬ ing the boat used by Indians when staging occu¬ pation of Alcatraz. Overall exterior 8 interior con¬ dition outstanding. Full boat cover 8 many extras. (415) 332-9550.

GARDEN KETCH (51 ’ LOD, 58' LOA). Proven bruiser, liveaboard. Classic style 8 character. 2 stations, 2 salons, 2 heads, 3 staterooms. Heavy glass hull 8 decks. All furling sails. Watermaker, covers, generator, Perkins 4-236, autopilot, in¬ verter, cold plates, SSB. Asking $114,000. Will take best offer. Sausalito berth, many extras 8 spares. Some trades (power, MS or RE) consid¬ ered. (415) 331-5251.

32-FT WOODEN YAWL, MICKEY, 1931. 25 hp Grey Marine, 4 sails, needs TLC; in good shape. Has microwave, refrig, propanestoveinewerhead. Classic Master Mariner vet. Sausalito slip. Sacri¬ fice at $4,500 obo. (415) 289-0873 or http:// www.baisystems/mickey.htm

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KETTENBURG OWNERS!! PC / PCC / 38 / 50 / 43. Interested in...networking? shows? regattas? learning more about the design? help with or helping with maint./projects? being left alone? crew? Call Steve at (916) 847-9064.

TAYANA 52,1985. Luxury performance cruiser. Aft cockpit, 3 double staterooms, beautiful & spa¬ cious interior. New autopilot 8 GPS, Kevlar main, Profurl, refer, boiler heat, dodger/bimini. Exten¬ sive upgrades 8 refits. Datamarine instruments, more. Fully outfitted. $245,000. (541) 388-8223 or davis@coinet.com

1929, 65-FT, 14-FT BEAM. Twin 671s, running. $40,000. 1951, 42 ft, 13 ft beam, Stephens tri¬ cabin, $20,000. 1976,32 ft, 10 ft beam, Chriscraft Romer, steel, twin 454s, $10,000.1976,38-ft, 12 ft beam, Owens, rough condition, new set of ribs, $5,000. Mike, (925) 210-3031. s

COCK ROBIN, 57-FT ALDEN YAWL. Radar, SSB, major refit. Master Mariner winner '96, '97 8 >'98. You could be in 1999! $149,500. Please call (510) 523-3535

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HOBIE 21,1989. Lightly used since complete refit '95. New Jails, tramp, rig, etc. Hulls excellent. Trailer, toybox, spinnaker. Must sell - offer please. Call John days, (510) 562-0500 ext 208, eves (510) 531-3016.

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50-FT DOCK WITH GORGEOUS HOME ATTACHED! Near Richmond Yacht Club/Brickyard Cove. Three bed/2.5 bath...Quality amenities...Offered at 1.3 Million, When only the best will do, Century 21 Sells Group Carolyn A. Sells, Broker, (510) 669-3202

MARPLES 41, last cruising tri. West System CC by pro. Sails by Elliot. Cutter rig. Profurl, full batten main. Excellent condition. Equipped for world cruising. Must see to appreciate. $78,000. Lo¬ cated Newport Beach, CA. Mooring available Call (804) 725-4628 VA. 34-FT BENETEAU, 1986, BLUE II CAT. Twin Yanmar 1GM diesels, Lewmar winches, Profurl with 130RF, blade, storm jib, spinnaker, paraanchor, 2 mains, recent trampoline. Laying in Saipan, Northern Marianas. Callforequipmentlist & particulars. $65,000 obo. (850) 492-6975. SEARUNNER 31 TRIMARAN. A-frame, cutter rig. South Pacific/Mexico vet. Custom hard dodger, extended aft cabin, 6 good sails, watermaker, Honda generator, solar, propane fridge, GPS, VHF, much more cruising gear. $17,000 obo. For info call Bob, (619) 331-9547. F-27 TRIMARAN, HULL #104. Lots of upgrades, flat top main, head, solar panel, autopilot, double water tanks, epoxied hull, galvanized trailer. Setupforcruising, weil maintained, documented. Call Randy at (408) 353-2242 or <randall @ alink.net> for details. HOBIE 16, 1993. Like new. Complete gear & sails. No trailer. $3,500. (831) 722-4000. Watsonville. 49-FT CUSTOM PIVER/CROSS trimaran, 1974. Owner/builder, 4staterooms, inside/outside steer¬ ing, 65 hp Isuzu. $75,000. Also, just launched 36 ft Seawings trimaran. Triple diagonal red cedar epoxy. The ultimate 2-3 person world cruiser. $32,500. Steve, (650) 324-9126. HOBIE TURBO 14. Registered. New enlarged standing rigging, with single trapeze. On regis¬ tered trailer with new wheel bearings. Upgraded mast tang, dolphin striker, etc. Solid hulls, with no delamination. Ready to sail. $1,000. Call Daniel at (650) 508-8336. 27-FT STILETTO, 1982 CATAMARAN with trailer. New 15 hp L/S. Designed for 22 knots. 13'-10" beam. In water in Tiburon. $14,000 or 50% for $7,000. (415) 383-8730.

PRINDLE 18, 1989. Fast & fun. Easy to rig. Colorful sails in great shape. $1,500. Please call (510) 772-8510weekdays or (925) 757-8931 eves & weekends. 23-FT CYCLONETRIMARAN. Marples designed & built. Constant camber. Trailerable. Mint condi¬ tion, fast. Includes trailer, fully battened main, roller furling jib, spinnaker, rotating mast, bimini, Autohelm, knotmeter, gel battery, Bruce anchor, 5 hp Nissan & more. Asking $16,000. Please call (831) 335-3625. F-9AX TRIMARAN PLANS. Complete plans in¬ cluding beam & folding system. Plus unlimited back-up from Ian Farrier at Farrier Marine. $1,600 firm. John, (831)427-2583. 31-FT BROWN SEARUNNER TRI. Immaculate. South Pacific vet. New Yanmar diesel, new elec¬ tronics. Roller furling. Lots of gear. $32,000. Lying in La Paz, Baja. See web page at http:// www.bajavillas.com/zaida or email: Zaida @ bajavillas.com or call (011) 52-112-62956. 16-FT FREESTYLE CATAMARAN. Cat rigged, single trapeze hot rod. Good condition with trailer. $800. Call Bren Meyer, (510) 522-1626. F-25C. Professionally built, carbon/balsa, carbon mast, full set of 3DL sails, 9.9 Johnson, galV trailer. In water four times. Back surgery forces sale. $84,900 obo. (530) 899-1835, see at: http:/ /persorjalweb.sunset.net/'-calldrin PI VER 27 FOLDING TRAILERABLETRIMARAN. Fiberglass/plywood, aluminum mast, wood boom, basic sails & equip. Well built, basically sound. On custom dual axle trailer. In storage 8 yrs. Needs lotsTLC. Great potential Baja or Northwest cruiser. Asking $1,500 “as-is, where-is”. Info, (415) 3329231. 36-FT CUSTOM NEWICK TRIMARAN, 1986. Faster, roomier than Farriers! Beautiful N-36 with 26 ft beam, sleeps 6, enclpsed h,ead, galley, huge cockpit, furier, full batten main, screecher, speedo/ depth, GPS, solar panels, 15 hp Honda & much more. $49,900 or $59,900 with mooring. Call (949) 631-4434 w or (949) 723-0279 h or www.multisail.com

REYNOLDS 21 CATAMARAN. Excellent condi¬ tion. Trailer, 5 hp w/lowhrs, hull graphics, 2 helms person seats, speeds up to 20 knots. 4 narrow bunks, bottom paint, flotation, anchor, 3 sails. In Ihe water in Southern Marin. $6,500. Please call (415) 383-8730.

38-FT CATAMARAN. Fast, cruise ready, 2 SS sinks, frig, 2 heads, sleeps 6-8,2 elect start o/bs, Avon with o/b & more! Has sailed the coast & many happy days on the Bay! $75,000 obo. At Richmond. Herb, (707) 664-1065.

POWER & HOUSEBOATS 48-FT AQUALINE HOUSEBOAT, 1967. Steel hulled. Totally refurbished in 1984 for a very comfortable liveaboard. Fully furnished, large galley, lots of storage. 1984 Chrysler engine I/O. $39,900 obo. (650) 363-8558. 36-FT HUNTER, 1942. Liveaboard/cruiser. Ma¬ hogany planking, oak ribs. Perkins turbo diesel. Head with Lectrasan, galley, stateroom, main cabin. Built-in storage. Aftdeck forfishing/loafing. Refurbishing nearly completed. As is or com¬ pleted. Call John at (415) 824-1278tosee. $15,000. 19-FT CALKINS BARTENDER. 120 hp Volvo 1/ O, classic dory design, glass over wood, good condition, seaworthy dependable, newboat cover, rewired, newer galv trailer. Excellent for fish or fun. $3,900. (650) 347-5853. 42-FT MATTHEWS CRUISER, 1956. Very good condition. Going cruising, must sell. Fiberglass flybridge & deck. Excellent Bay cruiser & great liveaboard (with liveaboard slip). Twin 350 Cru¬ sader engines (‘86). Loaded. $55,000, will con¬ sider trade pfu6 cash for cruising sailboat 40 ft+. (650) 364-2303.

BENETEAU F305. Sausalito berth, loaded with equip, 4 sails, spin, new diesel. Great condition, recently hauled. Non-equity 1 /2 time use for $425/ mo. Wedaysail, Bay cruise & club race. Call Greg at (415) 289-8680. SAIL PUGET SOUND, SAN JUAN ISLANDS & beautiful British Columbia in $200,000 stable, unsinkable, easy to sail 38 ft cruising catamaran for $180 a month. 1/10th ownership partners wanted. Must have $5,000 & excellent credit. Details call 1-888-676-1780 ext 284-4464.

TRADE YOUR CHOICE OF FOUR EXCELLENT, im¬ proved, building lots in Shelter Cove (Humboldt County). Golf course & ocean views. Up to 1/2 acre. Valued at $25,000 - $70,000. Trade one or more for free & clear 30 ft or larger cruising sailboat. (530) 795-3579. TRADE NATIONAL REGISTER BED & break¬ fast/restaurant with liquor license, full of antiques, located in Lakeview, Oregon for well equipped bluewater cruiser. Sceptre 41??? or multihull?? Will take boat as down & hold balance with rea¬ sonable terms. Asking $295,000. (541) 947-4727.

WANTED EL TORO, FIBERGLASS, CHEAP. But in good condition, complete & ready to sail. For 7-yr-old junior sailor. Will accept a freebie, but sorry, no tax deduction! Chris (415) 383-8200 x 103 office & voice mail.

GRAND BANKS 32,1968. Perfect “woodie" with 120 hp Lehman. Call for details! $65,000 obo. (510) 865-5495. YAMAHA 25 HP LONGSHAFT OUTBOARD, 1999 for sale. Brand new, used under 3 hrs. Too big for the sailboat. Must sell. $2,200. Call Chris at Boat & Motor Mart, (415) 824-3545.

HELLO BOAT OWNERS! Jane & I are a fun, professional couple that would like to cruise the Delta 1,2 or 3 days. If interested please call. Our questions would be: How long? How much? And see the boat & meet you for information. Call Bob at (530) 478-1598 home or (530) 346-2284 ext 347 work. PARTNERSHIP WANTED! 20-year-experienced sailor/mechanical engineer looking for a 32-40 ft sailboat to share use & expenses. Late model, 2 staterooms a +. Very knowledgeable & capable of performing maintenance/repairs. Prefer East Bay berthing. Call Joe at (510) 531-3793 or email: joeyooh@juno.com

- We will buy your used nautical books for cash or credit -

www.gilligansfiagpoles.com 805-544-4328 yardarms, etc

Armchair Sailor Books & Charts Excellent selection of new & used nautical books. 42 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, CA. 94965 Tel: (415) 332-7505 Fax: (415) 332-7608

YACHT DELIVERY

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USCG Licensed Master References - Owners Welcome

Specializing in custom interior cabinetry, tables, cabinets, countertops, cabinsoles. For power or sail.

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SELL YOUR LOVED ONES

Wood Flagpoles

36-FT WHARRAJU STYLE CATAMARAN. 18 ft beam, 18 inch draft, 30 hp electric outboard, Lug sails on goal post rig, pilothouse, spiffy interior, great liveaboard. $24,500. Please call Dennis, (707) 647-3806 eves or email: gypsea@jps.net

ROUGHWATER 35 SEDAN CRUISER, 1979. Nice. Monk, Sr design. Economical turbo 185 hp Perkins, cruise 9.5 kts. Sleeps 6. Refer, range, hot/cold water, shower, fireplace. 100 water, 200 diesel. Good sea, salmon, liveaboard boat. $42,500,(415)461-3624.

Marvin Burke

40-FT RIVERQUEEN HOUSEBOAT, 1972. Twin Chevy 155's. Propane stove/oven, Vacu-flush head, shower, VHF. Full headroom. Recent bot¬ tom paint & engine overhaul. Steel hull. Great liveaboard/Delta cruiser. Berthed in Sausalito. $35,000 obo. Call Cindy, (415) 383-5217.

CARPENTRY

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PHYSICIAN ON A BUDGET SEEKS accommo¬ dations on board boat while at UCSF conference June 12th to morning of 20th. Will not take boat out. Excellent references. Please call Olga at (626) 284-9846 or (626) 576-2622. PEARSON 323: top dollar paid for Pearson 323 in great condition with diesel engine. Cabin rhust be in good shape to please wife. Have $$$ for down & pre-approved for loan. Adam at (650) 571 -0220 or fax (650) 574-4122. WANTED: galvanized steel trailer, for highway use, tandem axle, approx 10,000 lb capacity, for 27 ft boat. Consider any condition or configura¬ tion. (408) 358-1026. WANTED: 13-FT BANSHEE sailboat. Please call (530) 546-5026.

USED GEAR 1985 NANI MERCEDES ENGINE 72 HP. Could be useful for spare parts. Will accept best offer. Call Peter at (408) 325-2799. BARIENT #21 TWO-SPEED WINCHES, never used, new condition. Stainless steel/bronze, not selftailing. Replacement estimated at $500 each, sell for $650/pair. Call Bill, (510) 489-6121 eves/ weekends. GEAR FOR SALE: Outboard motor, Honda 4stroke, 5 hp longshaft. $900. (707) 762-4646, PUR 35 POWERSURVIVOR with extended cruise kit, $950. PUR 06, $300.2 CNG tanks, $40 each. CNG regulator, $25. (831) 662-2420 or whiting1@ix.netcom.com SAILS FOR 58-FT RIG: full batten main, big #1's, asymmetrical spinnakers. See description at www.saillinks.com or call (408) 252-1038 or anna@saillinks.com ARIES LIFT UP VANE GEAR, Nick Franklin design. Never been used. $1,600 obo. Please call (510) 524-5807. TRAILER FOR FIXED KEEL 24-FT sailboat. Single axle. Beam 4' 3", draft 2 9", 7-1/2' to hitch. $500 obo. (925) 283-6831. 4.5“ X 8” X 40' ALUM SPAR, $500.4.25" x 8" x 37' alum spar, $300.3.25" x 5" x 3T alum spar, $300. 6 ft glass dinghy hull, $400. SABB 10 hp diesel, $900. 2 Crusader 270 V-8's, running, right & left rotation, 1:1 reductions, new carbs, starters & alternators, $1,200/ea. Santana 30, needs work, $16)000.1929 Monterey trawler, 4 cyl diesel, new starter, runs great, $2,500. Delta 12" radial arm saw, 220/440 v, $350. A/C welder, 2.5-200 amps, $100.8 ft truck shell, glass, $200. Consew indus¬ trial sewing machine, table, $600. Please call (650) 369-0150,

1986 FORCE OUTBOARD 15 HP, runs O.K. New gas tank & fuel line included. $350 obo. Please contact Paul (650) 365-3258, Tuesdays - Fridays, 8:30 am - 5 pm. LIKE NEW CRUISING SPINNAKER (used 6-7 times). Fits 28 to 31. ft sloop (used on our Ranger 29). Blue, white & green colors with dousing sock. Can not use on our new boat (Islander 36). $600. (510) 657-8234. DIVE COMPRESSOR, PORTABLE, Nautica MCH6, $1,200. ’97 Yamaha 9.9 o/b, $1,100. PUR Survivor 06 watermaker, $350. Avon 4 person liferaft, offshore, canister, $950. South Pacific & Hawaii charts. (916) 688-3483 or cetacea97@yahoo.com ATOMIC 4. Removed from my boat 4/99. Runs complete with alternator, starter, manifolds, car¬ buretor and instrument panel with wiring. I repow¬ ered, now no longer need the engine. $1,200 obo. (925) 943-5319, Wayne. HUNTER LEGEND 35.5 MAINSAIL, P: 44.08, E: 14.02, UK Dimension Polyant, full batten with Harken Batslides. This is the mainsail that was used by Russell Coutts in the Mazda Cup. $1,000 ObO. (415) 453-7285. SAILING JACKET, HELLY HANSEN, red with navy trim, mens large, never worn, $115. Binocu¬ lars, Fujinon Meibo 7X50, optically perfect, $99, (415)920-9860. TWO FORD LEHMAN DIESEL ENGINES, 120 hp. Submerged in salt water & not pickled or preserved. Sold to highest bidder as-is & whereis. Call Bruce, (510) 234-7020, leave mailing address or fax number for details & location. 40 HP MERCURY OUTBOARD, 1975 MODEL. Just tuned up by a professional mechanic, $875. Also for sale, small boat trailer, $200. And a 2 hp Seagull, $100. (650) 365-6967. CRUISING GEAR. Windbugger wind generator, '94 model stored since '94, $500. Coastal cruising medical kit, $150. Balmar ARSI voltage regulator, new $50. Magellan DLX 500 GPS with external antenna kit, $300. OBO. (408) 445-1199. I GOT DIESEL, I GOT GAS, I GOT RELIEF for your pain in the ass. Call me. I've got lots of used sailboat engines (Atomic, Volvo, Albin, etc). Please call (415) 457-8616. 24 MILE RADAR. Sitex full featured 180 only 50 hrs in 2 years. See it operate installed. $1,300, paid $2,500. New fixed stainless boarding ladder for 45 ft boat, 18 hp Evinrude shortshaft, $700. New 65 lb genuine Danforth Hi Tensile anchor, $225, others. (415) 897-8209.

RADAR TOWER. Custom fabricated aluminum tower & frame to hold, raise or lower radar, lights, etc. Recent white polymer paint. Fits most boats. Has 2 mounted spotlights. $500 obo. Please call (415) 485-0908 or email: graham666@aol.com

PFAFF 130, great condition, $475. Please call (707) 996-3769. MAINSAIL & JIB FOR ERICSON 38. Main, 2 reef pts, $450.110% jib with furling cover, $450. Both 9.0 wt. In great shape, white horseshoe buoy, $10. 15 hp Evinrude, $400. Call (925) 828-8423 days. WESTERBEKE DIESEL 4-154, with transmis¬ sion & instrument panel. Runs weli but smokes. Best offer. (65Q) 875-0777. HARKIN ROLLER FURLER. Catalina 30, like new. Best offer. (408) 799-3868. '

UNUSED PUR HAND SURVIVOR 35 (water), Trace 2kw inverter/charger, Honda EX650 gen¬ erator, 35 lb CQR, Muir 2 spd manual windlass, electric/manual windlass, Avon Redcrest/Redstart, Walker Tafflog, AC/DC/Prop refrig, Garmin 65 GPS, Kenwood B-440s SSB/HAM, tuner, Spider antennf (9 am - 7 pm). (415) 331-0330. MUIR COUGAR WINDLASS. Horizontal, elec¬ tric, 1100 lb holding, heavy duty, bronze capstan, gypsy, handle, very good condition. Inspect/oper¬ ate on my boat in San Rafael & you remove from foredesk. Svendsen's list $2,900, price $1,250. Call Neil, (510) 658-7695. PATHFINDER 50 DIESEL, new valve job. Runs well. Needs transmission repair. $1,800. Dolphin 2-stroke 12 hp with transmission only 150 lbs. $500.18 ft spinnaker pole with fittings. $500.16 ft 4" anodized tube. $150. Located Los Gatos, CA. s Call (408) 354-80.15 hm or (408) 398-5015 cell. NORCOLD PORTABLE REFRIG/FREEZER, new, $375. Shipmate 2 burner kerosene stove with oven, gimbals, stainless, brand new, $500. Furuno radar, 1981, Mod 1600 with operators & installation manual, brand new, $500. 6 person liferaft, Sea Jay Valise, 1977, made by Hendry Co San Francisco, brand new, never inflated, $550.3 divetanks, alum, made by Sherwood, 7" diameter x 27" long, never used, brand new, $60 each. Bottom paint, Woolsey Neptune, Royal Blue #712, 4 gal, $25 each. Call after 8 pm, (408) 997-0864.

MISCELLANEOUS TO THE OWNER OF WINDBOURN: If you're \ interested in selling, phone (415) 235-6369. BRIEFCASE SATELLITE PHONE. Mitsubishi ST151, covers Alaska to Panama & Hawaii to New Foundland. Works great. $1,200. Please call (510)522-7169. CLEARANCE SAIL (SALE). May 8,1999. Red¬ wood City Yacht Harbor. 12 - 5 pm, 8 ft - 24 ft sailboats, small powerboats too. Great deals. Misc marine equipment too. (510) 574-1141.

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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. SINGLE SAILORS ASSOCIATION, new mem¬ ber picnic. Sail in/drive into Mariner Square, Alameda: Sat, May 15th, 1-6pm. Come check us out & join the fun! RSVP to Jim Butterworth at (510) 865-2511. CLUB NAUTIQUE SINGLE UNLIMITED mem¬ bership. Excellent instruction - beginner thru ad¬ vanced ocean certification. Sailing School of the Year. Large modern fleets in Sausalito) Alameda, SSF. Social events plus Ballena Bay Yacht Club membership. $2,100, save over $800! Donna, (510) 337-0624. CLUB NAUTIQUE UNLIMITED MEMBERSHIP. Includes: free classes & training, charter dis¬ counts, great sailing, social activities & more. Three Bay Area locations. $2,000. Call john at (650) 962-1494. CLUB NAUTIQUE UNLIMITED COUPLE mem¬ bership. $3,975. Save, save, save. Contact Mike, (925) 372-7547. CHRISTIAN BOATERS - meet for fellowship in Clipper Cove at Treasure Island on the 2nd & 4th Sundays at 1100. Look for the CBA burgee. Also, Bible study on Wednesday evenings at 1830 in Ballena Bay. Contact (510) 521-8191 or email: xizo@pacbell.net. May 6th is the National Day of Prayer, we will have boats to pray on the Bay that day.

SAILBOATS AND POWERBOATS FOR SALE. All makes and models. Priced to sell. Call now. (510)464-4617. s 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 for more info. (800) 414-HAUL (4285). DONATION BOATS FOR SALE. Power & sail, many makes & models. Priced to sell. Please call (707)762-5711.

TEAK. Premium hand selected all quartersawn Burmese Teak. 2" - 2-3/8" thick, 5" - 9-1/4" wide, 6-1/2' -IT long. 105 board feet total. Pd 18/bd ft, will sell for 13/bd ft plus freight. (707) 765-9885.

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Hard red vinyl anti-fouling paint. Mfg. Woolsey. 72% copper. Reg. price: $180/gal. Our price: $50/gal. Also black vinyl and other mfg. available. Ablading paint, 50% copper, $50/gal. Primer & other epoxies $15/gal. Polyurethane $30/gal. (650) 588-4678

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SEWING MACHINE. Pfaff heavy duty. Zig-zag. Ideal for canvas & sail work. With case. $250. (650) 967-7359.

HONDA8 HP, 2 cyl, 4-stroke outboard. Longshaft. Little use, nearly new condition. Includes tank & owner’s manual, $1,100. West Marine Hypalon inflatable dinghy 9' 5". Includes floorboards, oars, motor mount, carrying bag & extras. Excellent condition. $550. (415) 332-9231.

Marine Logistics Vessel Delivery - Crew Placement Wolrdwide Private or Commercial • 20+ Years Experience 707-258-8544 nevastrait@aol.com

^MARINE RECYCLE HAS USED BOAT PARTS & EQUIPMENT! L/ws yH

One sailor's junk, is another's treasure! Everything you need from inside/Out, all at half price or less! 60 Libertyship Way #C, Sausalito. CA. 94965. Open: Tues - Sat, 11am - 6pm (4^5) 332-3774 We buy, sell and trade!

BERTHS & SLIPS FREE BERTH AVAILABLE at Treasure Island, in exchange for limited usd. Power preferred, sail considered. Offered by responsible pilot. Thierry (415) 730-8379.

SINGLE & SINGLEHANDED. Petite, sexy, bru¬

COSTA RICA. 200 care working farm overlook¬

nette, 31 seeks outgoing male sailing cohort (2545) to share experiences & expenses aboard my 40 ft sloop to cruise New England to Caribbean. Presently in Miami. Nogosolo@hotmail.com

ing Playa Tambor Bay, calm & protected. Many beautiful view homesites, dozens of fruit trees, approx 8,000 teak trees, 7 acres echinacea. Pools, streams, forest, farmland. Completely pri¬ vate but 5 minutes to shopping center, beach & airport. $195,000. Tel/fax: (506) 641-0069 or restcali@sol.racsa.co.cr

Spinnaker Sailing, in San Francisco, is hiring sailing instructors & captains for part-time or full¬ time work in the City aboard our fleet of 22-44 ft sailing yachts. Mid-week & weekend work avail¬ able, flexible schedule! Excellent wages & ben¬ efits. This company is growing fast for one reason only...it's people! Fax resume to (415) 543-7405 or call Eugenie or Mikel at (415) 543-7333.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

CAPTAINS, FIRST OFFICERS & CREW. Ren¬ dezvous Charters is hiring ships crew & licensed masters to sail our fleet of 5 certified vessels, including our new 80 passenger schooner, Bay Lady. Part-time or full-time. Excellent wages/ben¬ efits. Mid-week & weekend work available, flex¬ ible schedule! Want to enjoy your job? Building your sea time? Join this rapidly growing company! Great people and fun company. Please fax re¬ sume to (41 5) 543-7405 or telephone Stan Lander at (415) 543-7333.

SEEKING FEMALE SAILING companion to share

adventure in completing restoration (90% com¬ plete) & world cruising with 2 blonde guys aboard classic 1946 ketch. One age 40, 5' 11 ",160 lbs, diver, chef. Other age 2.5, 36", 30 lbs. Call Brad (650) 794-9519 or kanwara@JPS.net

50-FT SLIP FOR SALE, Pier 39, slip F23. Best

offer. (415) 474-3425.

6-PAK CAPTAINS & SAILING INSTRUCTORS.

PRIVATE SLIP FOR RENT in Paradise Cay,

Tiburon. Up to 30 ft. Electricity, water. Long-term. Noliveaboard.$150/month. Please call evenings, (415)435-9280.

SINGLE, WHITE, PROFESSIONAL female, SF

Bay sailing addict living in San Diego for 3 months in need of fix is looking for SoCal skippers & sailboats to satisfy her cruisin’, racin' & bilge pumpin’ addictions. Call (510) 835-4444 and leave mes¬ sage.

CREW

I HAVE A PRISTINE 35-FT KETCH docked at Pier ADVENTUROUS GAL NEEDS CAPTAIN with

39 in SF. I need to find local people who would be willing to help in getting the boat fully rigged & ready for long-distance & long-term sailing (my money). The more experience the better, but would be willing to talk to anyone with time, enthusiasm and energy for such a trip. Please call Larry at (415) 864-1194.

seaworthy boat for sailing Delta, Bay, warm water Cruising. I'm 5 ft, 110 lbs with a big, happy smile. If you're iookincflor a joyful, attractive, intelligent woman to love & laugh with, please call me today. (510) 869-4666. SINGLE SAILORS. Skippers, mates, crew (ad¬ vanced or novice), group sails, raft-ups. Join us at our social & meeting held at the Oakland Yacht Club in Alameda on the 2nd Thursday of every month. Social starts 7pm. For details call Single Sailors Assoc (SSA) at (510) 273-9763 or www.serve.com/oaklandyc/ssa.htm

SEA-LADY, 40s - 50s: cruise Intracoastal Water¬

way or European Canals, June - Oct, winter Carib¬ bean? Seeks companion, share casual, private recreation: SCUBA, bicycling, kayaks, cruise ships, hosteling, reading, whatever. Captain, 60, NS/ND, financially secure, tired singlehanding. Buying boat soon - help choose it. Voicemail: (602) 549-4673.

NEWZEALANDOR BUST. SM, 37, seeking crew

position on sailboat bound for New Zealand in 1999. Former boat owner with extensive cruising experience in the Bay & Puget Sound. Strong, fit, level headed & easy to be around. Sailing resume & references upon request. (415) 759-9187 or M1Skinner@aol.com

NEED EXPERIENCED RACING CREW for Santa Cruz 40, Kokopelli, located Santa Cruz. Local plus, 3 offshore races this year. Owner/skipper has over 25 years of large boat racing experience & was USA Olympic alternative in 1968. Wife/partner has over 18,000 ocean racing miles too. We’re not rich so we cannot pay for “pros". If you enjoy serious racing with emphasis on fun, are emotionally stable in stressful situations are reliable when you commit to a race, then give us a call. Men & women treated equally. Spinnaker & racing skills required. Smaller boat experience OK. Call (408) 354-8015 hm or (408) 398-5015 cell.

CREW WANTED: single, handsome, white male, 43, seeks female water bug for life's adventures. Enjoy sailing the Bay & Delta, along with water skiing & kicking back on the beach. Beginners welcome, bring a friend. Laughter will always be the main ingredient! Please leave message, I’ll return all calls. Jim, (415) 921-5973.

PROFESSIONAL SAILING & TRAWLER instruc¬ tors. If you have well rounded sailing skills, com¬ municate effectively & want to pass along your passion for the sport, you'll want to teach for Club Nautique. We have the newest & largest fleet on the Bay plus we offer 3 locations. The flow of our program guarantees our students to pass U.S. Sailing standards. Our comprehensive sailing programs include basic keelboat through coastal passagemaking, coastal & celestial navigation/ extracurricular courses in spinnaker, catamaran & racing. Great club atmosphere w/events year round that include diesel, crew overboard & an¬ choring seminars +. All of our instructors are CG licensed (average tenure of 5+ years). Come join our professional staff while enhancing your sail¬ ing skills. Call Rick or David at (510) 865-4700.

SAILING INSTRUCTORS NEEDED! Youth pro¬

gram, June through August. Certification recom¬ mended. Weekly positions & housing available. Please send resume to Stockton Sailing Club, fax: (209) 951-5649 or learntosail99@stocktonsc.org ASSIST. MANAGER/BARTENDER for active

East Bay yacht club. Must be computer skilled, innovative, team player, willing to work weekends, flex hrs. Fax resume to: (510) 237-8100.

SAILING INSTRUCTORS. We are looking for

qualified sailing instructors who would like to teach in the best all round teaching atmosphere in the Bay. We are the oldest sailing school in California and are located in Pt. Richmond, right next to the Richmond Yacht Club where no foul weather gear is needed for sailing. We offer top pay for teaching, very liberal boat usage program and tropical sailing for our instructors. If you love sailing, have good teaching skills and would like to teach sailing either full or part time in the best sailing area in the Bay, call Kirk at (510) 232-8251.

DEPUTY HARBORMASTER, San MateoCounty

Harbor District. Applications being accepted to update the certified list for Deputy Harbormaster. Duties: maintenance of District facilities, assist boaters & facility users, code enforcement, search/ rescue. Excellent benefits. Application packet available at Admin. Office, One Johnson Pier, Half Moon Bay, CA 94109. Ph: (650) 726-4723, fax: (650) 726-7740. Visit our website: www.smharbor.com. Submit completed applica¬ tions by May 31,1999 at 5 pm.

YACHT MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT: varnish¬

ing, painting, waxing, cleaning. Full & part-time permanent positions available. Also, on call. Must be reliable, responsible, detail oriented, strong back. Verifiable woik references. Clean DMV. Medical, dental, vacation benefits. Fleet Keeper, Alameda. (510) 865-9375.

POINT RICHMOND SAIL LOR seeking experi¬ enced sailmakers or sailing industry workers for full-time employment. High tech, clean & friendly work environment. Interested? Please contact (510) 234-4334.

LAKE MERRITT BOATING CENTER, City of

Join EdgewaterYachts & become yourown boss as an associate broker. Share expenses & keep all of your commissions. 35 yrs in the same high visibility Sausalito location. Edgewater is a full service brokerage. Visit us at www.edgewat6ryachts.com or call Eric for more details, (415) 332-2060.

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY IN YACHT SALES. CREW AVAILABLE: male, 26, fit. T ransatlantic &

PROPERTY SALE/RENT

Transpacific veteran. Competent, easy-going. Seek sailing vessel going anywhere interesting for up to 3 months. Available until September. Call Cory, (415) 668-2340 or email: sailcrew@hotbot.com

4400 sq ft home on 2.5 acres 3/4 mile from beach. 12 minutes south of Herradura Bay Mariott with

Oakland is hiring a 6-pak certified captain to pilot our new 43 ft charter sailboat, Terminator. Also hiring certified sailing instructors, camp leaders, camp aides & lifeguards. Please contact Ferd or Kerry at (510) 444-3807. '

CAPTAIN SEEKS FIRST MATE. Position re¬

150 slip marina. $290,000. (ail) 506-643-3808 Chris or Diana or (818) 981-6855 Dave.

BOAT MAINTENANCE. Spinnaker Sailing, in

COSTA RICA DREAM on Pacific Coast. 3 story,

quirements: SF, NS, sense of humor, good rela¬ tionship skills and a morning person a must. Able to work & play hard as w$ll as pay ample homage to relaxation. Participate in planning weekend getaways & sailing trips. Skipper is a SWM, late 40s, enjoys Bay & Delta sailing along with cycling, skiing, blading & some of your interests. He's unemcumbered, responsible, healthy, athletic, attractive, moderate, reasonably flexible & suc¬ cessful. Life's good, let’s talk & have some fun together. Mike, (650) 572-1115.

NAPA RIVER WATERFRONT LOT FOR SALE.

50' x 120', water, sewer, dock piles, pier piles, ready to build on. Access SF Bay, views of Napa Southern Valley & Cameras wine district. Priced at $135,000. Call (707)226-9853.

SF is hiring full & part-time personnel. Responsi¬ bilities include maintaining our fleet of sailing yachts & can include crewing. Excellent wages/ benefits incl boat use & lessons. Fax resume to (415) 543-7405 or call Kristin (415) 543-7333.

OCEAN LICENSED CAPTAIN, with celestial &

ASA certification preferred, wanted for delivery of 53 ft Islander from Hawaii to San Francisco, Aug - Sept 1999. Good pay & airfare. Call J.T. at MSA, (800) 995-1668.

TECHNICIANS NEEDED. Looking for well quali¬

fied, experienced personnel for installation of charging systems, watermakers, generators, hydronic heating systems, dive compressors and rewire for cruising yachts. Busy, growing East Bay based specialist in cruising systems. Also need admin assistant/office help. Call Jim at (510) 521-9968.

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Strida North America. 162 Suncoast Yachts & Charters .... . 33 Sutter Sails. 114 Svendsen's Boat Works. . 27 Swedish Marine. 156 TMM/Tortola Marine Mgmt... 217 Tahiti & New Caledonia Yacht Charters. 217 Tartan Yachts/BBYB. .. 52 Tiger Divers. . 37 Tigress Yacht Charters. 219 Tim's Zodiac Marine. .. 79 Tradewinds Sailing Center 46.254 Tradewinds Sailing Center. 254 Trident Funding . .. 20 True Marine . 156 Twin Rivers Marine Insurance _ 98 UK Sails. .. 63 Ullman Sails. .. 57 Ultrasol Sunglasses . 181 USI/Ultimate Sailboats USA ,. 103

Vagabond 47 . 257 Vaughan, William E. 250 Vessel Assist. 193 Voyager Charters. 219 Voyager Marine. 76 W. D. Schock Corp. 44 Waggoner Cruising Guide .... 153 Water & Power, Inc. 233 Waypoint/H.F. Radio. 38 West Coast Yachts. 39 West Marine. 24,117 Westwind Precision Details.... 108 Whale Point Marine Supply. 36 Whidbey Island Race Week .... 81 Windtoys. 65 Wizard Yachts Ltd. 259 Wooden Boat Magazine. 253 Yacht: Passport 40. 256 Yacht: Rx Sight. 256 Yacht Sales West Inc. 99 Yachtfinders/Windseakers .... 260

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43' COLUMBIA.$49,000 38' DOWNEAST.554,900 29' CAL.$15,900

29' ISLANDER.58,000 27' CATALINA.54,000 27' HUNTER..$7,900

Custom Deerfoot 50

K SALE CORSAIR F-31, 1997. Shows like new and ready tp cruise. Carbon fiber rotating wing mast, galvanized dual axle trailer, Yamaha 9.9 outboard, full electronics package, including Navico AP. Battery charger, pressure water system, all UK tape drive sails includ¬ ing screacher and spinnaker. Replacement cost $135,000.

Privatus is an exceptional yacht for a cruising couple. She is fast easy to manage - and thoughtfully designed for maximum safety and comfort. No expense was spared to produce this quality Ulf Rogeberg designed yacht. Built by the quality yards,^of Lange & Son and Hinkley, she is brightly lit and has gentle air circulation in any climate. There is a gourmet galley and a full complement of electron¬ ics. Privatus is powered by a Mercedes diesel with a second engine to power the watermaker, refrigeration and charge batteries while sailing. There are two watertight bulkheads, liferaft, EPIRB and more. If you have palm trees in your dreams, you must see this yacht. Pictures: www.seacraft.com. $385,000.

Asking $115,000.

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After 6 years and 100.000 miles of racing and cruising we have decided to sell our 72' IMS racing boat. Few other boats of this size have been so successful in both “line honors” and handicap racing over the last few years. And very few boats have seen so many refits and updates. Since June 1998 the boat is in USA for a yearlong racing campaign. And before the US program the boat got a new face lift again, a new sail plan and a new rig configuration, new 103' W60 5 spreader m'ast, new boom, new carbon spin, pole, new carbon rudder, new Harken Black Magic deck hardware, new electronics, new Meisner winches and all new sails. We would love to see this magnificent yacht in the TransPac, a race the boat would do very well in as,she is light and known as a downwind flyer. We will unfortunately not be able to race in the Transpac ourselves this year, but the boat is now available for a new team and many more years and miles of exiting racing and cruising. She is available from early June and can easily be trucked to the West Coast in time for the 1999 Transpac. The boat is built in all carbon by Mag France in 1989, she did the Whitbread RTWR in 1989-90 under the name Charles Jourdan.

Nicorette/RX Sight

Race results since 1994: • Gotland Round 2 x 1 st overall. • Fastnet Race 1995 Line honors and 1st overall. • Cape to Rio 1996 2nd to finish. • Chicago - Macinac 1998 1 st to finish in IMS and 1 st overall among 10 SC 70s. • Port Huron v- Macinac 1998, 1st to finish and 3rd overall. • Ft Lauderdale - Key West 1999 1st to finish and 3rd overall. • Pineapple Cup 1999 2nd to finish and 2nd overall. Particulars of Nicorette/RX Sight: LOA .72' Headsail.. Beam. 18' Spinnaker Draft.13.6' Mast. Displ..35,0001b Flag. Mainsail. 1900 02

1000 02 4000 02 . 103' Swedish

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CRUISING KETCH - READY TO GO! Natural High

is 47’ LOD and 56' LOA If you are not looking forward to being in a boat yard for a year preparing for your dream cruise this boat is for you. Mizzen, main and 120 genoa are new and furled. Both Forespar masts, rig and sails are new as of March, 1999. Village Marine 150 gpd watermaker. Hard bottom Avon is on SS powder-coated davits. Ground tackle in¬ cludes two 60 lb. CQRs on delrin guides, one barrel of chain and 600' of line stored on deck on a SS custom made reel. Plastimo S-man offshore liferaft. ACR EPIRB is new. Interior is teak with an Ultra-suede overhead and leaded glass in the main salon. The galley is tiled. A 12v Glacier Bay freezer is insulated to R-75 and tied to an AC unit in the owner's stateroom. Heat is Espar 25,000 BTUs. Furuno 1832 radar is new as of March, 1999. .2 VHFs, Icotn SSB, 2 GPSs, plotter and CB radio start the list of electronics.

Natural High must be seen to be appreciated. She is located at Marina Village, Gate 10, Alameda, CA. The price is a great value and solid at $350,000. Replacement is well over $500,000 and a couple of years of hard work. Go cruising this year on one of the finest cruising ketches on the market.

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38' HANS CHRISTIAN, '81. 2 S/Rs, quarter berth. Full electronics, galley with A/B refrig, microwave. Up¬ graded standing rigging. Monitor windvane, 2 dinghies. Owner must sell. Price slashed to $99,000. 47' KAUFMAN, '85. Three S/Rs, 2 heads, full electronics, full sail inven¬ tory, new Awlgrip paint, new bottom paint. Immaculate cruising vessel.

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50' GARDEN MOTOR SAILER Heavy duty bluewater cruiser. Completely refurbished '98. UCSG certified. Loaded with quality gear, a must see.

Asking $120,000

30' CATALINA SLOOP, 77 Refit: Yanmar diesel, mast, rigging. Dodger, inverter. Loaded. New listing. $19,900. (sistership)

60' STEEL CUTTER, '92 Proven circumnavigator. 4 strms, loaded w/cruise gear inch roller furling, solar panels, radar, liferaft, windvane, much more. Consider trades.

30' YANKEE, 74 Famous S&S cruiser. Totally refit, new diesel, ProFurl, propane stove, cruising gennaker. $18,500.

38’ SWAN, ’78

Sparkman & Stephens design. Maintained to Swan standards. High perfor¬ mance cruiser. New interior, ra¬ dar, GPS. Try $99,000

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35' SANTANA This racer/cruiser

35' Hinckley Pilot.$59,500

is in excellent condition. Loaded w/upgrade gear. Our docks.

35' Santana.$29,500

Asking $29,500

30' Chris Craft.$16,500

FORCE 50 Comfortable, well equipped bluewater cruiser. All sails roller furling, 80 hp Perkins, Onan genset and much more, (sistership)

Asking $117,000

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30' CHRIS CRAFT Hardtop express with cockpit enclosure. Looks like new, always in covered berth. New engines. A must see. Only $16,500.

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35' HINCKLEY PILOT Sparkman & Stephens classic in fiberglass, Perkins diesel. Loaded with gear and well maintained.

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Baba 35. Traditional double ender with full keel. Perkins 50 hp diesel."' dinghy with outboard on davits, liferaft. GO CRUISING. $89,000

Serendipity 43: Cruising version,

BOC 50: Past winner, carbon

two stateroom, two head, launched in 1992. diesel, cruise and win. $89,000.

mast. New main and jib. very well thoughtout, water ballast. Sleeps ope. $199,000.

70' Andrews Turbo - Set Records$650,000 MERLIN, turbo + canting keel $269,000 68’ Santa Cruz 70, clean & fast $439,000 65'MacGregor Pilothouse $175,000 54' Fishing Schooner, diesel $195,000 52’ Santa Cruz, 2 stateroom $610,000 52' Santa Cruz, race version $399,000 50' BOC, Concordia, very nice $199,000

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$149,000 $99,000 $ 49,000 $ 29,500 $44,900 $ 41,000 $ 38,995 $ 28,500

1998 SAGA 43 #16

his new yacht has been thoroughly commissioned and shaken down with a 5,000 mile ocean cruise by an experienced yachts¬ man. Unforeseen personal circumstances force the sale of this highly improved over standard yacht. This boat is immaculate, well equipped and available at a substantial savings of over $100,000. At our docks and ready to go at $259,900. Call Ben Oldham.

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51' SWAN. Commissioned in 1983, this successful Frers design features owner's aft cabin w/ensuite head, 2 guest S/Rs forward. Deck recently refurbished; offshore equipped.

48’ JON MERI. Built in 1989 this performance cruising yacht has a slender pilothouse allowing for protected sailing with an unobstructed view. Ready to cruise all oceans.

47’ WAUQUIEZ. Commissioned in ’86 and meticulously maintained in excellent cond. 3 private S/Rs, 2 heads, generator, watermaker, elect, winches & upgraded electronics.

47' ROYAL PASSPORT. Built in 1995 this Robert Perry design is in yacht condition. 250 hrs. on aux., complete electronics, gen., spacious interior, highest quality joinery.

.f 58' ALDEN. Built in 1975 this Boothbay yawl has always been kept in yacht condition. Recent upgrades include sails and electronics. A true bluewater world class yacht.

63' CHEOY LEE MS. Built in 1983, this ketch has twin Cat 3208s, 2 gens, air cond., updated galley, end. PH, 4 S/Rs, workshop & spacious salon. Lying SF. Recent price reduction.

49' WAUQUIEZ CENTURION. Commis¬ sioned in 1991.3 S/Rs, light, spacious salon, cruise equipped, currently lying Carib. Quality performance cruiser priced far under market.

44' NORDIC. Built in 1981, this Robert Perry designed racer/cruiser has seen most of her life in the fresh water of the Great Lakes. Full cruising amenities. Recent price reduction.

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HUNTER 376. Built 96, she is in condition. Sleeps 7 in 2 S/Rs. King berth aft w/ enclosed head & shower. Loaded w/radar, gen, AP, R/F. Live aboard or cruise the Bay.

41' C8iC. Built in 1984, this C&C 41 is very well equipped and maintained. Full racing sail inventory plus cruising features including roller furling, autopilot, GPS and radar.

36' HUNTER. Built '94. She features a large aft cabin and spacious forward v-berth. Plenty of room for entertaining on the Bay or great liveaboard. Rigged for singlehanded sailing.

37’ J/BOAT. Built in 1987 this proven performance cruiser offers 2 cabin layout, full galley and nav station. All controls led aft to cockpit. Meticulously maintained, outstanding.

31' PEARSON. Built in 1990, this isone of the last 31s built. She has a modern, open layout and 6'5‘ headroom. Sleeps 6. Well maintained. Perfect Bay or coastal cruiser.

29' ERICSON. Built in 1977, new engine, transmission and epoxy bottom all done in '98. Many upgrades and shows extremely well. Great Bay boat in exc. cond. Priced to sell.

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PILOTHOUSE SLOOP 77 $79,500 Be comfortable and stay dry in this beautiful, Bristol, proven vessel.

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45'

PH TRAWLER, 79.$149,000

36'

HATTERAS, 72.>,.$64,500

33'

CHRIS CRAFT, '95.$74,500

31'

CHRIS CRAFT COMMANDER, 70 . $27,500

31'

CHRIS CRAFT,'64.$11,500

28'

CLIPPER CRAFT, '91 .$34,500

28'

CARVER, 77.$20,000

26'

SEA RAY,'86.$17,000

25'

FORMULA,'84.$11,500

24'

SEA RAY, 78.$10,000

24'

CABO, '91 .$39,500

62' DEVRIES MS. Steel hull, 2 staterms, separate crew quarters, AC, custom elecl tronics. Twin dsls, 3 gensets, inverter. Loose footed main, furling, storm trisail. Very well equipped cruiser. $295,000.

51' BAREFOOT, '67. Extended cruising w/ excellent performance. Cutter rigged. Lots of offshore gear. $129,000.

37' CREALOCK CUTTER. Cruise equipped, full electronics, new sails ‘95, running rigging '94, standing rigging '93, MOH in '96. $99,000. Also: 37'Tayana. $110,000. 40' Custom Sip, '90. Unique! $75,000

Also: 51'Passport'83$275k

SAIL 40.5'HUNTER, '96. New Listing $150,000 37'

BANJER PH, '69.Reduced to $97,950

35.5'HUNTER, '93.$79,500 34'

COLUMBIA, 73.$25,500

33'

HUNTER, 79.$35,000

32'

BENETEAU, '84.Reduced to $36,900

28' CUPPER CRAFT

32'

ERICSON, 73.$15,500

50‘ BENETEAU OCEANIS, '93.4 staterooms w/head, separate crew quarters, AP. inverter, roller furl, jiffy reefing, s/t winches. Excellent performance cruiser. $274,000.

31'

SOUTHERN CROSS, 78 . Reduced to $29,000

Also: 43' Beneteau, '85. $99,000.

30'

HUNTER. '91 .$48,500

30’

ISLANDER, '84.$27,500

30'

ISLANDER,'81 .. New Listing $29,000

29'

CAL, 74.$12,900

28'

PEARSON,'86.. Reduced to $19,900

25'

CATALINA,'86.$14,500

20'

FLiCKA, '82.$22,500

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37' O’DAY. Center cockpit In fresh water 'til 9/97 Will pass the white glove test. $43,500. Also: 33' Morgan.$33,900 33' Yorktown $26,900

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65' MACGREGOR, 1986 This performance sailer is loaded and competitively priced. Appointed for cruising including full electronics and custom galley. Hard dodger, central forced-air heating, numerous other upgrades all very well installed. 85hp Pathfinder diesel. $184,000.

thousands higher. Asking $109,000.

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38' HANS CHRISTIAN CUTTER, 1981

39’ LANDFALL PH CUTTER, 1977

Very dean example of this fine cruising

Rare to find a boat this size with pilothouse and dual steering stations! Powerful hull and very heavily built, 70 hp diesel. Teak decks, hign quality teak interior. New jib, other sails in goodsnape. H/C pressure water, Adler Barbour refrigeration, diesel stove/heater. Tri-cabin, 6'6" headroom in much of boat. Salty tradi¬ tional looks; will work well as liveaboard or long-distance cruiser. Just detailed and ready for spring!$69,900.

sailboat. Twin cabii) with Pullman forward. Interior traditional Hans Christian: beautiful 41' CHEOY LEE, 1983

teak with dark green upholstery and black

This David Pedrick-designed sloop has just been detailed and shows very nicely. Teak decks, beautiful solid teak joinery below. Twin cabin. Pressure hot & cold water, propane stove, refrigerator/ freezer. Universal 44hp diesel. Radar, Aries windvane. $96,000.

marble countertops. Lying in very desirable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip.

$114,000.

28' NEWPORT, 1986 Income potential - boat is in local club. Diesel engine, roller furler, wheel steering. 35' FREEDOM, 1995. This boot is in excellent shape, loaded, is a very popular member of a Sausalito club fleet and has just come on the market. 27hp Yanmar. Full electronics, dodger, carbon fiber keel-stepped spar. Beautiful dark blue hull. Come see why Sail Magazine voted this David Pedrick-designed beauty Best of Class for comfort, shorthanded sailing and safety.$149,500.

Mast and rigging recently refit, bottom job just done.

Below market at $18,000!

33' PEARSON, 1976 More than $10,000 spent over last six months - very nice example of this robustly built vessel. New (1996) Yanmar diesel. Profurl roller furler (1998) and extensive sail inventory. Pressure water, cold plate reefer, redone head (1998). Blue hull. Prime Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip. Just reduced to $32,900.

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SELECTED cruising yachts SAIL 36' PEARSON. '77

$59,500

27 MORGAN . 71

5V BENETEAU .

'93 $279,000

35' CHRIS CRAFT. '65

$40,000

27 CATALINA, diesel.... '82

$12,000

50' FORCE AC.

73 $117,000

35' ALBERG. '65

$34,900

22' CATALINA w/trailer . '91

$12,500

50' HUDSON FORCE CC '86 $149,000

35' CHALLENGER. 74

$38,000

POWER

50' FORCE WOODIE ...

'69

$80,000

35' NIAGARA. '81

$67,000

60' BURGER. '58 $252,000

47 CUSTOM SLOOP...

'98 $119,000

35' ROBB.'. '63

$45,000

55' KNIGHT & CARVER

46' SEASTAR P.H.

'86 $139,950

34' HUNTER 34.5.

45' MULL.

'81 $127,000

34' MOODY. '85

43' STEEL PH ..

'88

$85,000

33' CHEOY LEE. 71

$35,000

50' FANTAIL!. '07

42' GOLDEN WAVE CL

'81 $129,000

33' TARTAN. '80

$40,000

46' BLUEWATER.

42' GARDEN.

'67

33' PETERSON.

$35,000

42' KHA SHING FB. '84

Offers

42' PASSPORT.

'81 $149,000

32' MARINER. 70

$24,000

42' MATTHEWS. '56

$65,000

41' C&C.

'84 $110,000

32' WOODIE.. '58

$20,000

38’ CHRIS CRAFT. 76

Inquire

41' JEANNEAU .

'90 $128,900

32' COLUMBIA 9.6. 78

$25,000

38' MATTHEWS. '25

$28,900

51' PASSPORT . .

51' BENETEAU OCEANIS 510, 1993. Proles sionolly maintained performance cruiser in like new condition. Powerful vessel by America's Cup designer Philippe Briond. $279,000.

WOODIES 50' GARDEN, '69_ 42'GARDEN PORPOISE, '67. 40' KETTENBURG, '59_ 40’ CUSTOM, '90_ 40’ GREBE, '38_ 35’CHEOYIEE ROBB,'63™. 32' GULF WEED, '58_

$75,000

Inquire

'77 $195,000

53' HATTERAS MYFC ..

$279,000

34' MOODY, '85. World cruiser—Bristol cond. Ctr

50' STEPHENS.

85 $155,000

$88,000

40' HELMSMAN.

$59,500

32' MARINER KETCH... '81

$39,900

37 SILVERTON. '88

$89,000

$75,000 $28,000 ..75,000 $39,000 $45,000

40' GREBE WOODIE ...

'38

$39,000

31' BENETEAU. '87

$30,000

36' CROWN CUSTOM ..

'80

$48,500

40' SLOOP WOODIE ...

'90

$75,000

30' BRISTOL. 73

$17,500

34' BAYLINER AVANTI

'89

$58,900

40' KETTENBURG.

'59

$28,000

30' WILLARD. '77

$33,000

34' BAYLINER AVANTI. '88

$58,000

38' TAHITI.

$22,500

30' HUNTER. '93

$60,000

33' CARVER..

37 ESPRIT.

$84,000

30' CATALINA. '80

$19,900

30' TOLLYCRAFT. 72

$26,000

37+ C&C.

‘90 $145,000

30' J-BOAT. 79

$19,500

28' WELLCRAFT Express'85

$31,900

37 HUNTER LEGEND.

'88

Inquire

30' SCAMPI. 72

Sell

28' FIBREFORM. 79

$14,000

37 EXCELL CUTTER ..

$36,000

29.5’ HUNTER, loaded ... '96

$59,500

24' SEA RAY. '86

$13,500

36' CATALINA.

'83

$48,500

29' CAL 9.2.2 from

$22,500

21' NAUTIQUE Fish.

$13,500

$20,000

36' LANCER.

'81

$41,900

29‘ RANGER, nice. 72

$19,900

19' RX19 JET BOAT .

'96

$19,900

36' CATALINA.

'98 $119,000

29' CAL 9.2...’.. '83

$22,500

19' BOSTON WHALER

'89

$17,850

36' COLUMBIA.

28' SOUTHERN GROSS 79

$33,000

$30,900

cockpit w/custom cushions. Lg aft cabin. AP. Great Ivbrd accommodations. Cruising galley. Lloyd reg. $62,000.

HUNTER 29.5, '96. Extremely spacious interior. Radar, autopilot, GPS, chart plotter, full batten main, roller furling, and on, and on... $59,500

Isysspess

32' COLUMBIA 9.6, '78. Great liveoboord. Yonmor diesel. Heart interfoce/lnverter. Motivated two boat owner. $25,000.

34' HUNTER, 1986. Beautiful condition throughout. Dodger. 6'3" headroom. Greet layout. Custom mattress in V-berth. 27 hp Yonmor diesel with very low hours.

$45,000.

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40’ HELMSMAN, '79. Beautiful, sleek, speedster. Possible two boot owner. Volvo diesel, main, blade, 160%, 130% spinnaker. Inquire

C4C 37+, 1990. Perfect bolonce of performance ond

33' TARTAN, '80. Spotkman & Stephens design.

luxury. Beautiful, fast racer/cruiser. Full double own¬ ers oft stoleroom. Light wood interior. $145,000,

Universal diesel, Harken roller furling, spinnaker, Force 10 propane stove. Inquire

35' CHRIS CRAFT, '65. Center cockpit ketch. Com¬ pletely outfitted for cruising. Westerbeke diesel. Hard dodger. $40,000.

30' WILLARD, 77. Crealock design, great cruiser. Perkins 4-108 w/200 hrs. Great sail inventory. Owner wants to move up. $33,000

47' CUTTER, 1986/1998. Yonmor 51 hp. Over $160,000 invested.

Asking $T29,500.

The Olcff Kermit Parker Brokerage Serving the Boating Community at this Location since I £ OOCV^

42' WINSLOW. Schooner by Blanchard, '24. Total re¬

53' Spen AjJXlUAflrt

I 47’PERFORMANCE cruising sloop by (has Martin, . NA & Chesapeake Marine '98.14’ beam, very hvy f/ | g const., dsl, whl, 6'4" hdrm, rod rig, AP. $119,000.

built '94. GM271 dsl, radar, etc, all new. Vessel is a gemquality treasure. Must be seen. Offered at $149,000.

40’ SPORT FISH CHARTER BOAT.

USCG insp. 14 pass. & 2 crew. Full electronics, twin dsl. all F/G, excellent I condition. Ready to go. Asking $82,000. |

20' CLASSIC ENGLISH SLOOP. Built 1991, diesel. An exquisite iewelbox of o boot in show condition. Has full cover ana more. Must see! Asking $25,000.

33' NORWEST.

Sip. Strength & pedormonce in one package! This exc. proven cruiser (AK & HI vet) has the | rightstuff! Dsl.,mod. full keel, shower, etc Ask$26,500.

Join the; Classic

136' STEPHENS classic sedan cruiser. Twins,

new wir¬ ing and many recent upgrades. Shows pride of owner| ship. Great boot, great builder. Try $29,000.

Special!

SAIL 108' 3-mosl schooner.950,000 60'STEEL sip, strong cruiser.. 165,000 56'HERESH0FF Marco Polo schooner: exquisite!. 500,000 53'CHAS. MOWER YWL, classical beau¬ ty in exc. cond. 60' 10A ... 42,000 51' BENETEAU 0CEANIS 510, loaded .279,000 45'MULL NZ, cruise ready.... 125,000 43'WITTHOLZ steel PH sip, strong, excellent cond., dsl. 85,000 40'PH custom cutter, dsl, '91.75,000 40'TANCOOK schooner, nice!.. 30,000 36'CHEOY LEE ROBB sip, dsl... 49,500 36'OHLSON, l/B, Master Mariner. winner.. 18,500/ofr 36' CHE0Y LEE HON, all leak, dsl . 25,000 35S&S sip, dsl, spinn, AP, H&C shwr, dinghy w/0/B.Ask 37,000 35 S&S CANOE STERN sip, dsl. 39,500 34' RHODES WINDWARD.. Ask 12,000 33' NORWEST Sip, dsl. Great!. 29,500 33'CHEOY LEE Clipper ktch, dsl33,000 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'KNOCK ABOUT Sip, l/B.5,500 31' COLUMBIA, swing keel, l/B 5,900 31'CHEOY EEE, Luders, dsl, sip 48,000 30'NEWPORT sip, l/B.Try $8,000 30'HUNTER, dsl, wheel, more 17,950 30'ISl. BAHAMA, f/g, 1/8.14,200 30' BIRD sip, rebuilt classic race 8,500 30'SEABIRD Yawl..'.....7,500 30’ BALTIC masthead sip, Dutch-built pocket cruiser, exdl cond, 0/B. 5,000 30 KNUD50N PH sip, 1/8.12,000 29 C0LUMBIA, full keel, l/B ..11,000 28'VERTUE by Giles, dsl, more 22,000 28 LANCER MkVslp,'84 . 13,400 28'FELLOWS & STEWART ktch. 20,000 27CATALINA sip, dsl, f/g.10,500 27'CHEOY LEE LUDOERSsIp ...18,000 27SANTANA Sip, 0/B.5,000 26'0'DAY, 0/B, new soils.14,900 26'LUGERslp, f/g.5,500 26'EXCALIBUR sip, 0/B, nice... 6,800 26'PEARSON COMMANDER, nice 4,500 25ALBIN M/S, dsl, strong.15,000 25 CHEOY LEE PAC. CLIPPER.7,250 24'DOLPHIN/YANKEEby S&S, eenlbrd, 0/B, great starter boat.10,500 23'SPIDSGATTER sip, nice!.5,600 23' HERRESH0FF sip, dsl. 5,000/offer 19'MACGREGOR power/sail, trailer, 40hp 0/B very low hrs.9,500 POWER 127'CLASSIC FANTAIL MY. 900,000 100'STEEL TUG, YTB, exc. cond 175,000 65'WHEELER CLASSIC MY, GM dsls, refit/resloralion in progress.... 112,000

100’ YTB Steel Tug in great condition. 2000 hp turbo I dsl. Just hauled, surveyed and ready to work or yacht I I conversion. This is a ship! Asking $175,000.1

65' Cruising houseboat by Nunes, 20' beam, 671 GM dsl, ferry conversion w/potenlia! & charm. A project in process, has berth... 62,500/offer 45' CHRIS CONST, very low hrs on V8s, gen.59,500 43'MATTHEWS FB. 55,000/offer 42' CUST. TRWL, Cat. 6 dsl, strong, unique coastal cruising vet 24,500 38' CHRIS CRAFT Commander, F/G, twins grt liveaboard/cruiser Ask 60,000 38'T0LlYCRAFt cabin trawler w/twin turbo diesels, F/B, v. nice. 59,500 38' CHRIS CRAFT SEA SKIFF SF, fresh engines, just hauled.... Try 16,500 34' STRIKER, steel, twin w/commercial crab/solmon license... Ask 60,000 33' D0NZIZ-33, twn 454s, ++ 64,500 32' DRAGON LADY by Fung. All teak cruiser, copper fastened, dsl, near new condition.23,500 30' STEPHENS, '37 classic, nice 18,500 30'TOLLYCRAFT FB, twins, fg.. 23,500 30 CHRIS CAVALIER, exc cond 12,750

30'MONTEREY twl, 271 GM dsl, rodar, very nice, w/SF Fisherman's Wharf berth.12,000/offers 29'T0LIY CRAFT, F/B cruiser, twins, estate sale.11,950 28'BAYLINER, f/g, F/B.15,300 28'CARVER, F/B cruiser.18,500 27' REGAL Ambassador, '93, w/lrlr... .. 26,000 27'CHRIS Sed Skiff, V8, nice.. 12,500 25' 00NZIREGAZZA, w/lrlr, only 8S hrs | extra clean ABW. 27,500 24'BAYLINER Ciero w/lrlr.15,500 24'SEA RAY HT Express w/trlr.. 8,500 24'MARIAH CUDDY, 1976, i/o 28,500 24'SEARAY, SRV 240, v. clean 10,500 22' BAYLINER EXPLORER, Irlr.. 14,500 22' FORMULA 3LS, i/o.15,000 21' INVADER, center console, trailer, 200hp Suzuki 0/B.10,000 20' SKIPJACK, V8, i/o, Irlr.13,250 20' BOSTON WHALER OUTRAGE, trlr, consol, 0/B, loaded... Ask 11,450 mf„ ( „„„

I Awesome voyoaer, fiberglass w/gleoming teak, sumptuous I I below, inflatable w/motor full electronics, diesel genset & [ I engine, healers, fireplace, lots more. Asking $275,000.

146' CAL 2-46 ketch, diesel, center cockpit, dual steer1 ing stations, genset, outopilot, heat, roller furling, great | | cruiser, equipped right, exceptional condition.! 19

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Raised W/H, H&Cw/shower,

353 GMC dsl, leak decks, yellow cedar/oak hull. ALL | NEW, fullyfound. Asking fraction of cost:$205,000.

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VLTAVA |J 78'

lod Staysail Schooner

86' LOA, 19'7" Beam. Ready for world cruise. Laid teak decks, Detroit Diesel main, two 15kw gensets, extensive sail and offshore inventory, 20 berths, 2 heads inch jacuzzi & shower, full electric galley, 2 radars, GPS, VHF, SSB, WxFax, etc., two 8-person cannisters, too much to list.

YOUR SHIP HAS COME IN! $ 185,000/Offer

35 MARINER?Ever

popular Bill Garden design. Proven cruiser. Dsl. Well built & equip'd. Mahog cabins, new sails, sailing dinghy w/sails & more. $19,900.

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60’ FIFE MASTHEAD CUTTER

5e^ your boat ton

in black iron by DeVries Lentsch, Holland. Freshly rebuilt 1938 classic. Rig, deck, plates, Cummins diesel ALL NEW. Stirring performer, remarkoble history.

Asking $195,000. May, 1999- UMxJcli • Page263

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