WE’RE ONLY A MOUSE CLICK AWAY @ www.grandmarina.com If you are looking for a great escape... look no fnrther... getaway at Grand Marina! • Over 400 concrete berths 30 to 60 feet • Secured Gatehouses (key access only) • Dockside Electrical (up to 50A - 220V) ^ • Cable TV & Telephone Service
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Just Try Keeping Up with the Joneses Delta Ruby, Chuck and Anna Jones' Catalina 30, has started the Year 2000 with a string of firsts; Stockton Sailing Club's Spring Series, her division in the 70 mile Delta Ditch Run from the Bay up to Stockton, and then her division in the South Tower Race.
MARIAN'S EYES PHOTOGRAPHY (510) 864-1144
A 140 mile marathon that starts in Stockton, the course for the South Tower Race heads downriver and upwind to a mark by the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge and finishes with a spinnaker ride back to Stockton. Winds of up to 40 knots made this year's event a wild ride. (Anna said she'd never do it again, but has since decided she didn't really mean it.) Since they bought the boat in 1995, the Joneses have outfitted Delta Ruby with a complete inventory of Pineapple Sails: a 155% genoa (1995), a .75 oz. spinnaker (1997), a mainsail (1998), a 135% genoa (1999) and a 95% jib (2000). Delta Ruby is now fully Powered by Pine¬ apples. And that's power that's tough to beat.
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Passage Yachts... Island Packet 420 55 IP 420s have been sold ih 6 months. Sail magazin chose the 420 as one of the Top 10 Boats for 2000, saying, "Every design element, piece of gear and sys terns installation, fulfills its builder's stated mission safe, comfortable cruising and long-term liveaboard U! The boat is^a study of the sturdy and the sensible wil traditional concepts rendered in modem materials." Cruising World magazine chose the 420 as the 2000 Boat of the Year for Best Full-Sized Cmiser Under $400,000.
X-Yachts X-382 Cruising World magazine's panel of experts judged the X-442 the Best Racer Cmiser for 2000. The X-382 has all the quality constmction as its bigger brothers, like a heavy welded steel grid system for load distribution and state-of-the-art hull lay-up with Divinycell, E-glass and triaxial glass for strength and' light weight. The interior joineiy is scmmptious, the deck layout and hardware near perfection. This high-class yacht is designed and built by sailing fanatics for sailing fanat¬ ics. Elegant and fast, the X-382 is one of the sweetest boats you will ever sail.
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..,a Sailor’s Destination Beneteau First 40.7 Designed by Bruce Farr This dual-purpose design presents a seam¬ less blend of high performance sailing and all out comfort. Whether you race a little, a lot or just savor exceptional sailing performance, this Bruce Farr design provides high quality sailing for avid sailors and cruising families. The exceptional fit and finish along with first rate hardware and design provide incredible value. Order your 40.7 now for one design racing next summer. Six boats already sold.
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An amazingly beautiful high performance yacht of exceptional quality and value. August, 2000 •
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Rod Gibbons'
CruisinghCats
Luxury Sailing M Its 'Lewi Best'
Two Things Vbu Don't Usually Find in a Great Sailboat Engines. Two of 'em that is. Most cruising sailboats limp along with one little underpowered, inaccessible, cantankerous bother, and it's the source of 90% pf yachting discouragement and divorce. Think about it: docking in a cross-breeze, backing against a current or in a crowded anchorage, picking up a moorage in a spectator fleet when the spouse is already ticked off about something else. These are troublesome situations. \
Instead, arrive in a catamaran! It's the twin solution! With two engines widely separated at the stern of each hull, you have com¬ plete mastery of your fate. You can spin donuts going nowhere, idle in one spot in a cross-breeze or current, back down a slalom course, pull out of the tightest spots like an egg through a hen... or just^ motor through the most awful weather with the peace of mind that redundancy affords. Then, when you're off the dock and out in the breeze, you have a fantastic motoring yacht that also provides 25,000 mile range! 380
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1 remarkable thing we noticed about motoring the Lagoon 380: She seems to be just as quick and flat out in the doldrums as her big 410 sister. In a no-wind drag race up the California coast there were two winners: the happy, rested crews of the 410 and the 380!
This little gem has a different twist on motoring maneuverability: The drive system swivels! With single engine economy she achieves the same harbor miracles as the biggertwins by rotating the thrust angle. The 'Sonic Drive' pivots with the steering wheel. And when sailing, it swings up out of the water completely fot zero drag.
The newest Fountaine-Pajot is to our eye the best yet. They're just coming off the line now, but you don't have to wait till ours arrives on the Coast to see one. If you're looking for a top quality 40-45' catamaran, come with us to the French factory and see one of the most sophisticated boat building operations in the world.
On the boards and slated for spring West Coast shows: a revolutionary, top quality, high tech, high performance cruising sail catamaran that can motor at 15 knots! The final details are coming together now. Call and come by... we'd love to hear your design input on where the future is ooina.
Sneak preview photos are starting to leak out of the production plant. Call us and arrange to come for a look. By this time next year two of these will be roaming the West Coast and the factory will be running at capacity to fill orders. Don't miss your chance to order early.
Pacific Coast debut at the Seattle Boat Show, September 13-17. A sparless beauty with all the docking and maneuverability agility of a widebody catamaran, but when you run this trawler at 15-20 knots it will transform the way you think about San Francisco Bay chop.
Three offices to serve you nationwide! Fourth office coming in Sept: CC/USA Hawaii (808) 255-5170
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Solid world cruiser, very clean and ready to go. $298,500.
28' O'DAY, '84.$13,500
38' REINKES10alum,'95.... $80,000
28' DUFOUR, Mezzo.$26,500
41' FORMOSA,'72.$69,900
29' C&C, '79.$24,950
41' NEVVPORT, '79.$44,500
29' ELITE,'79.$29,900
44' ISLANDER, '69.$38,500
30' TAHITI, '77.$26,000
45' HORSTMAN TRI, '85.$99,950
32' I51ANDER, '77.$32,000
45' KRONOSCAT.$298,500
34' VAN DER STADT , '87.... $45,000
47' STEVENS, '82.$239,000
36' MARINER, '79.$59,900
48' UGHTWAVE, '90.$279,500
37' MASON, '79.$64,900
65' MACGREGOR, '86.$150,000
Aft cabin cruiser, very clean and ready to go. $59,900.
This center cockpit, 3 stateroom performance cruiser is in top condition and equipped to cruise anywhere. She is located at our soles dock. Asking $239,500.
Great Cruising Yachts in the Caribbean
Lots of recent upgrodes, this one is ready to go. Asking $275,000.
Hans Christian built, great sailing Mason design. Our dock. $64,500.
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This fiberglass built cruising tri is now located at our sales dock. She is completely set up for o couple to cruise anywhere. The owners will deliver her to your doorstep or cruising grounds. $99,950.
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Now with an office in Tortola, we have the largest selection* in the Caribbean. Call for a complete list. Stop by and see us in Grand Marina, Alameda
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This 1995 model is in top condition end ready to cruise. Asking $349,000.
e-mail: yachtsales@bayislandyachts.com
2099 GRAND STREET A ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA 94501 A (510)814-0400 FAX (510) 814-8765 1500 QUIVARA WAY A SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92109 A (619)523-5400 FAX (510) 523-5550 August, 2000 •
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- High Quality - Performance Cruiser - Rich Interior - Superior Design At Our Docks! The Sabre 452 offers; 2 luxurious state¬ rooms - owner’s with head and stall shower; a large, open and airy salon with Ultraleather seating, convertible dinette and opposing settee; a fully-equipped galley with ample storage and countertop space; a Nav station with plenty of room for electronics and storage; and a spacious, deep cockpit de¬ signed for maximum comfort, se¬ curity, and ease of handling. The 452 is loaded ... a partial list of equipment includes: 76hp Yanmar diesel engine, Corian countertops, microwave, electric windlass, hall vang, leather covered wheel, leather spreader boots, ped¬ estal & winch covers, teak treads on transom, dark hull. Harken MKII furling, refrigerator super cold, cockpit shower, stereo CD, macerator, performance keel, knot/depth, main sail cover, anchor package, inverter, much more! Also avail¬ able: Sabre 402 ... arriving in August.
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43' SAGA, '97 (sister ship) Long range cruiser, loaded and ready to go. Shows like new. Asking $275,000.
51' BENETEAU, 1986 Highest quality, imaculate, loaded. Listing agent Jill. Asking $215,000.
WAUQUIEZ 47,1987 Best priced, best equipped, best condition on market. $229,000. Listing Agent Jill, (sister ship)
46' SEA STAR, 1982 Sturdy pilothouse cutter. Well equipped. Asking $149,000.
40' GANLEY, 1985 New Zealand's finest production all steel racer/cruiser. Asking $119,000.
46' AMEL, 1979 Cruise equipped. One of France's most reliable yachts. Asking $110,000.
38' C&C, Mark II, 1977 A fast cruiser, ready for bluewater. Asking $59,500.
37' NAJAD, 1987 The top of Sweden's luxury yachts. Immacu¬ late & cruise-ready. Asking $132,000.
47' McINTOSH MARINE CUTTER, 1986 Comfortable cruiser loaded w/elect. & stuff. Shows owner's pride. Reduced to $169,900.
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30' BAHAMA ISLANDER, '82
$24,900
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$55,000
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The integritifofa well-built boat wtll stand the test of time. In that same tradition, City Yachts, now thirty years strong, continues to maintain both the quality of service and the integrity of business principles as iiwas designed. This design ivas with you, the customer, in mind. It has been and always toiii be our privilege to assist you in the buying or selling of your next boat
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Nonrace Aug. 5-6 — California Cape Dory Owners Association 7th Annual Rendezvous at Encinal YC. Drive-ins welcome for the Saturday night dinner, reservations required. Walt BilofslQ/', 4354433. Aug. 5-6 — Ericson 27 fleet cruise to Oakland YC. Info, (408) 736-5940. Aug. 11-12 —Tahoe YC Foundation's 28th Annual Concours d'Elegance and Wooden Boat Week, held at Sierra Boat Com¬ pany in Carnelian Bay. TYC, (530) 581-4700. Aug. 12 — Ballena Bay YC/Ballena Isle Marina Boaters' Swap Meet, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info, (510) 523-5528. Aug. 12 — "Navigating with Tide Tables and Current Charts," a free seminar at Stockdale Marine Theatre (Sacramento), 10:15 a.m. Info, (916) 332-0775. Ajug. 12-13 — Catalina 42 Fleet 9 cruise to Coyote Point. Rendezvous at Clipper Cove and sail down together. Tim Koester, (510) 638-7638. Aug. 12-13 — Islander 36 cruise to South Beach Marina. Pat or Gary Salvo, (916) 363-4566. Aug. 14 — Full moon on a Monday night. No football yet, but how about those Giants? Aug. 15 — SF Bay Oceanic Crew Group Meeting, with guest speaker TBA. Fort Mason Center: Room C-210; 7 p.m.; free. Info, 979-4866. Aug. 17-20 — Trawler Fest at Vallejo Municipal Marina. Info, (707) 648-4370. Aug. 18-20 — Peny Rendezvous up in Pt. Ludlow, WA, for all Perry designs (e.g., Tayanas, Babas, Nordics, Sagas, Norsemans, Valiants, Passports). Last year a record 49 boats participated. Discovery Yachts, (206) 301-9104. Aug. 23, 1980 — It was Twenty Years Ago Today, from a Loose Lips piece: One of the entries in the Kauai TransPac was lost on her return trip to San Francisco, but the five-person crew was res¬ cued. Soufriere, a Cal 3-30, sank 670 miles west of San Fran¬ cisco on August 23, according to a Coast Guard spokesman. An American Airlines pilot en route to Honolulu picked up the distress signal from Soufriere's EPIRB, an Air Force aircraft veri¬ fied the signal and provided coordinates, and the Coast Guard, with the help of their Washington-based computer, pinpointed the location of the distressed boat. The ocean-going tugboat Stalwart, from Puget Sound, was dispatched and Wally Wallace of Oahu, Richmond residents Lisa and Kent Rogers, and Chris Nash, son of well-known local sailor Jocelyn Nash, were picked up. The Coast Guard reported that the mast had "twisted, working its way through the hull." With the tug on the scene, attempts were made to save the yacht, but it began to break up and sank. The tugboat was due to reach Honolulu on the 30th of August. Soufriere, owned by Rich¬ mond YC s John Tysell, Jr., had finished second in Division V of the Kauai Race. Aug. 26 — 10th Annual Vallejo YC Flea Market, 9 a.m. until about 2 p.m. "If it's legal, sell it." Tina, (707) 645-9308. Aug. 26 — Svendsen's Summer Splash Regatta for juniors. Encinal YC, (510) 769-0221. Aug. 26-27 — Jazz Festival at the Vallejo Marina. Info, (707) 648-4370. Sept. 2-3 — Master Mariner's Labor Day Weekend Cruise to Coyote Point. Ken Inouye, (650) 494-7271. Sept. 4 — Brisbane Marina Madness: flea market, sailboat race, food, fun, "fantastic prizes." Info, (650) 583-6975. Sept. 8-10 — Hunter Rendezvous at Isthmus Cove, Cat^ipa. About 40 boats are expected for races, contests, raffles, barbe¬ cues, pizza parties, and all kinds of other fun. HS Yachts- Paul (619) 291-2600.
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CALENDAR Sept. 9 —Aeolian YC's (Alameda) Fourth Annual Marine Swap Meet, beginning at 8 a.m. Info, (510) 523-2586. Sept. 16 — 16th Annual Coastal Clean-Up Day, 9 a.m. to noon. Last year, over 50,000 volunteers collected almost 80,000 pounds of trash and recyclables from California shorelines. Please call 1-800-COAST-4U for more information and/or to volunteer for this^worthy cause. Sept. 16-24 — 29th Annual Fall Boat Show at Jack London Square. Sailboats and powerboats, new and used. NCMA, (800) 834-1004. Sept. 30-Oct. 1 — Third Annual All-Catalina Rendezvous at Angel Island. All sizes of Catalina sailboats welcome! Bill Eddy, (925) 820-7370. Racing J^uly 31-Aug. 9 — Kenwood Cup: Eight buoy races off Hono¬ lulu, plus a 55-miler and the 148-mile Molokai Race. See Race Sheet for the line-up. RHORC; Ken Morrison, (808) 946-9061. Aug. 3-14, 1990 — Ten Years After, from our article titled Kenwood Cup — Triumph and Tragedy: "We brought a knife to a gunfight," said Camouflage helms¬
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man Mike Elias of the U.S. team effort at this year's Kenwood Cup. And what a shoot-out it was! Forty-five boats — 33 hot lOR machines and 12 mostly local IMS boats — began the Royal Hawaiian Ocean Racing club's seventh biennial series on Au¬ gust 3. Eleven days later — after four 27-mile ocean triangles, the 150-mile Molokai Race and the brutal 390-mile Kaula Is¬ land Race (quickly dubbed the "Hate the Rock" Race) — the fleet had dwindled to 35 boats. It was a series of attrition: Seven masts broke (Marishiten had the dubious distinction of breaking two); four headstays parted: four booms snapped: and untold halyards and sails were destroyed. Most tragic of all. An, a Japanese one tOnner sailed by 14 women, hit a reef in the Molokai Race and sank, killing a crewmember. It was the saddest, most carnage-filled series since the '82 blowout — ironic, considering that this year's series wasn't even particularly windy. When the smoke cleared, only one of the seven international three-boat teams competing for the Kenwood Cup was left in¬ tact, and at that only barely. Will, Ryouji Oda's Japanese Farr 50, snapped three quarters of her rudder off 30 miles into the heavily-weighted Kaula Rock Race, but managed to limp around the grueling race track nonetheless. Oda's crew was well aware that the Australian Frers 50 Cyclone — the top individual boat going into the final combat — had pulled out with rig problems earlier in the race, effectively knocking the frontrunning Aussies out of contention. "We nursed the boat the whole way," said Will's tactician Kimo Worthington. 'We knew we had to finish for our team to win." Will's persistence — combined with a nice finish by team¬ mate Swing, a Farr 44 that finally came alive when it counted, and a great all-around series by their third boat, the Farr 50 Tiger— gave the Japanese 728 points in the final standings to Australia's 707 (the difference of only five places in the final race). It was Japan's first-ever major offshore yacht racing cham¬ pionship, achieved through the triple-edged sword that coun¬ try is famous for: high technology, unlimited yen (which paid for, among other things, the Kiwi 'consultants' who appeared in key roles on most of their boats), and a near-fanatical desire to succeed. Aug. 4 — Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race, widely re¬ garded as the best long distance race in Southern California. SBYC, (805) 965-8112. Aug. 4-6 — 25th Annual Santa Cruz 27 Nationals, hosted by Santa Cruz YC. Eight races, busy social schedule, tons of
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prizes. Peter Dalton, (831) 464-2013. Aug. 5 — SSS Half Moon Bay Race. Pat Broderick, (707) 528-2109. Aug. 5 — Singlehanded Regatta on Folsom Lake, sponsored by Folsom Lake YC. Gary Preston, (916) 979-9819. Aug. 5 — OYRA/GGYC Lightship Race, a repeat of the popu¬ lar season-opener. YRA, 771-9500. Aug. 5-6 — Elvstrom-Zellerbach Regatta for three singlehanded Olympic classes (Lasers, Europes, Finns) and the emerg¬ ing 29er fleet. Doubles as the Laser district championship. StFYC, 563-6363. Aug. 10-13 — 505 North Americans at Santa Cruz YC. Bruce Edwards, (831) 761-4211. Aug. 12 — PICYA Chispa/Youth Regatta at Richmond YC. The Chispa is a Laser grind for all ages, while the Youth Regatta is an El Toro/FJ series for the kids. Daphne Richardson-Owen, (916)776-1836. Aug. 12-13 — Summer Keelboat Regatta. Invited classes are the Farr 40s, Hobie 33s, IHMetres, Express 37s and 27s, Moore 24s, Melgi and J/24s. San Francisco YC, 789-5647. Aug. 12-13 — San Francisco Classic, course racing for standup bailors. StFYC, 563-6363. Aug. 13-18 — El Toro NAs in San Diego, hosted by Mission Bay YC. Georgia Manessis, (510) 245-TORO. Aug. 14-18 — Santana 20 Nationals, hosted by Balboa YC (Newport Beach). Billed as the "original sportboats", this class continues its great comeback. Info, (949) 673-3515. Aug. 18-20 — Vanguard 15 North Americans, the most com¬ petitive doublehanded racing available. StFYC will host the re¬ gatta at the Treasure Island Sailing Center. Nick Adamson, 3873243. Aug. 19 — OYRA/SFYC Southern Cross Race, a race to the Southern Hemisphere and back. YRA, 771-9500. Aug. 19 — Passport Regatta. CYC, 435-4771. Aug. 19 — Grade & George Regatta, a contest for women skippers with just one man as crew. EYC, (510) 522-3272. Aug. 19 — Fall One Design #1. SCYC, (831) 425-0690. Aug. 19-20 — El Toro Worlds, the annual class junket to beautiful Pinecrest Lake. Info, (510) 245-TORO. Aug. 19-20 — Frank's Tract Regatta, deep in the heart of the Delta. Andreas Cove YC, (916) 789-0237. Aug. 20 — Fall SCORE/Doublehanded # 1. Santa Cruz YC, (831) 425-0690.
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Summer's flying by. Are you sailing enough? Aug. 20 — Laser Masters Regatta, in conjunction with the Encinal YC Centerboard Series. Dan Ouellet, (510) 523-3289. Aug. 24-31 — Etchells Worlds. See Race Notes. Sar^ Diego YC: Jeff Johnson, (619) 758-6310. V Aug. 26 — San Leandro Centefmial Race, a South Bay dis¬ tance race followed by a hot dog and chili feed. SLYC; Craig Nagle, (510) 278-2936.
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CALENDAR Aug. 26 — InterClub Series #5 for the Estuary yacht clubs. M.L. Higgins, (510) 748-0289. Aug. 26-27 — SBRA. Performance Regatta for 29ers, 49ers, 505s, International Canoes, International 14s, and Wylie | Wabbits. Richmond YC, (510) 237-2821. Aug. 27 — 16th Annual Day on Monterey Bay Regatta, ben- j efitting the Big'Brother/Sisters of Santa Cruz County. Bob i DeWitt, (831) 458-1850. ^
Northern California J/120 Fleet Expands... 'Wasabi' and 'Raven', two of the 100+ boats expected at this year’s BBS.
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Sept. 1 — Windjammers Race, the 67-mile downwind race to Santa Cruz. Last year, only 7 out of 67 entries finished — so you know this will be a better year! YRA, 771-9500. Sept. 2 — Jazz Cup, a pleasant 24-mile run from Treasure Island to co-host Benicia YC. South Beach YC, 495-2295. Sept. 2-3 — Sailing World 2000 NOOD Regatta. Hardball one design racing for Farr 40s, lD-35s, J/105s, ll:Metres, Olson 30s, J/29s (PCCs), SC 27s, Express 27s (PCCs), Antrim 27s (Nationals), Melges 24s, and J/24s. StFYC, 563-6363. Sept. 9 — SSS East Bay/Estuary Race for the shorthanded crowd. Pat Broderick, (707) 528-2109. Sept. 9-10 — Sixth Annual West Marine Fim Regatta at Santa Cruz YC, a weekend of clinics, racing and socializing for junior sailors (ages 7-17). The emphasis, as always, is on fun and sportsmanship. Laurie Kiguchi, (831) 457-2734. Sept. 9-10 — 20th Annual Sharkfeed Regatta, a beach cat event held in Bodega Bay. Hobie Fleet 281; Andy Pollock, (707) 576-7172. Sept. 9-10 — Dolphin Cup, hosted by Monterey Peninsula YC, (831) 372-9686. Sept. 16 — Ong Regatta for Cal 20s. RYC, (510) 237-2821. Sept. 16-17 — Quick Boat Series, a PHRF and Farr 40 tuneup regatta for the BBS. San Francisco YC, 563-6363. Sept. 16-17 — OYRA/CYC Drakes Bay Race, the most sce¬ nic local ocean race. YRA, 771-9500. Sept. 18-20 — One Design 35 Nationals. Three races each on Monday and Tuesday, two races on Wednesday. SFYC, 789- : 5647. ; Sept. 21-24 — 37th Big Boat Series, which seems to be on track to surpass last year's epic 95-boat Ibvefest. StFYC, 5636363. Sept. 29-Oct. 1 — Triton Nationals. CYC, 435-4771. Oct. 20-22 — International Masters Regatta, an invitation- * only J/105 fleet racing event for 'silver foxes'. Paul Elvstrom, arguably the greatest sailor since Christopher Columbus, heads up this year's guest list. StFYC, 563-6363.
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33' Soverel, '86, Pretender’.35,000
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I'm Carol Elsworthy — aica 'Crew Chief Carol' for the Beneteau 40.7 Blubyu— that was featured on the cover of the July Lati¬ tude. For some reason, the boat on the cover was identified as Moondance in Thailand. As I sat at the St. Francis YC having a cocktail watching the start of the Coastal Cup, Blubyu looked fabulous go¬ ing under the Golden Gate Bridge. Unfortunately, they DNF'd, as there was almost no wind and it took them 25 hours just to get to Daven¬ port. But the next day they had a great sail into Santa Cruz Harbor. Team Blubyu consists of owner/captain Steve Will¬ iams, as well as Tom Ber¬ gen,. Andrew Gromeeko, Harry Elsworthy, Glenn Harman, Tim Hawkins, Lance Garrett, Rick Hilles, Michael McGrath and Ken Shaw. Even though the boat was misidentlfied, it was a tremendous thrill — as you can imag¬ ine — for all of us to see our boat on the cover of Latitude. As a result, numerous copies of the July Latitude have been sent across continents to friends and others. Carol Elsworthy Team Blubyu Carol — Here's what happened: We had a great web photo of
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that once they get to the relatively benign waters of Mexico, they'll use their dinghy as a liferajt. The problem then becomes ship¬ ping the raft back after the week or two trip down. Liferqfts are 'hazardous materials' because of the compressed gas and flares, t so it can be very tricky or expensive to ship them back by air or , even truck. Talk to the liferqft dealers for suggestions. At some point in the game, it becomes cheaper to buy a new or used raft and then resell it after a cruising season. The com¬ panies mentioned above — and others — sell new liferafts, but you could advertise for a used one in the Classy Classifieds. Hope to see you in Mexico — but not in a liferqft!
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Stuart — We’re glad you like it. We're enthused because it finally gives us an opportunity to share some great color photo¬ graphs — particularly of the great cruising destinations of the world — with our readers. We hope that everyone will check it out — you reach ’Lectronic Latitude by way of www.latitude38.com — and send in their color photos and captions.
tlllAMERICANS WHO HAVE NO REGARD FOR OTHERS After reading a grossly inaccurate letter in the May issue from the ’$600 million man’ about how bad things are in the Sea of Cortez, and then a similar slam against La Paz in a cruise note by the paranoid Mr. Hughes, I can only conclude that Lati¬ tude has been receiving letters from a certain group of Ameri¬ cans who have come down to La Paz to live. While it's not true of all of us Americans living in La Paz, a certain number of the group have the following characteristics: — They have absolutely no regard for others, and believe that La Paz was created solely for their convenience. — They openly do here what they know they couldn't legally do in the United States. —After moving to this poor but improving country, they can't understand why things aren't exactly the way they are back in the States. —They terribly resent any suggestion that their own actions are out of line. — They completely forget that they are guests in another country, and have little or no understanding of Mexico, Mexi¬ cans, or the Mexican culture. I do not mean to suggest that the rest of us Americans living in La Paz aren't irascible at times, but there are those whose behavior is such that they are never good friends, companions, or neighbors. It's also unfortunate that one of the writers castigated the Shroyers of Marina de La Paz. Mac and Maiy have not only worked hard for many years creating a successful business, but they’ve always tried to help other passing Americans who asked for it — not just those who rent a berth from them. And unlike the '$600 million dollar man' and Mr. Hughes, the Shroyers do understand Mexican culture and how things work in Mexico. Ellis Glazier La Paz
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Ellis — As we’ve remarked before, we don't know what it is about La Paz that seems to attract so many inactive andfor mer cruisers who take such delight in bitching about darn near ev¬ eryone and everything. And usually over the VHF radio. The common thread many of them have is that they never made it
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LETTERS past La Paz, so they remain almost completely ignorant about the nature of foreign cruising. Let the record show that we at Latitude believe that the Sea of Cortez — particularly between La Paz and Bahia Concepcion — is one of the most spectacularly beautiful, rewarding, and uncrowded cruising areas in the world. If you're not convinced, check out Gerry Cunningham's The Complete Cruising Guide to the Lower Gulf Of the Sea of Cortez, which lists more than 50 anchoragesJust between La Paz and Puerto Escondido. Further¬ more, La Paz is a terrific gateway city, one that's relatively inex¬ pensive, has Just about everything a cruiser could need, and is genuinely foreign. No, Mexicans in La Paz don't pander to Ameri¬ cans. And no, they don't do everything in La Paz the way they do it in Dana Point — and thank God for that!
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INIeL SALVADOR — WITH PRIDE AND HONOR I enjoyed reading about El Salvador in the June issue. When I first visited the country in '82, I had many of the concerns expressed in the El Salvador At A Glance sidebar printed within the A Memorial Stop article. But during my tour of El Salvador, the;^ warmth and kindness of the people — similar to that de¬ scribed in the eirtlcle — put my fears to rest. With respect to the comments about El Salvador’s political and economic problems, 1 found that — as in most disputes — there are four sides to evety story: your side, the other guy's side, the media’s side, and what really happened. My conclu¬ sion is that the people spoke, when they chose, in free, fair and open elections to be governed by what your article described as the "ultra right-wing" ARENA party. Since the mid-1980s, rep¬ resentatives from all over the world — including the Organiza¬ tion of American States, the European Community, and both major political parties in the United States — have witnessed and certified each of the national elections. In three elections, a majority of the people voted for ARENA’S presidential candi¬ date. Twice I served as a member of this international team. In the last 18 years, I have visited the country at least 25 times. I have met perhaps 1,000 Salvadorans, including four presidents, several of the ex-guerrilla commandants, at least two criminals and five of the people mentioned in the articles. Although I have never visited the specific marinas mentioned in the article, I have discussed them with several friends, who also give them rave reviews. I can speak, however, with in depth knowledge and affection for the country and its people. In spite of its population density, El Salvador is — after the rainy season — certainly one of the most beautiful countries in the Western Hemisphere. The gods have blessed it with graceful beaches, towering volcanoes and tropical rain forests. There are even several significant Mayan ruins. The people of El Salvador are extraordinarily friendly, and the greeting received by your correspondents was typical of the welcome offered to visitors. I have heard people from Latin America say. "Some of us don't like the United States, and we can’t stand gringos. Others don’t appreciate your country, but enjoy having Americans as friends. But the Salvadorans truly like the United States and love Americans." I can say with pride and honor that some of my closest friends are from El Salvador. As time goes by and more people discover The Forgotten Middle'. I am sure that they will join me in prais¬ ing El Salvador, its culture amd its people. John Cotton Oriana
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tlllBOATBUILDING We read the letter from 'Mr. C regarding his 'boat-building blues'. Although we sympathize with him, there is another side to this proverbial coin. We are just starting the process of build¬ ing our dream boat, beginning with a Cal 46 bare hull that was factory-built. Obviously, we have our work cut out for us, but we don't think the project has to be as dismal as Mr. C. sug¬ gests. We have already put aside the finances to complete the. project, and my husband has the skills and time necessary to devote to the construction. We have rented a lot across the street from our house — the hull is already there — so our commute to 'work' only requires stumbling across the street with a cup of coffee. We plan on having Seayanika completed within two years. One of the principal reasons we decided to build our own boat instead of purchasing a slightly used model is the knowledge that, once built, we will know everything there is to know about our boat’s strengths and weaknesses, the location of all systems, and where to look when something goes wrong. This intimate knowledge of one’s boat can be of vital importance during an emergency. Nobody said building our own boat was going to be easy, but I believe the end result is worth the effort: a vessel of which you can be proud and confident, and which meets your particular needs. Erik and Katriana Vader The future Seayanika Vista
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Erik & Katriana We Just hope you were realistic in your planning. In the March/April Multihulls magazine, Robert and Gayle Ingersoll had the following advice to prospective do-ityourselfers after getting their boat satiable but without an inte¬ rior. We paraphrase their words for clarity: ^ 'Those contemplating an extensive boatbuilding project shauld at least double the projected hours 'needed to do the Job — then add another 20% more for good measure. Having done so, they
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tlJiBOATBUILDING & SANITY Snow Dragon II is an aluminum cutter with rouncd bilges and a pilothouse. She’s 49 feet on deck, displaces 38,000 pounds, and draws almost five feet with the board up. We launched her 2.5 years after taking delivery of a bare aluminum hull and deck. A year after that we sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge on a trip that took us to the Channel Islands and Ensenada. She performed wonderfully on our summer cruise, and we’re really happy we built her. Here’s how we did it — and main¬ tained some degree of sanity. We had previously cruised our Hunter 31 for three years from Valdez, Alaska to Brisbane, Australia — so we both knew we loved and wanted to continue the lifestyle. This experience helped us to know what we wanted in our new boat — and we spent six months searching for one we could modify or refit. Having built twq^houses, we had an idea how much work would be involved, so building a boat was not our first choice. While cruising aboard our Hunter, we met Dick Koopman, a Dutch designer, and fell in love with his boat. After finding noth¬ ing in the used market, Chris called him in the Netherlands to briefly discuss how much the design would cost — then told him to go ahead. A little while later we flew to Holland to go over the final details and to inspect yards that were building other boats he had designed. A couple of months later, the final plans arrived, and we made a final decision on where to have the hull built. We’d already talked with some West Coast builders, but in the end placed an order for the hull and deck to be built in Holland where they are extremely familiar with Dick Koopman’s designs. Because of the detailed plans provided by the designer, we were able to design the interior fairly com¬ pletely prior to the arrival of the hull. So when the hull did arrive 11 months cifter placing the order, we were ready to go. We put the hull at the old Sanford-Wood Boatyard — which four months later became KKMI. We were a bit apprehensive about what the new owners would think about inheriting a project boat in their yard, but quickly learned that Ken Keefe and Paul Kaplan were willing to let us continue. In this project we’ve had a number of lucky breaks, but that ranks right up there with first meeting the designer. KKMI was a wonderful yard to work in, and the moral support of pleasant people and other boat workers was a huge plus. It’s inspiring to see other people getting things done, and this helped to keep us on track. So despite the distractions of the interesting boats that came through the yard, we generally managed to stay focused. In addition, having the boat in the yard was an excellent way to have access to top quality technical skills when we didn’t feel confident to do something ourselves. Chris worked a regular job while I worke(i on the boat — and took our son Colin back and forth to school and other activities. As soon as the boat had the start of an interior, Colin got a desk where he could do homework. After a while, I mounted a bas¬ ketball hoop above the door of my workshop container. We took time off during construction to have a life outside the boatyard. We seldom worked on the boat for more than one day per week¬ end, we took ski weekends in the winter, and had at least one vacation each summer. As far as our skills are concerned, we probably had a slight edge on most amateurs. We’ve both worked in residential'fconstruction, done most of the work on our two houses, and had remodeled and upgraded our previous boat. Frances had run
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her own woodworking business for many years, we were com¬ fortable with electrical, plumbing and heating systems. Though not a mechanic. Chris can change the odd engine part. The major tasks we hired out were: 1) Additional welding on the huil; 2) Having the interior sprayed with insulaton; 3) Engine installation and shaft alignment; 4) Fabrication of the radar arch, stanchions and pulpit; 5) Ordering a rig from JP Boatworks — who designed it in conjunction with the designer and then installed it; and 6) Having refrigeration put in a box I had de¬ signed. All this was in addition to hull lifting and moving, thei crane for stepping the mast and those kinds of things. 1 The design and construction of the whole thing — including the design and construction of the hull — took 4.5 years. The| first year we weren't in 'construction mode' because the hull! was being built by somebody else. We spent 2.5 years on the hard, and another year in the water living aboard while we fin-, ishfed fitting the boat out. When we left. Snow Dragon II was completely seaworthy and outfitted with an autopilot, storm ^ shutters, spare anchor rode, storm sails and all the other things ^ that normally get done during the first year of cruising. iJVhy dp we think it worked for us? We’d already done con-? struction projects together, and were used to working with each) other. We had most of the necessary skills, and what we didn’tt know how to do we hired out. I. for example, would never be) able to weld a hull so fair. We had a design we loved and knew the boat would be very well built. In addition. I worked on the. boat as a job. while Chris and Colin would occasionally help' during the week and Chris worked on the weekends. But we did other things as well. We’d been cruising, so we had even ; more motivation to complete the job. Besides, we actually enjoy' working on boats, so it wasn’t constant torture. In the end. we had a boat that we'd never otherwise have been able to afford. If we’d just wanted a boat to take us cruis-' ing for a few years, we’d have bought a used one and made do. Since we’d just finished with that approach, we were ready for our dream boat. Some general thoughts for others thinking of building their own boat: If you don’t have most of the required skills, add in the time to learn them. As wonderful as cruising is. it's just , another way to experience life. Building anything with a part¬ ner can be stressful, and building a house has probably broken up more relationships than boatbuilding ever will. If you’re not having fun. you’re doing something wrong — and that includes building a boat. Frances Brann Snow Dragon II
Valdez. Alaska/San Rafael fIJiGIZMO BY SHARP I’m planning to set sail in November, but have not yet fig¬ ured out the email question. I can bring along a laptop, but while reading a recent Changes I came across a stoiy about a gizmo made by Sharp" that you can use to connect your laptop to any pay phone to connect to the Internet for sending email. No computer stores know what I’m talking about, so I thought I’d turn to the sailing hub for some answers. Thanks for listen¬ ing and being so wonderful! Ali Walker Haida 26. Blew Dragon The gizmo you re interested in — and the associates in computer stores are clueless about — is the Sharp TM-20. This stands for the TelMail E-Mail Organizer, which lists for $99.99. This half-pound, 7-inch by 4-inch^ device with a reduced-size keyboard eliminates the need to use a computer when sending or receiving emails.
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HJlCOLLISION MAT I enjoy reading Latitude — especially articles such as the one on the loss of the Painkiller in the Caribbean and the res¬ cue of her crew, and the interview with Captain Larry Hall. The , latter is my kind of Coastie. I joined the Coast Guard in 1940 , and left in '46.1 have nothing but fond memories of that time of.my life. \ I'd like to congratulate the crew of Painkiller for being so well: prepared, but I'd like to mention a couple of things. First, if they had had a collision mat onboard, they may have been able^ to prevent the boat from sinking — or it might have at least ■ slowed the sinking. West Marine sells such mats for just over ; $100 — a small price for how much it might be able to help. The, one I have is mounted on the underside of my cockpit locker ' hatch, where I can get at it easily. After my son read about the Painkiller sinking, he suggested;; that we conduct some practice drills — something that I had; been suggesting for a long time. I could understand his previ-^ ous reluctance, since the drill I used to hate most in the Coast' Guard was the collision drill. But back then we were dealing ' with a huge, cumbersome mat. The mat West Marine sells iS’ just the right size and shape — a triangle — for a sailboat. ■ About 15 years ago — after reading about several sailboats, that sank — despite being dropped several pumps, some of which didn't work and some of which the stricken crew couldn't re-cover — I wrote an article to a sailing magazine suggesting that sailors could make their own mats. A Band-Aid For First-Aid was the title. After all, the danger from floating objects is al-, ways a possibility — even more so in the Northwest where there are a lot of logs. Norman and Ken Andersen Gratejul Sailor
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Norman & Ken — We've always been a little skeptical ojhow well such mats might work, but then last month we received a piece Jrom a Bay Area sailor who used such a mat to good ejject ajter hitting an unlit Jishing boat in the Caribbean. , Asjor Capt. Hall moving back to D.C., we'll really miss him. He did morejor the Coast Guard and Coast Guard/mariner rela¬ tions than the brass back in Washington will ever realize.
DUadvertisers should include email addresses We're cruising from Mexico to French Polynesia on the Milk Run this year, and are going to hang in the Raiatea-Tahaa area for the season. At the end of the season we'll haul the boat and then return next year. When we went to make a reservation to haul, the fellow told us there was a 10% discount if we were members of BOAT/U.S. "No problem," I said, "we can become members quickly." I was wrong. When we got back to our boat, we pulled out the May issue of Latitude and found six ads for BOAT/U.S. But not one of them had an email address — which is all that we LSB and USB SailMail types can use out here. Only one BOAT/ U.S. ad even had a web address, and that was for towing. In this part of French Polynesia, web access is $5 U.S. for 15 min¬ utes. so we had no way to communicate. As such, we think it would be a good idea if you alerted your advertisers to the fact that including an email address in. their ads would garner'them some additional business. We came back to the Bay Area for my daughter's wedding in
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Milk Running Bob & Dian — We'll have the ad guys pass your suggestion on to our advertisers. Meanwhile, try www.boatus.com. And thanks for the compliments. By the way, if you get a chance, take a nice shot of the two of you in a sweet tropical setting — say from inside the Tahaa lagOon with the sun setting behind Bora Bora — so we can post it as the photo of the day on 'Lectronic Latitude.
ITJIplan b l^d like to make a brief comment regarding your response to my Ladies, It’s Half Your Boat letter that appeared on page 68 of the June issue. I believe that you may have missed the context of my point. I didn't say that I lose respect for the women who don't do the 'Baja Bash' or other long sea passages with their husbands or boyfriends. What 1 said was that I was disappointed in the women who just give up after they've had their fun and leave it up to the man they love to find a friend — or as it turns out most times, a total stranger — to get their boat somewhere se¬ cure. No, I don't choose to make long passages either, but 1 do believe in having a mutually agreed upon 'Plan B' if things don't work out. Heather Kurashewlch Sunrise
Nevada — Back Home Safe And Sound Heather — Sorry if we misunderstood you, but even after ■ your clarification our reaction would have been the same. If the woman in our life said, "Look loverboy, the only time I have fun on the boat is when she’s at anchor in a calm spot in Mexico. If you want to take the boat down therefor the winter. I’ll join you for the good part but getting it back is your responsibility" — our response would be, "It would be great if you enjoyed sailing more, but since you don’t, that’s a reasonable compromise."Most men we know are more than happy to go along with agreements such as that.
tllllT S EXPENSIVE TO LIVE ABOARD In the June Letters, Wendy Hinman of Seattle touted living aboard a 30-40 foot boat — at $300-350 per month — as an affordable way to live compared to living in a $l,000/month apartment. You failed to correct this misconception. Where do these people learn their math? Let’s take that 40-foot boat paying $350/month in slip fees. Who is paying for the boat? A current safe investment returns 8-10%. Assuming the value of the boat is $50-$70 thousand the liveaboard is 'paying' an additional $500 a month to owi^ that boat. Now we're up to around $850 a month. Oops! Did we forget the effects of depreciation? Assuming that this is an older boat — a fair assumption, given the price and size — the depreciation is probably only 5-10% a year hyorse on a newer boat) to add another-$4l00/month. Now we aft at $1,250 a month. Of course, there are other maintenance and repair expenses
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LETTERS with owning a boat that will inflate this number even further. Let us not even get into comparisons of dollars per month per square foot of living space. It gets way too depressing. Then there’s the absence of flush toilets and real showers on a boat. The only way to live aboard economically is to find a small, inexpensive and probably somewhat derelict vessel. Then park it in a remote and rundown marina, and live in a manner that most normal folks would not condone. As one who lived aboard in Ballena Isle Marina, Alameda, and enjoyed the hell out of it for several years, I am aware of all kinds of reasons to enjoy that lifestyle — but saving money is not one of them. It’s time to dispel that rumor — and scare off the potential liveaboard who is only looking for cheap rent — £md keep those berths for the serious boaters. Jeff Duerr Landlocked in Sacramento t
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ItilUfO ROOM AT SAN DIEGO INN-BY-THE-SEA We were just about to send in our entry fee to the Baja HaHa folks, but San Diego, the host city, has put a stop to that. Since there is no berth space for big boats, our 60-foot ketch can't be accommodated. Our last hope was Sunroad Marina. We were willing to pay the fees, but were just notified they don't have any space. And they say there won't be any room for even temporaiy liveaboards until October 31. Sorry guys, after sailing down from the Seattle area, we're not into 'heaving to' off Coronado for three months. So our Force 50 will have to go elsewhere. You might let other big boat own¬ ers know there is 'no room at the inn'. Ken and Angi Bums Washington State Port Commissioner Ken & Angi — First of aU, you're saying 'sorry' to the wrong folks. As we've tried to make clear to everyone. Latitude 38 founded and continues to support the Ha-Ha, but it's owned and run by the Ha-Ha, Inc., an entirely different company. Secondly, we don't know if you folks in the Northwest get any news about California, but the economy has been pretty good down here for a couple of years. When it's good, people buy boats and the very limited number of marina slips fill up fast. The bottom line is that there have been less legal liveaboard slips for 60-foot boats in the popular areas of Northern and South¬ ern California in the last couple of years than there are parking spaces for cars in San Francisco. And we presume you at least know there aren't any parking spaces in downtown San Fran¬ cisco. So don't even bother coming to California — or Mexico — if you need confirmed reservations for a berth six months in ad¬ vance. Before you freak out, understand that there's nothing new about this. One month before the start of the last Ha-Ha there were a total of four empty berths in all of San Diego — and the 126 Ha Ha starters managed to work through it. Here are a few of the ways we suggest you and others from the Northwest pull it off: 1) Head south later like mid-August or September when the weather is at least less threatening. Two Julys ago the Coast Guard up at Humboldt Bay had to come to the assistance of seven southbound cruising boats from the Northwest! 2) When you get to San Francisco Bay, you're probably not going to find any legal liveaboard space in the immediate Bay Area. But ask around because things change day by day. Also check marinas a little ways away from the Central Bay. If you can't find a berth, you can anchor off Sausalao, at Hospital Cove.
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2) Half Moon Bay is a great place to anchor for a night or two, and Santa Cruz and Monterey have enough attractions to make four' to seven day stops worthwhile. And don't forget Stillwater Cove off Carmel, San Simeon, Morro Bay — the most hospitable yacht club on the coast — or Port San Luis. These are terrific places to visit — particularly in August and September, when the weather is usually warmer and more tranquil. Once you round Conception, there's about 35 miles of lovely and unpopulated 'lost coast' that has always been one of our favorites. And there's no time like the fall to catch great waves at The Ranch. Chances are slim of finding a 60foot guest slip in Santa Barbara, a really lovely town you could spend several weeks enjoying. Fortunately, you can anchor for free to the east of Stearns Wharf. Did we mention the Channel Islands? There are only about 100 places lo anchor out at these dramatically underutilized is¬ lands. There are great places for hiking, bird-watching, surfing, and anchor practice — and general communing with nature. Once again, August, September and early October are the best times of year. Ventura and Oxnard are often not as crowded as other har¬ bors — we pulled into Oxnard late one afternoon in May and they had a side-tie for our 63-foot cat — so you can often find room therefor a couple of days. Once you get into Santa Monica Bay, Paradise Park is good for a night on the hook, and during the week you can almost certainly Jind guest berthing in Marina ' del Rey. King Harbor might be tight. From Marina del Rey, it's a nice sail over to Catalina, where if you arrive on a weekday, you'll almost certainly be able to snag a mooring or a good spot to set the hook. You could enjoy an entire summer at Catalina, but in the off chance you get bored after a week, sail back to Long Beach. The harbormasters at both the Downtown Marina andAlamitos Bay have always done a great Job of saving the end-ties for transient boats, so chances are decent you'll be able to stay for the two-week maximum. And before or after, you can also anchor out inside the breakwa¬ ter behind one of the oil islands. We did that in April and had a great time. By the way, the sailing conditions inside the break¬ water are the finest and most reliable in Southern California. When you get down to Newport, where the wind hardly blows, you get to enjoy an entirely different kind of experience. If the harbormaster doesn't have any mooring buoys available, you can usually fmd space at the anchorage in the middle of the bay. You set your hook in about 12-feet with a glue-like bgttom. From the anchorage in Newport Beach, the affluent life pdsses right before your eyes: sportjishing boats, little sailboats, big sailboats, canoes, paddle boards — it's all there. If you brought
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works display off Sausaiito was the last straw. Less than half of the boats 1 saw were displaying legal lights. In some cases it was because bulbs were out, but in other cases ignorance was the only excuse. Sailors should realize that navigating in a crowded harbor at night is hard enough, so 1 ask them please not to make it even more difficult by turning on whatever lights they/eel are right. The rules are very specific, and they are specific for a reason. The direction of any properly lighted boat can be identified by other skippers and a correct response to collision courses de¬ termined. When the lights are not right, it's impossible to de¬ termine what type of vessel you are looking at and which way it is going. I’m not even going to mention the number of different mis¬ takes that the stinkpotters made, but 1 thought sailors were supposed to know better. Why do sailors not understand that they should not have both their masthead light on with their deck level lights? To demonstrate the importance of the rules, take the following test describing the vessels that would display the following light pattern: 1) Two red lights, one over the other. Answer: A Vessel Not Under Command, meaning one that is underway, not anchored, but unable to control its motion — or the port quarter of a sail¬ boat with his tricolor and his deck lights on. 2) Two white lights, one over the other. Answer: No legal ves¬ sel — but a sailboat with both his tricolor and his deck lights on. 3) A red light over a white light. Answer: A vessel fishing with lines, not underway — or a sailboat with his tricolor and his steaming light . . . like a certain 63-foot catamaran 1 saw the other night. Bill Kinney Sausaiito Bill — A 63-foot catamaran out on the evening of the Fourth — that sounds suspiciously like Profligate. Our only excuse for showing the wrong lights was — it seems hard to believe after all these years — unadulterated ignorance. Here's how we think it happened. When we bought a boat new in'81, it only came with a masthead tricolor — as opposed to both a masthead tricolor and the decklights that would have been necessary for being legal when powering and showing the steaming light. Since we naturally assumed that a new boat would have the required lights, when it got dark we turned on the masthead tricolor, and when we started motoring, we added the steaming light. Which, as you point out, is illegal. Nonethe¬ less, we became used to it. We then bought a much-used boat, that again only had a masthead tricolor. So our improper use was merely reinforced. Then we bought Big O, which had decklights, so for 12 years we were no longer a navigation hazard when motoring at night. In any event, when it came time to have Profligate built, we or¬ dered up all the lights on the mast — and had long for gotten that any others would be required when motoririg at night. We hope that makes sense. In any event, we're scrambling to get the proper deck lights installed so we can be legal when motoring at night. And we thank you for taking the time to correct our embarrassing error.
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LETTERS I'm not as concerned about being listed as an "unknown owner" as I am with the type of cat I have being incorrectly listed. She's a Prout Quest 33, which I purchased in Acapulco and sailed here to S2m Francisco. She has an interesting his¬ tory. The English couple who purchased her new, motored her through 250 locks in Europe, then cruised the Med for two years, going as far east as Turkey and Greece. Then they sailed across the Atlantic to Barbados, then through the Panama Canal up to Mexico. The amazing thing is that the couple were 71-yearold newl3rweds when they started the cruise! My hope is to retrace the boat’s tracks and take her back to Europe. I don't have any second thoughts about taking this cat offshore. Jerry Peters Second Nature, Prout Quest 33 Valley Springs
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HUlT DISAPPEARED While reading 'Lectronic Latitude, I found a short piece and a link to the sailboat Satori from the movie The Perfect Storm. When I returned to the site to forward it to a friend who had turned me on to the book, the reference was gone. Where did it go? Why was it taken off and where can I find it? Both the magazine and your website keep getting better. Pete Schmidt Via Cyberspace
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llllCAR RENTALS IN MEXICO In a recent edition of Latitude, some letters alluded to un¬ warranted tickets being given to drivers of rental cars in La Paz.' Having just checked in to Marina de La Paz, we met up with Ernie and Emily Mendez on Quiet Times, long time friends who just completed a four-year circumnavigation! While they had their boat hauled for painting, they rented a small vehicle for several weeks. Ernie told us that as they were headed out to dinner one night, he was stopped by a motorcycle policeman after com¬ pleting a right turn. Speaking in fluent Spanish, Ernie had no trouble understanding the officer telling him that some pedes¬ trians had been near the crosswalk. When Ernie started to pro¬ test, he was further told that he might have to be taken to a loceil physician for a sobriety check, and then to the police sta¬ tion. The fine would be 250 pesos — about $25 U.S. Since his wallet was empty, he asked if there was any other way to solve the problem. After some hemming and hawing, Emily produced 50 pesos — about $5 U.S. The officer told him that he was sure this would take care of the 'problem'. A week later, two more people staying at Marina Palmira for six months rented a car — and were likewise stopped. After much talk in broken English and discussion of their long term residence, they were released with only a warning. We subsequently had some lengthy discussions on this phe¬ nomenon. and speculated that it might be a result of the police only making $200 to $250 a month. We also talked about^ways to prevent the problem, and decided that after renting a eSr in La Paz, the first order of business would be to find some paper
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flllTHE CATFISHER 32 I would like to get the email address of Jonathan and Joell White, who recently have written about cruising in Mexico aboard their Catfisher 32 Jo-Jo. The Catfisher 32 is the boat I have been dreaming about, and therefore I would like to con¬ tact them. Can you help me? Claude Petit Claude.petit@online. lu Luxembourg Claude — Rather than giving out their email address indis¬ criminately, we prefer to print yours so they can contact you if they wish — and we're pretty sure they will.
flJiXHE PANAMANIAN DEFENSE There are few greater pleasures for an ex-Bay Area sailor than reading a fairly new issue of Latitude while anchored off a tropical island and sipping a cold beer. Such was my joy last week, as visitors to our friends on Gingi, formerly from Half Moon Bay, delivered the June edition here in Panama. I was all smiles until I came to an entry by Joe Larive of the Hunter 40' La Rive in the Changes section. I am a firm believer in everyone's right to have an opinion about something, but I feel I would be remiss if I didn't share my opinion — and that of other cruisers here about Lanve's 'trashing' of the wonderful country of Panama. After admitting that his views on Panamanians — that they should be given trash cans and shown how to use them — were based on spending a total of a week here, perhaps Larive didn't give the country or her pedple a reasonable chance to impress him. I wonder, for example, if he sailed among the dozens of magnificent, unspoiled islands off the Pacific Coast of western Panama? Did he anchor in crystal clear lagoons, backed by perfect crescent-shaped beaches lined with swaying palm trees? Did he sail into magnificent Bahia Honda, where he would have been greeted by the local natives in their canoes interested in selling vegetables and fruits? Did he journey up the unforget¬ table River Pedregal, with its sometimes twisting narrows and strong tides, and view the grandeur of the mountains looming in the distance? Has he driven through the state of Chiriqui, which has some of the most luscious scenery to be found any¬ where in the world? Did he enjoy the hospitality of the charm¬ ing and gracious people in the town of David? Has he swum in the Las Perlas Islands? Did he sail over to Taboga Island — also known as the Island of Flowers — and hike up the public j:rail through the rain forest? We didn'fsee a piece of trash the entire way.
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GGsince the topics were brought UP, .. After temporarily returning from the Caribbean, I'm catch¬ ing up on my reading — and would like to make some com¬ ments on issues that have been discussed. Medical insurance. My cruising partner has done a bit of research, and is homing in on Blue Shield's $2,000 deductible policy that has a monthly premium of around $200/month. This is consistent with the conclusion of Sandy Ullstrup of Little Bit, who has been sailing on a budget for several years. It's essentially a 'major medical' policy — a good choice when cruis¬ ing in areas where medical service not covered by insurance is inexpensive. Bermuda, for example, where I paid $216 for a visit to the hospital emergency room to care for a major 'boat bite', or St. Lucia, where 1 paid $30 for a doctor's visit and $48 for an ultrasound! Water used by boats transiting the Panama Canal. When we small boats — meeming boats less than 75 feet — transit the canal, we were placed in the otherwise wasted space at the ends of 1000-foot locks or in front of or behind 800 or so foot-long ships. As such, I believe my ancestor Archimedes would tell me that our presence reduced rather than increased the amount of water used, by replacing water with a volume of boat having weight equal to that of our old Latitudes, anchor chain, beer and other essential components. Email from Mexico. CompuServe members have — or at least had — access to a toll-free Mexican access number: (800) 9266000. Given that, all you needed was access to an ordinary jack, which most marinas provided free or at veiy low cost. My attempts to work through public phones utilizing acoustic cou¬ plers was totally unsuccessful — except when using the Sharp TM-20 and Pocketmail. The ham radio code test. I was permitted to use a laptop computer and word processing software for both practice soft¬ ware and — after 1 showed that 1 didn't have some test-beating software in place — to transcribe the actual test. (1 was required to delete the transcription after the test.) As a result, 1 washable to pass the five and 13 word per minute tests on the respective first attempts. Not only is typing a letter faster than stroking
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LETTERS one, but It's much more readable and saves a lot of paper while practicing. By now I'm sure that most examiners are aware that transcribing with a laptop is permitted by authorizing organi¬ zations such as the Amateur Radio Relay League. Jack Martin. You're certcunly aware, most cruisers’ last names seem to be boat names. For example, to most people I'm prob¬ ably known as 'Roger oj Ariadne IT. So until I read the letter from Catherine of Sojurn in the April issue, I did not connect the Jack who was killed in the New Zealand car wreck with the Linda — his wife — whom we met in Chacala while helping build Habitat for Humanity type housing back in 1996. Let me add my sincere condolences to Linda and her son John. We’ve traveled both coasts and the Caribbean, and have found Latitude to be far and away the most informative magazine for cruisers. Among other things, a Classy Classified listing sold my Cal 39 to a resident of Fort Lauderdale. In second place wou^d be the little Caribbean Compass, a monthly publication in newspaper format that's produced in the Caribbean. It provides timely local information and letters very useful to cruisers and racers, with content similar to Latitude's. I suspect it's what Latitude might have looked like in the early years. \ Roger Bohl Ariadne II, Stamas 44 Roger — The Canal question fools a lot of very smart people. But if you think about it awhile, you realize that it takes the same amount of water to lift an already floating big ship os it does to lift an already floating El Toro 85 feet. This was strictly a theoretical question, so we weren't considering additional boats squeezing in front of or in back of large ships in locks. Like you, we think very highly of the Caribbean Compass, which bills itself as the "Marine Monthly of the Souther n Caribbean". Although we've only met our counterparts over the phone, they're great folks and we admire the effort they put into their editorial. For subscription information, visit their website at
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age your correspondents Jim Bondoux and Jim Hildinger (Let¬ ters. June) to "struggle" through at least the first two or three of the series. Consider Master and Commander as the first chap¬ ter of a 20-chapter novel. As such, it defines the main charac¬ ters and sets the stage for the following chapters. Sure, the C.S. Forester’s Hornblower series was great. I re¬ call them as "rousing seafaring yarns" when 1 was growing up. However, I find O’Brian’s characters far more complex and in¬ teresting, and his books leavened with a sense of humor lack¬ ing in the Hornblower novels. Dr. Maturin’s ineptitude as a sea¬ man, while practicing the appallingly crude naval surgery of the time, provided the perfect cover for his activities as a spy for the British admiralty. His command of Spanish and French, and his many contacts on the Continent, enabled him to carry out^ London’s policies during the Napoleonic Wars with great effect. Captain Jack Aubrey, on the other hand, was a consum¬ mate sailor and fighting captain, devoted to his crew and their success in naval warfare. To this end, he applied his hard-earned pri^e money to the purchase of extra gunpowder and shot, the better to prepare his crew for the inevitable encounters with the French, Spanish or Dutch. Unlike Maturin, he was utterly inept politically and his land-based business ventures were di¬ sastrous. These unlikely partners provided perfect foils for each other and resulted in some outstanding British successes in the naval and political conflicts of the time. Far from being con¬ fined to action against the French in the English Channel, Cap¬ tain Aubrey’s adventures spem most of the globe, including the Med. Antarctica, Chile and the United States. These voyages were undertaken under the auspices of the Royal Navy and, when peace broke out, as commander of a privately owned ves¬ sel under contract to the Admiralty. The series can be enjoyed at many levels including Maturin’s abiding interest in natural history, the descriptions of the 18th century socio-political environment, and the musical interests shared by Aubrey and Maturin. The latter resulted in musical soirees in the great cabin while at sea, and O’Brian’s choice of baroque music by Locatelli, Haydn and Handel has since been published on CD as Musical Evenings with the Captain. This music is a delight. Other publications include dictionaries of the seafaring and medical terms used throughout the series, and yet another book details the passages described in the nov¬ els. For those interested further, try the Patrick O’Brian chat rooms on the Internet. Finally, to Latitude's many readers, don’t let columnists and editors tell you what to read. Without exception, my sailing friends have thoroughly enjoyed the Aubrey/Maturin Series. You may be missing a special treat. P.S. For readers looking for a different flavor of Baja and the Sea of Cortez, I can highly recommend The Sea of Cortez Re¬ view, a collection of writings and artwork focused on Baja, ed¬ ited by Jennifer and Russell Redmond, and published annually by Sunbelt Publications of San Diego. John Kelly Hawkeye
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Thank you for publicly pointing out the pedantic nature of Patrick O’Brian’s novels. After all the 'critical acclaim', it was a brave act. Prior to that. 1 thought that my sailing buddy Dave Backhaus and I wer$ the only people who had to steel ourselves to undertake a new O’Brian installment. While I agree that the books were historically accurate, they were so slow and plodding, and as you pointed out, "without character development”, so they seemed interminable. I con¬ tinued to read them only because each new review claimed the next one was better. For any readers interested in novels of the British Navy dur¬ ing the Napoleonic wars, I would recommended two authors other than the redoubtable C. F. Forester. The first is Alexander Kent, who wrote about 16 books on a character by the name of Rlchaird Bolitho. 1 thought they were wonderful. Alexander Kent is the pseudonym for an Englishman by the name of Douglas Reeman, who wrote bestselling novels of the British Navy in World War II. These, too, are excellent in their own right. The second author is an American who, according to the dust cover of his latest book, still spends all his free time on "his tatty old sloop. Wind Dancer." His name is Dewey Lambdin and he serves up rousing, red-blooded adventures of our hero, Alan Lewrie. His last book was the eighth in the series and gets us as far as 1797. Carl Hagstrom Arcadia 1II133RD ANTIGUA SAIL WEEK I’ve often said that the second best thing about sailing — the first being sailing itself— is the people you meet and the friends you make. After participating in Antigua Sailing Week for the first time in '99, I didn't think it could get any better. I was wrong. This year's Antigua Sailing Week was even more incred¬ ible — and it was in no small part due to the people 1 had the pleasure of sailing with. I want to thank my wife Cathy: Dave 'Yoda' Davis, the Grand Master of the S.F. Catalina 34 Fleet: Jeff Smith and Nicole Marinkovich: Don Brooks, an intrepid sailor from West Virginia: Gilbiy McCoy, Coyote Point YC: and Eric Schoenwisner, Alameda YC — for 13 of the best sailing days I’ve ever experienced. This ye2ir, we raced Rosco, a Dufour 50 Classic, which was worlds better than the Oceania 440 we had last year. This boat could actually go to weather. Picking the boat up in Guadeloupe also gave us the opportunity to get some sea time in prior to the racing and get to know the boat. Sailing the 41-mile passage from Deshales to English Hairbour in a little over five hours was definitely a rush. While we didn’t win anything, we’re a lot more prepared for next year and ready to go. Maybe we’ll actually see some Bay Area people there one of these years. Antigua Sailing Week is undoubtedly the best regatta on the planet, and we plan on participating in the next 33! Greg and Cathy Sherwood 'Imi Loa, Catalina 34 # 582 South Beach YC. San Francisco Greg & Cathy — We did six Antigua Sailing Weeks with Big O and know exactly what you mean. In our estimation, each one was wilder and more eryoyahle than the one before. In fact, we're a little afraid to go back for fear uie'll either be disappointed or that we'll explode from pleasure. No serious sailor should die without having 'done Antigua' at least once. They start on the
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HUSINGLEHANDED SAILING A reader recently wrote in asking for information about singlehanded sailing. Although the Singlehanded Sailing Soci¬ ety doesn't have a question and answer format website or news¬ letter to teach singlehanding, the SSS website at www.sfbaysss.org is certainly a good place to start and has lots of infor¬ mation about singlehanded events. The SSS skipper’s and trophy meetings — before and after each of its stx regular races each yeair — includes discussions of techniques, problems and so forth. These meetings provide perfect opportunities to meet other singlehanders — even if someone isn't particularly interested in racing. For the dates of races and meetings, consult the Calendar section of Latitude. There are also several books on the subject. I have Meisel’s Singlehanding, and Henderson’s Singlehanded Sailing, 2nd ed. Patricia Zajac Past Commodore Singlehanded Sailing Society HJlTROUBLE WITH MY JOB Congrats on the new 'Lectronic Latitude — it's so cool that I'm having more trouble than I usually do staying tuned into my real job. John Foy Cyberspace
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LETTERS Speaking of injuries. I’ve been meaning to write to you con¬ cerning the hospitality extended to us by a couple of sailors at the Benicia Marina over the Memorial Day weekend. Katie Lee and I had sailed up in anticipation of exploring the Delta on Callisto, but our plans had to be cut short — no pun intended — due to an injury to Katie’s hand. Although she still had five fingers, it might have been broken, so I pulled into the Benicia Marina where I was greeted by Bruce the Harbormaster. As I was explaining the situation to Bruce. Don and Gwen of the nearby boat Special Edition voluteered to drive us to the emergency room. Don not only drove us to the emergency room, but he waited while Katie’s hand was examined, x-rayed and diagnosed as having a contusion. Funny. I always wondered what exactly a contusion is. Now I know: it's what happens when your hand gets caught between a taut line and some¬ thing hard. Anyway, thamks to Don. Gwen and Bruce, we still mdnaged to have a great few days in the Delta. Rest assured that we’ll respond in kind when the opportunity presents itself. Marc Roth Callisto, Fontaine-Pajot Venezia 42 San Francisco Bay Marc — We're glad you had a great time on the Catnip Cup, but have to remind you that no performance claims can be made on the 'results'. The event was specifically structured as non¬ competitive, with boats allowed to start from anywhere at any¬ time and not to be in race mode. If you want to evaluate your boat's relative speed, you need to enter afar more organized racing event. HUha-ha crew
I'm interested in crewing on the Baja Ha-Ha — which I thought was in September — but I'm not on a boat yet. I must have the date wrong. I also thought there was some kind of gettogether where I'd have a chance to try to get a ride. Can you fill me in? Mark Newton San Francisco
Mark — Baja Ha-Ha VII starts on October 31 from San Diego. It wouldn't make any sense to leave in September, because tluits when California has much of its best warm air sailing — and when Mexico has most of its hurricanes. If you want try to get a ride on the Ha-Ha, we have three suggestions: 1) Sign up for the Mexico Only Crew List — the forms are in this issue. 2) Attend the Mexico Only Crew List / Ha-Ha Party and Reunion at the Encinal YC in Alameda on Octo¬ ber 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. 3) Show up, sea bag in hand, at Cabrillo Isle Marina on October 29th for the Seventh Annual Ha-Ha Hal¬ loween Costume and Kick-Off Party sponsored by West Marine. You'll be Johnny on the Spot for folks looking for last-minute ! crew, as the event starts two days later. iTIiGRUMPY OLD MEN IN A BOAT I’ve never written to Latitude, but this morning I feel like
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Don reported that he was travelling in company with China Moon. a Vancouver 26. The dang 26-footer beat him by two days — so much for waterlinel Valor is not the fastest boat, of course, but she's tough. We had some 40-knot winds north of Cedros but never took any water on the deck. AnyvVay, he's now on his way to Bora Bora. Somebody wrote in asking where they could get 'I LUFF FOR MER¬ MAIDS' bumper sticker. They are available from me for $3 p.p. check or mbney order, at Snug Harbor Sails, 2215 Walker Ave., Mckinleyville, CA 95519. sThe 'Lost Coast' of Northern California. I plan to sail to the Bay Area from Eureka this fall aboard my Bayfield 29. I'll be buddyboating with a Fuji named Sea Robin. We plan to stop a lot at places such as Shel¬ ter Cove, Noyo, Van Dam, Cuffy's Cove, Bodega and Drakes Bay. We'll let you know how it goes. I hope to be in the Delta for Labor Day, so I really enjoyed the 1 piece on the area in the July issue. Doug Nordby / TixilahA. I Woodley Island, Humboldt Bay |
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Charges filed. Felony child endangerment charges were filed against the mother of a 6-year-old girl who drowned in a boating accident on the Delta last month. Similar charges were also filed against the mother’s boyfriend. You may recall reading about the case of Dina Nuccio, who fell off the swim platform of a powerboat and was strucfeby. a personal watercraft being towed. Her body was recovered in Kellogg Creek by rescue divers the next day. The Contra Costa district attorney’s office said Carla Nuccio and Roger Marks committed criminal negligence by not making the little girl wear a lifejacket (as required by state law) and letting Dina ride on the swim platform. Although both Nuccio and Marks face a maximum of six years in prison if convicted, prosecutors will ask only that they serve probation. ‘Those statutes are on the books to make sure little kids don’t drown,” said prosecutor Paul Sequeira. “We’re really doing this to send a message out to everyone on the wa¬ terways.” Light boat, deep thinking. '' How light was Ellen MacAilhur's Open 60 Kingfisher, with which she became the youngest and only female to win the prestigious Europe 1 New Man Star singlehanded race across the Atlantic? "If you dropped a tool on the deck,” said her shore manager, ”it might go through.” How wise is the 23-year-old Brit? When asked what it was like to be a young, female sailor, she replied, ’’You don't know because you're you, and you don't know how it feels to be old and a bloke. 1 just get on with it."
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He's already got one. Scott Ostler of the Chronicle is our favorite columnist, but like all journalists he makes some innocent mistakes. In mid- ; July Ostler wrote a few things about Larry Ellison's 192-foot motoryacht Izanami, which the Oracle chief keeps at Schoonmaker Marina in Sausalito. Ostler ended his item with i an off-the-cuff remark that Ellison ought to have a bigger boat — not knowing that Ellison already has one. Since Ellison has become a familiar presence on the Bay, we suppose everybody ought to at least have the straight scoop on his fleet. In the early '90s, Ellison had a Bruce Farr 82 designed maxi i built in New Zealand and named her Sayonara. Although the boat enjoyed mixed success early, she's been extremely suc¬ cessful ever since, from Antigua to Australia to the Med. ’ ' In '96, Ellison bought the 192-ft motoryacht October Rose and renamed her Sakura. He both wanted a tender for Sayonara i and to see if he liked cruising coastlines. She was his starter motoryacht. While in Monaco in '98, Ellison mulled over purchasing two; entirely different motoryachts: The 192-foot Liihrssen (Germany) [I built Izanami, which is really a military frigate without the mis-: siles, and the 244-foot Eco, which had been built for the late' Mexican media mogul Emilio Azcarraga back in '91. Unable to!: decide bewteen the two, Ellison bought them both. Ellison com¬ pletely refurbished Eco and renamed her Katana — which is the curved blade of the samurai sword. Those wanting a 'tour' of Katana should track down the July ’ 2000 issue of Showboats International, which had a big feature ■ on her. The article was obviously written with Ellison's permis-; Sion and assistance, so the facts should be pretty straight. Other fun stuff about Ellison and his fleet: — He still hasn't bought a new motoryacht, as.,Sakura,, Izanami and Katana were all previously owned. One possible reason? It takes years to build a major motoryacht, and all the good yards have been booked solid for quite some time.
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— There are much larger private yachts around than even Katana. Until recently, for example, Mouna Ayoub, a woman, owned Lady Moura, a 325-foot, five story, $200-million motoiyacht — and even that wasn't even the biggest. (Mouna, by the way, traded down to a 230-foot sailboat.) Katana is prob¬ ably about 20th largest motoiyacht in the world. Most of the really large orites are owned by Arabs and kept in the Med or tied to docks in the Middle East. — When Azcarraga wanted to take Eco (now Katana] to the Med, he didn't want to have to go slow enough to conserve fuel, but the yacht didn't have the range to make the crossing at high speed. So he created a bit of motoiyacht legend by buying an oil tanker and stationing her in the middle of the Atlantic, allowing Eco to refuel and therefore maintain her top cruising speed all the way across. — As with his homes and jets. Elision's yachts are known for — in the words of Showboats International — "simple, clean, unadorned styling, with monochromatic color schemes and Japanese art and design." Our catamaran Projligate is docked oi^e end-tie over from Izanami, and in time we've really come to appreciate the yacht’s unusual 'stealth' styling and elegant sim¬ plicity. Ellison may be an aggressive businessman and rub some people the wrong way, but unlike the richest guy in the world, he has exquisite taste. — Ellison uses Izanami frequently on the Bay, and seems reasonably friendly. Obviously, he and his friends can't wave back to every other boat that gawks at Izanami or their arms ; would fall off. But on the festive evening of July 4, our daugh-' ter, the Devilette, wildly waved a flag from Projligate toward Izanami — and the whole bunch on the big yacht stood up and ! enthusiastically waved back. That counts for something in our book. — Another thing we like about Izanami is that — unlike lots of other much smaller motoryachts — she never roars down the Sausalito Channel creating a wake that leaves marinas rock¬ ing back and forth. — We bumped into Ellison at midnight several New Year's ENe's ago aboard a large yacht in St. Barts. We identified our¬ selves and gave him a couple of hundred firecrackers with which to celebrate. In addition to being very pleasant, Ellison gave us a scoop that he would be chartering Sayonara to Ted Turner for the next year's Fastnet Race. For a guy who the Wall Street Journal always describes as "flambouyant", Ellison neither dressed or acted the part.
Grant awarded. The BOAT U.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has been offering grants for the last few years to local community groups intent on cleaning up their waterways. This year, the San Joaquin Delta Power Squadron was one of 11 recipients selected from 54 applications. The Stockton-based : organization received $11,000 to help develop and distribute 5,000 trash bags with environmental messages for boaters and fishermen. Other recipients include the Great Lakes Historical Society (Ohio), which is developing a marker buoy system to help boaters avoid anchoring on historic shipwrecks in Lake Erie, and the Reedville Fisherman’s Museum in "Virginia, which will be conducting workshops to help restore oysters to the lower Chesapeake Bay. ; Applications for 2001 Clean Water grants will be available in November, and interested community non-profit groups are : encouraged to apply. For more information, contact Jenny' Pereira at (703) 461-2878, ext.. 3^824, or Jpereira@boatu$.com. The True’ is out there.
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SIGHTINGS ellison takes over americaone It was not “official” before we went to press, but by the time this issue hits the streets, AmericaOne will have announced that the syndi¬ cate formerly run by Paul Cayard will now be helmed by Oracle founder Larry Ellison, who at this writing was either the second or third richest guy in Ameriea. ^ Details of the transfer of power were sketchy at this writing. It ap¬ pears that Cayard will stay on as an Integral pan! of the team, though in what capacity remains to be seen. There’s a good bet that Kiwi ex¬ pat Chris Diekson will also figure prominently, as he has been in¬ volved with Ellison for the last several years as the primary eo-driver/ tactician abo^d Ellison’s Farr-designed maxi Sayonara. If you’ve beW following any of the America’s Cup soap opera since the Kiwis obliterated Italy’s Prada team off Auckland last February — the culmination of which was a big bucks Swiss team luring away Russell Coutts and Brad Butterworth from Team New Zealand — Ellison’s entry into the game will probably not come as a huge sur¬ prise. After all, AmericaOne seems a perfect fit: Ellison’s home, busi¬ ness and at least some of his yachts are based in the Bay Area. For its part, AmericaOne has been a top-notch team from the get-go, headed by Cayard, a mem whose considerable sailing talents were diluted by having to wear too many hats in the last Cup. In an open letter to St. Francis YC members. Commodore Bruce Munro noted that, in the face of new A-Cup campaigns in Switzerland and Seattle headed by very wealthy Individuals, Cayard and the board of directors of AmericaOne had concluded that they did not have suffieient committments from sponsors to be competitive. Ellison’s Involvement removes that obstacle. To be sure, the developments of the last few months suggest that the S5mdicates who depend on sponsorship money are going to be hardpressed to remain competitive. Some perceive this is a negative trend. We look at it as something of a return to the glory days of the Auld Mug when rich sportsmen like the Vanderbilts, Sopwiths and Liptons ran the show.
the geek rides again “If we had another $100,000 or another 30 days, the Cup would have been ours,” claimed a disappointed Tom Blackaller after Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes eliminated his radical fi-ont-ruddered USA #61 in the ‘87 Ameriea’s Cup Trails in Perth. Conner went on to re¬ claim the America’s Cup 4-0 in the finals against Kookaburra, and BlaekaUer’s unwieldy steed, affectionately known as The Geek, was put out to pasture. The 12-Meter wars were over after that, with the sleeker lACC boats replacing them beginning with the ‘92 America’s Cup. No one would ever know for sure if The Geek — late, underfunded, and her crew perpetually behind on the learning eurve — really was the fastest boat at Perth, as Blackaller and many other insisted. Amazingly, 14 years later, we’re finally going to get a chance to see USA #61 ’s true potential. A great showdown is looming on the horizon — the America’s Cup Jubilee Regatta in Cowes in August, 2001. This regatta, a celebration of 150 years of A-Cup racing, apparently is at¬ tracting just about every boat that ever competed in the America’s Cup — from the legendary J/Class yachts, to the cranky 12-Meters, to the newer lACC boats. All kinds of other classes are Invited, too — mega¬ yachts, classics, IMS, etc. — and the regatta promises to be huge (see www.amcup2001.com for more). Serious money is being thrown at this event, and boats aroimd the world, including The Geek, are being dusted off and buffed up for the upcoming reunion/regatta/beauty pageant. Not wanting to show up at the Cup without a boat, English busi¬ nessman Irvine Laidlaw — who has successfully campaigned a series of hot boats called Highland Fling — bought USA #61 sight unseen, apparently for a song. After six months at Richmond’s KKMI ‘spa’, the boat — renamed Ecosse — glistens like new again. “Actually, she’s better than new,” claims KKMI project manager Patrick Adams, who continued on outside column of next sightings page
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new clout Some of California’s most expensive homes look out on the Richardson Bay anchorage between Sausalito and Belve¬ dere. But it has long been a bitter irony that their view is clouded by a ragtag ar¬ mada of slowly-rotting liveaboard vessels, most of which are unregistered, non-navigable and anchored completely Illegally. While few other communities in the state would allow such a mess, local au¬ thorities have been hampered in their cleanup efforts up by jurisdictional incon¬ sistencies — until recently, that is. A Coast Guard ruling now clarifies that Marin County’s RBRA (Richardson Bay Regional Authority) has full authority to
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make regulations and enforce them. Currently, vessels may anchor for 72 hours without a permit, and for 30 days with a permit (call 415-289-4143.) Up to three permits per year are allowed. Illegal liveaboards have been laughing at those regulations for years, but now, with the Coast Guard behind them, the RBRA is talking tough: “It is a priority to identify unseaworthy vessels and im¬ pound them before they sink or break away. Vessels found abandoned, unreg¬ istered or in derelict condition will most likely find their way to the local sanitaiy landfill if they choose to anchor in Richardson Bay.”
detailed the restoration on their website {www.kkmi.com]. ‘The origi¬ nal boat was really hard to steer, as the front rudder was too far for¬ ward and neither rudder had bcEirings. Blackaller and Cayard were fighting it the whole time, instead of fighting the other boats.” The restoration, one of the biggest to date at KKMI, turned the for¬ merly neglected and corroding 70-foot hulk into a thing of undeniable beauty. Her white aluminum hull and deck were totally stripped and faired, her mast and boom were split in half and completely redone, some lead was shaved off the bulb to lighten the boat, and every winch and fitting was removed, inspected and overhauled. All the wire run¬ ning rigging has been replaced by kevlar, a new carbon fiber spinnaker pole has been added, and lots of new sails will appear on the boat before the Cup. Most significantly, her front rudder was moved back four feet — a major engineering feat directed by Phil Kaiko — and Harken bearings were Installed in both rudder tubes. Now painted royal blue, Ecosse looked simply splendid as she was towed over to Oakland continued on outside coiumn of next sightings page
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SIGHTINGS geek — cont. last month, bound for Genoa, Italy, on the deck of a container ship. Ecosse’s Irish boat captain Johnny Mordaunt was happy with the end result — and, ^er working non¬ stop since March, was more than ready for a vaca¬ tion. “KKMI did a fabulous Job for us,” he claimed. “Ken Keefe, who was part of the original project, was an invaluable resource, especially about the me¬ chanics of the boat. A lot of the other original crew came by to see the old boat, and watch our progress. It’s been a lot df hard work, but also a ton of fun.” Time constraints necessitated shipping Ecosse (French for ‘Scotland’, we’re told) without sailing it one more time on San Francisco Bay, a bummer for « * former crew and local Cup aficionados. However, Johrmy and the rest of the crew — she sails with just 11, a handful for a 63,000-pound boat — should be training In the Med shortly, and maj^be, some sailing photos will find their way back here soon. We can hardly wait to see how Ecosse fares in next summer’s 12-Meter rumble, especially if original tactician/alternate helmsman Cayard —^who has been approached already — sails with Laidlaw. Blackaller, wherever he is, would no doubt approve.
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SIGHTINGS cruiser rally sells out Two-hundred-and twenty-five entries for a long international long distance cruising rally. Who would have ever thought it possible? But that's how many paid up entries there are for this November's ARC 2000 (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) from the Canary Islands, which will take participants 2,700 miles across the Atlantic to St. Lucia. Given so many entries, ARC officials are now only taking names for the waiting list.
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Days of the future past—below, Tom Blackaller drives US 61 across the Bay in 1986 a few weeks before ship¬ ping the boat to Perth. Above, ‘Ecosse.’ Left, Patrick Adams and Johnny Mourdant. Far left. Inside view of the reworked front rudder post assembly.
Over here in the Pacific, the Grand Poobah of the Baja Ha-Ha re¬ ports they've sent out 149 entry packs and have received 32 paid en¬ tries. This is on par with last year's Ha-Ha, in which 250 entry packs were requested, 160 boats paid up, and 126 actually sailed the course. For those new to West Coast sailing, the Ha-Ha is the 750-mile cruisers' rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, with stops at Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria. It starts October 31 and ends November 11. The goals of the Ha-Ha are a safe trip for everyone and a great environment in which to make cruising friends. The Ha-Ha is only open to folks with boats over 25 feet which are designed and main¬ tained for open ocean sailing, and who would have been cruising down to Cabo on their own anyway. While the Ha-Ha is an excellent oppor¬ tunity for new cruisers to get their feet wet, it’s not an offshore handholdlng service. More than 500 boats and 2,000 sailors have partici-
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SIGHTINGS cruiser rally — cont’d pated in the first six Ha-Has. Two of the most popular aspects of the Ha-Ha are the stops at Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria. Turtle Bay is a genuine little Mexican 1.. 2 .. 3 . 4 .. 5 . 6.. 7. . 6 .
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high Everyone runs aground in the Delta, but few do it with the style of Sebastian Francese and his Catalina 27 Sol. Sebastian and his girlfriend, Rhonda Frost, actually didn’t mean to go on the hard {“At first, she thought I did it on pur¬ pose!” he notes) especially during some of the highest tides of the year. But that’s where they found themselves the morn¬ ing of July 4. Sebastian made the best of things by running a halyard to a tree
SIGHTINGS ashore on Decker Island and adjusting it until the boat had enough of an offshore lean to keep her steady. Then it was just kick back, pass the day and wait for the next high tide at 5:30 that evening. Do we need to tell you that the evening high tide was only 5.6 feet instead of the 7 that put them there? By now, enough curious boaters had stopped by that five dinghies helped push, pull and drag Sol back into deep water.
new ‘star rising SailMall, as many cruisers and racers have reported, is a fantastic way of staying in touch with family, friends and business while off¬ shore or at remote anchorages. The one drawback, of course, is that it’s limited to sending email. For most purposes, that’s great. But there are times when there is no substitute for voice communication. It might have to do with urgent business matters, but In most cases it would probably have to do with talking to family members. It’s great fun, for example, to be enjoying the cruising life while on the hook at some great anchorage in Mexico. But it’s even better if you’ve just been able to talk to your kids and know everything is well with them — and that continued on outside column of next sightings page
JEFF KAUFFMAN
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SIGHTINGS globalstar — cont. they can call you anytime they feel like it. When the Wanderer served as the Grand Poobah of the Ha-Ha last year, he had the use of an Iridium satellite telephone system. In theoiy, you could use Iridium to call people from anywhere in the world. Most of the time — but not all — it worked well. About 20% of the time calls didn’t go through or the voice quality was poor to atrocious. Alas, the Incredibly expensive Iridium system went backrupt and it’s forever lost. The latest entiy in satellite communications is Globalstar, which is a consortium of international communication heavy hitters including Qualcomm, Loral Space and Communications, Vodafone AltTouch, France Teleconr China Telecom, Alcatel, Ericsson, and others. Because Globalstar useawi entirely different and more advanced technology, there are major differences in the way it works and the way Iridium worked. The good news is that Globalstar is a dramatically more reliable system with far superior sound quality. From the tests we’ve done, it sounds like you’re talking on a regular phone, as there is no backcontinued on outside column of next sightings page
Better luck next time — remember the clever and effective port tack start de¬ picted in the last issue? Well, here’s an attempted port tack finish at last month’s High Sierra Regatta that didn’t work out quite as well. As J/24 #77191 approached the finish buoy (top), they apparently misjudged (or didn’t see) the starboard-tack J/24 #2431 coming up beneath them. In the middle photo, they’ve been hailed and are crash-tack¬ ing to avoid the right-of-way boat, in the third photo in the sequence, at right, #2431 is aiso in the process of tacking to avoid a coiiision. No contact occurred between the two boats, but 77191 ’s rud¬ der snagged the finish buoy and a crew¬ man had to go swimming (ieft) to extri¬ cate it. Then the penaity circies started, ironicaiiy, if 77191 had ducked 2431, they would have won the regatta. Page 114 • UtiXiMl? • August, 2000
imperfect The release of the book The Perfect Storm in 1997 — and lately the theatrical version — has once again brought to the fore a point near and dear to the hearts of every Journalist: accuracy in reporting. Unfortunately, In the case of The Perfect Storm, this point was made at the expense of a seasoned east coast sailor who, in more ways than one it seems, was In the wrong place at the wrong time. That sailor is Ray Leonard, owner and skipper of the Westsail 32 Satori, which was caught in a less-volatile but no less horrendous part of the storm that sank the Andrea Gail. (The ‘perfect storm’ that sank the swordfish boat was actually a reire confluence of three different weather systems coming together to form a ‘su-
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per’ storm.) Aboard with Leonard at the time were two women crew who were ac¬ companying him on a trip to Bermuda. All three eventually abandoned the boat, which later washed ashore little the worse for wear a few days later. In the book, author Sebastian Junger portrays Leonard as cowardly — “the very ideal of nautical incompetence,” is how one New York Observer book critic put it. As it turns out, however, Junger never even tadked to Leonard, relying instead on information provided by his far less seasoned crew. Junger contests that he did tiy to con¬ tact Leonard at least twice, but was un¬ able to reach him. And it wasn’t the only
ground noise or other interference. In addition, come October, you’ll be able to plug the phone into your laptop and send or receive texts and even graphics. And in addition to having a smaller and lighter unit than Iridium had, the Globalstar phone is trimodal; it works with ana¬ log cell systems, digital cell systems, and as a satellite telephone. So suppose you’re going to spend the winter in Mexico. You sign up with a compatible Mexican cell service provider. When you make a call, the phone tries to use the cell system — analog or digital — first, but if it can’t connect, it automatically switches to satellite mode. The biggest drawback with Globalstar is that unlike Iridium, it’s not worldwide. They’ve got the U.S., Canada, Mexico and most of Western Europe covered. By the time you read this, they should have Central America and the Caribbean covered, too. This is great for cruisers in all those areas. However, for those headed from Mexico to New Zealand on the Milk Rim, the phone will be of no use, as it doesn’t work much more than 200 miles offshore. So while the Globalstar system would be useful for most of cruisers, it’s not going to cut it for long ocean
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SIGHTINGS passages. For that, you’d need to invest in a much more expensive Inmarsat product. Another limitation is that when Globalstar becomes text capable in October.vit will only operate on 9,600 baud. So forget sending really long documents or photographs — unless you want to spend big bucks — or surfing the net. As with most cell phones, the price of the phone itself depends on what — if any — monthly service contract you’re willing to agree to. The retail price of the phone is $1,199, but on some contracts it drops to $699. The rate plans are some¬ what complicated and in the process of being changed, so we can’t give them here. The bottom line is that these phones are not for ultra budget cruis¬ ers, but neither are they beyond the reach of today’s typically more affliient cruisers. For details on rates and where the phones can be purchased, contact Qualcomm-Globalstar marine rep Carole Schurch at (800) 475-5158. The Wanderer is delighted to announce that Qualcomm-Globalstar has agreed to become the official communications provider of this year’s Baja Ha-Ha VII. As such, the Grand Poobah wUl be using the Qualcomm phone and Globalstar system to get dally professional weather up¬ dates, make emergency communications as needed — and tell his kids back home and off at school that he loves them. Apparently being able to say, “I love you,” in voice as opposed to text is important to others, too, as five Ha-Ha entries have already purchased Qualcomm phones for use on the Globalstar system.
out of alaska It’s a long way from Sitka, Alaska, to San Francisco Bay. And if you are a young couple only 29 and 30 years old, sailing on a 26-ft tradi¬ tional gaff rig wooden sloop, the passage may seem like a lifetime. For Jason and Nicole Tilley, however, it was only a start. The plans for this voyage started years ago, long before the Tilleys acquired their classic wooden cutter Baggy wrinkle. The adventurous youngsters met in the mid 90’s while they were working amd, coinci¬ dentally, both living aboard in Juneau, Alaska. Nicole remembers that they passed each other on the dock for nearly a year before she In¬ quired about that ‘blonde shipwright down the dock.’ Juneau was a big change for Jason. But for Nicole, a young art major from Florida, it was another world. For Jason, it was a chance to use skills he’d learned at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding In Port Townsend, class of ‘94. He’d headed there from his native Port¬ land after deciding upon the ‘career change’ during his junior year at the University of Oregon. Traditional wooden boat builders follow wooden boats. Jason felt lucky to find work apprenticing for Juneau’s Dave Able, a very' tradi¬ tional craftsman, who, according to Jason, specialized In the construc¬ tion and repair of Alaska’s wooden fishing fleet. Soon after arriving, Jason bought a 23-ft Stone Horse sloop. Despite the ‘non-traditional’ fiberglass construction, the Eddey & Duff-built Stone Horses are hardly stamped-out production boats. The near legendary design proved a comfortable home and passagemaker throughout Alaska and beyond. While Jason was honing his skills as a shipwright, Nicole was earn¬ ing her credentials as a massage therapist. When they decided to move in together, they chose the Stone Horse because it was the bigger of their respective boats. It wasn’t easy shoehoming both their lives into continued on outside column of next sightings page
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imperfect story error in the book. (Some place names were incorrect and an Indian tribe was misidentifed, among other things.) But with a man’s reputation at stake, it was certainly the most serious. Kent Leonard, Ray’s son, thought the problem was serious enough that he set up a website to help put things right. If you were as mesmerized as we were at the book, please take a minute to visit http://world.std.com/~kent/satori/ for a more accurate depiction of Ray Leonard’s background, boat, sailing histoiy — and his own account of that day in October, 1991 when he was forced to abandon a
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‘Satori’ during what was then called the Hal¬ loween storm of 1991. Spread and center in¬ set, photos taken from the rescue helicopter show the Westsail lying ahull with a steadying storm jib set. Seas at the time were reported to be 30 feet with 40-knot winds gusting to 55. Right inset, the Coast Guard cutter ‘Tamaroa’ launches an Inflatable, which made the first rescue attempt. Above, ‘Satori’ came ashore on a Maryland beach on November 3, little the worse for wear. After 26 years of ownership, Ray Leonard finally sold ‘Satori’ this May. She is currently sailing out of Texas. (Other photos in this series can be seen at www.uscg.mil/ news/PerfectStorm/Realstorm.html
SIGHTINGS boat he had owned for 17 years and sailed many thousands of miles. The Perfect Storm, the book, is now in its 31st printing and (deservedly) remains on the best-seUer list. The paperback ver¬ sion contains a footnote in the back that gives Ray Leonard’s version of the story. In the movie version, the Westsail 32 and its occupants have different names, although the general depiction is still one of a bumbling, inept owner. By the way, that whole stupid rescue sequence was complete Holl3rwood, and bore little resem¬ blance to what actually happened to the rescued sailors or the helicopter.
alaska — cont’d 23 feet of sitting-room only cabin space — in Alaska during the winter no less. And after several cramped trips throughout the Alaskan archi¬ pelago, their home riding ever lower in the water, there was no den3dng it any longer: it was time to move up. They traveled back to now famil¬ iar Port Toivnsend, a center for traditional boat lovers and arguably one of last wooden boat centers of the West Coast. It didn’t take long to find their new home, a somewhat neglected 26ft Lyle Hess designed Bristol Channel Cutter. Similar to the Pardey’s renowned Serrqfyn, Baggywrinkle was built to go to sea. She had been constructed for a tugboat captain of Douglas fir planking on oak frames. She was galvanized fastened, had tongue and groove red cedar decks, a teak cockpit and anchor well, and solid fir spars. Displacement for the ‘diamond in the rough’ was nearly 13,000 lbs. Best of all, she had been built by Jason’s alma mater. The Wooden Boat School. After sellcontinued on outside column of next sightings page
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SIGHTINGS alaska — cont’d ing the Stone Horse and reaching deep into their pockets, in 1996 Jason and Nicole became the new owners. After a brief haulout to take care of deferred maintenance, they headed back north to Alaska. But their homebound odyssey was inter¬ rupted by transmission problems. They soon found themselves nearly stranded at a tiny outpost in southeast Alaska, population 15. Since even the groceries had to be flown in, Jason and Nicole didn’t have much hope for a transmission repair. After several months of attempt¬ ing to air freight parts and pieces, the now nearly broke Tilleys needed close to a miracle. It arrived in the form of a local fisherman who towed continued on outside column of next sightings page
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what if she Lake sailing is always full of surprises, such as the one in the photo on the fol¬ lowing pages, which was taken at the re¬ cent High Sierra Regatta. Alameda sailor Greg Byrne had decided the time was right to propose to his girlfriend of four years. Shannon McKown, and what better place to 'do the deed' than up on beautiful Hun¬ tington Lake with all their Wylie Wabbit pals standing by to celebrate? After the first race on Saturday, Bwne
SIGHTINGS brought his Wabbit Crash & Byrne into shore for the lunch break. Warren McCar¬ thy, their third crewmember, secretly swapped kites, and then concocted a feeble excuse which enabled Greg and Shannon to sail the second race alone. At the weather mark, Greg popped the customized kite — and the question — and waited for Shannon, who was driv¬ ing, to notice. At first, she didn’t. "You're continued middle of next sightings page
alaska — cont’d them nearly 30 miles to Wrangel, Alaska, where he found Jason a summer jot? in a local shipyard while they rebuilt their transmission. In the fall of‘96, they moved to nearby Sitka, where they lived aboard for two years, refining, rebuilding and refitting Baggywrinkle for an open-ended cruise south. They also found time to get married. Finally, m the fall of 1999, the adventurous couple departed Alaska for the long haul to warmer climates. After a relatively uneventful trip down the Inside Passage, they tack¬ led the coasts of Washington, Oregon and Northern California. Off the infamous Cape Mendocino, Baggywrinkle and her crew experienced their worst conditions, with breaking waves flooding the cockpit regu¬ larly, according to the Tilleys. They breathed a sigh of relief as they passed under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay. Although only intending to stay long enough to ‘lick their wounds,’ the Tilleys enjoyed the Bay Area so much that they decided to stick around long enough to earn a little money, finish some projects, and add some new gear. They even joined the in the local classic yacht scene by participating in the armual Master Mariners Regatta in May. The Tilleys consider themselves “traditional but realistic” sailors, which is why Baggywrinkle carries a rebuilt Aries wind vane, a handheld GPS, and a reliable Farryman diesel engine. They even bought a used radar after trying to navigate through Northern California’s notorious fog. Plans are to head toward Mexico in fall, then on to Costa Riea. After that? “When we get to the Canal, we’ll decide whether to go east or west.” —John skoriak
lucky seven Craig and Nora Testruth were on their way back to Ballena Bay Marina in the early evening hours of Sunday, July 16, when they spot¬ ted something that didn’t look right just south of Treasure Island. “At first we thought it was a fishing boat,” says Craig. ‘Then we realized we were looking at the bottom of a boat that was on its side.” The Testruths, who were under power at the time aboard their Hunter 336 Irish Mist, al¬ tered course and headed to¬ ward the scene. On the way, they called the Coast Guard. Once the Coasties got the lo¬ cation of the capsize, they wanted to know how many people in the water. Nora started counting. “Seven,” came the eventual reply. Tom Wickman was one of them. In fact, he was the owner and skipper of the MacGregor 26X Morphzilla — so named for its ability to ‘morph’ from a sail¬ boat into a motorboat. In the former configuration, the boat __ sports a centerboard and a load Craig and Nora Testruth. of water as ballast. In the lat¬ ter, the centerboard is raised, the ballast gets pumped out and the boat can do 18 knots under its 50-horse outboard motor. “I’ve actually water skiied behind it,” says Tom. On Sunday, Wickman, his wife and five friends had spent the day sailing the Bay. They were on their way back to Emeryville where the continued on outside column of next sightings page
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SIGHTINGS seven — cont’d boat’s trailer waited. Following standard operating procedure, Tom had pumped about half the water ballast out when the boat hit a feny wake, heeled over and just kept going. ‘Tve sailed this boat all over In the past two years with no problems,” says Wickman. “For this to hap¬ pen was a surprise.” s A few people slipped into the water during the capsize, a few were still aboard. Since he didn’t know if the boat was going to turtle or not, Tom had everyone get into the water, but told them so stay with the boat and hold on to some part of it. Luckily, it was only 10 or 15 minutes before Irish Mist came alongside. continued on outside column of next sightings page
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marry me reaching too much," Greg hinted. "Drive down, Sharmon, drive down!" Finally, Shannon glanced up and saw Greg's marriage proposal. Overjoyed, she accepted on the spot, momentarily drop¬ ping the tiller to hug and kiss her nowfinance. Greg, chivalrous devil that he is, quickly produced the engagement ring, which had been silver-taped to an inte¬ rior bulkhead, and slipped it on her fin¬ ger. Applause and hooting and hoUering
SIGHTINGS — cont’d echoed around the lake, as the closeknit Wabbit fleet signalled its approval. Then, the happy couple turned their attention back to the race — which they went on to win, a great omen for their upcoming life together.
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Once the Testruths passed a line and it was secured to Morphzilla (to keep the boats’ drift rate the same), Craig killed the engine and, one by one, the people In the water climbed aboard Irish Mist via the de¬ ployed transom swim ladder. Craig helped them aboard, while Nora got them below and gave each a set of diy clothes to put on. She also had the stove going and in the next couple hours served nearly all the hot coffee, tea and cocoa they had aboard. Although they re¬ port one woman suffered from immersion in the cold water more than the others, no one was injured or hypothermic. When everyone was safe aboard Irish Mist, Nora smiled and said, “I just love it when people drop by!" In the middle of the recovery, the Coast Guard arrived. They made sure everyone was safe and radioed Vessel Assist to come recover the downed boat, which by now had drifted close to the rocks on the old Naval Air Station end of the en¬ trance to the Estuary. As they waited for Vessel Assist, Craig slowly towed the now completely upside-down boat out into deeper water, Morphzilla was anchored that night and recovered little the worse for wear the next day. (The engine will require a rebuild, though.) Craig and Nora motored back to their slip at Club Nautique, emd they and Club Nautique’s Bob Baggs carpooled the marooned sailors over to their cars In Emeryville. There were many lessons learned by both parties that Sun¬ day afternoon. For Wickman, ‘standard operating procedure’ doesn’t get it anymore. “I’ll never pump the ballast out of the boat until I’m at the dock or on the trailer,” he says. He will also keep emergency items such as flares somewhere on deck. Once the boat was on her side, those things — which were either below or in cockpit lockers — were impossible or too dangerous to go after. On Irish Mist, Craig notes that a dedicated heaving line would have helped matters (four docklines tied together proved less than ideal for the purpose). He also found that liferings can be thrown a good dis¬ tance, even Into the wind, while horseshoe rings really can’t be thrown much distance at all. Finally, Craig and Nora credit classes taken at Club Nautique (where Irish Mist is part of the charter fleet) for much of the knowledge they used during the rescue, even though the crew over¬ board classes were aimed at recovery under sail. Finally, the Testruths, Tom Wickman — and us — praise everyone from Morphzilla for keeping calm, collected and clear-thinking during the rescue. This story could have had a much unhappier ending if they hadn’t.
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Figure there are 10,000 recreational boats on and around San Fran¬ cisco Bay, and the average one is worth $50,000. That means the local counties get about $5 million a year from mariners in the form of per¬ sonal property taxes, the state gets a small fortune in sales and boat fuel taxes, and the feds get a big chunk in boat fuel taxes. What do we mariners get in return for paying all these taxes. Net diddly, from what we can see. So we're steirting a wish — no, make that a demands list'. Feel free to write In and comment oh it, or add to it. 1) Richarson Bay should have 250 mooring buoys during the summer — The need for such mooring buoys is obvious, as Sausalito is the most popular destination in the Bay and there simply aren't anywhere near the number of needed berths or moorings. If San Diego and most of the northeast have seasonal or even year-round mooring buoys, why can't Richardson Bay? Furthermore, if you go up in the hills of Sausalito and look down on Richardson Bay, it looks a lot like a dump. With 250 boats swinging to mooring buoys, it would look much more orderly — and as we all know, order is the first rule of continued on outside coiumn of next sightings page
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what the bay needs — cont’d heaven. During the winter, when many boats have split for warmer climes and bad weather makes the Bay too dangerous to moor out, the buoys can be removed. 2) More dinghy, bathroom and shovyer facilities for boats that anchor out in Richardson Bay — Mariners present the County of Marin and the city of Sausalito with a small fortune in personal prop¬ erty and other taxes each year, so why don't we see anything in re¬ turn? One great place to start would be with dinghy docking, bath¬ rooms and showers at Galilee Harbor at the foot of Napa Street. It’s our understanding that one of the conditions of approval of this private yacht harbor was that it provide public access to Richardson Bay via a dinghy dock. There was a dinghy dock for a little while, but it's been gone for well over a year — dramatically contributing to the overflow at the dinghy dock at adjacent Schoonmaker Marina. Frankly, we sus¬ pect the dinghy dock was allowed to disappear because the residents, continued on outside column of next sightings page
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coast Here are Coast Guard Group San Francisco's significant search and rescue cases occurring between mid-June and mid-July 2000: During the previous month, the Coast Guard responded to 242 search and res¬ cue cases in Central California. Thirteen of those cases were uncorrelated mayday calls (distress calls in which the caller does not identify themselves or their lo¬ cation), which resulted in $8,200 worth of searches involving helicopters, boats, and dispatch center personnel. July 7 — At 12:25 p.m., the 6g3-ft freighter Power Bridge called the Coast Guard to report that a 32-ft sailboat had cut across its bow while it was transiting
SIGHTINGS what the bay needs — cont’d most of whom liveaboard non-navigable boats, don't want there to be public access. Since Galilee Harbor is home to liveaboard Marin County Supervi¬ sor and BCDC (Bay Conservation and Development Commission) Com¬ missioner Annette Rose, we don't understand how the yacht harbor can continue to ignore its obligation to the public. If other marinas, such as Sausalito Yacht Harbor or Schoonmaker Marina, suddenly terminated public access, there would be hell to pay. What's so specif about Galilee Yacht Harbor that they can snub the law and the public? 3) 100 mooring buoys off what we'll call 'Immigration Cove' on the east southeast side of Angel Island — Sure, it's possible to an¬ chor off the beach of this relatively wind-protected part of the island, but anchoring takes up an excessive amount of the limited space and — because of the 180-degree shifts in the direction of the powerful current — is not the most secure thing in the world. Others have sug¬ gested that a daytime restauremt or two be established just up from the beach. If it works for Avalon, why not for this underutilized part of Angel Island? 4) Since additional runways for SFO will eventually — after all the lawsuits and other battles are over — be built in the South Bay, we think a few extra bucks should be spent to Include a large waterfront park, a 1,000-berth marina, and a destination anchorage. After all, if we're going to mess with the Bay, let's do it right — which means taking the opportunity to provide lots of recreational opportunities for everyone in this overcrowded Bay Area. And there would be nothing better than a couple of big airplane hangers out there to provide a nice windshadow. 5) Mooring balls and/or slips with bathrooms and showers at Horseshoe Cove near the North Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge — With this part of the Golden Gate Recreational Area about to be¬ come a hlgh-falutln' 'conference center', mariners need to stake a firmer claim to this cove. 6) The 'Embarcadero Marina' in downtown San Francisco. Just to the north of the Bay Bridge is a large open space. A few years ago, the city put in some mooring buoys that nobody used because it was too lumpy for comfortable mooring and because there wasn't any way to get ashore. The solution is simple: use the space to build a sequel to South Beach Marina — with plenty of public access around the perimeter of the marina and a couple of nice restaurants. This way people will still get to enjoy all the great views that currently exist, plus the ever popular views — even with non-mariners and restaurant own¬ ers— of boats.
the cost of cruising watch Just south of the San Franclsco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The Power Bridge reported that it had to make emergency maneu¬ vers to avoid hitting the sailing vessel. A 2 Ift rigid-hull inflatable from Station San Francisco was dispatched to investigate the alleged Rule 9 violation. Because of the timely report from the Vessel Traffic Service, the RHI immediately located and boarded the sailboat. The boarding team collected statements from the operator and conducted a routine boating safety inspection. The statements, as well as radio and video recordings of the incident, have been forwarded to the CG Captain of the Port's office for investigation and continued middle of next sightings page
Think you have a lousy job? Think you have to spend half your life in traf¬ fic? Think you'll never be able to afford a home with a great view? Thmk you're life sucks? Well, think again. I'm the Changes editor, smd I'm here to tell you that you can have a great life. That you can hat^e a home with the greatest views In the world. That you don't ever have to ever be stuck in traffic again. And best of all, that you probably don't even need a job! 1 base this claim on the first Changes in this month's Changes in Latitudes, in which contributor Roy Wessbecher of Santa Clara discusses
Roy Wessbacher with the ‘best crew of the voyage so far’ — his mom.
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SIGHTINGS cost of cruising — cont’d the financial aspects of his nearly fiye-year cruise around the world. After coimting every penny he spent — other than on buying his boat, a humble Columbia 34 — he spent an average of $14.50 a day, or about $450 a month. On everything — including haulouts. There are some of you who pay more than that to park in downtown San Francisco. And it sounds like Wessbecher didn't have that bad a trip, either. He originally in¬ tended to clrcunmavigate sing¬ lehanded because he didn't feel he was a good enough salldr to take crew. But once he got to Australia, a backpacker sug¬ gested he post notices in youth hostels. Before he finished^his circumnavigation, he'd taken on 17 crew from Australian youth hostels — some of whom eventually joined him for sev¬ eral legs of the circumnaviga¬ tion. The interesting thing about the 17 is that they were all vegetarians, and that, like the person in the photograph at left, they were all women! Did we mention that Wessbecher is about to take off on a second circunmavigation? For more details, turn to this month’s Changes.
mexico crew list 2000 In case you’re counting, the Eastern Pacific is now up to ‘D’ on the hurricane naming chart — as In Hurricane Daniel, which was chug¬ ging along 1,000 miles southwest of Baja. We ll remind you that this hierarchy doesn’t include four tropical depressions that didn’t quite achieve the strength necessary for naming as hurricanes or tropical storms. You probably know that storm activity started early this year with Aletta in May, and the forecast is for more activity than normal. All of which is a roundabout way of saying that now is probably not a good time to cruise to Mexico. It would be much better if you wait like everyone else until November, when the hurricane season is over. And hey, while you’re waiting, how about lining up a boat to go south on, or a crew to help sail your boat? Welcome back to the Mexico-Only Crew List, wherein we endeavor once again to get Mexico-bound boat owners together with Mexicodesirous crew, and vice versa. Time was, crew and boat owners used to have to find each other through all sorts of inefficient means. And it was hard enough just to set something up, much less find a decent match of personalities, lifestyles and goals. Now, in addition to the Latitude Crew Lists, there are other lists put together by yacht clubs, chandleries, and various other fleets and organizations. Some are even on the Internet. If you can’t find a boat or crew after all that, maybe it just wasn’t meant to happen.
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If you want to do it with us, here’s how it works: out the appro¬ priate form and send it to us with the proper fee. In the October issue, we’ll run a list of all names in two categories — Boat Owners Looking for Crew and Crew Looking for Boats. All names will be followed by information about the individual, including skill level, desires, special talents, experience, a contact number and, in the case of boat owners, continued on outside coiumn of next sightings page
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coast watch final determination. Normally, if the boarding officer is certain that a violation has occurred, he will issue a citation on the spot. In this particular case, there was enough ambiguity that the boarding of¬ ficer took statements but decided it would be better to have an investigating officer, who can review all the evidence, deter¬ mine if a Rule 9 violation did occur. Note: This is the sixth Rule 9 violation reported since the beginning of June 2000, a marked Increase in Rule 9 viola¬ tions from 1998 and 1999. The Coast Guard works closely with all mariners to ensure the safe passage of the more than 115,000 commercial transits and count¬ less recreational voyages that take place on San Francisco Bay each year. We take reports of potential Rule 9 violations very seriously due to the obvious risk to lives, the environment, and property. Of the six Rule 9 violations reported since June 2000, five have resulted in Coast Guard law enforcement boardings (one reported violator was not boarded because the lo¬ cal Coast Guard unit was responding to a search and rescue case involving an overturned vessel with 2 people in the water near Emeryville). Rule 9 violations cany a maximum $5000 civil penalty and a very good probability that a Coast Guard boarding team will interrupt your day on the Bay. Coast Guard "Vessel Traffic Ser¬ vice San Francisco has an excellent webpage that describes the areas of the Bay for which Rule 9 applies. The web¬ page address is: www.uscg.mil/Dl 1 / vtssf/rnasfbay. him. July 8 — At 5:12 p.m., we received a cellular telephone call from the operator of a 16-ft Hobie Cat that had overturned 2 miles east of Coyote Point. Despite nu¬ merous attempts, the operator was un¬ able to right the vessel and was begin¬ ning to feel the effects of exhaustion and hypothermia. A 21-ft rigid-hull inflatable from Station San Francisco was dis¬ patched to recover the operator and right the Hobie Cat. The Coast Guard trans¬ ported the operator to Coyote Point Ma¬ rina where he was treated for hypother¬ mia by Sem Mateo County EMS and re¬ leased. Note: This case had a happy end-
the life you save In the ‘good ideas’ categoiy this month, we And a newly-launched free web-based service for boaters called FloatPlanPlus. Created by Zarcor, Inc., a boating acces¬ sories manufacturer In Dallas, the new service offers mariners the ability to file
SIGHTINGS — cont’d ing because the operator was able to com¬ municate his situation to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard still recom¬ mends that boaters carry VHF-FM ma¬ rine-band radios due to their ability to broadcast information to other nearby vessels and our ability to direction find on their signal. In this case, however, some communication was much better than no communication. The operator also had the foresight to be wearing both a wetsuit and lifejacket. July 9 — At 9:57 a.m., we received a call from a concerned wife of a boater who had departed early on Saturday morning, Jiily 8, for a half day fishing trip in the Sacramento River delta. The fisherman was scheduled to return at 3 p.m. Satur¬ day. After confirming that the overdue boater's truck and boat trailer were still at the launch ramp, the Coast Guard and several local agencies began a search for the missing 24-ft Bayliner. During the course of the search, more than 75 ves¬ sels matching the general description of the missing boat were located, none in any apparent distress. At 8:40 p.m. that evening, the missing boater called his wife to say that he was safe and on his way home. Note: Locating a specific vessel among the thousands of boats that enjoy the 1,200 miles of rivers and sloughs in the Sacramento River Delta is a daunting task, especially when the vessel is not aware sinyone is looking for them! Know¬ ing that the vessel carried only a CB ra¬ dio, and not a VHF-FM marine radio, we arranged for the county sheriff to make broadcasts to locate the overdue boater.... all without success. Urgent marine infor¬ mation broadcasts made on VHF-FM ra¬ dio asking for information about the boat in question also went unanswered. Please let your loved ones know if you have a change of plans regarding your arrival time/location. In this case, a simple phone call could have saved over $12,000 in search efforts (not including the search efforts of the local agencies). — Icdr frank porker
may be your own an online ‘float plan’. “Everyone agrees that filing a float plan is a good idea,” ex¬ plains creator John Halter. “But up until now, there has been no central clearing¬ house for boaters who want to help encontinued middle of next sightings page
crew list — cont’d the size and type of boat. All you do then is go down the appropriate list and call up the most appealing prospects. Through the Crew List, lots of people have had lots of neat adven¬ tures. But there are risks, which is why we insist that, ultimately, you must take responsibility for your own actions. Let’s face it, sailing is
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I NEED CREW FOR MEXICO NAME(S):. AGE(S):_
SEX:
PHONE OR OTHER CONTACT:
BOAT SIZE/TYPE:. (check as many as apply in all categories)
I NEED CREW FOR: 1) -For the trip down 2) _While in Mexico 3) -Sea of Cortez Sail Week (April) VII, the cruisers’ rally to Cabo startino October 31. 5) -Return trip up Baja 6) _Other_____
MY EXPERIENCE IS: 1) _Bay 2) _Ocean 3) _Foreign Cruising
I AM LOOKING FOR:
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-Enthusiasm — experience is not all that important 2)-Moderately experienced sailor to share normal crew responsibilities 3)_ _ Experienced sailor who can a) share navigation and/or mechanical skills; b) who can show me the ropes _ Cooking, provisioning or other food-related skills _ ‘Local knowledge’: someone who has a) been to Mexico before: b) speaks passable Spanish _ Someone to help me bring the boat back up the coast _ Someone to help me trailer boat back up/down the coast _ Someone who might stick around if I decide to keep going beyond Mexico ' * 9)_ _ Other_ Mail completed form and $1 to; Mexico Only Crew List, 15 Locust Ave. Mill Valley, CA 94941 by September 15,2000.
an Inherently dangerous sport. And sailing long distances with people you haven’t known that long on boats you don’t know that well is a whole other can of worms. So, for the record, the Latitude 38 Crew List continued on outside column of next sightings page
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SIGHTINGS crew list — cont’d is an advertising supplement intended for informational purposes only. Latitude 38 does not make or imply any guarantee, warrantee or rec¬ ommendation as to the character of individuals participating in the Crew List or the conditions of the boats or equipment. You must Judge those things for yourself. Still with us? Bueno! Here are the ground rules.
I WANT TO CREW IN MEXICO NAME(S):_
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AGE(S):_ PHONE OR OTHER CONTACT:.
(check as many as apply in all categories)
I WANT TO CREW: . For the trip down . While in Mexico Sea of Cortez Sail Week (April) For Baja Ha-Ha VII, the cruisers’ rally to Cabo starting October 31. . Return trip up Baja Other___
1)2)_ 3) 4) . 5) _ 6) _
MY EXPERIENCE IS: 1) _Little or none 2) _Some, mostly Bay sailing 3) _Moderate, some ocean cruising or racing 4) _Lots: a) extensive sailing; b) extensive cruising; c) foreign cruising
I CAN OFFER: 1)2)_ 3)_
4) _ 5) _ 6) _
Few skills, I am a novice sailor Skills of a normal hand: watch standing, reefing, changing sails Skilled and experienced sailor. I can navigate, set a spinnaker, steer and handle basic mechanical problems. • Cooking, provisioning or other food-related skills ‘Local knowledge’: a) I have cruised Mexico before; b) I speak passable Spanish , Companionship
Mail completed form and $5 to: Mexico Only Crew List, 15 Locust Ave Mill Valley, CA 94941 by September 15,2000.
1) We must receive all Crew List forms by September 15. That doesn’t mean ‘postmarked by.’ It means in our sweaty little palms. No exceptions. 2) All forms must be accompanied by the appropriate fee. For crew looking for boats, that’s $5 apiece. For boat owners — who we figure spend enough money putting the boat together — that’s $1. And don’t fax the forms to us. We have to receive the fee with the form. continued on outside column of next sightings page
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life you save sure their own safety. Ours is the first free, national service that makes it easy for boaters to take this Important step.” The first step is to register your boat¬ ing profile (type of boat, identifying char¬ acteristics, safety gear, contact numbers, etc.) on www.zarcor.com/fpp/home.htm. Then, every time you hit the high seas, you submit a simple float plan via the website. FloatPlanPlus will then automati¬ cally send your itinerary and profile to three people you designate, along with an emergency 800 number. After 24 hours, if your float plan hasn’t been canceled as scheduled, an automatic notice is sent to the boater’s contacts, asking them to con-
return It was a shining moment for yafchting when the recently restored J-Class yacht Velsheda joined her only surviving sisterships at this year’s Antigua Racing Week. The sight of her sailing with the likes of Shamrock V and Endeavour was something to behold. An urmamed Dutch businessman sure
SIGHTINGS — cont’d firm or deny your return. If you are in fact really missing, your family and/or friends are immediately alerted, who pre¬ sumably then contact the various rescue agencies. How Zarcor makes any money off this free service escapes us (even after read¬ ing their explanation on the website), but the concept certainly makes sense. For years, the Coast Guard has been recom¬ mending that boats file float plans, but until now there has been no easy and cen¬ tral way to do so. FloatPlanPlus sounds like a winner to us — if anyone has any experience, good or bad, with this new service, we’d like to hear about it.
of ranger thought so, because he has reportedly ordered another one. And not Just any J; this will be a replica of the mighty Ranger, the last and arguably best J of them all. Designed by OUn Stephens and Starling Burgess, Rangerwon the 1937 America’s Cup. Four short years later, she was bro¬ ken up for scrap to help the war effort.
crew list — cont’d 3) One form per person, please — unless you and a friend want to go only y you can go together. Whether you’re a couple or just friends, appljdng for a ‘group rate’ does diminish your chances of find¬ ing a boat somewhat. But holding out for a skipper who will take you both will certainly enhance the adventure. In these situations, both parties should fill out one Crew List form and send in one fee. If you think you’ll need additional forms, or want to send some to friends, simply make copies of the ones on these pages. 4) Be honest. The simplest rule of all. In this case, being honest means not inflating your experience or skiU level because you think it’s what someone wants to hear. In sailing, perhaps more than any other sport, if you don’t know what you’re talking about, people who do can recognize it instantly. BS’ers don’t get rides. Contrary to what you might think, honest folks of little or no expe¬ rience often get rides. It has to do with some experienced skippers preferring to train people in their way of doing things. 5) Women can use first names only. If you are female, you will get calls. Possibly lots of them. We’ve talked to women who say they have gotten hundreds of calls, some months or even years after the Crew List is published. For this reason, we recommend that women use first names only, and that they not use a home phone number as a contact. Instead, use a P.O. Box, answering serviee, fax number, email or other contact that insulates you a bit. It also makes screening easier. Finally — guys and women — please keep the hormone thing out of the Crew List process. Once your erewtng situation is worked out, if you like what you see, then let nature take its course. But please, not before. Thanks, continued on outside column of next sightings page
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SIGHTINGS crew list — cont’d 6) If you take part in the Crew List, you get into the Crew List party free! Back in the old days, the Crew List party used to be a relatively low-key affair. It has now grown into a Mexico cruising event of epic proportions, complete with T-shirt giveaways, seminars and all kinds of other neat stuff. And it’s not just for Crew Listers anymore, but serves as a rendezvous point and reunion for Baja Ha-Ha Rally participants past and present. This year’s party is October 3 at the Enclnal YC. If you haven’t lined up a boat or crew by then, come on by for a last chance at the party itself (everyone wears color-coded nametags, so spotting crew or boat owners is easyK, lf you have a boat/crew spot, plan on coming by any¬ way for an enjoyable evening with like-minded people heading south. We’U have more on the Crew List/Ha-Ha party In upcoming issues. For now, get those forms in. The way the weather thing’s been going, you’re going to be able to turn Mark Twain’s famous phrase around pretty easily Into the motto of the Mexico Cruising Class of ‘OO-’Ol: ‘The warmest summer 1 ever spent was a winter In old Mexico.”
sf maritime hosts festival of the sea Like folks who live near Disneyland yet never get around to going there, we’d bet that most Bay Area sailors rarely visit the San Fran¬ cisco National Maritime Museum amd the historic vessels on it's adja¬ cent Hyde Street Pier, even though they realize that both facilities are incredible local resources. If this sounds Uke you, take note that the annual Festlvad of the Sea will take place at the Pier and in neighboring Aquatic Park on Septem¬ ber 9 and 10 — and it's completely free. This year's lineup of activities and attractions is more ambitious than ever. In addition to tours of the historic Hyde Street vessels like the 301 -ft square-rigger Balclutha and the 219-ft schooner C.A. Thayer, there will be "interactive living history demonstrations," free boat rides, a "tugboat parade, race and rodeo," traditional maritime skills demos, a Coast Guard rescue simulation and — believe it or not — a beach landing by the square tops'l schoo¬ ner Hawaiian Chieftain. As if all that wasn't enough to entice you, there will be nonstop international and maritime music and dance throughout the week¬ end. Acts Include Scottish fiddlers, Irish dancers, sea chantey singers, and an Afro-Cuban drum and dance troupe. There will also be a full palate of kids' activities — including face painting. This year's event celebrates the Bay's fishing traditions, which ac¬ tually started out using sailing craft. If you don't believe us, check out the authentic sailing felucca at the show. Oh, and while you're there, come by the Latitude 38 booth and say hi.
short sightings OFF SAN DIEGO — The crowd that witnessed the Intentional sink¬ ing of the decommissioned Canadian destroyer HMCS Yukon off Mis¬ sion Beach July 15 was quite a bit smaller than expected — because the ship sank on its own about 12 hours before it was supposed to! As you’ve probably seen in one of those ‘real TV’ things, the Yukon was destined to become an artificial reef and diver haven. All her ma¬ chinery had been removed and holes cut througout the hulk for diver access. Holes were also cut low on her sides to facilitate the sinking process. A large crowd was expected to witness the event from the beach, and a contest was even planned to see which of scores of San Diego schoolchildren would get to push the button that would set off the explosive charges that would start the sinking process. Mother Nature had other plans. A swell rolled in during the night of the 14th, the ship began rocking back and forth and water started continued on outside coiumn of next sightings page
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just say no From our ‘truth is stranger than fic¬ tion file’ for August — forget guns and drugs. Organized crime syndicates in Italy, are now suspected of smuggling. . . bananas. Laugh if you will, but Investi¬ gators recently discovered that since March, 1998, some 160,000 tons of Ec¬ uadorian bananas had been fraudulently imported through the Italian port of Catania, resulting in 126 million euros
SIGHTINGS (US $120.6 million) of lost duties. Accord¬ ing to the European Union's anti-fraud office, the operation has caused "a vast disturbance" to the EU's banana market. In what surely must seem like the plot of a bad movie, Italy’s Guardia recently raided a docked ship, arrested import and customs agents and confiscated 4,000 tons of bananas.
shorts — cont’d pouring in. Sometime around midnight, the three caretakers aboard radioed for help. They were evacuated by a lifeguard boat. The small group watched from the boat as the 366-ft ship went down bow first, raised her stern Titanic-like and slipped beneath the waves. Oops. WILLAPA HARBOR, WASHINGTON — In 1921, the ship Canadian Explorer grounded near Willapa Harbor (about 30 miles south of Gray’s Harbor) with a load of lumber aboard and was quickly consumed by the shifting sands. When coastal erosion uncovered the wreck in 1998, some of the cargo was so well preserved that local mills paid beachcombers up to $7,000 for large (2-ft by 2-ft by 40-ft) ‘cants.’
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SINGLEHANDED TRANSPAC 2000
here were no 'per¬ plot were damsels in dis¬ fect storms', but at times tress. In this flick, the the 12th biennial Singledistress was in¬ |§ handed TransPac seemed flicted by the damsels, a lot like one of those mov¬ |o two of \^hom whupped ies where the writer and Ig the fleet for both line and director 'Hollywoodize' the Division honors. First¬ script for dramatic affect. Above, miner 49er and overall race time competitor Anna So this year, instead of the winner Greg Nelson. Spread, racing Stockel took care of the normal lovely tradewind Into Ball Hal — Greg Morris' 'Color former with a first to fin¬ run and a focus on sail¬ Blind' skids across the finish line off ish aboard her Santa Hanalel Bay. ing, there was a dismast¬ Cruz 50 Sundowner. ing, an onboard fire, the mother of all Race veteran Terry McKelvey (class of ’96) roundups, an EPIRB alert, heros, mys¬ corrected out first in Class 111, missing teries, and our favorite — boats seeming overall fleet honors by less than an hour. to sail in every direction but toward the That prestigious placing went to — what finish in Kauai. else? — the oldest boat in fleet, Greg About the only thing missing from the Nelson's 30-ft Black Soo Starbuck, which
was built way back in 1968. All in all, it was grand theater and, as they say, all based on a true stoiy. Sit back for our thumbs-up review of the docudrama and comedy blockbuster of the summer.
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wenty-three boats answered the starting gun off the Corinthian YC the morning of June 24 — the third biggest fleet this race has seen since its first run¬ ning in 1978. It wasn't one of the prettier beginnings to an ocean race we've ever seen — one boat was late to the start, Ken Roper's Harrier ran aground in the shal¬ lows near the club, and on the tow out (boats cannot use their engines once their
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It was slow going the first few days. Above left, 'AXA Pacific' on the second day out. Right, skipper Barry Ruff later diverte<lfrom the race to help search for 'Space Cowboy.'
Later in the day, Capell had a close call with a pod of whales that appeared 10 or 15 feet from his boat. No contact was made, but Jay admits it was a little close for comfort. Ron Corbin’s Still Crazy actually did bump a whale and Bill Stettiner on Tainted Love might have. "1 hit something that stopped the boat dead and turned it completely around," says Bill, "twice." No boat damage was reported in either incident. With only the barest breath of breeze, carefully-laid early strategies quickly turned into crapshoots. Several boats actuallyjogged north after the start, leav¬ ing the Farallones to port, including Sun¬ downer and Tree Champagne, the third woman skipper, on Fisheye. Most of the rest of the fleet got on the rhumbline train while a few. Including Dwight Odom on Na Na, GW Grigg on Velocious and even¬ tual wirmer Greg Nelson on Starbuck, took a dive south. Velocious probably ventured farthest down, which made it all the worse when it became apparent a few days later that eveiyone on rhumb was getting the same breeze — despite sailing in the nor¬ mally lighter 1030-1040 mb gradients. Af¬ ter a week or so, all the 'outlying' boats had merged back into rhumbline traffic. Usable breeze began a tentative return the second evening, though it would re¬ main moderate and fluky for the next sev¬ eral days — aU imder a depressing over¬ cast, moonless sky. A special added at¬ traction that stayed with the fleet most of the way to Hawaii was a southerly cross swell probably spawned by Aletta, an early-season hurricane that formed off Acapiflco in late May. This made the usual 'surfin' safari on the tradewind swells into more of a rock and roll eiffalr. "It was like skiing moguls," said McKelvey.
F'irst, of course, they actually had to find the tradewinds. For most of the boats, that was still a week away, rather than the usual 3-4 days of past races. Then again, participants didn't have to endure the brutal slog to weather that is the usual baptism for the solo fleet. "1 have not yet taken any water on board!" wrote Mike Jefferson the second day out. An¬ Page 134 •
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other race veteran ('92, '96), Mike's Yamaha 33 Foxx Fyre was the communi¬ cations, roll call and play-by-play boat for this year's race. As in '96, he posted en¬ tertaining daily updates about the fleet on the sponsoring Singlehanded Sailing Society's webpage, www.sjbaysss.org. Despite their capriciohsness, mostly northerly winds in the 8-12 knot range over the next few days allowed everyone to at least start moving in the right direc-
Blg boat Class I competitors Chuck Beazeii (above) and Anna Stockel (inset, right) kept each other pushing. Right, 'Sundowner' tacks out the Golden Gate.
tion. The bigger boats — Aima's Sundown¬ er and Chuck Beazell's Hunter 54 Joe — especially liked the breeze and quickly started waterlining away from everyone else. Not far behind were two very differ¬ ent Wylie 39s, Barry Ruffs full-on race version (and the only sponsored boat in this year's Solo TransPac) AXA Pacfic, and Steve Mann's highly customized 'fastcruiser' Tawodi. Ruff, equipped with only the required VHF radio, was soon out of range of other racers as the wind picked up, but sporadic radio patches showed
him moving well. Mann had Tawodi moving well, too, despite blowing up three different headsails before the week was out. He wasn't too upset about the heavy # 1 and .6 ounce spinnaker — both part of an obscenely cheap package deal (five sails at $100 apiece from the inventory surplus of the Farr IMS 40 High Five). But when the brand new 1.5 kite with the flying hawk logo ('tawodi' is Cherokee for 'hawk') gave up the ghost, it really hurt. Especially af¬ ter Steve reported that he'd spent several hours out on the end of the spinnaker pole stitching up an earlier tear.
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The feat earned Mann the first of many nicknames bestowed on racers by Mike Jefferson: 'Spaceman Spiff,' Calvin's al¬ ter ego in the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. Spaceman Spiff, you'll recall, laughs at danger.
The farther west the fleet sailed, the steadier and healthier the wind got. With it came the first of the gear problems. On the same day, Anna on Sundowner and Bill Stettlner on the Olson 25 Tainted Love both discovered the screws had fallen out of the torque tubes of their Harken furlers. Luckily, Anna found all the specially-sized screws rolling around her foredeck and reinstalled them securely. Tainted Love's screws were long gone when Stettlner noticed his furler was falling apart. He jury rigged it with bolts he had aboard, but the furler was questionable for the rest of the trip. Jefferson, who typically
Terry McKelvey's 'Sensei' may have had the slow¬ est rating, but she slowly and surely wore down the competition.
goes to sea with enough tools and mate¬ rial to rebuild an aircraft carrier (planes included), was close to Tainted Lovb. He polled the fleet within radio earshot whether or not they'd object to him deliv¬ ering the right materials to Stettlner. "Screw him!" came the universal reply, which in this case meant okay, give him the screws.
The rendezvous was made, the trans¬ fer accomplished and the screws installed. The only problem Bill reported was when one wave made him clench his teeth, which happened to be where he was hold¬ ing the tube of Locktite compound. Gulp! Since Locktite will release when heated, it was suggested that Bill chase it with some peppers. . .
’’W X Xard days to find the groove," was how Jefferson described the conditions a week into the race. But not for everyone. Tree Champagne radioed one day that she had caught seven uninterrupted hours of sleep one night and awoke to find the boat still perfectly on course — despite the au¬ topilot having become disconnected some¬ time dioring the night. Now that's well bal¬ anced! By now the ultralights had also been stretching away from the displacement crowd with long surfs. Particularly Starbuck. In breeze not quite strong enough to 'plane the Olson 30s for long, Greg Nelson reported his 32-year-old Van de Stadt design was on an almost constant surf, and those hard chines made her track like a rocket car on rails. Even bet¬ ter, the autopilot was doing such a great job, Greg hadn't laid a hand on the tiller since sailing under the Golden Gate. It was quite a contrast to the early go¬ ing when Greg contemplated dropping out after finding a bilge full of water. "All 1 thought was, Tve propped for two years to do this race ^ and ^ter two days. I'm turning back'." He was relieved — and the fl«et was quite amused — to learn that the problem was with the head. His girl¬ friend had used it the night before he left and had neglected to shut off the thruhull. Problem solved.
T\e jokes, poetiy, singing and prob¬ lem-solving of the 'evening show' on SSB began tapering off a bit as the fleet finally broke through 'the ridge' of high pressure, the long-awaited Trades filled in with August, 2000 •
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SINGLEHANDED TRANSPAC 2000 gusto and eveiyone got busy sailing again. Almost overnight for most, the wind went from 8 to 12 knots to a hale and hearty 25 to 30. Spinnakers almost universally gave way to more manageable wung-out double headsails and boats began really reeling
'Starbuck' outbound past Seal Rocks under au¬ topilot. Her hard chines really helped the boat track in this year's unusually bumpy conditions. off the miles. For a week, many saw speeds in the teens for hours on end. Some race-high top speeds recorded dur¬ ing this time: Tawodi, 17.6, Greg Morris' Moore 24 Color Blind, 18.3, Still Crazy, 16.6 and Sundowner, 22. The 'top speed' winner? Would you believe Ed English's Beneteau 42s7 Orange Blossom Special? With the 'save' feature on his Raytheon digital speedo, it was easy to call up proof
Above, "There I was..." — ‘Tainted Love's 'Wild Bill' Stettiner describes how the tiller came off. Right, Terry McKelvey topped Class II, missing overall honors by less than an hour. positive of his scorching 29.1-knot burst. Ed is quick to clarify, however, that the anomaly was likely caused by momentary confluence of the cross-swell, "But I'm pretty sure it was an honest 15 or 16."
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and Joe never saw breeze an5nvhere near that which rollicked through the fleet in the middle of the race. Anna and Chubk
were apparently far enough ahead that they were sailing in their own weather, a constant 15-20 for most of the last half of the race, becoming typically fluky and squally in the homestretch to Hanalei. Both keen competitors and experienced big-boat sailors, Anna and Chuck kept each other up day and night as they du¬ eled. Amazingly, the two boats were never more than 36 miles apart the entire race and Joe once closed to within 11 miles. By the final stretch run, however, both sailors were reaching their physical lim¬ its. Anna had replaced Sundowner's big kites with twin headsails, and a day out Chuck finally
struck Joe's spinnaker so he could get a few hours of much-needed sleep. Sundowner crossed the liiiisb Imc, m a driving rain squall ("This is ilic mosi wind I've had the whole tiij)' shotiied Anna), at 11:20 a.m. local time on diiK 6. for an elapsed time of 12 d.i\s, 1 liouis and 20 minutes. No new speed leeord m such a fluky year, but a milcsLone none-
THAT OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL broke a boom earlier in the race, but that was handled with no problems. When last sailing, he said he was running well untheless: In 12 editions of this race, it was the first time a woman had taken first-tofinish. Joe finished a little under 3 hours later — also in driving rain — and Chuck more them saved his time on Sundowner to take first in Class I.
Tree Champagne's 'Fisheye' was so well bal¬ anced the boat once held course through the night without an autopilot! der twin Jibs. Officially, the Incident is under inves¬ tigation'. We'll let you know more in a fu¬ ture issue.
The Space Cowboy incident seemed like the catalyst that changed this race from its usually low-key friendly compe¬ tition to movie of the week. From then on, racing for many boats seemed to take on secondary importance, and for a while it seemed like half the fleet were sailing in every direction except toward Hawaii. Barry Ruff was one of the first to di¬ vert. You'll recall that the two-time Solo TransPac veteran ('84, '90) had only a VHF
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The fine performances of the lead boats were almost overshadowed by an incident that had developed earlier in the day. At about 8:30 that morning, Dave Bennett on the Hobie 33 Space Cowboy set off his 406 EPIRB (emergency posi¬ tion indicating radio beacon). At the time, he was about 350 miles from the finish in Kauai. Bennett, whose VHF went on the blink early in the race, could only communi¬ cate via email to his wife. It's standard operating procedure in this race that, in¬ tentional or not, some boats are on radio blackout for the entire race. (The where¬ abouts of up to half a dozen other boats was.likewise imknown.) Yet it was a com¬ plete surprise and shock when the race committee got the call that the Coast Guard had a C-130 out looking for
Left, 'Tawodi's Steve Mann had a good run to Hawaii. Above, ‘Sail A Vie's Phil Macfarlane and wife Joanne. Right, Solo TransPac 'expediter' Mike Jefferson aboard ‘Foxx Fyre.' Bennett, and the word was that he was in his liferaft. The good news is that David was found uninjured, and that he was picked up by a nearby Navy destroyer after only 2 hours in the raft. He rode with the ship to Everett, Washington. The bad news is that, despite a search, no sign of Space Cowboy had been found. At presstime, the boat was presumed lost. As for the 'why?', at this writing no one was talking. Bennett will only say that none of the speculation over dehydration, rigging problems or any of that are cor¬ rect. He does confirm that Space Cowboy
radio. He had pot talked to any other boats since the third day out and no idea h(?w he was doing (although, as it turns out, he was doing pretty well). On July 6, his silent journey was interrupted by a Coast Guard C-130 calling for Space Cow¬ boy on Channel 16. Ruff called the plane, whose crew filled him in on the details and last known position of Cowboy. They also informed him that he was the clos¬ est boat to that position. "At that point I ceased racing," he says. He set white sails, svmng AXA Paci/ic into the wind and started beating east-northAugust, 2000 • UKWe?? • Page 137
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east. It took 21 hours to cover the 100 or so miles. Ruff had calculated the prob¬ able drift of Bennett's liferaft and hove to
in the general area just before dark on the 7th. He spent most of the night look¬ ing around and calling on VHF, but got no answers. The next morning, after 810 hours on station — and in the absence of any ships, yachts, aircraft or other evi¬ dence of an ongoing search — Barry de¬ duced that Bennett must have been res¬ cued. He then resumed course for Kauai. Meanwhile, several other boats were diverting to the aid of another competi¬ tor. Seven-time solo TransPac veteran Ken Roper had always been punctual on his morning and evening SSB check-ins with Jefferson. On the evening of the 7th, how¬ ever, the session went by with no word from Ken. Everyone waited 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes and still no word. The Singlehanded TransPac'ers — par¬ ticularly the veterans — are a tight knit group who watch out for each other and concern started turning to worry as the minutes rolled by. A retired Army briga¬ dier, 'The General' as Roper is known, is a tough guy, but he's also 70 years old. Finally, Jefferson picked up a weak trans¬ mission: "Roper here. Good wind, big seas, no mast."
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J. he General was below napping at about 1:30 in the afternoon when the keel-stepped mast on his Finn Flyer 31 Harrier snapped off 18 inches above the deck and went over the side — for no ob¬ vious reason he could find in a quick reconnoiter. "All the rigging was still at¬ tached to the mast and the boat," he says. Page 138 • iMiXUiTi • August, 2000
It had to be quick because the rig was grinding against the hull and it had to go before any damage was done. Ken man¬ aged to save the boom, but pulled the pms on the rest of the rig and let it go, along with his good racing main, twin jibs and roller furling unit. From there, it was a matter of putting into practice a plan he had practiced for just this eventuality. He erected an 'Aframe' over the main cabin using his spinny and whisker poles, and put up a sideways storm jib below it. The arrange¬ ment gave him 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 knots in the bumpy conditions. He later switched to a sideways spinnaker staysail, which
gave him another knot or so, with a couple thrilling 'bursts' to over 5 knots. Two boats diverted to assist Harrier, Tainted Love, which was closest, and Mike Jefferson's FoxxFyre. Tainted Love's Bill Stettmer basically stood by whUe the Gen¬ eral put up the jury rig — then resumed racing. Jefferson transferred jugs of fuel to Harrier in case Roper decided to motor into Hawaii. Ken says he never needed them.
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on the 7th, followed by Dwight Odom's Saga 42 Na Na and Ed English on Orange Blossom Special on the 8th. The tradi-
batteries, which dumped a couple of cells worth of acid inside the boat, adding to the mess. The batteries still retained enough power to hold a reduced charge, but by the time Sol Man got to Hawaii on
The carnage page (I to r); There was barely ■enough left of Dwight Odom's spinnaker to make drink coasters; Steve Steinberg shows the cause of the fire down below; The General s jury rig; (upper photo) 'Tainted Love's backstay repair; the charging systems on 'Killer' and 'Georgia' packed It In early, causing both skippers to have to hand-steer most of the race. tional 5 p.m. gathering 'under the big tree' ashore was starting to draw a crowd, and some great stories. More great stories were yet in store. Two of the best "There I was. . . " tales came from the same boat, Steve Stein¬ berg's Olson 30 Sol Man. A good sailor on a fast boat, Steve started this race with all intentions of going for the win. That strategy fell apart big time when the boat rounded up in a big blast of wind about halfway across the pond — a place Steve calls "the point where 1 stopped racing." No wonder. In this one roundup, the boom snapped in half, the spinnaker pole bent and the autopilot popped off its mounts and ended up trolling behind the boat by its power cord. Amazingly, the 3/4-oz poly kite held together, although Steve lost the sheet when he let it go "so I wouldn't lose the big, tEill pole." Rather than try to splint the boom as other racers were doing, Steve had brought along a section of Melges 24 mast that he cut down and made into a new boom. From there on out, however, he sailed conservatively. The other incident' aboard Sol Man made the Mother Of All Roundups pale in comparison.
As he came fully awake, he noticed four things: the autopilot had shut off, the boat broached, smoke was pouring out of the caljln and,."There was a strange, orange glow around where my batteries are." It suddenly hit him: fire down below! Steve says he took several big gulps of fresh air and rushed below. Grabbing a pair of dikes, he started cutting through wires — any wires he could see or feel — as fast as he could. In the process, he seriously burned his big toe and breathed so much of the acrid smoke that he spent the next two hours throwing up. When the smoke had cleared, the cause of the fire was easy to see. He had rigged a generator aft and run the wiring along the Inboard side of the quarter berth — which on Olson 30s is a pipe. In the bumpy seas, the pipe had simply jumped out of its holder and chafed the wires through, causing an electrical short and the fire. (The wiring insulation is what ac¬ tually burned.) "Note to readers," says Steve: "every wire needs to be fused." In addition to 'tinting' the cabin win¬ dows, the fire melted a hole in one of the
July 9, all the nice stainless steel fittings inside the boat were covered with a film of rust from exposure to the acid.
^^reg Nelson broke a boom, too. Starbuck was 950 miles from the finish when the autopilot lost it just before noon and the boat rounded down, breaking the boom in half at the preventer. Greg had had a like-size spar cut in half length¬ wise before the race, and he used those pieces as sleeves (and some wood inter¬ nally) to fashiop a repair. By dinnertime, he had reset twins and a reefed main and was once again flying toward Hawaii. The sail setup Starbuck liked best was a full main and double jibs forward. In 25 knots, he carried a borrowed Knarr jib on one side and a storm jib on the other. Greg also experimented briefly with steer¬ ing to see if he could drive faster than the autopilot. Shades of John Henry — the latter won. "The highest I got after an hour or so was 15.3. Then I put the autopilot on and it did a 16.2. It did all the steering from then on." August, 2000 •
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Hawaiian gothic — Clay Gwin under the Big Tree. His Ericson 32 ‘Bettlna’ took second In Class 3.
Starbuck rolled into town about 3 a.m. on July 9, topping the leaderboard on cor¬ rected time. Greg had no more than anchored before going be¬ low and plotting the positions and estimated finish times of the rest of the fleet still out there. He had no hesitation in naming-' Terry McKelvey as his biggest threat. As everyone found out later, Terry was prob¬
ably at her chart table at the exact same moment crunching the exact same num¬ bers and determining to be that threat. A familiar face in the local shorthanded racing scene, Terry has proven herself a consistent threat on the race course aboard her faithful Cal 2-27 Sensei In her first Solo TransPac in 1996 — her first ever trip to Hawaii, period — she was cau¬ tious and conservative, placing mid-fleet in Class II. This year, it was "no quarter given." Teny was constantly tweaking, ad¬ justing and changing sails to keep the boat sailing to its 204 rating — the high¬ est in fleet. And 2/3s of the way to Ha¬ waii, she was booking. She had caught and passed several boats, including (to his frustration) Mike Jefferson on Foxx Fyre, and with wung-out 110s was click¬ ing off 140-150 mile days, well within the 6-knot average she needed to maintain to 'catch' Starbuck on corrected time. Unfortunately, she says, "I went to the calculator too early. The wind gods heard me plotting and shut eveiything down!" Well into the afternoon of the next day. Sensei bobbed back and forth (and occa¬ sionally forward) In light air. Sensei finished just before 2 p.m. on July 11, missing the overall fleet win by an agonizing 50 minutes. But Terry was still smiling — she beat Foxx Fyre in by an hour.
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J. he 'outriders' were also starting to roll in around this point — boats that had been out of communication for all or part of the race. GW Grigg on Velocious had arrived shortly before 10 p.m. on Mon¬ day the 10th, unfoilunately missing both his personal goal of beating Norton Page 140 •
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Smith's 1978 SC 27 record — and his 28th birthday which occurred the day before. (The group of racers and thw families and friends reprised Happy Birth¬ day under the big tree the next afternoon.) Ben Mewes on Georgia came In, too, from such an odd northerly angle that the race committee missed spotting him com¬ pletely, finishing him only after he phoned in to say, "I'm here!" Ben was the first of a 'power poor' trio of boats whose electrical systems had conked out. This not only removed their ability to communicate — and sometimes to even turn on running lights at night — but for guys like Mewes, it also meant an awful lot of hand steering. Since you can only stay awake so long, the result was slow times and grueling sailing. Georgia's problem was easy to diag¬ nose: the bracket holding the new, larger and apparently too-heavy 100-amp alter¬ nator broke only a few days out during a charging session. Jay Cappell on the Catalina 36 Leilaini Too was the next in, arriving about 5 p.m. on the 11th. He, too, had lost power for unknown reasons a few days out. In Jay's case, however, that didn't mean the purgatoiy of endless steering. In one of the biggest endorsements for non-electrical self-steering we've ever heard, Jay heaped praise on his Monitor windvane, which steered the boat the remainder of the race, allowing Jay to get some rest. The third electronically challenged boat to arrive was the Express 27 KUler. One look at soggy, bleaiy-eyed skipper Jim Rumer told the story of what happens when you miscalculate the amount of gasoline you need for the Honda genera¬ tor. With no backup charging or steering systems, Jim was forced to run 'darken ship' at night and conserve what little power he did have for radio check-ins. It also meant that, for the last 2/3s of the race, he had to steer by hand, which he did for up to 20 hours a day. Jim Illus¬ trated his technique at a post-race party by hanging his hand on an imaginary tiller, slowly slumping his head forward, shaking violently as the imaginary sails flogged, looking up, getting back on course — and repeating the process, Rumer prob¬ ably got the least sleep of any participant in this year's event.
^3thers — many others — looked downright rested. Sleep is always a big issue for singlehanders and this year, as always, most racers had plans to sleep only in short spurts, the better to keep
Mystery ship — David Bennett's Hobie 33 'Space Cowboy' was abandoned at sea for so far un¬ known reasons. good lookouts. As it turns out, many people say they varied little from their normal sleep cycles at home, getting 6, 7 or even 8 hours a night. As GW Grigg on Velocious put it, "If I can't see past the bow anyhow what difference does it make If I don't look all night?" Seriously, though, electronics is also helping change the sleep-deprived mode under which most Solo TransPac'ers used to operate. With radars, radar detectors and other alarmed systems becoming
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more common, sailors feel secure enough to sleep longer. The last boat in was Tree Champagne aboard Fisheye at about 5 p.m. on July 13. WeU, almost the last. The General's wounded Harrier finally limped across the line three hours later, bringing the 2000 Singlehanded TransPac to a close.
dom entries from the reporter's handbook : The radio net' that develops among singlehanders serves an important func¬ tion far beyond roll call: entertainment. On any night, after business was taken care of, the programming schedule of 'KSolo' radio might include the bad joke hour, followed by classic John Masefield poetry from Steve Mann, a "surprisingly good" rendition of a folk or country stan¬ dard by Dwight Odom, passionate if occasionally incomprehensible verse by Bill Cap'n Ron and Betty aboard the American Ex¬ ploratory Vessel 'Still Crazy.'
Dirk Bloodbath' Stetttner and, in prime time, the eagerly anticipated Ron and Betty Show. Ron was Cap'n Ron on Still Crazy and Betty was his inflatable, uh, companion. Sometimes Betty did the show herself, as she had Ron "tied up below". It was definitely one of those youhad-to-be-there things, but everyone as¬ sures us it was hysterical. * What do you do when you want to shave before arrival and it suddenly
Left, proof in the pudding: Ed English's 29 knots was the high mark of the race. Above, GW Grigg (right), who turned 28 the day before he finished, gets a fatherly hug. dawns on you that there is no mirror aboard? Steve Steinberg found a mech¬ anic's mirror (a matchbook-size mirror on the end of a telescoping rod) in his toolbox and taped it to a shroud. Steve Marm used the reflecting qualities of a CD case. Bill Stettiner? "I shaved by braille," he says. * As everyone knows (or should know), bananas are considered bad luck on boats. So it was with no small measure of horror that Anna Stockel discovered a friend had done some last minute shop¬ ping and had put a whole pack of those one-serving cups of applesauce — with bananas — aboard! "I ate them all right away," she laughs. "Then I washed each cup out carefully so no banana would ac¬ cidentally touch the boat!" ’* Tainted Love and Foxx Fyre weren't the only ones to rendezvous with Harrier. Terry on Sensei and Cap'n Ron on Still Crazy also came by to say hi and boost the General's spirits before sailing on. Ron, who trailered the well-named Still Crazy out from Miami to do the Solo TransPac, then took some time off from racing for several days to become "the American exploratory vessel Still Crazy." He went looWng for Space Cowboy. Ron's not clear on what he would have done if he had actually found the boat, but notes "my buddies on ithe East Coast would have kicked my ass if I hadn't at least looked." * The 'curse of the booms' continues unchecked for Olson 30s. Of the dozenodd 30s that have done this race (they are the most common production boats to participate) we can't recall one that didn't break a boom. Corbin's Still Crazy joined Sol Man in continuing the trend. If there's something to be learned here, so far nobody's picked up on it. (It may actually have something to do with all Olson boats. Bill Stetttner nat August, 2000 • UKUAIS • Page 141
SINGLEHANDED TRANSPAC 2000 RESULTS boat CLASS 1 1.Joe 2. Sundowner CLASS 2 t. Starbuck 2.NaNa 3. Tawodi 4. Color Blind 5. Orange Blossom Special 6. Velocious 7. Sol Man 8. AXA Pacific 9. Killer 10. Georgia 11. Free Spirit 12. Still Crazy 13. Space Cowboy CLASS 3 1. Sensei 2. Bettina 3. Sail A Vie 4. Tainted Love 5. Foxx Fyre 5. Leilani Too 7, FIsheye 8. Harrier
skipper
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Charles Beazell AnnaStockel
Hunter 54 Custom ^C 50
Greg Nelson Dwight Odom Stephen Mann Greg Morris Ed English
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fleet
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12d07h06m35s 12d04h19m57s
11d03h25m55s 12d17h17m17s
4 14
Black Soo Saga 42 Wylie 39 Moore 24 Beneteau 42s7
156 100 89 152 102
14d17h03m14s 13d18h22m43s 13d12h23m50s 15d04h06d07s 14d04h44m54s
10d21h11m14s 11d07h29m23s 11d07h59m10s 11d10h35m27s 11d16h40m54s
6 6 7 9
GW Grigg Steve Steinberg Barry Ruff Jim Burner Ben Mewes Dan Dye Ron Corbin David Bennett
SC 27 Olson 30 Wylie 39 Express 27 VandeStadt1230 Beneteau 39 Olson 30 Hobie33
149 96 81 135 105 148 96 96
15d23h41m00s 15d00h31m01s 15d07h22m20s 17d08h10m47s 17d02h11m53s 18d08h56m36s 18d12h01m32s dnf -
12d07h56m20s 12d15h59m01s 13d07h40m20s 14d07h45m06s 14d12h21m53s 14d17h47m16s 16d03h29m32s
12 13 16 17 19 21 22 23
Terry McKelvey Clay Gwin Phil Macfarlane Bill Stettiner Michael Jefferson Jay Capell Tree Champagne Harry Roper, Jr.
Cal 2/27 Ericeon32 Ericson35 Olson 25 Yamaha 33 Catalina 36 Trumbly 31 Finn Flyer 31
234 16d15h48m58s 10d22h00m58s 207 16d01h57m17s 11d00h03ml7s 180 15d23h02m16s 11el13h02m16s 178 16d01h48m56s‘' 11d16h59m36s 185 16d09h22m15s** 11d20h25m35s 167 17d07h26m09s 13d05h05m29s 201 19d06h39m10s 14d08h17m10s 192 19d10h17m00s 14d17h13m00s * 6 hours, 22 minutes redress granted; ** 6 hours, 33 minutes redress granted
2 3 8 10 11 15 18 20
rowly avoided disaster a couple of times, first when his tiller came off the rudder post of his Olson 25 Tainted Love, and five days later when the backstay broke.)
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these pages in the coming months. For now, we can't think of a more appropri¬ ate way to end our coverage of the 2000 Singlehanded TransPac than honorable mention of a participant who won no tro¬ phies, but in many ways 'stole the show' — Mike Jefferson. In the months leading up to the race, Jefferson looked forward to pushing hard in his third Solo TransPac — this in addi¬ tion to serving as communications boat. But somewhere in mid-ocean, after Space Cowboy had been abandoned and Har¬ rier dismasted, "1 switched out of racer mode," he says. "At some point 1 realized that enjoying the adventure and helping facilitate it for other people became more important than winning a trophy." And so he did, often spending long hours talking other racers through the grim realities of power budgets, diverting to drop off screws or fuel, hazing Terry for sailing so well, congratulating early fin¬ ishers on behalf of "those of us you left behind," and all the while writing amus¬ ing, informative and often insightful daily updates. Great job, Mr. J, and congratu¬ lations to all participants. See you in '02!
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^^looooow. That's the abbreviated story on this year's West Marine Pacific Cup, which began off St. Francis YC with staggered starts on July 10-14 and is still finishing as we go to press. About a quar¬ ter of the boats are now tied up at host Kaneohe YC's docks, and the welcoming parties should be racing nonstop for the next three or four days. Philippe Kahn's Andrews 70+ Pegasus was first in, as ex¬ pected, and it appears that Shep Kett's SC 50 Octavia is the overall winner — not a bad year for Santa Cruz boats! Because of the timing of our deadline, we can't offer much this month other than some pictures of the starts and a quick recap of what has happened to date from studying the Pacific Cup's excellent website [www.pacificcup.org). We'll have the full technicolor version (no easy feat for a black and white magazine) next month. In the meantime, here are the Cliff Notes on what's been going on up until now. A record 80-boat fleet began the elev¬ enth edition of this popular 2,070-mile downwind run to Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. That's a remarkable turnout relative to last year's 33-boat TransPac, the recent 20-boat Vic-Maui, and almost any other West Coast distance race these days. The Pacific Cup itself is as healthy as Tiger Woods' golf game — that's the good news. But in a harbinger of the weird days Just ahead, two entries were forced out of the race before it even began — the Bra¬ vura 35 Presto was dismasted heading down from Seattle, while the Norseman 447 Temerity was sidelined when her owner was clobbered in the head by the boom while pleasure sailing on the Bay prior to the start. A third boat. Kiwi Coy¬ ote from Auckland, dropped her carbon fiber rig motoring up the coast from L. A., but was able to fabricate a new alumi¬ num one in time to start (albeit a day late, but with permission from the race com¬ mittee). Now, the bad news; The same weather pattern that caused so much pain among the SSS TransPac’ers and the Coastal Cuppers was stiU lurking off the coast in mid-July when the Pacific Cup began. Wave after wave of starters took off, only to park just off the coast seemingly for days. Only one boat, the doublehanded Contessa 35 La Diana, broke free of the glue, going on to roll up a massive 250mile lead on the fleet at one point. Two boats dropped out almost imme¬ diately — Witchcraft turned back after Page 144 •
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seven hours with mast problems and the little C&C 30 Crinan turned back Just hours into the race, apparently having a premonition of what lay ahead. Not long after, Odyssey lost her water supply and headed back to Monterey. As the days
wore on and reality — a lousy weather forecast, looming family and Job respon¬ sibilities, dwandUng supplies, crew muti¬ nies and cannibalism (just kidding) — began to dawn on the little boats, they started dropping out in clumps, three or
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Pac Cup scrapbook, clockwise from upper left — overall winner 'Octavia'; the 'Swede' wallops a wave; division winner 'Osprey'; 'Pegasus' leads the big sticks out the Gate; and Pacific Cup brass (from left) Jon Rolein, ‘98 winner Bob Nance, Julie LaPlant, Jim Quanci and Mary Lovely._ four a day. Eventually, 17 boats pulled the plug — all on the top half of the course — with the majority motoring back to the
mainland rather than pressing on for Hawaii. Who could blame them?
inally, just as terminal boredom was setting in, Mother Nature gave the fleet a break and commanded the wind to reappear. For the 63 boats still sailing, the race was on! Charts of who-did-whatto-whom can be found on the website, and August, 2000 •
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Clockwise from above — 'Goliard', the bommunications vessel, had all the bells and whistles; „ the awesome 'La Diana'; Div. E hits the starting line like it was a buoy race; 'Alicante' stares down an APL container ship; division winner 'E.T.'; and 'Elan' skipper Bill Riess with Tom Paulling ('Alicante') and Jim Bateman ('Elan') at Marina Village's pre-race 'Weavapoiooza'.
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This page, clockwise from upper right— the chartered ‘Alaskan Racing Team', aka 'Taxi Dancer'; the oldest boat in the race, the 40-year-old S&S 33 'Spirit'; the Hawaiian doublehanded entry 'Pali Uli'; and well-known Pac Cup person¬ ality and eight-time race veteran John Clauser, skipper of 'Bodacious'.
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More Pac Cup pics, from upper left — Alan and Synthia of 'Cinderella' give us their secret gang sign; the party was powered by Pineapples; this happy guy on 'Beyond' obviously hadn't seen the weather fore¬ cast; 'Matador' chases 'Cha-Ching'; division winner 'Ingrid', another success story from Santa Cruz.
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in almost all cases the boats that won or fared well did so by heading south. Not only was the wind better down there, as it was further away from the Pacific High, but the angle for the approach to Hawaii seemed to work out better, too. Private battles were fought in all classes, with only the seriously depleted Doublehanded 1 group sewn up ahead of time by La Diana. Tne most prominent tussle was between the two titans, the hired guns on Pegasus and Rander's Regulars on the Wylie 70 Rage. Each boat sent copious emails and JPEGs to sev¬ eral websites, adding to the entertainment value of the otherwise torpid race. Pe¬ gasus, as mentioned earlier, finished first after 8.5 days on the race course — well off the SC 70 turbo Pyewacket's 1998 record time of 6 days, 14 hours. Rage pulled in about five hours later, close enough to correct out first in Division H by four hours and change. Third in, about 24 hours behind the two behemoths, was the SC 50 Lina, fol¬ lowed by the R/P 70 Taxi Dancer, the SC 50 Octavio, and a pair of SC 52s, Ingrid
Ingrid (SC 52s), Octauia (Div. F), Osprey (Div. E), E.T (Div. D), and Elan (Div. C). The other classes are largely still at sea, but projected winners are currently Punk Dolphin (Doublehanded 11), La Diana (Doublehanded 1), Alicante (Div. B), and Diminished Capacity (Div. A). Check the website to confirm the winners in the lat¬ ter four classes, as well as for full results, race tracks, crew lists, press releases and anything else you could conceivably wish to learn about this year's Pacific Cup.
Skip Allan with the latest in high tech instuments. Hey, isn't that a miniature Etch-A-Sketch? and Triumph. After another gap, boats were pouring into Kaneohe Bay on Tues¬ day, July 25, as this was being written. Class winners thus far are Rage (Div. H),
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HIGH SIERRA REGATTA
^^outhern California Edison Com¬ pany created Huntington Lake back in the '20s as part of a massive hydroelectric system which provides power to the southern end of the state. Thanks to their three gigantic dams, a drop-dead gor¬ geous lake exists at 7,000 feet up in the Sierras, basically a 1.5-hour drive east from Fresno. The lake is four miles long, half a mile wide, and boasts 14 miles of shoreline surround^ by pine trees and granite outcroppings. Fortuitously, Hun¬ tington is situated west to east, and ben¬ efits from a steady 10-12-knot westerly thermal that springs up like clockwork between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. In short, SoCal Ed sculpted — quite inadvertently — one of the besbfreshwater sailing venues in the western states. Even the Big Guy Upstairs would have been hard-pressed, back when he was creating stuff, to improve on this splen¬ did sailing arena. Sure, the water is a little cold and the sailing season a bit short, but there's really nothing not to like about Huntington Lake. Nor is there anything disagreeable about Fresno YC's High Sierra Regatta, a wonderfully low-key, family-oriented event which takes place in mid-July each year. At one point, the regatta briefly en¬ compassed three weekends, but these days it consists of just two — the dinghy regatta on July 8-9, followed by the 'big boat' regatta on July 15-16. Some folks, such as the fun-loving Folsom Lake YC contingent, even head to the mountains armed with multiple boats (Banshees and Santana 20s, in this case) and spend the entire week playing on and around the lake. "It's basically summer camp for adults," claimed Huntington veteran Dave Mosher. "Sailboat racing is just one as¬ pect of the whole experience!"
We had the good fortune of attend¬ ing the second half of the 47th Annual High Sierra Regatta last month. As usual, equal portions of Southern and Northern Californian sailors descended (well, as¬ cended) on Huntington to take on the Cen¬ tral Valley homies, many of whom have been coming here for eons and know all the nuances of the lake. About 100 boats in ten classes were entered, with most of the several hundred participants staying in tents in the adjacent campgrounds (cabins and condos are also an option). The sailing conditions were fantastic for all three races — two Saturday, and one longer one on Sunday. The courses were basically windward/leewards due to the geography of the lake, and the racers Page 152 •
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revelled in flat water, sunshine and about 10 knots of shifty breeze. The spectators on shore also enjoyed themselves, lining the beach and the rocky point at the lo¬ cally famous Mark # 1 to watch the color¬ ful parade. Adding much value to the pro¬ ceedings was an announcer — John
Cosby, the "Voice of the High Sierras" — who delivered a colorful and informative narration of each race over several stra¬ tegically-placed loudspeakers. The shdreside scene, which revolved around Fresno YC's temporary headquar¬ ters on the beach, was eveiy bit as enter-
Changes in altitude (clockwise from uppefieft) — Dueling Moore 24s; 505 world champ Howie Hamlin (left) and crew Don Smith; a J/24 reaching into the jibe mark; Tuna 20 winners Charles Witcher, Sherron Hart and Charlie Hess; mixed company halfway through the race; Moore 24s downwind; Wabbit winners Hillary Hansen and Colin Moore; the Santana 20s used the regatta as part of their Districts. taining as the sailing. The social highlight of the weekend was the Saturday night tri-tip barbecue, held at the local lodge
across the street. After dinner the tables and chairs were pushed back, and an oldies band rocked the place — appropriate
music for this rustic resort, which hap¬ pily seems trapped in a time warp that's a throwback to simpler times. The party spilled over into the local saloon, and eventually back to eveiyfone's campfires. Not surprisingly, like Indian tribes at a summer pow-wow, the fleets all camped August, 2000 •
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Visual feast, clockwise from above — Moore 24 winners Shana Rosenfeld, Peter Phelan and dog Kiko; regatta headquarters; Gary Albright (far right) awarded his 'Talisman Banana' team big jars of artichoke hearts for "choking the regattatypical pin end favor at the crowded PHRF start.
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HIGH SIERRA REGATTA together — the Moore 24 sailors at Rancheria Campground, Wabbiteers at College, and so on.
.i^\fter another race on Sunday, sailed in slightly lighter winds, the boats were packed up and the traditional awards (redwood burl plaques) were presented. Results of the large PHRF-A class were held up, however, pending protests. The crux of the dilemma had something to do with how and when a certain J/24 fin¬ ished (see Sightings for the incident). We're still not sure what the exact issue was, but the friendly folks at Fresno YC even¬ tually sorted it out — a minor glitch in an otherwise near-perfect regatta. The weekend ended all too soon, with the majority of the tired but happy fleet heading downhill by 4 p.m. for the drive back to the Bay Area (about five hours) or as far south as San Diego (eight hours). A handful of Huntington vets — such as Gary Albright and his wild and crazy J/ 22 Talisman Banana buddies — avoided the mad rush and hung out for an extra evening. The Banana bunch consoled
Holder 20 winners David Bullock, skipper Jim Rosaschi and Jim Palmer. They're from Las Vegas, and represented the Nevada YC. missed one High Sierra Regatta in the last 16 years (when his daughter was getting married). "This regatta really gets under your skin — it's the best combination of sailing, camping and socializing an3where on the lake circuit!"
— latitude/rfcm HIGH SIERRA #1 (July 8-9): BANSHEE — 1) Charles Witcher, Sacramento; 2) Curt Rodgers, San Jose; 3) Craig Lee, El Dorado Hills. (12 boats)
The view from the race deck. Note T flag (the one minute rule) and 'X' flag (Individual recall). their wounded pride (they were "fifth or sixth", well off their winning pace of last year) with another gourmet grilled meal and some "serious wine tasting." The next morning, they tacked their J/22 upwind to their favorite breakfast Joint up near the dams. About midday, they popped the chute and jibed their way leisurely back down the pretty lake, hauled out, and headed home. "We're already looking forward to next year," claimed Albright, who has only Page 156
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Irrational exuberance — this Capri 25 crew wasn't doing that well in the race, butthatwasn't stopping them from having a great time! CATALINA 22 — 1) Gary Preston, Sacramento. (4 boats) DAYSAILER A— 1) Dave Keren, Fresno; 2) Phil Root, Springfield, OR; 3) Mark Schroeder, Eugene, OR. (27 boats) DAYSAILER B— 1) Peter Rothenbaecher, Atas¬ cadero; 2) Ralph Middleton, Granada Hills; 3) Scott Olson, San Jose. (16 boats) FIREBALL — 1) Allison Jolly, San Clemente; 2) Henry McCray, Charleston, SC; 3) Elizabeth Schweg-
ler, Long Beach. (8 boats) FORCE FIVE — 1) Steve Eyberg, Atwater. (3 boats) LASER — 1) Tom Burden, Ben Lomond; 2) Marcel Sloane, Benicia. (7 boats) LIDO 14-A— 1) Tom Jenkins, Martinez; 2) John Papadopoulos, Newport Beach; 3) Bob Yates, Newport Beach. (9 boats) LIDO 14-B — 1) Roy Woolsey, Newport Beach; 2) John Ingle, Coronado; 3) Steve Muller, Long Beach. (17 boats) MULTIHULL — 1) Stephen Sherry, Lakeshore; 2) Russell Duncanson, Coarsegold; 3) Curtis Jackson, unknown. (6 boats) SAN JUAN 21 — 1) Jerry Hansen, Kerman; 2) Ruth Barcus, Tollhouse; 3) Kirk Thorburn, Madera. (10 boats) SAN JUAN 21 (working sails) — 1) Fred llchert, Fresno. (1 boat) INTERNATIONAL 14 — 1) Greg Mitchell, Bur¬ lingame; 2) James Beninghaut, Campbell. (6 boats)
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CRUISING WITH PATRICK O'BRIAN
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1 acquaintance who is a professor of literature at Stanford brought Patrick O'Brian to my attention, claiming him to be the finest living author writing in the English language. Being an avid reader who had consumed about everything in¬ cluding, of course, all of Forster's Hornblower books, 1 had my doubts. But after an increasingly mesmerizing read¬ ing of all of the ‘sixteen O'Brian .Aubrey/ Maturin tio\ils iheij in [)rini with ever
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written. It was lined floor to ceiling with reference works on an array of subjects in several languages, but not a single vdlume dated later than 1820. mounliiiii eapiivalion and awe. I whole¬ heartedly concurred. After a second read¬ ing of the entire series which revealed to me previously undiscovered depths and glories I felt compelled to pay down the debt 1 owed this author for the wonder¬ ful, Ufe-enriching experience he had given me. Since O'Brian obviously loved the sea, it occurred to me to write offering him a fortnight's cruse aboard my Perini ketch, the 154 foot Andromeda la Dea, for him¬ self and his friends without any Interfer¬ ing presence from myself. 1 asked Danielle Steel if she thought O'Brian would be offended by receiving such a letter and her interesting reply was, "I get about 20,000 letters per year from readers and 1 have yet to receive a single one offering to do anjdhing for me — he will be delighted even if age and cir¬ cumstances prevent him from accepting." During their cruise together, Perkins took his iiterary hero for a spin in 'Andromeda's saiiing din¬ ghy, a ciassic Engiish 12.
and jirecisc [icTimniiship, saying 1 accept your kind offer with perhaps obscene haste."
Mr. O'Brian was to give a lecture tour of the United States in early 1995 that included San Francisco, I invited him to dinner the week of his visit and I first saw him in person when 1 at-_ tended his lecture in Herbst Hall. His host was the poet laureate of America (Robert Haas). 1 was both charmed and alarmed when introduced to O'Brian's lightening quick wit and rather acerbic manner. The following evening he and his wife. Maty, came to my house in Belvedere for a 'literary' dinner with admirers and one or two other au¬ thors. Mr. O'Brian was utterly charm¬ ing, if perhaps a little aloof. He took tre¬ mendous interest in an Admiralty Board (dockyard) model I have of an English First Rater of 1702. He understood ever5dhlng about that ship and greatly augmented my own knowledge. After the other guests de¬ parted, we settled into a series of bran-
Aimost anyone wouid be a bit nervous taking the heim of a yacht iike 'Andromeda', but O'Brian seemed completeiy unfamiiiar with the task. dies by the fire and 1 discovered: 1) his capacity for serious drinking greatly ex¬ ceeded my own; 2) his reserve only eased veiy slightly in the presence of this un¬ known American (me) and; 3) his knowl¬ edge of the practical aspects of sailing seemed, amazingly, almost nil. After a half liter of cognac had vanished (and we were still calling each other Mr. O'Brian and Mr. Perkins), 1 produced a chart of the Mediterranean and we began to discuss the agenda for his cruise. I had learned that the O'Brians' home was in Collioure, a village on the Medi¬ terranean coast of France Just north of the Spanish border, in Basque country. The harbor of Port Vendres lies nearby, where Andromeda could pick all of them up. O'Brian then suggested a cruise circunmavigating Sicily, a stop in Greece, dropping by Beirut and winding up with a comprehensive tour of the Balearic is¬ lands. 1 was stunnedl How, 1 wondered, could this old salt possibly comprehend
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a tour of over 3,000 nautical miles with numerous port calls, in only 14 days in a yacht capable of only about 12 knots? As 1 began to explain the physical limi¬ tations of time and space he added a de¬ sire to drop the hook in Naples, Capri and Tangiers as well. While 1 could not recon¬ cile this plan with reality, I assumed it was the wine in control and then I was both startled and pleased when he added at the evening's end that he had a major non-negotiable condition to accepting my offer: namely that I personally would join him, Maiy and their guests aboard my yacht.
In May 1995, as the departure date appoached, 1 had a rough time getting Andromeda to the tiny and pictui'esque Port Vendres in time to pick them up. Eveiy time I have been in the Gulf of Li¬ ons, 1 have been pasted and this was one of the worst. Andromeda broke her inner forestay and lost all telecommunication as well, but after a real dusting we made it and O'Brian and Mary showed me
aroimd the village and offered a lunch at their modest and charming home. He took tremendous pride in his wine made from hi^ own grapes, pressed and fermented in barrels in his cellar. 1 was fascinated by his office, where the books were writ¬ ten. It was lined floor to ceiling with ref¬
Whoever said, "Gentlemen don't sail to weather," hadn't experienced a glorious blast to windward ahnarH tha iai-ft meaavacht 'Andromeda'.
CRUISING WITH PATRICK O'BRIAN veiy frail. They were both nearly 80 and I constantly feared she would take a tumble with the ship's motion, but thankfully this never occurred. Before dinner O'Brian asked me if 1 was famUlar with an American drink called the martini and he tested my composition of two such killers with relish. All the con¬ versations at the table were spirited and he was the center of the talk and con¬ trolled Its direction 'totally. 1 found the level of sophistication and erudition of these people to be greater than any 1 had ever experienced, and when they turned to literaiy or historical contexts 1 was left far behind. My MIT engineer's degree had, alas, not prepared me for cultivated dis¬ course at such a level. It was literally ex¬ hausting, but a marvel to followr The weather continued to be fine and the next morning we were off Menorca. O'Brian suggested that we sail (sail, not motor) into the long narrow channel lead¬ ing to the port of Mahon, the location of the first meeting between Aubrey and Maturin. This was pretty tricky for a boat
I call him Patrick and he would use Tom for me. And so our cruise continued, with Patrick showing keen interest in every¬ thing: we fished with some success; we
three of Patrick's manuscripts and had a professor offering a course on O'Brian which Patrick found intensely offensive. Patrick then mentioned that he was de¬ stroying all of his diaries, his journals and
introduced him to the helm, but he seemed to have no feeling for the wind and the course, and frequently I had to intervene to prevent a full standing gybe. /
sailed every day; we visited the port of Ciudadela on Menorca and'we sailed past the majestic Cape Formentor on the northeast tip of Mallorca where Patrick was entranced by the thousands of sea birds. Ornithology was his true passion as it was for his character Stephen Maturin, who is clearly modeled on Patrick's physique and personality.
all of his correspondence so that no trace of his existence would remain save his novels. Richard Ollard was aghast, and Ms. Green was very upset with this quite star¬ tling revelation. Ollard said that it was a crime against the future and reminded Patrick that he himself had relied heavily on Pablo Picasso's letters when he had written a weU-received biography of the artist. Patrick heatedly countered that Picasso had trusted him, but that he, Patrick, could not rely upon the goodwill of "some post-doctoral American fool." So the tension-fQled discussion con¬ tinued. The analogy of an artist framing his painting was raised; it was then complete and should not require either the support nor deserve the distraction of knowing the artist's frame of mind at the time of creation. Now, after Patrick's death, we understand some of his thinking. He was his own construct, bom Patrick Russ, English not Irish, not university educated, not a sailor, a father who abandoned his family, and altogether a piece of his own fiction. But, that night aboard Andromeda, only Mary knew the tmth and understood his deep motives.
affair. With O'Brian and his friends, it aiso be¬ came a forum for debate. of Andromeda's size, but I carried it off, happily, without mishap. We had an in¬ teresting afternoon ashore with O'Brian showing us about the old city with intense enthusiasm while also demonstrating his fluency in Catalan, the local tongue. That evening, while at dinner back aboard the yacht, he suggested for the first time that Page 160 • UCXUt'ii • August, 2000
One evening there was an extremely heated discussion around the table which led to hurt feelings requiring overnight to heal. It started with Patrick asking me if I had heard of a place, Indiana, and a school, the University of Indiana and did I think the school financially responsible? The University's English department had purchased (and not yet paid for) two or
The following day the un¬ pleasantness passed with more superb sailing in fine Mediterranean weather. While under full sail with the huge MPS drawing in light vUnd, with our centerboard keel raised and guided by — as it turned out — an inaccurate Span¬ ish chart, we decided to sail between the coast and a small island, and we ran firmly aground in shallow water. In the Med one can't simply wait for a higher tide, so we emptied all our fresh water tanks and tried to back off. No luck. I blew
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out the water in our centerboard trunk with compressed air, over ten tons. Still no luck. Finally, we tied a long hawser to a rock astern £ind, using our anchor windlass to bartight tension, we slowly worked our way off waggling to and fro with our bow thruster. Patrick was delighted with all these nautical operations. He nearly believed, 1 thought, that we had arranged the event for his entertainment. One morning at breakfast, after our friendship had become more firmly established, Patrick said, 'Tom, 1 wish to ask you an embar¬ rassing question which will reveal my utter and total ignorance of all things in this modern world. What is software?" My answer, 'The pi¬ ano is the hardware and the sheet music is the software," satisfied him and upon reflection, myself as well. Elvery afternoon between two and five, Patrick retired to my on-board office to work on his novel The Yellow Admiral,
In Perkins' capable hands, Mary takes a spin In 'Lucky Jack', named after the hero of the Aubrey/ Maturin novels._ then in progress. He borrowed the yacht's charts of France, particularly the area around Brest, to incorporate detail of the
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blockade of Brest which is featured in that book. Very much to Mary's surprise he showed me each day's progress. She said that he had never shared his work with anyone before completion. Later, Patrick sent me the original manuscript for this volume which I still keep aboard and which I treasure. Thus we cruised for ten days ar¬ riving in Palma where the demands of business required that all of Patrick's guests and I depart. He and Maiy continued on to Ibiza with the yacht's crew for three further days, mostly to study that island's renowned bird colonies. Then they sailed, uneventfully, back to Port Vendres. My friendship with Patrick con¬ tinued until his death in January of this year. We corresponded. He and Mary stayed in my home. They were aboard my schooner Mariette. We met at his club. Brooks, in London. He was a genius and his books remain a tow¬ ering, towering achievement. I miss him greatly.
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STEPPING STONES EOR THE GODS X rom Trinidad to Puerto Fdco, the green isles of the Eastern Caribbean are laid out in a broad crescent, as though intended as stepping stones for the gods. Flying high above, the similarity of their rugged volcanic forms might lead the un¬ initiated to believe that they’re all essen¬ tially the same. But as veteran Caribbean
last fall (by the organizers of the long-es¬ tablished HlHO windsurfing regattas tn the Virgin Islands) we were instantly drawn to the concept: a one-directional, week-long flotilla of DuFour 47 charter catamarans, with an itineraiy that balances interisland sailing with port calls In Antigua, Nevis, St. Barts, St. Mar¬ tin and Tortola. All meals were to be provided, ei¬ ther in restaurants
exquisite yachts lie stern-to along the andent wharfs of English Harbour and the broad modem docks of the Antigua Yacht Club Marina at Falmouth. But by early June the entire area is like a ghost town, as most of the glamor yachts have sailed off to spend summer in the Med or along the Eastern Seaboard. As a result, there was plenty of space to berth our three charter cats directly in front of the famous Antigua Yacht Club. Still refreshingly unpretentious after many years as headquarters of Antigua
Dead ahead of us, a pale triangle of gray rock popped out of the mist on the horizon. It was the Kingdom of Redonda.
Breezy and unpretentious, the Antigua Yacht Club welcomes sailors from all over the world — at regatta time, or anytime. travelers know, each island in the chain has its own distinctive character which has been slowly evolving since the earli¬ est days of colonization. It would take months, if not years, to fully explore them all, but when we is¬ land-hopped from Antigua to the BVI last month with the first annual HIHO Carib¬ bean Passage, we enjoyed a splendid sam¬ pling of the cultural diversity that makes Caribbean sailing vacations so enticing — and memorable. When the event was first announced
ashore or catered di¬ rectly to the boats. "What a great idea," we thought. "Count us in." And although the event was not widely marketed this first year, three boatloads of sailors jumped on the inaugural bandwagon with us.
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Lntigua is to the international yachting scene what Florence is to the art world an ideal setting for showcasing masterpieces of the shipwright's art. Why Antigua? Its incredible natural hurricane holes originally inspired the English to adopt it as the base for their West Indies Squadron of warships, back in the days when battling the French was the British national pastime. Two centuries later, when a retired British Naval officer (Commander Vernon Nicholson) and his voyaging family made landfall here, they became enchanted by the island's beautiful beaches, well-pro¬ tected anchorages and the deserted Geor¬ gian naval station that has come to be kqown as Nelson’s Dockyard. Shortly af¬ terwards, when the old salt began host¬ ing guests of the Island's principal hotel on daysails aboard the family schooner, Mollyhawk, the yacht chartering indus¬ try in the Lesser Antilles was bom. Fast forward to the year 2000, and you'll find an island whose principal cash crop is yachting tourism. During the win¬ ter and spring, many of the world’s most Left: Our rasta-taximan, Watusi, extends his reach for the perfect mango. Right: Skirting the curious Kingdom of Redonda.
Sailing Week and other prestigious events, the Club was the perfect rendezvous point for the 29 HIHO Passage Makers'. We met on the breezy upper deck, with its com¬ manding view of the harbor — the spot from which countless wet T-shirt contests have been judged during Sailing Week's Lay Day festivities. Our crews were a mix of Americans and Brits. Most had arrived a day or two early, giving them time to explore the Dockyard, click some panoramic photos from hls-'^ toric Shirley Heights and sample some of the 365 beaches that the tourist bro¬ chures promise. Most crew members did not know each other prior to the trip, but since each boat (supplied by VPM Char¬ ters) had four double cabins, four heads and two additional crew berths forward, everyone had ample private space.
The HIHOers got to know one another over cool libations and a savory barbecue prepared by the fleet’s lead skipper, Hans hammers and his ladyfriend, Kathy Mel¬ lows. Hans is a jovial Dutchman who's called Antigua home for 27 years, and has won enough racing trophies to fill a small museum. The next morning, during a hearty English
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A trip to the Nevis Phiiateiic Bureau wiii make a stamp coiiector out of anyone. Many Caribbean isiands pride themseives on beautifui stamps. breakfast at the Club, one of the HIHOers asked Hans with obvious concern, "What's this we hear about a tropical de¬ pression heading this way?" "Well. . replied Hans, "there's always a system brewing somewhere out tn the Atlantic at this time of year. Anyway, whatever it turns out to be, it's at least several days away from us." The obvious implication was to get on with it. If worse came to worst, we knew we could always run for cover at the hurricane holes of St. Mairtin.
INJormally, one of the joys of sailing interislcmd m the Eastern Caribbean is that navigation is strictly done by line-ofsight. That is, you look out on the hori¬ zon, figure out which mountain top is your destination of choice and steer for it. But with gray skies hovering over the horizon that day, we actually had to break out a chart, dust off the GPS and do a bit of navigating. The trade winds in the middle Carib¬ bean are typically fresh and lively, and this day was no excep¬ tion. willi lH-20 knots blowing out ol the sout hcast.
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a lot of huffing and puffing at the main halyard winch, we got our huge main squared away, rolled out the small blade jib and sped off to the west, broad reach¬ ing as deeply as we could with both our main and jib vanged out to leeward. As Antigua's craggy cliffs shrank away behind us, the faint silhouette of Montserrat came into view to leeward, dominated by the 3,000-foot Soufriere volcano which erupted catastrophically three years ago, displacing two-thirds of the island's inhabitants. Soon after, dead ahead of us, a pale triangle of gray rock popped out of the mist on the horizon. "t\^at the heck is that?" asked one of our sunbathing crewmembers with a start, as she rolled over on the foredeck trampoline. It was Redonda — the Kingdom of Redonda, to be precise — which has one of the most curious histories of any Caribbean isle. Although officially annexed by Antigua in the late 1800s, a romantic Mont¬ serratian trader had previously laid claim to the rock, designating his son as its king — remarkably King Philip's status was ac¬ knowledged by the British Colonial Office of the day. In spite of the fact that the mining of seabird guano is the only hu¬ man activity that's ever taken place on the island, and that King Philip chose to live in England during his adult life where he became an author, the royal monar¬ chy was maintained in spirit over the years. The title of King has been handed down — purchased, actually — four times to a succession of writers and poets. The latest is Robert the Bald (a.k.a. Bob Williamson) a salty author, artist and former goldminer, whose illiisir.ilions luue .i|)peared in
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We skirted this curious lump of earth, opting to leave a shore excursion for another time, and pressed on toward Nevis. Soon the misty slopes of 3,200-foot Nevis Peak came into view. Rising up from the ocean floor in a rugged conical shape, it leaves little doubt about the island's vol¬ canic origin. Close to the water's edge are
Testing the waters at Finney's Beach. Being able to rinse off with a swimstep shower was a muchappreciated convenience. lowlands which become increasingly more lush as they merge with the mountain's upper slopes. Even on a clear day, Nevis Peak is often shrouded by cloud cover — a perfect example of the "island cloud" phenomenon, where tall mountains at¬ tract and hold onto passing clouds, re¬ sulting in the feeding of rain forests beIdw their summits. After reaching past the sleepy wharves of Charlestown, the island's capital and only real city, our little armada anchored off Ptnney's Beach, a two-mile ribbon of fine sand abutted bv a thick forest of cotoi\nl |)aliiis til.If was an aitue plaiilalion nnlil a dec.ule oi two .luo No soom-r were the anchors set tlian virtu«illv e\crv crewmeml)er jnniiu'd into die clear liluc walei lor a rcfresliinii aliernoon swim — die liisl ol main dm mu the week. With Its auri( nl» tiiro liased Cl onoiiiy and lack of all w’l'atlier anchorai>cs.
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no tic swaying of palm frorrds. After poking around the quaint streets of old Charlestown and pol¬ ishing off a fine lunch at the Cafe des Arts, a group of us set off on an island tour with a Rasta-taximan called Watusi, who stood at least 6'7". The highlight of our loop tour was stopping at two beauti¬ fully-restored plantations. Golden Rock and The Hermitage, that are perched high up ori the mountain slopes. Both have been converted to tour¬ ist accommodations. As a bonus, Watusi took us on a nature hike into the rainforest, picking samplers of medicinal herbs for us as we went. Afterwards, as we reemerged from the bush, a pair of the Island's illusive greenback monkeys ap¬ peared — as if on cue — in the high
■ Lots of new friendships were forged during the trip. Jane had a heart to heart chat with this coiorfui feiiow at a Nevis Piantation. never attracted mainstream toOrism or substantial foreign investment. As a re¬ sult, change has crept in slowly here com¬ pared to the more progressive islands of the Lesser Antilles, which boast slick re¬ sorts and duty-free shopping districts. As though caught in a time warp, Nevis is still a quiet, peaceful place where life moves slowly, folks take ^ time for lingering conversa- ^ tions on downtown street cor- ^ ners and nearly every home > is shaded by towering mango § and breadfruit trees. Our excellent dinner ashore at Bananas res¬ taurant set the tone for the rest of the week. We wondered how Gillian, a cheery English expats was able to offer sumptuous Caribbean fare with gour¬ met touches, given the limited resources at hand — her menu included goat cheese toasts with tapenade, Thai chicken curry and teriyaki pork tenderloin.
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branches of an ancient mango tree, from which they surveyed the blue Caribbean below. That evening, the crews gathered at Sunshine's, a simple, open-air beach bar that lies just beside — and stands in stark contrast to — the manicured grounds of the Four Seasons Resort, the island’s pre¬ mier hotel. De mon Sunshine himself was there to greet us, introduce us to his fa¬ mous Killer Bee cocktail, stuff us with excellent barbecued meats and seafoods and entice us to dance barefoot on the beach to his stadium-size sound system. A warm and gregarious host. Sunshine regaled us with tall tales of the interna¬ tional celebs who frequently wander be¬ yond the predictability of the resort to in¬ vestigate the source of that infectious reggae beat. Of all the stars who have fil-
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w d been in the Caribbean for three days and hadn't yet done any snorkeling, which left several in our party chomping at their mouthpieces, so to speak. So be¬ fore heading into the picture-perfect port of Gustavia, we anchored off the rock pinnacles called Les Satntes and intro¬ duced the newcomers among us to the Caribbean's fantastic underwater world. Often referred to as the "gem" of the Caribbean, St. Barts has a unique his¬ tory which distinguishes it from even it's sister isles of the French West Indies. Too tiny and arid to support large plantations, it was the only Caribbean island that never had slaves. Equally unique is the fact that after being settled originally by the French, it was traded to the Swedes in the late 1700s, and for 100 years it re¬ mained the one and only Swedish colony in the New World until the French finally bought it back. Add to all this the fact that St. Barts was a bastion for pirates and freebooters during the age of plun¬ der', and you can understand why most residents here are independent thinkers. During the peak winter season, the city-center.seawall is lined with fabulous yachts from around the world, typically owned or chartered by gazillionaires, rock stars or film idols who fiock here along with chic European sophisticates to lounge on the (topless) beaches, dine in the exquisite restaurants and party in the all-night discos. But like Antigua, the summer scene in St. Barts is low-key and tranquil, again allowing us to tie up stem to the wharf in the heart of Gustavia Har¬ bor like a flotilla of big shots. Our two days here were spent carous¬ ing in Mini Mokes and on motorscooters, basking on beaches, perusing boutiques and idling in sidewalk cafes. Fresh crois¬ sants, fruit and juices were delivered to the boats in the morning, then quiche, cheeses and baguettes arrived at noon. Dinners, however, had been arranged at two wonderful waterside restaurants. La Marine and La Route des Boucaniers, which served memorable dishes like fresh mahi backed in pastry.
The narrow streets of Gustavia are lined with tourist shops and chic boutiques. Le Seiect, on the right, has changed littie over the years. And, of course, no visit to St. Barts would be complete without a pit stop at Le Select for a frosty bottle of Heineken. A famous haunt for sailors from all over the world, its notoriety is partially due to the fact that Jimmy Buffet wrote his rau¬ cous anthem Cheeseburgers in Paradise here. Although St. Barts has changed con¬ siderably during the past 20 years, Le Select remains largely the same as ever. Then, as now, swank tourists, yachties and Frenchie fishermen smoking Gauloises mingle seamlessly. You never know who you might mn into. It was just a few months ago, in fact, that owner Marius Stackelborough and his extended family celebrated Le Select's 50th anniversary with a grand fete that must have shaken its stone foundation. Every would-be pirate in the northern Caribbean was reportedly on hand to cel¬ ebrate, while Buffet and his entourage rocked the rafters — the ultimate yaMotorbikes are a St. Barts institution, just iike 'Cheeseburgers in Paradise'._
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other catamaran, named Tiko-Tiko, we had the bay to ourselves. Unlike our crews, however, whose skin colors ran the gamut from pale pink to bright red to golden brown, we could see from a dis¬ tance that Tiko-Tiko's passengers were all deeply tanned from head to toe, as though they lived full time beneath the brilliant Caribbean sun. In fact, as we took a closer look, we realized they were tan all over — none of them had a stitch of clothing on. Obviously, they were on a daysail expedi¬ tion from the famous clothing-optional Orient Bay Beach Club where we were scheduled to have breakfast the next morning. ,, About the time the HlHOers returned from their snorkeling foray, another cat could be seen approaching from the north. "Hail the reinforcements," we thought. It was another Identical DuFour 47.5 com¬ ing from the VPM charter base at Anse Marcel which would Join us for a day, then make the crossing to the BVl with us from Grand Case, on St. Martin's west coast. The crossing fleet would be further en¬ larged by five additional catamarans, plus several monohulls, all heading up to the Virgins for the HlHO boardsailing regatta which was slated to begin the day after our trip ended. Since the early days of colonization, the island of St. Martin has been peacefully shared by the French and the Dutch — who spell the island’s name "Sint
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sand beach runs along the entire milelong bay, but the most protected anchor¬ age is on the south end — directly in front of the Orient Beach Club. We anchored in a mere 5 1/2 feet of water, in the lee of the massive reef that shelters the bay from
As we took a closer look, we realized they were tan all over — none of them had a stitch of clothing on. the southwest swells. Later, as we landed our Zodiacs on the steeply sloping beach, the last of the per¬ fectly-tanned 'naturists' were still stroll¬ ing along in the twilight, and we began to imagine how out of place our bright-white butts would look if we decided to exercise the no-clothes option the next morning at breakfast. Dinner this night, however, was to be down the beach in the 'clothing probable' section, at a rustic waterside spot called Kon Tiki. Most of the bay, in fact, is open to the general public, offer¬ ing a wide variety of watersports attrac¬ tions such as para-sailing rides, snorkeling trips, jet ski rentals and windsurfing lessons. Orient Bay and the surrounding waters are a favorite hangout for some of the island's hottest windsurfers. In the morning we awoke to the sound of outboard motors passing close by and realized that the crews from our sister catamarans were already heading ashore for breakfast. None of them, however, were nude, which gave us an easy out — we'd opt to keep our clothes on too. But as we walked up the beach we felt a bit ridicu¬ lous. "They must think we're a real bunch of prudes," we thought, each of us silently
rationalizing to ourselves, "Well, sure, it would be different if we'd come here with¬ out all of you guys. . ." Naturists, we should point out, are not necessarily wildly erotic 'free love' advo¬ cates. And the vast majority bear no re¬ semblance whatsoever to Chippendale dancers or Sports Rlustrated swimsuit models — they're just regular folks who enjoy bangin' out in the buff.
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Cjliding past the last lights qf St. Martin and nearby Anguilla on A gentle breeze, our crew was full of excitement — especially our first-time passage-makers. We posted a watch schedule with eveiyone taking part, regardless of their sail¬ ing experience. It was a gorgeous night at sea: 12-15 knots of breeze from astern, gentle swells, and clear, dark skies salted with millions of stars to steer by. On the chart table, each watch plotted our hourly
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his stoiy will sound suspiciously like a joke. But it isn’t funny if your name is Peter Augusto, and you barely survived not Increase during the coming night. So, naturally ... it did! Peter stayed up all night and tended his Jeanneau 38 as she screamed along at speeds she had never before attained. At one point, the GPS showed 10 knots. She was certainly displaying what a strong and speedy sailboat she was. But apparently she was not displaying her¬ self very well as a radar target.
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Peter Augusta and the 'watermelon bag.' to tell the tale. Even before the voyage that 1 am about to describe, Peter was already endan¬ gered. That’s because he is a true bluewater man in a cruising world in¬ creasingly populated by daylight, night-fright sailors who would probably rather motor. Peter had recently done a long, oce¬ anic loop of the Atlantie from North Caro¬ lina to Bermuda, the Azores, the Cape Verdes, Brazil, the Caribbean and back to North Carolina. This tale occurred dur¬ ing his next passage, from North Caro¬ lina directly to the Virgin Islands. Sailing “down island” seemed like a perfect way to inaugurate the new Mil¬ lennium, so in mid-January he cast off the docklines and headed out. A few days later he was al-ready wishing for the old Mil¬ lennium. In big seas and bigger winds, the shackle at the head of the mainsail had ~
: 0700 when Peter stepped up into the cockpit to survey the horizon, it had been replaced by an onrushing wall of merciless steel. The tanke^ was so close that Peter could not take evasive action. All he had time for was to vault down into the cabin and brace for the impact. The behemoth slammed the sloop’s bow with such force that it bent the pul¬ pit all the way down to the waterline. This was quite a feat since it was still attached to the deck. It now looked like a cross between a mangled ladder and bank lobby sculpture. Then Peter's boat scraped down the hull of the tanker until the next wave swung them apart. Naturally, the follow¬ ing wave swimg them back together again — with extreme prejudice. The mast now joined the bow pulpit in the ocean. It, too, remained attaehed to the wounded sloop, in this case by a -writhing web of stainless steel wire. Since masts are creatures of the sky rather than the sea, they tend to react to that watery element by attacking the nearest fiberglass object that tliey can find. But as dangerous as more holes in the hull might seem, there was an even more grisly threat rapidly approaching from -— — — astern. The little sloop was sliding down the tank-er’s waterline di¬ rectly towards the very fangs of the beast — its churning propeller. As the two vessels rolled in the waves, Peter could actually see the huge, bronze prop rising out of the water spevring a horizontal geyser of saltwater. He could only hope that it wouldn’t soon be spitting bones and fiberglass as weU.
The horizon had been replaced by an onrushing wall of steel...
opened, and his halyard was soon enrap¬ tured with the top of the mast, and re¬ fused to let go. He managed to juiy rig the topping lift to the mainsail but at a hazardous cost, because it had tangled with the main halyard and jammed the sail in the hoisted position. However, since it was in its second reef configuration, the boat wasn’t overpow¬ ered. Peter fervently hoped the wind would Page 170 •
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With only yards to spare, he caught a break, which saved him from becoming the “smoothie of the day.” The sea rolled him away from this petro-demon and into
the name painted on the stern — Theodoras IV. Armed with that information, but dis¬ armed by the lack of an antenna, he tried to radio his attacker and ask for help. When they did not respond, his tone be¬ came a bit more adamant (here adamemt might be defined as pissed off to the 10th power). But neither the polite nor the per¬ turbed approach worked; the tanker just steamed away. Staring at the departing vessel in rigid disbelief was the natural
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reaction, but he was quickly forced back into action by the stainless steel rigging. Just because it was no longer standing did not mean that it was just lying arormd relaxing. In fact, it was whipping across the deck at ankle height with ferocious malice. Meanwhile, the mast was thrash¬ ing away in the water, trying to convert his sloop into a colander.
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Yachts and big ships safeiy pass each other aii the time. But in iow visibiiity or at night, it's particuiariy important to keep a good watch. tuguese word, chosen because of his an¬ cestry. The loose translation means “to live alone or be by oneself.” And if ever he felt solitary, it was right now. Indeed, the most accurate translation at that mo¬ ment, was probably “way out there and very alone.” Aside from human fellowship, Peter was also craving the companionship of an oversized set of bolt cutters, which he did not possess. Instead, he began to dis
mantle the rigging by removing the cotter pins. This is oftfen a frustrating task when performed on a stable boat, tied to a dock. In his current circumstances, with the boat flailing as wildly as a TV evangelist with the phone bank idle, disconnecting the puny cotter pins was a gargantuan task. And when he dropped some of his tools overboard, the job became the proverbial impossible dream. Losing the pliers was not due to negligence or klutzigence, but the fact that he was sliding across a deck that had been purged of lifelines, and he August, 2000 • UMUtli • Page 171
RAY JASON'S SEA GYPSY VIGNETTES desperately needed to free up his hands to grab something. Next, he went at them with a hacksaw, but because of the fiendish motion of the boat, it seemed like he was polishing the wires, rather than severing them. His spir¬ its were now as low as his overboard tools, but suddenly it dawned on him — these were Sta-lok fittings! This meant that he could dismantle them by simply unscrew¬ ing them. About two hours ^er the collision, he finished amputating his mast and rigging.
He knelt on deck and watched as it si¬ lently sank. Its slow, irreversible spiral into the deep was perversely mesmeriz¬ ing. But it was also traumatizing since it meant that his primary means of propul¬ sion was gone. So now he needed to attend to his sec¬ ondary means of propulsion. Previously in this voyage he had experienced prob¬ lems with his engine overheating, but he found that if he ran it for about 45 min¬ utes and shut it down for 15 minutes, it would stay cool enough to ease him to¬ wards the nearest land, which was Ber¬ muda, about 120 miles away. If the wind and wave conditions did not deteriorate any further, he figured that the shattered sloop and staggered skipper could make it to safety in 30 to 40 hours. What he did not figure, was that the tanker would return — but there she was heading back towards him. The optimist in Peter hoped that Theodoras TV was on a mission of mercy. The pessimist in him wondered if she was returning to “finish the Job!” His cynical voice cautioned that perhaps the captain had contacted the home office and they had contacted their insurance company and they had con¬ tacted their lawyers. If so, maybe they had decided that “disposal” would be more cost effective than litigation. But his trusting voice reassured him that they had Page 172 • UmUcH • August, 2000
probably returned to lend assistance. Before his already tenuous mental sta¬ bility could be frazzled even more, Peter heard a rich, Greek-accented voice hail¬ ing him on the radio. It was the ship’s Master who proceeded to apologize with great fervor. The sincerity of his regret was made even more convincing when he of¬ fered to alter his course from Bangor to Bermuda, in order to escort Sozinho to
'Sozhino' in North Carolina before her'ill-fated voyage safe refuge. Finally, it seemed like the Sky Bosim was smiling on Peter and his wounded yacht. But if so, it was a mischievous smile; because in a matter of hours his situation would Deteriorate with a capi¬ tal D.
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A he tanker assumed an escort posi¬ tion about 100 yards off Sozinho's star¬ board side. During daylight this was a simple enough tactic, but at night it was much more difficult because the yacht, with no mast and her decks nuked of hardware, was invisible on the radar screen in the big seas that were also es¬ corting her. The captain and crew wisely cohipensated for this by keeping the ship’s powerful spotlight focused on the little, lame sailboat. But apparently, during a change of watch, when one spotlight operator was relieving another, the beam of light strayed from Sozinho. But before you could say, “petro-lightning never strikes twice,” the tanker slammed the luckless sloop againl This time the impact was In the stem and cockpit area. And this time the damage was terminal. She didn’t sink in 90
seconds like most boats seem to do in liferaft survival stories. Instead, it took several hours for her leaks to overwhelm her pumps. Peter stmggled valiantly during that time tiying to stop the Inevitable. But his two rounds of World Wrecking Federation Tankermania had punctured the boat in so many places that the electric bilge pump couldn’t keep up. It was as impo¬ tent as Southern California during a Viagra shortage. For a while Peter’s labors at the manual bilge pump seemed to stabilize the situa¬ tion, but Mother Ocean can be both re¬ lentless and remorseless. Even if The Vil¬ lage People had been there beside him, pumping with manly vigor, the leaks were just too tnsurmormtable. Sozinho, the love and Joy of Peter’s bachelor life, was going doAvn. Fortunately, he could not dwell on this for long, because he would soon have to be going up. Way up the tanker’s vertical wall of steel, rivets and mst while climb¬ ing a wildly swaying rope ladder. But be¬ fore attempting such a treacherous boat to ship transfer, Peter asked the tanker captain to radio Bermuda and see if the helicopter at the U.S. Navy base was avail¬ able for a rescue mission. But the helo was no longer stationed there. Peter realized that he would need both hands for the dangerous ascent, so he chose a bag with a shoulder strap for the few belongings that he would take with him. The satchel was barely big enough to hold a respectable watermelon. He grabbed his passport, ship’s papers, money, the final few pages of his ship’s logbook and a few other valuables. Seven tons of life’s mementos would soon sink to the ocean floor — seven pounds would survive. Even though the ship’s master did his best to minimize the rolling of the tanker as it made its final approach, the seas were too big and confused. But even if it had been a perfectly calm day, the trans¬ fer would have still been impossible for anyone who was not a world-class pole vaulter. That’s because the Jacob’s lad¬ der was about 15 feet too short. Seeing this, the crew started to posi¬ tion it further aft where the ship was lower, while the captain began maneuver¬ ing the ship around in a big circle to make another pass. Realizing that he was in no way related toJhe Flying Wallendas, Pe¬ ter was justifiably nervous about grabbing and climbing that ladder of thrills. But just in the nautical nick of time, the Ber
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muda Marine and Pilot Service offered to send out their fastest boat. That was the good news. The bad news was that it would take about six hours. Peter wondered whether he could keep pumping for that long. He also worried about the electric bilge pump, which could short out at any moment as the water rose in the cabin. But gallant Sozinho remained loyal to the very end and refused to sink until the rescue boat arrived. To Peter, in his dazed condition, the approaching craft seemed totally surreal as it came bounding over and crashing through the waves. It looked like it was from Andromeda rather than from Bermuda. That’s because it was one of those “rollover” boats with the crew so dramati¬ cally helmeted and harnessed that they looked like the stars of a modem “swash¬ buckler in bondage” movie. But they proved to be extremely skillful heavyweather seamen as they quickly plucked Peter from his drowning boat, whose cabin was now at hot tub depth.
The captain of the Theodonis IV, see¬ ing that the captain of the Sozinho was now safe, returned to his original course and headed for Maine. Before doing so, he gave Peter all of the important information that would al¬ low him to con¬ tact the ship¬ ping company and make a damage claim. This was vi¬ tal, since like most singlehanded sea gyp¬ sies, Peter was essentially uninsurable and thus carried no coverage. Instead, he was forced to rely on the kindness of col¬ liding vessels. And speaking of kindness, he was treated superbly in Bermuda. His return to land in the rescue boat received full media coverage. This inspired an outpour¬ ing of heartwarming generosity from the local citizens. He was even provided free housing at the local Mariner’s Club, which
^5o it appears that this tale has a happy ending since even though his be¬ loved boat sank, the skipper did not. In¬ deed, he lived to tell what is possibly a unique sea story, in which a sailboat gets smashed by a tanker — twice — and all hands survive! But there is an even happier ending to this astonishing saga. That’s because I heard this story from Peter himself, who 1 met one day as he was strolling down the dock, where my lovely Aventura is berthed. And what was he doing on K Dock at the Miami Beach Marina only a week after his return from Bermuda? He was looking for a new boat to buy! Which unquestionably proves that Peter Augusto is either a fool or a hero. And 1 don’t write stories about fools.
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MAX EBB “O V-/ne hundred hours on just three double-A batteries!” boasted one of my crew as he landed the bright white flash¬ light beam square in my eyes. “It’s going to revolutionize low-power lighting. Look what LEDs have already done for bicycle lights!” 1 had no idea what LEDs had already done for bicycle lights, except some vague notion that those qmck-flashlng red tall lights are LEDs, and that the one on my own bicycle seems to work fine even after the bike spent six years collecting cob¬ webs in the back of the garage. Practically everyone who played with this new toy was ready to run right out and buy one, myself included. And the LED key-ring light, too. Never mill'd that the flashlight wasn’t quite as bright as the high intensity incandescent halogen flash¬ light, using similar batteries, that some¬ one else produced when challenged. And never mind that the color of the light was a ghostly pale white; reminiscent of what used to come out of a black-and-white TV. There was no arguing with 100 hours of battery life and 100,000 hours of “bulb” life. That was last night at the yacht club bar. Today 1 was seeking out one of the few places where one could buy these new LED toys over the counter. The best se¬ lection, it seems, is sold at an obscure store specializing in energy-efficient environmentally-benign politically-correct technology, and other products of inter¬ est to that associated demographic. But the real shopping tip 1 wanted to track down was reported to be in the bargain basement outlet section of the store: “gooseneck LED table lamps,” my crew had called them. These reportedly lasted 200 hours on six AA batteries, and 1 had the idea to use them as cabin reading lights. “A steal at twice the price,” insisted my crew. “You’ll be able to fall asleep with two of them burning and stiU start your engine in the morning. And do the same eveiy night of the cruise on the same set of batteries.” 1 found the address on a commercial side street, parked, and walked in. Going through that door was like traveling back in time to the ’70s: solar panels, wind gen¬ erators, wind-up radios, books about building your own water and sewage sys¬ tems, But the selection in here went fur¬ ther than anything 1 had ever seen in the Whole Earth Catalog: they had a full line of organically grown hemp clothing, a wind-powered paper shredder, solar pow¬ ered electronic mosquito repellants, and soybean crayons. And then there was the Page 174
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“1 have to laugh at some of this,” 1 re¬ marked as 1 gestured towards the books. “They make such a big deal over a little bit of self-sufficiency. Us cruisers have been 'off the grid’ since the beginning of time.” “It’s a cultural thing. Max. You can’t blame them for a little self-indulgence.” “1 suppose,” 1 said as 1 put the book back in the rack and walked over to the counter vrith the fancy new LED flash¬ lights. “Ah, here are those key-ring lights... Ten bucks! Yikes.” “But look how bright they are!” Lee aimed one of the tiny lights right in my eyes. "And on,a life cycle cost basis, like, they’re still cheaper than the ordinary two-dollar key lights, because they last at least five times as long.”
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thought better of it. “As long as the windex light’s going to be at deck level,” I thought out loud, “I might as weU rig it up to run on the 12 volt system, LED or otherwise.”
Light up your life — there are lots of options when it comes to flashlights. LED technology is now available, though it's not cheap. “It would be just the thing for the zip¬ per pull of my seabag,” I said as I put one of them in my basket. “And I guess I need one for my key ring, too,” I mumbled as I threw tn another one of the ten dollar gad¬ gets. Then I looked at the flashlights. There were a few to choose from, but I went with the same model my crew had been show¬ ing off. $30 for a small and not particu¬ larly bright flashlight. But with 100-hour battery life, how could I lose? “These little LEDs would be perfect for a windex light,” I surmised. “Maybe the wind arrow itself could have the lights on it, with the battery in the front as a coun¬ terweight and a tiny solar panel on top.”
“Naw, that still puts excess weight up there,” said Lee. “And like, the wires up the mast are the really heavy part.” “Well, how can you put a light at the masthead without wires?” “It’s dumb to send electricity up the mast in wires, and then turn it into light all the way up there," she explained. “I mean, why not just make the electricity on deck, and send a beam of light up to the windex? That doesn’t add any weight to the rig, and doesn’t slap around at night, either. And like, it doesn’t stop working when you need it most.” “Good point,” 1 said as I imagined a short length of plastic pipe over the end of my new flashlight, with the whole af¬ fair clamped to the stern rail so that it would light up the windex. 1 started to reach for another $30 flashUght, but then
X hat is, if you’re going to keep your 12-volt system,” said a new voice. This time it was my crew, the one who sent me here in the first place. He had come to buy two more of those gooseneck table lamps he had been gushing about the night before. “With this new lighting technology,” he predicted with confidence,“the marine battery and the 12-volt electrical system will soon be obsolete! Just think: com¬ pass lights and instrument lights just need a tiny battery to last all season. Cabin lights and anchor lights only need a small handful of flashlight batteries for hundreds of hours of service. For a long cruise, it only takes a small solar panel to keep ahead of them if you use rechargeables." “I thought nicads for boat electrical systems were expensive and unreliable,” I said. “And that they don’t have much power compared to lead-acid, and that there’s a problem with the ‘memory’ of the charge history or something. . . ” “No memory with the new nickel-metalhydrides,” he responded. “What makes the small batteries practical is that the amount of power needed is much lower than before, so the cost of the batteries and the solar charging system is also njuch less.” “What about runrilng lights?” 1 asked. “No problem,” he said. "LED running lights would be a no-brainer.” “But they probably couldn’t get the approval to be legal.” Lee pointed out. “In some countries anything that meets the spec is okay, but over here, each model light has to be individually type-certified.” ‘The FAA is probably on the verge of approving LED wingtip lights for commer¬ cial airplanes,” said my crew. “Kewel,” said Lee. “LED running lights should be a no-brainer. But like, approval might take five to ten years, at the rate these things move.” “Then I have a problem,” said my crew. ‘The most energy-efficient running lights I can find for sailboats under 12 meters eat up 10 watts for the combination bow light and 10 for the stem light. There’s a five watt model for powerboats that’s le¬ gal, but that doesn’t help me.” “I’m not worried,” 1 said. “The Coast Guard is usually thankful enough if 1 just have lights that work at all, never mind August, 2000
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couple of minutes.” “Okay,” I sighed, resigned to another one of Lee’s “basic” explanations of some¬ thing about as simple as quantum me¬ chanics. “A lumen is the basic unit of visible light energy flow,” she said. “But it doesn’t directty convert to other forms of power, because it depends on the frequency re¬ sponse of human vision. Still, it’s in power units, and we can express the efficiency of a light source as lumens of light out¬ put per watt of electricity input." “Got it,” said my crew. “But then whaf s a candlepower and a candela?” “Imagine a light just bright enough so that one meter away, the light passing through one square meter is one lumen of light power.” She paused for this to sink in. But just to make sure, she borrowed a soybean ink pen from the check-out counter and drew a 'diagram for us on the back of a bro¬ chure for a water-powered garage door opener. It showed the light source, the square meter of spherical surface one meter away from the source, and arrows representing the light passing through. “If you have one lumen passing through one square meter one meter away,” she continued, ’’the brightness of the source is one candela.” “Is that also defined as one candlepower?” I asked. “No, we don’t have enough information
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‘That’s a measure of the light inten¬ sity falling on a surface,” Lee explained. ’ One lumen hitting that one square meter is one lux. One lumen hitting one square foot at one foot from the source is the same amount of lumens of light, but 10.9 times as bright on the surface because it’s 2.38 times as close and it’s like, an inverse square law.” My crew nodded. 1 was hopelessly lost.
mck to running lights. We need 0.9 candela of brightness for the side¬ lights. Next we have to figure out how big the solid angle is over which they have to be visible. 1 already have 112.5 degrees of longitude, let’s call it. How much lati¬ tude?” “Up and down five degrees from hori¬ zontal at full intensity,” said my crew. “And for sailboats, if 1 remember correctly from the COLREGS, up or down 25 de¬ grees at half intensity.” Lee pushed some more buttons on her calculator watch. “We’ll make some sim¬ plifying but conservative assumptions here, I think,” she mumbled half to her¬ self, and pushed some more buttons. “Ding,” she finally announced. “The answer is — 1.03 steradians. Let’s call it Candela, lumen, footcandle and lux. Still con¬ fused? This is from an excellent tutorial at http:/ /energy.arce. ukans.edu. book/light/chap 1.
one steradian, which makes it easy.” “Steradian?” I asked, “Steradian. That’s the solid volume we’ve been using to define the lumen, one unit of area at one unit of distance. Since we need to have 0.9 candela of brightness visible over one steradian, we need 0.9
hours!” “There are still some inefficiencies in¬ volved,” cautioned Lee. "The LED beams will overlap, and won't perfectly fit the beam shape required. And you’ll lose a little through the lenses. ‘Course you can always use D cells, and multiply every¬ thing by five.” “Uh, what about the stern light?” “That works out to. . .” she pressed
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lumen. At, Uke, 15 lumens per watt, which I think is conservative for the latest gen¬ eration of LEDs, that’s 0.06 watts on each side.” “How many watts in a double-A bat¬ tery?” I asked. “Watt-hours, you mean. 1300 milliamps in the nickel metal hydrides they sell here. And those are the cheap ones that are like four for $10. The good bat¬ teries are more like 1600. All at 1.2 volts instead of 1.5, though, so the watt-hours works out to.. . 1.56. Divide 1.56 by 0.06, and you get 26 hours of operation out of that one 1300 milliamp rechargeable double-A.” “That means that with a four-pack,” exclaimed my crew, “I can get up to 100
some more buttons. “. . . 0.34 watts. Like, 5.7 times as much power required.” “Well then why is it that running lights use the same size bulbs for stem lights and for side lights?” “That’s because conventional bulbs need filters to get the color, so most of the light is wasted,” my crew explained. “But with LEDs, all the power goes Into light. No wasted heat, no wasted colors, no bulb to break. Just think how reliable the LED running lights will be. That’s why 1 can’t imagine the Coast Guard not approving them soon.” ‘The color spec might not be exactly right,” Lee noted. “Also,” 1 said, “it seems to me that most of my lighting failures have been cormections and wiring rather than bulb failures. So I’m not so sure that the LED will make that much difference.” “But with LEDs you avoid the most vulnerable of all the connectors,” he coun¬ tered, “the one between the bulb and the socket. Because you don’t ever have to change the LEDs. They last for 100,000 hours!”
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couldn’t disagree with his last point, so we decided it was time for him to show me where those gooseneck table lamps were. He led us into the bargain outlet section of the store in the back room — qpd the stuff in there made the front of the store look mainstream. There were electric bicycles, organic buckwheat pil¬ lows, and time capsule kits. There was a whole shelf of Y2K books at very deep dis¬ counts. There was a solar powered vacuum cleaner and a bottle of hempbased sunscreen. And between the potato clocks and the beer can sculptures were the gooseneck lamps in question. Sure enough, only $12 each, and they were three-LED models August, 2000 • UCXiJtZi ♦ Page 177
MAX EBB with battery boxes for six double-As. The box part was clunky but the neck and lamp assembly looked fine. Besides, the batteiy box would be hidden in the shelves outboard of the berths if 1 used them for cabin and berth lights. And having just put a $30 three-LED flashlight in my bas¬ ket, it seemed like a good price. And how could 1 argue with 200 hour life on one set of batteries? “You know, 15 or^O lumens per watt isn’t really that efficient,” said Lee just when I was about to scoop up four of the lights. “Regular 120 volt incandescents are about the same, and fluorescents are typically as high as 80 lumens per watt." “Really?” 1 stopped short. “So then what’s all this high efficiency hype all about? “It’s because the light coming out of an LED is sometimes more convenient,” explained Lee. “It’s already in a narrow beam and doesn’t have to be reflected or masked to get it to go in the desired di¬ rection. And efficiency doesn’t degrade as fast at lower power levels, as batteries run down. So like, they really are much bet¬ ter for some types of lighting even if they’re not really any more efficient in terms of
He claimed that lighting for instru¬ ments is trivial for LEDs, and that a small solar panel can keep ahead of the elec¬ tronics. He was also under the impres¬ sion that “525 nanometer” green LEDs are far superior to red lighting for night vi¬ sion. “Radios and navigation?” He suggested handhelds, or the newer fixed-mount gear with comparable power efficiency. “As long as you don’t do much transmitting,” he claimed, “then you’re still well within what a small solar panel can feed.” “Okay, engine starting,” 1 said. “You can’t get around that one.” “Well, yeah,” he conceded. “But now we’re into big boats. For anything small enough to have an outboard, the 12-volt system as we know it will soon be his¬ tory."
lumens per watt.” “Don’t forget that you can pulse an LED at 60 Hertz or faster, ” said my crew. ‘The eye sees the bright pulses as a steady light, but it’s really off most of the time. Big power savings.” “Actually,” said Lee, “the eye is remark¬ ably good at doing a linear time-integra¬ tion of intensity. The real reason for rapid pulsing is to keep the LED operating at the power level for maximum efficiency when only a little bit of light is required.” “Either way,” answered my crew, not willing to challenge Lee on this point, “the result is that LED lighting applications end up using a lot less power than 12volt incandescent lights.” “For sure,” she agreed. “You could be right about the big lead-^cid battery be¬ coming obsolete on small sailboats.” “1 still doubt that you could phase out house batteries entirely,” 1 said. “What about the refrigerator?” My crew maintained that refrigerators are best run off shore power, with really good insulation and cold plates for ther¬ mal mass. Or engine-driven when neces¬ sary. “Instruments?” I asked.
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“But I’m not so sure if it will work in practice.” “In theory,” said Lee, “there is no dif¬ ference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is.”
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NICER RIVER CRUISE Aft('ter spending three hot, diy and dusty weeks in landlocked Mall in West Africa, from Bamako to Timbuktu and beyond, a few days sailing on the Niger sounded like a dream. Growing up in San FYancisco, 1 spent years sailing across the Bay, from Friday night beer can races to summer weekends cruising in the howl¬ ing winds, and four months crewing on boats in the Sea of Cortez and the Carib¬ bean. 1 thought 1 knfeyr what I was getting into. My skin was now cracked from the desert and I looked forward to cool water breezes. In the small flshtng town of Moptl, I found a young man who was willing, for a few African francs, to take me up the Niger River. We bought enough copscous, veggies, peanuts and bread for a five-day journey, and with photographer Lisa Kristine, set off up river. Within the first half-hour I was balling muddy water from the boat with my scratched blue drinking cup. The thin mats on the floor were absorbing water and soaking our food and sleeping bags. And when our sail was finally hoisted up into the dusty sky, a gust blasted us from the south and we nearly tipped over. Lisa was crawling across the boat on all fours, securing her twenty pounds of camera equipment onto the celling of our two-anda-half-foot high reed hut cabin and in¬ sisting we turn around and go home. But home was a long way off. Our sailboat was an old pirogue, somewhat like a carved canoe, stretching about 22 feet from bow to stern. With an empty hull, and just a small matted overhang to pro¬ tect us from the strong African sun and winds, the comfort level was low. Instead of the usual mainsail and jib, there was only one sail a few feet back from the bow. Mali is one of the poor¬ est countries on earth and this sail, lacking any modern touches, was a patchwork of old, rotting canvas rice sacks, sewn together with thick cotton string and ripped in enough places to risk getting blown out by the slightest breeze. Our mast was a large, peeling, crooked branch held in place by stays of rotting old fishing nets tied tight to our reed cabin. The lines se¬ cured on each side at the foot of the sail were twisted net as well, though these Page 180 • UiUiM
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Lisa and Gianna, back home in San Francisco.
knots at most. But time stood still and wliile I was perched out on the bow in the hot sun, speed was the last thing to worry about. When the winds died down or shifted too much, we were poled through the water by our two boat boys, one on the bow, the other at the stem. They each used 15-foot poles to pro¬ pel us through the shallow river. Thetr rhythm was in perfect sync as they qui¬ etly splashed the wood into the water, learned back on the pole, pushed grace¬ fully downwards with strong arms and then hand over hand stood tall again to pull the pole up behind them. The long poles made a humming sound when they rubbed against the hull.
looked more like seaweed. As there was no boom or any other ad¬ justing of our sail, we could only sail downwind. There were no electronics or depth gauge and in looking back on our speed, I would say we were going 3 or 4
It was Harmattan season in West Af¬ rica, with strong winds howling from the North, bringing the Saharan sands up Into the blue. These steady winds pushed us south, up the Niger. Some days the sky was red with sand, with little visibility. It
SAILING THE HEART OF DARKNESS sand and glimmering heat. When the sun cooled a bit in the evening, we would get off to stretch our legs and walk along the shoreline while the boat moved along near us. The splash of poles into water was like a metronome for our stride and sometimes our pace was faster then the boat. The land was littered with bleached white skel¬ etons of cattle and goats and a strange abundance of cat heads. I asked our young guide if cats were used for rituals
Sunset on the Niger River.
was hot and dry and a monotonous, bar¬ ren landscape lined either side of the river. There were a few villages along the shores, a few scattered fishing huts and boats, but like the rest of Mali it was mostly sad and empty. The water, when it was glassy cmd flat, looked much like the land. But the winds stirred small ripples and swells, even white caps some days, and brought life to the brown water. We sailed during most of the day, leav¬ ing early to get a few strong hours in be¬ fore the late morning sun slowed us to a crawl and blended the horizon into the sky, leaving us lazy with our feet dangling into the cool Niger. Lunch, like all of our meals, was cooked onboard. Our galley was little more than a metal tin with hot coals inside, propped up on a few stones, keeping the fire several inches from the hull. Aside from bread for breakfast (which had a fine layer of mold by the third
day) all of our other meals consisted of couscous topped with a tomato-onion and sometimes stinky fish sauce. We bought a few carrots at a village on the second day for variation, but the hungry crew ate them within hours. Meals were eaten un¬ derway, with passing views of endless
or some kind of sacrifice. He grinned knowingly and told me the villagers ate cats. Desert scrub and sharp, tliomy bushes stretched far out into the distance, but along the shore were vibrant green, grassy knoUs. It looked somewhat like the shores of Iceland. One day a young man galloped by on a strong brown stallion. He was barefoot, legs dangling down the horse’s heaving sides. The horse looked wild, his black tail and mane stretched behind him
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blackness our boat stopped abruptly as we ran aground. We pulled flashlights from our packs and aroimd us, fike sleep¬ ing alligators, were dozens of sandbars. It was a good hour before we found deep water and moved on to a sleeping spot along the shore.
in the wind, the whites of his eyes flash¬ ing. The young man looked perfectly at ease. Another day we stumbled upon the small village of Kaukourou, filled with the usual mud houses and bustling market, donkey carts scurrying through narrow lanes and noisy vendors haggling with locals. As is custom throughout Mali, we brought five koala nuts to the chief, which we had purchased back in Mopti. These treasured nuts bring a slightly intoxicated feel when chewed and are hard to find out in these tiny villages. The chief gave a big toothy smile when we pulled out our sack of nuts, showing his red, koalastained teeth. By dusk, we were back on board. As the sun faded into the hazy horizon on our first night, 1 was reminded of that magical time during sailing. That moment when 1 can no longer rely on my vision in the darkening sky and quite suddenly it is my ears that become finely tuned and my sense of smell sharp. 1 hear the steady, quiet splash of the poles, the swoosh of water against the hull. Fish plunk and splash and the smell of a dry meadow af¬ ter a hot day fills the warm evening air. Nights are still on the Niger, and the glassy water reflects the night sky, like the phosphorescence 1 remember from the Sea of Cortez. Sometimes boats would pass us in the night. It was so quiet 1 could hear them coming before 1 saw them. On each boat, the central dinner pot glowed orange, lighting up the faces around it. Page 182 •
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3DL they're not — Sails on most river craft are made of rice sacks sewn together.
reflecting gold into the water. ^ A few boats were low in the river, loaded down with piles of wood, rice, goats, or huge salt slabs from the far north of Mali. During our first night on the Niger we were
When the wind goes away, the poles come out.
out in the center of the river, looking along the shore for telltale signs of fires from a village where we could rest for the night The moon had not yet risen and in total
^)ne night we came into a village very late. There were only a few people awake when we first arrived, but after giv¬ ing our five nuts to the chief, we were led by a now large group of onlookers to a flat area in the village where our tents could be set up. With dim flashlights we quickly set up camp. The number of vil¬ lagers around us was increasing in a fren¬ zied mass. It had been a very long day, and with tired bodies we said good night to all and climbed into our sleeping bags. Roosters crowed at the bright stars and donkeys bayed at one another across the village. Rats chewed on the reed roof above us and what soimded like a raging party in the village made for a restless night. The next morning we inquired about the noise and we were told that the villagers had a party in our honor. We weren’t invlted as they knew we were tired ajid needed sleep! The unbearably hot wind was howling on our nose the final day of sailing and
Lisa and I decided to walk the shoreline after breakfast. The Harmattan was re¬ lentless, stinging our faces with desert sand. Herds of cattle turned their butts to the wind and anything not strapped down was lifted into the sky. Plastic bags, tumbleweed £ind small red twisters broke
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the flat line of the horizon. We took ref¬ uge in the village of Yabu during the noon time heat. We were invited into the chiefs home, a two room cement structure with curtained doors which billowed into the room with sprinkles of sand. There were posters tacked up on the mud walls: bright tacky flowers with sayings in En¬ glish about love and freedom, Hindi film stars, and a photo of Saddam Hussein. The chiefs wife was loudly shaking a gourd as we sat down on the small blan¬ kets spread across the hard floor. Her bracelets clanked up and down her wrists with each shake, a rhythm like pounding drums — too jarring for tlie quiet room. After a time she poured the contents into 1 an earthen bowl which was passed i around for everyone to drink. 1 let the sour i milk touch my lips but did not swallow. It would have been rude to refuse altoI gether and I had the chaser to look forI ward to: Tuareg whiskey, sugar water with a handful of fresh mint. As the crowd began to gather around
Rollin' on the river — 'Bowman' is actually de¬ sirable duty on a Niger River boat.
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Ivistening to the plunk and splash of the poles, shielding my face from the wind, 1 could have been back in time by hun¬ dreds of years. I could have been a vil¬ lager transporting slabs of salt from the north, or livestock from my village to trade with a farmer. 1 could have been a fisher¬ man tending nets or coming home with a day's catch. 1 looked down at the dark brown hull, water trickling in through the seams which handmade nails could not hold together. The blue of my jeans looked bright against the stained wood. The soimd of horns and a diesel truck's revving engines brought me back to mod¬ ern times, back to Mopti. We pulled up to the trash-littered shore, into the piles of plastic and paper, and were quickly as¬ saulted by begging children and the stench of rotting fish. I stepped away from our boat, and the calming rhythm of splashing water and the soothing sound of the wood poles against the hull was gone. — gianna marino
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THE RACING
With reports this month on the wind-starved Coastal Cup; the Veeder Cup in Santa Cruz; the Trans-Tahoe Regatta; the Boatscape.coml North Sails Race Week in Long Beach; the funky Plastic Classic Regatta; the record-breaking Vic-Maui Race; the annual PICYA Championships^the new '40/50 rule’for the TransPac; the Sears/Smythe/ BemisArea/G eliminations; the Silver Eagle Race; and the usual heap of box scores and random race notes at the end.
Coastal Cup As much as we'd like to report other¬ wise, this year's Encinal YC-hosted Coastal Cup was basically a disaster. The ninth annual 277-mile sprint to Santa Barbara attracted just 24 boats to the starting line on June 24, about half of what this race normally attracts. The race started in fine weather (see accompany¬ ing photographs), which unfortunately evaporated Just hours later. In the end, just four boats managed to finish the gruesomely light-air event. Slat¬ ting around off Half Moon Bay — and faced with a weather forecast calling for a light southerly — boats began dropping
The overall winner of the Coastal Crawl was Leigh and Marilyn Bnte's J/40 China Cloud, which pulled into Santa Barbara after 3 days, 3 hours and 2 minutes. Crewing for the Brites in their second Coastal Cup (they were second in class last year) were Les Raos, Richard Bennallack, Dwayne Newton, Chris Fiona, and three Loughrans (father Tom, sons Chris and Matt). "We had a plan to go out and stuck to it," said Leigh, who sailed despite his doctor’s suggestion he stay ashore. "There were two days of very little wind, followed by a great ride down the Channel in 3035 knots the last day. We were as much as 50 mUes offshore, and hit a perfect slingshot approach into Santa Barbara. Perserverance and good tactics were the key — luck had nothing to do with it!"
"We thought about quitting briefly on Sunday night, when we watched Salty Hotel bail Into Monterey," said Jason. "But our trailer was in Santa Barbara, so we had to go there anyway. We surfed all day Monday at speeds up to 18-22 knots, which made the whole trip worthwhile! We were doing really well, but were pretty tired by then and unfortunately gybed in to the finish too soon. We sat for about three hours, and then had to beat the rest of the way." Coastal Cup winner Leigh Brite, skipper of ‘China Cloud'. Right, brothers Rufus Sjoberg (left) and Jason Crowson were second in 'Opus'. out as early as Saturday evening. Nine¬ teen boats dropped out on the top end of the course, while another boat — the Catalina 42 Wind Dancer — got to Point Conception before rudder problems caused her crew to call Vessel Assist for a tow in to Ventura. Page 184 •
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Second to finish the ordeal, and win¬ ner of the eight-boat Express 27 class was Jason Crowson and Huw Roberts' Opus. The young boat partners, both age 27, sailed with Jason's 20-year-old brother Rufus Sjoberg and "old fart" (and race veteran) Mike Bruzzone.
Opus crossed the line three and a half hours after China Cloud. Richard Biyant's sistership Jaded Lover pulled in four hours later to claim second place in the Express 27 group, while R.B. Ward's cus¬ tom Dog Patch 26 Moonshine came in 50 minutes later to claim second in Class B behind China Cloud. Three, qf the four finishers [China Cloud, Opus, Moonshine) were sailing for Richmond YC — in fact, they were the only boats from that club, which therefore
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taking the third race by the largest mar¬ gin (about a minute) of the series. SCYC came back in the next race to close the deal, 3-1. The winning crew — in addition to Sturgeon, Schuyler and Halterman — consisted of Doug Kirk, Mario Golsh, Skip Ely, Dennis Bassano, Gary Evans, Tim McTighe, Bret Gripenstraw, Peter Phelan, Tod Koch, Susie Barber, Dan Borror, Mike and Mindy Evans, and Eric Malmberg. This latest victory brings the overall Veeder Cup score up to 17-10 in favor of Santa Cruz YC — pretty close consider¬ ing that Santa Cruz probably has twice the membership and racing boats that Monterey does.
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posted a 100% finish rate. Jaded Lover was the sole finisher from Encinal YC, and thus claimed the Ed Milano Trophy for top boat from that club. 'We can't control Mother Nature, but we're going to work hard to get the num¬ bers back up," said race chairman Rod Kidd. 'We're considering all kinds of things to get people interested in this race aigaln, including moving the finish line around each year. Maybe we ll even take the race to Catalina again for a change." ■Veeder Cup Santa Cruz YC successfully defended the prestigious Grace T. Veeder Cup Per¬ petual Trophy on July 8-9, beating Monterey Peninsula YC 3-1 in this more or less annual match racing event. This year, the racing was held in SC 52s, with Roger Sturgeon's Rosebud topping Chuck
Jacobson' s. Allure. Since its Inception in 1964, the Veeder Cup has traditionally been a contentious and hard-fought series for bragging rights between these two Monterey Bay cross¬ town rivals. Early races such as the ones between Drifter and Merlin in '79 smd '80 were often acrimonious affairs, featuring as much controversy and spirited debate as, well, real racing. This year's Cup was civilized in comparison, as many of the Monterey sailors often seill on Rosebud, and all the crews know each other pretty well. The best 3-out-of-5 series was held in moderate winds and flat seas off Santa Cruz. As is usually the case in match rac¬ ing, the boat that won the start went on to win the race. SCYC skipper Rob Schuyler, with tactics by Jack Halterman, took the first two races on Saturday. Af¬ ter a nice dirmer party, the battle resumed on Sunday with MPYC helmsman Tim Cordrey and tactician Harvey Kilpatrick
Trans-Tahoe Regatta Groovy, baby! LnngUme Tahoe sailor Les Barlett steered his '70s-era Venture 24 Groovy to overall victory in the 38th Armual Red Tail Ale Trans-Tahoe Race on July 8, topping a 34-boat fleet that in¬ cluded all kinds of newer and hotter boats. Barlett's 7:28:12 elapsed time was good enough to take the top spot on corrected time by seven minutes over Greg Borland's Melges 32 Emotional Rescue — the first time in recent memory that an old, slow boat has done so weU. The race, which starts and finishes off host Tahoe YC in Tahoe City and covers the 13-mile width of the Lake, began in an uncharacteristic easterly. The wind died and then swung around to the west during the third leg of the 33-mile scenic tour of Lake Tahoe, a shift that benefitted the smaller boats. Emotional Rescue hung, on to their lead to finish first in 5:45:36, but when the handicaps were applied, the day belonged to the 225-rated Groovy. The wind naturally died as the sunlight faded, with the last boat limping in at 9:30 p.m. At the barbecue and awards ceremony on Sunday, Bartlett not only took home class and overall honors, but also was awarded the Obexer Award for the top Tahoe YC boat.,Fittingly, Bartlett helped create this award many years ago by spin¬ ning the wooden base on his lathe, and even won the trophy once before in the '70s on a different boat. Copious amounts of Red Tail Ale were poured to celebrate Groovy's popular victory — a David vs. Goliath story which no doubt offers hope and inspiration to other owners of aging 'plastic classics'. PHRF-A — 1) Emotional Rescue, Melges 32, Greg Dorland; 2) TTFN, Melges 24, Eric & Stacy Conner; 3) Arch Angel, Antrim 27, Bryce Griffith; 4) August, 2000 •
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Racer X, Mumm 30, Gary Redelberger; 5) Czechmate, Antrim 27, Mark Hlubcek. (11 boats) PHRF-B — 1) Groovy, Venture 24, Les Bartlett; 2) Leta B, Catalina 30, Jenny Lucas; 3) Sierra Ho¬ tel, B-25, Steve Fargo; 4) Elusive, Hobie 33, Mike Young; 5) Moorigami, Moore 24, John Siegel; 6) Expressway, Express 27, Ross Groelz; 7) Chuckwagon, J/24, Chuck Stanton. (15 boats) CRUISING CLASS — 1) Brain Wave, WylieCat 30, Charles Quaglieri; 2) Ego Inflation, Catalina 270, Peter Krueger; 3) New Rules II, Beneteau 28.5, John Turner. (7 boats; 17 miles)
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MULTIHULL— 1) Preshuss, 'Corsair', Fred Cox. (1 boat)
Boatscape.com/North Sails Race Week The 16th annual Boatscape.com/ North Sails Race Week, which was also the third and final leg of the 2000 Volvo Inshore Championship (VIC), was held in Long Beach on June 22-25. The popular three-day, five-race series offered the record 170-boat fleet the full gamut of
wind conditions, excellent race manage¬ ment and a fun shoreside scene at the Seaport Marina Hotel. "This was a great regatta!" claimed a happy Dale Williams, whose ILC 46 Wasabi won honors in a tough 11-boat class to conclude their successful South¬ ern Califomla'road trip. Previously Wasabi had bullets at the Yachting Cup and Long Beach Race Week (which wasn't part of the VIC), as well as a fourth in the light-
The start of the Coastal Cup was much better than the finish! Clockwise from upper left: The Henderson 30 'Fast Twitch'; 'Yassou' gets a perfect start In DIv. A; 'Prime Time' heads for the parking lot; last month's covergirl 'Blubyu', a Beneteau 40.7; 'Moonshine' and 'Opus' were two of only four boats to gut it out to Santa Barbara; 'Confetti' bounces out the Gate; and the face-like transom of 'Eclipse'. air Cal Race Week. Wasabi, which was representing St. Francis YC, sailed against a total of 15 different boats during their southern raid. 'We were tied with Pendragon for the Volvo series lead going into the Gohson Regatta," noted Williams. "Our crew came
through in the clutch, and sailed really hard to win. The turning point was actu¬ ally getting a second in the fourth race, a five-knot light air race that wasn't our conditions at all." Joining Williams on Wasabi for his twomonth SoCal foray were tactician Scott
Easom, alternate driver Jon Stewart, Brendan and Doogie Couvereaux, Matt Wacowitz, Russ Fleming, Marco Constant, Mark Baxter, Tomas EZ' Eisler, Joe Cur¬ rier, Ray Lotto, Greg Williams, Dan McClean and Bruce Davenport. Cameo appearances were put in by Keith Lorence and Sam Heck. Other PHRF class winners of the Volvo Inshore Championship included Bravura (Farr 44), James Ekirl (DenCho 33), Muddy August, 2000 • UXUiUt J? • Page 187
THE RACING Waters (Melges 30), French Bred (Beneteau 42), and Thunderbox (Andrews 26). One design VIC winners were Crocodile Rock (Farr 40), WildThing (lD-35), Indigo (J/120), Wings (Schock 35), and Late Entry (Melges 24). Complete results and photos of the Boatscape.com/North Sail Race Week can be found at www.premiere-racing.com. VOLVO-I — 1) Wasabj, Farr ILC 46, Dale Will¬ iams, StFYC, 11 points; 2) It's OK!, ID-48, Lew Beery/Andy Rose/Craig Fletcher, BalYC, 21; 3) Tribe, ID-48, Bob Sullivan/Scot Tempesta, CRA, 25. (11 boats) VOLVO-II — 1) Bravura, Farr 44, Ernie Pennell, SDYC, 13 points; 2) Impact, Andrews 43, Ron Mel¬ ville/Ken Keiding, SBYC, 16; 3) High 5, Farr 40 IMS, Ross Ritto, SDYC, 23. (11 boats) , > FARR 40 — 1) Groovederci, Deneen & John Demourkas/Dee Smith, SBYC, 15 points; 2) Croco¬ dile Rock, Alexandra Geremia/Robbie Haines, SBYC, 16; 3) Temptress, Alan Field/Dave Oilman, Cal YC, 21. (10 boats) ID-35 — 1) Wild Thing, Kara Zylstra/Brian Carnet, CorYC, 5 points; 2) Tabasco, John & Steph Wylie, SDYC, 13. (5 boats) J/120 — 1) Indigo, Scott Birnberg, LBYC, 5 points; 2) CC Rider, Chuck Nichols. SDYC, 15; 3) Impact Player, Dick Sikorski, BCYC, 16. (8 boats) SCHOCK 35 (PCCs) — 1) Wings, Dennis & Sharon Case, SDYC, 10 points; 2) Mischief, Carolyn Hardy, BCYC, 10; 3) Whistler, Peter Johnstone/ Claudia Wainer, BalYC, 21. (16 boats) J/105 — 1) Clousenu, Rip Carruthers, SDYC, 14 points; 2) J-OK, Stewart Cannon, SWYC, 16; 3) Legacy, Bob & Kathy Patterson, CalYC, 17. (6 boats) OLSON 30 (Nationals; 10 races) — 1) Perfect Balance, Rick Flucke, CIYC, 34 points; 2) War Ca¬ noe, Michael Goldfarb, CalYC, 48; 3) Intense, Allan Rosenberg, ABYC, 56. (22 boats) MELGES 24 — 1) Full Throttle, Brian Porter, Lake Geneva, Wis., 13 points; 2) Late Entry, Buddy Melges/Steve Flam, ABYC, 16; 3) Typhoon, Tony Wattson, NHYC, 17. (14 boats) SANTANA 20 — 1) Altitude Sickness, Winnard/ Infelise/Kerr, ABYC, 17 points; 2) Gremlin, Gordon Wanlass, BalYC, 17; 3) Bustin' Loose, Rick Harris, CorYC, 18. (17 boats) PHRF III — 1) Muddy Waters, Melges 30, Artie Johnson/Rick Means, SDYC, 11 points; 2) Blade Runner, Express 37, Mick Shlens, CBYC, 15; 3) There & Back Again, Tripp 40, Prestage/Durant, Shoreline YC, 17. (10 boats) PHRF IV — 1) InfraRed, Davidson 44, Ray Lopez, see, 7 points; 2) French Bred, Beneteau 42, Ron Coalson, CRA, 16; 3) Chimera, Baltic 38, O'Connor/Hoenmeyer, CalYC, 18. (10 boats) PHRF V-a — 1) Biue Moon, J/92, Roland & Stephanie Fournier, Seal Beach YC, 6 points; 2) James Earl, DenCho 33, Dale Frye, VYC, 13; 3) Ooh La La, Bravura 29, Leif Bailey, BSSA, 22. (11 boats) PHRF V-b — 1) Nocona, B-25, Gordon Miller/ Eric Shampain, OYC, 5 points; 2) Thunderbox, And¬ rews 26, The Trotters, SDYC, 25.5; 3) Saint Vitus Dance, And. 26, Stacy Jackson, ABYC, 34. (18 boats)
Plastic Classic Regatta "It may have been July 15, 2000, at the new Pac Bell Park — but just three piers to the south it seemed more like Page 188 • UHttUc ?? • August, 2000
'Wasabi' leads the new 'It's OK!' into a weather markatBS/NS Race Week. Inset, Dale Williams. 1970," said Plastic Classic race chairman John Super. "This was the 16th time we've run this event, and although it was pretty cold, some say it was the best one yet!" After last year's paltry 25-boat turn¬ out, it was heartening to see 43 entries this time, ranging in size from an O'Day Day Sailer to a custom C&C 48. All of the boats in the Bay View BC-hosted race had to be designed before 1970, and all sailed a 10.7-mile course in the waters between San Francisco's Pier 54 and the entry buoy off Alameda's Naval Air Station. The infamous weather mark'T, an Ericson 27 this year, once again provided a platform for flashers of both sexes — a tradition closely associated with this zany event. With three roundings of 'T' (as in 'T&A', we suppose), the fleet witnessed plenty of exposed skin that day. Overall winner of the moderately windy race was Tchoupitoulas, a Santana 22 steered by Stephen Buckingham of San Francisco. "The boat name is a reference
to the Mardi Gras Indians of uptown New Orleans," explained Buckingham, in an¬ swer to the obvious question. Sailing with Buckingham that day was boat partner F. J. Bolger, and the "brain trust" of Fred Lawler and Cathy Stierhoff (who normally sail against Tchoupitoulas on their own Santana 22, Tackful). Two other entries were noteworthy, but for different reasons. The ketch Uisgebaugh had the dubious distinction of be¬ ing the first boat ever to break a mast in the Classic (right on the starting line, too!), and Boundless — United Cerebral Palsy's Columbia Challenger, skippered by Fred Hess — came all the way down from Stockton SC for the event. What's really remarkable about the latter is that Hess is a full quadriplegic! He steers his boat from a seat in the companionway and asks for no quarter, an inspiration to all. The optional Concours d'Elegance was won by Arm^nd and Mary Stephens' el¬ egantly restored Alberg 30 Quest. They barely edged out last year's beauty queen, the Columbia Challenger Libertine. "The
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judges, a pair of wooden boat owners from BVBC, must have preferred the wine and cheese on Quest over the champagne and strawberries on Libertine" joked Super. All kinds of other prizes were awarded at the Concours, most of which follow the race results below. The party following the 'Tupperware' racing featured two bands, a steak and chicken barbecue, a trophy ceremony (complete with medals and an Ol3mipicllke podium made of beer kegs and boxes), and the day's final event — the 'party 'til you drop' contest, which raged on imtil 2 a.m. "That was great fun." said Super, "but unfortunately no one can remember who won." SANTANA 22 — 1) Tchoupitoulas, Stephen Buckingham. (3 boats) IB-24 — 1) Constellation, John Lincoln. (3 boats) CORONADO 25 — 1) Osprey, Alan Weller. (3 boats) TRITON —1) Bolero, Eli Gilliam; 2) Sleepyhead, Jim Kuykendall; 3) Answer, David Wiison. (9 boats) PHRF (spinnaker) — 1) Shoji, Cal Cruising 36, Russ Taft. (3 boats) PHRF (non-spinnaker) — 1) Yo Ho Ho, ChrisCraft Cherokee, Steve Frost; 2) Lickety Split, Ariel, Joe Antus; 3) Pathfinder, Ariel, Ed Ekers; 4) Dharma, Cal 40, Brian Ruth. (13 boats) SIMPLEST TO SINGLEHAND — Incognito, C&C 48, Mark Strange. NICEST INTERIOR — Libertine, Columbia Challenger, Tara & 'Dad' Smith. MOST STOCK BOAT — Dancing Girl, O'Day Day Sailer, Kerry Meyers. SPECIAL BOAT — Rainbow, Rawscn 30, Steve Cooper, (electric motor) LONGEST OWNED — Constellation, IB-24, John Lincoln, (since 1968)
Vic-Maui Race This year's PricewaterhouseCoopers 2000 Vic-Maui Race was as fast as the Pacific Cup was slow, with two boats — James McDowell's SC 70 Grand Illusion and Dan Sinclair's Andrews 70+ Ren¬ egade—both breaking Pyewackets 1998 record. It was an almost ideal race, full of minor carnage and drama, most notably the Holland-designed Elite 37 Prairie Voy¬ ager sailing half the race with their emer¬ gency rudder. When the numbers were crunched, a surprise wiimer corrected out overall — the 102-foot ketch HMCS Ori¬ ole, which was the oldest, biggest and ar¬ guably prettiest boat in the small 20-boat fleet. The big buzz after the 2,308-mile race was all about Grand Illusion, which sailed the course in a teeth-rattling 9 days, 2 hours to shave about 17 hours off the
previous record. The fact that McDowell lives on Maui and was sailing for co-host Lahaina YC made the celebration all the sweeter. Grand Elusion, one of the few re¬ maining ULDB 70s on the West Coast, has been virtually unbeatable offshore lately — overall victories in the '99 Ensenada Race, the '99 TransPac, the '00 Puerto Vallarta Race, and now the Vic-Maui Race have really cemented her reputation as the boat to beat. McDowell's winning crew included navigator Patrick O'Brien and semi-regu¬ lars Hogan Beatie, Pete Heck, Ty Pryne, Rick Magrath, Tom Andrews and Ted Churchill. Conditions allowed Grand Illu¬ sion to stick fairly close to the rhumbline, and when the trade winds filled in at 30 knots in the second half of the race, the 'GI Joes' posted some huge 300-t- mile days. They beat the faster Renegade to Maui by 16 hours, correcting out a whop¬ ping 37 hours ahead for Class A honors and second overall. Renegade apparently blew up just about everything on their boat, limping into Lahaina with the re¬ mains other last spinnaker fluttering from the mast-tip. To read all about the Vic-Maui Race, check out www.vicmaui.org. You'll find archived press releases, photos, crew lists, and anything else you could possibly want to know.
weekend of July 15-16, still attracted 24 boats (up from 21 last year) representing 13 yacht clubs. Two clubs — San Fran¬ cisco and Richmond — distinguished themselves by fielding boats in all four di¬ visions of the three-race series. Naturally, these two clubs figured prominently in the final standings, which saw SFYC topping all comers except in the main event, the Lipton Cup itself. The J/105 Juxtapose, representing RYC, nipped SFYC's Express 37 Re-Quest by five seconds in the last race to win the prestigious Lipton Cup and prevent a complete SFYC sweep of these summer 'All Star Games'. "It was really close," ad¬ mitted owner/driver Tom Thayer, "and it wasn't always easy being the little boat in the class. Convergence also helped our cause by sailing the wrong course in the second race on Saturday, and then not coming out on Sunday." Crewing for Thayer were tactician Peter Cameron, Robert Milligan, Glenn Davis, Barry Demak and Steve Cameron. The rest of the weekend belonged to San Francisco YC. Their Little Lipton en¬ try, the Newport 30 Topgallant, put to¬ gether a dominant 1,2,1 series in that nine-boat class. Ageless owner/driver Frank Hinman, rumored to be in his 80's now, proved that he's still a threat on any race course he shows up on. "He's just
Vic-Maui 2000 Race Results cmm CLASS A Grand Ittusion 1 2 2 7 Renegade 3 8 Show Me Midnight Special 4 9 CLASS B 1 6 Ferr-ari 2 10 Pursuit 3 13 Jola 4 15 Pendragaa 5 17 First Sight CLASS C Night Runner 1 3 Grey Hound 2 4 Winds of Time 3 5 4 11 Windshadow 5 12 Darby 6 14 Fastrack 7 16 Turicum CLASSD HMCS Oriole 1 1 2 18 Dream Catcher 3 19 Tethra 4 20 Prairie Voyager
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PIYCA Championships Despite being boycotted by the St. Francis YC juggernaut, this year's Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association's annual summer championships, held on the gray
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amazing!" claimed tactician Jim Coggan. "He's totally dialed tn all the time, and knows Topgallant like the back of his hand." Also aboard for the winning week¬ end were Jim's 15-year-old son Brian Coggan, Charles McBumey, Harry HumpAugust, 2000 • UiUiJc 3? • Page 189
hrey, Phil Fleishman, Brian Kemnitzer and Carl Flemming. The classic yellow Mull 30 Shadow re¬ turned triumphantly to the race course this weekend, faster than ever after her recent year and a half restoration. New owner David Walker, who crewed on the boat when Bill Clute commissioned her in the mld-'70s, fired off three straight bullets to win the Lany Knight Trophy for Page 190 • UcUitUt 3? • August, 2000
Scenes from July's PICYA Championships. 'Jux¬ tapose', the J/105 which won the Upton Cup, is at the center of the collage. SFYC. The Shadow riders consisted of 13year-old son D.J. Walker, tactician Tim Parsons, John Merrill, and two other alumni of the original '70s program, Greg Felton and Mark Maymar. Tim McGowan sailed his 1966 Santana 22 Summertime Blues to victory again in
the Admirals Cup, taking the series with’’ another trio of bullets over Santana 22 national champ Mlkie Murrison. This is the fourth year that this trophy has been contested, and McGowan has won each time. Helping Tim keep his stranglehold on the Admirals Cup were Steve Enzensperger. Bob Fox and David Perrin. LIPTON — 1) Juxtapose, J/105, Tom Thayer,'
RACING SHEET McCarthy, AYC, 23. (6 boats) ADMIRAL — 1) Summertime Blues, Santana 22, Tim McGowan, SFYC, 3 points; 2) Mizzen, Santana 22, Mike Murrison, RYC, 6; 3) Times Ro¬ man, Columbia Challenger, Phil Hendrix, StkSC, 9. (3 boats)
TransPac Door Prizes
RYC, 5 points; 2) Re-Quest, Express 37, Glenn Isaacson, SFYC, 6; 3) Just in Time, Beneteau 42s7, Frank McNear, GGYC, 11; 4) Bottom Line, Choate 40, John Walker, StkSC, 12; 5) Convergence, J/120, Chris Corlett, EYC, 15; 6) Sally Ann, Express 37, Mike Franchetti, SYC, 16. (6 boats) LITTLE LIPTON — 1) Topgallant, Newport 30, Frank Hinman, SFYC, 4 points; 2) 3 Ring Circus, Olson 25, Dave McMurtry, RYC, 9; 3) MyToy, Ranger 26, Dave Adams, PresYC, 10; 4) SouLatitude, J/ 24, Dan Thatcher, SYC, 10; 5) Esprit Victorieux,
Beneteau 305, Joseph Melino, EYC, 15; 6) Delta Ruby, Catalina 30, Chuck Jones, StkSC, 18; 7) The Blew Cal, Cal 27, Jerry Nassory, BBYC, 19; 8) Synchronicity, Olson 25, Steve Smith, HMBYC, 25; 9) Iskra, S2-7.9, Mark Lenney, SJYC, 26. (9 boats) LARRY KNIGHT — 1) The Shadow, Mull 30, David Walker, SFYC, 3 points; 2) Uno, WylleCat 30, Steve Wonner, AolYC, 8; 3) Ixxis, Olson 911-S, Ed Durbin, RYC, 8; 4) Enigma, Capo 30 mod.. Bob Hultman, EYC, 11; 5) Goldilocks, Morgan 36, Noble Griswold, BenYC, 15; 6) Zoom, Ericson 35-2, Michael
The ‘99 Transpacific Yacht Race was certainly an exciting one, with Pyewacket shattering the 2,225-mile course record, Double Bullet II flipping. Grand lUusion fin¬ ishing with a ripped main to claim overall honors, the crippled B-25 Vapor missing for most of its 18.5-day crossing, and a million other good stories. But with just 33 boats in the race — the smallest fleet since 1963 — TransPac Row was the lone¬ liest we’ve ever seen it. When the celebrat¬ ing ended after a few days, there was a sense of sadness — you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to understaind that this great race has been withering away. Clearly, it was time for some drastic measures, and last month the TransPac YC brass began taking some. Recogniz¬ ing that competition for the prestigious Barn Door trophy has begun to over¬ shadow the rest of the TransPac — and that the race has been slowly eroding from the bottom up — the Board announced the creation of two new mini-versions of the Barn Door, one each for 50 and 40 footers. In creating these as yet-unnamed new first-to-finish trophies (how about the ’Garage Door’ and ’Shed Door’?), the Board also appointed Bill Lee, Alan Andrews, Jim Pugh, Dan Nowlan and Jerry Montgomery to come up with de¬ sign parameters for the new TransPac 40/ 50 Rule. According to TYC Commodore Sandy Martin, “It is intended that the yachts eli¬ gible for these trophies be fast but practi¬ cal, and that they be exciting enough for the professional sailor and manageable enough for amateur sailors. While the system will likely type-form the yachts, their primary focus will be on the down¬ wind course to Hawaii. It is TransPac YC’s intention that qualifying yachts wiU be suitable for othej races as well.” The initial dr^t of the 40/50 rule lays ' orji some basic guidelines: the new breed of 40-footers (up to 43-footers will be grandfathered in) must have a minimum displacement of 10,000 pounds, while new 50-footers (and old 53-footers) must be at least 16,000 pounds. Internal wa¬ ter ballast and Code 0 jibs will be allowed, but only one rudder and one keel. “A great deal of latitude will be allowed in hull shape, foil shape, deck layout, rig con¬ figuration and other items. Yachts must meet the ORC requirements and stringent August, 2000 •
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stability requirements. In many respects these yachts will be defined by a system similar to what is used for the Whitbread/ Volvo 60s, although they will most likely be lighter boats for the length. The mea¬ surement system is veiy much intended to be a simple development rule, as op¬ posed to a handicap rule,” In other less startling TransPac news, the Cruising Class will now be known as the Aloha Class, which the TYC powersthat-be somehow feel is “more in tune with the spirit and tradition of the race.” The dates for the 2001 starts have also been announced: Aloha racers will leave on dime 25; little boats (under 50 feet) on June 30; big boats (over 50 feet) on July 1: and multihulls on July 4. Area G Junior Champs The San Francisco YC-hosted Sears/ Bemis/Smythe Area G Eliminations at¬ tracted 25 boats on July 10-11, a better turnout than usual for this annual event. Three boats competed for the coveted spot at the Sears Cup, five boats for the two Bemis spots, and a remarkable 17 boats for the two Smythe spots. Racing occurred in Richardson Bay in J/24s (three-man crews), 420s and Lasers. Andy Goodman, an 18-year-old Stocktonite, earned the right to advance to the Sears Cup, to be held on August 14-20 in Newport, RI, in Ynglings. Sailing with Andy as middleman was his 15-year-old brother Noe and bowman J.V. Gilmour, already a veteran sailor at age 13. The trio all sail El Toros, and this is some of their first keelboat experience. "We're excited," said Andy. 'We've never seen a Yngling, but we've found one over at Encinal YC to practice on." Santa Cruz buddies Joey Pasquali and Roiy Griffen, both 17, won the 420 com¬ petition and will move on to the Bemis Trophy finals. The 420 runners-up, the SFYC team of Molly Carapiet and Louise Sherman, both 16, also qualified to go back East. Jeff Allen, a 17-year-old Tiburon sailor, won the Smythe series in
Pebblestars, from left — J. V. Gilmour, skipper Andy Goodman and and brother Noe Goodman are off to the Sears Cup. Right, Rory Griffen and skipper Joey Pasquali are Bemis-bound.
Lasers over a Kiwi visitor, J. Bartrom, who is spending the summer at Encinal YC. Bartrom isn't elegible to go to the finals, which opened the door for the third place finisher, Pat Stahnke. The finals in the Bemis and Sm3fihe competitions will be held in conjunction with the Sears Cup, using 420s and leasers, respectively. SEARS (triplehanded) — 1) Andy Goodman/Noe Goodman/J.V. Gilmour, RYC, 6 points; 2) Casey Williams/Nick Rittenhouse/Ash Dyer, SFYC, 11; 3) Justin Scott/Andrew Smith/Jesse Corlett, StFYC, 14. (3 boats) BEMIS (doublehanded) — 1) Joey Pasquali/Rory Griffen, StFYC, 9 points; 2) Molly Caraplet/Louise Sherman, SFYC, 11; 3) Jordan Korss/Emily Hemberger, SFYC, 15. (5 boats) SMYTHE (singlehanded) — 1) Jeff Allen, StFYC, 10 points; 2) J. Bartrom, New Zealand, 17; 3) Pat Stahnke, 27; 4) Andrew Koblinsky, EYC, 29; 5) Evan Lyons, EYC, 34; 6) Jay Scott, 35; 7) Chris Ward, StFYC/MPYC, 38; 8) Ah Redstone, SFYC. 49. (17 boats) (7 races; 1 throwout)
Silver Eagle Race Island YC's 25th Annual Silver Eagle Race attracted just 28 boats on July 22, down from 34 last year. As always, the easy and fun 67-mfie inside-the-Bay dis¬ tance race threw a full gamut of condi¬ tions at the fleet, with tide lines, some holes, plenty ofwindshifts, shipping traf¬ fic and all sorts of other variables to keep things Interesting. The race started off the Golden Gate YC at 9;30 a.m. in 8-10 knots of breeze, which built to 20-22 knots during the af¬ ternoon before tapering off to a gentle breeze by midnight. The morning fog burned off quickly, and was never a fac¬ tor in the race. First to finish was Ahava, a WylieCat 48 skippered by Michael Katz, in a speedy 10 hours, 45 minutes. Mike Bruzzone sailed his faded blue Express 27 Desperado over the finish line at 10;05 p.m..
one hour and 50 minutes after Ahava, to claim overall honors. Buzz Blackett's Ex¬ press 27 New Wave finished four minutes cifter Desperado to claim second overall. Eleven boats got trapped In holes and DNFed, no doubt tired of staring at the same bridge piling for hours on end. Ev¬ eryone who finished the race is listed be¬ low; PHRFI (< 99) — 1) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl Bauer; 2) Ahava, Wyllecat 48, Michael Katz; 3) Always Friday, Antrim 27, John Liebenberg; 4) Jolly Mon, J/120, Mark Bowman; 5) Family Hour, Olson 30, Bilafer Family; 6) Two Scoops, Express 34, Tom Goodwin; 7) Jamba Juice, 11 :Metre, Tom Dinkel. (9 boats) PHRF II (100-159 ) — 1) Csardas, Moore 24, Torben Bentsen; 2) Silkye, Wyliecat 30, John Skin¬ ner; 3) Redux, Olson 911-S, Nick Barnhill; 4) Wet Spot, Moore 24, Mike O'Callaghan; 5) Cutty Sark, DuFour 31, Maxwell Richardson. (6 boats) PHRF Mi (160 and up) —1) Duicinea, Killer Whale 25, Mathiasen/Pritchard. (3 boats) BAMA (multihull) — 1) Superfly, F-27, Mike Gettinger. (3 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Desperado, Mike Bruzzone; 2) New Wave, Buzz Blackett; 3) Opus, Huw Rob¬ erts. (7 boats) OVERALL — 1) Desperado: 2) New Wave; 3) Csardas. (25 monohulls) Jeff Allen won the Smythe Eliminations and will advance to the finals In Newport, RI.
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Box Scores Summer's in full swing, which means there are more regattas occurring each month than we can possibly cover. Here are the bare-bone facts on a few more events which took place recently: BROTHERS & SISTERS (TYC: July 4:10.25 milaci)SPINNAKER — 1) Jarlen, J/35, Bob Bloom/Tim Russell: 2) Hooligan, Westsail 42 custom, Alice Martin; 3) Joyride, J/105, Bill & Susan Hoehler. (10 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Frisky, Tartan 30, J.T. Hansen & John Woodhull; 2) Dan Wan, Santana 28, Don Kunstler; 3) Risky, Olson 911-S, Gerry Gunn. (10 boats) INTERCLUB #4 (OYC .liilvR)MULTIHULL (w/spinnakers) — 1) Pegasus, F27, Andrew Pitcairn; 2) Sea Bird, F-27, Rich Holden; 3) Wingit, F-27, Ray Wells. (6 boats; 10.2 miles) MULTIHULL (non-spinnaker) — 1) Donnybrook, F-28R, John Brady. (3 boats; 11.6 miles) FLEET D (0-168) — 1) Mistral, 'Conquibin 38', Robert Becker; 2) Takeoff, Laser 28, Ron & Joan Byrne; 3) Wave Rider, Hunter 31, Mark Rommell. (7 boats; 10.2 miles) FLEET E (169-up) — 1) Annie, Cal 29, Steve Zevanove; 2) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles; 3) Mintaka, Newport 30-2, Charles Wright. (6 boats; 10.2 miles) FLEET F (non-spinnaker) — 1) Peddler, Catalina 27, Norm Rehm; 2) Knotty Sweetie, C&C 32, G. Johnson; 3) Star Five, Catalina 34, Bob Engelhart. (7 boats; 7.9 miles)
CLASS D Bondi Tram Fruit Machine Smile Mojo Rising Maupiti Matador Urban Renewal CLASSE Irrational Again Puff Jose Cuervo Juxtapose Charade Tiburon
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Beneteau 47 Lidgard 45 J/V43 Sydney 41 Sydney 41 Farr 1LC 40
Yasumasa Kawamufa Oaisuke Kimura Yasuo Nanamori/Yoshio Takano Seth Radow Scooter Simmons Shizue Kanbe/Kenneth Davern
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Farr 40 OD Farr 40 OD Farr 40 OD Farr 40 OD
Doug Tayior John Kiiroy Jr Philippe Kahn Masato Fujimatd
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Frers 41 Beneteau 40 7 Beneteau 40.7 Beneteau 40 7 Farr 39 Aerodyne 38 J/35
Austin/Haig Neil Whiston/Mike Motti Simon Whiston Clayton Craigie Hiroshi Yamagishi Jason Khoury Vic Bishop
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J/105 J/105 J/105 J;T05 J/105 J/105
Jaren Leet Chris Brown Sam Hock Tom Thayer/Dick Watts Thomas Coates Steve Stroub
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ISAF MATCH RACE RANKINGS (as of July 11); OPEN — 1) Bertrand Pace, FRA; 2) Dean Barker, NZL; 3) Sten Mohr, DEN; 4) Peter Gilmour, AUS; 5) Magnus Holmberg, SWE; 6) Jesper Bank, DEN; 7) Luc Pillot, FRA; 8) Jesper Johansen, DEN; 9) Jes Gram-Hansen, DEN; 10) M. Henriksen, DEN. WOMEN — 1) Dorte Jensen, DEN; 2) Betsy Alison, USA; 3) K. Zuiderbaan, NED; 4) Cordelia Eglin, GBR; 5) Malin Kallstrom, SWE. WEST MARINE FUN REGATTA (EYC: July 15-16): OPTI/JY TRAINER — 1) (tie) Jason Capen and Aaron Dornbrand Lo, 8 points; 3) Joshua Lieghton, 9; 4) Krysta Rohde, 16; 5) Nat Rohde. (11 boats) EL TORO — 1) Morgan Gutenkunst, 4 points; 2) Brooks Reed, 5; 3) Myles Gutenkunst, 9; 4) Sean Kelly, 12; 5) Ryan Carder, 23. (13 boats) LASER — 1) Richard Carrick, 3 points; 2) Ted Carrick, 6. (5 boats) LASER RADIAL — 1) Britany Widzer, 4 points. (2 boats) FJ — 1) Ryan Gallagher/D. Springman, 4 points. (1 boat)
DAY SAILER NAs (Fresno YC: July 10-13): 1) Dave Keran, Fresno, 8 points; 2) Phil Root, Eugene, OR, 18; 3) Len Foick, Santa Cruz, 25; 4) Mark'Schroeder, Eugene, OR, 28; 5) Deryck Clay, Palo Alto, 31; 6) Bill Flock, Santa Cruz, 30; 7) Eduardo Grisetti, Santa Cruz, 33; 8) Dave Misunas, Santa Cruz, 35; 9) Dean Iwahashi, Fresno, 36; 10) Charles Wilson, 38. (29 boats) (6 races on Huntington Lake; 1 throwout) 18th WHIDBEY ISLAND RACE WEEK fJuly 17-21): DIV. 1 (multihulls) —1) Brouch 3, F-24, Sigi Stiemer, 11 points. (4 boats) DIV. 2 — 1) Paddy Wagon, Ross 40, Huse/Hill, 9 points; 2) White Cloud, 'Cook 39', Johnson/Lynch, 20; 3) Dauntless, 'X-Yacht', Claxton/Ball, 33; 4) Af¬ terburner, Synergy 1000, Russell Beiden, 39. (12 boats) ■ DIV. 3 — 1) Harwar, J/36, Hossack/Wong, 15 pointe; 2) The Boss, J/35, Wayne Berge, 16; 3) D. of Independence, Express 37, Brian Watkins, 22. (9 boats) DIV. 4 — 1) Lawndart, Fast 40, Bill Allan, 16 points; 2) Pangea, Baltic 39, Mac Madenwald, 19; 3) Skookumchuck, Baltic 37, Bryon Skubi, 23. (11 boats) DIV. 5 — 1) Barnstormer, Olson 30, Crosier/Falk, 11 points; 2) Graf lx, Soverel 33, Tom Gilbert, 16; 3) Splif, Soverel 33, Hallquist/Putnam, 25. (9 boats) DIV. 6— 1) Nikita, Melges24, Paul KrakArntson, 19 points; 2) Dalliance, Martin 243, Kevin Tuulos,
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THE RACING (10 boats) DIV. 7 — 1) Midsummer, Davidson 29, Stig Osterberg, 15 points; 2) Kiwi Boat, Young 88, Brad & Chuck Mercord, 22; 3) Second Shot, J/29, Bob Pessemier, 33. (11 boats) DIV. 8 — 1) Magic, Laser 28, Alan Bock, 18 points; 2) Coho, 'Spence 34', Grant Brandimayr, 24; 3) Rubicon, S2-9., Marshel/Olson, 26. (12 boats) DIV. 9 — 1) Jungle Love, J/24, Pete Sauer,. 19 points; 2) Biue Heron, Martin 242, David Cramb, 24; 3) Marionette, SC 27, Leif Hagen, 34. (18 boats) DIV. 10 — 1) Uncle Wiggly's Tavern, CF 27, Waagmeester/Winnard, 11 points; 2) Spar Trek, Is¬ lander 30, Jeff Janders, 12,\3) Quicksilver, CF 27, Banks/Bailey, 22. (11 boats)^ (8 races; 1 throwout) CENTENNIAL CUP (EYC: July 22-23: 3 race.s); 1) San Diego YC, 20/20, Keith Lorence, 3 points; 2) San Francisco YC, Out of Options, Hank Easom, 8; 3) Santa Barbara YC, Bella Rosa, Mark Noble, 9; 4) Encinal YC, Lightwave, Mike Rettie, 10; 5) yailejo YC, Kama, Jeff Ruszler, 15. (5 boats) Winning crew — Keith Lorence, Matt Smith, Bill Engle, James Sakasgawa, Eric Roders. MELGES24 NAs fSFYC: July 20-22): 1) Monsoon, Bruce Ayres, NHYC, 26 points; 2) Backbreaker, Ken Kaan, Hawaii, 30; 3) #418, Argyle Campbell, NHYC, 33;'4) #442, Dave Ullman, BYC, 33; 5) Not the Family Buick, Michael Stone, RYC, 35; 6) Trailblazer, Hank Lammens/Zarco Draganic, SFYC, 43; 7) Casey Jones, DonJesberg,
SFYC, 46; 8) High Octane, Tim Duffy, StFYC, 50; 9) SUV, Peter Vesella, SFYC, 62; 10) Agent 99, Dimitrelis/Barranco, StFYC, 63; 11) Hard Core, Jay Mos¬ her, ABYC, 68; 12) Prisoner of Zenda, Craig Levin, SWYC, 76; 13) Where's Bob, Bob Tennant, RVVc, 78; 14) Dynamo Hum, Jeff Littfin, StFYC, 81; 15) Zig Zag, Henri Samuel, France, 88, (24 boats; 8 races w/1 throwout) Winning crew— Bruce Ayres, Dave Shelton, Don Snid, Todd Armbruster. SANTANA 22 NATIONALS (RYC: July 21-23): 1) Mizzen, Mikey Murrison, RYC, 7 points; 2) Shazaml, Bud Sandkulla, GGYC, 13; 3) Jack Be Quick, Peter Rasco, EYC, 18; 4) Summertime Biues, Tim McGowan, SFYC, 21; 5) Carlos, Jan Grygier, RYC, 26; 6) Tchoupitoulas, Stephen Buckingham, SSS, 35, (13 boats; 5 races w/ 0 throwouts) Winning crew — Mikey Murrison, Jim Wondolleck. Brad Clerk,
July heroes — Newport Beach sailor Mark Gaudio won the Cal 20 Nationals. Earlier this summer, he also won the Sabot Nationals.
Race Notes Sale boats of the month: Sausalito YC member Gordon Smith unloaded his J/ 29 Power Play up in Seattle a few months ago, trading up to the J/35 No Mas as part of the deal. Smith has renamed his new boat Joker.. .. Stephan Schambach,
a transplanted German dot.com success story, just took delivery of WylieCat 39 hull #2, He's named the boat Enjinity, and plans to eventually keep it near his office at South Beach. Dave Wahle and the WylieCat factory are currently working on WylieCat 30 hull #12 for a Connecticut
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buyer. . . Rumor has it that SoCal boat junkies Mike Campbell {Victoria, Cincos) and David Janes [J/Bird, Falcon) are about to pull the trigger on a pair of Andrews 50s. apparently similar in con¬ cept to the earlier 45-footer Locomotion. Both sailors put together formidable pro-
grams, so this could be an interesting match-up. Two new Santa Cruz 52s are in the pipeline. Wo Overstreet, a woman sailor who lives in Sea Ranch, wUl take delivery of hull #26 in January. The boat will be blue, named Azul, and will have North
Sails loft manager Chris Shining oversee¬ ing an aggressive racing program. . . Pe¬ ter and Susan Wolcott, longtime owners of the Farr 44 Confetti, will be getting hull #27 next April. That boat, as yet un¬ named, will apparently be more of a cruiser. . . Rip Carruthers, owner of the J/World Sailing School in San Diego, re¬ cently sold his N/M 30 Invincible to some sailors in Annapolis. Invincible won the MORC Internationals twice, and ironically is probably better known on the East Coast than out here. Not one to remain boatless very long, Carruthers already has ordered J/105 hull #406. The J/Boat phenomenon rolls on: 'We’ve just sold the 25th J/105 and 35th J/120 in Southern California," reports Jeff Trask, who also just took an order from Paul Ambrose of Concord for J/160 hull #22. . . Long Beach sailor Oscar Krinksy has purchased the lD-48 Lead¬ ing Edge, the third lD-48 to find an af¬ terlife on the West Coast. Previously, Krinksy campaigned an lOR 50 {exSpringbok) and a Schock 35, both named Chaya. . . The still-teething Antrim Open 50 Convergence is suddenly for sale, as first the Bob Gay/Fred Hess partnership
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THE RACING fell apart and then, more recently, Gay and sponsor Lucent, which had inherited the project from Ascend, parted ways. It's a cool boat, and we hope someone snaps it up and uses it for its intended purpose, i.e., winning solo round-the-world races. Random notes: David West dominated the SFYC-hosted Hart/Nunes Regatta on July 8 with his Space Invader. Unfortu¬ nately, only three other Mercuries showed up. . . . Effective July, 1, the Inter-Colle¬ giate Yacht Racing Association (ICYRA) changed its name to the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA). Seems like 'yacht racing' is too highbrow a term in these politically correct days, hence the substitution of the term 'sailing'. See www.collegesailing.org for more. . . Sausalito J /105 sailor Sam Hock won the 18th Annual Pinecrest Cup again, a 12race Laser series for 'old farts' up on beau¬ tiful Pinecrest Lake. 'The Ibuprofen was flowing!" noted runner-up Mik Beatie. The following local Etchells skippers have qualified and are plarming on attend¬ ing the Etchells Worlds in San Diego on August 24-31: 1) Tim Parsons/Bill Barton; 2) Doug Morss/Henry Fischer; 3)
Peter Vessella; 4) Jim Gregory; 5) Kers Clausen; 6) Spencer Fulweiler/Jeff Hager; 7) Tom Hyper; 8) Vern Neff/Myron Erickson; 9) BUI Dana; 10) John Sutak; 11) Jeff Nehms; 12) Kurt Winkelmgn. Another saUor, Bob Park, actually finished sixth in the 21-race qualifying series, but has elected not to go to the Worlds, open¬ ing the door for Winkelman. With 12 boats heading south, our Bay Area EtcheUs con¬ tingent should be the biggest fleet behind the San Diegans. Host SDYC is expecting an 80-boat turnout, with notable local rockstars such as Dennis Conner, Peter Isler, Vince Brun, Alex Carnet, Gary Weisman and Dave Ullman/Don Jesberg in attendance. Speaking of San Diego, is there a big¬ ger beer can series anywhere on the West Coast than that harbor's Wednesday nighters? Their 10-race series, which is co-hosted by the Cortez Racing Associa¬ tion and the Silver Gate YC, routinely fields about 100 boats. Some of the no¬ table players include Dennis Conner's lat¬ est boat, the CM 1200 Menace XXn (ex-
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race. Why any club would schedule a race to Hawaii that conflicts with the wildly popular Pacific Cup, the resurgent Singlehanded TransPac and the Vic-Maui Race escapes us, but we wish them luck.
If you're interested in learning more about this new opportunity, contact SGYC at (619) 222-1214. Sweet sixteen: Molly Carapiet and crew Louise Sherman, both 16, came in a highly respectable 7th out of 35 in the windy USSA Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship, aka the Ida Lewis Trophy, sailed in Oklahoma City on June 29-July 3. Molly, who lives in Belvedere and was representing the San Francisco YC, was also honored by her peers with the regatta's Sportsmanship Trophy. JuUe Pampanek and Lindsay Duda of the Chi¬ cago YC won the nine-race Club 420 se¬ ries. Last year, a pair of local girls — Abby Swann and Katie Clausen — won this event. . . Molly is off to the singlehanded Leiter Cup in Newport, RI, at the end of July, and then will be joined there by her buddy Louise for the Bemis Trophy in mid-August. The duo, who've been com¬ peting together for three years, have two more years of junior eligibility — and we'll no doubt be hearing more about them in the future. Busch league: As an encore to his re¬ cent fine finish in the grueling Worrell
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Last time's big winner, the Farr 45 'Big Appie Hi' wiii return to the 2000 Kenwood Cup. Once again, the Kiwis iook iike the team to beat.
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With reports this month on A Forbidden Caribbean Bareboating Destination, a selection of Late Summer Chartering Options, and miscellaneous Charter Notes.
Bareboating in Cuba: The Door May Finally be Opening
American cruising sailors have been touring Cuban waters in increasing num¬ bers during the past decade, even though spending a single dollar there is regarded as "trading with the enemy" by the U.S. Government. But few Americans have dared to openly charter bareboats, which have been available there in small num¬ bers since the mid-'90s, with Canadians and Europeans as their main market. We mention all this, of course, because as we go to press the House of Represen¬ tatives has just passed legislation that would lift trade restrictions with Cuba — including travel there by Americans. We realize that by the time you read this the issue may be moot if the Senate falls to follow suit. Nevertheless the broad bipar¬ tisan margin by which the House legisla¬ tion passed seems to indicate that the doors — or should we say floodgates — will soon be open. Whether the inevitable onslaught of Yankee dollars will ruin or enhance Cuba is open to speculation. There is little doubt, though, that this long-isolated country will go through substantial changes in relatively short order — which Classic American cruisers are lovingly main¬ tained in Cuba — by necessity. Soon the flood¬ gates of U.S. commerce may open again.
is why we suggest you think about mak¬ ing your sailing pilgrimage to Cuba's yetunspolled waters sooner, rather than later A German company, K.P. Winter, had a few bareboats in Cuba during the mid’90s, but pulled out sighting the difficul¬ ties of doing business unc^er Castro's re¬ gime. In the summer of '98, however, the French firm Stardust Marine brought boats in and established a base at Cayo Largo, one of a cluster of tiny cays that lie off Cuba's southern coast. Cruisers who've explored that region tell us it is spectacularly beautiful, and that the marine flora and fauna is more abundant than most other regions of the Caribbean. What you won't find, of course, are typical elements of tourism Infrastruc¬ ture — such as supermarkets, boutiques and gourmet restaurants — that you'd expect to find in places like the Virgin Is¬ lands, St. Martin or Puerto Rico. So think of your potential trip to Cuba as a cul¬ tural expedition into the third world, rather than a carefree sailing vacation, and you won't set yourself up for such a let-down. Stardust Marine merged with Sun Yacht Charters about a year or two ago although both names have been main¬ tained. Today, the charter destinations of both firms are marketed jointly, except for Cuba. Wisely, Sun Yacht Charters doesn't even mention it in the literature they prepare for the American market, or on their primary website. Stardust, how¬ ever, which is based in France, gives
Stardust's Suggested Itinerary for Cuba's 'Cayos' • Day 1: Cayo Largo—A yem wrth the finest sandy beaches in the midst of the dearest crystal waters. Exceitent conditions for ait water sports and diving excursions. . Five small hotels . . A magical, un¬ spoiled underwater world exists along the 30km-tong coral reef, full of the most colorful tropical fishes, and the extremely rare black coral Travel by dinghy up to Cayo, iguana, and visit the Iguana colony The wild Iguanas are not shy, and can be hand fed them • Day 2: Playa Sfrena — Playa Sirena and Playa Paraiso both boast beautiful white sand beaches lines with coconut frees. There is brittiant snorkeling to be found along the coral reef near the beach • Day 3: Cayo Rosario — The second largest is-
nearly equal weight to Cuba as it does to other chartering destinations in the Med, Caribbean and South Pacific. If open-door legislation does become law. Sun will undoubtedly accept direct Cuba inquiries almost immediately. For a sneak preview check out Stardust's pro¬ posed itlneraiy In the accompanying box and take a look at their website at www.sunyachts.com/stardust. — latitude/aet land in the archipelego of the Canerreos Its natural beauty, unspoiled landscape and exotic plants and wildlife make it very difficult to leave behind as you continue on your journey. • Day 4: Cayo Campas — Enjoy a short, but re-
fieshing sail t© this gleaming islet Take the time to relax onboard, or onshore as the sunset slowriy washes away your every worry • Day 5: Cayo Cantiles — Yet another lovely lo-
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Late Summer Charter Options: Nearby and Overseas If you've been kicking yourself in the butt for procrastinating about making summer charter plans, chill out. There's still time. In fact, late August and early September are great sailing months in a variety of vacation destinations, both close to home and overseas. As we all know, the Northern Califor-
cation fiom which to swim, snoiket. dive or just enjoy the Idyllic scenery that surrounds you. • Day 6: Cayo Rico — A popular excurston point for visiting sailors from around the globe Cayo Rico IS home to a well-known lobster restaurant and beach • Day 7: Cayo Largo — Return to Cayo Largo and the Stardust Marine Base Surrounded by tvhite beachos and palm trees, it is a perfect point to end your dream vacation
Clockwise from upper left: The Channel Islands are peppered with sea caves and dramatic stone arches; summertime family sailing trips build cherished memories; the raw beauty of the Pa¬ cific northwest will renew your love of nature. nia coast is often shrouded in fog during midsummer, and the same holds true along the central coast, even as far south as the Channel Islands. But in late Au¬ gust, September and early October con¬ ditions are generally ideal for trips to the islands from either Santa Barbara, Ox¬ nard or Ventura. Although bareboat fleets aren't enormous in those areas, there are plenty of nice, late-model monohulls for hire — if you don't wait until the last minute. Msiking a 3 to 5-day foray during midweek will give you the best choice of boats, lower cost and fewer neighbors in the most popular anchorages. There's no better place on the West Coast to practice your cruising skills than out in the is¬ lands, and once you get the hook down at Santa Cruz or Santa Rosa Island, you'll be amazed at how tranquil and unspoiled they are, despite being just 25 miles from the hustle and bustle of mainstream Cali¬
fornia. Here are two other Southern Califor¬ nia bareboat charter options, particularly if you have kids or other folks in your group who like social interaction rather than just serene, uninhabited islands. Catalina tends to be crowded, but hey, it's a lot of fun too. And if Avalon gets too crazy, there are plenty of other spots to drop a hook. Bareboats are available for rental at Marina del Rey, Redonda Boach, Long Beach and Newport Beach. Another idea is a sailing holiday in and around San Diego Bay. A variety of com¬ panies rent sailboats for daysails or over¬ nights, and although the wind is normally light, the region prides itself on having dozens of shoreside attractions for visi¬ tors — such as a trip to Sea World or a tour of the West Coast's oldest square rig¬ ger, the Star of India, which is berthed at the San Diego Maritime Museum. Farther afield, yet still close enough so the airfeire won't break the bank, the is¬ lands of the Pacific Northwest make a fan¬ tastic chartering destinations. A tyical one-week sailing itinerary in either the American San Juan Islands or the Cana¬ dian Gulf Islands will take you to both quaint seaside towns and pristine Na¬ tional Marine Parks. The combination of densely-forested landscapes and abun¬ dant marine mammals — particularly seals and orcas — more than makes up fdr the fact that good winds for sailing are not constant and the water is generally too cold to swim in without a wetsuit. Farther north, you can cruise through the primeval wilderness of Desolation The rich cultural heritage of the Greek isles re¬ volves around the sea. Even on the tiniest Is¬ lands, harbors bustle with nautical activity.
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Sound, which is totally uninhabited. On the other hand, tf you're craving hot sun and sandy beaches, you might look into late summer flights to Greece or Turkey. September is probably the best month of the year in'terms of sailing con¬ ditions, as the roaring meltemi winds have usually calmed down and the sun is not quite so scorching. Also, the number of toinists ashore drops dramatically after schools go back in session. You could literally spend years explor¬ ing the Greek Islands and the, Turkish Coast. Greece alone has four major saUIng regions: the Ionian, the Sporades, the Cyclades and the Dodecanese (where you'll probably find the most consistent winds). In Turkey, the best section of coastline for sailing trips is along the Tur¬ quoise Coast, on the country's southwest¬ ern shoulder. The hardest part of trip planning is usually deciding which area to sail in, as most bareboat companies discourage (if not disallow) transits from one country to the other. In either case, be prepared to become enthralled with ancient ruins, uplifted by traditional music and danc¬ ing, and floored by fantastic cuisine. In addition to the brochures charter com¬ panies will send you, both the Greek and Turkish Tourist Boeuds have mountains of information for you, as does the Internet. Regardless which late summer sailing option sounds like the best fit for you, we suggest that you stop waffling around, line up a few good friends, book yourself a boat, and start packing. Winter will be here before you know it. — latitude / aet If "location is everything," then the Bora Bora Yacht Club has really got it made. Lubbers can rent over-the-water bungalows here.
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Sail Training in Paradise: Building Skills and Changing Lives As an avid Latitude 38 reader. I've found that I have gained great insights and knowledge about sailing through other people’s experiences that I've read about in the magazine. Now it's my turn to shcire an experience I recently enjoyed with John Connolly of Modern Sailing Academy (MSA) in French Pol5mesia. I learned to sail 10 years ago on the Bay when a Job transfer brought me to San Francisco. I took lessons. Joined a sailing club, chartered onNveekends and worked my way up through ASA’s coastal navigation certification. But I yearned for more. On coastlines, any coastline. I'd look seaward, wondering what it was like to be offshore, away from the sight of land and to be totally alone with the ocean and the sky. The opportunity arose when I heard about MSA's trips to French Polynesia, the MediteiTcmean and the Caribbean. The courses are designed to develop advanced on-the-water skills, learn in real life sail¬ ing situations, cultivate navigatiorial con¬ fidence and pursue higher level ASA cer¬ tifications. Eager to gain Advanced Coastal Cruising knowledge. Ocean Pas¬ sage Making experience and grasp a fun¬ damental understanding of celestial navi¬ gation to determfrie latitude and longitude using a sextant, I signed up for a 12-day trip from Ralatea in the Society Islands to Rangiroa in the Tuomotus in French Polynesia, to be run in early May. In preparation, I reviewed my prior ASA coursework, then sat down and read The Annapolis Book of Seamanship as well as Tom Cunliffe’s Guide to Celestial Naviga¬ tion. Needless to say, I had a healthy dose of anxiety about finadly realizing a dream and wondering if I had the base knowledge to pursue higher learning. I wondered if I would get seasick? If I would find that I didn't like offshore sailing? If the other students would know much more than I do? If John would be a good in¬ structor? I turned up in Raiatea on the day before our planned sailing departure
and met John and the other five students. We were a mixed lot, ranging in age from mld-30s to mid-50s. That afternoon, our charter company, Sim Yacht Charters, al¬ lowed us to board early as accomodations on the island were booked due to the an¬ nual tattoo festival. We became ac¬ quainted with the 52-ft Beneteau which would be our classroom home for the next 12 days, ate dinner ashore, had our first orientation from John and settled in with each other. The next morning we went into town to provision the boat for our Jour¬ ney ahead. We sailed from Ralatea to Tahaa and Tahaa to Bora Bora in the Societies. Then we embarked on a 52-hour upwind pas¬ sage to Tikehau, an atoll at the top of the Tuomotus. We enjoyed the exotic atmo¬ sphere of Tikehau, then cast off on our final night’s passage to Rangiroa. The 12 days flew by. Throughout our Journey, John taught constantly, testing our knowledge, ques¬ tioning us and forcing us to observe our surroundings — the wind, the weather patterns, and sail shape. Things happen on sailboats which present endless teach¬ able moments, like what to do when some¬ one lets go of the bitter end of a second anchor rode — and it all dumps into the sea. We also had to figure out the distance
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Clockwise from left: The author takes a turn at the helm "under a cloudless blue sky;" the main Industries on TIkehau are harvesting coconuts and gardenias; Felix the baker supplies all 275 TIkehau Islanders with baked goods. and time to a destination given local wind conditions, how to deal with a water pump malfunction, how to kedge off if you acci¬ dentally go aground. We learned knot ty¬ ing for specific uses, the basics of diesel operation, how to successfully handle a man overboard singlehandedly, how to identify types of ships and the direction they are traveling by their navigation lights at night. We had real-life practice in planning a passage, coordinating night watches, understanding the wacky French cardinal marking system for navi¬ gation (red left return), actually using lines of position (LOP's) to determine a fix, and determining our position using noon sights and star sights, then comparing them to our GPS coordinates. John loves to teach. His passion is sharing his love of sailing and the sea. The combination of his infectious enthu¬ siasm and his "human-ness," coupled with the perfect sailing destination, made for an experience far beyond my expecta¬ tions. John's style is such that he leaves plenty of scope for self-exploration. He doesn’t give you all the answers, but
enough to go further on your own. Sure, there was plenty of time for 'vacationing' — snorkellng, reading, exploring, napping — yet every moment seemed to offer op¬ portunities to learn more. 1 loved the night passages the most, even though the final leg was a relatively hard beat to windward. On the mldnightto-4 a.m. watch, the sky was magnificent with more constellations than 1 knew ex¬ isted. With everyone except my watchmate aslfeep, 1 felt alive, in the oceem's embrace, a mere speck on the vastness of the oceans of the world. And my spirit soared. Seeing the Southern Cross up high in the sky, and the Big Dipper (pointing down) along the horizon, in the same sky, is mind boggling. 1 thought of Cook, Magellan, Columbus, Drake — especially the earlier explorers who didn't have a clue about longitude. As noon sights be¬ came more comfort¬ able to me, and 1 grasped the concepts of shooting the stars at twilight, 1 found myself adding to my confidence base by determining my lo- | cation without the ^ aid of electronic de- g vices. 2
Combine these transforming experi¬ ences with the bluest water on earth, the friendliest indigenous people (particularly on the Tuomotus), exotic atolls, a fasci¬ nating geological and marine environ¬ ment, and abundant seafood and I was ready to drop the hook permanently, if only my wife were along. 1 am transformed. 1 now have the re¬ solve and confidence to go even further offshore for a longer period of time. I foxmd 1 didn’t get seasick. And John paid the ultimate compliment to me when we were nearing the end of our long passage: It was probably evident that 1 was having the time of my life, and John looked over at me and said, "1 think the ocean agrees with you." It did. It does. My wife and 1 have chartered alone to¬ gether in Turkey, in the Caribbean, and on the Bay with friends over a dozen times. And although she'd never taken les¬ sons, based on my experiences in French Polynesia, 1 find that she's now keen to gain more technical knowledge and theory through ASA coursework. Who knows where it will lead us both. The trip changed my life. And I'd en¬ courage otiiers to check out these courses, especially if you have a somewhat appre¬ hensive perspective on offshore sailing, as 1 did, yet are willing to put yourself 'out on the edge' to learn more about yourself and improve your sailing and seamanship skills. The confidence gained is priceless. —
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Charter Notes As an addendum to our ramblings on late summer chartering, we should re¬ mind you about the flotilla sailing
John Connolly (right) has accumulated a wealth of sailing knowledge over the years, and he loves sharing It with his students.
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cept. As the name implies, flotilla charters are spe¬ cially organized trips where several boats — usually 3 to 10 — travel together through a cruis¬ ing destination. Euro|>eans flock to such sched¬ uled sailings in the Aegean, especially Ger¬ mans, who ailways seem to travel in groups. Participants can typically book a whole boat to join in, or just one cabin. The lat¬ ter option, of course, gives singles or couples the opportunity to have a sailing adventure without the hassle of gather¬ ing together a whole boatload of friends to share the cost. Flotillas are also an ideal solution for folks who find themselves with frequent flyer miles to bum and no one to travel with. On boats booked by the berth or cabin, a professional captain is usually provided, but everyone is expected
Another option is boi.iking through a sailing club (school) or yacht club. Most Bay Area clubs organize several customized flotillas (of ^ three of four boats) each ^ year to a wide range of ^ destinations where g mass-marketed flotillas ^ are not available such as the Sea of Cortez, Tonga. Tahiti, and The Grenadines. Pricing on these trips generally includes airfares, provisioning and hotel stays (if applicable). While we never recommend waiting until the last minute to book a trip, if you find yourself looking for a getaway on short notice, a fluny' of calls to local clubs might get you a perfect solution. And when you get back home, don't forget to send us a charter report and some sirapshots — we'll say thanks with an official Latitude T-shirt. ^ g c g
This could be you — assuming you're a girl — catching a tan under the Aegean sun. to pitch in with sailing tasks and boat chores. '' Most flotillas are offered in the spring, summer and fall in destinations where there are lots of boats, the most common being Greece, Turkey and the British Virgin Islands. A short of list of compa¬ nies that offer flotillas would include Al¬ batross Yacht Charters, GPSC, The Moorings, Sunsail, and Sun Yacht Char¬ ters. And there are undoubtedly others.
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CHANGES With reports this month from Breta on a thrifty and social five-year circumnavigation; from Northern Exposure on the first half of a trip up the Inside Passage; Paradise on Playa Panama, Costa Rica; from Starchaser on how little the Sea of Cortez has changed; from Morgan Lynn on wild times in Central America; from Coastbuster on an unsat¬ isfactory haulout in Mazatlan; from Speck on the many travels of Irwin Studenberg; from Tucumcari on 'Manta Rock'; and Cruise Notes.
Breta — Columbia 34 Roy Wessbecher Second Circumn'^vigation (Santa Clara) Back in 1993 — after a tough six-day offshore run from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas — I signed in for Latitude's then 'Some Like It Hot Rally'. In so doing, I got a now-famous bright hot pink t-shirt with a green jalapeno pepper on the back- But when the 'Some Like it Hot' list appeared in the next issue of the magazine, I'd found that I'd been dubbed 'Lonesome Roy'. "The nerve!" I thought to myself. "Do they even know me? That's defamation!" Sure, I was singlehanding my old Colum¬ bia 34 Breta at the time, and sure, it would have been nice to have the right partner along, but I was doing fine. So I let it go. Now, having covered 31,700 ocean miles and visited 35 countries, 'Lonesome Roy' and old Breta are back. I finished the trip as I began it, singlehanded. But while enroute I had a total of 17 crewmembers, all of them vegetarians — and all of them female. Cynthia, a Dutch girl, even lasted through the whole ugly Red Sea leg from Sri Lanka up to Israel — and that 4,400 miles took 147 days. Susanne, a Swed¬ ish gtrl, did the Atlantic and the Carib¬ bean with me, which was 3,400 miles and 109 days. Mans, my cat, accompanied me all the way around. By the way, I kept an exact record of all my expenses during my circumnavi¬ gation. In the four years, nine months and nine days it took me from Puerto Vallarta 'Lonesome', our foot! After getting to Australia, Roy discovered that lots of 'sheilas' — such as the one below — were thrilled to sail with him.
to Puerto Vallarta, I spent an average of $14.66 a day. That's $445 a month, $5,350 a year, or a total of $25,300.1 had budgeted $20 day, so I came out way ahead. Those numbers include every single expenditure. I did two bottom jobs, one in New Zealand and one in Thailand. I had no major breakdowns and didn't fly home. Now I have a bigger and better boat — a LaFitte 44 — and am presently prepar¬ ing to head out for a second circumnavi¬ gation. I'm still single and again looking for veggie crew — but this time I demand that you come up with a more appropri¬ ate name! — roy 6122/2000 Roy — Relying on various businesses in Cabo to keep an accurate list of cruis¬ ing boats and cruiser names has always been an exercise in extreme futility. We apologize for the nickname somebody be¬ stowed on you. But how's this for abetter one; 'Roy the Ramblin' Romantic'? After all, 17 women during one circumnavigation may be some kind of record. Readers — probably male — who want to know how this came about, should tune into next month's Changes.
Northern Exposure — Landfall 39 Jeff Coult The Inside Passage To Alaska (Alameda) On my last road trip to Alaska in '97, took the ferry down the coast — and de cided that one day I had to return on mj own boat. So in '99, I purchased North ern Exposure, with the intent of spending the summer or the Inside Pas sage. The trip from San Fran cisco to Seattle took four days — on a truck — and was much easiei than the sail would have been. So far the trip has £ been more than ] ever imagined, g with almost ever w ij experience beinj 5 >- a positive one D r Some of the high
lights have been: Learning to time passages to take into account tides and currents unlike any¬ thing I've ever seen. All along the British Columbia coast there are tidal rapids that must be transited at slack water, or you'll subject your boat to what the charts call "violent eddies and whirlpools — extreme turbulence." If you don't pay attention, current of up to 11 knots will make a be¬ liever of you. It only took one miscalcula¬ tion for me to double-check the slack wa¬ ter at each rapid. There are only three open water pas¬ sages along the approximately 600-mile Inside Passage from Comox, British Co¬ lumbia, to Skagway, Alaska. The first is Queen Charlotte Sound. After finding crew and charts in Port Hardy, we waited three days for a storm front to pass through — and were then rewarded with an outstanding 30-mile crossing. We left God’s Pocket at around 0515, and after we cleared Hope Island, there was noth¬ ing between'us and Japan except Hawaii — and a large expanse of restless ocean.
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When the tide goes out on the Inside Passage to Alaska, it really goes out. 'Northern Exposure' high and dry in Toba Inlet._ Fortunately, the seas were calm and there was only a la^y swell on the beam to rock the boat from side to side. About half way to Cape Caution — where we would once ageiin be sheltered — we noticed a large area of white water that seemed to be moving our way. It wasn’t long before we could see that it was hundreds of dolphins charging at us like a herd of stampeding horses, with indi¬ vidual ones frequently jumping clear of the water and landing with a huge splash. They were on us in what seemed like moments, and suddenly surrounded us. I figure there were a couple of hundred of them Jumping, cartwheeling, and gener¬ ally seeming to be having a good time. At any one time, there were at least If) of them plajrfully cavorting in our bow wave, and they seemed genuinely interested in checking us out. Several times while standing on the veiy end of the bowsprit, I had direct eye to eye contact with one of
them, and there was something almost magical about the cormection. After about 15 minutes, they suddenly decided they’d had enough fun — and headed west en masse. This was definitely one of the high¬ lights-of the trip. The people along the way have also been fantastic. We spent time at Rivers
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Inlet after meeting some folks living at the end of a remote sound. They stopped by our isolated anchorage to give us a 25pound ling cod, and invited us to visit them the next day. Their house is built on a log float using logs that must be at least six feet in diameter. There is also a 20 by 50-foot shop on another float, and three tugs were tied up around the floats. These folks made a living collecting logs off the beach and selling them to a lum¬ ber company that comes around with a huge self-loading barge. Their house is at the end of a long inlet, guarded by un¬ charted rocks. They chose the spot be¬ cause it had plenty of water coming from the waterfall out back. Their place is totally protected from the wind and sea, and so isolated that their only neighbors are wild animals. There is a bear path along the shore, and a grizzly family pays regular visits within 50 feet of their house. Whales hang out in the bay, and their are a couple of semi-tame ravens that live nearby. An otter lives under their house, crabs are caught right off the edge of their float, and they threw rock fish into the water to feed a Bald Eagle that spends a lot of time sitting in a nearby tree. Before the fish had even hit the water, the bald eagle was on the hunt. He crash dove toward the fish, pulling up at the last moment with the fish in the grasp of his razor sharp talons. The downside is that all their supplies must be ordered by radio, and then de¬ livered by a once-a-month freight boat from Vancouver that makes stops along the way. This is 'extreme houseboating' if yop ask me. The Prince Rupert Rowing and Yacht Club — at Prince Rupert, which is about
The scenery along the Inside Passage is spec¬ tacular, with countless waterfalls pouring down through thick forests.
CHANGES halfway between Seattle and Skagway — welcomes all cruising boats. We had so much fun there that we spent a week. The locals were great. One guy loaned me his truck so we could drive aroimd and see the area, and several times one of the gals from the office took us out for a night on the town. AU the needed services were only a short walk from the club. When we got himgry, we could lower a crab pot off the club dock. We pulled up as many as 13 at a timel V The seafood along the Inside Passage is plentiful and easy to catch, so we had many feasts of crab, salmon, snapper, halibut, clams, and oysters. We also saw incredible amounts of sea and wildlife, including humpback emd killer whales, black and grizzly bears, dolphins', bald eagles, otters, emd seals. The bears seem partfculairly numerous. Even as I write this, there is one just 100 yards away grazing on the shore. When we crossed the Canadlan-U.S. border just north of Prince Rupert, Katie, one of the crew, thought there should be some sort of welcoming committee ■with banners, balloons, and music. But there wasn’t even a line painted on the water such as the chart indicates there should be. But sometimes you have to be careful what you ask for, as just an hour later we were greeted by a welcoming committee in the form of the United States Coast Guard. Over the VHP, I was asked lots of questions about the boat and the crew, as well as our last port and destination. We were then advised to maintain our course and speed, and prepare for a boarding party. A rigid-hull Inflatable with three armed men pulled alongside, and in short order two of them were aboard. All of us were Bald eagles may be majestic, but as the crew of 'Northern Exposure'soon learned, they can also be destructive and messy.
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During the trip, I used The Cap’n navi¬ gation system — and found that it worked flawlessly. 1 highly recommend an elec¬ tronic charting system to supplement the paper charts, as it makes life so much easier. As we continued on, we sometimes began to lose some of our awe of Nature. As majestic as bald eagles are, for in¬ stance, there are so many of them they can be real pests! While I was in Port Hardy looking for crew, for example, a bald eagle took up residence on my windpoint and wlndspeed indicator. Un¬ fortunately, it wasn't structurally up to the task of supporting him — so it broke. I decided not to repair it until the day I
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highly recommend this trip to everyone who is even considering it. -Jeff 7/2000
Paradise — N/A Sid & Manuela Olshefski Playa Panama, Costa Rica
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suddenly the bottom came up faster them I could react. We were Instantly stuck, and no amount of kedging, main engine thrust or tugging with the 25-hp Inflatable could get us off. Soon, all the boat's handholds were In the wrong place. Moving around the boat required well-planned choreog¬ raphy. When the boat's sole Is at a 45° emgle, you find yourself walking on the sides of cabinets and bulkheads. Adding to the fun was the fact that the angle caused an old Ashing rod to hold the bilge pump switch in the on' position just when we needed it the least. The tide went out so far that at one point we were 150 feet on diy land! But about six hours later we were on our way again, with no damage except to my ego. So far we haven't had much sailing, as what little wind we've had has mostly been on the nose. As such, 1 don't think we've had the sails up for more than 20 hours the whole trip. From Ketchikan we'll continue -north and try to get Into Glacier Bay — although I hear it's booked solid for the summer. Even if we don’t get in, there are still hun¬ dreds of places to explore and I have a couple of months to enjoy them. Come fall, I Avill probably look for a place to leave the boat and return home for awhile. I
We have a must stop' for Latitude read¬ ers: Playa Panama in Bahia de Culebra — which is in the Gulf of Papagayo in northern Costa Rica. Since it's one of the most spacious natural harbors in central America, Bahia de Culebra — named af¬ ter all the snakes in the area — offers an excellent anchorage for vessels of all sizes. There are two popular anchorages in the three by flve-mlle bay, both with beach access. Our favorite is the one off Playa Panama, just a short distance to the east of Punta Buena, where the rocky shore gives way to the hard, sandy beach. Once ashore, you'll find a hotel, restaurant, bar, and tourist office on an otherwise very re¬ mote beach. We spent almost two months anchored In the very calm and protected waters here. The Costa Cangrejo restaurant, hidden behind some palms and tamarind trees, was opened about a year ago by Hiram and China. It’s a great place to hang out, and the owners do everything they can to accommodate cruisers. In addition to serving delicious food and ice-cold beer, they will also sell ice, beer, sodas and milk. Each Monday at 11:00 am., the produce truck comes by to sell the freshest veg¬ etables. On Mondays and Thursdays, Hans from the German Bakery swings by with delicious desserts and breads right oift of his wood oven. Hiram and China have a washer and dryer they make available, and offer tele¬ phone and emciil service. They also have cold showers, and believe us, you wouldn't want a hot shower down here. For cruis¬ ers who can’t live without it, the bar even has cable television. Hiram also does fuel and propane runs for crmisers. Unlike many emchorages in Costa Rica that are subject to petty theft, the one off
Playa Panama seems pretty secure. As such, it's a great place to leave your boat while travelling inland. Hiram got us a good deal on a Honda from Budget: for $25 a day with the seventh day free. Hiram and China were so pleased when six cruising boats were anchored off their restaurant they offered to take us on a two-day trip through northern Costa Rica. It was wonderful! Volcan Arenal was one of the best stops, as you can see the glow¬ ing lava rocks tumble down the steep walls. Hiram had so much fun that he says he's going to do it again for other groups of cruisers. There's a daily bus that makes the onehour trip to Liberia, the nearest city. You can do most provisioning there and find many common parts. Playa Coco is just a few miles to the south, but is only acces¬ sible after hitch-hiking to the main road to catch a bus. But it’s easy. Checking in at Playa Coco is easy — although the Port Captain won't let females do it. He tells them to get their husbands. Hiram and China do such a good job of spoiling cruisers that on June 12 the crews of our boat as well as Breathless, Dreamer, Four Winds, High Drama, Kestrel, La Roja, Mimosa and Paradise
declared Costa Cangrejo to be the Costa Cangrejo Cruising Club — and presented China and Hiram their own burgee. They were very honored and are looking for¬ ward to more cruising boats stopping in the near future. This was also the site of a wonderful buffet for my 40th birthday. — manuela 6/15/2000 Starchaser — DownEast 45 Henry Krabbenschmidt Sea of Cortez (Hillsborough) The last time I visited the Sea of Cortez was aboard my Islander 36 in 1995.1 cov¬ ered pretty much the same ground on this trip, but at age 81 things are a little dif¬ ferent. For one thing, my grandchildren are running the show. Nonetheless, the Hiram and China were so hospitabie that they set out a buffet — no, this isn't it — at their res¬ taurant to ceiebi^te ii/ianueia's 40th birthday.
CHANCES thrill of seeing the wonderful marine life and beautiful scenery of the Sea of Cortez has been Just as great this time as it was the last. The thing that strikes me is how the Sea of Cortez seems to have existed in a time warp. 1 have examples from all along our cruise. La Paz was still very much the same five years later, despite the rumors of boat inspections. The service at Marina de La Paz was similarly as good as ever. La Partida, the anchiorage between Isla Partida and Espiiltu Santo about 25 miles from La Paz, was beautiful, serene, and didn't look any different than it had in '95. The sea lions still frolic at nearby Los Islotes, and the beaches Just to the north at Isla San Francisquito’s are as white and clean as ever. The Evaristo anchorage had its usual collection of long term cruisers enjoying the good life, and the small ttenda at the north end of the bay had a few staples to replenish the larder. You never can have too many onions when cruising in Mexico. The anchorage at Los Gatos, backed by the red cliffs, was almost empty — ex¬ cept for Manuel, who showed up on schedule at 10 a.m. to take our order for six live lobsters. He was back with a full order ready for boiling at 5 p.m. And the price was the same as it was back in '95. Recent reports I'd gotten out of the Sea In many respects, much of Baja and the Sea of Cortez are Just like they've been for tens of thousands of years.
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have suggested that it was 'going dead' — but that's not what we found. As we trav¬ elled between the islands, for instance, we encountered wave after wave of sea life^ such as I'd never seen before. We saw common dolphins by the thousand, fol¬ lowed by waves of what we believe were pilot whales. Furthermore, the cruisers we met said they threw back as many fish as they kept. \^en we were hungry for fish, there was plenty to be had from the fishermen. All we had to do was meet them on the beach when thpy came in at the end of the day. They were even happy to fillet the fish they sold to us. Some¬ times other cruisers shared their catch with us. In a relatively minor change, Agua Verde seemed busier than before, as more local fishermen seemed to be basing out of there. This resulted in one convenience: a fish truck with ice on the beach. Since our ice supply was running low, we asked to buy some. They refused, giving us all we wanted. They did, however, accept a few packs of smokes in trade. As we continued north to Puerto Escondido, I foimd the ruins of the nevercompleted hotel were unchanged. The hotel's only residents, the dogs, still howl at night. They've gotten organized enough at Puerto Escondido — the first real settle¬ ment north of La Paz — to get fresh spring water flowing down to the same old hose bib to the side of the quay. There were fewer long term residents at Escondido than I remembered from before, but at least there was one long-term resident with the proper parts to repair a leak in the water cooler of our Perkins 4-236. The Tripui mobile home park at Puerto Escondido is still active, and features a small store, pool, and cafe. The telephone costs are unreasonable, however, so it's better to wait until you get to Loreto where, with a phone card, you can call the States for about $1/minute. While Puerto Escondido is the first settlement north of La Paz, Loreto — another 20 miles to the north — is the first real town. As such, cruisers often want to travel be¬ tween the two. It's best to catch a ride with a cruiser who has a car, because the Loreto taxi drivers are now hying to get $20 a person — each way! Honeymoon Cove, Just three miles from Puerto Escondido, and Puerto Ballandra on Isla Carmen, are still popular with cruisers. But I could see no changes at either — other than that there were more larger cruising boats — 40 to 50 feet — being sailed by men 60 to 70 years of age. I met one singlehander who was cruising
of Cortez. We talked a lot, and he claimed to be 63 years of age — but I think he was really closer to my 81! AVhen I asked where he was from, he replied, "The Sea of Cortez" — and said he intended to be there a long time. I'd taken my Icom ham radio off my Islander when I installed it and had it in¬ stalled on the DownEast — but hadn't been able to get it to work. Fortunately, the singlehander had the same model — and a manual. After my grandson carefully read the instructions, he was able to get the radio operating. Communica¬ tions are still important, but one cruiser had solved the problem with email — and had been kind enough to relay a message for us until we got our radio working. Departing from Puerto Ballandra on Isla Carmen, we did make an overnight sail across the Sea of Cortez to Marina Real on the mainland. We had 15 knots of wind, making for a perfect sail to end a perfect sailing vacation. While making the crossing we once again encountered ex-
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Henry — Wejirst cruised in the Sea of Cortez in the late '70s. Back then a few cruisers were moaning how most of the Sea was going to be developed in Just a couple of years so everyone had to rush to see it before it was ruined. That predic¬ tion has proved to be as accurate as the one that everyone would be flying around in personal helicopters by 1995. What few West Coast sailors seem to appreciate is exactly how lucky we west coast cruisers are. Between San Diego and Panama, we hgve a longer and less developed stretch of coast to cruise than there is between Gibraltar and Turkey. It's cheap, it's close, and the coastline is almost entirely unde¬ veloped. The cruisers in the Med would kiHfbr what we have.
Morgan Lynn — Columbia 35 Sam Rohrer Rio Dulce, Guatemala (Sandpoint, Idaho)
Spread; The timeless anchorage at Caleta Partida, site of Sea of Cortez Sailing Week. In¬ set; There's still life In the Sea, at least for now. tensive marine life. Marina Real, just north of Guaymas, is one place in the Sea of Cortez where there have been lots of changes. There is a significant housing development, a ma¬ rina with room for 365 boats up to 60 feet, and diy storage. Their new equipment for hauling large boats to the diy storage is great, as our DownEaster 45 was handled like a little toy. Their prices were reason¬ able, too. Interestingly, there were at least four DownEast 38s and 45s either in stor¬ age or ready to spend the summer on the hard. There is another new development with a marina under construction Just to the south of the entrance to Marina Real. One cruiser gave us a good tip for stor¬ ing a boat on the hard in hot Mexico: place buckets of water on the decks to keep wood paneling from shrinking during storage. We aboard Starckaser want to ex¬ tend a special hello and thanks to the many cruisers, many of whom were veiy helpful during our bouts of engine trouble.
Hello to Karl and Bev of Pelagic from Se¬ attle; to Roger and Bette of Maho Blue; to Jerry and Astrid of the Del Mar-based De¬ tachment; to Steven of the Berkeley-based Valkyrie-, and to Michael and Sara Zale of Never Never Land. Also to the crew of 'Ravin for exchanging pictures of our boats while under sail. On the down side, air transportation in and out of Guaymas remains a big problem. Aero Mexico and Airwest pro¬ vide connections to Phoenix, and you can connect to Tijuana from Hermosillo, but the prices are too high. The bus from Guaymas to Tijuana is $50, and they are reportedly good. Air service out of Loreto wasn't any better. Two of our group had to return to San Diego from Loreto on short notice, and it was $300 each on Air California. It was an expensive way to cut short the trip, but we had been delayed by engine trouble and they — poor souls — had to get back to waiting jobs. We will take the Starchaser out of stor¬ age In September and visit the islands to the north. The Sea of Cortez remains my preferred cruising area. — henry 6/1512000
I'm back in Washington visiting my family, having left Morgan Lynn tied up at Bruno's Marina. The Bruno's on the Rio Dulce in Guatemala, not in the Sac¬ ramento Delta. 1 left her there for secu¬ rity. 1 departed San Diego In '95 after the Ha-Ha, and hit all the wonderful ports in Mexico as well as Central America — which at the time was known as 'The For¬ gotten Middle'. 1 left my boat at Marina Flamingo In Costa Rica for the summer of '96. Everybody is entitled to an opin¬ ion, and mine is that Marina Flamingo is both shitty and expensive. After return, Ing to my boat, 1 continued south to the Canal and the Caribbean. The first week of '96, 1 had a great ride to San Andreas, Colombia. My next stop was Trujillo, HonLlke a lot of cruisers, Rohrer left his boat on Guatemala's Rio Dulce while he returned home. This Is Bruno's Marina near Fronteras.
CHANCES duras, the beautiful place where I've lived for the last six years. Unfortunately, the damn pirates and thieves have nearly destroyed Trujillo’s tourist economy. For instance, my boaf was boarded twice. I took six shots at the first pirate — which captured the atten¬ tion of about 30 other people and the po¬ lice. We caught the asshole — but after three months in jail he was released to resume his occupatioi;! of stealing. After sailing back and forth to the Bay Islands several times, I was again boarded In the early hours. The thieves managed to steal my nearly new Yamaha 5 hp din¬ ghy motor — totally pissing me off! I re¬ ported the theft to the police, and offered a reward of 4,000 limpera — which is about $325 U.S. After 10 days of'Investi¬ gation', the local police returned my mo¬ tor — and collected the reward! I continued on to Guatemala, Belize, Isla Mujeres, Cuba, and Fort Myers, Florida — where Morgan Lynn awaits my return. That’s the short version of my mostly solo cruise. I left out the part where 1 was held hostage in Honduras, escaped, and continued on. 1 also left out the part about riding my 650 Honda Shadow from Idaho, to British Columbia, to Panama — and back. That included a shooting skir¬ mish in Guatemala and a wreck in Mexico. What fun! — sum 6/1512000
Coastbuster — Lagoon 41 Cat Russ & Sandy Eisner Hauling In Mazatlan (N/A) Sandy and I are in La Paz getting ready to head up to the Sea of Cortez for the summer. Before we go, we wanted to share a very unpleasant experience we had hauling our boat in Mazatlan. We needed bottom paint, so based on a recommendation, we and the folks on Cat Man Do, another catamaran, made arrangements to have the job done at Astilleros Malvinas — which primarily builds and services large fishing boats. When we hauled out at the yard, we found it to be very dirty. Realizing that numer¬ ous boatyards are dirty, we just hoped for the best. But what we encountered was a lack of manpower, tools, and knowledge necessaiy for good work on cruising boats. 1 could go into detail explaining how we had to loan tools to the workers and how we ended up having to do a lot of the work ourselves, but I'll stick with the ugly basics: — We were on the hard for 13 days! — The labor alone cost us $900 U.S.! — It cost us another $600 to clean up our boat. Our boat was put next to two Page 214 • UViUJiZi • August, 2000
You may recall from last month's Issue that Don and Sally Branch of the Westsall 43 'Dharma' were having a little trouble during their ‘puddle Jump': rough weather, a broken chainplate, and a badly torn main. But they kept out It and are now having fun hiking along the rivers of HIva Oa. freighters that ran their generators 24 hours a day. As if that wasn't enough, we were downwind from a fish processing plant that spewed smoke from its stacks most of the day. As a result, we ended up with what can only be described as a greasy dirt imbedded in the wax in our boats. But degreaser wouldn't even touch it.
Claus feels the problem was mostly caused by the fish plant cleaning its boil¬ ers at night with chemicals that cause a type of acid rain. I'm told that yards near the power plant have experienced similar problems. But had our haulout taken three to four days — as it should have — we wouldn't have had such a terrible ex¬ perience.
Once we got back to Marina El Cid, Clalis of Mazatlan Yacht Service came to our rescue. He found a product called Oxifln at the local HMS marine supply store that lifted the grime from our boat without destroying the gel coat. We had to apply the Oxifin full strength to small areas, let it sit for about five minutes, hose it off, then scrub it with ammonia and chlorine to get the remaining residue off. We then had to use rubbing compound and then wax the boat again. It took Sandy and I as well as one to three hired crew six days to get our boat clean again.
We can’t recommend Astilleros Malvinas as a place for cruisers to haul their boats. And if anyone has to haul their boat anywhere in Mazatlan, they should cover their boat. Apparently there are some yards in Mazatlan that do haulouts quickly and without a mess. By the way, Claus can be reached on 'VHF 68. He's a go-getter who takes care of business. La Paz has been great. The people are nice, it has marine stores, and it’s a good
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Trinidad years ago before it became a yachting center, and the yard provided us with labor that changed every day for a month. For each time a worker realized how hard the work was, he collected his day's pay and never returned. Guidelines for hauling in foreign coun¬ tries include: 1) Inspecting the place in person; 2) Getting references from owners of other cruising boats; 3) Establishing firm quotes for the time and expense for each job; 4) Confirming that manpower is avail¬ able locally and has the basic skills needed. Even then, it pays to monitor the Job closely. Just for comparison, while you were hauling your cat in Mazatlan, we were hauling our 63-foot cat at the Napa Valley Marina. Our boat came out Thursday about noon, and went back in late the next af¬ ternoon. The $2,500 bill included hauling the boat, propping and painting the bot¬ tom, and all labor and materials. Based on that comparison, you didn't get a very good deal. In fact, think of the money you could have saved if you'd simply let your boat go high and dry up in Caleta Partida and did the work yourself.
Speck — Gemini 32 Cat Judy White, Crew Panama And The Canal (Sam Diego)
place to provision. But we're now looking forward to following our new friends up into the Sea. — russ & sandy 6/112000 Russ and Sandy — Cruisers need to realize that once they leave the United States, it's uncertain what kind of work they'll get at a boatyard — particularly at ones that primarily work on commercial vessels. We've hauled our boats in a num¬ ber of different countries, and had both very good and very bad experiences. Folks in Third World countries have a whole dif¬ ferent concept of time, so what seems like a three-dayjob can — with holidays, hang¬ overs and worker absences — often take a week or two. The sound of cheap boatyard labor — say $8/day — can also be misleading. Usually these workers have neither skills or tools, and as often as not can do $50/ hour worth of damage. That's assuming the yard can even get labor. We hauled in
About 10 years ago. Speck's owner, Irwin Studenberg, got out of his restau¬ rant business and bought the Gemini 32 in the Cheasapeake Bay. After sailing to Florida, he spent two years between the Bahamas and the Keys. He then returned to Detroit via the IntraCoastal Waterway, New York City, and the Erie Canal. When he left Detroit again, he did so by taking his boat down the Mississippi River to Mobile, Alabama. It was then loaded on a truck and delivered to San Diego in Octo¬ ber of '97. In April of '98, Irwin sailed dowm the Baja coast and spent a wonderful year in the Sea of Cortez and on mainland Mexico. After leaving Zihuatanejo vwth a group of boats listening to the Panama Connection on SSB, he stopped at Porto Madero, Huatulco, Guatamala, Honduras and the Bay of Fonseca. While coming into the bay, he caught a 9-foot sallfish that helped feed the village of Amapala on El Tigre Island. The island, by the way, is the re¬ mains of a huge volcanic cone, and the setting is so lovely it appears on the country's $2 bill. Continuing south, Irwin spent six months in Costa Fdca, which was beauti¬ ful — but more touristy and expensive
than he had hoped. He took seven daytrips to get from Playas de Coco, in the northern part of Costa Rica, to Golfrto, in the southern part of the country. He stopped at remote but usually roily an¬ chorages. Buddyboating with Quarter Splash, the two vessels then spent two months exploring dozens of offshore is¬ lands between Golfito and the Canal, most of them in Panama. After enjoying some stops at Panama's Las Perlas Islands, he made his way to Isla Flamenco anchor¬ age off of Panama City. Irwin spent three months waiting for me to sell my house in San Diego and close dorvn my photography business so that 1 could join him for good. On March 17, after I joined him, we transited the Canal on March 17 with Alison White, my daughter, and her boyfriend Donny — both from San Francisco — along as crew. We also had the Lundin family — Eric, Fay and Tim — of the Long Beach-based Camelot along. We then spent several weeks exploring the San Bias Islands. It's now June, and we're in Cartagena, Co¬ lombia, near Club Nautico. I'd like to tell Latitude readers about the two cities in Panama that are of the most importance to cruisers. Panama City, on the Pacific side, and Colon, on the Caribbean side. Panama City — with a population of over 700,000 — feels like a large metropo¬ lis, but it's definitely part of the Third World. It's not a tourist destination — except for those who want to transit the Canal. When viewed from the water at night, Panama City looks like San Diego pr New York City, as it has a very beauti¬ ful skyline of tall buildings with lots of Judy holds up the catch of the day: a barred pargo, two snook and one tarpon. The name Panama means 'abundant fish'.
CHANGES lights. By day you see the reality — it's dusty, dirty and poor. Every building needs some sort of repair — and paint wouldn't hurt either. Only in the upper class neighborhoods do the buildings and homes have a 'middle class' look to an American. However, most of these homes have two and three vehicles in their drive¬ ways — usually Mercedes, BMWs, Volvos or SUVs. NonethelessV^th gas selling for $2/gallon, a car is definitely a luxury for most Panamanians. From what 1 could tell, the taxis are privately owned. The driver purchases a permit/license, buys a magnetic 'Taxi' sign for the roof of his car, and voila, he's in business! Because there is so much competition — every fourth car seems to be a taxi — the prices are low. Many rides are $1, and $3 will get you all the way across the city. Most people travel by bus, however, which is a real bargain. For 15 to 30 cents, they'll take you anyplace a taxi can go. The buses are also privately-owned and very colorful. They are painted in wild colors and often feature nature scenes, curvaceous women or slogans. I saw one called 'Alison' — my daughter's name — with a painting of a knife-wielding woman on the side. The insides of the buses are also customized, with mirrors, bumper stickers, decals, fuzzy animals, lurid scenes and quotations. They add some entertainment and flavor to a rather dull city. Panama's open air markets sell eveiything you can can imagine, from fish to wrenches. The vegetables found in these markets are fresh and inexpensive, but the best deal is on seasoned fruit. I've never One of the big times in any cruise: foiiowing a ship and a tug through a iock in the Panama Canal. Watch out for the prop wash!
tasted more delicious pineapples, man¬ gos and bananas. They were sweet an^^ inexpensive. The beef was also cheap, but it was leather like and could only be pre¬ pared with the help of a pressure-cooker. On the other hand, the chicken and pork were better than any I've tasted in the States: lean, tender and without any fat. While the food is plentiful and there is no shortage of ingredients for speciality dishes, the Panamanians seem to be me¬ diocre cooks. The smoked pork was ex¬ cellent and the spiced chicken was good, but unlike Mexieo where there were plenty of flavorful dishes, Panama has bland food. V For those who don't have the stomach for the open market — the combined fla¬ vors of raw fish, meat and veggies is veiy pungent — there is Keys Market. This is every bit as nice as any Vons, Target or Publtx — with all the stuff they have in one place. The prices, however, are more like back in the States, as you pay for cleanliness and convenience. Panama City also has a Price Club that's a carbon copy of the one in San Diego. Since the U.S. turned over control of the Canal, Panama has been struggling economically. Unemployment is high, so there is lots of crime in the streets. One afternoon we saw a young thug race off with the wallet of an elderly Panamanian man who was burdened with packages. In a nutshell, the wealthy Panamanians are happy to see America pull out of the country, but the average middle and lower class citizens miss the American dollars. On any given day the meirinas and free anchorage are home to 75-150 boats from all parts of the world having either come through or about to go through the Ca¬ nal. Using a bit of English and a bit of Spanish, most of us are able to commu¬ nicate with each other and the locals. Next month, the Canal itself and Co¬ lon. —Judy 5/2000
Tucumcari — N/A Bob Starr 'Manta Rock' (N/A) After reading an account of Tucumcari’s meeting with the mysterious rock of Tenacatita Bay in the April Changes section of Latitude, 1 thought I’d better write in to give the real story rather than the 'telephone' version. We were sailing from the outer anchor¬ age heading east to the inner anchorage, when 1 decided to cut inside the center
rock. There were two reasons for my de¬ cision. First, because I'd heard lots of re¬ ports that the 'hidden rock' didn't really exist. Second, because I'd previously gone fishing close to Punta Chubasco and found the water to be very deep right off the point and off the outlying large rock. Thinking that we could safely stay close to the point, we cut inside. We were sail¬ ing at about five knots when the bottom came up quickly: from 50 feet to 14 feet to BANG! In a matter of seconds. Our boat came to cm abrupt halt, but listing over so far that her starboard rail was in the water! You wouldn’t have be¬ lieved the noise! The boat immediately returned to upright and the depthsounder showed 20 feet. Cyn, my wife, dashed below and started gathering passports and wallets — until I yelled down to check the bilge. It turned out to be dry. Phew! I know I should have gotten a GPS po¬ sition on the rock, but I was pretty pumped up with adrenaline at the mo¬ ment and couldn’t think beyond getting the hook down and jumping in the water to assess the xlamage. A quick dive re¬ vealed that the only visible damage was a
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Panama means 'abundance of fish', which is good news for a guy iike irwin — who apparentiy aiso enjoys sheiifish, too. fist-sized gouge out of the front of Tucumcari's external lead keel. This proved that we'd Indeed hit a rock as op¬ posed to a manta ray or other denizen of the deep — as some people apparently speculated. As far as 1 remember, the rock we struck was about 100 yards southeast of Punta Chubasco at a depth of about five feet — we draw 5.5 feet. We decided to head back to Puerto Vallarta earlier than we had planned in order to haul the boat and make sure there wasn't any further damage and to fair up tlie leading edge of the keel for the trip across the Pacific. Having been in the Tenacatita area when Stone Witch went down in ’84-85, then having watched Liberte burn and sink just a week or so prior to our hitting the rock. I’m left with some real mixed memories of the area around Tenacatita Bay. But now we’re part of the South Pa¬ cific fleet and happily anchored near Pa¬ peete and can look back on some fine weeks in the Marquesas and Tuamotus.
The latter included the usual scary mo¬ ments, which 1 guess are de rigeur for any¬ one negotiating passes from the often lumpy ocean outside to the not-alwaystranquil lagoons inside. All in all we're having a great time in French Polynesia and soon plan to head west to Saihoa, Tonga and then on to Fiji if the political situation allows. P.S. Thanks for the great magazine. — bob Starr Bob — Thanks for the first-person ac¬ count, which is usually the best. It's inter¬ esting that some people speculated that you might have hit a ray, because we hit one the year before with Profligate off Yelapa, and it felt like we'd slammed into the biggest rock in the world.
Cruise Notes: In news that ultimately may have a sig¬ nificant impact on West Coast cruisers, Vicente Fox was elected President of Mexico — in what was, by all accounts, a fair election. In so doing. Fox knocked the PRI party, which had been in power for about a million yeairs, out of power. A former Coca-Cola executive and rancher, the moderately right-wing Fox has already
been reaching out to Greens and other members of the left to try to form a plu¬ ralistic government. Fox vows to end cor¬ ruption and reduce drug smuggling, monumentcd undertakings as both have almost become part of the fabric of life in Mexico. Fox, whose free trade inclinations and global outlook bode well for cruisers, takes office on December 1. Rising like a phoenix? Well, almost. The Balboa YC in Panama was one of the most unusual yacht clubs in the world. Before the American troops were pulled out of Panama, the club was the after-dark place for young Panamanian ladies to set traps for horny young U.S. soldiers who were their ticket to the United States. These ambitious young women dressed to kill, so nights at the yacht club bar were al¬ most like being at a sex show. The scene calmed down substantially after the U.S. troops were pulled out. And when the club burned down — or was torched — the scene came to a standstill. In any event, Larry Liberty is delighted to announce^ that he is once again ready to preside over^ the club's operation. Since the clubhouse hasn't been rebuilt, the operation is lim¬ ited to the swimming pool and bar — and the marine ways and the fuel dock. But it's a start. We promise to let you know if the women return. "My wife, Tina Crary-Windahl, and 1 won the Chili Cook-Off, New Age division, at this year's Sea of Cortez Sailing Week at Isla Partida," reports Ethan Windahl of Gypsy Dolphin. "Our entry was a vegetar¬ ian recipe we called Alaska Frontier Chili. The entry on the table next to us was the Firehose Chili created by Ben of Calliope. He kept a fire extinguisher handy for emergencies. Sailing Week was an One of the big beach events at Sea of Cortez Saiiing Week is the Chiii Cook-Off. Ethan and Tina took honors in the New Age division.
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able experience for us, and we think most others felt the same way. In closing, we'd like to say kudos to Latitude for your ex¬ cellent coverage of events in Mexico — including the tempest in a teapot over the 'safety inspections' in La Paz." Thanks for the kind words, Ethan. It's ironic, but we think our worst coverage in Mexico is of Sea of Cortez Sailing Week
In Its youth, Sea of Cortez Sailing Week was pretty saucy. For better or worse, It seems to have matured with age.
— an event the Wanderer and Latitude founded in the early '80s. If someone would be kind enough to count the num¬ ber of boats, list who won the basic events.
and send us some photos, we'd love to feature it. Norm and Lois Anderson of Boise, Idaho, made many friends when they cir¬ cumnavigated from '86 to '93 aboard their Tartan 37 Sisu. Lois now has the unpleas¬ ant task of letting everyone know that Norm passed away suddenly in May at the age of 69. "For those of you planning to go cruising someday," Lois urges, "go now before the sun sets." "I'm just back in the States building up the cruising kitty while my Jeanneau Fantasia 27 Vully stays at Marina Vallairta," reports frequent singlehander Mark Daniels of Sausalito. "I'm just count¬ ing down the days until I'm back on the boat in the warm waters of Mexico. I'll see everyone down south this winter!" In 1995, a Russian vessel named Baikal sailed across the Pacific and down the West Coast. They got lots of support from waterfront folks and businesses, which made Lyn Reynolds "proud to be an American". Now L5m wonders what happened to the boat and the crew. Does
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John Keen is living an adventurous retirement. Having done the '97Ha-Ha, he's continued on to Australia and will soon be off for the Far East.
were living up to their nickname of the 'Wetsundays'. I felt sorry for the people who had chartered boats and were sit¬ ting around disgruntled in the marinas. By the time this reaches print. I'll have
been back to California and returned to Australia again — with crew for the next chapter in my cruise. Upcoming destina¬ tions include Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Palau, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Thailand. This should be an eight to nine-month adven¬ ture." "By the time you read this we should have left Gig Harbor for California, get¬ ting ready for the October 31 start of the Baja Ha-Ha with a few hundred of our closest friends," report Jan and Signe Twardowski of the Sundeer 64 cutter Raven. 'We'll spend the winter in Mexico, do the 'puddle jump' in late March for the South Pacific, and should be in New Zealand by November of next year. We spent last summer cruising up to Glacier Bay, Alaska, and have posted lots of pho¬ tos at www.ravencruise.com." This is a nice site folks, so check it out. John Anderton sent an email from the Stanford Medical Center with a warning for Ha-Ha participants: The entries, sup¬ port crews and camp-followers of the in¬ augural Baja 2000 motorcycle race from
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CHANGES February, when the trades are often 're¬ inforced'. is the worst month — which is why the Dashews got clobbered. Speak¬ ing of Steve and Linda Dashew, they flew from their home in Tucson back to Beowulf, which they had left in New Bedford, for some summer cruising in the Northeast. The couple are currently half¬ way done with writing Defensive Seaman¬ ship, which they claim will be their last book. "I'd like you to add my email and website addresses to the pile that you're collecting from cruisers," writes A1 MacDiarmid of the Freedom 28 Broad Reacher. "You may remember that 1 crewed for the Wanderer on one race in the early years of Sea of Cortez Sailing Week. 1 later sailed my little Freedotn from San Diego to Hawaii, and up to Puget Sound where 1 spent five years. I'm now in the Delta at Owl Harbor Marina — where some rats got aboard and did quite a bit of damage. In any event. I've sailed 30.500 miles in my retirement home, 12.500 of them singlehanded — and 21,000 of them after the engine had been removed. My website address is
In the July Issue we had a Changes from Roy Foster and Chris Rodriguez of Oakland, who had Just arrived in Australia with their Lagoon 55 cat 'Solmates' and their two dogs,. We neglected to run their photo. www.homestead.com/broadreacher. I can be emailed at aLrriacdiarrrud@one800.net." "We stopped at Isla Socorro with our Vallejo-based Nichol trimaran in '89 while on our way to Micronesia," report Jay and
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IN LATITUDES guys at R.P.M. Marine would be there to j help. The only reason we ended up in Mazatlan for so long is that we got caught i in a custom's trap. Despite getting almost all the paperwork right, and having it all translated into Spanish, our repair parts still got stuck at customs in Guadalajara. EX^en though we provided Customs with everything they asked for, they still re¬ fused to release our stuff. The bottom line is this: Don't try to ship boat parts to Mexico by DHL or FedEx. Several other cruisers in Mazatlan were waging the same battle with customs — and we all lost. Interestingly enough, we were never asked for mordida to get our stuff. In fact, we never even had the chance to offer it!" "When they finally ran out of things to ask for and they still refused to release our stuff," the Johnstons continue, "we had it returned to California. At that point we found other cruisers flying down who were willing to bring the parts as part of their baggage. Thanks to Earl on Kelmar and later to Guy on Savage Lady for their 'Pony Express service'. Also thanks to Aeolus having earlier brought batteries
Russell Brown's proa was probably the fastest boat to make the Puddle Jump this year, but It was probably also the wettest.
down. Right now we're back in Antioch because of family matters, but our boat is fixed and ready for next season. We haven't been discouraged by our problems and delays, and can't wait for the cruis¬ ing season to start again in October." Last month we had a Sightings feature on Russell Brown's Port Townsend-based 36-proa Jzenro, which he was about to sail to the South Pacific with Steve Callahan, author of the terrific boat Adrift, 76 Day At Sea. Despite the light winds.
they made it from San Francisco to the Marquesas in a sizzling 20 days. They couldn't motor, of course, as they had no engine. "I have a comprehensive GPS waypoint list for both Mexico and the South Pacific Islands," reports John Brand of the San Frcmcisco-based Fan¬ tasia 35 Pinniped, which is currently in Auckland. "The Mexico list of GPS waypoints was published in Charlies Charts of Mexico, while the South Pacific list is available from me via email at: johnbrand@clear.net.nz." Don't forget the cruising photos on 'Lectronic Latitude. They're in vibrant color and — we think — quite cool.
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SAN JUAN 24,1978. #965. Solid, fast mini¬ cruiser. Sleeps 4. Galley counter with sink and 20 gal freshwater tank. Porta-Potti. 2 batteries, solar charger, interior lights. CD/ stereo, VHP. Required safety equipment. Current USCGA safety inspection. 7.5 hp Honda 4 stroke. Main and 110%. Lifelines. 2 Danforths with chain and rodes. No blis¬ ters. Freshwater boat. Stored on tandem axle Trail-Rite every winter. $7,000. (530) 525-6745 or email: breezinboat @ webtv.net. CORONADO 23 MARK II. This boat is in excellent condition including extensive new refits and sail. Comes with tandem trailer. Asking $5,500. Call (916) 366-9678. View at www.chriscoxsigns.com/boat1 .jpg.
MOORE 24. Excellent condition, ready to race. Updated to latest setup with barney post, 2 winches, etc. Autopilot, new main, new non-skid deck. Trailer, many extras/ spares. Santa Cruz (dry storage). $11,900. Please call (503) 274-9961 or email: astro@teleport.com. O’DAY 20, 1974. Good condition. Fun. Ready to sail. Dry sailed. Trailer. Main, jib. Shoal keel. CB. V-berth, 2 berths. Potty. Honda works but needs some repair. Alameda Marina, stall 613. $1500. Peter or Ruth, (510) 705-5097 or (510) 769-7180. For photo email: rpmdow@home.com.
CATALINA 22,1973. #2348. Trailer, swing keel, pop-top v/ith cover. 6 hp o/b. Harken RF. Lifelines, pulpits, transom ladder. CD player etc. Main, jib, sail covers. Well main¬ tained, clean, fast, solid shape! Trailer sail it & save $$. $3,500. (209) 606-4082. FREEDOM 21,1984. TPI. Excellent condi¬ tion. Unstayed carbon fiber mast. All lines led aft. 2 staysails, spinnaker. Dickinson heater. All new running rigging. 18 mil bar¬ rier coat. Set up for cruising. '97 Honda. Too much gear to list. $7,500. (510) 339-7050. CAPITOL NEPTUNE 24 Sailboat sleeps six. Tiller, fiberglass, outboard motor. Good condition. Alameda. Must sell. Please call Carol (510) 523-9300. SAN JUAN 21,1980. Excellent! EazyLoader trailer with rollers! 4.5 hp motor. Main, jib, genoa. Sleeps 4 adults. Porta-Potti. Com¬ pass. Bilge pump. Anchor. Mast up in 10 minutes! Swing keel. Ideal first boat. Tow with midsized car! $4,200/obo. (408) 3617539 or email: raguinsky@jetstream.com. BENETEAU FIRST 235, 1992. Excellent dry sailed condition. Completely rigged for trailer sailing. Galvanized tandem trailer. 8 hp Honda. Wind, knot, depth instruments. 75/100/150 jibs, reefing main, spinnaker setup. Many custom extras. $17,000 (916) 652-6422 or email: ronband@softcom.net. SANTANA 22. #508, Good condition. 6 hp Evinrude. Alameda berth. $3,000/obo. Call (925) 934-3446 (eves). CAPE DORY 22, 1986. Nice one-owner boat. Many custom big boat features. Double rails and lifelines. 4 bunks, head. New 5 hp motor. 5 sails (main, jib, genoa, red/gold gennaker, storm jib). Compass, knotmeter, more. $12,500. (650) 359-6874 eves. PEARSON 24. 9.9 hp. Full sail inventory with spinnaker. Bottom '99. New main and head sail covers. Compass, digital knot/ depth/temp log. Bow and stern rails. Life lines. Too much to mention. Must sell. $4,500. Call (209) 368-4298. WEST WIGHT POTTER. 14-ft. New sails. 4 hp Seagull. Trailer. $2,000/obo. Please call (510)814-7399.
FALMOUTH CUTTER. Lyle Hess design. Heritage Marine hull. Twin Volvo diesel. Everything but freshwater tank and head. Motivated seller. Take it for a sail in Puget Sound and make an offer. (425) 485-6156. HUNTER 23, 1990. Winged keel. Galva¬ nized trailer with tongue extender. Excel¬ lent hull/keel/rig/rudder. As-new sails. Teak interior, lights. Porta-Potti. alcohol stove. Vberth. No o/b. Bought another boat. $7,800. Call (925) 803-8425 (eves). SEAFARER 23,1983. F/G, fixed keel, very good conditions. Berth 2+2. Fresh haulout March, 2000. Newly conditioned bottom. Reconditioned/painted top deck. Includes o/b. Mainsail, jib, storm jib, all in good condition. Head, stove, anchors, compass, new battery. $4,950. (415) 585-9040 or email: JJA723@yahoo.com.
25 TO 28 FEET NEWPORT27. Customized. Fantastic Bay/ Coastal cruiser. View pictures & specs, online at http://www.best.com/~dribanez/ details.htm. $ 10,000/obo. Please call (510) 337-9171 or email: dribanez@best.com. ISLANDER 28. Fully equipped racer/ cruiser. New main & 125% genoa. 5 other jibs in good condition. 1 delivery main. Furuno 1621 radar with custom stainless mast. Volvo, GPS+. $25,000 or trade up, 32’/35' + cash. Call Arnie, (415) 239-1844 or cell: (415) 999-6751 or email: arnie_gallegos@csaa.com. WESTSAIL 28 CUTTER, 1978. Full keel fiberglass hull. Alaska yellow cedar interior paneling. White Formica counters. Teak trim. Windvane, propane stove and oven, inverter. $42,000. For pics and equipment see http://www.halcyon.com/dcs. Please call (206) 721-0949 (Seattle) or email: dcs@halcyon.com.
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SAIL MONOHULL26,1946. Wooden sloop. Hardchine. Cast iron fin keel. Port Orford cedar bottom. Douglas fir topsides. Frac¬ tional rig. This boat has been well main¬ tained. Extensive equipment list. 15 hp Evinrude, low hours. New full canvas cover. Much more. $8,500/obo. (310) 833-7630. PEARSON 26, 1978. Great condition. 10 hp Yamaha 4 stroke outboard, almost new. Bottom paint, thru-hulls, rudder bushings. New upholstery. New battery, compass, stove. CD player less than year old. GPS, VHF radio. Berth at Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Must sell. Reduced to $9,500. Please call (415) 472-1950. TARTAN 27. Great condition. Universal diesel. Rollerfurl, cockpit reefing. New head. Oyster Cove Marina. $7,000. Please call (650) 344-7233. ERICSON 27,1974. Strong Atomic 4. New 36 gal. tank. New halyards. Recently painted spars. All lines led aft. Tiller, boom vang. Good main (3 reefs), 4 jibs (one new), spinnaker/pole. 4 anchors/2 rodes. Refrig. 6’ headroom. Porta-Potti. VHF, depth, knot, GPS. 2 batteries. 120v AC stove. New 3 blade prop. Solar, wind gen. Many spares. $10,000. (510) 749-1347 or email: DOUBLEJJXW@aol.com.
MOST BOAT FOR THE MONEY. 27-Ft. Balboa. Inboard diesel. 6’1 “ headroom. Teak interior. Sleeps 6. Sails beautifully. Tradi¬ tional lines. Bay, Tahoe, Folsom, Delta, Mexico, and San Juans: all within reach. Includes trailer! Family outgrew her. $12,250. Please call (916) 332-0775. RACERS ONLY. B-25 Full race. National champion. PHRF winner. New sails. New outboard. New trailer. Ready to win. Spot¬ less condition. (949) 642-2717. PEARSON ARIEL 26,1965. Tabernacled mast. Radio, depthsounder, knotmeter. Bruce with 30’ chain, 90’ 5/8” rode. 7.5 hp Honda. Main, 94, 110, 150. Berthed in Santa Cruz. 1 year sublease available. $6,500/obo. (408) 266-4379. B-25,1996. Great condition. Fast, fun, lightly used. New Ullman sails, removable v-berth and full cushions, single pick for hoist, dry sailed. Honda 2 hp 4-stroke, digital elec¬ tronics (Signet Smart Pak, speed & com¬ pass plus on the mast display). $22,000. (310) 833-3912 evenings. CHRYSLER 26,1977. Fixed keel, DF, KM, Loran, heater. 5 sails, selftending jib. En¬ closed head. Sleeps 6. Bimini, mast steps, lazyjacks. 8 hp o/b. 6-f1. dinghy. Berthed in Alameda. $5,000. Call (510) 527-5338. ERICSON 27, 1974. Fiberglass. Gas en¬ gine. In fine condition and well maintained. Recently installed manifold and exhaust system, carburetor and fuel system. Re¬ cent survey. $11,500/obo. Call Mike at (510) 530-1078.
VERTUE 27. Wood. Completely, profes¬ sionally rebuilt at a cost of $30,000, to the Vertue reputation as perhaps the best pocket cruiser ever designed. Ideal world cruiser for serious sailors. Owner can help finance. Heavily reduced to $12,000. Please call (510)893-1051. ALBIN VEGA 27,1975. Very good condi¬ tion. Repowered with Volvo MD6B and trans¬ mission: Replaced standing rigging, 2 sets of sails, spinnaker, 150 and 95. Lines led aft. V-berth and all cushions replaced. $12,500/obo. Call (510) 865-4238 (day and msgs eves). ISLANDER BAHAMA 28. Thinks it is a bigger boat than it is! Rigged and tuned for the Bay. See at website: www.wbryant.com/ ddhome.htm. Call (408) 247-7320 or email: wally@wbryant.com. CATALINA 27,1982. Second owner. Uni¬ versal diesel, low hours. New bottom paint June, 2000. New 3-blade prop. Autopilot, Loran, VHF. Very well maintained. $13,000. Please call Louis (650) 591-7519 or (650) 591-0316 (msg).
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NOR’SEA 27,1979. Hull in new condition. Roller furling. Aft cockpit. Dodger, autohelm. Yanmar engine (low hours). HoVcold pres¬ surized water. Force 10 stove/oven. Com¬ pletely remodeled interior. Bristol condition. Loran, VHF, good storage. $37,000. Call (707) 935-6292 or (707) 794-4457 (wk).
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MacGREGOR 26 CLASSIC, 1989. Prime condition. Honda 10 hp electric start o/b. Solar panels. Genoa, extras. Berthed Alameda. $7,000. Full info and pics at members.home.net/jimfishman/. Call (510) 333-4338 or email: jim@unmanned.com.
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ERICSON 27,1974. Very nice sailboat in good condition. Inboard Atomic 4 engine recently rebuilt. Head, galley, sleeps 5. Sails in good condition. Bottom checked by diver. Berkeley Marina. $8,750. Call (916) 922-8572. COLUMBIA 28,1968. Good Bay/Delta boat. Atomic 4. Spinnaker, 3 jibs. Loran, depth & knotmeter. VHP. 2 batteries & charger. 2 anchors. Enclosed head with Eleefrasan. Stern rail with swim ladder. $6,500. Call (650) 634-7547 (wkdays) or email: paul @ snowberg.net. CATALINA 27,1979. Excellent Delta and Coastal Cruiser. Full batten main and likenew jib. North Sails. Diesel engine. Dodger with privacy curtain. Tiller. Must sell, leav¬ ing country. $10,500. Call (530) 633-0999 or email: oyehling@jps.net.
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CATALINA 27. With new epoxy bottom. Seacocks, head. EPIRB, GPS, VHF. Com¬ pass. handheld, depth/speed. Sony CD. Solarpanel. Autopilot. Sailcovers. Dinghy. Standing and running rigging. Windsurfer. Lots more. Very seaworthy liveaboard home in Mexico. Cheap. $12,000. Email: microcruising27@yahoo.com.
CATALINA 27, 1983. Hard to find diesel. Rebuilt 9/98. New standing rigging. New running rigging. Full racing and cruising sail inventory. Knotmefer, depthsounder. $12,000. Call (408) 945-6624 or email: scooterh@pacbell.net.
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CATALINA 27, 1974. Tall rig. Has been liveaboard for past two years. Needs new standing rigging. Has 1974 9.9 o/b, but not reliable. Bottom last done 02/98. Some sails. $3,000/obo. (415) 713-5619.
UNIFLYTE 25, 1969. Good running V8. Marina Green slip. New bottom paint, prop and shaft. $12,000/obo. (415) 929-6966.
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COLUMBIA 28 MK-II, 1968. Evinrude 9.9 hp long shaft. 3 sails, spinnaker. 2 new batteries w/charger. Shorepower, cockpit cushions. Sleeps 6. Nice interior. $4,500. Call (415) 845-8382. http://www.sirius.com/ -ehorn/boats/inside.jpg or http:// www.sirius.com/-ehorn^oats/boat1.jpg.
NEWPORT 28 MARK II, 1981. Daysailer, local cruiser. Owned since 1983. Universal 11 hp diesel. Tiller. Harken roller furler with 115% jib, new in '92. Lines led aft. VHP, depth, speed and log. VVindspeed and di¬ rection, compass. Beautiful , teak interior and sole. Standing headroom. Sleeps 4 to 6. Full galley, alcohol stove. Fully enclosed head, holding tank. Cockpit cushions. New covers and curtains. Recently hauled. Ex¬ cellent condition. Berthed in Sausalito. Spec, sheet on request. $13,500. Ted Carter (415) 892-8138 (days) or (415) 388-6335 (eves).
ERICSON 27, 1973. Inboard. Very good condition. Recent survey. Gimballed stove with oven. Navigation equipment. Includes inflatable raft and motor. $9,500. Please call (707) 539-5809. CHEOY LEE 25. Pacific Clipper. Teak hull. Farymann diesel. VHF. Bulkhead compass. Main, jib. New cushions, new cover, hang¬ ing locker. SS sink, water. Anchor with chain. Safety equipment. Lots of new stuff. Beautiful condition. Alameda. $10,000. (510)215-7258. MacGREGOR 26,1987. Recent 5-yr. bot¬ tom paint. Good condition. 1992 15 hp o/b with electric starter. Roller furling jib. VHF radio. Enclosed head. Water ballast. Cur¬ rently berthed at Benicia Marina. $6,500. (707) 748-7255. ERICSON 27. Rigged for singlehandling. Excellent condition. New sails. Spinnaker.' Raytheon autotiller. Dodger. New uphol¬ stery. Clean Atomic 4 and much morel Berkeley upwind slip. $11,500. Call (415) 346-4503. PACIFIC SEACRAFT DANA. 24’6“. 1985. Cutter. Singlehandler package. Factory 3axle trailer. Yanmar. VHF. CNG. Dodger. Roller furling. 2CQR with tackle. H/C pres¬ sure water with shower. New upholstry. Extensive extras. Delivery possible. $51,000. Tom at (480) 460-3430 or e-mail: TATelfer@aol.com. TWO BOATS. O’Day 26, 1984. Keel/CB. No trailer. Near new, $4,750. Morgan Outlsland 28, 1974. F/G. Large coastal cruiser. Atomic 4 gas. Club Tib, $7,500. Alameda. (510) 337-3220. Will return calls in the evenings.
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LANCER 271984. Powersailer. Good con¬ dition. Sloop rig. 35 hp o/b. Sieeps 4. VHFFM. Depthsounder. Autohelm. Porta-Potti. Ice box. Stern dive platform and swim lad¬ der. Camp stove. Anchor and safety equip¬ ment. $6,000. Call or msg. (415) 892-1727.
MERIT 25, 1984. Lake Tahoe boat with trailer. Great condition. Honda 2 hp. 7 sails plus spinnaker. Porta-Potti. Sleeps 4. Great racer/cruiser. $8,000/obo. Call (530) 5818202 or email:skialpinedirski@ telis.org.
new Pineapple main. New jib with Harken furler. Wheel, dodger, cockpit cushions. Volvo. Recently hauled. New depth and knot gauges. This is a great sailing, solid boat! $19,800. Call Don (650) 595-4422.
ERICSON 261985. In great condition. Spare jib. Yanmar 1GM diesel in very good shape. VHF, compass, radio, knot/depth meter. Very spacious and sturdy boat. Standing headroom. Marine head. Sleeps 4 comfort¬ ably. Excellent Bay cruiser. $19,500. Call Mike O’Connell (925) 837-4398.
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Ready to sail from Sausalito berth! Fast, easy, comfortable, fractional rig. Excellent condition. Beautiful interior. New Yanmar diesel inboard. New gel batteries and charger. Combi instrument. DS, KM, WS, stereo, VHF. Enclosed head and holding tank. Freshwater plumbing. July haulout for re-fit and mast overhaul. All new standing & running rigging. Sails overhauled. New main cover. Good survey. $16,500. Call (415) 505-0203 or email: ocean@dnai.com.
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S2 26-FT, 1978. Very clean. 15 hp CMC inboard. 4 bags of sails. Whisker pole. Self tailing winches. Teak interior. Sleeps 5. Enclosed head. Two sinks. Alcohol stove. Shorepower. Automatic battery charger. Great Bay cruiser! $10,500. P!ease cal! (510) 304-6001 or (510) 772-8478.
CLASSIC WOOD FOLK BOAT. 25-ft. This mid-‘60s vintage clinker-built Swedish saiiboat is ideal for the Bay. New wood mast. Freshly painted hull. Good sails and out¬ board. $1,500. David (415) 282-4461 or Paul (510) 528-8849.
COLUMBIA 28,1969. Comfortable Crealock cruiser. Wheel steering. 30 watt solar panel. Fin keel. BMW inboard diesel. Op¬ tional club jib. Dodger. Sturdy mooring in Tomales Bay. $8,000. Kevin or Pat (707) 943-1948 or email: rancho@asis.com.
COLUMBIA 26 MK-I, 1964. Main, 1 jib. Alcohol stove. VHF. Depth. Anchor. Com¬ pass. 5“ foam cushions. Shore power. New rear hatch. Sleeps 4. Enclosed head. 6-tt. headroom. Transferable 33-ft. berth for $120/month at Moss Landing. $2,750 Call (408) 842-4232 or email: wsj@garlic.com.
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CAPE DORY 25,1974. Evinride 6 hp long shaft. New main and rigging in ’96. Good sail inventory. Full keel. Brickyard Cove Marina. $5,500/obo. Peter. (510) 325-3249.
COLUMBIA 8.3 (27), 1977. Excellent con¬ dition. Fresh haulout 7/99. Full keel. Great Bay boat. Stiff and balanced. Harken roller furling, autopilot. Atomic 4,2 batteries with charger. Gorgeous liveaboard interior. VHF, Loran, shorepower and more. Sale!! $7,500/ obo. Call (415) 543-7333. ERICSON 26, 1968. Dry, sc|d, steble. Standing room. Surveyed. Safcd t«Hawaii. N^i^ll-batten rKln,^jAjohl|^on 10 !o^|Mft,^MIt f^cA starter. Depth)co^a^^lF.^towBlfast std^. EnAteecypaol^eps 5. Clean interior. $4,905W^i (510) 222-9781.
LANCER 25, 1978. Full batten main, sail cover, genoa, 110, 2 smaller jibs. Jib downhaul, jiffy reefing, adjustable back¬ stay. VHF. Double lifelines with double gates, dock lines and fenders. Johnson 9.9 o/b, anchors, safety gear. Sleeps 4. Shoal draft. All lines led aft. $3,600/obo. Please call (707) 939-8204.
RANGER 26,1971. Sleeps 4. Storm and working jib,150% genoa. Head, sink. VHF, compass. Gary Mull design. She sails beau¬ tifully. $4,000. Call (510) 594-4085.
MUST SELL 2 BOATS. Mariner 31-Ft. ketch. Fiberglass hull. Perkins 4-107.31 -Ft mahogony Chris Craft Bullnose. Refastened & 2 rebuilt Chevy 283’s. Both floating. Need work. Best offer. (Insert tears here!) Call (510) 522-8245.
RAWSON 30. Documented. Dead engine. CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE KETCH. 31-Ft. 1972. Complete refit in ’99. All new electri¬ cal. Rebuilt Volvo MD2B. New standing rigging. Autohelm instruments. Awigrip mast. Armada brightwork. Hot/cold pres¬ sure water. ICOM VHF. $28,500. Todd (408) 737-5987 (days) or (925) 934-4295 (eves).
OLSON 30, 1981. Lightly used. Recently refurbished inside and out. Double spreader rig. New instruments. 10 sails including 3 recent UK Tape Drive. 4 2-speed self tailing winches. New cushions. New Honda o/b. Traiier. $19,500. (510) 540-5086 or email: brdeans@cs.com.
California’s finest ultralights. This one is a clean, simply rigged ‘cruising version’ with inboard engine and roiier furling. All the fun and performance of sailing an Olson with the ease and convenience of an inboard. Perfect club racer, weekender with sitting headroom, forward v-berth with cushions and twoquarter berths. Berthed in Sausalito. Asking $11,900. Call (415) 383-8200 ext 112 or ext107 or ext108.
PEARSON 30. Classic design. Force 10 heater, alcohol stove, microwave, upgraded cushions. Atomic 4, runs great. Epoxy bar¬ rier coat. Freshwater boat last ten years. Too many extras to list. $12,000. (916) 9224266 or email: goodoldboat@aol.com.
CARTER 30. Sturdy, fast, English glass cruiser. SS design. Like Tartan 30. Diesel. New upholstery. New bottom. Loaded. $22,900. (510)919-6276.
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OLSON 30, #227. Great condition. Race ready for full crew or singlehanded. Well maintained stock boat with many upgrades: double spreader, rudder, jock strap, faired keel, epoxy bottom, heavy duty trailer, more. Dry sailed. $18,500. (925) 443-3213.
NEWPORT30,1973.Perkinsdiesel. Brand new main. Great liveaboard. $12,000/obo. (415) 902-7839.
CAL 30 MK-1, 1966. GPS. Nexus 2000 electronics. VHF. 3 blade max prop. Yan¬ mar gm20. Removable Inner stay with run¬ ning backs. All lines run aft to cockpit. Spinnaker with pole, 150, 120, 95, and storm jib. New canvas including lee cloth. 20 lb. CQR and Fortress no. 16 primaries with Danforth secondary. 14 gal. water, 27 gal. fuel. Two-burner alcohol stove, not installed. Other items not listed. Will even¬ tually need new sails. Currently needs new paint topsides and deck. Berkeley berth. $16,000 firm. Call Michael (415) 721-2240 (work) or (510) 525-0069 (home).
ERICSON 30. Ideal for liveaboard. Good location. All equipment. $16,500. Call (650) 367-0660 or (650) 740-7757. OLSON 30. Great opportunity to own one of
Needs TLC. Severai sails, parts and toys never played with. Had lots of good inten¬ tions. Best reasonable offer. Will consider trade for pickup truck. Located in Alameda. Call (707) 964-3960.
NEV/PORT 30, 1971. Set up as comfort¬ able liveaboard. Harken furler. Autohelm. Sound Atomic 4. Lines ied aft. New batter¬ ies, tiller. Holding tank. See at Gashouse Cove. Berth not included. $8,750. Please call (707) 887-1496. PEARSON 30,1974. Atomic 4. Upgrades: New stainless rigging, lifelines, ifull bat¬ tened main, jiffy reefing, lazyjacks. Harken furler. South Beach Marina. $16,000. (415) 221-8382. After 08/12 call (530) 546-7548. CORONADO 30,1973. Loaded liveaboard/ cruiser. Smooth Atomic 30. Leading Edge sails. Barient winches. Autohelm. GPS, VHF, Digital depth/knot. Solar, inverter. Gimballed stove, grill, cd player. Davits, standing head, holding tank, macerater pump. Wili deliver in CA. $15,000/obo. Please call (831) 644-3361 or email: dutchmeyer@pocketmail.com.
NEWPORT 30 MK-II, 1978. Clean boat with roiier furling. Teak cabinetry, teak and holiy sole. New batteries, dual battery charger. 8 opening ports. Adler-Barbour refrigerator. Dual sinks in galley. Propane oven and stove. 110 AC power installed. Head. Dodger, bimini, arch, lifelines. Depth, wind, speed meters. Wheel steering. Ste¬ reo. VHF. 9.5-ft. dinghy with 5 hp Nissan. Lots of storage and more. Great liveaboard! $15,000/obo. (619) 417-2641 or email: crittenp @ peleliu.navy.mil. RARE SAUSALITO-BUILT Triton 29. In San Diego. Go to Baja this season! Sisterships have done circumnavigation. Charts for Mexico and South Pacific. Twin CQR anchors. Parachute storm-anchor. Trisail on separate track. Other cruising gear. $11,900. Please call (619) 846-6597. COLUMBIA 31,1966. Plastic classic beauty with just enough wood. Pocket cruiser in good condition. Swing keel, draws 3-1/2’ up, 6’ down. Tiller with Tillermaster autohelm. Haulout last year. Atomic 4 in¬ board gas engine. Comfortable interior. Owner motivated. $15,000. (650)728-9324. WINDJAMMER 30, 1978. Cutter. Fiber¬ glass over marine plywood. Full keel. Aft cabin. Varnished mahogany cabinsides. Full cover. Working sails. Dependable Palmer engine. Propane stove/oven. Strong, good sailing, good looking coastal cruiser. $7,000/ obo. Call (650) 367-7994.
YANKEE 30,1972. MK-II. Peregrine. Very good condition. Atomic 4. Lots of gear. Excellent sail inventory. Legendary Bay or bluewater boat. $13,000. Please call (510) 669-1673.
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31-FT. SEAFARER. Bill Tripp design. 30 hp Palmer inboard runs well. Galley, head. Sail or liveaboard. Good condition. Sausalito slip. $7,000. Call (707) 984-6329.
WILDERNESS 30 RASCAL. Fun to sail and is a solid boat. Trailer, outboard, elec¬ tronics. 10 sails and full cushions down below. Large cockpit for family or crew. Located at Stockton Sailing Club. $18,000/obo. (209) 838-3285 or email: firesail@qwestinternet.net. FARALLON 29,1976. Must see handsome, ruggedly built bluewater cruiser. See Lati¬ tude cover 03/00.V Sleeps 6. 13 hp Volvo MD6B. Dodger. Spinnaker, lapper. 200’ chain. 2 anchors. Berkeley upwind berth. High density foam cushions. Some work needed. $15,000. Michael (510) 655-4740. ERICSON 30+, 1981. Main, 150 and120, roller furling, spinnaker with pole. 2-coat bottom paint 02/00. Located San Carlos, Mexico. Private mooring. 4 mos free. Or can deliver. $21,000. Please call Rich (530) 677-5395 or email: aomac@excite.com.
32 TO 35 FEET ISLANDER 33 SLOOP, 1966. Bluewater cruiser. Fiberglass, modified full keel. 10’ beam. Diesel. 5 sails. 3 anchors. Flush deck. Stove and oven. Near Rio Vista, CA. $16,500/obo. Please call (209) 369-6261 or email: vernrath@email.com.
ATKINS ERIC 32,1978. All teak. 50 hours on rebuilt Volvo MD3B diesel. Dodger. Monitor vane. Webasto forced air central heat. Boat show condition since new. Cruise veteran. Very comfortable. Beautiful inte¬ rior. Teak decks. Sails very well. $44,000. Please call (916) 646-9575. ERICSON 35,1977. Kunu. With Atomic 4, roller furling, large cockpit with wheel. Clean, bare-bones cruiser. Previous TransPac racer. Will consider trade-in for smaller boat. $21,000. Call Frank (650) 365-3125. WESTSAIL32. Cruise ready! 7' Fatty Knees. Cape Horn vane. Full-batten main, cruising spinnaker, storm sails. Switlik liferaft, radar, GPS. Pur 80 watermaker. 7 gel batteries (470 ah). Heavy-duty alternator, wind/troll¬ ing generator. VHF, EPIRB, 2 depthsounders. Re-rigged 1995, epoxy bottom 1996. Yanmar 3QM30 engine, fresh¬ water cooled, dual Racors. 45 lb. CQR with 300’ chain, 15 kg Bruce, Danforth 20. Force 10 range. AC/DC refrigeration, head, shower. Teak decks. Much more. 1999 survey valued at $74,000. Asking $65,000. Please call (650) 937-4504 (days) or (831) 338-4160 (eves). CONTESSA 35,1976. Peterson designed lOR. Built in England by J Rodgers. High quality, high performance boat. Almost new mast, standing rigging. Harken furiing. Per¬ kins diesel. Many sails. New JRC radar. GPS. Laptop with maps. $49,990/obo. Mike (650)324-1433. 35-FT CORTEN STEEL SLOOP. 1959 Buchanan ocean racer. Round chine. Boat sails, diesel engine runs. Unable to do upkeep and has become project boat due to family illness. Eight sails, rollerfurl jib, fold¬ ing prop. GPS, AM/FMstereo, VHS. Manual. windlass, tiller with AP. Original factory blueprints, other equipment and spares. At Sierra Point. $11,000 or we donate it. Bev or Barry at (650) 726-2442 or email: steelbt@pacbell.net. DOWNEAST 32, 1976. Excellent condi¬ tion, very clean. Volvo 29 hp. New batteries, roller furling, refrigeration, pressure water, windpoint, windspeed, GPS/depth/speed. Lots of extras! Hauled in 1999. $46,000. (949) 548-8630 or email: hba Ventura @ aol .com.
ALBERG 35, 1964. Universal diesel en¬ gine, condition unknown. Lotsof sails. Needs TLC. $5,900. (831) 373-7857.
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TARTAN 10,1979. 33-Ft. Daysailer. Lowhour Yanmar diesel. Fair-weather sails. Factory tiller, running backstays. Structur¬ ally sound. Needs some cosmetic TLC. Berthed in Bay Area. $9,500. Call (916) 483-2772.
ERICSON 34,1978. Main, jib, new cruising spinnaker. New head. Hot water. Interior teak. Beautiful boat. Low hrs. Yanmar 26. $25,500/obo. John (510) 864-9857 or email: jwbright@home.com.
CLASSIC WOODIE DASHER 32. Lapworth designed. Built by Easom. Strip-pjpnked, mahogany over oak frames. Many suits of sails; no electronics. Old Greymarine gas engine runs, but not well. Hull, deck, cabin sound; cockpit needs small repair. Sausalito. $12,500. (888) 587-0002 or (703) 391-2124.
WESTSAIL 32,1974. Complete refit. Docu¬ mented. Diesel, Racor, CAV, 80 fuel. 9 sails: working, storm, cruising. Whiskerpole, track, car. S/T Lewmars, Barlows, winchers. 600' Staset-X. New SS rigging, stalocks, highfield lever, mast steps, trysail track, running backstays, vang, tabernacle, mast pulpits, pinrails. 9 anchors: 55 Herreshoff, 45 CQR, 44 Bruce, 37 Fortress, 2 Danforth HT, 15 Paratech, 2 Cruciform drogue, 650’ warp, chain, swivel. Windlass, 450’ HT chain, 600’ nylon, SS snubber. Liferaft, EPIRB, watermaker, 2 ditch canisters, H/H VHF, sextant, category 01 signals, harnesses, jackstays, strobes, offshore medical/surgi¬ cal pack. Automatic MOB pole, horseshoe, strobe, lifesling. Cable shears, bolt cutters, crash tools. 4 bilge pumps, halon, alarm. 2 dinghies, 9.9 o/b, folding bicycle. 110/12v generator, 95 AH alternator, solar, wind, trojans, e-meter, charger, combiner, in¬ verter, rheostat. Full galley: propane range/ oven/broiler, BBQ, sea swing. Refrigera¬ tion, 12v cooler. 80 freshwater, saltwater. Indandescent, fluorescent, kerosene. Inde¬ pendent white/red systems, 12/110v diesel heat. Monitor, spares, autopilot. Radar, 2 GPS, sextant, Nav computer, charts, tables, tools. 2 compass, H/B compass, knot log, taffrail log, knotmeter, depthsounder, VHF, binoculars, nightvision, starfinder. Library, sewing machine, supplies, spares, tools. Interior totally refinished. Tyche may be inspected or surveyed on the hard at Ma¬ rina San Carlos, 5 hours south of Nogales, AZ. Price includes survey and transport to Tucson, AZ. All listed items in excellent to new condition. Guaranteed. $100,000 in¬ vested. Must sell. Asking $52,500/obo. Call Don at (206) 343-7045.
ERICSON 32, 1969. 20 hours on rebuilt Atomic 4. New main, 2 jibs, spinnaker. Furler, dodger. TV/VCR, stereo, propane stove. EPIRB, autopilot. New bottom paint. Survival raft. Radar. $14,500. Call (415) 380-9954.
BRISTOL 32 KETCH. Hood design. Hawaii vet. Excellent condition. Solid fiberglass construction. Monitor self steering windvane. GPS, radar, depth, speed. VHF. S-L windlass, EPIRB, dodger. Full sail inven¬ tory. Strong and comfortable bluewater cruising ketch. Excellent liveaboard. 6’1" headroom. Sleeps 6. New v-berth and cock¬ pit cushions. Beautiful mahogany interior, teak and holly sole. Customized woodwork adds to beauty and detail. 3 anchors, chain. Yanmar diesel. Fiberglass dinghy. Loaded. Everything stays. Ready to go cruising. $42,500. Keith (510) 420-1567. COLUMBIA 5.5 CLASSIC. USA #1. New sails etc. $10,950/obo. (408) 595-1121.
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FREEDOM 33 CAT KETCH, 1981. Get a unique, well constructed bluewater boat in excellent condition. Similar to a Nonsuch but less than 1/2 the price! Set up as a comfortable liveaboard. Hot pressure wa¬ ter, refrigeration, shower, holding tank. VHF/ DS/KM. Freshwater- cooled diesel, brass fireplace, recent canvas. Complete with liferaft, unused storm sails and 2 light air reachers. Reduced to $48,000/obo.Call Loraine at (253) 627-8830 or email: Lorainesea@juno.com.
Comfortable, reliable sailboat with numer¬ ous features including: Fixed mount GPS. Speed and depth gauges. Profurl roller furling jib. Full featured galley with upright refrigerator/freezer, stove with oven and pressurized hot/cold' water. Head with shower. Cockpit seat cushions. VHF radio. Diesel engine with low hours and new Rackor fuel filter. 20 amp 3- stage battery charger. Battery bank with 3 batteries. Three bilge pumps, 2 electric, 1 manual. Ma¬ hogany interior. Anchor with 100 feet of rope. SleepsS. $18,000. At Berkeley F107. Call (510) 632 1041.
BENETEAU OCEANIS 351,1995. Excel¬ lent condition. Furling main/genoa, cruising spinnaker. North dodger. ST50 W/S/D. VHF. GPS. lOOOw Heart charger/inverter. Link2000. high output alternator. 440 a/h batteries. Espar. Electric windlass. 240’ chain. 35 lb Bruce. BBQ. Vancouver, BC. US$109,000. Call Guylain (604) 876-4005 or email: groy@intrinsyc.com.
RAFIKI 35, 1980 SLOOP. New Yanmar FWC diesel. Excellent cruiser or liveaboard. Teak deck and interior. Stove/oven, water heater, shower. Autohelm 3000 with van, 1000 ft depth. August ’95 survey shows $155,000 replacement value. Original owner. Brisbane berth. $59,000. Please call (408) 867-9202.
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ALBERG 35,1963. Volvo diesel. Dodger. Spare sails. Monitor. Autopilot. Knot/depth etc. Windlass. 3 anchors with chain etc. Shorepower. Battery charger. Head, stove, refrigeration. Avon. Many spares. Hauled 8/99. Recent survey. Sausalito berth. Well maintained. $22,500. (415) 381-2728.
ANGELMAN SEA SPRITE 34,1966. Ketch. Built Yokohama, Japan. 26.8-ft waterline. 11.3-ft. beam. 18,000 lbs. Oak frames. Planked mahogany hull. Clipper bow. Full keel. Gudgeon rudder. Lead outboard bal¬ last. Perkins 4 cyl diesel, 35 hp. Ray/ Jefferson 5000 VHF radio. 6.5-ft. headroom. Sleeps 4. Enclosed marine head with shower and pump-type toilet. Corvance 2X66 sounder. Compass. Raytheon 360 autopilot-FG. $29,950. (650) 522-8605.
PEARSON 33-FT CLUB CRUISER. 10M. Safe & fast for the family. The perfect Bay boat. New bottom in ’99. Roller furling, 3 mains. 2 jibs, 3 spinnakers. Newly rebuilt Atomic 4. Very clean. Standing headroom in cabin. Pressure and hot water. All lines led aft. Navico gauges, GPS, CD and VHF. Competitive racer (7 knots to windward, 144 PHRF). Reduced for quick sale. Great boat, great price. $20,000. Below BUC net. Call Joel at (415) 999-1019. VAN DE STADT 34. Steel. Yanmar. Wheel
ISLANDER 33,1966. Wayfarer. Fiberglass hull. Gas engine. Mainsails and jib. 2 an¬ chors. Radio, stove, refrigerator, large table/ booth for desk and dining. Wood cabinets. Sleeps 6, separate cabin and head. Lo¬ cated at Stockton Sailing Club. Great to liveaboard, weekends on the Delta, Bay. Recent tax appraisal $8K. $5,000 firm. Call (650) 879-0017.
WESTSAIL 32,1976.8 Sails (4 new). Lowhour diesel, dodger, 3 kw diesel generator. Radar, GPS, Monitor vane, solid boom vang, and more. Recent cruise equipped, ready to go! $44,900. Business phone: Colleen (800) 366-6722.
ERICSON 32,1973. Yanmar 2GM20F die¬ sel. 110 refrigeration. Force 10 three-burner stainless steel propane stove with oven. Mainsail, three headsails. Two anchors. Tabernackled mast. Located in Santa Cruz upper harbor. (831) 394-4781. MASON SLOOP 34, 1987. PAE quality.
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HANS CHRISTIAN 34, 1977. Just back from 3 year cruise. Sporting a complete makeover. We’ve reduced her price to compensate for location. $50,000. Call for details. (808) 889-9847.
Cruising equipped. Radar, GPS, VHF, EPIRB, CQR with all chain. Nilsson wind¬ lass. North and Sobstad sails. Harken roller furling. Autohelm ST 5000+. Gel batteries. Forespar pole. Condition reflects top care by original owners. $115,000. Please call (562) 690-3709.
steering. Isomat spars. 4 sails. Reefer, pro¬ pane. Stereo/CD deck. Diesel cabin heater. Excellent sailing. Needs light carpentry and cosmetics. Motivated. Reduced to $38,000. Let’s make a deal! Call (510) 522-5447 or email: metalfab@pacbell.net.
MORGAN 33,1973. 4108 Perkins diesel. New prop, shaft, throughhulls, seacocks. Fresh bottom. Hauled in April. Propane galley. GPS. $30,000. Ken (775) 847-7777 or Cell (775) 772-4862.
HUNTER 34,1986. Cruise or liveaboard in comfort on this big 34. Yanmar diesel, MaxProp, Pineapple sails. Roller furling, self-tailing winches, wheel steering. 6’2” headroom. 2 staterooms; h/c water pres¬ sure, enclosed head with shower, refrigera¬ tion, stove/oven, inflatable. VHF, KM, depth, stereo. Teak interior. Priced to sell. $34,900. Call (415) 898-2734 (msg).
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VAN DE STADT 37. Professionally built fin keel, steel cutter. Bottom job 06/00. Loaded: Aries, radar, windlass, dinghy. Force 10 oven, refrigeration, tools. Wind and solar generators. Many sails, nice main. A spe¬ cial boat! $44,000. (818) 378-3120.
C&C 38 MK-II. Fast cruiser/liveaboard. Beautiful lOR boat. Virtually every system replaced in 1996 and 1999. Sailed to Florida, Hawaii. Currently in Alameda. Loaded with everything for fun on Bay or South Pacific voyage. $55,900. www.lava.net/-stevej/ sailaway. Call Steve (808) 585-6303.
RAFIKI37 CUTTER. 8 bags sails. Monitor. Autopilot. Low eng hours. Rigged for cruis¬ ing. Ha-Ha vet. Great bluewater boat. Watermaker. Full electronics. Teak interior. Full galley with eng. driven and12v reefer. Too much gear to list. Spares etc. $80,000 Day or night call (925) 468-0752.
BENETEAU FIRST 38s5,1990. Contem¬ porary racer/cruiser. Philippe Starck inte¬ rior. VHF, DS, KL, wind. Diesel furnace, refrigeration, roller furling. See to believe. Better than new. Berthed in Pend Orielle Lake at Bayview, Idaho. $114,900. Call Steve at (509) 535-2600 or email: sthosath @ uswest.net.
sloop. Bill Tripp design. Offshore/cruising equipped. Northwest, Hawaii, Mexico (x2) proven. Dome cabin with 7' headroom. Owners/liveaboards for 15 years. Comfort¬ able decks, cockpit and interior. Hauled 4/ 00. Lying Mazatlan.$38,500/obo.Call (360) 405-0509.
FARALLON CLIPPER 38, #6. Solid condi¬ tion with good sails. Need to make one good Palmer engine from three. She’s still a beauty. $4,000. Please call Stephen (510) 540-6371.
1984 Pilothouse ketch motorsailer. Great liveaboard (5 people, 1.5 years!) North Coast vet. 52 hp BMW marine diesel engine. Radar. Autopilot. VHF. 5 sails. Roller furling jib. Near SF. $17,000/obo or partnership. Call (360) 943-6070.
BUCHEN 37, 1965. Fiberglass hull. All teak. Good layout. Roomy interior. Exterior comfortable. 2 speed self-tailing winches. Tiller driven full cutaway keel. Wind indica¬ tor. VHF antenna. Fishfinder plus naviga¬ tion UHF antenna. Cheryl (916) 652-4902.
HUNTER 376, 1987. Modern design. 5 sails, spinnaker. Yanmar diesel. 2 staterooms: masterwalkaround, queen aft. Teak interior. Fin keel. Large kitchen/livingroom. Walkthrough transom. Hot shower. Great performance. Racer, liveaboard. 12’10” beam! Zodiacand o/b. $45,000. Please call (415)383-0684. YORKTOWN 39 PILOTHOUSE. Recently hauled with new spray paint job. Well main¬ tained but needs finishing. $45,000. For further info and details on equipment con¬ tact Gillian (510) 215-1802.
INGRID 38 KETCH, 1939. Port Orford ce¬ dar hull. Low hours Chrysler Nissan diesel. New fuel tanks. Needs TLC. Has great potential. Must sell. $15,000. Call Kay (415) 305-5591.
ROBERTS 44. Center cockpit. Profession¬ ally built. Fiberglass. Beautiful teak interior. Completely refit. Everything new or rebuilt. Strong proven offshore cutter ketch. Boat currently cruising Mexico. Too many up¬ grades to list. $109,000. Call Tom (970) 243-6797. PASSPORT 40,1982. Extensively cruise refitted 1994. Profurl, HAM/SSB, Trimble GPS/plotter, radar. Alpha 1000. PowerSurvivor 80. Rewired electrical. 880 amp system. Solar. High output alt. In¬ verter. Mast steps. 400 hours eng./trans. More. $155,000. Call (909) 288-4104.
HUNTER PASSAGE 42,1995. One owner. Center cockpit. Excellent condition. Very clean. 62 hp Yanmar diesel, 190 hours. Dodger, bimini, like-new gennaker. North¬ ern Lights generator. Loaded with electron¬ ics and much more. For details check web¬ site atwww.airportbum.com/sailboat.html. $187,500. Cali (702) 631-0018. 50-FT CUSTOM KETCH, 1973. Ferro-ce-
LAPWORTH 36,1959. Hull #32. Yanmar C&C 37/40+. Easily the best looking 37/ 40+ on the market. Original owner. Su¬ perbly maintained. Only 900 original engine hours. North sails. Full instrumentation. Aft queen bed. Enclosed separate shower. Many extras. $142,500. (360) 733-8820 or email: calvin@telcomplus.net.
ment. Excellent ocean cruiser in great con¬ dition. Lots of equipment. Dinghy. GPS, radar, autopilot. Ready to sail the Carib¬ bean. Boat in South Georgia. A must-sell great deal! $40,000. (541) 753-5198.
Aft cockpit, cutter. Perkins 4-236. New sails. Loaded; everything stays. Too many extras to list. Located in Baja. May deliver. May consider trade. $133,000. For full specs email: KF6EFJ@mer.win-net.org.
MASON CUTTER 43. Superbly maintained one-owner classic cutter in excellent condi¬ tion. Located in the Northwest. $168,500. For details please visit the website at: www.blytmann.com/43.htm or call (360) 697-4934 or fax (360) 697-6253.
Liveaboard/cruise. 6’+ headroom. Center cockpit, sliding dodger, fuil enclosure. Ra¬ dar, AP, GPS, SSB. Fridge/freezer, stove, microwave, washer/dryer, watermaker. In¬ verter, electric windlass. 1999 rebuilt Per¬ kins 4-108. New bottom. 4 anchors, roller furling jib, R/R. Slip at Treasure Island, SF. $98,500. (415) 488-9515.
41-FOOT CT. Fiberglass full keel. Sails easy and fast. Full spacious teak interior. Everything new in 1999. Sailing dinghy, Perkins diesel, solar panels. Self steering. Full head, shower. 80 gals, diesel, 100 gal. water. A beauty! $59,999. (541) 536-6111 or email: kcdonnie@bendnet.com.
DISCOVERY 42, 1978. ‘Ksan is for sale. Perfect vessel for offshore or coastal cruis¬ ing. One owner. Four time Swiftsure class winner. 65 hp Chrysler Nissan 4-cylinder diesel. Six sails. Harken genoa furler. Teak decks and cockpit. Dodger, bimini, GPS, radar, sounder, VHF. Autohelm 4000 auto¬ pilot. Fridge. 8 person custom liferaft. Coast Guard inspected 2000. Moored in Sidney, BC. Contact Bonar Davis. Call (250) 6551791 or fax (250) 655-1055 or email: badavis@telus.net.
NEWPORT 41,1977. Recently surveyed. One local owner since 1978. Robertson autopilot. Loran C. VHF. BBQ, dinghy, out¬ board. Roller furling jibs. Excellent family boat. Suited for single or doublehanded. $46,000. Call (650) 366-8117.
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PASSPORT40,1982. Cruising sloop. Origi¬ MARINER 40 KETCH, 1967. Garden de¬ sign, excellent condition. Apiton oak/bronze fasteners. Copper rivets. Extensively re¬ stored, refit, offshore equipped in ’95. Per¬ kins 4-236 diesel. One family owned for 30 yrs. Beautiful, functional boat. $119,000/ obo. See photos and specs at website: http://www.thinkswapmeet.com. Please call (360) 379-8736.
SPARKMAN & STEPHENS 40,1964. Ex¬ cellent condition. Proven offshore perfor¬ mance cruiser. Double planked mahogany with burly beautiful African mahogany inte¬ rior. Extensive refitting including Universal M4-30 diesel (new 300 hrs.), rigging, auto¬ pilot. Electric windlass. Adler-Barbour re¬ frigeration. $24,950. San Diego. Call (619) 222-9123.
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LAFITTE 44. A solid ocean voyager that will get you there quickly, safely and in com¬ fort. This cutter, with removable inner forestay, has a very sea-kindly motion on all points of sail. Once there, warm up with central heat, or grab a beer from the reefer/ freezer. All systems and rig have been re¬ furbished within the past 5 years. $150,000. For a complete equipment list email: johnamber@worldnet.att.net. Call (650) 583-7914.
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HANS CHRISTIAN 43, 1981. Traditional cutter. Refitted to cruise. Vet of '99 Ha-Ha. Included new in refit: Yanmar 88 hp. Village watermaker. North sails, LeFeil mast, run¬ ning and standing rigging with Norseman throughout. Seahawk bottom paint. Vacuflush. Glacier fridge/freezer. Apollo 4. kw genset. Air Marine wind gen. Solar pan¬ els. 2 Powerline 150 amp alternators. Rolls batteries. Furuno radar. Two GPS’s. Ken¬ wood TS-50 HF, SGC tuner. Horizon VHF with RAM mic in cockpit. Inlerphase probe. B&G network. Alpha pilot. Avon & o/b and more than can list in one ad. Many spares. Lying San Diego. $189,000. See at www.Hanschristian.com. Email: Naia43@aol.com.
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FORMOSA 43 SLOOP, 1980. Incredible condition! Classic cruising liveaboard. Volvo 60 hp, well maintained, overhauled 1999. Sleeps 8. New main, 3 jibs (one tanbark). Beautiful teak decks redone 1999. Inflat¬ able with o/b. $69,500. Call (619) 668-0032 (ofc) or (619) 668-0033 (home) or email: jllincer@aol.com.
FREEDOM 40, 1976. Cat ketch. Swing keel. Center cockpit. Easy singlehander. 1992 refit. Cruised Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska. GPS. Refrigeration. Radar, autopilot, in¬ verter, watermaker. Reduced to $72,000, $5K under low BUC. (360) 856-0100.
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43 STEEL, PRIZE WINNING boat of the month, National Fisherman. Pilothouse hard chine ketch. Designer Charles Wittholz. Documented fishing boat, liveaboard/yacht. 11x14 cargo hold. 4x8 hatch. Sails well, all headings. Range 1800 miles. Still im¬ proving. $66,000/obO. Call (916) 974-1886.
PILOTHOUSE 44. Bob Perry design. Cus¬ tom built hull, deck and house. All coldmolded wood. Proven cruiser. Great liveaboard. 2 cabins. 2 heads. Fabulous woodworking in interior and throughout. www.mahinayachts.com. Write PO Box 10567, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110 or call (206) 842-6834. TASWELL 43,1992. Center cockpit cutter. Pullman fonward. Fabulous aft cabin. Beau¬ tiful woodwork. Separate chart table. Ra¬ dar, GPS, chart plotter, SSB. Dual alterna¬ tors. Cruising spinnaker. Davits, Motor lift. Much more. Just back from Mexico. Ready to go tomorrow. $305,000. (408) 353-3635.
51 FEET & OVER TAYANA 55 CUTTER. Commissioned 1987. Popular 4-cabin layout. Huge aft sa¬ lon. Stand-up workshop. 135 hp lowtime Perkins diesel. 8 kw generator. At this price, they don’t come any better! $260,000. Write: Box 604-T55,1220 Rosecrans, San Diego, CA 92106 or fax: (619) 222-9941. 51-FT. KETCH, 1981. Beautiful, proven cruiser. Built Formosa Boatyard. Black fi¬ berglass hull, teak decks and trim. Sitka spruce spars. Stainless steel crow’s nest. Roller furling main (boomless) and staysail. Maroon covers. Teak interior, varnished throughout. Benmar autopilot. 80 hp Ford Lehman diesel. Dickinson diesel heater. Propane stove with oven. Paloma propane water heater. Cold-plate freezer/refrig. 220 gal. fuel/220 gal. water. 3 staterooms, 2 heads. Set up to singlehand. $139,000. Please call (650) 326-1430 or email: captted@pacbell.net. CREALOCK 53, 1993. Steel pilothouse ketch. This world cruiser is unique. De¬ signed by W.I.B. Crealock, it offers strength and comfort. Fully equipped including walkin engine room, full electronics. Avon 3.11, kayak and even a motor scooter. $285,000. (760) 943-7511.
SLOCUM 43,1985. Cutter. Beautiful condi¬ tion. Top quality bluewater cruiser. Well equipped for cruising this Fall. Go any¬ where in safety, comfort and style. Two private cabins, full galley. Near SF. $185,000. Call (650) 654-9008 or email; jwsails @ mindspring.com.
CHALLENGER ANACAPA KETCH. 42ft.1974. Center cockpit. Superb condition. 100 hp diesel, low hours. Genset. New in¬ terior. New LP paint. Electrical system up¬ dated. Queen-sized berth. 6'8'' headroom. Great liveaboard. Cruise-ready! Located in San Diego, http://members.tripod.com/ billybob69/Boat/trailerpark.htm. $69,000. Call (619) 640-1389. SWAN 41,1976. Sparkman and Stephens design. Excellent condition. Optional cruis¬ ing package available. $142,000. Please call (954) 764-3975, ext. 219 or email: besj@b<direct.net.
64-FT. GAFF SCHOONER, 1975. Rebuilt Detroit 353 diesel. Ferro cement. South Pacific vet. Has all sails. Needs work (inte¬ rior and rig). Very large. 3 cabins. Great liveaboard. $19,500. (510) 508-1208 or (510) 508-4667. IMAGINE. 55' LOA. 14' BOA. 49' LWL. Very spacious. Great liveaboard. Competitive club racer $140,000 Please call Earl (808) 246-4828.
CLASSICS ALDEN KETCH 47, 1947. Malabar XIII. Mahogany on oak. Cruised for 6 years. Lost mast and rigging in bad seas. Well equipped. Scuba gear plus compressor. Refrigerator. 2-4 kw diesel gensets. Perkins 4-236. Watermaker, 20 gal. per hour. Icom HF radio. 2 VHFs. Needs work on exterior and new masts. In Panama Canal yacht club. $25,000 now or more $$ later when work Is done. Please call (507) 692-3381 or email: malabarl 3 @ hotmail.com. PEARSON 30-FT COASTER. Heavy built 1960’s cruising sailboat. Full keel. Fariman diesel, dodger, too many upgrades to list. Great City berth. Priced for quick sale. $18,750. (415) 924-6680 (days) or (415) 488-0226 (eves).
WESTSAIL 43, 1976. Staysail yawl. Per¬ kins 4-236. Large sail inventory. $120,000. Call for spec sheet. (361) 537-1885. HARTAUG KETCH 49. Ferro cement, flush deck, center cockpit, Isuzu diesel. LeFiell masts. Two station hyd. steering. Mahogany interior. Aft cabin set up as office. $55,000. Call (650) 742-9957.
TAYANA 52, 1985. Luxury performance cruiser. Aft cockpit. 3 double staterooms. Beautiful and spacious interior. New auto¬ pilot and GPS. Kevlar main, profurl. Refer, broiler heat, dodger/bimini. Extensive up¬ grades and refits. Datamarine instruments, more. Perfect liveaboard. $245,000. (541) 388-8223 or email: davis@coinet.com.
GAFF-RIGGED PINKY SCHOONER. AUu. LOA 68-ft, 54-ft LOD, Professionally built 1985 and totally refit 1996 through 1998. New wiring, ample power electric system, 800-amp hour gel-cell batteries, 1500 watt inverter. 6 cyl Isuzu engine and Hurth trans¬ mission. New sails, square yard and stand¬ ing rigging. Robertson autopilot, Kobelt hydraulic steering. New windlass and ground tackle. Force 10 oven, 200 gallons each water and diesel. Furuno radar, six-man liferaft, 406 EPIRB. Vefisel lying New Zealand and ready to sail. Call (360) 3857878; View on WEB at www.edensaw.com/ attu.htm.
SKOOKUM 53 KETCH, 1977.136 hp De¬ troit diesel. 6 kw genset. 800/500 gallons fuel/water. Call Ron at (907) 225-6065.
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SPIDSGATTER 23, 1938. Did you ever want to own a boat that simply takes your breath away? She is even more fun to sail! 40-ft mast. 3 ton displacement. Full Hogan boat cover and main. New varnish. 1938 Faregota engine, not running, $3,500. (510) 981-0118.
1937 TEAK LADY. Possibly the oldest one left. Needs work but is in great shape. 17.5 feet of copper riveted Burmese teak. An affordable classic. Sails great. $600. Call (707)315-8833.
MULTIHULLS REYNOLDS 21-FT CAT. With trailer. To¬ tally custom, folding system. 13' beam. New LP on hulls. New mast and trampolines. Full- batten main and jib, spinnaker, reacher. Solar panel, battery, autopilot. 2 hp o/b. $8,200. Call (805) 598-9060 or email: sdr@silcom.com. HOBIE 20 MIRACLE, 2000. Brand new. Sailed 4 times. Need to unload quickly. Two jibs, roller-furling, full cover, cat-trax. Trailex trailer, aluminum box. Two dry suits, pre¬ servers, harnesses. All for $12,200. Call Greg (415) 567-1929. 32-FT CATAMARAN. Epoxy cold-molded. Brown/Marples design. FB main, roller furl¬ ing jib, genoa, reacher. Rotating mast. Open deck (100 sf). 9.9 hp, 4-stroke o/b. VHF, autopilot. 2 single berths, head, stove, din¬ ghy, awning. No standing headroom. $25,000. Call (619) 291-0641. 45-FT WHARRAM ARIKI CAT. Good con¬ dition, no motor. Sailed (rocketed) up and down California coast. Built '90s. Narrow hulls for fast, fun cruising. Not liveaboard. At anchor, Sacramento. $11,000 firm. Please call Dick Ely (916) 363-8383 (days) or (530) 753-8864 (eves). 35-FT TRIMARAN. Sport cruiser. Single¬ hander. Autopilot, wind/speed instruments. 3 spinnakers, recent main, jib and standing rigging. Hard vang. New interior cushions. Good looking, strong, fast. Cheaper than F27 but more boat. Only $35,000. Call (510) 521-0883 or email: rchapman@sirius.com for pictures. 31-FT. VENT-WING SEARUNNER. #4. Tom Freeman's Prelude. Cutter rig with extra sails. 2-speed genoa winches. 9.9 Johnson o/b. Fresh paint and bottom. Plus more. $14,000. Call (530) 265-0273. CORSAIR F-27,1993. #353. Great condi¬ tion. Mostly sailed in freshwater. At Lake Tahoe. $50,000/obo. Call (775) 853-5451 (eves).
FLUSHDECK GAFF CUTTER. 29’x 8’6"x 4’. Encapsulated wood hull. lO* century long-keel workboat style with reefing bow¬ sprit. Beautiful hand sewn and roped sails, loose foot main, nice spars. Parcel and served softeye rigging. Handmade stropped blocks. Long term project boat, almost ready to tune. Honda o/b. Needs an energetic new friend. Make an unrealistic offer. Afloat in Sausalito. (707) 938-2110.
MARPLES CC 44 TRIMARAN, 1985. Ex¬ cellent working condition. 24 Universal. Many sails. Roller furling. New nets. Cov¬ ered center cockpit. Inverter, 4 batteries, hot water. 85 gallons water, 44 gallons fuel. Sleeps 8. Solid ocean cruiser. Portland, OR. Please call (503) 357-4786 or email: sailormn@pacifier.com. HOBIE SPORT 17-FT. Spinnaker, jib, main. Caulkins trailer. Excellent condition. $3,900. CaljjJackie (415) 945-3988, ext. 8.
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ing for 42. New! Starter, solenoid, bilge pumps, tachometer. 100-amp gauge. Alter¬ nator & rubber rub rails. Sips fuel. 453 DD with velvet drive. All excellent condition. Fire retardant fiberglass. Fishing pole hold¬ ers. $7,500/obo. (707) 645-8224 or email: DDwago@webtv.net.
55-FT HOUSEBOAT, 1991. Sleek, classy.
MULTIHULL BUILDERS. Hands-on boat building workshop. KSS is different. Any size. Saves lots of lime and dollars. Learn how at KSS workshop in Alamo, San Fran¬ cisco. Weekend ofAug. 18-20. Please call Ray Walker at (408) 803-0644 or email: Rayiw@Netscape.net or Derek Kelsall at derek@kelsall.com. And visit the website: www.kelsall.com.
In Silicon Valley liveaboard marina. Alter¬ native, fun housing. Convenient to work, freeways, shopping. Extra storage/closets. Large top deck with patio furniture, um¬ brella. Sunrise/sunset/moonrise vistas. Foredeck has gas bbq, bistro table, 2 chairs, 2 icebox/seats. Spacious light/airy salon. Full-sized galley, microwave, 2 refrigera¬ tors, banquet seats 8. Breakfast bar with 2 stools. 3 queen cabins plus queen sofabed. 2 heads, sinks, 1 shower. 2 phone lines (voice/computer). TV/VCR. City water hookup. 50 amp/110/220 shorepower. Roof heat/air. Dual helm. Dual 130 hp gas en¬ gines. I/O drives. 300 gal. fresh. 300 gal. holding. 265 gal. fuel. $150,000. Call (650) 361-8882. Details at photos.yahoo.com/ charlie bergstedt.
CROSS 46 KETCH. Lugger 70 hp. Airex
48 FT. HOUSEBOAT. Steel hull. Perfect
foamcore. 1000+ watermaker. KVH instru¬ ment system. EPIRB, etc. $115,000(+/-). Call (530) 432-1785.
liveaboard. Large galley. Full bath. Pent¬ house bedroom. Wood panelling. Very com¬ fortable. Fully furnished. Chrysler 318,235 hp. Motivated seller, serious buyers only. Boat located in Walnut Grove. $36,000/ obo. Call (650) 363-8558.
30-FT TRIMARAN. Fast cutter rig. Harken
(415) 822-2600 (call before noon)
style motoryacht. V-871’s, gen. Custom features. Outstanding condition. Interior quality Euro-modern style. Tiger mahogany, other rare woods. Strong/sound. Washer/ dryer. Needs minor work. Fast, stylish, eco¬ nomical, classic yacht. Rare opportunity. $99,000. Trade considered. Call Roger Perry (415) 331-2422.
UTILITY U.S. NAVY'S BEST. Foam seat¬
TRI HORSTMANN XR42. Swimstep. Airex
First Quality Teak Rough 4/4, 8/4
53-FT BAGLIETTO, 1971. Mediterranean
rigging. Windjammer sails. 1 year-old topto-bottom paint. 6 hp Evinrude o/b. 25 gal. water system. Sleeps 5. New cushions. VHP. Alcohol stove. Excellent condition. $16,000/obo. Call Amber (858) 270-3127.
POWER & HOUSEBOATS
LAND & SEACRAFT HOUSEBOAT. 1972.
(562) 921-3411 ♦ Fax (562) 926-1714 13700 Firestone Blvd.,Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Jack Martin
CHRIS CRAFT 30,1963. Great potential, but needs work. Moving, must sell. $6,000/ obo. Please call Michael at (510) 653-8539.
FOR RENT. Spacious 41-ft powerboat in excellent condition. Tri-cabin. Enclosed flybridge. Large refrigerator. H/C water, shower, etc. In East Bay $575/month. Call Nicole (925) 648-1494.
Fiberglass. 28-feet with trailer. Twin Volvo Pentas. Flybridge. In dry storage last 9 years. Much restoration completed. See at Berkeley Marine Center boatyard. $14,595. Call (510) 845-5010.
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MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR BOAT. Spin¬ naker Sailing in Redwood City has space available for several boats in the 30-40 foot range to be placed in charter. A great way to earn income with your boat. For more info call Rich at (650) 363-1390. 89 STARFIRE 265 WESTPORT. Under 600 hrs. on sealed freshwater-cooled 454 Mercruiser 330 hp. Like new inside and out. Only 2 months in saltwater. New bottom paint. Hot/cold pressure water. Shower. Macerator with holding tank. Electric/alco¬ hol stove. AC/DC Norcold refer. Queen aft. Sleeps 6. Full cockpit enclosure and full boat covers. Trim tabs. Spotlight with re¬ mote. Compass. VHF, AM/FM/cassette. Depthsounder. Swim platform. No trailer. Great for liveaboard. Looking for 30’ sail¬ boat. $25,000/obo. Tony, cell (530) 9413169 or pager (800) 399-9189.
SAILMAIL. Want to purchase used SCS PTC-ll TNC modem for Sailmail. Please call (650) 967-7359. TRAILER FOR SUNFISH OR LASER. Some required repairs OK. Please either call Hap at (925) 284-7839 or email Jeff: gladdy @ mindspring.com. ERICSON 32 OR 35, wheel steering. In good to excellent condition. Under $25,000 or trade for my excellent 27-ft Ericson plus cash? Sergio (415) 346-4503.
PARTNERSHIPS LAGOON 42 CATAMARAN. Currently in charter in Caribbean. Sailing yacht to SF Bay in November. Looking for 1 -2 partners/ crew. Call Lloyd (650) 364-0560 or email: landl@pacbell.net. CAL-29. Super Bay boat for singles or a family. Fully race and cruise rigged. Mint condition. Loaded. Sleeps 6. Active race fleet. New Atomic 4 engine. Berthed at Brickyard Cove. Two (2) equity partners sought: 1/3 interest. $6,000/share, plus $100.00 month berth/maintenance cost. Please call (707) 554-6700 am/pm.
WANTED
MERIT 25. Spinnaker Sailing School is looking to add a couple of Merit 25s to its school program. If you have one you would like to sell or place in charter call Rich at (650) 363-1390.
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EXPRESS 27, OLSON 25 or J-27. In good condition. Preferably on trailer. Call or fax Bob in Vancouver, BC (604) 886-9696.
TRADE YOUR CHOICE of 2 excellent, improved building lots in Shelter Cove, Humboldt County. Golf course and ocean views. Pi¬ lots can walkto tie-downs. Valued at$32,000 and $50,000. Trade for your free and clear 30-Ft. plus cruising sailboat. Please call (530) 795-3579.
USED GEAR SEAGULL 3.5. Very low hours, $500. Ampac 8-footer. Old but excellent, $200. Galerider for 40+ footer, $150. Pair Switlick harnesses, $100. KVH datascope. New, $120. Please call (209) 966-4383 or leave a message at (408) 988-1100 or email: whiterocks @ sierratel.com. AUTOHELM WINDVANE. Fully self-con¬ tained. Ideal for center cockpit. See on boat in Alameda, $1100. Dickenson solid fuel heater with deckplate and Charlie Nobel. New in boxes, all for $350. Spinnaker for O’Day 32. Good condition, $250. (209) 8362027 or email: bluepearl@jps.net. SIMPSON LAWRENCB COR ANCHOR. 601b. Brand new, never used, mfg. tags attached. Discount store price $698 + tax. Will sell for $500. Also, four 3/4" rubber line snubbers. Brand new, never used. Store price $50 each. Will sell all 4 for $100. Call (415) 927-7980.
RHODES 19. Retired guy wants to buy to sail or fix. I sold my big boat last year and miss SF Bay sailing. Do you have a Rhodes 19 that isn’t being used? Please call Bill (831) 484-9328. 35-40 FT. SAILBOAT. Long term rental wanted. Will do maintenance for part of rent. Berkeley, Emeryville, San Francisco berth preferred, but open to others. Please call (707) 290-1909.
PLEASE BUY MY STUFF so I can spend the money on sex, drugs and rock and roll and, best of all, new sails. Two feathering propellers; one is 25" diameter and 16" pitch; the other 27" diameter and 1T pitch. Cheap. 2 Atomic 4s. Rebuilt Okie style. Run good. Cheap. Two 71 -C velvet drives, $250. (415) 457-8616.
MOORE 24 RIG. Grandfathered 7/8“- mast and standing rig. Hull #4, $200. Boom and mainsail, $200. Both for $325. Ten as¬ sorted 1/4" and 3/8" shrouds with turnbuckles, $50. Call (510)769-8257. JOHNSON OUTBOARD. 8 hp. Good con¬ dition, $550/obo. Call Lou (510) 864-1559 (leave msg). MONITOR WINDVANE. Little used. Excel¬ lent condition. Complete with mounting brackets, wheel adapter, std. + light airvane, spare parts kit. Over $3,700 new. $1,900/ obo. (925) 735-0831 (eves or wkends). SELF STEERING WIND VANE. Fleming "Mighty Minor.” Wt. 40 lbs. All stainless steel construction (316). Suits vessels up to 20,000 lbs. Outstanding performer, $1,500. Zodiac coastal liferaft. Just completely re¬ certified. With low profile canister, $1,100. Call (925) 933-4252. CATALINA 22 WINDJAMMER mainsail. Used one season on Whiskeytown Lake, $225. Goldberg’s Marine foul weather gear, size Lg. Including Pacific Footwear boots size 10. New. In original bag, $200. (530) 527-2460 or email: rluca@snowcrest.net. BOMAR NIBO 22" hatch, PN1039, $175. Titan waste pump, $60. Baja fuel filter, $75. 20-lb horizontal LPG tank, $130. Jabsco fuel vane pump, PN 45710-1000, $150.40ft. 3/8” and 150+-ft. 1/4" chain at $0.50/ft./ obo. Call Mark (510)326-2854. FIBERGLASS DINGHY. 7'10” with sailing gear and oars, $700. Coastal liferaft, $300. JRC 1000 radar, in box, $600. SS radar tower, new, $150. Roller-stay jib furler, $300. Spinlock triple-rope clutch, in box, $80. Triton mainsail, $100. Call.(650) 873-3617. SUPER SUNFISH SAIL RIG. Make your Sunfish cat rigged! Mast, boom, sail. Excel¬ lent condition. Great solution for homebuilt dinghy. $200. (925) 443-3213. AUTOPILOT. Autohelm 2000 (4000equiva¬ lent), new in box, $400. Origo 3000 stove, 2 burner, alcohol, $100. Spinnaker pole, 141 X 2.5”, aluminum, $150. Olson 30 stock rudder, $500. Wing-and wing (double) sail, 1.5 oz nylon, 37.8-ft luff, 13-ft, $500. Spin¬ naker sock. Pineapple, 36-ft. long, $175. Anchor, new Fortress, aluminum, 71b., 150ft 3/8 nylon, $150. Spray dodger with win¬ dow, fits Olson 30 companionway, $75. Compass, Contest bulkhead 4 Inch, new, $125. (925) 443-3213. GENOAS, JIBS AND MAIN for 46-ft. sloop with mast 61’ off the deck. And spinnaker pole. Folding prop, inflatable dinghy. Call (415) 331-5005. DANFORTH 35 LB & 8 LB. Chains: 30’ 3/ 8”, 51'5/16”, 21 ’ 1/4”. SS sink. Gulf Islands/ Desolation charts/books/video. Bronze winch. Man overboard system. Weight belt, vest. 10’ antennae extensions. Spinnaker 30’ luff. Genoa 43’ x 22’. Main 36’ x 16'. Teak table. Inflatable. Call (510)‘«28-0890 or email: gboothi 111 @aol.com.
MAXWELL WINDLASS. VWC 1000.1992 model only used 10 times. 12V, 1000 lb pull. Separate vertical 5/16” chain and rode gypsy. Breaker, footswitch. Don’t even think about going cruising with a manual wind¬ lass! New cost $2,000. Only $800. Call (408) 353-3635. WATER HEATERS. Seaward F-600 6-gal¬ lon galvanized case water heaters. Front heat exchanger. 1500 Watt element. Brand new In box. $135 plus freight. MC/Visa. Call (800) 925-6260. COMPLETE RIG. 47-ft spruce mast. 7-1/ 2” X 5-1/2”. 17-ft. boom. All newly repainted and rebedded. Includes all standing rigging, main, staysail and jib. And older model 24 mile radar and mount. Switching to taller rig. $3,500. (415) 331-5447. HONDA 5 HP OBM. 1998. 4 Stroke. Less than 10 hours. Like new, $1,100. Six an¬ chors, $10 to $40. Ask about 5 hp Tohatsu OBM, 4 hp Evinrude OBM and 4500 BTU marine hatch mount air conditioner. Call (925) 516-2877. UNIVERSAL 3-CYL DIESEL with transmis¬ sion, $2,200. Alban 2-cyl diesel with trans¬ mission, $1,400. Perkins 108 core motor and transmission, $650. Please call Peter (510) 325-3249. DECK STEPPED MAST 52’3" and 18’ boom. Anodized aluminum. Custom made in ’97 by Ballenger Spars. Boom includes internal reefing sheaves. High quality, hardly used, excellent condition. New cost $14.4K. Asking $9,950/obo. Please call (510) 601-8150. ENGINE. Albin 22 engine and transmission with exhaust, controls, gauges, shaft, prop, coupling, manual. Just add a boat. $600/ obo. (510) 521-5226 (eves).
MISCELLANEOUS BOAT DOGS! Schipperkes. AKC. Three males, welped 7/1/00. Available 9/1/00. These barge dogs from Belgium are ex¬ tremely clean and may be right for you and your boat. Dame and dog are 10 and 12 lbs. Not big barkers. Very alert. $350. Please call (530) 938-4179 or email: barrshome@yahoo.com. AVON DINGHIES; REDCREST, $650. Rover 3.10 $950. Monitor wheel adapter, $250. Pfaff 130 sewing machine, $325. 5oz., 46' X 25’ tri-radial spinnaker. $550. Balmar windlass, 5/16"’, 600#, $450. Honda 7.5 hp o/b, $850. Tohatsu 5 hp o/b, $550. Force 10 LP/BBQ, $75. ICOM 725/ATI 30 tuner, $850. (916) 487-1481.
SAILS FOR 44-FT SWAN. Four. Various. Call for specs. All in good condition. $200 each/obo. Gary (415) 255-1431.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
RETAIL & REPAIR POSITIONS Nelson's Marine has several positions open for skilled marine craftspeople. Rapid growth at our large indoor facility has greatly expanded our workload and your skills are needed. We are looking for skilled craftsmen with mechanical repair skills and experienced help for our growing retail chandlery. Large indoor facility provides opportunity for yearround employment. The Nelson's team has been provid¬ ing Bay Area boatet^with quality boat repair for over 10 years. Nelson's reputation for quality repair is a direct reflection of the quality of its people. We provide you with an excellent work environment in which to utilize your skills. We provide excellent benefits including health care, a 401 k plan, and more. Put your skills to work today with the Nelson's team. Send us a fax. All inquiries sti*ictly confidential.
J^elson*s Marine THE BOATOWNER'S BOATYARD 1500 Ferry Point, Alameda Point, Alameda, CA 94501
Fax: (510) 769-0815
American
RV Sl Boat Storage • Covered Storage • Perimeter Alarms Beams • Fenced Area
TRAILERS 45-FT TRAILER. 5 axle. Originally built for houseboat transport. Easily modified for large multihull or monohull hauler. Approx. 20,000 lb. capacity. Four wheel electric brakes. $3,000. Call Blair (707) 255-0800.
CLUBS/MEMBERSHIPS AMERICAN SAILING ASSOCIATION. www.american-sailing.com. (800) 470-SAIL.
SINGLE SAILORS ASSOCIATION is grow¬ ing & fun. All experience levels are wel¬ comed. Our members enjoy cruising, group sails, daysailing, socials & other activities year round. Monthly meeting at Oakland Yacht Club in Alameda. For more informa¬ tion, call (510) 273-9763.
CLUB NAUTIQUE. Unlimited membership for couple. Includes free sailing instruction from US Sailing Basic Keelboat up to Coastal Passagfe-making. Includes yacht club mem¬ bership and vouchers. $5,600 value. Only $4,000. (510) 748-9821 or email; john.barron@worldnet.att.net.
anic Crew Group is one of the Bay Area's most active sailing groups. Monthly speak¬ ers. 20-1- Bay and coastal sails in 2000. Skippers find crew and crew (new and ex¬ perienced) go sailing! Call (415) 979-4866 and visit website: http://internet.ggu.edu/ -sad/sfbocg.html
CLUB NAUTIQUE. Passagemaker mem¬ bership for sale for couple. Includes the best professional training you can get in Bay Area. Get US Sailing certified all the way through Offshore Passagemaking. This certification insures you can charter a boat anywhere in the world with the knowledge and skills to skipper the boat responsibly. Additionally, the Club has over 60 boats in the Bay Area and Marina del Rey for you to charter at discounted rates. $4,895/obo. Email Jeff at jtlsf@yahoo.com.
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PROPERTY SALE/RENT VACATION IN TIBURON CONDO. 2 bdrms/lbath. Loft bed in kid’s room. Close to waterfront, SF, wine country, beaches, bike path. Washer/dryer in unit, community pool. $575/week. Call for rates for other lengths of stay. Or will trade for time in San Diego, Tahoe area or Santa Cruz. Chris (415) 389-9378.
MARINE FUEL DOCK. Including marine hardware store, fabrication and machine buildings, cold storage building and inven¬ tory. Located in beautiful Noyo Harbor. One of the fastest growing vacation spots in CA. Must sell. $485,000. Call Chet (707) 9643310 (days) or (707) 937-1726 (eves). ISLAND DESOLATION SOUND. 27 acres. Uncut timber, water. Close to general store and services. Absolute protected anchor¬ age. Call Michael (954) 921-0128. Protec¬ tion Island can be viewed at http:// hometown.aol.com/mfritter/island.htm.
BERTHS & SLIPS
SKIPPERS AND CREW. The SF Bay Oce¬
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SAIL & POWERBOATS FOR SALE. All makes and models. Priced to sell. Call now. (510) 464-4617.
YOU WON’T LOSE. Selling your boat to Challenged America. Cash & tax benefit offered on donations of quality sailboats $0 to 55-ft range. Active sailing programs for individuals with disabilities. To consider this Win-Win option please call (888) 841-1155.
36-FT UPWIND SLIP at Emery Cove Ma¬ rine for sale. Great location near gate. Avail¬ able this summer. $38,000. (925) 820-8370 or email: RNorquist@aol.com
DESPERATELY SEEKING 34-Ft LOAslip in San Francisco for sublet or permanent berthing (sailboat). Please call Paul (415) 648-2099. 45-FT SLIP AT PIER 39. East side, closein and protected. The best location on the Bay for sailing, dining out and City access. Restrooms, showers, laundry facilities. Rent $390 + utilities, or lease. Please call (916) 969-8077.
SAN FRANCISCO 45-FT SLIP. For Sale. Fabulous location. Pier39 near Fisherman’s Wharf. Special parking and marina ser¬ vices. Plus restaurants, shops, all conve¬ niences including security gates, dockside electrical/water, restrooms, direct open water access. $36,000. Call Jack or Bonnie (415) 479-0724.
40-FT SLIP SUBLET NEEDED. San Fran¬ cisco or Sausalito berth for sublet or perma¬ nent berthing (sailboat). Starting October 1. Call Stacey or Roxanne (415) 744-1161 (day) or (415) 647-2965 (eves).
IRS TAX DEDUCTION. We need your help! By donating your boat in any condition you will help homeless children and their fami¬ lies. Get full book value running or not. Call now for more info. (800) 414-HAUL (4285).
25-FT. US YACHTS SAILBOAT. Peterson designed. Spacious. Repainted, clean. Volvo 4-stroke saildrive on 5 ton trailer. New cushions. $3,750/obo. Dickinson At¬ lantic diesel cookstove. New burner pot. Espar DL-4 diesel furnace. Shipmate stain¬ less stove. Wallas safeflame stove and heater. 31-ft Airstream trailer. Ranger 33 jib, 107%. Sales benefit health renewal sailing program. Call (415) 331-7576.
CREW SAILCREW AVAILABLE. Oct.-Dec. White male, non-smoker, non-drinker. Sailboat owner. 50-r. Will crew to or in warm waters this fall. Call George (619) 425-6984.
CAPTAIN 40-FT BENETEAU seeks lady first mate to cruise Pacific, Caribbean. Re¬ tired senior, financially secure. Likes travel, fun, adventure, snorkel, sunny islands! Seeks lady sailor free to travel, nonsmoker, no drugs, social drinking only. Send letter by email; cruisingskipper@aol.com.
FEMALE CREW WANTED to help sail 65-ft. cruising boat. 44-yr-old male looking for a fun, adventurous and spontaneous person who wants to sail Baja Ha-Ha, local and distant ports. Romance not necessary.. .enthusiasm is! Please call Eric (805) 644-2577.
THIS SMILING MERMAID needs a cap¬ tain with a good boat for sailing adven¬ tures. Bay/Delta and warm water cruising. I’m slim, smart, fun and love being on the water. You can start this adventure by calling me at (510) 433-9922 or smilingmermaid@hotmail.com.
SOLO SAILING MOM, 38, with time and money, seeks sailorman with time and money, to sail off into the sunset. No married men. No substance abuse. Sense of humor. Positive attitude a must! Write RR#4, Box 307D, Ellsworth, ME, 04605.
MEXICO AND BEYOND? Enthusiastic, unencumbered, experienced female cruiser ready for next adventure with good sailors/great boat. Couples? Women? Captain Right? Independent, capable, smart, artistic, 51 yr old, 5’3”, 115#, great shape. NS/LD. Passage or extended cruising with right match. Email: rhintransit@compuserve.com.
YOUNG MALE CREW WANTED. To sail with family. Offshore sailing experience mandatory. Likes children (12 and 9). Ide¬ ally a musician, meditator and/or spiritual practitioner. Presently sailing Caribbean. Nov. through Panama Canal to Galapagos. Then circumnavigation. Please call 011 -874-762-501 -411 or email pfs@schlenzka.org. GOOD SAILING WEATHER is coming this Fall. I’m looking for an attractive, fit, intelligent woman to help sail my Valiant 40 locally. Sailing Monterey and San Fran¬ cisco Bays. I’m 48 years old, fit, honest and handsome. John (831) 475-2091. 2000 BAJA HA-HA crew position wanted. 50ish couple wants to crew on a 40-ft plus boat. We have liveaboard 43-ft ketch in Channel Island. Will share here or your area to get to know you. Her: 10+ years sailing, RN, surgical nurse. Him: Life long sailor and boat owner, can keep boat runnirig, good crew. Will share expenses. Good personalities and humor. Contact Bernard at (805) 658-7221 or email: drmktcr@hotmail.com. FIRST CLASS FIRST MATE. ISO captain to sail away with. 41 year old, profes¬ sional, divorced, kidless lady. ST. Med. Build. Long strawberry blonde hair, blue eyes. Seeks sailor 45-55,6’+, professional, non-smoking. For weekend getaways, foot¬ ball, gourmet cooking, friends and family. Rock to jazz, pearls to leather, SF to the Aegean. Send photo and intro to P.O. Box 781, Monterey, CA 93942 or email: in2theBlu@aol.com. BLUEWATER LADY. Intelligent, see-wor¬ thy, fun. Seeks sail south with very expe¬ rienced, tail. N/S skipper (48-60) with solid, well-found vessel. Be multi-faceted, com¬ municative, young-at-heart. For travel off the beaten path. Ready to go this fall! Please call Judith at (310) 827-3629 or email: WanderinHeart@aol.com. I WANTED TO SAIL AROUND the world for a long time until I realized that as much satisfaction can be derived from sailing our country’s coasts and inland lakes. I’ve just sold a 42 footer, and I’m looking for a suit¬ able trailerable boat I'm a very active and physically fit. 45 year old single white male. Some of my interests are: hiking, biking, scuba, downhill skiing, and the arts. You’re an eclectic, adventurous, slender (fit), and intelligent woman who’s not on a career path or taking the conventional approach to life. Your age or race are not important. I’m in a hurry so please contact me soon. (757) 560-3233. ODYSSEUS. Blond, bearded, blue-eyed. 13/4/35.185 lbs. ST. Seeks Penelope to co-captain 37-ft. cruising cutter in search of Ithaca. Now in Sea of Cortez. Planning So. Mexico, Panama, Caribbean. Herman Boer. Email: andramoil @orbcomm.net
DELIVERY CREW AVAILABLE. 28-yr-old healthy man, great sense of humor, en¬ thusiastic disposition, to crew for capable delivery captain. Majority sailing experi¬ ence inside Gate, but eager to, get off¬ shore. Great cook. Very reliable. Refer¬ ences. Please call Brad (415) 331-6888.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES CAPTAIN/PORT ENGINEER for busy Alameda based dinner cruise company. Must have 100 Ton License and basic knowledge of electrical systems, carpen¬ try, and diesel engines. Please fax resume to (510) 523-9200 or email: David@compassrosecharters.com. SAILING INSTRUCTORS. Men and women sailors, join our team of profes¬ sionals at OCSC! It’s exciting work with motivated students and a great team at¬ mosphere. We offer top pay, a flexible schedule and liberal boat use privileges. If you have great corhmunication skills, a passion for teaching, and excellent sailing and seamanship skills we would like to talk to you. We will help with both Coast Guard licensing and US SAILING instructor cer¬ tification. Call Eamon O’Byrne at (800) 223-2984, or check out http://www.ocscsfbay.com. SAILING INSTRUCTORS. We are los¬ ing 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 Yadht-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. QUANTUM SAILS NEEDS YOU to join our experienced and talented sailmaking team. If you are a qualified sailmaker who enjoys crafting custom sails and takes pride in knowing you are helping to build the finest sails available today, then this is the job for you! Join us! (510) 234-4334. QUANTUM PACIFIC. San Francisco’s nx)St prominent sail loft is expanding and needs to hire an experienced floor man¬ ager. Duties: staff management, product development, plotter operations, service and customer relations. Join the fastest growing sailmaking group in the world. To secure your position in this rewarding ca¬ reer, call Will Paxton at (510) 234-4334.
PROFESSIONAL SAILING & TRAWLER instructor. If you have well rounded sailing skills, communicate 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. Our comprehen¬ sive program includes basic keelboat through coastal passagemaking, coastal & celestial navigation & powerboat classes, plus extracurricular courses in spinnaker, racing & more. Come join our professional staff while enhancing your sailing skills. Call Mike Warren, (510) 865-4700. SAILING INSTRUCTORS and USCG li¬ censed captains wanted. Spinnaker Sail¬ ing in Redwood City is in need of sailing instructors and Coast Guard licensed cap¬ tains. Part-time and full-time. Lessons and corporate teambuilding programs. Mid¬ week and/or weekends. Work as little or as much as you have time for. Competitive rates and other benefits. Call Rich or Bob (650) 363-1390. OFFICE MANAGER/SCHEDULER. Spin¬ naker Sailing in Redwood City is looking for a fun, outgoing person as office man¬ ager to help run office duties, including scheduling of students, instructors and charter boats. Call Rich at (650) 363-1390 or fax resume to (650) 363-0725. NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Cook, Assistant Cook/Deckhand, First Mate, Engineer, Bosun and Deckhands. Aboard 103-Ft gaff-rigged, square-topsail ketch, Hawaiian Chieftain for Fall/Winter 2000. Teaching ability in outdoor educa¬ tion, sailing experience, hospitality indus¬ try experience, good people skills. Hard working with a great attitude a must. Mini¬ mum 4 months full-time contracts. Salary + room/board commensurate with posi¬ tion and experience. April-October con¬ ducting educational programs, summer day camps and public/private charters in SF Bay. November-March touring So Cal ports with the 110’ brig Lady Washington. Forward resume: Alina McIntyre, Hawai¬ ian Chieftain, 3020 Bridgeway, Suite 266, Sausalito, CA, 94965. Fax: (415) 3319415. Phone: (415) 331-3214. Email: alina@tallship.vip.best.com. EXPERIENCED YACHT SALESPERSON wanted. The most productive iales spot on the Bay. New and used boats. Call Jack or Adam (510) 865-6151. SALESPERSON WANTED. Yacht bro¬ kerage has opening fora highly motivated salesperson. Located in Dana Point Har¬ bor. We are a power/sail brokerage firm and a dealer for cruising sailboats. Boat¬ ing experience is an asset. Earn high income with a happy crew at a great loca¬ tion! Fax resumes to (949) 248-2292. BEST PAY IN THE BAY. 100 ton captains needed for charters and instruction. ASA certified a plus. Call JT at Modern Sailing (415) 331-8250. FRONT DESK SUPERVISOR^with excel¬ lent leadership and training skills to en¬ sure superior service to our members/ guests. Fax resume to St. Francis Yacht Club, attn: Ben at (415) 563-8670 or email: gm@stfyc.com.
GIFT SHOP SALES CLERK. Must have previous retail experience. Fax resume to St. Francis Yacht Club, attn: Ben at (415) 563-8670 or email: gm@stfyc.com. VALET PARKER. Part-time nights and weekends with clean DMV record. Fax resume to St. Francis Yacht Club, attn: Ben at (415) 563-8670 or email: gm@stfyc.com. BANQUET FOOD SERVERS. Experi¬ enced. Available nights and weekends. Great customer service. Fax resume to St. Francis Yacht Club, attn: Ben at (415) 563-8670 or email: gm@stfyc.com. 6-PAK CAPTAINS. And sailing instruc¬ tors. Spinnaker Sailing in San Francisco, is hiring sailing instructors and captains for part-time or full-time work in the City aboard our fleet of 22’-44’ sailing yachts. Mid¬ week and weekend work available. Flex¬ ible schedule! This company is growing FAST for one reason only...it’s people! Fax resume to (415) 543-7405 or call Ron or Stan (415) 543-7333. CAPTAINS, FIRST OFFICERS, CREW. Rendezvous Charters is hiring ship’s crew and licensed masters to sail our fleet of five certified vesseis, including our new 80-passenger schooner, Bay Lady. Parttime or full-time. Excellent wages/ben¬ efits. Mid-week and weekend work avail¬ able. Flexible schedule! Want to enjoy your job? Build your sea time? Join this rapidly growing company! GREAT PEOPLE. Fun company. Fax resume to (415) 543-7405 or call Stan Lander (415) 543-7333. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. Spinna¬ ker Sailing in San Francisco is hiring! We’re looking for an outgoing person to interact with our customers. This is a FUN job! Fax resume to (415) 543-7405 or call Drew (415) 543-7333. ACCOUNTANT/SECRETARY sought for small boatyard in Richmond. Computer skills unnecessary, but knowledge of “Safeguard” accounting system needed. Familiarity with boats and terminology a plus. Health benefits and retirement in¬ cluded. Flexible hours. Call (510) 2325800 or fax (510) 232-5914. GENERAL OFFICE HELP. Marina. Good public relations. Liveaboard boater and computer experience preferred. Ballena Isle Marina. Call (510) 523-5528. SALES ASSOCIATE. Waypoint is look¬ ing for capable, outgoing people to help our customers choose nautical books, charts, and navigation and radio equip¬ ment. Boating experience is a must. Cruis¬ ing, computer and radio expertise is a plus. Flexible days and hours available at a fun place to work. Please fax resume to (510) 769-1573 or email: infp@waypoints.com. SAILING SCHOOL SALES / Office Man¬ ager. Sailing background and people skills are important to help people discover sail¬ ing. Become a team member of the oldest sailing school in California located in East Bay. Many benefits and stock options. Pay commensurate with experience. Fax re¬ sume to (510) 232-8188.
FRONT DESK STAFF. Great phone and reception skills. Able to work weekends and holidays. Fax resume to St. Francis Yacht Club, attn: Ben at (415) 563-8670 or email: gm@stfyc.com.
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Boye Knives.157
Coast Marine.178
Andersons Boat Yard.89
Bay Propeller.219
Brisbane Marina. 14
Community Mattress Co.161
Antioch Marina.75
Bay Ship & Yacht.63
British Marine,,. 18
Cover Craft.161
Armchair Sailor.18
Beckwith, Craig Yacht Sales .... 20
Brookes & Gatehouse.194
Coyote Point Marina.88
Agape Villages. 118
Autoprop.91
Berkeley Marine Center.87
C Cushions.198
Cruising Cats.6
Alameda Point Yacht Sales .... 246
Axelrod, B, & Company.234
Bluewater Insurance.98
California Cruising Yachts. 15
Cruising Charts. 110
Alaska Diesel Electric. 179 Allemand Brothers. 232
Bair Island Marina.142
Bo'sun Supplies.241
Carroll Marine .45
Cruising Direct Sails.183
Baja Ha-Ha Sponsor. 110,111
Boat US.87
Cass' Marina .60
Cruising Specialists.57,59,61
Almar Marinas. . 23
Baja Naval.219
Bottom Siders.40
Cay's Yacht Sales. 168
David Shaw - Author.173
Alpha Systems. 143 American Battery. 241
Ballena Bay Yacht Brokers.22
Bower & Kling Yachts. 143
Celestaire.179
Desolation Sound Charters .... 207
Ballena Isle Marina Coop.71
Boy Scouts of America .246
Chula Vista Marina.221
Detco Marine.103
American Institute of Marine
Barbary Coast Yacht Sales .... 244
Boy Scouts Pacific Harbors .... 249
City Yachts.17
DeWitt Sailboats, Inc.157
Boy Scouts Pacific Skyline.239
Club Nautique.69
DeWitt Studio.207
A.S.E. Vinyl Scripts. 240 ABC Yachts. 250 Abe Schuster Plastics. 240 Acordia Insurance. 169
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First New England Financial .... 80
Grand Marina.2
Integre Marine.246
Lake Merritt Sailboat House.46
Dimen Marine Financing . .241
Foam Creations. 168
H.F. Radio.72
Island Yacht Club.36
Larsen Sails/Neil Pryde Sails . 104
Discovery Yacht Charters. .206
Foley Industrial Engines.241
H&S Yacht Sales.8,9,103
J.P. Boatworks. 157
Lee Sails.240
Downwind Marine. .218
Forespar.^l^ 19
Halsey Sailmakers .20
J.T. VanSickle, Surveyor.232
Lefiell Marine Products .234
Doyle Sails. .43
Fortman Marina . 12
Hansen Rigging .. 195
J/World.53
List Marine Enterprises .88
Dudley Transportation. .248
Fowler Insurance Agency . 119
Harken . 100
Jack Rabbit Marine.230
Loch Lomond Marina . 11
Edensow Woods ..26
Fraser Yachts.31
Haynes Sails .234
Johnson Marine, C. Sherman... 86
Marin Yacht Sales.54
Edgewoter Yacht Sales.... .249
Ganis Credit Corporation.42
Helms Yacht & Ship Brokers. 16
Jonsson, Arne, Boatbuilder.... 230
Marina Plaza Yacht Harbor. 18
Edinger Marine. .223
Garhauer Marine.67
Helmut's Marine Service. 11
Kappas Marina.86
Marina Real. 197
Emery Cove Yacht Harbor .85
Gentry's Kona Marina .232
Heritage Yacht Sales.247
Kensington Yachts. 13
Marina Village. 151
Emeryville Marina..79
Gianola & Sons.24
Hewett Marine.240
Kilian Propeller.242
Marine Engine Company .240
Essex Credit Corp..48
Gill. 102
Hidden Harbor Marina.34
Kissinger Canvas.97
Mariner Boat Yard.55
Farallone Yacht Sales..27
Glacier Bay. 105
Hogin Sails .68
KKMI.25,49,-228
Mariner's General Insurance ... 70
Farr International.95,199,249
Go Cats.205
Honolulu Sailing.207
L.A. Marine Hardware. 1 1
Maritime Electronics.79
Fifth Avenue Marina ..241
Golden State Diesel Marine ... 226
Hood Sails.47
Lager Yachts.248 (Index font, next page)
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Oyster Cove Marina .62
Premier Yacht Sales.248
Safe Harbor Services .241
North Beach* Canvas.41
Oyster Point Marina.24
Qualcomm/Globalstar.93
Sail California.38,39
Maratta Yachts.245
North Sails - San Francisco .65
Pacific Coast Canvas.91
Quantum Pacific.37
Sail Exchange .238
Martin, Jack & Associates.234
O'Neill's Yacht Center . 10
Pacific Marine Engineering... 179
R/K Quality danvas.238
Sail Warehouse, The.,.232
McGinnis Insurance. 178
Oakland Yacht Club .74
Pacific Marine Foundation. 157
Raiatea Carenage Services.... 220
Sailing Supply.196
Melges Boat Works.97
Ocean Equipment.238
Pacific Yacht Imports.35
Relief Band.101
Sailnet, Inc.73
Modern Sailing Academy.50
Oceanair ..91
Pacific Yachting and Sailing .. 207
Richmond Boat Works.66
Sailomat USA.169
Moorings, The.206
Oceanic Yacht Sales.243
Passage Maker Yachts .34
Richmond Yacht Service. 197
Sailrite Kits.96
Motion Eaze.98
OCSC.81
Passage Yachts.4,5,244
Robert Richard Marine
Sal's Inflatable Services.218
Maritime Institute. 119 Maritime Ministries. 173
Napa Valley Marina.44 Nelson's Marine. 236,252 New Caledonia Yacht Chtrs .. 205 NJ Enterprises .239 No. California,Fall Boat Show . 24
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Penmar Marine.207
Surveyor.238
San Francisco Boat Works.222
Performance Yacht Systems.82
Romaine Marine Electronics.30
San Leandro Marina.97
Petro Clean.40
Ronstan Marine, Inc. 195
San Pedro Boat Storage.236
Pier 38 MRC .33
Rooster Sails.92
Santa Cruz Yachts.52
Pineapple Sails ..3
Ryan's Marine.238
Sausalito Cruising Club.26
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South Beach Sailing Center ..41
Stockdale Marine & Nav. Ctr,... 21
Tradewinds Sailing Ctr. 94,243
Waypoint Pizza. .. 196
Schoonmaker Point Marina ... 118
Southwest Wind Power . .. WO
Stone Boat Yard ....99
Trident Funding .. .28
West Coast Yachts..Q5
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Soygold Marine. .... 56
Stone Merchant Marine Training
Twins Rivers Marine Ins. ....58
West Marine. 19,32
Sea-Power Marine.26
Spectra Watermakers . ..223
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UK Sails..77
Westwind Precision Details ...41
Seaclan. 169
Spin Tec. .. 198
Stormy Seas Clothing Co....90
Vaughan, William E..230
Whale Point Marine Supply ..64
Seacraft Yacht Sales .238
Spinlock. .. 150
Superior Yachts West., 105
Vessel Assist..90
Windward Sailing Solutions .. 118
Seashine.238
Spinnaker Sailing of R.C. ....78
Sutter Sails....89
Voyager Marine..76
Wizard Yachts, Ltd. .. 247
Second Life Charters.206
Spinnaker Sailing of S.F. ....41
Svendsen's Boat Works....51
W.D. Schock Corp..84
Wooden Boat..*30
Signet.222
Spinnaker Shop, The. .. 239
Swedish Marine....89
Wooden Bool Foundation ....34
Society of Accredited Marine
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Watermaker Store, The .....30 Tinker Marine.. 240 Watski..230
Stellar Yachts. .... 83
TMM/Tortola Marine Mgmt.... 204 Waypoint. .72
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35‘ FUJI KETCH, 74 $34,900 A very pretty cruising design by John Aiden. Her fiberglass construction is stout and structurally sound.
38‘ HANS CHRISTIAN MKIi, '80 $114,900. Lovely bluewater boat just re¬ cently returned from successful cruising in Mexico. Refit to continue on w/lucky new owner. -•
46'ERICSON,‘73 $129,000 If you're looking for a "go fast" bluewater boat loaded with cruising gear and top-of-the-line systems, this is it!
36' CATALINA, '83 $58,900 The exceptional interior of this 36 sets her apart from the pack. New to the market!
36' S2 CTR COCKPIT, '80 $55,900 Coastal cruiser with excellent interior vol¬ ume and completely private aft master cabin.
39' ERICSON, '71 $59,000 Fresh bottom paint and oomplete refit to this performance cruiser/racer. New to 'the market!
40'HUNTER LEGEND,'90 $99,500 Comfortable accommodations including centeriine berth in this very nice example of a popular performance cruiser.
40' S&S, ‘64 $24,900 Classic mahogany sloop with newer engine and standing rigging. She's priced to sell fasti
47' MAYOTTE CAT, '94 $495,000 World class cruising catamaran w/new Yanmar engines last year. She represents one of the roomiest, nioest-sailing multihulls on the market
50' PROUT CAT, '96 $699,000 Bluewatercatinimmaculatecond., equipped for extensive offshore cruising and rigged w/ the innovative AeroRig for easy handling.
65'MacGREGOR,'86 $149,000 High performance cruising version of original MaoGregor racing model equipped for doublehanded sailing. Offered by eager 2-boat owner.
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PASSPORT 40 ... 2 from $113,900
mm Ericson 320 .... $68,000/ofters
Beneteau First 32.$29,900
Santa Cruz 40.$119,000
Newport 30 MklII.$27,500
CATALINA 25, 1984 .$8,000 ERICSON 26, 1984 .$19,500 HUNTER 30, '92 .$43,000 BENETEAU FIRST 32, '83 $29,900 VALIANT 32, 1978.$45,000
ERICSON 32-200, 1988 .... $68,500 BENETEAU 38, 1983 .$79,000 FARR 38. 1983 . $49,000 PASSPORT40, '82.2(rom $113,900 SANTA CRUZ 40, 1985 ... $119,000
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53' ISLANDER, 1979
52' IRWIN, 1984
46' SPINDRIFT, ctr. cockpit cutter 1983
More than $100,000 invested over past year: new running rigging, new standing rigging, new mast, new roller furler, new mainsail, new headsail, new topside paint, new bottom paint, new dodger, new windlass. Isuzu 60 hp diesel runs like a top. Center cockpit, four cabins, 6'4" headroom, full galley.
The Irwin 52 makes a very capable coastal cruiser or luxurious liveaboard with roomiest accommodations you're going to find on a yacht this size. This vessel has never been cruised, very low (less than 400 hours) on Perkins diesel. Roller furler. Westerbeke, genset, radar, B&G instruments. Very desirable Sausalito Y.H. slip can transfer with vessel.
Bristol example of this lovely cruising yacht. Dark blue hull, teak decks, full keel with cutaway forefoot, skeg hung rudder. Two staterooms, two full heads, 6'4" headroom, 90 hp Ford Lehman diesel with low time. Harken roller furling headsail and staysail, full batten main with BAT car, drifter, sails practically new as is the running rigging. Prime Sausalito Y.H. slip can transfer.
$189,000
$282,500
Now $125,000 Must be sold
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45' HUNTER, 1986
43' HANS CHRISTIAN CUTTER, 1987
42' PASSPORT, 1988
This TransPac veteran is loaded and immaculate. Approximately $150,000 has been spent on upgrades and improvements over the last ten years. 55 hp Yanmar diesel with 673 hours. Full electronics. Prime Sausalito Y.H. slip can transfer with vessel.
Hans Christian 43 Traditional cutter with custom Mark II interior (Pullman berth & two heads) Kohler generator, watermaker, radar, SSB radio, plumbed & wired for washer/dryer, numerous sails, redundant heavy-duty ground tackle, etc...The HC 43T is consistently ranked among the world's finest cruising sailboats and you'll not find a finer example afloat.
This one-owner semi-custom yacht looks like she was just launched yesterday with hardware and gear top of the line. Twin cabin plus quarter and pilot berths, flawless teak joinery below with 6'4" headroom. 50hp Perkins with low hours. .Prime Sausalito Y.H. slip can transfer.
Further reduced...try $125,000
$229,000
Reduced to $179,000 See at marottayachts.com
41' HINCKLEY SLOOP, 1966
38' INGRID Pilothouse Cutter, 1995
36' NONSUCH, 1987
timeless S&S design, current owners of 16 years reluctantly selling, rare West Coast opportunity to own a classic Hinckley. This yacht has been lightiv used and carefully maintained: topsides gelcoat, decks, varnish and replated stainless flawless, original traditional interior done in gloss varnish. Low time on Westerbeke diesel. Lying Newport Beach.
Lovely carvel-planked pilothouse ketch is liter¬ ally new. She was commissioned/launched just last month. All equipment is practically zero time: brand new sails, running rigging, sail covers, electronics, interior, teak decks, etc... Less than 20 hours on diesel engine. Charming and sea-kindly, this yacht is a mustsee for anyone who appreciates traditional lines and character.
This stiff, seakmdly vessel is at home in everything from SF Bay bluster to Mexico light airs. Numerous opening hatches, 6'5" headroom, stall shower. Top quality fittings and systems throughout. New full batten main, new running rigging, new bottom paint, new cockpit ^ions and meticufous jfoi maintenance. cusi lip can car transfer. Sausalito Y.H. slip
$125,000
$99,500
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47’ PERRY ‘92 This is the last edition of this fine cruising yacht by William Perry. The exterior has minimum teak trim and maximum provisions for comfortable short-handed cruising. The FULL FURLING ketch rig is perfect for all sea conditions. Below decks is OVERKILL - from the 155hp Volvo diesel aux, 8kw genset, reverse cycle air/heat pump, cold plate refer/freezer, water maker, propane stove/oven to the full array of electronics. Two staterooms, saloon, galley and nav station make this an ideal cruise/live-aboard yacht. MUST SEE! $262,500! SPECS: Rig: Full furling ketch • LOA: 47’ • Beam: 13’5” • Draft: 6’8 Aux: Volvo TMD 41A • Fuel: 400+gal* Water: 300 gal
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SANTANA,'82. .20,000 FARR, '76. .CALL ALDEN. .10,000 MARINER, '70. .55,000 AO U AC RAF, 77. . 54,500 CUSTOM. ... 148,000 BENETEAU OCEANIS. ... 274,000 WOOD CUSTOM KETCH, '91 185,000
POWER *32' WORKBOAT, '85. . 27,750 36' CHRIS CRAF Connie, '62 .18,000 36' CHRIS CRAF, '64. .26,000
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SWIFT 40 Galadriel. Outstanding Bristol ketch. Owners' double, radar, GPS, AP, re¬ frigeration. Cruising set-up for 4-5 people, 6'6" headroom. Roller furling and full batten main & miz. Asking only $119,000.
46' PEARSON Bail Gorgeous fiberglass & carbon fiber sloop. Immense cockpit. Ideal liveaboard/cruiser. Spinnaker, new electron¬ ics & gear. Two doubles. Shower/head. Yanmar engine. A great buy at $99,000.
GO FASTEf^ Bill Lee Dan O’Brien 345 Lake Ave, Suite E Santa Cruz, CA 95062 831-476-9639 fax 831-476-0141 • http://www.fastisfun.com
MacGregor 65's For Sale 1995 Rear Engine Pilothouse original owner, cruise equipped with lots of improvements, one of only a handful of rear engine models ever made.$289,000 1992 Pilothouse best deal on the market, well-equipped with generator, lifqraft, watermaker & more.... $195,000 1984
Santa Cruz 50. The besi Santa Cruz 50. Never raced. Set up for single handing, swept spreaders, electric winches, beautiful. $252,000
Santa Cruz 40. Extensive upgrades. Wheel and custom transom step. 4 cyl diesel, race or cruise fast. Photo of sister ship $119,000
Express 27. Go fast in this great Carl Sehumacker Design, Trailer and sails, ready to go. $18,000
50 foot BOC. Past winner. Excellent single han¬ der. Carbon spars, waterballast. 2 from $159,000.
B 32. Sporty racer. Great Lief Bailey design. Fractional rig. Sail fast now $55,000.
70' Andrews, race, carbon rig.$599,000 68' Merlin, canting keel, turbo.$269,000 70' Wylie racer, carbon mast.$425,000 55' Hollmann Cruiser/Racer.$295,000 51' Light Racer/Cruiser.$235,000 50' Guifstar, center cockpit.$159,000 43' Young Son, hard dodger.,.$139,000 42' Baltic DP, Aft c/I queen berth.$167,000 35' Baba, teak int, diesel, davits.$ 79,000 30' Adhara 30, MORC winner.$ 29,665 30'C&C, tight little ship..$ 23,900
Representing the CELESTIAL 50 New orders. 50' pilothouse designed by Sparkman & Stephens. Two steering sta¬ tions, owners queen. Four month delivery. Call for options, brochure & price.
Non-Pilothouse complete refit in 1998 . $149,500
1999 All New'MacGregor 70 built by the MacGregor factory, teak interior, high tech mast, rudder & keel, rear engine, large aft deck, generator, loaded, great electronics . $499,000 1984 Tom Wylie MacGregor 65 covers!on, strengthened hull, new specially designed mast & keel, integral swimsteps, modified interior. $169,500
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61' C&C CUSTOM KETCH. 1972. This unique quality vessel is just completing a refit and updates. A performance, center cockpit yacht with spacious interior. A trans-Atlantic veteran that can be easily sailed shorthanded.
51' BENETEAU. 1986. Second SouffleUas 2 staterooms and plenty of space. Upgraded and well cared for, she is perfect for long range cruising or as a very comfortable liveaboard.
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78' CHEOY LEE MY. 1989. Quixote is an outstanding example of this proven world cruising motorsailer. Extensive, recent refits and upgrades. Most comprehensive of her type available.
57' S&S. Charisma, designed by Sparkman & Stephens, and built by Palmer Johnson in '70. Totally refit and updated. Outstanding in all respects. Offered at a fraction of original cost.
NEWPORT 30, 1984 Cruise equipped, freshwater cooled diesel, refrigeration, dinghy, loaded! Submit all offers. Won't last. $18,000. 35' RAFIKI, 1980 Beautiful full keel cruiser yacht is, in top condition. New full batten main by North. Roller furling, new dodger, spinna¬ ker, AP, GPS, heater. $59,500. NEWPORT 41, 1981 Rebuilt engine, liveaboard amenities, rod rigging, roller furling and extensive equipment list. $49,500.
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50' NELSON/MAREK. Originally commis¬ sioned in ‘93, total refit in '98/99. Bullseye is full race ready, new sails, multiple inventories, incredible race record. In outstanding condition.
50' HERRESHOFF. 1972. This classic ketch is in bristol condition.. Owner's cruising plans have changed, consequently she's ready to go, with over $75,000 worth of improvements.
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^ha /tipsi 49' WAUQUIEZ CENTURION. 1991. Spacious salon with light interior. 3 S/R‘s, cruise equipped, currently lying Carib. Quality performance cruiser priced far under market.
48' JON MERI. 1989. This performance cruising yacht offers an attractive pilothouse with full dual station. 3 staterooms, electric roller furling. Built to highest standards in Finland. Lying Sausalito.
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43-ft. Tasweli St. Francis of the Sea
extr^ fuel tatik; wind vane; equipment. For sale by owner, $325,000.
54' HUNTER. 1981. This Hunter 54 has just completed a Year 2000 refit including a new engine, interior, refinished joinery, new upholstery, standing rigging, hatches and electronics. A great value.
43'SAGA. Built 1997, this fast passagemaker sleeps six in two staterooms plus convertible settees. Robert Perry designed, she's ready to cruise with lots of new electronics and sails.
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SWAN 441. Hull #43 of this successful Holland design. Built in 1980, commissioned in 1981, she has been consistently upgraded, including top end current elects. New sails and furling.
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45‘ 1997 HEATWAVE, world class Corel 45.$375,000 40' 1991 SIMPATICA II, Farr-designed offshore cruiser.$75,000 40' 1997 SAR/C/A/G/WAD, ex-world champ Farr 40 OD.$310,000 40' 1997 ZAMBONI, Farr 40 OD, avail after Big Boat Series ... $275,000
447 NORSEMAN 1983
36' 1995 INSANITY, ideal Mumm 36 for club racing. 85,000
Cruise loaded. Monitor vane, radar, GPS, watermaker, Ham, SSB.
36' 1994 /VO f£A/?, well equipped Mumm 36 .99,500
Asking $250,000/offers
39' 1996 /?A/WPAA/7', winning Farr 39 IMS racer/cruiser.225,000 39' 1995 V-MAX, beautiful Farr 39 IMS racer.185,000
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34' 1986 ASPIRE, Farr 1020 cruiser/racer in top condition.75,000 33' 1984 FARROCIOUS. nice Farr 33 cruiser/club racer.$35,000 33' 1984 CONTRAIRE, competitive Farr 33 racer.46,000
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ANGEIMAN SEA WITCH Gaff rig ketch, this classic beauty is a must see, an award winner, at our docks. Asking $55,000/ofFers.
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36' UNION POLARIS Perry design cutter, roller furling, dodger. Loaded with upgraded gear. At our docks. StodiMsefrom @$59kto$116k
37' FISHER Seaworthy cruiser, quality construction/gear, inc. radar, GPS, charts, fwd. scon sonar, watermaker, solar panels+.Owner anxious. $88,000
35' SPENCER Excellent condition, only 75 hours on Perkinsaux., radar. Ham, SSB, Aries vane, a must see. Asking $49,900/offers
30' SPORT-CRAFT Offshore5 sportfisher, fresh twin fAercruiser 350. All decked outwith everything you'll need. Joirf'the fleet with this tumkw unit. At our clocks. Asking $18,000
55' CLASSIC M/Y
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46' KELLY PETERSON, 1983 Built by Jack Kelly. Excellent passagemaker. Great llveaboard. Center cockpit. $198,000.
Neiv SAN DIEGO OFFICE! 1318 Scott St. (619)222-1000
YACHTS
Clay & Teresa Prescott • Greg Gardella • Claire Jones • Michael Campbell • Jerry Tarpin
i| 32' FUJI KETCH, '77. Pisces diesel rebuilt '96. New rigging. New prop shaft & cutlass bearing. Topsides
29' GULF MOTORSAILER, '89. Universal diesel.
51' BENETEAU CUHER, '86. German Frers design.
repainted & new gelcoat, '98. Solid teolCinterior. Full
Dual steering stations. Good electronics. Lines led aft.
Meticulously maintoined. Master stateroom forward
Perkins 4-108. Newer sail inventory. Newer LPU paint
$32,900.
with Island queen berth. Luxurious cruising. $215,000.
job. Self-steering. Rodar. Horn rodio.
keel. Great cruising boat.
$42,000.
59' STEEL M/S. '87
36' ISLANDER FREEPORT, '79.
Bob Perry
Design, great layout. Two to choose from. Asking
$45,000 & $69,500.
35' RAFIKI, '79. Stan
Huntingford design. Immoculate condition. Great cruiser. New rigging.
$65,000.
Also
'80 for $59,000.
41' MORGAN OUT ISLAND, '73. Rebuilt engine.
'j
75,000
36' ISUNDER. .... 73
37,500
26’ PEARSON .
'78
10,500
57' CHINESE JUNK .... '71 159,000 51' CUSTOM CUTTER '86 139,900
36' COLUMBIA. .... ‘70
25,900
26’ ERICSON.
'88
28,000
36' PEARSON*. .... '77
63,000
26’ PEARSON .
'75
9,500
51' BENETEAU . ■86 215,000 47' GULFSTAR . ■79 185,000 47' OLYMPIC, SD. ■78 145,000
35' RAFIKI. .... '79
65,000
25' CATALINA w/slip..
'99
30,000
35' RAFIKI. .... '80
59,000
25' CORONADO*.
‘63
3,500
35' COLUMBIA’. .... '79
59,500
22' CAPE DORY.
'86
12,500
46' SPINDRIFT. '83 282,500 46' KELLY PETERSON '83 198,000
35' ALBERG . .... '65
29,900
35' ROBB. .... '63
45,000
POWER
43' SWAN. '69
85,500
35' CHEOY LEE. .... '79
47,500
56' FELLOW/STEWART '27
38,000
43' SPINDRIFT. '81 127,000 43' STEEL PH. '88 66,000
35' ENDURANCE' .. .... '77
69,900
50' STEPHENS .
'65 135,000
35' SPENCER . .... '65
69,900
'50
43' MORGAN . '85 115,000 42' GOLDEN WAVE.... '81 99,000
34' CAL. .., 34' TRIIF NORTH
48' CHRIS CRAFT. 4'^’ HATTFRAR
41' RHODES . '66 41' ALUMINUM. '77 41' MORGAN . ■73
93,000
33’ CHEOY LEE.
54,500 59,900
32' WESTSAIL. 32' FUJI.
41' C&C. '85 40' SLOOP WOODIE .. '90
99,990
32' SENATOR*.
78
38,000
75,000
36,000
77 31,500
. . 75 ... 74 . . 77 ..
39,500
se.sbo 42.000
40' CAL. '68
56,000
31' HUNTER. ... '85 30' CHEOY LEE. ... '66
40' KEHENBERG. '61 39' CAL. '79
27.500
30' CATALINA. ... '77
19,000
74,000
38' ISLANDER F/PORT '85
89,500
30' ISUNDER. ... '75 30' ANGELMAN . ... '62
32,000
38' ULMER ALUM. '95 37' O'DAY. ■79
95,000 45,000
15,900
40' STEPHENS’. '25 38' CHRIS CRAFT. '69
24.900
32’ GRAND BANKS .... ■70 30’ TOLLYCRAFT. 72 29’ OWENS. '59
48,500
29,750
13,500
24,500 24,500
20' CORRECT CRAFT
11,900
365 PEARSON. '77 36' ISLANDER F/PORT '79
47,000 69,500
28' ISUNDER. ... '78 28' TRADEWINDS ... '67 28' BENETEAU . ... '88
36' ISLANDER F/PORT '79
45,000
28' ISUNDER. ... '76
24,500
59,500
'77
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42,000
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26,000 12,500
48' C&C LANDFALL, '80. Three cabin layout. Engine completely rebuilt. Radar, GPS, autopilot, Onan genset. Vessel hails out of San Diego. $159,000.
13,900 18,000
34,000 *lo(ated In San Diego
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37' O'DAY, '79.
Many upgrodes in past year. Center cockpit with owner's i S/Raft.Greotliveobrd/cruiser.Reducedto$59,500. |
LOCATED IN MEXICO
Stan Huntingford design.
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39,500
38' MAHHEWS. '25 33' CARVER. '76
28' WELLCRAFT Exp.. '85 23' BAYLINER . '86 23' COBALT. '89
70,000
34' TRUE NORTH, '78.
'i
;j Greotliveoboard/cruisr. Self steering, radar. $55,000.
41' KHA SHING. '81 149,000 41' BLUEWATER. 73 46,000 41' CHRIS CRAFT. '84 124,900
49,900 32,900
98,000 185,000
30' HUNTER. ... '91 29' GULF MS. ... '89 29' CAL 9,2. .. '83
37' CREALOCK(NZ)... '84 37' FISHER. 77
88,000
20,000
$49,900.
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SELECTED CRUISING YACHTS
SAIL
35' SPENCER, '65. Completely outfitted for cruising.
Refit in 1995. Excellent condition.
Volvo diesel w/800 hrs. Center cockpit w/separate owners' cabin aft, head/shower ensuite. $45,000.
47' GULFSTAR SAILMASTER, '79. Shows excep¬
35' CHEOY LEE '79.
tionally well. 135hp Perkins diesel. Great liveaboord.
main. Profurl. ST winches. Electric windlass. Great shape.
$ 185,000.
$49,500.
Centerline queen oft. Galley down.
Aluminum spars. Brand new
No Sales Tax!!
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38' ISLANDER FREEPORT, 1985 $89,500 Located in Son Carlos. Bristol condition.
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42' GOLDEN WAVE, '82.
Perkins 4-108 w/500 ;y4/ riintK, vs. niotliouse ketch. Great cruising hours. Perry design, fin keel with skeg rudder. Great fe'i boat. Yanmar diesel. ProFurl roller furling. Needs TLC cruiser. $99,000. Ks; but owner motivated.
$88,000.
46' SPINDRIFT, 1983 Bristol yacht. Center cockpit. Dark blue hull. Full batten main. Ford Lehman diesel w/1,000 hours. $282,500.
32' DREADNAUGHT Tahiti Ctr. Double-ender, leak
44' LOA CROCKER SEA DAWN KETCH. 36' LOD.
decks over full f/G construction, full galley, dink, cruising keel, 40 hrs on rbit dsl & more. Ask $39,000.
Dsl, wbl, refostened, teok decks. Great master mariner windjornmer. 1940. Asking $35,000. SAIL 65' PH kelch, ferro, dsl ++. 55,000 60’FIFE (Utter, iron, new dsl 195,000 60' LOD P/H schooner, dsl.... 250,000 56’ HERESHOFF Marco Polo schooner: exquisite!. 500,000 54'SCHOONER, classic,'29 by Perkins Teak & copper. 375,000 47' LOD Wm. GARDEN gaff schooner, ferro, dsl, lots of gear35,000/offer 43'WITTHOLZ steel PH sip, strong, excellent cond., dsl. 66,000 42'SCHOONER, Winslow/Blonchard .. Very nice, rbl! '94. 142,000 42'WALSTED sip. One of the world's finest wood builders. 133,000 41'CORONADO, cent, cockpit, dsl, roller furl, roomy cruiser in v. nice shape . 57,000. 41' MORGAN Outislond ketch, dsl, wheel, center cockpit, oft cabin.... 52,500 39'Length on Deck ALDEN KETCH. Clossic beauty. Dsl. 56,500 37'FISHER PH ketch, FG, dsl.. 88,000 37' ISLANDER Motorsoiler. Just commis¬ sioned NEW BOAT. Built 1986 & never launched. Dsl, dual steering stations, ail gloss. Greot buy...Asking 84,500 36'STAYSAIL SCHNR, ATKIN designed, diesel, FG over cold-mold over strip plank. VERY STRONG!. 45,000 36'COLUMBIA/CREALOCKsip. 21,500 36'COLUM8IAAR!PP, rodor+ 27,000 36’ CHEOY LEE sip. All teok, dsl, v. nice ONE OWNER. 49,500 36'ATKINP/H ketch, dsl. 25,000 35'Alum, SCHOONER, ooff, dsl 36,500 35'WILBO Morconi yowl, dsl, refostened '39 classic.Asking 23,500 34'COLUMBIA sip, diesel.16,000 34'NICHOLS cruising sip, l/B.17,500 33'ISLANDER sip, l/B, roomy. 12,500 32'LAPWORTH DASHER bv Eosom. Classic oceon racer, iA, bosic ' nance cruiser by a great & designer Asking 12,500 30'TARTANslp, l/B, spin. 20,400 30'HUNT£Rslp, dsl & more.... 17,000 30’PEARSON COASTER, sip, dsl, clean, dodger & more!.21,500 30’ERICSON sip, spinnaker -k-f-14,000 30' RAWSON. Cleon, i/b^extro strong, oil gloss..-...12,900 30’ERICSON sip. Lohrs dsl & more .Ask 12,000 28’VERTUE by Giles, dsl, more 17,000 28'LANCER MkV sloop,'84 ....13,400 27'ERICSON sip l/B, roller furl, lines led oft for short nond or rough weather, full golley, VHF, depth, clean.. 16,000 27’ERICSON Mkll sip, wheel... 15,000 27'NEWPORT sloop, l/B.8,000 27'CHEOY LEE LUDDERSsIp ...18,000 27'SANTANA, o/b, roll U-f... 6,500 20' CLASSIC ENGLISH sloop, built'91, dsl. An exquisite jewel of a boat in fine cond. Has full cover & more. A must see!Asking 19,900/offer
Madrigal 45'CUSSiC LAKE UNION'29 Cruiser. Great classic I coastal cruiser. 671 Detroit dsl, full galley, shower, full { convos. Very good buy at $60,000 osking. [
I 40' CAL SLOOP Full F/G construction, Lopworth de-1 I sign, rod rigging New North sails & Irg inventory inch I spinnaker,rollerfurl,dsl,wheel,inniceshape.$S6,000.1
I 48' SPARKMAN & STEPHENS sloop. Diesel, full keel I w/cutowoy forefoot roller furl, good inventory, wheel. So. Pat. vet. A great performance cruiser. Asking $89,000.
136'CHEOY
LEE sioop^Allleok, diesel, beautifully I I maintained, roller furling, spinnaker, original owner. I I Must be seen! Extremely nice. Asking $49,500. [
POWER 100'STEEL TUG, YTB, exc. cond 175,000 63'LIVEABOARDPROJEaboot.AVRconversion, twin diesel.... 25,000/ofr 62'xl9.5' Converted inland ferry, much fine recent work, 671 diesel. Great potential & very solid. 55,000 60'CUSTOM F/C, liveoboard cruiser in SILICON VALLEY.. Ask 115,000 57’CHRIS CRAFT Constellation, dsis, looded. 129,500 52'BAGELIETTO, flush deck, FB, MY, twin 871 dsIs. 100,000 50'STEPHENS flush deck cruiser. 1965, twin GM dsis, F/B, oft stateroom & more.Asking $135,000 46'LAKE UNION CUSSIC, extensive rebuilding just done. Virtuolly all new hull, 2 new diesels ond much more. Super boot!.Asking 100,000 43'GRAND MARINER, twins69,000/ofr 42'MATTHEWS,'52 Classic Cruiser twins, FB, great liveoboard/cruiser.35,000 41'CHRIS CONNIE, twn, nice! .59,000 40'SP0RT FISH Charterboat w/certif. (14+2), dsis, ready to go! 82,000
38' HUNTER of Canado, FB sdn, twin V8s, very cleon, roomy '59 cruiser, with comfort. 26,900 38'TOLLYCRAFT sedon trawler w/twin turbo diesels, FB, very nice 59,500 36’STEPHENS, '39, classic, twins, oft enclosure, more. 29,000 34'CHRIS CRAFT Commander,'63, twin gas, greot boot. 26,500 34’JEFFRIES sport cruiser, two 454s, shorp and fast!. 79,000 33' RICHARDSON custom high speed trwir V8,25 mph, FB, super cleon 15,000 33'DONZI Z-33, twn 454s,++64,500 32’LUHRSF/B cruiser, twins+ 18,900 30'T0LLYCRAFT,F/6, F/B, twn V8s 19,250 28'URVER, nice/roomy, 0/D 12,950 28'SEABIRO F/B,S/F, twins.,. 15,500 27' REGAL Ambassador, '93, w/troiler, cleon w/very little use. 28,000 24'TAHITI WARRIOR, trailer ...21,000 20'BOSTON WHALER, 0/B,tlr 11,450 17'CHRIS CRAFT mahog runabout, V8, trailer.12,500 17'CHRISCUSSiC,'48,mohog,runabout very original!.Ask 15,00*
141' CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE KETCH F/G, dsl, f I galley, teak decks and interior appointments, wheel. I Cruising keel and more. $60,000/make offers.
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46' CAL 2-46 ketch, diesel, CENTER COCKPIT, dual
1 helm, genset, AP, heater, roller furl. Equipped right to be I ]
10 greot croiser. Exceptional cond. Asking $119,000. |
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26' CLIPPER CRAFT by Oregon Dories. I/O, full oolley, golv. trailer, fish finaer, VHF, GPS, swim plot, live Doit tank and more. $ 19,900/make offers!
^T^AGABONDKETcff^GctKoclcpitwATkE" wheel, dsl, genset & more! Very populor Wm Garden design loaded w/gear & needing TLC. Asking $85,000.
NORPAC YACHTS
Every now ancd then a Gem comes to the market. Danae is a rare opportunity to own o Classic of impeccable Pacific Northwest pedigree in Bristol condition. WE CONSIDER HER TO BE EXACTLY CORRECT. Detailed specifications ore available on request. The photograph does not do her justice, one must attend aboard to truly appreciate this exquisite Classic Yacht. A remarkable offering.
Asking $ 112,000.
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43' CLASSIC 1923 CALLIS DESIGN
An astounding restoration w/o regard to cost. Seller's move to Europe mokes this treasure available. Copper riveted Burma teok. Absolutely unique. Asking $145,000.
Just Call!
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