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CALENDAR Nonrace Nov. 3 — Eighth Annual Cruisers' Fair at Downwind Ma¬ rine (San Diego), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eight cruising seminars are also scheduled during November (see their ad). Info, (619) 224-2733 or www.downwindmarine.com. Nov. 8 — Single Sailors Association monthly meeting, fea¬ turing Jim Ply of the USCG talking BS' (boating safety). Oak¬ land YC, 6:30 p.m., free. Info, (510) 273-9763 or www.ssaonline.com. Nov. 10 — Baja Ha-Ha VIII officially ends, unleashing 132 cruising boats on Mexico for the winter season. Tune in next month to read all about it. Nov. 10-11 — Open Boat Weekend in Alameda, weather permitting. Check out hundreds of new and used boats at Marina Village, (510) 521-0905, and Ballenalsle Marina, (510) 523-5528. Nov. 14 — SSS TransPac Seminar #2: "Windvanes and Autopilots." Oakland YC; 7:30 p.m; open to all sailors; "free but small donation requested." Rob Macfarlane, (510) 5218393. Nov. 14 — YRA Trophy Ceremony at Bay View Boat Club, beginning at 7 p.m. A combined party for all YRA season win¬ ners (HDA, ODCA, WBRA) and their crews. Munchies pro¬ vided; no-host bar; live jazz. RSVP to YRA, 771-9500. Nov. 17 — Boater's Swap Meet at Coast Chandlery in Oxnard. Info, (805) 815-4520. Nov. 17 — Compass Seminar at Stockdale Marine (Sacra¬ mento), $5 for materials. Details, (916) 332-0775. Nov. 22 — Be thankful! Nov. 30 — Full moon, Friday night — celebrate! Dec. 1 — Lighted Yacht Parade on the Estuary, hosted by the Port of Oakland and Encinal YC. Info, (800) 675-DOCK. Dec. 1 — Sail-A-Small-Boat-Day at Richmond YC, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a wonderful, free opportunity to test drive all kinds of small racing boats. SBRA, (510) 232-6310.

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Racing Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 1981 — It Was Twenty Years Ago Today, from a Sightings piece titled "Masters Regatta": Cy Gillette, 67, won the third annual Masters Regatta on October 31 and November 1. Gillette, considered the best sailor in Hawaii for the past three decades, bested a field of 11 en¬ tries. Only skippers 60 years and older are eligible for the J/ 24 series, and crews must be at least 50. Fred Smales, also from Honolulu, teamed up with Gillette, along with locals Jens Hansen, Teriy Ryan and Vern Neff. Host St. Francis YC could only run three of the four sched¬ uled heats. After the first two races, Gillette was only a quar¬ ter point ahead of Mill Valley's Bob Potter, who's sailed the Bay for 40 years. In the second race, the pair crossed the line in a dead heat, a rare occurrence in sailboat racing. In the third race, Gillette covered Potter, both going the wrong way and finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Buzzards Bay (Mas¬ sachusetts) veteran Van Allen Clark took advantage of the situation, winning the race and slipping into second overall. Fourth was Sausalito’s Myron Spaulding, well-known for his boat building designs. Gillette has an extensive TransPac background, serving as watch captain eight times on Ondine. In Hawaii, he has successfully campaigned in Lightnings,- Stars,' Cal 20s, Hawkfarms, Ranger 37s and a Herreshoff 42. While the event was highly pleasing to all the participants, the sociable atmosphere evaporated at the starting line. As one crewmember put it, "All these guys had been champions. None of them wanted to lose. Once that gun went off, you

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The Wesslunds new J/120 and friends charge out of Raccoon Strait.

J/120.- 'El Ocaso' While the season was short the sailing was fun and there was just enough of it on Lake Michigan to get Rick and Magda Wesslund hooked on sailing during their college days. Lake sailing on Lasers and Flying Juniors started the Wesslund's sailing and eventually it included small Pearsons and Coronados. Finally a move to San Diego brought the opportunity for more year round sailing but the lack of wind and young children postponed the sailing for a few years. That was all solved with a move to the Bay Area and membership in the OCSC sailing club. Classes, regular boat use at OCSC, frequent Caribbean chartering and some J/24 and PHRF racing for Rick filled out the experience and inspired the dream for their own boat. The kids are now older and it was time to find a boat the whole family could enjoy. Family fun was one goal but from the J-24 days Rick also knew he wanted to race. It didn’t take long at all for Rick and Magda to see the J/120 was the boat for them. It was fast, well-built, easy to sail and comfortable for the family. The growing Bay Area one-design fleet was a congenial, Corinthian group of like-minded family owners and a perfect fit for El Ocaso's crew and family. As Rick describes it 'I drive a SUV and a Porsche - one practical, one for fun and fortunately I was able to combine both needs in the J/120. We now have 7 or 8 boats in the Bay onedesign fleet and are now looking forward to a great season ahead as well as plenty of family daysails.' The name? 'El Ocaso' was a special family vacation home from Magda's childhood. With the new J/120 the family now has their own special retreat right here on the Bay!

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could see they were out for blood!" Nov. 3— Champion of Champions. SCYC, (831) 425-0690. Nov. 3-4 — Monterey Invitational for Mercuries, aka Perry Cup #1. Monterey Peninsula YC; Dick Clark, (831) 624-6482. Nov. 3-10 — sf5th Annual Pro-Am Regatta at the Bitter End YC (BVIs), sponsored by Dry Creek Vineyard. A unique chance to race and socialize with junior skippers' (Robbie Haines, Russell Coutts, Ed Baird, Ken Read and Marie Bjorling) and 'masters' (Lowell North, Butch Ulmer, Keith Musto, Tom Leweck and Rod Johnstone). Call (800) 872-2392, or check out www.beyc.com. Nov. 4 — Corkscrew Regatta for El Toros. Sequoia YC, (650) 361-9472. Nqv. 4 — Hot Rum Series # 1 in San Diego. Other dates are November 18 and December 3. SDYC, (619) 221-8400. Nov. 9-11 —ID-35 Nationals in Miami. Twenty-five boats (out of nearly 50 built) are expected. Info, www.ld35.com. Nov. 10-11 — Laser/Vanguard 15 regatta at Santa Cruz YC. Peter Phelan, (831) 234-2113. Nov. 11 — Volvo Race, Leg II: 6,550 windy and cold miles from Cape Town to Sydney. See www.VolvoOceanRace.com Nov. 15-16, 1991 — Ten Years After, from Race Notes: Wish we'd been there: Mid-November's ill-attended (22 boats) Long Beach to Cabo Race had just concluded as we went to press. We managed to get the finishes faxed up to us from Long Beach YC, but struck out as far as finding any good war stories. We did hear that after a light-air start, the wind picked up to 25-30 knots for a few days — rough enough that Falcon, the Tripp 40 that was just here for the Big Boat Series, broke her rudder and DNFed into Turtle Bay. A lot of sails were ruined, too. Blondie, for one, ripped her main in half during a. heavy-air jibe and limped into the Arches with a #4 jib jury-rigged in its place. Antonio Elias' SC 70 Ole (ex-Citius), sailing with a starstudded cast led by Gary Weisman, was first to finish and first in IOR. Victoria, Mike Campbell's new 'unleaded' Andrews 70, proved fast out of the box, taking PHRF line and overall honors. White Knight, with Bay Area sailors Charlie 'Mon¬ tana' McKenzie, Tim Russell and Steve Lake aboard, was the standout little boat. Coming in second in PHRF-B was a brand new Bay Area boat, John Linneman's Beneteau 4515 Mysti¬ cal Creampuffs (the whimsical name would take several para¬ graphs to explain — maybe next month). Kame Richards and Jim and Sue Corenman helped make the Linneman's first race a good one. Nov. 17 — Lake Washington SC’s 15th Annual Turkey Shoot. Up to six dinghy races in the Port of Sacramento for trailerable sailboats under 18 feet. Fred, (916) 737-8966. Nov. 17-18 — Pre-Holiday Regatta. Four races for PHRF boats and any one design fleet that registers at least five boats. SFYC, 789-5647. Jan. 21-25 — 15th Yachting Key West Race Week. Info, (781) 639-9545, or www.Premiere-Racing.com. Feb. 19 — First start of the San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race, with MEXORC to follow on March 3-9. Details, (619) 758-6310 or www.sdyc.org. Mar. 1-3 — 22nd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. Serious fun! Read all about it at www.heinekenregatta. com. Mar. 6-10 — 61st Acura SORC in Miami. Info, (877) 5202508 or www.acurasorc.com. Midwinter Race Series ALAMEDA YC —Estuary Midwinters: IT/11, 12/9, 1/ 13, 2/10, 3/17. M.L. Higgins, (510) 748-0289. BENICIA YC — Fall Series: 11/10, 12/1, 12/15. Jeny

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is only a product of telephoto magic. Blow it up and read the sail numbers. That’s why racers are required to have the numbers, for positive identification. The yacht you keep run¬ ning a photo of is actually Aleta, a Peter¬ son 46 with a blue striped hull, single wheel, with white sails. If you go to the hallway by the men’s room of the St. Francis YC, you'll see a photo of Secret Love, which clearly has two wheels and brown sails — and therefore is quite different. If you were to enlarge the photo, you would also see a bow wave of the ship in front of the yacht. A real photo of Secret Love in front of the ship would also have had two crew on the bow. In any event, we on Secret Love were not the first — or last — to cross in front of a ship, only the first to be cited. Six or seven months after this, a large cruising ketch could

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It's been a year since we entered Mexico with the Baja HaHa 2000, and our thoughts are with all of those novitiates who have joined the class of 2001 and are sailing to Mexico for the first time. What a difference a year makes! We made it all the way to Manzanillo — before we had to return to Vancouver for a time. So what have we learned in a year?

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1) Never underestimate the generosity of the community of cruisers. Our land life together never netted such a sup¬ portive community. Assisted by the Amigo, Picante, and Chubasco nets on SSB, and the local VHF nets, we were able to glean everything from current weather reports, to help with the installation of our SSB, to 'treasures of the bilge' — which are items to trade for ’coconuts'. 2) Learn some Spanish, and then tiy it out on the locals — who have been both kind and patient with our 'Spanglish', and who enjoy a good joke when we direct it toward our¬ selves. 3) Respect the fact that Mexico is not the USA or Canada, and savor the differences. Among other things, this means there can be misunderstandings. For example, when we had our boat hauled for "pressure washing" and a bottom job in Mazatlan this spring, wse were surprised that this yard's ver¬ sion of "pressure washing" was an 80year-old man with a rag and a George and Sonia aboard 'C'est Si Bon II'. _ bucket of seawater. When we complained, the yard sent out two, strong 16-year-olds with more rags and buckets in hand. More pres¬ sure, you know! * 4) Don't take boat breakdowns personally or think that you are unique in having problems. Yours is not a possessed vessel on which you have been duped into spending your lifesavings. She's a machine with logical explanations for her malfunctions. On the other hand, do not expect all mechan¬ ics to care about your boat as much as you do. So learn about the guts of your boat, and expect wear and tear that comes with a vessel in motion. 5) Do not skip the stark beauty and bountiful wildlife of the Sea of Cortez. Yes, it gets hot in the summer, but the snorkeling and fishing are spectacular. 6) Learn to say 'hello' and good-bye'. We have collected a book of cards and photos of the wonderful cruisers with whom we have shared many happy potlucks, and frustrating help sessions over the past 3,000 miles. It is often difficult to pull up the anchor or untie those docklines after sharing so many good times with 'strangers', but the joy of entering a new an¬ chorage and discovering familiar boats on the hook makes up for the twinges of the good-byes. Enjoy the adventure! George & Sonia Kuperis C'est Si Bon II, F/P Fidji Cat 39 Vancouver, B.C. / Panama or Bust in 2002! George and Sonia — It's wonderjiil to hear that you're back on your boat and headed to Panama, as last we heard you had to interrupt your cruise for a medical issue. As for your advice to this year's cruisers, we second everything you say. tUlNOOKIE FIRST

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Many thanks for the brilliant, moving, sensational and ev¬ erlasting cover photo of Ocean Planet sailing to weather on our glorious Bay. I was wondering how Latitude would deal with the events of September 11, and I was pleased with your perfectly clear reflections of my own feelings about the trag¬ edy and how we should carry on. You set just the right tone, and I appreciate how this must have been the most difficult of all issues to publish since the very first one — which I remember reading way back then. Since then, after many years racing and daysailing on the Bay, we have become perhaps your most far-flung regular landlocked readers, living in Kathmandu for the last 16 years. We tried to keep up racing on the Bay during the summers, hoping the Cal 20 class would put together a racing schedule that better fit our summer visits to the U.S. Alas, the class seems to have faded somewhat, and last year we finally do¬ nated our beloved Great Egret to the Richmond YC Founda¬ tion, stopping the monthly hemorrhage of dry storage fees. We get Latitude in Kathmandu by having it sent to a friend who has diplomatic pouch privileges. This means it only gets sent to Washington, D.C., in the mail, then comes to Nepal in his pouch. Although we sold our boat, we still sail the Bay on a Mend’s boat — and we sail small boats off the beach at our summer house in Mattituck, which is on the North Fork of eastern Long Island, New York. Our home water there is Great Peconic Bay, which lies between the North Fork and the South Fork, home of the famous Hamptons. This is truly one of the most beautiful places in the world, and we say that having sailed the California coast, made a passage from Hawaii to Seattle, chartered in Thailand, and sailed traditional proas in Sri Lanka. On Peconic Bay we have Hobie cats. Lasers and Opti¬ mists, but my favorite craft is still the sailboard, which I learned to sail in about 1982 in Berkeley. Having windsurfed Berkeley and the Cityfront, I won’t rig a sail — which are all Windwings from Berkeley — for the board on Long Island, unless it’s blowing 20-25. There was only that much wind about five times this summer in non-storm conditions. No matter how tempting the wind, nobody wants to be caught out in a thunderstorm. Oh well. As your readers point out in recent letters about the Chesapeake, East Coast sailing is different, with its own advantages and disadvantages. Weather variety, variable wind directions and velocities, and warm and approachable water for small children have all contributed to our spending more

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and more time each summer sailing small boats right off the beach. But for real sailing, as we know it, I still prefer San Francisco. My favorite locale will always be short tacking up the Cityfront seeking flood relief, calling for room to tack, and .eaving Crissy (now Blackaller) to starboard. Our son had his first sail out of Sausalito at 16 days old, and one day when the babysitter didn’t show, even went rac¬ ing as a baby in a basket on the cabin sole of an Olson 30. At the leeward mark we forgot he was down there, and he got stuffed with the big orange spinnaker! Nonetheless, he grew up loving sailing, spent many summers in the junior pro¬ gram at the California YC at Marina del Rey — while we were spending time with my mom — and was a two-time Cal 20 Junior National Champ. I’m proud to say he is now a senior sailing for Dartmouth. But back to September 11. It was a glorious clear morning and we were sitting on the Long Island beach, 75 miles east of New York City, watching a lone gull scratch the wet sand for tiny crabs when the phone caill came. By choice we don’t have a TV at the beach house, so we had to visit a neighbor to see the news. We were numb for the rest of the day, and it seemed the only appropriate gesture we could make was to try to carry on — as Latitude suggested. So we took a Hobie out at sunset, and the sun, sinking through the smoke of lower Manhattan, was the reddest I have ever seen — includ¬ ing the sun setting through the smoke from a huge fire in the Santa Monica mountains over 30 years ago. Now we have to fly back to Kathmandu. I’m hoping the U.S. doesn’t precipitate a disaster in Pakistan which will have an immediate effect on our lives in Nepal. To keep the good thought, I would love a large print of your October cover. Why don’t you print a poster of Ocean Planet? I’ll bet lots of read¬ ers would buy one. Charles Gay Los Angeles Charles — Thanks for the kind words. We've given the cover photo and rights to it to Ocean Planet owner Bruce Schwab, who intends to make a poster out of it. We'll let you know about the details when they become available.

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ing — something that's always a controversial issue. I'm a retired L.A. cop, and we carried a handgun aboard for four years. On the next cruise, however, we plan to leave the gun at home. We didn’t feel there was a need for one, and eventu¬ ally I was more qoncerned about the .authorities finding the gun than having'to use it. As some folks might know, it's illegal for all cruisers — even retired cops — to have hand¬ guns in Mexico. That's not true in other Central American countries, but it’s just not practical carrying a gun. We hid ours and never admitted to having it when stopped by the navy — which happened five times in four years. It's noteworthy that we also traveled with a large, but very friendly Airedale and a yappy Laso Opso. I think the dogs were a much greater deterrent to theft than anything else we could have done. We rarely locked our boat, even in Costa Rica and Panama, where theft is a huge problem. When I was a cop, I viewed my handgun as a tool of the trade, apd like Loren, was rarely without one. Working in areas with high crime rates does make you a bit paranoid. Even with this new world that we may be living in, I don’t feel there is a need for a handgun onboard in Latin America — although I'm not so certain about the rest of the world. I re¬ ally don’t think that terrorists are a threat to cruisers — but I didn’t think they would be a threat to office workers in New York either. So, who knows? Loren had one last question about identifying himself as a former law enforcement officer. I never did, for several rea¬ sons. First, they don’t care. The Port Captain, Immigration and Customs were only interested in our documents. They didn't care what I did for a living, and why should they? Sec¬ ond, had I mentioned to the Mexican Navy that I was retired officer, I’m ,sure they would have begun a 'narcotics search' — Loren knows what I mean — looking for a handgun. If Loren or any other readers have any questions about handguns aboard, they can email me directly at mvgracias@aol.com. I’m not sure I’ll have all the correct an¬ swers, but I’ll throw in my two cents. Tom and Judy Blandford M/V Gracias (formerly) Seattle ffllMORJE GUNS AND CREDIT CARDS

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IT Ha single credit card is not a good idea

Margaret Weller and Conrad Hodson recently recommended taking just a single credit card when cruising. In my experi¬ ence, that's not a good idea. For instance, even though the balance on my Visa card had been paid off before I left the States, every time I tried to use it in Fiji I was told that I needed to call the credit card company. That's not always easy in the South Pacific. At $3 per minute, I would get one of those recordings that said, "For X, press #1; For Y, press #2" — and so forth. It wasn't until I got back home four months later that I was able to make contact with my Visa card com¬ pany to answer a simple question and get the card reacti¬ vated. As for American Express cards, when cruising through Fiji and Vanuatu I found only one bank that would give cash . advances on the card. American Express may be great in the States and other places, but it’s definitely not number one in the South Pacific. At the time I cruised, there were few ATMs in Fiji and none in Vanuatu. But there was an upside to it: I didn't spend much money there. Bobbi Coggins Northern California Min-boom furling mains

boats. It is usually the lone boat anchored in a remote place that is subject to problems. We did travel the coast of Colombia with Fancy Free — (see Changes) — but would have done the trip alone had we not found someone. Colombia had some of the most warm and friendly people we've ever met, except for one incident, we weren't ever concerned for our safety. In the one place we were told it wasn't safe, it wouldn't have mattered if we had a gun — unless we wanted to get into a John Wayne-style shootout. Peter and Nancy Bennett Swan 46, Destiny San Francisco

A reader wrote in asking about the desirability of roller furling mainsails. In June of 2000, I bought a new Celestial 50 pilothouse in San Rafael, which came equipped with a full-batten main and typical slab reefing. During commission¬ ing, I had the boat equipped with a FurlerBoom system and UK full-batten main. Having sailed the boat both with traditional boom and with in-boom furling, I can state there is no apparent difference in performance. There are two costs, however. One is friction and the other is financial. Since I assume the owner is normally going to want to hoist, furl and reef the sail from the cockpit, there are a fair amount of turns the halyard and furling lines are going to have to make — more than with a furling jib. Even so, my wife can hoist the rather large main in low gear from the cockpit — albeit slowly. At one time, we thought of replacing the manual two-speed winch with an electric winch, but that is again even more costly. As for the financial costs, they were $6,500 for boom and hardware, $4,000 for the new main from UK, and about $2,500 for the rigging. My stick had to come down to do the job properly, so that was most of the rigging cost. The FurlerBoom is from Denmark. It was several thousand dol¬ lars less expensive than some of the others — at least at that time due to the exchange rate. However, you have to deal directly with them, and there are customs and importation

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Richmond Nick — Dismastings don’t happen that often, but they are major mishaps, so everybody needs to plan for them. Personal safety, of course, is of utmost importance, so it’s worth taking a few seconds to figure out the best places to ’hide’ if the rig starts falling. Serious injury fromfalling rigs is relatively rare, although one crewmember on a boat returning from the last West Marine Pacific Cup was paralyzed after being hit by part of the falling rig. If we remember correctly, he was standing back in the cockpit. There are all kinds of dismastings. Sometimes just the top third or so folds over and you’ve got a dangler. If you’re in the Bay, it’s not too big a deal. If you're halfway to Hawaii, you could be faced with the decision of either trying to cut the rig down — which could be very difficult — or having to make the long trip to port with lots of unstable metal swinging wildly above your head. As in the case with broken bones, a clean break of the mast is often best, because then you can throw most of the rig over the side before it smashes a hole in the hull of the boat. This always sounds much easier to do than it really is, because you have to cut all the sails and rigging away to release the

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, „ Would you know what to do if your rig came down?

while sailing off Costa Rica Miraculously, the spar stayed on the boat and didn't break

After minor repairs in Puntarenas, they were able to restep it and continue to use it for the trip that took them most of the way around the world. We're not lightning experts, but its best to be off the boat if you can. If that s not possible, we've always hooked a big bat¬ tery cable to the upper shrouds and thrown the bottom half into the water, hoping the bolt would take the path, of least resistance to the water. Naturally, you'd want to undo all elec¬ tronic equipment. And since lightning bolts often jump from the mast to the engine block, don't linger in that area.

^LIABILITY AND BOATOWNERS I read with interest the October letter entitled A Liability Form For Crewmembers — and your response. Since I am a lawyer with experience with these issues, I wanted to write on the topic. Please note, however, that I am not providing legal advice. First, let me say that your response to the letter was cor¬ rect on several points — particularly that people can sue al¬ most anybody for nearly anything, even if the claims are com¬ pletely groundless. For the most part, there is nothing that can be done about it, unless a lot of money is spent on a lawyer. Ultimately, the groundless cases are exposed and/or thrown out by the court, but not without paying a lawyer some money and the defendant having had to waste a bunch of time. Now, to the main question about the liability of boatowners. The bottom line is that sailing is a hazardous activity and subject to a doctrine known as 'primary assumption of the risk'. Other sports — such as football, baseball, skiing, etc. — also fall within this doctrine. The theory of this doctrine is that a participant in a sport canrtot sue anothfer participant for injuries that arise because of the inherent dangers of the sport. Thus the only way a plaintiff can prevail on a claim in such a situation — remember a suit can always be filed even though groundless — is to show that the co-participant in¬ tentionally harmed the co-participant or engaged in reckless conduct outside the normal activities of the sport. For ex¬ ample, in the sport of sailing, if a crewmember is hit by a

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Dean — The 'one foot in each world' style of cruising has become extremely popular, in part because there are so many places to safely leave one's boat. There are safe places in vir¬ tually all but the smallest islands in the Caribbean, but we'd particularly recommend Puerto Rico, the British Virgins, St. Mar¬ tin, Antigua, St. Lucia, Grenada and Trinidad. Grenada and Trinidad are the better choices if you'll be leaving your boat for hurri¬ cane season. Lots of folks still keep their boats at Puerto La Cruz and other places in Puerto La Cruz marina on the Venezuelan coast. Venezuela, which has the downside of being slightly more difficult to fly in and out of. Since we’re on the subject, we might as well run down the list for West Coast cruisers heading south. There are a number of places in Mexico, of course. Barillas Marina in El Salvador has become popular, as the stajf is extremely helpful and friendly. Los Suehos Marina in Costa Rica is part of a swanky new resort, but is on the pricey side. Costa Rica also has Ba¬ nana Bay Marina The Pedro Miguel Boat Club on Miraflores Lake inside the Panama Canal is. a terrific place to leave a boat, and we understand new options are also soon to be¬ come available on both ends of the Canal Up in the Bocas de Toro region of the Caribbean side of Panama near Costa Rica, there are two marinas that specialize in long term storage. Further north is the Guatemala’s Rio Dulce, which has long been popular with cruisers wanting to leave their boats. Cartagena, Colombia, on the South American continent, is yet another extremely popular place with cruisers. The bottom line is that 'commuter cruising' is possible in all popular sailing areas of the world

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This morning we took on 508 litres of diesel for 25,000 Bolivars. That may sound like a lot, but it works out to just 25-cents U.S. to the gallon. I wonder how many gallons I could stash in my bilge to bring back to the U.S. What prompted me to write, however, was your solicita¬ tion of information about sailing in Chesapeake Bay — which we plem to make our base when we return to the U.S. By the way, we started cruising from San Francisco in '95 and have seen both sides of Central America, the East Coast, and are finishing our second year in the CEiribbean. We’ve passed through the Chesapeake severed times on trips up and down the East Coast, and found it to be wonderful. The premier Chesapeake Bay cruising guide has about 250 pages — each page of which shows four to six anchorages among the many estuaries. The sailing is pretty good, but the generally shal¬ low depths tend to put a pretty mean chop in the water when there’s a good wind. By most accounts, the biggest drawback to the Etrea are 'sea nettles’, the jellyfish that deter swimmers from midsummer on. This is particularly true in the lower reaches, which get less fresh water from the Susquehanna River. Annapolis is a wonderful place to visit, reprovision, and to find services and parts. There Eire plenty of places to anchor — except when boat shows are going on. The local bus ser¬ vice is inexpensive and excellent to West Marine, shopping malls and downtown. I’m also told that Washington, D.C. — which is up the Potomac River — has an excellent anchorage close to the Capitol area as \yell. As Latitude noted, the Chesapeake is centrally located for trips to New England, Maine and Canada, or south to Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, and for the more serious, the Eastern Caribbean. In fact, it's this central location that has prompted Helen and me to decide to settle on the East Coast when we return to the U.S. I think we would get ’cabin fever’ in San Francisco and the Delta after getting used to a variety of cruis¬ ing destinations. Roger Bohl Ariadne II, Stamas 44 Isla La Tortuga, Venezuela Roger — Not many people think of petroleum when they

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think of Venezuela, but the United States imports more oil from them than any other country. When we bought fuel for Big O in Puerto La Cruz in the mid-’90s, it was selling for about 40cents U.S. a gallon. Its nice to hear that the price has dr opped. We hope that crime against cruisers has also dropped, as it was a serious problem back then.

IT ^INSURANCE CANCELLATION On July 1, I received an email from my insurance com¬ pany informing me that as of August 31, my boat insurance would be cancelled! However, they advised me, if I wished I could continue coverage for the remainder of the insured pe¬ riod for an additional premium of $178 — but that I would not be covered for named storms. I know of one other boatowner cruising in Mexico who had a similar thing hap¬ pen to him. As I understand it, in his case the insurance was simply transferred to another adjuster at no extra cost. Fortunately, I was in the States at the time I got the infor¬ mation, so I could contact the insurance company and dis¬ cuss the situation with them directly. Had I been in some remote part of the South Pacific, I dread to think what the consequences could have been. The insurance company told me that they had been audited, and that the auditors' recom¬ mendation was to cancel these policies because of high claims they had experienced in the Caribbean and because of future weather predictions. My question — and I think I know the answer before I ask it — is whether they were legally able to do what they did? After all, I had a contract for insurance for a year, and with¬ out any reason on my part, they cancelled it. I did receive a refund for the balance of the policy, but how can these poli¬ cies be worth the paper they are written on? Why bother to take out a policy for a year as opposed to month by month? I won’t name the company, as I don’t think it’s relevant. But if there are any other cruisers out there who have had a similar experience, perhaps they could write and let us know about it. Ray Taylor SundancerU Mazatlan, Mexico Ray — We don’t quite understand it, but insurance compa¬ nies seem to be able to get away with stuff that just doesn't seem right. Seemingly being able to back out of contracts — such as you describe — is just one example, but certainly not the worst. A number of years ago, an insurance company that offered hard-to-get cruising insurance to members of the Seven Seas Cruising Association — and collected lots of premiums — shortly thereafter went out of business. If that wasn’t bad enough, they neglected to get the word out to many of their policy holders, who were sailing around the world assuming they had coverage when they had none. Does the government not have industry regulators to prevent such abuses? The best advice we can give you is to go with an insurance broker who has been in business for a long time, and who hopefully can place your insurance with a highly-rated Ameri¬ can underwriter —for which there are theoretically some con¬ sumer safeguards. Always make sure that you actually re¬ ceive your policy. You might even call the company to confirm that the policy is-not counterfeit, as that stunt has been pulled before by a small minority of unscrupulous brokers.

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LETTERS tUlDOCKWALKERS ARE JUST TRYING TO EDUCATE I've just read your Coastal Cleanup Day article in the Sep¬ tember issue. I work for the Environmental Health Depart¬ ment for Humboldt County, and went to the Dockwalkers training for my area. I find your tone of voice and certain statements in this article absolutely abhorrent. I think the Coastal Commission, Dockwalker volunteers, and boaters alike can agree that there are many things that pollute our water — including household hazardous waste, vehicle waste, and much more. The California Coastal Commission is in charge of protecting the water of California, and the Dockwalkers program is one way that they succeed in this. Whether you agree with the California Coastal Commis¬ sion or government agencies in general, the volunteers are not at fault for any problems with the Dockwalkers program. Attacking volunteers for eating meat, wearing cotton or syn¬ thetic clothing, having a lawn, or driving to work, is not an issue, and is a completely unfair reason for putting them down. These people do not become Dockwalkers so that they can yell at or have control over boaters. The volunteers give up their weekends to help in any way they can. They should be given a pat on the back and, good heavens, thanked by mari¬ ners for doing their bit in protecting the water for all —, mari¬ ners included. The attitude portrayed in yourresponse suggests that boat¬ ers know everything and that environmentalists should go somewhere else. Guess what? Not all boaters know how to properly care for their boats while not polluting the waters. That statement should not be a shofck to anyone, as there will always be some people that are aware and others who are not. Thus Dockwalkers are just trying to educate those that are unaware, not in a condescending manner, but as peers. It is too bad that you can’t respect the work that is being done, thank the Dockwalkers for trying, and give Miriam Gor¬ don suggestions on how to improve her program instead of putting down everything it has to offer. Nobody is perfect: not boaters, environmentalists, nor the government and its pro¬ grams. Louise Jeffrey Humboldt County

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cides. Why? Would you have faith in a cosmetologist whose unkempt hair was fuU. of lice? Would you trust the medical advice of a doctor who didn’t wash his hands after a pr ostrate exam? Would you buy a suit from a tailor who had different length sleeves? You wouldn't because you'd have had good reason to believe that they either didn't know or care about their supposed area of expertise. Well, the same thing is true for fossil fuel-burning, meat-eating, lawn-mowing, pesticide as¬ sisted clothes wearing Dockwalker volunteers who either don't know or don't care about what they're professing to protect. It's as absurd as the Reverend Jessie Jackson having an ex¬ tramarital affair while ministering to President Clinton about his extramarital affair. If volunteers want to give up their weekends to help reduce water pollution, thats fine with us — as long as they're armed with facts and willing to go after the real sources of water pollution. In the meantime, they should refrain from getting in the faces of mariners, many of whom are more knowledgeable on the subject of water pollution than they. As for ourselves, we’re happy to do more than our part to reduce water pollu¬ tion, and to encourage other mariners to do the same. But we’re not going to sit back and once again allow mariners to be made scapegoats for the shortcomings of others. tUiWE'RE DOCKWALKERS

My husband and I are boatowners and boat operators. In order to become safe and responsible on the water, we took several Coast Guard Auxiliary classes — and subsequently joined the Auxiliary. We are vessel examiners and volunteer Dockwalkers for the California Coastal Commission. As Dockwalkers, we take the opportunity to chat with other boatowners — but only if they are interested or if they initiate the conversation. Our task is public education pnly. Our train¬ ing emphasizes a positive approach. We are never to criticize boaters, simply try to make them aware of their surround-

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LETTERS ings —and again, only if they want to hear it. The Dockwalker Program is supported by the California Coastal Commission and the United States Coast Guard. Dockwalkers do not have, nor will they ever have, any au¬ thority. We support a clean and green policy because it makes boating more pleasurable, and because it makes sense. We desire to leave a legacy for future generations of a marine environment that supports pleasure and commerce. We hope you'll reevaluate your reaction to the program. If your article was the result of a personal experience with a Dockwalker, we apologize on their behalf. We believe that all of us are sincere in our efforts to educate and assist the boat¬ ing public in maintaining and improving our waterways and the boating image. Bob and Faye Graham Northern California

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Even though this is my first time off Fanning Island in almost seven years, I know Latitude very well because its one of the first things I ask for when a yacht arrives. Located halfway between Hawaii and Tahiti, Fanning is one of those idyllic looking islands. We’re about 165 miles north of Christ¬ mas Island and part of the Republic of Kiribati — formerly the Gilbert and Ellis Island Colony. We have no electricity, no phone, no doctor, no plane, and no celts. But we do have one truck and one tractor. The 330 families living here are sub¬ sistence fisherman. Back when Fcinning was a plantation, it was said to be one of the most beautiful islands in the world. I'm a California surfer/sailor who came to Kiribati 23 years ago looking for good surf. Starting in '79 I lived the life of a South Seas island trader, visiting the islands by copra ship Emd surfing at every stop. I ended up getting married, and in '92 expanded our trading business to the Line Islands. Later that yeEir I became a citizen of Kiribatis. 1 also made my first visit to Fanning — and discovered both year-round, worldclass surf and a place I could call home. So I've been living here ever since. Often times I've had Edmost no money, but I've always had a rich life. Times have been changing down here. Because of the United States' Jones Act, when a Norwegian Cruise Line does its Hawaiian cruises, it has to visit at least one foreign port.

Stone Boat Yard Welcomes Back Yankee Clipper One of the classic onedesign fleets to grace the Bay was the Yankee class sloop. Established when hull#l was built in 1937 in Saugus Mass., a fleet was subsequently created in the late '40s when six Yankees were built here on the Bay. Three were built by Stone Boat Yard including the Yankee Clipper#38 shown here built by Jack Ehrhom. After some time in the Pa¬ cific Northwest, Clipper is now headed back to Stone Boat Yard for restoration and reintroduction to Bay Area waters. The plans for the Yankee class, which were created by a consulting team of W. Starling Burgess, L. Francis Herreshoff and Frank L. Paine, are here at Stone B oat Yankee

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LETTERS For many years it was Vancouver in the summer and Mexico in the winter. But about eight years ago, NCL began visiting Christmas Island. And in late '97 they 'discovered' Fanning. They have found the island to be so worthwhile for their cruises that they have built a new $400 million dollar super ship that carries 3,300 passengers and crew. NCL will soon visit Fanning weekly as part of a 7-day Hawaiian cruise. "Visit five Hawaiian Islands mid Fanning, our private paradise, a para¬ dise you may never want to leave," reads their website. NCL is in the process of spending $3 million on upgrading the island, building boardwalks, restrooms, restaurants, gift shops and such. I realize that some folks in the Western World may view this as a negative development, but a Third World country such as Kiribati views this as an opportunity. As for myself, I would like to be constructive and use the opportunity to help others living on the nearby islands who don't have the same opportunity to sell their handicrafts. Since late 1997, NCL has made about 15 exploratory visits to Fanning with the Wortft Discover and the Crystal Voyager. Every single handi¬ craft the islanders were able to make sold out in the first three hours. With a ship three times bigger than any before her about to visit every week, opportunities are opening up. For instance, there might be an opportunity for a limited group of people to form a partnership to buy a small yacht to travel among the other nearby islands — it’s a triangle of about 800 miles — trading for their handicrafts, pearls and shells that later could be sold at Fanning on cruise ship day. Members of the group could, of course, come down for a cer¬ tain part of each year to take part in the trading trips. I ex¬ pect they would be two to six week cruises covering anywhere from two to five islands. Each group could bring down all the things the islanders need — such as trading goods, medi¬ cine, educational materials and mail. If anyone is interested in such a concept and has ideas on how to bring it to reality. I'd like to hear about it. My email address is c/o pamacorbet@aol.com. (The Fanning_Island.com website is under construction). My phone is (775) 674-2999. Or mail can be sent to Chuck Corbett, Fanning Island, Re¬ public of Kiribati. Chuck Corbett Fanning Island, Republic of Kiribati Readers — Normally we wouldn't run a letter such as this, but it was filled with such interesting information that we couldn't resist.

TUI WHITE MAN S SPORT I realize sailing is a white man’s sport, but it seems to me if you are going to list all of the Bay Area talent on the Volvo Ocean Race, you were seriously remiss in not mentioning Me¬ lissa Purdy, in ‘Lectronic Latitude on the 21st. As Tiburon’s own sailing rockstar, she’s a trimmer and helmsperson on Nautor Challenge.

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smell better is just the beginning of the story. 'Lectronic is cranked out in a frenzied few minutes each morning and isn't meant to be the definitive anything. On the 21st, we reeled off the names of John Kostecki, Mark Rudiger, and Dee Smith, because they were all skippers or honchos aboard their Volvo Round the World Race boats. We take um¬ brage at the suggestion we might have been deliberately snub¬ bing Melissa Purdy, who besides being a great sailor, makes our son's favorite pizza at her Waypoint Pizza on Main Street in Tiburon. Say, we just received a couple of messages from Melissa aboard America Sports Too on the Volvo Race: "Its been a week on the boat now, and we're only allowed one email per week. We've had some highlights and many mis¬ haps. We blew up our chute at the starting line, so we failed in our goal of not embarrassing ourselves. Then it was my turn to drive. I sailed from way behind to pass Kostecki and illbruck. like he was a constipated turtle. I snapped some photos. A couple of days later, we slowly started falling behind. Pres¬ ently we're only in front of one of the other seven boats and about 50 miles behind the rest. Unlike the brochures, we've been sailing upwind almost the entire time, in conditions rang¬ ing from no wind to 30+ knots with big, choppy waves. Half the crew was booting over the side. I couldn't sleep for two days, Ijust held myself in my bunk to stop from launching on each pounding wave. During those conditions we pretty much lost all our electronics. Things are slowly returning to normal, so we can receive a little weather. The satellite dish in the bow is no go. Tactically we haven't done anything brilliant, but we haven't done anything stupid either. We lost ground to the boys because we were girly — meaning overly cautious with the sails and rig. And naturally we had to take time out for our nails and hair to be done. Actually, hygiene on the boat is just as I thought it would be. We're salty and sweaty, and our un¬ derwear, T-shirts, and socks are on the verge of being gnarly. No nudity yet. We share food bowls with the same freeze-dried mash potatoes, rice, and pasta everyday. I personally haven't cooked anything yet, although I did try to make hot drinks. It took me about two hours. Otherwise, I'mjust sailing and grow¬ ing some dreads under my salty cap. After falling behind the fleet, we girls are starting to become more competitive. I wish we pushed everything a bit harder because we'd do better." And another message from Melissa arrived a week later: "Please don't let our pizza patrons down! All I think about is pizza. What it would taste like and how wonderful it would be to chat at the bar over afine glass ofEschelon. You don't know how good that is until you're out in the middle of the Atlantic struggling to stagger across the boat to pee off the back of a monster wave, and hoping things will calm down before you have to poo. All we have to drink is warm water in this 100° heat or some rancid Jungle Juice. Even our vitamins went off in the heat. The highlight of each watch is the hot beverages, and I am now an expert at blending the powdered milk with the bitter coffee to make a fine cup. Despite all the difficulties, I must be out here because I like the sailing and the company for the most part. We finally made it out of the doldrums. Un¬ fortunately, we entered them sixth of seven boats, and after many days of no wind to 20-knot thunderstorms, we exited fighting for last place. There is definitely room for improve¬ ment. Now we are heading to some islands off the coast of Brazil. Tonight we cross the Equator and will have the tradi¬ tional ceremony. I am the designated driver."

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Jim & Rita —According to Tom List of List Marine, there are a number of advantages to saildrives — which is why they are found on so many new boats. Here are some of them: 1) Saildrives are very compact, while traditional engine and shaft combinations are eight to 10 feet long. 2) Saildrives are easy and less expensive to install on round bottom boats, and don't require as much precision. 3) Saildrives have level thrust, while traditional shafts put out thrust at a downward angle. 4) Saildrives don't have stuffing boxes or struts, so they are sim¬ pler and have fewer alignment and vibration problems. 5) Saildrives are popular on racing boats because they are com¬ pact and therefore can easily be positioned in the middle of the boat for centralized weight. On the negative side, up until recently, you couldn't use a saildrive on an engine of more than 50 hp—at least you couldn't and keep the warranty in effect. Yanmar, however, has or is about to market a 75 hp version. In addition, the alloy saildrives are more susceptible to damage by corrosion if the zincs aren't kept in good shape.

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IT llj/CLASS VIDEOS Are you aware of any source for commercial videos that may have been made of the restored J/Class boats, or some of the big boat races that are held in the Caribbean and Med? Latitude as well as other sailing publications have run ar¬ ticles and photos on these boats, but it would be nice to be able to watch them in action. Denis Neumann Redwood Shores

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SIGHTINGS medd vs. mexico Somebody did somebody wrong in the Sea of Cortez on August 12. Bob Medd of the Sidney, British Colombia-based Aloha 34 TLC, claims it was two young Mexican fishermen. He says they pulled alongside in a panga, asked for water, boarded his boat while he was down below, knocked him out with a rock, slit his throat with his serrated bread knife, and left him to die while his boat ran aground. The 53-year old Medd claims he woke up two days later, discovered that his throat had been slit, and was then rescued by four Mexican fishermen, who took him to the hospital in Santa Rosalia. Or else it was Medd who did Mexicans in general and panga fisher¬ men in particular wrong, by falsely accusing them of an atrocity, continued on outside column of next sightings page

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illbruck wins “I’m very pleased with our perfor¬ mance,” said illbruck Challenge skipper John Kostecki. Typical understatement for the soft-spoken Northern Californian ex-pat who grew up sailing our local wa¬ ters and now heads the German-based sailing team favored to win the Volvo Round the World Race. Translated into Latitude-ese, it was an epic victory snatched from the jaws of defeat at the 11th hour of the homestretch. Illbruckled for most of the 7,350-mile first leg, which

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Bob Medd’s ‘TLC’ was found by cruisers several days after fishermen found Bob. Holed and heavily damaged, it was left on the beach. _ cruisers. 2) Nelson Talamantes, head of the Red Cross in Santa Rosalia, said that while he was helping Medd into an ambulance, Medd told him — as well as Manuel Ojeda Espinosa and Jose Luis Gerardo Gaxiola — that his throat had been hurt by a cable in a boating accident. Medd made no mention to them of being attacked. The first Talamantes heard about "pirates" is when he read it in a newspaper two days later. 3) The slit neck wound appeared, according to Talamantes, to be .superficial, which is why Medd didn't bleed to death in the several days following the alleged attack. 4) Dr. Jose De Jesus Mayoral Lopez’, Medd's attending physician in Santa Rosalia, said that Medd told him and the others on duty that he'd been hurt during a boating accident. 5) Medd's son-in-law, Chris Dusseault, said that doctors told him that Medd's heart stopped twice while: in the Santa Rosalia hospital. Nonetheless, Medd waited for Dusseault to drive all the way to Santa Rosalia from Las Vegas, then rode with him 18 more hours to get to California. If your heart had stopped twice, would you drive 18 hours through the desolate Baja desert to get to California? And even if you did, would you continue to drive right past San Diego without stopping at any one of several first rate hospitals? (They did stop in San Clemente.) 6) Medd first claimed he had been robbed of $10,000(Canadian) in cash during the incident. Later on, he claimed it was^$ 100,000 in cash. On September 9, he retracted the $100,000 claim and said he'd been robbed of $40,000. 7) When asked why he was carrying $ 100,000 aboard his boat, Medd said, "Banking there (in Mexico) isn't as easy as it is in Canada." This ignores the fact that a single guy could cruise off the interest of $ 100,000 left in a Canadian bank, and few other cruisers in Mexico carry more

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than a couple of thousand dollars at a time. 8) Edwin Sozueta-Larious, a public investigator in Santa Rosalia, said that Medd told him the pirates had taken $5,000 U.S. from his boat. Medd also said that he was headed to Santa Rosalia to get money to buy groceries. If he already had $5,000, why did he need money for groceries.

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The response by Medd, his family, and friends, has been denial and outrage. Medd accused Mexico of trying to cover up a horrible crime in order not to hurt tourism. Medd's ex-wife Marion Taylor said that Bob liked to embellish things a little, but that she had no doubt he was telling the truth. Wayne Barnes, a former co-worker, said that Medd liked to garnish stories and liked Scotch. Of course, that would put him in a class of tens of millions — if not the majority of adults in the civilized world. Barnes also said it's possible that Medd could have

Washington State's official tall ship, the Lady Washington, passed beneath the Golden Gate last month, escorted by the square tops'l ketch Hawaiian Chieftain \ and our own state's official tall ship, Cali¬ fornian. It served as a small preview of things to come. Next summer — on Wednesday, August 28 to be exact — an

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previews summer arrivals eye-popping procession of international square-riggers and other traditionallyragged vessels will enter the Bay in single file, marking the beginning of a spectacu¬ lar, six-day tall ships festival. Stay tuned for a complete preview of the multi-port Tall Ships Challenge 2002, which will soon appear in these pages.

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been robbed of $100,000, because at one time he knew him to have $150,000. Perhaps the biggest argument op Medd's side is that there is no obvious reason why anyone would run their uninsured boat ashore, then slash their own throat. In early October, Latitude received the following letter from Terry Dukes: "My girlfriend Tracy and I sailed with Bob Medd for three weeks earlier this year. But a few things didn't add up in Bob s explanation of the attack. First, he said he was sleeping down below when he was attacked. [Editor's note: This information was given to us late in our pubishing cycle as a ‘correction’ to the ‘misconception’ that Medd's at¬ tack was preceded by two guys pulling up and asking for water.] The truth is Bob never sleeps below, but rather in the cockpit— especially in the summer heat of Baja. Second, Latitude's article stated that Medd separated from his buddy on Viva by motoring to charge his batteries. Bob would not have done that because he hated using fuel unneces¬ sarily — he was very frugal with his cash whilst we were onboard — especially as his buddyboating friend on Viva had a petrol generator that Bob was constantly borrowing to get his engine started after flat¬ tening his batteries. Third, on the last night we sailed with Bob, he told us that he was dying of cancer, and that when the pain got to be too much he was going to commit suicide and let his boat sail off to wher¬ ever. We have received emails from other cruisers that we made friends with in Mexico who say there are other inconsistencies in Bob's sto¬ ries. One is that he tells everyone that his wife died of cancer some time ago, but she's actually alive and well in Canada. I personally think that this was a botched suicide attempt, and that Medd is now using the story of being attacked by panga fisherman to get sympathy from cruisers. His story has a detrimental effect on the sailing community, scaring everyone for probably no reason at all. I do not want to sound to uncaring, but this matter should be looked into more thoroughly — especially if people are donating money to him." A fund was set up for Medd, and nearly $10,000 has been collected. We — who had publicized Medd's fund in an earlier issue — at¬ tempted to contact him, but the best we could do was reach Cheryl Brown, a family friend. Here are her replies to our inquiries: October 15: "I will pass your questions on to Bob. He is down in the States in a cabin for some much needed R&R and is unable to be reached at this time. I will forward your, email to him. Bob does not have cancer. This has been brought up before, but it’s a result of people mixing up Bob with his brother — who did die of pancreatic cancer in the '90s. The doctors back Bob's story in regards to his wounds 100%. He had no reason to commit suicide, as he is a very happy man who was fulfilling his lifelong dream. He has a family that he loves very much, and is happily awaiting the birth of his second grandchild in May. The stories that arise amaze me!” October 22: 'Your note and Terry Duke's letter has been forwarded, but Bob is still at a cabin in Whitefish, Montana, where there is no access to email. Hopefully, he will be back in time to respond for your November issue, but I cannot guarantee anything. In the accusatory article, it mentions that Bob was sleeping below. He was not sleeping at the time of the attack, but was actually sailing. 4s for his wife, Bob has told people that it was just him and his girls — meaning his daugh¬ ters _in his life. Bob does not consider his ex-wife to be family, as they have been divorced for 20 years or so. But they are very close friends. His ex has been very supportive of him throughout this entire incident. Again, I stress that Bob is healthy and does not have cancer. It is amazing, however, how many people have contacted us with simi¬ lar type stories. This is actually more common that I would have ever imagined." Is Bob Medd telling the truth or did he fabricate the story? There s no way for us to know for sure. All we do know is that somebody — be it Medd or the fishermen of Mexico — are the victims of a grave mis¬ deed. November. 2001 •

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On September 10, the National Park Service and National Endowment for the Arts awarded more than $13 million in ‘Save America’s Treasures’ grants de¬ signed to help preserve and protect this country’s irreplaceable cultural heritage. Among West Coast maritime recipients of grant moneys were the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in Alameda ($150,000) and the San Diego Maritime Museum’s steam ferry Berkeley ($200,000).

quick turn of the helm, 1 can throw anybody off their feet," says Bill. His best speed on the light air day was a sizzling 15 knots. Anderson's goal is to sail to the Caribbean the winter after this and do six-pack charters with the boat.

wounded cruiser on the mend We have filled in some gaps in a story we first reported last month — that of a German cruiser who had been shot aboard his boat while at anchor in Sua, Ecuador. Here are the facts as we understand them. continued on outside column of next sightings page

SIGHTINGS cruiser on mend — cont’d After dark on July 8, three pirates operating from a small panga boarded an unoccupied Ecuadorean yacht named Scorpiche. This Hunter 41 shared the anchorage with, among others, Tim Crosby's Ericson C36 DDU2 and Deiter Langer's 31 -ft Sea Spirit ketch Ala Di Saba. Among items taken from Scorpiche was a .38 revolver. The three men then boarded. Ala Di Saba, apparently thinking it, too, was unoccupied. Instead, the two who climbed aboard (the third man stayed in the panga) encountered Langer, who had been sleeping below. A struggle ensued, and Langer was shot point blank in the chest with the stolen .38. The pirates then took off at high speed. Meanwhile, Crosby vtas re¬ turning to his boat in- his inflat¬ able. He spotted the speeding ife panga about the same time they spotted him. The pirates swerved and rammed Crosby's inflatable, When the bullet hits the bone — Dieter Langer turned (amid much shouting) and shows where pirates shot him in July. rammed him again. Then they sped off into the night. Tim made no connection to any bigger picture until he arrived back on his boat and got a call from Dieter on the VHF. "Timo,” he said. "I've been shot. They have shot me." A million thoughts were roaring through Crosby's mind as he rowed as fast as he could to Dieter's boat 100 meters away: Were the pirates still around? How do I get him ashore? How do I stop the bleeding? Is he still alive? What he found was his friend in the cockpit, covered with a sleeping bag and appearing to be asleep. When Tim asked, "Dieter, where are you hit?" the German pulled the sleeping bag away, revealing a bullet hole in the center of his chest. Though horrified, Tim was relieved to see there was very little bleeding. Most of the rest of the night was like something out of a Hunter Thompson novel — a mad dash through the night with four . Ecuadoreans in a battered pickup. The first place they stopped, the "doctor" started probing the wound with a metal tube — actually stick¬ ing it down into the bullet hole — and no anesthetic. He recommended another facility 25 km away. So it was back in the truck and down more bumpy dirt roads. Dieter was finally seen by competent medical help. An x-ray re¬ vealed the .38 slug wedged within inches of the heart, lung and aorta — but incredibly not having damaged any of them. Because it was in such a precarious spot, all the doctors recommended leaving the bul¬ let right where it was. An EKG confirmed that Dieter's heart was okay. "He will be all right," a doctor told Tim. "He is not in any danger.” Tim and the Ecuadoreans drove back to Sua and got drunk. Langer returned to his boat a few days later and made a steady recovery. In fact, by the time he returned to Germany in early Septem¬ ber (Crosby watched Ala Di Saba — 'wing of hope' in Italian/Malay¬ sian), he was almost back to normal. Fortunately, a friend of Dieter's back in Germany is a internation¬ ally noted heart specialist. He concurred with the Ecuadorean doctors that the bullet was not causing any problems, but if it shifted, it could easily chafe through a vein — in which case Dieter would bleed to death internally in about 5 minutes. The delicate surgical procedure to remove the slug was performed successfully on October 5. After extraction and examination, the sur¬ geon realized that the bullet took a big deflection after passing through continued on outside column of next sightings page

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great american II The trimaran Great American II sped on toward a spot in history last month, j You’ll recall that Rich Wilson and Bill Biewenga sailed the 53-ft Nigel Irens de¬ sign out of New York’s Chelsea Piers on September 19, bound nonstop for Melbourne, Australia, 14,000 miles away. As of mid-October, they were one day ahead of the track of the Mandarin. Headed for the Australian Gold Rush with a full load of prospectors, that American clipper set the existing record of 69 days, i 14 hours in 1856, and has held it ever since. In the first weeks of the 2001 voyage, light air allowed the clipper’s ghost to gain a two-day lead on the trimaran. Fortu¬ nately, the northeast trades finally kicked ; in, giving Wilson and Biewenga the steady i breeze they needed to up the pace. They have since experienced the va-

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garies of the Doldrums — no wind one minute followed by a 40-knot squall the next. At last report, they were off Brazil. To break the record. Great American will have to arrive in Melbourne before November 25. To follow their progress, visit www.SitesAUVE.com.

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saved his life. We talked to Dieter in mid-October, only 10 days after the surgery, and he sounded robust and optimistic as ever. (He credits a positive outlook through the whole ordeal to his swift recovery.) We also learned that Langer is quite a character. Trained as an engineer, he has flown single-engine aircraft around the world twice and driven around once. In fact,, he so enjoyed his early-'80s sojourn around America that he moved here and lived for the last 15 years in Long Beach and Newport Beach. Two years ago, he took a sailing course at Orange COast College Sailing Center, and is currently 18 months into his fourth circumnavi¬ gation, this time by water. Both Langer and Crosby —- who met in PV in June, 2000, while waiting out the hurricane season — stress that the incident has not influenced their attitude toward the Ecuadorean people in the least. "They are really wonderful As for the bandidos, they were never caught (Crosby heard that some arrests were made, although it turned out not to be the men involved in the shooting.) The .38 revolver did turn up in the black market in Guayaquil, and has since been returned to the owner of continued on outside column of next sightings page_._

Above, Tim Crosby and Dieter. Spread, ‘Ala di Saba’ anchored off Sua, Ecuador. Langer learned to sail two years ago at the Orange Coast Col¬ lege School of Sailing and SeamanshipinNewport. _ _

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SIGHTINGS recovering — cont’d Scorpiche. Crosby reports there was another pirate attack on September 25 north of Esmeralda,s (southwest of Sua). But like most in this part of the world, it involved heavily-armed men attacking a fishing boat and stealing four outboard motors. Two fishermen were reportedly killed by the pirates. "Dieter was the first instance of pirates attacking cruising boats, which is why Dieter and I feel it was more likely a shore-based oppor¬ tunist group," writes Crosby. Dieter was headed back to his boat — a wooden Angleman design built in Japan in 1965 — right after we talked. He should be back aboard as you read this. While he holds no grudges or fears from the "friendly and wonder¬ ful" locals, part of his mission in Southern California was to see if a car alarm system could be adapted to marine use. He was to rig an infra¬ red beam somehow so that anything that tripped it would set off an alarm and/or siren — "not only something that would scare them, but that would wake me!" , He also planned a small ritual with Tim Crosby, the friend wfto had saved his life. "We will get together, make a toast, and I will throw the bullet into the water right off the boat," he says. "I want to leave it — and its memory — in Sua."

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SIGHTINGS Juliette slams baja Romeo and Juliet was a love story. Hurricane Juliette, which slammed into southern Baja in late September, was not. Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Santa Rosalia, and San Carlos, were all victims to some extent. Fortunately, the powerful Category 4 hurricane had already lost about 25 of its maximum 125 knots before touching land. Also good news is that relatively few boats were seriously damaged, and Baja is quickly bouncing back for the upcoming season. Long time residents of Cabo Sain Lucas, the popular first stop and ——- vacation resort at the tip of Baja, say that Juliette is the most destructive storm to hit them in as long as anyone can remember. Only a few years ago, a 100-knot hurricane passed right over the city, but this one was worse. The difference is that Juliette — the eye of which came ashore about 30 miles to the west at Todos Santos — hung around with hurricane force winds, gigantic surf, and torrential rain for nearly 36 hours. The wind and seas hit Cabo from the east and southeast, which meant the monster waves hit the bay's beaches and harbor entrance almost head on. Despite all this, very few recreational boats suf¬ fered much damage, and only one person — an overconfident gringo surfer — died near the wa¬ ter. Perhaps the most dramatic aftereffect of the storm is that the long, wide and gently curving continued on outside column of next sightings page

SIGHTINGS Juliette — cont’d beach at Cabo has been changed. Thanks to more than 20 inches of rain in 24 hours, what was once a gentle arroyo leading to the bay became a 20-foot deep riverbed, down which countless tons of earth and debris flowed on their way into the bay. The once crescent-shaped bay now has an alluvial fan peninsula that sticks some 150 or so yards into the middle of the bay! The ferocious surf also eliminated much of the beach. If you're familiar with beach bars such as The Office, Las Palmas, and The Reef— where the Ha-Ha Beach Party is usually held — they no longer exist. What was once a wide beach in places such as in front of the Melia Hotel have reportedly been reduced to a narrow strip of sand and lots of rock. The mooring buoys in front of the Haci¬ enda and other hotels were also washed away. Lovers Beach, out by the point, disappeared. Despite these big changes, locals are noticing continued on outside column of next sightings page

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going “That's why I always do that trick first!" said juggler/author Ray Jason after be¬ ing told most emphatically that the does not allow the Encinal YC flaming objects. So juggling of to bowling balls, he switched was Latitude's The occasion ico Crew List annual MexKickoff and Reand Ha-Ha held at EYC on union Party, spite screw; October 10. De¬ pps in the Crew List, more showed up, ' than 300 people of the larg-

SIGHTINGS south est and, by most accounts, most success¬ ful parties ever. In addition to Jason, whose also signed copies of his new book Tales of a Sea Gypsy, there were a num¬ ber of exhibitors present. In one demon¬ stration, Cherie Sogsthand Jean Leitner got to pull the ripcord on a huge liferaft (inset) provided by Sal's Inflatables. (Alas, we missed the Coast Guard this year ; they were too busy with their new mission to attend.) Cherie and Jean were among I those looking for a crewing spot for the : Baja Ha-Ha. We hope they — and eveiy< one headed south — found one!

juliette — cont’d signs that the beaches are already slowly returning to normal. The tremendous surf raised havoc in the harbor, also. A 20-footgap was carved in the breakwater that juts out on the starboard side next to the Hacienda Hotel, and the old cannery fuel pier across the way was decimated. Farther in on the port side, Marina de Bajas was de¬ stroyed, and thanks to barges and other vessels that had broken loose, Cabo Isle Marina docks K, L and M were also damaged. For five days, residents of Cabo had to make do without water, electricity, or phone service. Without electricity for refrigeration, food went bad and only one restaurant stayed open. The worst shock of all, however, was when the city exhausted its fuel supply, leaving everyone stranded. Fortu¬ nately, Cabo Isle Marina got their fuel pumps working again in less than a week. With the roads to the outside world badly damaged, a ferry was dispatched each day from La Paz with critical supplies. When we talked to Tim Scharf of Cabo Isle Marina on October 24, he reported that Cabo was quickly on the mend. Cabo Isle Marina had all their docks open and working again — most with water and electricity — and were hosting the big Bisbee Fishing Tournament. Marina de Bajas had six boats back in makeshift berths — although their fuel dock and about half of their original docks are completely gone. The gap in the breakwater was being filled in, the mooring buoys were be¬ ing replaced jn the bay, and the beaches were slowly reforming on their own. Although there were a couple of detours, the roads to the airport and La Paz were open once again, and air service had long since been restored. Scharf says the hotels and restaurants are at about 85%, with additional progress being made each day. "Most cruisers will hardly notice any difference," he noted. Scharf did have two cautions, however, for arriving cruisers. The first is to be careful when dropping the hook at the traditional pre¬ ferred anchorage in the eastern part of the bay. There s lots of new earth on the bottom, and Scharf hasn't had time to check how good it is for holding. In addition, there was still quite a bit of debris in the water, so he urged slow dinghy speeds through the harbor at night. The one bit of good news is that there might — no guarantees be more berths available than normal open at Cabo Isle Marina, partly because of 9/11 and partly because of Juliette. "With word getting out that Cabo is almost back to full speed, I'm expecting the tourist season to really pick up,” he says. “ Because of 9/11, many people think Mexico, being close and safe, is going to be a veiy popular destination for win¬ ter vacations." ' Despite getting hit with lighter winds and from a direction that kept fetch to a minimum, there was much more damage to boats in La Paz than in Cabo. But as was the case in Cabo, boats in established mari¬ nas — meaning Marina de La Paz and Marina Palmira endured the storm with little or no damage. The problem areas were out in the anchorage and at the Astilleros Marina diy storage, where much of the damage was preventable. Pete Boyce, Jr., of the Sabre 402 Edelweiss III, stayed aboard his boat in Marina Palmira during the night of the 27th. He reports it blew a steady 60 knots — not quite hurricane force — with a high gust of 76 knots. Some boats in the magote anchorage reported 80+ knots. In addition to the wind, it rained about 24 inches — /bout 18 months’ worth for normally parched La Paz. Boyce says he never felt in danger, and that his only fear was locking masts with a neighboring boat. According to Boyce, five boats — several of them derelicts that had been on moorings or at anchor — sank. Ten or more broke loose or dragged up on the beach, most of them salvageable. In fact, there was a major turnout by volunteers to refloat the beached boats. Another observer said that Time Machine was the only "shiny" boat in the an¬ chorage that looked like a total loss. The worst — and probably the most preventable damage occurred at Astilleros Marina dry storage. Many people assume that Astilleros is part of Marina Palmira. At one time a Mexican businessman named Felix did own Marina Palmira, the hotel on the site, and the Astilleros continued on outside column of next sightings page

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Marina dry storage. He ran into financial trouble, however, so the bank has owned Marina Palmira for the last several years. Felix continues to own the hotel and Astilleros dry storage. Seven months ago, he leased 10 of the 110 dry storage spots to Jim 'Baja Bash' Elfers, formerly of Coast Chandlery in Cabo, to become Coast Marine Services, and en¬ tirely different company. It was at Felix’s Astilleros Marina dry storage that 23 boats were damaged, either from being knocked over, dismasted or being banged into. In all likelihood, most of the damage could have been prevented if both the yard and the boatowners had taken common sense precau¬ tions. Despite the fact that the $4 ft/month storage yard is not paved, the legs on the jacks used to hold the boats up had no 'feet'. The round tubes just projected into the ground — and were pushed deeper into soil softened by nearly two year's worth of rain in one day. Shame on the boatyard for not having feet on the jacks, and shame on boatowners for either not noticing or just accepting the arrangement. Furthermore, some boatowners didn't even take the basic step of removing major windage,from their boats — including roller furling jibs. Can you imagine what effect a big jib unfurling in 75 knot \Vinds has on the stability of a boat resting on jacks? We don't mean to be critical, but boatowners should have known to remove such windage, and the yard owner should have required it. This is particularly critical for boats placed close enough together to begin a domino effect. As of the 24th, Elfers reported that all but one of the boats were back upright — but it hadn't come cheaply. As the yard only carries liability insurance and requires all boats in storage to have their own insurance, individual owners had to pony up $3,000 apiece to have two cranes lift their vessels back upright. According to a rough esti¬ mate by Elfers, about half of the boats suffered relatively minor dam¬ age, while the other half had significant damage. One boat had two holes punched in her hull from the jacks, the only one Elfers feels might get totalled. About seven boats were dismasted, and many had caprail and rubrail damage. Whether the damage is large or small, many boats are going to miss out on much of the cruising season. As for the town of La Paz, it suffered lots of mud damage, but is now pretty much on its feet again. Further to the north in Baja, boats tied up at Santa Rosalia's ma¬ rina bailed out after significant storm surge began to come in, but did fine on the hook. Even further north at Conception Bay, Smokey Ford of the Bremerton, Washington-based Hans Christian 38 Charisma, said some boats at the south end of the bay recorded 85 knots — a figure we find hard to believe — from the south, but also made out because there wasn't any fetch. Ford, who was further north in the bay at Santispac, said he had four-foot swells for about 12 hours, but man¬ aged. Ford noted that as he headed south and time went on, the water clarity improved greatly. A five year vet of the warm summer waters of Baja, he complained however, that it was getting "so cold” he was hav¬ ing to wear a wetsuit to swim. "So cold” being 80 degrees. By the time Juliette got to San Carlos on the mainland, she had lost much of her punch. Boats in the marina and dry storage did fine, but a few anchored or moored-out boats, including some that weren't tended, had to be saved or went on the beach. A charter boat full of scuba divers tried to outrun what was left of Juliette, and sank. Every¬ one survived, but only after spending many hours treading water. Where do you want to be during a hurricane in the Sea of Cortez? Having survived several direct hits, Cabo Isle Marina has proved that it was well-built and is well-managed. The marinas in La Paz, thanks in part to the limited fetch in the bay, have also shown themselves to be safe. The anchorage in La Paz, like all anchorages, is only as good as those on the hook or on moorings. It’s a considerable risk. We sure wouldn't want to be on the hard at Astilleros — at least until such time as both the management and boatowners change their habits and start taking weather risks seriously. The odds of weathering a tropical blow on the hook increase the further north one gets in the Sea, as invariably the storms by then have lost much of their destructive force.

It is so common to find ship remains under the streets of San Francisco that every big planning project has to include an archeological study. Buildings going up where ships might lie must hire an archeologist and plan for delays if and when any ship remains are discovered. The latest example of marine archeol¬ ogy in action took place at the corner of Battery and Clay Streets in September. Construction on an 11-story, 350-room hotel unearthed the last mortal remains of the General Harrison, a gold rush ship that hasn’t been seen in almost 100 years. You wouldn’t know it to look at her — she burned to the waterline during the big fire of 1851, so all that remains of the ship herself are the bottom planks, some frames and some copper sheathing — but the Harrison is “the last of the famous ships” says archeologist Allen Pastron. “I’ve been waiting to see this ship for a long time,” says Pastron, who founded the Oakland-based archeological firm Archeo Tech 25 years ago. “In fact, I’ve eaten at Yang Sing (a restaurant torn down to make way for the new construction) prob¬ ably 100 times. And every time, I’d think, “That ship is under here somewhere and maybe someday I’ll get to see her." Pastron digs ships, literally. The Harrison marks his fourth major ship dig since 1978. (That’s when he helped un¬ earth the 1840s whaler Lydia near Pac Bell Park. He’s also worked on the Will¬ iam Gray, uncovered near Levi’s Plaza in . 1980, and the iron steamer City of Sydney). A bit more than a dozen gold rush ships have been uncovered in mod¬ ern times. And perhaps that many more still lie beneath the streets. Few have been anticipated as eagerly as the Harrison. Built in 1840 in Massachusetts and named for General — later President — William Henry Harrison (the Tippecanoe guy), the Harrison sailed to San Francisco in 1849. Like most other ships, she was abandoned by passengers and crew as soon as she arrived. She ended her days as a floating warehouse. Once Pastron and his team gridded the ship off and began sifting through the mud, they immediately started hitting ‘paydirt.’ Gold Rush-era penny-pipes were plentiful. They also recovered some cop¬ per plating, ships’ nails, Italian glass ‘trad¬ ing’ beads — and several crates of French wine with the bottles (and wine) still in¬ tact. Some items will go to museums, some may be displayed in the lobby of the new hotel. As for the Harrison, after the monthlong excavation, she went back into hibernation, covered back up until some other lucky archeologist gets to look at her in another 100 years or so.

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SIGHTINGS a funny thing happened on the way to the ha-ha Two boats headed to San Diego for the start of the Baja Ha-Ha had an interesting adventure this year. Bob and Pat Norquist on the Tayana 48 Indigo were about 5 miles out of Oceanside, headed south in thick

Right, Barklington and Baja Bob. Bob’s the one on the left. Above, Barkly demon¬ strates his scare-the-living-crap-out-of-the-cruisers routine. fog about a mile off shore when they spotted what appeared to be a floating backpack barely visible to seaward. They called buddy boaters Susan and John Pazera on the Tayana 42 Compania, who were follow¬ ing a half mile behind, and asked them to take a look. “We spotted the object and motored over to it,” says Susan. “I was keeping an eye on it through the binoculars. Pretty soon, I could make out a few details — like a bald head. And I started to get this really bad feeling. ...” Convinced they had found a body, Compania called Indigo, which immediately turned around and rendezvoused near the object. Fortu¬ nately, by that time Susan and John were close enough that they could see it wasn’t a real person, but a lifelike, flesh-colored dummy dressed in military ‘camos’ and a PFD. Though everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the adventure was only half over. Indigo put in a call to the Coast Guard, who surprised them by asking that they retrieve the dummy, and that the Oceanside Har¬ bor Patrol boat would be out directly to pick it up. That’s when they noticed the explosive devices. Well, at least they looked like explosive devices — two dynamite-size cylindrical objects strapped to each side of the dummy’s head. A call back to the Coasties assured them that nothing on the dummy would blow up, so they attached a halyard and heaved away. Barklington — the name written above the dummy’s pocket — turned out to be full of water and therefore very heavy, but they finally wrestled him aboard. The ‘dynamite’ turned out to be two flashlights. Barklington turned out to be a well-used Marine Corps mannequin, though what he was doing AWOL a mile offshore, neither the Coast Guard nor Oceanside Harbor Patrol could say. A good guess involved their arrival in Oceanside the previous day amid a huge Naval exer¬ cise, complete with amphibious landings by hovercraft on the beaches at Camp Pendleton. Though he only stayed awhile, Barklington endeared himself to his continued on outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS funny thing — cont’d rescuers. Being the typical crew sort — he didn’t do much, but didn’t complain, either — the The Norquists thought about stowing him away to be the Ha-Ha mascot or something. But the Harbor Patrol soon arrived to whisk him away, leaving the two Tayanas to turn south into the fog once more, no doubt wondering what other surprises lay ahead.

how can you be a sailboat? In early October, the security guys on the oil rigs just south of Sable Island, off Halifax, picked up a vessel headed their way at high speed and in thick fog. Being on high alert for anything unusual, they put out a call: "Vessel at Latitude 43 degrees 30 minutes North, Longitude 60 de¬ grees 27 minutes West, on heading of 80 degrees, this is the oil rig about five miles ahead of you. Be advised that you must give this rig a clearance of at least two miles at your closest point of approach. The call came back: "This is the vessel PlayStation. Acknowledged." Five minutes goes by. Radar on the oil rig and support vessels now shows the approaching vessel is not going in a straight line, but is on a course that varies b'ack and forth almost like they are purposely gently zigzagging to avoid detection — or interception? Another call goes out. "Vessel approaching the rig south of Sable Island, your course is varying and you are not consistently headed to give us a CPA of two miles. Why do you keep changing course?" "Sable Island rig, this is PlayStation. Give us a break, we are a sail¬ ing vessel and have to vary our heading as conditions change. Another minute goes by. "PlayStation, Sable Island. You say you're a sailboat? How can you be a sailboat — our radar track shows your speed at 27-30 knots?" "Oil Rig, PlayStation. We are a 125-ft catamaran on an attempt to break the record for the fastest trans-Atlantic passage under sail." Only a moment of silence this time. "Is that Steve Fossett's boat?" "Affirmative." "Okay, PlayStation. . . . Are you aware that there is a storm forecast for tonight and the warnings are for 55 knots?" "Oil Rig, PlayStation — thanks for the warning. As it turns out, that is exactly why we re here. We are trying to stay in front of that storm all the way to England. We hope to be long gone before you see that 55 knots." "PlayStation, Oil Rig — Roger, best of luck with the record. (For the complete story o/PlayStation's very successful trans-Atlan¬ tic passage, see the article starting on page 120. — Ed)

coast watch The role of the Coast Guard in national security continues to evolve in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11. In this months Coast Watch. Lt. Commander Tim Sullivan departs from the regular for¬ mat of search-and-rescue summaries (p bring us up to speed on what’s

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going on for the men in white. The Coast Guard has implemented a prototype program called bea Marshals in San Francisco Bay. The program is similar in concept to the Air Marshals program. In the Sea Marshal program, armed Coast Guard personnel provide security assistance to masters and pilots ot commercial vessels transiting in and out of San Francisco Bay. Sea Marshals provide security on the bridge and other control stations, but do not provide navigational assistance or conduct vessel inspections Sea Marshals board selected vessels either with the pilots offshore prior td entering San Francisco Bay, or at the pier for outgoing continued on outside column of next sightings page_

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SIGHTINGS coast watch — cont’d transits. In order to facilitate the Sea Marshal program and to provide greater notice for the Captain of the Port, commercial ships are now required to give notice 96 hours prior to arrival into one of our ports. We are still conducting increased security patrols and are working with industry to provide increased safety and inspection for all deep draft vessels and probably will be for the foreseeable future. The Captain of the Port has enacted security zones in the vicinity of San Francisco and Oakland International Airports. As a result, boat¬ ers must remain well clear of both airports — as of this writing, 1,800 yards around Oakland Airport and 2,000 yards around San Francisco Airport. Boaters transiting to and from San Leandro Marina are re¬ quested to use particular caution as the area north of the marked chan¬ nel boundary is within the Oakland Airport security zone. Intentional violations of these zones may result in fines or imprisonment. All of the foregoing means you may be seeing and interacting with Coast Guard vessels more frequently, and we ask that all mariners bear with us during this time of crisis. We again ask for your help by using your local knowledge of the Bay and your moorings — bq alert for suspicious activities in and around port facilities, shipping, or the major bridges. Report any unusual or suspicious activity to the Coast Guard via telephone (TlEFSQQ-STSl) or radio, or simply contact 911. On another subject, we once again remind boaters that large com¬ mercial vessels are not required to, and generally do not monitor chan¬ nel 16 when they are under the auspices of the San Francisco Vessel Traffic system. They are exempt from guarding Channel 16 because VTS uses channel 13 (bridge to bridge channel) in the Bay. Since VHF channel 16 is designated as an international hailing and distress fre¬ quency, many boaters regard channel 16 as the "hailing frequency" to call a deep-draft vessel, towing vessel, or ferry within the Bay. Chances are they won't hear you because they aren't, under their exemption, guarding that channel. You're better off trying channel 13. On still another subject, the Federal Government’s fiscal year ended September 30 (and the new one began October 1). Although all data is not yet in, here some annual statistics you may find interesting. Dur¬ ing the past Fiscal Year, Coast Guard Group San Francisco responded to 2,299 search and rescue (SAR) cases. Approximately 35% of these were due to engine failure. Abouf 7% were ‘uncorrelated distress’ or hoax mayday calls. These cost taxpayers thousands of dollars on wasted sorties and personnel time, not to mention the risk to our personnel and equipment. Also, if we're sending our limited resources to respond to one of these hoaxes, we are not able to provide the necessary port security, law enforcement or search and rescue you all pay for and deserve. Please help us by encouraging your fellow mariners (and chil¬ dren) to use both our radios and signaling devices appropriately. Occurring this past month (October 1st through the 4th) the case described below is an interesting one and represents one of the most extensive searches by Bay Area Coast Guard units in nearly a year. October 1 — At 8:30 p.m.. Station Golden Gate received a call re¬ porting a person overdue from an afternoon fishing trip. The operator and sole occupant of the vessel had launched his 16-ft open boat from the launch ramp at the old Coast Guard station at Pt. Reyes for an afternoon of fishing in the vicinity of Drakes Bay. He was very familiar with the area as he had fished there often. The afternoon was unsea¬ sonably warm and the fisherman was dressed relatively lightly. Aboard the boat he had no food, water, navigation or communications gear and no lights aboard. About an hour before dusk, the weather in the area had changed dramatically from unseasonably warm and clear to very dense fog and mostly calm wind conditions. After receiving the initial overdue report, the Coast Guard was able to ascertain from another boater in the area that the vessel was last seen headed in the general direction of the old Coast Guard station. After confirming that the subject did not return to his launch, Station Golden Gate in Sausalito launched a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB) to search in Drakes Bay and the fishing area he frequented. Also the continued on outside column of next sightings page

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seayanika Let's face it, I'm not particularly adept when it comes to building things with my hands. I'm not even veiy artistic. Sure, I can draw stick figures almost as well as your average first grader, and I can al¬ most always get that teeny tiny screw back into my glasses when it falls out, but that's the extent of my phalangal talent. So when Erik began asking me to help him with some mixing/puttying/sanding/fairing/ scraping on the hull of our 49-foot cus¬ tom sailboat Seayanika, I thought he was joking. Think again! (Cut to visual) See Katriana on the boat's scaffolding mixing fairing putty in a coffee can — three squirts of 105 resin, three squirts of205 or 206 hardener, sev¬ eral scoops of filler powder so fluffy and light that significant loss through inhala¬ tion needs to be avoided. (Speaking of this fluffy stuff — it seems rather silly to be paying $160 for a 4-pound container of this fluff which is almost totally sanded away after setting. Does this make any sense?) Katriana, still on scaffolding, mixes aforementioned ingredients until exothermic action produces a peanut buttery consistency. Then she races across the scaffolding and applies mix¬ ture smoothly and evenly to cabin house before goo “kicks off.” Repeat process. Repeat process. Repeat process. (End vi¬ sual). Not that I understand any of this, but evidently after applying fiberglass one needs to ‘fair’ the surface to assure a* smooth finish. This process includes ap¬ plying the epoxy goop, letting it set up, and then going over the area either with a power sander or by hand with a long board sander. Erik spends hour after hour, day after day, week after week, sanding, sanding, sanding. He explains to me that meticulous fairing makes the difference between a homebuilt boat and a professionally built one. Okay, okay, I get all that. But why must one go over the same area 10 times? I see no lumps. How can he? There has, however, been quite a bit of progress on Seayanika over the past couple of months. The deck and cabin house have been totally fabricated, in¬ stalled piece by piece, fiberglassed, and — in spite of my complaints — most of the fairing has been completed. We can now enjoy cocktails in the cockpit at sun¬ set, along with a stunning view of the Vista hills from our very own "On-the-Hard Marina". The teak bulwarks are next on the list of installations, then the stainless steel cleats and chainplates. These items will be easier to install before any of the inside cabinetry is built in. Portlights and

SIGHTINGS coast watch — cont’d

update windows will follow. As winter is quickly approaching, Erik wants to get as much of the outside finished as possible before

A glass of wine, a loaf of bread... and a finished cockpit — Erik and Katriana Vader celebrate the milestone with a sunset toast. replacing the protective tarp and moving back to the inside work. On a more relaxing note, we're tak¬ ing a couple of weeks off the boatbuilding grind to participate in the Baja Ha-Ha. (Maybe the saltwater will help dissolve the epoxy under my fingernails?) We were very kindly invited by Steve and Angel Phillips to crew on their Catalina 42 Fruitcakes. I think a Jimmy Baja-Buffett-fest is exactly what we need for relaxation and inspira¬ tion. Friends and passersby continually ask us if we are still on schedule. Erik, in his infinite wisdom and with optimism always answers with a hearty affirmative. And I suppose he’s the one who would know. When they ask me, I can only an¬ swer with a shrug, being careful not to allow my shoulders to come in contact with any epoxy that may be lurking be¬ hind my ears. — katriana vader Readers — We've been doing regular updates on the Vader s’ buildup of their Cal 49, which they bought as a bare hull a little more than a year ago, and are com¬ pleting on their property down in Vista. If you want more info on this project in be¬ tween these updates, go to Seayanika’s website at www.geocities.com/seayanika.

National Park Service (NPS), and Marin County Sheriffs were notified and conducted shoreline and beach searches. The first searches kept going well into the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 2, with The following morning, a second round of searches began with the launch of another MLB to Drakes Bay, along with daytime beach searches by NPS. Visibility did not improve during the morning and early afternoon. A Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator at the operations center at Group San Francisco used computer models, which took into account winds, tides, currents and the type of vessel under the assumption that his vessel had become disabled and was not able to anchor. The 87-foot cutter Hawksbill was launched from San Francisco to conduct searches based on the drift solutions and coordinate further searches in the area. In the early afternoon with some improving visibility, an HH-65 helicopter was finally able to launch from Air Station San Francisco. Due to veiy poor visibility conditions, the helicopter could not complete an extensive search, but did complete a search of the beaches in the vicinity. Later in the af¬ ternoon, a fixed-wing C-130 Hercules was launched from Air Station Sacramento to assist in the search. The C-130 searched a large area, but because of the fog it could only do a radar search. The size and fiberglass construction of the target vessel made it very difficult to spot on radar from any distance. That _ _ _ afternoon, an additional MLB was launched from sta¬ tion Bodega Bay to assist in the effort. Searches continued throughout the rest of the day and night. The search continued on October 3. Unfortunately, the visibility did not improve. New drift calculations were computed, however the vari¬ ables involved after more than 24 hours created a huge overall search area with some areas of higher probability. The 82-foot cutter Point Brower relieved the Hawksbill as the on-scene commander for our search efforts. In addition, another C-130 search was conducted along with MLBs from Stations Golden Gate and Bodega Bay. On the after¬ noon of the 3rd , the 210-foot cutter Steadfast also joined the search. The fog did not abate during the day and the cutters Steadfast and Point Brower continued searching throughout the night. A third set of drift calculations were completed by the Group San Francisco Operations Center and searches were planned for C-130 and helicopter sorties the next morning. The morning of October 4 brought a significant break in the weather. The marine layer began to break up slightly and lift off the water surface allowing for better aircraft search conditions. The C-130 and a helicopter were launched, and started searching at daybreak. Despite fair to good search conditions, the ves¬ sel was not spotted during our morning searches. At about noon on October 4, the vessel came ashore under its own power on Stinson Beach. The operator contacted relatives via phone who in turn notified the Coast Guard that he was safe. Based on an after-the-fact interview with the boat operator, the fol¬ lowing information was gathered about what occurred. The operator was motoring back to his launch point (as sighted by the other vessel) and lost sight of land when the fog moved in. He missed Point Reyes and motored into the open waters. When he realized he had passed the Point and visibility had not improved, he shut off his engine and drifted, in order to save fuel. The next morning a couple large merchant vessels steamed by very near to him and he decided to move out of the area as he was appar¬ ently in the offshore Vessel Traffic Separation Scheme. He then began to motor in what he believed to be an easterly direction, though he had continued on outside column of next sightings page lOdUilS • Page 117

SIGHTINGS coast watch — cont’d no way to be sure since he didn’t have a compass or means of naviga¬ tion and visibility was so poor. After two hours of motoring, he found a crab pot buoy and tied off to it. He remained tied to this buoy from Tuesday afternoon until Thursday morning. On the fourth day, he was able to see the sun rise (in the east) and now knew to head in that direction. Soon he could make out the out¬ line of the coastal mountains and some of the San Francisco skyline. Since he was almost out of fuel, he landed his boat on Stinson Beach. By our best estimates, the location of the boat was within our search areas for a good portion of the entire period of our searches. Based upon the interview, we do know that he heard our aircraft on multiple occasions and did fire at least two flares, but the poor visibility pre¬ vented us from spotting him or the flares. He survived on raw fish and water from ice that had melted in his bait container. He used a couple of gunnysacks as additional clothing. To many, the lessons learned from this case are quite obvious, but here are a few of them. 1. The primary lesson is have a reliable means of communications, preferably a VHF marine,radio. If he had nothing else but a working radio, we would have been able to use direction finding gear and lbcate him the first night. 2. A compass and a means of navigation would have helped in the extremely poor visibility and may have prevented the whole incident. 3. Some kind of radar reflector would have helped us locate him, and might have prevented the close misses by ships. On the positive side, he did have a fairly good float plan and was reported overdue early on. What helped save this boater's life was his own ability to remain calm throughout the ordeal and make rational decisions. Drifting the first night and mooring to the crab buoy to con¬ serve fuel allowed him to proceed safely to shore when visibility im¬ proved. We were very happy to have him back ashore arid ask you all to continue to make those proper preparations to hopefully not put your¬ self in this type of situation. Sail safe out there...we’ll be there to do our best in both SAR and Port Security, but always continue to "Partner to Protect".

marina mazatlan closed. . . somewhat. . . for a while During a 4 pm cruiser cocktail gathering on October 19 at Marina Mazatlan, Harbormaster Capt. Gerardo Sanchez Lias announced that the marina wouldn’t be able to accept any new berthing agreements or honor prepaid berth reservations. In other words, if your boat wasn't already in the marina, you were out of luck. The problem is that Grupo Sidek — which owns Marina Mazatlan, Marina Puerto Vallarta, Ma¬ rina Ixtapa, and Marina Nuevo Vallarta — has had money problems ever since the last peso devaluation in '95. They have decided to auc¬ tion the marina off on November 9, but a group of minority stockhold¬ ers is suing for the right to be able to make a first bid. It's a mess, although no one seems to know exactly how big. Initially, cruisers reported that boats already there could stay, but wouldn't be allowed back in if they left, and that berths would be roped off. It was further reported that nearby Isla Marina Mazatlan would also be closed, and that El Cid Marina, across the way, was full and wasn’t accepting reservations. As of October 24, here's the straight stuff: 1) The marina is indeed for sale and there is a lawsuit. 2) All current management remains the same. 3) The marina may not accept new boats — even with prepaid reservations. Arrange refunds or credit at other Sidek marinas by emailing marinmaz@prod.igy. net. mex. 5) Boats already in the marina may come and go as they please. However, if they check out of Mazatlan, they cannot return to the marina until things are resolved. 6) People continued on outside column of next sightings page

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short DENMARK — The ‘t’s are crossed and ‘i's apparently all dotted in a plan to rec- , reate one of the greatest racing yachts of all time, the J-Class Ranger. After two years of design and development for the usual ‘unnamed owner’, the building con¬ tract has been awarded to Danish Yachts, located in Skagen, Denmark. As with the original, construction will be of formed steel plate. The new Ranger is scheduled for delivery in 2003. When the original Ranger slid down the ways in 1937, she was the ultimate

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SIGHTINGS product of seven years of development in the class. She was also the first racing yacht ever to be tank tested, the first America’s Cup yacht in which designer Olin Stephens had a hand (Starling Bur¬ gess did the main design), and the last of the mighty 130-ft J-class sloops to be built on this side of the pond. Helmed by Harold Vanderbilt, Ranger won the ‘37 Cup hand¬ ily over Endeavour II, and went on to win : 32 of the next 34 races she entered. She 1 was broken up for scrap to aid the war : effort in 1941.

mazatlan — cont’d who bought berths will still own them. 7) The Cruiser Thanksgiving has been moved to Marina Vallarta. 8) Marina Mazatlan has no con¬ nection with Marina Isla Mazatlan — whose Harbormaster, Lie. Eduardo Olivares, reports that they have open berths. Email him at islamaz@ hotmail.com. 9) Marina El Cid reports that they have open berths now, but will fill up temporarily in the middle of November because of a fishing tournament. Email them at mazatlan@elcid.com for possible reservations. For everyone's sake, we hope this gets cleared up soon. If you're worried about visiting Mazatlan and not having a place to stay, don t worry. Neil and Debra McQueen of the Santa Cruz based Vanguard 33 Tranquilo were there in early October and report that the fisherman's anchorage in the old harbor is not only great — it's free.

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THE PERFECT RUN uesday, October 2 — The typi¬ cally succinct email from Steve Fossett arrived in the afternoon: "Code green, be in New York tomorrow night." • When sailing for Steve you get equally used to scrambling to sailing stations quickly, and to standing by to stand by. That's the nature of this sailing program. While it can be taxing on families, it works because all of the part-time crew are either self-employed or own their own businesses, and thereby in a position to change priorities quickly. Wednesday, October 3 — Stan Honey and Peter Hogg met at JFK in the evening and shared a cab into Manhattan. We had not received any specific instructions from Steve, but did not need thqm. We

Above, Steve Fossett (center) and crew pop the bubbly on arrival in England. Below, 'PlayStation' blasts through the Atlantic on the way to Barcelona last year. Conditions during the recent trans-Atlantic were never this rough, as the front they rode tended to flatten the swells in front of them.

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had been down this path before. The taxi dropped us at the Chelsea Hotel on 23rd Street. There were no reservations, but the proprietor always finds rooms for the PlayStation crew, even if it means can¬ celing other reservations. After all, the first time the crew came there in Sep¬ tember, 1999, they arranged rooms for 10 days — then stayed more than three months before a suitable weather sys¬ tem allowed PlayStation to make her in¬ augural attempt on the West-East transAtlantic sailing record. Hotel keepers like that kind of customer. A quick check indicated that the rest

of the crew was not in the hotel. No wor¬ ries. We walked two blocks down 8th Av¬ enue to that little Thai restaurant — and there they were. Boat captain Ben Wright, his trusty mate Shaun Biddulph, and a delivery crew had arrived from Newport that morning. , Thursday, October 4 — As usual, the crew met early for breakfast at the Malibu Res¬ taurant. In addition to Ben, Shaun, Stan and Peter, the crew for this voyage included PlayStation co-designer Gino

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THE PERFECT RUN (Boy, was he in for the ride of his life.) Ironically, this was the first trans-Atlan¬ tic passage with a predominantly Ameri¬ can crew. The only three foreigners were Ben from Australia, Shaun from En¬ gland, and Peter from New Zealand.

cells moving across the northeastern United States that .were expected to merge into a single system. The upper atmosphere forecast showed the jet stream over the North Atlantic with rela¬ tively low amplitude. This could be the weather system we had been waiting for. This was to be PlayStation's fourth at¬ tempt on the trans-Atlantic record. The previous attempts were in December, 1999; May, 2000; and August, 2000. The first was aborted less than a day out; the other two fell short of Jet Services' 1990 mark of 6 days, 13 hours. There have been at least 25 attempts on this record in the last 11 years, and there have been at least three other occasions when the ' PlayStation crew has assembled in New York only to have the forecast weather system collapse and the voyage get called off before it ever started. The plan Was to start from Ambrose Light in southwesterly winds ahead of a low-pressure system that packed enough punch to go all the way to the English Channel. Stan used the term "bomb” to refer to the converging low-pressure cells. The suspicious among us remem¬ bered this term from The Perfect Storm. The only missing ingredient in our sce¬ nario was a tropical depression moving up from the Caribbean.

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thrown a new twist into our usual regi¬ men: we could transit New York harbor only between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day!

vious evening. The sails went up, but there was no wind. As we motored toward Ambrose

early Friday depending on the progress of the front. The desk staff at the hotel made the usual winks and comments about keeping our rooms open — they knew our habits. By mid-afternoon, PlayStation was ready for sea, whereupon Stan's updated forecast indicated the front was not mov¬ ing as fast as expected. It would be bet¬ ter to start around midday on Friday. So back we went to the Chelsea Hotel where we were issued the same room keys with the expected cryptic comments. That evening, Dave Scully stopped by a local bar that he later found out was owned by Sebastian Jun-. •„ %> ger, author of The Perfect Storm. That made two refer¬ ences. Was this an omen?

weather system collapsed? We looked to navigator Stan Honey, who says the wind will come. Our faith in him was con¬ firmed when around noon the breeze started to build. At 1:19 p.m. local time (1719 GMT), we parsed abeam of the Ambrose Light and pointed our bows at England. On starboard tack under full main and gennaker, we were doing about 20 knots. As the afternoon progressed, the wind steadily built. The gennaker was replaced by the solent, and later in the day we took a reef in the mainsail as PlayStation settled in to what would be her stride for T'fTfffTfffffTfT:-. the next four days — 26-32 knots of boat speed in 2436 knots of wind from the south¬ west at a true wind angle of 125 de* '* grees. Perfect! The watch system kicked in with Steve, Ben and Dave as watch captains. The PlayStation rotation is four hours on, four hours standby, and four hours off. There are three crewmembers in each watch. At any time, one is driving, one handles the mainsail traveller, and one is on the headsail sheet. The mainsail sheet is hydraulic, and with a traveller that is about 50 feet long, we normally adjust the mainsail in gusts by dropping the traveller rather than easing the

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Friday, Octo¬ ber 5 — PlaySta-_ tion departed Chelsea Piers at 8 a.m. and motored out of New York. The crew was quiet as we passed the rubble of the World Trade Center. I think we were all grappling with the thought of how indul¬ gent the impending voyage was com¬ pared to the tragedy that had so recently happened there. Outside the Verrazano Bridge, we rendesvoused with a SeaTow launch that had come out to deliver our skipper. Steve's balloon commitments had kept him in St. Louis until the pre¬

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_ . hen the World Sailing Speed Record Council fWSSRC) calculated the official trans-Atlantic course distance at 2,925 miles, they probably assumed no challengers would cross Nantucket Shoals, and would leave Virgin Rocks on the Grand Banks to port. With good winds and relatively flat seas, Stan called for a course that took us over Nantucket Shoals. There was a noticeable increase in the swell as we passed through this area. At the shallowest point — 30 feet — the depth was only half the beam of PlayStation. No wonder the WSSRC as¬ sumed we would go outside! By the end of the first 24 hours we had covered 598 miles, the most PlayStation had ever done. Those who were onboard for the August, 2000, at¬ tempt — when we had done 550 miles in the first 24 hours — were well aware that we could not be satisfied with that dis¬ tance. The key to breaking the record was staying ahead of the front for the full passage. In that last record attempt, the front had overtaken PlayStation on the third day. The light winds behind it ef¬ fectively doomed the record attempt This time we had to keep the pressure on. Sunday, October 7 — During the morning, my curiosity overcame the dis¬ cipline to focus on the primary objective.

I asked Stan to compute our running 24hour distances. In a while, he quietly confirmed that we were indeed well into 600-mile days. We did not change course to optimize the potential of breaking the 24-hour record. The consensus was if it happened, it would be a bonus. The ic¬ ing on the cake. Our primary focus had to remain on the record crossing/ The 24-hour record is based on posi¬ tion reports automatical!}' transmitted from the boat to independent observers. We had been sending position reports every two hours. This was quickly changed to every hour, and additional observers were added to the list.

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We first broke the 24-hour record early in the afternoon, and kept upping the mark steadily each hour thereafter until, at 2200 GMT on October 7, Stan advised Steve that we had done 687.17 miles in the previous 24 hours for an average speed of 28.6 knots! Steve's reaction was a classic of un¬ derstatement — it’s hard to duplicate in writing, but it went something like, "Umph." This broke the previous record of 655.2 miles set earlier this year by Grant Dalton’s Club Med as they approached Cape Horn during The Race. PlayStation had previously held this record when In March, 1999, she completed 580 miles during the first ocean sail after she was launched. In two years, this record has increased by nearly 20%. I think a 750-mile day is well within PlayStations range, and an 800-mile day is not impossible.

x ^layStation is well equipped with communication equipment and onboard computers. Stan has constant access to the -Internet and various weather mod¬ els, so he was able to keep track of how far Playstation was ahead of the front. During the course of the voyage, this dis¬ tance fluctuated between 200 to 400 miles. The recording barograph allowed us

to see changes in barometric pressure. As we pulled ahead of the front, the pres¬ sure would go up, the winds would back off a few knots and the hourly average would slow down. As the front caught up, the pressure dropped, the winds in¬ creased, and the boat speed went up ac¬ cordingly. This seesaw pattern contin¬ ued for the duration of the voyage. (Toward the end of the third day, we approached the eastern edge of the La¬ brador Current. The chart showed the Flemish Cap (the 'scene of the crime' in The Perfect Storm) to our south. Last year, we had been caught here by a wind squall that the on-deck watch had not seen coming. It cost us 20 to 50 critical miles. If we had not lost them, weather guru Bob Rice said PlayStation would have set a record back then. Despite the third 'reference' to The Perfect Storm, this time we passed through this 4rea without problems. Those of us who had been on board last year (6 of the 10) started to think we fi¬ nally had a shot at the record. Of course, no one dared say anything out loud. No sense in tempting fate.

Tuesday, October 9 — PlayStation rolled on into the fourth day without slowing down. It started to dawn on us that we had the potential not only to break the record, but to annihilate it by finishing in under five days. I asked Stan what average speed we'd need. 21 November, 2001 •

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THE PERFECT RUN OTHER IMPRESSIONS Setting two of sailing's most sought after records in one memorable run is the stull of sailing legend. But it was

when a local system made its influence felt, was the roughest part of tire trip). three previous attempts." says Steve. time to settle in," laughs Gino Morelii. "And it was so flat!" Unlike previous

going under 28 knots for 2 1/2 days,”

and a sustained burst to 34 knots, the boat’s top speed for the run (she’s gone

as high as 38 at other times). Afterward,

Hen* are a few of their t onnnents: • "We stayed in the warm-air sector south of the iow and east of the cold front — basically in the southwest quadrant." says Stan 1 lonoy, who worked with Com¬ mander Weather to find just the right

and rested. "It was so smooth, we all got plenty of sleep!" he says. Morelii, who re designed PlayStation

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uration work done last year. "We're re¬ ally able to drive the boat a whole octave

throughout the trip.

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dozen attempts on it in the last 11 years.)

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don’t woriy too much about the change. Finally the crew was able to celebrate what had been a fantastic voyage. Our goal was accomplished, the boat had per¬ formed perfectly, and the crew had sailed well, always focused on the objective. A few more miles and we tied up at the Mayfair Marina in Plymouth amid a crowd of supporters and friends. Making this amazing voyage even more so was the fact that we were able to stay very close to the great circle route throughout. In fact, PlayStation sailed only 9 miles farther than the minimum great circle course (allowing for land masses) of 2,876 miles. Even better, our 2,885-mile mark beat WSSRC’s official trans-Atlantic course of 2,925 miles — by 40 miles! • This was not entirely accidental. It’s always very tempting when sailing a multihull downwind to head up in order to increase boat speed. This is more fun, but more often than not it will cause a reduction in the VMG on the desired course. Prior to departure, the crew had often discussed the need to ignore this temptation. (When Dave Scully finally bought into this point of view, the rest of the crew breathed a sigh of relief.)

since she was launched in December, 1998, we had a string of misfortunes in¬ cluding a fire in March, 1999, that re¬ quired about 30% of the starboard hull to be rebuilt. There were continuing problems associated with developing suitable battens for a mainsail whose foot is more than 50 feet long. There was the tendency to pitchpole, which was re¬ solved by adding 15 feet to the bows and 5 feet to the sterns in September-November, 2000. And there was the disastrous experience in The Race with a new mainsail that had been delivered late and not fully sorted out, causing us to drop out of that round-the-world event in the first few weeks. After that, the sailing press was full of articles explaining how PlayStation was too heavy, had too much beam, was being sailed by a part-time crew, and did not have the finesse of the Ollier cats. Some of these comments were true — the average age of the crew for this voy¬ age was 45.5 years, and only two of the crew (Ben and Shaun) are full-time pro¬ fessional sailors. The rest of us have ’day jobs.’ Now, however, there can be no ques¬ tion that PlayStation accomplished one of the main purposes for which she was built. She is after all an American yacht, i.e. big, strong, and with enormous sail power. The comparison with the Shelby Cobra and Ferrari Le Mans type cars

portant record in sailing, right behind the They would damp down the northwest¬ erly swell ahead of us. but but didn't have enough time to kick up their own swell." —- no more than 4 to 6-ft. waves almost the whole way across, (The last night.

knots," he answered. At the time we were averaging over 25. Yeah, it’s theoretically possible. We all knew it. But still no ver¬ bal comments; something about a fat lady singing. . Wednesday, October 10 — By morn¬ ing, the average speed required to break the five-day barrier was down to 13 knots, and still PlayStation marched on in the mid-20s. The wind backed off a bit, so we shook out the reef we had put in shortly after leaving New York. Unbe¬ lievably, we had traveled some 2,500 miles with no changes in the mainsail configuration, and had not tacked or gybed once. The only sail changes were between headsails, and we had used them all except for the wind seeker. We were sailing with the boat’s origi¬ nal carbon-spectra mainsail, which had already seen more than 20,000 ocean miles, been recut a number of times, and could be described as ’tired’ if you really wanted to be nice about it. We all knew that this sail was our potential Achilles Heel, just as it had been in The Race. If we had needed to put in and shake out reefs repeatedly, the mainsail might not have survived the voyage. At 1047 GMT, we passed due south of Lizard Point Lighthouse and the fat lady was singing her heart out. Play-Station completed the passage in 4 days, 17 hours and change — when you beat the old record by more than 40 hours, you Page 124 •

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comes to mind — and yes, Carol Shelby won that one, too. She may be lacking in some of the finesse, of the European de¬ signs, but it is now PlayStation that holds two of the most sought-after sailing records, while the trio of Ollier cats lie bro¬ ken and un¬ wanted. But the main reason the Play¬ Station program was able to stay the course and succeed in its objectives is its crew, par¬ ticularly Steve Fossett. Steve's persever¬ ance and stamina are well chronicled. He is casual yet determined. He doesn't waste time assigning blame for problems and disappointments, but moves quickly to identify and implement solutions. Ben Wright has been in charge of the PlayStation program since its conception, and no owner could ask for a more ca¬ pable and conscientious boat captain.

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Gino Morrelli, the designer of PlayStation, has had to absorb as much criticism as praise for his work. He, too, can now re¬ lax with the satis¬ faction that Play¬ Station has proved herself. Those who live on the West Coast are well aware of Stan Honey's skill as a navigator. Because of Stan's modesty he will deny this compliment, but in my opinion he is undoubtedly the best ocean navigator in the world.

We had traveled 2,500 miles with no changes in the mainsail configuration, and had not tacked or gybed once.

It is tempting to say that this new trans-Atlantic record will not be broken for a long time. The reality is that PlayStation demonstrated the type of weather system required to break this record, and how to use it to best advan¬ tage. These 'perfect storms' for sailors oc¬

cur at least six times per year. All you have to do is call them correctly. There are certainly other boats that can do it. Olivier De Kersauson's new 112-ft trimaran Geronimo can probably match PlayStation's speed. The three 110-ft Ollier sisterships — Team Adven¬ ture, Club Med and Innovation Explorer — could have matched PlayStation's speed in the same conditions. However, there is one more ingredi¬ ent that should not be forgotten, and that is having the commitment and stamina to wait until the conditions are right. This could take a year or more, and many owners simply do not have that level of patience. Steve Fossett has it in spades — hence he has the record. So while it is theoretically possible that PlayStation's trans-Atlantic record can be broken in the short term, the probability of this happening is slight because there are so many factors that have to come together at exactly the right time. My personal feeling is that this record will last at least as long as the record of Jet Services V— and possibly a bit longer. — peter hogg

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jtt’s not the Master Mariners Regatta, but if you re a classic boat sailor interested in racing (no, the two interests are not mutually exclusive), it’s been the next best thing for about 15 years now. In the last few years, however, the ’next best thing’ has started to develop an identity and appeal all its own. Created in the late ‘80s, the idea of the Jessica Cup was to create a racing venue specially for veteran ocean racing yachts which were no longer competitive with newer boats under modern handicap rules. That venue expanded in the early ‘90s to include all wooden boats over 40 feet on deck, and about mid-decade was amended once more to allow gaffers. This year’s edition of the Jessica Cup on October 20 — no one quite knows who or V: what ‘Jessica’ was; it’s a carry-over trophy from the old days — attracted 18 boats to an overcast day of medium-air racing. The three divisions were handicapped by an interesting combination of the old CCA (Cruisers Club of America) rule and a fount, ^ of historical data compiled by the late Myron Spaulding. The day’s one race was > P followed by a raft-up and awards ceremony at the St. Francis YC. The club also figured prominently in one of the highlights of day. In pre-start maneuvers, the schooners Brigadoon and Yankee were headed, side by side, right for the big windows of the Men’s Grill. Each skipper — Terry Klaus and Richard Ford , — was waiting for the other to make the first move. When they finally spun around a few feet from the rocks, more than a few club members had their glasses in their hands and their chairs pushed out, ready to duck and run if the glass started flying. As far as the wooden boat set are concerned, the Jessica pup is not just a mini version of their classic Memorial day regatta anymore. It’s an event that stands on its own merit, and plans are already underway, to make it even bigger and better m

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"ddly enough, almost all Europe¬ ans take their vacation at the same time — from the middle or end of July until the middle or end of August. It’s true, the English, French, Germans, Italians, and Spanish all schedule their vacations for the same four weeks — preferably, it would seem, in pretty much the same

starting to fill with veiy similar-looking boats. It turned out that Kingfisher Char¬ ters had taken the entire north side of Pier 6 for their summer charter opera¬ tions.

With a deafening roar; the boat would then leave the d lines and running into a neighboring boat places. We chose Menorca — one of Spain's four Balearic Islands — as our summer layover, hoping that we would be a bit isolated from the normal August vaca¬ tion frenzy. What we discovered is that there is really no place in the Med to hide from the 'great escape'. Given the mob scenes everywhere, the competition be¬ came very intense for everything from space at the marinas to milk in the stores. And sometimes it seemed to get quite personal. It wasn't just one class of people, either. We found medium-size charter boats chock full of families cruis¬ ing as cheaply as possible next to the

Kingfisher charters fairly large — 40 to 50-ft — motoryachts, mostly high end Sunseeker models with all the toys. They go for $8,000 to $15,000 a week, so the charterers, who are mostly British, ex¬ pect a lot for their money. We quickly learned that Kingfisher, like a lot of other charter companies, requires that all their boats return to the dock by sunset. In¬ deed, almost all mariners — whether they were chartering or not — returned to the marinas before dark. The only ex¬ ception seemed to be French sailors, who stayed at anchor under all circum¬ stances. They did, however, occasionally sneak into the marina during the day to

coming off a week of charter got even more attention. As a result, each day Pier 6 turned into a staging ground for these major operations. Thanks to the clean¬ ing supplies and linens, the dinghies and jet-skies, the shoes, cushions, hoses, suntan lotion, awnings, sailboards and boarding ladders, the dock became a 100-yard obstacle course. On the south side of the pier, the daily ebb and flow of cruisers and vacationers created an entirely different kind of drama. They were busy filling tanks, patching inflatables, repairing broken rigging, soothing screaming children, buying groceries —just like in all mari¬ nas, except there were a lot more people. Also, there was a certain urgency, as ev¬ eryone wanted to pack in as much vaca¬ tion in a month as they could before hav¬ ing to return to London, Paris, Munich or Rome.

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mega yachts belonging to the rich and famous of Europe. All of them — like us — were in competition for the same re¬ sources. Since we'd arrived in Menorca from Sardinia in early June, we had no prob¬ lem getting a slip for our 65-ft schooner Latitude at Port d'Hivernada — and therefore a front row seat for the marine vacation follies. We even managed to talk Joseph, the harbormaster, into a dis¬ count as we were going to be there for four months. Since the marina's Pier 6 was mostly vacant, we took a spot there — one that afforded us a great view of the old cathedral and downtown Mahon. Within a week, however, we realized that the opposite side of Pier 6 was rapidly Page 128 • bfcWt?? • November, 2001

Above: The natural inlet at Mahon is abuzz with maritime activity. Right: In contrast to the city piers, Menorca also offers a variety of beautiful anchorages. Far right: From modest cruising boats to glistening megayachts, the Menorca docks see them all. fill up with free water and dash to the grocery store before the harbormaster chased them away. Our days generally started with the sound of the Kingfisher cleaning crews marching down Pier 6. Every charter boat needed to be cleaned every day — and not just one of those quick hose-itoff-and-coil-the-lines kind of cleanings. In addition to a maid changing the lin¬ ens and cleaning the galley, the boats were literally polished every day. Boats

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it. In Europe, however, there is the addi¬ tional tension of overtaxed resources. For instance, every restaurant and ice cream stand on the island worked overtime to try to keep up with the vacationers. But it was like trying to hold back a hurri¬ cane, as there was no keeping up. Every restaurant had a queue —-1 like to show off the foreign languages I've learned — and every store was constantly busy. If you needed to have a mechanic come to look at the funky throttle cable on your Volvo inboard, it just wasn't going to happen. A torn sail could mean the end of a sailing vacation if the boatowner couldn't fix it himself. As for little Johnny, who somehow got a bite on his ear from a stray cat, he would just have to wait untill he got back to Germany for that tetanus shot. Each day at about 10 a.m., the new Kingfisher charter guests started arriv¬ ing on our dock for their day charters. By 1 p.m., the dock was empty. There This is caption copy. This is caption copy. This is caption copy. This is caption copy. This is cap¬ tion copy. This is caption copy.

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was a rush to leave, because everyone wanted to get to a good beach and an¬ chor before all the best spots were taken. On some days, our boat was the only one left at the end of the pier. Unfortunately, most of these boats don't just slip their lines and quietly dis¬ appear out into the harbor. From the time the big powerboats started their engines until they were well away from

the dock, we could feel the rumble of their mighty powerplants. The stainless steel racks in our oven rattled as though there were an earthquake, and our cat got a desperate look on his face as though he knew the end was nigh. With a deafening roar, the boat would then leave the dock, half the time pulling apart its own mooring lines and running into a neighboring boat. The especially talented drivers also managed to cut the mooring line of a neighbor's boat, which really made for some excited yelling and running around. I learned some interesting phrases in French, German and Portu¬ guese that evidently mean, "Please don't run over my mooring line!" After the exodus of the day-trippers. Pier 6 became quite normal. Sailboats — especially the French ones — came and went, and cruisers tended to their daily chores. It became both hot and very quiet around siesta time. Sunset in this part of the Med wasn't until about 9 p.m.,

so the boats didn't start to return until about 6 p.m. The natural harbor at Mahon has a very narrow entrance, and plays host to several thousand boats in half a dozen marinas and a large anchor¬ age. So each evening there truly was a November,2001 •

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MENORCA'S MARINA MAYHEM parade of returning yachts. Unfortu¬ nately, it was a parade of skippers who had spent a day of swimming, laying in the sun and drinking large amounts of alcohol. For those not familiar with Mediter¬ ranean marinas, the docks are nothing but a series of mooring lines extending at a 90° angle from a con¬ crete pier. Boats are expected to back into their designated slot, tie their stern to the dock, pick up the slimy mooring line (at the stern) and follow it, hand-over-hand, to their bow, pulling enough tension in it to keep the boat away from the pier. All this without the crew spilling the beer in their hands. There is generally no room between boats, as they are lined up side-by-side, stern-tied to the dock. Boats are not tied to each other, but are * somewhat held in place as they rub against their neighbors, separated only by a half dozen rubber fenders. There¬ fore, easing a boat into a slip requires

backing the boat into a slot that is no wider than the boat itself. Many times it's not even that wide, as the operator has to jam his boat into a too-small open¬

drama guessing what kind of boats would take the spaces next to us, and whether the skippers had enough expe¬ rience to dock their boats without doing damage. Usually, we sat on the foredeck, watching the pa¬ rade and enjoying the evening. One by one, the boats maneuvered around and lined up with their slip, backing in with the help of neighboring boaters. The whole thing had the appeal of watching a stock car race, as everybody waited for the wrecks that they knew were sure to oc¬ cur. We just hoped that the damage would happen to other boats and not ours — but we weren't always that lucky.

When you throw in a 10 to 15-knot crosswind, you can begin to understand the potentiai for entertainment for everyone who watches. ing and enlarge it! This whole process is called 'Med tying'. For what it's worth, Suzie and I think it's an incredibly dumb idea. Most boats — and this includes big powerboats, even if they have bow thrusters — are not very maneuverable in reverse. So when you throw in a 10 to 15-knot crosswind, you can begin to un¬ derstand the potential for entertainment for everyone who watches. Suzie and I usually spent the early evening waiting for our neighbors to return. It was a daily

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feet long — and her captain had trouble with any throttle position between irjle and full bore. His theory must have been that if he lined up his ap¬ proach and went fast enough, he wouldn't hit anything. It wasn't a good theory — which is why he needed 10 hands to dock the boat. He also used the same technique when leaving — untie the lines and hit full throttle. It was a bit like hav¬ ing the apartment building next door unhook its garden house and roar off onto the freeway. It scared the hell out of me! Then there was the 50-ft French sail¬ boat made of — naturally — steel. She started backing into the slip next to us, but her skipper got her sideways between our boat and a 40-ft powerboat. First, he got hung up on our bowsprit, so he put her in reverse and backed into the side of the powerboat — leaving a big scratch on our bowsprit and an even big-

After the craziness of life at Pier 6, it was a plea¬ sure to explore some of Menorca's more remote anchorages. _ ger one on the side of the powerboat. Then he turned his attention back to our boat. After dragging his boat down the side of ours, frantically trying to put fend¬ ers over, he managed to only scratch our boat in three more places. I just don't get it. Didn't he notice that there were two very large yachts on either side of

the spot he’d planned to tie up in? By sunset, all the damage was done. Boatloads of people would then generally sit out¬ side enjoying another alcoholic beverage and the cool of the evening. The dock sounded like a large theater just before a Grateful Dead performance. You couldn't help but overhear many different groups of people talking in several different lan¬ guages, and there was the background hum of conversa¬ tion. Privacy was nonexistent — except in the most secluded of cabins on the boat. And even that cabin was susceptible to the piying eyes of the neighbor’s curious 11-year-old. It was like living in a college dorm — only there wasn't as much privacy. Europeans enjoy their evening meals at different times — which is about the only break restaurant owners get. Be¬ cause the northern Europeans — includ¬ ing the Germans — like to eat early and efficiently, there are three dinner seat

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ANOTHER HORIZON'S Steve Salmon and Tina Olton are home. Or perhaps we should say, their home is home, back in the San Francisco Bay Area. The voyage, the circumnavi¬ gation and the adventure have ended. Another Horizon is for sale. They're now

Tina and Steve. in the process of 'redefining' themselves, finding new adventures, new goals and new horizons as they settle into a new home and life ashore. Whatever lies ahead, it will be hard to top the many adventures they had aboard their Valiant 40 in the 7-year, 9-month, 45,000-mile circumnavigation. They vis¬ ited 480 ports and anchorages in 61 coun¬ tries, crossed three oceans, innumerable seas, five canals, even a few lakes and rivers. But never was their fortitude, en¬ durance, skill and patience tested more than in the last months of the voyage when their auxiliary engine started mis¬ behaving. It all began in Costa Rica as Another Horizon was on the final leg of her voy¬ age from Panama back to California. . .

-L V wo days out of Golfito, the engine started overheating. Stephen found a hole in the turbocharger housing, fixed it with some epoxy, and we sailed for a day while that cured. When we tried the engine the next day, however, it was still overheating, and this time we couldn’t find the problem. The wind was on the nose and had increased to 30 knots, so we were having trouble making headway under sail alone, but we didn’t have much choice! We decided to try to keep going and make landfall at a harbor in northern Costa Rica called Bahia Potrero. Some old friends on a boat called Slipaway heard about our plight on one of the radio nets and turned back to as¬ sist us. By now the wind had increased, and the autopilot stopped working. We had

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to shorten watches to only an hour — about all either of us could hand-steer in the high seas. Slowly we madfe progress, tackng back and forth in the heavy winds. It took us all day to sail the last 20 miles, with winds up to 40 knots and six to seven foot waves. As we neared the bay, we saw Slipaway sailing around in circles as they waited for us to arrive. They guided us in, then anchored and dinghied over to a moor¬ ing and had a line waiting for us as we sailed up to it, dropped the sails and stopped. What a relief! We were exhausted from some of the hardest sailing we can re¬ member, The next day, Stephen spent more sweaty hours in the engine room, but the problem eluded him and we went in search of a mechanic. What we found was an auto mechanic. Stephen sug¬ gested that the fresh water cooling pump might be the problem, and when the me¬ chanic tested it, he found the bearings were shot. He thought he could replace it or fix it, although it might take a few days. While we waited, we listened to the wind howl through the harbor. We were on the south edge of the Golfo de Papagayo, an area notorious for gales, and we had Papagayos blowing for days on end. Slipaway left, and reported winds in the 50-knot range with gusts to almost 70 knots — hurricane force. They said the seas were completely white, and they were more scared than they had ever been, adding that if their engine had quit, they would have lost the boat on

quickly rose to 30 knots, and our muscles quivered as we tacked back into Bahia Potrero again. After being pinned down by the howling winds for so long, and thinking we were finally going to get free, our disappointment was keen. We found another mechanic who di¬ agnosed a carbon buildup in the exhaust elbow (where cooling water is added to the exhaust) and cleaned that. Once again the engine seemed to run okay, so in a few days, after the winds abated, we left a second time. Two days out, the engine overheated once again, so we were back to tacking in 30-knot winds. Off the coast of El Salvador, we radioed a new marina we’d heard about called Marina Barillas, and asked if they could help us. Indeed they could, and did. As we ap¬ proached in the early hours the follow¬ ing morning, a panga came to meet us — two miles out to sea — and towed us through the surf of a narrow river en¬ trance, and another 11 miles up the river to the marina. What service! Marina Barillas was a beautiful place, with many other yachties and very helpful staff. And the first three days were free! El Salvador itself, however, is still a troubled place. The disparities between the small, wealthy ruling class (the socalled 'Fourteen Families') and the im¬ poverished working class (mainly Indi¬ ans) still exist. A history of worker rebel¬ lion, repression, right-wing death squads, and outright civil war meant there were armed guards everywhere we went. But the people themselves seemed happy to see us, if a little mystified by our presence. Coincidentally, we arrived in the country the day after the third 6.5-scale earthquake in less than a month. There was no part of this small country that

AeroMexico calls "Air Express Priority." the rocks.

eleven days later, with a rebuilt pump installed and calmer winds, we made our break for it. We left at 4 a.m., and for an hour and a half, all went well. But then the engine started to overheat again, and we had to turn back. The wind

had not been affected by these quakes. When we went to the nearest town (a 45-minute car ride) we saw buildings crumbled, compromised, leaning, demol¬ ished. But life continued. The market was thriving; stores were selling wares, schools were outdoors but in session — and people stared at us, wondering why we were there. The yachties in the ma-

POWER TRIP problem.

^Stephen took the cooling system apart, found a blockage, tested the en¬ gine, and once again it seemed okay. We tried to leave, but this time we didn’t even get to the harbor entrance before it over¬ heated. Again we tried a local auto me¬ chanic from the nearest town (about 18 miles inland), who diagnosed a faulty fresh water pump (again!), and five days later returned with a rebuilt one. We put it on, started the engihe and it still over¬ heated. The next day, Stephen found a problem with the heat exchanger, so a new mechanic came late one evening, took the heat exchanger to a nearby workshop, and ’fixed’ it by soldering up all the tubes that were leaking. He brought it back late that night, put it in . . . and of course the engine still over¬ heated. Rapidly losing faith in local mechan¬ ics, we decided to try a completely new pump and heat exchanger — and called back to the Bay Area for help. To expe¬ dite the delivery of the parts (Mexico is not an easy country to import parts), we arranged for a mechanic from Oakland to fly down, deliver and install the parts, then check the engine for any other po¬ tential malfunctions. It would be expen¬ sive, but we felt it would be worth it to get things fixed and be moving again. Nate, the mechanic, arrived with parts in hand and we anxiously brought him to our crippled craft. He suggested we start the engine so that he could see for himself what our problems were. Stephen turned the starting battery on, Tina turned the ignition key and noth¬ ing happened. Nate and Stephen spent two days talking the engine completely apart, cleaning, fixing, and reinstalling everything, to no avail. The engine would not start. Finally Nate concluded that the engine was ’dead’; there was nothing more for him to do. We were stunned.

rina were active in recovery efforts, and we scoured our lockers for clothing to send into the hill towns, where the need was critical. ' One of the other yachties at Barillas was a retired diesel mechanic. He and Stephen spent some time working on the engine, cleaning parts and making tests. They soon had the engine running smoothly — and coolly — so we started out again, heading for Mexico. When we

Nightmare on 'helm' street — servicing an old engine and installing a new one in the third world proved every bit the tragi-comedy most cruisers would imagine it to be. ran into headwinds, we ran the engine to help, and you guessed it: it started to overheat again. We made it into the southernmost port of Mexico, a little place called Puerto Madero. And there we stayed, for six and a half miserable weeks, while we struggled to solve the

You’d have to know Puerto Madero to understand what this meant. This is aj'ishing village. There were three dozen or so 80-ft shrimpers, more than 100 pangas (20-foot open dories) engaged in night fishing for shark and dorado, a couple of swank 146-foot tuna clippers, and dozens of dug-out canoes with lo¬ cals casting nets in the harbor for mul¬ let and bait fish. This was not a sleepy inland village, but an active, thriving, busy, smelly, dirty, oily, bloody fishing village. And we were stuck in it. With no way November, 2001 •

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ANOTHER HORIZON'S to generate power to charge our batter¬ ies. We used candles and flashlights at night, and conserved our electricity use during the day so we could use the radio for email — an important link in finding an answer to our problem. The most dif¬ ficult aspect of our situation was not the lack of energy, however, but the lack of fresh water. The water of the harbor was so awful we could not use our watermaker, so we had to purchase bottled water at great expense and trouble, hir¬ ing a truck to bring five-gallon jugs from the village, carrying them down the beach to the dinghy, then schlepping them out to the boat and getting them aboard. We couldn’t bathe very often, do laundry, wash the boat, or clean any¬ thing that got dirty. And everything on the boat got dirty, from the dust blown from the shore, or the black grit we tracked on from the beach. And it was hot, so we sweated day and night. Never have we been so filthy!

We reviewed our options. We could truck the boat home, but there were no facilities for lifting the boat out of the water and onto a truck. We could have it towed to Acapulco, the nearest port with haulout facilities, but that was 500 miles away, across another gale-troubled gulf (Tehuantepec), and dangerous. We could sail it home, and we consid¬ ered that option long and hard. But with¬ out an engine, we’d have trouble gener¬ ating enough electricity for the GPS, au¬ topilot, and running lights and radar at night. If there were no wind, we might have difficulty getting out of the way of a ship. And if either of us had any health problems, we’d be a long way from help. Or we could try to do something about the engine. So began a series of long¬ distance phone calls as we tried to find a solution. It didn’t take long to learn that the model Volvo engine in our boat was no longer manufactured (a blessing to society, in our opinion), but mechan¬ ics in Seattle said it could possibly be rebuilt. However, it would cost almost as much as a new engine, we’d still have an old engine, and there was no guaran¬ tee that they could fix it anyway. So we began collecting specifications on various new engines and trying to re¬ solve various technical issues. At one point, we decided on one new engine, and found a dealer in Mexico — but at the last moment we discovered it turned the wrong way for our shaft and propeller. After exploring other options, it turned out that the best solution —- the one that Page 140 •

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would get us moving again soonest — was — sigh — another Volvo engine.

Every job needs supervision and moral support. Much of that for 'Another Horizon' was provided by this contingent of young "mechanicos" who stopped by daily to monitor progress.

We located a Volvo dealer in Puerto Vallarta who ordered the engine for us, but then a new problem arose: a classic Catch-22. Replacement parts for yachts in transit are not subject to customs duty, but in Mexico you must have a Temporary Importation Permit for the boat. It’s a Customs form. Of course, there is no Customs agent in Puerto Madero. Fortunately, the engine was coming to the dealer in Puerto Vallarta, and that’s where the form was needed. No problem, right? Wrong. When we asked for the form we were told, sorry. Customs must see the boat when you apply for the permit. But they can’t see the boat in Puerto Vallarta unless we come there, we said, and we can’t get there without the new engine! Sorry, they said. We tried various ways to solve the problem. Stephen even went to Ciudad Hidalgo, the border entry point with Guatemala, to consult a commercial shipping agent and a Customs agent. Fi¬ nally, we were helped out of our dilemma by some friends on a boat in Puerto Vallarta. They located another Valiant 40

owned by some other friends, who were willing to get a permit, and let us use it as a 'surrogate.'

INJow all we had to do was get the new engine to Puerto Madero. The dealer estimated that it would take maybe four or five days, three days if we shipped it express. It ended up taking almost three weeks. First, there was no room on the plane from California to Puerto Vallarta, because of all the kids traveling on Spring Break. Next, we heard it had definitely been shipped — but it turned out that AeroMexico had shipped it to Guadala¬ jara instead of Puerto Vallarta! So the dealer and our friend on the other Val¬ iant had to drive all the way to Guadalajara, shepherd the engine through Customs, then get a truck and drive it to Puerto Vallarta. Then they had to break it down into two crates to fit it on the plane from Puerto Vallarta. From there it went to Mexico City, where it sat for three days, and finally to Tapachula, the airport nearest to us. This is what AeroMexico calls “Air Express Priority."

POWER TRIP

ALL PHOTOS STEVE SALMON AMD TINA OLTON Meanwhile, the friendly Port Captain in Puerto Madero cleared a space for us at the fishing dock, so a crane could come and lift out the old engine and lower the new one in. He had a local panga tow us to the dock. Tina managed to engage a crane and operator for an incredible price, only $38. The next morning, Stephen went off to the airport with a hired truck to meet the dealer (John) and our new engine. An hour later he re¬ turned: no John, no engine. The engine had somehow made its way to Mexico City, and John was there trying to get it moved back to Tapachula. Tina was dev¬ astated. Now she had to go tell the crane people their services would be needed to¬ morrow, not today. She tried in broken Spanish to explain the problem. An English-speaking man finally came to help and said, “Oh no, it’s not possible. Tomorrow is Saturday, and we only work Monday to Friday.” This was the last straw, and tears began to flow. There was a hurried conference with the crane operator, and finally the interpreter said, “He will do it tomorrow. . . especially for you. "That brought more tears and a kiss, a blush from the crane operator, and smiles from the bystand¬ ers.

J\/[eanwhile, Fernando, the me¬ chanic from the dealer in Puerto Vallarta, arrived. He and Stephen finished dis¬ mantling the old engine, wrestling it out of the engine room, and positioning it un¬ der the companionway hatch for the crane to lift in the morning. The next day, Stephen and the truck went to the air¬ port again, and there, lo and behold, was the engine! And John, our dealer, proudly pointing at it. They wrestled it back to the dock, and the crane soon arrived. The plucking and plopping was accomplished without so much as touching the wood¬ work of the boat. Now Fernando and John went to work. They worked straight through to the wee hours that night, declining all our suggestions for breaks and meals, and were back at if the next morning (Sunday) at 7 a.m. Again they worked through until they were finished, about 2:00 p.m. And then ... then John turned the ignition key, and the engine roared to life. What a wonderful sound! John and Fernando prepared to depart, and we joyously pulled away from the dock. And we went oh, maybe 100 feet. And the new engine overheated. “Go back to

the dock,” Tina shouted. "I can’t,” Stephen said, “we have no power!” Fran¬ tically, while the boat drifted toward some nearby shoals, Stephen dropped the anchor. We dissolved in tears of frus¬ tration and anger. We soon discovered that the raw wa¬ ter intake was clogged. It was no worn der, since we’d been sitting at anchor more than six weeks. Next day, we found a diver who cleaned all our thruhulls and most importantly, all the barnacles off the propeller: the reason the boat wouldn’t move. Then we, ahem, motored proudly back to the anchorage. It took a whole day to put the boat back to rights, after so much messy en¬ gine work. We were both excited and anxious about our impending departure. The next morning we were up, nervously hopping about, reeving the last of the lines, closing the hatches against an er¬ rant wave, and putting away loose ar¬ ticles. Then the moment came. We turned the key and the engine purred. Up came the anchor. We motored out of the anchorage and into the channel that led to the open sea. A swell was running, coming into the channel and breaking along the jetties. We needed a little power to push against the waves. Tina leaned into the throttle a little, and the boat surged forward. We plowed along the

miles, which was beyond our fuel capac¬ ity, so we planned to put into Huatulco to take on fuel. We were doing so well that we passed right by in the middle of the night, deciding to go on to Puerto Angeljnstead. When we arrived there the next morning, however, 10-foot surf was rolling into the harbor. So we went back once more to sailing the old fashioned way. At least now the winds were mod¬ erate. Tacking and tacking, the passage took an extra 24 hours, but we didn’t care, we had a working engine, we were making tracks north and west... we were on our way home again. After a brief rest in Acapulco, we car¬ ried on to Zihuatanejo. And there, on April 19, at 10:35 a.m., we crossed our track, thus completing our circumnavi¬ gation. We did it! We were jubilant. To celebrate, we put into the nearby marina at Ixtapa, took a taxi into Zihuatanejo and had dinner at a charming restau¬ rant we’d been to in 1993. We finally made it back to California on May 11, and back under the Golden Gate at 11:13 a.m. on June 1, to the toot¬ ing of horns and whistles of friends. Upon docking in Berkeley, there were

Steve makes a few last connections to the new engine before it gets fired up for the first time. Crud from the prop and intake thruhull rendered Another Horizon's new engine useless until it was cleaned off. channel, finally passing the navigation lights at the end of the jetties. We had left Puerto Madero behind. The passage to Acapulco was 500

at least two dozen more friends, and unexpectedly, a crew from TV Channel 4, the NBC affiliate in San Francisco. Our friends waited patiently while we were interviewed, then it was time for hugs, kisses and champagne. That evening, a much larger crowd gathered for a bar November, 2001 • U&UJiZ? • Page 141

ANOTHER HORIZON'S becue and a welcome-home party, com¬ plete with a beautiful cake. And over¬ head, draped from the rafters, were the 60 flags from the countries we had vis¬ ited. What a welcome!

In the months since then, we've had plenty of time to reflect on our trip, aided by lots of questions from interested sail¬ ors and non-sailors. We'll have a lifetime of memories of seeing the world from the special perspective of the oceans and other waterways of the world: streaking dolphins in the night-time phosphores¬ cence: shooting stars: meteor showers; waves to engulf us; swells to lift us; winds to take us thousands of miles: lightning storms the likes of which we hope never to see again. Sea turtles, whales, sharks, schools of odd-looking jellyfish. Tiny birds, lost and tired, coming to rest in our cockpit. Rainbows, moonbows, and sunsets on the horizon. The best part, however, was the people, who were wonderful the world over. It didn’t matter that Lote and

Lameko were only poor subsistence farmers in Western Samoa, every time we passed by they welcomed us into their fala and gave us something to eat. It didn’t matter that the American govern¬ ment had recently condemned the gov¬ ernment of Sudan for harboring terror¬ ists — in the tiny bay of Fijab, Sharif paddled out to us with a handful of fresh eggs, and in return wanted only the chance to talk to us. It didn’t matter that the Customs officer in Bawean didn’t speak English and we didn’t speak In¬ donesian, we were ushered to his house for tea. It didn’t matter that Romanians still have difficulty taking to foreigners (a remnant of the Ceausescu regime), the fisherman tied behind us at the wharf wanted to share his bounty with us. It didn’t matter that we were supposed to be the 'enemy' in Cuba, every person we met smiled at us. Other cruisers are, by and large, also wonderful people, eager to help each other and happy to be sharing a life that others only dream about. We learned tol¬ erance, and respect for the customs of other countries, often so different from

our own. We learned self-reliance — of necessity, because there are no mechan¬ ics or plumbers (or engine mechanics!) in the middle of the ocean. Finally, we learned to trust each other, and each other’s abilities. We shared danger together, solved problems to¬ gether, and shared the numerous joys and exciting experiences together. It brought us closer than we were ever likely to be on land. We learned to conquer fear, at least most of the time, by sizing up the prob¬ lem, analyzing what needed to be done, and then doing it quickly, without let¬ ting fear paralyze us. Above all, we learned patience. Pa¬ tience with officials (who needed it most). Patience with people who sometimes moved, and lived, more slowly than we were used to. Patience to wait for the right weather before setting out to sea. The patience needed to solve problems, and patience with each other. And having learned these things, we found we had learned contentment.

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SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART I

"Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory." — General George S. Patton

Lere we go again, the first installment of our annual threepart salute to San Francisco Bay's summer sailing champions. ' As usual, first up are the PHRF winners of both the Bay (Handi¬ cap Divisions Association) and ocean series (Ocean Yacht Rac¬ ing Association), as well as the top local Farr 40. Next month, we’ll meet 21 one design winners. Then, in January's grand fi¬ nale, we'll profile winners from dinghies and woodies, as well as name our Latitude 38 Yachtspeople of the Year. Not much is new with HDA or OYRA, which is probably good news. The numbers aren't significantly different from last year — HDA had 95 entries and 37 qualifiers (i.e., sailed in at least half of their 13 scheduled races). Incoming HDA president Mike Mannix (Harp) is open to suggestions for ways to bolster atten¬ dance. OYRA actually went up in entries (118 vs. 93 last year), but the number of qualifiers in their 11 -race series held steady at 35. According to president Doug Storkovich (Dance Away), the three new races they added this season (Spinnaker Cup, Lightship II, Windjammers) were well-received and will stay on the schedule. The Farr 40 fleet continues to grow, with eight boats on the Bay and two in Santa Cruz, not to mention eight more in SoCal. Their eight-regatta Farr 40 West Coast Championship (which was shortened to seven with the cancelation of the BBS) is prob¬ ably the hottest racing in California these days. But enough pleasantries — turn the page and meet otir first

crop of season winners. Congratulations to everyone whose name appears in this article, including those winners listed below who we didn't have room to profile. As for the rest of you, well, if you didn’t experience the "exhilaration of victory” this summer, there's always next year. Patton, who knew a thing or two about victory and defeat, also said, "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs, but by how high he bounces when he hits bottom." See you on the race course! — latitude /rkm HDA: HOA-H — 1) Mlntaka 4, Farr 38 mod., Gerry Brown, RYC; 2) Two Scoops, Express 34, Chris Longaker/Tom Goodwin, RYC; 3) Chimera, Custom Little Har¬ bor 47, Grant Miller, EYC. (13 entered; 6 qualified) S.F. 30-FOOTERS — 1) lxxis, Olson 911-S, Ed Durbin, RYC; 2) Jeannette, Tartan Ten, Henry King, BYC; 3) Tortuga, Santana 30/30, Stephen Hutchison, EYC. (15 entered; 6 qualified). OYRA: MORA-I — 1) Salty Hotel, Express 27, David Rasmussen, RYC; 2) To Infin¬ ity & Beyond, Express 27, Fred Voss, RYC; 3) Cascade, Antrim 27, Steve Reinhart, EYC. (15 entered; 1 qualified) MORA-li — 1) Silkye, WylieCat 30, Steve Seal/Larry Riley/John Skinner, RYC; 2) Hot Chocolate, Newport 30, Jon Nicholas, CYC; 3) Sorcerer, C&C Half Ton, Greg Cody, SSS. (12 entered; 3 qualified) You aren't a real ocean racer unless you round the Farallones every now and then. This was the view from John Sweeney's IACC boat 'NZL-14' dur¬ ing May's mellow OYf^Arape. Photoby latitude/rob^ ■

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China Cloud

Jammin' Too

Twilight Zone

Leigh Brite Richmond YC

Mike Lamb Sausalito YC

Paul Kamen Berkeley YC

Leigh Brite, a consummate gentleman and accomplished sailor, passed away on June 15. "Leigh loved, and thought the world of, his crew," said wife Marilyn. "In his long battle with illness, Leigh often remarked that his crew kept him sailing, thereby keeping him alive." Fittingly, Marilyn, driver Les Raos and the crew took China Cloud out anyway for the HDA race on June 16 — and ended up taking one of their six bullets! They continued on to win this large HDA class for the fifth time. "It was a great honor to be chosen by Leigh to drive China Cloud for the last two seasons," claimed Raos. "Leigh knew how to win, and was glad to be able to share that knowledge with us. He put together a talented crew whose devotion and loy¬ alty to a boatowner is rare, indeed — and Leigh was just as dedicated to us. We fin¬ ished the season, and hope to continue racing China Cloud, in Leigh's honor." In addition to co-skippers Marilyn and Les, the crew was tactician Chris Plona, Rich Bennallack, Bobby Villareal, John Duys, Steve Dahl, Richard Shadd, Brent Street, Anne Hoffman, Taro Tokano, Marty Burks, and the Loughran family (father Tom, sons Chris and Matt). The average tenure among the group is at least seven years, and some have been with Leigh since his Express 37/Cal 2-27 days. Leigh, a retired electronics engineer, was a member of the ICYRA Hall of Fame (MIT, '46) and a 25-year 1-14 sailor. He was a great guy, and his presence in the Bay Area sailing community is missed.

Mike Lamb, an institutional bond salesman from San Anselmo, has owned Jammin' Too for six years, doing many local races but never a complete YRA sea¬ son. This year, in a full assault on the HDA title. Lamb invested in a nice KKMI bottom job, two new North 3DLjibs, and a complete overhaul of the standing and running rigging. The final part of the winning equation was assembling a deep crew list — Mikey Vazques, Bobby O’Brien, Rick Russell, Mike Mahoney, Bill Stevens, Jim O'Hare, Paul Tomita, Bernard O'Driscoll, Jeff Angermann, Fred Nelson, Robert Hurley and John Gray. Shoreside support came from Lamb's wife, Jacque. "Without her help we never would have even gotten out on the water," claimed Mike. The Jammin' gang had their work cut out for them, as the HDA-J rating band was jiggled this season to include both Harp, last year's 'J' winner, and Windwalker, last year's 'K' winner. The crew rose to the challenge, posting six bullets in the 13-race series to win comfortably. "I'm lucky to race with talented sailors who also know how to have fun," noted Mike. "Everyone leaves their egos at the dock — then we punish each other all day with warped humor that couldn't be printed in the worst magazines!" After the success of this season. Lamb is actively looking for a new challenge. Jammin' Too is now for sale (see Classies), and Mike and his crew hope to be racing a J/105 or a J/120 next year.

"We thought the pressure was off after a catastrophic Vallejo weekend," laughed Paul Kamen, a Berkeley naval architect, freelance writer and Latitude contribut¬ ing editor. "But then we somehow came back to win seven of the next eight races!" . Twilight Zone has been trading the title back and forth with arch-rival Jim Fair and Chesapeake since 1985—17 seasons now! This year, Division K was an unusual hybrid of PHRF and one design: the rat¬ ing band was so narrow (161-169) that all seven entries turned out to be Merit 25s! "Essentially, we were racing one de¬ sign, but under the more lenient PHRF rules," explained Paul. "With some new * boats in the class, it's looking like the Merits will go back to ODCA next year." The Twilight Zone regulars included Laurie Jacobs, John Danielson, John Dektar, Lance Berc, William Weprin and Bernard Knechtli. Guest appearances were made by Allan Jackson, Dan Acland, Frank Giachino, Bill Dean, Jim Leftwich, Maurya McClintock, Andy Andersson and Patti Brennan. In addition to his crew, Kamen credits Fast Bottoms and Bay, Ship & Yacht for a smooth hull; Pineapple and North for great sails; and Seabreeze Market for the ever-critical crew fuel. Paul added that when he leaves the house on race days, his wife Casilda sends him off with a kiss and the following words of encouragement; "May the best man win!" Paul's stock reply is, "No! Don't say that!"

2) Bodacious, Farr One Ton, John Clauser, BYC/ RYC; 3) Raptor, J/35, J. Hoey, RYC. (22 ent.; 4 qual.)

2) Windwalker, Islander 36, Shoenhair/Gillam, SSS; 3) Harp, Catalina 38, Mike Mannix, IYC. (15/6)

2) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair, BYC; 3) Loose Lips, Merit 25, Phill Mai, BYC. (7 entered; 4 qual.)

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HDA, OYRA & FARR 40 HDA-Sportboat Olson 30 Run Wild

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Peter Stoneberg St. Francis YC

"I got lucky — this project just sort of fell into my lap," explained Dave Bemtsen, describing the circuitous route that led to racing Allegro this summer. Originally from New Jersey, Dave migrated to Lake Tahoe in the early 80s to be a ski bum. That eventually segued into a windsurfing career (three years in Maui, one in China building boards), as well as building and sailing high-tech carbon International 14s (he won the NAs on the Gorge in ’96). These days he has a 'real' job (telecom sales manager), a wife, a 20-month-old daughter, and a new house in Corte Madera. At the 2000 Wooden Boat Show in Port Townsend, Dave met Stan Bishoprick, owner of Legendary Yachts, a highend custom wooden boatbuilder in Washougal, WA. Dave agreed to represent the company in the Bay Area, and along with friends Stuart Fox, Jim Ekford and Brian Hernandez successfully showcased Allegro in local Bay and ocean races this summer. "We had a blast," said Dave. "It was an honor to sail one of the most beau¬ tiful boats on the Bay." Allegro is one of three Legendary-built 'Aramintas', a 33-foot Herreshoff ketch v designed in 1948 as a scaled-down ver¬ sion of Ticonderoga. Her hull is made of Douglas fir over mahogany frames, and her spars are made of sitka spruce. "She's just gorgeous!" claimed Dave. "Every time we take her out, we get compliments." Allegro is now actively for sale. If you're interested, hurry —- the boat is headed back up to Washington soon.

Dale Irving, a self-described "unem¬ ployed software sales manager", claims he's currently living on Ramen noodles to afford his sailing habit. He developed his jones early in life — as a Navy brat, he lived in San Francisco, San Diego, An¬ napolis, Newport (RI), Brussels (Belgium), and Monterey. "We always lived near the water, and my folks were sailors," said Dale, who's been sailing since he was four. Run Wild, a '78 Olson 30 (hull #16), is Irving's first boat. He’s owned it for four years, going up a steep learning curve in the beginning. "I just love its downwind speed!" he claimed. Irving sailed in ODCA until the Olson 30s lost their start, then successfully made the transition into HDA's sportboat division this year. Pull¬ ing the strings for him were Joel Peterson, Pablo Mesples, Josh Miles, Matt Boroughf and "other random dock rats." Run Wild also sailed in the Nationals on the Bay, coming in a creditable third. ’We could have won," claimed Dale. "I blew it at a mark rounding, which cost us the whole regatta." The windy Coastal Cup was also memorable. 'We surfed all the way to Ventura, coming in behind only the three Hobie 33s. As far as I'm con¬ cerned, we won!" Dale looks forward to more shorthanded events next year, in addition to the regular HDA season. "Sailing has given me my best friends and many of the best experiences of my life," he said. "Life is short, and one must live to the fullest. My advice? Get out and sail your boat!”

Shadow (hull #20, ex-Finesse) actu¬ ally came in fourth overall in the 7-race, 2-throwout West Coast Farr 40 Champi¬ onship series, but the top three boats were all from SoCal. Hence, we re declaring Peter Stoneberg and his crew the top NorCal Farr 40 — and, de facto, the best big boat program on the Bay. Stoneberg, an East Bay venture capi¬ talist, loves going fast in boats and cars (he was recently clocked at 195 mph on the banking at Daytona!). "The Farr 40 class is like going to a sailing fantasy camp at every regatta," he enthused. "You get toisail with and against some of the best sailors in the world." In fact, Stoneberg's regular crew are some of the West Coast's finest racers: Jeff Madrigali (tactician), Chris Perkins, Hogin Beatie, Rick Brent, Ernie Rodriguez, Damon Harvey, Don Teakel and Gaiy Sadamori. "Peter has really raised his level of sail¬ ing since buying the boat," said Madro. "He loves to sail and loves to practice. He continually strives to improve his skills and his team's skills, and it's showing on the scoreboard." Stoneberg keeps sharp by 'cross-training' in other hot classes — hp owns a Vanguard 15 and chartered a Melges 24 for Key West Race WeekHighlights of Shadow's season in¬ cluded winning the S.F. Cup (over SFYC's Endurance), taking a first place in SDYC's Yachting Cup, and a second at SFYC's Summer Keelboat Regatta. When pressed to sum up his year, Peter responded: "It's never too late to have a happy childhood!"

2) Asolare, Catalina 310, P. & L. Truce, SYC; 3) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman, BYC. (14/7)

2) Family Hour, Olson 30, The Bilafers, RYC; 3) Think Fast, Olson 30, Helmut Zarth, SSS. (9/3)

2) Gone Too Farr, Dave Carrel, GGYC; 3) Wahoo, R. Shaw/A. Hearn, SFYC. (10 NorCal boats)

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SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART I PHRO — I Farr 36 Petard

PHRO — II Cal 40 Illusion

OYRA-SHS Moore 24 Cookie Jar

Keith Buck Corinthian YC

Stan & Sally Honey St. Francis YC

George McKay Richmond YC

"Three tilings seem to be necessary to do well in OYRA — good boat speed, good tactics, and endurance," claimed Keith Buck, a retired medical devices engineer who lives in Alamo and sails out of Ber¬ keley. "This year, endurance stood out. The number of races has increased, and there are now some long races on the schedule (Spinnaker Cup, Windjammers). Also, it seems like we've had more light air races then ever, and finishing after midnight wasn’t uncommon." Petard, built of cold-molded kauri wood in New Zealand in '76, won PHRO-II last year. This season, Buck and crew were promoted' to the larger PHRO-I class. Pe¬ tard only won once (Duxship), but went to all but one race (the ill-attended HMB race) and consistently finished well. "Having the same crew year after year helps considerably," said Keith. "Paul Altman provided superb tactics and navi¬ gation: Andy Newell trimmed the main and kept things running smoothly; Mark Schieble and Shirley Vaughan were flaw¬ less on the foredeck. Everyone else did great, too — Bill Sisler, Joe McGovern, Patrick Kohleman, Jeff Raby, Andy Biddle, Seann Robinson, Jorge Morales, Eleanor Beneficio and Mike Herbert." Buck, who has owned his cleverlynamed Petard for 19 years, won't be back to defend his PHRO title in 02. Instead, he'll be sailing Petard in her sixth Pacific Cup. "I hope to do a little cruising in Ha¬ waii afterward, and then get back in time to do some of the fall OYRA races."

Palo Alto-based sailors Stan and Sally Honey need no introduction to West Coast sailors. Stan, a high-tech entrepreneur, is the hottest navigator on the planet right now (PlayStation, Pyewacket), and Sally, who owns The Spinnaker Shop, is a past Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year ('73, ’74). None of that stuff matters to them when they're racing their beautifully-restored 34-year-old Illusion. "Stan called me twice during their record trans-Atlantic run," laughed Sally. "All he was interested in was how we did in the Jr. Waterhouse!" The Honeys have done just about eveiything with their Cal 40 — two Pac Cups (second in class in '90; first overall in ’96), an SSS TransPac (first overall in ’94), five seasons of SSS ('91-'95), and two years of cruising in the Northwest ('96-'97). This year, for a change, they entered Illusion in her first crewed ocean races. Sally was the primary driver, while Stan generally trimmed and did tactics. Their regular crew was Sylvia Seaberg, Synthia Petroka, and Tom Condy. Cameo appearances were made by Jim and Sue Corenman, Dan and Carol Benjamin, and Kimball Livingston, who is profiling the Honeys in an upcoming issue of Sail. "Our crew complemented each other really well," claimed Sally. "We all had the same focus on winning, and it was just the right number of hands for ocean rac¬ ing. There was good competition on the race course and friendly encounters af¬ terwards. All in all, a wonderful season!"

"This season was a warm-up for next year's Singlehanded TransPac," explained George McKay, a mobile veterinarian in Watsonville. "1 had all the gear on board that I'll be taking to Hawaii (except the food and water), and everything performed beyond my expectations. I’ve also already taken a course in sleep management, which has helped me have greater re¬ serves on the long races." McKay, who has owned Cookie Jar (#98) for six years, is relatively new to singlehanding, but a veteran.of many crewed ocean races. In his previous boat, the Freedom 36 Intrepid, he did four Cat¬ alina Races, the '92 Pac Cup, and count¬ less other events. "Since I started sailing by myself, I talk about the boat and my¬ self as 'we' and 'us'," confessed George. "I’m not sure if this is a good thing!" Lesson learned this summer: 1) Never give up; 2) Don't push the ragged edge ("I tried to keep the boat at 90% and, for once, didn't break anything"); 3) Sailing alone in light air is fast and 4) Take time to look around, enjoy the journey and appreciate nature. "The sea life, especially in the tide lines, is incredible!" claimed McKay. "I saw whales, lots of porpoises, seals, sea lions and some huge jelly fish, one of which was longer than my boat!" George thanked his wife Gwen, his mom, his fellow racers and the race com¬ mittees. "Even though I was singlehand¬ ing, I was never alone," he said. "I had the best thoughts of my family and friends guiding my progress."

2) Jarlen, J/35, Bob Bloom, SYC; 3) Alize, J/33, David Kuettel, CYC. (50 entered; 13 qualified)

2) Dance Away, S-35, D. Storkovich, MPYC; 3) Enchante, Ben. 42, Jaeoby/Barton, MBYC. (31/14)

2) Georgia, Custom 40, Ben Mewes, IYC; 3) Andiamo, SC 27, Mike Warren, CSC. (10 ent.; 4 qual.)

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sailors never die, they just get a little dinghy.” So reads a motto on the Klein family room wall. These days my sailing is not aboard a little dinghy, nor the bright red Leading Lady, or comfy Santana 37 Amateur Hour before that, or Wild Flag, the Vanguard of the '60s, or the green International 110 which came byway of Bob Klein’s engaging grin in 1946. These days my vessels are old schooners, courtesy of Elderhostel, and they are every bit as wonderful to sail on. Elderhostel is for folks over 55, a pro¬ gram to foster learning, no matter how gray the matter. My shipmate on these adventures is another sailing widow, Jeanne Mellinger of Sausalito Yacht Club. Both Jeanne and I have been de¬ lighted with our new "sailing series”, our fellow crew and the skippers and mates.

The Martha: Our among Sound on the

first “elderboat” was the Martha, the San Juan Islands of Puget in late October, when the trees islands were touched with gold

Doris Klein

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still sailing after all these years.

and Mt. Baker rose in snow fresh glory. It was nippy, but there’s wind on Puget Sound in the “off months.” There were five of us old ladies on the crew of the 84-ft schooner. Martha was old too, built in 1907 by the W.F. Stone Page 150 •

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yard at the site of the present St. Francis Yacht Club. The Mar¬ tha's other stats: 68 feet on deck, 16-ft beam and only 8 feet of draft, as her first underwater con¬ figuration was as a centerboarder. There have been changes aloft, too. Gaff r-igged at first, one of her many owners changed the rig to marconi. Our sails were vin¬ tage Sutter. For the first time in my long life, I met belay¬ ing pins, tucked in a venerable wooden struc¬ ture called a 'fife' at the foot of the mast. Here we gutsy women (ranging from the young 57-year-old to equally young 70-somethings) learned the fine art of belaying the halyards for the big main, stays’l (nicknamed Jumbo ), the fores’l and jib. The week’s learning cruise was fun because we got to do all the work. This was my first encounter with 150 feet of anchor chain, and a hand-powered wind¬ lass to bring it up. We did have to spell each other, and even the skipper pitched in with the cranking while the mate perched on the netting below the bow¬ sprit, brooming off the mud as we cranked up the chain, and small Jeanne was down in the small chain locker, flak¬ ing. Skipper Sandy Brown had a wealth of seamanship to teach us, and was per¬ fect in his role of managing close coed living and working with mostly inexperi¬ enced ladies. Some skippers might panic at such a challenge, or toss their weight around, but Sandy was always gentle, kind and understanding- with us. Our other “pro” was Carol Hasse, a sailmaker and superb sailor herself, who taught us much as we sailed: how to “see” wind, the lore of currents, buoy characteris¬ tics and chart reading — all the while mending batten pockets and rents in the main cover as she lectured. After a full

day of working, teaching and sail han¬ dling, she helped us fix dinner as our Elderhostel complement was one woman short. What a shipmate!

his was a great sailing week, but Elderhostel provides many such experi¬ ences, truly a connection that makes growing old something to look forward to. To participate in any Elderhostel pro¬ gram, one has only to be 55 or older. No dues, choose your interest, and the fees are remarkably affordable. There are a dozen sailing oriented classes to choose from. You can snorkel in Belize, sail Dutch zees, study coral reefs in Ber¬ muda, or find, like us, a sailing week in the San Juans. During our week on Martha we met two other Elderhostel boats — Rebecca and Zodiac. Later two friends of mine “elderhosteled” on Rebecca, a powerboat, and enjoyed it greatly. The schooner Zo¬ diac was always a magnificent sight, and I think Jeanne decided the first time she saw her that she’d sail on that tall ship someday. Jeanne and I have been friends for years, our association stemming from when we were young mothers. Her hus¬ band was once Commodore of the Lake

OLD BOATS

The 'Lettie G. Howard' glides past the 'old' (pre 9/11) skyline of New York. She sails out of South Street Seaport in Manhattan. Merced Sailing Club, and mine of Lake Merritt. Jeanne was our best helmswoman, a veteran of many sailing cruises with the Sausalito Yacht Club. She and husband George sailed an Ericson 29 Bjornebo, though when I first knew of the young Mellinger couple they sailed a Lido on Lake Merced.

The Letty G. Howard Our next ElderSail was in New York revisiting Jeanne’s native Long Island Sound on a century-old wooden fishing schooner. Built in 1893 in Essex, Mas¬ sachusetts for cod fishing off Georges Bank, the recently restored Letty G. Howard is 79 feet on deck (125 LOA), with a beam of 21 feet and a 10.5-ft draft. The former fish hold now holds bunks for 18 Elderhostlers, with another six in the focs’le. Both men and women hoisted those huge sails with the massive Tim¬ ber gaffs, with a line of us going “Heave! Heave! Heave!” Then securing that ma¬ jor load on belaying pins. The Lettie G. Howard sails out of South Street Seaport Museum in Man¬ hattan. She, too, had a superb crew that week, whose enthusiasm matched that

of the overage students. The skipper was 31year-old Zack Thomas. He re¬ mained as cool as any America’s Cup skipper as we past-prime landlubbers learned new nautical terms, stood watch, helped navigate, and hoisted sails hundreds of feet. And what sails! We flew every| thing that week $ except the golly1 wobbler (not SE enough light air). % Eveiy day we put w up the main, Lu fore’sl, Jjumbo UJ £E and jib, usually “ the tops’l and 3 once, the fishero 02 man. Our first an¬ chorage was a sandy- beached cove, all silence and starlight for the late night watch. Next night, charming Port Jefferson on Long Island, with showers and walks ashore for ice cream cones. Winds were good all week — it being May — and we kept track of our speed by throwing over biodegradable peelings and timing their passage along the hull. The Glousterman’s authenticity had been retained: no wind instruments, no knotmeter or other modern gadgets — though the galley was up-to-the-minute and proved it with delectable food. The Howard also sports twin diesels for what little powering we did. Our last anchor¬ age in the Sound was off mid-Connecti¬ cut, at Thimble Rocks, where the night watch warily noted how we swung on our long anchor chain between the granite reefs and islets. The last day’s sail will forever be im¬ printed on my mind. Tides were good, winds brisk and the old girl fairly flew home. We passed under all the famous New York bridges, past the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the United Na¬ tions, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and then began tacking up the Hudson River. The crew of the Lettie G. Howard were all excellent sailors, and very bright. A couple of them were finalizing ad¬

vanced degrees in marine biology and sea history. One young lady whose upcom¬ ing PhD dissertation was on cetaceans (whales and dolphins) had spent her young years home-schooled on her family’s 30-foot boat sailing through the south Pacific. By contrast, the first mate had been an 'inner city' kid far away from boats, until a cruise for kids like him introduced him to sailing. He worked at city boat¬ yards until he earned his spurs as crew, and eventually delivery skipper, shuffling SORC yachts down toTTorida and back. The others had mostly sailed on smaller boats, nothing the size of the Lettie G. Howard. One very old gentleman had sailed on his father’s Glou-cesterman out of Nova Scotia beginning at age 8, and he was a fountain of knowledge. So much so, he was the technical director when they filmed Captain Courageous. Great crew, all! The last day as we gaped at the beau¬ tiful city scape we were rounding, the crew gave us Elderhostlers a rest and the seven of them tacked that monstrous boat with those massive sails a dozen times until it was time to put her to bed at a lovely anchorage just downriver from the George Washington Bridge. Anchored close to the New Jersey shore, tree-lined and quiet, it was another delightful night. At sunset the sun glinted off the Man¬ hattan towers, at dusk the lights came on in millions of windows, and on our quiet stretch of dark water, all we could hear was the gentle lapping of the Hudson on our old wooden hull.

The Zodiac This year’s learning-the-ropes for Jeanne and I took place on Puget Sound again, this time in the 127-ft schooner Zodiac. We two San Francisco Bay ladies took pride in the fact that this boat was the Californian of yore: from 1932 to 1972 she was the San Francisco Pilot Boat, ferrying pilots to And from big ships outside the Gate. No wonder she was so comfortable below and rode the gentle waters of Puget Sound like a dream. With Elderhostel’s emphasis on learn¬ ing, we visited six Lighthouses: Burrows, Point Wilson near Port Townsend, Cattle Point and Lime Kiln Point on San Juan Island, Turn Point on Stuart Island, and the light on Patos Island. From Reid Har¬ bor at Stuart Island, we hiked five miles to Turn Point, and later I was on the wheel when we dealt with those massive currents swirling past that point. Some of the lighthouses are now 'retired', but civic-minded folks are maintaining them for history. November, 2001 •

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Skipper Tim knows his Sound and its currents like the professional he is. One day he idled Zodiac in a certain current off San Juan Island’s American Camp, and three pods of Orcas came out to play with us. Another day, smiling porpoises surfed in our bow wave tirelessly, like they could zoom at that energized speed forever. While we preferred sailing, shoreside days called for the hum of the powerful diesels. The generator provided comfort and convenience for us, power, heat and light in the aiiy and modem galley and dining areas, three heads (two showers), and VCRs for seagoing movies. In one, our Zodiac was painted black and named Ghost for a Jack London saga. Bellingham’s Fairhaven Harbor was our homeport. The first and last night anchorage was in Chuckanut Bay, an hour to the south. Other lovely evenings were spent at Hughes inlet on Lopez Is¬ land; off Port Townsend, Parks Cove sur¬ rounded by Shaw Island, Reid Harbor at Stuart Island, and Echo Bay on Sucia. We went ashore every day, at Friday Harbor, Roche Harbor, Stuart and Sucia, and visited the manned Wilson Point Lighthouse near Port Townsend. That evening, we strolled the pretty Victorian town. The Zodiac carried — what else? — a Zodiac inflatable, which took us ashore. For ’playing’ on lovely coves where we anchored, the boat carried a two-person kayak, and a light and lively rowboat — which converted to sail with a quickly-stepped mast and lanteen rig. Everything was done by the book, with lifejackets on whenever we took to the small boats, and no wine for the crew. (We passengers did unwind a bit just be¬ Page 152 • U&ImUZS • November, 2001

reminded us of nomenclature we couldn’t remember: "Outhaul, downhaul, halyard, sheet, topping lift, line. . .Now figure eight the line first around the bot¬ tom of the belaying pin!" Oh, how we panted! To protect the gaff sails, the ends of the gaffs have to go up in unison. So half the ship’s company is on the ’throat,1 and the other half on the ’peak.’ Take it from me, a main roughly the size of a basket¬ ball court and a gaff and boom the size of small trees exert a whole lot of gravity all the way up that 110-ft mast. Finally we are finished! Now go and help raise the fore’sl, stay’si and jib on that other very tall mast! Sounds like a lot of work, and yes, a lot of fun. Even the morning chores were 'Zodiac' at anchor off the Burrows Island Light¬ a pleasure, like polishing the brass, hos¬ house. ing down the deck, coiling lines smartly, and sometimes a little galley and head¬ fore the dinner hour.) cleaning work below. I remarked to Cap¬ Skipper Tim Mehrer is a young man tain Tim about the many beautiful brass who alternates with his father as Zodiac’s fittings on the boat. “You must own a Captain. Dad Karl Mehrer was Les brass foundry,” I said jokingly. Harlander’s classmate when the Califor¬ “Actually we do,” he answered. Like nia Maritime Academy was off Alameda. Klein boats, doing things oneself shaved Tim learned his oceans well. After col¬ costs where possible, and the Zodiac fam¬ lege he spent three years on the Flying ily and friends have cleverly done a lot of Cloud, in the Mediterranean and Carib¬ the work. Between her days as the Pilot bean. Boat California and the Mehrers owner¬ All good skippers remind me of my husband, the late Bob Klein. They see ship, the boat lay in a boatyard at Vallejo, where Tim fell in love with her and everything that happens on the boat, and can run any station above or below formed a corporation consisting of fam¬ decks. On the Zodiac, orders are that ily members and friends to make own¬ nobody on the crew is to take a line out ing this ’hobby’ possible. To avail this of the hands of an Elderhostler, and dur¬ great schooner to folks like me, the boat ing our eight days we were treated with is under the guidance of the North West outstanding j» s Schooner Society kindness from all of Seattle. She is, hands, along the largest sail¬ with good hu¬ ing vessel of her mored assis¬ kind on the West tance when we Coast, and if the needed it. Regu¬ Tall Ships ren¬ lar crew included dezvous comes John Jamison to San Francisco (the first mate), in 2002 as Dave, Sean and Orca cavorts around the 'Zodiac' in Puget Sound. planned, they in¬ Rocky. The oth¬ tend to bring her ers — Jim, Paula, Charles, Kevin and down. If so, go by for a visit! Leslie, a great cook — were experienced I’ve heard it said that,owning a boat volunteers. The only arrogant 'crew' was keeps one young, and in fine fettle. But Bo’sun, the cat, who had his own match¬ if owning isn’t feasible. — as in the case ing sailbag on deck for refuge when he of, say, two nice widow ladies — felt a touch of seasickness. Elderhostel is a grand way to continue Perhaps because of the uncertainty to enjoy the old feeling of lonely sea and of April weather, there were only seven sky, a tall ship, and a star to steer her Elderhostelers aboard. No matter, the by. wonderful crew squired us ashore and — doris klein

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ood crew is hard to find these days. Whenever a perfectly good race boat is left sitting at the dock all week¬ end. “I couldn't get crew" is almost al¬ ways the owner’s first excuse. Fortu¬ nately, there are workarounds. A lot of marinas are combined with parks, fishing piers, nature centers, and other public amenities. But for the rac¬ ing sailor, the most valuable resource is a community sailing center or college sailing club. When crew is in short sup¬ ply, these places are the best source of eager young sailors. But it’s not that easy. Most of my trips over to the sailing club are desperate lastminute attempts to see if anyone is avail¬ able to fill in for a no-show, and it rarely seems to pan out. When they'ask “when will we be back?” I have to honestly an¬ swer “probably not ‘till dinner time” and it always turns out they have other plans for the afternoon. This time I was recruiting a day in advance. I was short two crew for Sunday’s midwinter race, so I took some time off from Saturday morning boat maintenance to cruise the small-boat docks in full shanghai mode. I even planned to take some prospects out for an afternoon practice sail, if my recruit¬ ing was successful.

x\nyone interested in some bigboat racing tomorrow?” I said as I walked up to a couple of people in wetsuits sit¬ ting on a bench in front of the clubhouse. They shook their heads, barely look¬ ing up. Probably windsurfers with no interest in “sit-down” sailing, the term they would probably use to dismiss it. “Anyone want to go sailing?” I said as I walked into the cluttered clubhouse. There were four or five people sitting around. Some of them looked like col¬ lege students but a few were a good deal older. No one I recognized, and no sign of Lee Helm, either. Lee is a grad stu¬ dent who used to be one of my regular crew, but now it’s hard to get her away from more exciting rides on bigger or

“Here’s the list,” said the young woman behind the desk who seemed to be in charge. She handed me a clipboard whose pen was tied on with sail twine. The clipboard had a list of names in a column on one side. On the other side, where the Clip did not obscure the header, was a column labeled “skippers.” “Impressive,” I thought to myself. ‘They must place a lot of their members on big boats every Saturday morning to have it this well organized.” So I signed up in the skippers column, and passed the clipboard back to her. “Good, a skipper,” said the young woman. “Go see boat four. There are some new members there who are really enthusiastic — they’ve been waiting since we opened this morning.” “Perfect,” I thought as I eyed the two students, a guy and a girl, sitting in the boat tied to the club’s dock. They were probably expecting a sailing lesson if no big-boat opportunities came along. “En¬ thusiasm, youth, and they probably haven’t picked up any bad habits from sailing on other boats." I walked up to the boat, loosely tied with only a bow painter to the downwind side of the crosswind dock. “Anyone interested in going sailing?” I asked as I put a hand on the forestay and swayed the bow to one side a little to make the sails blow away from my line of sight.” “You bet!” they answered. “Great,” I said. “I need to do some crew training for a race tomorrow. Can you stay out for two hours?” “Sounds good to us," they said, and motioned me to climb aboard. Assuming they just wanted to talk it over a little, I stepped on the foredeck and started to walk aft. Fortunately they shifted their weight to compensate be¬ cause the boat started to roll when I stepped around the mast. This was the smallest boat I had set foot on in many years, and I had completely forgotten just

"Would it be more fun to play checkers If you started with all kings. faster boats. But the sailing club was still one of her known haunts. Perhaps there were more like her lurking about amid the torn upholstery and mildewed sailbag furniture in this leaky old shack that passed for a clubhouse. Page 154 • U&UMZ9 • November, 2001

how unsteady a dinghy foredeck could be. “This is how my race program is set up,” I started to explain as I sat down on one of the cockpit seats. “The winter schedule starts in November, with two

races every month.” The new sailors looked very confused. “Room for one more?” interrupted a voice from the dock. “I really only need two for tomorrow,” I answered, “but sure, you’re more than welcome to come out on our practice sail.” I turned to discuss the racing sched¬ ule with the new crew prospects, when suddenly I noticed we were drifting back¬ wards. The painter must have come loose! No, it had been untied! That per¬ son who had just been talking to us from the dock had stepped on the foredeck with the rope in his hand, imparting the momentum of his brisk step to our sternfirst progress. We were going sailing right now, like it or not. And no one was at the tiller* “Better steer to port,” I advised the young woman sitting just aft of me. “Oh, is it my turn first? Okay,” she said as she grabbed the tiller and pulled it hard over to the starboard side of the boat, probably believing this would cause us to turn to port. Instead we fell off on port tack, bow to starboard, and aimed right at another boat just as the sails filled.

NOT SO FAST IS FUN, TOO crouched in the bow. “You don’t have a rating to sail that boat,” yelled Lee Helm’s unmistakable voice. “Lower your mainsail and... Max! What in holy heck are you doing out here?” “Just a slight misunderstanding, Lee. We have it under control now, and we’ll see you back at the dock. But could you, perhaps, pick up my hat please?” Rules are rules, and Lee insisted on hopping aboard to take charge, swapping with the student in the bow to keep the boat from becoming overloaded.

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Veteran fleets like the Mercuries might not be the fastest missiles on radar, but tactically, they rank among of the most competitive. No one was making a move to correct our collision course, so I reached for the tiller and pushed it all the way to port. The woman at the helm let go right away. “Jibe ho,” I announced, and our bow just barely missed the other boat while the boom just barely missed our heads. I passed- the tiller back to the student, and we sailed for a time on a beam reach out into the Bay. Ten minutes later we were half a mile from the dock. “I think we’re at the boundary of the practice area,” said the student, very ten¬ tatively. “Ready around.” “Ready on jibsheet,” I answered, and we did a sloppy tack, stopping the turn a little too soon but eventually falling off to another beam reach back toward the sailing club. “This certainly is a relaxed teaching technique,” I remarked. “Hardly a word spoken, just sail along and let the wind and water do the teaching.” "I like you a lot better than the in¬ structor I had last week,” said the stu¬ dent. That guy was practically yelling the

whole time.” “Well thanks, but I’m not the instruc¬ tor,” I said. ‘The instructor is that guy on the bow, and I really admire how calm he is.” “Me?” said the club member up for¬ ward. “I just joined this morning. I thought you were the instructor!” It was as if we had walked over the edge of a cartoon cliff, and suddenly looked down. The student tried to come about instantly to get back to the dock, but we weren’t ready for the tack and nearly capsized to windward, shipping a lot of water over the rail as the backwinded jib pushed us around. I tried to get the tiller but the other student was in the way. With the jib still backwinded we continued to fall off on the new tack, then we jibed, and this time I was not lucky enough to dodge the boom because I was standing up trying to get over the other student to reach the tiller. Even¬ tually we ended up in irons, with our pants wet, our shoes sloshing in a foot of water, and my favorite hat floating a few boatlengths to windward. That’s when I heard an outboard mo¬ tor approaching at full throttle, with the last person 1 wanted to see right then

X hat’s like totally hilarious,” said Lee after we figured out what went wrong. “Everything was going fine up to a couple of minutes ago,” said the student. “I thought I was getting a great sailing lessor!.” “For sure,” said Lee. “But like, there’s no reason to go right back, as long as we’re out here.” The other crew had just about fin¬ ished bailing the water out, so he moved to the windward side and Lee had the student power up and practice closehauled technique. Lee insisted that she use the hiking stick, and made her sheet in for a high pointing angle. It was in¬ structive to watch her run through the full repertoire of upwind driving tech¬ niques: watch the jib telltales, watch the luff of the main, steer to a point on the horizon, and finally, steering with eyes closed using only the heel angle. Lee even had the student try to anticipate rough and smooth patches of water ahead of the boat, and time her course oscillations to avoid the rough patches. But the student's tacks were still very sloppy, so we did the “teri-in-a-row” exercise. Lee was tough. She wouldn’t count a tack as complete unless it started with the student on the rail, hiking stick ex. tended, sails all the way in, and ended with the same posture on the other tack. It was a lot of work, but most of the clumsiness was gone after 20 minutes or so. Our driver was relieved when it was finally time to switch off with the other student. Since we had gotten ourselves way upwind of the practice area, we had a few minutes of easy running, a good time to bring the conversation back to my crew requirements. “Yes, sign me on,” said the guy now at the helm. I’m really interested in rac¬ ing, but these boats they use here in the sailing club don’t seem veiy exciting." “Have you done any dinghy sailing before?” I asked.

MAX EBB “Just Hobie cats,” he said. “I like to go fast. The club is talking about buying some trapeze dinghies for racing, and if they do, I’m there. But I can’t see racing these trainers.” “But like, why do you think that fast

“Sure, there are lots of classes like that, but they have trouble attracting new racers, because they all get their

"It depends totally on the kind of game you want to play" boats are better to race?” asked Lee. “One word,” he said, “speed. Faster is more exciting.” “Depends totally on the kind of game you want to play,” responded; Lee. “Our racing is like, very tactical. It has to be, because we switch boats and crew every race. There’s no time to work out any boat-handling teamwork, and no time to tune the rig. And there’s a big variation in crew ability and crew weight. Also a big variation in skipper ability. High per¬ formance dinghies would exaggerate these variables. But heavy old boats like these can sort of level them out, and make the racing much more exciting.” “You know,” I added, “except for the part about swapping boats, that variabil¬ ity describes a lot of the YRA fleets I’ve raced in." “I still think it’s more fun to go fast,” said the student. “Would it be more fun to play check¬ ers if you started with all kings, and could move two squares at a time?” asked Lee. “It would be a fast game, but not a very good one.” The student did not seem impressed by Lee’s argument, and anyway, it was time for jibe practice. He did a flying jibe, explaining that he wanted to practice it this way because that’s how he read it was supposed to be done on skiffs. “That was fine for this boat,” said Lee, but you didn’t shift your weight ahead of the jibe. You’d be swimming if this were a Laser and the wind was up. And like, you’d lose the race on boat-handling. That’s the thing — slow displacement boats that are easy to sail make for a much more level playing field between skippers of different ability levels. Begin¬ ners can have a blast racing these daysailers, but like, most newbies would be so far behind in a 29er that they’d never stay with it long enough to see why racing is fun." “On the other hand,” I said, "don’t some people just want to play the boatspeed game, and tweak their boats ad infinitum ‘til they get them going as fast as possible?" Page 156*

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clocks cleaned ‘til they figure out the subtleties, and that can take years. I mean, look at the slump in small boat racing everywhere, and the aging demo¬ graphics of the people who are still into it. Maybe the real root of the problem is that as boats get more modern and faster, the racing is less rewarding, es¬ pecially for the newbie.” “Interesting theory,” I allowed. “It ex¬ plains the continued popularity of the El Toros, or the Mercury class.” “’Zactly." “Or more likely,” said the student, advancing a new theory, “small boat rac¬ ing is down because all the new sailors are windsurfing.” ‘That’s a big factor for sure,” said Lee. “But like, how come none of those windsurfers are racing? How come all the efforts to have regular Wednesday night sailboard races fizzled? Where’s the ama¬ teur Bay Area racing circuit? It’s not there, because windsurfers just aren’t much fun to race.” “Because they’re too fast?” I asked. Too fast and too hard to sail really fast," she said. “Strategy and tactics are nothing compared to speed and boat handling. The speed difference between a good windsurfer and a slightly better windsurfer is humongous.” “Maybe that’s a bad example,” I sug¬ gested. Same problem with multihulls,” Lee pointed out. “And same result. Hardly any multihull racing on the Bay.

The sea breeze had been building steadily all morning, and now it was strong enough for the windsurfers to be interested. Two of them approached us head on — probably the same two sail¬ ors who had ignored me back at the sail¬ ing club. They were using giant sails and bouncing over the wave tops on a full plane. But the one in front had a slightly larger sail than the one in back, and the one in back could not keep up. “If they were racing,” Lee pointed out, “the one in back could never catch the

one in front, no matter how smart he was with wind strategy or tactics.” “Unless the ohe in front misses a jibe ' or something,” said the student.

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V_/ail to that buoy over there,” said Lee, going back into instructor mode. "I’d like you to sail circles around it. You can start big, so the circle will really have a corner on one side as you tack upwind. Then gradually make the circles smaller ‘til they’re only a couple of boatlengths in radius.” We approached the buoy, sailed past it to leeward, tacked, and ran right over the top of it. Turns sharper than a Hobie cat,” apologized the strident. Try a few more,” said Lee. After five or six circles, with Lee and I taking care of the jib, he was getting the idea. The tacks had to be planned with respect to the fixed reference point, the jibes had to be quick so as not to lose too much distance downwind, and the sails had to come in quickly to get back upwind. I was impressed by how many essential elements of sailing and boathandling were combined in this one little drill. “Watch this,” Lee whispered to me while the student was preoccupied with, another jibe. She reached aft and dis¬ connected the line that holds the cen¬ terboard down. Nothing happened at first, because the board was loaded against the side force of the sails. But during our next tack, the board floated up about half way. It stayed in that position as we fell off after rounding the buoy. As it unloaded during the turn into the next jibe, Lee pulled it all the way up with the uphaul line. We jibed as usual. The skipper looked up and was surprised to see how much further downwind he was than expected. So he sheeted in and came up too closehauled. We were skidding sideways at about a thirty degree angle to the bow. Lee put her finger up to her lips to keep me quiet. The student looked around uncomfortably, trying to judge the layline. Finally, after sailing ten lengths from the buoy, he said “ready about” and put the helm down. Lee kept the jib sheeted in tight and hiked a little more, to give the boat some windward heel. The boat barely turned. “Let’s try it again," said the student. But the second attempt was no better.

NOT SO FAST IS FUN, TOO

He looked over the transom to see if any¬ thing was wrong with the rudder. “Notice anything unusual?” asked Lee. / “I... I can’t seem to get the boat to tack,” he said. ‘Think you can figure it out before we hit those rocks over there?” He tried to tack two more times, then finally jibed around to avoid the rocky shoreline. After a series of ever more spe¬ cific clues, our student finally figured out that the board was up. 'That gets them every time," she said as she pulled the centerboard back down, causing the boat to lurch to wind¬ ward and the tiller to come alive again.

we headed back to the dock, my cell phone chirped. I had completely for¬ gotten it was in my pocket — luckily the thing still worked. It was one of my crew for tomorrow, a key foredeck person, canceling due to an

unspecified emergency. 1 assured him that it was no problem, I had extras avail¬ able, even though now I was down three. "Lee, what are you doing tomorrow?” I asked. “Can I talk you into another ride on my boat?” "No way, Max. I'm going to race these dorky little boats right here. It’s the best racing on the Bay." “Come on, Lee” I begged. “I’m desper¬ ate. Oyster sandwiches for lunch.” That worked. She was weakening. “And truffles for dessert." “Okay Max, I’ll make you a deal." “Anything!” I pleaded. “Remember that start in the last race I sailed with you, how we got forced out and ended up third row off the line?” ‘That was ugly,” I conceded. “I said you needed some dinghy prac¬ tice, and like, you still need some din¬ ghy practice. So here’s the deal: 111 race with you tomorrow, but for the next two Sundays, you have to come here and race these boats with me. You’ll have to join,

but that’s pretty cheap, and I’ll railroad you through the ratings in an hour.” The prospect of spending two Sunday mornings in one of these tubby little boats losing races to cdllege kids was not particularly enticing. In fact, it was a little repelling. But I knew she was right. It would help me get better starts with my big boat. And I really needed crew for to¬ morrow. “It’s a deal,” I said.

nee we were back at the dock, I was presented with my soggy hat, recov¬ ered by the rescue skiff. I exchanged phone numbers with the new crew pros¬ pects, got their sandwich preferences, and they were signed on as crew for the race tomorrow. ‘Thanks for the sailing lesson," I said to Lee. “Now if I can survive the next two Sundays. . . ." “You’ll have a blast, Max. This place is good for a lot more than supplying the marina with rail meat and foredeck fod¬ der.”

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id they’re off. . . By the time you read this, the folks who are profiled on these pages will have begun their long-anticipated voyage from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. The eighth running of the annual Baja Ha-Ha cruis¬ ers' rally began October 30, leaving the fleet to celebrate Halloween at sea en route to Turtle Bay, a 360-mile run. After a well-earned layover there, HaHa'ers will head for Bahia Santa Maria (220 miles), on the outskirts of Mag Bay, then finally to Cabo (180 miles), where they'll celebrate their journey — and sooth their sore muscles — in the 80° waters of the cape. Remembering previ-

son, they say they wanted to "see the course going downhill." Merry's sister and brother-in-laW, Wanda and Nick Wedmore will round out the crew.

Amitie IV — Custom 46 J.P. Turcotte & N. Corona, San Diego We’ve seen all sorts of boats during the eight years of reporting on the HaHa but this Nathan Smith-designed cut¬ ter-rigged yawl is in a category all her own. What’s most impressive isn't that she's home built using cold-molded con¬ struction, but that J.P. actually logged and milled her timbers l\imself in a re¬ mote region of Northern British Colum¬ bia. The fruits of his labor didn't touch the water until 16 years later, but at this writing J.P. and his "partner" Nicole are rarin' to go cruising — reaching the sunny waters of the Caribbean is thenfirst post-Ha-Ha cruising goal.

Beyond Reason — Lagoon 380 The Lumbard Family, Morgan Hill

After months of planning Merry and Wanda of 'Air Ops' are rarin' to go. ous years, we'd bet that many proud sailors will be heard to say things like, "Gee, that wasn't so hard. Why did we wait so long to try it?" If you regret not being among the fleet this year, well... there's always next year. Judging by its current momentum, sunseeking sailors will probably be mak¬ ing the Baja Ha-Ha run for many years to come. Here, then, is the third and final in¬ stallment of cruiser profiles — the Baja Ha-Ha Class of 2001-2002.

Air Ops — Amel Maramu David & Merry Wallace, Rancho Murieta "Sail fast, live slow. Make friends, enjoy life," says David. A retired Naval aviator, he learned to sail back in the mid-'60s while attending the U.S. Naval Academy. His wife Merry, an artist, has sailed since ’95. Having crewed on the upwind deliv¬ ery of Latitude's cat, Profligate, last seaPage 158 • LxCUdt 32 • November. 2001

"The Baja Ha-Ha will be the kickoff for a one-year trip to the Caribbean," say the Lumbards., We have to salute Mom and Dad — Jerry and Cindi — for the bold step of taking their son Ray, 14, out of school to give him an education, instead, in the 'school of life'. The family is new to sail¬ ing, having bought this cat — their first boat — only a year ago. But no doubt they'll refine their skills along the way. Launched last summer. Beyond Rea¬ son is one of the newest boats in the fleet.

Blacksilver — Farr 58 Robert Koll & Carl Reinhart, Irvine We haven't seen Blacksilver yet, but we assume that this 58-footer is a sleek, high performance machine, having been designed by Bruce Farr. She flies an asymmetrical spinnaker off her bowsprit. Both Robert, who works as a rigger, and his partner Carl, a real estate bro¬ ker, have been sailing for decades and they seem to know what they want in a boat: "This boat has been optimized for shorthanded cruising, with a full-batten maih and a furling jib." After reaching the cape, they’ll spend at least two months in Mexican waters.

Bleu — Island Packet 38 David and Gerianne Griffin, Santa Monica 'We want to live life to its fullest, ex¬

perience our world, and are willing to go against the odds to make it happen." So say David and Gerianne, who are both physicians. Because this is their first boat, and the run to the cape will be their first offshore trip, they've made the sen¬ sible decision to hire a "mentor/delivery skipper" to lend them a hand on the trip south. Having grown up in the midwest, the couple had limited exposure to sailing until they moved to SoCal in the mid'90s. There they took classes at both Marina Sailing and at the OCC Sailing School. After the Ha-Ha, they plan to continue cruising, but will keep their eyes open for a "medical mission" where they can share their medical knowhow.

Bronco — Morgan O.I. 41 Nels Torberson, Hayward Nels, a veteran of last year's Ha-Ha, is easy to recognize even in a crowd. For starters, he has bright reddish-blond hair, but also because he always seems to be chuckling and wearing an ear-toear grin. Who knows, maybe it's because he's an early retiree (from the airline in¬ dustry) who now spends his time pur¬ suing his passion: messing around in boats. His trusty ol' Morgan Out-Island has seen many upgrades in recent years. Nels particularly likes the fact that she's so roomy. "In fact,” he says, "my crew tells me that we have room for at least three more female crew." The current crew list includes: Ray Kytle, Michael McCarthy, Marianne Russin, and Michael Razmek.

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from the Chesapeake, but before con¬ tinuing on to San Diego. Lariy and Peggy Zellner will round out Camanoe's crew list.

to run it all, but here are a few excerpts: "After years of sacrificial cerveza rituals and hours of devotional reading of the scriptures (Latitude 38), the Baja Ha-Ha is Chuck's pilgrimage to the holy grail of cruising." "You may address Ellie as 'Queenie'. . . She is in charge of the sea state, air

Champagne — Beneteau First 42 Clark Hamm, Los Angeles

Nicole and J.P. of 'Amitie IV' will eventually head to the Caribbean. desert rats, who are deserting the desert and thirsting for the sea." They've owned Camanoe for only two years (their 10th boat), but during that time William has "replaced almost everything from stem to stern." "He went into the engine room one day,” says Charlotte, "and hasn’t come out again — but I know he's still alive because the bank account is drop¬ ping like a meteor.” The most unique thing about this entry, though, is the answer to our ap¬ plication question about the boat's long¬ est passage. They wrote: "from the Hoover Dam to the Grand Canyon." That was after she'd been hauled west

What is the measure of a true friend? How about loaning your yacht to a sail¬ ing pal for a 750-mile offshore trip? That's exactly what Clark did in 1999 when his lifelong buddy. Hall Palmer, posed the question. You see, Hall had recently sold Cham¬ pagne to Clark, and was readying his new boat, Pegasus, for the Ha-Ha when she dismasted. Clark happily 'gave Hall the keys', regretting only that he wasn't free to go along himself. This year he's finally getting his chance, and — you guessed it — Hall Palmer will be on his crew list, along with Marga Bakker and Pete Gonzalez.

Cat Ballou — Catana 42 cat The Longanecker Family, Carmichael Chuck and Ellie bought this sweet¬ sailing cat out of a Caribbean charter fleet with the idea of doing some char¬ tering of their own right here on the Bay. Having poured loads of money and T.L.C. into her, she is now one of the nicest charter boats in the Bay Area. But this year she'll take a winter re¬ spite in the sunny waters of Mexico. With daughter Alex, 13. and son Chuck, Jr., 26, along as crew, the family should have plenty of quality time on the trip south. The bio they sent is witty and comical, and we wish we ad room

David and Gerianne of 'Bleu' will learn from a "mentor/delivery skipper" on the trip south._ temperature, general comfort, departure and arrival times, as well as any activi¬ ties onboard and ashore." "Chuck, Jr., is along primarily to at¬ tract naive young women that believe midwestern men have good manners and noble intentions." Meanwhile, "Alex, is respected ... as a consummate sailor, two-fisted brawler and verbal raconteur."

Claudacious — Litton 41-ft trawler Jay Burton & Harriet Harrell Claudacious is one of the few powerboats in this year's fleet, and as such wouldn’t normally catch our atten¬ tion, but her crew is a mighty interest¬ ing lot. This may well be the first Ha-Ha crew to have two F-15 fighter pilots on board (Cap’n Jay' and his crewman Hank Wgehr). Also notable is that Harriet is a nurse practitioner with 25 years of ex¬

perience. The Ha-Ha attracts folks from all walks of life, but this is definitely the first time we've seen crewman Chuck Fellows' profession on an entry form — he s a bona fide rocket scientist! The boat's mascot and "hood ornament" is Mr. Miles, a 70-lb. white standard poodle — and he's the first of his kind in the Haitmm

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BAJA HA-HA VIII PROFILES, PT Cool Change Too — Swan 391

Dugan Baker, Portland Dugan has been sailing for decades, moving steadily up the food chain from Lasers to Swans — this is his second Ron Holland-designed Finnish beauty. After owning Cool Change Too for six years, he says, "She's has a wonderful person¬ ality and loves adventure." Over the years, Dugan has had many

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Doggone — Brown Searunner tri

The Olson family, Napa "We bought this Searunner unfinished and launched her 30 years after the de¬ sign first came out," explains Greig, a real estate salesman. During his 40-year sailing career he’s owned three other Brown-designed tris as well as three monohulls. Apparently one of the most ad¬ venturous couples in the fleet, this year, Greig and Leslie have already cruised the South Pacific. Before meeting his wife, Greig madfe at least two previous trips to Mexico — the first was back in ’74 aboard a 23-ft Folkboat. This time he and Leslie look for¬ ward to showing their daughter Kylie, 10, "the cruising lifestyle" on their open-ended cruise. Among other goals, they hope to be in Greece for the 2004 Olympics. Dulce Vita — Marqueses 56 cat

Volker & Mai Dolch, Belvedere

Harriet of 'Claudacious' celebrates her immi¬ nent departure. sailing adventures, including a 13-month trip from Seattle to Ft. Lauderdale, a cir¬ cumnavigation of Vancouver Island and cruises in both Thailand and the Seychelles. Hopefully, this trip will even¬ tually take Cool Change to the Caribbean. Rounding out the crew list are David Shinstrom, Horatio "Wegs" Werner and Dean Nichols. Desperado — 48-ft Chris Craft

Ed Kelly, Redwood City We noted Ed’s entry in this year's HaHa with both surprise and happiness. "This trip will be the completion of a dream that both my late wife. Jane, and I shared." Tragically, Jane died while at anchor in Bahia Santa Maria during the 1997 event, despite an amazing outpour¬ ing of medical attention from the many professionals in the fleet that year. Despite his tragic loss, we re grateful to see that Ed's spirit and resolve are as strong as ever. With help from navigator Bill Gundred, Herb Peterson, John Watson and Bob Kay, Ed will cruise to the cape in style. Afterwards, he hopes to be joined by his three adult sons while exploring Mexican waters. Eventually he’ll take Desperado through the Canal and into the Caribbean. Page 160 •

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"Luck favors the bold," says Volker Dolch, a self-described high tech entrepreneur. His entry follows an increasing trend toward more and more big multihull entries every year. With Volker and his wife Mai intent on pursuing the 'sweet life' during the coming years, the aptly-named Dulce Vita will be seen exploring Mexico, and even¬ tually the islands of the South Pacific. Fully equipped for long-term cruising in comfort this Fountaine-Pajot-designed yacht has a washer/dryer, a 20 gallon/ hour watermaker and twin 170 h.p. en¬ gines! Rounding out the crew will be Ha-Ha 1999 vet Peter Lange, as well as Robert and Cathy Cliff. Dream Catcher — Islander 36 Vern Verling & Cheryl Lawson, Pt. Richmond "There is much more to learn," say Vern, a pharmacist, and Cheryl, an R.N. "But hey, why not learn along the way. Although they've only been sail¬ ing for four years, they've pursued their cruising dream with unwaver¬ ing passion: They bought a Santana 20, which they sailed extensively on Folsom Lake, then took classes at Tradewinds Sailing School. Next, they did a charter in Corsica, then bought Dream Catcher last Febru¬ ary. Five months later they quit

Eleven-year-old Kylie of 'Doggone' is going to get an education in the school of life. their jobs and began refitting her for their dream cruise, which — with any luck — will eventually take them to the South Pacific. Dulcinea — Tartan 41 The Powell family, Palo Alto We always love to see families taking time off from their normal routines to spend some quality time cruising. And that's exactly what the Powells intend to do. With their daughters. Katherine, 14, and Christine, 6, along as crew, 'Cap¬ tain Ron' and his wife, Susan, have planned an ambitious circuit that will take them cruising through Mexican waters, then north to Seattle via Hawaii. Ron — who allegedly was "bom in a boatyard" — began sailing as a toddler and sailed extensively in his youth. Su¬ san began in college. We hope their up¬ coming crossing to Hawaii will be smoother than Ron’s first trip. He had a small problem on that passage. . . the boat sank beneath him halfway across! El Regalo — Tayana 52 Charles & Teresa Wilsdorf, Henderson, NV t Over the years, we've seen a lot of creature comforts on Ha-Ha boats, but Vern and Cheryl of 'Dream Catcher’ have been on the fast track to the cruising life.

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"three air conditioners and a wine cel¬ lar" takes the cake. But since this sweet Robert Perry-designed Tayana is Charles and Teresa's only hbme, why not be com¬ fortable? Much of their sailing has been on Lake Mead, but as they say, that's a place that sees the full gamut of wind conditions. To prepare for offshore passage-making, Charles sailed aboard OCC Sailing School's Alaska Eagle from New Zealand to Tahiti, and Teresa sailed the Fijian is¬ lands with John and Amanda Neal. Additional Ha-Ha crewmembers will be Bruce and Marylee Hix, and Dan Pe¬ ter.

of Fantasia, are Karson's three guitars and "sound studio,” as well as the girls' collection of stuffed animals and Nancy Drew books. A second son, Eron may join the crew further on down the road.

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certainly have sailing in his — blood. Although he's only been sailing for a dozen years, he’s already voyaged to Mexico three times (in '82, 88, and ~ ’97), to Alaska in '99 and to Hawaii in '85, then again in '99. As you might imagine, Roelo's current plans are open-ended and open to impulse. Joining him on the Ha-Ha run will be "first mate" Buck (his trusty canine) and friend John Hyde.

Hook — CT 41 Fred Snow, Catalina

Do you suppose captain Bob of Indigo'is ready for some serious relaxation? Oh yeah.

Fantasia — Islander 40 The Swedburg family, Redwood City No two Ha-Ha stories are ever the same. Take the Swedburgs', for example. Their comfy, early '70s Islander spent 20 years in Lake Tahoe, and after trucking her down the mountain, Jeff and Anne figure "the hardest part of the trip is al¬ ready over!" The family includes parents Jeff and Anne, son Karson, 18, Krista, 8, and Julie, 6. While Karson is taking a break from college to go on this open-ended family cruise, his little sisters will be at¬ tending what they call "Noma School" — short for no more school — en route. Having lived aboard for a year and a half at Moss Landing, the family is already well-practiced in the art of living within confined spaces. Adding to the coziness

Anybody out there remember that old (black and white) TV show called What's My Line? Well if it were still on, Fred would be a natural contestant. Who would ever guess his most recent job was being a hovercraft pilot? A true sea salt with the boat to prove it — Hook is said to resemble a classic pirate ship — Fred has lived aboard at Catalina's Two Harbors anchorage for years, where he's run a variety of boats. His buddy Dave McElhatten is another veteran Catalina shoreboat driver, who also has vast sailing experience. Both he and Fred delivered boats to Cabo earlier this year. Fred's son, Dave, 36, will round out the crew. As his dad says, he's also a "water baby." Hook's post Ha-Ha plans are to cruise Mexico "for a year or three."

Indigo — Tayana 48 DS Bob and Patricia Norquist, Walnut Creek "I habla Ha-Ha," says Bob. If you walked the docks at Oakland's Sail Expo

The 'Fantasia' crew is comprised of one big happy family — the Swedburgs. last spring, you may have taken a tour of Bob and Patricia's luxurious playpen. And if you don't remember her sleek lines and elegant interior, you may remember her multi-view video security system. Trust us, this is one tricked-out cruis¬ ing yacht. She was fresh out of the box this year and her commissioning has ju§t been completed. If her owners stick to their plan. Indigo will eventually continue south from Mexico, cross the Canal and explore the Caribbean. Bob and Patricia both leave careers in sales and market¬ ing, apparently with few regrets. As they say, "Work is overrated." Bill Eddy, Jim Kennemore and Magee the sea dog will ,be along for the run to Cabo.

Jo Jo — 45-ft Bayliner Greg Heinrich, Dana Point What can we tell ya? Some folks send us their whole life's story and other's couldn’t be more brief. Jo Jo is in the latter category. Fred of Hook' has lived From her entry on the water for years. forms, just-* ■ about all we know about the crew of this pifothouse motoryacht is their names: Captain Greg Heinrich, Grant Kaepplinger, Mark Stiert, Martha Contreras and her son Eric Contreras, age 11. No matter, we've got 10 days — and 750 miles — in which to get ac¬ quainted. &

Journey — Tayana 37 Curt Buchanan, Portland As we often write in these pages, char-

BAJA HA-HA VIII PROFILES, PT III tering bareboats in faraway desti¬ nations is an excellent — and fun — way to prepare for long-term cruising. Curt would agree. Dur¬ ing the past decade he's made four Caribbean trips to the British Vir¬ gin Islands, St. Lucia and Grenada. But now he's ready for some ex¬ tended cruising on his own boat, after working for 15 years as an equipment engineer for a semicon¬ ductor manufacturer. He's lived aboard Journey for the past four years in Portland, so he knows her well. Kevin Ball will crew to Cabo.

Kaneloa — Targa 32 Terence Kane, Santa GruZ

Pete and Sue christen their newest boat, 'Kaipa', a sweet Santa Cruz 52.

Terence started sailing shortly after graduating from college in ‘66. As a young man, he did a lot of racing, but later discovered the joys of chartering — he's done bareboat trips in the Carib¬ bean, Mexico, the San Juans and Maine. In '99 he sailed his own boat to Ha¬ waii and back, and has been gearing up for the Ha-Ha ever since. Luckily, Terence is retired now. Otherwise, we’d

have to behave ourselves around him — he used to make his living as a proba¬ tion officer!

cision. We're going cruising!" Cruising in style, that is. Their current boat is a slick Santa Cruz 52 fitted out for cruising. They started dating and sailing together while in high school and since then, have sailed all over the world. Their previous boat was Confetti, built by OCC Sailing School gurus Rich and Sheri Crowe, and before that they bought a Cheoy Lee/Pedrick 43 in Hong Kong named Route du Vent. Now owned by Seth and Bev Bailey, she’s a Ha-Ha vet that's ex¬ pected back again this year. Pete and Sue's post-Ha-Ha plans are to set a course for Hawaii, then Alaska, with a possible SoPac trip in 2003.

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H Ku'uipo? Maybe if we knew what it meant we would understand why. In any case, the owner, Ann, a "reformed attorney," and cap¬ tain, Gary, a "former computer nerd," are quite happy to be set¬ ting sail for the sunny climes of Mexico, having just completed a stint on "The Rock." No we don't mean some remote jailhouse, but the beautifully restored East Brother Light Station, which is now operated as a B&B. After the Ha-Ha Ann and Gary's plans are indefinite, but as they say, "The boat is our home; we don't need to get it anywhere. Our only destination is the blue ."

Learjet — Nelson/Marek 56 Glenn Andert & Chris Vandever, Cupertino You may think Learjet is an odd name for a sailboat, but this late'80s racer/cruiser was undoubt¬ edly built for speed. These days, though, with a 22-inch prop, three air conditioners and a ton of electrical paraphernalia to drive them, she's probably slowed down a bit. But then, slowing down is the whole idea, right? And that's ex¬ actly what Glenn and Chris Intend to do during the coming months. Additional crewmem-bers are yet to be announced.

Borrowing a theme from 'American Gothic', Ann and Gary of 'Ku'uipo' pose at East Brother.

La Dulce Vita — Symbol 62 Buddy & Renee Jobe, La Jolla If our memories serve us correctly, this is the largest poweryacht ever to tag along with the Ha-Ha fleet, as well as one of the newest. She is brand, spankin' new — actually a 2002 model.

Apart from a little apprehension about "getting all the bugs out" before they head offshore, they're totally psyched for the trip. "We can t wait," says Buddy, who is the former owner of the Phoenix Inter¬ national Raceway. And no wonder, with

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BAJA HA-HA VIII PROFILES/ PT III year circumnavigation. A retired theat¬ rical draper and real estate agent, she has been sailing for a decade, but has never yet done a big offshore trip. As she puts it, "This is the onset of what will possibly be the greatest adventure of our lives. Where one goes, we all go." We take that to mean that her crew of four, Lou Brewer, Ken Harterode, Leigh Ann Olson, and Jesse McHugh, will accompany her all the way round. It's a good thing Transpac 49s were made big and beamy (back in 1978), be¬ cause this crew is bringing along a ga¬ rage-full of toys: bikes, kayaks, dive gear and a windsurfer. Oh well. They're in no rush.

Meltemi — Island Packet 45 Dino & Anastasia Sofianos, San Diego

Little Wing — Custom 52-ftcat John Haste, San Diego How could we forget Little Wing, named, we assume, after one of our fa¬ vorite Hendrix tunes. This beautifullycrafted cruising cat was a Perry-Antrim creation which did the Ha-Ha last year. "My crew this year will consist of former Ha-Ha participants who are flying up (from Mexico) for the ride back down," says John.

"Where one goes, we all go," says Linda Lea. Pictured with her is first mate Ken. Before heading to the Caribbean later in the year, John hopes to win a grudge match with Latitude's cat Profligate at the Banderas Bay Regatta to make up for the case of beer he lost to us last year.

Named after the powerful winds that occasionally whip across the Aegean dur¬ ing the summer months, Meltemi is well named. Not only is Anastasia a native of the Greek Isles, but it was during an ex¬ tended charter there several years ago that she and Dino "unconsciously" made the decision to buy their own boat. A year later (1999) they took possession of Meltemi. Having only sailed for a few years prior, .that might seem a bit im¬ pulsive, but then Dino asked Anastasia to marry him after only knowing her for two weeks and they've lived happily ever after. Joining Dino, an electrical engineer, and Anastasia, a chemical engineer, will be brother-in-law Thanasis Grivoyannis and navigator Duane Knize.

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Minor Threat — Catalina 34 Earl Ford, Los Altos "Make do with what you've got; take what you can get," says Earl. "Pay us no mind; we're just a minor threat." Named after an early '80s hardcore punk rock

seas and 40-knot winds. This time he's hoping for a mellower passage. His highly-experienced crew includes S.F. Bay ferry captain Forest Fennell and his brother Rowan, as well as Francie Fridell and Harriet Lehmann. After the event, they all plan to accompany Earl at least as far as Puerto Vallarta.

Moon Me — Cross 37 tri Jeff Nelson, Carlsbad You've gotta be kidding, right? If nam¬ ing a boat Moon Me isn't asking for trouble, we don't know what is. But then Jeff is apparently quite a character. If his bio is to be believed, he's been a para¬ trooper in the Army, a California High¬ way Patrol officer, a commercial pilot, a gold prospector in Central America and a bodyguard for one of the richest men in the world. Oh, and did we mention that he spent 12 years sailing the Carib¬ bean? "I was married for 14 big ones,” says Jeff. "Months, not years." But the short¬ lived romance yielded a son, Nick, who lived aboard with his dad for five years in the Caribbean as a kid. Now, at age 28, he’s a graduate of Cal Maritime, and

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Osprey — Tayana 48 Lee & Nicki Dale, San Diego "Since retiring in December of '99, Nicki thinks 1 spend all my time think¬ ing of ways to spend more money on the boat," says Lee. "But I keep telling her I’m doing it for her, and my purchases will make cruising more fun!" One of six sleek Tayanas in this year's fleet, Osprey lays claim to being the first deck salon' model built. However, her sistership, Indigo, is also in this year's fleet. Lee and Nicki, who've both retired from the retail biz, will spend a few months cruising the Mexican mainland after the Ha-Ha. Their crew to the cape will be Duane Thornton, Richard Heim and Joe Masser.

Palahna Rosa — Forbes Cooper 62 Stephen & Lois Streib, Pahrump, Ny Lots of entrants plead for a handicap adjustment due to having lots of'go-slow' gear on board, but Steve and Lois have got a pretty strong case: ". . .two refrig¬ erators, air conditioning, 1,200 gallons

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Mike and Karen didn't tell us much about themselves in their application paperwork, but we do know that a trip from San Diego to Ensenada is their long¬ est offshore trip to dfite. No matter, a lot of Ha-Ha'ers are 'in the same boat' and we'd bet they'll all do just fine.

Sabbatical — Catalina 36 Larry Pascoe, Del Mar Not surprisingly, there are a lot of cruising boats named Sabbatical. In fact, there's another one in this event (a Mapleleaf 48). Likewise, there will be a half-dozen Catalinas sailing in this year's Ha-Ha, of various sites and styles. Larry's is a 'plastic classic' built in 1986, and he's owned her for the past five years. He owned a Catalina 30 for 19 years prior. What's more interesting, though, is that his first boat — back in the '60s — was a home-built sailing canoe. An en¬ gineer by trade, Lariy will sail the Baja run with Carl Kurashewich and Tom Dean, while his wife, Mary Ellen,, a col¬ lege professor, tends the home fires. She

Second Life — Ocean 71 Tony Clarke & Kathleen Hanna, Petaluma Norma and Tom of 'SaiLing' are long-time rac¬ ers who've converted to cruising. _ plans to visit Larry in mananaland, though, "if he makes it to Mexico." Now that's confidence.

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BAJA HA-HA VIII PROFILES, PT Taking a break from chartering, Tony plans to revisit his old Caribbean stompin' grounds later this year. But in the meantime he'll be joined by family and friends on the Ha-Ha, including his lady Kathleen Hanna; his daughters In¬ dia, 22, and Challen, 19; his 89-yearold mother Viontia; as well as Brad Buss and Tyler Rasmussen.

But up until recently, most of the Thompson s extensive liveaboard cruis¬ ing was done from the cockpit of a '67 Bluebird motorhome. Then a guy gave them Sea Amigo — provided they could bail it out of a local boatyard. "Taking a page from some of our more upstanding citizens here in Humboldt County, I pre¬ sented the yard manager with a brown paper sack containing cash that covered about half the yard bill," says Ray. "And the deal was done."

Sea Horse — Tayana 37 Patrick & Lisa McVey, Kingman, AZ Ten years ago, the McVeys started saving money to buy a boat on which they could go cruising. In the interim, they honed their skills sailing their San Juan 23 on Lake Mead, and chartering larger boats in Washington, California and the Caribbean. Patrick, a,.computer technician, and Lisa, office manager of a veterinary hospital, finally moved aboard Sea Horse (with boat cat Schmoe) in Ensenada in August. When they tell friends of their post Ha-Ha plans to con¬ tinue south through the Canal and on to the Caribbean, the first response is usually, "Haven't you seen The Perfect Storm?" To which they reply, "Yes, but we liked Captain Ron better. If we get lost.

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water and real shower. 1999 — Jerry and Sally retire, buy a 1989 Caliber 38 and spend next 2.5 years getting it ready for cruising. Same pretty girl, but son now has job, pretty girl and son of his own. Sally and Jerry plan on sending him plenty of postcards.

Sirens Song — Brewer Oceanic 43 Linde & Ruck Goldreyer, Marina Del Rey

Short Hop — Beneteau Oceanic 40 Daniel & Susan Todd, Laguna Beach Among the youngest entries in this year's Ha-Ha (Dan is 34, Susan is 29), the Todds' approach to boat buying was a predictably modern one: they found Short Hop on the Internet, purchased her in Florida and had her shipped to Cali¬ fornia where they've been outfitting her for long-term cruising. Putting their ca¬ reers as Internet Marketer (Dan) and Customer Service Management (Sue) on hold, they'll continue south after the HaHa, living as long as they can by the mantra "Sail — good; work — bad."

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BAJA HA-HA VIII PROFILES, PT III The rest is wide open. notes Ed. (The entrance to the Bay was not found until 1775.) But the connec¬ tion hopefully stops there. "We expect a better trip both south and north than the San Carlos had," says Hoff.

Slainte — Columbia 30 Pat & Robert MacFarland, San Diego If there were a Ha-Ha award for brev¬ ity, the MacFarlands would win it with no contest. About all we learned about them from their "official paperwork" was that Robert is an attorney and Pat is a real estate broker — and that in early September, "the boat is still in pieces." Hopefully, they’ll get it together in time to make the start so we can start dig¬ ging up some dirt on them.

Surf Ride — Valiant 42 Richard Bernard, San Diego

Susan and Dan shopped for 'Short Hop' on the Internet, then shipped her to the West Coast.

Sonata 2 — Freedom 45 Silvano Payne, Sonoma

Sorina — Columbia 45 The Hoff family, San Francisco

Born in Zimbabwe and educated in South Africa, Silvano now runs a small publishing company in Sonoma — where he also grows (and consumes) cabernet sauvignon grapes. Sonata 2 is already in Mexico. Silvano and crewman Donn Weaver will be join¬ ing up with the Ha-Ha in Turtle Bay. He's looking for two additional crew on the way south. If you're interested, contact him at silvano@satnews.com.

Ed and his cruising family (which in¬ cludes Bonnie, 10, and Jessica, 8) have perhaps the most unusual 'connection' ever to the Ha-Ha. "An ancestor named Jose Yorba made the reverse trip (Baja to San Diego) on the San Carlos in 1769. Over half the crew died of scurvy, but Yorba survived and was with Portola when a shoreside expedition from the ship discovered San Francisco Bay,"

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Taka — CT 41 Jesse Haas & Anne Lowell, Seattle Jesse and Anne found Taka on the Internet. The boat had been around the world with owner Bob Akins, but when

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they found her, she'd been sit¬ ting, tom completely apart, in the California desert for seven years. Jesse flew down from Seattle to look at thfe boat and returned, full of photos and ex¬ citement. "We've found our boat," he told Annie. She ad¬ mits to having a little harder time seeing the dream through the gutted, windowless, dirtcovered hulk in the photos. "There was a steel beam pok¬ ing through the windows hold¬ ing the engine up. I could go on but you get the idea." She rallied, though, and the two of them moved to San Diego three years ago to finish the boat off. By the way, any Ha-Ha'ers who might have had trouble getting to San Diego might already have met Jesse — he works for Vessel Assist.

Tenacious — Beneteau 45f5 Michael Wagner, Sausalito Mike and Steen Wagner are one of only a few father/son teams on this

jokes. But he did most things right, including joining Club Nautique back in the '80s and crewing (with 18-year-old Steen) aboard their entiy Gate Crasher in the '88 Pacific Cup. They did terrible but had a great time. Wagner supplied a lot more fun and funny stuff, but we’ll leave you with his quotable quote', borrowed from Billy the Kid, about the Ha-Ha: "If you're born to hang, you'll never be shot." No idea what this has to do with sailing, but it's a great quote!

Texan — Mariner 36 Gary Kaczmarek & Lois Bonsall, Dallas, TX

The Hoff family of 'Sorina' hopes for a much better trip than their ancient ancestor had. year's Ha-Ha. Papa Wagner first took his son out when he was one year old, and 32 years later, they still enjoy sailing to¬ gether. ) Mike went through the usual hilarity of any sailor coming up through the ranks. "Being a real estate broker, I knew what must be important in a sailboat: the number of bedrooms and baths!" he

At this writing, we hadn't yet seen Texan, but she's apparently hard to miss:

"When you see the longhorn steer on the bow of Texan, you'll know she's headed for the next hoedown, y’all," says Gary, a retired VP of sales. Gaiy's sense of humor should serve him well, both on the Ha-Ha and in fur-

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Three Aces — Contour 34 tri Peter Whittington, Long Beach Peter sailed the seven seas as a Naval officer for 12 years before becoming the CEO of a shipping agency. During one tour of duty, he made friends with an Englishman named Tom Hammon. Pe¬ ter sailed Three Aces when his busy schedule allowed, and scoured the sail¬ ing mags when he couldn't, A few times, he noticed the byline Tom Hammon in Multihulls Magazine, and finally wrote to ask if it was the same Tom Hammon. Whaddya know — it was! Neither had realized the other was a sailor when they were in the service — and they hadn't seen each other in 20 years. Tom flew out to California to crew on Three Aces

Gary and Lois hail from Dallas. You'll know 'Texan' by the image of a steer on her bow. in the Ensenada Race, and — the friend¬ ship recharged — is returning to do the Ha-Ha. v ’

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homeport of Honolulu. Tuatha was completely rebuilt from 1998-2000 into good-as-new condition. The already well-traveled 32 will continue her adventures after the Ha-Ha, but Skip's not sure where. That will depend on whether or not he finds compatible crew. Anyone interested?

Ursa — Cascade 36 Chuck Fisher & Karen Jacobson, Portland, OR

Teff, of 'Whatever' started sailing Blue Jays as a kid on Long Island Sound.

Chuck is using the Ha-Ha as "a good beginning to a two-year voyage to and from Australia." Good on ya,, mate! But wait a minute: For most of that time, Chuck, a real estate appraiser, will be sailing Ursa with various revolving crew through exotic, tropic locales, while Karen toils at home as a CPA and sends him money! Don't worry, say the couple, they've got it all worked out and Karen will fly in to enjoy life aboard in all the

all winter to make? Yeah, that one, wow, great. (Is that enough. Chuck?)

Whatever — Beneteau Oceanis 411 Teff & Wendy Reed, Berkeley Every boat name has a story. The Reeds lay' theirs does not describe their attitude toward offshore sailing, "But I have been using it a lot recently when talking to my boss!" says Teff. Reed started sailing Blue Jays on Long Island Sound more than 20 years ago. After graduating to racing Lasers, 470s and J/24s, the sailing went on hold

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Windarra — Stevens 47 Rich Jablonski & Elaine Cashar, Seattle Rich and Elaine have been sailing to¬ gether since they first met as aerospace engineers 18 years ago. They've since added Sarah, 13, and Jesse, 15 to the crew roster, along with Katmandu, a Maine Coon cat whose duties include food testing and keeping hot bunks' warm. The family's goal is to circumnavi¬ gate over the next three years. The HaHa kicks off that plan. After Mexico, they'll sail to Polynesia and stop in New Zealand for the next America's Cup be¬ fore continuing on.

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THE RACING

With reports this month on Oakland YC's light-air Wallace Cup; the Paige/Logan Regatta; another excellent International Masters Regatta; the last two SSS races of the season; a lopsided California Match Race Challenge in 11 -.Metres; the Schock Invitational Re¬ gatta; the Antrim 27 Nationals; the ODCA Champion of Champi¬ ons in DeWitt Dinghies; the Express 27 Nationals; wrap-ups of 13 summer beer can series; and the usual jumble of box scores and race notes at the end.

Wallace Cup Dan Benjamin, sailing his new Aero¬ dyne 38 Fast Forward, retained the beau¬ tiful Wallace Cup for Oakland; yC’for an¬ other year by beating out 13 other boats of all stripes in a light-wind South Bay battle. Last year's winner, fellow OYC member Fred Joyce's Express 37 Logical Switch, made doubly sure that the Cup stayed at OYC by taking a close second. Fourteen boats showed up on October 13 off the old Alameda Naval Air Station for one of the oldest (63 years) and leastknown traditional races on San Francisco Bay. It was a bright warm beautiful day — great for race committee, but not too great for racers. After an hour-plus delay, the race started in good fashion in five knots of

would expect, the glory went to the fast¬ est boats. It also helped to be near Yerba Buena on the downwind leg and to do big zigzags on the leeward leg. Being near the leeward mark while there was still some breeze also helped. The underlying format for this race is unique. Per the original 1938 deed, par¬ ticipation is limited to yacht clubs on the Bay’s eastern shore between Richmond and San Leandro. Originally, the deed specified an annual boat-for-boat race be¬ tween yachts with CCA ratings between 27.5 and 31. Later, that was changed to boat-for-boat with a minimum PHRF rat¬ ing. In the present format, to spice things up, each club is permitted up to three monohull keel boats, any PHRF ratings.

new format, participation has increased markedly. — george gurrola 1) Fast Forward, Aerodyne 38, Dan Benjamin, . OYC; 2) Logical Switch, Express 37, Fred Joyce, OYC; 3) Bella Rosa, J/105, Dave Tambellini, AYC; 4) Ixxis, Olson 911 -S, Ed Durbin, RYC. (14 boats; all others DNF)

wind that decreased, returned, then shifted again and again. The last major shift, 40 degrees, was enough to force the race committee to relocate the windward mark for the second leg. Sadly, the shift didn't hold and the race had to be shortened from 10 miles to just 5.4. Even then, only four boats managed to finish before the three-hour deadline. As you Page 176 • UUImU ?? • November, 2001

Wallace Cup winner Dan Benjamin (holding tro¬ phy), wife Carol, and the crew of their Aerodyne 38 'Fast Forward'. and the race is scored on corrected time. With three boats to enter, a club can send a light-air machine, a heavy-wind ma¬ chine, and an 'in-betweener' so that it has a good chance of taking the Cup home, no matter what the conditions. With this

Paige/Logan Regatta The Cityfront was wall-to-wall with sailboats on Saturday, October 20, with at least five regattas occurring c.on-cur^ rently. From the standpoint of sheer sail¬ ing talent, St. Francis YC's Calvin Paige Regatta was the one to watch, as 20 of the best West Coast Star crews (and even an Australian, Iain Murray) showed up for the weekend's six-race, no-throwout series. It was a perfect fall weekend for racing, with winds from the west between 10-15 knots, flat water and cool, but not cold, temperatures. San Diegans Eric Doyle and crew Rodgo Meireles were tied with the local Star team of Austin Sperry and Andrew Higgs after Saturday's three heats. Doyle,

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world events didn't help things, either. "We decided to tone it down a little this year, invite some new faces and ask back some of the regulars," commented Trask. "I thought it all came off really well." .I Fourteen skippers, all over the new age limit of 60 (up from 55), came together at St. Francis YC for the five-race, nothrowout J/105 regatta on October 1214. Six hailed from the Bay Area, two from SoCal, one from Seattle, and six from east of the Mississippi. Crews were all over 45, with pro sailors (Categoiy 3) now banned §Ja§|lpi from competition. The first two days of ~ racing were in moderate westerlies on the Cityfront, with Sunday's finale moved down to the Berkeley Circle area to ac¬ commodate a fluky and fading northerly. i CD |o CC John Jennings — a Florida chiroprac¬ |UJ 1Q tor, former Star sailor, current J / 24 and ;* => Henderson 30 sailor, and F.O.D. ("friend of Don's") — put together a fine 3,4,7,2,4 record to win the 23rd Masters by a point Meireles, 18 points; 2) Austin Sperry/Andrew Higgs, over Belvedere's John Scarborough. A 27; 3) Ben Mitchell/Rick Peters, 29; 4) George Szabo/ youthful Master at 60, Jennings has com¬ Andy Vare, 30; 5) Howie Schiebler/Darryl Hyatt, 32; peted in the Masters as both crew and 6) lain Murray/Andrew Palfrey, 35; 7) Peter Vessela/ skipper half a dozen times before. Ken Kazeski, 38; 8) Bill Buchan (*)/Mark Brink, 38; Jennings' winning crew consisted of 9) Doug Smith/Mike Moore, 42; 10) Rod Hagebois/ St. Pete sailor/restaurateur Phil SmithPaul Erikson, 56. (20 boats; 6 races w/ 0 throwouts; _ ies (trimmer). Sail * = top master skipper) magazine editor JOE LOGAN (Mercu¬ Kimball Livingston ries) — 1) Doug Baird/ Steve Marsh and Rob (foredeck), and Moore, 10 points; 2) Bren¬ Knarr/Folkboat dan & Pat Bradley, 14; 3) sailor Tom Reed Dave West/Chris Krueger, (main). We filled in 15; 4) Jim Bradley/Ted for Reed on Satur¬ Goldbeck& John Kirk, 15; day, and came away 5) Pax Davis/Aaron Lee, impressed with 23; 6) Chris Gould/ Jennings' abun¬ Whitney and Chris Gould. (12 boats; 6 races w/ 1 dant sailing skill throwout) and pleasant man¬ (See www.stfyc.com) ner on the boat. The winning form of Mercury champ Doug Baird. Overcoming the

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John Craig puts away his shotgun after start¬ ing the Stars in the Paige Regatta. Doug Smith (if7631) is to weather of the 20-boat fleet. taking a busman's holiday from his job as main trimmer for Oracle Racing, busted the regatta open the next day. Doyle fin¬ ished with a 3,1,3,1,4,6 record, topping Sperry by 9 points. "It's really fun to be back in the Star after sailing big boats all last year!" said Doyle. "This is such a great place to sail, too — especially because the race course is only five minutes away from the club." The Joe Logan Regatta for Mercuries was held in conjunction with the Calvin Paige. Veteran campaigner Doug Baird continued his winning ways, casually sail¬ ing a loaner (Pax Davis' and Don Whelan's second-string boat, Strider) with a pick¬ up crew, one of whom had trouble stay¬ ing on the boat. Still, Baird schooled the 12-boat Mercury fleet with scores of 1,3,(5),3,2,1. The runner-up was young Brendan Bradley, who acquitted himself well against much older skippers.

International Masters Regatta Topping last year's epic International Masters Regatta, a lovefest featuring Paul Elvstrom, would have been next to im¬ possible — even for tireless Masters pro¬ moter/host/founder Don Trask. Recent

handicap of two sailing journalists on a five-man crew (the fifth is the owner s rep) was truly a 'masterful' accomplishment! Scarborough, a two-time Masters win¬ ner (’91, ’94), sailed a steady 6,2,3,4,6 se¬ ries to come up just short of Jennings.

Masters Class of2001, bottom row from left: Baird, Fogh, Rumsey, Wyman, and Isaacson. Top row: Munro, Anderlini, Jennings, Harvey, Irish, Scarborough, Buchan, Kirby, and Trask. Below left, a rare shot of Kimball Livingston on the foredeck. Below right, postcard-perfect conditions on the Cityfront.

His crew, as usual, consisted of Bill Claussen and Jim Lindsay (forever known as 'Frick and Frack’, though no one knows which is which, or can remember why they are named that) and Stafford Keegin. Pulling up from fifth to third on the last day was Dave Irish, who sailed with Bill Babel, David McVicker, and locals Vicki Sodaro and Chuck Eaton. At the traditional Saturday night ban¬ quet, during the after dinner speeches, Page 178 • U&hJt38 • November, 2001

Laser designer Bruce Kirby got a big.laugh when he shrugged off his until then in¬ consistent 2,14,13,1 record by pointing out that, "Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds." Most of the Masters could relate, as only Jennings and Scarborough ultimately avoided finishing at least one race in double digits. Neither of them won a race, either, leaving that honor to five different skippers —Larry Harvey, Don Trask, Bill Buchan, Bruce Kirby, and

Dave Irish. Kudos and,thanks to everyone who made this ’feel-good' regatta happen -Don Trask, regatta chairman Pax Davis, J/105 fleet captain Jaren Leet, race man¬ ager John Craig, sponsor Dry Creek Vine¬ yard and, above all, the J /105 owners who generously lent their boats for the week¬ end. See www.stjyc.com for full results and crew lists.

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(Roy Steiner), Arbitrage (Bruce Stone), Blackhawk (Dean Dietrich), Capricorn (Bill Booth), Hazardous Waste (Dana Sack/ Chuck Cihak/ Glenn Youngling), Horseplay (Richard Parker), Irrational Again (Jaren Leet), Kookaburra (Craig Mudge), Larrikin (Stuart Taylor), Liberty (Bill Sweeney), Nirvana (Raja Singh),

Tiburon (Steve Stroub), Whisper (Eden Kim), #443 (Ladd Christensen).

Two More SSS Races The Singlehanded Sailing Society's seven-race 2001 schedule concluded on October 20-21 with an unexpected new race — the San Leandro 1-2. The nor¬ mal season-ender to Vallejo was canceled at the last minute due to dredging, and San Leandro Marina, an under-utilized November, 2001 •

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THE RACING race destination, was happy to fill the void. "Everyone treated us really well in San Leandro, especially harbormaster Wyn Hughs," claimed SSS Commodore Dwight Odom. "It turned out to be a nice change of scenery, not to mention a pleasant sail in each direction." Forty-one boats enjoyed the mel¬ low new race course. On Saturday, everyone sailed solo over an 18-mile course from Richmond to San Leandro, leaving Alcatraz to port. A hamburger feed at Spinnaker YC followed that night. On Sunday, the course was reversed and each skipper got to bring one crew. John Skinner sailed the WylieCat 30 Silkye to a crushing (23 minutes) overall victory on the first day, while Mark Halman's Hobie 33 Sleeping Dragon set the pace on the way home. The 2001 SSS schedule kicks off with the popular Three Bridge Fiasco on Janu¬ ary 26. Results of the San Leandro 1-2 and the earlier, light-air East Bay/Estu¬ ary Race follow. See www.sfbay-sss.org for details. SSS EAST BAY/ESTUARY (Sept. 29: 21.5 miles): SH-I (multihull) — No starters. SH-II (< 129) — 1) Red Sky, Olson 34, Brian Boschma. (3 boats) SH-III (120-169) — No finishers. (2 boats)

A fuzzy shot of the Cal Match Race winners, from left— Phil, Steve, Daren, Peter, and Chris. SH-IV (169-up) — No finishers. (3 boats) SH-V (non-spinny) — No finishers. (3 boats) SH-ULDB — 1) Starbuck(* *), Black Soo, Greg Nelson; 2) Polar Bear, Antrim 27, Rich Ray. (7 boats; all others DNF) DH-I (multihull) —1) Pegasus, F-27, Andrew Pitcairn. (3 boats) DH-II (< 129) — 1) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl Bauer; 2) Annalise, Wylie 34, Paul Altman. (5 boats) DH-II I (130-169) — 1) Uno(*), WylieCat 30, Steve Wonner; 2) Triumph, WylieCat 30, Bill Cartwright. (6 boats) DH-IV (169-up) — No finishers. (4 boats) DH-V (non-spinnaker) — No finishers. (5 boats) DH-ULDB — 1) Sleeping Dragon, Hobie 33, Mark Halman; 2) Haretic, Wabbit, Jerry Keefe; 3) Page 180* UfcUMl? • November, 2001

Schock Invitational winners — Austin Quilty, Kris and Ken Cardwell 'mOOn'ed the Santana 20 fleet, upsetting the usual pecking order.

Three-peat! Mark and Sue Sloan sailed their 'Biuefin' to a third consecutive win in the San¬ tana 35 Nationals.

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Kwazy, Wabbit, Colin Moore; 4) Gwendolyn, Express 27, Larry Fisher. (9 boats) (*) = overall division winner SAN LEANDRO 1-2 (10/20-21: 18 miles each wav): DIV. I (multihull) — Raptor, F-27, Todd Olsen, 3 points. (1 boat) DIV. II (< 129) — 1) Timber Wolf, Farr 38, Dave Hodges; 2 points; 2) Polecat, WylieCat 30 turbo, Tim Danford, 4; 3) Na Na, Saga 43, Dwight Odom, 7. (6 boats) DIV. II (120-169) — 1) Silkye, WylieCat 30, John Skinner, 2 points; 2) Tinsley Light V, WylieCat 30, Hank Grandin, 5; 3) Waverider, Hunter 31, Mark Rommell. (9 boats) DIV. Ill (169-up) — 1) Emerald, Yankee 30, Pe¬ ter Jones, 3 points; 2) Chelonia, Yankee 30, Ed Ruszel, 5. (4 boats) DIV. IV (non-spinny) — 1) Abigail, Catalina 320, Paul Descalso, 2 points; 2) (tie) Goose II, Nordic Folkboat, Bud Cohen, and Santa Maria, Santana 22, Chris Giovacchini, 6. (5 boats) DIV. ULDB— 1) Sleeping Dragon, Hobie 33, Mark Halman, 2 points; 2) Fast Forward, Aerodyne 38, Dan Benjamin, 7; 3) Swamp 5o Donkey, Express 27, Scott Sellers, 8; 4) Nemisis, Antrim 27, Paul Martson, 10; 5) Q. >Walloping Swede, J/105, Tom Kassberg, 12. (/) LU (16 boats) Ee OVERALL — 1) (tie) Sleeping Dragon 8 o and Timber Wolf, 4 points. (41 boats)

Cal Match Race Challenge The sixth annual California Match Race Challenge between the north (PICYA) and south (YRUSC) was a lopsided affair this year, with the north easily winning 6-0. Oracle Racing executive Chris Perkins was the winning skipper, ably assisted by younger brother Phil, Steve Marsh, Daren Ward and Pete Scott. Racing occurred on the Cityfront in 11 :Metres (both courtesy of Tom Dinkel) on Saturday, October 13. Mercifully, the series was condensed into one day rather than prolong the south's misery. The southern crew consisted of skipper Ken Mazoni, Clinton Newbury, Jay Parry, Dominick Gardiner, and Jay Crum.

Perkins, who moved to New Zealand for the America’s Cup after the weekend, was at the top of his game in the Chal¬ lenge. "We definitely had an advantage using ll:Metres on the Bay," admitted Chris. "Our team has sailed a lot together in these boats, and I also feel like all my years of match racing played a role in the win. Practice makes perfect, and we've had a lot of practice over the years." The California Match Race Challenge has been going on since 1996. The score, if anybody is counting, is now 4-2 in fa¬ vor of the north.

Schock Invitational Regatta San Francisco YC’s third annual Schock Invitational, held on October 6-7, attracted 37 boats — down a bit from pastyears, but not bad considering the events of the previous month. Three classes (Santana 35s, 22s and 20s) enjoyed a fiverace, one-throwout series on the Southampton course. Meanwhile, the

Benicia YC Thursday Nights FLEET A (< 151) — 1) Goldilocks, Morgan 36, Nobel Griswold, 6 points; 2) Flexible Flyer, Santana 35, Tim Merrill, 11; 3) Kelika, Hunter 35.5, Mike Weaver, 1'8. (8 boats) FLEET B (153-180) —-1) Sunset Strait, J/24, Eric Mickelson, 8 points; 2) Cayenne, Olson 25, John Young, 11; 3) Blue Jay, J/24, Brent Street, 17. (7 boats) , FLEET C (>180) — 1) Spielzueg, Catalina 30, Bob Dubois, 9 points; 2) Valkyie, Ericson 30, Robert Ray, 14; 3) Jenna Lou, Hunter 27, Darryl Kruschke, 14. (5 boats) • (19 races; Othrowouts) Berkeley YC Friday Nights DIV. I (210 and up) — 1) Rosanna Danna, Cal 20, Pete Oennis/Hatton Clifton, 9 wins; 2) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman, 5; 3) For Sail II, Cal 20, Matt Lessin, 4 wins. (20 boats) DIV. II (faster than 210, shorter than 30 feet) — 1) Upstart, SC 27, Richard Page, 6 wins; 2) Casual

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SHEET claimed Sloane, who didn't seem fazed that they'd just thrown him into the Bay to celebrate. Though the Schock Invitational has been fairly successful, the organizers are nonetheless contemplating turning it into a biennial event. "Maybe it's better to hold one gigantic regatta every two years, rather than a smaller one eveiy year," said Schock. 'We'll keep you posted." SANTANA 35 (Nationals) — 1) Bluefin, Mark

Jane and Tom Schock teamed up with boatowner Shawn Villaron (the all-new 'Byte Size') to win the Santana 22 competition.

The 'Two Freds' — Fred, Sr. (foreground) and Freddy Stevens — topped the Lido 14 fleet in the light winds of Richardson Bay.

Lido 14s sailed a seven-race, onethrowout series in the protected waters of Richardson Bay. "Without Fleet Week, we had the Bay to ourselves," said regatta founder Tom Schock. "The weather was perfect — 8 to 10 knots of breeze, and just a little cool and overcast. The competition was excel¬ lent, with first place still up for grabs in all classes going into Sunday. The shoreside activities were fun, too, espe¬ cially the Mexican dinner party Saturday night, complete with a great mariachi

towners!" Ken and Kris Cardwell, with pal Aus¬ tin Quilty, sailed their newly-restored Santana 20 mOOn to a narrow victory over pre-race favorite Chris Winnard. Another upset occurred in the Lido 14 class, where the Alamitos Bay YC father/son team of Freddie and Fred Stevens toppled class stalwart John Papadopoulas in a lightair, seven-race series. Freddie, age 18, is a freshman at OCC, where he will no doubt be making his presence felt on the

band." Schock. along with wife Jane and boatowner Shawn Villaron, won the 10boat Santana 22 class in an all-new boat, defeating class champ Mikey Murrison, Who put his 22 up for sale immediately afterwards. (Just kidding, but he is try¬ ing to sell it and "move on".) "The condi¬ tions were quite shifty and challenging," noted Schock. "I think it's fair to say the locals were as baffled as the out-of-

sailing team. For the third year in a row, the Schock Invitational doubled as the Santana 35 Nationals. Also for the third year in a row, Mark and Sue Sloane amassed just five points, easily winning the event with their Bluefm. The Sloanes' crew for the threepeat was Art Puett (tactician), Synthia Petroka, Lisa LaFaive, Will Matievich, Tony Schaffer, Mike Buchanan and Joakim Jonsson. "We have a really tal¬ ented crew— they deserve all the credit,"

Sloane, EYC, 4 points; 2) Ice Nine, Brendan Busch, StFYC, 9; 3) Carnaval, Bitt Keller, MPYC, 9; 4) CaYankee, Jeff Jamieso.n, RYC, 14. (7 boats) SANTANA 22 (Gary Mull Cappuccino Cup) — 1) Byte Size, Shawn Villaron/Tom & Jane Schock, NHYC, 5 points; 2) Mizzen, Mikey & Tim Murrison, RYC, 8; 3) Soliton, Mark Lowry, RYC, 10; 4) Santa Maria, Chris Giovacchini, NoYC, 17; 5) Tchoupitoulas, Stephen Buckingham, SSS, 19: (10 boats) SANTANA20 (Western Regionals) — 1) mOOn, Ken Cardwell, FLYC, 9 points; 2) Disaster Area, Chris Winnard, SWYC, 10; 3) Aggressive Tenden¬ cies, Charles Witcher, FLYC, 10; 4) Circus Circus, Charles Fuller, EugYC, 12; 5) One Eyed Jacq, Doug Smith, EugYC, 14. (10 boats) LIDO 14 — 1) Freddie & Fred Stevens, ABYC, 8 points; 2) John Papadopoulas/Nathan Dunham, BalYC, 9; 3) Jack & Jim Navarra, FSC/EYC, 19; 4) Don Krokus/Michael lannuzzo, Triton YC, 27; 5) Mel Morrison/Dave Labrie, FLYC, 33. (10 boats) Tull results — www.sfyc.org.

Antrim 27 Nationals Point Richmond sailor Dennis Surtees, 71-years young, took his third consecu¬ tive Antrim 27 Nationals with Abraca¬ dabra II on September 28-30. Surtees, who also won his third straight Antrim 27 local season title, dominated the Rich¬ mond YC-hosted event with a stellar 2,2,1,1,1,1 record. The regatta, held in

BEER CAN WRAP-UPS Contact, J/24, Edward Walker, 5; 3) Rail to Rail, J/ 24, Thom Henneberger. 4. (25 boats) DIV. Ill (faster than 210, longer than 30 feet) — 1) Jeanette, Tartan Ten, Henry King, 8 wins; 2) Boogie Woogie, Ranger 33. Michael Yovino-Young, 8; 3) Starkite, Catalina 30, Laurie Miller, 4. (25 boats)

Bay View Boat Club Monday Night Madness 1) That's Right!, Coronado 25, Katherine Wheatle, 6 points; 2) Kokopelli, SC 40, Kevin Rooney, 9; 3) Whirled Peas, Cat 29, Philip Hyndman, 9; 4) Tonto, Ranger 33, Allen Frazier, 11. (15 boats) (second half only — 4 races; 1 throwout)

24, Rich Korman, and Abigail Morgan, Express 27, Ron Kell, 17 points; 3) Silkye, WylieCat 30, Larry Riley, 20; 4) Baleineau, Olson 25, Charlie Brochard, 24. (18 boats) DIV. ill (181 & up) — 1) Perezoso, Excalibur26, Phil McAffee, 8 points; 2) Vague Unrest, Rhodes 19, Phil Simon, 18; 3) Friar Tuck, Lancer 30, Glen Melnik. (11 boats) DIV. IV inon-spinnaker. 0-177) — 1)

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J/24, Dave Holscher, 17 points; 2) (tie) iOD, Mel Pearce, and Jarlen, J/35, Bob Bloom, 20,

(33 boats) DIV. V (non-spinnaker, 178 & up) — 1) Tension .11, Cai 20, John Nooteboom; 2) Ascona, Comet 30, Jack Ulrichs, 26: 3) Boogaloo. Cal 29, Julia Yost (21 boats)

Corinthian YC Friday Nig hts DIV. I (0-126) — 1) Navigator, Soverel 33, Bill & Dick Melbostad, 12 points; 2) Out of Options, J/105. Doug Berman, 23: 3) Tigger, J/33. FrldellTennell, 4)

Blue Chip,

Farr 40, Watt Logan. (36 boats) DIV. II (127-180)— 1) (tie) Jimmy Riddle, Moore

Encinal YC Twilight Series (Friday Nights on the Estuary) QIV. a — 1) Rascal, Wilderness 30, Rui Luis, 14 points; 2) Horseplay, J/105, Mr. Parker, 24; 3) Azure,

Jeanneau 36, Mr, Pimentel. (10 boats) DiV. B (Express 27) — i) Frog in French, Kame & Sally Richards, 9 points; 2) Great White, Mr. Tip¬ per, 14. (4 boats) DiV. C — 1) Phantom, J/24, John Gultiford, 7 points; 2) Bewitched, Merit 25, Loraine Salmon, 15; 3) Tortuga, Santana 30/30, Steve Hutchison, 16. (11 boats) ^ . DiV. D (Columbia 5.5) — 1) Drummer, Weaver/; 10; 3) Impatient, Bill Jarvis, 24, (6 boats) DiV. E — 1) Valkyrie, Peterson 25, Mike Tosse, 10 points: 2) Snow Goose, Santana 30. Ted Mattson. 19; 3) peppy, Wilderness 21, Mr. Haynes, 22. (7 boats) DiV. F — 1) Tempest, Santana 22, Ha! Wondolleck. 18; 2) Albacore, Santana 22, Mark Playsted, 23, 3) Mischief. Islander 36. Mr. Hoogkins, 29. (10 boats) DIV. G (Folkboai) —1) Eiskiing, Mr. Dean, 9 points; 2) Oazzler, Paul Mueiler, 13. (4 boats) (second half only — 5 races; 0 throwouts) November. 2001 •

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THE RACING conjunction with the Express 27 Nation¬ als, featured six races in winds that had the fleet planing at 15 knots in the begin¬ ning, but drifting by the final race. Crewing for Surtees were a "bunch of veiy educated old farts": Tom Montoya, Tony English, Mike Schaumburg and John Amen. "Tom is a powerful trimmer, Tony works the middle of the boat and knows all the moves, while Mike and John really know the Bay and give terrific tac¬ tical input," said Dennis. "All I do is drive!” Surtees kept the crew weight well under the 1,000 pound limit for carbon masts (it's 1,100 for aluminum masts), a gamble that paid off in the expected light air. "The races were so short, that unless you nailed the starts, you didn't have much time to recover," noted Surtees. "We felt the longer the races were, the better off we were — in fact, we won the distance race by 6 minutes, 30 seconds! It came as a pleasant surprise to find out we were also fast in the light air this time, which is not usually my strong suit." Other than a great crew, Surtees at¬ tributed Abracadabra!s victory to a com¬ bination of the little things — clear air, sanded and polished underbody, new sails (by Alexander, an Aussie sailmaker), and so on. "Dennis seemed virtually un¬ touchable," marveled designer and third place finisher Jim Antrim. "He loves sail¬ ing, and he loves sailing fast. In fact, it's evident that Dennis loves life in general which, in my opinion, is what keeps him young." Meanwhile, Abradacabra IIis currently for sale, as Surtees is searching for new one design challenges. "After four fun years with this great boat, I think it’s time

Dennis Surtees (‘Abracadabra II') won his third straight Antrim 27 Nationals, and also took a deuce in the ODCA Champion of Champions. to look at other things costing a little less money — maybe a Wabbit, or a Moore 24, or even a Thompson 7-Meter sportboat." See www.a27class.org for more on the Nationals and the Antrim 27 class. 1) Abracadabra II, Dennis Surtees, 8 points; 2) Nemesis, Paul Martson, 18; 3) E.T., Jim Antrim, 22; 4) Always Friday, John Liebenberg, 30; 5) Kind of Blue, Steve Saperstein, 33; 6) Arch Angel, Bryce Griffith, 40; 7) Owslarah, Joseph Melino, 43; 8) Vigi¬ lance, Conrad Arnold, 44; 9) Cascade, Steve Reinhart, 45; 10) Mirador, Charles Griffith, 50. (10 boats)

ODCA Champion of Champions On October 6, for the third year in a row, Richmond YC hosted all One Design Class Association (ODCA) fleet champi¬ ons to a DeWitt Dinghy shootout on the

Richmond Riviera to determine the Cham¬ pion of Champions. Jim DeWitt rounded up the boats, while the Nash clan handled all administrative duties — Jocelyn, the ODCA vice president, was the race orga¬ nizer; Gordy was the race committee chairman; and Chris and Nick manned the crash boats. At the skippers meeting, Jocelyn em¬ phasized the fun nature of the event, while DeWitt instructed the participants in the nuances of making a DeWitt Dinghy go faster. The four windward/leeward races went off without a hitch on the smooth waters of the Richmond Riviera. With lunches, drinks, and post-race drink chits provided by the ODCA, all the lead-bot¬ tom Champs had to do was show up and figure out how to race a boat that tipped the scales at less than their body weight. But they figured it out pretty fast. After the first light-air race, there were many tight starts, overlapped mark roundings and close finishes. Eight of the 13 ODCA classes were rep¬ resented (the conflicting Schock Regatta took away the Tuna 35s and 22s, the Hawkfarms and 198-raters didn't qualify five boats this year and were thus ineli¬ gible; and the Express class was MIA). In the end it was two 505 sailors, Islander 36 champ Paul Tara (Zoop) and Antrim 27 winner Dennis Surtees (Abracadabra, II) that dominated the regatta. Paul Harford (Fast Freight, Newport 30) fin¬ ished strong to take third place ahead of last year’s champion of champions, Ely Gilliam (Bolero, Triton). Mike Kastrop

BEER CAN WRAP-UPS 41st Foikboat Wednesday Nights (at Golden Gate YC) FOLKBOAT— 1) Freja, Ed Welch, 13 points; 2) Polpero, Peter Jeal, 17; 3) Little Svendle, Laurie Chambers, 28. (9 boats entered; average starters = 8) KNARR — 1) Snaps IN, Knud Wibroe, 13 points; 2) Benino, Terry Anderlini, 27; 3) Sophia, Mickey Waldear, 35. (16 boats entered; average starters = 14) iOD — 1) Hecate, Dennis Jermaine, 16 points; 2) Icfigin, Jeff Lawson, 17. (5 boats entered; aver¬ age starters = 4) OVERALL (Degnan Trophy) — Snaps III. (12 races; 3 throwouts) Oakland YC Sweet 16 Series (Wednesday Nights) LEVEL 72 —■ 1) Elan, Express 37, Bill Riess, 6 points. (3 boats) SPORTBOAT — 1) Tortuga, Santana 30/30, Stephen Hutchison, 6 points; 2) Bewitched, Merit Page 182 • UXUoJt 3? • November, 2001

25, Loraine Salmon, 12; 3) Double Agent, Merit 25, Robin Oilivier, 18. (9 boats) COLUMBIA 5.5— 1) Drummer, Weaver/Sankey/ Sadeg, 6 points; 2) Wingfc, Mike Jackson, 13; 3) Impatient, Bill Jarvis, 15. (6 boats) FLEET D (156-189) — 1) Snow Goose, Santana 30, Ted Mattson, 7 points; 2) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emiie Caries, 16; 3) Morning Dew, unknown, Vince Boley, 17. (11 boats) (Second half only — 8 races; 2 throwouts) Golden Gate YC Friday Nights 1) Just in Time, Beneteau 42.5, Frank McNear, 10 points; 2) Jam Jam, J/24, Neal Ruxton, 13; 3) Crazy Jane, Thunderbird, Doug Carroll, 22; 4) Cat¬ fish, Bristol 23, Tom Enderie, 31; 5) Zaluka, Cai 39, Dehn/Quillen, 34. (10 boats) (8 races; 2 throwouts) Island YC Friday Nights DIV. A (< 150) — 1) Rascal, Wilderness 30, Rui Luis, 8 points; 2) Saint Anne, Olson 30, Bruce

Heckman, 15; 3) Mad House, Express 27, Katherine DeVries, 15; 4) Magic, unknown, John Rizzi, 16. (17 boats) : DiV.,8 (> 151) — 1) Pip Squeak, Santana 20, Liam O’Flaherty, 6 points; 2) Bewitched, Merit 25, Loraine Salmon, 10; 3) Redhawk, Hawkfarm, Dan Newland, 10; 4) Wuvulu, unknown, John New, 17. (17 boats) DIV. D (non-spinnaker) — 1) Georgia, Custom 42. Ben Mewes, 7 points; 2) ATunaMatata, Santana 22, Bill King, 8; 3) Madness, unknown, John Diegold, ’ 10. (9 boats) (Second half only — 5 races; 1 throwourt)

St. Francis YC Friday Night Windsurfing Series 1) David Wells, 29 points; 2) Jean Rathle, 40; 3) Vlad Moroz, 42; 4) Bill Weir, 43; 5) Al Miref, 45; 6) Rob Hartman! 47; 7) Bill Russell, 76; 8) Jim Kiriakis, :: 93: 9) Brian MacDougall, 126: 10) Luke Raymond, j 130. (23 boards) (12 races; 2 throwouts)

SHEET

(Goose, Catalina 30) won the Heavy Dis¬ placement Award for competitively racing his 235-pound frame in a 90-pound din¬ ghy. * At the trophy presentation, Tara was presented the ODCA Championship Tro¬ phy. "The last time I beat Dennis was in 1978," he claimed, proving that many of these competitors go back a long way. The trophy goes back a long way, too — it was established in 1971, making it thirty years old this year. "There was a unanimous feeling that the regatta was fun and that future cham¬ pionships should be held using one de¬ sign boats," said ODCA president Pat Benedict. "Many thanks to the Nash Fam¬ ily, Jim DeWitt and his friends in the DeWitt Dinghy fleet, the Richmond YC, and all the contestants for a successful regatta at the conclusion of the 2001 ODCA season." 1) Paul Zoop, Islander 36, 6 points; 2) Dennis Surtees, Antrim 27, 7; 3) Bob Harford, Newport 30, 16; 4) Ely Gilliam, Triton, 19; 5) Charlie Brochard, Olson 25, 20; 6) Mike Kastrop, Catalina 30, 21; 7) Phil Perkins, J/105, 23; 8) Joe Antos, Ariel, 33. (8 boats)

Express 27 Nationals This year's Express 27 Nationals were hosted by Richmond YC on September 2830, with the hope of attracting 20+ boats by holding it relatively late in the year. Hopes were also high for 10-15 knots of breeze with plenty of sunshine and a va¬ riety of courses. We pretty much nailed each of our goals — in fact, a record-

C-of-C winner Paul Zoop (holding trophy) sur¬ rounded by fellow champs and race officials. breaking 24 boats hit the starting line this year! The venue consisted of three buoy races on the Berkeley Circle on Friday; a long distance Bay tour on Saturday; and two more buoy races near Southampton Shoals on Sunday. Richmond YC ran some spectacular races, even managing to get off both races on Sunday when the breeze fizzled. Of the 24 boats that came out to play, 13 belonged to new owners wanting a piece of the famed Express 27 competi¬ tion. These new guys were no weekend cruisers either. They were up there with the big boys, swapping gelcoat and even winning a few races. Brad Pennington's

BEER CAN WRAP-UPS Sausalito YC Sunset Series DIV. I (Spinnaker)— 1) Gammon. TartanTpn, Jeff Hotter 2) Whisper. J105. Erien Kim, 3) Chorus. Kettenburg 38, Peter English; 4) Jose Cuervo. J/ 105, Sam Hock. (11 boats) DIV. I! (big non-spinnaker) — 1) Vitrum. Catalina : 47, Dale Flaming; 2) Tigger, J/33, Franci Fridell; 3) Lanikai, Catalina 42; 4) Picaroon, Santana 35, Mike DIV. ill (little non-spinnaker) — 1) Ducktape, Ranger 32 Teirv Smith 2) Tackful Santana 22

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South Beach YC Friday Nights DIV. I (spinnaker) — 1) Northern Lights, Santana 35, Roggr Neathery, ff points; 2) Kokopelii, SC 40, Gene Rooney; 3) Grenadier, Corttessa 32, Paul Osborne, 40. (18 boats)

DIV. ti (non-spinny below 160) — 1) Fat Bob, Santana 35, Martin Cunningham, 21; 3} Setanta. Baltic 42, Gerard Sheridan, 27. (10 boats) DiV. Ill (non-spinny above 160)— 1) Synergizer, Ericson 28, John Riley, 22 points; 2) Tchoupitoulas, : Santana 22, Steve Buckingham, 22; 3) Second Wind, Ranger 26, Chip Contort, 24. (15 boats) (11 races; .2 throwouts)

FLEET AfO-1991— 1) Wolfe. J'24 Chris Kim 2) Axel Hyst, Custom 50, Jim Wallis; 3) Captain George Thomas, C&C 30, Bill Thomas. (6 boats) FLEET B (200-up) — 1) Faraway, O'Day 27, Jim Mueller; 2) Degage. Ranger 23. Jeff Ruszlei 3) Sleeper, O’Day 27, Gary Cicerelto. (9 boats) ■ FLEET C (non-spinny) — 1) Shoji. Cal 36. Russ Taft; 2) Lucia, Islander 28. Charlie Bogue, 3) Aloha. ■ Newport 30, Valerie McGowan. (12 boats) (19 races)

Chimo took a bullet on Sunday, while Jay Montgomery placed third and fourth in two races on True Grits to take fifth place overall. With all this new talent in the fleet, next season will surely be very competi¬ tive. The Championship came down to the final two races on Sunday with three boats in close contention. Will Paxton on Motor¬ cycle Irene was looking for a repeat of 1999 until an over early’ earned him a last place in the penultimate race. Then there were two — and Scott Sellers and gang on Swamp Donkey were looking stronger than ever with top three finishes in the first four races of the regatta. Tom Baffico and his Bqffett bunch, however, were not to be denied. Here's their view of the last race: "In the last race Scott really came af¬ ter us before the start, He definitely got the better of us, but we just didn’t want Scott to put a lot of boats between us. If we both finished at the back of the fleet that would be okay with Bqffett as long as we were close to Scott. We even sailed to the wrong side of the course knowing that Scott would cover. We sailed to the port tack layline and while on port, Scott got caught in an jpxpress sandwich, foul¬ ing Chimo in a port/starboard attempted crossing. After his 720, Scott was behind us and we got even more conservative, taking a lot of stems upwind and then covering Scott (from ahead) on the down¬ wind leg. Scott and Bqffett passed a bunch of boats on the downwind leg (Bqffett went to eighth from probably about 19th) but most importantly, we stayed ahead of Scott." So with only one first place finish in the series, Tom Baffico and company on Bqffett were victorious in a hard-earned November, 2001 •

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THE RACING

2001 Express 27 National Championship. Baffett is made up of co-skippers Tom Baffico and Forest Baskett, main trimmer Nick Burke, foredeck Dan Mills, and mast Synthia Petroka. Tom, Forest, Nick and Dan are the core crew, having raced Bqffett together for the last six years. They have sailed with Synthia occasionally the last couple of years and she was kind enough to join them for the Nationals. —jason crowson 1) Baffett, Tom Baffico/Forest Baskett, 20 points; 2) Swamp Donkey, Sellers/Robbins/Brown, 30; 3) Motorcycle Irene, Will Paxton/Jay Lambiotte, 38; 4) Frog in French, Kame Richards, 40; 5) True Grits, Jay Montgomery, SO; 6) Nemo, Paul Deeds, 52; 7) Chimo, Brad Pennington, 57; 8) Peaches, Rivlin/ Baldwin, 58; 9) Exocet, Landon/Crowson, 62; 10) Ajax, Brett Allen, 66; 11) Simba, Jon Shinn, 72; 12) Wile E. Coyote, Dan Pruzan, 72; 13) Abigail Mor¬ gan, Ron Kell, 74; 14) Diane, Steven'Hodges, 74; 15) Mirage, Terry Cobb, 88. (24 boats)

Box Scores Here we go again — another round of regattas that we didn't have time or space or energy to cover in more detail. BARTH REGATTA (CPYC: Sept. 29-30:2 races): SPINNAKER-A — 1) White Dove, Beneteau 40.7, Mike Garl; 2) Bella Rosa, J/105, Dave Tambellini. (6 boats) SPINNAKER-B — 1) AlaKaZam, Olson 25, Ralph Kirberg; 2) Absolute, Peterson Half Ton, Loren Luke. (6 boats) NON-SPINNAKER-A — 1) Far Better Thing, Ericson 30, 'Mac' MacArthur; 2) Windancer, Catalina 38, Ed & Linda Pedigo. (4 boats) NON-SPINNAKER-B — 1) Spirit, Cal 20, Vince

Heavy trafiic on the Expressway — two dozen Express 27s raced in one oNheir most competi¬ tive Nationals yet. Sky, Olson 34, Brian Boschma. (7 boats) MORA-I — 1) To Infinity & Beyond, Express 27, Fred Voss. (1 boat) MORA-II — 1) Pizote, Santana 30/30 GP, Matt & Mark Neumann; 2) Tinsley Light V, WylieCat 30, Hank Grandin; 3) Silkye, WylieCat 30, Seal/Riley/ Skinner. (6 boats) SHS— 1) Andiamo, SC 27, M. Warren. (2 boats) COLLEGIATE RANKINGS (as of October 9): COED — 1) Tufts; 2) Harvard; 3) Georgetown; 4) Boston College; 5) Dartmouth; 6) Old Dominion; 7) Hawaii; 8) Navy; 9) Conn. College; 10) Hobart/ Wm. Smith; 11) Charleston; 12) Brown; 13) St. Mary's; 14) King's Point; 15) UC Irvine; 16) Stan¬ ford; 17) Yale; 18) Boston U.; 19) USC; 20) UC Ber¬ keley. (20 boats) WOMEN — 1) Old Dominion; 2) Conn. College; 3) Brown; 4) St. Mary's; 5) Dartmouth; 6) Charles¬ ton; 7) Hawaii; 8) Stanford; 9) Yale; 10) Boston Col¬ lege; 11) Harvard; 12) Tufts; 13) Georgetown; 14) UC Berkeley; 15) UC Irvine. (15 boats) 05 05

LITTLE ENSENADA (SWYC: 10/5: 62 miles): PHRF-l—1) Mag¬ nitude, Andrews 70+, Doug Baker; 2) Stars & Stripes, R/P 50, Dennis Conner; 3) Yassou, N/M TP-52, J. Demetriades; 4) J-Bird III, Andrews TP-52, Dave Janes; 5) Locomo¬ tion, Andrews 45, Winslow Lincoln. (13 boats) PHRF-II — 1) Magic Light, Hobie33, R. Francis; 2) Manta-J, J/105, R. Wright; 3) Wind-rower, Schumacher 28, Tom Ybarrola. (8 boats) PHRF-III — 1) Windswept, Swan 57, M. & P. Phelps; 2) Starfire, Peterson 49, C. & J. Guild; 3) Calamity Jane III, Col. 43, J. Swett; 4) Ratso, C&C 40, D. Christensen; 5) Demasiada, C&C 40-T, R. Value. (14 boats) PHRF-IV — 1) Jezebel, Ranger 33, M. & K. Roach; 2) Snafu, San. 30, Mike Kirk; 3) Sea Maiden, Ericson 35, C. Sherman. (9 boats) PHRF V — 1) Masquerade, San 30., Larry

The winning 'Baffett' crew, from left — Dan Mills, Nick Burke, Tom Baffico, Forest Baskett and Synthia Petroka. Swerks; 2) Mer Linda, Catalina 30, Mark Hafe. (6 boats) JUNIOR WATERHOUSE (GGYC: 10/6: 31.6 miles): PHRO-I — 1) Eclipse, Express 37, Mark Dowdy; 2) Emily Carr, SC 50, Ray Minnehan; 3) Ocean Planet, Open 60, Bruce Schwab; 4) Alize, J/33, David Kuettel. (10 boats) PHRO-II — 1) Illusion, Cal 40, Sally Honey; 2) Dance Away, Santana 35, Doug Storkovich; 3) Red Page 184 • ULTwk 3? • November, 2001

Emerson; 2) Casamar, Catalina 30, D. Baer; 3) Done Deal, Ranger 32, Marty McGee. (11 boats) ANCIENT MARINERS — 1) Pacifica, S&S 49, D.P. Jones; 2) Dauntless, 71' schooner, P. Plotts; 3) Sally, 10-Meter, C. Koehler. (6 boats) CRUZ — 1) Mariah, O'Day 34, J. & M. Brinker; 2) Escape, Catalina 30, J. Furna; 3) Po'Oino, Ericson 32, C. Johnson. (7 boats) J/FEST SOUTH (SDYC: Oct. 13-14: 5 races): J/120 — 1) Indigo, Scott Birnberg, 11 points; 2) CC Rider, Chuck Nichols/Chick Pyle, '16; 3) Tamajama, Steve Harris, 18. (10 boats) J/105 — 1) Javelin, Doug & Pam Werner, 17 points; 2) Legacy, Brian & Betsy Dougherty, 27; 3) Incorrigible, Rip Carruthers, 31; 4) Kenzeon, John Cummings, 32; 5) Stellar-J, Dixon Green, 35. (19 boats) J/24 — 1) No Name, Ryan Cox, 6 points; 2) Jaded, Deke Klatt, 10; 3) Tiny Dancer, Brian Zim¬ merman, 11; 4) Pandora's Box, Gibson/Heim, 26; 5) Geraldine, Julie Mitchell, 30. (17 boats) J/80 — 1) Whiplash, John Wilcox, 4 points; 2) Higuela, Chuck Moretti, 11. (4 boats) PHRF — 1) Blackadder, J/27, David Cattle, 4 points. (2 boats) 52nd EL TORO STAMPEDE (RYC: Oct. 13-14): SENIOR (over 21) — 1) Gordy Nash; 2) Nick. Nash; 3) Rusty Canada; 4) Will Paxton; 5) Jim Warfield; 6) Dan Mills; 7) Vaughn Seifers; 8) Bruce Bradfute; 9) Ray Torrok; 10) Hank Jotz. JUNIOR (under 15) — 1) Brooks Reed; 2) Sean Kelly; 3) Russell Schuldt; 4) John Gray; 5) Conner Leech; 6) Clair Dennis; 7) Mark Andrews; 8) Christo¬ pher Carson; 9) Roger Kaielt; 10) Ben Sezin. FLYWEIGHT— Clair Dennis. LIGHT WEIGHT — Nick Nash. MIDDLEWEIGHT — Will Paxton. HEAVY WEIGHT — Packy Davis. BULL THROWER — Will Paxton. GREEN BOTTLE (no centerboard) — Vaughn ' Seifers. SODA SPECIAL (under 21) — Ryan Dooley. TEAM — Mike Hokin, Bruce Bradfute, Judy Bentson, Alex Boodrookas. (65 El Torosj ID-35 WEST COAST CHAMPS (SDYC: 10/12-14): 1) Wild Thing, Chris & Kara Busch, 34 points; 2) Kaizen, The Howes, 34; 3) KT's Choice, Bud Strat¬ ton, 39; 4) Koinonia, Doug Amenl, 39; 5) Jacaibon, John Musa, 43. (11 boats; 8 races w/ no throwouts)

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FALL ONE DESIGN ISFYC: Oct. 13-14: 4 races): J/35 — 1) Jarlen, Bob Bloom, 6 points; 2) Rap¬ tor, Jim Hoey, 7; 3) Kiri, Bob'George, 14. (7 boats) ETCHELLS — 1) Celebration, Doug Morss, 5 points; 2) Mamalaga, Peter Vessella, 10; 3) White Jacket, John Sutak, 18; 4) #977, Kers Clausen, 21; 5) Three Gargoyles, 22. (12 boats) EXPRESS 27—1) El Raton, Ray Lotto, 6 points; 2) Swamp Donkey, Doug Robbins & Rob¬ ert Brown, 9; 3) Chimo, Brad Pennington, 12; 4) Exocet, Crowson/Landon, 19. (9 boats) MELGES 24 — 1) Trailblazer, Zarko Draganic, 8 points; 2) Tropical Storm, Doug Forster, 13; 3) Smokeshow, Scott Dale, 21. (10 boats) WABBIT — 1) Harry Angstrom, Andy Hamilton, 4 points; 2) Kwazy, Colin Moore. (5 boats) J/24 —1) Blunderbuss, Reid McLaughlin, 6 points; 2) Fat Bastard, Curtis Press, 14; 3) Cool Breeze, Doug Nugent, 15; 4) Nixon Was Cool, Dave Wiard, 17. (10 boats) YANKEE CUP (HDA/GGYC: Oct. 20. 3 races): 1) Bodacious, Farr One Ton, John Clauser, 5 points; 2) Ixxis, Olson 911 -S, Ed Durbin, 5; 3) Jeannette, Tartan 10, Henry King, 10; 4) Jammin', Catalina 36, Mike Lamb, 14; 5) Windwalker, Is¬ lander 36, Richard Schoenhair, 17; 6) Run Wild, Olson 30, Dale Irving, 18; 7) Two Scoops, Express 34, Goodwin/Longaker, 19; 8) Allegro, Herreshoff 33, Dave Berntsen. (8 boats) Winning crew — John Clauser (skipper), Bobbi Tosse (tactician/wife), Bob Novy, Robin Easton, John Acomb, Justin Oberbauer, 'Julie1, Pete Roberts, Terry Dobell, Conrad Dobell, Mark van Seitz, Rich Bennallack. ; ;

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9th ROLEX WOMEN'S KEELBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP <Annapolis YC: J/22s: Sept. 22-28:10 races): 1) Cory Sertl, Rochester, NY, 30 points; 2) Carol Cronin, Jamestown, Rl, 35; 3) Paula Lewin, Paget, Bermuda, 49; 4) Nancy Haberland, Annapolis, 56; 5) Margaret Podlich, Annapolis, 56; 6) Jody Swanson, Buffalo, NY, 56; 7) Courtenay Becker Dey, Westerly, Rl, 63; 8) Mary Brigden Snow, San Diego, 97; 9) Deneen Demourkas, Santa Barbara, 106; 10) Pat Connerney, Middletown, RI.106; 11) Melinda Berge, Annapolis, 122; 12) Sandy Grosvenor, Annapolis, 137; 13) Kaya Haig, Alameda, 138; 14) Stephanie Wondolleck, San Rafael, 141; 15) Anne Eager, Galesville, MD, 152. (61 boats) Other Californians — 26) Liz Hjorth, Marina del Rey; 38) Donna Womble, Carmel Valley.

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Bobbi Tosse and John Clauser (’Bodacious1) won the Yankee Cup again. See ’Box Scores'. meyer/Brown, 11. (6 boats) DOUBLEHANDED —1) Gangrene, Moore 24, Dan Nitake, 3 points; 2) Velocious, Grigg/Thompson, 10. (5 boats) (3 races; 0 throwouts) SOUTH BAY YRA #7 (SegYC: Oct. 20): BIG SPINNAKER — 1) Boogiwacket, Columbia 36, John Felch. (2 boats) BIG NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Mer Linda, Cat-alina 30, Mark Hale; 2) Jet Lag, Catalina 34, Roger Roe. (4 boats) LITTLE SPINNAKER —1) Summertime, Inter¬ national Folkboat, Luther Izmirian; 2) Windsong, Ranger 23, Mike Finn. (5 boats) LITTLE NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Escape Pod, Ranger 26, Carroll MacDonald. (3 boats)

from San Diego to Nawilili Bay, Kauai, will offer a SoCal alternative to the Pacific Cup. The race, slated to start June 25, has already attracted a dozen entries, in¬ cluding the likes of Grand Illusion, Yassou and Medicine Man. See www.gateway tohawaii.org for details. . . The other new race is the Isla Navidad Race, a 1,175mile sprint from Long Beach to the finish off Grand Bay Hotel, a posh new resort in Barre Navidad (just north of Manzanillo). The new event is co-hosted by Newport Harbor YC and Long Beach YC, and is scheduled for early November, 2002. Race organizers report lots of interest so far (11 boats are named on www.nhyc.org) and a 40-entiy target figure. Not to be left out of the new regatta sweepstakes, St. Francis YC recently an¬ nounced their new Aldo Alessio Regatta. Scheduled for August 2-4, the regatta will feature two buoy races on Friday, an ocean race on Saturday, and a Bay Tour on Sunday. The regatta will be open to all grand prix racers, including Farr 40s, J/ 105s and possibly other big one design classes, "We hope to attract a lot of boats up from Southern California for this event," said race manager John Craig. "The idea is to leave them up here for a few months, do the new Aldo, the SFYC Fall Regatta, the NOOD, and finally the Big Boat Series." Gaining momentum: Currently, there are two Sydney 38s on the Bay — Carl Nelson’s Fair Dinkum and Mike Ken-

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Coming attractions: A pair of new ocean races are on the horizon for 2002. The

Three new Sydney 38s have been sold to prominent Monterey Bay owners: Keith November, 2001

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THE RACING MacBeth (of Absolute 88 fame) will take delivery of #40; Matt Lezin and associ¬ ates (owners of the successful Olson 30 Animal House) have ordered #41; and Jeff Pulford (Santana 30/30 Bustin' Loose) will get #44. All three boats should be up and running by next April. Two other Sydney 38s, #50 and #51, are in the pro¬ cess of being sold to Bay Are^ owners (de¬ tails next month). "We're hoping to put together a modest one design schedule with regattas on the Bay and in Santa Cruz," said dealer Carl Nelson. "It looks like the class is finally starting to take offl" New boats: Antrim 27 hull #23 went to Kona, Hawaii; #24 went to Belgium; and #25 is underway for a Half Moon Bay owner who will keep the boat on the Bay. Meanwhile, the first Antrim-designed Ul¬ timate 24 should be sailing in about a month. Five of these new hotrods have been pre-sold. See www.antrimdesign.com to learn more. . . Brian Mad¬ den is the latest J/105 owner on the Bay, recently taking delivery of Prime Time (#495). Madden, a member of StFYC, has worked steadily up the ladder, previously owning a Merit 25, an Olson 25 and a Melges 24. There are "about 65” J/105s

The new Antrim-designed Ultimate 24, coming soon to a regatta near you. on the Bay now — unbelievable! Non-events; Both the StFYC-hosted Folkboat Internationals (Oct. 1-5) and Berkeley YC's Women's Skipper Race (Oct. 6) were canceled due to lack of in¬ terest. Another traditional October event,

the Fall Cup for ll:Metres at Pier 39 wasn't scheduled at all this year. Witl Mike Ratiani's boat totaled (a hoist acei dent) and John Sweeney's boat sold % Monterey, is the local 1 l:Metre class fad ing away? The Triton Nationals, bookec at Corinthian YC for Sept. 28-30, also didn't occur. "They never even called bad to let us know they weren't coming," saia CYC rear commodore Ron Roberts. "I seems as though their group has fallen apart." . . . The EYC-hosted Commodore'^ Cup, a two-race PHRF shoot-out for PICY/j commodores scheduled for September 29! was canceled, too. No surprise: Kenwood — a Japanese conglomerate that has been struggling lately — has finally officially bowed out of the biennial grand prix regatta off Ho nolulu that they have underwritten since 1986. The press release, in its entirety, said simply: "The Kenwood Corporation has informed Royal Hawaiian Ocean Rac-i ing Club (RHORC) that it is with deep re gret that they will be unable to continue their sponsorship of the Hawaii Interna-

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inal Offshore Series in 2002. RHORC currently seeking a new title sponsor d sub-sponsors for the event. RHORC in the process of distributing the Offid Notice and Conditions of Race for the yal Hawaiian Cup Hawaii International fshore Series that will be held in Hadi from August 4-14, 2002. The Race dice and Entry Forms for the regatta ly be found on the new website for the ent at www.royalhawaiiancup.com." Race organizer Ken Morrison’s tradimal visit to the Big Boat Series to pro3te the currently-unsponsored regatta is preempted by the events of Septemr 11. "You might say we have returned our roots," claimed Morrison, ever the timist. 'The Royal Hawaiian Cup was e name of the trophy for the Around the ate Race before it was integrated into e Hawaii International Offshore Series 1978." Random notes: At their annual meetg on October 18, the J/105 class elected ivid Owen (Pippin) president, voted to ry with small spinnakers (as opposed

Long live the Kenwood Cup! The RHORC is de¬ termined to hold the 02 series anyway. to switching to the larger version), and added the 67-mile Silver Eagle Race to their 38-race 2002 schedule, among other things. . . Italians swept the top three spots in the fifth Mumm 30 Worlds, held in early October in Cagliari, Italy. Maurizio Abba's Alina topped the 45-boat fleet (out of 180 in existence) going away. It was

the largest Mumm 30 Worlds yet, with twelve countries represented. See www.mumm30.org for more. Match racing circuit: Santa Cruz YC won the Veeder Cup again, this time 3-1 over Monterey Peninsula YC. The event was held in Moore 24s on October 13-14, pitting Dave Hodges (Fatuity) against Paul Allen [Kamikaze). Hodges' winning crew consisted of Dennis Bassano, Jr., Mario Golsh and Doug Kirk. . . Scott Dickson won the Ficker Cup, a Catalina 37 match racing event in Long Beach, which is a qualifier for the Congressional Cup. Dickson defeated Eric Doyle 2-1 in the finals, while Bob Little dispatched Dawn Riley 2-0 in the petit finals. Dickson's crew was Greg Weeger, Sam and Pete Heck, and Mark Callahan. . . . Dick¬ son also recently placed fourth in the Prince of Wales Bowl (U.S. Match Rac¬ ing Championship), held in J/22s at Fort Worth Boat Club. Mason Woodworth, sail¬ ing for Watch Hill YC (RI), won the event for the third consecutive year. Dalton Bergan (Seattle YC) was second: Andy Lovell (Southern YC) was third. By far the biggest match racing series last month was the Colorcraft Bermuda

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International Women's Keelboat Cham¬ pionship in Annapolis in late September. Sertl and crew — Pease Glaser ('00 Yachtswoman), Susan Taylor ('87Yachts¬ woman) , and Dina Kowalyshn—wrapped the J/22 series up after nine of the ten races. At the awards ceremony, held at Annapolis YC, Sertl shocked Kowalyshn, the only non-Rolex Yachtswoman on the team, by giving her the Rolex watch she won for. skippering. How cool is that? See Box Scores for results. Grand prix circuit: Bob Hughes' Heartbreaker won the 15-boat Farr 40 North

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Americans in Chicago,^followed by Voo¬ doo, Samba Pa Ti and Revolution. . . Like the Kenwood Cup, the classic SydneyHobart Race has also been able to find a sponsor this year. Do we detect a trend? . . . The Melges 24 Worlds, originally to be held in Fort Lauderdale on November 818, will now occur in conjunction with Key West Race Week in January. . . Next summer's West Marine Pacific Cup is up

to 82 entries now, and sure to sell or soon. Among the entries are ten SC 50s five SC 52s, two newTransPac 52s (Rose bud, Alta Vita), the R/P 75 Pegasus an Bob McNeil's new R/P 86 Zephyrus 11 See the full list at www.pacificcup.org. . The ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Yea nominees are out (see www.sailing.org', worldsailor) and, ahem, not one U.S. sailo: made this year's list. Winners will be an nounced on November 13 — we're root) ing for Ellen MacArthur (Kingfisher) am Grant Dalton (Club Med). Last, but not least: The last two bi) regattas before the midwinter seasoi cranks up were held on October 27-28: while the magazine was at the printer Results of the St. Francis YC's'Fall Din: ghy/Olympic Classes Regatta can b» found at www.stfyc.com. Surf t< www.ryc.org to find out who won Rich mond YCs Great Pumpkin Regatta. Thi: year's Pumpkin theme ('You Can Leave Your Hat On") was, we suspect, a com: mentaiy directed at a major club across the Bay which has banned hats inside their building.

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A Silver Lining for Savvy Travelers: Slow Times Yield Travel Bargains

How about a winter getaway to Australia's Whitsunday Islands or Sydney Harbor. In the process you could earn beaucoup 'miles '.

of a hat. But we also know there are those of you out there that have been itching to take a sailing getaway, but can't quite afford it — or rationalize ,it — at normal prices. Shaving hundreds of dollars off the total trip price might make the dif¬ ference between simply dreaming about white sand beaches and actually walk¬ ing on them. ' t>f course, charter operators gain no income when their boats lie idle at the docks, but when seats are empty on pas¬ senger jets, airlines actually loose money — big money. So the discounts and in¬ centives airlines are currently offering are much more drastic than you'll find on charters. Take American Airlines! for example. At this writing, prices to the Caribbean are several hundred dollars cheaper right now than pre-9/11. But price alone is not the only incentive. As you would learn by visiting their website, www.aa.com, if you are a member of their frequent flyer program (or are will¬ ing to become one) and book your ticket online, they'll not only give you a great price, but you'll earn 4,000 miles for booking online (the first time only). Plus, you'll earn double miles if you fly between

Discounts are particularly sweet if you're willing to travel between today and December 15th. Sure, we know. It's not everybody that can take off at the drop

now and November 15th. (Keep check¬ ing the site to see if the promo gets ex¬ tended.) Say you book a trip tomorrow for a Caribbean sailing vacation later this

America's economic slowdown, greatly compounded by September's terrorist nightmares, has left most sectors of the travel industry struggling to find an ample flow of clients. As a result, there are some amazing deals out there right now on air tickets, as well as substan¬ tial discounts on selected charter boats and/or destinations. That's what an op¬ timist might call a silver lining. But should you even be thinking about vacationing while our nation is in¬ volved in a war on terrorism? President Bush sure seems to think so. To hear him talk, it is downright patriotic to get out and travel right now. Let's face it, our airlines are hurting and, to a lesser degree, so are many charter firms. We're certainly hopeful that airline ridership as well as charter boat bookings will get back to pre-September levels soon, but in the meantime you don't have to feel guilty if you take advantage of current special deals — heck, they're practically begging for your business.

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month. In this scenario you'd earn roughly 8,000 miles for the round trip — which, when doubled, becomes 16,000. Add to that the 4,000 you get for booking online and you're up to 20,000 which is just 5,000 shy of earn¬ ing a free ticket. Actually, you can earn the 5,000 by signing up for an American Advantage credit card, but it has a $75 annual fee. United is also hustling for riders. While American dominates the Carib¬ bean market. United covers the Pacific rim — including Australia and New Zealand, where it's now late spring — like few others. They too are offering dis¬ counted flight prices and (up to) 4,000 bonus miles for frequent flier members who book their first flight online, as well as double miles on any flight taken be¬ fore November 15. (Again, as that date approaches, check to see if the deal gets extended.) Suppose you threw this maga¬ zine across the rgom right now and said to yourself, "Screw it, I'm going to the land down under!" You could get a bar¬ gain airfare, plus earn nearly 16,000 miles for the round trip (doubled, that’s 32,000). Throw in another 4,000 for ~~..

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almost sounds too good to be true: "En¬ joy a high season getaway for a surpris¬ ingly affordable price with fares as low as $396 for travel from October 10, 2001, to January 31, 2002." Whoa! That's cer¬ tainly worth checking out. WhateVer destination you're curious about, we suggest that you get on the phone1 and check out your options. You may find that you can't afford to stay home. If you're a regular reader of these pages, you know that we're eternally bullish about chartering, but in these troubled times we’d encourage you to take George W.'s advice and not only pursue the normal activities of day-today life, but also shed your fears about flying. Lord knows the airlines could use the business, and no doubt you could stand to have your spirits bolstered by spending some tranquil days commun¬ ing with the wind and seas. — latitude/aet

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which are booked before December 15. But the most eye-catching item on their 'specials' page is their Freedom to Travel promotion with American Airlines, which

First-Time Charterers Sample Crewed Cat Sailing in the BV1 "Where did that come from?" asked Jen, the first mate of our Australian crew aboard the Twin Delight, a sleek 45-ft Moorings catamaran anchored in the lee of Virgin Gorda. It was early on the last day of a blissfully relaxing five-day sail Tranquil and primeval, islands of the Sea of Cortez are easily reached from La Paz. Sea life abounds there, including whales and dolphins.

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lashed up on deck. After checking the wind gauge at the helm and dashing back inside the cabin — that was infused with the aroma of fresh-brewed arabica coffee — Jen ex¬ claimed with devilish glee, "That one was 45 knots!" "No worry," said a calm, dead¬ pan Ben, the captain and second half of our Aussie crew. This was the exciting finale to our short off-season vacation in the British Virgin Islands, the most popular chartering destination in the Caribbean. With a tempest brewing outside, the high winds abided only to thq sense of adventure. In addition to hospitality, Jen and Ben Harvey knew their 'sailing stuff and immediately took charge of the situ¬ ation. Time for another Bloody Mary! Safely holed up, all aboard would easily survive that morning's blow. We only learned later that we had been in the op¬ erating room' for the birth of Tropical Storm Dean. We have traveled aboard cruise ships before. The all-inclusive pricing, water views, and the joy of waking up in a new port always held an allure for us. But those big ships never offered intimacy with a destination. Disgorging several thousand passengers at fixed port cadis always meant long lines, crowded streets, and tours in the company of hundreds of other passengers. Being sailors, we thought a crewed yacht sailing vacation would be different. These boats are free of crowds and cattle-bus tours. It's just Can you still get fresh lobster at Anegada ? You bet. Barbecued, sauteed or broiled, it's a tasty treat you'll not soon forget.

you, your friends and the wind that de¬ termine your itinerary. As most Latitude readers probably know, The Moorings offers a variety of options aboard both crewed yachts and bareboats, including booking, by the cabin1. But families and groups of friends do especially well by chartering an en¬ tire boat — a crewed yacht in our case. In addition, discounts of up to 30% are offered during the low season from Au¬ gust 1 to December 19. At that time of year, however, you run the risk of expe¬ riencing a little ex¬ citing weather, as we did, but the odds are greatly in your favor of seeing noth¬ ing too serious. Chartering is not inexpensive, but off-season rates make it much more affordable. You are paying for a com¬ fortable home aboard; all-inclusive meals and all bever¬ ages; and friendly, attentive service. And yes, Grandma,

Gorda Sound, at the north end of Virgin Gorda, is a fabulous watersports playground featuring steady breezes and flat water, plus fine dining and nightlife ashore. you can turn on the A/C and sip the Johnnie Walker. Since catamarans don't heel over, they make it easier for first¬ time sailors to gain their sea legs. This is something we monohull sailors quickly learned. Even if just Dad (or Mom) is the sailor, the rest of the non-sailing family can come along. Two long hulls hold guest cabins in four comers of the boat, giving privacy to all. On the 45-footer we chartered, a cav¬ ernous bridge deck links the hulls with a galley and dining settee. Out on deck there is another large settee and table under the suncover in back and an Olympic-size trampoline up front — plenty of space to call one's own. Twin Delight is typical of the Moor¬ ings charter program. Just two years old, she has a queen bed and private bath in each cabin. The crew can be involved in as much of, or as little of, your vacation as you wish. Benjamin and Jennifer Harvey, down-to-earth and Down Under¬ friendly, immediately became a part of our group. In their early 30s, they had already sailed throughout Malaysia and Thailand, and Jen's cuisine was delight¬ fully infused with exotic flavors from

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those regions. "No worries" is the mantra aboard these boats. Tired of the view? "No wor¬ ries," just sail to another pristine, iso¬ lated cove and sunny beach. The BVI cruising grounds are a compact, shim¬ mering silk sheet of blue-green water about 30 miles long, ringed by pillows of lofty volcanic islands, islets and peachcolored reefs. You are always in sight of land and never more than an hour or two from another island discovery — unless you sail out to the remote fla¬ mingo haven, Anegada Island. Located well north of the territory's * main cluster of islands, Anegada is a coral-formed island with a massive fring¬ ing reef. Out there, you can see the ocean waves approach in sets. We learned this while perched on Twin Delight's bow pulpit seats, as we screamed along on the 15-mile crossing from Virgin Gorda. On the first wave, the bow politely dipped, with water gently lapping the tops of our feet. By the last wave we were as wet as tea bags, yet were laughing with delight. Most of the British Virgin Islands are still the way other parts of the Caribbean used to be, unspoiled and largely unde¬ veloped. You'll find quiet, secluded bays, botanical gardens and bird sanctuaries. No high-rises. No casinos. And off-sea¬

son, nightlife — even at the resorts — is bn the quiet side. Leaving The Moorings Tortola char¬ ter base on the first day, we.snorkeled and kayaked amongst the colorful fish at Monkey Point off Guana Island with¬ out another boat in sight. Our days blended together in a fusion of sailing, swimming, snorkeling, eating and drink¬ ing. On land, we enjoyed rum punches and 'painkillers' at the Big Bamboo at Anegada’s Loblolly Bay. The bartender offered to put us in touch with the di¬ rector of the Flamingo Sanctuary, but it was time for cocktail hour on board. One evening, while at Anegada, we decided to jump ship for a delicious dinner of lo¬ cal lobster at the Cow Wreck Beach Bar & Grill and a romantic walk on a soft, lonely beach followed. On Virgin Gorda, we visited one of the region's most dramatic marine parks called The Baths. A maze of granite boul¬ ders, some about the size of a Miami mansion, are scattered along the beachfront like giant dice. We wandered through and around the boulders and explored their natural caves, tunnels and sandy bottom tide pools. Each and every night, we looked up at the night sky, filled with thousands of brilliant stars and were thankful for an¬ other perfect day.

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— tourism — but not to the extent that new develop¬ support its one-crop economy

ment overwhelms the natural environ¬ ment. In fact, about a decade ago the waters of virtually the entire territory be¬ came a marine sanctuary and, as a re¬ sult, BVI reefs and fisheries are healthy and abundant. — Ed.

Charter Notes We're happy to report that Hurricane Iris, which blasted through Belize last month, did very little damage to the two At the south end of Virgin Gorda lies a cluster of giant boulders called The Baths. Beneath the surface are caves and grottos teeming with fish.

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crowded anchorages, world-class div¬ ing and warm, shallow waters, Belize is a 'hot property' in the charter biz, which lies only a few hours from the U.S. As with other sectors of the travel in¬ dustry, the biggest players in the char¬ ter biz tend to get most of the press, but, as we occasionally mention in these pages, there are also many smaller, longestablished firms worth getting to know. What they lack in flashy marketing, they often make up for with good value and consistent, personalized service. One such firm we'd like to acknowledge is Conch Charters (pronounced 'konk', af¬ ter the tropical mollusk). They're cel-

Escorted by a bright-red San Francisco fireboat, the 'Lady Washington' leads the 'Chieftain' and the 'Californian' beneath the Golden Gate. ebrating their 15th anniversary of con¬ tinuous operation in the BVI, having started back in '86 with a 'fleet' of only two boats. On the local sailing scene, Washing¬ ton States' official tallship, the Lady Washington, returned to the Bay last month, escorted by the S.F. Bay-based square tops'l ketch Hawaiian Chieftain and California's official tallship, the Cali¬ fornian. By the time you read this the Califor¬ nian will already be en route to her home waters in Southern California, but the 112-ft Lady Washington will be sticking close to the Chieftain until spring, as the two unique vessels fulfill am ambitious schedule of on-the-water and dockside events that are cumulatively called the Sixth Annual Tallships Tour. The highlight — for those of us who like high drama and historical fantasy — are a series of battle reenactments, during which the vessels hunt each other under full sail, firing their cannons with

great ceremony. Adding to the fun, crew¬ men are attired in period costume dur¬ ing these and other Tour events. If you act quickly, you can catch the next mock battle, November 3, from 2-5 p.m. ($40 adults; $20 kids). After that, the Tour moves to Sacramento, Stockton, Santa Cruz, Monterey and points south. Check the website for de¬ tails, www.hawaiianchieftain.com, or call (800) 200-Lady. A final note: If you’re thinking about a winter bareboat vacation, be aware that although bookings have slowed in recent weeks, the momentum is now building again. In order to get a specific boat type — especially a catamaran — for your ideal dates, you should still fig¬ ure on booking three to six months in advance of sailing. And what are the best spots for mid¬ winter chartering? We'd recommend Car¬ ibbean hot spots such as the Grena¬

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CHANGES With reports this monthjtom Moonshadow on poor trash practices in Mexico; from

Polly Brooks

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Moonshadow on cruising the Banks Islands of Destiny on the difficult passage from Cartagena to Aruba; Chewbacca on home schooling in the Sea of Cortez; and Cruise Notes.

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Moonshadow — N/A Steven & Jackie Gloor Trash Problems (San Diego) My wife and I spent four months on our shakedown cruise along the Pacific Coast of Baja, up to La Paz, and finally to San Carlos where we left our boat for the summer. We had a great time and met a lot of wonderful people — cruisers and locals — along the way. What we saw of trash disposal prac¬ tices bothered us quite a bit, however. On almost every beach we found trash in vari¬ ous forms: glass bottles, plastic, empty motor oil containers, and so forth. Fish¬ ermen, who stay in camps nearby, leave much of this trash behind. At least we assume that it was their trash because the amount of it increased drastically the closer you get to any fish camp. However, as the accompanying photo shows, there are many sites where cruisers are at fault. The photo, for example, was taken next to the 'cruiser shrine' at Ensenada San Juanico. Clearly, cruisers had attempted to burn their trash, not realizing or car¬ ing that tin cans and glass bottles don’t burn. The trash had to be brought there by cruisers, since there isn't a single fish camp anywhere nearby, and there is no road leading to the shrine. We found evi¬ dence Of trash abuse such as this at other places, too, including Isla San Francisco, as well. We follow the trash procedures we learned at several cruising seminars we attended. The first rule to follow is 'try to produce as little trash as possible’. So we leave all packing materials not required

If you're going to bum your trash ashore, have the courtesy to remove the cans and bottles af¬ ter the fire cools. Then bury the ashes.

at the dock before we leave. Then all our recyclable trash is compacted and sepa¬ rated from burnable trash. If we are an¬ chored out for extended period, we do burn our trash on the beach. We do this by digging a hole below the high tide line, starting a fire with driftwood, and then slowly adding trash to the fire until ev¬ erything has turned to ashes. In most cases, we clean the beach of any plastic as well. After the fire is out, we cover the small pile of ashes and let Nature take over. We hope all cruisers follow these simple steps.

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Polly Brooks — Islander 37 PH Kirk & Catherine McGeorge Visayas, Central Philippines (Honolulu, HI) We arrived in the Leyte Gulf after a nice, fish-filled voyage from Yap. It took us just over six days of spirited downwind sailing in the trades and lumpy following seas to cover the 720 miles. Arrr! This time we all had our sea legs, however, and en¬ joyed the passage more than the previ¬ ous one. After settling into our three-hour watch rotation, Cath got into creating savory meals, Barney focused on fishing, and I was kept busy navigating and try¬ ing to figure out all the new bells and whistles on the electric stuff we'd installed during our 2.5 years in Guam. During the passage, Cath landed her

first fish ever — a tasty bonito tuna that we served — blackened Cajun sashimi style with rice — after chilling it in the new reefer. The following day she bagged a nice mahi-mahi. This time she not only caught and landed it, but skinned it, cleaned it, filleted it, cooked it and ate it — all during her watch. There was blood and guts everywhere, however, and the cockpit looked like a murder scene! Over¬ all we got three mahi and four bonito — some of which is still in the freezer. Yum! While transiting the Surigao Strait, we took to exploring bits of the Visayas Is¬ land group of the central Philippines, which includes the calm waters of the Leyte Gulf and Bohol Sea. Leyte, of course, is where Gen. Douglas MacArthur walked ashore and started kicking ass back in WWII. Our chart and Lonely Planet guide book showed Panaon Passage between Leyte and Panoon Islands, so we diverted our course and sailed all night in order to check out the tourist town of Liloan. We dreamed of finding diesel fuel and taking a swim, but neither our charts or the Lonely Planet guide showed the bridge we found blocking our path at first light. Since the bridge was taller than the nearby coconut trees, Barney ignored his

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Spread; Port Bonbonon on Negros Island in the Philippines does not have First World resort fa¬ cilities. Inset; The Philippines are just above Oz. bad leg to scamper up the mast to see — with his one eye — if we'd be able to squeeze under. The situation was made more complicated by the strong current in the narrow and twisting channel, so people lined the rails of the bridge to watch the excitement. We inched ahead until the mast was within a meter of the steel span. Marks where other boats had scraped under the bridge were clearly visible. Barney shouted that he thought our tricolor lite would most likely clear, but he wasn't as sure about the wind instruments and VHF antenna. Despite the lure of swimming pools and hot showers, I chickened out. With Barney still atop the 45-foot mast, we did a snap 180° turn and raced back out the way we'd come. That little voice in my head won again, and we took the only safe option, which was pressing on toward our original destination. After all, we still had a half tank of fuel and there would be other swimming pools. As breakfast was being prepared, we motored toward the southern tip of Pancon. There wasn’t a whisper of air

when we reached Bolobolo Point, and the temperature in the pilothouse was 102°. So we threw out a long piece of poly line and announced a swim call. Later, we slowly tooled aloiig within shouting dis¬ tance of the shore and were amazed to see so many Japanese fortifications re¬ maining from WWII. There was mile after mile of concrete installations, bunkers, guns, wrecks and harbor facilities. We turned south just before dark, hoisted sail, and steered for the island of Camiguin — which is just above Mindanao. Lonely Planet described a small, peaceful island of many volcanos, waterfalls and hot springs. We anchored in front of a primo beach resort, where we were offered their swimming pool, showers, hot tub, hammocks, restaurant and hospitality. After cooling off, we rented a motorbike and the three of us — sans helmets — motored off to town and the hot springs. We returned to the re¬ sort just after dark and enjoyed an unbe¬ lievably delicious dinner by the sea. During the course of our meal, the evening wind came up and began to build. By the time dessert was served, lawn fur¬ niture was being blown into the pool! Polly, anchored just offshore, began buck¬ ing madly on the end of her chain, and had waves breaking over her bow! Our

first attempt to row the dinghy through the surf resulted in a dangerous failure, so I swam out and climbed aboard via the windvane to see how things were holding up. What I found wasn't good. Even though we had paid out a 7 to 1 scope, the anchor chain had become bar tight, and the boat shook violently each time a wave hit. Had we not been so close to shore, we could have put out some nylon line to dampen the shocks. The next set of waves, however, re¬ sulted in the bow/repeatedly plunging underwater, and finally snapped the bow roller off! With the chain starting to chew through the teak caprail, I'd had enough. I dove back into the churning water and swam to shore. As I staggered up the rocks, Cath said the resort manager was offering us two rooms for the price of one. It sounded very appealing and we thanked him, but we had to decline. We put all our shore gear into plastic trash bags, lashed them into the dinghy, and swam out through the rising surf to the boat, towing the dinghy behind us. Having managed to board without suf¬ fering more than minor cuts and scrapes, we focused on preparing to get the boat the hell out of there. Because of the high wind and waves, we had little chance of safely bringing the chain and anchor aboard. Despite the fact that it was more than $1,000 worth of gear, I gave the or¬ der to cut it free. I figured it was better to lose the anchor and chain than the whole farm. So we motored away, our tails tucked tightly between our legs. We motorsailed through the night to our next The crew of 'Polly Brooks' caught three mahi and four bonito on the way to the Philippines. Kirk McGeorge holds up one of the bigger ones.

CHANCES stop, bloodied but not beaten. When we entered a beautiful protected bay on the southern tip of Negros Island the following afternoon, we were met by no less than a half-dozen old friends from Guam. They were in their dinghies wait¬ ing with cold San Miguel beer and famil¬ iar smiles. We dropped our spare anchor and began catching up on new sea sto¬ ries and rest. Barney shipped out two days later on a boat trip to Manila. He wanted to stop off in Angeles City to look up an old girlfriend from back in 68. As for me, I was still bothered by the fact I’d abandoned my primary ground tackle. Friends gave me all sorts of advise on how to recover it. Although the cards were stacked against me ever, getting it back, I knew I'd have to at least try to get it back. As they say about Australia’s Northern Territory, "You’ll never never know if you never never go." So I left Polly and Cath in Bonbonon, and boarded a Hubal-Hubal motorcycle — driven by my new friend, Adie — bound for Siaton. I next caught a Jeepnee bound for the capitol city of Bumaguette, where I boarded a fast ferry to Cebu. From Cebu I caught an overnight car and passenger ferry for Camiguin. I had a posh state¬ room on the 40-year-old rust bucket, so I felt like a high roller. The vessel docked within a quarter mile of where we'd an¬ chored a week earlier. After breakfast, I donned my swimmers and within 10 minutes shouted "Hool yah" — the battle cry of Navy divers — for I had found my anchor, chain and chunk of bowsprit. Within two hours, I had ev¬ erything in bags on the breakwater. I con¬ sidered the mission a total success, as it had only cost $100 — and 56 hours of my hard-earned time in paradise! Well, nine of those hours were spent stretched out in a hammock under a big coconut tree by an oceanside swimming pool eat¬ ing mangos and reading the final chap¬ ters of Jimmy Buffett's latest book. None¬ theless, I figured it was much easier than reordering a Bruce anchor, 150' of chain, swivels, shackles and a custom piece of stainless anchor roller from West Marine and hying to have it shipped to a remote island in the Philipines. After a triumphant return to southern Negros Island with all my abandoned ground tackle, Cath and I turned our fo¬ cus to the minor task of building a new super-improved bow roller anchoring sys¬ tem. We began with a new bow plank of Malaysian hardwood, which we doubled, laminated and painted with six coats of epoxy resin and primer. Then we fitted it with a strong, stainless steel anchor roller. It’s mounted firmly through the deck with Page 200 •

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our newest 'must have' cruising item — an electric anchor windlass. Although it’s easy to manually raise the hook when you’re scared, it’s normally a backbreak¬ ing job to lift aboard and stow 150 feet of 3/8" chain with a 45-lb anchor dangling off the end. The the hardest part of shorthanded cruising is dealing with the an¬ chor, and I'm sure that many boats have been lost simply because the tired crew had problems with the anchor. There’s no doubt that my decision to cut loose and abandon a thousand dol¬ lars worth of gear that night was the right choice for that moment. Besides, it gave us the chance to get to know this part of the Philippines for a lot longer than we had planned. And before leaving, 25 of us piled onto six motorcycles and drove for an hour up to a lake in the mountains for a day of swimming and picnicking.' It was a sight to behold: The Wild Ones Visit Mountain Lake! We all had a blast swim¬ ming in the cool water. We weighed anchor and departed Negros Oriental on April 18 after enjoy¬ ing Bonbonon, Siaton, Dumaguette and Cebu. We had only planned to stay in Port Bonbonon for a week or so, but ended up

There's nothing like cruising 'down island' in the Caribbean. When you do, St. George's, Grenada, is one of the better stops. there for 38 days. Best of all, we left with • a new and improved bowsprit and anchor¬ ing system. Worst of all was the jellyfish' attact on my foot. Three weeks later 1 was still suffering. — kirk & Catherine 3/01

Kiana — Wauquiez 45 Paul & Lynn Elliott Seru Boca Marina, Cura9ao (Anacortes, WA) We bought our boat on the East Coast, so rather than trucking her back to the West Coast to begin cruising, we started back there. We spent five months in the Bahamas in '99-'00, during which time we learned that there's not enough water there for a boat that draws eight feet. We later returned to Annapolis to have the rig checked and have some modifications made before taking off for more extended cruising. Paul — along with a hired cap¬ tain and one crew — finally left Annapo¬ lis on December 1. He spent three days waiting for good weather in Virginia, then made the trip to the British Virgins in 12

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Paul & Lynn — There are three ways to get from Panama to California: 1) By way of Hawaii. 2) The clipper ship route, which means you sail about halfway to Hawaii before fopping back to lay Cali¬ fornia. And, 3) Harbor-hopping through Central America and Mexico to California. By the way, if you've sailedfrom the North¬ east to the Bahamas and back, to and throughout the Eastern Caribbean, and finally spent two more years in the Carib¬ bean, you'll have all the experience you need for the Pacific — unless you're think¬ ing about the Roaring Forties.

Tai Tam II — Island Packet 40 Thomas & Kathryn Knueppel San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico (San Francisco)

days, where Lynn replaced the delivery crew. We spent the next eight months sail¬ ing Down Island to the Grenadines, then across to Venezuela's offshore islands — including four weeks among the Los Roques and Los Aves. We loved the French Islands, but didn't like the former English islands as much because the boat-boys’ quickly became very tiresome. We feel these boys have been spoiled by freespending charterboat crews to the extent that cruisers can't afford what they demand for their services. We tried to be nice, but the boys were veiy aggressive. The snorkeling in the Venezuelan islands — as well as Bonaire and Curasao, was wonderful. We left the boat for the summer at a secure marina in Curasao. Come Novem¬ ber, we'll return to the boat and beat our way back to Grenada. Early next year we 11 sail to Trinidad for Carnival. Our longer term plan is to spend another two sea¬ sons in the Trinidad-Venezuela area — which is much less expensive than the rest of the Eastern Caribbean — before heading to the Panama Canal and then up the West Coast of Mexico. Is there a

We have now almost finished spend¬ ing a summer in Mexico, and feel that our experiences may be of help to those just heading south now. Cruisers have a number of options when it comes to dealing with the torrid summer season in Mexico. If you plan to stay with your boat in a marina, you can 'summer over' in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan or San Carlos, all on the main¬ land. On the Baja side, you can stay in one of the marinas in La Paz or cruise the Sea while keeping an eye out for weather. If you want to leave your boat on the hard while you return to the States, you can do that in Puerto Vallarta, La Paz or San Carlos. When it comes to hurricanes, Puerto Vallarta has pretty much been free of them, and San Carlos is considered to be a good hurricane hole. There is some de¬ bate whether La Paz and Mazatlan are safe. Given the fact that hurricane Juliette ravaged La Paz in early October, we don't seriously consider it to be a hurricane haven. Others may have different opin¬ ions, of course. Those cruising the Baja side of the middle Sea of Cortez have to rely on anchorages such as Puerto Escondido or Bahia de Los Angeles if hur¬ ricanes threaten that far north. We decided to make San Carlos our base for the summer. We stayed on the boat part of the time, but also took sev¬ eral trips inland to places such as the Copper Canyon and Alamos. We highly recommend these inland trips for a change of sceneiy and climate. Not every¬

one seems to know about it, but there's good cruising around San Carlos, and the fishing and scuba diving are delightful. The very few who decided to summer aboard their boats in San Carlos will dis¬ cover that it's a very picturesque area not far from Guaymas, a relatively big city of 140,000. They'll also discover that the summer heat in San Carlos is atrocious and very difficult to cope with. For in¬ stance, don't even think about staying aboard your boat without a window-style air-conditioner to make things a little more bearable. In any event, you'll quickly find yourself becoming a 'cave dweller' inside your boat. And since most cruisers bail out of San Carlos by June and most Arizona fisher¬ men don't start coming down until the temperature moderates in July, there are very few people around and therefore not much socializing. Unless you like social¬ izing with cockroaches, which San Carlos has plenty of. If you spend a summer there, you'll becohie familiar with all the ways of trying to battle these tenacious little creatures. In our experience, the only way to keep a cockroach infestation in check is to liberally sprinkle Boric acid throughout the boat. Need some work done on your boat? San Carlos has little to offer in terms of support services for cruising boats. If you have a refrigeration or electrical problem you can’t handle yourself, there isn't an abundance of qualified people. We had a bad experience with Juan the refrigera¬ tion guy who has a shop next to the Hotel Fiesta San Carlos. He ripped us off by charging us seven times what the new part should have cost — remember the duty is only 20%. To add insult to injury, we later realized that the 'new' part was actually our old one with a new paint job. 'Tai Tam II', heading south to Mexico last winter. During the summer in the Sea of Cortez, it's of¬ ten too hot to sail.

CHANGES 4 Marina Seca, the large dry storage op¬ eration in San Carlos, does have a good reputation for folks who want to store their boats on the hard and/or have bot¬ tom work done during the summer. Once people put their boats on the hard, they typically head back to the States or else¬ where for the summer. Very few people even consider trying to do boatwork in that sizzling heat. If we had to do it again, we'd spend the summer in Puerto Vallarta where there are so many more people and there is so much to do. But since we'll be head¬ ing south to the Canal and east to the Caribbean this spring, it's a moot point. — thomas & kathryn10/15/01 Thomas & Kathryn — We've been fol¬ lowing the summer situation in Mexico for many years, and hope you don't mind if we add a few comments of our own. Folks who summer aboard their boats in Puerto Vallarta seem to like it. It's more humid than the Sea of Cortez, but it's not as hot — and there are indeed lots more people and things to do. In addition, the high mountains to the south of Puerto Vallarta have historically worked as an effective hurricane deflector. It's not uncommon for P.V. to get enormous surf— Dick Markie of Paradise Village Marina reports that Juliette sent 10-foot waves breaking down the channel at Nuevo Vallarta — but they don't get much wind or damage to boats. In fact, lightning is probably a bigger threat. Mazatlan has been nailed by hurri¬ canes, but since the vast majority of Mexi¬ can hurricanes head to the northwest, it doesn't happen often. In addition, Mazatlan's marinas are inland up a nar¬ row channel so the boats are immunefrom wave damage. While the marinas are a Just because San Carlos is further north doesn 't mean it's immune from the effects of hurricanes. Unattended boats anchored in the bay are par¬ ticularly vulnerable — and dangerous.

little isolated, the big city has a lot to offer and is popular with cruisers. It’s hot, of course, but not as hot as further up in the Sea. La Paz periodically gets whacked with> hurricane force winds — as was the case with Juliette in October — but not very often. Even when La Paz does get hit, the well-protected bay limits the amount of damage. In the case of Juliette, it was most dangerous on the hard at Astilleros Marina, where some 23 boats were knocked over. The combination of soggy ground and regular jacks is often inad¬ equate for hurricane strength winds — especially if some boats don't remove their furling sails and other windage. An even better solution would be if the boat keels were lowered into shallow pits and/or the boats had better stands such as up at San Carlos. It's also dangerous on the hook or a mooring in La Paz Bay, because there can be a long fetch and because other boats often break loose. It's worth noting that boats in the marinas did very well. This was the first time in many years that boats were damaged by a hurricane in La Paz, and it was limited to boats on the hard in one marina and in the anchorage. We think boats kept in marinas are quite safe. It's very hot in La Paz during the summer, but not quite as hot as JUrther north There are still plenty of things to do, and cruisers love this city. Even though San Carlos is quite a bit further north than P.V., Mazatlan, and La Paz, it seems to be hit by a disproportion¬ ate amount of hurricanes and tropical storms — even if the winds aren't quite as strong. Invariably, boats damaged in San Carlos are those on the hook or on moor¬ ings. Boats in the marina and on the hard at Marina Seca — where they are sup¬ ported by reinforced stands — have faired well over the years. In absolute numbers, there aren't a lot of boats that cruise the Sea of Cortez in the summer, so it's not surprising that not many have been claimed by hurri¬ canes. Places such as Puerto Escondido pro¬ vide good shelter from the seas — which are the greatest danger in any hurricane. Boats further north in places such as Santa Rosalia and Ba¬ hia de Los Ange¬ les tend to be pro¬ tected by the tall

mountains of the Baja peninsula, and in any event hurricanes have usually lost much of their force by the time they get that far north If someone wanted to summer over aboard their boat in Mexico, we'd recom¬ mend Puerto Vallarta, La Paz, and cruis¬ ing around the middle sea. For land stor¬ age, we'd recommend Marina Seca near San Carlos. Want to see for yourself how seldom the Sea of Cortez gets hit by hurricanes? Excellent graphics for every Mexican hur¬ ricane in the last 50 years can be found at http: / / weather. Unisys .com/hurricane/ index.html.

Moonshadow — Deerfoot 62 George Backhus The Banks Islands (Sausalito) The past two weeks of cruising in the Banks Islands have been about as good as it gets: great weather, gorgeous and uncrowded anchorages, friendly villagers, and a high ratio of fun to boat mainte¬ nance. Returning to Ureparapara from the Torres Islands, we had a chance to savor the awesome geography a bit more. An¬ chored in Diver’s Bay, for example, you virtually float in the middle of a volcanic

IN LATITUDES Kiwi and Aussie wines, made for a deli¬ cious meal. The next day, we made the 12-mile hop over to the Reef Islands. This group, sur¬ rounded by a shallow barrier reef, forms the only true coral atoll in Vanuatu. The low-lying islands, surrounded by beauti¬ ful white-sand beaches and a shallow green lagoon, are no longer inhabited be¬ cause of the lack of fresh water. But when the weather is settled, they make a great stop for cruisers. The shallow lagoon is populated by stingrays, which flee when approached by dinghy. We had a bit of fun chasing the fast-moving black and tan rays through green waters of the lagoon as they darted this way and that to es- ' cape what to them must have seemed like a ship from outer space. The diving along the outer edge of the reef was excellent. Numerous steep-sided coral bommies were strewn about 20 to 40 feet down on the white sand bottom. There was a plethora of colorful tropical fish as well as sharks and rays. I man¬ aged to spear a very nice five pound grou¬ per that was lurking on the sand bottom under the base of a bommie. This tasty fellow made for an excellent ’catch of the

It was an ugly scene on the hard at Astilleros Marine in La Paz in early October, as some 20 boats were blown part or all the way oft their stands. The combination of hurricane force winds, normal stands, rain-softened ground, and sails left on boats, proved disastrous. decoration, one home had a radio antenna crater — one side having been blown open buoy used to locate the end of a commer¬ — surrounded by 2000-foot tall precipices cial fishing long-line! This 'gift from the covered in greenery. On this our second gods’ must have broken loose and drifted visit, it was unusually clear, so we had a into the bay. Typical of Vanuatu, the vil¬ chance to really enjoy the spectacular lage was neat and nicely landscaped with scenery. ornamental plants, flowers, and stone We went ashore to the village at Diver's Bay, which is home to about 200 locals. As usual, everyone we met was friendly and greeted us with a warm smile. Even though it was a 'work day', it was quiet and nobody seemed in much of a hurry to get anything done. The islanders seem to be blessed with all they need to survive and don't desire much more. Given the extremely limited availabil¬ ity of supplies, I’m always interested in the architecture and construction of na¬ tive housing. The thatched roofs in this village seemed more elaborate than in other parts of Vanuatu, and some qf the huts had copper sheeting for exterior pan¬ els. 1 later learned this had been salvaged from the bottom of a French freighter that had been wrecked on the island a num¬ ber of years before. The panels, rough and showing a patina, made for an interest¬ ing contrast to the bamboo, wood, palm and pandanus thatching. For a garden

fences. The most interesting feature of the vil¬ lage was the preschool. Its little play¬ ground had a full-on swing set and 'jungle gym’ — no pun intended — fashioned en¬ tirely from local materials. Most notable was the slide, which was made from a single hardwood log and beautifully carved and polished. It looked as though it were out of a set for The Flints tones. We asked one of tinvillagers if he could mus¬ ter up some lobsters for us and Jim and Jeanette of Dancer. The following day, we received seven nice lobsters — all for the price of one secondhand T-shirt. The fresh bugs, washed down with some

day'. Unfortunately, the reinforced south¬ east tradewinds kicked in once again. We were anchored outside Reef Island s bar¬ rier reef, far from any protection from the wind, which was blowing in the 20s and 30s. The sound of the wind whistling in the rigging was such that we needed ear¬ plugs to sleep that night. It was clearly time to split. 'We weighed anchor early the next morning and sailed south to the shelter of Waterfall Bay at nearby Vanua Lava Island. We hooked another large sailfish during the easy 12-mile downwind run. He did a number of very impressive tail dances in a valiant effort to spit out the stainless steel hook attached to our new lure — which promptly stripped the reel George Backhus' Deerfoot 62 'Moonshadow'. He's sailed her from Florida to California, to Ha¬ waii and back, to Mexico and the South Pacific.

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CHANGES and snapped our line. Bugger! We spent a couple of relaxing — al¬ though somewhat disappointing — days anchored in Waterfall Bay. The problem was that recent rains had given the wa¬ terfall pool a brownish tint, somewhat re¬ ducing its allure. That, along with a swell that made beach landings precarious, kept us from going ashore. The villagers came out to Moonshadow in their canoes with a multitude of fresh fruits, vegetables and coconuts for trade, so we managed to stave off scurvy for a bit longer. We also found some excellent snorkeling on the edge of the reef below the steep cliffs. The water was clear, the fish plentiful, and there were numerous caves and swimthroughs to explore along the 40-foot underwater wall. Sola, the governmental center of Torba Province — which includes Tdrres and Banks — is situated on the other side of Vanua Lava from Waterfall Bay. We needed to renew our cruising permit, so we motored the 28 miles in light air to the lovely and well-protected little bay on the east side of the island — and man¬ aged to land a three-foot mahi in the pro¬ cess. Sola is described as the "big smoke" of northern Vanuatu. As soon as we saw the smoke, motor vehicles, electric power poles and cinder block buildings with cor¬ rugated tin roofs, we knew we were in the city again. As we turned in that evening, it seemed almost strange to once again see lights along the shore. Arriving at the government offices to take care of the formalities, we were met by Henry, the local Customs officer. Con¬ trary to our experience in many other parts of the world, this gentleman was knowledgeable, friendly, efficient and po¬ lite. In short order, we had a new cruis¬ ing permit in hand and were given direc¬ tions to various stores for provisioning. Sola isn't exactly Port Vila or Luganville when it comes to provisioning. Unless you are a connoisseur of canned mackerel or corned beef, you might even say that the selection of food is a bit thin. We did, how¬ ever, manage to get a few kilos of rice, some local beer, toothpaste, eggs, matches and other odds and ends for trading. Henry at Customs got a message to the local baker for us, who at dawn the next morning dropped off six loaves of freshlybaked bread. I don’t know if they use co¬ conut milk in the bread dough or if the oven is fired with coconut shells, but the bread had a heavenly coconut flavor! The following morning, we motored just outside of Sola Bay to nearby Kwakea Island. This gorgeous little island, just east of Vanua Lava, is ostensibly a coco¬ nut plantation surrounded by a white Page 204 • UUXwk 3? • November 2001

sand beach. Kwakea has about 20 inhab¬ itants who survive by fishing and produc¬ ing copra. We went ashore for a walk and were greeted by Chief Jimmy, who lookhd like a tanned, gray ponytailed throwback from the '60s. He was delighted to see a visiting yacht, and welcomed us to explore his island. He directed us to a footpath, and we enjoyed a leisurely walk past the village through the coconut plantation to the other side of the island, returning along the shell covered, and white sand beach. Unfortunately, m’ost of the good shells had already been claimed by her¬ mit crabs, and usually scampered away as we approached! With light winds the n^xt day, we motorsailed 20 miles south to the lovely Losalava anchorage on the Island of Gaua. Halfway there, we hooked a massive sailfish. I was hoping to lose the fish and save my lure, but was only half successful. After 30 minutes of fighting, the ex¬ hausted fish came up to the stern. I jumped into the dinghy and managed to slip a loop over its tail, allowing us to tow the fish the rest of the way to port. This beauty measured in at nine feet in length and an estimated 150 pounds — a Moonshadow record! It was a bit more V than we needed or wanted to deal with, let alone what we could possibly eat or freeze. So we saved a little for ourselves and gave the rest to the villagers. They were happy to have some fresh fish and I was happy to get my lure back. It would be difficult to pass judgment on which island in Vanuatu is the most beautiful. The variety of geography offers something for everyone. We, however, found Gaua, the southernmost of the Banks Islands group, particularly allur¬ ing. We'll tell you about it next month. — george 9/15/01

Destiny — Swan 46 Peter & Nancy Bennett Cartagena to Bonaire (San Francisco) We're finally tied to a mooring ball in Bonaire, enjoying the diving, clear water and friendly people. Our trip started the first of June from Cartagena. We planned to spend two months in Bonaire, but Mother Nature changed all that. While at the Pedro Miguel Boat Club in Panama, we met Randy and Lourae Kenoffel of the Moorings 500 Pizazz, who have created a guide for making the often veiy difficult passage between Cartagena and the East¬ ern Caribbean. After discussing the trip with them, we felt comfortable that it wouldn’t be any big deal. Well, there are windy years and there are very windy

years — anfl we happened to pick the lat¬ ter. Normally the winds drop in May and ' stay down through October. That didn't happen this year. After spending an enjoyable month in Cartagena, we decided to head east on June 1. Joe and Lisa aboard the Califor¬ nia-based Baba 30 Net Result decided they'd also go for it. The three-day fore¬ casts kept indicating that the winds would drop, but they never did. By the time the third day rolled around, it was the same , old 25-30 knots with 8-10 foot seas. We finally left, hoping the weather would change. The first leg of the trip is an, easy day hop to Punta Hermosa, and even though the wind and seas were on the nose, they weren't very strong. We used the third Pizazz waypoint for this anchorage, as it is a straight shot into the bay. They refer to it as a 'reef, but it's actually a large spit of land that extends about a mile from shore — although it only breaks the sur¬ face of the water by a foot or two. It's im¬ possible to ’see’ with the radar if there is any sea, and it’s not marked on any chart — so don't tiy to enter at night. However, the bay is large and well-protected.

IN LATITUDES were told that the town is very danger¬ ous. As such, we would recommend stop¬ ping instead at what the Kenoffels call Five Bays — but which is also known as Tayrona National Park. The middle bay, Bahia Guayraca, is the most protected and safest. We initially stopped at the first bay, Bahia Concha, but were asked to leave by a big man with a gun. We left and suggest that you don't stop there. At Bahia Guayraca, however, there's a family — Reynaldo is the father and has two sons, Jonathon (15) and Ricardo (13) — who go out of their way to make you feel welcome. They offered to assist us in any way they could. Reynaldo is an ama¬ teur archeologist, and spends his time dig¬ ging up grave sites of pre-Colombian (about 1,000 BC) Tayrona Indians, look¬ ing for gold and other artifacts. We spent two weeks in this bay waiting for the weather to settle down. While there, we did some great snorkeling. Since the bay is so remote, the coral, shells and fish are spectacular. After two weeks, the weather got even worse — we had gusts to 50 knots one night — so we decided to retreat to

Spread; If you've got to backtrack, Cartagena is a good place to backtrack to. Inset; Peter and Nancy during last year's Banderas Bay Regatta. In order to pass the Rio Magdalena at sunrise — hopefully when it's the calm¬ est — you have to leave at 0300. When leaving Punta Hermosa, go at least two miles north to avoid the spit, which is dif¬ ficult to see. We think the Pizazz waypoints for this area are off, as they seemed to be on land or very close to it. In any event, we recommend a greater buffer from shore. As you approach the mighty Rio Magdalena that flows into the ocean near Baranquilla, expect to see lots of debris — including tree trunks and animal car¬ casses. We suggest aiming for a quarter mile from the bottom entrance marker — or as close as you are comfortable. The later in the season, the stronger the river current will be. There's about 30 feet of water at the entrance to the river, but just a mile offshore it’s 3,000 feet deep. The river water flows east, while the wind, waves and current head west creating an amazing washing machine effect. Once you pass the entrance — it took us about 3.5 hours — everything settles down. The

rest of that leg is in the lee of Pico Bolivar, and you can sail if the wind is far enough out of the south. The next stop the Kenoffels recommend is Rodedero, which is next to Santa Marta and has a well-protected anchorage off a resort town with a nice beach, good res¬ taurants and clear water. Unfortunately, the Port Captain makes it very clear that sailboats are not welcome — although he'll let you stay 24 hours. Santa Marta is one of Colombia's major drug ports, and we

Cartagena. Cartagena is a great place, but by Au¬ gust 1 we were ready to try the Kenoffel's route again. With the wind down to 2025 knots and the seas in the eight foot range, it wasn't too difficult for us to get back to Five Bays. We only spent a night there this time, and left before sunrise to make the overnight passage to Cabo de la Vela (windy cape). As we came out of Bahia Guayraca, we encountered huge seas. We stayed close to the coast all the way up, however, and the seas flattened out. Kahala, an Aussie boat that had left a week before us and stayed a few miles further out, reported seas that were 50% The Bennett's found Bahia Guayraca, the middle bay at Five Bays, to their liking. It's also known as Tayrona National Park.

CHANGES bigger. Our advice echoes that of every¬ one else who has done this trip: hug the coast! Cabo de la Vela is a huge bay that hooks around and thereby provides total protection from the seas. The wind still howls, but the water is very flat. We sug¬ gest that you disregard the Kenoffel's ad¬ vice about anchoring near the island and tuck up in the bay near the fishing vil¬ lage. The bottom rises slowly and there are no dangers, so go in as close as you're comfortable. It seemed very safe and the fishermen ignored us. We wish we could have spent more time here, as there is excellent diving and shelling, but the wind had backed off. When the wind backs off along this coast, you go! • We left at 10 p.m. and had a good trip to Guajira, which is the northeastern tip of Colombia. We arrived at sunrise. For most boats, the trip from Cartagena to Guajira is the worst part of this long pas¬ sage. For us, this was not to be the case. Thinking that the worst was over, our plan was to head for Aruba. But the seas became so steep and confused, and the wind so strong, that we weren't even able to head in that direction. Prior to this leg, we had motorsailed the entire trip, going about 15 degrees off the wind. But on this leg, the best we could do while keeping the boat moving was 25 degrees off the wind. That pointed us to Monjes del Sur, Venezuela, so that is where we went. We were told that it would not be a problem if we arrived at night, but it was a big problem. As we arrived, we saw a red and green light, and figured that the anchorage was in the center. It is actu¬ ally to the left of the green light, and you're supposed to tie to a polypropylene line that is impossible to find at night. After several scaiy attempts and hitting one Reynaldo, who lives at Bahia Guayraca with his sons, is an amateur archaeologist, who enjoys digging up pre-Colombian graves.

fishing boat, we finally managed to do it. This was definitely the most exhausting leg of the trip, and we averaged 2.5 knots for 24 hours, the bow being underwater much of the time. The island of Monjes del Sur — actu¬ ally it's a pair of rocks — is home to a 20man Guarda la Costa outpost. It’s a diffi¬ cult place to describe, as it's 100% rock, and there are huge seas all around ex¬ cept in a tiny man-made bay with room for just six boats — all of which have to tie on to the polypro line. The Guarda la Costa are very friendly, however. Since they have no boat, the lieutenant in charge swims out to your boat with the forms in a Ziploc bag! We spent three daysNvaiting for the winds to settle down. They didn't, so we finally just gave up and bashed our way to Aruba. It took us another 24 hours to cover just 50 miles. Aruba was a welcome sight, and we spent a week there resting and enjoying civilization. The wind was still blowing, and we were told the easiest way to Curacao was to head west around Aruba — which didn't seem to make sense, since Curasao is to the east. But now we think they were right. We motored east down the coast of Aruba, and as we turned to go past the end, we spent three hours fighting the wind, current and seas to get just four miles past the island! From there, we were able to fall off and motorsail to Curasao and Spanish Waters. The island is a great place for repairs and to shop. Marine Warehouse has set up an outlet in Seru Boca Marina, and you can get West Ma¬ rine stuff shipped in duty-free at state¬ side prices plus freight. Nancy had to make a quick trip to the States — and got stranded when they closed the airports after the September 11 attack. This de¬ layed our leaving Curasao by a week, but we're now here in Bonaire and very happy the trip is over. Bonaire, inci¬ dentally, now has a Budget Marine store. Would we do this trip again? No. Was it worth it? Absolutely! We saw things most people don’t get to see. And despite all its problems, Colombia is ac¬ tually a very beautiful coun¬ try with lots of

wonderful people. We would recommend the trip to anyone with a well-found boat — but they need to understand that you may have to nibble away at the trip. Other, cruisers have been lucky and made the trip in light winds, but you can’t count on it. The Cartagena to Bonaire trip is billed as "one of the five worst passages in the world'’ — we don't know what the other four are — but it is definitely not for the fainthearted. We don't imagine that it compares to rounding the Horn, of course, in part because the water and air temps are around 80 degrees. On the other hand, once you come out of the Canal and want to get to the Eastern Car¬ ibbean, you have to go east at some point. Maybe travelling clockwise to do it might not be as rough, but it's several times longer and usually has its difficult spots, too. By the way, when we arrived at Bonaire we were told that we could only stay for two weeks because of a sailing regatta from October 7-13. The problem is that they were sold out of moorings for that time period, and boats aren't allowed to anchor. In any event, the regatta has to be a close second to the Banderas Bay Regatta in having a perfect location! Think of flat water, 15-20 knots of wind all the

IN LATITUDES 'dolphin and whale breaks' so that the life learning continues alongside the book learning. One advantage to homeschooling while travelling is that the kids come to under¬ stand that learning is an ongoing, lifelong, joyous process that can't be separated from the rest of life. Another advantage to homeschooling is that we're in charge. What we don't get done today can be taught that night or the next day. There are also times when I opt to substitute one project for another that is more rel¬ evant to our lives. For instance, instead of memorizing the state capitals this spring, we snorkeled every afternoon and counted reef fish and collected shells in

Photo phun. It's hard to believe how quickly some places can change. It seems like only yes¬ terday that Cabo San Lucas looked like this._ time, great diving with 100-foot visibility, and very friendly people. All that's miss¬ ing are the shoreside facilities of Paradise Village Marina. We wish we would have known about this regatta, because we definitely would have signed up. The 'ABC Islands' are out of the way, but they are among the best in the Caribbean. — peter & nancy 9/21/01 Readers — One of the challenges in making the trip from Panama to Trinidad is that the wind and seas are often rough. And unlike the coast of Northern Califor¬ nia, it can stay rough for weeks at a time — particularly from December through March. But you can get lucky. We once had to motor all the way from Aruba to Panama.

Chewbacca — Crowther 30 Cat The Winship Family Homeschooling In Baja (Clayton, CA) The old-fashioned one room schoolhouse is back in session aboard Chewbacca, our 30-foot Crowther cat. Our cruising adventure began last Octo¬

ber as we sailed from our homeport of Alameda under the Golden Gate and headed south to warm Mexican waters. We've spent the last year exploring the tropical mainland coast and the deserts of the Sea of Cortez. During this time, we also taught kindergarten and second grade to our girls Kendall and Quincy, ages five and seven. It was quite a year of learning — for all of us. As we begin our second year of homeschooling, we are much the wiser and are finding the going much easier. This year we chose the Oak Meadow schooling program, and have been very happy with their literature-based curricu¬ lum. The curriculum comes complete with lesson plans, teacher manual, school books, and music cassette tapes. A typical school day begins at 9 am and ends around 2 p.m., and includes breaks for lunch and free time. We do a primary subject such as Language Arts for 45 min¬ utes in the morning, and after lunch do another primary subject such as math for another 45 minutes in the afternoon. In between, we do music, free reading, and an arts & crafts project. The pace is not rushed, and the focus is on the quality of work rather than the quantity. We don’t spend any time doing 'busy work' because we don't have a classroom full of other students to keep occupied. We also take

the Sea of Cortez. As we see it, the greatest advantage to homeschooling is that we have the maxi¬ mum amount of influence on our kids. We can manage — at least for the time being — what our kids see and hear, and keep their environment safe and healthy. We also get to spend a lot of time with our children, and being together as a family is what makes cruising and homeschooling so wonderful. It’s not all perfect, of course. At times nobody seems to be able to get focused, there are too many distractions, or it's blowing like stink. In those cases we pack it in and call it a snow day' and do some¬ thing else. During passages, the only school we often manage is reading aloud and 'sail school’, which is where the girls learn a new knot, help do a watch, or plot our progress. During these times I have to remind myself that the girls are learn¬ ing more than we think, it's just not the formal learning that we associate with schoolwork. By far the most challenging time to homeschool is at a manna where there are lots of distractions such as swimming pools and cruising friends dropping by. The Sea of Cortez is both a nice learning envi¬ ronment and a good classroom. _

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and has provided invaluable information. The group's pace was a little slower than I prefer, but the company was both in¬ vigorating and reassuring. And as so many have said, it's the people you meet that make cruising so enjoyable. In any event, we arrived in Singapore a week ago and are busy repairing sails, maintain¬ ing mechanical equipment, and ordering a new furler and dinghy. I hope it all comes together within another few weeks so that we can proceed north to Malaysia and Thailand. Buddy and Ruth of the Northern California-based Hans Christian 48 Annapurna should catch up with us soon, as they took the more traditional route through the eastern archipelago of Indonesia." Shortly after receiving the above mes¬ sage, we asked Keen for an update and some word on what the situation was like in the aftermath of 9/11. "I’m currently at Admiral Marina in Port Dickson, Ma¬ laysia." he replied. "My trip up from Singapore was not pleasant, as I had both the wind and seas on the nose. It had been five months since I'd sailed/motored into

. . . while in nearby Indonesia, people in small coastal towns fish to scratch out subsistence lives. the wind, and I'd forgotten how unpleas¬ ant it can be. Further hindered by strong currents, I only did a knot or two over the bottom for several hours. But enough whining! As to Latitude's inquiry about

whether I feel safe cruising in Muslim countries, 1 have to say that I'm glad that I have left Indonesia — although I didn't sense any hostility in the areas that I vis¬ ited. Naturally, I had avoided the hot spots. Malaysia, where I am now, also has a large Muslim population, but they seem to be rather relaxed people. For example, I conducted business with Immigration, Customs and the Port Captain today, and they were very friendly. I intend to visit Melaka (Malacca) and Kuala Lumpur in the next few days, and will advise further. For better or worse, the Malaysian gov¬ ernment is pretty strict about dissent, and they do value their dwindling tourist in¬ dustry. But as you might expect. Topic A among cruisers is whether to continue on to the Red Sea early next year. Views range from, 'I'm going via South Africa,' to 'I'm going to wait a year,’ to 'there'll be so many U.S. Navy ships in the Red Sea that we'll be safe,' to 'I want to ship the boat home.' I'm in the ’wait and see' camp, and ex¬ pect that 1 will continue in that direction come January." "I left San Francisco in '92 aboard my Passport 42 Peregrine," reports (Mr.) Jean

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Sea to make the passage at this time. Af¬ ter all, it would involve crossing an active war zone and then making a difficult 750mile heavy air upwind passage while run¬ ning a gauntlet of Islarhic countries. While most of the governments profess some acceptance of the United States trying to bomb terrorists in Afghanistan, the ac¬ ceptance is tenuous at best and could change in a day. Furthermore, many of the individuals and groups in these Is¬ lamic countries are infuriated by the U.S. attacks. We would not make the passage up the Suez Canal this year, nor would we assume that it will be feasible next year. So, the choices are to stay where you are, or to head to the Med via South Africa. We realize that the latter is a long trip, but at least the passage from Cape Town up the Atlantic is one of the more idyllic in cruising. P.S. Our email response to you would not go through. "I'm an avid reader of Latitude and have carried copies to friends circumnavigat¬ ing in the Caribbean, Tahiti, Fiji, and Oz," writes a reader who identifies himself only as Shep. "Our friends were in Bali about

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three weeks ago and advised us that they were leaving because of the Islamic busi¬ ness — and would therefore be out of touch for awhile. We haven't heard from them since and are becoming concerned. We wonder if you know of any radio nets from which we might be able to get a re¬ port." The good news is that there haven't been any reports of cruisers having trouble in countries with large Muslim populations, so we wouldn't be too con¬ cerned. The bad news is that we're not familiar with any radio nets in that part of the world. But you might contact Rob¬ ert Reed of the Pacific Seafarer's Net at: n6hgg@ 14313 .cjb. net. October 22 update: Shep reports he's heard from his friends and they are safe in Malaysia. "It hasn’t been too hot or rainy this summer in Playa del Cocos, Costa Rica," report Randy and Lourae Kenoffel of the San Francisco-based Beneteau 500 Pizzaz "But we do miss the clear water of the Caribbean, where we spent quite a

few years. The Pacific also has tides, swells and dirty water, but it doesn't have any wind. So it's just not the same as the Car¬ ibbean. So we may head back through the Canal — but only after doing Mexico. We'll be heading north after Thanksgiving at Barillas Marina in El Salvador." The Kenoffels created a rough guide on how to mostly daysail from Cartagena to Aruba — see this month's Changes by Destiny, who tried it. If you see the couple in Mexico and are headed to the Eastern Caribbean, you mgy want to pick their brains, as they have extensive firsthand experience. Latin countries, it would seem, would like to cash in on business generated by boating. Mexico, for example, thinks it can lure mariners south with a series of ma¬ rinas on the Pacific Coast and in the Sea of Cortez, a plan they call a Nautical Stair¬ way'. Down in Colombia, the government is encouraging Corredor Nautico, a plan to put their country at the forefront of "in¬ ternational yachting in Central and South America”. Among the ways Colombia dis¬ cussed making their countiy more attrac¬ tive for mariners is by liberalizing immi-

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CHANGES gration arid the amount of time that yachts are allowed to stay in their coun¬ try without having to pay taxes. Accord¬ ing to Craig Owings, Commodore of the Pedro Miguel Boat Club in Panama, "The good news is that Colombian Customs has changed its treatment of sport boats and sailboats. When you arrive from now on, all you have to do is submit a letter of request and your boat will be given 'tem¬ porary importation’. This will allow it to stay in the country duty-free for five years. Other things — such as visa requirements — remain the same, so cruisers will peri¬ odically have to leave and return to their boats. This is an important first step to making Colombia one of the places to go while in the Caribbean Basin. I hope that this is the start of a trend in the.Americas to make it easier for cruisers to visit countries and stay longer." "It was good to see the Grand Poobah and other Ha-Ha folks at the Mexico Crew List Party at the Encinal YC last month," writes Michael Pordes of the Vallejo-based La Coste 42 Favonius. "Coming to the party as an alum of the 2000 Ha-Ha was even more fun than last year when I was

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"Michael Haste of 'Little Wing' (above) wants an¬ other shot at Blair Grinols arid 'Capricorn Cat' in next March's Banderas Bay Regatta." a nervous Ha-Ha virgin. I was relaxed this time, saw a lot of old friends, and had a blast. For example, I got to see Blair and Joan from the 45-ft Vallejo-based Capri¬ corn Cat — and learned they’ll be headed

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"As for the Ha-Ha itself," Pordes con;inued, "I know that a lot of folks feel that :he Grand Poobah has the cake job, sail¬ ing to Mexico and taking photos from aboard a big catamaran. But I saw how the Poobah busted his butt to make sure that we were all taken care of. It was in¬ credibly good for our teenage boys to be part of that event and to sail to Mexico. In fact, when it's wet and nasty this winter and I'm dreaming of being anchored at Punta Mita, maybe I'll write an article about the positive changes it brought about in both of them. I just moved Favonius to Oyster Point for a couple of months, as I am project managing a large telecom job at Genentech in South San Francisco, and the commute from Fairfield three days a week was killing me. So now I have a 72-hour a week apart¬ ment that is very close to the job site. By the way, when we first got back this year, we couldn't have our old Vallejo slip be¬ cause Grey Max was in it. Then they split for this year's Ha-Ha. Fortunately, Fruit¬ cakes then left — also to do this year's Ha-Ha — and we got their upwind slip!

Michael Pordes of 'Favonius' would rather be anchored at Punta Mita than spending the win¬ ter working in California. Who could blame him? We may not be in the Ha-Ha this year, but we'll be with everyone in spirit." Says the Poobah: "Being the Poobah really is 'a cake job', because the most satisfying thing in life is helping other folks have a good time." "Sorry, but the crew of the Mukilteo, Washington-based Caliber 38 Sheet Mu¬ sic won’t be able to make this year's HaHa as planned," report Jerry and Sally Swalling. Anacortes to Sausalito is as far as we got. A weak rudder bearing sup¬

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CHANGES boats this past year, and not enough time maintain¬ ing our boat," says Bev. "As such, we don't expect to head south until November 10, which is the date of the Ha-Ha Awards Party in Cabo San Lucas. Good luck to everyone participating in Ha-Ha VIII, we'll see you further down the line." "I hope to see everyone in Mexico this ’winter aboard my Lyle Hess-designed Ensenada 20 Pep¬ per," reports Stuart Kiehl of Santa Rosa. I got the boat and the trailer — which I found in the backyard" of some Hell's An¬ gels — for $200! It just goes to show that you don't have to spend big bucks to sail on San Francisco Bay or in Mexico. Of course, I then spent five months restor¬ ing the boat and trailer, and another $10,000 on a diesel truck to tow her to Puerto Escondido at 55 knots. Anyway, I should be down there in December. I'll probably take a mutt along as a pal and

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south a few hours after them. They were able to contact the owner — name un¬ known — by radio just as he was heading out of the marina. He agreed to return to port and hunt down a 34-inch belt. A couple of hours later. Gone Again was alongside, and despite plunging pulpits and masts that wanted to tangle, was able to transfer the belt Tamara needed to get going again. "It certainly gives you a warm feeling to know there are people out there who are willing to delay their own depar¬ ture to help you out of a tight spot," said the couple. "So we offer a special thanks to the skipper and crew of Gone Again, and best wishes for many pleasant voy¬ ages." "We spent the summer away from the hot, hot, hot Sea of Cortez,” reports Dave and Vicki Parker of the Boston and San Francisco-based Cal 33 Carlota. Would anyone like to know about spending time in upland Mexico — such as Zacatecas — where it's not so hot in the summer? If so, we can be reached at KlBGD@winlink.orgSea." _

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CHANCES is healed, we're off! We plan to hang out in Panama for a few months, go through the Canal, then head back to the States. We hope to bump into old friends.'' How many days would it take to sail a boat from Fiji to San Francisco? We've got a report that the Alameda-based Omar Khayyam — crewed by a three-person de¬ livery crew — took 47 days. Unfortunately, we don’t know what kind of boat she is or any other details. Can anybody clue us in? ’The Pacific Seafarer's Net recently car¬ ried a report from Tony Babich, ZL2ATE, who runs Tony’s Net out of New Zealand, that a new volcanic island appeared in the Tonga group." So reports Robert Reed of the Pacific Seafarer's Net in Humboldt Bay. "The new island is 25 miles,north¬ west of Hunga, and is about 12 feet above the surface. The island is at 18°19'48"S, 174° 21'92'W. Cruisers should mark their charts and maintain a watch for this is¬ land when sailing in the area." 'We are glad to advise all our seafaring friends that the harbor at San Bias — "the Tahiti of Mexico" — is being dredged and should be in fine order when the Class of '01-'02 cruisers arrive," reports Norm

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Goldie. "In addition, the new fuel dock — with gas and diesel — is expected to open before the end of October. I've been told there will be no docking fees or inflated prices. As always, we recommend only Ismael at the Mantanchen Ramada to care

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EL TORO. Mid-70s Caballero. Wood mast, new Amen sail as well as older Jotz. Set up for youth racing. Includes blade bags, hiking strap, jibe preventer, vang, tiller extension. Trailer available. Boat only $1,150. With trailer $1,500. Please call (415) 892-6308.

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14-FT OLDER MODEL LASER. Needs a sail and running rigging and you're off. Lots of work done on it recently, still could use a little more. $400/obo. (510) 919-6203 or email: sailing_people@yahoo.com.

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FREE EL TORO. Beautiful woody from 1961, complete, needs varnish and has centerboard trunk leak. Not used many years. Free to good home. Located Santa Cruz. Call (831) 479-0902 or email: rideout@cruzio.com.

WEST MARINE ZODIAC. 10’3” inflatable floor roll-up sport boat. Like new with 2001 8 hp 4-stroke Evinrude outboard. Just bro¬ ken in. Both for $2,000. (415) 332-1603.

9-FT HEAVY-DUTY DINGHY. Great con¬ dition. Fiberglass, soft gunnel guard all the way around. 15 hp Tohatsu outboard ne¬ gotiable, recent lower end rebuild. Was tender for 50-ft cruising boat, story involved. $400/obo. Engine $1,200. Please call (510) 919-6203 or email: sailing_people@yahoo.com.

19-FT AB HARD-BOTTOM INFLATABLE. With 120 hp Nissan O/B. Center console. Perfect tender for Farr 40 or other sail¬ boat. Fast and sturdy, comes with galva¬ nized trailer. Located in Sausalito. $14,000. Call (415) 289-0401 x202. EL TORO. Just rebuilt wood/epoxy/glass. All sailing equipment. $600. Please call (510) 278-9202 (after 5pm or Iv msg).

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CAL 20. Culo Bagnato. Very good condi¬ tion. Complete rebuild in 1992: New rig, rudder, paint, epoxy bottom, faired keel. Hauled again in 1999 and painted. 2 mains, 3 jibs, 3 spinnakers. Rigged for one person sailing. A rock solid ocean racing champion. Berkeley berth. $2,500. Call (510)549-0121. CATALINA 22, "A CLASSIC" w/Ser #77. Good condition, upgraded standing rig¬ ging, new cabin door, low-use Honda 10 hp longshaft, extra jib and other gear, com¬ pass, trailer, commode, stove. Solid, fun boat. Orovjlle. $3,600. (530) 589-4974 or email: cjbishop@cncnet.com. COLUMBIA 24,1964. T runk-cabin pocket crusier. Main, 3 jibs. 8 hp Mariner O/B. Tiller, Porta-Potti, sleeps 4. Two-burner alcohol stove. New VHF. Hauled, bottom paint 6/01. Includes transfer of Monterey mooring adjacent Breakwater Cove. $5,600/obo. (831) 373-6061 or email: johna @ arnoldassoc.com. J/24, 1977. Well maintained Bay cruiser. Nissan 5 hp, recent main with cover, 2 jibs, running rigging led to cockpit, VHF radio, JVC FM/CD, Porta-Potti. Boat is in Club Nautique’s Sausalito fleet as sailing school trainer and has been maintained by our full-time staff. $7,000. Call (415) 332-8001.

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COLUMBIA 24 CHALLENGER. New in¬ terior, Pineapple sails, 8 hp Evinrude mo¬ tor. New mahogany hatch boards and front hatch. VHF, new tiller battery and charger, cockpit cushions, Porta head. See to ap¬ preciate. $1,500. Please call David (916) 392-9946. RANGER 23, 1976. Over $25,000 in¬ vested. Teak instrument panel, faired keel. The following are new: winches, all teak, tiller, pulpit, pushpit, forehatch, outboard, gel cell battery, 3 phase charger, all wir¬ ing, electrical panels, more. Gorgeous. $10,000. Call Les (925) 73S-2442. MONTGOMERY 17. Great shape. Main with 2 reef pts, furling jib, Seagull motor fwd/neutral, teak cockpit sole, trailer. Vberth and settee, sink/kit. VHF radio, anchor, lights and int lighting, all re¬ wired. Porta-Potti, new battery, stove. $6,000/obo. (530) 269-2550 or (530) 320-2550. GEARY 18 WOODEN SAILBOAT with trailer. Classic centerboard design needs TLC and a new deck, otherwise complete. Free to wooden boat lover looking for a fun project. Call (650) 368-7773. ERICSON 23, 1968. Trailer, 6 hp, new head. Needs bottom job and cosmetics, $1,250. Also, Spidsgatter 23, 1934, clas¬ sic Danish double-ender, full boat cover, $3k Hogin main, out of water, needs re¬ fastening, new ribs, project with great po¬ tential, $500. (510) 569-1301. CATALINA 22, 1973. Jib, 150 genoa, main, all in good shape. New heavy duty standing rigging, rebuilt swing keel, 6 hp o/b, trailer with new wheels and tires. Boat has numerous upgrades and is in excel¬ lent condition. $3,800/obo. (530) 626-0775.

CAL 20. Fun boat. Move forcing sale. Newer Pineapple main and jib. Older spin¬ naker. Lines led into cockpit for single handing. Bottom painted August 2001. Avon inflatible included. Boat will be avail¬ able December 1. Located Fortman Ma¬ rina. $1,400/obo. Call (510) 548-7842 or email: chrauch@pacbell.net.

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CAL 24. Flush deck, fast boat. Iron rac¬ ing keel, main, genoa, 2 jibs, storm jib, Barient winches. Bottom job 02/00. $2,500. Call (510) 812-7225. MOORE 24. Hull #150. Freshwater only from 1984-2000. Stiff, minimum class weight. Good to excellent sail inventory. Double-axle trailer and new o/b. One-design and offshore ready. Price reduced, gotta move it. $11,000. (408) 527-5913. CHRYSLER 20. Trailer, 9.9 Johnson out¬ board. Excellent condition. Lifelines, swim ladder, new cabin cushions, new PortaPotti. Always kept and sailed in freshwa¬ ter lakes only. Asking $3,500/obo or trade for smaller 14-17 foot daysailer. Call (559) 661-8872 (hm) or (559) 871-1969 (cell).

25 TO 28 FEET NOR’SEA 27, 1979. Factory built, one owner. Excellent condition. Covered storage for many years. Extensive inventory. Many spare parts, ready to cruise. $42,500. Call (510) 234-6587. BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER, 1989. Sam Morse factory finished, standard lay¬ out, excellent condition, cruise equipped. Tinker sailing dinghy. $115,000. Email: tortugajme @ hotmail.com.

24-FT S2,1978. Good Bay sailer. 2-yearold Ballenger spar and standing rigging. 8 hp Johnson Sailmaster, extra-longshaft with charging unit. VHF, shorepower with charger, main and jib, Porta-Potti. Clean and in good condition. $5,500. Call Rick (510) 865-4700.

CATALINA 27, 1983. Beautiful shape, tiller, furling 140 jib, TillerMaster, dinghy, new teak topside, bottom paint 5/99. Die¬ sel, low hours. Sail, winch, tiller covers. VHS, marine head. New curtains, cush¬ ions, carpet. Alcohol stove, shorepower, TV. $13,500. Please call (707) 447-2660 or email: ccandc@msn.com.

O’DAY MARINER 19. Easy sailing fun boat, trailer tongue extension, new tires, spare. Good sails, hardware, boat cover, $1,500/obo. Also O’Day Rhodes 19 project boat and trailer, $500/obo. Please call (510) 828-0242 (eves) or email: yornoccal @ home.com.

CAL 2-27,1976. Low hour 12 hp Faryman diesel. New liner. Dual battery system. Replaced kerosene heater and range with propane units. Added sanitation tank. Boat and sails in good condition. Located Pa. cific Northwest. $11,000. (360) 733-1595 or email: jmhougen@home.com.

ULTIMATE 20, 1998. Hull #97. Great boat, easy to sail and fast. Excellent con¬ dition, sailed only 15 times. Full comple¬ ment roller furling jib, standard main and red, yellow and green spinnaker. Zeiman trailer, red water line. Numerous extras included, 2.5 hp Nissan outboard with 5 gallan tank, lifejackets, dock lines, VHF radio, etc. $20,000. Call (650) 390-0407 or email: carriepeterson@earthlink.net.

WESTSAIL 28,1975. Teak decks, all new standing rigging and boomkin, new Max Prop. New thru hulls, seacocks, cutlass bearing and water strainer, dripless shaftseal, exhaust hoses and bottom paint. $34,000. Please call (310) 795-5767 or (310 377-4597. EXCALIBUR 26,1966. Bottom paint/deck 10/2000. Topsides paint/graphics 5/2000. New Honda 4 hp 4-stroke, 8 hrs. New cockpit cushions. 5 sails. Only health forces sale. $4,100. (209) 951-4408.

ISLANDER 27,1969. Chrysler 12.9 out¬ board. Docked at Coyote Point, Slip #1123. $5,000. Call (650) 245-0052. SANTANA 525, 1977. 1999 4-stroke Honda. New SS compression post. New boom and gooseneck assembly. 2-yearold standing rigging. Main, jib, 150% and spinnaker. VHF, shorepower with charger, Porta-Potti. Good condition. $6,000. Call Rick (510) 865-4700.

SANTA CRUZ 27,1979. Hull #126. Great condition. New bottom. Race rigged and ready to go. Newer North main, 112 oz kite and #1,9 bags of sails total. 4 hp outboard. $11,000. Call (619) 435-3437 or (323) 864-3666. _ ISLANDER 28, 1976. Beautifully main¬ tained and upgraded. New: Lifelines (2001), bottom paint, faired keel, interior cushions, standing rigging (2000), running rigging, all lines Spectra led aft through Lewmar clutches (1998). Five jibs, drifter, 2 mains, spinnaker. 8 winches st prima¬ ries. GPS, depth, autopilot, enclosed head, battery charger, Lewmar tiller ex¬ tension. 2001 TV/VCR, inverter. Volvo Penta MD6A. Best equipped, best value 1-28 on the Bay. Will not find a cleaner boat on the Bay. $13,000/obo. (925) 890-7633. 26-FT SLOOP, 1959. A classic in sweet shape. Beautiful wood, cozy cabin with new cushions and varnish. All sails and rigging. Outboard. Sausalito slip. Moving, must sell. $4,800/obo. Call Paula (415) 331-2604. RANGER 26, 1972. One year old 15 hp Evinrude 4-stroke. New Pineapple racing sails. Good working sails plus 80% jib. All lines led aft. Great condition teak interior. Good condition outside. Lots of extras. $4,500/obo. Call (916) 482-9901. CORONADO 25. New everything. Over $17,000 spent. Price is $7,500. Call Gary (925) 677-0191 (wk). SAN JUAN 28,1979. Leapiri Lizard. This perfect Bay boat has it all. Great liveaboard, racer/cruiser, singlehander. Excellent condition, lovingly maintained. Brand new Profurl roller furler/jib, recent main. Yanmar diesel engine with un¬ der 400 hours. Autohelm, all lines led aft. Oversized self-tailing primary ' winches. Actively sailed and raced, ready to go sailing now. Detailed inven¬ tory and photos at Web site: http://www. greerandcompany.com/sanjuan. $13,500/ obo. Open Boat, 1-5 pm, November 3rd, call for location. (415) 383-7980 or email: greerl@pacbell.net.

CAL 2-25,1979. Standing head room. 8 hp Yanmar diesel. Edson wheel. Trans¬ ferable double finger slip in Berkeley. Four sails. New head and holding tank. $6,000/ obo. Owner out of state. Contact by email: experceptus@yahoo.com for pics and details. ERICSON 27. Great Bay/Delta boat. Many extras, well maintained. Sleeps 5, jib furl¬ ing, dodger, knotmeter, depthsounder, all lines led to copkpit, 15 hp Johnson, near new mainsail, head with sink, custom cockpit cushions. $9,900. (408) 395-4826. CATALINA 27, 1974. Inboard Atomic 4, new cylinder head, rebuilt carburetor. Selftacking, roller furling jib, propane stove/ oven, pressure water, electric head, lines led aft, and more. Very nice condition. $8,500. Please call (209) 847-1441 or email: wrightrl@aol.com. WYLIE HAWKFARM 28. Fractional rigged sloop, fin keel, many sails, au¬ topilot, 2-cyl Yanmar, GPS, VHF, stereo, digital compass, compass, knotlog, depth sounder, marine head, man overboard pole and horseshoe. Very clean. $13,500. (650) 343-5520. HUNTER 26.5,1988. Excellent condition, Yamaha 15 hp 4-cycle, jib furler, walk¬ through transom, shallow draft wing keel, knot and depth meters, shorepower, safety gear, barbecue, galley, head, VHFD, radio, stereo/CD, boat cover. $13,000. Call (916)777-6163. CAPE DORY 25,1981. New standing rig¬ ging, Mercury 6 hp outboard, Schaefer roller furler and cetoled brightwork. 6 bronze portlights, VHF, knot/depth, solar charger and dodger. Nice boat. Alameda Marina, Berth #164. $10,500/obo. Call (209) 795-7339 (after 10 am). CATALINA 27. Best on the Bay. Custom galley, head, newer upholstery, roller furl¬ ing, rigid vang, all lines aft, tiller pilot, lazyjacks, BBQ. New in 2000: 3 cylinder diesel, wiring battery charger, propane system, 2-burner stove, all canvas, com¬ pass. Knot log, depth, stereo, VHF. New bottom Sept 2001. See at Web site: www.cartogra.com/home/ viewmyalbum.asp?coll_id=1081732 $14,500. Call (916) 788-2720 or email: jjvoyager @ mindspring.com.

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NEWPORT 30,1976. Very nice condition and loaded. Yanmar diesel, dodger, re¬ frigeration, CNG oven, S/T winches, tillerpilot, VHF, knot, depth, Loran, EPIRB. New interior cushions, full sail inventory including spinnaker, all in new or excel¬ lent condition. Steal it, $17,500. Please call (510) 713-9193. CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 31 KETCH, 1968. Fiberglass cruiser, excellent condition. Beautiful teak deck and interior. Roller reefing, 17 hp Volvo diesel, depth, com¬ pass, CNG stove. In Anacortes, WA. Free moorage until 3/2002. See Web site: www.callahans.net/boat. Price reduced to $25,000. Call (206) 527-0248.

CATALINA 30,1979. New bottom paint, cutlass bearing, zincs, packing. New inte¬ rior cushions, batteries, Sta-Set halyards, running rigging. New storm jib and gennaker with chute. Woodstove, H/C pressurized water, hard dinghy, Autohelm 1000, Atomic 4, tiller steering. Please call (831) 840-4276. CAL 30,1964. Classic Lapworth cruising design. Needs lots of TLC. Santa Cruz slip available for 1 year. $7,000/obo. Call (408) 277-8565 (8 to 4 pm) or (408) 629-4641 (6 to 8 pm). ERICSON 30+ 1981. Located San Carlos, Mexico. Private mooring and maintenance available, great set up. Diesel, roller furl¬ ing, wheel, sleeps 6, new sailcover and lifelines. Must sell, bought cruising boat and leaving in Jan. $18,500. (530) 677-5395.

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32 TO 35 FEET ERICSON 35, 1972. Lots new, varnish interior, new diesel/trans/prop. $34,000. For info leave fax # at (209) 667-0252 or e:mail: jwdinc@bigvalley.net.

35-FT C&C MARK III, 1983. Excellent cruiser/racer. Priced thousands below market value. This boat has been very well maintained. 5 bags of sails. Ready to race or cruise. Go fast in comfort. Must sell immediately. $41,999. (310) 804-7535. HOBIE 33,1982. Wild Thing. Deluxe edi¬ tion interior, Honda 10, Signet instruments, racing and cruising sail inventory, beauti¬ ful gel coat bottom, trailer with electric brakes, 3-time national champion, 48° North #1 boat for 1993 & 1994. $25,000. Please call (541) 826-7233 or email: msdsail@aol.com.

J/105,1993, AVALANCHE. Perfect con¬ dition. Freshwater only. New bottom. Quantum kevlar main, 155% genoa, North main, 135% Spectra jib, 3 North kites. Tiller, Autohelm electronics, GPS, Sailcomp. Located Lake Tahoe. Please call (530) 318-0522 or email: tahoesail @ hotmail.com.

BALTIC 35, 1986. Teaked cockpit, bridgeway and mastfoot areas only. Great aft cabin and good hardware upgrades. $65,000/obo. Call (408) 331-8366.

WAUQUIEZ PRETORIEN, 35’5”. Rarely sold. Excellent condition. New ICOM-710 SSB, Furuno 1721 24 nm. ICOM VHF, B&G instruments, Alpha underdeck auto¬ pilot, new Schaeffer roller furling for jib, 1998. 2001 Adler-Barbour Super-Cold Machine, West Marine Zodiac 9-4 airfloor dinghy and 8 hp 4-stroke Honda outboard. 4 jibs, 2 mains, one full-batten. Extras. $87,500. Call (408) 309-8789.

ISLANDER 34,1978. Cruise ready, clas¬ sic full keel cutter, new cruising sails, full batten main, roller furling, new Yanmar diesel, new oversize rigging, excellent ground-tackle, rigged for singlehanded, new cruising dodger, windvane, all bronze opening portlights, hardwood interior. $31,500. (805) 650-2779. PEARSON VANGUARD 32, 1965. Di¬ nette version, near new Yanmar diesel, teak salon, windvane steering, Autohelm, solar panel, watermaker, cruising sails. Force 10 propane stove, Lewmar portlights and more. $21,500/obo. Please cal! (760) 375-8634 or email: dangburnett@hotmail.com.

CHEOY LEE 33, 1975. Great cruiser/ liveaboard. Perkins diesel with 250 hours. Teak decks, rebuilt exhaust and steering. Completely new electrical. Recent haulout and survey. $35,000. Max (415) 577-0728 or email: rpaxheter@hotmail.com. DREADNOUGHT 32 KETCH. Perkins 4107, aux. diesel gen., ref., propane stove, heater, Furuno radar, SSB, VHF, autopi¬ lot, GPS, depth, 2 furling headsails, 100 gal. diesel, 60 gal. water, 10 gal. propane. Will consider trades. Call (520) 366-5215. SCHOCK 35. Kathmandu (aka Buttercup.) National champ plus 6-time Lipton Cup winner. Professionally maintained, com¬ plete fairing before last 3 Lipton Cups. New bottom paint June. Harken hardware. New North mains, 3DL genoas, kites. Call Travis or Willem (619) 435-5881 or (619) 435-2353. WESTSAIL 32. Custom insulated interior, dodger, screens, tropical canvas, new run¬ ning/standing rigging, 8 bags sails, 4 sets ground tackle, Alpenglows, AGM batter¬ ies, low draw fans, 12V refer, LPG, moni¬ tor, wipd/trolling generator, minus prop. MD2B. Recent survey: $57,500. Please call (619) 203-9740.

OPUS 34,1983. Danish built, Swan qual¬ ity. For sale by original owner. 25 hp Volvo diesel with 3-blade folding prop, 3 jibs, 2 mains and spinnaker gear. In great con¬ dition and fully equipped. This beautiful tumblehome sloop is a must-see. $39,000. Call (415) 383-3154.___

GULF 32,1989. One owner boat in great condition. Recent refit, standing rigging, halyards, thruhulls, furler and much more. Reef from cockpit, washdown pump, FI/C pressure water, windlass. Spacious inte¬ rior with pilothouse. Inside steering, die¬ sel. See to appreciate. $65,000. Call (650) 802-0343 or email: dallfun@home.com.

RANGER 33,1978. Racer/cruiser. Atomic 4, Force 10 two-burner stove/broiler, dual¬ propane, Statpower 40 amp charger with AGM batteries. 5 bags of sails. Headfoil, hydraulic backstay. All lines led aft, selftailihg winches. $17,000. Please call (831) 457-2506 or email: Paulgr7@yahoo.com.

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ISLANDER 34,1977. Excellent condition, perfect Bay sailer, overnighter, sleeps 5. Shallow 4.6-ft draft, full rudder, large cock¬ pit, wheel steering. Five sails including spinnaker, new mainsail 2000. Reliable Volvo Penta 16 hp diesel, hot water heater/stove/oven, CNG. Must see inte¬ rior, custom built storage compartments, velvet cushions. Very well maintained, overhauled last two years and many re¬ cent improvements. Will train to sail, slip negotiable. Asking $23,500. Call (415) 806-9227. __

32-FT PILOTHOUSE CUTTER. Custom, traditional design. 36-ft LOA. Great liveaboard/cruiser, excellent shape, strongly built strip-planked mahogany. Low-time diesel, gobs of gear including radar, autopilot, VHF, GPS, fathometer, dual wheel steering, dinghy, liferaft. Great value at $19,500. Call (800) 598-3372. BENETEAU 35s7. Fantasy (formerly Or¬ ange Blossom.) Veteran of the 1996 Singlehanded TransPac. This beautifully appointed yacht has been expertly rigged and superbly outfitted. For an appointment to get aboard or to receive full specifica¬ tions please contact City Yachts (415) 567-8880. RHODES TRAVELER 32. Fiberglass double-ended cutter, 7 tons. Rawson built, 1976. Diesel engine, HCPW, shower, re¬ frigeration, tabernacle mast. New rigging, tanks, fiberglass decks, cockpit, cabin sole, cushions, galley stove, paint, varnish. Uncluttered, spacious interior. $35,000. Call (510) 464-3055.

PEARSON 34, 1984. Sausalito sjip. Me¬ ticulously maintained in Bristol condition, all new shrouds/stays and lifelines, only 1000 hrs on reliable Westerbeke diesel, roller furling, lines led aft, sails in excel¬ lent condition. $46,000. (415) 302-1223. CATALINA 34, 1986. Cruise equipped. New 130% furling jib, storm jib, 3 solar panels, Fourwinds wind generator, refrig¬ erator/freezer, 75 amp alternator, smart regulator, Autohelm 4000, watermaker, 3 anchors includes 45 CQR with 350-ft chain, dodger and bimini. $53,000. Call (408) 242-6134.

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37-FT ISLANDER AUXILIARY SLOOP. Veteran Pacific cruiser. New main and genoa, davits and dinghy. Perkins diesel, autopilot and too much gear to list. Wellappointed cabin. Beautiful and seaworthy. Asking $35,000. Call (530) 533-7371 or email: capjames@c-zone.net. VIA 39. Excellent condition, strong alu¬ minium sloop. 12 years experienced singlehanded world cruiser. Ready to go. 3-ft draft with hydraulic centerboard. Swim platform. Complete refit 1999. Recent sur¬ vey. Wind generator, solars, dive com¬ pressor, tanks, BC, 10-ft Achilles tender. 406 EPIRB, PC, weatherfax, radar, GPS, SSB receiver, VHFs, tiller autopilot. Roller furl, extra sails, Volvo 25 hp, 7 gel batter¬ ies (770 amp). Turnkey complete with tools, spares, cookware, etc. Please call 011 689 77 69 3 or email: jvdy@yahoo.fr. PEARSON, 1985. Tri-cabin, sloop-rigged. 30 hp Yanmar diesel, radar, GPS, Espar heater, roller furling, headsail. In great condition. A great liveaboard and Bay/ coastal sailing vessel. Seller motivated. Asking $65,000. Call (415) 331-2108 or email: llcopren@cs.com.

CHEOY LEE LUDERS 36, 1970. Great shape. New LP paint, new interior and varnish. Excellent bluewater cruiser. All fi¬ berglass. 4 bags of sails. Must sell immediately. $32,999. Call (310) 804-7535. TARTAN 37,1982. Centerboard. Recent (05/00): epoxy barrier coat bottom, Copperpoxy paint, rigging, wiring, mast and boom painted, 3-blade feathering prop, ST-60 wind/speed/depth instru¬ ments. See Web site: photos.yahoo.com/ sundog404. Santa Barbara 40-ft slip avail¬ able. $72,500. Please call (805) 886-6556 or email: sundog@mail.com. TAYANA 37, 1975. Cutter rigged bluewater cruiser. Under 400 hours on Perkins 4-108, radar, autopilot, GPS, in¬ flatable and outboard, propane, diesel heat, hot and cold water pressure. Go anywhere or liveaboard. See Web site: http://home.earthlink.net/--prudentcruise for full specs. $69,000. (206) 790-4562. HALLBERG-RASSY 38, 1985. Proven bluewater cruiser. This boat has been completely refit, summer 1999. New Yan¬ mar 65 Turbo, electrical system, rigging, etc. Beautiful Scandinavian woodwork in¬ side. Strong and fast. $120,000. For more info please call (650) 726-7437 or email: murphymuss@aol.cdm.

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SPARKMAN & STEPHENS YAWL. 39’11”. Finisterre's sister, built in 1961. Teak on yakal, apitong keel, bronze board. Irreplaceable and requires restoration. Located Sausalito. $12,500. Please call (415) 332-9504.

36-FT SCHOONER, 1956. Classic built in Essex, MA. Replica of Gloucester fishing schooners. Boat is complete, without en¬ gine, but needs rebuilding. Work started but health is getting in the way of her completion. Must sell. Reduced to $5,500. Call (530) 274-1624._ CHEOY LEE CLIPPER 36, 1970. Tradi¬ tional style fiberglass ketch. Bowsprit, much teak, 7 sails, roller furling, self-tail¬ ing winches, propane stove/heat, fire¬ place, shower, 2 anchors, bronze wind¬ lass, 2 solar panels, near new. 12V Technautics freezer/refrigerator, water heater, cushions. Liveaboard at anchor. $39,900. (714) 396-2710. NAUTICAT 36,1985. Finnish craftsman¬ ship and quality combined with pilothouse comfort. A well-maintained, go-anywhere, rugged sailboat. Lying Poulsbo, WA. $111,500. Call or email for spec sheet. (206) 419-7719 or jbhoffs@msn.com. 38-FT BLUEWATER STEEL CLIPPER Cutter. First commissioned 1996, profes• sionally built. Epoxy paint, zincs and bot¬ tom paint new, August 2001.1 -1/2” foam sprayed interior, teak railing, welded ports with screens. Brand new Universal 40 hp diesel, strong mast with overhauled stand¬ ing rigging and mint sails. Needs some interior. Save big time. $20,000. Please call (707) 422-7171 (7-10 pm) or email: dianadotmarco@aol.com. CATALINA 380,1998. Like new. In-mast main. Dodger, bimini, cockpit enclosure. 6000+ autopilot, 2000 inverter, wind speed, knotmeter, depth indicator, VHF, TV/VCR, refrigeration, shower, upgraded alternator, automatic oil changer, deck washdown, loaded with extras. Call (707) 422-0411 or (707) 330-2123 or email: sail1752@aol.com. CREALOCK 37. Extensively equipped and impeccably maintained, this shoaldraft classic cruiser needs only provision¬ ing and is ready to go. Currently berthed in San Diego and priced to sell at $169,000. Please see complete specifi¬ cations and photos at Web site: http:// hometown.aol.com/svesprit2/e-2.html or email: yachtforsail@aol.com.

FREEDOM 36,1986. Fast, stable, forgiv¬ ing, easy singlehander. Barely used and in superb condition. Less than 300 engine hours. Used only in San Juans and San Francisco Bay. 6’6” headroom. Extras in¬ clude oversize winches, upgraded elec¬ trical system, refrigeration, MaxProp with spurs, hinged swim platform, Espar, Lofrans, B&G, Alpha, ICOM, etc. Many custom interior improvements, new can¬ vas last year, new bottom paint last month. $97,500/obo. Call for equipment list (650) 594-1045 or email: neum@juno.com. LAPWORTH 36 SLOOP, 1957. Great deal. Beautiful wooden boat in overall good condition. Running Yanmar diesel engine, new main sail, full canvas cover¬ ing and nice cushions. Mast needs some work. Pete’s Harbor. Call to view boat. Serious inquiries only. $11,000. Call (650) 856-6858.

CATALINA 36,1989. Jammin’ Too. Mint condition, professionally maintained. HDA-J class winner 2001. New bottom, standing and running rigging. All Harken gear, Quick vang, Tuff Luff, full North sail inventory - race and cruise. Interior wood all refinished. AM/FM/CD, 3 batteries with recharger. Oversized wheel, windlass, H/ C pressure water, propane stove/oven. Rebuilt head system. $78,000. Call (415) 460-1339.

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BENETEAU 440,1994. (Sistership). Four cabins, 2 heads, refrigeration, GPS chart plotter, KM, DS, furling jib and main, au¬ topilot, forced air heat, excellent condition. Located Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine, WA. Slip available. $155,000/obo. Call (360) 371-5122. _

CABO RICO 38,1977. Beautiful, strong, fast cruising cutter. Crealock design. Low hours on 48 hp diesel. Radar, GPS, SSB/ Ham, autopilot, Monitor, Profurl, liferaft, dinghy with o/b, solar panels, new Trojan T-105s. Extensive inventories of sails, canvas, spares, ground tackle, cruising equipment. Lying San Diego. $84,500. Please call (619) 838-0528 or email: svjaiyen @ pocketmail.com.

PASSPORT 40, 1986/87. Cutter rigged. Offshore cruising equipped, double berth forward, U-shaped dinette, full aft cabin, Perkins 4-108 diesel. This boat has been to New Zealand and back and is ready to go again. $175,000. Call (206) 297-6879.

ISLANDER 36, LAUNCHED 1976. New main, new standing rigging, new radar, new roller furler, new running rigging, re¬ built 4108 diesel, new cockpit cushions, refurbished interior cushions, upgraded interior. Six opening ports, CNG stove, refrig, teak and holly sole, pressurized H/ C water, 150 gal water, teak interior, five sails, two anchors with chain and rope rode. Many extras for Delta including so¬ lar panel, awning and windscoop. Two hard dinghies available. Photos upon re¬ quest. $42,500. Call (510) <f52-3721 or email: l36persistence@aol.com. O’DAY 37. Super clean, center cockpit with private aft cabin and head. 2 burner stove/oven, refrigerator, H/C pressure water. Yanmar 30 hp, just rebuilt. Elec windlass, furler, dodger, loads of sails. Berthed in Oakland. $44,000obo. Please call (925) 447-4126.

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TED BREWER PILOTHOUSE 48, 1986. American made steel cutter. Wine glass hull. Inside/outside helm, 3 cabin layout plus pilothouse, Robertson autopilot, Nova cook refridgeration, solar panels. In Florida. $225,000. Call (360) 378-4084.

39’9” SPARKMAN & STEPHENS, 1953. Loki-class yawl, #1001-G. In excellent condition, full boat cover, new interior. New suit of traditionally-built sails, diesel engine. A truly fine example of a classic yacht. A great sailing boat. $165,000. Call (415) 332-2510._

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ISLANDER 36. Mint condition. All new canvas and dodger, sails and rigging. Teak interior mint condition. New instru¬ ments. $47,000/firm. Call (415) 553-3909.

C&C DESIGNED WHITBY 45,1969. Fi¬ berglass, no blisters. Fast passagemaker. Recently cruised South Pacific. Fully equipped for offshore. 10 sails, SSB, ra¬ dar, fax, watermaker, GPS, liferaft, Avon and Evinrude. Equipment too extensive to list. Recent survey. $69,000. Call Don (714) 960-5608._ OLSON 40,1983. ULBD racer. First to fin¬ ish in class 2001 Newport to EnsenadaStanding rigging, running rigging and mast replaced 11/98. Boat is tricked out. KVH Quadra system, adjustable jib cars, 19 bags of sails and more. Asking $89,500. Please call (818) 508-0505 (wk) or (805) 392-9709 (hm).

STAYSAIL SCHOONER 42, 1979. Alu¬ minum. 50’ x 11 ’4" x 6’ single chine. 33 hp Yanmar. 48-mile radar, autopilot, 6 berths, 2 heads, self-tacking rig, heavy ground tackle, offshore ready, many spares. One owner since new. Excellent condition. $71,500. Call (714) 894-7496 or email: david@naturelakes.com. _. TAYANA VANCOUVER 42, 1987. CC, loaded for cruising. 55 hp Turbo Yanmar, 9-ft Achilles with 8 hp Merc, teak decks and interior. Cutter with furling headsails, fully battened main. Great condition. Cur¬ rently cruising. See at Web site: http:// sailboatjoss.synesthete.net. $169,900. Email: sailboatjoss@hotmail.com.

45-FT PILOTHOUSE SAILBOAT. Cold molded fir hull and red cedar deck and house. Bob Perry design. Fine woodwork¬ ing throughout. Well equipped. Great liveaboard and cruiser. Sailed beautifully to Sea of Cortez. $155,000. See Web site: www.deluxewoodworking.8m.com. Call (425) 649-9316._

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PETERSON 44 CUTTER, 1980. A wellmaintained vessel, loaded and ready to go. Full specs, equipment list and photos are available at Web site: http://osmx.com/ towers.htm. Vessel in La Paz, BCS, Mexico. $119,500. Email: towers@osmx.com.

WESTSAIL 43, 1976. Factory built, hull #3. Aft cockpit, cutter, Perkins 4-236. Loaded. Located Baja. Buy in Mexico for big tax savings. $119,900. Will consider trade. See Justus III at Web site: www.westsail.com/westfs.htm. For full specs email your name and mailing ad¬ dress to: KF6EFJ@winling.org.

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BRISTOL 40, 1977. New within last 3 years: Profurl, Norseman re-rig, electrical panel, Prosine charger/inverter, high-output alt, Ample e-monitor, Force 10 3burner stove/oven, custom inner-spring mattress, refrigeration. Westerbeke 30, 1,200 hours. Ventura. $69,000. Call (805) 340-4122. MORGAN 45, 1992. Center cockpit. Ex¬ cellent condition. Financial situation forces immediate sale - my loss, your gain. Thirty thousand under book. Very well equipped. Rolleqfurled main and genoa, autopilot, inverter, windlass, etc. Huge aft cabin with queen size bed, private head with tub and shower. Large salon and galley. Cheap¬ est 45 CC on west coast. $169,999. Please call (310) 804-7535.

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BENETEAU 445 OCEANIS, 1995. Im¬ maculate. Must sell. Three state rooms. Won't last long. $135,000/firm. Call (310) 804-7535. KELLY-PETERSON 46, 1983. Center cockpit cutter. Fully cruise equipped. Sur¬ vey 4/01. Complete equipment and up¬ grades on Web site: www.linknet.com.au/ binda/bravo $199,500. (707) 484-7924.

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DISCOVERY 42, KSAN. Perfect vessel for offshore or coastal cruising. One owner, launched 1978, 4-time Swiftsure class winner. 65 hp Chrysler Nissan die¬ sel, 6 sails, Harken genoa furler, dodger, bimini, GPS, radar, sounder, VHF, auto¬ pilot, fridge, Dickinson diesel heater, 8person Beaufort liferaft. Coast Guard in¬ spected, current survey. $93,000 (US). Moored Sidney, B.C. Call Bonar Davis (250) 655-1791 or fax (250) 655-1055 or email: badavis@telus.net. FREEDOM 40, 1976. Cat ketch, swing keel, draft 4’-7’, center cockpit. Fast, com¬ fortable, easily singlehanded. Roomy cruiser/liveaboard. GPS, refrigeration, ra¬ dar, autopilot, watermaker, much more. Price reduced $69,000. (360) 856-0100.

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CHALLENGER 40 SLOOP, 1974/1997. Ha-Ha+ vet. US built, bulletproof, solid FI G hull and deck. Seakindly with fin keel, skeg rudder, keel-stepped mast. Comfort¬ able with lots of room belowdeck§. View spec sheet and photos at Web site: www.home.earthlink.net/~pjzirkie/ $45,000. Please call (619) 867-7776 or email: pjzirkle@earthlink.net. HUDSON FORCE 50 PILOTHOUSE, 1986. Venice style ketch. Three cabins includ¬ ing huge aft cabin with queen bed. World cruiser/liveaboard, many upgrades in 1999 and 2001. Reduced $20,000 to $180,000. Must sell soon. Check it out on Web: www.peaspod.com/boat or call (818) 348-3451.

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BENETEAU 400,1995.3 cabins, 2 heads, radar, refrigeration, GPS, KM, DS, wind, forced air heat, upgraded sails, rigging and equipment. Located Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine, WA. Slip available. $145,000/obo. Please call (360) 371-5122.

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CATALINA 470, 2000. Superb condition. Full electronics, autopilot, inverter, custom dodger/cover, dinghy, 8 hp engine. Ultra leather interior with swivel chairs. Teak cockpit grate. New bottom paint. Berthed in Oakland. $285,000. Call (510) 595-8683 or email: KM6EO@aol.com.

HARDIN 45,1982. World cruiser, aft cabih with transom windows, gourmet galley, re¬ frigerator, freezer, loaded with electron¬ ics, generator, inverter, watermaker, Caribe dinghy and outboard, davits, ready to cruise, extras. $158,000. Please call PSYS (619) 291-6695._ BOMBAY EXPLORER 44, 1978. Aft cockpit, cutter rig, Perkins 60 hp diesel 6'10” draft, encapsulated lead keel, strong, fast cruiser. Needs TLC. San Rafael. $49,900. Call (604) 224-1094 or ABC Yachts (415) 332-7245 or email: dkca@canada.com.

BENETEAU FIRST 42s7, 1995. Perfor¬ mance sloop. Best 3 cabin, 2 heads lay¬ out. Very well equipped below and on deck. Great performance cruising or club racing. Priced well under the market at $147,000. Contact Bad Yachts at (310) 489-0102 or email: Baciatsea@aol.com.

CUSTOM DUFOUR 52, LOD 46 (1200). Strictly privately-owned boat belonging to owner of large charter company in the Med. Fully equipped for seriously safe world cruising or as summer resort for one couple and guests. Every possible extra onboard. In top shape. Boat was built in 1982 and totally rebuilt and modified in 2000. Serious vendor and price reduced to $155,000 for a quick sale. Call Unique Yachts at 011 -301 -985-0004 or -0005 or email: gpscgr@otenet.gr.

CENTURION 49, 1991. Exceptional per¬ formance cruiser by Wauquiez. Cutter rig, 3 staterooms, fin keel, deep draft, fast and strong. Made ready for Mexico and be¬ yond, plans changed, lying San Diego. Call for details/photos. $225,000. Please call (206) 605-7858.

LIBERTY 458,1983.46-ft cutter, aft cabin, den with double bunks, 2 heads, center cockpit, windshield, full enclosure, new Flood Vectran fully battened main with roller furling headsails, diesel heater, washer/dryer, liferaft, watermaker, GPS, SSB, weatherfax, radar and more. See Web site: www.emard.com. $197,500. Call (415) 383-8122.

WATERLINE 46. Rare listing. Like new 1999 steel cutter rigged sloop. Custom built with unsurpassed Waterline quality and detail. Completely equipped for world¬ wide cruising plus many extras. $579,000. Please call (702) 792-4455 or email: waterline46@aol.com. CATALINA 42,1999. Moving sale-below wholesale. Popular 3 stateroom layout. Excellent condition. Raytheon speed, depth, GPS, 24-mi. radar, microwave, Jensen CD/AM/FM player. 2-reef main with Dutchman. 300-ft. chain on bow with electric windlass. Oversized stern ground tackle. BBQ. Great value. Only $153,000. For more information see Web site: www.iycharter.com/boats4sale or call (805) 570-9821 or email: randy@ sbguide.com. WANTED: CATALINA 42. Cash buyer. Please call (831) 429-1970 or email: scott @ lighthallcharters.com.

TYLER SLIPPER 42 CUTTER, 1978. Like Bowman 42. 50 hp diesel, 900 hours. Monitor windvane, radar, GPS, liferaft, 406 EPIRB, Ham radio, bottom paint October 2001. Dodger, 4000 autopilot, 3 anchors plus rode. Recent Miami to SF voyage. $56,000. Call (510)812-4656._ HARTAUG 49 KETCH. Ferro cement, flush deck, center cockpit, Isuzu diesel. LeFiell masts. Two station hyd. steering. Mahogany interior. Motivated seller. $38,500 or partial trade. (650) 742-9957.

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CT-411973. Center cockpit staysail rigged ketch. Cruised extensively by current owner. Well equipped. Recently painted. Excellent liveaboard. See at Web site: www.athodyd.com/ct41. $59,900. (310) 489-7452 or email: Msquandt@aol.com.

51 FEET & OVER 60-FT LOA CUSTOM STEEL KETCH. 1980/1999. New Zealand built, South Pa¬ cific veteran, excellent systems/equip¬ ment, classic lines, beautiful interior. Ly¬ ing Seattle at Fraser Yachts. Asking $295,000. Please contact central agent Doug Weber (206) 382-9494 or email: doug@frasersea.com.

HUNTER 54. $200,000 complete refit. New mahogany interior. New LPU. Car¬ bon fiber retractable pole. New mast, rig, line. New diesel. New epoxy bottom. All new electronics. Autopilot. All new hard¬ ware. Water ballast. This is a must see. $115,000. (419) 897-5986._ PALMER JOHNSON 53,1977. Frers de¬ sign IOR aluminum, teak interior, grind¬ ers, sloop rig, rod rigging, deep draft, 14ft beam, diesel power hydraulic drive. Powerful racer, ready to cruise. Please call (970) 625-5278 (eves) or email: resavage@rof.net.

65-FT LOA HERRESHOFF KETCH, 1980. Maui, HI. Fiberglass, center cockpit. El¬ egant L. Francis design, sistership to Tioga and Bounty, was the prototype for the Ticonderoga. Recent survey at 250K, replacement 800K. Current Maui County charter business, LLC and permits. Re¬ cent 100K refit: Awlgrip, all new autopilot, GPS, and inverter, refer/freezer. 3 double cabins, separate crew cabin, 3 heads, new dinghy and engine. Consider real estate trade or partnerships. See Web sites: www.sailsong.com and www.adventure chartershawaii.com $179,900/firm. (808) 871-6844 or email: mauirental@aol.com. AMEL SUPER MARAMU 53, 1991. US Cruising Vessel 2000. Safety first: CC, furling sails, bow thruster, watertight bulk¬ heads. High comfort: Gen, 100V/220V watermaker, washing machine, Boston Whaler. Low maintenance: no wood out¬ side, spec. FRG decks, huge motor com¬ partment, etc. Ready to go. $320,000. Call (619) 298-5751. TWO CUSTOM OMEGA 580s. Top con¬ dition, very fast and impressive, profes¬ sionally custom built, maintained by yearround skipper. Four cabins, 4 heads plus skipper quarters. Built 1986-1990 and to¬ tally rebuilt 2000. New teak, engines, sails, paint, interiors and preventive anti-osmo¬ sis. Down from $180,000, for a quick sale, to $130,000 and $145,000. Call Unique Yachts at 011 -301 -985-0004 or -0005 or email: gpscgr@otenet.gr.

66-FT ON DECK, 1923 ENGLISH KETCH. Shoal draft. Copper riveted mahogany on oak, teak decks. Perkins diesel, Onan genset, radar. Traditional English interior. A lovely classic yacht. Asking $299,000. Call (415) 479-7128._ CUSTOM DAVIDSON 72,1993. Cassio¬ peia. One of a kind, built in NZ. Excellent cruiser/racer. Capable of sailing 300 miles/ day in style. Elegantly finished, spacious interior, private staterooms, 7-ft headroom. Extensive sail inventory. Call for price/ specs. (888) 841-1155.

CLASSICS CLASSIC 32-FT CRUISER. Sloop de¬ signed by Lapworth, built by Easom in 1962. An unbeatable combination. Wood strip planked. Beautifully built. Engine needs work. Present owners have lived aboard for many years. Job forced move. An excellent buy at $10,000/obo. Call (888) 587-0002 or (703) 391-7913.

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28-FT MONTEREY. 1920s classic fish boat. Salmon license current. Needs love, energy, restoration and a good home. $1,200/negotiable. Call (510) 208-5530.

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SCHOONER TALOFA. Oakland, 1928. 105 tons displacement, 72-ft LOD, 93-ft LOA. Staysail rig with squares foreward. Massively constructed, seaworthy, big schooner. Fresh bottom, rig, main engine. Seeking schoonerman with means, skills and time. Tire-kickers not welcome. $70,000. Call (805) 748-6184 or email: captainstevenphillips@yahoo.com._

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PIVER STILLETO 40. New motor, all stainless rigging with lifelines, aluminum masts and spares. Sails, anchors, etc. Nice boat, no rot. Reduced for quick sale. $10,000. Will email photos. Please call Ed (707) 447-3109 (after 6 pm) or email: triboater@earthlink.net. 40-FT CROWTHER CAT, 1987. Sonrisa. Offshore 40. Semi-production US built fe¬ male molds, foam core, epoxy. 24-ft beam, rotating mast, cabin, pop-top, galley up, 2 heads, twin 10 hp diesels, sleeps 8, New sails, nets, rigging. Light and quick. See Web site: http://photos.yahoo.com/ sonrisa_picts $150,000. (805) 529-1991 or email: bill@gibbsCAM.com. GEMINI 105M CATAMARAN, 1996. So¬ lar panels, 1500 inverter/charger, halogen lights, microwave. Autohelm, wind and tri¬ data, VHF, CRT radar, GPS. Roller furl¬ ing, davits, anchor winch, heater, aft cabin conversion, diesel, etc. See Web site: http://www3delus.net/gemini105m. $109,000. Call Ken (604) 321-3435 or email: kwolive@mybc.com.

PRO KENNEX 445. Cruising catamaran. Repowered with two new Volvo 40 hp in Oct 20bo. Arriving San Diego Jan 1,2002. $250,000. Call (619) 585-1251.

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KELSALL CATAMARAN. 55’ x 26’. Sleeps 10, 2 king size berths, 4 heads. Mexico vet, cruise or charter ready. Sail double digits, motor 8-9 knots. Beautiful lines, fully loaded. Recent survey, $500,000. Asking $480,000. For more info please call Napa, CA (707) 265-6843 or email: manta@pocketmail.com. GEMINI 105M, 1997. 27 hp Westerbeke diesel, Sonic leg, Autohelm wind, speed, depth, autopilot with remote, VHF, radar, GPS, AM/FM/CD, roller furling genoa, full battened main, lazyjacks, dinghy davits, cockpit shower, excellent condition, many extras. $102,000. Call (707) 226-6621 or email: pmarquis@aol.com.

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SEAWIND CAT, 1989. 24' X 16' custom West System epoxy / klegecell / ply bridgedeck and cabin. Four berths, head, settee with sink, 12V fridge, windshield for 20+ knots, kickup boards, several sails and spinnaker. $9,700. Pics available via email. Call (415) 945-1850 or email: allen_bruns@yahoo.com.

41-FT PIVER KETCH. 50 hp Perkins, cus¬ tom built with pilothouse, dual steering, aft cabin, 3 double, 2 single, mahogany pan¬ eling, cabinets throughout, shower, great liveaboard. Sterling epoxy paint, 1998. Panama Canal 1996. $44,000. Call (760) 728-7867.

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F-27,1992, #331. Navico instruments and autotiller,'8 hp electric start Nissan, solar panel, Lavac head/holding tank, vanity. VHF, GPS, swim step, engine well cover, boat cover, genoa, trailer, Hydrohoist. Stored dry and covered. Excellent condi¬ tion, many extras. $49,000. Please call (707) 226-6621 or email: pmarquis@aol.com.

TWO MOTORYACHTS IN SAUSALITO. 50-ft huge liveaboard, F/G hull, 17-ft beam, 3 staterooms, 2 walk-around queens, roomy heads, separate engine rooms. Needs some work. Also, 53-ft Eu¬ ropean motoryacht, 2 staterooms, 2 heads, fast, stylish. Both have W/D. Ask¬ ing $99,000/each. Call (415) 331-5251. 80-FT CLASSIC MOTORYACHT. Built by Lee & Brinton, Seattle in 1909. Needs major restoration. Twin GMC 671S still working well. Will be sold at lien sale late Nov. Bids over $14,000. For info/viewing see Web site: www.norpacyachts.com. Call (415) 289-4143.

35-FT TRIMARAN RACER/CRUISER. Set up for singlehanding, 15 hp elec, start o/b, autopilot, wind and speed instru¬ ments, 3 spinnakers, recent main, jib and standing rigging, hard vang, standing headroom, sink, stove. Good looking, strong, fast. More boat than F-27. $35,000. For more info call (510) 521-0883 or email: rchapmanl 1 ® mindspring.com._

POWER & HOUSEBOATS 45-FT HOUSEBOAT FOR SALE. At Pier 39. Equipped with a full galley, state room and main salon. Upper deck for viewing those fantastic San Francisco sunsets. Boat and slip $60,000. Call 001-52-37610369 or email: macaudel@hotmail.com.

41-FT CHRIS CRAFT MOTORYACHT, 1961. Well maintained, new canvas, new bot¬ tom paint. Located in the Delta. $39,000. Call (916) 425-7242 or (916) 983-4673.

FORD MARINE DIESEL. 80 hp, 4 cyl, 1.5:1 reduction. Excellent condition. Hear it run. Complete with panel. 80 hp at 2,500 rpm. $2,500/firm. Also 14-ft Force 5 sail¬ boat. Good rig, etc. Hull needs paint. No trailer. $400. Call (510) 653-1724.

SEASWIRL STRIPER 19, 1995. Cuddy cabin. Evinrude 150 outboard, low hours. Slip and parking at Pier 40. Excellent Bay/ fishing/ski boat. Trailer and extras in¬ cluded. $10,000. For more info call (650) 624-8133.

PARTNERSHIPS OFFSHORE RACER MARIAH Z225,1996. Like new. Only 53 hours. 25-feet, 7.4 L, Bravo 3, 50+ mph, cuddy cabin, TV, ste¬ reo, electric seat, custom trailer, chrome wheels. $29,000/obo. Call (650) 678-9778 or email: tomafi@aol.com. HOUSEBOAT IN SAUSALITO. Afford¬ able remodeled 35-ft studio with sleeping loft, fully furnished with shower/bath, din¬ ing and DSL/computer work station. Buyer must meet certain “cooperative commu¬ nity” criteria. Owners leaving the country. $45,000/obo. For more info please call (415) 789-8210 (msg).

NEWPORT 30 Mk III. Flexible one-quar¬ ter (1/4) time-share in this great Bay boat. Berthed at Berkeley Marina. $200/mo + shared maintenance. Call Steve (775) 782-2584. LOOKING TO SELL HALF OR THIRDS. Beneteau 44, 1995. Excellent condition, 3 cabins, estimated value $170,000, terms flexible. Bob (415) 472-1992 or email: landbirby@aol.com. ISLANDER 28. Sharp, loaded, diesel, Emery Cove, 1/3 share at $5,000. Call (707) 738-8844 or (707) 446-1484.

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CHRIS CRAFT CONNIE 38,1966. Clas¬ sic wood beauty. Great liveaboard, office, cruiser. 327s, generator, brightwork sparkles, teak platform, electronics, 2 heads, shower, galley, freezer, bar/ captain’s stools. Hauled/painted 6/01.6’5” headroom. Sleeps 4, aft cabin. Sausalito. $38,000. Please call (707) 539-8453 or email: tmartin@LMI.net. '_ 39-FT FIBERGLASS FISHING TRAWLER. Cat 3160, hydraulic and full electronics. Cabin with V-berth, fridge, stoves and head. Large holding wells, two stations plus remote. Going back to sailing. Must sell. Emeryville. $34,700/obo. Call (510) 923-9850. 1952 MATTHEWS STOCK CRUISER. Tricabin 41-footer, classic lines, excellent condition, twin Chrysler 440s run great, dual helm, enclosed flybridge, windlass, teak floors, large fridge, shower, ma¬ hogany on oak. $25,000. (415) 485-6044.

HARD BOTTOM INFLATABLE. 12-16 foot HBI with 35-60 hp, 4 stroke, trailer. Prefer steering console. No engine OK. Please call Ec^(415) 518-7511 or email: ejs8763@yahoo.com. 31-FT. UNIFLITE CRUISER, 1971. Less than 150 hrs. on recent rebuilt twin en¬ gines. Very roomy, sleeps six, galley, refrig, stove, enclosed head, new interior in 1999. Great liveaboard or family boat. Exceptionally clean. Berthed in Sausalito. $19,000. (510) 666-9200._ LIVE ABOARD IN SAUSALITO. See awesome Mt. Tam view from large upper deck or from your cozy double bed. Re¬ cently hauled. Unique 40-ft houseboat newly painted and decorated. Separate bedroom. Tub and shower. All fiberglass, simple maintenance. $45,000. Call (415) 331-2380.

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ATTENTION MARINERS. Boaters’ Swap Meet. November 17, 2001. Hosted by Coast Chandlery, 3600 S. Harbor Blvd, Oxnard, CA. Bring everything nautical and watch it sell. Call to reserve spaces. (805) 815-4520.

PERKINS 4-107 ENGINE. Also, trailer for 22-ft Santana sailboat with keel. Please call Mark (415) 516-2355 or email: Kidd @ rocketmail.com.

TRAILERS TWO BOAT TRAILERS. 1996 Santa Cruz 27-ft single-axle, surge brakes, current reg. Like new, $2,200/obo. 1976 Santa Cruz 27-ft single-axle, surge brakes, cur¬ rent reg. Good condition, $1,800/obo. Call (415) 543-7333.

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MONITOR WINDVANE AND SPARES, $2,500. Astra IIIB sextant, $400. Navico TP300CX autotiller, $450. TillerMaster autotiller, $100. West Marine awning, $150. Teak boarding ladder, $150. LC1222 whiskerpole, $400. SP-75 solar panel, $450. Baja filter, $90.48” drogue, $90. Call (603) 778-1801. EMERGENCY GEAR. Year-old Winslow 60/SLO, double floor, soft case. Gailrider drogue, 36 x 42. Fiorentino 9-ft para an¬ chor. 350+ 5/8 rode. PUR-6. ACR Mini plus ditch bag. Assorted other items. Save. All like-new equipment. (520) 219-7971 or email: svencore@juno.com. FOUR WIRE ROPE HALYARDS. 3/16” x 7/16”, 117 feet, $50/each. Pelican hooks and toggle jaws, six, 1/8”, $12/each. Martex folding blades, two, 16” x 10” pitch, $125/obo. Call (408) 531-0767. SSB & TUNER. ICOM M700 Pro with tuner. New radio, programmable. $1,200. Call Todd (425) 557-1711 (days). SAAB ONE-CYLINDER DIESEL. Model GG, with transmission. Includes double fuel filter, fuel pump, and propeller. $850. Call (831) 277-3971 or (831) 373-3752. 3-BURNER PROPANE STOVE with oven. Clean, stainless, gimbal mount gear, pot holders, glass window in door. See picture on www.tinkers.com/seastar/ stove. San Francisco. Equivalent in West Marine $1,130. Asking $650/negotiable. Call Ray (510) 910-6611. YANMAR 3JH3E. Brand new, in box. 2.33/1 gear ratio. 55 a. alt. Factory war¬ ranty papers. $7,500. Please call (415) 663-1442 (eves). MONITOR WINDVANE. All components: two wind vanes, wheel adaptor, emer¬ gency rudder system, repair kits. TransPac lifesaver. Like new. Great value. $2,995. Call Jay (415) 435-4909. MECHANIC SPECIALS. Borg-Warner transmission, 2.9/1.0 right hand drive, for Volvo 135, $/50/bo. Westerbeke SA light transmission for 4-107, parts, $500/bo. 4blade prop, 16 x 24, right drive, $600/bo. Bronze drive shaft, 1 -1/2” x 7’6”, $300/bo. Morseycables, $25/bo. (415) 332-3890 or emai I fcorsai r @ netwizards. net.

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VOLVO MD11C WITH SAILDRIVE. Avail¬ able together or individually. Still in boat until Jan/Feb. See and hear it run. $2,500 as one unit or $1500 apiece. Call (415) 553-9900/ OUTBOARDS. Honda 8, 4-stroke, longshaft, $1,000. Suzuki 8, 2- stroke oil injection, 25-inch shaft (sail), low hours, $750. Apelco 24-mile radar, 18” radome, $200. Raytheon 1000 autotiller, $200. Misc anchors, bronze ports, etc. Call (510) 569-1301. X, . SAILS. 8 oz furling jib, hoist 51-ft, LP 19.25-ft, good condition, $300, 8 oz furl¬ ing jib, hoist 46-ft, LP 14-ft, great condi¬ tion, $400. Mainsail with flattener and 2 reefs, hoist 46-ft, foot 14-ft, very service¬ able, $200. Call (510) 595-8683 or email: KM6EO@aol.com.

BAY POINT MARINA, formerly Harris Yacht Harbor (a full service marina), is going out of business after 26 years. Ev¬ erything must go. Too much to list. See Web site: www.hyhmarina.com. Call (925) 458-1606 or (925) 753-8992 (pgr) or email: hyh @ hyhmarina.com.__

FULL CUSTOM SUNBRELLA COVER for a 1958 Cheoy Lee Pacific Clipper/ Frisco Flyer. Good condition. $500/obo. Call (415) 563-1809.

CHARTER. Nonsuch 30/Ultra, mint, loaded, docked in Alameda. $500/weekend starting Thurs pm until Monday am, or $200/day (24 hrs). Call (510) 486-8353.

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CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS SINGLE SAILORS ASSOCIATION wel¬ comes all experience levels. Our members enjoy cruising, group sails, daysailing, so¬ cials and other activities year round. Monthly meetings at Oakland Yacht Club in Alameda. Visit our Web site at www.ssaonline.org or call (510) 273-9763. SKIPPERS AND CREW. Bay Area's most active sailing group offering monthly speakers, bay and coastal sailing, service, socializing. New and experienced skippers and crew are welcome. Go sailing at http:/ /internet.ggu.edu/~sad/sfbocg.html or call (415)979-4866.

PROPERTY SALE/RENT PUERTO VALLARTA. One bedroom condo for rent in Paradise Village Marina. Five-star resort complex. Marina view. Many amenities. Daily, weekly or monthly rental available. Book through owner and save. For prices and availability call (408) 258-7795 or email: jnjtleming@aol.com. LIVE LARGE! HOUSE WITH DOCK for 38-ft boat just off back deck. 2 bed, 2.5 bath newly rennovated. Sunny West Alameda. Drive or ferry into SF in - 20 minutes. Furnished or unfurnished. 1 year lease available Dec. Call (510) 919-6203 or email: sailing_people@yahoo.com.

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VACATION BEACH HOUSE ON KAUAI. Swim, fish from our front beach. Sleeps eight max. $1,000/week. Please call (916) 214-0362 or (800) 331 -7626.

ELEGANT WATER VIEW LIVING. SF Bay Area. 3341 Fernside Blvd, Alameda. 40-ft deepwater dock, 5 bed, 3 bath, to¬ tally remodeled. 3,880 sq. ft. Virtual tour atwww.seeitbuyit.com. $1,300,000. Don Patterson, Agent (510) 748-1117 or email: donpatrealtor@yahoo.com.

BERTHS & SLIPS 50-FT SLIP FOR SALE. Pier 39, F Dock. Perfect location. Very close in, near laun¬ dry and showers. Minutes to downtown and ballpark. 34-year lease. $40,000/obo. Call Doug (415) 531-8881. PIER 39,36-FT SLIP FOR RENT, Decem¬ ber through March, 2002. (415) 781-3950.

FIRST MATE LOOKING TO CRUISE. At¬ tractive, adventurous, caring, open, fit 40s woman with integrity and 3 years sailing experience, looking for confident, secure skipper to share NW cruising, possible cruising lifestyle. Worldly, fluent in Span¬ ish, enjoys snow skiing, diving, reading. Let’s exchange values, ideas, photos. Email: jk_sail@hotmail.com, ODYSSEUS SEEKS PENELOPE. Blond, blue-eyed, bearded bachelor, 13/4/35,180 lbs, 57”, seeks Penelope to co-captain 37ft cruising cutter for cruising lifestyle in search of Ithaca. Now in San Carlos, Sea of Cortez. Planning S. Mexico, Panama and Caribbean. Herman Boer. Email: andramoil @ orbcomm.net.

EXPERIENCED, HANDSOME, KIND skipper with luxury bluewater sailing yacht WLTM a true female first mate for LTR and eventual cruising life. Age 45 to 65, experience helpful but not required. En¬ thusiasm a must. Call (707) 539-5397 (hm) or (707) 321-8559 (cell).

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES CANVAS RIGGER & SEWING HELP needed in Sausalito marine canvas shop. Pay depends on experience. Call Tammy (415) 331-6527 or stop by The Canvas Works, 100 Locust St., Sausalito, CA. FLEET MANAGER, BOAT MAINTENANCE. Spinnaker Sailing in SF is hiring a full time fleet manager. Responsibilities include maintaining our fleet of sailing yachts and can include crewing. Excellent wages/ben¬ efits including boat use. Fax resume to (415) 543-7405 or call (415) 543-7333. SAILING INSTRUCTORS. We are look¬ 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 Yacht Club, where no foul weather gear is needed for sailing. We offep 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 sail¬ ing either full or part time in the best sail¬ ing area in the Bay, then please call Kirk at t&I O) 232-8251.

COACHES, SAILING INSTRUCTORS, boat maintenance, sailing school admin¬ istrative assistants, full and part-time. Generous wages. Contact the Youth Sail¬ ing Director at the San Francisco Yacht Club, 98 Beach Rd. Belvedere, CA, 94920. Call (415) 435-9525 or fax: (415) 435-4794 or email: sfycyouth@aol.com. HOGIN SAILS needs full-time person for cover work. Vacation, medical benefits. Overtime available but not required. Please call (510) 523-4388. BAY SHIP & YACHT CO, PT RICHMOND. Administrative Ringmaster: Professional, self-starter needed for dynamic front of¬ fice position. Love of marine environment and computer skills preferred. Also Heavy Machine Operator: Previous experience with heavy machinery operation helpful but we will train. Also Painter Extra¬ ordinaire: Experience with marine or auto finish painting necessary. GRP fabrication and repair a bonus. Full compensation package. Please fax resumes to Mike (510) 237-2253. MANAGER/OPERATOR NEEDED for fuel filtering and tank cleaning company in SF Bay Area. Work on marine tanks and industrial sites. Will train. Option to buy. Call (707) 484-0410. CATERER/COOK. Rendezvous Charters is hiring a catering assistant to manage food and beverage programs. Must be able to cook onboard for up to 30 passen¬ gers. Must have own car, a great attitude and a team spirit. Excellent wages/ben¬ efits. Fax resume to (415) 543-7405 or call Timothy (415) 543-7333.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WATER SPORTS STORE. Sausalito waterfront. Ten years, same spot, serv¬ ing locals and tourists. High foot traffic, parking, panoramic view, boat slip. $47,500 or trade for ? Please call Steve (707) 796-1442. IS YOUR BOAT IN SOUTH BEACH HARBOR? Put your boat to $work$. Spinnaker Sail¬ ing in SF is looking for 30-50 foot b'oats to join our charter fleet. Let your boat pay for itself. Please call (415) 543-7333. DREAMS CAN BE A REALITY. Be the master of your own charter sailboat in the exotic San Bias Islands. A well maintained 40-ft Endeavour cruising yacht and estab¬ lished charter business is now available in the Caribbean waters of Panama. Cruise our Web site and consider a char¬ ter to investigate this very rare opportu¬ nity. Not often in these trying times will $127,300 provide Paradise, Yacht and Income for your new lifestyle. Come to www.geocities.com/sailpanama.

BOAT LIFT & REPAIR BUSINESS. 20 x 40-ft office, 30 x 60-ft shop. 30,000-lb lift capacity crane. 100-ft dock, one liveaboard slip. Inventory and tools in¬ cluded. Salmon Harbor, Winchester Bay, OR. $149,500 by owner. Please call (541) 584-2737 (eves).

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY J/24, 1980. Recent: main, 2 jibs, 5 hp 4stroke Nissan, depth, speed, battery. Ex¬ tra main, jib, spinnakers. Racing gear. Tuned rig, Porta-Potti, cushions. Great boat for singlehand, all halyards led to cockpit. Fast cruising or racing. $6,950. Call (707) 745-5477. HUNTER PASSAGE 450, 1998. Luxuryloaded performance cruiser or liveaboard. Huge staterooms, full cockpit enclosure. Numerous equipment, storage, craftsman upgrades. A/C. Full electronics, Robertson autopilot, Northstar GPS, Furuno radar, Maxprop, cruising spinnaker, Stackpack, dinghy, outboard, more. Reduced $220,000. Ty (562) 218-6854. PETERSON 46, 1981. Cruise this year. This is a world-class cruiser, center-cock¬ pit cutter. Complete refit 2000. Turn-key. No teak decks. Many upgrades: new ss water/diesel tanks, rigging, wiring, plumb¬ ing, electronics; much more. Website: www.geocities.com/astolp/ aitanaspecs.html. $139,500. Offers wel¬ come. Email: annestolp@hotmail.com. CATALINA 27, 1983. Sharp. Diesel power, spinnaker, tiller pilot, all lines to cockpit. New since 8/2000: Roller furling, R/F jib, shorepower/charger, lazyjacks, teak dinette table, cabin cushions and carpeting. Price reduced to sell. $14,950. Call (510) 329-3554. CASCADE 36,1982. Cruise or live aboard now. Exceptionally equipped and finished. New rigging, autopilot, radar, etc. Hard dodger, aft cabin, radar arch, davits. $46,500. Call (510) 521-1966. RAWSON 30. Must go. Full keel ocean¬ going vessel. 20 hp marine diesel, needs some work. PUR 80 watermaker, Norcold refrigerator, solar, automatic steering, GPS, beautiful wood interior. Located at Pt. Escondido, Baja. $15,000/obo. Call (760) 436-2272 or fax (818) 848-7785. CATALINA 30, 1981. 11 hp diesel, Harken furler and self-tailing winches, full dodger, new cushions, rigging partially new, Auto 4000, VHF, stereo, cockpit speakers, many refinements and upgrades. Ready to sail away. $21,150. Call (209) 383-6315 for specs.

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Bay Island Yachts.7

Boat Electric.217

California Cruising Yachts .... 26

Alpha Systems.228

Bay Keeper & Delta Keeper. 234

Boatel 6.216

Canterbury of N .Z.189

American Institute of Marine.

Bottom Siders ..211

Captain Frost..153

Acordia Insurance.149

Bay Propeller.20

Studies.93

Bay Risk Insurance.: 87

Boy Scouts of America .240

Cass' Marina.66

Agape Villages.209

Andersons Boat Yard.34

Bay Ship & Yacht.73

Cat Ballou Charters.197

Airforce Sails .65

Boy Scouts Pacific Harbors .. 236

Aqua Marine.132

Beckwith, Craig Yacht Sales 131

Chantier Naval des Isles.215

Alameda Marine Metal

Boy Scouts Pacific Skyline.... 238

Armchair Sailor.214

Beowulf Publishing.49

Boye Knives.210

Chula Vista Marina.217

Bair Island Marina.89

Berkeley Marina.1,69

Brisbane Marina ..41

City Yachts.11

Baja Ha-Ha Sponsors.196

British Marine.6

Club Nautique.59

1 Albatross Yacht Charters .... 195

Berkeley Marine Center.84

Baja Naval.170

Beta Marine Engines.96

Coast Marine.216

i Alexis Aaron/Raymond James

Brokaw Yacht Sales .239

Financial.95

Bio Me Gear.70

Community Mattress Co.6

Bald Eagle Enterprises.86

C Cushions.172

Bluewater Insurance.88

Cover Craft.90

Alger Learning Center.232

Ballena Bay Yacht Brokers .... 81

Cabrillo Yacht Sales.239

Ballena Isle Marina Coop ... 143

Bo'sun Supplies.228

Cal Adventures.241

Coyote Point Marina.217

AB Marine.85 ABC Yachts.242

Fabrication.224 i Alameda Prop & Machine .... 84

; Allemand Brothers.230

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EM Design . 230

Garhauer Marine. ....55

Harken . ..99

Kappas Marina. .97

Cruising Charts..230

Emery Cove Yacht Harbor .. .85

Gentry's Kona Marina . ..220

Haynes Sails. 220

Kensington Yachts. .13

Cruising Direct Sails..153

Emeryville Marina. 187

George Benson Design. ..233

Helmut's Marine Service. ..97

Kevin's Quality Marine .222

Cruising Specialists 58,60,61,62

Essex Credit Corp. ..68

Gianola & Sons. ..149

Hewett Marine. 222

Kissinger Canvas. .12

Desolation Sound Charters . 197

Extreme Adventure Books ... 208

Glacier Bay. ..168

Hidden Harbor Marina. ..98

KKMI Boat Yard. ...25, 89

Detco Marine..167

Farallone Yacht Sales. ..19

Go Cats. ..195

Hogin Sails . ..64

Lager Yachts. .240

DeWitt Studio..26

Farr International. ..21

Go2Marine.com. ....93

Honolulu Sailing Co. 195

Larsen Sails/Neil Pryde Sails . 92

Diesel Fuel Filtering..167

First New England Financial .46

Golden State Diesel Marine 232

Hood Sails .. ..51

Lee Sails. .222

Dimen Marine Financing .42

Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley

Gozzard Yachts. ..125

Integre Marine. 239

Lefiell Marine Products .226 List Marine Enterprises .208

Discovery Yachts..226

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Grand Marina..2

J.T. VanSickle..232

Downwind Marine. .95

Flying Cloud Yachts. ..39

H.F. Radio..95

J/World....77

Loch Lomond Marina .. .91

Doyle Sails... 14,15

Foley Industrial Engines. 228

H&S Yacht Sales..9

Jack London Square....52

MacDonald Yachts. .238

Dudley Transportation ... .226

Fortman Marina . ..12

Halsey Sailmakers ....142

Jack Rabbit Marine..231

Marin Auto, Stereo & Alarm.. 20

E Paint. .90

Fowler Insurance Agency ... 228

Handcraft Mattress Co....132

Jeanneau America. ...57

Marina de la Paz. .168

Edensaw Woods. .82

Fraser Yachts. ..27

Hansen Rigginq....186

Johnson Marine, C. Sherman . 12

Marina El Cid. .163

Edgewater Yacht Sales .. .237

Ganis Credit Corporation ... .28

Harbor Boats & Supplies . ...236

Jonsson, Arne, Boatbuilder .231

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Outbound 44.97

Pier 38 Marine Center.232

Rooster Sails.85

i Marina Mazatlan .79

Motion Eaze.220

Owl Harbor.166

Pineapple Sails.3

Sail California.30,31

: Marina Real.210

Napa Valley Marina.22

Oxbow Press.165

PV Yachts.22

Sail Exchange.224

: Marina Vallarta.175

Nautical on First.230

Oyster Cove Marina.94

Quantum Electronics.231

Sail Warehouse, The.234

; Marina Village.133

Nelson Yachts.69

Oyster Point Marina.163

Quantum Pacific.37

Sailnet, Inc.67

; Marine Engine Co.222

Nelson's Marine.244

Pac Cal Canvas & Upholstery 80

R-Parts.224

Sailomat USA.162

: Mariner Boat Yard 1.53

New Caledonia Yachting Co. 195

Pacific Coast Canvas.91

R/K Quality Canvas.231

Sal's Inflatable Services.211

Pacific Marine Foundation .... 20

Raiatea Carenage Services. 173

Salmon Harbor Marina.209

North Beach Canvas.35

Pacific Yacht Imports.23

Richardson Bay Marina.97

San Francisco Boat Works ..188

North Sails - San Francisco 47,63

Paradise Village.213

Richmond Boat Works.32

San Leandro Marina.153

O'Neill Yacht Center.8

Passage Yachts.4,5,238

Richmond Marina Bay.87

Scanmar International.171

! Mazatlan Marine Center.22

Oakland Yacht Club.86

Pedigree Marine.241

Richmond Yacht Service.189

Schoonmaker Point Marina 164

McGinnis Insurance.171

Ocean Equipment'..87

Penmar Marine.197

Romaine Marine Electronics 166

Scullion, Jack D. Yacht Svc ... 83

: Modern Sailing Academy.50

Outboard Motor Shop, The 162

Petra Clean.165

Ronstan Marine, Inc.72

Sea-Power Marine.45

i Marina Ixtapa.18

: Mariner's General Insurance . 38 Maritime Electronics.93 1 Maritime Institute.130 : Marotta Yachts.235

Norpac Yachts'.243

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South Beach Riggers.35

Surface Dive, Inc.224

Vaughan, William E.232

Wizard Yachts, Ltd.240

Seacraft Yacht Sales .174

Spectra Watermakers .96

Sutter Sails.83

Voyager Marine.54

Yacht: Saga .236

Seashine.74

Spin Tec.233

Suunto.149

VPM Charters.195

Seatech.233

Yacht Sales West.34

Spinnaker Sailing of S.F. ..35

Svendsen's Boat Works.43

Watermaker Store, The.212

Signet.174

Yachtfinders/Windseakers . 241

Spinnaker Shop, The.233

Swan Yacht Sales.33

Watski.231

Silver Gate Yacht Club.226

Stanford University .89

Swedish Marine.172

Waypoint.95

Singlehanded Sailing Society 76

Star Marine Electronics .48

Sydney Yachts.69

West Coast Performance

Small Boat Racing/SBRA.... 189

Starbuck Canvas.98

Tinker Marine.214

SoCal Merchant Marine

Steiner Binoculars.78

TMM/Tortola Marine

Training.231 Society of Accredited Marine ....

Stockdale Marine & Navigation

Management.197

Yachts.188 West Marine.17,36 Westlawn School of Yacht

Center.24

Tradewinds Sailing Center....56

Design.157

Surveyors/SAMS.234

Stone Boat Yard .71

Trident Funding .10

South Beach Harbor.29

Westwind Precision Details ... 35

Sunsail Charters.237

Twins Rivers Marine Ins.40

Whale Point Marine Supply .. 44

South Beach Sailing Center... 35

Superior Yachts West.97

UK Sails.75

Windtoys.142

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42' CATALINA Mk 1,1994

37' HUNTER, 1999

39' GRAND SOLEIL, 1987

Without question, some of the roomiest accommo¬ dations you're going to find on a yacht this size! Never been cruised, nas very low hours on Perkins diesel and Westerbeke generator, new electronics and numerous recent cosmetic upgrades ($20,000+ spent in past year). SYH slip.

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$300,000 spent upgrading her and this is not a typo! Brand new Yanmar engine; sails/ rigging renewed; new B&G instrumentation; most house systems upgraded, much more. See the web site for full details.

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52' IRWIN, 1984

$135,000

mm 50'GULFSTAR, 1977

42' DE DOOD, 1967

39' COLUMBIA, 1979

Bristol example of one of Sabre's most popular models! Almost $20,000 spent on upgrades and improvements over the past few years, very competitively priced and lying transferable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip..

Much recent work, including restepped & IPU'd masts/booms, reworked Onan 7.5kw gen, new shaft, PSS dripless packing gland, bottom painted, etc. Full batten main, 3 headsails, RF, soils in good shape. Tremendous value!

Built to the highest standards, the interior is beautiful African mahogany, and even the cabinets in the head are finished like fine furniture. She shows better than new, and still feels tight os a piano. Not to mention sails like o dream!

Absolutely bristol, shows like a 1990's boat! Central air, Onan generator, roller furling jib and main. Bottom just painted, brightwork renewed, replumbed and rewired, new engine. Significant reduction...

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38' NANTUCKET, 1984

311 PACIFIC SEACRAFT MARIAN, 1977

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32' PEARSON VANGUARD, 1965

Extensively refurbished with new teak deck, stanchions, lifelines, Lewmar hatches, head, galley washer/dryer installed, interior wood refinished, new thru hulls, battery charger/ alternator and Yanmar diesel overhauled. Reduced to $74,000

Rare Pacific Seacraft double-ender, big sister of renowned Flicka and proven bluewaler cruispr! Vessel is in exceptional shape topsides and below. Never cruised, she's a must-see if you're in the market for a stout go-anywhere cruiser with traditional lines.

Bulletproof Bob Perry-designed cruiser in very nice shape. Diesel engine, dodger, roller furler. Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip can transfer.

Very nice example of this ever-popular Philip Rhodes-designed classic! Note repowered with 25hp Volvo diesel, all sails and rigging including lifeline renewed, updated electronics including color chortplotter, fresh cosmetics inside and out. Slip can transfer.

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30' ISLANDER, 1979

32'ERICSON, 1972

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30' PEARSON, 1973

Clean and outfitted with the key elements needed for comfort and convenience: diesel engine, roller furling, jib, wheel steering and a substantial dodger. Transferable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip.

Beautiful down below, completely updated, must see to believe! Most systems renewed, see web site for details and color photos.

Wheel steering, roller furling jib, cabin lop-mounted traveller, recently painted bottom and freshly serviced engine.

Atomic 4 engine just serviced, two new batteries, bottom painted and teak renewed. Roller furler, all soils in very good shape, jib just redone.

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COLUMBIA 34 SLOOP, 1970 Gas IB, dodger. $13,500.

CAL 34 SLOOP, 1971 Atomic 4 IB, newer rigging. $16,500.

MONK 32 SLOOP "Aurora", 1972 Diesel IB, full battened main, furling jib. Extremely nice woody. Reduced $12,500.

YANKEE 30 SLOOP, 1971 Sparkman Stephens design. Diesel IB, dodger, newer sails, roller furling jib. $11,000.

CASCADE 29 SLOOP Volvo Penta diesel, good solid fiberglass cruiser by Yacht Contructers of Portland. $9,500.

CORONADO 25 Nissan 9.9h OB, main, jib Clean $2,800.

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Centurion 61s Sun Odyssey 51 Sun Odyssey 51 Oceanis 510 Oceanis 510 Oceanis 510 Gib Sea 472 Gib Sea 472 Gib Sea 472 Gib Sea 472 Oceanis 461 Sun Odyssey 45 Oceanis 440 Oceanis 440 Oceanis 440 Oceanis 44CC First 42s7 C-42 Oceanis 400 Oceanis 400 Legend 40 Sun Odyssey 37.1 Centurion 36 Centurion 36 336 336

Mea Culpa Scorpion Star Aludra Star Alkaid Star Reao Polaire Star Mimosa Star Serusler Agena Star Vlaminck Sunsit Mamma Babs Tom Rolfe Dumbo Lou Piguet Isabelle Monet Island Time Havika Renoir Kerry Girl Boticelli Magnum Blanche Belle Augusta Sangria

St. Martin Tortola St. Martin Tortola Tortola Martinique Tortola St. Martin St. Martin Martinique Guadeloupe Tortola Puerto Rico Tortola Cuba Tortola St. Marlin Tortola St. Vincent St. Martin Tortola St. Martin St. Martin St. Marlin Tortola Annapolis

1994 1994 1995 1994 1992 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996 1991 1996 1991 1996 1995 1996 1994 1995 1996 1995 1994 1994 1995 1995

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43’ SLOCUM CUTTER Double state¬ room. Queen aft. Custom teak inte¬ rior. 50hpPerkins. Loaded with qual¬ ity gear. Many recent upgrades. Lo¬ cal berth. Asking $159,500.

46' KELLY PETERSON CENTER COCKPIT South Pacific veteran ready to depart again. Excellent condition with numerous upgrades. Asking $199,500.

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Jeantot Fountaine Catana Fountaine

Privilege 43 Venezia 42 Catana 411 Athena 38

Nunki Star Lea Sandy Island Dimitile

Polynesia St. Martin Hyeres, France St. Vincent

1993 1996 1994 1996

$180,800 $180,800 $222,000 $136,700

OFFSHORE 40 Rhodes design, Cheoy Lee quality, well equipped and well maintained. Asking $37,500/0ffers.

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27' CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE Per feet little pocket cruiser, Volvo diesel, fiberglass with teak deck overlay. Local berth. Asking $ 13,500.

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1992 $89,000

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43' HUNTER PASSAGE, 1991

Custom, custom. Many upgrades. Extra fuel, air conditioning. Owner claims $80,000 in improvements for cruising. Must see. $169,000.

Popular layout. Roller furling, radar Corian counters, inverter, full cockpit enclosure. A very nice boat. Asking $139,000.

1989 $68,500

CHOEY LEE Offshore 40 1968

42' CATALINA, 1990

42' LANCER

A spacious three stateroom layout, race-bred hull and beefy rig. Walk-thru transom, furling, lazyjacks, new main and nice electronics. $112,900.

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Hollmann 55’. Strong, safe 3 stateroom cruiser. Go fast too with Santa Cruz 70 mast and sails. Best big boat for small price. $199,000.

$anta Cruz 52. Fast and fun. Unique layout. Excellent equipment and sails. Su¬ per race record. Best racer/cruiser ever. $529,000.

Santa Cruz 40’. Best racer/cruiser. Go fast and have fun too. 2 from $79,500.

Santa Cruz 35’. Great racer/oruiser. New paint, new sails, recent diesel overhaul, ready to go. $45,000.

Newport 41’. Terrific older racer cruiser. Needs interior upgrade. Perkins diesel. $45,000.

refit resulting in an exceptional performance cruiser. Large cockpit, current top end electronics, 20 hours on aux. Extensive sail inventory. SIGNIFICANT PRICE REDUCTION. Please call for details.

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. RECENT PRICE REDUCTION. Lying Sausalito.

CUSTOM 75' SCHOONER. Built in 1995 of ferro cement at a very reputable yard, Condesa del Mar has been finished with care and quality materials. Sleeps 8 in 4 staterooms, large galley, laundry and ample storage. In San Rafael.

SWAN 65. Built in 1973. Total refit completed in Finland in 1996, including interior, decks, rig, machinery, Awlgrip, elects, winches, sails. This classic Swan shows as original. Lying Meditteranean.

54' HUNTER. 1981. This Hunter 54 has just completed a refit including a new engine, interior, refinished joinery, new upholstery, standing rigging, hatches and electronics. A great value.

37' IRWIN. Built in 1972, this Irwin 37 has two large staterooms and a single head, and is a perfect liveaboard or weekend getaway. Priced to sell, she offers lots of room at a low coast. Lying Sausalito.

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wWZWSr M 45’ WYLIE CUTTER, 76 $129,000 Custom one-of-a-kind beauty sturdy enough for Cape Horn. Worth a 109k at our docks.

42‘ TARTAN, ’82 $119,900 Youropportunity to own an exceptionally welt built and well-equipped passage-maker.

411CT, 76 $62,500 One of the Strong fullkeeled cruisers found in cruising grounds all over the world. New to the market!

40’ PANDA, '81. $158,900 Safe,comfort¬ able Bob Perry design built by the esteemed Ta Shing yard $25,000 in cruising upgrades.

40' TARTAN, ‘89 $159,900 Extensive $80,000 refit to this custom-built' performance cruising sailboat.

36‘ CATALINA, ’87 $59,500 Very low engine hours, tall rig, good mainte¬ nance and a motivated two boat-owner. At our sales dock.

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1990 33’ HUNTER 33.5 1976 33' RANGER SLOOP 1969 34' CAL SLOOP 1969 34' ISLANDER SLOOP 1973 35' CORONADO 1993 35' HUNTER 35.5 1994 35' SCHOCK RACER 1972 36' ISLANDER SLOOP 1983 36' LANCER RACE/CRUISE 1979 36' PEARSON 365

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37' 38' 38' 39' 39' 40' 40' 41' 41' 41'

Junkyard Dog represents an extremely well equipped, late model J/120 in excellent condition. Her inventory includes B&G instruments, a full complement of Ullman sails, a 38 hp Yanmar diesel engine with low hours, autopilot and custom stereo with CD exchanger. This is a great opportunity to immediately participate in racing or cruising on a 'ready to go', like-new boat. In . Long Beach. $249,000. New Listing! 40' OLSON, '84, ready to go...$84,900 2439 W. Coast Hwy., Suite 102 Newport Beach, CA 92663

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HUNTER 430 CUSTOM HOLLAND MASON PETERSON SLOOP FREEDOM SLOOP NORSEMAN 447 ANGELMAN KETCH KETTENBURG PCC KETTENBURG PCC LESTER STONE KETCH

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46' KELLY PETERSON, '83.

2302 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92106 (619) 222-1000

Center Cockpit Cutter. Built by Queen Long. Bluewater cruiser. $199,500. 4/so: 46' PETERSON/FORMOSA, '81, $139,500; 44' KELLY-PETERSON CUTTER, '81; $145,000. All three vessels cruise ready.

Clay & Teresa Prescott • Greg & Claire Gardella • Michael Campbell • Phil Howe • Gregory Snead • Rick Whiting • Darrow Bishop • Richard Clifton

SO' GULFSTARS. Great cruisers. Two avoilable. 1978 Asking $140,000. 1977 Asking $129,000. Center cockpit, aft cabin. Perkins 4*154.

41' ISLANDER FREEPORT, '80. Just completely 35' CHRIS CRAFT. Two ovoilable. '65 Asking detailed inside and out. New varnish. Greol condition. $34,000 and'72 Asking $35,000. Sparkman & FnntfKtir liveaboord. livpnhnnrrl New Newriinnhv ^04 [ Fantastic dinghy. $94,500. | j Stephens design! Great cruisers.

PEARSONS: 34', 1984, $59,000. 36', 1986, $79A,000. 36.5', 1977, $40,000.

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CATALINA 34, '89. One owner, great condition. New radar, new refrigeration. AP. New full batten main and more. $56,000.

38' DOWNEASTER

611 C&C.

340,000

57' BERMUDA KETCH

79,000

54' CT.

187,000

511 FORMOSA.

25,000

40,000 111,000

27' O'DAY. .... 78

37' FISHER. .... 75

79,000

27' CATALINA. .... 73

9,500

37' HUNTER. .... '85

52,500

26' LYLE HESS. .... '90

45,000

11,900

'81

139,000

365 PEARSON.

2 from

40,000

26' DAWSON. .... 76

8,000

51' BENETEAU .

'87

125,000

36' HUNTER. .... '80

31,900

25' CORONADO* ... .... '63

3,500

50' NUNES.

'56

175,000

36' ISLANDR F/PRT 2 from

55,000

25' US. .... '82

5,500

50' GULFSTAR.

140,000

36' ISLANDER . .... 74

25,000

50' GULFSTAR.

'77

129,000

36' ISLANDER

.... 79

37,500

48' C&C LF.

'80

159,000

36’ COLUMBIA. 2 from

21,900

105' BURMESTER .. ... '53

1.5M

47' OLYMPIC, SD .

145,000

35' C&C III. .... '83

49,000

57' CHRIS CRAFT .. .... '69

149,950

47' PUVIEUX.

'80

149,000

35' CHEOY LEE. .... 79

65,000

52' LIBERTYSHIP ... ... '60

180,000

47' NORTHWIND .

'85 275,000

35' TRADEWINDS . .... '84

88,000

46' CHRIS CRAFT .. 2 from

89,000

46' PEARSON/FORMSA

'81

139,500

35' SPENCER . .... '65

39,900

45',CARVER . ... '00 475,000

46' SEA STAR.

'86

135,000

35' CHRIS CRAFT . .... '65

39,950

45' PICCHOTTI . .... 70

46' KELLY PETERSON

'83

199,500

35' CHRIS CRAFT .. .... 72

35,000

43' EGG HARBOR .. ... '67

74,900

45' MORGAN.

'82

175,990

35' RAFIKI. .... '80

59,000

43’ HATTERAS . ... 76

119,000

45' BOMBAY EXPLOR

nice

POWER

75,000

49,000

35' ERICSON. .... '88

79,000

42' UNIFLITE. '61/97

89,900

44' BENETEAU 440 .... ‘94

157,990

34' CATALINA. .... '89

56,000

40' OWENS. ... '64

26,000

44' PETERSON.

'81

145,000

34' PEARSON. .... '84

59,000

38'. CHRIS CRAFT

... '69

37,500

43' SLOCUM .

'85

159,500

34' NICHOLSON .... .... '84

45,000

38' MATTHEWS. ... '39

69,500

'69

43' HANS CHRISTIAN.. '82

43' SWAN PJ.

ISLANDER FREEPORT 36s. Two Islander Freeports with Pullman berths. Robert Perry design. Great liveaboards and cruisers. 2 from $55,000.

27' SEA SPRITE. .... '81

.... 75

37' PASSPORT. .... '85

79,900

34' OPUS Mkll. .... '83

55,000

37' CALIFORNIANS

2 from

55,000

189,900

33' HUNTER. .... '80

24,000

35' FISHERMAN .... ... 72

25,000

43' SPINDRIFT PH .

95,000

33' CSK. .... '65

30,000

35' CHRIS CRAFT .. ... '68

48,500

43' GULFSTAR .

79,000

43' SERENDIPITY. '81

32' HERRESHOFF .. .... '88

45,000

34' UNIFLITE. ... 77

35,000

86,500

32' ERICSON. 2 from

15,500

32' UNIFLITE.

... 77

39,900

42' LU-KAT . '00 399,000

32' WESTSAIL (2) .. .... 75

42,500

32' TOLLY CRAFT .. ... '64

26,500

42' S&S . 70

67,500

30' HUNTER. .... '91

46,900

32' GRAND BANKS

... 73

49,000

42' MORGAN. 71

60,000

30' CATALINA. .... '81

24,000

31' UNIFLITE. ... 71

22,000

41' CT. 71

50,000

29' C&C. .... '86

26,000

28’ WELLCRAFT Exp ... '85

29,750

28' LYLE HESS. .... '95

145,000

28' PENN YAN. ... '80

27,000

25' SKIPJACK

41' ISLANDER F/PORT

'80

94,500

40' BREWER. '88

159,000

28' CAL...

'64

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40' PASSPORT. '86

185,000

28' TRADEWINDS .. .... '67

24,500

25' BERTRAM.

... 70

24^000

38' PANDA. '84

149,000

28' ISLANDER (2) .. .... '83

21,000

20’ CORRECT CRAFT .. 77

13,500

38' MORGAN.2 from

58,000

28' JENSON. .... '60

22,000

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C8.Cs: 61 Custom, 72, exceptional vessel, $340,000. 48' LANDFALL, '80, $159,000.

LYLE HESS 28s. Two Lyle Hess-designed small and capable cruisers: 28', '95, $145,000; 26', '90, $45,000.

34' NICHOLSON 345, '84. Fast racer/cruiser with side aft cabin. Ron Holland design built by Camper & $45,000. Klthoison'

high quality cruising pilothouse yacht. Loaded and ready to go again! Radar, Weatherfax, SSB, Autopilot, ~ GPS. Volvo diesel. All Hood sails. $ 149,000. email: Page 242 • IMUmU 3? • November, 2001

, 32' WESTSAIL, 1975. Very well maintained. Cutter rig. Great interior. Yanmar diesel. 4/so: 1979, factory ; finish, Yanmar diesel. From $42,500.

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40' PASSPORT Beautiful Robert Perry Cruiser. One owner boot, meticulously maintained, Perkins 1-408,3 double berth model. $185,000.

40' THREE SEAS 1988. Ted Brewer design. Very

37' FISHER PILOTHOUSE KETCH 1975. Pro Furl roller Furling. Recent new engine. Rare aft cabin model. $79,000.

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43' SPINDRIFTS. Three available. 79, $95,000, '81, $119,500, and '81, $149,000. Culler | rigged. Inside/outside steering. Great world cruisers.

MORGAN 38s. Two available. 78, $67,500. 79, $58,000.

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PANDA 38, 1984. Bafa Ha-Ha veteran. Beautiful interior layout fully equipped for cruising: AP, radar, GPS to liferaft, 406 EPIRB, dinghy, OB, much more. Asking $149,000

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36' IOR PERFORMANCE CRUISER. Cold mould by Wilson of NZ. Beautiful custom cruising interior. Mylor/kevlar sails, winches, galore & morel A winner. Reduced $78,000.

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CENTER COCKPIT ketch w/aft master strm. Wheel, dodger, bimini, dsl, genset, full galley, 2 heads, shower, heater, AP, radar, much more. A great cruiser. Asking $129,000.

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40' CAL SLOOP performance cruiser. 11 bags sails, spin, low hrsYanmar diesel, cabin heat, radar, GPS, more! See her, you'll like her. Asking $44,000.

POWER 100' STEELTUG, YTB, ex.cond. 175,000

turbo diesels, FB, very nice.. 59,500

guest cabins + crew, more. 170,000

80' CLASSIC MOTORYACHT "COLLEEN", Good

37' CHRIS CRAFT Express, law hrs twin 327s,

66' STA'S'L SCHOONER, Scbock design,

project boat w/lwin GMC dsk.... 42,000

galley, shower, full Delta canvas S more.

Boeing built 1934. Just completed major

70' EUROPA SIYIETRAWIER, Canadian built,

rebuild/refit, 2 beads, 353 Detroit dsl,

looded & in excellent condition. Powerful &

fast, traditional.Ask 150,000

CLASSIC OLYMPIC Tri-cabin Express Cruiser. 1 Twin dsls (140 hrs rpt’d since majored). Very desirable | & much loved PNW sweetheart. Asking $65,000. |

42' SUNNFJORD

55'LESTER STONE Classic Yawl, 1910, dsl, lots equip, greot cruiser Ask 44,000 51' CHEOY LEE, center cockpit sip w/hard

economical VI2 Cummins dsl. An outstand¬

sharp ext. some int. work.... 22,500

ing vessel. 250,000

34' CHRIS CRAFT Commander, '63, twin

65' YACHTConv. Trawler, haded... 125,000

gas, great boat... 26,500

61' STEELTUG, 61 Obp Cat dsl, looks greot,

32' TROJAN Express, twins.12,500

Lots of recent upgrades. Try 55,000

29' TOLLYCRAFT, twins, nice!_8,000

60'CUSTOM F/C, liveaboard cruiser in

29' CLASSIC ENCLOSED LAUNCH . 16,500

SILICON VAILEY.Ask 115,000

28' FIBERFORM F/B SED, twins.... 20,000

50'FORCE 50 P/H Ketch. Ask 130,000

50' STEPHENS CLASSIC cruiser. Custom-built

28' BAYUNER Sunbridge, '80, V8 .18,500

48'CUTTER, Germany 1928 ....25,000

Galsby-ero motoryacht in exquisite condi¬

28' CARVER, nice/roomy, 0/D 12,950

48' KETCH, Goff, roomy, F/C, . 87,500

tion. Must be seen.Ask 225,000

28' CLASSIC work boat, dsl, dbl-ender

45' BOMBAY EXPLORER CUTTER, dsl, furl, staysail, & more Asking 50,000

41' MATTHEWS CUSSIC, 1952 flybridge cruiser. Twins, full galley, shower, 2

double-ended, AP, dinghy, ++.. 12,000

beads & more. Nice well-laid out boat

28'CUSSIC DEWEY EWERS sed. cruiser, V-8, show winner__ 75,000 24’ REINELL 240C, 1/0, new o/d unit,

.Asking 25,000.

galley 8 more.Asking 11,500

41'CUST. TRAWLER, dsl . Asking 8,500

24' SEARAY EXPS, V8 8 trlr. Ask 5,000

teak trim, shower, LOADED and VERY

38'CHRIS CONNIE fresh twins, nice 18,000

20' SEA SWIRL, '96, tlr, 225hp 23,000

Asking 122,000

38' CHRIS CRAFT 'CONNIE', AFTCABIN, twins,

19'BAYUNER TROPHY w/trlr, 115 hp

36'ATKIN STAYSAIL SCHNR. 45,000

radar, full galley, genset, 2 heads, shower

Johnson, console w/spray shield. 30

36'ATKIN STAYSAIL SCHNR, 30'LOD.

A more. EXTRA CLEAN!.Ask 38,000

knots. Fish out the Gate!_7,500

36' NONSUCH, cat rig, diesel, wheel,

27' DUTCH M0T0RSAILER by Holland Boat Co. Dsl, inside wheel & outside tiller, tabernacle, AP, radar, LOADED! High quaftty pocket cruiser in OUTSTANDING DESIGN. $42,000.

42' REGAL COMMODORE 400.115,000

41' FERRO P/H ketch, Cruise/live, dsl, 41'CORONADO, dsl nice. 40,000

Extra high quality trawler. Flybridge, aft strm, dsl, genset all glass w/teak trim/decks, tnm/decks, radar, shower, 2L heads, full tull galley, Zodiac, more. V. Cean/cruise ready. $142,000 Ask.

Nice boat at bargain price.14,000 36' STEPHENS, 36' classic sedan, twins,

Some restoration required.. .Ask 65,000

dodger, copper fastened, dsl, more.

|40' CHALLENGER KETCH. Dsl, wheel, roller furhngl 1 aft strm double, full galley, shower, keel-stepped rig. | Great cruise/live w/very nice layout. Ask $49,000. |

38'TOLLYCRAFI sedan trawler w/twin

SAIL 97'PINISI SCHOONER in BALI, loaded, 8

sml amt interior work left. Beautiful,

142’

51' CLASSIC KETCH by SF Bov’s famous Stone Boat Yard. Major rebuild/refit just completed. Dbl roller beads'k, dsl, whl, shower/full galley. Stunning beauty/ambiance. $97,500.

55' CHRIS CRAFT AFT CABIN Twin low hour GM 8V71 diesels, 15kw genset, teak decks, bronze fas¬ tened, heaters, full electric galley, 67" headroom, 3 staterooms, 2 heads, shower, radar, GPS+$99,000.

Osl, dink w/ob, dipper bow, heavily glassed bull, furling. A salty wellequipped treasure . Asking 18,500 36' CLASSIC KETCH, Crocker style, diesel, a beauty with teak decks.. 35,000/offers 35' HALBERG-RASSY H-35, Swedish-built, mahog, bronze, new dsl, AP, ++ 19,500 34' NICHOLS cruising sip, i/b... 12,000

STEPHENS is considered by most the premier builder of classic express cruisers on the West Coast. This recently restored gem is outstanding. Asking $79,000.

34' INTERNATIONAL ONE DESIGN, classic Norwegian racing sloop... Ask 5,000 33'RHODES WINDWARD, famous design, sloop, i/b.Asking 12,000 32' ERICSON sip, wheel, l/B.... 23,000

GLASS FORMOSA KeTCH

32' CHEOY LEE/ALDENM/S, dsl, glass, AP, furling, wheel, great cruiser! Ask 19,500 32'PIVER CRUISING TRI, dsl, ketch, fast and roomy.10,500 30' CAL 230, sip, dsl.... Asking 22,000

50' CLASSIC STEPHENS. Unique custom built. Bigger ond more robust than more typical vintage Stephens' products. This exceptional 1929 treasure is now for sale. She must be seen. Asking $225,000.

43' DUTCH-BUILT STEEL PILOTHOUSE KETCH. 2 helms, Perkins 2-48 diesel, strongly-built cruiser. A work in progress, you finish. Asking $79,000.

30, MORGAN 30-2. performance cruising sloop, l/B,.VeryClean 22,000 30' SPIDSGATTER, She sparkles! 40,000

4T LOA, 37 LOD Formosa Shipyards Ketch. F/G w/teak decks. Dsl (engine & wiring rept new), shower, rador, GPS, weotherfox & more. $40,000/offers.

POWER & ROBUST

30' HURRICANE Classic Sip, dsl, nice local

OUTSTANDING KELLY-PETERSON

Asking! 0,000 28' SLABBY LARSON Danish craning sloop, Classic, dsl, beautiful.Ask 22,000 28' H-28 HERESHOFF Ketch, dsl .. 16,500 28' ISUNDER Bahama sip, dsl, many sails.Asking 16,500 27’ERICSON sip, very dean!... 16,000 26' S-2 CENTER COCKPIT, AFT CABIN SLOOP, dsl, wheel, centerboard, glass, furling 8 more!.10,000 26' COLUMBIA MKI1,0/B.10,500 25' GAFF CUTTER SAILING DORY. Nice bool.Try 6,000

50' STEPHENS FLUSH DECK MY w/flybridge, PH, AFT STATEROOM. Twin GMC 671 dsls, 12kw genset. Launched ’65.2heads&shower. Asking$135,Q00.

24' EDEY & DUFF ctr, F/G, dsl + 6,500

61' STEEL TUG. "Power and robust" only begin to describe this recently repowered and refit vessel. She's broad-shouldered, well equipped and quite liveable. 610 hp Cof and genset. Try $55,000.

46' KELLY-PETERSON CUTTER. Center cockpit, wheel dodger, aft cabin, diesel, radar, AP and lots of equipment. An outstanding and fully equipped world cruiser offered at $199,500 asking.

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The Nelson 's Marine complex has grown to include more seQfices in one convenient location and the largest boat yard on the West Coast. You'll find anything you need from the independent quality marine businesses listed below:

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Alameda Point Yacht Sales Yacht Brokerage Now part of Nelson Yachts • See ad page 69

Fred Andersen Complete Marine Woodworking (510) 522-2705

Hansen Rigging (510) 521-7027 • See ad page 95 Metropolis Metal Works • (510) 523-0600 Nelson's Marine Boatyard Nelson Yachts Sydney Yachts (510) 337-2870 • See ad page 69

John & Pat Carapiet Launched and getting ready to sail, John & Pat Carapiet's beautiful Hinkley Bermuda 40 'Legacy' will add a new 'bright' spot to San Fran¬ cisco Bay. This is hull #2 that has had one owner in Southern California since she was launched from the yard in Maine in the early '60s (and chirstened by Ronald Reagan!) Now a rich, navy blue hull with gold cove

Pac Cal Canvas and Upholstery (510)864-7758 • See ad page 80

Perfection Marine Brokerage* (510) 865-0948 Rooster Sails Sail Repair (510) 523-1977 • See ad page 85

Sal's Inflatable Services

stripe this Bermuda 40 will continue the legacy that's her birthright.

(510) 522-1824 • See ad page 211

If you want to upgrade or restore your classic, Nelson's huge indoor spray booth has the ideal conditions for a perfect job!

Jack D. Scullion Yacht Services

Rigging & Electrical (510)769-0508 • See ad page 83

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Wolfpack Marine Engines (510) 521-5612

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