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Both have great palm trees... however Grand Marina is much easier to get to! If you are like the rest of us cruising the South Pacific may be a dream for now, so you may have to settle for something closer. Come to the next best place... Grand Marina! • Over 400 concrete berths 30 to 60 feet • Secured Gatehouses (key access only) • Dockside Electrical (up to 50A - 220V)

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Ron and Jane Landmann sailed San Francisco Bay for many years. And they always had Pineapple Sails. Last year Jane’s work took them to Brunswick, Georgia, where they purchased a Catalina 42, dubbed it The Usual Suspects, and added their membership in the Golden Isles Sailing Club to their St. Francis Yacht Club membership here. As with most used boats, The Usual Sus¬ pects came with some very tired sails. Ron and Jane planned to cruise the boat and occasionally they would race, too. Perfor¬ mance mattered. They knew Pineapple Sails would provide the speed and durability they hdd always enjoyed. Equipped with their brand new Pineapple main and 135%, The Usual Suspects raced The Coastal Cup from Fernandia Beach, Florida to St. Simons Island, Georgia, then up to Charleston, South Carolina. And, surprise, surprise, they won! San Francisco. Brunswick. Topeka. Performance matters everywhere. Give us a call.

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Tayana 47. Lucky Dogis a beautiful center cockpit, cutter rigged yacht designed by Robert Perry- One owner vessel shows very little ^rightwork, interior fabrics recently renewf Perfect laVout for living aboard or2couple cmising. 7+ headroom. $229,000

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SB Cal 34......$34,500 Stephens 50, ’29. Beautifully mainCabo Rico 34 "ascloset original as reasonable, 19% but shows ]ike a 2003. Cutter rig, this boat is a treasure. Moored exclusively , u in a covered berth. Most notoriously known ^""fending staysail, furling jib and for July 1989 Playboy magazine photo Dutchman system on the main. Beau; shoot. Offers encouraged. $160,000 tiful detail and finish. $164,900

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An incredible six awards have been won by Hallberg-Rassy

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Swan 112 (2002). Without a doubt this is the most spectacular yacht ever built by Swan. Dark blue hull, elegant interior, carbon rig, captive winches.

Andrews 72 (1998). Completed in 2000, this fast cruiser has a gorgeous maple interior. Very clean, easytosail, large aft stateroom. Asking $1,350,000

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H Swan 65

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SWAN 431 (1977). Completely revarnished interior, great sail inventory, new leather upholstery, Avon, outboard, nice teak decks. Priced to sell now! $140K

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Swan 44

Swan 431. Totally restored with

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Duffy 35 (1988) This classic Downeast lobster style

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Nonrace Aug. 1, 1983 — It Was Twenty Years Ago Today, from an article titled Chqrley's Big Drop: The strangest thing happened to Charley on her way home from Hawaii — her damn keel fell off! That's right, the 10,000 pound lead fin keel, which had been bolted to the hull with eight large stainless steel bolts, just disappeared into the blue Pacific waters 288 miles north of Honolulu. Delivery skipper Chuck Hawley, who was part of the crew which sailed Char¬ ley to first-to-finish honors in the 1983 TransPac, says he and his four crewmates could hardly believe it. In a split sec¬ ond their 67-foot racing sloop had become a giant tippy ca¬ noe! Prior to the running of this year’s TransPac, much was made of the fact that Charley was extremely tender. Before she went south for the July 2 start off Los Angeles, the boat went out for several daysails on the Bay. Even with 25 people on the weather rail and the small cruising main up, it took only a moderate breeze to put the leeward rail under. To think that there would only be eight onboard for the full-bore sprint across the Pacific sent chills down observers' spines. Miracle of miracles, not only did Charley stay upright throughout the race, but sans keel she made it back to Oahu, and through a gale to boot. Much of the credit for this last feat belongs to Hawley. Looking back on it now, though, he still considers it a bad dream. Chuck’s story goes like this: Fully provisioned for the 2,300-mile sail home to San Francisco, Charley set sail on August 1. Aboard were Chuck, Dana Prentiss, Bob Heitman, Libby Briap and Bill McCluen. Dana had been helping Chuck with Charley ever since he finished the TransPac and Bill is a friend of Chuck’s from the East Bay. Bob and Libby were pick-up crew, the latter a New Zealander who has recently been sailing around the Pacific. The quartet headed north, close reaching on starboard tack in the prevailing trade winds. Nearby were several other re¬ turning TransPac boats, including the Frers 51 Tomahawk. The sailing weather was perfect. On Tuesday the wind was blowing from the east at 20 knots and Charley steamed along at eight to nine knots. Around 4 p.m., though, the boat started heeling over real far. Chuck was down below and came up to find out what was going on. Charley was over 60 degrees and going sideways in the water. They tried easing the sheets and nothing happened. Chuck thought perhaps the keel had folded up. but when he peered over the side all he could see were the shiny keel bolts. “I thought to myself This is a dream’," he says. Chuck went back to the cockpit and told the others. They struck the sail, but the boat stayed on its sid6 and there was no re¬ sponse on the helm. Just to make sure, Chuck had Bill go over the side with a mask and a line tied around his waist. His report: no keel, just the keelbolts. Chuck called the Coast Guard, who had trouble believing him. They thought maybe he meant the rudder broke. “IsJb, I’m sure it’s the keel," he told them. He also called Tomahawk, which was still nearby, and they came alongside to assist if needed. In spite of having no keel and with the 72-foot mast towering above the hull, Charley didn’t roll over. Chuck turned on the engine and found that at three knots the boat would track and they could steer fairly- well. They released Toma¬ hawk and turned south, heading back to the Ala Wai, the closest port. Aug. 2 — High School Sailing tryouts for the '03-04 sea¬ son, sponsored by the Oakland Parks & Recreation Dept. Jack London Aquatic Center, 2-4 p.m. Info, (510) 238-2196.

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utes ahead. This was the 87th time the match racing contest has been held, and the seventh year in a row that St. Francis has won. Bang’s fate was actually sealed two minutes before the starting gun, as Risk starting helmsman and tactician Robbie Haines pinned them head to wind before sailing over the line with a 19-second advantage. Ted Wilson took over the steer¬ ing chores from there, stretching High Risk's lead on all three upwind legs as the wind and flood built. “Robbie really handled them at the start,” said Wilson. ‘The rest was pretty easy — all we had to do was cover them and not make any boathandling mistakes.” In addition to Mizell, Haines and Wilson, the winning crew consisted of Hunt Conrad, Steve Baumhoff, Ronn Loewenthal, Rick Swanger, Ken Keefe, Gary Sadamori and Greg Prussia. The Bang gang was Chris Corlett (driver). Dee Smith (tacti¬ cian) > Max ^Gordon (owner), Steve Evans, Toby Cooper, An¬ drew McDonald, Bill Colombo, Jim Graham, Hugh Loveless and Howie Marion. Though St. Francis currently enjoys a stranglehold on the Perpetual Trophy, it wasn’t always that way: Encinal YC won it in 1895 and 1896, the first two years it was contested. After losing it to Corinthian YC in 1897, they disappeared from the scene until this year. “We’ll be back with another challenge in ’95,” vowed Encinal YC’s Dick Pino. “It would be great to win the trophy back 100 years later!” Aug. 22-24 — Etchells Pre-Worlds. RYC, (510) 237-2821. Aug. 22-24 — US Sailing's Hinman Team Race Champi¬ onship. Sixteen teams, chosen by resume, will compete in Vanguard 15s for this national title. StFYC, 563-6363, or www.ussailing.org/hinman. Aug. 22-24 — Antrim 27 Nationals. EYC, (510) 522-3272, or Simon Shortman, simon@simonsplace.com. Aug. 23 — Passport Regatta. CYC, 435-4771. Aug. 23-24 — Quickboat Series: Americap and racing for

fleets of six or more boats. The J/120s will start racing Fri¬ day, using this as their PCCs. SFYC, 789-5647. Aug. 24 — Day on Monterey Bay Regatta, a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County. A low-key pursuit race followed by a barbecue, live music and a raffle. Santa Cruz YC, (831) 425-0690. Aug. 29 — Windjammers Race, the annual 67-mile race to Santa Cruz. Pray for wind! YRA, 771-9500. Aug. 30 — Jazz Cup. Benicia YC, (707) 746-6600. Aug. 30 — Folkboats in the Sun. BVBC, 495-9500. Aug. 30-31 — Sailing World/NOOD Regatta for J/24s, Melges 24s, Express 27s, J/105s, lD-35s, Beneteau 36.7s, J/120s, Beneteau 40.7s, and Farr 40s. StFYC, 563-6363. Aug. 30-Sept. 1 — Master Mariners ChickenShip Regatta. DickWrenn, (510) 654-7704. Aug. 31-Sept. 1 — S.F. Bay Opti Championship. SFYC Youth Office, 435-9525. Sept. 1-6 — 18 Skiff International Regatta, with as many as 15 boats expected. Crashing and burning on the Cityfronl — great spectating! StFYC, 563-6363. Sept. 5-8 — Golden Gate Cup, the third (of four) LACC regattas on the Bay this summer. New date to avoid conflict with the BBS. Info, www.challenge-sehes.com. Sept. 6 — SSS Half Moon Bay Race. Bill Charron, (510) 490-1147. Sept. 6 — Double Angle Race: Two starting lines (Monterey and Santa Cruz), finish at Moss Landing. Elkhom YC; Paul Heath, (510) 794-0591. Sept. 6 — 31 st San Leandro Invitational Race for the Cen¬ tennial Perpetual Trophy, a low-pressure event for all levels

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Owner Profile: Jim and Lori Thompson

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Despite a hiatus in the high desert of Arizona, Jim and Lori's life has revolved around the waterfront. Lori got on the water first, growing up sailing with the family on a variety of boats including a Tartan 27, Sabots, Cal Cats, windsurfers and others. That grew into college sailing and competitive Southern California racing. Jim got started later, after college, joining a friend for a sail, crewing and getting into dinghies with a Sabot and a Force 5. When the two met, sailing was central to their lives. Their first boat was a just-for-fun J/24 on which they enjoyed San Diego Bay. A J/29 followed, and competitive PHRF racing filled the weekends and the trophy shelf. While they bought both boats used, they still occasionally tapped the resources of J/Boats for help, and found, besides great J performance, a company that put out a first class effort to support their owners. Lori went on to compete with the Southern California women's racing team in Catalina 37s and competed in the Women's Rolex Cup in '95. When it was time to move up in size, sailing perfor¬ mance was clearly going to be on the priority list. A ride on the J/ 105

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CALENDAR of racers and cruisers. SLYC, (510) 351-3102. Sept. 6-7 — West Marine Fun Regatta at Santa Cruz YC, (831) 425-0690X . Sept. 6-7 — Express 27 Nationals. StFYC, 563-6363. Sept. 7-9 — ID-35 Nationals on the Berkeley Circle. SFYC, 789-5647. Sept. 11-14 — 39th Big Boat Series for TP 52s, SC 52s, Farr 40s, J/120s, Beneteau 40.7s, Express 37s, lD-35s, J/ 105s, and three or four classes of Americap II. Should be the biggest one ever, surpassing the 112-boat turnout in 2000. StFYC, 563-6363. Sept. 13 — Chispa/Youth Regatta atTISC. PICYA; Daphne Owen, (916) 776-1836. Sept. 15-20 — Moet Cup: Alinghivs. Oracle on the Cen¬ tral Bay. If you missed the show in Auckland, here's your chance! Info, www.ggyc.com. Sept. 20-21 — OYRA/CYC Drake's Bay Race, a nice week¬ end getaway. YRA, 771-9500. Feb. 24-25, 2004 — Staggered starts for the 1,120-mile San Diego to Manzanillo Race. Las Hadas Race Week and Charity Regatta (March 7-11) and MEXORC (March 20-26) will follow. SDYC, www.sdyc.org. \

Summer Beer Can Series BAY VIEW BC — Monday Night Madness, second half: 8/ 4, 8/18, 9/1, 9/15, 9/22. John Super, 243-0426. BENICIA YC — Thursday Race Series through 10/2. Joe Marra, (707) 745-5848. BERKELEY YC — Friday Night Races through 9/26. Paul Kamen, (510) 540-7968. CAL SC — Sunday Morning Lido 14 races, intraclub only, year round. Sunday Afternoon Bytes and Lasers, open to all, year round. Joe Matera, dzntmatera@aol.com. CORINTHIAN YC — Friday Night Series through 9/5. Michael Moradzadeh, 789-0506. COYOTE POINT YC — Wednesday Nights through 10/22. Mike Finn, (408) 866-5495. ENCINAL YC — Friday Night Twilight Series, second half: 8/8, 8/22, 9/12, 9/26. Steve Rienhart, (415) 441-5960. FOLSOM LAKE YC — Wednesday Nights through 9/24. John Poimiroo, john@poimiroo.com. GOLDEN GATE YC — Friday Nights: 8/8, 8/22, 9/5.

After looking around, they found the J/105 to be the right size and the J/120 to have the right interior. When the new J/109 was launched they had found their new boat! The start of the '03 season has been great with some comfortable nights aboard and some super sailing. This includes taking their new boat to the competitive North Sails Race Week and winning First in Class, LATITUDE/ROB

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Winnie Kelley, 474-9246. ISLAND YC — Friday Nights on the Estuary: 8/1, 8/15, 9/5, 9/19, 10/3. Joanne McFee,' (925) 254-5384. LAKE WASHINGTON SC —Thursday Nights: 8/14, 8/ 28. Don Hill, (707) 693-0454. LAKE YOSEMITE SA — Thursday Nights through 9/25. Steve Eyberg, (209) 357-0106. MONTEREY PENINSULA YC — Wednesday Nights through

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CATALINA 34, Blue Magic Blue Magic is a clean example of a well main¬ tained Catalina 34. This tall rig model is priced to sell well equipped and ready to go sailing. $54,000.

CATALINA 400, '01, Christine The cleanest Catalina 400 on the market. She's had light use and is ready to take you cruising or daysailing. Laid out to accommodate three couples with plenty of elbow room. $183,000.

J/105, '01, Scaramouche Nearly new, hardly used, and very well bared for. Keel and rudder have been Waterline faired, and she has all the equipment it takes to be a winner. Exceptional race record.

72' Andrews, '98, Elysium*.1,350,000

40' Northstar 40, '75, Outlandish.Reduced 119,000

35' J/35, '85, Pazzo".55,000

72' Davidson, '93, Cassiopeia*.595,000

38' Morgan 382, '80, Mintaka'.49,000

35' Santana, 79, The Ticket".36,900

70' Santa Cruz, '87, Mongoose*.349,000

38' Tartan 3800, '97, Gusto.L. 199,000

34' Catalina, '89, Blue Magic'.54,000

53' J/160, '98, Albacore III'. 545,000

36' Sweden, '84, Joystick".89,000

33' Synergy 1,00(1 '99, Hull #2". 65,000

53' J/160, '96, Bushwacker’.649,000

35' One Design 35, '00, Center of Gravity'. 92,000

32' J/32, '01, Spirit.,.Reduced 159,000

53'^anta Cruz 52, '99, Triumph*.700,000

35' One Design, '00, Kaizen'. 102,000

32' J/32,29' J/29, '84, Jolly J'.25,000

46' ILC, ‘96, Xtreme*.i.Reduced 159,900

35' One Design, KTs Choice'.;.90,000

32' J/32,,'99, Winsome".New Listing 150,000

46' ILC, '94, Wasabi'...200,000

35' J/105, '02, Missdermeanor*. 150,000

31'Corsair F31R, '99.112,000

45' Nelson Marek, '94, Who's Yo Daddy. 175,000

35' J/105, '01, Scaramouche*. 139,900

24' J/24, 79, Bubba*..7..10,000

43' Glen L 43 Cust, '94, Van bieman*. New Listing 119,000

35' J/105, '98, J-Hawk'. 125,000

24' J/24,79, Arrogante*.10,000

41' Bianca 414, '80, Sundog.58,500

35' J/105, '01 Horse-play. 132,500

41' Beneteau, '88, Southern Cross'. 180,000

35' J/35, '85, Grayhawk". 54,900

40' J/120, ‘00, Grace Dances'.279,000

35' J/35, '99, Unusual Attitude". 69,000

40' J/40, '86, Zephyr.Pending

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MTHE FAMOUS SINKING IN THE LATE 70s I'm tiying to find information about a sailboat — I think there was the \irc>rd 'Aloha' in her name — that sank in the Pacific in the late 1970s or early 1980s. I believe that I first read about it in an issue of Latitude back in '86, but I can't remember for sure. It was a famous incident as three of the five people aboard survived despite spending many days adrift in liferafts. The vessel was sailing from Hawaii for Sausalito. As I re¬ call, the owner's name was Jim, and he was aboard with two women. There were also two experienced male sailors aboard who had been hired for the trip. I think the owner and one of the women later died. The vessel struck something in the middle of the night and sank within a few minutes. She went down so fast that sopie of the crew didn't even have time to get dressed before climbing into the two liferafts. One of the women and one of the men got into one liferaft, while the second woman and the two other men got into the second raft. The rafts quickly drifted apart, and the survivors were picked up hundreds of miles apart. Can you direct me to a website that has more on this inci¬ dent? Or the back issue of Latitude 38 that carried the story? Sebastian Tindall Seattle Sebastian — Although you have almost every detail wrong, we're certain you're talking about the loss of Ray Jackson's 42-ft double-ended wood ketch Spirit, which sank for unex¬ plained reasons on September 27, 1976 while on her way from Oahu back to her home port of Sausalito. Owner Jackson had sailed the boat — which was in fine condition — thou¬ sands of miles that summer, but didn't make the trip home because of a bad back. There were five people aboard: skip¬ per Bruce Collins, and four young folks who had known each other from Marin County. They were Jim Ahola. who was Jackson's brother-in-law. Durel Miller, Camilla Arthur, and Nancy Perry. Ahola and Miller were part of the crew. Arthur, who had been Ahola's girlfriend at one time, and Perry, Arthur's best friend, were non-sailors who had tired of living in Hawaii and begged for a chance to sail back to Califo mia. At 10 a.m. on the 27th. Spirit was sailing "perfectly" under jib alone in 25 knots of breeze with the windfrom astern. Sud¬ denly, there was a very loud noise and the heavy boat was inexpli¬ cably thrown A vintage photo of 'Spirit' at Moorea, lifted from the on her beam pages of a December 1977, Latitude'. ends. Water poured in the aft cabin so fast that the three crew back there barely managed to get on deck, and the ster n-mounted EPIRB immediately disappeared. The ketch sank in three to five min¬ utes. Everyone managed to get into the two liferafts, but with just some water and a few clothes and blankets. Although all five survived the immediate incident, none of them — nor any experts later on — were able to come up with an explanation of what happened that wasn't contradicted by considerable other evidence. The most popular discounted theo-

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Around Alone. I use jacklines and have a point of hookup in the cockpit. Admittedly. I don’t always wear a harness, but I do much of the tirne and whenever I am very tir ed or the weather is up a bit. Tim Kent was probably the most religious at wearing his harness dur¬ ing the Around Alone. Some of the other skippers wore them infrequently. "I use a special tether to remind me of the importance of clipping in. It is the tether that saw friend and famed g American singlehander Mike b Plant safely around the y world three times — but was z forgotten on his delivery to 5 France when he was lost at s sea. Currently there is not an Van Liewpops the champers to celeffective remote system for ebrate his Around Alone victory. stopping a boat in the event of going overboard, but such a concept is being discussed and tested. Hopefully there will be one soon."

ItIIPEOPLE WANT TO BE TOLD THAT THEY'LL BE SAFE Stand by for heavy weather! There is a storm brewing among the cruising fleet here in Mexico, spinning up in re¬ sponse to your comments in the July issue concerning Don of Summer Passage and the real usefulness of the weather information he provides for coastal cruisers. We heard the first rumblings on the SSB nets earlier this week, and when we pulled into Santa Rosalia yesterday, we found the afternoon bull session on the dock in full swing with your comments being the hot topic. To hear the howl, you would have thought someone had suggested raising the clearing-in fees. The consensus seems to be that you have somehow insulted Don and that you really don’t know a thing about the very brutal and dangerous conditions that face cruisers when they venture out of Mexican harbors. After having an opportunity to read the offending passage, I have to disagree with these people. I think you hit the nail right on the head. The obsession with a daily weather fore¬ cast among the cruising fleet in Mexico is astounding. The Amigo Net typically devotes 30 minutes to an hour every morn¬ ing listening to the daily weather and responding to ques¬ tions on weather routing concerns. It is at its worst in the fall when all the new boats arrive for their first season. It abates only slightly until things quiet down in midsummer, when so many people are back home for a while avoiding the heat. If there was a day last November when someone did not ask if it was a good time to move the short distance north of Los Frailes to Muertos in the Sea of Cortez, I must have missed it. I think lots of these cruisers just want someone to tell them that the weather will be O.K., they will be safe, and mbre important, comfortable. The sad reality is that for the major¬ ity of the cruising fleet, a 'weather window' is defined as a period of time when the wind does not blow at all and one can motor really fast to the next anchorage. We have been cruising down here for two years now, north in the Sea of Cortez and south, twice, as far as Zihuatanejo. During this time we have never encountered sustained wind in excess of 30 knots nor seas consistently greater than eight feet. We have heard claims of 50-knot winds and 12-foot seas, but as Don himself said the other day, 'The only difference between a fairy tail and a sea story is that one begins with

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stricted area, "(a) The Area. All water of the cove bounded by the south shore of Treasure Island, and north shore of Yerba Buena Island, and the connecting causeway, west of a line extending from the southeast piers along the east side of Trea¬ sure Island, at about (quadrants given to define the above described area), (b) The regulations. No person and no vessel or other craft, except vessels owned and operated by the Com¬ manding Officer, Naval Station, Treasure Island, shall enter the restricted area. I have attached a copy of the above-mentioned section of the Coast Pilot #7 for your quick and easy reference. In the past, the Navy has acknowledged that seven days is the appropriate length of stay. What may not be common knowledge, but has actually been published in Latitude (see Letters March 2000), is that the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 33 CFR Section 334.1070 can be enforced, which could inqlude a fine, seizure of the vessel, or both. Rest assured both the Navy and TIDA are aware of the vessels currently anchored in Clipper Cove, and as noted above, the Navy, can and will exercise its authority to ad¬ dress the situation. In this era of heightened security, boat¬ ers appearing to take advantage of a good thing, and editors announcing that Clipper Cove is a free for all, may lead to increased enforcement, and a reduction in the enjoyment of Clipper Cove. If you or your readership have any questions about Trea¬ sure Island, please contact me at either (415) 274-0382 or by email at marianne.conarroegsfgov.org. If I can’t give you a cor¬ rect and honest answer myself, I will promptly find someone who can. Marianne Conarroe Treasure Island Development Authority

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LETTERS bluewater sailing, replacing the Stewart Turner gasoline in¬ board with a Farymann 7.7 hp diesel. I also shortened the cockpit and built a small doghouse. We sailed some 8,000 miles together, half pf it in the Bay and Delta waters, and the other half in the ocean. We sailed to Mexico and the East Cape in the Sea of Cortez, then made the passage to Hawaii via the Revillagigedo Islands in 1980. May Yan steered her¬ self most of the way in the trades using twin working jibs. Of the seven sailboats I owned, she was my favorite. If the current owners are interested, I would be happy to send them the 37-page May Yan chapter of my as-yet-unpublished narrative Sailing To Windward — 60 Years Of Mess¬ ing Around In Small Boats. It includes five pages of photos of the old girl. I am pushing 82 years old, boatless, living in La Paz, but still enjoying Latitude when it comes by. Thanks to all for your great coverage of our chosen avocation. Jim Eakin La Paz, Mexico Jim — It gives us great pleasure that you were surprised by a photo of your old boat.

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TNIbound for cleaner waters The foreshore is littered with condoms, syringes, garbage, and remnants of the previous night s drug deals. The car parks are full of campervans, motorhomes, and people living out of their cars. There is a growing number of illegal liveaboards who are loud, drunk, and unemployed, jamming music all day long and setting off flares at 1 a.m. The docks are cluttered with gas cans, paint tins, tools and other junk, and are covered in bird poop. Our boats sit in the mud, and when the tide is high enough to get out of our slips, we get stuck between the docks. We spend 50 minutes getting out of the undredged channel. At night, you need a GPS just to find your way back in because the channel is unlit. The marina employees know nothing about boats, and the harbor boat is not allowed to assist vessels because no one knows how to competently operate it. So if you ever need help, you may as well ask your neighbor! Our Harbormaster is proud to admit he has never set foot on a boat, and plans on keep¬ ing it this way. He has turned the harbor office into the SPCA for stray cats. Legal liveaboards are scared to shower at night for fear of not returning. The bathrooms are not maintained, have no water pressure, and have only a single power-point over the basin for four docks worth of women! Until recently, there was no way to recycle. Our one dumpster bin is continually full from people all over the area dumping trailer loads of garbage — which is why you will find the homeless people up to their ears in it each morning as you leave, and in the evening when you return. The marina is full of cats and dogs — and some humans you'd consider animals, which, whether you like it or not, end up on your boat as well as the litter that comes with them. We have even had skunks on our docks, visiting the occasional boat for a feed. The sound of water lapping against our hull is drowned out by the noise of planes coming and going every couple of minutes. , Everyone seems to turn a blind eye to the oily surface of the water surrounding their boats, and the stench of sewage lingering in the air. There are rotting, sinking, and neglected boats that have not seen their owners in years — yet they continue to pay slip rent, holding on to the dream of owning a

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LETTERS boat without ever living it. Not so long ago things were looking up for the marina, with some young blood taking matters into his own hands to set things right. With his removal, however, the current con¬ ditions remain with little hope for change. As for myself and other legal liveaboards, we've had enough and are packing our bags and boats, bound for cleaner waters. Can you guess which marina I've been living in? Anonymous Northern California Mthe delta, a great place for all kinds of fun

I had to respond to your July issue regarding the Delta. In July of '94 you published a letter and one of my photos under the heading Dispatches From The Delta! We're still moored at Hidden Harbor — it's the friendliest — and my stepson, the boy in the photo, is now 16. Recently, he and some of his friends decided they wanted a "get away," so they spent a night on the boat. They had as much fun as we do — even when we don’t take the boat out. This has been a challenging year for us, as I was diag¬ nosed with breast cancer in February, underwent a mastec¬ tomy, which has been followed by chemo with radiation to follow. My first time back to the boat was on July 4. Although we discovered her batteries were dead, it was a beautiful night with fireworks all across the horizon. Following my last chemo on July 13, I felt well enough to take a trip on the boat. It turned out to be a perfect day, as we tacked and jibed across Cache Creek Slough to our hearts' content. Our boat is a bit worse looking for having been ne¬ glected for so long, but she performed perfectly and we had an awesome time. The accompanying photo was taken on that day. My day of sailing was capped off by visiting with the Harbormaster, his (J) Z> wife and friend, and -J o eating fresh apricots and peaches off the Cathy is trying to make sailing part of her trees at the harbor! therapy. We even brought a huge bag home, and I was able to make a delicious fresh apricot/peach crisp! The Delta continues to be a magnet for family fun — in addition to being convenient to the Bay for those who crave even more sailing fun! Cathy Cademarti, First Mate & Rico Munoz, Captain

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SALES The Max Ebb column last month was particularly interest¬ ing to me, because for years now 1 have probably followed lien sales more closely than anyone in Northern California. The first thing to remember about lien sale boats is that unknown and unknowable problems are the norm. If the boat is a sailboat with an inboard, the chances are very high there is some engine problem, and often a complete rebuild is needed. In a typical scenario, the engine blew up, the owner stopped using the boat because he couldn't get her in and out of the slip safely, then he got behind on berthing, and finally decided to just abandon the boat. The other problems you don’t see are blisters, or some¬ times evidence of a hard grounding or hull cracks. Minor blis¬ ters are nothing to worry about, but a big gouge in the keel gives me some pause. I think Max's column also glossed over the fact that the cost of new equipment can make many boats unattractive at any price — even free — especially if they have a low market value to start with.x One thing that was not mentioned is the fact that nearly all the boat lien sales in Northern California are handled by one company, Marine Lien Sale Service of Antioch, run by Tom and Bari Costello. In my opinion, the Costellos try to discourage attendance at lien sales by being less than forth¬ coming about upcoming lien sales. You can see what I mean by calling them yourself at (925) 757-BOAT and asking about upcoming auctions. Unless they recently heard the voice of God, I think you'll get an evasive answer. This is probably not legal. The law concerning lien sales — California Harbors and Navigations Code Section 501 et seq — requires that the lien holder, meaning the marina, con¬ duct a "commercially reasonable" lien sale. This means the lien holder, or the company running the auction for them, should try to get a fair price for the boats by letting the public know there will be an auction and by encouraging bidding. Most harbormasters do not understand they could easily avoid this possible problem by conducting honest auctions them¬ selves. It is not hard, as the DMV gives out all the papers needed with instructions in kit form. As for getting a good boat at a lien sale, I once saw a Rawson 30 Pilothouse with two wheels and a Yanmar engine for $6,000. She was rough and not nearly complete. So there are some good deals out there, but they are rare. Most people don’t understand that the owner of a boat sold at a lien sale has 10 days after the lien sale to pay off his debt and reclaim the boat. So what sometimes happens is that the owner waits to see what the auction price is, and if it’s really low, will pay off the debt and then sell his boat privately for more money. ^ The bottom line is that if you only have a little money but have a lot of knowledge, a tremendous amount of energy and the skills to do some repair work, it might make sense to buy a project boat at a lien sale. But the question to ask yourself is, "Do I want to go sailing or spend my spare time working on a boat?" If the answer is go sailing', you might be better off working at a burger stand until you can buy a nicer boat. Steve White Berkeley

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LETTERS regard, to baying 'project boats'. For most people, its far better to work a little harder or at a second job in order to buy a better boat to start with than to try to restore a boat. Restora¬ tion projects are notoriously expensive and time consuming, even for skilled boatworkers. We, for example, think $6,000 would be way too much to pay for a Rawson 30 that was incomplete and needed work. For what it's worth, we called Marine Lien Sale Service to ask about future lien sales. Nobody answered at 11 a.m. on a Monday morning. We did, however, get a call back at 4 p.m., which seemed reasonable enough. The person told us they had no schedule of upcoming auctions, and that we should call the marinas to ask them. This wouldn't seem like the best way to inform the public of boats coming up for lien sale, but we're not sure it's a violation of any laws. INImy long-tailed boat pet I sent you a letter — actually a memorial to one of my best friends, a rat named Tigger — hoping you'd publish it in the June 2002 issue. You didn't. Recently— okay, January 13 — another rat of mine, Oreo, passed away at the age of two. I miss him dearly. He has so much personality and spunk that he brought great joy to my life. If I had the option of getting another boat pet, it would be yet another rat. Unfortunately, the owner of the boat I'm on is soon headed to foreign waters, where pets are prohibited, so I'm out of luck. I understand completely, but I wish I could have another rat. For anyone on a boat who is thinking about getting a pet, I would suggest a rat. They are pretty low maintenance — all you need to do is spoil them and give them lots of love. Karissa Brandt Tazmo Point Loma Karissa — Good news! The owner of the boat you're on is just kidding you about pets not being allowed "in foreign wa¬ ters. " The only problems occur if you try to bring animals ashore in some foreign countries. We presume that you keep your rat in a cage, in which case it shouldn't be a problem unless you want to take your pet for a walk on the beach or to a restau¬ rant. Rats running free on boats — an all too common occur¬ rence — is risky business. They like to eat stuff such as the bilge pump wiring and hoses which results in boats sinking — and that's not good. ItTHE PILOT WAS A FRIEND OF OURS In the June 2 Lectronic Latitude, I saw a report about the FIB — flying inflatable boat — accident in Bradenton, Florida, that killed the pilot and passenger. It left us at Polaris, manu¬ facturers of FIBs, very stressed because Danny, the pilot, was a friend of ours. We have now received a report on the accident from Lt. Dixon of the Sheriffs Office in Bradenton, which is the agency that conducted the investigation. As you might know, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not investigate accidents involving ultralights. From the report by the Sheriffs Office, it appears that: 1) The FIB was not in the original configuration because Danny had made a lot of changes in the hardware, including the inflatable part. 2) In general, the unit, and specifically the part that failed, showed poor maintenance. In any event, the maintenance schedules specified in the owner’s manual had not been fol¬ lowed. For example, the manual specifies that the part that

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LETTERS apparently failed needs to be constantly checked and, in any event, changed every 50 hours of flight time. It appears that that the part had been bent once, then straightened again in order to be put bhck in place. 3) The Sheriffs Office reports there had been three previous cases of "semicrashes'1 of the same unit. Over the past 13 years, we at Po¬ laris have made more than 1,400 News flash! As we go to press, we learn that FIBs for use another one of these FIBs was involved In a fatahcrashsfn Montenegro._

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till WHAT’S POSSIBLE WITH WOMEN I need latitude's attitude on this. My son and I have this ongoing discussion about what is actually possible in terms of me finding another 'mate' after being on my own for the last ^10 years. Sitting on his boat anchored off Playa de la Ropa in Zihuatanejo last December, he said, "Here’s the prob¬ lem. dad. I know sailing is important to you and you'd like a permanent first mate. You want someone, however, who is very intelligent, successful, attractive, kind, classy, adven¬ turous, fun — and who loves to camp! It doesn’t work that way. Something has to give in your search!" He strongly believes that women who are successful want to enjoy the comforts of that success and not be rocking around on a sailboat for days. I, being the optimist, think that there just have to be women out there who want to do it all. What do you guys think? Phil Ackerman San Luis Obispo Phil — Having been divorced twice, we consider ourselves to be more knowledgeable about relationships than the aver¬ age person. Nonetheless, we, like you, remain optimistic. You have to remember, of course, that a woman who has every¬ thing might be looking for a man who has everything. By the way, two months ago somebody — we believe it was a woman — wrote us an interesting letter about sailing and relationships. Somehow we managed to lose it. If she would send it again, we’d be happy to publish it. Ml TOOK NO EXCEPTIONS TO HIS REPORT

Since the mail is rather slow here on the Caribbean coast of Panama, I just got my 'fix' of the May Latitude off the Internet — and I was taken aback by the responses to the March Changes written by Bruce Winship and family of Chewbacca about provisioning in Central America . I left Mexico, stayed at Bahia del Sol for a couple of weeks, missed Guatemala, but stopped in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and now Panama — and took no exceptions to Bruce's report on provisioning. I think his mention of the hot dog being the 'national food' of El Salvador was meant as a joke and just went over some peoples' heads. I also happened to be one of those cruisers who put the del Sol's "brackish but drinkable" hose water into my tanks — and had to make an unplanned stop in Nicaragua to be treated for amoebic dysentery. One of the big complaints about Chewbacca’s report is that Bruce said that vendors in the open markets sprayed Raid on their fruit and vegetables to keep the bugs off. If you visit Central American open markets, you'll find that the use of pesticides, such as Raid, is not at all uncommon. I know this for a fact, since I happened to be with the Winships at the market that day, and I was the one who pointed out the lady debugging her vegetable display with a tall black can of

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^EXTENDING LIVING AND SAILING We're in San Diego land-cruising with our '76 VW camper, having left our home in Florida to come out to see the grandkids and travel up to Fairbanks. We picked up a copy of the May Latitude at Downwind Marine Supply, and having read Lyn Reynolds' letter about staying healthy without doc¬ tors or medicine, and her disapproval of "artificially extend¬ ing life," I felt the need to comment. Three years ago I had a rising PSA reading — suggesting the onset of prostate cancer — and had it treated with radio¬ active seeds. It cost me three days of discomfort and six weeks of low energy, but no real pain. 1 have some annoying sideeffects, but none that H. Terxy Wepsic, M.D. had complained about in his/her April issue letter. Was my treatment worth it? Yes. Reynolds seems to think that by getting treated for a medical problem I was "extending life." I think that I was ex¬ tending sailing, cruising, and seeing the world. Incidentally, I'm told that if prostate cancer goes untreated, the end is very uncomfortable. I'm 77 years old now, and alternate between driving — in a downsized bus — and cruising — in a downsized boat. We did four months in the Bahamas last year aboard our West¬ erly 26, and are thinking of cruising down to Trinidad to see Jeff and Dawn Stone of the Nicholson 39 Dawn. Like us, the Stones started their cruising from Northern California. I will continue cruising and sailing until I drop. I now have grandkids crewing with me — I'm training them so they can take me out sailing when I'm old. To get back to the Reynolds' issue, he is right about the importance of eating well and getting exercise. But I still think that picking your parents is the most important contributor to active longevity. It’s true that my father gave me a ten¬ dency to prostate cancer, but he also gave me my most im¬ portant asset — a love of the world and a desire to continue seeing it for as long as I can. On another subject, we encourage cruisers in Mexico not to take for granted one of the great things about cruising there — the cruising community. There is nothing like it on

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till WHAT ABOUT MALARIA? We’re planning on doing the Ha-Ha this year and then travelling down through the Canal and to the Caribbean. Now that we are getting our shots, I need to know Latitude's ad¬ vise on malaria prevention. Do you have any back issues that would offer such wisdom? Clair Rommell Northern California Clair — We're not qualified to comment on malaria preven¬ tion or getting shots to prevent other diseases — except in the most general terms. For one thing, we have no medical train¬ ing. Furthermore, having made some 100 trips to Mexico, Cen¬ tral America and the Caribbean, we've never gotten any shots, and therefore represent the 'ignorance is bliss' school of travel. The worst we've had to endure is a couple of nasty and long lasting cases of giardia or something like it. Rather than follow our example, we suggest that you and others visit the Center for Disease Control website at www.cdc.gov/travel/camerica.htm. The only problem with the site is that it will scare the bejesus out of you, as they pretty much recommend that you travel in a hermetically-sealed con¬ tainer, never eat the food, drink the liquids, or touch the locals. There's probably a middle ground somewhere, and it can prob¬ ably be found in the Lonely Planet or Moon guides to the coun¬ tries you plan to visit. One thing we can report for sure is that shots in Mexico cqst only a fraction of what they cost in the United States. If money is at all an issue, we suggest getting them at the American hospitals in either Mazatlan or Puerto Vallarta.

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IT D-PRICE PAID IS WORTH THE SAVINGS IN AGGRAVATION I’ve owned my first large sailboat for going on two years, and feel like I’ve earned the right to vent a little on the marine industry. Ladies and gentlemen of the marine industry, it costs you virtually nothing but goodwill to use the telephone to return calls. And,vit is not an aggravation to me to receive a status update from you via voice messaging or email to advise me on the progress of work being done on my boat. It would not disappoint me greatly for you to actually meet your projected schedule or to advise me when those unforeseen 'gotchas' occur that will cause the schedule to slip and by how much. I mean, why expend advertising dollars if you’re not going to return client's phone calls? Folks, the frustration is in not knowing. When a four-day job stretches into its fourth week, you sure as hell ought to be on the phone explaining why — and when the work will be done. I don’t care if you tell me 'I don’t know’, as long as you follow that statement with 'but I’ll find out for you by (such and such a time)'. In the business world, we call these action items. It’s how things are done. Get used to it. I shouldn’t have to call you every day to speak to a message machine or to wait vainly for a return call. Believe me, I understand how busy you all are. I know that it would take an hour or two at the end of the day for you and your team to make up to 50 calls to clients to update them on what is going on with their boat projects. Most of us work for a living to afford those chunks of wood and/or fiber¬ glass sitting on your hard deck. While your work schedule is slipping, we’re trying to juggle business travel and appoint¬ ments to ensure that we’re in town when you 'might' be ready to launch. Trust me, phone calls are painless, and it is time and money well spent to ensure that when one of our friends asks for a referral, we don’t use the kiss of death phrase, "Yeah, they do good work, but . . ." There are a large number of marine businesses with which I would not now do business were there a gun pointed at my head. On the other hand, there have been a few very notable — and well-known — exceptions to these unsatisfactory ex¬ periences. These businesses understand that their survival is based upon managing cash flow and maintaining excellent customer relations. They do excellent work, on schedule, on

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ItUTHERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE I just got back from a week of whitewater rafting and saw the report in 'Lectronic about my Cheoy/Morelli 70-ft cata¬ maran Humu-Humu suffering structural damage while at¬ tempting to Bash north from Cabo. As is often the case, the facts and story don’t quite jibe. Here are the facts. After bringing Humu-Humu from Mazatlan to Cabo, we de¬ cided to stick our noses out past Cabo Falso with winds fore¬ cast at 15-20 knots. That's usually not too much of a weather issue. But once further offshore, the wind piped up to 30+, and just as we were about to give it up and go back to Cabo to wait a few days, we took a biggie over the bow. So much wa¬ ter crashed down on our starboard net that it tore the net lashings right from the hull, thereby toppling the first domino. Next, the net was in the water dragging heavily. The last domino was that both net support tubes on the centerline broke from the pressure of the net dragging in the water. I brought the boat nearly head-to-wind and to a stop. Thanks to lazyjacks, Harken battcars, a full batten main and furling jib, all sail was struck within a few minutes. This while the boat rode in a stable manner without any rolling. By now the wind was blowing over 40 knots. We retrieved the dangling nets using a spare halyard, jury-rigged some lash¬ ings, then sailed to Cabo under bare poles, motoring once we got in the lee of Cabo Falso. For the first time ever, I took a berth at Cabo Isle — $180 U.S. a night. Then we rounded up a stout 4x4 wood beam, bolted it in place as a net support, installed some temporary eyebolts through the hull on two sides, relashed the nets, and stuck around Cabo for a couple of days, curious when the wind might drop. On the third day, a delivery skipper

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ffU-MY CAT SAILED THROUGH THE MONOHULL FLEET I was going to comment on your assertion that catama¬ rans can't sail to windward, but I bit my tongue and said nothing. You took poor Chris White’s head off with your edi¬ torial response — he didn't deserve that! Tribe, our Morelli & Melvin-designed Gunboat 62 catama¬ ran easily sailed through the keelboat racing fleet at the New York YC’s Spring Regatta this June on one light-air day — about 6-7 knots true — while sailing upwind. In the light stuff, we tack through 85-90 degrees. The only keelboats showing obviously better VMG to windward were the turbo’d sleds such as Bob McNeil's R/P 86 Zephyrus V, Bright Star (ex24), and Titan. T hese Reichel-Pugh giants are 15-20 feet longer than our cat. The rest of the fleet was the cream of the East Coast race fleet. Nothing else was in our league. My family already claims that I was adopted since getting the multihull bug a few years back. Suggesting an upwind drag race against the family’s flagship J/160 would get me excommunicated from the clan. I like my family and want to keep getting party invitations. How about picking on a Swan 70 or 80, of a Wally? It’d be much more fun to slay a giant. As for all other cruising cats, bring them on. We’ve sailed circles around every Can this M&M 62 outpoint a J/160? Finding out is the goal of the Latitude1 Cruising Catamaran Challenge.

311 ean, —---- winter. The Gunboat 62s design appears to be several steps beyond the market. For the record, we’ve now beat upwind through four gales. While the boat has sailed at 16 knots upwind in these condi¬ tions, the experience can only be described as 'airborne'. We’ve learned to slow things down to 9-10 knots. The ride is pretty good — a helluva lot better than our old cruising boat, the TransPac-winning N/M 68 Drumbeat. Everyone has different comfort levels. We’re comfortable sailing upwind, up to 45-50

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{^GETTING OFFSHORE AND TURNING OFF THE GPS Having done one Singlehanded TransPac, I didn't enter last year’s because I was going to participate in the Gateway to Hawaii Race from San Diego to Kauai. As you know, it was cancelled. However, I've been as busy as ever, and have logged many more miles in the last couple of years. I also went back to school and upgraded my Coast Guard license to a 500ton, upon oceans, with an unlimited Master of Tow rating. This was a good move and has made me more marketable, but I keep sailing off with my own boat, so I’m not making much money. I just returned from my annual trip to Mexico, this year's being a little 3,000 mile cruise around the Sea of Cortez. I sailed to Cabo, La Paz, over to Guaymas, down to Mazatlan, back to Cabo, and finally back to San Diego. Although I was gone for about seven weeks, I only burned about 50 gallons of fuel, mostly in the Sea of Cortez, where the wind is often light. When I arrive in a port, I usually get on the VHF and an¬ nounce that my Wylie 38 is a mobile rigging shop of sorts, and try to fix as many problems as I am able. This has worked out well, and cruisers seem happy to have my services avail¬ able. I'm writing to share my thoughts on doing the Baja Bash from Cabo San Lucas to San Diego — but only because the managing editor of Latitude suggested that I do it. I'm not into giving unsolicited advice. I do have some experience do¬ ing the Bash, having taken my own Tawodi down and back a dozen times. In addition, I've traversed this stretch of coast — mostly uphill — another 24 times on different boats in the last 18 years. I have done the Bash close to shore, far offshore, and in between. I have motored up, and I've sailed up on boats with¬ out engines. I have seen trips with no wind at all, but many with more wind than I’d like. If there was only one word I could offer to folks about to make the Bash, it would be 'off¬ shore' — or maybe 'west'. In my estimation, most people stay far too close to the shore. If you stay inshore, you can count on having to bash most of the time. I often tell students that the most accurate piece of navigation gear is the $25 Windex wind direction instrument at the top of the mast — because it always points to your destination. If you're coming up the Baja coast, the beach is to your right, and the wind is on the nose — which is why we call them 'noserlies'. To be more accurate, the wind will be on the left of your nose, just enough to get you motorsailing with the main. If you turn off the engine, you won’t be able to point high enough, and you’ll be heading to the beach. If you tack, you won’t be going north at all. Therein lies the rub, so most people motor along, with the vertical stabilizer hoisted, bash¬ ing and hobby-horsing until they run out of fuel or make Turtle Bay — where they buy more fuel.

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LETTERS There is an alternative. I usually leave Cabo reefed and hard on the starboard tack. On my last trip north, I stayed on this tack for four days — which is normal. People need to remember that Skn Diego is north and west of Cabo. So if you are sailing west, you are on course. I don’t bother with GPS, because I can just look at the compass to know where I'm going. I stay on starboard tack initially to get a little sea room. But once offshore, I play the shifts of the day. If I'm on star¬ board and sailing south of west, I tack and will then be west of north. If I'm on port and sailing east of north, I tack. There is a small but dangerous group of offshore rocks called the Alijos. I find that my first tack onto port is usually near these rocks. I stay well outside of Cedros. From Guadalupe Island I have always been able to make San Diego on port tack. Then It's also worth considering the peace of mind that comes from being so far offshore. There's not much, if any, vessel traf¬ fic. No pangas, shrimp buckets, coastal freight, military vessels, tankers, other cruisers, and the like. Offshore I can run the radar alarms all the Stephan Mann checks the wind speed as he time, which allows sets off on another Baja Bash. me to get more rest — which is important for us singlehanders. When offshore, the sea is generally better for sailing, as the waves are long and large but don't have all the refracted garbage you get closer to shore. If the wind dies — it does happen — you can motor straight for your destination with¬ out fear of points or outcroppings. In my opinion, offshore is the only way to go. Some people ask how far offshore, wanting me to provide a specific dis¬ tance. The answer is to just get away from the shore arid forget about it. I have also found favorable northbound cur¬ rents outside of the fishing banks off Cabo, but they are a tricky thing. I also think that the biggest obstacle many bashers face is having the willpower to turn off their GPS. They put in waypoints on the outside of the greater points of land, and then drive along that stupid highway display, fearful of cross¬ track error. I say sail the boat first. You can turn it on again several times during the day to see where you are, but re¬ member to turn it off again and resume sailing. Above all, be well and remember to have fun. \ Stephen Mann Tawodi, Wylie 38 IUIforeign flag vessels

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tough could sailing be? I'd done my fuel calculations based on getting five nauti¬ cal miles to the gallon. But in the strong headwinds and chop, it turned out to be more like three nautical miles to the gal¬ lon. When we got to Bahia Santa Maria, about 180 miles north of Cabo, we redid our calculations — and discovered we were going to run short. So we sailed 25 or so miles back down to Mag Bay, then inside the Bay for another 20 miles in order to buy fuel at a cute fishing co-op town. Next time I do Mexico, I'll spend more time in Mag Bay. We took off again on Mother's Day headed about 275 miles north for Turtle Bay, which we hoped would be our last stop before San Diego. Old King Neptune had other plans. While just north of Cedros Island, I was off watch in my bunk when I saw a fog in the air and smelled lots of diesel. I pulled the engine cover and saw a diesel injector line peeing fuel on the exhaust manifold! Naturally, we had 18 knots on the nose at the time'and were doing bellyflops over 10-foot seas. Shut¬ ting the engine off made conditions even worse. Knowing that this wasn't a prob¬ lem that could be re¬ paired in Turtle Bay, it looked as though we might have to backtrack nearly 400 miles to Cabo San Lucas. First, however, we reached over to the Punta Blanco anchorage to try some fixes. None of them worked. So we decided we'd try to sail upwind to San Diego. We got our butts kicked big time, with green waves rolling down 'Shillelagh' at the 2002 Ha-Ha start. Going water down was easier than coming back up. finding its way through hatches and getting everything soaked. I mean ev¬ erything — clothes, blankets, and mattresses. I then got on the SSB Bluewater Radio Net and described our problem. The skipper on Wonderlust II advised me to pull the injector line, beat it flat with a hammer, put a bend in it to seal it off, then put it back in. My four cylinder engine became a three banger — but she worked for 350 miles! What a wonderful tip. But that wasn't the end to our problems — or clever solu¬ tions. A short time later I noticed that the engine was over¬ heating. The cooling water was barely flowing from the back of the boat, so I figured there must have been a piece of kelp or a fish head plugging up the line. So I took my trusty beer keg C02 bottle and connected it to the raw water intake hose, then blasted it out. The motor ran cool from then on. By the way, beer kegs make for wonderful fuel containers for the trip home. By the time we got to Ensenada, my two crew were madly in love and weaiy of the trip north. They jumped ship in Ensenada — which was just as well. Prior to crossing the border back into the U.S., I threw my outlawed vegetables overboard. When I checked in at the San Diego Police Dock at 2 a.m., the voice over the phone said, "That is all that is required for your clearing in." There was

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I lived in the Netherlands during most of World War II, and Upon my return from England to The Hague, my father al¬ lowed me to continue my schooling in South Africa. I ended up in Johannesburg in 1946. A few years later, I met Hanno Andre de la Porte, father of the current owner of Groote Beer. We became good friends, and I joined him in a new automo¬ bile franchise adventure with the then-popular — in South Africa — DKW, forerunner of the Audi. Hanno’s stepfather was Mr. Greeve, who had imported BMWs and DKWs into the Netherlands before the Germans walked in. Mr. Greeve was an excellent businessman, but also a veiy patriotic Dutchman. His secretaiy was a Jewish lady, who was never sent to a concentration camp because Greeve had a false room built over the workshop area, where she spent about four years in seclusion and silence. The workshop down below was always full of trucks and motorcycles from the German Wehrmacht, which had to be serviced or repaired during the occupation period. This lady survived the war, and I met her on several occasions when visiting headquarters in The Hague. It must have been a harrowing four years for both she and Mr. Greeve. Hanno's second child was Jan Willem. His whole family moved to Holland and left me to mind the store in South Africa. I am sure that Mr. Greeve took his grandson on his newly-acquired yacht Groote Beer as soon as the boy could walk. Ironically, I never learned about that yacht or even knew she existed. I left South Africa in 1956 to seek my fortune in Califor¬ nia, after Hanno and his family — not liking Europe — re¬ turned to South Africa. I was invited to the wedding of Jan Willem Andre de le Porte and the daughter of another expa¬ triate from Johannesburg, Lewis Leewens and his wife Sheila, who had settled in Seattle. The young couple returned to Johannesburg to run the business while his father was in Holland. I occasionally heard how they were doing, through Seattle. A few years ago, I received a call from Sheila Leewens, who inquired if I knew anything about the whereabouts of the Groote Beer. To that day I did not know about the connection between that boat and the Andre de le Porte’s. Quite frankly, . I thought the Dutch hotter was an ugly duckling and had never really followed that craft. Here comes the killer. Having lunch one fine afternoon with noted Sausalito sailor Hank Easom, I asked him about Groote Beer. The Northern California sailor not only told me all about her time in the Bay Area, but also remembered that his son Kent had seen the boat in Astoria, Oregon. One tele¬ phone call later, Kent confirmed this, and I was a hero for passing this information on to the family in Seattle. They made contact with the new owner and the rest is history. I just

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Ull ONLY FOUR FEET OF DIFFERENCE I read with interest your June article on Cal 40s. These were amazingly well-built boats, and you mentioned some of the situations in which Cal 40s survived. But you didn't men¬ tion one of the most dramatic ones, which happened right here in Northern California. Rod Park of the Richmond YC was devoted to Cal 40s and raced his everywhere. The story I know is about when he raced his boat to the Farallones and back in about 1971. The boat was headed back toward the Bay and was crossing the' Potato Patch when a huge wave pinned the boat on her side for, a half mile before the boat finally righted herself. The crew in the cockpit and below were panicked as the water poured into the cockpit and down the hatch. When the boat finally righted herself, the rig was intact and most of the damage was bilge goo on the interior cabin ceiling! But the boat had held up. When the crew finally gathered their wits and realized they weren't going to drown, they noticed one of their crew who had been on the windward rail was nowhere to be seen. Fear¬ ing the worst, they put out a call to all boats in the area. One of the other racing boats saw the floating crew member — it was me — and dropped out of the race to pick me up. After two passes, they were able to pull me aboard. All I remember of the wave is that it was huge — at least six feet above the windward rail. The moment I saw it, I wrapped my arms around the stanchion and held on. I didn’t feel anything after that. I was apparently swept across the boat between the boom and deck — only about 18 inches high — and into the water. I didn’t have any bruises, so 1 must not have hit anything when I went over. Obviously, I was very lucky. After thrashing around in the water and feeling like I was drowning, I realized that my wool skull cap had pulled down over my face! Upon removal of my hat and breathing fresh air again, I realized that I was totally alone in the ocean with my boat so far away I couldn't even see her. It is amazing to feel so small and insignificant. That is when the aforementioned fellow racer saw me and came to my rescue — for which I am, needless to say — eternally grateful. I apparently spent about 30 minutes in the water, and became chilled to the bone. I gratefully accepted two shots of rum, and when I got home, I sat in a hot bath for four hours. In fact, I think that the Cal 40 held up better than I did. Richard McCombs Richmond Richard — Given all that you went through, we hate to have to tell you that Rod Park owned a Cal 36, which was a simi¬ lar-looking but slightly smaller version of the Cal 40. Obvi¬ ously, they were well-built also.

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Mnew to powerboating and grateful to be alive In your June issue, I read in Sightings of our rescue on May 23. We were on our way home and I looked at my watch, it was 1:30 p.m., and felt queasy suddenly. I started to go below, then passed out. My husband passed out and slumped over the wheel which caused the boat to go in circles for the next 2 1/2 hrs. The sailboat Juanita from the Vallejo Yacht Club called the* Coast Guard at 4:00 p.m., but the Mission City Police boat was the first to arrive. Due to great seamanship, they were able to board our boat and stop it while our engines were running at 20,000 rpm. Mark Heeden and John McGinnis transferred us to their boat and brought us to the Loch Lomond Marina where San Rafael paramedics took over. I would like to locate the nurse from the White Holly, who administered oxygen, so 1 can thank her. The Vallejo Coast Guard was very efficient and took our boat (including our dog and bird) into the Loch Lomond Marina. Many thanks to them and everyone who was involved in the event. After checking our exhaust system and finding no leaks, we have to assume that because our stem door was open and the rest of the boat was enclosed that the carbon monox¬ ide was able to come in on a back draft. Needless to say we have now installed a CO monitor and will always keep the windows open to insure proper ventilation. Being longtime sailors on sailboats, traveling to and from Mexico several times (including a Baja Ha-Ha cruise), we are not inexperienced. However we are new to powerboats and we are grateful to be alive! Ralph & Rose Harding San Francisco

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No pressure. What with various programs through sailing schools, yachl clubs and civic organizations, there are probably more av¬ enues for newbies to enter the sport than ever before. And ir more non-intimidating, benevolent and logical ways. But there are still barriers for some — everything from simple fear o: embarassment to pricing and 'recruitment agendas'. So Dan Farkas of the Sausalito Cruising Club came up with the idea of free Saturday morning sails. No fee, no pres¬ sure, just a pleasant two or three-hour sail around Richardsor Bay in the club's Vagabond 17. If the people wanted to know more about club membership, they were given that informa¬ tion. If they expressed interest in learning how to sail, Dar would steer them toward neighboring Cass' Marina, Moderr Sailing or one of the Bay's other fine sailing schools. The arrangement — it’s really not organized enough to be called a 'program' — has been going for about a year now. Bj word of mouth only, 12 to 15 'walk ins' have taken part. Some have gone on to sailing schools, others have returned for ad ditional sails on the Vagabond, some have signed on to sai aboard bigger boats of club members (including Farkas' Ca 2-27). A handful have become members. Only one or twc thanked Dan for the experience and never returned. The sails are long on enjoyment and relatively short or actual 'teaching.' Farkas, a retired university professor anc former racer, usually covers only the very basics — whicl way you pull the tiller to make the boat turn, when you pul in the main, that sort of thing. In the short term, it's a fun avenue toward possible new members. In the long term, Farkas envisions possible tie-ins with sailing schools, charter companies and even other yach clubs.

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SIGHTINGS everest vertical Californians BradVan Liew and Bruce Schwab got a lot of ink in these pages over the course of Around Alone, the seven-month, 29,000mile solo race around theo-vorld that ended last May in New York. But they were not the only Americans in the race. Rounding out the ‘yankee’ complement was Wisconsin sailor Tim Kent, sailing a definite link to the Bay Area, the Open 50 Everest Horizontal, which was designed by El Sobrante’s Jim Antrim and launched in 1999. Tim took second behind Brad in Class II in that race, but that’s not why you're reading about him this month. In June, Kent, 50, and crew¬ man Rick^cKenna, 39, were 10 hours into the second half of the Bermuda 1-2 when, about 8:30 p.m. on June 20, Everests keel bulb fell off. They were 110 miles north of Bermuda at the time. As reported last month, the failure occurred with no warning and the boat didn’t hit anything. Conditions at the time were 22 knots of breeze and 8-ft building seas in front of a rapidly approaching front. The boat was reaching under Solent and full main. McKenna was below; Kent was in the cockpit. There were two loud bangs and the boat slowly went over until the masthead was in the water. Kent at first thought they were \ rounding up and disengaged the twin rudders from the autopilot to try to steer out of it — obviously to no effect. Once the boat was on her side, he climbed around the stern to look at the keel, expecting the worst. One look confirmed it: the bulb was gone. Kent and McKenna had just enough time to unclip their inflatable harnesses and retrieve the carefully stowed canisters of flares and a handheld GPS that were stored near the companionway for just such emergencies. Then Everest rolled, going over “very, very fast," says Kent. So fast fhat both men were caught in more or less their original posi¬ tions (McKenna below, Kent in the cockpit). Both swam out from un¬ der the capsized boat without serious incident, although Kent took a bit longer as he had to wrestle the canisters of flares along. Rick and Tim each picked a rudder, climbed up on the upturned hull and hung ^ on. Incredibly, in the growing darkness, they both immediately spotted the oncoming lights of a cruise ship. In the next hour or so, Kent says he fired as many as 12 flares. “I wanted to make really sure they saw us,” he notes. The rescue by the crew of the Royal Caribbean ship Nordic Princess was swift and textbook perfect. The ship hove-to to windward of the stricken sailors, giving them a lee, and while the captain kept her in position, the first officer conned the lifeboat. With minimal fuss, first Rick and then Tim were hauled aboard and the boat returned. ‘The whole thing from the time the boat hit the water until it was being hoisted back aboard took 12 minutes,” says Kent. “It really showed how well Royal Caribbean trains their crews for emergencies.” From capsize to rescue was also a quick 90 minutes, and neither man was injured, although McKenna suffered slight hypothermia. (Both men were dressed only in shorts, T-shirts and harnesses.) Interest¬ ingly, McKenna never inflated his vest and Kent waited until just be¬ fore he leaped off his boat and swam the short distance to the Nordic Princess's lifeboat. “This was the manully activated SOSpenders vest I’d bought in California when we’d first'gotten the boat two years ago, that I’d worn on the qualifier and around the world and I really just wanted to see if it would work,” he says. One yank and “it fired per¬ fectly,” he says. The two were given warm showers, dry clothes and clean quarters for the duration of the ship's trip back to New York. Meanwhile, in Bermuda, Around Alone veterans Brad Van Liew and Alan Paris (who lives in Bermuda) were trying to put together a rescue effort for Everest Horizontal Although prior commitments prevented them from taking part in the actual retrieval of the boat, they laid the all-important groundwork. By the time Tim got to New York, he had more or less arranged to head south with Bruce Schwab. Schwab had flown back to New York from California and was readying his Open 60 Ocean Planet to head

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bay area on new transSixty-three boats from 10 nations kicked off the inaugural DaimlerChrysler North Atlantic Challenge in two starts: June 14 (58 boats) and 21 (5 big boats). This is the largest fleet ever assembled for a trans-Atlantic race, and the first trans-Atlantic race ever run from America to Germany. It was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Hamburgischer Verein Seefahrt, which we think is a big local yacht club in Ham¬ burg. The race started off Newport, Rhode Is¬ land, and finished in Cuxhaven, Germany (at the mouth of the Elbe River) for a total sailing distance of3,600 miles. Boats then proceeded down the Elbe to Hamburg for the parties and award-giving. In last

Above, ‘Everest Horizontal'ghosts in to the fin¬ ish of Around Alone in May. Opposite page,t scenes from the recovery effort off Bermuda. Lower right, the dream team’aboard ‘EH’after arrival back in Bermuda. Tim Kent is at left.

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everest — cont’d south. Just before they took off, however, Kent got the news that a Marion to Bermuda racer (same destination, different race than the Bermuda 1-2) had sighted Everest. At that point, Kent felt it was better to sail 100 miles out from Bermuda after the boat than 500 miles from New York, so he thanked Bruce for his time and flew to Bermuda. The next 10 days were a frustrating game of cat and mouse — with Everest being the 50-ft mouse and am old, tired 40-ft fishing boat being the cat that couldn’t find it. The first trip using the first reported posi¬ tion yielded nothing but blue ocean. During the next trip, another race boat returning to Marion spotted Everest again and gave an updated position. Ironically, the fishing boat’s radio proved as run down as the other gear and Kent never got that message. Upon their return, they learned that they had been within 5-10 miles of Everest The third time proved the charm. Kent finally got hooked up with what he calls the Dream Team: Steve Hollis and Paul LaVigne of Doyle Sails in Bermuda, diver David Calhoun, Sloan Wakefield, owner opera¬ tor of the 38-ft fishing boat Tenacious, and friends Ton Wadson and

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month’s Sightings, we rain a photo of the second start, which featured the stron¬ gest West Coast connection to this event. Bob McNeil’s 86-ft super-sled Zephyrus V. With a multinational crew of rock stars and her ability to pump enough water bal¬ last to equal the weight of sixty-some guys on the rail, the year-old speedster was one of the elapsed time favorites. She also had a real shot at topping the day’s run record of 484 miles, set in April, 2002, by the John Kostecki-skippered Volvo 60 illbruck Challenge during the last Volvo Race. Alas, it was not to be. On June 28, af¬ ter logging 440 miles in 24 hours, the dark green Z-5 retired from the race with rud¬ der problems. The fastenings that pin the

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SIGHTINGS everest — cont’d Godfrey Simpson. At about 2 p.m. on July 2, the first day of the third search attempt, Wakefield spotted the upturned orange keel strut — with his bare eyes while everyone else was looking through binoculars! It had been 12 days since the boat went over. She was floating stem up, almost completely awash. (All Open-class boats have crash bulk¬ heads and sealed flotation areas in the bow and stem that will keep them from sinking. Everests forward compartment had been breached when the forward pulpit had pulled loose, causing leaks.) A few dives into the clear water revealed eerie images of a world turned upside down. It also confirmed that the rig was destroyed. “The mast was broken in four places,” says Tim. The sails that were on the mast and those on deck were gone or ruined. Those that were below — along with every can, box, instrument and shred of clothing — had been flushed out of the boat by wave action. Incredibly, the sloshing stuff had even opened the dogs on all the deck hatches, and the hatches themselves. Once Dave the diver cut aWay the rig (the boom was saved), it was a relatively simple task to right the boat. A line was mn around under- x neath her and fastened to the keel. Then Tenacious supplied power. In a couple of tries, she was upright. Pumpout was courtesy of a battered, ancient farm pump that accomplished the task in about six hours. (The forward compartment could not be accessed easily so was not pumped out until the boat was returned to Bermuda.) The tow, at speeds up to 15 knots, was uneventful. They were back at the dock in St. Georges at 8 p.m., about 12 hours after they'd found the boat. At this writing, Everest Horizontal lies on a mooring, safe, sound and cleaner than she’s probably been since launch (thanks to a friend with a hot water pressure washer.) Her starter was rebuilt by another friend the first night and after a quick flushing with diesel, her motor started and ran. “I got an enormous amount of help before, during and after this rescue,” notes Kent. “And I'm really grateful to everyone who took part.” There is much left to do. The rescue cost $17,000. That’s $2,000 more than Tim had saved up to restart his life after the Around Alone. When we talked to him, he had $50 in his pocket and had “no idea how I'm going to put gas in the car next time.” He’s currently doing all his computer work and correspondence at the local library. Estimates for fixing Everests rig and keel run from $150,000 to about $175,000. Kent would like to have the work done by Charleston Boat Yard in South Carolina, the yard that was so good to the Around Alone fleets in this and previous editions of the race. (The three AAs prior to this one started there.) At presstime, he was conferring with Antrim and others on how best to, ahem, sail the boat there. “I can use the boom for a mast and we can add a few chunks of lead to the bottom of the strut,” he says. All he needs is enough sail and stability to get there. When we spoke with him, Kent was home in Elm Grove, Wisconsin (where the guy renting his house while he was gone had just moved out a couple days prior). A nice respite from boat and money concerns was doing the recent Chicago Mackinac on a friend’s C&C 41 with 10year-old daughter Whitney. “She was really great; she even did some of our position plotting” he beamed. Quicksilver took fourth in class and seventh overall in the 130-boat fleet. Why Everests keel parted company with the boat is still a mystery. At the Around Alone stopover in Tauranga, the boat was towed over a shallow spot and bumped some rocks. However, an out-of-the-water survey revealed only a gouged bulb, but no attachment damage. “That keel was way overbuilt,” notes designer Jim Antrim. One thing Kent wanted to make clear was how strongly he felt that the accident was not due to some deficiency in the design or construc¬ tion of the boat (she was built at Jim Betts’ shop in Truckee). “If some¬ day I could raise the money to do an Open 60 program, Jim’s drawing it,” says Kent. For more on the progress of Everest Horizontal or on how to make a donation to her rebuild, go to www.everesthorizontal.com. Page 110 • UMUtl? • August, 2003

bay area mark lower rudder bearing in place in the hous¬ ing had sheared off. Although the rudder was still usable, the whole structure was working pretty hard and the boat was tak¬ ing on some water. “We know we could do better but this was not the occasion," said skipper John Bertrand. Z-5 motorsailed into Southhampton with no further prob¬ lems. Nine other boats also retired from the race with various gear problems. The first boat to finish on June 29 was the NYYC-based Reichel/Pugh 66 Zajqffa, with Bay Area's Mark Rudiger aboard as navigator. Zaraffa!s performance was good enough to earn owner Huntington ‘Skip’

SIGHTINGS — cont’d Sheldon the top trophies in both the IRC and IMS classes. Just short of a week later, the 85-ft Judel/Vrolik maxi UCA (which had started a week later) smoked across the finish to claim the overall elapsed time record. Klaus Mermann’s big German sloop averaged 11 knots to finish in 13 days, 7 hours, 13 minutes — the new defacto record in the first modern running of this race. The final finisher, at noon on July 14, was the Canadian Mason 44 Frisco. More results, stories and photos can be found on the race’s website, www.dcnac.de.

all fired up Don Jamieson is a full-time firefighter and part time sailor — or more accurately at the moment, sailboat fixer — his Coronado 25 Las Brisas is currently undergoing a restoration on the hard at his place in Herald, California, near Sacramento. In his racing days in the early ‘80s, he was regular crew for IOD luminary George Degnan. Don and his wife Barbara, an emergency room nurse, made their first trip to Mexico only six years ago, largely at the urging of Don’s uncle, past Richmond YC Commodore Wes Beckett, who had raced to Mexico many times. So in 1997, Don and Barbara flew to Puerto Escondido for a little R&R, staying aboard a friend’s 57-ft boat. That visit was to change their lives, and ultimately save the lives of many Mexicans. In exploring the town of nearby Loreto, Don was shocked to find that the fire station was virtually empty. “It had no engines, no hoses, continued on outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS all^ired up — cont’d no nothing,” he recalls. He asked around a bit and learned that many towns were equally lackingin firefighting, ambulance and rescue equip¬ ment. “Their idea of working a traffic accident was two tow trucks and a hacksaw,” he says. “I’m serious!” Jamieson knew that U.S. fire departments regularly renewed equip¬ ment and got rid of their still-good older stuff. Barbara knew that hos¬ pitals did the same. Medical facilities are also required to get rid of outof-date pharmaceuticals, yet studies have shown these remain viable for five or mqre years. So when they got home, Don and Barbara went to work, she in the medical community, he in the fire and rescue arena. As they got cast-offs from fire, hospital and even dental facilities — donating fire stations included those from Sacramento, Amador, El Dorado and Butte Counties — they stored them at their rural home. The first shipment of helmets, jackets, nozzles, hoses, and so on filled continued on outside column of next sightings page

aton for We're pretty sure no sailors are dumb enough to moor their boats to one of those big Aids to Navigation (ATON) buoys or beacons. But in case any motorboaters are reading this, you should know that such silliness is now a criminal offense. The ATON System was developed to help mariners safely navigate the water¬ ways. ATON consists primarily of beacons and floating buoys that mark the water¬ ways. A beacon is a fixed structure. Buoys, as we sailors all know, are float¬ ing things attached to the bottom by a chain. When used in conjunction with nautical charts, the ATON system acts like

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SIGHTINGS a roadmap. Hence, the reliability of this system is extremely important. "A mariner who decides to use a float¬ ing buoy as a mooring runs the risk of significantly reducing the reliability of the ATON system," notes a recent Coast Guard press release. Among the dangers: — Potentially blocking the buoy from other mariners' view. — Collision with the buoy, which can break the buoy's lights if it has any. Be¬ ing large, heavy and metal, you won't do any damage to the buoy itself, but you could definitely screw up your boat, continuec! middle of next sightings page

a 53-ft semi trailer. Don and a bunch of firefighters from his Sacra¬ mento Metro Station loaded it on September 9, 2001, two days before the terrorist attacks. Since then, there has been a steady stream of equipment heading south, all of it donated. Included: a complete dental ‘suite’ including three brand new chairs (“their color didn’t match this guy’s office”), an X-ray ma¬ chine, cabinets and ultrasound teeth-cleaning unit; five ambu¬ lances In perfect working order “and packed so full of gear the back ends were practically drag¬ ging the ground”; fire engines, including ladder trucks and pumpers, ‘jaws of life’ and other Barbara and Don Jamieson and the jaws rescue equipment, and lots of of life. medications and medical gear. If you bought all this stuff new, Jamieson reckons it would have cost more than $3 million. And he’s not done yet. Twice a year, Don flies to different parts of Mexico and gives semi¬ nars on ‘extraction’ methods to get people out of wrecked cars. He has helped kickstart a program that died out 11 years ago where 30 Mexi¬ can firefighters — bomberos — fly to the U.S. for several weeks of train¬ ing. One year, they come to Northern California; the next, to Southern. The bomberos stay in host fire stations and learn the latest in firefighting and rescue techniques, which they then teach to their peers back home. (Although Jamieson has orchestrated a lot of this himself, and con¬ centrates on Baja Sur, he also works with other state firefighting orga¬ nizations, some of which have donated gear to Mexico for upwards of 30 years — San Jose Fire recently donated 11 older fire engines to various locales.) The program hasn’t been without glitches. The first few trips, Don actually had to pay $300 per ambulance out of his own pocket to get them across the border. The trick, he learned, is to find the local fire chief and have him arrange to get the'blessing of the Mayor or Gover¬ nor for the donations. He also now arranges to meet bomberos at the border, who take the donations from there. Jamieson — who has yet to sail to Mexico but wants to one of these days — says the psychic rewards inspire him to do even more. “It’s a great feeling to help people out,” he says. And it’s a great feeling to hear stories like the one recently told to him. It was about a horrible car wreck where two people were killed, but whej^their bodies were taken out, rescuers using the jaws of life found a baby, alive and well, hidden in the twisted wreckage. Most firefighting units in Mexico rely on local support for training and equipment. Cruisers wishing to donate to this worthy cause — many of those rescued in car accidents and boat fires are Americans — can do so through Mary Schroyer at Marina La Paz.

sailing to duty — this is not a drill Boatswain’s Mate First Class Michael McCollum and Lieutenant Commander Paul Hibbard, reservists belonging to Navy Cargo Han¬ dling Battalion Three in Alameda, have introduced a whole new di¬ mension to the idea of being sailors: Both members literally sail to their monthly drill weekend. “It’s a lot better than driving to work,” says Hibbard, who most week¬ days can be found teaching math at a Santa Clara high school. “On Fridays, I get off work at 4 p.m., pack up my Catalina 34 Andromeda, continued on outside column of next sightings page

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sailing duty — cont’d and sail to Alameda for my weekend duty.” The trip from his homeport of Ballena Bay usually takes about an hour depending on wind and tide..On the sail over, he enjoys spectacular sunset views of San Fran¬ cisco, Alcatraz, the Golden Gate, and the Bay Bridge. “Most impor¬ tantly,” he notes, “I am not stuck in stop-and-go traffic.” On Saturday evenings, Hibbard often invites members from his bat¬ talion out sailing for some extra seamanship practice. “It’s a lot of fun and the concepts of rigging a sailboat are in many ways similar to the rigging on crane ships,” he says, adding, “Many of our sailors have never been out on a ship or boat.” continued on outside column of next sightings page

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— Mooring to a buoy could cause it to shift position. This is the nautical equiva¬ lent of the roadrunner painting a tunnel on a solid rock and Wylie Coyote running into it with rocket skates. Since the Coasties report that moor¬ ing to ATON gear has inexplicably been on the increase lately, there's now a law against it. Anyone who uses an ATON buoy to moor is now committing a misde¬ meanor. If caught, you can receive a

SIGHTINGS prison sentence of 30 days to one year, or a fine from $500 to $2,500 — plus the repair bill for any damage you do to the ATON buoy. "These penalties reflect the severe consequences associated with de¬ grading the important ATON navigation system," notes the CG press release. They also ask that, if you see anyone mooring to either a floating buoy or a bea¬ con, you report it immediately to the U.S. continued middle of next sightings page

sailing duty — cont’d The mission of the Navy Cargo Handling Battalion is to load and offload ships for various military operations. The Air contingent of NCH Battalion Three recently returned from Operation Iraqi Freedom, al¬ though Hibbard and McCollum did not go. BM1 McCollum also finds similarities be¬ tween sailing and his experiences in the Navy. “One of the rea¬ sons I bought Patience, my 2001 Hunter 340, was to get hands-on small boat experience that I don’t get in my job as a Navy cargo han¬ dler,” says McCollum, a business systems ana¬ lyst at San Jose’s Xilinx, Inc., in ‘recil life’. “The time and effort I’ve spent learning how to sail (mostly through courses at Club Nautique in Coyote Point two years ago) has paid many dividends on my Boatswain’s Mate advancement exams in the area of small boat handling, marlinspike BM1 Mike McCollum and LCDR Paul Hibbard on ‘Patience. ’ seamanship, navigation and so on. It doesn’t get any better for me as a Boatswain’s Mate than to be able to combine my love for sailing with drill weekend on San Francisco Bay with my shipmates,” he says. McCollum used to solo Patience over to Alameda from Coyote Point, but now that she’s based in Santa Cruz, he often accompanies Hibbard on Andromeda. Both Navy men enjoy their ‘off-duty’ Weekends with their boats, too. McCollum sails the ocean off Santa Cruz, while Hibbard is active in the Sierra Point beer can races,’ and last year took second in the Catalina Nationals. “Managing a crew on a sailboat requires many of the same skills needed to be a successful Naval officer,” he notes. “I find that my lead¬ ership skills, judgment and decision making are really put to the test on the water. Clearly, sailing fine tunes all of tjjese attributes.” — paul Mbbard and latitude 38/jr

westpoint marina — long time coming At a conference on marina development in Wisconsin last year, one of the speakers noted, “Waterfront development in Northern California is second only to the nuclear power industry in difficulty.” Actually, we would have put it the other way around. To get any new facility built in any part of the Bay Area that touches the water, you must not only pony up the dough, you must convince a number of powerful agencies — many with conflicting agendas — that it is a good idea. That’s why so few new marinas get built, or even planned. Mark Sanders knows his way through the labyrinth. Way back in 1988, he set the wheels in motion for an ambitious project called the Westpoint Marina in Redwood City, and has been carrying its flag ever since. What separates this ambitious sailor/entrepreneur from his peers is that, after all these years, he has not only convinced the various continued on outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS ne*y marina — cont’d powers that be that his project is a good idea — but almost without exception, they all enthusiastically support it! How this rabbit was pulled out of the hat could be a college-level course in patience, persistence, cooperation and plain old common sense. Emotional ties to Redwood City helped — Sanders has lived there, worked there (as founder and/or president of two different com¬ panies), and sailed out of there (on several different Cheoy Lee boats) for years. Histor^lesson time: In the mid to late 19th Centuiy, Redwood City — named ic?r its main export, lumber and shingles milled from the coastal mountains — was once a thriving seaport jammed with ships, sailors and the mandatory bars and brothels. Local Indians had long harvested salt in the area, and it wasn’t long before enterprising white men set up the first commercial salt company, in 1856. Eventually, dozens of small companies were consolidated into one, Leslie Salt, which was subsequently bought,by Minneapolis-based Cargill Salt, the present owner. Today, about a million tons of salt a year come from the''solar evaporation of seawater along the Bay, and the huge mountains of dried salt at the Newark plant have long been a navigational landmark for both boaters and airplane pilots. Part of the five-year process that takes salt to go from evaporation to your table is a residue material continued on outside column of next sightings page

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aton Coast Guard using either VHF channel 16 or calling the U.S. Coast Guard loca¬ tion nearest you. Additionally, in an ef¬ fort to maintain the reliability of the ATON system, if you discover that a floating buoy or beacon is missing, damaged, has moved from its original position, or is dis-

challenge cup The spectacle of fleet racing in 80-ft International America’s Cup Class boats returned to the Bay last month with the second of four planned regattas in the Challenge Cup. Once again, Larry Ellison’s USA 76, the newest craft in the six-boat fleet, easily walked away from everyone else. But — once again — who won and lost took second seat to just

SIGHTINGS — cont’d playing an improper signal (i.e. extin¬ guished. dimly lit or flashing incorrectly); please report it immediately to the U.S. Coast Guard. By the way, we were just kidding with that crack about motorboaters.

il moro trophy watching these magnificent boats wing their ways arotrnd the Bay on a ‘Grand Tour’ course intended to maximize on¬ shore viewing. The next regatta in the series is the Golden Gate Cup September 5-8, which will include Alinghi (SUI 64), the Swiss boat that won the America’s Cup. For more, visit www.challenge-series.com.

new marina — cont’d called bittern. This is where Westpoint Marina comes in. Although various organisms live in evaporation ponds at various stages (this is why the ponds appear to be different colors when you fly over them coming into SFO), bittern ponds are essentially sterile and dead. Sanders was able to purchase one of these unused bittern ponds adjacent to Westpoint Slough, at the end of Seaport Boulevard. Anyone wishing to build anything on the Bay these days is required to create, convert or restore about twice as much land as they'll use. Here’s where the Westpoint project starts to shine. For one thing, there will be no incursion into the Bay — the whole marina complex is being built on the site of the existing old bittern pond. For another, Sanders’ project will not only clean up the old bittern residue, but will then dredge out the center of the 50-acre parcel and use the spoils to build up the ‘upland’ part. So no dredging residue needs to be disposed of elsewhere. Third, and perhaps best, the dredged-out center of the project will actually create 26 additional acres of water surface in the Bay! It will also return facilities to the area that have slowly been dropcontinued on outside column of next sightings page

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new marina — cont’d ping off the Redwood City map in recent years, including the 425berth Peninsula Marina, Pete’s Harbor boatyard and the last remain¬ ing fuel dock. Westpoint will have a fuel dock, boatyard, shoreside boat storage (some of it covered), two launch ramps, slips for more than 400 boats — as well as the supporting marine-oriented businesses (sailmaker, canvasmaker, etc.) and organizations down to and including a yacht club. The last hurdle is a final vote by the BCDC on August 7. Support within BCDC ranks for this project is unprecedented, so barring an asteroid strike in Red¬ wood Creek, the project should finally get the green light after all these years. Sanders, who has retired as CEO of Pinnacle Sys¬ tems (which makes special ef¬ fects equipment for the television industry) to oversee the marina project fulltime, says work could begin as early as September, __with the first boats coming in Westpoint Marina - coming soon. possibly by next summer. -_ Anyone interested in this project, or the long road it took to bring to fruition, should have a look at the well-done website, www.westpointmarina.com.

crew overboard We were in the 5th race of the Woodies on June 22 when I fell off the boat. Obviously, everything turned out okay since I am writing this, but like most accidents, there were several factors which could have made things turn out less favorably. I was sailing in the Bear class aboard Glenn Treser’s Chance, the same boat I had raced on for nearly 15 years. Glenn has raced for decades and one of the crew, Ansel Wetterson, had sailed with us for several years. The fourth guy, Simon Taylor, was new to sailing but agile and a quick study. We were in second place in the last race at the last leeward mark. I was on foredeck having just dropped the spinna¬ ker pole, getting ready for a jibe and harden up. I was laying on the foredeck stowing the pole when the boat did a little rock and, for what¬ ever reason, I went over the side. The next thing I knew, I was looking up through water with the pole still in my hands. I let the pole go and as I hit air, I looked for some¬ thing to grab, but the boat — and the hand reaching out for me — were just going past. I immediately noticed my borrowed inflatable life vest had not inflated and I was beginning to choke on water. I yelled out that I needed something that floated. Someone threw the horse collar but it was to leeward and got blown away faster than I could swim. I was starting to hyperventilate and realized I was burning too much energy. Since I was fairly certain they would be back soon, I decided to conserve energy and wait. I reached for the PFD’s hand inflator but couldn't find the red handle. I figured since the automatic inflation feature hadn't gone off, I probably had a malfunctioning PFD anyway. So I got on my back and floated while trying to get my boots off and continued on outside column of next sightings page

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Ha-Ha Honcho Lauren Spindler has released a list of the first 50 paid-up en¬ tries for the Baja Ha-Ha 10, which starts from San Diego on October 27. Check them out on the opposite page* v If you're new to sailing, the Ha-Ha is the 750-mile cruisers' rally from San Di¬ ego to Cabo San Lucas, with stops at the funky and fun Turtle Bay, and the spec¬ tacular natural paradise of Bahia Santa Maria. Most of the fleet finishes the 360mile first leg after two nights at sea, and 240-mile and 175-mile second and third legs after one night at sea. There's great exploring and beach parties at both Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria — you'll be astounded by the natural beauty — and a beach party and awards ceremony at debauched Cabo San Lucas. Pleasure sailing, safety, and socializ¬ ing are the primaiy goals of the Ha-Ha — which may have something to do with the fact that it's become one of the three big¬ gest international sailing rallies in the world. It's also by far the easiest of the three. Although one always has to be pre¬ pared for the worst the ocean can dish out, to date only one of the 27 Ha-Ha legs has been to weather, and there have only been one or two legs that haven't been sailed in light to moderate conditions. The Ha-Ha is open to boats 27 feet or longer that were designed, built, and have been maintained for open ocean sailing. Each boat needs a minimum of two expe-' rienced crew. The Ha-Ha is not an offshore hand-holding service, but is rather for experienced sailors who would otherwise be willing to sail to Cabo on their own. The Ha-Ha has been a wonderful ad¬ venture for many sailors, a number of whom will be returning for their fourth or fifth time. At the end of the TransPac in Hawaii this year, Kirby Coryell of the Tayana 52 Beach Music said, "I had a great time doublehanding the TransPac, but the Ha-Ha was the most fun I ever had in my life — I can't wait to do it again this fall!" Although being the Grand Poobah for the Ha-Ha is a lot of work, the Wanderer wouldn't dream of missing it, so he’s volunteered to fulfill that role for the ninth time. For the seventh year in a row. Profligate will be the mothership, providing weather reports and conduct¬ ing morning roll calls. "If anyone is unsure if they should do the Ha-Ha," says Honcho Lauren Spindler, "they should ask folks who’ve done one." If you want to crew on the Ha-Ha and are having trouble getting a significant other to let you sneak away for two weeks, have him/her fly down November 6 when the fleet arrives for a four-day mini vaca¬ tion in the toasty tropics. It can be both

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calm down. More choking. My boat came by a couple of times and hands went out, but no luck. After awhile, I started to get pissed. What a stupid way to go. Why didn't I go by my boat and pick up my own PFD? How did I fail off a boat I knew so well? Why | can't I get these boots off? Should I have swum .. S if) Diego, CA harder for the horsecollar? Why can't they get to ■ ! me, or at least throw me something that floats? ..Lafayette, CA | I see them on the boat with their lifejackets on, ■ 40 .<.<»<♦<><><><>.»•>♦>.< ... SausaKio, CA but despite my repeated yelling, they won't throw ..Valiant 4?. me one. I almost want to laugh at our combined ’ ' Beneteau Oeeanis 4f ..,. incompetance, but I had been in the water for at Valiant 40...... Manhattan Bch. least five minutes and swallowed water and fig¬ Columbia 34.Jaspar & Fiocertida Benincasa las Vegas. NV ure I might have only another five .... Hunter 3 • . Kenneth Garter .Lake City. CO Suddenly, an inflatable dinghy appears and .. Whitby 42..... Joe& Cindy Barnes.Anacortes.m: strong arms pull me out — a St. Francis com¬ .San Red®,CA . .San Francisco. CA mittee boat. Once they determine I’m fine, they Cascade 42 Astoria, OR transfer me to another inflatable that was tow¬ . Cfieoy . . lee 40, Gary & Sue Stephens.Bambridge is.. WA ing in a dismasted boat. We laughed, me a little ).islander Freeport 36 .Freni. Nine.San Diego CA giddily. When I told them about the PFD, I fi¬ .Morgan 45.Mark S Clair Rommel!.San Francisco. CA nally got my hand on the red cord and pulled — and the vest inflated. Damn, now I felt stupid. I m Caper.Venezia 42 cat.Portia Igarashi & Steve Stecher Code Madera CA got dropped off at the St. Francis for a shower tel 420 .Timothy Harrington... Coronado, CA and sauna to try to get the body warmed up. mm Lassy 53.Glen Meskimen..Sausaiito, CA When Chance arrived 20 minutes later, I found , San Pedro, CA out that the problem they had was that, in the Aerodyne 38.1...Jeff & Naomi Rothermel... King Harbor, CA hustle of trying to get back to me, the spinmaker ..Swan 65.. ....Ramie Vfesdax ....San Pedro, CA had somehow come out from down below and nquilo.. Catalina 400... Lloyd & Colleen Glatiss ..Huntington Bch, CA went into the water. The new crewman had been .hatteras 48.Dick Williams.Stockton. CA whacked on the head by the boom and had a ..... id Ike 3 Chris Brown .. Reno, NV little blood. They had just gotten the boat cleaned Jade & Canine Garrett.CMs, CA ' up and were ready to really come get me when I got picked up by the inflatable. . The captain and I have talked a couple of ndloy Morgan 45 . San Francisco, CA times about the things we did wrong. Here is Coast 34... our list. island Packet if? .San Diego, CA 1. Stay on the boat. Obvious, but I have done —... MXMMX r<fo+>+r this a thousand times. I should have been better Moss landing. CA braced for a roll. Tatiana a Sian Satgant.. 2. Know thy life preserver. Especially k-^v; p?:-; inflatables. But even regular vests have parts that Rae Lynn Burke; ....' . SaosaMo. CA i.... . can rot out or chafe. Check them out every time. (145 3. Practice MOB drills. In 15 years of racing, Sacramento. CA .... Vetejo 55.. we had never practiced a MOB recovery. We’ve Sat 40... ;-r- . ■ ■'■ acy.. Saga 43.... ; gone back and pickedTrp hats, but no drills. .Affon Cooper .. Sat f . ■ set Cl , ...... Encson35.. 4. Have more throwable floating stuff on ... JeJ Mgrt. a Marina < Rey,f : • board. We had the one horse collar but took off ..Si scum 43...i .. Steven & Carolyn Fay.Camino Is., WA all the regular lifejackets when we had enough ' I CA ■ of the inflatables. .Beneteau 12 mfr 5. Wear different boots. The big, traditional, Stty libra..... . Vest tdfes38 ..... rubber ones I Jjad filled up with water, and while 'Bob Edmunds; If®! l. they didn't pull me down, I was not able to kick very well. suggest that you sign up for this month's 6. Stay calm. I did manage this one okay except when the boat went Crew List and/or attend the Mexico Only by and did not get me. Yelling tired me out faster and increased the Crew List and Ha-Ha Kick-Off and Re¬ anxiety on the boat, which just slowed things down. union Party at the Encinal YC in Alameda 7. Think about swimming to shore. It never entered my realm of on October 1. Caution: A number of folks thought until afterwards. I don't know if it was doable for me, but I have gotten married as a result of meet¬ should have thought about it. ing on the Ha-Ha, and the Ha-Ha, Inc, 8. The crew of the boat should have had a line ready to throw me refuses to accept any responsibility. when theykSdiftfe near. The entry deadline for the Ha-Ha is 9. The Jr'ew could have untied three stopper knots and let go of the September 10. Entry packets can be ob¬ spinnaker instead of wasting minutes fighting it and pulling it in. tained by sending $15 and a self-ad10. Try the inflatable PFD. I didn’t want to waste energy (which I

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overboard — cont’d was calling "minutes" in my head) and suck in more water on what I decided was a fruitless tasi<. But if I had gotten the pull cord to work in the water, or at least blew some air into the inflatable, my experience

dressed 9 x 12 envelope to Baja Ha-Ha, Inc., 21 Apollo Road, Tiburon, CA, 94920. Please don't send anything that needs to be signed for. And don't call, because there is no phone. The entry fee for the event itself is $249, with a $50 discount to own-

crew list — I was a directionless, 23-year-old full¬ time worker, part-time student living in Southern California in 1991 when I stumbled across an ad for an under-

‘Chance’ crew (I to r) — Ansel Wettersten, ‘new guy’ Simon Taylor, ‘Diving Dan’ Condon and owner/skipper Glenn Treser. would have been a lot less stressful. What did we do right? 1. We have a firm rule about no drinking while racing, so we were all sober. 2. The new crew wanted to jump in to help me, but of course that would have been one less body on the boat and one more in the water, which was a bad idea that the captain quashed right away. 3. I dressed with polypro, which certainly kept some warmth in. 4. I floated on my back rather than tiying to tread water. I think that if I had made a couple more mistakes or been unlucky (a whack on the head as I fell off, for example, or if the crew of the St. Francis boat had not come by — thank you, Phil and Mike . . . thank you, thank you. thank you), this might have been a different stoiy. The bottom line is to realize that what we do has risks and then work to eliminate as many of the weak links as we can. As we had dinner with a competitor's crew afterwards, the foredeck crew told me he never wore a lifejacket. I hope my experience changed at least that person’s habits a little. And maybe they’ll help some of your readers think about some of their weak links. — dan condon SKIPPER’S COMMENTS — Dan falling overboard was a big wake up call for all of us. I have been sailing and racing for over 40 years and never had an experience like this. I have sailed from here to the French Marquesas Islands, Tuamotus, Tahiti and back to Hawaii and never had an incident like this. Here I was looking at my best friend drowning and helpless to do much about it! All of us that sail should jump in the water sometime and see just how helpless you feel even with a life preserver on. Dan is an excellent swimmer and scuba diver, but when you have all the foul weather gear on, everything changes. Since this happened, I have put 100 fret of floating poly yellow line on the lifering so if you don't get it to the person on the first throw, you do get a second chance. I also made up another 100 feet of floating line with a sort of monkey fist that could be thrown out over the person in the water. These lines I flake down into a bucket so there is no chance for them to tangle like a coiled line can. — glenn treser

mexico crew list There’s good news and bad news. The bad news is, the much-pre¬ dicted stock market rally hasn’t happened. The good news is, even if you lost your shirt when the bubble burst, you can still sail to Mexico continued on outside column of next sightings page

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Swimming, sailing, swinging and windsurfing are just a few of the fun things to do in the Delta. There’s a bit of each going on in the large photo of ‘Summer Sailstice ’ and Layla ’ rafted together on Georgiana Slough. Buddy boating families John and Therese Vreeland of Layla’ and their girls Baylin and Story went up with John and Leslie Arndt, and their two girls, Sarah and Hannah. As well as recreating in the company of good friends, two boats come in handy at din¬ ner time when, says Arndt, “The grownups can relax on one while the kids play a board game on the other. ” Inset, girls of any age just wanna have fun.

SIGHTINGS ers 35 years of age or under, or those with boats under 35 feet. Included in the en¬ try fee are discounts and lots of free shirts, hats, bags, and other swag. The Baja Ha-Ha — the best reason to look forward to winter.

true love, true story $1,000, 26-foot Thunderbird. I was sud¬ denly inspired to learn about sailing, save my money, and buy a boat. continyjpd middle of next sightings page

mexico crew list — cont’d — you just have to do it on somebody else’s boat. And we can help. Welcome to the 2003 Mexico Only Crew List. Here’s how it works: fill out the appropriate form and send it to us with the proper fee. In the October issue, we’ll run a list of all names in two categories — Boat Owners Looking for Crew and Crew Looking for Boats. All names will be followed by information about the individual, including skill level, desires, special talents, experience, a contact num¬ ber and, in the case of boat owners, the size and type of boat. All you do then is go down the appropriate list and call up the most appealing prospects. , Through the Crew List, lots of people have had lots of neat adven¬ tures (see story on following page for one of them). But there are risks, which is why we insist that, ultimately, you must take responsibility for your own actions. Let’s face it, sailing is an inherently dangerous continued on outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS mexi^o crew list — cont’d sport. And sailing long distances with people you haven’t known that long on boats you don’t know that well is a whole other can of worms. So, for the record, the Latitude 38 Crew List is an advertising supple¬ ment-intended for informational purposes only. Latitude 38 does not make or imply any guarantee, warranty or recommendation as to the character of individuals participating in the Crew List or the condi¬

I WANT TO CREW IN MEXICO NAME(S):_ SEX:

AGE(S):_ PHONE OR OTHER CONTACT:.

(check as many as apply in all categories)

I WANT TO CREW: For the trip down While in Mexico Sea of Cortez Sail Week (April) ' For Baja Ha-Ha 10, the cruisers’ rally to Cabo starting October 27. Return trip up Baja Other___

1) _ 2) _

3) _ 4) _ 5) . 6) .

MY EXPERIENCE IS: 1) _Little or none 2) _Some, mostly Bay sailing

3) _Moderate, some ocean cruising or racing 4) _Lots: a) extensive sailing; b) extensive cruising; c) foreign cruising

I CAN OFFER: D_

2). 3).

4) . 5) . 6) .

Few skills, I am a novice sailor ’ Skills of a normal hand: watch standing, reefing, changing sails Skilled and experienced sailor. I can navigate, set a spinnaker, steer and handle basic mechanical problems. Cooking, provisioning or other food-related skills ’ ‘Local knowledge’: a) I have cruised Mexico before; b) I speak passable Spanish _ Companionship

Mail completed form and $5 to: Mexico Only Crew List, 15 Locust Ave. Mill Valley, CA 94941 by September 15, 2003.

tions of the boats or equipment. You must judge those things for your¬ self. Still with us? Bueno! Here are the ground rules. 1) We must receive all Crew List forms by September 15. That doesn’t mean ‘postmarked by.’ It means in our sweaty little palms. No exceptions. continued on outside column of next sightings page

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crew list — Fortunately, the learning outpaced the saving and I realized that buying an old and dilapidated wooden boat was not for me. I kept learn¬ ing and kept saving until the two curves intersected and I bought a 1980 New¬ port 27 from Ven¬ tura Yacht Sales for $8,500. The year was 1992. I named her Del Viento, moved aboard at Ventura Isle Marina, and began reading Latitude and learn¬ ing to sail. I wound up on L dock with an outstanding group of liveaboard neigh¬ bors and learned a ton on weekend trips to the anchorages of Santa Cruz Island. At some point in 1995,1 think I men¬ tioned to someone that it would be cool if I had a boat that could make it to Baja and back. At the time it sounded to me like an adventure that could only be made in a Pacific Seacraft Orion or something comparably stout. I was corrected and \ began learning about all of the Catalinas and Ericsons that had gone cruising. Coastal cruising became my new focus. In order to target a fall, 1996, departure, I added classes to my school schedule and hours to my work. Every spare minute v was spent sailing and readying the boat. Not a single dime was spent on another pursuit. I scavenged every marine swap meet in Southern California. I practiced my Spanish. My last day of classes were Decem¬ ber 6 and so I scheduled a December 7 departure. Only one matter was not re¬ solved: would I singlehand Del Viento or find crew? I’d romanticized the notion of going alone, but a small, rational part of me acknowledged the number of times disas¬ ter was averted because I’d had an extra pair of hands during a rough passage across the channel. I consented to read¬ ing the Latitude crew list and seeing if anyone seemed promising. I would accept an easy-going, female crew, roughly my age, with some sailing experience. There were a few listed that year and I contacted them. After phone interviews and ex¬ changing letters with some of the poten¬ tial crew, I determined that none would do and I would go alone. A couple of months later I got a letter from 25-year-old Windy Travis. She wrote to say she was sure I’d found crew by now, but if I hadn’t, she was interested. I wasn’t, I’d already made my decision to

SIGHTINGS true story, true love go alone, right? Through phone calls and letters, I tried in vain to find reasons why Windy wouldn’t be the perfect crew. We agreed to meet and sail for a day. Half¬ way through, I told her I was leaving De¬ cember 7 and she was welcome aboard. I stressed over and over that this would be a platonic trip, that cruising was very se¬ rious. I told her that I’d spent four years of my life planning for this trip and that nothing could jeopardize it. I told her she had to have enough money with her to fly home from Cabo if things weren’t work¬ ing out. I made the trip — and my per¬ sonality — sound like a living hell. I also told her that, unknown to anybody else, I had charts going all the way to Panama and that if this coastal cruising thing worked out, I was going to keep going beyond the Baja. She consented to join me. From day one, we had the time of our lives, and by the time we were writing Del Viento on the Some Like It Hot Cruiser’s Rally white board in a Cabo restaurant on Christmas Day, 1996, our romance was in full swing. We met a bunch of won¬ derful cruisers, some we are still in con¬ tact with. In June, 1997, we sailed into Key West after a rushed, but amazing jour¬ ney. From Ventura, our ports of call were: San Diego, Isla San Benito, Isla Cedros, Bahia Tortuga, Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo, La Paz, Isla Espritos Santos, Mazatlan, Chacala, San Bias, La Cruz, Puerto Vallarta, Barra de Navidad, Zihuatenejo, Acapulco, Huatulco, Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala), La Union (El Salva¬ dor), San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua), Playa Cocos (Costa Rica), Bahia Ballena (CR), Quepos (CR), Balboa (Panama), Colon (Panama), Isla Providencia (Colombia), Maria la Gorda (Cuba), and Key West. I sold Del Viento in Fort Lauderdale and Windy and I moved back to Califor¬ nia so th^t she could finish school. When she graduated in 1999, we got married in Sausalito and headed off to Washington, DC, a week later. Windy is a cartographer with the National Geographic Society and I am a technical writer with the ATF. We bought our first home here in DC and are expecting our first child October 31.1 can’t imagine my life could be any better if Lati¬ tude 38 hadn’t played the role it did in shaping it. Windy and I currently sail the Potomac on our 1977 Newport 16 Peapod (Award Yachts of Florida, no relationship to the Newport 27 built by Capital Yachts of California), but we are looking forward to future long-term cruising aboard some¬ thing stout and 32-37 feet long. — michael robertson

mexico crew list — cont’d 2) All forms must be accompanied by the appropriate fee. That’s $5 apiece for everyone. And don’t fax the forms to us. We have to re¬ ceive the fee with the form.

I NEED CREW FOR MEXICO NAME(S):__ AGE(S):

SEX:

PHONE OR OTHER CONTACT:

BOAT SIZE/TYPE: (check as many as apply in all categories)

I NEED CREW FOR: 1) .

2) _ 3) _ 4) _ 5) _

6) _

. For the trip down _ While in Mexico - Sea of Cortez Sail Week (April) - F°r BaJa Ha'Ha 10, the cruisers’ rally to Cabo startinq October 27. . Return irip up Baja . Other

MY EXPERIENCE IS: 1) _Bay 2) _Ocean 3) _Foreign Cruising

I AM LOOKING FOR: ^-Enthusiasm — experience is not all that important

2>-Moderately experienced sailor to share normal crew responsibilities -Experienced sailor who can a) share navigation and/or mechanical skills; b) who can show me the ropes -Cooking, provisioning or other food-related skills 5)- Local knowledge’: someone who ffas a) been to Mexico before; b) speaks passable Spanish -Someone to help me bring the bpat back up the coast II -Someone to help me trailer boat back up/down the coast 8'-Someone who might stick around if I decidb to keep going beyond Mexico 9)_Other_,_* _ Mail completed form and $5 to: Mexico Only Crew List, 15 Locust Ave. Mill Valley, CA 94941 by September 15,2003.

3) One form per person, please — unless you and a friend want to go only if you can go together. Whether you’re a couple or just friends, applying for a ‘group rate’ does diminish your chances of find¬ ing a boat somewhat. But holding out for a skipper who will take you both will certainly enhance the adventure. In these situations, both continued on .outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS prew list — cont’d parties should fill out one Crew List form and send in one fee. If you think you’ll need additional forms, or want to send some to friends, simply make copies of tile ones on these pages. 4) Be honest. The simplest rule of all. In this case, being honest means not inflating your experience or skill level because you think it’s what someone wants to hear. In sailing, perhaps more than any other sport, if you don’t know what you’re talking about, people who do can recognize it instantly. BS’ers don’t get rides. Contrary to what you might think, honest folks with little or no experienc^eften get rides. It has to do with some experienced skippers preferring to train people in their way of doing things. 5) Women can use first names only. If you are female, you will get calls. Possibly lots of them. We’ve talked to women who say they have gotten hundreds of calls, some months or even years after the Crew List is published. For this reason, we recommend that women use first names only, and that they not use a home phone number as a contact. Instead, usq a P.O. Box, answering service, fax number, email or other contact that insulates you a bit. It also makes screening easier. Finally — guys and women — please keep the hormone thing out of the Crew List process. Once your crewing situation is worked out, if you mutually like what you see, then let nature take its course. But please, not before. Thanks.

6) If you take part in the Crew List, you get into the Crew List party free! Back in the old days, the Crew List party used to be a relatively low-key affair. It has now grown into an event of epic propor¬ tions, complete with T-shirt giveaways and all kinds of other neat stuff. And it’d mot just for Crew Listers anymore, but serves as a rendezvous point and reunion for Baja Ha-Ha Rally participants past and present. How big is it? This year, the entertainment lineup includes the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Jimmy Buffet and those bad boys of cruising, y Aerosmith. We haven’t actually asked any of them yet, but what could possibly go wrong? This year’s party will be held at the Encinal YC on Wednesday, Oc¬ tober 1. If you haven’t lined up a boat or crew by then, come on by for a last chance at the party itself. (Everyone wears color-coded nametags, so spotting crew or boat owners is easy). If you already have a boat/ crew spot, plan on coming by anyway for an enjoyable evening with like-minded people heading south. We’ll have more on the Crew List/Ha-Ha party in upcoming issues, and will rerun the Crew List forms in the next issue. But why wait? Why not clip and send yours in right now?

schumacher perpetual The Carl Schumacher Cup was awarded for the first time last month. The new trophy honoring the late naval architect was won by Jan Giygier of the Santana 22 Carlos for his boat’s outstanding performance in the Second Season Opener on July 25. Friends and supporters of Carl, whose knowledge, influence and selflessness touched hundreds if not thousands of local sailors, have considered several ideas for an award in the year and a half since Schumacher passed away suddenly at his home in February, 2002. But what principle ‘idea people’ Sally Richards of Pineapple Sails, Joe Melino of Encinal YC and Carl’s widow, Marilyn, finally came up with fits like the comfy old Topsiders Carl usually wore around his Alameda Marina office. Although he was best known as a designer of such craft as the Express 27, Express 37 and Alerion-class sloops, this award would recognize his many years of mostly behind-the-scenes contribu¬ tions as a member of the local PHRF Committee. For those of you who don’t know, the Performance Handicap Rating Formula attempts to equalize boats for racing by assigning them a seconds-per-mile rating based both on a boat’s various sail and hull measurements, and on its sometimes more-difficult-to-predict performance characteristics. Carl continued on outside column of next sightings page

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the wanderer, semiFeeling more than overexposed thanks to Latitude, 'Lectronic Latitude, and the Baja Ha-Ha, the Wanderer does his best to avoid personal appearances. However, his arm was recently twisted so far that he relented and will be giving two August presentations on the Baja Ha-Ha, one in Southern California and the other in Northern California. In addition to the talk and lots of photographs, there will be Q & A periods afterwards. Since both occa¬ sions are weeknights, and the clean-liv¬ ing Wanderer / Grand Poobah likes to hit the sack early, the presentations will be kept to under one hour. If anyone still wants to know more about the Ha-Ha, they will have to sail in it. The Southern California event, hosted by the Long Beach Singles Sailing Asso¬ ciation, will be at 8 p.m. on August 12 at the Golden Sails Hotel (6285 Pacific Coast Highway) in Long Beach. Since the Singles Sailing Club is intended to help single sailors meet, the doors will open at 7 p.m. for networking and socializing. The pre¬ sentation will start shortly after 8 p.m. Admission is $5 for new people, $10 for everyone else. For further details and re¬ serving seats, look for additional notices in 'Lectronic Latitude (www.latitude38. com) or the LBSSA’s site at www.lbssaorg. The Wanderer will be giving a similar

coast Between mid-June and mid-July, Group San Francisco Units responded to approximately 257 search and rescue (SAR) cases. Three are explained below. June 6 — Just before 1 p.m.. Sta¬ tion San Francisco received a cellphone call from a good Samaritan who reported an overturned sailing vessel in the vicin¬ ity of the Alameda Naval Air Station. The Station immediately issued an Urgent Ma¬ rine Information Broadcast advising all boaters in the vicinity to be on the look¬ out for this overturned S/V, and diverted two of its 25-foot Light Utility Boats, which were already near that location. Less jhan 10 minutes later, the Station crew arrived to find Tow Boat U.S. had already arrived on scene, and was in the process of at¬ tempting to right the S/V. After Tow Boat U.S. successfully righted the S/V, the Station crew conducted a typical post SAR boarding, and discovered that there were an insufficient number of lifejackets onboard. Therefore, the S/V’s voyage was terminated, and the Station escorted the S/V back to the boat ramp from where it was launched.

SIGHTINGS presentation in Tiburon on August 14 as part of the Corinthian YC's Sailing Leg¬ ends series, with all proceeds from the $10

The camera-shy Wanderer— founder of Latitude, 'Lectronic Latitude, the Baja Ha-Ha, and other sailing events — is seen taking photographs of alligators during a cruise to Cuba.

admission going to benefit the Corinthian YC's Women's Sailing Program. Doors and bar open at 5:45, with dinner (an extra $10 for a three-course buffet) from 6 to 7, and the presentation sometime after that. Reservations are recommended. Call CYC at (415) 435-4771, or check the club’s website at www.cyc.org.

Schumacher perpetual — cont’d worked hard to insure that every boat was rated fairly, to the point of excusing himself from the discussion if the boat in question was one of his own designs. His knowledge and professionalism became a hall¬ mark of the Committee, and — in the opinions of many sailors — helped make the San Francisco PHRF board one of the best and fairest in the nation. Actual creation of the award fell to Sally and Marilyn, and turned out to be one of those processes that is at once much more fun and much more work than either imagined. They decided on a trophy based on one of those glass barometers filled with col¬ ored water that you see in nautical gift catalogs. Although mostly decorative these days, these things (based on a 400-year-old design) actually work. The combination of art and science seemed appropri¬ ate to both Carl’s designs, his work on the PHRF Committee, and to sailing itself. The glass barometers available on the market were all deemed too small, so Sally found a glass blower in Berkeley who agreed to make a larger version — whereupon the two of them learned a lot about glass barometers in a short amount of time. But that funny stray is probably better left for a rainy night around the yacht club fireplace. In the end, two large trophies were made. One is a perpetual that will stay at Encinal YC, along with a separate plaque with the names of all the winners. The other will reside in the trophy case of The Carl Schumacher Cup. the winner’s yacht club for a year. The winner also gets a smaller barometer as a keeper. The unique thing about the award is that, mathematically, it will not always go to the HDA boat that wins its division in the second season opener. Because there are two courses for large and small boats in that event, and because they are scored time-on-time, the only thing that made sehse was to award the Schumacher Cup to the boat with the best tinie-on-distance time. Even Carl would have thought that was fair.

watch The recent capsize off Tillamook Bay involving the Motor Vessel Taki Tooo, is evidence that lifejackets save lives. The only survivors were the passengers who were wearing lifejackets at the time the vessel capsized. June 12 — Just before 9 p.m.. Sta¬ tion Lake Tahoe received a report from a sailing vessel on VHF channel 16 of an¬ other S/V on fire approximately 3 nauti¬ cal miles west of Marla Bay. The Station personnel issued a UMIB and launched its 25-foot Light Utility Boat. Several other marine resource units also launched their boats in response to the UMIB. These in¬ cluded marine units from the South Lake Fire Department, the El Dorado Coirnty Sheriffs Office, and H20 Vessel Assist. Shortly after the Station crew was under¬ way, the reporting S/V called back to ad¬ vise the crew that the burning S/V was not in the location they had first reported. Instead, they said, it was 4 nautical miles west of Zephyr Cove. A thorough search of that updated position was conducted but no distressed S/V was found. About continued middle of next sightings page

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THE WORLD — Adventurer/sailor Steve Fossett announced last month that he will have a go at the Trophee Jules Verne, a crewed, nonstop round-the-world dash against the clock. The event starts any time you wantfrom Ushant, France, and — in order to set a new record, you must cross the same line the other way iyi less than 64 days, 13 hours. The current record is held by Bruno I^eyron, who skippered the 110-ft Orange (ex-Innovation Explorer) to the new mark last year. Fossett will be sailing his well-traveled,125-ft maxi cat — the former PlayStation, renamed Cheyenne for this attempt. She is currently be¬ ing readied in Norfolk for a predicted January departure. In the mean¬ time, the boat will also attempt to set a new 24-hour record of over 700 miles. The current record, 694.78 mile^T was set by the 110-ft cat Maiden II (ex-Club Med, sistership to Orange) in June of last year. Cheyenne’s Jules Verne dash will be the 14th attempt at the non¬ stop record. Four were successful. Fossett himself owns 10 of the 13 fastest world record passages in sailing. NEW ZEALAND — The Kiwis know a good thing when they see it, which is why they plan to put the Express 27 back into production. The Carl Schumacher design was cutting edge during its production run at Allsberg Brothers Boatworks in Santa Cruz from 1981 to 1988. It has matured into one of those rare ‘timeless’ designs — and allaround great boats. Allsberg made 117 of them, with one final boat (Schumacher’s own New Moon, which he co-owned with John Franklin) continued on outside column of next sightings page

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v shorts - cont’d built by Vance Marine in the ‘90s. The new boats will incorporate a few updates, but will be class-legal Express 27s. Prices are said to be ‘com¬ petitive.’ The builder, Dave Norris Boatbuilders, will take deposits and start work when a minimum number of boats are ordered. See the Express 27 website (http://www.express27.org) for more information. SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL — According to a recent study, rockfish around the oil platform piers in the Santa Barbara Channel are bigger and more plentiful than around natural reefs. “In an ironic kind of way, platforms may be more representative of the natural commu¬ nity than'bur natural fisheries,” noted a researcher at UC Santa Bar¬ bara. What he means is that no commercial or recreational fishing is allowed around the rigs, so the fish populations there are more repre¬ sentative of ‘how it used to be.’ The study will probably lend support to organizations who believe that the platforms — or at least the under¬ water parts — should be left when production shuts down. OCEAN BEACH — What was originally called in as “a boater in distress hanging off the side of his boat" on Sunday turned out to be,a dead whale Washing in to shore on Ocean Beach. (How someone could mistake a dead whale for a guy hanging off a boat is something we’re still wondering about.) Turns out it was a rare Baird’s beaked whale, and it had been dead about two weeks. After a couple of days — long enough for researchers to cut off the head and flippers, and for local artists to defile the corpse further with the requisite graffiti — a bull¬ dozer from the Park Service dug a really big hole and shoved the reek¬ ing body in. A GPS waypoint was punched in so scientists can come back after the bugs and ants do their work and recover the skeleton. Unless it shows up on eBay first. POINT REYES — A $ 1.5 million renovation of the Point Reyes Light¬ house was completed recently. If you've never seen this historic struc¬ ture — certainly the most interesting (in our opinion) of the many lights \ that dot the West Coast — you should really take an afternoon to visit. Completed in 1870, the light has accumulated many stories and leg¬ ends — among them: keepers having to claw their way up and down the stairs to their living quarters in winds over 100 mph; and the wickie so tired of the long, lonely duty (augmented by days on end of steam whistle fog signals) ended up drinking himself into oblivion with the alcohol intended to clean the giant Fresnel lens. A feature unique to Point Reyes is a mechanized clockwork that the ’wickies’ had to wind every two hours to turn the 3-ton lens, which incidentally is the last ‘first order’ Fresnel in its original condition left in the United States. A nearby automated light now stands night duty, but should it ever fail, the original light is ready to step in. The Point Reyes lighthouse is open every day except Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (415) 459-1634 or log onto www.ptreyeslight. com/lthouse.html. Oh. and one more thing, climbing the 300+ stairs down to the light and back up again is the equivalent of climbing a 30story building. Do not expect your 6-months-pregnant wife to make this climb. Trust us on this. BLACK SEA — Now that Robert Ballard has run out of famous shipwrecks to find (he gained fame for locating, among others, the Ti¬ tanic and German battleship Bismark), he is turning his attention to¬ ward trying to prove a theory that the Black Sea is the setting for the Noah’s ark story. A few years ago, a book written by two American marine biologists suggested that a sudden breech in the land bridge that separated the Black Sea (then a lake) from the Mediterranean 7,500 years ago caused the rapid filling of the former — 6 inches a day, to an eventual 500 feet above its lake level, which would have drowned 60,000 square miles of shoreline. The other argument (which you prob¬ ably won’t hear much about in the inevitable TV documentary or cof¬ fee-table book) is that the Black Sea filled gradually starting about 9,000 years ago. The actual year is crucial to the Noah’s ark angle, since 7,500 years works and 9,000 doesn't. Ballard hopes to prove the ‘younger’ theory by, among other things, investigating a previously located — and apparently manmade — stone continued on outside column of next sightings page Pane 126 • UZiZiublS? • Alienist 9(103

30 minutes after that, the reporting sail boat called again to — again — give an other location. This time, the ’distressed S/V was found as reported: 400 yards north of Camp Richardson Marina. How ever, the S/V was not on fire, and was never in any distress. It turns out tha the fire observed by the reporting source was from a barbeque grill on the stem o the vessel. This case was closed as a false alarm, with over 15 hours of personne time expended. June 20 — The Coast Guard Com mand Center at Coast Guard Island ir Alameda received a 406 MHz SAR Satel lite alert registered to a fishing vessel. The signal was located 1.7 nautical miles in¬ land in the vicinity of San Leandro. The Command Center contacted turn of its Coast Guard Auxiliary Mobile Units fot

SIGHTINGS assistance. Among the many valuable services performed by these units is lo¬ cating EPIRB signals emanating from shore. Using their own direction-finding equipment, CGA units from Coyote Point and Oyster Point were able to success¬ fully track the source of the 406MHz sig¬ nal to the Sam Leandro landfill. The rea¬ son the EPIRB was in the landfill is be¬ cause the F/V itself was in the landfill. Apparently, last summer it broke apart on the beach near Point Bonita. The 406MHz EPIRB is a great piece of safety equipment to have onboard be¬ cause, as shotvn in this case, it provides a very accurate position. But if you are no longer going to use your EPIRB, it is a good idea to insure the switch is in the 'off position, and the battery is removed in order to prevent accidental activation.

shorts — cont’d structure 300 feet down. Neither Ballard nor expedition co-leader Fredrik Hiebert, a professor of archaeology at the University of Penn¬ sylvania, would speculate on the possibility of locating the actual ark itself. The two-week, $5 million expedition, which starts from the Turk¬ ish port of Sinop, is plugged into every media known to man, so it shouldn’t be hard to follow on the news or the Internet. Look for the full documentary sometime next year. OFF THE COAST — Ever wonder why they call that go-no-go thing in a marine head the ’joker’ valve? Singlehander Mark Deppe found out last month. Deppe — veteran of two Singlehanded TransPacs and five LongPacs — sails Alchera, one of the most impeccably prepared J/ 120s we've ever seen. But even he is not immune to the insults of gear failure. On the first afternoon of his recent LongPac (200 miles off¬ shore and back; see The Racing Sheet for more), Mark went to flush the head, only to feel the handle loading up with an obvious clog. He leaned over for a better look and — stop reading right now if your family is calling you to the dinner table — at that exact moment, the joker valve let go, showering him with a geyser of pent up poop under pressure. "Needless to say, I used a bucket for the rest of the trip," says Mark. Thank goodness the heated fresh water system worked flawlessly.

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JL he TransPac came roaring back with a vengeance last month, fielding a large and eclectic 57-boat fleet for the 42nd biennial 2,225-mile sprint from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Attendance was up dramatically from the paltry 33-boat gatherings in '01 and ’99 — in fact, this was the biggest fleet since 1985. The comeback^was gratifying and somewhat amazing, given the state of the economy and the lack of a coherent mea¬ surement rule to race under. The TransPac YC’s 15 directors, notably Commodore Brad Avery and entry chair¬ man Bill Lee, deserve full credit for sal¬ vaging the TransPac, which they ’rein¬ vented’ this year as a kinder, gentler race. With only two ’Goliaths’, Pyewacket and Pegasus, in competition for the Barn Door Trophy, the emphasis, for once, was more on the Davids’. Reflecting this trend was a 10-boat Cal 40 fleet, the biggest Aloha Division to date (11 boats), and a healthy dose of mid-sized production racer/cruisers, many entered in their first TransPac. The numbers were further augmented by the largest foreign contingent ever — nine boats, which gave the race an interna¬ tional flair this year. The fleet left Point Fermin on July 1, 4, and 6, with the 12 grand prix boats in the last start enjoying the best wind. Most of the race was sailed in ’medium’ conditions, with less wind and fewer squalls than normal — i.e., it was a pleasant and mostly routine sail for most boats. Those who dove south early fared the best, as there weren't a lot of pass¬ ing lanes later in the race. Seven Bay Area boats — up from just two in '01 — participated in the return of the TransPac. Collectively, our con¬ tingent kicked the fleet's butt, scoring four of the eight divisional bullets (Pe¬ gasus 77, Alta Vita, Illusion, Barking Spi¬ der) and a deuce (Ranger). Along the way, Bill Turpin's hot Davidson TP-52 Alta Vita ("high life" in Italian) won the race overall, while Stan and Sally Honey's venerable Cal 40 Illusion took third and Philippe Kahn's mighty R/P 77 Pegasus 77 was fourth. But, as usual, we're getting ahead of the story. Here's a brief recap of what went on, broken down by division: Division I — Pegasus 77 The anticipated week-long shoot-out between the two R/P-designed turbo¬ sleds, Philippe Kahn's Pegasus 77 and Roy Disney's Pyewacket, never really materialized. Pyewacket, with Peter Isler standing in at the nav table for Stan Page 128 • ItVcUM. 3? • August. 2003

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Honey and America'a Cup skipper Dean Barker in the driving rotation, led Pe¬ gasus around Catalina, but therytook a more northerly route. Pegasus, on orders from navigator Mark Rudiger, faded off the horizon to the left in search of more pressure and leverage — and by the next morning was 77 miles south of Pyewacket. So much for any tactical match race to Hawaii —^om then on, it was just a drag race. "On all the race reports, Pyewacket will be shown leading in distance to Ha¬ waii, but there is more to this," wrote Kahn in his daily web log (www.pegasusracing.com) on the second day. "We all know that both boats are going to get lifted as the winds clock around the High, and in a lift it's nice to be the inside boat, which is what Pyewacket is doing. How¬ ever, our weather analysis tells us to ex¬ pect more wind along a more southerly route — it's well worth sailing the extra distance to get south. Pyewacket is bet¬ ting on the shift, Pegasus is counting on more pressure. . . The next 24 hours are going to be critical." Pegasus had it right, and by the third roll call was firmly in control of Pyewacket — game, set, match. Kahn went on to easily score his second con¬ secutive Bam Door (fastest elapsed time), in the process upping the 24-hour TransPac record to 356 miles, three miles more than Magnitude's 1999 pace. The record daily run was accomplished in only 15-18 knot winds, indicative of how

fourth fastest TransPac finish time in history, five hours shy of Pyewacket's '99 course record of 7:11:41. Pyewacket fin¬ ished about five hours later, posting the eighth fastest time ever. It was a well-deserved victory for the Pegasus crew, a highly talented group of pro sailors representing five countries. No group worked harder before or dur¬ ing the race — they practiced 24 full days in preparation for their 7.5 day TransPac, including venturing offshore for days at a time. 'We actually had to talk Philippe out of sailing to Hawaii and back just for practice!" noted boat captain Zan Drejes. Philippe was joined on the TransPac grindfest' by his 13-year old son Shark (on his third Hawaii race!), Rudiger,

Deja vu — Philippe Kahn ('Pegasus 77'), seen with 13-year-old son Shark, won the 'horse'and 'mouse' match race for Barn Door honors again. much faster these boats are configured now. Kahn and company crossed the Dia¬ mond Head finish line under a beautiful full moon after 7 days, 16 hours, and 31 minutes. They ended up first in Division I and fourth overall — and put up the Page 130

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Fast is fun, and a big fleet is more fun than a small one! Bill Lee (left) and Brad Avery were the driving forces behind the TransPac revival. and Mark 'Crusty' Christensen, Mike Mottl, Richard Clarke, Jeff Madrigali, Doogie Couvreux, Mikey Joubert, Jus¬

Bittersweet — 'Pyewacket' crosses the finish line, ending a stellar four-year career. The Disneys will be back in '05 with a bigger boat. tin Clougher, Adam Beashel, and Steve Erickson. About the only TransPac record left from the 'old days' is Dave Wahle's nearmythical 1997 round-trip record (When Merlin docked after her record-setting run, Wahle jumped off, took a helicopter to the airport, and caught the next plane to SFO). After the race, Morgan Larson, running 19 hours ahead ofWahle's pace, was poised to smash the 26-year-old record. Fortunately for Wahle's now-legendaiy effort, Larson's plans at home changed, so he stayed in Hawaii to cel¬ ebrate with his friends. This was the third time these two ri¬ vals have squared off (two TransPacs, one Coastal Cup) and the third time Pe¬ gasus, which is two years newer, has gotten the best of Pyewacket. Adding insult to injury for the Pyewacket crew was losing a genoa staysail overboard (it slid off the sail stack), and their refrig¬ erator going out on the fifth day. They ate MREs ("meals rejected by Ethiopi¬ ans") the rest of the trip, which we imag¬ ine seemed awfully long when you aren’t winning. \ This was also the last meeting of these two boats, at least under present man¬ agement. A few days after the race, Pyewacket struck her colors — the fa¬ miliar cat and mouse flags — and was turned over to .new owner Frank Pong, a Hong Kong tycoon and maxi-boat collec¬ tor. Pegasus, meanwhile, is actively for sale for $1.4 million. (Kahn is buying a pair of Farr 40s and gearing up for next year's Worlds on the Bay.) Disney will

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take delivery of his new canting-keeled maxZ86 in October; no word yet on Kahp's future big-boat plans. "We wanted to go down swinging, but we took ourselves out of it early on," ad¬ mitted Pyewacket regular Scott Easom. 'We didn't really put up much of a fight, so it was a sad way to say good-bye to such a great boat. The new Pyewacket, however, will be even cooler — a real quantum leap forward." Division n — Alta Vita Despite naming their class after the TransPac, just two of the hot new TP528 showed up for this year's race. The good news is they finished 1,2 overall, with Bill Turpin's Davidson-designed Alta Vita getting the better of Karl Kwok's still-teething Beau Geste, a Farr design. "This is a huge thrill for us," claimed Turpin, a semi-retired high-tech entre¬ preneur from Los Gatos. "We really wanted to win overall — all the practice, sail-teMing and work we did optimizing the boat paid offl" Turpin and his all-pro crew — long¬ time project manager/navigator Jay Crum (doing his 12th TransPac), Pete Heck (watch captain/13 TransPacs), Ernie Richau (weather), Hawaiian sail¬ ors Ty Prine (bow/food) and Fuzz Foster (sailmaker), Ian Klitza (watch captain), and Jim Slaughter (bow) — finished the race in 8 days, 17 hours, and 1 minute, actually 48 minutes behind Beau Geste. But while Beau Geste won the TP-52 tro¬ phy, a level race, they lost the big kahuna — overall honors — to AVby a whopping 3.5 hours. "We did our homework, and went through multiple IMS measurements to get the best rating possible," explained

Bill. "Beau Geste may have been config¬ ured wrong for the race, with her stern sunk so low that it increased their wa¬ terline length by 1.5 feet — which trans¬ lated to owing us about seven seconds a mile." Alta Vita also sailed a smarter course, getting south first, then waiting patiently for three days for it to pay off before be¬ ginning the classic S' curve. Halfway through the race, they snatched the lead from Gavin Brady and his Whitbread/ Volvo pals on Beau Geste and held it until the finish. This was Turpin's first TransPac, but his third Hawaii race — previously he won his class in the Pa¬ cific Cup with his SC 52 Ingrid in 2000 and then won again in 2002 in the thennew Alta Vita. Obviously, he knows how to put a winning program together. A Vs eight-man crew did the Ensenada Race, Yachting Cup, Spinnaker Cup, and the windy Coastal Cup ("a wake-up call") as training for the TransPac. Like Pe¬ gasus, they pumped on every wave, keep¬ ing the grinder in high gear ("I lived on Advil the last few days!" claimed Turpin). The crew moved sails around after every jibe, shifted water (160 pounds, the le-

however, opting for tastier frozen seal-ameal fare instead. The latest iteration of the Andrews 61 Medicine Man, which TransPac press of¬ ficer Rich Roberts claims "has had more face lifts than Michael Jackson," was, as expected, the first boat to finish in Divi¬ sion II, but fell to sixth after her harsh rating was applied. The Hong Kongflagged Beau Geste ended up second, and the precursor to the TP-52 class, the Davidson 54 Pendragon 4, took third. The 1999 TransPac overall winner, the SC 70 Grand Illusion, with Bay Area sail¬ ors Will Paxton and Skip McCormack among the crew, was fourth. A mixed bag of big rigs — Icon (CAN), Bengal II (JPN), Vicki, and Helsal II (AUS) rounded out the 10-boat class. The Andrews 68 Vicki got caught up north and never recovered — so why was owner A1 Schultz grinning ear-to-ear af¬ ter the race? "We actually had a great time," he claimed, "plus I won $3,000 from Mike Campbell (Victoria). He ran into me at a bar in Long Beach a month or so ago, slapped a big wad of cash on

and At Schultz ('Vicki') models his new $3,000 'money lei', courtesy of a bar bet with his friend Mike Campbell. ...

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gal limit of 20 gallops per crew) between tanks whenever appropriate, and basi¬ cally tied a cinder block to the gas pedal. They drew the line at freeze-dried food,

the table, and bet me I wouldn't do the race." Campbell, a man of his word, wired the money to Hawaiian friends Art and Libby Kamisugi, who converted it into a money lei' of thirty $100 bills. "The best part of the bet is that Campbell can't call me 'Shifty' any more," beamed Schultz. August, 2003 • UfcUJ-t38 • Page 131

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Renegade, the Vancouver-based Andrews 70, DNFed with rudder prob¬ lems 260 miles into the race. They limped back to the mainland, sailing what they billed as a four-day Around Catalina Race. The last morning, they 'celebrated' by pulling into a pancake joint in Avalon for breakfast, fully adorned in spiffy new matching crew^Hpiforms. "We just won the TransPac!" they shouted or words to that effect, followed by feigned surprise. "What, you mean this isn't Hawaii?" (In a similar vein, half a dozen of the ID-48 It's OK! crew, sporting matching Reyn Spooner aloha shirts proclaiming 'Boatless TransPac 2003', fle\v over to Honolulu just to party!) Half the Renegade crew — including Tom Pollack, the TP-52 class executive director -— headed over to Hawaii any¬ way. Pollack was there to organize next year's TP-52 schedule, an 8-regatta cir¬ cuit which apparently will include a se¬ ries in Hawaii after the Pacific Cup. "We're hoping to do a Kenwood Cup-style series for our class, which is now up to eight boats, and anyone else who is in¬ terested," he explained. (The Kenwood Cup, sad to say, is officially history — the RHORC has been put on ice and pro¬ moter Ken Morrison is in the process of moving to Florida). Division m — Reinrag2 This was the 'Pinocchio division', with all but the SC 50 Horizon sporting spritpoles and asymmetrical kites. It also turned out to be an unabashed adver¬ tisement for J/Boats, with designs of that persuasion sweeping the top five places. Leading this unprecedented charge was Tom Garnier s low-riding J/125 Reinrag2 Left, Div. Ill winner Tom Garnier ('Reinrag'). Right, his 13-year-old son Julien brought his Game Boy on the race — and mastered Donkey Kong!

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'G.l. 'joes — The Paxton clan (Will, baby Hawk, and Jayne) and Skip McCormack relax on TransPac Row. which came on strong in the second half to beat the early leader, Peter Johnson's J/160 Maitri, by three hours. "It was a wet and wild trip, but still relatively easy compared to our first race, the Coastal Cup. We were 'pre-shellshocked' by that race!" reported Garnier, who owns a 'shredding systems' com¬ pany in Portland. Garnier briefly contemplated turning back the second day when water started pouring in through Reinrag's lower rud¬ der bearing. A few days later, one of the two struts supporting the upper rudder bearing broke, but they were again able to jury-rig everything back together. "Given the type of boat we were sailing and our steering problems, we ended up south, which was a good thing," he said. "Then, as we got more comfortable and confident with our new boat, we powered back up and accelerated to the finish." Garnier was sailing Reinrag2 (the fam¬ ily name backwards) with 13-year-old .. . son Julien (who, at four months younger .than Shark Kahn, was the youngest crew in the race), brother A1 Garn¬ ier, nephews Kevin Garnier ("navigator and MVP") and Jared Lathrop, and "honorary Garn¬ ier" Rob Water¬ man. If this gang sounds familiar, it's because they won their class in the '99 Trans-

Pac with the J/35 Great Scot and also did a fathers vs. sons match race in Ex¬ press 27s in the '94 Pac Cup (the kids won). While the Garniers were roughing it on their 41-foot, 8,300-pound, strippedout surfboard, the crew on runner-up Maitri was indulging in a totally differ¬ ent experience — movies, music, hot showers, great food and wine, air condi¬ tioning, the whole works. "J/ 160s are the civilized way to go yacht racing," claimed Maitri crew (and San Diego J/Boat dealer) Jeff Brown. Maitri got the best of sisterships Innocent Merriment and the Florida-based Pipe Dream IX, winning the inaugural J/160 perpetual trophy for long distance races originating Cali¬ fornia. "We hope to have as many as five 160s on the line next February for the Manzanillo Race," said Brown. (Pipe Dream IX won’t be one of them — they were just passing through, using the TransPac as part of owner Scott Piper's third circumnavigation.) Francisco Guzman’s J/145 Jeito fin¬ ished fourth, not bad considering he just purchased the boat 35 days before the TransPac, which he entered on a last minute whim. It was also believed to be the first Mexican boat ever to enter the TransPac, sailing with three father-son combinations from Acapulco and three SoCal gringos (John Bennett, Jon Shampain, and Ian Vickers). The SC 50 Horizon and the sog^y Schock 40 On Point, which achieved a modicum of notoriety early in the race by accidentally activating their EPIRB, followed. The Horizon crew put in sev¬ eral tremendous days, including one 287-miler. This fun-loving group also found time to write an outline for a screenplay, loosely based on The Matrix, called TransPac Reloaded. "Neo, the Cho¬ sen One, dodges flying fish instead of bul¬ lets, and ultimately has to choose be-

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tween staying in the TransPac forever or taking up golf," ex¬ plained co-producer Sue Senescu. It's funny stuff, but maybe you had to be there. This class originally included three more boats. The modified SC 50 Dasher never started, as owner Roger Groh was unable to borrow or build a replacement for the rudder he broke in June's windy Coastal Cup. The Cone of Silence, a radical R/P 32 from Australia, dropped out the sec¬ ond day when their jet drive door (the water intake for their jet drive engine) opened due to "op¬ erator error" and blew off its hinges, dramatically slowing the boat. "We tried to fix it in the watep, but couldn't," explained disappointed owner James Neill. "Ironically, it will take about two minutes to repair on the crane." The doublehanded J/125 Lucky Dog also ran into prob¬ lems early, withdrawing after 150 miles with water pouring into the boat through their steering col¬ umn (sound familiar?).

Division IV — Wild Thing Just as J/Boats dominated Division III, One Design 35s ruled in this large 11-boat class. Chris Busch's Wild Thing and John Wylie's Tabasco, both wellsailed boats from San Diego, went 1-2 in class, while a third — Dan Doyle and crew Bruce Burgess's doublehanded Two Guys on the Edge — came in ninth. Busch, a professional sailor who crewed on the ID-35 Sensation last time, knew exactly what he was up against in entering his lively, but minimal, 35-footer in the race. "This was my fifth TransPac, but first as skipper," he said. "The 1D35 is a really good bdat for this race, though the first few days are a little tough. The hardest part was convincing four friends to do it with me!" Sailing with Tim Lynch, Jim Andersen, Bud Stratton, and Richard Searle, Busch, who also navigated, opted for a southerly path early in the race. "Once w;e got ahead, we basically went into one design mode," explained Chris. We burned up some of our lead to come up and stay between our competition and the finish line.” Their friendly rival Tabasco was sailed by owner Wylie, navigator Steve Rossi,

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Mind if we play through ? — 'Tabasco' crewman John Gladstone took this shot of 'Medicine Man' about 800 miles from the finish. John Gladstone, Chris Doolittle, and Jim Macleod. "It was like going to Outward Bound," laughed Gladstone. "Obviously, I broke the rule about never going to sea in something smaller than your age. What was I thinking?" The Barr an clan — father Nick and brothers Antony and Dan — took the third spot on the po¬ dium in their J / N ILC 40 Terra's XL, with sailmaker Harry Pattison in the nav station. The Ross 40 Paddy Wagon was next, followed by the small, but pow¬ erful, Young 32 Krakatoa from Australia. The J/120 Hot Ta¬ male should have been between these two boats, but dropped down a place after a 30-minute penalty for missing a daily roll call. (In total, 10 boats, including five from this clas^, were similarly dinged this year.

How can people spend thou¬ sands of dollars on this race and then skimp on a radio or, worse yet, simply forget to check in?) The aforementioned Two Guys on the Edge had some awesome days, occasionally making good as many miles as their fully-crewed sisterships. Doyle and Burgess, popular Ha¬ waiian sailors, might have ended up several places higher in the standings except for an epic spinnaker wrap near the end of the race, as well as a costly one-hour penalty for missing two roll calls. For the second time in a row, the duo dedicated their race to raising money and awareness for the lo¬ cal Leukemia/Lymphoma Soci¬ ety. They also organized — and won handily — the inaugural Leukemia/Lymphoma Society Gary Jobson Perpetual Trophy for top doublehanders, a trib¬ ute to Jobson's ongoing battle with the disease. Bringing up the rear in this class were the Choate 40 Bolt, supposedly on her farewell tour’, which beat the aptly-named Fast 40 Lawndart by one minute after 292 hours of racing! The latter boat, which resembles a Wylie iVabbit with a hint of an interior, sported an ominous sticker on their companionway hatch: "Don’t Be Afraid." Left, Chris Busch ('Wild Thing') won Division IV. Right, P.K. Edwards ('Wind Dancer') topped Division V. *1

Division V — Wind Dancer P.K. Edwards and his five-man crew — all TransPac virgins — sailed their stock 1990 Catalina 42 Wind Dancer to a four-hour victory over the Tripp 40 August, 2003 •

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There and Back Again, also .TransPac newbies. Edwards, a Ventura anesthe¬ siologist, sailed with his son Vance, who navigated, and friends Leo Gabriels, Todd Hill, John Whitten and Justin Mellin. Though new to the TransPac, Ed¬ wards is no stranger to the winner’s circle. Wind Dancer has won class hon¬ ors in several Coastal Cups and Ensenada races, and also won the Santa Barbara-Kihg Harbor Race overall. Though obviously happy to win, Edwards lamented the lack of boats in the divi¬ sion (Greg Nelson and his Black Soo Starbuck'were meant to be there, but ran into insurmountable rating problems at the last minute.) "We need to expand this class next time," said Edwards. "There are loads of ’ordinary’ boats on the West Coast like mine that should go in this race!" With due respect to Wind Dancer, the real story in this class was the San Di¬ ego-based Tripp 40 B’Quest, which was sailed by five disabled sailors and one TAB ("temporarily able-bodied”). Repre¬ senting Challenged America, a non-profit foundation started in 1990 to promote sailing for people with handicaps, this intrepid group overcame more financial and physical obstacles than imaginable to sail the race. A field of 32 applicants was winnowed down to the final five crew, who then trained for over a year on their specially-outfitted Tripp 40 — a racy boat that can be a handful even for able-bod¬ ied sailors. "When we hit the starting line, we were already winners," claimed Ur¬ ban Miyares, possibly the world's only blind foredeck man. "This was our dream, and we were sailing it with a cast of thousands of friends and supporters," said Miyares, co-founder of Challenged America and its eloquent spokesman. "It was a won¬ derful test for all of us, and other than a few bumps and bruises, we couldn't feel more healthy or excited about life!" The upbeat B-Quest crew — all of Page 134 • UMt-ZtlS • August, 2003

Masters of 'Illusion'— Handshakes in the cock¬ pit at Diamond Head. Right:.Skip Allan, Stan Honey, Sally Lindsay Honey, and Jon Andron. them role model material — enjoyed a whirlwind week after the race, appear¬ ing on several local TV channels, host¬ ing 50 kids with disabilities on the boat, giving a speech at the local university, and so on. "The reception we received in Hawaii was amazing," said Miyares. "It was bigger than anything anyone ever did for us when we returned all busted up from Viet Nam. It brought tears to my eyes." Our hats are off to Miyares aqd Sam Gloor, Bob Hettiger, Scott Meade, Greg

Scott, and navigator/TAB Josh Ross ("He'll be disabled soon enough if he keeps sailing with us!" joked Miyares.)

Cal 40s — Illusion Ten vintage Cal 40s participated in this much-ballyhooed reunion’, which coincided with this classic design's 40th anniversary. It was the second largest Cal 40 fleet in TransPac history, surpassed only by the 14-boat showing in 1967. To no one’s surprise. Elusion — ex¬ pertly sailed by owners Stan and Sally Honey, with Skip Allan and Jon Andron — took the painfully light-air start on July 1 and never looked back. They ex-

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tended their lead every day, ultimately finishing in 13 days, 21 minutes — about 17 hours in front of the next boat, the Hawaii-based Seafire (without owner John Harrison, who just underwent back surgery, on board). Illusion led the whole fleet on corrected time much of the way, but faded to third overall in the last few days as the big boats poured it on down the homestretch. "If only the wind had held off one more day," mused Stan. The Illusion crew, which now counts a remarkable 62 Hawaii races between them, were literally in a league of their own. Relying on Stan's high-tech bag of tricks and the intuition of the whole crew, they jibed 50 times, often on shifts as small as 5 degrees — way more than any other boat in the fleet. "We had it down to a science," explained Stan. "The two crew on deck would set the boat up for the jibe, wake the off-watch, and then we d go to the same stations every time — I drd the bow, Jon did mast and cock¬ pit, Sally trimmed, and Skip drove. The off-watch was only needed for about a minute and a half, and sometimes was barely awake!"

Aloha-A entry 'Lady Bleu II' was the first boat to Hawaii. 14.5 hours — and three other Aloha boats — followed before 'Pegasus' came in. The quartet arrived a little tired, but obviously happy after, as Skip put it, "re¬ living our youth" for 13 days. For their hard work, they also picked up the PHRF overall trophy for top performance

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among the Division IV, Cal 40s and Aloha boats. Had the TransPac been scored under the Pacific Cup rules. Illusion would have crushed the entire fleet by an embarrassing margin. "One race fa¬ vors big boats, one favors small boats," shrugged Stan. "It’s all good." The race for second was a real nailbiter between Bill Partridge's Ranger and Seafire, with the nod going to 'Mr. Bill' and his fellow Richmond YC buddies Tom Alexander, Bruce Cibley and Jerry Keefe. They pulled in 26 minutes after Seafire, correcting out by a scant 1 minute and 49 seconds. That's close! "We sailed hard, as if it were 30 backto-back Ditch Runs," claimed Partridge. The rest of the Cal 40s dribbled in over the next day, and eventually all 10 were rafted together on the guest dock at Ha¬ waii YC — talk about nostalgia! The tailender, Andy Opple's low-budget Red¬ head, finished 34 hours after Illusion. Wendy Siegal, last year's Aloha winner — and the instigator of the Cal 40 re¬ vival — finished ninth with her Willow Wind due to "tactical mistakes." Though disappointed with her finish, Siegel couldn't have been more thrilled with the class turnout. "The Cal 40 story is still evolving," she claimed. "And we made our point that anybody can do the TransPac — you don't need to be a millionaire with a sled and a professional crew!"

Aloha-A — Between the Sheets ; 236-54:45 259:31:26

Eleven heavy-displacement boats, the most ever, sailed in this year's fourth running of the Aloha Division. First to finish — and first to finish in the 57-boat fleet, like Shanakee in '01 — was Roger August, 2003 • UlUuJtZU • Page 135

TRANSPAC 2003 and Brenda Kuske's San^ Diego-based Dynamique 62 Lady Bleu n. Thanks to their five-day headstart, Lady Bleu beat the first racing boat, Pegasus 77, to Ha¬ waii by 14.5 hours. After their 15 min¬ utes of fame ended, the 64,000-pound Lady Bleu faded to seventh in class on corrected time. "It was a pleasant and easy sail, with every luxury conceivable," claimed crew Dave Faulkner. Finishing second after 12 days, 8 hours and easily correcting out first among the eight boats in 'Furniture-A' was Ross Pearlman's Marina del Reybased Jeanneau Sim Odyssey 52.2 Be¬ tween the Sheets. Pearlman, a food in¬ dustry entrepreneur and former cruiser, has only been racing two years, but in that short time has. won his class in the Ensenada Race twice and the Marina del Rey-P.V. Race once. "The coastal races were good training for the TransPac," he claimed. "I think we worked every bit as hard as the crews in the racing divisions!" Veteran TransPac racer Dusty Way navigated BTS, and was, according to Pearlman, the key to their victory. Driver Liz Hjorth, a fortunate last minute addi¬ tion, augmented the regular crew of Eric Blumenkrantz, Deidre Curran, Romeo Villarreal, Fred Welch and Philip Turner. The race went smoothly for BTS, which passed Beautiful Day on the fifth day on corrected time — and never relinquished the lead again. Nearing Hawaii, with the race in the bag, the crew even threw over their fishing line and reeled in two mahimahi, which were quickly converted into sashimi. Four miles from the finish, in a 35knot puff off Koko Head, the fun ended abruptly as BTS rounded up so hard they blew out their kite and broke their pole. 'We had 2,400 miles of beautiful sailing — and a really ugly finish!" laughed Ross after the race. They weren't the only ones: the first four boats to pass Koko Head (Lady Bleu, BTS, Incredible, and Beautiful Day) all blew out spinnakers, ironically within spitting distance of the finish line. The joke on the docks was that an enterprising local sailmaker, looking for repair work, was shooting the kites out with a BB gun. Like the Cal 40s, second place was up for grabs until the very end. When the numbers were crunched, Enchanted Lady, Andy Sibert's comfortable Roberts 55, nipped Rick Gorman's Swan 53 In¬ credible by just 3 minutes, 44 seconds after 13 days of racing. The Alameda-based Tayana 52 Beach Music, sailed doublehanded by owner Kirby Coryell and Neil Weinberg, brought up the rear, but the duo thoroughly en¬ joyed their voyage. They each had their Page 136 •

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A random walk down TransPac Row, clockwise from upper left — Lori, Mark and Zale Rudiger ('Pegasus'); 'Bolt's T-shirt was different; Don, Betty and Timm Lessley ('California Girl'); the Cal 40 raft-up in front of Hawaii YC; communications officer Grant Baldwin, the voice of 'Alaska Eagief. own stateroom, ate well, let the autohelm do a lot of the driving, listened to music on their 10-speaker system, emailed home when they felt like it, and gener¬ ally had the most room and luxury of anyone in the fleet. "I especially enjoyed the solitude of being alone on deck at night, just watching the stars and the water — it was almost a religious expe¬ rience," claimed Weinberg.

Aloha-B — Barking Spider "I'm tickled to death!" claimed Bark¬ ing Spider skipper David Kory, who, in a Cinderella story, clobbered the other two boats in this small class. "This was the first TransPac for all of our crew, so our goal was just to finish in one piece. Plus, we're a low-budget program — our whole boat probably cost less than the mainsail

Random walk, cont'd — The c6urageous 'B'Quest'gang; emergency inflatable crewmember; double trouble (Pete, left, and Sam Heck); 'Grand Illusion's nflatable sheep cocktail dispenser; Antony, Nick and Dan Barran ('Terra's XL'); Roy, Patti and Roy Pat DisnSy ('Pyewacket'); Cal 40 heroine Wendy >iegal ('Willow Wind'); Kirby Coryell and Neil Weinberg ('Beach Music'); the topless reception committee for 'Bolt'; the bobblehead mascot on 'Ranger'. n Pegasus. To actually win a trophy is :ing on the cake!" » Koiy, who owns Tradewinds Sailing chool in Pt. Richmond, staffed the boat ith members of the school — John urell, Chris Mellor, Lindsay Jones and arlos Lama. They had been training on oiy's Catalina 38 since last January, hich contributed to a relatively un/entful trip. "We got stuck inside

Catalina the first day, and were DFL — a big reality check," said Koiy. 'We had to give Sea Dancer about seven hours, and they did the race last time, so I fig¬ ured we were in trouble." But both Sea Dancer, an Ericson 35, and another Pipe Dream, this one a Choate 37, strayed north and Spider, which surfs quicker than the other two, began putting anywhere from 8 to 50

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miles a day on them while going more or less down the rhumb line. At one point, Pipe Dream suffered through back-toback days of 50 and 65 miles, but her crew kept their sense of humor ("Does anybody have a weather forecast for the North Pole?"). Barking Spider finished the race in 14 days, 6 hours, while Pipe Dream took 15 days, 17 hours —the slowest elapsed time in the fleet, and August, 2003 • UKUJtZS • Page 137

TRANSPAC 2003 more than twice as long .Pegasus 7Ts crossing. Fortunately, Spider was far enough ahead of her small peer group! to shake off a two-hour penalty for missing four roll calls, ’We had problems with our SSB antenna coupler," said Koiy. "It was so frustrating! We would email our position in, and get it relayed to the race commit¬ tee, but too late to avoid penalties." Still, Kory -^despite facing an 18 or 19 day delivery back to the Bay Area (with a fresh group of Tradewinds re¬ cruits) — couldn’t wipe the smile off his face. "I'm completely sold on the TransPac," he enthused. "It was one of the highlights of my life to date. I intend to promote the Aloha class next time as aggressively as Wendy (Siegal) did this time for the Cal 40s."

Some 900 people showed up at the Ilikai Hotel for the awards bash, the big¬ gest TransPac party since the mid-’80s. It was, we're told, a wonderful and en¬ thusiastic celebration, featuring Leslie DeMeuse's ‘always-entertaining race video, the usual speeches and standing

ovations, and tablefuls of tro¬ phies. There were also sev¬ eral special ku¬ dos: the Pe¬ gasus 77 crew selected Mike Mottl, an Aus¬ sie, as the win¬ ner of the Don Vaughn Memo¬ rial Award (MVP on the Barn Door boat): Beau Geste earned the International Per¬ petual Trophy (top foreign boat); Lady Bleu //won the Pacific High Trophy (far¬ thest north); and Kim and Lou Ickler, formerly of the Bay Area, were awarded the Claire Lang Memorial Trophy (top volunteers). The evening was, by all accounts, a great end to a great race — and a fitting wrap-up to one of the bigger and more popular comebacks in modern yachting history. Hopefully, the TransPac's newfound momentum and goodwill will carry over to the '05 event, and the race

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Aloha winners — Ross Pearlman ('Between the Sheets'), left, and David Kory ('Barking Spider). will continue on its happy upward trend. For more on this year's TransPac — and there is way more to the story than we could possibly wedge into 10.5 pages — check out www.transpacijicyc.org. You’ll find tracking charts, photos, crew lists, press releases, links to individual boat websites, positions of returning boats, and lots more. Also, be sure to catch ESPN-2's half-hour coverage on September 8 at 10 p.m. Aloha, and long live the TransPac! — latitude/ rkm

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A CIRCUMNAVIGATION The first thing I did'Vhen I got home from a 29-month circumnavigation aboard my Ericson 39 Maverick^ was to get sick. I hadn't had any but the most minor of health problems in places such as Tonga, Eritrea and Morocco, but when I hit the home waters I got a vicious and lingering cold. Could it have been that I unconsciously was resisting returning to normal life? I doi^t think so. I seem to be bathed in luxury in my old house, which Theresa had stocked with all my favorite stuff. To have a refrigerator, hot and cold running water, a TV, and all my records and books close at hand seemed like heaven — even if my leg still involuntarily gets ready to work, the foot pump every time I gos to the sink. Old friends have stopped by and taken me out to lunch, sometimes generously promising — as Bob Spinner did — that they will be happy to pick up the tab "ev¬ ery time you finish a circumnavigation." The cat, Alibi, seemed to recognize me, although with cats it's hard to tell. The best thing of all — not counting Theresa — is that I've got the ability to just pick up the phone and instantly annoy and berate any number of friends and rela¬ tives. I really missed that. So far, the weirdest thing about be¬ ing back home is that it seems so famil¬ iar that I find it very hard to believe that I've been where I've been the last two years. Was I really in Savusavu, Kumai, and Salalah? That's odd. Maybe it was someone else. Before we left, there were those who

years since Terry Shrode and I starteck our circumnavigation, it seems a very long time ago that we actually departed San Francisco Bay. At the time, our imaginations were filled with fairy-tale images of exotic lands and palm-lined harbors. As it turned out, we weren't to be dis¬ appointed. We sailed to the failed South Pacific, beloved of Stevenson and Gauguin, where London made his Above, Tony Johnson. Right, at aan ill-fated voyage chor in Graciosa, Canary islands to the Solomon _ Islands, Cook observed the transit of Venus, and Bligh made good his flight from the mutineers of the Bounty. Our to* first passage of nearly 27 days from San Francisco was rewarded by the elation of a tropical landfall in the verdure of the Marquesas. We found places with names of Polynesian fantasies, such as Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Opunohu, Rangiroa, Bora Bora, Savusavu, Malolo Lailai and Vanu¬ atu. In Tahiti, we rescued Maverick from grave danger when a gale swung her onto a reef in the middle of one of those dark

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'Maverick' in the slings at Bekris, Greece. She covered nearly 30,000 miles in 29 months. and stormy nights you've heard about. With the help of Captain Paul Moore of Okiva, we launched our own rum-fueled pirate attack in the waters of the Royal Papua YC in New Guinea, and our in¬

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tended victims’ lives were spared only by a timely outbreak of prudence on the part of his crew Francis — and the authori¬ ties. We had a pleasure cruise through the feared Torres Strait, and reached the Land Down Under, Australia, after cross¬ ing the Arafura Sea. After somberly considering the gov¬ ernment's warnings and constant ru¬ mors about Muslim violence following September 11, we determined we would carry on as planned. Unlike some who felt it would be imprudent, we also con¬ tinued to fly the American flag. We found our way to the magic island of Bali, where sacred monkeys run wild in their own temple, and the dancers and musicians bring word from a parallel universe that is alien to our own. Sailing north into the Java Sea, one of the Seven Seas of Sinbad, we were treated with biblical se-

IN REVIEW pare for the end. We imagined Saint Paul among his flock as we visited Perge, and Athens, and Corinth. We sat by the temple of Apollo at Delphi, and looked down the steep hillsides of Parnasos, where supplicants once traveled from far-off lands to hear the oracle foretell victory or defeat in love and war, and doom for the House of Oedipus. We found the island kingdom of Ithaca that Odysseus returned to, as his Penelope sat patiently awaiting her lost warrior and weaving and unweaving the shroud for Laertes, his father. We clambered around the lava flows atop Etna and sailed through the Strait of Messina to Stromboli — whose volcano was a lighthouse to the ancient Mediter¬ ranean mariner, and was where the char¬ acters of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth regained the surface. Both volcanoes erupted shortly after Maverick's visit. We left the Mediterra¬ nean by sailing between the Pillars of Hercules, and crossing the Atlantic Ocean, followed the route discovered by Christopher Columbus 500 years before. The passage culminated with Mr. Shrode and the Captain working desperately to keep Maverick from sinking before she reached the boatyard on the island of Carriacou. Sailing again after hull repairs, we en-

verity by 1,000 miles of strong headwinds, adverse currents, and night¬ marish black thunderstorms that blew so hard we couldn't hear our own voices. In an attempt to take refuge from the punishment of wind and seas, we ran Maverick aground in the channel lead¬ ing to the Indonesian city of Banjarmasin, and spent a tough day kedging her off in strong currents, wind, and chop. Finally reaching the Kumai River of Kalimantan, we took a trip into the primordial jungle led by a Dayak war¬ rior with a blowpipe, and came face to face with the Wild Man of Borneo. After transiting the South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca, we blasted Conway Twitty at the mysterious hongs of Phang Nga Bay in Thailand. We sailed on to the tea plantations of Ceylon, where tuk-tuks shared the roadway' with el¬

ephants and goats, and the Tamil Tigers were kept at bay by depth charges ex¬ ploded near Maverick's berth. We saw the sea turn white near Oman, and foiled pirates in the Gulf of Aden. We sailed up the Red Sea, watched a sunset on the Nile, and smoked sheesha with a Bedouin prince. Emerging from the Suez- Canal and sailing Homer's wine-dark seas, where mighty Xerxes sent his ships against the Athenians, we made landfall in Turkey and walked in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. We sailed past Cape Sounion in Greece, and remembered the warriors of Argos returning with their beaked ships full of booty from t he sack of Troy. Many years later a'ljbolfout at the same Cape spotted the sacred ship returning from Delos, and sent word to Crito tell¬ ing him his old friend Socrates must pre¬

Great big gobs of greasy, grimey engine guts in Egypt — not a good place to break down. countered brutal sea conditions north of Colombia on our way to the San Bias Is¬ lands, where we visited a people still cheerfully living a Stone Age life. We tran¬ sited the locks of the Panama Canal as we crossed the Great Divide to rejoin the Pacific Ocean. Finally setting sail for August, 2003 • l• Page 141

A CIRCUMNAVIGATION America and home>we followed Elizabeth's pirate, Sir Francis Drake, back towards our beloved Saji Francisco Bay — which to my eyes remains the most beautiful in the world. Now from my window I look out on waters that are

connected, unbounded, to all of our ad¬ ventures. Our faithful warrior Maverick lies in her slip with a battle scar or two of her own, weary but at peace with herself. On countless nights she protected us, safe and dry below, while she took it upon herself to suffer the violent pounding of wind and deadly sea. People will walk by her and pause, and she may hear them say, "She sailed around the world." Her rest is well earned, and her trials, for now, are over. As for the stalwart Mr. Shrode: At the beginning of the trip I said of him that "Men, I have observed, are never named Faith, or Hope, or Charity. But Terry has all three." These words sound like hy¬ perbole, but Mr, Shrode proved them true again and again these last 27 months. As advertised, he was always ready and willing to tackle the most challenging of tasks, and was never daunted by the re¬ versals we faced at times. The voyage could not have been successful without him. I know many of you wonder what his side of the story is, and many times I've asked him to share his thoughts in a dispatch we could call "Mr. Shrode Speaks!" which would bring in countless millions for the mini-series of the "true story." But he has, unfortunately, de¬ clined. His family has received personal stories from Terry, but he doesn't wish to make them available to us. Hmmmm. . . I wonder why.

Why I Went Around In my life, I like the rush, the buzz, the ecstasies, the raptures, the reveries. I try to maximize the time on earth I spend in the pursuit of these, and pay only the most minimal attention to the real world, to serve the admittedly pe¬ destrian motive of staying alive. The rev¬ eries are why I circumnavigated — un¬ less you count the honorable, age-old ambition of man to spend and re-spend countless thousands of dollars on crap Page 142 • LtXZUJtl'2 • August, 2003

that breaks. I'd traveled some and seen a lot of . things, but not the big wide ocean and

Sunset over Bora Bora.The South Pacific was a highlight of 'Maverick's circumnavigation. the landfalls of paradise. I was enthralled by the books by seafarers, but they weren't enough. I wanted to put my own ears and eyes, my own physical presence at the scene of what I thought was wait¬ ing for me out in the beyond: truth, or excitement, or beauty, or fear, or life. Kierkegaard tells the parable of the grand banquet where, after the guests arrive and everyone is served, those in atten¬ dance speak with eloquence and at great length about the wonderful and sump¬ tuous feast before them. But no one takes a bite. I didn't want to be one of those guys.

Cracking up — this crack opened up on both sides of the boat just ahead of the keel near the end of 'Maverick's Atlantic crossing. As detailed in a June 'Sightings', it nearly sank the boat. Repairs were made by cutting out the damaged section (below right) and glassing in a new one at a boatyard in Carriacou.

Having the Buzz Get Mauled Unfortunately for those of my ilk, who were lovingly warned by their mothers that they had "stars in their eyes," sail¬ ing a boat around the world can be an aggravatingly concrete undertaking. The times spent in dreamy contemplation of the power of the sea, the beauty of the landfalls, or other deep and weighty mat¬ ters, are more than balanced by the mo¬ ments spent in gritty grappling with the exigencies of the substantive, intractable, and irritatingly self-important material world. Every time my reveries were inter¬ rupted when something on the boat broke, I felt personally insulted, as it appeared that this little insignificant piece of metal had the temerity and the wherewithal to mess with my groove, bum my trip — or as Ziggy Eschliman would say, maul my buzz. I loved this little outrageously expensive item so much I bought it, and have been good to it, so it should be good to me — or so I felt. Otherwise, it's just not fair, and fair¬ ness is a thing with me. I'm not the only one who feels this way. Allen, a circumnavigator on Celer¬ ity, confided to me in Turkey that he

IN REVIEW ALL PHOTOS TONY JOHNSON wished that he could, just one time, make a landfall and not have some boat problem causing him to focus on the ex¬

"Mast!" says the next guy. 'You had a mast? We had to stand on the deck and dangle our clothes to catch the breeze."

but this boating sucks!" asperations and not the pleasures of cruising. Or circumnavigator George on Kemo Sabe, v\fho, in the middle of an an¬ noying repair said, "I love sailing, but this boating sucks." I picked these two be¬ cause they are both veiy funny guys, not the grouches who exist out there — and maybe I'm one of the latter. Want to make something of it? It's the rare skipper who, after a beer or two, and a few provocative questions, can't be encouraged to really go off on some particularly expensive and exas¬ perating boat problem he faced — like blowing out a sail at a bad time. Then someone else picks up the thread and it's like the Monty Python skit: "Sails! You had sails? On our boat we had to climb the mast naked and hold out our clothes to harness the wind.”

"Deck!" says the next. "You had a deck?" Russell of Blue Highway and I dis¬ cussed this very topic in the Canary Is¬ lands. I said that although I'd prefer to meditate on the significance and poetiy of the landfalls, I was normally other¬ wise occupied with missing the reefs and paying attention to depths — and also thinking how the heck I was going to get the antenna tuner fixed — to have any poetry running around my poor little overburdened brain." He says that, while that was all true, we were building memories that will be enjoyed at our lei¬ sure. "Russell,” I said, "I'm an old man and I'd prefer not to wait, cuz you see, put¬ ting off pleasures and packing stuff in the bank so I could do something later is what I did for a long time so I could do what I'm doing now. I was under the impression that the process had now come to fruition, and in fact now is the leisure I looked forward to. I don't want to hear that the cycle has started again and it's fine if I'm not having fun now because I'm scoring points for later. What if it just goes on like that forever and you never get to the good part?"

No Advice On How To Outfit Your Cruising Boat Unlike some others who have written about cruising. I'm not going to try to advise anyone on what gear to buy or how to outfit their boat as if I knew what I was talking about. It could not fail to be boring for those readers whose inter¬ ests do not extend to bilge diving in a seaway. Besides, when I got going I might start yelling like someone with Tourette's Syndrome cuz nobody knows the trouble I've seen. So the best you can do is to read Practical Sailor, which is not par¬ ticularly helpful. But do it anyway so you can laugh a hearty and bitter laugh at them later on. No matter how clever Prac¬ tical Sailor is with their little tests, they cannot recreate the conditions of long¬ term use at sea. To make a brief summary of our ex¬

perience with major gear — from which it is wise not to extrapolate, since what¬ ever happens to you will be completely different — some of the stuff that stood up best was the stuff that took the worst beating. For example, our Hood Sails; blocks and deck gear by Garhauer and Ronstan, winches by Barient and Lewmar; and Sta-Set and Sta-Set X run¬ ning rigging. We didn't change sheets or halyards or blow out a sail the whole way around! Some of the bits of electronic gear that caused us no trouble were the Furuno 1622 radar; ICOM M710 HF radio with tuner; Garmin 128 GPS; the Olympus

Thai SUVs come standard with full leather seat¬ ing and all-wheel drive. D-460 digital camera; and the Speedtech weather instrument/barograph. The last two are not major gear items, but I’m fond of thgifc Some of these were dam¬ aged by lightning, but you can't hold that against them. Maverick's head never needed rebuild¬ ing — for the perfectly good reason that I had two of all the necessary parts on board, so I could easily have done it. The biggest problems — aside from the hull, which isn't really gear — were the freshly-rebuilt Perkins 4-107 diesel and the freshly-rebuilt Borg-Warner transmission. Other major problems in¬ cluded the Compaq computers, Navico autopilots. West Marine/Zodiac inflat¬ able; Martec two-blade folding prop (which we can't blame because it struck a reef); and Nissan outboard, which had to be replaced. These were the big money problems — except the dinghy, which August, 2003 • l*M• Page 143

A CIRCUMNAVIGATION V

was more just an ongoing pain in the neck, dealt with by Ship's Inflatable En¬ gineer Terry Shrode. \ Just about everyone seems to have engine problems, not infrequently ma¬ jor, on this kind of trip. Autopilot prob¬ lems are also almost universal. Those guys who do long shorthanded races have been known to carry as many as four backups, ^little faith have they in their reliability. We had innumerable other problems, but they were all less than $750, which does not mean that they weren't complicated and nervewracking to deal with. My favorite manu¬ facturer of marine equipment — and by a large margin — is Garhauer. They are one of the most helpful companies I've ever dealt with in any context.

To Understand All Is Almost To Forgive All I realize that some of the folks who manufacture boating gear — even with the best of intentions — have a good rea¬ son for not making stuff that doesn't break under circumnavigation-type use: the number of people who do long-dis¬ tance cruising is insignificant. I figure that substantially less than 100 boats from the United States — probably closer to 50 — complete a circumnavigation per year. Compared to the number of sail¬ boats in the United States — about 1,600,000 in 2002 according to the Ma¬ rine Manufacturers Association — this is less than 1/100 of 1%. To say that this segment of the market has a negli¬ gible effect on product feedback is to speak euphemistically. No matter what the manufacturers claim, Imw could it be otherwise? We long distance cruisersi are not re¬ ally the people manufacturers are sell¬ ing to. But since they have to use stuff by the same manufacturers, everything breaks even on rich people’s boats. Re¬ member Geraldo — not a poor person — who tried to make us believe he did a circumnavigation, when all he did was hop aboard for the good stuff? His boat had to be towed from the Galapagos to Ecuador. So when a salesman — bless his little heart cuz he's just following his training although this was not an acceptable de¬ fense in the Nuremberg Trials — tells you that something is "bulletproof," think 'bulletproof when used as indicated, for the occasional sail on Lake Merritt; or even better, when not used at all, al¬ though even this will not prevent failure.' There is another possible explanation, and that is that human beings are, after Page 144 •

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all these thousands of years, not yet ca¬ pable of consistently making things that will stand up to the sea. Here are two points to cogitate, screamingly obvious ones, but always in need of repeating to the prospective cruiser so he — like me — can ignore them before he throws off the docklines. One, there is nothing that can't break. Two, there is nothing that can't break. Unless you really, in your heart of hearts, live just to fix things — and I’ve met two or three out of several hundred cruisers about whom this could truly be said — your patience with fixing things will wear thin. After reading this you probably will tell yourself that the people who have had gear problems, the Captain included, were simply not prepared well enough to begin with — like you will be when you take off. Ah, it is with great fond¬ ness that I remember the days when I spoke this very sentiment myself. There might seem to be solutions. One is to buy a brand new, high-end boat. This doesn’t work, as you can prove to yourself by buying one if you like treat¬ ing yourself to very expensive lessons. Like the sad man I met in Greece who had a two-month-old Hallberg-Rassy with a thousand problems. Or Peter, who put his beautiful Oyster 71 Ocean Free on a reef after engine failure in the South China Sea. A second seemingly possible solution might be purity and simplicity. The Paideys and the Donald Streets of the world advocate having boats on which nothing aboard can't be fixed by the crew. I respect these folks a lot, and their ad¬ vice really, really, really makes sense, but: 1} It takes a lifetime of learning to be safe the way they do it; 2) They're not that safe. Can you fix an EPIRB or a GPS? You want a depthsounder? Don Street took Iolaire up the Thames in an adven¬ ture reported in, I believe, an edition of Yachting World. There were two nontrivial semi-disasters that could have easily been avoided if he'd had an engine, and that's why so few people follow his ex¬ ample. Captain James Cook went hightech for his time, and if he was going to¬ day, he would have a forward-scanning sonar, which would have kept him off of Endeavor Reef. That's my gear knowledge in a nut¬ shell. All the other stuff is just details. Having said that, if someone out there really wants to know how the crew of Maverick chose to outfit the boat, check out the article cleverly entitled "The Boat" on our website, www.ussmaverick.net. It was written before we left, so it is bliss¬

fully free of any knowledge born of expe¬ rience, and still manages to be dull.

Don't Try This Terry and I were fixated on going all the way around. It probably boils down to the fact that the sentence, "We sailed around the world" has a real ring to it, but so does "I saw the Stones in '64" and what does that get you? We had considered less daunting options, but fi¬ nally, nothing else grabbed us. It's one of the few challenges that are, on the one hand, in the big leagues, but on the other, attainable by people with ordinary abili¬ ties. The downside is, it takes a major commitment and if you do it as quickly as we did, the pressure of repairs and arrangements is somewhat unrelenting. Some of us want a challenge or an ad¬ venture, but something that is challeng¬ ing and adventurous only earns those descriptions by being at times uncom¬ fortable, onerous, and difficult. Perhaps ours was more of a stunt than a cruise. Silly me, I still don't regret it for a minute. If you're not as interested in chal¬ lenges as you are in doing some plea¬ surable and interesting sailing, you could buy a boat in the Caribbean, or Europe, or Phuket, or Australia, and remain closer to the most-favored sailing ven¬ ues. The fewer miles you put under your keel, the fewer problems you're likely to have and the more time you'll spend en¬ joying yourself. Terry and I happened to enjoy the long passages, sailing on through the night until morning, but this is not a majority view. The main thing that would have im¬ proved our trip, which we did without our significant others, would be the com¬ panionship of someone you love. We only met one other boat of long-distance cruisers in the entire voyage that was crewed by two men, and that was Okiva, with our buddies Paul and Francis. For perfectly good reasons, almost every boat was crewed by a man and a woman, probably 80%. Next would be the "kid boats," families with children, perhaps another 15%. Then you have the singlehanders, another three percent, a very hardy group. Even rarer were ghys like us. We heard about a gay couple out there but didn't meet them. Unfortu¬ nately, Terry and I are not gay. To be continued ....

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shed a tear for the dearly departed days of roly-poly IOR battlewagons. The mayhem on the following pagesrepresents just a few of the crash and burns we saw. Some were so close that we missed the photos because we were too busy ducking shrapnel. It was a minefield out there!

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Rodeo bronc riders got nothing on these sailors — this page, below, 'Smogen III' with just about everything going wrong that can go wrong. Note keel root out of water and skipper's hand holding onto rear pulpit. Above, 'Wuda Shuda' thinking just that as they struggle with the spinny halyard. Above right, 'Smogen' again, going sideways with the rudder flopping uselessly. All photos latitude/rob.

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ALASKA INTERLUDE

o you want to go to Alaska?" I asked my boyfriend. Greg didn't even think before he replied. "No.\It's cold there. If I'm going on vacation, I want it to be warm." "But we've done 'paradise vacations'," I countered. "We've cruised through Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and the Caribbean. I want something different, something adventurous. . . something raw." "If you want something raw, eat a car¬ rot." Greg snapped. 'You know I don't like cold weather." "There is no such thing as cold weather," 1 said, "there is only poor clothing." And with that I clicked on www.souiidsaiIjng.oorn to learn about char¬ tering a sailboat in Alaska. Men are vi¬ sual creatures, so I needed some photographic aids to help me close the deal with Greg. "Look at these incredible images on the website! It’s light twenty hours a day in the Alas¬ kan summertime," I proclaimed. "And cold 24-hours a day," Greg mumbled. I pulled him to the computer. "Look at all the sea lions, whales and bears!" "Oh my!" Greg said in his best Judy Garland impression. "Don't you want more adventure in your life? Are you going to let a little cold keep you from the greatest voyage of your existence? Don't you want to wake up to the rhythmic beat of a whale's fin against the sea, instead of an alarm clock? Aren't

you ready to soak your worries away in. a steamy hot-spring in the middle of a forest? Let's go to Alaska! We'll catch our own king salmon and have sushi right there on the bow!" (That's a summary of my oration; it actually went on for hours.) Greg finally shook his head and con¬ ceded: "I feel like I'm going to Alaska, but I just don’t know it yet." "It's going to be amazing!" I said. "If I'm wrong, you can say 'I told you so’ for the rest of our lives.” My Alaskan dream vacation was on its way to becoming a reality. The rest was just dfetailfe.x The Final Fron¬ tier was beckoning me, so I called Rick, the owner of Sound Sailing and made a reservation. The next thing I knew, Greg and I booked our tickets and flew into Sitka for our nineday tour of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage on S/V Bob, a Catalina 50.

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Captain Rick clowns around with dinner. After 18 years of chartering in Alaska, he knows all the great spots in the Inland Passage.

I waved good-bye to the congestion of cars and concrete and a few hours later we were flying over the magical abyss of the green and blue North. Hopping off the plane, I entered a new world. In a few hours we had gone from Bay Watch to Bear Watch. The first difference I no¬ ticed was the way people in the airport were dressed. There must have been a flannel shirt and rubber boot expo in Sitka that week — while they probably should have been holding a dentist con¬ vention. Trophy fish freckled the airport's walls like fish art gone wrong. The massive stuffed heads of large animals adorning the walls made me feel like I was zapped into the Country Bear Jamboree. Luck¬ ily, the bears didn't sing. Rick, the captain of Bob, greeted us at the airport while I was photographing a stuffed growling bear. He burst into laughter: "Don't waste your time! You're going to get much better shots of wildlife on this trip." "This close?" I snapped a photo of the moose over the Alaska Air¬ lines terminal. "Closer." He assured me. Rick is one heck of a funny guy and one hell of a capable captain. He bought his first boat, a Sunfish, at age nine with savings from his paper route. He's been a captain for 25 years and has been char¬ tering in Alaska for the past 18 years. Although he's a master of Alaska's In¬ side Passage, Rick is a fish out of water

on land. He would be perfectly content spending his entire life on a boat. Though Rick and his wife Jen do own a small place in Sitka, Rick rarely sleeps there and refers to it only as "Condo Nasty." Greg and I dropped off our luggage at a B&B in Sitka and headed to a local restaurant where we met the other guests who would sail with us aboard Bob. Since Greg and I have been sailing full time during the past year and a half, I assumed we would be the most experi¬ enced crew on the charter. Then I was introduced to the famous French sailor Isabelle Autissier, who has completed two singlehanded circumnavigations. (So she had slightly more sailing experience than me.) Like Greg, it was her first time in Alaska. The other couple on our charter, Dave and Sue, flew in from Maryland. They'd already been on a previous char¬ ter with Rick. \ "Why did you decide to sail the Inside Passage again?" I asked Sue. "We try to do this charter every year," Sue con¬ fessed. "It's cheaper than therapy." Isabelle, Dave, Sue, Rick, Greg and I got to know each other while munching on halibut and chips. "There is one last thing you need to decide before we set sail." Rick announced. "Who wants to fish?" "That depends," I answered. "Who

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ask for whipped cream?" I asked to break the silence. Greg may have ordered like a tourist, but I blame my gender for not blending in. The only other lady-folk in the joint were wearing P-Bar shirts and taking drink orders. I tried to make con¬ versation with the stinky fellow next to me. "What kind of fisherman are you?” He grumbled his reply: "I'm a seine fisher. Not a S-A-N-E fisherman, they don't have none of those up here." I guess the old saying about Alaska's men is true: The odds are good, but the goods are odd. Greg gulped down his hot cocoa like a man, and we spent the rest of the day hiking among the town's unique totem poles and looking for golf balls in the trees. The 'golf balls' in Alaska are Bald Eagles, which we eventually saw even closer at the Raptor Center in Sitka. There, we stood eye to eye with the mag¬ nificent creatures whose wingspan was greater than Greg's height. I didn't know it then, but this trip to Alaska would be one of the greatest vacations of my life.

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cleans the fish?" "I do!" Rick exclaimed. "All you have to do is catch it!" "Sounds like a deal! But I have to warn you the only fish Greg ever caught was a shark." Rick wasn't worried. He likes to tailor his sailing charters to his guest's tastes, I was beginning to crave a hali¬ but and king salmon-flavored charter. My already-thin wallet was about to lose a bit more weight. Now that we de¬ cided to fish, we had to buy licenses. The clerk charged us $30 each for a one-week fishing license and then asked us if we wanted to buy a "King Salmon stamp." We weren't at the post-office, so I figured something fishy was going on. The salmon stamp was another $30 and you couldn't even use it to send a letter down the block! All in all, it was $120 for two fishing licenses (with stamps) for a couple of sailors who really didn't give a hoot about fishing. That is, until I got my first hit! Then I was the one who was hooked!

before our sailing — and fishing — adventure began, Greg and I had a day to explore the charming town of Sitka, which was originally founded by Rus¬ sians. Rick recommended the museums and the Raptor Center, but the first place I wanted to go to was the famous Pio¬ neer Bar. The P-Bar, as the locals call it.

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is the spot where bearded local fisher¬ men chronicle their exaggerated stories about man against the sea. Walking into the P-Bar was like en¬ tering a movie that won an Oscar for best costume design. The place was crammed with crusty guys in colorful fishing rub¬ bers. They were downing shots of whis¬ key and marinating their whiskers in pints of ale. One bearded brute grunted and clapped his buddy's back as though he was trying to expel a chunk of food that had become lodged in his throat. The P-Bar was wallpapered with black-and-white photos of men and their catch. Most of the P-Bar customers have spent more time at sea than on land. The joint smelled like fish guts, stale smoke and spilled beer. It was more than I could have wished for. Greg and I sauntered up to a bar stool and ordered from a waitress who had heard it all before. "I'll have chocolate milk." Greg told her. The Twilight Zone came to Alaska and everything stopped. She glared at Greg as if he had just or¬ dered a shot of snake blood. Anyone within ear shot swiveled their seats and peered at Greg as if 'chocolate-milk-ordering-types' weren't welcome in this part of town. Not unless they ordered it with a whiskey back. "So I guess he shouldn't push it and T

T, . he next day we jumped aboard Bob and sailed around Mt. Edgecumbe which looks like a chocolate volcano with a dol¬ lop of cream sliding down the sides. We grabbed our rods and fifty minutes later we had maxed out on our King Salmon take (one salmon per person, per day). I'd heard that Alaska had a high rate of suicide — but with salmon, it is ridicu¬ lous. I merely dropped a hook in and the Chinook chomped down and took off with the twinkling lure imbedded in its jaw. The five of us were catching fish too fast, and worse, at the same time. Rick shouted, "No one catch any fish Out of her normal element — sailing solo around the world — Isabelle Autissier also caught her share of fish.

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ALASKA INTERLUDE for the next five minutes. We re in a hold¬ ing pattern. I have to get these on board." Isabelle, Dave and Greg all had^elicious monsters pulling at the ends of their lines. As I reeled in my line to get my lure out of the water, I snagged another one! "Fish on!" I screamed. "I’m sorry Rick! I didn't mean to!" Greg finally caught his first non-shark fish, a 26-lb king«^almon. My first salmon was a fighter and must have lost consid¬ erable weight during his battle, which explains why my fish came in a few pounds under Greg's. But everyone agreed that my salmon was cuter. I wanted to cut it open to see if it was a hen or a buck — I love using angler lingo. But oddly enough, Rick explained that the female salmon are still called "Kings." Elated after I reeled in my first catch Rick joked: "Are you ready to clean her?" "Since the fish has spent its entire life in the unspoiled Alaskan waters, can’t we assume she is clean?" I responded. Rick prefers to filet all the fish caught since cleaning the salmon more often results in making a mess. But I wanted to learn how to do it. And if I cleaned the fish myself, I could easily identify them later. If the filet looked like it had lost a battle with a cheese-grater, then obvi¬ ously I had cleaned it. When I actually put on the rubber gloves to get started, Rick was shocked. "I want to filet the big fat one I caught," I asserted. "Please don't ruin the big fat one!" Rick pleaded. I became very fond of Rick's

dainty enough to serve on a cracker. And the weirdest. . . I'd rather not talk about. That funky fish threatened to put a curse on me if we didn't throw it back. Dave jigged the skate — which is simi¬ lar to a stingray — up from the bottom while searching for halibut. I wanted to bring the massive thing on board, but Rick advised against it. "Do you really want to kill the skate just for a picture?" Rick asked. "Not if you put it that way!" I conceded. How did he know I just wanted a photo? "Is it hard for you kill a fish?" I asked Rick after he clubbed another flapping halibut. "I really don't like to kill," Rick joked, "but I get people on the boat like you who demand halibut for dinner.” I felt sorry for each fish as Rick gaffed it and then stunned it. Sue put her arm around me and offered a little consola¬ tion. "It s partly the halibut's fault. . . for

sarcastic humor. Rick suggested I de¬ stroy only one side of a fish, that way I could get a photo and still take home the experience of fish-cleaning without butchering the scrumptious salmon. Isabelle may hold the world's record for sailing nonstop from New York to San

tasting so good." Her comment helped me to forget death and remember din¬ ner. We sailed off with over a hundred pounds of halibut and king salmon which became the unexpected souvenirs of our vacation. We caught as much fish

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Francisco (around Cape Horn), but Dave has the record for catching the biggest fish, smallest fish and weirdest fish on our little Alaska charter. The biggest one Dave reeled in was a 112-lb skate. The smallest was a snack-size flounder,

as would fit in Bob' s freezer, and then took as much home as Alaska Airlines would let us check on the plane. After Dave and Sue's last charter with Bob, they feasted on the frozen salmon and halibut they had caught for two years.

waterfall and let the rush of water lull us to sleep. In one day our fishing licenses had paid for themselves!

The summer is a good time to go to Alaska since the water warms up to 44 degrees. Sometimes the weather was so bad that Rick had to put on his "heavy T-shirt." You can tell the local Alaskans since they are sporting T-shirts and shorts in the 62° weather while the spoiled tourists like Greg and I were bundled up in jackets, hats and gloves. Even though there was often a crisp breeze, the water was as calm as a bowl of grape juice. The only surprise was Sergius Narrows where we got Bob up to 14 knots with the help of an 8-knot cur¬ rent. Rick had to time our approach just right; the current was so strong it was pulling the buoys underwater. Running the Narrows is the closest thing to tak-

ing your sailboat down a river of rapids. Rick dodged eddies and whirlpools and gave us a thrill-ride that none of us will forget. We sailed everywhere we could, and motored only when there was no wind. During our nine days at sea, we had a

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little bit of everything in terms of weather: a few days of brilliant sunshine, a few days of drizzling rain and a few days of misty fog that swirled around mountains like prehistoric ghosts. Each night we d anchor BobIn a dif¬ ferent cove loaded with wild surprises like bears, eagles, whales, otters, sea li¬ ons and puffins. Sometimes we d anchor twenty feet from a roaring waterfall and let the rush of water lull us to sleep. Many of the inlets we explored had trails that could only be reached by boat or float plane. That's one of the reasons Dave and Sue try to come back to Alaska each year — the enchanting isolation. "It’s like going to a new planet," Dave ex¬ pressed. "Nothing we saw in Alaska looked like anything we had ever seen before." "Our friends spend thousands of dol¬ lars to take traditional cruises which unload their passengers at all the best T-sMrt shops in Alaska! We think they’re crazy." Sue confessed. "Aboard Bob, we get a true adventure." In all the hiking we did, none of us ever saw another soul on a trail. We were truly at one (or 'at six') with the wilder¬ ness. On one hike, Greg noticed a stream

Alaska's wildlife wonderland. Left to right: Dave tries his luck; a bear checks out 'Bob'; a whale breaks the surface; Cherie atop her own ice¬ berg; seals come out to play. Photos by Cherie Sogsti, Dave Shupe and Rick Fleischman.

der, but she was okay." "Isabelle, are you telling me you scared the shit out of a whale?" "You could say it that way," she said.

laden with gold! "Eureka!" he bellowed. "I'm going to make my first million dol¬ lars finding gold." "I thought you were going to make your first million writing computer soft¬ ware?" I reminded Greg. "Not any more," he replied. "Writing software to make your millions is so '90s." So while we hiked countless miles through the state's backwoods, Greg could always be found crouched next to a stream, his fingers blue, swishing a bowl with some sparkley dirt in it. He saved all his flakes and nuggets in a ZipLock bag for later professional analysis. Back at the boat, Rick examined the glit¬ tery rocks. "From these specimens it doesn't seem that the stream was paved with gold. More likely, it was lined with pyrite." As we sailed from cove to cove, I would sit on the bow and listen to Isabelle's mesmerizing tales about circumnavigat¬ ing the globe alone. Isabelle and I were watching a humpback whale swirl around a shoal of herring which created a net of bubbles' that trapped the fish. Then the whale splashed out of the wa¬ ter, its twelve-foot jaws agape and gulped down his midday snack. While the whale 'bubble fed', Isabelle made a con¬ fession. "I hit a whale when I was sail¬ ing alone once." You hit a whale once, or you sailed around the world alone once?" I asked. "I sailed

-t^ick yelled from the helm: "Who feels like crab tonight?" With that, Greg and I set out in the dinghy to set the crab pots. Isabelle baited the pots with the salmon carcasses, and Rick started mak¬ ing fresh sourdough bread. We weren't the only ones that wanted crab for dinner. Other crabber's pots circled the cove like a red and white beaded necklace. A few hours later, Sue reeled in the crab pots like a pro. Rick examined each crab and threw back an overgrown sea star. All the fe¬ males were spared, as you aren't allowed to keep them. The smaller male crabs were also given another chance as Rick hucked them one by one back into the sea. "Life is tough," Rick declared. "Es¬ pecially if you are a male crab over 6.5 inches." "You're a real crabber now!" I yelled. Witty Sue hollered back: "I've been called crabby before, but never a crabber!" A few hours later we feasted on sweet Dungeness crab and fresh sourdough bread. I think that was the best meal of my life. The crab melted on my tongue like a sweet pat of butter. Sadly, the meal was outdone each night after that by an¬ other one of Rick'§ delicious seafood cre¬ ations. (The wildlife we watched was just as

around the world four times; I hit a whale once," Isabelle clarified. "I worried that I had hurt the whale be¬ cause all of a sudden the ocean became discolored." "What did you do?" I asked in astonishment. "I looked closer and re¬ alized it wasn't blood. She broke my rud¬

fantastic as the wildlife we ate. The small¬ est and largest mammals of the sea — the otter and the whale — put on splashy shows for our camera's delight. We took dinghy rides to maneuver up streams punctuated by cuddly 750-lb Alaskan brown bears. We idled in the skiff just a August 2003 •

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ALASKA INTERLUDE few feet away from the bead's, admiring their graceful strength. We watched other gentle giants, humpback whales, defy gravity^nd hurl their 40-ton bodies into the air. I was the only one who saw a polar bear, although Rick swears it was a white hunk of foam. Also, since our captain knew their se¬ cret location, we saw the rare Alaskan tree-dwelling pink flamingos. I’m also grateful for thfr^ncounters we didn't have. Being on a boat most of the time, we didn’t get to experience Alaska's un¬ official state-bird, the mosquito.

JN^y favorite part of the trip was spending my 32nd birthday on an ice¬ berg. Rick wanted to. make my birthday special, so he granted my only wish. I wanted to "walk on water." And an ice¬ berg is simply the most awesome form that water can take. Rick warned me of the danger of standing on an iceberg. Water absorbs heat twenty-five times faster than air,- so the submerged por¬ tion of the iceberg melts faster. This sets the berg off-balance and soon the cold giant becomes an icy acrobat. The ten¬ dency of icebergs to flip suddenly, makes them extremely hazardous to walk on. Rick turned off the motor and we floated through the iceberg-laden Le Conte Bay in mystical silence. Then I heard the cracking sound of pure de¬ struction. The crash of the calving gla¬ cier was almost deafening. The violent breakup of ice echoed off the icebergs and created a wild cacophony of sound. But to the trained ear, the glacier was singing me Happy Birthday. Danger is my middle name, though my mom still reminds me that it is Lynn. Fully aware of the risks, Greg offered to stand at attention with a fish hook to gaff me should I fall in the freezing water. Rick pulled up next to an iceberg and I jumped.

"Look, Ma, we actually caught some fish!" With Rick's^guidance Cherie and Greg had no trouble bagging their daily limits. I was on my own frozen island! Never before had anyone stepped on this place, which I named Cherie Land. I would be the first and only person to ever set foot on this berg. Sadly, like Frosty, in a few days it would melt. I strolled around my shimmering island in awe. It took two full seconds to get from one end to the other. "Can you sail off and come and get me in an hour?" I asked Rick, needing some additional time to bond with my berg. "No," he said, flick likes to consider things for a full nanosecond before he delivers his verdict. "Get back on the boat now." Then Rick opened the companionway and a delicious scent from the gal¬ ley pulled me back towards the sailboat. 1 was seduced by sweets again. Greg and Rick yanked me aboard and I waved good-bye to my little island. Watching the jagged hunks of ice float by was as peaceful as finding animal shapes in the clouds. The intriguing de¬

signs the ice formed let our imaginations wander. Soon we all saw ice sculptures shaped as bunnies, swans and giraffes drifting by. And that was before we even popped the champagne! But we couldn't hav? birthday cake and champagne without ice cream! So Rick brought up a wooden bucket, fished a lump of ice out of the sea, and pro¬ ceeded to make glacier ice-cream. Always concerned about hygiene, I made sure he didn't use the ice I had just walked all over. Isabelle brought a bottle of cham¬ pagne, since she's French, to celebrate the occasion. Dave and Sue brought wine-in-a-box, which Isabelle drank only after we .promised not to tell any French people about it. Too bad they don't have champagne-in-a-box. Isabelle could have brought some back to her family. After I savored a delicious gulp of the bubbly beverage, Isabelle was ready to fill up my glass again. "It’s low-tide in your glass,” Isabelle insisted as she re¬ turned my beverage to its proper hightide status. We all sat on deck, watching the sea lick away at the glacier, melting the ice trapped thousands of years before. I thought, as dusk spread its pastel light across the icy bay, that this was the most profound vacation I have ever had. Flying home I was a little sad. 1 nestled my head on Greg's shoulder and let out a deep sigh. Greg understood. He brushed my hair with his fingers and said, "I'm going to miss Alaska, too. This incredible experience really changed my view on cold vacations." "Is there something else you want to say?" I asked. 'You were right." He mut¬ tered. I smiled. "I told you so!"

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RANGER 33 Wh.n yacht design pundits assemble lists of worthwhile plastic classics, the venerable Ranger 33 often makes the top 10 — which is precisely why two of them are owned by Latitude staffers. We have to admit, though, that before buying ours we knew relatively little about these well-loved relics, except that every time we'd query folks who'd sailed R-33s extensively, they would say things like, "Ah, dude, those are g-r-e-a-t boats!" Designed by Gary Mull in the late '60s, this enduring fiber¬ glass sloop is one of an impressive family of similarly-styled 'small yachts' produced under the appellation Ranger between '69 and '78 which promised high quality construction and high performance on the race course. The sporty little Ranger 23 probably enjoyed the greatest success in assembling one-design fleets — most notably in San Diego — while the Ranger 37 made the biggest headlines when Muniquita won the SORC in 1973, which, at that time, was the ultimate proving ground. But the Ranger 33 was the design that seemed to embody the best qualities of the entire line. She was an ideal 'combination boat' which was fast on a race course, yet had ample interior amenities for cruising in relative comfort. Inventor Roger Jones, who knew many of the folks that produced these little gems, recalls, "She was the pride and joy of everyone in the plant." Today, 34 years after their introduction. Ranger 33s are still popular as both easy-sailing club racers and bargain cruisers. From Seattle to the San Diego and from Chicago to the Chesa¬ peake, you can find plenty of longtime owners who proudly pamper them and are reluctant to move on to more modem designs. R-33s achieved recent notoriety when Ted Morgarf's Seattle-based Diminished Capacity won Division A in the 2000 Pacific Cup, and in the 2002 event when Bob Gray's Oaklandbased sistership, Coquelicot, took second in Division A and sixth in fleet. Untold numbers of them have proved successful as coastal cruisers and at least a few have crossed oceans. Page 166 • LiiUdt 3? • August, 2003

£3ack in the mid-'60s, the Cal 20 — believe it or not — was the hot ticket for inshore racing. But Gary Mull's first boat, the Santana 22, soon began stealing the little Cal's thunder. By the end of the decade, after also designing the Santana 27, Mull had come into the limelight as chief designer of newlyformed Ranger Yachts, an affiliate of Jensen Marine which pro¬ duced the Cal line of Lapworth-designed sailboats. The 1970s were the West Coast's heyday of production boatbuilding, with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of buyers awaiting eveiy boat that came off the line. There were lowpriced boats like O'Days and mid-priced boats such as Cals, while Rangers appealed to the higher end of the production boat market.

Bob Gray's 'Coqueficot' heads out the Golden IBBH Gate at the start of the 2002 Pacific Cup. In an ■HB impressive showing, she took sixth in fleet.

George Bristol, who headed up Ranger's production team back then, recalls having 'spirited debates' with Mull over the R-33s beam during the planning stages. Mull initially wanted it very narrow and racy, but was gradually won over to the marketability of a combo boat. It tvas the right idea at the right time, and sales soon took off. Although former employees say there was always a great emphasis on quality workmanship, they were able to complete roughly one boat a week. According to former Jensen Marine staffers, one of the pri¬ mary reasons for creating the Ranger line was to expand sales to the East Coast. During the swingin' '60s and '70s, the Left Coast, and by extension the name 'Cal', often conjured up nega¬ tive connotations in the minds of proper eastern yachtsmen. Even Cal 40s, which were becoming all the rdge on the West

Coast, sold poorly back east. But since the name Ranger was free of such image problems, the R-33 and others in the line sold well on both coasts. Described in its original sales brochure as a "high perfor¬ mance cruiser," the R-33 outperformed most of her contempo¬ rary rivals, such as Cal 34s, Pearson 33s and Columbia 34s, yet came equipped with a cruisy interior that was reasonably oomfy, in spite of her comparatively narrow 9'7" beam. With her subtle yet graceful sheer line, reverse transom and rela¬ tively low cabin trunk, she had a classy, modern look when she was first introduced in 1969. Beneath the surface, her moderate ftn keel — 4,500 lbs of lead encased in fiberglass — and spade rudder made her responsive, while short spreaders and inboard-chainplates allowed narrower sheeting angles for August, 2003 •

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better upwind performance: The earliest Ranger 33s were tiller-driven and had teak toerails and trim, but by the mid-'70s wheel steering was stan¬ dard as were slotted aluminum toerails, and much of the modu¬ lar fiberglass interior moldings of the early boats were replaced by teak trim and paneling. The early R-33s were all fitted with gas-powered Atomic 4 engines, but by mid-decade 16-horse Universal diesels were a popular option. The last boats in the Ranger line were produced in 1978, with the final R-33 numbered 464. The parent company of both Paae 158 • Ux^t^U 3? • August. 2003

For both racing and cruising, vintage Ranger 33s remain popular today. Clockwise from upper left: 'Boogie Woogie' approaching a start, the cozy interior, cooling off on the way to the Delta, downwind run, sliding home to the Berkeley YC, 'Summer Sailstice' in gunkholing mode. Photos by 'latitude'/john arndt & paul kamen. Ranger and Jensen, Bangor Punta, was going through an in¬ ternal upheaval at the time — we'll call it corporate restructur¬ ing — and when the smoke cleared in '81, the Ranger name was shelved and the Cal division moved to Florida. Not long afterwards B.R decided to get out of the boatbuilding business

BOAT OF THE MONTH tory of these smart little boats, we get the impression that in the early days one-design fleets were common on both coasts. These days they still sail well to their PHRF rating (150 to 159 depending on mast height and sailing venue). Here on the Bay, one of the most ardent R-33 campaigners is Michael YovinoYoung, whose tricked-out Boogie Woogie has probably won more Friday Night Races at Berkeley YC than any other boat over the 17-year history of the series. A few years ago his dedicated longtime crew was dumbfounded when Michael told them he planned to sell her. But a few weeks later he had a change of heart. "1 thought, 'I love this boat, why would I sell her?'" And

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when he gave the news to his crew, two of them broke into tears. Michael claims that Boogie Woogie is at her best in nasty, choppy conditions, when she often keeps up with J/ 105s and Tartan 10s — boats that, naturally, should cream her on flat water. Of their Pacific Cup successes, both Ted Morgan and Bob Gray give much of the credit to their boats' inherent sailing qualities, although they had both done extensive upgrades and sailed with excellent, well-practiced crews. Gray figures he av¬ eraged 7.6 knots during the 2,070-mile trip. Morgan, who sailed right down the rhumbline during his atypically-light-air pas¬ sage, tells of "doing 8s, 9s and 10s all day long" — although these 10,500-lb displacement hulls never actually surf. Mor¬ gan (who has now upgraded to a Frers 41) did little local racing with Diminished Capacity, but he and his family enjoyed cruis¬ ing Pacific Northwest waters aboard her, including a memo¬ rable trip up to Princess Louisa Inlet. Gray, who has done more Catalina races aboard Coquelicot than he can count, once found himself in 50 knots of wind en route to Drake's Bay. "It scared the hell out of me, but the boat did fine." A footnote of Coquelicots history is that her previous owner cruised her all the way to Alaska and back.

altogether, so Mull found a client to buy the Ranger molds. Sadly though, B.P. destroyed them rather than allow the line to continue under new ownership. One aspect of the entire Ranger line that was unique at the time was that they were all offered with either a tall or short rig. On the R-33, the difference — masts were 45 feet or 42 feet above the water, respectively — translated to about 80 square feet of working sail area. In either case, though, the masthead rig allowed for a powerful chute. Although we don't pretend to know the complete racing his-

When we put out the word that we were seeking Ranger 33 input, we received a stack of testimonials, including several from well-known industry figures. As a young man, renowned yacht designer Alan Andrews raced and cruised aboard his parents' 1971 model named Antares — hull #5. Thinking back on those days he says, "I’m amazed that my parents let me round up a bunch of college and high school kids to race it around buoys and then around the inlands in the days before Loran and GPS. During the '73 Ensenada Race, the crew in¬ cluded Carl Schumacher, who had just started with Gary Mull." Antares is still in the family and, as Andrews says, "At 33 years old, this Ranger 33 is still a great family boat." Phil Lambert of Outbound Yachts has owned both a tall and a short-rigged R-33, one of which he lived aboard while start¬ ing up his company. "It was designed before the IOR and be¬ fore companies started selling from the inside out, so it sails great. Lock the helm and watch her go!" He also shared the fact that he copied "the general feel of the salon" when design¬ ing the Outbound 44, as its big ports let in "lots of light." While Ranger 33 interiors can't compare with the elbow room found on beamy contemporary cruisers, they do have 6'+ headAugust, 2003

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room throughout and can sleep six in a pinch — pro¬ viding that no one brings much more than a change of underwear and a tooth¬ brush. Most have pressure water and a shower in their enclosed, teak-paneled heads, as well as a work¬ able chart table and a small galley, making them ideal bargain boats for a couple or a small family. In today's market you can pick one up for less than the cost of a new SUV. We know of Ranger 33 owners who've taken them to the South Pacific, across the Caribbean, up the Eastern Seaboard to the Great Lakes and, of course, to Mexico. But the best cruising anecdotes we’ve heard concern Peter Weiss. Not only did he once race his R-33 to Hawaii with an all-girl crew, but we're told he survived not one, but two, hurricanes aboard her on a trip up from Mexico. In case you’re thinking that this all

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Still today, you can find Ranger 33s being sailed actively on both coasts. On light air days like this, you'd be glad to have the tall rig. sounds too good to be true, we should tell you that several problems are typi¬ cal of Ranger 33s: Some owners have had to beef up the support for the mast's com¬ pression post (below the cabin sole), oth¬ ers have had to replace and enhance

their rudder bushings and, over time, some hull-todeck joints have leaked, ne¬ cessitating the removal of toe rails before recaulking. Still, that's not a terribly scary list compared to the failings of many 1970s pro¬ duction boats. The time-honored Ranger 33 is by no means a superyacht or a speed demon, nor was her design particularly radical. She is simply, in Gary Mull’s words, "a really nice little boat" which meets all the design criteria he held in high esteem three decades ago: she's good looking, well-balanced and sails well on all points of sail. She has a bright, airy interior, plus a com¬ fortable cockpit, and is easily converted from racer to cruiser and back again with minimal effort. No doubt she'll remain on the plastic classic honor roll for many years to come. — latitud e/aet

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Is there a better month than July for sailing on Sa?s Francisco Bay? We don't think so. It's often windy, which makes for challenging sailing. But if you know where to go, you can usually find places where it's warm and the breezes are gentle — perfect for relaxing sailing. July is also a time for great special events, such as the Midnight Moonlight Marathon, and the Silver Eagle Long Dis¬ tance In The Bay Race — two of our per¬ sonal favorites. It's also a great month for a cruise up the Delta or up the Napa River. In this month's Eye On The Bay, we salute sailing in the month of July, and all it has to offer Northern Califor¬ nia sailors. In particular, we salute up¬ wind sailing in July. If you missed, out on July's great sail¬ ing, there's no need to be crestfallen. August sailing on San Francisco Bay is equally as good as July. So get out there! Clockwise from upper right: a couple ofJ/105s beat up the Bay during the Silver Eagle; Barry and Sylvia Stompe's Islander 36 'Tom Cat'sails beneath the John McCarthy Bridge after bash¬ ing across San Pablo Bay; the J/105 'Good Timin' bathed in the light of a full moon during the Midnight Moonlight Marathon — and no, they're not beating; an unknown singlehander enjoys a pleasure cruise across the Central Bay in his Newport 30 in a solid 25 knots of wind; a Nor'West 33, locally designed and built, close reaches past Pac Bell Park toward the South Bay; and one of the crew of the trimaran 'Defi¬ ant'stands tall during a Silver Eagle beat in the South Bay. All photos latitude / richard.

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IV A ax, what on earth are you do¬ ing on that thing?” They were shouting up at me^om the yacht club deck as we motored down the channel at'idle speed. The marina looked completely differ¬ ent from three flights above the water¬ line. Instead of my usual view looking up at the windows of the yacht club bar from my sailboalsQockpit, I was looking down from the flying bridge of a very large, very new, very expensive and very ugly powerboat. “Race Committee!” I answered quickly to explain why I was conning this major client of OPEC. The owner had decided that something didn’t sound quite right with one of the engines, and had left me at the helm while he checked some tem¬ perature gauges that didn’t have read¬ outs up at the penthouse level. Steering this big boat was fun. There didn’t seem to be anything particularly difficult about it. It had two single-lever throttle/shifters and a big steering wheel, and even though the turning response was sluggish at low speed, the boat went pretty much in the direction I turned the helm, which was a good thing because it was Saturday morning and the channel was busy. The wind was already up, but I was doing a pretty good job of keeping clear of other traffic. Then a sailboat that I thought was going to pass easily in front of us decided to come about only three-quarters of the way across the channel, instead of us¬ ing the full width. “Why does that idiot have to tack right in front of me?” I moaned as I shifted into neutral, then into reverse to slow down enough to let the sailboat cross our bow. “He’s got the whole damn channel to use. . . ” My racing crew, who was on board the powerboat to assist with the RC duties, turned to look at me with an exagger¬ ated gesture of surprise and disapproval. “Just kidding,” I grinned, remember¬ ing where my loyal¬ ties were supposed to lie. “They do have the right of way, I guess.”

waves. I reached over into my sea bag,x trying to pull out my foulie jacket with one arm while holding onto the seat back with the other. “What’s that fancy jacket for?” asked the owner, as he throttled down a little. “We can just go inside if it gets too wet up here for you.” The spray and the motions did get worse, so we all moved down into the wheelhouse and turned on the wipers. Safely inside, and at a lower elevation that didn’t magnify the pitch motion so much, we powered back upland bounced and crashed out to the starting area, using the radar as much as the wind¬ shield wipers to make sure we weren’t running over any fishing boats. “This is the spot,” announced my crew when the GPS told us we were at the right place for the starting line. He had done this from sailboats enough times to know the best way to deploy the starting mark: We idled for¬ ward into the wind, and he pushed the starting mark over the side first, but held on to the anchor until the buoy and the entire length of anchor line were stream¬ ing out astern. “This way I can see that all the line is untangled,” he explained, “and it never gets anywhere near the propellers.” Then it was time to anchor our big RC boat, which, with the self-stowing anchor system, was just a matter of pressing the “down” button on the wind¬ lass. Except first I had to go forward to undo the lashings that keep the anchor from rattling and bouncing in its chocks. That’s when I realized how much powerboat design had changed since my last ride in one: The side decks are now just vestigal ledges, and the hand-holds are spaced so far apart that reaching the foredeck involves technical climbing — on a mountain that’s taking heavy rolls as it drifts beam-to the seas. I should have sent my crew for this one. But once the lashings were off, the automated an¬ chor gear worked as advertised. After two tries we had the line set exactly square to the wind. "Good thing we don’t have to put down the windward mark, too,” I noted as the wind ratcheted up another notch. “Yeah,” said my crew. “We’re lucky we

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f’Cventually we threaded our way out to the open Bay, and the owner took over again after de¬ claring the engines healthy. We put on some more speed and blasted into the chop, sending spray all the way up to the bridge level. The pitching nearly sent us sliding off our seats on the larger Page 166 • U&iid*. 3? • August. 2003

still have a few more years of using gov¬ ernment buoys for racing marks. I’m not looking forward to running races after they’re all gone.” “Why would they ever go away?” I asked. ‘Those buoys are channel mark¬ ers for big ships.” “One of these days,” my crew said, “some bean counter in the Department of Transportation is going to figure out that the cost of maintaining buoys can be redlined out of the budget.” “Don’t be silly. . .” “No, really. With a big electronic chart plotter display in every commercial ves¬ sel wheelhouse, maritime commerce will get along just fine without physical chan¬ nel markers. The government will save millions by subsidizing cheap electronic charts instead.” “There’s a recreational boating lobby that would fight that pretty hard,” said the skipper as he gestured in the direc¬ tion of the anchored fishing fleet. There are lots of boats out here without chart

POWER TRIP recreational boaters to make do with electronic substitutes for buoys, why can’t you racers do the same?” We both tried to explain why our situ¬ ation was different — that while commer¬ cial and recreational traffic only needs to know their position to the nearest couple of boatlengths, racers maneuver to the nearest inch as we rounded marks. “You’re still not being fair,” he insisted. “If you get to keep some of your racing buoys, 1 want to keep some of my chan¬ nel markers.” ‘The market will rule,” said my crew. “Nav aids will be maintained by local ju¬ risdictions when they find it’s cheaper to put out some buoys than to have the harbor patrol pulling bozos off the same sandbar every day. That is, unless the local towing business has an effective lobby. . .”

The marina looked completely different from three flights above the waterline. plotters.” “But I’ll bet most of those guys have a mapping GPS in their pocket,” argued the crew. “Or at least, they will in a couple of years, especially after the buoys start to disappear.” “Never happen,” insisted the skipper. ‘Too many people depend on them.” “Okay, maybe thp Department of Boating and Waterways will funnel some marine fuel tax money into a few critical nav aids on some recreational water¬ ways," allowed my crew. “But I predict that the Federal government is going to get out of the buoy business. What they do now with physical buoys and day marks will all be done with software.” “YRA already has enough trouble with the permanent buoys it has to maintain,” I said. “As it is now, we provide the wind¬ ward marks for the Cityfront and Knox courses, so that won’t change. And I guess we’ll always have Alcatraz for a

wing mark.” “Unless they move it again,” quipped my crew. “Red Rock and Yerba Buena are good permanent marks too;” I continued, “al¬ though they do have their idiosyncrasies. And we have plenty of YRA-maintained buoys to choose from on the Berkeley Circle." “But we’ll lose Blossom Rock, Harding Rock, all the North and South Bay marks, and the day marks in the Estuaiy,” predicted the crew. “At least the bridge piers will never go away,” I said. “Anyway, it won’t be the end of racing as we know it, but if you’re right, YRA will have to budget for a few more buoys, and RCs will have to set more temps. Not good for the small clubs that run entiy-level racing — they usu¬ ally don’t have the resources to set tem¬ porary marks.” “Hold on one minute,” interrupted the skipper. “Why can’t you just race around virtyal marks? If you seriously expect us

T^he wind was blowing stronger than ever, and even the pilothouse was starting to be a rough ride. I looked at the large cooler full of soft drinks and deli sandwiches, but somehow my ap¬ petite seemed to have failed me. By now a few of the race boats had started to circle the starting line, so we got busy preparing to make the starting signals. The three of us would have our hands full, between flags, guns and horns. The distraction, I hoped, would suppress the rising tide in my upper di¬ gestive tract. ,“What an archaic mess,” complained my crew as he read from the race com¬ mittee procedures manual we were ex¬ pected to follow. “We have no less than nine things to remember to do every five minutes: Prep gun, one-minute horn, start gun, prep flag up, prep flag down, course signals up, course signals down, class flag ;rip, class flag down. That’s rune operations — 12 if you count reloading the gun twice and changing the class flag. And I’m assuming no over-earlies to recall. What a travesty!” “I gather youliked the old system bet¬ ter?” I said. “It was better for big boats, but still dumb,” he said. “At my club, all we do is publish the exact starting time of each class in the Sailing Instructions. No vi¬ sual signals required at all, no taking time from a flag that may or may not reach the top of its hoist at the exact time the RC intended it to. We all just look at our GPS for the exact right time, and all the RC has to do is sit there and call back the over-earlies.” “I don’t know,” I said. “Lately we haven't had any problems, as long as the August, 2003 • U&WtJ? • Page 167

MAX EBB'S RC explains what’s going on over the radio. The trick is to buy one of those lifejackets made for fishing, wititi lots of pockets. I just keep the hand-held VHF in one of the front pockets. The good Race Committees announce the course, the class that starts next, and any news of postponements or recalls.” “Exactly,” said my crew, satisfied that this had made hk^point. “What does it say about the starting system when we think the best race committees are the ones that use an alternate communica¬ tion system that makes it completely unnecessary to ever look at any of those stupid official signals?” I wanted to debate the point,- but felt it would be better to keep my mouth closed and my breathing steady.

The gaggle of boats around us was thickening, and the wind was blowing even stronger. An ebb tide was trying to swing us around to the upwind side of the anchor, but the huge sail area' of this three-story boat kept us at an ob¬ lique angle to the weather. I had planned to run the show from up on the flying bridge, but the quick roll made it hard to move around with¬ out holding on with at least one hand, and it took two hands to swap the flags on the signal halyards I had rigged. “Want to borrow my harness?” asked my crew. “How about using the rod holders in the cockpit instead of the halyards,” sug¬ gested the owner much more helpfully. “We can tape the flags to the ends of the gaff and the boat hook.” “That will have to do,” I said as I care¬ fully climbed down from the top level, trying not to think about the omelet I had eaten for breakfast. “It won’t be as vis¬ ible,” I said slowly, “but we’ll be explain¬ ing everything on the radio.” The starting sequence went as well as could be expected. I had the owner re¬ cording sail numbers, while my crew took care of sound sig¬ nals and sighted the line. I did all the vi¬ sual signals, back¬ ing everything up with VHF hails so my mistakes didn’t seem to have any real consequences. Fortunately there were no recalls or postponements to deal with. “Your club might have the right idea,” I conceded to my crew, catching my breath as the last fleet cleared the line. “Beer’s in the fridge,” announced the

Screen shot from Stentec Motorboat Simulator, poised to become the standard for virtual dock¬ ing practice. skipper, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to go down to the galley, and I certainly didn’t want to take a chance with a beer just then. But the rolling had sprung the re¬ frigerator door open. Someone had to gather up the bottles and cans and mus¬ tard jars and throw them all in the sink. “I think I’ll go off-watch for a while,” I announced, planning to lie down on a settee berth until the first batch of fin¬ ishers approached. But before going into the cabin I watched a formation of windsurfers pass close to leeward. They must have been going an easy 20 knots, bouncing on the wave tops with barely anything but their skegs touching the water. “Yo, Max!” cried one of them as she passed close astern. “What’s for lunch?” It was Lee Helm, and doubtless it had been her idea to lead her gang on a high¬ speed fly-by that would have sprayed our cockpit if the wind hadn’t blown it all back to leeward. She peeled off from the formation, jibed back towards us, and luffed up into hailing dis¬ tance. ■ “Corned beef on iye,” I said, thinking of my favorite sandwich in the cooler that I was in no condition to enjoy. “And we have an extra one.” “Cool!” she exclaimed, “I’ll be back for it!” She spun the board around and took off again at high speed to catch her friends.

"It won't be the end of racing as we know it."

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I^esting in a horizontal position with eyes closed helped — although not enough to jeopardize Lee's free lunch. An hour later, we fired the guns and re¬ corded the finish times. The anchor came right up and selfstowed just as advertised, and my crew braved the trip to the foredeck to put on the lashings. The owner put the engines in gear and started to rev up for a fast run home. “Um, what about the buoy?” my crew reminded us. “Oh, right,” I said to the owner. “We have to do one last trick — pick up the starting buoy.” I took up a position on the starboard, side of the cockpit, boat hook at the ready. We approached the buoy slowly from downwind, but the tide was mak¬ ing it difficult to keep lined up. The bow nearly touched it, then as we pitched down a big bow wave pushed the buoy away. Looking over the rail of the bridge, our skipper put on some power and some starboard helm to get closer, then oppo¬ site helm and even more power to swing the stem of the boat back into boat hook range. I looked up at him and shook my head, mouthing the words “go around” as emphatically as I could. But he really wanted to get it on the first pass, so I went for it with the boat hook. The side of the boat came right up against the buoy, with the anchor line now angled under the boat. I was suc¬ cessful in snaring the buoy, but the buoy was also successful in snaring our starboard propeller. I had the thing hooked,

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but it was not coming aboard. In fact, it was getting pulled back toward the tran¬ som and taking me and the boat hook with it. “It’s in the prop!” shouted my crew over the wind and engine noise, and eventually the owner shut down the en¬ gines, allowing us to hear his stream of obscenities directed at me, my crew, the buoy, the YRA, and all sailboat racers everywhere. “I guess someone’s going to have to dive in and cut it loose,” I said as we rolled very uncomfortably, now partially anchored by the dragging mark anchor that was wrapped in our propeller. “I’m not a very strong swimmer,” said the crew hopefully, being by far the youngest person aboard and the obvi¬ ous choice for the job. “Do you have towing insurance?” I asked the owner, not particularly keen to dive in either. “This is your show. Max,” he reminded me. T’ve got a mask and snorkel down

below, I’m sure they'll fit you just fine.” I tried again to pull the buoy loose with the boat hook, but it was no good. I couldn’t even get enough anchor line free to cut the buoy loose without going in the water, and even then we would still be anchored by our propeller. Once again, an internal rising tide was threat¬ ening my gastrointestinal integrity.

It was Lee Helm to the rescue. Just as I was resigned to a very cold swim, her sailboard came blasting across our stern at high speed, almost showering us with spray. I waved at her frantically, although it was perfectly obvious what our problem was. “Like, that’s a cool way to anchor!” she teased. “Okay, okay, we’ll write whatever you want on the blackboard 500 times if we ever get home,” I promised as she drifted up to conversational range of our tran¬ som swim step. “Now, can you help us

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MAX EBB'S POWER TRIP but Lee had also let go of the buoy after unwrapping it. For the second try we ap¬ proached more from the down-current side, stern quarter to the wqrd and waves, my crew ready with the boat hook on the port side this time. After much backing and filling, we succeeded in achieving a mirror image of the previous attempt: Anchor line wrapped around the propeller, the port side this time. Lee Helm, knckrtng something that we didn’t, was still within hailing distance. We waved her over. "One more time?” I asked. “You know, like, my price goes up with each dive,” she taunted. "Name it!” the owner said impatiently from the fly bridge. "Okay, how about this?’ she shouted back up at the owner. “My department at the University is looking for a place to have the summer picnic. I’m sure you’ll enjoy, like, having a bunch of grad stu¬ dents and professors out on your boat for a day.” Lee proposed the date, the skipper checked his PDA, and they had a deal. Once again, she tied up the board and dove the prop, ^unwinding it easily after

a couple of tries. But this time, when she was done she didn’t sail away. Instead she pulled her board in through the transom door, and laid the rig across the cockpit where its. completely blocked access to the rail on either side. “I’ll drive,” she announced as she climbed up the ladders to the fly bridge, still dripping sea water. “And we ll need someone on the bow with the boat hook. ” Our crew took the boat hook forward, while I decided that a good job for me would be to hold Lee’s windsurfer rig down, thereby avoiding any more climb¬ ing or bending over. Lee maneuvered the big boat around so that the bow was right over, the buoy, the crew snagged it with the hook, and pulled it straight up onto the foredeck followed by the ground tackle. It made perfect sense, as Lee explained. “On a sailboat the propeller is deeply submerged and on centerline, so retrieval from the cockpit works fine. But like, from a twin shaft powerboat, no way.” “But how did you ever learn to drive a powerboat like that?” I asked as she came back down the ladder.

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The fast run home flattened out the motions nicely, and I was able to lower the storm warnings for my stomach. 1 even felt hungry again — it was a good thing that Lee had only eaten half of my sandwich.

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THE RACING V Silver Eagle Race; great perfor¬ Sails Race Week; San Francisco YC dominates the PICYA Championships again; the 50th High Si¬ erra Regatta up at Huntington Lake; the Swan European Regatta at Cowes, Isle of Wight; a round-up of various national champion¬ ships; the funky Plastic Classic Regatta; the SSS LongPac Race; and the usual allotment of box scores and race notes at the end. With reports this fnonth on the

mances by Bay Area boats at North

Silver Eagle Race Island YC's challenging 28th Silver Eagle Race offered 46 boats a pleasant day-long tour of the Bay on July 19. Most of the fleet enjoyed the full 67-mile race, while just five smaller boats did the con¬ current 41-mile Eaglet. Predictably, there were holes at the Bay Bridge and Candle¬ stick Park, the full range of currents, and everything from zephyrs to 25-knot blasts. First back to the Golden Gate YC start/ finish line was Brendan Busch's Inter 20 Team Lexis Nexis, which finished at 6:21 p.m. after 8 hours, 26 minutes on the course. (Adrengline, Bill Erkelen's bigger D-class cat, withdrew with small hull cracks.) Busch, who also campaigns an Express 27 and Express 37, sailed with multihull rookie Scott Sellers, who was a "real trooper" in his debut. Early in the race, the boat dug in, launching Sellers

vet. "Light slop and no wind, mild condi¬ tions, dangerous screaming reaches, per¬ fect double-trap sailing down San Pablo Bay, some nice upwind sailing, and some brutal and cold upwind sailing. It was definitely like a Worrell leg — just not fol¬ lowed by 12 more! We’ve had tougher days in the Worrell, but not by much!" The first monohull to finish was Pat Benedict's veteran J/105 Advantage 3. Benedict and crew Simon Bell (tactician), Steve Farrell, John Hayes and Nadine Franczyk crossed the line at 8:10 p.m, posting an elapsed time of 8 hours and 40 minutes. They were pushed through¬ out the day by Gary Kneeland's J/105 Orion, which finished just five minutes later. Advantage 3 came quite close to breaking the monohull record (8 'hours, 34 minutes, set by the MacGregor 65 Phoenix in 1995), though that benchmark was established when the course was 75 miles long. In addition to first-to-finish. Advantage

oiji corrected time. "The course was 70% reaching, per¬ fect for J/105s," noted Benedict. "90% of the decisions we made this year were cor¬ rect, so we were either particularly smart or very lucky. I told my crew before the race that we had a J/105 tradition to uphold — Tiburonwon last year, Arbitrage the year before, and Jose Cuervo several years ago. I never thought we'd be able to pull it off, but we did!"

Silver Eagle heroes — Above, multihull winner Brendan Busch Right, Pat Benedict was the monohull winner with his J/105 'Advantage 3'. on his trapeze, forward into the spinna¬ ker pole. Though bruised and battered, he shook it off and they continued the race. "We encountered the whole mix," claimed Busch, a three-time Worrell 1000 Page 172 • L&XwL 3? • August. 2003

3 also won the 10-boat J/105 one design class (it's part of their YRA 'B' league cir¬ cuit now) and overall honors. Meanwhile, Phantom, John Gulliford's J/24, won the second edition of the Eaglet, beating de¬ fending champion Dulcinea by 13 minutes

J/105 — 1) Advantage 3, Pat Benedict; 2) Orion, Gary Kneeland; 3) Wianno, John Sullivan; 4) Lib¬ erty, Bill Sweeney. (10 boats) SPRIT BOATS— 1) OuiB5 J/120, John Sylvia; 2) Summer Moon, Synergy 1000, Tony Pohl/Mike DeVries. (5 boats) DIV. C (90 and under) — 1) Melange, Express 37, The Reeds; 2) White Dove, Beneteau 40.7, Mike Garl. (6 boats) DIV. D (91 -158) — 1) Silkye, WylieCat 30, John Skinner; 2) Baffet, Express 27, Tom Baffico; 3) Semiramis, SC 27, John Kearny; 4) Mirage, Express 27, Terry Cobb; 5) Family Hour, Olson 30, Bilafer Family. (12 boats)

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Sensational results at NSRW — The J/105 'Mas¬ querade' at the weather mark. Inset, the ID-35 'Sensation' won her first big regatta. MULTIHULL — 1) Team Lexis Nexis, Inter 20, Brendan Busch; 2) Humdinger, Greene 35, Larry Olsen. (8 boats) EAGL&f (159 and above) — 1) Phantom, J/24, John Gulliford; 2) Dulcinea, Killerwhale, Mike Mathiasen/Bill Pritchard. (5 boats) OVERALL — 1) Advantage 3; 2) Orion; 3) Silkye; 4) Baffet; 5) SemiramiS. (33 boats) Full results — www.iyc.org.

North Sails Race Week The 19th annual North Sails Race Week attracted 130 boats in 12 classes for some spirited racing off Long Beach on June 27-29. The seven-race, onethrowout series started off with a bang on Friday afternoon, with winds around 20 knots for the first two races. Saturday's three races were held in lighter, shiftier breeze, while Sunday's two races went from light in the morning to just about perfect (15 knots) in the afternoon:

When it was all over but the crying, Jim and Lori Thompson's new J/109 Shekinah, sailing for the Cabrillo Beach YC, was deemed the Boat of the Week for winning the most competitive class. It wasn't easy, as they didn't even manage to finish the first race due to wrapping their spinnaker around their keel. Unfazed by using up their throwout in the first race, the Thompsons went on to post finishes of (DNF), 5,1,2,1,3,3. They ended up tied with the J/35 Rival on points, but won the tiebreaker. Among the 8-person crew on Shekinah were sailmaker Harry Pattison, J/Boat dealer Jeff Trask, and J/World owner Rip Carruthers, who won Boat of the Week honors last year with his J/105 Incorrigible. Bay Area boats really lit up the scoreboard, with Peter Stoneberg's Fan40 Shadow, Paul Kent’s Farr 395 Chance, Gary Fanger and Mario Yovkov's ID-35 Sensation, and Tom Coates' J/105 Mas¬ querade all winning their class. Other Bay

Area boats also landed on the podium — Dale Williams' Farr ILC 46 Wasabi, Bill Wright s ID-35 Zsa Zsa, and Don Jesberg's Melges 24 Ego all took second in their peer group. Tom Thayer and Dick Watts took third in the Farr 40s with Non Sequitur, Bill Riess took fourth in PHRF IV with his Express 37 Elan, and a slew of local Melges also performed well in that fleet. The St. Francis YC team of Shadow, Zsa Zsa and Masquerade also dominated the yacht club challenge, beating peren¬ nial contender San Diego YC by a 21 -point margin. "It was a really strong showing from the Bay Area contingent this year," noted race founder Bruce Golison. "Hope¬ fully, their success will inspire even more NorCal boats to head south next year!" Why Masquerade didn't win Boat of the Week honors, a subjective award, is a mystery to us — how is an 11 -boat PHRF gathering 'more competitive' than a 25boat one design class? Chris Perkins — a last minute substitute for owner Tom Coates, who cut his hand just before the regatta — put together a stellar 1,1,(5),1,1,2,1 record to win the J/105s PCCs in a tough 25-boat fleet. Sailing with Steve Brandon Paine, Larry Swift, Will Sharron and Krissy Loewenthal, Perkins — who usually can be found sail¬ ing his own J/105, Good Timin' — schooled his Southern California coun¬ terparts. Jn a strange turn of events. Masquer¬ ade (hull #17), which was shipped out to California from the East Coast to do this regatta and the Nationals in August, came under attack during and after the regatta for alleged measurement violations — things like headstay length, lack of stem cleats, and displacement. All these accu¬ sations proved futile, and no protests were filed, but the treatment certainly left an odd aftertaste. "It was a witch hunt — they won fair and square on the water," claimed Carruthers, who measured the boat. "I August. 2003 •

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was embarrassed by the attitude of the SoCal fleet towards a boat that was obvi¬ ously better sailed. I only hope that when our boats sail in San Francisco next month, they don't receive the same treat¬ ment.” PHRF I —1) Yassou, N/M TP-52, Jim Demetriades, 9 points; 2) Wasabi, Farr ILC 46, Dale Williams/Dennis Conner, 18; 3) Chayah, 1D-48, Os¬ car Krinsky/Walter Johnson, 19. (7 boats) PFIRF II — 1) Cita, Schock 40, Cita Litt/George Page 174 • Lt&UJt 3? • August, 2003

Scenes from the windy PICYA Championships on July 12, clockwise from upper left — 'Crazy Jane' in submarine mode; 'SouLatitude' breaking the speed limit; the happy (read: non-spinnaker) SYC gang on 'Vitrum'; Lipton Cuppers approach Blackaller Buoy; and the winning form of 'Wuda Shuda'. Twist, 11 points; 2) Vim, N/M 43, Brian & Suzanne Hull, 21; 3) Arana, DenCho 51, John Carroll, 22; 4) Black Knight, Farr 39, Phil Friedman, 22. (11 boats) PHRF III — 1) Chance, Farr 395, Paul Kent, 8 points; 2) Defiance, B-32, Scott Taylor, 11; 3) VooDoo, Tripp 40, John McBrearty, 22. (8 boats) PHRF IV — 1) Shekinah, J/109, Jim & Lori Th¬ ompson, 15 points; 2) Rival, J/35, Dick Velthoen/Paul de Frietas, 15; 3) Intense, Olson 30, Allan

Rosenberg, 118; 4) Elan, Express 37, Bill Riess, 21. (11 boats) PHRF V — 1) Kiwi Boat, Young 88, Chuck & Brad Mercord, 16points; 2) Blur, B-25, Aaron & Dixon Hall, 18; 3) Redline, Santana 30/30, Bob Marcus, 19. (9 boats) FARR 40 —1) Shadow, Peter Stoneberg/Ed Baird, 12 points; 2) Samba Pa Ti, Jim Kilroy/Paul Cayard, 15; 3) Non Sequitur, Tom Thayer/Will

PICYA action, cont'd — ’Picaroon' heads upwind; 'El Ocaso' defended her Upton Cup title; the dis¬ tinctive tiger kite on 'Just in Time'; 'Ixxis' rolls downwind; 'Summertime Blues' was off her usual winning pace; the barefoot lads on 'Dulcineb'; 'Bonito' on the launching pad. All photos latitude/rob. Paxton, 23. . . Other NorCal boats: 7) Slingshot, Chuck Parrish/Kimo Worthington; 8) Astra, Mary Coleman/Hamish Pepper. (9 boats) J/120 — 1) Doctor No, Jed Olenick, 8 points; 2) Caper, John Laun, 9. (5 boats) ID-35 — 1) Sensation, Gary Fanger & Mario Yovkov/Seadon Wijsen, 11; 2) Zsa Zsa, Bill Wright/ Geroge Szabo, 17; 3) Koinonia, Doug Ament, 19. (8 boats)

J/105 (PCCs) — 1) Masquerade, Tom Coates/ Chris Perkins, 7 points; 2) Bold Forbes, Ed Cummins/Jack Franco, 21; 3) Wings, Dennis & Sharon Case, 21; 4) Indigo 3, Scott Birnberg, 32; 5) Short Skirt, Peter Lufkin, 35; 6) Mischief, Carolyn Hardy, 35; 7) Angry Beaver, Larry Harvey, 39; 8) Ancara, Bill Fields/J.B. Thedus, 47; 9) Belly Dancer, Art McMillan/Steve Grillon, 50; 10) Tiburon, Steve Stroub.,61. (25 boats)

SCHOCK 35 (PCCs) — 1) Piranha, Dave Voss, 11 points; 2) Outlier, Dick Schmidt/Gwen Gordon, 15; 3) Ripple, Jeff Janov, 15; 4) Whiplash, Ray Godwin, 19. (11 boats) MELGES 24 — 1) #399, Dave Ullman, 11 points; 2) Ego, Don Jesberg, 12; 3) Rock n' Roll, Argyle Campbell, 15; 4) Monsoon, Bruce Ayres, 20; 5) Sofa King Fast, Bret Gripenstraw/Dennis Bassano, 30; 6) Pegasus 24-3, Philippe Kahn, 36... Other NorCal boats: 8) Abracadabra 3, Dennis Surtees/Tom Montoya; 11) Minor Threat, Peter Dalton. (16 boats) J/80 — 1) DNA, Dave Hammett, 6 points; 2) August. 2003 •

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THE RACING Seven, Taylor & Crosby Grant, 16; 3) Avet, Curt Johnson, 22. (7 boats) YACHT CLUB CHALLENGE — 1) St. Francis (Shadow, Zsa Zsa, Masquerade), 53 points; 2) San Diego 2 {Doctor No, Koinonia, Wings), 74; 3) Bahia Corinthian (DA/A, TNT, Mischief), 95... Other NorCal clubs: 7) San Francisco (Chance, Ego, Tiburon); 8) St. Francis 2 (Wasabi, Non Sequitur, Bull).... (9 teams) Full results — www.premiere-racing.com.-

PICYA Cli&mpionships San Francisco YC once again domi¬ nated the increasingly-competitive PICYA Championships, held on July 12-13 on the Cityfront. A record turnout of 32 boats representing 12 yacht clubs — including, for the first time in several years, St. Francis YC — competed in the windy three-race PHRF regatta. SFYC boats took three of the four classes, losing only in the lower-key Admiral's Cup division. "We always try to put together a good team for any championship event," claimed Bill Melbostad, chairman of SFYC's Outside Regatta Committee. "The rest is up to our sailors, who really came through for us this year." Melbostad certainly did his part, win¬ ning the Lipton Cup for the second year in a row with the blue J/120 El Ocaso, which he borrowed from owner Rick Wesslund. With Pete McCormick calling tactics, El Ocaso posted a 1,2,4 record. "We went into Sunday's race*tied with Chance, last year's J/120 season cham¬ pion," reported Melbo. "They knew thenboat better than us, but we were able to jump them at the start and push them over early. We never saw them again after that." Rounding out the El Ocaso team were Adam Sadeg, Ed Broberg, Dan Maclean, Rob Schmidt, Susie Moore, Mike Brilliant, Randy Bigony, Sean Callinan, Bruce Davenport and Bobby Brooks. Mike Grandin won the Larry Knight Trophy, sailing his dad's WylieCat 30 Tinsley Light with tactician Tim Parsons, Tiygve Liljestrand, and Bill Barton. Rob Weed and Jack Ulrichs replaced Barton on Sunday. Grandin went 2,1,1 in post¬ ing the widest margin of victory among the four classes. Craig Page came through in the clutch to win the Little Lipton in his 20-year-old MORC boat, the Soverel 26 Wuda Shuda. His 2,2,1 scores were just good enough to edge out the bigger S&S 31 Spirit, which opened with two bullets in Saturday's nasty conditions before fading to a fourth in Sunday's lighter race (being over early also had something to do with it). Page won this 'David and Goliath' contest with tactician Jim Coggan, Brian Coggan, Mark Dowdy, Bryan Moore and Sonny Lopez. Page 176 • UtUiM 3? • August, 2003

Spoiling SFYC’s bid for another clean sweep — which they accomplished in 2001, and almost did in 2002 —was Michael Andrews' Santana 22 Bonito. Sail¬ ing for Encinal YC with buddies Kevin Clark (tactician) and Tom Rankin, Andrews put together a convincing 1,1,3 record. When not sailing Andrews' beau¬ tiful new Santana 22, the trio can gener¬ ally be found campaigning Clark's Melges 24 Smokin'. Daphne Owen, PICYA race chair, claims this was the best Lipton Series ever — and who are we to argue? The regatta continues to be free (PICYA also gave out free hats and food to participants who came into the GGYC clubhouse after¬ ward), the racing was close, the weather was great, and there were no major di¬ sasters (one guy fell off Crazy Jane, but was promptly recovered). We'll let the photos on the previous pages tell the rest of the story. Also, in case you missed it, turn back to the Broaching Olympics' picture essay on pages 146-149 — that, ahem, is the 'flip' side of the story. Full results can be found at www.homestead.com/picyaregatta. BIG LIPTON (45-99) — 1) El Ocaso, J/120, Bill Melbostad, SFYC, 7 points; 2) Chance, J/120, Barry Lewis, StFYC, 8; 3) Mojo Rising, Beneteau 40.7, Kim Desenberg, RYC, 9; 4) Sydney, Sydney 32,

Into thin air — The High Sierra Regatta on Hun¬ tington Lake celebrated its 50th anniversary last month. Many happy returns! Chris Corlett, EYC, 9; 5) Bodacious, Farr One Ton, John Clauser, BYC, 12; 6) Tout Suite, Beneteau 40.7, Tim Merrill, BenYC, 19; 7) Just in Time, Beneteau 42s7, Steve Stevens, GGYC, 21; 8) Vitrum, Catalina 470, Don Wieneke, SYC, 22; 9) Summer & Smoke, Beneteau 36.7, Robert Orr, VYC, 30. (9 boats) LARRY KNIGHT (100-156) — 1) Tinsley Light, WylieCat 30, Mike Grandin, SFYC, 4 points; 2) Ixxis, Olson 911-S, Ed Durbin, RYC, 9; 3) Shenanigans, C&C 36, Michael Maloney, BYC, 10; 4) Crinan II, WylieCat 30, Bill West, EYC, 12; 5) Smogen III, Cus¬ tom 36, Julie Levicki, CYC, 12; 6) Picaroon, Santana 35, Mike Melin, SYC, 16. (6 boats) LITTLE LIPTON (157-206) — 1) Wuda Shuda, Soverel 26, Craig Page, SFYC, 5 points; 2) Spirit, S&S 31, Steve Lewis, RYC, 6; 3) Baleineau, Olson 25, Charlie Brochard, CYC, 10; 4) Crazy Jane, Thunderbird, Doug Carroll, GGYC, 12; 5) Hamburger Haus, Olson 25, Jens Jensen, EYC, 16; 6) SouLatitude, J/24, Jon Hagerman, SYC, 17; 7) Fast Freight, Newport 30, Bob Harford, BYC, 21; 8)Irish Lady, Catalina 30, Mike Mahoney, StFYC, 25; 9) Ti¬ ger Beetle, Newport 33, Tom Collins, BVBC, 25. (9 boats) ADMIRALS (207-264)— 1) Bonito, Santana 22, Michael Andrews, EYC, 5 points; 2) Carlos, Santana 22, Jan Grygier, RYC, 9; 3) Tension II, Cal 20, John Nooteboom, CYC, 10; 4) Dulcinea, Killer Whale, Mike Mathiasen, IYC, 11; 5) Summertime Blues, Santana 22, Tim McGowan, SFYC, 13; 6) Elaine, Santana 22, Pat Broderick, SYC, 17; 7) London Calling, Santana 22, Meg Dwyer, BYC, 20; 8) Mav¬ erick, Cal 25-1, Michael Goebel, BVBC, 24. (8 boats)

SHEET Clausen, 16; 5) Bill Barcus, 18; 6) Bill Parsons, 22. (13 boats)

second weekend. "The caliber of racing and camaraderie was quite high, and only two protests were filed the whole time. We were quite pleased with the way the re¬ gatta went this year — it was a fitting way to celebrate our 50th anniversary!" WEEKEND #1 (July 12-13; 3 races): LASER — 1) Tom Burden, 4 points; 2) Chris Boome, 8; 3) Roger Herbst, 9; 4) John Goldsworthy, 10. (10 boats) BYTE — 1) Del Olsen, 6 points; 2) Dan Ouellet, 6; 3) Trish Moratorio, 6; 4) Gail Yando, 15. (8 boats) 1-14 — 1) Lawrence Henderson, 4 points. (3 boats) 29er — 1) Gene Harris, 4 points; 2) Richard Carter, 5. (4 boats) LIDO 14-A — 1) Stuart Robertson, 7 points; 2) Tom Jenkins, 9; 3) Kurt Wiese, 10; 4) Bob Yates, 10; 5) Ken Campbell, 14. (12 boats) LIDO 14-B — 1) Roger Hinton, 5 points; 2) Gary Schaffel, 7; 3) Roy Wollsey, 8; 4) Bob Spero, 12; 5) John Nugent, 21. (13 boats) CORONADO 15-A — 1) Walt Prue, 8 points; 2) Kevin Wasbauer, 8; 3) Stephanie Elliot, 11; 4) Peter Drasnin, 12. (9 boats) CORONADO 15-B — 1) Adam Quest, 5 points; 2) Bob Holley, 6. (5 boats) DAY SAILER-A— 1) Dave Keran, 7 points; 2) Charles Willson, 10; 3) Eduardo Grisetti, 14; 4) Dave Misunas, 17; 5) Dean Iwahashi, 18; 6) Len Foick, 20; 7) Tom Haines, 24; 8) Kenton Hendricks, 28; 9) Carl Bell, 30; 10) Richard Simpson, 31. (25 boats) DAY SAILER-B — 1) Deborah Reitz, 6 points; 2) Bob Young, 9; 3) Tom Murphey, 10; 4) Jeffrey Field, 11. (11 boats)

50th High Sierra Regatta Fresno YC's 50th High Sierra Regatta went off without a hitch over two consecu¬ tive weekends, July 12-13 and July 1920. Sailors on 280 boats (150 small boats the first weekend; 130 bigger ones the second) enjoyed the natural beauty of sailing and camping on Lake Huntington, just as they have for the previous 49 edi¬ tions of this wonderful regatta. The normally reliable 10-15-knot west¬ erly which Huntington is justifiably fa¬ mous for only faltered once in the four days of racing. The curve ball came on Saturday, July 19, when skies turned gray, the/\vind dropped out, and a light rain began to fall during the second race of the day. A 180° windshift and thunder and lightning followed, so the race com¬ mittee wisely shortened The course. By Sunday's long 'lake tour' race, conditions were mostly back to normal. The tried-and-true format each week¬ end consisted of two races on Saturday, followed by an evening barbecue/dance party at the local lodge, and then a longer race on Sunday. As usual, the coveted redwood burl plaques were awarded as prizes. "Nothing particularly remarkable hap¬ pened either weekend," claimed race cochairman Keith Dettman, who sailed his Hobie 33 Xtreme to victory in PHRF-A the

CATALINA22 — 1) Jim Schmidt, 4 points; 2) Jim Hines, 6; 3) Mike Teixeira, 8. (7 boats) MULTIHULL— 1) Russell Duncanson, 4 points; 2) George Pedrick, 5. (4 boats) OPEN CENTERBOARD — 1) Paul Kilkenny, 5 points. (1 boat) JUNIOR SAILERS —1) Henry Nieuwstad, 3 points; 2) Kyle Bates, 10. (6 boats) • WEEKEND #2 (July 19-20: 3 races): BANSHEE — 1) Craig Lee, 3 points; 2) George Koch, 11; 3) Steve galeria, 14; 4) Dean Eppley, 15. (10 boats) THISTLE — 1) Dave Keran, 3 points; 2) George Samuels, 11; 3) Dean Iwahashi, 11.(7 boats) HOLDER 20 — 1) Jim Rosaschi, 4 points; 2) Jerry Buk, 7. (4 boats) ULTIMATE 20 —1) John Andrew, 3 points; 2) Stuart Wakeman, 6; 3) Chuck Allen, 11. (7 boats) VICTORY 21 — 1) Chuck Philips, 5 points; 2) Don Bolander, 7. (6 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Dan Scarbery, 5 points; 2) Charles Kurtmen, 7. (5 boats) J/22 — 1) Cam Lewis, 3 points; 2) Donna Womble, 6; 3) Nicholas Ward, 11. (7 boats) WYLIE WABBIT— 1) Melinda Erkelens, 5 points; 2) Colin Moore, 6; 3) Kim Desenberg, 9; 4) Brett Allen, 13. (10 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Brad Butler, 3 points; 2) Vaughan Seifers, 12; 3) Sean McBurney, 15; 4) Duffy Jolley, 17; 5) Rowan Fennell, 17; 6) Walter Smith, 19; 7) Scott Sorensen, 22; 8) Mike O’Callaghan, 25. (20 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Tom Blagg, 4 points; 2) Nat Gildersleeve, 5. (6 boats) PHRF-A (69-96) — 1) Keith Dettman, Hobie 33, 7 points; 2) Dan Scarborough, Olson 30,8. (6 boats) PHRF-B (132-183) — 1) Pat Bradley, J/24, 5 points; 2) Doug Kuhl, Santana 23,6; 3) Clark Penfield,

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Day Sailers jockeying for the start at the High Sierra Regatta. Is there a better lake sailing venue than Huntington anywhere in the country? SANTANA 20 — 1) Charles Witcher, 6 points; 2) Bruce Golison, 12; 3) Gordon Wanlass, 12; 4) Willem Van Waay, 13; 5) Craig Lee, 15; 6) Philip Infelise, 16; 7) Charlie Ogletree, 21. (16 boats) SAN JUAN 21—1) Ruth Barcus, 5 points; 2) Richard Kahn, 6; 3) Jerry Hansen, 7; 4) Jorgen

Merit 25, 10; 4) Ralph Wessel, J/24,12. (10 boats) PHRF-C (210-228) —1) Tim Kahn, Cal 25, 3 points; 2) Lewis Wagoner, Coronado 25, 6. (5 boats) OPEN KEEL — 1) Jim Powell, J/27, 6 points; 2) Wade Behling, SR 21,7. (4 boats) Full results — www.fresnoyachtdub.org.

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away to England for an enjoyable 'work¬ ing vacation' (a true oxymoron) at the 11th Swan European Regatta, held June 27July 3 at Cowes, Isle of Wight. The event, hosted by Nautor's Swan and run by the famous Royal Yacht Squadron, attracted an eclectic fleet of 55 Swans from nine European countries for five days of rac¬ ing and socializing. One U.S. boat showed up, too —Damon Guizot's lovely L.A.based Swan 53 Katrina, which we had the pleasure of sailing on. Page 178* UfcWeJ? • August, 2003

Swan Europeans, clockwise from upper left — It rains a lot in Cowes; the town was quaint and friendly; the 7:10 a.m. start of the long distance race; rounding one of the Solent's 99 marks; Class A start; the Swan 56 'Magical', which had Keith Musto aboard; the world-famous Royal Yacht Squadron. The biennial Swan European Regatta and the Swan North Americans (July 27August 2 in Newport, RI) are held in off years from the Swan Worlds in Sardinia. Together, the three events make up the 'varsity' Swan circuit, though lesser ven¬ ues (such as the now-defunct West Coast Swan Regatta in Newport Beach) come and go.

The Solent (the body of water between the Isle of Wight and the mainland) is a tricky place to sail. It features currents like San Francisco, but they are harder to read, as they are coming from each end and from various rivers. It rains a lot, and the wind isn't very predictable, coming from any direction (there are 99 marks to choose from in the Solent, so there are

Swan European Regatta, cont'd — The Needles guard the western end of the Solent; the fleet skirts the treacherous Brambles; aboard Damon Guizot's Swan 53 'Katrina'; Robin Sodaro kept us laugh¬ ing; Swans of all sizes and vintages showed up. All photos latitude/rob except as noted. many course options) or not at all (we lost one day due to no wind). Adding to the excitement are tons of ferries and com¬ mercial traffic going into Southampton, and hazards such as The Brambles, a sandbar in the middle of the Solent where the locals play a muddy game of cricket once a year at low tide. The town of Cowes, about the size of

Sausalito, is arguably the center of the sailing universe. The entire place is de¬ voted to sailing every summer and, we're told, becomes a ghost town in the winter. The racing schedule is jam-packed — as we were leaving, about 200 fairly big boats were gathering for the start of the CowesSt. Malo ocean race. Upcoming events at Cowes included the Admiral's Cup revival.

Cowes Week (which inundates the town with over 1,000 boats), and the Fastnet Race, to name just the biggest ones. Guizot's 16-person crew for the regatta consisted of nine 'colonials’ (driver and sailmaker Robin Sodaro, tactician Tom The Curmudgeon' Leweck, boat captain Tony Cannon, sparmaker Alan Blunt, former Swan 46 owner Peter Moss, bow¬ man Kevin Riley, and trimmer Mark Hamelmann of Las Vegas) and seven lo¬ cal Brits, who were delightful to sail with. August, 2003 • UkU/t 3? • Page 179

THE RACING We failed to distinguish ouVselves on the race course, but had a thoroughly enjoy¬ able time sailing in a new place, making new friends, seeing new sights (abn’t miss Queen Victoria's summer 'cottage', Os¬ borne House, if you ever get to Cowes), eating bland food (think: fish and chips, bangers and mash) and, of course, ven¬ turing into lots of pubs. We did win ope trophy, however — the Lewmar Trophy foT best-maintained vin¬ tage Swan. If anyone is interested in learn¬ ing more about the Swan Europeans, see www.nautorgroup.com. Results of the Swan North Americans should be posted there soon, too. CLASS A — 1) Aqua Equinox, Swan 65, Filip Balcaen/Bouwe Bekking, BEL; 2) Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Swan 45, Glynn Williams, GBR; 3) Amne¬ sia, Swan 45, Graham de Zille, GBR; 4) Crackerjack, Swan 45, Keith Miller, GBR; 5) Courdileone, Swan 45, Leonardo Ferragamo, ITA. (23 boats) CLASS B — 1) Jacobite, Swan 48, Stephen James, GBR; 2) Menenes, Swan 441, Libby & Gra¬ ham Deegan, GBR; 3) Xaossa, Swan 42, JeanMichel Carpentier, FRA; 4) Saga, Swan 441, Alain Foulquier, FRA; 5) Flying Neleb, Swan 39, Frederico Garcia-German, ESP. (22 boats) OVERALL WINNER -4, Aqua Equinox. (6 races; 1 throwout) ||,

Santana 22s, J/105s, Antrim 27s, Olson 30s and no doubt more. Tune in next month for more results, and possibly even some pictures and stories. SANTANA 20 NATIONALS (Fresno YC; July 14- W): 1) Cal Trans, Charlie Ogletree/Mike Pinckney/ John Papadopoulos; 2) Head First, Willem van Waay/Travis Wilson/Peter van Waay; 3) Mini Me, Bruce Golison/Andrew Kerr/Bill Ramacciotti; 4) Ag¬ gressive Tendencies, Charles Witcher/Sherron Hart/Charlie Hess; 5) Altitude Sickness, Payson Infelise/Phillip Infelise/Jon Bell; 6) Gremlin, Gordon Wanlass/Tony Long/John Andrew; 7) Yikes, Ron Fish/Jerald Skeen/Leeanne Fish; 8) Moon, Ken Carwell/Austin Quilty/Kris Cardweil; 9) Joreanne, Ross Cooley/Rick Gilstrap/Laura Zane; 10) Aquila, Paul Stephens/Drew Bauman/David Paufler. (28 boats; 7 races on Huntington Lake; www.s20.org) CORONADO 15 NATIONALS (HMBYC: July 18-20): GOLD — 1) Barrett & Randy Sprout, 8 points; 2) Blair & Mark Elliot, 17; 3) Mike Shea/Bob Anderson, 26; 4) Kevin Wasbauer/David Rumbaugh, 27; 5) Karen Kublinski/Tom Forgue, 35. (16 boats; 7 races w /1 throwout) SILVER —1) Steve Holley/Greg Armanini, 11 points; 2) Adam & Alex Quest, 19; 3) Bob & Chris Holley, 23; 4) Greg & Vickey Krutzikowsy, 24; 5) Mike Day/Connie Malach, 29. (15 boats; 7 races w/1 throwout) \ JUNIOR — 1) Blair Elliot, 4 points; 2) S. Gilboa, 5; 3) Alex Fishman, 10. (7 boats; 3 races) 29er NAs (Columbia River Gorge: July 18-20): 1) Dan Brandt/Trevor Bozina, Tiburon, 25 points; 2) Morgan Gutenkunst/Cameron McCloskey, Mill Valley, 25; 3) John & Paul Heineken, Larkspur, 39; 4) Cameron Biehl/'Marc Basra, San Diego, 44; 5) Brian & Brad Neufeld, West Vancouver, BC, 53. (20 boats; 13 races w/2 throwouts; www.cgra.org) MOORE 24 NATIONALS (Huntington Lake: 7/21-23): 1) Gruntled, Bart Hackworth, 19 points; 2) Fatu¬ ity, Dave Hodges, 212; 3) Paramour, Rowan Fen¬ nel, 23; 4) El Diablo del Mar, Scott Sorensen, 28; 5) Mooregasm, Dave Josselyn/Chris Watts, 34; 6) Sparrowhawk, Vaughn Seifers, 43; 7) WMB?, Mark Breen/Sean McBurney, 45; 8) Ruby, Steve McCarthy, 47; 9) Mercedes, Joel Verutti, 53; 10) Eclipse, Brad Butler, 58; 11) Bad Waitress, Walter Smith, 65; 12) Kangaroo Court, Joan Byrne, 66; 13) Wet Spot, Mike O’Callaghan, 67. (25 boats; 7 races w/1 throwout) Winning crew (Gruntled) — Bart Hackworth, Simon Winer, Jim Struver, Tom Goddard.

Plastic Classic Regatta 'Cal Trans' project — Charlie Ogletree won the Santana 20 Nationals on scenic Huntington Lake.

National Championships The 'national championship' season got underway last month, as evidenced by the following reports. See the appro¬ priate websites for more info on each of these regattas. In August, there are even more nationals — El Toros, Mercuries, Page 180 • DXXmU 2? • August, 2003

The 19th annual Plastic Classic at the Bay View Boat Club was a smashing suc¬ cess. The event, held on July 19, went off on time and there were no collisions. The event featured a dinghy class this year, which was won by its sole entrant, Banshee Girl, owned by BVBC member Paul Harris. All participating fleets sailed the same course, except the Banshee, which was given a shortened course.

The all-girl crew of Coronado 25 Thats Right sailed the course in tiaras and were attired in a prevalently purple palette. (Take note, fleet rivals: this technique seems to have been successful, as they took first.) Skipper Kathy Wheatley stated, "This was the most perfect sailing day ever! The crew was perfect, the weather was perfect, and the boat just went." Before the race results were an¬ nounced, I asked George Eisenberg, cap¬ tain of the Tartan 30 Sea Lark, where he thought they had placed in the PHRF non¬ spinnaker fleet. He replied that the im¬ portant thing was that they "did not run out of tequila". Taking second place, I'm sure, was icing on George and his crew's cake. As usual, spirits flowed and there was more than enough food. Music this year featured jazz in the afternoon and another band at night. I had some trouble getting details about the second band, as no one I spoke with was sober enough at 8 p.m. to remember anything except that they danced a lot. Not surprisingly, the event went "til late" once again. Of course, there was the infamous Tmark. The raft's innovation for this year was a pregnant flashing female in a grass skirt. Once again, there was no full-fron¬ tal male nudity. I will continue to cam¬ paign for this feature in next year's 20th anniversary event on July 17, 2004. — carol peterson PHRF (spinny) — 1) Wings, Columbia 5.5, Michael Jackson; 2) Yachyd Da, Newport 30 Mk. II, Jack Gill. (5 boats)

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The Colujmbia 5.5 'Wings' rounds the notorious T mark in the Plastic Classic Regatta. We'll spare you the close-ups. PHRF (non-spinny) —,1) Pathfinder, Ariel, Ed Ekers; 2) Sea Lark, Tartan 30, George Eisenberg; 3) Pannonica, Contest 27, John Lymberg; 4) Parranda, Ariel, Vladimir Bravo-Sala; 5) Maverick, Cal 25, Michael Goebel. (13 boats) SANTANA 22— 1) Bonito, Michael Andrews; 2) Jack Be Quick, Peter Rasuo. (5 boats) IB-24 — 1) Bahama Mama, Ray Difazio. (2 boats) CORONADO 25—1) That's Right!, Kathy Wheatley. (3 boats) TRITON — 1) Bolero, Ely Gilliam. (3 boats) CAL 29—1) Serendipity, Thomas Bruce; 2) Whirled Peas, Philip Hyndman. (5 boats) OVERALL — 1) Bonito; 2) Jack Be Quick; 3) Carlos. (38 boats) SIMPLEST TO SINGLEHAND — Ya Never Know, Ariel, Ray Schmahl. NICEST INTERIOR — The Office, IB-24, Mike Lott/Dan Devine. MOST §TOCK — Banshee Girl, Banshee, Paul Harris. PRETTIEST — Ya Never Know.

LongPac Race If someone told us they were creating a sailboat race that went nowhere, had no visible marks, and consisted of three to four days of cold weather offshore sail¬ ing for single and doublehanded boats — we'd think they were nuts. And we’d cer¬ tainly never predict the event would sur¬ vive more than a couple of runnings. Well, someone did invent such a race, almost 20 years ago now. It's called the Great Pacific Longitude Race and — joke's on us — it's still going, bigger and stron¬ ger than ever.

Singlehander Graham Hawkes, an Olson 40 sailor at the time, is credited with the creation of the 'LongPac', as it's commonly known. Hawkes reasoned that since each boat and skipper of the follow¬ ing June's Singlehanded TransPac had to do a 400-mile offshore qualifier anyway, why not pick a date and make a race of it? Nine boats participated in the inaugu¬ ral 1985 event. A storm packing 50-knot winds blew through. Six finished. If that didn't spell the end, we didn't know what would. But the LongPac chugged along on even-numbered years, attracting mostly minimal fleets consist¬ ing of its 'target audience’ — those intent on doing the next year's solo TransPac. Somewhere along the line, a doublehanded division was added for TransPac veterans, who were not required to pre¬ qualify if they had done the race before on the same boat. Then a funny thing happened: other people not intending to do the SSS TransPac started showing up. Next thing you know, the LongPac is itself a goal for Bay Area shorthanders — a kind of 'toe in the water' to see what offshore single¬ handing is really like. This year, 23 boats — 15 singlehanded, 5 double — one of the event's largest fleets ever, started the 10th bienniel LongPac off the Golden Gate YC on Wednesday, June 25. Of those, eight or nine were there to qualify for next June's Singlehanded TransPac. Four or five were returning LongPac or SSS TransPac'ers back for the 'fun' of the LongPac. And the rest were just interested

in doing the race on its own merits. Moore 24 sailor Mark Moore credited the LongPac as his first offshore race, and the first time he raised the spinnaker solo on the boat. As with previous runnings, the fleet beat out 200 miles to longitude 126'40'W (which can be 'crossed' at any latitude), turned around and ran downwind for home. SSS TransPac veteran (and 2002 winner) Mark Deppe, aboard his J/120 Alchera. turned in the fastest time — 10 minutes short of three days flat — and hung on to win Singlehanded 1 on cor¬ rected time, as well. Winds were generally benevolent in this often gnarly stretch of water, with 10-15 knots and a moderate swell the predomi¬ nant conditions, and "honestly two of the prettiest sailing days I've ever seen on the ocean," said race chairman and partici¬ pant Alan Hebert of the Santana 30/30 Wisdom. In fact, it was so benevolent that most of the six DNFers simply got tired of bob¬ bing around in light to no wind and mo¬ tored in. SINGLEHANDED 1 — 1) Alchera, J/120, Mark Deppe; 2) Xpression, C&C 110, Rick Husselman; 3) Tiger Beetle, N/M 45, Rob Macfarlane. (4 boats; 1 DNF) SINGLEHANDED II — 1) Westerly, Westsail 39, Steve Wilson; 2) Valhanna, Catalina 36 Mk. II, John Merritt; 3) Wisdom, Santana 30/30, Alan Hebert; 4) Time Out, Tartan 3500, Steven Saul. (5 boats; 1 DNF) SINGLEHANDED III — 1) Alegria, C/N 35, Jim

Solo J/120 sailor Mark Deppe ('Alchera'), seen above after winning the 2002 SSS TransPac, also just won the 400-mile LongPac. Teipen; 2) Dominatrix, Int. Folkboat, Tom Kirschbaum; 3) Ergo, Ericson 35 Mk. II, William Merrick. (6 boats; 3 DNF) SINGLEHANDED ULDB — 1) Cookie Jar, Moore 24, George McKay; 2) No Name, Moore 24, Mark Moore. (2 boats) DOUBLEHANDED — 1) Tension Reliever, Cus¬ tom Acapulco 40, Garrett Cladwell; 2) Auspice, CusAugust, 2003 • LuWw&J? • Page 181

THE RACING tom Schumacher 40, Jim Cog^an; 3) Polecat, WylieCat 30 turbo, Tim Danford; 4) Georgia, Van de Stadt 40, Lucie Van Breen. (5 boats; 1 DNF)

\ Box Scores So many races, so little time! Here are brief reports on a dozen or so more regat¬ tas which occurred last month: EASOM FOUNDERS tSFYC: June 28-29:5 races): 1) I Love My Wife, Craig Healy, 7 points; 2) Mahalaga, Peter Vessetta, 11; 3) White Jacket, John Sutak, 17; 4) No Name, Chris Raney, 20; 5) Hyper, Tom Oiler, 33. (11 Etchells) Winning crew— Craig Healy, Brodie Cobb, Dave Gruver.

SOUTH TOWER /StkSC: June 27: 140 miles): 1) Times Roman, Columbia Challenger, Phil Hendrix; 2) Tapdance, Pearson 37, John Walker; 3) Delta Ruby, Catalina 30, Chuck Jones; 4) Misfit, Is¬ lander 36, John Sprinkle. (5 boats; 1 DNF) Average speed of winning boat — 3.9 knots.

BROTHERS & SISTERS (TibYC: July 4): SPINNY — 1) Silkye, WylieCat 30, Steve Seal; 2) Jarlen, J/35, Tim Russell; 3) Joyride, J/105, Bill Hoehler. (7 boats) NON-SPINNY — 1) Shenanigan, Islander 36, Mike Fitz-Gerald; 2) Windlassie, Catalina 38, Ronn Hill; 3) Daddy O, ‘Olson 30, Tom Simms; 4) Splash, Cal 2-27 Don Walder. (12 boats)

FARR 40 WORLDS (YC Costa Smeralda: 7/2-5): 1) Nerone, Massimo Mezzaroma/Vasco Vascotto, ITA, 51 points; 2) Nela, Michael llibruck/ John Kostecki, GER, 74; 3) Bambakou, John Coumantaros/Chris Larson, USA, 92; 4) Alinghi, Ernesto Bertarelli/Russell Coutts, SUI, 99.5; 5)

Southern Star, John Calvert-Jones/Grant Simmer, AUS, 100; 6) Barking Mad, Jim Richardson/Terry Hutchinson, USA, 101.5; 7) Morning Glory, Hasso Plattner/Dee Smith, GER, 102; 8) Crocodile Rock, Harris & Geremia/Vince Brun, USA, 109; 9)

Struntjelight, Wolfgang Schaefer/Michael Coxon, GER, 110; 10) Seven, Alberto Signorini/Tommaso Chieffi, ITA, 125; 11) Warpath, Fred & Steve Howe/ John Cutler, USA, 131; 12) Norwegian Steam, Elvind Astrup/Herman Horn Johannessen, NOR, 132; 13) Groovederci, Deneen & John Demourkas/Mark Reynolds, USA, 132; 14) Le Renard, Steve Phillips/ Kevin Hall, USA, 134; 15) Mean Machine, Peter De Ridder/Stu Bannatyne, NED, 142. (37 boats; 9 races; no throwouts)

RONSTAN BAY CHALLENGE (StFYC: July 5-6): BAY CHALLENGE — 1) Mike Zajicek; 2) Bill Weir; 3) Steve Sylvester; 4) Rob Hartman; 5) David Wells; 6) Jean Rathle; 7) Chris Radowski. (19 boards) COURSE RACING —1) Chris Radowski, 15 points; 2) Steve Sylvester, 15; 3) Bill Weir, 15; 4) David Wells, 21; 5) Rob Hartman, 25; 6) Jean Rathle, 29; 7) Al Mirel, 36. (18 boards; 5 races; no throwouts)

MOONLIGHT RACE (SFYC; July 12:35 miles): 1) Silkye, WylieCat 30, Skinner Family; 2) Shadow, Farr 40, Peter Stoneberg; 3) Blue Chip, Farr 40, Walt Logan; 4) Ypso, Cal 2-27, Tim Stapleton; 5) Desperado, Express 27,, Mike Bruzzone; 6) Current Asset, Islander 30 Mk. II, John Bowen; 7) Expeditious, Express 37, Bariz Schneider; 8) Perseverance, Beneteau First 47.7, Page 182 • D&XwU 3? • August, 2003

Daniel Chador; 9) Jose Cuervo, J/105, Peter Schoen. (23 boats; 14 DNF) Winning crew (Silkye) — John Skinner, Rina Skin¬ ner (wife), Nadine Skinner (daughter), John Selbach. Finish time: 1:18 a.m.

INTERCLUB #4 (Alameda YC: July 12): DIV. I (< 173) — 1) Wind Dragon, Catalina 34, Dave Davis; 2) Peggy Sue, Laser 28, John Davis. (4 boats) DIV. II (> 187) — 1) Caffeinated, Merit 22, Dick Lotspeich. (3 boats) FAT 30 — 1) Wuvulu, Islander Bahama 30, John New; 2) Annie, Cal 29, Steve Zevanove; 3) Spindrifter, Tartan 30, Paul Skabo. (7 boats) CATALINA 34 — 1) Freya, George Bean; 2) Mottley, Chris Owen; 3) Crew's Nest, Ray Irvine. (7 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Platinum, Morgan 44, Mark Rommell; 2) MeMe, Newport 30, Norm Guest. (6 boats) MULTIHULL (spinny) — 1) White Knuckles, F31, Gary Helms; 2) Defiance, Cross 46, Michael Ropers. (6 boats) MULTIHULL (non-spinny) —1) Joint Venture, F-31, Randy Devol. (2 boats)

LASER PCCs tColumbia River Gome: 7/11-13): LASER — 1) Mark Mendelblatt, 23 points; 2) Andrew Lewis, 30; 3) Hamish Pepper (NZL), 37; 4) Brett Davis, 39; 5) Mike Leigh (CAN), 44; 6) Matt McQueen, 66; 7) Dan Falk, 89; 8) Tracy Usher {mas¬ ter winner), 99; 9) Steve Larsen (SUI), 103; 10) Den¬ nis Clark, 124. (33 boats) LASER RADIAL— 1) Jonathan Goldsberry, 26 points; 2) Abe Torchinsky (CAN), 26; 3) Luke Ramsay (CAN), 38; 4) Mark Spector, 58; 5) Jim Christopher (master winner), 67. (11 races; 1 throwout; www.gorgesailing.org)

TRANS-TAHOE (Tahoe YC:Julv 12:25 miles): DIV. A — 1) Ice Nine, J/109, Jim Casey/Jeff Thorpe; 2) August Ice, J/125, Ferris/Fellich; 3) Per¬ sonal Puff, Melges 24, Dan Hauserman; 4) Arch Angel, Antrim 27, Bryce Griffith; 5) See'n Double, Melges 24, York Brothers. (14 boats)

Best sailing on the planet last month — 'Nerone' en route to winning the 37-boat Farr 40 Worlds in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. DIV. B — 1) Groovy, Venture 24 mod., Les Barlett; 2) Sierra Hotel, B-25, Mike Gillum; 3) True Luff, Tartan Ten, John Utter; 4) Moorigami, Moore 24, John Siegel; 5) By Design, Olson 25, Walt Stupin. (14 boats) CRUISING —1) No Strain, Santana 23, Bill Dalton; 2) Esperanza, Challenger 32, Matt Mathews; 3) Prime Interest, Catalina 25, Bob Potter. (8 boats; 19 miles) MULTIHULL— 1) Freedom Dance, F-24, Jerry* Grant; 2) Santosha, F-28, Tim Young; 3) Sea Puppy, F-24, Burt Lemke. (8 boats)

FARR 40 SEASON TO DATE (after 4 of 8 events): 1) Shadow, Peter Stoneberg, 4 points; 2) Samba Pa Ti, John Kilroy, 5; 3) Non Sequitur, Thayer/Watts, 10; 4) Mayhem, Woife/Cote/Axford, 14; 5) Revolu¬ tion, Brack Duker, 14; 6) Temptress, Alan Field, 17; 7) Crocodile Rock, Geremia/Harris, 18; 8) Barking Mad, Jim Richardson, 22; 9) Morning Glory, Hasso Plattner, 23; 10) Slingshot, Chuck Parrish, 23. (14 boats; 4 regattas w/1 throwout)

SOUTH BAY YRA #4 (San Leandro YC: July 19): BIG SPINNY — 1) Fermanagh, O'Day 34, Frank Johnson. (3 boats) LITTLE SPINNY —No finishers within 4-hOur time limit. (8 boats) BIG NON-SPINNY — 1) Sundancer, Hunter 34, Bob Carlen; 2) Dolphin, Cal 2-30, R. Young. (4 boats) LITTLE NON-SPINNY — No finishers. (2 boats)-

SECOND HALF OPENER (EYC: 7/26 results only): HDA-G (<99) — 1) Javelin, Farr 40, Pat Nolan; 2) Sensation, 1D-45, Mario Yovkov; 3) White Dove, Beneteau 40.7, Mike Garl; 4) Summer Moon, Syn¬ ergy 1000, DeVries/Pohl; 5) Mintaka 4, Farr 38, Gerry Brown; 6) Jarlen, J/35, Bob Bloom; 7) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck. (19 boats) HDA-J (101-135) — 1) Shenanigans, C&C 36, Michael Maloney; 2) Chimera, Little Harbor 47, Grant Miller; 3) Cowabunga, Schock 34, Pat Brown. (7

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their new acquisition, the Cal 40 Green Buffalo. The boat will come out of KKMI soon with a new bottom, new rudder, new blocks, and new rigging — but, laughs Jim, "My wallet needs some time off be¬ fore new sails — we won't begin serious racing until the spring.". . . The Wylie 37 Absolute 88 was recently sold to a promi¬ nent Sausalito professional sailor who wishes to remain anonymous (good luck!). . . San Diego J/World owner Rip Carruthers is back in the J/105 game, hav¬ ing bought Headhunter (#130) a few months ago. He's in no hurry to race the boat — now named Invisible (which fol¬ lows Invincible and Incorrigible) — and is targeting J/Fest (October 10-12 at SDYC) as his first event. Wizards of Oz: Australia won the re¬ vived Admiral's Cup over an 8-boat field last month, overcoming King Juan Carlos and a strong Spanish team in the final race, the 400-miler to Wolf Rock and back, to win the once-prestigious series. After skipping 2001, the biennial regatta re¬ turned to Cowes, Isle of Wight, this time as a nine-race, two-boat (as opposed to three) championship. The winning team consisted of Wild Oats, Bob Oatley's canting-keeled R/P 60, and Aftershock, Colin O'Neil's Rodman 42. Final results: 1) Royal Prince Alfred, J AUS, 56 points;

SIMPSON REGATTA (StFYC: July 26-27): MELGES 24 — 1) #525, Seadon Wijsen, 9 points; 20 Rock N' Roll, Argyle Campbell, 21; 3) Not the Family Buick, Stone/Bennett, 22; 4) Sofa King Fast, Gripenstra/Bassano, 27; 5) Surfeit, Vessblla/ Wadbrook, 35. (17 boats) ETCHELLS — 1) #666, Barton/Wells, 15 points; 2) Mahalaga, Tracy Usher, 17; 3) Ginna Fe, Michael Porter, 26. (8 boats) (6 races; no throwouts)

Race Notes Sale boats of the month: Jim Quanci, aka The Pac Cup Data Base Guy', and his wife Mary Lovely are busy restoring

Chris Perkins won the annual Knarr Match Racing Regatta for the fifth time at StFYC on July 19, dispatching fellow Knarr-star Terry Anderlini 2-1 in the fi¬ nals. Perkins, who sailed with Hans Baldalf, Darren Ward and Sham Sinawi ("We have 61 years of Knarr sailing be¬ tween us!"), went 10-0 in the double round robin elimination. Peter Stoneberg came in third among the six teams entered. New York YC reclaimed the Madcap Trophy on July 19-20, beating the St. Francis YC 9-6 after 15 intense three-onthree team races. The event was held in J/ 105s out of the NYYCs elegant Harbour Court facility in Newport, RI. The winning skippers were George Hinman, Phil Lotz and John Gochberg; the runner-ups were Phil Perkins (Good Timin'), Shawn Ben¬ nett (Zuni Bear), and Peter Wagner (Nan¬ tucket Sleighride). Random notes: The J/24 class cel¬ ebrated its 25th birthday in Newport, RI, with its Silver Anniversary Regatta. Eighty-four boats and nearly 500 sailors participated in the 7-race series, which was won by local hero Brad Read. See www.j24silver.org for more . . Six local skippers and crews will be sailing shortly in the 35th International Knarr Cham-

Full moon for the Moonlight Race — The SC 40 'Defiance' at Pt. Pinole. See 'Box Scores'. 'Wild Oats', seen here sail testing in the Solent, was the top performer in the Admiral's Cup.

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on August 2-9. Defending champion Jon Perkins (Sequoia), who won in Norway last year, will be there to defend his title, along with Charlie Griffith (Penelope), Tom Reed (Thea), Sham Sinawi (Lykken), Sean Svendsen (Svenkist) and Knud Wibroe (Snaps III). Follow the action at www.August, 2003 • iMCUdc 39 • Page 183

THE RACING SHEET knarr.dk. . . Neither the Boreas Race nor the Angel Island Cup occurred last month, presumably due to lack,of popu¬ lar demand. Here and there: Pretty Sketchy, a J/ 105 skippered by Thomas Enright of Bristol, RI, and steered by his 18-yearold son Charlie, dominated the 32-boat J/105 class at the Storm Trysail Club's biennial 20th Bldek Island Race Week. For their efforts, tnfe best among the 19 fleets, Pretty Sketchy was deemed the Boat of the Week. . . Dick and Mary Compton's water-ballasted Andrews 77 Alchemy was first to finish the 97th Chicago-Mac Race in the 288-boat fleet. They completed the 333-miler in 35 hours, 24 minutes. Roger Sturgeon's R/P TP-52 Rosebud finished second in fleet after 36 hours, 44 min¬ utes, and corrected out first in Division I. In the following week's 290-mile Port Huron-Mac Race, Alchemy was first to finish again, correcting out second in Division 1 to the Andrews 70+ Equation (ex-Magnitude). Rosebud corrected out fourth. Kid stuff: SFYC juniors Sean Kelly and Connor Dibble went 1,2 in the Smyth Eliminations dn July 19-20 to earn the right to attend the finals in mid-August

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ing to the printer. . . Emery Wager of Se attle dominated the singlehanded (Lasers division of the U.S. Youth Champion ships, held in Milwaukee in late June Zachary Brown and crew Melanie Rob erts, both from San Diego, wonthe double handed division (420s). Complete results are at www.ussailing.org. So close: Peter Isler and a crack Sar Diego YC team successfully defended th< St. Francis Perpetual Trophy on July 26 27, defeating StFYC 3-2 in J/ 105s in thei 'kelpy' home waters. Our Bay Area family team consisted of skipper Chris Perkins Phil Perkins, Jon Perkins, Steve Marsh Perkins, and Rich Bergmann-Perkins, whc also provided the boat (Zuni Bear]. Whole lotta racing going on: Betweer Aug. 1 and Sept. 14, St. Francis YC wil be running races virtually every day. Race manager John Craig will be firing guns of all but five days during that six-week time frame, and will doubtless need a long va cation afterwards. There's tons of activity at the other clubs, too —Summer Keel Quick Boat, Jazz Cup, Windjammers, ID35 Nationals, and dozens of smaller regat¬ tas. Enjoy the sailing —and be sure tc thank the race committees!

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We depart from our regularformat this month to bring you a special report on our Dream Trip though the Eastern Caribbean.

Island-Hopping Through Paradise: Guadelohpe to Tortola Have you ever had such an incred¬ ible vacation that you were reluctant to tell friends back home about it. . . for fear they'd strangle you in a jealous rage? That's exactly how we felt after complet¬ ing what most sailors would consider to be the trip of a lifetime: a 13-day, onedirectional catamaran cruise, islandhopping through the Lesser Antilles from Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies to Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands. After careful consideration, we've de¬ cided to risk your envy and ire in order to tell you about this 'dream cruise' be¬ cause there's no reason that you couldn't follow in our wake one of these days yourself. But first, a little background: In 2000 we succumbed to the temptation to par¬ ticipate in the inaugural running of the HIHO Caribbean Passage, a 'feeder event' for the world-renowned, week-long HIHO windsurfing regatta, which, for two de¬ cades, has been drawing top recreational boardsailors to the British Virgin Islands from all over the world. The HIHO Car¬ ibbean Passage, or HCP, as it is often dubbed, was a brilliant concept that no event promoter had tried before. Aboard three large catamarans, we sailed inter¬ island every other day, leaving ample shore time to explore the French, Brit¬ ish and Dutch islands along our route. Since many meals were taken in fine res¬ taurants, we got to sample local cuisine, Few tourists visit Les lies des Saintes during the summer, so that's an ideal time for charter¬ ers to enjoy their laidback ambience.

while avoiding the drudgery of provision¬ ing and cooking aboard. From day one, that was a splendid trip, so naturally we jumped at the chance to run a boat in the two subse¬ quent HCP cruises, in 2001 and again this year (June 16 to 28). Don't get us wrong, you can enjoy a fabulous bareboat charter ^vacation while staying within a 10-mile radius bf many charter bases. But to our way of think¬ ing, the HCP's pacing and itinerary gives you just the right balance of 'surf and turf. You get in plenty of glorious trade wind sailing during the interisland pas¬ sages, yet have plenty of free time at each island for snorkeling, beachcombing, hiking, shopping, partying or simply chilling out beneath a coco palm. This year’s cruise was scheduled to begin at Antigua's famous English Har¬ bor, but the three nearly-identical Ba¬ hia 46 cats — which had been chartered from the French firm Corail-Caraibes — had to first be delivered up from Guadeloupe. When the passengers caught wind of this, virtually all of them opted to extend the original itinerary by three days in order to spend some time at the lush French island of Guadeloupe and the idyllic cluster of islets called Les lies des Saintes. Although the captains and their mates had all done similar voyages before, they all enjoyed this trip thoroughly. But for almost all of the guests, this was a com¬ pletely unique experience. Most had never been to the Caribbean, nor been on an extended sailing trip, let alone an overnight passage. They loved it! In fact,

most of them seemed to be smiling from ear to ear for the entire trip. As you'll read in their own excerpted comments which follow, for some, experiencing the magic of classic Caribbean sailing un¬ der sunkissed tropical skies was practi¬ cally a religious experience — really! We'll spare you the complete blow-byblow account, but before sharing the heartfelt impressions of our guests, here's a capsule rundown of the itiner¬ ary. Covering roughly 350 miles, we hopscotched our way up the island chain, stopping at 14 different islands in five Caribbean nations or territories. After a thorough checkout, we pulled out of Pointe au Pitre and set sail for The Saints with 20-25 knots of breeze blow¬ ing due to a passing tropical wave. We'd paid extra to rent cruising chutes since most of our route would be well off the wind, and before the first squall hit we got our kite up and flying sweetly, which gave the first-timers aboard a thrill. Ly¬ ing just 23 miles SW of Guadeloupe, life on 'The Saints' is a world apart. Origi¬ nally settled by Breton fishermen, its narrow streets, beachfront cafes and

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Spread: Miles long and completely uninhabited, Barbuda's Cocoa Point Beach is so far from the rat race that it might as well be on the moon. Insets, left to right: Shakin' it at the B Vi's 'Willie T', the main drag of Terre-de-Haut, lounging on the cabintop. colorfully-painted fishing boats make you feel as though you've entered an Im¬ pressionist painting. The inherent seren¬ ity of these hilly little isles is broken only by the innocuous buzz of motorscooters — the islanders' principal mode of trans¬ port. On day two, with our bellies full of smoked fish and fresh croissants, we left the colorfully-quaint lies des Saintes, bound for the underwater preserve at lie Pigeon, which lies just off Guadeloupe's west coast, about 20 miles away. For some, experiencing this underwater won¬ derland was their first snorkeling expe¬ rience. After overnighting at Malendure, a bay on the mainland, we cleared out at the sleepy north coast town of Deshaies, then made the 43-mjle cross¬ ing to English Harbor, Antigua on a booming beam reach. During the peak winter season, the

historic stone seawall at Nelson's Dock¬ yard is dominated by multimillion-dollar gold-platers, but during the summer months chartered bareboats like ours were welcome. Renovated with Disneyesque attention to detail, explor¬ ing the, picturesque Dockyard is truly like taking a trip back through time. Few charterers navigate through the reef-strewn approaches to Green Island, off Antigua's northeast coast, but the peace and serenity found at, this scrubby, uninhabited isle are well worth the ef¬ fort. While Cap'n Bill was busy snagging lobsters in the shallows, the owner and chef of Antigua's Abracadabra restaurant came out in their launch and prepared us a fabulous pig roast. Next, we ventured even farther off the typical charter track by making a 30-mile diversion to Barbuda. Again, the wind blew 20+ knots on the beam. -A posses¬ sion of Antigua, this low-lying coralfotmed island boasts mile after mile of white sand beaches that have remained almost completely undeveloped through the centuries. For most of the HIHOers, Barbuda's unbelievably-blue water ful¬

filled their dream image of a tropical paradise. We got up close and personal with thousands of fledgling frigate birds, swapped tales with locals at the island's only bar, and enjoyed fish and lobster barbecues on the be§ch. organized by a jolly West Indian called Prophet. Ours At Barbuda, HIHOers feasted on barbecued fish and lobster,A)lus the local favorite, goat stew. There were'no other boats in the anchorage.

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N. on St. Martin's west were the only visiting . coast. boats on the coast. ' 5 After dinner on the On the second night, “ beach at the Calmos around midnight, we x Cafe, we made an easy retraced our inbound g overnight crossing of track through the reefs > the 90-mile Anegada and set sail foi* St. g Passage under a Barths, where chic bou¬ | nearly-moonless sky tiques, smartly-painted > that was peppered houses and sophisti¬ o with brilliant stars. As cated European vaca¬ H* § the sun rose, the tioners struck a sharp contrast to Barbuda's lag§ed contours of the Is that wild woman who's dancing in her British Virgin Islands timeless character. We underwear with us? On the last night toured the tiny island, were laid out before of the trip, everybody got a little wild. us, leaving our char¬ sampled the (topless) ter guests in awe. beaches, sucked down icy Heinekens at the world-famous Le Select and enjoyed Visiting many of the BVTs must-see destinations was the icing on the cake the sumptuous fare at Eddy's and The for most of the HIHOers. They now know Wall. When no one could face another pan chocolate or baguette smeared with why snorkeling at The Baths, camembert, we knew it was time to con¬ windsurfing at the Bitter End Yacht Club, exploring the Norman Caves and party¬ tinue on, first to the islet of Tintamare for a stint of s'norkeling, then to the hiping at the Willie T. are so legendary. yet-funky seaside village of Grand Case, As we sailed down the Sir Francis

Drake Channel on the last day in a 20knot breeze, Dore serenaded us. on his guitar. "There’s time for one more," he said, "and it’s gotta be this Buffett clas¬ sic: These moments were left with; may you always remember; these moments are shared by few. There's wind in our hair; and there’s water in our shoes. Honey, it’s been a lovely cruise.'" With that, we'll share some impres¬ sions from the charter guests: Veterinarian Rod Eck writes: "My fa¬ vorite memories are of the night sails. I know this is basic, but I found that if I fixed a couple of stars in position between the mast and the shroud I could steer a much better course. Then it was easy to relax, feel the boat, and surf the waves. It was just me, the sails and the stars, wind, and waves. It was very beautiful moving through a dome of stars and phosphorescence, each moment so vivid and alive. I will never forget it and hope

Clockwise from upper left: Life is simple on Barbuda, where there's only one town and only one bar; manly men raise the main; much to our delight, the wind blew 18-25 throughout the trip; Cap'n Bill's new friend; lying front row center in St. Barth's Gusiavia Harbor; the Green Island pig roast; rafted in the Dockyard; Dore had been waiting for 18 years to have a cool one at Le Select. Photos by Dore Colter and Rod Eck.

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to be there again. "My favorite place that we visited was Antigua and Barbuda. Entering English Harbor and sailing past the fort into Nelson's Dockyard had a great sense of history for me. To sail into the Harbor where Nelson kept his fleet was a real treat. Attempting the Med-tie from hell in a 20-knot crosswind was not so great, but we made it. Then the brisk beam reach across to Barbuda, with porpoises surfing oup bows, and anchoring along that long, white, pristine beach was just too much. Beautiful blue water, great snorkeling, the frigate bird rookery and Prophet's barbecued lobster dinner on the beach all made it special. I like wild and pristine places, and visiting Barbuda was like going back in time. ". . .During the trip I relearned how to relax and be in the moment. There is a purity in sailing where your world con¬ denses down to simple things. Day after day of hard physical work, wind, the ocean, eating, sleeping, teamwork, beau¬

tiful wild places. It makes m*e slow down and remember how to be quiet, and how to sleep well. I know, it sounds kind of corny, but I have a stressful job and it's easy to forget these things." Sound engineer/musician Adam Johnson writes: "One of my favorite memories is of snorkeling through 'se¬ cret! caves and underwater caverns of The Baths that were so filled with echd it was hard to understand what anybody was saying. Putting up the spinnaker for the first time was very exciting — it was fun to play a role in the process. Another highlight was sitting in on the drums with that 'cover' band in St. Barths!" Artist Carlotta Atlee writes: "It has been a few weeks since my return from the sea. I miss the boat dearly. I miss the intense camaraderie. .. The intimacy was unique: no phones, television, com¬ puters. Entertainment came with effort and then it was truly entertaining. Age disappeared, for everyone has something to add. . . It was Outward Bound, Real World and Survivor all in one. Okay, add a hint of Lifestyles of the Rich and Fa¬ mous and the X-Games while you are at it. For me, two of the highs were being moved to tears as our spinnaker went up with great majesty, and catching a glimpse of a beautiful gaff sloop with or¬ ange-colored sails off <pf The Baths. Musician Dore Coller did a stint in the Caribbean during the early '80s. Not long after returning to the Bay Area, he brought his bride, Debbie, down for their honeymoon, but the couple hadn't been back in 18 years: "For me, this was not just a vacation but a pilgrimage, a spiritual journey. . . The Caribbean has such a wonderful, soothing, nourishing energy for me that to think of it always made me miss it horribly. . . So when we got to Guadeloupe, and especially when we set sail, I completely gave myself up to the sensation of being back in the islands. Every cell in my body — even the few that weren’t soaked in rum — were of¬ fered in sacrifice to the fragrance of the tropics. "One of my favorite memories is of the

When it came time for the group portrait, there was little need to say "cheeeeze"as most folks wore ear-to-ear grins throughout the trip. halfimoon coming up behind us as we sailed out of Barbuda on our night pas¬ sage to St. Barths. It was my first long passage out of sight of land, something I had been wanting to experience for a long, long time. And so finally here I was, with the wind at my back and a follow¬ ing sea, sailing downwind all night, the Milky Way looking more like the Whipped Cream Way it was so thick and bright. For a while we could see the lights of Antigua 45 miles to the South and the lights of Barbuda just to the east of us, then we* were on our own, and I was home." His wife Debbie writes: "So many is¬ lands, so many beaches — it’s hard to pick a fave. I loved the quaintness of lies de Saintes, the incredibly pristine beauty of Barbuda, the total grooviness of St. Barths and the relief of lounging at the Bitter End. But fof me, the true essence

Clearing in at remote Barbuda is a laidback af¬ fair — just the way we like it. There is no real office, but the officials are friendly and efficient. of the Passage came in the BV1 on the last morning of the trip. Peering out a porthole, I watched in awe as Bill sidled up to the Indians, off Norman Island. I dashed on deck and quickly threw on my snorkeling gear and jumped overboard for that last view of all those tropical crea¬ tures. The fish were so thick I had to push them away so I could see the coral August, 2003 • LtU<Jc 3? • Page 189

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behind them. The wind was tossing us around and I was just a little hung over from the previous night's carousing, but I kept going around and around, know¬ ing it was my last opportunity to enjoy this divine piece of nature." Ten-year-old Dylan Price tells us. . . that his favorite memory was the crab races on Green Island in Antigua. You collect a mess of hermit crabs, he ex¬ plained, then draw a ring in the sand, place them all in the middle of the ring and bet on your favorite to escape first. Financial consultant Hilaire Atlee

Visiting many of the B Vi's must-see attractions like The Baths — was a brilliant finale to a most memorable cruise. —

writes: "Some of my strohgest impres¬ sions were of: the totally hot girls in the French islands, rum that flowed like water, and Barbuda's incredible beach and bird sanctuary. . ." Paula Gomez, an emergency nurse turned financial planner writes: 'There are two things that I will never tire of: watching a baby being born and visiting islands. I attended thousands of births when I was a maternity nurse, but now I

spend a lot of energy trying to go sailing so I can see more islands. No matter how bad things get in life, witnessing new life and being on an island are what could save my soul. The only thing better than the feel of a baby’s skin is the feel of soft sand on bare feet. I love baby noises. I love the squawking of sea birds. I love the way a baby smells. I love the’fra¬ grance of tropical flowers. I love all the islands we visited, and I hope to return again and again." We certainly couldn't have said it bet¬ ter ourselves. The HIHO Caribbean Pas¬ sage is a fabulous trip which any lover of sailing, sun and fine cuisine would rave about. It is currently scheduled only once a year, however, but that's no rea¬ son you couldn't capture the magic by following a similar itinerary on your own. In either case, we encourage you to find out firsthand why sailors the world over keep coming back to Caribbean waters year after year. x — latitude/ aet For info on next year's Caribbean Pas¬ sage and other HIHO events, check out the website: www.hiho-bvi.com

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CHANGES With reports thikjnonth from C'est La Vie on heaving-to; from Notre Vie on cruising the Med; from Hawkeye on loving Panama; from Yankee Doodle on the magic of the Sea of Cortez; from Delphus on Niue, a favorite of their circumnavigatioh; and lots of Cruise Notes.

C'est La Vie — Catalina 47 Keith & Susan Levy Forced To Heave-To (Richmond) \ Before my husband Keith and I left San Francisco on our cruise three years ago, I took all kinds of courses to prepare my¬ self. I even had a female sailing instruc¬ tor take me out on our boat for two days — without my husband — so I could do all the sailing. We practiced all the safety maneuvers, including heaving-to. You often read about sailors heavingto because they are fatigued or because the conditions dictate it. During our cruise, we've had friends heave-to, but we've never found it necessary. One big reason is that our boat has a flexible sail plan that was designed to keep us sailing safely in a wide range of wind conditions. But our record of not having to heave-to went out the Window during our recent 1,100-mile passage between New Zealand and Fiji. Since winter had arrived in New Zealand, we carefully watched the weather for a window that would afford us decent conditions for the trip up to Fiji. Finally, all the reports said we d have 20 to 25 knots of southerlies for the first couple of Susan, affectionately known as 'the Martha Stewart (pre-arrest) of cruising', knows that heav¬ ing-to can keep you looking and feeling good.

days, after which the winds would de¬ crease considerably. That sounded good to us, as we’d get a good slingshot away from New Zealand on the back of a low pressure system. As it turned out, we did get the 25knot southerlies. What we later got — but had not expected — was that northerly winds would subsequently fill in. The northerlies blew at over 30 knots, with gusts to over 45 knots, for the next 18 hours. v N Our Catalina 47 did well in these con¬ ditions, reaching under a triple-reefed main and staysail. During the night, Keith and I took two-hour watches so that each of us could get some rest. I can sleep any time day or night, but Keith can't just turn it off, so he began to get pretty tired. The seas continued to build during the day, and eventually reached what we estimated to be 20 feet. C'est La Vie sailed up the crests and down into the troughs of wave after wave. Our autopilot did a good job of steering. V Eventually we became concerned about our stern anchor, which we store in a bracket on the outside of the star¬ board stem rail. Waves were sweeping by the stem rail and threatening to dislodge the anchor. So Keith and I, wearing our PFDs and harnesses, went to the stem of the boat to see if we could attach the an¬ chor a little more securely. As we were looking at the anchor, I noticed a monster wave out of the corner of my eyel Keith yelled for me to hang on, and then the wave broke over our boat! It was like being hit by a huge waterfall, and we couldn't see one another. We just hoped that when the water washed away, we would both still be on the boat. Thank God, we were both able to hold on and stay in the cockpit. As I looked out at the raging sea, I saw assorted things — such as cushions and water bottles — that had floated out of the cock¬ pit. "Oh shit," Keith yelled as we turned to see that two-thirds of the canvas on our dodger had been wiped out. The hard portion of our dodger, with our solar panels, remained in place and intact, but there was bent metal with flapping pieces of mate¬ rial everywhere. We knew it was time

— maybe past the best time — to stop the boat and regroup. It's true that we had practiced heav¬ ing-to, but it hadn't been since just be¬ fore the Ha-Ha three years before. And we'd never done it in severe conditions or with the staysail up. Nonetheless, Keith reviewed the procedure with me, and what each of us needed to do. Although we didn't mention it, we were both wonder¬ ing whether we'd get it right the first time, or whether we'd have trouble and suffer additional damage. We hove-to as smoothly as we had planned and practiced years before. And what a difference heaving-to made! The boat settled right down, allow¬ ing us to clean up the carnage on theboat. Better still, no more waves crashed down on our boat. This allowed us to collect ourselves and get some much needed rest. I cannot stress enough how important it is to know how to heave to, particularly in very bad conditions, and to actually do it when conditions call for it. After a few hours the wind and seas

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calmed down, we jury rigged the dodger with shock cord and duct tape, and had a wonderful beam reach in 15 knots of wind the rest of the day. — susan 6/19/03

Notre Vie — Super Maramu 53 Ken Burnap & Nancy Gaffney To The Med (Santa Cruz) We and our new Notre Vie have trav¬ eled 2,812 miles since w£ left the factory it La Rochelle, France, on April 19. Be'ore we took off, I practiced putting up ;he complicated twin pole ballooner sysem by myself, which enables us to fly the lallooner and jib wing-on-wing. Although somewhat unusual, it really moves the ioat along in light winds. Ken loves’ leting the autopilot steer downwind, as it :an be set to steer to a constant wind diection as opposed to a compass course. We departed on our adventure with a

crew consisting of my son Tommy McKoy and friend Lindsey Rosso. Despite all the stories about the treachery of the Bay of Biscay, we headed out with light follow¬ ing winds, later beam reached, and then did some motoring at night. After round¬ ing the tip of Spain, we caught one of those famous Portuguese Trades, and the ballooner carried us along at eight knots under a beautiful moonlit sky. I almost hated to turn up the Rio de Arosa for our first stop at Villagarcia de Arosa. We pulled in about 11 a.m., having cov¬ ered 458 miles at an average speed of 6.6 knots. While there, I stepped off and took a picture of the rest of the crew and our great Turks & Caicos Islands flag. The TCI's are one of the many places we con¬ sidered for flagging

Ken and Nancy's new 'Notre Vie' with her stern tied to shqref at beautiful Calanque Miou, near Marseille. The water is crystal clear. COURTESY NOTRE VIE

When cruising, timing can be everything. This is not just true when it comes to weather win¬ dows, but also to capturing great photographs.

After resting up for a few days and vis¬ iting Santiago de Compestela, we moved down the coast, having to endure some rain and wind out of the south. We stopped at Bayona, which is a great town with a fine yacht club; Nazare, a good base for exploring inland Portugal; then Cascais at the mouth of Rio Tejo near Lisbon. We decided 'Cashcash' was just that, but loved Lisbon! The Maritime Mu¬ seum at Belem, and Sintra in the moun¬ tains were both wonderful. Since our crew then flew home, they missed the great downwind dolphin runs on our way to Sines and all the way to the southern end of Portugal. We spent a wild night anchored in 30-knot winds off the rugged coast near Pt. Sagres. Then we did an overnight run to Vilamoura, then to Chipiona, where we left our boat to take a bus — rather than make 50-mile motor trip up the Guadalquivir River — to Sevilla. The real treat we granted our¬ selves was a stay in a luxury hotel with a seven-foot bathtub for me and a 10 sq. ft. shower for Ken. That's just what the body and spirit needs after a month on the ocean. But what a wonderful city Sevilla is — they do cute like nobody else! We stopped at Gibraltar for a few days, and then continued on to Spain's Costas del Sol and Blanca, mostly going from port to port with only a few stops at anchor¬ ages. It's a beautiful area, but I didn't re¬ ally mind the rush because much of the coast is overbuilt with high-rise condos and hotels. We did have a nice stay in Aguadulce, from where we took a short bus trip to Almeria to visit the Moorish

CHANGES Alcazaba (castle). Our last stop on the Spanish coast was Moraira, a quaint town with Old World charm. We wquld have stayed an extra day or two, but they were getting ready for a regatta, so we headed to the Balearic Islands. It was only 55 miles to the beautiful island of Ibiza, notorious for wild parties. We circled around the east side of Ibiza and then madeAnr way over to Mallorca, which at abut 100 miles by 100 miles, is the biggest of the Balearics. However, on our way to Mallorca, our prop got fouled by a piece of floating plastic fencing. For¬ tunately, the seas were calm as I went over to dive and clear it. It wasn't too bad — except the water was full of jellyfish. I hate jellyfish! A bit tired, we pulled into a port with the idea of treating ourselves to a nice lob¬ ster. Life being what happens to you when you've made other plans, the dock line got caught in our bow thruster prop — caus¬ ing it to fly off! Amel has an ingenious system in which the bow thruster is low¬ ered by a line, so I hauled it to the deck and put on ,a replacement prop. Four hours — and a few curse words later — it was fixed and we had our lobster. Actu¬ ally, it turned out to be perfect timing as the normal dinner time in Spain is 11 p.m.! Not again! This time Nancy had to gear up and grab a bread knife in order to dive down and cut free a net that had fouled 'Notre Vie's prop.

The island of Mallorca was equally beautiful, with nice ports and anchorages. We were, however, on a deadline to reach Marseille, France, by June 8 in order to meet friends, so we're making a note to spend more time in the Balearics when we wind our way out of the Med in a couple of years. Eight hours into our 120mile passage to Marseille, our prop got fouled again, this time on a large section of fishing net. What a mess! Since it couldn't be pulled off, we had to use the bread knife — which did the job easily. I can't say I appreciated Marseille, as a heatwave and a garbage workers' strike was a bad combination. After our friends — the great chefs Howard and" E)ev Philippi — joined us and we provisioned, we were in for a real rest and treat at the beautiful fjord-like anchorages of the Calanque area. Here, you throw out the anchor, back up, and tie a stern line to a rock. The water in Calanque Port Miou was crystal clear and refreshing. There was daylong entertainment, as the kids jumped and dove off the rocks, for which we developed a scoring system. None of us wanted to leave, but we pushed on anyway. Having most recently been enjoying the Cote d'Azur and French Riviera, I can see why it’s so popular — I love it! The winds are generally light, gathering strength in the afternoon before dying again at night. Sometimes, however, a mistral will blow for several days. We spent most of our time at the anchorages of the He de Porquerolles to save money for the high times when we pull into places like St. Tropez, which is tres cher. But it’s also charming and fun to watch all the mega yachts come and go. Right now we are in Cannes so our friends can get a train back to Paris, and so we can effect a few re¬ pairs. We plan to return to the lies de Lerins to anchor and swim tomorrow. We hope to make our way northeast toward Italy, then down the coast to hop off to the Tuscan Islands, Corsica, and x Sardinia. — nancy 07/08/03

Hawkeye — Sirena 38 John Kelly & Linda Keigher Loving Panama (Seattle And Alameda) We re still in Panama — and enjoying it immensely! When we sailed from Costa Rica to the Panama City area several months ago, seeing the skyscrapers was a shock to our systems! We hadn't seen skyscrapers since we were back in the States long ago. Via the ham net we learned that our

new AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries had arrived from Miami, so we went di¬ rectly to a mooring at the Balboa YC. We can't begin to tell you the thrill of looking up and seeing the Bridge of the Ameri¬ cas, plus all the ships from around the world passing on their way to or from the Canal. Both of us had just read The Path Be¬ tween Two Seas by David McCullough, an outstanding history of the building of the Panama Canal and the political she¬ nanigans, technical, medical and other problems involved. Since we were not planning to transit the Canal — at least not this year — we were anxious to sign on as line-handlers aboard other boats making the transit. John was busy install¬ ing the new batteries, so Linda had a chance to crew with Elaine Roche, who has been singlehanding for a year aboard her Grand Marina (Alameda) base^l Val¬ iant 32 Morning Star. Elaine's brother came down to crew with her through the Canal, but she still needed three other people. The two other crew were Bob Wilhelm of the Islander 37 Viva, and Steve Cherry of the Formosa 41 Witch of Endor. We had a fine transit. We've been enjoying Panama City life, as in dining out, seeing a movie, grocery

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Spread; It's all sky and sea out at the Perlas Is¬ lands. Inset left; Shells anyone? Right, Linda and John — he's celebrating his 70th birthday. shopping, doing laundry, and visits to a dermatologist — gringos have a hard time with the tropical sun — and a chiroprac¬ tor. The 5-7 p.m. Happy Hour at the Balboa YC restaurant, with pitchers of beer for $4, is an important event around here. All the yachties gather to swap sto¬ ries, look for crew for Canal transits, and so forth. As many Latitude readers know, the somewhat notorious yacht club burned down a few years ago, but fortu¬ nately for lap swimmers such as Linda, pools don't burn veiy well. According to the club members, the club has the plans and money to rebuild the club, but not enough mordida has been dispensed yet to begin construction. Both of us later made'a transit as linehandlers on the 48-foot trimaran Maluhia, which Tom, Beth, and son Ritchie recently bought in Puerto Vallarta and are taking to their home in Florida. All went well through the three up locks to Lake Gatun and across the lake. We entered the first down lock on the Colon side after seeing monkeys in the trees in the Banana Cut, a shorter route that is too shallow for big ships to use. _

Since we were going to side-tie to an¬ other boat going through the locks, Tom started to slow down. Suddenly he yelled, "I have no transmission!" This meant there was no reverse power to stop the boat — and we were fast approaching the other boat and the lock gate. Lines were quickly tossed to the other boat, which was already side-tied to the wall, and we cam.e to a halt just feet from hitting the gate. Luckily, there was no damage — other than frazzled nerves — to either boat or crew. However, we were now in the front of the lock, and the advisors were talking about what should be done. According to the Canal rules, every boat going : through the Canal must be able to move under its own power. While the de¬ bate raged back and forth, with the other advisor insisting that we should be towed back into the lake to anchor and await a mechanic, a big car carrier moved in behind us. This is what our ad¬ visor was hoping for.

because now we were committed to con¬ tinuing through the locks. They tied us alongside a huge ocean¬ going tug on one side, with a sailboat on the other, sandwiching us in. There were several anxious moments through the other two down locks, but all was fine — until we were told that another tug had been ordered from Colon to take us the short distance from the last lock to the anchorage. This caused a lot of unneces¬ sary trouble and expense, as the other sailboat had offered to tow us there. This, however, would have been "against the rules". We were still tied to the first tug outside the locks, going faster than Maluhia had ever gone before, when the second tug came alongside and tried to tie up to the quickly moving combination of tug and trimaran! The tug we were first tied to, with his 8,000 horsepower en¬ gines, would not or could not slow down, as the huge car carrier was now bearing down on us from behind. The second tug tried to adjust his speed and direction to come up right next to us so we could tie to him, but crunch! As a result, Maluhia suffered two bro¬ ken stanchions, and it felt as though she were being pulled apart like a wishbone. This did not make anyone happy, and there was lots of shouting in both Span¬ ish and English. Finally, the second tug alone took us to the Colon anchorage. The anchor was dropped, a bottle of cham¬ pagne was opened, and we all relaxed a little before the crew headed to the bus station and the two-hour bus and taxi ride to Balboa and our own boats. Tom and Beth eventually received a towing bill from the Canal Authority for the outrageous amount of $1,955! They are disputing it. After 10 years of great service, our Avon inflatable dinghy tried to give up the ghost, but John had other ideas. He spent many To first-time visitors, Panama's Bridge of the Americas —jnear the Balboa YC — is almost as stirring a Sight as the Golden Gate Bridge. CHERIE SOGSTI

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CHANCES days patching the leaks, and thought he had it fixed for our trip to the Las Perlas Islands. But on the way out, a huge air bubble erupted where a seam^had been fixed. So John spent another week work¬ ing on it while at anchor, but he still couldn’t stop the leaks. That meant we were without a 'car', and couldn't explore once Hawkeye was anchored. Fortu¬ nately, some other cruisers were kind enough to inclutte us in their exploring. During the fulrhioon, the tides on the Pacific side of Panama are 15 to 18 feet. During an extreme minus tide we and some Danish friends aboard Omen went to a little island to gather scallops. We gathered buckets full of them! For the next three weeks at the islands, we anchored in several different places and encountered a few violent thunder¬ storms. Our skills were certainly tested during these electrical storms, which come up quickly, have lots of wind, rain, and lightning, and pass equally quickly. We collected lots of rainwater when at an¬ chor and did not have to run our watermaker. Locals in dugout canoes fre¬ quently came by selling bananas, limes, lobsters, pearls, and drugs. We bought bananas, limes and lobsters, but declined offers of the latter. There are not many chances to wear pearls while cruising, and drugs are not our form of entertainment. After three weeks in the Las Perlas, we headed back to Balboa to re-provision and enjoy a little city life. Since our visas were expiring and we had to leave the country briefly, we decided to take a five-day trip, by air, to Cartagena, Colombia. For $388 each, we got an all-inclusive package of airfare, hotel, and meals as well as some tours. We're 'shoestring backpacker' types, so the all-inclusive resort thing was sure different for us. We ended up with a

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The one drawback of the Perlas Islands Is that they aren't surrounded by white sand beaches. The rocks are boat-eaters.

suite — that was at least three times big¬ ger than Hawkeyel — in a 23-story hotel on the beach. Food and drink were avail¬ able all day long, as well as entertainment and tours. Dinner was in a different res¬ taurant each night, either in the hotel or in Old Town, all included. There were buf¬ fets for breakfast and lunch, with exotic fruits and desserts and all the delicious local and international food that you could possibly want to eat. Linda got her hair braided and a massage at the same time on the beach for $18. We really played the tourist roles! Cartagena is a fascinat¬ ing and safe place, but it's not safe once you leave the city. The rest of the country has very bad problems. Upon our return, we took another trip to the Las Perlas Islands. While John was working on the din¬ ghy again in Balboa, Linda took a bus ride to downtown Panama City one afternoon to an area called Cinco de Mayo, where the street is blocked off and there are countless shops. On the way there, the lady driving the SUV giving people rides for 50 cents warned Linda to watch where she was going in the area because it was dangerous for "tourists with light hair, skin, and eyes". Just what Linda wanted to hear. Nonetheless, she had a good time walking through the shops. She was stared at a lot, but this is nothing un¬ usual in this part of the world. From there she got a cab — they are cheap — to Viejo Panama Ruinas to look at an old fort and convent built in the 1600s, and to look in some shops run by the Indians of the San Bias Islands. After viewing the ruins, she was approached by two police officers asking where she was going. She said to see the shops, after which she would take the bus back into town and to the yacht club. The police told her that they would escort her to the bus stop when she was ready to leave — which they did. With one on each side — on their bi¬ cycles — they went with her to the bus stop, waited until the bus came, and told the bus driver where to let her off! When asked if all this was nec¬ essary, they replied they were there to protect visitors and, by the way, a tourist had been robbed of her backpack the day before on the road to the bus stop. Some fun cruising facts: 1) We need 12 different kinds of batteries on Hawkeye to run everything from watches to navigation lights. 2) We have 14 different

kinds of lightbulbs. 3) We go grocery shopping about once every three weeks, and spend about $100 — including wine and beer. We doubt we' could get a week's worth of food for $100 in the U.S. Hawkeye will spend August and Sep¬ tember tied to a mooring at the Balboa YC while we are back in the states visit¬ ing family and friends. When we return to the boat, we will visit Ecuador and Galapagos. — linda 07/09/03

Yankee Doodle — Cal 34 Chris & Lyn Byles The Magic Of The Sea Of Cortez (San Diego) On June 3 we arrived in San Diego to complete our Baja Bash from Cabo in 6.5 days — not bad for a 35-year-old Cal 34. We'd spent the past three years in Mexico; the first two on the mainland and the past year in the Sea of Cortez. There is some¬ thing magical about the Sea and the people on and around her. One of the many highlights of our time in the Sea was attending the Loreto Fest on May 1-4. It was our first time. Founded eight years ago by Bob and Peete — now

IN LATITUDES the Sea of Cortez aboard Yankee Doodle. We married a short time later in Puerto Vallarta. As I said, the Sea of Cortez is truly a magical place. P.S. for those who didn’t hear the news, Tom and Nicole Lyon became the proud parents of Thomas Maxwell on April 2. For many years Tom sailed his Cal 34 Sea Beast to and around Mexico, notably out to the Revillagigedo Islands, where he did spectacular underwater photography while swimming with the giant manta rays. He and the pregnant Nicole were also crew aboard Projligate on last fall's Baja Ha-Ha. — lyn 07/10/03

From top left: A casa made of Spam and Bimbo bread, one of the Loreto Fest competitions. Kayaks around the harbor. Chris and Lyn Bytes, 18 years of sailing their Cal in Mexico. 'Yankee Doodle' at the start of a Ha-Ha. Max and Stephanie of 'Chinook' tie the knot on the beach at Isla Carmen. both in their 80s — of Vela, the original purpose was to clean up thte Puerto Escondido harbor area. Because so much of the emphasis is now on the musical talents of the cruising community and lo¬ cals, it could more accurately be called the Puerto Escondido Music Fest. The Fest — which attracted about 160 boats and 300 people this year — was sponsored by the Hidden Harbor YC. Membership in the club is $10 a year — but that mcludes a free spaghetti dinner, free pancake breakfast, and free BBQ chicken dinner during Loreto Fest. Helping make the event a success were the Port Captain and I immigration folks. They arranged for a mass check-in. Local businesses also play a big role in making the event a success, as with the encour¬ agement of Nancy of Topaz, they contrib¬ uted over 100 prizes. Most of the proceeds go to local charities, but money was also raised to help Carol and Brian of Debu¬ tante recover after their terrible dinghy ac¬ cident. J The biggest new addition this year was the Candleleros Classic Sailing Regatta, m

organized by Doug and Meg of Whistledown. It was a light air affair, but everybody had fun. In addition, there was all the other traditional fun and crazy Loreto Fest activities. , We highly recommend Loreto Fest. To get a better idea of what it's like, Travis and Emily of Mystery Tramp have a slide show of it on their website at www.mysterytramp.coHi. Our stay in Puerto Escondido was just that much more fun for us because we had the privilege of being able to attend two cruiser weddings. First, Connie of Sunlouer and Elvin of Western Sea were married just before Loreto Fest. Then after the event. Max and Stephanie of Chinook tied the knot on Isla Carmen to become Mr. and Mrs. Hegewald. The weddings were special for Chris and I, because he proposed to me 18 years ago while we were crossing

Readers — Over the last two months we've heard several vague references to the "terrible dinghy accident" mentioned above, and here's what we've been able to learn. Brian and Carol o/Debutante had taken their dinghy — which reportedly had a new and more powerful outboard — out of Puerto Escondido to Mystery Tramp, which was anchored in the 'Waiting Room'. They went to celebrate the birthdays of Brian and Travis. It was late and dark when Brian and Carol headed back to their boat in Puerto Escondido Harbor. For what¬ ever reason, their dinghy slammed into the concrete embankment at high speed. Carol, furthest forward on the dinghy, struck her head and was knocked unconscious, while Brian suffered lesser injuries. Cruisers soon rushed to help, and an ambulance showed up a short time later. Carol was rushed to La Paz, where she would spend 10 days in the hospital. She suffered a broken cheekbone, lost several teeth, and sustained other injuries. Although dinghies can be terrific fun, they have the potential to cause serious injury and death. During the day, the big¬ gest problem is somebody getting shredded by the prop. At night, the biggest dan'Yankee Doodle' at Puerto Escondido, home of the Loreto Fest. The Sierra Gigantica make a dramatic backdrop for the natural harbor.

CHANGES cellent food. The town was built by Fonatur, the Mexican tourism develop¬ ment agency, and we found it to be quite lovely, clean, and charming. We would recommend two restaurants in town:^El Sabor de Oaxaca and Oasis — but eat at the original Oasis, across the street from the larger Cafe Oasis. As the wind grew stronger, the anchor¬ Saga — Alberg 35 age became more uncomfortable — and Jann Hedrick & Nancy Birnbaum we finally became fed up with the con¬ South To Central America stant jet-ski activity. So we decided to (Point Richmond) check out the new marina at the next bay We’ve had a somewhat strange trip over. Wow, are we glad we did! Marina down the coast from the mainland side of Chahue, which only opened in January, the Sea of Cortez, which we left just after has floating docks for about 83 boats, plus Easter, to here in Puerto Quetzal, Guate¬ sideties for larger yachts. It's calm with mala, where we arrived in early June. little surge. Enrique Leclette, the fabulous Because of parental duties and-having to manager, speaks English as well as replenish the cruising kitty, we weren't French. Currently, there are no real fa¬ able to get back to Saga until late in the cilities other than the most basic of bath¬ cruising season, and then had to move rooms -— minus, of course, the toilet seats. rather quickly down the coast so that we But the price is right, with slips running would be south of the hurricane zone be¬ about 50 cents/foot for transient boats, fore June. This meant having to miss and 30 cents/foot on a monthly basis. some of the anchorages that we'd read so And this is the perfect place to wait for much about in Latitude, but as we found the all-important weather window to cross out, there were very few boats left in them the Gulf of Tehuantepec. It looks as anyway. For qs, the best part of cruising though there are plans for more facilities, is making new friends. With so few boats as there is much vacant land around. In out, we didn't mind having to maintain fact, Enrique says that Fonatur is look¬ such a fast pace. We spent one to two days ing for investors to buy them out and de¬ at each stop, and stopped at La Paz, La velop the surrounding area. Cruz, Las Hadas, Manzanillo, Zihua, Enrique, however, has a side business Acapulco, and Huatulco. in mind. He plans to use the marina's new A tropical wave formed and started heading north, solve stayed putin Bahias Travel-Lift and dry storage facility to de Huatulco for almost two weeks. While transfer small vessels to a trailer — for anchored in Bahia Santa Cruz, we enjoyed trucking across this narrow part of Mexico the gracious hospitality of the Palapa to Vera Cruz on the Gulf of Mexico! He Almendra, the palapa restaurant next to says that this will take only a day, so that the church on the beach. Nata, the man¬ boats under 40-feet can be hauled in the ager, and his fine staff kept us happy with morning and dropped in the Gulf of cold drinks, showers, and agua pura in Mexico that afternoon — all for about 5-gallon bottles to refill our tanks. We $2,500. It sounds pretty good. He offered went into the nearby town of Crucecita us the opportunity to be the first boat at everyday for walks and to enjoy the exa discount price. Although we were tempted, we didn't want to miss Costa Before we'd take a shortcut across Mexico, we'd Rica and Panama. But if anyone could want, to know what the roads are like and if the rig was going to be dropped. make this enterprise work, it would be Enrique. He has what it takes — Gulf of Mexico especialy a sense of humor! He says he'll be all ready to go in six months. So if anyone with a 40 foot or smaller boat wants to cruise to the Caribbean — with¬ out the hassle of crossing Tehuantepec and going through the Canal, you can email him at marinachahue@hotmail.com. Remember to tell him that Saga 900 Miles to Cuba/Florida sent you! via truck/water As much as we wanted to stay at w+ AHuatulco, there was a weather Pacific **. window — or so we thought — to 2000 Miles to Cuba/ El Salvador, so we took off. Our Ocean ' * Florida via Panama Canal ger is collision — be it witji another din¬ ghy, a stationary panga, or some other solid object unseen in the dark. At night it's particularly important to carry a pow¬ erful flashlight in order to see if anything is in your path and to let people in other pangas know that you are there.

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crossing of the Gulf of Tehuantepec wasn't as terrible as some have had because there are no Tehuantepeckers in the sum-, mer, and we actually had good motorsailing for the first 36 hours. Then we had the wind and sea — a very choppy and confused sea — on the nose. Worst of all, the thunderstorms — which were a first for us — began! We had prepared as much as possible, but our boat Is a wet one, so we had to hunker down in the only dry area —just outside the companionway. Unfortu¬ nately, I, Nancy, didn't feel veiy well for most of the crossing due to the slop — and being scared of the lightning. So Jann ended up standing watch for most of the second night. Rather than becoming more confident as I spend more time on the boat offshore, I seem to be getting more anx¬ ious. I really, really don't like it when it gets rough. Despite 15 years of sailirig on San Francisco Bay, the truth is that I'm a fair weather sailor, and I enjoy 'being there' as opposed to 'getting there'. So rather than reach El Salvador, af¬ ter three days and five hours, we dragged ourselves into Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala. It wasn’t cheap, as we had to pay $165 for eight days at the Navy Base. But they

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At Niue, there is no beach to land a dinghy. The only option is to lift the dinghy out of the water with a small crane._ have good security, and a nice clubhouse with a pool, showers, and a restaurant. This is a good place to leave your boat, as it's also protected and calm. We're plan¬ ning a trip inland into the mountains to Antigua, a historic city filled with old ca¬ thedrals, ruins, and a good market. The weather has been good — fair skies most days, with clouds and thunderstorms at night. But that's what you get in this part of the world. Once we have another good weather window — meaning no tropical wave — x^e will be off to El Salvador. — nancy and jann

Delphis — Cal 39 / Tristan McMillan, 13 Niue, A Favorite (Victoria, Canada) Now that we've finished our circum¬ navigation, Latitude readers might be,interested in some of the countries that we enjoyed the most. For example, Niue, a small limestone rock about 250 miles east of Tonga. It is a self-governed country, but has strong ties with New Zealand — us¬ ing their money, receiving their aid, and

speaking the same language. After leaving the Bay of Islands in New Zealand, we sailed northwest for eight days to get to Niue. It was not a good pas¬ sage, as the winds were strong most of the time and the seas were big. About four days out of New Zealand, we lost our steering in a gale with 40-knot winds and 20-ft seas. It was about 9 a.m. that the steering chain inside the binnacle parted. Luckily we had an emergency tiller, and steered with it all day as the winds got stronger and the seas bigger. At dusk we had a serious conference involving every¬ one: Dad, Mom, Brenda (a crew member on her first ocean passage), Fraser my 10-year-old brother, and myself, eight years old at the time. By the end of the conference, we had decided to deploy our newly purchased sea an¬ chor. After putting the boat into the wind, we let out the huge parachute at the end of 400 feet of line. The re¬ sult was like magic! The mo¬ tion calmed down to a steady up and down pitch, and we were able to cook dinner. The next morning

Dad and I looked at what we could do about the steering. We didn't have a re¬ placement link for the motorcycle chain inside the binnacle. Sound familiar? So we knocked out the broken links and put the shortened chain back — only to find that the cable attached to it was now too short. Fortunately, we had a spare cable and after eight hours had the wheel steer¬ ing working again. By that evening we had pulled in the sea anchor and were on our way again. About the sea anchor. During the 20 hours it was set, we only drifted nine miles. I would strongly recommend one to any boat going offshore, for cases of losing steering or being dismasted. The sea anchor stops the boat from drifting sideways into the swells, and allows the crew to get much needed rest. After another four days of sailing in 15 to 20 knots of wind, I shouted 'Land ho!" Niuie was on the horizon. Now a breeze carried the fragrant aroma of flowers and soil that every tropical island seems to emit. We inhaled the rich smell with plea¬ sure. Once in the relative shelter of Alofi Harbour, we picked up a government maintained mooring for about $2/day. The moorings were placed there because the water is about 80 feet deep in the an¬ chorage and so the holding is poor. We were only the second boat to arrive that year, the first having arrived only hours before. Fraser drove my Dad in to check in with Customs, apd when he got back I was on the edge of the boat and poised to jurqp in and explore the distant bottom. Fraser thought otherwise: "Tristan, I saw a sea snake in there!" "Yeah, right!" I replied cynically. "Like the last one you saw!" Then I jumped in. After the bubbles cleared, I looked down at our keel and ... "AHHHHHHH1" I broke Having finished a circumnavigation, young Tristan is pdck home in Victoria remembering all the adventures he and his family enjoyed.

CHANGES the world record for getting back into the dinghy. If I have two fears, they are snakes and eels — so quite naturally the 4-foot banded sea snake scared the fiving day¬ lights out of me! Fraser wore that time honored I told you so’ expression. Later that day our family went ashore together. The concrete pier used by small freighters was the only place to put the dinghy, but was plagued by a large surge. No problem. They have an electric hoist on the dock just tbdift dinghies out. Hoist¬ ing the dinghy up on the dock was easier than pulling it up on any beach. After a long freshwater shower in the 'yacht club', we headed for the main street. Along the way we were greeted by smiles and cheer¬ ful banter. Several people stopped to chat about our boat, trip, and nationality. As we walked through town, we pur¬ chased such necessities as chocolate, ice cream, and potato chips. What could you expect from five people who had been at sea for eight often rough days? The town wasn't much, just one street with shops, a school, a church, and the Parliament building. The government’s main build¬ ing was thatched with palm fronds! Al¬ though the toads were not paved, the whole town was very clean, as people swept the section of the street in front of their homes and businesses. The first night we didn't stay ashore long because we were tired from our voy¬ age, so we headed back to the pier. While at our dinghy, I started talking to a fish¬ erman about the local marine life. He gave me a rundown on sea snakes, reporting that the banded sea snake — which has one of the most toxic venoms known to man, rivaling that of the African Black Mamba — grows to about 4.5 feet in length, and that Niue is one of their ma¬ jor breeding grounds! The good news is that banded sea snakes can't bite humans Fraser, Tristan's brother, holds one of the very poisonous sea snakes. Fortunately, they are too small to inject their venom into humans.

because their fangs are located at the back of their throat. It was a relief knowing they were harmless. The next morning our crewmember Brenda, who hadn't enjoyed the rough passage from New Zealand, went ashore swearing she would not go out of sight of land again. Although she had planned to sail to Tonga with us, the next day she caught a plane back to New Zealand. This saddened us, because she was an excel¬ lent sailor. The next day we started to do some serious snorkeling. Niue is all limestone, and with a population of less than 1,500 people and no rivers, the waters are be¬ lieved to be the clearest in the world for being in sight of land. We cop Id clearly see objects in the water that were 200 feet away! Of all the places we visited on our circumnavigation, Niue probably had the best diving. The Tuamotus, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Red Sea, and Bonaire each had their own individual attractions, but Niue was the best all around. It had excellent marine life, clear water, a reef structure, and coral. Some of the sea life we saw included a moray eel the diam¬ eter of a small dinner plate, lemon, reef and bronze whaler sharks, a huge grou¬ per that must have weighed 200.pounds, and many other species of fish. The reef structure was latticed with caves and tun¬ nels. The snakes were fascinating to watch, as they slowly glided through the water. There were so many sea snakes that one of the boats got one caught in their dinghy prop! When we snorkeled, sometimes the sea snakes became too curious — and you'd have to bump them on the head with your spear gun. One time Dad and I were snor¬ keling about a foot apart when a sea snake was attracted to the black and white zip¬ per strap on my Dad's wetsuit — and swam right between us from behind! To this day I jump whenever I see that strap! My personal favorite dive site was the offshore FAD or Fish Attracting Device an¬ chored in about 300 feet of water a half mile offshore. It's a really big sheet of blue plastic tied to a group of buoys and sunk down vertically about 30 feet. The shade attracts all kinds of fish: rainbow runners, jacks, wahoo, and even a marlin. On sev¬ eral occasions we caught the delicious rainbow runner with light tackle, which was great fun. While snorkeling another time near the boat, I saw the ultimate spear fishing prize — an octopus. It was deep — about 35 or 40 feet down — and flanked by two huge sea snakes, the big¬ gest two I had seen yet. Double cocking my gun and taking a deep breath, I started

my descent. Ten feet down I was doing good; 20 feet down I was still cool; 30 feet down I was almost there. I kept telling myself, "The snakes can’t hurt you," but it still wasn't easy. The octopus, sensing danger, started to ooze away when — Bam! My spear hit it like a thunderbolt. I darted back to the surface, dragging my catch behind me. We had our dinner! One day we rented bikes and rode most of the way around the island, seeing vil¬ lages, farms, and fantastic limestone caves. At one place you could swim through an underwater network of tun¬ nels and surface in a small sinkhole. Dad did this while I was standing on the edge of the pool. As soon as he came up, two sea snakes appeared. Well, two snakes in a six-foot wide pool was too much for him. He panicked and swam back through the tunnel without getting a proper breath. On the way out he saw another sea snake swimming toward him, so he swam up — straight into the rock roof of the tunnel! He split the skin on his head, and i^/hen he finally got out of the tunnel and came to the surface, blood was pouring down his face. "Get out, there are sharks here!" we screamed. Needless to say, he obeyed with alacrity. Niue is ideally situated, as it's in the tropics, but far enough south not to be blisteringly hot. The whole island teems

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with life — pigs, rabbits, rodents, lizards, and dozens of species of birds. The jungles are green and pleasantly light, not dark and humid like the ones in Central America. The locals were some of the nic¬ est we have met, always smiling and help¬ ful. People gave us produce from their abundant gardens and refused payment. Food in the stores was a little expensive — especially if you wanted things like fresh milk and junk food. The basics weren't that expensive. Niue's economy is based on tourism, < but it's not overrun with tourists like so many places. It has a small international airport ytith flights going to Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. The whole island seemed to teem with life and happiness. These facts combined to make a perfect cruis¬ ing stopover. On the night of the 14th day after we arrived, we dropped our mooring and sailed into the setting sun bound for Tonga, richer for having visited Niue, but poorer for having to leave. — tristan Cruise Notes: "We’ve entered this fall's Ha-Ha and will be having our 10-year-old daughter Tayler aboard," write Rick Huls and Marsha

McCarthy of the Moss Landing-based Hardin 45 Magic Places. "We're wonder¬ ing if there are any other children coming along whose parents might want to con¬ tact each other, as it would be great to get the kids together to share their expe¬ riences. We can be reached at either at maciap@aol.com." Even though Rick and Marsha’s notice was meant for Latitude, just for kicks we ran it in the July 21 'Lectronic Latitude — which was apparently read by a lot of folks. "We'd like to thank you so much for printing our note about kids who are go¬ ing to be sailing in the/Ha-Ha," Rick and Marsha wrote back. "We've gotten re¬ sponses from many wonderful people even from past Ha-Ha participants who wanted to share advice. Tayler is thrilled to know that there will be so many other boat kids in the Ha-Ha, and already has plans to meet a few of them be¬ fore we leave." "This fall's Baja HaHa 10 should be wellattended," advises HaHa Honcho Lauren Spindler. "As of July 25th, we'd sent out over 150 entry packets

Tony Clark's modified Ocean 71 'Second Life' during the 2001 Ha-Ha. She recently foundered on her way from Grenada to Trinidad. LATITUDE/ANDY

Ten-year-old Tayler is an enthusiastic sailor — she’s seen here installing the radar dome — who looks forward to meeting other Ha-Ha kids.

and received 52 paid-up entries. We've had over 100 boats hit the Ha-Ha start¬ ing lines for the last two years, and we expect to be over 100 this year also. As such, it will be great that Cabo Isle Ma¬ rina is adding an additional 1,200 feet of dock space." Tony Clark of Sonoma reports that his Ocean 71 Second Life foundered for rea¬ sons unknown ip the Caribbean Sea on May 3 while on a night passage between Grenada and Trinidad. The ketch had done the first Whitbread Around the World Race and sailed much of the world — sometimes smuggling drugs — before Clark bought her 17 years ago. He sailed her to Tahiti, the Line Islands, Hawaii a couple of times, to Panama, the East Coast, Bermuda, and the Caribbean. In the process, the boat managed to sail in a couple of Ha-Ha's, but she was prob¬ ably most familiar to Bay sailors for hav¬ ing done over 500 group charters on San Francisco Bay. Clark and the one other crewman heard the bilge alarm go off about 12:30 a.m. "It was blowing about 20 knots with eight foot seas, nothing bad," says Clark. "There was no problem with the sea chest, the sink drain, and the depthsounder thru-hull. Initially there was no water for¬ ward or aft, but there was'so much water near the mast that it was almost impos¬ sible to get the floorboards up. By 2:30 p.m., the bilge had flooded so much the engine quit. We put out a distress call and cut the lifelines in order to get the 450-lb liferaft over the side. We were picked up a short time later by a boat from a British ship. Second Life is now at the bottom in 500 feet of water. She can't be recovered, but hopefully it's shallow enough so cam¬ eras can be lowered to find out what hap¬ pened. I suspect some kind of hull failure in the area of the mast step."

CHANCES "Kia Orana from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands," write John Neal and Amanda Swan Neal of the Seattle-based\— but of¬ ten moving — Hallberg-Rassy 46 Mahina Tiare. 'WeTiad an easy passage from New Zealand to Raivavae in the Australs — in fact, it was the first time in eight tries that we didn't get whacked with at least 60 knots of wind on this leg. Tahiti and the Society Islands the quietest we have seen them in years. The word on the docks is that about 33% fewer boats than nor¬ mal have been coming through the South Pacific this year. In other news, Domin¬ ique Goche, owner of Raiatea Carenage and a Latitude advertiser, is in the pro¬ cess of buying out The Moorings' minor interest in the boatyard in Raiatea. He has plans for expanding and improving their services for cruisers. Rarotonga is as lovely as ever, and with a new addition that will increase crowded harbor dockspace by about 33%, it will become a lot more attractive to cruisers. The ad¬ ditional space should be ready for use in late August. We're not sure if it's a result of the econorqy, the war, or both, but for the first time in 14 years our offshore sail training classes aren’t fully booked. We

Amanda Swan-Neat — taking a 'Latitude' break between offshore training groups aboard 'Mahina Tiare' in the South Pacific. still have berths on our Vanuatu to Noumea leg, and from Noumea to Auckland. Folks can check out the de¬ tails at www.mahinatiare.com. So far this season we've had two great groups, with

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IN LATITUDES ibbean this year, and fewer than normal headed to the South Pacific. Sometimes the first leg is the hardest. We remember the above-mentioned John Neal telling us the worst passage he's ever had was the first time he left Seattle headed south aboard his Vega 27 Mahina. That would sound familiar to 55-year-old Brec Morgan of Block Island, who recently pulled into St. Martin in the Eastern Car¬ ibbean to complete a four-year solo cir¬ cumnavigation aboard his Pacific Seacraft Orion 27 Otter. A direct descendant of the sailing legend Joshua Slocum, Mor¬ gan, who had never been offshore before the start of his trip, told All At Sea that the worst part of his circumnavigation was the first three days when he battled a storm with 55-knot winds. If anyone is under the impression that the folks in Muslim-dominated Indonesia don't have the welcome mat out for yachties — and American yachties in par¬ ticular — there is plenty of evidence to suggest'dtherwise. Twenty-six yachts, the maximum allowed, signed up for July 26 s Indonesian Maritime Tourism Federation’s Third Annual Darwin -

Kupang Rally. The fleet in¬ cludes the fol¬ lowing Ameri¬ can yachts: Chalupa, K.P. Chin's Beneteau 38; Danza, David Nutt's Clark 50; Gemini, Ronald Pedersen's Tanton 44;

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For cruisers who arrive at Bali tired of the sea, it's a perfect opportunity to visit the beautiful rice terraces. 2002. Fewer folks will recall that the Dar¬ win to Bali Race had replaced the vener¬ able Darwin to Ambon Race — which had been goirig since 1976, but had to be can¬ celled because of religious strife in Am¬ bon. In any event, there are 23 yachts signed up for the new event, including the following American yachts: Bonheur, Charles Moore's Taswell 43; Horai, Tho-

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Some cruisers became so miffed at the Dutch government that they went to Anse Marcel on the French side of St. Martin. uniform approach and price structure for cruising permits. He complained that Martinique wasn’t playing on a level play¬ ing field, because "yachtsmen there don't have to pay cruising fees.” Here's some free market advice Third

World countries — cruisers vote with their keels. Rather than try to force Martinique to institute expensive cruising permits, the other countries ought to lower them to be competitive. For if cruisers think a country is sticking it to them unjustly, they'll tend to sail to some other country that isn't. For example, in Dutch St. Maarten the government has spent the better part of a year trying to institute anchoring fees on cruisers — $40/month for boats up to 45 feet, $60/month for boats up to 60 feet, all the way up to $340/month for boats over 120 feet. Foolishly, the government admitted they needed the money to pay for the widening of the bridge into Simpson Lagoon — something that was only needed in order accommodate the $10 to $50 million megayachts. You can imagine how thrilled budget cruisers were to learn the government wanted them to pay an average of $60/month merely to make life easier for zillionaires. Many cruisers expressed their displeasure by moving a short distance to the anchor¬ ages on the French side of the island, where no fees are charged or contem-

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plated. Naturally, these people took most of their business to the French side of the island, too. The Dutch still haven't been able to impose the proposed fees, but it's assumed they'll try to make them stick during the low season when resistance will be the weakest. Since we're talking about that part of the world, guess what boat was kicking butt in the Cruising Division of Antigua Sailing Week this year? It was Arawa. an ancient Columbia 50, sistership to the boat Steve and Linda Dashew circumnavi¬ gated on many years ago. Unfortunately, Arawa was involved in an collision in the second to last race, which put her owner in the hospital and a DNF into her score. Nonetheless, the old Tripp flush deck de¬ sign took second in the Cruising class — not bad for a 40-year-old design. It must be at least 10 years ago that Stephen Schmidt of Saratoga took his cruising version of a Santa Cruz 70, Cali¬ fornia Hotel Too, to the Caribbean. Ev¬ ery couple of years we'd get a letter from him, and once he even sailed with us on Big O at Antigua Sailing Week. But we hadn't heard from him in a long time —

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Angostura Sail¬ ing Week down in Tobago. Steve, it appears, had become an old Caribbean hand. When you cruise, you bump into friends in the strangest places. About six years ago, when they were at Puerto Williams near Cape Horn aboard the 54ft aluminum Polar Mist they had built, Richard and Sheri Crowe of Newport Beach met and became good friends with Nicolas and Dominique Drury, who had left France many years before to mostly cruise the high latitudes aboard their 32-

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CHANGES Nicolas and Dominique! Th&y had a grand reunion at the Indigo restaurant in old town Honolulu. "We haven't gone around the vtorld, but we are completing our own little 21,000mile circumnavigation of the Eastern Pa¬ cific — California, Mexico, Costa Rica, Galapagos, Pitcairn, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Califor¬ nia — report Johmand Candace Yeamans of the Sea Ray 46 Hydra. Although she may sound like a powerboat. Hydra is a hard chine aluminum sloop designed by German Kurt Reinke. Although most popular in Europe, the Yeamans' boat was built in Vancouver in '73. "She has a great hard-dodger and three inches of foam in¬ sulation, so she is good in the tropics as well as the higher latitudes," the couple write. "Our longest passages have been from the Galapagos to Pitcairn Island, a distance of 2,850 miles which we did in 19 days; and Hawaii to Sitka, Alaska, 2,450 miles which we did in 22 days. It's always just the two of us, as we don’t sail with crew. We enjoy sailing to places where, like it 6r not, you have to be selfsufficient. Some other sailors think we're

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French Cay at French Harbor, Roatan," write Capts. John and Patricia Rains of San Diego. "Unfortunately, they must have been using an out-of-print edition of our guidebook Cruising Ports: Florida to California via Panama, because the new 5th edition (2003) contains a new fullpage chart on page 167. The chart shows two GPS approach waypoints, the two safe entrances, and the new safer routes around the reef and shoals to the free an¬ chorages, public docks, two marinas, a haul-out yard, and fuel dock. Even be¬ fore our 2003 edition was published, we posted that new chart on the Updates page of our website — which is free for everyone to use. Nobody can keep up with all the changes in paradise, but please folks, don't take off cruising with old guidebooks and uncorrected charts." Each year we report on the tremendous popularity of the Atlantic Rally for Cruis¬ ers (ARC) from the Canary Islands to St. Lucia in the Eastern Caribbean. Six months before the November start, all 225 slots me taken and there is a waiting list. The puzzle is why their sister event in the

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In the Bahamas, the water is very blue, warm, and shallow. But ashore, the prices are high — and getting higher. for boats under 35 feet to $300 for larger boats. And, you have to buy a new permit each time you come to the Bahamas! The fishermen and cruisers in Florida are re¬ ally upset, as they are used to dashing

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waste dump, there are more suitable huge tracts on the Baja peninsula, hundreds of miles from any people or roads. I have no idea how much truth there is to the report, but government agencies and con¬ tacts were mentioned. A long process and reviews are necessary for obtaining such a permit, but SERMANAP, the agency re¬ sponsible for major ecological reviews, is corrupt. All the laws necessary to protect the environment and resources are on the books in Mexico, there just isn't any en¬ forcement." We don't know if there is any truth to the story either, but it sort of reminds us of the angry debate on the floor of the Mexican Senate a number of years ago when it was disclosed that the federal government had sold a plot of land near remote Punta Eugenia on the Baja coast to interests from Hong Kong to be a sov¬ ereign territory — like Hong Kong was at the time. According to a published story, the Asian interests had already started construction on several 50-story condo towers, and that all but a couple of floors had already been sold out. While it would

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be completely ab¬ surd to build condo towers out in the middle of nowhere, it was during the height of the Hong Kong building and real estate mania, and people were will¬ ing to believe any¬ thing. When some¬ body finally took the time to look into the story, it was found to have been started as a prank by a small humor magazine in the United States. We're not sure if the proposed nuclear waste dump at the San Benito Islands is a prank, but we doubt the idea will have a very long half-life. For folks with small cruising boats, or who need two dinghies, nesting dinghies are a possible alternative to inflatables. They separate into two parts, one fitting in the other, for compact storage. And they can be used as either one big dinghy or

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sages along that stretch of coast — par¬ ticularly since Profligate may soon be try¬ ing to take the same route. "Today, I was fired as the adventufe coordinator of my 46-ft catamaran Cap¬ ricorn Cat," reports Vallejo's Blair Grinds from Waya Island, Fiji. "It's all because I hired a guide to take us on a hike 2,000 feet up Eagle Peak Mountain, from which we would get a view of the other islands. About a quarter of the way up, we started to wonder where the trail was. There was no trail, and we had to hike straight up the side of a volcanic mountain! There were times when I thought we were all going to die. The rock climbers on Yosemite's Half Dome hav? nothing on us. Our guide, the chiefs grandson/was only 19 and veiy nice. I thought he was teas¬ ing me when he kept saying it was the first time he has ever taken anyone up to Eagle Peak. It got so bad that poor Courtney had to have the other guide take her back down after getting three-quar¬ ters of the way up as she became sick from the elevation. The views were spectacular

if you dared to look down, but I got dizzy every time that I did. We hugged the edge of a cliff most of the way up, crawling on all fours straight up the rock face. We ran into several mountain goat herds and a baby goat hiding in some bushes. After climbing straight up for 90 minutes, we made it to the top. What a view! Capri¬ corn Cat looked like a speck in the bay. You could see all the surrounding reefs and the different colors they made in the ocean. It was well worth the hike — I think. I only say that now that we've made it back alive. We also saw an eagle flying overhead, hence the name. We're a little unclear on where he started, but it seems that Bill Teplow of Berkeley — who last summer sailed Chubby, his West Wight Potter 19, singlehanded to Hawaii — has now sailed the same little boat up the Inside Passage to Prince Rupert. While there he has been marveling at photos of fish from the turn of the previous centuiy, "salmon taller than the men holding them, and halibut eight feet or longer ..." Enough talk, let's get cruising!

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DINGHIES, LIFERAFTS AND ROWBOATS NEW DINGHY AND MOTOR. 2002 Honda 15 hp 4-stroke standard shaft. West Marine RU280 rollaway 10-ft dinghy. Used only once. $1,400/each or $2,500/ both. Call Ray (415)*898-4211. WING DINGHY. 15-ft Jim Antrim design with trailer. Quantum sail, Harken equipped, new Yalelite control lines. 2 compasses, spare mast. New lights on trailer, Bearing Buddies, spare tire. Com¬ plete and ready to beat up on all your La¬ ser buddies. $1,800. (510) 459-0273.

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2002 WEST MARINE RU-260 DINGHY with 2002 Nissan 4 hp 4-stroke engine. Less than 8 hours on both. Mint condition. Freshwater only. $1,500/both or $750/ each. Call (707) 337-7681 (Iv msg). LIDO 14. Good condition with cover, mul¬ tiple sails, newer rudder and centerboard. Includes trailer with spare tire, $1,500. Seitech boat dolly for Lido, never used, $300. Hobie mast top float, never used, $50. Call (925) 210-1085 or email: Hikerdad@aol.com. 10-FT ACHILLES INFLATABLE with 4 hp Yamaha engine, oars, foot pump, anchor and cover. Call (408) 356-6324.

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1991 WING DINGHY. High performance, Antrim US#5,1 of 13. 15.6-ft. The patent wing design of Antrim planes very fast in light winds. Excellent condition. $3,500. Call Scott (510) 465-2219 or email: youtl 234@yahoo.com. 8-FT TRINKA SAILING AND ROWING dinghy in excellent condition. Beautifully crafted fiberglass dinghy designed by Bruce Bingham. Lots of extras. Sailing rig, daggerboard, rudder, only used once. A great deal for $2,200. Call (415) 606-2634. 16-FT WINDMILL CLASS SAILBOAT with trailer. Sloop rigged, fiberglass 1972 performance design. Nice daysailer, lake/ estuary boat. Structurally sound, sails good condition, little rough around edges. Great boat, trailer. Only $600. No hitch yet? I'll tow in Bay Area. (415) 974-0321. FUN, CHARMING 13-FT SUNFISH with trailer. Laser-style, great for beginners. Mainsail, mahogany daggerboard, rudder, extension tiller, big cockpit fits 3+ kids. Sturdy Sears trailer with spare, hauls on light hitch. Will deliver. $949. (831) 728-3402 or email: khitt@manynamespress.com.

24FEET&UNDER COMPAC16,1978. A great little boat with a big boat feel. Extensively refitted last year. New main with reef and 90% jib. 150% in excellent condition. New bottom. New wiring. New compass, and fishfinder/ depthsounder. Trailer with tongue exten¬ sion, three new tires. 3.5 hp Mariner out¬ board. Asking $4,000/obo. Call Rick (530) 223-3887.

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VENTURE 21, 1967 with trailer. Good condition, no motor. $1,800/obo. Ask for Harry, (408) 379-6556. FLICKA RIGGED FOR CRUISING, $8,500. Also, EZ Loader trailer for Catalina 22 or similar boat. Usable as is or can be restored. $1(150. Call (415) 381-9567.

COLUMBIA 22, 1969. Mainsail, jib, genoa. 5 hp Evinrude motor. Moss Land¬ ing assigned 30-ft slip. $3,000. Email: khitt@manynamespress.com or call (831) 728-4302. WEST WIGHT POTTER 19, 2001. Very nice boat with trailer, 4-stroke outboard, stove, Porta-Potti, running lights, one 90% and one 140% jib with whisker pole. $9,000. Call (209) 869-3254. CATALINA 22,1975. Tandem axle trailer, excellent 6 hp Evinrude, extensive up¬ grades and gear list, pop top, swing keel, two jibs. Ready for Mexico. $6,500 in¬ vested. $4,000/obo. (650) 494-8230 or email: coolboat@email.com. O’DAY 22,1974. Shoal draft keel, Pine¬ apple sails, new electronics, Porta-Potti, 6 hp outboard engine, trailer. Excellent condition, must sell. $2,750. Call (9l6) 213-5425.

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C&C 24, 1979. SF Marina transferable berth. Nissan 5 hp, excellent condition, low hours. Main plus 2 jibs. All miscellaneous onboard gear included. Cosmetically chal¬ lenged, needs good scrub and paint job. $1,200. Please call Ron for details (415) 264-1765. TANZER 22. New bottom, main, and some new rig in 2002. SBYRA Season Champion and sturdy cruiser. 4 sails, VHF, sink, Porta-Potti, battery, outboard, huge cockpit, dinette. Coyote Point berth. <http:/ /www.lightwavesm.com/t22.htm> Asking $3,200/obo. Call (408) 947-8211.

J/24, 1979. Good condition. Full set of sails. 2 hp Honda 4-stroke with only 2 sea¬ sons on it. New battery. Ready to sail. Alameda berth. $3,200/obo. (802) 673-8235 (cell) or email: cedrus@email.com. CATALINA 22, 1987. Great condition. Swing keel, roller furler, cruising spinna¬ ker, poptop with cover, 2 batteries, com¬ pass, VHF, depthfinder, speed, new bot¬ tom paint and epoxied keel in 2002, AM/ FM cassette. Trailrite trailer, new paint. Honda 15 hp. $7,000. (209) 832-9715.

FIBERGLASS SLOOPS WITH TRAILERS. International 505, mahogany deck, full race, tapered mast, spinnakers, $995. Lldo/Schock 14, fixed keel, $495. 14-ft English, $395. Venture 21, outboard, $995.11 -ft MacGregor, $295. Please call (530) 314-9215. CATALINA 22. Swing keel, mainsail and jib, 8 hp Johnson motor, trailer. All in good condition, ready to catch the summer and fall-wind. $3,000. Call (415) 663-9262.

SEAWARD 24,1989 COASTAL CRUISER. Winged keel, shoal draft, inboard Yanmar diesel, genoa, tandem trailer, loads of extras. Never short of compliments on this boat. Lists for $16,000, must sell due to illness, needs minor work. $12,000. Call (650) 365-7648. _ HUNTER 23.5, 1986. Great boat. Good sails including spinnaker. Honda 4-stroke 7.5 hp, solar-charged battery, BBQ. Shoal¬ winged keel and many other extras. Gal¬ vanized dual-axle trailer. Ready to go any¬ where. Price reduced again. $7,000. Call (559) 229-3378.

WYLIE NIGHTINGALE 24, 1979. Lead keel, spade rudder, stiff little Bay warrior. Lots of sails and spinnakers, most wellused but functional. Hauled in 2001.5 hp Tohatsu just serviced. Sola/ panel, tape deck, sink, Porta-Potti. $3,500/obo. Call (415) 971-3919. O’DAY MARINER 19. Stable 3-ft iron keel, trailer, 1,400-lbs easy pull for 4 cyl car, custom lift harness, 5 hp 4-stroke out¬ board, 3-year-old standing rigging, 2 winches, 2 bunks, Porta-Potti. Just added new wiring, lights and deep cycle battery. $2,500/obo. (510) 828-0242. I’ll call back after 4pm. COMPAC16,1989. Shoal draft keel, solid and stable. Cabin sleeps 2,4 hp Johnson. Genoa, jib, main, spindrifter. Fish/depth finder. 1,200 lbs. Trailer with new tires. All very good condition. Located Pine Moun¬ tain Lake, Groveland, CA. $3,900. Call (209) 962-5033. 16-FT CATBOAT. Superb daysailer/camp cruiser. Syip planked with fiberglass sheathing. Large gaff rig, shallow draft full keel, 170-lbs ballast. Includes trailer, cover, and 2 hp Honda outboard. $17,500. Call John (510) 366-1476.

CATALINA 22,1987. Excellent condition. Swing keel, trailer, 7.5 hp Honda 4-stroke outboard. Pop-top with cover, VHF, new battery and fuel system, cockpit cushions. $7,000, must sell'. See at Website: <http:/ /www. bradleybrooks.com/catalina.htm> or call (916) 443-7393. ISLANDER BAHAMA 24. Wheel steer¬ ing, 6-ft headroom, 6 hp Johnson O/B in well, 3 jibs and main in great shape, all lines led aft. 12 and 110v with shore wa¬ ter. Possible liveaboard, 6-ft+ V-berth. $2,000/obo. Also Ranger 23 available. Call (510) 677-7378 or (510) 535-0457. BALBOA 20, 1969. Swing keel, 8 hp, Mercury electric start 1998. Solar, main, roller furling jib, sail covers, sink, PortaPotti, running lights, battery and more. Nice condition. $2,995/obo. Please call (209) 529-6738. FREEDOM 21, 1983. Catboat with un¬ stayed carbon mast and Hoyt gunmount spinnaker. Much new in 2002, recent sur¬ vey. Trailer, outboard, VHF. 3 sails. All lines led aft. On trailer at Richmond YC, space 57. $3,995/obo. Call Mike (530) 544-4014 or email: mgrimm6@hotmail.com.

GLADIATOR 24,1964. New sails. Fiber¬ glass, sleeps 4, stove, sink, ice box,.an¬ chor. Located in an amazing slip in Sausalito. $2,700. Caii (415) 460-6919.

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BAY LADY 20, 1963. "... a classic...” Latitude 38. Built in Japan for SF Bay. Mahogany/teak woodie, ready to sail. Sails, VHF, 15 hp, anchors, lights, potty. $2,200. Slip G-208, Berkeley. Call (925) 827-3373.

25 TO 28 FEET CAPE DORY 28, 1976. Dependable full keel cruiser. New 13 hp Yanmar diesel, roller furling jib, extra sails. Garmin GPS plotter. Full galley, settee, lots of storage. Very clean. Must sell. $26,000. Call (415) 924-3739 or email: margrit@earthlink.net. NORDIC FOLKBOAT USA 108. Unique opportunity. Multiple class champion. Svendsen-built 1984. Fiberglass with mahogany trim. Racing and cruising sails, full cover and countless extras. None nicer, none faster, none more complete. SF Marina berth. Asking $16,000. (510) 531-3750 or email: dieter@allquiet.org. SANTANA 27. Fast hull, Johnson 9 hp outboard, 3 various size sails, reefable main. Spacious galley with stove. Head and water with holding tanks. Hull and rig¬ ging in good shape. Dinghy with mast and sail. Sleeps six. Asking $6,000. Call (916) 728-4629.

•CAL 2-25, 1977. Stable sloop has made safe and comfortable cruises to Tomales Bay, Santa Cruz and Monterey. 3 sails, inboard Yanmar diesel, GPS, VHF, depthsounder and more. 2 anchors, 2 batter¬ ies, safety gear. 5’10” headroom in main salon, 5 bunks, interior upholstery, icebox and sinks, teak sliding door makes head private, 3 position fold-up table, Porta-Potti with pump-out hook-up. Berthed Pt. Rich¬ mond. $5,900. Call Ed (916) 685-9418. RANGER 26. Great for lakes or Bay. Harken furler, newer sails, good standing rigging. Needs cosmetics. 6 hp outboard. $4,500. 2-axle trailer, $2,000. Call Frank (530) 259-3303. ZAP 26,1980. Bruce King design. Flush deck midget ocean racer. Fractional rig, Ballenger spar, new. Navtec rigging and turnbuckles, Spectra running backstays, Technora halyards, custom storm rudder, open transom, crash bulkhead, bronze Edson bilge pump. Autohelm 4000/ windpoint/GPS interface, Autohelm windvane, Blue Sea waterproof electrical panel, Uni-Solar 32, Standard DSC/VHF, Lorance GPS map/sonar/speedo. Lexan companionway dodger, Lewmar portlights and 7 winches, Harken blocks and travel¬ ler. New North mainsail, 5 jibs, 3 spinna¬ kers. Steady surfing at 12 knots. $14,000. (510)524-3594. NORDIC FOLKBOAT #56,1951. Shanty. Excellent condition, recent major update, 1999, including new deck, rudder, cock¬ pit, sails. Full boat cover. Gorgeous, tight boat. Gashouse Cove slip transfer pos¬ sible. $8,000/offer. Call (415) 271-6267.

EXCALIBUR 26. Recently painted top to bottom. Good condition inside and out. Jib, main and spinnaker. New sail cover. Nissan outboard, radio, depthsounder, knotmeter, compass, CD/radio sound sys¬ tem. Berthed in Alameda. $6,500/obo. Call (408) 353-6686. _

CATALINA 27,1977. $7,000/obo. Bottom painted June 2003. Genoa, 2 jibs, new main, spinnaker. Autopilot. Clean interior, new cushions. Evinrude 10 hp outboard. Berthed in Berkeley, transferable upwind slip. Please call (415) 922-1416.

PEARSON 26 SLOOP, 1976. Good con¬ dition, 4 sails, 9.9 hp Honda O/B, lots of extras. $5,000. Call (707) 645-9257 or email: tedrogers@qovad.net. CATALINA 27, 1975. $6,000/obo. Roomy. Stove, life vests, 2 sets of sails. Autohelm, radio, fishfinder. 10 hp Yamaha outboard. Berthed in Oakland. Can get CATV. Call Dan (415) 751-1370 or page me at (415) 809-3586. ALBIN VEGA 27,1978 with trailer. MD7A diesel, combi transmission. Roller reefing main, 3 headsails. Knot, depth monitor, compass. Solid fuel heater, new halyards, cushions, canvas. Plumbed for head, freshwater tank, BBQ, transom ladder. Double-axle EZ Loader trailer. $15,500. Please call (208) 765-3527 or*email: lastgasp@icehouse.net.

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MacGREGOR 26,1991. Good condition, water ballast, pop-top. 10 hp Johnson 4 cycle, 1998, less than 100 hours, electric start. Trailer, all sails including spinnaker. New instruments, and too many extras to list. San Rafael. $7,500/obo. Original $18,500. (415) 235-7447. COLUMBIA 28,1968. In San Diego. New motor, autopilot, enclosed head, stove/ oven, sglf-tailing winches, holding tank with maserator. 3 anchors, standing headroom, great boat with good lines and heavy fiberglass. Must sell, moving. $7,000/obo. Call Nick (619) 822-3908.

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LYLE HESS 28. 37-ft LOA. Bare hull, deck, cabin, cockpit. Professional vinylester layup 2001. Sitka spruce mast/ boom. Portland. $14,000. (503) 396-1722 or email: tchapmn1@crpud.net.

VEGA 27. Gas engine in good condition with complete spare, good rigging and sails. $10,000/firm. Ric (831) 475-5397 or email: Ric@Cruzio.com.

CHEOY LEE 25 PACIFIC CLIPPER, 1958. Master Mariners boat. Water tight, rebuilt MacGREGOR 26X, 1998. 50 hp 4-sttoke Farrymann diesel, 20 hours. New sails, Honda and trailer. Loaded. Outstanding used 7 times, new canvas deck. Last condition. Alcohol stove, head, curtains, hauled 5/02. Raced last 10 years in recockpit table, cushions, bimini and swim ladder. Foresail furler, lazyjack, rigging led \ gatta. A truly wonderful boat. Many extras. $7,500/obo. Call (415) 706-8711. aft, stereo/CD, VHF, depth/knot meters, autopilot. <Details at http://www.slyc.org/ SAN JUAN 28. New Yanmar 2GM20F. ads0001d.html> $20,000. (805) 595-2514 Road worthy dual-axle trailer. No mast or or email: esailor@attglobal.net. boom, bulkheads are in but unfinished. Contractor who started my project in jail, I 1962 PEARSON TRITON. Custom teak give up. My loss, your gain. $6,500. Carol interior, Furano radar, SeaFrost refrigera¬ (714) 973-2878. tion, Force 10 propane stove, RVG vane, autopilot, windlass, 2tNb CQR. Santa PEARSON SLOOP, 1978. $6,900. Priced Barbara. $9,000/obo. Call (805) 966-3751 to sell. Sleeps 4 to 6 comfortably. Very or (805) 886-0611 (cell) or email: clean and well maintained. Yahama 9.9 ss_lutz@hotmail.com. hp 4-stroke engine, only 30 hours. To view photos and get more detail go to: <http:// www.bradfordwhitaker.com/Bug.htm> Please call (415) 254-3422 or email: meek_kim@hotmail.com.

SSIF .. ALBIN VEGA 27 AUXILIARY SLOOP, 1974. Beam 8'9". Hand-laminated molded fiber¬ glass. Volvo Penta MD-2 two-cylinder die¬ sel. Encased ballast rudder. Easy singlehanding. Well maintained. Surveyed and bottom end 6/01. Berthed in SF Ma¬ rina. Slip not included. $12,000/obo. Please call (510) '368-2499 or email: rmonchatre2@hotmail.com. F/G NORDIC FOLKBOAT built by Svendsen. Excellent sails, spare cruisers, rigging new 2001, extra boom, electric pump, nav lights. Gashouse Cove slip, all racing equipment. Ex-fleet champ. Bright red and beautiful. Must sell, $5,500/obo. Please call (415) 567-9868 or email: folkboatl 03@yahoo.com. MacGREGOR 26X, 1997. Roller furling, cruising spinnaker, GPS with data wire for computer, compass, VHF radio, fishfinder, depth, 30-Amp AC, extra battery, large wheel, 50 hp Yamaha, trailer with spare tire, more. $17,900. For detailed equip¬ ment list please call (408) 732-8163 or email: jeffrey.r.olmstead@juno.com. CAL 25. Many upgrades, new halyards, CD stereo, new bilge pump, 12v/110 in¬ stalled, new water tank and pump. 5 sails all in great shape. 10 hp Johnson. $3,350/ obo. Call (916) 709-6493. PEARSON ARIEL #206, OBSESSION. Extensive sail inventory. High-tech cord¬ age, rod rigging, oversize winches, Lewmar traveler, new boom, freshly re¬ built A-4, new bottom paint 02/03. Spin¬ naker gear, Hogin sails and covers. $5,500/obo. Call (510) 639-7004.

PHILLIP RHODES' FAMOUS DESIGN. Meridian sloop 24’9”. Sleeps 4, standing headroom. Inboard BMW diesal. Dutch built 1964. Beautifully maintained. Best offer over $7,000. Call John Osborn (415) 256-8386.

CATALINA 27,1976. Ready to cruise or live aboard. Honda o/b, roller furling jib, AC/DC, GPS, charts, marine radio, heater, Porta-Potti. Hauled, sanded, bottom painted, new thru hull, December 2000. At Oyster Cove, SF Bay. $7,000/obo. Please call (650) 619 2012 or email: fishgawd@hotmail.com. YAMAHA 25,1977. Inboard Yanmar die¬ sel. Pocket cruiser. Sleeps 4. Good rac¬ ing record. Spinnaker equipped, headfoil. Very efficient use of space below deck. Inboard head. Turnkey condition. $7,800. Please call (510) 290-3185 or email: juarezchoate41@hotmail.com. INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT, 1978. Hull #1607. New mainsail, 2 reefs,, new working jib. New standing rigging, new running rigging. New Yamaha outboard 4stroke in well. New lifelines, new rudder. Ready to sail now. $8,500. Please call (510) 232-8722. . \

BALBOA 27,1978. Trailerable. Very good condition. Autopilot, propane, freshwater cooled diesel engine, VHF, sleeps 6. Lo¬ cated Surrey, BC, Canada. $12,400 US. Call (604) 584-4062.

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CATALINA 25,1980. Chrysler 10 hp elec¬ tric start. Swing keel, furling jib, galley, al¬ cohol stove, Porta-Potti, sleeps 4-6. Deck cushions, depthmeter.Ssw radio, running lights. White/blue trim. Docked freshwa¬ ter Don Pedro Marina, slip #370. $7,500/ obo. Call (209) 869-2576.

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MacGREGOR 26X, 1996. 50 hp power sailer. Full batten main, furling genoa, extra jib, dual gas tanks, VHF, compass, cockpit cushions, bimini, wheel and sail covers, boomvang, trailer/spare, solar powered vent, and more. $17,500. Please email: rhburton@comcast.net or call (925) 462-0753. EXPRESS 27. Located in Alameda. White hull, cruising sails. No trailer. Bottom in great shape and new rigging. $13,500. Call Mark (650) 281-3458.

ERICSON 27, 1972. $9,000. Berkeley. Very clean, well maintained, overhauled Atomic 4,6 sails, new boom, new mainsail cover, new exhaust, $400 stereo, EPIRB, VHF and much, much more. Details at: <home.comcast.net/~ericson27> (510) 215-1046 or email: ericson27@attbi.com. NEWPORT 28, 1978. Recently rebuilt Atomic 4, Autohelm 800, Harken jib reef¬ ing and furling system. New head, beauti¬ ful cabin floor. Handheld VHF, good sails, custo'fn cartv^s. Berthed Antioch. Must sell. $9,500/obo. Call (530) 823-1400. 28-FT HAWKFARM. Extensive upgrades, new engine, paint, electronics, wiring, sails, rare fiberglass. Teak and holly inte¬ rior, faired foils, too many wins to count. $24,000 spent last two years. Asking $16,000. Win races now. Dan Newland (510) 521-7172. MacGREGOR 26,1997. Dream slip at SF Marina, Gashouse Cove, one block from Safeway. 50 hp Yamaha 4-stroke electric start, only 100 hours. Dual batteries, depthfinder. Jib and main sails. Swing keel, beachabte. Lots of safety gear onboard. $21,500/obo. Call Monte (415) 386-7187.

MacGREGOR 25,1980. Outboard engine 9.8 hp. Like new sails, bottom cleaned and painted. Need to sell fast. Please call and make offer. Berthed at Coyote Point, San Mateo. Call (408) 406-1010._ BALBOA 26, 1971. Swing keel, fully re¬ furbished in 1995. Well maintained. Lots of sails, various sizes. Bottom redone in 2000. Excellent interior. Has trailer. $7,000/obo. Call (916) 922-6286. SANTANA 25,1/4-TON IOR ocean racer, with slip at Pillar Point in Half Moon Bay. Like new condition, new bottom paint, wire, 8 hp Honda, VHF. Buku sails, Potti, water, depth, new deck paint, teak, tan¬ dem trailer. Fast, stiff, very weatherly, set up for singlehanding. Safe, great for salmon/halibut fishing. $7,500 or will con¬ sider trade for car. Hurry. Slip in HMB hard to get. Please call (928) 854-6949 or email: dakbaker@pacbell.net. ISLANDER 28,1978. See info at <http:// www.geocities.com/panthersong/ islander.html> Surveyed August, 2002. Diesel, roller jib, all lines lead aft. 6-ft headroom. Great condition. $17,500/obo. Lo¬ cated Morro Bay. (805) 787-0538 or email: panthersong@yahoo.com.

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27 Mk II, 1972. Great sailing, documented, full keel boat. 8 hp Volvo diesel. Teak decks, VHF ra¬ dio, CQR and Danforth anchors. Main and 3 jibs refurbished. Engine, transmission and prop freshly serviced, thruhulls checked, new zincs. Hull repainted and new bottom paint 10/02. Custom cockpit cushions 12/01. Sail, rail and topside cov¬ ers recently replaced, 90% sun protected. New varnish, new cabin and cockpit paint. Head, holding tank, sink, 2-burner gas stove, icebox, upgraded electronics panel, 3 new batteries 9/02. Solar trickle charger, new bumpers. Must see to appreciate. $14,950. Call (707) 975-3952 or email: mmcbain719@aol.com.

CAL 2-27, 1975. Well behaved, recently serviced Atomic 4. Cruising sails, main, 130 genoa, gennaker, clean interior, new head liner, and new bottom paint 2Q02. Good Bay and Delta sailboat. Call (707) 320-9083. U.S. YACHT 28, 1980. 30-ft overall in length. Some new upholstery. Wheel steering. Volvo Penta 13 hp. Extra Volvo Penta for parts. $6,900. Please call (707) 429-3995. PEARSON 26, 1975. 4-stroke Yamaha 9.9 engine. Halyards led aft. VHF, speed, depth, inverter, charger, shorepower and dual batteries. CD with 10 disc changer. Legal head. Great sailboat. Located Bris¬ bane. $5,000/obo. John (707) 291-2566 or email: seadreamsl 172@aol.com.

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OLSON 25,1986. Hull #91. This is a fun boat for sale by original owner. Well main¬ tained and never abused. New main, jib, spinnaker. New standing and running rig¬ ging. New Merc outboard. Recent bottom paint. Auto, GPS, EPIRB. $12,500. Call (408) 238-1344.

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ISLANDER 27. Good shape, just needs a little cleaning. Lines led aftforeasy sail¬ ing. Outboard engine with cockpit controls. 100%, 150% and spinnaker. Berthed at Coyote Point, slip #1123. Must sell due to illness. $2,000/obo. Call (650) 245-0052.

NOR’SEA 27, HULL #16. Center cockpit. Completely redone in 1999. Brightwork done in 2002. On 1999-built Pacific trailer. She’s a beauty and ready to be moved to any destination. Lots of extras included. $35,000. (208) 263-8876.

SANTA CRUZ 27, HULL #53. Storm, 110, three 150s, thfee mains, two spinnakers, blooper in very good shape. Speed, depth, 3 hp motor. Trailer. Hull, deck, excellent condition. Very good boat, very good price. $12,500. Call Michael (888) 756-4433.

LANCER 25 Mk IV. Superb condition, new bottom paint, Honda 7.5, 3 sails, rebuilt 2-axle trailer with new tires, new tiller. In¬ terior wood renewed, fully equipped, stored inside. $4,750/obo. (530) 676-7336 or email: gbhooper@earthlink.net.

OLSON 25, HULL# PCX250070884. Freshwater boat, great condition, new Anderson 28 winches, Nexus sea data, Antal stoppers, adjustable tracking. Near new lines, new and newer sails, sprayed Proline bottom. Race ready. Trailer and motor. $14,500. Call (559) 709-4099.

MacGREGOR 26X, 1997. Extensively up¬ graded. 50 hp, Autopilot, roller furling, VHF, stereo, stove, dual batteries and much more. Water ballast drains at 12 kts for light trailering. Nice boat. $18,500. Will deliver in Bay Area. Call (916) 952-3779. TRITON 28, #530. Good overhauled Atomic, six sails with spinnaker. Delta cov¬ ers and usual .gear for safe, comfortable local cruising or racing. Pretty good con¬ dition. Previously remodeled and fully found. $6,000. (209) 727-0365 or email: ratmac@lodinet.com.

COLUMBIA 28,1969. Strong hull, never cruised but can, liveaboard ready. Bath/ cool box, refrigerator, kitchen area and table, 1500 watt generator, new windows, outboard/dinghy,'VHF. Baldor 5 hp in¬ board electric motor. $5,700/obo. (510) 465-2119 or email: Yout1234@yahoo.com.

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CORONADO 25. Great first boat. Honda 9.9, recent bottom. Sails include jib, genoa, main and spinnaker. All lines led aft. Well equipped. Must sell, asking $2,500/obo. Call Matt (415) 509-8296.

ISLANDER 30 Mk II, 1972. Clean. Palmer P60, self-furling genoa, dodger, galley, head, sleeps 5, liferaft. $14,000. Call (408) 985-8043. OLSON 30 #11, 1980. Tsunami. 5 sails, 4 winches, including 2 self-tailing Barients. Excellent 5 hp Nissan motor, digital com¬ pass, speedo, depth. At Santa Cruz. Good condition. $17,800/terms. Call Charlie (831) 423-9693 or email: cfh@cruzio.com.'

ISLANDER 26. Great Bay boat. Very clean. New interior upholstery, new heavy duty marine batteries. Sausalito slip. $6,000/obo. Call (888) 726-3210. MacGREGOR 26, 1993. REDUCED price. Great value. Sleeps four, water bal-7 last. 9.9 Evinrude, electric start. New bat¬ tery, trailer with spare, 150 furling genoa. VHF radio, knot/depth, tillerpilot, PortaPotti, 2 anchors, 2 fuel tanks, 2-burner stove, swim ladder, extras. San Rafael. $7,950/obo. Call (415) 457-2647. CORONADO 25, 1967. Good condition. 9.9 Honda outboard. New rigging, clean roomy interior, sleeps 5, dinette, icebox, Porta-Potti, anchor, swim ladder, safety gear, shorepower. Solid performing Bay boat. Berthed in Brisbane. $3,000. Please call (650) 7*55-8312. THUNDERBIRD 26. Fiberglass over ma¬ rine ply, recently restored hulF, mast and non-skid deck. New standing anjl running rigging, electrical wiring, charger and bat¬ tery. Two mains, two jibs, 6 hp Johnson outboard, sleeps 4. Alameda. $3,000/obo. Call Brian (510) 693-4205.

C&C 29, 1986. Newer standing rigging, furler and upholstery. H/C pressure wa¬ ter, lines led aft, wheel steering, Yanmar diesel. Great performance and amenities. Solid construction, low maintenance. 2 boat owner, must sell. $22,000/obo. Call Mark (707) 829-8370 or (707) 291-7867.

COLUMBIA 8.7, 1987. Excellent condi¬ tion, ready for cruising. Alan Payne de¬ sign and lots of nice upgrades. 5 sails, hard dodger, solar charger, propane stove/oven, teak interior, new upholstery 2000,15 hp Yanmar. Call (925) 228-6102. ERICSON 29, 1973. Well maintained. April 2003 bottom paint. Many extras. $9,500. Call (916) 803-1331 (Iv msg) or email: RobertHowse2002@yahoo.com with your inquiries.

NEWPORT 30 II, 1973. Hull 442. New Universal diesel, Captain's panel, re¬ packed gland and exhaust system. Bat¬ teries almost new, 103% genny, tiller, al¬ cohol stove/oven, ice box and cockpit cushions. GPS, autopilot, traveler and Barient winches (2 of them self-tailers) make this a solo sailer. Interior needs cos¬ metic upgrade. Portholes replaced in bronze. Berth comes with boat and is the most convenient berth in North Harbor, Moss Landing. Owner since 1983. Docu¬ mented. Asking $12,500. (831) 883-4142.

YANKEE 30 Mk III TALL RIG. Standing rigging 9/02. 4-man Avon liferaft certified 9/03. S/L 555 windlass, Harken roller furler. Lifelines 6/02. 22-lb Bruce, 35-lb CQR, Danforth, 200’+ 5/16” ht, 350’ 5/8” nylon. Cockpit cushions, Lee cloth, spin¬ naker pole, dodger frame, solar, PUR 35 watermaker. Batteries 9/02, Garhauer lift, Autohelm 2000, VHF. Atomic 4 valve job 10/02. 2x Mexico vet. Needs paint and pol¬ ish to go again. $16,500. Also, trailer avail¬ able. 10-ft Zodiac hardbottom with 10 hp Honda 4-stroke, $1,500. (831) 427-2583. COLUMBIA 30 SLOOP. Self-tending jib, Palmer P60 engine, recent sail and bot¬ tom work, V-berth plus couches convert to bunks, marine head, galley. $11,400. Jim (209) 786-6003.

CATALINA 30, #1880. 25xp diesel, 200 hours. MaxProp, refrigeration, 4 AGM bat¬ teries, furler, self-tailers, wheel. Autopilot, full instruments. Meticulously improved, have extensive list and pictures to email: mikejh@pcmagic.net or (650) 291-4242. Moving up so priced Stoway for best value amongst Catalina 30s at $31,500.

CAL 29 AT MARINA GREEN. Best San Francisco location. North 150, two 170s, storm, spinnaker, pole, gear, Harken furler and jib. 6 winches. Lots of Svendsen’s care. New cover, rigging, lifelines, thruhulls. Dockside power. Original owner. $13,500. Call (831) 375-1442 or email: skidoc@earthink.net.

ERICSON 30 Mk II, 1978. Monitor windvane, R/F. New head and H/T. Inflatable with outboard, lots of extras. Great condi¬ tion. $16,000. Call (650) 506-2729 (days) or (650) 593-9402 (eves). OLSON 911SE, 1989, $36,000. Fast, comfortable cruiser/racer designed by Schumacher. Roller furling, instruments, GPS, pressure water, and more. Well equipped for cruising or racing. For more info see: <http://emlab.berkeley.edu/ users/craine/Dream/Dream.html> or call (510) 234-2838. BABA 30. Cruise ready. Too many up¬ grades to list. Like a new diesel, windlass, wind generator, solar, watermaker and much more. Recently surveyed at $70,000. Must sell and will sacrifice for quick sale at $52,000. Hawaii. Please call (808)941-0010. ,

FISHER 30 MOTORSAILER with dinghy. Complete refinish / refit. See Website for details: <http://www.fisherlionheart.net/> Call (408) 398-4057. _ NEWPORT 30,1986. Excellent condition. Large cockpit, Universal diesel, roller furl¬ ing, refurbished interior and topside. Pro¬ pane stove/refrigerator. Sleeps 5, very comfortable cruiser. $14,000. Call (310) 470-0700. CATALINA 30, 1978. Great shape. Yanmar diesel, dodger, roller furling, in¬ verter, radar, GPS, VHF, refrigerator, pro¬ pane oven/stove. New bottom paint 10/ 02. Sausalito. $21,000/obo. Call (415) 272-1665.

OLSON 29. Ballenger anodized spars 2002. New: Headfdil, non-skid, teak, cov¬ ers, Forespar tiller extension, spin pole NAJA 30 SLOOP, 1990. Full canvas with carbon tips. Larson 150% (5.5), Santa cover, teak decks, clear coat mahogany Cruz #1 (7.5), Marion #1 (5), SC #3 (6.5), hull. Yanmar 16 diesel, Martec prop, Larson main (6), SC main (7), Marion .75 Harken furling jib, self-tailing Lewmar spin (7), SC spin .75 (6), SC 1.5 (8.5), winches. VHF radio, knotmeter, depthLarson spin 5/30/02. Tuttle elliptical rud¬ sounder, autopilot. Delta berth. $10,500/ der, trailer, outboard. Harken winches.x 'obo. Please call (916) 973-8797 or email: Cleanest 29 around. $24,900/obo. Call tangram@jps.net. (510) 708-1278. FARALLONE 29, 1975, #1. New 3cyl Perkins diesel. 3 sails, Chuck Burns de¬ sign. Compass, knots, tiller, autopilot, re¬ frigeration. 110v, two one-year-old batter¬ ies. Full keel, mast stepped on l*eel, ra¬ dio. At Hidden Harbor. $18,000. Morri (916) 427-8183.

PEARSON TRITON 28.5. Built in Saus¬ alito. Full keel, headroom, new rebuilt Atomic-4, VHF radio, full set of North rac¬ ing sails including main, genoa, jib and three spinnakers. $9,000/obo. Email: home5562000@yahoo.com or call (707) 747-1756.

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CAPE DORY 30 CUTTER. Excellent con¬ dition, lightly used. Many new parts. This boat can take you anywhere and look great on a Sunday daysail. Classsic looks and performance. $39,000. Please call (530) $85-4460 (eves). CHEOYLEE31 OFFSHORE KETCH, 1972. Standing rigging overhauled in 2000. Complete engine overhaul in 2002 includ¬ ing neyv purpps, injectors, filters, etc. In¬ cludes Autohdlm wind, speed, depth, and ICOM VHF. Currently in Antioch Marina. $12,500. Call Todd (408) 957-4980. CAL 29,1973. Running Atomic 4 with full set of sails including spinnaker and pole. Includes new compass, VHF, GPS, depth, autopilot and 6 winches. Needs some TLC. Alameda berth. $6,000. Call (408) 777-0302 or email: captdowner@comcast.net.

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CATALINA 30, 1979. Beautiful, super clean, spacious, new upholstery. $5,000 paid for Gelco stripped below water line and new epoxy finish, 10 year warranty with 8 years left. Ship shape, ready to sail. $18,500. Benicia, CA. Jim (707) 864-6097 or (707) 280-5389.

PEARSON TRITON 28.5 Complete re¬ hab. Volvo diesel, rebuilt head, injectors, etc. Awlgrip, barrier coat. New rudder shaft and bushings, cutlass bearing, windows, handrails, fuel tank, wiring. Interior refin¬ ished. Much more. Boat is 95% done. Fin¬ ished boat $16,000. Call (415) 457-3524.

PROJECT BOAT, SEIDELMANN 30, 1979. Forward interior and liner removed for successful compression strut installa¬ tion, needs rebuilding. Diesel, Yanmar 2QM15. Main, working jib, genoa, gennaker. Barrier coated fiberglass hull, needs antifouling. Berthed and sailing. $3,000/obo. Call (650) 591 -7650 or email: luke_freeman@sbcglobal.net.

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HUNTER 29.5, 1994. Yanmar diesel, dripless PSS 2001. Autohelm 4000 1999. Leather wrapped/padded wheel, dodger, bimini, cockpit enclosures, summer and winter. Cockpit cushions, stern rail seats, roller furling, spinnaker rigging new 2001. Lazyjacks, solid boom vang, AM/FM radio/cassette/QD player with 8 CD changer and 4 speakers, new 2001. Propane stove with oven, upgraded, custom teak interior 2000. VHF, Tridata, hot/cold water, self¬ tailing winches. Asking $40,000. Call (510) 384-4041.

ERICSON 30+, 1984. Well equipped Mexico veteran/ Universal 18 diesel, wheel, roller furling, teak interior, sleeps 6,25 gal fuel, 43 gal water, 18 gal waste, pressure hot and cold, CQR, 2 Danforths, windlass, much more. See at Website: <www.geocities.com/ericsonforsale> $28,000. Call (858) 459-6832 or email: kaukoe@juno.com. CATALINA 30, 1982. TR, new rigging. BS, new. Diesel engine, dodger, GPS, autopilot, W/H, new main, new 165 jib, used 110, lines led aft, in-mast halyards, wheel helm, holding tank, inflatable. Berthed at Fortman Marina, Alameda. Asking $22,500/obo. Call (510) 521 -0357. CLASSIC MYRON SPAULDING PROJECT. Loki. This Triton was one of Myron's final projects, and exemplifies the high stan¬ dards of workmanship that are still a trade¬ mark of his yard. May be inspected at Foundry Wharf, International Port of Petaluma. Pearson Triton 28.5. Sausalito built. Custom head with stainless holding tank. Yanmar diesel. Priced well below value at $2.07/lb including rich stories of her history with Myron Spaulding’s Boatworks. Call Michael Donovan (707) 782-1234. HERRESHOFF OFFSHORE 31 KETCH, 1964. Mahogany classic. Professionally main¬ tained, very good condition: Like new sails, covers, electronics and spars. Beautiful interior, wood stove, head, barbecue. Sleeps 4. Engine recent rebuild. Hauled and inspected. $10,000. (415) 847-8033. CATALINA 30, 1977. Great sailer, com¬ fortable, docked in Sausalito. Clean, teak brightworfC Atomic 4 gas, low hours with new exhaust system. Wheel, cockpit cush¬ ions, BBQ, 2 anchors, good canvas, new batteries and charger. Bottom painted 2001. $18,900. (415) 459-342f or email: rodzilla456@cs.com.

32 TO 35 FEET ATKINS ERIC 32 GAFF CUTTER, 1977. Documented. Excellent ferro hull, par¬ celed, served, exceedingly strong. Sound rig and vessel. 4 times around Pacific 9 years. Sailed by Dr. Mimi George, Dr. David Lewis and www.vaka.org programs. Please email vaka@aloha. net or fax (808) 328-1318. CATALINA 34,1986. Excellent condition, Simrad Autopilot, 2002. New main 2003, new boom 2003, new ST winches 2001. New lifelines 2003, new Truecharge and batteries 2003. Dodger, radio/CD changer, all lines led aft, much new Garhauer hard¬ ware and rope clutches. Great SF Bay boat. Located in SF. See pics at <http:// photos.yahoo.com/fbien> $55,000. Email Frank: fbien@hotmail.com or call (415) 516-7377.

HUNTER 32, 2001. Professionally main¬ tained. Diesel has low hours. Ideal week¬ end boat, singlehand easily. Two private staterooms plus dinette. Furling jib, lazyjacks, icebox, microwave, CD/radio, VHF, self-tailing winches, 2 anchors. Po¬ tential charter business. $79,500. Call (408) 480-3537. _ CHEOY LEE 35. Rob Perry Lion design. A Dragon in the ruff. Needs a good home. Built in the Cheoy Lee Shipyard, Hong Kong. Great offshore vessel. Beautiful wood carvings. Asking $3,500/obo. Please call (209) 525-9156. ERICSON 35 Mk II, 1969. Original owner. New mast, rigging, lifelines and stan¬ chions. Custom wood interior, BMW die¬ sel and loaded with extras. Excellent con¬ dition. Rigged for extended cruising with liveaboard comfort. Call (707) 374-6364 or email: wbpaulk@rickadee.net. WESTSAIL 32, 1977. Late model deck and doghouse. Most structural improve¬ ments done. New Volvo 40 hp diesel in 1999. Radar, Monitor vane and more. Needs cosmetics outside, very clean be¬ low. $47,500/obo. Located Berkeley. Call (916) 722-6300. HUNTER 33 SLOOP, 1980. 15 hp Yanmar inboard diesel. 110%, 90% genoas. 100% working jib. GPS, EPIRB, VHF, depth, windspeed, speedometer. Charger for 2-80 amp marine batteries. New 8-ft inflatable. 5 hp outboard, very old. Hot/cold pressurized water. $18,000/ negotiable. Phil (707) 664-1202.

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SANTANA 35,1982. Volvo diesel. Docu¬ mented. 10/2000 haulout, survey and re¬ hab. LCD GPS/sounder combo. 2 x VHF, CD, stereo. Equipped for training and weekend cruising. In Brisbane Marina. $22,500/offer. Financing Available. (408) 892-5797 or email: ddcds@ispwest.com. FUJI 35 CUTTER RIG, 1976. John G. Alden design. Green hull with clipper bow, beautiful interior. Perkins 4-108 diesel. $59,Q00/obo. Great capable cruiser or liveaboard. Visit: <http://sriforsale.tripod. com> or call (310) 770-3210.

ERICSON 32, 1985. Competely redone, new sails, rigging, canvas, dodger, furler, traveler and interior. Well maintained Uni¬ versal diesel. Includes autopilot, GPS, VHF and dinghy with o/b. $44,000. (510) 865-3565 or email: roystark@aol.com. ATKINS/ARCHER ERIC 32. Doubleended gaff ketch (41-32-11-5). Built 1966 Japan. Best boat for the worst weather. Mahogany on steam-bent oak, copper fas¬ tened, teak decks, Sitka spruce spars. Die¬ sel. 30 year owner. $35,000. Call Skip (831) 338-6739.

ERICSON 35 Mk II, 1970. Great sailer. Comfortable, liveable. Mahogany interior, teak brightwork. Proven coastal cruiser. $21,500. San Diego. Come sail me. Call (760) 436-9991. RIVAL 32, 1976. This is a quality yacht built to Lloyd’s standards. She is capable of crossing any ocean safely and in com¬ fort. Excellent condition. Recently hauled, new paint and more. Many upgrades. Priced to sell. $39,900. (530) 637-1151 or (916) 541-9999 (cell). ATKINS 32, 1984. Double ended pilot¬ house cutter. 30 hp diesel, 16’ radar, GPS, SSB, weatherfax, autopilot, 4-man liferaft. Monitor vane, 7 sails, ferro, spare props and shaft, recent survey. Documented. One owner. Please see at Website: <www.mendocinodoors.com/sailboat> $35,000. Michael (707) 964-3598.

TRUE NORTH 34 CUTTER, 1980. 26,000-lbs. Yanmar 3QM30,1,000 hours. Roller furling, radar, Aries, furnace, dodger, Autohelm. 1000 gals fuel and water. Excellent sails. Circumnavigation veteran. Located La Paz, Mexico. See: <http://www3.telus.net/Steve_Paquette/> $39,000. May take Porsche trade. (604) 990-4597 or email: stevepaquette@telus.net. MORGAN OUTISLAND 33 SLOOP. 50 hp diesel. Great liveaboard cruiser. $18,500/firm. Call (415) 435-0409. ERICSON 32, 1988. Meticulously main¬ tained with over $30,000 in upgrades. New sails including furling jib, dutchman, dodger and rigging in 1999, bottom painted 6 months ago, radar, GPS, Autohelm, fridge, stove, stereo/CD. $49,500. Lisa (925) 258-0050.

CAPE DORY 33,1984. Well maintained, Universal 23, 3 bags, head furling, main with 2 reef points. VHF, DS, KM, GPS, H/ C pressure water. New dodger, new cush¬ ions, Dickinson SF heater. $58,000. (503) 816-1694 or email: dredmond01@aol.com. i

WESTSAIL 32 with custom Atkins design deck/cabin. Mexico vet, cruise ready, ex¬ cellent condition with DS, GPS, knot log, radar, AP + spare, ICOM710, VHF with RAM mic, CD/AM/FM, watermaker. Volvo 2003 aux with low hours, dual Raycor 500 fuel filters and high output alternator, 406 EPIRB, Norcolder fridge, 1000W inverter/ charger, Lofrans electric windlass, 120 gal water, 90 gal fuel. Monitor vane, Caribey 8-ft dinghy with 8 hp 4-stroke Honda O/B. 45-lb and 35-lb CQR, tanbark sails, dodger, bimini, awning, lazyjacks, Force 10 stove, mast pulpits. Profurl headsail furling, mast steps, 6 gal water heater, recent epoxy barrier coat, new LPU topsides. Most equipment new in 1998 or later. $57,000. Please email for*a com¬ plete list: 'kelleyhale@yahoo.com or call (510) 847-7447.

NORWEST 33, HULL #11. Documented, offshore-capable fiberglass boat. LPU hull, all teak interior, beautifully kept, many upgrades. 7/03 new bottom paint, never blistered. New batteries. A must see. Mov¬ ing, must sell, will sacrifice for quick sale. $39,000/obo. Call (415) 533-2992 (cell) or (415) 331 -5705. _ CATALINA 34, 1989. Great condition, cruise ready. Many new items, radar, cruise spinnaker, full batten main, bottom paint, bimini, wiring, battery monitor, cock¬ pit canvas. Spares. New Apex dinghy, 8 hp Johnson o/b. AIP ST4000 VHF, CD, TV/VCR, spin pole, 3 anchors. $56,000. (650) 969-5248.

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SANTANA 35, 1979. Proven winner. Racesr cruise. This boat has been com¬ pletely restored with new LPU on topsides, new two-tone deck and non-skid, new bottom, faired keel and rudder. New win¬ dows and hatches, new cushions, new winches and more. This boat is absolutely beautiful. Complete with: Two Kevlar mains, three Kevlar headsails, .75 and 1.2 oz spinnakers, all in good condition or better, many other sails included. Electron¬ ics: Complete KVH system with Brain, NMEA, and Race unit with 4 bulkhead repeaters and 1 large masthead unit, in¬ terfaced Garmin GPS, TillerPilot, new VHF and Pioneer stereo/CD changer. New Spectra and Vectran running rigging. New head. 15 hp Volvo diesel with new Martec folding prop. $41,900. Please call Joel (415)999-1019. HANS CHRISTIAN 34 CUTTER, 1977. Radar, GPS, depth, speed, AM/FM/CD changer. Monitor windvane, propane oven/stove, fireplace. Fresh Yanmar, new tanks, rigging, lifelines, electric windlass, etc. $50,000. Please call (805) 570-9883 or email: svdaedalus@hotmail.com.

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CORONADO 35 CENTER COCKPIT, 1972. Cruise equipped, comfortable, liveable, docked SSF. Yanmar 27 hp diesel, radar, Autohelm3000, depth, speed, new house, starter batteries, and charger. Solar pan¬ els, generator, 3-burner stovte, hot water and pressure, new head. $35,000. Call (415) 609-6965. CAL 34,1971. 5 sails, roller furling, new main, autopilot, radar, B&G, epoxy bottom, hard dodger, Norcold, microwave, profes¬ sionally rebuilt Atomic 4, high-output al¬ ternator, new Dickinson cabin heater, hot water heater. Sleeps 6 adults, excellent condition. $20,700. Call (360) 305-1193 or (360) 671-2767.

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ERICSON 35, 1972. Recent diesel re¬ power, low hours. AC/DC rewire, ST4000 autopilot with ST600r remote, ST30 ga. Newer main, varnished interior, propane stove, AC/DC refer. Water heater, wheel steering, GPS, TV, VCR. San Leandro. $25,000. John (209) 667-0252.

NORWEST 33 SLOOP, 1979. Low hours, second owner. Well built and maintained. SimDle cruising design. $32,500. Please call (530) 218-2684.

ERICSON 32, 1974. Good shape. Just hauled, new bottom paint and prop, sur¬ vey, 3 jibs, spinnaker, tabernacle mast. CNG oven/stove, VHF radio, autopilot, West Marine dinghy. Comfortable coastal cruiser comes with slip H-20, Moss Land¬ ing. $17,500. Call (831) 685-1815 or email: mmercer471@aol.com. WESTSAIL 32. Fully operational, needs some refit for cruising. Factory spruce spars, teak decks, 10 bronze portholes, B&G instruments, Autohelm 2000, wind¬ lass, 3 anchors, chain, 5 batteries. Volvo MD2B, refurbished sails. $34,500/obo. Call (925) 938-6235 or visit <http://panacea-iii.home.comcast.net/> HUNTER 33, 1980. Great boat for day sailing or high ceiling liveaboard. Clean, dry, varnished mahogany interior, stereo, microwave, alcohol stove/oven, wheel, VHF, depth, speed, main, storm jib, work¬ ing jib, new batteries, 2 anchors, other extras. $19,000. Brad (510) 336-1173. WESTSAIL 32,1973. Factory finished, 36 hp, oversized rigging, Monitor, canvas, solar. Comfortable, proven vessel. In Sausalito. See at Website: <http:// www.icgrowth.com/amable/> $35,000. Call (415) 336-6050.

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J/33, 1988, HULL #15. Zapped. Second to finish 2002 Singlehanded TransPac, first place Dan Byrne Series and Guadalupe Island Race. New sails. Stored since TransPac. Electronics, epoxy bot¬ tom, all 2002. $53,000/obo. Full specs and pictures call (206) 525-4482 or email: jatallet@earthlink.net.

36 TO 39 FEET ALAJUELA 38 CUTTER. Professionally custom built, offshore cruising yacht in Seattle. See photos/specs at Website: <www.dicksyacht.com> $169,000. Call (808) 781-5573 (cell). CATALINA 36, 1993. Bluewater cruiser: Mexico, Tahiti, Alaska. Walk-thru transom. Standard extras plus full bimini, leecloths, SSB, EPIRB, radar, AP and spare, dual VHF, GPS, TV, stereo, VFIF, solar pan¬ els. New bottom. Well maintained, great liveaboard. $84,500. Call (760) 751-4072 or email: ourjourney1@juno.com.

J/105 #16,1992. This boat is in the con¬ dition of a brand new 105, but at $60k dis¬ count. 2002: All possible class-legal race upgrades performed in $30k refit. Fresh¬ water boat until 1999. Beautiful new Awlgrip Majestic, dark blue topsides and faired bottom. 19JJ9 rig. 2002 never used North Sharkskin main and 3DL jib. Just finished 7 coats varnish on toe rails. Autohelm ST-50 integrated instruments and autopilot with 2 Maxview mast dis¬ plays. All new tapered halyards, sheets, lines. Wheel package. Recent major en¬ gine inspection and service, belts, filters, oil, etc. This is the deal of the century on a beautiful, immaculately maintained, race-ready J/105. Asking $105,000. Sale b/c i no longer live in SF. (530) 583-8484 or email: christophersnideman@yahoo.com. HALLBERG-RASSY 35, 1972. Solid world class cruiser. Safe, deep cockpit, rigid windscreen and dodger, all new elec¬ trical, new traveler, newly refitted head and aft cabin. Two separate cabins plus main salon. 65 hp Volvo, 1,230 hours. $40,000. Call (510) 548-4277.

RANGER 33.5. Excellent condition. Gal¬ ley, refrigerator, shower. New bottom paint, no blisters. New plumbing equip¬ ment in head, galley and bilge. Atomic 4, runs great. Clean, attractive. Ready to daysail, cruise, race or liveaboard. Best offer under $25,000. Berthed at Oakland. Call Jim (650) 776-1002._ 34+ FO^T STEEL SLOOP. NZ built. Bluewater capable. Oversize running/ standing rigging. Self-tailing winches. Yanmar 24 hp, freshwater'cooled, low hours. Inverter/charger. Engine-driven cold plate refrigeration. H/C water. Docu¬ mented. One owner. In Richmond. $59,000/offer. Call (775) 749-5298 or email: steelsloop@liotmail.com.

TAYANA 37, 1986. Superb condition. $106,000 US. New rig, sails, furler, bat¬ teries, etc. Cruising Caribbean, heading for US. Check <www.camirand.net>

TURNKEY CATALINA 380 CRUISER. Extensively equipped and upgraded for long range and safe voyaging. Excellent condition inside and out. Spectra watermaker, Avon dinghy, Nissan out¬ board, ICOM SSB radio with Pactor HE for email. Winslow 6-man liferaft. Dripless shaft seal, Autoprop, lifesling, EPIRB, ex¬ tra alternator, solar panels, 600 amp/hour house battery with Ample power monitor, separate starting battery. Autopilot, GPS, radar, VFIF and much more. Bargain price $160,000. For details call (623) 322-4948 (cell) or (619) 840-3275. No brokers please. CAL 39, $65,000. Perkins 4-108, 5 bags sail, dinghy, 8 hp outboard, radar, S&L windlass, liferaft, boom brake vang, dodger, Lee cloths, canopy. This circum¬ navigator has lots more gear. Please call (805) 801-5397 (cell) or (805) 528-7332 (after 8/15/03). FARALLONE CLIPPER 38. Purpose built by Stephens Marine, Stockton. Complete and ready to go to Mexico with good sails, engine, freshly caulked, refastened, and painted bottom. $22,000. (415) 518-3914.

TARTAN 372, 1989. Located in Oceanside Flarbcr, CA. Current slip is transferable with purchase of boat. Re¬ cently hauled, bottom painted, surveyed. Survey market value $128,000. Sale price $112,000. Owner is relocating. Interested parties call (760) 722-6257.

37-FT RAFIKI CUTTER. Docked in Sausalito. Touching Sky is the belle of her fleet. Well equipped with too many up¬ grades to list. $74,000. Call Mike (415) 203-2106.

WATKINS 36,1982. Center cockpit sloop. Fluge cabin for liveaboard or cruising. Perkins 50 hp diesel, low hours. Great wood interior, sleeps at least 6. All cruis¬ ing amenities. Hard-to-get slip goes with boat. Slip G17, Monterey Marina. See Website: <www.dnlco.com/wildfire> $69,500. Call (925) 376-3826. ISLANDER FREEPORT 36, PLAN A. Great cruiser or liveaboard. Lots of room. 47 hp Pathfinder diesel, windlass, dodger, walk thru transom, dinghy and outboard. $60,900/obo. Pics/specs available. Please email: colleenw@amgen.com or call (805) 217-6771. CATALINA 36, 1990. Loaded. ST4000 autopilot, Raytheon radar, Loran, davits, 10-ft Avon, 9.9 hp outboard. Dodger plus full canvas. CQR, Bruce, Danforth. 1/01 new standing rigging, roller furler and jib. 7/03 new main. 155% genoa. Life Sling. Brightwork and cabin floor refinished 6/03. Teak cockpit floor and table, cockpit cush¬ ions, microwave, AM/FM/CD/cassette, TV, clock, barometer, Adler-Barbour re¬ frigerator, new water heater, 3 batteries, Dripless packing. Universal 35 hp diesel 1,450 hours with regular maintenance. $72,500. Call (916) 635-8836.

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LANDFALL 39,1975. Hull #1 has a very large, roomy, 4-cabin interior that is 90% teak. Tons of storage for cruising or liveaboard. Fiberglass hull, professionally rebuilt wood pilothouse has three 12” opening portholes. Teak decks were re¬ caulked this year. New aluminum mast, Perkins diesel, radar, autopilot, high out¬ put alternator. Easily singlehanded, mul¬ tiple hurricane/Pacific vet cruiser. Still needs some work, mostly cosmetic and TLC. Has lots of spare miscellaneous parts. $39,000. (510) 501-5046 or email: mkrajcar1@juno.com.

GLOBE 38 KETCH, 1983. Garden design. 16-ton displacement bluewater pilothouse. Flush deck, bow thruster, Perkins 50 hp engine, diesel and electric heat. VHF, GPS, 130-gallons fuel and water. Electric anchor winch. Propane stove, oven. Re¬ frigeration. $82,000. Call (360) 378-4067 or email: wmar@interisland.net. ISLANDER 36. Best equipped for cruise or race. Perkins diesel, electric fuel pump, Halon, Max Prop, rod rigging. Profurl, new Pineapple main and spinnaker, new deck rigging with Harken traveler. All controls to cockpit, mast and boom overhauled with LPU and rewire 2002. Antal luff system, Vangmaster solid vang, Vission halyards, Freedom 10 inverter/charger, golf cart batteries, new nav instruments. 3-burner propane stove/oven/cockpit BBQ, 2 alu¬ minum tanks, microwave. Alpine and Cambridge Soundworks stereo. Groco electric head and holding tank, full cock¬ pit sun cover. And that’s just the expen¬ sive stuff. Join one of the best owner as¬ sociations for race and cruise in one of the all time best boats for the Bay. $41,000. Call (510) 469-3330.

MORGAN 384, 1984. Perkins 4-108, cruising gennakef, 130 headsail,,120/40 water/diesel, alcohol stove, super cold machine, inverter, high output alternator/ regulator, solar setup, new polyurethane paint/varnished teak, high density cush¬ ions, upgraded interior, new compass/sail¬ ing/engine instrumentation. Very clean. $67,000. Call (925) 788-9010.

/ CHRIS CRAFT 37 SLOOP. Set up for sailing. Furling jib, Atomic 4 engine, heady / HUNTER LEGEND 37.5, 1988. Meticu¬ lously maintained. Hauled 4/03. North galley, V-berth and bunks. $19,400. Jim sails. Full batten main. Upgraded rigging. (209) 786-6003. Yanmar 30 hp, low hours, serviced 7/03. Large owner’s stateroom with centerline CATALINA 36,1987. Ready for you.'AP, queen bed. USCG Auxiliary safety in¬ GPS, Loran, radar, dual VHF and spected. Live aboard or cruise with confi¬ handheld EPIRB. 2 solar panels, windlass, dence. $69,500. Call (415) 269-4901. dodger and bimini. Harken furling, 110 and 150. Refrigeration, dinghy, 9.9■Mercury. TV, VCR, AM/FM/CD and more. $74,000/ obo. Call (510) 593-0282.

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CATALINA 36 Mk II, 2000. Like new. Inmast mainsail furling, jib furling. Raytheon radar, autopilot, VHF, speed, depth, wind indicator. Link 20 battery monitor. Upwind slip, Emeryville. $110,000. Make offer, must sell. Call (408) 929-4919.

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WORLDCRUISER PILOTHOUSE 37 by Westsail. Fast & comfortable. Hawaii, Aus¬ tralia, Thailand, Red, Med and Caribbean vet. 2nd owner. Continuously upgraded. Loaded with everything needed for global voyaging and comfortable living. Storage galore. Awesome custom interior. Radar, Profurl, DVD, microwave, 1999 Yanmar diesel, electric windlass, 3-speed winches and more. Proven seaworthy design. Ready to take on the world. Located USVI. Easy dockwise delivery to West Coast available. Seriously for sale $78,500. Of¬ fers considered. (340) 715-1550 or email: svpollybrooks@yahoo.com._ ISLANDER FREEPORT 36,1982. Excel¬ lent condition, never blistered, epoxy bot¬ tom. Under 400 hours on Perkins engine. Great sailing, bright, comfortable Perry design. 100 amp alternator, smart regu¬ lator, inverter, huge batteries. Nearly new windlass, chain/rode. Propane stove, cabin heater, BBQ, refigeration, 100 gals water. Autopilot, GPS plotter, stereo. Latitude's ‘Looking Good’ boat, 09/2000. Perfect couple’s cruiser. Wife loves the galley, pullman berth, huge head. Docu¬ mented. $63,500. Why settle for a lesser boat when you can go in style? Call (916) 933-4079 or email: hjnorris@pacbell.net. CAL 36,1967. Yanmar 3GM30 autopilot, 10 sails, roller furling, solar panels, dodger, awning, all cruising gear, excellent condi¬ tion. Located La Paz, Mexico. $18,000. Please call (415) 298-3312 or email: johnbecket@hotmail.com.

BENETEAU FIRST 40.7, 1999. Proven winner. Race or cruise. Racing sails: North 3DL main, 104% and 140% genoas, North .75 and 1.2 oz spinnakers, Doyle 600 spin¬ naker. Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster. Cruising sails: Quantum main and roller furling genoa, .5 and .75 oz spinnakers, Harken jib furler. Electronics: Interfaced Raytheon GPS chartplotter, radar and new ST6001+ autopilot. New Raytheon ST60 wind, speed and depth instruments, re¬ peater at nav station. VHF with RAM. Pio¬ neer stereo system with six-disc CD changer and speakers cabin and cockpit. New Spectra and Vectran running rigging. Complete cruising gear: H/C pressure water, shower, fridge, propane stove, fold¬ down dodger, cockpit awning, screening for all ports and hatches. 30-hp Volvo Penta diesel with sail-drive and folding prop. $189,000. Call (415) 435-9382.

48-FT STEEL PILOTHOUSE CUTTER. Ted Brewer design. Excellent offshore boat. Major refit 2002/03. Fully equipped and offshore ready. See at Website: <www.argylehouse.net/sailboat/ cutter.htmb $165,000. (360) 378-4084 or email: cmcarli@hotmail.com. ALC 46 KETCH, 1972. Great cruising vessel, total refit in 2000, professionally maintained. Westerbeke 4 cylinder 46 hp. Fully equipped, ready to go. $149,000. Call for complete details (858) 349-39J9.

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44-FT ISLANDER PASSAGE MAKER is a veteran of Mexico, Bahamas and Car¬ ibbean. This sweet sailing and completely equipped center cockpit cruiser is ready to depart again. Beautiful custom stain¬ less rails and aft deck seating, dodger and full enclosure. Private aft and midship cab¬ ins, workshop fwd, 2 heads. Vast storage and 6-ft+ headroom. Launched in 1984 and totally refit 1995-98. Fully integrated instruments, SSB, radar. 1,500 hour Perkins. Full battened main, laminate jib, Profurl, gennaker. 3 speed winches, Liferaft. 6v batteries, 150a alternator, 120w solar, 1,500w inverter, electric wind¬ lass, 3 anchors, Spectra 15 gph watermaker. Blister free vinylester bottom. Dec. 2002 survey value of $125K. Photos at: <http://home.earthlink.net/~pcfx/> $108,000. Call (650) 274-3888.

WAUQUIEZ AMPHITRITE 43,1982. For sale by owner. Elegant liveaboard. French-built center cockpit with flush deck. This is an exceptional offshore cruising ketch. San Diego. No brokers please. Well below market. $129,000. Call Jack (619) 920-3310 or email: TobinFun@aol.com for photos/fletails.

STEVENS 47, 1986. Ready for full time cruising around the world. Excellent con¬ dition. Everything you need is here for safety, communications, navigation, living and even a 1995 BMW car for winter tour¬ ing/layovers. Lying Med, will deliver. Call (845) 897-4727.

MORGAN/SCHEEL 45. Mexico vet, ready to go again. Not a project boat, profes¬ sional installations of everything including vinylester bottom, custom hard dodger with electronics inside and out, new stand¬ ing rigging, too much to list. Please call (310) 650-1295. CUSTOM ISLANDER 41, 1979. Mexico vet, 20 gph watermaker, freezer, electric windlass, 2 autopilots, davits, solar pan¬ els. Radar, VFIF, GPS, Ham, depth, roller furling. Pictures at Website: <http:// home.comcast.net/~sailmakai/ Makai.htm> $69,000. Call (562) 537-7784 or email: sailmakai@hotmail.com.

ISLAND TRADER 46, 1983. Most com¬ fortable sailing liveaboard you will come across. A 3-time Mexico veteran that has recently been refitted with custom, all-alu¬ minum taller rigging. Unlike a stock Island Trader, this gne sails well. New sails, shrouds, turnbuckles and 10 coats of West Systems below the waterline. Custom re¬ modeled salon with new cushions, uphol¬ stery and carpets. Very roomy aft cabin. A new boat for used price. $169,000. Call (619) 987-6440 orjb@rangerusa.com. SANTA CRUZ 40, 1985. Great Bill Lee designed racer/cruiser. Beautiful condi¬ tion. Professionally maintained. Exten¬ sively upgraded, wheel, autopilot, GPS chartplotter, refrigeration, transom swimstep, much more. Set up for shorthanded sailing. $84,900. (323) 442-1427 (wk) or (310) 831-6590 (hm) or email: ddavies@usc.edu.

CAL 2-46, PRICE REDUCTION. $79,900/ firm. No brokers, no exceptions, no trades. Rare 50’ San Diego slip. Perfect proven passagemaker, Baja Ha-Ha, coastal cruising or liveaboard. New paint, lifelines, pulpit, hull shines. Specs/pics at Website: <http://www.Cal246.com> Email John: jgs@golfcommunityrealty.com or call (619) 347-2294.

HARDIN SEAWOLF 40 KETCH, 1972. Perkins 4-107 with many upgrades. Roller furling, F/G decks, hot water, new elec-/ trie, radar, shower, refrigeration, solar panel, windlass, 3 anchors. Comfortable liveaboard cruiser. $50,000. Call (805) 985-6306.

C&C 37/40 XL, 1990. eXtra Light/eXtra Luxury. Impeccably maintained, many top quality upgrades, extensive B&G electron¬ ics, large sail inventory, well equipped for racing/cruising. $158,500. (360) 437-9361 or email: duoos@cablespeed.conr_

CT 41. Well cared for classic William Gar¬ den design. Robertson autopilot. New masts. New electrical system. Recent haulout. No brokers. $79,500. Please call (415) 435-4067.

-46-FT KELLY-PETERSON KP 46, 1986 Original family owned. Mint condition!! Excellent electronics, dodger. Hood stowaway mast, electric outhaul. Grunert cold plate, fridge & freezer. Generator. Two double cabins, two heads, two showers. Loaded. Bristol. Offered at $239,500 • Sausalito Yacht & Ship • (415) 331-4550

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HUDSON SEA WOLF 44, 1980. New: Garmin, Furuno, Icom, Horizon, Raymarine, Autonav, Switlick, GPIRB, stainless fuel, twin Raycor, holding tank, heads, plumbing, rigging, wiring, fasten¬ ers, Force 10, dual propane;-safety shutoff, dinghy, Nissan 4-stroke, anchors, windlass, 4 shots chain, 300’ rode. Cruise plans changed to babies and avocados. Please call (760) 723-1594 or email: Dave@exhibitrenter.com.

CRUISER’S DREAM. Bristol condition. Antara, Westsail 42 center cockpit auxilliary ketch. 2 sets of sails, all good shape. Perkins 4-236m freshwater cooled 85 hp. New LPU paint 2001. Lots of ex¬ tras, two Zodiacs with motors. $115,000. Call Russell (510) 521-3279 or email: rksh roff @ pacbe 11. net.

GARDEN 40 KETCH, 1968. Great condi¬ tion, good liveaboard. Mahogany on oak, copper riveted, exceptionally tight hull. Current survey. New refrigeration and head. Includes sailing dinghy. Great value: asking $36,000. Michael (707) 980-0584.

BEAUTIFUL, LIKENEW, BRUCE FARR. French built First 42s7. Three cabins, pear finish, Philippe Starck interior. The fullyequipped galley comes with stainless steel gimballed stove with oven, large refrigera¬ tor, double sinks and plenty of storage space. If you are in the market for a First 47s7, but wish to sail a deux, this boat is for you. The boat is loaded with racing and cruising features and is in impeccable condition. $275,000. Call (650) 269-8794 to see. _

ISLAND CLIPPER SLOOP. Built by Fel¬ lows and Stewart, 1948. LOA 44’3”, LWL 30', Beam 9’6”, Draft 6’6”, SA 715 sq. ft. Headroom 6’3”. Project boat. $10,000/ obo. Call (415) 518-3914.

BENETEAU 44, 1994. Below market $119,000. 4 staterooms, furling main/jib. 7.0 Nobeltec nav system includes cockpit display with radar overlay. This craft is loaded. No need for shore power, we have a super solar system. (707) 953-4406.

CHOATE 41, 1979. IOR racer/cruiser. Mexican veteran. Pathfinder diesel. Hy¬ draulic autopilot. Power anchor windlass. Roller furling, headsail, three spinnakers, spinnaker sally. PHRF 72. Fast. Full gal¬ ley, refer/freezer, radar, recent survey. $59,000. Call (510) 290-3185 or email: juarezchoate41 @hotmail.com._

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TAYANA 42CC CUTTER, 1985. Many upgrades over last 4 years. New standing rigging, head sails and hard dodger, etc. Rated Ocean Unlimited. Great condition. $165,000. For full specs and current sur¬ vey report, call (510) 530-0460 or email: Rob.Moore@schwab.com. KETTENBURG 43, SPREE, HULL #5. First of only 3 aluminum K-43s. Sturdy, reliable cruiser. Perkins 4-107, large cruis¬ ing inventory. Berkeley berth. See Website: <www.kettenburgboats.com> $60,000. Call Joe (916) 966-4228.

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MUST SELL, 48-FT COLD-MOLDED cruiser. Lapworth performance design. Sleeps nine, two heads, electronics, sail inventory, ready to go. See Website: <www. jessiesontheloose.com> for com¬ plete info and pictures. Nalu IVon SF Bay. Price reduced $95,000/obo. (510) 769-6753 or email: nalufour@compuserve.com. MORGAN 41 SLOOP. Center cockpit. Very good condition. Set up for bluewater cruising. Full batten main, seven bags of sails. Easy to singlehand. Excellent liveaboard. Two-boat owner. Must sell. $65,000/obo. Call (562) 706-4334.

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COLUMBIA 50 WITH MOORING. Lying Newport Harbor. Last hull built in Costa Mesa. Pisces 60 diesel, aluminum masts, hull in good condition. Salvageable teak, construction never completed. Mooring taxes and maintenance paid. Accepting offers. Please call (415) 641 -5232 or (415) 572-5995. SABRE 402,1996. Elegant performance cruiser. Like new. 525 hours on 50 hp Yanmar. Located in PV, Mexico. Loaded with everything you need to cruise the gold coast. Call or email for complete list. $285,000. (406) 257-1209 or email: jackmuir@montana.com.

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HALVORSEN 41. Sistership to Freya 39. Sea kindly world cruiser. Fiberglass hull. Yanmar 44 hp, Aries self-steering. Harken furling jib. Good boat for chartering. Com¬ fortable liveaboard. $65,000* Call (510) 847-7909. 45-FT KETCH. $14,500. SAUSALITO view berth. Well-laid-out fiberglass hull. Set up to live aboard. Galley, tub, head, s/s fireplace. Insulated, wood paneling. Sails, rigging, etc. included for finishing. 1992 registry. Diesel and boat need work, but strong and sound. Best offer or trade. (415) 331-5251.

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LeCOMTE 40,1971. Classic offshore sail¬ boat. Fast yet comfortable. 37 hp diesel, large cockpit, sleeps 8 in 3 separate ar¬ eas, galley, 70 gal pressure water, shower, B&G instruments, roller furling, bimini, dodger. $45,000/obo. (510) 917-1855 or email: Andrew.Cunningham@rapt.com for pictures and specs.

J/130 43-FT SLOOP, 1994. Just returned from South Pacific cruise with loads of cruising gear and spares. New carbon mast, radar, dinghy, liferaft, SSB, windvane, new Quantum racing sails, shoal draft keel. $215,000/obo. In SF. Will trade for J/105. Keith (415) 771 -2660 or email: kbsedwick@hotmail.com. 41-FT RHODES BOUNTY II. Red Devil. Philip Rhodes design, 1960 fiberglass sloop. Lowtime Universal M4-30. Main sail, roller furling, spinnaker all good con¬ dition. Hull just painted. Spacious teak in¬ terior, updated wiring. $39,500. Port Townsend, WA. Call Deja (360) 385-2662 or leave message. BRUCE BINGHAM 47. Professionally built, ferrocement, center cockpit. New en¬ gine, new interior. Beautiful inside and out. $97,000. Looks like a $200K boat. New running rigging, hatch covers, Sunbrella sail covers, head, water heater, holding tank, VHF transceiver and more. Alameda. (925) 998-0733. S&S 41 YAWL. $20,000. Wood. Needs 3-5 planks replaced above waterline. Mov¬ ing east. Call (510) 522-0147.

LIBERTY 458,1983.46-ft cutter, aft cabin, den with double bunks, 2 heads, center cockpit, windshield, full enclosure, new Hood Vectran fully battened main with roller furling headsails, diesel heater, washer/dryer, liferaft, watermaker, GPS, SSB, weatherfax, radar and more. See Website: <www.emard.com> $169,900/ firm. Call (415) 383-8122. TARTAN 40,1989. Beautiful, strong, per¬ formance bluewater cruiser. Kevlor hull, Scheel keel, cutter rigged, hard dodger, refer/freezer, radar, Ham/SSB, GPS, au¬ topilot, inverter, watermaker. Located SF Bay. Owner transfered, must sell. $129,000. See photos/specs at: <www.geocities.com/obsessionSV> Please call (541) 746-0540 or email: SVobpession@hotmail.com.

51 FEET & OVER TAYANA 52 AFT COCKPIT. Lying West Coast. 1993 Robert Perry designed, su¬ perb cruising yacht in bristol condition. Fully loaded, ready for offshore. New sails, dodger, bimini and upholstery. Yanmar 110 hp turbo, Max Prop, in-mast furling, genoa furling. Monitor windvane, Auto¬ helm Sea Talk system interfaced with GPS. Electronic charting interfaced with GPS and radar. Weather fax, SSB, VHF, 20 GPH watermaker, fridge, freezer, Heart inverter, liferaft, EPIRB, etc. US$345,000. Email: tayana522002@yahoo.ca or call (604) 272-2421.

100-FT MOTORSAILER, KETCH RIG. 7 staterooms plus master quarters. 4 heads, machine shop, compressor for scuba tanks. Recent haulout. Best offer or trade. As-is. Call (925) 783-0605.

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62-FT STEEL BREWER PILOTHOUSE. New, Lloyds, cat, 3 staterooms, 2 heads, watermaker, dryer. 16kw generator. Hy¬ draulics: Bowthruster, windlasses, winches, 9kw generator. Radar, SSB/ Ham, VHF, autopilot, 9 sails, 1,000 gals fuel, 600 gals water. Call (909) 890-7318.

TOPSAIL STAYSAIL SCHOONER, 1943. 72-ft OD, 95-ft LOD. Fir, oak and teak, 121 tons. 1,300 gal water, 600 diesel. Yacht Talofa is the stoutest vessel of her size ever built. 10 berths, great for charter, sail training, or a very comfortable world cruiser. Fantastic livaboard. Available October 2003. $138,000. (415) 331-3612 or email: daveandrosella@msn.com.

65-FT CUSTOM CUTTER, 1990. Seawor¬ thy, fast world cruiser, just back from six year circumnavigation, crewed by couple. Extensive equipment list, ready to go again. Documented, lying Napa. Must see to appreciate, a bargain at $298,000. Call (707) 226-5725.

FRIENDSHIP SLOOP. 31-ft overall. Gaff rig, fresh sails, bottom paint and rigging. Volvo diesel, excellent condition. 1975 Newman-Morse fiberglass. Located Morro Bay. $12,000/obo. Call (877) 550-8899.

CROSS 50 TRI. Proven world cruiser. Recent refit includes new mast, sails, daggerboards, Yanmar, and much more. Sails great, looks great, beautiful interior. See Website: <www.blueotter.com/ boatforsale.htm> $149,000 or $179,000 with sailing business in San Juans. Call (360) 317-7509._

CROWTHER 42 CATAMARAN. Airex core, daggerboards, rotating aluminum mast. Berths: 2 double, 2 single. Twin re¬ tractable Yamaha 9.9s. Wonderful, fast cruising cat. Unique design, easy to oper¬ ate. Excellent condition. Marina del Rey. Asking $149,000. (310) 839-8078 or email: cat2fold@hotmail.com.

ALDEN 54 YAWL, 1970. Bristol condition. Many extras. Beveled glass, mahogany interior. Recent survey, 120 hp Ford Lehman. Full cover. Asking $79,000/obo. She is mahagony/white oak with a motor¬ ized centerboard. (510) 633-2125 or (510) 220-5584. No brokers.

CORSAIR 24 Mk II, 2002. All new Calvert sails, spin control kit, high-tech rigging, compass, cushions, AMA hatchs, trailer, 5 hp Nissan. Located in the Bay Area. See at Website: <www.info@offthewind.com> Mike (970) 379-1466 or (970) 945-7999.

38-FT TRIMARAN, 1998. Hand laid up in mold. All glass with end grain balsa above waterline. One piece deck, thru-bolted and glassed to hull. This is the best built trimaran on the West Coast for its size. $10,000 in portholes and hatches. Lug¬ ger diesel engine, double prop bowthruster, anchor winch, stainless steel water and fuel tanks, full flotation. Radar, GPS, fathpmmeter, VHF, Aqua drive, new aluminum mast. All teak interior, shower, hot and cold water. Added another $20,000 after survey. Surveyed for $160,000.1 am lowering price in half. First $55,000, cash/firm, takes it. No trades. Call (360) 417-1195.

SEARUNNER 37,1983. Equipped for liv¬ ing aboard and cruising in Southeast Alaska. Alaska veteran in excellent shape. Turnkey. See the boat at Website:, <www.kpunet.net/~karlyenk/ EquipmentList.html> Must sell. Asking $44,000. Call (360) 332-0992 (WA). 26-FT pATAMARAN. Weekend cruiser, custom built. Fiberglass and foam core construction. With trailer, Yamaha 9.9 hp, full batten main, VHF. $19,900. Please call (530) 672-2444._

TANCOOK WHALER 32 LOD, 38 LOA. 1950s. Double ender. Hull in good condi¬ tion. Volvo Penta 5A runs well. Needs wir¬ ing and linkages, bottom paint, bright work and interior finish work. Coyote Point. $3,500/obo. Call (650) 679-5854. TOO MANY WOODIES. Kettenburg 38, 1954 #27, $35,000. Kettenburg 38, 1956 #32, $51,000. Kettenburg 30 Express Cruiser, 1938, $22,000. Wm. Garden de¬ sign, one-off 45-ft yawl, 1954, $45,000. See <www.kettenburgboats.com> Call (916) 847-9064.

30-FT PIVER NIMBLE TRIMARAN. Fac¬ tory built by Cox Marine. New bottom in 2002. A lightweight, quick boat, in great condition. Comfortable cabin with stand¬ ing headroom. Honda 8 hp 4-stroke, new traveler and blocks. $12,500. Call (805) 642-6680.

CORSAIR F24 Mk II, 1997. 6 hp motor. Trailer with spare, brakes, custom lights. Mylar main, jib, screecher, spinnaker. Nexus custom instrumentation, custom interior, extra storage, boom tent, swim ladder, safety equipment, dock and anchor equipment. Many extras, excellent condi¬ tion. $44,900/obo. Call (760) 721-3341.

HERRESHOFF 28 CLASSIC KETCH, 1962. Full boat cover, Atomic 4 engine newly rebuilt, Autohelm, roller furling, VHF ra¬ dio. Professionally maintained. Beautiful wooden classic. Price reduction to $20,000/obo. Call (510) 793-7489 (eves) or (510) 410-5688 (days).

55-FT FERROCEMENT SAILBOAT. Re¬ cent local hull job, fair and rust free. Huge interior, 7-ft ceilings. Massive construction. New electrical, batteries, rigging, sail. Clean 120 hp Ford. Going to Baja, Pacific in October. Seeking partners to split $40,000. Email: wmcc@pacbell.net for photos.

52-FT CUSTOM CLIPPER KETCH. Ex¬ tensive electronics, 5kw genset and 2kw cruise generator. 85 hp Perkins 4-236,800 gal diesel, 250 gal water, custom watermaker. Exquisite mahogany/oak/ teak interior. Gourmet galley, reefer/ freezer/ice-maker, massive storage. Leather recliners, Persian carpets, new mattresses and heads, 2 A/Cs. Water toys, 9-ft glass dinghy and new inflatable, liferaft. Fish, snorkel and scuba gear. Needs minor cosmetics. Price reduced $75K to $175,000. Call (650) 593-2290 or email: rospearl@aol.com._

READY TO HA-HA. 2001 Fountaine-Pajot Belize 43 cruising catamaran. Maestro, owners 3-stateroom version. Well equipped including 11’6” Caribe RIB with 25 hp Honda 4-stroke. Berthed at Brisbane Marina. $325,000. Email: rapscullion@yahoo.com for more info.

ROCKET 88, 34-FT. Racing catamaran with trailer. Must sell, best offer. See at Website: <www.surf.to/rocket88> (831) 685-3588 or email: sergeles@cruzio.com.

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HUNTEft 54. Completely refit. New ma¬ hogany interior. New LPU. Carbon fiber retractable pole. New mast, rig, line. New diesel. New epoxy bottom. All new elec¬ tronics. Autopilot. All new hardware. This is a must see. $85,000. (415) 385-1626.

HERRESHOFF NY40, 1916. 60-ft LOD original classic. In water, ready to sail. Located Mass. $395,000/obo. Please call (561) 818-4093.

HUGE 56-FT CATAMARAN, ONLY $29,500. Professionally built foam-core fiberglass cat. Approximately 65% com¬ plete. Project started in 1996. Hulls, deck, bulkheads, cabin top are finished. Located in Vancouver, BC. See at <http:// www.geocities.com/jsbdpmc/ catamaran_pictures> Call (253) 228-7245.

31-FT KISMET TRIMARAN. Just com¬ pleted Vancouver-SF passage. Proven design. Ha-Ha ready. Great shape. 9.9 Yamaha. Sleeps four. Lots of cruising ex¬ tras. Avon Redcrest, 2 hp Honda, sea anchor, drogue, solar, Autohelm GPS. $26,000. Call (707) 591-9999 or email: stuart@vi neyardvideo .com.

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BAYLINER 30, 1980. Twin Volvos, flybridge. Galley, head, shower. $6,000. Call Mike (925) 766-4421.

LOCK CROWTHER DESIGN #150. 47-ft cat. What’s Up Doc. All epoxy and Divincell foam core. Triaxial glass outside, all Kevlar inside, all vacuum bagged. Built NZ, 1991 by Hutchesons. Excellent sail¬ ing and ocean cruising cat. Daggerboards, 3’ up, 6’ down. Excellent bridge deck clear¬ ance. Sails at or above wind speed. New rig 2002, 62 Brett Crowther carbon rotat¬ ing cutter rig, detachable staysail stay. North main and jib, standing rigging Dyform, running rigging Spectra. 7 Barient winches. Yanmar 3gm30s, 1-inch shafts, drip less seals, two-blade Flexofold props. 400 litres fuel, 600 litres water. Robertson autopilot, two Garmin GPSS, Furuno ra¬ dar and SSB/Ham rig. $299,000/obo. Email: whatsupdoc_keith@hotmaij.com.

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CALIFORNIAN 34 TRAWLER, 1983. Twin diesel, multi filters for each engine, oil change system. Recent bottom, radar, depthsounders, refer/freezer, generator, anchor windlass, 250’ chain. GPS, screens for windows and doors, Zodiac RIB on davits, 6 hp Johnson. $65,000. Call (510) 278-0134.

WILLARD 30 TRAWLER, 1973. Fiber¬ glass, 17,000 lbs. 10’ 5” beam, 3’ 6” draft. 50 hp Perkins diesel, 8 knots max. 100 gal fuel ,100 gal water, 10 gal waste. Al¬ cohol stove. 10/21/02 surveyed, bottom painted and zincs. $35,000. Call David Lindsay (415) 468-1550 or email: david.lindsay@sbcglobal.net.

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ADMIRAL 47 CRUISING CAT, 1996. Liveaboard slip in SF Bay. Galley up, pan¬ oramic view, 8kw generator, wind genera¬ tors. Separate freezer, watermaker, washer/dryer. Full electronics including sat phone, large tankage, etc. $285,000. Please call (415) 383-8122 or email: wemard@edptlaw.com._

BARTENDER 22, 1961. Deluxe model. Fiberglassed, one owner. Lambert trailer, bait tank, cockpit cover, depthfinder, com¬ pass, speedometer, barometer, fighting fish chair. No wood rot. Buick 6-cyl en¬ gine with 174 hours. Stored 14 years. $7,500. Northern CA. (707) 937-5526 or email: wells@mcn.org.

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RICHARDSON 40, 1958. Great interior, shower, clean. Hull tight but will need rear deck and transom work. Twin 318s, one runs, one’s apart. Great potential, great deal. Sell only to woody enthusiast. $3,500/obo, trades considered. Please call (650) 743-6967 (Iv msg).

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CLASSIC STEPHENS 34, 1951. Sedan cruiser. Beautiful boat, excellent liveaboard. Classic lines. Must sell. Leaving area. All reasonable offers considered. Comes with slip at $125/month. $8,500/ obo. Call (925) 706-1589.

40-FT LIBERTY LAUNCH, 1953. Live. Work. Play. Large galley, separate shower and head. King master berth, abundant storage. Open airy salon. Mahogany hull. 671 engine runs great, 320 gal capacity. Survey 30K asking $19,750. Call (707) 793-0420 or royp.i@compuserve.com.

CHRIS CRAFT 46 CLASSIC, 1956. Rare Corsair cabin bruiser. Maintained in origi¬ nal condition. Twin Chrysler engines. Near bristol condition. Great liveaboard, 6’4” headroom, 2 beds, 2 baths. See photos: <http://craigslist.com> $99,000. Lease option available. Call (707) 778-7974.

FLOATING BUILDING. $299,500. Total 6,700 sq ft. First level 1,800. Second level 2,400. Sun deck, cement, 2,500.. Steel stairs, aluminum and stainless railings. Fiberglass hull, 2-ft draft. Suitable for res¬ taurant, offices, luxury home to four con¬ dos. Call (916) 371-1383 or email: louwats@aol.com.

PARTNERSHIPS 40-FT HERSHINE TRAWLER. Cruiser in Baja. Ford single, Get-Home generator. Fwd sonar, Avon RIB 15 plus 3 hp out¬ boards. Canvas included, side full elec¬ tronics, water maker, electric windlass, electric boom, Ham email, GPS to autopi¬ lot to computer, radar. Please email: gwordal2002@yahoo.com or call (425) 487-2583. 36-FT RIVERQUEEN. Steel hull, twin Fords, I/O drives, kitchen, dinette, two bunks, bathroom. Needs cabin wood work. Lots of possiblilties. $8,500. Jim (209) 786-6003. 43-FT TRAWLER. Old fishing boat with 671 Detroit diesel, 6 hydraulic downriggers, 100 gal fuel tank, kitchen with di¬ nette. $6,500. Jim (209) 786-6003. 25-FT BARTENDER. Chevy 35d engine, runs good. Excellent condition. $3,000. Call (510) 812-0467.

WANTED TAMAYA MQ-2 QUARTZ MARINE chro¬ nometer. Call (650) 473-0604. 35-LB CQR. Call (510) 459-0273.

JOIN PARTNERS IN KANTOLA 38 trimaran for racing, cruising, daysailing the ocean, Bay, Delta in professionally built West system cold-molded mahogany boat. Easy entry to multihulling. Tri-cabin layout includes separate head. Alameda estuary berth. Email: k38bob@aol.com or call (510) 769-0309.

1981 PADDLEWHEELER. 68-ft x 24-ft, roughly 3,000 sq ft. Beautifully detailed. 2 floors, 4 bedrooms, 3 half bathrooms, tiled shower. Large galley, vyalk-in pantry. Must see main salon. Ideal for B&B or live¬ aboard. $325,000. $100 finders fee. Call Charles (510) 235-0862. PERFECT SEA OF CORTEZ TRAWLER. 37-ft 1979 Hershfne classic trawler, lo¬ cated in La Paz, BCS. This one owner trawler has spent the past 20+ years in the beautiful islands around La Paz. Re¬ furbished in 2001 with new American Marine 6 cylinder inline diesel, 200 hours, rebuilt transmission and new steel fuel tanks. 2 cabins, 2 heads and spacious salon make this an ideal, low mainte¬ nance, Mexico getaway cruiser and/or liveabord. All maintenance and cruising records available. $85,000. Call Bill (650) 560-9300.

SYNDICATING A CENTURION 59 to cruise Caribbean/Med. 3 openings left in 6 unit partnership. $75,000/unit. Annual cost subsidized by charters. 3 year sun¬ set clause: sell boat or buy out partners unwilling to continue. Two people may split unit. Call (888) 726-3210.

BECOME A PARTNER OR TIMESHARE in a beautiful 1995 44-ft Oceanic 440 Beneteau and learn to sail at the same time. Moored in Sausalito. (415) 472-1992 or email: Birby@ioconcepts.com. CATALINA 30. Great Sausalito berth. 5 minutes to Bay. Wheel, diesel. New jib, rigging and roller furling. Nice condition. $350/month for flexible timeshare for weekend or mid-week. A fun, easy boat to sail. Parking available. Call Lee (415) 332-5442 or email: LPrimus@pacbell.net.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER PARADISE VILLAGE CONDO. Located Banderas Bay, 5 star resort Nuevo Vallarta. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, overlooking pool and marina. Many amenities. See <www.paradisevillage.com> A relaxing tropical getaway in Mexico. Something for everyone. Call (510) 865-7580 or email: jnmoores@aol.com for details.

DUFOUR 32,1/4 PARTNERSHIP. Beau¬ tiful 32-ft sailing sloop available every fourth week. Excellent condition, clean, new bottom, diesel engine, sleeps 8. Flex¬ ible partners. Sausalito dock. $4,000/obo. Please call (510) 653-6435. STARTING PARTNERSHIP in Catalina , 36, 1982 to 1986. Looking for 3 other people. Berth in Alameda. Dodger, GPS, radar, VHF, Autohelm, autopilot. 21 hp diesel, head with shower. Sleeps 7. $15,000. Must have sailing experience. Call John (415) 740-4629. BENETEAU B393, 2002. Downtown Sausalito berth, new last June. Bay/off¬ shore cruiser with 3 cabins, sleeps 6. Full amenities, electronics loaded, fully rigged, beautiful interior. Sails like a dream and looks like one too. $750 per month for 1/4 non-equity share plus deposit. 2 available. Use times flexible. Greg (415) 331-4900 (ofc) or (415) 332-4401 (hm).

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CATALINA OR ISLANDER 30. In good shape and ready to sail. Prefer: SF Bay Area berthed, roller furl headsail, cabin dodger, wheel steering and diesel pow¬ ered. Serious buyer with $15,000 cash now. Charlie (415) 218-1035. SOS LIFEBOAT WANTED. We are look¬ ing for a wooden lifeboat. Must be in good condition. If possible, but not necessary, fancy and shiny. Call (650) 563-9164. Ask for Transpacific Expedition. RACE READY CHARTER for 2004 Pa¬ cific Cup. Go fast sled, 40-50 feet desired. Experienced, serious ocean race crew, prefer SFO area boat. Will consider SoCal with delivery to SFO. Call (425) 895-4394 or email: eric.petersen@gd-aes.com. I AM LOOKING FOR A TRAILER for a Catalina 22, swing keel. Have boat, need trailer. Call (707) 643-9639. 45 TO 52-FT KETCH/SLOOP to 6’8” draft. Ocean capable, soundness and extra workspace, cost, liveaboard, 2-person set¬ up all factor. Full keel or TLC needs OK if low cost. Ex got the house, I’ll sail. $70,000-150,000 budget. Call Ivo (408) 924-0655 or email: teknetcal@hotmail.com.

TRAILERS TRIAD TRAILER FOR 33-35 FOOT keel boat. $3,000. Trailer at J Boats West, 1070 Marina Village Pkwy, Alameda. Talk with Don Trask (510) 522-0545 about finding trailer. Call owner Andy Schoettle at (202) 255-7727. SMALL TRAILER WHEELS & TIRES. Two 5.70 x 8”, 4-hole, $10/each. One 4.80 x 12”, 5-ho!e, brand new tire, $20. Please call David (415) 453-2899 or email: biz-builder@sbcglobal.net.

VICTORY/TRINTELLA 40. Located in La Paz. Fiberglass center cockpit ketch, Van de Stadt design. Teak decks and interior, US documented. Rebuilt Perkins 4-238 diesel, roller furling jib. Propane stove/ oven, fridge/freezer, autopilot, GPS, radar. Cruise ready. $66,000. Please email: patatsea42@aol.com. LEARN TO SAIL IN THE SEA of Cortez from an ASA sailing school based in San Carlos, Sonora. We specialize in learn-tosail cruises and vacations. We also have bareboat and crewed charters available. Information and lots of photos at/chttp:// mexicosailing.com>

USED GEAR NEW DINGHY AND MOTOR. 2002 Honda 15 hp 4-stroke standard shaft. West Marine RU280 rollaway 10-ft dinghy. Used only once. $1,400/each or $2,500/ both. Call Ray (415) 898-4211. QUIETLINE WASHER/DRYER. Dimen¬ sions are 23” wide by 34" tall. We used it a couple”of times just to see how it worked but it was never installed because I’m sell¬ ing my boat. List is $1,400. I'll take $900 for it now. Looks and works perfectly. Call (831)479-0981.

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LEE SAILS, NEVER USED. Main 9.2 oz, 44’ x 20’ x 48’, 3 reefs, 467 sq ft, $1,475. Jib 7.5 oz, 52’ x 18’, 1 hank, 358 sq ft, $975. Call (702) 838-3450 or email: Bobnwillie@aol.com.

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AUTOHELM WINDVANE. Auxiliary rudder/trimtab self-steering gear. Lightly used, ideal for larger boats/center cock¬ pit/hydraulic steering/high freeboard. Needs mounting brackets. $1,000/firm. Call (916) 777-5113. s JOHNSON 15 HP 2-STROKE 0/B. Short shaft. Under 100 hours of use. No salt water. $1,000/obo. (510) 663-6253, after security message and beep state “calling re: outboard”. ARIES WINDVANE. New, never used, with all accessories, $2,500. North Sails gennaker, used once, $500. Danforth an¬ chor with rode, $50. Call (503) 293-0678. SAIL SALE & MORE. North tri-radial spin¬ naker 40'10" x 20.10; North 39.6 x 18.6; Doyle 41.6 x 12.9, 1-year new; North Cavelar/Mylar 41.6 x 16.6; Doyle Cavelar 38.2 x 10.6; looks new; Nuclear Mylar main 37 x 10; El Toro main. Miscella¬ neous: 2 jibs 25.5 x 12.5; main 27 x 10 and Dacron main 49 xl6; Doyle 34.6 spin¬ naker sock; 12-18’ Forespar whisker pole; 12’ Forespar spinnaker pole; Danforth-like 10-lb anchor with 75’ rope; Tiger manual windlass; 16.6 boom. Call (510) 414-3892. AUTOPROP 3-BLADE feathering propel¬ ler. Ultimate for cruising or racing. Model H6-566. 22-inch diameter. Fits engines 65 to 110 hp. Mint condition, less than 50 hours use. Details at <autoprop.com> Less than 1/2 new price. (619) 307-1643 or email: svloki@yahoo.com.

The easy solution to the eco-guilt blues is a visit from H'asfe Aweigh, the new pump-out vessel brought to you by MY NEW BOAT ALREADY HAS THIS stuff, so it is yours for a song. Anchor, 33# Bruce with over 200' of 3/4” rode and 20’ of chain. Combined value new from West Marine, over $550. Yours, lightly used, for $250. Edson cockpit table, slip-on beauti¬ ful teak, new would be $275. Yours for only $180. Call (415) 495-5000 (wk) or (650) 341-9962 (hm).

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1989 JOHNSON 15 HP 2-STROKE out¬ board. Long shaft. Excellent condition, less than 25 hours, recently tuned. With tank and hose. $975/firm. Call Jeff (415) 258-4568 or email: effjdavis@yahoo.com. 1999 RAYTHEON RL 70 LCD RADAR with 2 kw Ray dome antenna, with all cables/manuals, $975. S/S dinghy davits with all hardware, brand new, never used, $575. Spectra Line V 100 Vectran, 11 mm, 215-ft, $500. All in excellent condition. Will consider offers. Call (925) 784-7002 or email: sailn50@comcast.net. ARIES WINDVANE. Late model tilt-up type. Complete with wheel drums and spares. Very good condition. $1,800/obo. Call (707) 226-5725. YAMAHA 2-STROKE, 1998. Excellent condition. $350 Call (707) 226-5725. MONfTOR WINDVANE, WIND GENERATOR, solar panel, instant water heater, Marine/ Ham SSB, backstay insulators, Edson bilgepump, parachute sea anchor, Livingston dinghy, Avon, 2 hp-15 hp out¬ boards, propane stove/oven, BBQs, sails, compasses, brass deck hatch, transom rudder, stainless davits, Furlingear. (415) 331-0330 or email: bradlowOO@aol.com. PUR06 WATERMAKER, $325. 30” Galerider drogue with 5/8” x 350' deploy¬ ment rode and 5/8” x 45’ bridling line, $385. Abandon Ship bag, $45. Call (831) 475-4143.

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WATERMAKER / WIND GENERATOR. Going to Mexico? PUR 40E watermaker, $1,800. Air Marine turbine with tower, $1,000. Sailrite zig zag sewing machine, monster wheel, etc., $650. Mexico chip for Garmin 235 chartplotter, $150. Every chart guide book of Mexico known to mankind, 50% of list price. All items less than 3years-old, installed and working on my boat. Make offer. Mark (650) 280-7680.

ISUZU PISCES 70 HP REBUILT ENGINE, $2,500. Isuzu Starrett50 hp rebuilt engine and transmission, $2,800. MD2 Volvo with MS-2 transmission, $1,200. MD-6 and MD-7 parts engines, cheap. Two aft ss shafts x 1-1/2”, complete, $250/pair. Call (415) 272-5776. FULL BATTEN MAIN WITH DUTCHMAN, flaking system and two reefs. P=43.5, E=15.3, light use, sail is like new. Battens included. 7/8 slugs. $1,800/obo. Please call (415) 465-2110 or email: tom@adrenalinimages.com. HONDA 2 HP 4-STROKE, $500. 3 expo¬ sure suits, $150/each. 600-ft 9/16 nylon rode, new, in box, $225. Headsail, staysail for 28’ Bristol Channel Cutter, great con¬ dition, $200/each. Call (805) 642-6680.

RADAR MAST, ANCHOR. Heavy duty 92-in. high x 4-in. diameter, custom, pol¬ ished, stainless steel mast with, platform, GPS elbow, docking light, deck flange and installation shoe. Cost $1,700. Sell for $850/obo. 35-lb CQR anchor, $200. Call (415) 435-1707. BATTERY CHARGER. 20 amp dual bank flooded or gel batteries. See West Marine 2003 Catalog, page 529 for specs. $120. Also, Air Marine III 300 watt wind turbine. Just refurbished, spare regulator board. $250. Call Alex (408) 270-8108. CLOSED FULL SERVICE MARINA and have lots of gear and stores. Everything from 15-ton travel lift, 38-ft fishing boat. Containers full of supplies. Selling all. Call (925) 768-0228 or page (925) 753-8992. You name it, I’ve got it. TWO FOLDING BIKES, excellent condi¬ tion, ideal for cruisers. $150/each or $275/ pair. Call John (415) 331-5005. \ 60 HP ISUZU DIESEL with transmission, extra parts. Come listen to it run. I’m re¬ powering my boat. $3,000/obo. Call John (415) 331-5005. VOLVO PENTA INBOARD MOTOR. New.,Still in crate. “2003 NO FL 20992” 3 cyl. 28 hp diesel. Can fax schematics. $5,000/firm. Call (541) 878-3393 or email: goodchi4u@ibrowzz.net.

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MISCELLANEOUS LIEN SALE. Coyote Point Marina, Sun¬ day August 24, 2003. Vessel viewing from 12 noon to 1 pm. Lien sale will start at 1 pm. For additional information, please call the Harbor Office at (650) 573-2594. 6.28-OZ FIBERGLASS. Left over yards, below wholesale, $4.25/yard. Call (530) 432-1785 or email: atfab@copper.net.

CLOSED MARINA, EVERYTHING must go. Tools, gear, supplies all at my home. Travel lift for the do-it-yourselfers. Con¬ tainers full of marine goodies. 38-ft fish¬ ing and 22-ft sport fishing boats. Call (925) 768-0228 or (925) 753-8992 (pgr).

your bag. Or, join us and protest. To any and all ex and current members of the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club, who have left due to mistreatment, or are contemplating leaving due to mistreatment, please re¬ spond with the intent of providing details to this spokesman in the interest of a class action lawsuit which is being prepared by several ex-members for the purpose of rectifying and vindicating unfair and im¬ proper behavior at the HMBYC. Punitive damages are being sought in the cause of Fraud, Misrepresentation, Loss of Con¬ sortium, and Breach of Agreement by the HMBYC towards members who have joined under the outlined tenets and by¬ laws of the club as described on their website. Email: hmbyclawsuit@yahoo.com.

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CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS SINGLE SAILORS ASSOCIATION wel¬ comes all experience levels. Our members enjoy cruising, group sails, daysailing, socials and other activities year round. Monthly meetings at Ballena Bay Yacht Club in Alameda. Visit our Website at <www.ssaonline.org> (510) 273-9763.

SF BAY OCEANIC CREW GROUP. Bay Area’s most active sailing group offering monthly speakers, Bay & coastal sailing, service, socializing. New and experienced skippers and crew are welcome. Go sail¬ ing at (415) 456-0221 or see Website: <www.efewgroup.org> CLUB NAUTIQUE COUPLE'S Passage Maker Membership. Perfect for a couple to begin sailing the right way or gain con¬ fidence in weak areas. Includes training for seven US Sailing certificate levels: Be¬ ginning Keelboat to Offshore Passage making and reduced charter rates on larg¬ est and best fleet on the West Coast. Six locations in Northern and Southern Cali¬ fornia, free trainer use, free refresher classes, membership resale privileges. Perfect for those wanting the best instruc-, tion and charter fleet. Normally $5,425, priced to sell at $3,995. Email: emuskin@cox.net or call (949) 246-0620.

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memberhip. Includes US Certification classes, Basic through Offshore and free refresher classes. Beautiful fleet of boats with several Northern and Southern Cali¬ fornia locations. $3,200 value for $2,500/ obo. Call (925) 964-15920 or email: Tilliesroost@aol.com.

MARIN POWER & SAIL SQUADRON has, since 1959, promoted high standards of navigation and seamanship and offers members free classes ranging from Sea¬ manship to Celestial Navigation plus cruises and social events. Come join us. Call Pete (415) 883-3652.

RYC FOUNDATION has sailing dinghies, one-design sailboats, cruising sailboats, and power boats for sale. Visit our Website at <http://www.Richmondyc.org> and click on ‘RYC Foundation’ to see the latest bar¬ gains. RYC Foundation supports Bay Area sailors.

PROPERTY SALE/RENT

EXPERIENCED SAILOR looking for sail¬ boat going south Nov/April. Will pay all per¬ sonal expenses, travel, food, fees, etc. Certified EMT, divemaster/inst, 100% bi¬ lingual Spanish. Mechanical skills, quiet, happy, flexible guy. Impeccable refer¬ ences. Call (530) 277-9507.

50-FT SLIP FOR SALE in Port Sidney Marina, Sidney, BC. Easy access to San Juans and Gulf Islands. Prime marina lo¬ cation, slip #E15. Asking $30,000 US. Call Jed Orme (510) 708-7498.

36-FT SLIP, SF PIER 39. $14,000. Re¬ duced price for quick sale. Away from pier noise, #C-39. Call (415) 956-2528.

36-FT BERTH AT PIER 39, San Fran¬ cisco. View of Telegraph Hill and Bay, close to pier. Showers, laundry and secu¬ rity. Leased until 2032. 13-ft beam. $12,000 or $250/mo. Call (415) 252-4858.

SEPTEMBER 6 - 20, 2003. Cruising/rac¬ ing on chartered sailboats from Biograd to Dubrovnik, Croatia. Imagine Greece, Rome, and Ottoman Turkey and a thou¬ sand islands. Six leisurely passage “races” and eight lay days. Please email: captpamela@yahoo.com.

SAUSALITO SIDE-TIE. 25 to 57-ft boat. Reasonable rent. Power and water. Close to parking. Special deal for boat being sold. Call (415) 331-5251.

the nicest: mid-dock, shoreside location, excellent marina facilities, and terrific sail¬ ing. $25,000/obo gets you 31 years of happy berthing or rental revenue. See Marina info at: <www.pier39marina.com> Call Pete (415) 902-8016 or email: pahowley@aol.com.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES SAILING INSTRUCTORS needed for OCSC’s well respected sail training pro¬ gram. We are looking for experienced sailors who are great communicators with a patient demeanor. Teaching sailing at OCSC is rewarding, with many advanced courses to teach and fabulous sailing con¬ ditions. OCSC’s curriculum is famous for turning out the best new sailors in the country and its collegial environment cre¬ ates great camaraderie among the staff. As you have control of your schedule, you can fit teaching around your other inter¬ ests. Pay and benefits are great and we help you get your USCG license and US Sailing instructor certification. P/T or F/T. If you have a talent for teaching and in¬ spiring people, then call Rich Jepsen (510) 843-4200,'

BERTH AVAILABLE. 36-ft at Pier 39 San Francisco. Very close in. Rental by month. (415) 474-2474.

CREW EXPLORE SOUTH PACIFIC. Cruising South Seas this season, looking to share costs. Tonga and Fiji, Oct and Nov. Fiji to New Zealand, mid Nov to Dec 1. NZ in Dec and Jan. $70/day/person, $100/day/ couple. Email: Boldspirit@comcast.net. Please allow 10 days for reply.

COSTA RICA, BAHIA BALLENA. Vaca¬ tion home on 2+ rainforest acres overlook¬ ing the bay. Good anchorage nearby with amenities for cruisers. House is fully equipped and monkeys are your nearest neighbors. Call (831) 659-4538.

40-FT DOCK AT PIER 39, D13. For quick

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sale. Call Ronald (213) 622-5033 (days) or (818) 591-0686 (eves).

BERTHS & SLIPS

MOORING FOR RENT. Pillar Point Har¬ bor, Half Moon Bay. Year round, live aboard. Super heavy duty ground tackle. $135/month or best offer. Over 30-ft add $1.25/ft extra. Escape slip prices to pri¬ vacy. Call Jeff (408) 646-7018.

Bay and beyond aboard 40-ft custom C&C. Ordaysaii on Ericson 27, joining our sail clinic, (est. 1991,501 C-3 non-profit) teaching at-risk, low-income youth. Take your pick. Interested parties call Ken (415) 203-2783.

LOOKING FOR BRIAN LECUR. Fit, single, easygoing, sociable male, 48, available for Caribbean/South Pacific sail-,, ing in legs or straight, Nov-Feb. Minimal experience but able to follow directions. Good with hand tools, mechanical, wood, advanced SCUBA. Bob (559) 877-8687. SAILING PARTNER & SOULMATE wanted. Duration of voyage as long as it is fun. Requirements: love of theaea and life, good food and music. No princesses need apply. Call Joe (310) 823-6609.

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USCG LICENSED CAPTAINS. Great opportunity for self starter. New licensee OK. I will train you to run our inspected yachts in Sausalito. Please be good natured, mature and goal-oriented. Call Gerry today at (415) 332-3291 or fax (415) 331-7091.

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In Alameda on Estuary with space for 40-ft boat. New custom home. 3,124 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, basement, garage.

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COMPETITIVE, TEAM-ORIENTED crew wanted for J/24 one-design racing. All po¬ sitions except driver. Tune-up in 2003 for serious racing in 2004. Please email resume to: j24@baymediax.com or call (650) 349-5590.

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membership. Includes US Sailing certifi¬ cation from Basic Keelboat through Off¬ shore Passagemaker. Huge fleet, No. Cal, So. Cal and Hawaii. Trainer use and re¬ fresher classes included. Lists at $3,250. Sell for $2,250/obo. Call (415) 505-8610 or email: okay1@pacbell.net.

Beach Yacht Club. Saturday August 16, noon to 5 pm. Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors invites disabled and ablebodied for a free day of short daysails, barbecue picnic food, sailing dinghy les¬ sons for kids 6 to 16. Contributions solic¬ ited. See Website: <www.baads.org> Call Regina Birkner at (415) 668-7344.

FOR SALE BY ORIGINAL OWNER. 50ft slip on sheltered Eastern side of Pier 39 Marina in the heart of San Francisco. Ex¬ cellent amenities, renovated breakwater and parking pass available with slip. $45,000 with terms possible. Please call (415) 435-8854.

BAY SHIP AND YACHT, PT. RICHMOND. Travel Lift Operator and Assistant: Lifting Doats and coordinating haulouts. General Marine Mechanic: Propulsion and me¬ chanical systems. Finish Painter and Fi¬ berglass Specialist: Marine paints and fi¬ berglass repair. Please fax resumes to (510) 237-2253.

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SALES ASSOCIATE. Experienced, suc¬ cessful sales professional wanted. This is a six figure income position for the moti¬ vated. Start enjoying your work. Email: len@ballenabayyachts.com. YACHT SALESPERSON WANTED. Es¬ tablished Alameda new and brokerage yacht dealership seeks experienced sales¬ person. Ideal candidate has experience selling both new and used sail and power yachts. Excellent commission structure and great work environment. Fax resume to (510) 814-1799. THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB is seeking a new Director for Youth Sailing. The Club is the premier training facility on the West Coast for young sailors and we are looking for a motivated individual who will continue to facilitate and improve our standing programs. The Director is re¬ sponsible for managing all aspects of our Youth Sailing Programs. Our programs run year round with over 300 juniors/year participating. A full time, year round job with excellent benefits package. Salary based on the candidate’s past experience. Send resumes to: Russ Coggeshall, CCM, General Manager of The San Francisco Yacht Club. Call (415) 435-9133 or email: sf4russ@aol.com. Mailing address is 98 Beach Road, Belvedere, CA 94920.

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CATALINA 27. Very good condition. Atomic 4, good running condition. 5 sails, head, galley, dinette, sleeps 4, extras. Berthed in Alameda. Asking $6,500. Leave message: (510) 278-8701. 15.5-FT SNIPE. Plywood/fiberglass. In¬ cludes trailer, sails, British Seagull O/B. $300. Call (415) 332-2066.

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Beckwith, Craig Yacht Sales . 234

British Marine.101

Coyote Point Marina.96

kBC Yachts.242

Baja Naval.145

Berkeley Boat Sales.234

Cabrillo Yacht Soles.236

Crinan Marine.230

^CC Marine.224

Ballast Point Yachts.59

Berkeley Marine Center.95

Cal Maritime Acadamy.92

Cruising Charts.224

kcordia Insurance.202

Ballena Bay Yacht Brokers.22

Beta Marine Engines.60

Cass' Marina .68

Cruising Direct Sails.145

kgape Villages.160

Ballena Isle Marina Coop.103

Bluewater Insurance.84

Chula Vista Marina.155

Cruising Specialists.80,81

dameda Prop & Machine .... 105

Ballenger Spars.101

Bluewater Network.84

City Yachts.13

DaNard Marine Products.96

dmar Marinas. 91

Barillas Marina.88

Bo'sun Supplies. .232

Club Nautique.82,94

Davis Instruments.85

dpha Marine Systems.161

Bay Design & Engineering .... 169

Boat City Yachts .234

Coast Marine.165

Desolation Sound Charters ... 190

American Battery.231

Bay Island Yachts.7

Boat US.11,165,211

Coast Weather.222

Detco Marine.106

Bottom Siders.206

Coldwell Banker - Puerto Vailarta

DeWitt Studio.230

kB Marine.75

anchor Marine Insurance.170 mdersons Boat Yard.229 ocelrod, B & Company.222 air Island Marina.98

Bay Marine Diesel .231 Bay Propeller. 63 Bay Ship & Yacht.67 Bay Side Boatworks.224

Boy Scouts Pacific Harbors ... 236

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Diesel Fuel Filtering.160

Boy Scouts San Francisco.234

Corinthian Yacht Club.185

Dimen Marine Financing.42

Brisbane Marina.55

Cover Craft.164

Discovery Yachts.87

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ADVERTISER S INDEX - corst’d Downwind Marine....75

Foley Marine Engines. .229

H&S Yacht Sales..9

J/World. ..71

Marina Village. ..2

Doyle Sails. ...69

Fortman Marina. ...12

Halsey Sailmakers . ..89

Kensington Yachts. 237

Marine Engine Company . 22

Easom Rigging....47

Fowler Insurance Agency .... .233

Handcraft Mattress Co. 204

Key West Race Week. 139

Marine Lube. .6

Edensaw Woods. ...66

FREEDOMeals. .222

Hansen Rigging..184

Kissinger Canvas. 185

Marine Servicenter.X.... 10

Elegant Sailing Charters. .191

Garhauer Marine. ...49

Harbor Boats and Supplies ....236

KKMI.14,15

Mariner Boat Yard. ..3

EM Design . .228

Gentry's Kona Marina . .216

Harken ....46

Lager Yachts. 239

Mariner's General Insurance ..7

Emery Cove Yacht Harbor ... ...89

Gianola & Sons. .191

Hawaiian Chieftain Charters 190

Landing School, The. 105

Mariners Choice. 10

Ensenada Cruiseport Village .209

Gill. ...76

Hayn Marine. ...85

Larsen Sails/Neil Pryde Sails ..86

Maritime Electronics. 10

Essex Credit Corp. ...61

Glacier Bay. .155

Haynes Sails . .216

List Marine Enterprises ..202

Maritime Institute..20

Extend-A-Hitch. .230

Go2marine.com. ...89

Helmut7s Marine Service. .232

Loch Lomond Marina . .107

Marotta Yachts..24

Farallone Yacht Sales. ...16

Golden State Diesel Marine . .226

Hogin Sails. ...58

MacDonald Yachts..238

Mason Yachts. .23

Financial Underwriters Network 83

Grand Marina. .2

Hood Sails. ...21

Makela Boatworks. .226

Mazatlan Marine Center /

Fine Edge Productions. ...63

Grand Prix Sailing Academy 185

Hydrovane. .218

Marina Plaza Yacht Harbor. .203

Marina Real. 211

Flying Cloud Yachts.

H.F. Radio.

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Oakland Yacht Club.24

Poli Glow Products.(.... 216

Sail California.38,39

Schoonmaker Point Marina .. 231

Aodel Sailing Center.184

OCSC.65

Premier Yacht Sales.235

Sail Exchange.232

Scully Fin.232

Aodern Sailing Academy.74

Outbound Yachts.154

Pumperman.75

Sail Warehouse, The.220

Sea Scouts of Marin.238

Aonterey Bay Canvas.155

Owl Harbor.90

Quantum Pacific.51

Sailing Supply.138

Sea-Power Marine/Outboard

lapa Valley Marina.210

Oyster Cove Marina.78

R-Parts.228

Sailrite Kits..62

Motor Shop.79

lelson Yachts .56,57

Oyster Point Marina.218

Raiatea Carenage Services ... 171

Sailtime.102

Seacoast Marine Financial .52

lelson's Marine.244

Pac Cal Canvas & Upholstery 107

Raider Boats.93

Sal's Inflatable Services.206

Seashine.169

Pacific Coast Canvas.85

Richardson Bay Marina.208

Salty Canvas.90

Seatech.228

Richardson Bay Regional

Salvage Masters.220

Selden Mast, Inc. USA.44 Shaft Lok, Inc.226

lew Era Yachts.240 lorpac Yachts .243

Pacific Marine Foundation .... 165

Jorth Beach Canvas.23

Pacific Yacht Imports.18

Agency.226

San Francisco Boat Works.97

Jorth Sails - San Francisco .... 45

Passage Yachts.4,5

Richmond Boat Works.87

San Juan Sailing.190

Slipnot Eyewear.94

Jo. Calif. Fall Boat Show.87

Passage Yachts Brokerage.... 239

Richmond Marina Bay.36

San Leandro Marina.41

SoCal Merchant Marine Training

Jorthwest Yacht Brokers

Peter Crane Yacht Sales.240

Richmond Yacht Service.170

Scanmar International.40

Association .53

Pineapple Sails.3

Romaine Marine Electronics ..106

Schmidt, Charlotte

/Neill Yacht Center.6

PocketMail.171

Rooster Sails.107

.224 Society of Accredited Marine

Yacht Sales .240

Surveyors/SAMS.233

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ADVERTISER’S INDEX - tout’d South Beach Harbor. ..25

Svendsen's Boat Works. ..43

UK Sails. ..33

West Marine Books & Charts ..30

Yacht: Taxi Dancer .

South Beach Riggers. ..23

Svendsen's Metal Works

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Vallejo Marina . 207

West Marine Pacific Cup. ..31

Yachtfinders/Windseakers

South Beach Sailing Center... .23

Swan Yacht Sales. .. 17

Vaughan, William E. 218

Westwind Precision Details... ..23

Zurich Insurance.

South Beach Yacht Club . ..12

Swedish Marine. 204

Ventura Harbor Boatyard. 164

Whale Point Marine Supply .. ..48

Spectra Watermakers . 211

Swiftsure Yachts. ..64

Vessel Assist. 101

White, Chris Designs . 216

Spin Tec. 233

Swiss Tech America . 171

Voyager Marine. ..70

Windtoys. 100

Spinnaker Shop, The. 220

Sydney Yachts. ..56

W.D. Rodgers Company. 102

Windward Cay Marine. 161

Starbuck Canvas. ..98

Tartan/C&C Yachts . ..73

Watermaker Store, The. 145

Wizard Yachts, Ltd. 239

Stem to Stern. 222

TMM/Tortola Marine Mgmt

Watski. 229

Wooden Boat..161

Stockdale Marine & Navigatlon

191

Waypoint. ..54

Wooden Boat Foundation ... ...37

Center. ..97

Tradewinds Sailing Center.... ..77

Wells Marine Arch . 232

Windjammer Yacht Club..138

Surface Dive, Inc. 228

Trident Funding . ....8

West Marine.26,27,28,31

Wyliecat..100

Suunto. ..99

Twin Rivers Marine Insurance .32

West Marine Bargain Center ..30

Yacht: Hershine Trawler. .235

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30' SANTANA, 1976 Volvo diesel needs work, main, 3 jibs, 2 spinnakers. Has a lot of potential. Priced right at $8,000 obo

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_ 53' AMEL SUPER M ARAMU, 1998 A French beauty beyond "Super". Shows like new (in Bay Area). Asking $469,000

53’ ROBERTS, 1982 Asking $49,000

53' AMEL, 1990 $295,000

48' AMEL MARAMU, 1979 The best of French yachts at a reasonable price. Asking $129,000

46' AMEL, 1979 $140,000

FELLOWS & STEWART 44 Beautifully restored to perfect condition. Will consider all offers. Asking $48,000

42’ CATALINA, 1990 A very clean, well equipped yacht. Asking $119,000

40’ BENETEAU CC, 1997 Offshore equipped. $195,000

36' LAPWORTH, 1959 Yanmar diesel. Very sound boat. $25,000

46’ ISLAND TRADER, 1977 Motorsailer. Go offshore or live aboard. $129,000

34' SUNSET SLOOP, 1967 '02 Master Mariners Assoc, winner of best restored/maintained classic yacht. $28,000 (obo)

33' HOBIE, 1983 Trailerable rocketship. $25,000

32' CHRIS CRAFT, 1961 New engines and electronics. $29,000

31' CAPE GEORGE, 1981 ft " Offshore ready. $38,000

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30' LANCER Mkll, 1980 Exceptionally dean, well maintained; $18,000

30' CATALINA, 1984 Great Bay boat. $27,000

30' ISLANDER BAHAMA, 1981 Furler, diesel, dodger, autopilot. $23,000

30' WILLARD VEGA, 1973 Low hours. $35,000

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llallherg Rassy 42, '82 ~ $179,900

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Ingrid 38, '74 -$69,900

Lancer 36, '79 ~ $36,000

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OWENS 28 HT EXPRESS, ’69 Chevrolet 350 Cl 250hp 100 hrs, Coastal Navigator depth sounder, VHF, Air Guide compass. Holstrand propane stove, icebox, sink. $7,500 obo.

CAL 20s Complete with jib, mainsail(s), spinna¬ ker pole by request only. Four to choose from. $500-$1,500 obo, depending on condition. CUPPERCRAFT OREGON DORY 23', *85 Volvo engine (needs work), Volvo 270 overdrive. $2,000. SANTANA 22, VHF, sails. 2,500 SEA RAY 20' SKI BOAT. Mechanic's Special: Blown head gasket, with double axle trailer.$500 obo. SEVERAL SAILING DINGHIES, including three Sunfish . $50041,000 4 10-FT ZODIAC INFLATABLES, 3 chambers, 1 F/G RHI, 3 hardwood floor, 2 perfect, 2 need minor repair.$50041,000

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FRERS 62 by PJ. Aluminum. Very spacious two stateroom, two head interior. Excellent condition. $349,000.

CATALINA 30. Excellent condition, great equipment^ 1 year Santa Cruz slip available. $36,500.

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BENETEAU 393

2001 - $359,000

2003 ~ $175,000

ISLAND PACKET 380

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2000 - $235,000

1992 - $98,750

SANTA CRUZ 50. Has been USCG licensed. Upgrades in process. Best buy. $115,000. 70' Andrews.two from $349,000 60 Beck, performance cruiser.$198,000 54' Hunter, many upgrades, sprit.$96,000 52' Santa Cruz, best racer/cruiser ever $490,000 50 Catamaran, rotating mast.$395,000 48' Lapworth, cold mold cruiser.$95,000 48' Luffe, Danish racer/cruiser.$93,000 47' Beneteau 47.7, excellent.$305,000 40 Olson, extensive upgrades.$79,900 40 Catalina 400, Aerorig.$164,900 40 Santa Cruz, many upgrades.$84,900 40 Bill Lee custom, new Yanmar.$59,000 33' SR 33 by C&C, excellent racer.$45,000 33' Santa Cruz, recent sails and engine . $29,900

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50 FORCE, 1978. Hudson built Force 50. Raised salon/pilothouse, 3 S/R's, perfect live aboard, upper and lower salons. Repowered. Many updates including rigging, brightwork LP and canvas.

40' VALIANT, 1979. Proven Perry offshore design. Recent upgrajtes and refit including hardtop dodger with stainjess frame. Fabulous cruising interior plan. Needs exterior cosmetics. Great value, new

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$124,000

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Cape dory 30

2000 - $85,000

1980 - $29,000

C&C 29, 79

CATALINA 280 Mkll, '02

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39' S&S YAWL, 1953. This S&S design has the highest possible pedigree available. She is bristol inside and out. Irolita is a master mariner show piece. Offered at $140,000.

to market.

Beneteau 45f5, '93 ~ $195,000 ,000 36' ISLANDER, 1973. New to market. Well maintained, 2-owner boat. The Islander 36 is a classic cruiser with spacious accommodations and excellent maneuvering characteristics.

38' HUNTER, 2000. NEW TO MARKET. This Hunter 38 is in LIKE NEW CONDITION. She features a FURLBOOM upgrade, which allows for ease of sail handling. Two staterooms, lull canvas, dodger, complete Raytheon electronics. Must seel

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47’ 45’ 41’ 28' 37'

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Olympic, 74.$45,000 Nor'West, 77.$39,900 Cal, '66 .$25,000 Samson, 79.$26,500 Dreadnaught, '82.$25,000

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55' JOMAR CUSTOM KETCH, 1997 Exc. living features, strong world cruiser. Gour¬ met galley, powerful 120 hp Perkins dsl, inverler/charger. generator, internal furling sytem (mam, mizzen). Beaul. light interior. S419,000.

47' VAGABOND KETCH William Garden design, stout offshore cruiser, 85hp Ford Lehman, genset, radar, GPS, SSB, dinghy & davits, complete canvas. Bristol condition. Reduced $229,000.

43' SPINDRIFT PILOTHOUSE Ron Amy design, Ford Lehman 80 hp diesel, dual steering, watermaker, autopilot, radar. Excellent family cruiser. Asking $179,000.

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30' CATALINA, 1998 Very nice, 'like new'. Universal diesel, radar, GPS w/blue chart. Dutchman system on main, headsail furling, running rigging led alt. Sun awning Asking S69.900.

38' BENETEAU FIRST 38S5, 1991 Fully equipped and ready to cruise this summer. Excellent for family, entertaining, or weekend getaways. Reduced $87,000.

22' FALMOUTH CUTTER, 1981 '96 Yanmar 15 hp, radar, GPS, autopilot, windvane, inverter, solar diesel heater. Very clean. Reduced $49,000.

’86 Hans Christian 33’

$100,000

8i Vagabond at $199,999

79 CSY 37’ $62,500 $5.000 to $24.000

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1995 Oyster 485 One of the world's best, located in Ventura. $575,000.

1991 Cabo Rico 38 This boat will make you smile. $185,000.

1985 Cape George 36 cutter A true offshore cruising yacht. $119,500.

1986 Sceptre 41 pilothouse Lower helm and performance. $160,000.

1988 Pacific Seacraft 34 cutter _ A deservedly excellent ' reputation. $97,500.

1987 Irwin 43 Superb layout on deck and below. $125,000.

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65' CREALOCK-DESIGNED SCHOONER, 1984 Lovely cold-molded goff-riggedtop schooner, designed by William Crealock as a luxury long-distance cruiser, maintained with open checkbook, shows Bristol. Recent work includes engine rebuild, newgenset, hull LPU'd, decks refinished, rewired, recent new sails, etc. Current Coast Guard certificate

$995,000

48' C&C, 1973

41' BENETEAU 411, 2000

One of only two built, this unique vessel was extensively refit at the factory

The 411 won a Cruising Ifor/dBoat of the Year award in 1998 for Best Value,

in 96, including full new interior. She's in better shape now than when new.

full Size Cruiser. This particular boat is the two-stateroom, deep-keel version

Vessel upgraded, updated or rebuilt from stem to stern: new 80 hp Perkins

and has the more powerful Yanmar engine (an upgrade from the stock

dsl w/less than 200 hrs, complete top-of-the-line elect, including Furuno

Westerbeke) as well as the furling main. Never cruised and with less than 300

rador & Robertson AP. Must be seen to be appreciated.

hours on the engine, she shows very nicely.

$234,000

Now $ 169,000

43' HUNTER 430, 1995

44’ BENETEAU 445, 1994

40' HUNTER LEGEND 40.5, 1996

Designed to deliver style and comfort in a vessel that's fast, easy to sail, stable and

Bruce Farr-designed performance cruiser combines ample beam w/winged

This one owner vessel spent a good part of her life in fresh water, has

comfortable. Well equipped ind. Northern lights genset, reverse cycle heat/oir,

bulb keel for impressive canvas carrying ability. Roller furler jib/main Sail

never been chartered and shows as new. 350 hours on Yonmar, two

Furuno radar, Northstar chartplotter and 8 hp Evinrude 0/B motor. Less than o

lines lading aft ensure she's easy & fun to sail. Spacious 4 strm/3 head model

stateroom/two heads, tremendous amount of light below, boat looks

thousand hrs on Yanmar dsl. Original owner, boat captain-maintained until recently

w/beautiful teak joinery below, recent epoxy barrier coat done in NZ. 6'5

and shows very nkefy. Motivated Iwo-boat owner - reflected in price! $139,000

hdrm, abundance of hatches, ports & skylights. Well priced at$l 29,000

like she's never been used. $119,000

32’ HUNTER 320, 2000

37' TAYANA CUTTER, 1977

29' HUNTER 290, 2000

The 320 is already being hailed as another hit from Hunter,

These Robert Perry-designed classics can be found literally all over the

For a boat this size, the Hunter 290 offers an amazing amount of space

perfect for Bay or coastal. Very clean boat, deep draft

world. This one has always been home-ported in CA. She's only had

both above and below decks and was one of Sail magazine's "10 Best”

version preferable for the Bay.

three owners since new and shows very, very nicely with all new

for 2000; this particular boat is lightly used (only 57 hours on Yanmor

Transferable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip.

exterior canvas including dodger. All brightwork shines; Per-kins 4-108

diesel), well equipped and shows as new.

$79,000

diesel runs like a top. Transferable Sausalito YH slip. $79,000

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$49,000 ”

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32' ISLANDER Mk II, 1978

This classic Bruce King design is, in addition to being a very good Bay boat,

This boat has been local for many years.

More than 200 of Robert Perry-designed classics were built between '76-79,

also very capable in the ocean. She's been well maintained with a

She's in nice shape and has a transferable

and they' reas popular as ever. This particular example has had over $20,000

Westerbeke diesel upgrade in 1989, recent radar, speed log, depth meter

Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip.

spent on her over the past 3 years (most notably a brand new 22 hp Yanmar

and autopilot, new dodger, and brightwork just renewed.

$44,000

$35,000

dsl) and shows very nicely. A deep-draft version (preferable for Bay), com¬ fortable cockpit, large companionway and flawless joinery below. $29,000

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38' PANDA, '82. Newer sails, FB main, head sail & staysail on Harken roller furling, also rerigged: Beauti- j, ful solid teak interior. To Shing quality. $95,000.

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43' BREWER CUTTER, 1980. Aft cockpit, new engine, 50 hrs, great sail inventory,SSB, AP 6000, liferaft and much more! $135,000.

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Darrow Bishop

35' Hay Scow "Sg Head"... '25

25,900

52' Hershine CMY.'85 274,500

99.000

.'87

42,000

52' Ubertyship.'60 110,000

57' Bermuda ketch. 75

79,000

34' Islander.. 75/‘85

31,500

50' Chris Craft.'60

54' Roberts (steel).'83 260,000

.'86

56,000

49' Steel commercial vessel...

54’ Roberts Steel KT .'83 260,000

34' Cal Mklll..76

34,500

49' Kha Shing.'84 179,000

5V Beneteau.'87 125,000

33’ Hans Christian.,. 2 from

99,000

48'Chris Craft FD.'63

50' Gulf star MKII.'77 102,000

33' CSK..'65

18,900

45' Carver.'00 439,000

50' Rover.'80

49,000

32' Islander... 2 from

31,000

45' Chris Craft.'62

48' Hughes Yawl.72

offers

32' Pearson Vanguard ..'63

29,500

43’ Commercial SF cert.'85

Inquire

48' Celestial.'86 try 100,000

32' Herreshoff..'88

45,000

42' Grand Banks

89,900

48’ C&CLF.two from 139,000

31' Mariner KT..75

39,000

42' Uniflite .'80 109,000

45' Liberty 458.'83 189,000

31' Sea Runner trimaran ... 78

27,500

41' Roughwater. 75

45' Hunter.'87 122,000

30' Hunter. '90/'92

35,000

40' Pilgrim . '84 145.000

44’ Cherubini, bristol.'80 450,000

.75

44' Beneteau 445 .'94 135,000

'67

59,900

74.900

40' Marine Trader new eng. 79

16,500

38' Mediterrean.2 from 158,000

30' Catalina.(2) 77 & '85

18,900

38' Californian. 76

43' Gulfstar. 76

89,900

30' Cal 9.2R..'83

24,000

36' Swanson. '38

28,000

43' Spindrift PH.2 from

95,000

30' Cal. .'69

15,000

3$' Square Head

'25

25,900

43' Serendipity.2 from

79,500

30' Lyle Hess NICE..'97 145,000

34' Bayliner Avanti.'87

35.000

42' Custom Schooner. 72

39,000

29' Ericson. . 2 from

14,000

34' Uniflite .'77

42' Lu-kat.'00 299,000

29' C&C..'86

24,000

34' Chaparral.'92

34,500

57,500

.'00

65,000

34' Sea Ray

'86

56,000

'96 269,000

79,000

80,000

89,000

35,000

28' Herreshoff H-28 .....'61

18,000

34' Silverton.'90

79,500

28' Herreshoff, diesel...'50

16,500

33' Sea Ray 330 .'96 105,000

39' S&S Yawl.'56 140,000

.'60

22,000

33' American Marine.'73

69,900

38' Downeaster.2 from

55,000

.75

17,000

33' Jeffries.'52

39,000

381 Morgan CC.'94 135,900

.'85

7,000

32' Bayliner 3270 .'86

49 000

32' Tolly Craft.'64

26,500

380 Catalina AC. 99 38' Bentley

74,000

24,000

39’ Beneteau. 79

Michael Park

69,000

.74

40' Sabre 402 .

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220,000

44,000

42' S&S . 70

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SABRE 402, 1996. Sabre blue hull, full batten gjainsbil, headsail on ProFurl roller furler, Corian countertops, located here on the Boy. $269,000.

601 Hartog...’84

44' Christian motorsailer... '67

46' SPINDRIFT, 1983. Dark blue hull, new sails on Harken roller furlings. Solid teak interior. Same layout as Kelly Peterson 46 center cockpit. $165,000.

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offers

75.000

POWER

31'Chris Craft. 01

89,000

38' Ingrid. 74

69,900

82' Huckins MY FRP .... .'77 200,000

29' Wellcraft.'85

29,750

37.5 Hunter Legend. '87

64,000

. 71 345.000

29' Silverton.'85

26,000

37' Shannon CB.'87 179,000

65' Pacemaker 2 49 + bus. 72 499,900

28' PennYan.'80

18,000

37' Rafiki .'77

75,000

63' Burger Alum FB. .'66 490,000

28' Tolly Craft . 72

17,500

37' Islander PH.'86

65,000

.'84

99.000

26' Sea Ray.'86

36' Cape George NICE.'90 148,000

59' Kha Shing. .'91 375,000

26'Clipper Craft.'86

11,500

36' Islander Freeport. 79

65,000

58' Spindrift. .'85 319,000

25' Chris Craft Romer.'58

19,900

36' Islander.2 from

39,000

57' Chris Craft. .2 from 145,000

25'Bayliner.'85

16,500

36’ Custom Schooner. 72

47,000

57' Custom PH. .72

39,900

24' Bayliner.'01

39,000

35.5 Beneteau First.'92

89,000

56' Fellows & Stewart . .'27

42,000

24' Raddon .'88

25,000

35' Rafiki .'80

59,000

55’ Stephens MY. .'58 169,000

23' Blackman.'81

38,000

35' SQUAREHEAD Unique liveaboard/office-on-thewafer opportunity. Built in 1925. $25,900

offers

37', 34' S TWO 33.5s, 30', 29'

47' VAGABOND, 1984 Bristol, Isomat aluminum spars, Perkins 4/236 w/low hours, fireplace, worth seeing! $189,500.

Pictured: 37' LEGEND, 1988. Two full cabins, Yanmar engine. $69,500.

33' HANS CHRISTIAN, 1989 Yonmar low hours, beautiful interior, satin finish, radar, AP, roller furling, dinghy. Asking 114,900. 2 other 33s, from 99,000.

48' C&C LANDFALL, 1980 Rebuilt Perkins 4236,3 staterooms, 7.5 kw Onan, radar, AP, GPS, raised saloon. $139,000.

46' PAN OCEANIC 47' JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY, 1992

PILOTHOUSE CUTTER, 1986.

Fitted for cruising 2002. Spacious: 3 cabins, 2 heads, 15' beam. Cruise in comfort, style and speed. $239,000. Page 242 • Utt/t Vi • August, 2003

45' LIBERTY 458, 1983 Loaded with cruising equipment, Perkins 4-236, Hood Vectran sails, quality crafted teak interior. $189,000.

Ted Brewer design, outside helm, #1 pictured,-, the 30' SANTANA, 74, $16,500. #2 ERICSON 30+, '84, asking $32,000. #3 30' CAL 9.2R, '83, $25,000.

or cruising - all systems go. Asking $129,000.

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glass, dsl, winch, furling, near new sails, 6'3" headroom, shower, dsl cabin heat, dodger, Monitor vane and more! GREAT CRUISER! _Asking $79,500.

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Abig, comfortable Robert Perry design in fiberglass with lavish teak trim in and out and teak decks. Wheel, full galley, shower, all American rig and spars, dinghy & more! Ask $99,000.

27' DARTSAILER by Holland Boat Co. Versatile cruiser w/big boat features. Dsl, radar, furling, two helms, tabernacle mast & more! Asking $42,500.

45' CHRIS CRAFT yacht home. F/B

& lower helm, huge sun deck, covered cockpit, big 14' beam, 2 staterooms, twin 454s, gen, radar. Asking $79,500.

42' CHRIS CRAFT AH CABIN MOTORYACHT, twin 471 diesels, GREAT BUY! 20,000

49'AIDEN SCHOONER, Molabar IV design, restoration candidate.Try 5,900

42' TROJAN AFT CABIN M/Y, 15' beam, full elect galley, 2 heads, shower, radar, Onan, V8s, cruise/live.... 49,500 ask

is her! She looks obsolutely perfect. Dsl, copper riveted mahogany, lead, wheel, more. Must be seen! $49,500.

40' MATTHEWS, '48 Sed. Cruiser. Very well kept/many upgrades. Twin V8s..33,900

ready to go!.Asking 27,950 28'OWENS H.T.EXPR., 350 V8 8,500 ask 28'CHRIS CRAFT Cavalier, nice ... 12,000 26'CLIPPER CRAFT SEA DORY, full cabin, trailer, 200hp Seadrive + o/b, head, galley, more, great fish boat! 16,500

47' MASON center cockpit ketch, dsl, radar & lots of gear. LPU joo due. Strong, good, proven cruiser.Ask 89,500

38'TOLLYCRAFT sedan trawler w/twin turbo diesels, FB, quality. 59,500

37'CHRIS CRAFT CONNIE . Nice cruise/

26'CAULKINS BARTENDER, V8.... 11,000

43 L0D ALDEN SCHOONER at Tahoe, Dsl, Charter biz?.Ask 55,000

liveaboard. Genset. One V8. just re¬ built, other needs work .. Ask 30,000

26' BAYLINER 2352 TROPHY, '00, trlr, o/d, only lOhrson clock!_ 38,500

41'BLOCK ISLAND CTR. Dsl, roller furl, wheel, Dbl-ended, Beaut, interior, tough cruiser w/great potential Ask 49,500

35' CHRIS CRAFT Exp., twins, dn. 15,200 34'CHRIS CRAFT Commander, '63, twin

25'GRADY WHITE OFFSHORE PRO, trailer, two 225 Mercs... 44,000

gas, great boat. 26,500

39'CORBIN, dbl-ended, dsl, F/G 119,000

33'CHRIS CRAFT sdn,'48, sharp! . 8,500

25'BAYLINER CIERRA, '88, very nice. Full Delta canvas.Asking 39,500

39'DANISH KTCH, double-ender, dsl, big and strong.Try 29,000

32' CHRIS CRAFT 320 Amerisport Express Cruiser, twin V-8 Crusaders, galley, shower, full fiberglass, stereo/TV, ra¬ dar & more!.Asking Asking 42,500

36' SPAULDING SCHOONER by Foss. A beaut! Needs engine.*..Ask 16,500 36'SCHOONER, project.Asking 6,900

33' SAN JUAN racer/cruiser w/Yanmar diesel, lots

35'BLOCK ISL KTCH, dsl.Ask 19,500

of performance sailing gear, spinnaker, more. Fast ana fun cruiser/fun on tne Bay. Asking $18,500.

35+HIST0RIC HAY SCOW Sloop, Hicks en¬ gine, much charm & great aown below. Office/Home?.Asking 35,000 34' ANGELMAN Sea Witch ketch, dsl, wheel, AP, traditional beauty Asking 24,950

311 PACEMAKER SPORTFISH, beautiful con¬ dition, near new twins.... Ask 29,500

38' RHODES SIP. Well built w/ss armature & full FG sheathing. Whl, dsl, Sutter sails, cutaway forefoot h/c press, water, depth, speed, log, nav. computer, more. $28,000.

ILOTHOUSE FLYBRIDGE

426s. She'sTOTALEYRE$TORED..99,500 66' SCHOCK/BOEING SCHOONER, 1934. Diesel. Largely rebuilt 90,000/offers

48'HERITAGE WEST INDIES, f/g, aft cabin, center cockpit cruising cutter loaded, in Panama, ready to go!... Ask 189,000

37' RAFIKI CUTTER. Double-ended, heavy fiber¬

45' BAYLINER 4550 MOTORYACHT. Twin dsls, genset, 3 strms, salon, 2 helms, full galley, super sundeck, full canvas & electronics. Great cruiser. Alaska? Mexico? Go where you wish! Asking $208,500.

25'YARD TUG, Detroit dsl, wood .. 5,500 24'BAYLINER P/H TROPHY, V8 .. 12,500 23'FORMULA THUNDERBIRD w/trlr, V8, GPS, VHF, depth, downriggers, chart plotter & more.Asking 12,000

30'AVANTI Sunbridge, 90... Ask 26,000

22' CROWNLINE CUDDY w/trlr, 350 Cobra V8, very sharp.Asking 16,500

30' SEA RAY, F/B, ESTATE SAEE...Askl 0,000

20'SKIPJACK, tlr, V8-i/o+o/b.9,500

34' 1929 STEPHENS EXPRESS CRUISER.

29'UNIFLITE Salty Dog HA Sports Fish, LOADED!.Ask 34,500

33' MORGAN OUT ISLAND sloop. Dsl, wheel, roller furl, spinn & more! ... $23,000 33' RHODES WINDWARD, famous design, sloop, l/B.Asking 12,000 32'WESTSAIL Ctr., dsl, F/G .. Try 32,500 32' RHODES CTR, dsl, F/G & more. A fine boat.Asking 36,000

43' STEEL MOTORSAILER ketch by Alsmeer

32'ATKIN P/H CTR. Super ferro beauty. Dsl, loaded and strong double-ender in beautiful shape.'. Ask 35,000

tidily completed refit. Needs cosmetic work. $47,750.

45’ LAKE UNION CLASSIC, 1930. Twin diesels,

46' Wm GARDEN PORPOISE. Big, tough, well

flybridge, twin helms, 2 enclosed heads w/showers & more! An excellent and gracious classic yocht in

respected ketch. Copper riveted TEAK hull ana decks, diesel, wheel, radar, shower, autopilot, loaded. Com-

beautiful condition priced right. Asking $50,000.

fortabMorld cruiser/liveaboard.

Asking $89,500.

32’ FJORD CRUISER builtby Fjord-Plast of Norway. Twin Volvo 170hp mains, heavy glass construction, well equipped & maintained. Asking $27,349.

REDUCED'.

68’ LOA/41 ’ LOD PILOT CTR Traditional 1904 ocean

47’ CRUISING SLOOP. 14 x5 6", 25,500 lbs. by Chas.

racer/cruiser. Rebuilt with new tonbark sails, spars, copper

Marin, NA. Launched 1998. Yanmar diesel. Big, roomy,

sheathing + reported 1990. Fit to your specs. Magnificent.

powerful, comfortable, heavily built, nearly new. Dacron

Virtually new build at fraction of the cost. $49,750.

&Mylarsails&more! PRICEDTOSELL:Asking$79,000.

varnish, convertible aft deck enclosure, fully galley, swim platform. Very clean, live/cruise. Asking $25,000.

The Old Kermit Parker Brokerage Serving the Boating Community at this Location sinte 1956. August, 2003 •

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Pictured: A portion of our dry stored boats for sale! Bill Turner returned to Nelson's in 2000 after a several year hiatus with a manufacturing firm in the Valley. Bill had been working with the Nelson family since he met Carl in college years ago. In fact, that was before Nelson's Marine began and Carl and Bill worked on a variety of projects on and off the water. Since then, Bill has contributed on many fronts to the Nelson businesses and was very instrumental with the start of Nelson's Ma¬ rine at the old Estuary location. All these years included many hours of work, but also many miles of sailing aboard the Moore 24, Olson 30, Axel Heyst and Zeus.

One hull of a' beautiful Hollman 49. New deck LPU and now the hull. A smooth, high gloss finish that will keep her looking good for years to come.

Bill's position now as Operations Support Manager, like many small businesses, takes on many rolls to keep things running smoothly. Cover¬ ing bookkeeping to materials ordering and tracking, and operational support to yard manager Art Puett, Bill has provided a firm basis for Nelson's Marine for almost 15 years. He's a solid support for everything you need done by a boat yard.

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