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LETTER 1

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Instead of printing a number of short letters, we’ve decided to print one long one thisissue. It comes from the south seas, from Virg Erwin and the crew of Renaissance. Readers of our first issue will remember Renaissance from “changes in latitudes". Today is Saturday, Match 5th, and our 6th day at sea. We’re screaming along at over 6 knots on a heading of 170 and our noon position was 21°40’N, 120°45’W. Unfortunately that’s a DR and not a fix — it’s overcast today with not much chance of a sun shot. Well, to go back to Thursday morning, February 10th: we started out in very thick fog and it was obviously not at all prudent to leave under such conditions, but I had channel fever and decided to try anyway — visibility was just beyond the pulpit, but by closely following the shoreline, we were able to find the North Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. We couldn’t see the bridge even looking straight up; finally broke out several miles past the bridge and found beautiful weather. The trip down the coast was only a little uncomfortable, but that was expected — much warmer than we anticipated, but that’s not to say it wasn’t cold. After two days, we decided we needed some rest and pulled into Morro Bay — great navigator that I am put us 12 miles South of the entrance and had to beat back through the seas for hours. I should have expected an error somewhere, but unfortunately I pushed it off as current. We arrived at 10 AM and after 24 hours of unlaxing, hot showers and great hospitality, we were underway again. And it was a beautiful morning with fair wind, lots of sun and smooth seas! This we said, is what’s it’s all about. Saw some gray whales heading back North and a school of dolphins played at our bow. At about 1700 we saw a large freighter crossing our bow at 90° and I vaguely wondered why he was on such a course if heading for Pt. Concepcion. I guess we all started wondering more about this at the time for the Pt. Arguello light came and nothing — probably not working, I laughed. Pam didn’t think it was funny and Paul kept asking me dumb questions like how had I been navi¬ gating and had I really made this trip before. Finally at 2100, after rechecking everything several times I happened to recall an expression my brother had used: “West is Best.” That was like a good old cerebral laxative and as the gray matter started flowing again my error became blazingly clear — I had added 15° variation instead of subtracting and now realized we were 30° off course. I turned to Paul who was on watch and said very authoritatively, “I think we’ve gone far enough out now to clear Pt. Arguello, so come left to our new course of 080°.” Unfortunately, this didn’t fool either Pam or Paul and this error seemed to undermine their confidence in me for the rest of the trip to San Diego even though I kept reminding them that I had read We the Navigators and thoroughly understood refractive swell theory. At about noon the following day we were just past Santa Barbara when Paul asked if I wanted the running lights on. As I looked up out of the hatch at the absolutely flawless sky I figured he had been hit by the boom. A second later it was zero-zero. Man, I mean it was thick! Actually had to wipe the compass off. Well, this is no bigey — we’ll just turn on the Loran, Omega, our 202 Decca Radar, Auto-pilot, Chart Recording Fathometer and plod along. At 10 AM the next morning we were still following a DR when I heard a heli¬ copter and as this beautiful thing with an orange stripe passed over, we quickly contacted him on Channel 16 and asked if he needed any assistance. Hey, those guys are really on the ball! He knew exactly where he was as we confirmed it on our chart — and we were only 15 miles to the left of our DR — seems each watch had steered just a wee bit off in order to give Catalina the distance it deserved. Half an hour later we broke into another of those perfect sailing days. One really neat thing though was, just after talking to that chopper, we imme¬ diately started getting calls from other boats informing us about how far the fog bank went toward the beach and where clear weather was and we were really impressed with this kindness. They must have sensed that our electronic page //

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LETTER aids to navigation were inop by the inflection in my high-pitched voice; but, at any rate, it s nice to have friends in the fog. At 1700 we were near hull speed

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with our colorful blue and white giny, stays’l and full main just about ready to turn into the San Diego Channel when we saw a very depressing sight. A converted landing barge was being smashed to pieces on the rocks just below Pt. Loma by 6- to 10-foot breakers. The two coast guard vessels standing by couldn’t get close enough to help — even with a line-throwing gun — and we could clearly see someone scrambling around deck on the barge, probably wondering how in the hell he was going to get off, when we heard a chopper summoned. As there was nothing we could do to help and as I had been without cigarettes for 18 hours, we hurried on arriving at the San Diego Yacht Club at 1830. RECIPROCITY??? With who? Listen, it’s late, we’re tired and we just want to stay until morning, O.K.? O.K., but take a shower before coming inside. Just kidding. They were very polite if not £ bit aloof, and they had a great cigarette machine and an even better bar. Two drinks later, sans shower, sans dinner, we crashed! One Saturday afternoon last summer Pam and I met a retired Naval Aviator, Capt. Mark Starr, who was attending a wedding reception at the Sausalito Cruising Club. Renaissance was tied alongside the Club as was usual after those sorely missed Friday Night Dinners and the Captain came down to say hello. After we became acquainted he invited us to stay at the Coronado Yacht Club if ever down that way, so just before leaving we sent a letter informing him of our itinerary and hoping to take advantage of his kind hospitality. We didn’t know the meaning of the word until arriving at the club discovering that we were not only expected, but a berth, club key, water and electricity had all been arranged for and that he would be by for us at 5 PM for cocktails and dinner. Their sincere warmth and open friendliness overwhelmed us and soon the Captain was arranging to get us bottom paint, varnish and teak oil, and sealer and anything else we needed. We met his daughter and his son Ted, who later donned wet suit, and scuba tank and cleaned our bottom — er, Renais¬ sance’s, that is. And then Ted replaced a zinc on our shaft and showed up the day before leaving with fresh, tree-ripened oranges and lemons that lasted all the way to the Equator. They were the sweetest, juiciest fruit we’ve tasted! We attempted to return their friendship by inviting them over for Pam’s best: Shrimp Curry! Mark and Pat arrived with two quarts of wine in those fancy bottles you save. Paul had made other plans that evening and yet we still finished the wine — they obviously weren’t aware that we had been in training with the Pelican Assoc, and that we were close friends of Bob ‘cup runneth over’ Wooll. During our stay at Coronado we put in ten hours of work each day getting everything ready for the real test. And during the evening we pleasured

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ourselves at the Mexican village and at the homes of many friends. Every book we’ve read on cruising is chock full of stories about the hospitality received but I just couldn’t believe how true it became. I thought it just happened to famous people like Eric Hiscock and Sir Francis Chichester. Fran and Jack Davidson came by to say hello as they also have a Westsail 32, keeping it there in Coronado. Jack is in Medical School just across the border and one day while we were gone, deposited 100 huge, freshly laid, unrefri¬ gerated eggs on deck. We called them up to thank them and to find out how much we owed — it was a gift! So that evening we sat around coating each with a fine film of vaseline and then stowing them very carefully. We ate the last one 32 days later and discovered that about every third ohe had a double yoke. They were great. Finally we had accomplished all our chores and had to take leave of all this easy living for fear of being spoiled by many nice people. We had planned to leave on Friday but the weather was bad and so, with plans to leave the next day, we decided to have one last fling at the Chart House restaurant — we were all very tense about leaving the next day and still very tired from all the work and partying and mid-way through our second drink, decided that tomorrow would be strictly for rest — do absolutely nothing and then leave on Sunday. Suddenly, decision made, everyone relaxed and we really enjoyed that evening.

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Today is March 6th — seas are very lumpy with overcast skies and a fresh Force 5 (20 knots) out of the North. Pam just woke me to relieve her and now everyone is asleep (4:30 PM). Just went looking for a cigarette — started this trip with less than three cartons so I’ve been rationing myself but don’t dare actually count how many are left for fear of panic! It’s 70° but where in the hell is all this sunshine we’ve come for? We check storm information on WWVH every three hours but haven’t been able to get just a regular forecast — Bob Marshall would be great to have along now, or if we could just call him up and ask what his satellite picture looks like. Well, let’s see: what has happened so far? Our first day out was fantastic and seems even more so due to what followed. Our only GALE so far lasted from the second afternoon through the fourth morning with winds about 35 knots (typical San Francisco Bay sailing) but very uncomfortable seas with many filling the cockpit. It was very fatiguing for all but Chris who, as usual, thought these seas and swells were great fun and only demanded timely food and dry pants which were more than I could get or provide. It was Pam, with the strength that only a Mother can summon, that kept Chris chirping happily away. I’m totally amazed at Pam’s willpower to cope under these conditions; and, with less sleep than any of us. She got to bed only after the evening meal for about one to two hours before her 20 to 2400 watch and then up again at 0600. That’s it — the entire day she was tending to Chris or baking bread or fixing lunch or dinner. Paul and I tried to help with dishes most of the time and for over a week had taken over fixing breakfast. The morning meal was fun and certainly filling — fried eggs, bacon, gritts and hot biscuits or pancakes or Paul’s famous coffee cake. But Pam still has primarily been taking care of Chris although I try to help. In the morning just as Pam goes on watch, she gives him his bottle and then when she has things squared away on deck, she gets him dressed and changed again and gives him a bowl of Cheerios (dry as per Pat Starr’s suggestion) which occupies him for nearly an hour as he sits on the floor and eats his toasted little O’s one by one. OH, Crises! We’ve run out of Cheerios! He has a toy bin forward that he can open and get to all his things but he prefers to sit in the cockpit with his life vest on, tethered to the cleat, and play w.ith a pair of pliers and a two-pound can of clothespins. He has him grumpy moods now and then, but mostly he’s cheerful and fun to watch. He and Paul get along very well — especially when Paul plays the shell game and he tries to guess which hand has the ‘what-ever’ — he’s getting harder to fool! Paul’s a great crew member — can’t imagine making this trip without him. Especially since the vane (SISYPHUS) doesn’t or can’t cope with the blustery winds and heavy swells that have been with us everyday. Steering by hand has been a part of at least every day so far. We listen each evening and morning to WWVH in Hawaii on the 48th minute of the hour for storm warnings and luckily they all (save one) seem to be staying North or East of us. Still have 1200 miles to go, however. While in San Diego, Paul and I went to a fish tackle shop and learned about ‘hand lines’ — an eighty-foot long, 300# test line with a brass swivel to which we attach a 12 to 15’ mono filament leader, also 300# test, and then our beautiful green and yellow feathered lure. At the boat end of this line is a rubber shock cord to absorb the initial strike and also alert the watch. Finally on the 10th day out — WHAM! “Fishing Quarters, Fishing Quarters!”.. . GONG, GONG, GONG. Everyone scrambles around; Paul pulls on the line, Pam takes the tiller and I grab the gaff. Eighty feet later he’s alongside and WOW! Four and one-half feet of Wahoo. I reach over the transom with the gaff, not believing what I see on the end of that line and finally position the gaff in his gill — then suddenly with a snap of his head, he pulls the gaff from my hand and a second later bites through the leader! Oh, SHIT! We turn around for gaff overboard but lose sight of it — no gaff. Not to be daunted, we rigged another lure and started watching the shock cord in earnest. It’s our custom to bring in the line at night and that evening we discovered another lure missing and the mono filament roughly chewed. So the next day we rigged a double stainless steel leader in lieu of the filament and page IS

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LETTER this evening, as we brought it in, the line felt as though we had fouled the taffrail log again. Just as we got to the leader, the line started to jump. Whatever it was, it was ugly! About three feet long with a very substantial row of teeth, a dorsal fin running from head to tail, and those great big ‘mo betta to see you wiff” eyes. As his body was only 5” in circumference, we threw him back. I don’t think any of us expected to see quite so much sea life. There were birds of every description and size, flying fish constantly leaping and gliding past (many of which landed aboard during the night) and, of course, the grace¬ ful dolphin. They put on a display at night that honestly rivals the Blue Angels! When it’s very dark, before the moon rises, the phosphoresence is extremely bright and anything that disturbs the water creates a glow that lasts several seconds — it’s a real trip to turn off the light in the head and flush the john. Almost every night six to eight dolphins will suddenly appear from abaft the beam heading toward us at full speed and the flow of phosphoresence they create just beneath the surface appears as a torpedo about to do us in. Then we become aware that they are on both sides and heading for our bow. The watch on duty arerts anyone still awake and with our safety harnesses on, make our way to the bowsprit to sit down for the show. It’s so dark that only a darker shape than the water itself is discernible when they surface to breathe. Their meteor-shaped glow which trails about 10 feet behind, looks like an after¬ burner as they criss-cross the bow, and it’s beyond us how they avoid collissions. Occasionally all six will regroup in a line abreast formation exactly parallel to our bow and then a complicated split with each going a different direction to start the whole thing again. We’ve watched for hours and still haven’t tired of it. One afternoon as Paul and I sat in the cockpit we heard that tell-tale “whoosh” of a dolphin breaking the surface to breathe, but what we saw scared the piss right out of us. We still don’t know what kind of mammal it was, but it silently glided past our hull, about three feet below the surface and the same distance off — about 15’ to 20’ long and a light brown color. Too big for a dolphin me thinks — maybe a pilot whale. Again, yesterday as Paul and I sat facing Pam we suddenly saw just behind her a rather large black fin glide past — about 20’ away. . . SHARK! I decided to spend the remainder of the evening below decks. March 18th-77 — Midwatch: Pam just woke me and so here I am sitting in the cockpit on a breathless midnight — no moon, a million stars, flat calm seas and no wind — we’re motoring at about 4 knots and having to steer-wind vane, as the name implies, only steers by wind. The taffrail log shows over 2600 miles since San Francisco and as Paul says, we can make sail changes in our sleep. We just crossed the Equator yesterday afternoon (glad it was daylight so we

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LETTER with death lurking behind every corner, so we decided to go ahead with dinner as it would be a while before it reached us anyway — everything was up. We were surprised when, just as the first few drops started to hit only minutes later, the boat started to heel to the force of the wind and before we could don rain gear and harnesses, we were at hull speed and nearly on our beam ends! With some difficulty we all made it on deck with Chris safely in his bunk and started pulling down sails and lashing down everything until only a doublereefed main was left. The rain was so heavy and the wind so strong that we had to yell to be heard and Pam had real difficulty just seeing the lit compass three feet away. Man! What a squall — lasted until 5 or 6 the following morning with the boat heeling 40 to 60 degrees. After the second hour, we all grudgingly returned topside to bring in the main and lie ahull. Big mistake! Very uncomfortable as it exposed our beam frequently to rather large seas. We know better now and would now at least leave the stays’l up and drag lines behind to slow us up if necessary. Christopher slept through it as usual. Well, that’s behind us, we’re nearly into the S.E. Trades (hopefully tomorrow) and have just about 800 miles to go. It’s 0315 — just been relieved by Paul and smoked my last cigarette — think Pam has two left although she has had maybe only 10 this whole trip. We ran out of beer the first week but that was just one case. We left with only a few soft drinks, have only one can of orange juice and one guava and maybe four or five small cans of apple juice left. We’ve finished off the Tang, two boxes of packages of hot chocolate and have six tea bags left. We finished the last of the oranges yesterday but still have nine lemons and a few onions. Potatoes and crackers are gone — also the Vodka, which explains the orange juice. Pam’s been baking bread every other day but at this rate we’ll be out of flour inside of a week. Water is holding out very nicely (started with 90 gallons) so no one is going thirsty. We bought some ’smokeless, odorless” kerosene just before leaving from a local supplier (as they were out of the normal kerosene we usually get) and this crap has caused us nothing but trouble, clogging every burner in the stove and requiring two complete overhauls so far — we pitched it over the side (5 gallons at over $3.50/gal.). It burns the lungs and leaves a thick, green residue on the burners and lamps. If anyone knows why this happens, I’d sure like to know. Creativity in the galley (when the stove works) is something everyone is chal¬ lenged by and some very tasty meals have been prepared by all. But thirst is ever present, especially from 9 AM to 9 PM. Still have one-third of the eggs but all the goodies (candy, milk chocolate, etc.) are forever gone. BEER, ICE COLD, and ICE CREAM! That’s what we all crave! Where does that fit in with Maslow’s Levels of Need? Air, shelter, cold beer, food, sex and TV? March 25th-77 — Midwatch: We’ve been working feverishly on our celestial, trying to get an accurate position — our last fix from several stars, the moon and a sun line brought forward from yesterday afternoon puts us 45 miles from Hiva Oa. It’s 5 AM now and I’ve had very little sleep with the anticipation of our land fall. The sky is just starting to get light and Paul and I are really straining our eyes ahead — faint, dark clouds around the horizon have us

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TRITON What they wanted was an American counterpart to the Folkboat. The year was 1958, and Folkboats were selling wildly in Europe as racer/cruisers. Pearson Yachts of Rhode Island wanted a boat that would create a similar market in the states. Working with designer Carl Alberg, it was decided that the ‘American Folkboat’ would, naturally, have to be bigger, have more creature comforts, and be built of low maintenance fiberglass. With these requirements in mind, the Triton was created, and with it the combination racer/family cruiser that still remains popular today. The success of the Triton was almost immediate as the sailing public finally began to accept fiberglass as a legitimate material with which to build boats. Hull No. 1 was sold on the east coast, and hull No. 2 was damaged in the mold. Hull No. 3 was delivered to Floyd Beaver on San Francisco Bay, who did much to popularize the Triton in the early days. Floyd was well known around the Bay for taking his boat out singlehanded for a week or 10 days at a time. It did nothing to hurt the reputation of the boat that he was given a lifetime guarantee, which was honored for about 10 of the 14 years he owned the boat. Demand became so strong that Pearson Yachts worked out an agreement with Aero-Marine Plastics of Sausalito to produce the Tritons on the west coast. Two years earlier, Aero-Marine, then Coleman Plastics Company, had produced the first large fiberglass production sailboats. With Tritons being built on both coasts, sales took off. Eventually over 700 Tritons were built, and the boat was in production for over 10 years. A national Triton association was formed very early, and to this day continues to publish an excellent newsletter about all matters relating to the boats. By 1962 the Tritons were racing as a one-design class on the Bay and still do in large numbers, including hull No. 3, which is now painted yellow and being campaigned extensively. Reaching is perhaps the Tritons best point of sail, although it is considered a good boat on all points of sail. Its full keel and heavy hull make it a good boat in strong wind, and her low freeboard and weight make her a very seakindly boat. If there was any question about the strength of the Tritons’ hulls or their craftsmanship, it was answered quickly. In the wicked storm of 1961, Lloyd Iieske’s Nordic was bashing

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SIGHTINGS you get the back of our hand We meant to mention this in our last issue, but we have a habit of writing important notes on the back of our hand, and we needed to take a shower because we had this hot date, and well ... In the May (or was it June?) issue of Esquire magazine there was an excellent article titled “The Cruising Blues” written by Robert Rrsig, author of “Zen and the Art of Motorcyle Maintenance”. It’s a fine article, and unfortunately not the kind one is apt to find in a sailing magazine. If you’re thinking of going cruising, or even if you’re just thinking of getting the blues, you should hunt the article down in your local library. Nora Ephron wasn’t bad that month either.

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They don’t make many others like this in Costa Mesa. The Spike Africa above is an old schooner man, well-known around the bay, around schooners, and for his voyage with Sterling Hayden. Spike now lives on Lake Washington. The Spike Africa to the left is a “blown-up” Peterspn schooner, named after Spike. The 65’ gaff schooner was bqilt by noted delivery captain and former skipper of Double Eagle, Bob Sloan. SloUn built the vessel almost by himself. The old hands who gathered for the launching down south consider the craftsmanship first rate. Spike, now in his 70’s was delighted when he saw the boat lauched at Blackie’s Boat Yard in Newport. A 16’ dory was filled with Mai Tais, and two 200’ pigs were spitted all. night just for the launching. A number of schooners from the Schooner Association sailed in just for the event. The schooner will be used both as a charter boat and cargo carrier. One of her first cargos will be workingsails for many of the boats racing in the TransPac. The 65’ schooner was in the Bay recently to participate in the Master Mariners’ Regatta.

ooner Not everyone would want it that way. For A1 and Michel Taube living aboard Island Belle, their Block Island schooner, is just fine. But that wasn’t always the case. For two years they anchored off Sausalito, free from monthly bank and berth payments. Freedom, however, has its price. Each day they would have to row to and from shore carrying water, food, and supplies. That wasn’t too big a sacrifice, it was just part of the life, and there would be even more sacrifices to be made when they left to go cruising. The worst part of living anchored out

was the lack of consistent electrical power. It became expensive, in¬ convenient, and at times outright dangerous. They did have an engine on Island Belle, with a generator, but it took many noisy hours of operation to keep up with the amounts of energy they sparingly used. Fuel was expensive, re¬ charging the battery every two weeks was expensive, and so was accidentally drop¬ ping their huge 140 lb. battery overboard when the skiff slipped from under them. Island Belle’s running lights ran on kerosene — sometimes — and it was a near collision with a freighter, caused by a light blowing out, that forced them to face up to their electrical problem.

They found their solution on a Canadian boat that was temporarily anchored nearby. When the batteries on the Canadian boat were too low to start the diesel, the ship’s owners took off on a three week sabbatical to parts unknown. While they were gone, the boat’s solar panel gathered energy from the sun. When the Canadians returned to their boat, the diesel fired right up and they put out for Vancouver. A1 procured a solar panel and modified it for marine purposes. All the exposed metal from the original cell was removed, and a polycarbonite cover was put over the cell to protect the silicon cell from any impact. (Lexan was not used for a

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cover since it would block out about 20% of the potential power.) The cover, of the cell can be removed to eliminate condensation, and if necessary, clean the cell. When all the modifications were finished, the panel was 15”xl4”xl/2”, and could either be mounted permanently, or conveniently stored below when it isn’t needed. We’ve seen the unit in operation several times. At 12:30 on a bright day the cell put out .7 amps, at 4:30 on a hazy day it put out .4 amps, and on a cloudy day with no sun visible the cell produced .4 amps. We thought that was really neat, but didn’t have any idea what it meant. Al showed us. page 29

He took a portable radio and attached the two wires from the solar cell directly to the radio’s battery contacts. The radio made so much noise our ears hurt. Then we went below. Al, with the guidance of electric freak Red Rodger, has built a master electrical panel out of surplus aircraft parts. Like most boats it included a battery switch with positions for battery 1 and battery 2. The solar cell sends current directly to the master battery switch. In the battery 1 position, the cell charges Island Belle’s single battery. In battery position 2, the cell provides current directly to any electrical equipment on the boat that happens to be turned on.

Al ran through a variety of combinations of electrical gear that could be run directly and simultaneously off the solar cell. For example, he could easily transmit and receive on a CB radio using only the power provided by the cell. He claims that he could do the same with most VHF radios. Or, he could use the cabin lights, the binnacle light, and the depthsounder together without using any current from the battery. To our flickering electrical intellect, these first grade demonstrations made sense. To the more knowledgeable, Al estimates that the cell has been putting out an average of 20 amps per week. Whether that is sufficient power for a boats needs depends on how much gear is on the boat, and how often it is used. For Al & Michel it seems to be more than enough. They no longer go to bed with the sun, nor do they hesitate to use electrical gear when they feel like it. They have stopped motoring down the waterfront to pick up their mail, and they have not had to stop at the fuel dock to recharge their battery every two weeks, as had been the case. Island Belle no longer has a ferocious appetite for flourescent lamps and Alladin mantles, and Michel no longer has to draw and write by daylight. For Al and Michel, it means that they are not only free from the bank and the berth, but free from the electrical umbilical cord to the shore. They also look forward to the benefits they will derive from the solar cell when they are off cruising in the future. Al has been so impressed with the success of the unit that he is producing a marine solar unit that he will call the Marine Solar Charger, and plans to market them for about $250 for a big cell, and $150 for a smaller cell. We think there are some nice advantages to the solar cell as a source of power. Being" mechanical zeros, we were particularly impressed with the fact that it had no moving parts. The size and shape of the cell make it convenient to store safely when not needed, thus one need not permanently clog up a boat’s deck space. Depending on how much the unit is used and the price of fuel, it may or may not pay for itself in savings on fossil fuels. While it will mean nothing to the traditionally noisy powerboaters, sailors will appreciate the solar cell’s silence — its golden.

CHANGES IN LATITUDES There are two kinds of seasickness. 1. When you’re so sick you’re afraid you’re going to die. 2. When you’re even sicker, and are afraid you’re not going to die. -

Eric 17, for a 3 month cruise to Hawaii. Victoria is a 47’ Garden ketch that the family lives aboard. Yachtsmen in Ballena Bay in Alameda may remember the Christiansens, who lived there for several years aboard their Offshore 40. Victoria was escorted out the Gate by the smart looking Herreshoff ketch, Patience.

foxglove Ray Jennings has arrived in Sydney, Canada after a singlehanded sail from Tomales Bay. It took Ray just 7 days in Foxglove, his Freya 39, to reach the Straits of San Juan de Fuca. Foxglove’s Aries self-steering vane worked well the entire trip, but the Tiller Master auto- ’ -pilot blew fuses everytime it was turned

The Endurance 35 is a flush deck, 20,000 lb. cutter that waS the winner of the 1971 International Amateur Boatbuilding Association design competition. By coincidence, Ibold the designer, who lived back east, happened to be walking through the boatyard when he saw his design being built in steel. Ibold and the Wallaces became good friends. Jim, a metal worker, built the

• |QVe IPI Max and Suz'zane from Pelican Harbor have arrived in the Marquesas in their Dutch built Javelin sloop. We reported in our first issue that Max was planning on tuning the mast and learning navigation on the way over — it looks like he was successful. Javelins are a Tripp design, and one of the very early sailboats built of fiberglass.

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on. Ray, who is in his early 50’s had intended to sail to Alaska, but a goose¬ neck fitting broke and the mainsail tore in the teeth of 50 knots winds off Vancouver Island. Ray will cruise the Pacific northwest for several months before returning home.

Bob and Gail Jensen have arrived at the Marquesas on their Columbia 50 yawl, Simoon. They are one of three boats from Clipper Yacht Harbor that are now in the Marquesas. The Jensens are going to Naku Hiva, later to Tahiti, and plan to be in Hawaii in August. The Jensens have been cruising together with another vessel, Yellow Jacket. If you have a ham radio, you may contact Bob; Simoon’s call letters are K6DUY, 14280 kilocycles, and they monitor at 9 am, 3 pm, and 9 pm Pacific Daylight Savings Time. Yellow Jacket’s call letters are W6CJD.

victoria mystic Glen and Marlene Christiansen have left Sausalito with their sons Peter 14, and

Late in May, Jim and Helga Wallace and five year-old Jimmy left Sausalito for Hilo, Hawaii. Jim had built the Peter Ibold “Endurance 35” from the time Jimmy was 6 months old. The Wallaces have been living on Mystic for 3 years, including one year in the boatyard

boat of Cor-Ten steel because of its greater copper content which makes it 50% stronger than mild steel and far more resistent to rust. Mystic was sprayed with foam on the interior, for insulation and to prevent moisture from accumulating against the hull. Previously the Wallaces had owned a Santana 22. During that time Jim had the opportunity to sail to Hawaii and back on a Bristol 27. Upon returning to Sausalito, he sold the Santana to buy the steel to build Mystic.

CHANGES IN ATTITUDES quissett Danny and Susan Davies are leaving the 15th of June for Hawii with their 6 and 3 year-old sons, Michael and Andy. Crewing on Quissett are John Donavan, Chuck Surgalis, and Sherry Bilka. John and Chuck sailed from Maine to San Francisco on the 125’ schooner, Pilot.

Mikey and his Columbia 29 Camembert are perhaps best known for their attempt to surf onto the Santa Cruz breakwater. Young Mr. Kelly is an experienced boatworker who is always on the lookout for jobs — if you might need his services he can generally be found at Zacks where is is often on the lookout for young ladies.

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A blow at sea may be a breeze, a gale or a tempest, but a blow on land is likely to be assault and battery. - Mark Twain.

spring fever Frank and Joan Taylor left Pelican Harbor in Sausalito for Vancouver, B.C. The Taylors arrived in Sausalito in December after erasing the south seas and Hawaii in their Maple Leaf 48, Spring Fever. In September they plan to head

Vem and Sheila Elliott and 3 kids have arrived in the Marquesas after a 29 day, 3,169 mile voyage from Sausalito. Taku-Totem, a Bounty sloop was built of fiberglass in Sausalito 17 years ago. The Elliott’s reported light winds, with a best days run of only 157 miles, yet they never hit any doldrums.

Quissett is a Murray Peterson Coaster Schooner, and was originally owned by Peterson himself. She is 58’ overall, and 43’ on deck, and was built 44 years ago in Boothbay. Quissett is gaff-rigged and has no winches.

camembert Mikey, former dockmaster for Bauman & Miller has returned from his short shoal-bound stay in Santa Cruz.

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down the coast again, this time to go through the canal to the Carribean. Taku-Totem sailed all the way £own Apparently, some one forgot to tell the under vane, although a watch was kept Taylors, who are in their sailing 70’s, that by everyone, including the kids, who are a boat over 40’ was too much for one reported to becoming great sailors. couple to handle. Taku-Totem has a solar panel and is working very well. The Elliots are . planning to head for Tahiti for the Bastille Day celebration, and from there go to American Samoa rather than Hawaii as they originally intended. The family plans to spend the next five to ten years erasing in the south Pacific.

MINI-CRUISE

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' It was one of those fluky days on San Francisco Bay when we struck out toward Redwood City. The wind died on the city front, of all places, just as we decided to go in close for relief from the ebbing tide. But our bad timing became an adventure for the kids. Motoring along near the wharves, they observed a wealth of port activity at close hand. The fleet of bright red tugboats looking like a giantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playthings; the picturesque old ferry boat moored near where the sleek new ferries dock; the 240 ft. clock tower on the old ferry building; and waving at the Pilot boat prompted an informative discussion of how the pilots bring in the huge freighters. The Bar Pilotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job is to board all foreign ships and U,S. flag ships approaching the harbor and advise the steering of the ship as to direction, speed, and conditions outside the Golden Gate. Inside the bay, the inland pilots take over and direct the ship safely to port. Passing under the Bay Bridge brought up a question as to its length, so we dug through various boating publications to find that it is the eighth longest bridge in the world, though its actual length remained a mystery to us.

As the breeze finally returned and I stretched out to enjoy my turn off the helm, I contemplated the roaring, bumper to bumper traffic rumbling across the bridge. There, but for the sailing bug, were we. Off to some overcrowded park or beach, inhaling the noxious fumes of thousands of other, motorists, snaking their way along the choked freeways for a few hours diversion before reversing the trek. I recently read that heavy traffic on the bridge, combined with high temperature, can cause it to sag as much as ten feet. It was surely sagging that day. My husband remarked that cruising on a sailboat must be the ultimate escape. (I must remember that when our next chandlery bill arrives.) Our philosophizing was rudely halted as the wind came screaming down at us through notorious San Bruno Gap. John whooped like a rodeo cowboy each time a big wave lifted the boat under the starboard quarter and sent us surging forward in its frothy wake. As the afternoon wore one, our tubby little boat with a hull speed of 5.5 knots was occasionally surfing to an exhilarating 8 knots. My emotions hung somewhere between excitement and terror, but we made terrific time to the San

REDWOOD CITY Mateo bridge. After clearing the bridge, the heavy chop subsided somewhat and the wind came astern enough that we could hoist the pole for a short, effortless run. Four miles southeast of the bridge a well marked channel leads into Redwood Creek. A left turn just before a prominent white salt pile took us past Charlie Brown’s Restaurant to the Redwood City Municipal Harbor. If you have no yacht club affiliation, the Harbor Master, John Mackenhausen is the person to contact. Overnight berthing is on a space available basis for $1 per night. For prior arrangements phone 368-6988. There are clean public restrooms, but no showers. The gas dock is currently inoperable but fuel can be purchased further up the creek. Dockside power is available via a standard three prong plug. Charlie Brown’s has a reputation for friendliness and good food and you are welcome in sailing attire. A jazz combo plays for easy listening on weekend evenings. Next to the restaurant is a grassy picnic area with a fine view of the yachts and .small boats negotiating the creek. Or, you can spy on the Stanford rowing crew. If there is no room at the municipal marina, you might try Pete’s Harbor, a short way further up the creek. They have a fuel dock, showers, restaurant, and if there’s room, overnight berthing for 10 cents a foot. Phone 366-0922. Yacht club affiliates receive very hospitable treatment at the Sequoia Yacht Qub whose spacious facility is also located in the municipal harbor. Although there is no guest dock, they provided berthing and rafting for the twenty boats in our party.

There are restroom facilities at both ends of the clubhouse, nice showers, and ice for guests. Inside there is a large dining room with a huge kitchen, and a cozy bar with fireplace. The torch-lit deck accomodates outside dining on warm evenings and the large gas barbecue is available for cook outs. There is no permanent steward on duty, but Sequoia is well know for the hospitality provided by its volunteer staff. For advance arrangements, contact Bob Livengood at 368-4507 or 981-0900 (office). We were happily surprised that the Redwood City Harbor is apparently out of the flight path to San Francisco airport, so we were not disturbed by the airplane noise that can plague other harbors in the south bay. We relaxed, explored, and socialized. The children spent most of their time on their bellies capturing small jellyfish, fingerlings, and miniature crabs which they observed excitedly before reluctantly releasing them for the pleasure of future mini-sailors. On leaving Redwood City prevailing morning breezes normally necessitate a beat back up the bay. We took one long port tack from the last channel marker all the way to the San Mateo Bridge, then starboard tacked along the bridge, a course which brought us precisely to the center span clearance. A quick chart check was in order upon clearing the bridge as depths can be deceptively inadequate, particularly in the San Bruno Shoal area. Then, as the traffic zipped along the shore, and the kids’ pinwheels blurred in the freshening breeze, we left Redwood City far astern and leaned back to contemplate our next mini-cruise. by §ue Rowley

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TIGER'S TflLE

AROUND THE WORLD IN 25 FEET?

If Tiger doesn’t do it now, he never will. After losing his 50’ Cora Ann to a floating mud bank off Spain (See Lat. 38., No. 2), Tiger has made many alterations and additions to his 25’ yawl in preparation for The Voyage. Since The Voyage is a non-stop solo circumnavigation, all changes have to be made before he casts off. We haven’t the slightest inclination to duplicate his proposed trip, but we’ve always found it interesting to see how sailors prepare their vessels for sea — even

more so in the case of such an ambitious trip as Tiger has planned. Tiger purchased a 25’ Seahorse yawl for the voyage, a midget ocean racer designed and built by Barney Nichols in Alameda in 1961. Capella is a hard chine, glass-covered ply hull, with a full keel and a barn-door rudder. Tiger is skeptical about the durability of glass hulls and states that “by weight, ply is even stronger than steel.”

TIGER'S TfILE THE BOAT When Tiger took possession of Capella she had “a lunch hook, frayed mooring lines, and 4 lightweight racing sails.” She was not bare, she was naked. To conform with regulations, a simple 12 volt system with double fuses for navigational equipment was installed to provide power for normal running lights, an anchor light, and a emergency masthead strobe light. Realizing he would be on board for a long time he installed a oval port on the forward cabin house, reducing the feeling of claustrophobia and giving visibility. Two dorades with stainless mushroom vents were installed to provide ventilation in addition to equalizing the interior and exterior temperatures to prevent dampness and rot.

TOO MUCH WATER Perhaps the most common complaint of blue water sailors is the inability to keep water out of the boat; Tiger has taken special precautions. The useless lift-off hatches were replaced with ones of ply and oak and secured with locking devices. The toerail was removed and replaced with a 3” x 1” slotted mahogany strip, screwed, thru bolted, and set with 2 part epoxy. Not only should this keep water from entering at the hull and deck joint, but it provides a rail that can withstand plenty of abuse as well a give a good hand-hold if he falls overboard. The lifeline stanchions, another notorious leak spot, were resecured with stainless steel angle iron to the deck and toerail, set on epoxy pads and thru bolted with bronze backup plates. (All cleats on the boat were also backed with bronze plates). Keeping watet out is important, but not as important as getting it out quickly if it has got in. The original two 1/2” scuppers have been replaced with six scuppers between 1” and 21/£” in diameter — all fitted with one way check valves. If the water won’t flow out the scuppers, Tiger is well prepared to pump it out with four bilge pumps. One 12 volt 1300 gal./hr., one No. 10 gusher, and two large Navy pumps.

TOO LITTLE WATER Is it possible to carry enough fuel and water on a 25’ boat on a trip that might take well over a year ? Probably not, and it was this problem that lead Tiger to some novel solutions. The original tanks were replaced with flexible rubber tanks, with a total capacity of 45 gallons of both water and fuel. The tanks are set on mylar sheets to reduce wear, and are attached with chain from grommets on the tanks to eyes on the bulkheads. Tiger knows he will run out of fuel, and hopes to purchase diesel from fishing boats and freighters he sees on the way. He had better, for his ability to make water is directly related to his ability to get fuel. Tiger replaced the outboard engine with a 6.6 H.P. Petter diesel. With a 42 amp alternator, an external regulator, and a convertor he can make 110 AC power that he needs to run his Bear stainless steel water still. Drawing 9 amps AC, the still should provide 6 gallons of water a day. The diesel also gives Tiger the means with which to recharge his battery.

CHOW, CHOW, CHOW! Tiger’s food supply will consist almost entirely of a 2 years supply of freeze dried foods. Yummy, yummy. Some canned food will be taken, but because of its excessive weight and bulk it will be consumed as quickly as possible. Tiger will do all his cooking on a single burner kerosene Optimus Sea Swing. page 35

REACHING, RUNNING & STANDING STILL In addition to the original light weight working sails and genny, Tiger has purchased a heavier, 5Vi oz., main and jib for rougher weather. A storm sail will also be taken that can either be raised on the main mast in heavy weather, or set from the mizzen as an emergency steering device. Stopping power will be provided by the lunch hook, and two 18 lb. anchors, a Danforth and a CQR. Since Tiger plans to use the two big anchors in parallel on a swivel, he has installed a mechancial windlass — also good because he is disabled by a bad back.

HERE I AM, I THINK There is nothing particularly unusual about Tiger’s navigation equipment except for his charts and sonar. He is taking two sextants, HO 249 & 211, “Ocean Passages of the World”, a hand bearing compass, WWV, a stadimeter, 2 Walker Cherub logs, a depthsounder, and a 5 band Zenith radio that can be made to work as an RDF. A VHF radio and hailer have been installed on Capella giving Tiger the opportunity to call passing ships for fun and fuel. A Texas Instruments SR 52 Calculator with 50 programs ought to keep him confused until he gets back. The Wesmar sonar is an unusual piece of equipment on a small sailboat, but when you consider that Tiger’s Cora Ann was holed when her sounder was reading an accurate 50’ you’ll understand why Tiger was willing to make the investment. The unit has a 500’ range of 360 degrees. Tiger thinks it will be valuable for avoiding tankers and identifying channel markers as well keeping him in deep water. Tiger also claims it will keep him from waking whales sleeping on the surface — whales don’t like to be aroused by small sailboats. Tiger wanted us to put in a good word for Toby Wickware of Wesmar Marine Systems who time and time again went out of his way to help a small customer. Thanks, Toby.

TIGER'S TffLE The charts Tiger will be taking are not common now, but well may be in the near future. They are the normal charts reduced onto a piece of film about 4” x 5”, thus they are both impervious to water and large amounts of them can be stored in a small space. Most sell for $1, a remarkable savings over most charts and are available from Microchart of Seattle, the company that also produces the reader for them.

WHAT IF? Tiger will be taking the normal personal emergency equipment. Two safety harnesses will keep him near the boat if he falls overboard. He is now working on a medical kit to include pain killers, a surgical kit, antibiotics, and a stethoscope for periodic entertainment.

WHAT IF? PART II In heavy following seas Tiger will slow Capella by dragging warps of 1/2” nylon from hawse pipes that have been installed for that purpose on both sides of the stem. If any problems arise with the integrity of the hull, Tiger will be carrying three collision mats that have been fabricated from old boat covers. Once the flow of water has been reduced, repairs will be effected with bronze nails, strips of epoxicized 1/8” ply, and splash zone underwater epoxy. Broken spars will have to be repaired by lashings from 600’ of 1/4” line used in combination with epoxy. ' --x yi

JAWS AND THE MAN FROM GLAD

If worse comes to the worst, Tiger will carry an EPIRB and an “inexpensive” two-man life raft. If Capella founders in shark

infested waters, Tiger may not use the raft at all. According to the latest Navy findings, Tiger might be better off with two black plastic garbage bags and a life ring. The idea is to take the first garbage bag and fill it with water. Then, you somehow get into the second plastic bag, and put yourself into the first plastic bag that has water in it. The lifering is to hold you and the bags in a floating position. Then, according to the Navy, when a shark bumps against the bag, he finds it ‘unintersting’ because there is no resistance. Sharks supposedly find occupied life rafts ‘interesting’. Sounds terrific, doesn’t it?We hope that Tiger doesn’t have to give it the acid test.

OTTO PILOT Since Tiger cannot man the helm constantly, he feels that an auto-pilot is absolutely necessary. He hopes to purchase one made by Orinda Control Systems and attach it to the Edson rack and pinion wheel he used to replace the tiller.

OF COURSE Tiger is still not completely sure what course he will take, it still depends somewhat onwhen he will be able to get away. When we last spoke to him, he was leaning toward not going through the Panama and Suez Canals, but rather going around the horn in hopes of cutting a month off the length of the trip.

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TRANS The west coast’s big biennial event the Trans Pacific Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii starts July 2. Now, we suppose is the appropriate time to wonder how such a great race could start in such a rotten town. Rest assured it wasn’t supposed to happen that way, and only happened as the result of an earthshaking event. Talk of a race from the mainland to the Islands had begun in the 1880’s, but it never got off the ground because the potential entries so dreaded the long upwind haul back to the mainland. In 1906, Clarence MacFarlane left Honolulu in La Paloma for San Francisco, with the intention of proving that the sail back to the mainland wouldn’t be that bad. Upon his arrival, he assumed he would get some takers for the race from the San Francisco fleet. When La Paloma tied up at Meigg’s Wharf, the waterfront was deserted. It was not until MacFarlane began to look for a hotel that he discovered that San Francisco had been ravaged by earthquakes and fires four days after he had left the Islands. Knowing he would’t be able to race against the best, he headed south for Los Angeles with no alternative but to settle for sloppy seconds. Down south he did find two vessels willing to take him up on the race: Lurlifte, the famous 80’ San Francisco schooner, and the 112’ schooner Anemone. The three boats left the mainland on June 11, 1906, and the TransPac was born. MacFarlane sailed for 15 days and became concerned when the Islands hadn’t appeared. His navigator suggested that the same earthquake thathadhit San Francisco might have swallowed up the Islands — just the kind of thought that runs through a navigator’s head when land doesn’t appear where he says it should. MacFarlane was about to buy his navigator’s story and head back for the mainland when the tip of Kauai was spotted. The islands were still there. So was Lurline, having finished two days earlier, and Anemone, having finished one day earlier. The TransPac was run with a vague regularlity until World War I, and the habit of starting from Los Angeles became a tradition the race has never been able to shake. San Francisco was represented well in those early TransPac years. The short-ended and beamy San Francisco designed and built Lurline not only won the first race, but two later TransPacs as well. L.A. Norris (such dreadful initials) was too busy helping to rebuild San Francisco in 1906 to participate in the first race, but he made up for it in 1929 when he sailed his 120’ schooner, Mariner, to a record winning time. His record was to last for 26 years, the longest a TransPac record ever stood. Norris had always bought his boats back east, and five times he “brought ’em around” the horn. Ironically, Norris drowned when he fell off a small boat a short distance from his Sausalito waterfront home. The very nature of the TransPac, a predominantly long downhill slide, kept many large schooners and ketches alive on the west coast when they were dying of neglect on the east coast. When the Bermuda Race (which also started in 1906) was limiting boats to under 73’, the TransPac was featuring such glorious vessels as the 161’ schooner Goodwill, and the 98’ ketch Morning Star which finally broke Norris’ record time in 1955 among a record fleet of 53 entries. Even as late as 1965 Ken DeMuese was sailing the beautiful schooner Serena in a competitive fashion in the TransPac. In the mid-60’s, the world became a different place. People were listening to the Beatles and the Stones they were smoking pot dropping acid, protesting the war, letting their hair grow, and entering light displacement boats in the TransPac. New materials and new designs came into the hands of yachtsmen with a wealth of experience in throwing up acres of spinnakers and light weight downwind sails. The TransPac had changed. Whether it was forever, rather than for better, is a subjective matter.

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1965 The year of the great race of the Class A boats. Ticonderoga endures 50 knot winds and 30 foot seas to hold off one of the best collections of big boats in any TransPac. Stormvogel finished second by only minutes, but Audacious, Kialoa II, Serena, and others had threatened throughout the entire stormy race. While Ti had broken Morning Star’s record, it wasn’t easy as the fleet had suffered numerous broken masts and booms, ripped sails, disabled rudders, and innumerable gear failures. Jury rigging was the theme in 1965. Overshadowed by the new record run and the furious battle of the Class A boats, a light displacement fiberglass production boat, the Cal 40 Psyche, took the corrected time honors. It was a startling first for a fiberglass production boat, but it was not the last time it was to happen.

1967 In a fleet of 70 boats, Stormvogel avenges her narrow loss to Ti in the ’65 race. Displaying a new bowsprit and larger headsails she finishes in 11 days 14 hours, a slow time caused by a lack of wind in the first half of the race. Again a Cal 40 wins on corrected time, this time Holiday Too, skippered by northern Californian Skip Allen, and manned by a crew in their early 20’s. It has to be frustrating for the owners of the “gold platers’ to sit at Honolulu and watch the fiberglass production boats slip in ahead of their times, pushing the big boats farther and farther down in the standings.

1969 In a raging controversy, Blackfin, owned by Ken DeMuese (former owner of Serena) is declared the winner as Windward Passage is assessed a two hour time penalty for a starting line violation. Passage loses the race, and Blackfin holds the new record. For the third time in a row, the light weight super surfing Cal 40, this time Argonaut, wins on corrected time. Even though Passage had her record taken away, both the first boat to Hawaii and the corrected time winner are light displacement boats, and the TransPac trend to the lighter and lighter boats is becoming clear.

1971 The year of Windward Passage. She wins the ‘hat trick’, first to finish, first in class, and first on corrected time — the first time it has ever been done by a Class A boat in the TransPac. As if that weren’t enough, she sets a record time that everyone is shooting for' this year, 9 days, 9 hours. Ironically, the race was an easy one, the winds were consistent all the way down, and never blew much over 25 knots. The smaller boats that had been expected to take the corrected time honors died, when the normally reliable trades faded to a calm.

1973 Ragtime, the ultralight speedster, takes Passage by 4 minutes, the closest margin in the history of the race. Ragtime had been banned from the rugged Sydney to Hobart race when page 39

TRfiNSPfiC officials decided that h.er ultra light displacment make her seaworthiness suspect. Chutzpah, an ultra light Bill Lee design takes corrected time honors despite being assessed an added penalty for being so light. Grumblings about the safety of light boats have been heard since the first Cal 40 won in ’65 and now they are increasing in volume. The situation is not helped by Chutzpah’s owner Stu Cowen who possesses a rare faciltiy for aggravating the traditional TransPac fraternity, as well as many of his friends. Chutzpah, Cowen explains, is when a son who murders his parents throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan. Some find this hysterically funny, others are just plain hysterical. 1975 Ragtime and Chutzpah repeat as first to finish and corrected time winners. Chutzpah has to overcome an even stiffer penalty for being ultra fight. The grumblings turn to a roar and it is decided that changes in the race will have to be made to keep the TransPac from being made a sham by the lightweights.

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1977 The first boat to finish has always commanded a disproportionate share of the glory in the TransPac. That will be the case more than ever in the 1977 race. Since the ultra light boats have been put in their own division, there will be no clear overall winner. To many it is discouraging. For example, Chutzpah, overall winner in the last two TransPacs is headed for a new owner rather than the starting fine. A second reason is the awesome fleet that is assembling for the first to finish honors. All the talk is of a new elapsed time record, and the talk is being backed up with lots of money on the part of the owners with the most competitive boats. Ondine, a boat similar to the ‘69 winner Blackfin, is entering with new taller masts just for the race. Windward Passage, pre-protest winner in ‘69, winner of everything in ‘71, second to finish by 4 minutes in ‘73, and record holder for the race is back, also rigged with new taller sticks. Ragtime, winner in ‘73 and ‘75 is back with a crack crew. Long time TransPac competitor Jim Kilroy has entered his big new maxi Kialoa. And then there is Bill Lee, designer of the last two overall winners, who has entered the much- publicized Merlin — a boat built just to challenge the record. Merlin is radical in more than the sense that she is ultra ultra light, she also cost a fraction of the other prominent entries. That fact, combined with the knowledge that Lee is taking an “all Monterey Bay” crew made us wonder if he was trying to make fools of the ‘yachting establishment’. When we asked him about it, he said, “No, I don’t think so.” We believe him. He seems bent on having fun, with no ulterior motive — seemingly influenced by the hang loose attitude that prevails in Santa Cruz. If there is a ‘dark horse’ in the race, it would have to be Drifter, a design similar to Merlin, crewed by veterans of Ragtime and Sunset Blvd. Drifter has received very little publicity, but she displaces just slightly more than Merlin, has two feet more of beam and a two foot taller mast. Both boats are 67’ overall and draw 8’. No matter how they finish, no matter if a new record is set, every boat will be making a supreme effort during those first few days of the race. It is absolutely essential to hit the Trades and get the spinnakers drawing as soon as possible. Besides, it doesn’t take a sailor to know that the farther and faster you get from L.A., the better off you are.

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great south bay race The Great South Bay Race is on again, this time sponsored by Port & Starboard Marine. The event takes place July 9 & 10 and is a two day race; from Coyote Point to Berkeley, and back to Coyote Point the next day. The race will be divided up into three divisions: IOR MK III (modified), SBYRA non- spinnaker, and small one design. Trophies will be awarded to the first three finishers in each division, plus the £BYRA Perpetual Trophy and PAR plaques — as always there will be plenty of chow and grog to go with the sailing. The deadline to enter is June 28th of this year! So get off your boomkin and enter. Call Bern Juraka for entry forms and details: 961-3940.

hawkfarmers Hawkfarms started 50 minutes after the biggest boats and passed almost everyone to finish 5,6,7,8, & 10. On the way to Coyote Pt., it was Mercedes, Cannonball, and Heatwave. On the race back to S.F. Manface won by a wide margin and Heatwave finished second 3 seconds ahead of Courageous. 1. MERCEDES 2. HEATWAVE 3. MANFACE

Woodie Weekend — The only results we received was a casualty list. We do have a nice photo, though. Phil Salz’ Knarr, Giovanna.

26th annual boraas race The Elkhom Y.C. at Moss Landing is sponsoring the 85 mile 26th annual Boreas Race. The race starts at the Presidio Y.C. July 2, at 0900. You may race IOR, Handicap, or in a multi-hull division. There will be no added handicaps for hangovers as a result of the big party to be held the night before the race at the Presidio Y.C. For those of you wanting to do your drinking after the race, you will be accomodated at the Elkhom Y.C. on the 3rd. Call Frank Lara for details: 408-356-0533. Eves.

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champion of champions ragatta Kate Funk walked away with the 5 race ODCA Championship with a 1-1-1-2 performance, sitting out the final race with Steve Robertson who had salted away second with a 2-2-4-3 showing in his Bear Smokey. It blew 35 knots during the last race on Sunday, giving an advantage to the smaller heavier boats. Bob Gallagher bucked the City Front slop td take first place in the final race, and third overall in his Columbia 5.5 Emancipator. John Jacobs was 4th in his Challenger Shay, and Wilt Bassis was 5th in his Cal 25. Kate Funk was last year’s Folkboat champ, and a participant in the San Francisco Gold Cup.

1977 corlott series Sec. I

LASERS 1. Billy Covens — 6 points 2. Jackie Case — 17 points 3. Jerry Giovanini — 32 points SUNFISH 1. Bob Osterlund — 5.75 points 2. Jay Adams — 13.75 points 3. Dallas Nelson — 19.5 points

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San Francisco Y.C. Series Jocelyn Canick sailed a borrowed boat, Erotica, then borrowed the sails off the original Hawkfarm and then proceeded to express her gratitude by beating everyone. Was that nice, Jocelyn?

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