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TOAD and the NIMITZ (or Get That Frog Off The Freeway) The Nimitz Regatta, hosted every year by the Berkeley Yacht Club, has become a significant regatta over the years, and we are of course quite interested in the performance of our sails in this regatta. In four of the past five years the winner of the Nimitz regatta used sails which were bought from Richards and van Heeckeren. You will recall how vincible with Orange was also Powered by with Tom Montoya of used J-24.

Glen Miller had been almost in¬

Sunshine, his Ericson 27 which Pineapples. Now Glen, together Ranger 23 fame, bought Toad, a

Not many boats are charmed by the luxury of an “un¬ limited budget’, and like most of us who are feeling the pinch of inflation, Tom and Glen simply could not af¬ ford to buy new sails, no matter how badly they needed that new mainsail. So we pooled our efforts and reworked the leech of the sail as best we could. Although the result was not perfect, it would have to do for the season. The result? Toad won the Nimitz Regatta this year with her re-powered Pineapple sails. It was a tight duel from start to finish with another J-24, one which was not sailing with last year's model . . . We are proud of Tom and Glen, and wish to thank them, not only for taking us along for our fourth Nimitz win, but especially for the confidence they have in our sails. Call us, or stop by the sail loft to discuss the latest thinking in sailmaking, and to see the blend of futuristic technology and old fashioned craftsmanship at work . . . the essential foundations which give our sails that incomparable advantage and excellence.

Toad winning the 1981 Nimitz Regatta

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Why Visit ns at the NEW MASON 43 is constructed of the most modern materials to Lloyd’s flOOAl specifications. A design of such obvious beauty requires superior craftsmanship in her execution. You will find MASON 43 quality second to none. MASON 43 SPECIFICATIONS L.O.A. 43’10'/2” L.W.L. 31 ’ 3 ” BEAM 12’3!/2” v DRAFT 6’3” DISPL. • 25,000 lbs. S.A. (cutter) 899 sq. ft.

NORSEMAN SPECIFICATIONS L.O.A. 44’7” D.W.L. 37’6” BEAM 13’0” DRAFT 6’4” DISPL. 28,000 lbs. S.A. 937 sq. ft.

The NORSEMAN 447 represents Bob Perry’s latest design in the mid-forty foot range. The NORSEMAN is a high performance cruising yacht, yet its design is such that it can easily be sailed over long distances by a short-handed crew. She is extremely stable yet very responsive in light air.and gives excellent performance on all points of sail.

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The GY 38 Pilothouse Ketch is the latest design revision by William Garden. She is a classic full-keel design with fine entry, ample beam and the time-proven Scandinavian double-ended stern. The solid teak in¬ terior and joiner work make the living accommodations exquisite. Necessary gear for comfortable extended cruising is included in the attractive sail-away price. The cutter rig and trunk cabin layout are offered on this same design as an owner’s option.

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TARTAN 37 Prospective owners for a boat of this size are faced with a choice between a “cruising”, character-oriented

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sailing qualities for below-decks volume, or a perforance directed design with associated draft, handling and accomodations problems. The Tartan 37 is neither of these: she is a fast, able yacht, responsive and a pleasure to sail. Yet her standards for comfort are high, her finish and completeness remarkable.

Veteran Yacht Broker Michael Grayson brings you the Yacht Dealership of the 80’s

TARTAN 37SPECS L.O.A.37’3'/j” D.W.l.28-6Beam .11’9” Draft (deep keel).6’7Ballast (deep keel).7,200 lbs. Displacement.15,500 lbs. Sail Area.625 sq. ft.

TARTAN 42 SPECS L.O.A.42’0” D.W.L.32’0”

Beam.12’3Draft (deep keel)... ,6’11” Ballast.9,200 lbs. Displacement. . .22,000 lbs. Sail Area.758.8 sq. ft.

TARTAN 42 Tartan firmly believes that a cruising boat should sail well, be weatherly, perform in light air and be seakindiy in a blow. In commissioning Sparkman & Stephens to design the Tartan 42, such sailing characteristics were given the highest priority. Considerable experience was gained from their highly successful Tartan 41, a boat which has not only cruised most of the world’s oceans but has continued to compile a racing record second to none, including victories in TransPac and Bermuda Races. Tartan 42 improves upon that successful design not only in hull-form but also in her accommodations and appoint¬ ments.

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Rather than pointing out the obvious quality of construction we invite you to inspect the not so obvious. For instance, the hull is fully insulated, and all the drawers are hung on rollers. State of the art bulkhead in¬ stallation and “hi-tech” electrical panel that is easy to service are further examples of Nordic’s commit¬ ment to superior construction. If we told you the interior was elegant, sensible, artful and sensuous you would marry her. The layout of all the Nordic’s have been designed by people who understand sailing and spending extended periods on board. Both yachts feature a private owners cabin with a double berth and both models have an enclosed separate stall shower. The deck plan is years ahead of its time with recessed non-skid, moulded in pads for hardware and an overall finish that is a work of art. Don’t underestimate American craftsmanship in boat building today. It is time for people to see that they can own European quality boats without paying European prices.and above alf do not sell yourself short by purchasing a boat built in the Far East with unskilled labor and poor materials, the difference that might be saved will definitely cost you in the resale. We find it intriguing that there are larger and more ex¬ pensive boats built today, but the NORDIC 44 has been appointed the “Queen of the Show” in the 1982 Cow Palace Show in January.

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See the complete TARTAN LINE at the NEW Moscone Center Boat Show, Jan. 2-9 OR AT OUR DOCKS NOW!

Veteran yacht broker Michael Grayson brings you the Yacht Dealership of the 80’s

TARTAN 3000 SPECS The latest addition to the Tartan line responds to a growing demand for auxiliaries which are smaller in size without a commensurate reduction in completeness or quality. Too often manufacturers have assumed that buyers of smaller boats neither desire nor wish to pay for the style and finish found in larger yachts; such sailors are led to believe that “moving up” is the only way to attain those features. Sparkman & Stephens, designers of our previous Tartan 30, undertook this commission with a full understanding of its difficulty. Smaller yachts are often raced hard; but cutting back on features and finish, while sometimes a shortcut to higher performance, can lead to quickly deteriorating value. But a “loaded” boat that cannot sail fast will not survive the scrutiny of the experienced sailors who favor Tartans.

TAR TEN TEN SPECS L.O.A.33’1 Vt" D.W.l.27’0” Beam.9’3” Draft.S’IO/j” Ballast.3,340 ibs. Displacement.6,700 lbs. Sail Area. . . . '.486 sq. ft.

L.O.A.29’11 Zi” D.W.L.25’3” Beam. .10’1” Draft (deep fin).5’2” Ballast....3,830 lbs Displacement.7,950 lbs. Sail Area.441 sq. ft.

TARTAN TEN Sparkman & Stephens designed Tartan Ten without regard to any rating rule: the result is a fast, fair and sensible hull which keeps its seakindliness and handling even at higher angles of heel. The speed is inherent, and the performance is not contingent upon a professional crew.

TARTAN 33 SPECS

TARTAN 33 The task we set for Sparkman & Stephens was formidable: to design a Tartan worthy to succeed our previous 34-footer, a keel/centerhoarder so popular that it remained in produc¬ tion for a full decade (used ones sell today for more than their original cost). The ingredients required were Tartan speed, easy shorthanded manageability, and an interior reminiscent of larger, custom yachts.

L.O.A.33’8” D.W.L.. 28’10” Beam.. .. 10’ 11 Vi" Draft (deep fin).6’3” Draft (scheel keel.4’5'A” Ballast.4,400 lbs. Displacement.10,000 lbs. Sail Area.531 sq. ft.

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CALENDAR Dec. 5 — Sausalito Cruising Club (332-9349) and North Point Y.C.’s (825-6530) Midwinters. Dec. 5-6 — Cal Sailing Club Open House. Check out their Lido 14’s, Pearson Ensigns, and Pearson Commanders, then have free beer and/or coffee. 845-3484. Dec. 6 — Midwinters at Golden Gate YC (924-0570)and Coyote Point YC (574-0672), and Lake Merritt Sailing Club (865-5905). The widgeon grass is gone at Lake Merritt and it costs $1.25 per car to enter Lake Merritt after 9:00 a.m. First start 10:30. Dec. 6-7 — Return of Roy Edward Disney’s Pacific High about the Newport to Ensenada Race. See Sightings. 369-2960. Dec. 8-9 — Rich Carlson’s Spinnakers on the Wind at the Walnut Creek Civic Arts Theatre, 1641 Locust, Walnut Creek. 8:00 p.m. 943-5862. See one of the world’s renowned debaucheries. Dec. 12-13 — Metropolitan YC Midwinters. 284-1778. Dec. 15-26 — Southern Cross Cup Series, Sydney, Australia. Dec. 17 — Book signing party by author Kimball Livingston, autographing his new Sailing the Bay. At the Little Willow Bookstore, 207 Caledonia St., Sausalito. 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. 332-3824. Dec. 20 — Corinthian Y.C. Midwinters. Dec. 25 — Christmas. Jan. 1 — Ninth annual cruise around Alameda Island. Start at Metropolitan YC at 11:00 a.m. with Ramos Fizzes. Depart for cir¬ cumnavigation at 2:00 p.m., with a stopover at Aeolian YC. Shall old acquaintances be forgot . . . Jan. 2 — North Point YC Midwinter. Jan. 2-9 — International Boat Show at the new Moscone Center, 3rd & Howard Streets, San Francisco. 11:00 a m. to 10:30 p.m. daily. 521-0330. Jan. 3 — Golden Gate YC Midwinters. Jan. 4 — Beginning of winter classes at College of Alameda. Of special interest: beginning & advanced celestial navigation, and meteorology for mariners. Register in December and avoid the rush! College of Alameda, 555 Atlantic Ave., Alameda, 94501. 522-7221. Jan. 8-17 — S.F. National Sports & Boat Show, Cow Palace, San Francisco. 362-2442. Jan. 11 — Coast Guard Auxiliary class on boating skills and seamanship begins at Metropolitan YC. Starting time is 7:30 p.m. In¬ struction is free and a small charge for text. 653-8485, 531-4006. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.

9-10 — Metropolitan YC Midwinters. 10 — Coyote Point YC Midwinters. 16 — Sausalito Cruising Club Midwinters. 21-24 — Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race. Loading the

chambers for the S.O.R.C. Jan. 26 — Voyager Marine Seminar on interior decorating and layout for the amateur builder and outfitter. 1296 State St., Alviso,

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37' C & L Trawler. Unique wide aft cabin, Twin Volvo Turbo Diesel Gen. Complete Flybridge Canvas, Bathtub, Sec. Alarm System. Asking $97,950.

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30' Hunter. 1980, Yanmar diesel, llOv, pressure water, 8' Dover Dory dinghy w/O.B. motor. Like New, Very Clean, $39,950.

47' Perry Caribe 79 Combi, Self-tailing winches, Refer/Freezer, 120 hp Ford Lehman Diesel, Berth incl., Perfect liveaboard. Owners must sell. Asking $129,950. will submit all offers.

26' PACEMAKER.27,500. 34' HATTERAS.45,000. 35' EAGLE TRAWLER.48,950. 35' CHRIS SEASKIFF.28,500. 36' CHRIS CONNIE.13,950. 37' C & L TRAWLER.97,950. 40' HUNTER.32,500. 42' MATTHEWS.39,500. 44' TROJAN.242,000. 46' CHRIS H B.75,000. 49' ALASKAN TRAWLER ... 205,000. 57' CHRIS MY.167,000. 60' STEPHENS.175,000. 61' STEPHENS.220,000. 67' GOLDEN MEADOW TRAWLER.150,000. 70' CUSTOM M Y.98,000. 90' HOLLAND TRAWLER .. .895,000. 98' LUXURY YACHT.900,000.'

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40' Cheoy Lee Offshore Yawl. Spinnaker Gear, 7 Bags Sails, Autopilot, Charger, 4 Batteries, Sounder, R.D.F., Elect Wind¬ less, Sailing Dinghy, Refer, TDX Head Sys¬ tem, Stereo, Knot-log-spare parts. Asking $89,950.

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S-2 11.0 meter (36] -79 Volvo Diesel, Knot Depth, VHF, All halyards led to cock¬ pit, Fast Bay/Offshore Cruiser in "New" Condition. Asking $78,000. Assumable Loan of 11-3/4%.

33'Nor’ West 1980. Yanmar Diesel. CNG, Zodiac w/O.B. Motor, Halyard led to cockpit. Combi, Excellent Condition.

35 Finn Clipper Motor Sailer 69. 85hp Perkins diesel, 2 Steering Stations, VHF, Knot, Depth, Full Cockpit Canvas, Elec. Windlass, Am/Fm, 12v T V., Dinghy, Very comfortable. Asking $53,500.

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THE LOOK OF A WINNING SAILMAKER Jim DeWitt after DeWitt-powered Santa Cruz 50, Silverstreak, captured the St. Francis Big Boat Series Perpetual Trophy with upwind boat speed to burn. 1st ON

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PERPETUAL TROPHY Eight Santa Cruz 50's racing — five sailmakers represented. And nobody sends id a second rate effort to try to win this series. Results: Silverstreak ran away with the first two races with an awesome display of boat speed to weather. She sailed over the top and out from under the competition. Higher and faster. For two days, before the third race, one sailmaker reportedly made a frantic effort to improve the performance of their "50” by banging out a new jib. To little avail. In the next race, Silverstreak finished 2nd (her hydraulics broke just before the start), but then chaiked up another first in the fourth race. The last race was a sparring match between Silverstreak and the 2nd place boat — the only one left with a mathematical chance of beating them. Silverstreak strategically pulled her contender out into "left field". They finished 5th, Silverstreak was 6th — making it an easy series victory.

2nd — SWIFTSURE — CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO SERIES Jim was also pleased with the performance of the new DeWitt main and jib on 58' Frers designed Swiftsure. Using DeWitt Sails' latest computer system, Jim designed the main with a high-tech kevlar-plied leach. And the jib got a "perfect" stamp of approval right out of the bag.

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VALIANT 40’. Cutter. Cruising boat of th$ Decade!! 3 avail, from $85K. Almost new ’79 on Great Lakes, st winches, 55 hp dsl., full spinnaker, Signet 4000 sys. Owner motivated and price reduced to $148,500.

SWIFT 40. Standard equipment includes: Lloyd’s const, certif.; Volvo dsl.; Schaffer blocks & fittings; Borriar hat¬ ches; LeFiell mast; Yacht Specialties steer’g; Marinetic’s elec. sys. Best liveaboard value on the market today $109,500 f.o.b. Oakland.

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45’ STEEL YAWL. Designed by Ted Hood & built by Frans Mass in Holland out of corten steel. 14 bags of sails; sleeps 6; h/c pres, wtr.; shower; complete electronics; 17 winches; very well equipped. Asking $110,000.

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GULFSTAR 47. Sloop rigged; custom interior; food center; very little use; VHF; fatho.; anchor; windlass; two-boat owner. Reduced to $225K.

111!! 37’ FISHER MOTORSAILER. 77. Ketch, 80 hp dsl , British pilothouse luxury, owner has maintained vessel in new cond. Self-furl, Signet, refrig., VHF, extensive inventory for full world cruise. Offered at $125,000.

PEARSON 323. 77, this well equipped cruising design from Bill Shaw comes w/a Volvo dsl., H/C pres, wtr., teak cabin sole, extra bow water tank, kero, stove w/an oven, dorade vents & a dodger priced well below replacement value — reduced to $45,000.

LAPWORTH 48’ CUSTOM. “Naulu IV” is a well known rac¬ ing sloop that has been continually upgraded & maintained. Her equip, inventory is 2 pages long. Bristol, over 12 bags of sails, seriously for sale, ready for fast world cruising. Of¬ fered at $125,000.

CUMBERLAND (STEEL). 72, sloop, sistership to “Iceburg”. When it comes to strength, there’s nothing like steel. This aft-cabin steel boat has been well maintained & equip’d. She has teak decks, Volvo dsl., 31’ overall & displaces 10,500 lbs. Asking $33,000.

____ DOWNEASTER 38’. Cutter. ’76, dsl., equipped for world cruise w/2 pages of extra gear. Bristol! Owner will finance on contract of sale. Offered at $84,750

SWIFT 33’. 79 & built to Lloyd’s specifications. She’s 32’9’’ on deck & 26’9” on the waterline. Her 11’3” beam provides a spacious main salon & galley area. The Swift 33 is avail, at $62,950 & comes'complete w/the standard sailaway package. [We also have avail, a Swift 36 & Swift 40.]

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If you’ve been to our loft sit Mariner Square, you’ve pro¬ bably wondered how this crew could produce what it does in the facility that it has. From El Toro sails to 12-Meter sails, we’ve done them all with care and pride. We’re taking this opportunity to simply say “Thanks Again”to our customers — for waiting, patiently at times, and for helping to make 1931 a record year for us. Along with our thanks, please accept our best wishes for the Holidays and, of course, for the 1982 season! Come See Our Expanded Loft in January! 2415 Mariner Square Drive, Alameda, CA 94501 (415) 522-5373

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LETTERS

□ MISS YOU

Please send me a one year subscription to Latitude 38. I’ve missed three issues and am getting pretty desperate. My July issue is com¬ pletely worn out. I had a ‘July again’ issue but ran into another displaced California sailor who — with tears in her eyes — told me how much she misses bay sailing. Since July ‘again’ seemed to bring her some measure of comfort, I left it with her. Thanks for a great sheet, wish you could see the funny way people sail here. Spinnakers seem to be a rarity here as is good wind. I too miss the bay. Speaking of missing, special hugs and kisses to skipper and crew of Virago — miss you all. Sleigh ride, huh? Loved it, love you. Lee (from somewhere outside California) □ SPRING DELIVERY

After reading the October Issue, thought you might be interested in this ad from the October 25th Seattle Times:

OLSON 40 Limited Offer $89,000 base Available Spring

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R. Belforte’s Wilderness 21 “Heidi”, 2nd in Wilderness 21 Nationals — Sam Stitt Portland, OR

Sam — It turns out that what everyone expected, that Pacific Boats would do an Olson 40, is true. Lyn Neale says the first ones should he completed by July of 1982. They will displace 9,500 pounds, cost $95,000 and look like the drawing below.

Not bad for a liveaboard!

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I recently received a copy of the September edition of your magazine with the article about the loss of my yacht Ghost II entitled “Canal Crunch”. I just wanted to give you an update and correct an error in the article. The Ghost II was a Yankee 38 and not a Yankee 30 as stated in the article. Also it was I who directed everyone off the sinking yacht and was the last to get off as the decks went awash under my feet. I returned to California by air from Panama and gathered as many documents and receipts as I could so as to presept a comprehensive bill to the Panama Cana! Commission. I’ve since returned to Panama page 25

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LETTERS PRIME MOVER . . . and turned the case over to an attorney for collection. As yet 1 have received nothing but have high hopes of receiving a fair settlement. This incident has become very famous here and as a result has ' gathered many rumors most of them exaggerated or false, such as Max s comment that the Canal wants to make a precedent of this case as far as payment is concerned. The sad truth is it has now been six months since the accident and I remain boatless and uncompen¬ sated for my loss. Ship wrecked in Panama Bruce Morse P.S. — A karmic note: The day 1 returned to Panama the tug Trinadad II — which was responsible for sinking my yacht — was crunched between two ships and was put permanently out of com¬ mission. •

□ MA & PA CATALINA How about putting some Mom and Pop racing news in your erudite and delightfully readable rag — and the Catalina 30’s are about as “Mom and Pop” as you can get. The 1981 Catalina 30 one-design summer racing series, which concluded on October 17, consisted of seven races (two throw outs). There were very tight races for first and second and for third and fourth. Gil Campbell’s Charlie won the series by a mere quarter point over Tom Bird s Bird Ship, and Terry Grew’s Sycusa (whose home port is Buzzard’s Breath, Wyoming) had a narrow one and a quarter point advantage over Frank Neston’s Vitamin Chest. The final standings: 1st Charlie, Gil Campbell, Mt. View (3,1,2,2,1); 2nd Bird Ship, Tom Bird, Sunnyvale (2,2,1,2,2,); 3rd Sycusa, Terry Grew. San Francisco (4,1,4,4,1); 4th Vitamin Chest, Frank Neston, Millbrae (2,6,1,3,3); followed by Agadar, Bob Brehm, Menlo Park; Eumaios, Jim Balestra, Menlo Park and John Dunmire, Menlo Park; Rainbow’s End, A! Davis, Redwood City and Dennis DiSalvo, Redwood City; Yorkshire Rose, Chris Ward, Los Altos; Sqamish, Cliff Anderson. Menlo Park; Aumoe Makani, Fred Diel, Scotts Valley; Magic Spell, Robbie Robinson, Livermore; Aquarius, Heinz Reichwein, Sunnyvale; Konpai, Jerry Coulter, Mt. View; Panakeia, Jack Arnold, Sacramento. Charlie was named class champion for the 1981 season. The winter racing series for the class starts November 14. Any Catalina 30 wishing to participate should contact Regatta Chairman Frank Neston, 15 Corte Del Sol, Millbrae, CA 94030, (415) 697-4845. . ' Nancy Campbell Publicity Chairman Catalina 30 — Fleet 1 Mt. View

□ MUST BE THE SALT AIR

In response to the letter signed “Anonymous” under Crew List Questionaire in the Letters section, p. 43„ Oct. 81: — “To those who are objecting to 4he Skippers who chase female crews around the decks and forward berths, you might as well give up that crusade. It is a lost cause, already. And I don’t take recourse to that ‘Anonymous’ bit. I am ready and willing to sign myself A Normal, Healthy Male.” P.S. — Franklin T. Potter ' ♦

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NIKONOS IVA with 35mm f/2.5 lens

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Bright viewfinder, simple zone focusing, even includes self-timer, shutter lock, easy-loading spool. Yet it weighs just 15.1 oz.

Sale: $399.00

Anywhere, Anytime Accessories. For more versatility there’s a watertight floating bag for camera, films, accessories. Watertight film case attaches to neck strap. Chest harness keeps camera ready yet leaves both hands free. Lens hood for attaching filters and close-up lenses. ,

List: $285.00

Special: $188.00 with free accessory pack

Toshibo Aqua F-1 Underwater Strobe for Nikonos IVA or III

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to your letter, “Interpretation Please!” in the October issue. As a member of the USYRU Racing Rules Committee, 1 have to tell you that there is no specific answer to the Rule 42.4 problem pos¬ ed by your reader. The solution would depend upon the cir¬ cumstances and facts found by a protest committee hearing such a case. Significant factors would be the establishment of the compass course of “safe pilotage” to the first mark. Obviously, there could be substantia! argument as to the exact parameters of the course. What we have here is a failure of the race committee that wrote the sailing instructions of the regatta to pay attention to the yacht racing rules, and particularly the one cited. The sailing instructions should have recognized that there is no straight-line compass course to the first mark. The instructions should have then modified the Rule, so that your reader wouldn’t be in a quandry. We intended the Rule to mean the straight line compass course to the first mark. Unfortunately, the race committee didn’t do a com¬ plete job of course development, so in this case, there is no simple answer. Jack H. Feller, Jr. Regional Administrative Judge South San Francisco

□ QUEST OPINION Reference is made to the article “Court Quest” in Volume 52 (Oc¬ tober) . The jury findings in the case of the Quest litigation are absurd. Your writer’s defense of Catalina might have included a comment about the insanity of finding ACR responsible. Did the jury hold ACR responsible for the propagation characteristics of an FM transmission or for the complacency of aircraft crews? Despite my low opinion of lawyers and the legal system. I do not think that I am biased when I argue that litigation has little place in yachting disasters. I would like to hold skippers and Crewmembers of yachts responsible for their own decisions to head out to sea and to view their craft as seaworthy. A manufacturer should be responsible only for the proper perfor¬ mance of his product, not for the errors of an operator. Of course, there is such a things as misleading advertising and preying on the in¬ nocent. If anyone should be taken to court, it should be those builders and brokers who assure the inexperienced that every under¬ rigged and underbuilt, overbeamed and overpriced piece of gleam¬ ing garbage is a world cruiser. The result of all the litigation will be, however, that soon our last real freedom, to go to sea in a sailboat, will be regulated out of ex¬

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□ WE THOUGHT WE WEREN’T EVER GOING TO GET ANYTHING RIGHT . . . and I thought you were never going to make a mistake. I must reluctantly offer some comments concerning your remarks about the IOR division of MORA winner. You have inadvertantly and indirect¬ ly slighted the designer of Felony (Carl Schumacher), the sailmakers page 29

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LETTERS (Horizon and Mitchell), and several others. As you may know, the MORA Series is divided into two halves. There are individual and overall winners. The winner of the Spring Series was Roger Eldrege’s Suzi, whom you failed to even mention. Saint Anne was second. Suzi did not sail in the Fall Series. The win¬ ner of the Fall Series was Felony (not completed in time to race in the spring), followed by Tequila Sunrise in second, and Saint Anne third. Saint Anne was only pressed” by Felony to the extent of finishing third to her in the five race Fall Series. Your implication was otherwise. As far as ratings are concerned, Saint Anne and Felony are NOT similar in IOR ratings. Saint Anne rates 31.5-ft., while Felony rates 27.5. 1 m sure everyone will agree that Carl Schumacher has design¬ ed a 30-ft. ULDB which sails to its rating better than an Olson 30. Two final observations: First, let me not take anything away from the Heckmans’ fine overall performance this past summer. Saint Anne was excellent and keen competition; a challenge and a pleasure to sail against. Secondly, the quality, foresight, and candor of Latitude 38 is outstanding, not to mention your sense of humor. Please continue your fine work.

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Colin J. Case San Francisco Colin — There are so many divisions and so many winners we feel we have to limit them or we’ll lose our audience. Consequently we just published the ‘season winner’, Saint Anne, feeling that was the greater accomplishment than winning either half. It was merely an ar¬ bitrary decision however, and was in no way meant to take away from the successes of Felony or Suzi.

□ THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Here are some thoughts about reports of heightened piracy in both Central American and Indonesian waters. It could be that the safest years for ocean voyaging were when the large western empires were strongest. Until the second World War, Britian and other imperial powers attempted to control maritime activities deemed detrimental to the interests of Western Europeans. The old empires are now gone, along with their power and protection, but the living conditions and needs of those who practice piracy have remained relatively con¬ stant. Piracy is but one system of mercantile opportunism that serves to distribute wealth. It may compete with or augment other methods of distribution, but its existence indicates that it is a necessary mechanism, under given social conditions, to achieve the distribution of goods and services desired by the general population. Moral con¬ siderations aside, the same analysis applies to moonshining, slavery, burglary, mugging, and rapacious mis-use of natural resources. Piracy, along with slavery and smuggling, has existed in Indonesian waters for centuries. If piracy is indeed a new and growing industry in Central America, then it indicates that the established and presumably legitimate methods for transferring wealth from “haves” to “have-nots” are inadequate. The bottom line for yachtsmen who want to go to foreign countries is that there is still plenty of adventure available for those who really want adventure, and it’s closer to home than ever. Unless U.S. yachtsmen develop penchants for sailing to cold, foggy paradises, they may have to assume, if they insist on voyaging to the tropics, the humility of a missionary among cannibals. The missionaries ob¬ tained tolerance and immunity in return for a mixture of dogma, page 31

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□ EACH SAILOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OR HER WAKE The holiday season is nearing and we are beginning to receive those once-a-year notes from people we met during our eleven years of cruising. Most of them bring good news, but one brought another example of the problems caused when less than thoughtful sailors forget that they are part of a floating community. Unfortunately all of us who visit foreign ports are judged by the actions of the cruising sailors who were there before us. Don Windsor, a businessman in the delightful southern Sri Lanka J port of Galle, went out of his way to make our stay easy and troublefree. In 1978 cruising sailors were welcome to pse the port facilities free. According to Don’s Christmas .card note, things have changed: “Now there is a harbor charge of Rupees 1000 per month. All yachts need an agent. Agency fees are Rs. 1000 or U.S. $50 for the first month, U.S. $25 for every other month. All of this is because some yachties started smuggling dope, etc., did not pay dues and slipped away.” If all of us make it clear that we do not want free loaders or drug smugglers as our companions in the cruising fleet, maybe we can preserve those places where we are sjtill welcome. Lin & Larry Pardey Lake Elsinore The Pardey’s are moving right along with their new boat: “This Saturday we put in the whiskey or shutter plank in place. That means our new boat is ready for caulking and fairing. The deck framing is all in place with five coats of varnish on the forward area. We are pretty close to our schedule and enjoying the whole project, but still anx¬ ious to be out sailing again as soon as possible. ”

□ ASK A QUESTION, GET A QUESTION Ted Fallas raised a question about the anti-barging rule in the Oc¬ tober issue of your fine magazine. Your mailbox is probably stuffed with replies from self-styled experts like me, but I’ll venture my opi¬ nion and recommendations anyway. The situation described is where the direction one must sail is to windward of the direction to the first mark, and there is a conflict between a windward and leeward boats’ interpretation of Rule 42.4. First of all, Ted is correct in saying that before the starting signal, boat 2 (windward) would be barging. The second part, whether boat 1 would be incorrect in sailing close-hauled, thereby taking boat 2 above the “compass course” to the first mark is more difficult. Alter¬ natively, of course, boat 2 may be incorrect in forcing boat 1 to sail below the “close-hauled” course. It appears that there is a conflict between the stated rule — “com¬ pass bearing of the course to the first mark,” and the intent of the rule, which is to prevent bargers from sneaking jn right after the gun. page 33

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Hunting Area All kills must be made within the area bounded by Washington on the north, Lincoln on the east. Culver on the south, and the ocean on the west. Roving observers will be placed throughout the area, and will patrol the boundaries. Any contestant caught smuggling poodles into the area, dead or alive, will be disqualified.

Weapons Any projectile weapon is acceptable; however, since scoring is done on the basis of weight as well as nose count, explosive shells are contraindicated.

Scoring Scoring is done on a point system as follows. The contestant with the greatest number of points at noon on Sunday wins. Runner-up prizes will be given as deemed appropriate. To claim points, the kill must be registered with the official scorekeepers stationed at the beach at the end of D basin. Meathooks will be available for weekend rental, and kills will be displayed for public appreciation and comment. s Points are given as follows: 10 points per head (or nose if head is missing). 1 point per pound, up to 5 pounds. 5 point bonus if carcass can be used for barbeque. Score is doubled if pedigree can be proven. A special judge will be in attendance for special cases. He will be the sole arbiter for all rules disputes, such as deciding if a kill is really a poodle. He will also award extra points for audacious or extra skillful kills. To qualify for these extra points, the kill must be witnessed by a roving monitor, or a fair witness (available for rent), or by the harbor patrol. Since during the last two PS&B they were unable to assist due to the fact that somebody had stolen the propellors from their boats, the number of monitors has been doubled. Extra skill kills can include picking the little buggers off when the are on the tower balconies near E basin. Rigging ricochet shots may qualify for both extra points and a lawsuit. Some of the highlights of last year’s PS&B will make clear what is considered worthy of extra points: Jim Katzenjammer scaled the west MCC tower, and using a mortar, scored twenty kills before he was thrown from the roof of the building by irate boat owners from D and E basins. The extra points were awarded posthumously. Ferdinand de la Taco pursued a dog-paddling poodle down the entire length of the main channel on a windsurf board before finally getting the kill with a slug-loaded, 12-gauge shotgun. The chase was a long one due to having to reload the gun and righting the sailboard after every shot. Using a stethoscope to locate targets by listening through hulls from underwater, Alexander Gonoff (son of famous Russian composer Dimitri Gonoff) used scuba gear and an air-powered drill to hole the boat just below the waterline, and as the boat sank would use a spear gun to nail the escaping poodle. We wish to stress that the sponsors are not responsible in any way for damage or death caused by any participant. We uns'h to stress that the sponsors are net responsible in any way for damage or death caused by any participant, and we are not liable in any toay. (Waivers to this effect must be filed in order to be an official participant.)

Hints And Tips Poodles (or puddles or piddles as they are sometimes called) are easy to recognize. They are extremely small, obnoxious dogs with a vicious temper and are extremely nervous. They are often ritually shorn to resemble a pile of dingo balls with cancer. They are easy to track out of doors by following a trail of urine and feces that they continuously generate. Poodles are also easy to find when hidden on boats, since they are so nervous that if someone farts in a boat three slips away from the beast, he will be answered immediately with an angry yapyapyap which takes longer to subside th^n the wake of a supertanker in shallow water. Caution must be exercised when a poodle has been tracked to his lair. These sneaky, treacherous animals distract you with constant yammer when (or even before) you enter their den, and piss all Over the floor while doing a wild series of acrobatics, hoping to slip, fall, and be knocked unconscious. This viper of a dog then proceeds to activities too gruesome to mention. Although not explicit in the rules, persons attempting to defend poodles during the contest are considered fair game. All kills entered for points become the property of the 3rd annual Poodle Shoot and Barbeque committee, and are used to provide the main course for the barbeque (BYOB).

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150,000

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□ BEST EVER Last year was the best sailing ever. All thanks to the “Crew List” I’ve been on several boats including two that were repetative win¬ ners. I’m looking forward to the next “Crew List” for more ocean racing. I might even sign up on the cruising list as well. Thanks for a great magazine and even a greater opportunity to be involved in sailing. Jack Rosenberg Mill Valley (415) 332-5373 [Jack included his phone number hoping more of you owners need crew like him.] □ NO FREELOADERS, FLAKES, WINOS . . . Enjoyed your letter about crewing plus article by Riddle. I have a 51’ ketch berthed in Tiburon — Faradise Cay Yacht Har¬ bor. I ran an ad last fall for “crew”, plus I listed the boat in your CrewBoat issue for crew (m or f). I’m 47, single, Pres, of a small manufacturing corp., licensed pilot, certified scuba diver, ham operator & licensed chief mate marine of¬ ficer — graduated from U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point. Okay? If I ran another ad, part of it will read ... no freeloaders, winos, flakes, sunbathers, non-working boat bums. Have sailboat, bring foul weather gear, harness, your own booze, sea sick pills — not birth control pills . . . 1. Sex: I just can’t believe most skippers run ads for sex. I per¬ sonally have too much (or I’m too old) because of a boat I might have more but that has nothing to do with crew. 50% of the women who I’ve met (12) came with no experience, no gear, no food and beverage & I believe no intent on being active. If they’re under 30 I think they are looking for a man. 2. Participation: Out of 21 people only 2 offered to work, both did not come back when I called off the Hawaiian trip. I scheduled two offshore trips, one to Half Moon and one to Channel Islands. One man (?) offered to sail to Channel Islands (after day sail on the bay) but he showed up drunk the night before sailing and refused to sleep in crew’s quarters. (Threw him off.) 3. Experience: I don’t mind training and teaching but first crew people must have an idea of what they must do. I agree with Riddle that one must lay it right down, what you want from both sides, i.e. galley duty is part of sailing!! 4. Money: I’m tired of seeing my wine, beer, bourbon sucked up by so many people — they don’t ask. On a one-day bay sail, I ve had new crew members complain about the food. They also borrow your sun block, sea sick pills, clothes, etc. Suggestion: Run education article for both skippers and crew — what do we all expect. You have a good book! Gilman McMillan San Jose

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39,000

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Terry Allen of Hayward, who owns a Balboa 27, felt moved tosend a letter about the death of his and many 'other bay area sailors’ friend, Jimmy Ricketts, on October 31, Jimmy owned an Ericson 30 for several years and for the last year and a half cruised his Rafiki 35 Flying Lady out of Embarcadero Cove. Jimmy loved to sail the Bay and was outfitting his boat for some offshore trips with his wife. Besides sailing, he had a passion for planes, which unfortunately \ turned out to be his downfall. While flying over Tracy in a plane he had built himself, the wing broke off and Jimmy died in the crash. He was 36 years old.

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. Terry especially wanted his friend remembered to all of Jimmy’s acquaintances. The two of them had been out looking at boats short¬ ly before Jimmy’s death and Terry was amazed at all the people Jim¬ my knew up and down the Estuary. A sad story, but a touching tribute from one friend to another.

There's a new apeus foredeckus on the Bay: Edward J. Mancebo, newborn son of Dave and Aurora Mancebo. Born with a spinnaker pole in his hands, deck shoes on his feet, his first words sounded like: “Send up the biggest chute you’ve got!”

Carol Dibner, “a reader since issue 1”, spotted this photographer at the Big Boat Series, and because of the ‘Loose Lips’ T-shirt, wondered if she might be one of ours. The answer is no, but it is a

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Selected Brokerage pretty jazy shirt, and if we’re not mistaken, you can purchase them at one of the t-shirt emporiums on Pier 39. If, on the other hand, you’d prefer a genuine, offical, real thing Latitude 38 t-shirt, why you’ll be able to buy one at the San Francisco International Boat Show to be held at the new Moscone Center star¬ ting January 2nd.

As some of our readers are only too quick to point out. Latitude 38 sometimes features typographical errors of one sort or another. We have no pretensions about being perfect, and it’s heartening to know that other pubications have similar problems. Take, for exam¬ ple, the S.F. Bay Columbia 26 MK II newsletter, called The Perfect 26. It seems they weren’t so perfect in the August/September issue. According to the editor, the issue “was typed by a most beautiful young lady who is (unfortunately) not into sailing and, in a rush, some strange things went out. However, as ‘The Perfect 26’ is never wrong, we would like to make the following observations: 1) Blue Lady II no longer tows its dink on a 26-ft. trailer, but rather

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DEAR MAX THANK YOU FOR YOUR INQUIRY ABOUT THE SEASTAR 460. I MUST WARN YOU THAT I AM VERY PARTfAL TO THE SEA STAR. AFTER MANY YEARS OF SELLING CRUISING SAILBOATS I FEEL THAT SHE IS THE FINEST DEEPWATER YACHT THAT I HAVE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF SAILING. IN A HEAVY BLOW SHE WILL STAND UP AND SMOKE; MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE SEASTAR 460 WILL SAIL AND TACK IN A WHISPER OF A BREEZE; SOMETHING ALL BOATS MARKETED AS CRUISERS ARE NOT CAPABLE OF. THIS IS POS¬ SIBLE BECAUSE THE FOREFOOT OF THE KEEL IS CUT BACK AFT AND THERE IS A CUT OUT RELIEF IN THE KEEL JUST FORWARD OF THE RUDDER. THIS PROVIDES EXCELLENT HANDLING AROUND DOCKS AND IN TIGHT SITUATIONS WHILE THE RUDDER ENJOYS THE PROTECTION OF THE KEEL NOTICE ALSO THE KEEL IS LOWER THAN THE RUDDER FUR¬ THER PROTECTING THE RUDDER FROM ACCIDENTAL GROUNDINGS. EVERYTHING ABOUT THE SEASTAR 460, HAS BEEN DESIGNED WITH CRUISING IN MIND; TO NAME A FEW EXAMPLES: DORADES AND PLENTY OF LARGE OPENING HATCHES BROAD UNCLUTTERED DECKS, ADEQUATE SAIL LOCKERS IN THE COCKPIT, NO MORE SLEEPING WITH SAIL BAGS WHEN YOU’RE OFF WATCH. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON'TOO MUCH TO DISCUSS HERE. „ v THE FEATURE OUR OWNERS LIKE MOST IS THE PILOT HOUSE. IF YOU FEEL AS I DO YOU HAVE HAD ENOUGH COLD, WET MIDNIGHT SHIFTS, SPRAY IN THE FACE ICEY HELMS WET TO THE SKIN, ALL COMPOUNDED BY LONELINESS. PICTURE YOURSELF INSTEAD IN THE WARM PILOT HOUSE, AUTO PILOT AND RADAR WORKING, PLEASANT COMPANY STEREO AND A CUP OF HOT COFFEE. ALL POSSIBLE WITH SEASTAR 460’S DUAL CON¬ TROLLED PILOT HOUSE. THE BEST PART iS YOU GET ALL OF THIS WITH NO COMPROMISE IN SAILING PERFORMANCE. WHEN THE NEED ARISES FOR THE ENGINE THERE IS PLEN¬ TY OF POWER IN THE 80 H.P. FORD DIESEL. FUGERE’S HAS COMPLETELY REDESIGNED THE INTERIOR. WE HAVE ALSO UPGRADED THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE HARDWARE AND FINISH OF THE SEASTAR 460 I AM SURE THE SEASTAR 460 IS A YACHT YOU WOULD BE PROUD TO OWN.

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a 25-ft. tether. 2) Cygnus, rather than have a double-headed stray set up, would like a double headstay set-up, and rather than a walking jib boom, a working jib boom.” While we at Latitude 38 can’t offer perfection, we do feature good intentions. We also guarantee that there will be more typos. Hopeful¬ ly they 11 be as amusing as the ones mentioned here.

Screwed, metrically speaking. It s getting to be a wilder world all the time on boats, what with American boat manufacturers assembling boats using fasteners based on the English or customary system of measurements, and then in¬ stalling foreign engines which use the metric system. It’s gotten so that you have to have two sets of tools for one boat. Now you can get metric tools almost anyplace these days, but if you need something tricky or special, reader Peter Jowise suggests that you try Mr. Metric stores in either San Jose or San Leandro, (408) 946-6641 ot1 (415) 357-1510. The stores have been around awhile, and claim to have the largest supply of metric fasteners and tools in the area. So if you can’t find it elsewhere, maybe Mr. Metric can help you. Great Fun, Clay Bernard’s red, white and blue 50-footer has been doing the midwinter circuit around the Bay. The boat draws a healthy nine feet and on Sunday, November 21, they discovered a rock (Clunk) about eight feet down and thirty five feet off the cement breakwater protecting Gas House Cove on the City Front. Bob Smith, who was driving at the time, said they banged the bottom as they came close inshore, hung up for about 15 seconds and then slid off. There aren’t many boats drawing nine feet that frequent those waters, so it can’t be considered a maritime hazard, but forewarned is forearmed.

There’s been some loose talk going around that Emeryville Cove Marina had gone belly up, but that’s not the case. When called at the end of November, the ECM people said they were doing business. They were also a little p.o.’d that someone is trying to create the op¬ posite impression.

Last month’s item about the woman who called up before the Rol¬ ling Stones’ concert at Candlestick Park got us thinking: Gee, could you sail to the park? It would be a pretty impressive way to show your date a good time. You’d tie up, walk over to the park and see a 49er game and then sail off into the sunset. The 49er office, though, said no one had ever asked that question before. The Candlestick Point State Recreation office, which operates the shoreline park next to the Candlestick parking lots, was a little more authoritative. The ranger there explained that the pier is designed for fishing, with a railing around it. There are no floating docks, so if you tied up at high tide and came back at low, you could be in for a big surprise. “We would discourage anyone from leaving their boat there for any length of time,” he Said. They might even give the offender a ticket. The ranger did say that people have tied up for lunch, and that boaters are welcome to anchor offshore and row in. It’s pretty shallow, so he advised caution. page 51

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CHANGES IN LATITUDES The following two contributions to ‘Changes in Latitudes' are from Al MacDiarmid of the Freedom 28 ketch. Broad Reacher. Like Betty Ann and Larry of ‘Innocents Aboard', Al took a year's leave of absence from l.B.M. in San Jose to cruise. Rather than staying in the Pacific, he travelled back edst, picked up the boat from the factory, and sailed down the east coast, through the Panama Canal, and back up to the bay area. Broad Reacher currently lives in the Alameda Marina. You’ll be hearing a lot more from Al in the future, but right now he has a few things to say about 1) charts and navigational aids, and 2) Cabo San Lucas. How timely for those of you headed south. Cruising with Broad Reacher: some comments on charts. For years I had read in Yottie Mags about Mexican aids to naviga¬ tion, non-existent, unreliable, long gone, out of place,” etc. 1 wonder if these comments emanate from inside the yacht club bar . . . they couldn t have come from someone who was there. Perhaps the fault lies, not so much with the aids to navigation maintained by Mexico, as in the charts not so well maintained by American cartographers. How long has the harbor at Puerto Vallarta been there? Come to think of it, how long have all those rivers been there? The ones not shown on the chart. Puerto Vallarta has not on¬ ly red and black lighted channel buoys, but end of jetty lights, a jetty, a lighted range, radio towers with lights and an aero beacon at a ma¬ jor jetport . . . none of which are on the chart. Even the harbor itself is missing, big enough to take cruise ships. Perhaps rumor came from someone who sails only in the daytime . . . Mexicans turn off their lights during daylight. I guess the kid pushing the flashlight switch in the lighthouse has to rest sometime. Some of the lights are not too well placed . . . and some of them are not where the chart says . . . but the chart is wrong, not the light. Outside the Little Apple (Manzanillo), there is a light on an island. The chart does not show this light . . . hell, it doesn't even show the island! Another difficulty, of course, stems from the fact that the charts are based on a survey by the U.S.S. Ranger in the 1800’s. Major towns, like Zihuatanejo, are missing while nothing towns like Chamela are on the chart. 1II bet one U-2 flight would do wonders. It is interesting to note the zig-zag pattern of soundings ... 1 wonder if the U.S.S. Ranger was beating to windward? I know I was! I sometimes wonder what our cartographers had in mind when I see “white rock" on the chart and duly note the white rock as I go by (at least the birds have reliable nesting sites) ... but do not see “bldg as I sail by 13 hi-rise hotels bordering the bay . . . was I lost? . . . no, the chart screwed up . . . again. Leaving Panama I marked in about seven lights not on the chart ... a hint of things to come. Perhaps I expect too much . . . after all, it it takes over five years to update San Francisco Bay charts, why should I be surprised at a mere 100 year lapse in Mexican charts . . . there’s no Coast Guard Auxiliary down here to send in changes. Ever sail by an oil rig in the Santa Barbara channel and use it for a fix . . . and there’s an oil slick that has been there longer than Eurc^peans . . . also not on the chart? Maybe the U S. Navy doesn’t care about sailing through oil slicks, but I do. So the word from one who has been there . . . the aids do exist. I did not find even ONE aid missing (and, as mentioned, lots of extras). When you finally break free and head south . . . check with a Yottie who has done it, mark up your nice new charts so they look like his old beat up charts with all the missing dope . . . and press on page 57

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in confidence. Cruising with Broad Reacher: some comments on Cabo San Lucas. When sitting in the Balboa Yacht Club, talking with Yotties who had come south (I was headed north) ... one comment was hard to believe . . . “EVERYTHING is cheaper in Panama than any place between here and the United States.” It turned out to be the usual yacht club B.S., of course . . but Cabo was a real surprise cheapest beer 1 found. 1 did no major provisioning anywhere how much can one carry in a knapsack? ... but I did compare some prices here and there . . . and in Cabo the prices were not out of line at all. Going against the stream,” most boats were headed the other way. I had not run into anything like the “Cabo Net” ... in fact I had not run into very many boats at all. Cabo had thinned out by the time I got there. So I did not see the usual crush ... I even found a nice dusty spot in the inner harbor. It was nice to listen to a young female Kiwi running the net . . . and very informative, new boats check¬ ing in, items for sale or trade, parts needed, social gatherings, etc. There are several good supermarkets in town . . . with all sorts of items unobtainable in Mexico, like cheddar cheese and paper towels. Diesel and water were awkward, but obtainable . . . also kerosene. I could not find GAZ cans for my mini-galley, nor a belt for my autopilot . . . but I got everything else . . . every alternate run was for beer. When I first visited Cabo San Lucas ... in 1950 ... the only thing there was a small cannery, run by Sr. Carlos Jimenez C., with its attendant village. The Jimenez family had a “house” ... all others were thatched huts ... no paved roads. A huge cactus patch lay where the inner harbor now is . . . and will be. There were no hotels, resort or otherwise, no sportfishing industry, no ferry, no cruise ships, no tourist shops. I don’t even think there was a bank . . . and 1 know there was no port captain . . . only one cop. 1 remember it as being much hotter then . . . was it my imagination? We had to hunt rabbits for meat because a Chubasco had blown all the chickens away. Water was all filtered through a sandstone before drinking. Yes, Cabo has changed. Now there are signs in Spanish and english . . . many english speaking people . . . even a bank (giving 24 to 32 per cent interest). They have not lost the taco stands and have gained lots of restaurants . . . from casual to elegant. The Baja highway ends there . . . one sees lots of off-road vehicles and campers. In 1950, 1 think there were two pickup trucks. Officials have invaded . . . Capitania di Puerto, Aduana, Oficina de Pescadero, Migracior. . . . and typically, spread across the breadth of the town. A yacht basin like Puerto Vallarta is under construction . . . more hotels are going up . . . and others are expanding. The discos on the beach go until dawn. (In 1950. there was a volunteer 3-piece band, a bass with three strings, fiddle and guitar . . . people took turns! . . . played on Saturday night . . . not all things have changed for the better.) I can see why so many Yotties have trouble getting away from Cabo . . . there is an ambience there . . . the atmosphere is . . . simpatico. One feels comfortable. When they get the hurricane hole built . . . there will probably be some who grow onto the bottom . . . there to remain forever ... 1 am almost tempted.

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CHANGLES IN LATITUDES In this issue’s interview with Jens Kolvoski, Jens claims that the Mexican Navy and Coast Guard are eager to help American yachties. Rich and Bonnie Richardson, Commodores in the Seven Seas Cruising Association, back up that suggestion with comments in the November 1981 edition of the Commodores Bulletin:

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A word here about the Mexican Navy. We have been boarded and inspected by the Mexican Navy a number of times both at anchor and once at sea while underway. In all cases the Navy personnel were considerate, professional, and efficient, neither prolonging their stay nor looking for gratuities. We’ve heard many stories from other cruisers of the Mexican Navy personnel providing excellent mechanical and medical assistance to them willingly at no charge.”

Since the baby boom crowd has moved into the parental and growing-income years, they are prime candidates for both sailboats and babies. How well do the two mix? Without a baby ourselves we couldn t tell; we try to be conscientious journalists and so we had a baby girl last February to begin firsthand research on the question. To date our baby has found sailing to her liking. At first there were a couple of short jaunts around the bay, in which she demonstrated that she could take the cold much better than her father thought. Then there was a nice five or six day trip up the Delta in which she was content to enjoy herself on both the cockpit and the cabin soles. And during the nasty return trip through a howling and choppy San Pablo Bay, she slept calmly in a car seat in the quarterberth. A daytime sail on Zamazaan in Honolulu was allright after we soaked her down to cool off; most recently she thoroughly enjoyed four days near La Paz. Dragging her legs over the side of the sportboat and sipping the clear waters of the Gulf seemed to be the most fun for her. There were times when we wondered whether or not the little ad¬ dition was going to cramp our active life. But what we’ve discovered is that we still can get blottoed, we still can act irresponsibly, we just don’t do it as often. Or care to. Our baby has been a great addition to our lives, and so far has made our sailing more — not less — en¬ joyable. There are, however, some clouds on the horizon. Some folks we’ve talked to claim that everything is well with the kids until they become toddlers, and that then the sailing life becomes more difficult for all involved. We’ll see, and in the meantime would be interested in any comments from you. \

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keenan gets the boot On October 19th in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Executive Committee of the United States Yacht Racing Union (USYRU) convened to report on the circumstances surrounding the rating of Burt Keenan’s yacht Acadia in last year’s SORC. The SORC, you may well remember, was the scene of quite a scandal when yachts Louisana Crude, Acadia, and Williwaw were all found to have large discrepancies between their IOR rating certificates and what the boats actually rated. Several months ago Seymore Sinet, owner of Williwaw, was held respon¬ sible for his boat s rating as per the racing rules — and was thereby banned from participating in any USYRU races for the period of one year. Well, the Executive Committee found Burt Keenan, owner of Acadia, also did’ not comply with the rules and thus constituted a “gross infringement”. Now Keenan also has been prohibited from racing in USYRU events (which covers virtually all racing in tfie U.S.) for a period of one year. In addition, the measurer who did Acadia has been decertified. On the same day and place, a special USYRU committee heard and denied a grievance filed against the USYRU by Richard Jennings, co-owner of Louisiana Crude, which was thrown out of the SORC. You’ll be hearing more about this however, as Jennings partner, New Orleans character and boatbuilder, Tom Dreyfuss, filed a multi-million dollar suit against the USYRU several months back.

retorts on the retort Three individuals were kind enough to give us additional information on the retort pouches we mentioned last month. You remember, the packaged entrees that aren t frozen, aren t canned, have no preservatives, and last for over two years on the shelf. Kelly and Luanne of San Anselmo report that they purchased ITT’s Con¬ tinental Kitchen retort pouch meals at the San Anselmo Safeway during the summer and fall of 1980. They “loved the Beef Stew and the Stroganoff”, and report “the servings were sjnall, but it tasted good.” A call to the San Anselmo Safeway (and other Safeways) indicate they no longer stock them. However, Nancy Watson, who: 1. sails a Columbia 22 on the bay; 2. used to race MORA; 3. would like to buy a Merit 25; and, 4. is a sales supervisor for ITT’s Continental Kitchens, reports that you can buy the ITT product at the Wonder Bread and Hostess “Thrift Stores”. You know, those are the places where they sell day-old Wonder Bread and Hostess Cakes and all that jazz. “Thrift Stores” are located in Vallejo, Santa Clara, Campbell, San Lean¬ dro, San Francisco, Concord, and San Pablo, and they are listed in the phone book under ITT Bakery. The entrees go for $1.49 each (a good bargain), and include Chicken Cacciatore, Chicken a la King, Beef Burgun¬ dy, and Nancy s favorite, Chinese Pepper Steak. Now, it is our understanding that ITT sold this process to Del Monte Foods, so we presume they are just liquidating their stock through their Thrift Stores” and that it won’t last forever — about 6 months to a year. But even if they do run out, reader Leo Lomen (SP?) informs us of another great source in Elmsford, New York. The company is called Sky-Lab Foods, and they sell a whole line of pro¬ ducts including retort pouches, vegetable protein dinners, freeze-dried vegetables, even freeze-dried and retort pouch diet meals. Their product is called “Sky-Lab Foods”, which are made in Canada, and they include some cont d on next sightings page

bang, you're dead Late in October San Francisco celebrated its first “Fleet Week” in decades, welcoming a flock of h^avy ships including the nuclear submarine San Francisco. To show their ap¬ preciation, the Navy put on a big show, part of which included some ‘Apocalypse’ patrol boats doing synchronized maneuvers on the water a la Ester Williams. The highlight of the whole thing took place when the patrol boats opened fire on the civilian-laden ships with blank machine gun fire and phony grenades. It was interest¬ ing to watch, although it had a chilling aspect to it also, coming as it did so close to the

santa cruz If you’re having trouble getting a crew position on the bay, consider going south to Santa Cruz. There's apparently more de¬ mand than supply down in “fast is fun” land. That's why Pacific Boats (builder of the Olson 30), Santa- Cruz Yacht Club and O Neills have gotten together to sponsor an ongoing crew list. You can sign up in per-

retorts — cont’d

assasination of Anwar Sadat. After opening up on the naval vessels, the patrol boats went over and shot the hell out of Pier 39, much to the silence of the tourists who had absolutely no idea what to make of all the crazy stuff people do in California.

crew list son. call or write to O'Neiils. 222 E. Cliff Dr.. Santa Cruz. CA 95062. (408) 476-5200. Bob White is the person to talk tt>. He says there are at least 3 series you can take part in: the one-design, ocean and Monterey Bay YRA. It's a bit of a drive over the hill on Route 17, but there's some exciting sailing to be had there.

entrees we’ve not seen offered by either ITT or Kraft. Besides the ‘normal’ entrees, they include Mani-Cottini, Salisbury Steak, Chili Con Came, Beef Patties, Meatballs in Sauce, Turkey in Gravy, Onion Gravy with Beef, Chicken Patties and Ground Beef in Sauce. The Sky-Lab retort pouch entrees, 8 ounces each, sell for $19.60 a mixed case of 10 pouches, and the minimum order is one case. If you have a great big boat, they sell ‘trays’ of retort entrees with 18 meals to the tray. Chomp, chomp, chomp. Sky-Lab primarily sells food to the elderly, and we suspect they’ll be around awhile. Call them toll free at 800-431-2676, and give our regards to Marion. So what did we think of the Kraft ‘a la carte’ retort pouch meals we took on the La Paz Race? We were moderately satisfied with them. As it was we had fresh food that lasted all the way down and an absolutely fabulous cook, so it was a bit of an unfair comparison. The retort meals were very easy to store, took very little space, and were ridiculously easy (and neat) to prepare. As a general rule we thought the sauces were done a little heavy-handed — sort of like airline food — although it depended somewhat on what entree you selected. We weren’t overwhelmingly crazy about the sauces on either the Sweet & Sour Pork or the Chicken dishes, but we thought the Beef Stew was very good — in fact far, far superior to the congealed stuff that comes out of a Dinty Moore can. Frankly, we think the retort pouch process is a good one, and that what the companies put into them will only get better with time. While not the ultimate answer to the sailor’s chow problems, we think they clearly taste bet¬ ter than freeze-dried foods. We’ll certain always have 8 or 10 on our boat, ready to drop in a pot of boiling water for five minutes when we’re either tired, lazy, or out of fresh food. If you’ve tried any of these products we’re sure our readers would be in¬ terested in your opinions also, so why not drop us a note?

SIGHTINGS around the world singlehanded If last month s item on the singlehanded Cape Horn Clipper race left you cold, how about racing solo around the world? That’s what race organizer David White and at least 20 other sailors plan to do, starting on September 25, 1982, at Newport, Rhode Island. The race will pretty much follow the same route the crewed Whitbread Around-The-World race is currently sail¬ ing. The entries will head southeast across the Atlantic to Capetown, South Africa, and then make two more stops at Hobart, Tasmania (just south of Australia) and Mar del Plata, Argentina, before coming back to Newport. Estimates are that it will take anywhere from 190 to 250 days to complete the course.

fire After last month’s story on “Crispy Crit¬ ters” about two boats that burned on the bay, one of the owners passed on some further information. Frank Kloss, who built the 45-ft. Garden ketch Spazieren, said the pro¬

Since the Cape Horn race starts a month after the singlehanded ‘RoundThe-World contest, it’s obvious prospective entrants will have to choose one or the other. Why the organizers, White and the Cape Horn’s Jerry Cart¬ wright, decided to go head-to-head is a mystery, but then they do the same thing with boat shows, so your guess is as good as ours. There are currently 21 paid-up entrants in the race. They include 8 from England, 3 from Holland, and 2 each from France and South Africa, and 1 each from Australia, New Zealand and Czechoslovakia. The 3 Americans are David White, Judy Lawson and Dan Byrne. Since the entry fee of $400 is non-refundable, there may be several who wait until just before the January 1, 1982 deadline before paying up. That would give them time to line up their boat and sponsors. One of those in that situation is our own Linda Webber-Rettie. Even though Linda vowed she wouldn’t go on another long race alone again, she’s changed her mind and now wants to play the singlehanded game again. She figures she’ll need between $100,000 and $125,000 if she buys a boat for the race. She’s got three in mind: a Wilderness 40, a Santa Cruz 40 and a new, Taiwan-built 38-ft. racer designed by Eva Hollmann. She located the 38-footer in Marina del Rey and says It weighs 12,500 pounds and has a 47-ft. stick. It’s more of an IOR racer than the other two boats, and since about 90% of the race will be off the wind, she’s leaning towards a surfing hull. Linda still has her non-profit incorporation status from the S.F. to Japan race she completed this past summer. She hopes to extend that into next year and generate funds through that. She’d have to take a sabbatical from her teaching, and she’s eligible for one. Linda tried to get Yamaha in Japan to sponsor her, but she says they’re a bit reluctant because three Japanese sailors are building custom boats for the race. One of them is Kenichi Horie, the famous skipper of Mermaid, who was the first to sail solo from Japan to San Francisco in 1962. According to the Japanese press, Horie’s new boat is maximum length for the ‘Round-theWorld race, 56-ft., and will weigh only 13,000 pounds! Part of Linda’s desire to compete in the ‘Round-the-World stems from wanting to take on Judy Lawson. Those who’ve seen the movie American Challenge may remember she was the sailor who broke her mast in the 1980 OSTAR singlehanded race and pleaded for rescue on camera. Judy is one of the world’s leading singlehanders and has reportedly lined up an Admiral's Cup 44-footer for the race. Race organizer Dave White had never been sailing before 1974 when he read an article in Time magazine about the cruising life. Since then the 37-year old White has sailed from Tahiti to San Francisco, taken 5th in the 1975 singlehanded race to Japan, competed in the OSTAR, the Hawaii TransPac, the Bermuda One-Two, and the Two-Star from England to Newport, R.I. White has some roots in San Francisco and he wanted to start the Round-the-World race here. He figured, though, that the European singlehanders would be more likely to come to the starting line on the east cont d on next sightings’ page

pane leak which triggered the explosion on his boat probably became a “blowtorch” when the rubber hose connected to the gimballed stove burned through. The explosion itself caused minor damage, blowing the hinges off the hatches and breaking a few things. But it was the fire fueled by the pro¬ pane coming out of the copper pipe from the supply tank that really scorched the cabin and spread to the deck. Kloss realizes he should have used an asbestos shielded or seamless metal hose instead of rubber. What’s really scary, though, is that he figures most of the boats on the bay also use plain rubber hose for the hook up and they too could suffer Spazieren’s fate. Frank Olivera, a bay area marine survey¬ or, agreed with Kloss, and says both the Coast Guard and the National Fire Protec-

SIGHTINGS update singlehanded — cont’d tion Association, Inc., recommend fire-proof hose from the tank to the stove. It’s'not a legal requirement, which is why people can get away with rubber. It’s also more expen¬ sive to put in the Coast Guard approved type

coast. Dan Byrne, the other offical American entrant, is from southern California where the former LA. Times editor now manages property and sails his Valiant 40 Fantasy. As commodore of the Pacific Singlehanded Sailing Association, he’s competed in the 1980 solo race to Hawaii, the Guadalupe Race and several local contests. “It’s a hell of a long race,” says Dan. He originally estimated it would take $30,000 to fund, but he’s revising that figure up to $42,000. That includes outfitting, shipping his boat east and having his wife fly in to meet him at the layover points along the way. He hopes to complete the course in 220 days and says Dave White’s plan to finish in 180 days is probably a bit optimistic. White is entering a max length 56-footer. Byrne added that the organizers are still looking for overall sponsors and prizes for the race. As of late October, there were encouraging signs that an English company wanted to cover expenses. The race will be conducted as a non-profit organization, so donors can make tax-deductible contributions. Anyone interested in more information can call or write James Roos, Singlehanded ‘Round the World Race, Goat Island Marina, Goat Island. Newport, RI 02840, (401) 846-1376.

catching up with the ‘round-the-worlders

of fuel hose with a fire sleeve and swage fit¬ tings that go on both ends. Kloss says you probably won’t even find that type of hose at your local chandlery. He recommends Ma¬ rine Engineers and Associates in San Rafael, where the price can hit $15 a foot. Consider¬ ing you probably only need two or three feet and it might save your boat and/or your life, it’s not a frivolous expense. Olivera noted that Windfall, the gutted Columbia 36 pictured in the November is¬ sue, did have 6-ft. of fire-proofed hose for the stove fuel line. It stood up real well and survived the fire intact. Ironically, the fire on Windfall, bad as it was, could have been much worse had the hose been rubber and burned away. Windfall, or what’s left of it, has since been sold to a new owner.

Peter Blake’s Ceramco New Zealand, a Farr 68, has come roaring back from a dismasting in the first leg of the Whitbread Around-the-World Race. At the half-way point of the second leg from Capetown, South Africa to its homeport of Auckland, New Zealand, Ceramco held both the on-the-water and corrected time leads over 24 other entries. Close at her heels was Cor¬ nelius van Rietschoten’s Flyer, the Frers 76 which took elapsed honors for the first leg and third on corrected. First leg handicap winner Kriter 9, sailed by France’s Andre Viant, stood third in the standings at the midway point. Race headquarters at the Royal Naval Sailing Association (RNSA) in England, reported the fleet was rushing headlong through the “Roaring 40’s” with heavy winds and up to 30-ft. swells. The conditions favor the larger boats, which are turning in 300-mile daily runs. The weather is cold: air temperatures at 4° centigrade (about 38° F). An inch of snow covers the decks of many of the boats and several have reported seeing icebergs. The only American entry, Neil Bergt’s Alaska Eagle, ranked 8th on cor¬ rected and 9th on-the-water as of November 15th. Skipper Bergt did not make the second leg of the race, returning home to help his wife deliver their baby son 6-weeks early. He plans to return for the third leg to Mar del Plata, Argentina. After contacting Mike Farley aboard Alaska Eagle, Bergt reported his boat was further south than much of the fleet and picking up good winds. Bergt discounted the report that one of his crew had broken their leg. The only in¬ jury on Alaska Eagle up to that point was /Alejandro Bulajich’s sprained thumb. One of the Flyer crewmembers, however, did crush a finger. The fleet started the 7,100-mile second leg on October 31. One entry, Digby Taylor’s Outward Bound, a Davidson 50, had to wait two and a half hours to join the others. One of their crewmembers had been charged with drug possession and detained in the Capetown brig, but police dropped the charges for lack of evidence. Southern Californian Dick Seay, who sailed the first leg on Alaska Eagle, dropped out of the race. New Zealander Chris Barker, 26, a blue water rac¬ ing veteran, took his place. Seay, who was co-project manager in preparing Alaska Eagle for the Whitbread found the racing too slow. “In 42 days we traveled 7,300-miles and changed sails fewer times than in contd on next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS round world - cont’d one SORC event, he said. “In the southeast trades we once went four days without a headsail change!” Seay went on to say that Alaska Eagle was having some difficulty sailing to her rating. (The boat, which won the 1977 Whitbread, was modified from a ketch to a sloop by owner Bergt.) She steered very well, but had to be push¬ ed extremely hard to make out on corrected time. Seay said 23 boats out of the starting 28 had major problems on the first leg. Alaska Eagle was relatively unscathed, suffering a few cracked ribs the night before entering Capetown. Running in a sea with two distinct sets of waves, the boat repeatedly fell off the face of the second set and dented the port forward topsides. Seay also reported that Alaska Eagle's protest against Peter Lunde’s Berge Viking was dismissed. Seay and ship’s doctor Roger Nielson had taped' weather report transmissions between Berge Viking and its sponsor, a Norwegian shipping company. Race rules prohibit such activities. Berge reportedly pleaded that he didn’t understand the rule and that he was only trying to keep in touch with his supporters back in Norway. The race commit-* tee sided with Lunde after an hour’s deliberation.

nothing like this ever happens in berkeley One of the most wonderful and safe anchorages in the world lies a few miles north of my present home in the Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand. cont’d on next sightings page

return of Roy Edward Disney’s film Pacific High returns to the Fox Theatre in Redwood City on December 6 and 7. You may remember the film premiered in the bay area last August, and the viewers’ positive reponses led to another run. According to the press release from Fox, some of the “salty sailor language”* has been edited out to change the

tiburon Laser sailors got together at Tiburon YC on Nobember 21 to race for some Thanks¬ giving vittles: the first and last place boats received 15-lb. turkeys for their efforts. The Tiburon Turkey Regatta drew 15 entries. Larkspur’s Ernie Rodriguez trotted home first, while Martin Scott brought up the rear. Second was Packy Davis of San Carlos, and

SIGHTINGS never in berkeley — cont’d

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turkeys third was Pat Andreason of San Mateo. Win¬ ner of the master trophy was old Mik Beattie from Corte Madera. The fleet only got one race off. The crash boat, an Islander 36, broke down and had to be rescued by the Race Committee. Rather than continue in the 20 knot to 30 knot gusting winds, they decided to call it a day.

Many home and overseas yachts usually stop over for a few months to take advantage of this idylic spot. The location is a wide inlet — then up the Kerikeri River for 2V2 miles, roughly 100-ft. wide, winding through beautiful native bush and finally finishing at the small town basin. There are over 90 pile moorings along this river for local boats. A friend of mine who just had spent the last three years building his. beautiful yacht Hilda, a 35-ft. Orams design sloop, kept her on one of the town basin pile moorings. He normally lives aboard but on March 19 of this year he had to go into the hospital for minor surgery. While he was still in the land of nod, that evening a cloud burst in the area and brought down 12 in¬ ches of rain in two hours. Unknown to him the river rose 25-ft., sweeping everything down river at something in the region of 20 knots. Every pile mooring with the yachts just went —- 4 sunk, 80 badly damaged. Trees, houses, over 800 sheep and other livestock, 17 cars — which did even more damage going underneath yachts — in the raging torrent. At one point. Magic Dragon had two cars under her keel and we have since seen the marks to prove it. At the height of the storm one elderly couple were swimming in the rafters of their home and actually had to go underwater to swim through doorways. What a frightening experience! Whilst my friend still lay in his hospital bed the next morning, my wife and I drove as near as possible to the area, left our car and walked to the river basin. Miracle of miracles, there was Hilda with two more yachts in one hell of a mess but not badly damaged. After removing a dead sheep out of the cockpit and debris from the decks, getting her out down river, which was still in flood, was hair-raising. Nothing was left to mark the channel and we feared the engine intake sucking in debris which was still coming down river. An incredible sight met us as we went along — 50-ft. yachts thrown 30-ft. up ( the banks; yachts in driveways, as if that was where they were meant to be; one house completely disappeared, leaving no trace. Four hours later we were out into the inlet and could put up sails and head for home, very tired. After the news to our friend in the hospital that his yacht was safe, he made a rapid recovery. On reflection, my advice to yachting friends when up any river, if the water starts to rise a couple of feet above normal — get the hell out of there. Lots of luck. — george bateman

off to the races It’s getting close to Southern Ocean Racing Circuit (SORC) time. Plans are being made, rumors generated, and checks written as American big boat sailors prepare to once again do battle. Last year’s series generated con¬ siderable controversy over measurement infractions, and the original top three finishers, Louisiana Crude', Williwaw, and Acadia ended up getting dis¬ qualified. You can be sure that this year having a valid measurement cer¬ tificate will be high up on the priority list for the competitors. There will be at least two new bay area boats at this year’s circuit: Freestyle, a Frers 40, and Scarlett O’Hara, a Serendipity 43. Two real estate developers, Marin’s Bruce Seymour and Oakland’s Monroe Wingate, are the forces behind these projects, and they’ve enlisted some of the top jocks to help them out. Another local, Tiburon’s Dave Fenix, has thrown his support behind a Frers 51 being built on the east coast. The new boat, called Retalia¬ tion, will feature Dennis Conner at the helm. Bruce Seymour’s original dream was to build a boat for the TransPac. He campaigned the Santana 35 Blue Max to victory in the 1980 YRA season, cont'd on next sightings page

SIGHTINGS off to the races — cont’d and he figured it was time to move up. Talking with Dee Smith and Great Fun's Clay Bernard, Bruce’s plans were altered a bit. He’s now in a full blown 10R campaign and next year’s calendar is chock full of races. After the SORC he’ll bring the boat back to the bay for the spring races, race to Hawaii in the Kauai TransPac, take part in the Clipper Cup and then come home again for the Big Boat Series in the fall. Seymour’s boat is a new Frers 40, based on last year’s Acadia, which took

third in the SORC before getting chucked. Freestyle’s hull, being built by Tom Dreyfus’s New Orleans Marine, will be lighter than Acadia’s. So will the rig, which Alameda s Dave Hulse is fabricating. She’ll have a closer sheeting angle for better upwind performance. Dee Smith’s Horizon loft will cut the sails. Bruce says the boat will have lots of lead, low freeboard and should do well both on the Circuit and the bay.”

sailing San Francisco Chronicle boating reporter Kimball Livingston has probably gotten more rides on more different types of boats on the bay in the last five years than anyone around. It’s only natural that he’s taken his intimate knowledge of this watery play¬ ground and assembled it into a book. Of¬ ficially titled Sailing The Bay, Kimball’s effort could also be referred to as “Everything you ever wanted to know about sailing San Fran¬ cisco Bay, and I’m glad you asked!” Kimball’s one of the few writers around who can capture the essence of sailing as if he were simultaneously stoned out of his mind (which we’re not implying that he is!) The opening chapter, entitled “The Devil’s Own Grin” is a wonderful example. It’s about spinnakers and fog and flying 505’s and a shark. It’s an amusing little ditty, and you never really know where he’ll take you next, but by the end you get the point: Bay sailors are cut from a slightly different cloth than most, and they wouldn’t have it any other way. The following chapters deal with how to get into sailing, how to figure out what the tides and winds are going to do, sailing out the Gate and where to get involved in racing if that’s your thing.

Dee Smith will be the skipper, and the rest of the crew includes Hulse, Clay Bernard as navigator, Tiburon’s Jeff Madrigali, two Great Fun sailors, Keith Randall and Rhett Jeffries, Newport Beach’s Mark Olson and Boston’s Ned Johnson.

The chapter on tides and currents is both

At last report, Freestyle was due for completion on December 10. Bruce and his crew plan to shake her down on Lake Ponchartrain before moving on to Florida for the Fort Lauderdale to Key West tune up race on January 21st. Monroe Wingate’s Scarlett O’Flara will greatly resemble last year’s unoffical winner, Louisiana Crude. Both are Serendipity 43 hulls built by New Orleans Marine. Hank Stuart, who commissioned and rigged Crude, is performing those same duties for Scarlett in Serendipity’s San Rafael shop. Driving again will be the irrepressible Tom Blackaller, who hopes to make official last year’s tainted win, and no doubt will carry North sails.

elute hits buoy.

Besides Wingate, Stuart and Blackaller, the crew will include Jimmy Pugh from designer Doug Peterson s office, John Green from England’s branch of Steam Sailing Systems, 12 Meter tactician Gary Jobson, navigator Peter Stalkus from New York, and locals Paul Cayard and Kenny Keefe, who are crewmates on the 6 Meter St. Francis VII. Scarlett was scheduled to hit the water on December 1 and sail bn the bay before shipment to Florida a month later. Wingate, who sailed his Islander 36 Gypsy to a third in the 1980 OYRA ocean series, says they had the most trouble coming up with the name. Among the dozens of others considered was Circuit Breaker, which is what they hope Scarlett will do. One of the more intriguing entries at the SORC will be the new Frers 51 Retaliation. Presumably the boat’s name has something to do with the presence of Dennis Conner, who steered Williwaw to a second last year until the hassles started and they were DSQ’d. While Dennis handles the helm, Congressional Cup winner Dennis Durgan will be in charge of the spar and cont d on next sightings page

The entire crew of Bill Clute’s Peterson 48 , Annabelle Lee, flew down to San Diego on November 22 to race the boat in the San Diego YC Hot Rum Series. Crewmember Mik Beattie reports the series, held in November and the first part of December, has become a west coast tune-up for the SORC. Bruce Nelson, sailing his newest design, won the race. Third was Dennis Conner in Love Machine, which is on her way to Florida. Annabelle Lee, which is scheduled to compete in this summer’s Clipper Cup in

usyru board The United States Yacht Racing Union (USYRU), elected its 1982 officers and board of director's bn October 18 at their an¬ nual meeting, held in St. Petersburg, Florida. Harman Hawkins from Plandome, NY, was elected for a third term as Presi-

SIGHTINGS the bay pretty exhaustive and exhausting. Even those who consider themselves experienced can pick up a few tidbits, like the passage about Anita Rock. As anyone who'd raced the City Front knows, there’s a 20-ft. tower marking the obstruction, and there used to be a ball just to the north of the tower. Cur¬ rently, the ball isn’t there, but Kimball, doing a little in-the-water research for his book, found out that it should be. Drifting with an ebb tide at low water, he banged the propel¬ ler of his small inflatable on the rock. At the time, he was about 8-ft. north of the tower, right where you’d be if you were cutting the corner! We haven’t seen the book in it’s final form yet (just a xeroxed copy without pictures) so we can’t tell you exactly what it looks like. For anyone who’s interested in sailing on the bay, either presently or in the futher, it would make a great addition to their library. For one thing, Kimball’s done what no one else has: Put the story of sailing on the bay into a lengthy narrative, complete with anecdotes and information. A great Christmas present, for sure. You can get your copy signed by the au¬ thor on December 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Sausalito’s Little Willow Bookstore, 207 Ca¬ ledonia Street.

sails rum line Flawaii, and stood fourth going into the finish, but helmsman Gordon Clute tapped the finish mark. According to Beatty, Con¬ ner had only given them a very narrow mar¬ gin of error as they approached the line and Gordon didn’t want to hit Love Machine. Rather than re-round, the Annabelle Lee gang decided to head for the hot rum instead. Also competing were two other Peterson 48’s: Brisa and Elusive, the latter driven by Lowell North.

elections dent. Newly installed on the Board of Direc¬ tions was Albert Boyce of Manteca, Califor¬ nia. He will serve as our area (G) represen¬ tative. Returning as an at large board mem¬ ber is Belvedere’s David Allen.

off to the races — cont’d rigging while Freedom crewmember Tom Whidden will drape the boat in his Sobstad sails. Also part of the team are Andy McGowan, who builds 12 Meters at his Newport Offshore Co. in Rhode Island, and navigator Ben Mit¬ chell. During last fall’s Big Boat Series at the St. Francis, Conner and Mitchell got together with Pegasus’s Dave Fenix and worked out a plan aimed at winning the SORC. Fenix agreed to charter the boat from its launch date of

December 5 through Antigua Race Week in April, and include the Florida Circuit. All Dave knew about the boat itself was that a consortium of Connec¬ ticut business interests were building it, and that the operation was very hushhush. He did say the guy who’s putting it together has a “very sophisticated backyard, and he’s also involved in building atomic submarines and a 12 Meter.” Shakedown for Retaliation takes place on Long Island Sound until the end of December, when the scene shifts south. Dave says there’s a full crew prac¬ tice scheduled for January 20th at Fort Lauderdale, the day before the race to Key West. Other crew members include Connecticut’s Blaine Wise, Freedom bowman Lex Gahagan, John Wright and Ribes Potts. Those names don’t mean much to us, but you can bet they’ve earned their topsiders somewhere along the line. On to St. Petersburg. The first race starts there on February 6th. After completing a triangle course, the fleet goes to Ft. Lauderdale on the 9th, followed by another triangle off Miami on the 15th. Then comes the Lipton Cup on the 19th, the Miami to Nassau race on the 22nd. and finally the Nassau Cup on the 26th.

masters regatta Cy Gillette. 67. won the third annual Masters Regatta on October 31 and November 1. Gillette, considered the best sailor in Hawaii for the past three decades, bested a field of 11 entries. Only skippers 60 years and older are eligible for the series, and crews must be at least 50. Fred Smales. also from Honolulu, teamed up with Gillette, along with locals Jens Hansen. Terry Ryan and Vern Neff. ■■ • Host St. Francis YC could only run three of the four scheduled heats. After the first two races. Gillette was only a quarter point ahead of Mill Valley's Bob Pottef-, who’s sailed the bay for 40 years. In the second race, the pair crossed the line in a dead heat, a rare occurance in sailboat racing. In the third race. Gillette covered Potter, both going the wrong way and finishing 5th and 6th respectively. Buzzard Bay (Massachusetts) veteran Van Allen Clark took ad¬ vantage of the situation, winning the race and slipping into second overall. Fourth was Sausalito's Myron Spaulding, well-known for his boat building and designs. Gillette has an extensive TransPac background, serving as watch captain 8 times on Ondine. In Hawaii, he has successfully campaigned in Lightnings. cont’d on next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS master’s regatta — cont’d Stars, Cal 20's, Hawkfarms, Ranger 37’s and a Herreshoff 42. While the event was highly pleasing to all the participants, the sociable at¬ mosphere evaporated at the starting line. As one crewmember put it, “all these guys had been champions. None of them wanted to lose. Once that gun went off, you could see they were out for blood!" Cy Gillette, Honolulu. HI, 1-5-5. 7.15: Van Allen Clark, Massachusetts. 5-3-1-. 8.75: Bob Potter, Mill Valley. 2-1-6, 9.4; Myron Spaulding, Sausalito. 3-6-4. 13; Charlie Dole, Honolulu. HI. 8-4-2. 14; Alan Clark, Richmond, 4-5-8, 17; Peter Fromhagen, San Rafael, 10-8-3, 21: Larry Grinnel, Carmel, 7-9-7. 23; Theo Stephens, Stockton, 9-7-10. 26; Roger Eldridge, S.F. Y.C.. 6-12-9. 27: Jay Vincent, Richmond. 11-10-11. 32.

a fractured history of a holiday Halloween used to be a holiday for kids. They’d dress up in costumes and trick or treat all over the place and come back with bags full of junk to eat. That was before demented adults started putting razor blades in apples and 15-year olds discovered the thrills of terrorizing 7-year olds. Nowadays corn d on next sightings page

common sense We weren’t around these parts in early November, but folks who were told us it blew like stink. One hundred and five miles an hour on the Richmond Bridge, they say. It even registered 69 at the top of the Industrial Building in Sausalito. Big winds bring big seas which in turn play havoc with aids to navigation. According to the Coast Guard, the following navigation aids in Monterey Bay along were knocked out of commission: the Point Pinos Lighted Whistle Buoy 2; the Monterey Bay Lighted

donations Looking for an end-of-the-year tax deduc¬ tion? The Stepping Stones Growth Center needs small boats in restorable condition for their Boatjobs project. They’ll take anything up to about 20-ft. and use it to train retarded students basic skills in boat repair and

linda’s time Linda Webber-Rettie, veteran of the S.F. to Japan Race and the Hawaii singlehanded race, will giive an evening seminar on De¬ cember 17th at the Oakland YC in Alameda. Her topic will be time management and use of equipment. The evening, sponsored by the Singlehanded Sailing Society, starts at 6:30 with

doublehanded Looking ahead to next spring? Here’s a date for those new 1982 calendars you just got. On April 24, there’ll be a doublehanded race to the Lightship to benefit the Pacific Gateway Foundation’s Disabled Sailing Pro-

beeston With the new year fast approaching, it’s time to stock up on calendars. Diane Beeston has turned out another beauty, measuring 12”xl8” with twelve color shots of bay sailing at its finest, everything from Wander Bird to Aussie 18’s. There’s room on the calendar to write in notes and remind-

SIGHTINGS fractured holiday — cont’d parents guard over their kids like the Pope, and limit the tykes to just a few houses. Kids don’t get enough candy to ruin even the smallest molar any¬ more.

navigating Bell Buoy 4; the Monterey Bay Danger Area Lighted Gong Buoy A; the Moss Landing Harbor Entrance Lighted Bell Buoy MLA; and the Santa Cruz Harbor Buoy 1. The only point we’re trying to make here is that if you go sailing after a big blow, you shouldn’t be surprised if you find that some of the aids to navigation are either missing or not operating. And, should you find that an aid is malfunctioning or not there, why not be a good soul and call the Coast Guard to let them know.

We imagine Halloween would have pretty much died out by now except for the fact adults have taken to it so strongly. The gays ‘discovered it first; apparently the timid ones could sort of ‘come-out’ and nobody would really know for sure. That’s when Polk Street was big. But then the heteros saw

wanted maintenance. Wood or fiberglass is okay. They are a non-profit organization, so a tax write-off could be arranged. Right now they’re working on a Flying Junior. Call Michael Porfiri or Marge Watson at 834-3990 for more details.

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how much fun the gays were having, got jealous, and co-opted Halloween

cocktails, and Linda swings into action at 7:30. Mike Rettie, race chairman of the SSS’s 1982 singlehander to Hawaii, will up¬ date the race and have entry forms for those wanting to sign up. The SSS had limited the entrants to 55, so make sure you don’t miss out!

lightship gram. The race is open to all mono- and multi-hulls over 20-ft. in length. You can call Paul Mazza for more information at 895-8509.

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ers about your next race, birthdays and hot dates. Pick up one at your local chandlery or send $7.95 (add 6.5% for California sales tax) plus $2.00 for shipping to Beeston Gallaway Publishing Co., P.O. Box 1081, Alameda, CA 94501.

for themselves. Well, it’s a darn pity that the kids have lost Halloween, there are no two ways about that. However, it probably is a good thing that adults have em¬ braced it. When you consider all the stresses, aggravations, and pressures of everyday life, folks need an opportunity to break loose and act as foolish and silly as they want. It helps them ward off the old heart attack that awaits them if they take life too seriously. > And embrace it adults do — even on the water. On Halloween afternoon our family was putting along the Sausalito waterfront when this huge Chris Craft powerboat hailing from Daytona Beach pulled in front of Ondine’s and Scoma’s restaurants and this bosomy woman disguised as a bare-breasted chicken hawk started dancing to rock ‘n roll on the cabin-top. Well, you see a lot of weird stuff around these parts, but this was enough to catch the atten¬ tion of all the tourists, the cooks and waiters, and even the most jaded citizens. After, this went on for a few minutes the bare-breasted chicken hawk was joined by what appeared to be a half-hearted, hairy transvestite. Together they did lascivious things with a long featherly scarf. Stung by the lack of at¬ tention, an un-costumed womar\ crewmember pulled off her shirt, started dancing around, and it looked like all indecency might break out. But it didn’t. The powerboat continued to tour the waterfront for a while with the chicken hawk on the bow, stopping to especially gross out the diners at the stuffy Spinnaker Restaurant, before fading into the mist of history. And that’s the way it was, Halloween 1981.

la paz quickie This month we’d planned a big report on the Long Beach to Cabo San Lucas and Long Beach to La Paz races we competed in during the first two corn'd on next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS la paz — cont’d weeks of November. Unfortunately we’ve been wretchedly ill ever since our return and will have to postpone a detailed article until next month. As best we can discover our illness must be attributed to only one of two things: either the water here in California is no damn good, or else cold weather and work are bad for your health. We think it’s the latter. The bare facts. This year’s Long Beach to Cabo San Lucas and Long Beach to La Paz fleets were mediocre at best. Only 13 boats raced, four of them 10R, and nine of them PHRF. First-to-finish honors in both the Cabo San Lucas and La Paz legs went to Merlin, under charter to Dave Fenix of the San Francisco YC. Fenix had chartered the boat in anticipation of com¬ petition from Drifter, Ragtime, and Christine, none of which showed. Without strong competition, Fenix and Merlin were left with nothing but a shot at Checkmate’s 5 day, 18 hour elapsed time record. Unfortunately the wind, like Christine, Drifter, and Ragtime, didn’t show and Fenix missed the record by about 5 hours and thus got stuck with a week of some of the most relaxing sailing in the world In IOR corrected time honors. Heatwave, Dick Pennington’s Laurie David¬ son’s 44, nipped Bacchus, Doug Baker’s Ericson 46, in the La Paz race, after Bacchus had hipped Heatwave to Cabo San Lucas. Blackbird, Allen Puckett’s Ericson 46, armed with Jim Kilroy and Ben Mitchell, took 3rd in both races, and Merlin 4th. The PHRF division was very PHRF-y. There were brand new fractionalrigged boats, a couple of old wood boats, a brand new charter boat, a Cal, a Morgan, a Cheoy Lee — a real variety pack. Corrected time honors to Cabo San Lucas went to Whit Collin’s Cal Newporter 40, Leprechaun, an old hard chime woody from the Long Beach YC. Yours truly, Ricky Sprinkler, took 2nd for the Cal Sailing Club in our Freya 39, Contrary to Ordinary; and John Williamson of the San Francisco YC — who probably has done as many Mexican races as anyone — in his Cheoy Lee Offshore 47, Pericus, took 3rd. Michael Elias corrected out first to La Paz in a skinny little boat called Juice; John Williamson and Pericus took 2nd for the San Francisco YC: John Snook’s Robalo, of the Long Beach YC, took 3rd.

one more mexican The season s second — and last — Mexican Race starts January 30 from the San Diego YC for Las Hadas at Manzanillo, and the host San Diego YC is expecting a big fleet of 65 to 70 boats. The race is limited to IOR rating boats, and you can call the San Diego YC at (714) 222-1103 for details, but you d better do it quick, because they won’t accept any entries after the 4th of January. A good number of Santa Cruz 50’s are expected to enter, since the Man¬ zanillo Race will, in conjunction with the MEXORC, make up the races for the Santa Cruz 50 World Cup. We’ll have more on the World Cup, and the MEXORC (and the La Paz Race), next month.

gone sailin’ Barry Stephens, one of the famous Stephens Marine brothers from Stockton, has pulled up anchor and headed his 49-ft. Lester Stone-built sloop Rowena for points south. Barry and his older brother Theo and younger brother Dick, owned and ran the Stockton boatbuilding yard. Barry was mostly heavily involved with the yard from 1946 to 1955. He then spent ten years in the cattle business up in Modoc county. The last 15 years he’s dabbled in boats and cattle, and now he’s decided to just go cruising for a cont d on next sightings page

two out of Last month we mentioned that we were aware of only two manufacturers of EPIRB’s. That would be NARCO — which actually has stopped production, and ACR. It turns out we were only two-third’s right. Martech, Inc., a 17-year old company out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been making such a product also. It’s called the Mako and goes for about $300 complete, according to the

knee Who says the 50’s were full of dull prep¬ pies? Consider Captain DeVere Baker, a Mormon historian, who tried to prove that the first Central Americans migrated by raft from the Holy Land. This, of couVse, flew directly in the face of Thor Heyerdahl’s, historic Kon Tiki expedition in 1947, which demonstrated that South Americans had drifted west to the South Seas. But Baker wasn’t about to let that deter him. He based his beliefs on the Book of Mormon’s account of the ancient Mormon Lehi’s stay in the area now known as Guatemala, and an 1848 book of Mexican history in which an Aztec prince maintained his ancestors came from Jerusalem. Baker launched four raft projects, each named Lehi, and each failing to prove his theory. Baker got much of his funding from a psychology professor from the University of San Francisco by the name of Arthur Fearon, who passed away recently. The first three attempts departed from northern California, both inside and outside the Golden Gate. They bobbed their way south

take me back to my At the end of 1980’s Ballena Bay YC TransPac to Kauai the skipper’s were all given questionaires to fill out. When asked how far in advance people should prepare for such a race, most said between 9 months and a year. Since the race is only 7 months away, you’d better get on your stick if you plan to go. Fortunately the Ballena Bay YC is trying to make things easier on you by sponsoring Blue Water and Racing Seminars” during January and February. On January 23rd there will be a’seminar on electronics and electrical systems, radio communications, and sail selection. On January 30th the

SIGHTINGS three ain’t bad brochure sent to us by Del Olsen of Red¬ wood City’s Offshore Marine, the company which coincidentally happens to distribute the product.

gone sailin’ - cont'd while. Shortly before shoving off, he talked a bit about his boat and Stephens Marine. Rowena was built in 1964 by Alameda’s Lester Stone. She’s a full keel

A nice feature of Martech’s Mako is that you can purchase a replacement battery every 18 months (for $44), thereby keeping the unit up to snuff without having to send it anywhere.

hi along the coast, and on the third try got as far as Santa Monica. Baker’s adventures drew the bemused at¬ tention of the press, and each voyage was reported in detail. His name became a familiar one and he rose to the stature of od¬ dball adventurer, a nautical Don Quixote. One year on Opening Day, five Sausalito adventurers emulated their hero by setting off in a raft and drifting east to Belvedere. They called their craft Knee High and hoped to prove that Belvedereans had migrated from Sausalito. How Baker felt about this important discovery is unknown, but he pressed on. Lehi IV departed from Redondo Beach and after two months drifted ashore in Maui in September of 1958. In 1963, Baker started the last voyage of the Lehi in southern California. He planned to circle the globe in six years, but the trip ended in failure after a month. [We picked up this little item from Gaye LeBaron's Insight Column in the Press Democrat.]

little grass shack seminar will be on provisioning and nutri¬ tion, rigging and damage control. And finally on February 6th the topics will be weather, safety and tactics. The seminars start at 1000, and will in¬ clude lunch, refreshments and seminar packets. The cost is $75 for all 3 seminars or $30 for any individual one. Attendance is limited to 50, so write the Kauai Race Com¬ mittee — Seminars, c/o: Ballena Bay Yacht Club, 1124 Ballena Boulevard, Alameda, CA 94501 by tonight at the latest. Incidentally, over 50 boats have inquired about the race so far, and reportedly 3 have already paid up. Aloha and maholo.

boat, sistership to the centerboard Thunderhead, which won a lot of races on the East Coast and now resides in Newport Beach. Stone built Rowena for Don Dalziel, who now owns Natoma. Four years ago Dalziel sold Rowena to Dennis Riegler, who used to be with Sparcraft and now runs another spar company called Procter Pacific in southern California. That’s where Barry bought the boat a year and a half ago. Barry did some work on the forward stateroom down in Newport Beach, where he has an office and a part-time residence. To re-do the main cabin he brought the boat up to Stockton. He made the galley more functional and built a new nav station, as well as outfitted the boat for a long haul cruise. The blue-eyed sailor, with rugged good looks, planned to leave the bay in mid-November, with a stopover in Newport Beach to tie up loose ends. After that it’s south to Mexico for the winter and then Hawaii and probably Alaska. He’ll work his way south along thie inland waterway and arrive back here about the same time next year. He’ll then repeat the first part of the loop, on¬ ly continue on to the South Seas and the Mediterranean. Barry is a veteran of the big boat racing wars on the bay. He and Theo campaigned the 56-ft. Lightning, a Stephens built aluminum sloop that dominated the IOR scene from 1971 to 1976. During that time Lightning won the Big Boat series three times and placed second once, and also won the Whitney series down in Los Angeles. Barry considered buying Lightning for his cruising days, but opted out when he realized the amenities on the racing craft were few. In Rowena he’s found a good, solid boat with a spacious main cabin and a giant doghouse for shelter next to the cockpit. There’s also a conversation piece of a stairwell which curves gracefully down from the cabin top next to the galley. The three Stephens brothers, Theo, Barry and Dick, are passing on the family tradition in Stockton to the next generation. Before them were Theodore “Thod”, and Roy, who started the boatyard back in 1902. Now taking the reins are Theo III and his brother-in-law, Richard Dunne. The yard continues to turn out quality yachts, mostly over 60 feet and all in aluminum. Three years ago they completed a 90-ft. cutter and currently they’re working on a 96-footer with a 110-ft. stick. The mast is so big, says Barry, he can’t reach around it with both arms! The main will fur! inside the spar on a rod. The boat is an S&S design, and is being built for a southern California owner.

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GERRY SPEISS In 1979 northern Californians Patrick and Gail Albin launched Skookum, a Chuck Burns-designed Farrallones 29 they had finished from a kit. Conspicuous by their absence on the boat were an engine and a head. The Albins set sail from San Francisco in October of 1979. and ebentually reached New Zealand after stops in San Diego, the Marquesas, Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Tonga. Fiji and many smaller islands. After winter¬ ing in Kiwi-land, they sailed up to Nouemea, New Caledonia, where they met and interviewed for Latitude 38 small boat singlehander Gerry Speiss, who had stopped there for four days as he neared the end of his Pacific crossing. Speiss. you'll probably recall, is the 41-year old schoolteacher from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, who crossed the Atlantic in 54 days during the summer of 1979 on a 10-ft. sailboat of his own design, Yankee Girl. Speiss was using the same boat to cross the Pacific when the Albins met him and on November 1. he reached his goal, Sydney. Australia to become the record-holder of crossing the Pacific in the smallest boat. The Albins found Speiss to be a very positive person, the type who believes anything can be done. ” Gerry had seen a copy of Latitude 38 in which it was mentioned he was doing the Pacific crossing for fame. Fie ob¬ jected to this, and the Albins began by asking him. why then, was he doing it?

speiss 38: In order to help set the story straight, what is the purpose of your trip? Gerry: Well, my main interest in the boat and the trip was in solv¬ ing the problems, such as what is the smallest boat that can make a voyage like this? All the questions people ask, like how do you carry enough food and water? How do you charge your batteries? How can you use a sextant in a boat this small? That’s what’s intriguing, how you solve all these multiple problems. When I thought I had found a solution to all those problems then I had a natural next step, to see if I was right or not.

38: You designed the boat yourself, have your ideas worked? Gerry:_ Yes, and believe it or not the boat has not been changed since she was first designed. The sails are new, but they are the same design. The rudder is new, but it’s the same size and style. I’ve never moved anyting, as you can see, in the way of rigging or mast step. Nothing has changed and I’m very proud of this because it means that I did the research correctly. 38: When did you build the boat? Gerry: She is four years old now, she was launched in 1977. 38: Her length is 10-ft., or is she 10-ft. something? Gerry: Just 10-ft., and she displaces 2,200 pounds. 38: How much water do you carry? Gerry: Twenty-four gallons. 1 buy distilled water in one gallon jugs and have no tanks. I’ll carry a little less to Australia. 38: I noticed that by closing the hatch you are totally sealed up and could take waves from any direction. This makes the boat quite safe from swamping? Gerry: Yes. There is no boat that is as safe as this boat; you can imagine how strong it is. The smaller something is the stronger you can make it. Like a bridge: a short bridge can be very strong com¬ pared to a long one. 38: Have you found the motion to be a problem? Gerry: The motion is something that is inescapable, just like in a small car. It is not good, and there is no way to get away from that. I would never say she is comfortable, because she is miserable. She sails fine but the comfort is not there. 38: Many of us wonder about fatigue. By comparison most of us out here are in much larger boats than you, and at times it becomes difficult for us. How do you cope with it? Gerry: It’s very, very difficult. I sleep an hour at a time and I’m going 24 hours a day. For the first few days I’ll sleep almost 12 hours a day, then near the end of the crossing I’ll only sleep 4 or 5 hours a day. People always ask me how I get enough exercise and I always say, ‘I get way more exercise than 1 want.’ When you’re going 24 hours a day, fatigue is the problem. 38: You have.no vane, is power a problem for your autopilot? Gerry: No, it doesn’t use much power unless it starts yawing. This is one of the finest pieces of equipment going, maybe the finest. It’s a Navtech Auto Helm made in England, and because of it I never steer the boat. 38: Your power comes from the solar panel and the alternator on the outboard? Gerry: Yes, but I’m taking off the solar panel. It doesn’t really put out that much, only 300 milliamps, and I’ve had some corrosion pro¬

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blems with it. It was just put on as a backup in case the motor didn’t work. I have 3 batteries and more electronics than anybody else in this area probably. 38: We heard that you have 10 transmitters aboard. Gerry: No, not transmitters, but I have 10 radios and 8 of them can transmit. 38: What is the reason for so much radio gear? Gerry: So I can talk to aircraft or really anybody in the world. I can talk to my family pt home on ham radio and on my way in here the other night I was talking to a guy in Samoa and another in Fiji. I also have a regular schedule with a guy in Hawaii. 38: Are you using any of the amateur radio nets out here? Gerry: I haven’t used the nets. I listen sometimes but they seem so busy and I don’t want to interrupt. Besides, I have my own con¬ tacts, and if I let'it go I could end up with too many radio contacts. That could become a problem. I’ve met some really nice people using the radio, though. I just picked up my New Caledonian license and they asked me what call letter I wanted so I said Yankee Girl. So my new call sign is Y.G. 38: You left originally from the east coast in May? Gerry: No, I sailed the Atlantic 2 years ago and arrived on the east coast of the U.S. This time I trailered the boat to California and left from Long Beach on June 1. Then I sailed to Honolulu, Fanning Island, Samoa, Fiji and here. This is probably the fastest monohull in the world on Handicap. 38: What kind of runs are you making on a passage? Gerry: Frorri Fiji to here I averaged a little over 80-miles a day. The best day’s run was about 103-miles. 38: Making that kind of speed in a boat this small is not easy I’m sure. Do you ever feel out of control with those kinds of runs or are you running under short canvas? Gerry: No, I run minimum sails and that’s what you should always do. You don’t want to push the boat. All you do is make waves, and when you yaw a lot you add 25 to 30 percent to your mileage. You look at your knotmeter and you say, ‘wow’, but when you check your day’s run it just isn’t there. 38: We run much of the time under headsail alone, do you do the same thing?

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speiss Gerry: Yeah, I run with one or two jibs mostly. I have a spinnaker and a reacher but 1 seldom use them. An intelligent person doesn’t use a spinnaker in heavy air and in light air it doesn’t make much dif¬ ference. I have a very accurate knotmeter, it reads to a tenth of a knot and sometimes there is no gain at all when I put it up. So 1

My main interest in this trip is solving problems . . . that’s what’s intriguing about it. haven’t used the spinnaker after Hawaii.

38: We look at the problems we are facing during a crossing, good weather, bad weather, boat motion, everything, and it seems you are not only facing the same problems we are, but yours are in¬ tensified. You don’t have the room to move around in, there are times standing up or even opening the hatch becomes a problem to you, I’m sure. Gerry: That’s right, and I’ve had a lot of sloppy weather on this voyage, too. From Fanning to Samoa was a beat almost all the way. Boy, it was terrible! Nine days of beating all the way. That’s why I laugh when people ask if this boat points. They don’t understand that this boat will point as high as any boat, but a boat’s ability to move to weather is relative to how much weight she has. If she is 200 tons, she goes right through the seas, but if you displace 1 ton she will only, go so far before she’s stopped. People design everything for racing — clothing, automobiles, boats — everything has to be racy. But that isn’t necessarily good design. For instance, going to sea in a boat like a 12 Meter, people don’t realize how ludicrous that would be. If you went the other way, and designed 12 Meters like cruising boats, people would say that’s the most ridiculous thing they’d ever seen. But we do the opposite, there are boats out here that people are cruising that were never in¬ tended to cruise in. I do a lot of boat shows in the States and people go around, knocking on the hulls all the time, the old rap test. They think they are checking the hull, which is okay. But, the hull very seldom fails on a boat, it s the deck that fails. A boat is thrown upside down and that s what would usually sink them — unless the hull isn’t sound and that's something else again.

38: We have found out here that sinking is rare, unless a boat hits a reef. It’s the knockdown, breaking of gear and ports which wets everything down. Then radios, electronics, and personal gear are ruined. That seems to be much more of a problem than rolling or swamping. Gerry: Yeah, well, see that s the thing, you get waves going one direction and if you get a leftover, those buggers catch you on the lee, oh, man!!! You can hear them coming sometimes, but there is nothing compared with the North Atlantic. Man, I’ve been caught out there in some stuff you could hear and see a half-a-mile away.

They’d break and come up again and break again. You wonder where all that energy is coming from. You know, why do these things keep going? Most of the time, probably 99% they miss you. These waves will break all around you, but if they catch you just right — wow! they can really do some damage. I had a lot of that coming here, but they weren’t the real big ones. They’d hit the side of the boat hard, but I wasn’t knocked down. I’ve only been knocked down in the boat once, that was in the North Atlantic by a huge wave that put my boat right on her side. She picked right up again, but that’s the only time she’s been knocked right down. 38: The rig, in relation to the size of your boat, is huge. You’re very well rigged, it looks like she could take almost anything. Gerry: Well, that’s what you want. My philosophy is that no mat¬ ter how b$d it gets — even an absolute hurricane if you’re unfor¬ tunate enough to be there — no matter how miserable you are or how scared you are, and I get just as scared as everybody else, then, at least after it’s over, you’ll still be there and still be floating. You may have all sorts of other problems but at least you’re still there. If you’re still there, you’re in pretty good shape. There are a lot of things you can do then but, ah, the average boat, it’ll sink and that scares me to think about it. I wouldn’t want to go to sea in some of those things. I know that afterwards I’m still going to be here. I’ve got 8 transmitters, 2 of them are E.L.T.’s to talk to air¬ craft, assuming they survive. The E.L.T.’s would because they are totally sealed. So I should be able to contact someone. You want to be able to survive the ultimate stuff and then start building on that. When building a boat it would be nice to have room for whatever, but you have to start with something strong and go on from there. I like to know that I m going to be there when it’s over.

38: Actually, boats aren t sinking, but they sure have been hitting the reefs. Gerry: Wow, there’s so much of that going on. In Fiji I heard of five or ten going up. You hear of all these boats and it’s scary. I almost went up the other night coming here. I was getting kinda ram¬ bunctious and I came through the Havana Passage at night. That was very unusuai for me because normally I don’t take any chances. But every once in a while I get a little carried away, and I just thought it would be kind of interesting to see if I could do it. Everybody says this is one of the worst places in the Pacific, and I believe it probably is. It was a poor night, I couldn’t see the lights, the visibilty was bad and I had been going a little faster than I thought. I had figured 1 was about 15 or 20 miles off the reef and I was only about 2-* 1/2-miles off. 1 hank heavens I saw it. Still, it wasn’t very pru¬ dent seamanship.

38: You had a satellite navigation set aboard but you took it off because of antenna problems. So now it’s just the old sextant, is that right? Gerry. Yep! I use a $15 Davis plastic sextant. 1 also have a better one, but I use the cheap one. 1 used it when I crossed the Atlantic, too. A sextant only measures an angle. People think if they buy a thousand dollar sextant it will make them a thousand dollar navigator and that s not the case. It doesn t help, you’re just measuring the angle and either you get it or you don’t. Now, if you’re shooting stars and stuff you need a telescope, but not for the sun. I pride myself on my navigation, I m right on, within a mile’artd there’s no reason not to be.

38: I noticed your little vent on the foredeck has a little string on it. So you apparently open that for ventilation. We’ve had so few times we could open our forward hatch at sea that 1 was wondering

speiss how often you have been able to open your vent? Gerry: Ha! Ha! I never open it! It stays closed all the time at sea, though I have opened it in port when it gets really hot. Here it’s cool enough that I haven’t had to open it. My main hatch is probably big¬ ger than yours and so when I open it the boat airs out in about 4 seconds. I was going to put in ventilators because it was so hot on the equator, but with the amount of spray it wasn’t practical. I have them but I just didn’t put them in. Now this weather is delightful, it’s the perfect climate. 38: What about shipping, have you have any problems? Gerry: Size doesn’t make any difference because they aren’t watching anyhow — they don’t even have their radar on at sea and they sure aren’t monitoring Channel 16. I read an article in one of the sailing magazines about how you call the ships up and they would be delighted to send a message back, it was on reporting to Lloyds. It was just fantastic, what a joke! In the Atlantic I saw about 35 ships and I called all of them. Only five answered: Dutch, American and English. I read a good article once about these people who called a Taiwanese ship, and it was a big tanker. The ship answered and said that their Omega was down right then and where did the yacht think they were. They asked the yacht! But the five ships I contacted did report me to the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard called back to my family in Minnesota. That was great, but on this crossing I haven’t talked to any ships. In fact, I’ve only seen two ships on the open ocean during this whole trip. In the North Atlantic I was out of the shipping lanes, if you went up in the lanes you would probably see four or five ships a day, but you don’t want to be up there. So I was only talking to people going on my same course, or people coming from northern Spain and unusual sitations like that. But I sure wouldn’t want to rely on contacting ships. When I think of being in a liferaft and trying to be rescued — wow!! if you can’t get their attention from your boat with a radio . . . well, it’s not en¬ couraging. 38: Do you fish while you’re sailing? Gerry: No, I never fish. I have the equipment for an emergency, but that’s all. I don’t like to kill things for one reason, and I don’t have a place to clean or cook them. I can only heat foot, not fry or anything. I have excellent canned foods, like chicken a la king, stew and asparagus, so I eat very, very well. 38: All the good U.S. canned goods you can’t get anywhere else. Gerry: Yeah, and I have a bunch of them here. 38: You don’t seem to have lost much weight. Gerry: I’ve actually lost about 20 pounds since I left the States. I planned on losing about 12 pounds, but when I went across the equator it was so hot that I just couldn’t eat. You know I wasn’t going to heat a can of chili or stew, so I just snacked. I’d eat cold asparagus and stewed tomatoes cold — they are delicious. 38: Yeah, and all the canned fruits. Gerry: Sure, that’s right, fruit is great. When 1 left Fanning they gave me so much fresh fruit, I kep't saying ‘wait a minute, I can’t’ — but they still gave me a whole stalk of bananas, and you know they all get ripe the same day. Also a lot of papaya and stuff. My favorite fruit to take is oranges. They last a long time. There’s lots of juice and sugar so you can’t go wrong. When I leave here I’ll probably take about forty oranges. They have good oranges here.

38: Expensive, but good. Gerry: Yeah, everything is expensive here, but I love this place.

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flowers. The thing about this place is that people know they’ve got a good deal here. Most of them come here and tell me how much they like it and how they want to keep it nice. That’s a good attitude. 38: You have what looks like a rubber glove turned inside out on the stern. What is it?

’ve lost about 20 pounds on this trip, across the equator it was just too hot to eat.

Gerry: It’s covering the mount for the antenna. I didn’t have anything else to stick over there so I just put a rubber glove over it. It doesn’t help a lot, but it keeps a little corrosion down. That’s where I mount my hustler antenna for the short wave radio. 38: A lot of the boats feel that putting an outboard on the back of a boat is a little risky — especially one close to the water. Why isn’t your engine all salted and trashed like we would expect? Gerry: This boat is very bouyant. With a big boat you get the bow going down a wave and you have all that momentum or inertia. But this boat rides like a seagull, it just goes straight up and down. You wouldn’t be able to do this on a bigger boat like your boat because you pitch too much, but I don’t have the length to pitch. The first boat I built and went to sea in was a 17-footer and I built a special compartment where I put the motor when I wasn’t using it. I had it all figured put, but when I went out to sea and got hit by a squall, the last thing I wanted to do was go back in the transom and pick up a 50 lb. motor, and put it in a special locker. No way are you going to do that, so you realize after the squall that the motor is still fine, so you just leave it there. 38: How much fuel do you carry? How much can you get on your boat? We don’t have an engine, so we don’t carry any. Gerry: Oh. That simplifies things. I have 51 gallons, the most I can carry is 64. That’s what 1 carried on the Atlantic crossing. Com¬ ing here 1 used about 12 gallons and 10 of that was for charging bat¬ teries. I only rap the engine coming through the channel, obviously, and coming in to the yacht club: I usually don’t power to charge bat¬ teries unless it’s calm weather. If I put this motor on low speed and let is run on a 5 or 6 gallon tank, she will run for 30 hours and push the boat at about 3 knots, so even under power I could make 80 miles a day because you usually have a little current pushing you. I could motor from Fiji to here or Samoa to Fiji. I could — let’s see, no, I can’t quite motor to Australia, but I’m sure I won’t have a dead calm

all the way to Australia. 38: You’re going down to Syndey from here, so you’re going right into the middle of the Tasman Sea. How long do you think it will take you to get there? Gerry: Well, this first part is the tradewind area, then I’ll drop down and pick up the current. There’s a pretty good current going down the east coast of Australia, about 25 or 35 miles a day, and

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her again. I solved those problems, so now I want to do some things in flying that are comparable. As soon as I get home I’m going to buy one airplane and I’ll build another one during the summer. One is a kit, an ultralight, the second one is a long Easy, it’s really an airplane, it’s a real piece of work. I’ll do some things with the plane that no one has ever done before, aqd that’s really exciting. It will take me about three-years. It’s problem solving that I like, I think about it a lot, like coming here I solved a couple of problems already. Each leg of the voyage I have solved about two or three problems. I’ll go back and do the work and testing until I know that I can do it. 38: With all that problem solving are you going to put some of that information out to us?

miles, so at the average of 80 miles a day that would take me 15 days. I expect to make it in 16 or 18 days. What 1 need is 12 to 15 knots of wind, that's what the boat is designed for and if I get that I’m happy, the boats happy, and we are really going. 38: We all like 12 knots. Gerry: Ya, that’s perfect, any more than that and you start to push her and you’re not gaining anything.

38: That’s something we were talking about the other day with a singlehander, a woman1 who left today for Australia. Gerry: A girl . . . really, you’re kidding!

38: No, she is from New Zealand. She went up to the Societies and back to New Zealand on her last trip. This time she came up here on her way to Brisbane, Australia. Gerry: She left this morning, oh darn, I would liked to have met. her. What was her name?

38: Celia Reed, very nice lady. In talking to her, and her boat is 26-ft., we were discussing the passage of time. We have found the same thing she has, that passage times are not that different between the large and small boats. She leaves a port within a day or so of the biSS^r boats and she arrives within a day or so. The small boats are not making that much less in daily runs, in the same weather condi¬ tions. Gerry: That s right, and she is singlehanding on top of it. Gosh, I wish I could have met her, she sounds like a great person. The peo¬ ple that do the cruising are the most fascinating people, I have more fun talking to them, it s like what you just said right now, they know what’s going on.

38: This leads us to another question, we’re getting a little bit about Gerry Spiess here. Gerry: For the fame, right . . . ha, ha, there’s a lot easier ways to get fame, believe me.

38: Right, here you are and we see this is a very well thought-out, obviously, successful voyage. But what led up to this and what are you going to do after this? You said you are flying back home after Australia and that you have other projects you want to get involved in. Gerry: Yeah. This boat represents about 20 years of work; design work, building of previous boats, and so on. It’s the culmination of all those years of problem solving and that’s why I won’t sail

Gerry: Well, my book just came out yesterday, it’s about the Atlantic crossing and it tells about the design of this boat and solving the problems and what I went through. 38: What’s the name of the book? Gerry: Alone Against the Atlantic. 38: Are you going to do a book on this voyage? Gerry: No, I don’t think so. I just don’t feel that there is a book in this voyage, if would just be a little cruising book. I don’t like those; besides, this isn’t a cruise this is a crossing. This is just to further demonstrate that it works, so people don’t say, well, he was lucky, which is really ludicrous. Yeah, I say 54 days of straight luck. Ha, ha. Also, I wanted to demonstrate that my objective was to design the smallest practical size sailboat that could go anywhere. And not a drifter — and that’s a very, very important distinction. So in this case when I went to Hawaii, I went quickly and efficiently with safety. Then I went to Fanning. Some people never find Fanning. I talked to someone yesterday who said they spent three or four days looking for it and finally gave up on it. But I went to Fanning and it’s only 10 miles long and only 90-ft. high — just the height of the palms. So you have to have a boat that will go someplace. Coming here I averaged 80-miles a day and I wantedvto demonstrate that capability. I’ve overdone that, really. It was done really in the Atlantic when I went from England to the U.S. I had people ask me, how can you get enough food in, but I had 270 pounds of food left over. You can store a lot in her. I had plenty of water left when I arrived. So this was to demonstrate the capabilities of the boat and now the boat will go home and go in a museum eventually. But she won t sail again and I won’t singlehand again, it’s too difficult. It’s dangerous and miserable, so this is the end of the singlehanding. I do plan to build a larger version of this boat, after the flying thing, I’U build a 32-footer approximately. I’ve done most of the design work on it and what I’m trying to do is build a boat that has all the characteristics of this boat, but in a practical size for cruising. It would be for people like yourselves, who would be able to build the boat in 6 months instead of 6 years, and would cost just a fraction of any other boat. It would be unsinkable, self-righting, self-rescuing, and even self-steering. It would take you anywhere in the world you want to go. For all the people like us. Probably years ago you wanted to go sailing, but the cost of the boat and all, wow . . . you tried to figure out, how in the heck can I do this? My next design should help byhaving a plan that s easy to build and not'too expensive. I’H build one f>rst, and before I sell the plans or anything I’ll sail it. I

speiss think the first trip will be across the North Atlantic down into the Mediteranean, because I haven’t sailing the Med yet, then back to the Caribbean. By that time I’ll know if everything is right. Then if it’s all good I’ll sell the plans very inexpensively so that anyone could do it. It’s for those people, especially the young, who want something to go sailing in. 38: There is definitely a homebuilder market. Gerry: I think there is, but it has got to be easy to build. You know you get a bunch of plans and what you have is a bunch of blue prints. It says: step one, loft . . . and you say what the heck is ‘loft’? Then they say things like, find a building with a wood floor like a gymnasium that you can stick nails into. So you go to the high school and you know you can’t even wear your shoes in there. So it has to be a boat that doesn’t have to be lofted. It has to be easy. You know how they will say things like the stem should be built of some wood you never heard of and build a steamer and . . . you just say to yourself ‘I can’t build that.’ It’s got to be easy to build, strong, easily maintained and safe. That’s what is important. 38: I suspect you would be talking about a hard chine or multi¬ chine boat of plywood construction? Gerry: Hard chine, that’s right. It’s the easiest, and plywood is readily available and strong. You notice how many hard chine boats there are out here. 38: Yeah, here and in the Societies. The French seem to go in for hard or double chine steel a lot. Gerry: I don’t care for steel too much because of the corrosion problems. It’s too much work in my opinion. But most people have a little experience in working with wood somewhere in their life. 38: A number of years ago a design came out, not for voyaging but for bay sailng, it was quite successful. Gerry: You mean like Thunderbirds? 38: Yes, and you see them all over out here. We saw some in Fiji and there is one in Noumea. Gerry: Hawaii has a lot of Thunderbirds. I sent for the plans from the American Plywood Association, you could buy the plans for like ten dollars and they were beautiful plans. That’s the way it should be, you don’t just send someone blue prints. 38: How did you get into designing, did you just study on your own or have formal training? Gerry: Just by studying on my own. Afterall, boat design is so much art and who knows how much science. But with a boat like this the science really breaks down because in any formula you know it only works in the midrange and you get reciprocity failure out at the ends.

38: What are the specs on Yankee Girl? Gerry: She is 10-ft. overall and the waterline is almost 10-ft. I think it’s something like 9-ft. 9-inches. The beam is 5-ft. 6-inches, the draft is 1-ft. 9-inches, depending on how heavily she is loaded. There is a 3-inch skeg below that of wood with no ballast. The displacement is 2,200-lbs. The sail area of each jib is 40 square feet, and I can run twin headsails. The main is 40 square feet, the spin¬ naker is 180 square feet and I don’t remember right now what the footage of the reacher is. It’s a M.P.S., multipurpose sail. 38: Boy, I sure would like to handle sails that size! Gerry: Yeah ... ha, ha, it’s great. That’s why I don’t want to go beyond about 32-ft., because I believe a boat should be what 1 call

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‘human size’. It’s got to be something a woman can handle, because a woman is going to be sailing it a good deal of the time. Or you may be sailing and be injured, so you’ve to got have something you can handle. 38: We have had bigger boats in the past and went down in size

for this voyage. One of our critieria was what that it is the smallest size boat that the two of us could live in comfortably for a long time. Most j people say that if Harold breaks his arm, Maud should be able to handle the boat, but that’s not the case with two people on the boat, i Maud has to be able to work the boat as a way of life. So the boat must be manageable for both poeple, that also helps the fatigue pro¬ blem. Gerry: Right. Find the people out here with the 55-footers and ask them how they like it, and they usually say that about 40-ft. would be good. Unless they are a couple with three kids or something, then they need more room. Boy, there are times I’ve been hit by something so suddenly and 1 think about those people with,their 55-footers, if they had something up, boy, it might not get down. I got hit by something between Samoa and Fiji and, man, I got faked out. These Pacific squalls usually don’t have any wind in them, but a Caribbean squall, well, if you get a squall down there you get a 60-mile an hour wind. The Atlantic was the same. So the first few out here I’d take everything down and all I’d get 'was a little sprinkle, so then you start sailing through them with everything up. I’ve only two or three good ones out here but this one I saw coming and I figured it was going north of me but it was really the edge of a front that was going south. The next thing I know is that the wind is really coming up, and up, so I figured five or ten minutes and it would be gone. I steered by hand because it was just getting to hard for the autopilot to hold. Pretty soon it was just outrageous and the rain was like you wouldn’t believe. I had the twin jibs up so I had to get up and drop the sails. I opened the hatch and got water halfway forward'; at least it was fresh water so it didn’t hurt anything. But for me to do that, all I had to do is stand in the hatch and pull the halyards out of the jam cleets and the jibs just dropped down. Gerry: When you build your bigger boat will you go to a vane, our would you stick to the autopilot? Gerry: No, I’d never put a vane on a boat because if it’s a good boat, like this one, she will steer herself. It steered all the way across the Atlantic, she will steer better than a human can steer, much straighter. So I would say for people who don’t have much money, make the boat steer by herself. Anybody who cruises should be able to make a decent boat steer by herself. This rudder, you might have noticed, is balanced. You steer it with

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speiss Gerry: Right, that would ruin it. Sailing is probably the most difficult situation you can put people in. If you’re scared or at least frightened, tired, miserable and you’re in close quarters, it’s just not good. Anyone who can get through that deserves a lot of credit, I admire people who have the personality charqcteristcs that can do that. They are special people who can get along anywhere. 38: Yes, and the relationships are very good, one psychiatrist friend of ours summed it up, he said those people have matching neurosis. Gerry: Ha, ha, ha, ha! Boy, that’s true. I met Peter Bird in Hawaii, he is a wonderful guy, and I was lucky to spend some time with him. You know, Peter and another guy rowed across and I ask¬ ed if he had any trouble between the two of them on the trip. He said no, we got in an argument once, but we got along fine, no trouble. When I hear that I figure the guy has got to be pretty stable and a good guy % Rowing would be even worse because then you say 'hey Pat, how much did you row last night? I feel that we didn’t move too much, am I doing all the rowing?’ It could get real bad if you didn’t have the right attitude. Say what about lunch? You hungry? 38: Great! The beer here is super — it’s even named Number One.

two fingers, that’s what you need with an autopilot. I think it’s terrible to steer a boat, you should never have to steer — who wants to look at a compass all the time? If you are going between the islands and you’re looking at the island, then that’s fun, but just sitting out at sea looking at the compass — that’s terrible! 38: In passage making I don’t think very many of us really like steering very much at all. Set the boat up or vane or something. Since we left the U.S. 1 don’t think we have driven 50-miles, and that’s usually when it’s very light and you’re nervous. Rather than just parking you fiddle with it for a while and usually you give that up fair¬ ly soon. I think steering is one of the big things on the 'don’t want to do’ list. Gerry: One couple I met with a 55-footer, very nice people and nice boat and everything, but they feel they have to have a crew. They don’t have any self-steering. 38: It seems that once you have fb have crew you are open to another set of problems. We have seen terrible problems involving crew. Gerry: Yes, I figure about 90% of the crew situations don’t work out. I had some friends that were going to sell their boat. They had gone through crew after crew and finally they were going to give up, but they met a fellow and they decided to get the boat to Australia. It worked out good and they went all the way around the world. But it’s hard to find good crew.

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IN SEARCH OF FREEDOM Ii

Cmdr. James McCartin exhibits some of the debris found by theNCoast Guard.

The saga of the Freedom II, the Force 50 ketch reportedly sunk off the Marin Head¬ lands on November 12th, has more twists and turns than Picasso had drawings. The intrigue about who was onboard and how many of the crew were missing created a flurry of front page interest in the San Fran¬ cisco bay area during the weeks following the accident. What started out as a relatively routine boating mishap became a mysterious affair involving multiple identities, bigamy, large quantities of gold, insurance scams, and the suggestion of drugs and foul play. The truth about the Freedom II probably will surface at some point, but only God seems to know when. What is known about the case is that early in the morning of November 13th, a man calling himself Bob Dozier, 34, hitchhiked a

ride into Stinson Beach. He looked dishevel¬ ed and like he'd just gone through an ordeal. He told Stinson Beach police and emergen¬ cy workers that his 50-ft. ketch Freedom II had smashed up on the rocks at Rocky Point, two miles to the south. He said his friend and co-owner of the boat, John Paul Russell. 44. was still down on the beach. He also reported two women, Kristin Tomlin, 20, and Suzanne Russell. 30, had been lost in the stormy seas after the four had aban¬ doned ship and headed for shore in their life raft. I

^^.escue workers from Stinson Beach and the Coast Guard swung into action. A helicopter pulled Russell off the beqch and took him to San Francisco’s Letterman Hos¬ pital, where he was treated for a sprained ankle. An air search by the Coast Guard for the bodies of the women ended unsuc¬ cessfully that afternoon. After leaving the hospital, Russell and Dozier disappeared. The next day, however, things took a strange twist when Russell call-

Debris found By beachcombers the day follow¬ ing the reported wreck of the Freedom II. Center is stainless steel mast step.

ed the Coast Guard and said there was a third woman. Bob Dozier’s wife Cherie Anne, also missing in the wreck. When ask¬ ed why he hadn’t reported the third woman before, Russell told them to talk to his Las Vegas attorney. What followed was a scenario worthy of As the World Turns. The scene shifted back and forth between the Marin County Sheriff’s office, which now considered the possiblity of foul play; the Coast Guard in San Francisco, which didn’t know if it was looking for two or three bodies; and Las Vegas, where reporters dug up background information on all the characters involved. For added mystery, the fierce storm which struck the day Dozier climbed the cliff, wash¬ ed ashore a variety of debris, including some plastic baggies used in packaging cocaine. Some of the questions have been answered. Cherie Anne Dozier was married to both Bob Dozier and John Russell. In 1971, Russell was known as John Farrell, and she was his newly wedded wife, Suz¬ anne. Ten-years later she married Bob Dozier in Carson City, Nevada, and she

One of the missing women was reportedly wearing a brown designer lifejacket much like the one shown here mounted on a 10-ft. section of mast found at Stinson Beach.

listed John Farrell as her father! * Russell reportedly had operated as a high rolling con man, who had no compunction about changing his name to suit different needs. In Virginia City, Nevada, where he operated a bar with the Doziers, he was known as “Poppa John” Farrell. People also referred to him as the “Silver Fox” for his fancy wheeling and dealing in two trail¬ er/camper dealerships he ran in Las Vegas. He traded heavily in gold. One account said he had stashed a large amount of the metal in the bow of Freedom II and planned to sell

it in Israel, where it would fetch higher prices.

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FREEDOM 11

Freedom II, they say, was really a drug ship making a transfer off the Marin Headlands. Something went wrong, they had to abort and the boat crashed into the rocks. Al¬ though there’s no way to prove the plastic baggies found were from the Freedom II, it has been noted they were all cut or ripped in the same way, as if the same person was emptying them in a hurry. And then there’s the insurance scam story. Last June, another Force 50 by the name of Insperation, disappeared from a southern California marina. Russell and Dozier were working on the boat for the owner, an in¬ vestigator for the Las Vegas public defenders office, and were seen boarding with nine suitcases the night the Insperation was reportedly stolen. The owner collected $110,000 for the boat, but not until after the insurance company had put up a stink. In 1974 he had also lost a sailboat, sunk on a trip to Catalina. One of the crewmembers on that 1974 trip was identified as Suzanne Wright, the maiden name of Suzanne Rus¬ sell! According to this last theory, Dozier and Russell sailed the boat north to Richmond’s Sanford-Wood Marina, changed the name and repainted it. Rick Wood, owner of the Marina, and others who dealt with the four crewmembers of the Freedom II said they were friendly and competent. Only Kristin Tomlin appeared not to have any time at sea.

This is the remains of a liferaft (note large rip on the left) found on Stinson Beach.

and love of the sea and boats. He met Rus¬ sell and Suzanne in 1974 in Hawaii and the three became an inseparable trio. Kristin Tomlin, the fourth member of the crew, was a waitress at the Virginia City bar. There are several theories as to what really happened that night of November 12th. Dozier and Russell met with the Coast Guard and Marin Sheriff officals several days after the accident and claimed they were sailing

for Tahiti. Mechanical trouble forced them to return when they were hit by a 200 to 300-ft. ship near the Lightship. The collision, they said, caused extensive damage and they had to abandon ship. The Coast Guard, how¬ ever, has no records of any large ships in the area at that time. Others, among them those who walked the beach the days after the incident, claim Russell and Dozier are full of beans. The

ixs for physical evidence of the wreckage, a lot of stuff washed ashore in bits and pieces. The severe storm right after the accident probably smashed the Freedom II to smithereens on the rocks just south of Stin¬ son Beach. A horseshoe life ring with the boat’s name on it, a piece of a name plate and a liferaft fitting the description of the sur¬ vivors were found. Neither of the bodies of the two women have been located, but a “brown designer)’ Hfejacket one of them was reportedly wearing has. It seems only time will unravel the mystery of the Freedom II. Dozier and Russell have vanished. — latitude 38 — sue

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There are always subjects of national devotion: In England is the Queen, King, etc., and no one should teaSe about it. In Russia, Stolichnaya (which translates into ‘Metropolitan’) Vodka; in Poland, Pope. In Germany, order. In China, Great Mao (as we know at 60 he swam a 25-mile distance in two hours, or vice versa).

gic tool — is, no doubt, the Sextant. If you -4<now how to use it, or at least how to hold it — you are a Captain', Navigator, Cook, Lord Nelson, Ted Turner or even more. If you don’t know, you are a deck-hand only. Sextant, like a pipe, became an absolutely necessary attribute, a symbol of authority, an ocean going power. A sex symbol of

In the wide world of sailing the subject of admiration, the instrument of Gods, the ma-

bluewater sailing. Yes! Did you ever see a photo of a woman with a sextant? Millions of

SEXTANT MAN I AC June 22), the latitude is exactly equal 90° minus the sun angle.

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pictures show supercilious guys with mad¬ ness in their crossed eyes holding on to sex¬ tant. Another million sextants dust in dignity on shelves, walls, fireplace mantels, ex¬ ecutive desks, etc. — all around the world. But trying to stay in good, mental health, for God sake, what really is a sextant? Well, as we know, sextant is an angle-gauge, a simple instrument to measure angle between the horizon and a celestial body. Only an angle-gauge? Sorry, but yes! In the past time navigators used a simple gauge called “Jacob’s stick” and they were not afraid to sail oceans. During Ra expedi¬ tion Thor Heyerdahl navigated with the help of a single angle-meter, made of wood, which he called a “nose-meter” — and his navigating was great. Believe it or not, the so called “Boat Charts” package — a set of emergency equipment for lifeboats, contain simple, made of plastic, flat angle-gauge to take sun or star shots — very similar to the angle-meter we used in grammar school. Lives of many castaways depend on it. The famous Lithuanian sailor Fred Rebell (Rebell sailed alone in 1932 from Australia to USA in a 20-ft., half open boat Elaine) built his sextant himself. It was based on a saw-blade and its accuracy was excellent.

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CENTURIES.

sand can substitute a sextant giving us the “height” of sun, and twice a year, when the sun culminates over Equator (March 21,

For sure, and here is no discussion, that even simple sextants, like wooden sextants, or other “home-made”instruments. can’t give us “high accuracy” readings. Sure, but what means “high accuracy” to a sailor? 1° of arc is equal 60 miles. Even the cheapest sextant gives us reading of ± lA degree accuracy so the error is equal to 15 nautical miles. “An error of 15 miles!” my opponents might cry. Well, for somebody who is sailing around Alcatraz, 1 mile is a big, big distance. For a sailor sailing from San Francisco to Kauai 15 miles is nothing, and his boat will cover such distance faster than I’ll finish this story. We do not use sextants on internal waters (for celestial navigation), and for an ocean navigation the accuracy of even a cheap sex¬ tant is acceptable. This is a very old story: A young cadet shows the Captain his celestial navigation calculations. The Captain, after a look at his papers, says: “Take off your cap, cadet Ac¬ cording to your figures, we are in front of the alter of St. Paul Cathedral in London.” As we said, the worst sextant won’t give us more than a 15 mile error. A mistake in

OUT OF MY MIND calculation can push us 180°, to the op¬ posite side of our globe, what is equal to 10,800-miles. So more important is how good we are in calculation. The sextant is al¬ ways okay. “Fine. Maybe you are right,” sonrte readers

will say. “But how much does a good sextant cost?” My answer is 100 dollars. “It will be plastic," many will scoff. Yes, it will be plastic. But think this way: “Made of plastic because plastic is the best material for such purpose.” Nothing looks more sad than a green, corroded sextant. For sure, expensive ($1000 and up) Plath sextants are great, and to use them is a great pleasure. But at 1000 dollars apiece in hand on a slippery, shaky deck, between ropes and streams of water, is a risky game. I would rather have, in long ocean sailing, two sextants for $100 each in¬ stead of one for $1000.

difference between the bride and the groom (about 200 years). Three years ago, when asked by a com¬ pany which considered manufacturing navi¬ gational calculators for celestial navigation, I opposed with whole fury. My reasoning: If

somebody understands celestial navigation, he doesn’t need a fragile and often confusing calculator. If somebody doesn’t understand, to depend on a fragile calculator thousands of miles from shores would be a risky, almost thoughtless idea. Computer for sextant navigation sounds like spurs for bus driver, I told the company. Another myth is that you must only press a button and you have the result. It isn’t so simple. Not at all.

The latest version of “cheap plastic sex¬ tants” are no longer so cheap and they have advanced optic, such as semitransparent mirrors, light emiting diodes and alkaline bat¬ teries. Also, they are plastic and light — which is one of the biggest advantages.

If somebody likes to be modern, and wants to run his boat based on the newest technology, to use something as old as sex¬ tant and couple it with modern computer would be a very bad idea. If the sky is cloudy, if it is foggy, if it rains or snows — a sextant is out of duty regardless how mo¬ dern, advanced and expensive the calculator is.

hat about celestial navigation com¬ puters? O’boy, I think it is probably one of worst couplings in the history of mankind. Even worse than the marriage of Caligula and Drusilla is the one of sextant with a calculator. The major reason: Too big age

Soon, I told the company, we will have re¬ liable satellite navigation system and then one press of a button (ON) will give us an in¬ stant reading and it will be true (not a gim¬ mick), accurate and error free position, no matter, in darkness, fog, rain or snow. It will destroy sextant-calculator marriage. Sorry. Those who will like to be advanced (and will

have enough money) will have it. And old, almost antique sextant will remain in the pro¬ per hands, the hands of people who love them, like those who love black powder and old cars. The real sextant lovers treat this old, kind,

for sure not diabolic instrument, worshipfully. They can talk about sextants for hours, quoting so mhny different brands that for us, pro-fans, it is hard to imagine. The unfortunate Jack London in his book The Voyage of Snark gave us one of the best stories about the myth of the sextant. It was 80 years ago but still some creatures try to scare us with a sextant. Sextants play also an important role in all seagoing movies. In the well-known picture Mutiny on the Bounty, there is a dramatic scene when one of the sailors is trying to save a sextant from the ship on fire, burning himself to death. The sextant without which — as the movie represents — the sailors will never return home. Another myth. Many people crossed oceans without a sextant, just staying on death reckoning and they did okay. At the very end. Do I hate sextants or what? No, of course I like sextants. Absolute¬ ly. It is a necessary part of my navigational equipment in any distant sailing. I value a sextant very high. As high as lead, sound, magnetic compass, log. No less, but for sure not more. __— andrew urbanczyk

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SALTWATER

When you learned to sail, probably one of the first dictums you heard was that sailboats have the right of way over powerboats. In many cases, that’s true, and all of us are only too glad to tell a stinkpotter where to get off if they violate that sacred covenant. However, when we start talking about small sailing craft and big commercial ships, like ocean tank¬ ers, sea going tugs, cargo barges and even passenger ferries, the rules change. Unfor¬ tunately, through either ignorance or blind conceit, some sailors maintain that they will never budge when approached by a motor powered craft. This kind of thinking may

Those conditions have changed. Sailing, both racing and recreational, goes full bore all year round. The St. Francis Yacht Club alone hosts over 40 regattas a year and mid¬ winter series draws hundreds of boats. Si¬ multaneously, commercial traffic has in¬ creased. Oakland is one of the leading con¬ tainer ports on the west coast. Oil tankers stop frequently at Richmond’s refineries; ships also pass through the bay on their way to Stockton. Not only are there more boats per square mile of water, but the<bay has shrunk in size due to shoreline development and landfills. One might liken the current situation to the same problems facing private and com¬ mercial airplanes. When the two type of craft get in each other’s way, they threaten not only the safety of their passengers, but also those on the ground below. In congested areas, like airports, traffic controllers keep track of the planes’ comings and goings and attempt to keep things flowing smoothly and safely. The bay has its own version of a traffic control center, much like those you’d find at an airport. It’s called the Vessel Traffic Ser¬ vice (VTS), and it’s located atop Yerba ■Buena Isjand. You can see their radar spin¬ ning over the tunnel as you drive across the bridge from Oakland to San Francisco.

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The Vessel Traffic Service at Yerba Buena Island.

lead to tragedy and severe curtailment of sailors’ rights on the bay. Not too many years ago, sailors and com¬ mercial craft existed in relative peace. For the most part, sailboats traversed the bay’s waters only on summer weekends. Com¬ mercial boatmen accepted this as routine, and put up with occasionally dodging their way through a racing fleet.

gave birth to the VTS. On January 18, 1971, the tankers Arizona Stan¬ dard and Oregon Standard rammed into each other in a dense fog underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. The bar pilots, whose job it is to guide the ships in and out of the Golden Gate, were unable to tune in the same radio frequency to talk with one another. A major oil spill resulted. That inci¬ dent prompted the establishment of the VTS, which the Coast Guard undertook in 1972. They started out on San Francisco’s Pier 45, and in 1975 moved to Yerba Buena Island. The station is manned 24 hours a day, every day of the year. “We’re a traffic servicesays watch officer Lt. Dennis Sobeck, “not a traffic control.” In some ports, like Houston, Galveston, New York and New Orleans and Seattle, ships are required to check in when they enter or leave, but in San Francisco it’s voluntary. Most commercial traffic does take advantage of the service, according to Sobeck.

“Any vessel that calls in on channel 13 is a participant,” he says, “even a rowboat. But we prefer that small vessels listen rather than talk. The language is pretty informal and you can pick up a lot of information just by tuning

CONGESTION

in.” The VTS radar extends 16-miles out to sea and from Ft. San Pablo to the Brothers south to the Dumbarton Bridge. Craft over 50 or 60-ft. appear as small specks on their page 99

screen. Smaller boats, expecially wooden ones, are hard to pick up, except when they’re bunched together, as at a starting line. Race committees are required to check in with the VTS before each day’s racing and

again after they’ve finished. With that know¬ ledge and the information they get from their radar screens, the monitor can warn com¬ mercial craft of possible congestion on the bay. Sobeck says they average about one

SALTWATER

with 30 to 50 feet of draft. “Delay time”, which is the time it takes from when the pilot starts a maneuver until the time something actually starts happening, is great. A ship can travel anywhere from a quarter to a half mile with the helm hard over before it starts to turn. Their inertia is incredible. If a ship com¬ ing through the Golden Gate at cruising

ing 7 or 8 knots over the bottom just to be able to steer their course. A stiff following breeze complicates the pilot’s job even more. N “They’re dinosaurs,” says Mike Sweeney, an independent inland pilot who also sails a Kettenburg 41. Commercial craft are frequently on a tight schedule. Sometimes they’re running late,

LATITUDE 38 SHIMON

nail biter a week, including near collisions, heavy traffic situations and boats lost in fog. Part of the job of the Vessel Traffic Service is maintaining good rapport with the various groups visiting the bay. They regularly ride with the pilots to get a feel for what’s going on out on the water. They travel to yacht clubs and give slide shows about the service,

and they educate pleasure boaters about how to handle encounters with commercial craft. The YB1 facility is also open to visitors any time they want to drop by.

It can be pretty hard for boaters who operate craft under 50-ft. to know what it’s like to try and drive a 400 to 500 foot ship

speed were to shift into full reverse (en¬ dangering the lives of everyone in the. engine room), it would travel hundreds of yards before stopping. A ship also exposes acres of hull to both the wind and tides. In order to maintain any steerage way at all, they must be moving through the water at three or four knots. Traveling with a 4 knot flood, that means go-

and at up to $7,000 an hour operating costs, minutes lost trying to avoid a sailboat are ex¬ pensive. There also exists, in some case, a natural antipathy between a blue collar boat operator and their version of a “yachtsman”, which could be anyone who’s out on a pleasure craft. Tony Karzcinski, a tugboat operator for Crowley Maritime, points out an irony that

CONGESTION

Mik Beatie runs the Sausalito ferry and has operated the Larkspur as well. While the former is a standard two-screw boat, the Larkspur GT has three gas turbine jets, which both supply water and turn the boat. They were designed to run at 30 knots, but for economy reasons and problems with ex¬ cessive wake, they’re forced to use just one much of the time. This hampers their ma¬ neuverability and increases the boat’s delay time. Both Urmini and Beatie are experienced sailors, veterans of the Big Boat Series. They spend time educating their non-sailing fellow boat operators as to what’s happening out

“If a big collision occurs with some deaths," he says, “it wouldn’t be too long before they’d set up separate areas for plea¬ sure and commercial craft, or restrict racing to one day a weekend." The bar pilots, he warns, have a powerful lobby in Sacramento and could push through legislation to en¬ force such sanctions. Beatie also feels that rental skippers can be the biggest hazards, simply from lack of familiarity with traffic on the bay. He urges more training for the occasional sailor.

sometimes exists when commercial craft meets pleasure boat. Given the economic nature of our society, he says, the guy who’s driving the tanker or the tug might be pissed off at a sailor who cuts in front him, and that sailor could very well turn out to be the guy who owns the tug or the tanker! “1 never try to hold anyone back,” says Perry Stiltz, an inland pilot, “but sometimes it’s hard to pick my way through. What scares me the most is when someone disap¬ pears under the bow. I just can't see them!” Passenger ferries have their own particular relationship with sailboats. Being relatively close in size to many sailboats (a lot closer than ocean-going tankers), they must yield. Given the routes they travel, from San Fran¬ cisco to Marin and the excursions from Fisherman’s Wharf to the Golden Gate, Al¬ catraz, the Oakland-Bay Bridge and return, they’re often in the thick of sailboat traffic. During one 8-hour shift, the ferry operator can have literally hundreds of crossing situa¬ tions. Ron Urmini, who runs the Tiburon route for Red and White, says each en¬ counter is different. Trickiest is working his way through a fleet of boats. “1 try and find a hole and slip through at half-speed,” he says. “You have to take on the persona of a Zen boat operator and flow through the traffic, staying away jrom the tight spots.” During really heavy periods, like race weekends, he’ll just adjust his route so as to be going with the traffic as much as possible. Sometimes he gets flak from the front office if his run takes longer than the one and a quarter hour standard, but he just tells them that safety was more important

there on the bay. They both agree that sailors, in turn, have to be more respectful of the commercial craft. They see the number of close calls on the rise. As often as not, it’s the sailor’s fault for trying to cut it too close. Beatie says the Coast Guard is discouraging yacht clubs from using government buoys as turning marks in order to keep the groups

vestigator for the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety office in San Francisco. Ed’s been a sailor all his life and currently owns a 19-ft. Cape Dory Typhoon, and he’ll explain the new rules of the road that are going into ef¬ fect December 24th. — latitude 38 — sue

than watching the clock.

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Ferry boat operator Mik Beatie.

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Next month we’ll print an article written by Lieutenant Ed Page, who works as an in-

HAWAIIAN We ve never met Canadian Rick Brigham, but as he wanders around the eastern Pacific in his H-28 he drops us letters from time to time. Usually the letters are interesting and informative, and that’s why we like to share them with you. Letter time. After the wettest Spring ever recorded in Beautiful British Columbia, I decided that Alaska could stay where it is and we'd head south to warm up and dry off. The cruising is fantastic in the CDN Gulf Coast Islands and U.S. San Juan Islands, but quite damp at times. From the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a fine 6 day passage brought us back to the Bay Area. Five weeks employment, a hauloutfor Dawn Treader IV that included giving the VDO Sumlog the float test — that reluctant bitch worked less than half the time it was aboard — and replacing it with a SR Mariner knotlog, good times visiting friends, and then offshore. Nineteen days later, the Big Island of Hawaii popped out of the ocean. Altogether

a grand voyage. Sighted one freighter, hulldown on the horizon, 3 days out from San Francisco. Flying fish were on deck just about every morning from then on. Schools of dolphins frolicked around my little ship and serenaded us with their squeaks on the 5th and 14th day. The Aries, as usual, was flawless.

^^ade landfall at Kahului Harbor on Maui where we cleared Customs abd Agri¬ culture. No fuel dock or showers. But Kahu¬ lui Harbor is not much frequented by cruis¬ ing boats, so the one side-tie (just to star¬ board of the tugboat pier) is usually vacant. Harbormaster’s office is across the road. At the side-tie, there is a tap. I ran our shore hose from the tap and hung it over Dawn Treader s mizzen boom. Had a fine shower right in the cockpit! A shopping mall with supermarket. Long’s drugstore and etc. is

three blocks away. Fuel available at gas sta¬ tions nearby. On to Mala Wharf, which is on the N.W. (leeward) side of Maui and about a mile N. of Lahaina. What a delightful anchorage! So fine to dive off my little ship and swim around and under her in these clear, warm, tropical waters. A dinghy tie-up is by the public launching ramp at the wharf. Small grocery store three blocks away. Then to Lahaina, and we anchored in the roadstead with about 30 other vessels. Sign at harbor entrance reads, “Do Not Enter Until You Have Checked With The Harbormaster,” or something to that affect. A fuel truck is at the harbor, but they have special hours of opera¬ tion. Good availability of groceries and some marine supplies at Lahaina. But it was too touristy for me. Thence across Alenuihaha Channel, which separates Maui from Hawaii. Now we’re anchored in the roadstead at KailuaKona. Bottom here has a lot of rocks, so if you’re ever here and don’t have an all-chain rode, be very careful. No fuel dock or showers. Some cruising folk have been known to use vthe poolside showers at Hotel King Kamehameha. Gas & diesel are avail-

What a delightful anchorage, it’s so fine to dive off my little ship and swim around and under her in these clear, warm, tropical waters.

able at a Shell station'two blocks up from the pier, at the corner of Palani Rd. & Kuakini Hwy. where the only traffic light in town is located!

fun!)-. Mopeds are available at Kiser Honda on Alapa St. in the Industrial Center. Big Island Marine is also on this street and they have a fair stock of chandlery items. Maps are in each copy of This Week — Big Island, which is available free at stands along the seawall and at most hotels and restaurants in the area. Don’t know if you’re familiar with the way the game is played in Hawaiian waters, but I’ll run it by anyway. In all anchorages, you’re supposed to check in with the Har¬ bormaster when you arrive. Then you get 3 free days at anchor. If you stay longer than 3 days, you must pay. And the pay starts from

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But she’s a good little ship and shall adapt to the new addition. After 4V2 years of cruising and living aboard my little ship, have made some ob¬ servations that are important to my cruising lifestyle. In order to really get to know a new place, it’s people and cultures, you must stay for at least six months. And since I’m not in¬ dependently wealthy, my sojourns must in¬ clude finding employment in each new place. Thus a good selection of mechanic’s tools, and soon a motorcycle. A hard dinghy is a must for my kind of cruising. Just had a funny thought — if we were to circumnavi¬ gate at my rate, it may take 20 or 30 years! But what’s wrong with that? So shall stay here at Kailua-Kona for 6-9 months. Then a month of lay-back cruising through the rest of these islands. And an¬ other 6-9 months on Oahu. Then to the South Pacific. Although snorkeling is fine, being able to Scuba dive opens up a whole new vista of underwater delights. So I'm intending to take a Scuba course here. It’s five full days and the tourist variety, Monday to Friday, costs $225.00. Resident cour'se, Saturday or Sun¬ day for five weeks, is $125.00. Sure pleased

LAMINA 1 rom the Shell station, head N.W. on Kuakini Hwy., which becomes Oid Airport Rd. About a mile and a half along, with a zig and a zag, you come to the runway at the Old Airport, which is now unused. A State

After 30 days your vessel may remain at anchor, but you must move ashore. So far this does not apply to Keehi Harbor on Oahu, or the little small craft breakwater area outside Kawaihae Harbor on #the Big Island. Park has outdoor showers about halfway along the runway to port. But as shanks mare doesn’t really make it here, I’d advise you to rent a car (ug!) or a Moped (fun, fun, page 103

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day 1, not day 3. Rates are $3.00 per day' for a 20-29’ vessel, $4.00/day for 30-39’, $5.00/day for 40-49’, and $6.00/day for 50’ or longer. If that’s not enough to curdle your beer, you can only liveaboard for 30 days. Then your vessel may remain at an¬ chor but you must move ashore. So far, this does not apply at Keehi Harbor on Oahu, or the little small craft breakwater area outside Kawaihae Harbor on the Big Island. Both are free and no time limits — yet!

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>eing a mechanic has advantages. Se¬ cond day here at Kailua found a good job at an Auto Repair Garage in the Industrial Cen¬ ter. Presently have the use of a friend’s Jeep, and have put a deposit on a small motorcy¬ cle which I can carry aboard when we depart. Dawn Treader is talking to me again: “Lordy! Not only does he want fast passages, he loads me with 200 pounds of tools. Now I’m to carry a motorcycle as well? AARGH!”

I’m a resident! Mahalo and pau for now Rick Brigham & Dawn Treader IV Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

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This is the final wrap-up of the 1981 season, featuring the winners of the one-design fleets on the bay. Included are results from the YRA of San Francisco Bay. the Small Yacht Racing Association (SYRA), and the Small Boat Racing Association (SBRA). Since there are too many winners to profile each one, we're going to tell

you something about the victors in the most populous of the YRA's classes.

J-24 (35 season qualifiers) Frick and Frack, Bill Claussen and Jim Lindsey, Lafayette. Crew: Dennis George. Howard Canfield, Sally Lindsey, Kelly Claussen.

Bill and Jim got the idea to go in together on a J-24 during the 1980 North Americans, in which they crewed on the same boat. As they sat on the rail slogging their way to weather on the Berkeley Cir¬ cle, they talked about what they’d do tf they owned their own J-24.

and down. The J points higher and requires more concentration to keep in the groove. Boatspeed was more important in the J fleet, and while they neversfjddled much with the rig, they had good speed. They also found sailing with a spinnaker (the Santana 22 races only with working sails) made the reaches and runs more challenging. Their closest competition was Steve Toschi's Wild Kingdom, which had the edge early in the season. After a collision with a com¬ mittee boat and the resulting paint job, Frick and Frock's speed im¬ proved and they reeled off three straight lsts. (The change in hull color from green to white also led to an unofficial name change. The new moniker: Albino Kermit. Ffey. it’s not easy being green!). Both Lindsey and Claussen agree that consistency and good crew work are the key to winning, especially a season championship. You don’t have to win every race and you can throw out one or two bad days. During a weekend regatta, you have to be on top the whole way to win. which means a lot of pressure. Frick and Frack did well in some of the regional championships and is scheduled to compete in next year's J-24 Worlds on the bay.

Catalina 27 (19 season qualifiers), II Shay, John Jacobs. San Francisco. Crew: Bruce Baxter. Bill Holsman, Tom Rauh. Michael Fischer.

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This is John's second season in the Catalina 27 and his second championship. He’s no stranger to one-design victory — he won

Both are top competitors in the Santana 22 class (Lindsey also won that division in SYRA this year), and they decided to combine forces. They named their boat after the infamous skating clowns, Mr. Frick and Mr. Frack. The division of labor ^turned out successfully. They took turns steering. Bill, a dentist, gravitated towards the administrative details, while Jim. a real estate property manager, preferred to work on the boat. Both found the J-24 trickier to sail than the Santana 22, upwind

Knarr winners George and Nancy Rygg.

seven YRA trophies in ten seasons of racing his Columbia Challenger John says the top five boats trade places often, and that boatspeed is crucial to a good finish. He’s got II Shay rigged for 12 to 30 knots of breeze. Anything under that and he just dies, but he figures the

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percentages are in his favor. His favorite courses are off the City Front and Angel Island, but “we do well anywhere it blows like hell!" John also wanted to credit his crew. They've been together for several years and don’t miss any tacks, as he put it. The Catalina 27 enjoys considerable popularity on the bay. The fleet socializes frequently at meetings. They are, says John, quite generous with each other about ideas and equipment and sometimes

Like the Claussen/Lindsey team. Moonlight's co-owners Chris Penn, currently studying for his MBA, and Fred Paxton, a project manager for a chemical company, alternate helm duties. Chris is quick to point out, though, that Fred won five races while he only won two. This is their fourth straight championship in the class. Chris says as they learn the bay better, they’ll make fewer strategic mistakes. They also don’t get exasperated like they used to, and when they find themselves in a hole, they just keep plugging away. Tactics are most important in the front of this fleet. Good starts too, and that was one of Chris and Fred’s projects for this year. They tried to be more aggressive and be right on the line at the gun. Pushing the winners was Robin Klaus' Red Breast, their perennial

YRA of S.F. Bay's Kitty James.

even use each other’s gear.

Newport 30, (18 season qualifiers), Zinfandel, George van Doison, Vallejo. Crew. Mike Solon. Dave Bareilles. Charlie Pound. Sue Lane. Torn Pehl. Martin Gabrielson, Ines Gabrielson.

George has been sailing his Newport 30 for five years and racked up-season championships in 1978 and 1980. A former production controller at the Navy’s Mare Island shipyard, he spent a lot of time commuting from Vallejo to the bay. “I’d usually bring the boat down the day before the race," he says, “and the crew would drive down to meet me the next day." Van Doison credits his crew with much of his success, lauding their consistency. The Newport 30 fleet sails with spinnakers, so they often got a workout in the bay's heavy summer breezes. Zinfandel was rigged with a blow in mind, and George says two bullet-proof sails, his 6.5 oz. 150 and 7.25 oz. 130, did most of the work. George likes sailing in a big fleet and feels boatspeed makes the biggest difference in his. His closest battles were with Bob Paedon’s

John and Dave Demeter from the Cal 33 Wavelength were also at the awards dinner.

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i competition. Interestingly, Dianne Penn works for Robin, and has even crewed for him on occasion. Also near the top was Gary Manpers’ Alchemy.

Islander 36, (15 season qualifiers), Chimo, Chuck Winton, Tiburon. Crew: Jerry Rumsey, Jim Davies, Bruce Jackson. Jerry

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Woods. Ken Tonas. Skip Bonn, Joyce Watterson. Mel McCormack.

Ranger 23, (18 season qualifiers), Moonlight, Chris Penn/Fred Paxton, Alameda. Crew: Will Johnsbn. Diane Penn.

This is Chuck’s third straight season victory, accomplished with all lsts and 2nds. He bought Chimo in 1974 and has been racing her since 1975. He says at the beginning he got kicked around like

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everyone else. Eventually they started winning once in a while, and now that they’ve learned to sail the boat, they just keep pressing until someone else makes a mistake and they break through to the lead. Chuck really likes the one-design racing. He can’t alter his boat much, so the financial strain is limited, and he doesn’t need a new boat every year to be competitive. He did get one new sail this season, but only used it once.

he went to a fuller jib, which helped his boat speed. George feels thereVquite a bit of difference between winning over a long season and a weekend regatta. In a two or three day event

“I get a lot of help from Jerry Rumsey and Jim Davies,” he says, "who are both excellent at tactics." The entire crew has been together for four years, and all work well together. “They love winning,” Chuck adds, “and that's the biggest factor.” /

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qualifiers),

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George

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Bear winners Pete and Sally Lind.

you usually need to win a race or two. Over a period of four months you don't have to win. but you do have to avoid mistakes. George’s boat is a woodie. He says the class is still growing, with two new glass boats joining the fleet this year and two more planned for next year.

Coronado 25 (13 season qualifiers). Hello, Rich Everett, Sausalito. Crew: Bob Wise. Rich Klein, Will Oswald, Eddie Tavasieff.

Golden Gate winner Bob Counts.

Belvedere. Crew: Paul Baastad. Mike Walsh, Nancy Rygg. George, an emergency room physician, won the Knarr triple crown this year, taking the YRA one-design, KIF, and Knarr season trophies. He’s been sailing his boat, built in 1955, since 1976. He won the YRA title in 1977, and, depending on the outcome of a pro¬ test pending with the USYRU, may win last year’s series as well. Huttetu got most of its competition from Terry Anderlini in Nordlys. Anderlini and some of the others in the fleet were faster than Rygg upwind, but the champion had better all around speed and made fewer mistakes. George says he just tried to stay dear at the start and go the right way without getting trapped behind too many boats. At the end of the season when the wind lightened a bit.

Rich and his crew on Hello had an up, down, and back up season. After starting off strong. Rich, who works at West Marine Products, went on the TransPac. Making the transition back to the smaller boat was difficult and he had to play catch-up. A 5th and a 1st in the final two races earned Hello her second season championship in a row. Their closest competition came from Ernie Dickson’s Ventura, Larry Russo’s Juggler, and Frank Lossy’s Our Boat. Even though Hello is one of the older boats in the fleet — the Everetts have owned her for 14 years — Rich says they have just as good a chance as the newer craft. They sail with working sails only and there’s a strong emphasis on tactical savvy. Crew coordination is also crucial. “The boat stops if you don’t trim correctly, says Rich. He also feels a long season of racing gives a very accurate account of the skipper and crew. You sail under a wide variety of conditions and it takes dedication and versatility to prevail. Rich also says he had a real good coach: his dad, Lou Everett.

Santana 35, (12 season qualifiers), Spirit of Bombay, Charles Kuhn/Greg Paxton, San Rafael. Crew. Peter Daly, Brian Ebert. ,

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Theresa Taylor, plus assorted others.

Owner Charles Kuhn is an active fellow. Besides campaigning Spirit of Bombay, he races a 900 cc Class D sportscar. The rest of the

to win his second straight YRA season title. He fought a nip and tuck battle with Frank Hinman’s Gallant all season. Going into the last race they were tied, and Eric managed to get a 2nd to Frank’s 3rd to seal the victory. Also in the hunt was Gerry Brown in Mintaka. Most of all. Eric enjoyed the good, friendly competition. The heavy air sailplan is one of the big concerns among Triton sailors. There are those.who prefer to reef the main and keep the

time he’s a general contractor building facilities for Lucas films. With all that activity, he can’t always make the races on the bay, so he turned much of the operation over to Greg Paxton. Greg sailed on the bay s first Santana 35, Front Page News, for a year and a half with Chris Corlett,and knows the boat pretty well. Greg steered most of the time, while the rest of the crew shared jobs. Spirit of Bombay's competition came from John Aitken’s Dream Machine, the Andriesse/Johnson-owned Spellbinder, and Sam Bonovich’s Wide Load. Greg feels they were actually the third or fourth fastest of the bunch. By sailing smart and never erring serious-

Santana 35 Spirit of Bombay's Peter Daly., owner Charles Kuhn, skipper Greg Paxton and Theresa Wright, (left to right).

genoa up, and those who go for the 110 jib and no reef. Eric is one of the latter persuasion, feeling there’s no disadvantage to that setup. It also elirpinates shaking out the reef on the downwind legs and hav¬ ing to put it in again for the beats. This is Eric’s fifth year with the Triton, which he refers to as “a modern day Bear boat: it’s a tough little nut, simple and straightfor¬ ward.’’ He’s been sailing on the bay since 1936 and has owned a Snipev, a Bear and for 15-years he had a 33-ft. Rhodes designed Windward. Yra season champions

islander 36 winner Chuck Winton.

!y. they were able to pull out the win. Kuhn remembers the season opener to Vallejo most vividly. On the trip up they were first by a whopping 45 minutes, only to discover they’d missed a mark of the course. On Sunday’s return trip, the Santana 35’s were the last fleet to start. Spirit of Bombay charged through the smaller boats arid was the second boat to finish and con¬ vincing class winners, redeeming themselves for the previous day’s screw-up.

Triton (11 season qualifiers), Pegasus, Eric Warner, Berkeley. Crew: Bob Spear. Steue Bates, John Patterson, Larry RadcUffe. and others.

Eric Warner, a retired Standard Oil engineer, says he “lucked out’’ page 107

Class/ Division Ariel Bear Bird Cal 25 Cal 2-27 Cal 29 Cal 34 Catalina 27 Challenger Columbia 29 Coronado 25 Ericson 27 Excalibur Gladiator Golden Gate Hawkfarm IOD Islander 28 A Islander 28 B Islander 30 II Islander 36 J-24 Knarr Newport 30

Yacht

Jubilee Bandersnatch Falcon Cinnabar Temptation Eagle Seis Amigos II Shay Osprey Ipanema Hello Tango II Merline Alerion Sanderling Hotcakes Quickstep II Starship Chimera An tares Chimo Frick & Frack Huttetu Zinfandel

Skipper

Don Morrison Pete & SaLly Lind Jim Jessie Edward Shirk Rollye Wiskerson Tom Switalski Stuart Spence John. Jacobs Bruce Darby •* E. Rideout/C. Maynardes Richard Everett Terry Owen P. Meyer/H. Cann Larry Olsen Bob Counts Len Cheney George Degnan Val Clayton Dick Debnam Larry Telford Chuck Winton B. Claussen/J. Lindsey George Rygg George Van Dolson

Yacht Club

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see StFYC CSC . RYC SFYC SFYC IYC SFYC SCYC

see CPYC StFYC IYC CYC RYC StFYC StFYC SYC BYC SFYC RYC StFYC VYC

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Ranger 23 Ranger 26 Santana 22 Santana 35 Tartan 10 Triton Wylie 34

Moonlight

C. Penn/Fred Paxton

Danville Express

Andy Hall David Hankel Charles Kuhn Evan Dailey Eric Warner Roy Raphael

Expresso Spirit of Bombay Sportin'Life Pegasus Magic Too

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SBRA SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS International 505:

1st, John Gilmour (RYC); 2nd. Jeff Miller (PAYC): 3rd. Dennis Surtees (PAYC). International Fourteen:

1st, Kers Clausen (RYC); 2nd, Andrew Bates (CSC): 3rd, Matt Blake (SSA). International Contender:

1st, Gil Wooley, (PAYC); 2nd. Jim Anderson (PAYC); 3rd, Terry Schmidt (PAYC). International 420:

1st, Ernie Bertram (ISC); 2nd, Larry Brendon (SJSC); 3rd, Steve Aldrich, (SJSC). Coronado 15:

1st, Jeff Osterlund (LMSC); 2nd. Vik Jewhurst (SJSC); 3rd. Craig Seavey (LMSC). Flying Junior:

1st, Sean Dyer (SJSC); 2nd, Joe Doehring (FSC); 3rd. Jack Ward

1st, Bob Cronin (ISC); 2nd. Scott Rovanpera (DSC). Topper:

1st, Nick Woodhead; 2nd. Shane Mahaffey: 3rd. Gary Gremaux. Laser:

1st, Tim Tiefenbach; 2nd, Mik Beatie; 3rd, David Elkins. X. SYRA SEASON CHAMPIONS Moore 24 1. Moore Burgers, Warren Wilbur. SFYC 2. Flying Colors. Bruce Hayes. StFYC Rhodes 19 1. Brain of Pooh, Phillip Perkin. SFYC 2. SFYC Jr. sailing team Santana 22 1. Seascape. Jim Lindsey. RYC 2. Quadra, Stephen Schaffran. RYC 3. Memo Sabe. Vern Neff, RYC 4. Tacky Lady, Charles Brochard. CYC 5. Mai Sai. Jack Woida, 1YC Venture 24/25 1. Aquasces. Frank Atteberry, San Jose Santana 20 1. Urban Guerilla. Robert Moore, SCC Cal 20 1. Loafer. Russell Hayes, SYC 2. Crackerjack, Bert Rowe. RYC

A salute to the winners!

(FSC). El Toro:

1st, Steve Briggman (SJSC); 2nd, Dennis Silva (LMSC); 3rd, Jim Warfield (RYC). Banshee:

1st, Steve Anderas (SJSC); 2nd, Ken Walters (DSC); 3rd, Bill Haile (SJSC). Sunfish:

3. Orange Crate, Michael Schaumburg, 1YC 4. Hoo Ha, Dennis Rogers, RYC Electra 1. Seebar, W. Dennis Brewer, SFYC 2. Tamaroa, Bob Epstein, LMSC 3. Jenny, Fran Franet, LMSC — latitude 38 — sue

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Beniciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Karl Staubach has always had an eye for unconventional boat designs. Back in the early sixties, he and his wife Rosean were struggling students at the University of MichiÂŹ gan. One day, while sitting in his car waiting

One man's wreck is another's hull. Metro Van, left, and Karl Staubach's design, right.

for her to do some shopping, Karl watched the parade of cars go by. One of them was a VW bus. Having done some sailing on scows, with their shallow dish-like hulls, Karl noticed how the top of the VW bus resembl-

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ed one of those hulls. “Gee,” he thought to himself, “that would make a great boat!”

v3itting at the dining table of his comfor¬ table, yet cluttered home overlooking the Carquinez Straits, Karl Staubach recalls that revelation. He has the look of someone who has not had the easiest of lives. He is a lean, slow talking, shy man, with thinning, greying hair. A teacher at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, he has obviously worked hard to afford the modest luxury surrounding him. Raising five children has taken its toll. Rosean shows less of the wear-and-t^ar. A vivacious redhead with dancing blue eyes, she is an animated talker. She laughs a lot, while Karl relies on his droll wit, which oozes out of him like cold molasses. Karl has had to put up with a lot of flak about his sailboat ideas, starting with the VW van caper back in Michigan. Rosean still teases him about it, but he realizes all inven¬

tors and progessive thinkers put up with some degree of derision. Phenomena that we now consider ordinary, like round bot¬ toms sailing into the wind, iron boats that float, and the power of a marconi rig derived mostly from a vacuum were viewed at the time of their development as violations of the magic of wooden, square-rigged ships. Karl ran head on into some strait laced thinking when he visited a junkyard 20-years' ago and asked the auto dismantler if he’d mind blowtorching off the undamaged top of '• a wrecked VW bus. “What do you want the top for, did you roll your bus?” the fellow asked. “No, I’m going to build a sailboat out of it,” Karl replied. “Oh no, you can’t do that; I can’t cut the top off for that.” “Why not?” “It won’t work, that’s why; you’re wasting my time.” /Well, how much would you charge to

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Rosean and Karl Staubach.

just cut it off without knowing what it’s for?" “Fifteen dollars.” So for less than a pair of sawbucks, Karl had himself a hull. He coated the inside with rust preventative paint and added a 3/8” plywood deck and cockpit. He glued together his own sails using rubber cement. He spent 25 hours and $85 assembling XVWBT1 (ex-VW bus top No. 1), also call¬ ed Spoon, or the Skim-N-Dish. The cherry red hull with its yellow deck re¬ sembled the production Tern class sailboat, in spite of its gaff rig. Had the other boaters at Whitmore Lake, Michigan, known what it really was that gusty day Karl launched it, they might have had a similar reaction as the junkyard man. In spite of its unconventional beginnings, the Spoon sailed admirably, planing readily and showing its heels to, the International 14’s, Sailfish and Sunfish out on the lake. The boat was heavy — 300 pounds for a 12-footer — and easily handled the 125 sq. ft. of sail. It was virtually in¬ destructible. “We hit a gravel bar going full speed,” recalls Karl, “and we just plowed on through and kept on going!” The Spoon caught the eye of the editor of Small World,.the quarterly publication of the Volkswagon Company. An article appeared, with a couple of photos and line drawings. Karl says he got 42 requests for plans, an in¬ dication that even though the idea was a bit

Car topping a bus top.

wacky, people were interested. Karl sold the Spoon before coming west to California, but a few years later he built another auto top sailing "craft. He knew how to deal with the dismantler this time, saying he’d rolled his Metro Van truck and needed a new roof. The 18-ft. XMVT 1 weighed a

SKIM-N-DISH

hefty 800 pounds but cost only $200 to build. He sold that boat, too. The Metro Van boat was Karl’s last effort at auto graveyard boatbuilding. He now sails a conventional 14-ft. Windmill sloop during the summer at his family cabin on Diamond Lake, Oregon. He has modified it, putting on a bowsprit to balance the helm a bit and simplifying the rig to bare essentials. Karl hates the preoccupation many sailors have with go-fast hardware, not to mention the constantly more expensive materials us¬ ed to build boats, like carbon fibers and ex¬ otic fiberglass cloths. His goal is to put a boat on the1 water, ready-to-go for $200. He’d

Skim-n-dish under sail.

use the simplest of materials, like inner tubes, galvanized sheet metal and polyvinyl pipes, all of which are relatively inexpensive and readily available. An integral part of his plan is design. For the past decade his mind has been busy at work coming up with ideas for several un¬

conventional craft. Yachting technocracy is stagnant, he says. Nothing really new has been developed since about 1895, as he figures it. As an example, he points out the last one-of-a-kind regatta (OOAK), where representatives from different classes com¬ peted against each other. The fastest mono¬ hull was a scow design from the 1890’s; the winner of the day sailor category was the 1'7-ft. Thistle, which also won back in 1949!

lead’s dream is an international un¬ conventional design regatta, which he hesitates to call the “1UD” regatta. There would be different categories for displace¬ ment hulls, hydrofoils, surface effect craft, submarines, and something he calls dynamic hulls, which would have moving parts. The sailpov^er could come from static or dynamic rigs (like windmills), and ballast could be mechanical, dynamic, and even hydraulic. Karl figures he’d be at the regatta in his “River Flivver,” modeled after three¬ wheeled land sailors. Karl has been eager to try out the design, which has three innertubes, one in front and two in back. He’d lace a plywood disk inside each tube and they’d all revolve on wheelbarrow-type bear¬ ings, to reduce drag. As the craft accele¬ rated, it would, according to Karl, lift up out of the water, eliminating more of the hull drag. Like an iceboat, he’d steer by turning the front wheel. Leeway is still a problem, but for $75, Karl figures he could make a prototype and work out the bugs once he got it sailing. Another design he’d like to try out is the tripod, with each foot made of a minimum displacement planing wedge. The triangle is a very stable shape (used by Buckminster Fuller in his geodesic domes) and for a craft it offers some definite advantages, says Karl. It would have built-in compensation for heel: it would naturally head up into the wind to depower the sail and settle back down on all three feet. It would resist the catamaran’s tendency to pitchpole and it could rise up onto a plane easier than a trimaran, which has a constantly submerged central hull. Karl came up with the shape for the tripod’s three feet from another everyday ex¬

perience. He noticed the containers his powdered milk came in had a fine entry per-

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wedge shape in three easy moves. He’d pro¬ bably use sheet fiberglass over a light wood frame for the full scale wedges. The pods wouldn’t supply much flotation, but once the craft got up to speed, the lift generated would create more buoyancy. There are other Staubach brainchilds which would have a place at the IUD regatta. One is the pvc tube boat, which would be made of a series of plastic pipes commonly used in plumbing. The pipes would be seal¬ ed at the ends for flotation and mounted lengthwise underneath a platform. Theoreti¬ cally; the boat could function efficiently even at extreme angles of heel. Karl proposed the idea to 3M, makers of the pvc tubing, but the project never got far. He still maintains he could built a 16-footer for about $200. Karl also feels it’s important to turn designers loose on other aspects of boating and safety. Entries could include a passive motor for emergency use, self-generating windpower, new ideas for liveaboard capabi¬ lities, fire-retardant hard foams for boat con¬ struction, butyl rubber skins on hull bottoms (to retard marine growth), and a back yard process for production of artifical lumber (such as foam-core sandwiches). “Modern technology has let us down,” Karl says. All these breakthroughs in materials and techniques either cost too much or are inaccessible to the average sailor. He’d like to see that change.

Karl's drawings for a PVC tube boat. ;

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fectiy shaped for pointing and a flat backside ideal for planing. They were also very easy page I I 3

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to construct. He demonstrated that by taking a plain piece of paper and folding it into the

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CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO

I knew that our cruise from San Francisco to Florida would mean being away from home on Christmas. The adult in me insisted that I was mature enough to handle the absence of family, home and traditions, while the child in me shed a wistful tear. Christmas and the associated holiday festivities have always been a favorite part of my life — but I knew I had to trade off one experience for another this time, and 1 was certain it would be a bargain. A semireluctant sailor, when we finally left San Francisco on October of 1979, 1 still had mixed emotions, but I knew I was as mental¬ ly and physically prepared as time and cir¬ cumstances would allow — and not getting any younger either. By the time Citane 'and her motley crew made it to mainland Mexico, the four of us had long since made the transition to sailing life, and even looked the part. We had readi¬ ly adopted the slow-moving pace, had shed most of our clothes, and were always looking off toward the horizon. Thanksgiving had been spent with other yachties in Cabo San Lucas — and our valiant efforts at normal festivities were commendable even without a turkey. As a matter of fact, we ate royally because it was there we decided to abandon use of the freezer. Motoring to keep up the batteries was no problem at sea, even though we had failed to recognize the limita¬ tions of our teeny-tiny alternator, but at an¬ chor, it was a royal pain — and that was that. : So we all stuffed ourselves with the last wonderful bits of American meat, not really realizing how much we would come to miss the flavors and textures that we had taken so

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ALL PHOTOS BY JUDY ANDERSEN December 1st to the 12th. We were delighted to witness the parades along the cobble-

stone streets, which would appear without warning in various parts of the city at diff^r-

Ol' Tannenbaum at Las Hadas

for granted. In Puerto Vallarta, signs of Christmas appeared around the first of December. We took it all in as fun, gaieiy, and curiosity, but Christmas as we had known it, was somewhere far away. And 1 guess we had left the Spirit behind too. So instead of having our celebration, we chose to join theirs, and observe the religious customs of this foreign

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• ^^hristmas in Mexico is far more | religious and much less commercial than in I the States. Festivities begin December 1st I and linger into January, and consist of i numerous separate-celebrations. Our visit to 1 Puerto Vallarta coincided with the Fiesta of 1 the Lady Guadelupe, which extends from /

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CHRISTMAS

We found ourselves fascinated with the history and traditions that were so new and strange to us. But we were tourists, and the Christmas we knew and loved was still far, far away. We decided that we would make the effort and send Christmas cards to all our friends and family back home. I’m not sure whether it was more important to let them know how we were doing than just to re¬ mind them that we still existed — maybe it was some of both. But sending Christmas cards turned out to be a major undertaking in Mexico, even in a city the size of Puerto Vallarta. Buying, writing, and (wonder of wonder^!) xeroxing the cards, took three days of concentrated effort. Finally, the 70 envelopes were at last stuffed, addressed and ready to go. Dressed for dinner we entered the Post Office late in the afternoon with arms laden only to discover long lines at the stamp counter. The locals stared and tit¬ tered among themselves while scrutinizing the “loco gringos”, but allowed us our place in line. At the head of the line, the clerk took only one letter from me, weighed it and in¬ formed me each one would require two stamps. He tore off 140 of the things and politely took my pesos, indicating that we would have to lick our own stamps. (More tittering in the background!)

AV week in Puerto Vallarta was enough

ent times of day. Adults and children in gaily coloured costumes sang to the music of the mariachi bands marching behind them. Pro¬ ud looking men on high-spirited horses pranced along, glittering in the sunshine. There was dancing in the streets, games, and

sidewalk suppers in a carnival-type atmos¬ phere. In the evening, huge processions of poorly dressed peasants of all ages walked slowly through the village to the churches, singing melodic chants and carrying lighted candles.

for us, not so much on account of the city, but because of inconvenient location of the harbor, and the pollution. The area was hardly geared for our needs, as there was no place to tie up our dinghy save one concrete wharf used for the tour boats. Since we were now dealing / with 20-ft. tides, we often returned from our adventures ashore to find our dinghy dangling far below us. With no ladders, we were left to our own devices, having to climb down the truck tires used as bumpers. In the darkness this is not an easy feat for a short-legged female in a party dress and high heels. Nor was it handy for loading supplies. Fuel was only available by taxi and lugging jerry jugs, and, we had been advised by other sailors not to take on any water. I prepared a farewell dinner aboard Gitane for two young acquaintances, lan and Paul,

IN MEXICO

didn’t feel obligated to leave what must legal¬ ly be considered a public beach. The crew had a good time anyway and met enough people to gain entrance to the Club disco that night. Unfortunately, they began having too good a time and got into major mischief with the manager’s girlfriend. They swam out to Gitane in the moonlight, and after hearing tales of their escapades, we opted to leave before dawn’s inevitable consequen¬ ces.

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and served them the Italian food they had long been craving. The two had sailed Picaroon, their steel hulled yawl, from Prince Rupert. British Columbia with their friend and navigator, Mary. Mary had had to return to Canada, and they were going to try to make it to Costa Rica by themselves, hop¬ ing to rendezvous with her again in San Jose. It was a long, hard trip ahead and we would have buddy-boated if their vessel had not been too slow. Having said our good-byes, we pulled an¬ chor on December 13th, my birthday, and headed off to see what else there was. Playa Blanca was a great disappointment as we had hoped to be able to pay a fee for the four of us to enjoy the food and facilities at the Club Med there. Dick and I had visited the Kauai Club Med previously, but as yachties we were not received well here. They decid¬ ed they would allow us to join them for meals and games for a day-and-a-hdlf for $800! It would have been cheaper to book

j the whole package for a week! Furious, Dick and I returned to the boat and spent the afternoon soaking up some sun. The crew, however, remained on the beach and partij cipated in their Olympic Games. They were i asked to leave, but since technically there are no privately owned beaches in Mexico, they ' page 117

The crew was exhausted from their antics and staying up all night, but the Captain showed them no mercy in their duties which they sheepishly performed. We were in Manzanillo by sunset that day, and heeding the advice of other sailors, pulled into the yacht basin at the Las Hadas Hotel. Ian, Paul and Picaroon were there ahead of us, much to our delight, and we tucked our stern into the only available space on the dock, right next to the 70-ft. gas-guzzler Solar Power

. . . in holiday parades throughout Mexico.

owned by Peter Rothschild. Our Captain and crew experienced a brief bout of home¬ sickness as they witnessed the occupants of that floating mansion watching the most re¬ cent American football game via Beta Max in air-conditioned comfort.

ur stay at Las Hadas was one of the bright spots of our trip. For $17.50 a day dock fee, we were entitled to use all.the facilities and have a free run of the place. We had fresh water and power on a dock for the first time since leaving San Diego, and we made good use of both. Gitane and her crew were in serious need of fresh water baths, so we took this opportunity to ruthlessly scour everything. However we had to fashion foil plates for the dock lines to discourage the onslaught of rats, although we never saw any . The hotel employees were friendly and accomodating, and we thought we’d landed

CHRISTMAS

April 1st.

1 railing our ‘meat line’ all morning, we hooked a sailfish who thrashed in the water for a few minutes before breaking the line and swimming away. What a spectacle! I was so impressed with his power and will to live that I was very happy he got away. We were surprised he bit on an empty feather jig skim¬ ming the surface behind Gitane, but without a freezer, it would have been very wasteful to take a fish that size. We continued to fish throughout the day, frequently hauling in red albacore, and just as frequently throwing them back. We hate albacore. As the sun set we had the unexpected pleasure of viewing at close range an enormous sailfish leap and fly a dozen times across our bow. We viewed his dynamic dance in awe, what an endless source of entertainment the sea has become to us.

in heaven as we lounged about the pool sip¬ ping flower-studded concoctions from the underwater bar. We filled our days with sunshine and the indulgence of fresh water cleanliness, breakfasted on croissants and melons at the patio buffet and crowded around the piano bar at night. Las Hadas looks like something right out of Arabian Nights, as you know if you’ve seen the movie 10. To my amazement their grand lobby even boasted a Christmas tree! A real Christmas tree, green and prickly and smelling good, covered with lights and bits of colored paper and ribbon. It was lovely, designed to im¬ press the tourists, I assume, and I did feel a twinge of Spirit. But somehow, it stood out like a wart on someone’s nose, attracting at¬ tention but not really belonging there. And the Spirit of Christmas continued to elude > us. We taxied to nearby Santiago for fresh food and had to haul all our treasures through the main lobby: flats of eggs, fuel cans, produce and dripping bags of ice. Pica-

We tried to raise Picaroon on the radio many times to no avail. We didn’t find them in Zihuatanejo, and saw them briefly only once more as they pulled away from Acapul¬ co just as we pulled in. We later learned that they were caught by a great Tehuantepecer and blown 700 tniles out to sea. When they roon left early on the morning of the 19th and we followed that evening, reluctant to leave this lovely place, but knowing we must push on if we were going to make Florida by

Judy with Taco, court jester at Las Hadas.

Top left and right, three views of Las Hadas.

finally made it back to land, bedraggled and lost', they found themselves in Guatemala. They were boarded, searched, detained for a week, and nearly imprisoned when an au¬ tomatic weapon was discovered aboard. This particular weapon is apparently com¬ monly available in Canada, but was also of the same type that smugglers have been run¬ ning into these troubled Central American countries. Luckily a large Canadian vessel was in port at the time and befriended the two boys. We heard that they were so beaten

IN MEXICO

We all went into town on Christmas Eve to call our mothers and browse around the open air market. We found wonderful things like tangerines, cantalopes, watermelons and strawberries. It was a good thing we all went together because it took the four of us to carry everything home. Dick heard of a restaurant serving turkey dinner that evening, so we all got dressed up for the occa¬ sion. We were even started to feel a little festive as we entered the dimly lit garden of the Coconut. Dinner really was turkey, and it was quite good. We were joined by the oc¬ cupants of Reachable Star and Small Fry, whom we were meeting for the first time, and a noisy group, of jet-setters, including Lauren Hutton, who had their own party at

and disenchanted from their ordeal that they were going to turn around and go home. But back at Zihuatanejo we found an an¬ chorage among half a dozen other sailboats, none of which we recognized in the dark. The next day, December 22nd, was the Captain’s birthday so 1 set about baking a cake early to minimize the discomfort of ad¬ ditional heat. Considering the cramped quarters and limited provisions, I was proud of the devil's food cake which I proceeded to smother with fudge frosting and top with walnuts I had been hoarding. That was my husband Dick’s favorite, and I knew I was going to have to hide it from the crew if it was going to survive until dinner. For myself, I could only look; a chocolate allergy prevent¬ ed me from even licking my fingers. The crew hung around as long as there were bowls and spoons to lick, before head¬ ing ashore to search the tourist population for sweet smiles and well-turned ankles. In¬ deed, our crew often strained our patience with their rowdy expeditions invsearch of fun and frolic, but aboard they had never let us down, regardless of the situation. They even managed a few gallantries that never failed to touch our hearts. Dick and I rowed ashore to find a restau¬ rant that had a steak or reasonable facsimile before he went into beef-withdrawl. After dinner, we were relaxing over a cup of coffee when loudly accosted by our two grinning page I 19

crewmates. They were carrying my birthday cake topped with one huge borrowed candle and singing Happy Birthday in their most theatrical baritones. The waiters were amus¬ ed and tolerant, the crew obviously pleased with themselves, and the Captain's face was red. They had run up and down the streets of Zihuantanejo, peering in windows until they found us. While the three of them wolf¬ ed down the chocolate cake, 1 fought with thd enormous lump in my throat.

a table near us.

I lay in the darkness before falling asleep, 1 thought of the Christmases going on back home, and I missed my family. But although there were none of the things 1 was used to, there was something else here, and I’m not even sure anymore which one is bet¬ ter. — judy anderson

MAX EBB I’ve always had a particularly easy time with holiday shopping, mainly because so many of my friends are sailing fanatics. And to a sailing fanatic, every chandlery is a toy store. This doesn’t mean that I don’t suffer from last-minute panic syndrome — I can procrastinate with the best of them — but when it comes down to the last days it’s not hard to find quality, useful gifts that even “sailors who have everything” don’t already have. Just last week, in an uncharacteristic dis¬ play of forethought, I was shopping early at a large East-bay chandlery. I was examining a simple but ingenious little prism device that fits onto the horizon mirror of a plasfic sex¬ tant, and is supposed to all but eliminate the need to “swing the pendulum” while taking a sight (why didn’t someone think of this 100 years ago?). Then a conversation between two women over in the foul weather gear department caught my attention. “How did your friend do in the La Paz race?” asked one of them as she took a pair of boots out of the box to try on. “Oh, he had a wonderful trip,” answered the other, “but I had to stay home. For a while we thought for sure he could get me on. but it didn’t work out. Anyway, for the Manzanillo race in February I’ve taken things into my own hands.” “Any hot prospects so far?” “A few leads — I have cards up on bulletin boards down south and a classified ad for next month. I have a strong feeling that this time it’s going to work.” *► “I hope it does,” said the woman with the new boots as she contemplated the fit. “What have you been sailing on this winter?” “Haven’t been out for a while, actually . . who has time? . . . anyway, the long trips are what really interest me. Imagine, sailing all the way to Manzanillo!”

AIt this point my curiosity got the better

of me, so I put down the sextant attachment and walked over to the book section, which allowed me to get a look at fhe ambitious crew without being indiscreet. “I know I should get some more experi¬ ence,” she continued, “but I learn fast. And I ve gotten so I can pull my own weight on the 43-footer that I sail on now and then.” “But that’s just daysailing!” said her friend. “Look, contacts are important, but that’s the easy part, especially for you. What you really need to do if you ever want to be a working part of a serious ocean racing crew is spend a

few seasons racing on the bay, or maybe do the local ocean series. You could be a toplevel crew before you know it, and have your choice of boats.” “Yeah, I’ve heard all that before. I even answered some ‘crew needed’ notices last spring. What a disaster! They only had one thing on their mind — and it wasn’t sailing! “I remember hearing some of those stories. Your mistake was going out on daysailors and cruisers. Stick to racing boats. That way you know that sex is at least down to the number two priority!”

Don’t let me discourage you from trying to get on a good boat for the Manzanillo Race . . , it’s just that there is so much sexism in sailing I'd hate to see you get on just because of your good looks.

“Well, I’ll consider that for next year,” said the hopeful ocean racer. “Meanwhile, can you recommend any books that will bring me up to speed on some of the racing maneu¬ vers?” “I would if I knew of any, but the stuff you need to know just doesn’t appear in print anywhere — things change too fast for the books to keep up. Even magazine articles, which tend to be more up to date, never seem to cover the important stuff.” “That’s hard to believe, with so many big expensive boats out racing.” Not really — the racing crew market is miniscule by book publisher standards. And even if someone were to come out with a good book for ocean racing crew, it couldn’t possibly convey the sense of timing you need

for good sail handling. Things like knowing precisely when to slack the pole lift during a dip-pole jibe, or how to anticipate the load on the foreguy, and of course proper trimm- ’ ing of the sheets and guys second-by-second during a set or jibe. Even the articles I’ve seen about umbilical drops don’t mention that the sheet needs to be ground in to keep the foot tight, so it can’t scoop up air or water. The timing is so critical — and varies so much with conditions. And that’s just basic sail handling. Then there are the little tricks you pick up.” “Tricks? Like what?” “One neat one I learned during the Big Boat Series is to lower the spinnaker halyard five or ten f^et before a conventional drop. It makes it much easier for the bow person to reach the end of the pole to trip the guy. Also, we kept the pole low during sets and immediately after jibs to discourage wraps.”

I picked up some ’82 Almanacs for the navigators on my Christmas present list, and moved closer to the conversation. The little hint about lowering the jib halyard before a

MAX EBB

drop was new to me, but sounded good. “Another thing we do sometimes is put both the guy and sheet through the jaws of the pole for the initial set. That way, there’s no chance of the lazy sheet getting caught under the pole when it’s tripped — the pole always falls away clear. It works much better for the pulpit sets than rail sets, obviously.” “I see,” said the less experienced sailor, in a tone of voice that indicated that she was completely baffled. “But don’t let me discourage you from try¬ ing to get on a good boat for the Mexico race,” said her friend reassuringly. “It’s just that there’s so much sexism in sailing, I hate to see you get on just because of your good looks. You wouldn’t enjoy it under those cir¬ cumstances.” I couldn’t help noting to myself that her “good looks” could probably get her a long way! “Believe me, I know what you mean,” she said. “And I’ll be damned if I’ll sail as a cook! But I can hold my own against any bunch of MCP’s. Besides, on a big boat I think there’s enough specialization so that I’ll find jobs that

I’ll learn to do very well in a short time. Like mainsheet — I’ve done that during races before with no problem.” “I don’t know — mainsheet’s an interest¬ ing position. It’s very easy in the sense that if you don’t do it right nothing catastrophic will happen, at least not usually. But it’s probably the hardest sail on the boat to trim really well. I think the best way to get proficient is to practice sailing a small sloop — like a Lido 14 or Flying Junior — with the rudder re¬ moved.” “With the rudder removed? . . . come

The mainsheet is an interesting position. It’s very easy in the sense that if you don't do it right nothing catastrophic will happen . . . but it’s probably the hardest

vious that I was listening in.’ “Many of the one-designs,” she explain¬ ed, “have their own crew placement net¬ work, and it’s easy to get a good spot. Of course, you might end up sailing with a com¬ plete turkey — after all, there may be good reasons why they can’t find crew on their own — so you just have to take your chances, and sometimes ‘grin and bear it’ until you have the experience to move on to something better.” “You’re probably right. I guess I have to pay my dues sooner or later. 1 suppose if I really wanted to I could rearrange my sche¬ dule and make some of the winter races.” “Another thing I’ve noticed about many of the winning boats,” added the experienced crew as she took off the boots. “Every person,on board is an accomplished racing skip¬ per in their own right. So whenever some¬ one who has never sailed a race as skipper, let alone won anything, tells me they want to crew to Mexico or Hawaii, I tell them that the first thing to do is buy an El Toro and start racing in the local fleet. There’s no substitute for a small boat background.” They were interrupted by a couple arguing loudly over whether to buy a Barient winchchair or a clock and barometer set for some¬ one on their list (I vote for the winch-chair], but when the noise subsided I heard the wo¬ man who wanted to go to Mexico promise to do everything she could to get on a boat for one of the mid-winter series.

sail on the boat to trim really well.

on!” “Sure — it’s easier than you think — you learn to sail with heel angle and sail trim. The point is, on a well-sailed big boat the mainsail trimmer is responsible for steering almost as much as the person on the helm.” “I never knew that.” “Of course not — you’ve never been out racing on a competitive boat. Why don’t you try this: Look up the class association officers for some of the more active one-design classes on the bay. They’re in the YRA year¬ book right over there ...”

^^he pointed at the book display right where I was standing, and I had to quickly look back at the shelves so it wouldn’t be ob-

Now, it just happened that 1 was short one or two people for the race coming up that weeked, so I introduced myself and ask¬ ed if they were interested. As I expected, the more experienced woman was already com¬ mitted, but the other one said she might be able to make it and proceeded to interrogate me about how my boat did last year, what other boats had I sailed on, what was my early racing background, etc., etc. Having established that I wasn’t a turkey (or at least not too much of a turkey), she asked what her position on the boat would be. “Foredeck,” 1 said, “if you’re sure you can do the hook-ups right.” “No problem,” she answered (with a quick glance at her friend). She only did one race with me, because my regular crew will be back for next month. But the spinnaker work was flawless. I’m sure I’ll cross tacks with her again in the ocean racing fleet! — max ebb

NUNES BROS.

In 1925. a small boatbuilding company settled in the area of Sausalito euphemistica' ly known as Shelter Cove, but more correct¬ ly as Hurricane Gulch. Originally known as Whaler’s Cove, it was a place that had long been used for boatbuilding and repairing, and all along the cove’s beach were piers and wharves in varying stages of repair and disrepair. An ancient set of ways emerged from the water at the center of the cove, but no one could quite remember who built them. When the boatbuilders settled on their site in 1925, sailing ships had been taking on water there for over 100 years, A previous yard at that site had burned down in 1908; a large marine railway and boatyard that would supposedly employ 100 men grew on the drawing boards but never materialized. In 1918 the Reliance Boat and Ways Co. took over and built a long, narrow building on the site which ran from 2nd and Main Streets down to the beach near where the Valhalla Restaurant now stands. But it wasp t until 1925 that the building became headquarters for a yard that was to flourish for 35 years, a yard that would become fa¬ mous for its quality workmanship, for its yacht designs, and for the astounding variety and number of craft turned out; it was the Nunes Brothers Boat and Ways Co, The name should be prounounced Noonz. Over the years a popular mispronounciation developed, Nun-es, which the family found difficult to correct.

1 he Nunes brothers, Manuel and An¬ tonio, were members of a large family from the village of Santo Amaro on the island of Pico in the Azores. In the 1800s, the island was known for whaling and the villagers har¬ pooned whales and took to the sea in Picobuilt boats. The boys’ grandfather, Inacio. was a whaler who had voyaged as far as Ho¬ nolulu in the 1850s. When they finally emi¬ grated, the brothers brought with them a rich tradition of boatbuilding skills. Manuel was first to arrive, reaching Cali¬ fornia at the age of 17. He settled near Clarksburg on the Sacramento River, and a few years later his younger brother Antonio joined him; eventually most of the family Sloop on ways prior to 1950’s.

IN HISTORY

BERTHA NUNES BASFORD

In 1920, the brothers temporarily separated. Manuel opened a yard in Antioch and called it the Nunes Boat Yard, while An¬ tonio stayed in Sacramento. They rejoined in 1923 and towed the old barge that had housed the repair business to the Oakland Estuary. There they went into partnership with a Mr. Bagley. The Bagley-Nunes Boatworks was in Oakland on the estuary at 20th or 21st. Speedboat racing was in vOgue in the estuary, too, and they continued to turn out race boats — notably Maybe Not. How¬ ever, the main output from the Oakland yard was still functional commercial craft; barges, tugboats, ferries, water taxis. They had not yet produced any sailing craft or the designs for which they would become famous.

Ernie Nunes.

would emigrate. The young Manuel settled down on a hay scow on the Sacramento River. For a time he worked bailing hay and putting it on scows, but then he began repair¬ ing rowboats and fishboats. By the time An¬ tonio arrived in California, Manuel’s repair business had expanded into the first Nunes Boatyard, located on a barge on the Sacra¬ mento River, circa 1898. Together the brothers built river boats for the commercial needs of the times; hay scows, barges and fishboats. When trucks robbed the produce barges’ business, they turned to building tugs and government boats. They also built the Clarksburg and the Vallejo ferries. They produced functional and utilitarian craft in the early years, and as time passed. Manual took to the drawing board designing boats while Antonio directed the increasing number of yard workers. , About 1914 they designed and built their first pleasure craft; small speedboats to com¬ pete in races which had become popular on the river. Powered with a Liberty motor, they were said to be the first boats in the United States to exceed a speed of 35 mph. Two well-known winners were Rosie B and the Nunes Fiver.

In 1925 the brothers bought out Bagley and moved to Sausalito. After that move, a long period of productivity began: power cruisers, fishing boats, sailing boats, luxury yachts, commercial craft, runabouts and rac¬ ing boats were launched regularly. After just one year, the Sausalito News reported "... in a year’s stay here the firm has built and delivered three crab boats and three large fishing boats ... a towboat 12 x48’ will be finished in about 2 weeks.” ' A short time later their first sailing yachts were commissioned. They completed the 44’ Aiden cruising ketch, Truant, for Fred' Meyers in 1927. Until just before launching, the yacht had been named Rowdy, but at the last minute the owners decided the name was inappropriate. They changed it to Truant, and she raced and cruised on the bay for years. Recently she was sighted in Newport Beach. After building two 112-ft. tuna clippers — the Funchal and the Greyhound, reported to be the fastest on the coast — the NundsBrothers were commissioned by banker Templeton Crocker for a yacht so large it had to be built alongside the ship in a special shed. Crocker spared no expense in the building of the 127-ft. schooner Zaca — the initial cost was $300,000. The luxurious pleasure ship was built of Douglas fir, her spars were of Oregon pine, white primavera was used on the interior, and her decks were teak. She was 118-ft. on deck, gaff-rigged and had an unusually broad 23-ft. beam. Crocker is supposed to have spent an addi¬ tional $100,000 on the furniture and fittings.

Zaca s teak decks didn’t end up quite the way they were ordered, and the owners of every yacht that came out of the yard during that time heard stories that the teak on their boats was snitched from Zaca. It’s probably true, for Zaca s decks are teak fore and aft. and, inexplicably, pine amidships. She was modelled after the Nova Scotia fishing schooner Bluenose. and drawn up for Crocker by Manuel Nunes. Nunes de¬ signed the two diesel engines to be placed astern, but Crocker ordered them placed amidships. It’s said that when Zaca was laun¬ ched, her nose pointed downhill. Ballast was added that made the boat ride beneath her waterline, much to the Nunes’ consterna¬ tion. Zaca was christened in April 1930 by silent film star Marie Dressier. Eyewitness accounts of the event vary widely; although everyone agrees that perhaps Miss Dressier had made use of a few bottles of champagne herself before selecting Zaca s. As the huge yacht began to slide down the ways. Dressier swung the champagne bottle. Some ac¬ counts say she missed, some say she struck, but the bottle didn’t break. Others reported she took such a wide swing she fell into the

Manuel Nunes.

NUNES BROS

water and had to be hustled after the launch¬ ed yacht in a rowboat to accomplish the ^christening. With a crew of 18 — including a doctor, photographer and Crocker’s valet — Zaca started off on a Round the World cruise shortly after the launching. As scheduled, she returned to San Francisco in exactly one year, and sailed past the cove at Sausalito to

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salute her builders. Under Crocker’s ownership Zaca went on many scientific expeditions, but that service was terminated by the war when the Navy placed Zaca on coastal patrol. After the war she allegedly sold for the meager sum of $14,000. Then, in 1944, she was purchased by actor Errol Flynn, who restored her and refurnished

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France, and is said to be disrepair, hogged, dismasted and in serious disrepair. How¬ ever, recent reports say that restoration has been started by the owner of the yard where she has lain since 1966. As Zaca rose on the ways in 1929/30, the yard also turned out the twin diesel cruisers Lady K and Pleiades, both for the Fontana brothers. Both have survived. Lady K was renamed Marcy in 1956 and taken up to the Delta. Currently she’s the flagship of the Classic Yacht Association, owned by Com¬ modore named

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California. Both present day owners had the story handed down to them that the boun¬ tiful teak on the yachts came from some generous recycling of Zaca’s consignment. The same story was passed along about the teak on Kia Ora, a 36’ sloop built in 1931/2 and her bowsprit is reported to be cut from Zaca s mast. She was commission¬ ed by an owner whose fortunes fell with the Depression, and was purchased half finished by the yard’s machinist, Percy Yeend. Yeend

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IN HISTORY

and beamy with a deep draft of 72". lots of headroom, a fireplace, main salon and separate galley; “one cozy, neat little boat," recalls Dick Simon, one of her later owners. Yeend owned her for years and raced her on the bay and in two TransPacs, 1939 and 1949. Kia Ora's last known location is Long Beach. ' Kalona, a.40’ cutter built for Frank Heastand came out of the yard in 1936. It’s said that he meant to name her Kaloona after a lake in Alaska, but one of the yard’s crafts¬ men made a little mistake and forgot an “O” — and it was easier to leave it that way. Ka¬ lona is described as being in general ap¬ pearance like Kia Ora, but cut off in the stern, and as a first class racer on the bay with an exceptionally limber mast. Heastand owned her until 1961 when she was sold to a New Zealand owner, and the delivery skip¬ per who took her there says “she was one of the fastest heavy displacement cutters 1 ever sailed.” She.soon returned from the Pacific — and was last sighted in Newport Beach. Volante, a 42’ sloop was built in 1936 for Charles Langlais, was later owned for years by well-known bay racer Charles O’Brien. In 1971 A1 and Peggy Blair bought her and did a lot of much needed repair work, in the pro¬ cess changing her to a cruising yacht, and took off for Mexico where they are now cruising [see October 1981, Volume 52, Latitude 38], In 1939, Gitana was launched. She was built for Dick Danforth of Danforth anchor fame. He took her to Honolulu in the 1939 TransPac and sailed her for years on the bay using her to test anchors. About 1950 he took Gitana qast to Booth Bay Harbor, Maine. She is reportedly now being used as a charter boat between Cape Cod and Maine, under new ownership.

JL)y the mid-30s the brothers were well established quality builders, and their racing designs were becoming popular. Manuel continued to design, Antonio to run the shop. A builder who worked in the yard in the early 30s described the Nunes brothers; “I can’t say enough nice things about them. Manuel was as honest as the day is long. He’d give someone a contract price for a boat, and then he’d always build it better. He was just that type of person. Tony was so skilled with his hands — he could spile a page 125

plank and cork a boat faster than any man — and he was genuinely interested in what he was doing." Antonio’s children and in-laws would work in the yard in the coming years. In 1931, Manuel’s daughter Bertha married Garth Basford, engineer on Zaca's world cruise; his son- Ernie became a talented designer and managed the Nunes yard until 1959.

Ermie was just 15 years old when the yard moved to Sausalito, but was already an experienced boatbuilder. Up on the Sacra¬ mento, at age 9, he had built his first “real” boat after having discovered that putting pontoons on an orange crate created a less than satisfactory rowboat. His first Sausalito built boat was a 21’ sloop, Chloe. Ernie had been designing boats under his father’s supervision for years when, at age 21, he studied yacht design under marine ar¬ chitect George Wayland. With Wayland he designed a 30-meter racing sloop, then built one for himself called Teaser. Ernie raced Teaser in the early 30’s against young San Francisco bay sailors Myron Spaulding, Joe McAleese, Herman Peterson and Herb Mad¬ den. Rumor says Ernie put Teaser aground in a 1931 Stockton race, and threw out an

anchor, hailed a friend, and went off to the party. He picked Teaser up a few days later. One-design class racing was just beginning at the time. Birds, Stars, and Golden Gates were popular. Soon Ernie and his friend Marty Martinsen would design and build the first Bear. Ernie’s father Manuel owned and raced a Star. They both loved sailing, and Ernie showed a strong preference for sailing over working. Sometimes Myron Spaulding would sail up on his Dragon, Norn, and wait at McAleese’s pier, just north of the yard, un¬ til Ernie could sneak away. “E-E-ernie!” was Manuel’s oft heard cry as his son vanished across the bay. Another story about the funloving Ernie comes from a neighbor who was then a young lady of 16. She participated in what was probably the bay’s first waterskiiing adventure; when Ernie tested his runabouts he’d let her ride along behind on a garbage can lid. All of the Nunes Brothers successful class racing boats were designed during the 30’s. First was the 23’ Bear; the boat was im¬ mediately popular and remains active in class competition today. They brought out a larger version and called it the Big Bear; only a few were ever built. It’s said that Manuel felt the cabin was too large. The Big Bear would later be redesigned into the popular 30’ Hurricane. The Hurricane was followed

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by the Typhoon, but only one was built. In 1938, Ernie designed the Mercury, which would becorrt? a great success a decade later. Only a few of these racing boats were built in the 30s. for the war severely curtailed the building of pleasure craft. The Nunes’ yard production continued, but it took a new direction; Coast Guard ves¬ sels, government contracts for fire fighting boats, Vallejo water taxis. They built two 88-ft. tugs for the US Army; the Admiral Land and the Admiral Vickery. In 1943, the Sausalito News proudly reported, “the first of the wooden ships to aid in the war effort, the 88-ft. tug Admiral Land, slid down the ways at the Nunes Bros. Boatyard at high tide on Monday night, just 3>/2 months after the laying of the keel." After the war. the yard expanded to in¬ clude a do it yourself area and it was then that the great output of Bears and Hurri¬

canes began. Sailors could buy a boat in any stage of completion and finish it in the yard. The yard laid the keel, and then the builder followed the design from a mold. He could buy the boat framed, or framed and plank¬ ed. Two sailors who built Bears there recall: “you’d buy the hull and the mold — for $10 a month you d get the use of your space and the use of tools. They were the most gener¬ ous people with help and equipment — you could go into the scrap box underneath the big bandsaw and take scraps and go an^d tell Tony and he d charge a nominal fee. If there was ever anyone who helped people go sail¬ ing it was them — they'd sure give you ad¬ vice if you had the sense to ask for it — keep you from making mistakes." Manuel worked upstairs in his design loft and he d look down at the Bears to see how the hull was shaping up, He had a keen eye for the fairness of a hull and he couldn’t help stopping to tell you

what you were doing wrong. How that man could handle an adze — he could wind his wristwatch with that adze — he had a sure hand for shaping a plank.” It must have been a busy scene in the mid 40s. The long narrow shop had expanded to include a shed to the south where Bears were built and another shed on the beach for Hurricanes and repair work. It was open sid¬ ed and an old timer remembers, “you wouid freeze to death in it. Over the years a pier had been built and it extended alongside the old ways at the center of the yard; later they installed a second set of ways for launching and hauling smaller boats. There was an of¬ fice in the front of the long buiding, and a machine shop with a big, powerful, ancient bandsaw. Manuel’s design loft was upstairs. Launchings were always an excuse for a party. They d blow the whistle and everybo¬ dy d drop what they were doing and come

IN HISTORY

running.” So would fishermen docked at nearby piers. One such fisherman was Jim¬ my Hansen who sold crabs for 25C apiece from his boat. Buyers had to go through the yard to get to his boat, and if Jimmy wasn’t onboard, a yard worker would collect the quarter. And Jimmy often wasn’t there, for he and his dog George liked to go down¬ town together where the dog was welcome in the bars and was known to take a drink or two.

In 1946 or 47 Ernie set up his own shop across the street in a large tin shed and went into production of the Mercury — the boat he had designed in 1938. The Mercury was a kit boat, built of plywood. The purchaser bought plans and precut plywood pieces, and put it together himself. It was im¬ mediately popular and remains so today. Mercury fleets sprang up on the bay, down south, in Hawaii and Mexico; Mercury sailors engaged in avid competition locally and internationally. Jim Wyatt, first Presi¬ dent of the Mercury Racing Association said, “it was a good little boat — trailerable — one that came along at the right time. They weren’t building anything small then, boats were hard to come by, and it was just the right boat at the right time.” Ernie continued to take part in the management of the main yard as well as his own division across the street. In 1947 Manuel passed away and Antonio died two years later. Both had been active in the yard until their deaths. After the brothers’ deaths, both sections of the yard continued to oper¬ ate. Ernie designed; Garth Basford, Manuel’s son-in-law ran the office; John Rocha, Antonio’s son-in-law, ran the yard. In 1954 Ernie designed a small raceboat and called it the Nunes Jet — a section of the i yard was turned over to production of the Jets. They turned out a hull and a half a day and over 1500 Jets were sold in the 50s. Owners of the 14’ and 16’ boats participated in speedboat races in the bay area and even ; raced them up the river to Colusa and Red: ding. In 1955 they launched the ketch Bimi; so 1 named because she was indeed beamy, 32’ . ; long with a 14’ beam. People laughed and said she looked like a big round whale, but \ owner Basil Knauth just laughed back, load! ed her up with friends, kids and grandkids, ;

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put up his red and yellow sails and had a grand time. As well as being the perfect pic¬ nic boat, Bimi sails well and this year won her division in the Master Mariner’s Race. Moonglow II was launched for C. M. Pe¬ terson in .1956, a launching party that is still talked about. At the beginning of the job yard workers had a little trouble with Moonglow II when they cast the 25,000 pound keel. They were pouring molten lead into the wooden keel mold, and about 2/3 full the mold let go and hot lead poured out all over the sand.

She was a luxurious yacht designed to the specifications of her owners. Mrs. Peterson says, “she was a very happy boat. She had a little furnace, a marble head, big comfortable bunks and teak everywhere. She was so cozy that everyone ended up on our boat — she was a party boat. We’d go to Angel Island and drop the hook and then the party would start.” Moonglow II is today berthed at Marina del Rey. In the mid-50s, Ernie built a harbor at the cove; the family says that having a harbor was Ernie’s dream. He drove pilings and in-

Moonglow launching, 1956, Ernie Nunes at far right.

NUNES BROS.

stalled piers and slips, and for breakwaters he hauled in two large barges that had been used as Navy targets. Unfortunately winter southerlies are common at the cove, and they played havoc with the harbor. One par¬ ticularly bad winter one of the barges got loose and took out a neighbor's pier and flagpole and the Coast Guard had to tow it hack. The harbor was fated to be short lived; one by one the boats left, and by 1962 they were all gone.

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In 1959 a 39-unit complex of apartments rose on the site. The last boat to be built at the Nunes Brothers yard was a barge called Fanc[> Me. It was designed to be a houseboat and they put a trailer on it, and towed her out for the last launching. Ernie continued building Mercuries in his shop across the street for a short while; he closed the doors in 1962 and today all that remains is the rusting shed and a few signs: Boat Builder’s Worksop, and S.F. Express Co., phone

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waves lap at the foot of the apartment building — at low tide you can see the old ways leading down into the water; twisted and rusted spikes pro¬ truding from the target barges are visible, and cormorants sit on the pilings that were once part of the harbor. All the piers used by the fishermen are gone and the old Nunes pier is there, but it sags and tilts and it’s fenc¬ ed and off limits. That’s all that is left of the yard — but there are a lot of boats still cruismg, and many yachts out on San Francisco bay stand as testimony to the quality of workmanship and the skill of the builders at the Nunes Brothers Boat and Ways Co.

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PAUL CAYARD

Paul Pierre Cayard (pronounced K-yard) is a versatile sailor at the highest level. At 22, Cayard has done it all and done it well, from Lasers to big boats, from 505’s to 6 Meters. “There’s virtually nothing Paul can’t handle,” says 6 Meter teammate Ken Keefe,

manager of Anderson’s Boat Yard. “Cayard’s main asset is that he doesn’t have a weak point! Some people can do certain individual things better, but Paul’s wellrounded. He’s got the tactical ability of a Ber¬ trand, the crewing ability of a Conn Findlay, and the helmsmanship of a Blackaller.” How the 6 2”, 210 pound yachtsman be¬ came immensely proficient by the tender age of 22, was more by chance than by design. Starting in small boats, he was spotted by seasoned racers and invited aboard as crew. He mastered increasingly larger, more im¬ pressive boats. A list of credits underscores

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VV hen it comes to sailboats,” says Cayard, I like them all. 1 enjoy small boats for the thrill of sailing against 85 guys boatfor-boat and knowing where you stand. 1 en¬ joy the excitement'of sailing in close proximi¬ ty around the marks. But I also like big boats because you are sailing with 15 guys, trying to go around the course without screwing up. The test of teamwork becomes a satisfy¬ ing element. Of all the jobs on a boat, 1 guess I’d have to say that I like steering the best. It’s the fun¬ nest. I like having control over the boat and it’s about the only job on a big boat that you must do constantly. It’s like being the pitcher in a baseball game and I iike being involved in that way,” explains Paul. “But 1 have an equally good time with my buddies — John Bertrand, Ken Keefe, Steve Jeppesen, and Craig Healy — on the 6 Meter, where I’m tactician and tailer.” Next month these Laser chums of five years travel to Sydney to compete in the Australian-American Challenge Cup. This St. Francis Yacht Club 6 Meter effort is head¬ ed by Bertrand, the former Laser and Finn World Champion. When asked what makes Cayard first class, Bertrand says, “Paul’s dedication and intensity set him apart from other yachtsmen. To illustrate the point

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and rounded the first mark in second place, then we took the lead and the wind virtually went flat. We just sat there barely moving for an hour or so. It became obvious that we weren’t going to finish. The first three boats

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are already there. Paul’s parents (his mom is a disability ana¬ lyst and his dad builds sets for the S.F. Opera) are clearly strong supporters. Paul’s father built his son’s first boat, an El Toro, as did the fathers of an impressive number of bay area sailing greats like Don Kohlman, Ed Bennett and Tom Blackaller. And like other prominent sailors such as Jim DeWitt, Paul began his sailing career racing on Lake Mer¬ ritt. “When 1 was eight, a friend of mine took me sailing there and 1 got turned on. Later my parents got into sailing, too, and we’d all go over to Lake Merced and race ever week¬ end with a bunch of families in El Toros.” By age 12 he entered the Sears Cup (the legal age is 13). “In those days if I won ^ SBRA fleet race, that was a big deal.” He was then invited to crew for the Lake Merritt Snipe champion and soon Paul was spotted by other serious racers and asked to crew. People who keep track of the racing scene began noticing that skippers for whom Cayard crewed frequently won sailboat races. Fireball National Champion Gordon Danielson did well with Cayard as crew, and when Cayard combined with super-sailor Dennis Surtees, there was the same result. According to Cayard, the relationship with Surtees was symbiotic. “Dennis taught me a lot,” says Cayard appreciatively, “we had a good thing going. Dennis is 30 years older than I am and I was just ending a wild, rebellious stage. I think I had maturity in the boat and he was tolerant of me off the boat.

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member. He approaches academics the same way. Less than a month away from his December graduation with a 3.4 average from San Francisco State, Cayard was im¬ mersed in editing a paper for a marketing course. Why was he still pushing, so close to graduation! 1 don’t know,” responded Ca¬ yard. Here I am busting my ass on a fourth paper when I’m going in with an ‘A’. It just hurts too much to do a poor job and get a ‘C\ I guess.”

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here is evidence in the living room of Paul’s parent’s modest home, where Paul gets his strong self-image. There are no less than eight 8x10 photos of Paul as a young boy proudly hanging on a wall, and his sail¬ ing trophies are scattered about the room as well. I m an only child,” he says attempting with embarrassment to explain the display. The photos reveal a cute, but not excep¬ tionally good-looking kid. But the same twinkly eyes that are his trademark today,

he v_ayard ‘magic’ breaks down to a number of outstanding abilities. According to Bertrand, Cayard likes math. “Paul’s pro¬ bably the best sailor I’ve seen with numbers . . . compass work, lay lines, etc. Secondly, he’s good with perception and timing. He can just tell if we’re a minute from the start or if were 30 seconds from a rounding. As a tactician, he probably knows every possible situation you could be in and knows what to do.” Blackaller expands, describing Cayard’s talents: “Paul is quicker than others, both in his movements and-tactically. He can make a snap judgement in the middle of a tack and be right about it. And he can handle the ex¬ treme physical demands of a Star boat. The guys a physical specimen,” continues

CAYARD

Blackaller, more with admiration than envy. “1 wish I were like him. He’s got true physical gifts of power and endurapce. I mean the guy could arm wrestle Kohlman without a problem — and he’s 22-years old, for God’s sake!” To keep in shape, Paul plays basketball twice a week and lifts weights the other three days. “But I’-m not a nut about fitness ... 1 mean 1 find the idea of running ten miles every day appalling. It’s just not my thing.” If men admire Canard’s physical capabili¬ ties, the ladies admire his physical appear¬ ance. “Just call him ‘Swoon City’,” says one groupie admiringly when asked to comment on Paul. Besides having the prerequisite macho physique, Paul has a warm, open face, a genuine manner and a self-assured demeanor. He sports a boyish mop of black, curly hair, and his long black eyelashes, top and bottom, set off his expressive hazel eyes. The women respond accordingly. “If he has a problem with women,” says Bill Clute, owner of High Noon and An¬ nabels Lee, “it’s too many. There are girls in every port who. just seem to know when Paul is about to arrive. Sometimes he has trouble sorting them out and keeping their names straight. “Leaving the dock every day in Long Beach, they’d be standing along the dock, waving good-bye. Paul would be there enjoying the farewells with his buddy Keefe, who would be helping him with the names. But once he puts on the suntan lotion and we’re underway, he’s ali business.”

good bit of it himself.” Cayard responds to the charges in a mo¬ mentary quiet and thoughtful mood. I don t know how much of a ladies’ man Pwant to be. I get kidded about it a lot. When I was in high school I got burned and I suppose since then I’ve played the field and been a little more reserved about investing my emotions in one person. “But I suspect after carousing around for a while, you get tired of it. You never really meet anything significant on the ‘street of dreams’. I imagine it would be nice page 13 3

LATITUDE 38

^Jorth sail loft manager Steve Taft con¬ firms Cayard’s reputation as a ladies’ man. “Paul is something to watch operating on the ‘street of dreams’ (their affectionate name for the Union Street area). He performs quite admirably at the Dartmouth Social Club. He goes there for entertainment, but provides a

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somebody’s $350,000 boat. I feel a lot better if everybody else feels justified that I’m steer¬ ing. You need everyone behind you to do a x.goocj job, and to feel comfortable. It’s better to’ build a reputation slowly than to- force yourself on people.” ‘Reputation’ is a key word in Cayard’s way of thinking. He uses it as a winning asset. “It’s useful in Laser racing, for example. A strong reputation can be a psychological ad¬ vantage. If you’re known for endurance, when the going gets tough hiking out, the other guy will think you’re never going to give up and gets nervous. I hang in there. I figure 1 can relax later when my opponent drops back.”

^^ayard has developed healthy selfconfidence in 14 years of sailing. Bill Clute notes that Paul is so assured that he isn’t afraid to question someone else’s judge¬ ment, even the experts. He reminisces: “In the Long Beach series, Lowell North was on board as tactician. After calling a particular plan, Cayard yelled, “Hell, Lowell, why would you do that?” It was astounding. You know you don’t talk to The Pope’ that way. It’s just that Paul’s so confident.”

Cayard with Jeff Madrigali on the dumped Aussie 18. Crazy Horse.

having a steady girl. The continuity would make the sailing scene more meaningful. That will probably come along some day.” Cayard is every bit as much a guy’s guy as a ladies’ man. From Clute to Blackaller, from Surtees to Bertrand, they all find Cayard im¬ mensely likeable, dependable and good company. It s not Cayard’s style to take peo¬ ple by storm. He’s quite willing to take any job on a boat. His talents soon become ap¬ parent, as was true this year in the Big Boat Series on Annabelle Lee.

D i. aul started out the Series on the main sheet, then was promoted to steering up¬ wind, and wound up steering the boat, despite the presence of veterans like Chris Boome and Jim Gannon. Everyone seemed to recognize that Paul should be driving. “I just go on a boat and do what they ask me to do, says Cayard, and hope for a break. It’s a strange feeling when you’re steering

Cayard, himself, feels that he’s two or three years away from completing his nautical education. The immediate future holds the 6 Meter program, then sailing with Blackaller, first in the SORC, then crewing on Tom’s Star in the Bacardi Cup and the Nassau Spring Championships. In the sum¬ mer he 11 join Blackaller’s 12 Meter effort on Defender. For a year or two, he will alternate training with the America’s Cup defense and in an Olympic effort in Stars or Finns. give the next three years to sailing, and we 11 see how far I get. I’ll probably work intermittently in the boating industry. I don’t think I d be happy right now working 50 weeks a year for IBM, passing up the rest of this stuff. I’ll have time enough to start a career when I’m 25.

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“Sailing leads to a really healthy life. My friends are not on drugs, none are suicidal, they re all directed. We enjoy the camaraderie and the satisfaction from doing well together. “Perhaps we exist in a sub¬ culture which is not terribly realistic. The people we deal with are pretty much ‘up’. But it s a life I personally find worthwhile.” — marilyn yolles

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cisco’s new Moscone Center. It’s called the International Boat Show and will run until the 9th. The Cow Palace in South San Fran¬ cisco, meanwhile, will hold the traditional S.F. Sports and Boat Show from January th to 17th. This will be the 40th Cow Palace show; last year’s version drew 380.000 peo¬ ple.

Dick Jenkins, president of NCMA, and everyone connected with the new Moscone show are extremely excited. The new con¬ vention center, filling the entire block bordered north and south by Howard and Folsom Streets and east-west by 3rd and 4th, boasts the largest column-free exhibition space in the world. The floor measures 880-ft. by 285-ft. and the arched ceiling rises 37-ft. According to Jenkins, the whole struc¬ ture is first class, including the facilities. There s seafood and Italian cuisine res¬ taurants with linen tablecloths,” he says. “You don’t have to settle for reheated burritos.” The NCMA show will cover 175,000 square feet, two-thirds of the total space. Jenkins, who spent five years with the Northwest Marine Trade Association before moving south to the NCMA two years ago, says that’s 25,00t) more square feet than he had when he put on shows at the Seattle Kingdome. By mid-November, all the allotted space

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press; the first peek at Tom Wylie’s 24-ft. 800-lb. trailerable Wabbit; the Ted Hooddesigned and Henri Waquiez-built Hood 38, a centerboarder; and an array of sailboards, including Porches, Curtis Hawk, Windsurf¬ ers. the Olympic Windglider and some coldmolded numbers by Gary Young of Sausali-

calibur 42; Dufour; Laser and Surfsprint; West Wight Potter; AMF Alcort; Flicka 24; US25; Merit 25; O’Day; Cal Boats; and sailmakers Horizon and Lee. Other special events include appearances by some as-yet-to-be-named superstars, and a variety of seminars on different topics of in-

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had been sold. Jenkins says 250 manufac¬ turers will be represented by over 140 ex¬ hibitors. Many of them — more than at past NCMA shows, according to Jenkins — will be sailing oriented, featuring boats, sails, and accessories. There will even be a boat in con¬ struction during the show — the Bay Area

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Marine Institute plans to build one on site. Others, like Alameda’s Svend Svendsen. are building boats especially for the show; Svend will be there with one of his Folkboats.

'ther sailing highlights include the world premier of the new Pearson 37, de¬ signed by Bill Shaw; the west coast debuts of the C&C 37, and the Ericson 38; four of the hot Santa Cruz boats — Tiffany Jayne from C&B Marine, the Olson 30 from Pacific Boats, the Moore 24 and the Alsberg Expage I 37

to. The show will also feature the complete Tartan line, including the new Tartan 42 and the Tartan 3000; the Mason 43; Norseman 447; the DB33 — “fastest 3A ton in the world”; the Irwin 36; Hans Christian 43; Crealock 37; Canadian Saiicraft; Hobie Cats; Prindle; Stiletto; Sailnetics; Banshee; Gryphon; Montgomery; Dyer Dinghies; “Fatty Knees”; MacGregor’s Venture line; Windrose; Balboa; San Juan; the J-24, J-30 and J-36; Endeavour 40; Pearson 37; C&C 32; Club Nautique; Topper; Swift 36; Ex-

terest to sailors. Since this will be the first show at the Moscone, there are likely to be some glitches in the proceedings. Jenkins says he’ll attend the first trade show there on December 3rd, a dermatology conference, to scout out the center and anticipate anything that might hinder the boat show. He added that the city of San Francisco has committed itself to make the show a success, including beefed up security patrols at night, especially on the route between the center and the BART sta¬ tion at Montgomery Street.

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JENS KOLVOSKI Jens Kolvoski is a German who, by way of the United States, spends most of his time in Mexico. He lives on a Cascade 42 ketch he built himself during the late 60’s in Alameda. We met Jens three years ago in Cabo where he helped the own$r of the boat we were staying on rebuild his engme at anchor. We recently met him at La Paz at the end of the La Paz Race, and decided to pump him for everything he knew about Baja. Well, almost everything. If you re in Mexico and looking for a guy with lots of information, Jens is your man and Radiant is his boat. He s on VHF and ham much of the time, so' if you ask around somebody will know where to find him.

38: You’re from Hamburg. Jens: Hamburg, Germany. 38: And then you came to the United States. Jens: Yes, and I was there for a time. 38: So when did you acquire this boat you have now? Jens: Oh, I built it in Alameda from 1967 to 1969. And then ever since I’ve been cruising up and down this coast. 38: You spend the winters here and the summers in the States? Jens. Yes, most of the winters I would sail south. I guess I spend about two-thirds of the time up north. My boat is a Cascade 42, ketch rig, with a wheelhouse. It has an aft cabin, lots of fuel capacity . 38: How much fuel capacity? Jens: Five hundred gallons. 38: Five hundred gallons! Jens: Theoretically I could go 2,500 miles without refueling. 38: Isn’t that a little much? Jens: No, that’s not even enough. ** 38: You’ll have to explain that. Jens: Because I sometimes use that amount of fuel charging up my batteries in a 5 or 6 month period. 38: What kind of engine is in your boat? Jens: Perkins 4-107. It’s a pretty good engine. I like it because you can repair it anyplace. Down here in Mexico — and most cruisers don t know it — the 4-107 is being special built by license from England. So you can get all kinds of parts for the 107 here, ex¬ cept for marine parts, which is just the exhaust manifold, 38: Jens, you have all kinds of equipment on your boat. A generator, for example. Jens: I have an Onan generator which I hardly ever use. I have a water-maker which is a pain-in-the-neck, although sometimes it’s nice. A gallon of water costs me a dollar, I’d say, after figuring in the cost of maintenance and all that. 38: So those are just a couple of things that use all the electricity that uses all the fuel. And then you’ve got a ham radio? Jens: I have a Drake ham radio, the SPR 4 receiver which is all band coverage, and the T4XB. I also have a mobile linear from Heath, the HA 14, which gives me about 600 watts output. It’s very powerful on the boat and usually I just, use it when I’m trying and break in on'my friends in Germany.

38: We noticed you have radar also. Jens: Yes, it’s Raytheon. It’s served me pretty well. I bought it us¬ ed and fixed it and it’s worked now for 10 years. 38: How do you use it? Jens: It’s very good for coastwise cruising especially. It helps you find places — I think it’s the best insurance that you can buy. If you have the money, get one. 38: What about SatNav? Jens: I don’t have one of those. I don’t have the money. 38: Well, how much did you pay for the radar? Jens: Oh, it cost me $600. Ho, ho. I bought it used a long time ago and I fixed it. 38: What other stuff do you have on Radiant? Probably a microwave oven. « Jens: I have a microwave oven, yes. I have a cruising generator — 3 kw. I have a step-up pulley on the generator so that once I’m at anchor it’s a smaller pulley — I change the belts. When I’m cruising at 2400 rpm I have, my 60 cycle speed so I have 110 power while I’m cruising. Thats very handy, you can put an electric heater on, a toaster on, anything. 38: You really do have all the conveniences. Jens: Yes. I have a reel-to-reel tape player which is outdated. I also have a cassette and an 8-track. 38: With all this complex electronic equipment, do you have a lot of breakdowns because of the salt air? Jens: On my ham radio I’ve never had a breakdown — I have an extra ham rig which I used for half an hotlir just because I had a plug fall out of my other ham rig, so I had to use the other one to complete a conversation to Germany. But I haven’t had many electronic problems with the gear. I think if you live on the boat and you have a wheelhouse, everything stays dry. Of course my boat is dry. It can rain cats and dogs, and there is no way the water can come in. I made sure it was all sealed perfectly when I built it. That was the first thing I made sure of, the most im¬ portant thing. 38: You also have a roller furling rig, don’t you? Jens: Yes I do. It’s convenient, but I don’t like it. Most of the time it blows too hard, and if you don’t pull sail in early enough you have ^almost no chance to get it in. I have more problems — each rip hap-

kolvoski pens because it all of a sudden starts to blow hard and you can’t get any sail in.

38: As a general rule, how much do you power and how much do you sail? Do you turn on the engine when it drops below 3 knots, for example? Jens: I started out by turning on the engine when it dropped

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below 4 knots. But now sometimes I wait ‘til it gets below 2 knots. But it depends on the wind and sea conditions, too. I really like to stay overnight in anchorages, see. I hop from an¬ chorage to anchorage, and I think that’s the safest way to do it. Many times I’m by myself with just one crewmember who usually doesn’t know too much. Sometimes I have two with me, but still I’m alone. 38: Are there enough good places to anchor to harbor hop down the Pacific coast of Baja, or does that only apply to the Sea of Cortez here. Jens: No, you can do it on the Pacific coast, too. Most of the time going up the Pacific coast I go full bore, I motorsail. Most of the time.

38: f)o yo.u go non-stop? Jens: I motorsail at about 7V2 knots — which is very fast, and I try to stop each night. The Cascade is a Very fast boat, I’m very sur¬ prised. So normally I do-daily hops of up to 90 miles, and I start out very early each day — about 3 or 4 in the morning, because I like to get where I m going even though I have radar — during daylight to see what’s going on.

38: Where do you stop going up north, can you name them off¬ hand? Jens: Going north you can stay under the light of Pt. Tosca, then in Magdalena Bay gulches or Santa Maria — I mostly go up to Santa Maria. From there I go to Punta Pequena, from there I go to Hipolito, from there to Turtle Bay. From Turtle Bay I make a night run, usually I leave about noon — and run just past Punta Eugenia over to Punta Blanca — I run inside Cedros about 50 miles off the island. I found that it’s a much easier crossing. I go from Blanca to San Carlos; San Carlos to either San Martin Island or San Quentin. Then it depends, sometimes I’ll stop at Colnett or sometimes I pass by. It’s always windy at Colnett no matter when you pass by. It’s the same as the north end of Cedros. But sometimes I’ll go into Colnett, and from there to Ensenada. But don t forget it’s a fast boat, and normally it takes never more than 10 days.

38: Have you ever turned back because of the weather? Jens: On the way up, let me see, I don’t think I ever stopped

because of the weather. You can make it in 10 or 11 days. We even delivered a boat from La Paz to Mission Bay, in San Diego, in 5V2 days. I had the owner aboard — oh that was terrible! But we made it. I think knowing the wind conditions, the sea conditions, you really think fwice before you stop because of the weather. Lots of times the bad weather never comes, it’s just a little local wind. Like in Santa Maria bay, if you sit inside and outside of the saddle from the ocean, it blows 25 knots; but outside it’s only blowing 3 knots. Most people don’t know that. It’s the same thing around Colnett; it always blows in the afternoon and evening, and it blows 40 — sometimes even higher and many boats loose their first anchor there. That’s because their anchor, on a normal onshore breeze, has lots of scope out, maybe 150-ft. in only 12-ft. of water. Then comes a 45 knot gust from shore and the boat has a long way to build up speed and momentum — and the chain just breaks. I personally don’t like all chain. If you have all chain you need at least a 30-ft. snapper on it to absorb the shock. That will break many times, but at least you will still be on anchor. 38: Jens, what do you do for a living? Jens: A little bit of everything. I started out teaching sailing. I tried chartering for a while — that’s nothing good. Now it’s just work special projects on other boats, electrical problems, autopilots, alter¬ nators, generators, and things like that.

38: Is there enough work to keep you occupied and eating? Jens: There’s more than enough. You don’t get rich, but you can get along. Very good.

38: Do you get most of your business from cruising sailors? Jens: No, no the business comes from the powerboats. They have the money the powerboat people and the racing sailors. The cruisers mostly have no money. 38: How do you get the jobs, people just know you? Jens: Word of mouth. People know me from Ensenada down and throughout the Sea of Cortez and down the mainland as far as Zihuantenjo. But I like the inside of,Baja very much. I m surprised many times by people knocking on the side of my boat, saying that they have a problem and that so-and-so told them to get ahold of me. It’s good, it’s more work than I can handle right now. And it’s Murphy’s Law, everything breaks down. 38: When was the first year you came down here? Jens: The first year was 1971.

38: And there weren’t anywhere near as many boats here. Jens: Oh no. You could count the boats on your fingers. But that was the first time Cabo San Lucas — no wait, it was in 1973 which was the first time I saw 4 Cascade boats in the harbor there. Now they are all around the world. But yes, it s been a big change, a big change in people and boats. 38: How are the people different? Are they less independent? Jens: I would say the boats have become smaller and the people have become younger. When I first came down maybe there were 8 boats, now at the same time of year there are 100. 38: We’ve seen even more than that. Jens: Yes, I guess there are, ho, ho, ho, but I don’t like to think about it, ho, ho. Yes, sometimes there are more.

38: Over all the years you’ve been down here, have you run into many problems with the Mexicans? Any. hostility? Jens: I myself have never had any incidents. Except for 3 or 4 years ago I broke a crankshaft in my engine. That’s about it.

38: We were speaking about problems with the people. Relations and everything.

kolvoski Jens: I’ve had no problem. I think the Mexican people and the Mexican officials are fantastic. If you just try to talk to them in their own language.

38: That’s the most important thing? Jens: That is the most important thing. It’s very important for two reasons. The first is that you show courtesy in using their language; also you show them you are not afraid to use a language you don’t have full command of — you’re not afraid to make mistakes. They in turn will be far more willing to talk to you in English, knowing they are not in full command of the language. 38: And earlier you told us the typical American standbys, pressure and money, will not work. Jens: Pressure with money goes backwards in Mexico. You put pressure with money and most of the time it will go in reverse — it slows everything down. Just money and a little smile, used the right way, can go a long way. But pressure and money will never work. You can get much more done by just being friendly to the people, much more. It’s more important to win them as a friend and then they will gladly help you. 38: How do most Americans behave down here? Jens: Oh, I think the average American is okay, but there’s always a bad apple in the crowd. I don’t think it has anything to do with Americans. But as I mentioned before, it’s as you talk to them how they will treat you. If you treat them well, you’ll be treated well — although there are a few places where they just don’t like Americans. 38: For example. Jens: Well, it could be in one section of town and not another. You go in a shop, for example, knowing exactly what you want, you can see the shopkeeper has exactly what you want on the shelf, and you talk to him in English and you’ll discover he doesn’t have it. The next American comes in and talks in Spanish, he gets the part. So how can you tell where it is? 38: But as a general rule you’ve had very little problem? Jens: Very little problem. And now what’s interesting is the medical — and many people think they can’t cruise because of the medical expenses. But the medical here is very inexpensive.

38: Is it pretty good? Jens: I would say they are pretty open, they tell you if it’s bad to see the doctor where you come from. I was here in the hospital once to see the doctor and I paid 400 pesos ($16) and my medicine cost 600 pesos ($24). In fact, the medicine here costs more than the doc¬ tor.

38: What are the worst kinds of things yachties do down here? Jens: Acting arrogant, 1 think. That and throwing their weight and money around. 1 say money always helps if you’re nice and smil¬ ing at the same time, but if you throw your weight and money around that just doesn’t work. 38: Have you ever paid money to get things done? Jens: Myself personally? No, I myself have never found it necessary. Never. 38: Is the water good here? , Jens: Here in Baja you can drink the water. Fuel, however, is getting worse, it’s getting dirty. 38: What do you do to filter it? Jens: Right now I have four filters. I have a water separator with a filter, I have another filter, and even another filter. 38: This is not before it goes in the tank, but before it goes in the engine, right? page 143

Jens: Yes. Because filtering the fuel before it gets in the tank takes a lot of time, and nobody will stand for it. They’ll tell you to get lost. You take it the way it is or get lost, so you have to have the filters between the tank and the engine. [At this point our conversation is ended when someone wants to borrow the portable VHF radio Jens is wearing.]

You can see the shopkeeper has exactly what you want on the shelf, but you talk to him in English and discover he doesn’t have it.

38: Jens, do you find that VHF comes in handy? Jens: Yes. It’s not mine, but if you’re down here any length of time they come in very handy. When you go ashore, or when your crew goes ashore, you can reach them to bring the dinghy back. You can get them for about $200, and you’ll find that most people who are here a long time have them. 38: Tell us more about the filters. Jens: Well, you really need more than one; at least two or three. The Racor filter is very good, particularly in conjunction with a vacuum gauge, where the vacuum gauge is very visible, because it tells you fast if there is any buildup. Now the fuel is dirty in one respect because it has dirt in it. It’s also dirty because there is a buildup of algae. So you need Bio-bor or Firebird 1000 or whatever they call it. The Firebird costs about the same as the Bio-bor; but it also keeps your injectors clean, it serves both functions. And this algae is not to be taken lightly because most rotary fuel injector pumps will stop if you get even just a little in them. They will just break. 38: Jens, you’re down here a lot listening to mechanical com¬ plaints, what goes wrong with sailboat diesels most often? And what would you carry as a spare parts kit? Jens: If I were coming down for six months I would carry all the filters, water impellers, and the plates — others have wear-plates and some have wear-plates that are the cover-plates as well. Impellers put a groove in the west or cover plates, and since it’s a very minor cost for these plates you should put new ones in with new impellers. If you don’t the little,, space will create a vacuum and won’t pump much.

38: What about engine injectors? Jens: I’d bring a whole injector if the person is not very mechanically inclined. If he’s a little mechanically inclined all you’d need to bring are the injector nozzles. The tips. Because the injector is one pressurized system and one nozzle system. All you have to do is unscrew the nozzle system and make absolutely sure there is no lint or anything, then clean it up and put it back in — in which case it doesn’t have to be readjusted. And just the nozzle costs much less and takes up less room to carry around than the entire injector.

kolvoski Now let me talk about tools. 1 find out that most people don’t have enough tools. See, always have an extra tool because one falls over¬ board. And always have your tools wrapped in an oil covered, oil soaked rag. Maybe tool pouches, but make them out of linen soaked in oil.

expensive, but it only lasts three months and that’s not good for cruis¬ ing.

38: Can the yard handle most kinds of basic boat repairs? Prop shaft problems and such? Jens: They can handle prop shafts and stuff like that, they can get good mechanics. The problem, though, is timing and schedules. They tell you they caYrdo it on Monday, but they don’t tell you what month and what year. So you have to keep up with it to find out when you can get out.

38: But not pressure them.

I did a little bit of everything for a living, but now just special projects; electrical problems, autopilots, alternators, things like that.

38: Do you ever worry about spontaneous combustion with that? Jens: It would be very hard with diesel, and you can still put them in a plastic bag. Because too many times 1 have seen very ex¬ pensive tools completely rusted. And very expensive spare parts completely rusted. Oh yes, people should also bring spare fan belts. Actually you can buy almost all normal filters down here. You can almost always get the substitute — if you know what the numbers are. What goes wrong on diesels? Normally not much, but you can’t say. Make sure if your boat is brand new that the head gets torqued down after 100 hours. Common sense requires that you do it — if you don’t you lose compression, get water leaks, and can blow the head gasket. It has to be done, and most of the problems will happen when you least expect it. At the same time you should check for the leaks that might be there. v And engine zincs, you should have enough zincs to change them every other month. 38: That often? Jens: Yes, they go much faster in warmer waters. In the long run it costs you much less than new oil cooler, new heat exchanger, and all that stuff. You should have spare hoses for all your hoses. And have plenty of hose clamps to put them on — that’s very important. And any suc¬ tion line should be wire reinforced line. And most lines on the engine should be wire reinforced.

38: Are there any faciities for taking care of sails down here? Jens: There’s no sail repair facilities down here, absolutely none. Some people say they can do it, but no, taking it to an upholstery shop would be better. So you have to do it yourself. If you get a big rip you have to wait until you get back north or ship them up there. Sometimes you 11 luck into another cruiser being a sailmaker but that’s luck.

38: What about boatyards in Baja? Jens: There are two here in La Paz, and not counting the paint it runs between 8,000 and 12,000 pesos ($360 to $480). They do good work, but you have to have your own paint — at least it’s better to have your own paint. The paint you can buy down here is not too

Jens: That’s right, don’t pressure them. Just hang around, be nice, talk about things. You must make friends first before you talk about things you want to get done. 38: Are there any other yards in the Gulf? Jensi Mazatlan has a place, but I think the best place is Guaymas. Especially for bigger boats. La Paz and Guaymas are the places. Cabo has a yard with three or four rails in planning, and maybe it will be there in 10 or 12 years. But not now. But in La Paz you can get almost anything done. Well, they can’t balance props, you have to buy a new one, but they can do most stuff. Basic stuff is no problem. They do good woodwork, good fiberglass work. 38: But the rates are getting a little high? Jens: Yes, but still, when you consider what it costs you to go back, there is no comparison. Now, do you want to know about fuel and water?

38: Sure. Jens: Fuel and water are a problem. Start in Ensenada, where you can no longer get gas in cans from the gas station anymore. You could get diesel in a station, but they cut that down to either a 40 or 60 litre maximum — and that previously had been the best way to get clean fuel. Now you can get it from a taxi driver or a fisherman in a 55 gallon drum, at $25 to $45 a drum, but it’s mostly dirty. The normal price is 1 peso per litre, which is a little more than 16 cents a gallon. 38: Great. Jens: The next possibility to get diesel would be Cedros Island. It s better and cheaper there as well as much friendlier service than at Turtle Bay. You can get diesel at Turtle Bay, but beware of Gordo, he charges outrageous prices — about ^0 cents a gallon — and most of the time he shortchanges you and gives you dirty fuel. And if youwant 50 gallons he’ll always try and give you 30. 38: Why does he do that? Jens: I don’t know, he just does it. You can also get fuel at Asuncion Bay, although it’s a bit more complicated there. But its possible. You also can get it at Abreojos, but that means you would need a submarine to get it from the shore to the boat. If you want the best price, it’s in San Carlos in Mag Bay. Of course, you go about 40 miles out of your way to get it, but it’s the cheapest.’ You go to the Federal Pier to get it, the Port Captain’s office handles it, and it costs you a peso and a few cents a litre plus a small handling charge. A real good deal, the best price for diesel, and the most courteous handling on the Pacific coast. The next place is in Cabo San Lucas where you can currently get it at the cannery. But I understand the cannery is going to be taken out. 38: Why, to get rid of the pollution? Jens: Yes, to get rid of the pollution, and they want to make a cannery with a bigger capacity to process fish and make money. You will find that a can of tuna made in Mexico costs more than a can of

kolvoski tuna made in the United States. That will tell you something right there. Otherwise, in Cabo San Lucas, it’s easy to go to the Pemex station and get your diesel there. You can get gasoline at the Pemex in Cabo. As a general rule, on the Pacific coast you must always get your gas from the Pemex sta¬ tions in jerry cans. In La Paz you can get diesel at two places. Andreas Abaroa’s and Don Jose Abraroa. It’s almost 40 cents a gallon, and most of the time the metering is a little short. But, there is nothing you can do about it. Water. You can get it in Ensenada best by buying it at the water plant. You can drink the water in Baja anywhere but in Ensenada. Taxi drivers will also bring you the water. In Cabo you can get water free when you buy diesel at the can¬ nery. You pay 100 pesos for water in Cabo San Lucas if you go to the water hole where the hose goes into the ocean. You pay 100 pesos no matter if you get 20 gallons or 2000. In La Paz you can get water almost anywhere on the beach; in front of the Los Arcos — provided you have the right pliers or square key to open the faucet. If you have a 200-foot hose you can run it out to your dinghy filled with jugs. You also get water for free when you buy fuel at either one of the Abaroa’s fuel docks. If you want to wash down your boat or not buy fuel, you must pay for the water. That concludes all the nor¬ mal, easy ways to get water on the east coast of Baja. In Loreto you have to get it from town, in Escondido you have to get it from town. There is, on Esipritu Santos, at Los Candeleros, a well you can get water from. In Loreto you have to buy fuel, you have to get it from Pemex. The farther north you go, the more complicated it gets. You have to be self-sustaining, with enough water and enough fuel. 38: What about Mulege? Jens: The bar at Mulege is only about three feet, you have to drive up from Escondido. Now in Mulege, in Conception Bay, a friend of mine has a trailer park there and used to be very friendly to boaters. He is not anymore because of behavior of boaters. They would just come in and use the showers and water without permisssion. What yachties didn’t understand was that he runs a truck 16 hours a day to ship .that water in, and the boaters would come in and use the showers and take water without asking. He just doesn’t want to see boaters anymore. He was also the guy who hoped to make fuel available at Conception Bay, but now no more. Everywhere else you have to go to Pemex where diesel is presently one peso for diesel, 2.8 pesos for regular, and 7 pesos per litre for extra. Now the best fueling is in San Carlos and Guaymas where they have a dock and you can pay the regular gas pump price. In Mazatlan you have to jerry can it on, in Puerto Vallarta there is a place where you can get it directly in the marina. 38: In Puerto,Vallarta? Jens: In Puerto Vallarta, yes. Sometimes you can get a truck down to the dock in Manzanillo — but it all changes from time to time

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kolvoski Jens: Well, almost all the anchorages are subject to heavy swell, so you’ll need flopper stoppers. It’s worse because the wind is usually not coming from the same direction as the swell. So...well, it’s ac¬ tually all in the eye of the beholder. But I think there are only two or three really good anchorages: San Martin, Mag Bay and Turtle Bay — all the rest are really open roadsteads. Even San Martin Island you need to be very careful. If you’re in there very often the wind shifts from the WNW to the north and you are on a lee shore and numerous boats have been lost there inside the hook because people didn’t think about that. 38: Well, do you think it’s easiest to make the trip to Cabo in one big jump? Jens: No, I anchor. And when I come down I make it my business to be in anchorage by 2 or 3 o’clock if I can make it. And in some anchorages I make it a point to stay away from the heavy after¬ noon winds and swell. Ensenada is good — but that’s a harbor. Todo Santos Island is a crater hole, and you either have to have a bow and stern anchor or tie to the hook in the cliff. It’s not that easy. I go Ensenada to Colnett — although at Colnett I don’t go where the book says you should go. It says you should go directly in front of the gulch, but I go all the way back in as far as the sandbar and an¬ chor there — it’s much better because you’re out of the wind. Then I go to either Punta Banda just before the Sacramento Reef or San Carlos just after Sacramento Reef. Then I go to Bahia Blanco, and then over to the village at Cedros Island, which is an open roadstead but usually a good anchorage. From there it’s to Turtle Bay, then Ascunion, Hipolito. I try to avoid Abreajos all the time. But if you do have to go in there, take the second or third anchorage, not the an¬ chorage directly off the village. At Ascunion a huge radar reflector has been put in because the echo is very bad. Now you have a big blip. From there to Punta Pequena — although many sail straight to San Lazaro. Now that stretch is very dangerous when you come down there. You want to make your ETA during the daylight — too many boats, even freighters — have gotten lost there. Its so shallow, the whole bay is shallow., I found out, due to radar failure I had once, that an echo sounder and a log are as good as a radar; they will tell you where you are. It’s as good as a radar if it’s calibrated properly. I had radar failure just outside the Sacramento Reef in dense fog, but I knew exactly where I was and found the anchorage at San Martin with visibility of only about 100-feet. I did it just by log, depthsounder and compass. 38: Do you hit much fog along that stretch of the coast? Jens: There is a lot of fog usually when you come back up — in May and June. Going down in November or December there is not so much. I’ve found there is a little less fog north of Cedros. So there are enough anchorages you can go in, but there aren’t really good ones if the weather is lousy. But if you have a Single Side Band radio you can keep track of the weather easy by listening to the weather from the Coast Guard in San Francisco. They give it about five times a day. Fantastic weather.

38: If folks run into difficulties with papers, or tricky situations, is there anyone they can see? Jens: Well, the customs brokers can take care of problems. In Cabo San Lucas, it’s Victor, and in La Paz, it’s Beachcomber.

,38: Wait, let’s start from the beginning. Generally do you want to stop in Ensenada to take care of the paperwork — if you’re not rac¬ ing. Jens: You go into Ensenada and take your paperwork, and it’s really very easy there. What I usually do — you get two pieces from the Consulate and that’s all — is make at least one extra copy and bring them along. Most of the time they will stamp all your three copies <jnd Immigration will keep one, the Port Captain will keep one, and you get to keep one for the file. You really should have something to prove that you checked in, and that’s what the extra copy does. If you don’t, you are sitting there with no papers in your hand. , It’s the same thing if you go anywhere else. If you go to Cabo San Lucas, go in with three crew lists. One for Immigration, one for Port Captain, and one for you as a record. Now Immigration and the Port Captain will tell you that you don’t need three copies, but do it anyway because it’s your proof — and anyone checking your papers will accept a Xerox as much as an original. But back to the original question, normally you won’t need a broker, it’s only when you change crews or put a new captain on the boat, that kind of thing. But if you need them, there is Victor in Cabo and Beachcomber in La Paz.

38: What do they charge for their services? Jens: About $20. I think it’s too much, but sometimes it’s worth it because they just take care of it. You give them the name of your boat and your tourist cards. What did you guys do? Did you check in at Cabo San Lucas at all? 38: No, the race didn’t end until here in La Paz. But the yacht club had set things up, taking the boat papers and crew lists in ahead of time. There was an Immigration guy waiting for us on the dock next to the Margarita stand, so it was a special situation. We tried to ask the Immigration on the dock if he took care of the Port Captain’s work in this situation, too. We thought he said 'yes’, but apparently that wasn’t the case. So we went into the Port Captain’s office, and had written out a little explanation of why we hadn’t checked in right away. They politely listened to our mutilated Spanish, and after our attempts in Spanish spoke some English to us. All in all it was simple, and they were courteous and pleasant. We also had our little baby and a letter from the Governor of Baja with us, so maybe that made things even smoother. What happens if you have a couple of people fly down to visit you m La Paz and you want to take them out to Isla Partida or something? Would you sign them all on as crew and then sign them off a couple of days later, or can you just take them out for a day or so? Jens: Thats questionable. But the practice is, and we’ve been told that it’s OK, that in La Paz you can go in and check out for waters under restriction of La Paz - which is from Los Frailes up to Aqua Verde - actually up to Loreto, but not including Loreto because it’s a subdivision of La Paz. When you do that you can stay in La Paz or go out, and we’ve been told you can go out and take friends and come back.

kolvoski 38: Are there other ones that are less well known by most

Oh, but one thing, make sure you havq a fishing license. This is very important! Right now you can get the fishing licenses in San Pedro, California, for nothing' And since you can get them for nothing, there is no excuse not to have it. 38: And lobster if forbidden. Jens: You cannot legally take any shellfish. 38: People do it anyway? Jens: People do it anyway. But that they do it anyway should not concern us, because it is illegal. 38: Jens, earlier you were telling us that the Mexican Coast Guard was a little unhappy with American sailors, can you tell us why again? Jens: Well, the Mexican Coast Guard is a part of the Navy and all their boats have extra food and water to help yachts, and they really want to help. Sometimes they wish sailors would use them instead of the U.S. Coast Guard. Now the only problem is that they don’t always speak English, but they are willing and eager to help. 38: How do you get ahold of them? Jens: On either channel 16 VHF or 2182 Single Side Band. Also many of the lighthouses monitor Channel 16. 38: What do you think is the reliability of lighthouses and lights in Mexico? Jens: Well, they put quite a few new lighthouses on the coast, unfortunately many of them don’t have the candles in them. But I think in the not too long future there will be plenty of lighthouses. Whether they will work consistently or not, well, that will have to be seen. But they’ve built the structures, they are there. And sometimes in places you wouldn’t even think about. 38: Well how reliable are the one existent now? Jens: I think the only one for me that 1 rely on is the one at Cabo Falso which you can see for 30 miles. All the others ... I don’t put much faith in. Well, inside the Gulf you can also rely on the ones in the Cerralvo Channel and the San Lorenzo Channel entrance to La Paz. On the Pacific side I would only trust Ensenada, maybe Todo Santos, and Falso. I’ve never seen both lights work in Turtle Bay. And Turtle Bay has a dangerous approach to the pier. When you come into Turtle Bay, you go in the entrance and if you take a course directly to the pier, you will run on the reef and that’s the end of your journey. 38: Is the reef marked? Jens: No, are you kidding? 38: Nothing is marked down here? Jens: Nothing. Many times we have to get on the radio when a boat comes in and shout ’Go to the right! Go to the right!’ or they would smash their boats. If there’s a little movement though, you can see the water work over the reef and the lobster traps. Turtle Bay is a nice an¬ chorage, but it has its dangers. 38: What are the worst dangers yachties have to worry about, thinking of reefs. Jens: Sacramento Reef, that’s well known. Although there s a very easy passage between land and the reef. page 147

yachties? Jens: That’s hard to determine. But I think that most dangerous reefs are around Abreojos, which you know means “Open your eyes”. And as we’ve said before, the lights work one day, and the next day they don’t. 38: What about the light down at Los Frailes? Jens: Well now you’re talking about a light inside the Gulf and that’s a different story. 38: Are the lights inside the Gulf more reliable? Jens: Yes. That’s because you have Mexican traffic here, the fer¬ ries. They need those lights, you know what I mean. 38: How are the current regulations going for American boats? Can you leave your boat in Baja for six months? Jens: In Baja they let you stay longer than six months. Of course you have to take care of your tourist card; most people drive or fly back to the States to get the card renewed. But if you go to the mainland, many times you do not need a Temporary Import Permit, although you definitely need it if you go into Guaymas or San Carlos. The other places don’t really look for it, although it depends on the Port Captain. But here in La Paz they are currently insisting that you get a Tem¬ porary Import Permit if you plan to sail from here to the mainland. But if you take out papers for from here to Cabo and end up in Mazatlan, that wouldn’t mean a damn thing. It’s not really necessary you go where you say your destination is, they don’t give you a big hassle.

38: Let’s talk about food in Mexico. Jens: Food. Food is becoming more and more expensive in Mexico. It’s also more and more available. 38: But La Paz is still the only place in Baja where you can get like an American supermarket, correct? Jens: Yes, well in Ensenada also, of course. Well, there are tiny little supermarkets in Cabo, you’ve seen those. But let’s come back to the price of food. It varies. A tiny little cauliflower costs $2.00. On the other hand a kilo of cafe is about 102 pesos, $4.00. Now, if you are staying any length of time and want to buy soft drinks, it’s better to buy soft drinks from the Pepsi distributor. Leave a deposit for the case of bottles, and then it costs only about 15C a bot¬ tle, very cheap. But you must leave a deposit for the bottles, and you must keep the slip or they won’t give you the money back. But mind you, if you want a case of cans it would run 3 times as much. A can of Pepsi costs about 50C. Now Pepsi in Cabo and La Paz carries Pepsi, Canada Dry, and it has the Vita brand including orange, strawberry, lemon, apple, grapefruit — that's' about it. In hot weather the best flavors are grapefruit and apple. Of course there are people who want diet drinks, but there aremo diet drinks, so you have to buy club soda. The price is the same for all flavors and you can mix cases as much as you want. Also when you buy beer, there are certain kinds you can buy cheaply. Corona Extra, for example, you can buy in a case of return¬ able glass bottles. In that case it only costs about half as much as

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38: Is there any discounts on large quantities of food? Jens: Well, the only things you’d buy in quantity would be can¬ ned foods, and you can buy those better in the States. The meat in Mexico is leaner than in the States. It presently costs about 110 pesos for a kilo of primero. And if you’re buying ham¬ burger meat, for instance, you really don’t want the secundo, the se¬ cond grade because it is very greasy. But the meat is quite good. If you know when it comes in you get meat from Formosa, and it’s very good. Tomatoes you can easily get always, eggs go by the kilo. Now for people who have children and need milk they can buy an Alpura brand milk, it comes in litre and half-litre cartons, and it is pasteurized. Usually it has an expiration date of two or three months, but it does not have to be refrigerated. Sometimes they have an equivalent from an American manufac¬ turer, in cartons and cans, but it costs more. But that’s available. 38: After a long sail down the coast of Baja or up to La Paz, yachties always like to go out and eat. Any recommendations of good places? Jens. In Cabo it s very difficult to say, ho, ho, ho, because the owners of the restaurants are always changing, they never stop. How to tell? There used to be a fantastic bakery in Cabo San Lucas — you went there — but it’s changed hands three times now, and I don’t know what it’s like. The rounds that used to be so outstanding I think have gotten soggy, so I don’t know. But in Cabo Id say the Ballandra, and the Capistrano Steak House was good. Now in Cabo is a nice tacqueria that you’ve been to. It’s a tiny open stand on the left side of the street as you go into town.

38: The one across the street from the other tacqueria? Jens: Yes. It’s a nice place with bulletin boards for yachties look¬ ing for crew and mechanics and whatall. Lets of yachties hang out there, and you can have good huevos rancheros for a little over a dollar. It’s a nice place that many yachties go for breakfast. 38: What about here in La Paz?’ Jens: Oh, it changes so much here. La Posada, past the Gran Baja, is a very nice place to go and the service is not too slow. And the atmosphere is good — it s onte of the oldest motels and restaurants here. There’s very good dining at La Ventana — it’s ac¬ tually an old house converted to a restaurant right next to the post of¬ fice. La Brisa is not bad. Many boaters meet for the all-you-can-eat brunch at the Los Arcos hotel on Sundays. 38: Is the Cabo net still alive? Jens: There is a net once in a while. It depends on who is there. Sometimes it’s dead when I get there, and I activate it again. Usually it runs on Channel 68 at 8:00 in the morning, although when we had bad weather we changed it to 7:00 at night because I got the 6:30 weather from Canada and I passed it on at 7:00 because people were more interested in weather than everything else that went on. But we arranged nice beach parties and trading goods and services — but never in La Paz, it’s just never gotten off the ground here. Every once in a while here in La Paz somebody gets on the radios and suggests we have a party or book exchange, but not too often. Cabo is much more active, last year even the Immigracion people were participating. Now I should give a warning to yachties. Almost all officials now have VHF radios, even in Cabo San Lucas. And they listen in. You are required to check in when you arrive at a harbor, that means Saturday or Sunday if you come in you must pay overtime. So if you

come in anywhere and want to avoid overtime charges, keep your mouth shut on the radio! Do not use the radio, or they’ll know you’ve been there and you will pay a fine, plus the overtime. 38: How much is it? Jens: The fine is about 200 or 300 pesos, and the overtime is about the same. It’s not little. And this is more in the smaller places than the bigger places, but you should be aware of it. 38: Some of th^ people who will be staying through the year might want to know about the weather this last year. What were there, a couple of hurricanes? Jens: We had a couple of tropical distrubances come through La Paz. Irvine came in the 31st of August. He went directly through La Paz and then into the ocean. 38: Was there much damage? Jens: No — oh yeah, the propeller on my wind generator went to pieces. But that was about the only thing. 38: Does your wind generator work? Jens: Yeah, it works well. Then we had Knut — for one reason or another we had tropical disturbance come through from Sunday night to Monday. And Knut came through with quite some wind and waves and the boats on the docks had to leave because lines were getting ripped. You had to go to anchor. That was the same for Irvine, Knut, and Lydia. One boat, Nomad, thought he was better on the dock, and five minutes later I saw him come out and asked what was wrong. He said, would you believe since I talked to you bing! bing! bing! four brand new 3A inch lines snapped.’ There were quite some waves building up here, which are not dangerous at anchor. Then there was Lydia, which was a combination of a tropical storm and a weather front. But it was quite large in diameter. Then we had Norma which was a full-fledged hurricane, but we only had a little of her one night, maybe just 25 knots, maybe not that much. 38: Did any of the storms go through Cabo? Jens: They had big waves, and big winds — the boats dragged in the inner harbor, but no big damage that I’m aware of. 38: There were four or five boats lost in La Paz. Jens: Well, a powerboat broke two anchors and on the way to shore found the only pile of rocks there are. Then Fantasia, a big sailboat, slipped anchor several times and ended up on the rock wall with four holes in her. The owner sold it for $10,000. The salvager pulled her on the beach, patched the holes, and she’s refloating now. She’s a big boat, too. Then a ferro cement boat from the Mexican fishing school sunk; about 100-footer went ashore; a fishing boat got blown ashore in front of Don Jose’s shipyard and was pulled off. And a couple of small boats were thrown ashore. And one 100-ft. shark fishing boat in Cerralvo Channel was lifted up by a wave and carried 300-yards ashore.

38: Are you serious? Jens: It s sitting there now, high and dry. It’s upright, and there’s no damage. By Los Cruces. Boy, that outside channel can get rough! Down at Los Mochos they lost sixty boats and sixty people. That was Lydia. She was so wide!

38: So it’s not a bad idea to stay out of Baja from July through the end of October? Jens: It can be nasty. 38: Gracias, senor.

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New, for Vi” SS 1x19 wire. Includes studs, eyes, forks, T/B’s, toggles, clevis pins, starter tool. Retail value $1200. Make offer for com¬ plete set. Bill 381-3820 or 346-3473

LIFERAFT Elliot 4-man, 2 stills, can., $1,590. Windlass, Plath 7B, dual 5/16” w’cats, $790. Chain, 5/16", $21/ft. CQR-45, $290. Knotmeter/Log, Kenyon KS215, $290. Prop., Martec folding, 7/8”x12”, $180. Blower, 12V, WC7050-4, $50. All Unused. 332-8255/894-3004

ERICSON 29 SLOOP — BUILT 1974

Dsl. pwr., VHF, digital d.f., autopilot, stereo, dsl. heater, Berkeley berth. Would accept smaller boat or car as part, payment or use as part, payment on purchase of small house or condo. $29,500. Ph (415) 654-1926

FOR SALE: Toyoset Kero, htr, $90. Dock rollers, pr. new, $35. Men's Kudu bt shoes, 8V2-9, $35. Forespar whisker. (2), 6’-12’, extend, genniker — North, Catalina 30, 1-41.0, J-11.67, exc. cond., fresh wtr. Berths, Beth.Is, new, 40’-46’ open, pref. sail, gd loc. (415)339-1567

ULDB ’81 B. Farr 740 Sport. Headfoil 2, 8 sails, Meissner winches, ocean safety gear, dbl sprdr rig, 100% flota., galvan. trlr w/brakes. Hoist/Ramp launch. Fast/comfy, likes the ocean, $21,500. Charles Beyor, 986-8877 anytime (cruise B.C., or surf w/MORA!)

SCHOONER — 1925 55’ BENSON DO YOU NEED A BERTH?

1 have one available for six months or longer. Non-Alameda, East Bay location, 24’ in length. Call during the day, 362-7691; ask for Ron

Rebuilt ’69, re-rigged 76. 60 h.p. Chris Craft, 3kw Kohler, autopilot, VHF, CB, RDF, Recent haulout & survey. Avail, with permanent slip in b.a. Good liveaboard, ready to sail. $48,500/offers accepted. (415) 522-8210

J-24 “ FAST BREAK” FOR SALE OR LEASE

$16,500 or assume loan. Fully race & safety rig¬ ged & equipped. 6 racing sails, incl. 2 ’81 North sails, o.b., Tandem trailer, ’80 boat always drysailed. Exc. cond. Jim 981-3545 / Dan 653-3100 daytimes

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Interesting possibilities for creative individual with just $5000 to invest in large sailboat. 332-7731

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A position is now available by a low paying non-profit const, outfit for a P/T worker willing to help on interior/exterior projects aboard a 40’ racing sloop. Sailing benefits. Call (415) 233-9405 eves Need a Congenial Crew Member? Sunny Aries lady, 30, would like to share cruise to Mex. &/or beyond this winter. Offer some sail.exp., cook’g & provision’g skills; much laughter & high energy. Merlyn Wind Storm, 515 Beaver St., Sta Rosa CA 95404 (707) 528-7635

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SAVE $100 - Xmas Bonus — TAYLOR’S of England BEAUTIFUL S/S &

Brass Cruis’g Stove #030 Gimbaled - Complete! $895. Immed. deliv. FOB Millbrae-Heaters, Pol BR. $695. ALSO NOR-CAL Sales Reps. ’YANMAR’ Dsl ENGS & GENERATORS. Featuring the new ‘LIGHTWEIGHTS’. Call/Write for Specs. DEALER inquiries invited. CY LEE & ASSOC., LTD. 24 Cozzolino Dr., Millbrae, CA 94030 (415) 588-2672/673-1923

— MARINE CONCEPTS — YACHTWRIGHT — Custom designing, building & restoration. Mast systems & rig¬ ging, engineering. Pre-preg graphite systems for ultra-lites & multis. 17 yrs. experience. Free Quotes, Compare My Prices, Will Travel (408) 462-5437

Champagne, great sailing and beautiful sunsets sound good! We’il pick you and your party up at a convenient marina and sweep you away to day on S.F.’s spectacular Bay. Call Eves: 421-2230

YEAR-END CLOSEOUTS Johnson Outboards All Models Available Elkhorn Marine (408) 724-8077

SALESMAN WANTED New yacht sales off. located at a 1500 Berth Marina. Sales exp. a requirement, not nec. in yachts. Must be an active bay sailor. Sales will incl. sail & power boats, new & brokerage. Great in¬ centive program. Send resume to Drawer M, Latitude 38, P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966

FOR SALE San Francisco Marine Hardware Store, Prime Location, Established Business (415) 523-0922

COUPLE in 30’s SEEK CREWING SPOT for work’g vaca., so. latitudes, Dec./Jan./Feb. Combined exp. as profes. charter yacht cook & mate in Med. & Carib., as well as Atlantic crossing. After 5 pm (503) 593-8504 / Write: P Scott, Gen. Del., Sunriver, OR 97702 ' TAX DEDUCTABLE BERTH FEE Take advantage, 50’ berth in deep wtr, Alameda/Oakland area, incl. conveniences of condo, living, mod. townhouse style. 2 bdrms, many luxuries. For details call agent, Ms. "Sam” McDowell 769-8000 or 521-6917

FOR SALE 23-ft. MAYA Classic wood keelboat, $3000 or best offer, also 38’ Navy Buoy tender, needs work, great potential. Call 479-1586. WANT TO BUY life¬ boat Davit or similar hoist. Call 557-8631 days

ERICSON 27 — 1979 interest, $2000.00 plus small monthly • payments. Fully equipped, dsl. power, North sails, exc. condition. Redwood City berth. (415) 591-9966 eves or weekends

ISLANDER 26, 1976 Sutter sails, club jib, dig. d.s., alcohol stove, head, OMC sail drive, berthed in Delta. $20,000 firm. 3 Loma Vista PL, Woodland, CA 95695 (916) 662-5339

“NEREIA” GIVEAWAY for SERIOUS BUYER SUMIKI II (Herreshoff 36’ wood ketch). $40K cash takes her, as is, where is. Pelican Hhr., slip 34, boarding by appointment. No nickel/dimers please. Must sell by 12/31. Call 332-SAIL or 467-3430 ----—-

C&C 25’ Exceptional race performance & cruising com¬ fort. Hood & Pineapple sails, incl. spinnaker, 7 Barients, Honda o.b. Sailed on Lake Tahoe. $19,000. (916) 544-3723 noon to 7 p.m.

GENT WANTS TO GO SAILING with boatowners 55 or older, experienced in small boat lake sailing, will pay expenses; bay sailing or short trips. Nice guy. Cliff. Henry, 2736 So. Penn. Englewood Colo 80110 (303) 781-5910

WANTED: ALL THE FOLLOWING Defunct Seagull o.b. to cannibalize. Distressed but sound offshore sip worth restoring. Fold¬ ing bicycle. Weather radio. SW Rcvr. Someone to buy my Toyota landcruiser for $1300. Occa¬ sional inshore crewperson. Alan 527-7383

1/3 OWNERSHIP IN ’80 SANTA CRUZ BOAT Excellent condition, full equipment for bay/ ocean racing. 8 bags of sail, Tl Loran, windspeed, windpoint, close haul, d.s., k.m. w/log. Call eves (408) 336-2921

RANGER 23 SAILS 125% elass lapper & main; built April 1981; ex¬ cellent quality cruising sails, beautiful shape, will last for years. $700. Call Joe Boone 954-4850 days 641-9387 eves

FOR SALE - STAR CLASS 24-ft. with trailor, 2 masts, 2 booms, 2 sets sails, new paint, a very nice white! $4,000. Call (415) 952-9250

1969 MARIEHOLMS SEA-CAT F/G SLOOP Length: 21’,’ beam: 6’5”, fixed keel 300kg ballast, sleeps 4, 4 sails, 4 hp outboard. Needs haulout & bottom paint. Berkeley berth. $4500 (415) 235-1627 or (415) 420-5052

BEGIN YOUR NEW YEAR IN a comfortable, quality, proven yacht. Ranger 33, hull #13, “Sorceress’. Reconditioned inside & out. New hull liner & satin finish teak; gimballed propane stovetop, micro, oven; halyards, reefing led aft, add roller furling, never leave ckpt; skeg hung rudder provides downwind stability, safety; 2 spinnakers, blooper 5 headsails; 6 pages of quality gear. $45K with $19K assumeable at 10%. For inventory, info., photo send S.A.S.E. to Tom Lauritzen, 4130 Nova, Santa Cruz, 95062 (408) 475-7611

FLYING JR. 1981, Sailnetics F.J. new design hull. Pineap¬ ple sails, spinnaker, pole etc., full covers, e.z. loader trailer. Boat in brand new cond., 1 am partner in 30’ sloop. Wife says sell one. 1 (415) 828-7407 after 5 pm

VANGUARD 33 Premium full keel racing/cruise sloop w/classic lines & quality const, by Pearson. Elec., new North sails & extras. Meticulous care by 8 yr owner. Berth avail., Paradise Cay Harbor, Tiburon. $37,000 (415)499-0992

WEEMS & PLATH SEXTANT Brand new, 6x30 Scope absolutely perfect cond. Original mahogany case, cost new $945, Asking $750. An opportunity to own the world’s finest sextant. Call 332-0568 ask for Peter

ENDEAVOUR 32 With S.F. berth, beautiful cruising yacht, lots of teak, sleeps 6, aux. dsl., full galley & head, water heater, etc. Investment credit avail. $58,950, let’s negotiate downpayment, I’ll carry balance. Call (415) 846-4378 for Jim

PARTNERSHIP W/2 PROFESN’LS avail, in a 40-ft. wooden sloop, berthed in Sausalito. A classic Danish built beauty, exc. shape. Well-equipped & instrumented, w/some of the latest gear. $15,000. (415) 441-0500

• FEMALE SAILING MATE WANTED Sailing 2 yrs., bought my 1st boat & looking for an adventurous sailing (nice & easy) mate. If Bo Derek is a ‘10’ & you're a ‘15’, interested in sail¬ ing and a friend first, let’s meet. Richard 544-3294 (M-F days)

WANTED FEM. SAILING PARTNER Are you congenial, sincere, & compromising? Perhaps you don’t mind helping w/the never ending boat maintenance & cruise prepara¬ tions. Why not call and let’s talk? (707) 762-2533

FOR SAIL New BMW D12 dsl., new Dickinson dsl. stove w/fan & much more quality gear at unbelievable prices. Call Bob 332-8490

SOUTH PACIFIC CHARTS WANTED Will buy complete set or part, S.F. to Australia. Call or Leave Telephone No. at (415) 522-1651

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SPECTRA FOR SALE. 40x33x116x6 (Freya-type sloop), cld-mold ctr ckpit, 2 dbl strms, 60 hp dsl„ cold plate freezer, Aries vane, cruis’g gear. Completed 2-yr cruise'thru So. Pac. to New Zealand, now offered for sale in exc. cond. at $69,000 (cash talks) (415)332-1130

RARITAN HEAD New, large bowl w/seat, warranty card. Install¬ ed different type head on new yacht. Wife won’t allow me to install it behind the wheel. Asking $100. Bill 381-3820 or 346-3473

SANTA CRUZ 27 FOR SALE WITH TRAILER New Mylar 150, 130, new 100, 80, new main, 2 spinnakers, blooper, old sails for cruising. Call Jim Rhyne for details, (408) 256-2138 days, (408) 358-3179 eves

SANTANA 20, 1977 — “VERY FAST” 6 sails, 3 reef paints, 150 genoa, 110 genoa, 95 working jib, 2 spin, w/gear, winches, internal halyards, compass, k.m., lifelines, trlr, exc. cond. $1500 into it, asking $6900,, (415)728-7068

BALBOAT - 20-FT. WITH TRAILER and reliable outboard, excellent condition, $4,500. (707) 778-7852 OR (415) 388-8458

SINGLEHANDED TRANSPACERS Little Rascal, Wilderness 21 For Sale. Has almost all gear needed for Singlehanded rac¬ ing. Proven seaworthy and fast — 3rd Overall '80 Singlehanded TransPac. Many extras incl. trlr. You couldn’t do it for less. (415) 586-7385

THE WALRUS AND THE OTTER OR FEMALE CRUISING COMPANION WANTED W —The time has come! O — Yes! said his friend; of sailing ships & sealing wax, of frothy combers and gale force winds. W — Hummmm. Dreamy eyed. O — And fragrant breezes and gentle seas too. W — All part of it, 1 guess; yawning. Nice to have a change of pace though. O — 1 like this area myself. Shucking a fat ab and peering at the timber-lined shore. Delicious! Reaching for a spiny urchin. W —Got to have a lassie along. O — I’ll buy that! Eyeing a furry head off the kelp. W — Got to be the right sort. O — Sleek, a good head, capable, com¬ plementary interests. W — That’s close. Easy to look-at, too. Hummm. Casting an eye ashore. O — An umpqua salmon one day, a Whitsun¬ day conch the next. Superb! W — Call me if you spot a likely lass. (714) 496-0523. O — Won’t have to, she’ll call. Chow.

J-24 FOR SALE 16K/Offers with trailer, class sails, season champion, with perfect score, 2 or 3 years. Won all but 5 races in 3 yrs. Keel & hull completely refaired. 522-3109 eves

CAL-20 This pocket .racer/cruiser offers outstand’g value. Fresh bottom paint/s.s. keel bolts. Main & 3 jibs, reliable Evinrude 6 w/new tank. Many & all extras incld. Richmond slip. $4,200. 785-5293

Angelman/Davies Gaff ketch 33’-11’9”-5’ Wilbo built, ’61. A custom built & professional .maintained classic wooden yacht in pristine cond. $55,000. Tom Prince (415) 689-7312 3610 #F Northwood Dr., Concord, CA 94520

1976 RAWSON 30 W/DOCK Yanmar dsl., winches, Enke 130% genoa, custom finished in teak, lots more. $29,800 (415)388-8458

TRADE: Your Slbt/My R.E.. Sail-cruiser won’t sell? Financ’g too expensive? Put dormant capital to work: get Apprec., Leverage & Tax Sav’gs by trad’g for my well-locat., managed & maintained aparts.; exc. upside. Let’s talk! Don 415/332-9505(h) 391-6600(o)

KUSTOM KANVAS Interiors — Curtains & Cushions Exteriors — Dodgers, Sheetbags Flotable Cockpit Cushions, Sunshades, Custom Work Call Deb or Di Clark for a Free Estimate (415) 482-1429 10% OFF ALL ORDERS PLACED BEFORE JAN. 15, 81

YACHTMAN’S WATERFRONT HOMES 2 prime Belvedere waterfront properties For Sale .. . Belvedere Island property w/S.F., Golden Gate & Saus. wtr view — Corin¬ thian Isle property w/S.F. & yacht club views. SCOTT-McCALL & CO. v Tiburon Off. (415) 435-5141 Eves 435-2625 or 383-4040

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ARSCOT MARINE ON THE DOCK SERVICE specializing in the repair of inboards, outboards, gasoline & diesel engines Serving San Francisco and Marin Counties

RENAISSANCE MARINE SERVICES l_!Sailing Tours □ Sailing Instruction LI Canvas Products □ Repairs (415) 593-2596

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEER We are looking for an analog/digital designer who wants to design state pf the art electronics for the marine marketplace. Contact Gayle (415)962-9893 Mountain View

OSTAR proven and less than 24 lbs. available at: $1165 NOVA/MAR (415) 865-6088 MARINER SQUARE, ALAMEDA

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WEAR A SAUCY FACE OF AUSTRALIOPITHECUS BOISEI IN LIVING COLOR ON ARTEX 100% COTTON T-SHIRT $9 each, 3 for $25, Postpaid. SIZES: Med., Lg., XLg. ALTAIR, 5947 HARBOR VIEW, SAN PABLO, CA 94806

Expanded cover department at DeWitt Sails featuring Rubeh Morales (formerly Tradewinds) now offers sail and boat covers, dodgers, jib bags, and much more. (415) 234-4334 & 234-8192 1230 Brickyard Cove Rd., Pt. Richmond, CA 94801

77 C&C 38 Clean example of fast, able C&C 38. Boat equipd for cruis’g: never competitively raced. Part, equip list: B&G w.s., w.d., close hauled, k.m./log, all Barient winches, VHF, RDF, fatho., Avon Rdcrst; Main, 130%, 90%, cruis’g spin. Look’g for 38 that s had lov g care & shows it? Close inspec. of ‘Treleven’ absolute, nec! Ed Milano, 865-3662, Gorman & Thomson, Ltd.

SAILAWAYS MARINE Unique New & Used Marine Equipment. West Epoxy-Hard Sails-Pathfinder Eng. Sailrider-Nicro/Fico- Perko-Ronstan Boat Fiepair-Sailboat Kits 32’ & Up 906 Elizabeth St. (408) 263-1453

r CRUISING LADY/SEASONED SAILOR seeks crew position south and/or west early spring w/experience captain/vessel. 1 don’t smoke; do cook, navigate & laugh a lot. Sailing to Mexico/Hawaii/So. Pac.? Thought you’d , never ask! Joanne 567-6600 x2041 Iv. message R--—.

NEWPORT 28 ONE-DESIGN CLASS Let’s get together for fun and added value to our boats. Les Housley (415) 454-7568 eves Wayne Moskow (415) 453-7560 days \

PEARSON “ARIEL” 26-FT. F/G SLOOP In exc. cond., 6 hp Johnson, RDF, 6 sails, D.S., plus many little extras not found on stock boats. $13,000/offer. Cash Only. Possible berth. 332-5373, leave message for Greg

30’ O’DAY SLOOP 1979, good condition; includes 15 hp Yanmar dsl., VHF, fatho., compass, LectraSan, H&C pres, wtr., shower, alcohol stove, lots of storage, sleeps 5. Ready to sail for $34,000. (707) 539-9312 J CAL 20 Exc., very clean cond. ’68, no 1324. 3 Head sails, jiffy reef., sail'control lines led aft to alum, bridge. Barley post., new run. rig., Barient 10 p’s. Seagull on transom, keel sand¬ blasted, epoxy coated & faired 5/81. StaCruz sublease. $5,250. (408) 476-8760

RAWSON 30 Cruis’g oriented sloop, ‘64, documented, Palmer eng., dodger, Monitor vane, Signet auto., d.s., VHF, RDF, VDO, Avon liferaft, 6 sails, 4 anchors, 2 compasses, holding tank, Hiler stove, spare parts. $31,000. (415)933-5335

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IT’S ANOTHER TEQUILA SUNRISE ... For sale, Mull custom 'AT. Fast boat w/fav. IOR rat’g. Winner Lightship/Drake's Bay/OceanVallejo races, MORA/IOR div. race equip'd. 14 sails, sleeps 4, Chrysler o.b., Berk, berth. (d)415/271 -4733 (e)415/931-9031 J.Runton

41’ WOODEN KETCH - $40,000 7 sails, VHF Loran C, FM stereo/cass, RDF, sextant, prop, oven/stove, wood htr., 2 dinghies, freezer, cooler, much much more. Fully eq’pt for cruising. Berkeley marina. (415) 841-9139 eves (415) 396-4427 work Carol

GENERATOR FOR GRAY MARINE ENGINE 12V unit, excellent condition, including flex drive to water pump. $40. Leo Kriloff (415) 343-8823

CAL 20 — BERKELEY BERTH 1971, excellent condition, 6 hp outboard, Portapotti, 2 jibs, 1 main — in good condition, whiskerpole, only $5,500 for a great bay sailor. Call 652-5302 (days) 832-5193 (eves).

’78 ISLANDER 36’ Race winner, fast cruiser. Cleanest boat on the coast, all factory extras. 9 sails, 10 winches, P/P asking $75,000 vs $110 plus for a similar boat. Call (213) 836-1159

ALEUTKA 26 CRUISING CUTTER Twin keel Letcher design, 1979, F/G hull, full flotation, bombproof rig, 8 bags sails, windvane, VHF, strobe, kero stove, 20 lb. CQR, new Fiat O/B, $15,000 w/upwind 28-ft. Berkeley berth. Leo Lomeli 653-6684

SCAMPI 30 MK IV, 1974, SUPER SWEDISH SLP Fast, rugged, beautiful. F/G hull, deck & cabin liner, dsl., CNG stove, super strong rig, loaded w/elec., sails, gear, prof, maint., xlnt cond. Chart table, sette, sleeps 5/6. Lying so. Cal. Mike (213) 837-9494 $32,000

SPECTRA FOR SALE 40x33x116x6 (Freya-type sloop), cold-mold ctr ckpit, 2 dbl strms, 60 hp dsl., cold plate freezer, Aries vane, cruis’g gear. Completed 2-yr cruise thru So. Pac to New Zea¬ land, now offered for sale in exc. cond. at $69,000 (cash talks) (415)332-1130

WESTSAIL 32 - 1975 Equip, for cruise, anchor windlass, 220’ 3/8” chain, 4 anchors, VHF, RDF, EPIRB, man over¬ board package, 6 sails, kero, cabin heater, fatho., windspeed indicator, ’78 MD-11C Volvo dls., much more. $64,500. (916) 481-3963

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OFF SEASON CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 20-ft. Clipper sailboat with all running gear. Has won five championship races. Hurry! Won’t last! $1500. 872-0899

FOR SALE — AVON ROVER 310 One year old, good cond., canvas cover incl. $950.00, Call Patricia, (415) 522-8285

ENGLISH ENGINE FOR SALE Lister Air Cooled, LD1 model, 3'/2 horsepower, newly rebuilt. Includes manuel, parts list & in¬ struction book. $700 or best offer. Call Mark (415) 453-0252

76 - 32’ CLIPPER MARINE SLP o.b. 16 hp, aft cabin, whl, VHF, fatho., 2 anchors, fixed comp., end. head, galley, new survey/bttm paint. Great for advanc. begin’r, $7000 & $167/mo. ap¬ prox. $10,000 owed. Berk, berth, must sell. 284-5958(e), 284- 1889(d), partner at $300 mo?

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22 FALMOUTH CUTTER Classic F/G pocket cruiser. Completed 81. Teak inside & out, BMW dsl., Tambark sails, sail covers, boom gallows, gimballed stove, lifelines, marine head, brass portholes. Sleeps4. Call eves (415)672-1107

BALBOA 27 1979 Exc. cond., roller furling, new 9.8 Mercury w/electric start, alternator, VHF, depth, many extras. $18,500 firm, priced $3500 below re¬ placement. Call 782-0892

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t&rtUrina Order your durable "Dry Paint" — boat lettering, individually designed according to your specifications, selecting from over 400 color combinations on our convenient order blank! Registration numbers and speciality art too! A to Z Signs & Graphics, 104 G St., San Rafael, CA 457-1849

2 OFFSHORE SPINNAKERS, BOTH IV2 oz 53’ x 33’. 1 Baxter & Ciscero in perfect condi¬ tion, $900. 1 Watts in good condition, $500. Can be seen at Bogart & Goring, Alameda, CA.

1972 PACIFIC 30 SLOOP Pier 39 berth, classic lines, custom teak decks, F/G hull by Barney Nichols, full keel, heavy rig¬ ged, alum, spars, single gas i.b., 2 jibs, spinnnaker, 6 winches, jiffy reefed, FM, VHF. Mov¬ ing, must sell. $16,500. Call 474-8430

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FOR SALE: NILSSON V1200 WINDLASS Never used: $800. A.Niemyer/C. Thomas Wilhelm, Thompson, Wentholt & Gibbs, 600 Allerton St., Redwood City, CA 94063, (415) 365-7333 weekdays

I cC1 c vJdSSITIGGS TRAVELLER 32 Hull no. 6, proven cruisers, new stainless rig¬ ging, loaded. Call Ray Torok or Gary Adams at (415) 964-3200 day or (408) 297-4253 eve

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The deadline is the 22nd of the month. You are welcome to submit ads after the 22nd, but we cannot guarantee placement in the next issue. Sorry, but we can't accept ads over the telephone.

CATALINA 22 2 sets sails (1 DeWitt), 6 hp OB just tuned, galley, safety package, compass, seat covers, trl w/new tires, many extras. (415) 595-0578

CATALINA 27 Equipped for race/cruise. New 100% and main, Atomic 2, VHF, depthsounder, dinette. Berkeley berth. $17,000. Home 530-5245 Office 442-7542

SPECIAL OFFER, This Month Only 1978 Tiburon 36 center cockpit ketch in perfect condition. $70,000, reduced from $83,000. This is a classic boat & will not be sold at this price again(408) 475-3060 days 476-6809 eves

PEARSON 28 Cash/Trade/Partner. Launched June 1980. Ex¬ cellent, cruise equipped. Sale $28,000/offer. Partner $5,000, $300/mo. or trade for auto/land/or? Dave (415) 796-0644 eves

EXCALIBUR 26 New bottom & hull paint, new standing rigging & boom, racing sail by Eclipse — including blue-green tri-radial spinnaker. Upwind Emeryville berth, ready for Mid-winter YRA. (415) 938-6300 Days — 849-2863 Eves

WILL PAY UP TO 20% DOWN & S300/MO. for owner-financed fibreglass sloop with liveaboard berth. Will consider 25’ or longer, 1975 or later Santana, Ericson, Islander, Cor¬ onado, Cal or equivalent. Owners please call Art after 5 p.m. (415) 585-2684

TWO PARTNERS WANTED Financial & sailing partners. Cheoy Lee Off¬ shore 27, Berkeley berth, two Va shares, current owner retains Vi. 527-2685

33’ ALLIED LUDERS Sistership of “Return of Dove". '69 mdl., 38 hp dsl., windvane, AP, windlass, dodger, H&C pres, wtr., 7 sails, roller furling & reefing, k.m., sumlog, FG sailing dinghy w/o.b. In San Diego. (714) 223-2569, ask for Mike

OREGON FRESHWATER SAILBOAT ’76 Sea Crown Eagle; 2000 lbs., sleeps 4, Harken traveler, blocks, vang, outhaul; Schafer tracks; working w/130% genoa; whiskerpole, 71/2 outboard; trailer, cover and windex. $7500 delivered. (503)345-2560

COLUMBIA 26 MK II Just painted bottom & hull, very slick black w/yellow strp. 2 sets of sails, depthsounder, Bemnar RDF, Merc. 7.5 o.b., south bay slip. $11,500. Days call Tim (415)969-1257, eves (408)446-3195

SEAMAN-NAVIGATOR seeks marine project. Worldwide sailing exp., Swedish licence. Cruising/delivery/mainten¬ ance. Ref. avail. Claes Olsson, 916 Lake St., S.F., CA 94118 (415) 387-9968 V

PERFECT LIVEABOARD SAILBOAT Custom cruis’g ketch w/perfor. underbody. Tripp designed Columbia 45. Radar, 6KW gen., S/S tanks, f.p., refrig., windlass, Perkins 4-236, 2 heads/shwr, ckpit dodger, document. Origin’I. owner. Box 492, Davis, CA 95616 (broch.)

44’ ALUM. DECK STEP MAST Blocks, winch (2 spd), opening ports, sheet stoppers, more. All new, will deliver. For com¬ plete list write Russ Matter, 836 W. Whitton, Phoenix, Arizona 85013 (602) 252-7846

MEDICAL TRAINING FOR OFFSHORE SAILORS

Course designed to give planned approach to the care of emergency il¬ lness or trauma when profes. help is days away. Taught by practicing emergency room physicians & nurses. March 5-7, 1982. Tuition $225. Send for brochure: Intensive Survey of Medical Emergency Care, 25381-G Alicia Pkway., Laguna Hills, CA 92653 (714)831-3084

SAIL TAHOE, dealer for J BOATS at Lake Tahoe has two demonstrators (new condition) for sale at reduced prices. J-36 #30, North sails, $90,000. J-24, #2391, Atras, Norths, $18,500. Used 1979 J-24 #1777, FAST, $16,OOo’ (916) 525-6806

EXCELLENT SAILING INSTRUCTION On San Francisco Bay. Experienced sailing instructor'offers: Private lessons taught aboard Cal 2-25 $25 per hour, Private lessons taught aboard your yacht $20 per hour. (Inquire about limited discount offer). For scheduling call (415) 254-JOAN, ask for Joan Burleigh

FOR SALE Balboa 20 with trailer and 6 hp outboard Sausalito berth. $5,250/offer 332-6518

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CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 40 YAWL ’73 Better than new, ‘E’ cabin model, dsl., auto., refrig., VHF, RDF, depthfinder, windlass, dinghy, plus ... Many custom features and a bay area berth. $85K. (415) 591-8130. Leave name and number

NEW BARIENT 28 ST SS For sale, best offer or trade for 2 Barient 23 ST C’s. Call weekdays 893-7970, Harold Smith Jr.

FOR SALE — DREADNAUGHT 32 Super strong cutter, flush-deck, Volvo MD2B, 6 bags Tanbark sails, Barients, castloks, Ship¬ mate stove plus much more. All equip, new. Must Sell — O.W.F. $45,000 or best offer? (714) 424-8889 leave message.

HAWKFARM 28’ — WYLIE ONE-DESIGN Diesel, new DeWitt spinnaker, Signet, in-dash instruments, VHF, all safety gear, extras. Ex¬ cellent condition. $27,500 (415)355-5581

32’ SOUTHWIND CTR, 78 FWC Volvo MD17C, cust. int. & R.F. sails, whl., comp., w.p., w.s., d.s., k.m., h&c pw., suit, liv abd., cruise equip., hvy disp. & ready to go. Much more, incl., ding, w/motor. Over $80,000 of yacht/equip. 1st $55,000 take. Pvt. Pty. 415/820-3424 eve

BABA 30 FOR SALE OR CHARTER Completely equipped for cruising. 1 year old. Bristol condition. Berthed in Vallejo. $63,000 firm. (707) 224-3102 days (707) 252-3195 eves

SANTANA 22 — MUST SELL 4 bags of sails, Barient 10’s, clean Emeryville berth. Evinrude 6. Clean! Must See! Call Dave days 286-5880, eves 292-0229

Race Loaded MOORE 24 (209) 532-8787

CLASSIC FRIENDSHIP SLOOP REPLICA $2,500 down. 25’ gaff rigged mahogany on oak, Volvo dsl., built 75. Added whl. & external ballast, fine cond., great sailing performance. Owners bought larger boat but will consider reasonable offer and finance. Call 523-8090

COLUMBIA 50’ ’70 sloop, ready to cruise! Recent 2 yr. track record, SF-NZ return. Hauled/completely redone. Extra parts, new back-up gear, 79 Perkins dsl., 6 sails, comfy yet competitive! $105,000. (415) 341-8529 8-10 eves

ACHILLES SPORT BOAT S.P.D. 2 F.L. — 9’-2”, used one time. Including oars, floorboards, blow-up seat, wooden seat, dodger, painter, pump, plus safety repair kit. Paid $998.00 plus tax — sacrifice $730.00. Call (415) 924-3794, 924-9126 eve

26’ INTL. FOLKBOAT “VITO DUMAS” Ready for cruis., new sails, new heavy rig. w/stalocs, bow roller, vane, masthead light. Primus stove, tabernacled mast, etc. StaCruz sublet avail. $16,500 Chuck Cannon (415) 948-5851 (e) (408) 988-3472 x6315(d)

POLYNESIAN CATAMARAN Wharram 23’ Hinemoa almost compl. 4oz f/g over marine Philippine mahog. phy, West Epoxy use ex¬ clusively thruout. All fastners either silicon bronze rings nails or screws. Finish this coastal cruiser today! $1000. (408) 946-3874

FANTASIA 35’ — Bruce Bingham World cruiser, alum, spars, cutter rig, 6 sails incld. spin., dsl., propane stove, micro., refer, aft. cabin. Large inventory for cruising or liveaboard. Sausalito berth. Below replace. (d)332-5811, (n)332-4071

CREW POSITION WANTED Male, age 26, seeks passage to South Pacific. Energetic, easygoing, hard working. Exp. sailor/professional chef. Can leave anytime after Feb. Scott, morns (415) 566-3756

CAPITOLA BY THE SEA 2 bedroom, 2 bath home on river, lahge deck & hot tub. Owe $57,000, equity $125,000. Will trade or sell for cruising sailboat. Serious in¬ quiries only. Mike Adams, P.O. Box 1501, Pahoa, H1 96778 (808) 965-8365

1980 RAFIKI 37 Cruising cutter, loaded with extras Call (415) 692-2732, (916) 961-1189

CHARTER OR LEARN TO SAIL Day sails &/or lessons w/exp. skipper/instruc¬ tor. Wkdays, wkends, $25.00/person. Novices welcome! Also: Partner wanted. 27’ sip, exc. cond., fully equipt race/cruise, Tiburon berth. $2000 down, $200/mo. (415)435-0267

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27’ Glass and teak, diesel, cruising sloop, sell all or partnership. Berth 80, Alameda Yacht Har¬ bor. Cal 1 Ron 834-5740 x434

1978 COM-PAC 16 W/450 lb. keel, this 16' f/g mini-yacht sails like a 20’. Cabin sleeps 2 on 8’ bunks w/room for Porta-Potti. Complete w/4.5 hp Mercury out¬ board, genoa, trailer, many extras. $3,750 firm. Call for free literature. 883-8115

COLUMBIA 29 MKI Solidly built in '65 to S&S full keel design. ’ Cruise or race. Former class champ, well equipped and in excellent condition. Atomic 4, upwind Berkeley berth. $19,500. 527-1863 l

RADAR DETECTOR RACING IN THE MID WINTERS? Call 566-7826 for a pre-race hull cleaning JOSS WILSON — Underwater Services

Don’t be run down at sea □ continuous scanning Dunit detects radar transmissions LJ sounds alarm Udirection finding capability $149 NOVA/MAR, Mariner Square, Alameda (415) 865-6088

CONSIDERING ACTIVE Vi PARTNER from B. AXELROD AND COMPANY Teak Lumber/Plywood

in 35’ Coronado charter sloop in Santa Cruz. $10,000.00 down and $200.00/month. Owner can finance. Charters help offset costs. Please reply with your sailing experience to: Sail Ser¬ vice, P.O. Box 2835, Santa Cruz, CA 95063.

By appointment only: (415) 626-4949 / 201 Florida St., San Francisco

‘THOMAS’ MARINE SERVICE GROUP 331-3488 or 332-9100 We Specialize in: Woodworking, Design & Remodeling, Outfitting & Customizing Other Services available include: Rigging, Refinishing, Maintenance Contracts, Diving Services Located: 265 Gate 5 Road, Sausalito page 155

’70 COLUMBIA 28. Exceptionally well-kept Col. 28 would make a perfect purchase for your first sailboat. It has an i.b. eng., w/gd. elec & sails. The previous owner has taken exc. care of the vessel w/all perodic main. & upgrad’g done on a timely basis. If you want to step aboard & sail way, then this is the one. Call Ed Milano, 865-3662, Gorman & Thomson, Ltd.

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28i9BRiDqeumr,surrE 2oi.spusruto.cm. 94965 SELECTED listings 26’ Contessa sloop, 1976, cruise equipped, only.$21,000 29’ Rhodes Ranger dsl. sloop, So. Pacific veteran.22,500 30’ Utzon D/E dsl. sloop, 1964, very nice, good sailer.29,500 30’ Modified H-28,1967, dsl., serious seller.22,500 30’ Yankee sloop, 1972, outfitted for cruising, vane.32,000 32’ Reimers Tumlaren dsl. sloop, completely restored.35,000 32’ Huber/Ditmar & Donaldson sloop, dsl., beauty.26,000 32’ Kendall Custom cutter, 1972, the finest we’ve seen.67,000 34’ Atkin ketch, 1955, one owner boat, very traditional.37,500 37’ Holcomb schooner, Sea Runner II, excellent.64,500 40’ Linderman dsl. cruising sloop, aft cabin, vane.69,000 40’ Alden dsl. cutter, excellent gear & condition.58,500 41’ Cheoy Lee Offshore, vane, Mexico/Hawaii veteran.108,000 42’ Alden Off Soundings cutter, very beautiful.49,000 43’ Custom Tripp sloop w/most impressive features.275,000 45’ Brewer custom schooner, 1981, unique yacht.110,000 45’ Hand stays'l schooner, cruise vet, strong.58,000 48’ Sutton steel ketch, vane & other good gear.144,000 52’ Mower/Wilbo ketch, 1938, ready for sea, SSB.65,000 56’ Violette ketch MS, 1973, rigged for fishing.95,000 SPECIALIZING IN OFFSHORE CRUISING BOATS — Over 100 listings Particulars are believed to be correct but are not guaranteed; subject to price change, prior sale or withdrawl without notice._

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— WOOD — 19’ Teak Lady.$ 5'500 23’ Maya sloop, complete re-build.3,500 24’ Gilmer yawl, new dsl., etc.19,000 25’ Vertue — Giles classic.24,900 26’ Clark sloop, 1/B, teak decks.,>..12,500 28’ H-28 Sloop, race, cruise, original.19,500 28’ Kings Cruiser, diesel, a beauty..12,000 32’ Mower sloop, East Coast boat.try 23,000 34’ DE sloop, anxious... 34’ Atkin D.E., spare rig.

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SAIL 42’ FELLOWS & STEWART ’38. Classic wood cutter. INQUIRE 41’ ERICSON. ’70. Beautiful with much gear & dsl. $69,500 40’ ALDEN CUTTER '35. Volvo dsl., recent refitting. $58,500 39’ CROCKER KETCH. ’64. Aft cabin custom built by Reed. Mahog on oak, bronze fastened, dsl., cruise equipped & beautiful. Offer 39’ CAL. ’80, Perkins dsl., VHF, log, knotmeter, Barients. $97,500 38’ FARALLONE CLIPPER. '60. Beautifully equipped & maintained. $52,950 36’ ISLANDER. ’78. Dsl., Barients, CNG, shower $79,800 36’ HERRESHOFF KETCH. ’57. Fir on oak, diesel. $49,500 35’ PEARSON ‘69. Well organized cruising boat with diesel. $54,000 34’ CUTTER. ’34. Double-ended, Mexican veteran, inboard. $14,000 34’ TARTAN.‘74. S&S design, autopilot, windlass, very clean. $42,500 33’ PEARSON VANGUARD. Full keel, good condition. $34,000 33’ TARTAN 10. '78. Full race with Signet digitals & 9 sails. $31,000 32’ ERICSON ’70. Wheel, refrigeration, pulpits & lifelines. $33,300 "32’ ARIES. ’77. Double-ended, full keel, diesel. $47,500 30’ YANKEE. ’72. Strofig & fast S&S design, race rigged. $33,000 30’ SPARKMAN & STEPHENS SLP. ’73. Wheel, Atomic 4, VHF. $25,000 30’ OLSON ’80. Gleaming and super fast. $34,000 30’ WINDWARD ’67. F/G, roomy cruising sloop w/Volvo dsl. $22,500 29’ CAL 2-29. ’76. Dsl., Barients, CNG stove, clean. $33,500 28’ SANTANA ’78. Dsl., Meissners, custom rig, bargain. $30,000 27’ BRISTOL ’66. Strong Alberg full keel design $16,000 26’ DAWSON. Inboard, wheel, aft cabin, trailer $19,000 26’ COLUMBIA MKII. ’69, VHF, dodger, spin., SF slip Offer 25’ O’DAY. Honda o.b., Sausalito slip $13,800 25’ SANTANA 525. 1977. Meissners, Volvo o.b., spinnaker $13,800 25' YAMAHA 2511. ’79, very clean, diesel $24,800 25’ PETERSON ’76. Like new, much gear & S.F. slip. $17,500 24’ BRISTOL ’68. Strong full keel cruiser with San Francisco slip 10,000 SELLERS: If you own any well-built boat in gd. cond. & want an honest & capable person to represent you during the problems of negotiation, financing, sea trial, survey, title transfer, insurance, property tax proration & the inevitable bizzare Snafu, please call & list your boat.

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YORKTOWN 35 CUTTER - 76, dsl. Super equip, for liv¬ ing aboard; or for Safe & Comfortable Offshore Cruising. Has been to HI as well as on Coastal Cruises. An Outstanding Value — “ $46,000.

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14' WEST WIGHT POTTER, sloop.$ 2,800 16,’9" O'DAY day sailer w/trailer.3,000 17’ MONTGOMERY w/trailer.'.6,000 20' NEWPORT.5 220 20' BAY LADY..2^900 20’ PETERSON MERMAID.4,500 20 CAL.4 from 4,450 21’ AQUARIUS. 6 700 21’ ISLANDER.2 from 4,450 21' BAYLINER BUCCANEER..6,000 21' VENTURE w/trailer.2 from 3,450 21' RUSSELL MARINE.5,000 22’ REINELL SLOOP with trailer.5,750 22’ CATALINA.6,200 22' SANTANA.2 from 6,500 22' BRISTOL. 6 500 22' COLUMBIA.. . . . .7.3 from 5^500 23' BEAR BOAT, rebuilt in 71.12,500 23' CORONADO 23 MKIII.7,500 23' ERICSON, sloop.8,500 23' HANNA GULFWEED SLOOP.6,000 24' BRISTOL SLOOP, dsl.16,000 24' J'24 . 13,779 24' FARR 727, Va-ton sip.14,500 24' ISLANDER BAHAMA.2 from 7^800 24' COLUMBIA CHALLENGER.z’sOO 247" SANTANA 25' Va TON.13,900 25' BAHAMA.. 72^500 25' SANTANA.13,900 25' CHEOY LEE PACIFIC CLIPPER, dsl sip.V .20,000 25' FRIENDSHIP, dsl. sip., reg. replica.25,000 25’ WINDROSE, with trailer, '80 sloop.12,000 25' PACIFIC SEACRAFT dsl. sloop.24,995 25' TANZER 7.5 Auxiliary sloop.11,500 25' SPITZGATTER OFFSHORE CRUISER, dblend, dsl., 25' 25' 25’ 25' 25' 25' 25' 26' 26' 26' 26’ 26' 26’ 26' 26 26' 26'

45’ ANGLEMAN Dsl. Ketch, ‘LAVENGRO1, built by Wilm¬ ington Boat Works. Master Mariner’s Race Bet. Superbly maintained & equip. Bay/Coastal Cruiser, just Complete¬ ly Refurbished Inside & Out. Owner Financing Possible $75,000. 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 31’ 32'

NEW 34’ AFT CABIN FORMOSA SLOOP - Vol¬ vo diesel, walk-through to aft cabin! Lots of teak, fully equipped. $72,000.

H-28 MODIFIED KETCH.2 from 19,900 ALBERG ODEYSSEY Yawl, dsl.27,500 CLIPPER MARINE.3 from 15,000 RAWSON PILOTHOUSE sip., dsl. .1.56,000 STEEL AFT CABIN sip., dsl.35,900 TRAVELLER 32 dbl. enderdsl. cutter.63,000 32' COLUMBIA SABRE sloop. 10 500 32’ ISLANDER.,... 51,000 32' CHALLENGER, sip., dsl.47,000 32’ PEARSON 323, dsl. aux., sip.59,500 32’6" PEARSON VANGUARD.35,500 33' PEARSON 10M.42'ooO 33' MORGAN OUTISLAND 33 diesel sloop.57,000 33’ GAFF-RIGGED CUTTER, custom.12,000 33’ RANGER AUX. CRUISING SLP.45,000 34' TARTAN SLOOP.....44 qoo 34' FORMOSA AFT CABIN, sip., dsl., ’80.72,000 35’ 35' 37' 38’ 39' 40'

of the Month! 41' GULFSTAR Center Cockpit Sloop, "Kona Lani", Built in 1973; Perkins Diesel Priced to Sell!! LISTED AT $89,500.

26' RANGER.2 from 16,300 26’ S-2 aft cockpit sip.20 000 26’ INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT.2 from 15,500 S,P.13,950 27 CATALINA SLOOP.. 17 000 SEXTANT, 1969, dsl., f/g.asking 11,500 27' ISLANDER SLOOP.' ' K900 VENTURE.3 from 5,500 27' NOR’SEA aft cabin sip., dsl.45,600 CATALINA.. -)6 500 27 ERICSON. 21 000 SEILDMANN DSL SLOOP.20900 27’ ALBIN VEGA........ .23,500 SANTANA 525.1300c 28’ CHEOY LEE 28, dsl. aux. sloop.36 500 TRIMARAN, custom. 4 500 28' LANCER SLOOP..'..19,500 NORDIC FOLKBOAT.2 from 5,800 28' NICHOLS BUCCANEER. 9995 MARIEHOLM.... . 27 000 29' ISLANDER SLOOP.. 23 500 ISLANDER EXCALIBUR.9,000 29’ COLUMBIA 8.7. 33000 CHRYSLER 26 w/trailer, 78.17,380 29’ ERICSON ....'.. ' 27,000 COLUMBIA MARK II. 12 000 30' ERICSON racing sloop.. 34 000 CHEOY LEE, dsl., sip.18^000 30’ CHINESE JUNK.. . 7^500 EXCALIBUR RACING/CRUISING SLP.9’soo 30’ HURRICANE aux. sloop.12 000 PEARSON ARIEL.15000 30 SCAMPI 30 MK IV dsl. aux. sloop..49,500 PEARSON ONE-DESIGN ..17,500 30 SPARKMAN & STEPHENS sloop.. 4 450 PEARSON COMMANDER.. 10 500 30' RAWSON, diesel sloop.26 200 GRAMPIAN.. . .14000 30 AMERICAN SLOOP, Nichols design.16,500 BAMIZ nuAiimim «...

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43' WESTSAIL, ketch, dsl. 150 000 44' ISLANDER KETCH, dsl.. 79 500 44’ SEA WOLF KETCH, dsl. '' 716,000 44 RHODES MOTORSAILER, twin dsl.140,000 44' PETERSON cutter, dsl.115,000 45' ANGLEMAN custom dsl. aux. ketch.75,000 45’ LITTLE HARBOR diesel centerboard yaw!... 710 000 45’ PORPOISE DSL. KETCH. 175 000 45’ FREEDOM KETCH, dsl.183^000 45’ SPARKMAN & STEPHENS M/S, dsl.55'fiOO 46' LIDO CTR. COCKPIT yawl, dsl.69,500 50' FORCE 50 PILOTHOUSE dsl. ketch.. 159,500 50’ HARTOG AUX. SCHOONER.26J500 51' FORMOSA PILOTHOUSE ketch, dsl.156,500 . 52’8 PASSAT, aux. ketch, dsl...120,000 60' HARTOG.20,000 60’ RHODES centerboard yawl — dsl.250,000 60 ANA MARIA gaff-rigged cutter, dsl.225,000

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ISLANDER 36 — The most popular one-design in the bay. Dsl. power, shower, electronics, very well equipt. Seller motivated. Possible S.F. berth.

OLSON 30 — Like new, sailed only on lake. Well equipped with all the go fast items. Solar charger, one-design racer, priced way below market at $29,500.

SWAN 43 — Classic S&S-design, outstanding > cruiser w/jib furling, anchor, windlass, etc., beautiful cond., Nautor const., detail & value at it’s best. Will consider offers.

CHEOY LEE 33 CUTTER — Roller furling, self tailing winches, dsl. power, wheel steering very well equipt. Seller asking $52,500.

Paul Kaplan, Christine Kaplan Mary Jo Foote page I 59

SAIL .S 5,500 20' CAL. .... 5,800 * 22’COLUMBIA. .7,500 * 22’SANTANA 13,800/offer 22’ HOLLAND MINI-TON. .12,500 23’ BEAR 2 from 13,700 24’ J. .13,000* 24’ISLANDER BAHAMA ... 11,000* 24’ MITCHELL. 2 from 17,000 24’ NORTHSTAR .13,500 24’SAN JUAN .12,900 24’ NIGHTINGALE ...offer 25’JR. CLIPPER. . 4,500 25’ NORDIC FOLKBOAT. 11,000 25’ KILLER WHALE .23,950 26’ INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT .offer 26’ THUNDERBIRD .14,500 26’ EXCALIBUR .13,500 26' PEARSON COMMANDER 19,500/offer 26’ S-2. .13,800* 26’ COLUMBIA .18,000* 27’ MULL CUSTOM _,. 28,900 28’ O DAY. .27,000 28' WYLIE 'h TON . 30,000 * 29’ HERRESHOFF H-28 .35,000 29’ COLUMBIA 33,000 30’ ISLANDER 45,000 30’ IRWIN 28,000 30’ MORGAN 29.500 30’ OLSON ___ .29,500 30'HERRESHOFF BERMUDA .39,500 30’ BURNS % TON 35.500 30’CUSTOM C&C. offer 31’AUXILIARY CUTTER 34,200 32’ ERICSON . 7,250 32’5.5 METER BOAT .52,500 33’CHEOY LEE. 2 from 32,000 33’ TARTAN 10 .65,000 34 PETERSON .42,000 34’ PETERSON % TON 47,000 * 35’ CORONADO 59,000 35’ PEARSON 39,000 35’ ALBERG 47,500* 35’GARDEN KETCH .53,000 36’ FARR 64.500 36’ ISLANDER 49.500 36’HERRESHOFF KETCH.149,000 37'FISHER KETCH . 59,900 37' ERICSON . 42,000 37’ APACHE . 59,900 37’ CF. 94,000 38’ ALAUELLA 34,500 * 38’FARALLONE CLIPPER ...... 99,500 39' CAL. .105,903 39’SANTANA .110,000 40'ISLANDER PETERSON .85,000 40'GARDEN KETCH . 105,000 41’ MORGAN 29.500 43’METER R BOAT 139,000 43’ SWAN 174,000 44’ NORDIC .115.000 44’ PETERSON 110,000 45’STEEL KETCH 200,000 50’ SANTA CRUZ . 150,000 50’ OFFSHORE SLOOP 170,000 55’STEWART KETCH 180,000 57’ SEA LION #1 225,000 59’ STAYSAIL SCHOONER * BOAT INCLUDES S.F. BERTH

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CAL-39 — 1980, diesel, like new, very little use. Berth avail. Owners have moved out of area & must sell. Asking $99,500.

ERICSON 37 — Bruce King design w/flush deck. Very well equipt for racing or cruising. Excellent condition. Estate sale, sellers very anxious, will consider all offers.

FISHER 37 — Fine quality English pilothouse ketch, less than 20 hrs. use from new, autopilot w/remote, k.m., depth., radiotele.. etc. Owner anxious, will consider offers.

NORDIC 44 — One yr old, just returned from Mexican cruise. Very well outfitted w/many custom features, complete safety & cruising gear. Avail, way below replacement cost at $174,000.

Hank Easom, Andrew Pitcairn Rollo D. Dog

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You Can Buy the Boats From: Expoerts International, Inc. 215 Leidesdorff St. San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone (415) 986-8877

You Can Buy the Winches From: Anchorage Marine, Sausalito, (415) 332-2320 Al’s Marine, Pete’s Harbor, Redwood City, (415) 364-0288 Gashouse Cove, San Francisco, (415) 567-3695.

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