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is built to be fast. In fact, the Merit 25 was the overall winner at the 1983 MORC Internationals, & this production boat is still winning. Just because the Merit 25 is fast doesn’t mean that you will have to give up comfort to win. Inside’s a fully finished interior with 7 ft-plus bunks. Here’s your chance to be the proud owner of an all around performance boat that’s fast and comfortable.

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March 3,1984 PASSAGE YACHTS 1984 marks Beneteau's 100-year anniversary.

When you are the largest builder in the world, being in business for 100 years adds a very important dimension.

It speaks of reliability, of experience, and ability to employ designers like German Frers and Jean Berret to turn out competitive hulls with luxurious cruising interiors. It speaks of craftsmanship„ technology and quality Beneteau puts into every yacht, from 24 to 47 feet. It speaks of investment value and a commitptent to excellence that has become second nature.

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Freya 39 1978 —The yacht "Golden Egg" is available at a price substantially below replacement value. The Freya is a proven globetrotter and has won prestigious races such as the singlehanded Transpac and 3 consecutive Sydney to Hobart races. Fully equipped with Radar, Weather Fax, Spinnaker gear and 6 sails, this Freya is ready to go. . $115,000

30' Catalina 1981—As new and fully equipped. VHF, Wind speed, Knotmeter, Depthsounder with alarm. Spinnaker gear, Diesel.

Wheel, Hot and Cold pressure wvater, Saftey gear, Main/w 2 Reefs, 110% jib and spinnaker. She's a beauty. Located at our dock. $37,500

43' Endeavor 1979 — A

roller furling main, roller furling genoa and mizzen simplify sail handling aboard this Americanbuilt cruiser. She has sailed the East Coast and Gulf. Enjoy spacious liveaboard accommodations with 6'6" headroom and three cabins. Equipped with a stand-up refrigerator-freezer, combi, auto pilot, five sails and life raft. $149,500

Islander 36—A fine example of the popular Islander 36 class.

Built in 1976. Equipped with full spinnaker gear, backstay adjuster windspeed, point, autopilot, dodger, 5 sails, safety gear and Atomic 4. Never abused and ready for the coming season. $66,500

23' RANGER, 1976, Cruised in Bay, very clean.13,250 23' VASHON POCKET CRUISER, 1980, Inside steering . . .24,900 23'RANGER, 1976, Race rigged .12,850 * 25'SANTANA 525, 1978, Race equipped.16,500 26' INT'L FOLKBOAT, 1969, Aries Vane very nice .16,500 26'PEARSON 26, 1975, Nice family cruiser .13,500 26' PEARSON ARIEL, 1965, Good starter boat.13,000 26' INT'L FOLKBOAT, 1972, Custom Equip., BMW Diesel .24,500 26' PEARSON ARIEL, 1966, TptaI refit + cruise gear.18,500 * 27' ERICSON, 1978, Very clean, owner transfer.28,500 * 27' SUN 27, 1977, Perry Design built in U.S., clean.23,000 27' CATALINA, 1973, Sharp, very clean, hard to find.16,750 27'CATALINA, 1971, Custom Features .17,000 * 27' COLUMBIA, 1978, 8.3 inboard, dean, roomy .28,500 27' Cfi-C, 1981, Take over charter lease.47,500 27' O'DAY, 1976, Clean and sharp.22,50027'ROYAL VIKING SLOOP, 1963, Wood Beauty.15,000 28' O'DAY 28, 1979, Wheel Steering, Diesel .32,500 28' PEARSON 28, 1977, Excellent condition.31,500 28' ISLANDER ATOMIC, 1977, 4 Main, 110, 1 50 Dewitt . .31,000 * 28'COLUMBIA 28, 1967, Good Cruiser, clean.13,750 * 28' CAL, 1967, In our harbour, make offer .16,500 * 28'ISLANDER, 1977, Race equipped .SOLD.34,000 * 28' HAWKFARM, 1978, Reduced .26,500 * 29' CAL 2-29, 1975, Diesel, Wheel, Rl. Furling.31.750 30' PEARSON DODGER, 1973. Auto Pilot . ..29,950 30'CATALINA, 1981, Diesel, Spinnaker Gear .37,500 30' HUNTER 30, 1978, Wheel, Diesel, like new .31,950 * 30' CONTEST, 1970, Dutch Built.24,500 * 30' SANTANA, 1976, Diesel, New Paint, Loran.35,000 30' ISLANDER MKII, 1971, Spin. Gear, Dodger.26,500 *31' MARINER, 1970, Full keel ketch.SOLD.45,000 *31' CAL 31,1979, Sharp with good gear .... SOLD . . .49,000 3 1' MARIAH 31, 1978, Blue water vessel.68,000 32'WESTSAIL 32, 1973, Full cruise gear liveaboard .57,000 32' PEARSON VANGUARD, 1963, New hull paint, clean .30,000 32' VANGUARD, 1965, Proven Cruiser .35,000

Morgan 41 1974—This yacht sparkles from lavish professional attention to every detail. Engine compartment is a joy to behold with a replaced Perkins 4-108 (25 hours). Equipped with forced air cabin heat, refrigeration, microwave, auto-pilot, Lewco charger and dinghy. Customized cabinetry and new upholstery spells comfort and practicality in three cabins. Cruisers and liveaboards, this is a must see. $89,500

32' ISLANDER, 1977, Custom Features.53,950 33' HUNTER 33, 1982, Like new, roomy interior.44,000 33' CHEOY LEE CLIPPER KETCH, 1979, Loaded .66,700 33' YAMAHA 33, 1979, As new, stiff Bay sailer .51,000 33' TARTEN 10, 1979 .37,000 34' WYLE 34, 1980, Race equipped, Loran C.65,000 34' PETERSON 34, 1980, Stiff Racer/Cruiser.69,950 35' MARINER 35. 1966. Wood, well maintained .49,500 35' FANTASIA, 1979, Cruise Ready.84,000 35' ERICSON 35, 1975, 7 sails, new interior cushions . . . .49,950 35' ERICSON 35, 1976, Spinnaker Gear, Hull LPU.55,000 35' C&C 35 MKII. 1974, Race Ready, Loran C.67,500 36' PEARSON, 1973, Ocean ready, life raft .61,000 37' RAFIKI, 1980. Loran C, Sat Nav. S.F. berth.92,000 37' GULFSTAR 37, 1978, Cruise equipped Tan Bark Sails .85,000 37' ENDEAVOUR, 1982, a beauty .89,700 38'C&C, 1977, Race Ready, 18 bags, hydraulics. Asking ..79,000 39' CAL. 1971. Ocean Cruiser-Wind Vane.70,000/OFFERS 39' FREYA 39, 1978. Radar, Weather FAX, new diesel ..115,000 39' "LOKI" YAWL. 1953, Total recondition.120,000 40' C&C, 1979, Perfect condition.129,500 40' C&C 40, 1979, Custom Signet 4000, 10 Sails .105,000 40' KETTEflBERG, 1961, Wood, South Pacific Veteran . . .45,000 41' MORGAN, 1974, Outlsland Absolutely BRISTOSOLD .89,900 41'OVERSEAS 41, 1975, Ketch, Cruise Ready .69,000 42' PASSPORT 42. 1980, Perfect condition . .. SOLD . .127,000 43' ENDEAVOUR, 1979, Center Cockpit Ketch.149,000 43' PORTOBELLO KETCH, 1964 .99,000 44' PETERSON 44, 1974 .117,500 45' CSTM NEW ZEALAND KETCH, 1974.135,000 46'MORGAN KETCH, 1979, Crfiise equipped .172,500 ED MILANO, BROKER JACK WOIDA, SALES ‘Located at Brickyard Cove

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Sistership Pearson 30 1973—A very well maintained one-owner boat.

Custom dodger, autohelm pilot w/wind sensor, clock and barometer, dual batteries, cockpit awning, MOB pole w/horseshoe and drouge. Main with jiffy reef, 130%, 170%. Partial list. Call for details. $29,950

31' Mariner 1970—Excellent example of Far East craftsmanship.

Full keel, ketch rig. Equipped with Bendix autopilot, Perkins diesel, pressure water, Avon inflatable , knotmeter, windpoint, windspeed. recording depth, VHF, RDF, 2 mains, 170% roller furling, genoa, 100% jib, spinnaker, mizzen staysail, tnizzen, generator, refrigerator & more. $45,000

28' Columbia 1967—A very good value. You will enjoy the benefits of new standing rigging and a new mainsail. A comfortable interior features six foot headroom. Pressure water, and a CNG stove. Lots of extra equipment including 110 volt outlets, battery charger, cockpit cushions, etc. Owner will trade for swing keel sailboat. $13,750

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Privacy.

Li ke most ylcht people you want performance and privacy, first and foremost, in your next yacht. And no yacht on the market delivers as much of both as the new BENETEAU 38.

Designed by Jean Berret for speed and ease of handl ing, the BENETEAU 38 will be a real contender in club racing. But it's down below that she's a real winner, with three private staterooms and two heads in addition to a comfortable and roomy main salon.

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Clearing The Ice: North Atlantic Convoy Duty 1942

One crewman wrote, “I was standing there shivering from the icy spray. Someone handed me a tot of Pusser’s. I thanked him, drank it down, and a minute later I never felt better in my life.

The Pusser’s Rum tradition was a big part of the Battle for the North Atlantic. The cold and the wet made the men’s daily ‘tot’ of Pusser’s the highlight of their everyday life.

For more than 300 years, from the days of Nelson, wooden ships and iron men, the Royal Navy issued a daily rum ration on' board Their Majesties ships. This tradition, one of the longest sea traditions, carried forward from 1655 to 31st July, 1970. When you drink British.Navy Pusser s Rum, you ’re drinking the same superb rum that was standard issue on board ships of the Royal Navy. It is said by connoisseurs to be one of the world's finest rums.

The Royal Navy Sailor ’sFund receives a substantial donation from the worldwide sales of Pusser’s Rum. The Pusser’s contribution is the Fund s largest source of income aside from the original bequest.

For how to find it, contact: Sally Nelson • ■ ■ ■ ■

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North Atlantic convoy duty on board HMS BELFAST during the winter of 1942; members of the deck crew fought the 'other battle’-the ice. Work parties cleared the way with picks and shovels, working for hours on the wet, cold and w indswept decks. Never was the daily tot of Pusser’s Rum ® so much appreciated as after one of these sessions.

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master panels.

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High accuracy, expanded scale, color coded voltmeter with selector switch. 12 volt.

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This Ranger should be seenl Teak interior — extensile sail inventory and very well maintained. 1977 — $46,500.

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Clean and well-equipped.

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Burns Wilderness Yngling Moore, 3 from Yankee Dolphin Santana 525 Catalina Cal Diesel/reduced Pearson Ariel Cal Express O'Day Santa Cruz Mai re Catalina

1982 1978 1972 1976 1970 1980 1979 1979 1963 1971 1982 1976

14,900 10,600 3,995 13,000 12,500 offer 15,500 23,500 10,000 16,500 29,500 23,900 19,950 28,500 33,000

SAIL 21' 21' 21' 24' 24' 25' 25' 25' 26' 27' 27' 27' 27' 28' 30'

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Year 1968 1980 1978 1968

1976 1980 1978 1979 1977 1980 1981 1974 1971 1980

Price 29,000 28,000 24,500 32,500 25,000 22,500 29,500 55,000 33,500 75,000 46,500 53,000 66,950 46,000 40,000 149,950

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24’ MOORE... Make Offer 26’ BALBOA.11,000 26’ CHEOY LEE.19,500 27' ER1CSON.14,500 29’ CAL.30,000 29’ FARALLON. 39,500 30’ WINDWARD .... 19,500 30’ TARTAN.37,000 31’ CHEOY LEE.44,000 32’ CUTTER.65,000 32’ ARIES. 39,500 32’ FUJI. 58,500 32’ WESTSAIL.65,000 „ 33’ TARGA.85,000 *’ 33’ TARTAN.30,000 ’ 33’ CHEOY LEE 33’ CAL. 35,000 34’ CAL. 38,000 35’ ERICSON. 55,000 35’ ERICSON, 11 bags sails.44,500 35’ FANTASIA.84,000 35’ MARINER.47,500 36’ ISLANDER.69,000 36’ OLSON. 43,500

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•■/ am in awe of your device. It functioned continuously for thousands of miles without faltering, with a barely discernible power drain, and with sufficient muscle to handle Fantasy in gales of 60 knots, gusting to 70.” _Dan Byrne, Skipper of Fantasy, successful finisher in 1982-83 BOC Single-handed ‘Round the World Race.'

The Alpha is so responsive it seems almost alive. Doesn't use a conventional compass and steers with uncanny accuracy even in a huge following seas yet, it uses half the power needed for running lights. Engineered for most boats over ,30 feet, inboard or outboard rudder, mechanical or hydraulic steering. Can also interface with SATNAV or LORAN navigators. Put science to work for you Call for Price

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Freedom 32

The Freedom 32 features an ingenious cat sloop rig, designed to sail in good balance under just the mainsail, plus a breakthrough in reefing systems and a simplified “one-person” spinnaker setting design.

This may sound like a yacht that’s getting ready for racing only, but the Freedom 32 is a cruiser.

The-interior reflects it’s true cruising purpose. With two separate sleeping cabins, a circular social area, complete galley, navigation station, and a private head with shower, this 32’ yacht offers the space and elegance most 40-footers would envy.

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SAIL BROKERAGE LIST 20' Marieholm MS 13.950 21 Wilderness reduced to 15.500 22' Pyramid 6.950 24' Farr 7.2714.500 24' J-24 16,500 24'San Juan .

19.500 25' Buccanner 10.950 25'Bob Smith 15.500 25' Ericson - Swing Keel from 13.600 25' Yamaha 26.500 25' Pacific Seacraft from 27.500 25' Merit 21.000 25' Bahama 10.900 26' Pilothouse sloop 9.900 26' Muff 22.900 26‘ Ranger 14.500 27' Bristol 13.950 27' Santa Cruz 21,950 27' Nor-Sea Irom 39.900 27'Fin Gal 15.500 27' Cape Dory 29.950 27' Morgan 25,000 27'Chooy lee Otlshore 26.500 27' Vega 24.950 27' US 29,500 28 H-28 24.900 28' Peter Norlin Sloop 34.000 28' Alborg 35.900 29' Van do Stadt Irom 29.950 30 Bristol 54,900 30’ Buccanner 295 35.500 30' O'Day 42,500 30' Fisher Pilot House 63.500 30 C S Hunt Sloop 47.000 30' Wilderness 47.900 30 Alberg Odyssey 25,000 30 Rawson from 23.900 30‘Hunter 31.500 30 Cal 25,500 30' Pearson reduced to 35.900 31' Pearson 48,000 31' Sea Eagle 54.000 31' Golden Hinde 32.000 31 ’ Angleman Gall Ketch 37,500 31' Herreshoff Cat Ketch 54.900 32' Pearson 29.950 32' Ericson 32.900 32' Bingham 49.950 32' Nantucket Clipper 46.500 32' Islander 54,000 32' Westsail 3 Irom 39.500 32' Traveler 2 Irom 55,900 33' Pearson Vanguard 29.500 33' Spartan 85.000 34' Sea Spirit 45.000 34' Hans Christian 79.500 34' Peterson sloop 69.950 34 Cal 55,950 34' Islander 53,000 35' U S. "Jerri-Rig" 85.950 35' Finn Sailer 39,500 35' Rasmus 68,500 35' C C. Yorktown 67.000 35' Fantasia 84.000 36' Union 76,000 36' Freeport Islander Irom 115.000 36' Globe drastically reduced to 94.500 38' Concubin 88,000 38' Farallon Clipper 46.000 38' Alajuela 107,500

25' Ericson. Swing Keel A line trailerable cruiser in superb condition ready to go A must see lor the trailer sailer, only $13,500 w/trailer Ask lor Dave

30' Pearson This beautifully maintained yacht combines lively sailing characteristics with a customized interior m teak lor your pleasure and comfort Ask lor Joyce

31' Pearson. A high perlormance cruiser with diesel, wheel steering, a leak interior and much more This outstanding yacht is in superb condition Call Joyce

32' Traveler. A traditional exquisite craftsmanship yacht a tine expression ol safety At our docks' $55,950.

32' Westsail. A yacht lor living aboard and world cruising in comfort and style We ve two ready to go. starting at only $39,500. A must see at our docks Ask tor Gary

34' Cat. Ideal boat for cruising the bay or down the coast She has been maintained in excellent condition and is ready to go Ask tor Gary

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38' C&C Landfall. A switt offshore passage maker of uncommon quality and comfort Recent price reduction and a must sell situation Make any otter $97,000. Call Chet lor details

35' Ericson. A single handers delight that's been maintained in beautiful condition This yacht is a must see Ask for Dave

38T HC. This yacht is loaded with custom features which highlight this classical world cruiser Priced to sell quickly at only $105,500. See Peter

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66.000 37' Custom King 2-tonner AGGRESSIVE II' 100.000 37' Graham & Schlagoter 1-ton WIND ISLE' 78,900 40' North American 40 IllfRlI SHAMROCK' 99.000 40' New York 40 INDIAN SUMMER' 120.000 40' Holland 2-tonner MATRIARCH ex AGAPE' 135.000 40' Custom Ericson Rush Oeck MADCAP’ 79.000 4V Carter 2-ton Sloop SABER' 125.000 43' Peterson THAPPARAL' 155,000 44' Swan 441 'BAT' 225.000 46' Tartan YAHOO 155,000 46' Frors 'ARIETO 175.000 46' Custom Holland Admirals Cupper •ARIES' .. 190.000 47' Dubois •DYNAMO'. 265.000 53' Frors ENCOUNTER' 360.000 57' Swan 'DILIGENCE' 340.000 65' Swan Ketch 360.000

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The remarkable Elite Yachts, just introduced in America, are just such products. And now you can see for yourself whether or not our claims are true.

Elite Yachts offer so much luxury, quality and performance that other sailboats simply do not compare. And when you realize that the extremely favorable exchange rate between French and U.S. currency allows these exquisite yachts to be priced with boats like O'Day, Catalina and Hunter, you will agree that the value is, indeed, incredible.

Recognized in Europe as a standard of unqompromising beauty and pure speed. Elite Yachts are changing America's sailing values forever. And if you want to be convinced, just stop by during the show. Once you've seen an Elite, your concept of sailboats will never be the same again.

See Elite Yachts at the United States Sailboat show in Annapolis, Dock G. The entire Elite line comprises yachts of 25, 29. 32, 37, 45.

50 and 64 feet Those from 25 to 37 feet are built by Kine boots from 45 to 64 feet are built by Dynomique

Elite 29: Winner of the 1983 World Half Ton Cup in Sweden. $39,900

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Elite 32 $45,900

Elite 37 $75,900

Base East Coast Prices

BROKERAGE: SAIL Light Speed with trailer.$12,500 Panzer ..Offer Moore.Repo Coronado.9,000 Seafarer.20,000 Islander. 24,000 Int. Folkboat (FG).22,000 Santa Cruz.14,900 Newport.18,950 Catalina.21,000 Hunter.27,900 Cheoy Lee.v.23,000 Islander.Several Islander.(2) from 26,500 Spidsgatter.35,000 Mariah. 63,900 Bombay PH.42,950 Bombay Clipper.Repo Traveler cutter.69,500 Ericson.(2) from 28,000 Westsail.(2) from 53,000 Aries.

43,000 Columbia Saber.10,000 Islander Wayfarer.20,000 Cal. 34,500 Islander. 53,000 Cheoy Lee.33,000 Ericson.Offer Fantasia.65,900 Yorktown. 63,000 Lancer. 70,000 Columbia.43,000 Sweden Sloop.38,000 Ravage.65,000 Fisher Motorsailer.125,000 Lancer.Repo Landfall 39.77,000 Cheoy Lee.(2) from 79,000 Alden Pilothouse.85,000 CT. 77,500 Newport, 1979.85,000 Golden Wave.145,000 Excalibur.try 110,000 Westsail.138,000 Qheoy Lee Motorsailer.159,000 Hans Christian.

138,000 Holcomb Schooner.69,500 Cheoy Lee yawl.135,000 Trewes. 145,000 Hawkeye.100,000 Fd-12 Cutter.210,000 Cheoy Lee MS.279,000 Samson. 72,000 NEW BOATS — SAIL*A*WAY Cheoy Lee 35, Perry.67,000 Cheoy Lee 38, Richards.81,000 Cheoy Lee 38, Pedrick.100,000 Cheoy Lee 41, Richards.101,000 Cheoy Lee 41, Pedrick.114,500 Cheoy Lee 47, Pedrick.154,000 Cheoy Lee 43, Motorsailer..170,000 Cheoy Lee 52, Motorsailer.319,000 Bayfield 25.25,500 Bayfield 29.39,900 Bayfield 32.

50,560 Bayfield 40.106,000

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BAYFIELD 25 ... A true pocket cruiser. Built in Canada to the highest specifications. Trailerable. Diesel engine. Sleeps 4. Six-ft headroom. One has already sailed to Australia. A great value at $25,500.

Other Models Available: 29’, 32’, 40’.

THE CHEOY LEE-PEDRICK 41* Combining 100 years of quality yacht construction with the most modern computer assisted innovations.

SPECIFICATIONS AND EQUIPMENT: Hand laid-up fiberglass hull, deck & cabin trunk; teak decks over fiberglass; All teak interior, teak & holly cabin sole; Perkins 4-108 diesel; S/S shaft, 2 bladed S/S propeller; Dual 12V 90AH batteries; Barient winches (2 x #28 self-tailing primaries, #23 self-tailing main sheet, 3 x 22C mast); Kerfyon or equivalent aluminum spars with jiffy reefing; All welded stamless steel bow & stern pulpits; Yacht Specialities wheel steering system with compass guard & engine controls 40” S/S wheel; 50 US gal. fuel (approx), 130 US gai. water (approx); Samson braided rope sheets; Spreader lights; S/S safety rails port & starboard at main mast; Nylon fabric upholstery; 15 US gal. (approx) holding tank with Y-valve & macerator pump out system; 12V/110V wiring, 6 (Juplex outlets (galley, head master stateroom, chart table, settee & forward stateroom); Hot water system with 6 gal. hot water heater; Double deep sinks in galley; Aluminum toe rail by Goiot; Cedar lined hanging lockers; 3’ thick insulation in ice box; S/S wash basins (round type); S/S window frames; (7) Lewmar hatches (1 large foredeck hatch, 2 over settees, 1 over galley, 1 overhead, 1 over master stateroom & 1 over chart table); Teak/plexiglass companionway hatch; (6) opening ports; Both port & starboard settees slide out to form berths; (4) cowl vents over cabin top; Super Whiz Bang main sheet traveller; Schaefer genoa tracks; Large size Cheoy Lee turning blocks; Awlgrip non-skid coachroof; Zinc anodoes; Flag staff & deck socket; Auto electric bilge pump; Manual bilge pump; Sails by International Horizon Sailmakers; Main sail with 2 reef points; 100% jib, 130% jib; 5” Ritchie compass; Anchor, chain & rode; (8) offshore type life jackets; horseshoe buoy; Bell, horn, flare kit, fenders, docklines; (3) dry chemical fire extinguishers; Stove of your choice. DIMENSIONS: L.O.A. 40’10”; Waterline Length 32’6”; Beam 12’8”; Draft 6’; Sail Area 785 ft; Mast Height (off water) 58’0”; Displacement 23,000 US lbs approx; Ballast 9,000 US lbs approx; Fuel Capacity 70 US gals approx; Fresh Water Capacity 125 US gals approx. PRICE: Fully commissioned and warrantied in Alameda, California . . . $114,500.

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CAL 25 (1970) New interior, sails incl: working main, jib, genoa, spinnaker. Priced right at: $10,000.

EISHER 25 PILOTHOUSE KETCH (1975) This open ocean cruising ketch is ready. Sails incl: roller jib, main, mizzen, storm jib, genoa. Overall cond and inventory are impressive. AT $39,000.

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38 BENTLEV DOUBLE END CUTTER A true blue water cruiser based on the famous Ingrid, designed by Wm. Atkins.

This yacht boasts a 6’7” standing headroom salon + comfort & convenience not found on yachts of over 40-ft. $80,000.

34 FORMOSA CENTER COCKPIT (1980) Volvo diesel aux, VHF, compass, knot log, wind inst, overall cond make this aft

35 CORONADO CENTER COCKPIT (1972) Full spacious liveaboard type interior with 7’x6’ double berth in owners cabin. Try:

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FISHER 30 PILOTHOUSE KETCH (1974) She sports a serious inventory: VHF, fatho, radar, autopilot, electric windlass, 200’ chain, stern anchor, fireplace, new interior & new L.P. hull refinish. PRICE: $64,500.

CT 41 PILOTHOUSE CRUISING, KETCH (1976) Hard (o find P/H w/inslde helm + traditional cockpit steering. Gear incl: VHF, fatho, ADF, knotlog, autopilot, cockpit dodger, pres.

H/C wtr, sails incl: working main, roller jib, genoa, club stays’!, mizzen. WON’T LAST AS PRICED: $72,000.

FISHER 37 PILOTHOUSE CRUISING KETCH (1978) Cruising inventory incl: VHF, fatho, knotlog, autopilot, windlass, 3 anchors, working sails plus genoa, and a long list of more. A pure TEN. ASKING $125,000.

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43 POLARIS CUTTER (1979) A spacious cruiser with all the necessary gear. List incl: Loran C, autopilot, VHF, sounder, -windlass, dodger, pres. H/C water, 6 sails, ( a long list of additional items. $109,000.

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“YOU (BOATERS) DONT HAVE THE NEED OR THE RIGHT TO USE THAT PART (SOUTH BAY) OF THE BAY.” (Hans Schiller 6n 8/5/81 Acting Chairman BCDC 82/83) By now most of you have read or heard about the BCDC’s “Staff Report on Houseboats & Liveaboards”. The boating community condems this report as biased, unscientific, ill-conceived and libelous. This is no surprise considering the attitude of the BCDC staff and chairman.

“PEOPLE CAN LIVE ON THE LAND, AND THERE’S NO REASON FOR THEM TO LIVE ON THE WATER, PER SE.” (Margit Hind, San Jose Mercury News, 8/10/83) If this report or it’s recommendations are enacted into law, we, the boating public, will find that George Orwell was an optimist!

WHAT CAN YOU DO?? WRITE LETTERS!!

Let your representative know that you are concerned. The BCDC has no juristiction over vessels! Don’t let this Big Brother Agency get their hands on your boating rights.

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Mayor Dianne McKenna City of Sunnyvale 1409 Galloway Court Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Appointed by Association of Bay Area Governments

Earl P. Mills 12 Amber Dr. San Francisco, CA 94131 (415) 771-8800 Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly Supervisor Rebecca 0. Morgan County of Santa Clara County Govt. Cntr, East Wing 70 W. Hedding St. San Jose, CA 95110 (408) 299-4321 Appointed by Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Councilman Frank H. Ogawa City of Oakland 149 Franklin St. Oakland, CA 94607 (416) 834-4438 Appointed by Association of Bay Area Governments Supervisor Tom Powers County of Contra Costa 100 37th St. Richmond, CA 94805 (415) 231-3231 Appointed by Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors

Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver City & County of San Francisco City Hall. Room 235 San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 558-2254 Appointed by San Francisco Board of Supervisors LEGISLATORS: Senator Jim Nielson (R) (Napa, Solano & Sonoma Counties) State Capitol, Room 2085 Sacramento, CA 95814 or 415 Main St. Woodland, CA 95695

Assemblyman Dominic L. Cortese (D) State Capitol, Room 4149 Sacramento, CA 95814 or (Santa Clara) 3535 Ross Ave. San Jose, CA 95124 'BCDC Commissioner CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY William Filante (R) (Marin, Sonoma) 30 N. San Pedro Rd. San Rafael, CA 94903 (415) 479-4920 Elihu Harris (D) (Alameda) ■1111 Jackson St. Oakland, CA 94607 (415) 464-0339 Phil Isenberg (D) (Contra Costa) 1215 15th St„ Suite 102 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 324-4676

Johan Klehs (D) (Alameda) 2450 Washington Ave. San Leandro, CA 94577 (415) 464-0847 Alister McAlister (D) (Santa Clara, Alameda) 554 Valley Way Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 263-5300 Robert W.iNaylor (R) (San Mateo) 666 Elm St. San Carlos, CA 94070 (415) 591-5544 Louis J. Papan (D)

Dan Boatwright (D) (Contra Costa) 1035 Detroit Ave. Concord, CA 94518 (415) 689-1973 John F. Foran (0) (San Francisco, San Mateo) 15 Southgate Ave. Daly City, CA 94015 (415) 755-1766 Barry Keene (D) (Sonoma, Solano) 631 Tennessee St. Vallejo, CA 94590 (707) 557-0190

(San Mateo. San Francisco) 345-E Serramonte Plaza Daly City, CA 94015 (415) 756-6400

Tom Lantos (D) (San Mateo, Santa Clara) 520 S. El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 (415) 342-0300

Art Agnos (D) (San Francisco) 350 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 557-2253

Milton Marks (R) (San Francisco) 350 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 557-1437

Robert Campbell (D) (Contra Costa) 2901 Macdonald Ave. Richmond, CA 94804 (415) 237-8171,

Dan McCorquodale (D) (Santa Clara) 277 W. Hedding #217 San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 277-1470

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE (during session, mail can be sent to: State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814) The following legislators are up for re-election in 1984!

Alfred E. Alquist (D) (Alameda, San Benito, Santa Clara) 777 N. 1st St. San Jose. CA 95112 (408) 286-8318

Nicholas C. Petris (D) (Alameda, Contra Costa) 111 Jackson St. Oakland, CA 94607 (415) 464-1333 ‘Co-author of McAteer-Petris Act, Which Formed BCDC

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41’ Freeport 1980 Ketch, center cockpit, inboard 6 cylinder diesel, distinctive custom brown sail, depth sounder & more.

50’ Gultstar Finest Gulfstar 50 in Ca. is now available through our brokerage. Loaded with electronics, best stereo on the Bay. Offered at $190,000

25’ Coronado Perfect family cruiser, equipped for full enjoyment. See Kevin Asking $11,000 Sistership

44’ Peterson center cockpit, cutter rigged, 60 hp diesel, large sail inventory. Boat is well maintained. Show with pride. A steal at $115,000

24’ Nightengale 1979 Sloop. Bank repo.

Compass, Honda 7.5 O/B. Good condition.

High bid to date $6,000 Bring us an offer.

28’ Chris Craft Express 225 hp 1/B. Sleeps six, full delta canvas cover, head, shower, full galley. Don't wait too long on this one.

30’ Hunter 1978 Sloop Yanmar diesel, dodger, well equipped. This won’t last long.

Priced right $33,500 Sistership

22’ Centurion 1979 Day Cruiser with trailer.

460 Ford jet, lifejackets, porta-potty, refer, and more. Offers. Bank repo

47’ Olympic 1974 Offshore cruising ketch.

Sleeps 9. Westerbeke 75 hp diesel. Overhauled completely in 1980. Twin heads, new stove and oven (’82) Grunert refer with freezer, 6’9” headroom. Much, much more $128,500

Selected Brokerage SAIL 50' 1975 Gulfstar Ketch Diesel. 190.000 47' 1974 Olympic Adventure Ketch ... 128.500 44' 1976 Peterson cutter, diesel.115.000 43' 1976 Westsail Ketch Diesel .I45,uuu 42' 1940 Alden Cut Diesel.49.000 40' 1974 Challenger Sloop Diesel.94,000 36' 1980 Hunter Sloop Diesel.61.500 36'1973 Custom Mull Diesel .49.000 36' 1959 Lapworth Sloop Diesel.39,500 36' 1978 Islander Sloop Diesel.74.500 33' 1977 Yamaha Sloop Diesel.53,500 32' 1972 Westsail. Diesel .57,000 31' 1978 Cal Sloop. Diesel.Offers 31' Mariner Herreshoff Ketch.37,500 31' 1977 Trimaran.Repo.Offers 30' 1978 Hunter Sloop, Diesel.33,950 30’1979 Lancer MK IV Sloop .35,000 30’ 1976 Catalina Sloop. Diesel .35,000 30' 1969 Alberg/Pearson Sloop.25,000 29’ 1962 Rhodes Ranger Sloop.16,500

28' 1977 Lancer W/Trailer, Sloop.17,500 27' 1964 Royal Viking Sloop, Gas IB ... 17,500 27' 1977 O'Day Sloop, Gas IB.21,000 27' 1980 Catalina Sloop, Gas IB.24,000 27' 1978 Balboa Sloop.Offers 26' 1973 Ranger Sloop, OB.14,500 26’ 1977 Chrysler Sloop, Diesel.20,000 26'1979 San Juan 15 hp OB.18,000 26' 1975 Pearson Sloop, 15 hp OB.13,500 25'1979 Sea Crown.Repo.Offers 25'1978 Yamaha Sloop Diesel.19,000 25'1980 Merit Sloop.21,950 25' 1967 Coronado Sloop 6hp.7,900 25'1980 Cal-25 Sloop 11 INB .22,500 25' 1979 Buccaneer Sloop 7.5hp .15,000 24'1979 Nightengale.Repo.Offers 24' 1976 Northstar Sloop 4 hp.15,000 24' 1979 Nightingale Sloop 7.5hp.15,500 24'1968 Islander Bahama Sloop .6,000 24'1974 San Jaun Sloop, 7.5 OB .16,000 23' 1970 Ericson, Sloop 6.0 hp.6,800 22’4" 1971 Cal Sloop OB .7,500

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22' 1975 Chrysler Sloop OB ..

22' 1968 Santana Sloop.

21' 1971 Clipper Sloop 7.5 hp .

20’ 1966 Cal Sloop OB. 18' 1980 Windrose Sloop.

18' 1980 Whitecap Sloop.

18'1979 Hondo Jet .

16' 1980 Hobie Cat Sloop ....

16' 1974 Hobie Cat. 16' 1972 Hobie Cat. 14' 1976 Forces.

14' 1976 Pintail.

.7,495 .5,700 .5,600 .8,000 .6,000 .Offer .3,200 .Offers .1.700

34' 1977 Executive Fiberform Crsr...

30' 1977 Scarab.Repo.

28' 1979 Chris Craft Cruiser, 225 hp . .

26' 1977 Reinell Cruiser, 235 hp.

25' 1979 Farlone Cruiser.

24' 1979 Sea Ray Cruiser 270 Volvo ..

23' 1982 Bayliner.Repo.

23' 1978 Glastron.Repo.

22’ 1979Centurion.Repo ....

22' 1978 Sea Ray Srv 220 I/O. 17'1954 Chris Craft Run, Gas IB ...

..62,500 . . . . . . . . .

. 34,000 . 19,995 .29,500 . 20,000 Offers Offers .Offers .12,000 . .5,000

POWER 42' 1958 Steel Cruiser..$45,000 42' 1968 Trojan.Repo .Offers 41'1967 Hatteras Sportfish .. .79,000 38' 1929 Cruiser, Chrysler.....39,000 38' 1966 Chris Craft Roamer. ..43,900 37’ 1972 Calif. Trawler..69,950 34' 1963 Owens Cruiser Gas I/O.26,000

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65’Swan, ketch, 1973, FG, SD..$550,000 55' Tradewinds cutter, 1979, FG, SD.167,000 54’ Custom Steel Cutter. .Offers 5O' Lapworth, sloop, 1961, WD, SD.135,000 50’ Enderlein sloop, 1957, WD...98,500 50’ Kettenberg. . . we have two!.115,000 48’Alden ketch, 1975, WD, D.130,000 4T Herershoff ketch, 1969, FGW, SD.98,500 47’Alden ketch, 1972, FG, SD.195,000 46’ Ke'tenburg sloop, 1969, WD, SD.119,000 45’ Gibb & Assoc, cutter, 1979, FG, SD.149,500 45’ Freedom ketch, 1974, FG, SD.....140,000 45’ Custom Mull sloop, 1982, FG, SD.198,000 45’ Columbia sloop, 1974, FG, SD.198,000 43’ Flans Christian ketch, 1981, FG, SD.129,500 43’ Hans Christian ketch, 1976, FG, SD. - • • 148,000 42' Westsail cutter, 1978, FG, SD.135,000 42’ Pearson 424 sloop, 1980, FG, SD.138,900 41’ Yankee dipper ketch, 1978, FG, SD..78,000 41’ Morgan Ol sloop, 1975, FG, SD.89,000 41 ’ Lord Nelson cutter, 1982, FG, SD.145,000 41' Freeport ketch, 1978, FG, SD.143,000 41' CT Pilothouse ketch, 1974, FG, SD.99,500 41’ CT Aft Cockpit ketch, 1973, FG, SD.93,500 41’ Cheoy Lee Offshore ketch, 1976, FG, SD.115,000 41’ Lord Nelson cutter.125,000 40’ Sparkman & Stephens sloop, 1964. WD, SD.55,000 40’ Mariner ketch, 1971, FG, SD.79,500

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39’ Hans Christian CTPH, 1982, FG, SD.149,000 38’ Hans Christian cutter, 1981, FG, SD.109,500 38’ Hans Christian cutter, 1980, FG, SD.119,000 38’ Hans Christian cutter, 1976, FG, SD.89,900 38’ Catalina sloop, 1980, FD, FG.63,500 38’ Catalina sloop, 1979, FG, SD.67,000 37’ O’Day sloop, 1979, FG, SD.67,500 37’ Fisher MS, 1978, FG, SD.125,000 36’ Pearson sloop, 1980, FG, SD...91,500 36’ Islander sloop, 1976, FG, SG.62,000 36’ Hans Christian CT, 1977, FG, SD.94,900 36' Freeport sloop, 1978, FG, SD.120,000 32’ Roughwater sloop, 1975, FG, SD.34,000 30’ Baba cutlet;, 1978, FG, SD.59,000 30’Atkins stoop CT, 1935, WD, SG.25,000

POWER 65 ’ Sparkman&Stephens Trawler, ’60, WD, TD.$150,000 60’Stephens, FDMY, 1964, WD, TD.395,000 55’ Chris Craft Connie.125,000 53’ Hatteras, 1979, Convert.395,000 52’ Monk, Crs., 1970, FG, TD.235,000 52 ’ Chris Tri-Cab, Motoryacht, ’53, WD, TD.85,000 48' Pacemaker, SF, FG, TD. . . have 2 starting at.170,000 47’ Stephens, Motoryacht, 1957, WD, TD.73,000 44’ Marine Trader, Trwl, 1979, FG, TD.139,500 43’ Viking, AC, 1978, FG, TD.256,000 43’ Trojan, FBMY, 1969, WD, TD.89,500 42’ Pacemaker, SF, 1971, WD, TD.73,500 42’ Grand Banks, Trwl, 1972, WD, TD..125,000

42’ Bertram, 1976, Convert:.210,000 41,' Roughwater, Trwl, 1979, FG, SD..85,900 41’ Hershine, Trwl, DC 1979, FG, SD.99,500 40’ Viking, FBSF, 1974, FG, TD.130,000 40’ Tollycraft-Coho, TC, 1972, FG, TD.115,000 40’ 38’ 38’ 38’

Pacemaker, FDMY. FG, TD.117,000 Viking, SEDSF, 1970, WD, TG.45,000 Trawler, 1972/ WD, TD.60,000 Pacemaker, SF, 1964, WD, TD.59,900

38’ Chris Craft, SF, 1965, WD, TD.32,000 38’ Californian Trwl, 1975, FG, TD.98,500 37’ Owens/Aft Cabin, MY, 1966, WD, TG.45,000 37’ Hershine, FG, 1978, FG, SD.85,000 37’ Egg Harbor, FG SED, WD. . . 2starting at.55,000 37’ Chris Craft, FBSF, 1962, WD, TG.24,500 36’Egg Harbor, SF, 1982, FG, TD.212,000 36’ Chris Craft, SF, 1979, FG, TG.89,500 35’ Pacific Bluefin, FBSF, 1980, FGW. TD.113,000 35’ Chris Connie, FB SED, 1957, WD, TG.37,500 34’ Tollycraft, FB SED, 1972, FG, TG.49,900 34’ Pacemaker, 1967, DC, WD, TG.32,000 34’ Californian, 1978, SED, FG, TD.79,500 33’ Trojan-10 MTR, 1983, EXP, FG, TG.110,000 33’ Laguna-10 MTR, 1975, CRS, FG, TD.55,000 33’ Laguna, 1973, FBSF, FG, TD.60,500 33’ Egg Harbor, FB SED, 1976, FG, SG.79,000 33 ’ Chris Craft S.F..69,000 33’Egg Harbor.129,000 32’ Grand Banks, Trwl, 1974, FG, SD.62,500 page 30

Schaefer announces anew way to deal with tension.

Introducing the E.G.R.*the third generation Schaefer sheet stopper.

Schaefer invented the sheet stopper. And Schaefer has perfected it.

The EGR sheet stopper solves the often tense problem of hoisting a halyard or trimming a sheet by preventing a sudden gust from letting it get away from you. The EGR will also hold a sheet or halyard to free up a winch for other work. But any Schaefer sheet stopper does these things.

What sets the EGR apart from all other stoppers is how simply, smoothly and safely a halyard or sheet can be inserted. There are no bends, obstructions or fumbling involved. Lowering the handle into the locked position allows you to take turns on the winch and the EGR acts as if it weren’t there.

And here’s the best part. Unlike stoppers which need accessories or winch handles to unlock, the only tool you need is a finger. So when you want to release the EGR, you don’t have to look any further than your own hand.

The EGR is available in single, double and triple stopper

The inside story of the Schaefer EGR In the locked position, the spring loaded gripping cam responds only to backward tension on the sheet as you winch it in. Teeth in the cam and base extrusion provide an absolute grip.

In the unlocked position, the fingertip release handle provides all the leverage required as it engages a detent in the cam assembly lifting it out of position.

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configurations. And in two sizes: the smaller EGR is for sheets up to %-inch; the larger is for sheets up to %-inch. Construction is 6061-T6 aluminum. The black hardcoat anodizing also incorporates Schaefer Tefcote™, (a Teflon® impregnated hardcoat) for smooth, snag-free surfaces.

For years, Schaefer sheet stoppers have been considered the best on the market. The EGR is even better. Then again, you can’t expect to be first in marine hardware by being satisfied with your last accomplishment.

For more information on the EGR halyard/sheet stopper, see your Schaefer dealer. Or send $2.00 for the totally new 1983 Schaefer catalog.

We made a name for ourselves in marine hardware. Make sure it’s on the gear you buy.

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Example: a Hood invention called Duroseam" — a clear liquid compound that makes stitches last up to twice as long, holding sails in their original configurations.

Duroseam is a Hood exclusive, one of many, all designed to make your sails last longer and move you through the water faster.

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WINTER SALE Non-Racing February 2 — San Francisco Chapter of the Oceanic Society presents “Keeping the Water Out, Keeping Her Going and Keeping Your Reputation” and other programs on seamanship. 441-5970.

February 4 — Fremont Sailing Club’s Famous Crab Feed. $14 for all you can eat. 6:30 p.m., Newark Pavillion in Newark.

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February 4 — Book signing party for the new book Sausalito: Moments in Time. Wine and cheese at Meridian Books, 207 Caledonia, Sausalito, 2-4 p.m. (415) 332-2824.

February 4 — Second of three seminars for preparing for the Pacific Cup Race. Topics on first aid, sail selection and more. Ballena Bay YC. Open to anyone. Also February 18. (415) 523-0612.

February 6 — Oceanic Society Open House with films “50 South to 50 South” and “A Tall Ship on Deep Water”. 6:30 p.m.. Fort Mason Bldg. C-300, San Francisco. 441-5970.

February 9 — “The Shape of Speed” will be shown by Scott Easom at Island YC in Alameda. 7:30 p.m. (415) 282-7912.

February 11 — Bring your Valentine to the Corinthian YC Valentine’s Dinner and Dance. Cocktails begin at 7. Open to all Bay Area yacht club members. RSVP (415) 435-4771.

February 11-12 — Offshore Cruising Seminar by John Neal, Ma'nina Cruising Services, Tiburon Lodge, Tiburon. (206) 784-0187.

February 14 — Captain James Cook was killed during a fight with Hawaiians at Kealakekua Bay this day in 1779.

February 15 — Singlehanded Sailing Society TransPac Seminar on sails. Boat preparation/jury rigging seminar March 9. (415) 326-6741 (d), or 658-1194 (e).

February 15 — Santana 22 Fleet sponsors Rigging and Sail Trim seminar. 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Island YC. (415) 521-1394.

February 17 — Full moon tonight. Great night for a sail.

February 18 — Seminars on cruising the Channel Islands by Mike Pyzel. Also February 25 and March 3. 7-9 p.m. at the Harbortown Inn in Ventura. (805) 644-5827.

February 21 - Creativity in the galley workshop in Sacramento.

February 23 in Vallejo. (707) 557-0578.

February 22 — Bay Area Boaters final meeting to discuss the BCDC Staff Report on houseboats and live-aboards before the public comment deadline on February 29. 8 p.m. Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 100., San Francisco. (415) 368-6783.

February 22 - Cass’ Marina Winter Seminar on Knot Tying and Performance Sailing with the movie, “The Shape of Speed February 29 — South Pacific Night. Both at the Sausalito Cruising Club, 7-10 p.m. $5. (415) 332-6789.

February 25 — Free all day seminar by the Coast Guard and YRA on Vessel Traffic Service, National Weather Service, Race Committee Concerns, a Bar Pilot’s view of regattas, and more.

Lunch available. Government Island, Alameda. (415) 771-9500.

February 25 — Master Mariners meeting at the Berkeley YC. Potluck and slides of Master Mariner boats. 6 p.m. 521-3078.

February 25 — Island YC annual crab feed. (415) 522-2353.

March 3-4 - Lake Merritt’s Jr. Sailing Seminar. Lectures, films and on-the-water instruction. (408) 374-4935 or (415) 724-5896.

March 3-4 — North’s weekend course on sail shape, rig control, boat handling and more at USF Lone Mountain campus in San Francisco. $125 for skipper, $84 each additional family or crew. (415) 522-5373.

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February 10-18 — MEXORC: IOR fun south of the border.

February 11 — First race of Encinal YC’s Jack Frost Warm-Up Regatta. Also February 25, March 10 and 24. Hot toddies to follow at Encinal YC. (415) 522-3272.

February 18-19 — Los Angeles Midwinters for PHRF and One Design racing.

February 18-19 — President’s Day Regatta, Corinthian YC. (415) 435-4771.

February 25 — Women’s Racing Association race at Ballena Bay YC. March 10 at Golden Gate YC. (415) 365-7306.

February 25 — 1st Spring Whale Chaser race sponsored by Ballena Bay YC. Also March 10 and 24, April 7 and 21. Warm-up for the YRA season. (415) 523-5438 (h) or 869-2780 (w).

February 29 — MORA spring meeting at the Golden Gate YC. For those with boats 30-ft and under. (415) 522-4745.

March 1 - Baja-Ha Race Week. Fun in the Mexican sea and sun. For information call Race Week Chairman-for-Life Bill at (415) 232-7337 or tune into the La Paz net.

Midwinter Series — Metropolitan YC: 2/11-12; 771-9500.

Golden Gate YC: 2/5, 3/5 (make-up date); 771-9500. Corinthian YC: 2/18-19; 331-8379. Sausalito Cruising Club: 2/4, 2/25, 3/3, 3/27; 332-9349. Richmond YC. 2/26; (707) 642-9870. Sausalito YC: 2/12, 2/26, 3/11; 332-7400.

All of the above races are open to the public. Some clubs have their own series for members only, so check with your club’s race chairperson.

Please send your calendar dates by the 18th of the month to Latitude 38, P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966. Send early,

send often, but please only one announcement per page!

Future Events April 14 - Singlehanded Farallones: For those who want to do it alone. Ants Uiga, (415) 326-6741.

April 21 ~ Doublehanded Farallones: For those who want to do it in tandem. Don Sandstrom, (415) 339-1352, BAMA. April 28 - Doublehanded Lightship: For those who want a shorter offshore course. (415) 769-8257 or 934-5197 (e).

April 29 — Opening Dag: Organized mayhem on the Bay. Call Chairman Doug Faulkner, (415) 934-1647.

May 5-6 - Vallejo-Coyote Point Race: Call Debbie at YRA, (415) 771-9500 about this season opener.

June 16 - Singlehanded TransPac: A solo run to paradise. Ants Uiga, (415) 326-6741.

June 30-July 8: Tahoe Sail Week - A high Sierra series. Jim Mitchell, (916) 541-0176 or Mike Franceschini, (916) 544-4224.

July 4 - Tall Ships Parade: Marina del Rey to Long Beach — the official Olympic Cultural Event. Port of Long Beach, P.O. Box 570, Long Beach 90801, (213) 437-0041.

July 8 - Pacific Cup: San Francisco to Kauai race for IOR, PHRF and Doublehanders. Ballena Bay YC, (415) 523-0612.

July 31-August 8 - Olympics: Star, Finn, Soling, Flying Dutchman, 470, Tornado, and Windglider sailors compete for the Gold.

August 4-19 - Pan Am Clipper Cup.- Grand Prix racing in a grand setting. Ken Morrison, (808) 524-5830. page 37

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□ TIME AND TIDE A suggestion crossed my mind recently which should definitely give you the “Racer’s Edge” over the competition and provide a welcome service to the local yachties.

At or near the beginning of each year, include a center page or two that could be detached from the magazine with a full year’s tide and current tables. It always takes an extra effort around the first of the year to find someone who has tide tables before mid-February or sometimes even later. I know it would give me an extra incentive to find Latitude 38.

I know that it is too late for the January edition, but you may want to give it a try in February.

1 thoroughly enjoyed the assignment of carrying a couple'of dozen copies of Latitude 38 to Tahiti two years ago. I had a little trouble finding the right person to pass them to in Papeete, but at the Bora Bora Yacht Club they were very welcome.

I hope that my suggestion may be of some good to you, and keep up the good work!

Gene Marshall Sacramento Gene — Information on the tides can be found in the daily newspapers. Space is hard to come by in Latitude 38, we prefer to use it for information that can’t so easily be found elsewhere. But we thank

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□TIME TO GO BACK I would like to comment on the current widespread erroneous use of the term “LOA”. Properly used LOA stands for “length overall”, meaning the length overall of the hull exclusive of appendages.

The object of applying figures to the dimensions of a boat is to provide a reference in the mind’s eye as to the size of the boat in comparison to the size of other boats. The concept of including bowsprits, pulpits, boom overhangs and boomkins, while useful to the Harbormaster in figuring berthage charges, gives a distorted mental image of a boat’s size, and is deceptive and confusing.

LOA is a long established term used in yacht design and, for the most part in the past, by the boating public, to identify a boat’s size correctly. It signifies the measurement of the length of a boat’s hull along a plane parallel to the waterline. Some manufacturers and yacht brokers use the term “LOD”, meaning “length on deck”, but this designation has no basis in good usage since it can include the spring of the deck camber for a dimension longer than the LOA. Some have even used the length of the gunnel as the boat’s length!

The proper way to identify the size of a boat is: LOA x LWL x Beam x Draft, in which LWL is the length of the boat’s waterline measured along the centerline. Combining LOA with LWL gives a much clearer picture of the boat s shape and bulk than does LOA alone. For the same LOA a short-ended boat, for instance, would of course have a greater hull volume than a long-ended boat such as an IC, R, or an 8-meter. Including a boat’s outboard appendages in LOA is really absurd and serves no*valid purpose. For example, if one were to take a 30-ft boat and add a 15-ft bowsprit and a 10-ft boomkin there are those who would designate this boat as 55-ft LOA, and, if one were to then add an eight-ft boathook fore and aft, they would, by God, call this little 30-ft boat a 71-footer (okay, so I exaggerate a little!).

Everything else being equal, a boat twice as long has eight times the volume. Consequently, a small difference in “length overall” can make a big difference in the boat’s size. I suggest it is time to go back to using LOA in its correct manner so that everyone knows what’s page 39

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□TWO SPOUSES In reference to your invitation to heap praise on “gopd guy” manufacturers: I bought a Uno Vac stainless steel vacuum bottle with caddy, which allows the bottle to be mounted on a bulkhead and to be used with a faucet-type valve. The caddy and spigot were defective.

1 notified the company, Union Manufacturing, Meriden, Connecticut, and very soon received not one, but two, new caddies and spigots.

If nature were as generous, all ye married folks would have two spouses. Happy New Year to Latitude 38 and thank you again for contributing to my happiness each month.

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□ CONTAINER PROBLEMS Having read of an increasing number of accidents at sea caused by yachts running into containers, I have decided to take some action.

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The system is as follows: Mr. Angelo works for the Coast Guard International Convention for Safe Containers, and is also Chairman

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As a regular reader of Latitude 381 do have one minor complaint.

I would just love to see a complete listing of all Northern California racing results each month. Let’s say positions one thru three. It

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would really be nice to keep abreast of who and what boats are doing well in racing. I would think that the various yacht clubs would gladly send you race results.

Other than that 1 enjoy Latitude 38 immensely. Keep up the good work.

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There is so much racing in Northern California that it would be foolish to try and publish the complete results. The main part of the San Francisco YRA season is huge itself, not to mention similar organizations in Santa Cruz, Tahoe, Folsom Lake and other areas. In addition there are a zillion special event races, club races, beer can races, Hobie and other multihull races, boardsailing races, dinghy races, and Lord knows what all.

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I want to be on the Crew List again. Last year I had a great time sailing from the Crew List and from a Classy Classified I placed in the fall.

My advice to beginning women crew members is to get instruction.

1 don’t think it’s fair to expect owners to teach you basic vocabulary and sailing physics. I learned from Cal Adventures in Berkeley who will send you their schedule if you call them at 642-4000.

It’s best to go out with a small group the first time. All the considerate and civilized owners 1 sailed with made those arrangements, which put everyboldy at ease and gave us a chance to demonstrate our skills without a lot of pressure. I don’t recommend going out with

Where the Hell is Fanning Island?

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a man alone on a first sail. I did it several times, and 1 was never truly comfortable. If you take lessons, you can find another beginning buddy and go out together.

Thank you Latitude 38 for one of the great social services in the Bay Area!

Loni Chestnut Loni — Your advice sounds excellent to us.

□ALL IT WAS CRACKED UP TO BE In Sightings, September 1983 issue, you gave notice of the West Coast Invitational Challenge Cup (West Indies for the Winter) to be held in the British Virgin Islands, December 1-11.

We took you up on your recommendation and the four of us came up with $1350 each, and left the rain and cold behind for ten days.

I’m pleased to report that we weren’t disappointed. The weather and water were warm as promised, the Fusser’s rum flowed freely (“Painkiller” — one part rum, one part Coco Lopez, one part orange juice), and the sailing was outstanding.

The British Virgin Islands Yacht Club and BVI Bareboat Association people were most hospitable and ran a well organized and interesting series of races, providing a tour of the major islands and rac¬

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LETTERS Gulfstar 40. Each race was roughly twenty-five miles in length, and the West Indies Handicap Rule was used. In that system each class of boat is given a time correction factor rating which is then multiplied by the elapsed time to give the corrected time (I’m still not sure I understand how that works!!??). Trophies were awarded for each class and overall, as well as a perpetual trophy for first overall, including some beautiful porcelain flasks of Pussers Rum. Each race was followed by a free rum punch hour, excellent dinners, and music for dancing — all of this allowing for friendly fun with the other crews.

The winds were fairly brisk at 15-25 knots (light by Bay Area standards), which may have given the two Bay Area crews a slight advantage. We managed to take first in class and second overall in a C&C 43 which we chartered from North/South Yachts of Virgin Gorda. The boat was very well maintained, and Dave and Marty of North/South were most understanding about the inevitable trashing of their boat. They also joined in the frequent parties and even gave us a few pointers on water balloon launching. First overall was taken by a Gulfstar 40 with a crew from somewhere south of the Tehachapis (no offense guys).

Besides the racing, there was plenty of time for cruising the islands including diving over the wreck of the Rhone, visits to The Baths and the caves of “Treasure Island”, and a visit to the shark cage at the Bitter End Yacht Club.

In short, a repeat performance is scheduled for October 4-14, 1984, and we heartily recommend it to all Bay Area sailors looking for some fun racing in one of the world’s best cruising grounds. But be prepared for a major depression when you have to return!

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□ I CAN NO LONGER OVERLOOK I’ve been a boat frau for over a year now with all the accompanying pleasures, frustrations and irritants which go along with that title.

An irritant which I no longer can overlook is the accusation of the BCDC that I am polluting the San Francisco Bay. I resent it and I will tell you why.

I have been a working woman all my life. I have raised three children, kept house, done the laundry, cleaning, cooking, at the same time I worked eight hours a day. This makes me qualified as an expert on organization. Now, I am retired and my husband and I live on our boat — a well-earned dream come true. I have brought all of my talents and organizational skills to this new assignment. I am not alone. I see ladies getting ready to go to their offices when I’m up at the dock restroom (and if you don’t think it takes exceptionally tidy skills to manage living on a boat and working full time, think again).

Most of the boat fraus I know either live on their boats full time or divide their time between their boats and their homes — maintaining both households at the same time.

Does anyone, except someone who lives on a boat, realize the skills it takes to do this?

If a gal is a full-time boater, among her many other assignments such as cleaning, polishing, cooking, laundry, running errands, she also does all the marketing, carries that food to the boat keeping in mind that everything that goes onboard one way or another has to come off the boat. We wipe all of our dishes clean before we ever rinse them, we buy for minimum trash and garbage carrying and for limited storage space. Who taught me to do this? Another boat frau.

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What 1 want to know is what is the BDCD doing to improve my living environment when I am doing everything I can to make it clean and liveable? I don’t have the lists of the cities who are dumping raw sewage into the Bay (they do). I don’t have the lists of multimillion dollar businesses dumping chemicals, and worse, into the Bay (they do). If I had that information, I probably would be pounding on their doors screaming and hollering about all this stuff that is floating in my Bay, around my boat — stuff that has nothing to do with boaters.

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Dr. Steve Raskin and a lovely lady, Sonja Von Kampernann, who is an ex-ballerina, invited me out for a day on the Bay. Steve has a 32-ft O’Day, a great boat, berthed at Ballena Bay. We got underway into the chill and fog.'We steered a compass course over the China Basin. I brought a selection of Wisconsin cheese and a jug of Rhine wine. Despite the weather, the companionship made for a beautiful day. We tied up at the Basin, visited awhile, refreshed ourselves and headed back to the Oakland side. A slight breeze came up so Steve and Sonja ran up the sheets to catch what wind we could. ' A pleasant trip back, so after we put Steve’s little jewel back in her berth and tucked her in til the next time, we left tbe marina. Steve then invited me to join them for dinner at the Whales Tail. The dinpage 47

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LETTERS ner was excellent and being in the company of those lovely folk made it a perfect day for me.

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Hope we can do it again or, Steve, maybe you’d like to join me and sail our 17-ft Silouhette. Well, it’s just a thought, but you’re more than welcome. All this jazz about a generation gap. Bull! See you all out on the water.

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□ WATCH OUT FOR THE GRIM POLICE 1 wonder why there are so many people so ready to tell everyone else how to live their lives.

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My engine has served me well as I delivered my boat up from Marina del Rey to Alameda. Mine is heavy duty and shows 16 hp rather than the 23 hp as indicated on the survey.

If there is still a need for the M-60 manual, please let me know.

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Herb — Well, we’ll see if the reader who made the original request still wants the manual. But in any case your offer an assistance certainly qualifies for a Latitude 38 “Roving Reporter” t-shirt. Yours is on its way.

If any of you other readers are looking for a hard-to-find manual or the like, don’t by shy, drop us a line and we’ll put the request out.

After all, what are we here for?

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I have only recently been exposed to the progressive dementia of sailing. Lately I have been able to recognize among the tell-tale signs,which include third degree facial burns, speaking in tongues, and a feverish anticipation of your modest magazine.

I find reading it pleasantly alluring, a dreaded first step as it were. I enjoy the sardonic “preoccupied with a self-indulgent sport but still worldly and hip” style.

At any rate I have been given a hull to a Barnett Butterfly, which is a 12-ft scow, and I would appreciate any advice you could give me on how to locate stats on the appropriate rigging, or even better, where to find used rigging cheap. In that way I may more quickly join your circle of jaded, wealthy debauchees.

Robert Hill South Lake Tahoe Robert — Most large chandleries should be able to give you all the rigging information you need.

Used rigging? We went to high school in Oakland with a very intelligent fellow by the name of Ernie Milburn. Ernie went on to Stanford and got involved in rock climbing. We’re told that one day after climbing the face of El Capitain he found a piece of old equipment at the top and decided to use it on his descent. As smart as Ernie was, apparently he didn’t check it carefully. The piece of used equipment broke on the way down and he fell hundreds of feet to his death.

There is some good used equipment around, but we’d probably stick with newer stuff until you get a feel for what’s suitable and what isn’t.

□THE QUESTION OF 1984 Are all big time racers snotty?

On New Year’s Day I was sailing on Sleeping Dragon, a 62-ft schooner. Around 2 p.m., as we were about one mile outside the Gate, we passed by the maxi-racer Charley as they were headed in.

As we passed each other we called out “Happy New Year” to them.

Except for their helmsman — who gdve us a very disdainful look the rest of Charley’s crew ignored us.

My question is, are all big time racers this snotty? Do they begrudge the rest of us the wind and the sea? Are you shit unless you own or crew on a million dollar high-tech racing machine?

Anyway Charley — Happy New Year to you.

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LETTERS Alex — We suspect that the folks on Charley weren’t trying to snub you at all, and that there was probably a very good explanation for their behavior. For example, they might have spent so much money on the boat that they didn’t want to buy anything more expensive than cheap red wine for New Year’s Eve celebrating. If you’ve ever drank that stuff you know it makes you so hung over that you either ignore people or disdain them. Or, maybe they were too worried the keel would fall off again to feel happy about anything, New Year or not.

Ding-a-ling-a-ling. Say that was just Chuck Hawley on the telephone, the skipper of Charley on the day in question. Chuck reports that the folks on Charley weren’t trying to ignore or snub anyone, but were simply moving low and slow as a result of indulging on New Year’s Eve. Chuck was also a little hurt by the accusation. During his reign as being in charge of Charley, he earnestly followed Bill Lee’s lead with Merlin and took hundreds upon hundreds of ‘nobodys’ out sailing.

These were friends of friends of friends, people on the docks who d never been sailing before — everybody! The “let’s all go sailing on Charley” philosophy benefitted countless ’ordinary’ people not only in the Bay Area, but Hawaii, Southern California, and Mexico, too.

□ANNUAL CHECK-IN Here’s my annual $15 for another year of the best magazine in the world. Thanks for remaining non-glossy and controversial. 1m glad the nuclear issue has been dropped and we re back to sailing again.

My main complaint is that you aren’t weekly. As soon as I get your issue 1 invariably devour it in one to two days and go through withdrawals for the next four weeks.

1 went on the Marina Del Rey to Puerto Vallarta race this past year _my first trip beyond Ensenada — and share your enthusiasm for Mexico. Congratulations for being the fastest Freya 39 (no comment on the overly long blooper pennant shown in your photo). If luck is with me I’ll get a ride to Manzanillo this month; if not I’ll settle for a drive to Ensenada and some surfing.

Incidentally, on the P.V. race, we on Panther, a Swan 48, also had a bird ride from Cabo to P.V. on the port lifeline. Unfortunately it was the weather rail and it didn’t swab the teak prior to departing.

What gratitude! I’d give you a slide but it wasn’t sharp enough with just the available light.

Just a last comment on watertight bow compartments. 1 m all for them. With telephone poles, steel cable wooden spools, tree trunks, etc, floating around out there as I’ve seen, I feel a bow compartment — or a really strong bow — is almost mandatory. The military learned the advantages of compartmentization about World War I,when the ships all too frequently went down from minor hits. Sometimes you couldn’t get me to admit it, but having been a damage controlman in the Navy wasn’t a total waste. They did teach me some of the how and whys of minimizing boat damage. Now about explosive (shaped charges) keel bolts to dump the lead when sinking . . .

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□ IT’S THE QUALITY. NOT THE QUANTITY THAT COUNTS Here is my Crew List listing for the third year. The first year I got a lot of calls. Last year I hardly got any, but 1 did meet my SYRA season champion crew at the Crew List parties. j I hope you don’t have any entertainment like slides at this year s parties as you did at last year s. I felt it divided the party.

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LETTERS □ CHART COMPLAINTS - ANSWERS Just a note from a safe anchorage at La Paz, Baja, Mexico.

Through mainly calm winds an,d sometimes choppy seas, we’ve managed — in spite of our Mahina (Bellingham Chart Printers) charts — to feel our way here. Really, there’s nothing more discouraging than trying to plot a course on a barely discernable chart and to lay down a course line from a compass rose that is virtually unreadable even with the aid of a magnifying glass.

While I realize these charts — which 1 understand are widely sold to cruising folks — are marked “not to be used for navigation ’, I am sure there are others like me who paid $265 (Mexico to Panama to South Pacific) for the purpose of getting us from one place to another. Perhaps we were sent seconds, as most of our charts are smudged or so lightly printed one could probably navigate as well by wetting a finger and putting it to the wind.

Otherwise, the cruising has been good with only one mild, 35-40 knots, norther to beat against for a couple of days (good for the soul!).

Just an admonition, however: Those of you who don t want to use your charts for navigation, should buy the ones we did.

Birney Jarvis Joyce Jarvis Dennis Opateny Yacht Valjean Sausalito Birney, Joyce and Dennis - Here’s what John Neal has to say about those charts: I recognized that the Mexican charts were not as clear as they should be when we first started carrying them. Since you purchased your charts we have re-screened the San Diego to Panama portfolios — as well as nearly all of the other portfolios — and the quality has improved. Please return the portfolios which you are unhappy with for a full refund or replacement.

All copies or reprints of government charts must legally state, Not to be used for navigation” on them — this isn t specific to our chart portfolios.

We started our chart portfolio service only as a service to those people taking our seminars, and decided to sell to the public after repeated requests and the doubling in price (from $4.15 to $8.30 and now $10 50 per chart) for the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency charts.

Original charts are the best, but at $10.50 to $17 each, few people can afford to spend $1,300 for the approximately 100 charts or more necessary for the Milk Run. The additional problem is that U.S. charts are neither adequate or safe — based on my 11 years of experience - for several areas of the Pacific. For that reason we use French, British and Mexican government charts which cost between $12.75 and $17 each, and may take up to six months to obtain from the issuing country.

We recommend that the latest Light Lists, Sailing Directions, Notice to Mariners, and large overall charts (for plotting positions, distance planning, RDF plotting) be bought just before departure, whether using government originals, or chart reproductions.

We will continue to improve the quality and coverage of our chart service, and appreciate any input on how we can better this service to cruisers.

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Regarding Port Sonoma’s (Eric Ahlmquist’s) last letter and your response, the Highway 37 access lanes are still not completed and our access road is still falling apart. The access road would be impassible if not for the efforts of Harbormaster John Ramus and his staff.

Dredging? We’ve just been put on notice to be on the lookout for 48-hour notice to move'so the dredge can do its thing. But, John told me at the beginning of December that there was still the water quality control permit to be obtained and that would probably take 120 days. I’ve heard from other sources that the permit may not be forthcoming due to the Water Quality Control Board s dislike of the spoils situation. But we are more optimistic than ever before; at least things are moving even if nothing has yet been accomplished.

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]THE SMELL OF THE FRESH DIESEL BREEZE My wife and I are powerboat owners. We do not enjoy standing ut in the breeze and spray, but we do enjoy fishing and boating, his is why we own a powerboat rather than a sailboat.

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eyes they would find more good apples than bad ones in any barrel.

Sure we’ve found some bad ones, but they’ve been the exception.

The Bay is large enough and the pleasures of boating and fishing great enough to have room for all our individual ideals to be pursued. Please be kind to your powerboat brothers, for we cannot stand before the mast.

Thank God for people’s compassion in times of emergency.

P.S. We are not the white and black boat that stood by in the woman overboard situation described in the last issue, but we would always try.

Lo E. Guertin Vacaville Lo — For the sake of appearance we sailors must maintain a steely countenance in the face of you powerboaters. Hell it’s our heritage.

As much as we may like you in private, out on the water it’s our duty as sailors to sneer, make snide remarks, and belittle you folks with stinkpots — except for those few moments each weekend when we need you.

But in truth, without you powerboaters who could we sailors blame all the world’s problems on? Just last Sunday, for example, one sailor asked another: “How could those 49’ers lose to the Redskins?” “Powerboaters,” said the second sailor. “Yep, that’s it,” said the first. “Damn powerboaters!”

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□ MAKE SOME OF YOUR OWN I have been a subscriber to your magazine for the last year and eagerly read every word. This includes the Letters feature, it seems in just about every issue there is a letter “demanding” more social and political responsibility from boaters in general and your magazine in particular. I’m all for social and political responsibility, however I doubt that Latitude 38 is the appropriate platform from which to preach it.

With that in mind I would like to respond to a letter in your January issue [Volume 79] from one S. Kaiser. If I could l would counter each and every point with style and wit. Alas, I’m not that clever. Instead I would give him (her?) the same suggestion given by a former local radio journalist at the end of his broadcast: “If you didn’t like the news, go out and make some of your own! So, S. Kaiser, if you don’t like the magazine, go out and make one of your

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Eric Trojak La Honda Eric - As much as we like our Letters section to be a free forum for all topics even distantly related to sailing, we’re beginning to feel that the concept is being abused. If Latitude 38 were a democracy that could be a problem, but since it’s a Cuban-style dictatorship, the Letters section doesn’t have to take any abuse. What the honcho says goes, and he says, “The longer the letter, the less political it had better be — or it’s in the trash”.

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□ IF I ONLY HAD WHITE EYES I enjoyed Chuck Hawley’s The Sailor’s Tool Kit [Volume 79, page 138]. Not only did it give me confidence that I have the tools I need, but also that I’m not dragging needless ones around in my little boat.

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Chuck recommends throwing away the fitted tool case of any socket set because supposedly it will enhance rust. Well I checked mine — see the accompanying photo — and after two years in a salt

environment it hasn’t rusted yet. And I didn’t caress it with oil or even spray it with WD-40.

This same socket set is noteworthy because it’s a Sears. You probably remember that Chuck personally recommends Sears because he said for the most part all their tools are made in the United States. I hate to say it Chuck, but each little socket in my Sears set is stamped “Taiwan”.

It know it’s not nice, but I do enjoy giving people a little shit from time to time. It probably has something to do with my dark eyes, which indicate an absence of spiritual purity.

George Rodino Sea Screamer George — Most all of the Craftsman tools at Sears are made in the United States. You must have bought the cheap set in the big bins near the register.

□ FROM THE HORN TO THE HEART It is bravo — you old softy. It was a “from the heart” article. Thank you from myself, crew and Cystic Fibrosis Crusader. God bless.

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□ WILL YOU STILL LOVE SAILING WHEN YOU’RE 64?

Again a pat on the back to Latitude 38 for another year of fine reading.

I’m not going into a long dissertation on why I keep buying Latitude 38, because you guys might get all soft and mushy and foul up the next issue, and I don’t want to be responsible for something that’s disasterous. I have voted for the wrong man for President a couple of times — come to think of ;t a lot of people must have made the same mistake — but that would be insignificant by comparison.

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I wonder if I could have your opinion on something. I’m retired, 59 years of age, and have always wanted a “cruising type” boat. No, I have no dreams about sailing off into the sunset, as there’s a lot around this continent I would like to see. I have raced the Bay for 16 page 63

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S. W. — If there’s a lot you’d like to see around this continent and you still like to sail, we’d suggest you pick up a van and something like a J-24 or Santa Cruz 27 and take off! You could sail this spring in the Bay, do the mid-summer in Tahoe, and the late sumrrler in the San Juans. San Diego’s great in the late fall, and if you’re feeling adventurous, trailer your sailing road show down into the Gulf of California for the winter.

By the time you’re through with this routine, you’ll be in better shape than you were when you were 49. And, if the mood strikes you, you can trailer the boat across the country up to Maine and do a little cruising there, slowly working your way down the east coast so you’re sailing in the warm waters of Florida when the air turns cold.

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□ GOOD WORDS I especially enjoyed your December issue. You continue to have well-written and timely articles. I’ve been able to cancel all my other yachting publications! , ' A few days after reading the article on the yacht Ozma, I had the pleasure of an extensive tour. I feel that it would be well worth your while to consider another article just on the technical and mechanical aspects of this incredible yacht.

I was also interested in your article on “cruising medical kit . I agree that prophylactic antibiotics are not warranted for travelers’ diarrhea. I would prefer to give a prescription for an antibiotic called Septra DS, which should be started at the first sign of travelers’ diarrhea. This worked quite well after my last race to Mexico. Also, I would urge the addition of inflatable arm and leg splints for limb fractures. It is also extremely important that people continue taking the same prescription medications at sea that they have been required to take at home. Many people have the mistaken impression that their medical problems will “go away” on the water.

Finally, the article on rudders reminded me to comment that although jury rigged rudders can get your from point A to point B, they are extremely slow and fraught with numerous breakdowns. I feel that any yacht traveling long distances at sea should carry a complete separate spare rudder and tiller that can be mounted on the transom by brackets.

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A call to John Kellog, engineer for the Port of San Francisco, confirmed the following information. There are 21 moorings available for day use only. It seems BCDC won’t allow overnight use. (What a shame — wouldn’t it be nice to wine and dine in the City and not have to sail home till dawn!). The details are: the bottom has been cleaned to a depth of ten feet at mean low water. From the bottom up the moorings are: a 700-pound train wheel hooked by a 3/8 galvanized shackle (wired) to 5/16 galvanized chain (four to one scope at low tide) to a four cubic foot buoy. Spacing is 200 feet apart parallel to the Embarcadero and 100 feet apart from the street out.

There are steps at each end of the mooring area through the seawall, but they are covered with moss and other marine growth and look dangerous. I’m still looking for a good landing.

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Inexplicably Sausalito offers similar such dangerous, surge-susceptible, moss-covered steps as the only real space for sailiors to land and tie up their dinghies.

We appreciate your investigation and letter, and there s certainly a Latitude 38 Roving Reporter’s t-shirt waiting for you if you’ll give us your shirt size and address.

□VENTURA I’m sure I speak for many when I say we of the Southland really enjoy Latitude 38. It strikes me as one of the finest reader’s forums in print.

I read all of your topics with great interest, especially about passages and liveaboards. Here in Ventura we are keeping a sharp eye on the issue of liveaboards that is brewing up there, and we watch the direction the powers-that-be are swinging in San Diego.

It was with much pleasure that I read your praise of the Ventura Harbor and the Harbor Patrol. Yours was not an isolated instance; these guys are helpful and courteous. I speak from experience; I liveaboard here at Ventura Isle Marina^.

At times there appears to be the general feeling that we enjoy balmy weather and kind seas here all the time. And yes, while we certainly have our fair share of the good and are twice blessed with the Channel Islands so close offering some spectatcular cruising grounds, let me offer a word to the wise. Don’t drop your guard when you venture off in the Santa Barbara Channel.

We have wind and sea conditions here that will test the mettle of the hardiest sailor. Our harbor entrances shoaling must not be taken lightly. A case in point being the 45-ft dive boat/that flipped at the page 69

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HUNTER YACHTS Channel Islands harbor entrance just last week with loss of life. The Ventura Harbor entrance can get rough, too.

The conditions call for good sense and prudence. The harbormaster’s office will advise of conditions if called on 16 then 12.

Also our offshore winds can put you on your beam ends if caught unaware.

But don’t be deterred. With usual conditions and safe practices you can enjoy this wonderful area we live in. The Channel Islands Cruising Guide is an excellent source of information for this area. So come on down, we’d be glad to see ya!

Craig Willis Delia, Cheoy Lee Robb 35 Ventura Isle Marina Craig — Come on down indeed! Our boat will be in Ventura for several months this summer starting in Mat;, as we use the harbor as home base for a series of articles on ‘California Cruising’. Hope to see you.

Northern California sailors often take Southern California conditions too lightly, and as you point out, they shouldn’t. Not only have a number of lives been lost at the tricky harbor entrances at places like Channel Islands and Ventura, but wasn’t it on Thanksgiving Day of 1979 that Santa Ana winds blew 25 or so boats up on the beach at Pelican Harbor on Santa Cruz Island? There’s no substitute for constant vigilence, no matter where you are.

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Many moons ago, when I graduated from college, I just had to have a motorcycle. I’d owned a dirt bike as a teenager and had ridden a few of my friends’ bikes since then. Before spending my hardearned money on a shiny new machine, I researched the motorcycle mags, looking for comparison articles between sport or cruising models of given engine displacement and weight groups. After digesting this material, I selected a middleweight sport/touring model, went to the local deal for a test ride, and bought it on the spot.

Now I’ve got the buying bug again, except this time I’ve just got to get a bigger boat. I’ve been sailing a Cal 20 for about a year and would like to move up a bit in size. Here’s the hitch; despite repeated searching of local libraries, bookstores, and sailing magazines, I can find no comparison articles for sailboats. The only printed evaluations I can find are glowing reports of the lavish accommodations and blazing speed of the newest models, but never an effort to compare performance of new and old designs of the same general length and displacement.

Do such comparisons exist? Am I destined to plague some luckless broker for a test sail of every boat in the class I’m interested in? Help!

Tom Peargin Martinez Tom _ We sympathize with the boatbuyer’s dilemma, because the number of choices is bewildering and guildelines virtually nonexistant. , There isn’t a comparison guide to boats, and there’s good reason for the lack of one. If we can presume you’re looking for a boat in the 24 to 28-foot range, you have to understand that there have been well over 100 different such designs in this size range in the last 15 years. And that doesn’t even count the substantial modifications that have been made within these 100.

If some misguided sailor were to try and do a serious evaluation of all these, he’d surely have to take each boat - and modified design — out in light, medium, and heavy weather. Even if he were given page 71

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an unlimited budget and access to every boat he needed, we figure his research would still take longer than it would for a bi-plane to fly to the edge of the universe and back. And this isn’t even considering the quandry he’d face ascertaining the relative importance of performance, comfort, and exceptional construction.

Sailboats, we’ll repeat for the hundredth time, can’t be compared like cars, motorcycles, or toaster ovens. There are too many models and relatively few of each model.

This is all fine and wonderful, but doesn’t do a darn thing to help solve your problem. So what we suggest you do, is a lot of talking.

Go to the boat shows, visit the brokers, and try and narrow down the type, size and price range of boat that interests you.

If nothing immediately knocks you off your feet, hit the docks; not just the docks of your own marina, but of the marinas all around the Bay Area. Walking the docks to check out boats, in our opinion, has always been one of life’s finest pleasures. If you see somebody with a boat like the one you’re interested in, speak right up and ask him or her what they think of it, what they like, what they don’t like. See if what they say corroborates the information you’d gotten elsewhere.

After you’ve spent enough time on this ‘rational’ process, just let yourself fall in love. When the boat calls to you, just answer. The approved way of answering is putting down a deposit, taking a thorough test sail, hauling the boat (if used), and having a surveyor give it a close going over. Assuming everything goes well, then congratulations, you’re married. This is the way we’ve always purchased boats, and expect it’s the way everybody else does, too.

If it makes you feel any better, we went through last month’s Classy Classifieds to see what the odds were of you getting a real turkey. There were 96 fiberglass sailboats listed. Of these, we figured that 20 were expectionally good designs (assuming of course they didn’t have serious condition problems), 50 were very good, 23 were perfectly satisfactory although not quite as good as the others, and perhaps three would require either very close scrutiny or a very low asking price. Those are damn good odds, and we think if you use your head just a little, chances are you’re going to end up with a boat that’s going to give you years of pleasure.

□ SATISFIED SAILORS TELL OUR STORY BEST Here’s my 1984 Crew List application, also a check to cover the fee and renew my subscription to Latitude 38.

I had wonderful luck on last year’s Crew List. I met some very nice people and sailed on some great boats to a lot of places. In fact I had to turn down a couple of interesting-sounding trips due to prior commitments.

I didn’t get to make the Crew List Party due to being off cruising; maybe this year schedules will permit covering all bases.

Keep up the good work. You are providing a great service with the Crew List along with putting out a damn fine magazine.

Pat Patrick Red Bluff Pat — We’re glad the Crew List worked for you. If we remember correctly the folks you sailed witlT wrote a letter to say how much your presence added to the trip.

□ GET THE WORD OUT In reading your great rag, I came across the letter from Deliverance [Volume 79, page 188]. Jesus! U.S. Chart 21001 needs a correction, so on with the show to make it. What the hell, I don’t have it!

Why? Let’s see now, where’s my Catalog of Nautical Charts Region #2? Ha, here it is — just where 1 remembered it to be. page 73

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LETTERS Let’s see now, chart 21011 area on page 7 — now I know! I’ve got chart 21008 which overlaps that area. So now what? Is there anyone out there who has charts 21011 and 21008 to check and see whether 21008 has the same mistakes?

Hopefully those out cruising will send their corrections to the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Attention: Code NVS, Washington, D.C. 20315, so the information will get into Notices to Mariners.

P.S. How about a bumper sticker “I love Latitude 38” to earn yourself a few sheckles?

P.S. Isn’t it supposed to be Abreojos, not Alreojos, and Magdalena not Magdalina?

P.S. again. Charley’s Chart’s show the reef area of Punta Abreojos quite well on page 49.

P.S. for the last time. Does anyone know of a Spanish-speaking woman diver who looks great in a bikini and wants to take off on a free vacation for a year or more?

Irving Rubin Marina del Rey . N61EU Irving — To answer your questions: 1. We hate “I love ...” bumper stickers.

2. You're correct, we ran the wrong spellings. We did it to see if you readers were paying attention.

3. Charley’s Charts may indeed show the correct position of the reef area around Abreojos, but because of other errors on maps in that guide we personally wouldn’t put too much trust in it uriless it could be verified elsewhere.

4. If we did, we wouldn’t say.

□ SAFETY HARNESS I would like to express my sympathy to Phe Laws in the loss of her husband Al. I haven’t done any offshore sailing, but assume the harness is like the one Dan Byrne is wearing in the ad on page 66 , or the one Andrew Urbanczyk is wearing in the picture on page 103 [both in Volume 79]. I can understand how Al Laws was pulled out the bottom of these shoulder harnesses.

I have done some rock climbing and sewed my own climbing harness that had a seat as well as a shoulder harness. I know these are available at R.E.I. in Berkeley and probably any place else that sells rock climbing gear. This type of harness could have helped save Al and could provide an extra measure of safety.

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□ OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE Thank you for the good picture and kind words. I’m referring to the coverage of my dismasted Thunderbird in your January issue.

Until I saw this picture, we had not realized that you stayed in the area while we picked up the mess.

I appreciate your concern and would like to thank you and the other boaters — some of whom were racing — who came by to offer assistance.

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So, before all you cruisers pull up your hooks and sail south, be sure to apply for your anchoring permits, get Coronado city tags for all your pets, clean out your holding tanks and, if you raft up, be sure to assign an anchor watch!

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□ KIWI COMMENTS ON THE MILK RUN As an ex-New Zealander now living in the Bay Area, I was interested in John Neal’s Milk Run article on New Zealand. Most of his article was correct, but 1 would like to give my advice to those cruisers intending to make this voyage. I cruised and raced the northeast coast of New Zealand for some 25 years, and also made several passages to and from New Caledonia, Fiji, and the Cook Islands and have been caught in strong gales three times on these passages.

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to gale force. It is then best to be in the lee of the northeast coastline and relatively smooth conditions. These southwest gales are cold and vicious and many yachts have been blown back on their course when too far off the coast.

Also 1 think the strong winds and currents he refers to are in the area between North Cape and Cape Reinga to the west, which is some 30 miles across the tip of New Zealand. My advice is to close with the coastline in southwest conditions, but if an easterly gale occurs — rare during October to December — then keep offshore which is prudent seamanship.

Another wrong statement is that there are no all-weather harbors north of Bay of Islands. Whangaroa, 30 miles north of Bay of Islands is regarded as one of the most beautiful and landlocked harbors anywhere and with excellent anchorages. Mangonui Harbor further north is okay, although the tide runs here at two knots.

I do agree with doing maintenance before leaving South Pacific islands for New Zealand. Do check over all sails and rigging — including reefing gear and sheets — thoroughly. I do recommend a storm jib for all yachts and a storm tri-sail for single masted yachts — this is compulsory for New Zealand yachts going offshore. As a former hon. yacht inspector in New Zealand, and now a marine surveyor in the Bay Area, I am often surprised by the lack of heavy weather sails and rigging on cruising yachts.

Keep up the good work, Latitude 38. I think your unprejudiced articles most refreshing.

P.S. Have enclosed a photo of 30-ft Gary Mull Chico design returning to New Zealand in early June gale (photo taken from RNZAF search plane). Note tri-sail and storm jib — and breaking sea!

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As previously reported in Latitude 38, seven were lost after the Farr 38 Lionheart II struck Freer’s Rock trying to bring injured crew: members into Whangaroa, which was a lee shore at the time.

The other boat lost was Southern Raider, which had been a Clipper Cup entry. Having been rolled three times, the freighter Jumbo

Stella, which itself had been hove-to for days, managed to come alongside. All the Southern Raider crew but one made it aboard the big ship; the other unfortunate soul was crushed between the vessels twice and then dropped into the water, That crewman perished, despite the valiant efforts of Kees Van der Burg of the Jumbo Stella, who jumped into the water and spent twenty minutes trying to save the man in the horrible conditions.

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I think you have a great magazine. Each month both my wife and I read it from cover to cover. For my wife to read a sailing magazine this thoroughly means it must be interesting. Latitude 38 is the only boating publication she ever looks at.

On page 186 of the January issue you comment regarding the St. Francis Perpetual Regatta. I believe you could have done a better job of reporting by simply making a telephone call to our Race Manager.

This would have enabled you to get the true story and not further spread a rumor.

The 1984 Big Boat Series will include all five classes as usual. In addition to inviting the Australian and New Zealand contingents, we have also extended invitations to the yachts from Japan, Hong Kong and Germany that will be at Clipper Cup. As in the past we intend to limit total entries to a maximum of 60 which will include eight or nine maxis. We plan to have the invitations in the mail in mid-May. I am co-chairman of the series again this year. If you have any questions, give me a call at (415) 556-1630 or Matt Jones at the club.

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Her underbody is a smaller version of the 38, a boat that some people have called a "high performance, semi-full keel” yacht. Like the Panda 40, this new yacht has an interior that is engineered for people, rather than the statistical humanoids that so many manufacturers seem to be suiting. She has an easily handled cutter rig that is well-suited for shorthanded sailing, and her Universal diesel is perfect for when the wind lets you down altogether. Her equipment is standard Panda, which means exceptional by any other measurement and she is as well-found and fitted as the rest of the Panda fleet.

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Take the best features of the Panda 40, add to them an even more refined underbody with a lone NACA foil-section cruising keel, subtract about 10,000 pounds of displacement, shorten the length on deck by two feet, and retain the services of the best yachtbuilders in the Far East. Do all of those things and you will come up with a Panda 38, the brand new little sister to the Panda 40.

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PANDA 40 PILOTHOUSE The Pilothouse 40 has the same hull as the standard model of the fast-sailing Panda 40, with the same seakindly handling characteristics, and the same ability to keep a cruising party comfortable for extended periods of time. In addition to all of this, the Pilothouse offers an inside steering station, a big living area with a panoramic view up in the house, plus two private double staterooms in the trunk cabin, with a head and separate shower.

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The Tatoosh 42 is, without question, one of the finest cruising designs ever conceived for West Coast waters. The 42 is fast, lean, and comfortable, and her unique rig layout makes her a natural shorthanded cruiser. She is a classic sloop, with small jibs, a big main, and a beautifully balanced helm, with none of the hassles of a bin full of genoas.

The Tatoosh 42 has been the choice of performance cruisers and character operators alike, and for all the right reasons.

She has elegant teak side-decks for comfort and safety. She is very roomy below, but private and cozy at the same time. She is a very modem yacht in terms of lines, equipment and design philosophy, but she maintains the standards of appearance that people expect from Tatoosh.

There are 42s sailing on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, and they are nearly perfect examples of what a good fast cruiser can be, when the designer, builder, and skipper decide that comfort and performance should be mated in a beautiful contemporary yacht.

The design concept of the Liberty 458 was to provide a top-performing cruising sailboat in combination with interior accommodations suitable for both extended cruising and liveaboard capabilities. The wide open, airy interior has been designed for cruising for three to five people, and features an all-teak interior with no visible hull showing. Additional adaptations available are a forepeak double berth model with a separate midship stall shower, a charter or large family model with separate fore-cabins, and an aft cabin modification incorporating a centerline fore-and-aft berth. The yachts have been designed and preplanned for the addition of such items as diesel heating, air conditioning, generators, microwaves, and other associated cruising or liveaboard equipment, with an abundant amount of storage space. Her long waterline and moderate displacement enhance her speed under sail and power, and outboard shrouds provide excellent access around the decks. The exterior has been designed for ease of shorthanded sailing with self-tailing winches and all lines leading to the cockpit as standard. The large aft deck is well suited for dinghy storage, and enough teak trim is added to make the yacht extremely handsome without being a maintenance burden.

There have been few boats that have had so much time and effort put into their design and construction as the Tatoosh 51. We have done three separate interiors for the Tatoosh 51, and two different rigs.

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That’s the way I’d like it to be. When interviewed by Lee Michael Katz for the Washington Post, former television anchorman Walter Cronkite said the one thing he’d like to experience in the future is, “A transoceanic sail. I would like to get under my belt what it’s like to actually cross the ocean.” Later he acknowledged that going to the moon would be fine also.

Cronkite owns a Westsail 42. Elsewhere in the interview he mentions that he was chomping at the bit for CBS News to call him back during the American invasion of Granada. Cronkite says he’s sailed in those waters a lot and was sure he could have gotten one of his boating acquaintances to get him on the island well in advance of the other newsmen. '

Back in 1983 we ran a story on the haul-out of the 116-ft CamperNicholson schooner, Panda. Since we ran that story the boat has travelled through the Panama Canal, up the west coast to the Bay Area, and spent a couple of months in Richmond. Recently we learned she’s back in her old trade, the charter business. This time she’s working off Baja and mainland Mexico. Owned by a Berkeley dentist, she’s represented by Siemer & Hard Travel of San Francisco, 788-7186. She’s a beautiful ship and naturally requires a pretty penny to engage her services — like a mere $2,500 a day for eight people. You’ll probably never be on a more magnificent vessel, however.

The Coast Guard warns boaters that dangerous sea conditions exist outside the Golden Gate during winter storms, especially in the area north of the main shipping channel known as the Potato Patch Shoal. “A natural condition called shoaling causes the large swells to be amplified and increase in height when they move over the shallow water shoals,” says the Coast Guard Notice to Mariners. They also add that “the safest place to be during high surf conditions is in port and well away from the breaking waves and the coast.” Amen.

This football season the Washington Redskins made Hog Heaven the place to be, but in Rhode Island a local group of frostbiters — sailors who venture out in small dinghies during the winter months — are known as the “Pigs in Space”. They recently finished second in the Sunfish team race nationals on Rhode Island Sound, beaten by another group known only as G.A.N.D.A.L.F. They sound like people John Riggins could relate to.

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SIGHTINGS have paint brush, will travel Len Nordman isn’t the kind of guy to get pinned down. He and his wife Lin travel around the world in either their motorhome or this Islander 36 called Casablanca. Each is equipped with a complete design studio to make signs, graphics and printing jobs. Casablanca has been berthed at San Francisco’s Pier 39, but recently spent time hauled out at Svendsen’s in Alameda for some refurbishing. While he was at it, Len decided to spruce up his stern with this rendition of his home port. Looks like Len had the same reason for basing himself in San Francisco as Mister Rick had for setting up shop in Casablanca: “I came for the water.”

no reason A few months back the Navy conducted some training exercises near Angel Island, exercises which included the firing of blank ammunition. Although nobody was hurt, it x scared the daylights out of yachties anchored for an evening off Ayala Cove.

Well just so you know, the U.S. Navy plans on conducting more such exercises.

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SIGHTINGS to get excited Pablo Bay and San Francisco Bay between Alameda and the Golden Gate Bridge. The exercise will be conducted during both daylight and nighttime hours. Operations will include to 36-foot Navy craft running without lights. Operations taking place in San Pablo Bay will also involve blank automatic gunfire.”

The most unusual thing about this notice to a frequent reader of Notice to Mariners, is that no dates are given.

letter from the publisher What we’ve got here in a bar graph, just like the ones you used to draw in junior high school math classes. The bar at left depicts the number of advertising pages in last year’s February issue; the bar graph at right indicates the

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number of pages of advertising in this, the February 1984 issue. The graph indicates that Latitude 38 has had a 30% increase in the number of advertising pages sold in this issue as opposed to the corresponding issue last year.

Why do we bore you with this information? Self-defense, actually. It has been brought to our attention that a competing Bay Area marine publication was telling visitors to their booth at the Moscone Boat Show that “the word” was that Latitude 38 was having “financial problems”. According to those who overheard this line from adjoining booths, the implication was clear: Latitude 38 would soon be out of business. We hope that most of our readers and advertisers will recognize that the increase in advertising sales illustrated above is hardly characteristic of a publication in financial trouble.

The truth of the matter is that last year was the best business year ever for Latitude 38, and indications from the first two months are that 1984 will be even better. Our response to this good fortune is to reinvest more money than ever into making Latitude 38 a better publication. One such step in 1984 will be to increase Bay Area circulation by yet another 5,000 copies to meet reader demand. A second will be to computerize all bookkeeping and billing. A third will be to provide the editorial staff with computers in line with the phototypesetting equipment. And last but not least, Latitude 38 is currently searching for a writer to become the fourth full-time member of our editorial staff. None of the four above improvements are characteristic of a publication in financial trouble.

To squash any lingering doubts abdut the financial well-being of Latitude 38, as publishers we hereby offer a $25,000 cash reward to any person or company — our bookkeeper and CPA included — who can demonstrate any indication that Latitude 38 has financial trouble. Enough said?

Latitude 38 has always believed that except for rare instances, vigorous competition in the marketplace benefits the consumer. So when conducted with honor, we enthusiastically welcome all competition. However we feel it’s far beyond the bounds of fair competition when one company knowingly misrepresents the financial vitality of another.

As such we’d naturally like to see the false statements about Latitude 38 stopped. You can help. If you were one of those at the Boat Show — or anywhere else — to whom it was suggested that Latitude 38 was having financial problems, please give us a call. Your assistance will allow us to get back tq the only thing we ever wahted to do; cover Northern California sailors and sailing like it’s never been done before.

born free, died in mexico The yacht Born Free, the 60-ft custom ketch stolen from Sausalito on or about September 13th, 1983, has been located. Unfortunately for the owner and for those who were hoping to get the $10,000 reward for its recovery and safe return, the yacht was totally trashed. Its final resting place was Boca Santa Domingo, one of three long sand islands located north of Magdalena cont'd on next sightings page

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The discovery of Born Free was a long, intricate process, in which several Bay Area participants played key roles. According to Chuck Nelson of Maloney and Nelson,'a Southern California investigating firm specializing in boats and planes, it was first sighted about December 1st. An American who could only be identified as “Tom” saw it while flying in a small plane. He mentioned it to Jens Kolbovsky of the yacht Radiant. Jens put in a call to the San Diego Coast Guard. They weren’t interested, saying it was out of their jurisdiction. (Nelson says the Coasties had been notified to be on the lookout for Born Free, but somehow they didn’t make any connection with Jens’ report).

It wasn’t until Jens mentioned the boat to Jans Hendrickson, another cruiser, that things began to happen. Hendrickson remembered seeing either Maloney and Nelson’s ad for the reward or one of their flyers. By then it was almost Christmas. A ham radio link was set up to Harry Braun in Alameda, aka KE6RX. He patched a call through to Sausalito’s Peter Braal and Bob Harbison at the Traveller’s Mailbag, who had also sent out notices to their customers to watch out for Born Free. They in turn notified the owner.

Working now with a solid lead, Chuck Nelson flew down to look at the boat, an experience not without some travail of its own. In the process of locating the yacht, Nelson was stranded on a sand island when his local escort decided to leave. Chuck had to light a fire to attract a passing fishing boat to rescue him! When he finally got to Born Free, he dug out the sand at the stern to make sure it was the boat in question and found the name. There was very little left on the boat — it had been totally gutted. Even the masts had been chopped down with axes and dragged away. Jens Kolbovsky, speaking to us through a distorted ham radio patph, said the locals were using the sails for either shades or sheets.

Nelson says the case is now being investigated by the Sausalito Police, the FBI, and his office. He’s reluctant to talk about too many details at this point, because they still don’t know who took the boat and dumped it. He was extremely pleased at all the response they got from their ad campaign. The lure of the $10,000 reward money didn’t hurt. Chuck says he now knows there are 38 documented vessels called Born Free in the United States, most of them fishing vessels, although at least three large sailboats by that name are on the West Coast. They got over 25 calls offering information all the way from the San Juan Islands to Mexico. Of course, since there was no safe recovery, there’s no reward money. That’s the breaks in the gumshoe business.

For you amateur sleuths who enjoy a good mystery, though, there is another boat missing. According to Harry Braun, the Formosa 51 ketch Lucky Star was taken from Marina del Rey in May of 1983 and was last seen on January 18th in Ensenada. Incredibly the original name and CF numbers “CF 3100 GY” are still on the boat, which has a white hull with maroon boot stripe and three ports in the stern. There were reportedly two men and one “Oriental-looking female” onboard at the last sighting, when the boat took on 175 gallons of diesel and was presumed headed south or to Hawaii. The Lucky Star is on the Coast Guard’s missing boat list, so if you sight it get in touch with them or with Maloney and Nelson at (714) 493-7819.

walsh clan This is the Walsh clan, although it would be understandable if some people thought they were the Olsons. From left they are Becky Walsh Nutt; Dan Nutt; little Paige Nutt; Mrs. Pat Walsh; Mr. Pat Walsh; Tom Walsh with friend Liz Hecker; Gary Fusari; Jill Walsh Fusari; and little Zachary Fusari.

So where does the ‘Olson’ come in? Well it seems the Walsh clan has this thing about Olson sailboats. Son-in-law Gary Fusari owns the Olson 30,

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We all know how people love to stop on a city street and watch the hard-hat construction jobs underway. Boaters suffer from the same curiosity, but those who wauder too close to the pile-driving barge now working on the new breakwater at Pier 39 may be in for a rude surprise if they get too close. The barge, which is currently working its way down the east side of the pier, is held in

SIGHTINGS the barge place by three-inch steel cables attached to a series of anchors. The anchors themselves are marked by white buoys, but the 600 to 800 feet of cable could be a definite safety hazard to anyone who gets too close. If the workers tighten up on the cable for any reason, such as moving the barge to a new location, it would make a great keel catcher. cont'd center of next sightings page

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walsh — cont’d Thirty-thirty; Tom Walsh often skippers the Olson 30, Carina; and the whole clan used to sail Fat and Pat’s aptly-named Olson 30, Family Sedan. Pat and Pat recently sold Family Sedan, but the Olson name is still around, because they then purchased the boat behind them in the photograph, Fastidiots, an Olson 40. They probably just couldn’t squeeze the whole group in a 30 anymore.

Fastidiots isn’t a new 40, in fact it’s already got something of an interesting history. She was originally owned by Scott Pine and was sailed under the cont’d on next sightings page

SIGHTINGS fastidiots — cont’d name Notorious. On her delivery trip back from the 1982 Mazatlan Race she anchored in Cabo San Lucas when the famous storm hit and drove her up on the beach. The beaching didn’t cause any structural damage, but the rescue crew did when they dragged her back in the water over the top of a buried 40-footer.

barge warning The warning to avoid this danger comes from Len Teasley, the design engineer from San Jose who’s working on the new breakwater, and Pier 39 Harbormaster George s. Hagerman. Teasley, who owns the 48-ft sloop Geronimo, recommends not coming within 500 feet of the barge, which is scheduled to be in operation until August. It will be joined by a second barge soon that will be casting concrete caps for the pilings.

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Notorious was nonetheless refloated and towed back to San Diego. At this time Scott Pine, who had purchased the boat for the 1983 TransPac, sold the boat to the Walshs because it was uncertain whether it could be repaired in time for the TransPac’s March 15 ‘ready-to-saiP deadline. Pine bought another Olson 40, named it Notorious also, and finished fourth in class in the TransPac. As for the old Notorious, repairing it became the Olson — er, Walsh family project. The work was completed and the boat christened Fastidiots in late November. She’s now sailing in the mid-winters and has many local Santa Cruz and long distance races in her future.

Fate recently dealt a cruel blow to Santa Barbara boatbuilders Sebastian and Carolyn Fitzmaurice. For two years they had been building their dream boat, a 45-foot trihulled ketch with teak decks and Honduras mahogany topsides. They had completed most of the work, with only the spars and rigging left to go before the planned launching this spring, after which they were headed for the Caribbean. Sebastian, originally from England but now an American citizen, and Carolyn, a New Zealander, were going to take their 11-year old daughter and cruise the world.

All those plans evaporated on December 21st when a man knocked on their back door. Sebastian answered it and the stranger

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piling it on The folks who live on Marina Boulevard in San Francisco might not be too happy, but there’s been some additions at the harbor that sits between them and the Bay. During December and January, four-foot black extenders were added to the tops of 400 of the basin’s pilings, the ones which anchor the docks as thg tide rises and falls. It seems the combination of storm waters and extra high tides in the last couple of years have created quite a headache for ’the berthers there, and these extenders are an attempt to fix it.

The trouble began last winter when the big storms brought a lot of extra water into the Bay. Wooden planks were used to temporarily extend the pilings. This year, the round polyethelene extenders were installed as a permanent solution. The work was done by an outfit called the Good Earth Construction Company of Canyon, California, and began in November. The outside layer of wood at the top of each piling was chiseled off and the extender was fitted over it and nailed on.

Luckily for those who berth at Gate 1, the dock near the Golden Gate Yacht Club, the extenders were in place when the storms hit in early December. “They would have ended up in Alameda!” said assistant harbormaster Frank Wright of the boats at that dock. It took a lot of scrambling to

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marina There’s no power, phone hook-up, or water available yet, but a few boats are already in their slips at the new Marina Plaza marina in Sausalito. A number of other boat owners have paid to reserve their spot.

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SIGHTINGS cont’d night to aid your navigation.

Hagerman says the barge has been drawing people “like a magnet” and he’s genuinely afraid someone could get hurt. He echoes Teasley’s warnings. He also says folks have been honoring the pier’s no-guest policy during the construction period, and he appreciates everyone’s cooperation. By June he should be able to handle visitors, but until then only emergency cases will be taken care of.

pilings — cont’d keep the other docks from floating away, but fortunately no major damage was sustained.

So the extenders are all in place now. The question arises — why weren’t the pilings built high enough in the first place? There appears to be several answers. Back in the 1960’s when they were originallyinstalled, they were considered adequate. There has also been strong resistance from those living on Marina Boulevard, who have never been keen on things like trees and pil-

sale said he had run over a dog on the road.

Suddenly another man, this one masked, appeared and shot Sebastian. The bullet ripped through his chest area and eventually lodged into his fifth thoracic vertebra. The two men ran off. It took half an hour for help to arrive and Sebastian barely survived, but the bullet has made him a paraplegic.

Not having health insurance, Sebastian and Carolyn are in a bind. She is eager to sell the boat as is — ready to go but for a mast and rigging. She estimates they’ve put in $150,000 so far in labor and parts, but c. <nsidering the circumstances would entertain any reasonable offer. She can be reached at (805) 682-3261 in the mornings.

applications looking to go ‘social sailing’ on the Bay. The response to this year’s Crew List has been great. In the first three weeks nearly 1,000 applications have been received, What do you do if you don’t have the January issue with the advertising forms? Simply send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Latitude 38, Box 1678, Sausalito 94966.

But you’d better do it right away!

plaza been leasing them since December, says about half of the berths have been taken.

The office park will be open in mid-April, and the marina is scheduled for a March 1st completion.

The largest berths are gone — six 48-footers, and many of the 28 to 36-foot slips have been leased. There are 26 32-foot berths, and 28 more at 28 feet. For those cont'd center of next sightings page

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San Francisco assistant marina manager Teri Cardinal is pleased with the new extenders.

ings blocking their view of the Bay. Time and tides wait for no man, however. There’s even the prediction that by the year 2000 the water level on the Bay will be even two feet higher due to global environmental changes.

Have you checked your dock lines lately?

SIGHTINGS sir isaac and the apple “A schooner needs a name that’s relatively dignified,” says Rodney Holt, who is having a doublemasted, 49-footer built for him by Santa Cruz’s C&B Marine. Holt, who was one of the founders of Apple Computer back in 1977, has a Hans Christian 38 he calls Apple One. For the new yacht, though, he decided he needed someone famous to name it after, so he chose Sir Isaac in honor of another fellow who did quite a lot with an apple.

A fan of Frenchman Eric Taberly and his book Ocean Racing, Holt told designer Chuck Burns he wanted a cruising schooner with some 10R considerations and a hull strong enough “that you could drop it ten feet onto the ground without damage”. The result is a narrow, modern hull with two equal

Rodney Holt’s new schooner 'Sir Isaac’.

masts spaced as far apart as possible for maximum upwind efficiency. Holt says Taberly went well to windward in his Pen Duick III and feels Sir Isaac should be able to do likewise, aided by relatively short spreaders for closer sheeting angles. The gaff is made of aluminum tubing and stays fixed atop the foremast.

The hull is two inches thick, with four layers of cold molded 1/8-inch Port Orford cedar on both sides of a one-inch balsa core. “It’s stiff — very stiff,” says C&B’s Bob Thomsen. Holt has notions of cruising to Australia with the boat, maybe in time for the next America’s Cup race at Perth in 1986, and he wants a boat he can feel comfortable negotiating South Sea coral reefs with.

The keel is a hollow brpnze fin with lead poured in the bottom and tankage on top. At 6’6” the draff is relatively shallow, again with cruising both the Bay and the South Pacific in mind.

Before heading off for Bongo Bongo, Rodney now semi-retired from the computer business, plans to take Sir Isaac in this summer’s Pacific Cup race from San Francisco to Kauai, Hawaii. He won class honors with Apple One in the last race and figures this boat can be a threat as well. Weighing only cont'd on next sightings page

The new docks at the Marina Plaza.

marina plaza with smaller boaters, 12 24-foot berths are available. A two-ton boat hoist should be ready by March 1st and dry boat storage area for 50 boats will be available.

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SIGHTINGS sir isaac — cont’d 25,000 pounds, Sir Isaac has a moderately light displacement/length ratio of 150 and with all that sail area could make quite a splash. Launch date is May 1st.

maas, mair and more Over at Kim Desenberg’s North Coast Yachts in Alameda there are a couple of interesting projects going on. Both are connected with Chris Maas, 26, a talented young boatbuilder who emigrated south from the Northwest

— cont’d each 25 feet wide. There will be 300 feet of guest berthing, a much welcome facility to Sausalito. Restrooms are onshore at the foot of the dock and a pump-out station will be cont'd center of next sightings page

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recently and now rents space from Kim. For one, he’s using a 34-foot mold to build a 32-foot boat, which will involve some careful slicing and splicing to be successful. He also just completed a deck mold for a Robin Mair-designed 30-footer which Kim will use to fabricate a custom, high-tech foam and triaxial cloth deck. Other Maas projects include a custom wave riding sailboard, high performance recreational rowing shells, and the tooling for the successful Milli-Meter miniature 12 meter yacht being built in San Rafael.

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SIGHTINGS maas,mair — cont’d Seattle rated as a hopeful for the 1976 Olympics. His interests were too varied to be tied down to such a single-minded project, though. He apprenticed as a boat builder to one of the best, Seattle’s Bill Buchan, and eventually ended up building „a 37-ft doublended cruiser for himself. For the past several years he’s been working at Pender Harbor, 50 miles north of Vancouver, building Taser sailboats and rowing shells.

marina plaza included — the first viable one in Sausalito.

Parking, usually a hassle in Sausalito, won’t be a problem with Marina Plaza with 340 spaces. Additionally most of the offices will be closed on the weekends, so there will be plenty of room for marina use.

Marina Plaza plans to set aside a portion of a building for exclusive use by marineoriented business. They’ll have priority berth space in the marina. So far, a charter com-

Hospital Cove is peaceful now, but with summer coming it will surely heat up.

Chris Maas prepares to operate.

The seed for moving to the Bay Area was planted in Chris’ mind back in 1978 when he came to sail the Laser North Americans. One day while out practicing he had the thrill of sailing under the Golden Gate in a brisk westerly and a choppy ebb tide. “It was the most fun sailing I have ever had,” he recalls. In 1982 he sailed in the J/24 North Americans and decided to stay, setting up shop in a corner of Desenberg’s operation on Clement Avenue.

The'31-footer he’s working on now in between jobs is intended to be Chris’ own boat for cruising. He’s laying up the glass and balsa core in a Wylie 34 mold. After he pulls it free, he’ll cut and fit the bow and stern to make them more plumb and a bit shorter than the mold size, ending up with a 32-footer.

It will have a custom interior and deck and a rather unique unstayed carbon fiber mast, but instead of the usual cat rig he’ll make it a sloop by adding a forestay. He also plans for a spinnaker and may have to add running backstays to make sure the stibk stays in the boat. The main will be fully battened, which allows for a fully roached sail and longer life for the sail fabric by reducing the flapping of the cloth. The boat will take at least a year to complete and then Chris hopes to cruise the Pacific with it. Before that happens he wants to tackle those waves under the Golden Gate again with a pin-tail sailboard he recently finished.

The deck mold Chris built for the Mair 30 is one of a couple of the projects North Coast is involved with this winter and spring. The first hull and deck will be custom made, the latter by owner Jeff Rafel, who lives in San Francisco but has a shop near Santa Cruz. The cold-molded, fractional rigged, 4,500 pound yacht will be capable of shorthanded racing, and if successful a semi-production schedule could go into effect.

North Coast, which is now producing the 24-ft Wylie Wabbit, will add a second model to their line, the Mair 26. A light — 1,950 pounds — fractional rigged boat with either shoal (3’) or deep (4’3”) draft keel configurations is aimed at the cruiser/racer market. Unlike the Wabbit, which North Coast markets itself, the Mair 26 will be promoted by Oregon’s Stu Gillette. The first boats are due by March or April.

Robin Mair Designer Mair, now located in Capitola, is originally from South Africa and has worked for both North Coast and Santa Cruz’s C&B Marine. For the past year he’s gone full time as a designer. One of his first efforts was the multicont’d on next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS — cont’d pany, yacht brokers, marine insurance, and windsurfing instruction are expected to move in.

The project began.ten years acjo and has changed hands three times. Now it’s owned by a partnership of attorneys, Moran, Mullen and Kutsko. There’s lots of mud at the site right now, but in the next months or so, landscaping should begin, the parking lot paved, and the marina’s berths filled.

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maas, mair — cont'd chine Mair 28, a daggerboarder seen briefly on the Bay last winter in the midwinter season. Robin feels the multiple chines offers not only a construction advantage, but especially in the lighter boats the flat bottoms allow the boat to get up on a plane downwind with relative ease. He says the method suffers from an association with amateur backyard boat builders, and has not locked himself into it as the only way to go. Both the .Mair 30 and 26 are roundbilged boats.

He does have another multichine under construction, however. Gil Carnal is from Switzerland and is putting together a 35-ft cruiser in the same shed as the Mair 30. It will have 3/8” plywood inside, a 1/2” Divinycell foam core and triaxial fiberglass cloth on the outside. Designed as a world cruiser, the boat has several interesting features such as dual daggerboards which can be retracted for a draft of only 2’7”. The masthead cutter rig will be deck stepped for easy lowering when Carnal cruises the canals of Europe. This project is due to be completed sometime in 1985.

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A muddy Palo Alto harbor at low tide.

palo alto harbor The more than century old Palo Alto Harbor is turning into a marshland.

Four decades ago there was 48-ft of water for big boats to enter; now only small boats can enter and leave — and even they can only come or go four hours before or after high tide. But if the on-going dredging program is stopped, as the City Council has ruled it will be, it won’t be long before any boats will be able to use the harbor at any tide.

The harbor has been in operation since 1873. After World War II a nearby airport, golf course, and dump site were created and the harbor’s three main channels diverted. This resulted in an enormous amount of silting in the harbor. John Walker, president of the Palo Alto Harbor Association, claims he recently learned that the obstructing of the harbor was illegal, and if it comes down to it, he may fight the City Council’s moves to stop dredging on legal grounds.

There has been a long fight over the status of the land and water the Palo Alto harbor sits on. Local environmentalists have tried to have the area cont'd on next sightings page

news Lowell North, a great guy and founder of the highly successful North Sails, recently sold out his controlling interest in the firm.

North Sails now has 26 manufacturing lofts and numerous sales and repair lofts around the world.

San Diego’s North, a past Star world champion, Olympic medallist and one of the guru s of sail (he is known among the racing set as “the Pope”), received a cool $3.2 million for his 51 percent controlling share in the company. The purchaser was Vollrath Company of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a 110-year old company with sales of over $100 million in food service, health care, in-

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SIGHTINGS palo alto harbor — cont'd turned into marshland as a haven for various birdlife. The City Council, which previously passed a resolution to stop dredging at the harbor in 1986 on the grounds it caused air pollution, seems to favor the environmentalist’s view.

Boatowners understandably want to see the old harbor remain open, filled with boats, and in good operating condition. Currently the harbor is periodically dredged, but a City Council resolution means they must stop in two years. Dredging is financed by the berth fees, not city funds. Boaters argue that the harbor provides public access to the Bay and has the only launch ramp between Redwood City and Alviso. And the ramp is increasingly popular. In 1980-81 it was only used 100 times; in 1982-83 it was used over 1,000 times.

But unless the harbor is allowed to continue being dredged, it will become dnuseable. Walker estimates it would take five years of dredging four months

bay area marina survey If you haven’t already, here’s your last opportunity to take part in our survey of marinas in the Bay Area. The deadline is February 15th, at which time we’ll compute all the responses and publish the results in the March issue. You’ll get to see how your marina stacks up against the others. More responses means more accurate data, so fill this out and send it to Marina Survey, c/o Latitude 38, P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito 94966.

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Their chairman of the Board, Terry Kohler, is a fair sailor himself, having campaigned the Holland 40 Agape in a past Canada’s Cup. Kohler will become chairman of North while Lowell becomes director of/esearch and development, a move he has reportedly wanted to make for some time. Steve Taft of the Alameda North loft says the change over won’t have much effect on their level, although the infusion of capital will help some of North’s newer ventures, one in sails for sailboards and the other in sportswear.

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of the year to return the harbor to its original state. There is the problem of what to do with all the silt, but local boaters have it all figured out. They would donate it free to Palo Alto, which currently spends millions of dollars a year by paying $5 a cubic yard for land fill.

There hadn’t been much support for keeping the harbor open until Walker and Bay Area Boaters (B.A.B.) started making people aware of the sitatuion.

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SIGHTINGS harbor — cont’d South Bay residents aware of the impending closure. “It wasn’t hard convincing the people in and around Palo Alto that the harbor should remain open, now it’s just convincing the City Council,” says the president of the Harbor Association. “The boating community was made aware of the need to be more political,” he says, “and with everyone’s help we’ll have the best little harbor in the world.”

Walker feels that the City Council is currently beginning to feel the pressure to resolve the problem. “I’m confident we’ll win the battle,” he says. “It’ll just take time.”

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cygnus “South Pacific Dream Cruise”, read the Classy Classified in our December issue. “65-foot modern ketch leaving January to cruise South Pacific Islands for one year. Looking for females to augment experienced male crew . . .

Don’t miss the boat.”

The boat left January 26 with a crew of seven, three of whom found their spots from that Latitude 38 Classy Classifieds. The “modern ketch” is a Swan 65 named Cygnus, owned by^Franz McVay (top right). When Franz brought the Swan over from Finland two-and-a-half years ago, he took 13 months to complete the trip. When he got Cygnus to her Sausalito berth, he asked himself why he had been in such a rush. He then decided to take his time on a cruise to Mexico, Panama, Tahiti, Fiji, and New Zealand.

Canadian Rob Andrews (bottom left) came down to the Bay Area after sailing in Alaska and saw the Classy Classified in the September issue. An experienced sailor, Rob spent four months helping prepare the boat for the trip with Bob Steed (bottom, in sunglasses), Cygnus’ BMW and former Olympic hopeful in the Soling class.

Mark Baker (bottom right) gave up his job as a nuclear engineer and asked fiancee Bree Dierks (top, second from right) from Kansas to come along.

Linda Linde (top, second from left) and Jane Carmosino (top, left) answered the December classified. Linda, who had just wanted to see the inside of a Swan 65, ended up shelving her nursery business and hopping aboard.

Roommate Jane quit her job with the phone company.

From the looks of it, this will be a gourmet and luxury cruise. In the way of provisions they have more escargot than anything else, along with liver pate, 220 pounds of frozen meat, nine gallons of peanut butter, 16 pounds of bacon, long-life chocolate milk that will keep for nine months — or at least until they arrive in Fiji. Boredown shouldn’t be a problem; they have video cassette equipment and two windsurfers onboard.

We hate to brag, but we think this just goes to show that Classy Classifieds don’t just work, they work very well, thank you.

crew list, channel If you haven’t signed up for the 1984 Crew List, it’s high time you do. The deadline for those wanting to crew or looking for crew on racing boats must have the forms — and the $5 advertising fee (boatowners $1) — in Latitude 38’s hands by the 15th of February. Folks looking for cruising crew or to crew on a cruising boat or looking to social sail have until the 10th of March to have their

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Lower left is the San Francisco Yacht Club circa 1885.

sausalito, moments in time

islands and mike pyzel

This is a new book, a pictorial history of Sausalitoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first one hundred years, from 1850 to 1950. Author Jack Tracy, founder and director of the Sausalito Historical Society, has written a colorful account of nineteenth cenÂŹ tury Sausalito, illustrated with over 275 photographs from the historical society archives, the National Maritime Museum and numerous private col-

forms and $5 advertising fee in Latitude 38's hot little hands. Remember once again, anyone who decides to take part in this advertising program accepts all risks inherent in it.

The dates for the Crew List parties have not been finalized, but they will be in early April. One in the East Bay, one in Marin cont'd center of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS sausalito — cont’d lot and port captain, to the formation of the yacht clubs and throughout the ferryboat era, Sausalito is forever linked to the nautical traditions and heritage of San Francisco Bay. Sausalito, Moments in'T/me contains many previously unpublished photographs of early yachting and descriptions of the early yacht clubs. One photo is a rare interior shot of the old Pacific Yacht Club (1878-1899), showing the main hall lined with racing trophies, paintings and ship models.. The San Francisco Yacht Club, incorporated in 1869, opened its Sausalito clubhouse in 1878, where it remained until the late 1920’s. The old clubhouse is shown during its heyday as focal point of Sausalito’s social life and the center for much of the boating activity on San Francisco Bay. In addition to yachting, the book contains descriptions and photos of early boatbuilding in Sausalito; the Mercury kit boats at Nunes Brothers boatyard in the 1930’s; the tuna clippers, barges and diesel cruisers built by Nunes, Madden & Lewis) Pasquinucci and the Reliance Boat and Ways Company.

Wartime activities at Sausalito’s Marinship are detailed, with photos of the yard in full swing, and shots of the first Liberty ship launching in 1942. Sau. salito, Moments in Time provides some rare glimpses into our maritime history; the people, the vessels and events of a rich past.

The book is a local products designed and produced in Marin County.

Published by Linda and Wayne Bonnett in Sausalito, it is available at the Sausalito Flistorical Society museum and at local book stores. You can also order it from Windgate Press, P.O. Box 1715, Sausalito, California 94966, for $32.

— linda bonnett Readers — We at Latitude 38 feel that this book was masterfully done.

While not cheap at $32, some of the sailing photographs — how about a catamaran screaming across the Sausalito waterfront way back in 1895? — and information is priceless. Our congratulations to those who produced it.

crew list County. This year’s Crew List parties will have a 20-minute slide presentation on cruising Southern California s Channel Islands. * The presentation will be given by Mike Pyzel, who probably has had mote experience sailing to the Channel Islands than anyone in the history of the world. Try 400 crossings!

Mike is a former Coast Guard Search and Rescue Officer and is known to many Northern California sailors as a participant in the 1978 Singlehanded TransPac with his Cal 28, Caballo Blanco. For the last bundle of years Mike has been running the Pyzel School of Navigation as well as running charters to the Channel Islands from his home port of Santa Barbara. He knows this favorite cruising ground of California sailors backwards and forwards.

tall ships Los Angeles Harbor will resemble Opening Pay on San Francisco Bay this July 4th.On that day over 8,000 boats — including 50 to 100 tall ships such as the new California, Shamrock IV, Argus, Perseus, Pilgrim of Newport, Swift, Bucaneer Queen

bcdc petition - last chance Bay Area Boaters (BAB), the ad hoc group formed last July in response to the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) Staff Report on Houseboats and Live-aboards, reports great response from the petition run in last month’s Sightings. Latitude 38 readers sent in hundreds of signatures. For those of you who didn’t get the chnace before, we’re running it here again. Deadline for public comment is February 29, so there are only a few weeks left for boats to express their objections to the report.

BAB held a two-hour meeting on January 17 at the Sausalito Yacht Club.

Attendance was strong, with close to 150 people including various yacht club members, P1CYA representatives, and Sausalito houseboat dwellers. BCDC member Margit Hind, who did the research for the Staff Report, was invited, but did not attend as she had a previous meeting at the Sequoia YC. Discussion centered on the interpretation of BCDC’s jurisdiction. Created in 1969 by the State Legislature for the purpose of “preventing excessive filling of the Bay”, the BCDC defines as fill “pilings . . . and structures floating and moored for extended periods, such as houseboats and floating docks”. While the BCDC was praised for increasing public access to shoreline around the Bay, audience members felt BCDC jurisdiction did not include live-aboards.

Since both yacht owners and houseboat owners are affected by the Report, they’re working together to fight it. “I live on a houseboat,” said a man in the back of the room, “and 1 want to apologize to you all, because it’s us they’re after, not you.”

“We were so surprised,” Debbie Eldredge, who’s been working actively for

and Resolution — will take part in TOPSail ’84. This maritime celebration is part of the Port of Long Beach’s Olympic celebration.

The 23rd Summer Olympics will start at the end of July. Next to the host city of Los Angeles, Long Beach is the site for more venues, including sailing, archery, fencing and volleyball, than any other community.

The 40-mile parade will start near Marina del Rey at 10 a.m. and head south past the Palos Verdes cliffs, through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to the Huntington Beach Pier, and finish off Long Beach. A four-hour aerial show and fireworks Olympic salute will follow. Leading the parade will be California’s official tall ship, the 145-ft revenuecutter California, which is nearing completion at Spanish Landing in San Diego. This is the vessel, you’ll remember, that has its figurehead modeled after TV star Catherine Bach. Hubba hubba.

For information on participating in TOPSail ’84, contact Elmar Baxter, Chairman of the TOPSail ’84 Committee, Port of Long Beach, 90801 or call (213) 437-0041.

One of the other tall ships in the procession, the 92-foot schooner Resolution, is currently in Sausalito getting ready to go

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— cont’d For those who can’t wait for the Crew List party to get the full scoop on the Channel Islands, Mike is giving three seminars on the islands in conjunction with the Island Trader Bookstore. Unfortunately they are all in Southern California. Saturday, February 18, 7 to 9 p.m. is on anchorages and anchoring in the Channel Islands. Saturday, February 25, 7 to 9 p.m. is on Channel Island weather patterns and heavy weather sailing. Saturday, March 3, to to 9 p.m. is coastal navigation for the Channel Islands.

The seminars will all be held at the new Harbortown Inn next to the Ventura Harbormaster’s Office. Seating is limited, and the admission is $3.50. We highly recommend it. For further information call (805) 644-5827, or (805) 969-4195.

to the Olympics south in March. Owners Barry and Tamara Spieler delivered the 150-tonner here in October from Hawaii, where they had been chartering the boat since they brought it back in 1980. After sailing through three gales on the 25-day passage, she needs some painting and varnishing to make her ship shape again. She’s docked at Peiican Yacht Harbor until departure.

Resolution was built in Mississippi in 1926 and her rig was modeled after Chapmans’ American fishing schooner. She fished the Gulf of Mexico until 1975, when a yacht broker bought her and converted her to a liveaboard cruiser. She was in Hawaii when Barry and Tamara, who both grew up in the Bay Area, found her. they actively chartered her in the islands, listing among their clients actress Erin Moran, musician Pat Benatar, Pepsi Cola president Jim Richardson,and national skiing champion Cathy Lescan. They found most of their business came from the mainland, so they decided to set up shop in Newport with Avalon Charters. That’s where they’ll be during the Olympics and afterwards.

If you’re interested in chartering Resolution for the tall ships parade on July 4th, the Spielers would be eager to talk to you. For $10,000 you get national TV exposure, a tax write-off and a front row seat in what promises to be a spectacular day afloat. You can reach them at 1001 J Bridgeway, Sausalito 94965, or call (415) 383-7244.

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BAB, said later, “that no one really knew what to say.” “As long as they’re lumping us all together,” a yacht owner said, “then it’s our fight too!”

Despite problems with their answering service and the mail piling up, BAB communication is strong. A total of 1,800 signatures has been gathered by the BAB when we went to press, but they still need more. They urge you to send a personal letter to the BCDC (30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco 94102) as well as to your Senator and Assemblyperson, asking them to reject the Report in its entirety and review the original mandate of the BCDC. There has ben some discrepancy between the number of signatures sent and the amount BCDC clains they’re received, so be sure to xerox the letters you send and forward a copy to BAB for their files.

Another BAB meeting has been set for February 22 at 8 p.m. at Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 100, in San Francisco. In the meantime let’s get these petitions out.

PETITION IN PROTEST OF THE BCDC STAFF REPORT ON HOUSEBOATS AND LIVE-ABOARDS Approved by Bay Area Boaters (B.A.B.)

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e, the undersigned, strongly disagree with the BCDC “Staff Report on Houseboats and Live-aboards". It is our sincere belief that this “report" was illconceived, poorly executed, and reached conclusions inconsistent with the facts,

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e further disagree with the BCDC staff’s contention that live-aboards violate the public trust. Government agencies in many California cities clearly do not find this practice to be a public trust violation,

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hile we applaud the BCDC's basic goals of reasonable Bay development with increased public access, we feel their attempt to control lifestyles of individuals will be unnecessarily adversarial, recklessly punitive, and would be an usurpation of existing authority. The policing of vessels should be left to the Coast Guard and local authorities.

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ex, drugs, and rock ’n roll? Those aren’t the first things that come to mind when you see Ruby, a dark-hulled 64-ft charter boat berthed in San Francisco s China Basin. But the steel cutter with the distinctively-shaped cabin has surprisingly often been home to just that kind of spirited action.

When it has happened, nobody was more surprised that Josh Pryor, the 35-year-old redhead who designed, built, and operates the big double-ender.

Ruby is one of the very few charter sailboats on the Bay that has passed the stringent Coast Guard requirements which allow her to carry up to 30 passengers. Since she first entered the charter trade in the summer of 1980, over 6,600 paying passengers have walked her decks. Josh is accommodating with Ruby. He offers just about any kind of charter imaginable — most are variations of parties and excursions — and he offers them any time of day or night.

Josh was a cab driver — a job he still works on a part-time basis — before he became a charter boat operator. He finds a lot of similarities between the two occupations. “You never know what to expect, and you have to face all kinds of people, being friendly and responsible at the same time.”

Like a cab driver, Josh keeps the meter running on Ruby. He sets no time limit on parties or cruises unless he has another commitment.

A sailor of considerable experience, Josh finds the Bay the most beautiful place in the world to sail and the one with the besj wind conditions. He grew up in Santa Monica and came north to San Francisco after high school. After attending the Art Institute and entering the graduate department in filmmaking, he signed on a 65-ft schooner to help make a documentary of the vessel’s circumnavigation. He later spent five years in the Caribbean, doing charters before returning to the Bay Area and beginning work on Ruby.

In various newspaper stories Josh has been described as “bluff and genial”, “gingerbearded”, and “an impish soul”. One even called him “ruggedly handsome”.

That’s all true, but basically he’s just a dedicated hard-working guy who feels that having fun is what life’s all about. It’s hardly surprising, therefore, to learn that Josh loves planning parties, hosting parties, and participating in parties. And it’s a good thing, too, because parties are a big part of most charters.

Josh makes it a point not to party with his clients — unless he’s asked. He’s usually asked. Even so he’s always careful to party diplomatically, never getting so involved as to interfere with his solemn responsibilities as captain. Perhaps the best evidence of Josh’s professionalism is Ruby’s clean record.

Other than the normal bumps and bruises associated with sailing, nobody has been injured nor have there been any serious mishaps.

Josh once thought that he’d never see the day he’d tire of partying, but after so many with Ruby, he confesses that there have been a few times. “The charter business is work,” he insists, “and when you’re working you have to perform.” Understandably some times have been harder than others. For example there have been days with a wedding in the morning, a birthday in the afternoon,

and a cocktail cruise in the evening. “For each one,” Josh advises, “everything has to be fresh and ready to go.”

Running Ruby is essentially a one-man operation, which means Josh must be the host, captain, maitre d’, tour director, DJ, and bouncer. Surprisingly the job he finds most difficult is selecting the music — from bee bop to AC/DC. Josh does employ a couple of bartenders and deckhands to assist him, but the legwork, reservations and maintenance he does basically alone.

There have been all kinds of people on Ruby’s cruises. Most of them have been the normal charter crowd, but there have also been out-of-town tourists, tiny tots, a super achiever group of businessmen, and some geriatric mental patients, to name a few. He does weddings — certified by the Universal Life Church — bachelor parties, birthdays, page I 10

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was not a normal gourmet club, but a live — and very active — sex club. Although Josh would have just as soon remained in ignorance, he learned that only half of the group were performers — the other half were voyeurs. As thrilling as such a trip might sound to some readers, Josh recalls that “it got to be a long afternoon”.

As for the ‘gourmet club’, the members apparently ,had a fantastic time because that night they presented him with a check for $900. It bounced.

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v—J ome of Ruby s best parties have been funerals. “You don’t have the obligation of trying to make everyone enjoy themselves because they didn’t come out to have a good time,” says Josh. “The atmosphere is more serious.”

Josh remembers vividly the day Ruby was hired to come to Pier 39 to pick up passengers for four cremation services. The mortician showed up, “a real tall guy with a penciled moustache wearing a black leather coat and a pink tie.”

“He asked where he could keep the four boxes of ashes and seemed very polite and good natured,” Josh says. “He said it was his

Below; 'Ruby' in the Doublehanded Farallones.

Above, Josh Pryor, man of many hats: Captain, Tour Director, Bouncer and DJ.

and funerals. “We marry ’em, and we bury ’em,” he says with his typical dry humor.

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1 rom years of experiences as captain he has discovered that people aren’t always what they seem to be. Consequently he’s learned to leave the dock with), few preconceptions about his clients. One group that claimed to be a ‘gourmet club’ vividly illustrated the need for such caution. They’d asked for the deluxe deal and to be taken to a place on the Bay where there weren’t many other people.

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first time on a sailboat. He had heard about Ruby and was real excited about being aboard. I think he had a crush on me. I’m sure the priest that later came onboard was his lover.”

“A few minutes later his assistant showed up, dressed in black, with long fingernails and make-up, like something out of the Adams family,” Josh says. “She’d never been on a sailboat either. These were my crew.”

The next guests to arrive were old timers stumbling down the dock in work clothes, “looking like they’ve been drunk for weeks.”

They straggled on the boat and clunked down without hesitation, seeming to know exactly where they were going. A few minutes later another group — this one a family of four women — arrived.

Josh realized there were four very different families that were with the four boxes of ashes. “One family was a real straight group, suit and ties and all,” Josh says. “They were convinced they had the wrong boat and did not want to come aboard with the derelicts who turned out to be Norwegian seamen.

They had spent most of their lives at sea and lost an old shipmate in San Francisco.”

Despite all the differences between the guests, the day worked out well, even though it was blowing 30 knots and everyone got drenched. “Funerals bring people together,” Josh observes. “It was a nice time.”

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O ne funeral that turned into a great party was for a couple that died together fighting a fire in their San Francisco penthouse. They were a remarkable couple in their 70’s who met a few years before on a cruise ship and fell in love. Their will stated they wanted their ashes scattered from a sailboat on the Bay, and that boat happened to be Ruby.

“Both families showed up for a late afternoon sail with cases of champagne,” says Josh. “The couple had loved champagne.

The families had never met before, and it turned out the will was in some sort of dispute.” But everything went well, the champagne was being consumed and the families were really getting to know each other. By 2 a.m. the party was still going strong.

Ruby was designed to be conducive to good partying. There are speakers on deck, lots of room to dance, and the lifelines happen to be conveniently the height of a bar.

Josh calls Ruby “drunk proof” and was careful to make all the edges round with no obvious places to ding one’s head. He’s not had to contend with many people getting seasick, but he’s had plenty who’ve shown the same symptoms as the result of drinking too much.

Josh won’t forget the two lawyers “big in stature and reputation” who got soused at a party celebrating one of their divorces. One of them, no less than six foot six inches tall,

As the evening progressed the men changed into sailing garb and the women into their lingerie. passed out on the floorboards in his threepiece suit and wing-tip shoes. “He wasn’t easy to drag off the boat and pour into the back of a cab,” notes Josh, who later found in his guest book, that the man had written the sail was his “only way to get away from it all”.

^^achelor parties aboard Ruby have

‘Welcome aboard ‘Ruby’,'' Josh says.

naturally been among the wilder cruises.

Among them was a party of business men who came down after work in their suits and were unusually quiet. “Just before leaving the dock three huge blonde girls who looked like Vikings came down and jumped aboard, % giving everyone a big kiss,” says Josh. They immediately went below. “Healthy specimens,” Josh called the girls. As the evening progressed the men changed into sailing garb and the women into their lingerie.

“There was vivacious dancing and seductive acts all around the boat,” Josh says, “and even though it was blowing 20-25 knots, putting the leeward rail under, they kept right on going at it.”

As long as there is no danger of injury, Josh generally doesn’t feel he should dictate what a charter group can and can’t do. As such, he tells prospective customers that

they can do whatever they want — as long as it’s within reason. Of course some folks’ standards of reasonableness are different than others.

Suspecting nothing unusual, Josh said ‘yes’ to a Sausalito group that warned they wanted “to party with a capital ‘P’.” As each guest boarded the boat they handed $100 to the organizer. Within seconds of leaving the dock, out came a substance that looked suspiciously like cocaine. Before he could do anything about it, Josh noticed the substance was having the effects of cocaine, because “everyone was zipping around”.

Josh knew it was going to be a sorry trip because “sailing is not the place to use cocaine. It produces the opposite effect.” And sure enough, while the action had initially been fast and furious, by the time Ruby slowly reached across the Bay at the end of the four hours, all the passengers were motionless, burned out, staring at the deck. “They would have had a much better time,” Josh page I I 2

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insists, “if they hadn’t taken all those drugs.”

As if to support the fact, one of the best charter parties Josh remembers was for Alcoholics Anonymous. They requested lots of food, Diet Pepsi, and gallons of coffee.

“We had a full boat load,” Josh says, “some great people.” A friend of Josh’s from the Caribbean was in town, “an old rumdrinking friend that was on the wagon but good.” He had a great time with the group.

There were some real characters onboard,” Josh recalls. “Thank God they weren’t drinking! They had fun without alcohol, but I’ve never in my life seen so»much coffee consumed.”

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hile the majority of Ruby’s cruises have turned out well, there have been a couple that were real headaches. Possibly the worst was the time a Marin health club booked the boat. Everyone was fine except a Bruce Jenner lookalike who was coming on page I 13

strong, chasing all the women. A few complained to Josh and asked, “Why don’t we throw him overboard?” While Josh had a laugh at the suggestion, the jerk, fueled with juvenile bravado, went to the bow and jumped overboard.

It was a serious situation, because Ruby was under full sail and speeding down the waterfront at the time Josh hauled down all sail and went into the manoverboard drill.

But the Jenner lookalike, who had peeled off his sweatsuit, wanted nothing of it and tried to swim for shore. Josh retrieved his clothes and tried to coax him back aboard.

When the man in the water “pulled down his shorts and did some pretty crude maneuvers with his posterior”, the women cried, “Oh my God, just leave him!”

Josh of course couldn’t leave him, and his rescue efforts combined with a strong flood tide brought Ruby into a precarious position near a pier. After refusing to take a line with a barrage of epithets, the man finally tried to puli Josh overboard with him. But Josh, who had locked his knee around a stanchion in preparation, wouldn’t budge. He grabbed the man by the scalp and yanked him up on deck “like a big tuna”.

As Liz the bartender hustled the rowdy below, Josh rushed back to the wheel and just managed to steer Ruby free of danger.

But it wasn’t over yet. Liz lept up the companionway, shrieking that the man had taken off his shorts and was chasing her around. Josh is an understanding fellow, but there comes a time whan a captain has to demonstrate who’s the master of his vessel.

A little handy work with a fish club and some duct tape put an end to the ruckus.

^^.fter a day such as that Josh longs for the weddings. Although there is the occasional misfortunate — such as the time the father-in-law threatened to kill the groom before jumping back on the dock — most are calm and happy. One particularly romantic marriage had Ruby bring a couple back to where they had first met, a little cove near Angel Island.

Although Ruby’s primarily a charterboat, she was designed to be able to race as well.

Her biggest victory to date came in the stormy Doublehanded Farallones race of 1982.

Ruby corrected out first in that brutal race which claimed four lives and a score of boats.

When she’s under charter, Josh is happy

to provide food, and it’s darn good food!

The San Francisco Examiner Food Editor — who was aboard unbeknownst to Josh — gave Ruby the highest possible honors for food, atmosphere, service and hygiene. So it’s little wonder this enterprise has been successful.

Many sailors dream of going into the charter trade, but it takes an awful toll on a boat. ’‘If you’re picky about,your boat, you shouldn’t go into this kind of business,” Josh advises. He remembers the charter he calls the Soul Disco Party that changed his mind about allowing people to bring all their own food aboard.

They came down the dock with six large ice chests full of food. “There was fried chicken everywhere,” he remembers. The boat started heeling over and it was like a roller coaster ride “with people screaming and dancing everywhere there was room.

The chicken was going all over the place and pretty soon it was like an ice skating rink,”

Josh demonstrates a dance step he’s seen on the boat.

Josh recalls. “I mean, it was greasy.”

But even the fried chicken charter wasn’t half as messy as some of the trips with swimmers. Josh takes groups out to Alcatraz where they swim across the Bay. They go out at six in the morning, freezing in their swimsuits. “The jar of Vaseline comes out,” Josh says, “and they rub it all over their

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bodies.” There’s always someone who needs to go down and use the head. Soon everyone follows suit and before he knows it Ruby is smeared with Vaseline.

The next party comes in the afternoon and there’s no time to clean up the Vaseline. “It’s worse than fried chicken,” Josh admits.

hartering is hell on a captain, too.

There was one Opening Day with a boatload of people that started innocently enough, but ended in a mess. Some sweet child had jammed half a roll of toilet paper in the head.

Josh had no choice but to shut down the engine and heave-to in the middle of a crowded Bay so he could disassemble the toilet. “I came out smelling like a plumber,” he says wryly.

One big Christmas party wasn’t much better. The boat was full of elves and reindeer, all waiting for Santa to drop- down from a helicopter. Unfortuantely it was blowing so hard that the helicopter couldn’t drop Santa on the deck and people were getting sick. “It wasn’t the best of events,” he laughs. “Even

one of the reindeer was throwing up.”

^^11 the charters Josh has done and all the people he’s taken out have led Josh to some conclusions about sailing. He theorizes

I came out smelling like a plumber that the activity reminds everyone of floating in the womb, of being free of everyday worries and concerns. He contends that people relax within minutes of leaving the dock.

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Everyone was having a great time when all of a sudden a Coast Guard boat motored alongside, no doubt thinking Ruby wasn t certified to carry so many guests. As Ruby was being boarded, Josh yelled to the old gals, “This is a raid, hide all your drugs!” The women thought it was real funny and didn’t get scared or freak out. As for the Coast Guard inspector, his mouth fell open when Josh cheerfully dazzled him with the thick sheaf of necessary papers and documents.

Josh has found chartering hard, hectic, and sometimes harrowing. But he loves it, eagerly anticipating what each new trip will bring. Although he plans on taking Ruby to Italy some day, for now he’ll just keep welcoming everybody — save perhaps odd gourmet clubs and Bruce Jenner lookalikes — to share Ruby’s party spirit on the Bay. — latitude 38 — joanne

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ack east they call it frostbiting, where sailors don wet suits, sea boots, wool hats and mittens and brave ice flows in empty harbors to race small dinghies. Out here on the Bay, we have the luxury of no ice, and it rarely gets cold enough to require wet suits for any boat over 20 feet. In Northern California we cal! it midwinter sailing.

Sailboat racing used to be a summer sport, at least in the first half of this century. Shortly after the halfway mmark, though, a fellow by the name of Phil Wallace, a Bird sailor from Tiburon’s Corinthian YC, came up with the idea of racing during the Bay’s “down”

months. Many of his fellow club members thought Wallace was looney, including Russ Snyder. “1 was on the race committee then,” says Snyder, who now owns the Islander 36 Absolute. “There were about a dozen of them out there, starting right off the club, sometimes in rain so heavy you couldn’t

even see them!”

Well, you know how it is with a good idea., Other people around the Bay couldn’t stand to see the Corinthian sailors having so much fun all by themselves, so they started sailing their boats all year round too. One of the first clubs to join in was Oakland’s Metropolitan YC. now conducting their 25th midwinter series. Kirt Brooks has been chairing this regatta, easily the largest of the present crop with over 400 boats racing two days a month, for the past six years. He doesn’t know who started it at MYCO, but he says f. . choi< wo di 1 e ■ > >ulc like to

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; deliver if that soul is ever located! Kidding aside, Kirt says he enjoys meeting all the people involved. He’s also actively recruiting someone to take over his role.

ri VJ iven the high level of enthusiasm for sailing on the Bay, it’s not hard to figure why midwinter sailing is so popular. What’s hard to fathom is how people keep coming out week after week to face mostly light wind and heavy tide days, the most common conditions from -November to March. The MYCO series, conducted on the Berkeley Circle off Albany, enjoys relatively little current influence, but the Corinthian, Sausalito Cruising Club, Sausalito YC and Golden Gate YC regularly hold races where anchoring is as important a skill as headsail “trimming. The Corinthian had to abandon their December race' when the 120-boat fleet couldn’t make any headway against the ebb, tide rushing down Raccoon Straits. .

SAILING Course lengths are short, from three to ten miles, to allow for such adverse situations.

Normally one race a day is the usual fare. On a good afternoon you can be finished and back at the bar sipping a hot toddy before the sun goes down. You might even catch the last quarter of a weekend football game. This latter diversion can override many sailor’s seaworthy intentions, however. Take, for example, the recent conflict between the Golden Gate YC’s January 8th race and the 49’er vs. Redskins championship game. The number of DNS’s (Did Not Start’s) jumped from 37 for the November 6th race to 65, an increase of over 75 percent. It should also be noted that no club holds a race on Super Bowl Sunday, Some things are, after all, ho-

P * rize giving varies from series to series.

Some dubs such as the Sausalito CC offer mugs for each day’s race winner as well as overall division champions at the end of the season Others offer just overall titles. The most unique trophy title goes to the Golden Gate YC’s “Sea Weed Soup Perpetual”, aka the Manuel V, Fagundes Invitational Midwinier Championship, named in honor of

the club’s cook who passed away several years ago. It goes to the yacht with the lowest overall score for the series and has been won in the past by such yachtsmen as Peter Esser (the San Francisco hairdresser who attended to the Queen of England last year), television news announcer Bob Marshall, and summer lOR champion Rob Moore. The MYCO series holds a “Champion of Champions” race for divisional winners at the conclusion of their series, which will be held on March 18th this year.

For the truly gung-ho, traveling to Los Angeles for their big midwinter weekend is the ultimate. This year’s edition is on February 18 and 19. Handicap and one design racing stretches for miles along the Los Angeles waterfront, with many clubs sharing race committee duties.

For the most part, midwinter racing on the Bay is the low key portion of the sailing year.

It’s a chance to take out the wife, the kids, and friends, a time to try out new gear and new techniques, an opportunity to take a few risks and not have the results hang like lead, weights around your neck. There are still a few left —- you can find them listed at the end of the calendar section. Have fun!

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n the fall of 1980 1 sailed my Morgan 28, Zigane, from San Francisco to Zihuatenejo, Mexico. I left my boat moored in “Zihuat” during the winter, and in March returned with Bob Duckstein intending to set sail for the Caribbean by way of the Panama Canal. I ended up taking a shortcut, one that almost cost me my boat.

My original plans were changed during an evening ashore in Puerto Angel, a town just west of the feared Gulf of Tehuantepec.

Over drinks in a palapa, Jim Sullivan, a long-time resident of Puerto Angel, and

I intended to sail for the Caribbean by way of the Panama Canal .

Leah Hayes, who had been sailing Central American waters for six years, made the case for shipping Zigane 180 miles over the mountains by rail to get to the Gulf of Mexico. The advantages were these: 1. It would save time, which I had a limited amount of. It was still 1,000 piiles down to Panama, and would be another 500 to weather to reach the latitude of the Virgin Islands.

2. I would miss the most dangerous half of the Gulf of Tehauntepec, where vicious northerly gales blow frequently between May and November.

3. I would avoid the troubled coasts of El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras, along which arms were apparently being transported in small boats. (In fact some cruising friends of mine were captured and held for a week by Nicaraguans in early May, by which time Zigane was already in the Gulf of Mexico).

4. It would be cheaper. The overland trip was estimated at costing between $600-800, a sum I would easily spend during the 1,500 additional miles of sailing I would otherwise have to make.

5. And, while the boat was on the train, I could clean and paint the bottom.

j^^.rmed with those reasons, I decided to

go ahead and ship Zigane overland. A day later we set off for Salina Cruz, a port town beneath 10,000-ft green mountains, where my boat would be loaded onto a train. I’d hoped to only be in Salina Cruz a couple of days, but we ended up there nearly two weeks.

Time slipped away right from the beginning. Due to having to sit out rough weather just eight miles from Salina Cruz, we arrived late on a Friday. By that time the stationmaster had closed his office for the weekend.

We suffered other delays by not being exper¬

ienced in dealing with the local authorities.

Because of the delays, I was able to explore Salina Cruz. It is a petroleum boom town that also has several hundred shrimpers and fishing boats. There was also a container port under construction. Although the harbor is dreadfully polluted, the wide scope of maritime activity makes it a desirable port of call for sailors. Parts and service are available for a wide variety of

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THE PANAMA CANAL the sound of an ill-tuned motor.

P 1 inding a train going from Salina Cruz to Coatzacoalcos was no problem, as they run at least once a day. The problem was getting the railroad office to get a flatbed car down the “Zona Franca”, where the Servicious Portuarious would lift Zigane aboard.

The stationmaster said it would only take a day or two to get a car down to the port, but it took a week. Apparently the car had broken down somewhere in the interior, and

I ended up taking a shortcut, one that almost cost me my boat.

motors, marine supplies of all kinds can be found, and any one of several boat yards could haul most sailboats. There are several passable restaurants, a good bakeryi and a busy as well as extensive market.

Salina Cruz is not a lovely town however.

It’s dirty, noisy, windblown, and hot. I’ve never been in a town where so much garbage was either laying or blowing about.

Beer cans and bottles are discarded every¬

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where, and trees are festooned with plastic wrappers.

Salina Cruz, nonetheless, is home to an interesting bird, the melodious blackbird, which is identical to our boat-tailed grackles.

These birds normally imitate other birds, but the ones of Salina Cruz also imitate sounds of the city. One such blackbird had a repertoire of diesel truck noises alone that included the starter motor, the motor running, and

then had to have a defective brake repaired.

While I waited for the flatbed car I took care of the paperwork, which meant checking in with the Port Captain, the Immigration Office, and Customs. The Port Captain required the Rol de Tripulantes from the last port, while Immigration wanted Tourist cards for the crew and captain. Customs needed a Temporary Import Permit for the boat, which is required of all boats that reach the mainland. Mexican officialdom can be laborious to deal with, and it would have helped if I spoke better Spanish.

When the flatbed car arrived we had no trouble getting the mast out and lifting the hull. But what neither the Mexicans or I had was experience blocking up a keel boat. We eventually used virtually every available line and chain to secure her, using ‘Spanish Burtons’ to tighten them. Finally we built a boat cradle from scrap lumber lying around the docks. After this frantic work cleaning the bottom seemed a leisure job.

We were finally hitched to a train and left Salina Cruz on a Thursday afternoon. We were delighted to be moving. Our elation grew as we picked up speed through the pampas country and watched colorful little towns pass by from the vantage point of the cockpit.

But our elation disappeared when the train stopped 20 miles into the trip at the

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and in fact had fallen away. One of the engineer’s came back to have a look, and decided to slowly move the train five miles further, where he could shunt us onto a

town of Tehuantepec. Jumping down to check our lines, we discovered that our cradle had disintegrated. We went to work to rebuild it, something we found ourselves having to do at every stop. Fortunately there were plenty of them.

s night fell we were headed upgrade into the mountains, and toward midnight we stopped for an hour at a mid-isthmus junction, Matansas Romero. There we felt the boat was secure enough to get a little sleep.

As the train started down the mountains, Kimberly — a recent addition to the vcrew from Washington — was in the cockpit, Bob was on the front of the flatbed, and I at the rear.

As the train rolled down the winding river gorge it continued increasing speed and began to lurch. Each lurch worked hard on the cradle, and pieces began to come loose.

At just over four tons, Zigane was not a heavy burden, but out of the water her center of gravity was very high. Several times Bob and 1 crept under the boat in an attempt to nail the cradle back together, but never with lasting results.

Perhaps an hour into this downhill run Zigane’s wobble became pronounced. Her stern was waving over my head, and I could see she was dipping forward. The stern lines would go slack and then snap taut. If this were to continue the lines would soon break.

I attempted to climb onto the stern, but the taffrail was moving so violently that I had to drop back on the flatcar. At that moment Kimberly stuck her head over the stern and shouted that Bob wanted the train stopped.

Fortunately the caboose was hitched just

behind us, so 1 was quickly able to jump to it.

Pounding on the door, I woke the trainman and pointed to the boat’s wavering hull.

“Peligroso!” I shouted. He nodded, hurried to a panel, and pulled a number of levers that cascaded pink, blue, and green sparks.

The train immediately began to slow down and then stopped. We were surrounded by a quiet, foggy swamp.

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e examined the boat and discovered the pedestal we had built under Zigane s bow had been worked apart by the train’s motion,

Waiting out a blow before pulling into Salina Cruz.

siding.

Dawn found us alone on a siding next to the village of Ojapa. Other than the sound of tropic birds, the air was still. On the adjoining track were some half dozen boxcars converted into housing for railroad workers, two families to a car. They were starting the day, going in and out of the cars to wash, and the smell of coffee was in the air. Kimberly made some coffee for ourselves, and we began to work levering up the bow in order to build a new and better pedestal.

By mid-morning we’d gotten the bow levered up and were taking a break prior to attempting to build another cradle. The Ojapa stationmaster approached and suggested that a crew of railroad workers, if I wished, could be hired to help us out. Soon we had a spirited work party of eight men. They were led by an older man who encouraged them with jokes and us with providing beer.

They constructed a new cradle made of railroad ties and the lumber we had on hand.

The pieces were joined with railroad spikes.

By United States standards the labor was inexpensive, but I was eventually charged $38 each for six1 railroad ties used to make the cradle. The cradle was finished by midafternoon, and the stationmaster got us attached to the four o’clock freight. Although we had to wait for a derailment to be cleared during the night, the rest of the trip to Coatzacoalcos was uneventful.

An overcrowded -refinery port, Coatzacoalcos has little charm apart from its busy central square where roller skating is still in vogue. There were adequate supplies of everything, but no passably decent hotel rooms were available during our stay.

^\.lthough on the coast once more, Zigane was still a long way from the water.

The boat’s Temporary Import Permit had expired in February, and I had been unable to get it renewed in Zihuantenejo or Salina Cruz. Zigane was seized by the Mexican government, and I had to fly to Mexico City to regain possession of her.

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the least bit interested in coordinating with another department to solve a problem. And I had to deal with lots of departments: the Port Captains, Aduana (Customs), Immigration, the Motor Vehicle Department (the Import Permit), and the railroad agents. Traditionally those in need of the services to bureaucrats in these departments are prepared to hand over 50 pesos “por su trabajo”.

Although I’d taken care of my Import Permit problem, I had only two weeks to get the boat out of Mexico. Finally sailing again, the pilot charts had prepared us for the direction of the wind, but not its force or consistency.

We never sailed without two or three reefs in the main, and never raised the genoa in the Gulf of Mexico until we were just two days out of Key West, Florida, our eventual destination.

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t would be difficult to assume by looking at him that Irv Lotibe, 65, is one of the West Coast’s most successful and active racing sailors. The steely blue eyes that reflect countless miles of ocean racing he has not; his are dark and earth-colored and buried beneath dark bushy eyebrows. His hair is not bleached blonde; a good portion of what remains is white, tufted at his temples like cotton earmuffs. His skin is nor tanned to a leathery patina; he has freckles and more often than not wears a white-brimmed cap for protection. He is not long and lean in the classic captain’s mold; he more resembles a bear: thick, close to the ground and capable of ferocity if wronged or attacked. His smile, when it comes, doesn’t ignite the room. It is

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more like a single candle, bright, intense and of a single mind.

Sailing for Loube is and is not more than recreation. Head of a powerful Oakland attornies group, he is a man to whom many things in life “count”. He handles bir cases for big people involving big money. 1 le also sails in big boats that require big money and compete in big races, but he makes the distinction that what happens out on the water definitely does not count.

“My bookkeeper asked me once if I wanted to know how much sailing had cost me during the previous year, ’ he says in the dark wood paneled conference room of his downtown office complex. “I said no. You can’t measure it by money; if you do it be¬

comes just like everything else in your life.

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I n the 24 years that Irv has been sailing,

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he has had plenty of chances to come back.

He has compiled a long list of victories — TransPac, Big Boat Series, the Tahiti race, the Danforth and Whitney Series — puncpage 122

tuated by many near misses and just plain stinkers. Often the experience he gained in screwing up became critical for the successes that followed. “He really does his homework,” says Clay Bernard, a friend and fellow lOR owrier on the Bay. “He spends lots of time on the boat and planning for a

race, and he organizes good crews. He just never quits.”

Other peers offer the same assessment of Loube, even if some may begrudge him his success. Bill Clute has competed against Loube for 14 years now in big boats and has had his differences with him at times. Never¬

theless, Clute characterizes him a gentleman, a tough competitor and a gracious loser. “He may not have the fastest boat out there,” Clute says of Loube’s latest yacht, the 46-ft Bravura, “but he and the crew know it so damn well — they’ll go out and practice night after night — that you have to

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ailing started as a recreation for Irv, who was beginning to show classic signs of overworking in the early 60’s. A 1951 graduate of Boalt Hall at U.C. Berkeley, he set up his own law firm a year later and became immersed in business and corporate law dealing with real estate, securities and litigation. His wife Shirley and partner Grant Rounseville devised a ruse to get him interested in sailing as a way of easing some of the pressure. The 41-ft Bounty sloop Mutineer was part of an estate settlement the firm was handling at the time and Grant asked Irv to come look at it. Neither knew anything about boats, but Irv went for the bait and bought it.

At first he cruised Mutineer, making all the beginner’s mistakes. Then he started looking around and thought maybe racing would be fun. Sailing had the desired effect on his health, but it was obvious he needed more incentive to keep it up. “I’m not a person who relaxes very well,” he admits, “so I might as well be out there racing.”

Through his acquaintance with Oakland architect Jens Hansen, Irv joined Richmond Yacht Club and he became a willing student of one of the Bay’s strongest racing groups, which included Hansen, Jim DeWitt, Bob Klein, Les and Don Harlander, and Bob Schafer. The latter was a favorite of Irv’s, camping his 350-pound body on the weather rail of his Cal 28 Debinda II and doing real well in the spring ocean series. “He taught

me a valuable lesson in how to use weight,” says Irv. Designed in 1959, Mutineer had her hands full with other boats as well. The 40-ft Farailone Clippers were particularly brutal competition. In 1965, however, things changed. Spade rudders began to make an appearance, replacing the old “elephant ears” that hung off the aft end of the keel.

Jim DeWitt came back from the TransPac that year with the notion of -modifying Mutineer to the new configuration and using her to sail for the Big Lipton, one of the Bay’s most prestigious challenge trophies. Irv was willing and had naval architect Gary Mull do the drawings. A month and a half later, the Richmond gang won the race with DeWitt as helmsman.

n one level, Loube views sailing a^ a series of lessons which he has learned over the years. Each one is firmly fixed in his mind, like lodestars that he now can point to

Irv, center with white cap, and his winning Tahiti race crew in 1976. Gary Loube is standing, second from right.

as significant events that he has incorporated into his sailing repertoire. The modification of Mutineer was one such case. He realized that in order to not only become competitive, but also to stay that way, you have to keep your boat up to date technologically.

“You can’t sit with the same boat from year

to year,” he says, “and expect to do well.

For one thing, you can’t get the good crews if you’re not up to-date. And if the whole boat is out-designed, then you have to sell it and get a new one.”

Three years later, Mutineer repeated her Lipton Cup win, and Irv learned another lesson, The two Farailone Clippers Circe and Hoyden beat the Richmond contingent on the water, but they had collided and protested each other. Hoyden was thrown out for the on-the-water foul. Loube, meanwhile, had lodged his own protest against Circe for having an invalid measurement certificate. The Clipper had a new engine and had not been remeasured. Irv knew he could get them on the technicality. He did, and Mutineer won again. The lesson this time: “You don’t always win out on the course.

You’ve got to know the rules and use them to your benefit.”

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The reward of finishing was great, however, as this description (written by Good News crewmember Peggy Slater for Sea magazine) from the 1961 contest attests: “Then we sighted the spectacular dark peaks of Tahiti, headed toward Point Venus light and made the most beautiful landfall I have ever seen.

The sunrise was orange and gold with tradewind clouds, and the serrated ridges of the island were emerald and dark purple.”

Irv’s first Tahiti race was in 1972, but not in Mutineer, which he had realized was badly outdated three years earlier. In 1969 he bought the Columbia 57 Concerto, which was built to perform well under the prevailing CCA rating rule. He campaigned it actively in the local ocean races. At one point Con-

‘Mutineer’, the Bounty 41, tangles with a pair of Farallone Clippers.

waters. He loved it, especially the warm water and the shirt-sleeve sailing. One of his crew for that contest was Bob Schafer, although Irv had insisted he lose over 60 pounds before the race. Schafer checked himself into a hospital and got down to a “svelte” 285 pounds. Irv had heard winds tended to be light on the race, so he was planning ahead. On the breezy close spinnaker reach across the Sea of Cortez, he put Schafer’s remaining assets to good use, though, stationing him on the weather rail where he both ate and slept for a day and a half!!

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There’s a definite change of pace in such an event, where the sailors and boat are immersed in a totally foreign environment.

Day-to-day cycles change and the elements become a major force in the crew’s life.

The Tahiti race held a special allure to Irv. For those of his generation, Polynesia was the embodiment of Paradise. Only recently has Papeete become a major tourist center, accessible by jumbo jet from any corner of the world. Prior to that it was a remote South Sea Island, idealized by painters and writers such as Gaugin, Robert Louis Stevenson, Herman Melville and James Michener. Like others who grew up in the 20’s and 30’s, Irv envisioned it as a tropical garden and an excellent place to race a sailboat to.

Inaugurated in 1925, the Tahiti race had its heyday from 1956 to 1978. The lure of the finish line was offset by the tribulations of getting there. Entries had to traverse almost 60 degrees of latitude over the Equator and though the doldrums to get there. “At the

Irv receives his< trophy for a Puerto Vallarta race with rival owner Monty Livingston.

certo was competing in both the Danforth Series outside the Golden Gate, as well as the Los Angeles Whitney Series, commuting up and down the coast from week to week.

Irv speculates he is the only owner crazy enough to have tried that stunt.

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able to use many of them, and fabricated what they needed out of stainless steel.

Other items were replaced as well, such as the harnesses and the brass hooks used to attach onto the boat. Irv insisted that they get the best and strongest hooks they could find.

The intense preparation paid off. Sayula won the race, completely surprising everyone. Irv was immensely pleased for his friend and also in the role he had been able to play.

He recalls in particular that if he hadn’t been so picky, things might have ended differently. On the leg from Cape Town to Sydney, Sayula had taken a big wave in the cockpit.

The force of the water caved in the cockpit floor, and Ramon, who had been sleeping in the bunk below it, was washed forward into the main cabin. The boat rolled violently, but the only gear that broke was one of the mizzen shrouds. Ramon’s nephew was washed overboard — saved by the harness hooked to the lifeline, and the hook had been bent as far as it could go without breaking. “You could say I saved his life,” says Irv. “You can’t skimp on safety. I learned you can’t be satisifed with a piece of gear if it can be improved upon.”

humility. Going into the final race of the 1970 Danforth Series, Concerto led by a whopping 19 points. All that remained was the homeward leg of the Half Moon Bay race. A few years earlier, as part owner of Sandpiper, Irv had led the-same series by 11 points and ran out of wind in the last race to blow the series. This time disaster struck again. The medium air spinnaker run kept the smaller boats at hull speed while the big, heavy Concerto struggled along, limping home in 20th place and losing the series by 3/4 of a point!

In the 1972 Tahiti race, Concerto proved competitive, but was outsailed by the French ocean racing master Eric Taberly in the 57-ft Pen Duick III, and Aries, another Columbia 57. Irv recalls chasing the Frenchman across the South Pacific day after day . Taberly kept reporting a lead of 60 miles at roll call, but Irv realized later they were much closer, especially at the end when they finished only four hours later than the eventual winner.

For the next few years, Irv kept sailing Concerto, but with the introduction of the IOR rating rule, she was a complete dinosaur. Bill Clute and his Ericson 39 Chiquita waxed her tail in the ocean races. Irv knew it

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was time to make a change, but held off for a while, hoping the rule would stabilize somewhat before buying a new boat. He didn’t want to be stuck with a one-year boat.

In 1973, Irv and Shirley took a six-week trip to Europe to help their friend Ramon Carlin, a Mexican sailor Irv had met on one of the West Coast races, ready his boat for the first Whitbread Around the World Race.

They took delivery of Carlin’s Swan 65 Sayula in Denmark and sailed down to England for Cowes Week and the Fastnet Race. During the passage Irv made a threepage list of all the things that needed to bedone to make the boat race ready for the 27,000-mile contest.

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he experience with Sayula was another valuable experience for Irv. The boat needed considerable work, even to the point of replacing the stanchions with stronger units. He and Ramon located an abandoned tool shop with hundreds of machines used during World War II. The caretaker was

an Newland, who has crewed for Loube on the winning TransPac race in 1983 and several Big Boat Series, says this remains one of the premier operating concepts on Bravura. There’s no second rate stuff on the boat, he says, and Irv is willing to spend the money to get perfection. “He would get more upset if you told him you thought a halyard was just okay,” says Dan, “than if you told him you went out and spent $200 on a new one.”

The trip to England in 1973 also had another purpose. Irv took the oppportunity to observe the boats in the Admiral’s Cup that year. This gathering of the world’s top grand Prix racers has always been a designer’s showcase, and Irv windowshopped their latest creations. It wasn’t until the following Admiral’s Cup, in 1975, though, that he made his move. Argentina’s German Frers, who was able to capture both classic lines and top performance in his boats, was Loube’s choice for his next boat.

He commissioned Frers for a 49-footer with a wide stern and blunt entry — a boat to go well downwind for the Mexico, Hawaii and Tahiti races. The yacht’s name, a follow up to Concerto was to be Bravura, meaning a brilliant musical performance.

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Eichenlaub, Bravura lived up to her name right out of the box. She was completed six days before the start of the 1976 Tahiti race and proceeded to win by almost 12 hours on corrected time. She went on to other victories, including twice taking the Around the State Race in Hawaii in 1977 and 1978, the 1978 Victoria-Maui race and the Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta contest in 1979. Her performance in TransPac was less inspiring, placing 14th and 7th, and and an attempt at the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit (SORC) in 1977 resulted in a fifth place in class. The lack of outstanding upwind ability, especially in SORC, kept the boat from being an allaround star.

I n 1980 Irv had Frers design him a new Bravura, one that could go upwind as well as

down. Built of fiberglass by Long Beach’s Dennis Choate, the 46-footer was completed in time for the 1981 SORC. In the crew then, along with Steve Taft, Ben Mitchell and Jon Andron, was young Ron Bartkowski, who was the boat’s project manager at Choate’s yard. Bartkowski was asked to stay on and take care of Bravura, a role he has filled ever since. He has also engineered the modifications that have taken the boat from a good yacht to a great one.

“Bravura was designed by Frers to rate low,” says Ron, who now also shares some real estate development deals with Loube. “She was fast in a straight line, but by the end of the first year we realized she was accelerating too slowly. It was mostly a function of sail area to displacement. That’s when we decided to take the weight out, especially in the stern and it made a big difference.”

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he first season with the new Bravura wasn’t a bad one — second in class and sixth overall at SORC, and first in class and third overall in the TransPac. It was a year of controversy in the IOR, which had a direct effect on Irv. Two of the boats that finished ahead of him at SORC, Williwaw and Acadia, were disqualified for cheating on their measurements. Irv had wanted very much to be chosen for the American Admiral’s Cup team that year. In the ensuing hassles Bravura was passed over for selection, even though she eventually ended up winning her class when the smoke cleared nine months leater. The furor had not died down by the time Big Boat Series came around and Bill Clute protested Loube for having had his page 127

Cutting loose after winning the 1983 TransPac.

boat measured in fresh instead of salt water — a ruse many IOR owners were using to get fractionally lower ratings. “I didn’t like the implication that ,1 was trying to break the rules,” he says now. “That was just what people were doing then.”

The protest was an item of interest at the Big Boat Series, but it was overshadowed by an incident in the last race that left a more permanent scar. Tacking up the City Front in a strong flood tide, Irv had called for skipper Bob Barton to cut the corner close at the breakwater marking the entrance to the San Francisco yacht harbor. This move keeps yachts out of the harmful flood as long as possible, and has been performed hundreds of times without incident.

I3arton, who regularly sails on Long Island Sound, cut it too fine. Irv jumped up from his spot on the weather rail to warn Barton and just as he did so, Bravura struck what has become known as “Irv’s Rock”.

Thd instant deceleration from seven knots to

zero threw Irv into the running backstay, breaking a pair of ribs and severely damaging ’one of his lungs. Bravura dropped out of the race and Irv was transported to a hospital.

He recovered, although he says whenever he coughs heavily or laughs heartily he still feels a twinge of pain.

The protest against Bravura, overlooked during the moments after the mishap, eventually resulted in the boat being remeasured.

It was, in fact, found to be illegal by 13/100’s of a rated foot. That’s when Irv decided to rework the boat with the help of Bartkowski.

The result wap an all-around star that sailed to or above its rating on all points of sail. Irv * makes a point of thanking Bill Clute for the protest to this day.

The following year proved to be a stellar one for Bravura. After ten years of trying, Loube finally won the spring Danforth series, overcoming front runner Scarlett O’Hara, Monroe Wingate’s Serendipity 43, on the final leg of the series to win by two points r At the Hawaii Clipper Cub in the summer. Bravura was the top American boat and but for the questionably legal Japanese Tobiume (with excessive hull bumps that Irv feels made it a “cheater boat”), would have been

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first overall in a top international field.

“The Clipper Cup is the greatest ocean racing series in the world,” says Irv. “You need an all-around boat that can sail in heavy air and light; your navigation skills have to be good; you have to figure out the currents. All of that and you can sail in your shorts the whole time!”

apping off 1982 with a win in the Big Boat Series, Bartkowski went to work on making Bravura ready for the 1983 TransPac. Tuning for the downwind mode involved moving the ballast and adding longer poles and bigger spinnakers. Once again the modifications worked. Bravura won the Los Angeles to Honolulu classic, making Irv the only owner to win both that and the Tahiti race. Gary Walters, who has been one of Irv’s downwind helmsmen since 1972, said the “new” Bravura was phenomenal. “You didn’t drive the boat,” he says, “you pointed

it. It was so responsive on the helm that I could throw people off the foredeck if I wanted to!”

Returning once again for the Big Boat Series, Bravura’s off the wind excellence couldn't compete with the new Frers design, the 45-ft Camouflage. Irv didn’t despair, however, and decided to update Bravura’s keel and install a lighter, stronger mast with shorter spreaders for better upwind perform¬

ance. This is the configuration he will take to February’s SORC, where he hopes to do well enough to be chosen for the three boat United States team at the summer Sardinia series in the Mediterranean. He’s taking along plenty of expert help, including Bartkowski and his counterpart on the first Bravura, Frederic LaFitte, last year’s SORC winners Chris Corlett and Dee femith, Don Elliott, Mike Smith, Pat Pender, Craig Nutter, Bob Billingham, Paul Ericson, Nick Givens, Bob Smith and alternates Malcolm Park and Leon Daniels.

Also onboard will be Irv’s son Gary, who has developed into “a good soldier” onboard Bravura. Crewmembers describe the father/son relationship as stormy in the Concerto days, but age seems to have mellowed both of them. Gary now lives in New YoVk,

Shirley poses with George Ariyoshi, Governor of Hawaii after the 1983 TransPac.

where he works as a graphic designer. His clients include several of the hot IOR boats, such as Tatoosh, Scaramouche and the new Boomerang. He also did the graphics on the new Bravura. His sister Suzanne sails, too, although not on the competitive level with her brother and father.

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hile it’s true that much of Irv Loube’s sailing life can be summed up in the trophies he has won or lost, there is of course much more to it than that. He’s traveled the world and met many people, some in foreign ports and others here on the Bay. One of his favorite “sea stories” is about a pair of guests he had onboard Concerto back in 1973 for a race to the Farallones. His friend Art Biehl, a physicist often consulted by the U.S. Government and owner of the ULDB Witchcraft, arranged for the outing. When the two men showed up they were none other than Wernher Von Braun, head of the man ned space flight program, and Hans Mark, chief of the unmanned space missions.

After two hours of talking in the inner sanctum of his law office, Irv begins to loosen up in recalling the happenings of that day.

Here he was with two men responsible for putting astronauts. and spacecraft on the heavenly bodies, working with navigation systems as accurate as humans could devise.

Irv’s job that day was to find the Farallones, a large set of rocks 25 miles off the Golden Gate.

“It was foggy,” he says with a laugh. In those days he was working with dead reckoning and .an RDF, both of which left definite room for error in the tide and current swept coastal waters. “My RDF said the island was off to the right, but my DR said they were dead ahead. I kept walking around the boat trying to get the RDF to give me a different reading, but it kept saying I was off course.

Of course I didn’t let on to anyone what was going on. The navigator never does when he’s unsure, and I certainly wasn’t going to do it with von Braun and Mark onboard.”

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that Irv predicted would be at the islands, the fog lifted and just a few hundred yards off they rose out of the sea.

Personalities aside, the anecdote says a lot about Irv Loube and his style of sailing. He perseveres, trusting his own judgement and experience, until he reaches his goal. He’s not flashy and glib, but more reserved and, when the situation calls for it, humble. He counts himself lucky to have learned from the Bay’s best, and he has used his talents as

a leader to get the most out of those he’s sailed with. “He’s a real general out there,” says Dee Smith, one of the new Bravura’s regular helmsmen, “and he lets the captains and privates do their thing.”

I rv likes to think he’ll be sailing for a long, long time. He remembers the first time he had that thought, back during the 1969 La Paz race on Mutineer. At the tip of Baja he

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So far it has, and it looks like it will for quite a while longer.

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he 68-ft Alden schooner Curlew, now undergoing extensive repairs and modifications in Sausalito, is a boat with a very strong life force. Since she came west in the late 1960’s, Curlew has undergone at least two other major refurbishings, one in the Lido Shipyard in Southern California in the early 1970’s, and the other in New Zealand in 1976 and 1977. A classic Alden schooner, with stout frames and graceful curves, she is a lady who’s been around. Her deck and cockpit are in excellent shape, as is much of the interior, although the latter will be altered in the course of this most recent operation.

If the mahogany, oak and brass of the Curlew could talk, they would tell of a harrowing winter storm in 1962, of being abandoned for three days off Bermuda when it appeared all hope was lost, and of being discovered and towed safely into St. George’s Harbor. This misadventure occurred' in November of that year during delivery of the yacht from Mystic, Connecticut, to the Caribbean where she was to work in the charter trade. Built originally for Charles Andrews of New York, Curlew had sailed the East Coast for years. During World War II the Coast Guard used her for patrolling. The passage to Bermuda was not expected to be as rough as it was, but the aging beauty had the guts to tough it out anyway.

For four days skipper Devid Skellon worked the yacht south through a series of increasingly stronger storms. By the time they reached the Gulf Stream, winds were at Force 10 and one set of waves stove jn the main cabin skylight. Mayday calls to Bermuda brought a Navy ship to their aid. Slowly the pair limped along, coming within a XA mile of the buoy marking the entrance to St. George’s harbor. A wind shift kept them from making port, however, and with more storms forecast, they decieded to abandon ship. Curlew was set adrift, her cabin awash and her bowsprit and foremast damaged in the rescue maneuvering.

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iraculously, the yacht was sighted after the storm passed. Five feet of water flooded the cabin and everything inside was smashed, but a survey showed the hull was undamaged; all the seams and fastenings were as good as when F.F. Pendleton built her originally back in Wiscasset. Maine.

“They just cleaned her up, fixed her bowsprit and foremast, and kept going, says Stephen King, the tall, dark-haired skipper who now operates Curlew for a syndicate of owners. King is supervising the current work being done at On Shore Marine’s large stor¬

age shed on Schoonmaker Point. Red-headed Tom George, a self-described former Sausalito “wharf rat”, is the project manager.

Both have a fondness for the yacht stemming from many hours sailing her in the South Pacific.

King has sailed schooners since he was 16, when he palled around with movie director John Ford’s son Pat on his old yacht in King Harobr. He went on from there to a yacht charter company in New Hebrides be¬

fore signing on as skipper of Curlew five and a half years ago. He met Tom George last April in Hawaii when the latter was hired to install a new boomkin, the wishbone shaped piece that extends over the stern and to which is attached the backstay. “We liked him so much we made him stay,” says King.

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tions, replanking' the topsides and redesigning the interior for more privacy in the aft cabin. The owner’s suite will be1 moved from its present location next to the main mast back to where the galley now sits. The center of the boat will be opened up into a large salon and the galley will move to the port side. Also to be done is rerigging the mast. page 131

Originally a single spreader, it now has a second set above the originals, but the two have to be spaced more evenly on the mast to allow for proper loading on the stays. The working crew includes some veterans of the Wanderbird project, notably Jim Linderman, Ross Sommer and Charlie Parker.

The present refurbishing will run into the summer months. After that King plans to head south. He’s working on obtaining a visa from the Ecuadorian government in order to

film a documentary on the Galapagos Islands. “Even if we get it,” he says, “it’s only good for 48 hours, so we’d have to work fast.” From there Curlew would resume her role as a fine traditional sailing vessel ready to accommodate her owners in any port they wish to explore. At 58, this venerable yacht is being well taken care of, and with continued love and attention should have many miles of sailing ahead of her.

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he 150 miles or so between Puerto Valiarta and Manzanillo is known for it’s conveniently spaced anchorages. And it really is great; 14 miles from P.V. to Yelapa; 38 miles to Ipala; 48 to Chamela; 11 to Careyes; 16 to Tenacatita;' 10 to Bahia Navidad; and 20 to Manzanillo. Not an overnight run in the bunch.

Unless you’re on the make or have been at sea for a tong time, you can forget Puerto Valiarta. The place is just too jacked up for anyone wanting to get away from hyper civilization. The harbor is no winner either, especially when it gets crowded or when the beginning military buglers let fly at the crack of dawn.

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Gringos are advised to seek more tradtional medical help. A person gets bit about every six weeks in Yelapa'.

Things that crawl are big in Yelapa. Sometimes the landcrabs come in endless hordes and over-run everything. Then there are the rhino beetles which simply carry away the plants when anyone tries to grow food. But the cutter ants were our favorite; we’re told they eat fiberglass!

We passed by Ipala, so we can’t tell you anything about it. But south of Ipala there’s long stretches of desolate beaches before Chernaia. In the calm conditions that often prevail here you could anchor right off the beach. Ah, for a couple of weeks vacation and a surfboard!

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about 5 miles across and dotted with islands. We'tried to find it using Charley’s Charts and had a hell of a time.You could spend a week here easy. Supplies are limited, but you can get some in the small town. Our group got a ride to the Pemex station from Yugoslavian-born U.S. citizensvwho like to spend one month a year in Mexico. That’s the kind of people you meet while travelling.

There’s some interesting sealife around Chamela. We weren’t on our boat at the time, but the ship’s log for January 20th reads: “0145 — 0230 Lying in three fathoms. Contrary to Ordinary was visited, rubbed, circled and stroked by a 35-ft humpback whale. Blowing irregularly, sometimes surfacing under , the inflatible, lying alongside or slow-

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“However after being gently touched by an outstretched hand as it passed close under the tender, the timid visitor on this full moon night submerged suddenly for its size and left the area immediately. The event was witnessed by seven crewmembers, who treaded lightly and gazed with awe and reverence.”

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areyes, a stop on the MEXORC, is just around the corner.

There are three little coves here, two with fancy hotels and one with a Club Med. The anchorage isn’t too secure in a blow, it’s mostly an open roadstead. But you can get a great lunch for three at the Playa de Careyes Hotel for $10 a little touch of civilization. The Club Med is kept immaculate — it’s probably the cleanest place in all of Mex: ico. Sailors are allowed to buy niies

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It’s jungle-Iy, too. What aroma! What a racket after the sun goes down!

One thing that struck us about this entire stretch of coast is the number of hotels. Banderas Bay, where Puerto Vallarta is located, naturally has a million of them. But as you _i.:_J_I_ continue down to far less populated

and hotels under construction — keep popping up. Tenacatita Bay was no exception'. There was one large one already in operation, and from clear across the bay next to the most recommended anchorage we could see a large one under construction.

We can’t tell you a thing about Bahia Navidad from first hand exper-

i as Hadas means ‘fairyland’ in Spanish, and the resort is a pretty good interpretation of the word. Although it’s not the kind of place we’d care to take a room at, it was fun to visit from a boat. The management of Las Hadas is very friendly to yachties and extends a cordial welcome to all who’d like to stop by.

For $7 you can anchor outside the marina and use all the facilities, including the five restaurants, six bars, the disco, golf course, tennis courts, private beach, swimming pools and laundry facilities. They also say you can use the restrooms and showers 24 hours a day — but you might not want to. For what we read this was the world’s most expensive resort to build, yet the yachties’ restrooms rate a D-.

For about $14 a night you can use all the facilities and tie-up Med-style in the marina. We’d never pulled in Med style before, so in view of the entire resort we were a little anxious.

Particularly when we were assigned to back in next to Osprey, a 95-ft cutter that the Stephens Brothers of Stockton had put together for a couple of million bucks. But we didn’t hit them once and the manuever wasn f as difficult as we had anticipated .

We found exploring Las Hadas to be enjoyable, and the restaurants reasonable. The most expensive item at the El Terral terrace restaurant that overlooks the entire complex was steak and lobster; at the current rate of 167 pesos to the dollar, it was about $12.

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towns or populated by the friendliest of people, is just a couple of miles south.

Much to our regret, we had to leave the boat in Las Hadas. It had

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MAX EBB TURNS IT

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ax is sailing in Mexico this month, so he asked me to write his article for him. I don’t know why 1 ever agreed to do this — I mean, like, he was supposed to find a crew spot for me in that race! Unfair!

But maybe he’ll come through for TransPac next summer.

You know, Max is a very experienced sailor — he’s been racing on the Bay and ocean for years and years and years — but sometimes he gets real stubborn about something when it’s perfectly obvious that he’s absolutely wrong. Very frustrating!

Like, the last time we did an ocean race together: It was a big, fast boat, we had been up all night trying to keep the thing moving down the coast in almost zero wind. A few hours after sunrise we had the finish line in sight about five miles away on a broad reaching course — you know, about 160 degrees off the true wind?

“Come up!” 1 said. “We’ll go faster if we sail high!”

“The apparent wind’s at 135,” answered Max, who was steering. “I know we’ll go a little faster if we head up, but we’ll be high of the finish.”

\ “We still have to sail at maximum VMG — velocity made good .— to leeward,” 1 said.

For this boat in this wind speed, that means the apparent wind should be around 110 degrees. Come on, Max, let’s hot it up some!”

“1 understand all about VMG, Lee,” he managed to say between yawns. “But on a reaching leg sometimes you just have to sail rhumb line. Otherwise we’ll end up directly upwind of the finish and waste a lot of time jibing back in the other direction.”

“No way!” Now I was getting a little impatient. “There’s never any reason to sail below the course that gives you maximum VMG to leeward. Come up ten degrees!”

I I e wouldn’t budge, and I’m supposed to be the navigator, okay?

“Look, Max,” I explained with all the patience I could summon up under the circumstances, “if we were beating to windward, and had to pinch up ten degrees to fetch a

Sailing downwind is like sailing upwind — go fast all the time.

mark five miles away, what would we do?

We d sail our best VMG to windward and take the extra tack! It’s the same situation here — we should sail the best VMG to leeward and do the extra jibe ...”

“No, Lee — this is different!” I mean, he practically snapped back at me! “If we go high, we could sail out of this wind com¬

pletely. Besides, I think the wind’s going to head us a little, and probably freshen. What we have to avoid at all costs is getting caught on a dead run.”

“Max, if the wind’s going to head us on this tack, we shopld take our jibe now!”

The owner must have woken up when he heard me mention the possibility of jibing.

He stuck his head out of the hatch and asked us what was going on.

We explained our divergent points of

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view, but the owner was completely lost in the basic trigonometry — 1 mean, I don’t think he even comprehended jibing downwind when the course is a dead run! Is that

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“Lee's the navigator,” he said. “If she says we should jibe, then we’ll jibe.”

That’s what I call a smart skipper. I asked Max one more time if he was, for sure, certain that the wind was going to head us.

“Nothing’s certain out here,” he answered, “but that’s the way I’d call it.”

We pried, and I mean pried, two more of our crew out of their bunks, did the jibe, and came up to a fast reach on the other tack.

We crossed well astern of a boat that had been sailing about parallel to us to leeward.

“Remember,” Max said with a mischievous grin, “you’re only as good as your last call!”

All I did was the basic geometry.”

We closed on the finish line with the pole on the headstay, sailing really hot. The rest of the crew came on deck one by one as they heard us calling out steadily increasing knotmeter readings. Quite a few boats had been caught way on the wrong side of the course, and were stuck with a DDW approach. We must have picked up ten places. Awesome!

As soon as we were tied up I crashed into one of the pilot berths and slept for hours —

until they woke me up in time for lunch at the yacht club. I had to explain to the owner how tacking downwind works. You know, the whole routine with polar performance curves..

Would you believe that some people have never even seen a function plotted in polar coordinates before? Anyway, I had to explain how to use a speed polar to determine best sailing angle for optimum VMG, and they made me write out the formulas for calculating points on the polar curve given apparent wind speed, apparent wind angle, and boat speed readings. Real basic stuff — any of the books on sailing theory have it, if you forgot your junior high trigonometry.

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e were quiet for a few minutes while I mentally calculated how far we should go before jibing back. After ten minutes I determined it was time, so we got the off watch up again and jibed back towards the finish, aiming just above rhumb line with the apparent wind at 110 degrees off the bow.

The boat we had crossed behind was visible well ahead and to windward. We were sailing higher and faster, naturally, and as we converged it looked like it could be anybody’s race. Max remained expressionless, but I knew if they crossed in front of us again I’d never hear the end of it.

But then, just as Max had predicted, the wind started to head us, allowing us to come down to rhumb line without losing speed.

The boat to windward must have done the same, because we continued to converge.

The wind was also starting to freshen slightly, and they would get the increases first. Our jibe to the downwind side of the shift had done its work, however. Soon we were reaching so much faster that it was clear we would pass way in front.

“Well, Ms. Helm,” announced Max, “that was a pretty good move calling for that jibe.” page 139

TYPICAL POLAR SPEED DIAGRAM FOR A LARGE YACHT IN LIGHT AIR THE CURVE SHOWS HOW FAST THE YACHT WILL GO ON ANY HEADING

LEE HELM “In a steady breeze,” I continued, once I had, you know, figured out what I was talking about, “this almost never happens. But when the wind speed is varying up and " down, you need to look at polar speed contours.”

Once again I had them all completely snowed.

“Okay, okay. To simplify a little, let’s say you have two polar speed curves for two wind speeds, one plotted inside the other.

Then draw a line out from the center on a reaching heading. If the speed curves are parallel to each other right where they cross the course line, then sail a straight line. If they’re not parallel — and they usually aren’t — it pays to change course whenever the

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Remember, up in the lulls, off in the puffs.

_\_ mometer cups have come to a dead stop, but the boat was still cruising along at a steady two knots! Wind instruments just aren’t very accurate at the low'end, so when conditions are steady, I prefer to determine true wind speed and direction on the basis of measurements taken with the boat going upwind. Of course, they never let me do this during a race!

Then I told them about another neat trick for estimating jibing angles.

“Lots of boats will broad reach in light air with the boat speed about equal to the apparent wind speed,” 1 said. “This makes judging the lay-line very simple, because the vector diagram is an isosceles triangle!”

The rest of the crew looked across the table at me, then at each other, with blank expressions. I guess I, like, had to explain it some more, you know?

“The angle between the boat’s heading and the true wind is the same as the angle between the true wind and the apparent wind.”

It still didn’t mean anything to them!

“The course on the new jibe will be parallel to the apparent wind on "the old jibe.”

Marginal. 1 tried one more time.

“The masthead fly will point in the direction you’re going to jibe to.”

“Everybody knows that!” they informed me.

The discussion continued along those lines, and we were just about finished with lunch when I had finally convinced Max that, yes, you should tack downwind, even when the rhumb line course is just a little bit lower than the best downwind VMG course for that wind speed.

Ais usual, he had one more question:

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“What about reaches where the course is above the best VMG angle. Should you ever zig-zag across the wind, without changing tacks?”

I had to think about this for a second . . .

“Only when the polar speed curve is concave outward at the applicable angle,” I said — knowing that it would take Max at least a minute or two to figure out what I meant by “concave outward”.

Formulas for making your own polar speed diagram.

wind speed changes. You know, up a little in the light spots and down a little in the gusts.”

“I always thought the ‘up in the lulls, down the puffs’ rule was to keep the boat inside the puffs longer,” said one of the crew.

“There’s a lot of that going on, for sure,” I said.

cJ ust then the Race Committee posted an updated listing of the corrected times, and we all joined the mob that was forming around the bulletin board. We didn’t win, but we hadn’t done too badly, considering everything.

I couldn’t take the time to sail back with the boat — had to get back and work on a project for school — so I got a ride back to Berkeley that night.

Anyway, Max had better appreciate this — I should really be sailing in Mexico right now! And, like, if anyone needs a navigator for TransPac this summer . . .

— lee helm

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aving negotiated more than 1,000 miles of the most difficult weather in the 18 months you’ve been on the Milk Run just to get to New Zealand from Tonga, now it’s time to savor the fruits of your labors. Fittingly New Zealand is one of the world’s great sailing destinations, with countless su-

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perb anchorages, spectacular scenery, diverse climate and weather, and hardly any crowds. And, after so many months oi having anchored in coral or sand off tiny volcanic islands, you’ve finally arrived at a genuinely substantial land mass where once more you can sink your anchor into good old mud, just like the stuff back in San Francisco Bay. Having cleared Customs and Immigrations at the Opua Wharf in the heart of the Bay of Islands [see Latitude 38, Volume 79], you’ll be pleased to find the delightful Opua Store — on stilts over the water — is just steps away. Here you’ll find the things that New Zealand is famous for: fresh milk, cream, butter, yogurt, cheeses, vegetables, strawberries, and Vogel’s whole wheat bread. The Opua Store also sells bottom paint, diesel fuel, and just installed a new washer and dryer for yachties. It’s $1.50 NZ for wash, and the same for dry. If you’re lazy, you can simply drop your laundry off at the Rainbow Yacht Charters office on the wharf: they wash, dry and fold for $3.50 a load.

Next door to Rainbow is the Opua Post Office, where they hold mail for incoming

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yachts up to two months. Make sure that your letters and packages are marked' “Hold For Arrival, Yacht in Transit”. It’s best to have dropped them a postcard from Tonga or Fiji telling them approximately when you’ll be arriving.

The Harbor Board is next to the Post Office, and they will gladly tell you what areas are safe for anchoring, and will probably find an empty mooring buoy for you( for a few days. There are no marinas yet in the Bay of Islands, but Rainbow Yacht Charters plans to build one with 130 slips, half reserved for visiting yachties.

The Bay of Islands, or the northeast coast of the North Island, is New Zealand’s most popular cruising ground and certainly one of the most interesting in the world. It’s very roughly 12 by 16 miles in area, with many islands and innumerable fine anchorages, most of which are very well-protected from the open ocean. Dozens of the islands are uninhabited and part of a national maritime park. The water is clear and miles of clean

white sand beaches are ideal for strolling, xswimming or barbequing.

At Latitude 35° 12’ S, the summer season is from November to April, and there are long spells of sunny days. January and February are the warmest months, with a mean daily high temperature of 78 degrees. Usually there is little rain at this time of year, to the extent that there becomes danger of brush fires and occasionally some water shortages.

In settled summer weather the breezes are light, often with a sea breeze during the day and a land breeze at night. It’s usually easy sailing. But many weather systems do pass by to the north, and some of the major ones can bring brisk winds and rain to the region.

P V-/ 'nances are very good that after the trip from Tonga you’ll need some sail repairs Much of the sailing in the Bay of Islands is well protected from the open ocean. The scenery is gorgeous, with grass covered hills all around.

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done. There is a good Hood loft just a few miles north of Opua in the town of Paihia, and they will pick up sails from Opua. Their telephone number is 27-573 Paihia. Opua also has the largest of three small shipyards in the Bay of Islands, Ashby’s. It’s about $2 US a foot to haul and launch, lay days average $8. The yard is not paved, and can get quite muddy. A few marine supplies are available from the yard and from Russell.

Labor is $11 NZ per hour.

Russell is a delightful town, just a threemile sail across the bay. It was here that Hone Heke repeatedly chopped the flagpole down [see Milk Run, Volume 79]. This town used to have the nickname “hellhole of the Pacific” because of the activities of whalers and sailors who hit the beach after months or years at sea. Russell is now a quiet retirement and artists’ town ten months of the year, and a booming vacation and sportfishing destination for Kiwis from mid-December until mid-February, when most of New Zealand goes on “holiday”. The anchorage

directly in front of Russell, Kororareka Bay, is not a good one for visitors, as there are ferries and fishing boats coming and going from the dock much of the time and many boats

The Opua store, right next to Customs and Im migration.

on permanent moorings. A quieter, more protected anchorage is in Matauwhi Bay, just 3/4 of a mile south of the Russell dock.

There is good holding in 6 to 12 feet with a muddy bottom.

Matauwhi Bay is surrounded by a beautiful park, and there is a dinghy dock and tidal grid at the Russell Boating Club. Just along the path from the Boating Club is Port and Starboard Dairy, a store with showers and washing machines for the yachties, as well as ‘’take-aways”, or food to go. It’s just a five minute walk into Russell proper, past houses and a church that were built in the mid to late 1800’s. In town you’ll find three grocery stores, a huge pub, a couple of excellent museums, banks, and a hardware store with a few marine items. Besides the places named here, there are hundreds of other great anchorages and you’ll want to do lots of exploring on your own. Good written guides are available.

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. any Milk Runners will be in New Zealand in January and February, and should be aware of the festivities held in the Bay of Islands. New Year’s Day features the

“Round the Islands” yacht race, put on by the Bay of Islands YC. It starts and finishes at the clubhouse at Waitangi, and visiting yachts are encourged by the friendly New Zealanders to enter. The second Sunday of the New Year is the Tall Ships Race sponsored by the Russell Boating Club. It’s for the

vessels with two or more masts over 30 feet in length.

Late January and early February is the Waitangi Festival, a week-long affair that leads up to the Waitangi Day state cere| monies. The Festival features various cultural displays and competitions. The Saturday before Waitangi Day is the Opua Regatta, with races for powerboats, sailboats, canoes, people and even dogs. They’re great and you won’t want to miss them.

While cruising in the Bay of Islands, you’ll be able to get fairly good weather forecasts on Radio Northland stations on 1026khz and 1215 khz (AM band) at 0630, 0730, 0930, 1130, 1330, 1630 and 1730. These will give you the predicted wind direction and strength, weather conditions and sea * state, and tide predictions for Russell, Paihia, and Whangaroa. More detailed marine forecasts are available from ZLD Auckland on 2207khzat 0530, 0918, 1133, 1733 and 2333.

There is also great cruising — and towns — to the north and south of the Bay of Islands. Only 25 miles north of Russell are the Cavalli Islands, an offshore group with spectacular snorkeling and hiking. The largest of the Cavallis is Motukawanui Island; Papatara Bay on its southwest coast offers a superb anchorage in 12 feet of water with a

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white sandy bottom and millions of curious fish. This is also a great spot for windsurfing — good wind, with little or no ocean swell.

There is a walking trail that starts from the beach in Papatara Bay and takes about IV2 hours to reach the northeast, or windward tip of the island. Here you have a chance to see the long, unbroken swells making their first contact with land after 4,000 miles of ocean.

\ rom Papatara Bay, it’s only a 12-mile sail to Whangaroa Harbor. Whangaroa is the most northerly — and hence the most tropical — safe cruising area in New Zealand.

And it’s spectacular! The harbor opens out into six smaller bays, and the jagged mountains and waterfalls remind me of the Marquesas Islands. There are just a few people here, and only one small village. Immediately on your port side as you enter Whangaroa is the Kingfisher Lodge, a fishing lodge accessible only by sea. They love to have yachties stop by, and have moorings, showers, and cold beer to entice them! This is a fun place to splurge and go out for dinner or drinks. The hiking trails behind the lodge present you with a panoramic view of the harbor and entrance.

Two miles farther up the bay you’ll find the picturesque village of Whangaroa, consisting of just a small hotel-restaurant, fishing club, and artist’s shop. Directly across the bay to the northwest is the Totara North wharf, where you can tie alongside while filling your water tanks and visit the small store run

The Bay of Islands is just that, a bay full of islands and anchorages. This is Urapukapuka.

by a charming and beautiful girl. When we were at the wharf two weeks ago, a local man came in from checking his lobster pots and showed us a “packhorse Cray” that weighed in at 25 pounds. We persuaded him to sell us a lobster each, at about $2.30 US per pound. Such a deal!

Take an hour or two and go for a walk up the road from Totara North wharf and you’ll think that you’ve stepped back in time.

You’ll see old fishing boats on moorings, an ancient sawmill, old farmhouses with sheep and goats grazing in the yards, and dozens of varieties of wildflowers along the little-used road. This is a long way from the tropical islands of Polynesia, but you’ll be ready for the contrast, and a completely different type of beauty and friendliness.

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w ailing south from the Bay of Islands, around Cape Brett, the first protected anchorage is Whangamumu Harbor, which is one of the most spectacular anchorages in all of the Pacific. The harbor extends in 114 miles from the entrance, and is well protected in all but northeasterly winds. The entrance isn’t always easy to find as you’re sailing along this rugged coastline, so make sure you take note of the log reading as you round Cape Brett.

Once through the narrow but deep entrance, Whangamumu opens into an incredible panorama. At the head of the bay is a

beautiful white sandy beach, lined with massive red-blossomed pohutakawa trees. In the northeast corner of the bay — a superb anchorage — are the remains of an old landbased whaling station and rendering works.

Just behind the whaling station is a sparkling waterfall winding its way down the cliff to a little stream which enters the bay. No one lives here, and the only two ways to reach this lovely place are by either sailing or hiking overland through the bush trails. When I anchored here for my third time in December 1983, we were again the only boat in this huge bay. We were met on the beach by sheep, who judging by the way they cavorted on it, must have thought our dinghy was a trampoline!

Whangamumu was used for whaling since 1840 when visiting American whalers used this sheltered bay for repairing and reprovisioning their ships — and for “enjoying social amenities” as they used to say. Men from the whaling ships were the first Europeans to have regular contact with the Maori residents of New Zealand. The first whaling station was built on shore in 1844, and the peak of the whaling took place between 1890 and 1930. In 1927, 74 humpback whales were caught, yielding 388 tons of oil and 70 tons of bonedust for fertilizer. And you wonder why there aren’t many whales today? All that

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remains of these grisly days are some concrete and brick foundations, huge rusty vats, and a concrete ramp used to winch whales and boats up on the beach.

Before you leave Whangamumu, make sure you take a hike up the trail behind the whaling station to the lookout on the ridge above the bay. The view in three directions is incredible, and your boat will look tiny below!

ailing south from Whangamumu, the next semi-protected bay is Whangaruru (don’t you love these names?), about 19V2 miles down the coast. Here you’ll find a small settlement, and an interesting park, the Whangaruru North Head Maritime and Historical Park, which is now farmed since it was donated by the last owner. Originally many Maoris lived here, taking advantage of the sheltered anchorage, fresh water streams, and rich beds of shellfish. This is an interesting opportunity to explore a genuine New Zealand sheepfarm, and walk the bush trails to the rugged North Head Coast. After visiting small, tropical islands for the past year, you Milk Runners will love getting out

Russell, what a lovely setting.

and exploring the vast countryside of New Zealand!

Sailing on south from Whangaruru, it’s only 17 miles to the entrance of Tutukaka, which is a well-protected, picturesque little bay. There is a good anchorage just to port

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as you enter the bay, or you can sail up to the head of the bay and anchor or tie up in a tiny marina — if there’s room. Tutukaka is world-famous forks sport fishing, and most of the boats in the bay are fishing boats. In February they have a fishing tournament that goes on for several days. Here we saw as many as five boats lined up at a time, waiting

to bring their huge marlin, swordfish and sharks to the weigh-in tower. Ashore you’ll find a lively pub, restaurant and a small store.

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is also the homeport for several dive charter boats. Just 11 miles offshore lie the Poor Knight Islands. This group

is warmed by tropical currents and has superb underwater visibility. It offers the best snorkeling and scuba diving in all of New Zealand. I haven’t yet been able to dive there, but my companion Sue Frederickson las several times, and says that the fish are so tame that they will literally eat right out of your hand. It is an underwater park, so you can’t spear the fish, just enjoy them! Sue reports there is a cave in one of the islands, large enough for a yacht to sail inside!

There aren’t any safe anchorages at the i Poor Knights, as the sides of the island are sheer cliffs. So what people usually do is to leave one person on the boat, waiting off the islands, while the lucky ones are in the water. There is a 26-mile light on the largest island, Tawhiti Rahi, but stay clear of these islands and rocks in foul weather as they have claimed several ships and boats!

If you’re into surfing — who isn’t? — or exploring beautiful beaches, hitchhike a few miles north to Sandy Bay. Here you’ll find a long, perfec^sandy beach with some of the best surf in the South Pacific. In the summer* time, December to February, this wide spot on the gravel road takes on an entirely different look, with tents sprouting up on the beach and caravans (travel trailers) lining the road full of surfers scanning the bay for that “perfect set".

ext month we’ll sail south to Whangarei, the best port in the South Pacific to haul, repair and reprovision your boat, and then on to the exciting big city of Auckland.

— john neal

FRANCOIS RICHARD

THE LATITUDE 3B INTERVIEW

JOHN BERTRAND PART II

We left off last month with John explaining that after winning the Laser World Championships in 1976 he decided to go for the Gold Medal in the Olympics sailing the singlehanded Finn dinghy. After placing first, second and. third in succeeding Finn world championships, he looked pretty good for the 1980 Games, only to lose out to the American boycott. After a stint as tactician for the 12 meter Courageous in the 1983 America’s Cup, he is now back on the Olympic trail which he hopes will lead to Long Beach and a Gold Medal this summer.

38:

How’s your Olympic program going?

John: It’s going well. 1 jumped back in the boat in November, went to a regatta in Detroit and ended up winning. It wasn’t a major regatta . . . there were a few good people there, but I was surprised.

1 feel like I’m back where I left off. I was concerned about having to go through the learning process again.

38: Where you left off was in a pretty good place, having just won the Olympic Trials in 1980.

John: Many of the techniques have come back just naturally. I’m more mature about the whole effort — understanding why things are happening and why things aren’t happening more. I think that comes from sailing a 12 meter.

38: What kind of stuff do you mean?

John: If the boat’s not powering through the waves right, or the mast and sail aren’t working right — now I understand why and I can see where the problem is. Before I would just pull the mainsheet in until it was tight and hike out as hard as I could; sometimes I had great boat speed and other times I didn’t. I never really addressed the technical aspect of sailing.

Also, I understand more about tactics now. I can look at a situation on the race course and know exactly how I got there, why I got there and how I can improve on it. Before it was a sprint, a really rushed type of feeling. I was more natural then, but also more blind. So 1 think the combination of those things is really going to pull together for a good effort. I’m really excited about it, about getting back on the race course. Last time, especially towards the end, it got to be more of a job. ' 38: How many years did you put in last time?

John: Three, and if you count my one year of Laser sailing devoted to the Olympic effort, that makes four. It got pretty tough after a couple of years.

38: Has the class changed that much since you’ve been gone?

John: Not really. That’s the fortunate thing for me. I don’t think the Finn class has changed really since 1975.

38: But there was a period from 1978 to 1980 where you and page 147

Cam Lewis and Larry Lemieux of Canada were all pushing each other and making improvements in how to sail the boat.

John: It really hasn’t gone too far since then. I haven’t seen too many people doing that type of program we had. In fact, what I’m finding now is that people are becoming more secretive and are starting to work with different sailmakers on their own, almost sort of on a paranoid level. There’s not so much of the philosophy of “I’m going to help you out until we get to the Trials and then we’ll see who's going to win.” That makes for a really strong United States effort, like we had in 1980.

38: I understand you are going to go to Australia to train with Wolfgang Gerz, the 1982 World Champion.

John: I’ll be there with Wolfgang and this fellow Larry Kleist, who Wolfgang feels is one of the quickest guys upwind in a breeze. Larry feels that Wolfgang is one of the fastest downwind. So we’re all going to get together and try and help each other out.

38: Is Kleist from Germany?

John: No, he’s from Australia. Also, Tim Law from England will be there. The whole philosophy of that training session is going to be . . we’ll have about 15 masts there of different configurations and a lot of the top sails from Europe and the United States. We’re going to try and develop a mast/sail combination for Long Beach. Our agreement is that if someone has a sail or mast that isn’t their best but is better than what you have, then they should sell it to you so that you can win your Trials and then hopefully we ll see each other at the Olympics.

38: Where will you be sailing in Australia?

John: Out of Sydney, probably in the ocean.

38: Is that similar to Long Beach?

John: I think so. Long Beach is very specialized. I don’t know any other place like that.

38: You mean in the way it’s so right-hand favored upwind?

John: Yeah, but more importantly the swell/chop combination.

It’s a very choppy swell and the angle of the swell is different on each tack. I haven’t experienced another place where it’s like that. Brazil

interview: was similar, but not quite the same. At the Laser Worlds in 1^77 the waves came at you abeam on one tack and from straight ahead on the other. It’s not quite that severe in Long Beach.

38: You were sailing the 12-meters down there too, weren’t you, or was that a little further south?

John: We sailed in Newport; it’s quite a bit different down there.

In fact the breeze rarely got to Newport. That was probably a mistake

tough.

38:1 hear it’s going to be a different schedule of races at the Trials than last time.

John: There will be four races to start with and then a three day break and' then six>races to finish it off. I believe you get two throwouts through the whole series. You’ll be able to measure in totally new equipment between series . . . New boat, new sails.

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John, far right, jumps off to an early lead in the 1980 Finn Gold Cup. --J*-

we made in our 12 meter effort. I’m finding there’s a lot of breeze at Long Beach at this time of year.

38: Similar to what you’d get in the summer?

John: That’s an interesting point. The Olympic Trials are at the beginning of May. Local knowledge says it’s not going to be anything like later in the summer during the Olympics.

38: That’s the classic Olympic Trials problem ... or 12 meters ... or whatever: getting wind conditions during the trials that match those of the actual event itself.

John: That’s true! People say the conditions we’re finding down there now will be similar to what we’ll find at the Olympic Trials.

38: Maybe what you need is a winged keel?

John: Yeah, something to handle all the conditions.

38: Who do you see as the major competition in the Finns?

John: I think there’s quite a few. You have to list Craig Healy up there at the top. Buzz Reynolds from New Jersey is putting in a good effort. He was very fast at the last Olympic Trials. Also there’s Paul Van Cleve, who just won the Gold Cup. There are some new sailors coming along, like Kimo Worthington, who’s putting a lot of time into it. It’s going to be very competitive.

If it’s classic Long Beach conditions where the right-hand side is usually favored, then it’s going to be pretty tough. Finns go roughly the same speed and if you have a little edge, that’s going to help you out. You’ll find in certain races one guy will have a little edge and be able to use it. But over the whole ten race series it’s going to be pretty

That’s an interesting concept.

38: Good for the boatbuilders! ' John: Yeah.

38: So what is your training program now?

John: Right now I’m working with Jane Kent who’s best known as a sports medicine person and a consultant to Olympic athletes. She’s set me up with a program. I’m weightlifting,.riding a bike, doing some endurance tests on the bike, and also wind sprints. Besides that I’m sailing a lot and working with a hiking bench.

One point of this effort is that it’s relatively short — about nine months. There’s a time pressure put on me because of that, and I’m enjoying that aspect of it. I think it will help me to do better.

38: Do you think that will help you focus or bear down harder?

John: Certainly.

38: Was that a problem last time?

John: No, but it was just such a long effort that it was easy to slide on things. If you were really tired and didn’t want to go sailing, well . . . yQU couldn’t see where in the end that might hurt you because it was so far away. Now it’s just right there. You can’t let up at all.

38: What made you decide to do it again?

John: After 1980 I thought I might want to try again. In 1981 I bought the boat that I’m using now. I’ve^sort of been planning to get back into the Finn, and I just didn’t know when to do it. This 12 meter program came up and Blackaller asked me to be onboard. Initially I thought I’d like to do that, but I changed my mind, thinking it was better to get back into the Finn and not get into an “old man’s” boat like a 12 meter so early. Then the Cup campaign came up again page 148

bertrand and it was a real struggle deciding between a Finn and the 12. 1 went with the 12 because it would be a learning experience. I could also see where it might benefit my Finn program — where they would compliment each other — and that there was enough time after the America’s Cup to put it together.

The way 1 really thought of it was: If we qualify for the America’s Cup and win, then I’d really be jazzed to do something else. If we

you know I’m the skipper of Defender. Jobson’s the tactician. What would you like to do?” You tell me, I told him. “How about the bow?” No thanks. [Laughter]. He went on to say it was great anyway and that some things were happening and that he’d get back to me.

At that time they had put Kolius in as skipper of Courageous and they needed a tactician. My timing was perfect. Tom pushed hard for Kolius to invite me on for a tryout. A couple of weeks later he asked

“The reason I’m able to do it is because I m really motivated. I don’t have,any secrets about that.” didn’t win the America’s Cup or we didn’t get selected, I’d be really pissed off and want to win the Olympics.

38: So you set up a win-win situation.

John: Right.

38: Let’s talk some more about the 12 meters. You came out of that looking pretty good.

John: We were pretty happy with it.

38: When did Blackaller ask you to be part of the team?

John: When I heard that he and Jobson might be putting together a program, I approached him and said I’d like to be involved. He said, “Great, we’d love to have you.” He went and raised the money and got Defender built . . . this was in 1981. They were going to sail Courageous early in the summer and then Defender. There was a long lag time between when I talked to him and when they were actually ready to go sailing. During that period I changed my mind about sailing on a 12 meter. I wasn t quite sure what direction I wanted to go then. I was in school at that time.

38: What were you studying? ' John: Business. The America’s Cup was such a big effort to get locked into — I wasn’t quite sure I’d be happy in that situation. You know I hadn’t really crewed for anyone else on a boat. So I backed out.

38: You were sailing Irrational then, right?

John: Yeah. I was the skipper again. That was a great experience.

The owner, Jaren Leet, is a tremendous guy . . . We had a crew over at the Clipper Cup in 1982 that really was the best crew I’ve ever sailed with other than the Courageous crew. On Irrational we had Don Kohlman, Kenny Keefe, Dave Wahle, Phil Vandenberg, Tom Walsh, Scott Easom and others. I learned how a big boat works, what makes it go fast or slow, putting a whole effort together I was locked into a couple of obligations there, so I had just sort of slid away.

Then I was back in Newport for the Hall of Fame regatta, lorn was back there sailing. When you see the 12 meters out sailing it’s pretty impressive. I stuck around for an extra week and crewed for them. I was Dave Vietor’s tactician on Courageous. That was pretty interesting. I was thrown into this position and I really didn’t know what the hell I was doing. I knew a little about match race starting, so Id get back there and yell at Vietor. Every once in a while I’d grab the wheel. We actually did a pretty shitty job, I think, and Tom was going fast in Defender. This was in the fall of 1982.

I liked the team aspect of it, the whole style of it. It was very attractive at that time, but I didn’t know what I would do. It was pretty late in the game to sign on. At the St. Francis Yacht Club Stag Cruise a month later I talked to Blackaller. I know they would be training in Southern California. I said, “I’d like to be involved.” He says, “Well, page 149

me to come down. I was working for Dave Hulse’s spar business in Alameda at that time.

38: Wow, you had a job!

John: Yeah, I was serious about working with David.

38: What were you going to do for him?

John: I was working in the office and ultimately I was going to be a sales rep. When Kolius called, Dave said I should go down and try it out.

I wanted to make sure that Kolius was serious about his effort, asked him what were his motivations in the 12 meters. He said first off to eliminate Dennis and to help the Defender/Courageous program progress. He was sort of giving me the party line. I told him that if he just wanted to help Tom win the America’s Cup then I wasn’t intersted in sailing on Courageous, but if he wanted to win the America’s Cup then I was really interested! He was sort of standoffish at that point, but I got the impression he wasn’t just in there to be a trial horse.

They had been down in Newport Beach for a week and a halt when I got there. Kolius had had another guy try out for tactician and then I came onboard. I amazed myself when I first showed up — I just sort of took over the position. I was communicating well with Kolius; he was driving the boat really well and got good starts. The first two days I think we beat Tom in 90 percent of the races! 1 was really impressed with Kolius — that was probably the main reason that I signed on. I never thought I’d ever sail with anyone, just because 1 really need to respect someone to sail with them as a crew.

38: He was your first skipper ever, right?

John: Yeah. I was really impressed with his ability and his attitude. I’m sure glad that I did it. We turned into quite a team.

38: I heard that the New York Yact Club wasn’t too crazy about your covering techniques in the American trials.

John: [Laughter], Yeah. That’s true. We got quite a few lectures that we should cover more and hardfer. They see the game from their perspective and it’s a jot different on the water. The boats were very close in speed. As a'matter of fact — we were covering as best we could most of the time. Dennis would cross tacks and sail off one way for a while and not cover. He had good speed and confidence in the shifts. They wouldn’t say anything about Dennis. We sort of felt we were getting a bad deal on that ’cause we were the new kids in town, and they were going to tell us how to race. In the past Cup campaigns one boat would be so much faster than the other that they would get out ahead and then cover like crazy. This time the boats were so even you had to take any little advantage you had and try to convert it into a little bit more.

For instance, in one race we were in front and we came across and tacked on Liberty. We had about a half boat length lead. Then we’d

interview: 38: Is this going to be a Fort Worth Boat Club program?

John: There are people from Texas involved, people from New York and Florida. It’s not going to be an effort from just one area.

Hopefully it will be people from the whole nation.

38: Will there be orle yacht club with its name on it?

John: Yeah, the New York Yacht Club.

Bertrand, second from left, and John Kolius, far left> made a good team on 'Courageous'.

38: When does that start?

John: It started the day after we were eliminated. We didn’t slow down at all, we sped up. There was a lot of support for it too.

38: So . . . ummm \ . . are you >ust going to sail forever? Do you get asked that question a lot?

John: Yup. 38: How do you handle it?

John: I don’t say anything! [Laughter], I’m confronted with that quite a bit. I really don’t know. Right now I’m getting along with what I’m doing and I enjoy what I’m doing and I’m trying to become the best at it, but there is this pressure from a lot of different areas with people saying, “Well, what are you going to do to be viable in society?” It’s tough. It’s painful sometimes. I’m not quite sure what I’m going to eventually end up doing. I’m hoping something will present itself, some situation or some business that would be as exciting to me as racing is and that I can dedicate my time to that.

38: That brings up another question. Where does the money come from to finance all this?

John: Hmmmm . . . Pennies from heaven. [Laughter], 38: Maybe if you don’t want to answer that personally, you can answer it generically. There is a group of guys like yourself who are sailing, full time, like a professional golf or tennis player.

John: A lot of my financial support has come from my father. He helps me get through the times when I’m not being supported by something like the 12 meter effort. He’s really helped out a lot in that way, and I think he derives pleasure in doing that.

38: Is he as actively involved with you? sailing as he used to be?

John: No, he’s got some other things going on and he’s also given me my space, you might say, to go out and do these things.

It’s a tough subject . . . We’re questioned so much because we don’t have the bank account to validate what we’re doing, which is different from a tennis player or golf pro or whatever. They make

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split, go for about half a minute, get up to full speed, come back and it would be the same thing. Dennis sailed off to the right and we could see there was a hole between us. If we tacked back, we would have sailed into it and Dennis would be gone. So we legged it out until we got around the hole and came back with the same advantage.

That’s when the NYYC people would say, “Why didn”t you go

back?” It wasn’t just a simple situation of us not covering more. It was more intricate than that. I think the Cup Committee was a little out of touch with how closely the boats were matched.

38: Do you feel they pulled the plug on you early?

John: No, they did it at the right time. Dennis put together a better show at the end of August. As soon as Defender was eliminated they changed the boat to be more competitive against us. I think they added 300 to 500 pounds of ballast, which is legal. Their mainsails were slightly better. In the end they had a clear advantage. We’d come off the starting line about four lengths apart on the same tack and we’d go for 14 minutes. They’d go higher and we would go lower but faster. When we came back together they were half a length in front.

In the beginning of August we would come off line and we would make the half a length, which would put us in control. I’d say we outtacked Dennis except in a big breeze. All the maneuverings, the sets, downwind we were slightly faster. The basic difference in the end was that they had a tick more speed. Dennis also did a really good job on the starting line at the end.

38: So you don’t feel that if you had had a shot at Australia II it would have been any different?

John: That’s hard to say. Dennis did an incredible job of winning the races he did. We take a little credit in that. We had pushed him very hard. Our tactics were more aggressive than Australia IFs. On the other hand, Courageous didn’t point as high as Liberty and Australia II outpointed Liberty, so if it was between Australia II and Courageous, it might not have been too good.

38: So are you going to do it again? With Kolius?

John: Yes. 38: With a new boat?

John: Uh-huh.

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bertrand money doing it. In a sense it’s a sacrifice on our part for the love of the sport. It’s also hard to face people when they say, “Well, what do you do?”

38: Well, it’s no different than the skiers or bobsledders or whatever . . . It’s an issue that many amateur athletes are facing and I don’t want to necessarily single you out.

is just understanding the problem and how to deal with it.

38: You mean like when you tighten up in a certain situation and then you blow it?

John: Yeah. I know this all sounds pretty vague. Maybe because it is.

38: It sounds real personal, something you do on the inside.

THE BERTRAND RECORD Date 1982 1981 1981 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1979 1979 1979 1979

Place 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd

Event San Francisco Cup California Cup San Francisco Cup U.S. Olympic Trials National Championship Pacific Cup Gold Cup (World Championship) European Championship Pre-Olympic Regatta European Finn Championship Kiel Race Week Gold Cup

Boat Irrational 6 meters Irrational Finn Finn Finn Finn Finn Finn Finn Finn Finn

Location San Francisco Marina del Rey San Francisco Newport, Rl Newport Beach New Zealand New Zealand Finland U.S.S.R. Italy Germany England

John: I think with me I’ve been doing it so long . . . maybe I was expected to stop this foolishness three years ago and become responsible to society. That’s probably why I’m being questioned about how I’m getting along. There are a lot of benefits, though, like traveling and meeting people, but then again there s no money in the bank and that type of security. It’s a conflicting situation. I’ve chosen this road and we’ll see where it leads.

38: You’ve always been big on mental training and attitude. Can you talk about the work you’ve done with Bill Monti?

John: Yeah, sure. Bill has really helped me to understand the mental aspect of sports. It started back in high school. We were involved together in setting up a sailing program at San Rafael High.

He was always interested in my races. I would tell him how I did and he would always ask, “Well, why do you think you did so well? and I’d tell him. If I wasn’t doing well, I’d talk to him and he’d say, “Didn’t you tell me about a year or so ago that you won this regatta because of this, this and that?” I'd say, “Yeah, that’s right!” So he helped me out in that respect.

After we decided to mount this Olympic campaign, I began to put his ideas about the mental side of sports into effect. I also had some ideas about visualization and motivation, so we incorporated those too. Basically it’s that you have a capability and a potential and it’s just a matter of consistently getting the most of your potential. Why is it one day you can perform at a certain level and the next day you can’t? We believe that it has to do with the mental side of performing.

We took a different approach to sports.

38: How is it different? I mean, outwardly it looks the same.

John: Yeah. There are a lot of books out now about it, so I guess a lot of people are doing it.

38: You mean the sports psyching kind of stuff?

John: Yeah.

38: When you visualize, do you'actually go through the race in your mind?

John: Yes. 38: How do you do that as a program? Every day or what.

John: Lately it’s pretty natural, like when I’m driving down the road or when I’m doing something monotonous. It’s not a regimented schedule. One thing about visualization or fantasizing about races is that you have to be very motivated to do it. You can’t say, Okay, I’m going to do it and win a race.” / The other aspects are being able to relax in competition. A lot ot it page I 51

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Gold Cup Finn Nationals . Finn Pre-Olympic Regatta World Championship North Americans World Championship Nationals Laser Slalom North Americans Laser Slalom Nationals North Americans Nationals

Finn Finn Finn Laser Laser Laser Laser Laser Laser Laser Banshee Laser Banshee

Mexico Mobile, AL U.S.S.R. Brazil San Francisco West Germany Wichita, KS San Francisco Oxnard San Francisco Alameda San Diego San Francisco

John: Yeah, but the reason that I’m able to do that is because I m really motivated, and I don’t have any secrets about getting motivated. That is a key ingredient.

38: Well, what is it that you’re motivated to do? What’s your goal?

John: To excel.

38: At one point people were talking about you as the next Paul Elvstrom, who won four Olympic gold medals in sailing. It really hasn’t turned out that way. Is it because there are so many people inspired by the same image?

John: Probably. First off, chances are there won’t be another Elvstrom just because it will be impossible to win as many gold medals and world championships as he did.

38: I’m sure there are some kids who think about John Bertrand the way I used to think of Paul Elvstrom. I don’t know how you feel about that — it’s got to be quite a burden to deal with at times.

John: I like it at times ift the respect that I remember I used to look at people like Elvstrom and Buddy Melges who would motivate me. I can see the need for kids to have that and I feel honored. As far as getting caught up in that image, there’s no problem because I understand how I got here and why I got here. I’m not God’s gift to sailing.

There are a hell of a lot of sailors that are better than I am.

[Laughter],

38: Do you feel pretty good about what you’ve done so far?

John: Absolutely. At this juncture in my life I’m really happy. I’m happy with what I’ve done and what I’m doing right now. I would have to say between 1979 and before the America’s Cup I was not real happy, not that directed, not sure of what I wanted to do. There were a lot of questions that had to be answered.

38: Was there a big disappointment about 1980?

John: Sure. It was such a surprise. I never had put into the game plan that that could possibly happen. It’s not something I’m going to cry over the rest of my life. You always plug in all the variables and I think I did the best I could to cover all those variables and plan for them, but not that one. You dedicate so much time and all of a sudden you wake up one morning and you don’t have anything . . . it s tough.

38: What about this time? Have you plugged that variable in?

John: Yeah. I understand the risks involved and I understand my chances of making it also. It’s not a problem this time.

38: Good luck, John, and thank you.

— sue

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ynne and Joe Therriault left San Francisco in July 1981 aboard Sundowner, a 33-ft Crowther trimaran. They spent two years cruising through Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama, and then went on through the Canal into the Caribbean. In May 1983 their odyssey ended in Galveston, Texas, where they disassembled the boat and had it trucked back to California. When questioned about which cruising ground was their favorite, they answered in unison, “The San Bias Islands’’.

If sailing into a time warp intrigues you, then you should cruise to the San Bias Islands. There 27,000 Cuna Indians live according to tribal law, as they have for generations. Besides friendly natives, this reef-protected island chain offers incredible diving, as well as plentiful secluded anchorages. Many ocean voyagers say that the San Bias Islands are the best cruising grounds in the world.

This archipelago stretches over a 146-mile area that lies just off the northeast coast of Panama in the Caribbean Sea. Only 48 of the 368 coral cays (pronounced “keys”) are inhabited.

It’s 105 miles from the Canal down to the San Bias Islands. The easiest way to make the passage is via Colon and coastal hopping the first 65 miles. After this there are no more good anchorages, so it’s recommendThe Therriault’s Sundowner’ working out Bay before the start of their cruise.

ed to layover at nearby Isla Granda before making the final 40-mile passage to San Bias territory.

The Cuna woman work out on some coconuts. The

Anchorages within the archipelago are never further than a daysail away. However, navigating — even short distances — should always be done during daylight hours for maximum visability. Extreme caution is needed due to unchartedscoralheads, shallow surrounding waters, low-lying islands only visible close up, the lack of navigational aids, and inaccurate information on U.S. charts. These obstacles keep vessel traffic light and the natural environment unspoiled.

outwit outsiders, thus they are sharp traders who are known for driving a hard bargain.

Being such‘industrious merchants stimulates income, and as a result there is almost no poverty in the San Bias chain.

The populated islands, which are nothing more than villages with rows of thatched huts, are located within two to five miles of the Panama mainland. The proximity of the mainland is fortunate since the entire San Bias chain has no fresh water. Whatever water villagers use must be transported from rivers on the mainland. Water also must be taken to the desolate palm-covered islands where coconuts are farmed by the natives.

Coconuts are used interchangeably with money; thus its culturally offensive to pick them — even one laying on the ground.

Outside of short excursions to nearby cays, Cuna women rarely leave the homefront. It is the men who take the ladies’ cash crop molas to Panama markets where tourists will pay up to $200 for them. A mola is a decorative rectangular panel that’s sewn in reverse applique; and when completed, the panel becomes the front and back of a ladies blouse. Each mola is an individual work of art. The designs on them have included ani-

T 1 he Therriault’s introduction to Cuna Indians began at Chichemen Cay, minutes after Sundowner’s hook was down. A cayuca-load of munchkin-sized Indians paddied over to greet the sailors. This proved to be the standard reception everywhere.

Lynne and Joe towered over their visitors, whom they later learned are the second shortest race next to pygmies. A fully grown adult rarely exceeds 5’6”. After initial greetings were exchanged, it became obvious the Cunas have a knack for mixing business with pleasure, and never arrive without something to sell or trade.

Transactions such as buying beads, handmade crafts, or fruit were done in an amicable, yet businesslike manner. According to Cuna culture the people are duty-bound to

hard fruit is important to the indians and shouldn't be taken without asking.

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Although Cuna religion may be called “animistic” since they believe objects have souls or spirits, the Indians proved capable of mats, plants, geometric patterns and current events. One famous example is a mola depicting the RCA trademark.

ontrary to rumors that Cuna women are shy, Lynne learned that in their own backyard, the females will shed their inhibitions — and the mola off their back — in order to make a sale. While strolling through the village at Mono Cay, a tiny lady grabbed Lynne’s arm and tugged her over to a hut.

As the lady pointed to garments hanging from the rafters, she blurted, “Mola bakke, mola bakke”. Lynne translated that into “Buy my mola”, and after some haggling Lynne walked away with several reasonably priced blouses.

There is no recorded data on why molas were created, but heresay says the Cunas used to body paint until missionaries arrived in the 1800’s and discouraged this practice due to nudity. As a carry over to pleasing the gods with vibrant colors — blue for heaven, red for the sun, yellow for changing leaves, green for plants, and black for evil — molas evolved.

Allowing women to maintain traditional dress was a major issue back in 1925, when the Panamanians ruled the San Bias Islands.

The government tried changing this and other Cuna customs as well as updating tribal law. But the peaceful Cunas turned into a stinging band of hornets and staged a twoday battle that ousted the Panamanians. As a result, the San Bias Islands were granted sovereignty and have remained semi-autonomous with “caciuques” (tribal leaders) in charge.

Perhaps it was during this revolt that the Cunas officially acquired their small landstrip on the Panama mainland. But Lynne never got a straight answer, so she chaulked it off as Right of Eminent Domain. Whatever the case, this property is not only a lifeline due to water, it’s the only place natives bathe, do laundry, and farm.

is the official language taught in ail San Bias schools; nonetheless, the Cuna language is preferred for commerce.

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worshipping many gods. Especially after missionaries douild schools and offer free education in exchange for prayers. Be it Baptist or Mormon or any other soul-saving faith, the villagers will gladly send their youngsters to that denominations’ school.

Other attractions that are not found in more popular cruising areas are undepleted reefs that host uncountable forms of sealife.

On any give day Joe could catch 5 to 15 lobsters. Whereas free-diving for the plentiful large fish was difficult without a tanky the abundance of shellfish made up for it. The most lewarding underwater finds were unusual shells — many of which Joe was unable to find elsewhere in the Caribbean.

The Therriauits also found total privacy at anchorages — something they never experienced anywhere during their two years of cruising.

o visit to the distant San Bias Islands would be complete without attending a Cuna party — of which there seemed to be an abundance. While it’s rude to visit a village after sunset without permission, getting permission — along with an invitation to join the evening party — is no more complicated than mentioning your desire. Almost assuredly, you’ll be asked to join.

Socializing is an important part of Cuna culture and besides get-togethers provide an excuse for drinking and dancing. Remarkably there’s rarely excessive boozing or rowdiness.

The women wear clusters of earrings and

The San Bias territory is just a short hop from the Atlantic side of the Canal and only a stone’s throw from mainland Panama.

piles of necklaces to accentuate their anklelength skirts and mola blouses. In addition to their traditional gold noseband, they draw a black line down the center of their noses.

Some believe these lines represents a straight path the lady is suppose to follow. But

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Cuna/English Dictionary Compiled by the Therriauits Polite Words English Cuna Hello.

Nuedi What is your name..

Iggi nuga How do you say.

I bi so ge Yes. El le No. Suli You are right.

Napirague Come aboard.

Anulutogue Thank you.

Nuedi Friend.

Ani Trading Words No money.

Money sate Too expensive.

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popular opinion is it’s a cosmetic gimmick to make their noses look longer — which is considered fashionable. By comparision, the men look bland in ordinary shirts and pants.

Everything at a Cuna party is ritualistic.

For music the men play pipe-flutes and the women rattle gourds. Their folk dances remotely resemble slow square dances. Although transistor radios have infiltrated the villages, this tradition-bound society doesn’t let new ideas overwhelm them; it’s probably

Trading Words — Cont’d Buy my mola... ....

Mola bake How much. ....

Iggi money We’re poor. . . ..

Wile guedi Nika Do you have... . ....

Food Bread.....

Madu Coconut. ....

Ogob Banana. . . ..

Madun Pineapple.

Madun Onion. . ...

Cibolla Lobster.

Dulup Crab. ....

Suga

Update Upon the conclusion of their trip, Joe and Lynne Therriault returned to their home in Richmond, where Lynne’s high school librarian job was awaiting her. Back in the mainstream again, Joe has been elected the president of the Bay Area Multihull Association for his second term.

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herever sailing families gather around the Bay, you are sooner or later bound to hear “Richmond Yacht Club has such a good Junior Program”. They are right. This little yacht club, with its low budget and with member parents doing the teaching, has promoted world class competitors, near-Olympians, and a host of national honors earned by its young. What is its secret?

The bulwark of the 32-year old program, which currently runs 22 weeks between October and March, is the care of the people involved. Having been a parent and participant for a good portion of that history, I can attest to the evidence of this fact. You see it in other parents who sit for hours in crash boats, cook meals for 80 kids on Sundays, and teach everything from basic knot tying to advanced racing tactics. You also witness it on a tiny beginner’s first scary sail, when a volunteering teenager will jump into the El Toro and alleviate the youngster’s fear of the tippy hull, the important mainsheet and the confusing tiller.

A cherished and important tradition is the “Guppy Patch” awarded for a planned capsize as soon as the beginner is capable of handling it. A 60-lb, eight-year-old can right the newer El Toros by themselves, but even so, the committee stands by in the rescue boat, and parents and fellow students ring the yacht basin. They watch as the boat tips over, and applaud when the child swims clear and begins the righting procedure.

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ley, 14, who are eager to make their own marks in the sailing community.

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, istorically, winter was chosen for the Junior Program for several reasons. First, it was off-season for the racing and cruising sailors, and Dad was down working on his boat. Secondly, the winds are usually lighter for the little kids. The program started at the old club site at the end of the Richmond channel, on Cutting Boulevard.

“The races were short and sweet,” recalls Steve Miller, a graduate of the early sessions.

“The beginners couldn’t get discouragingly behind, since the races were so short. This also meant many races each day, with a lot of practice starts, and maybe a protest or two to learn from.” During those early days the program ran every other Sunday, leaving the bye Sunday as a raincheck alternate.

The all-winter^ timetable was retained when the club moved to its new location out at Brickyard Cove in 1965, but Director Rod Park doubled the sailing by scheduling lessons every Sunday. Park also persuaded six families to buy 14-ft Flying Junior sloops, page I 56

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having seen his charges under-trained in jib and spinnaker handling in the Sears Cup regional eliminations which were sailed in 110’s, Lightings and Rhodes 19’s.

In the summer of 1973 Sailing Camp was born. A big house on Clear Lake was rented, complete with boys’ and girls’ dorms and

ample lawn for evening games. Jim DeWitt served as sailing instructor, and intensive sail drills kept the kids busy all day. Busy, too, was the cook! The feeding of 22 young people and six leaders for a week was a full time job. Clear Lake Camp was repeated again the following year, with Steve Lewis, an FJ National Champion, giving the advanced racing course. Later, Sailing Camp moved to the Stockton Sailing Club for two summers.

Summer camp isn’t an annual fixture — it requires parents willing to spend their vacation time this way. This past summer 13 kids, two instructors and four advisors held a session anchored in the Delta’s Potato Slough.

Ping Sih’s housecar, perched aboard a 40-ft barge, provided the facilities, along with Fred and Louise Vogelsbers’ 29-ft boat and Bob Korb’s assistance. Remember those terrible rainy days when the kids were underfoot all day? Liken that to five windless days on the Delta! The coaches were dinghy experts Jim Maloney and Jim Wondolleck. When there was wind the group got in drills and plenty of instruction. When the wind died there were inner tube paddling races and a trip to Pirate’s Lair for ice cream. Director Lea Fisher already has plans laid for next summer’s sailing camp, an invitational which may also include intermediates as well as the page 157

Skipper Peter Truman with his 1977 Governor’s Cup crew of Dennis George and Poppy Truman, all schooled at the RYC Junior program.

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hen a stand out administration retires, one wonders who else could ever do as well, but at Richmond, parental dedication comes in waves. Each leader’s special touch refines and changes the format to suit the ages and capabilities of the kids. In 1973, as an act of faith in his crop of juniors, Jim Truman took three of them, on the long Midget Ocean Race from San Francisco to San Diego in his Ranger 23 Impossible. That they won this ocean race in their small boat in record setting time was testimony to Tru¬

man’s confidence in the kids he observed during those countless hours of instruction time. Later, with 31-ft Moonshadow, Truman and the juniors won most of the local ocean races and went on to SORC. Rod Park also filled his Panache TransPac crew list one year from junior ranks.

Present director of the program is 43-yearold Lea Fisher, a trim, balding engineer with a quiet face and eyes that mirror his quick mind. Lea is a second generation RYC member. His father, Bill Fisher, helped on the original Junior Program in the early 50’s.

Asked what the secret of the successful formula is, Lea observed, “I think it is the lowkey approach we take. We encourage the kids, but we don’t push them. If we had lessons every day of the week, the kids might

RICHMOND become stale. Our once-a-week format is enough for continuity, but it is not so much that they burn out.”

Last winter Fisher’s proteges enjoyed a practice day on two IOR racers. It began with a ch.alk-talk by Johnny Paulling (class of 76) and was followed by hands-on experience on Bob Klein’s Peterson 40 Leading Lady and Roger Hall’s Serendipity 43 Wings. The stress loads on these hi-tech boats are not for child’s play, and the experience gave the kids a lesson in safety and cooperation. It was also fun.

IRichmond has made it possible for young would-be sailors to join the program, even though their folks are not members.

Fees to become a Junior Member are $18 Initiation and $3 a month. At age 19 a $60 changeover fee grants them Youth status, with dues of $4 a month until age 25. Having been Youth Members, these young adults may pay another $60 to become fullfledged regular club members, instead of the $225 initiation fee otherwise required. If graduate work or first jobs take the young sailor miles away, the club has an out-of-area dues plan which is less than the Junior dues they first paid as a child.

This year’s fee for the six month winter training session is $25. First timers get seven Sunday mornings for this bargain price. This seems to be about all they can absorb, though the patrol boat remains on station should they want to sail around the turning basin on their own after lunch. Thats 21 hours of lessons, or about $1 an hour. If intermediate and advanced kids come every Sunday, they get about 140 hours of tactics,

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rules, and intensive on-the-water practice under the watchful eye of parents manning crashboats, the cost drops to about $.18 an hour! x

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he program ends in March, just in time for USYRU’s Sears, Smythe and Bemis eliminations, and the beginning of the SBRA season. The last day is a picnic and awards

The 1967 crop of juniors.

ceremony on Angel Island. Following a barbeque and optional hike up the 781-foot Mt. Caroline Livermore, trophies are handed out. It is a delicious surprise to see who has been chosen “Junior Yachtsman of the Year”, and who gets the Hal Cunningham Award. This latter award, honoring the gentle teacher whose province was the littlest ones, is awarded to the child who best exemplifies love of sailing, and helpfulness toward his fellow sailors during the first basic seven weeks. Even at that tender stage, champions are picked. One early winner was Pam Poletti, who twice before she was 18 earned a berth at Women’s World Champions.

^\n important spin-off from the winter Junior Program is the Small Boat Midwinters, held on the last Sundays of November, December, January and February.

Cathy Truman, daughter of Jim and Suzanne Truman, developed the concept in 1965 and headed the race committee the first few years. The Midwinters were an impage I 58

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the club.

Too old to sail, the 1981 winners — skipper John Kostecki, Albert Boyce, Mark Hempstead and Rand Arnold — were on hand to help out. They made airport runs, operated crashboats, set marks, cleaned boats, befriended contestants, ferried

including little ponytailed girls hardly tall enough to pour water into the goblets.

All week long, praises had flowed from the judges and visitors. The whole week, from the airport pick-up to the last goodnight, was an exercise of what a vital, caring club does in carrying on the best traditions of yacht racing. The last night’s banquet had topped it all. When Jack Caldwell, a most proper, blazer-clad judge from Tennessee made his

mediate success, and this has now become a winter fixture at Richmond, as important to winter small boat sailors as SBRA in the summer. Participating classes range from El Toros to Etchell’s 22’s and J-24’s. Still tied firmly to the Junior Program, the races start after lunch, which mothers fix at a moderate cost to benefit the Junior kitty. El Toros go out earlier, when the winds are light, and race on the inside course. Juniors from other clubs are especially invited to take part in this day and the normal sign-up fees will be waived for those participating in Lasers, FJ’s, and El Toros.

^^.ichmond juniors have also shown they can give as well as take. In 1982 Richmond YC hosted the USYRU Junior Nationals. The club adults, many of whose children were graduates or participants in the Junior program, headed the regatta.

USYRU judges from all over the United States attended. Competing were 56 teenagers who had topped their respective regional and sub-regional eliminations — they were the cream of the crop. Club members took all 56 kids into their homes and meals were provided by volunteers at page 159

Skipper Marina Park pilots a Flying Junior in 1975.

whalers across the Bay and back again, ran errands, cleaned up the yard, and at the end, donned blazers and ties and presented medals to the winners with great poise.

Older juniors bussed dishes, and kids from the current program did the table-waiting —

goodbyes, he again complimented Richmond on its friendly week. “You people here are unique,” he said to me. “You have something special — an air, a kind of ‘perfume’ . . .’’He was searching for a word, so I supplied it for him.

“Yes,” I agreed. “We do have something special here. It’s love.”

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fury of tropical rain drums on Nord’s dodger. From time to time this music is enriched by an additional component, the wind-driven spray from huge waves staccato-ing against the same dodger. For hours and days I listen to this water symphony

from inside my cabin. And even though 1 leave my main hatch wide open because of the tremendous heat, I am dry and the page this was typed on is dry. Thank you dodger.

1 haven’t always felt the same way about dodgers. It was a long, long, long, long time ago that I walked down the Santa Cruz marina to see my friend Ivan working like crazy.

“What are you doing Ivan?” I joked. “Are you proposing to open a circus?”

“No Andruska,” Ivan replied, “I am building a dodger for my cockpit.”

“Did you age so badly,” I sneered at him, “so that you need an umbrella when you go sailing?"

“Not necessarily,” answered salty Ivan.

“Maybe I just got smarter.”

S everal years passed before I started preparing Nord for her current 30,000-mile solo circumnavigation. I was working in my boat when I heard the voice of my good

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friend Ivan asking me what the hell 1 was doing.

“I am adjusting the dodger,” I replied, not

My dodger keeps my terrorist bombs dry in case I want to hijack my boat.

remembering our previous conversation.

“You aged that badly?” he laughed.

“Not necessarily,” I responded. “Maybe I got smarter.”

It was actually experience rather than age or brains the^t developed my appreciation of dodgers. Specifically Nord IV s Hawaii, and return shakedown for the current circumnavigation. During those 5,000 miles I took a lot of spray and water inside the cockpit and cabin while slamming into big seas in the deadly tropical heat.

“I’m not sugar and won’t melt away,” I said to myself opening the wide hatch, preferring to be “wet than dead” (from the heat). And while I was just wet, some of my more vulnerable gear — such as the RDF,

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From that Hawaii experience 1 discovered

that the dodger was one of the most important pieces of gear on an ocean-going sailboat. I’m thankful for my dodger all the time, and right now Nord is making five knots an hour fighting its way to the Indian Ocean. I myself am doing about two pages an hour at the typewriter, while my only companion, cat Cardinal Virtue, is making an average of about one pound (Meow Mix, of course) a week.

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e left Darwin right on schedule October 1, just as planned one year ago in ‘Expedition Brochure’. It’s tricky scheduling, because the weather in the Timor Sea off the north coast of Australia is very unstable. It’s only days until the first typhoons of the season come and turn this place into a real hell.

Why didn’t I leave Darwin for Capetown earlier? Well it was not because I had too much NT draught to drink or took stock in page 160

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another kind of molasses. No, it’s because to leave earlier would mean arriving at the stormy Cape of Good Hope — or rather

Cape Aguilhas — far too early in the season.

All reference books recommend arrival in January or February —A even heard someone say March.

“Carry on,” said my well-wishers as I departed from Darwin, “and watch for the dragon of a typhoon because when it jumps out of its hiding you will be in big trouble.”

Dragons, troubles, dramas — the hell with that stuff and well-wishers who are full of it!

We sailors and mountain climbers are always exposed to such things. In the wonderful book, Annapurna by Arlene Blum, I remember the great statement of a woman who was about to climb a slope, during which she would be exposed to a great chance of an avalanche. A xerox copy of the quote is taped to the side of Nord’s cabin. It reads: “I must go through this slope. If the avalanche will take me, it will take me. Fuck it!”

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of Linz he asked that a 24 cannon salute be fired to celebrate the victory and show that the people of Linz were happy as hell for his

My dodger also allows me to torture my cat without getting too much sun.

triumph. But a humble delegation from the city petitioned the Emperor: “We are very, very sorry. Please forgive us, but there are five reasons we can’t give you a 24 gun salute. The first reason is that we have no cannons. The second is . . .

“Thank you,” said Napolean who was in a hurry to St. Helena Island, “that one reason -• is enough for me.”

If you’re not as impatient as Napolean and need more reasons for things, here’s ten good reasons to have a dodger on your boat if you plan to sail blue waters of the world: 1. While sailing to weather the dodger keeps almost 100 percent of the water and spray out of the cabin and cockpit, even while allowing you to keep the main hatch

completely open.

2. A dodger will prevent your cabin from a tropical rain flood if shower hits unexpectedly in the middle of the night while you are sleeping.

3. Whether it’s raining, spraying, etc.,

you have an excellent “observation tower” giving a 360 degree view.

4. A dodger may save your life if the topping lift breaks and dodger frame stops the falling boom just inches from your skull.

5. A dodger acts as a “extension”, making your boat bigger, more spacious, and comfortable.

6. A dodger provides protection from the tropical sun — a terrible thing by definition — giving you a chance to survive.

7. A dodger provides a dry and handy place to keep your camera. (Remember, pictures are a “must” if you hope to sell stories).

8. A dodger is great protection against the chill of the wind in cold weather — an important consideration for Northern California sailors. It’s like having an extra layer or two of clothing for everyone.

9. A boat with a dodger looks as though it’s ready to set out to circumnavigate the world. It looks that way even if it’s only just going up the Delta, but who cares because

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it’s the appearance that counts to many women.

10. There is a tenth good reason for a dodger but I forgot it.

O f course anyone mentioning a dodger - can’t forget to mention aprons, or windbreakers, or lee cloths, or whatever you want to call them. Nord IV has these on each side of the cockpit. Don Kohlmann, a nonpareil guy in Alameda, made them as gift and gave them to me at the Nord IV launching.

The primary reason for my lee cloths, I must confess, was to put the name of the boat in huge blue (blue is the official color of my Equatorial Challenger, ET is the official mascot, and Pepsi the official beverage) letters along the side. But soon 1 discovered that the protective effect of the lee cloths was more important to me than the name — which 1 couldn’t even see anyway. Many of the good reasons listed above for a dodger also apply to lee cloths.

Lee cloths keep the wind and most of the spray out of the cockpit, but wouldn't help much if a wave like this wanted to come aboard.

So dear readers, please remember never to cruise long distances without a dodger or lee cloths — or without Pepsi for that matter!

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The Northern California Marine Association-sponsored International Boat Show at the Moscone Center, under the direction of Carol Ramey, was bigger and better than last year, with attendance exceeding 40,000.

Seminars, speakers and slide shows were new this time around. They drew interested participants into side meeting rooms to hear

advice on sails with Jocelyn Nash of Sobstad Sails, watch John Neal’s slides of the South Pacific, and see Gone With The Wind — The Scarlett O’Hara Story, with Dee Smith, among other presentations.

Olympic hopefuls were inside the main entrance to greet Moscone Show ticket buyers, who contributed money to their Olympic campaign. Above the exhibits circled a radio-controlled blimp, and West Marine’s Products folding bike was peddled up and down the aisles. Seabird Sailing’s Laser shell was popular and selling, and a Milli-Meter, a scaled down 12 meter, was just one of scores of boats available for inspection.

O ver at the Cow Palace, assistant manager of the Show, Tom Randall, said every day’s attendance was ahead of last year’s count. They had over 360,000 visitors. The Sports and Boat Show covered 11 halls and was at capacity level. “We’re us¬

ing every square inch we can,” said Tom. Fifty percent of the show was related to boating.

Though many power boaters weren’t too interested in the sailboats, the sentiment was reciprocated by many sailors who couldn’t understand the attraction of a powerboat. “It goes from zero to 100 mph in less than ten seconds!’’ said one powerboat salesman at the Cow Palace, “and you don’t have to pull a single rope or line .” A puzzled sailor questioned, "Then what’s the point?”

The Cow Palace had more powerboats than sailboats and more hybrids, too.

Among the combination boats was the Multi Craft, part-power, part-sail with an unusual battenless sail. The Aqua Pedal boat had bucket seats, console steering, and a threecolor sail. There was even a sailboard/motorboat,' the Waianae outboard motor Fishing Board. It featured a three horsepower motor instead of a mast and sail.

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windsurfer/dinghy hailed as “a new approach to sailing”. It looked simple, fun and easy to transport.

T* here were too many televisions to count at both shows, showing videos of the Clipper Cup, the Aussie 18 races, windsurfers flying off waves, and more. The sets came in handy the third day of the Moscone Show when exhibitors tuned in the 49ers game. For those without tubes, special announcements were broadcast on the P.A. system every time the score changed. Two weeks later the Cow Palace had an even bigger game to contend with; Super Bowl Sunday fell on the final day of that show.

At both shows there were items one might not expect at a sports or boat show. The Cow Palace had dogs, iawnmowers and even snowblowers on exhibit. There wasn’t much interest in Honda’s snowblower, but Mike Kirby, who was in the booth, defended the lawnmower’s appearance. “Mowing the page 165

lawn can be a form of recreation for some,” he said. There was the “amazing” MiniSweep for “minor mishaps in the car, home or boat” with live demonstrations of it sucking up a real mess.

The wok exhibit at the Moscone Center drew a good crowd. Samples from it were better than the hot dogs and other snack bar food that was so expensive. Most exhibitors brought their own food and drink, stashed in coolers behind their booths.

Despite high prices, the longest line for the Moscone attractions was the one at the bar.

Jerry Looby, who bartends most Moscone Center events, observed that boat show people are extra thirsty. “They love the water,” he says.

T

here was no wind in the exhibit rooms, but spinnakers stayed full with the assistance of giant electric fans. Beneath these sails visitors commented on the prevalence of flush toerails, designed to make life more

comfortable for railbirds.

The big talk within the industry at both shows was of next year’s dates. The Cow Palace is scheduled for January 4-13, before the next Super Bowl, and Moscone’s show will be before Christmas on December 13-18. The NCMA welcomes members interested in the planning of next year’s Moscone- Show dates to attend their annual meeting in J^arch. (Their number is (415) 436-4664).

The Latitude 38 booth at the Moscone Center was visited by many old and new friends. Some were attracted by the sound of breaking glass when a display was knocked over. For an encore, a second display was knocked to the ground a few days later. For our grand finale, several stacks of heavy magazines toppled through the back curtain and into Tatoosh Marine’s exhibit. There was little damage, but a big bill for the clean-up crew that vacuumed. If only we had bought a Mini-Sweep!

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HAWAIIAN EYE /

1983 Sydney to Hobart Race Waikiki Yacht Club sailor Ken Morrison has returned, exhuberant and exhilarated, from brewing aboard the winning yacht, Challenge, in the 630-mile Sydney to Hobart Race. Lou Abrahams, owner of the S&S 45 has been competing in that race for 20 years, and his crew included some of Australia’s top ocean racers. Here, in his own words, is Ken’s account of the adventure: “We arrived at the Cruising Yacht Club on Boxing Day, and within a couple of hours we were underway to the starting area in Sydney Harbor with 172 other yachts. The weather was forecast for southerly winds and many expected a spectacular spinnaker start; however, the wind shifted northerly and the start was a close reach instead.

With Lou at the helm and tactician Frazer Johnston calling the shots, we prepared for a close reaching start at the pin end of the line; all the other yachts massed at the center of the line with the maxis driving through the middle of the fleet. We made our break and crossed the line at top speed about three seconds after the gun. It was a perfect start, and when we reached the Sydney Heads only the maxis had caught us.

“When we made our turn south along the Australian coast, the wind clocked to the south and we began the long beat to Gabo Island. It would take us 36 hours with a series qf fronts moving through with winds up to 30 knots. A number of yachts were damaged during this portion of the race, including Too Impetuous which was dismasted.

“The race really became exciting for us when we reached Gabo Island and the wind went back to the northeast. We took off on a close reach across the Bass Strait under sunny skies, and were suddenly leaving all of our competition behind. For the next 24 hours we had a terrific ride, surfing as high as 15 knots and holding a steady ten knots in the lulls. As Neal Searle, one of our four helmsmen, remarked, it was so much fun that the driver was reluctant to turn over the helm to the relief watch.

“Once we crossed the Bass Strait and started down the coast of Tasmania, the wind lightened and went more northerly. We began a long run under spinnaker and blooper, and it was during this phase that a number of the yachts began to catch up. By the time we reached “Tassy” (the Great Tasman Light), there were at least five sails on the horizon closing fast. This was at 1800 hours on the third day of the race and as we rounded Tassy the sea breeze was dying rapidly.

“Our only hope was to get around Tassy and into a shore breeze before the great parking lot materialized. We were successful in our strategy and picked up a series of light shore breezes as we sailed across Storm Bay. All the while we watched our competition sail gracefully into the parking lot that materialized behind us. As Frazer Johnston so aptly put it, if we were to be the winners, we needed to close the gate behind us, chain it, padlock it and hope that it stayed that way for a few hours. And that is exactly what happened.

Although our speed dropped as low as one knot at times, we kept the boat moving and finally crossed the finish line at 0137 hours the morning of December 30th. That ‘gate’ remained shut tight for 3V2 hours, until Neville Crichton’s Shockwave crossed.

“As we waited on the dock sipping beer, champagne and any other libation that was offered, it became increasingly possible that we had finally put a Sydney to Hobart win in Lou’s bag. By 0630 the hot Farr 40’s had all finished, and since we were beating them on corrected time we knew we had a chance. It was at noon that day that it finally became apparent that it would be impossible for any other yacht to beat us, and at 1400 hours we launched one of the greatest dockside parties ever, complete with Dixieland band, dancpage 167

ing girls, clowns and all the trappings. The cockpit of Challenge was filled with shave ice packed over cases of beer and champagne, and the entire fleet of Syndey to Hobart yachts was invited.

“The party was a fine tribute to a great yacht, as Lou announced that Challenge would be put up for sale since he already has a new Frer’s 42 similar to Shockwave under construction. The new yacht should be completed in time for the 1984 Pan Am Clipper Cup Series and is of a design that should make it very competitive for selections for the 1985 Admiral’s Cup Team from Australia.

Pan American Clipper Cup 1984 At least two of the new Farr 40’s on the New Zealand team which gave such a spectacular performance in the recent Southern Cross Cup — among them Pacific Sundancer and Exador — are expected to compete in this summer’s Pan American Clipper Cup in Hawaii.

Ken Morrison reports that Bruce Farr has “discovered a breakthrough for the IOR” with the outstanding upwind performance of yachts in the 30.4 to 30.5 rating range. The yachts were able to stay with Challenge and Shockwave to windward; Challenge rates 33.9 and Shockwave 34.5. Here at Waikiki, the Carrie Ann V crew has decided to invest in a Bruce Farr yacht of this design.

A new official entry is Freight Train, a Frers 62 from Royal Perth Yacht Club that is much like Roily Tasker’s new Siska. Nicknamed “pocket maxis”, these boats competed well against Nirvana and Condor during the maxi series in Sydney. This type of boat will comprise the upper band of division B for the Pan Am series.

There may be two teams challenging from Hong Kong, according to Peter Jolly aboard the new Bandido Bandido, another Frers design. A Serendipity 43, The Frumious Bandersnatch, plus Tony Castro designs now under construction will make up the balance of the Hong Kong teams.

Waikiki YC is expecting Di Hard and Sure Foot, two members of New Guindea’s Admiral’s Cup team. They plan to charter a third yacht, possibly Too Impetuous. From Japan comes word that Clipper Cup should expect at least 12 entries, including Zero.

From Australia, the information is that three Two Tonners are being built in Queensland, and that there will be five yachts from Victoria this year. Competition is underway to select the Dunhill Australia Team, and it looks like as many as 20 Australian entries may come up in a formidable attempt to win the Cup back this year. Expected are Hitchhiker, Police Car, Szechwan, Apollo, Ragamuffin and Sweet Caroline. New challengers, including Bondi Tram, Once More Dear Friends, and another Farr 40, Indian Pacific.

Honolulu contacts for the Pan American Clipper Cup are General Chairman Ken Morrison, (808) 524-5830 or 941-1273, or his assistant, Dick Gooch at (808) 836-6741. Remember we are two hours earlier than California when phoning, and do not call folks here before 8 a.m. or aftej 8 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time. Another number readers may want is Libbie Kamisugi, in charge of charters for the Cup, at (808) 523-1381.

The Hawaii Report is void of tidbits this month — I spent too much time at quiet Hana Bay on Maui, where boats seldom call. To make things easier for boats from the San Francisco Bay Area to get word to Latitude 38 about where they are going and where they have been, call me at (808) 538-1981. Someone will take a message if I am not in. Or you can write me, Lynn Nakkim, at 350 Ward Avenue, Suite 106, #162, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814.

— lynn nakkim

THE RACING

and the Peterson 45 Secret Love. Also, as

NEW BOATS

Twist points out, “it’ll be more comfortable”.

Jim Pugh will again oversee the project and construction will be handled by'Southern

San Francisco’s Bill Twist, who sailed his

California’s OB Boatworks, which also built

Peterson 41 Salute to convincing wins in last

Salute. Hopefully the boat will be launched

year’s Long Beach Race Week and St. Francis YC Big Boat Series, is trading up. He

for June’s Long Beach Race Week, after which it will compete in the Clipper Cup and

recently sold the one-year-old Salute to

then back to the Bay for the Big Boat Series.

Seattle’s Charles Walsh. Actually he traded it

Pugh and Reichel are working on an addiL

for a Wilderness 40 and cash. Bill will have

tional high-tech yacht for another Bay Area

the Wilderness 40 fixed up and sold to help

sailor, San Francisco’s Randy Short. Pugh

finance his new project, a 47-footer de¬

describes this 43-footer, rating about 33.3,

signed

Jim

as simple and efficient. This one will be built

by

the

San

Diego

firm

of

Pugh and John Reichel. Pugh was instru¬

by San Diego’s Geraghty Marine. The sailing

mental in organizing the Salute program

program is being organized by Alameda’s

when he worked for designer Doug Peterson.

Steve Taft and Don Jesberg and their racing schedule is similar to Twist’s,

The new Twist yacht will rate in the

More on the entry level but no less high

37.0-foot range under the IOR rule, putting

tech in design and construction is the new

her in the company of such standouts as the

Olson 25 by Santa Cruz’s George Olson.

and four Olson 30’s a month, necessitating

Frers 46 Bravura, the Frers 45 Camouflage

Unlike his flat out 30 and 40-foot speedsters,

an expansion in their Santa Cruz shop.

the new boat has been drawn to rate well under

the

(MORC)

Midget

rule.

Oceafi

“Basically,”

Racing says

Club

George,

RACES FUTURE

“that means it’s heavier and wider.” At 2600

George Olson's new 25 footer.

pounds with a displacement/weight ratio of 120, it can be classified as a medium weight craft.

After an inaugural event in 1983 plagued

Big Daddy

Olson had a couple of reasons for making

by lack of wind, Richmond Yacht Club’s se¬

the new boat. For one, many of his dealers

cond annual Big Daddy regatta on March

across the country operate on lakes and feel

3-4

hopes

for

better

success

this

time

a smaller boat would make a better first pur¬

around. Even if the late winter breezes are

chase for many families. The recent upswing

again anemic" the tides shouldn’t be over¬

in the economy has freed up disposable in¬

whelming for either the two races on Satur¬

come and the $16,000 price tag for the

day and one on Sunday, the latter being a

25-footer makes an attractive deal. There is

reverse order start for the whole fleet.

also a growing interest in MORC racing,

The regatta is open to all IOR yachts and

which is limited to yachts 30 feet and under.

ULDB one designs with an IOR rating. Parti¬

The Olson 30 takes a beating under this

cipants are encouraged to spend the night at

rating rule, and George thought it would be

Richmond both Friday and Saturday. Video

fun to design something that could rate well,

highlights of the day s racing will be shown in

have accommodations for day sailing and

the evenings and there will be a hot dog and

overnighting, and still be relatively fast. He

free beer party on Saturday night. Music will

plans to have a prototype done by the spring

be provided by Dana Hubbard’s Delta Twist¬

for test

ers rock band. “We plan to have some ser¬

sailing

and

the

first

production

models done by June. Meanwhile, George’s

ious

Pacific Boats is still producing two Olson 40’s

organizer Gary Clifford, who can be reached

racing

and

hearty

partying,”

says

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SHEET

more information On either event, call the San Diego Yacht Club at (619) 222-1103.

Pacific Cup The deadline for application on this year’s race to Hawaii, called the Pacific Cup, is April 30th. Interest is building in this contest with the inclusion of Bill Lee’s Merlin in the fleet. The venerable speedster, holder of the record for the Los Angeles to Honolulu TransPac, will be under charter to San Francisco’s Ben Choate, who thinks he can break the record for the San Francisco to Kauai contest of ten days set in 1980 by Merlin with Norton Smith as skipper. To achieve that feat, Choate will have to hope the Pacific High wanders north enough to allow him a straight shot across the Pacific rather than having to duck south to stay in the trade

at 233-9837 for more information.

Those skilled or fortunate enough to win a trophy won’t get just another plaque to hang on the wall.

Richmond sailmaker Lynne

Huntley is preparing glazed pottery, including a full soup tureen set for the winner of Sunday’s

Big

Daddy race.

Holder of a

master’s degree in art, as well as an active sailor herself, Lynne has been throwing pots steadily for the past ten years and has developed a small business in ceramic sailing trophies. Besides the tureens, there will be casserole dishes and bowls for the runnersup. She has also done platters, beer steins and coffee cups for such groups as the El Toro, International 14 and 505 sailors. “One wife told me these are the only trophjes she likes because she gets to use them!

says

Lynne. With the price of sterling silver.being what it is these days, glazed pots certainly makes sense from

the

race

committee’s

viewpoint as well.

Manzanillo Race By the time this issue hits the decks, most

Cup

race

chairman

Jake

van

Manzanillo race should be well into shorts and t-shirts weather on this 1200-miler. Last

Heeckeren feels the possibility of setting such

month we ran the entry list, but since then a

' this race, along with the fact that there is no

few changes have been made. Burton Benjamin’s new Nelson/Marek 55 Lone Star

length or rating limit as is the case with the Honolulu classic. Also more egalitarian is the

dropped out, but the following yachts were

trophy giving, with equal prizes going to win¬

added to the roll call: Larry Schechter’s Santa Cruz 40 Apple Pie; Dr. Joseph Hoffman’s Chance 54 Encore 84 (ex-Glory); The Kirsch/Wills/Hanson/Rutledge entry Free Wheeler, a P2 51; the Baker/Berkus/Writer entry Saga, a Nelson/Marek 68; Robert Spriggs’ Spectrum, a Peterson 42; and Larry Atkins Farr 38 Timber Wolf. All these boats are from Southern California.

Bay Area entrants in the race are the venerable Lee 67 Merlin, under the guidance of charterers Lingendfelder and Virgillio; Scott Pine’s Olson 40 Notorious; Stewart Kett’s Santa Cruz 50 Octavia; Randy Repass’ Santa Cruz 40 Promotion; Jerald Jensen's Farr 48 Sangvind; and Sy Kleinman's Frers 58 Swiftsure.

ners in each of the three major categories: IOR, PHRF and Doublehanded. The latter is

The race will be followed by the seven race

a record is one of the enticements of entering

a new division for this race, which was started in 1978, and is limited only to boats rating 180 or less under PHRF and which are

considered

by

the

race

committee

suitable for long distance ocean racing.

You can obtain a race packet by sending $10 to the Pacific Cup, Ballena Bay YC, *

1124 Ballena Blvd., Alameda, California 94501. You can also attend the seminar series underway in preparation for the race, which starts July 8th off Baker’s Beach. The next gatherings are on February 4th and 18th

at

the

Ballena

Bay

YC,

(415)

523-0612.

MEXORC series, an 10R short and long course affair. Defending his title from last year will be Southern California’s Monty Liv¬

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winds.

Pacific

of the fleet in the fifth biennial San Diego to

It was light for last year’s Big Daddy regatta.

RACE NOTES

ingston sailing his newly acquired Check¬

mate, ex-Bullfrog, the Peterson 55. For

A report from the winning yacht in the re¬

THE RACING

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SORC ENTRY LIST

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Here’s a list of boats expected to compete in this year’s Southern Ocean Racing Circuit (SORC), a gathering of the elite of Grand Prix racing. The Bay Area’s Scarlett

O’Hara won the event last year but. owner Monroe Wingate won’t be returning to defend his lid< . a

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offer their expert assistance. Other Bay Area sailors we know of who will also be sailing are designer Gary Mull on Sorcery ; former Bullfrog owner Dave Fenix on Retaliation (which is being chartered by San Francisco’ David Chatham, part of Dennis Conner’s

Freedom 12 meter syndicate); Steve Taft on Boomerang; Mickey Caldwell on Alethea; and Tom Blackaller and Dave Hulse on Detente.

The series starts on February 3rd at Sf. Petersburg with a 138-mile race to Boca Grande and back. The longest race — a 370-miler — follows around the southern tip cent Sydney-Hobart race appears in the Ha¬

waiian Eye column this month, but we thought we should add that the divisional winners were:

Other items of note are that five of Bruce new

to Nassau heat on February 21st

The finale is called the Nassau Cup on February

*

Maxis: Freight Train, Frers 62, Robert Williams, Royal Perth VC; Division A —- Challenge, S&S 45, Lou Abrahams, Sandringham; Division B — Once More Dear Friends, Dubois 39, Peter Kurts; Division C — Moonlighter, Holland 137, K.S. Wood, Royal Melbourne YS: Division D — Lot’s Wife, East Coast 31,1.

Smith, Royal YC of Tasmania.

Farr’s

of the state and then north to Fprt Lauderdale on February 6th. The Lipton Cup is next on February 11th, trailed by the Ocean Triangle on February 18th and then the Miami

fractional

rigged

40-footers

YACHT Sorcery Kialoa Boomerang Huaso Ondine Midnight Sun Windward Passage Saudade Congere Heavy Metal

placed in the top ten overall in the 160-boat fleet. They are reportedly very fast upwind.

This could mark a great comeback for the New Zealand designer, who was effectively blackballed out of the IOR game a decade ago after his boats won everything in sight.

The irrepressible Ted Turner was also Down Under for the race, helming Bob Bell’s new Condor, the Holland 80. Sailing neck and neck with Marvin Green’s Nirvana on the approach to the finish, Condor called for sea room at one point and Nirvana failed to

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respond in time, which resulted in Turner running aground and Nirvana being thrown out of the race. This is the second year in a row that Bell’s boat has been first-to-finish; last time it was the old Condor of Bermuda.

Those who bet on Condor being first across the line were happy, no doubt, especially if they also guessed that Challenge would win on handicap. That double feature netted $329 (Australian). A Condor-Condor double win would have only paid off $21.

Instead of betting on Raiders and Redskins, folks in Australia bet on yachts. Cheerio!

A hearing oh The Secret Love case, in which the 45-ft IOR yacht is accused of violating Inland Rule 9 and negligent operation during last fall’s Big Boat Series on the Bay, will be held on March 13th at 10 a.m. in the *

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by the Treasure Island YC. Cassie Kennedy is the race coordinator at (916) 777-5615. If you’re planning to do the Singlehanded TransPac

in

June,

don’t

forget

entry

deadline is February 1st. In April there will be plenty of opportunity to tune up for the race to Hawaii with the solo Farallones race on the 14th (Ants Uiga at (415) 326-6741), the Doublehanded Farallones on the 21st (Don Sandstrom at (415) 339-1352) and the Doublehanded Lightship on the 28th, (415) 769-8257

or

934-5197.

Look

for

the

singlehanders to offer a doublehanded division at their races in the future as a way to increase participation; doubling up has become a very popular way to go sailing in recent years.

Speaking

of

singlehanders,

Alameda's

Linda Webber-Rettie has announced that she is going for the Around the World Alone race in 1986. A veteran of both the solo TransPac and the race to Kobe, Japan, Linda has been sanctioned by the People-to’ People sports committee, the same group which helped the Freedom/Courageous 12 meter campaign. This means all donations to Linda’s efforts will be tax-deductible. Her budget now stands at $500,000, including purchase of a 60-footer for the race. If you’d

Coast Guard Support Center, Government

like to help, call her at (415) 521-7172.

fun just never stops in 12 meter racing.

Island, Alameda, Building 54-C, Room 356.

That’s on the northeast corner of Government Island for anyone interested in attending. It’s open to the public.

On the local scene, plenty of fun can be

The local Windsurfing fleet turned out for

had at the Corinthian YC’s President’s Day

their annual Polar Bear regatta on December

racing weekend on February 18-20. The first

17th. A San Francisco City Front fixture

two days will feature the finale of their mid¬

since 1974/this race is known for having

The next America’s Cup challenge has

winters season with an all-you-can-eat pasta

been set for January 31, 1987, in the Indian

feed on Saturday night for only $6.50. On Monday you can kick back with a sing-along

Ocean

off

Fremantle,

Australia.

If

you

light winds, a fact which didn’t deter the 29 *

hardy souls who showed up. Unfortunately the lack of breeze and extreme current pre¬

and music at the bar starting at 3 p.m., fol¬

vented all but nine from finishing the first

ready for the right to challenge the-Royal

lowed by an All American dinner of fried

race of the day. Mike Burdine played the ebb

Perth

Cup,

chicken, mashed potatoes, corn-on-the-cob,

correctly to win over Bob Pringle and John

you’re too late. Filing date was January 31st.

and, what else, cherry pie. I cannot tell a lie.

Radkowski.

You can be sure, though, that Texan John

Call (415) 435-4771 for more details.

nessey ended up fourth, followed by the first

haven’t sent in your $12,000 entry fee alYC,

present holders of the

woman Elizabeth Simon in fifth. Prudence

Kolius, skipper of Courageous in the last Cup trials, got his in the mail on time. Dennis Conner has stated that he wants a chance to redeem his 1983 loss and needs only $12 million to put together a winning effort. The page 171

Last year’s victor Bob Hen¬

Spring is shorthanded sailing season. Up¬

prevailed eventually and rather than attempt

coming events include the second annual

further folly on the water, they all decided to

Joyce Pucci Invitational all women’s single-

“call it a day and adjourn to the local pizza

hajided regatta on February 3rd, sponsored

parlor to party”. Radical.

CHANGES

With reports from the Supermercados in Mexico; Broad Readier in San Quintin; Seawing in Port Grimaud, France; Stone Witch in Cabo San Lucas; Egress II in French Polynesia; Wicked Wahine in Taiohae Bay;

Willie in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle; Bamboo in Honolulu; Horizons in Cabo San Lucas’ Seafarer in Mazatlan; and cruising notes from all over Mexico and parts of French Polynesia.

Watch Your Spanish It Doesn’t Always Mean What You Think It Should

fishing at night”.

We all know that ‘Huevos rancheros’ are

and Immigration, which aren’t'easily spot¬

ranch-style eggs, smothered over a tortilla

ted, we headed to Hussong’s for a cool one

with beans, onions, peppers, hot sauce, and

then shopping. 1 walked my feet to a frazzle.

all

kinds

of

good

stuff.

Knowing

fishermen thought

. . .

“red over white,

After checking in with the Port Captain

what

We had Thanksgiving dinner at El Charro

‘huevos rancheros’ are, you’d naturally as¬

which was great 25 years ago; it’s showing its

sume that you could walk into a Mexican

age and is no longer recommended.

store and ask the lady at the counter if she

The following day we had a ripping sail

has any ‘huevos’. But it would be a big mis¬

around Punta Banda; five knots to weather

take, because she’d probably whack you in

and over eight knots downwind. A real roller

the jaw. The problem with languages is that

coaster ride. We anchored in Bahia Paplote

you can’t always translate literally.

just before dark. It was very rough, in fact it

The way we’re told it is, ‘huevos’ comes

was by far the roughest I’ve ever spent at an¬

from the Guatemalan word for ‘egg’ — but

chor.

not in the chicken sense of an egg. It’s more

northwest winds, but not westerlies.

This anchorage

might be okay in

the sense of the male seed. So asking the

We sailed 11 miles to San Tomas the next

lady in the store if she has any huevos is like

day and it was much better. We charcoaled

asking her if she has any balls. You don’t want to do this.

Cornish game hens and it was Thanksgiving all over again. About 0200 the swell started;

cranked out a lot of amps on my generator.

If you want eggs, you ask for ‘blanquillos’,

birds had been there “sitting it out” earlier. I

It bent the shaft, short prop and all. We saw

which translates literally as ‘whites’ qr ‘little whites'. Happy eating!

took precautions by stripping the sail covers

Amanda, an Alajuela 33 from San Francisco

and preparing for a geta'iX/ay if necessary. It

while here — they were headed for Cedros.

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turned out to be a false alarm, but remember Cabo!

and anchored in about six feet of water at

Broad Reacher — Freedom 33 A1 and Dug MacDiarmid and Jinks Puerto San Quintin (Alviso)

‘Broad Reacher’ in the tranquil setting of San Quentin.

Saturday we sailed to Bahia San Quintin

The next day we sailed to a small cove

low tide. We observed fishing boats “crossing

near Punta Carbras. So far we’ve mostly had

the bar” to see how-to get in at high tide. The

reaching winds, with westerlies in the day¬

surf breaks all the way across, about one foot

time and northeasterlies at night. We passed

high. At high water it doesn’t break at all,

Punta Colonet in moonless pitch dark and

and we reached through the cut with eight

We crossed into Mexican waters at 1534

continued on to Isla San Martin, anchoring

feet of water beneath us. We then beat our

on 22 November and hoisted the courtesy

at 0803. So far all the Mexican lights work,

way up to the old mill, some depths were

flag. Two hours later we anchored in 35 feet

although the characteristics are not always as

over 50 feet and over 30 most of the way.

of water at Coronado Sur — well after dark.

shown on the chart. We’re using the Mexico

We took anchorage in 15 feet of water at

What’s that rule about getting into strange

high tide; at low tide we were surrounded by sand bars.

harbors in daylight? It never seems to work

West ChartGuide and Charley’s Charts. I add to both as I go along.

for me. We popped some champagne to celebrate the occasion.

We got to San Martin at a good time, be¬

The Old Mill Motel is run by Americans.

cause the wind started from the south and

They charge $1.50 for a shower, $.10 a gallon for well water, $.65 for a cold beer,

We got underway the next day at 0605 for

blew for a couple of days. Several boats went

the 51-mile run to Ensenada. We originally

by up the coast, taking advantage of the

and $10 for lunch. We avoided it. We were

were going to stop at Todos Santos, but I

southerly. Caleta Hassler, where we stayed,

surprised to see another boat here, Sion out

figured Ensenada would be easier after dark.

was a good place to be. Anchor in “black

of Scottsdale, -Arizona. The people babysit¬

We got there at. 2327, and on the way in

sand”. Inshore of that is eel grass and very

ting it had a young boy and twice a day ran

another yacht powered across our bow with

soft white sand. Offshore it’s rocky. The

“San Francisco” on her stern. She had some

depth is about 20 feet high and waves only

him to and from town for school. They gave us rides.

lights on; tricolor, steaming, spreader, and

come over the breakwater at high tide. I

running lights all at once. I wonder what the

If your Spanish is weak, bring along a dic¬

don’t know how hard it blew, but I sure

tionary when looking for cough drops; we

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Portofino, with less than a dozen dockside moorings, had space for a late afternoon arrival. Several marinas on Corsica were empty enough to permit tying up alongside rather than the instant aging process known as Mediterranean (stern-to) mooring.

On the other hand, many restaurants, chandleries, fuel docks, etc. were closed for the season. (A 20 liter jerry can of diesel fitted nicely on Valerie’s luggage carrier for a trip to the nearest gas station). Also the swarms of dockside cats in many ports could concentrate their mooching and stowaway efforts much more effectively with so few targets.

But

the

uncrowded

moorings,

solitude, and mostly empty horizons at sea, were more than worth any inconveniences. ended up with phlegm tablets. So much for

depending mostly on mood, the fickle Medi¬

And, except for one storm, the weather was

charades. For some reason only flour tor¬

terranean winds, and the need to replenish

great all the way into late October.

tillas are sold in stores. Lots of people speak English, but then this is the most popular

pensive wine available along the way.

stores — especially the excellent but inex¬

For anyone considering European delivery of a Wauquiez boat,

Port Grimaud

resort between Ensenada and Mulege on

As it turned out, the next two weeks were

would be a good choice. It’s a beautiful,

Highway 1.

We plan on checking cut more anchor¬

spent in a counter-clockwise cruise around

modern-day Venice in the Gulf of St. Tropez

Corsica and a bit of northern Sardinia. Many

with excellent facilities and good provision¬

ages on the “rough side”, unless it gets cold

overnight stops were made in historic old

ing — including very reasonable local wines

in which case we’ll head south. The water

ports with a link to the Napoleonic era.

(dispensed by hose from huge casks at the

here is colder than in San Diego, but the

There were also a few nights at anchor, and

cooperative). It is also an ideal jumping off

nights are smooth, the birds pretty, the

once on the exposed east coast, a very

sunsets nice . . .

welcome night in a man-made marina.

place for Italy, Corsica or the Balearics.

The Wauquiez base manager at Port

manana . . . maybe we’ll

go manana.

— a/, dug, and jinks

A beam reach eastward from Corsica’s

Grimaud was especially helpful in getting

northern tip resulted in a brief call at the

Seawing completed and ready for sea, as

small Italian island of Capraia, then a mid¬

well as suggesting possible routing and har¬

night departure directly northward put Sea¬

bors. He even loaned us an assortment of

wing in the harbor at Portovenere, Italy (near

electrical adaptors to fit the wide variety of

Seawing — Hood 38 Hank West and Valerie Fendel Port Grimaud, France (Novato and San Francisco)

crystal clear waters, and a swimming hole

Arden and Jack Wilkens of Seattle, on¬

After a long period of fitting out, modifica¬

favored by Lord Byron — was one of the

board their new Wauquiez Pretorien Candor

La Spezia) 14 hours later. This ancient port

shore power hook-ups found in the northern

— with its citadel dating from Roman times,

Mediterranean.

tions, sea trials, and extensive cruising along

most beautiful stops on a route that generally

with small son Alex, were moored four boats

the Cote d’Azur and offshore islands," the

provided spectacular coastal scenery. Two

away when we left. They were planning to

Hood

the

nights in Portofino, then across the Gulf of

leave for points south via the Italian Riviera

builder’s base at Fort Grimaud, France, in

Genoa for a leisurely ten days along the

by the end of October.

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Seawing

finally

departed

mid-September. With crew Valerie Fendel of

Italian Riviera and Monaco, rounded out this

San

Wauquiez-built sloop

cruise prior to laying the boat up for winter

crossed to Corsica in 21 hours under ideal sailing conditions: fair winds, full moon, and

back in Port Grimaud.

Generally, the lateness of the season was

a whale escort part way. Except for the first

an advantage, with empty anchorages and

stop at Calvi, Corsica, the itinerary was open

only/a few sailors transiting the ports. Even

Francisco,

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hank west

Stone Witch — Square-rigged schooner Alan Olson and crew

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buoy, Alan Olson maneuvered us skillfully

Cabo San Lucas (San Francisco)

through the many vessels, moorings, and

We left San Francisco on December 7, got

anchor lines as we gained speed on our way

out the Gate and immediately encountered a

out to get some sea room. We sailed off¬

storm. High winds from the south and rough

shore till late evening, watching the dark

seas slammed continuously into the ship.

clouds raining on Cabo. Upon return to the

For the first time in Stone Witch history we

outer harbor we retrieved our stern anchor

had to put a double reef in the main. All of

and set up another anchoring system. Con¬

the elements of sailing through a storm were

ditions remained unstable for a couple of

there — ice chests sliding across slippery

days so we kept anchor watch through the

floors, starvation tacks, lee boards on the

nights.

Now the sun’s out and we’re provisioning

bunks, nets of vegetables banging on the galley walls, and piles of wet discarded clothing everywhere.

We did our two-hour watches hunched

the boat for a trip up the Sea of Cortez. It’s A 'Stone Witch' crewmember climbing the cliffs at Cabo San Lucas.

Saturday night and there’s pizza baking in the oven. Life is good! We’re just getting used to having an engine on the Stone

over the tiller in our foul weather gear as the Stone Witch drove on. Sail changes were an

A pinata, huge feast, and many gifts made

Witch. We put in one of those new Chinese

intense affair requiring the whole crew of five

this a special day. The town of Cedros isn’t

diesels in November and it’s working out

to handle. This was Frank Wood’s first time

much, but we filled our water tanks from a

well. We've sailed the Stone Witch for four

on the ocean. What an introduction to sail¬

spring that ships have been coming to since

years without one so it’s a big change. But

ing!

When the sun came out on the fifth day,

the time of Spanish galleons. And farther

we still navigate celestially and haul up the

we got a north wind and sailed on1'a broad reach with our new square sails set. Dry clothes, a clean galley, and new tape deck

north there are anchorages near uninhabited arroyos.

Later we traded candy and a fishing jig for

and

sails

by

hand.

Howard Ling’s high point on the trip. A stop

Now we remembered why we came out

in

here. Kate Costello came aboard this time to

planned to dig clams but they weren’t in season.

Turtle

Bay

was

uneventful,

as

So

over the

high Stone

— merlyn storm

eight lobsters and the resulting dinner was

were cause for a champagne celebration.

experience a storm at sea. She had sailed the

anchor

technology hasn’t taken Witch yet.

we’d

Stone Witch from Hawaii to Micronesia and

On the next leg to Cabo San Lucas, our

back to San Francisco last winter. So what

youngest crew member Maggy Olson, 12,

do you think, Kate?

Egress II Jack Thompson and Rona Eggert Atoll Fakaraua, French Polynesia (Vancouver, British Columbia)

caught a four-foot blue shark using squid for

We enjoy your magazine very much —

Our first port was Ensenada, but as the

bait. John Newsham was the first to sight the

when we can obtain a copy. Your city was

harbor is noisy and dirty we sailed south to

Southern Cross just before the last dawn of 1983.

an enjoyable stop thanks to Jim Leach of

Scammon’s Lagoon to pick up three new

Neil Pryde Sails, Sausalito.

crew. We don’t advise going into this chan¬

Upon arrival in Cabo San Lucas, we ex¬

We departed San Francisco for the Mar¬

nel unaided as it’s shallow and the sandbars

pected to find the usual sunshine and calm

quesas. Hiva Oa was our landfall so we

shift constantly. We’d planned a scouting ex¬

bay. Instead gusting winds from the north¬

could run downwind to the northwest and

pedition in our inflatable, but when a salt

east turned the beach into a lee shore. Be¬

exit via Nuka Hiva. 1 suggest your cruising

barge came by we followed them in and tied

cause of the rough seas and crowded an¬

yachties consider the direct route rather than

up to the tugboat Delfin at a salt loading

chorages, three crew members stood by

from .Cabo. The distance and time enroute

plant. Their crew came over for a party and

while

We

for the big passage are comparable, and

we practiced odr Spanish. Carmen Rozestra-

readied our bow and stern anchor with

leaving San'Francisco will save the tremen¬

ten was intrigued by the incredible sea life in

buoys for a quick emergency departure, and

the lagoon; besides whales, dolphins and

then waited for the weather to lay down.

dous easting — so more time is available for the South Pacific.

seals, there were birds like we’d never seen before.

We celebrated Christmas at Cedros Island.

everyone

else

went

ashore.

Suddenly that afternoon our bow anchor

Post your bond and obtain your visa in

chain snapped and the crew swung into ac-

San Francisco. It saves any hassle (especially

tion. Casting off the stern anchor with a

the

language

if

you

are

not

fluent

in

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make a careful decision on your own. In such cases you need someone to give you snap answers. Here’s John Neal, author of the Milk Run series appearing in Latitude 38, with ten snap answers.

French), plus you can obtain a six-month visa instead of three months.

Try to obtain a metric propane bottle fitting prior to your departure. This will allow you to purchase French butane and gravity fill your tanks anywhere here. One small bottle will fill (3/4 full) two 20-pound tanks (1 believe you call them five gallon tanks).

Butane is interchangeable with propane as far as stoves go. Take an old propane tank hose and join them with a 1/4” copper pipe to obtain the two male connectors for your transfer hose.

After leaving the Marquesas we suggest you head for the middle of the Tuamotus rather than the usual Milk Run of the northern three or four atolls. Our landfall was Makimo. We were then able to daysail with a following wind and seas to the northwest for Katiu, Raraka, Kauchi, Fakaraval, Toau, etc. These atolls are seldom visited — we were the second yacht in Katiu in two years.

Bring a few French Polynesian francs to get you started, but do most of your money changing in the Marquesas where the rate is better. There is only one banque in'the Tuamotus that we know of. It’s in Rangaroa, so you need francs for supplies from the trading schooners. We carry a large supply of U.S. $1 bills, but you are at the mercy of the schooner for his rate. I find it easier to negotiate a rate by contacting another yachtie in Tahiti or Moorea via the ham radio for the current rate before negotiating with a trader.

'Zigane', on her way down the coast to Salina Cruz.

Rates are all relative if you really need his beer. We have been out of beer for three weeks now and expect the schooner in tomorrow, so rates may just go out the window.

Why would a Canadian yacht write you?

Well your July 1983 issue, page 51, requests the whereabouts of a nautical French/English dictionary. Try Lexique Ncutique Anglais/Francois by Pierre Biron, published by Pierre Biron, Montreal, Quebec, 194 pages, 7500 terms. $19.50 Canadian (about $16 US). For a more definitive address contact Sailing Canada Magazine, 40 Wellington Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1C7. Reference their Volume 4, Number 1, JanuaryFebruary 1982 book review page 131.

If this qualifies for your ‘Roving Reporter’ t-shirt, mine is mens large or if you are out, my good lady wears a female medium.

— jack thomson — rona eggert

Snap Answers On Ten Cruising Questions John Neal For folks about to head off cruising for the first time, it’s hard to know what gear to buy and what not to buy. And sometimes there just isn’t time to study all the information and

38: Big boat or little?

Neal: Middle size.

38: Hard dink or inflatible?

Neal: Tough, tough choice. I’d say inflati- ble.

38: SatNav or not?

Neal: Only as a secondary navigation system.

38: Engine or not?

Neal: Engine.

38: Gifts to pass out as you cruise on the Milk Run? Neal: Rock ’n roll tapes, building supplies for plywood fishing boats, color t-shirts, and kids clothes.

■ 38: Ham radio or not?

Neal: Ham radio.

38: SSB radio or not?

Neal: Absolutely not!

38: Best anchor for coral?

Neal: CQR. 38: Best anchor for sand?

Neal: Danforth or Bruce.

38: Can cruising companions be found in the South Pacific?

Neal: I’ve been living with mine for two years now.

38: Thank you.

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The one question we forgot to ask John was about windlasses, power or manual?

We’ll handle that question ourselves: on boats over 30-ft a power windlass is more valuable than a rudder — well almost.

— latitude 38

Wicked Wahine — Islander 44 Ketch Turkey Day in Taiohae Bay Cliff Merritt Taiohae Bay (Alameda and Honolulu)

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No turkeys in Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas, at least the fowl variety, so a couple of chickens were on our menu. There was a lack of cruising boats in Taiohae Bay on the day before Thanksgiving, but a feast was planned. Lynn and Charlie Griffes and Craig Overly on Fazbo out of Seattle volunteered to be the host boat for the main entree.

Frank and Rose Corser of Keikalanui Inn fame made excellent salad and vegies; cocktail hour and pu pus (hors d’oeuvres) were held on Wicked Wahine. One could tell it was a special occasion because we had cold beer, thanks to Maurice coming up with a block of ice for the occasion. Unknown to us at the time, the Commodore had come into the bay on Firecracker the previous night, but had anchored far out and was not recognized. Talking to him later, he said they had a little celebration on his boat also.

Other recent happenings in Taiohae was

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the pouring of a concrete slab for a shower and clothes wash area near the dinghy landing — it’s the beginning of the Taiohae Bay YC. The shower was completed, including two walls. Thanks to Frank and Rose for most of the materials; the labor furnished by Ed and Harriet Holden on Beyond out of San Francisco; John, Jill and Don on Further out of Honolulu; and Don and Rachael on Wet Dream out of Honolulu.

— cliff merritt

A Town Called La Cruz de Huanacaxtle A Tranquil Banderas Bay Alternative To Puerto Vallarta This village gets its name from a large huanacaxtle tree that once dominated the waterfront with its cross-like form. Only the name remains however, as the tree was re¬

moved when the government constructed a community park. In related projects, a new jetty gave the old village a protected harbor, a new trade school brought opportunities for the youth, and paved streets readied La Cruz for development.

Today the village waits for tourism to discover its charm. Buses run daily from nearby Puerto Vallarta (25 miles), and phone service is expected soon. The water is reported better than that in Puerto Vallarta, and the quiet harbor is a relaxing alternative to its busy counterpart ten miles (by water) east.

For yachties water is available from taps in the park, and even closer to the beach, east of the huanacaxtle trees near the stream.

See Adolpho for assistance in locating fuel or bait or whatever; he can be found at his restaurant [see accompanying map].

Adolpho is very friendly and speaks English.

A young man from the trade school by the name of Cesar is also an enthusiastic helper; you can often find him playing dominoes at the Miramar in the evenings.

While an inviting stop for yachts in transit, use caution before entering La Cruz if a large swell is running. We saw the harbor entrance nearly close out once and the surge inside was reminiscent of a washing machine. In those conditions you’d be better off anchoring in the roadstead, with bow and stern anchor, in four to six fathoms, in sand.

— willie smothers

Bamboo — 45-ft trimaran Susan Campbell and Brent (Haverhill) Whipple Honolulu (Sausalito) It’s good to be back in the land of the big PX, as they say'in the military. Our trip from Bora Bora in late November took 19 days and was smooth except for one very intense squall, which left us with a load of sail repairing to do for the next couple of days. Just off the coast of Bora Bora we caught a page 176

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40-pound Wahoo (Ono), most of which we dried; so we had plenty of fish for the whole trip. In our last letter to Changes in Latitudes (November ’83) we gave our recipe for dried fish, saying how delicious it is. Well, we just want to add that you can get too much of a good thing.

In our letter from Moorea, we also disclosed our plan to be married. Well, we did it a week after we got here in Honolulu. We just found a preacher and a couple of witnesses, one of whom was Brent’s mother, and got Brent a new suit and Susan a bunch of flowers and had a lovely private ceremony in the minister’s study. Brent said I couldn’t have a honeymoon because we already had that. I’m happy to say, it continues.

Since arriving here we’ve been enjoying a reunion with our old friends (from Papeete), Candace, R.G. and Shawn on Auaiki. We all spent New Year’s Eve together overeating and drinking at the Ala Wai Yacht Club.

My (Susan’s) holidays were spent primarily in typing my book manuscript, which I just sent off to the publisher a few days ago. The book, Beyond The Power Struggle (Impact, 1984) is a sequal to The Couples Journey, but focuses more broadly on relationships of all kinds, including cruising and live-aboard couples, families and crew. , I have long observed that most fights between intimates are ways of modulating the emotional distance between them. People fight when they want more closeness and they fight when they want more distance, though often the fight may seem to be about something else entirely. Now, I sed that this is true also when it comes to modulating the physical distance; Living together on a,boat often pushes people closer together than they would ordinarily choose to be. At first they may see no way to alleviate the friction caused by rubbing up against each other so often. So, instead of finding ways to create a sense of physical spaciousness, they “fight” (or some variant thereof), thereby increasing their emotional distance. From our experiences and those of other cruising folk we’ve page 177

Susan Campbell and Brent Whipple aboard ‘Bamboo’ while sailing in the Marquesas.

met, we all eventually find ways of giving ourselves a greater feeling of spaciousness, via such compromises as taking turns being in the saloon or having agreed-upon periods of silence. The important thing is that we be able to openly acknowledge the need for space and alone time rather than feeling timid or guilty about it.

My own problem with too much togetherness came particularly at “midnight snack” time. When we lived in a house, it was always easy to sneak out to the refrigerator when I got the midnight munchies. But when we started living on the boat, I found that Brent was always around. I could never seem to get to the refrigerator without being seen. That took all the fun out of snacking.

At first I used to plot secret forays to the

galley in the middle of the night when Brent would be sleeping. But even then, I found he could hear me. Sol gave up my snacking habit and lost about ten pounds. While this does not illustrate a collaborative solution to the problem, in this case we’re both very happy with ht>w things have turned out.

Our trip down through the South Pacific and back up to Hawaii has put about 9(550 sailing miles on our 45-ft trimaran, Bamboo.

While rather heavily built and not a real speedster, Bamboo is an excellent cruising boat that has given us 24-hour runs of up to 211 miles under self-steering. We have a big three blade prop that holds the performance potential down. Without it we’d be doing 250-mile days.

For Susan and me sailing to the South Pacific has been the realization of the romantic ideal of the cruising life. “Sailing into the sunset” and all that. I won’t say there haven’t

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been trying times, but mostly the trip has been an idyll in one arcadian setting after another. That’s the way we planned it, and darned if it didn’t work out! Some of our favorite stops along the way were Santa Cruz Island, Hana Vave on Fatu Hiva, Moorea and Bora Bora. So if you’re so inclined I advise carpe diem! and set sail!

Picture: Tanned and smiling the ‘adventurers’ relax in the stern pulpit off Talm Ata, Marquesas Islands.

P.S. to Latitude 38: ‘Haverhill’ is a pen name I sometimes use. Whipple is my real family name and you may use it in the magazine.

—. brent and susan

Horizons — Traveler 32 Rich and Kathy Williams Cabo San Lucas (Alameda) , Cabo is definitely as terrific as all the reports. In fact, it’s better! Horizons left San Dieqo on December 6th and arrived on the 19th.

We had two buddy-boats the entire way.

Al Nair, a Westsail 32, is from Alameda with Stan and Donna Tice. The second boat was Deja Vu, a Whitby 42 from Vancouver, Canada, with Bruce and Ida Ricketts. We had never intended to buddy-boat, but it was a fun way to travel. It seemed the women were on watches at the same time and we could chat. The men were always checking SatNav fixes with each other. It was reassuring to have each boat check in with the same position!

We made stops in Ensenada, Turtle Bay and Mag Bay. When we entered Mag Bay a boat from Vancouver, Mariposa, was waiting for us. It was lucky because as we went up the Bay towards Man of War the fog came in and reduced visibility to 20 yards. Klaus and Judy on Mariposa waited for us to get in, and as each boat approached we would blow our horns to locate the others. A little later the fog lifted and out came the boys to

see if we wanted lobsters. None turned them down as the price was $1 per lobster.

It was exciting to get to Cabo. There are quite a few boats here or else I would list them all for you. One morning on the Cabo Net 40 boats checked in. We had a terrific potluck on the beach and one man told me he counted 75 sailboats that morning. Lynn on Rubiayyat has done such a good job handling the net. Besides the potluck there were Hobie cat races and another day a book trade and a day of card games. We had Spanish lessons on the beach, but have to find oursevles a new teacher since the current one left for other ports. We will probably leave after New Years and head for La Paz. We miss all of our friends in the Bay Area, but certainly don’t miss the weather we have been hearing about!

— Icathy williams

Seafarer — 50-ft wood gaff ketch (1910)

Fred Waters, Wendy McDonald, Ken and Nancy Hunter Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico (Redwood City) After leaving Sausalito mid-November and getting totally thrashed for the first few days, we’ve had a generally peaceful trip down, relying on the motor far too often because of light winds. We lazed around Cabo for a couple of weeks, enjoying Christmas with the fleet, which at that time numbered 140 boats. (Thanks to Jim Hicks of Rubaiy•yat for the copy of December Latitude 38).

By the time we reached Cabo we had gorged on all the lobster we could eat, being readily obtainable from passing fishermen (although they protest that it is “prohibido” as they are selling it to you). At Turtle Bay the fishermen delivered to us six lobster, live and crawling about the deck, for the price of a pack of cigarettes and a Hershey bar. The old standbys, American booze, cigarettes, candy, and Playboy’s are still the hot items in trade. page 178

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Donkeys laboring through the streets of Puerto Vallarta are a common sight. So are Americans at the pizza parlors.

Although boats are regularly being boarded and inspected at Turtle Bay, the latest scuttlebutt from the ham net is that one yachtie found himself in a lot of hot water for failing to fake seriously a charge of illegal possession of lobster. He wound up $500 poorer before he got clear of the mess. We have not verified this story, but several cruising boats have seemed rather disgruntled with treatment they have received there.

We share Mazatlan’s anchorage at the south end of town with the sportfishing fleets.The harbor entrance — which is recognizable by three beached ships thrown up against the breakwater, here since the last hurricane. The harbor water is very grungy — no swimming here — although it appears that a new sewage treatment plant is underway across the street.

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cable, re-bar, etc. on the bottom. After sitting for three days with a #65 plow and 100-ft of 1/2-inch chain in 18-ft of water, we suddenly dragged one night in 15 knots of wind. We found out later that such occurrences are commonplace.

The harbor is virtually empty during the day, save for the few yachties. But it’s never dull. The local launches roar in and out full tilt; shrimp boats have dropped anchor almost on our stern; several of us had to move quickly one night while a barge maneuvering its way to the shipyard clumsily and without lights bumper-boated its way through the small harbor. Speedboats tow hardy waterskiers in circles around the anchored boats and the local harbor cruise, Yate Fiesta, glides past each morning at 10:30, banners flapping and marimbas playing (not the time for a quiet sunshower on deck!). The sportfishing fleets fire up the diesels full throttle about 6a.m. and tear out of the harbor, returning with their bounty and'equal enthusiasm at 3 p.m. Other than

that, it’s a very peaceful anchorage.

Bill Keimpel, who owns the sportfishing fleet Flota Estrella — the oldest and largest, look for the blue buildings — has developed a symbiotic relationship with the yachts. For the $25 he charges you to handle your entry/exit paperwork, you may tie up your dinghy at his dock (inadvisable to be there at 6 a.m. and 3 p.m.!), use his fresh water hoses, buy fuel at $.77/gallon, enjoy the advantages of locked gate and night watchman, and receive mail at his office. Besides, there is always the free afternoon entertainment of watching the tourists snap each other’s photos with some hapless sailfish they have bagged. (When the tourists leave the fish are hauled off by truck, later to appear in the Mercado as “smoken Marlin”, which isn’t bad stuff).

Transportation is easy — the “Playa Sur” bus comes right by the front door and for $.06 takes you past a laundromat, to the imain plaza downtown, to the municipal market for fruits and meats, to the Plaza Ley, something akin to Gemco — good supplies of all kinds of foods and sundries. Right now excellent pineapples run $.50, bananas and papayas are so cheap they’re practically free.

Frog legs cost $2.50/pound at the Ley market, huge shrimp (ten per kilogram) cost $3/pound at the fish store across from the fisherman’s beach — a delight for gourmet chefs!

The big tourist hotels inhabit the north end of town — they’re dandy for drinking and * socializing. Expect stateside prices and touristy atmosphere.

Faced' with the unexpected unpleasantness of hauling here to replace our eightweek-old bottom paint which has somehow disappeared from our bottom, we have negotiated with a local boatyard for a quickie. It remains to be seen when and how smoothly this will actually occur. The Constructaray Reparadora de Buques deals mostly with the shrimp boats, but manager Arturo Palmer has quoted us a price of $306 to haul and apply two gallons (not

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provided). He volunteers that the Mexican bottom paint is inferior to the American brands, but the best available, Super Troof, is based on an American formula and runs about $45/gallon.

We have happily acclimated ourselves to Mexico time and weather — little projects: take forever, and Fred complains of the cold if he has to put on a shirt by ten in the evening.

— wendy

\ Cruising Notes: A sketchy report out of Baja has it that on January 17th a sailboat by the name of Wings — type and owners unknown — went up on the rocks of Isla Cerralvo some 25 miles out of La Paz. Apparently the boat had been taking water and was driven up intentionally to prevent her from sinking. The word we have is that she’s in La Paz now, having been floated back with the aid of 20 truck tire inner tubes. Never say die!

Taking a ham radio with you on your cruise? If so, you'd better be taking a valid license if you plan on transmitting with it.

More and more of the maritime nets have folks tuning in who check licenses with computers. No license, no talkie. We’re told this is especially true on the Pacific Net, which is the biggest marine net in the Pacific, and Tony’s Net, for boat’s headed to New Zealand.

Open, closed, now open again. Our old pal and once a subject of a Latitude 38 inter¬

Puerto Escondido. Did the marina open on time?

view, Jens Kolvobsky, reports from Puerto Escondido, Baja, that the marina there is reportedly about to open once again. We talked to the long-time Mexican hand on the 14th, who said the marina was supposed to open on the 16th — although he cautioned that in Mexico “nothing is opened until it’s opened”.

Boats formerly were allowed to tie up at the rather poorly constructed marina at no cost. That has changed as it’s anticipated there will be a flat charge of $2 per day. We’ll have further information in the next issue.

Jens also reports that there are about 20 sailboats in Puerto Escondidio, about half of them unoccupied.

Who’s here, who’s there?

Alfred Riggs of San Francisco forwards the information about Serendipity, an Island Trader 51 ketch from the Richmond YC is in Mexico on the first leg of whaf s planned to be a long circumnavigation. Onboard are George, Dick, and Kirk Murray, with Richard Prince and Donna McNamara. The big Taiwan-built ketch left San Francisco in late November of 1983, and left San Diego December 1 for five months in Mexico. She was on hand in Cabo San Lucas for the yachtie’s Christmas party.

On May 1 Serendipity is scheduled to leave Acapulco for the Marquesas and a year in the South Pacific. This will be followed by six months in New Zealand, a visit to Australia, and then on west through the Indian

Ocean, and on around the world in a period of six or seven years.

The boat is well equipped with a dive compressor, SatNav, radar, a refrigerator and freezer, a 6V2 kw diesel generator, a TV & video recorder. If it all works then believe they’re have a luxurious trip. A big if, but we wish them the best of luck.

While we were in Yelapa sipping a beer at the ‘Yelapa Yacht Club’ — such as it is — we were approached by Tom Hieronymus of the Bay Area. We hadn’t met each other before, but in a sense were old friends from having raced against each other Friday nights off Sausalito. Tom, who recently sold boats for Gorman & Thomson in Alameda, had sailed down to Puerto Vallarta with Dan Sanchez on Dan’s Challenger 35, Naviga* tor. Since Dan’s girlfriend had flown in to meet him in Puerto Vallarta, it was time for Tom to get lost for a few days. He choose Yelepa, where he was getting a room for $1 a night.

Navigator had been in Cabo San Lucas for the traditional big yachtie Christmas party, .and Tom reports 150 turned out. Invited guests were the local port officials, many of whom attended. Part of the holiday festivities included a race to the Twin Dolphin Hotel and back — no report on who won.

A similar Christmas party was held in La Paz. Reportedly some 200 yachties turned out to partake of a pig roasted in the sand on the beach across from the Los Arcos Hotel.

La Paz children, rounded up hastily, gladly polished off what was left over. Sailors in La Paz realize they are pretty well off compared

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to many of the locals, and took up a collection. We’re told that $100 was raised to make less fortunate folks’ Christmas a little brighter.

The harbor at Puerto Vallarta seemed rather deserted on New Year’s Day, with only 12 transit boats. One of the boats, Makai, a Carib 50 is from Santa Cruz and is owned by the Stickles family: Larry, Les, Leah, and Dean. Rick Handford is along as crew.

Makai left Santa Cruz on Thanksgiving and plans on returning north in March. This is Makai’s second Mexican cruise, the first time south of Puerto Vallarta. The Stickles report having a great time.

Other boats anchored in the harbor include Born Free (not the stolen one); Gemstar, a 45-ft sloop from British Columbia; Royal Viking, a 46-ft ketch from Hawaii; Silver Fog, a Garden 41 from Los Angeles; Contrary to Ordinary, a Freya 39 from Jupiter Beach; La Bronca, a CT 47 from Bend, Oregon; Expectation, a Peterson 44 from Aspen; Cheha, a 55-ft ketch from Canada; Anak, a Garden 41 from Portland; Vantage, a 55-ft ketch from Redondo Beach; Shabria, a 30-ft sloop from Vancouver; and Windson, a Yorktown 30 from Newport Beach.

Besides the boats at anchor, there were a number of sailboats tied at the dock in the marina. It was a pretty good fleet that included a Gulfstar 50, a 45-ft ketch, a Cal 43, a C&C 32, a Columbia 43, a Morgan 41, a Coronado 41, a Coronado 34, a Catalina 30, a Cal 40, a Columbia 8.7, a Newport 30, a Coronado 25, a Block Island cutter, and a huge cat called White Knuckler.

Shades of Southern California. * And no jdoubt there will be more boats in Puerto Vallarta in the future. Dredging for a much bigger marina has been going on over a year now, and in some places the rip-rap is all in place. Eventually it might hold as many as 200 boats. There’s no telling when — or even if — it will ever be completed however.

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The Stickles family from Santa Cruz aboard 'Makai'.

creased in size and quality since we were last here some four years ago.

Other boats spotted on the mainland side include Gibson Girl, a Morgan 46 from Oxnard that was at anchor at Careyes. Close by was a 40-ft engineless ferro schooner from California which we didn’t catch the name of; she sailed off her hook and out between the islands with elan. Also without an engine and anchored at Careyes was Casey and his Francis Kinney 37-ft design, Retriever. Out of Port Townsend, Casey took four years to build his boat. When he left San Diego the hull was varnished and the boat called Golden Retriever', but a summer in Puerto Escondido did away with the varnish and the first half of her name. Talk about a change of pace, Casey spends summers in Alaska working as a carpenter for Eskimos.

Brooke and David on the Valiant 32, Shenangian, from San Francisco, were spotted at Tenacatita Bay. A little further south, at Las Hadas across from Manzanillo, turned up Kealoha, a Mason 43 from San Francisco being singlehanded by A1 Baker.

When up in the Bay Area Kealoha was berthed next door to another Mason 43, Bob LeFevre’s Blue Sky. Grey Poupon, a Scampi 30 from the Bay Area, was also at Las Hadas, but nobody was aboard. Toward the middle of January Larry Diggs showed up with Lightspeed, his Wylie 68 from Alameda.

Free Spirit, the Willard 76 that was mentioned in the last issue, left San Francisco the day before the big storm of December 3.

They saw a good blow while passing Monterey and Point Sur, but made it safely to Los Angeles. After taking care of paperwork they departed Marina del Rey at 2:30 Wednesday, arriving in Cabo San Lucas Sunday at 1:30. Waterline really counts when you’re talking speed. Free Spirit’s best burst was 14.5 knots off Pt. Dume. Not bad for a cruising boat.

Another boat that left the Bay Area early in December and was mentioned in the last Changes in Latitudes is New World, the 60-ft flush deck schooner skippered by Doug Wilde. On her way to the charter trade in Saipan, you might expect she’d take 12 days or so to her first stop in Honolulu. No such luck. With Kona winds blowing right on her nose, the crew was forced to beat to weather for 19 rotten days! New World put 3,000 miles on her log to cover the 2,200 over-thebottom distance. After a short rest, New World departed Honolulu on January 5th, headed south in search of trades to take her directly to Saipan.

Are you out sailing somewhere? Drop us a line, we’d love to hear about it.

And for those of you down in Baja, don’t forget Baja-Ha Race Week. It starts the crack of dawn — or maybe noon — March 1, at the Ensenada Grande anchorage at Isla Partida some 20 miles out of La Paz. All you need to bring is your boat, a little beer, a little food, and your sense of humor. Look for the yellow boat with the white thunderbolt, we’ll be there. Race Week is the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and includes a little race up to Isla San Francisco and lord knows what else. For further details tune into the La Paz Net late in February.

CLASSY CLASSIFIEDS Classified Advertising Deadline:

20th of the Month Prior to Publication

• $1fi for a personal ad of 40 words • $30 for a business ad of 40 words 1979 LANDFALL 39’ PILOTHOUSE Cutter, great sailing cruiser, 60 hp Isuzu eng., exc. for liveaboard, h&c pres, water, teak interior, well maintained, must see to appreciate, has been used as demo. $75,000.

(408) 988-1173.

• Mail your copy and check to: 32’ FUJI KETCH 1976 Boat in bristol condition. 40 hp diesel engine, custom uphol. and curtains. VHF, etc. One owner boat. 832-5332. $50,000.

P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 • Sorry, but due to a tight deadline,

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CHALLENGER 40 SLOOP Full keel, 55 hp dsl., tri-cabin layout, all wood interior, f/g hull/decks, 2 reefers, 200 gal wtr, wind gauges, VHF, shower, 7 Barlows, hold'g tank, stereo, fatho, battery charger, lots more. Replacement value: $150K. Sell for $78,000.

(408) 353-1015

“DO YOU FEEL LUCKY?” “Summertime Dream” is seriously for sale.. 1979 custom Schumacher 26’ sloop. Exceptional race record. $19,500... owner will finance. "Go ahead, make my day” . . .

Rob Moore 885-1700

CLASSIC 26-FT CHEOY LEE FRISCO FLYER Exc. cond., fiberglass hull, full deck, teak cabin, decks & interior. Volvo Penta dsl eng., new sails, full boat cover.

Beautiful inside & out. $22,000.

Call Craig (415) 521-5427

ISLANDER 36 ‘INCISION’ 1976 Fully equipt w/main, 110% & 150% jibs, spin./spin. gear, Atomic 4, Barient winches, km, dig. d.s., VHF & RDF, stereo, pres, water, CNG stove/oven, safety gear & more. Perfect Bay/Ocean cruiser/racer. Featured Jan/83 Latitude 38. $66,500. (415) 324-8771 (e/wk); (415) 444-0560(d)

RANGER 23 A terrific S.F. Bay boat with a large fleet! ftace or cruise, in this well-outfitted boat. North sails — 3 sets. All controls led to cockpit, 7 Lewmar winches. Sausalito berth. $12,950.

Ed (707) 838-7744

CATALINA 30 76, dsl, new cond., VHF, km, wind speed, d.s., Blk anodized mast & boom, internal halyards, 5 bags sails, rigged for solo sailing, extra heavy rigging, backstay adjuster, much more.

Survey replacement value — $45,000. Must Sell: $28,900/offer.

(415) 934-7928

35’ ERICSON 1972, Sausalito berth, new uphol. Engine overhaul '83. 11 bags of sails, ped. steering, adj. backstay.

Call owner: (415) 755-5840 days, 456-2069 eves $40,000

ETCHELLS 22 Full equipped open cockpit racing sloop; new sails; the first $6,900 walks away with a bargain. Price around for other boats and you will know what 1 mean.

Call Dave at (408) 624-1525(d) or (408) 625-2697(e)

GENUINE CQR ANCHOR, 35 LB Never used, why settle for less? Make offer.

Days (707) 542-9107 Eves (707) 664-9107

) MOORE 24 Winner Corinthian Mid-winters ’83 Champion Bay onedesign class. 2-years new. Full race equipment, new North 95% & spinnaker. Micron 22 bottom. Sausalito berth. $18,500/best offer.

924-7134

SANTANA 35 "Spitfire” — new 1983 racer/cruiser.

Fully equipped, for sale by owner — $69,500.

(415) 239-2215

STEEL ROBERTS 35-FT Cutter rig, ’82, 70 gal fuel; 1'70 gal wtr; sml dsl, direction finder, fathometer, steer'g gear, compass, 5 sails, 5 winches, good ground tackle; mahog. interior, ice box, 3 burner stove, wood heater, sleeps 5, dinghy. $30,000. , John 364-9422(415)

CAL 39 PARTNERSHIP 1980 CAL 39. Brickyard Cove slip. Partner to bear 50% of all expenses. No cash needed. Equity adjustment upon termination.

Tom (408) 293-8626

CLIPPER 21’ Sailed Monterey Bay & Lake Tahoe, great daysailor & weekender, 4 sails (2 are pew), 6 hp outboard, reconditioned trailer, new bottom paiint, extensive rigging upgrade, 12v electrical, extras, a breeze to trailer, in great condition.

(408)384-3084 $5,450.

BRISTOL CUTTER Cutter type, round bilge steel, nice lines, 26.6 on deck, 32.6 LOA, 8.8 beam, 4.6 draft, 11,000 lbs displ. Exterior finished, mahog. hatches, mast, sails, etc. Interior to be completed. $15,000.

Call John (415) 364-9422

J/24 1979 Dry sailed; trailer; 9 sails; many extras. Best ofSil, it’s consistently fast. Start out in the top ten — the rest is up to you and your crew.

Please call (415) 931 -5256

“CODE BLUE” 1982 Olson 30, Hull no. 172, perfect condition. BMW factory installed dsl inboard, 7 North sails, Signet 1000 & 2000, Micron 22 bottom paint, $35,500.

Henry Kleinberg (415) 851-7065

NICE 1957 MAYA New keel, bolts-beefed up rigging, depthsounder, vane, cover, sea swing, 6 hp Evinrude, FM, cassette. $3,500/best offer.

Call John (415) 364-9422

CORONADO 25 Popular Bay race/cruise sailboat. Attractive interior, full galley, upgraded rig'g, VHF, d.s., charger, compass, stern mount'd ladder, lifelines, cstm ckpt cushions, ckpt table more. Weil maintained, clean boat. Ask’g $9000.

(415) 527-1266

CRUjSING KNARR 30’; new bottom/topside paint, completely re-fitted; mast bleached/re-varnished, 5 sails, Alameda berth. Ready for wood boat lover to complete interior & cockpit. This boat has beautiful lines & sails like a dream. Wally (415) 522-6500

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Ketch rig; rigged for cruising; furl, jib, roller reefing main & mizzen; o.b. in cockpit well; dinghy. Must sell $14,000/offer.

Ask for Art eve/weekends (415) 952-5148 or Noble (415) 692-3199 1

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Locate your marine-related business in Mountain View. Ideal for sailmaker, marine electronics,repair, canvas shop, etc. From 500 sq. ft. to 3000 sq. ft. available. Right off Hwy. 101 at Rengstorff and Old Middlefield Way. Call Bern (415) 961-3940 (d) or (408) 253-9925 (e) for more information.

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SAILBOATS FOR SALE Sunfish for $450, Banshees for $475, FJ’s for $500 Plus similar savings on Coleman canoes, Gremlin sailboats and Pioneer dinghies Call (408) 395-6755 days or (408) 253-9925 evenings for more details.

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LEGACY #1 of the two Gemini twins. 31' cold-molded custom Wylie racer. New rudder, new non-skid, like new Westerbeke diesel engine. Berthed in Alameda Village Marina.

Make offer.

832-6563

C & C27 1974, extensive inventory. Quality in design and construction. Recent haul-out with survey. $27,000.

(408) 462-4294

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INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT Superb condition. “Shearwater” is for sale. This proven full keel, Swedish-built, Southern California veteran is totally equipped for cruising and racing. New BMW diesel, new custom dodger, ss frame, sail covers, cockpit cushions.

Working sails and spinnaker in new condition. Full electronics: Impulse depth finder, Swoffer knotmeter, log, VHF, tape deck. Total safety gear for offshore cruising. Selftending jib for ease of sailing. Investigate this one. $21,000 Don Miller (415) 525-5862

BALBOA 20 Trailerable swing keel Bay boat. Sleeps 3 comfortably, head, outboard, 2 headsails, jiffy reefing, bow pulpit, 2 rudders, extras. $4,950.

(415)388-8458.

33 AFFORDABLE FEET 1982 Hunter 33. Owner transferred to Guam. Must sell. H/C pressure water, shower, oven, diesel, refrigeration. Fresh water berth. $47,000.

458-3083.

FOR SALE Plath sextant $650. 9 ft. Avon Redcrest inflatable raft $450.

14 ft. O.K. Drugley $425. Ready to go, all in excellent condition. Wanted to buy: Tillermaster, working or not. Please call 331-2497.

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SAILBOAT WANTED 16 -20’ wooden lapstrake with centerboard.

(707) 823-0369

PETERSON 25 /1/4 TON Beautiful boat, a little neglected. Any offer will be considered, including partnership. $i i ,950.

Dianne 331-5774 (d) / 332-6086 (e)

GLADIATOR 24 SAILBOAT Blue/gold sails, blue hull, 8 yrs. old; little used, wife died. 2 scale knotmeter, 30 running minutes on Evinrude 6 hp, sleeps 4, large cockpit, few Gelcoat scratches. Great sailor.

386-5870 / 342-6544

WANTED TO BUY — SSB Want to buy SSB transceiver, Honda 500 generator. Object ’84 TransPac. What have you to offer? (415) 254-0366, (415) 278-0134.

OLSON 30 Hull 52.11 sails, Swenson-DeWitt-Pattison, Volvo IB, folding prop, custom int./rigging, lines all run aft, Datamarine, C. Plath, VHF, traijer, new bottom paint. Freshwater sailed 6 mo./yr. Replacement $43,000, asking $33,750. Will trade & cash for mint Wabbit.

(916) 541-0176 / (916) 577-2340.

RANGER 37 — ESPRIT Race or cruise this Gary Mull design. New awlgrip hull paint, new copperlux bottom and is completely refurnished inside and out. Boat has great electronics including a Si-Tex 767C Loran, new 55 ch. VHF, depthsounder, single sideband, log, knotmeter and windpoint. Custom rig has ultra strong Navtec rod rigging on a double spreader rig with dual headfoil. Edson wheel steering, Volvo 23 hp diesel, 12 winches include Lewmar 55 and 45 three speed. Race gear has 2 poles and reaching strut, Barient adjustable backstay, babystay and running backs. Traveller and turning blocks are custom made for extra strength. 14 bags of sail provide power. Beautiful teak interior has CNG 3 burner stove with oven, fully enclosed head, custom cushion covers, AM/FM stereo cass., shore power, Dodger, full boat cover and about 3 pages of inventory. ’Esprit’ has been professionally maintained and rates a low 120 PHRF and 25.7 IOR. She has been to Hawaii and Mexico and is ready to go again. Price $63,000. Fran at (415) 254-1306 (e) or (415) 271-8746 (d)

ATOMIC 4 — 30 HP Still in boat, runs good, $600. Main for Ericson 30. Luff 30’, foot 12’, good shape $250, 160’ of BBB chain $160, spinnaker pole 10' (wood) $60. (707) 778-0685. Ask for Jim.

BOAT SHOW Is over... So now see how much better you can do for your money by owning one of the finest Islander 30’s on the Bay ... Islander 30 Mark II Sloop, 1974. Fine performer. Diesel, wheel steering, full dodger and Delta cover. Barients, double lifelines, 35 lb. CQR and custom bow roller. Teak and holly cabin sole, 3-burner alcohol stove and oven, kerosene sea swing stove. Fathometer, knotmeter, VHF, AM/FM cassette stereo. Veteran of Delta and coastal waters. Excellent condition. In Tiburon. Asking $34,500. Will consider offers. Call Mike (415) 332-0263 or Dianne (415) 894-6239.

MUST SEE THESE 33 FEET Super clean 1980 Hunter 33. Bristol condition. Great cruiser or racer. Diesel, Datamarine depth, knot, log, wheel, fin, dodger, H/C water, sleeps 7. Also great for liveaboard. Equipment available. $39,500.

458-3083.

SANTANA 22 Great shape. Rigged for singlehanding. 1982. 7.5 hp Evinrude. Bow pulpit, lifelines. Call anytime (415) 892-9421.

2 boat owner anxious $5,700/offer

CARIB 41’ / 1/4th INTEREST 72 F/G sloop, center cockpit, Alan Guerney design. Excellent condition, cruise equipped. Partners may join all or part of May '84 delivery sail from St. Martins to Houston. $18,000.

Mark Renshaw (707) 575-8808

26’ CHRYSLER SLOOP 1979. Herreshoff designed. A good stiff Bay boat. 3 sails, Chrysler 10 hp ob. Sleeps 5. 6' headroom, galley, head, VHF, CB, stereo, fathometer, new canvas weather curtains & jib bag. Must sell, buying a larger boat. Peninsula Marina berth.

(408) 257-4916 or 725-8136

FOR SALE Foulweather Gear, Line-7, white, large, latest style, complete suit, excellent condition, $150.

Traveler System for boat to 27 feet, complete with control lines and blocks, $25.

Call Hans Fallant (415) 383-5893.

“WABBLE WOUSER” Wylie Wabbit: Ultrafast ultralight 24' keelboat. PHRF is 150.

Two sets of sails, one is unused. Spinnaker and gear. Two short freshwater seasons. $8,500 with galvanized trailer.

Delivery possible. (406) 731-3428 (wkdys), (406) 849-5717 (wkends).

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YACHT REPAIRS • Woodwork • Commissioning Structural Repairs and Modificaitons in Wood, Fiberglass or Steel • Gel-Coat and LPU Paint Spraying MARK CENAC (415) 332-9100; (415) 388-0560

Professional Marine Services YACHT DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT / COMPETITIVE RATES Gary L. Hoover / Peter M. Sutter / David Sutter 60 years of Experience Awaits Your Call (415) 332-2510 /(415) 570-5135

PATHFINDER SELF-STEERING VANES Buy Direct From Manufacturer “Successfully Used For Years” Call Bill Paulson: 453-8722 454-9285 Western Sales Mfg. Co., San Rafael, CA

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READY OUTBOARD SHOP 245 GATE 5 ROAD, SAUSALITO NEW AND USED MOTORS Inflatable Dinghies and Tenders 9 to 5 (415) 332-5233

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WESTSAIL 28 Heavily built fiberglass cruising cutter. Well equipped. Cruise ready. Liveaboard Sausalito berth. Full cruising inventory.

Volvo diesel, Tanbark sails, teak and mahogany interior.

Documented. Excellent condition. Shipwright owner. $42,500 Serious inquires only, please.

(415) 331 -9007.

PACIFIC CUP Exceptional, experienced, and fast — skipper, navigator, or crew available for S.F. to Kauai Race. 1980 TransPac—2nd in class; 1982 TransPac—1st in class; 1984 will be the Cup. Contact Chris at (415) 529-2656.

ISLANDER BAHAMA 24 Great Bay boat, 6 hp Johnson O.B., VHF, sounder, jiffy reefing, jib and main, sailcover, shorepower, battery charger, AC/DC refrigerator, Porta Potti, toping lift, anchor, very good condition, with berth.

Call (415) 829-7365.

OPEN SAIL-LOFT Looking for partner to open sail loft in Bay area.

Write/call: Steve DeWitt (707) 255-4506 2803 Soscal #3, Napa, CA 94558

CAL 2-27 Well equipped, rigged for singlehandling, 5 sails, backstay adjuster, autopilot, VHF, AM/FM cassette, Barient winches, Signet knot, depth sounder, compass, diesel inboard, sleeps five, standing headroom, alcohol stove, shore power, beautiful teak interior. $27,000.

(415) 634-3976 (e).

SANTANA 22 — GREAT BAY BOATI Good condition; equipped for day sailing. 6 hp 0/B. Emeryville berth. $5,600/offer.

(415) 852-7890 (d); (415) 441-5345 (e).

SUPER CAL 29 1974 loaded with gear: full North inventory, 7 Barients, pressurized hot water, all new wiring, electronics, newly rebuilt Atomic 4, CNG range, stereo, race or cruise. S.F. rental berth.

Mustsell soon. $29,000.

Call Randy 621-6968 evenings.

IOR SYNDICATE Openings still available for interested and qualified persons, male and female, for ten person syndicate to race IOR boat in YRA and Big Boat Series. All members to share expenses and maintenance labor equally. Call George 398-4100 (d), 343-4031 (e).

NEWPORT 30 Cruise equipped. 2 anchors, 60' chain, 600' rode, Loran d.s., k,m„ k.l„ VHF, c.b„ stereo. Hot 'n cold pressure water.

Shower. 8 dinghy. 4 sails, refer. Would like to trade for 40’ plus cruiser or $30,000 cash. Call Jeff at (415) 961-4800 x.389.

GEAR FOR SALE! Off jny 25 ft. sloop. Hasler steering gear (cherry), spinnaker w/meaty pole, Standard Horizon LTD VHF (6 mos. old), whisker pole, 25mm flare kit w/parachutes, 8-S Danforth, fenders, cockpit cushions, man overboard pole, bolt cutters, more.

(408) 286-6930 (e).

DELTA HOUSEBOAT 30-ft. Kayot, sleeps 6. Just rebuilt Johnson 55. Hot water shower. Propane oven/stove. Refrigerator runs on propane or shore power. Great condition. $9,500. King Island, Stockton.

Call Linda (415) 387-2706 or Bob (209) 477-3990.

FORCED TO SELL BEAUTIFUL ’82 HERRESHOFF 31’ KETCH Great sailer, with 5 berths, diesel engine, Datamarine electronics and much gear. Unique unstayed masts, effortless sailing. $45,000. Will consider small boat trade or partnership.

(415) 493-5923 eves.

WESTSAIL 32 Mint condition — all factory built. Volvo Penta MD-11C diesel, too much equipment to list. Will consider trading $60,000 equity, for Northern California real estate or sell for $52,000 cash.

(916)644-7316.

1980 J-24 HULL NO. 2948 Like new condition with special factory gelcoat colors. Very fast, professionally prepared bottom and rudder. 7 bags of sails, VHF, knotlog, super frailer and 4.5 outboard. $18,000/offer. Contact Jim (408) 427-1387 or (408) 428-5890.

HOUSEBOAT Ample decks, 17 x50’ overall. Owner must reluctantly sell at lowered price of $11,900. Roomy salon, galley, study, head, full bedroom. Ideal haven for couple, artist, duck hunters, or as a floating office. (415) 234-5335 or 465-3309 after 6 p.m.

CATALINA 38 Catalina 38’. 1981. Powerful cruiser/racer. Spacious living in port. Fast passages at sea. Award winning* racer. Full liveaboard accommodations: stateroom forward, galley w/2 sinks, icebox, kerosene stove w/oven, hot/cold pressure water (65 gals), head w/shower, swim ladder, cockpit cushions. 24 hp Universal diesel, new batteries, shore power. Full race inventory: 7 sails by Leading Edge, double spreader rig, fast bottom, Merriman hydraulics, 12 Lewmar winches, wheel steering. Electronics: Loran C, Datamarine log, windspeed, apparent wind. Depth sounder, VHF, Autohelm 3000 autopilot. Immaculate condition. $69,000. (408) 757-6812.

1972 O'DAY 23 Displacement 3100. Keel 1250. C/B 50. Draft 2' to 5 5”. Sail Area 245. 1980 Pineapple main, jib, storm jib, Miscellaneous: Genoa, radial and main and jib. Jiffy reefing.

72 6 hp Johnson. 76 Ritchie compass, covered. Bow pulpit only Fast, roomy, stable, ground-proof (with variable draft) and no stranger to Wax. San Leandro berth, $62 per month.

Same owner for 11 years. $6,800.

(408) 988-1219 (business) Leave message 8 a.m, to 5 p.m. for Wayne Barnes.

FOR SALE Westsail 43 — Cruise the world aboard a tall rig cutter, factory finished, all wood interior, comfortable liveaboard. Easily handled by a couple, extensive inventory including two sets of sails, electric windlass, windvane, refrigeration, instruments. Call for complete specifications (213) 549-5582 (e).

ALBIN CUMULUS 28 1982 sloop. Yanmar 12 diesel, 4 sails, Ritchie compass, combi digital log-depth-speed, 85 CH. VHF, pressure water, full head, 2 batteries, self-tailing winches, stove, many extras.

Federally documented. Excellent condition, $35,500.

(408) 973-9169 NEWPORT 20 Fully equipped, roomy, Gary Mull design. Two jibs, spinnaker, recently replaced standing rigging, 2 anchors, 6 hp outboard, custom galley, and much more. Excellent Bay and Delta boat.

Two boat owner. $5,000. Mike (415) 655-7115 (e).

CHINESE LUG NOR’SEA 27 South Pacific vet, unstayed mast, aft cabin voyaging yacht, excellent condition, 4 anchors, ham, Avon w/OB, Monitor vane, sextant, charts, fath, log, etc. Ready to go again. $39,900.

(213)340-4934 19738 Gilmore, Woodland Hills 91367

CORONADO 25 Roomy Bay and Delta cruiser. Excellent condition. New 10 hp Honda with remote controls. VHF, stereo, depth sounder, cockpit cushions, lifelines, Microphor head, full galley, shorepower. $9,250.

Call 459-5059 (e).

UNBELIEVABLE RATES $500/week or $100/day $1,000/week or $175/day August—February March—July Luxuriously equipped for sail or liveaboard while in the Bay Area Reserve NOW (415) 553-0460

rT®@JkW(0)®dln from B. AXELROD AND COMPANY Teak Lumber/Plywood

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EXCALIBUR 26 Race/cruise, active one design fleet and thrilling to sail, excellent condition, 7 sails (new spinnaker), VHF, ready for ocean, Berkeley leeward slip, asking $10,500. Call Stu 592-4161 or Gordon 527-9382.

32’ CLASSIC WOOD CUTTER DeWitt design. Built 1939 Sandstrom yard. Isuzu diesel. New sails and rigging. Port Orford cedar on oak. Heavy displacement cruising boat. $35,000. " (805) 966-5727.

CHARTER ENDEAVOUR 37

By appointment only: (415) 626-4949

SHARE CS 33 Lowest cost way to enjoy Bay sailing, either day, weekend or longer She is set-up for short-handed cruising. All sheet winches are 2-speed self-tailing. She has full size galley, head, Nav station and sleeps 4. Call Will (415) 966-4191, 872-2544.

201 FloridaSt., San Francisco

SUPPLIES Trial size quart kit penetrating epoxy “Fix-Rot". UPS in Calif, for $15 incl. tax/shipping.

Special purchase for winter haul-out Navy Formula 1020-A Tributyltin Fluoride 22. Tin base bottom paint $150, now only $90/gal. “Better than Detco Grove” 2 part black polysulfide deck seam compound now $40/gal. kit.

Call or write for catalog: Morgan's Marine, 600 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA 94952 or (707) 763-5111

TARTAN 30 CHARTER — WINTER RATES Stiff, reliable, dry, safe boat. Stove, heater, pressure water, head, Inboard, VHF, depth sounder. Berthed Pier 39. $75/Day. 397-4000 days; 339-3288 eves/weekends

PACIFIC N.W. CREWED CHARTER

BAREBOAT SOUTHEAST ALASKA

1983 Islander 36. May — San Juan and Gulf Islands, $1,000/week.

June-August — Desolation South & North, $1,050-$1,250/week.

Write Intrepid Charters, 7 Harbor Mall, Bellingham, WA 98225, Attn: Darrell Roberts Or Call (206) 676-1248 for details.

Explore Glazier Bay National Park and environs aboard our fully-equipped Morgan 0128, located 20 miles from the Bay. Scheduled daily flights from Juneau, 30 minutes away.

Northwind Sail Charters Box 185, Hoonah, Alaska 99829 (907) 945-3219 page 184

CHARTER FOR THE PACIFIC CUP C&C 38 “Alliance". Outstanding racing equip. & all required safety gear from recent TransPac/offshore campaigning.

Superb cond. Also equipped for doublehanding (spinnaker, self-steer, equip.). PHRF 114, and 27.0' IOR. Placed 5th in class ’83 Danforth. (415) 383-3756 (h)/(415) 979-3329 (w)

1980 OLSON 30 Hull #66, new outboard, 8 bags sails, VHF, knotmeter, compass, RDF, headfoil, Barients, overboard pole, custom cabinside LPU. Immaculate Monterey Bay boat. $30,000/offer.

(408) 475-2261

Many extras

30' CORONADO SLOOP Live-aboard, custom interior, VHF, depth finder, knotmeter, stereo, Bimini, heater, refrig., stove w/oven, hot/cold press, water, in-board, great Bay/Delta cruiser. $25,000.

(707) 437-3420 (days 9-5) / (707) 422-8552 (eves)

FOR SALE 14 Whitehall F/G hull by Rowcrafters, custom finished,. $999.99.

Sexant Tamaya Regulus II (77), $299.99.

Navigation calculator, Tamaya NC2, $99.99.

523-8090 (eve) / 237-3251 (day)

30’ LANCER — 1978 Sloop, 130% jib, 150% genoa, spinnaker w/pole, whisker pole, wheel steering, VHF, depth finder, knotmeter, teak interior, stove, shower, hot water heater, Yanmar 15hp diesel, and more!! Asking $34,000.

Call (415) 932-8962/Ken.

ERICSON CRUISING 36 Cutter rig, graceful, traditional lines of fiberglass construction with teak trim. Mahogany hull with ivory water line and boot top. Comfortable, roomy cockpit. Beautiful, all wood interior, forward and aft, double berth cabins, L galley and dinette, separate chart table. Diesel auxiliary. Fully equipped with original options plus added equipment for offshore cruising. Well loved and cared for. $79,900.

Call for more information (408) 997-0576

RANGER 23 Super Bay boat. 1972. Rough but fast. 1978 Division P . Champion. 6 winches. 10 sails. Evinrude. Berkeley berth.

Recently hauled. $9,000. Call David (415) 834-2010 (day), 531-7225 (eve).

MACGREGOR 25 Brand new. Never been in water. Loaded. With trailer with serge brakes. $7,990.

(707) 428-0207.

MACGREGOR 36 Embarcadero Cove Marina, Oakland (408) 737-8279 (after 7 p.m.)

25’ FLEUR BLEUE SLOOP Classic mahogany cruiser/racer with 9 sails, all electronics, depthsounder, ship-to-shore, sleeps 4, with Sausalito berth, other extras, immaculate. $11,950 by owner.

Julian Peabody (415) 461-7000 (anv dav or timet

C&C 31 Completely refurbished 1983, new interior, running rigging (led aft), self-tailing winches, Signet knotlog, compass, depth finder, VHF, stereo, 2 mains 110 & 120 genoas, club jib, spinnaker, Atomic 4, ground tackle. $28,500/offer.

(415) 521-7301 eves.

TRADE ACREAGE FOR BOAT My two - one acre level lots of Highway 99W near Red Bluff.

Value—$24,000. For your 25 to 29-ft strong sailboat with diesel, suitable for coastal cruising.

Call (916) 920-2785.

FOR SALE Dickinson Chesapeake II oil cabin heater. Excellent condition, used only one month. Includes draft assist fan, fiue pipe and deck hardware. $550. Ask for Les (916) 643-6645 (days), (916) 775-1483 (eves).

WEATHER FAX Want to know about the storms that are coming? With this new weather facsimilie receiver you will have all the data, direct from weather headquarters.

Priced at only $1,300.

Ask for Ed Johnson (415) 332-1411.

30-FT VAN DER MEER SLOOP Dutch built 1967, steel hull, new Z-spar paint, modernized galley, new head, Saab diesel, 7 sails, good electronics, much more. Cruising history of Atlantic crossings to Galapagos. $35,000 price, terms negotiable.

(209) 838-1410.

IMPETUOUS (EX-MIRAGE) Race competitively on S.F. Bay with this C&C design custom 40-footer. Excellent race record which includes Big Boat Series wins and IOR season championship. Actively for sale.

Call for details. M. Erickson 376-5151

WANTED; ISLANDER 36 By private person (I'm not a broker). Want late model diesel.

(415) 435-1448. Best to send me a very complete, detailed information promptly. George, Box 316, Tiburon, CA 94920.

35 FT RAFIKS SLOOP Traditional Diesel Cruiser, 1978, Teak decks and interior, well equipped and maintained. $59,000.

(415) 964-1437

HAVE BOAT, NEED WOMAN To share world cruising adventure. Leaving April South Pacific, New Zealand. I'm mature, athletic, easygoing, experienced sailor. Want happy, attractive woman with trim figure, sailing experience. Exchange photos. Dancing Bear, 543 E. Sycamore, Orange, CA 92666.

TRADE: 36’ CHEOY LEE CUTTER/KETCH (40K equity $65K ask). For 30+ cruiser/racer. Hood roller jib, jiffy reef main, diesel, VHF, stereo, shore power, more.

Recently revarnished, Bristol. Auto Fire Ext. Paul Aguilera (707) 527-2436 (d) / (707) 778-7477 (e)

WANTED — J-24 Need a reasonably priced J-24 with trailer. Prefer to have owner finance or assumption with balloon in 12 months.

Please send photo, equipment list and history including age and type of use. 8000 E. Prentice, Suite B-5, Englewood, CO 80111.

1981 ERICSON 28+ Pressurized hot and cold water, shower, diesel inboard, VHF, depth sounder, knotmeter, electric bilge pump, double life lines, safety equipment, good condition, excellent charter boat. $42,950 or offer.

Call after 5 p.m. (415) 443-4823.

FJ Sailnetics MK III. Never used. Race rigged. Buy at 20% discount under '84 prices. With trailer, sails, $2,950. Std. Windsurfer, $400. Rochett 99, $550.

653-0816.

24’ GLADIATOR — 1964 — WHITE ELEPHANT The Y.R.A. champ is for sale. Great racing record. Comes with all racing sails and equipment. Aiso good family weekend boat. Lesson could come with price. Rich, (415) 827-1095 (evenings), (415) 648-8362 (days). $8,000/Best Offer.

PARTNER WANTED For 25-50% ownership in Gary Mull custom 45-ft cutter aluminum. Would consider property trade or possible financing. Call for pictures and information.

(707) 433-1736.

COLUMBIA CHALLENGER 24 “Teacher’s Pet” is a 1962 glass sloop with 9.9 O.B., good sails, jiffy reefing, club jib, re-conditioned inside and out.

Cozy fun family boat, sleeps 4 comfortably. Berthed in Stockton Sailing Club A-12. $6,500. 537-9210 Modesto.

GASOLINE ENGINE REPLACEMENT

CHART PORTFOLIO SERVICES

Installs easily where Atomics, Palmers and Gray engines now live in boats up to 40 feet.

275 pounds, 3 cyclinder smooth, F.W. cooling, longevity.

Limited spring repower offer $3,300 TRIDENT, Box 997, Carpinteria, CA 93013

Repro. charts, entire Pacific Coast, Alaska to Panama, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Cooks, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, etc. Excellent quality, about 1/5 cost originally.

Free index, $2 for sample chart of Bora Bora or Marquesas, MUHINA CRUISING SERVICES John Neal, Box 21814, Seattle, WA 98111 / (206) 784-0187

OFFSHORE CRUISING SEMINARS

MARINE SURVEYOR

Will help planning your dream cruise and save time, money, and hassles.

Weekend seminar covering: boat selection, outfitting, tropical medicine, coral piloting and anchoring, much more. Lectures, slides, charts, 140 page Seminar Notebook. Tiburon: Feb. 1M2, April 7-8; L.A.: April 14-15; Seattle: Feb. 5-6. $95/single; $145/couple.

MAHINA CRUISING SERVICES, Box 21814, Seattle, WA 98111(206) 784-0187

SAIL AN ISLANDER ‘36’ Seafarer Sailing Club out of Berkeley Marina has membership available, $225 rent/mo„ 60 days work-free sailing per year.

'Seafair' is in first class condition and fully equipped.

Call (916) 756-3918. , page 185

BRIAN O'DONOGHUE And Sailboat Consultant (415) 461-6347

— MARINE BATTERIES — For the highest quality, dependability and lowest prices In marine, automotive and industrial batteries Call San Rafael Welding Supply (415) 457-0550

CHE0Y LEE OFFSHORE 40 YAWL Sale by orig. owner. Rugged fast, manueverable, beautifully maintained world cruising yawl. Tri-cabin, 2 heads, shower, sky-ports, s/s sinks, 4 cyl diesel (only 122 hrs), hot/cold water 100 gal cap. VHF, RDF, full instru., roller reef. Now asking $75,000.

(415) 388-3518 (early a.m. & eve).

46’ GARDEN CUSTOM KETCH Finest wood, shower, 2 heads, VHF and SSB transceivers, radar, depth sounder, autopilot. Has cruised 23,000 km, 9 countries, with crew of two. $125,000, will consider real estate.

Call (916) 929-5380.

MUST SELL “TRESPASSER” 30’x10'8"x5’6”. All marine aluminum cruising sloop. Has sailed 11,000 miles. Strong, good looking, excellent equipment. Ideal for singlehander or long distance cruiser.

Sacrifice $25,000 or best offer. Have new boat ready to go.

Must sell. Call (415) 331-2224 (d).

ATTENTION DECK APES Been to sea as crew on someone else's boat? Lived to tell about it? Writer for "Outside” magazine would like to hear your story. Contact Joe Kane, (415) 332-1716 (d), (415) 771-8012 (e).

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MOVING — MUST SELL Columbia 26’ MKII. Set up for cruising. Recent survey. Very good condition. Tiburon berth. Call and come see. $10,950 or best reasonable offer takes.

John (415) 897-0419.

FOR SALE — SONJIAS SPIRIT MULL 35 See display ad, page 212, January issue. Completed hull and structural interior, available now for $15,000. Hull and decks $22,000. Completed boat less sails and inboard $40,000. Call Don Macey (916) 583-2263

SANTANA 22 #335 Race equipped with spinnaker; all stainless steel rigging, 6 winches, lines led aft, newly overhauled 6 hp outboard, dry sailed on double axle trailer with electric brakes, life lines. $7,000/offer less without trailer. Jerry (707) 763-6615.

COMPLETE FRACTIONAL 7/8 SLOOP RIG FOR SALE Good for boat 18 to 22 feet, high aspect main with reef points, working jib, mast, boom, all standing rigging and hardware. Like new, asking $825. (415) 585-5521 (after 6)

TRADE YOUR BOAT FOR OCEANFRONT CONDO $33,000 equity and mortgage of $56,000. Breathtaking ocean views from all rooms! Hilo, Hawaii. Large, modern 2 bedroom, 2 baths furnished, choice corner unit. p6ol, rec rooms, library, sauna, exercise room. (916) 481-8850 (Sacramento).

17’ VENTURE SLOOP Excellent condition. Includes: 2 year old 3.5 hp Chrysler outboard, VHF, trailer, compass. Equipped to pass CME. Loch Lomond berth.

Call (707) 778-8451. $2,200.

PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED 23' BEAR BOAT Beautiful Bay classic as featured in Wooden Boat magazine.

New interior, rigging, and paint. Renewed hull and deck. Sail a tradition. I'm leaving the country — sacrifice $6,900. Call Buzz 521-1929 /521-4346

BABA 30 Help, we can't afford two boat payments. Must sell our 1978 bristol condition cruising cutter. Fully equipped with many extras. Must see to appreciate. $62,000 (209) 943-0430

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CAPE DORY 36 1983 model — $92,000 Call (415) 591-4879 (e)

“AWEIGH” 47’ SPARKMAN & STEPHENS 1934 Classic sailboat. Flush teak deck, mahogany hull over oak frames. 6' draft, 6+ headroom. Perkins diesel. Full galley. Sleeps 6; aft stateroom. Refurbished throughout. Described in Henderson's “Choice Yacht Designs”. (415) 332-9100 (messages). '

ISLANDER 28 —1978 Immaculate. 110 lapper, new 135 Pineapple genoa, Martec prop, self-tailing Barients, low hr. Atomic 4, VHF, knotmeter, depth sounder, teak/holly sole, stereo/tape, extensive canvas covers, safety gear, ground tackle, much more. $34,500.

(408) 267-5948 l

CATALINA 22 Good condition, fresh bottom paint, 7.5 hp Honda, swing keel trailer and Sausalito berth, $6,000, or possible trade. Call Tom (415) 332-5775 (d), (415) 453-5445 (e)

ERICSON 35 Original owner, 77 model, delivered in 78, barely used.

Beautiful teak interior. Hauled in May '83. Berthed in Alameda. $47,500.

(415) 769-8730.

1982 CATAUNA 25 Fixed keel, Honda 10 hp, VHF, depth sounder, compass, shore power, marine head w/holding tank, main, 110,150 genoa, whisker pole, 2 speed primaries, halyards led aft with two single speed Maxwell #16 winches. yi 6,000.

Dan Reed (415) 799-0643

SUCH A DEAL! 23’ Ericson 1970. Great Bay boat! 3 jibs, 6 hp 0B, VHF plus extras. Set up for singlehand sailing. Includes Berkeley berth. $5,980.

Call 577-6082 (d) or £77-6084. Geoff or Bill.

TAKE OVER PAYMENTS 1981 Wilderness 21 sailboat. Main, 110, spinnaker, Evinrude 4.5 hp OB. With small down payment assume existing loan.

Terms flexible. Boat enrolled in charter program revenue almost pay all monthly expenses. Call 483-8804 (d), 582-1817 (e). Ask for Charlie.

FOR SALE OR TRADE 40 ft. Garden ketch. Outfitted for world cruise. Autopilot, Aries vane, steps on mast, ADF, VHF, AM radios. Call or write for extensive equipment list. (707) 745-4340, P.0. Box 126, Benicia, CA 94510.

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VALIANT 40 FOR CHARTER Sail San Francisco Bay in the most luxurious Valiant 40 on the West Coast. Named “Offshore Cruising Boat of the Decade” by Sail magazine. She is exciting to sail and beautifully equipped from autopilot to SatNav. (415) 530-5464 after 6 p.m.

STUART E. RIDDELL Marine surveyor and consultant

(415) 332-9036

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32’ CRUISING YAWL Alan Buchanan designed, British built with proven offshore capabilities. F/G, teak decks, Saab diesel, Aries vane, Avon liferaft, Avon dinghy, 11 sails (4 new), Barients, new inStruments, wheel steering, and more. Built and equipped for offshore cruising, can be ready to go again on short notice.

Easy to handle, makes good Bay/Coastal boat. Anxious to sell. Call for details.

(415)254-8451.

WESTWOOD SAILS fast, well made sails, recutting and repair 331-7137 located at B & L Sails, I.C.B., Sausalito

MARINE SURVEYOR

repairs * cruising sails * custom canvas work

555 Illinois St. S.F. 863-2945 Jotz Sails

APPRAISER

JACK MACKINNON Call anytime

HARRIET’S SAIL REPAIR Agent for

CAPRI 30 1984 ULDB racer, latest high tech construction, all the racing gear needed. Barient winches, and Navtec hydraulics. This yacht gives new meaning to fast is fun for a low price of $27,500.

(916)891-8736.

Custom &—A

(415) 276-4351

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Order durable "Dry Paint' boat lettering, individually designed according to your specifications, selecting from over 400 color combinations on our convenient order form!

Registration numbers and specialty art too!

A TO Z Signs & Graphics. 4635 Cabrillo. San Francisco CA 752-1071.

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COLUMBIA 22 Berkeley berth. Spinnaker, genoa, VHF/AM-FM, outboard, and more. Well maintained and very clean. Among the most safe, roomy, and dry 22-ft Bay sailboats. $5,500. Make an offer.

(415) 758-7649 evenings.

RANGER 33 FOR SALE 1978 diesel, high performance cruiser, excellent condition, large inventory of sails, electronics, oak sole floor, CNG stove with oven, pressurized water and many more extras. $51,900.

Call evenings (408) 867-9648.

WANTED: FEMALE CREWMAN Seeking pleasant, agile lady over 35 to share my late model 37-ft Tayana cutter. I am 50, healthy and competent. Boat is in Oakland. No experience necessary, willingness to learn and good sportsmanship a must. Drop a note to: 642 Caliente Dr. #32, Sunnyvale, CA 94086.

SANTA CRUZ 27 — $16,500 Built 1976, all in excellent condition. Tandem trailer. Two season on new main and genoas by Horizon. Call (408) 256-2138 for information.

SAILING INSTRUMENTS WANTED Apparent wind, windspeed, close-hauled, or other sailing instruments.

(408) 739-6137, Dan, evenings.

CAPE DORY 25’, 1980 Full keel, excellent condition, teak interior, VHF, depth sounder, 4 sails, slip in Vallejo, $16,500/trade. (916) 971-1075.

ISLANDER 32 Launched fall 1978 in fresh water lake. Documented — Westerbeke L25 diesel, wheel steering, CNG stove and oven, hot/cold water system and shower, battery charger, 120 genoa, bristol condition. $48,900. (509) 926-1511 days, (509) 924-7423 evenings.

WILL TRADE — Approximately $50,000 equity in nearly new duplex located near Merced, California and Castle Air Force Base, for a 35-40 ft. sailboat. Call evenings or weekends (415) 656-9423.

CHALLENGER 32 Responsive, stiff, comfortable sloop. Furling, jiffy reefing, flasher. 11' beam, 6’3” headroom, mahogany interior, teakholly sole. Enel, head-shower, hot-cold pressure water. 70 hp diesel, dodger, awning, custom traveller. Great liveaboard, excellent condition. $45,000.

(415) 364-2926 (Iv. msg).

WANTED Small 2-speed winch such as Barlow 23, Lewmar 16, Barient 16. Used. Chrome, black or aluminum is fine. Tom Harris (408) 946-5667 (days), (415) 964-4360 (nights).

COLUMBIA 22 1968 F/G, sails like new, outboard 6 hp, VHF, compass, good ground tackle, all new running rigging, $6,000. Call eves (415) 521-8356

NORDICA 16 FG, canoe stern, sloop. Built in Canada for Great Lakes. 15V2’ x 6'2” x 20”. Includes trailer, O.B., cuddy cabin w/2 berths, genoa. $3,800. Will consider partial trade for trailer for 25' full keel sailboat or BMW motorcycle. Tom Smith, P.0. Box 931, Eureka, CA 95501.

(707) 822-6167 evenings.

NEW MACGREGOR 25 AND 21 SAILBOAT $7,415 and $4,995.

(707) 428-0207

MAPLE LEAF 42 42’ center cockpit cutter, 80 hp diesel, custom built FG, 1978. Fully equipped ideal cruiser and liveaboard. Call or write Jim Martinson, 990 Terrace Drive, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. (206) 378-2371.

BRISTOL CORSAIR 247” full keel, solid fiberglass hull, has ocean cruised extensively, for sale with all cruising gear for $12,500. (415) 582-2497 eves.

ISLANDER 28 Top condition. 1977. Volvo diesel, tiller, Barient winches. Extras include custom Delta cruising equipment, RDF, depthsounder, knotmeter, Cunningham, boomvang, backstay adjuster. Main, 110,150. Sausalito berth. $30,000.

Call (415) 328-0421 evenings

40' SEARUNNER Will cruise Delta, Bay, Hawaii this summer, Mexico next fall.

Need experienced crew whose age or sex is not important.

Crew must be willing to help cover expenses, prepare boat, and have fun.

Box 414, Folsom, CA 95630.

LORAN C APEICO A1C800, displays LOP or Latitude and Longitude fixes. Tracks master and up to four slaves. Automatic self test. Steer to way point function. Factory warranty. New, never installed. $1,200.

Call (209) 823-3405.

26' PEARSON “ARIEL” 1963 fiberglass sloop with large cockpit for family daysailing. Sleeps four. Active class association for racing and cruising. Four saiis, new 9.9 hp outboard. Emeryville berth.

Owner finance: 25% down, 10% three years. $11,500.

Larry (415) 254-5696/930-0930 MUST SELL — MERIDIAN 26 Sausalito berth, classic Rhodes design, fibreglass, full keel, pocket cruiser, with headroom. Sleeps 4. New toys including: k.m., depth sounder, search light, compass and main sail.

Ready to sail. $13,500. Make us an offer. Paul/Lorine. (415) 921-7917

3.6 H.P. MERC OUTBOARD Very few hours, recently tuned, perfect for inflatable or hard dinghy, or small sailboat. New in 12/81, must sell immediately! $300 or best offer.

(415) 332-2078

YANKEE 30 1975 Sparkman & Stevens racer/cruiser. Recently rebuilt including: custom birch and teak interior, diesel. Located Florida. Cruise Caribbean and/or transport to California (under $2,500). Asking $30,500. Bill 'O’Neal, 4305 A Island Circle, Ft. Myers, FL 33907. (813) 489-3337, leave message.

I’VE BEEN DISMASTED . . .

Knocked down, crossed the Humboldt Bar on an ebb tide and I want more! Experienced So. Cal. charter yacht cook/deckhand seeks position with congenial skipper of charter yacht in warm climate. Will provide impeccable references. Carey Johnston, 610 S. Venice, Venice, CA 90291 .(213) 827-7621.

MARITIME ATTORNEY Resolution of Construction, Repair, Collision and Lien Disputes for Surveyors, Owners and Builders — for over 20 years.

Thirty-six years of Bay racing and cruising!

William E Vaughan, Esq. 17 Embarcadero Cove, Oakland 532-1786

COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR NAVIGATORS Seven programs on cassette with manual $19.95 postpaid. Specify: Atari (32K), TRS-80 Model 100 1 III IV, Com-64, Vic-20, Timex/Sirttlair (16K). Disk for Apple or IBM-PC $24.95.

Celestial Software 3010 Warrington Ave., Lakeland, FL 33803 (813) 686-3311

SAILING INSTRUCTORS NEEDED Olympic Circle Sailing Club, Berkeley, now has openings for sailing instructors.

Become part of a nationally recognized sail training program.

Great boats, flexible scheduling, beautiful locaion, clubhouse, activities.

Call 843-4202 for information. page 187

GOLDEN HIND 31 CUTTER One owner world cruiser, immaculate, fully found, documented. Take delivery in New Zealand at give-aVvay price, begin South Pacific cruising next day. For full details write: Boat, P.0. Box M, Jones OK 73049.

BEAUFORT CANNISTER LIFERAFT Will sacrifice 1-yr old "Porpoise" raft with racing package contents. Like new, never inflated, still certified, includes aluminum deck-mounted cradle. Replacement cost: $2690.

Must sell now $1995.

(415)332-2078

MARINE BATTERIES For the Highest Quality, Dependability and Lowest Prices In Marine, Automotive and Industrial Batteries Call San Rafael Welding Supply • (415) 457-0550

OLSON 40 “SPELLBOUND” Available for charter Mexico & Hawaii Swift Sure Bay and Ocean racing (916) 758-0700 days

POCKET COMPUTER NAVIGATION PROGRAMS Sight reduction, long term sun/aries almanac — more! Eight programs (program listing only with sample problems) $59.95 pp. or $19.95 ea. Specify: TRS-80, PC-1, PC-2, PC-4, Sharp equivalent.

Celestial Software 3010 Warrington Ave., Lakeland, FL 33803 (813) 686-3311

CREW WANTED FOR SOUTH PACIFIC Valiant 40 sailing April wants crew for the “Milk Run”.

Looking for non-smoking, good humored man with navigation and mechanical skills. Blue water exp. preferred. (415) 530-5464

C&C 38 With lots of racing sails and equipment. Spinnaker, instruments, etc. Great cruising boat, too. $63,500 Jim Lindsey (415) 654-8570

HONEST, RESPONSIBLE FEMALE, 26 seeks boat caretaking or low rent liveaboard position in Sausalito area (need not be fancy). Also do boat cleaning. Excellent references. Stephanie (415) 652-7352 (leave message)

CHOATE 27 — ZOTI! Want a beautiful, fast boat that wins trophies, for a very reasonable price? Fully equipped for ocean and bay racing: 14 sails, knot/log, depth, VHF & much more. Strongly built, well-maintained. $19,400.

524-9707 '

QUARTER PARTNERSHIP Yours 1 week each month, bristol PEARSON 10M 33-ft sloop, congenial co-skippers, S.F. marina berth, new Sutter sails, many extras for safety & comfort. $12,000, terrrfs, low monthly maintenance.

(415) 499-8009 or 956-3260

LANDFALL CUTTER The ‘Rainbow Connection' is the boat for you. Teak interior, head room, ideal liveaboard. Berkeley berth. Price: $70,000.

Call for details (916) 486-3884

SANTANA 30 Fast, well-equipt, well-maintained & beautiful. Sloop w/4 sails incl. spin. Dsl, ped. steer’g, depth & knot meters, VHF. Marina Village Alameda quality berth. Comfy, fast, cruising or racing. $40,000.

(415) 482-5215, owner

WANTED: CRUISING BOUND We still need 4-man cannister liferaft; sextant; 30" SS stantions; anchors; davits; Avon inflatable tender. If you have any of the above in good cond. & reasonably priced, please call Lou or Bill, 236-1829

CATALINA 25 SUPER CONDITION Fresh water family boat. Trlr, 150 genoa, Soling self-tend’g jib, 110 lapper, main, o.b., trad, interior, extra cabinets, poptop, 2 burner stove, dockside elec., ckpt cushions, anchors & extras. $17,000. (209) 522-6240 after 6 pm

CONTINUE TO CRUISE IN A WESTSAIL 32, 77 New dodger, new Yanmar 33 hp, Avon raft, Aries, Brooks & Gatehouse, 2 d.s., stereo, 6 sails, 300' chain, 45 CQR, SL555 windlass & more. $67,500. (408) 335-2245

NEW HARD-TO-GET AVON RIB ROVER 310, $1200 (cost $1600); 12-ft Aeolus sailing difighy $525 (cost $900); Taylor dsl heater, used 3 months, $300 (cost $625); GlenL runabout hull $475. Best offer on all. (408) 263-4101.

Please leave mssg.

LET THE “SUN” SHINE IN The best looking 27' SUN on the Bay. 1979 Perry design, handlaid f/g, cstm interior, OMC saildrive, Stern ladder, full weather cloths, new bottom paint, offered at $29,500. (408) 446-9363 eves & wkends

30' RAWSON SLOOP Built Wash, state 76, intr. cstm finished (teak), (2) sinks, head, new 3 burner stove w/oven, LeFiell mast (antennae/tricolor nav lights), Yanmar dsl rage 36 hrs, used 10 hrs, Enke's winches, bow pulpit, 3 hds’ls, heavy ’A" rig g, lifelines, anchor, etc. $26,550. (415) 388-8458

COLUMBIA 26 MKII „ Race or cruise. Sleeps 5, 5 sails, spin., new VHF, 80 ch, d.s., knotlog, Gemini compass, new battery, Merc 7.5 elec, ob, cstm cabinets, new uphol., 2 Danforth 250 line & chain, ’83 survey, lots more. Immac. cond. $10,500/b.o.

(415) 857-0465

GENERATOR 3.5 kw VOLVO DIESEL New, never used, complete with hush cover, gauges, alarm, tools and battery. $4,000 or best offer.

Call Wayne (415) 635-5386

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ONE BOAT TOO MANY You won't find a better buy on a good racer/cruiser than this ISLANDER 30 II. A good boat with good gear and only $23,500.

Call 837-3592

FOR SALE VOLVO PENTA MDGA eng. & transmission. Ran great until saltwater got in & spoiled things! Dis-assembled, cleaned, ready for your inspection. Re-build or use for spares — trans. is perfect. $500 or trade for? (408) 688-9251

ISLANDER 30 MKII PARTNERSHIP y« share in a 1975 fully equipped boat. 4 sails incl'g spin. & gear. Rebuilt eng. New radio & batteries. 9 winches & much more. $1500 down & approx. $150 a month.

(415) 820-5954

FINISH BUILDING

Columbia 50 Well on its way to completion. Assume loan balance.

(415) 798-9356

1 for the money: J/24.

2 for the show: Call (415) 232-1441. 3 to get ready: She's ready. 4 to go: All it takes is YES! Hull no. 617, fast, eastcoast built, new mast, new headfoil, full compliment of sails, Yamaha o.b., trlr, full boat cover. Ask’g $14,500.

The Finest Hawkfarm “PREDATOR” A 28’ Wylie-designed One-Design Sloop Sturdy — Safe — Swift Already a Classic on the Bay — $28,800 5700 displ., 2700 lb keel, 57” headroom, fractional rig, sleeps 5, diesel engine. This is the most completely equipped Hawkfarm there is! 10’s of thousands of dollars of custom work & extras you can buy for pennies. Custom galley, wiring, batt. chgr, reg. head & hldg tank, reg. & racing cushions, Loran, 4 Signets, MANY sails, etc. etc. Fully MORA equipped — ready for the ocean. This is the boat that inspired the recent one-design class rule changes — completely ready for the new one-design season.

Contact: Paul C. Altman (o)428-4100 or (h)522-0679 S.

BIG 28' SLOOP Strong f/g Atlantic vet. Dsl., age 11, windlass w/chain, VHF, extras. Compares with Orion 27, H28, NorSea, but only $22,000. Ideal cruising for 1-3. Emeryville berth.

Call Jim (415) 886-7151 SANTANA 22 WITH TRAILER 11 bags of sails, spinnaker gear, 6 hp Evinrude, trailer w/electric brakes. Faired & gel-coated bottom & keel. Compass & digital knotmeter; hull no. 204. Many extras. Phone for list. $6,800/offer.

(408) 462-1836(e) V

RANGER 23 & COLUMBIA 9

$10,900 — RANGER 23. An exc. racing & cruising sailboat with a sailing schedule awaiting you that takes 2nd place to none. $850 — COLUMBIA 9 dinghy with complete sail rig or trade for f/g El Toro.

(707) 263-5565

SPECIAL BERTHING OFFER ATTENTION IOD OWNERS

Great low cost opportunity for long slender yachts such as IOD, Etchells, Hobie, Knarr, etc. An easily accessed up wind berth. Richmond location incl. dock boxes/showers. Call Tony at (707) 963-7357 -

Great upwind berth avail. In new Richmond facility for approx. $3.50 per foot. Only long slender (under 8-ft beam) yachts need apply.

Call (707) 963-7357

Help Wanted: Boaters Supply's new Emeryville store opening soon. Accepting applications for: Store Mgr.-direct exper. req’d. Ass’t Store Mgr.-exp. req'd w/sail bckgrnd. Sales-sail exp req’d. Openings avail. Emeryville/Redwood Cty stores.

(415) 367-0808 for appoint.; send resume: Boaters Supply, 635 Bair Island Rd„ Redwood City 94063

For Charter in SANTA BARBARA DOWNEASTER 38 WESTSAIL 32 Skippered charters to Santa Cruz & other Channel Islands.

Contact: Michael Amendola, OCEAN SAILING CHARTERS, P.O. Box 2014, Goleta, CA 93118 (805) 966-5452

TRADE WANTED:

I’ve an '81 Yamaha 650 Spec.ll motorcycle I’d like to trade for a small alum, boat w/motor & trailer. Bike is in exc. cond. & was taken care of by meticulous owner. Interested? Please call Rick: (707) 778-8690 eves between 6-9:30 p.m./wkends

ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF SAILING SAN FRANCISCO BAY ABOARD 40-FT SLOOP Fast and Forgiving Phone Spinnaker Charter Co. (415) 332-1171 1001 J Bridgeway, no. 114, Sausalito, CA 94965

BRUNK’S NATURAL WOODWORK

NOR-CAL COMPASS ADJUSTING

Specializing in Interior Remodeling Custom Built Cabinets & Cabinet Doors Wood Refinishing & Repair All Work Comes With A Written Guarantee Leonard L. Brunk (408) 730-0408 Top Quality with Personal Interest & Care

Magneutotm System Exclusively 1. Boat Remains in Berth 2. Owner’s Presence Not Necessary 3. Eliminates Deviation Dick Loomis (415) 453-3923 days or eves page 188

38’ YACHT TRAILER Air brakes, 5th wheel for truck, elec, lights, 8’ beam, 26’ keelwell, 8 supports adn adj. screwjacks, heavy duty axle and 4 wheels, adj. dolly. $8,000 value for $4,000 or trade for car.

355-5831

ATOMIC 4 30 HP Still in boat $600.160 feet of BBB chain, $160. Main for 30’ Ericson $250, leech 30’, foot 12’, luff 32’, 10’ spinnaker pole (wood) 60’. jjm (707) 778-0685

28’ PEARSON “TRITON” — $19,000 Quality full keel sturdy 7/8 rig. Easy sailing for the whole family. With berth in San Francisco Marina. Call (415) 931-4426.

ISLANDER 32 Launched Fall 1978 in fresh water lake. Documented — Westerbeke L25 diesel, wheel steering, CNG stove and oven, hot/cold water system and shower, battery charger, 120 genoa, bristol condition. $48,900.

(509) 926-1511 days / (509) 924-7423 eves.

FOR SALE / TRADE 1958 Century 16’ classic mahogany runabout. Professionally restored to concourse condition. New transmission, fiberglassed bottom, full cover, trailer. Will sell for $6,500 or offer as down payment for liveaboard boat (prefer classic sailboat). Will consider any or all proposals. Projects welcome.

332-9231 (messages)

QUEST — TAHITI VET Crew my 36-ft Clipper Ketch, Or Buy, I’ll crew for you, anywhere? Documented, ail teak, Lloyds 100A Cheoy Lee, fiberglass hull, FAN cooled Mercedes diesel 40 hp, reduction gear, flexible couplings, spruce mast with steps, C.G. equipment, emergency steering, dinghy, Seagull, raft, Aries vane, Shipmate stove w/oven, cabin heater, kerosene tankage, saltwater pump, f/w pressurized, 2 speed anchor windlass, 4 anchors, 200’ 3/8” chain, 300’ 5/8” nylon rode, and more, extra cordage, 5 berths w/leeboards, 2 bilge pumps, battery charger shore power, dodger, sun cover, San Francisco berth possible. Instruments: 55 amp Variable alternator, voltmeter, depth sounder, Walker log, VHF, RDF, UVH overseas radio, alarm system for oil and engine heat, Electrolysis system.

Sails: Hood furling plus ten more.

Extras, Extras, Extras.

Best OfferArade mobile or modest home.

Jack (415) 333-7912 (12-4 p.m.)

JOIN OUR EXPEDITION IN MEXICO Aboard the 70-ft square-rigged schooner ‘Stone Witch’. We have openings February/Mazatlan, March/Acapulco, and April/Puerto Angel for the five week sail back to San Francisco. $1650/month or $3000/3 months. (415) 431 -4590.

CLASSIC SLOOP FOR SALE Ed Monk 25,1947. Cedar on oak. Beautiful boat, in excellent condition. No rot. Fully set up for local cruising. Great Bay boat. 8.5K. (415) 453-1029 or (415) 459-1857.

WIFE SEZ SELL OR DIVORCE! Beautiful Chrysler 26 sloop, 1977, fixed keel, sleeps 6, Honda engine, Vallejo berth. $11,500/offer.

(707) 642-1205 / (707) 557-2755 (e)

HANS CHRISTIAN 43 1981. Beautiful cruising cutter. Well maintained. Will sell well below cost. Upgraded equipment. Low engine use, sails well.

331-8100 (d) or 388-5321 (e).

CLASSIC RHODES 39’ Sausalito berth; replanked new alum, mast, s/s rigging 1977, new stern/transom 1982, 7A cockpit, lifelines and pulpits, Shipmate L.P. stove/oven, s/s sinks, sleeps 4,65 hp Universal. Needs varnishing of cabinhouse. Reduced from $55,000 to $39,000.

355-5831.

C&C 35 MARK 1 Speedo, RDF, depthsounder, VHF, compass, holding tank, dodger, new jib, new standing rigging 1 size larger, masthead stobe, sailing dinghy, jiffy reefing, 3 brnr. stove w/oven, cockpit cush., 3 anchors, man overboard gear/safety equipment. Spinnaker pole/track. Very clean.

235-0184.

CRUISE EUROPE ON SCHOONER‘COASTER Join us this summer in the Mediterranean. We are young sailors from Santa Cruz (ages 21 to 30) sailing 41-ft schooner. For more information write “Coaster”, P.O. Box 869, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067.

FOR SALE 35 ft. Westwind cutter. Commissioned 1981. Extras. Fully equipped. Sausalito berth. No money down. Take over note $55,000 or will accept partner.

(415) 368-4756.

MOORE 24 1981,5 Horizon sails 150,120,100 Mylar, trailer, O/B, boom tent, storage box, Kenyon knotmeter, twin compasses, heavy duty spreaders, Coast Guard equipment. $17,800/Offer.

865-6231

PACIFIC CUP COMMUNICATIONS VESSEL Needed to help escort racers from San Francisco to Kauai.

Racers leave July 8,1984. Both VHF-FM and HF-SSB will be used once a day for roll call of the racers. For more information contact Bobbi Tosse, 939-9885.

HOLLMANN 49 LOA 49’5", Beam 14’8”, Draft 6’5”, Displ 22,500 (It), High performance Cruise Cutter hull, deck in cored grp w/stringers, floors, all structural bulkheads. One only at $39,500.

Sailaway base $169,000.

Aerospar (619) 727- 5220.

HOME NEEDED FOR SPRING AND SUMMER Mine is getting ready for the Singlehanded TransPac & 1 can’t go! I’m available immediately; prefer liveaboard in exchange for maintenance/security or housesitting in so. Marin (ref. available/good w/pets). Will also consider rental to share. Financial arrangmnts flex. Kay Rudiger 332-7330 (d)

GOURMET COOK WANTED Position aboard new 65’ ketch for 2-3 year cruise startina mid-1984. Your chance to cruise Mexico, South Pacific, Caribbean, Mediterranean. Job requires cooking for owners party and some crewing on passages, no charters or large groups. Please state cooking/sailing experience, wage requirements, and include photo (returnable on request) in first letter. Write Capt. Robert Carman, Box 68, Winchester Bay, OR 97467

CLIPPER 21’ Sailed Monterey Bay and Lake Tahoe, great daysailor and weekender, 4 sails (2 are new), 6 hp outboard, reconditioned trailer, new bottom paint, extensive rigging upgrade, 12v electrical, extras, a breeze to trailer, in great condition. (408) 384-3084. $5,450.

WESTSAIL 39 Perry design, North sails, North Harken furl, Yanmar 30 hp, 3 burner propane w/oven, Edson wheel steering, LeFiell mast and boom, basic int. $64,000. Will complete to owner spec.

Aerospar (61) 727-5220

PARTNER WANTED One or two compatible partners wanted to share Hans Christian 43 cruising sailboat. No equity required. Share expenses and use. Sausalito berth. Call 331-8100 (d) or 388-5321 (e)

A CRUISING GUIDE TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

By Fred Boehme 160 pages, 80 sketches with current information on islands, passes, anchorages, weather, etc. Send $24.95 check or money order to author, 1290-D Maunakea St., #259, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817.

Allow 4-6 weeks delivery.

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$15,000 Illness forces sale of unique 30-ft wooden sloop. Built 1962 1 in Yugoslavia — Pitchpine hull, oak stem, frames, schooner keel. Mahogany decks. Perfect Bay boat: stiff with 12 hp Yanmar diesel, new triple-reefed main, genoa, jib, spare main. Delta delight: 3’6” draft (18” w/board up) lets you go anywhere. Equipment includes: VHF, RDF, autopilot, 2 compasses, 3 anchors, propane stove. Self-bailing cockpit, tiller steering, electric bilge pump. Call/write for specs. P.O. Box 626, Sausalito 94966. 331-2418.

35-FT TRIMARAN KETCH Professionally built Lodestar. Marine mahogany plywood, cross keel. 6 sails. 1982 Honda 10 hp. Windlass, 2 anchors. Solar panels. Pedestal steering. Aft cabin. $20,000 o.b.o. Also: 26’ Islander Excalibur, $9,500 o.b.o.

WEST COAST YACHTS (619) 225-9529

MARINE REFRIGERATION •

Nau-T-Kol Marine Refrigeration Systems in Stock • Cold-holdover Plates Available Repairs On All Makes Of Marine Refrigeration Systems • Close Out Special: 12 VDC Cooler — $140.00 331-7661 Schoonmaker Point, Sausalito

WANTED — Quality Assurance Director/Engineer Manufacturer of sailboat accessories is seeking a “Can Do” type person to develop and direct our Q.A. program. Candidate must have Q.A. experience in a manufacturing setting and possess strong analytical and organizational skills. Engineering or technical degree a plus as well as experience with plastic molding. Send resume and salary history to SEACO, P.O. Box 3251, San Leandro, CA 94578

INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT 26’ Very good condition. Strong. Sturdy. Full keel. Fiberglass.

Outboard engine. Upwind Berkeley berth. $13,950.

(415) 837-1399

LANCER 25 1977 — Many extras!

Sell for what 1 owe — $9,000 (415) 521-0950 (days/eves)

SANTA CRUZ 40 Winner Long Beach to Cabo San Lucas. 15 sails including delivery sails. Weatherfax, SSB, VHF, Loran, SatNav, 8-man liferaft, dinghy, additional battery, spares, all category 1 gear, professionally maintained like new. $120,000.

(209) 943-3490 (d), (209) 478-9659 (e)

O’DAY 25 Sausalito berth, excellent sailaway condition, new Honda 7.5.

New S.S. radio, AM-FM cassette, sleeps 4, head, galley, full sails, owner can finance, compass, knot meter, $16,500.

924-9329, 564-9561

LEASE Catalina 27 inboard. Sleeps six yet rigged for solo sailing.

Oakland Estuary berth. One year renewable lease to qualified party.

(415) 271 -4260 (d) / (415) 283-3503 (e).

CUSTOM RAWSON 30 This is a superb boat constructed to meticulous standards by aircraft engineer. Quality mahogany and teak interior joinery.

Teak exterior trim. Volvo diesel. Heavy duty rigging. Extensive inventory. Boat is in pristine condition. $33,900.

(415) 457-0615 ' ' ' LIVEABOARD Experience the joys of living on the water without the high costs of boat ownership. Rent my roomy 30-ft sloop and liveaboard. Maybe sail together on weekends at your convenience. Will move boat to location suitable to you. (415) 657-4433 (wk), (408) 988-6019 (h), Kim.

CREW TO EUROPE Velella, a Herreshoff designed 50-ft ketch, will depart Bermuda bound for Europe, about first of May. Will accept two crew, share expense basis. Competent skipper/mate/vessel.

Phone Johnson (408) 425-1766 N

NOR’ WEST 33 "Renaissance” featured in Latitude 38 Mexican cruising articles is for sale. Solidly built cruiser, rigged for singlehanding, large head/shower, H/C pressure water, diesel, too much gear to list. Trading up. $69,500/best offer.

Call (415) 967-7194 John/Judy

DIESEL ENGINE 5 hp Petter with gear box. Located in Berkeley. $500 firm.

(916) 241-2903 after 6 p.m.

5 FT. NORDIC FOLKBOAT (FIBERGLASS) 1976 Svendsen-built Folkboat (US 101). Exqellent condition.

Full boat cover. Outboard included. . ' $14,500.

(415) 465-4357

30’ WILLARD VEGA MOTORSAIL — 1974 HORIZON 4 Cy Perkins diesel (400 hours), depth finder, auto pilot, VHF radio, hailer, AM/FM cassette w/speakers, Lectra-San head w/shower. Loaded with extras. Lots of teak ex. condition. See to appreciate.

(707) 374-2526 (owner).

WILDERNESS 30 FOR SALE IN HAWAII Owner built, balsa-cored, custom brunzyeel mahogany interior. Must sell $25,000 or best offer. May consider boat and cash trade. Will help get boat back to mainland. Have slip for boat in Hawaii. Lots of extras on boat.

(408) 462-4761.

CAL-25 “MAHALO” 1983 ODCA Champion, 1982-83 MYCO Midwinters champion. Very fast Pineapple spinnaker, 105%, North 150%, 7 other sails. Most running rigging led aft. 5 winches. Vinyl bottom. New knotmeter, battery, running lights. Berkeley berth. $11,000/B.O. Frank 527-2061.

O’DAY 25 Fresh water till 9/83. 3 sails, 9.9 hp O/B, knot, depth, com pass, anchor. New bottom paint. Extras. $15,000/offer.

(415) 588-3475 (d), (415) 345-1119 (e)

COLUMBIA 22 $5,500 with Berkeley slip, excellent shape, sturdy Bay boat, sleeps 4, lines led back to cockpit, freshwater tank, icebox, anchor, VHF, fathometer, compass, 2 year old main, 3 jibs, 5 hp O/B. J. Jefferies, (415) 865-4720.

TRAVELER 32 CUTTER , 1978. Phillip Rhodes design. Beautiful double-ended cruising boat with teak decks. Custom built locally. Superior quality and detail work. Excellent maintained. Well equipped. $62,900/offers.

Linda 366-8399 (e)/853-5406 (d).

CAL 20 Sail #4088. Great boat for beginners or experienced. 2 mains, 3 jibs. Clean, well-equipped. Alameda Marina berth #183 included. Reduced to $4,250. (209) 526-2203 or (415) 680-7872.

BANSHEE 2nd best equipped Banshee in Bay area. Dual controls for boomvang, Cunningham, outhaul, 2 sails — one new. LPU paint, yard dolly. $1,200. Will consider trade on 2 person dinghy (FJ, Snipe, etc.) or 6 hp motor. Call Downing (415) 492-9300 (d), 522-7380 (e).

VALIANT 32 — HULL NO. 1 Top quality Perry designed performance cruiser. Well equipped, rigged for singlehanding, good condition throughout. 6 sails, twin poles, windvane, diesel, EPIRB, dinghy, VHF, RDF, DS, KM and more. $68,000.

(415) 939-2490 after 6.

1979 “STILETTO” Lobsterboat style dayboat, 38x7x2, fiberglass strip plank, Perkins diesel, VHF, flasher, large cockpit w/swim platform, gate, tandem highway trailer, $9,800.18’ Gulfstream, 150 hp Mercruiser, 7.5 hp trolling motor, Jensen downriggers, flasher, custom trailer, $5,500.

(209) 897-2757.

40' OWENS “TAHITIAN” 1964 twin-engine cabin cruiser with teak deck and doubleplanked mahogany hull. Llve-aboard slip available in Redwood City. In good condition and priced to sell & $44,000.

Call (408) 988-1776 x.218

KINGFISHER 22 Fiberglass. 1980. Lloyd’s specifications. 21’7”x6’11”x2’4”.

2900 lbs. Unstayed Hasler junk rig. Instant reefing. Safe, strong, comfortable. Diesel. Fully equipped. $19,000. Trailer, Chev. wagon for trailing available if desired. All prime condition. Berthed S.F. Bay. (415) 883-6901.

FOR SALE 2 new #26 winches in box. Black anodized alum_ Lloyds cert. Enkes $350 each. 1 — Nesting F/G — wood dinghy 8’, $400.

Phone (415) 665-6556 (6-9 p.m.).

FREYA 39 Partly completed. $25,000.

(415) 488-4305

WYLIE 34 “ECHO” Fast, comfortable, easily handled racer/cruiser in excellent condition, and its Red. Race and cruise ready, 7 sails, diesel, etc., etc. Brickyard Cove berth. $66,500 by owners.

Call George for more information 845-6874, 653-8273

DELIVERANCE Muchos gracias, mi amigos! Mexico was fun. My thanks to all you members of the peripatetic crew — Marsha, Jerry, Jason and Ellen — for a great vacation. See you all Stateside.

Joe. P.S. The mustache (such as it is) still lives!

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY SAILMAKER NEEDS

Riddle Yacht Brokers in Newport Beach have a full selection of power (ugh!) and sailboats available for liveaboard/viewing the Olympic events. Call (714) 675-9137 for reservations, or write 700 Lido Park Drive, Berth #40, Newport Beach, CA 92663.

Needs very experienced person to take full charge of canvas department.

References and proven ability to design and build dodgers for sail and power required.

Call 234-8194.

QUALITY REPAIR WORK

MARINE DOCUMENTATION

Reasonable rates. Wood, fiberglass, refinishing and rigging.

Trailerable boats our speciality!

North Coast Yachts — Custom and production boat builders 2100 Clement Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501 (415) 523-8330

CONVENIENT FOOD FOR SEA AND SHORE Unique food packaging process provides delicious, nutritious, ready-to-eat meals. Ideal for long galley storage — no refrigeration needed. Distributors wanted to participate in a tremendous, facile, growing opportunity — no inventory necessary.

Free sample and details: T.R. White, 420A Cola Ballena, Alameda, CA 94501 (415) 523-8496

SANDRA K. HANSEN Attorney at Law 1120 Ballena Blvd.

Alameda, CA 94501

521-5500

MARINE PLYWOOD AND LUMBER We stock Fir, Mahogany and Teak Marine Grade Plywood: 4x8, 4x4, 2x8, and 2x4 sheets We also have 4x12 Fir Plywood BOATERS SUPPLY (415) 365-7874 page 190

RATHEON RADAR This set is in excellent condition and includes operating manual, instruction manual, mounting hardware, cables, etc. $1,900 or best offer.

Call Bob or Mary (415) 593-8355, 668-7144.

FORCE 5

HONDA OUTBOARD 7.5 MOTOR Long shaft. Brand New — only used three times. $600 or best Write Dept. CC, P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito 94966

15‘ racer/daysailer with trailer. New, never used sail, mast, DB, rudder, and rigging; excellent hull of hand-laid f/g. $1200, no checks. San Rafael. (415) 228-2862/(415) 620-2830.

ISLANDER 36

KETTEN6URG 40 1961, outfitted for cruising, excellent condition. Aries, diesel, 9 sails, VHF, S/L windlass, 250 ft. 3/8 Campbell, instruments, Avon, 4 anchors, safety and navigation equipment. $42,500.

Derek 383-8465

LAPWORTH DASHER A fast 32-ft cruiser with an enviable Bay racing record, 6’2" headroom, aluminum mast, full cover; low maintenance strip-planked hull; strobe, VHF, Halon fire system; berth.

(415) 398-3311 (d) / 647-3027 (e)

‘82 — save over $10,000 from new model/better than new.

Finest equip. Datamarine instru., Horizon VHF, Alder-Barbor refrig., self-tailing Barients, Hood sails w/roller furl., Starbuck dodger & canvas. $85,000/consider car/truck for equity trade.

(916) 488-5400 (w)/988-4379 (h)/546-7306 (h)

HEADSAILS BUILT 1980 BY NORTHS

BUCANNEER 27

CATALINA 27

77 Model — great lake or Delta boat, center cockpit, wheel steering, roller furling. Easy to sail. EZ loader trailer, Volvo diesel — $14,900. Call (916) 988-4379 (h) / (916) 546-3076 (h) / (916) 488-5400 (w)

Luff 40.0 ft., LP 16.0 ft.

Luff 40.0 ft., LP 18.5 ft.

Both with Hanks. $200 each Peter 877-4400 (work—p.m. only)

Fully equipped, 9.9 hp Honda, VHF-FM, depthsounder, compass, lifelines, 2 anchors, charger, safety gear, extras, excellent boat. $16,900.

(707) 996-0340, (707) 778-1625.

PARTNER WANTED

J/24 — PRICED TO SELL FAST

Extensively modified and beautifully well maintained Catalina 30 needs a partner, it has wheel steering, 2 VHF, press, water, shower, many other features. Coyote Point berth. Call Dan (415) 595-4906 (after 6 p.m.)

(Owner transferred). Excellent condition, loaded, 8 bags, o/b, log, k/m, compasses, VHF, etc., etc. $10,900.

892-7516

34 FT. ISLANDER Excellent condition and cruiser, 1969 fiberglass, dodger, wheel, VHF, stove, stereo, 3 sails, cruising canvas. Barients.

Offered at $32,000 for quick sale.

Call (415) 968-6111.

AKKA Amuthon 36, Van de Stadt design, Dutch built (Kok shipyard), a truly proper yacht. OSTAR veteran, steel hull, teak decks, mahogany cabin, bronze winches, MBZ diesel, variable pitch propeller, 11 bags sails, all basic worldwide cruising gear. 36x28x10x4.5 feet, excellent condition. $59,000 — Consider smaller boat in trade.

(415) 658-1194

BAHAMA ISLANDER 30 1979 excellent condition, new North 110, whisker pole, VHF, RDF, depth, knotmeter, 2 burner stove, oven, hot/cold pressure water, Pedestal steering, Volvo diesel. Great cruiser, winning racer.

Terrific buy at $34,900.

(415) 921-3569 (after 6 p.m.)

IMCOMPARABLE VALIENT 40

TIME SHARE PEARSON 365

YAMAHA 33

Sail a fully equipped Pearson 365 ketch berthed in Santa Cruz. Use 7 days/month for $200/mo. on a 1 year lease.

Make 1984 your year to experience the ocean, the Bay, the Delta or the Channel Islands. Call Bern (415) 961-3940 (d), (408) 253-9925 (e)

Pedestal steering, ST Barients, new spinnaker, h/c pressure shower, stove, Yanmar diesel, and more. Boat is in excellent condition in and out. $58,000/best offer.

(415) 325-9233

1980 AMERICAN MOTOR SAILOR

SHARE THE SEAS

28 ft. w/Yanmar diesel, self-tending furling jib, pedestal steering, shoal keel, all electronics, full boat covers, sun shade, extra jib, excellent condition, trailerable, sleeps 5.

Must sell! $29,500 including trailer. (707) 996-8971, (707) 996-5900.

With ‘Wanderbird1 and ‘Pride of Baltimore’. For a small investment, the lovely 110-ft schooner, ‘Renegade’, is yours to enjoy. Excellent charter business potential. Skipper/liveaboard status available. Comfortable, equipped. Sausalito berth.

Call Steve Rendell (415) 332-1171.

INBOARD ENGINE — $750

Excellent all-around, reliable sailboat enjoying enormous popularity all over California. 22-ft, fiberglass, 4 berths.

Comes completely equipped: 6.5 hp outboard, 5 sails, minigalley w/freshwater & lots more. Good condition, Berkeley berth incld. $4,900/8.0. Peter (415) 653-1538 or 527-0376.

Immaculate, ready for world cruiser or liveaboard. Beautiful custom interior, refer/freezer, forced air heat, all electronics, VHF, SSB, RDF, autopilot, liferaft, EPIRB, dodger, excellent sails (5), and much more.

Excellent value at $154,000.

(415) 236-8979

A SAILBOAT FOR $3,000?

20-foot Caranita for sale. 3 sails. A 6 horsepower outboard, Sausalito Yacht Harbor berth. $3,000 or best offer.

Call Joe at 332-3102

COLUMBIA 22 Danish Marstal, 5 hp gasoline, high quality, super-reliable one-lunger, complete with transmission, shaft and prop.

Phone evenings and Saturdays only (415) 843-8196

PEARSON 31

CAL 30

Lightly used 78 racer/cruiser in excellent condition. Well equipped w/diesel, digital instrumentation, VHF, RDF, stereo, high-aspect 7/8 rig w/tapered spar, internal halyard/controls, spinnaker, stowable dodger, and more. Must sell. Asking $44,900.

(415)966-1795.

Full keel cutaway forefoot design. New BMW diesel, new sails, new running rigging, new interior. Spinnaker, VHF, RDF, Tillermaster, depthsounder, pressure water, knotmeter/log. All halyards led to cockpit. Alcohol stove. $26,000 (213) 348-6376

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Thirty-six years of Bay racing and cruising!

William E. Vaughan, Esq. 17 Embarcadero Cove, Oakland 532-1786

1969 — 25 hrs. on rebuilt Perkins, 3 kw diesel gen., good ground tackle, heavy bronze worm gear steering, AC-DC fridge, autopilot, plus much more. Vessel in good condition.

L.iveboard slip in Morro Bay. Must sell. Asking $45,000.

(805) 922-2997

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Bay sailing, Mexico cruising, "gentleman” racing in a beautiful, well found yacht.

Two memberships are now available in this well-organized syndicate. $10 0001 $280/month covers all maintenance, expenses and access to all the yachting fun you can stand.

Call Gary 521-1929/865-0614.

CREWED CHARTER — CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO

BUSINESS FOR SALE Sale: Windsurfing, sailboard business. Sales, Lessons, Rentals, Repairs.

Excellent Bay Area location. $450,000 annual gross, $35,000% net profit.

Asking $75,000. Terms available. Must sell, owner leaving area.

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FOR SALE Two brand new suits of Atlantis Competition foul weather gear medium at $150 each. Two thermostatic refrigeration dividers for freezer/refrigeration boxes at $50 each. (415) 530-5464 after 6 p.rn.

Morgan 41 Out Island: Sail the “Seascape” to the Sea of Cortez, Puerta Vallarta, Manzanillo — anywhere you want to go. First Class, completely refurbished. Snorkeling, wind surfing, fishing. Sat/Nav, Ham/SSB. Zodiac. All food and beverages included except alcoholic.

Future cruises: Costa Rica, Panama, Caribbean, Azores and Mediterrean. $1550 for four persons, 10% off on second week.

Reserve Now — Call Bob Moore (415) 892-0340.

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BOSUN’S CHARTERS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST invites all U.S. sailors to 25% discounts while enjoying the luxury of a new C&C yacht or fine cruising trawler. Specializing in C&C Sailboats from 29’-38’ and Introducing the Latest C&C Designs: C&C 29, C&C 35, C&C 37 all brand new additions to our 1984 season. Weekly bareboat, skippered charters, flotillas, learn to cruise holidays In the Gulf Islands, San Juans or Desolation Sound. Call us collect at

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Schaeffer

Merriman.46

Seabird Sailing School.115

Monterey Marine.46

Seabreeze Boat Yard.91

Marine.31

Nadalin Yachts.196

Seagear® .67

New Wave Yachts.v. .45

Seapower.79

Nicro/Fico.64

Seaquest.86

Nikko Enterprises.77

SeaWood. Inc..

North Sails.53

Serbe Underwriters.115

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Ocean Yachts.86

Ship's Chandlery.55

Farallon Yacht Sales.76

Olympic Circle Sailing.52

Singlehanded Sailing Society... 163

Fifth Avenue Boatyard.18

O’Neill's.14,15,16

Skipper's Yacht Sales.198

Flying Cloud Yachts.30

Owen & Co.13

Slocum Yachts.129

Foredeck, The.50

Pacific Delta Insurance.56

Smith & Co.84

General Yachts, Inc.18

Pacific Publishers.37

Sobstad Sails.25

Gianola & Sons.4

Palo Alto Harbor Association. 166

Spinnaker Shop, The.63

Golden State International.... 36

Paradise Cay.61

Stanford University.4

Gorman & Thomson. .5,42,52,85

Kermit Parker Yacht Sales. .197

Star Marine Electronics.61

Joe Harris Clothing.39

Passage Yachts.6,7,8.9.10

Starbuck Canvas Works.55

Haynes Sails.192

Peninsula Marine Services.42

Stockton Yacht Sales.54

Hinckley Pacific. Inc.141

Pilot

Instruments.64

Sunset Yachts.69

Hogin Sails.57

Bob Pinkus Marine Services... 121

Survival Technologies.46

Hood

Sails.33

Point Bonita Yachts.100.101

Adobe Savings.40

Cal-Marine Electronics.47

Horizon Charters.52

Pro Line Paints.23

Al’s Marine Store.43

California Maritime Academy . 162

Horizon Sails.29

Pryde

Alameda 1st National Bank .... 74

California Sailing.49

Inter-mark.32

Pusser’s Rum.II

Autohelm.69

Capital

J/Boats

West. ..65

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Awahnee Oceanics.43

Capt'n Neill Insurance.166

Johnson Hicks.19

Railmakers.115

Insurance.87

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Sails.84

Tatoosh Marine.82,83 Tedrick-Higbee Insurance.56 Tradewind Instruments Ltd.... 34 TransPak Insurance.72

Bailiwick, Inc.45

C&G Marine.75

Peter Jones Yacht Brokerage. 197

Richards & van Heeckeren.3

Twin

Jack Barr Yacht Sales.22

Charter Mexico.17

Lampe & Martin Yachts. Ltd. . .26

Richmond Boat Works. ..35

U.C. Berkeley Sailing Team. . . 19

Basin Boatworks.73

Chase Manhattan Financial Svcs. 68

Leading Edge Sails.26

Richmond Yacht Service.64

U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps

Bay Area Boaters.27

City Yachts.199,200

Bill Lee Yachts.48*

Riteway Haluska Printers.80

Voyager Marine.90,141

Pines.||5

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Bay Riggers, Inc.192

Clock Shop, The.26

LeFiell Masts.166

‘Ruby’ for Charter.17

Voyageur

John Beery Yachts.28

Cruising World Yachts.20,21

Mag’s Bags.166

Sailboat Shop.2

Walnut Creek Honda.66

Berkeley Marine Center.54

b'Anna Sailing Co.155

Marin Custom Boat Repair... 166

Sailor

Blue Dophin Yachts.195

Dickerson, R.E., Insurance. . . . 34

Marin

Marine.50

S.F. Bay Boat Brokers.196

Western Chrome Plating...

BMW Marine Repower.52

Downtown Marine.39

Marin Motorsports.121

S.F. Cruising Center.58

Whale Point Marine.62

Boat Watch.85

Downwind Designs.192

Marin Yacht Sales.24

S.F. Federal Savings.59

Boater's Friend.90

E&B

Marine.79

Marina Bay.44

S.F. Yacht Service.115

Boaters Supply.12

Edgewater Yacht Sales.197

Marine Electrical Service.18

Sanford Wood.86

Don Wilson Yachts.71,197

Chris Bock Instruments.38

Edinger

Marine Engineering.141

Santa Fe Yacht Sales.80

Bosun's Charter.192

Electro-Nav.26

Windcircle Sailing Yachts. ... 196

Marine Market Place.50

Sausalito Sailing Club.59

Boy Scouts of America.162

Emery Cove Marina.*

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Mariner Square Yachts. 40,41,193

Sausalito Rigging & Electronics. 84

Eriksson Spars.194

Yacht Registry.I 14

Cal-Coast.163

Martec Engineering.54

Scanmar Marine Products.60

Yacht Sales International.194

Marine.4,40

Import/Export.115

Yachts.17

West Marine Products. .88,89.90

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SANTANA 20.$6,500.00 WILDERNESS 21.14,000.00 WILDERNESS 22....6,900.00 NEPTUNE 24 w/trailer.15,000.00 RANGER 26.14,500.00 O’DAY 27.19,500.00 NEWPORT 27. .. .18,500.00 NEWPORT 28.34,000.00 NEWPORT 30.43,500.00 HUNTER 30.33,500.00 SANTANA 30.49,950.00 SANTANA 30/30 well-equipt racer.49,999.00 (3) SANTANA 35.from 55,000.00 J-36 . 90,000.00 NEW YORK 36.,.95,000.00 NEWPORT 41 .

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William Garden-design, pristine condition, unique interior design — separate private stateroom for 2; spacious main salon; nav. table; roomy galley; teak interior, 1979; displ. 21,000 lbs.; full keel; American rigging; Perkins 4-108 dsl 49 h.p.; wheel steering; dinghy & davits; shower, water heater; VHF; depth ind.; k.m.; compass; new Loran C; stereo; Shipmate stove; refrigeration; plus more! $69,500.

37 HUNTER CUTTER 1979 Model — aft cabin, seperate shower, wheel steering, 5 sails including booster; water heater; electronics plus more. Bristol.

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50’ Gulfstar Sailmaster 1983 $290,000

36’ Stephens 1949 $30,000

36’ Gulfstar MY 1975 $79,500

35’ Finnclipper 1971 $45,000

27’ C/S sloop 1979 $26,500

35’ Monk 1968 $39,500

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SAIL Gulfstar ketch, ’79.

Gulfstar ketch, ’80 Gulfstar Sailmaster, ’83....

Gulfstar Sailmaster, ’79&’79.2 from Gulfstar Sailmaster, ’79,’80&’81. .3 from Sutton ketch,’58.

Alden, ’46 .

C L Marine ketch,’79.

Gulfstar sloop, ’81.

Peterson sloop, '75.

Cooper Pilothouse sloop, '81.

Westsail ketch, ’76.

C T Pilothouse, ’74.

Cheoy Lee,’80.

Downeast Pilot House, ’80.

Gulfstar sloop, ’74.

Gulfstar ketch, '75.

Morgan, ’74.

Newport, ’79.

Cheoy Lee Offshore yawl, ’74.

Valiant cutter,’79.

Valiant sloop, ’76.

Apache, ’79.

Fisher Motor Sailer, ’78.

Gulfstar sloop, ’77.

Hunter sloop, ’81.

Islander cutter, ’78.

Columbia, ’78.

Finnclipper, ’71.

Magellan sloop, ’65.

Yorktown Yachts,’78.

Islander, ’80 .

U.S. Yachts, ’81.

Ericson, ’74.

Westsail, ’74.

Crane Bros, racing sloop,’76.

Etchells racing sloop, ’76.

Bristol, ’77.

Fisher Motor Sailer, ’76 .

Hunter Marine, ’78.

Willard Vega, ’74.

Rhodes, *38.

Ranger, ’78.

CS sloop,’79.

Cheoy Lee sloop, 64.

Samurai,’70...

San Juan sloop,’74.

22’ Santana sloop,’68.

19’ Mercury, ’69.

25’

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POWER Feadship, ’64.

Pacemaker, '69.

Hargrave M.Y.,’70.

Pacemaker, ’72 .

Chris Roamer, ’71.

Halvorsen, ’71.

Hatteras M.Y., ’71.

Chris Constellation, ’68.

Bluewater M.Y., ’82...

Rose Sport Fisher, 71.

Defever Trawler, '79.

Marine Trader Trawler,’78.

Bluewater M.Y., (2) ’82.2 from Boatel, ’74...

Concorde, ’74.

Suwanee Houseboat, ’69,’70.2 from Californian,’81.

Bluewater Sedan, '79.

Carl Craft Houseboat, ’80 .

Southwest Boatyard, ’62.

Whitcraft, ’71 .

Gulfstar M.Y., (2)’79.2 from Gulfstar M.Y., ’80.

Marine Trader Trawler, 'll.

Californian, ’84.

Gulfstar Trawler, ’76.

Harbor Yachts, ’72 .

Californian,’76.

Ocean Yacht, '80.

Trojan, ’66.

Bluewater Sedan, ’78&'79.2 from Cruise-A-Home, ’73.

Marine Trader, ’ll.

Trojan F40, ’79.

Vega Sport Fisher, ’75.

Bertram, ’70.

Chris Coho Cruiser, '74.

Chris Craft, ’83.

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Pacemaker Sport Fisher, '72.

Californian trawler.

Silverton, ’81.

Carver, aft cabin,’82&84.2 from Gibson Houseboat, '80 .

Stephens, '49 .

Trojan, ’79.

Willard Trawler,’66.

Pacific Sport Fisher,'68.

Californian, '83.

Executive F/B Sedan,’77.

Mainship, ’78 .

Silverton, ’83. ’ Carver, ’80.

Luhrs, ’67.

Carver Convertible, '84.

Luhrs F/B Sedan, ’70.

Luhrs,’72.

Pacemaker, ’65.

Trojan F/B Express, ’73.

Trojan F/B Sedan, ’79.

Monterey, ’78.

Tollycraft, ’63.

Wellcraft Suncruiser,’81.

Tollycraft, ’72&’79.2 from Fisher Craft* ’80 .

Carver Mariner, ’84 .

Meter Trojan, ’83.

Bayliner,’79.

Chris Cavalier, ’66.

Chris Craft, ’59.

Penn Yan, ’79.

Albin, ’75.

Bayliner,’79.

Romany Express, ’71.

Century, ’68.

Mastercraft, ’79.

Searay, ’78.

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(415)332-8794

22’ 23’ 24’ 26’ 28' 29’ 30’ 30’ 31’ 32’ 34’ 35’ 40’ 43' 45’

Falmouth cutter.

Electra.

Bristol.

Ariel.

Triton.

Cal 2-29.

O’Day .:... .

25’ 29’ 35’ 36’ 38’ 40’ 40’ 40’ 45' 50’

Fleur

1979.

1961 .

1967.

1965 .

1966.

1975.

1978 .

Alharn/WhUhu

Roberts Gilmer Auxiliary Farallone Clipper..

Master Mariner Cutter Sparkman & Stephens Kettenburg K-40 N.Z. Cstm World Cruii Lapworth/Cheoy Lee

979 1960 1936 1953 1961 1974 1962

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33,500.00 . 6,500.00 10,500.00 13,000.00 19,000.00 31,500.00 42,000.00 31,500.00 35,000.00 72,500.00 34,500.00 84,000.00 98,000.00 27,500.00 95,000.00

. . . 9,000.00 . 15,000.00 . 35,000.00 . 99,900.00 . 46,000.00 . 59,000.00 . 93,500.00 . 45,000.00 124,950.00 . 79,500.00

24’ 24’ 30’ 38’ 38’ 65’

Sea Ray and trailer.

1978 . . . .... 22,500.00 Reinell.

1978 . . . .... 15,500.00 Pacemaker Sportfisher.

1965 . . . .... 14,500.00 Pacemaker Sportfisher.

1965 . . . .... 39,995.00 Fellows & Stewart dbl cabin cruiser. .

1931 . . . .... 12,000.00 MV (Comm. Fish/Charter) F/C. 1978. . . . . . 300,000.00 "... THERE IS NOTHING — ABSOLUTELY NOTHING — HALF SO MUCH WORTH DOING AS SIMPLY MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS.

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20’ WINDROSE.$7,500 21’WILDERNESS.9,000 22’TEMPEST.2,500 23’ RANGER.13,500 24’ S-2.16,000 24’J/24.14,900 25’NORDIC Folkboat, bristol!.. .9,300 25’ CATALINA.17,000 25’ SAN JUAN.24,000 27’TARTAN.23,000 27’ O’DAY, Inboard.26,500 28’ TRITON. 18,500 *

Gulf 29’ Pilothouse. 1981. Two-boat owner, must sell this “like new" boat, only $37,900

YACHT SALES IN VALLEJO TO SERVE THE NORTH BAY SELECTED SAIL 24’ 65 Rainbow. . $2,800 24’68 Yankee Dolphin. .15,500 26’ 75 S2 Sloop. .24,950 26’ 69 Ranger.„. . 13,750 27’ 72 Coronado . ..'. . 16,900 29’ 56 Dutch Maid. .22,000 32’ 76 Clipper Marine. .12,500 41’75 CT 41. .80,000

SELECTED POWER 16’ 73 Jet Drive Ski Boat. . . .$4,250 21’ 60 Lynch Express Cruiser.5,000 27’ 62 Trojan. . . 8,900 28’ 64 Fairliner. 12,500 28’ 79 Bayliner. 30,000 3V 69 Uniflite. 32,000 36’ 44 Orvil Smiti Trawler.. .26,500 45’ 63 Thompson. 68,000

FREEDOM YACHT Dealer/See Our Video Listings

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(707) 557-5550

24 FLORIDA STREET. VALLEJO, CA 94590

Club racer, good

SAIL 20' FLICKA ’78, needs TLC.OFFERS 21’ WILDERNESS ’78 sloop.8,900@ 22’ SANTANA ’69 sloop.5,950* 24’ J/24’79 with trailer.14,900@ 24’ C&C ’76 racer/cruiser.14,950 24’ MOORE ’79 one-design sloop... 16,900 25’CORONADO ’68.9,000@ 25’ CATALINA '82 sloop.17,900* 25’ CORONADO ’68 sloop.8,500 25' KIRBY ’79 daysailor.17,500 26’ ARIEL ’65.13,000* *»26’ RANGER ’72 one-design.14,900@ 26’ PEARSON sip ’75, very clean... 13,500 27’ CHEOY LEE O/S ’65 dsl.26,500 27’ ERICSON ’74 sloop.19,000@ 27’ CAL T-2 ’73 well-rigged.19,000 27’ O’DAY ’76 loaded..22,500 28’ ERICSON ’82 diesel, like new., .49,950 29’ SOVERAL ’64 shoal-cntrboard. 16,500 29’ RANGER ’74 diesel sloop.31,500 30’ CATALINA ’76 sloop.31,000@ 30’ ERICSON ’69 racer/cruiser.26,500 30’ RAWSON ’64 well-equipped. .. .33,000 30’ BRISTOL ’67 sloop.27,000 30’ SANTANA ’76 new paint. . .'.35,000® 30’ ISLANDER ’77 like new.29,750@ 30’ COLUMBIA ’72 sngl hnd’d.. ,32,000@ 30’ CLIPPER MARINE ’75 clean... 11,900 32’ WESTSAIL ’77, Volvo.66,900 32’ CHEOY LEE ’78 sloop, dsl....,. 62,500 32’ ISLANDER '76 sloop.53,500 32’ HOLIDAY sloop ’65.23,000@ 32’ PEARSON ’65 sloop, diesel.34,900 32’ PEARSON ’63 cruiser.. .now 29,900@ 33’ TARTAN TEN '78 one-design. .33,500 33’ CHEOY LEE Clipper ketch ’79. .66,770 35’ FANTASIA ’79 dsl cutter.84,000 37’ FISHER ’78 M/S pilothouse. 125,000@ 40’ OFFSHORE ’66 Cheoy Lee.89,500 40’ COLUMBIA ’65 full keel sloop55,000@

41’ 41’ 41’ 41’ 41’ 41’ 41’ 41 ’ 42’ 43’ 45’ 46’

41' 4S’ 48’ 50’ 50’ 52’ 54’ 28’ 33’ 33’ 35’ 36’ 37’ 37’ 39’ 40’ 40’ 40’ 45’ 46’ 38’ 42’ 48’ 48’ 55’

NEWPORT S ’79.85,000* ISLANDER FREEPORT ’76.. 125,000 ISLANDER ’73 sloop., .89,000 ISLANDER ’73 racer/cruiser.. 100,000 CSTM KETCH ’82, gd charter. 175,000 GULFSTAR sloop ’75 aft cabin.95,000 GULFSTAR ’75 ketch.105,000 MORGAN O/I ’78 sip, cruiser. 105,000 GOLDEN WAVE ’81 sip, loaded. 145,000 GULFSTAR ’78, ctr ckpt.127,500 S&S ’73 sloop race/cruise.129,000 MORGAN ’79 ketch cruiser... . 179,000 OLYMPIC OFFSHORE ’74. .. 128,500 S&S ’72 yawl, equipt.135,000 CHEOY LEE CLIPPER ’79. . .200,000 FD-12 Meter, dsl., ctr.150,000 FORCE 50 ’79 ketch, beauty... 155,000 CHEOY LEE M/S ’80, ketch.. 299,000 SAMSON ketch ’78, diesel.72,000 WOOD PACIFIC (P-28) ’58 Hallbery... 16,500 MASON, gaff headed kit.59,000 PETERS CSTM ’79, sloop, dsl75,000@ CHEOY LEE LION ’57.33,000@ GILMER ’79cruising ketch... 109,000* BLUENOSE ’47 schooner.76,500* DANISH ’54 plthse, m/s ketch. 39,000* FREYA ’76 ocean cruiser.175,000 MARINER ’68 ketch, loaded. . .90,000 CARPENTIER ’51 sip.25,000@ KETTENBERG ’61 sip, bristol. .45,000 NEW ZEALAND ’74 ketch. . . .135.000 CARPENTIER ’57 ketch.69,500 SAILAWAY GOLDEN WAVE sip aft cabin. 110,000 GOLDEN WAVE sloop dinette 130,000 GOLDEN WAVE ketch, loaded205,000 GOLDEN WAVE sip tri-cabin, 195,000 GOLDEN WAVE sip, custom. . Inquire

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(415) 364*4641

1220 Brickyard Cove Road, Suite 100, Pt. Richmond, CA 94801

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28’ HALLBERG.16,000 30’ HUNTER. 29,900 30’ FARALLON. 44,500 32’ CLIPPER. 24,900 32’ CORONADO, llveaboard... .35,900 34’ HANS CHRISTIAN . . .offer. .79,500 37’IRWIN, desperate!.75,000 37’ ENDEAVOUR. 97,500 37’ BROWN TRIMARAN.58,500 39’ CAVALIER.78,500 45’ DOWN EASTER, estate sale! 175,000 60' MOTORSAILER, make offer!232,000

SEE US FOR YOUR BROKERAGE NEEDS

Golden Wave 38. Fast and beautiful with all the cruising comforts. $110,000.

Islander 30 MKII. 1972 sails. $32,500.

NADALIN YACHTING

(415) 234-6688

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Golden Wave 42. Our most popular racer/cruiser. See her at our docks. $130,000.

west sail 43 . Ketch. 1976, completely cruise equipped. Asking 145,000.

WANTED!!!

35’ to 41’ QUALITY BROKERAGE LISTINGS. YOUR BOAT FEATURED HERE AND IN SEA MAGAZINE.

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ED6EWATER YACHT SALES,INC.

Don Wilson Yacht Sales 1851 Embarcadero Cove, Oakland, CA 94606

I 306 BRIDGEWAY

(415) 532-0747 USED BOAT LISTINGS Sail 21 ’ VENTU RE; and trailer; 2 sails; and outboard.$4,250 22’ CHRYSLER; have two available; berths.from 7,900 23’ RANGER 1973; 4 sails; Mercury 7 hp;‘Dove boat’.11,900 25’ CORONADO; ’70 & '66; two from.8,500 25’ CAL; ’73; 10 hp Honda; 3 sails; new cushions.11,500 25' ER1CSON (25 plus); ’79; Instruments; 9,9 Evinrude.20,900 25’ LANCER; 3 sails; Honda 7 'A lip; owner must sell.OFFER 26’ COLUMBIA; ’69; 10 hp Honda; berth available.10,500 26’ PEARSON; ’75; Johnson 15 hp; very nice.,.13,500 26’ ISLANDER; omc; 15 hp; 4 sails; 1977.18,000 26’ WOOD; full keel; gas inboard; built in 1937.10,000 26’ S-2; trailer; inboard gas; 1975; owner anxious.22,500 27’ MORGAN; ’74; with new 7.5 BMW diesel.22,250 27’ CATALINA; 5 sails; all spinn gear; sharp.22,900 28’ SAN JUAN; 3 sails; Atomic 4 inbd; new listing.26,950 28’ ISLANDERS; One-Design class; we have several.34,000 29’ CAL, 2-29; 1974; diesel; pedestal; 5 sails; nice.30,900 30’ CATALINA; 5 sails; diesel inbd; full electric; 5 sails.33,500 30’ ISLANDER MKII; diesel; pedestal; very clean.27,900 30’ ISLANDER BAHAMA; 1980; knotmeter; depth & radio.39,500 31’ PEARSON; 9 sails inch spinn; ’78; Atomic 4; sharp.t. .49,500 32’ VANGUARD; 5 sails; diesel.39,900 34’ SUNSET; classic wood sloop, full keel; 1938.18,900 36’ HUNTER; diesel; auxiliary sloop; 1980.61,500 36’ ISLANDERS; One-Design class; choose from 4.from 53,000 36’ FREEPORT; we have two listings; both beauties.from 99,500 37’ O’DAY; cruise ready; new listing.69,000 38’ LANDFALL; C&C; see this one!..112,000 40’ PEARSON; '78; 7 sails; loaded-, diesel.120,000 40’ ISLANDER/PETERSON; TransPac ready, ’79; diesel.TRADE UP! 41’ ISLANDER/FREEPORT; ketch; excellent liveaboard.125,000 43’ HANS CHRISTIAN; real beauty; new listing.INQUIRE 44’ PETERSON; 1975; many extras; owner may carry.117,500 45' EXPLORER; cutter/ketch; loaded.122,500 46’ SEASTAR; ’82; everything on this one; like new.199,500 POWER 41’ BELL MARINE; trawler; loaded.129,500

SAIL - PARTIAL LIST 21' VENTURE, 5 sails, trailer. A bargain.

30’ LANCER ’76. Rooy sip., dsl., distress sale. INQUIRE 30’ ENGLISH SLOOP ’69. Singlehander, vane, Avon, diesel & more. OFFER 30’ PEARSON ’79. Atomic 4, VHF, clean. OFFER 29’ C&C ’78. Diesel, Combi, stereo, wheel. Clean. 39,500 29’ CAL 2-29 ’74. 8 Barients, race equipped, dsl., VHF. 29,900 28 PLUS ERICSON ’82. Diesel, North sails, combi, like new. OFFER 28’ ELDREDGE-McINNTS SLOOP ‘59. Lots of gear, exc. condition. 22,500 28’ ISLANDER ’77. Race equipped w/halyards back, Volvo dsl & more. OFFER 27’ 27’ 27’ 27’ 27’ 26’ 25’ 24’ 24’

CAL 2-27 ’76. Original owner. Very clean. 25,000 SANTA CRUZ’79.6 sails, trailer. Nice. 22,000 CAL 2-27 ’76. Clean class boat from Great Lakes. Extras. 26,500 SANTANA ’67. Race equipped, VHF, Hondo cf.b. 16,500 ALBIN VEGA ’76. Dodger, 5 sails, diesel, very clean. 22,500 ERICSON ’67. Very clean Crealock designed sloop. OFFER KIRBY SLOOP ’79. Well equipped by Laser designer. 17,500 GLADIATOR ’68. North sails, o.b,, original owner. M00 NIGHTINGALE ‘72. By Wylie. 7 sails & outboard, clean. 12,000

22’ SANTANA. 2 of these popular one-designs. INQUIRE 20’ CAL. 3 of these popular one-designs.

INQUIRE 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 and the inevitable bizzare Snafu, please call and list your boat

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try 5,000

23' PIVER TRIMARAN, folding hulls,,galv. trailer.

only 1,950

24' COLUMBIA, full keel & headroom, 15 h.p. engine

6.600

24’ GLADIATOR, full keel, full race/cruise

asking 7,900

24'CAL 2-24, I I sails.

try 6.500

25' LANCER, 7 hp eng, pulpit, lifelines, owner anxious

try 6.600

25 SEXTANT w/20 hp inboard, full headroom, cruise ready

try 5.700

26' PIVER "Globemaster” glass trimaran, AI, roomy, full cruise

6.500

28' WHARRAM CAT. w/2 berths, galley, expanding trailer, AI

5.900

30' VEGA "Horizon" Motorsailer, Perkins diesel.

only 34.000

30' FISHER Motorsailer, Volvo diesel, radar, etc., ,

. 55.000

30' TAHITI Ketch w/diesel, cruise ready.

19.500

30' TED GEARY Classic sloop owned by a perfectionist

only 18,000

32' WESTSAIL Cutter, diesel, roomy, plush

.asking 60,000

33' MAAS Yawl, diesel, very well equipped, bristol.

26,900

34' TRUE NORTH Cutter, 1980, equipped to go cruising ,

only 61.000

35' GARDEN MARINEER Ketch, diesel, up to survey.

try 35,000

35' CF Sloop, glass, huge interior, shower, fireplace, etc.

. .try 35,000

35' ERICSON MKI, full keel, wheel, 5 sails, lifelines.

try-27,500

40’ STADEL Ketch, bristol condition, up to survey, ready to go

69,000

40' NEWPORTER Ketch, big diesel, lots of gear, roomy

only 44,500

41' OUT ISLAND, diesel, center cockpit, double cabin

80.000

411 GULFSTAR, diesel, center cockpit, trade for property.

81,000

43' GARDEN Porpoise Ketch, heavy, roomy, seaworthy.

29.500

65' SAMPSON Ketch, very well built, roomy and loaded.

75,000

70' CRUISING Lug Rig, cat diesel, So.Pacific vet.

.71,000

POWER - PARTIAL LIST 16' CLASSIC Barrel Stern speedboat, double cockpit, trailer

only $4,250

22' CLASSIC Chris speedboat, 1948, big utility style, AI.

.try 5,500

24' CLASSIC ..Hacker Craft triple cockpit classic speedboat.

try I 1,500

24'SEA RAY Sun Dancer, 1976, top shape.

try offer of 9,000

26' CHRIS Express, 1956, full cover, Delta canvas, very clean. only 3,000 32'CHRIS CONNIE, I960, hardtop, nice interior, AI engines. . only 9.950 40' ADVANCE Marine Trawler, G.M. diesel, tri-cabin, dual controls

40.000

KERMIT PARKER YACHT BROKERAGE San Rafael Yacht Harbor, 557 Francisco Blvd.

San Rafael, CA 94901 ' (415) 456-1860

BUYERS: If you’re looking for a boat & don’t see it here, or if you don’t know which boat among the many alternatives will satisfy your sailing needs, then please call. My listings change constantly, & I may have some suggestions if you haven’t decided on a specific boat.

TRINTELLA ’72. Quality cruising ketch. Ready.$150,000 MARINER KETCH. SatNav, auto, dinghy, Barients, etc., etc. $68,500 L1DGARD CUTTER ’81. Cold-molded beauty, diesel. 95,000 MASON ’69. Well-built wood cruising ketch. 67,500 ENDEAVOUR SLOOP ’82. New boat in excellent shape. 89,500 WYLIE ’81. Immaculate cold-molded beauty.125,000 ISLANDER ’78. Very clean, Barients, CNG, diesel. 69,500 HUNTER ’80. Yanmar diesel, good gear, very clean. 59,900 MARINER KETCH ’64. Much work done 1982. INQUIRE PEARSON 10 METER ’76. Exceptional example of sought after sloop. 59,500 PILOT CUTTER ’39. Dsl., Loran, Master Mariners Vet. 37,500 TARTAN TEN ’79. All Barients. Ready to race. 32,000 CHALLENGER ’73. Roomy fiberglass, San Francisco slip. 47,900 LAPWORTH SLOOP ’60. Strip-planked mahog., clean & fast. 29,500 ARIES ’77. Comfortable cruising boat. Diesel, VHF, etc. 45,000 TRADEWINDS SLOOP ’70. Roomy FG sloop, full headroom, VHF. 25,500 YANKEE ’75. Well equipped, clean, diesel. 30,500 NORTHSTAR 1000 ’73. Fast S&S sloop. Atomic 4. 25,000

$2,500

22' SANTANA, 1970, complete w/motor.

PETER JONES YACHT BROKERAGE (415) 386-5870 40’ 40’ 39’ 38’ 37’ 36’ 36’ 36’ 35’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 32’ 32’ 32’ 31’ 30’ 30’

SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA 94965 (415) 332-2060

‘insurance

18’ 23’ 25’ 25’ 26’ 29’ 30’ 31’ 32’ 32’ 33’ 36’ 37’ 40’ 46’ 46’

— WOOD British Ketch, nice.

Sloop.j.

Lyle Hess cutter.

Cold-molded sloop..

Sea Bird yawl, diesel.

Modified H-28 ketch.

Knarr.

Cruising sloop, British.

Winslow sloop.

Malabar Junior sloop...

New Zealand “Araminta” sloop.

Angleman diesel ketch....

Malabar Senior schooner.

Experienced — Bermudian cutter.

Garden ketch.

Alden cutter.

18’ 20’ 22’ 23’ 23’ 24’ 24’ 26’ 26’ 27’ 29’ 30’

— FIBERGLASS America catboat, a cutie.,<..11,000 “Flicka” diesel, clean...try 25,000 Catalina sloop, o/b... ,r.6,000 AMF sloop with trailer.,.ask 12,000 Pearson Ensign, clean.4,750 Columbia MKII, inboard.7,000 Islander Bahama sloop, new paint.7,500 Steel Commercial fisher, clean.try 22,000 Balboa 26 with trailer.12,500 Bandholm Sloop, i/b.Offers Cal 2-29 cruise ready, A-l cond.32,000 Rawson, diesel.try 24,900

32’ 35’ 39’ 40’

Westsail, factory boat, diesel.49,500 Coronado, well equipped, liveaboard.44,000 Freya, kit boat, diesel, needs finishing.25,000 Cheoy Lee Offshore, cruise ready...85,000 Many Other Listings of Quality Boats A vail able

. .$2,850 ...7,500 . .28,000 . .23,000 .18,000 . .21,000 try 7,500 ..18,500 . .35,000 . .22,500 . .45,000 . .60,000 ..57,500 ..59,500 .125,000 48.500

SKIPPERS YACHT SALES X

51 MARINA BLVD. PITTSBURG (415) 432-8722

1535 BUENA VISTA AVE. ALAMEDA (415) 522-6500

#5 HARBOR WAY VALLEJO (707) 554-2883

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JUST ARRIVED AT OUR DOCKS!

HERITAGE TRA WLERS

THE NEW 345 FAST Designed by Ron Holland.

Molds and Production Rights acquired from Camper Nicholsons and built to same high standards.

From 34’ to 58’ Single or Twin Mercedes Benz Diesel 34-38-42 do not have generators.

48-51-58 Come with Generators.

All boats completely equipped and ready to go!

Lloyd’s Certificate available

Available for your inspection until January 10th, 1984.

IOR Displacement: 11.116.66

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16’ NEWPORT.$2,900 20' MARIEHOLM.14,000 22' SANTANA.5,700 23'SAN JUAN.13,500 23’ COX.11,500 23' RANGER.13,600 23’ BEAR.12,500 24' EMERSON.. .4,200 24'CAL 2-24.5,950 24' PEARSON AREO 24.5,500 24' WINDWARD Sloop.8,900 24' NEPTUNE 24K, 1980.21,000 24' ISLANDER BAHAMA.2 from 5,900 25’ O’DAY.21,000 25’ NORTHSTAR 500.18,000 25’ CAL.10,000 25' SANTANA 525.2 from 13,000 25’ BAHAMA 25, McGlasson-design-2 from 15,500 25' NICHOLS SeaHorse yawl.7,500 25' CHEOY LEE.2 from 9,500 25' CHEOY LEE CLIPPER.2 from 15,500 25' CORONADO.3 from 9,200 25' NORDIC FOLKBOAT.2 from 5,400 25’ SEILDMANN sloop.

20,900 25’TANZER 7.5.10,500 25 PETERSON 2-25 full race.13,000 25’ FOLKBOAT-BORRESON.10,000 25 6'' FRIENDSHIP SCHOONER.2 from 25,000 26’ TARTAN.14,900 26’CLIPPER MARINE.10,500 26’ CONTESSA.23,500 26' HOLLAND.8,000

26’ COLUM BlA 26.3 from 11,000 26’ INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT.. .. :>.27,000 26’ BAHAMA.16,500 26' PEARSON ARIEL.13,000 26’ RANGER gaff rig.16,300 27’ BRISTOL.13,950 27’ NOR’SEA. 44,950 27’ CORONADO.16,000 27’ MORGAN. 25,000 27’ TARTAN.18,500 27’CAL 2-27.25,950 28’ COLUMBIA.14,900 28’ NICHOLS BUCCANEER.2 from 9,995 28’LANCER SLOOP.19,500 29’COLUMBIA MARK II.23,900 29’RANGER diesel.33,950 30’ LANCER. 30,900 30’ KNARR.4,725 30' ISLANDER BAHAMA.39,900 30’ ISLANDER MKII.28,000 30’ CATALINA.2 from 33,000 30’ CLIPPER MARINE.4 from 14,000 30’ SCAMPI 30 MKIV dsl aux. sip.49,500 30’ AMERICAN sloop, Nichols design.16,500 31’GOLDEN HIND.35,000 31’ PIVER.16,500 32’ ERICSON. 32,950 32’ TRAVELLER.69,900 32' ISLANDER. 34,500 33’ RANGER, race equipped.47,000 33’ HUNTER. 38,000 33' WINDWARD 33.23,500

34’ PETERSON.59,800 34’ FORMOSA. 72,000 35’ FANTASIA. 65,900 35’ YORKTOWN.67,000 35’ SANTANA.....*.66,800 35’ ROBERTS.35,000 35’ CORONADO aft cabin sloop.2 from 44,000 36’ SEABIRD.30,000 36’ C&C.83,000 37' FORMOSA overseas, diesel Ketch.55,000 38’ FARALLONE CLIPPER.45,000 39’LANDFALL CUTTER.77,000 40’ TRINTELLA.150,000 40’ CUSTOM GLADSTONE.69,000 40’ RINGWALD..

65,000 40’ PIVER aft cabin VICTRESS, ’79 dsl ketch.2 from 90,000 41’ C.T. 80,000 41’ FORMOSA. 69,900 41’C&C REDLINE.90,000 41’ISLANDER FREEPORT.133,950 41’ MORGAN, aft cabin, sloop, diesel.97,000 42’ ALDEN. 45,000 42’ SPENCER.69,500 42’ PRATT.69,000 43’ WESTSAIL, diesel ketch.150,000 44’ PETERSON.117,500 44’CHEOY LEE.160,000 44’ RHODES MOTORSAILER, twin diesel.140,000 45’ EXPLORER 45 MK II center cockpit.129,000 47’ OLYMPIC O/S cruiser, diesel ketch.145,000 50’ FORCE 50 PILOTHOUSE diesel ketch.159,500

Ml NY MORE LISTINGS ON FILE — BERTHING AVAILABLE FOR ALL BOATS

20’ CAL 21' ISLANDER

SOFFERS 4,600

23' MAYA

6,750

23'BEAR

OFFERS

24' J. 24' NORTHSTAR 72/

2 Irom 14.900 17 500

24'NIGHTINGALE

14,500

24'FARR SLOOP

13.000

25' DAVIDSON

25,000

25' FLEUR

BLEU

8,000

25’ SANTANA

14.500

25'PACIFIC CLIPPER

13.000

25' PETERSON

2 from 15,500

25' CORONADO

2 from 8.500

26 RANGER

2 from 14,500

27' ERICSON

29,500

27' EXPRESS (CUSTOM)

30,000

27'SANTA CRUZ

2 from 18,000

27'MULE CUSTOM

2 trom'l3,000

27' ENGLISH SLOOP

26,000

28' HALBERGH

14,500

28' ATKINS ENSENADA

24,900

28 COLUMBIA

2 from 15,000

28' LANCER

OFFERS

28'ISLANDER

34,900/OFFERS

29' RANGER

31,950

29' CAL

3 trom 28,500

29'BUCCANEER

36,000

30' RANGER

38,900

30’ CORONADO

32,000

30'TARTAN

37.000

30' ERICSON

27,000

30'ETCHELLS 22

15,500

30'SANTANA

35,000

30' WYLIE

Va TON

40,000

30' IRWIN

45.000

30'PEARSON

31.000

30' ALBERG

33.000

30'ISLANDER (BAHAMA)

44,900

30' BURNS >/2 TON

39.500

30' ISLANDER MKII

3 from 28,000

30'RAWSON

3 from 29,000

30' FARR

39,000

30’ WOOD SLOOP 'ULU'

15.500

31

PETERSON

OFFERS/TRADES

31CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE

39,000

32' ERICSON

35,500

32' CENTURION

49,900

32' NANTUCKET CLIPPER

46.500

33CHEOY

52.500

LEE

33'SPAULDING SLOOP

15.000

33' TARTAN 10

33,000

33' APHRODITE

101

53,000

33'WYLIE.75,000 34’ISLANDER

53.000

34'CHRISTENSON

13.000

34' WYLIE.

65,000

35' CORONADO

44,000

35' FUJI KETCH

69.000

36' ISLANDER FREEPORT 36' S-2

132,000

SLOOP

70,000

36' LAPWORTH

SLOOP

32,500

36' ISLANDER

2 from 59,900

36' HUNTER. 36' PEARSON

68.500

365

79,000

37' RAFIKI CUTTER 37'FISHER

89.000

MKII

125.000

37'ESPRIT 38' C&C

119.000

ENTERTAINER'

77.000

38' FARALLONE CLIPPER

2 from 46.000

38' FARR SLOOP

98,000

39'ROGERS SALT SHAKER

124.900

39' CAL

2 from 77.000

40' MARINER

KETCH

79,500

40 TRINTELLA.

150.000

40'OLSON

139,500

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FAST BREAK

COOPER

416.127,500

41' NORLIN

94,000

42' WESTSAIL

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42 DUBOIS

149.000

43' METER R BOAT

29.500

43'SWAN

129,000

45' S&S ALUMINIM

INCA'

129,000

45’ COLUMBIA MOTORSAILER 45'DAVIDSON

CUSTOM

150.000

KETCH

128,500

50' SANTA CRUZ 50'GULFSTAR

109.500 235.000

47' VAGABOND KETCH 47'OLYPMIC

145,000

200,000 two from 165,000

56' MOTORCUTTER

230,000

58' RACING/CRUISER 'NATOMA'

270.000

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