Latitude 38 June 1985 by Latitude 38 Media, LLC

VOLUME 96, JUNE 1985

CIRCULATION: 40,000

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Seth Bailey’s wearing a Cheshire-style grin these days. And for good reason! His Catalina 30, “Fat Cat,” was the overall winner in this spring’s Double-Handed (Four-Pawed?) Farallon’s Race. Seth knows what a difference Pineapple Sails can make — litterally! Whether it’s one-design, PHRF or short-handed racing, we’ve got sail speed by the tail! Nilson

FAT CAT*

DEALER FOR: Henri-Lloyd Foul Weather Gear • Headfoil 2 Sails in need of repair may be dropped off at: Svendsen’s in Alameda West Marine Products in Oakland • Boaters Supply in Redwood City

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1978 S 2 9.2A (30 )

FARALLONE 29

Aft cockpit model, Yanmar diesel, dodger, pressure water, cabin heater. This dark hulled beauty has been meticulously maintained. $45,000

Full-keel blue water cruiser with keel-stepped mast and bronze ports. Sistership has round-tripped to New Zealand. Nicely maintained with fresh varnish and LPU paint. A bargain at $32,000

LOCAL CRUISERS SOME RACE EQUIPPED 0-23' RANGER 23, 1972, Epoxy Undercoat

Q-23' o-24' gf26' 26' o-26' 0-27’ 27' o-27'

BLUE WATER CRUISERS — LIVEABOARDS 10,100 14.900 5,500 15,000 9,950 13.500

SANTANA 23, With Trailer, Very Clean COLUMBIA CHALLENGER, 1967 New Sails INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT TWO FROM BALBOA 26, 1969, Large Interior PEARSON 26, TWO FROM ERICSON 27 TWO FROM 21.900 CAL T/2, 1973, 15.500 CATALINA 27, TWO FROM 15,200 REDUCED E727' O’DAY 27, 1976, Nice Starter Boat 18,000 0*27’ CAL 2-27, Great one-design boat TWO FROM 22.500 31.500 o-28' PEARSON 28, Excellent Condition 28' O’DAY, 1979, Wheel Steering, Diesel 32,000 28' ERICSON 28+ , 1980, Diesel, Wheel 38.950 29' ALBIN CUMULUS, 1982, Excellent condition 29.900 29’ CAL 2-29, Diesel, autohelm, cruising gear 33,000 0-30’ CATALINA TWO FROM 32,750 o-30' PEARSON 30, 1973, Very Clean 28.500 cr30' ERICSON 30 +, 1982, Loaded 45.900 0-30' ISLANDER 30 TWO FROM 26.500 o30’ SANTANA 30, Diesel, new sails, new LPU paint 30,000 30’ S2, 9.2A, Dodger 45,000 31’ CAL 31, Diesel, wheel, spinnaker 47,000 cf 32’ ERICSON 32, 1973 35,000 o32’ ISLANDER 32, Wheel, lines led aft, bristol' OFFERS 42.950 32’ ENDEAVOUR, 1981, Wheel, diesel, pressure waterREPO 45,000 32' COLUMBIA 9.6 39.500 o34’ WYLIE 34, 1979, Custom cold molded 75,000 o34’ CAL 3-34, 1979, Diesel, H&C water, Hood furl 59.500 o34’ C & C 34, Beautifully equipped 68.500 035’ ERICSON 35, Very clean 43,000 036’ ISLANDER 36 59,000 o36' COLUMBIA 36, Dodger, Roller Furling TWO FROM 36.500

We have cruising boat buyers waiting in line for your boatl Our brokerage boats are selling fast and we need more clean, reasonably priced boats.

0-29' FARALLON 29, Diesel 32,000 0*31' SEA EAGLE 1979, Spacious, Huntingford Design 48,000 ef32' VANGUARD, 1963, Alberg Full Keel 25,900 o-32' DEFEVER, 1963, Wood, Restored REDUCED 29,900 0-32' DREADNOUGHT KETCH, 1978, As New, Diesel 69,900 32’ ARIES, 1974, Diesel, inflatable raft 38,000 35’ ALBERG 35, A/P, radar, dodger 45,900 36’ PEA SON CUTTER, cruise equipped 89,000 36' MARINER POLARIS CUTTER, By Perry, Teak Decks 78,000 0-37' PEARSON, 1982, Loran, Rod Rigging 78,000 o-37' ALBERG, Loaded 65,000 37' GULFSTAR, Pacific Veteran TWO FROM 80,000 37' ISLANDER TRADER KETCH, Many Upgrades 63,000 37’ TAYANA PILOT HOUSE 89,000 38' C & C LANDFALL, 1980, Real Estate Trades 79,950 38' MORGAN, 1978, Loran, Auto-pilot 88,000 38' FARALLONE CLIPPER, Wood, Diesel, Very Clean 40,000 icf40' KETTENBURG, Wood, Cruise Experienced 40,000 40' PERRY 41, 1979, Teak Decks, 159,000 41' MORGAN OUT ISLAND, Center Cockpit THREE FROM 74,000 41' SWAN, 1976, New SSB, Refer, & Harken Furling 135,000 ef41' CT KETCH, Teak Decks, TWO FROM 63,000 41’ WHITBY, Center cockpit 65,000 41’ MORGAN OUT ISLAND, Center cockpit . TWO FROM 74,000 42' GARDEN STYS’L KETCH, Gorgeous Custom 125,000 0-42' GOLDEN WAVE, Cheoy Lee, Satnav, Auto Helm 124,000 43’ COLUMBIA, Bristol condition, cruise ready 85,000 44’ PETERSON CUTTER, Center cockpit, loaded, forced air 132,00 45’ VAN DE STAT, Cruise ready OFFERS 59,500 io-45' EXPLORER KETCH, Center Cockpit, Radar 114,000 46’ CAL 2-46 132,000 48’ CUSTOM CUTTER, Lloyds spec., generator, loaded, wood 52' CHEOY LEE MOTOR SAILER, Twin Diesels 54' SPARKMAN & STEPHENS, Custom, Aluminum 56' AUSTRALIAN STEEL KETCH, Onan, Loaded

112,000 250,000 400,000 195,000

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Go anywhere in this classic cruiser. Volvo diesel, ground tackle galore, radar, auto-pilot and more. Just hauled and all she needs is to be stocked with provisions. $45,900

Owner has lavished TLC and made considerable improvements since receiving her from the C&C custom shop. Rod rigging, hydraulics, wheel, full instruments. Handsome custom interior. $68,000

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o*26' COLUMBIA, New Bottom Paint, Clean 10,000 27* ERICSON, Very clean 20,900 | 0-29' FARALLON, Diesel, Vane, Life Raft OFFERS 33,500 r?29' CASCADE, Diesel, Excellent Survey OFFERS 22,500 30' FISHER PILOTHOUSE KETCH, Bristol FIRM 46,000 cf30' SANTANA, Diesel, LPU, Loran, Loaded OFFERS 30,000 cr32' ISLANDER, Bristol, Combi 44,950 o-32' WESTS AIL, New Varnish, Very Clean BANK REPO 55,000 0-36' ISLANDER, Wheel, Dodger, Auto-pilot TRADE IN 51,000 0*37' ALBERG, Diesel, LPU, Loaded OFFERS 65,000 isr37' PEARSON, Loran, Consider Property Trades 78,000 41* WHITBY, Center cockpit, cruiser 65,000

INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT Timeless tradition exemplified in this highly regarded cruiser. You will appreciate her full keel ride and no nonsense cruising potential. See her at our docks. $23,000

RACE RIGGED TO WIN 24’ MOORE, Trailer, nice 18,500 25' MERIT, New LPU, 14 Sails, A Winner 16,500 30' BENETEAU 30 ES, Half Ton Winners, TWO FROM 45,000 cr33' TARTAN 10, MAKE OFFER 27,500 33’ X-102,11 Sails, Full Electronics 65,000 34' WYLIE, Loran, New Spar 59,000 o*40' FARR, Winner Class E Clipper Cup, 1984 165,000 45' BENETEAU 456, Frers Custom, Carbon Fiber 155,000

ISLANDER 30 - 1971 Extremely popular Bay boat with strong fleet. Six winches, four sails, all lines led aft, spinnaker gear, stereo, cockpit cushions and much more. Tremendous value at $27,500

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After 100 years of building yachts, excellence becomes a habit. And Beneteau is proving it again with the introduction of the First 305 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a yacht that has the Beneteau touch throughout. It's available to view at our dopks now. Come see it and experience excellence at its finest.

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CONTENTS GIVE YOURSELF

subscriptions 15 calendar 17 letters 49 loose lips 89 sightings 100 opening day 118 admirals cup trials 120 beyond the milk rum II 122 bay cruise: petaluma 128 master mariner's 134 chartering the bay â&#x20AC;¢ 140 konocti cup 146 mary crowley 148 secret of nimh 152 la mouette 154 max ebb 158 no swan this penguin 160 trans pac countdown 164 diesel diagnosis 168 the racing sheet 172 changes in latitudes 180 classy classifieds 191 advertiser's index 204 brokerage 205

THE ROYAL TREATMENT

WITH THE PASSPORT 51 View the Official QUEEN of the SAN FRANCISCO BOAT SHOW in leisure at our docks.

Equipped with the Best of Everything . . . Radar, Ham Radio, B&G Electronics, Trimble Loran, Forced Air Heating, Custom Tiled Galley and Refrigeration.

Promises, Promises, Promises . . . Her hull promises and delivers comfortable, fast cruising and the Airex core adds the stiffness and insulation you need in a cruiser and liveaboard.

This Queen is easy to get along with . . . Equipped with Navtec hydraulics, self-tailing winches, and 85 H.P. diesel, her fast hull can be controlled easily by the cruising couple. 12,000 man hours go into creating the PASSPORT 51. Visit the Queen at Brickyard Cove. Limited Availability.

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2415 MARINER SQUARE DRIVE ALAMEDA, CA 94501 A DIVISION OF YEGEN ASSOCIATES, INC. BRINGING BORROWERS AND LENDERS TOGETHER SINCE 1935.

Boaters Supply SAV A-LIFE SAFETY NETTING

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These lifeline nets help keep sails, kids & crew aboard. Tied nylon for maximum strength. All nets are two feet high. Length Lisf SALE 10’ $20.95 $13.95 15’ 31.95 21.95 20’ 37.95 25.95

CUSHIONS Go\°tS

List $12.00 SALE $6.59

SUN SHOWER Take a hot shower anywhere!

MAGMA KETTLE BBQ Electro-polished stainless steel construction. Mounts on any boat with a variety of optional attachments. Incl. nylon tote bag. List $99.50 SALE $66.66

= RAY JEFFERSON = Compare the features & prices — you’ll find Ray Jeff Electronics are the best value on the water. Now Boaters’ super everyday low prices beat the catalogs!! Auto Scan VHF/FM Radio — Model 5100 Smallest 63 channel scanning radio made! Simple microprocessor touch control with .membrane key pad. List $449.95 SALE $239.95

model 5100

Model

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$14.95 $19.95

SALE $9.95 $13.95

PORTA/NET This strong, rot-proof nylon netting carrier is perfect for shopping trips ashore! Also useful as a small hammoclList $12.50 SALE $8.95

MINI 2000 HAND BEARING COMPASS Combines the best features of the original mini “Hocky Puck” & Opti II compasses. Simple to use — direct horizontal or vertical reading modes — night lighting systems lasts five years & requires no batteries — molded rubber collar covers bottom & sides. Incl. PVC storage case List $115 SALE $84.95

NAV-5 Instrument System SR Mariner’s NAV-5 displays 7 functions with full remote nav-station feadout & control. ★ Boat speed with Delta sail trim ★ 3 distance logs ★ Apparent wind with close hauled expansion ★ Depth with settable alarm ★ anchor watch ★ Data averaging. Weatherproof cockpit display projects only 1” & can be bulkhead or pedestal mounted with optional POD. Includes all sensors, cable & through-hull fittings.

List $2495 SALE $1595 Spin-on Fuel Filter/Water Separator Racor’s Patented design and process removes virtually 100% of the damaging water & solid contaminants from diesel fuel. Unique pre-cleaning stage ac¬ cumulates most liquid & solid contaminants at the bottom in the see-through bowl-giving a visual check of fuel condition & extending ele¬ ment life. Includes built-in primer pump. Recommended for diesel engines up to 80 H.P.

Model 220R List $75.00 Sate $59.50

STRETCH’N’STEP BOARDING LADDER Practical, portable & virtually corrosion proof. Adjusts to any hull shape. Choice of 5” or 9V2” diameter hook for easy mounting on sailboat toerail or over the gunwale. Five step model is recommended for boats with 3-4’ freeboard. Folds very compactly & weighs only 12 lbs. Three & four step models also available. Model 5025 List $199 SALE $129

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SALE — CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF OUR EMERYVILLE STORE LAST YEAR BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR SPECIAL SALE PRICES THIS MONTH! _ <■'4 page 10

Boafers Supply AMERICA’S CUP FLOAT COAT

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Stylish accents and hidden hood combined with the warmth and safety of super soft Ensolite™ floatation makes this Coast Guard approved boat coat the perfect “mate” on the water. Orange with yellow or blue with red.

★ Fast setting ★ Non-fouling ★ No moving parts ★ High holding power * Good rock hooking and short scooe capability Size NOW ONLY 11 lb. $ 94 16.5 lb. 144 22 lb. 174 33 lb. 220 44 lb. 310

Model 404 XS to XL sizes. List $99.15

SALE $74.95

LIFE LINE CUSHIONS Closed cell white foam will not crack, peel or discolor. 6 ft. long. List $21.95/pr

SALE $14.95/pr

RETRACTABLE MOTOR BRACKET Electropolished stainless steel construction with marine plywood mounting board. Two larger sizes are spring balanced with lever lock for easy operation.

OMEGA FROST BITER VEST Specially designed & made of rugged Cordura® , this Type III USCG-approved vest has a high collar to stop the wind, slash hand warmer pockets & mesh vents for quick drying. It’s good looking enough to wear when you’re back ashore yet exceeds bouyancy standards. High visibility red in XS-XL sizes. List $79.95

Max H.P. 7 15 30

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BOATERS $69.50

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FOLDING DECK CHAIR Durable aluminum with comfortable hardwood arms and tough Cordura® & back in red, blue or green. Model 35016 List $54.50

(The Original No Spill/No Slide) Durable porcelain. Designed for stability & reduced heat loss. Safe for dishwater and microwave.

SALE $39.50

List $8.50

MARINE BATTERY CHARGERS NO MORE RUN DOWN BATTERIES! Completely automatic, maintains multiple batteries at full charge without overcharging. All solid state — no transformer hum. Available in 8, 15, 25 & 35 amp output.

FEATURE SPECIAL NAUTILUS 15 List $279

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BECKSON SHIP’S LOG BOOKS These top quality books include cruising sheets, guest & radio logs, fuel & engine readings, as well as repair & expense records. Heavy vinyl cover with 22 ring binder will lie flat. Model 303 is refillable. Model MM303 MM403

STOP BY TO CHECK OUR IN-STORE SPECIALS, TOO! PRICES GOOD THRU JUNE 30,1985 - SO HURRY!!

TWO GREAT LOCATIONS TO SERVE THE ENTIRE BAY AREA!

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635 Bair Island Road (opposite Peninsula Marina) Redwood City (415) 365-7874

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45’ CUSTOM COLD-MOLDED. Built Santa Cruz '81 to cruise everywhere fast. 20,000-miles later she’s improved, refurbished, and sparkling perfect. Built to show, equipped to go. $195,000.

HANS CHRISTIAN 38T MKII. Back from Hawaii for the se¬

cond time. Complete cruising experience and equipment. Offer now ... restoration in process. $120,000.

FREEDOM 25. Mylar staysail jib, tri-radial spinnaker, extra winches, knotmeter, depthsounder, VHF. Owned by Freedom Lovers who want to move up to more Freedom. $27,500.

CATALINA 27. Less than 10 hours on fresh engine. Com¬

pletely boat show condition and priced tp own. $16,500.

CSC 40. Navtek rod rigging, Navtec backstay and vang control, (6) North sails, 13 — count ’em, 13 — Barients, 200 hours on Yanmar diesel. Super clean Bay racer/cruiser. $115,000.

20’ 20’ 24’ 24’ 25’ 25’ 25’ 25’ 26’ 26' 26’ 26’ 26' 27’ 27' 27’ 27’ 27’ 27' 28’ 28' 28' 28’ 28’ 28' 28' 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 30’ 32’ 32’ 32’ 32’ 32' 32’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 33’ 34' 34’ 34’ 34’ 36’ 36’ 36' 37’ 37' 37' 38’ 38’ 38’ 38’ 39’ 40’ 40’ 40’ 40’ 42' 42’ 43’ 43’ 43’ 45’ 45’ 45’ 45' 48’ 50’ 52’ 64’ 23’ 30’ 34’ 34’

Sail Brokerage $9,950 Ranger. 28,500 Flicka. 12,950 Farr 727. 16,000 Moore. 14,000 O’Day. Yamaha. .(2) 19,950 Pac. Seacraft.. . reduced 19,000 27,500 Freedom. Int’l Folkboat.. .(2) 16,500 15,500 Pearson. 11,500 Pearson Ariel.. 10,950 Columbia MKII 7,000 Excalibur. .try 24,500 Tartan. 19,500 Nor’Sea, kit... Orion. reduced 49,500 16,500 Catalina. 27,900 Dufour. 27,900 Sun. Ericson 28 + . . .. .SOLD 39,950 23,950 San Juan, anxious. 34,900 Cape Dory.... 15,500 Columbia. 60,000 Sovereign. 29,950 Islander. 53,900 Freedom. Bristol 29.9... .reduced 45,000 Islander MKII.. .t 33,500 49,500 Fisher. 25,500 Rawson . 47,000 O’Day. Wilderness. Offers Odyssey. 25,000 Ericson.<■ 28,000 DeFever sloop.try 30,000 Westerly Renown. 39,500 Buccaneer 325. 39,500 Islander. 49,500 Ericson. 32,950 Westsail.(2) 39,500 Buccaneer. 39,900 Freedom. 98,500 IOD Custom.try 16,950 Yamaha. 51,000 Garden kch. 43,000 Hans Christian. 79,950 O'Day. 59,950 Wylie. 59,000 Islander. 59,500 Cheoy Lee ClipperSOLD 58,000 Union.(2) 58,000 Endeavour. 72,000 Gambier by Vindo. 98,500 Gulfstar. 75,000 Morgan. 79,000 C&C. 97,000 Hans Christian T MKII.. 120,000 Hans Christian T. 105,000 H.Christian p.h. 149,000 C&C. 115,000 Adams stl sip. .reduced 49,500 Trintella.. 129,000 Cheoy Lee OS Yawl.... 84,500 Garden ketch. 125,000 Westsail.90,000 Atkin ketch. Offers Hans Christian kch MKII 125,000 Hans Christian cutter... 139,900 Explorer. 114,500 Cstm Whiting cttr. 59,000 VandeStadt. 139,000 Columbia. 139,000 Mapleleaf. 195,000 Gulfstar. 190,000 Garden-Monk ketch.... 129,000 Herreshoff ketch. 375,000 Power Brokerage Vashion. 24,950 Trojan Flybridge twin... 33,500 Flberform. 62,500 Marine Trawler. 69,000

ADAMS 40 — Steel. Beautifully fair round bilge built 1978

in Australia, cruised New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii. All the gear that got her here. $49,500.

YAMAHA 25. Lots of sails, Pineapple and North, diesel. Sleek looking, great sailing boat with extremely motivated seller. $19,950.

RAWSON 30. One of the cleanest and best-equipped of these quick-selling cruiser. $25,500.

MORGAN 38. Liveaboard and cruise gear, it’s all here. Windvane, dodger, autopilot? Roger. Hood sails, North sails, Barient self-tails, kerosene heater, diesel wind cheater. $79,000.

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25. If you simply must have the extra room, this is the stretch Flicka. Attention to cruising boat detail is a P.S.C. hallmark eg: Aquamet prop shaft. Ask a salesperson what that means. $22,000.

Ask about our CHARTER SERVICE

Cruisipg World Yachts page

Pilothouse A Liveaboard Masterpiece

FREEDOM 39

Shake-down a brand new boat on Opening Day? A pro¬ ject ordinarily requiring more guts than brains. Freedom Yachts have never been ordinary. Hoist sails and the 39 Pilothouse promptly answers everyone’s first question: windward performance? Smiles all around. Ease the sheets and she streaks toward the mad masses at An¬

gel. Drop the big main and she eases through the crowd under complete control — fores’l driving lightly with perfect balance. Blast back across the Bay and run down the Estuary passing everything in sight. WITH A CREW OF TWO. Freedom indeed.

VINDO 34 Thirty-four feet of Swedish craftsmanship, the re¬ sult of 50 years of VINDO yacht building experience. The quality execution of teak, mahogany and gelcoat finish is unmatched. Cored hull for strength and insula¬ tions. African mahogany for stunning beauty and superi¬ or varnish adhesion. Burma teak for natural non-skid. The way she looks is the way she sails ... beautiful.

ELITE 37 Fast, fast and creamy sleek. Continential interior of unmistakably persuasive French accent. And a secret plus that sailboats can rarely brag about: we were startl¬ ed to find that this boat, under auxiliary diesel power, handles like a roadster. Backing into a tricky slip is an easy first try bullseye.

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64' Herreshoff ’82 Cold-molded beauty from NZ. Ready to sail the world. $375,000

24' Yankee Dolphin ’67 $12,500

26' Yamaha ’85 Sailaway w/diesel $28,888

Popular Bay Boat . 4,800 Cal. . 6,500 11 Sails. Santana 77 3,300 Yngling70.One Design 7,800 Catalina w/trailer Many extras . Offers Santana'67.Great Bay Boat .... 6.500 Ericson’69.Very Clean. Pearson'61.Exc.Cond.,loaded.. 6,400 13,000 Ranger 76.Super Clean. 12.900 Farr'81.Race ready. 24,950 VashonTroller’80 Exc.Cond. 12.500 Yankee Dolphin’67 Great Pocket Cruiser 14.900 Capri'80.Race rigged. 8.500 Coronado '65.... Roomy, popular .... 12,000 Meridian'61 .... Beautiful small yacht Vertue '65.Cheoy Lee cruiser .. 24.500 Yamaha.Swift & comfortable 19.500 12.500 Columbia 70 .... Spacious, loaded ... 16.500 Folkboat’70 .... Popular class boat .. Lapworth.Pocket Cruiser, Clean .... 15,000 Bristol '65.Well Equipped. 10,750 Catalina.Roomy, great value . from 15,850 Santana 71.Inboard, clean. 18,000 C&C71.Lots of gear. 26,000 Cal 2-29 75 .Make an offer. 29,750 SeaFarer’74 ... Great Value.. 15,000 Islander MK1176 Wheel Steering. 33,500 Sonoma'82.W/Trailer, Loaded. 32,000 Farr 78........ Fast half Ton. 26,850 Shields'68.Opendaysailer. 7,900 Catalina ....... Enormous interior.. from 34,000 Aries'82.Quality cruiser. 49,000 Endeavour '81 .. Very Spacious. 45,000 Monterey'33/77 . Rebuilt fishing boat. 17,000 Columbia Sabre'65 Absolutely immaculate ... 11,000

47' Porpoise Ketch ’69 Beautiful teak liveaboard/cruiser $135,000

23' Ericson ’69 Very clean, great value $6,500

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CALENDAR Nonrace May 31-June 2 — Seventh Annual Santa Cruz Boat Show, with displays, music and the classic Rube Goldberg Contraption and Bathtub Race. Bill McMurray, (408) 476-0529, or Tom Carter, (408) 476-0827. June 1, 1833 — While on one of many expeditions to pass the time until the ice released his ship, the Victory, James Clark Ross discovers the magnetic North Pole. June 1 & 2 — Basic, Intermediate and Advanced classes in large sailboat handling and seamanship. Dave Garrett Sailing, Sausalito. 331-3364. June 2 — Stone Witch party aboard the Balclutha at Pier 43, Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. 6-10 p.m. Entertainment, music and refreshments. Your donation of $6 (teens $2, children free) will help recommission San Francisco’s youth sail training ship, the Stone Witch. 759-0329. June 3 — “Kesterson — The Expanding Calamity,” presented by William Davoran. Oceanic Society, Bldg. C, Room 300, 7 p.m., Fort Mason Center. $2 donation. 441-5970. June 3 — Celestial Navigation class, Oceanic Society, Bldg. E, Fort Mason, 7 p.m. Sam Crabtree will teach the twice-weekly, fourweek long class. $105 nonmember donation. 441-5970. June 6-9 — USYRU dinghy instructors course. Bill Eshelman 969-2972. June 8 — San Francisco YC’s Third Annual Collectors Car and Boat Show, featuring more than 60 vintage automobiles and antique sail and power boats. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tax deductible admission is $6 for adults and $3 for kids under 12. 435-9133. June 8 & 9 — Day Sailor Regional Regatta #2, Oakland Estuary. Sponsored by Fleets 4 and 56. Regional VP Don Alexander 948-8470. June 15 — Open house at the Sausalito Boatwrights Cooperative, located at Gate 3 on the southeast corner of the Arques Shipyard. Includes wooden boat building and repairing seminar at 6 p.m. Dennis Dunne 331-8073. June 16 — The first of several Whale Center cruises to the Farallones to observe birds, sea lions, whales and other abundant sealife there. $42 per person. Call 654-6621 for reservations and other dates. June 16, 1903 — In search of adventure (and to flee debts) Roald Amundsen departs Norway, bound for Baffin Bay aboard the converted fishing boat Gjoa. Three years later, he turns up in Alaska, becoming the first man to sail the Northwest passage. Lecture monies enabled him to pay all his past due bills. June 17-28 — Junior Sailing Camp for ages 10-14; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sausalito Cruising Club. Sponsored by the Oceanic Society. Call 441-5970 for more on this and other junior sailing and racing camps. June 20 — “The Pleasures of Sailing in Greece,” Half Moon Bay Library (620 Correas St., HMB), 8 p.m. A multi-media show not to be missed by planners or dreamers. Sponsored by Half Moon Bay YC. Lane Tribe, 726-2909 (h) or 786-3114 (w). June 28-July 7 - International Multihull Festival at Annapolis, MD. Exhibitions, races and the finish of a TransAtlantic race. Charles Chiodi, (617) 328-8181. June 29 - Islander 30 Mkll Association membership meeting and cruise at Berkeley YC. Spend the night on your boat or drive over. Jeanne Tash (707) 448-9176 or Dudley Peters (408) 258-3967. June 29 & 30 - Third Annual Catalina Rendezvous, Isthmus Cove, Catalina Island. Includes luau, stage show, door prizes and lots of socializing. A real fun in the sun event. For more, write Catalina Rendezvous, P.O. Box 989, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. page 17

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CALENDAR July 2 — Full moon. Watch out for sailing werewolves. July 4 — Fourth of July spectacular on and off Waikiki, Hawaii. Includes tallship parade, fireworks, sky divers, etc. Not to be missed if you’re in the Islands. Hawaiian Islands Tallship Parade office (808) 523-5817 can tell you more. By the way — happy 109th, America. July 17 — New moon. July 22-28 — On the water sail training aboard the 101-ft schooner Adventuress. Part of the 1985 Port Townsend Summer Youth Sea Symposium. For more, write Director Mary Dietz, c/o The Wooden Boat Foundation, 637 Water St., Port Townsend, WA 98368. ft August 17 & 18 — Second Annual Wooden Boat Festival, Rich¬ mond Marina, featuring sail, power and rowing craft. For more on showing or participating, contact the Wooden Boat Foundation, 320 W. Cutting, Richmond, CA 94804. • Racing June 1-2 — Lake Mendocino Hometown Regatta for sailboats and sailboards. Potluck BBQ on Saturday night. Gary Clark, (707) 468-0916. June 3 — S.F. Bay Thunderbird meeting at Golden Gate YC with guest speaker Paul Kamen, certified race officer. Seann Coty, 928-8085. June 5 — Organizing meeting for the 1986 Pacific Cup race to Hawaii. Berkeley YC. 7 pm. Camilla Rogers, 549-0495. June 6-9 — Long Beach Race Week, featuring IOR fun in the southland. Race Chairman Dr. Robert Kelleher (213) 595-4633. June 8 — Trans Delta Race from Seven Mile Slough to Decker Island and back. Bob Harford, (916) 489-2291 or (916) 482-0805. June 8 & 9 — Thistle Class Northern California District Cham¬ pionships, Black Butte Lake. Wade Hough (916) 534-9817. June 13 - Chartering boats for racing, a seminar. Berkeley YC, 7 p.m., $5. Glenda Carroll, 454-6327. June 16-21 - Express 27 Nationals at Fort Worth Boat Club in Texas. Come on down, y’all. (408) 476-0529. June 22-23 — Coen Carmiggelt Memorial Regatta at Donner Lake, “Gem of the Sierras.” Dave Huggins, (415) 592-6868. June 28-29 - Stockton South Tower race, a river run to the Golden Gate and back to Stockton. Larry DuQuette, (209) 384-3333. June 29 - El Toro Estuary Madness race for Bullskippers over 18 years of age. Dan Ouellet, 865-5905 after 7 pm. June 29-30 - Laser Slalom off the Cityfront. Bring your wet¬ suits. 563-6363. June 29-July 7 - Tahoe Sail Week, with one design, PHRF and beer can racing. Shoreside activity as well! (916) 544-4224. June 30 - 13th Annual Golden Gate Crossing for sailboards. For prequalified sailors only. Bay Windsurfing, (415) 595-2285. July 3 - Midget Ocean Racing Association Long Distance race to San Diego. Surf city! John Dukat, 522-1396. July 3-7 - One Ton Class Pacific Championship, St. Francis YC. The first in a series of four annual events that include the North American Championships in 1986. 563-6363. July 4 - Boreas Race from S.F. to Moss Landing. A classic. Joan Powell, (408) 425-1458 (weekday^), (408) 724-3857 (weekends). July 4-7 - Santana 22 Nationals at the Santa Cruz YC. Arnold Wechter, (408) 423-3103. July 6 - Folkboat Nordic Cup team races with BBQ at Golden Gate YC. Eric Carlisle, 433-3547. July 8 — Catalina Race starts off the Oakland Estuary. Up to 70 boats are expected on the increasingly popular race. Metropolitan YC, 832-6757, or Bill Xavier, 828-9138. page 19

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1966

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1983

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1976

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1964

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1979

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1956

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30'

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1984

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1981

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1979

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1972

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1976

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1974

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1961

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Speed... you either have it oryoudoirt “ARBITRAGE” Bruce Stone’s X-Yachts 1-Ton with Kevlar/Laminar BI-STAR MAIN AND GENOA 1st IOR Overall Montarra Farallones 1st IOR Class B Vallejo Race to Vallejo 3rd IOR Class B Stone Cup

Scalawag with BI-STARtm main and Tri Startm spinnaker

At Hood, the combination of racing experience and success, design expertise, fabric research, development and manufacturing plus computer assisted design and laser panel cutting produces the fastest sails around the world. This BI-STAR™ main and Genoa are the latest in speed. They were developed by the HOOD Racing Team for the SORC after impres¬ sive victories in late summer at the Clipper Cup, San Francisco Big Boat Series and Cal Cup. BI-STARS can be aboard your boat in time to start beating up on the competition in just a few weeks. Review your inventory and call for a quote. But do it now, it’s the speedmaking season.

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DON WILSON YACHT SALES

WE KNOW BOATS We’ve been on San Francisco Bay almost two decades. We’ve raced across the Bay, up and down the Bay and around the Bay. We’ve been up and down the coast and done some passagemaking too. We’ve dropped the hook in all the hidden coves and tied up at most of the clubs. We know the glow of a kerosene lamp in a deserted anchorage and the smell of hot cocoa on a night watch offshore. We know how it feels when everything’s just right ... We know boats. We know Hunter. We recommend Hunter Yachts.

■ Hunter Marine has a com¬ plete on-site laboratory, al¬ lowing them to not only quality-check all materials, but also to continually dis¬ cover better, more efficent ways of building high quality yachts. ■ Hunter Marine concen¬ trates on making their crafts¬

men more efficient. ■ Hunter’s craftsmen do lay up from pre-cut fiberglass rather than stripping it in from rolls. This more effi¬ cient use of materials also insures consistent thick¬ ness and weight throughout. ■ We all complain about the high cost of marine hard¬

— A “FUN”, go-anywhere trailer sailer for breezing along on San Francisco Bay or ghosting between the pines on your favorite high-mountain lake.

ware and accessories, but they’ve got to be good in order to stand up. So they’re expensive, especially if pur¬ chased item-by-item. By making everything standard, Hunter can buy large quanti¬ ties at considerable savings. ■ Hunter Marine utilizes the patented B&R rigging sys¬

tem for better control and faster tacking. ■ Hunter’s internally bond¬ ed frame and stringer sys¬ tem provides increased stiff¬ ness without increased weight. ■ Hunter’s cruise pac® in¬ sures NO HIDDEN EXTRAS for the buyer.

— Is this a small family cruiser or serious club racer? With a PHRF rating of 156, this may be the sleeper of the year.

— The 25.5 has innovations and amenities normally found on boats much larger and more ex¬ pensive ... and like all Hunter boats, comes com¬ plete and ready to sail.

— Offering an unparalled list of amenities for complete comfort and convenience to the skip¬ per ready to move up. Hunter has produced over 870 of these fine yachts in less than three years.

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— A truly unique “POCKET CRUISER”. Her innovative interior utilizes every inch of space for comfort and pleasure while cruising on the Bay, along the coast, or an¬ chored in your favorite , hideaway.

Sail Magazine said: “The Hunter 40 takes full advantage of her add¬ ed size and offers an awe¬ some amount of boat for the money — and an unu¬ sually appealing boat, period.”

DON WILSON YACHT SALES, INC. 1851 EMBARCADERO OAKLAND, CA 94606

WE KNOW HUNTER, CALL US: (415) 532-0747 We Also Have Selected Brokerage. Call For Your Up-To-Date List. page 29

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L.O.D. - 47’XO” L.W.L. - 41,03” Dlsp. (Performance version) 36,000 lbs. Disp. (Cruising version) 44,000 lbs.

H*i)ans Christian 48 In the tradition of quality craftsmanship begun in our Hans Christian 33.

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“I am pleased with EPIFANES varnish. It's easy to use, fills the grain well, and looks great. So far, it meets or exceeds my expectations of a finish."

PALMER JOHNSON INC. Gary (Woody) Wodack, Finishing Foreman “EPIFANES paint brushed on and flowed out beautifully. It was easy to handle, and had a creamy consistency. The varnish, in like fashion, was easy to handle, had good build-up quality, and proved to us to be very durable with a high gloss finish.”

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1120 Brickyard Cove Road/Pt. Richmond 94801 (415) 236-1933 page 32

Brickyard Landing is now open for viewing. Introducing a new way of looking at San Francisco. The best bay view of San Francisco is now waiting to be enjoyed at Brickyard Landing. Where every one of our luxury two and three bedroom condominium villas commands an unsurpassed view of the Bay. From the Berkeley Hills to the Racoon Straits. But great views are only part of the Brickyard Landing story. Look at some of our features. Glass-enclosed solariums. Gourmet kitchens. Wood-burning fireplaces. And much more.

Privacy with proximity. At Brickyard Landing you'll enjoy all the privacy you would expect from being a little off the beaten track. To get there, you first drive through historic Point Richmond with its charming shops and restaurants. Then you'll pass through an old stone tunnel and along a winding shoreline road. Turn left, and you’re there-on a sheltered cove just above a marina and well-known yacht club. Suddenly, the hassles of city life seem far away. Yet you’re within a short commute to Bay Area business centers.

A recreational haven. Brickyard Landing offers recreational facilities second to none. Olympic-size pool. Tennis courts. Spa. Sauna. And jogging and sailing are at your doorstep.

Don't miss this treasure. Come find one of the Bay Area’s best kept secrets today. Take in the great views from our villa models. And enjoy refreshments at poolside. The Brickyard Landing sales office center is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week. (415) 620-0333. Priced from $169,450. Custom financing tailored to meet your financial needs. DIRECTIONS: From Mann lake the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Turn right on Castro St. and follow signs to Brickyard Landing. From the East Bay (1-80), follow Cutting Blvd. into Point Richmond. Follow signs to Brickyard Landing.

Broker Co-op Invited

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ROBERT PERRY DESIGNED

3 Models Available

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Cutter, Ketch, Pilot House

ALL MODELS ON DISPLAY

ON OUR STANDARD TAYANA 37 CUTTER HERE’S WHAT YOU GET FOR ONLY 100% ^financing

$72,900

13.5%

FIXED,

JtULLS SOL TO DATE

AS LITTLE AS $757.25 PER MONTH

‘ASK THE SAILOR WHO OWNS ONE” EQUIPMENT ON STANDARD MODEL TAYANA 37 Hand-laid up fiberglass & deck Aluminum spars w/electrical conduit Engine cooling water intake strainer 8 oz dacron main, 6 oz dacron jib 6 oz dacron staysail Sail bags for all sails Sail covers for all sails Teak emergency tiller S/S bow pulpit, S/S stern pulpit (6) bronze hawse pipes & mooring cleats Teak cockpit seats & cockpit grating Teak skylite, teak companionway hatch & doors Teak forward hatch, exterior teak trim 11 bronze opening ports, (2) coaming lockers

CUTTER SPECIFICATIONS LOA 42’2” LOD 36’8” LWL 30’ 10” Beam ll’fi” Draft S’8” Displacement 22,500# (dry) Ballast 7,340# Sail Area 864 sq. ff Main 342 sq.ft. Jib 292 srj ft StaysaiL Power Water Fuel

230 100

sq.ft. Diesel gallons

S/S dinghy davits w/teak cross bar & cleats 8’ fiberglass dinghy, oarlocks & oars ' Exterior teak handrails, (2) samson posts forward S/S stanchions, dbl lifelines w/gates P&S Bowsprit w/teak platform & anchor rollers Teak joinery & cabinetry through-out Hull insulation in all lockers Formica counters in head & galley Teak framed mirror in head, interior teak handrails V-berth filler — (8) 12v cabin lights 12v electrical system w/3 way switch & circuit breakers 1 lOv shower power socket w/3 way switch & circuit breakers & (6) 1 lOv outlets International running lights f2v spreader lights, 12v anchor light Manual marine head, 30 gallon holding tank

10 gallon hot water heater, 1 lOv & engine H&C pressure water, (1) high capacity manual bilge pump (1) PAR heavy duty electric 12v bilge pump Bilge pump Stainer, bronze sea cocks on all thru hulls Diesel engine — Yanmar 3QM30F fresh water cooled 33 hp (6) Barlow winches, S/S staysail traveler S/S genoa track w/cars, pedestal steering w/teak wheel (4) dorade vents, chain locker & deck pipe Teak rub rail, teak cabin sole, ice chest w/4” insulation (1) 120 AH 12v battery & fiberglass box 90 galloh fuel tank under V-berth 110 gallon S/S water tank in bilge space

KETCH SPECIFICATIONS LOA 42’2” LOD 36’8” LWL 30’10” Beam 11’6” Draft S’8” Displacement 22,500# (dry) Ballast 7,340# Sail Area_ 768 sq.ft. Main_ _263 sq.ft. Jib 209 sq.ft. Stavsail 1S6 sq ft Mizzen 140 sq.ft. Power Water 100 gallons Fuel 90 gallons

The universally famous Tayana-37 is a true masterwork of the yachting world. Designed by Robert Perry and built to the most stringent specifications in the industry to TaYang, she is without exception the finest yacht investment available. The Tayana-37 is available with ketch or cutter rig and in trunk cabin or pilot house models.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S ONLY TAYANA DEALER!

54 JACK LONDON SQUARE

(415) 834-8232

OAKLAND

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK » AFTER 6 P.M. BY APPOINTMENT

Schock — Newport — Moody — Santana

MARINER v?outc YACHTS 521-7030 Gil ■ Fred ■ We supply spars for some of the best built boats in the world including;

BALLENGER SPAR SYSTEMS

Express 27 Express 37 Moore24 Moore 30 Olson 2$ Olson 30

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Bring this coupon to Mariner Square Yachts and save $10,000 on the Moody 41!

$139*000- NOW $129,000 Excellent bank financing available! Schock — Newport — Moody — Santana

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toward the purchase of a Newport 30 Mark II from Mariner Square Yachts. Come see the boat at our docks and then redeem this coupon for the best Newport 30 around (custom design for Mariner Square Yachts).

153,225- NOW $48,225 Excellent bank financing available!

Vallejo Marine

SAN LEANDRO |MARINE CENTER, INC,

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80 SAN LEANDRO MARINA SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577

2430 Sonoma Boulevard Vallejo, CA 94590

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Tues.-Sat. 9-5:30 Closed Sun.-Mon.

Tues. Fri. 10-6 Sat. 9 6 Closed Sun. Mon.

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(707) 643-7179

(916) 635-1932

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BOMMMOU SILICONE MARINE POLISH Use to restore dull or faded fiberglass — easy to apply.

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Olin

Adult and youth sizes. SALE $5.99

4 nand-held red dis¬ tress flares. Water¬ tight floating case.

SALE $4.99

SALE $14.95

List $19.95

TEAK OIL

ALERTER

SALE $6.99

SALE $20.95

List $26.95

STAINLESS STEEL

SALE

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BOTTOM BOAT $3‘" CLEANER Removes algae and residue. Will not harm fiberglass.

RUBBING COMPOUND

SALE $4.99

Restore luster to fiberglass.

BOAT WAX

• Heat control knob which extinguishes coals when closed • Cover wll clip to side of bowl when not needed and will act as wind break when starting coals > The 14V2" bowl is designed so you can use the entire grill

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SALE

Easy to apply paste wax. Shine and seal.

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$4-99

YACHT CHAIR No. 35016 List $54.50

SALE $43.50

RATTAN

SUPPORTED VINYL SAFETY CUSHION SALE $8.99

12 gauge launcher with bandolier holding 3-12 gauge meteors.

A blend of natural oils. Water-proofs, preserves and seals.

No. 35020

List $98.00

Rail Mount $14.95

HAND HELD VHF TRANSCEIVER List $99.95

SALE $49.95

CROWE ROPE

ANCHOR LINE Twisted Nylon

SALE $78.00

For the ultimate in versatility1 All channel capability, both U S and International marine channels Three scan¬ ning modes, high visibility liquid crystal display 3 or 1 watt selectable power output Covers 10 weather chan¬ nels Wall charger, carrying case, belt clip, flexible an¬ tenna. and Nicad battery included No MT1000

List $599.00

DOCK LINE white twist nylon with eye splice in one end.

SALE

15V2" DECK TABLE No. 35020 List $37.00

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$17.95 $24.95 $43.95 $57.95

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Some Quantities Limited to stock on hand. page 36

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LANCER 45 SUNDECK POWERYACHT. European styling, American quality, Lancer performance. Three private doubles, twin diesel, flybridge. Call for details. Cruises at 27 knots.

BRAND NEW! LANCER 30 SLOOP LANCER 40 CENTER COCKPIT Volvo Diesel Bomar Hatches Roller Furling 150 Roller Furling Main Lewmar S T Winches Oueen Size Berths

Battery Charger H & C Pressure Water Propane Stove/Oven Shore Power VHF Pedestal Steering

Lifelines Kenyon Speedo Kenyon Depth/Alarm Kenyon WP & WS Refrigerator More

The most popular center cockpit sailing yacht on the market! Compare for $129,995 Bring us an offer!

22 H.P. Diesel Bomar Hatches Internal Reefing Internal Halyards Mainsheet Traveler Winches Sail Cover

Main & Jib Ash or Teak Interiors Queen Size Berths Battery Charger Pressure Water Carpeting Stove

Shorepower VHF Antenna Pedestal Steering Lifelines Pulpit & Pushpit Sheet Tracks And A Lot, Lot More.

Compare This Super Sailing Yacht To Any Other On The Market. $29,995

'wm$ *39 LANCER ! all roller furl. Loaded, bring all offers!

rowave, fridge, VHF, j0 $?g.e,O0

*38 ERICSON. 1981 in beautiful condition. Fresh LPU on spar, Combi, diesel, fridge.

LEARN TO SAIL Complete Course. A S A. Certification. New Boats up to 30' Classes Open Now

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Forced Sale $85,000. *37 LANCER 1982 Aft cockpit sloop. Huge interior with stand-up fridge, gas stove/oven, queen berth. A real sleeper. Was TfjjtsnJring all offers! *32 WESTSAIL, 1975, one of the best available. Factory boat $47,900 *30 LANCER 1984 diesel, VHF, Safety gear, stove, queen berth $29,995

FAMILY

*30 ERICSON 1968 Pristine and solid. All equipment needed for live aboard or cruising.

MEMBERSHIPS

*28 LANCER 1981 Clean model. Good gear and lightly used. Excellent investment $20,600

Pries reduced!

$300

*26 S-2 1975 Center Cockpit diesel on trailer. VHF, Am/Fm, A.P., Lewmar winches, 2 double staterooms, $23,500 <

Through June ’85

*40 CRUISE-A-HOME. Washer/Dryer, shower/tub, full galley. Handicap equipped. $42,000

*25 LANCER, very clean, little used sloop on EZ Loader trailer, $14,500

25' Catalina, 1980. Owned and loved by a BMW mechanic. BMW diesel. Fastidiously main¬ tained and equipped. $22,250.

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• 30 and 50 amp electric (metered) • • 24-hour security • Central Bay location

Now reserving new rental slips for immediate occupancy. Attractive boat berth purchase programs also available. Convenient freeway access — Off Hoffman Blvd. (Highway 17) between Highway 80 and the San Rafael Bridge. Go south on Marina Bay Parkway. Follow the signs to the Yacht Club.

MULTI BERTHS AVAILABLE NOW. YACHT BROKER INQUIRIES INVITED.

(415) 620-0206 page 38

Berth Announcement!

It’s a Bouy! Announcing the birth of a new place to berth... with the spectacular San Francisco skyline and Northern California's largest marina as your front yard! Great amenities. A lifestyle that’s active, exciting and affordable. Marina Bay has 1, 2, and 3 bedroom condo¬ miniums with luxurious wall-to-wall carpeting, refriger ator, dishwasher, trash compactor, double self-cleaning oven and range. Plus — breathtaking shoreline views, jogging along the waterfront, sailing from Northern California’s largest yacht harbor or picnicking in the park.

Prices start at only $79,500. Excellent fixed-rate financing available. Broker co-op invited. See the decorated models from 10:00 to 6:00 daily or call (415) 620-0300.

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SOBSTAD s technique of radiating panels out of head, tack and clew means the loads on your genoa are carried in the most efficient manner precisely along threadlines. No. I s can be lighter yet stronger than you ever thought possible with such a broad range that you make less frequent changes and need fewer sails. KIALOA IV used their SOBSTAD TRIRADIAL GENOA throughout race three of the Big Boat Series, and beat the second place maxi by over five minutes. Madewithall poly¬ ester my!ar(like '84 ..... Big Boat Series winner TOMAHAWK’S headsails), a SOBSTAD TRIRADIAL GENOA will approach the per¬ formance of kevlar. Cut from kevlar/mylar this sail makes other genoas obsolete.

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LETTERS □ A MODEST PROPOSAL I recently learned of your publication, and have been wondering if it might offer a solution to our present problem. I am retired from federal Civil Service, my wife and I are in good health, and need to find a means of escaping the cold and disheartening winter months of this region. While employed at Pearl Harbor, we became addicted to the warm seas, shell gathering, the fascinating reef life, and the relaxed way of life in a warm climate. We were able to continue this on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, and to live for a time in the islands of the South Pacific. Our property here required our return. However, the passage of time is also requiring us to explore all possible alternatives to remaining here. While living in Fiji, we were introduced to open-water sailing. Previously, our boating experience had been largely power boating on inland waters. This leads us to wonder if we might find cruising people of like nature, intents and purposes willing to risk the opportunity of sharing their knowledge and experience in cruising the South Pacific. 1 can fully appreciate that selecting a mate in marriage might be less hazardous than this decision. Have you ever encountered a circumstance where cruising people have been searching for two people to share the expenses and the responsibilities of such cruising? 1 am thinking of from one to five years, or more, if it worked out to mutual satisfaction. Has there ever been a request or search for such fellow travelers expressed in your publication, or have you seen such an inquiry in other magazines oriented to ocean cruising? From these answers, does it appear to you that we would have a likely chance of contacting people of similar means and objectives through your magazine, or should this search be pursued through bulletins and newsletters of individual yacht clubs? Clifford R. Koester Box 56 Electric City, Washington 99123 Clifford - Offhand we can’t remember anyone searching for such a possible long term situation, but you never know. We’ve printed your address in case anyone would be interested in exploring your idea, and you might consider running a couple of Classy Classifieds to see if you can drum up any interest. We wish you the best of luck, and hope you’ll report back on the results — if any.

□ BY THE YARD BUT NOT THE MAN 1 enjoyed reading the article on Rhodes Design No. 823 Natoma. Although she was constructed by Alameda s Stone Boatyard she was not built by Lester Stone. By the time the Natoma was built John Whitsett, under whose ownership Rolling Stone was also built, owned the physical facilities but Lester had operated as W.F. Stone & Son. That corporation was dissolved when Lester retired some years prior to Natoma’s construction. The last boat built by W.F. Stone & Son was the 36-ft trailer Spinster built for Dr. Meacham of Alameda. Spinster had been building for several years being Constructed to keep employment steady while the yard was in between other vessels. In the late sixties, Lester asked me to document this vessel and finalize the transaction. Around that time he sold the premises but the W.F. Stone & Son name was never sold. This is why the yard bears a different name. There was an interim owner who, shortly after Lester, sold the yard to John Whitsett. The location was the same and many fine craftsmen were still there when John Whitsett’s company built Natoma. John later sold the premises to the current owner who, I page 49

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LETTERS understand, never met Lester Stone. I recall visiting Lester often at the yard both before and after John Whitsett bought the yard. Lester’s old office was intact and at John’s request Lester occupied it completely rent free until Lester’s death. 1 visited Lester’s office to review his photographs and plans while Natoma was being built. We often went out to the boat building shed to look at her progress. Jack Ehrhorn, John Linderman, Jim Linderman, Sr., John Gunther, Bill (sorry his last name escapes me), some younger guys including Karl Brandes as well as other W.F. Stone craftsmen were then working on her. Jack, of course, was the foreman and his crew was doing a wonderful job although the method used in' her building was more modern than the traditional Stone method. Lester used to tell me that he felt that Jack Ehrhorn was the finest shipwright foreman on the Pacific Coast. 1 know of no one who will disagree. Lester Stone mentioned that there were a number of boats which brokers and owners claimed were Stone vessels . . . but they were not. He stated that if he had built every boat attributed to him he would have been a very rich man indeed. Lester gave me a list of all boats built by the Stone family including those built by his grandfather at Hunter’s Point, his father at Belvedere, San Francisco and Oakland and those by Lester himself in Oakland and later in Alameda. His priceless pictures, plans and artifacts were later donated to St. Francis Yacht Clib Library where many of them were probably destroyed in the tragic 1977 fire. I still have Lester’s taped oral history of the old W.F. Stone yard which we made in Lester’s of¬ fice. Copies of this history are now in the National Maritime Museum as well as in the Bancroft Library. Lester kept his last boat Scamp on the same Alameda Marina dock as 1 kept my boat, Evening Star. Each week either Bill or Jack came down to maintain her for Lester. He would be happy to know that Jack Ehrhorn now owns Scamp and she is still beautifully main¬ tained. I’m sorry to hear that Natoma is leaving the Bay Area, however, most of these classic vessels migrate between Northern and Southern California as they change ownership. 1 wish Mr. Dalziel the best with his new boat although 1 am sure that he will miss Natoma. P.S. — Incidentally, the last W.F. Stone & Son House Flag ever made now is on the wall in my office. William E. Vaughan Oakland

□ DANA FROM DANA Regarding a product info request from L. Anderson in the April issue, I would like to throw in my two cents worth. I personally have researched, sold, installed and used many dif¬ ferent brands of electric autopilots over the years. My own personal conclusion is that the Autohelm 2000 is definitely worth recom¬ mending. Especially for a 25-footer. Latitude’s response in considering problems with certain brands due to installation problems and operation procedures is definitely common. Without getting into a bunch of boring details, 1 can only say that considering proper installation and proper sail balance, for the bucks the Autohelm 2000 has by far the most functional features, best reac¬ tion time of similar units. Much diversified testing and use of the unit on my part lead me to purchase one. It’s been a reliable friend going on three years now with no problems. Also, I suggest looking into the “wind vane’/’ transducer for the page 51

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□ OLDIES AND WOODIES Where have all the first design wooden daysaiiers of yesteryears gone? These ancestors are the roots from which our present daysaiiers have evolved. Are there any associations or boat shows devoted specifically to these old classics?, I am interested because I own a 1st design 1949 Shearwater catamaran and would like to expose it, for selling purposes, among boating enthusiasts that appreciate the craftmanship that went into daysaiiers of early years. These boats are likely to be few in number these days due to maintenance demands over the years. My old-timer, which has survived, is sure to catch the eye of any perceptive viewer due to its bristol condition. But it does take that special breed of yachtsman who appreciates daysaiiers constructed of various exotic woods used decades ago. But where are they? If anyone knows of any association or shows in the Bay Area please call 582-3872 or write me. P.S. Your magazine is by far the best in the west. Keep up the excellent array of information. , ? G. Howard P.O. Box 4285 Hayward, CA

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worthy combatants. I noticed no maliciousness in the water balloon throwing. Sailors cruising by with a gleam in their eye and hands behind their backs kept cruising along when urged — okay, begged — to come back after the food was gone. 1 also have to admire the way Capt. Jeff Easterling dealt with adversity while being chased down practically half of Hospital Cove. Low on gas, balloons and options with the bad guys gaining on us, Jeff laughed and yelled: “Quick, look like another boat!” We had a great day. While I realize you can’t condone water balloon fights, you surely must realize they will continue, for in com¬ paring the disparity between the two years, we all had to admit, it is much better to give than receive. Bonnie Russell Lafayette Bonnie — VJe can and do condone water balloon fights under three conditions.1. Everybody is a 100% willing participant. 2. The combat is held far from crowds of boats — such as nowhere near Angel Island on Opening Day. 3. And, that artificial propulsion isn’t used. Real men don’t need launchers, Bonnie, they are launchers. As for situations in which the above conditions don’t pertain, the woman mentioned in the P.S. of the following letter can affirm that it is sometimes indeed painful to receive.

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□ZIG ZAG 1 would like to purchase a sewing machine for going cruising. The only one built for cruisers that 1 know of is the Reed Sailmaker. It can be run by hand or by electricity. In all practicality, do I need a machine that can be run by hand? Are there other machines and features that I should consider? It seems to me that a straight stitch and a zig-zag will take care of almost everything. Am I wrong? If any of you out there have any ideas and/or experience you would be willing to share, please write or phone (415) 423-2006. Writing to Latitude 38 would help in sharing your ideas with others. P.S. While what we do in friendly competition with our friemds is fun, I would personally like to take a winch handle to the teeth of the captain and crew of the yacht, Tonopa (approximately 40 feet and probably a C&C), who when leaving the Oakland Estuary on April 27, launched a water balloon from their mast-to-forestay rubber band launcher onto a direct hit to the side of the head of the lady who was sailing with me. In case you didn’t notice, we had to turn back for the day due to your inconsiderate act. Robert E. Huddleston Livermore

□WORTH THE EFFORT Mr. Phelp’s question regarding the effect of “physical” altitude on his celestially derived latitude was valid. As an Air Force navigator with a lot of celestial fixing to my credit, I can give an answer that may narrow his search for the true Source of his error. Depending on the body observed — and a host of other factors we don’t know from his letter — we must assume that its sextant altitude fell between 29 and 90 degrees. Referring to H.O. 249, correction for refraction (i.e. the bending of the sun’s light as it passes through the atmosphere) should amount to only about one minute of sextant altitude . . . based on his “physical” altitude of about 6,000 feet. Ob¬ viously, this does not explain the other 30 to 40 minutes of error be¬ tween his celestially derived latitude and his charted latitude. For page 57

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□ MORE HELP Reader Phelps of Lake Tahoe, as anyone else who runs into navigational problems, should turn to Bowditch before giving up. Assuming he was using a marine sextant, altitude does have a significant effect on a line of position. Part of it has to do with “dip and part with refraction. Both are taken care of by standard tables, or else compensated for by using a bubble horizon as with an aviation

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□YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST TIME My first letter to the editor! In your March ’85 issue, Log-It-all advertises “The Absolute Best Log Book Available” on page 29. Our navigation instructor, David Burch in Seattle, specifically stated that the only log acceptable in a court of law was one with bound pages, the precept being that no changes could be made in the log after an entry had been made, whereas with a looseleaf binder, whole pages can be substituted after the fact. I’m no authority, but the concept of a bound log makes sense to me. I’d not invest $34 in a looseleaf log. Ever wonder why all the ship’s log books you find in chandleries and nautical book stores are bound? In regard to the search for the elusive ‘accupressure’ wrist bands, they’re available through West Marine which advertises in Latitude 38, at the best price we’ve found. We’re strong advocates of the use of these bands. No need to take before mal-de-mar sets in, no drowsiness or cottonmouth side effects, no prescription needed, and best of all, they work! West Marine provides excellent service, ship¬ ping any item in stock the very next day. We’ve wintered in Ketchi¬ kan, Alaska and have been able to rely on them for good service. Oh, the bands are no major investment at less than $5/pair. In regard to flag etiquette; In a slim book titled Nautical Etiquette and Customs by Lindsay Lord, Naval Architect, copyright 1976 by Cornell Maritime Press, Inc., Cambridge, Maryland 21613, flags are discussed and a chart drawn up, making placement of flags a simple matter. It lists placement for both power and sail. For a sailboat: en¬ sign on stern staff (or peak of gaff as convenient), club burgee on for¬ ward masthead (I really don’t relish climbing to the top of the mast to place a burgee, so I would consider it a “fun flag and fly it from the forward port spreader), courtesy flag of foreign host country from the main starboard spreader. The ensign is displayed from 0800 to sunset except on unmanned craft and in foul weather by navy custom’ other variations are prescribed in the book. So this source agrees with Chapman’s. Lord also states the burgee is flown from a bow staff on power boats. Courtesy flags of all nations are available through Robert & Donna Yarnell at the U-Nev’r-No shop, P.O. Box 5520, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901. They will ship anywhere. I take exception to the implication made by Mr. Nevin that West Coasterners are unrefined. Hooo! Who plugged a nickel in me? Well, thanks for listening. I look forward to my Latitude 38 each month. Barbara Seitz Blue Feather Seattle, WA Barbara — Like you, we’d always been under; the impression that page 61

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LETTERS bound logs were acceptable in court and that non-bound logs weren’t. But we sure as hell didn’t keep ours with an eye towards a day in court; when we kept one, it was merely for our own pleasure and safety. As far as we were concerned, if looseleaf logs were not admissable in court, that was all the more reason to have one. But subsequently we spoke with William Vaughan, an Oakland at¬ torney who does a lot of work in the marine field. It’s his off-the-topof-the-head opinion that a bound log is not inherently more accep¬ table than a looseleaf log, since both need to be authenticated before they are allowed as evidence. He reports that logs are basically business records, and notes that corporations are permitted to do their minutes on unbound books. He also explained that in many marine situations, a ‘rough’ log is kept that is later transcribed to a separate ‘smooth’ log, which when authenticated, is quite permissable as evidence in court. Vaughan is a big believer in logs, be they in looseleaf or unbound form. There are a number of reasons why, too many to list here. He advises that what normally would be hearsay evidence in court becomes permissable if it is written in a log, since that log is the ab¬ solute record of business. Furthermore, Vaughan claims that the State Board of Equilization accepts logs as proof that a boat was taken delivery of out of the state — for tax purposes — whereas payments for a boat’s berth in the state of Washington were not ac¬ cepted as proof. A log may also assist if someone dies on your boat in the middle of the ocean and has to be buried overboard since, once again, it is the boat’s absolute record of business. As for the accupressure bands, they work for some people and don’t for others. Purchasers should make sure they are used as prescribed; in other words that the pressure be applied to the anti¬ seasickness point and not some other ‘button’ nearby. A sailor friend of ours claims he took a woman, who wore the band a little too far up her wrist — on the anti-inhibition spot — out sailing. That the woman climbed all over him would have been just fine, he admits, had they not been on an important race. As it was, he would have preferred that she had just been seasick. So as with any medical remedy, be careful how you use this stuff.

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LETTERS that requires serious consideration of some rather unpleasant choices. Toxic wastes are a threat to us all, and a growing threat at that. Many people may not want to admit it, but we are all responsi¬ ble for the toxic mess we’re in. We all need to work together to clean it up. Contrary to Latitude 38’s claim that the Environmental Protection Agency wants “to be leaders in putting the world’s oceans at risk” by burning some toxic wastes at sea, you should be aware of the fact that European nations have been disposing of hazardous materials in this manner quite safely and with no apparent environmental impact for years. As you did note—but apparently missed the significance of — land disposal sites are costly and frequently only good for relative¬ ly short term disposal. Land disposal does not guarantee that con¬ tamination won’t escape into ground water and eventually pollute our precious oceans. Unfortunately we cannot completely eliminate land disposal, however some materials can be rendered environmen¬ tally inert by incineration. Burning at sea represents a permanent and relatively harmless—even if not perfect—method of disposing of many toxic compounds. You completely confuse the issue by suggesting that the EPA plan to incinerate wastes 285 miles offshore is in some way comparable to the Army Corps of Engineers’ original plan to dump agricultural waste water (e.g. from the Kesterson area) into the sea. This latter plan is deplorable and represents a toxic waste shell game. Rather than dealing with wastes where they are produced, they would be shipped elsewhere and dumped on someone else’s doorstep. The burning of wastes is a permanent solution for the disposal of some materials — not a shell game. The site selected was chosen because it minimizes the possible impact on wildlife (which of course includes we boaters). Latitude 38 is guilty of a severe attack of NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard!). Like most critics of any plan to dispose of hazardous materials, you seem primarily interested in minimizing your risk and to heck with anyone else. Such an attitude reflects less a concern that the toxic catastrophe we’re building for ourselves be averted, than a concern that when all hell busts loose you won t be affected by it. If you’re looking for a perfect disposal plan you’re in for a long wait. There isn’t one. No disposal plan will be without risks or adverse impacts—the trick is to minimize them. The EPA has sug¬ gested very prudent guidelines for a relatively safe method of eliminating many toxic substances. Latitude 38 ought to rally around the EPA and this plan, and then make damn sure that the suggested guidelines are followed to the letter. By involving ourselves in the support of this plan we can better safeguard our oceanic environment by seeing that all the necessary guidelines are enacted, and at the same time advance a very sensible method of hazardous waste disposal. I hope you will change on this issue. Jack Baker II Davis Jack - We don’t consider ours to be a “knee-jerk” reaction. Our sentiments are based on a substantial body of evidence showing that the EPA has done a substandard job with toxic wastes in the past. We don’t know if this was the result of‘deliberate deception, ignorance, or a combination of both. But as far as we re concerned, it doesn t really matter; when you’re considering an issue of such lethal poten¬ tial as this, there is no room for error. Given their checkered history in these life and death matters, we find it hard to believe you can ask anyone to rally around an agency that seeks approval of these burning permits before their own tests on the possible effects have been completed. It may be the way to win your trust, but it won’t get ours.page 65

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□THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER . . . Someone has told me that sailboats in New Zealand are very inex¬ pensive. 1 would like to check this out by “shopping by mail” before flying there. Do you have any recommendations on how one can check out the market there? Jerry Williams Lake Oroville Jerry — You could go to an international news dealer and get a copy of an Auckland newspaper or a Kiwi sailing magazine, but that’s probably going to tell you very little. There simply aren’t very many boats sold in New Zealand that are also sold in the U.S. by which the average buyer can get a bearing on prices. Therefore your best bet might be contacting a broker here in North¬ ern California that has foreign contacts and is used to doing this kind of business. There are several of them. A word of caution, however, that foreign acquisitions aren’t for everyone. First of all the boat has to be substantially cheaper there to make it an initial good value here. There’s a big freight bill that has to be overcome, and there are a lot of unexpected expenses in buying a boat on the other side of the world. Then there’s the matter of even¬ tually having to sell it back here in the States. The everyday brand names in New Zealand are virtually unknown here in the States, and you may ultimately find that selling such a boat is like trying to unload a white elephant.

□THE HARBOR PATROL Latitude 38’s opposition to a police patrol boat on Richardson Bay mystifies me. A weekly reading of the marine burglary reports in the Marinscope (a copy of which is included) should convince you of the necessity of the boat. Usually electronic gear is stolen. I am also curious as to why you are so scournful of poop in the Bay”. Windsurfers and small sailboats occasionally capsize. We have had prior cases of hepatitis in the area. Cholera can also come your way. It would seem to me that your attitude is detrimental to your reader’s best interests. Please withhold my name as opposition in my area results in trashing of my car. Name Withheld Marin County N.W. — Speaking as the owner of two boats in the high theft marina of Sausalito, a patrol bbat in Richardson Bay would do nothing to make us feel that our boats were any more secure. The only way such a patrol would be effective is to have two boats going all night long every night - in which case you’re only going to deter the thieves, not catch them. That’s a grand idea, but Sausalito doesn’t have those kinds of resources. We think having a part time patrol boat would be worse than having none - at least boatowners would not be under the illusion of having their property be protected. In regards to pollution in Richardson Bay, we’ve stated a number page 67

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LETTERS of times that we’re all for the elimination of it. The only time we ob¬ jected was when the various government agencies and officials were trying to dump the entire pollution blame on liveaboards — an either misguided or simply ignorant ploy that had already been tried without success in the San Rafael Canal. We, like all other boatowners, are willing to do more than our share, but we’re not about to be trout in a political fish fry. What’s detrimental to the interests of our readers are expensive psuedo solutions, which is why we’ve taken the positions we have.

□ DON’T MAKE LIFE HARD BECAUSE THEN YOU DIE I like Latitude 38. I’ll be able to read it on a more predictable schedule now since I’ll be spending more time on the west coast. Prior to this I’ve spent nearly all my time in Denver. Your magazine has inspired me to make two observations: 1. People who say “knots per hour” also say “these ones”. 2. Bare-breasted women have not been appearing in the pages of your magazine lately. They probably all decided to cover up since I have moved to the west coast and bought a boat. It sort of makes binoculars a superfluous piece of equipment — or should that be pieces of equipment? Russ Marlett Huntington Beach Russ — After you’ve been out here on the coast for a few months you’ll discover that women tend to go topless on boats where there is an easy-going, relaxed atmosphere. On boats where it’s tense — for example where the owners get uptight in the presence of expressions like “knots per hour” and “these ones” — women prefer to wear ex¬ tra large down jackets on even the warmest of summer days. So take it easy Russ, and don’t make it so difficult for good things in life to come your way.

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I am writing in an effort to contact anyone who was in the San Rafael Channel on Saturday April 13, at approximately 3:40 p.m., and who might have noticed the manner in which the skipper of the 40-45 foot powerboat El Pescador operated his vessel. I would par¬ ticularly like to contact the skipper of the outbound powerboat who was abeam of my sailboat at the No. 5 mark when the El Pescador drove between us at high rate of speed, putting my boat on the mud. (I was unable to get either the boat’s name or number, as I was too busy trying to stay in my own boat.) In my 12 years of sailing out of San Rafael, I have encountered a number of skippers who seem to put the throttle before boating eti¬ quette, and I have had many a wild ride as a result. Their discourteous actions have never warranted more than a one-finger salute. But I personally feel the actions of the skipper of the El Pescador were grossly negligent and dangerous. Fortunately my young foredeck crew were resilient enough to bounce off the mast and shrouds with no injury. The Coast Guard has been contacted about this incident, but I fear little can be done without a supporting statement from an unbiased third party. I can be reached days at (415) 974-8797 or evenings at (415) 457-0130. p.S. I think your suggestion to Bay racers (page 91, Volume 94) to “. . . holler out intentions well ahead of time” to non-racing vessels with the right-of-way is an excellent one. Racing on the Bay is truly a pleasure to watch and it is usually easy for non-racers to stay out of the way of racing packs. But the fun rapidly dissipates when an errant racing machine comes bearing down on you and you have no idea what their next move will be. Your simple suggestion removes most of the confusion and the resultant anger from these chance enpage 69

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□PLANS FOR A FOLKBOAT - PLEASE! Several years ago a Folkboat named Folksong sailed from San Francisco to the Sea of Cortez. From what I’ve heard, the boat was always kept in bristol condition. She was then sold in Mexico and renamed Hellbent. The name was appropriate, for she was shortly thereafter abandoned in La Paz Bay. The new owner had asked some cruisers to keep an eye on Hell¬ bent before he left. As time passed, the duty of pumping the Folkboat was passed from one person to the next. Little by little she became a derelict, her hull opened up, and she required pumping two to three times a day. Eventually, the responsibility for the boat was handed over to the Port Captain of La Paz, and Hellbent was tied up at the municipal pier. At high tide she would sink, only to appear at low tide. Things were looking bleak indeed for the little wooden boat until Luis, a friend of mine, took interest. Luis had been learning to sail with me and was saving his money to buy a sailboat. He talked the Port Cap¬ tain into giving him possession of the boat on the condition he remove it immediately from the vicinity of the pier. Hauling a boat in La Paz isn’t always easy. The ways in Abaroa’s yard were blocked and nobody could say when they’d be cleared. So Luis located a crane that could lift the boat out and place it on the hard in the boatyard. He then got a tow truck to pull the ballast over; it had fallen through the bottom of the boat and into the mud near the pier. Now Luis has his sailboat and needs some help. If any Latitude 38 readers have plans or information on the Folkboat, he would be grateful. He doesn’t understand a word of English, so if you can, translate everything to Spanish. If not, he can find somebody to translate down here. He’s given the boat a new name Euzkal-Herriko Aizea which translates to The Winds of Vasco County. After rebuilding the boat, Luis plans to sail it to his home in the north of Spain. Marc Hightower Free Bird Toyon Bay/La Paz

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LETTERS □ DATES IN ORDER As always, I enjoyed your publication from front to back — in¬ cluding all the of the ads. I took special interest in your article enti¬ tled, New Clubhouses, and was especially happy to read about the South Bay YC’s good fortune in recommissioning their old clubhouse on higher ground. Please forgive me in disagreeing with your statement that the SBYC, established in 1896, is the third oldest club on the West Coast. If I have my dates in correct order, I believe the sequence of club age should be The San Francisco Yacht Club, 1869; The Corin¬ thian Yacht Club, 1886; The Santa Barbara Yacht Club, 1887; The Tacoma Yacht Club, 1889; The Encinal Yacht Club, 1892; The Seattle Yacht Club, 1894; The South Bay Yacht Club, 1895; and The San Diego Yacht Club, 1896. Hence the South Bay YC is the fourth oldest club on San Francisco Bay, and the seventh oldest stillexisting club on the West Coast. Incidentally, membership in a boating, sailing or yacht club can add a lot to the enjoyment of sailing. Klaus Kutz, Commodore Encinal YC Klaus — You may well be correct. We were pretty young back in the days when those clubs were being formed and our memory has grown a little fuzzy over the years.

□FIJIAN CONTACT? 1 am interested in making contact with boaters in Fiji. My female traveling companion, her 15-year-old son, and I, plan to travel to Fiji in September. We plan to stay for six months. We are boaters. She an adept sailor; my experience includes ten years of living aboard and cruising in power boats. I am a writer/photographer and plan to write boating-related articles while I am in Fiji. Any information you care to share will be immensely appreciated. Marie Wilson West Sacramento Marie — There’s not a whole lot we can do for you except suggest that anyone who plans to be in Fiji might write you at P.O. Box 173 in West Sacramento, 95691. We think you’ll have much better luck, however, just looking for a good situation once you get down there. The Royal Suva YC and the Tradewinds Hotel are the best places to

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□ BONDING IN BAJA I want to answer a letter in your January issue, more to clarify the situation regarding bonding yachts in Mexican marinas rather than to excuse ourselves in the matter of an unhappy customer. The Mexican government, in order to allow foreign yachts to re¬ main in Mexico for indefinite amounts of time without the owner aboard, has made various Mexican corporations and the corporation owners responsible for the yachts left in bond. If the yacht owner has all the papers in order, plus a deposit, he can leave his yacht at the Marina Gran Baja without waiting more than ten minutes. This is because the bond for the yacht has already been granted to NAO Yachts. To Marc Hightower, who wrote the letter in the January issue, we page 75

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LETTERS apologize for any inconvenience we caused you. Marc had left his boat at one of our moorings for two months, prepaid. He was gone for six weeks, and when he returned his boat was in perfect shape and had been left in the manner prescribed by our new laws in La Paz, Mexico. I am sorry it took us five days to return his refund. The electrocardiagram signature below is mine. I just hope Marc keeps in as good health as my signature has always been able to. Arq. Alberto Alvarez Morphy La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Readers — If we remember correctly, it is now legal to leave your boat in bond at a number of locations in Mexico. San Carlos, Puerto Escondido, Puerto Vallarta, and Manzanillo are other places that come to mind. For many people planning extended cruises, leaving a boat in bond in Mexico is a great idea. The first season in Mexico gives a good taste of cruising, but it usually leaves people a little homesick and lusting for a few more bucks in the cruising kitty. Leaving the boat in bond in Mexico and returning to the States for the summer usually cures homesickness, allows for injections to the cruising kitty, and causes one to remember why they quit their jobs and went cruis¬ ing in the first place.

□A RECOUNT Thanks for the paragraph in your May issue on Jim Mizell’s new 43 footer, High Risk, that I have designed. However, it is not my “. . . first IOR big boat effort.” Since 1974 1 have designed and co¬ designed more than 23 cruising, IOR racing, and specialty racing boats, including the past three-quarter ton North American champ. I’m just setting the record straight and not complaining — all press is good press! Bob Smith, Naval Architect Mill Valley

□POOR EXAMPLE Regarding Lee Vinson’s letter in the May issue, while one certainly would never cut another vessel’s anchor line, one could hope that skippers would show good seamanship with where and how they anchor. On the evening of April 19, 1985, we anchored to a single hook in about 12 feet of water in T.I. Cove. It was still light, about 17:30. In the anchorage at that time were two motor yachts with Sea Scouts aboard, one named Morris, the other rafted to it, and a yellow hulled sailboat tied up to the large mooring buoy. We anchored well away from them. There must have been a Sea Scout jamboree or something, for more and more Scout boats arrived as the evening wore on. Most were courteous. About 20:00 hours, yet another arrived, accompanied by a lengthy cacaphony of loud-hailers (prob¬ ably audible in Alameda). This yacht came close to our sailboat, be¬ tween us and Morris, et al, and anchored bow and stern. It was blow¬ ing about 20k, more wind was expected, and we were concerned that we could swing into him, so we asked to speak to their skipper. He was unpleasantly rude, but eventually stated he d move his vessel if we were about to collide, and assured us that they were going to maintain 24 hour anchor watch. 'I slept lightly with their vessel so near, checking the distance often. At about 01:00 April 20, with the wind over 35k, we veered out some more chain (not as much as we would have liked). At about 05:30, we were awakened by shouted curses. The skip¬ per was swearing, excoriating the Scouts. Their anchor was drag¬ ging, and they fell away astern of us. He was screaming at the Sea Scouts to pull up the anchor, but they were unable to. (The vessel page 77

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rafted up with him stayed rafted for quite some while, which probably did not facilitate upping the anchor.) We decided to leave the anchorage and have breakfast elsewhere, and I assume they successfully re-anchored, though they had not done so when we left. The incident" left me with some concerns: 1. Presumably the Sea Scouts want to learn good seamanship. Anchoring bow and stern close to a vessel which arrived before you and is swinging is not good seamanship. 2. Cursing at and blaming the Sea Scouts is not good seamanship — it is the skipper who is responsible for how his vessel is anchored. 3. It is inconsiderate to operate a loud-hailer at maximum db after 20:00 hours. (Couldn’t the vessel exchange information by radio?) I confess it would have been heartwarming that that skipper drug after his antics of the night before (“God got him for it!”), but it is really the youngsters who suffer for it, through poor example and instruction. Ann Taunton Berkeley " )

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□ THE MECHANICS OF SATNAV’S 1 need some information from you or your readers on satellite navigation. We recently purchased a SatNav unit and have tried to track down something in printed form on the ‘mechanics’ of the system. I’ve tried book stores, marine shops, etc. Then I called Joe Butler, who gave me a number in Washington — I think it was the Pentagon. Whatever agency it was gave me the number of a company in Austin, Texas that manufacturers the units. They sent me an eight-page booklet which covered some of the background and future of satellite navigation, however I would like more. Specifically I would like to know exactly when and where the SatNav gives you your position: at the beginning, middle, or end of the reception. We cure planning a cruise to Mexico this fall and would like to get a good handle on the SatNav unit. Ralph and Rose Richmond YC #

R & R — A good marine electronics store will be able to give you all the details and perhaps some good written material. Another ex¬ cellent source - believe it or not - are government publications distributed by the Coast Guard. Give them a call. We’re a little rusty on the stuff, but as we recall the system relies on the SatNav picking up on the doppler shift of the satellite. This is not an instantaneous process, but can take as long as 15 minutes. If you page 79

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□LET’S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER Enclosed are two letters; one I wrote to the National Weather Ser¬ vice in Honolulu, and their answer. With the cruising season fast upon us and the fact that sailors will be making crossings while major ocean races are in progress, they should be aware that temporary changes in weather forecasting can affect them. 1 have no complaints against the racers or their sponsors, nor do I blame the Weather Service for altering their format to accommodate them. I do feel that other areas of the forecasting should not be made to suffer and stated that in my letter to them. I do ask other sailors who experience unsatisfactory conditions with our government ser¬ vices, like the Hi Seas weather broadcasts etc., to take the trouble to let the agency involved know about their dissatisfaction rather than sit at the bar and bitch about it. Murray Cameron Yacht Snowbird San Diego

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Call Now To Apply □ MURRAY’S LETTER TO HI-SEAS WEATHER, HONOLULU In June of this year my wife and I sailed our 36 foot cutter, Snow¬ bird, from Hanalei Bay, Kauai to San Diego, California. For this par¬ ticular crossing we had a good friend, Bob O’Hara along as crew. We were returning to the mainland after spending a year cruising the is¬ lands of Hawaii. During the trip from San Diego to Hawaii in August 1983 and all the time we spent in the islands, we relied heavily on both the HiSeas weather forecast broadcast on WWVH at 47 minutes after the hour and on the local Hawaiian VHF marine weather broadcasts. When we left Hanalei Bay the morning of 10 June 1984 we re¬ ceived, as expected, good up to date weather information on condi¬ tions in the Eastern Pacific with the usual data concerning gales, fog, squall lines and the Eastern Pacific High. The data concerning the high contained its current position, a 1020 isobar line describing its shape, and its predicted position for tomorrow. The usual high quali¬ ty weather forecasts continued to be broadcast until just before the start of the Singlehanded Transpac Race on the 16th of June (this race is from San Francisco, Calif, to Hanalei Bay, Kauai). During the period of the race, the WWVH Hi-Seas weather broad¬ cast commenced putting out an “extended” weather broadcast for the benefit of the TransPac racers. As far as we could determine this extended broadcast meant adding one minute to the broadcast time and giving wind direction and speed predictions along the projected course line the racers would most probably follow. We thought the increase in weather data would be of benefit to us and looked for¬ ward to receiving it. Unfortunately, this did not prove to be the case, as instead of pro¬ viding additional data for the benefit of the racers' the entire weather forecast format was altered and in doing so data pertinent to boats transiting from Hawaii to the west coast was left out. Specifically, all data concerning the shape of the^isobar line on the west and north sids of the High was excluded from the broadcasts. We also noted that the“ TransPac race weather” was usually 6 hours older than the normal weather broadcast data. We also noted that little or no infor¬ mation was provided about the existance of a second high that was to the north and west of the Hawaiian Islands on the 22nd of June, this high would have had no effect on the racers but it definitely had a major effect on our wind both in direction and velocity. In closing I would like to thank the people of the Marine Weather page 81

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LETTERS Forecast section of the NOAA Weather Bureau Office in Honolulu for the overall excellent weather we received from them on both the quality and timeliness of the Hi-Seas weather broadcast on WWVH and the continuous weather broadcast on the Marine VHF weather channels in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The Hi-Seas weather broadcast in particular is of great benefit to the sailor cruising for pleasure in a private yacht as he can get good marine weather forecasts with a modestly priced general purpose receiver. In the future please don’t forget the sailors on the back side of that Pacific High when you “extend” your weather coverage for the racers. Murray Cameron Yacht Snowbird

□ HI-SEAS WEATHER RESPONDS TO MURRAY Thank you for your comments on the services we provide to the marine community. It is not too often that we hear from users of our products, and we appreciate both the laudatory comments and the constructive criticisms. It is through letters like yours that we can gain knowledge of what the user needs and thereby improve the services provided. I’m sorry to hear you were disappointed with the WWHV broad¬ cast on your return trip from Hanalei to San Diego. As you are well aware of, the WWVH broadcast is tailored to provide mariners like yourself with the latest information on the locations of gales, storms, and tropical cyclones in addition to other weather elements that may be hazardous to ocean-going vessels. The broadcast originally took up the 48th, 49th, and 50th minutes of each hour. However, it was found that three minutes (actually 45 seconds of each minute) were often times insufficient to include all the warning areas for the north and south Pacific to 25S. We were able to obtain the use of the 51st minute about two years ago to pick up the warning overflow. It was through letters and comments like yours that the inclusion of the eastern Pacific high and 1020 isobar was introduced as a filler when the allotted time was not taken up with warning information. The summer yacht racing season, as you experienced, requires a slight change in format. Weather support and the use of the 52nd minute for yacht race information are arranged for by the sponsors of the event. In the case of the singlehanded race, the forecast office in San Francisco prepared the scripts for the 52nd minute from the start of the race on June 15 until the 29th, when the Honolulu forecast of¬ fice assumed the responsibility. The scripts from San Francisco arriv¬ ed via teletype message 3 to 4 hours after the valid time and by the time it was recorded and broadcast, the information on the high was 5 to 6 hours old. Once we took over there was no time delay and the position heard at 0051 or 0052 GMT, for instance, was the 0000 GMT position. As for the 1020 isobar, I must admit that the encoding of the line was focused on the area to the south of the high center where the yachts would be traversing. However, after looking over a number of the scripts and the weather charts from which they were prepared, the size of the high played a large part in how much of the 1020 isobar could be coded to fit into the 45-second timeframe along with the current and forecast positions of the high. Remember, though, warnings and hazardous weather information first, and the location of the high and 1020 isobar if there is available time. We regret we did not satisfy your needs on your recent trip. In the future, we will try to include as much information on the eastern Pacific high cell and the 1020 isobar within the allotted time when available. Once again, thank you for your letter. Please contact me if I can be of further assistance and if you’re in Honolulu again, stop by for a page 83

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□ GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT Concerning littering ocean and Bay waters — since there are municipal garbage dumps, we may as well use those sites. Why litter any more area on our beautiful planet? When camping and backpacking, we must “pack-out” what was “packed-in”. So, why not the same attitude over the waters? S. Sutherland Capitola

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□ ELONGATION INVESTIGATION 1 have a suggestion for the most successful boating magazine (for boating, of boating, and most importantly by boating people) in the country. A column, page, or feature about boat or boating problems experienced by individuals who wish to advise others of the same class or type of the nature of their experience. Definitely not a crank column, just help. I own a 1973 CT-41 ketch built in Taiwan. On May 15, in 30-plus knot gusts on the Bay, the bronze collar on the bowsprit parted at the bobstay tang. Fortunately the bowsprit held until I could go off the wind and get the sail furled. 1 have replaced the bronze collar with a stainless one, and have all the details in the event anyone is in¬ terested. On close inspection after removal of the bronze casting, 1 ' noted that the casting had elongated. The hole in the tang that secures the headstay had also elongated and would have parted in the near future. This casting weighs about 25 lbs. and looks oversized. I would sug¬ gest all CT-41 type ketch owners carefully inspect this fitting by removing all hardware and checking the holes in the tangs for elongation or cracks. Keep up the good work. Joe Colletto Tiburon Joe — Your idea is a good one, but it’s impossible for us to devote regular space to the concept until we get enough reader input to justify it. Until then we’re delighted to publish all such tips in Letters.

□ NO, IT DOESN’T If you “believe that good service should be publicized” does that mean that you believe that bad service should also be publicized? It is my impression that there is a lot of bad marine gear manufac¬ tured that seldom gets found out about because most boats seldom get used; therefore, no one complains. It’s probably not at a higher rate than other industries, yet my life probably won’t be at risk if the toaster is defective. Personally, I hope that you do as much to expose the faulty gear and non-supportive, companies as you do the good ones. I would love to read articles by Andy Urbanszcxsk about the stuff that didn’t work or wasn’t adequate. Unfortunately, he has to support his sponsors. Lest this letter seem too negative, I recently wrote the Guest cor¬ poration with a complaint about some steel being used in their marine lights. They wrote back explaining the reason for the materials chosen and made the generous offer to replace them with page 85

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LETTERS other lights of my choosing. To me this indicated that they care about their reputation. Good news and bad news. You give some reason for believing your claim that the winning boat went more knots per hour, knot to say I believe you since my log registers nots, knot nots per hour. However, when you refer to us as “acceleration people” it is clear that you do not (per issue?) understand the difference between velocity and acceleration. Acceleration people, from which we velocity people differ widely, widely believe that knots refer to how fast their boat -is increasing their (what we call) knots or What you might call knots per hour which is equivalent to (your) knots per hour per hour. They refer to what we call knots as the integral of what they call knots and 1 shudder to think of what they would say about your knots. Craig Ostfeld Alviso Craig — There’s a big difference between publishing a letter that praises a company or service and publishing a letter that raps a com¬ pany or service. In the former there is always complete agreement on the matter, while in the latter there is virtually always a very emo¬ tional dispute. Years ago we were much more inclined to encourage letters about alleged poor products and service than we are now. What caused us to change was the realization that far too many allegations were false or caused by owner incompetence or ignorance. The result was that readers were given the impression that some truly fine services and products were no good. What had been masquarading as consumer service was actually consumer disservice. Now don’t get us wrong, we’re not about to claim that all products and services sailors receive are satisfactory. Unfortunately they’re not. But neither we — nor anybody else in this business — has even a fraction of the time or resources necessary to investigate all the complaints. Given the paucity of alternatives, our position has been to encourage readers to compliment exemplary products and ser¬ vices. As to the old ‘knots’ problem, you don’t seem to understand. We’re not saying that ‘knots per hour’ is proper, merely that it’s perfectly understandable through its use. You can stick with your ‘building blocks’ concept of language if you prefer, but it’s going.to lead you into all kinds of problems you don’t yet perceive — sort of like a scientist trying to make sense of the atomic world using New¬ tonian physics.

□THE CUSTOMS COLLECTOR SPEAKS Regarding the yacht Simoon removed from Fenrhyn Lagoon: As I read from Latitude magazine of yacht Simoon travelling through the Pacific, I would like you to put this in your magazine that yacht Simoon is removed because I am simply enforcing the Rules and that,they broke the Law of my Country. Sir, 1 would like you to send a copy of my reply from Latitude 38 magazine. Henry Ford Collector of Customs Port of Penrhyn Penrhyn Island South Pacific Islands Readers — Those of you with good memories might recall Bob Jensen’s “Kicked Out of Penrhyn” article from the February issue. See page 118 of that issue for Bob’s side of the story page 87

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LOOSE LIPS To be or not to be is the shipyard question . . . If all goes as planned, East Bay boaters can look forward to a new marina sometime in late 1986 or 1987. “The Shipyard”, as it will be called, will include a 500-berth marina, office complex, restaurant, hotel and recreational facilities. “God and everyone else willing,” says Nancy Long of the parent Alameda Gateway Project, construc¬ tion will begin later this year ort the site of the old Todd Shipyard, located about 1 mile from the mouth of the Estuary on the Alameda side. God has not reported in yet, but almost everyone else does indeed seem willing. The Gateway Project, whose general partner is former Alameda yacht broker John Beery, acquired rights to the 50 acre Todd Shipyard property (they bought 33 acres and lease the remain¬ ing 17) a year and a half ago. They have since received approval for the marina from the Bay Development and Conservation Commis¬ sion, the Seaport Commission, the Pacific Interclub Yachting Association; in fact, from just about everyone but the Army Corps of Engineers. Unfortunately, where The Shipyard project is concerned, the Corps has almost as much influence as The Big Guy upstairs. The basic controversy centers around a large ship turning basin the Corps wants to install in the same area. If built, it would effectively cut Todd Shipyard in half. Friends of the shipyard point out that a turning basin is neither needed nor safe for the area, and some go so far as to call it a “pork barrel project”. A bill now before the U.S. Congress (the Corps is a federal agency) will decide yay or nay on the turning basin and, ultimately, the Todd Shipyard project. Safety research . . . Losing sailors overboard is one of the terrors of the sea. In spite of the universal fear of such an event occurring, relatively little research on how to retrieve someone from the water has been done. It’s not uncommon to read stories about onboard crewmembers trying to retrieve a friend from a rough sea, only to have the victim slip out of their grasp and drift helplessly away. Some members of the Seattle Sailing Foundation, a non-profit organization, went through this experience four years ago. As a result, they were determined to find solutions to the problem. Out of their research has come some valuable data and a new approach to retrieving someone from the water. The Seattle sailors, including chairman Doug Fryer and Gerald Sabel, have come to the realization that there are three crucial elements to rescue at sea. One is reliable boat handling on the part of those left onboard. Several manuevers have to be performed to get the boat into a position to pick up the man overboard. Inexperience or faulty sailing can be deadly. For cruising couples, both individuals need to know how to operate the boat efficiently in case the other one ends up in the drink. Secondly, you have to maintain visual contact with the person in the water. The man overboard pole, which is required on offshore racing yachts and should also be on cruising yachts, is made for this purpose. It’s unbelievably easy to lose sight of someone in the water, especially when you consider that only their head will be showing above the surface. Thirdly, you have to have a reliable method for pulling the victim back onboard. Trying to pull a 200 pound man with 50 pounds of wet clothing onto a heaving deck can be literally impossible for two people to do, not to mention one. A sailor lost on Monterey Bay in 1983 slipped through his safety harness when rescuers tried to haul him aboard. He was also too tired and too heavy to lift himself up a boarding ladder. A line thrown to him fouled in the prop and he eventually drifted away and drowned. The Seattle Sailing Foundation’s work has led to a recommended procedure for rescue at sea. Briefly, as soon as someone goes overpage 89

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“HEY! board, the boat starts circling the victim. A device called the Lifesling, a large collar containing floatation material, is thrown off the stern at the end of a 150-ft tether. The yacht then circles the victim like a powerboat does when picking up a skiier, making smaller and smaller circles until the person in the water picks up the line. The boat is then stopped, the crew lowers the sails and pulls the victim to the windward side of the hull. By means of a block and tackle system attached to a halyard, the victim is then lifted up and over the lifeline. Over 100 tests by the Foundation have shown this system to be reliable and relatively speedy. Their average time for recovery was 13 minutes. This assumes the victim is conscious. (They’re working on what to do if the person is unconscious.) They add that drowning, rather than hypothermia, is usually the greatest danger in these situa¬ tions, and drowning can often result from panic. Preparation and minimizing panic, therefore, can make the difference between life and death. The Lifesling is currently being sold at West Marine Product stores in the Bay Area, and they have brochures that offer more detail on these rescue procedures.

Open house at the co-op . . . Bertie, a 39-foot replica of Joshua Slocum’s Spray built by Peter Bailey and launched last fall, is one of many wooden boats that have been built at the Sausalito Boatwrights Cooperative. The Cooperative will hold an open house at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 15. Included is a seminar on wooden boat building and repair. The Co-op is located at Gate 3 on the southeast corner of the Arques Shipyard. Dennis Dunne, at 331-8073, can give you more informa¬ tion.

Yet more organizations . . . Like the overheated guy in the Gorilla suit and the sore-footed Arab who ran the Bay to Breakers in wingtips, a few class organiza¬ tions are still straggling in. Add these to the list we’ve compiled in the last two issues. Catalina Fleet #9 Fleet #9 is an association for owners of Catalina 22 and 25 sailboats who get together once a month for' a cruise on the Bay. Most members live in the South Bay, but any owner of either of these boats who would enjoy participating is welcome. Contact John or Connie Clark at (408) 247-3587, or John or Lurana Horning at (415) 967-4449. Triton One Design Class The Triton One Design Class of San Francisco Bay, or TODSF, was incorporated 25 years ago. With 58 dues-paying members, it is still very active in racing and cruising today. It is an integral arm of the National Triton Association (250 members), and co-sponsors na¬ tional regattas every third year on the Bay with that organization. TODSF publishes a newsletter and improvement bulletins several times a year, and holds workshops and seamanship seminars. Ken Schopp, at 388-2570 can tell you more. Islander 30 Mkll Association Although more than 100 of these boats are known to be in the Bay Area, membership has dwindled in the past few years as boats changed owners. This year, the push is on to revitalize the group. Planned enticements include YRA racing (10 boats are currently registered to race the season), and four summer cruises. The membership meeting is scheduled for June 29 at the Berkeley YC. To receive a schedule and more information, call Jeanne Tash (707) 448-9176 or Dudley Peters (408) 258-3967. page 91

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Boaters heard on Terminous bridge . . . Bay and Delta boaters turned out in force on April 26th at Rio Vista to express their views about putting a fixed bridge across Little Potato Slough in the Delta. Some 300 people attended the Cal Trans preliminary hearing, and almost all were in favor of replacing the pre¬ sent moveable span with another, updated one. “Only two people spoke for the fixed span,” reports Doug Faulkner, commodore of the Pacific Inter-Club Yachting Association (P1CYA), “a lady trucker who drives an 18 wheeler and a represen¬ tative of the Highway 12 Association.” Faulkner had spent the month of April writing letters to boating groups in the area to make sure they attended the meeting and expressed their views. Cal Trans is considering four options, two fixed and two opening bridge types. The boaters urged the state agency to opt for the opening Bascule type bridge that would be 35 feet high when closed, which would allow many yachts to pass under without the need to raise it. Faulkner was obviously pleased with the turnout. Public comment on the issue closed May 15th. The Cal Trans District 10 officials were then scheduled to report to their superiors in Sacramento, followed by application for permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard. “The Coast Guard was at the Rio Vista meeting,” says Faulkner, “so they know how we feel about it.” A fixed bridge would effectively close down a very popular Delta water¬ way to many boaters. Faulkner also adds that sending letters to the Corps of Engineers at 211 Main St., S.F. 94105 and the Coast Guard’s Vice Admiral John Costello at Government Island, Alameda, 94501, would be a good idea. The practice of closing waterways with fixed spans is one we don’t want to encourage. All the right moves . . . Ted Turner’s recent bid to take over CBS is a big step for the 1977 America’s Cup winner. The move has been on his mind for a while, though. Two years ago Terrible Ted was watch captain on the American yacht Locura, a Soverel 39 racing in the English Admiral’s Cup series. His helmsman was Peter Isler, a top intercollegiate and IOR sailor. Peter says Ted offered him 1% of CBS if he passed a boat that was in front, which he did. If Ted succeeds in his takeover and pays off his bet, Peter would get on the gravy train and never get off. And if you believe that, I’ve got some tax shelters you might be interested in . . . What to do on your summer vacation . . . Remember how you used to dread those “what I did on my sum¬ mer vacation” essays you always had to do for English class the first week of school? Well, the Wooden Boat Foundation of Port Town¬ send, Washington has initiated a summer youth program this year that will solve the problem of what to write about for the teenagers who attend. The three-week introduction to the marine world begins with a week of sail training aboard the 101-ft gaff-rigged schooner Adventuress. At the same time they sail through Washington’s breathtaking Puget Sound, those aboard will learn about marine life and seabirds of the area. Back on land, the program turns to the construction of several small dories, sailmaking, small boat racing and sailing, cruising seminars and tidal ecology. WBF staff includes boatbuilder Kit Africa, sailmaker Carol Hasse and designer Jim Franken. Guest speakers in¬ clude John Guzzwell, John Neil, David Jackson and others. Tuition, which includes room and board and transportation to Seattle, is $1,050. For more information, contact Director Mary Dietz at The Wooden Boat Foundation, Point Hudson Marina, Port Townsend, WA 98368. page 93

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SIGHTINGS she’s the boss San Francisco’s a different kind of city. In most places elected or appointed representatives of the people are the ones who are responsible for increases in berth rates. In San Francisco, however, it would seem that responsibility has fallen to the porn star Marilyn Chambers, pictured above in her theatrical attire. It all started just a few months back, when Ms. Chambers, best known for

bondo If you’ve ever driven a dinged up car in San Francisco, you’ve inevitably been asked by some guys if you’d like to have your dents fixed. If you agree, these street en¬ trepreneurs, sometimes referred to as “Gyp¬ sies”, will jump out of their cars with a sledge hammer and a can of bondo filler. Within 15 minutes they’re done, demand payment and speed off to find another sucker. This recollection came to mind when we saw the Frers 41 Bondi Tram racing recently on the Bay. A large gray patch on her aft starboard quarter, the result of a port-

“Okay, okay, $12 a foot, just put away that whip!”

her starring role in the landmark pornographic film, Behind the Green Door, was busted at the Mitchell Brothers O’Farrell Theatre for allegedly letting male customers fondle her. A huge group of officers were on hand for the arrest, which rankled Chronicle feature writer Warren Hinckle. He took the Police Department to task with a prominently displayed article the following day in the Chronicle. There’s reason to believe that the Police Department didn’t take too kindly cont’d on next sightings page page 100

SIGHTINGS tram starboard collision earlier this year (guess who was on port?), has earned the yacht the name “Bondo Tram” and bears a striking similarity to one of those cars the Gypsies fixed up. Even with her cosmetic blemishes, Bondi* remains perhaps the fastest boat on the Bay. Owner Peter Stocker and skipper Bill George steered her to a convincing victory at the May 18-19 Stone Cup off the City Front. On some legs, the 40-footer was gaining time, boat for boat, on yachts six to eight feet longer. She’s ugly fast!

boss - cont’d to Hinckle’s remarks, because a few days later they arrested him on minor charges — unpaid dog leash violation fines or something. It was a pretty dumb move on the part of the police department, because it provided sensa¬ tional copy for the Chronicle, and of course there was a public outcry forcing Hinckle to be released immediately. Possibly an adherent of the ‘don’t get mad, get even’ school, Hinckle then nailed San Francisco Police Chief Con Murphy with a front page expose. Murphy’s mistake was having a much-wanted berth at Fisherman’s Wharf for his little Monterey fishing boat when he’s not really a commerical fisherman. In the course of the story it came out how low the berth rates are at Fisher cont’d on next sightings page

SIGHTINGS boss - cont’d man’s Wharf, which in turn led to a May 13 story by Randy Shilts, also on the front page. In his article, Shilts documented how berth rates at the San Fran¬ cisco Municipal Marina are substantially lower than other comparable municipal marinas in the Bay Area. He indicated that the city of San Fran¬ cisco, due to the lower than market rates, was losing out on about a million dollars a year. Chance's are if Marilyn had kept her clothes on th?it night at the O’Farrell, the sequence of events leading to the revelation never would have occured. A follow-up story appeared the next day on the front page of the Chroni¬ cle, in which San Francisco politicians were given a chance to comment on the situation, which basically depicted the rich recreating at the expense of less affluent taxpayers. Giving a politician a chance to flog the perceived rich in print is like placing a pound of coke in front of a serious user. How can they resist? While subdued in her remarks, Mayor Feinstein nonetheless said that she had asked the city attorney to figure out a way to get around the Gann Initiative, which restricts the amount berth fees can be increased. There’s perhaps nothing as unpalatable as a politican feigning righteous in¬ dignation, yet that’s exactly what San Francisco Supervisor Carol Ruth Silyer did. She was quoted as saying, “I think it’s outrageous that the city of San Francisco has been subsidizing the rich people who have yachts”. In a hilarious and perhaps revealing slip, just four paragraphs later Supervisor Silver admits that she’s been trying for eight years to get just such a slip for her yacht. It makes you wonder why the supervisor took so long to complain , or is it only sour grapes because she hasn’t been able to cash in on ‘the subsidy’? Ms. Silver’s posturing really confirms our long held personal suspicion that politicans are a shameless lot. For here she is, a supervisor, with tremendous power over the Parks and Recreational Commission (which is in charge of setting the rates), and yet who does she blame for the low rates? Incredibly, she blames the people who pay the rent, the berth holders, as though they had any control over the matter. Would it have not been more seemly for supervisor Silver to confess something to this effect: “Due to my poor stewardship as a supervisor of the great city of San Francisco, I find that the city has perhaps been losing out on as much as $1 million a year by not charging market rates for berths. As your elected representative, I accept full responsibility for this missed opportunity, and remind everyone that those who rent berths are not necessarily rich and they certainly do not set their own berth rates. Yet through all this there is a silver lining. While slack procedures have seen the city go millions in debt on poorly controlled public housing and mental health programs •— to say nothing of the Wilkes Bashford fiasco — at least the city is in the black on marina operations. Let there be no mistake, boatowners in the San Francisco Marina have been paying their own way.” That might not have gotten the supervisor many votes, but to our way of thinking it would have demonstrated a greater affection for the truth. Are rates in the San Francisco Marina too low? At $3.00 to $3.60 a foot they are certainly lower than other marinas in the Bay Area, even public ones which are traditionally lower priced than comparable private marinas. But since the San Francisco marina pays its own way with the current low rates, perhaps we should flop the question: are the rates at other marinas too high? We suspect the correct answer is ‘yes’ at older marinas where the land and facilities were purchased long ago, and ‘no’ at newer facilities where it can be difficult to make ends meet. One of the interesting issues raised along with the berth rates is the matter of slips going with the boat when a boat is sold in San Francisco. This is a fair¬ ly common, but not universal practice. Because of San Francisco’s ideal loca¬ tion and low rates, there is a long waiting list to get a berth. And since boatowners often can command an extra $2-$10 thousand if the slip goes with the boat, few berths ever go to those on the waiting list. In fact it’s said that it takes about 20 years to get a berth in San Francisco, and that over cont’d on next sightings page

Californian The tallship Californian hauled out early last month at Stone Boatyard in Alameda for a bottom job and some interior work preparatory to her departure for Hawaii in June. She also received some new elec¬ tronics, including SSB and SatNav, which were donated by representatives from Raytheon Corp., Baytronics Corporation, Chevron Shipping Corporation and Yachtsman magazine. Interlux donated the bottom paint. The Hawaii trip will be the ship’s first of¬ ficial ambassadorial duty. At the request of Governor Deukmejian and Hawaiian Gover¬ nor Ariyoshi, the Californian will represent the Golden State in Hawaii’s July 4th Tallship Parade off Honolulu. This event commemorates the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Japanese immigrants to the Hawaiian Islands. Nautically speaking, the page 102

SIGHTINGS boss - cont’d 2,000 people are waiting. That may seem like a long time, but everything is relative. Down in Santa Barbara, which also has relatively low berth rates and a desirable location, harbor patrolman Longaberger reports there is an average wait of 174 years to get a berth. Now that’s a genuinely long wait. What’s going to happen in San Francisco? We anticipate the politicans will continue to have a field day flogging ‘wealthy yachtsmen’ and that rates will go up. But that’s not all, as Supervisor Silver has suggested instituting a sliding scale for berths. We expect that when all is said and done, white males will be paying about $10 a foot, women and minorities about $3.50 a foot, and street people and the chronically unemployed about $1.50 a foot. Fur¬ thermore those who can most afford to pay for a slip will be put at the end of the waiting list and tax returns will have to accompany all berth applications. Sure it sounds strange, but San Francisco’s a weird city. How else can you explain the fact that when Marilyn Chambers got naked that night at the O’Farrell, the only ones that got screwed were those with berths at the San Francisco Marina?

lordy please, no user fees

to hawaii event will also commemorate the. 1851 San Francisco to Hawaii voyage of the Revenue Cutter Lawrence, after which the Californian is modeled. The Californian departs for the islands on June 9 as part of the Ancient Mariner Race to Lahaina, Maui. On board will be 12 young cadets, six from Southern California and six from Northern California. One of those six is 15V2-year-old Alan Steele of San Francisco, who is being sponsored by Cass’ Marina in Sausalito. The cadet program, developed by the Dana Point-based Nautical Heritage Society, is open to yourig adults, male or female, between the ages of 16 and 25. For more on this or any of the Califor¬ nian’s programs, contact the ship’s Northern California representative Ward Cleaveland at 283-2249.

Congress is at it again. Despite several unsuccessful attempts in the last few years at passing legislation that would require boaters to pay “user fees,” H.R. 1936, developed by the Department of Transportation and introduced by Silvio Conte (R — MA)is currently before the House of Representatives. Unfortunately, this one might have a little more going for it than previous bills. For one, Conti is the ranking minority member of the House Appropria¬ tions Committee, the panel that controls almost all federal spending. For another, this latest proposal is more definitive as to the amounts to be col¬ lected and spent. If that’s not enough to make you quake in your seaboots, try this: The White House and the Senate Republican leadership led by Senators Robert Dole (R — KS) and Pete Domenici (R — NM) are calling for a separate Senate resolution to implement “user fees.” If H.R. 1936 should pass in its present form, DOT would be entitled to col¬ lect at least $136 million in user fees from recreational boaters and the in¬ dustry in 1986. That, according to DOT, works out to about $23 for each boat owner. These monies would allegedly allow DOT to transfer the funding of more than a quarter of the operating costs of the Coast Guard from general revenues to those people — us — that DOT considers “indirect’ users of Coast Guard services. On the surface, making boaters pay directly for services — from safety checks to search and rescue — provided to them by the Coasties might not sound like such a bad idea, except for the fact that none of the proposed user fees would go directly to the Coast Guard. Instead, they would all get deposited in the Treasury’s general fund. If that doesn’t smell a little fishy, it should: of $300 million in fuel taxes boaters have paid since 1980, only $38 million has been released by the House Appropriations Committee. These funds were supposed to be returned to the states for boating safety, educa¬ tion and law enforcement programs. Kind of makes you wonder if user fees would suffer the same fate, doesn’t it? Fasten your seat belt, there’s more. H.R. 1936 does not put any ceiling on the proposed user fee. Congress plans to leave that up to the DOT. To give you some indication of what that may hold in store, the DOT is apparently under the impression that recrea¬ tional boaters are responsible for rrtore Coast Guard expenditures than the entire coastal and inland shipping fleets and the entire domestic and foreign fishing fleets. Exactly how much we inept bozos are responsible for, DOT has had a hard time saying. Three DOT estimates between 1981 and 1982 put the tally at $212 million, then $70 million, then $36 million. Apparently the current figure, $136 million, is a politically safe compromise. Adding together the recreational user fees and commercial fees would net DOT about $236 million in 1986 and $476 million in fiscal years 1987 through 1990, says a recent Boating News bulletin issued by the National cont'd on next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS user fees -cont’d Marine Manufacturers Association. “While the near doubling of receipts for the second through fifth years are not explained,” it continues, “it’s a safe bet to assume all fees would double after the first year.” Penalties for failure to pay would include a $5,000 fine, the seizure and sale of vessels for payment of fees, and denial of permission to enter ports on any federal waterway. Are there any boaters out there who disagree that we need another tax — especially one that amounts to a blank check with our name on it — about as much as we need another belly button? The Boat Owners Association of the U.S. has mobilized a write-in campaign to kill this thing before it multiplies. They urge all boaters to write the people mentioned in this article (c/o the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20515) as well as your local representatives. Tell them that this is an arbitrary tax on all boat owners regardless of whether or not they use Coast Guard ser¬ vices; that none of the money will go directly to the Coast Guard; that boaters are already paying more than $60 million a year in fuel taxes, most of which are being used to help balance the budget; and that 75 percent of the $136 million user fee package is targeted for non-emergency assistance, much of which the Coasties are already turning over to the private sector.

got them ior blues Last month’s Big Daddy regatta at the Richmond YC was an exclusive event for boats rated under the IOR rule. Those initials stand for International Offshore Rule, although given the ampunt of money it takes to be competi¬ tive in this class, some refer to it as the rule of “Invest or Retire.” So it was ap¬ propriate that one of the songs played during the Saturday night party at the Big Daddy was called IOR Blues. The song’s composer is Jeff Miller, who usually sails 505 dinghies, but has been known to step on an IOR boat from time to time. He says IOR Blues is the political song for his group, the Average Yacht Club Band. “It was kind of an impulsive inspiration,” he admits in true Spinal Tap sincerity. “I wrote half of it at home and the other half on the car ride to the gig that night.” Here are the words to Jeff’s opus: [Verse ] Well, I got me a keelboat, she don’t go too fast; Yah, I got me a keelboat, she don’t go too fast; Everytime I go racing, I always come in last. [Verse] v Woke up this mornin’, had them IOR blues; Woke up this mornin’, had them IOR blues; Doesn’t matter who be drivin’, I’m pretty sure they’d lose. [Bridge] Well something always fails, The crew said ‘Buy more sails!’ Spent half a million bucks And my boat speed still sucks. Then the coffee grinder exploded, Oh lord what am I gonna do? Perhaps you’d like to buy her — looks just right for you. [Verse] Gonna buy me a 505, and go sailin’ on the Bay; Gonna buy me a 505, and go sailin’ on the Bay; I’ll quit my job too, and just go sailin’ every day. [Verse] Woke up this morning, had them IOR blues; Woke up this morning, had them IOR blues; Doesn’t matter who be drivin’, I’m pretty sure they’d lose. Jeff and the AYCB are available for an evening of good rock ’n roll by calling (415) 594-9126.

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SIGHTINGS drug search in la paz Tuesday, March 17 wasn’t the greatest day in D.P. Hatch’s life. At 8 a.m. on that morning, the San Ramon college professor’s 32-ft Dreadnaught ketch, Empyrean, was boarded by Mexican drug officials, police and marines while lying at anchor in La Paz. Cursory drug searches of boats aren’t that common in Mexico, but they do occur. This however, was a far cry from a casual search. It took four hours, and resulted in many things being ruined on the boat. In fact after carefully considering the adjective, Hatch decided he could only term it a “ransacking”. cont’d on next sightings page

second time On April 25th, longtime Bay sailor Rolfe Croker gathered many of his cronies at the San Francisco YC for the christening of his new yacht, the Santa Cruz 50 Hana Ho. Rolfe used to own the Tanton 42 Scaramouche, and plans to take his new steed, one of Bill Lee’s ultralight designs, on this summer’s TransPac race. Fellow SFYC member Jeff Madrigali is slated to be one of the primary drivers on Hana Ho. One of the

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SIGHTINGS around highlights of the party was the sacrificial bot¬ tle of champagne smashed across the bow of the yacht. Which brings up a question we have about yachting etiquette. Is it proper to break a bottle of bubbly over the bow of a used boat? Isn’t that sort of like a bride wear¬ ing white to her second wedding? Is there a Miss Manners of boating out there who can provide an answer to this pressing issue?

drug search - cont’d It should be noted that Empyrean’s owner has strong personal feelings against drugs, and would be delighted to see a totally successful drug inter¬ diction program. An experienced traveller by boat and otherwise who has spent years in Mexico, he is not opposed to reasonably conducted searches.

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The incident, which proved to be both very humiliating and costly for Hatch, started when AM 16, widely advertised as Baja’s great new search and rescue vessel, pulled alongside early in the morning. Two plainclothes drug enforcement officials, both wearing ,45’s in their belts and saying they were from Mexico City, came aboard. They began asking questions and searching, and like the many that would follow, removed their name tags and refused to identify their office or administrator. The only exception was AM 16’s Captain, Lazaro Mendoza Sanchez. After the two plainclothesmen had completed their search, four of their assistants and one apparent zealous flunky repeated the process. Just about when they were finishing up, another ten marines, equipped with sub¬ machine guns, started the search anew. It was this later group, equipped with can openers, that apparently was most careless and caused the greatest damage. Hatch had planned this trip to Mexico, French Polynesia, and back to San Francisco since 1979. He purchased the ketch in 1982 for the trip, and spent all of his free time in 1984 upgrading the boat and meticulously storing provi¬ sions and gear as they might be needed. Since he believed in buying most of the food at the outset in the States, the boat was crammed. “It was like a Chinese puzzle,” he says. After 17 searchers hqd gone at it for almost exactly four hours, the puzzle cont’d on next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS

drug search - cont’d had been badly diassembled and damaged. A Sharp celestial calculator was stepped on and broken; woodwork was broken, a Stearns man overboard system was automatically inflated, a 5410 tool kit case was damaged, syringes were taken from the medical kit (and later found with the safety harnesses and climbing gear), the 40 meter ham antenna was bent in half, and the wires behind thfe stove pulled loose. The insides of cushions were examined, as was the radar dome. The searchers used the ship’s flashlights in their investigation, and later opened them up to see if they contained contra¬ band. It was only after hours that Hatch was told that they were looking for co¬ caine. And given the clever devices made specifically for smuggling — see the ‘Ajax’ containers in the photos above — the searchers tore right into things. An entire year’s supply of Kotex was opened, and not just the box but the individual units. Zip lock bags were torn apart, not unzipped. Other items opened and rendered no longer good included Crisco, beef soup, powered milk, salad dressing, sardines, fruit rolls, spirolina, fruit bars, oatmeal, Chilean bacon, mushroom soup, canned cheese, Real Fresh brand milk, Spam, many cans of fruit juices and countless other items. Empyrean carried many retort pouches of food, and a good number of these were torn open, often with the contents spilling on charts or personal papers. Hatch admits that the searchers didn’t appear to intentionally want to destroy things, but that certainly was the result. They weren’t unfriendly, “about like being stopped by a patrolman on the side of the road in the States”. After an entire morning of searching and finding nothing, they left, without an apology. Among the most troubling aspects of the incident is that Hatch cannot figure out why his boat was singled out for such a detailed search. Had he been seen with a suspected smuggler or smuggling boat? Was it on orders from the U.S.? Had a former crewman given authorities a false tip in revenge? Was it in retaliation for the U.S. border slowdowns after the death of the DEA official? Was it because his boat was loaded down and floating below the designed waterline? Hatch figures he’ll never really know. The only thing he feels certain about is this: “Given the global curse of drugs, searches such as mine will have to be expected more and more.”

guadalupe The Pacific Singlehanded Sailing Associa¬ tion, more or less the Southland’s counter¬ part to the Singlehanded Sailing Society, has announced its fifth annual race from Marina del Rey to Guadalupe Island and back. The race, which will start on October 26, sis for single and doublehanders only. It will be sailed under PHRF handicaps, and covers a total of 630 miles. The race has been specifically set up to function as a qualifier for the Singlehanded Sailing Socie¬ ty’s TransPac in the summer of 1986. To qualify for the Guadalupe Island Race, both the skipper and the boat must have gone on a 130 nautical mile sail that took them at least 40 miles offshore. The gear re¬ quirements are patterned after the USYRU’s

st francis challenge If 1990’s America’s Cup is finally going to be sailed at the best site in the world, San Francisco Bay, it’s going to be up to the gentlemen pictured here. They are, from the left, Tom Blackaller, Ron Young, Richard Dunn, Bob Scott, Bob Cole, Kevin O’Connell, and Van Fowler. They are the principal players in the St. Francis Challenge to win back the America’s Cup from the Australians, who after 132 years took it from the Americans two years agq. The competition is renewed in earnest, in Perth, in the fall of 1986. The seven men gathered on May 17 for the ceremonial presentation of a check to Richard Dunn of Stephen’s Marine in Stockton, with which to begin construction of the St. Francis Challenge’s first 12 meter. This will not only be the first 12 meter built in the Bay Area, but also the first 12 meter built west of New York. In addition to the passing of the check, the plans for the “first full computer-designed and lofted boat in history” were unveiled. She’s to be 65 feet long, displace 55,000 pounds, cany 1800 sq. ft. of working sail and 4,000 sq. ft. of spinnker. The top of her mast will rise 92 feet from the surface of the water. Other critical details, such as the keel and hull design, are, in the words of lead naval architect of the project, Gary Mull, “classified information”. All the secrecy, of course, started with the last winner, Australia II and her winged keel. While some syndicates have claimed their boats are computer-designed, cont'd on next sightings page page I 10

SIGHTINGS island race Offshore Category 1. Generally speaking, the race is a run down to Guadalupe Island arid a beat back to Marina del Rey. With the start straddling the end of hurricane season and the ap¬ proach of winter rains, the weather should be ideal. Of course with some real bad luck, you might get clobbered first by the tail of a hurricane and then rained on by an Alaskanbred winter storm — but then that’s sailing, right? Deadline for entry and safety inspection is September 9. Race entry forms can be ob¬ tained from Phil Habegger at (213) 459-1073; call in the evening. It should be a great race.

st. francis - cont’d Dr. Heiner W. Meldner, who is leading the projects team of top scientists from NASA-AMES, Lawrence Livermore Lab, UC Berkeley and Stanford, is quick to qualify the point. “Some boat designers are computer-assisted, but that can mean anything from using a hand-held calculator to incorporating perhaps one-millionth of what a complete high technology computer design has to offer. Our boat is fully computer designed and lofted, which includes having the lines completely drawn by an advanced aerospace computer system to a high degree of smoothness unattainable in conventional highdrafting techniques.” Meldner points out that super computers have been used for years to design aircraft, space shuttles, and entire weapons systems. “We are now,” he says, “applying similar principals of flow, turbulence and force analyses into the design of an America’s Cup boat.” The Challenge Sailing Coordinator, Tom Blackaller, explains the advan¬ tage of designing and building a boat from scratch: “Most of the other cont’d on next sightings page

SIGHTINGS st. francis - cont’d yachting syndicates are essentially giving their old boats a facelift. We’re creating the fastest America’s Cup racer in sailing history . . . from concept through construction . . . and frankly, our boat is going to blow everyone out of the water.” We don’t know about the rest of you folks, but we love that kind of talk. Stay tuned for further St. Francis Challenge updates in the coming two years.

opening day accident While most of the celebrants of the April 28th Opening Day on the Bay en¬ joyed themselves, not everyone went home that night carefree. Consider the crew of the Cal 3-34 Velveteen Rabbit, owned by Bill Dean of San Rafael. cont'd on next sightings page

now that's italian The important thing is that designers Andre Mauric and Carlo Pagani created an 81-ft ultralight maxi sloop called Pioneer, s which was named after its electronic com¬ pany sponsor. Apparently the boat’s a rocket, for its owners advertise that it is the only monohull to break the old Atlantic crossing record that for nearly a century had been held by the schooner, Atlantic. The claim is made that the boat has hit 28 knots,

SIGHTINGS opening day - cont'd -or maybe it's french and that you can waterski behind it. We don’t know if all that’s true, but we do ' know that Pioneer has the most unusual pro¬ pulsion system we’ve ever seen on a maxi. We’re talking outboard motors. Not any little outboards mind you, but twin 300-hp out¬ boards. These are said to move the 81-footer along at 13 to 15 knots, making it “ideal for those who enjoy the sea but who cannot find time for conventional sailing”.

While anchored off the northeast shore of Angel Island in mid-afternoon, they were rammed amidship by the 55-ft wooden ketch Pegasus. Four teenagers onboard suffered head and upper body injuries. The Velveteen Rabbit also suffered severe structural damage. Owner and skipper Dean reports he and his party of 11 had participated in the Blessing of the Fleet in the morning. At 1 pm they dropped anchor off Angel Island amidst a group of other yachts, including Pegasus. Owned by Anthony Chase and Karl Keesling, both of San Francisco, the ketch has sailed 70,000 miles across the Pacific and back and is considered a very respectable member of the cruising fraternity. At 3 pm, Pegasus weighed an¬ chor and apparently engaged in a water hose/balloon encounter with another yacht in the vicinity. As they bore down on Velveteen Rabbit, some of the guests went below to avoid being doused while others moved to the opposite side of the deck. What happened next was horrifying for those on Rabbit. The bow of the ketch rode up over the cabin and onto the boom. My life flashed before my eyes,” says Bill Dean, who was below and saw the boat through the cabin windows. Pegasus was traveling at a reported 8 knots at the time, and the im¬ pact of the collision caused several bulkheads to explode. The four teenagers were also below and they sustained their injuries by being thrown around the cabin. Liz Crump, a passenger on the Pegasus, says she was below at the time of the collision and didn’t witness the event. She did say there were many boats zipping about the anchorage, creating an air of confusion, and that the helmsman, Tony Chase, had been unable to see Velveteen Rabbit until it was too late. Bill Dean immediately called the Coast Guard. The injured were trans¬ ferred to a Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel and taken to Marin General Hospital. Velveteen Rabbit returned to her slip in Richmond without further mishap. Dean says the youngsters who were hurt are doing OK, although their heads and necks were sore for a few days. It’s hard not to moralize over a story like this. Accidehts do happen. Pegasus was cited by the Coast Guard for negligent operation, and the respective insurance companies will be busy on this case for a while, we re sure. Thank goodness it wasn’t worse. Remember, safe boating is no acci¬ dent. Don’t be part of one.

some sling it, others pump it

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During all the hearings last winter by the BCDC and other governmental agencies to pin much of the blame on Bay pollution on liveaboards, the city of San Francisco dumped one billion gallons of partially treated sewage into

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San Francisco Bay. For those not used to such big numbers, a billion is one thousand million - except in Britain and Germany, where for reasons cont’d on next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS slinging and pumping - cont’d known only to them it’s one million million. The sewage got dumped into the Bay when pumps at the Bay and Kearny street Pump Station either failed or developed cracks that indicated they were about to fail. This crucial link in the city’s sewer system was completed less than three years ago. A biologist for the Department of Fish and Game, Michael Rugg, said the partially treated sewage had an adverse affect on Bay marine life. Donald Birrer, who is the San Francisco Public Works director, didn’t dispute the number of gallons of sewage pumped into the Bay but contended that the city had not been negligent. The above information came out in a hearing before the Regional Water Quality Control Board to determine whether the city should be sued for pollution violations. By a 4-to-2 vote, the Water Quality Control Board decided to ask the state attorney general to take legal action against the city, action that could result in fines totalling as much as $400,000. As for the BCDC, they’re about to open their summer offensive on recrea¬ tional liveaboards, apparently still groping to get their priorities straight. Details elsewhere in Sightings.

ala moana whales saved from extinction First time visitors to Hawaii are invariably stunned by the high-rises of Honolulu. The huge heaven-bound expanses of concrete don’t quite jell with the palm-lined expectations. Not long ago artist Robert Wyland did his little part to alleviate the Los

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Angeles-ness by painting a 23,000 sq. ft. mural called ‘Whaling Wall VI’, on the formally blank wall of the Ilikai Marina condominium. The stunning mural of 15 frollicking whales not only brightens the vista of boaters berthed in the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, but also offers an attractive welcome to the millions entering Waikiki along Ala Moana Blvd each day. Therefore it was puzzling why the Waikiki Improvement Association, the Outdoor Circle, and developer Jack E. Myers filed a lawsuit to force removal of the mural. Fortunately legal skirmishes, which included a $4.5 million countersuit by the artist, have ended in a out-of-court settlement which cont’d on next sightings page

We made1 a sin of omission regarding last month’s article on sailing schools. We negelected to mention D’Anna Sailing Com¬ pany, one of the largest sailing school/club/charter organizations in the Bay. Wayne D’Anna took over the company that bears his name in 1973, and has been offering courses in everything from basic sail¬ ing for beginners to offshore cruising for the more experienced sailor ever since. In addi¬ tion, various memberships in j D’Anna’s Golden Gate Sailing Club include such benefits as free instruction, unlimited use of certain boats and rebates toward the pur¬ chase of a yacht of your own. Facilities in¬ clude a clubhouse, swimming pool and sauna. Prices are competitive and, at 34 boats, the D’Anna fleet is one of the largest. If you’re in the market, D’Anna Sailing Com¬ pany definitely bears looking into. Their number is 451-7000. The other boo boo was more of a sin of clarification than omission. We mentioned that the Sausalito Multihulls Center had opened on May 1, and was there to haul and service large cats and tris. Lee Bullock called page I 14

SIGHTINGS whales - cont’d allows for the mural to remain. It’s unclear why the attractive mural was opposed in the first place. Local speculation has it that the money folks were afraid that something so hand¬ some might interfere with future plans to build an adjoining high-rise that might obliterate the work of art. As one passerby was heard to mumble, “Yeah, and I bet they don’t like sunsets, either.” But don’t despair, the whales are still on Ala Moana, waiting to greet both the TransPac’ers and other summer visitors. — doug uann / latitude 38

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LATITUDE 38/SHIMON

Sailors along the San Francisco City Front may have noticed more work being done at Pier 39, the combination marina and tourist attraction next to Fisherman’s Wharf. The west breakwater, all 470 feet of it, is being rebuilt. The pile driving barge completed its task in May, and there was still four weeks of cement work to go as of press time. Harbormaster George Hagerman says the cement operation will be carried out from 3 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. on weekday mornings, since they need calm water for best results. Any boats in the area at that time will be well notified to keep clear. Hagerman also adds that they’ve had a record number of guests in the East

omission to tell us that the scope of the center is much wider than just service, however. Its pro¬ gram, which will attempt to “accommodate the whole sphere of influence” where multihulls are concerned, is fourfold: l)Service—includes haulout, repair and construc¬ tion; 2)Sales—new and used cats and tris with accomodations; 3) Demonstration Sails—the fees for these go toward the pur¬ chase of boat; 4)Berth Management—trying to berth one of these big, wide boats isn’t easy, but SMC will go all out to make it as painless as possible. The Center has been in the works for seven years now, and to com¬ memorate its opening Lee designated May as “Merchant Month,” offering area businessmen free rides on one of the big tris. (Lee says that offer is still open to businessmen who might not have known about it in May.) “We are the only center for multihulls on the West Coast and we’re look¬ ing to offer a complete service for owners of these types of boats,” says Lee. Sausalito Multihulls Center is located near the Sausalito Marine Ways. Their phone number is 332-6533. page I 15

Work in progress at Pier 39.

Marina since its reopening earlier this year. At least eighty transient yachts tied up over the Opening Day weekend. You can park here free for an eve¬ ning, and it’s $10 for overnight. Call ahead on the VHF or telephone and they’ll do what they can to make you feel at home.

bcdc to reopen iiveaboard issue At their May 16 meeting, the Bay Conservation and Development Com¬ mission announced the reopening of the Iiveaboard issue. Drafted in 1983 amidst a storm of protest from liveaboards, the original regulations were shelved as the BCDC turned its attention toward the Richardson Bay Special Area Plan. The BCDC, as you recall, passed the SAP back in December. Essentially, the revised BCDC plan will be an umbrella version of the SAP. Where the SAP covers a specific area, the BCDC regulations will deal with many of the same regulations — limits on the discharge of sewage and graywater; limits on anchor-outs, and the number of liveaboards allowed in marinas; transient mooring; and so on — but for the Bay as a whole. cont’d on next sightings page

SIGHTINGS bcdc - cont'd “The plan will cover many of the same topics, but will not have the specificity of the Special Area Plan,” says BCDC’s Jeffrey Blanchfield. Just how specific it will be won’t be known until July 18, when the revised and up¬ dated plan is presented to the full Commission, and thence to the public. A public hearing on the report is scheduled for August 15, at 1 p.m. in room 1194 of the State Building, 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco. This is also the deadline for written comment to be submitted to the Commis¬ sion. If you care about this issue at all, we urge you to write or attend the meeting. We will keep readers appraised of the progress of this issue and will let you know the exact parameters of the BCDC plan in the August issue. In the meantime, interested groups can follow the proceedings by getting on the BCDC’s mailing list. All it takes is a phone call to 557-3686.

secret love Remember the Secret Love incident from the 1983 Big Boat Series? That was the time when Bradley Herman’s Peterson 45 Secret Love from Southern California cut dangerously close in front of the 529-ft cargo ship Nada II off the San Francisco City Front. Secret Loves crew, including world class sailors such as Lowell North and Ron Love, figured they could make pass in front of the incoming ship and not lose ground to their competition. They achieved that goal, but in¬ curred the wrath of the ship’s pilot, who later lodged a formal protest with the Coast Guard.

SIGHTINGS appeal denied A Coast Guard hearing resulted in owner Herman being fined $1,400 for impeding the passage of a commercial vessel in a fair¬ way and $400 for negligent operation. This decision was-appealed, but on March 22, 1985, it was upheld by the Coast Guard’s Maritime and International Law Division in Washington, D.C. Captain F.F. Burgess, Jr., in a five page letter to Oakland’s Irv Loube, who acted as Herman’s counsel in the affair, made it very clear that Secret Love should not have cut it so fine with the 8780-gross ton freighter. The error in judge¬ ment will cost him $1,800. Enough said.

daffy over their ducks Over in San Leandro harbor they love their ducks. Most love to come and visit their web-footed friends, feeding them morsels and watching them wad¬ dle about. Some, it’s said, love the ducks in other ways, like baked and basted, and sometimes there’s goose grease on the pavement in tribute to such an offering. But, hey, ducks have rights too. Like to their own housing and a public place to meet and quack about current events, fly patterns to Canada and Mexico, and other stuff. Eight years ago, the mallards, geese and ducks used to carry on their business in the bushes at the harbor. When the shrubs were replaced by rip rap, however, they lost their privacy. Enter harbormaster Joe Kramm, who nailed together some floating duck houses, which he anchored a few yards offshore. They loved it,” says Kramm, who has become the unofficial mayor of Duckville. Since then, he and his staff, using their own money and dona¬ tions, have improved the duck’s lot. The current duck infrastructure now in¬ cludes a town plaza and a series of bedroom A-frames nearby. “We’re remodeling now,” says Kramm, “and we’re going to give each of the residences it’s own mini-mailbox.” Talk about upscale housing! Kramm says the year round duck population numbers about 300, in¬ cluding mallards, white ducks, Chinese geese and half breeds. In winter, thousands stopover on their migratory flights. The ranks also swell after Easter, when people who thought a duck would be cute find out differently and want to get rid of them. Kramm also adds that the ducks aren’t just freeloading, either. For one, they ptovide endless entertainment for boaters and San Leandro residents who come down to visit them regularly. They also help locate leaks in fresh water hoses running down the docks: they like to congregate at those spots and drink the cool, clear water. Quack, quack.

calling all hands One of the first instructions we always give any newcomer to sailing is the tried and true “one hand for you, one for the boat.” It’s such second nature to most of us who sail though, that sometimes even the best of us forget. Chuck Liggett of Sunnyvale is never going to forget, though. Learning the hard way — by falling off the boat — always tends to imprint such lessons indelibly on the mind. Chuck’s experience — or shall we say baptism by fire since it was his first race — occurred during the Coyote Point Race on May 5. He’d been invited aboard by Bob Molinari, a friend who also served as crew. To show just how new Chuck is to the sport, or maybe how nervous he was, he didn’t even register the type and name of the boat. Everything went as well as could be expected until the boat rounded the last mark and headed for home under spinnaker. “I didn’t have any deck shoes,” says Chuck. “As soon as they put the spinnaker up, the boat went over on its side and I slid through the lifelines like a wet piece of concrete.” Although he was dressed in bulky foul weather gear, the surge of adrenalin provided by the cold water and the sight of the boat sailing off without him enabled Chuck to stay afloat without much trouble until someone from a following boat tossed him a lifering. In the relatively flat but windy conditions, the crew on Chuck’s boat was having trouble getting the chute down so they could come back for him, and the lifering boat (he didn’t look at its name or type either) ended up hauling him aboard and motoring back in. “They said they were doing lousy in the race anyway,” he remembers. It was an experience some people might take as a sign they should move immediately to the Mojave Desert, but Chuck is looking forward to his next race. This time, he says, he’ll wear deck shoes — and will definitely remember to always have at least one hand for himself.

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OPENING DAY

umor has it that the significance of opening day was once more literal than figurative. The few yachts that re¬ mained in the water in the fall were corraled into Belvedere Cove where a large floating sea wall protected them from the storms of winter. When spring and another boating season rolled around, opening day was the day the sea wall was actually opened, allow¬ ing the yachts back onto the Bay. As you can see from these photos, the historical event the present opening day most resembles—at least in Ayala Cove—is a combination of Mardi Gras and the attack on Pearl Harbor. What occurs there is best summed up in the overheard answer to a newcomer’s question about what there was to see on the Bay on April 28. “There’s nothing to see,” was the answer. “Everybody just goes out on boats and goes apeshit.” In all fairness, there was a parade, a bless¬ ing of the fleet and a number of shoreside ac¬ tivities, all of which came off with varying degrees of success. “Everybody on the board is happy with the turnout,” says Richard Tipton, safety chairman of the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association. He estimates 2,000 boats, led by the tallship Californian, par¬ ticipated in the parade, and that the number of decorated yachts—47—jumped quite a bit from last year. PICYA is looking forward to even greater participation next year. “If anything, it may be more formal,” says Tipton. “Dedrick Denison will be in charge of Opening Day next year and he’s a very careful, very formal planner.” Meanwhile, over at Angel Island, all pretense of formality had long since departed. The major concern among boaters there seemed to be how to get each other as wet as possible as often as possible. Despite PICYA’s cease-and-desist request regarding water balloons, they and buckets remained

standard issue armament among roadstead warriors. More high-tech weaponry included modified bilge pumps, bicycle pumRS and garden sprayers. One guy on a runabout used a kicked-up outboard to great effect and another bunch had one of those small, raw-water pumps aboard. Attached to a hose and nozzle, this latter turned out to be the nautical equivalent of a triple-barreled Ouzi—those guys were untouchable. It was all in the name of fun, of course, and from what we saw, few people abused that premise. If it was obvious you were “unarmed,” most of revelers left you alone. If you were just unprepared, that was another matter. As things wound down Sun¬ day afternoon, we spotted one sailor, an engineer, picking balloon shreds out of his scuppers and saying something about at¬ mospheric pressure, jerry jugs hauled to the masthead, half-inch hose... and next year. — latitude 38 — jr

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SERIOUSLY, FOLKS... Opening Day was not without its “in¬ cidents”. We saw several exchanges of verbal abuse, usually following a one¬ sided exchange of water balloon abuse. To reiterate from our March issue, we at Latitude 38 have always taken the posi¬ tion that throwing water balloons (or anything else) at those who didn’t want to be victims is the height of irresponsibility. So is excessive speed in a crowded anchorage, and though only one serious accident arose from the practice (see Sightings), there were plenty of other ac¬ cidents looking for a place to happen.

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There were several near misses of dinghies and parked boats by other craft whose owners were more intent on stay¬ ing dry or getting someone else wet than watching where they were going. And then there was indiscriminate anchoring, which made for a number of snarled an¬ chors and tempers. It’s been our ex¬ perience that the powers that be will tolerate a little craziness, but when some¬ one gets hurt or the right (read “wrong”) people get mad, they start thinking of ways to stop it. So let’s have fun out there, but remember, keep it sensible.

ADMIRAL'S CUP

nyone who still thinks that the East Coast is the center of yachting in this country had better reconsider, at least when it comes to high tech lOR type racing. At the recently concluded Admiral’s (Hup Trials in Newport, R.I. from May 11 to 17, West Coast entries convincingly thrashed a fleet of 39 of the best yachts and sailors from the rest of the U.S. Leading the way was Bill Power’s Nelson/Marek 43 High Roler from Newport Beach, Ca., followed by Lowell North’s N/M 42 Sleeper out of San Diego, and San Francisco’s Sidewinder, a Reichel/Pugh 43

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owned by Randy Short. These three yachts thus become the American team for this summer’s Admiral’s Cup, an international yachting contest to be held from July 29 to August 16 off the coast of England. Just missing making the varsity . squad was Irv Loube’s Beneteau One Ton Coyote from Oakland. Loube, who had been foiled before in his efforts to make the team, fell short once again, although his yacht was the top finishing 40-footer, of which there were over 30 in the fleet.

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. UHT i he big boats had it easy,” com¬ mented Coyote helmsman Dee Smith. With their longer-waterlines, the larger yachts were able to sail clear of the pack after the start and enjoy relatively free air on the weather legs. The selection committee for the U.S. had reportedly wanted at least one 40-footer on the team, since these smaller * boats have done extremely well in recent Admiral’s Cup series. Things didn’t work out that way, however. “The bigger boats were very well sailed,” added John Bertrand, another Coyote crewmember, “and they may well prove that you don’t have to be small to win Admiral’s Cup.” Randy Short was extremely pleased at making the team. A newcomer to the tOR scene, he put together an excellent team, in¬ cluding sailing master Steve Taft, Skip Allan, Paul Cayard, Scott Easom, Kent Massey, Mike Lingsch, Dave Wahle, John Fisher, Tom Relyea and navigator Ben Mitchell.

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Sidewinder also benefitted from some recent lightening in the keel, making her more of an all around performer. Conditions off Newport for the six race series, which in¬ cluded around the buoys and long distance heats, ranged from rainy drifters to 30 knot blasters. “We were always competitive in every race,” noted Taft afterwards.

T he series was not without its mishaps and controversies. Of the former, perhaps the most outstanding was the grounding of Dennis Conner’s Lobo, the Reichel/Pugh 43 from San Diego. Conner tried to cut be¬ tween an island and the shore after the start of one of the long distance races. Fortunately the tide was rising and within half an hour he was free, but the incident put him out of the running for the race as well as the series. Even so, Lobo ended up fourth overall. In the controversy department, Loube’s Coyote appears to have contributed her fair

share. Rounding the weather pin in 35 knots of breeze during a triangle race, Coyote passed extremely close to the inflatable mark. Crews on two boats nearby, including Sidewinder, lodged protests claiming that Coyote had in fact touched it, a foul which would have required rerounding to ex¬ onerate herself. Even some of those onboard Coyote had their doubts, but Loube, who was positioned on the leeward side during the maneuver, testified, as did members of the jury on a nearby powerboat, that they had made it through clean. The protest was disallowed. Results: 1) High Roler, HIM 43, Bill Power, Newport Beach, Ca., 264 pts; 2) Sleeper, HIM 42, Lowell North, San Diego, Ca., 256.333 pts; 3) Sidewinder, RIP 43, Randy Short, San Francisco, Ca.; 4) Lobo, R/P 43, Roger Livingston/Dennis Conner, San Diego, Ca.; 4) Coyote, Beneteau One Ton, Irv Loube, Oakland, Ca.

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t took three months and fourteen parties before we could tear ourselves out of the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron marina in Manly, just south of Brisbane. The new concrete docks and terrific showers nearly

Sacramento Delta; I hadn’t imagined that the coast of Australia would make me homesick. The barrier islands of Moreton and $tradbroke provided an inside passage of about forty miles with a view of the mainland, which rose in green folds to 2000-foot peaks about ten miles away. We faced only two problems; hitting the pass at high tide and deciphering the charts. But who can be wor¬ ried about such things running before a breeze with the current through a virtual parkland? \ Emily glanced at the chart which indicated a twisting course between myriad beacons. She tried tracing a path along the chart in red pencil and gave up. 1 could see over a dozen beacons strewn before us in the 100-foot wide channel. We managed the navigation, but the course looped upon itself entailing upwind work. There we were short tacking our Westsail in new waters. Yahooing and cranking winches, we had the time of our lives. By the time we reached Surfer’s Paradise and the free anchorage at 6:00 p.m., Emily had planned out an itinerary for the following day. I caught a short nap while she promoted a meal of the delicious local crustaceans called Moreton Bay Bugs. She chattered away during the meal and told me to rest up as she did the dishes. When she tucked me into bed, she hummed off to do some embroidery while I tried to figure out where she got all the energy.

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finally cast off the dock lines and sailed out of the harbor into a glorious summer day. Our Westsail 32, Meander, made happy gurgling noises as Emily raised the yankee. The daysail reminded me of our first sail up the

decided to visit- a nearby bird sanctuary to observe Rainbow Lorikeets while I ambled down to the beach to strain my eyes. I also caught a ride on the Power Squadron’s Shark Cat to check out the Southport Bar which we would have to exit in the future. The cat ran straight into the eight foot surf and launched itself skyward. We hit with a gentle whoosh and roared into the next wave. Two more waves and we turned and rode the back of a monster all the way in. Could this be the pass? You betcha, only sometimes it’s almost flat, ho ho. A short 55 knot run back to the dock gave me some respect for horsepower and Australian macho. We explored the area in Meander’s sportboat which served as a water taxi taking us into the canals and streams along the coast. Broad Beach offered a Surf Lifesaving Car¬ nival for stylized rescue by surf boats and reel swimmers. A stop at one of the many cafes allowed us to people watch. Emily observed one Mediterranean-type fellow wearing a

dark tweed jacket about four sizes too large with yellow shirt, pink tie and lime pants. She surmised he was waiting for a blind date who told him to dress colorfully. I guessed that he came from Texas, and I got ham¬ mered pretty good for that one. It took only three days to get Meander’s diesel started and we powered out to the bar with sails raised. Good thing we did since the engine quit when we hit the first five foot wave. We call situations like this ‘character builders’, and Meander has always forgiven us. Half an hour and 100 yards later, Em had her second cup of coffee and directed me to get a photo of the shoreline which closely resembles Miami. Waldo, our Monitor wind vane took, charge while I en¬ shrined Surfer’s Paradise in kodachrome. The coast of Australia is either sand dunes or 80-foot high gray sandstone cliffs. After an overnight sail, we raised the small port of Coffs Harbor. Nearly everyone traveling the page I 22

NORTHERN AUSTRALIA The sailing directions call Port Macquarie a “marginal” river entrance. That means that in good weather you have a cake walk going in; in any other weather, it’s terrifying. When we crossed the bar entrance broke in a man¬ ner similar to the Banzai Pipeline. Stone breakwaters narrowed the channel entrance

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The Port Macquarie entrance as viewed from the air, and below, the ferry whose cable almost garroted ‘Meander'.

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ur next berth neighbor, Tony Hollins, invited us to sail with him to his home in Port

Macquarie. He gave us such a good sales job, Emily could only score two hot showers before we left. Tony handed us a sketch chart and off we sailed the next day.

to 100 feet — about as wide as the Erie Canal. “Are you sure we want to do this?” 1 asked. Em replied, “Tony said we’d have the time of our lives.” “O.K., sweetheart.” Meander drifted downwind under headsails until she began to rise and fall in the beginning of the surf zone. The secret to run¬ ning surf is much like mountain climbing — never look back! Curiosity bested me; I looked then trembled. Curling up our wake was a beautifully breaking ten foot wave. Meander’s stern started to lift and her bowsprit dipped as she gathered speed. The sails emptied their wind and Meander surged towards the rock entrance. The crest of the wave caught our hull and hurtled us downward. The boat began to slew sideways, then the wave roared past us. Less than 100 feet separated us from the calm water ahead, but the surf hadn’t finished with us yet. The sails filled again and Meander ranged the narrow entrance. The next wave could not be described as anything other than breathtaking; it had tripped over the shallow sand bar and cascaded down upon us. Again, Meander lifted and began to slew sideways out of control. The port breakwater rose 50 feet ahead as the wave shattered against the cabin side and dissolved. One last heave on the tiller sent us gliding between the stone breakwater walls. Em

gave a gasp of relief. I responded, “Think what it’s going to be like going out.” Crowds of Australian holiday visitors lined the city side promenade. Some cheered and they all waved. I reckon they figured we put on a show just for them.

he making tide swept us up the river, past the town front, and into the hinterlands.

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Food — Restaurant meals in Australia will bore Californians; every restaurant seems to have the same menu, and quantity rather than quality is the criteria. The raw materials to produce fabulous meals are available, but it takes an Aussie to turn everything into fish and chips or meat pies. One favorite delicacy is called a ‘floater’ and consists of a meat pie afloat in a bowl of split pea soup with a dollop of tomato sauce on top. Another delight is canned Franco American spaghetti on toast. Beer is generally good, although expensive. The wine is great and a fabulous buy. Xenophobia — By this point you will have experienced a darker side to the Australian character: xenophobia. A small percentage of Aussies hate ALL foreigners. A typical con¬ versation might concern the belief that Greeks are sub-human. “Why don!t you«go back where you came from,” is a commonly heard phrase. It’s unfortunate that the xenophobes tend to occupy positions which ensure frequent contact with visitors, i.e. yacht clubs, chandleries, pubs and tourist attractions. To take insult would be absurd. Be assured that the average Aussie will offer you the keys to the city. Hotspots — Australia is too big to see everything in the six months a cruiser normally stays. Here are our recommendations: skip the Great Barrier Reef. The lengendary diving only exists forty miles or more from the nearest anchorage. The water up to twenty miles offshore has a visibility of about 15 feet because many rivers spill muddy water offshore. Near the coast the water is grey and scenery is dismal, with poor and few anchorages. Malooiaba and Southport (Surfer’s Paradise), about sixty miles north and south of Brisbane, are favorite watering holes for yachties. Work can usually be found in both places and facilities are good. We spent four months in Manly, a charming resort town just south of Brisbane. It has two of the nicest marinas we’ve seen since California, friendly people and good atmosphere. Em’s favorite sidetrlp was to Lamington National Park up in the moun¬ tains for the abundance of weird birds and animals. The many small river ports along the New South Wales coast are virtual xerox copies of each other. We visited most and would return only to Baltina, Port Macquarie and Port Stevens. These three are lovely, have free anchorages and convenient docks and facilities. Around Sydney, Broken Bay deserves a week before the big city. Sydney’s Rushcutter Bay is a winner, we were happy there for months taking inland side trips to the Blue Moun¬ tains and Melbourne. We were told if we went any further south, we would probably be given free berths at local yacht clubs and be featured on local T.V. — but we didn’t have the chance to test it out. Nobody seems to find the time for Tasmania, but all reports state that it’s like New Zealand; friendly, beautiful and a joy. We’ll make sure to visit there on the next trip. Regulations — All yachts are given a one year cruising permit before any import duty is charged. Visas can be acquired in Suva or Noumea for six months. Multiple re-entry, which means a year’s stay, is no problem. The skipper may also ignore the visa entirely, since he is allowed to stay as long as the boat does. He can even work semi-legally since all visas are stamped “Employment prohibited”. All crew should obtain the standard six month visa before entering Australia. Otherwise, the authorities are unhappy and will only issue a three month visa, requiring proof of financial status before renewing. Each renewal costs $30. All crew pay a $20 departure tax, the skipper being exempt. Berths — Reciprocal privileges in Australia means free showers and club use only. Berths cost about $8 a night in Queensland and $12 in the Sydney area. Moorings cost $3 to $8 per day. Anchoring is closely regulated all over Australia, as moist suitable anchorages are filled with moorings. In Brisbane, anchorage is available in the Brisbane River; in Southport, there’s a fine anchorage by the yacht club; and in Sydney, foreign yachts are allowed to anchor in only two coves. Rushcutter Bay with the nearby Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (they really only care about racing), is our choice as the premier anchorage in Australia. We’re told that the friendliest yacht club in Australia is Hobart YC in Tasmania, not only courtesy berths but you get free haul-outs.

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We followed our hand-drawn chart toward the dubiously labeled ferry crossing. This ferry crossed the river on a cable which dropped below water level. As we approached, 1 gave a honk on our horn and reduced speed. With a marvelous sense of timing, the ferry operator pulled away from shore and snapped the cable ten feet out of the water directly in front of us. My panic turn barely avoided a greasy collision. We circled and observed the cable dropping back into the water as the ferry man waved us through. . Emily sorted out our sails and we pro¬ ceeded up river. The Macquarie River is a quarter mile wide but the navigable channel is two boat lengths, give or take a dinghy. Our rigging brushed against overhanging trees as we glided by the grass verged bank twenty feet away. The bucolic scenery ended page 124

NORTHERN AUSTRALIA — done. He had drinks waiting for us when we left the shower. It takes a sailor to know another’s priorities. Tony’s sons gave us a tour of the river front, including an introduction to their ‘yabbies’, which are one inch wide irridescent

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in a small curve of the river containing a tiny marina. The howling scream of a motor caused us to flinch, as from behind the curve in the river there erupted an offshore open ocean racing boat. The 30-ft hull blasted by us in a moment, leaving behind the wail of its full¬ blown Allison aircraft engine. Em spotted a movie crew ashore using us for background scenery. A glance behind told us the ramjet was making another pass. “I’ll bet they got their / stop wrong.” This time I noticed the driver and mechanic were wearing chromed helmets and toothy smiles. At 50 knots, I’m sure we were a momentary blur. Australia’s-harbors can be exciting phenomena and I can only be grateful for the fact that the shrimp fleet wasn’t scheduled to leave for another hour. Another half mile up the river we found our host’s yacht tied to his dock and rafted alongside. The Tony Hollins family rushed down to the dock with effusive welcomes; page 125

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Tony promised, “Boy, have we got some thrills for you!” 1 told Tony that what we needed more than thrills was a hot shower

blue shore crabs. Yabbies look as if they are carrying a round blue bubble and are con¬ sidered a dynamite fish bait. They are curious little critters and a batallion of them scurried up to meet us. They would timidly approach our hands and then rush away at some imagined threat. The boys fished for dinner off our bowsprit — and two nice John Dories flopped on the grass within ten minutes. Tony put us to bed early promising a full day ahead — and so it was. The lovely resort town charmed us with its Norfolk pine trees

and outdoor cafes. The city front pro¬ menade led us to the breakwater which resembled a proverbial mill pond. Tony apologized for the lack of activity, saying, “It’s usually much rougher.” Em and 1 smiled at each other.

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xlfter a peaceful lunch of meat pies and Fosters Ale, Tony drove us to the airport for a flight in his plane. He described with pride the new control tower which replaced the old one that “blew away last year”. We walked up to the only hanger on the field and waited as Tony unlocked the door. Before us rested a brand new twin engine Aerocommander. Tony asked, “Like it?” We admired it pro¬ fusely as he walked over to the light switch. “Well, mine is the one behind it.” There sat a fabric and wood biplane. “They call it a De Haviland 25, a Tiger Moth,” he said. Now, Em and 1 have this thing about antiques — maybe because we sail one — and words failed us as we circled the World War I fighter. The plane had never seen combat but was the original item. As we pushed the Tiger Moth out past the Aerocommander and onto the grass verge, Tony explained its history and abilities. He placed me in the forward cockpit and strapped me into a leather aviator’s helmet. Priming the pumps and bleeding the jets, he yelled “Contact” and flipped over the pro¬ peller. The engine burst into a ragged cough before settling into an uneven sounding idle. Tony strapped himself in, gave the thumbs up, and the biplane roared into life. We bounced down the runway, then soared into the air in a throaty surge. The 75 horsepower engine lowered its pitch as Tony leveled out at 1000 feet. We flew a lazy cruise up the coast and back up the river in a ten mile circle. Tony signaled to hang on, then performed a vertical loop and a four point roll. Within seconds we were landing. Em’s turn was next and she said, “The last part looked like fun?” “Yes, indeedy!” 1 replied. Em made quite a picture wrapped in her leather helmet and silk scarf in emulation of

the Red Baron. Again the Tiger Moth tot¬ tered to the end of the runway, lined up to the wind and skipped past me twenty feet in the air. Its staggered bi-wings weaved erra¬ tically as it climbed. Top speed is only 75 mph; however, the vibration, wind and reek of castor oil make one appreciate the exciting touch and go struggle of the early days of flight. Em returned with a huge smile out¬ lined in gray where the helmet and goggles didn’t cover her face. She looked like Emmet Kelly. We pushed Tony’s plane back into the hanger and washed the mud off the landing gear and wing bottoms. The orange and white painted fabric felt like cardboard. We left the Tiger Moth resting behind the Aerocommander awaiting its next chance to soar free from, earth.

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Em and I stayed on for another few days before it was time to sail away. Tony, his family and yabbies waved farewell as Meander powered eventlessly down the river. Even the bar entrance behaved, remaining flat and calm for us. An offshore breeze had Meander’s bow wave chuckling along. As we laid the course for Sydney, Em and I congratulated ourselves on a lovely and exiciting visit to Port Macquarie. A quiet buzzing sound increased to a resounding stacatto as we heard the Tiger Moth approach. We searched for him but couldn’t see him until we realized he was coming directly out of the sun. The Moth roared fifty feet over our mast and headed back to Port Macquarie with a wave of its wings and a last wave and hail from Tony Hollins.

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don’t know what the weather was iike when the first white man sailed up the Petaluma River 205 years ago, but it was hot when I cruised there this spring in my 26-ft wood stoop, Lady. The prevailing northwest wind was still, leaving the surface of San

Pablo Bay — which you must cross to get to the mouth of the river — as smooth as glass. The reflections on the surface of the water made it hard to distingush buoys and boats from the stakes that stick out of the shallow water. While virtually ail the vessels that ply the Petaluma River today are pleasure craft, in the early days it was all business. Depending on which story you want to believe, either Don Jose De Canizares or Captain Fernando Quiros was the first to explore the'river back in the 1770’s. Don Jose was Ayala’s (as in Ayala Cove on Angel Island) pilot and was charting for his commander. Quiros, who was under'the belief that‘Marin was an island, hoped to sail the Petaluma River up

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trade. A powerful personality, Vallejo was into civic affairs, business enterprises, politics — you name it. But he pretty much stayed out of the Petaluma River; The first entrepreneurs of the river didn’t arrive until shortly after — and as a result of — the Gold Rush. First came hunters in whale boats in 1850, seeking meat for the miners. As their numbers increased a trading

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post was established; then a warehouse, an eating estbiishment and a general store. In ,-late 1851 a second warehouse was built, from which potatoes, hay and grain were : sent down river by scow schooner, A year later the first permanent residence was built; and the following year the town plan had been created.

P r etaluma received national notoriety in the 1970’s for being the first town to try to pass an ordinance limiting growth. And while it’s certainly grown like a weed in the last 15 years, it’s nothing like those early days. By 1854 the population had exploded to 1,200, and Just four years later the newcomers got an ordinance passed that prohibited hogs and goats from roaming the city streets. As if that swipe at respectability weren’t bad enough, some of California’s pioneer yuppies began gentrifying Petaluma with elegant buildings of brick and stone. They even paved or cobblestoned a few streets!

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By 1860 the old-timers couldn’t believe the changes in what just a decade earlier had been an outpost. Why there were even out¬ cries against those sacred perquisites of fron¬ tier life: disorderly conduct, houses of 01farre, the storage of gun powder”. For a while, there was no stopping ‘pro¬ gress’, By its 20th birthday, Petaluma had become the largest and most industrious city in Sonoma County. There were tanneries, a foundry, mills, seven hotels, a livery stable — even an opera house! For those with baser tastes which apparently included most of the population — there were also 27 billiard/saloons with the obligatory ladies of the night waiting at the top of the stairs. Petaluma was the hub of the region, and the

Petaluma River was its lifeline. As with any heavily used lifeline, there were bound to be accidents. Way back in 1855, the steamer Georgina blew up at the downtown turning basin. During the next 130 years, countless vessels, big and small,

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It’s six miles from “2” to the mouth of the river at Port Sonoma along a narrow but -well-marked channel. Stray just the slightest outside of the channel at low water and you get to test your skills at working off the mud. (Getting everyone on the rail works for light groundings; getting everyone out on the boom works for a more serious hard on; if you’ve really stuck it in, you either have to wait for high tide or kedge off with a spin¬ naker halyard.) The channel itself was dredged to a depth of 8 feet last year, but I’ve been told that it’s already shoaled up to 5 feet at R “ 10”. So stay to the center and tranLeft, Port Sonoma as seen from the Highway 37 Bridge. Below, Mira Monte's Oyster Bar.

went to their grave or simply died of old age along the Petaluma River. There are still hulks and bones to be seen today — as well as those of tomorrow. Explosion was perhaps the most popular form of demise on the river, and even claimed one H&P locomotive. The explosions were so numerous that it was sort of an ongoing 4th of July along the river. It’s hard to imagine how those old vessels were able to navigate San Pablo Bay to get to the mouth of the Petaluma River, because much of it is covered with only a foot or two of water at low tide. Things are much easier for today’s captains, thanks to modern navigation aids. The first marker you need to find is “2”, about seven miles magnetic north of the center span of the San Rafael Bridge. Since there’s rarely low thick fog here in the summer, if you’ve got chart portfolio 18652 and a little smarts, you can’t miss it. Left, a Petaluma River favorite, Gilardi's. Oysters are BBQ'd here on Sunday afternoons.

sit this area as close to high water as possible. The tidal range in the vicinity is 9 feet at the extremes and charts predict that the cur¬ rent runs at between 1 and 4 knots. But some folks I talked to claim the current can run stronger than that; “fierce” is the word they used. High water is about 1 hour and 15 minutes later at the Petaluma River En¬ trance than at the Gate; low water is about 2 hours and 15 minutes later. Add roughly 45 minutes more to both of these times if you’re at Petaluma. The railroad bridge — it’s virtually always open — and the Highway 37 bridge — it’s high enough — hail your approach to Port Sonoma. This is a large modern marina with guest slips that go for $7 a night. However, page 130

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the management reports that just beyond the fuel dock there is a bar approximately 3 to 4 feet down at low water — so depending on what you draw, you may not be able to get into or out of the slip areas. There’s a chandlery here and a bait shop that sells beer, wine and sandwiches. A Chart House restaurant was to have really put Port Sonoma on the map, but the battle for per¬ mits is still being waged. Port Sonoma Har¬ bormaster is John Ramus; Bellvina is his assistant. When calling from Marin, the number is (415) 897-8021. When calling from Sonoma, the number is (707) 778-8055 and will be answered 24 hours a day. It’s a total of 12 miles from Port Sonoma to the turning basin at Petaluma; it would have been much shorter if the river hadn’t been so ambivalent about which way it wanted to go. First the darn thing heads west, then northwest, then northeast for for a spell, then north again. Like a lot of rivers, it just couldn’t make up it’s mind. Yet the scenery makes the extra miles all worth¬ while. The flat green fields pass slowly by, thick weeds growing right down to the water. Vehicular traffic proceeds serenely in the quiet distance, on Lakeville Road to star¬ board and Highway 101 to port. Further away, the Sonoma Mountains rise in the east, the fog-fringed Coastal Range in the west. It’s an interesting change of sailing panoramas, particularly for those used to Half Moon and Drake’s bay cruises.

I3eyond Port Sonoma there are only two possible stops before Petaluma itself. First is Mira Monte Marina, about three miles up from the Hiway 37 bridge. Manager Don Gray says there’s plenty of deep water in the turnoff and that his guest slips go for $5 a night. There’s beer, wine, ice and a restaurant open from 11-6 on weekends only. Gas is the only fuel they sell and this is the last waterside fuel stop on the Petaluma River. Another three miles up the river is Lakeville Marina, more commonly called Gilardi’s after the funky old bar and restaurant run by Phyllis Lahargoue. More than a few sailors have developed a soft spot in their hearts for Phyllis and the establish¬ ment she runs, to the extent that some Petaluma cruisers never get past Gilardi’s. Tastes vary, however, and the BMW crowd usually sails right on by.

Berths at Gilardi’s go for $5 a night, but you should be prepared to raft up. There used to be a fuel dock, but it’s gone. The bar and restaurant are open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. to midnight

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on weekends. They’re been more than a few wild times at Gilardi’s over the years. Every Sunday there’s a big oyster BBQ. Navigating the Petaluma River is

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straightforward, the only real danger is slam¬ ming into, a bank while concentrating on downing a beer. There’s a hazard on the starboard side of the river by Cloudy Bend, but it’s well-marked. Nonetheless, it’s best to favor the west side of the river to marker “5”. A little further on is Haystack Landing, on the hill above which is the hulk of an old mansion. “In its day,” I was told, “it was the most popular whorehouse in the whole Bay. Patrons came all the way up from the City.” Back in the 19th century when Petaluma was an important shipping port, its shore was lined with docks and warehouses. Second &

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B Street was the railhead of the Haystack and Petaluma RR, the third one built in the state. Haystack Landing was the commercial and turning basin until 1909 when the river was dredged all the way to the city center. Shollenger Park, where a yacht harbor has

long been proposed, is just a little further up the river. The final two obstacles to the yacht basin in downtown Petaluma are bridges. The first, a railroad bridge, is usually open. The other, the automobile bridge at D Street, is normal-

iy closed. Coast Guard regulations prescribe a four hour notice to get the bridge open, and it’s even been suggested that you. make

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reservations a day in advance. Tiny and Ellie Hultman operate the bridge, and they’re reasonable people who realize that it can be

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The Petaluma Yacht Club (P.O. Box 925, Petaluma, CA 94952, Commodore Harry Simpson) is located on the water at the foot of D Street. Being constructed by a cooperative effort among members, the dub house is scheduled to be completed and ap¬ proved for occupancy by September this year. It’s been a year long project, A1 Alys, Vice Commodore, told me. He also offered to give information and answer questions on the telephone if people want to call him (Wk No. (707) 778-3300; Hm No. (707) 763-5863). By agreement with the city the Yacht Club acts as a kind of host to the PICYA clubs who cruise up the Petaluma River, socializing — welcoming them. On the city’s behalf each visiting commodore is presented with a commemorative scroll, inducting him/her as “Rear Admiral in the Petaluma Navy”. Also the cruise chairperson is presented with a tile plaque with the seal of city on it. The custom of cruising to Petaluma is an old one. According to Bob McLaughlin, another active boat person, back in the 50’s there was a guest ranch down river and visitors were brought to visit it on boats from “The Golden Fleet”. Among the dignitaries that made that trip was royalty, the Prince of Wales, so it’s said. Well, in more recent years it’s become a custom for yacht clubs from all over the bay to set up cruises to Petaluma. Maintained by the Chamber of Commerce, according to the schedule in the May issue of the PYC newsletter, one or another yacht club — from Tlburon to Benicia — (as well as other boating organizations like Coast Guard Auxillery Flotilla 55) is scheduled up river almost every weekend through September. In the spirit of the days of the “Golden Fleet” Petaluma Yacht Club welcomes the visitors, and hopefully by the end of summer will have their club finished and opened, and make that welcome warmer.

hard to accurately estimate a boat’s time of arrival. They suggest making a call from Port Sonoma, Gilardi’s or even over your VHF. They’ll revise your ETA and let you through as soon as possible. Their number is (707) 762-7030.

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by 350-ft turning basin opens before your eyes. The basin was dredged in 1984 and is said to have 8 feet of water at mean lower low water. There are two 150-ft floats for visiting boats; one at the Farrell House Restaurant, the other at Steamer Gold Land¬ ing. These are city-owned facilities and both have water and electricity. There’s a $3 over¬ night charge which you are to deposit in the box at the head of the gangway. Because there are no alternative berths, rafting up is a fact of life. If there’s no room to raft up, you are permitted to anchor in the turning basin. When most people think of Petaluma, they think of chickens and eggs. Unfor¬ tunately the city’s reign as the ‘Chicken Basket of the World’ ended years ago. Eggs were big in Petaluma back in the early 1900’s, and were nurtured on with the development of the Petaluma Egg Incubator. page 133

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By 1915 there was a pharmacy for chickens only, and it was claimed that there was more money per capita deposited in Petaluma banks than any other city in the U.S. By 1950 the city’s egg production was up to 100 million dozen; but regretably the wholesale price per case had dropped 50%. Having put all its eggs in one basket — so to speak — the chicken capital of the world fell on hard times.

hose owners and operators that were able to hang onto their land hit it bigger than ever in the 70’s however, when real estate prices went through the roof of the coop. For better or worse, once sleepy Petaluma burst into a bustling bedroom community of 35,000, with 17 schools, 35 churches, 22 tennis courts, and along E. Washington Blvd. a franchise of just about every junk food chain known to modern America. Most weekend cruisers don’t wander far

Yap, only 5341 miles from Gilardi’s.

events, including the County Fair, Old Fashioned 4th of July, the Old Adobe Fiesta, the Ugly Dog contest, and the World Wrist-Wrestling Championship. The en¬ thusiastic and active Chamber of Commerce will gladly fill you in on dates and details if you’d like to time your cruise with any of these events. Call them at (707) 762-2785. Cold for relief from the cold winds and steep chop of the Bay? Then try the Petaluma River; it was hot when I visited a month ago, and it will be hot until the end of September. If you’ve got three days or more, it’s a great place to cook in comfort. — larry sturhahn

MASTER

It’s no secret that the annual Master Mariners regatta for classic sailing yachts is more than just a yacht race. Some say it isn’t a race at all, more of a fast parade, but don’t mention that to those who won trophies. In¬ deed, this congregation of gaffers, marconis, ketches, yawls and sloops is a celebration of tradition for those whose pulse quickens at the sight of a bowsprit and whose olfactory organs perk up with the smell of varnish and teak oil. Pre-race tension for the 109 entries in this year’s event, held on May 26th, was thick enough to cut with an adze. Owners and crew worked themselves into a frenzy getting

everything shipshape. Many boatyards in the Bay Area had at least one yacht either designed or built prior to 1945 on the ways getting the bottom cleaned and painted. Signpainters such as Sausalito’s Broderick “Smitty” Smith had plenty of work to keep them busy. “The Master Mariners is really good for these old boats,” said Rick Cogswell, tired and happy after his 100-year-old sloop Adelaide won class honors. “It gives us all a deadline to get things done that we’d otherwise put off.”

that effort bears fruit, though, when the starting gun goes off. Brightwork glistens, hulls shine and crews can enjoy spreading canvass, sweating halyards and trimming sheets as it has been done on the Bay for over a century. Smaller, slower yachts start first in this race, while the larger, quicker boats try and catch them by the finish. Theoretically, they would all finish together, but perhaps more than any other sailing contest in the season, this contest is based on reality, not theory. These realities include things like sails lost overboard, such as happened to Adios, the 60-ft. S&S yawl which dragged her spin¬ naker during a takedown. The 38-ft. marconi sloop Nautigal was flagging her chute in the brisk westerlines when another yacht, not in the race, motorsailed into the middle of it, ran over it and kept going! Nautigal rounded her mark, doubled back and picked

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up her sail and continued on. Just because realities can be harsh doesn’t make them in¬ surmountable.

actical decisions were another realitv requiring attention. This year’s winds &nc

tide presented unique opportunities. A strong southerly slant to the breeze called for spinnakers on the opening reach from the Cityfront to Little Harding. For the ocean racing classes, the strong flood tide on the beat from the east side of Angel to Harding called for a long tack into Sausalito before page 134

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heading out in the river. Those who stayed out in the Bay found themselves going full steam through the water but standing still in relation to the mark. The last leg to the finish was also tricky. Two years ago the fleet finished on the east side of Treasure Island, but the committee page I 35

wanted someplace more accessible to specÂŹ tators. Now the course ends at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. With the flood tide and the puffy breeze coming off the shore, the racers had to beat their way up to the line.

O teve Gann, who brought his 26-ft. sloop Vim all the way from Carmel to comÂŹ pete, found that to his liking. With crew Bob Van Blaricon and Mary Morris, Gann picked off the 29-ft ketch Manuia and the 25-ft.

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sloop Pisces in the last couple of miles to earn first to finish honors. Also a winner in 1981, Gann said the tacking duel reminded him of the final race of the 1983 America’s Cup race between Liberty and Australia II. See what we mean? Don’t tell him it was just an old time yacht parade!

Ebullience is not hard to find in Master Mariner winners. Take, for example, Jack O’Neill, owner of the the 45-ft. schooner Marie Celine from Santa Cruz. The original “Ho-daddy” of the Santa Cruz surf scene, O’Neill wears a black eyepatch and a long greying beard. He had notions of selling

Marie Celine, but while celebrating with his crew at the Encinal YC after taking the Gaff One division,-exclaimed “We didn’t know she was so fast, or so much fun either!”

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seamanlike manner is reward enough. Sue Abbott, past commodore of the Master Mariners and owner of the 34-ft. cutter Suds, has endured collisions and broken gear in recent races. This year Suds came through like a champ. Sue even broke a

seven year tradition with the inclusion of a man onboard, sponsor Mike Haley of the Richmond Boat Works. “He performed ad¬ mirably,” said the skipper. As with every Master Mariners race, there were countless other tales to tell. Many were revealed at the post race tie up, dinner and 4

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awards celebration in Alameda. As might be expected, these sailors like to live up to sail¬ ing mythology onshore and well as off. Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of rum type stuff. Nothing serious like a barroom brawl, mind you, but fun on the upper end of the decibel range.

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1985 MASTER MARINERS Gaff One • 1) Marie Celine, Jack O’Neill, Santa Cruz; 2) Bluenose, Dennis Peitso, Berkeley; 3) Eileen O'Farrell,.Jim Peacock, Sausalito. Gaff Two • 1) Orn, Lance Schognberger, Sausalito; 2) Bullfrog, Mike & Natalie Rogerson, Redwodd City; 3) Aeolus, William Beaufait, Sausalito. Gaff Three -1) Adelaide, Rick Cogswell, Sausalito; 2)Paddy West, Mike & Sue Proudfoot, Brentwood; 3) Pilgrim, Howard Griffin, Sacramento. Marconi One - 1) Bolero, Tim Murison, San Rafael; 2) Syrinx, Chris & Heather Lamb, Sausalito; 3) Barbara, Robert Klemmedson, Suisun. Marconi Two • 1)/rrgrwe, Jay Gardner/Pamela Simonson, Napa; 2) Nautigal, Carlyle Corson, Alameda; 3} Genii, Harlan Pratt, Davis.Marconi Three • 1) Yankee Doodle, Brian O’Donoghue, Greenbrae; 2) Pampero, Chris Neweil/William & Linda Owen, San Mateo; 3) Aramlnta, Gary Davis/Donna Hampton, Alameda, Marconi Four * 1) Vim, Steven Gann, Carmel; 2) Manuia. Peter Van Bemmel/Peter Caras, Sausalito; 3) Wizard of Bristol, Adrienne Blair, Berkeley. Ocean One • 1) Odyssey. Audrey Burnand. Newport Beach; 2) Rowena. ■

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ne crew that characterizes this no¬ tion is that of the 32-ft. yawl Mickey, owned by Frank Court of San Carlos. For the past six years, Frank and his crew have started the race in white pants, white shirts, blue blazers and white straw boaters. The hats are replaced by caps once the wind picks up, and they have a hell of a good time com¬ pleting the course. One of their favorite ac¬ tivities is making up new verses to their song “Frankie the Hook,” in honor of their skip¬ per. “The legend lives on,” it begins, “about the captain they spoke of; the tales of

Odyssey, winner of Ocean One, beats past Yellow Bluff toward Crissey.

Frankie the Hook. That pirate, that bastard, so evil and dastard, on women he wrote the book. “That Baltimore cutter set sail, then she shuttered, whilst main and mizzen were set. Sue (Frank’s wife ■ ed.) set the staysail and Frank had to jibe her, lest lay her on the rocks near the Straits...”

Oldest boat — and bell — date from 1885.

he song gets raunchier as it goes on, and this year’s version falls outside the bounds of good taste. Sometimes Master Mariners do that kind of thing, and they have a lot of fun while their at it! latitude 38 - svc page 138

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CHARTERING

t’s hard to imagine that sailboat chartering has come as far as it has in so short a time. It was only the late ‘60s and early ‘70s that the first such organizations got going in the Caribbean, offering a handful of sailing yachts to vacationers who wanted to really get away from it all. Nowadays, you can charter — sail and live aboard someone else’s fully equipped, modern sailboat — almost any type of boat almost anywhere in the world. The charter picture in the Bay operates as a microcosm of that burgeoning whole. Nearly three dozen charter companies (most

such well-known racing platforms as of which are also sailing schools and clubs) Bravura, Great Fun, Strider and other top offer everything from 20-foot daysailors to the largest charter boats currently sailing the \ 10R machines available for everything from a spin around the marks in the central Bay to Bay, the 64-ft Adios, a 1929 Sparkman and a marathon to Mexico or Hawaii. These are Stevens yawl chartered by Cass’ Marina of specialized charters, however, and are well Sausalito and Josh Pryor’s 64-ft sloop Ruby. beyond the means and expertise of most of In between are a myriad of racers and/or us weekend warriors. For this second half of cruisers to suit almost any taste and budget our series on the sailing charter/club/school — and you don’t even have to know how to organizations on the Bay, we will again focus sail to enjoy one of them. on what’s available to the sailing “everyman” On the exotica end of the spectrum are

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appeal of chartering, and the reasons, for its growth in the last couple of decades, center around its convenience and cost effectiveness. Lets face it, owning a boat can be a royal pain in the cojones, what with slip rent, insurance, upkeep, payments and all the rest. And while a great many of us find satisfaction and pride in “simply messing

Above, a J/24 charter boat fleet .enjoying interclub racing off Berkeley. Left, chartering offers the ex¬ hilaration of sailing without the committment of ownership.

about in boats,” as the saying goes, there is an undeniable appeal in being able to cast off the lines of a clean, fully equipped yacht and just go. “The average person who charters from us is a professional man between 30 and 45,” says Dave Garrett, who runs three Bay Area charter/school/clubs in the Bay. “They are the people who are really stressed out during the week and want quality recreation on the weekends.” They don’t want to deal with dir¬ ty boats, broken or marginal equipment, var¬ nishing, painting, bottom cleaning or the hundred and one other tasks that the tinkerers among us love to do. They want to go sailing. • As for the cost effectiveness of chartering, “It’s phenomenal,” says Horizon Charters’ Mike Casey. “If you work it out on paper, you can charter a 35-foot boat about 50 times for what it would cost to own it for a year.” Chartering is also a good way to “kick tires” on several different boats before deciding which to buy, or to help gauge the compatibility quotient of a mate before flying off together to a charter in the Med or Carib¬ bean.

L- ike the sailing schools we examined in the last issue, most charter organizations operate in pretty much the same way: for very roughly $4 to $8 per foot per day, you can charter various makes of boats for a half day, day, weekend, week or longer. Most organizations offer a variety of makes of yachts, but some, like Sunset Charters of Alameda, specialize in one design. (Sunset

offers the Aloha line or cruisers.) Also many, like Golden State Charters of Oakland, offer luxury powerboats in addition to sailboats. But let’s not put the cart before the horse. Initially, says Alameda’s Wayne D’Anna, you need to find a place you like. “First, take a look at their vessels,” says the founder of D’Anna Sailing Company. “Are they clean and well-equipped? Are all the boats in one place? I think centralization is very important because the boats will be much easier to maintain. Then look at the service orientation — how you are treated from the time you walk in, because that’s how they treat you when you want to charter. Finally, look at what you’re getting for what you’re paying — not how cheap you can get it.” The next step is determining whether you want a bareboat or a skippered and/or crewed charter. Obviously, chartering a bareboat — a boat without a companyaffiliated skipper aboard — assumes a certain skill level on your part. Nobody in their right mind is going to give you the keys to a $100,000 boat without insuring that you know what you’re doing. If you have neither the knowledge nor confidence to accept the responsibility for that boat and all aboard it, a skippered charter is the obvious way to go. If you do have that knowledge and con¬ fidence, or think you do, you have to prove it to the charter company by passing a com¬ petency test.

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differ slightly according *to the philosophies of the particular organizations.

CHARTERING Some are both written and practical; some are practical only. Some companies charge a small fee, which is usually (but not always) deducted from the charter rate if you pass the checkout. Some are a few-hours long, some last the better part of a day. All assure the charter company that you know the

planned charter date. Don’t show up with six friends the morning of the charter and expect to whip through it. If you pass the test, you do not have to retake it if you charter again

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pointy end from the blunt end and what all those strings do. Incidentally, considering the unique and often hairy weather common to the Bay, many of these checkouts are more difficult to pass than those you might have taken in other bodies of water. Just because you qualified for a charter boat in the Caribbean, for instance, does not necessarily mean you can qualify here. By the way, students and club members who have passed one or more sailing courses given by the company from which they want to charter are usually exempt from the checkout tests. Written tests, if they are given, cover basic terminology, rules of the road, general boat safety and navigation. Tests for larger boats are usually more involved than tests for smaller boats. Practical includes everything from checking engine oil to throwing in a reef to demonstrating the correct procedure for retrieving a man overboard. The practical test is conducted aboard the boat you want to charter — or one comparable — and the tester is a Coast Guard certified skipper. Most “'-ganizations suggest you arrange the checkout a week or more in advance of your

within a year or so. If you don’t pass the test, any fee you have paid can usually become part of a sailing refresher course.

nee you have demonstrated your competence, about all you need to do is pack a duffle full of clothes and buy some groceries. Most of the larger charter boats are equipped “with everything an owner would want to put on his own boat,” says Wayne D’Anna. Usual amenities on the larger boats include hot and cold pressure water, refrigeration, self-tailing winches, heaters, wheel steering, barbeques, dinghies, roller reefing — really the whole shooting match. All this, of course, is in addition to the stan¬ dard ground tackle, safety gear and so on. All you do, so to speak, is add-water. A word about sailing clubs is appropriate about here. Sailing clubs, as mentioned in the last issue, are not just for beginners or sailing school students. They are sort of sur¬ rogate yacht clubs where, for varying fees depending on the desired level of involve¬ ment, members are entitled to participate in a wide array of social and educational events

— and to discounts on sailing courses and charters. For example, membership in Alameda’s Club Nautique offers members a whole calendar of events including a women’s racing clinic, Friday Night races, Fourth of July and other holiday cruises,

EQUITY Profitability in the charter boat business depends on the tax benefits to the owners of the boats. While we’d be crazy to second guess Washington, proposed changes in those tax laws could inflate prices at the consumer level 200 to 300 percent, an increase that Alameda’s John Lowry feels could spell the end of charter clubs as we, know them today. While most organizations have adopted a wait and see attitude, John, who runs the Sunshine Charters and Sailing School in Alameda, has started the machinery in motion for what could be the next step in the evolutionary process. Billed as the Sunshine Equity Yacht

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Angel Island picnics, Petaluma River Cruise, sailing films, navigational classes and more. Other large clubs offer similar benefits, and a couple, like Sausalito Sailing Club and Dave Garrett Sailing, offer two or more loca¬ tions on the Bay. For anyone who charters regularly, and most do, the savings in charter rates can be substantial, even if you aren’t in¬ terested in all the frills. One parting word on clubs: if you feel that the club scene might become part of your chartering program, add that to your list when you are shopping around for a charter company. Clubs operate similarly, but often with different em¬ phasis. Some clubs offer lots of social ac¬ tivities, while members of other clubs are more interested in educational seminars and clinics.

ill large chartering organizations take pride in offering clean, well-kept boats. Most are no more than five years old, but even the ones that are are accorded more TLC than most of us workaday owners can afford to lavish on our own boats. Charter companies employ full-time maintenance crews to tune engines, polish topsides, oil teak, clean upholstery and generally insure that all you need to worry about is where to stow the hatch boards. (D’Anna and some other com¬ panies have even solved that problem by in¬ stalling specially made hatchboard brackets in the lazarette compartments of their yachts.) The object, obviously, is to maximize the convenience aspect to the point that all you have to do, literally, is just cast off the

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docklines and go — after you pay, of course. Be aware that there are often refundable cleaning and security deposits required in addition to the charter fees and that many charter organizations require that checks clear before you go out. Also make sure you understand the time limits. A “day” for one company might mean from 9 to 6; for another it might be from 9 to 9. While your commitment may begin with simply untying the lines and going, it does not end with retying them and leaving. Most charter agreements stipulate that you leave

the boat as much as possible as you found it. Like most charter companies, The Sailboat Shop of Alameda reminds returning charterers to: make sure the yacht is properly secured to the dock and that all electrical switches are off; clean the yacht inside and out and removing all trash and personal belongings (cleaning supplies are in dock boxes and hoses are on docks); secure all hatches and lock boat and dock gate behind you.

myone who wants to charter a boat should make reservations well in advance. Some of the larger companies average 100

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Club, Lowry’s idea is to take the best of both worlds — yacht ownership and the charter industry — and combine them in¬ to a yacht club that owns its own boats. The result? “A club that provides the economy and convenience of renting with the satisfaction and peace of mind of ownership,” says Lowry. “We will start with a core of, 30 members who can pay cash for their share,” he says. The amount of that share will be 10 percent of the averaged survey value of the club’s first three vessels, whose size and type will be determined by the club’s chief executive officer. All owners will have an equal share in all page 143

Pretty yachts all in a row are one indication of a reputable charter company.

boats, “much like buying a mutual fund rather than individual stocks.” Who gets to use the boats when will be determined by a points and prior usage system Lowry has devised “to equitably divide up the goodies.” The monetary benefits of this arrange¬ ment hinge on the tax credits and depreciation that the organization as a whole derives from its fleet. The estimated $1,800 a year dues will go one-third to the boats, one-third toward the club and one-third toward major stuff like replacing masts or engines. Lowry has worked it out so boats would be replaced about every five years, and that

as more members joined, more boats would be added. Like present charter organizations, all boat maintenance, con¬ tinuing education and so on would be provided by the club. At the moment, the Sunshine Equity Yacht Club has not gotten much further than the design state, and Lowry does not anticipate it forming until sometime next season. Right now he’s looking for that core membership. “I see the found¬ ing members as sailors in the 30 and up age category,” says Lowry. “1 want them to have some experience, but that can in¬ clude beginners With the right attitude. Above all, they should be safe sailors.”

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NAUTICAL TERMINOLOGY REFRESHER QUIZ To prepare readers interested in chartering for "the. check out exam, we've included this short refresher course on nautical ter¬ minology. This quiz is multiple choice. Circle the answer you feel is most suitable. Answers are on page 300. Scoring is as follows: 0-2 correct answers—there might be hope for you; 3-5 correct answers—don’t get near any of our boats; 6 or more correct answers—welcome to the twilight zone.

1. q. wind direction indicator b. cockpit ven¬ tilator c. yacht club burgee d. that there cloth thing with the funny holes and little sticks in it. 2. a. pointy end 6. blunt end c. living end d. “It’s-Howing-35-you-go-get-it-down” end. 3. a. kick starter b. masthead light c. man overboard and loose line cuisinart d. in¬ surance that you will place well in races. 4. a, leaky sumbitches b. windows c. leaky sumbitches d. leaky sumbitches 5. a. reef detection transponder b. spinnaker pole c. warp drive engines d. sonar dome 6. a. waterline b. that there pole thing c, bridge height gauge d. Interstate 5 between Modesto and L.A. 7. a. skipper’s ^rmrest b. adjustable cockpit divider c. Joan Collins joystick d. emergency prosthetic device. 8. a. rope used to tie up unruly crewmembers b. “some sheet, mon” c. nautical S&M apparatus d. string attached to shorter pole thing. 9 a. moveable sunshade b. emergency boat brake c. fronts’! d. International flag symbol for “I surrender.” 10. 0. telltale holders b. Chinese toe-torture devices c. agility testers for foredeck crew d. both e and f above.

mmm charters a month, so there is quite a turna¬ round. The most popular boats seem to be those in the 35-ft range, although Bally Yacht Club’s Pearson 424 is the most sought after boat in that Alameda-based facility. The only physical limitation for Bay Area charters is that no one is allowed west of the Golden Gate, except under special cir¬ cumstances that are best dealt with through each company. Also, boats set up for racing are in fairly limited supply, partly because of the complexity involved with spinnakers and partly because of the beating many take. Partly too, because most people who charter

are more into enjoyable cruising than bashing around the buoys. For charterers who do want more exposure to racing, many sailing clubs offer interclub racing. For example, on any given Wednesday evening (and many weekends), Olympic Circle Sail¬ ing Club’s dozen-boat J/24 fleet can be seen dueling it out among themselves off Berkeley, however, OCSC does not charter any of the boats for outside-the-club racing.

U p until now, we’ve been talking exclusively about commercial chartering

companies. Many individual boat owners also offer their boats for charter. A casual perusal of any yacht club bulletin board or our own Classy Classifieds will usually reveal a handful of these. If you have the time, these can be well worth the look; many are beautifully kept classics, well-found cruisers and top-name racers available at real bargain rates when compared with commercially available charter'boats. Many aren’t, though, and you can’t just take for granted that in¬ dividually chartered boats are in A-l shape as you can with commercial charterers. After all, the charter company’s living depends on page 144

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(cheaper) or weekend (more expensive) and so on. There are no “hidden costs,” per se. In addition to the charter fee, most com¬ panies require a cleaning fee (about $50) and a security deposit (about $250), but these are refunded if the boat is returned

charter, if only to make sure you don’t abuse their baby. Also, part of that more expensive commercial charter rate goes to pay very high and hard to get insurance premiums that individuals cannot usually get. Enough said.

When you split the cost up many ways, chartering can be really reasonable.

D on’t really have that many friends who like to sail? Dave Garrett Sailing main-

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it; many individuals charter simply to help meet expenses. A few more words of wisdom: have a private owner really clarify the parameters of a private charter. Many, for instance, will stipulate that either they or a representative be aboard through the

ing will be wined, dined and pampered for a full 24 hours while cruising San Francisco Bay aboard one of our elegant yachts,” says their brochure. Also looking at the corporate market is Bally Yacht Club, which offers special membership packages to businesses.

kippered charters, whether private or commercial, are many things to many peo¬ ple. To a nonsailor or novice, this can mean ietting the skipper and crew, if any, do all the work while the charterer and his entourage enjoy the ride. More often, the charterer and his guests act as crew, running the boat under the direction of the skipper. The skip¬ per can also come along in an advisory posi¬ tion only, there to take over if needed, or he can even act as crew. Skippered charters are of course more expensive than bareboating. Rates vary, but if you plan to spend about $200 a day on top of the bareboat rate for a skipper, you’ll be in the ballpark. As mentioned, charter boats usually go for between $4 to $8 per foot per day, depend¬ ing on type of boat, how long you want it, whether you are chartering on a weekday page 145

clean and in good shape. Of course, you do have to pay for lost or damaged equipment, so make sure the bitter end of the anchor rode is attached before you put the hook down for the night.

As a Caribbean charter company spokesman noted in a recent article in TIME, because of the chartering, “Yachting is no longer the exclusive sport of the rich.” Split up four, five or six ways, chartering a 30 to 35-footer for the weekend is hardly any more expensive than dinner out at a nice restaurant. And when you think about it, when was the last time you got away with less than $100 per person per day for a weekend of skiing at Tahoe? Many clubs of¬ fer special plans to groups, too. Brisbane’s Black Tie Cruising & Charter Company of¬ fers a “Sales Incentive” program as a reward a top executive might give his best per¬ formers. “Up to three couples of your choos-

tains an ongoing “share sail” list similar to , our crew list, except it’s for charterers or charterettes. “We keep a big roster of anybody who wants to go sailing and share the costs of a charter,” says Dave. Garrett’s share sail list, available to the general public by simply calling the company (there is no charge), sounds like a great way to get out on the water for not very much money. As we mentioned back in the beginning, yacht chartering in the Bay is a microcosm of a burgeoning worldwide industry. If you want to go sailing in Greece or Fiji, the area company chartering from locally can usually A set you up as part of their service. For ocean sailing closer to home, you might check out the various organizations on Monterey Bay. Two of the better ones down there are Pacific Yachting Unlimited and the Sailing Set, both of Santa Cruz. Well, that’s a wrap for this installment. Next month, we’ll take a look at charter pro¬ grams from the point of view of the boat owner who wants to put his boat in one. Until then, sail safe. — latitude 38 — jr

FIRST ANNUAL t CI I T e Bay sailors tend sometimes to VV forget that there are other bodies of water in California,” says Roger Paine of the Metropolitan YC. In search of something a little different, Roger passed up the Moore 24 season opener and joined about three dozen other boats for the First Annual

Alex Diauantopoulos’ gaff cutter got the “Most Unusual Boat” award.

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“Chevrolet”. About one-third of the entrants had never raced before, and the next third had only two or three races under their belts. And then there were the boats. The 35 boats that started must have given handicapper Ed Tolman fits. They ranged from Winsome, a 28-ft E-Scow, to Unicorn, a 25-ft gaff cutter. Save for a handfull of “race boats” — an Ex¬ press 27, Moore 24, Olson 25, J/24, Holder 20 and a few others — the rest were basic trailer sailors, also looking for something a bit different. “It sounded like fun,” said Ed Bridges, who trailered the McGregor 25 Irene up from Ft. Bragg. Others came from.San Jose, Willits, Ukiah, Oakland and Whiskeytown. Lee Rusconi, who garnered second in the spinnaker division, also received a special prize for traveling the farthest. He came all the way from Eureka. The day, the sailing, the picturesque country and other special awards — oldest and youngest competitors, rookie of the year, most experienced, least experienced, most unusual boat — more than fulfilled the expectations of Ed Bridges, Roger Paine and the other competitors. “We

had a great time,” says Ed. V

Above, the wind hole at the first mark. Below, John Wagamuth's Express 27 got an excellent start.

rganizers credit Jim Ziebell as being the brains behind the Konocti Cup, and Jim gives most of the credit to sailing partner Doug Jones and the many sponsors, which included the Konocti Harbor Iftn, the Lake

Konocti Cup, sailed on May 4 on Clear Lake. The largest natural lake in California, Clear Lake is located about 2V2 hours north of the Bay. Lake sailing is indeed something a little dif¬ ferent from Bay sailing. For the 26-mi!er on Saturday, temperatures were in the 806, the skies were clear and the 10 to 12-knot breeze was warm. No one worried about fog or tides. Shorts and Coppertone replaced foulies as the uniform of the day and instead of the briny tang of salt air, sailors whiffed the lusty scent of algae-laden backwaters — and

the more than occasional dead carp. (It could have been worse. The week before the race, workers disposed of 12 tons of carpcarcasses that had washed onto beaches. Thousands of the fish die after spawning every year.)

he participants were also a little dif¬ ferent than your average Bay racer. We saw one ball cap with “Watkins Sand and Gravel” across the crown; another said

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Salt water or fresh water, the taste of victory is just as sweet. The E-Scow crew, from left to right: Malcolm Davy, Reg Jones, Doug Jones, Jim Ziebell.

County Chamber of Commerce and the Lakeport YC. “We wanted an event that would be fun for everyone, and we wanted everyone to go away with something,” says Jim. His and Doug’s reward for months of planning came in the form of winning first to

Above, Roger Paine’s ’Spin¬ drift’ passes Mt. Konocti, still considered an active volcano.

Below, with its tall rig and light weight, the E-Scow touchable.

finish and first place in the spinnaker division aboard the scow. Jones described the ex¬ perience as “embarrassed elation.” After all, the least the organizer’s could have done is let someone else win. “But it was perfect weather for us,” says Doug, who restored the 1968 wooden E-scow to fighting trim. “If it had blown any harder or any lighter, we would not have won.” A common sight on the lakes of Wisconsin, the Melges-designed E-Scow has two centerboards, two rudders and weighs only about 950 pounds.

1ST KONOCTI CUP E-Scow, Jim Jones, Lakeport YC; 2)Eureka, San Juan 24, Lee Ruscorti, Humboldt YC; 3)$tudent Driver, Express 27, John Wagamuth, Whiskeytown SC. NON¬ SPINNAKER: 1) Migration, Catalina 25, Chuck Herman, Diablo SC; 2) Telma, Clipper Marine 26, Bob Dangei, Lakeport YC; 3) (no name), Mercury, John Parker (no club).

insome crossed the finish line off the Konocti Harbor Inn just before 4 p.m., five hours and 10 minutes after her start. She was followed by John Walgamuth’s Express 27, Student Driver, Marshall Sanders’ Olson 25 Chapter 11 and six or eight other boats that made it around the first mark that morn¬ ing before the wind died. While the wind in the lower lake pushed the first 10 boats brisk¬ ly along, the majority of the fleet bobbed around A-mark for several hours before get¬ ting going once again. As a result, several

everyone got something for coming, whether it was a couple of bottles of wine from local wineries, special prizes, trophies, or several of each. Chuck Herman, for ex¬ ample, received the first to finish and first corrected time trophies for the non¬ spinnaker division, as well as a watch for being the youngest skipper. “When we arrived back at the Bay Area Sunday afternoon, we found the usual small craft warnings flying, the white caps on the water and the frigid wind,” says Roger Paine. “We reflected back on the warm sun, flat water, sun tans, ghosting along the lake at night under a full moon — in shorts — and we all decided that we really didn’t mind missing the season opener.” — latitude 38 — jr

MARY CROWLEY'S

here is a dream most sailors have. It centers around a well-outfitted cruis¬ ing boat and unlimited time and money to explore the world. Unfortunately, reality keeps most of us at home all but a few weeks of the year. But Mary Crowley, a Sausalito sailor-turned-businesswoman, has devel¬ oped a way to sample that dream. She has created Ocean Voyages, a company that

specializes in a different kind of sailboat chartering. Called adventure sailing, Mary has put together a fleet of 110 boats throughout the world and offers them up to both the novice cruiser and the crusty adventurer. From the

reefs of Fiji to the inside passage of Alaska, from blustery New Zealand to the blue Mediterranean — just about anywhere in the \vorld that is reachable by water, Mary can put a vacationer who wants to take part in the sailing on a 34-foot sloop or a 125-foot

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cean Voyages is headquartered in a houseboat by the heliport in Sausalito, overlooking the northernmost end of

up 'n Chicago gave me the desire to live someplace warmer,” she says with a laugh.

Above, Mary Crowley in her Sausalito "officeboat". Left, one of Ocean Passages' South Seas itineraries.

Richardson Bay. The walls of the sunny of¬ fice are covered with travel posters, all with a nautical theme, maps of remote islands and a 1985 wall chart showing most of each month filled in with boat names in locations worldwide. Mary’s small office is in the back. A brown tapa cloth blankets one wall, while postcards from all over the world are tacked to another. With just enough room for a desk, some files and an extra chair, the room is cozy and warm as the sun shines in through the houseboat windows. It is quite a change from the bone-chilling Chicago where Mary grew up and learned to sail. “My father had a 28-foot wooden sloop that 1 started sailing on with my family when I was around four years old. 1 grew up around a yacht club and sailed on everything because I was avidly involved. My brother and I raced a Star Boat there and also sailed R boats which were a popular local class,” says Mary. “Growing up around boats gave me the desire to do long distance sailing. Growing

^^fter college, as her friends headed westward, so did Mary. She landed a research job for a Bay Area psychologist, but was in San Francisco only a few weeks before the pull of Sausalito moved her across the Bay. Getting out on the water put her in touch with the local sailors and opened up doors that would eventually lead to the crea¬ tion of Ocean Voyages. “I started doing a lot of boat deliveries with Tony Carter (of Carter and Desmaren, Inc. — a Mill Valjey boat delivery service). A lot from Mexico back up to California, but also * Florida through the Canal and back and forth from Hawaii to Tahiti.” It wasn’t very long until Mary was skippering delivery boats herself. “Boat delivery is wonderful for teaching one about a lot of different types of boats. When you make voyages of significant length and usually in the ‘wrong’ direction, it tends to be a good learning experience,” says Mary.

MARY CROWLEY'S I,, t was while on a boat delivery job in Tahiti that a second job opportunity ap¬ peared almost out of nowhere. She met a group of people who were organizing a school ship on the 320-foot Norweigian square rigger, Satsraad Lehmkyhl. After a few discussions, Mary was offered a position to teach psychology and philosophy to the 60 students on board. The nine month voyage would take her from Norway to England, Portugal, the Canary Islands, the Azores and back to Norway. “That was like the fulfillment of a dream. 1 ended up very quickly taking off for Norway. It was marvelous. 1 got to combine the sail¬ ing, which 1 love so much, with teaching, with traveling to foreign cultures and having time to really see places. Boat deliveries had been wonderful, but they were hectic. For the deliveries, our purpose was to move the vessel as quickly as possible. Maybe we would take an occasional day at Panama. But on the school ship, we would arrive someplace and really have an opportunity to explore,” she says. The then 21-year-old Mary had been apprehensive when she took the teaching posiimsb '

tion, since many of the instructors had 15 to 20 years of experience. However, “It turned out that the experience I had sailing, know¬ ing how to live in close quarters with people,

It became clear that there was a participatory adventure sailing was more significant than my ability as a teacher,” she says. “A lot of people with years of experience had real problems with the 24-hour-a-day situation.”

s the turnover rate of the 15 teachers The 83-ft ‘Norden’ makes regular voyages from Seattle to Alaska and back.

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delivery years and the school ship ex¬ perience convinced me that what I wanted to do professionally was create ways for people to gain seafaring experience. It had been so significant to me in my life,” says Crowley. As Mary speaks, even about things she cares very much for, her voice remains low, melodious and relaxed. She speaks slowly and words like “passion” and “avid” sprinkle the conversation. They are obviously the underlying force (coupled with drive) of her personality. Like the rest of her demeanor, her blue-gray eyes are calm as she talks about the more than 60,000 miles of bluewater voyaging she has done. Accepting it as nothing out of the ordinary, she could just as easily be talking about driving to the corner to pick up a pizza. Just threp months after the Norwegian school ship experience, she was back on the water on another school ship, the 120-foot schooner Westward. The three-month voyage from San Diego introduced Mary to the Galapagos, a place she has returned to eight times since.

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hen she came back to the Bay Area, she was more determined than ever to find a way to share the excitement of sailing to dis¬ tant lands with other people. Working with the late Bay Area yachtsman George Kiskaddon, who had just finished building a 68-foot schooner, the New World, the two sailors took the New Zealand-built boat around the Pacific Ocean, offering it as a floating sail training school. “George was interested in island culture, youth sail training and a lot of the same .things I was. He wanted to see the boat used to explore participatory adventure sailing, something counter to the traditional sailing and charter market where boats are used more as hotels than boats,” says Mary. For nearly a year, the New World sailed — back to the Galapagos, to Central page 150

OCEAN PASSAGES “There is a particular type of person that ends up being a skipper for us. What they share in common is a real passion for sailing, a real love for it. There is something about that that is infectious when teaching others. And they must really like people and be in¬ terested in sharing this world with them. That, unfortunately, is not your profile of every charter boat captain. Some are quite tired of people.” Besides the popular voyages in the Mediterranean, Hawaii and the Caribbean, Mary seeks out the remote spots. It was while she was on the school ship New World that she became intrigued with Cocos Island, a dot of land 300 miles off the coast of Costa Rica. “I sailed by Cocos on a moonlit night as we were traveling from the Galapagos to Costa Rica, although we didn’t have time to stop. In Costa Rica, everyone knew about Cocos, but no one had ever been there.” Now that destination is part of Ocean Voyages expeditions.

America, to Hawaii — actively involving the people on board with sailing the boat. “It became clear that there was a real need for this sort of thing, where people got to go to remote places and to really participate on board. I found that people in all walks of life wanted to go sailing. It also became clear that for the amount of work it took to organize the vessel, it made much more sense to have a large number of vessels.”

rganizing a network of boats she had met on her voyages, Mary developed Oceanic Expeditions, the voyaging arm of the Oceanic Society. But the focus of the Oceanic Society changed, as did their pro¬ gram emphasis, so in 1979, Mary vtfent off on her own to start Ocean Voyages. The ini¬ tial fleet of 20 boats was made up of people in different parts of the world that Mary had met when she was sailing full time. Today, it has grown to 110, including nine luxury motor yachts. “It feels quite exciting,” says Mary, page I 51

The ‘Whales Tail’, built in Fiji and based in Pago Pago, has all the comforts, including trash compac¬ tor and Betamax.

“Sometimes the organizational parts of the business — trying to find the right number of people for the right trip — is difficult. It often seems we have boats that want people here,

£\ s glamorous as it sounds to travel and sail all over the world, Mary does run a business with the same headaches of any businesswoman. These days she covers the miles by plane, jetting in to check out boats and skippers worldwide. Six to eight trips a year are common. Soon she will be off to Seattle-Vancouver, then to French Polynesia. “I feel a real obligation to monitor our vessels on a regular basis. I enjoy seeing the people, too. Many are really close friends,” she says. Although Mary knows what it takes to run a boat, however, her boating friends don’t necessarily have a good picture of what it is like to run an office. “Markets change. Europe is popular now and we have no problem filling the boats on the Med. But that might not be so for Tahiti.”

“Europe is popular now, and we have no problem filling boats on the Med." but people that want boats there. It does get mind boggling. But what keeps it sensible is how solid and good our network of boats are and the quality of the people involved.” To make sure the quality of the boats are first rate, each one is individually checked out by Mary or one of her staff — as are the people in charge.

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Even with the problems, Mary is happy to be doing what she’s doing. Only in her mid-30s and married less than a year, she has what many would consider an ideal job. She travels and sails, but more than that — who else do you know that is able to share a life’s passion with those around her?

— glenda ganny carroll

SECRET OF NIMH

he Secret of NIMH was a fast ride on the May 11th Farallones race. The new Express 37, owned by Alameda’s Kent Greenough, went on the 55 mile ocean race to get ready for this summer’s L.A. to Honolulu TransPac. The spinnaker reach back, with the wind in the 25 to'30 knot range and some healthy swells running, made for a breathtaking ride, as can be seen in these photos. Driving at the time was Danny Miles of Santa Cruz, who is one of six scheduled to take the boat to Honolulu. Also onboard will Mach I off the Golden Gate. Inset. Mach 2.

be owner Greenough, Terry Alsberg, Jim Walton, Cliff Stagg and Jim Maloney. Alsberg, who built the boat, said the speedometer hadn’t been calibrated yet, but they feel pretty confident they were hitting over 20 knots as they surfed down the face of the waves. Judging by the bow wave, we would be hard pressed to argue the claim. They were smoking!

cl im Maloney, who was also onboard at the time, said the party ended early, however, when the spinnaker sheet shackle blew open just as they passed Mile Rock.

They dropped the sail, rehoisted it with a wrap, took several knockdowns and then decided to bag the whole idea. They had gotten perilously close to Baker’s Beach, so they hoisted a jib and reached into the Golden Gate. The boat’s name, by the way, refers to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Kent’s children reportedly named the sloop after a Disney movie by the same name. If Secret of NIMH goes this fast for the 2,200 mile TransPac, the crew might have some psychological breakthroughs to report about in Honolulu! — latitude 38 — sue

THE BIRTH OF

ll sailors talk boats a lot. Jack Weingand and I have spent hundreds of sailing hours comparing the relative merits of dozens of old classics. Though we both enjoy the lug rig and open boats, there are times when it would'be' nice to heave to, or drop the hook and go below for a mug out of the wind and rain. Jack’s wife Jean enjoys sailing and cruis¬ ing, too, so the discussion often turned to a small cruiser for the two of them, suitable for weekending and winter sailing. The re¬ quirements were shoal draft, sea kindliness, the ability to singlehand, reasonable comfort, and be relatively inexpensive. Like me, Jack is a working stiff. We do love tradition, though, and so the boat had to be built of wood, canvas and hemp. The discussion kept coming back to George Holmes’ 21-ft Humber yawl called Eel. “She’s a little small,” we thought, “but if she could be scaled up a bit ... say to 23 feet . . . hmmm . . . .” The clincher was author Roger Taylor’s discussion of the Eel in his book Good Boats. He wrote that Holmes had had 15 boats in 15 years, culminating in the canoe yawl Eel, which he then kept for the next 15 years. The Eel’s subsequent owner owned her for 20 years. She had to be good to seduce two boat nuts for that long.

cJ ack always knew the builder he wanted. His 14V2-ft lapstrake skiff Navron, rigged with a dipping lug, always brought complimentary remarks wherever Jack went. Her builder was Ray Speck, who had a shop in Sausalito’s Marinship for many years. Navron was built in 1978, and it was Ray who introduced the two of us, saying he thought we might have something in com¬ mon. My boat Gleaner is a Kent Coast “fore and mizzen punt”, which is also referred to

A drawing of ‘Eel’, George Holmes’ 21-ft Humber yawl.

as a dipping lug yawl. Jack and I have since become shipmates who would rather sail than eat — and frequently have. Ray, in the meantime, saw the deteriora¬ ting climate for boatbuilders in the Marinship and moved to the Pacific Northwest. His craft is still appreciated there. Originally trained in England, he spent a year at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding at Port Townsend, Washington. When he wrote that he was ready to start building again, Jack and Jean took a vacation up that way. They took the Eel drawings along. He phoned me on their return and said Ray was going to expand the hull to 23 feet and build her! They were going to call her La Mouette. Teaming up with Ray for the project was another displaced Richardson Bay crafts¬ man, Kit Africa, who worked on restoring Wanderbird and a host of other wooden boat projects. Kit had property up north with room to build the boat on. The two of them would loft the boat’s lines from blowups of the drawing in the book, expand them to 23 feet, build the lapstrake hull of Port Orford cedar with copper fastenings and oak

Ray Speck and his handiwork, ‘La Mouette’.

frames, and construct the cabin, deck and cockpit. Then they would bring her to the Bay Area where 1 would help Jack finish her.

W ork started last October, and Ray kept us up to date with letters and color photographs. “Kit started with me last

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wreckage. It crushed the back of the pickup’s cab used to haul it to Ray’s shop, where the experts all attempted the correct identifica¬ tion. Guesses ran the gamut from Ironbark and Greenheart to half the hardwoods in Southeast Asia! They finally ' narrowed it down to either a South or Central American Lilac, or something called Begak from Borneo. At any rate, it’s dense, tough, hard to work, won’t split and is rock stable.

Jack Weingand, left, and Steve Osborn.

and dripping sweat.” After the dimensioning was done, they layed out the keel, cutting it down by adze. Then the bevels were adzed and hand planed. When the garboards were put on, there was no visible break between the keel and the garboard strake. A beautiful job of

PARBUCKLE, SPILE AND STUFF

Wednesday,” he wrote on October 29th. “Kit made the mold for the shoe while I sorted the deadwood, stem and stern out of an 800 pound chunk of hardwood with a chainsaw. It reminded me of a jigsaw puzzle.” The baulk (mass) of hardwood was found floating off the San Juan Islands in a mess of

Lapstraking the hull.

There are at least two kinds of sailors in this world: those who like wooden boats and those who prefer fiberglass. We like to think that we appreciate both, but have io admit that most of our sailing is done aboard the “plastic” variety. In reading Steve’s article about the making of La Mouette, there were some terms with which we weren’t totally familiar. We asked Steve to explain a few of them. Adze — A heavy, curved steel tool used for smoothing rough timber. One of the principal tools used in wooden shipbuilding. Baulk — A big chunk of timber. Dipping lug rig - This type of craft has a quadilateral shaped sail with a yard, called the lug, at the top instead of a gaff. The lug extends forward of the mast and the tack attaches to the stem of the lower The keel was cut out of a 560 pound baulk of first growth Douglas fir which measured 8”xl6”xl7’. It took three men and a boy to manhandle it through the planer. “Of course,” Ray said, “the first run jammed 15 inches into the pass. Well, we got some good cardiovascular workout, puffing, blowing

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yard. In order to tack, the sail must be lowered, or “dipped”, to pass it over to the new leeward side, First growth — Old, fine grained and , knot-free wood. Lapstrake — A hull where each fore and aft plank overlaps the one below it. Parbuckle — To haul without using block and tackle, Spile — To determine the true shape of a fore and aft plank as it will lay on the hull. Standing lug rig - A development of the dipping lug, this rig is attached to the mast at the tack and the is self tacking. Tongue and Groove - A joint between two planks in which a raised area * on the edge of one board fits into a corresponding groove in the edge of the other to produce a flush surface. fairing! The whole keel and backbone assembly, including centerboard, case and shoe, weighs between 1,200 and 1,400 pounds.

hen the stem, sternpost, keel, case

LA MOUETTE its fit. Then they’re removed and the rest of the work on the plank is done with no obstruction. It is amazing how quickly and accurately Ray can hang planks using this method, and the results speak for themselves. After completing the planking, Ray and Kit tackled the framing, which is a frantic time. The frames are steamed for several hours to make them flexible. Pilot holes have been driven in the plank laps at the frame stations and nails are started, making La Mouette look like a porcupine. Shores under the turn of the bilge prevent the pressure of the . frames from splitting any plank laps where the curve reverses. Cross spalls across the width of the hull prevent her from spreading. After the frames have cooled and hardened, the whole boat is stable and the shores and spalls can be removed. Planked, framed and with the sheer clamp in, La Mouette looked fit to hang in the Louvre, which would be a terrible waste.

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and shoe were assembled, they were blocked on their side. The centerplate, hav¬ ing been treated and then coated with tallow, was parbuckled into place and the pivot bolt installed. The whole assembly was set up on the stocks and plumbed. At last, she began to resemble the embryo of a boat. Ray learned to build lapstrake boats in England, where the method dates clear back to the time of the Vikings. In Norway, they

A classic wooden boat lover’s wet dream. Inset, clean, graceful and functional — the interior of ‘La Mouette’.

still build by eye, using no molds at all. That’s fine if the boats are of one type, handed down from father to son for generations. Ray builds with shadow molds, which are made up from the lines, just like conventional molds. The difference is that they are set up just long enough to spile a plank and check

decks were to be tongue and groove red cedar, covered with Irish felt and canvas. Ray and Kit went to the lumber yard and picked up a load of tongue and groove and started home. They had noticed some beautiful first growth red cedar in the back of the yard and couldn’t get it off their minds. So half way home they turned back, re¬ turned the tongue and groove and bought the first growth. Back home they sharpened and set ttveir matching planes and cut the tongue and grooves by hand. Ray allowed how the difference between the commercial stuff and that first growth cedar was con¬ siderable! Ray brought La Mouette down to the Bay Area arriving on April 26th. Twelve days of panting and puttering were climaxed with her launching at the San Rafael Yacht Har¬ bor on May 8th. She now sits in her native element, as jaunty and graceful as her namesake. Now the work really begins for Jack and I. For the sails, we’ve located Egyptian and Sudanese cotton canvas and tarred Italian Hemp boltrope from Hecla Sails in Fort Bragg. The deadeyes and shivs will come from A. Dauphinee & Sons Ltd. in Lunen¬ burg, Nova Scotia. I’ll turn the blocks and strop them in my shop. Hopefully, we’ll be sailing this summer, and then later we’ll be making the cabin a snug haven. We’d like to keep you posted on our pro¬ gress, including'a report on how she sails. Perhaps, someday, La Mouette will have a sister to sail with too!

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fter years of commuting, I find that I still enjoy the bus ride over the Bay. Aside from providing a welcome period of quiet between work and home, the bus ride also includes a spectacular view of the Bay at no extra charge. All you people who cross the bridge by car have no idea what you’re missing. Sometimes, though, the half hour of solitary contemplation can be shattered by events that are well beyond one’s control. Just the other day 1 had taken my place in line at the bus terminal, when I spotted Lee Helm, a naval architect student I know who works part-time in the City, standing in line about ten place^ qhead. She was holding what looked like a wetsuit under her arm. Under most circumstances I would be delighted to talk sailing with Lee {although that usually means getting thoroughly lost in some obscure technical fine point), but today 1 thought I’d remain incognito and just watch the Bay go by. The bus pulled up, we started boarding and by the time I was through the farebox, Lee was already seated in a left-hand win¬ dow seat towards the back of the bus, her face buried in a computer magazine. So far, so good. I took an aisle seat up forward. We

mercial operator to do lessons and rentals abrupt stop. Traffic. A serious jam, in fact, there. They’re making a serious mistake.” probably caused by an accident because it “What’s so terrible about that?” I asked, came on so suddenly. I glanced back to make sure that Lee was still absorbed in her x “Last time I was over by the windsurfing docks on a busy weekend, the place looked magazine — a tactical error, as it turned out, more like a zoo! I think a single operator because she looked up to see why we had would be a big improvement.” stopped just as I looked back. “Come on, Max! Now you sound like “Hi. Max!” she blurted out. “What a coin¬ another bureaucrat! What’s really important cidence!” is the kind of services that are available to marina users, and not how easy it is for the city to manage the place. I waved in acknowledgement. Before I could break eye contact, though, she gestured for me to move to the vacant seat I_*>ee was looking around as she next to her. spoke, visibly annoyed that the bus was “So much for rest and contemplation,” I stuck in the slowest lane of traffic. thought to myself as I reluctantly'got up and “Don’t you think that the overcrowding made my way aft. Lee picked up her degrades the services for everyone?” I backpack and wetsuit, and I sat down next to countered. “I keep hearing about the dry her. berthers who have trouble using the hoist “Haven’t seen you on this bus for a while, because of sailboards in the way, and the Lee,” I said. “You must be back on your ear¬ parking problems . . .” ly schedule now that daylight time is back. I “Those dry berthers are a tiny percentage know where you’re going with that wetsuit!” of marina users, Max, and they’d rather be “That’s right, Max. There’s three hours of relocated to a different marina anyway. And, like,, there’s plenty of overflow parking along the access road, among other places. I mean, if one operator gets an exclusive con¬ tract, which seems to be what they want to do, a whole lot of bad things happen: First, the lesson and rental rates go up, because of the monopoly and the fact that the city takes a big percentage of gross revenue right off the top.” “All the businesses pay a percentage to help keep the marina running, Lee.” windsurfing between now and sunset! That “I know, but they’re talking much higher is, if this traffic will ever let us get there. I numbers than the restaurants pay. Then, mean, this is totally awful. Today is the win¬ because the lesson and rental operations are diest day all week!” always connected with a retail sailboard shop “I think it will hold pretty solid through the that only carries two or possibly three lines of evening, Lee,” I said as I looked towards the equipment, we’re limited to those brands. It’s East Bay hills. The fog thinned somewhat as as if the Chamber of Commerce decided that it blew in over the shoreline, then dissipated there could only be one car dealer on Main over the flatlands. But a large grey cloud Street!” hung over the ridge top, marking where the “I think you’re exaggerating.” fog re-formed in the rising air. “But the really bad thing,” she continued, “The thing is, I had arranged to rent a more adamant than I had ever seen her, “is short board tonight — you know, to practice that it severely limits how much the activity my water starts.” She looked out at the Bay can grow. Here we have one of the best again. “It looks so good out there.” windsurfing locations on the Bay, miles of “I thought you sail the boards out of that launchable shoreline, and the marina wants sailing club,” I said. to put the lid on it just when the sailboard “Yes, but I want to try out some of the boom is really starting to take off. I think that newer high-performance equipment. It’s go¬ any marina that tries to limit or restrict ing to be a lot more difficult for me to rent sailboards is turning its back on a gold mine!” this particular type of board in the future, .. { '.. . because they plan to allow only one com¬

“It’s like the Chamber of-Commerce decided there could only be one car dealer on Main Street!” pulled out of the terminal and onto the bridge. The Bay was putting on quite a show. A thick fog stream poured in the gate, com¬ pletely obscuring Alcatraz except for a con¬ spicuous lump in the fog. Another thick layer spilled over the lower crests of the Marin Penninsula, sliding down in a thin, fastmoving sheet over Yellow Bluff, and then piling up in a turbulent roll in the middle of the Knox course area. Lee had once de¬ scribed this phenomenon as a “hydraulic jump” or something. Where does she come up with those buzz-words? On our right I could see the mouth of the Estuary, well clear of the fog stream in a much milder climate. A dozen boats were already tacking out into the Bay for a late afternoon sail, maneuvering around a large inbound ship. I closed my eyes as the bus entered the tunnel. A few minutes later we came to an

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bus finally managed to change lanes, was creeping along the freeway again, although still at an agonizingly slow pace. “I don’t see how the city can get any significant revenue out of it,” 1 said, “other than by what they’re already proposing. Unless they issue parking stickers or something.” “No, charging for parking would never work. There are too many other uses in close proximity that depend on free parking, among other reasons. I mean, storing cars is not the business the marina is in — but stor¬ ing boats is! The real revenue generator, Max, is on-site sailboard storage.” “Storage?” “For sure! They built some lockers for private boards at the sailing club, and it’s been, like, a windfall! They go for a high enough price to pay for the construction in about a year, and there’s still a waiting list a mile long to get in. If you actually figure out how much space they take up, what kind of demand there is, what support services are necessary — and I’m including things like dock construction, bathrooms, parking, and administrative costs, you find that it’s far more profitable than conventional boat storage, wet or dry.” “And you’re convinced that the demand for sailboard storage is really that high?” “For sure! Like, in my case, for example. When I finally buy my own board, how am I going to sail it after work? On-site storage is a necessity for someone like me, and a valuable amenity for almost everyone else. In fact, if I can’t get one of the lockers, I might even end up joining your yacht club! I’ve noticed they have a little rack with a cou¬ ple of old El Toro’s on it, and I’m sure no one would mind if a member kept a sailboard there too ...” “No, we wouldn’t mind one board,” 1 said, “and we might even put up with four or five. But as soon as 10 or 15 appeared on the racks — I think there’d be trouble.” “You see! Yacht clubs have that same ridiculous attitude towards sailboards. They see them as a threat, instead of as a positive revitalizing force.” “But, Lee, do you think sailboards really fit in with the traditional yacht club?” “Yes, Max! Windsurfers would like to take' a hot shower and have a drink at the bar with their friends after sailing, just like the ‘sitdown’ sailors. The only reason they haven’t

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been joining yacht clubs in larger numbers is because they don’t really know what the clubs have to offer. But once the windsurfers ‘discover’ the yacht clubs, watch out!”

13 y now the bus was on the stretch of freeway that parallels the Bay, anc^ we could see perhaps 20 or 30 sails darting back and forth in the strong Seabreeze, dramatically backlit by the occasional brilliant rays of sun that found their way down between the torn fragments of the fog bank blowing by overhead. One sailboard, much closer to the freeway than the others, appeared to be rac¬ ing the bus. “Of course,” Lee continued, “Not all yacht clubs are situated at decent launch sites. But the ones that are could really benefit from a large contingent of wind¬ surfers. Look at the clubs that own their own harbors, for example. They seem to be the most well-off financially. Well, with sailboard storage, any club could in effect have its own harbor, and add a significant revenue

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ahead with dock expansion, showers, and other amenities. There should be state money available through various agencies to help with this sort of thing. And finally, move the conventional boat dry storage over to a better location, and lease the space to two or three sailboard-related businesses.” “That’s quite a change in character for the little section of the waterfront.” “Yes, and it’s going to happen, one way or another. The real question is whether marinas and yacht clubs will have the foresight to adapt themselves to the new use patterns.”

T 1 he bus finally reached the scene of the accident that had caused the delay. “Probably happened because someone was watching the windsurfers instead of the road,” I suggested. In another minute we were clear of the traffic jam. “Max, I almost forgot,” said Lee, her disposition having improved dramatically. “I have to show you my latest program for calculating lay lines to windward marks.” She started to take her calculator out of her backpack.

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source. And that’s just the beginning. Think of the activity level around the club all sum¬ mer, seven days a week — the business at the bar — the influx of new members . . .” “But do you think the old members would stand for it?” I asked. “It’s only a matter of time,” Lee grinned. “There are more of us than there are of them.” The bus came to a stop again, and the sailboard we were racing pulled ahead. “So,” I said with only a little sarcasm, “I had better warn my friends at the yacht club to hang on to their blue blazers. Meanwhile, what do you think the marina should do about the sailboard situation?” “Non-exclusive concession agreements, for starters,” answered Lee. “Then some marina-run storage lockers, rented on an an¬ nual basis to cut down on the administrative overhead. Once they have some experience generating revenue this way, they could go

“No thanks, Lee,” I said. “Let’s save that one for next time.” As the bus pulled up onto the off-ramp, we had one last look at the surface of the Bay. Large fragments of fog were obscuring the sun. “Still blowing full strength,” observed Lee. “I just can’t wait to get out there!”

1—»ee was out at the first stop, and prac¬ tically flew across the street to catch the local bus to the marina with only seconds to spare. What she needed was to blast around the Bay for a few hours in 30 knots of wind. What I needed was a few minutes of solitary contemplation, but every time I closed my eyes, visions of my yacht club overrun by windsurfers kept popping up. Lee’s probably right about there being more of them than there are of us. —

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NO SWAN,

ew boats can claim to have attracted more attention than Penguin has over the past couple of years in the South Pacific. There are several reasons for this. For one, her unconventional schooner rtg with large yard-arm on the foremast is always an initial eye-catcher. Her pronounced list to star¬ board is evident even at great distance, as is her unique black-and-white penguin-like topside paint job. But as you approach more closely her real impact hits you: Penguin is unbelievably rough. I don’t say this with mockery or scorn, for even I, a perfectionist wooden boatbuilder, fell in love with her in a perverse sort of way. To understand her charm you have to understand her concept. Penguin was launched in February 1983, five months after her construction was begun by her two builders, Charley Daley and Jim Urdahl. Her ferro-cement hull was com¬ pleted in the first five weeks of building, and consistent with the master plan of speed and thrift, they hired a couple of swimming pool plasterers to do the concreting. The plasterers had no boat experience, but cost only $800 — one-third of what the pros charge. So fifty-two 94-lb bags later, Charley

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third boatbuilding project. His first was ferrocement 32-ft double-ender he built in San Diego while in the navy. Originally rigged as a gaff-cutter, he later changed her to a marconi ketch. The boat cost him $3,000 back in 1972. She sunk in fog along the rocky cliffs of San Luis Obispo, but not before Charley had sailed her to San Francisco. His second boat, a 39-ft Sampson ferrocement design from Canada, took six months to build and cost him $1^,000. She was a stays’l schooner with a wishbone boom. He built her while he was going to college, and eventually sold her for $20,000.

F he third and most recent effort cost a total of $11,000 to build. This included the space in the rented yard in El Cajon, twenty miles from San Diego, and the $700 it took to truck her to the water. The reason I dwell so much on these time and money con¬ siderations is that they weighed so heavily in

Jim Urdahl.

Charley Daley.

and Jim had a hull. Then they threw whatever they could find lying around the boatyard into the bilges for ballast — scrap steel, cement blocks, sand, etc. Penguin is roughly (pun intended) 41-ft on deck, with 12-ft beam, 6-ft draft, and in round terms weighs about 15 tons. She is a scaled-down version of Vito Dumas’ 53-ft Argentinian boat, Gaucho. Charley did the scale-reduction of Penguin from some line drawings in a book. This double-ender is his

Charley and Jim’s rationale for building the boat. “Time-and-money-time-and-money,” that famous old rag — is what Charley and Jim sang while they wrapped the 5/8-inch used elevator cable (with a liberal dosing of road tar) they scrounged up to use for rig¬ ging. The two stubby masts are used telephone poles, and everything else is old fir two-byfours, construction ply deck, and mild-steel nuts and bolts. Not a drop of glue is to be

found between Penguin’s timbers. Everything’s roughly thrown together like packing cases, but, crazily, after crossing the whole Pacific and not being spared any blows, it’s all held up. All the paint was second-hand, and there’s no bottom paint at all. The black-andwhite topsides disguise — but not enough — her profound irregularities. Jim and Charley sewed the boat’s several sails in two weeks at Jim’s mother’s house with a rented machine. Six-hundred square feet of canvas in all. They bought Penguin’s Atomic 4 motor in many pieces — cheap. Except for a few brief interludes, she hasn’t been running ever since. Two weeks after being launched, Penguin went to sea. They headed for Maui, Hawaii in May 1983 with four aboard. Charley was the only one with experience. As Jim puts it, “1 had never even set foot on a boat before I climbed aboard Penguin in the boatyard after page 160

THIS PENGUIN Rarotonga in just twenty days — an average of 100 miles per day. After five months in New Zealand they sailed for Tonga and made their first landfall at Eua. Here, during bad weather, they anchored in 200 feet of water. The bowsprit cable chafed through their line, and they lost 500 feet of 1-inch rope as well as 60-ft of heavy chain and their 30-lb plow anchor. The old Atomic 4 spurted to life on one of its rare occasions, and they missed the reef by fifty yards, con¬ tinuing on to Varu’a. During this long passage to weather they got hit by a fifty knot gale. Charley claims thai Penguin will do about 55 degrees into the wind — quite a claim for a boat such as she.

I first met Penguin in Suva where we were all anchored off the Royal Suva Yacht Club,

One of the most memorable sights in the Pacific, the

the two of them are.

yacht 'Penguin'.

we turned the plastered hull over.” The trip took them twenty-eight days. They spent a couple of months working in a boatyard in Hawaii, and then made the break for Tahiti. That crossing took them forty-nine days, during which they had to ration water at 12 oz. per day for the five of them. Aside from Jim, they were a green crew. They had so lit¬ tle water they were obliged to cook with home-brew. Making home-brewed beer was how Jim and Charley’s friendship started during their college days at Chico State back in 1977. Jim went off to Germany for two years, but when he returned to the States Charley propositioned him with the boatbuilding deal: “Your money, my knowledge and ex¬ perience.” Their partnership has functioned remarkably well considering how different

^^oth are thirty-eight years old. Charley is very quiet and shy, a deep thinker and careful planner. He tends to keep a very low profile and lives spartanly. Jim is the oppo¬ site with hardly a practical bone in his body, he’s wonderfully out-going and friendly, the ship’s natural P.R. man. They’re both really nice guys with completely different, yet com¬ plementary, personalities. After five weeks in Tahiti, Penguin sailed to Moorea, Huahini, Ta Aha, Bora Bora, and Rarotonga — again with a new and completely inexperienced crew. On their last day in Rarotonga they dragged anchor and bashed against a wharf in 40 knots of wind. A protruding bolt in the wharf perforated the hull; they crammed it full of polyester resin and kept on going. They made it to New Zealand from T

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'Penguin’s telephone pole masts are stayed with used elevator cable.

which has to be the South Pacific’s number * one social hang-out. Virtually everybody from the scores of other yachts there was laughing quietly or making facetious com¬ ments about Penguin, yet 1 was intrigued. After I met easy-going Jim, it didn’t take me long to secure an invitation to visit. Once on board, 1 realized the power of Penguin’s charm. She is sublimely crude and simple, the product of multitudinous con¬ structional sins — yet she works. She is beautiful to her owners (in a very tongue-incheek kind of way), is comically irregular in

NO SWAN, THIS PENGUIN her lines, and can boast no ‘finish’ of any kind. She is surely more animal-like than boat-like. Below she is divided into two cavernous holds with no avenue between. A few slight¬ ly re-assembled pallets and fruit boxes act as accommodation and cabinetry. There are no “Mod-Corns” of any kind; no plumbing, nothing. There’s just a plastic sextant, an old compass, a few dog-eared books, the odd chart, a couple of changes of tee-shirts and shorts apiece,-arid well, that’s it! To Jim and Charley she is merely a living platform that happens to move here and there through the Pacific. They had a whopping-good stay in Fiji, forever enter¬ taining vivacious local girls and gracing the bar while other yachties worked assiduously to maintain their boats. That’s Penguin’s endearing quality — she looks after herself. After many thousands of sea miles across the entire Pacific Ocean, virtually nothing has gone wrong — no delays waiting for parts, nothing expensive to replace. She has truly realized her builder’s dreams. They hope to sell her in Australia for the money they’ve got in her — but they don’t really

Inside and out, there is a certain consistency to 'Penguin’s appearance.

care. She’s repayed them in a thousand ways already. Who else can boast that they open the large cargo hatch and build camp¬ fires directly on the sole? That indeed is a

classy feature. Penguin might be an ugly duckling, and she might not fly with grace, but she’s cer¬ tainly taught a lesson to the rest of the snottybeaked cruising clutch: looks and a fancy price tag aren’t everything.

— rick anex

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TRANSPAC

om Selleck may be taking his TV series from Hawaii to London, but those who stay behind in Honolulu won’t be without a show this summer. In fact, there could be quite a traffic jam out on the Molokai Channel on or around July 13th. That’s when the first of more than a dozen speedy 70-footers will roar past the finish line of the 1985 L.A. to Honolulu TransPac. There’s a pretty good chance that a few of these speed machines may be in sight of each other, even after 2,200 miles of sailing. Surfing down the big, blue rollers, they’ll be hitting top speeds of 20 knots or more. Ima¬ gine two of them, neck and neck with spin¬ nakers straining, going for line honors, with press boats, helicopters, spectator.craft and boardsailors all flocking about. The Honolulu Chamber of Commerce wouldn’t mind that type of action at all! It’s not too hard to predict that 1985 will be remembered as the year the big ultralights showed up en masse for the TransPac. Among them will be the yacht which firmly established the trend, Bill Lee’s 67-foot Merlin. Now almost ten years old,. Merlin smashed the course record for the TransPac by 22 hours in 1977, and came within a whisker of breaking it again in 1981. Long, low and lean, Merlin was so successful that the race organizers changed the rules of the race to prevent a stampede of imitators. They succeeded, but that hasn’t stopped the flock of new maxi ultralights to this classic ocean race.

The Nelson/Marek 68 'Swiftsure', owned by San

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Bill Lee’s SC70 speed.

’Blondie'

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mittee altered for the 1983 race was that all entries could rate no more than 70.0 feet under the International Offshore Rule (10R). Rated length is determined by a series of fac¬ tors, including the yacht’s actual length, sail area and displacement. Weighing a quarter of what a conventional 70-ft. racing yacht would, Merlin was penalized heavily for her speed inducing characteristics. A new breed of maximum size, i.e. max¬ imum speed, TransPac racers began to ap¬ pear in 1983. Weighing only slightly more — 27,000 pounds to Merlin's 20,000 pounds — they were the same length but wider and had more freeboard. Two yachts of this type were completed for the 1983 race, the Holland 67 Charley, and the Nelson/Marek 68 Saga. The prospects of a high seas duel

Diego’s Nick Frazee, has been a standout for the past two years.

between these two whetted the race fan’s ap¬ petite, but Saga broke her rudder a half a day into the race and withdrew. As it turned out, Merlin, with reduced sail area and 3,000 pounds of lead bolted to the deck, gave Charley a scare right up until day before the finish. Charley won’t be back to defend her firstto-finish honors, but that shouldn’t detract from the race. Bill Lee, who fought against the rating limit at first, has now joined in the fun and will have three new 70-footers on the line. Five of the Nelson/Marek maxi raters, including. Saga and the highly suc¬ cessful Swiftsure III, will be on hand. Even Doug Peterson, long known for his out¬ standing IOR designs in the 40 to 50-ft. range, has entered the fray with Cheeta, a page 164

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wned by the Moniz family of Hawaii, Blondie will be sailed in the TransPac by Bill Lee and several of his Monterey Bay cronies from Merlin’s heyday. They include Harvey Kilpatrick, Jack Halterman and Don Snyder, among others. Given their experience and Blondie’s notable heavy air speed advan¬ tage, this group has to be rated at or near the top of the heap. Recent tweaking, according to Robin Mair from Lee’s Santa Cruz shop, includes a new mast by Alameda’s Dave Hulse that is 200 pounds lighter than the old one, and some refairing of the keel and fine tuning the rudder. The other top contender would still have to be Swiftsure. With almost two years of ex¬ perience, the boat and crew are well prepared for the challenge. Some of the name sailors associated with the boat are John Rumsey, Rob Maw and Steve Taft. The latter works for Blackaller and was the sailing master aboard Charley in 1983 as well as many other Grand Prix yachts. “Bones,” as Taft is known, currently ranks as one of the experts on big ultralights and the TransPac. Sailboat racing is always unpredictable, however, and this aquatic run for the roses could provide all kinds of surprises. As far as sailing talent goes, one entry to watch will be Texan Keith Simmons’ Prima, the Nelson/Marek 68. The crew will include two other Charley heroes, John Andron and

70.0 rater. “Of the 17 boats entered in Class A,” reports race chairman Jim Eddy, “14 will rate 69.4 and up!”

icking a winner in this extraordinary field is no easy task. Most of the maxis fall within the same set of parameters: they weigh about 25,000 pounds, are about 10 feet wide and 62 feet long on the waterline and have the same type of masthead sloop rig. “It’s kind of scary,” comments San Diego boatbuilder Kerry Geraghty, who built the Nelson/Marek 68’s Swiftsure III and Prima. “They’re all going about the same speed, which means whoever sails the best will win.” The favorite at the beginning of the year had to be Nick and Bob Frazee’s Swiftsure III from San Diego, which made clean sweeps in the 1984 San Diego to Manzanillo and page 165

Long Beach to Mazatlan races. In March of this year, the light blue sloop again took line, fleet and class honors in the Newport to Cabo San Lucas race. This heat pitted several of the new 70.0 raters against each other, and although Swiftsure was able to retain the upper hand, it was clear her superiority wasn’t as overwhelming as the Frazee’s may have hoped. Most impressive was Bill Lee’s first Santa Cruz 70 Blondie. “Everybody tells you how fast their own boat is,” reports Alameda sailmaker Tom Blackaller, who sailed the race on the Nelson/Marek 68 Saga, “but the guys on Swiftsure were talking about Blondie’s speed. That tells you something!” Blondie actually led the race by three miles with 50 left to go, but lost the breeze on the last night, allowing Swiftsure and Saga to catch up.

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TRANSPAC COUNTDOWN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRAN5PAC ENTRIES Stan Honey, both from the Bay Area, as well as San Diego designer Bruce Nelson, top one design racer Cam Lewis of Massachu¬ setts and Southern California ace John Gladstone. Equally well worth watching will be Saga, Doug Baker and George Writer’s N/M 68 which had to withdraw early in the 1983 race. Described by Tom Blackaller, one of drivers, as “an economy model among the Ferarri’s,” Saga was nevertheless able to hang in with Swiftsure III and Blondie during the recent Cabo San Lucas Race. For TransPac, the Long Beach based yacht will also have the services of navigator Skip Allan and Roy Cundiff, both of whom have been on winning TransPac boats dating back to 1967.

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will be Blackaller’s second TransPac. In 1971 he and Skip Allan were on elapsed, corrected and class winner Windward Passage, the 73-ft. ketch which also set a course record that year. Tom thinks it will be hard to top that performance, but he’s recently caught the ultralight bug. “These boats are really fun to sail,” he exalts. “They’re even fun just to ride. You get up at

Boat

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Club

Merlin Blondie Allure Chasch Mer Racy II Hana Ho Swiftsure Great Fun Sir Isaac Notorious Swift Strike Secret of NiMH Wild Women Montgomery Street Sweet Okole Lois Lane

Lee 67 Santa Cruz 70 Santa Cruz 50 Santa Cruz 50 Santa Cruz 50 Santa Cruz 50 Frers 58 Davidson 50 Burns 49 Olson 40 Norseman 447 Express 37 NZ 45 Cal 40 Farr 36 Wylie 40

Skip Steveley Bill Lee Lee Faraola Bandy Parker Ljj Taylor Rolfe Croker Sy Kleinman Curt Lind Rod Holt Scott Pine Thomas Blake Kent Greenough W. Strycker/G. Gebhard James Denning Dean Treadway William Erkeiens

St. Francis YC Santa Cruz YC Santa Cruz YC Santa Cruz YC St. Francis YC San Francisco YC St. Francis YC Bailena Bay YC Encinal YC Santa Cruz YC St. Francis YC Bailena Bay YC St. Francis YC Richmond YC Richmond YC St. Francis YC

amenities as a refrigerator to cool the wine and beer and even a cook to serve up home made meals. Blackaller isn’t used to that kind of service, but he figures he can learn to like it easily enough. Rounding out the rest of the maxi boat field are several entries, any of which could pull an upset if things fall their way. The two other Santa Cruz 70’s, John Landon’s Kathmandu and William Wilson’s Citius, have the same hull shape as Blondie. The other Nelson/Marek 68’s include Don

“You get up on deck at 4 a.m. and you're just roaring down the waves!” '

4 a.m. and go on deck and you’re just roar¬ ing down the waves. We’ve hit speed bursts of 25 knots!” Blackaller has spent most of the last decade sailing 22-ft. Stars, a one design keelboat in which he’s been world cham¬ pion, and heavy, high tech IOR yachts on the world circuit. He discovered the joy of the ultralights on Saga during this spring’s Cabo San Lucas race, and compares them favorably to those other types of yachts. “In 18 to 20 knots of wind, they steer better than a Star off the wind,” he explains. “In 30 knots true, you can drive ‘em like a baby car¬ riage. It would have to be blowing 40 before it got dicey.” Down below, Blackaller says the “sleds,” as ultralights are sometimes called, beat the IOR boats hands down. The bunks are open and comfy and you’re not crowded together like a submarine crew. Saga will feature such

Ayres’ Drumbeat (with Southern California ace Bill Menninger aboard) and Bill Packer /and Peter Wilson’s Pandemonium (with heavies Dennis Durgan and Lexi Gahagan). Add to them two big ultralights from Australia, Spirit of Queensland and Ram¬ pant II and one from South Africa called Momentum, and you begin to get the idea what potential this year’s race holds.

ot to be overlooked are the newest member of the cast, Dick Pennington’s Peterson 66 Cheetah and two golden oldies, Merlin and the Spencer 62 Ragtime. Doug Peterson, who has seen his position as the preeminent IOR Grand Prix designer fade in the past few years, says his boat is a little sharper forward and flatter aft than the Lee and Nelson/Marek designs. “It’s also a little faster,” he adds. Cheetah is his first maxi

ultralight, although he had the idea for the design many years ago at a time when no one wanted it. He likes the interest in this type of boat, which he says is cheaper to build and maintain than many smaller IOR type craft. “You get more bang for your buck,” is the way he puts it. Both Ragtime and Merlin have certainly proved their worth over the years. Ragtime, a Spencer 62 and one of the early ultralights, won line honors in 1973 and 1975. This black hulled, hard chined speedster has been through innumerable renovations. This year she’ll sport a new keel and rudder as well as a stripped out interior. Southern California’s Dick Deaver will lend his talents on the wheel. Merlin, always a sentimental favorite when she hits the dock in Honolulu, has been recdnfigured once again to make the 70.0 rated foot limit and will be scratch boat in the race. She’ll be under charter to a Northern California group headed by Skip Steveley, yet another Charley veteran.

T 1 here will be other yachts in this year’s TransPac. Race chairman Jim Eddy of Glen¬ dale expects 69 altogether on the starting line July 4th off Los Angeles Harbor. Many of the smaller entries are also fine boats with excellent crews, but it’s not too hard to figure out where all the attention will be focused. Once the starting gun goes off, it’s a horse race to Diamond Head, site of the finish line on Oahu. There’s even a good chance two or more may show up within sight of each other, if not side by side. The closest finish so far in TransPac history was Ragtime’s four and a half minute edge over Windward Passage in 1973. Dozens of spectator boats came out in. the middle of the night to witness the event. You can be sure another photo finish would create equal enthusiasm. Let’s hope the scenario unfolds that way.

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DIAGNOSING THE

or most sailors a cruise south of the border is a delightful adventure. But for an unfortunate few, the experience will be an exercise in frustration. Pesky diesel problems are the cause, and rdsuit in many hours of head scratching and contorted yoga positions necessary to diagnose and remedy the cause. It always seems like such D&R needs to be done while the boat is becalmed in a dense fog with freighters bearing down from every direction. On one trip down the coast, the Perkins on a Cheoy Lee Offshore 40 hyperventilated through some strange rpm fluctuations and died with an eerie wheeze. No sense in wear¬ ing down the battery. After five seconds of cranking, one,knows that CPR will have to be initiated. Upon opening the awkward Fram second¬ ary filter, a disgusting gruel of algae, water and a fiberous material oozed out. The en¬ gine only ran for ten minutes on the new fil¬ ter before again going through anaphylactic shock. Closer investigation revealed that an asbestos gasket had disintegrated in the tank. A jerry-can of diesel fuel was finally used as an emergency tank to enable us to limp into Mission Bay, San Diego. The cure cost us a week of our cruise — and at Christmas time at that — and required shovelling out the tank and unplugging the fuel lines. The lessons I learned that week were in¬ valuable and saved my act on several occa¬ sions on other boats. I’ve kept these secrets

to myself long enough.

load of bad fuel. Usually, though, the cause is just neglect. It should be well known that partially filled tanks sitting for long periods of X time are particularly prone to condensation and algae growth. The warmer the clime the faster these problems develop. My first innoculation was a lesson in pre¬ vention. Before the start of a sailing season and especially before a cruise, the interior of the tank should undergo a thorough physical exam. It should be opened, drained, all for¬ eign material and sediments carefully extracted, and every surface meticulously swabbed and prepped at any trace of algae or corrosion. Next, the fuel should be filtered back into the tank and treated with an algaecide, like Biobor, to kill any remaining algae and prevent new growth. Only a very small amount of this liquid is needed, so one little container (costing around $8) will last you a year or more, treating your tank every sec¬ ond or third filling. I do not recommend us¬ ing this powerful agent, however, in an uninspected tank. It can dislodge the algae from the sides of baffles and suspend it in the fuel, setting you up for even worse fuel line and filter clogs. If there is no inspection port on the top of your fuel tank, I highly recommend that one be installed. Where this is impractical, the sediments should be regularly cleared by a

The 'Baja filter’, a series of progressively smaller screens, can save your filters, your fuel pump, and keep your diesel rumbling.

n engine which has been running fine in the relatively calm waters of the Bay, may, after a few good shakings in the Pacific ce¬ ment mixer, be choked by stirred up tank sediments. It’s all too easy to lay blame on a

professional tank cleaning service. These people use high velocity pumps to drain the tank through the filler pipe, circulate the fuel through huge filters, and return the clean fuel to the tank. They are thus able to re¬

move most, but not all, of the sediments and loose growth. This is not a substitute for vis¬ ual inspection and physical cleaning, but it may keep you going. The wise will replace their old copper fuel lines from the tank to the filters with larger diameter rubber fuel hoses made for the pur¬ pose. This eliminates the possible fuel restric¬ tions caused by kinks and prevents the intro¬ duction of air into cracked lines caused by vi¬ bration fatigue. The most important improvement one could make before leaving on a cruise, I per¬ sonally believe, would be to install a Racor 500FG fuel filter. Racor is by far the best filter I’ve seen. It centrifuges the fuel, and the sediment buildup can be seen in the clear bowl, which is easy to drain off by a thumb wheel valve at the bottom. The filter element can be changed quickly and easily via the spindle lever at the top. And as if that weren’t enough, the filter and cartridges are usually less expensive than other style filters. page 168

DEAD DIESEL cedure: 1. First, make sure that the battery switch is on and in the start position, the gear shift lever is in the neutral position and the engine kill switch is in the “run” position. 2. Unscrew the fuel filler cap slowly and listen for hissing noise. If there is a hiss, your problem is a plugged air vent on the fuel tank. Unplug the vent with a coat hanger — or in an emergency leave the cap off, bleed the system and start. You think that’s a re¬ mote possibility? It’s happened to me twice on two different boats. In one the tank vent was led to inside the stern pulpit which was totally encrusted with salt. 3. No hiss! Then insert a flexible rule down the fuel filler pipe to check that you have fuel. If you keep a log of your engine hours since last filling, know the capacity of your tank and the fuel consumption rate of your engine, you should be able to accurately cal¬ culate if you have fuel. Don’t rely on tapping the tank! I’ve heard full tanks sound empty and empty tanks sound full. 4. You have enough fuel. Now drain the sediment bowl of the secondary filter into a clear glass. a. If nothing at all comes out, you either need to turn on the fuel valve or there is a clog between the tank and the filter. After a short prayer, disconnect the line into the fil¬ ter and (yum) back blow the line to dislodge the clog. Check for free flow (you may have to suck on the line if the tank is lower than

"You mean this little bit of gunk choked off my diesel?”

By installing a bypass valve to plumb the Racor around your old filter, you will not on¬ ly have excellent filtration, but also be able to change the cartridge element of one secon¬ dary filter while running on the other. No more sitting-duck-drifting while you are do¬ ing the job.

T o get really fancy you will want to in¬ stall a vacuum gauge (about $25) after the filter to let you know when the cartridge needs to be changed. It means no'more guessing, no more waste. The gauge reads the amount of resistance the fuel pump is feeling in order to get fuel from the tank through the filter. If the gauge shows more than 5 in. Hg. it's time to change the filter. The installation of an electric fuel pump and switch is anothe: option you may want page 169

to consider. It makes bleeding the system much easier. The importance of the condition of the injectors can not be over-emphasized. Even the tiniest particle can lodge in the injector nozzle and alter the spray pattern enough to cause the engine to run roughly and waste fuel. In the extreme, a condition called “post-nozzle drip” can burn a hole through the piston. The recommended overhaul period is one to three years, depending on the engine make and use. And, of course, you must possess an en¬ gine manual. And not a little 10-pager, but the genuine shop manual. Even if you are not mechanicallyminded, the manual will be essential when someone else gives you a hand.

kay, so you didn’t do all of this, you’re in the middle of nowhere, and your diesel is dead. Now what? Try this pro¬

After a short prayer, disconnect the line into the filter and (yum) back blow the line to dislodge the clog. the filter). Once you are sure the line is clear, reconnect the line, bleed and start. At your next port of call remove the inspection plate on the tank and be prepared to pump out the tank and do some cleaning (fun). b. If clumpy soup, water, or rust comes out, change the filter cartridge from the case of filters you bought for the trip, bleed and

DIAGNOSING THE DEAD DIESEL start. Refer to (fun) above at your next port. c. If clear fuel flows freely, stop draining and do the same check on the primary fuel filter attached to the engine. If you get clear fuel there, too, look for an air leak between the primary and secondary filters, injector pump, or return lines. Usually this will be at a loose nut on the top of a filter, a banjo fitting, or a loose line connection. At this point change the filter cartridges on both filters while paying close attention to the rubber seals to insure a tight fit.

H 1 1 ere are a few tricks to help in the art of bleeding and starting: You can bleed air out of the whole system up to the injector pump by opening the line from the primary filter at the pump and using an electric pump or the manual toggle pump on the engine. Pump until only clear fuel flows and tighten the nut. Then open the in¬ jector bleed nuts or the return line bleed nuts and crank the engine until clear fuel flows with no bubbles. Retighten the first injector nut and the engine should start. Tighten the others as the rest of the bubbles are worked

out. In an emergency an engine can be started on WD-40 by intermittently spraying it into the air intake! The bleeding of the whole sys-

ln an emergency the engine can be ted with WD-40. tern can be performed at the injector bleed nuts while the engine is running this way. If the battery is low, put your hand over the air intake (if your engine has no com¬ pression release levers) to seal off the port. Now turn the engine over with the starter. The engine will crank faster with less drain on the battery by keeping the cylinders from building compression. Don’t worry, your hand won’t be sucked in. When the engine is turning over quickly, pop your hand off the intake to start. If you are unfortunate enough to have a

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dead battery, take some steroids and grab the crank. Since this is a two person opera¬ tion, have your friend take the steroids and hand him the crank. Raise the compression release vajve or, if none, seal off the air inX take with your hand. While your friend cranks as hard and fast as he can, slowly lower one compression release lever or let a small amount of air into the intake. This pro¬ cedure rarely starts an engine, but is a great workout and will make you feel like you’ve at least tried. It would be better to have a small auxiliary generator onboard to recharge the battery. If the engine runs for a minute or two and then quits again, do not despair. Even a small air bubble left in the system can stop the engine. Try bleeding at the injectors again before emptying that clip of .45 slugs as the coup de grace. If all your connections are tight, you have no air, water, or blockage in the fuel system, the diesel should now be purring smoothly, so you can get out of the way of that oncoming freighter. Elasped time — 15 minutes. Happy cruising.

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This month we hear about the Ensenada Race, the Stone Cup and some tips gleaned from the Coyote Point Race. Also, some race notes about Women’s Racing, chartering boats to race, and upcoming events, such as the Pacific Cup, Long Beach Race Week, the Laser Heavy Weather Slalom and more.

RACES PAST ENSENADA RACE If we had to pick a standout boat for the spring of 1985, it would have to be Dan Woolery’s Burns 27 Bella Donna. After win¬ ning her class in the Metropolitan YC mid¬ winter series, this varnished hulled beauty topped the other MYCO class winners in the March Champion of Champions race. Then, on April 27th, Woolery took her south for the 125-mile Newport to Ensenada race (aka the Enchilada Derby). The Richmond rocket crossed the line 102nd out of 640 entries, won her class and and had the best corrected time in fleet! Dan has kept pretty quiet about his yacht for the past four years, but now thinks that

Oh, shit! Who left the racing instructions in the bilge again?

maybe he’s sitting on some hqt property. Designed in 1978 by Chuck Burn's, the sloop was built on speculation by 19-year-old John Olsen in Oakland. Woolery is the second owner, having traded his Islander 28 for it. He won his first race, the Wheeler Cup, with the boat, and has always done well in light air sailing. Designer Burns says the efficient keel and narrow waterline forward are keys to the boat’s upwind speed, and although the jib is fractionally rigged, she carries masthead chutes downwind. Basically, Bella Donna has a lot of sail area for her wetted surface. She can’t plane as easily as the ultralights — she weighs 4,000 pounds — so her speed isn’t as spectacular in the summer on the Bay when the westerlies blow. Over the past five years, Woolery has seen Bella Donna’s PHRF rating drop 30 points, an indication that she’s proven herself faster than the rating committee thought orginally. At 120 PHRF, Woolery had to sail against many bigger yachts in the Ensenada race, such as Hobie 33’s, Soverel 33’s, and Olson 30’s. Sailing upwind in a steady, 15 to 18 knot southwesterly breeze, Bella Donna managed to keep up with or pass all of them and was even within sight of some IOR boats at the finish! Woolery and crew Ian Klitza, Bruce Schwab and Frank Varvaro were pleased with their win, but disappointed as well. There are dozens of trophies given out for this race, the rite of spring for Southern Californian sailors, but none were for best overall corrected time. Bella Donna, reports Woolery, would have topped both the IOR and PHRF entries. “This boat is not a little faster than other boats,” he says, taking his own satisfaction in her performance, “she’s a lot faster.” STONE CUP Last August, Alameda’s Paul Altman traded his Hawkfarm 28 Predator and some cash for Dan Newland’s custom Wylie 34. Paul liked the idea of a bigger boat with more elbow room, as did his crew, including Rich

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Fisher, Brock Parsons, John Thomas, Joe Marengi, and Tom Lusardi. They liked it so much that they went out and won their class in the May 18-19 Stone Cup off the City Front. Sailing in the smallest of four IOR fleets, Altman’s Annalise won a three way battle with George Kiskaddon’s Wylie 34 Echo and Dick Berridge’s Half Ton Mercury. The trio were virtually tied after the two Saturday races, which featured healthy spring westerlies that shredded more than a few sails in the fleet. Mercury, however, broke her boom and was unable to compete on Sunday’s finale. That left Echo and An¬ nalise to battle it out, which they did in winds reaching up to 25 knots. “I was kind of ner¬ vous the way these boats roll downwind,” says Kim Desenberg, guest crew on An¬ nalise. . . “Everyone behaved themselves though.” Annalise beat the higher rating Echo boat for boat to take the class win.

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SHEET

RESULTS: Class,A — 1) Bondi Tram, Frers 41, Peter Stocker, StFYC; 2) Scarlett O’Hara, Peterson 43, Gordon Cluie, Califor¬ nia Maritime Academy; 3) Chimo, N/M 41, Chuck Winton, SFYC. Class B — 1) Wall Street Duck, Schumacher 38, Jim Robin¬ son, StFYC; 2) Liquid Sky, J/41, Bob Brockhoff, SCYC; 3) Arbitrage, X One Ton, Bruce Stone, DSC. Class C — 1) Smokin’ J, J/29, Don Trask, StFYC; 2) Black Lace, J/29, Macken/Tankersley, SYC; 3) Second Of¬ fense, Colin Case, NYYC. Class D — 1) Annalise, Wylie 34M, Paul Altman, IYC; 2) Echo, Wylie 34, George Kiskaddon, RYC; 3) American Express, Ranger 37, Roger Emerich, StFYC.

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Susie Madrigali, sailing with crew Lucia Taffanelli, Kay Rudiger, Stephanie King and Jan Dorland, won the Women’s Racing Association winter series with an impressive 2,1,1,2,1 record. The winning group will page 173

Standout performer 'Bella Donna’, Dan Woolery’s Burns 27.

take their J/24 Blue Jay on to the July 13-14 Adam’s Cup Quarterfinals on the Bay. Entries are still open for the Adam’s Cup races, symbolic of the national women’s championship. The area semi-finals will be held in July at the Corinthian YC in Tiburon,’ and the finals at the Chicago YC in August. A series of seminars for participants is being scheduled for June. You can find out more by calling Linda Corrado at (415) 452-7875 or (415) 381-5571. Also in the winner’s circle recently were San Bruno’s Paul Cayard and Alameda’s Michael Waldear. Cayard and crew Steve Erickson, an Olympic gold medal winner in 1984, took the prestigious Star Spring championship of the Western Hemisphere on April 22-26. Cayard was the defending

champion and never dropped below third in the star studded fleet sailing on Louisiana’s Lake Ponchartrain. Michael Waldear became the first American Nordic Folkboat skipper to win the San Francisco Cup, held every two years on the Bay. Waldear had competed in three previous series, placing progressively better each time with a 5th, 3rd and 2nd (in 1983). Often sailed in lighter, spring winds, the cup had always gone to European sailors before. “This year it blew,” says Waldear, who was aided by crew Robert Frey and Richard Kjelland. “Our sails were cut better for the breeze and we had a decided edge in boat speed.” Bernd Gadow, co-owner of the Lidgard 40 Defiance was terribly let down after the May 18-19. So was his mast, which snapped, crackled and popped when an up¬ per runner shroud failed. Upon examining the faulty wire, Bern found the outside

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looked great, but there were rusty strands in¬ side. “How can you spot something like that?” he asked. “We had just put together a good crew and were making progress, too,” he added. He vows to return to the IOR rac¬ ing scene with a new spar, the same crew and even more determination. For those interested, the new racing rules

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for 1985 to 1988 are now in effect. Of note are some new rules pertaining to advertising and amateur status. From what we gather, you may see more blatant advertising of products on sails and hulls in many countries around the world, but in the U.S. the restric¬ tions are still quite severe. Also, you can still be an amateur even if you make your living from designing and or building boats or sel¬ ling sails and equipment. You can also win prizes or cash as long as the U.S. Yacht Rac¬ ing Union (USYRU), the governing body for the sport in this country, knows about it. They’ll keep those funds for future expenses you may incur in training, preparing or par¬ ticipating in competition. Does that mean you can travel from regatta to regatta in a

HDA F - May 4: 1) Cannibal, Ross 930, Russell Family, IYC; 2) Foghead, Express 37, Chris Corlett, StFYC; 3) Re-Quest, Express 37, Glenn Isaacson, SFYC. May 5: 1) Fast Com¬ pany, Pyramid 45, Dr. Richard Nolan, EYC; 2) Foghead; 3) Re-Quest. HDA H — May 4: Cancelled. May 5; 1) Silly Goose, Laser 28, Paul & Chris Kaplan, StFYC; 2) High Frequency, Wavelength 24, Craig Bell/Roger Merle, FLYC; 3) ZotH, Choate 27, Robert Hrubes, CSC. HDA J — May 4: Cancelled. May 5: 1) Panacea, Cal 40, Merve Shenson, StFYC; 2) Storm Rider, Aphrodite 101, Greg Warner, RYC; 3) Rosy Option, Esprit 37, Richard Leyte, BBYC HDA K — May 4: 1) Chorus, Kettenberg 38, Peter English, StFYC; 2) Sonata, Latpworth 39, Frank Lockwood/Donn Weaver, RYC; 3) Zodiac, Kettenberg 40, Frank Ballintlne, SMYC, May 5: 1) Blue Lou, Pearson 10M, Walt Featherstone, SMYC; 2) Chorus; 3) Sonata. HDA K — May 4: 1) Legacy, Ranger 29, William Hoehier, TYC; 2) Confusion, Yamaha 24, Ron Stout, RYC; 3) Suzi, Davidson 1/4T, Rodney Eldredge, BBYC. May 5: 1) No News, Newport 28, Dana Sack, StFYC; 2) Cielo Mar, Cal 1/2T, Jack Young, SCC; 3) Good Time, Cal 2-30, George Lawson, StFYC. HDA M — May 4: 1) Yark, Pearson Com¬ mander, Carlton Skinner, StFYC; 2) Sea Mist, Seahorse Yawl, Emile Carles, OYC; 3) Red Rider, C&C 24, Steve & CJ Rankin, RYC. May 5: 1) Angel Ann, Ericson 27, Don Herzer, CSC; 2) Dulcinea, Killer Whale, Mike Mathiasen/Bill Pritchard, IYC; 3) Morla, Int’l Folkboat, Ged Crane, RYC. Express 27 — May 4: Cancelled. May 5 — 1) Friday, John Llebenberg, RYC; 2) Desperado, Michael Bruzzone, RYC; 3) Rush, J.W. Peter¬ son, RYC. Merit 25 — May 4: Cancelled. May 5 — 1) Not Yet, James Fair, CSC; 2) Twilight Zone, Paul Kamen, CSC; 3) Half Fast, Ron Landmann, IYC. J/24 — May 4: 1) Exocet, Kostecki/Mllne, StFYC; 2) B. Baogahail, H. Titus/M. Grandln, StFYC; 3) Darvon, Harry Allen, StFYC. May 5: IJExocef; 2) Toad, T. Montoya/G. Miller, BBYC; 3) B. Baogahail. Catalina 30 — May 4 — 1) Class Action, Dean Dietrich, StFYC; 2) Biophllia, C.&D. Gallup, EYC; 3) Underdog, Randy Roe, SRYC. May 5 - 1) Fridays Eagle, R.J. Kling, BBYC; 2) Starklte, B. McDonough, SCC; 3) Fat Cat, Seth Bailey, IYC. Catalina 27 — May 4—1) Catalyst, Edward Durbin, RYC; 2) Spaetlese, Hans Fallant, CYC; 3) Stacked Deck, Parker Booth, CSC. May 5 — 1) II Shay, John Jacobs, StFYC; 2) Stacked Deck; 3) Latin Lass, W.F. Chapman, CSC. Cal 2-27 — May 4 — 1) Sundance II, Leagh Brlte, RYC; 2) Temptation, Rollye Wfskerson, RYC; 3) Capricious, David Barellles, IYC. May 5 — 1) Con Carino, Gary Albright, RYC; 2) Sum¬ mer, Nell Ross, RYC; 3) Capricious. Islander Bahamas — May 4 — 1) Constella¬ tion, John Super, John Lincoln, SCC; 2) Arte¬ sian, K.D. Speer, CSC; 3) Get-A-Way, Michael

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COYOTE POINT - CONT’D

Nueller, HMBYC. May 5-1) Alternative; 2) Constellation, J. Super/J. Lincoln, SCC; 3) Arte¬ sian. Islander 30 II — May 4 - 1) Antares, Larry Telford, BYC; 2) Current Asset, John Bowen, IYC; 3) Elmer Fudd, B.&S. Nork, BYC. May 5 1) Antares; 2) Anonymous, Ed Perkins, TYC; 3) Elmer Fudd. • Newport 28 — May 4 — 1) Sllthy Tove, Ryan Gaskin, IYC; 2) Relections II, Athol Fahey, IYC; 3) Esenboga, S.&L. Housley, LLYC. May 5—1) Sllthy Tove, 2) Sophica II, Fred Soderer, Sequioa YC; 3) Reflections II. Olson 30 - May 4 - 1) Naked Aggression!protest), P.J. Matthews, CSC; 2) Killer Rabbit, W. Coverdale, ’ StFYC; 3) Zephyros, D.&A. Oliver, IYC. May 5—1) Killer Rabbit, 2) The Little O, Richard Splndler, CSC; 3) Zephyros. Cal 25 — May 4 — 1) Cinnabar, Edward Shirk, CSC; 2) Amistariprotest), John Speh, SFYC. May 5 — 1) Cinnabar, 2) Amistar, 3) Tilt, A.&J. Demarchis, BBYC. ■

VALLEJO IORDA A — May 4 — 1) Bydand, Baltic 42,

Max Gordon, LGYC; 2) Wotfpack II, Peterson 48, Leland Wolf, CPYC; 3) Ghost, Peterson 46, D. Stiles/D. Marion, StFYC. May 5 — 1) Mon¬ ique, Farr 42, Chris Gasparlch, StFYC; 2) Ghost; 3) Bydand. IORDA B — May 4 — 1) Arbitrage, X One Ton, Bruce Stone, DSC; 2) Liquid Sky, J/41, Bob Brockhoff, SCYC; 3) High Risk, Frers 40, Jim Mizell, StFYC. May 5 - 1) Chi mo, N/M 41, Chuck Winton, SFYC; 2) Arbitrage; 3) Tsunami, Castro 40, John Cains, BYC. IORDA C - May 4 - 1) Echo, Wyile 34, George Kiskaddon, RYC; 2) Wildfire, Ranger 37M, John Clauser, BYC; 3) Annaltse, Wylie 34, Paul Altman, IYC. May 5 — 1) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck, CYC; 2) Shearwater, Morgan 36, Bob McEligot, STFYC; 3) Annalise> Bird - May 4 - 1) Puffin, Jdhn Diani, CYC; 2) Kookaburra, Jim Van Dyke, SSC; 3) Robin, Daniel Drath, SFYC. May 5-1) Kookaburra; 2) Robin; 3) Puffin. J/29 — May 4 — 1) Pot sticker, Kirk Denebelm, StFYC; 2) Decisive, Gene Conner, StFYC; 3) Maybe, J.F. Williams, SYC, May 5 1) Decisive; 2) Black Lace, J. Macken/E, Tankersley, SYC; 3) Potsticker. Islander 36 — May 4 — 1) Juggernaut, Frank Tomsick, SFYC; 2) Willlwa, Richard Fordiani, RYC; 3) Tom Cat, A.C. Sebastian!, IYC. May 5 1) Juggernaut 2) Shenanigan, M. Fltz-Gerald, TYC; 3) Tom Cat. Moore 24 — May 4 — 1) Tinsley Maru, Bruce Hayed, StFYC; 2) Popeye, Jerry Huggaker, RYC; 3) Gail Force, Gail Klnstler, RYC. May 5 1) Wet Spot, M. O’Callaghan, StFYC; 2) Tinsley Manr, 3) 0all Force. Newport 30 — May 4 — 1) Harry, D.&P. Aronoff, StFYC; 2) Topgallant, Frank Hinman, SFYC; 3) Roquefort, Bob Marshall, SFYC. May 5 — 1) Topgallant; 2) Harry; 3) Danviite Express. Ariel — May 4—1) Sin Bln, L. Wallace Graham, SFYC; 2) Jubilee, Don Morrison, RYC; 3) Bar Taut, Skip Henderson, SCC. May 5 — 1) Jubilee; 2) Sin Bin; 3) Temptest, G. Gast/W. Everything from minis to maxis will be discussed by • panelists Sherry Wilson, Glenda Carroll, Anthony Sandberg and Ron Landmann. Contact Gayle Fuetsch at 924-8555. page 174

SHEET RESULTS VALLEJO — CONT’D Healy, SFYC. Cal 29 — May 4 — 1) Gusto, George Neill, RYC; 2) Boog-A-Loo, 0. Andrew/N. Rogers; SFYC; 3) Eveready, Mark Cheney, StFYC. May 5 — 1) Dona Mia, J. Amen/V. Sargent, SYC; 2) Eveready, 3) Fantasy, Doug Clark, IYC. Cal 34 - May 4 - 1) Anne> G.D. Gazulis, SFYC; 2) Intrepid Fox, T. Fltzmaurlce, CSC; 3) impetuous, M. Chambreau, IYC. May 5 — 1) Anne; 2) Perennis, Paul Bacon, StFYC; 3) Impetuous. Challenger — May 4 — 1) Murphy's Law, Bill Murphy, CSC; 2) Shay Richard Stuart; SCC; 3) Rurlk, N, Carter/G. Gromeeko, LGYC. May 5 — 1) Osprey, James Adams, SCC; 2) Shay 3) Rurik. Coronado 25 — May 4 — 1) Naressia, S. Green/B, Tosse, BYC; 2) Ventura, E. Dickson, RYC; 3} Our Boat, Frank Lossy, CSC. May 5 — 1) Ventura; 2) Our Boat; 3) Naressia. Excallbur — May 4—1) Chased, Peter Lane, CSC; 2) Howlin’ Owl, Raymond Mann, TYC; 3) Promenade, Dennis Crilfy, SCC. May 5 — 1) Howlin' Owl; 2) Merlin, Adam Gamble, StFYC; 3) Perezoso, Jeffrey Nehms, SCC. Gladiator — May 4 — 1) Nina, Chris Kiteas, RYC; 2) Minerva, W. Johnson, QYC; 3) Cookie, Sheryl Hawks, EYC. May 5 — 1) Minerva; 2) Nina; 3) Cookie. Golden Gate — May 4 — 1) Sanderling, Tom Anderson, SFYC; 2) Pajarlta, Robert Mac¬ Donald, CYC; 3) Fledgling, Michael Bonner, OYC. May 5 — 1) Sanderling; 2) Pajarlta; 3) Kunipo, C.S. Kraft, SCC. Hawkfarm — May 4—1) Mercedes, J &P. Vincent, RYC; 2) El Gavilan, Jocelyn Nash, RYC; 3) Hotcakes, ten Cheney, RYC. May 5 — 1) Mercedes; 2) Eclipse, Fred Hoffman, IYC; 3) Cannonball, Rick Schuldt, RYC. Islander 28 — May 4 — 1) Shanghai, Ken Jesmore, SFYC; 2) Sagitta, Fred Conta, TYC; 3) Balzaphire, George Horsfall, CYC. May 5 — 1) Sagitta; 2) Shanghai; 3) Zephyrus. Ranger 23 — May 4—1) Aragorn, Bill Gage, SFYC; 2) Twisted, Don Wieneke, SYC; 3) Kin¬ ship, K. Frost, Jr. May 5 — 1) Aragorn; 2) Twisted; 3) Kinship, Ranger 26 — May 4 — 1) Mytoy, David Adams, PYC; 2) Onager, M. Creaz2l, SYC; 3) Mischief, Ed Towle, IYC. May 5 — 1) Kemo Sabe, Jim Marchettie, SFYC; 2) Onager, 3) Mytoy. Santana 35 — May 4—1) Wide Load, Samuel Bonovich, B8YC; 2) Tinsley Light, Henry Grand In, Jr., SFYC; 3) Dance Away, Robert Bloom, CSC. May 5 — 1) Celerity, Ted Hall, StFYC; 2) Dream Machine, John Aitken, StFYC; 3) Tinsley Light. Tartan 1C — May 4 — 1) Spartan, R. Potter, SFYC; 2) QE 3, Richard Bates, SFYC; 3) Sportin' Life, Greg Pfeiffer, CSC. May 5—1) Spartan; 2) QE 3; 3) Wizz Lass, Leonard Jackson, OYC. Triton — May 4—1) Mintaka, Gerry Brown, PAYC; 2) Sleepyhead, Paul Weils, PSP; 3) Wind¬ swept, J.P. Bartlett, SYC, May 5—1) Mintaka; 2) Sleepyhead-, 3) Windswept. Thunderblrd — May 4 — 1) Ripple, Michael Sheats, CSC; 2) Crazy Jane, Doug Carroll, GGYC; 3) Conception, Seann Coty, GGYC. May

West Coast sailors may think they have the market cornered on craziness, but there are some catamaran sailors on the East Coast that can challenge that position. On May 21st, more than a dozen of them page 175

VALLEJO - CONT’D 5 — 1) Conception; 2) Crazy Jane, 3) Is, F. Howell Ili. DOUBLEHANDED LIGHTSHIP Div. A (Multihuils) — 1) Waimea, Buccaneer 33, Barry Parkinson/Joe Therriault; 2) Defiance, Cross 32-R, Bill Maudru/Don Sandstrom. Div. B (Ultralights) — 1) Wet Spot, Moore 24, Mike O'Callaghan; 2) Second Stage, Pocket Rocket, John Melten; 3) Typhoon, Moore 24, Mike Connally. Div. C — 1) Wizz Lass, Tartan 10, Len Jackson/Anthony Jackson; 2) Silly Goose, Laser 28, Paul Kaplan; 3) Spectra, Columbia 45 M.S., Harold Wright. . Div. D - 1) Farr Better, Farr 740, Wiley Stagg/Susan Stagg; 2) Boomerang, J/24, Terry Fiannery/Hans Williams; 3) Sweeney Todd, J/24, Dave Menis/Liz Menis. Div. E - 1) Wildflower, Cal 27, Brian O'Donoghue/Mark Phillips; 2) Three Sheets, Sprlnta Sport, Tony Soter; 3) Mischief, Ranger 26, Ed Towie/Peter Schoen. Div. F — 1) Orange Crate, Cal 20, Mike Schumburg/Brian Meyer; 2) Tappo Piccolo, Cal 20, David Bacci; 3) Ozuna Tuna, Santana 22, Steve Montoya/Art Demaches. Overall — 1) Orange Crate; 2) Tappo Piccolo, 3) Ozuna Tuna; 4) Wildflower, 5) Wet Spot. PACIFIC COAST INTERCOLLEGIATES Overall — 1) USC (“A” skipper John Shadden with Pat Muglia & Peter Carrigan; “B” skip¬ per Mike Segerbloom with Carol McBride and Karen Krull); 2) Stanford ("A" skipper Rich Bergsund with Marika Fussganger and Drew Gashler; “B” skippers Doug Hagan, Tom Kuhnle &. Dan Buckstaff with grew Liz Egan, Rich Treadwell & Alvina O’Brien); 3) Long Beach State; 4) UC Irvine; 5) UC Santa Barbara; 6) U. of Hawaii; 7) California Maritime Academy; 8) UC San Diego; 9) UC Santa Cruz; 10) UC Berkeley; 11) Cal Poly.

long, out into the Atlantic. They even round the North Carolina’s notorious Cape Hatteras, which could be considered the Point Conception of the Eastern Seaboard. Competitors in this race stop over at 11 checkpoints along the way, and get to spend the night in a hotel before speeding off the next morning. Pre-race favorites this year were Randy Smyth and Jay Glaser, Southern California’s Olympic silver medallists in the Tornado catamaran class. They were sailing a Prindle 19, which has kick up daggerboards. “We won’t have to worry so much about hitting something at 15 knots,” says Smyth. Their average speed should top 10 knots. Go for it!

ELVSTROM REGATTA 1) Ernie Rodriguez; 2) Dave Abbott; 3) Dave Shelton; 4) Tom Burden; 5) Al Sargent; 6) Trevor Gleadhill; 7) William Conneely; 8) Ray Isaacs;9) James Mallocmsor; 1.0) John Bosche. WOMEN’S RACING ASSOCIATION DIv. A - 1) Blue J, S. Madrigal!, Tiburon; 2) Loose, V. Buckner, Alameda; 3) Silly Goose, Laser 28, C. Kaplan, Mill Valley; 4) Lipstick, Ex¬ press 27, M. Schnapp, Oakland; 5) Pinstripe, J/29, G. Carroll, San Rafael. DIV. B — 1) Shanghai, Islander 28, C. Jesmore, Sausallto; 2) Legacy, Ranger 29, S. Hoehler, Tiburon; 3) Happy, Santana 22, B. Kerr, Alameda; 4) Rapid Transit Jr., Ranger 23, S. Sylvester, Oakland; 5) Boog-A-Loo, Cal 29, N. Rogers, Belvedere. Div. C «* 1) Pou Hana, Santana 22, A. O’Rourke, Alameda; 2) American Express, L. Ardleigh, Tiburon; 3) Lyric, Thunderbird, J. McPherson, Oakland; 4) Gotcha, Cal 20, J. Puc¬ ci,,Milbrae; 5) Great Egret, Cal 20, M.J. Foote.

shoved off from Fort Lauderdale headed north to Virginia Beach, Virginia. Known as the Worrell 1000 after instigator Mike Wor¬ rell, this super long distance race takes the entries, all of which must be under 20 feet

Randy Smyth and Jay Glaser's Prindle 19 readying for the start of the Worrell 1000.

If you thought it was blowing on the final leg of May 5th’s race home from Coyote Point, you were right. Instruments on the Pyramid 45, Fast Company, were showing 40 to 43 knots apparent. Helmsman Jeff Madrigali translates that to “about 30 to 35

THE PACING

true — 10 to 15Jmots more than your nor¬ mal windy day on the Bay”. The strong ebb helped intensify the apparent wind and — as everyone on the course surely realized — the size of the waves. Few boats handled the beat with grace, so don’t think you were hacking it alone. There was plenty of chaos out there, caused by the sudden onslaught of strong wind and cur¬ rent, the huge number of boats cross-tacking in the mess, and the commercial shipping coming through. Confusion, a Yamaha 24, lost her mast near Alcatraz when a Navtec fit¬ ting failed, and many boats nearly lost some of their crew. All things considered, there was surprisingly little damage. In the interests of learning how everybody could have handled the situation a little bet¬ ter, we quizzed Madrigali, a top-notch helmsman and sailmaker. He explained that the correct sail selection for the beat de¬ pended on the kind of boat you were sailing. Some of the older heavier boats such as, Severn, an Annapolis 44 for example, looked great layed over on her sidd with what appeared to be a 125 and a full main. For boats such as these that can really carry sail, it was just a matter of driving on to the finish line. However on a light 45-footer like Fast Company, even the No. 3 and a reefed main were too much. “The mast,” recalls Madrigali, “was bending weird and could have come down.” Ideally, he says, they should have gone to a No. 4 with the reefed main — and they certainly would have if they’d been in the ocean and there had been another 30 miles to go. But given the three knots of favorable tide, the short distance to the line, and the difficulty involved in chang¬ ing headsails, they decided to just hang on with what they had. The class where Jeff noticed the greatest difference in performance due to sail selec¬ tion was in the Express 27’s. Boats with the full mains and little jibs — 70 to 80 percenters with just 75 percent of hoist — seemed to. be making the best of a gusty

situation. Those with full mains and full hoist No. 3’s were, in Jeffs words, “really slogging the dog”. No matter what you had up, Jeff explains that the best thing you could have done with the headsail was to sheet it to the rail and perhaps a little aft. This puts a lot of twist at the top of the sail where you don’t want power, and opens up the slot. As for the main, you wanted to dump the traveller and flatten the sail as much as physically possible, in which case you could hopefully have got¬ ten just a smidgen of drive from the batten area. Given this best of possible sail trims, Jeff suggests that the important thing was to tack as seldom as possible. Fast Company tacked right at Blossom and went halfway to the

Mark rounding action at the Folkboat San Francisco Cup.

beach before tacking back out again. Their next tack was from way out in front of Alcatraz, from which they were able to lay the line. You want to avoid tacking because it takes so long to get going again in those conditions — and because it was so darned crowded that accidents were just waiting to happen. But when you had to tack, the thing to do was just sheet the jib in halfway; wait until you got some boatspeed up; and then sheet in the rest of the'way. If you sheet in right from the beginning, the boat just gets knocked on it’s ear and loses all its speed. Where in the waves do you tack? “The page 176

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Mischel, who ironically didn’t feel things had been that bad at all. He explained the prob¬ lem really was that the jib got caught backed during the panic tack — a problem they plan to overcome in the future by cross-sheeting. Dave said that they actually took two bad knockdowns during the last beat, but nothing they hadn’t done several times previously. He noted that all in all, Sheba was a good stable boat. There was plenty of wild action at the close of the Coyote Point weekend, dim¬ ming by comparison the mishaps on Satur¬ day when a Merit 25 got rammed at the start,

smoothest spot of water you CcSn find,” says Jeff, “but it’s never the same twice in stuff like that so you just do the best you can.” If you think you got clobbered on that beat, Jeff says thank your lucky stars you weren’t on the Northstar 727, Sheba. The way he saw it, Sheba didn’t see a starboard tack boat until the last second and had to throw a panic tack. It looked to Jeff like the running backs didn’t get released and the main was stuck on centerline. “I sweat,” says Madrigali, “the mast was pinned in the water and the keel was way out of the water — way out! For about 20 seconds the keel was higher out of the water than the mast. Guys on our boat were shouting. They’re sinking, they’re sinking!’, but they didn’t.” We later talked to Sheba’s skipper, Dave page 177

‘Felony’ and 'Blue Blazer’ mix it up during the Stone Cup.

and when Rosy Option and a fleet of J-24’s nearly got run down at Islais Creek by an Army Landing Craft. What a way to kick-off the YRA season!

RACES FUTURE y

Summer is upon us, and that means rac¬ ing is now in full swing. If you haven’t scored a berth, don’t give up: there are plenty of op¬ portunities. Call your friends, hang out at the yacht clubs, check out the YRA office (771-9500). Each of those boats out there needs from three to more than a dozen able bodied crew. If you’re reliable and willing to learn, you can sail just about anything you want. Here’s an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a race that is still a year off. On June 5th, the organizers of the 1986

Pacific Cup race from San Francisco to Kauai, Hawaii, will be holding a meeting at the Berkeley YC at 7 p.m. Anyone in¬ terested in working on a committee and helping make this biennial affair into a classic yacht race is invited. “We want to put on an event that will be sizeable in impact,” says race chairman Michael Naumer, who competed in the 1984 version on his 55-ft steel ketch Integ-

THE PACING SHEET

r/ty. Tentative plans include the involvement of the City of San Francisco, Mayor Feinstein, foreign sponsors and an open division specifically for boats that want to break the all time elapsed time record from the mainland to the islands. “There are some tremendous possibilities for this race,” says Naumer. If you want to be part of it, call Camilla Rogers at 549-0495 or 521-RACE, the official Pacific Cup number. We’ve only heard of a few Bay Area boats planning to compete in the June 6-9 Long Beach Race Week. They are Scarlett O’Hara, the Peterson 43 now being superbly sailed by students from the Cal Maritime Academy; Dave Fladlien’s Davidson 45 Confrontation; and the Schumacher 38 Wall Street Duck. The Duck’s owner, Jim Robin¬

Winning women, I to r: Kay Rudiger, Jan Dorland, Susie Madrigali, Lucia Taffanelli and Stephanie King. Tactician Sky is below.

son, has turned the boat over to designer Carl Schumacher and several of his sailing buddies for the series, who are all sharing expenses. It would be a feather in Carl’s cap to do well in his home waters of Southern California. Delta sailors have much to look forward to in June, with the Trans Delta Race on the eighth, a 60 miler, and the Stockton South Tower Race on the 28th and 29th from Stockton to the Golden Gate and back. More information for the former can be ob¬ tained from Bob Harford at (916) 489-2291 or (916) 482-0805. The Stockton SC’s number is (209) 951-5600. The Laser Heavy Weather Slalom

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returns to the City Front on June 29-30. After a two year hiatus, this unique test of boat handling tactics will be open to 32 con¬ testants. Each sailor will attempt to survive the multiple elimination heats and emerge as the champ, joining the ranks of such il¬ lustrious past winners as Jeff Madrigali, Paul Cayard and Craig Healy. Bring your own boat and $30 for two lunches, the racing and some swell t-shirts. Call Matt Jones at 563-6363 for more information. July is special events month, with open ocean contests in the MORA Long Distance Race to San Diego on July 3rd (Rob Moore, 885-1700, or John Dukat, 522-1396); the Boreas Race to Moss Landing on July 4th (Joan Powell, (408) 425-1458 weekdays or (408) 724-3875 weekends); and the Oakland to Catalina Race on July 8th (Metropolitan YC, 832-6757;pr Bill Xavier, 828-9138). Closer to home you’ve got the Lake Tahoe Sail Week from June 29 to July 7 (Mike Franceschini, (916) 544-4224); the Mid¬ night Moonlight Maritime Marathon on July 13th (Jack Air, 331-2791); and the Silver Eagle Race on July 20 (Chris Peter¬ son, 763-9605). Don’t miss out on any of the fun!

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With reports this month from Kibitka at the dentist’s office in La Paz; Hyakki Maru on its way to Ensenada; Eliena in New Zealand; Thalassa coming across the Atlantic; Constanze in Jakarta; Wild Spirit at sea on her way to the Marquesas; Starbuck in Panama; Stormy Weather in Costa Rica; Crackers back in San Diego; and, cruise notes.

Dentistry in Baja Craig Jungers Baja/Seattle x Before Kibitka pulled up anchor in La Paz to head north, I took my 7-year-old daughter, Kristina, to our dentist Dr. Martin Cruz. After she had been taken care of, he asked me to help him write some ads for publication in Latitude 38. Dr. Cruz wants more yachtie and/or vaca¬ tioner business, and I can’t think of anyone who deserves it more. He’s been treating yachties for at least four years, and we know of many people who have gone to him for emergency work and returned until all their work was done. He has always charged low prices and has never had a dual pricing scheme (one price for Mexicans and another for Americans). I’ve used him many times. Last year he

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did a 3-tooth bridge that paid for three months of cruising. More than this, Dr. Cruz is a fine man who, although he’s been taken

by a few yachties, still entrusted $^0 with me for the Classy Classifieds that will appear in Latitude 38 later in the year. I’m proud to have been able to write the ads for him. — craig jungers'-(4/28/85) Hyakki Maru — 24-ft cutter Masashi Sato San Francisco to Ensenada (Osaka, Japan) Masashi Sato, the young Japanese sailor who crossed the North Pacific last winter (see Sightings, Vol. 92), is on his way to Ensenada. This next leg of his planned round the world voyage in his 24-ft cutter Hyakki Maru has changed a little from the original plan. He had intended to sail from San Francisco to Easter Island, but he has enjoyed himself so much in North America that he decided to see more of it. Accompanying Masashi to Mexico is his friend, Kami Suehiro of Berkeley, an active Bay Area sailor in his own right. Kanji is one of several people who helped Masashi establish himself in the U.S., and acted as translator when my miserable Japanese was on the rocks. The little Akra Yokohama-designed cutter should have an easy run south with good winds and a beam reach. Sato left the Aeolian YC on April 13, after building a new boom to replace the one he broke in his winter crossing from Japan to San Fran¬ cisco. Fitted out and provisioned, he was towed out into the Bay by Aeolian members, but not before attending a kind of goingaway party given by the club. He showed his appreciation for the hospitality he has en¬ joyed all over the Bay by making a short speech in English. I include if just as he wrote it: Thank you very much for everything. I had a good time in America and shall never forget your kindness. The reason why I sail out to sea. I wish to think on freedom and truth, and 1 have many questions. I wish to learn from

Masashi Sata with his 'Hyakki Maru' while at the San Francisco YC.

nature and sea and I wish to change myself. I enjoyed myself and could have gotten fat. Maybe sometime I will see you again. If you happen to come to Japan by sailboat please do look my yacht club up. My yacht club members will help you. I wish for your happiness. Thank you everybody. Most of us couldn’t do that in Japanese, but Masashi took courses in English while he was in the Bay ^rea so he could talk to the people who had made his stay so much fun. When he gets back home (if he makes it through the Straits of Magellan), you can bet that Bay Area sailors will be doubly welcome page 180

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sheep as people. The three million Kiwi’s are very hospitable people, and we’ve certaiply enjoyed our four month stopover. Our cruise started from San Francisco in April of 1983. We spent the summer shaking the boat down around the Channel Islands and left for Mexico that December. It later took us 30 days to cross the Pacific to the Marquesas, two weeks of that in the doldrums! It was no fun. Once in the South Pacific we made the usual stops of the Milk Run and explored some other isolated islands. We found the Samoas to be delightful. In our opinion, the culture, religion and tradi¬ tions have been better preserved here than any of the other islands we have visited. In Apia we found the best fresh fruit/vegetable

at the O.Z.U. Sailing Club of Osaka. The gift of friendship between boaters of different na¬ tionalities experiences yet another bond. During the few months that Masashi was a guest of the Aeolian, San Francisco and Oakland YCs, he affected the lives of many, and caused me, especially, to think quite deeply about the cruisers of the world and the friendships they share with boaters of dif¬ ferent nationalities. Have you ever noticed how sailors seem to automatically share an understanding that our governments never learn? Like all long-distance sailors I Have known, Masashi’s lifestyle transcends political barriers. I think that in these nutsy times, the blue-water sailors could be our best ambassadors — the glue that can fuse nations. I hope so. 1 intend to do what I can toward those ends when I put to sea. — michael knerr page 181

Sato has promised to write Mike and Kanji about his exploits during his planned fiveyear circumnavigation, and Mike has agreed to keep Latitude 38 readers updated on the young singlehander’s whereabouts. Good luck, Masashi. Eliena — Peterson 44 Bob and Eliena Gerry Kerikeri, New Zealand (San Francisco) We are now anchored at the basin of the Kerikeri River, where just four years ago the river flooded and 60 boats were badly damaged. Decorating our daily view is the Stone Store, the oldest stone building in New Zealand, dating bacl< to 1833. We have purchased an old car and toured both islands. The country is uncrowded and beautiful, with more than 20 times as many

Bob and Eliena on their Peterson 44 in Kiwi-land.

market we have seen. Tonga had some great cruising grounds, although we recently received a letter from George Kamitakahara of Amoreena (he’s a Canadian sailor who stayed in Neiafu for the season) stating that the authorities are no longer allowing yachties to wander around

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to the other islands. George said that they would allow dinghies to be used on such travels, but he wasn’t too keen on rowing out there! They finally did let him go to the other islands, but he says those who follow can ex¬ pect getting permission to be a problem. It’s suspected the reason for the ban is that an¬ chors are damaging the coral and that yachties are growing marijuana on the deserted islands. (What nonsense!) Those headed toward Tonga should note that the Paradise Hotel now charges $25 a month rather than $15 for the monthly use of their facilities. Other than Amoreena, the only other boat spending the season was Keegenoo. We are scheduled to depart New Zealand next week for Vila, Vanuatu. We will be sail¬ ing fairly fast these next eight months, as we’d like to be in Aden by October before heading on to the Red Sea and the Med. We have enjoyed our trip so far. The seas have been kind; only occasionally have we had too little or too much wind. In either case it was still better than driving the freeways each day!!! — bob & eliena 5/2/85

Thalassa — 40-ft Italian sloop Cal Ares & Cheryl Bednarski West Across the Atlantic (Santa Rosa) As the captain and crew of the mighty Thalassa are dragged kicking and screaming into the Pacific Ocean, the noise in the background is that of David Bowie singing, “We can be heroes — for just one day . . .” Ours is the epic struggle of a boy and a girl a long way from the prune ranch in Santa Rosa. The alert reader will notice that since we are now entering the Pacific, there has been a lapse of 4,000 miles since our last install¬ ment. So let us go back into the dark reaches — and beats — of the past four months. Cheryl and I left Los Christianos on the island of Tenerife in late November of last

Caribbean sailing is some of the very best in the world.

year. The passage across the Atlantic was to be our first long one (2,800 miles) alone. As can be imagined, we were worried. As it turned out there was nothing to be worried about—other than losing three of our four lower shrouds! We held our tethering deckstepped rig together with the old faithful bulldog clamps (you don’t want to leave home without them). This all occured in the bloody mid-Atlantic. Geez, I thought I’d get an ulcer. We had screwed up in the classic manner, ignoring a couple of broken strands in the shrouds I had noticed way back in the Greek Islands. The rest of the rigging on the boat was new, so when I discovered a couple of broken strands just above the Sta-Loks, I thought I could get away with shortening the wire and replacing the Sta-Lok. But nooooooooo. Cheryl and I seem to have been given grace for being special idiots. If nothing else,

this cruising business has taught us to pay at¬ tention in a new way, because your response to problems can either save your life or kill you. On the other side of the coin and Atlantic, Grenada was a lush green welcome site after 25 days. We slid along the east coast of the island in company with none other than Mr. West Indies himself, Donald ‘Squeeky’ Street on Iolaire. We soon tied up to the dock at Grenada Yacht Services and got down to some serious relaxing for the next three weeks. Every Grenadian that we spoke to fully supported the U.S. invasion and were breathing a collective sigh of relief to have escaped the Cubans and Russians. We hung out with a couple of guys who work the dock, Richard Pilgram and Michael Philip, some real fine people. In retrospect we found the people on Grenada to be more cordial than anywhere else in the Caribbean. We also discovered Scuba diving here. If any of you geeks out there haven’t tried it, get off you butts cause it’s the cat’s pajamas. page 182

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We also had our spaghetti enlivened with the local friendly and colorful mushrooms. Then, after replacing our lowers, we started sailing up north through the Grenadines. Sailing here is the stuff of dreams. There were limes I had to pinch myself because we were doing what 1 truly wanted to be doing — cosmic! The wind between the islands gusts to 30 and sometimes 40 knots during the frequent squalls. We lived with the No. 4 and double-reefed main for a couple of months. These are some of my impressions of the Windwards, Grenada to Martinique: There are spectacularly rugged land and sea scapes, vibrantly colorful and pulsing with life. The sailing is rough, especially go¬ ing north when you are either close reaching or beating. As always you remember the great people you meet; Sue and Justin, two high-energy South Africans, got us so fired up that we climbed two volcanoes, Soufriere and Pelee. An eruption of Pelee in 1902 destroyed the town of St. Pierre on Marti¬ nique. We later dove on one of the ships in page 183

the harbor that was sunk by the blast. It was an eerie feeling down there at 90 feet, ima¬ gining the force of an eruption that could send a 200-ft steamer down in just seconds. Originally we had intended to head north and west through the Virgins, etc., to Jamaica. But time and other considerations swayed us toward the Dutch ABC islands and Panama. The ‘other’ considerations were the local/tourist, black/white hassles in the West Indies. The main point of abrasion for us was the ‘bum boats’. These are the folks who charge out and latch onto the boat before you even get the anchor down. Their scams run anywhere from the legitimate sale of produce to the infuriating “If you don’t pay us to tie your boat line to a tree we will come back tonight and untie it” shakedown. There seems to be an attitude that yachtsmen owe the local folks a toll for using their ocean. Anyway, we got tired of the passive-aggressive hostility, and hearing the whole sad litany as well as some real horror stories about race relations in the U.S. Virgins and crime in English Harbor, we decided to go the other way. We left just after Carnival in Martinique, which is both a very beautiful and fairly pros¬ perous place. Oh yeah, the reports that the women of Martinique are very nice to look at are true. We had a good sail down to Bonaire, only getting lost once. We stayed for three weeks, with a short side trip (by air) to Pto. Azul in Venezuela. The run down from Curacao to Panama gave Thalassa, our 39-ft sloop, a chance to show her stuff. With the No. 2 and a full main, we rattled off a couple of 190 mile days. At night when there was no moon, the water was bright with phosphorescence, and we would slide down waves at 10.5 to 11 knots, steady as a train. It was breathtaking! After a year of sailing Thalassa both ways across the Atlantic and through the Med and Caribbean, she has proven to be all that we wanted; a good-looking, fast, strong cruiser. She has that late CCA, early IOR S&S look

that has always caught my eye, with a low freeboard, moderate overhangs and a pleas¬ ing sheer. As far as I can ascertain, she is an offshoot of the Swan 40 and she incor¬ porates a small chine or flat plane aft of the waterline which was apparently designed to restrict her heel while sailing to weather. Does anyone out there have any information on this innovation? I’d sure like to know. Yesterday we transited the Canal, so our next letter will include “The Idiots Guide to Transiting the Panama Canal”. We had heard plenty of hair-raising tales, but have had no problems. P.S. We lucked out on the hurricane in December while crossing the Atlantic. It

A weary Cheryl Bednarski of the sloop, 'Thalassa'.

passed well to the north of us as we were coming into Grenada. We got three days of flat calm out of it. In fact we didn’t know a thing about it until we docked; ignorance was bliss. — cal & cheryl 5/1/85 A Friend in Jakarta Teofilo Villarroel Jakarta, Indonesia Believe it or not, we even get an occa-

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sional copy of latitude 38 at this latitude and longitude. My only regret about the publica¬ tion is your regret — as stated on the subscription page — that you cannot accept foreign subscriptions. The purpose of my letter is to offer my friendship and a bit of local advice to anyone cruising and stopping by the city of Jakarta. As everyone well knows, the Indonesians run second to none when it comes to bureaucracy; but also second to none when it comes to being a friendly and easy-going people. Jam Karet, ‘time is of rubber’, appears to be the national motto. Being a foreigner and a boatowner here for the past three years, you would be sur¬ prised at the contacts you can make and the ways you learn to get around apparent obstacles. So, if anyone is sailing through ■ these waters and stops by Marina Jaya Ancol (the only marina in town), I’m always willing to ‘sink back a few tubes’, as the Aussies say, and have a bit of a chat. All you have to do is ask any of the boys around the marina for Mr. Teo (pronbunced Tao) on the boat Constanze. — teo uillarroel 4/24/85 Wild Spirit — Wylie 36 Peter Sutter & Crew At Sea 04 10S 130 42W * (Sausalito) Wild Spirit crossed the equator a couple of days ago. All those who were not shellbacks spent a couple of hours up forward with Clorox bottle spyglasses peering endlessly for King Neptune. And by golly he is alive and well and living happily with his harem right there where the great white stripe en¬ circles the globe. At 127 49.5 west long we watched the SatNav go from N latitude to zero latitude to south latitude — and toasted the occasion with some Napolean brandy. So we are out of Mexico. I dropped the Mexican flag shortly after leaving Sicorro Island (250 miles south of Cabo San Lucas). We stopped there for two days. One at Grayson’s Cove, where you can find fresh

water; and a day at Braithwaitq Cove, close to the Navy base. It’s a very beautiful island and although it’s volcanic, at this time of year it’s quite green. Its central peak rises 3,700 feet. We were able to spear a couple of din¬ ners and lunches of rock cod. Lobsters abound as well as humpback whales, who put on one whale of a show for us doing their breeching act. And, often quite close to the anchorages. At Grayson’s Cove, there was a pretty good swell running. Our anchor chain fouled on a rock and fetched up taut, busting the anchor roller bowsprit and dropping it over¬ board. Live and learn. Normally I have a nylon pennant with chain hook attached, but neglected to use it here. We were lucky however, as the yacht Etesian of Seattle, with Jim and Julie Dersham and Fred Williamson aboard as well as their scuba gear, saved our bacon. Jim dove down and picked up the anchor roller and we were able to make another bowsprit from some spare wood 1 have along. So in a few hours we were back in business. Estesian also brought in a six-foot long wahoo, which they shared with us and another yacht in the anchorage. Really good eating. We are now ten days south of Sicorro, and still seeing those humpbacks breeching. Some of them are quite small, so I guess they have had their babies recently. The small ones come clear off the water by at least four or five feet! The ocean is alive with birds. Small albatrosses, boobies, petrels, sooty terns, and a very small black bird that flutters around like a shore bird. One of these landed aboard Etesian and spent the night with a free ride. But we are proving one of two things: either we are bum fishermen or there ain’t no fish around these parts. We’ve tried every lure in the box, but no luck. Our passage through the Intertropical Convergence Zone (another fancy fed gummnt expression for the doldrums) was very

easy. No rain, thunder, or lightning. Just sunny with nice 15 knot breezes from the east. Now that we are south of the equator where the real southeast trades are supposed to prevail, we have northwest winds of about five to eight knots and a twelve foot swell from the east. Makes keeping wind in the sails tough. We’re moving along though, and very happy to be doing 3.5 knots in these conditions. The Tighe, another San Francisco yacht, is a couple of hundred miles ahead of us and have 100 percent cloud cover and heavy rain. They gathered up 30 gallons last night, something I am hoping to do with our new rain catcher built into the mainsail. There are plenty of yachts around. I am keeping in touch with most of them on either Ham or marine single side band radio. In about a two week period 1 guess about ten or twelve boats are going to descend on the Marqueasas. Well, enough of this, it’s a chore typing page 184

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Peter Sutter and 'Wild Spirit' leaving Cabo San Lucas on their way — very indirectly — to the South Pacific.

when the boat is roiling so. Will drop you another letter when we finally reach Tahiti — late June or July. Till then, as they say in French Polynesia, au reuoir. P.S. We are now in Taahuku Bay, Hiva Oa, and very glad to be here. The last day or two of the passage were real rollers, with plenty of breeze. The next to last night we sailed right through a fleet of five long line fish boats, all quite large. It sure surprised me when 1 first saw a marker buoy alongside in the middle of the night. They are not,very bright or I might have seen it earlier. Anyway we didn’t hit it or its long line and passed the other end five miles down the pike. Our passage from Mexico took 23 days, including the stop at Sicorro Island. Our best day’s run was 176 miles, the average 129 per day. It’s about what everyone else was doing except those with dirty or foul bot¬ page 185

toms. If I were to lay one piece of advice on the cruising yachtsman that would be to go all out on your bottom before making a long crossing, and in particular the crossing from Panama or Costa Rica via the Galapagos. For on that passage you cross the Humboldt Current which rapidly seems to foul bot¬ toms. And while on the subject of bottoms, I wouldn’t hesitate to raise the waterline at least six inches to take care of the rolling ex¬ posure when anchored. I had Hank Easom raise mine six inches, and next time I haul it’s going up another six. — peter “everyday is Saturday ” sutter (4/11/85) Starbuck — Peterson 44 Michael Starbuck, Susan Finkle Duarte Cays, Panama (Redondo Beach) We have just received and read the new March ’85 issue of Latitude 38, which is a real thrill since getting them here in Panama

is impossible. In fact, very few magazines get here safely through the mail. Great magazine and we enjoy it immensely. One of the letters Replacement Zodiac, was of real interest as I have had to do the same thing, twice. You seemed interested in Wendy’s problems with her Zodiac and what went wrong, so I thought I would inform you of my experiences, as well as others, which are not good. I left Redondo Beach, California in November 1978 on my Peterson 44 Starbuck to go cruising. I had with me a fouryear-old Avon Sportboat. This dinghy already had two years of cruising in Mexico on it, but was in excellent condition. Four years later (now eight years old) it was still in good condition when I arrived in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Unfortunately, it was stolen and I replaced it with a new Avon Sportboat in July 1982. The following May 1983, while in Martinique, the new Avon was stolen. Such thefts are quite com¬ mon in the large commercial harbors, and a practiced thief with bolt cutters can take what he wants. Being a French Island, Zodiacs were very inexpensive and having always heard of their excellent quality, I decided to change to a Zodiac Sportboat. I was ex¬ tremely please with this dinghy in every way, and it seemed very strong and well con¬ structed . Six months later, however, the dinghy literally came apart at the seams. I would repair one se^m, and another area would go. I could take a seam and very easily -separate the plys. I repaired the dinghy for two months in total frustration as 1 was in Venezuela and as all cruising boats, needed it badly for transportation. I finally packed it up and took it to the “Zodiac of North America” dealer in Ft. Lauderdale. They were very nice and after viewing the warran¬ ty card (one year in France or one of her islands) and seeing the dinghy, gave me a brand new one. I was very pleased with their service and they assured me that the manufacturing defects had been corrected. I

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returned to Venezuela to continue my cruise. Seven months later after arriving in Panama, finding a beautiful cove, purchas¬ ing it and using the dinghy only as a go be¬ tween my sailboat and shore, it also started bursting its seams. I also tried to repair this one, but again had to give up and finally bor¬ row a dinghy from friends anchored in the cove. I shipped it back to Florida with a friend and “Zodiac of North America” again, after seeing the dinghy’s condition, replaced it with a new one. The manufacturing dates of these dinghies spans almost three years. The problem is with the glues, not the material. I cannot believe Zodiac hasn’t corrected this problem, or maybe they have by now. I have met many cruisers with these same Zodiac prob¬ lems. The Zodiac dealer here in Panama (not an authorized repair facility yet) has at this time, eight dinghys for major repairs or replacement at his facility. Well, that’s my

Duarte Cays, where ‘Starbuck’ now calls home.

story with Zodiacs and I hope you can use this information for your vast cruising (and hopeful cruising) audience. 1 might add, that this cove we are now liv¬ ing at, is just four miles NE of Portobello or about 25 NE of Colon and right in front of

two small islands called Duarte Cays on Chart No. 26066 or “Tres Marias” as the locals call them (they actually look like three islands). The cove, lat 9° 35.4’N—79° 39.5W, has a beautiful white s'andy beach, excellent sand holding ground, flat calm, ex¬ cellent swimming and diving and is protected from all weather except NW (very rare con¬ ditions here). The anchorage can accom¬ modate 7-10 boats comfortably (bow & stern due to offshore breeze) and we enjoy meeting those cruisjers that are in the area. We’ve had 21 boats stop here in the last 10 months, and have met and socialized with some very nice people. We have an over¬ abundance of mangos, bananas, plantans, avocados, limes, coconuts to name a few, and enjoy sharing these things as well as our extra well water with the people we meet. I hope you will pass this on to your cruising audience as we do like to stay in touch with that lifestyle. This is not a commercial ven¬ ture and there are no “Jungle Burgers” for sale. We just enjoy other cruisers. I hope you can join us some day in our lit¬ tle paradise. Please keep up the good work with Latitude 38 and 1 hope the information I’ve passed on will help in some way. If this is published, we sure would like to hear from some of our old friends we have lost contact with. Do you happen to know of, or the whereabouts of one Reull Parker (Fishers Kornpipe) also from Sausalito. Sure have lost contact with some great cruising friends. — michael starbuck and susan finkle (4/9/85) Michael and Susan — Thanks for giving your report on the Zodiacs you’ve owned. Our understanding is that the*problem has been solved, but it appears that there cer¬ tainly were a number of defective ones put on the market. Speaking for all cruisers headed your way, we thank you for your generous invitation to stop by Duarte Cays. We’re certain a number of people will take up your invitation. For those old cruising buddies of Star-

buck, the address is c/o Panama Canal YC, Cristobal, Panama, Republic of Panama. Stormy Weather — Alden 30 Craig Quirolo Golfito, Costa Rica (Sausalito) Stormy Weather and crew left Sausalito mid-November 1984. She’s a 30- ft 1938 John Alden sloop and the crew numbers three — my wife, a crewman and myself as skipper. After puddle-jumping down the West Coast of Mexico over a period of four months, we arrived in Acapulco. There we became members of a “convoy” of other yachts sailing south to the Panama Canal: there was Dorothy Mae of San Francisco, Naomi of Vancouver, Hawksbreath of Van¬ couver, Zorb'a"of Delaware, Geronimo of San Francisco, and Dancer of Seattle. For the next three ports of call after Acapulco: Puerto Escondido, Huatalco and Puerto Madera; we all seemed to arrive and page 186

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leave within a day or two of one another — like a band of gypsies. The main topic of concern and conversa¬ tion was strategy for crossing the Gulf of Tehuantepec and how to avoid its infamous “T ehuantepeckers”. The Tehuantepecker is caused by intense continental highs that move southward from the U.S. over the Gulf of Mexico. The air flows into the narrow Tehuantepec Pass and rushes violently down to the gulf. There is very little warning as the skies are most often cloudless and there is very little, if any, barometric change. As one approaches the Gulf of Tehuantepec, often there will be unusually large sets of sea swells from the north or northeast that warn of a recent or approaching Tehuantepecker. Wind direc¬ tion is either N.E. or N.W. and the duration of the gale depends on the extent, strength, and permanence of the continental high. Gales may continue for a few hours or several days. At the head of the gulf lies the industrial page 187

A good-functioning dinghy — no matter what style or brand — helps make cruising a pleasure.

city of Salina Cruz, which averages 20 days per month of gale force wind between the months of November and January. The wise sailor wishing to transit the Gulf of Tehuantepec has two choices: either stay offshore about 250 miles and avoid the gulf completely, or “keep one foot on the beach and the other in the water”. All of us in the convoy agreed to hug the coast. As one begins the 060° course east toward Salina Cruz, there are several bays and islands worth taking the time to explore. One of the bays is Bahia Santa Cruz, shelter¬ ing the fishing village of Huatalco. The bay offers excellent protection from Tehuantepeckers, and even if you are in a hurry it’s wise to enter here to become familiar with the approach, should you need to return for shelter. As we approached the gulf, the convoy was,spread out — Dorothy Mae had made it

to Salina Cruz, while the rest of us were sporatically spaced — within VHF contact — as far back as Huatalco. The wind kicked up when Naomi was only fifteen miles from Salina Cruz. Reporting gusts of over 50 knots, she was the first to turn back, followed by Zorba, and Stormy Weather. By nightfall, we were all together again, harbored in the shelter of Huatalco. Unfortunately, the beau¬ ty of Huatalco is too much for the Mexican government to overlook. As you read this, the locals are being forced to move as plans for the newest Ixtapa-type resort are initiated. While sitting out the blow, one boat picked up a distress call from an unknown boat, which was unable to turn around in the steep wind-blown seas of the Tehuantepecker. We never found out who they were or how they fared. Days later in Puerto Madero, after suc¬ cessfully negotiating the Gulf of Tehuantepec, the next topic of concern 'amongst the skippers was strategy for pas¬ sing El Salvador and Nicaragua and which ports of call to make in Costa Rica. All of us being avid readers of Latitude 38, we unanimously agreed not to enter Puntarenas because of the letter published com¬ plaining of the exorbitant “charges” one encountered clearing in and out. So we de¬ cided that Playa del Cocos would be the ideal place to clear into Costa Rica and that sailing in the shipping lane twenty to thirty miles offshore of El Salvador and Nicaragua would be the safest passage. Now that Stormy Weather is safe in Puntarenas (after eight days at sea) let me warn you — don’t forget about “Papagayos”! Papagayos, usually weaker than Tehuantepeckers, occur most frequently in the months of January and February. They often blow for three to four days without in¬ terruption except for a weakening between 0700 and 1000 hours local time. They are caused by the same continental highs as the Tehuantepeckers and can be encountered from El Salvador to Costa Rica, as we on

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Stormy Weather learned first-hand! It was our third night out from Puerto Madero when “the shit hit the- fan”. We should have suspected — the seas had been steep and confused, yet there was little wind all that day. Just after sunset, the winds picked up, clearing the haze. As starlight lit up the clear sky, the seas began to build. We were amazed at how quickly Mother Ocean can become a real bitch as we fell off our in¬ tended course to quarter the seas. By tenthirty that evening it was wild and the sound of wood cracking sent chills down my spine. Fearing the worst — a broken mast — we dropped the sail and “hove to”. Thank God we did, because the seas grew steeper. Our ensign shuddered in the gale, sounding as if it were made of sheet metal. Below decks all was tranquil, wet, nauseating, but safe . . . (thank you, John Alden!). The next surprise was a set of red and green running lights bearing down on us. We turned on our spreader lights and made radio contact via Channel 16: “Bigsship — this is a small sailboat — do you see us? Over.” Instantly, we got a reply: “Yes, I do. Please stay at least a mile from me. Iam pro¬ ceeding at slow speed, towing a sailboat I’ve rescued. Over.” “We are hove to, drifting. Over.” “You are drifting? Do you need any assistance? Over.” “No, we don’t — we could use a fix. Over.” “Just one minute . . . your latitude is 12°35’ and longitude is 88°33’. Over.” “Thank you very much. What is the name of the sailboat you are towing? Over.” “The Triton, the Triton. Over.” “Do you have a weather report? Over.” Just one minute. Over.” The captain of the freighter proceeded to give us an ac¬ curate weather forecast for the entire region, including latitudes and longtitudes and barometric pressures. All we wanted to know was when this gale was going to end! From his fix, we deter¬

mined that we were outside the shipping lane. “Do you know if there is any other traf¬ fic in this immediate area? Over” “There is not — so far as my radar in¬ dicates. We are heading into Ajacutla, Guatemala. Over.” “Thank you so much for your help. It’s nice to know big guys like you help little guys like us. Thank you. Stormy Weather clear and standing by on Channel 16. Over.” Because of the adverse conditions, we were in no mood to elaborate on the status of the Triton and turned our attention to motoring out of his way. He also changed course to avoid us. The next evening we got smashed again by the furious Papagayo. It seemed to in¬ crease in strength around sunset and throughout the night. We hove to with a No. 2 reef in the main, which seemed to steady things out considerably, although we found out the next afternoon that it had pushed us out to sea some sixty miles. The sound I mistook for a breaking mast was caused by one of our many jury jugs on deck (full of diesel) tearing out a section of the teak handrail as it was thrown overboard. We managed to lose forty gallons of diesel in all during this gale, as the waves lashed violently at our topsides. By the third after¬ noon, everything below was soaked in salt water and all our electronics, VHF and RDF ruined. In the 30,000 miles we have logged on Stormy our spirits had never been so low. To hell with cruising ... all the time, money and labor were expended on Stormy for this? We had no choice but to pull into Puntarenas after the blow. We needed a beer, not to mention the fact that we were almost out of fuel. The winds had all but died as the

Papagayo passed. We dreaded the prospect of being extorted out of our last twenty dollar bill. Nevertheless, we anchored off the Parque Aquatico — where a sign — in English — welcomed us to the Puntarenas Cruising Club. The general manager of the club, Varuso, volunteered to call the port captain in order to begin the process of clearing in. He also mentioned that it shouldn’t cost anything to clear in and only 105 colones ($2.00) to clear out. Soon five officials arrived at the Parque Aquatico prepared to clear in Stormy Weather. They did not have a skiff, yet they all insisted they had to board the boat. Since we have a two-man launch, that would have meant ten trips back and forth from the pier. How tiring! We narrowed it down to the two most critical — the aduana and the narcotics inspectors — after some fast talking. After that, clearing in became a rather enjoyable process. The aduana agent is a very nice lady who recommended that we buy Moderno — and no other brand of Coffee, as it is the best of all the good Costa Rican coffees. The narcotics agent was satisfied with a very cursory and polite inspection of the boat. We were delighted at the treatment we received at Puntarenas. Above the cruising club is the best bar in town . . . “Bar Bananas”. The decor is all natural wood . . . done very well. After all those days at sea, what a perfect place to relax. The local bar pilots, as well as many other well-respected people about town, and yachties, frequent the bar. Alejandro Cortez, the manager, is the personality responsible for much of the ambiance and he deserves a round of thanks from the cruising world for one thing he has done. page 188

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Isla San Jose, one of ‘Cracker's favorites.

He was very interested in the kind of treat¬ ment we received while clearing in, since the article published in Latitude 38 has reduced the amount of cruising traffic by eighty per¬ cent over the past year or so in Puntarenas. Sitting in Bananas, with its beautiful view of the anchorage, sipping cold beers, we lis¬ tened as Alejandro unraveled the following story: Because it was true that several yachties had been charged various amounts by greedy and dishonest officials, there was little Alejandro could do to entice the yachting world back to Puntarenas without confronting the officials and remedying the situation. Otherwise the club and the bar would soon go bankrupt. So Alejandro and a few others from the Parque Aquatico launched an official investigation. They called in the Department of Tourism, and filed affidavits regarding the corruption that was prevalent in the clearing in/clearing out process. They spared no one, and enjoyed no local support in their endeavor. But the Department of Tourism had been strengthened by President Monge from a third class bureaucracy to a powerful arm of government. And Alejandro is not your average Tico (as local Costa Ricans are called). He has traveled all over the world, is well-educated, and comes from a very pro¬ minent family. His grandfather had been president of Costa Rica for several years. The situation appears to have been remedied, for all we paid was the standard 105 colones to leave. Yet we are a small boat and the possibility that corruption still exists can be combatted in two ways: If an offiicial requests payment of any sum, either page 189

simply refuse to pay it, or request a receipt for that sum and pay it. This is the advice that Alejandro received from the Depart¬ ment of Tourism officials. They have pur¬ sued the investigation and all the local of¬ ficials have been alerted that they are being observed for impropriety. Your receipt along with the name and department of the official will undoubtedly result in serious action. The other good news about Puntarenas is that the Parque Aquatico is convenient — there are showers, laundry facilities, fuel — even propane — as well as a congenial, warm reception for visiting yachts. It’s located across the street from the Post Office and telegram office and between the two ice factories in town. My only regret is that we weren’t able to let the rest of the convoy know what a great stop they missed in Puntarenas. — craig quirolo 4/8/85 Crackers — Islander 36 Linda & Steve Rilz Back In San Diego (Oakland) We’re back in San Diego after our trip to Mexico that started from Oakland in September of 1983 and San Diego last January 6. We had a relatively easy sail from San Diego to Cabo that took six days, and after a couple of weeks took another three days to get to Puerto Vallarta. We found P. V. to be a charming town and thoroughly enjoyed our month’s stay. We anchored in the inner harbor and had com¬ plete calm. While there we babysat Tamara II, Jack and Lura’s Westsail 32 from the Central Valley. They’re good friends of ours, and if they read this in the South Seas, we want to say that we hope you’re having a

great time. We got some varnishing done in P.V. and then took a side trip to Guadalajara for a couple of days. Upon our return we pro¬ ceeded to La Cruz — the rage of cruising grounds. It is true, there is great food there and water is easy to obtain right on the beach. We spent a night behind the huge rock at Rincon, but missed another cruising hot spot, Chacala. San Bias, a little further up the coast, was a sleepy little town, but of course, we had to go on the jungle ride. We saw one alligator, several turtles and lots of wild country. The no-see-ums were terrible! Back in La Cruz Steve had gotten stung on the hand, so with it still sore and swollen four days later in San Bias, we visited a doc¬ tor. The physician prescribed some pills and four shots — the latter of which I had the pleasure of injecting in Steve’s aft quarters. At the bird sanctuary of Isla Isabella, we were given an interesting tour of the island by two employees. There are countless boobies, frigates and pelicans. Later we watched a fisherman skin a hammerhead shark; interesting although a little stinky. It took us 90 hours of going to weather to reach La Paz, all of which was a nice sail until we got close to Baja and the conditions kicked up a bit. We particularly enjoyed the five or six days we spent at Espiritu Santo, where we unsuccessfully dug for clams, marvelled at all the hammerhead sharks be¬ ing caught, and collected seashells. Collec¬ ting shells has become one of our favorite bobbies. Further north we stopped at islas San Francisco and San Jose. Both of the islands were so beautiful and the water crystal clear. These were truly two of our favorite places in Mexico. By then it was time to start our return, and we set sail for Cabo where we re¬ mained for a few days. We beat up to Santa Maria, which seemed long enough, until we had to beat all the way up to Turtle Bay. We made the latter by tack¬ ing right into the anchorage as our prop strut

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had worked loose and we tried to avoid motoring whenever possible. From Turtle Bay we returned to San Diego on April 18. 1 can’t say that our trip was totally en¬ joyable. Most of the sailing was great, but it can be devastatingly tiring at times. Cruising is an experience not a vacation! There’s a lot of work to cruising, be it jugging water to the boat from the beach, lugging gas from the Pemex, and even getting laundry done. Of course there are those days in the sun, reading and relaxing, but there is a price. For Steve there was always something to fix; something on the engine, the stove that won’t light, the head that fills or the VHF that got wet. Because of the constant wear and tear, something always needs to be fixed. Finally, the rumors of cruising being hard on relationships is true. 'Cold Wars’ develop and destruction begins. Swallowing ones pride, especially for a sailor (male or female) is contrary to their nature, and admitting to being wrong is difficult. These things can not only ruin a whole day, but an entire relation¬ ship as well as cruising dreams. Steve and 1 probably won’t be doing any more long-distance, long-time cruising. When we think of all the money we’ve spent, we could have chartered boats three or four times in different parts of the world! However we did meet some wonderful people we’ll never forget. While we hope to see them all; we know we’ll cruise the Channel Islands with some in the future. The Mexican people were undaunting in their kindness and generosity. They are truly wonderful people. — steve & linda ritz 4/23/85

Cruise Notes Chuck Warren writes from Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas that he had a “quick, if gnarly” 23 day passage from La Cruz de Huanacaxtle on the Farr 30, Antipodiste. “Landfalls are nice,” he continues, “and soon I hope to have all my chores done and begin to look around the island.” If you’re headed down to Southern California this summer, there’s a good chance you might put in at Monro Bay, one of the more friendly stops along the coast. If you do head in for this port at night — never a very good idea in the first place — be aware that the light at the end of the breakwater is not the most reliable in the

world. According to the Coast Guard, heavy seas, strong currents and shifting boulders have combined to either extingush or dimin¬ ish the intensity of the light an average of 47% of the time during the last three years. Currently the Coast Guard is suggesting that the light — as well as others on this breakwater — be replaced with'similar ones powered by solar cells and batteries. The suggestion is currently open to comment, so any possible action is several months down the road. ' There’s some sad news from down on the Baja coast. Reports heard over the ham radio indicate that Warren and Florence Miller’s Hunter 30, Dawn’s Light, was destroyed on the beach at Punta San Jose on April 24. We have been unable to get any details other than that the two escaped without injury. Dawn’s Light was one of the many boats at April’s Sea of Cortez Race Week. There was a report that a second boat bound for the states had gone on the beach, but we were unable to confirm. When ac¬ cidents such as these happen, the only ones officially notified are — if applicable — the insurance company and, if they participated in a search or rescue, the Coast Guard. Since we like to provide as much informa¬ tion about these misfortunes as possible to prevent similar occurences in the future, we sure appreciate any information those of you out there in the field can provide. If you’ve got important news like this, we’ll glady accept your collect call at (415) 383-8200. After a year or so of uproar, the Mexican Department of Fisheries has announced new flat rates for fishing permits. Boats under 24 feet will pay $17.50 a year while boats above that size will be charged $29. Both rates are for a calendar year, and both reflect a much-welcomed substantial decrease over last year. Brian Caldwell writes to say that “We finally did it”; ‘we’ being his wife, Janet, his nine-year-old son Brian Jr., and Julio the parrot. What they’ve done is finally cast off to cruise the South Pacific after Brian Sr. had put in twenty years as a manager of a “For¬ tune 500 Giant”. Previously they’d had to make do with five years of vacation cruising in the Hawaiian Islands. Unfortunately we didn’t get the Caldwell’s boat name or type; hopefully it will come with the first of the

Changes they’ve promise to send along. Go north, the Oakland YC rush is on! Three boats from the Oakland YC, Bill Vaughan’s Alden 54, Evening Star; Rudy Gregoleite’s Peterson 44, Donna Rose; and Warren Glaze’s Peterson 44, whose name we neglected to get, were scheduled to have left for the Pacific Northwest prior to the Memorial Day weekend. The plan was for a night’s stop at Drake’s Bay to make sure everything was really ready for sea, and then make a non-stop jump — weather permitting — to Victoria. Evening Star’s ultimate destination is Desolation Sound. Owner Vaughan will be shuttling back and forth during the summer to make the most of the opportunity before sailing home in September. His crew in¬ cludes Gordon Douglas, Karen Moeller, Jan Carper and Joe Patenberg. The boat will be carrying two EPIRB’s and survival suits for the entire crew. It can get rough on the way up the coast. Rudy Gregoleite (who along with Vaughan also belongs to the Encipal YC) will be sailing with his wife, Isla, up the Inland Passage to Alaska. Glaze is believed to be headed only as far as Desolation Sound. We wish all o} them the smoothest of trips. A couple of months ago we received a newsletter from San Francisco’s Steve and Brenda Cooper, who were spending the spring sailing south to Cabo San Lucas and in the Sea of Cortez. There isn’t the room to reprint the newsletter, so we’ll only report that the Cooper’s have been delighted with the amount of sealife they’ve been seeing. On the way down the coast they spotted as many as 50 whales at one time, and later in Cabo San Lucas, they saw two gray whales cruise right through the crowded anchorage. Once again we’ve been sv.'amped with Changes and will have to postpone some reports until next month. In July you can look forward to reading about Ty Knudsen’s Sundowner in New Zealand, the Rabe’s snowbound winter on the schooner Enchantress, the Sandstrom’s trimaran Anduril in the Caribbean, Salacia’s haulout in Tahiti, Squeaker in the South Pacific, and Phil Garcia’s boat report from Melaque. So stay tuned and keep those reports coming in. — latitude 38 page 190

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TIME SHARE OR PARTNERSHIP

SPECTACULAR BAY VIEW And redwood/glass contemporary home atop East Bay hills. $223,000. See advert on page 92 May Latitude 38. 527-4190.

WYLIE 34 — 1980 Loaded. New mast, rigging, main & No. 3. Excellent condition. $59,000 or best offer. Will take smaller boat or "ideal cruiser" in trade. 326-9763 home; 852-7530 work.

40 hp Merc engine model 402. Just overhauled bottom. Runs good. $625. Call 367-7833 days; 365-1887 eves.

40-ft sloop. Very good condition. Well equipped, nice interior, new sails, berthed in Sausalito. Price is right. Call Fred (415) 564-4452.

FAST OLD LADY Ruby II. Built 1910 by Pop Stevens, 39’x11'x5’6 ”. Race rigged w/aluminum mast & stainless rigging. Fresh haulout, fair condi¬ tion. Needs some work. A graceful classic. $15,000 neg. 465-3394.

ETCHELLS 22 Ready to race. Winning history. Latest sails, trailer, many extras. $12,900 cash or owner will finance with $5,950 down & $ 144/month. Call (415) 548-4159; (415) 547-0685.

TAYANA 37 — 1979 Cruise equipped bluewater vessel, excellent condition, 6 sails, SatNav, Loran, knotlog, VHF, depth, windlass, 3 anchors, 300-ft chain, 300-ft rode, monitor windvane, autopilot, dodger, EPIRB, much more. $85,000. Call Marge (408) 447-6151.

1973 BMW MOTORCYCLE

ERICSON 27

R60/5, with faring, bags, backrest. 38,000 miles. Excellent condition. Asking $1,450. (916) 662-1586.

Closest to new cond. you will find. Outfitted w/top quality equip¬ ment: Signet-electronics, oversized Barient winches, Mitchellsails. Loaded. Sleeps 5, full headroom, i.b. Alameda berth. Call for fact sheet or appointment. $20,950. (408) 248-6731.

27-FT BAYLINER BUCCANEER SLOOP $11,900

SPINDRIFT 43-FT

F/G, galley, head, shower, radio, extras, trailerable, sleeps 6, teak and carpet, new Evinrude 10 hp. Strong, easy sailing, Bay and Delta sloop, Berkeley slip. Must sell. Work (415) 848-4258; Home 524-6532.

In Long Beach. Great cruising boat or liveaboard. Galley up, dodger, refrig, electric windlass, 300 gal fuel — 275 water, elec¬ tronics, dual steering, dinghy. Priced for quick sale $110,000. Owner transferred. (213) 514-0400 d; (213) 432-2845 nite.

16-FT LUGER DAYSAILOR Good rigging, sails, trailer. Includes life jackets, oars and anchor. Very good condition. $1,800 or best offer. 364-6808 evenings.

RANGER 37 Fast, stiff and sturdy. Rod rigging, oversize hardware, 3 speed winches, wheel steering. SSB, VHF, Loran, depthsounder, log, windspeed/point. Full cruise interior with enclosed head, 3 burner CNG stove with oven, lots of extras. Volvo diesel engine with fresh water cooling recently overhauled. 3 pages of inven¬ tory. Professionally maintained. Owner will consider trades/financing down/all offers. Call 254-1306.

1980 ENDEAVOR 37-FT One-owner yacht, well-maintained, full canvas cover, clubed rigged, VHF, ds, km, stereo, new Zodiac cadet w/5 hp o.b. Berthed Benicia Marina. $70,000. Call for brochure or appoint. Mike Regan (916) 372-6851, wk; (916) 966-9498 hm.

26-FT PEARSON ARIEL Full keel glass sloop, superb sailer. Yanmar diesel, six sails, four new. Inventory includes anchors, stove, depthsounder, boom tent. Comes with Monterey mooring. Best pocket cruiser available. A bargain at $12,500. (408) 649-5704.

1980 C&L SLOOP

$800 DOWN 26-ft International Folkboat. Fiberglass. Strong. Full keel sloop, upwind Berkeley berth. $14,956. $195 per month for 10 years at 11% interest. (415)837-1399.

FOR RENT — MAKE OFFER

1982 CATALINA 25-FT

Delta slip 16’x40'. Good deal. Bruno's Island. Excellent facilities, 30 amp power, water, swimming, fishing and sailing. June, July, possibly August. Call John or Helen (916) 777-5461 anytime. Write: Box 631, Rio Vista, CA 94571.

Fixed keel, excellent condition, many extras, 2 jibs & spanker, Honda 10 hp, VHF, compass, depthfinder, FM stereo, shore Dower, dual batteries AC/DC converter charger. $14,500. Eves. (415) 837-3778.

Built in Taiwan, same shipyard as Peterson 44. Same lines, solid construction, sleek under sail, 5 bags, 35 hp Volvo Penta diesel. Knotmeter, depthfinder, VHF. Propane to cook & heat. Teak decks & interior. Liveable. (707) 257-2249.

MOVING MUST SELLI Col. 22. Excellent condition. Saus. berth, new mainsail.Any ' reasonable offer accepted. 692-2640 or (916) 985-7444. May leave message.

31 SEARUNNER TRI

C&C LANDFALL 35

BRITISH COLUMBIA WATERFRONT PROPERTY FOR SALE

90% _ All hardware, mast, sails, Barients, Schaffer, Johnson

3 years old. Excellent condition. (415) 372-0755.

Year round anchorage. Eight acres, 600’ on water. Cottage, or¬ chard, garden. Suitable retirement, or group use. $80,000. (415) 523-9011.

outboard. $20,000 invested (make offer). (415) 355-9585; (916) 988-1375.

23-FT BEAR BOAT Nunes Bros. Built Sausalito. Wood sloop, fully equipped, excellent S.F. Bay sailor. $3,600. Call George or Mark at 563-6610 or 664-7035.

ROBIN BIRO 18 Well maintained member of famous SF Bay Bird Class. 30’ LOA, new sails (‘84), good racing record, berth available, extensive inventory, wood boat, $9,000. Call for fact sheet. (415) 851-7601 eves (415)424-2896 days.

— A-1 BRIGHTW0RK SERVICE — Professional qualify brightwork at very reasonable rates. No job too large or too small. Satisfaction guaranteed. References available. Michael Heiner (415) 868-1720 (home); (415) 331-8149 (message)

FOR CHARTER Charter my 51-ft cutter. Licensed skipper. Parties to 8. $60 per hour — 2 hour minimum for 4 people. 388-5321 evenings.

37’ NICOL, COLD MOLDEO TRIMARAN Sleeps six, 2 suits of sails, D.S., stereo, Twin OB, excellent con- 1 dition, on Tomales Bay. $20,000. (415) 669-1576.

WE WANT YOUR YACHT — WILL TRADE REAL ESTATE Several Homes, Open La'nd, Condo's, Lots and Income Property Available. Call Karen, The Exchange Specialist at MGA Realty. (415) 865-3711.

UNFORGETTABLE JULY 4 CRUISEI Angel Island picnic and fireworks. Night sail to Farallones, on to Monterey. Return via Half Moon Bay for jazz at the beach. Unusual opportunity for 6. Comfortable Alden cruiser, capable captain. 4 days, $450/person. (415) 540-7184.

MARINE HARDWARE PERSONNEL WANTED

BRISTOL FASHION YACHT CARE

FULL TIME — Buyer/Merchandiser w/marketing exp. PART TIME — Sales Positions. Knowledge of boating is a REQUIREMENT in this established, progressive marine chandlery chain in Ventura County! Call for appointment (805) 644-5666.

Waxing — Varnishing — Painting — Teakwork Free Estimates — Fast Service — Suitable References — Competitive Prices (415) 332-3009 or 331-7131.

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28-FT FIBERGLASS CRUISING SLOOP $20,000 or trade for property in Sebastopol or Forestville area. Call 522-0903.

WESTSAIL 32 Hull, ballast, bulkheads, flushdeck model, has made two off¬ shore passages. No motor — needs interior. Very roomy & seaworthy. Comfortable cruising or liveaboard. $15,950/offer. John (415) 376-4706.

1978 LUGER 26-FT TRADEWINDS

CAL 2-27 A very popular Bay & Delta boat. Super clean in excellent condi¬ tion with extras means great value at $24,950. Original owner. (209) 944-0944 or (209) 477-3979.

Good for Bay. Sailing since 1978. Includes sails plus 150% genoa, radio, 7.5 hp Honda, new stays, 2 anchors, all Coast Guard equipment and trailer. Sleeps 3. Asking $6,000. Call (415) 388-8590 leave a message.

FOR SALE

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27

38-FT F.C. hull. One of the best ever built! Will make excellent cruiser. Must sell ASAP. Any reasonable offer accepted! Call Mark at (408) 438-5426.

Beautifully maintained F/G, Volvo diesel, teak decks, white alum, spars. At home lounging in the Delta, bashing up the coast, and a fine day sailer on the Bay. Don’t miss this one. 383-1543.

CT 44 — 1983

27-FT ERICSON

STILL HER BUT NOT 4 LONG

Teak main deck, Lloyd’s LRBC certificate. Perkins US-4-108. Solid teak int., S.S. tanks, 2 showers, 2 heads, 2 anchors. S.S. 3-burner stove, staysail boom & track w/car, 2 sep. living quarters, h/c press, water. $129,000. (415) 388-7552.

New 15 hp Yanmar diesel engine 2 GMF, wheel steering, 4 sails, knotmeter, VHF, stereo, Fathometer, RDF. Excellent condition. $24,950. (714) 768-4505.

Aurora, Triton No. 91,1st West Coast built Triton, 4 sale to the first reasonable offer. New sails, rebuilt engine & more. Business commitments require me to sacrifice rare classic. (415) 459-6099.

ENTRY LEVEL SAILING

EXCELLENT RANGER 23 — BAY AREA

WANTED: SCUBA GEAR

Gladiator 24, Lapworth design. Galley, head, mahog. interior, VHF. Strong, stiff Bay sailor. Sausalito berth. $5,500 firm. 332-7008 days.

Good sail inventory, Lewmar winches, Ritchie compasses, knotmeter, ’79 Johnson 6 hp outboard. $8,995. (415) 432-2448.

Tanks, regulator, bouyancy compensator/jacket, large and/or X-long wetsuit, gauges, watch, backpack, air compressor, accessories, etc. (415) 368-0569.

59-FT L.O.A. SCHOONER RIGGED JUNK

FOR SALE

12-FT PELICAN — FIBERGLASS

Perfect for Bay/Delta excursions or liveaboard. Incredibly spac, sleeps 8 comf. beautifully designed down below w/all the amenities. Saus. berth. Twin 35 hp eng. Recently built. Honduras mahog. $97,500. Michael T. Buschbacher (415) 331-6131.

2 Lewmar 3SP 55S: $900. 1 Lewmar 3SP 48ST: $850. Lewmar 90 coffee grinder, good condition: Offer. Kevin 655-0185.

Needs: trailer, sail & TLC. $300 firm. (415) 892-5136.

INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT This Swedish beauty is fully equipped and ready to Bay sail, race or cruise. Extras include Avon, Navik, spinnaker gear, ds, knotlot, RDF, EPIRB, Taffrail gen., custom interior, dodger and more. A steal at $18,000. Call Steve 528-2288.

WANTED Looking for used spinnaker tri radial 1 391/2 J 12-125 approx, dimension, to fit Newport 30 or similar boat. Call Eve 922-1941.

7.3 COLUMBIA 34 MK II REDUCED TO $11,000 — BEST DAMNED'BUY ON THE BAYI 32-ft Columbia Sabre, 32' LOA, 6’4" beam, sloop. Fast, dry & stable. Bristol!! New head, bilge/water pumps, Barients, rigging, wiring, sail cover, all hatches. S/S sink/icebox, 4 Ig. berths, 10’+ cockpit. 7.5 hp Johnson outboard. BEST VALUE ON THE BAY. SAUSALITO BERTH. A JOY TO SAIL, POINTS HIGH, STAYS DRY & GETS THERE FIRST!! (415) 332-7543, after 6 p.m.

SAILBOAT TRAILER

EL TORO SAILBOAT

Double axle — trail up to 30-ft boat. 1977 Little Dude. Good condition — Make reasonable offer. 457-5453.

2 sails, one is new. Very good condition. F/G with teak trim & wooden mast, oarlocks and oars: $700. Wanted: Zenith Trans¬ oceanic in good condition. Model R7000. Phone Steve (916) 345-1842.

SANTANA 22

LIFERAFT

Excellent condition. Race or cruise. New SS rigging & keelbolts. New epoxy faired keel. Running lights, 6 hp o.b. Spinnaker blooper, genoa drifter, 3 jibs & 2 mains. Trailer or berth. $6,500. (415) 932-4072.

Care about your family and crew? Only the best survival equip¬ ment is good enough! 6-man Eliott, loaded with extras: EPIRB, desalinator, solar stills, fishing gear, etc. Top of the line. $2,000 (415) 793-7611.

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 36-FT Great ocean cruiser or liveaboard. Teak cabin, cockpit & decks. Fiberglass hull. New windlass with 300-ft chain. Recently hauled. Extra sails & full boat cover. Great condition. $46,000/offer. Charlie Watt (415) 851-4160.

Hood SeaFurl 150%, 80% jib, full dodger, AP w/wheel, AP/wind, knot/log, VHF, fath., h/c press. H20, CNG stove, coal stove, more. S.F. Marina berth. $35,000 firm. Ph: 931 -1484.

FOR SALE Columbia Challenger. Custom interior, very good gnd. tackle, Hood roller furler. $6,200. 381 -2890.

1980 HANS CHRISTIAN 43 ,

Excellent condition. Sacrifice at $98,950. 485-1950; 388-5321.

CHEOY LEE BERMUOA 30 Sturdy, seaworthy, full keel ketch, F/G, teak decks & cabin, 6’3” headroom, autopilot, cockpit reefing, VHF, depth, km/log. Excellent condition. $29,500. (415) 368-0569.

GRACEFUL 43-FT MOTOR SAILING YACHT

YANKEE DOLPHIN 24-FT

135 hp Westerbeke diesel, 5 sails, electronics, SS rigging and tankage, teak deck, dual steering, power and manual anchor windlass. $79,000 or $895 per month. Liveaboard with small down. 873-8008 eves.

For sale of 1/3 partnerships. 1967 Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop w/keel—cntrbrd. New mainsail & halyard, new 10 hp Honda o.b., f/g & teak recond., convenient Sausalito berth. $12,500. Contact Carey at Harbour Master Services. 332-2265.

PELICAN SAILBOAT

LIVE YOUR DREAM

OMEGA

1974 14-ft sloop with an El Toro-type hull and a gaff rig. F/G, teak coaming and seating, anchor, trailer. Very stable and roomy. Great condition. Must sell. $1,200/Best offer. (408) 265-5117.

Aboard classic motor sailing yacht, 10 min from downtown San Francisco. $695 per month inclusive slip and utilities. Deposit and references required. Option to buy, small down. 873-8008 eves.

Navigation Receiver. Like new, complete with antenna mount and operation manual $475. Call Bob, days 367-7833; eves. 365-1887.

BROWN 40-FT SEARUNNER TRI Volvo MD-25, Barient winches, etc. Excellent condition. $50,000. (415) 797-0778.

DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE To assemble the gear for your long-awaited cruise! Proven cruise equipment is now available for sale: sextant, liferaft, SatNav, compass, radio, alternator, BBQ, charts & sailing direc¬ tions, SeaSwing, depthfinder, Walker log, much more. (415) 793-7611.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY CHARTER Wouldn't you enjoy an unforgettable experience for some special occasion? The world class Bowman 49 yacht is available for day, overnight and weekend charter. Fully equipped for your pleasure. Sailing from Sausalito. $300 per day. 647-1627.

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PINTAIL GRAPHICS 550-8506

BOOK YOUR “BERTH IN PERTH” FOR THE “AMERICA S CUP’ Races (’86/’87) with us! Three programs from as low as $1,740 (W. Coast dep.) for 10 days and options. Space very limited ... write for brochure! P-0. Box 2118, Medford Lakes, N.J. 08055.

COLUMBIA CHALLENGER 24 Fiberglass construction, stainless steel rigging, pulpit and lifelines. 4 full berths, head and galley. 4 new North sails, genoa and spinnaker. Aiuminum bridge for controls, many extras. Mint condition. $6,000. 935-5140,

NOR CAL COMPASS ADJUSTING Magneuto,m System Exclusively 1. Boat Remains in Berth.

2. Owner's Presence Not Necessary. 3. Eliminate Deviation.

Dick Loomis

(415) 453-3923 days or eves.

THE YACHT NANNEY "WE TRAVEL TO BABY YOUR BOAT" Professional Maintenance Service — U.V. Protection Clean — Polish — Britq Work — Light Carpentry (707) 644-0044 N

CHARTER — BEAUTIFUL ISLANDER 30 ON S.F. BAY Bristol condition, am/fm stereo with tape. Bareboat $100 or Skippered $140/day. Weekly, weekend or 1/2 day rates (209) 439-2907 eves; (209) 266-3117 days. Call Collect — Ask for Ken. page 192

46-FT LAPWORTH

FOR SALE

Reverse sheer, flush deck, 46' wd sloop Nalu II. 5-time Transpac winner. Well equipt for crsng & Ivabrd. New teak decks & s/s water tanks, Westerbeke dsl, Loran C, ham, VHF, RDF, Aries vane. Priced for quick sale at $45,000. 526-7486 or 236-9817.

Half interest in 30' fast, pretty, petite, racing cutter Starbuck. $9,000. Complete with new sails & sailmaker. Need partner with time, energy & desire. Age, sex, experience of secondary con¬ cern. Donald 523-9011.

FREE REGATTA No entry fee for the July 7th 1985 Mayor’s Cup Regatta. Lake Merritt Sailing Club invites you to participate. Open to all SBRA classes. Prizes. Skippers meeting 10:30 a.m. at Lake Merritt Boat House. No entry fee.

FOR SALE: COLD-MOLDED WOOD SAILING SLOOP 33’2” length. One-off Wylie designed and built 1979. Excellent condition. 5 sails, 4 berths, galley, navigator's station, 55 gallons fresh water, VHF, radio, natural wood topsides, Yanmar diesel. 20 gallons fuel, outfitted for offshore or day sailing. Secure slip available. Owner planning larger boat. Call (415) 653-4345 or (415) 543-8650.

AVON

O’DAY MARINER

Redcrest w/4 hp Evinrude twin, motor mount, floorboards, spray dodger & new oaks. Excellent condition. $750 cash firm. (415) 668-9607.

19', f/g, cabin, head, fixed keel, very good cond., 4 hp motor, 4 sails, trailer, exc. Bay boat. $3,100/0ffer. West Wight Potter, 15’, cabin, Seagull motor, trailer, exc. cond. $3,300/0ffer. Berth available. (707) 829-2838.

CORONADO 25 Excellent condition. Clean. New bottom paint. Standard rig plus spinnaker & 60% storm jib. 6 hp Evinrude o.b. Ballena Isle berth with boat if buyer qualifies. $8,500. Call Jay (415) 939-7166.

CLIPPER MARINE 26 A clean and well-cared for 1973 pop-top. New owner has option to keep Alameda berth at old rate: $99.60 mo. 9.5 hp outboard. $6,000/B.0. (415) 653-4806 Brian.

21-FT MERMAID SLOOP Classic wooden boat made in Denmark (1953). New bottom paint 6 mos. ago. Needs some varnish. $3,000/Best offer (415) 658-1024, ask for Will.

CATALINA 27

ALBIN VEGA 27

Ready to deal, make offer (2 boat owner), Atomic 4, Martec prop, 2 club jibs (1 Mylar), 3 mains (2 good, 1 very good), 110 genoa, spinnaker & gear, dinette int., km, ds, compass, 5 winches, adj. bs, fleet champion. (209) 823-0425.

Swedish lightweight cruiser. Fast but sturdy. Excellent condi¬ tion. Well equipped for Bay/Delta sailing. 12 hp gas i.b. 8 sails, km ds VHF, sleeps 4, dodger. San Rafael berth. $18,500. (707) 431-8133.

41-FT MORGAN 01 KETCH

MOORE 24

Cruiser/liveaboard. Exc. cond., teak int., 2 refig, 2 heads w/showers, stove/oven, sleeps 7. Center cockpit, Perkins aux„ furling jib, dodger, Bimini, compass, knot log, depthfinder, autopilot, VHF, inflatable w/o.b., more. $83,500. (415) 522-0703

1981 CATALINA 30 SLOOP

Completely equipped and in excellent condition. Includes 4 jibs, all spinnaker gear, VHF, RDF, depth, knot, all MOB gear. Must see to appreciate. Price reduced to $16,000. Call evenings (408) 245-2877.

Good shape, new bottom, 3 sails, VHF, df, pedestal steering, diesel, 2 anchors, berth at Pier 39, SFO; $33,000/0ffer. 731 -4956 eves.

CATALINA 27

FOR SALE

SANTA CRUZ 27

1982 tall rig in perfect condition with extensive extras. 3 sails. Perfect cruiser/racer, df, o.b. Moved to a larger boat so this one is priced below book value to sell. $18,500. Call (415) 376-8649 anytime.

26-ft gaff sloop, McKay design, built in 1934, 2 sets of sails, Atomic 4, sleeps 4. Good condition. Vallejo berth. $3,500. (707) 552-2659

Race ready, good condition, good sail inventory, outboard, digital, knotmeter, etc. Must sell. Phone Turner, (415) 654-4205 evenings or (415) 392-3665 days. $11,500/Offer.

SANTANA 35

36-ft berth (B-35) for sale. $38,000 or long term lease $250/mo. C.M. Upton, P.0. Box 331242, Miami, FL 33233 Or call (305) 399-2035.

CLASSIC YACHT — MUST SELL 48-ft cutter rigged sloop "IBN”. Mahogany on oak frames, Ger¬ man built '28. Restored & rebuilt '79. Built to cruise. Great liveaboard, sleeps 6. Perkins dsl eng. 4-236. Recent haulout. $62,000. (415) 728-3331 or (415) 821 -6066.

WINDWARD 24 Full keel fiberglass sloop in good condition. Main, jib, genoa, Johnson outboard, knotmeter, inflatable, stereo, anchor. $7,400. John (415) 364-9422.

PIER 39 Cruise or race. This boat is like new and is equipped with $$$ of extras including full digital electronics, Loran, VHF, autohelm and huge sail inventory for both cruising and racing. No boat is better equipped or maintained. Beautiful green graffics. 1984* Bay season champion. 1984 ocean season champion. Excellent financing available. Must sell now! Call for more information. (415) 687-0111 days; (415) 689-2782 eves. & weekends.

PACIFIC CATAMARAN FOR SALE

LOOKING FOR A COMFORTABLE ROOMY LIVEABOARO?

MUST SELL

Lots of storage space, inside steering, hot & cold pressure water, teak int., bright & sunny. 39' Pilothouse Cutter, 60 hp eng.-lsusu. Well-maint. Perfect for cruising & serious sailing. $77,000. (408)988-1173.

1984 demo. Fast 345. Camper & Nicholsen design by Ron Holland, built by Fast Yachts. $50,000. (415) 969-3317.

ISLANDER 38-FT

26-FT NORDIC FOLKBOAT (ALL WOOD)

Absolutely the cleanest. Full boat cover. Electrasan. Roller furl¬ ing. Perkins 50 hp less than 100 hours. Full instrumentation. Barient self-tailing winches. New bottom. Brickyard & Vallejo slips. Immaculate. $79,900. (916) 929-7451.

Share(s) for sale. Upwind Berkeley berth, VHF radio, outboard, etc! Call: (415) 282-5188 (h); 323-8111 (w), Barry.

RANGER 23 1976. Bristol cond. Classic Gary Mull design for Bay rac¬ ing/cruising. 5 Barient winches, 4 North sails, spinnaker gear, km, compass, 6 hp Evinrude motor. $12,500. Call Sy Gold at (916) 752-2844 days or (916) 753-2001 evenings.

36-FT ISLANDER 1982. Save thousands from a new boat. This sloop has the finest and is immaculate. Hood sails and furling, Datamarine inst., Sony stereo, dodger, etc. Must sell! Only $69,000. Phone (916) 988-4379 or 488-5400, ask for Pat.

TARTAN 41-FT Racing/cruising sloop. Fiberglass, loaded with gear. Consistent race winner, cruise in comfort, magnificent condition. (213) 454-6200 days; (213) 454-0208 eves.

30-FT TRIMARAN

PIER 39 40-FT SLIP

Exiting cruiser with custom features. Full invent, of sails incl. spinnaker and genoa. Wood stove, stereo and unique viewthrough centerboard housing. Call evenings after 4 p.m. Jackie and Robert, (209) 982-5752; 982-5738.

Available for rental. East Marina, discount parking available. Rate negotiable for long or short term rental. Call (718) 459-1588, Wendy or Eric.

Complete service & repair for your trailerable boat. Specializing in classic Chris Craft restoration. Phone (707) 279-BOAT.

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WESTSAIL 42 Fully equipped So. Pacific vet. Factory rebuilt, exc. cond., Aries vane, autopilot, refrigeration, 8 bags, dinghy, life raft, tri color stfobe, mast steps, self tailers, 85 hp Perkins, many extras and spares. Sacrafice well below survey. $87,000. (213) 923-4244.

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QUALIFIED COMPASS ABfUSTER NAVIGATION CLASSES YACHT DELIVERIES (LICENSED) MIKE MAKARCUN!S(415) 939-5073

18-ft solid deck Cat. Sails in excellent condition. All new lines. Roller furling jib. Trapeze gear. Harken blocks. Trailer included. $2,100/Best offer. Call and leave message. (805) 654-8329 or (818) 780-3028.

Put yourself at the helm of a well-equipper Ericson sloop sailing the Bay, Delta or offshore. No maintenance, no headaches—just plain fun! Compare the boat & the price of $975/yr. with anything else on the Bay. (415) 769-3904.

35' Alberq Pearson built full keel ocean cruiser, documented, loaded with gear, new Atomic 4 — $36,000. 27' Columbia 8.3,1977, Atomic 4, low hours, well equipped, very clean — $25,000. Don Brunette Yacht Brokerage after 6 p.m., Alameda (415) 865-5259.

SMUOM

PEARSON 26-FT Must sell 1/3 or whole boat. Very clean ’76 sloop. VHF, well equipped, Brickyard Cove berth. First $13,900 for all or $4,500 for 1/3. For details call Charles days (408) 864-6500, or Walt (305) 556-1984, will demo.

OF SAILING SAN FRANCISCO BAY ABOARD 40-FT SLOOP Fast and Forgiving Phone Spinnaker Charter Co. 1000 J Bridgeway, No. 114, Suasalito, CA 94965

(415) 332-1171

REPLACE PORTLIGHT GLASS With Mar Resistent Polycarbinet. BRUNK MFG. CORP. Plastic fabrication & machining. Capable of supplying all your plastic needs. We also work with phenolic type materials. Leonard LBrunk

(408)246-7309.

O’DAY 222 — 1985 Excellent family boat. Comfortably sleeps 4. Head, galley. Quality abounds. $12,500. O’Day 192 also available for under $10,000. Both have full factory warrantees. (408) 741-0266; (408) 741-5312.

ARIES 32 A great boat. F/G doubleender, solid construction, teak heaven below. VHF, ds, knot/log meter, Shipmate stove/oven, cabin heater, stereo radio/tape deck, 2 anchors, radar reflector, charger, o/b pole & all that stuff. $45,000. 331-2204.

FOR SALE Singer industrial sewing machine with table. Model No. 241-12. $250. 233-7245 message.

PEARSON 365 KETCH 1979 Great Bay-Delta vacation boat. Buy now for summer fun. Well maintained. $64,000/offer. (415) 697-5977.

CLASSIC Chris Craft runabout with trailer. Rebuilt hercules engine, mostly new chrome, new custom cover, fair condition. $7,800. Call Bob days at 367-7833, eves. 365-1887.

BORED WITH THE BAY? This primo 1975 Balboa 26 sailboat (Lyle Hess design) will ex¬ tend your cruising to warm So. Cal., Canada & lakes. Trailer, 10 hp, VHF, new velour upholstery. Top shape. $13,950. (916) 345-0885, collect.

CAL 28-FT F/G, Atomic 4, 6 sails, autopilot, depthsounder, VHF, knotmeter, galley. Great Bay boat, large cockpit, excellent condition. $16K. (408) 246-3464 or (408) 725-8315.

RECEIVE SATELLITE PHOTOS Weather charts, high seas warnings, time, amateur bands, on like new Alden Weather Fax IV S.S. receiver. World-wide recep¬ tion. Booster and antenna. $2,940. 258-0342.

OLSON 30 7 bags North sails, o.b„ 23 ST's pri., Loran, VHF. Datamarine depth/speed log, VDO wind set, must sell, excellent condition. $23,000/offer. (707) 964-6433.N

HUNTER 25 Super clean 1974. Brand new Reefer II furling system & 130% genoa. New int. cushions, carpets, depth, compass, stereo, VHF & more. Full safety gear, anchor, lines, elec, start, 9.9 Evinrude, stove, porta-potti. A clean, stiff boat. $10,000. (415) 365-8922.

DAYSAILER BUILT IN GERMANY One of the few Congers imported. Very sturdy & quick. Good condition and good tilting trailer. $2,675 C.O.B.H. Lessons if needed. Please phone Al at (415) 428-2691 weekdays.

SEATRON SSB 100 With coupler, 20-ft Bay, Transpac, channels. $500.1.8 oz. Sut¬ ter triradial for tall Ranger 33. $500. Used very little. (916) 662-6245 after 6 p.m.

RAWSON 30 / LIVEABOARD 30’6”x9’5’ solid beamy F/G cruising sloop. Good condition. See at Berth G4, Corinthian YC, Tiburon. Consider partial trade San¬ tana 22. $23,500. Lee (415) 541-1527 work; 334-4969 eves.

INFLATABLE DINGHY Sevylor Caravelle. A good Delta yacht tender with cushions, oars, motor mount, foot pump and a carrying bag. Has CF numbers and 1983' registration and sticker. Asking $100. Call (415) 776-8549 evenings.

CATALINA 22 — TOP CONDITION Asking $5,000. Really clean swing keel Catalina with new Honda 7.5 (10 hours use), new motor mount. 125 jib & main in ex¬ cellent condition. Sausalito berth. Have bought another boat. Glenn — daily 986-6886; eves & weekends 922-1039.

ERICSON 30 — $26,500 Coyote Point berth, San Mateo. New interior, U dinette, Atomic 4, AP, 5 bags + spinnaker, 6 winches. Singlehander rigged, several custom items. Needs nothing, lovely, exceptional cond! KM/log, sw, df, VHf. Will mail info. Call Bill (415) 321-0982.

WESTSAIL 43 CUTTER Tall rig, world cruiser, consider small sailboat trade, comfortable liveaboard, factory finished, extensive inventory, 8 bags, ready to cruise, bristol condition, easily handled by two, located Southern California, slip available. (213) 549-5582 evenings.

BRISTOL 27 — LIVEABOARD POSSIBLE Dinette model. 10 hp outboard. 36-ft Oyster Point berth with phone. Priced for quick sale. $11,750. ' Call (415) 344-3495 evenings.

1980 C&C LANDFALL 38 Must sell, bldng house. Excellent condition. Yanmar 30 hp dsl, fully equipt, bow roller, stern boarding ladder, h/c pressure water, VHF, Impulse ds, km, pedestal steering, etc. Brisbane Marina slip. $82,800. 595-4259/544-7590.

CAL 20 Sausalito berth. Excellent condition. New sails and rigging. 5 hp Evinrude motor. Custom cushioned interior. $4,800. (415) 854-7714. $8000 UNDER MARKET 31-ft Pearson, 1979. Diesel, wheel steering, auto bilge, spin¬ naker, roller furling. Excellent condition. New bottom paint in January. Good tax shelter. $40K or best offer. Bob Nyden (415) 521-1269.

1979 PERRY 47 — SACRIFICE 47-ft ketch, built 1979. Designed by Bob Perry. Ideal cruiser, liveaboard, income charter. Teak decks, center cockpit. Beautiful, light, teak interior. 2 separate cabins, 2 heads. Aft cabin with separate shower and head. Pressure water, fridge, VHF, stereo, inflatable, outboard, much more. Engine and haulout surveys done less than one year ago. Must sell soon. $114,900/Offer. Call (415) 654-6994 evenings & weekends. Call Elaine (415) 428-9191 days.

23-FT TREMOLINO TRI Includes complete Hobie 16, plus cruising sails and extras. Trailer. $4,500. (415)843-4512.

ELEGANT LIFESTYLE FOR SALE 1931 43’ fully restored classic motoryacht built by Stephens Brothers. Interior & exterior has been professionally restored back to her original beauty with modern systems. 2 staterooms, salon,'galley, 2 heads, shower, etc. $75,000. (415) 331-1550.

J/24 1982. Hull No. 3297, excellent shape, sailed less than one year; fully equipped, 4.5 Johnson, single axle trailer, full set of sails (4), clean. No reasonable offer refused. Absolutely must sell. (707) 745-7780 (w); (707) 745-4461 (h).

1977 ERICSON 34 R Well-equipped, good sail inventory, pressure hot water, hydraulic backstay, spinnaker gear, 10 Lewmars, ready to race or cruise, new bottom paint. $39,800/offer. Days (818) 767-2032; Eves (818) 701-6699 / (818) 993-6048.

FOR SALE/TRADE? Tri-radial spinnaker for 32-39’ boat $850. New Avon R2.80 sportboat $895. Stephens bronze electric windlass $500. New autohelm 3000 $595. Spares for Aries lift-up. Wanted: Ham transceiver, charts of So. Am. & Japan. (415) 865-1604 eves.

CABO RICO 38 1982. Bristol condition, cruise equipped. Call for full inventory of equipment. $95,000. (916) 485-0780.

LASER Three boat owner must sell 1978 Laser. Good condition — yellow hull. $750/0ffer. Steve after 5 p.m. 865-6871.

PEARSON 26 Clean condition, standard equipment. 9.9 Johnson outboard, stereo, tape deck. Excellent Berkeley Marina berth. Bottom just cleaned and painted. $12,500. (415) 941 -6532.

SEA BLOSSOM Junk rigged Nor’Sea 27, custom layout, So. Pacific vet, monitor vane, Yanmar, 4 anchors, Avon w/o.b., ham radio, scuba, more. Ready to cruise. $35,000. Pictures. 19738 Gilmore, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. (213) 472-9428.

FOR SALE: 1965 CAL 25 Great racer, family daysailer, Bay & Delta cruiser. Upwind Berkeley berth. Wooden interior. New bottom paint. New pulpit & lifelines. Rebuilt outboard Lots of gear. Good condition & clean. Partnership considered. $8,000/b.o. 841-4215.

A UNIQUE FREYA 39 Steel-built. Famous Australian design. Proven, sea-worthy, sloop/cutter outfitted for world-cruising. Available now. For sale: $95,000 or for charter with professional skipper. P.O. Box 1693, Coronado, CA, 92118. (619) 276-3878 Tony.

EXPRESS 27 Well-equipped, seldom raced. (916) 786-4684.

PIER 39 BOAT SLIP — 36-FT S.F. waterfront. Rent a 36’ upwind facing slip for $215/mo. Telephone connections, discounted parking, security guards, showers, shopping center, restaurants & a view. Call (415) 523-9638 evenings.

YAMAHA 30 1/2 ton diesel racer/cruiser sloop. Loaded w/ap, stereo, RDF, VHF, SSB/Ham, instruments, spare rigging, 9 sails, dinghy, 15 hp o.b. All well maintained. Priced to sell. Located Bay Area. $39,000/8.0. Call (213) 372-7776.

SUMMER IN THE DELTA Exchange 32-ft double finger slip at Stockton Sailing Club for same in North Bay for the summer. Call after 6:00 p.m. (209) 524-3669, or days (209) 668-8107. Ask for Brent.

PRINDLE 18 CATAMARANS 1984 dealer demo with racing sails and trailer. Full 5-year factory warranty. Was $5,700 — now $4,400. 2 — 1979 Prindle 18 cats — used on trailers. From $2,700. (408) 741-0266; (408) 741-5312.

NORTH SAILS BRAND NEW 50% OFF. CALL (415) Main 2 reefs size 31-6 x 12-8 Trysail Heavy duty size 16-Ox 8-0 Spinnaker Triradial size 39-6 x 20-6 Storm Spinnaker Nylon! size 29-0 x 15-6

728-5046 only $495 only $195 only $695 only $395

1 CAL 34 For sale/lease/rent. 1968. Roller furl headsail, new electrical 110/12 volt, Atomic 4, Unifridge, Loran C, Tillermaster, heater, VHF, ds, AM/FM cassette, more. $34,000/B.0. Will finance/trade for downpayment. Wayne 398-2485 days; 485-5412 eves.

TARTAN 30 CHARTER — BAY OR DELTA Stiff sailing, dry and roomy sloop Arctic Loon. Sleeps 5-6. Stove, ice box, pressure hot and cold water, enclosed head, VHF, depthsounder, knotmeter, compass, inboard. $125/day weekends and holidays. $100/day weekdays. 339-3288

CHARTER A NEW PASSPORT 40

LINDA WEBER-RETTIE DELIVERS

Sail the San Juan Islands. Fast comfortable 40’ sloop, dinghy, full instrumentation, rollerfurling headsail, two private staterooms, head w/shower, propane stove w/oven, refrigeration VHF, stereo, and much more. Call (206) 821-1208 for more information.

YOUR BOAT SAFE, SOUND, WFIOLE. Wanted: Summer '85 deliveries, to/from Hawaii. 22,500 m. of No. Pac. crossings as skipper, navigator, etc. Will singlehand suitably outfitted boat or skipper w/crew. Flam radio licensed. Delivery references available. 521-7172. page 194

NEW HOME NEEDED! Newport 20. Ideal first boat for Bay/Delta. Very good condition, shows much TLC. Sleeps 4, galley, head, spinnaker, o.b., many improvements and extra gear. Gary Mull design. Best boat in 20-22 ft range. $5,000/B.0. (415) 655-7115.

MERCEDES DIESEL 40 hp, $750. 65 hp, $950. Plus extra parts. Jay, 723-1697.

VENTURE/McGREGOR 222 Ready to sail, well-maint., fresh bottom paint, 2 sails + 150 genoa, trlr, 6 hp Johnson, pop-top cab, swing keel, kick-up rud¬ der, cushs, glly, head, refrg, lights, battery, compass, anchor. In¬ spect at Saus brth. Bob, D: 928-1010; N: 924-0170. $5,200/b.o.

WESTSAIL 32 1979, custom everything, Koa interior, teak decks, cockpit coamings, self-tailing bronze Barients, Volvo diesel, Monitor vane, dodger, loaded with extras, cruise vet. One of a kind beau¬ ty. Must see, ready to cruise. $75,000. (714) 548-9914.

MINT ALBERG 35 1965—completely restored in '84. New: LP, int., chrome, North main, batteries. 5 headsails, Westerbeke 4-107, Barient 27 ST's, Espar heater, Edson wheel, ap, Icom, cold machine, windlass! full elec., extras. $59,500. (206) 365-3888 h; 241-1353 w

Beautiful

(415) 655-4183.

NORTH COAST 10.3 CUSTOM WYLIE DESIGN Race-cruise. Exc. singlehand. Signets, 50 ch. VHF, CNG & oven, 2 water tanks, BMW dsl, paneled int., table. New 125,155 Mylar jjbs, 1.5% chute, 100,155 jibs, .75% chute. Trade down, terms poss. Over 75k in boat. 63k asking price. (415) 522-0562 Ray.

MOVING! ABSOLUTELY MUST SELL . . . Our Sparkman & Stephens designed 1982 Tartan 3000. Built for speed but has plenty of amenities! Fin keel, tiller steering. Must see. Immaculate condition. $50,000/offer. Call Nadine for details at (415) 521-7055.

LADY SAILOR Looking to crew on sailboats anytime. Have 6 years experience sailing the Bay & Pacific ocean. Special interest in deliveries south or north bound! (Anywhere actually). Also looking for liveaboard situation for rent or maint. Call Jane at 388-5408.

25-FT O'DAY — REDUCED — MUST SELL 1976 O’Day 25, centerboard, 9.9 hp Johnson, ds, compass, Danforth 13S and chain, 110%-150%, CB radio, sleeps 5, good condition. Great Bay boat. $13,500 or offer. (415) 865-4040.

ARIES 32 Beautiful Bay and offshore cruising sloop. Fiberglass hull with warm and bright teak interior. Over 30 Aries in Bay Area. Diesel. Moderately equipped. Excellent condition. Sausalito berth. Part¬ ners) also considered. $35,000. Owner (415) 383-8215.

CORONADO 27 Excellent cruiser, completely equipt, sleeps 6, 5'10” headroom, Berkeley Marina upberth, 110/12 volt electrical, Volvo Penta dsl, refrig, Loran C, VHF radio, depthfinder, extra sails and more! $13,500. Evenings: Mike 531-2572; Tom 537-6781.

FOR SALE OR TRADE 1980 Harley Davidson FXE Fat Bob with 3,700 original miles. $5,500. Will consider trade for 19-23’ sailboat with trailer. (415) 278-8386, after 6:30 evenings.

HOBIE CAT 16 New sails, mast & rigging. Double trap, many extras, trailer, super condition. Fly a hul! for $2,100. Call (408) 378-7316 eves.

OLSON 30 CARINA" Launched Nov. ’82. ’83-’84 Yl 1A season champion. Barient 18/22/23 ST winches, Signet 1(300/1500, 2 plath compasses, Horizon VHF, AM/FM cassette ste reo. Dewitt dacron main, No. 3, No. 4, Mylar No. 1, 100% and 85% spinnakers. New UlmerKolius inventory used 5 times, m ain, Kevlar No. 1 and No. 3,1/2 oz. 100% spinnaker. 4 hp Evinrucle, all safety gear & many more extras. Very clean and in excellen t condition. Owners transferred to Alaska. Available w/o Kevlar j bs. $34,000/b.o. Contact Jeff Gething, 620-26 35 work; 332-7028 home.

BEAR NO. 46, YOGI 11 bags of sails refastened-6/82, new running rigging, custom boom, beautiful to look and sail, Harken blocks, Shaffer traveler, km, log and compass, new cushions and interior cabinets. $9,600. 552-5580 weekdays, 585-2291 evenings.

EXCALIBUR 26, 1966 3 mains, 3 jibs, spinnaker gear, sleeps 5, full galley, enclosed head, 6 hp o.b., RDF, many extras. Well-maintained. Excellent, fast & dependable Bay or ocean racer/cruiser w/great PHRF rating. $8,000. 581-6141.

SALESPERSON WANTED Retail Chandlery — Requires extensive knowledge, ability to deal with people, 40 including Saturday & Sunday & at least 2 experience. Call (415) 234-7960

marine product hours per week years Chandlery in Richmond, CA.

NORWEGIAN DOUBLE-ENDER 32’x7’6”x5’10". Prof, restored classic woodie. Fast, very seaworthy. Beautiful new int., all new s.s. rigging, cstm mast tangs, new keel bolts, new canvas deck, new rails/sliding hatch, new pulpit/stantions, bow roller, 6’ dinghy. Asking $25,000. (415) 459-3947 Kent Parker.

COLUMBIA 24 CONTENDER Trunk cabin model. Full keel, strong rigging, boom & main modified, sleeps 4, VHF portable, new head, lots of gear, excellent Richmond berth, forced to sell. Asking $7,950. (916) 644-4264.

1968 GRAND BANKS 42 Wood, F/B, tri-cabin, F/G dinghy, twin diesel, 1100 hours, 4.5 kw gen, autopilot, VHF, RDF, CB, fatho, dual controls, twin heads w/shower, oven, AC/DC reefer, cruise kit, Bimini cover. Good liveaboard. Asking $79,500. Call Dale (415) 228-8128.

CATALINA 27 This is the boat you’ve been looking for! Expertly maintained, well-equipped, new sails, rigging, interior, excellent condition. This responsive Bay boat is a pleasure to own and sail. At $17,500 it's a steal! Call Dave at 383-7537

CREW WANTED — EXPERIENCED Couple preferred or 1 male or 1 female. Cruise Hawaii—Tahiti—? on extremely well found 32' Islander. Share expenses. (213) 306-0181, Jim.

COL 26 II Great condition, new Honda 7.5, standing rigging, knot or depth meters, spray dodger & full cover. VHF, AM/FM, autopilot, com¬ pass, enclosed head. Have new boat—must sell now! B/O over $10,000. Call Jay (415) 625-2162 after 5 p.m.

BALBOA 26 SWING KEEL Lyle Hess designed racing-cruising sloop w/trailer, sleeps 5, top condition. '83 Johnson Sailor o.b., VHF, 5 sails, fore and aft anchors, jib furling, 2 batteries, new bottom paint & more. $12,000. (415)493-4619.

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FOR SALE Hobie Cat with trailer. Hulls — white w/black trim. Trampoline — yellow, recently replaced. Jib sail—white, 3 years old. Main sail—white, yellow & orange, 6 years old. It is a good & com¬ plete boat. $1,800/Offer. Call (408) 244-0645. 21-FT LUGER SOUTHWIND New sails. 4 hp Evinrude. Upwind Berkeley berth. Must sell. $2,500. Evenings after 6:00. (415) 937-4963.

80% OF USE FOR 20% OF COSTS!!!! Fantastic partnership opportunity available; loaded Islander 36, race and cruise equipped. $6,000 cash plus $250 month. Other partners rarely use the boat due to extremely busy schedules. Jim (415) 893-9196.

PLEASURE CREW SEEKS BAY SAILING Lady who’s sailed the Bay, Delta, Virgin and San Juan Islands on 27’ to 40' boats is interested in congenial Bay sailing. No racing. Sometimes available for weekday sails. (415) 392-3311.

APHRODITE 101 33-ft F/G sloop, great sailing, beautiful and sleek, autohelm, self-

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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

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STILETTO'27 1979 high performance Catamaran with trailer, outboard motor and excellent sail inventory. Race ready, sleeps six, with galley. $16,500/Offers Stockdale Marine (916)944-1232.

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PEARSON 28 ’78 F/G sloop, Atomic 4 & in mint condition. Ideal for rac¬ ing/cruising or family outing. Sails, VHF, compass, knotmeter, depthfinder, etc. Rigged for singlehand sailings. $25,900. Must see to appreciate. (415) 768-1732 days; (415) 254-4225 eves.

tacking jib, spinnaker, Signets, diesel, completely equipped and finished interior. Ideal for cruising or racing. Absolutely like new. (415) 962-0613.

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16-FT SAILBOAT, NORDICA, CANADA. Full keel, f/g, double-ender, E-Z Loader trailer, 1650 lb cap., roller system/winch, Seagull o.b., Bruce anchor, fully loaded, excellent condition. $3,000/B.0. (415) 232-4753 eves.; (415) 620-2219 days.

This traditional-styled cruising yacht (with minimum of exterior teak) has been kept in Bristol condition by original owner and has all the outfitting for a real cruiser including Harkin roller furling and many, many extras. Asking: $79,900. TATOOSH MARINE, 1120 Brickyard Cove Rd., Pt. Richmond, CA 94801. 232-7778.

ELEGANT HOME WITH S.F. BAY VIEWS Exquisitely finished custom home — 2 master suites and artist’s studio — set on lovely hillside in quaint Pt. Richmond. Three-bridge view. Near marinas. $279,500. Call Elaine Judkins, Mason-McDuffie R.E., 234-5904 or 527-9800.

FOR SALE 1979 MMC 41 (DeFever) trawler, over 14’ beam allows for exc. ’ liveaboard. Expecting delivery of new boat in August. Must sell now. Single Ford Lehman dsl. Gives economical 2 gph at 8 knots. First $79,500 steals this vessel. Bernie (209) 942-1089.

GLADIATOR 24 Lapworth design, active Bay racing class, Berkeley berth. Good condition. Pop-top design with 6-ft headroom. A fine boat for racing or cruising. $5,000 or best offer. (415) 948-5623.

O’DAY 17 Classic condition. Trailer, cover, 2 hp British Seagull, main, jib & spinnaker, teak trim & floorboards, fully rigged, race equipped for singlehanded or family sailing. Garage stored, clean. $2,500. Call (707) 252-8400.

FOR SALE OR PARTNERSHIP Newest Ranger 33 on the Bay (Hull No.460). The Nagaina is a beautifully maintained, custom painted 1978 Ranger 33 with diesel, full instrumentation, North sails, and Coyote Point berth. (408) 224-0905 after six.

BENETAU 32 1/2 partnership for sale. New boat. $27k plus 200 per month maintenance. Must have prior sailing experience. (415) 948-5623.

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25 Excellent condition, df, km, ws, VHF, autopilot, galley, head, 3 sails, Yanmar diesel. Was asking $23,000, new $19,000. Can deliver. (503) 357-6624. Or this lovely craft can be chartered in the San Juan Islands for only $300 per week.

CAL 27 71 pop-top f/g sloop, good condition, Coyote Point slip. Telephone, 5 berths, galley & head. Lightweight i.b., folding prop, VHF, knotmeter, 6 Barient winches, 6 sails + spinnaker and more. Bill (415) 726-4084 (message machine).

1980 CATALINA 25 Spacious & dependable Bay cruiser with ’82 BMW dsl. Fresh bottom paint Jan. 1985. Well maintained. VHF, ds, km, Windspeed, plus lots of optional equipment $19,500 or offer. (415) 829-1386; (415) 947-6848 (leave message).

WESTSAIL 32 Divorce: 1973 factory-finished cutter, in San Diego. Autohelm 2000. New paint, hull, mast, and booms. Freshly overhauled eng. All new standing rigging. Teak deck. Dinghy. Recently returned from Mexico. Ready to cruise. Ken (619) 263-1090.

FUN PLACES TO VISIT ON THE DELTA! Some accessible only by boat. For map and short resume, send $2.00 and self-addressed, stamped envelope to: E. Fanning, P.O. Box 2, Elverta, CA 95626.

23-FT ERICSON Built 1969. 6 hp outboard, 3 sails, depthfinder. Recent bottom paint and survey. Sleeps 4. Great Bay/Delta sailboat. Very nice condition. Asking $6,850. Weekdays (415) 665-5553.

SURPLUS UNIV. SAILBOATS Sonoma State Univ. Sailing Team selling surplus: FJ and Force Five. Fully rigged, FJ with spin and gear. Good condition. FJ $300 w/o trlr — $450 with; $550 for FF/best offer. Call: Frank (707) 544-6705.

22-FT TREASURE ISLAND Born on the Bay, this sleek, beautiful full keel sloop is a great performer & gets compliments everywhere it goes. Large love nest cabin. Epoxy Sealed, masthead to keel. A-1 throughout. $4,500. (415) 528-5614. Ask for Homer Jones.

SEX Now that 1 have your attn., 1 have a 1969,23’ Ericson for sale. It has a 6 hp o.b., 3 sails, df, sink, icebox. Recent bottom paint & survey. Sleeps 4. Great Bay/Delta sailboat. Surveyed value $7,850. Nice cond. Asking $6,850. Weekdays (415) 665-5553.

ERICSON 30 “ASTREA” 1968 f/g sloop, 5 sails + spinnaker, Albin eng. (12hp), 12v/dc, HOv/ac, VHF, depth, RDF, compass, full galley (w/refrig), safety equip., self-contained head, shower facility. Price to sell: $24,900. Must see to apprec. Call (415) 577-5186 or 521-5216.

SANTANA 22 Full race rigged, 2 sets sails + spinnaker, Hull No.61 is lighter than later models. Newly rebuilt 6 hp Evinrude, stainless keelbolts/chainplates. Emeryville berth, graphics, extras. New baby in family, must sell. $6,200/b.o. 362-7673 days. ERICKSON 23 1968. 1,300 lb fixed keel, 3’6" draft, 2,700 lb displacement, 6 hp Evinrude, 6 sails, 1 spinnaker, new sail cover, pulpit, lifelines, depth, 2 anchors, new battery, recent survey. $7,000. Wind¬ surfer $300. 979-5247 days; 522-3239 message.

22-FT TREASURE ISLAND WIMPS AND LIMP DICKS NEED NOT APPLY A classic S.F. Bay boat. Choice Berkeley berth. 4 hp Seagull o.b., Tiare, a 41-foot Rhodes Bounty II yawl is seriously for sale. This spinnaker, knotmeter, depth meter, compass, anchor and more! is not a boat with a lot of teak veneer, watef heaters, showers, Stands up to stiff Bay winds. $4,200. (415) 933-5711 or multiple heads and pressure water systems that sleeps 12 and 939-7385 eves. Days 642-6744. can’t get out of its own way. Tiare is sincere, honest, goodlooking, sturdy, fast and trouble-free. This boat will give you ‘ 1976 CATALINA 30 more hours of sailing under all conditions than any "Roundtub Must sell — moved to L.A. Excellent condition. New paint & var¬ 40”. She is safe, seaworthy, able to cruise long distances and nish. Rebuilt Atomic 4, VHF, RDF, depth & knotmeter, backstay fun to handle. Doug Vann, 98-1617 Apala Loop, Aiea, HI 96701 tensioner, 2 anchor, bowsprit, tall mast, genoa, jib, Richmond (808) 487-5817. berth. $31,500. (714) 642-3661 after 6:00 p.m.

OLSON 30 "CODE BLUE’’ Hull No. 172, BMW factory diesel, Signet 1000/1500, 7 North sails, Micron 33 bottom. Immaculate condition. $31,995. (415) 851-7065.

GENOVA 150% CATALINA 22 Tri-colors, blue/white panels, used twice. (408) 338-3289 after 6 p.m. $200/0ffer.

1984 SANTANA 30/30 GP TOUCHE' 1984 National Champion, loaded, Sobstads, Loran, diesel, Signets, grafite bottom. All the best. With $8,000 down assume $36,000 at 11.75%. Yacht in new condition. May trade down (619) 481-3003.

15-FT MUTINEER Fiberglass hull, centerboard, aluminum spars, new rudder, roller reefing, very good condition, fast and exciting with trailer. $1,800. 443-0528 eves.

TAYANA CT-37 Just returned from 18 month cruise. Complete refit 1983. SatNav, a.p„ 3.5 kw gen., cold plate refrigeration, 2 ds, inflatable sportboat in davits, o.b. & much more. In San Diego. $77,500. (619) 445-0110.

COXCRAFT 26-FT SLOOP Built in 1958 specifically for S.F. Bay sailing. Stuart 2-cycle gas eng. 5’8” draft, 3/4 keel, sleeps 4. Have to see to appreciate. Sacrifice at $3,300 or make me an offer. Bob (707) 745-9177, Benicia.

PEARSON VANGUARD 33 Rhodes designed fiberglass sloop, dinette layout, new SS stand¬ ing rigging, Force 10 kerosene cabin heater, Taylor kerosene stove/oven, spinnaker gear, etc. $31,500. Fred (415) 857-1130, ex.420; (408) 423-5893 message.

CHARTER HANS CHRISTIAN 38 MKII Private charter from Long Beach, bareboat or skippered for 1 day to 1 week or longer. Autopilot, refrigeration, dinghy with out¬ board and much more. Call Mark (714) 496-5983.

v 1/8 INCH BRAID NYLON 1000’ per roll, 10 rolls, $40 ea. Hundreds bright orange nylon cloth, black silk screened Intnl Distress Signals 4’x6’, need hemming, $5 each. Bright orange pennants, 12”x24” finished. Need hemming, $1.50 each. (415) 657-8436.

CATALINA 22 Excellent Bay boat. Fixed keel, low time Honda 1'k hp o.b., 4 sails including 2 relatively new North sails. Recently hauled & painted. Sausalito berthed. $6,500. (415) 332-4645.

TRAILERABLE 22-FT McGREGOR SAILBOAT Rigged for cruising lakes or ocean. Sleeps 4, refrig/freezer, 20 gal water storage, custom galley, stove, sink, head. 15 hp elec¬ tric Evinrude motor, sails, 2 axle trailer, extras, great condition. $6,000. (916) 842-1119 or 938-3338.

RANGER 29 1972 Well cared for, owner will finance, Atomic 4, depth, knot instruments, full working head with holding tank, 150%, 120%, storm, 2 mains, folding prop. AM-FM cassette, VHF. $27,000 or any reasonable offer. 254-0685 after 6 p.m.

ERICSON 38 1984 Ericson 381 sloop. Dsl, h&c pres, water. Complete nav sta w/Datamarine instru. Pedestal compass & instru. Fully equipt w/upgraded winches & gear, & many extra amenities. Located at Marina Village, Alameda. (415) 769-8841 evenings.

GOT TWO YACHTS — ONE'S GOTTA GO CAL 29 at Brickyard Cove. Teak interior, VHF, depthsounder, knotmeter, CNG stove/oven, 7 winches, lapper, 150% genoa, 170% drifter, spinnaker. New Atomic 4 and s/s muffler. Make Offer. (415)944-9555.

1980 CATALINA 30 Diesel, 110 & 150 headsails, F’wd traveler. Vang. B'stay tension, 72 ch VHF, CB, AM/FM stereo, stove, oven, many extras, dinghy, Tiburon location, leaving area. Must sell! 381-6045 $29,500.

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Center cockpit sailboat for sale. Equipped for & operated as skippered scuba dive charter boat. Two boat owner will give her away at $99,500. Wind Works, 7001 Seaview Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98117. (206) 784-9386. Will pay airfare to buyer.

For the Highest Quality, Dependability and Lowest Prices In Marine, Automotive and Industrial Batteries Call San Rafael Welding Supply (415) 457-0550

NEW ITEM FOR CRUISERS AND CAMPERS 12 volt lightweight traveling iron. Teflon base, folds flat. $19.95 p.p.d. Please add sales tax if resident of California. Send check or money order to: Bayview Trading, P.O. Box 2398, Aptos, California 95033

CLASSIC ALDEN SCHOONER Built 1965 by Roger Morse. Impeccably maintained to proper yacht standards. Just surveyed excellent. $95,000 should take her! Wind Works, 7001 Seaview Ave NW Seattle WA 98117 (206) 784-9386.

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EXPRESS 37 PARTNERSHIP Hot boat, even better deal. (415) 592-5924.

CATALINA 22 1977 swing keel, pop top, Odyssey sails, Porta-potti, galley, Johnson o.b., trailer, much more. Boat is in beautiful condition. Very little saltwater use. $5,950. (707) 823-2224 weeknights.

C & C 36 Cruise, liveaboard or race and win. Diesel powered 1979 sloop. Fully equipped. 11 Barients (4 self tailing), 5 bags Pineapples sails, spinnaker gear, rod rigging, 2 anchors with chain and rode, bow roller, stern boarding ladder, Avon Redcrest, hot/cold pressure water, shower, gimbaled brass lamps, customized teak interior fully stocked, stereo, VHF, Nav station, Signet KM, WP, WS, Impulse DS. Maintained and upgraded to better than new. Bristol condition. $74,500. (415) 435-1207.

PEARSON 30 1978 Atomic 4, Edson wheel, 3 headsails, VHF, deptho, stereocas, alcohol stove, icebox, 110V shorepower, 2 batteries, freshwater berthed last 6 yrs. Excellent condition. Price incl. 1 yr. free slip in Delta. $27,000. (916)678-4216. 43-FT WOODEN KETCH FOR SALE Center cockpit/aft cabin. 9 bags sails, fireplace. Hot water, new stainless water tanks, rebuilt Perkins 107. Excellent structural condition but still needs some interior finishing, some cosmetic & mechanical work. Priced accordingly. Jere Austin 234-3082.

MULTIHULL ITEMS FOR SALE AA-31 Piver main hull marine ply w/cabin exterior, f/g floats, al. mast: $4,000. Simpson-Wild 32-ft trimaran racer/cruiser set of fiberglass production molds: $5,000. Simpson-Wild 45-ft cat or tri racer/cruiser mold, hull only: $7,000. AH located in Texas. Trailer available to haul away. Call (512) 822-2699 evenings.

1979 LANDFALL 39’ PILOTHOUSE CUTTER Great sailing cruiser, 60 hp, Isusu engine, hot & cold pressure water. Teak interior. Excellent for liveaboard. Well maintained. Must see to appreciate. $77,000 (408) 988-1173.

SNIPE AND EL TORO Both are in excellent condition with new sails. Will sell Snipe with or without trailer. (415) 471-2785 evenings. Trade?

BOSTON WHALER HARPOON 5.2 SAILBOAT Fast, stable, safe, quality construction, North sails, Harken hard¬ ware, all excellent construction. Set up for fast easy launch off galvanized trailer. $3,200 B/O. Call Dave (415) 581-5336 after 5 p.m.

CLASSIC 1967 HOOD “BLACKWATCH 37” YAWL Sistership to Mimi & Dan Dyer's Rabbit. Berths for 6, galley w/Technautics refrig., propane stove, press. H20. 47 hp Westerbeke dsl w/filters, spares, etc. 22 bags Hood sails. Loran, Ham, ADF, Fatho, VHF, knots, w.s., stereo, a.p„ EPIRB, strobe. 35#CQR-300’ chain, 3 others w/chain/nylon, S-L windlass & more! Avon Redcrest w/Ct)2, canopy, flrbrds & 4 hp Johnson o.b. Trade up to Irg crsng boat or down to ? $70K. Currently crsng Sea of Cortez—will deliver. H. Stevens, 9568 Hamilton Ave. #169, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 for pics, specs, etc.

CRUISE WANTED. Midlife adventurer (45) seeks extended cruise. Bay sailor, scuba, world Navy traveller, mountaineer, carpenter/wdwrkr, motorcyclist. Past psychologist, musician, bartender, fshrmn. Skilled hands & mind. Mellow, resp. comp. Refs. Wr: Myers, 2168 Blossom Crest, San Jose, CA 95124.

28-FT AB TELFA SLOOP Oak plank s/s & copper fasten. Mahogany house & interior. New Sutter sails, diesel, depthsounder. Needs finish work. Tiburon berth. $7,800. Keith, days 454-5584.

NORDIC 40-FT CHARTER Bareboat in the San Juans. Fast, comfortable sloop. All in¬ struments plus Loran, radar, all safety gear, 130 gal water, hot/cold pressure, shower, diesel engine. Beautiful warm teak interior, sleeps 7. (408) 867-9333.

MOVING MUST SELL 37' diesel custom ketch, cold-molded covered in F/G. 6 bags of sails, 4 anchors, new radio, wheel steering dinghy. Remodeled inside. Great Bay & ocean boat. Excellent condition. $39,500. Bill (415) 794-0305 eves.

SANTANA 22 Great S.F. Bay boat. Good condition, 6 hp outboard, berthed in the Delta. $5,500/B.0. Possible Vi share. Call (415) 524-0603.

WILL TRADE FOR 30-FT TO 40-FT SAILBOAT Unique home with rental, ideal set-up for two families, frontage on N. Umpqua River, near Roseburg, OR. Barns, irrigation system, fenced, many trees, on 22.92 acres. Assumable loan! Ideal mini-ranch. $249,000. (503) 496-0269.

29 COLUMBIA 29 MK II Full keel, sleeps 6, galley, all found, ready to race/cruise, 5 sails. Owner $22,750. (415) 522-1826.

CATALINA 22 Trailrite trailer, 6 hp o.b., new DeWitt sails, porta potty, life jackets, etc., etc. $5,200. 843-9177 (w); 524-1139 (h) Pete.

CORONADO 15 Two suits of sails, kick-up rudder. Campass, trailer.. .$2,200 O.B.O. Seafurl roller furier, 20' Luff . . . $200 O.B.O. Kenyon knotmeter, digital read out. . . $150 O.B.O. Will take cash or trade for personal computer equipment. (707) 448-0216.

AL MASON 45-FT Steel hull. Dutch built 1962. GMC 3-53.300 gal water. 280 fuel. Excel cond. Fully equipt. Must sell. $110,000. San Diego, CA (619) 425-9036.

PARTNERS WANTED S.F. berth, Coronado 25. Parking available. Kitchen, head, sleeps 5, 3 sails, whisker pole, VHF, stereo, depthsounder, inflatable, plus many extras. Instruction provided for beginner. $3,250 + $30/mo for'/»ownership. (408) 738-8412.

44-FT STEEL CRUISING KETCH Built in 1966, flush deck, full keel design w/large aft cabin, documented at 13 tons, she draws 7’ and is fully insulated. 48 hp Perkins diesel, V-D.O., knotlog/depthsounder, 55 ch. VHF, S-L windlass, 44 lb. Bruce, 35 H Danforth, 230' 3/8” chain, 300’ 5/8" Nylon, 200 gal. fuel, 255 gal. water, Shipmate stove/oven, 4 bags sails, new dodger, Lin. Poly painted hull, deck, masts, hauled/surveyed 3/85, strong & sound bluewater cruiser. $38,500. (619) 222-1186 #4. Leave message for Greg.

FOR THE GOOD GAY LIFE AFLOAT The largest gay yacht club in northern California, the Barbary Coast Boating Club, welcomes both sail boaters and power boaters. For membership info, call: (415) 753-5017 or (415) 237-1213 CRUISE MAINE & NOVA SCOTIA Experience offshore and coastal sailing on Blue Sky — a Mason 43. Enjoy very economical share expense-type cruising. Call Bob LeFevre or Linda Dowd. (209) 524-1211.

FOR SALE Loran C Trimble 100. The best way to find your way around the race course. (408) 371-1897 eves.

WESTSAIL 32 Late model. Virtually new. Hull #734. Volvo 3 cylinder diesel engine (200 hours). Oversized Chrome Barient self-tailing winches & lots of them. Beautiful tile and Hawaiian Koa wood in, terior. Diesel heater. Shipmate stove. New Autohelm 2000 electrie autopilot. New Avon dinghy. Digital RDF. This boat has never been blue water sailed. You will not find a newer, better, prettier Westsail 32 anywhere at any price. Sausalito berth. Asking $63,000. Owner. (415)332-2257.

SNIPE 16-ft boat, main, jib, new paint, trailer, garaged last 4 years. Sailed 6 times in past 10 years. Super boat for novice or ex¬ perienced. Cheap f/g over plywood boat for $750 or best offer. (415) 961-1292 eves. CAL T-2 27’6" L., aux. sloop, 9’ beam. Full head rm. Main cabin. Sleeps 4-6. New 7V2 hp Honda o.b. & i.b. vire 7Vz hp. Built by Jensen Marine 1974. Must sell—in estate. Asking $13,750. Berthed Oyster Pt„ SSF. Good condition. 355-1911.

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NO JOINING FEE NO MONTHLY DUES Charter a well-equipped 32-ft sailboat in top condition — Pearson 323 $90/day Mon. thru Fri., $115/day Sat., Sun., Holidays. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call Jim for details. H. (408) 973-8557; W. (415) 852-5152.

Come sail beautiful British Columbia aboard Hanalei, Custom MC39. CYA Sailing Instructor. Continental cuisine. Sunset/dinner, daily & weekend cruises. Brochure available. 1806-1155 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6E 1V2. (604) 687-7396.

HANDS-ON INSTRUCTIONAL CRUISES Enjoy learning heavy weather sailing, anchoring, navigation, spinnakers & cruising skills. Join Solo TransPac skipper Mike Pyzel on a personally tailored 3-5 day live-aboard instruction cruise in Santa Barbara's offshore islands. Brochure. PYZEL NAVIGATION & CRUISING, 86 Olive Mill Rd„ Santa Barbara, CA 93108. (805) 969-4195.

FIN KEEL — HANS CHRISTIAN 43 Hull like a Valiant 40. Custom finished & loaded! Recently returned from 3-year So. Pac. cruise. At $167,500 she’s negotiable—wife wants a house! Will pay airfare to buyer. Wind Works, Inc., 7001 Seaview Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98117. (206) 784-9386.

CHARTER Lee Stephens Reverie, beautiful 46-ft cutter available for spring and summer charter; fully equipped: autohelm, Loran, Nav-Station, dinghy with o.b., etc. Rates $250/day. Special rates for mid-week, weekly and monthly charters. Lee Stephens Yachts (408) 996-7050.

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CHAMBERLAIN DORY 13-ft wood Dory with outriggers and 9-ft oars. Sliding seat. 435-2584.

24-FT JOLLEYROGER Seven sails including spinnaker, CQR and Dansforth anchors, VHF, new Signet digital depthsounder, dodger, self-steering vane, 7.5 Evinrude o.b. Complete and in excellent shape for your Bay experience. $7,500/offer. (415) 883-3659 after 6 p.m.

SANTANA 22 With 4.5 Merc o.b. and a Monterey mooring. Good shape. An excellent Bay boat, sturdy sailer. $6,500. (408) 375-8556 evenings.

JOHNSON 6 H.P. OUTBOARD Long shaft. Bracket for same. $250. Ph. (415) 327-6729 evenings.

VOLVO DIESEL MD 5,7% h.p. New, in factory crate with Volvo propeller, spare belts, etc. $2,950. (415)456-1860.

LANDLOCKED Insane move to Idaho forces sale of '71 Ranger 29. Fully equipped, great condition. 2 new spinnakers, main; 85,110,135, 150. Coyote Point berth. All trades considered for trailerable boat. (208) 385-9033, evenings.

TARTAN 33 1982 model. 24 hp diesel, battery charger, shore power, hot water, white poly spars, Lewmar 42 ST winches, Cybernet VHF, SR Mariner Nav 5 instrument system, North sails and many custom features, extras and accessories. Like new. Berthed at Brickyard Cove. $75,000. Call Gary Kimmel. (916) 452-5000 days; (916) 961-8181 evenings, weekends.

MONTGOMERY 17 1984. Like new. Fully equipped with trailer & Honda 7.5. $7,500. Call Tom (916) 722-7291; (916) 456-6890.

\ WANTED — TRADE South Lake Tahoe; large custom 2-bdrm, 1 Vi bath mobile home. Deluxe park club house, heated pool, saunas, billiard room, security patrolled. For sailboat 32-ft up, wood O.K. 544-8577. CAPRI 22 Very competitive racer made by Catalina. PHRF 210. Completely race equipped with ^Aylar genoa and 3/4 oz spinnaker. $7,500. Trailer also available'. (916) 895-6464 (d); (916) 891-8736 (e).

HALFLING Two section dinghy 8-ft overall. Stacks to 4-ft. West system over marine ply. Never used. $200. RDF, Newman Nav 121 LCD display 3 band, new. $200. (415) 493-5891.

CUSTOM 32-FT CONSTANT CAMBER TRIMARAN Designed by Jim Brown and John Marples pro-built. Top quality gear and materials. (619) 729-6792. Must sell, make offer. With Oceanside slip.

36-FT ISLANDER SLOOP 1976, diesel, pedestal steering, complete, excellent condition. For sale by owner. Priced to sell for cash. $49,950/offer. .Evenings/Weekends (619) 296-4690.

ALAJUELA 33 Extremely well outfitted and tried, serious, blue water cruising cutter, ready to go. For equipment list and specifications send name, address and phone number to: Phil Shipley, Box 554, La Conner, WA 98257. $76,500.

ISLANDER 36 SPINNAKER Used twice, 3/4, full, no problems, sold boat. $1,650. (415) 592-5924.

DOWNEAST 38 1979 cutter in excellent condition with quarter-berth cabin and forward cabin, teak interior. Fully equipped with jib furling, sails

HONDA 7 Vi h.p. long shaft. New. Under warranty with tank and accessories. $775/Offer. (707) 428-0207.

1977 CHEOY LEE SLOOP Partner needed for my beautiful full keel cruiser. Built with the best of quality throughout. Teak over fiberglass. Teak interior. Dinette, galley, 6' headroom, enclosed head. 25 hp Volvo diesel. Wheel. Huge cockpit. 28' by 9’ bean. Ship to shore. A world. above a "clorox bottle” lightweight. Entertain in comfort on this dry stiff and spacious yacht you can be proud of—all for only $250/mo. Will also consider sale or trade. 332-3344 day 388-7451 Phil.

CAL 20 CAL 20 CAL 20 CAL 20 Great shape, recent marine survey, new bottom paint, knotmeter, 2 anchors, best in Bay conditions, all the free instruction needed, PFD's, Honda 7.5 outboard. 924-8408. $4,000.

21-FT LUGERKIT Excellent first sailboat. Hull and deck totally reworked and painted. New sail covers. Night lights added to mast. Real steady boat with torpedo ballast on keel. Call Marco (415) 237-0249. Asking $3,000.

40-FT DOCK, PIER MARINA 39 Slip for sale or lease. Very good location. (213) 622-5033 R. Cheifer Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

‘FRESH WATER CATALINA 25 Pop-top, traditional int., full galley, head, main, 110 lapper, 100% self-tending jib, 150 genoa, stainless #10 Enkes, Evinrude, depthfinder, ground tackle, complete safety equip, E-Z Loader trailer. $15,400. (209) 522-6240 eves/weekends.

SAIL New 150 jib for Catalina 27. Factory manufactured. Original $510; sell $350. (415) 376-2646.

LATIN AMERICAN-CARIBBEAN EXPEDITION seeks Spanish speaking woman interested in scuba diving & capable of assum¬ ing diplomatic, transcriptional responsibilities. All exp. in lieu of salary. Forward photo w/educational & professional bkgrnd. Unit 15, SMYC Marina, 13589 Mindanao Way, M.D.R.. CA 90292.

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CHART PORTFOLIO SERVICES Chart Reproductions & Cruising Guides, covering entire Pacific Coast thru Panama, Caribbean, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Zealand, etc. Guaranteed satisfaction for 1/5 original cost! Sample chart $2, free Portfolio Index. Bankcards welcome. MAHINA CRUISING SERVICES John Neal Box 800-L, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (206) 378-2393.

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TWO USED 136 MAIN SAILS 2 reefs, Cunningham hole, shelf & flattener. Luff 39'4”. Foot 12'8”. Both in very good shape. North $300, Leading Edge $500. Benmar RDF (like new) $150. Days 345-3571, Joe. HOLDER 20 20-ft racer/cruiser. PHRF = 180. Main/jib/140/chute, knotmeter, trailer, 2 hp o.b. & all accessories included. $8,500/offer. Days (408) 998-0123 Ext. 2502; Eves (408) 779-7785.

FORCE FIVE, 14-FT Planing dinghy like Laser, more room & better sail controls. Trailer, cover, spare brd. Carry bag, up to max race specs. Roger Sanborn, 7667 Sonoma Hwy, Santa Rosa, CA 95405. (707) 833-5277.

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30-FT CLIPPER MARINE 1975 sailboat, yellow hull, white deck, 8-ft beam. New cushions, carpet, head and battery. 1983 10 h.p. Honda o.b.. At Tahoe City. $17,750. Box 3533, Incline Village, NV 89450. (702) 831-1847.

tion/speed, depth, VHF, stereo, Universal dsl. Everything works ... except the crew. $79,000. Call Charles. (415) 329-1046.

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SANTANA 22 Good Bay boat—great first boat. 6 hp outboard—been transfered—must sell. $5,000 or best offer. (415) 459-7633.

Magneutotm System Exclusively 2. Owner's Presence Not Necessary 3. Eliminates Deviation (415) 453-3923 days or eves

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Zeiss quality German Sex¬ tants, $325; Seafarer Fathometer, digital & flashing, reads to 600’ in ft, mtrs, fathoms, $289; SolarStill for liferafts, $88; Redwing Wind/Trolling Generators,$165-$795; Pfaff S'lmaker Sewing Mach., $600; 451b CQR-$250. Booth 581 Moscone Boat Show, or mail order from: MAHINA CRUISING SERVICES, Box 800-L, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. (206) 378-2393.

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PROVEN BLUE WATER CRUISING CUTTER Benford 30, LOA 35-ft. Famet roller furling, teak topsides, full keel, great cabin aft w/U galley. Perfect at sea. Unifridge unit & kerosene stove. Teak & mahog int. RVG windvane. Sabb 18 hp dsl. Dinghy & oars. Asking $45,000. (916) 893-1724.

COLUMBIA 26 MK II Excellent condition. Sleeps 4. Galley with 2 burner stove, enclosed head, new 10 hp o.b. motor, compass, knotmeter, many extras incl Inflatable dinghy. Richmond berth. Offers Eric (415) 930-6218.

29-FT WOODEN SLOOP NUNES BIG BEAR NO. 3 Master Mariners vet in beautiful condition with fresh haul out. Teak cabin & decks. Full dodger & weather cloths. Complete ground tackle. $19,000. Call (408) 625-5649. P.O. 837, Pacific Grove 93950.

BARIENT 35 Self-tailing stainless winch: $2,450. Olympic diesel stove 20x30" top: $1,350. Both in perfect condition. GRACO airless paint sprayer: $575. 1/2 share in CAL 20, excellent condition. S.F. berth. 236-9547.

FARR 30 RACER Fully equipped for racing, superbly maintained. Complete inven¬ tory of race condition/quality sails including 3 new Sobstads. Highly successful in Southern California. Would be super in Northern California. $32,500. (213) 877-9815.

1979 24-FT RINNELL 247 Flying bridge. Includes E-Z Loader trailer, new boat cover, marine radio, CB radio, depthfinder, chart recorder. Low hours! OMC o/d — owner pride of ownership. $16,750. Phone early a.m. — before 7. (415)728-5110.

CAL 27 T/2 FOR SALE Desprt 2 boat owner, must sell. $18,500/B.0. Ds, km, compass, 5 winches, 120 & 150 jib sheets, full main w/2 reef points, spin, gear, auto bilge pump, press, water, ship—shore radio, am/fm cass, new ckpt cush, Volvo i.b. Milt Roskelley (415) 661-6518.

COLUMBIA 30 Recent haulout, LPU paint, and brightwork. 2 year old main and 110, new 90, old 150. Great liveaboard, hot & cold pressure water, shower & refer. $26,000/offer/trade. (408) 752-3003 days, ask for Bruce.

OWENS 28’ Owens cruiser berthed at Pete’s Harbor. New V8 engine complete. Has a.c. and d.c. system, some electronics, canvas covers. $7,500. Call Bob at MES days 367-7833; eves 365-1887.

OLSON 40 FOR SALE Hull No. 17. Excellent condition. Fully equipped. Worth $135k. Please assume loan balance of 106k. New! Call John at (415) 435-2714.

TARTAN 30 Bristol 1975. Tartan 30 sloop. Excellent condition. New dodger and upholstery. 2 anchors, 4 sails, VHF and lots of extras!!! Asking $37,000. Serious inquiries call (415) 331-1303.

TWENTY-EIGHT FOOT SLOOP A boat in top condition reduced for quick sale. It was $12,500 now $8,900. 5 sails, VHF, masthead navigational lights, rebuilt Albin engine, sleeps 4, mahogany interior & berth in Peninsula Marina. Days 347-7764; eves. 349-9410.

CAL 20 Great Bay boat in excellent condition. Stern mounted Evinrude outboard. Sausalito berth. $4,000. Evenings 527-1114 or 331-5292.

WE WILL TRADE 2 FOR 1 We would like to trade our 2 boats up for an Islander 33.1964 to 1970. We have an Islander Bahama 24' 1964 and a Pearson Ariel ao laoo. Lots ot new equipment & etc. tor both boats. Both are in excellent condition! Must see them to appreciate. Call or leave message. (415) 352-8630.

ISLANDER 36 Racer/cruiser/liveaboard. Sausalito slip. Possible owner finance. Best offer. (415) 331-7459.

16-FT GREAT PELICAN Corky Little Pocket cruiser. Built 1980. Excellent condition. Easy to singlehand, all lines lead to cockpit. Roller furling jib, self ball¬ ing cockpit, also comes with tilt trailer. $3,500 or best offer. Larry (408) 248-3670 eves; (415) 857-4103 days.

1 MIGHT BE OLD 1 might 3e grey, But r 1 bet, I’m the best bo les on the Bay. Bahama 24-ft 1964. Good condition. Lots of equipment & etc. $6,000 or best offer. Call days or eves, or lea ve message for Chuck. (415) 352-8630 o (415) 569-6413.

PEARSON 30 Exc. cond., Atomic 4, Jiffy reefing, 110% & 130% jibs, Lewmar No. 40 jib winches, VHF & all other elect., 2 anchors, stereo, S.S. oven/stove, extremely comfortable, fast, good cruiser. Pear¬ son quality throughout, extras. $23,900. (415) 547-6593.

FASTEST BEAR BOAT IN S.F. BAYI Just reduced to $3,700. Just hauled, 5 hp o.b., full cover, new boom, many extras. Don't miss the boat. Call Peter Lind. W; 331-1094; H: 331-0503.

HOBIE 18 Good condition with freshly painted E-Z Loader trailer. Little used. $3,250. (415) 654-1822.

1/2 PARTNERSHIP IN SANTANA 22 Excellent condition. New stainless heavy-duty rigging. Main and 2 jibs, dependable Johnson 6 hp o.b., Berkeley berth. $2,800 1/2-interest. Dave (415) 322-2503.

AUTOHELM 2000 AUTOPILOT Tiller model autopilot: $435. Electronic windvane for 2000/3000: $80. Both $500, 6 mo. old. Call Ralph (408) 224-0152 eves; (408) 748-1130 days.

35-FT CHEOY LEE LION Fiberglass hull, teak decks, 25 hp Volvo diesel, Mariner roller furling, Sharp autopilot, Loran C, Ardic central diesel heat w/pressure hot water, refrigeration. Cruise ready. Excellent con¬ dition. $56,950. (415)654-1822.

16-FT NEWPORT BY ENTERPRISE, 1971 SLOOP Trailer, main & jib, accessories, modified Crosby rig, swing keel. Great Bay boat. Excellent condition. $2,100. Call 894-1812 or 592-9654.

PRINOLE 16 CATAMARAN Fast and fun. 1976 model has h/d trailer, tramp bag, full cover. Gold hulls with white/yellow/orange main. Used but not abused. $1,700 or best offer. John R. 892-3603 (H) or 383-8200 (W).

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MOORE 24 Ready to sailaway. Trailer, autohelm, battery, lots of sails. Two mains, 3 spinnakers, 6 others. Fully equipped and in great shape. Fantastic berth arrangement available in Sausalito. $16,000. Call Buffy, 567-6658, 6-9 p.m.

35-ft S.F. Gashouse Cove slip. New equipment in '84, depthfinder, tri-color w/strobe and anchor light, km, log, "B” EPIRB, RDF, Loran, autopilot, folding prop, thru hulls vinyl hull paint. Standing rigging. Also... 3 head sails and spinnaker, inflatable, davits, AC/DC reefer, hot/cold shower, stove w/oven, Class IV head, 25 lb. CQR, 35 lb Danforth, and more. 459-8630 (sailing lessons as necessary)

NEWPORT 30 30 hp, loaded, berthed Berkeley. Best offer over 22K. John, 893-2310.

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ERICSON 23 30-ft S.F. berth, new North main, 150, 115, new mast, boom, spinnaker & gear. All lines to cockpit. May be last chance to buy a berth in S.F. Marina. $11,000/best offer. Days 441-8829; eves. 566-5401.

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Panelled wood interior, diesel, pressure hot and cold, shower, heater, good sails, SatNav, SSB, sailing instruments, windlass. In San Diego. $75,000. Call (619) 562-8282.

BRISTOL CORSAIR SLOOP 247" full keel, standing headroom, 5 berths, outboard, VHF, autohelm, Bruce anchor, hanging locker, full sail inventory and more. The perfect boat for S.F. Bay conditions. Exceptionally dry, stable weekend cruiser. Asking $15,000. 875-7491.

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LA REINA ERICSON 30 6’3" headroom, sleeps 6, excellent Bay/Delta/coastal boat. RDF, ds, VHF, km, 2 compass, main (3 reefs), headsails 150% to storm jim. $25,000 or best offer. (415) 490-2701.

Engines: Diesel, Gas. Electric: Installation, Trouble Shooting. Finish: Brite Work, Interiors, Bottoms. Scheduled Maintenance Services For All Your Boating Needs. On Location Jim Roberts 759-5296

FREEDOM 45 GARDEN DESIGN Fiberglass hull, 101 hp Detroit diesel. Center cockpit, teak decks and interior, spacious aft stateroom, new rig & sails, new win¬ ches, all new electrical, plumbing and force air heating system. Rigged pdfectly for liveaboatd oi ciuising in classic elegance and comfort.

Charter new fully-equipped Jeanneau 32-ft Day or vacation charters from Benicia. Qualified skippers only. DELTA SAILING SCHOOL AND CHARTERS (707) 746-5553.

1974 ERICSON 27 Clean and continuously upgraded. Atomic 4, Hood sails, new bunk cushions and curtains, VHF radio, LPU paint, custom cover. We own two boats. If our Ericson 27 isn’t sold by the time this ad appears, we'll probably be desperate. Shop around then make us an offer. (415) 435-3902.

MUST SELL Immac. Ranger 23. Race equipt, 2 chutes, VHF, new hull paint, lots of extras; Sausalito berth. Free gailing lessons or race coaching included. Must see! Best offer. 435-4902.

31-FT SEARUNNER A-frame with tramps & deck grating, West System. Includes dodger, wheel steering, Barient self-tailing winches, vane steer¬ ing, 10 hp Honda on custom bracket, electronics, 7 sails & much more. Exc. cond. $32,500. Offers invited. (805) 647-9409

PARTNERSHIP — PSC25 Beautiful 25-foot sloop with new diesel, berthed at S.F. Marina. Total yearly cost is $810 for all expenses, including berth rental, maintenance, and insurance. Inexpensive and hassle-free 40+ days per year. Bob (415) 334-7532.

CHALLENGER 40 SLOOP Full keel, diesel, Kenyon wind gauges, VHF, RDF, 2 refrigerators, depthfinder, shower, 200 gal water, 5 sails, all teak-mahogany interior, 7 Barlows, stove, oven, battery charger, lots more. Great shape. Firm. $75,000. (408) 353-1015.

RETIRING EXECUTIVE will exchange 15% equity position in small, high-growth technology company located in California for offshore cruiser—will consider trawler. Company is privately held and profitable with substantial potential. Executive position for right man. P.O. Box 403, Venice, CA 90294.

NOR’SEA 27 DOWNEAST 32 Superb pocket cruiser; aft cabin, excellent condition. Yanmar 1976 cutter in excellent condition. Sailed by original owner diesel, luxurious interior, VHF, ds, stereo AM/FM cassette, many around the world, and ready to go again. Fully equipped. New extras. Owner can assist in financing. Richmond berth. Asking mainsail. $53,000. Call Rex (707) 255-4765. $37,500 Call (415) 843-0429v

CAL 20 $3,900. Great shape with new stainless keel bolts. Call: 254-9298 eves; 254-7980 days; 435-3469 eves.

SANTA CRUZ 27 1974, clean green hull, trailer, recent refinish inside & out. 5 sails, VHF, dry-sailed only. Excellent condition. Priced to sell fast at $14,500. Call (408) 423-9902 or (415) 331-2451 eves, and weekends.

1981 PACIFIC SEACRAFT FLICKA NO. 147 Excellent cond., ds, CB- & VHF radios, kerosene stove, 7.5 o.b. with generator. Mast rigged for easy lowering, opening ports, hull setup for inboard, teak interior. CQR. E-Z Loader trailer. $25,800. Must sell quickly. (209) 227-3932.

1971 CHEOY LEE LUDERS 36’ F/G sloop, Lloyds 100 A-1, teak decks, Perkins 4-108, wheel, windlass, 4 Hoods, VHF, RDF, a.p., wind inst's, km, log, ds, h/c press. wtr,"shwr, CNG stove/oven, bat. charger, chem head, documented. $55,000. (415) 986-1825; (415) 523-0385.

ISLANDER 36 Fully equipped, Barient winches, Palmer engine w/less than 300 hrs., Coyote Point berth. Best maintained 1-36 on the Bay. Great cruising/racing boat. Original owner. $52,000. (415) 574-1208 eves. '

FLYING JUNIOR Vanguard racing model, 13-foot fiberglass sloop. Priced for quick sale. $1,300/Offer. Want to buy a 25 hp Mercury outboard motor. Blue Bird fiberglass 7-ft sailing dinghy $400. Darryl (h) 595-2765; (w) 876-3088.

PERFECT WORLD CRUISER (OR LIVEABOARO) Beautiful, fully equipped, 34’ classic cruising cutter. Built in 1980, this fiberglass double-ender is in excellent condition. Equipment includes Yanmar diesel, digital depthfinder, digital km, VHF, RDF, autopilot, roller-furling jib, club-footed daysail (all sails are red), propane stove with oven and broiler, diesel cabin heater, stereo. Additional features include teak deck and interior, hot and cold pressure water, large chart table, and tons of storage. Just surveyed at replacement cost of $100,000. Asking $62,000. 774-1825/921-2133.

CAL 2-27 Clean racer/cruiser avail, for summer fun. Full sail inventory incl. spin.. VHF/radio telephone, FM stereo tapedeck, compass, speedo, ice box, stove & extras. Owner motivated. $20,000. Ask for Michael, H (415) 376-4277; W (707) 554-0157.

J/24 1979 Eastern Boat, dry sailed, tandum wheel trailer hot dip galvanized, 6 hp outboard motor, boat cover, knotmeter and more. $12,500/Offer. (415) 992-3561.

1981 VENTURE 21 Excellent condition. Trailer, 4 hp Evinrude, VHF radio, main jib $4,400. (408) 462-1267; (408) 475-7057.

PIER 39 Upwind 36-ft slip for sale or rent with option to buy. Security, parking, phone, H20, elect, dock box, laundry, showers, lounge, etc. Great investment. $36,000 or $210/mo. Available in July. Phone Tom (415) 771-8163 evenings til 10:00.

“FLICKA” Built by Pacific Seacraft. Large inventory of equipment. Private owner. Must sell $17,500. (916) 486-9840, leave message.

ISLANDER 28 Tiller — Volvo DS — Race Equipped. Must sell — bought Crealock 34. Eves (415) 376-3181.

ISLANDER 36 San Francisco one-design. Autopilot, refrigeration, roller-furling, and new covers. Just hauled, sanded and painted. Located in San Diego. Will deliver to Santa Barbara. $52,500/OFFERS. Tom Hirsh (619) 291-9568 or 298-4967.

CAL 29’ers RACE OR CRUISE For great cruising and exciting one-design racing, join the CAL 29’s Association. Meet new friends, have good fellowship and learn more about CAL 29’s. Call Phil Gardner (4.15) 865-2424

SANTANA 22 OWNERS Enjoy your boat more by belonging to the Santana One-Design Association (SODA). Monthly newsletter, racing, group cruises, seminars and other social activities. To receive information, call (415) 521-1020 and leave your name and address.

ISLANDER — BAHAMA 30-FT, 1960 Volvo-Penta MD7A dsl w/Racor filters, North main, 90% & 110% jib & Sutter radial headsail, k.m., d.s., 50-chnl marine radio, Lewmar halyard winches, ocean strobe, more. Perfect condition/1 owner. $39,900 John 849-3848 evenings

HAUL BOAT GEAR IN STYLE 1981 Mercedes - 230TE wagon offered below blue book at $19,500. New car ordered, must sell. Elect, fuel inject, 4 spd, sunroof, am/fm cass, 4 speakers, 50,000 miles, white w/blue int. Classiest wagon in town. (415)954-6757 W; (415)527-5569 H. SUCH A DEAL! BETTER THAN OWNING Enjoy exclusive use of luxurious, fully-equipt 34’ cruising cutter 1 week each month for a total cost of $325/mo. No maintenance, berthing, or ins. bills. NO HIDDEN COSTS! Must be seen to be appreciated. Experienced sailors may call: 593-1740. SANTANA 22 6 hp o.b., North sails, Barients, extras, berth available. $4,400. (415) 854-2043.

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SUNSET YACHT CHARTERS Sail the Bay on a luxurious 34-ft C&C sloop. USCG licensed skipper. $160/day — max 6 persons. Emeryville berth. Call (408) 741-1260. SAIL YOUR TAX SHELTER High charterer demand allows opening in the West Coast’s finest Charter Mngmnt Program. Homeport San Diego shines w/enjoyable sailing cond year-round. Temps in the mid-70's compliment 12k winds. Prog, agency can place many nat'ly known ’85 models. Act now & let Uncle Sam pay for your San Diego Escape. HARBOR SAILBOATS, 2040 Harbor Island Dr„ San Diego, CA 92101. (619) 291-9568 or 800-854-6625. Attn: Tom Hirsh

25-FT DUFOUR 1800 (1981) Immaculate double-hulled sloop. All wood interior. Galley with propane stove, icebox, sink. Private head/basin. Sleeps four. Genoa, working jib, storm jib, spinnaker, 6 winches, 2 anchors, . VHF, compass, knotmeter, epoxied bottom with micron 33, in¬ flatable dinghy, 10 h.p. Honda. $20,800. (916) 482-0413 eves.

SKOOKUM 33 Custom finished pleasure sailboat. Very nicely outfitted and equipped. Ready to go anywhere. Owner is anxious to move on and has just listed the boat for $30,000 below market value and $70,000 below replacement value. Try $188,000. Wind Works, 7001 Seaview Ave. NW Seattle, WA 98117. (206) 784-9386. Will pay airfare to buyer.

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ISLANDER 36 San Francisco one-design. Auto-pilot, refrigeration, rollerfurling, and new covers. Just hauled, sanded and painted Located in San Diego. Will deliver to Santa Barbara. $52,500/OFFERS. Tom Hirsh 619-291 -9568 or 298-4967.

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51-FT GARDEN KETCH (1981)

Strong sturdy Bay boat, fixed keel, excellent condition, ready to sail, new rigging/winches, new professional hull paint, 1981 Evinrude 4.5 hp o.b., unused porta potty, Oakland estuary berth ($70/mo), $5,500. Steve (415) 681-9964 nites before 10 p.m.

F/G, teak int., 5 staterooms, 10 berths, 2 heads/showers, refrig/freezer, 80 hp dsl eng., gen., a.p„ SatNav, furling genoa/jib/main. $99,500 (owner). See at Emery Cove Marina, dock B, 3300 Powell St., Emeryville, CA 94608.

17-ft open boat, teak trim, f.g., full flotation, trailer, alum, mast gaff rig. Beautiful condition. $2,250. (916) 666-9672.

50-FT CATAMARAN KETCH

1981 U.S. 25

Interior fully complete. 10 cabins, sleeps 5, full galley, wheel steering, Delta canvas, 55 hp. Many extras. Rigging is 90% complete. Delta berth. $49,000. (415) 487-7478.

1974 MORGAN 28

Inboard 7.5 hp Volvo. Loaded with equipment, stereo tapedeck, VHF, ds, km, compass, galley, head, sleeps 5. Includes 155 genoa, rigged for spinnaker. Better than new. Original owner $17,000. (415) 634-3533 after 5:00.

CATALINA 36 1984 like new, ready for cruising from Hawaii to the Mainland or on to So. Pacific. Loaded over $40,000 in equipment, including SatNav, single sideband, 6 sails, etc. $79,000. (808) 235-1960.

WHITEHALL

Auxiliary sloop, roller furling jib, whisker pole, Barlow winches, full dodger, ground tackle 4 cyl Westerbeke diesel, CNG 3 burner stove w/oven, refrigeration, electric head, hot & cold pressure ' 1981 CATALINA 30 water, VHF, knotmeter, depthsounder, sleeps 6, FM/cassette Wheel, autohelm, roller furling, radio, combi station. Very good stereo. $27,000. Call 461 -1695 or 461 -4157. condition. Priced to sell quickly at $31,000 with brand new diesel engine. $28,000 without engine. For information call John Ulrich at (415) 332-8094.

30-FT TAHITI KETCH

HUNTER 30, 1980

Sturdy, classic cedar on oak cruiser, beautiful condition, well equipped (1952) Atomic 4, Shipmate w/oven, VHF, depth, tanbark sails, sailing dinghy. $24,500. (213) 833-6415 or 519-8521.

Diesel, wheel steering, dodger, VHF, 110, 150, storm jib, new bottom paint. Will sell 1/2 or all. No down payment ($540. a month). Have paid 5 years on 15 year contract. Contact John: (415)387-3164. $31,500.

1971 COLUMBIA 28-FT Great Bay boat—excellent condition. Just had complete overhaul. Shows like new. Will sell for $21,500 or trade for real estate equity. (707) 447-6088 days; eves (707) 446-4128.

COLUMBIA 26 — NITRA

24-FT FLICKA

SAILBOAT WANTED

MK I11969, Richmond berth, repainted hull, beige w/burgundy stripe, new lazarettes, Johnson 1'k o.b., recent survey, good basic transportation. $11,100. Call Ron (415) 826-0527.

Sleeps 4, exc. cond., quality extras, cust. equipt for cruising, compass, VHF-78, a.p., Stowe log knot, mileage meter, porta potty, dodger/matching covers, heater, etc. Docked in Ventura. $30K invested, asking $20K. Eves or weekends (818) 790-2323.

Full-keeled Cal 30 'Mark One'—realistically priced depending on age, condition, equipment, sail inventory and boat location. Please call (415) 521-7663, 0800 to 2000 hours with full particulars.

PEARSON 10 METER PARTNERSHIP

ISLANDER BAHAMA 24

Quarter (’A) owner prtnrshp intrst, beautiful, comfortable, 33-ft sloop, new Sutter sails, dsl, wheel, VHF, depth, loaded w/extras, S.F. Marina berth, congenial co-skippers, low $75 mo. maint. $12,000 w/terms. 956-3260 (d); 453-1139 (e); 324-0486 (e).

BRAND NEW ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Active Bay class, f/g, f/k, sloop, main, 2 jibs, galley, head, o.b., B&S pulpits, VHF, ds, anchor. $6,500/offer. O'Day Day Sailer 1,2 sets sails, spin, anchor, trailer, $2,500/offer. (916) 685-1699, leave message.

(Made for Endeavor 44). Battery selector, 3 meters, 20 DC breakers, 10 AC breakers w/30 Amp main. Equiv. to Marinetics' best. 13"x15”. $300. 522-8327 weekends. Fiberglass dinghy mold: $150.

PRICE REDUCEDI DIVORCE SALEI

RACING GEAR

BALBOA 26

40-ft ketch, doc. 1958 Newporter; cruise equipt-liveaboard; Loran C, SSB, VHF, a.p„ hailer, fatho., stereo, fireplace, elec, head, 2 suits of sails, propane stove, Mercedes dsl, immac., many extras. Must sell. $72,500/b.o. (415) 229-2574.

2 bloopers 1/2 & 3/4 oz. $500 each. 60-ft Luff. Excellent condi¬ tion. Set of wire spinnaker sheets with large spar craft shackles $200. (4) aluminum CNG tanks with regulator $250. 332-5096.

Swingkeel with trailer, new bottom paint, Dewitt 150, North 130, Orig. No.3, Windjammer 80, Dewitt spinnaker, sink, stove, sleeps 4+, VHF, compass, am-fm, ground tackle, Johnson 9.9. o.b., rigged for singlehanding. $13,500. (916) 534-9632.

ALAMEDA SHOWPLACE ON WATER

“SUNDOWNER" FOR SALE

CLEAN FIBERGLASS SLOOP NEWPORT 27

With deep water dock. 100-ft sea wall on huge secluded lot, hardwood floors, remodeled kitchen, alarm systems, pool, and many other amenities—3 bedrooms, 2 baths, bonus room off family room. Income potential. Phone 522-4446.

Experienced Buc 33 tri: 20,000 mi. Local, 10,000 mi. Foreign, 2,000 mi highway, ten 1st/2nd, record holder Farallons Race, comfortable short-hander, superior all-purpose sailer. Joe (415) 232-2725.

For Bay and Delta sailing. Radio, Lapper, Mylar 150, spinnaker. Just tuned Atomic 4, new covers and bottom paint. Deluxe cushions, pilot berth, swim ladder. One owner since new in 1976. $15,750. Call 376-1373.

COLUMBIA 22-FT

RUGGED SEXTENT 25-FT DUTCH FIBERGLASS SLOOP

Will blow your socks off in the Bay. Make offer—asking what¬ ever your pocket-book can afford but no charity giveaway. Don’t wait —it will go fast. Cash only. Call (415) 837-1867.

26-FT SAN JUAN COMPS WITH 2 TIX TO HAWAII Make me an acceptable offer by June 30 on this $15,000 yacht: 1980, 7.7m, race rigged, 5 sails including tri-radial, VHF, Johnson o.b., 2-burner stove, sleeps 5, lots of headroom. To celebrate I'll fly you and ? to Hawaii on Pan Am. Call after 8:00 p.m. to see her in Redwood City berth. Phone (408) 338-4826.

TOYO 6 MAN LIFE RAFT Soft pack, one year old, never used, fully equipped. (415) 455-0847.

TANZER 22 PYTHON

40-ft slip on D Dock, short or long term. Available now. Call (818) 991-3390 during business hours. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ask for Evelyn. Evenings and weekends call (805) 654-8987.

CHANTILLY LACE

O’DAY 22 — HOBIE 16

Beautiful 1983 Hunter 31 can be yours! Fully equipt, ready to cruise/race (PHRF159). Currently part of successful timeshare program. Let us show you how to set up your own. Asking $42,000. Deb or George (415) 969-9992.

1976 shoal draft with 3 sails, porta-potti, new upholstery and 6 hp Johnson o.b. Excellent Delta cruiser that sleeps 4 easily. Boat is in dry storage. $5,500 or make an pffer. Hobie 16 with many extras $2,500. (415) 634-5488 or 4009.

DISTRESS SALE 47-ft Gulfstar Sailmaster, 1980 ketch. 7 sails, AC/DC ref/freezer, washer/dryer, Onan generator, loaded! Will pay airfare for buyer. At $20,000 below BUC value, this boat is a steal at $165 000 Call collect for details. Wind Works, 7001 Seaview Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98117. (206) 784-9386.

DOCK FOR RENT New commercial grade deepwater dock for large boat to 80 ft. Tomales Bay private home. $2.85/ft. (415) 663-8403.

SAIL THE BAY S.F. Bay berth.

(415) 427-5499

PATHFINDER SELF-STEERING VANES Buy Direct From Manufacturer

DOUG SHOTTON P.0. Box 2257, San Francisco, CA 94126 (415) 931-4384

"Successfully Used for Years” Call Bill Paulson: 453-8722 454-9285 Western Sales Mfg. Co., San Rafael, CA

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Pop-top, Honda 7.5 outboard, main, jib, and 150% genoa. Barients No. 9, jiffy reefing, 2 heads, ice box and sink. Sleeps 5-6. Great overnighter for Delta & lakes. (408) 335-4156. $6,500/Best Offer.

Aboard a beautiful 43-ft sailboat.

MARINE SURVEYOR

New Low Airfare $760 Round Trip. 19 Yachts available, Peterson 44's, CSY 44's, Nautical 39's, Endeavour 37’s. You must mention this ad to receive free week of charter. Phone toll free 800-453-2730 or write South Pacific Yacht Charters, P.0. Box 6, Smithfield, UT 84335.

CHARTER YOUR BOAT—COME ALONG—EARN MONEY Experienced skipper & crew want to charter (BB or skip) Mason 43, Passport 40-42, Slocum 43, Valiant 40, Hans Ch 41-43, Panda 38-40, Cheoy Lee 41, Bristol 41.1. Call Jim, H. (408) 973-8557; W. (415) 852-5152.

1974 CLIPPER 26

PIER 39, SLIP FOR RENT

Canadian-built racer/cruiser. Cust. hrdwr thru-out. All new sails main/100/150/spin. Internal halyards, ds/km, compass, stereo, int. teak trim. Over $15,000 invested, perfect cond., sacrafice. $8,500. Pier No. 9, slip No. 46 Alameda Marina (415) 228-3429.

Pocket cruiser or Bay sail. Priced to sell at $4,700. 486-1770.

BRIAN O’DONOGHUE Appraiser

Consultant Phone (415) 461-6347

1/2 PARTNERSHIP AVAILABLE ERICSON 32

1982 CATALINA 22 SWING KEEL

Mint condition. Well equipped for Bay-Delta cruising. Downwind Berkeley Marina slip. Convenient walk to Berkeley YC. Profes- sionally maintained, one owner. Surveyed & appraised in April by certified surveyor. $18,750. (916) 966-1297.

Honda 10, VHF, bow & stern pulpits w/lifeline & swim ladder. Galley, pop-top w/enclosure. Bottom paint, Trailrite trailer. Excellent condition, many extras, must sell. $8,000/best offer (415) 846-9756.

German Lapstrake sailing/rowing dinghy. Complete. Restored 1983. $600/0ffer. 441-1104 Days; 282-1792 Eves, until 9.

FOR SALE

KALIC 40 BY GARY MULL

GREAT BARGAIN

CLASSIC

Going to Fiji; selling my single membership in Club Nautique. In¬ cludes excellent lessons, social activities, over 60 boats to choose from for free or discounted chartering on Bay. $1,700 (save $500 over new membership). Call (916) 334-5820.

1978 CAPE DORY 27 Bay or ocean sailing, documented Paragon for sale by original owner, complete cruising equip includes Loran, Tillermaster, VHF, fatho, dodger, 4 headsails, etc. Outstanding Cape Dory con¬ struction & quality. $36,000. (408) 973-1530 pis Iv message.

24-FT POCKET CRUISER 1 set Joshua up for ocean sailing. Just a few of her many im¬ provements include: foamed v-berth, reglassed bulkheads & hull deck joint, customized cockpit & companionway, hanging locker & Nav. area. Partial list of equipment includes: 8 sails, Avon Redcrest, Zodiac survival raft, EPIRB, VHF, RDF, shortwave receiver, ds, ws, km, log, steering vane, 4 anchors, dodger, solar panel. Too many more items to list. Joshua's asking price is $14,000. (408) 395-2422 eves.

Tremolino 23’ trimaran center hull kit: $2,300. With $1,000 This is the one you have been looking for. Never used. Bristol down seller will finance balance. Complete rigging & crossarms condition. $60,000 in extras. Documentation and Emeryville slip to convert Hobie 16' cat into a fast, comfortable 23’ cruising included. Cost $155,000. Steal it at only $125,000. trimaran. Contact Kelly Morgan at (408) 375-9119N Tony Mead 523-2900, owner.

25-FT O’DAY

PASSPORT 42 — SLOCUM 43 — VALLIANT 40

FREEDOM 40

'77 Very good condition. Trailerable, shoal/CB with Tandem Trailrite trailer, Johnson 9.9 electric start, 130 & 150 genoas, 2 burner stove, sleeps 5. Fresh water Lake Berryessa berth included. $15,000. (707) 935-1532.

Prospective buyers — will be interested in Ohair — Custom built from the Passport 42 mold & cruise equipped. 435-1525 Clarke Reynolds. $110,000.

1981. Clean, fast, easy to sail. Good instrumentation/radios. Large aft cockpit w/large lockers. Staterooms fore/aft. Large saloon/galley area in between. Will provide haulout/survey before purchase. $128k/B.O. (415) 592-1567.

DOWNEASTER 41 PILOTHOUSE SLOOP Luxury cruiser to Cabo/Hawaii. Berthed Treasure Is. Has SSB, Loran C, SatNav, 300 gals diesel, 65 hp, Combi, VHF, stereo, Benmar autopilot, windlass, roller furling, solid teak int. All ac¬ cessories, spares, amenities included. "KC” (415) 837-9050.

METICULOUS OWNER LOOKING FOR PARTNER

CATALINA 22

In 1973 Ericson 23. Excellent condition. Sausalito berth. Call (415) 334-1234, after 6ip.m.

Over 12,000 sold — good family boat. 1972, jib, genoa, cruising spinnaker, new interior, lifelines, 6 hp Evinrude, Alameda berth. Priced to sell: $4,500. Daryl, 538-8505; 639-4370.

FLYING JUNIOR MK III

1984 Sailnetics 13-ft sloop. Boat, sails, trailer, boat cover. All like new. I’ll teach you to sail, if needed. $2,000/offer. (415) 838-8908.

FULL KEEL CONTESSA — 1978 Ocean-going Contessa 26; cruise ready with windvane, sounder, VHF radio, knotlog, survival raft & EPIRB. Inboard Farymann diesel. Spinnaker, jib, genoa, main. San Leandro berth. $22,000/offer. 471-2957, ask for Dick.

MUST SELL

FREYA 39 1980 Excellent liveaboard—world cruiser. Volvo MD 17, Sitex radar, VHF, autopilot, depthsounder, VDO log, 8 Barients, Lefiell spars, electric windlass, heavy ground tackle, fiberglass dinghy, Dodger, HiSeas heater, propane stove/oven, refrigeration, pressure H&C/shower. $117,000. Broker Courtesy 5%. Full details—E.C. Carder, Gen. Del. Friday Harbor, WA 98250.

SOUTH COAST 22 1975, fiberglass, swing keel, trailer, 6 hp outboard, bow & stern pulpits with double life lines, & much more. Interior ideal for young family. $4,500. (415) 632-9305.

20-ft f/g sloop, 7 sails, 2 o.b., sleeps 3, galley, etc., etc., etc. Ful¬ ly equipped. Easy Bay slip. MUST SELL. $3,600 or B.O. 351-0709.

ERICSON 29 Excellent condition, original owner, VHF, AM/FM stereo, com¬ pass, wheel steering, sleeps 6, all teak redone, new seacocks, Berkeley berth LI 03. $27,000. (408) 286-9124.

AVON LIFERAFT FOR SALE OR RENT

NEW ZEALANDER 37

4 man, cannister, E-pack, certified 4/85. 931-4384.

Fast, roomy racer/cruiser. Loads of equipment. 2 boat owner must sell. Days (213) 431-2581; Eves. (213) 498-1943’ $45,000.

FOR SALE

CATALINA 22-FT

48-FT MAPLE LEAF — CRUISE READY

Sloop, very good condition, with trailer, sleeps 4, Evinrude 6, wisker-pole, pop-top, Jiffy reefing, porta-potti, anchor, new bat¬ tery, vent. One owner. $6,200 or best offer. Call (415) 467-2274.

A great liveaboard, some call her a mini apt. w/400 gal. water, 4 kw gen. Washer/dryer. 120 hp diesel w/330 gal fuel, Loran C, autopilot, radar, teak decks, real estate trades possible. $189,000. (408) 286-4000; (206) 678-6250.

Swing keel sloop, trlr, sips 4, great weekend cruiser, 3 sails, 4% hp Merc, potti, alcohol stove, glly, sink, VHF, running/cab. lights, anchor, chain, rode, lifelines, pulpit, compass, cockpit cushs,’ easily singlehanded, great buy. $4,700. (458) 248-1391.

NOR-SEA 27, SEA POD Aft cabin, dodger, monitor windvane, tillermaster, insulated hull, VHF, fathometer, four anchors, 250’ chain, diesel, full galley, all required safety equipment, maintenance records, excellent con¬ dition for cruising or liveaboard. $38,000. (415) 871 -9286.

New condition, boat cover, anodized mast & boom, whisker pole trapeze, trailer, extras. Gary (415) 939-049o!

52-FT STEPHENS MOTOR YACHT

Garden Porpoise design, Salt rig, ferro-cement hull, 55 hp diesel, VHF autopilot. Interior roomy but funky. Cruised Mexico & Costa Rica ’83-84. Good liveaboard. $29,000. Also 17-ft Whitehall, glass hull, mahogany trim, sailing rig, trlr. $2,200. 285-4530.

Reconditioned ZF transmission $300. Stainless steel exhaust system for Isuzu 27 $200. 1'/4”x12” stainless flexible coupling $25. 15 gallon flexible holding tank $40. Seagull 40 plus $225. Seagull electronic ignition $60. Call Frank (408) 423-4604.

O’DAY 20

45-FT SCHOONER

3 staterooms, salon, all electric galley, sleeps 10, 2 heads, stall shower, flybridge, 2 rebuilt 671 diesels, autopilot, 6 kw Gnan, dinghy w/sail, outboard motor. New: radio, radar, Loran 2 df, stereo, microwave. Many extras. Bristol. Reduced to $115,000. (415) 331-5027.

CORONADO 15 HULL NO. 3374

1/3 PARTNERSHIP IN SAN JUAN 24 Well-maintained, autopilot, new cushion covers, knotmeter, new .Honda 7.5, VHF radio, new compass, depthsounder, teak cockpit sole, lifting bridle, Barient winches. Brickyard berth. $2,500 equity, $100/mo. berth and mortgage. (415) 493-2499.

FLYING JR.

CATALINA 27

W/trailer — fiberglass, 5 years old. $1,800. Call (415) 837-4673, Iv. message on machine.

Outstanding Bay/Delta cruiser/racer. Traditional ’74,3 saiis, km, ds, 75 Merc o.b. w/elec start/gen, VHF, ground tackle, new’bat¬ teries, Delta amenities. Clean & in great shape $15 500 (408) 448-1853.

To share. Kids get school credits for non-profit cruises on 33' wood, completely-equipt sloop. Dsl, radar, ham, wind gen., ap, etc. Family partnerships welcome, liveaboard. Tax deductible program. I'll teach cruising, ham skills. (408) 462-0300.

RENDEVOUS

IS FOR SALE

This world famous 1933 Brigantine is licensed to carry 48 passengers. Most recently used for an active and successful local charter operation, sale represents an excellent business oppor¬ tunity. Many past charter skippers are looking her over now Hurry 523-8502

THE EASY WAY TO GO UPWIND! U.S.C.G. licensed skipper for deliveries, charters, instruction, permanent captain's position. Caribbean, N. Pacific, Hawaii veteran, power or sail. 50 ton, w/radar endorsement. References available. Capt. Joshua Mills (415) 868-0116. Wooden Boats a specialty. Sanding, varnishing, painting, general maintenance, minor engine repairs and servicing. Gas or diesel. * Master Mariner, 20 years experience, references <f. LO Free estimates Call: Clark Arquette — 525-9087

MORGAN-38, 1983 Only 1i/2 years of experience on this prestine yacht and total outfitting for offshore cruising including four pages of extras makes this Morgan-38 the most complete sail-a-way yacht on he ®ay ^k'r’8 $119'000 TATOOSH MARINE, 1120 Brickyard Cove Rd„ Pt. Richmond CA y4oU1. 162-1778.

MOLDS

For 36-ft sailboat. Airless sprayer w/chopper. Matt. & woven roving. 3/4 balsakore. Sell or trade ,or ?

RICHMOND INSTRUMENT CO. 765 South Sixteenth St., Richmond, CA _(415) 237-0684

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MUST SELL NOW

YANKEE DOLPHIN

Wylie design 24-ft Nightengale. Full North sail inventory for Bay racing. Barient winches, Chrysler 7.5 o.b., sleeps 4, porta-potti, etc. Will consider car or ? as part of trade. Full price $11,950 or half interest for $7,000. Alameda berth. (415) 521 -4998.

24-ft cruising sloop, classic Sparkman & Stephens design, f/g w/beautiful teak, new Hood sails, Evinrude 6 hp o.b., mahogany cabin, super condition, full galley, VHF, many extras, Sausalito berth, must sell. $10,400. 664-3321.

44-FT HOUSEBOAT FOR RENT Alameda Estuary. For rent from June 20th to Aug. 20th. Fully furnished to qualified person or couple. $700 per month. (415) 521-4998.

WANT SAILBOAT — TRADE INCOME PROPERTY

SAILS — SAVE $

49-FT BRITISH CUTTER

Family looking for blue water cruiser. Must sleep 6 comfortably. Have prime income property and/or home. Sam (415) 865-1036.

Almost new for 36-ft 155% Genoa: $500.130% Genoa: $300. 95% Yankee: $200. Drifter: $300. Bill (415) 332-8202.

Beautiful, pedigree teak ocean racer, cruiser. Famous designer, built. Built to Lloyds 100 A1, 1964. 3 cabins fully equipped. Large inventory. Excellent condition. 1/5 replacement cost. Call evenings (415) 826-9144.

PIER 39 40-FT BERTH Sale or rent. $36,000; $250. 472-0207 eves; 459-5232 days.

AVON FOR SALE

S.F. SAILOR PLANNING BANGLADESH’S STEEL YACHT

13-ft S400 Sportboat. Johnson outboard, electric starting, wheel steering, tank battery, ready to go. Alan 776-2707.

Needs immediately plans and lines drawings, good steel sailboat designs 8-20 tons displacement. This is for real. Write: Alan Potkin, c/o Dhaka YMCA, P.O. Box 2041, Dhaka-2, Bangladesh.

1/3 PARTNERSHIP IN CRUISING ERICSON 32

FOR SALE — MOORE 24

Excellent condition w/new Yanmar dsl., new electronics, great interior and fresh bottom paint. $6,500 down and $350 per month including expenses. Berkeley berth. (415) 548-0456 or 525-3572.

Fully equipped ULDB, good condition. $14,500/make offer. Roger (415) 387-4590 or (h) 681-4150.

WANTED: CANVAS SEWER

1985 44-FT HOUSEBOAT

CATALINA 27

Skipperliner, twin Volvo engines, flybridge, steel hull, very com¬ fortable liveaboard, must see to appreciat. Fully furnished, will consider trade. $94,950. (415) 521 -4998.

2 jibs & main, VHF radio, 7’/2 hp Evinrude, great cruising. Must sell. $11,900. 924-7673; 388-3038.

NAVIK VANE WANTED

Experience preferred though not necessary. Flexible hours. 332-2509.

KETTENBERG 40

FOR SALE

And/or inexpensive sextant and/or quality inexpensive inflatable. Also 1981 Honda 10 hp (for sale) $675/best offer. Please leave message. Jeff M. 845-4710.

CORONADO 23, 1974 Superb condition. New Evinrude 6 outboard, new sails, fully equipped to cruise. $6,700. (415) 567-4344/922-1364.

20-ft Caranita sloop. Fiberglass on mahogany ply. 7.5 hp art deco outboard. $1,500 firm and rising. 332-2509.

1961. Outfitted for cruising. Good condition. Aries, Faryman diesel 30 hp, Avon, S/L windlass. Plenty of navig. & safety equipment. Wood boat. $34,000. Derek 485-6776.

ATTENTION SKIPPERS!

WE NEED REAL ESTATE — WILL TRADE A YACHT

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Over 30 boats to choose from... examples: Frisco Flyer, Columbia 28, Odyssey 30, O’Day 32, Westsail 32, Fantasia 35, Ericson 35, Bristol 35.5, Pearson 37, Endeavor 37, Freeport 41, Endeavour 43, Custom 50. . See Sam or Karen Knapp, The Exchange Specialists at Jack Barr Yacht Sales. (415) 865-1035.

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45’ William Hand stays’l schooner, 1929, in the last 10 years she has sailed 30,000 miles, maintained for sea at all times. Much miscellaneous gear. $45,000. SELECTED LISTINGS 29’ Columbia sloop, 1964, needs TLC, low, low price.$10,000 39’ Westsail cutter, 1980, very clean, good gear..*.89,000 30’ Herreshoff H-28 Mod., good gear, excellent sailer, clean.$19,500 39’ Salthouse/Custom New Zealand cruising machine, 1979... .110,000 30’ Garden gaff cutter, 1947, very tradition, nice.. . 30,000 40’ Herreshoff cutter, 1938, doesn’t look her age, beauty.65,000 32’ Atkin Eric ketch, 1962, recently refurbished, Saab diesel.44,000 40’ Caraff steel cutter, 1979, good gear, very spacious.89,000 32’ Atkin/Fung Thistle cutter, 1979, great Fung construction.59,500 40’ Hinckley Bermuda 40 yawl, good cruising gear, very clean... 105^000 32’ DeFever cruising sloop, 1963, New Zealand veteran.32,000 42’ Whitby ketch, 1975, aft cabin, Mexico veteran, spacious.99,500 32’ Westsail cutters, we have 3 at this time from.54,000 43’ Gulfstar sloop, aft cabin, 1978, shows very well.98,000 36’ Atkin/Lange Cape George cutter, 1976, outstanding.89’oOO 44’ Garden cruising sloop, aft cabin, inside steering, neat.105,000 36’ van de Stadt steel sloop, 1963, famous singlehander.53,000 45’ Norris steel ketch, 1978, aft cabin, inside steering.90,000 36’ Lapworth 36 sloop, 1958, Hawaii veteran, serious seller.32,500 46’ Garden ketch, 1941, well built and maintained, strong.69,500

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35’ Garden k£tch, 1966, recently refinished inside and outside, shows extremely well, sistership photo, low price. $35,000.

38’ Downeast cutter, 1975, sails nearly new, lots of good gear, very well maintained, giveaway price. $56,000.

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OVER 120 OFFSHORE CRUISING BOAT LISTINGS Particulars are believed to be correct but are not guaranteed; subject to price change, prior sale, or withdraw! without notice.

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PETER JONES YACHT BROKERAGE (415) 386-5870 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.

45’ VAN DE STADT Sip ’77. Well dsgnd/rig’d cruis’g boat w/much cruise gear, utilitarian interior; go anywhere boat. $59,000. 44’ LAFITTE. Probably the best Lafitte ever built. Many cstm featrs. Inquire. 40’ CAL. The original ultralight. $68,500. 38’ FARALLONE CLIPPER ’60. Well maintd/equipt Bay classic. $40,000. 37’ IRWIN MKV Ketch ’79. Excellent liveaboard/cruisirig boat. $67,000. 37’ TARTAN ’78. Well maint’d, deep keel version of well-known S&S dsgn. Equipt w/dodger, VHF, d.s., 4 cyl dsl, pulpits/lifelines, etc. Offered at reasonable $70,000. 36 COLUMBIA. (2) of these roomy cruisers from $31,500. 36 CHEOY LEE CLIPPER KETCH ’70. Extremely well-equipt boat in gd cond., lots of cruise gear — Aries vane, Avon liferaft, hard dinghy, Walker log, M.O.B., much more. Offered w/S.F. berth. $58,000. 35’ MARINER ’66. Roomy trad. Garden kch. Perkins dsl, dinghy, etc. $35,000. 34 COLUMBIA ’70. A big boat for $31,000. 33’ NOR’WEST. (2) of these Chuck Burns designed fast full keel cruisers are available. From $55,000. 33’ PEARSON 323 ’77. Offered by original owner. Shaw dsgn’d sip, teak/holly cabin sole, opening ports, hot pres, wtr, Volvo dsl, more. Exclnt Bay sail¬ ing/coastal cruising. $55,000. 32’ DASHER ’60. Lapworth dsgn, Easom built. Gd equip. Call for low price. 30 NORTHSTAR 1000 ’73. S&S designed sloop, Canadian built. $18,000. 30’ FISHER ’73. Sturdy M/S ideal for S.F. Bay winds, rain, and fog with FW cooled dsl, radar, & autopilot. Pleasant & comfortable below. $46,000. 30 SANTANA ’77. Shad Turner designed sloop with wheel steering, Volvo diesel, good sail inventory, and clean interior. Ready to go at $36,000. 29’ CAL 2-29. Clean Lapworth racer/cruiser. $29,900. 28’ CORSAIR ’60. Quality bit Danish sip. Mahogany on oak. S.F. Hrbr berth. $25,000. 28’ ISLANDER ’76. Nicely cared for popular one-design sip with diesel, exclnt sail inventory, recent LP paint. $31,500. 27 CAL 2-27 ’76. Clean example of popular 1-design class. Knot/log, RDF, depth, VHF. Call for bargain price. CALL FOR MANY MORE LISTINGS SELLERS: If you own any well-built boat in good condition & want an honest and capable person to represent you during the problems of negotiation, financing, sea trial, survey, title transfer, insurance, property tax proration & the inevitable Snafu, please call & list your boat.

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ON DECK AND BELOW, THE MT-36 COMPARES WITH THE BEST!. Before you commit to a Hans Christian, Tayana at just one more boat — the MT-36. You’ll be the price especially after admiring the quality of manship on deck and below. This beautiful cutter rigged 36’ sloop comes to you “sail-away complete” at only $77,950. 0

Just look at one more boat — the MT-36 — and we bet you’ll stop looking. Available for boarding at our dock.

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SAILBOATS 36’to 51’

MILANO YACHTS

DISTINCTIVE NEW & PRE-OWNED CRUISING YACHTS

55’ ALDEN YAWL This cruising design has All the upgrades including an anxious seller. Includes: dodger, propane, reefer, dsl, wheel. Airex cored hull and balsa cored deck. Three sails. This is a comfort¬ able liveaboard arid an excellent offshore cruiser. Reduced $ 55,000

This 1969 Alden centerboarder was designed in the Finnesterre tradition and built by Laliberte in Canada. A swift cruiser with verf comfortable accommodations. NEW on the market. $ 120,000

' CLASSIC CRUISERS ★ 23’MAYA Japanese dbl planked, cedar/oak. $ 4,500 ★ 23’ BEAR full interior, clean classic. 9,000 ★ 25’NORDIC FOLKBOAT Full cover, new sails. 11 000 30’ BRISTOL 29.9 FK, I/B, Autopilot. 23,900 30’ YANKEE Wood, M/M Winner. 9,000 30’ ALBERG Dsl. , 8 sails, TOTALLY cruise equipped 29 950 ★ 30’ ALBERG YAWL Wheel, Boat cover, I/B. 36^950 ★ 30’ KNARR Classis, needs TLC.offer ★ 30’ CHOEY LEE KETCH Diesel, shore power, teak . . . 25,500 31’ DASHER Easom built, L-32, new rig, clean. 20,000 36’ CHOEY LEE CLIPPER KETCH Pages of equipment 58,000 ★ 36’ ANGLEMAN KETCH 4sl., wd., pac, vet,, ready to go 48,000 ★ 40’ S&S YAWL Burmese teak hull, classic. 58,000 40’ PACIFIC 40 YAWL European quality, BMW dsl . . . 74,500 ★ 43’ KETTENBURG 11 sails, AP, new teak sole, dsl . . 66,000 45 ’ CUSTOM NZ KETCH Center cockpit, extensive gear 90,000 ★ 46’ GARDEN KETCH Loaded, 6 sails, dsl. 125 000 ★ 60’ GAFF RIGGED CUTTER APPT. ONLY. 175’000 ★ VESSELS ON DISPlAy IN OUR HARBOR

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CHOEY LEE 41 Perry designed aft cockpit, aft cabin ketch. New 3.5 K holding tank w/macerator, diesel heater, Great t including loran, radar, autopilot. This boat loves offshore. «

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CAL 2-30 This 1968 Lapworth design is strong, seaworthy, well equipped, and a GREAT BUY. Five sails, including two spin¬ nakers, 1982 Volvo diesel, Martec folding prop. $ 2 5,000

LIVEABOARD EXPERIENCED OFF-SHORE CRUISERS 32’BRISTOL Full Keel, Hood dsn. 35,000 ★ 32’ WESTSAIL just back ready to go again, loaded . . . 60,000 ★ 35’VINDO Lovely & Loaded, FG, teak decks. 67,000 ★ 35’ RAFIKI Diesel, Generous teak, spacious cruiser . . 55,000 ★ 35’ PERRY CUTTER Teak Decks, Full Keel, Diesel . . . 67,000 ★ 36’ CS High Quality, Canadian bit., below market . . . 75,000 37’IRWIN Cnt-cockpit, aft cabin ketch. 67,000 37’ GULFSTAR New sails, new interior, has cruised . . 80,000 ★ 38’ ERICSON Tri-cabin, Diesel, late model.2 from 82,500 ★ 39’YORKTOWN CC, professional interior, loaded . . 65,000 ★ 39’ CAL CORINTHIAN Rod Rig., Dsl heater. 85,000 ★ 40’ACAPULCO SatNav, Ham, AutoP., dsl, Forcd air heat 109,500 40’ NEWPORTER KETCH Wood, Lot’s elec. & sails . . 79,500 ★ 41’BRISTOL 41.1 Center cockpit, aft cabin, loaded . . 169,000 41’ CHEOY LEE Radar, Auto Helm, Loran, Generator . 105,000 ★ 44’ALDEN CUTTER Gorgeous w/everything. 325,000 ★ 47’ CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE Honolulu Vet.NOW 90,000 ★ 47’ KAUFMAN & LADD Twin aft. cab, cutter.149,000 47’ PERRY KETCH 80 hp dsl, aft cbn, reefer. 114,900 ★ 50’ GULFSTAR So. Pacific Vet., loaded, like new .... 159,000

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GREAT STARTER — CRUISING BOATS — IB/OB ★ 17’ LEISURE Twin bilgekeels, English sloop.$ 4,500 ★ 20’ NEWPORT 6 sails, SNG handled, LPU top’s. 5,500 ★ 20’ CAL Good starter, all led aft, active class. 3,750 ★ 21’NORTHWEST dsl, delta special.NOW 7,250 ★ 21’VICTORY w/trailer, good starter. 2,500 ★ 23’CORONADO Fixed keel, v/good sails, o/b. 6,500 ★ 23’ ERICSON New o/b, trailerable, swingkeel. 7,900 ★ 24’ J24 Class sails, spinnaker gear, priced right. 10,500 ★ 24’ WINDWARD SLOOP Full keel, good sailer, classic 7,400 ★ 25’ ERICSON 25 + Headroom, dsl., family cruiser . . . 25,500 ★ 25’ NORTHSTAR 500 'A t, lots of sails. 14,000 ★ 26’ ISLANDER Sun cover, 4 sails, Bristol Condition . . 23,500 ★ 26’ CONTESSA fk, auto pilot, bit. to Lloyds specs. . . . 17,500 ★ 26’ COLUMBIA MK II “The Perfect 26” . . 4 from . . 11,000 26’ INT FOLKBOAT Classic Scandinavian Design .... 15,500 ★ 26’ EXCALIBUR nice, spin, pop top, km, vhf. 11,000 ★ 26’ LAGUNA Race or cruise, it’s equipped. 28,500 ★ 27’CATALINA 2 with inboards.3 from. 17,000 ★ 27’ ERICSON All w/gas inboards.3 from. 18,000 ★ 27’ ERICSON Diesel, spinn, wheel, late model. 22,000 27’ MORGAN BMW diesel, 5 sails w/spinn. 20,500 27’ SANTANA Diesel, 5 sails, good buy. 18,000 ★ 27’ CORONADO Needs a nice home.OFFER ★ 27’ISLANDER Spinnaker, new o/b. 12,500 29’ CAL 4 sails, CNG, Lines aft, I/B. 30,000 29’ COLUMBIA I/B, 7 sails w/2 spinn. 18,000 30’ ISLANDER MK II Diesel, pedestal, 4 sails. 33,500 ★ 30’ LANCER Dodger, wheel, wp/ws. 30,500 ★ 30’ SEIDELMANN dsl, tiller, dodger. 33,900 MOVING UP —- COASTAL CRUISERS ★ 29’ SUNWIND Diesel, 3 sails, REDUCED. ★ 29.9 BRISTOL bank repo, vg cond, roller furl. ★ 29.9 BRISTOL wheel, Custom dodger, electronics . . ★ 29’ GULF COAST 6’ + headroom, DS, VHF, Roller Furl ★ 30’ PEARSON Autopilot, dodger, clean. ★ 30’ISLANDER BAHAMA Wheel, Signet, 2 from. 30’ ERICSON Well equipped, 3 sails, inb. ★ 30’ TARTAN S&S dsn, Bristol cond. ★ 31’ PEARSON DS, WP, WS wheel, Spinn. 32’ERICSON Inboard, well kept. 35’ERICSON 10 winches, 3 spinakers, WS/WD, RDF ★ 36’ ISLANDER Full spin gear, avon .... 2 from . .

34,900 44,000 45,000 25,000 32,500 41,500 27,000 37,000 45,000 34,000 44,900 47,500

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1535 BUENA VISTA AVE.* ALAMEDA YACHTS Jmhano

J/22 'Catch 22' is for sale! Quite possibly the fastest 22' boat in the free world!! With a PHRF of 180 she's hard to beat! Asking $12,000.

J/29. Comfortable, efficient and fun. Great one-design class. A hell of a cruiser. $36,500. sistership

J/35. Upwind speedster with down¬ wind stability! Beautiful cruising in¬ terior. Priced to sell. $66,000.

Islander 36. 1976. Very good condi¬ tion, new 110% genoa, CNG, depth, knot. Reduced! sistership.

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BROKERAGE - SAIL Venture '68 $2,495 Chrysler 75 6,495 Santana '67 7,200 J/Boat '83 12,000 Ranger 12,500 Ericson 74 7,900 Moore '80 12,000 Gladiator '68 6,500 J/Boat from 13,500 (3) Farr 727 76 12,000 San Juan 79 21,000 Merit '80 20,500 Excalibur (2) from 7,950 Columbia 70 10,500 Pearson 76 15,500 Chrysler 77 19,000 Cal 2-27 76 24,950 Vega 74 22,000 Columbia '68 16,500 Sunwind '82 34,900 Cal 73 29,000 J/Boat '84 36,500 Islander Mkll 76 33,500 Lancer 78 30,000 Ben ford '80 45,000 Sprkmn/Stphns '82 57,500 Pearson 78 49,900

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Pearson 323 79 50,000 Ericson 74 32,000 Ranger 74 38,500 Wylie '80 59,000 Ericson from 38,000 (21. J/Boat '83 66,000 Coronado from 45,000 (2) J/Boat. ’81 90,000 Cheoy Lee 74 offers/65,000 Hunter ’80 58,500 Islander from 54,500 (2) Ranger 73 60,000 Downeast 76 67,000 Olson (2) from 109,500 Trintella 74 offers Morgan O.l. 78 125,000 Gulfstar C.C. 78 offers/110,000 Santa Cruz 170,000 Gulfstar 77 159,000 Alden ’26 offers/100,000 Gaff cutter '11 175.000 BROKERAGE - POWER Pioneer 77 8,000 W^llcraft '80 27,500 Farallon from 29,500 (2) Trojan '68 47,900 MMC Trawler '84 115,000 Trojan '66 68,500 Com. Fisher ’65 59,500

Gulfstar 50. Immaculate. Beautifully constructed. Possibly best on the West Coast. A proper yacht. Call Jeff for details.

SPECIAL VALUE! Immaculate GULFSTAR 43’ SLOOP. Four North sails, VHf1, depth, RDF, knotlog, windpoint, windspeed, Loran C, SSB, Autohelm, cold plate refer, Perkins 4-108, automatic extin¬ guishers & much more. This Gulfstar is loaded and bristol. Reduced by $12,000. Now Only $98,000.

2415 Mariner Square Dr., Alameda, California 94501 (415) 523-8500

A service for smart boat buyers,

if you're looking for real value, REPO HOTLINE may have the key just for you. We represent major banks and lenders, helping them sell repossessed boats and aircraft, often at substantial savings. You may make offers1 with a 10% deposit, held uncashed until the lender informs us whether your offer has been ac- • cepted, usually within £4 hours. All offers are given to the lender. When accepted, your offer is placed in our trust ac¬ count. The balance Is due within 15 days. POWER SIZE MFG 19' SLEETCRAFT 20' ENTERPRISE 24' FIBERFORM 24’ SEARAY 26’ FIBERFORM 50' BOATEL SAIL 25' SMITH CSTM 26' WELLCRAFT 26' FOLKBOAT 28' RHODES 30’ ALBERG 32' ENDEAVOUR 33’ TARTAN 10 35’ SANTANA 37' HUNTER 37' ISLANDER 39' YORKTOWN 46' HOLLAND CSTM 78’ CSTM PIRATE PENDING RELEASE 28’ OWENS 36’ YAMAHA 52' GOLD COAST

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Activity in May continued to increase dramatically with many sales and many new boats added to our Repo list. Please note we have added to our report the most recent repossessed vessels awaiting release. We hope that our list will help you locate the boat that you have been looking for. Please give us a call if you see a boat that interests you and we will give you specifications and details by phone Sincerely, REPO HOTLINE (415) 523-8502

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23’ BEAR.9.500 23’ ERICSON .. 7,800 23’ RANGER. BEST OFFER/13]oOO 23’ CORONADO.4 950 23’ O'DAY.7*000 24’ NIGHTINGALE.14,500 24’SAMOURAI. OFFERS 24’ VENTURE.5.500 25’ DAVIDSON. 25 000 25’FLEUR BLEU. 5 900 25’ MERIDIAN 126.12,000 25’ YAMAHA. 20 000 25'PACIFIC CLIPPER. 13000 25’ CHEOY LEE (FRISCO FLYER).19,500 25' PETERSON.3 from 15,000 25’FREEDOM (CAT RIG).27,500 25’ CAL.v.10,000 25’ NORTHSTAR. 14 000 26’ARIEL by PEARSON. 13^500 26’ INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT.15,500 26’ CONTESSA. 30,000 26’ EXCALIBUR..2 from 13,900 27’CAL 2-27. 22,500 27’SANTA CRUZ. 14 500 27’ MULL CUSTOM.2 from 10,900 27’ NEWPORT 27 S-ll.16,600 27’ CATALINA.3 from 17,000 28’ HERSHOFF ... INQUIRE 28’ HALBERGH SLOOP. 11,500 28’ ATKINS ENSENADA (FIG) . 29 900 28’ MAIR 7/8th SLP. 24,500 28’ NEWPORT.OFFERS/26,500 28’ ISLANDER. 31 500 28’SAN JUAN.29,000 29’ CAL/BEST OFFER.2 from 26,500 29’CASCADE. 22,500 29’RANGER. 24,500 29’ SUNWIND RACER/CRUISER 34,900 29’ BRISTOL.49,950 30’ MULL. 32,000 30’ BIRD CLASS.9,000 30’ CORONADO.32,000 30’ OLSON. 29,950 30’ NONSUCH 69,500 30’ ISLANDER MKII.4 from 22,000 30’ TARTAN. 37,000 30’SHIELDS CLASS 8,000 30’SAN JUAN.23,750 30’ FISHER M/S 2 from 46,000 30’ NEWPORT. 29,000 30’ WYLIE 3/4 TON.-.38,000 30’ CATALINA. 37,500 30’ US. . 36.000 31’ PETERSON.OFFERS/TRADES 32’ WESTSAIL CTTR.2 frm 49,900 32’ ISLANDER MARK I.39,500 32’ ERICSON. 32,000 33' BALTIC. 52,500 33 TARTAN 10.29,950 33’APHRODITE 101 .49,500 33’ WYLIE.75,000 34’ WYLIE. 59,000 34’ HUNTER.49,900 34’ CHRISTENSON.13,000 34’ CAL.4 from 33,000 34' C&C.59,000 35’ CORONADO.44,000 35’ ERICSON.3 from 38,000 36’ ISLANDER FREEPORT 2 frm 99,500 36'ISLANDER.2 from 49,995 36’ CHEOY LEE CLIPPER.64,500 36’ RAVAGE.52,500 36’ ERICSON .,. 79,900 37’ BALTIC.2 from 92,400 37’ TAYANA. 90,000 37’ISLANDER TRADER. 63,000 37’TARTAN SLOOP.98,500 37’ RANGER.60,000 3 frm 40,000 38’ FARALLONE CLIPPER.3 2 from 79,000 38’ MORGAN..2 9,500 _9 39’ ROGERS ‘SALT SHAKER’.. . 99,500 .8 6,000 39’LANDFALL CUTTER.86,000 .15 40’ ONE TONNER ‘FEVER’.155,000 9 9,000 40’ C&C. 99,000 40’ TRINTELLA IV.129,000 40’OLSON ‘FAST BREAK’.109.500 40’CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE.79,500 41’COOPER 416 127,500 41’ FREEPORT ISLANDER. 2 from 105,000 41’ MORGAN OUT ISLAND 89,500 41’ SWAN. 120,000 42’ DUBOIS. 149,000 42’PEARSON 424.119,500 42’ STEWART. 89,000 43’ SWAN. 98,000 44’SWAN 441.245,000 44’ LAFITTE. 198,000 44’CHEOY LEE.162,500 45’FREEDOM 45 KCH.OFFERS/145,000 46’ CAPE CLIPPER. ... .135,000 46’ MOTORSAILOR.160,000 47’VAGABOND KETCH.139,500 47'SWAN, 1982.230,000 47’ PERRY. 114,900 48’ CUSTOM AUX. CUTTER.112,000 50’ SANTA CRUZ.2 from 187,000 50’ GULFSTAR .175,000 55’BALTIC. 444,000 62' SCHOONER . . .. . . 1200,000 64’ AUXILIARY KETCH . ..230,000 75’ RON HOLLAND KETCH.850,000 * SAN FRANCISCO BERTH INCLUDED

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SHlHrilir SWAN 441. Ron Holland design, superb condition, autopilot, full B&G instruments, complete inven¬ tory of North sails, seller has bought larger boat and will listen to offers.

64’ HUNTINGFORD Ketch, “Ozma”. More of a ship than a yacht! Incredible specifications to lengthy to list. Built for ultimate safety and comfort. Capable of be¬ ing at sea for months!

RANGER 29.

C & C 34. Equipped with gear for Racing or Cruising. Used very little and In very nice condition. Estate sale, must be sold as soon as pos¬ sible. Bring all offers.

SWAN 41. Ready to cruise the world in this first class yacht? Fill¬ ed with a full sail inventory, auto¬ pilot, Loran, etc. Realistic price of $120,000.

NEWPORT 30. Diesel, 12 sails, full electronics incl’g autopilot, loaded with gear for racing or cruising. Very attractive price of $29,000.

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ISLANDER 30. Brand new, never been sailed, ready to go with all the goodies. Special price too low to print — give us a call.

MANY RACING SAILORS THINK CRUISING IS A JOKE . . . THAT IS, UNTIL THEY GO TO SELL THEIR BOATS. The fact is, most racing sailors live in fear of the day they go to sell their boat. They know if their boat is not as hot as the day it was new their resale is down the tubes. It does not matter if your race boat is de¬ signed for IOR or a “fast is fun”type, when it is out of the winners circle your investment is no longer. These own'ers want to go fast, not broke. There is also a growing number of disappointed cruising sailors who want a boat with higher performance. A boat that can be easily handled by a short crew and one that incorporates some of the new ad¬ vancements made in sailing gear. These owners want to go faster but still would like to be comfortable. A group of international sailors were frustrated about these per¬ versely narrow options available to sailors around the world and they set out to find a solution. The solution is:

This boat isvthe product of over seven years of research and devel¬ opment plus an investment of over 3 million dollars. The LASER 28 re¬ presents a super blend of high performance and sensible cruising acco¬ modations. Standard features like an enclosed head, inboard diesel, five sails, berths for five and a full galley just scratch the surface of what this boat is all about. We believe the LASER 28 is the nearly perfect solution to a lot of sailors desires. Our firm has reserved berths for eight boats to be moored in San Francisco near the St. Francis Yacht Club. It will be a place where LASER 28 owners will be able to race or cruise from, a home base. It will be a place where fellow owners can share in the cama¬ raderie of sailing, which is something that has been lost. Please feel free to drop by or call City Yachts, Foot of Laguna Street, San Francisco, (415) 567-8880. The LASER 28, it’s the boat everyone is going to agree on!