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FEATURES 12 Seattle Boat Show Connected Preview

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32 The Winding Path to a Northwest 32

Taking delivery turns into its own unexpected adventure.

By Indigo Bowick

36 A Parting Delivery

Letting go of a cherished boat on a final passage with friends.

By Rhys Balmer

40 Destination: Home

This quaint South Sound cruising stop has a peculiar history.

By Elsie Hulsizer

COLUMNS 24 Artist’s View - Secrets of the Salish Sea

Humpback Whale: Visiting our waters more frequently.

By Larry Eifert

26 Close to the Water

Rowing to a mariner’s sanctuary — Hope Island Marine State Park.

By Bruce Bateau

28 Galley Essentials with Amanda

Food prep for stormy seas with galley guest, Carol Buchan.

By Amanda Swan Neal

30 How-to: Smooth Reefing for Smooth Sailing A look at various reefing systems and techniques.

By Alex and Jack Wilken

RACING 44 Winter Vashon 2020

A fun, sunny run for this winter classic out of Tacoma.

ON THE COVER, This epic image of sailors Martin Gibson and Kyle Hadley was taken by photographer, Har Rai Khalsa, off Cape Mendocino while on a delivery from Friday Harbor to San Francisco aboard the Cal 40, Journeyman. Rhys Balmer shares the story on page 36.

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CONTENTS

A new virtual format for this quintessential PNW event.

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Editor WHAT WILL YOU DO THIS YEAR?

2021, we’re counting on you! If ever we needed a fresh start, it’s this new year. The burning desire to turn the page is evident even among we sailors and boaters — a population that has had the ability to enjoy our chosen activity more than most throughout the pandemic.

While working on this year’s Seattle Area Race Calendar (SARC) with our collective of race organizers around the region, I was struck by the unwavering positivity within that group. Had 2020 hurled rough seas at event planners and sailors? You betcha. Will there be challenges and cancellations in 2021? Yes. Is this dedicated group nonetheless unbridled with enthusiasm at the prospect of providing a full calendar of events and helping others have rich, varied, safe, and fun experiences on the water? Heck yeah they are!

Laying out the calendar for the coming year left me feeling fueled by the boundless possibilities of the new season of sailing and cruising, even within the bounds of lingering pandemic related restrictions. It reminds me of how every sports fan is pretty sure their team will win before the season begins. The difference… we boat folk can all win, or at least we can have an unambiguously good time along the way.

Even if the world is not entirely your oyster and you can’t go wherever you want with whomever you want just yet, think of what 2021 could hold. Trip planning itself is almost as good as venturing out to do something epic. How much time will you spend on the water? What will be your longest, farthest, or wildest cruise? Will you try your hand at something different like night sailing? What races will you be sure not to miss, and how will you prepare for them? Will you buy a boat for the first time, or upgrade or downsize to one that better fits your needs?

What skills will you acquire this year, through effort, education, or experience? Will you learn to fly a spinnaker shorthanded, or even singlehanded? Will you teach yourself to splice your own halyards, docklines, or soft shackles? Will you learn how to trim your sails for another two degrees of point that makes a huge difference on a race course? Will you pursue something ancient like celestial navigation or something cutting edge like connecting all of your boat’s electronics systems into a new-fangled wireless display? Will you practice sailing on and off your anchor? Will you start tuning your own rig, or doing your own engine maintenance?

And presuming (desperately hoping, anyway) that we can have increasing contact with friends over the course of the year — who will you bring into the wonders of life afloat? Who will you invite to join you for a long weekend cruise? What young person will you teach to steer the boat? What new friend will join your regular crew? Who will be your buddy boat(s) or tuning partner(s) this year? What old friend might you encounter on a quiet island dock during some idyllic post-Covid August evening? The community of boaters has been impressively unrattled by the pandemic, but we’re no less anxious to feel the freedom and joy of togetherness once again.

So cheers to the new year and its wondrous possibilities. Whatever it may hold for you, may it bring you joy, connection, and fulfillment as only playing on the water in the Pacific Northwest can.

Volume XL, Number 5, January 2021 (206) 789-7350. info@48north.com www.48north.com

Publisher Northwest Maritime Center Managing Editor Joe Cline joe@48north.com Editor Andy Cross andy@48north.com Art Director Twozdai Hulse twozdai@nwmaritime.org Advertising Sales Kachele Yelaca kachele@48north.com Advertising Sales: Katherine Kjear katherine@48north.com Classifieds classads48@48north.com Contributing Editor Amanda Swan Neal Photographer Jan Anderson 48° North is published as a project of the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, WA – a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery.

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To the Editor and Readers of 48° North, I am a long-time reader and fan of 48° North, and I offer this cautionary tale to anyone contemplating a “project” boat.

I can now report that the restoration of Jet 14 sailboat hull number 246 is complete, but it took 18 years.

Hull number 246 was past its useful life when it came into my possession. Large sections of planking had rotted along with the keel beam around the centerboard trunk. Despite cracked deck skin, there was something compelling about the boat with its faded varnished interior, clean lines, and yacht white exterior.

I initially resisted the offer to take this “free” boat, recognizing at once the massive undertaking required to bring it back to life. If it were not for the pleading of my son, who was of high school age at the time, the boat would never have found its way into my garage. “Wouldn’t it be a great project for us to work on together?” For a while, my son helped me, but then he moved away to college. The project boat remained.

Occasionally I would furiously practice my woodworking on hull number 246, but life and career kept getting in the way.

My son graduated and took a job in another city. The project boat remained.

Fifteen years later, having retired from my paying career, I realized that hull number 246 still sat unfinished in the north half of the garage. I needed motivation or this derelict would never be gone. At the time, the city of Seattle was struggling, with a massive tunnel construction project for our local Highway 99. The tunnel was suffering delay after delay. I thought, “surely I can finish this boat before the tunnel digging machine, known as Bertha, finishes the tunnel.”

It was a race. Bertha and I became a close match. Sometimes I would get ahead and sometimes Bertha was ahead. In the end, I applied the last coats of varnish shortly after the final signage was installed in the tunnel.

We now call hull number 246 “Bertha” and she looks great for a boat originally constructed in 1957. My son made a special journey home for successful sea-trials on Lake Washington.

It can be done, but hear my warning readers, “beware of the ‘free’ project boat.”

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Joe, With great amusement, I read Ben Braden’s very entertaining article about his experience at the Championship of Champions regatta. I could relate. My son, Will Nelson, and I qualified for the 2018 regatta after winning the Hobie 18 North Americans. It was, shall we say, a humbling experience.

We, uh, “bookended” Dalton Bergan and Ben Glass’s firstplace performance. The best thing you can say about our performance was that we were consistent — consistently last!

It didn’t help that we hadn’t done any research on the “notso-Ideal” 18. I remember getting our first boat assignment and asking myself questions like: “Where is the other hull? How do you trap out on this thing? What’s a spinnaker? We’re gonna need some big tools to get this mast to rotate!”

Our practice day on Long Island Sound was fogged in, so no practice. Hey, no problem. We’re champs. What could go wrong? Friday morning greeted us with a brisk 20 knots.

Uh-oh.

We had the benefit of being on the steep part of the learning curve. By Sunday morning, the wind was starting to settle into a range that buoyed our hopes. We were on a mission. We are champs after all, and the one thing a champ hates is DFL! In championship style, it came down to the final race. We were able to beat a few boats that race and pull our sorry butts to a not-so-respectable 19th (out of 20). I pity the team we beat.

What was impressive was Dalton and Ben’s performance.

There were some heavy hitters there. I remember having breakfast with a 14-year-old skipper whose crew was a professional sailor with a household (sailing) name. Another racer was recently written up in Sailing World. So, it was particularly impressive to see Dalton and Ben sail for shore before the start of the last race because they had such a huge lead on this elite fleet that they could throw out the last race.

Ben is right — the boat rotation is simply amazing. It takes an army of volunteers, but they miraculously manage to pull it off.

All in all, it is a really fun regatta. We’d go back in a heartbeat to have our lunch handed to us on a platter again. We became better sailors through it (and a lot more humble!).

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low tides >> Seattle Boat Show Connected THE NEW VIRTUAL EVENT DOES WHAT THE BOAT SHOW ALWAYS HAS — CONNECT SHOPPERS WITH 180+ EXHIBITORS, LINK LEARNERS WITH EXPERTS, AND HELP THE BOATLESS FIND BOATS. Start Online. End up on the water. The tagline for the new format of this well loved event pretty well sums it up. The Seattle Boat Show is going digital this year, and it’s still THE place to go to shop for the boat of one’s dreams, compare boats all in one place, take advantage of exclusive boat show deals, attend seminars, network with other boaters, enter to win contests and prizes, and plan how, when and where to get on the water in 2021.

The show will take place Thursday, January 28 through Sunday, January 31, 2021. There will be four levels of ticketing, starting at only $5 (Mate) and going up to $89 (Admiral) — each price allowing different levels of access to content, as well as value-adds like a Boat US membership, a Waggoner Cruising Guide, and a subscription to SEA Magazine.

Attendees can view hundreds and hundreds of boats and accessories from the comfort of their couches and connect with the 180+ exhibitors via live text chat or by scheduling Zoom, FaceTime, phone, or in-person meetings for boat and product tours and to discuss special show pricing.

The three-dimensional show floor will feature the iconic Seattle Boat Show red carpet and allow boaters to simulate cruising the aisles. Many exhibitors will have a virtual porthole into their showroom floor and retail locations. Attendees can explore the 3D virtual scans and feel like they are visiting businesses around the region and getting a glimpse behind the scenes.

The ability to connect with and learn from other boaters is another new and exciting feature. The Community Forum will have topic-based channels such as fishing, sailing, or cruising where boaters can chat, ask questions, and share tips and resources.

With more than 100 hours of seminars and streaming content, attendees can learn and be entertained by the best of the best in their fields. Content includes:

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New with the virtual show is Boat Show TV — 34 hours of live streamed entertainment hosted by KOMO TV’s Denise Whitaker (an active Northwest boater) and the Northwest Marine Trade Association’s Peter Schrappen.

Boat Show TV will include: cooking demos by Chef Ethan Stowell on preparing his favorites from the sea; a behind the scenes look at the hit Denise Whitaker TV series Below Deck from Captains Sandy and Lee; a conversation with Daniel James Brown, author of the New York Times best-selling Boys in the Boat; Master Classes on preparing cocktails and coffee; chats with experts on cruising with your pet, exercise on board, and much more. Access to Boat Show TV is free.

Fishing seminars at the boat show have always been known as the place to learn from the Northwest's top-notch fishing experts. The virtual show will be no different and an added bonus is that some of the seminars will be delivered from the water — something previously not possible — allowing attendees to see the presenters' tips in action, not just theory. There will be 30 fishing seminars. New topics this Taichi Kitamura year include: • Squidding by Boat in Seattle: catch, clean, cook, and consume, featuring Chef Taichi Kitamura, executive chef and co-owner of Sushi Kappo Tamura, and Paul Kim of Seattle Squid Fishing Charters

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Thirty-four hours of boating seminars will run the gamut from the practical — anchoring techniques, sail trim, no impact docking, or diesel engine basics — to the inspirational, such as the Cruisers Panel talking about coconut palm beaches, passage planning, and making dreams a reality.

• Washington State’s Best Saltwater Fishing Opportunities • A four-part series on tuna fishing airing daily • Fishing in British Columbia, Canada • Seminars on fishing in Eastern WA and the Washington Coast

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low tides >> Seattle Boat Show Connected BOAT SHOW UNIVERSITY Boat Show U this year will consist of 15 2-hour advanced seminars from some of the smartest boating minds in the business. Four classes a day will be presented for all four days of the show. Although not in person, attendees will still be able to ask the instructors questions and get responses during portions of the classes. A unique asset to the virtual experience, the courses will be recorded and can be viewed online until February 7 so attendees can be sure to see them all or re-watch segments with particularly complex information. Handouts can be downloaded and viewed later, or used as a checklist on your boat.

• Annie Feyerheisen, a Harborview nurse and liveaboard boater on common boating medical issues, how to resolve them and what emergency equipment should be on board.

• Leonard and Lorena Landon, the managing editors of the Waggoner Guide, on the top places to visit by boat in Southeast Alaska.

• Weather router, Bruce Hedrick on the many new weather products now available online and how to make them part of weather planning for a safe and comfortable cruise.

• Captain Linda Lewis with techniques for boat handling on a twin-screw boat and how to use the advanced capabilities of the Navionics app on an iPad or other mobile devices.

Presenters and topics include: • Nigel Calder talking about electrical troubleshooting and how to eliminate expensive gensets for power generation on a boat.

All of the Boat Show U classes are included with Captain ($49) and Admiral ($89) tickets, an incredible value since, in the past, individual Boat Show U classes have been $55.

• John Neal and Amanda Swan Neal with tips for conducting long passages, based on their record as one of the world's most experienced offshore cruising couples.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BOATS Being a boat show, the boats themselves are critically important! Attendees will have the opportunity to explore and experience the hundreds of featured boats in a number of ways.

No doubt, it’ll be a little different than standing on deck in the West Hall at the event center, but both within the virtual show, and supporting it in-person at their own facilities, exhibitors are eager to help you learn more about their offerings and get you on the water this year. To be sure, the boats are every bit as exciting as ever!

Many exhibitors are scheduling opportunities to view boats on an appointment basis in conjunction with Seattle Boat Show Connected.

A good example is Marine Jeanneau 410 Servicenter’s “Get to Know Jeanneau” event that’s happening alongside their presence in the virtual show. Among numerous others, you can schedule an appointment to tour a new Jeanneau 410, which takes the scow-bow technology debuted on larger Jeanneau designs and applies it to a smaller, even more manageable package that is truly fun and impressive under sail.

You may take a virtual tour or schedule an in-person viewing to see the brand new Beneteau Oceanis 40.1 at Signature Yachts. The boat that’s arriving in time for the show is just the third 40.1 in the U.S. and is the Pacific Northwest debut of Beneteau Oceanis 40.1 this anticipated new design.

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Sail Northwest is another dealer and broker that will be exhibiting at Seattle Boat Show Connected. By linking up with them at the virtual show, you can check out (or MJM Yachts 53zi schedule an appointment to tour) the extraordinary new MJM 53zi that just arrived in the Northwest.

The virtual show certainly has its own unique benefits. Ryan Helling of Swiftsure Yachts points out that, from any dealer, there are offerings that won’t be available to view locally in the near future. As such, Seattle Boat Show Connected offers the best infrastructure yet for shoppers to have a Allrures 45.9 rich experience on a virtual tour of unique boats that wouldn’t normally be available to see at a typical boat show; while simultaneously connecting them with the local business that can help bring their dream of that boat to reality. In particular, he’s excited for the boat show audience to be able to learn more about the Allures 45.9. This unique aluminum-hulled design has already been sold to Pacific Northwest customers, but they’ve been sailing internationally so it hasn't been available to tour locally yet. The Seattle Boat Show Connected platform provides a unique way to learn more about a yacht like this.

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low tides >> Seattle Boat Show Connected 5 TIPS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SEATTLE BOAT SHOW CONNECTED EXPERIENCE 1. It’s almost here, get organized for the big dance! In a good way, the 2021 Seattle Boat Show Connected is going to be like no boat show you’ve ever attended. Just like the in-person show, there are numerous moving parts that you need to keep track of. Familiarize yourself with the show site, seminar schedule, and exhibitor list in advance.

One suggestion? Make a digital list of seminars you want to watch, boats that strike your fancy, and products that you’re in search of to make your boat or life on the water more enjoyable. Use this punchlist to guide you through the show, and make notes about what you learn in your digital document along the way. Keep adding to the list as the show and all its programs set sail!

2. Every tier of boat show admission is per household and allows you to access the Virtual Show Floor and free seminars. So gather your family, get some drinks and food ready, and binge on everything from seminars to tours of your favorite boats and products. With so much streamable content, it’ll be like a movie marathon, but better and boatier. Give it that event feel, even at home!

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4. The show will include a wide variety of interactive activities for you to get involved in, play games, win prizes, and more. Don’t miss the “Activities” tab on the site in January leading up to the show as they unveil what activities will be happening and how you can participate.

5. Keep in mind, you’re not just getting the virtual show. Many of the Seattle Boat Show Connected exhibitors will be offering in-person events for small, safe gatherings at their marinas, showrooms, or places of business. Your ticket to the online event includes an exclusive invitation to all of these in-person activities as well. Follow the show’s event calendar for updates, and please connect directly with exhibitors before you visit.

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Editor's Picks: Boat Show Connected Seminars Part of what makes the Seattle Boat Show so popular every year is their excellent slate of educational and engaging seminars.

Seattle Boat Show Connected is aiming to keep that tradition alive — even improve on it — with four days of programming including DIY, sailing, cruising, and lifestyle seminars. From the comfort of your home, you can watch seminars live, streaming on SeattleBoatShow.com, and chat and interact with other viewers. At most levels of registration, you can come back and rewatch some seminars if you missed them the first time. Out of the impressive lineup of seminars this year, here are some of our mustsees, which are a mix of standard seminar slots and Boat Show University offerings:

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Spring Maintenance: Keeping it Alive with Mike Beemer 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Giving you practical DIY objectives and checklists, this course will cover many of the routine things you should do to keep your vessel ‘alive’. While many repairs can be costly, often, just some routine inspection and preventative maintenance can save thousands of dollars.

Offshore Cruisers Panel with Behan & Jamie Gifford, John Neal & Amanda Swan Neal, and Sarah & Will Curry 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Chat all things cruising with this experienced panel of sailors.

From voyaging during the pandemic and achieving selfsufficiency onboard to planning passages and much more.

DIY Electrical Schematic With a Plan with Jeff Cote 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Perfect for the DIY-er looking to tackle your electrical system, Jeff walks you through the design process to create your boat’s electrical schematic.

Sail Inventory with Carol Hassse 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Join world renowned sailmaker Carol Hasse for a virtual tour of Hasse & Company Port Townsend Sails and take a deep dive into what sails are necessary to have aboard for safety and relative comfort in winds from calms to gales.

Choosing the Right Battery Technology with Nigel Calder 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

A review of what is available in the lead-acid and lithium-ion worlds, their respective strengths and weaknesses, and their applicability to different types of boats.

No Impact Docking: An overview of how to dock without fear (or damages!) with Ace Spragg 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Northwest Maritime Center instructor Ace Spragg will use pictures, descriptions, and tips for successful docking strategies and how to practice them. No yelling! No leaping!

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Shorthanded Sailing Techniques with John Neal & Amanda Swan Neal 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Gain valuable insights on how to setup your boat and learn the procedures for addressing safety, overboard prevention, watch standing, storm tactics, and much more.

Diesel Engine Essentials with John Neal & Amanda Swan Neal 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Get an overview of diesel engines and learn preventative maintenance and troubleshooting insights from their combined 77 years of offshore experience. A free handout highlights the essential components and resources of this seminar.

Safety: Basic Gear Cruisers Should Have on Board with Behan & Jamie Gifford 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Experienced sailors and circumnavigators, Behan and Jamie will share a tiered list to help you prepare for sailing offshore: what you must have, what you might consider, and what’s optional.

Cruising Local: Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands with Mark Bunzel 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Part of Boat Show University, this seminar will give you planning routes and tips to make the most of your time cruising Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands.

Tips and Traps: Cruising the WA/OR/CA Coast, Mexico, and South Pacific with Sarah & Will Curry 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

From botched projects to epic landfalls, find out what works and what doesn’t when you’re cruising the WA/OR/CA Coast, exploring Mexico, and setting sail west across the South Pacific.

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A Taste of the Navionics App with Linda Lewis 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Navigate safely with the popular “Navionics Boating Marine and Lakes” app by learning how to create and follow your own routes, read the charts, and more.

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News & Events

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR TWO-DAY BOATING SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION COURSE WITH DECEPTION PASS SAIL AND POWER SQUADRON

MARINE SERVICENTER MOVES SALES OFFICE TO BELLINGHAM FROM ANACORTES Marine Servicenter is pleased to announce the opening of their new Bellingham Sales Office at 1801 Roeder Avenue Ste. 128 — part of Harbor Center (that houses the Port of Bellingham offices).

Marine Servicenter has also secured premium display moorage at Squalicum Harbor for new and brokerage boats.

The move to Bellingham, with easy access from I-5, will allow customers north of Everett more convenient access to view new and used boats from Jeanneau, Lagoon, Island Packet and others.

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America’s Boating Course, a two-day boating skills and certification course, will be offered virtually on Saturday, January 16 and 23, 2021, by the Deception Pass Sail and Power Squadron.

Successful completion of the course will qualify individuals for the Washington State Boater Education Card now required for most boaters.

According to state law, many recreational boaters in Washington are required to complete a boating safety course and carry a Washington State Boater Education Card. You are required to have a Boater Education Card if you fit the following criteria: you operate a vessel with a 15-horsepower (or greater) motor; you were born after Jan. 1, 1955; you are 12 years of age or older. The boater safety class not only meets Washington’s state requirements but can reduce the risk of accidents and injuries, and may save money on boat insurance.

The classroom is virtual, and those registered will be sent information to sign in via Zoom. The boating course includes a comprehensive introduction to boating, covering boat types, boat engines, boat selection, and more.

The cost to register is $40, deadline January 5, 2021. For a spouse or partner sharing the course materials, it will cost an additional $20. For more information, contact Steve Pye at stphnpye@aol.com or (360) 299-2244.

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Tagging and DNA have confirmed that sea turtles in the Azores, thousands of miles east of the United States, were hatched in Florida.

The loggerhead sea turtle was given its name by fishermen, who likened its head to a log floating in the water.

The long-distance swimmers among sea turtles, the loggerheads swim 9,000 miles before returning to the beach where they were hatched.

Loggerhead sea turtles eat hard bodied prey such as clams, crabs, and lobsters; and have been known to dismantle lobster traps.

Apart from sea snakes, sea turtles are the only reptiles that spend virtually their entire lives at sea.

The hawksbill sea turtle got its name because of its sharp and powerful beak. It also has two powerful claws on each flipper.

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The leatherback is the largest sea turtle, followed by the loggerhead. The largest leatherback ever found in the ocean measured 8.4 feet long and weighed 2,020 pounds.

Turtle soup, made primarily from the green sea turtle, was so popular In the last half of the 18th and early 19th centuries, that a mock version was developed to replace it.

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A couple months ago, a juvenile humpback whale was found on the beach at Marrowstone Island, probably hit by a freighter. This is sort of a requiem to that whale, but also to pay homage to a species that’s now returning to the Salish Sea after decades of being missing-in-action. After whaling was outlawed in the 1960s, there were only about 1,000 humpbacks left along the entire West Coast.

But this massive mammal has made a healthy comeback. Like the gray whale, these animals spend their summers in the north, then migrate south for the winter — and some are now stopping by the Salish Sea to visit us. They are fascinating and smart creatures with complex social lives. They sing memorized songs, and the young quietly whisper these tunes as they’re learning them, possibly to avoid being heard by killer whales. They gather together to fish, blowing bubble clouds from beneath schools of small fish or krill to herd them together like a net — a net of bubbles.

Sketches and story by Larry Eifert

These are big creatures, the size of a school bus and weighing up to 40 tons. That’s as much as 20 cars! It would take a 40-foot boat slip to moor one adult. Their flippers can be 16 feet long, the longest arms of any creature, and their tails can be bigger yet. Interestingly, humpback’s heads are covered with round knobby-like structures, a unique characteristic among whales. Each knob sports at least one stiff hair, which some think might be like a motion sensor, but no one really knows. With gray whales, minke, and orcas also sharing these waters, the best way to identify a humpback isn’t the “hump”, which is not a hump at all but just the way they dive by arching their back, but rather the enormous flipper arm. If you see one of these whales, appreciate it both for its majestic beauty and its amazing comeback from the threat of extinction.

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THE NATURAL AMBIANCE OF HOPE ISLAND PROVIDES A MARINER’S SANCTUARY Standing with my little rowboat on the mainland shore, I stare out across the still black water toward Hope Island’s coniferstudded dome, barely a mile distant. Though the water appears placid, I know that deep beneath the surface lies a churning current, now merely at rest. By the time I’m halfway to the island, scores of translucent jellyfish and stray pieces of bronze algae slide perpendicular to my course, pulled along by tidal streams that reach out from four nearby inlets.

From a bird’s vantage point, Hope Island looks like the eye of an octopus, the many channels and passages of the south Salish Sea forming its arms. Without fail, it’s here that I start my boating year.

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The island is ringed by numerous beaches; sand, cobble, shell, and combinations thereof, each connected to the upland with footpaths; but I almost always land on the southern shore.

Here a beach composed of crushed shells — likely a midden left

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island and find myself in a grove of trees so large that I must crane my neck to see the canopy far overhead. Always keeping the water to my right, I follow what could loosely be called a trail. It feels more like a natural opening in the woods, where there are simply fewer trees and shrubs, permitting a visitor to slip through. Gradually, I walk uphill, toward the north end of the island, where I’m surprised anew by the dip into a tiny valley studded with old-growth trees. I pause, pondering all that these ancient cedars and maples must have witnessed over the centuries, trying to gauge how far their roots must penetrate: surely deep enough to touch the saltwater below. It is utterly silent here; only a few dust motes flicker in shafts of sunlight piercing the branches above.

Starting back on the westerly side of the island, I note the forest’s gradual changes, relishing the dappled sunlight beneath a grove of young alders and a meadow of luxuriant grasses. The sun is out in full force as I approach a remnant apple orchard left by European homesteaders, its casually mown turf lending a park-like ambiance, inviting me to linger. I perch on a picnic table, gazing out toward the saltwater boundary of the island.

At 132 acres, Hope is small enough to be intimate, but large enough to feel like it will hold its own against a king tide or storm surge. Still, with its pear shape, it’s hard to get far from the water here. Birds, small children, and otters carry shells, crab claws, and fish parts a surprising distance into the interior.

Cedar and fir cones litter the beach. The line between land and sea is stretched.

A small craft guy, I am at home here, where amphibious boats that can be hauled up and down the beach are more useful than deep-keeled craft. Although mooring buoys bob offshore, there’s no infrastructure for big boat sailors on Hope. Everyone must navigate the beach. We enter as equals.

A dory and Joel White designed Shearwater alongside Hope Island. Squaxin Island is in the background.

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The southern beach is a great place to hang out. Undeveloped Squaxin Island is in the distance.

Despite the peace of the island, I’ve always felt vulnerable offshore, whether tied to a buoy or at anchor. One side is open to west winds; the other riddled with currents and exposed to the wakes of passing boats. I usually sleep ashore when I visit, but one night I decided to anchor on the east side. All was well at slack tide, but by midnight I awoke to the sound of a river rushing past my hull, and couldn’t help suspecting that I was somehow on the move. My boat seemed so slight against all that water, like a leaf caught at the end of a spider’s web.

It rolled end to end, then side to side, inducing a nausea that persisted all night and left me with a lasting appreciation of Hope’s solid campground, despite its marauding raccoons.

As Covid-19 continues to upend the human world, Hope Island stands firm. The tide rises and falls, deer graze, crabs scuttle, trees grow. Now, in the dark of winter, I must have faith that we’ll all get through the challenges that lie ahead. Helping to motivate me through the darkness are thoughts of boating in the long days of spring, and the knowledge that one day, when the season turns, I will again row out to Hope Island, where our present troubles are just a blip in time, where the cycle of life continues unabated; the wildflowers will bloom once more, moon snails will hunt, and I will find peace in these waters again.

Bruce Bateau sails and rows traditional boats with a modern twist in Portland, Ore. His stories and adventures can be found at www.terrapintales.wordpress.com

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Galley Essentials

by Carol Buchan

FOOD PREPARATION FOR STORMY WEATHER I was introduced to Carol Buchan through a mutual friend who noted that we both enjoy sharing the adventure of creating meals on the water. Carol’s wonderful blog and new book named Northwest Cooking Afloat celebrates local fare with delightful imagery and I’m honored to have Carol share her heavy weather go-to recipes with you this month. - Amanda Swan Neal The barometer is dropping and the clouds have certainly gathered for the season. It’s time to batten down the hatches, shorten the sails, and check for any loose gear below—because once the wind hits, you’ve got to be prepared for the waves and heeling motion of rough seas.

Easy-to-reach, high-energy foods such as trail mix and hearty soups can keep the crew focused and warm. Choosing the best time to serve a meal, and offering food you can easily consume, will make a big difference. I opt for wraps versus sandwiches and forego salad for cut up veggies or fruit you can grab. Crispy 48º NORTH

saltines and crystallized ginger are staples in case someone starts feeling queasy.

All of these recipes could be prepared in advance, an important consideration when crew bandwidth may be occupied with other responsibilities. Whether cooking them underway, or in anticipation of their employment at sea, here are a few of my favorite recipes for inclement weather.

Carol Buchan is a native of the Pacific Northwest and has spent a lifetime learning to prepare fresh, local dishes with ingredients harvested from the sea or foraged from nearby forests and gardens. She has competed in multiday distance races as well as countless buoy races in the Northwest and around the world since the 1970s. These recipes are from her new book, Northwest Cooking Afloat. Available at: bit.ly/fhacookbook

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SAVORY CORN MUFFINS Makes 16 muffins

For breakfast you can eat on the go, these moist, hearty corn muffins contain enough tasty sources of protein—cheese, ham, and buttermilk—to keep you fueled up for the day. And when the weather requires crew on deck in the early morning, the warm, easy-to-eat muffins provide a welcome wake-up call alongside a steamy mug of hot coffee.

2 cups cornmeal, yellow or white 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup buttermilk 3 eggs 1 (15-ounce) can creamed corn

4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter, melted ¾ cup diced ham ¾ cup diced cheddar cheese ½ cup finely sliced green onions

Heat the oven to 425°F. Grease 16 muffin cups or line the cups with cupcake papers or parchment paper squares. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and eggs; stir in the creamed corn and melted butter. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just blended. Fold in the ham, cheese, and green onions. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins, filling them to the brim. Sprinkle green onions over the tops of the muffins. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown and slightly firm to the touch.

CHILI VERDE

Makes 8 servings A steaming mug of chili verde is a welcome offering to a shivering crew member. I usually make this recipe in advance if the forecast looks frigid.

3 cloves garlic, unpeeled 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered 5 medium tomatillos, husks removed 3 Anaheim peppers 2 medium jalapeño peppers 1 cup loosely packed cilantro, coarsely chopped, divided 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1½ pounds pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 cups chicken broth 2¾ teaspoons ground cumin 2 (16-ounce) cans Great Northern or cannellini beans Avocado slices, for garnish Chopped green onions, for garnish

Heat your oven broiler to high. On a large rimmed baking sheet, arrange the garlic, onion, tomatillos, and peppers in a single layer. Cut slits in the chilies to keep them from popping. Broil, turning, until the skins are charred. Place all the vegetables in a large bowl; cover and let steam for 5 minutes. Peel the garlic and chilies under cool running water. Discard the seeds and stems.

Transfer to the bowl of a food processor along with the onions, tomatillos and half the cilantro and purée until blended. Set aside.

Salt and pepper the raw pork cubes. Heat the vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven over medium high. Add half the pork and cook until all sides are well browned; set the pieces aside in a bowl. Add the remaining pork and brown all sides. Return all the browned pork to the pot.

Add the puréed garlic and pepper mixture, chicken broth, cumin, and Great Northern beans to the Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, then simmer for about 2½ hours, until the pork shreds easily on the fork. Remove from the heat and skim off any excess fat.

Taste for seasoning.

Serve with some avocado slices, chopped green onions, and the remaining cilantro sprinkled on top.

MOLASSES SUGAR COOKIES Makes 30 cookies

I’ve tried other versions of molasses cookies, but I always come back to this one. The cookies have an irresistible chewy center and an intense combination of flavors. On gray, stormy days I hanker for these cookies because molasses and ginger seem to calm a queasy stomach at sea. They store well for a multiple-day journey or as a treat in a packed lunch. ¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter 1 cup sugar ¼ cup molasses 1 egg

2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¾ teaspoon ginger

½ teaspoon cloves ½ teaspoon kosher salt More sugar, for rolling

Heat the oven to 375°F. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Remove from the heat and let cool. Add the sugar, molasses, and egg to the cooled butter and stir until well blended. In a medium bowl, stir the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt. Add to the molasses mixture and stir until the dough forms into a ball. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour. Form the dough into 1-inch balls and roll them in sugar. Set on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they’ve spread evenly and look set in the center. Remove the cookies from the pan and cool on a wire rack.

They’ll store well in the freezer for a month or in an airtight tin for a week.

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SMOOTH REEFING FOR SMOOTH SAILING by Alex and Jack Wilken

Winter winds are here! It’s something to celebrate, but also something that requires special readiness. Being able to reduce sail to maintain better control of the boat is, of course, always important. This is especially crucial at this time of year.

Let’s zoom out, first. Boats are designed to sail best at a particular angle of heel — depending on the boat, somewhere between 10° and 20°. If the force of the wind on the sails causes the boat to heel more than that, it not only makes it harder to control and puts unnecessary strain on the rigging and the crew, but it is almost always a slower way to sail.

Reefing — the act of reducing the effective sail area to reduce the force the wind can apply to the boat — is one way to address this. Conventional wisdom offers the general rule: “If you are wondering if you should reef, you should already have a reef in.”

However, when and how to reef leaves lots of room for interpretation. Below, we will review some of the different kinds of reefing and how to make them work for you, your crew, and your boat during a particularly windy winter sail.

Before you get to tucking a reef in, remember that the first way to depower a sail is with the sail controls; and weather helm can guide you in this process. A few principles apply to this line of thinking: • A flatter sail has less power than one with more shape.

Tightening the halyard, cunningham, outhaul, or the sheet and/or moving the traveler to leeward or headsail fairleads aft can all flatten and depower the sails. If your boat has an adjustable backstay, trimming the backstay on also flattens both main and jib.

• All these sail controls will affect weather helm, which is the tendency of the boat to want to round up into the wind when it is overpowered. You always want a little weather helm, as keeping the bow from coming up creates lift to windward.

It is also much safer for the boat to want to go bow-to-wind if you let go of the helm. As the wind increases so does the weather helm, so if it gets to be too much you will not be able to keep the bow down and/or will have to have the rudder so far over that it acts as a brake and slows the boat down. If sail controls are tight and you’re still struggling with excessive heel, a lot of weather helm, or both, it’s past time to reef. Remember, reefing when you first think about it is the best practice.

be the most expensive reefing systems and the least effective, depending on execution. They are the most complicated and, by extension, the least reliable. However, they certainly have their advantages and can be well executed in their design, installation, and use.

The biggest problem with roller reefing is related to sail design.

The designed draft (depth) in the middle of the sail dictates that, as the sail is rolled up, the edges of the sail roll proportionately faster than the middle of the sail (where the draft leaves more material). The resulting sail shape when partially rolled thus involves very tight sail edges while leaving the maximum draft area in the middle of the sail loose and baggy (Figure 1). This is exactly what you don't want, because a loose sail with a lot of shape has more power and/or drag than a flat sail — resulting in poor upwind performance, more heel, and less control.

There are some clever designs to help with this problem.

Lengths of foam sewn into the luff can help roll the sail more tightly and evenly for a better shape; and in-boom furlers are normally thicker in the middle to compensate for sail shape as the sail rolls up (as opposed to a simple straight bar). Another option is to roll the sail up so small that it is flat because the end of the sail has very little shape to it (Figure 2). With a headsail, the best way to shorten sail may be to take down the larger sail designed for light air, and put up a smaller one designed for heavier wind.

Slab Reefing: Slab Reefing, also known as Jiffy reefing (Figure 3), is the most common form of reefing you'll see on sailboats with traditional mainsails these days. This involves having reef points on the sail that can form the new tack and clew when it is lowered, so that a slab of the sail is no longer used below the reef points.

• Hook and Cringle Reefing: Hook and cringle reefing is one of the simplest ways to secure this new tack. A hook is typically integral to the boom near the gooseneck and a sailor must go forward to attach the sail’s reef-point cringle to this fixed hook. The clew is then secured with a reefing line, usually rigged through the aft end of the boom, that thus becomes the new outhaul.

REEFING APPROACHES Most often, when sailors think of reefing, they’re thinking of shortening the main first sail using a reefing system like Hook and Cringle. This is not the only option, but here are some considerations: Roller Reefing: With furlers for roller furling headsails, inboom and in-mast furling mainsails, we can shorten the sail by simply rolling it up on the furler. Unfortunately, these can 48º NORTH

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• Two Line Reefing: The reef points on the sail used in slab reefing can also be secured each with their own lines (Figure 4). To reef, lower the sail to below the reef you wish to put in, tighten each reefing line to the proper tightness, then raise the halyard to tension the sail against the new tack and clew. Generally, each of these lines is run prior to sailing and is ready to employ from the cockpit. One way to save on reefing lines when using the two-line system is to have the cunningham attached to the sail by a hook (which could be used similarly to a fixed hook at the reefing cringle).

While more efficient in terms of lines, it requires someone to go forward to attach the sail to the hook at its reef point, negating one of the benefits of a dedicated two-line system.

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• Single Line Reefing: This method works very much like two line reefing, except that one line is run through both reef points (Figure 5) and then only that line is tightened to secure the reef. This can be the simplest system to put a reef in, but can be one of the more problematic to get to work smoothly because it may have a lot of friction.

management, a single-line system may work even more easily.

Friction is a big factor in whether any system works smoothly for you. Low-friction ball bearing blocks and low-friction rings properly placed and used can help reduce the total friction by quite a bit, but also remember to keep them well lubricated.

Reefing is one of those step-by-step procedures where, when it is really needed, it is likely to be done in less-thanideal conditions. Going through each and every step and seeing if it can be improved is the only way to make it as smooth as possible. Practice at the dock, time yourself, get some friends to compete with to see who can do it the fastest; and then see why and if there is a way to improve it. All systems involve compromises, and experience is the only way to know what will work best for you, your boat, and crew.

And don’t forget, you are a part of that system. The best reefing system for your boat is the one where you can put a reef in quickly, safely, and effectively, no matter how cold and strong the winter winds may blow. ________

For the most part you can change your reefing system from one to the other as it suits your needs. If you don't have in-mast or in-boom furling mainsail, roller reefing the main probably requires a new mast or boom … no small or cost-effective undertaking. But for the rest, they work similarly enough that they can be changed one for another. But why would you want to? Well, each sailor may want to identify their personal preferences in balancing ease, safety, and effectiveness. You want the reef to be easy to put in and shake out. It is almost always easier to shake a reef out than to put one in — hence the saying “reef early and often.” Many sailors would like to avoid going forward to put the reef in, if possible. Reefing setups altered to run all the lines back to the cockpit for easy employment may necessitate new lines, since existing lines may not have the length to work in this system.

Ultimately, each of these systems has advantages and disadvantages. Hook and cringle is the simplest option as far as moving parts and friction: cringle goes over hook, retension the halyard, then tension the reefing line (probably with a winch mounted on the mast or boom), and you’re done.

With two-line reefing, you can lead both reefing lines and the halyard back to the cockpit and do everything from there. This will require several more blocks, which will add friction, plus the attachment and lead points for the tack reefing line need to be properly placed. With some careful rigging and friction

This article builds on several Wilken How-to articles previously published in 48° North — refer to them for more details: “Choose, Install, and Use a Roller Furler,” June 2017; “Get the Most From Your Storm Sails,” September 2017; “Mounting Hardware on Your Mast or Boom,” March 2013; “Making Shorthanded Sailing Easier” September 2013; “Choose and Use Marine Marine Lubricants,” October 2017.

Alex and Jack Wilken are lifelong cruisers, professional shipwrights, USCG licensed captains, and the owners of Seattle Boat Works.

Figure 2: With the headsail reefed by rolling it up almost all the way, the sail can be pulled tight and flat to depower it.

Figure 4: Two-Line Reefing System: (A) Clew cringle. (B) Turning block for clew reefing line. (C) Attachment point for clew reefing line. (D) Tack cringle.

(E) Attachment point for tack reefing line. (F) Turning block for clew reefing line to take it down to the deck. (G) Turning block for tack reefing line to take it down to the deck. (H) Block for tack and clew reefing lines to take them aft.

Figure 3: (A) Hook. (B) Tack cringle. (C) Clew cringle. (D) Clew reefing line. (E) Buntlet gromet. (F) Buntlet. (G) Turning block for clew reefing line. (H) Cleat for clew reefing line. In this reefing system no winch is needed to tension the reefing line because you can put enough tension on it by humping the reefing line between the cleat and the turning block.

Figure 5: One-Line Reefing System: (A) Clew cringle. (B) Turning block for reefing line.

(C) Attachment point for reefing line. (D) Tack cringle. (E) Single reefing line. (F) Turning block for reefing line to take it up to the tack clew. (G) Turning block for reefing line to take it down to the deck. (H) Block for reefing line to take it aft.

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Figure 1: With the headsail reefed by partially rolling it in, the deepest part of the sail’s draft is usually left unrolled.

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BUYING A BLUEWATER SAILBOAT DURING THE PANDEMIC

by Indigo Bowick

A COMPLICATED DELIVERY, AN UNPLANNED ADVENTURE, AND ONE FAMILY’S MAIDEN VOYAGE

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n March 2020, the Coronavirus hit our hometown of Nelson, British Columbia, and an isolated quarantine followed. After getting over the initial shock of living in lockdown — being the outgoing adventure-seeking outdoor enthusiasts the are — my parents, Erica Konrad and Mike Bowick, didn’t hesitate in planning their newest escapade.

Covid had put a pause on many plans, including the annual Race to Alaska my father and his team had been training for all of 2019. His team, The Kootenay Pedalwheelers, were to compete in the 750 mile race from Port Townsend, Washington, up the Inside Passage to Ketchikan, Alaska, in June of 2020 on their Flying Tiger sailboat named Amurskaya. Upon the cancellation of the race, his team instead circumnavigated Vancouver Island without a motor. He arrived home inspired to buy a bluewater boat to further explore the coast.

After a couple weeks ogling dreamy boat options online and

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shopping for those available around the region, the papers were signed to purchase a Northwest 32 pilothouse sailboat located in Portland, Oregon. Turns out, sailing along the coast wouldn’t be the only navigation we would be doing. The next — and possibly most difficult — step of the voyage would be getting the sailboat from Portland, Oregon across a closed border to Victoria, British Columbia.

The plan was simple ... or so it seemed. Due to Covid-related border protocols, we were limited to hiring a commercial captain to bring our boat into Canada. The plan was for our captain to sail up the coast, cross the Canadian border, and deliver the boat to Victoria, where we would meet him and then embark on a trip around the Gulf Islands. We were all set, we thought.

Without incident, the boat had made it up the coast from Portland to Port Angeles, where our captain was to then cross the Juan de Fuca Strait and dock in Victoria. On our end, bags were

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Spotting killer whales rounding an outskirt off of Portland Island. packed, meals were prepared, and we were ready for the 10 hour drive to meet, provision, and take possession of the boat. But all of a sudden, there was radio silence from our captain.

Trip on hold, tensions rose; stress set in and disappointment with it. The captain had skipped ship and bailed on the boat without explanation. After a frantic few days of phone calls while we sat in the dark, a local marine mechanic, Erik Hogenson, confirmed that the boat was safe in port, just unfortunately in the wrong country. While we searched for an alternative form of transport, Erik informed us a new issue had arisen, the black water holding tank was leaking. Erik saved the day, yet again, and literally went through sh*t for us.

Physically, the boat was so near, yet it felt worlds away. We made many inquiries to commercial captains as our search for a solution to bring our boat into Canada wore on. Eventually, we stumbled upon one — a captain and a solution — and Captain

Vern Lhotzky from Victoria graciously agreed to help us out.

Eager to get our hands on the boat, we set off the following day and drove down to Vancouver Island to begin our trip of sailing around the Gulf Islands. After staying the night in a hotel outside of Victoria in preparation to meet Vern the following day, we woke up to one of the only foggy days of the entire summer. Upon anxiously calling our captain, he confirmed he was unable to make the delivery that day, and due to prior commitments wouldn’t be able to try again for four days.

Everyone’s spirits were down, and we were stuck a full day’s drive away from home.

Unwilling to give up, and with four days to kill, my parents decided to make the most out of a trip that, at this point, felt doomed. There was a tent that had fortunately been left in the truck from a previous trip, and we had brought along my brother's 14-foot flat-bottom Jon Boat as a dinghy. These elements, combined, proved to be a solution to begin exploring the coast. We loaded our tent and gear into the small boat and piled in to explore the Gulf Islands near Sidney, BC. Our trip was off to a great start. Even though the little boat was struggling to carry all the weight, it was a beautiful sunny day, and no one seemed to mind. As we puttered along, we rounded an outskirt of rock and whale spouts caught my attention! My brother quickly shut off the engine and we watched in awe as a mother killer whale and her calf slowly passed by. Such a breathtaking experience, we interpreted it as a sign that our mishaps occurred for a reason.

We spent the following few days exploring and searching for all the fluorescent critters inhabiting the tidepools. The first two nights, we camped on the most beautiful outcrop of grassy rock on Portland Island, part of the Gulf Island National Park Reserve, where a hike around the island would reveal Royal Cove and Princess Bay for future mooring possibilities. Our tent overlooked the ocean, and we ventured out daily in search of seals, seashells, crabs, and other ocean wonders. For the last night, we packed up and headed over to Sidney Island where we enjoyed a beautiful sunset on a red brick beach.

The wait had come to an end and we were ready to finally lay our eyes on the new-to-us Northwest 32, and head out on the Salish Sea. After a long day of patience, excitement, and hours

Smashing through waves, the Northwest 32 is at home on big water.

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Finally in possession of our new boat, we made a stop to enjoy a sunset hike on DeCourcy Island. at the customs dock, we finally watched Captain Vern motor into the harbor. We had a twilight pizza dinner on the boat as we enjoyed the beauty of the raised pilot house. Carefully designed and built by Bill McNabb, the wooden interior and layout with its raised dinette surrounded by windows, brought on a homey, cozy feel, with a place for just about everything. It was safe to say everyone enjoyed a deep sleep, knowing that this long, circuitous phase of the journey was over.

With our trip cut short and only three days left before we had to head home, we departed the marina early in the morning navigating towards Gabriola Island, where the boat was to stay for the coming months. With the spinnaker hoisted, we made our way along the coast to Galiano Island, sailing in the sunny midday heat. Around dusk, we dropped the anchor in Montague Harbour and caught the day’s last rays glinting off the water.

On the second day of sailing, we admired more natural wonders — from an amazing sculpted sandstone shore made by the tide, to the seals perched on rocks as we passed. We also appreciated getting to know the boat, working the sails to squeeze out some extra speed out of the light wind. All of it made me think how fortunate I am, as a teenager, that my life

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has been full of salt and freshwater adventures ever since my parents introduced me to sailing when I was 5 years old.

We anchored that night in Herring Bay on Ruxton Island where the water was a beautiful turquoise, with colorful pops of contrast thanks to the purple and orange starfish scattered among the rocks. The next and last morning, we navigated through Gabriola Passage at slack tide. The day warmed, evaporating the cold mist and revealing the narrow passage between Gabriola Island and Valdes Island. We reached our mooring buoy in beautiful Silva Bay and the boat was unloaded and buttoned up until next time.

Motoring to shore, we reminisced about the trip and how it felt extra rewarding after the painstaking wait and numerous false starts. The long drive home was full of conversation planning for future trips across the Strait of Georgia to explore more of the British Columbia coast.

Indigo Bowick is a student at the University of Victoria, pursuing a degree in Writing and Environmental Studies. She is from Nelson, BC, and has been sailing since the age of 5 years old.

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A PA R TI N G DELIVERY LETTING GO AFTER THREE YEARS AND MORE THAN 3,000 MILES

by Rhys Balmer

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ome say that the happiest days of a boat owner's life are the day they buy a boat and the day they sell it. I can tell you that, although that may be true for some, it is not true for me.

I've been thinking about what it means to be a boat owner recently. After three years and well over 3,000 miles, the time had come to say goodbye to Journeyman — the Cal 40 I have been using as a teaching platform for Griffin Bay Adventures, my sailing school in the San Juan Islands.

Journeyman's commercial insurance had come up for renewal and, after much searching, no coverage could be found for the 50-year-old boat, despite her great pedigree. As would be the case with any craft one has shared so many miles with, she was close to my heart. But she was also a business asset, and — no longer able to work for her moorage — now an albatross around my neck in these hard times for the sail training industry.

As I prepared to sell the boat, I itemized the upgrades we had done on the listing and, going through the pictures, I was flooded with all the fond memories of adventure made aboard. I remember well the 21 days it took to sail her back from Hawaii; how impressed I was that all I’d read about the boat’s good ocean sailing character was true. I remembered the Oregon Offshore Race in which we took away a second place trophy; and how proud I was not only that we had done well, but we’d done it with students as a sail training class. I remembered the race around San Juan County with friends when we did not place so well, but brought the cast iron cookware and enjoyed the finest underway fare of any race I’ve ever participated in. I remembered the threeday trip to Vancouver, British Columbia last year for New Years with good friends. I remember cruising around the Gulf Islands with a girlfriend — blissed-out, bellies full of oysters, snugged down in a favorite newly discovered anchorage.

At best, we are stewards of our boats for a time; and we’re not the only ones to derive joy from these vessels. If we take care of our craft like we hope they will take care of us, we should try to pass them on in better shape than when we got them so they can be enjoyed for generations.

I remember looking at Journeyman briefly in Hawaii while I was getting a Santa Cruz 50 ready to deliver back to San Francisco.

The Cal 40 had a recent refit, but was in rough shape after being handled poorly on her way to Hawaii by her former owners.

Both her stem fitting and gooseneck were broken, and her jib and furler were damaged so badly that they had been thrown in the dumpster after the crossing. She was in rough shape, but I saw her potential as a solid sail-training platform and those sweet classic lines didn't hurt. A little work and she would be ready for the 2,500-plus mile trip home.

The misadventures endear you to your craft as well as the smooth sailing and sexy lines. After I bought her and set sail for the Pacific Northwest from Hawaii, I can vividly recall the shaky-handed jury rigging job we did that kept the rudder from can-opening a hole in the hull when the top rudder bearing sheared off its bolts 1,000 miles from land. Our jury rig held for the rest of the trip. After we arrived I glassed in big gussets fore and aft and athwartships to take any load off the new top bearing hardware.

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Maybe it's all the work that you put in — and the confidence that comes from it — that makes it so hard to say goodbye.

In those first months, I remember my folks helping with the varnish, painting, rail re-bedding and V-drive rebuild. All the hours working on the boat with them are happy memories.

Despite the pain of letting go, I knew that I was passing along a boat that was better for our time together.

From bluewater passages to day sailing, she never let me down. Perhaps these are the reasons so many marinas are choked with sorry derelicts or vessels not far off. The memories of the good times make people hang on to their boats beyond their ability to steward them. Then guilt sets in after the boat has been let go so far that it keeps them away from the marina, moorage payments on auto-draft. Letting go is difficult.

After Journeyman's listing went up, it was not long before a young and aspiring sailor from California purchased the boat and it was time to say goodbye to Journeyman. Fortunately, though, he would need the boat delivered and I would get one last adventure to sooth this bittersweet passing of the torch.

FRIDAY HARBOR TO SAN FRANCISCO — A LAST ADVENTURE WITH FRIENDS The first to sign on to the crew were Eric Cheong and Martin Gibson. I have shared more than 5,000 miles with these guys on different deliveries and races and I can't think of better examples of how character is first and foremost at sea. Eric and Martin are the paragon of seagoing gentlemen and, in addition to being invaluable on deck, are always glad to help organize, cook, do dishes, or clean. Martin was my first mate, crew, navigator, fiberglass repair specialist, and guidance counselor for our doublehanded Pac Cup on my Moore 24, Evermoore. Eric joined a delivery back from Hawaii the following year and has been a real rockstar guest on many more recreational boating activities. With a strong crew like these two aboard, we didn't really need anyone else; but it was too fun a passage to not want to share it with more people.

Next on the crew were Har Rai Khalsa and Madison “Mad Dog” Rowley. Har Rai had joined on a short delivery from Port Angeles to Portland years ago and I remember him asking to climb the mast as we sailed up the river to Portland, kite up and all, to get a picture. A backcountry athlete and professional outdoor sports photographer, here is a guy who would climb a mast or dive under the boat at the drop of a hat if necessary — and with a grin on his face.

Mad Dog is a strange nickname for such a refined gent. We first sailed together as teenagers when I was teaching for junior sailing camps in Portland. Our friendship is more proof, if anyone ever needed it, that fellowship forged on the water endures.

The last to join this well acquainted and handsome bunch was Kyle Hadley, who I met on social media when he was asked for advice about his new-to-him Cascade 29. A tough, self-taught sailor, who happened to be the youngest person on our crew, Kyle is not someone that would sign up for a typical sailing lesson, but he is a perfect candidate for what I've come to call a seagoing apprenticeship. Kyle’s genuine passion and curiosity about everything sailing confirms that he will be one of the few

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to really go and do the bluewater sailing thing so many dream about but never do.

WHAT A CAL 40 DOES BEST The direction and time of year of this delivery promised to offer some of the best sailing you can do with a Cal 40. These boats just love a bunch of wind abaft the beam. And when you add a following sea, the helm just lightens up and you can't stop grinning.

Mad Dog at the helm with Eric offering downwind driving advice.

Ships log 9-15-20: We are heading dead downwind and have the #2 jib poled out and the main preventer on. It’s gusting 25+ and the sea state is still confused so the helm is a handful. At 10 p.m., the helmsman backwinds the main, the preventer stops the jibe but the boom vang breaks. A few hours later on the next watch, the #2 is back-winded one too many times and blows up.

No worries, it was an old sail. The #3 goes up and fresh hands get on the helm.

The boom and its affiliated parts are common points of failure. The vang breaking reminds me of past issues with these important moving parts. The previous evening’s vang failure was just the fitting popping its two rivets and bending its way out. The next day, Marty got to jury rigging and managed to reshape it and slip it back in the track with a lashing to the unused loop just aft of the vang attach point. This fix was eerily similar to one Martin had done when we were racing to Hawaii on Evermoore. There was a lesson here: it is important to have fuses in the rigging and strong isn't always the best. One would always rather have the vang break than the boom or mast or gooseneck. Things break, you jury rig, and then when back ashore you improve the design.

I may be someone who drank more of the Koolaid than most, but I can't think of any thing that can bring people together as a team — while pushing everyone's limits and horizons — like a boat and some sea miles.

While the forest fires raged on shore and who knows what was going on in the political world at large, our little tribe had come together. Watches were running smoothly and everyone was in sync. I secretly just wished we had further to go.

From Journeyman's ship's log on the delivery, 9-9-20: The sun is setting now, we have the 3/4 asymmetrical kite on the pole, and when surfing we are hitting 11 knots. A three-course Indian dinner is being prepared by Har Rai and the tantalizing aromas waft through the boat and into the cockpit. Thundering along in 20 knots of wind about 10 miles offshore, the forecast looks good. High-fives and good vibes abound.

The most riveting sea stories are made of stuff going wrong, but I don’t think any sailor will deny that those perfect moments between human and boat and wind and sea are what we really live for. Having these kinds of experiences sailing and sharing them with some of your best shipmates makes up for any mid ocean head rebuild or any of the other unfun work that boat ownership involves.

IT'S NOT ALL BEER AND SKITTLES Ship's log 9-13-20: So far, we have been lucky rounding the capes as we sail south, but as we approach the infamous Cape Mendocino, it seems that we will get some uncomfortable conditions. At sunset, the wind is gusting 20+ from the south and a confused sea is running from the conflicting winds that have been blowing the past few days in the area. I'm in the port quarter berth when we come off a wave on port tack and the range comes free from its gimbals. Fortunately, the solenoid is off and the LPG hose isn't damaged. We get it back on the gimbals and secured so dinner can be made.

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Eric Cheong ably at the helm off Cape Mendocino.

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Journeyman's delivery crew stoked on their shared adventure after arriving in smoky San Francisco.

PASSING IT ON Ship’s log 9-18-20: The wind has tapered and we are motoring into the pitch black night. The smoke from the forest fires has blacked out any stars or moonlight. The light of phosphorescence in our wake is very bright. Adding to the surreal moment, three Sooty Petrels have joined us for a ride in the cockpit. These small coal-black birds don’t seem to be afraid of the crew, and even let us pick them up as we relocate them to less dangerous places.

Martin is all smiles after he figured a way to repair the busted boom vang attachment. Photo by Rhys Balmer.

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Perhaps it's the light from our navigation instruments in the cockpit that has drawn them to us.

The fog lifted the next day and the Golden Gate Bridge came into view. Everyone was on deck, seabirds and whales all around seemed to greet us as we passed under this iconic bridge. Our journey was coming to an end and like all endings, it was a little sad.

Life sometimes finds us far and years apart from our best friends. Work, “adulting”, and raising families come between us and those that were so important in our younger years.

Thinking about this really shows me how important it is to have adventures like this with your friends. The time and money spent to make those memories are quickly forgotten.

As we head under the gate back to civilization, the sweetness of the presence of mind that you must live underway offshore is replaced with the plans and concerns the shore requires. My band of seaward brothers was breaking up and heading back to reality. The feelings of sadness about letting go of the boat are now small compared to the feelings of how important the time with good people is.

As this chapter closes with Journeyman back in California where she was made, and me closing on a new boat to teach on, I can't help but see the moral of this story.

The memories and miles are gold. The boat…well, that's just stuff.

Rhys Balmer lives in Friday Harbor, Washington. He is the owner of Griffin Bay Adventures, and is a professional instructor and delivery captain. Read more about Rhys’ high seas adventures at www.griffinbayadventures.com/captains-log Unless otherwise noted, all photos in this article were taken by crew member and professional photographer, Har Rai Khalsa.

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DESTINATION:

HOME

by Elsie Hulsizer

I felt the ship dock with a gentle bump, then the engine shut down. A moment later, shouts reverberated through the metal hull, “Home! We’re at Home!” I lay in my bunk in the dark, puzzled. Home — for both me and the ship — was Seattle, and we were somewhere south of the Tacoma Narrows on our way to Carr Inlet for the night. How could we be home?

It was the mid 1960s and I was a student on the RV ONAR, a small oceanographic research ship belonging to the University of Washington. The voice I had heard belonged to the ONAR’s mate, Popp.

Crew on the University’s research vessels were known for the practical jokes they played on students and I knew better than to rise to their provocation. I’d find out where we were in the morning. I rolled over and went back to sleep.

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of students and technicians were drinking coffee at the table as they studied a chart of southern Puget Sound. I leaned in between two students and found Carr Inlet. Several small coves were on the inlet’s western shore. One, Von Geldern Cove, showed a hatched area, labeled “Home.” So, Home was a town. In answer to my unspoken question, one of the crew members shrugged, “It was a utopian community,” he said. “That’s all I know.”

I opened the cabin door and walked out on deck. Worn wooden planks of an old dock stretched toward shore where a small house snuggled up against a bulkhead. Sunshine lit up trees, gardens and houses. This looked like a place that demanded exploring, but I knew we had a full day of oceanographic sampling ahead of us. From the town’s peaceful appearance, I would not have guessed that Home had once been called, “a festering nest of poisonous anarchists.”

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the water shallows considerably; and farther out, the anchorage is exposed to southerly winds. If you are anchoring for the night and the forecast is for strong southeasterlies, you'll feel more secure in Mayo Cove, a mile and a half away.

The launch ramp is popular among local boaters, making for a steady stream of traffic on the ramp. The shore to the east of the ramp is labeled "private," but there's ample public land to leave a dinghy to the west (left) of the ramp. We also found Von Geldern Cove and Home to be a good spot to wait for an outgoing tide through the Tacoma Narrows.

Our cruising group anchored a bit offshore and took our dinghies to the launch ramp. While making our way ashore, I looked for the dock to which the University boats had tied, but didn’t see it — or any other docks.

From the ramp, we hiked along a road on the north side of the cove, passing small wooden cottages and one grand brick house.

Eventually the road reached a highway where we found a onestory clapboard building. A neon sign in a window advertised “Bud.” In the corner of one of the windows, a small paper sign invited us to “Dine out at Home.” The store was closed for Memorial Day, but we peered through the front window to see tables and chairs and store shelves.

“Every meal in Home would be a Home-cooked meal,” someone joked. Someone else suggested, “If they had a baseball team, we could root for the Home team,” (in fact, at one time Home did have a baseball team with just that motto).

That reminded one of the club members of a hitchhiker that she had picked up near here once. “Where do you live,” she asked him. “Home,” he replied. “No, she said, “Where is your house?”

He was insistent, “I told you, Home.”

The Town of Home was one of five communitarian colonies established in western Washington toward the end of the nineteenth century. Frustrated by the growing dependence on machines, urbanization, and the unequal distribution of wealth, the colonists sought a new way of living. Although each colony had a different governing structure and political beliefs, all aimed to create a sense of community. All eventually disbanded.

Home was established in 1896 by three refugees from a failed utopian colony near Tacoma. They wanted to live in a community where the only requirement of its citizens was to respect the rights of others. On the shores of Von Geldern Cove, they bought 26 acres of land at $2.50 per acre and drew up a compact for the Mutual Home Colony Association. A couple from Virginia contributed an adjoining 299 acres. The association then offered lots to individuals who shared their dream of a better world. Ownership of the land stayed with the colony but if settlers left, they could sell any improvements they made.

To spread the word of their colony, members started a newspaper, The Discontent, which became an open forum for liberal views and was freely mailed to anyone who showed an interest. The colony grew, eventually reaching 250 residents.

It had an orchard, a school, stores, a debating society, a band, and community halls where residents could take classes in art, yoga, spiritualism and other subjects. Occasional controversial visitors — including Emma Goldman, the famous anarchist from Tacoma — came to give talks.

I didn’t return until many years later, but I’ve navigated back several times now including this summer, drawn to the place’s unusual history, and its undeniably quaint appeal as a cruising destination. Since docking at Home in the University’s ship, I married, graduated, moved back east and then, with my husband Steve, sailed from Boston to Seattle in our Chesapeake 32 sloop, Velella.

My first trip back Home was in 1982 — Steve and I were on a weekend cruise with the Puget Sound Cruising Club to Penrose Point State Park, a short distance from Von Geldern Cove and Home. I persuaded several club members to accompany us to the puzzling little village.

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The low bridge for the Key Penninsula Highway keeps large craft out of the head of the cove.

Home’s colonists called themselves “anarchists” and flew red flags (the historic symbol for left-wing politics) from the small boats they kept in the cove. They believed that people should obtain harmony by free agreements, not government regulations.

Unfortunately for the colonists, to the larger population “anarchy” implied not harmony, but violence and chaos.

Home’s beliefs came under suspicion in September, 1901, when a gunman who called himself an anarchist shot President McKinley in Buffalo, NY. Tacoma papers worked their readers into a frenzy, convincing vigilantes that the shooter was part of a conspiracy that included anarchists in Home.

Historians have struggled to separate stories of this time from exaggerations. Some stories attribute Home’s escape from mayhem to a Captain Edward Lorenz, a steamship captain whose boats regularly carried passengers between Home and Tacoma. In one story, Lorenz announced engine failure to a shipload of angry vigilantes and kept the ship drifting while he repaired it — until it became too late to journey to Home. In others, the captain merely declined to charter a vessel to the vigilantes. Another story has Home residents preparing a feast to welcome vigilantes who never arrive.

Essays in The Discontent on free love and the rights of women at this time raised the Postmaster’s suspicions. At his request, a U.S. Marshal arrested three residents of Home for mailing obscene materials. The trial convened in Tacoma, but when the judge read the materials, he did not find them obscene and dismissed the case. Unable to overrule the judge, the Postmaster simply closed the Home Post Office, forcing its residents to use the Lakebay Post Office in the next cove. Perhaps deterred by the loss of Home’s post office, The Discontent ceased publication, to be replaced later by The Demonstrator and still later by The Agitator.

The Mutual Home Colony began to disintegrate as colonists moved away and the next generation chose college and careers over the colony. Then, in 1909 the colony changed its rules and allowed individual members to own and sell land, eventually dissolving the legal agreement that limited land occupancy to colony members. Home became just another rural town.

Was Home a true anarchist colony? Looking for a definition of anarchy, I read a September 2020 New York Times article, inspired by accusations that some U.S. cities had become “anarchist societies.” The article explains that anarchy does 48º NORTH

not mean chaos, but rather “living in a stateless society… run by direct democracy,” meaning without government, and therefore without laws. Although anarchy was definitely a subject for debate, Home in the early 1900s was not a stateless society, nor did its members advocate violence. As anarchist Emma Goldman observed: the colonists were more interested in vegetables and chickens than propaganda.

In 2017, Steve and I visited Home again, this time in our Annapolis 44 sloop, Osprey. We were anchored at Penrose Point State Park when Steve discovered Osprey’s batteries needed water and our distilled water jug was empty. Was the Home store still there? I found it on Google Maps and phoned. Yes, they carried distilled water.

We raised anchor and motored into Von Geldern Cove, anchoring off the launch ramp. Not wanting to take the time to walk, we took the dinghy up the inlet, under a low bridge of the two-lane Key Peninsula Highway and into a small treelined lagoon. Even with highway noise, it was peaceful there with the water reflecting the image of an old wooden building. I remembered that Von Geldern Cove had once been called Joe’s Bay, perhaps after Joe Faulkner, the first settler to the area, or perhaps to ridicule a fisherman who got drunk, fell overboard and drowned. “Joe’s Bay” seemed a more suitable name for this little cove rather than the grandiose “Von Geldern Cove” given to it by Captain Vancouver.

While Steve waited in the dinghy, I scrambled up a bank and crossed the street to a modern-looking building with a large red and blue “Food Mart/Deli” sign on its side. A more rustic sign over the doorway read “Home Country Store 1914.”

The rustic country store sign on its modern building.

Back on Osprey, Steve watered the batteries while I sat in the cockpit enjoying the sunny afternoon. Suddenly I heard, “Ahoy Osprey!” I looked around to see a man, a stranger, in a beautiful laminated wooden kayak just off Osprey’s stern. “Are you Elsie?” he asked. “I wanted to thank you for the articles you write in boating magazines.” Surprised, I leaned over to talk to him and learned he had recognized Osprey from the articles. He told me that he had first come to Home as a child, visiting his grandparents.

“They owned one of the old community halls where the residents debated anarchy. It was fun to see it, but those buildings are all gone now,” he said.

Remembering the wooden dock, I said, “When I was a student in the ‘60s, I came here in the University of Washington’s research vessels and we tied up at an old dock. I’ve been trying

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Remnants of the old Mosquito Fleet dock where the author's ship made landfall in Home all those years ago. to figure out where it was.”

“That would have been the old Mosquito Fleet dock,” he said.

Mosquito Fleet referred to a loose conglomeration of privately owned shipping companies that ran passenger and freight boats throughout Puget Sound until the World War II era. I was awed to think I had actually been in a ship tied to a dock of the historic Mosquito Fleet. A critical part of Puget Sound’s economy, the fleet’s steamers provided at least one round-trip daily to Home and were so much a part of life at Home that residents situated their houses so they could see the steamer coming into the harbor.

“The dock’s cement footings are over there,” he said, pointing to some substantial stone pilings just west of the launch ramp.

If I squinted, I could imagine the old dock there.

Residents built the wharf themselves and sold firewood to the steamers which regularly called at the Cove. Other jobs were scarce and many Home residents took temporary jobs in Tacoma, Seattle, or Alaska, relying on the steamers for transportation. Women and children picked huckleberries in the late summer and sold them in Tacoma via the steamer.

In 2020, Steve and I visited Home when Covid-19 closed the border between Canada and the U.S and forced us to cancel a planned trip to Vancouver Island. Reluctant to face the crowds in the San Juan Islands, we opted for a trip to the South Sound.

Landing our dinghy on the launch ramp, we strolled along the road, enjoying the sunshine and views of the water. Next to the large brick house, we found several cement monuments with bronze plaques. One noted that the street was on the National Register of Historic Places. Another described Home’s residents as “people of radical yet tolerant thought’ whose newspapers “reflected the community’s interests in government, free speech, women’s rights, and other issues that still concern society.” No mention of anarchism.

Continuing along the road, we were approaching the store, when I noticed a post office across the street. Remembering the controversy over Home’s post office I checked the building’s sign. In large letters across the top it read, “Lakebay Post Office.”

Smaller letters below read, “Serving, Herron, Home, Lakebay, Longbranch.” In 1958, years after closing the Home Post Office, the USPS had decided the Lakebay location, originally chosen for access by boat, was too small. They moved the post office to Home but, despite the pleadings of Home residents, left its name as Lakebay.

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We went into the store to buy bread, donning our masks as we entered. Next to a cash register, a woman was scooping out what looked like chicken teriyaki from a serving pan. Noticing me watching, she said, “We had planned on adding a restaurant but then Covid hit. Maybe next year.”

On the way back to our dinghy, a small mop of a dog charged down a walkway at us, barking madly and trailing its leash behind. I clamped my foot on the leash to keep the dog out of the street then looked up to see a woman in her eighties or nineties just a few feet away.

“You’ve got a beautiful place here,” I told her, admiring the manicured yards and gardens of pink, red and yellow flowering plants

Today, Home makes a quaint, beautiful cruising stopover with particularly lovely gardens.

“Yes, we love it,” she said, gazing out at the calm waters of Von Geldern Cove glistening in the sun. “The first time we came here was forty years ago. I knew immediately it was the place for us.”

Her obvious love for Home reminded me of my first visit there as a student. I had been right in wanting to return. It was a perfect place to visit in a boat: a launch ramp to go ashore, a public road with views of the water for walking, a store, a post office, and some seriously interesting history.

Elsie Hulsizer is the author of Glaciers, Bears and Totems: Sailing in Search of the Real Southeast Alaska and Voyages to Windward: Sailing Adventures on Vancouver Island’s West Coast.

See more of her work at www.elsiehulsizer.com, where you may also find a link to her sailblog: @Ospreyvoages.

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WINTER VASHON

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Winter Vashon, hosted by Tacoma Yacht Club, kicks off the iconic Southern Sound Series. A series of four sailing races over four consecutive months run by different yacht clubs — Three Tree Point Yacht Club’s Duwamish Head, Olympia Yacht Club’s Toliva Shoal, and Gig Harbor Yacht Club’s Islands Race, along with Winter Vashon — the Southern Sound Series is the official start to the new season of racing. Indeed, it is the first event that qualifies sailors for 48° North’s coveted Top 25.

Winter Vashon racers had braced for a cold, wet, windless attempt at circumnavigating Vashon Island. The race, this year on December 5, has been infamous for light and twitchy 48º NORTH

winds in recent years. But if it can’t be windy, at least it could rain! However, as the race committee’s starting clocked wound toward zero, the fog had parted, a rainbow appeared, the wind came up, and dozens of boats went off the starting line enjoying some extra Vitamin D in the sunshine.

In total, 56 boats registered and 46 actually crossed the start line. This year, the Southern Sound Series includes a single and doublehanded class to enable more sailors to participate while staying well within any Covid-19 restrictions. The new offering proved to be popular, with close to half of the registrants opting for this class.

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Walkers at the waterfront park by Tacoma Yacht Club stopped to watch the brilliant spectacle of sailboats with full spinnakers head off across the bay. Meanwhile on the water, sailors jockeyed for position at the start and tried to make those all important gains before turning north to follow the current up Colvos Passage.

Racing up Colvos Passage is always an experience, and this year’s sunshine made it as pretty as ever. With such a narrow race course, interactions between boats are very common.

Frequent jibes, ducks, close crosses, and lead changes were the features of the day — all keeping drivers, tacticians, and sail trimmers on their toes.

There was enough wind to propel boats up Colvos Passage to the north mark near the Vashon Ferry dock, but not enough to send them back down to Tacoma, so an early call was made to shorten the course and finish everyone at the top of the island.

Many racers expressed appreciation for the call to shorten the race. Most racers were able to go home in daylight. In the end, all but two of the 46 boats were able to finish.

No stranger to South Sound Series podiums (any podiums, really), Mark Harang won the new Shorthanded Class on his Evelyn 32, Nimbus, by a fairly wide margin. He was followed by Sara Billey’s Peer Gynt and Jeanne Goussev’s Gray Wolf.

In the fully crewed classes, wins went to a mix of top regional racers and South Sound locals who showed off their Colvos savvy.

John Bailey's elegant Sir Isaac making it look easy.

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A parade in the race to Colvos (left to right): Terrmoto, Sonic, Tachyon, Constellation, and Absolutely. the goal for our family’s new-to-us Farr 395, Time Warp. After sitting in a yard getting worked on all of October, she was finally splashed mid-November. Our crew of five went out the weekend before Vashon to see what the sail inventory looked like. We put up most — but, critically, not all — of the sails… We wouldn’t regret that, would we?

The delivery from Shilshole to Tacoma Yacht Club (TYC) the Friday before the race went well enough…for the first hour.

Somewhere in the middle of Elliott Bay, I went down below to find water coming up from the floorboards. Not a good sign.

“Hmmm, where did I see that bilge pump handle? Dang. I can’t remember.” After an hour of conferring with the shore crew, it became apparent I wasn’t going to be able to fix this problem on the water. The engine was out except for short periods of no more than 10-15 minutes.

Decision time: make for Elliott Bay Marina, or forge ahead to Tacoma? I chose the latter, having faith in the three mechanically-skilled friends set to crew for the next day’s race – Ray McCormack, Jeff Janders, and Bob Curley. I hoisted the mainsail on my new boat, threw out the Code Zero, and had a

marvelous sail down the sound to Point Robinson. I was having so much fun, I forgot that Colvos Passage is actually faster; or that there would be other boats taking that course, some of whom might give a tow if needed!

I inadvertently passed near a pod of orca whales on the south side of Maury Island, and that was a nice bonus. But as the sun set, so did the wind. I could see Tacoma Yacht Club about 5 miles away, but with no wind and no engine, I wasn’t going to make it. Fortunately, Ray was able to come out on a Beneteau 46 and tow me in. Whew. Long day.

Saturday morning “da boys” MacGyvered the engine enough to solve the problem in the short term. We thought our troubles were behind us… then we discovered a new problem. The one spinnaker we had brought was ripped to shreds at the tapes.

Looks like that was one we had not put up the week before.

Ooops, no kite. We sailed the length of Colvos on a Code Zero, except when we tried going wing-on-wing with a 105% jib.

(That didn’t work out so well either!)

We found ourselves in a real dogfight with three other boats trying not to finish last. We reversed the order, so “4th” meant you were 4th from last. Unfortunately, we got our first “first” that day, finishing about 20 minutes after sunset. Marek Omilian’s well sailed TP 52, Sonic, won our class, finishing more than three hours ahead of us. Charley Macauley’s Absolutely was a mere two hours ahead of us, and the closest boat in our class beat us by a full hour!

At the final tally, there were a few bruised egos but it was a wonderful day of sailing among good friends. Win or lose, with the wrong spinnaker or water incursion problems — our first weekend with the boat was still a ton of fun and totally worth it.

The Southern Sound Series continues with the Duwamish Head Race on January 9, 2021, the Toliva Shoal Race on February 13, 2021, and the Islands Race on March 20, 2021. More information and results are available on the series website at ssseries.org.

Cal 33, Cherokee, positions to windward of her fleet on the way to a class win.

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2007 FLYING TIGER 10M AND TRAILER Robert Perry designed 33' sport boat with 2018 electric start Tohatsu 9.8 outboard. Phrf about 54. Boat has carbon fiber mast and boom Betts carbon fiber rudder and tiller, and stock rudder and tiller. The trailer is heavy duty, double axel aluminum trailer. Was in the top 25 race boats on Puget Sound for 2019. SOLD!

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Contact Ray at (209) 772-9695. $10,500

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1967 ISLANDER 21’ Complete refit/refurbish 2010. New Honda 5 2019 (2hrs). Roomy V-birth and nice little cabin w/ galley.

Includes trailer w/ new tires/rims. 2 jibs, 160% genny, storm sail, new tanbark Main 2015. 5W Solar panel w/ smart regulator. More included. Slip possible. Dinghy also for sale. For more info contact Chuck Johnson: chuck@kinnik.com or (360) 379-0963. $4,500.

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WESTSAIL 32 New engine, tanks, sails, head, roller furling. Many extras. For more info call (206) 290-9660. $35,000.

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39' BRENT SWAIN STEEL PH 2011 "Abigail" is a wonderful, year-around livaboard, stoutly rigged and set up for cruising. Twin bilge keels so can be beached. 5 1/2' draft, 190gl diesel and 150gl water tanks. Dickinson diesel heater, 4 new 2 speed self-tailing winches, 30 hp Yanmar engine. located Anacortes.

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