Dilworth also took classes at OCSC last summer to build his skills. Now carrying a confirmed case of the racing bug, he has his sights set on the Santana 22 Nationals, scheduled for late July at Corinthian YC. Although the boat doesn't yet have a name, when it shows up on the Bay, you won't miss it; he's enlisted the help of a graffiti artist from Sacramento to create a huge orange Octopus graphic on the topsides. Deception, SC 50, Bill Helvestine — If any of you boat builders out there have doubts about the power of celebrity endorsements, maybe Bill Helvestine's reason for buying his SC 50 Deception will change your mind. "I chose the SC 50 largely because Paul Cayard made the decision for me," Helvestine said. "I figured if it was good enough for him and his family, it was good enough for me." Helvestine, who previously actively sailed aboard a friend's Olson 30 had been out of sailing for a "long time." But with all five of his kids now either in or graduated from college, the Lark-
spur attorney figured," If I'm going to get back into racing, I better do it now!" He said some people questioned whether it was too much boat to basically get started in. "I'm finding the boat to be just right" he said. "It's a joy to sail. I didn't want a cruisy boat or a racer/cruiser; I wanted a racing boat and I didn't necessarily want the newest of the new." Deception was the final SC 50 built, and the only one with a carbon fiber deck and a rig positioned farther forward 'Deception' is proving to be the perfect fit for first-time owner Bill Helvestine (in red jacket). A SC 50 isn't a bad starter boat . . . than the originals. His immediate plans include the OYRA ing how to sail it well. He's also got his schedule, where he hopes to develop the eye on a future Hawaii race, with the skills of the core group of crew that's 2010 Pacific Cup being the earliest posbeen accreting for the boat, and learnsibility. — latitude/rg
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