BAJA HA-HA PROFILES, PT III — Sea of Cortez. Cruise Plans: Farther south; eventually do the Pacific Puddle Jump. Trumpeter — Newport Gulf 32 Bob & Robby Hinds Chula Vista Occupations: both lawyers Crew: Steve Labarre Noteworthy: Bob and Robby are father and son Cruise Plans: A month or more at Cabo or Mazatlan. Dos Tacos — Seawind 1160 cat Tony & Michelle Soter, Portland, OR Occupations: wine-makers Crew: daughter Livi, 14, son Anton, 12, & Mark DeMaria Noteworthy: "We will barely finish the harvest and fermentation of the new wines before putting them into barrels and shoving off for Mexico." Cruise Plans: Boat stays in Mexico. Bluewater — Seawind 1000 cat Mark Barrish & Lawrence Kerver Santa Cruz Occupations: patent attorney; engineer C r e w : Mark's wife Liz & daughter Amanda, 5, plus Kevin Mulholland & Andrew McMullen Quote: "Life is too short to wonder for too long whether life is too Meet Mark of 'Bluewater'. short." Cruise Plans: Sea of Cortez. Camelot — Hunter 54 Howie & Donna Shaw, Portland, OR Occupations: traffic engineer; secretary (both retired) Crew: son Craig Shaw, daughter Sandi, Jane Roy & Kenneth Smith Noteworthy: At 84, Howie may be the fleet's elder statesman; he crewed on a previous rally for Craig. Cruise Plans: A season in Mexico. Kinda Blue — Hershine 41 Jerome Phillips, Portland, OR Occupation: musician Crew: Ron Capasso & Don Mertie Noteworthy: There's a piano on board! Cruise Plans: Winter in Mexico.
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Brizo — Coronado 35 Tom & Leila Whitney Miron Portland, OR Occupations: sailing club manager; student (both in their 20s, but "retired") Crew: Kristine DeWilde Noteworthy: All on board are under 30, and former college sailors. Cruise Plans: "Onward south!" Ripple Effect — Creekmore 35 Jay Ahrens, San Francisco Occupation: web developer Crew: Kau Bahler & Tiffanie Linkin Quote: " This is an excellent way to be-
"After three years of blood, sweat and beers we're ready to go!" gin a foreign cruising lifestyle. It has the safety of numbers, and a concentration of sailors to develop a personal cruising network." Cruise Plans: Bash back in January. Patricia Belle — 66-ft schooner Patrick & Geni Hughes, Seattle, WA Occupations: merchant marine; nurse (both ret) Crew: TBA Quote: "Can't we all just get along?" Noteworthy: They built this steel vessel themselves. Cruise Plans: South, then on to Hawaii and San Diego. Star Passage — Valiant 40 Peter & Kim Johnson, Pt. Richmond Occupations: CEO; mom Crew: son Harlan, 11, & daughter Sophie, 8 Quote: "Let the music begin!" Cruise Plans: Stay in Mexico. Scout — Jeanneau SO 52.2 Greg Himes, Whitefish, MT Occupation: educator Crew: Liz Wilson & Liz Lococo Quote: "If life gives you the west coast of Baja, make it into the Baja Ha-Ha. Cruise Plans: Bash to LA in June. Palapa — Cal 34 Aron & Rheanne Kormout Moss Landing Occupations: wildland firefighter; waitress
Crew: TBA Quote: "After three years of blood, sweat and beers (refitting this stock '69 classic), we're ready to go!" Cruise Plans: Cruise the mainland and the Sea of Cortez, then commuter cruise. Blackjack — Hunter 46.6 Jonathan Peebles, Point Loma Occupation: sales Crew: Bill Kirk Quote: "This boat was spoiled as a baby; now it wants to kick ass." Cruise Plans: This is a shakedown for a cruise to Australia. Sisu — Hans Christian 43 Christopher & Barbara Warnock San Francisco Occupations: CEO (ret); graphic designer Crew: sons John, 17, & Joshua ('Yoshi'), 15 Noteworthy: This rare '78 cutter rigged ketch survived a category-five hurricane in Tonga in '85, skippered by Phil Howe. Cruise Plans: Undecided. Purusha — Spencer 53 Erin Hope-Goldsmith & Lyndie Burtt Vancouver, BC Occupation: Lyndie, kinesiologist Crew: David Caves (capt.), Anna Cunningham, Anniken Chadwick, Naomi ('Pony') Peterson & Shireen Nabatian Noteworthy: The Purusha crew call themselves fun-loving hippies who love making music. Aboard are guitars, flute, sax, violin and piano! Cruise Plans: Continue south. Sweet Dreams — Irwin 54 Jim & Gina Nie Portland, OR Occupations: both managers (ret) Crew: son Colton, 14, & daughter Niki, 11 Noteworthy: We're sure Jim and Gina will make lots of friends — they have an icemaker on board. Cruise Plans: A season in Mexico, then perhaps a trip to Papua New Guines to do missionary work. Truant — Cabo Rico 38 Frank Murphy, San Diego Occupation: real estate Crew: G.W. Grigg, & Chip Scire Quote: "Hoping the adventure is even better than all the stories in the pages