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LETTERS 23 years. After surviving numerous hurricanes, my wife also decided that a house inland was safer. Greg & Arlene Davidson Kyle, TX Greg and Arlene — It comes as no surprise that someone might haul up big links from the bottom of Clipper Cove. After all, it's bounded on the north end by 400-acre Treasure Island, a manmade Works Progress Administration project that was completed in '39. One can just imagine the construction debris, which in those days was often just left on the bottom. In the '30s, Clipper Cove became the airport for Pan American Airlines Pacific Rim Service using the magnificent China Clipper Seaplanes. It was also the site of the '39-'40 World's Fair, and it's from Building One that Admiral Chester Nimitz directed the War in the Pacific. The bottom line is lord only knows what stuff is still down there waiting to trap your anchor. You might even find something more modern. In a It's rare to bring up such a prize after get- previous trip to Clipper ting your anchor stuck in Clipper Cove. Cove, Bubak caught her 35-lb Bruce on a 45-lb stainless steel CQR and 100-feet of 3/8" chain that had obviously been cut free. Thankfully, the Treasure Island Development Authority has had all of the sunken boats removed, making it much less likely for anchors to get caught than it used to be.
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⇑⇓IN SEARCH OF NEW HOPE I had a conversation with a certain boat designer about George Kiskaddon's 60-ft modern schooner New World, which was built in the early '70s. Talk drifted to Great Hope, the 24-ft prototype he built first. We were wondering if anyone knows the whereabouts of that boat. John Amen Diablo John — Sorry, we don't know the whereabouts of Great Hope. Maybe a reader can help. We do know where New World is — sprinkled in pieces on a reef somewhere in the South Pacific. As a racing boat, the narrow modern schooner New World never quite lived up to expectations. And after a number of years, Doug Wilde, an old friend, became the skipper, and ran her between islands in the South Pacific, carrying people — and sometimes even cattle on the hoof! When Doug decided to move on to Hong Kong, his replacement skipper didn't waste much time putting New World on a reef. For those who don't know, Sausalito shipping magnate George Kiskaddon, who was before our time, was a very influential sailor on San Francisco Bay and beyond. In the '60s he had Sparkman & Stephens design Spirit, a 33-footer that was to be a family-friendly version of the Bird one-design class. Spirit proved to be a fine racer, and Kiskaddon eventually had a group of local sailors sail her across the Atlantic to England and around Europe. He was probably the first San Francisco sailor to do that. Spirit returned to San Francisco, where she saw great success in the hands of Sausalito sailmaker Pete Sutter and subsequent owners. ⇑⇓SPARE TIME? WHAT'S THAT? When you have some spare time, can you please try to Page 50 •
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