THE PLATINUM EDITION Noteworthy: Skipper and crew have been friends since grade school. Quote: "Living the dream." Add'l crew: Bob Jackson & Jack Jones Cruise plans: South Pacific circuit. Starfishette — Beneteau 42 Stevie & Sandy Kolb, Seattle, WA Occupations: Stevie, firefighter; Sandy, ER nurse
Sandy and Stevie of 'Starfishette'.
Quote: "What kind of goofballs am I getting tangled up with?" Cruise plans: Leave boat in Mexico. AmoreKai — Tayana 37 Gino Valente, San Francisco Occupation: contractor (retired) Noteworthy: Gino has owned this boat for 25 years. Quote: "We plan to stay off the rocks and have fun." Add'l crew: Greg Kircher Cruise plans: Winter in Mexico, then on to Hawaii and French Polynesia. Moondance — CS 34 Niels Frommann, Redwood City Occupation: engineer Quote: "Please don't quote me." Add'l crew: Jason Sylvain, Michael Zwerg Cruise plans: Won't take the boat back home. Surface Change — Ericson 38 Tommy Shafer, Oakland Occupation: "hedonist" Quote: "It's not the destination, its who you go with." Add'l crew: Steve Christensen, Danja Platt Cruise plans: Bash back eventually.
Cavatina — Pacific 43 Doug Wilson, Jersey, GBR Occupation: master mariner Quote: "It's not who we are but what we do that defines us." Add'l crew: Robert Welch, Vicki Webb Cruise plans: Cruise Mexico, then on to Galapagos in the spring. Dawn Treader — Columbia 45 Jim Lussier, Olympia, WA Occupation: handyman/Army (retired) Noteworthy: As a kid, Jim made more than 20 trips up and down the East Coast doing yacht deliveries with his stepdad. Quote: "There's safety and camaraderie in numbers." Add'l crew: Kari Bettinger Cruise plans: Open.
Dolfino — Catalina 42 MkII Rick Lino, Marina del Rey Occupation: engineer (retired) Noteworthy: Rick has done 4.5 HaHas on Dolfino. Quote: "Looking forward to some fun, adventure, and a bit more sailing than just going to Catalina." Add'l crew: Rich Cronin, plus Craig & Rose Huerta Walker Cruise plans: Bash back during first weather window. Serendipity — Columbia 35 Steve Lane, Emeryville Occupation: engineer Quote: "We expect to lose this race/ rally with resounding success." Add'l crew: Matt Farnsworth, Fred Gibson, Atta Pilram & Ed Eibach Cruise plans: Leave boat in Mexico 'til January or February, then bash back.
Pyxis — Tayana 37 John Holt Condon, San Francisco Occupation: engineer Noteworthy: This boat is as old as John, to the month (36). Quote: "I look at this as a tune-up." Add'l crew: Winnie Liao & Roddy Ackerman Cruise plans: Possibly on to the Pacific.
Enchanté — CS 36 Merlin Alan Rosen & Lindy Early-Rosen Lummi Island, WA Occupations: Alan, furniture maker; Lindy, massage therapist Quote: If we're going to do this, we better go now. Cruise plans: Live aboard in the Sea of Cortez until June; park the boat and come back in October.
Tramp — Roberts 55 KO Arney, Haines, AK Occupation: lineman Quote: "I'm not yelling, I'm just speaking loudly." Add'l crew: Roy Rand & Cheryl Grant Cruise plans: Not going 'home'."
Elysium — Catalina 42 MkII Dan Ohlemacher & Patty Nolte Vashon Is., WA Occupation: Dan, software engineer Noteworthy: Having no heater aboard they froze their "asses off" in August in the San Juan Islands. So it was either get a heater or sail south. Quote: "I'm going this year no matter what!" Add'l crew: Alan (aka Doctor Electron) Katx & Kurt (Aquaman) Roll Cruise plans: Bash offshore to Seattle, or Puddle Jump.
Woodwind 1 — custom 45-ft cutter Brian & Richelle Neill, Victoria, BC Occupations: Brian, real estate developer; Richelle, insurance (both retired) Noteworthy: Brian started sailing on tallships in Ontario when he was only 8. Quote: "We cashed in our chips to pursue our dream. So yahoo, let's go!" Add'l crew: Carl Bell Cruise plans: Planning to cruise for 10 years.
The 'Elysium' crew are ready for sunshine.
Simpatica — Catalina 42 MkII Ken Flint, Dana Point Occupation: health care ed. (retired) Quote: "I believe in grabbing life with both hands, and this is one of those opportunities." Add'l crew: Graham Forsyth & Dave Lambert Cruise plans: A stint of cruising, then bash home.
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