Latitude 38 November 2023

VOLUME 557 November 2023

W E G O W HERE T HE W IND B LOWS

5O5 Worlds — California Tops the Fleet Heading South With the Baja Ha-Ha A Sorcerer’s Apprentice — Merlin’s Transpac Return Sur viving the Lahaina Fire Something Is Bugging Max Ebb

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CONTENTS subscriptions

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calendar

10

letters

16

loose lips

35

sightings

36

california tops 5O5 worlds

44

heading south with the ha-ha

50

merlin's transpac return

56

surviving the lahaina fire

62

max ebb: bugs

66

racing sheet

70

world of charter

80

changes in latitudes

84

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A front-row seat for crew aboard Mark Sanders' 72-ft Nicholson ketch Hurrica V in the 2023 Rolex Big Boat Series.

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105 Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 1.2 miles to Chase Center 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 1.2 miles to Chase Center Publisher/Editor ...................John Arndt .....................john@latitude38.com .............ext.

108 Filter Element Publisher/Editor ...................John ArndtJohn .....................john@latitude38.com 108 105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105.............ext.

Casual andCasual Fine Dining Nearby Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 103 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 1.2 miles to Chase Center 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

Casual and Fine Dining Nearby Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, John Riise, Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 1.2 miles to Chase Center Casual and Fine Dining Nearby Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 and Fine Dining Nearby Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen,

by Smith & Co. @@ Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

Starting Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul103 Kamen, Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Starting Racing Editor .......................Christine Weaver ...........chris@latitude38.com ............ext.

103 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 105 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Filter Unit John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross ........ext.

Tibbits 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com 105 Filter Unit John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross 99 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 99 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Tibbits Filter Element 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 1.2 miles miles to to Chase Center $12 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits 1.2 miles toChase ChaseCenter Center John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Filter Element 1.2 Chase Center $12 'Lectronic Latitude Editor ....Monica Grant.................monica@latitude38.com ........ext.

105 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre 1.2 miles to John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits $299.99 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Kamen, Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com ListList $299.99 Contributing Editors: TimTurpin Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com

EPOXY

Starting Short Shank Starting @@ Short Shank

Contributing Editors: TimTurpin Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editor-at-Large ....................Andy ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com

John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Handles up to 1000 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Contributing Editors: TimContributing Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Contributing Editors: Tim Henry, Lisa Hotchkiss, Paul Kamen, Handles up99 to991000 cu.cu. ft. ft.

John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 107 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits NOW $259 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits NOW $259 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Safe marine John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Tibbits Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Safe forfor marine use.use.

John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 John Riise, John Skoriak, Richard Spindler, Ross Ross Tibbits Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com $469999 NOW Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Filters: Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 101 99 99 Filters: Starting Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Handles 1000 ft.

Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Starting @@ $259 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com $2599999 Now $69 #255424: Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 109 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

Handles upup to to 1000 cu.cu. ft.

Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Editor-at-Large ....................Andy Turpin ...................andyturpinatlarge@gmail.com NOW Now $69 #255424: Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 109 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 101 $19 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre $19 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 99#9024 & 9031: Quart Kit, Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 99 #82010, 10MC Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre #82010, 10MC Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre $12 Safe for marine use.

Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 $12 Filter Unit: List $299.99 Safe for marine use.

99 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Filter Unit: List $299.99 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Roving Reporter ..................Donna Andre Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext. 101 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 1-Step,20MC #47100: Now $139 99 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 101 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Long Shank Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Long Shank #82011, 20MC $79 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 99 #82011, 99 99 99 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Handles up to 1000 cu. ft.

NOW $259 Now $69 #255424: Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 Handles up to 1000 cu. ft.

Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107Richard Advertising Manager ...........Mitch Perkins ................mitch@latitude38.com...........ext.

107 109 109 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 #255424: Now NOW $259 $69 Founded 1976.

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107 ............ext.

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109 Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

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205 Cutting Blvd, Corner of 2nd, Richmond 99 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 205 Cutting Blvd, Corner of 2nd, Richmond Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

2-Steps, #47200: Now $239 Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 109 Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 #19206, 2MC Sales Manager .....................Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Gallon Kit, #9130 & 9021: NOW #19206, 2MC NOW Founded 1976.

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109 Safe for marine use.

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FilterUnit: Unit: List$299.99 $299.99 Filter List Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102............ext.

Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 101 101 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com 101 ..........ext.

Production Supervisor .........Soren Hemmila ..............soren@latitude38.com...........ext.

102 101 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com 101 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext. www.latitude38.com • ..........ext.

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101 101 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 Bookkeeping .......................Penny Clayton ...............penny@latitude38.com ..........ext.

101 99 99 EACH $13 99 99$329 $219 3-Steps,Now #47300: Now EACH $13 $23 $23 510-233-1988 510-233-1988 www.latitude38.com •...............penny@latitude38.com (415) 383-8200 www.latitude38.com •Bennett (415) 383-8200 Founded 1976.

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101 www.latitude38.com •Valley, (415) 383-8200 NOW $259 Now $69 #255424: NOW $259 $69 #255424: Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki Bennett .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 15 Locust Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Marketing Administrator ......Nicki .................nicki@latitude38.com ............ext.

109 Founded 1976.

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109 101 Founded 1976.

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W W W. R U B I C O N YAC H TS .C O M

R U B I C O N Y A C H T S EMERY COVE • ALAMEDA • SAN RAFAEL

(3) 42' AquaLodge Houseboats 2020CRUISING - $115,000YACHTS ea. Mark Miner (415) 290-1347 FEATURED

55’ Waterline Pilothouse Cutter, 2000

$549,000

48’ Tayana Center Cockpit Cutter, 2018

$599,000

Thoughtfully designed and beautifully finished inside and out, the Aqua Lodge features fiberglass pontoons, a wood-beamed lofted ceiling, a fully appointed galley, and a full bath with residential-sized fixtures. The main salon is open and bright, while the master stateroom features a panoramic water view and a private deck. With the cost of building on the waterfront ever increasing, the Aqua Lodge is an affordable alternative.

We currently have three (3) identical Floating Cottages available at $115,000. each. These are new houseboats that have never been used. With the acquisition of all three one could start a unique Air B&B type business in a nice location.

NOTE: There is no propulsion included. An outboard engine could be installed on the bracket but, these boats are not equipped with any propulsion. They would need to be towed or trucked to their destination.

33’ Mason 33, 1985

RUBICON YACHTS

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55’ Waterline Steel Pilothouse, 2000 $549,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

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40’ Elan 40, 2004 $120,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

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Thoughtfully designed and beautifully finished inside and out, the Aqua Lodge features fiberglass pontoons, a wood-beamed lofted ceiling, a fully appointed galley, and a full bath with residential-sized fixtures. The main salon is open and bright, while the master stateroom features a panoramic water view and a private deck. With the cost of building on the waterfront ever increasing, the Aqua Lodge is an affordable alternative.

We currently have three (3) identical Floating Cottages available at $115,000. each. These are new houseboats that have never been used. With the acquisition of all three one could start a unique Air B&B type business in a nice location.

NOTE: There is no propulsion An outboard engine32’ could be installed are not equipped any 33’ Pearson Vanguard, included.

1966 Fuji 32, 1976on the bracket but, these boats 32’ Beneteau 321,with 2000 $30,000 propulsion. They would need to be towed or trucked to their destination. $27,500 $85,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

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EMERY COVE • 3300 POWELL ST, #105 • EMERYVILLE, CA 94608 • (510) 601-5010 ALAMEDA • 1150 BALLENA BLVD., SUITE 121 • ALAMEDA, CA 94501 • (510) 838-1800  3300 POWELL STREET, SUITE 105  EMERYVILLE, CA 94608  (510) 601-5010 EMERY SAN COVE RAFAEL • 25 THIRD STREET • SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 • (415) 453-4770 ALAMEDA  1150 BALLENA BLVD., SUITE 121, ALAMEDA, CA 94501  (510) 838-1800 San Rafael  25 Third Street  San Rafael, CA 94901  (415) 453-4770

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34’ Catalina MKII, 2001 $90,000 Emery Cove (510) 601-5010

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Thoughtfully designed and beautifully finished inside and out, the Aqua Lodge features fiberglass pontoons, a wood-beamed lofted ceiling, a fully appointed galley, and a full bath with residential-sized fixtures. The main salon is open and bright, while the master stateroom features a panoramic water view and a private deck. With the cost of building on the waterfront ever increasing, the Aqua Lodge is an affordable alternative.

We currently have three (3) identical Floating Cottages available at $115,000. each. These are new houseboats that have never been used. With the acquisition of all three one could start a unique Air B&B type business in a nice location.

NOTE: There is no propulsion included. An outboard engine29’ could be installed on the bracket but, these boats27’ areNor’Sea, not equipped1984 with any 29.7’ J Boats J/88, 2014 J Boats j/29 propulsion.

They would need to be towed or trucked to their destination. $49,000. $119,500 $30,000 San Francisco 415-867-805

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CALENDAR Non-Race Oct. 30-Nov. 14 — Hokule'a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe visits SoCal. 10/30-11/4: Newport Sea Base. 11/48: Ocean Institute, Dana Point; 11/8-14: Maritime Museum of San Diego. Info, www.hokulea.com.

Nov. 1-29 — Wednesday Yachting Luncheon, via YouTube, noon. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

Nov. 2 — Submarine USS Pampanito 80th Anniversary Celebration, Pier 45, San Francisco, 6-9 p.m. Live music, food, dancing. $80. Info, www.maritime.org.

Nov. 2 — Speaker Night, Richmond YC, 7 p.m. Author Janis Lasky Couvreux will share her family's 10-year sailing odyssey from Bordeaux to Bodega Bay. Free. Info, www. richmondyc.org.

Nov. 2-3 — Baja Ha-Ha activities in Turtle Bay, BCS. Info, www.baja-haha.com.

Nov. 4 — Baja Ha-Ha Start of Leg 2, Turtle Bay, BCS, 9 a.m. Info, www.baja-haha.com.

Nov. 4 — Sail a Small Boat Day, Richmond YC, 10:30 a.m.3 p.m. Try out a variety of boats. Free hot dog lunch. Info, www.richmondyc.org.

Nov. 4 — Intro to Marine Electrical, Spaulding Marine, Sausalito, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Taught by Clark Beek. $65. Info, www.spauldingcenter.org.

Nov. 4 — In-person Sea Chanteys, Maritime Museum, San Francisco, 6-9 p.m. RSVP to peterkasin5@gmail.com.

Nov. 4-5 — Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival, Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Food, bar, raffle. $5 at the door. Info, www.facebook.com/SantaCruzSeaGlassFestival.

Nov. 4-5, 11-12 — Pre-Worlds Laser Clinigatta, Alameda Community Sailing Center, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $130/weekend.

Julian, www.mindbodyboat.com/clinics.

Nov. 4-25 — Small Boat Sailing, South Beach Harbor, San Francisco, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, weather permitting.

Free, but sign up in advance. BAADS, www.baads.org/sailing.

Nov. 4-25 — Rock the Dock Concert Series, Port of Redwood City, every Saturday through November, 4:30-7 p.m.

Info, www.redwoodcityport.com/rockthedock.

Nov. 5 — Fall back one hour for Standard Time, 2 a.m.

Nov. 5-26 — Keelboat Sailing, South Beach Harbor, San Francisco, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, weather permitting. Free, but sign up in advance. BAADS, www.baads.org/sailing.

Nov. 7 — Baja Ha-Ha Rock 'n' Roll Beach Party, Bahia Santa Maria, BCS. Info, www.baja-haha.com.

Nov. 8 — Baja Ha-Ha Start of Leg 3, Bahia Santa Maria, BCS, 7 a.m. Info, www.baja-haha.com.

Nov. 9 — Single Sailors Association Mixer, OYC, Alameda, 6:30-9 p.m. $15 before 11/7. Info, www.singlesailors.org.

Nov. 9-11 — Baja Ha-Ha activities in Cabo San Lucas, BCS. Info, www.baja-haha.com.

Nov. 11 — Veterans Day. Nov. 11 — Sailing Science Center Gala, Encinal YC, Alameda, 5-9 p.m. $150. Info, www.sailingscience.org.

Nov. 12 — Second Sunday Work Party, Sausalito Community Boating Center, 9 a.m.-noon. Nick, (415) 992-1234 or www.sausalitoboatingcommunity.org.

Nov. 12, Dec. 10 — Sunday Sailing on Santa Monica Bay, Burton Chace Park Clubhouse, Marina del Rey, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $15 includes light brunch and post-sail dock party. Info, www.marinasundaysailors.org.

Nov. 16 — Lessons Learned from the Ocean: a 91-Day Solo Kayak Journey Across the Pacific, CYC, Tiburon, 7 p.m.

Speaker Series with Cyril Derreumaux. Open to the public; free. RSVP, speakers@cyc.org.

Nov. 18 — YRA Trophy Party, Richmond YC, 3-5 p.m. Info,

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Nov. 18 — Intro to Marine Corrosion, Spaulding Marine, Sausalito, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Taught by Malcolm Morgan. $65.

Info, www.spauldingcenter.org.

Nov. 19 — Open House, Cal Sailing Club, Berkeley Marina, 1-3 p.m. Introductory sails. Free. Info, www.cal-sailing.org.

Nov. 19 — La Paz Beach Party, La Costa Restaurant, La Paz, BCS, 4-7 p.m. Free for the first 50 Baja Ha-Ha 2023 participants; everyone welcome. Info, www.baja-haha.com.

Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 2-3 — Advanced Race Management Seminar Series, Alamitos Bay YC, Long Beach. $40. Info, www.ussailing.org.

Nov. 23 — Thanksgiving Day. Nov. 27 — Full Beaver Moon.

Dec. 2 — Lighted Yacht Parade, Alameda Estuary, 5:30 p.m. EYC/OYC, www.lightedyachtparade.com.

Racing Nov. 3-5 — Grand Master Team Race, non-spinnaker in J/22s. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

Nov. 4 — Fall Series concludes. CYC, www.cyc.org.

Nov. 4 — Last Gasp Regatta. HMBYC, www.hmbyc.org.

Nov. 4 — Commodore's Cup. CPYC, www.cpyc.com.

Nov. 4 — San Francisco Pelican Races in Benicia. Fleet 1, www.sfpelicanfleet1.com.

Nov. 4, 18, Dec. 2 — Hot Rum Series in San Diego. SDYC, www.sdyc.org.

Nov. 4, Dec. 2 — Fall Races. SSC, www.stocktonsc.org.

Nov. 4-5 — BAYS High School NorCal Regatta. EYC, www. encinal.org.

Nov. 4-5 — Butler Cup, Open Grade 4 Match Racing in Solings in Long Beach. Info, www.lbyc.org.

Nov. 11-12 — Fall One Design in L.A. Cabrillo Beach YC, www.cbyc.org.

Nov. 15 — The Big Sail, Cal vs. Stanford. StFYC, www. stfyc.com.

Nov. 24 — Wild Turkey Race. TYC, www.tyc.org.

Nov. 25 — Thanksgiving Pursuit Race. CYC, www.cyc.org.

Dec. 2 — Die Hard Regatta. HMBYC, www.hmbyc.org.

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Midwinter Series BENICIA YC — Frostbite Series: 11/4, 12/9; 2024 dates TBA. Info, www.beniciayachtclub.org.

BERKELEY YC — Separate Saturday & Sunday Midwinter Series: 11/11-12, 12/9-10, 1/13-1/14, 2/10-11; Champion of Champions: 2/25. Chowder Series: Every Sunday through March except when it conflicts with the Midwinters. Info, www.berkeleyyc.org or www.jibeset.net.

CAL SAILING CLUB — Year-round Sunday morning dinghy races, intraclub only. Info, www.cal-sailing.org.

ELKHORN YC — Chowder Cup Series: 11/4, 11/18. Info, www.elkhornyachtclub.org.

ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series: 11/4, 12/2, 1/6, 2/3, 3/2 (makeup). Info, www.encinal.org or www.jibeset.net.

GOLDEN GATE YC — Seaweed Soup Regatta: 11/4, 12/2, 1/6, 2/3, 3/2. Info, www.ggyc.org or www.jibeset.net.

ISLAND YC — Island Days: 11/12, 12/10, 1/14, 2/11, 3/10. Info, www.iyc.org or www.jibeset.net.

KONOCTI BAY SC — OSIRs (Old Salts in Retirement) every Wednesday, year round. Info, www.kbsail.org.

LAKE MERRITT SC — Robinson Memorial Midwinters: 12/9; 2024 dates TBA. Denis, (707) 338-6955.

MONTEREY PENINSULA YC — Perry Cup for Mercurys: 11/4, 12/2, 1/6, 2/3. Info, www.mercury-sail.com.

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SANTA CRUZ YC — Midwinter Series: 11/18, 12/16, 1/20, 2/17, 3/16. Info, www.scyc.org.

SAUSALITO YC — Chili Midwinter Regatta: 11/5, 12/3, 1/7, 2/4, 3/3. RegattaPRO Winter One Design: 11/11, 12/9, 1/13, 2/10. Info, www.sausalitoyachtclub.org.

SEQUOIA YC — Winter Series: 11/4, 12/2, 1/6, 2/3, 3/2.

Redwood Cup pursuit race series: 11/18, 12/16, 1/20, 2/10, 3/16. Info, www.sequoiayc.org or www.jibeset.net.

SOUTH BEACH YC — Midwinters: 11/18, 12/16, 1/20, 2/17, 3/17. Info, www.southbeachyachtclub.org.

VALLEJO YC — Tiny Robbins Midwinters: 12/2, 1/6, 2/3, 3/2. Info, www.vyc.org or www.jibeset.net.

YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION — Doublehanded Midwinter Series: 11/19, 12/17, 1/28, 2/25. Info, www.yra.org.

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Predictions for Station 9414290, San Francisco (Golden Gate) date/day

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11/04Sat 11/05Sun 11/11Sat 11/12Sun 11/18Sat 11/19Sun 11/23Thu 11/24Fri 11/25Sat 11/26Sun

time/ht.

HIGH 0658/4.7 0651/4.7 LOW 0312/1.8 0344/2.2 HIGH 0417/4.6 0515/4.7 LOW 0114/0.8 0202/1.3 0247/1.8 0332/2.3

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LOW 1141/3.5 1156/3.2 HIGH 0938/5.9 1004/6.1 LOW 0818/3.6 0948/3.4 HIGH 0806/6.1 0841/6.4 0916/6.6 0952/6.7

time/ht.

HIGH 1635/4.8 1649/4.5 LOW 1609/0.2 1642/-0.2 HIGH 1411/5.7 1523/5.3 LOW 1427/0.5 1515/-0.2 1600/-0.7 1643/-1.0

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LOW 2358/0.4 2357/0.6 HIGH 2250/4.6 2340/4.6 LOW 2123/-0.5 2226/-0.3 HIGH 2046/4.6 2152/4.7 2253/4.8 2350/4.9

NOAA Predictions for .88 NM NE of the Golden Gate Bridge date/day slack max slack max 11/04Sat 0036 0448/2.2F 0818 1018/0.8E 1242 1524/1.3F 1830 2112/1.1E 11/05Sun 0100 0442/2.2F 0812 1024/0.9E 1248 1530/1.2F 1848 2130/1.0E 11/11Sat 0154/1.0E 0430 0754/2.3F 1100 1348/1.9E 1742 2054/2.1F 11/12Sun 0030 0236/0.9E 0500 0824/2.4F 1124 1418/2.0E 1812 2136/2.2F 11/18Sat 0142/2.4F 0554 0742/0.7E 0954 1300/1.8F 1536 1848/2.0E 2248 11/19Sun 0242/2.5F 0648 0842/0.8E 1106 1406/1.7F 1648 2000/1.8E 2354 11/23Thu 0242 0612/2.9F 0936 1224/2.0E 1554 1900/2.3F 2212 11/24Fri 0036/1.4E 0330 0654/3.0F 1006 1300/2.2E 1648 2000/2.6F 2318 11/25Sat 0130/1.3E 0418 0742/2.9F 1048 1342/2.4E 1742 2054/2.7F 11/26Sun 0018 0230/1.2E 0506 0824/2.9F 1124 1424/2.4E 1830 2148/2.8F

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LETTERS

Don was commenting on the March 17 'Lectronic Latitude: US Coast Guard Looking for Missing Sailboat, the 55-ft Sloop 'Ishi'.

In March, the Coast Guard issued a BOLO for Ishi, and sent us several photos of the sloop departing Hawaii.

Based on the photos we published, Ishi appeared to be listing, and several people were quick to call the boat unseaworthy.

"That boat is not something I would put up against the Pacific or any other ocean," said one commen"In regards to the listing comments," tor. "Looks like it needed a said Donald Lang, pictured with 'Ishi' bottom job. The whole boat above, "experienced sailors should looks to be in bad shape. I have known by the shape of the sail wouldn't take into the open she was in the middle of a heavy swellGulf of Mexico much less induced roll in light air while leaving the Pacific Ocean. That boat the channel." is ill-prepared."

Another commenter wrote: "Look at the barnacles on the hull. Poor maintenance along with the acquired junk on the boat create a safety issue. Sailing among the local islands is about all this boat should be doing. Major ocean crossings will consume that vessel for sure."

For sure, Ishi and Lang did just fine. "[I] was trying for a year, but needed repairs after several gales beat me up," Lang wrote on TikTok. "My mind is so calm and clear; out here [is] where I belong. Caught over 300 fish and swung in my hammock under a sunshade. No bills, no bad news, just nature. Slowed the boat to three knots and the schools of fish stay with me for weeks at that speed.

"With ports wanting an average of $1,500 each time you pull in, I've been enjoying stretching my cruising dollars at sea. Wanted to visit Midway as I passed, but it was $500 to enter and a whopping $220 a day to moor my boat, so I sailed by. [I'd] like to refit and try nonstop south around the world via the three capes next. Ishi is [an] amazing sea boat. Rock solid and struts through the gales. So much room below the floors to stow canned goods and get the weight down low.

"Who's the asshole who reported me missing? Can't an old salt get some peace and quiet?" ⇑⇓ praise for Donald Lang Isn't it funny that for every sailor who is at sea sailing, there are hundreds who know more about what they should Page 16 • Latitude 38 • November, 2023

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⇑⇓ Don Lang returns after nearly a year at sea Thanks, everyone, for the heartfelt concern. I was fine and everyone knew I packed for a year offshore. And they knew not to worry unless a year's gone by.

I love it at sea and it's where I like to be. Ishi is a working girl and not a dock queen, so yes, she may not look like a shiny new penny, but she is solid and struts through the gales. She just completed a 348-day, 16,000-mile non-stop voyage, and it was magnificent.

Cheers.

Don Lang Ishi, 55-ft Sloop Hawaiian Islands

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LETTERS be doing? Kia kaha — New Zealand Maori for "Be strong." A great piece of work and choice of boat.

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I am puzzled by "348 days, about 16,000 miles non-stop."

I'm not judging, just curious about the intent of nearly a year nonstop averaging just under two knots. [Lang had said he "slowed the boat to three knots and the schools of fish stay with me for weeks at that speed."]

Again, seriously not judging, but what fraction of the time were sails up? What was the lat/lon extent of the round-trip track? I'm glad he had fun.

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Dinghy docks, dinghy docks, dinghy docks.

We try to go to events and places by sailboat around the Bay, eating out, touring a new area, going to the Crew Party or a sailing event.

There is no place to come in by boat.

Behold the mighty boat ramp and dock, the simplest but most fundamental bit of infrastructure to make a city boater-friendly.

I have asked many times about arriving by boat and getting a slip or a place to anchor out and safely leave a dinghy, only to get nothing. Why is it so hard to park a dinghy around here? State Parks should be embarrassed by the condition of the docks at Ayala Cove on Angel Island. (I had to get that in.) We would love to use more wind and less carbon to get around, and we do.

But if you think parking a car is bad in the Bay Area, try finding a place to park a boat or dinghy.

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But what a vessel! As small as she seemed to me, the Tia Mia was built to take anything Mother Nature could throw at her! I hope she goes to another loving owner!

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⇑⇓ hokuLe'a in the bay Many thanks to Latitude 38 for spreading the word of the arrival of Hokule'a. The welcoming ceremony was beautiful, fascinating, and deeply moving.

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⇑⇓ Learning to saiL on the great Lakes After reading "I'm Not Bob" [about the 99th Mackinac Race across Lake Huron] in the September issue, I had to respond. I was born and raised in Chicago and the bordering suburb of Evanston.

My very first sail was on Lake Michigan at around the age of 20. I'd wanted to sail for as long as I could remember. A close friend, Rick, co-bought a Lightning and invited me out with him and the co-owner one evening. I was thrilled that I finally got a chance to go sailing! A town two suburbs north of Chicago called Wilmette had a boat ramp, so the Lightning was trailered and launched from there.

Rick was just learning to sail, but Scott, the co-owner, was a very good sailor. Shortly after we left the dock, Scott asked us if we knew what to do if he were to fall in. We all said "no" except for Rick, and I strongly suspected that he was being macho and didn't know what to do either. Scott told us that if we were to fall in, we should yell because the waves were so high that he wouldn't be able to see us. Scott said that he felt the conditions were the limit for what he was willing to risk, and that if it was like this when we left, he wouldn't have gone out. It was soon dark.

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Rick and I took the Lightning out a few times on our own after that — Rick assuring me that he knew enough to sail her adequately. We had a few adventures, such as almost capsizing by not moving to the high side quickly enough after a tack, and another time where we got stuck out all night because the wind died — we doused the mainsail and used it for cover to stay warm overnight. (That's where I first learned how much colder it is over water than over land.) We always made it back to shore without any major incidents.

Wilmette also rented Hobie 16s on the beach during the day, and Rick and I sailed those a few times, too. Rick was always the skipper but he never had any formal sailing training or lessons that I know of. He eventually moved to Clearwater, Florida, bought a G-Cat 19, and became a very good sailor.

At no time sailing Lake Michigan did we ever wear foul weather gear. We just expected to be wet and cold, and we dealt with it. (The water temperature in Lake Michigan during summer at that time [1970s] was in the 60s near shore — only slightly less cold than the water in San Francisco Bay.) Sailing small open boats in Lake Michigan, we learned early on that if the wind starts coming out of the northeast, head back to the dock ASAP. That wind direction meant that a serious squall was coming, and if you waited until you saw it, it would be too late.

So Pippin Brehler was quite correct that the Great Lakes are similar to seas regarding how intense the wind and waves can be; just ask Ted Turner, who denigrated the Mackinac (pronounced "mackinaw") Race before he sailed it, then said afterward he'd never minimize sailing on the Great Lakes again!

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Glen was commenting on the September 22 'Lectronic: A Question About the Capacity (and Range) of Electric Outboard Motors on Daysailers. ⇑⇓ Lec-cat-tricity There are more than a few cruising-size catamarans with electric power.

The motors can certainly be adequate, but it's finding the required electricity that's the limiting factor. Batteries are heavy and expensive, so range is often quite restricted.

Pushing a boat through water is like driving a truck uphill. Lots of energy needed.

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⇑⇓ eLectric meets currents In 2021, Joshua Wheeler, aka The I have a Merit 25 (2,900 Resourceful Sailor, saw the Port lbs) on which I use a Townsend Sailing Association's 1979 CHB race-committee trawler converted Torqeedo 1103. It works to electric power. "It has an operating fine against a three-knot time of about three hours at 5.5 knots. Columbia River spring Efficiency increases at slower speeds, current. with 6.2 hours of run time at 4.5 knots."

Rick Samuels The boat, named 'Committee', reportMerit 25 edly used about 15% of the battery Columbia River capacity during a typical beer-can race. Check out the May 2021 'LL: "The ⇑⇓ such a Drag Resourceful Sailor Watches Aged ComTwenty-ish years ago, mittee Boat Go Electric."

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Maryann Hinden ⇑⇓ fLare-coLLection event a Whopping success The expired marine flare collection event at Clipper Yacht Harbor on Sunday, September 17, was a great success!

Over 50 cars drove through the site, dropping off approximately 1,170 expired marine flares! Participants received free electronic flares, oil absorbent sheets and clean boater packets full of useful information!

A huge debt of gratitude is owed to Andrew Shelton from Marin County Department of Public Works and Zero Waste Marin for successfully funding this much-needed program.

Also, thanks to Vivian Matuk from California State Parks and the California Coastal Commission for her years of From left to right: Vivian Matuk (CA State persistence in increas- Parks and Coastal Commission), David ing awareness about the Bell (USCG Auxiliary), Andrew Shelton expired marine flares is- (Marin County DPW and Zero Waste sue in California and her Marin), Cyril Derreumaux (participant and tremendous outreach ef- general all-around badass), and Curtis Havel (Clipper Yacht Harbor). forts for this event. The turnout this year was more robust than anticipated, so we are excited to partner up with Andrew and Vivian to host another flare collection event next year!

Curtis Havel Clipper Yacht Harbor ⇑⇓ an ongoing Discussion about the past, present anD future of the oakLanD estuary This is a wonderful article that mirrors my thoughts exactly. A year ago, we moved as liveaboards and owners of a Bay Area sailing charter business from Marina Bay, Richmond, to Marina Village, Alameda.

We could not be happier with the move!

We took the leap and moved two boats for our business and our liveaboard vessel as well. We have not personally seen or witnessed any crime on our three vessels, yet we are aware it exists and must be acted on by appropriate agencies. The outstanding marina management here, activities, and incredible weather on the Estuary go far in overshadowing the stigma of pirates and plunder.

The Oakland/Alameda Estuary is a remarkable waterway in our own backyard that deserves all of the praise and positive energy Latitude has mentioned. Thank you!

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Steve was commenting on the September 29 'Lectronic Latitude: Oakland Shifting From Pirate Haven to Estuary Smiles? ⇑⇓ thank god the bcdc is involved I really hate to say it, but the last BCDC meeting was a joke. Basically, BCDC spent virtually the entire meeting talking about Richardson Bay and the eelgrass. The Estuary was their last item and they got an earful from lots of concerned folks.

In the end, their response was akin to wringing their hands, expressing sympathy, and saying there really wasn't anything they could do, claiming they didn't have any sort of enforcement powers. Really? They said it was Oakland and Alameda's problem.

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Candy was commenting on the September 25 'Lectronic: Comment on the Oakland Estuary at BCDC Meeting. ⇑⇓ Who's to blame? Here's a List: There are a minimum of four parties responsible for the current conditions on the Oakland Estuary: The first is the City of Oakland, who simply has not allocated necessary funding and support for the Oakland Police Department marine patrol unit. At present, there is only one dedicated marine patrol officer, Kaleo Albino, and it's obvious that there are limits to what one guy can do. The Port of Oakland is the fourth-largest port on the West Coast; besides the shipping port, they have properties and revenues throughout the length of the Estuary. With their annual income, they could certainly do more to help with a cleanup.

Speaking of the length of the Estuary, there are over 3,000 slips in recreational marinas, and all of those boat owners pay annual property taxes to Alameda County. There are also several multi-million, and in some cases, multibillion-dollar residential developments along the shoreline.

One can only imagine the tax revenue that these generate.

Yet, Alameda County has recently disbanded their marine patrol unit. Just what services are being provided to Estuary residents — and why no law enforcement?

Last, but certainly not least, there is the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, which has the responsibility to protect San Francisco Bay and its shoreline. Granted, they do not have direct law-enforcement capability, but consider their action to clear out homeless encampments from Union Point Park. They first issued a notice of violation to the Port and City of Oakland. When this resulted in absolutely no action, they upped the ante to a formal cease-anddesist order with the threat of a $6,000-per-day penalty if the park wasn't cleaned up by a specific date.

And so it finally was.

In February 2022, the BCDC issued a directive for the City of Oakland to remove all illegal anchor-outs from the Estuary by February 2023. While this deadline was missed, the Oakland City Council did unanimously pass a new Nuisance Vessel Ordinance in March that gives the OPD the laws and protection necessary to proceed with a cleanup without the threat of being sued. This ordinance was the work of officer Albino and is the first of its kind in the nation.

What is absolutely critical is that once the Estuary is again cleared, there should be ongoing and rigorous on-thewater patrols to ensure that the problem doesn't just start again. If the first anchor-out is stopped in a timely manner, there will never be 2, 4, 8, 16. This isn't rocket science,

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it simply requires a modicum of support from the Oakland City administration. It never ceases to amaze me that they fail to protect what should be the Oakland Gold Coast.

There is a fifth party who also has a burden of responsibility: the United States Coast Guard. Coast Guard Island sits in the middle of the Estuary with two large cutters and a fleet of smaller MSST patrol boats. For years, the island has been surrounded by illegal derelict anchor-outs that frequently break loose and drift up on their shore. These vessels are not registered or insured and lack proper sanitation and safety equipment. Recreational boaters are familiar with being boarded and inspected for such items, yet the anchorouts are given a free pass.

For years, the Coast Guard relegated this issue to local authorities, which are very understaffed. Given the recent international press on the Estuary, the USCG has now said that they will now engage with their substantial resources of vessels and personnel. This is a very welcomed development.

Brock de Lappe Former Oakland Harbormaster ⇑⇓ speaking of those substantiaL resources: Hopefully the USCG patrols will help, but we'll see. With no prosecution for the criminal activity by Alameda County, I have my doubts. I wouldn't say that such activity by the USCG is "uncharted territory" as they have always had the ability to stop/board any vessel for a safety inspection.

Candy Her second letter this Letters Candy was commenting on the September 15 'Lectronic: As Piracy on the Estuary Continues, Coast Guard Announces Patrols.

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Candy — Latitude has been asking the following question for some time: Let's say the Coast Guard boards your vessel for a safety inspection and finds that your flares are expired and you don't have enough PFDs, etc. The Coasties write you a ticket. (Right?) What happens then? Can they take you to court? Can they levy fines against you?

Now imagine prolific thieves in the same scenario.

With that said, multiple sources have told us that a civilian-law-enforcement division of the Coast Guard has been building a case against people believed to be responsible for the majority of thefts that occurred in the past few months.

Maybe there is a precedent for the Coast Guard's current patrolling of the Estuary, but when asked by ABC7 News, "Have you ever seen it this bad in the Estuary?", Captain

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Taylor Lam of the Coast Guard said, "This phenomenon of criminal activity in the maritime domain, it's new to me." ⇑⇓ shouLD We have useD the WorD "piracy" When Describing the ongoing theft spree on the estuary? accorDing to this reaDer, yes The Cities of Alameda and Oakland at least appear to listen, but action is slow coming. Agencies, such as BCDC, don't respond to requests and complaints.

The method that appears to have worked to bring about some visibility and awareness is to refer to pirates and piracy. There is an issue with the pirates, and they are responsible for a large portion of the concerns raised by those who live, work and play on or near the Estuary. Shoreside crime has grown in the area as well, beyond theft, physical assault and harassment.

Agencies' ignorance of the area, or inability to provide meaningful response and resolution (including prosecution), is a moral injury that needs to be fixed.

Tracy Reigelman Rear Commodore, Oakland Yacht Club ⇑⇓ accorDing to this reaDer, no While of great concern and need of address, it is not, as Latitude stated, piracy. Use of semantics to create further alarm or to "add impact" does not help. Perhaps rather than a note, the title might be adjusted to reflect a more accurate and objective approach. We do need to be more careful and alert, and law enforcement does need the resources to not just act after the fact, but to have a presence. Of course, this will not help if courts are backed up and suspects simply walk away. It is a very different world now and whether on the water or land, we need to look out for each other.

Theft can occur without physical violence. Piracy, by its nature of being at sea with crew aboard, usually involves coercion, intimidation and very often physical violence. It is not interchangeable with theft any more than mugging is.

Mike Bravo ⇑⇓ Do not romanticiZe the p-WorD Thanks for the coverage and details of law enforcement, such as it is. Latitude asked if we would see the story differently based on the descriptive "piracy." I do.

Let's not romanticize what is happening by using the term "piracy." I'd like to see reporting on who is committing these acts of theft — that may help with prevention. What is known about the perpetrators? Surely we have some descriptions and details from the victims. Do they come to the Estuary by small boat? Car? Kayak? Are the parking lots being patrolled? Is this a marine extension of the rampant inland thievery in Oakland? Seems to me we need to try to target the heart of the problem. Why is this happening now and in this location?

Denise D Readers — When we first reported on the spike in crime in the Oakland Estuary on August 23, we called the suspected culprits "thieves." When dozens of news outlets wrote on the same subject in the following days and weeks, the words "pirates/piracy" were in the majority of headlines, and had become inextricably tied to the narrative.

With that said, we will fully admit that the allure of the word pirate vs. thief was too great when we wrote a follow-up story on September 15. It was a mistake to follow the media masses, because the word piracy is ultimately inaccurate.

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Our pedestrian understanding of the distinction between robbery vs. piracy was that it depends on where the act occurs. This is accurate, according to Maritime Global Security, a collaboration of shipping industry associations. "The act is referred to as 'piracy' when it occurred in international waters or outside the jurisdiction of any state, whereas it is called 'armed robbery at sea' when it occurred inside territorial waters or internal waters."

The idea of "pirates" has long been romanticized by modern mainstream culture. You have probably seen this very flag flown on a large percentage of boats on any given day (you might fly it yourself), to say nothing of the large percentage of people who dress as pirates for Halloween. The modern iteration of pirate implies the smash-and-grab gangs in the Sunda Strait, hostage-taking Somalis in East Africa, and now, an apparent sticky-fingered contingent on the Oakland Estuary.

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As Mike mentioned, piracy on a vessel implies a direct confrontation between thieves and people on a boat. The majority of thefts on the Estuary seem to have been in the middle of the night with few confrontations. (Though at least one liveaboard had a would-be thief on the deck of their boat; Tracy Reigelman said that there have been assaults on shore, near the Estuary's edge.)

Ultimately, who cares what it's called? Several people have described the Estuary as "the Wild West." People's property has been stolen and vandalized with impunity, and residents have been on edge for months.

Denise — "Why is this happening now and in this location?" Because cities haven't paid for law enforcement on the water, and thieves know that they can get away with it.

"What is known about the perpetrators?" In August, Latitude 38 received several pictures of the suspected thieves, two white males in their late 20s or early 30s. A picture of the same two men was posted at Alameda Marina. They've reportedly been driving a dinghy with an outboard motor painted white to presumably conceal its identity. ⇑⇓ A new life for the herreshoff ketch Arua My parents bought a modified H-28, hull #90 built by Far East, from Bauman Brothers and Dick Miller Yacht Sales in Sausalito around 1968. It was 100% a sistership of Arua, and we named her Suivez Moi, or "Follow Me," which was apparently on the Hawley coat of arms. We sailed her on the Bay for a year or so before delivering her to Santa Cruz when I was about 15 years old. For my high school graduation present, my dad let me sail her to Santa Cruz Island and back with four other graduating seniors. The trip took three or four weeks and had a profound effect on my love for the ocean. Suivez Moi took very good care of her crew, and looked terrific while doing so.

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Chuck was commenting on the March 13 'LL with the same name as this letter. ⇑⇓ Another wooden boat memory My childhood friend Ian Bruce and I partnered in purchasing a King's Cruiser, a 28-ft sloop built in Sweden with mahogany planks on oak frames. The hull must have had dozens of coats of white paint. Ultimately, we resorted to very carefully using a propane torch to burn off all that paint. We made the hull bright.

All season long people sailed close to us to get a closer look at our boat, even powerboaters!

Mark Wheeles ⇑⇓ searching for schematics We just bought a wooden H-28 made in 1978 by Julian Davies in Boston. Dr. Davies was at Harvard, and built the boat. For the past 12 years, the boat has been on the hard in a covered shed in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. We found her in June, purchased her, and now want to restore her. We have hired a marine architect and the boatyard, Yacht Works, has the talent and skills to do the restoration. We purchased the plans from Mystic Maritime Museum, but now we need the scantlings. Does anyone have access to them?

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It was a dead-calm morning, and the Slot looked like a mill pond. There was NO indication Beware the current at Pier 1 1/2, says this of a current upon apreader. proach. I later talked to a water taxi skipper who confirmed he had experienced the same issue. Back into that last westerly spot, or avoid it.

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Craig was commenting on the October 11 'Lectronic with the same name as this letter. On September 26, 1983 — just over 40 years ago — the longest winning streak in sporting history was broken when the US lost the 25th America's Cup to Australia. On September 25, 2013 — just over 10 years ago — Oracle Team USA completed one of the great comebacks in sports history after rallying from an 8-1 deficit to beat New Zealand and successfully defend the 34th America's Cup right here on San Francisco Bay. ⇑⇓ an ingLorious enD for tWo boats The same guy [who built Australia II, which won the Cup in 1983] built two more 12-Meters to defend the Cup; [they've sat] abandoned in a yard in Borneo for well over 10 years — winged keels and spars, sails rotted away years ago.

By the way, I think the Cup lost its glory when they stopped racing 12m boats. I lost all interest.

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⇑⇓ tWo america's cup anniversaries have come anD gone I never thought I would see an America's Cup race. When it came to San Francisco in 2013, I was most amazed.

I was on my boat watching and taking out as many crew as possible to see the foilers. In the aftermath, a writer claimed USA had cheated by pumping their sails to win the eight races in a row.

I hope that is not the case.

It was an unbelievable spectacle and one I was very happy to be part of.

Craig Russell Aquarius, 40-ft Jeanneau Emeryville

According to a Sailing Anarchy forum, 'Bengal II' and 'III' — originally 'Australia III' and 'IV' — were spotted in Miri, East Malaysia, on the island of Borneo, in April.

⇑⇓ going oLD schooL With channeL isLanDs to marina DeL rey race The Channel Islands to Marina del Rey race was still going strong into the 2000s; the Cruiser Class course was without Anacapa as a race mark. The event was originally run with Channel Islands Yacht Club and Windjammers YC (later Santa Monica Windjammers YC). The pre-race steak dinner put on by the Beefeaters group of CIYC is fantastic; the race-day breakfast was also epic. In the old days, participants in this race were given free dockage in Marina del Rey for the week before the annual Fourth of July MDR-to-San Diego Race. Good times!

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Arne Sundt ⇑⇓ the sounD anD the fury Every time I hear the planes over the city I think about the many city residents who associate the sound with memories of war-torn countries that they fled to avoid war. I think of the veterans who fought in the endless wars we cannot seem to stop who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder.

Why are they left out of the story of Fleet Week?

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Dick Eigenbrod, Former owner of IC 85 Dick — We're so glad you asked! The easiest way to subscibe is to go to our website and click on "Subscriptions" at the top of the page. Thank you for supporting Latitude 38. Don't forget, Latitude Nation, that subscriptions help us to cover events on the West Coast waterfront. ⇑⇓ tragic shark attack takes kiteboarDer feLiX Louis n'Jai Felix was truly one in a million! A kind and caring soul who went deeper to know people. A smile that made anyone forget their troubles. Not only was he a great friend to the adults in each of his communities, he created special relationships with his friends' children — he had a knack with kids, and showed a genuine interest in their own unique passions. On a personal level, he played golf with my son, and also sacrificed his wind time to work with my kids on learning to wing foil.

We are devastated by his passing. Felix, you are so loved.

Thank you for sharing what a beautiful person you were.

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When we were racing, he used to taunt me, "Maxim, don't mess the jibe!" and oftentimes I would miss the jibe and Felix would win our small rivalry. We would discuss the race at the yacht club. We would also talk about his childhood, startups, politics, and how he got to the US and studied at university. I loved those moments, and I wish I had asked him more about his life.

One of Felix's passions was his car, an old green Land Rover you would expect to see in WWII movies. I once asked him why and he said that it was similar to cars he drove in Gambia when he was a child. You could always tell that Felix was at the spot as his packed-to-the-brim-with-foilsand-kites Rover was the only such car in S.F. This summer in Hood River, Felix was preparing for the Olympics. Some good soul gave Felix a jet ski and kids took

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In absence of his family, he created family. We were family. We didn't need to see each other every day to know that we were family. So many New Years' Eves! So many movie nights! Poker. Soccer. So many Turkey Bowls, sushi dinners, kite adventures, powder days and hot tubs.

He showed up for me. He showed up for my mission, he showed up at countless waffle brunches. He lived life like nobody else I know. He loved deeply, he cared deeply, he challenged the status quo, broke rules.

He reminded us of our whiteness and privilege. He reminded my students to choose greatness over mediocrity. In July, he shared with young students: "You can do anything you want — just choose it and manifest it. One lifetime is not enough for any of us …"

Felix, I miss you so much.

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He didn't, and it was a lot of fun trying to catch up with him.

I was looking forward to watching him compete and jokingly nudged him to take me as coach if he didn't find a more qualified person.

Wherever we parted, Felix used to say, "See you in the church," meaning see you next time at the spot. I wish I could hear it again.

We miss you, Felix. See you in the church my dear friend.

Maxim Sokolov ⇑⇓ i WiLL aLWays choose to Jump in I had the good fortune of landing Felix's kite in 2014, our first encounter. He had a massive smile on his face, and we struck up an immediate conversation on the Crissy Field beach. I had just moved to San Francisco and didn't know anyone. He took me out on the town and ordered fancy plates of duck and ceviche, which I would come to find out was a staple for him. He invited me to sail and to events at the St. Francis Yacht Club. He made me feel connected and welcomed and special anytime I walked into a crowd.

Years later, he helped me job- and house-search by extending a warm introduction to his broad community network in Hood River. He had a knack for putting people together. Pairings were mutually beneficial: people craving the same adventures, activities or career goals. He had a networking style that was so natural that you couldn't help but feel comfortable around him.

Hood River felt different when Felix was up here. He was missed every time he left to go back to brightening his San Francisco world. He facilitated outdoor movie nights to gather people together in Felix and friends were also into skiing.

COVID-safe ways. His affinity for relic cars and cowboys and westerns was such a charming oddity to me. He was so thrilled to be able to show the original Top Gun, and the sequel.

He had a deep desire to learn about people and their worlds. He casually mentioned that he sometimes taught philosophy to middle schoolers in the Bay. It didn't surprise me to learn that he had a degree in philosophy and a passion for transferring his passion to youth.

I will be thinking of Felix when I kite, when I have to swim in when the wind dies especially. I will be thinking of him when I go to Sushi Okalani or Mike's Ice Cream. I will be thinking of Felix whenever I am confronted with the option of jumping in the water, no matter the temperature. And I will always choose to jump in.

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SIGHTINGS the radical uniqueness of rosie g There are many things you might be curious about if you cross tacks with the maroon, junk-rigged, 42-ft scow-bowed, Jim Antrim-designed cruising boat Rosie G. You might wonder who WAG sailmakers are when you notice the logo on the sail, or note her silence if she motors by, or be concerned there's no cooling water coming from her exhaust. You might also wonder, "What's up with that bow?"

These are all good questions that can be answered by Rosie G's creator Barry Spanier and his wife Samantha, who have been out refining their new creation, launched a few years ago after she was built from scratch at Berkeley Marine Center.

Rosie G was designed by local legend Jim Antrim, but many of her architectural design elements fall under the "WAG" concept, which in the designer milieu is an acronym for "Wild-Ass Guess." In an era of CAD/ CAM, AI and algorithms, there are still plenty of variables and personal preferences when it comes to creating something unique. Barry's creative perspectives are what made him a successful and sought-after windsurfing sail designer for decades. Now, shifting gears, he's poured his alternative creative ideas into a unique concept for cruising boats.

Of course, neither junk-rigged boats nor scow bows are new. Junk rigs were pioneered in Asia centuries ago, and applied to modern use by Blondie Hasler, who sailed a junk-rigged Folkboat across the Atlantic in the Singlehanded Transatlantic Race in the 1960s. Scow-bowed boats are popular on the Great Lakes, the lumber schooner Alma, and the revolutionary scow-bowed 21-fters that have been winning the Mini Transat transatlantic race for years. (Spanier has said that modern America's Cup foiling monohulls have what are essentially scow bows, which keep the boats' noses from digging when they slam into the water off their foils.)

A curious, inventive creator like Barry thought it would make sense to combine the simplicity of a junk rig with the performance and interior volume of a scow-bowed cruiser, aided by the refinement of a noted naval architect like Antrim to come up with a visionary 42-ft cruiser. Our sail aboard Rosie G confirmed there's still lots of room for restless minds to evolve the concept of cruising sailboats. A pleasant Sunday sail demonstrated more of the intricate, unique details such as a quiet Electric Yacht auxiliary and lithium batteries with lots of power available from Sunpower solar panels covering ample real estate atop a broad pilot house.

The pilot house itself allows for 360-degree views from the interior, and the ample beam allows the cruising sailmaker to have a dining table that also houses a sewing machine right in the main salon. A composting head minimizes thru-hulls and eliminates hoses and holding tanks. The electric drive means there are no tanks aboard for fuel. And hydroponic growing pots allow for vegetables to be grown on board.

The day we sailed on Rosie G also happened to be the day that the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule'a was being fêted in Aquatic Park. The Spaniers, who lived in Hawaii for decades — specifically Lahaina — share bonds and philosophy with the Polynesian Voyaging Society's attention to learning from the wisdom of the ages about sustainable cruising with a light footprint on the Earth.

Incorporating the ancient sail plan of a junk rig on a scow bow is not for the faint of heart, since WAG is a foundational design principle that requires creativity, head-scratching, and experimentation. Dyneema was used for the traveler where, after experiments, Barry found leading the mainsheet to the top batten first was the trick to keeping it trim. Once the sail is hoisted (with a solar-powered electric winch), tacking and jibing is easy since there are no lines to adjust. Instead, you just turn the helm.

Sailing attracts many explorers — those who explore over the horizon and the natural world, and those who explore the frontiers of design and technology that make it all possible. The Spaniers fall firmly into both camps. Rosie G is a blend of the wisdom of the ancients, attention to elements of innovation that have appeared over recent decades, and a willingness to apply a lifetime of sailmaking with a contrarian streak to create something never seen before. continued on outside column of next sightings page Page 36 • Latitude 38 • November, 2023

ronnie simpson's By the time you are reading these words, Ronnie Simpson, a longtime Latitude 38 contributor and Iraq War veteran, will have departed A Coruña, Spain, in the singlehanded, nonstop, around-the-world and first-ever Global Solo Challenge. As one of 20 boats, Simpson's recently rebranded Open 50 Shipyard Brewing will sail east via the Great Capes, making a lap around the planet and returning to Spain next year.

Simply arriving in A Coruña and starting the race is in itself a monumental achievement and the result of months of boat work, fundraising, and Ronnie's fierce determination to make the start and sail with purpose — Simpson will be raising money

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global solo challenge and awareness for US Patriot Sailing, a veterans' sailing nonprofit. "Ronnie credits sailing with saving his life and believes in the inspirational and therapeutic benefit of finding purpose through sailing," reads a blurb on his website, www.ronniesimpsonracing.com.

"Some long, hectic days these last few weeks in Spain," Simpson wrote on Facebook in mid-October, in one of his last updates as of press time before his lateOctober start. "Absolutely living life at full throttle right now. I'm tired, I'm burned out, and my credit card is about to explode. But soon we go sailing, and we're planning to continued in middle column of next sightings page

Rosie G pulls it all together.

The ancient "flower of life" engraved on the deck is a symbol well suited to souls who seek a historical, mathematical, spiritual and celestial harmony that has been observed and experienced by those who keep a conscious connection to the Earth and nature.

The product of creative minds is one of the great pleasures of the sailing world. Sailing aboard Rosie G was a chance to experience a dream that was sketched out on a napkin in the 1970s, finally refined for technical feasibility with a creative designer, and brought to life with a local boatbuilder also interested in challenging the status quo.

It's not the first boat that's gone from idea to reality with a frequent WAGs, though it's the latest descendant of a long line of creative dreamers who just have to try something new. We're told there is a mold available for the next explorer who wants to take the next step on the evolution of cruising sailboats.

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Clockwise from top left: 'Rosie G' in all her unique, paradigmshattering glory on San Francisco Bay; Barry Spanier stands next to 'Rosie G's junk-rigged mainsail; Barry and Samantha Spanier; 'Rosie G's cozy galley; lots of solar makes for an all-electric boat.

Inset: WAG is a cheeky acronym for "Wild-Ass Guess." ('Rosie G' was named after the Spaniers' dog, who has long since passed.)

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SIGHTINGS a sailing life with jan pehrson In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams wrote, "A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have."

For Jan Pehrson, it was sneakers.

Not long after Pehrson moved to the Bay Area in the 1970s, she found herself talking to sailors in the No Name Bar in Sausalito. She quickly learned there were plenty of opportunities to do more sailing, all on other people's boats. Determined to be ready for the next chance to sail, Jan always wore sneakers so she could just jump on board and go. This worked well. She was sailing and racing on the Bay frequently, and opportunities, and her passion, grew. Pehrson had become good crew, but she wanted her own boat. She wanted to be the skipper.

In the early '70s, many of the sailors Jan knew were smugglers bringing pot from Mexico. It was a common trade in an era with simple navigation and no tracking devices, so the sailors themselves were quite skilled and had plenty to teach. In 1974, Pehrson bought her own Cal 20, which she continued on outside column of next sightings page

ronnie simpson send it all the way to Cape Horn and back to Spain. This is wild. Thanks to everyone who's been a part of it."

One of the most important items on Ronnie's checklist was aesthetic: rebranding the Open 50, formerly Sparrow, to the Maine-based brewing company's moniker, which is well known in East Coast bars.

"Managed to brand the hull of the Open 50 Shipyard Brewing between wind and rain squalls today, and I'm happy with how it came out," Simpson wrote on Facebook on October 18.

"Branded the mainsail on Monday, and *hopefully* will have the materials to finish up required sail painting/numbering before the weekend, just in time to sneak in a test

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From chance encounters in a bar in Sausalito, to a comfortable, sailboat-friendly pair of sneakers, to the America's Cup (top left), to Greenland (top middle and bottom right), to an Islander 36 (top right), to the Bahamas (bottom left), Jan Pehrson has lived an extraordinary sailing life.

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SIGHTINGS — continued sail on the couple days we have cooperative weather. Still a lot of small projects to complete, but the parts for our last two major projects have started landing."

The first iteration of the Global Solo Challenge bills itself as a "budget-friendly, unique-format, environmentally conscious round the world race." That unique format is highlighted by the reverse-handicap staggered start, where the slowest boats started first, and the first boat home wins the race.

The S&S 34 Bendigedig started in late August and was athwart of the Cape of Good Hope as of this writing; the Volvo Ocean 70 Black Betty will start on January 6.

"This is the biggest thing I've ever done," continued in middle column of next sightings page

jan pehrson — continued lived aboard and learned to race. She earned top-10 results in a competitive fleet that often fielded 20-30 boats.

Jan befriended Norton Smith, who is the only American to ever win the Mini Transat Race, which he did aboard the Tom Wylie-designedand-built 21-ft American Express. After Smith won the race, Express was in Antigua, so Jan and Alameda spar-builder Steve Seal cruised through the Caribbean on the 21-ft racer. From strolling into the No Name Bar, wearing her sneakers, crewing, buying her own Cal 20, and racing small boats in MORA (Midget Ocean Racing Association) events, Jan was gathering experience fast.

And this was just the beginning.

Pehrson remembers connecting with Richard Spindler in 1977 after crewing on an Islander 36 called Silverheels to Hawaii with a 1-year-old and 6-year-old on board. On the way, they survived a round-down with the spinnaker up that put the masthead in the water; later they had days of 70-plus-knot winds. (This was before accurate weather forecasting was readily available and sailors were more likely to be forced to take it on the chin.)

None of this threw Jan off course. On the contrary: She decided she wanted to sail around the world on her own boat, and bought a Contessa 36 in Florida that she planned to bring to Sausalito to prepare for the voyage. The only problem was she didn't have any money. She sailed the boat to Texas with the hope of trucking it to Sausalito, but had to leave the boat to come to California to restore some cruising funds. While in Texas, the boat was crushed by a salt barge and lost, ending Jan's dream, for a while.

Pehrson continued sailing and got her 100-ton license. She did a couple of Pacific Cups and along the way became a sailing photographer, which she credits Richard Spindler's helping her get started. Jan was in Auckland, New Zealand, for the 2000 Cup and became Latitude 38's photographer on the scene. She upgraded her equipment and skills, and has now shot six America's Cups and numerous other sailing scenes, including a recent charter in the Bahamas. (See this month's Charter section.) Jan has now spent about 10 winters in what's become a second home in the Bahamas, photographing locals and cruising aboard her Bahama sailing partner's Morgan Out Island 36 Slowpoke. She's submitted one of her Bahamian sailing photos to the 2023 Mirabaud photography contest.

Jan also owned an Islander 36 at the Richmond Yacht Club, where she joined as one of the very first women in 1977. (Jan recently sold the Islander to fellow RYC Club member Nancy Ibison.)

In 2012, Pehrson joined Norton Smith aboard his 36-ft custom steel sloop Imagine to cruise the waters off Baffin Island and Greenland. The 55-day voyage started in Maine; the duo sailed up to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and on to Greenland. Imagine hosted four crew aboard, all of whom were boat owners. Jan's vivid photos and memory recall an unforgettably beautiful cruise. A highlight was Norton's commitment to use sails whenever the speed was at least two-knots or above, and they used very little diesel while exploring the dramatic and remote sailing wilderness. Imagine also spent very little time ashore during the trip because Norton prefers being at sea. They saw only one cruise ship and one research vessel during the entire voyage.

Jan is now splitting her time between the Bahamas and the Bay Area.

When in town, she crews with Nancy Ibison aboard Pehrson's old Islander 36, then spends winter in the Bahamas. Jan plans to be in Barcelona for the 2024 America's Cup. Pehrson has many more sailing stories, but they all start with a serendipitous meeting at the No Name Bar and a dedication to wear sneakers and keep sailing. ­— latitude / john You can hear more of Jan's adventures in her Good Jibes podcast episode #109.

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SIGHTINGS ronnie simpson

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Simpson said in a video about the Global Solo Challenge. "What will it look like, what will it feel like, what will it be like when I finish? I have absolutely no clue. For me, that's the definition of adventure: when you enter into something and you don't know what the outcome is going to be.

"Finishing this race, hands down, would be the best moment of my life. Sailing saved my life, it really did. I got injured in Iraq when I was 19. When I came back, aside from my physical injuries, I became aware that I didn't care if I lived or died, that I wasn't happy and wasn't fulfilled in life. As soon as I started sailing, there was a lot of therapeutic benefit of being on the water, but also, there was this inspirational benefit of, 'This is my goal. I'm going to go accomplish that goal.'

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In mid-September, the Wooden Boats for Veterans organization gathered in Sausalito for a day out on the water. Hosted by Call of the Sea aboard the Matthew Turner, local veterans were invited for a two-part outing. Part 1 began in the morning, with a modified Aloft program.

After the egress tour and a safety chat, the Call of the Sea crew divided the group into three smaller groups for a proper training session on running Matthew Turner — ­ Station 1 crew taught the group to manage the main staysail and respond to commands. Station 2 included basic linehandling skills. Some veterans noted that the line handling should have come naturally, given their experience with rock climbing and other similar sports, but there was still lots to learn. (Seamanship is more complicated than just memorizing knots.) Station 3 was quite popular: ascending aloft. Crew really made accessibility paramount — several vets expressed having issues with knees and hands, and other mobility limitations, but everyone who wanted to was able to climb the rigging, then rotate.

There were veterans from all branches of the military, and other local veterans' community groups joined for Part 2, aka the sailing part. Using their new knowledge, the modified aloft crew assisted the regular tall-ship crew once the boat was off the dock and underway for a trip out into the Central Bay. For Lindsay Remer, an explosive ordnance disposal technician for 12 years and medically retired since 2013, working on a wooden boat is a welcome source of meaningful work. "After the hands-on training on Clover [WBFV's flagship], I no longer feel useless," she explained. "My job was the tip of the spear, a kind of poster-child job in Afghanistan. I did two tours in Afghanistan, six years overseas for mainbasing, and four years on the Central Coast. Then they tell you you're too broken to continue, so you go from having this really important job to nothing. Wooden boats give a purpose — not just getting on the boat, but I also enjoy the volunteer work on Clover because you know you're doing something important. When it's done, you're helping other vets."

Remer is referring to WBFV's full restoration of Clover, a 1938 gaffrigged sailing vessel that was commandeered in 1939 by the Royal Navy for World War II. The restoration project incorporates marine science and Veterans Affairs' therapeutic activities.

For Remer, it's a chance to socialize in a safe environment. "I have a fairly high rating for PTSD, so getting out and doing something like this, it's freeing in a way — I was so isolated during COVID, and I never really know how to respond to [civilian] people when we talk. Like I'll say I've gotten blown up twice, and everyone's like, 'WHAT?'" said Remer. "But with the vets, they all know what it's like to be a veteran without saying."

Remer said that since she retired, she's felt collapsed in on herself. But WBFV offers a special kind of therapy for veterans dealing with the complications of reentry into civilian life. From struggling to relate with friends and family to dealing with severe depression and PTSD, recreational therapy has been very effective for Remer.

Jim Stein flew helicopters for the Army for two and a half tours in Vietnam. Drafted as a football player, Stein was shot down 10 times. His last tour was cut short due to an attack resulting in the loss of his leg. "I mean, it coulda been my life," explained Stein. "Getting shot down and going back is just something you did. But the best thing was saving people where no one else could." For Jim, a day on the Bay helps him connect with other veterans, even if they aren't his original comrades. "Retired veterans are holding it all in, and you need to get it out," said Stein, adding that he's been mostly OK since returning to civilian life, despite having participated in the violence of war firsthand. Trouble communicating about emotions is common, he says, and complex feelings toward combat can be hard to open up about, but Jim said the community of retired veterans is an essential component of the healing process.

Stein wasn't immediately attracted to the idea of sailing — he really misses flying. (He said he really misses it.) But being surrounded by veterans of different ages, and different military branches, Jim is reminded that

SIGHTINGS "It is the dream of my life to race solo, nonstop, around the world. Anything and everything could happen. I have no idea what it's going to be like. I might be crossing the finish line with nothing broken in first place, or I might be on the bottom of the ocean dead. And that's a reality."

— latitude Ronnie Simpson aboard 'Shipyard Brewing'.

therapy — continued he was ultimately part of something so much bigger.

For Frank Desimone, who spent eight years in the Navy on submarines, but hadn't sailed since he was a kid, sailing on Matthew Turner was a fascination. "There's a big difference between surface fleet, pilot people and submarine people. My experience on submarines was great," explained Desimone. "I've been out 25 years now, and while the government is really good at telling you what to do every day for your career, they don't do anything for you when you get out. You literally live and die by the person next to you, and then when you're done, that's it."

The structure, hierarchy, purpose, and camaraderie come to a standstill when entering civilian life, Desimone said. He grew up sailing, learning the basics from his father, who also served in the Navy. Frank is comfortable doing boat restoration and maintenance projects, and laughed at something so obvious but true: Who doesn't get energized out on the water?

James Johnson, sailing director for WBFV, quoted the organization's founder Terry Moran. "He said, 'When you're out on a boat, ideally a wooden boat in salt-water, with a company of other like-minded vets, your problems diminish to their proper proportions.'"

— latitude / heather It was a great day of end-of-the-summer sailing and going aloft for Wooden Boats for Veterans.

Middle left: 'Matthew Turner' out on the Bay in 2020.

all Photos latitude / heatheR unless otheRwise noted

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SIGHTINGS the resourceful sailor's whale tales Whales are exotic to landlubbers, but if you spend any appreciable amount of time on a saltwater boat, you see whales and other marine wildlife frequently. The Resourceful Sailor and Sampaguita, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20, sailed down the West Coast of the contiguous US this past August and September, and it was humpback whales all day, every day.

Whales are incredible animals, but the caveat is they can be a bit big. I measure humpback whales by comparing them to Sampaguita's size: oneSampaguita, one-and-a-half Sampaguita, and two-Sampaguita-and-upsized whales. The bigger, the more worry. In addition to being big, they do what and go where they want, regardless of any wishes I have for them to stay far away. It's not that I think they will attack my boat, but any random breach or tail flop coinciding with Sampaguita's position will end poorly.

Let me highlight some whale encounters during this voyage.

Sampaguita and I were off the Washington coast, headed south, with an easy NW following wind, sailing about three knots. The self-steering was at joshua wheeleR

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Clockwise from top left: An orca and her calf in the Pacific Northwest; a humpback whale in Banderas Bay; a whale does a little fluking in Drake's Bay; another whale breaches near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo; 2017 was a big year for whales on San Francisco Bay, illustrating the health of the population and ecosystem.

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cleanup coming soon After a chaotic end of the summer in which the Oakland Estuary saw brazen, rampant theft from marinas and sailing centers, and police departments shrugging and reluctant to take action, a plan is now in place to step up law enforcement and clean up the strip of water between Oakland and Alameda.

An early October meeting at Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda "highlighted a new degree of collaborative, on-the-water enforcement to address the problem of crime on the Estuary," wrote Brock de Lappe, the former Oakland harbormaster. "The timeline provided by [Oakland Police] indicated a complete removal of all illegal anchor-

SIGHTINGS to the oakland estuary

whales — continued

Ronnie Goyette

latitude / john

Jay Ailworth

outs by the end of the year."

The October meeting at EYC saw attendance of police from Oakland and Alameda and the Coast Guard — who have been patrolling the Estuary — as well as Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft and several councilmembers. "In addition to pledging further inter-agency collaboration, officials proposed additional outreach to unhoused individuals on the Estuary and support for community trash cleanups," the Alameda Post reported, adding that Oakland and Alameda will provide an update on the Estuary at a December Bay Conservation and Development Commission meeting.

— latitude

the helm, the sun was shining, and the skipper, or rather, the supervisor, was fortunately in the cockpit and paying attention, which, as a singlehander, is not always the case.

A pod of humpbacks surfaced directly in front of the boat, maybe about 25- to 40-feet distant. I hadn't noticed any whales imminently close, but likely had my focus divided with other tasks. It can be guesswork to know their course, even when spotted. Of the six or so, one of them we would have struck without immediate evasive action. The self-steering chain was quickly disengaged from the tiller, and a hard turn to port was made. In awe and disbelief of the moment — although the whale we would have struck was one-Sampaguita-sized — there was a two-Sampaguita-sized whale in the bunch. It is difficult to say what would have happened had my attention been elsewhere.

Marine mammals, defined by a need to surface to breathe, have different characteristics to their breathing sounds. Porpoises have a sharp and short sound; sea lions have a quick exhale/inhale sound; whales have a longer, deeper, and 'bigger cavity' exhalation sound. This is how you know what marine mammal is accosting you at night.

Sea lions are non-threatening to Sampaguita. One warm night off the coast of California, the bioluminescence in the water was exceptional.

There were two sea lions following the boat. They would dart close to the rudder, zigging, zagging, and crossing, leaving bright, luminous trails through the water. It was beautiful. But in addition to the breathing of the sea lions, a whale breathing nearby could also be heard. It is always difficult to tell their distance at night. Sound can travel quite far over the water. A sound that feels 100 feet away could be a half mile.

I was brushing my teeth and rinsing overboard when I saw a glow underneath the boat — not a darting streak, but rather, a slow-moving blob.

I thought, "Could that be the whale I'm hearing?" Soon after, it was spotted about 40 feet away, clearly defined when surfacing by the bioluminescent glow. Too close. It then swam directly in front of the boat. It was submerged, but how deep was uncertain. It slowly crossed within five feet of Sampaguita's bow in a very leisurely manner. It then shot quickly to starboard about 40 feet with a bright glow, surfaced, and breathed. It then came back and swam directly under the boat. The Resourceful Sailor couldn't tell what kind it was in the dark, but the glow and breathing were undeniably whale. The incredible experience and beauty, in combination with the fear invoked, was otherworldly.

In a final anecdote, dusk was upon us, and Sampaguita was approaching Santa Cruz, California, and entering the lush waters of Monterey Bay, frequented by humpbacks. The lighthouse was in sight, and there was an urgency to get to the anchorage before dark. At least two humpback whales could be seen surfacing in the area. They were not holding any particular course, but randomly popping up here and there. In particular, a two-Sampaguita-plus-sized whale kept getting closer and closer. Under a northwest following wind and sea with a speed of around three knots (yes, that is about Sampaguita's average), the tension rose. This whale was massive, and it kept changing course in our direction. It was so big that even when it was below the surface, the disturbance of the water above it could be seen closing in. I kept changing course to get away from it. Really, this is absurd because whales are far more maneuverable than Sampaguita and can go much faster. But what else does one do except yell in an exasperated tone, "STAY AWAY!" This continued for about five to 10 minutes, until it abruptly stopped. Phew, none too soon.

So, when asked if I've seen any whales while sailing, I counter, "Does a dairy farmer see cows?" All day, every day. No need to be close to Sampaguita for a better view. Quite the opposite — the novelty is long gone.

They are awe-inspiring, beautiful, terrifying, and best viewed from afar. I understand that the ocean is their domain, and they may be curious about the floating 20-ft object. But 20 feet is a small boat, and Sampaguita and I recognize we are no match for whales, which are a daily concern.

Life is full of surprises.

— joshua wheeler November, 2023 • Latitude 38 • Page 43

Bryan McDonald

THE 5O5 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS —

Mike Martin, helming, and Adam Lowry, on the trapeze, were favorites in this year's 5O5 World Championships, but also had to fight off their incredibly competitive training partners, damage to their boat, and a few freak mistakes to secure their place at the top of the podium.

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efore we give kudos to the winners of the 2023 5O5 Worlds, we have to salute the other 59 teams who dared to show up on San Francisco Bay to take them on.

Many traveling 5O5 sailors have vivid memories of the last bruising 5O5 Worlds in San Francisco in 2009. That year on the Bay was just like almost every other year on the Bay — windy, with lots of current and overall challenging conditions for handling a refined, fast, high-performance two-person dinghy. Carnage was common. And just as in 2009, local 5O5 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Mike Martin won in 2023 with his 'new' and co-Rolexwinning crew Adam Lowry. They've won three times together.

If you're the betting type, Martin and Lowry would have been a good team to bet on. After 10 tough races, they were the champions, but their victory was anything but easy. They were clearly fast, but no regatta-winning 10 races on San Francisco Bay could ever be considered flawless. They had to contend with a few mishaps, but also with a serious threat from their regular training partners, Eric Anderson and Nic Baird, who helped improve each other's game. Though the Page 44 • Latitude 38 • November, 2023

collaborative competitive arrangement continued through the series, in the end, only one team could win. Three-time world champion Mike Holt, with crew Carl Smit, was also right on their heels.

What keeps this class, created in the early '50s, strong is the idea of helping your competitors up their game, which is bred into the class culture. This has also made California a challenging venue to travel to if you want to contest the world championship. The class is strong in California, and the local class culture has bred many winners from the West.

The Martin/Lowry and Anderson/Baird teams spent many days training together and comparing rig and sail settings, plus working out the crew choreography for jibing and tacking a trapeze-rigged, powered-up 5O5 on a breezy Bay. After winning the Pre-Worlds on September 23-24, Martin and Lowry confirmed they were the team to beat. But the 59 other teams knew that anything could happen at any time. And it did. The winner wasn't decided until the final race on October 1. In race one, Martin/Lowry took third, their training partners Anderson/Baird took second, Nathan Batchelor

and Sam Pascoe from Great Britain took first (they were second at the Worlds in 2022), and 2014, '15 and '17 world champion Mike Holt and crew Carl Smit took fourth.

Sixty teams braved the Bay, showing up from eight countries to race in ideal conditions. The racing, run by St. Francis Yacht Club, was held on two venues: to the west of Treasure Island and to the west of Alcatraz. The powerful California contingent was dominant.

Mike Martin is now a five-time world champion, having first won as crew sailing with Southern Californian and 5O5 class stalwart Howie Hamlin. Martin said, "The week could not have gone better for us in the end, but it was definitely a tough week. Our goal with our training partners is to push each other and to be duking it out for first and second in the last race of the Worlds — which we did."

To do this, they had to overcome an early, uncharacteristic capsize, plus getting T-boned by a port-tacker while they were all waiting for a race to start on the fourth day. This required them to patch a hole for the first race of the day and abandon the second race to avoid sinking after

CALIFORNIA TOPS THE FLEET the patch failed in the stronger afternoon breeze. They were awarded redress based on their position in the races. Howie Hamlin helped them with the late-night repair job before the next day's racing.

This didn't end the challenges.

The next day, their training partners 'hooked' them to leeward ahead of the rabbit start so they luffed up a bit high and ended up touching the rabbit-start gate boat, forcing them to do a 360 and then port tack out behind the entire fleet.

"It was just a really hard, turbulent week," Lowry, now a three-time world champion, said. "On the second day, we had a lot of wind, which we liked, and were winning the race when we had a freak capsize; that was an emotional down. Then on Day 4, we got holed as we were idling at the start line between races; the boat filled up with water and nearly sank. It was amazing sailing, but it's not until you cross the finish line that you can take a deep breath."

Throughout these challenges, they were pressed hard by San Francisco team

Anderson/Baird. Plus the fleet was peppered with other past champions including Howie Hamlin (1999) and Jeff Nelson (2009), Mike Holt (2014, 2015, 2017) and Carl Smit (2015, 2017), and Ian Pinnell (2008). California has long held a very strong position in the class, with Morgan Larson and Trevor Baylis, also former world champions (2004), racing as Team Waterat.

A 1981 issue of Latitude 38 covering the San Francisco 5O5 Worlds shows Larry Tuttle and Trevor Baylis, John Andron with Howie Hamlin, and Dennis Surtees with Jay Dunci in the top 10 of the 80+ boat fleet. Over the years, many other California names have been at the top of the 5O5 fleet, including Sally Honey, winner of the 5O5 North Americans; Paul Cayard, who crewed for Dennis Surtees; Dave Vickland and Everett Palmer, who took second in Santa Cruz in 1971; and Bruce Edwards and David Shelton. Surely there are others.

Much of that success was built on class development by local suppliers, in-

cluding Larry Tuttle with his company Waterat in Santa Cruz and Glaser Sails in Huntington Beach. Mike Martin honored both Tuttle and Jay and Pease Glaser, who recently announced their retirement from Glaser Sails, with Dominic Marchal picking up the baton.

As the racing continued, the team of Anderson/Baird notched four bullets to show they were up to the game. They'd put in long hours refining their boat. They came in third during the 2019 Worlds in Fremantle, which was the championship that earned Martin and Lowry the Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year awards. It's the type of dedication needed to climb to the top of the fleet. Howie Hamlin was racing in 1981 and came in second and third a couple of times before finally climbing to the top of the podium in 1999.

Nic Baird commented, "We won four races, which were all very memorable because we didn't come close to winning any races last year. We've worked really hard all season getting fast in the conditions that you see on the Bay. Windy

Christophe Favreau

Bryan McDonald

Christophe Favreau

Clockwise from top left: Mike Martin, left, and Adam Lowry are now three-time world champions in the ultra-competitive 5O5 class; even the pros capsize every now and then; the 5O5 fleet rips downwind in glorious summer conditions on San Francisco Bay.

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Christophe Favreau

5O5 WORLDS

An impressive 60 teams spanning eight countries duked it out in dinghies on the Bay with the 5O5 world title on the line. The competitiveness and technical attention to the boats themselves are second to none.

days are always about just getting off the line clean and using our speed to punch out and be strong. We were able to do that in most races where it was blowing more than 15-16 knots. We knew we were fast in those conditions and just needed to keep it simple. We're super grateful to Mike and Adam — both of them have helped us tremendously this year."

As Martin mentioned, the two California teams were vying for first place in the last race of the series. In the second-tolast race, Martin and Lowry scored a 13 for a throwout, while Anderson and Baird nailed a bullet, putting them two points out in front for the final race of the series.

For the last race, it was Martin and Lowry who pulled out a first, with Anderson and Baird taking an eighth, securing the win for Martin/Lowry and a solid second for Anderson/Baird. Holt/Smit took third, giving the top three positions to Californians. Fourth, fifth and sixth were taken by visiting sailors who came to try San Francisco Bay, and Hamlin/Nelson took Page 46 • Latitude 38 • November, 2023

seventh.

The Bay put on its world-renowned ideal sailing conditions, and StFYC managed a world-class event. Principal Race Officer John Siegel managed a 37-person volunteer team and said, "It's an honor and a privilege to work with this fleet and to be able to view this racing up close. The 5O5ers are tremendous athletes."

The competitors who came to challenge the conditions and the very strong local 5O5 fleet were rewarded with amazing competition and the camaraderie for which the class is famous.

The collaboration, hard work and persistence paid off, so future champions will continue rising in the fleet. California clearly has an edge — anyone wanting to sharpen their blades for future world championships would do well to join the California fleet.

The next 5O5 Worlds will be held in Varberg, Sweden, from August 1-10, 2024.

— latitude / john

INTERNATIONAL 5O5 PRE-WORLDS/NORTH AMERICANS, StFYC, 9/23-24 (6r, 1t) 1) Mike Martin/Adam Lowry, USA, 9 points; 2) Eric Anderson/Nic Baird, USA, 12; 3) Nathan Batchelor/Sam Pascoe, GBR, 14; 4) Roger Gilbert/Ian Mitchell, GBR, 27; 5) Howie Hamlin/Jeff Nelson, USA, 27; 6) Mike Holt/Carl Smit, USA, 28; 7) Ian Pinnell/Alex Davies, GBR, 32; 8) AJ Conrads/Rob Woeful, USA, 47; 9) Alexander Holzapfel/Arne Wittemer, GER, 50; 10) Tim & Finn Boger, GER, 56. (58 boats) INTERNATIONAL 5O5 WORLDS, StFYC, 9/2610/1 (10r, 2t) 1) Mike Martin/Adam Lowry, USA, 14.2 points; 2) Eric Anderson/Nic Baird, USA, 19; 3) Mike Holt/ Carl Smit, 25; 4) Nathan Batchelor/Sam Pascoe, GBR, 37; 5) Ian Pinnell/Alex Davies, GBR, 48; 6) Philippe Boite/Marin Carnot, FRA, 49; 7) Howie Hamlin/Jeff Nelson, USA, 50; 8) JB Turney/Jon Bell, USA, 65; 9) Roger Gilbert/Ian Mitchell, GBR, 80; 10) AJ Conrads/Rob Woeful, USA, 87. (59 boats) Full results at www.stfyc.com

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f you really want to meet and get to know people like the members of the 2023 Baja Ha-Ha, you've got to jump onto a sailboat and head south. Starting in the West Marine parking lot in San Diego, anchoring out in Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria, and dancing post-Ha-Ha at Squid Roe are where you'll really find out about the people who take off to Mexico. You'll then get to know them more as you cross tacks in the Sea of Cortez, Mazatlán, Banderas Bay or all sorts of places on the coast of Mexico.

In lieu of leaping onto a boat, we're publishing some abbreviated bios from a selection of the 2023 fleet so we can learn more about why a psychotherapist, a pipefitter, an underwater bridge inspector and a SpaceX engineer end up sailing south in the same rally.

Many of these sailors have participated in the rally several times, while others are taking their first leap offshore. About a dozen are 12 and under, and all are young at heart.

Amazing Grace III — Island Packet 440 Kim and Lena Eddy Seattle / San Diego 'Master and Commander' Kim, 70, fell in love with sailing while serving in the US Navy in the early '70s. While doing the last Ha-Ha, he fell in love with Lena, one of three crewmembers he recruited from the Ha-Ha Crew List. "On July 1 Lena and I drove to Las Vegas, wrapped the anchor chain around each other, and both said "I do." Lena has retired from teaching to become a fulltime cruiser with me.

"My additional crew will be Peter Morris, 74, a retired YMCA director; and Dave Craig, 71, also a retired schoolteacher. I've had the privilege of sailing with both of them during the past 30 years. This will be Peter's second Ha-Ha and Dave's first. Our youngest crewmember will be Lena's niece, Sarabelle Parra, 28, from Minot, ND. She's a vehicle Maintenance technician who is very excited to be doing her first long-distance sail.

"If you counted the semi-unofficial 'Nada Ha-Ha', hosted by Assistant Poobah Patsy Verhoeven in the Covid year of 2020, this will be Amazing Grace's fourth Ha-Ha since 2019. In past years I've also sailed back to the Pacific Northwest, but this year we'll be exploring Southern California. My longest passage to date has been a solo non-stop passage from Cabo to Seattle in May of 2020. It took 28 days — and a real toll on my body!"

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Circe — Islander Freeport 41 Dave and Kelly Kendall Owl Harbor, Isleton Dave, 57, will be the only underwater bridge inspector in this year's fleet.

Kelly is a retired registered nurse and health inspector. Friend Leslie Skarshaug, an accounting officer, as well as an adrenaline junkie and "adventure firstie," will be their crew.

Dave has been in or under the water most of his life and isn't happy if his fingers aren't wrinkly. He has sailed extensively on San Francisco Bay and in the Delta. He's also crewed on other people's boats on two Ha-Ha's, the Ha-Ha route at a different time of year, and one "adventurous" Tehuantepec crossing that involved jumping overboard to clean the waterline and swim with a turtle.

'Circe' - Dave and Kelly.

Kelly has sailed with Dave on San Francisco Bay and in the Delta, was with Dave on the Tehuantepec crossing to El Salvador, and has done the Ha-Ha route on a friend's boat. But this will be her first Ha-Ha. Kelly's nursing specialty was as a health facility evaluator nurse with the state, a title that sent other nurses running to the break room with their "illegal" water bottles. "If you know, you know," she says.

The dream boat for both Dave and Kelly would be a Passport 40. Dave would like to take one to the dive paradise of Palau, while Kelly would prefer the San Blas Islands of Panama.

Dave's sailing hero is Tania Aebi, who did a 99% solo circumnavigation on a 26-footer. She started as an 18-year-old and finished three years later, in 1987.

Kelly's hero is Holly Martin, the Wind Hippie Sailing blogger.

Kelly's favorite quote is, "I'm always disappointed when a liar's pants don't actually catch on fire."

Contagious — Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 Declan and Tracy Sacre Vancouver, BC Declan, 53, is in sales, while Tracy,

'Contagious' - Declan and Tracy.

bless her heart, is a registered nurse.

Their three crew include Dave Ryley, 40, Thomas Wood, 37, and Victoria Wood.

Declan has been sailing his whole life, first on the Great Lakes with his family. Then, after moving to Vancouver at a young age, he started racing out of the West Vancouver YC in a number of events, and has raced around Vancouver Island twice. Tracy accompanied him on many of these races as crew.

Contagious is a 2019 Beneteau 46.1 that they bought spanking-new in 2019.

"We haven't done a Ha-Ha yet, but are excited about the adventure. When we finish the race, we plan on cruising up into the Sea of Cortez until April."

"Race"? The Ha-Ha is more of a rally, where the idea is to sail with friends, not beat them.

Capt. Declan is a left-hander who, like Tracy, would like to cruise the world aboard their dream boat — which they now own. The Beneteau 46.1 is an upgrade of the Beneteau 45, which was Beneteau's biggest seller in the world.

Not a common name in the United States, Declan means "messenger" in Greek, and "man of prayer" or "man of goodness" in Irish.

Endless Summer — Catalina 42 MkII Dave and Michelle Opheim Alameda Dave, 57, a vet of the 1999 Ha-Ha on the Lagoon 37 cat Aida, is a retired network engineer; Michelle is retired from the dentistry field. Their crew includes Manny Rubio, 61, Max Perez, 58, and Jim Schulz, 56, as well as Bosun, their 5-year-old black cat.

Dave's dad taught him how to sail when he was 8, so let's just say it's been a long time. Michelle's parents introduced her to boat life at age 1, and she has been sailing with Dave since 2006.

That was the year they met at a yacht club in Marin County. They then moved across the S.F. Bay and have been Oakland Yacht Club members for ~7 years.

They've owned their Catalina 42

WITH THE BAJA HA-HA MkII Endless Summer for "13 wonderful years," and it is the last boat they'll ever need. They love her! Previously, Dave owned a Catalina 27 and an O'Day 27 that he raced in the Bay.

'Endless Summer' - Michelle and Dave.

"Our plans are to cruise the mainland and southern Mexico in the winter, then head back north into the Sea of Cortez in the spring. The boat will spend the summer on the hard in the extreme northern Sea at Puerto Peñasco until we return the following fall. We intend to cruise the Sea of Cortez for a number of years or until it's no longer fun, as we've been dreaming about it for a long time."

Forever Friday — Lagoon 380 Cat Roy Silliker San Diego Roy, 58, is still active in the merchant marine. His crew will be Michael Page, 61, Clint Smith, 40, and Brent Klemm, 46, who is retired from construction/ HVAC. The Poobah has to constantly remind himself that HVAC means heating/ventilation/air conditioning. And thank God for those workers.

Roy grew up sailing on the lakes of Maine and completed ASA sailing courses to 114, cruising catamaran certification, in 2005. Forever Friday is Roy's first boat, which he has owned for seven years. His longest small-boat passage to date has been Portland to San Diego aboard a Hunter 45. But he's spent a lot of time on the ocean, as he was a USN officer for four years and has spent 30 years in the US Merchant Marine. He's a chief engineer for unlimited HP steam, diesel, and gas turbine engines. And he has a 100-ton master certificate.

Roy's dream destination is the Galápagos, which he'd like to visit while aboard a big Gunboat cat while having Key lime pie for dessert.

The fictional Jack Sparrow is Roy's sailing hero, and he believes Captain

Ron's belief that, "If it's going to happen, it's going to happen out there."

One of the greatest, and most accurate, quotes ever.

Grace — Catalina 36 David, Jennifer and Kekoa Lane Oxnard David, 51, is self-employed. Jennifer is an acupuncturist. Their son Kekoa, 15, is a left-handed student of life.

Friend Matthew James, 52, will be joining them.

"Ours is a very active family as we're into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, rock climbing, skiing, surfing, mountain biking, and skateboarding. David is a certified mountain guide and has a storied history of guiding technical rock climbing on El Cap and Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Jen has won Jiu-Jitsu competitions against competitors 25 years her junior! Kekoa is a competitive junior big-mountain freeskier.

"Our family has been sailing together for seven years," the Lanes report. "The captain has a convoluted history of sailing and boating as a kid growing up on the Chesapeake Bay. He decided sailing would be a great family activity, so we are now on our fourth boat, having worked our way up from a 13-ft Capri on Crowley Lake in the eastern Sierra.

'Grace' - David, Kekoa and Jen.

"We've had Grace for three years now. While we've never done a Ha-Ha, in 2017 David crewed on a boat from Ensenada to La Paz. "Our dream destination is the South Pacific, and in our dreams, we'd do it with something like a Kraken 50 or maybe a cat like an HH44."

You want to know what the family's favorite motto is? "You don't know until you know."

Jambo — CT-44 Jamie Gull Marina del Rey / Aspen, CO Jamie, 39, is a software entrepreneur. He is a former SpaceX engineer who worked extensively on the Falcon

9 reentry program and then co-founded Talyn Air. Talyn is creating an electricpowered aircraft that can take off and land without runways, and fly without a pilot.

One of Jamie's crew will be his "younger but arguably more mature" brother David, 37, an architect and serial tech entrepreneur with multiple exits under his belt. He recently started Ogimi, now Vital, an AI-generated meditation app. David is only mildly upset that Jamie is taking Jambo south for a season rather than keeping her berthed in Los Angeles.

'Jambo' - Nicole and Jamie.

Another crew will be friend Ryan St. Onge, 40, who like Jamie and David, grew up as an aerialist skier. Ryan was on the US Olympic Team and competed in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. Rounding out the crew will be Eric Breuhaus.

Jambo is actually owned by Evan Gull, 76, Jamie's father. Evan will not be making the trip. Jamie's wife Nicole, a research scientist at Cedars-Sinai studying the genetic factors underlying cancer, and their 22-month-old son, Emerson, were on the original crew list, but have decided to fly to Cabo with the family dog to meet the boat and cruise.

Emerson already has 10 overnights to his credit aboard Jambo, and Nicole regularly skippers the CT-44 on trips to Catalina.

Jamie's sailing hero is his dad, Evan. His dream boat is a Balance 526 cat.

K2 — Corsair F-36 Tri Bryan Martin and Nancy Virostko Santa Cruz Bryan, 68, is a designer/builder.

Girlfriend Nancy is a psychotherapist who sometimes practices remotely from Mexico. Their crew will be Jacqueline Annigoni, a small-business owner. Bryan has done four Ha-Ha's, Nancy has done three, and Jacqueline has done one.

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HEADING SOUTH — beginning as a child on his father's boat. His longest passage has been from the South Pacific to Hawaii. Bryan has owned at least six boats, all monohulls, until he bought an F-31 in 2006.

He is now a committed trimaran owner.

Nancy doesn't have as extensive sailing experience as Bryan, but she makes up for it with enthusiasm. Jacqueline is a longtime sailor.

singlehanded day and night sails, four offshore trips to Point Reyes, two trips to the Farallones, four trips up the Sacramento Delta, and a three-day, nonstop passage from Berkeley to San Miguel Island in Southern California. He's been a full-time liveaboard for more than two years on Kitabu, his third boat.

Alicen has two years of sailing experience and has doublehanded with the captain to Point Reyes, the Sacramento Delta, and all around San Francisco Bay on the couple's previous boat, a 1970 Ericson 35. Alicen was formerly involved in the sport of equestrian vaulting. "Think Cirque du Soleil, aka gymnastics on horseback," says Joe. "She has discovered there are many parallels between that sport and sailing, such as occasional moments of soul-cleansing terror."

'K2' - Nancy and Bryan.

Kitabu — Morgan Out Island 41 Joe Seraphin and Alicen Divita Berkeley Joseph, 38, is a solar professional, while Alicen, 34, is a health coach.

Their crew will be Teena Roshini, 27, a medical researcher running clinical studies; and one other not determined as of press time.

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'Kitabu' - Alicen and Joe.

Crew Teena Roshini has five years of sailing experience and was a fulltime liveaboard for 2 1⁄2 years. She has multi-day offshore experience and extensive doublehanding experience on San Francisco Bay. "I purchased Kitabu," Joe says, "which means 'wide girl' in Hawaiian, during COVID when boats were scarce.

The running joke was 'I bought a very expensive anchor windlass with a boat attached to it.'"

My Fair Lady — Crealock 37 Jefferson Asbury San Pedro Jefferson, 67, who crewed on a previous Ha-Ha, is a retired graphic designer. His crew will be Josh Bublitz, 36, a machinist and rigger. The other two crew will be Jeff Anderson, 51, and his wife Marie Eve Laroche of Boise, who trailer-sail their Columbia 23 on the lakes of Idaho.

"I learned to sail as a kid, first in Redding, then on Puget Sound with my family after my dad purchased a new flush-deck Islander 33. The eldest of five kids, I was always Dad's first mate.

As Mom and my siblings slowly lost interest in sailing, Dad and I continued to have many sailing adventures around

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"We had a great time sailing in the Ha-Ha last year, especially the last night when we had one of our best sails ever.

It was double digits all night long. After lots of fun events in Cabo, we headed to Isla Isabela and then over to La Cruz.

We spent the next five months cruising mainland Mexico, where we met up with friends that we had made in the 2021 Ha-Ha. "The unusual thing about our boat is that she folds up and can be towed on a trailer. As in other years, we eventually sailed up to the top of the Sea of Cortez and pulled her out in Puerto Peñasco. We decommissioned K2 and had all of her annual bottom work done.

We really like the boatyard in Peñasco and enjoyed getting to know Salvador Cabrales Jr. and Sr. better. From there we flew home and got our truck and big boat trailer. With our wide-load permit, we had K2 home in two days."

Bryan's favorite quote comes from legendary multihull designer Dick Newick: "People sail for fun, and no one has yet convinced me that it's more fun to go slow than it is to go fast."

Life Is Short — Catalina C350 George Poe Santa Barbara / Goleta George, 66, is a retired systems engineer who retired in part in order to be able to do the Ha-Ha. His spouse Silvia is a retired software engineer who will join the boat once she is safely tied up at the dock in Nuevo Nayarit (formerly Nuevo Vallarta). The Life Is Short crew will include Mike Haden, 67, a retired software engineer who did the 2021 HaHa with George as crew; and Alan Harper, 71, a retired mechanical engineer who George says "will be well known by the time we get to Cabo."

"I have owned three boats over a 27-year span," reports right-handed George, "but Life Is Short is our first sailboat. Silvia and I have owned her for 11 years.

"I have participated in one and a half Ha-Ha's. I crewed on Tranquilo, a veteran of many Ha-Ha's, in 2020 and 2021."

The Poobah wonders if George and Silvia know that for more than 100 years, their hometown held the record for the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth. 133 degrees. Google it.

Bahia Santa Maria is awaiting the fleet's arrival.

WITH THE BAJA HA-HA Puget Sound and Vancouver Island. In 1975, Dad downsized to a Bayfield 25 full-keel pocket cruiser but became so busy as the editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that I was using Scrimshaw more than he was. I made several trips up to BC on my own with friends.

"I've now owned My Fair Lady, my dream boat, for 2 1/2 years. My plan is to cruise the Sea of Cortez and mainland Mexico, although I'd love to cruise Southeast Asia."

Natasha — Hardin Sea Wolf 41 Zelix Slocum and Emma Williams S.F. Bay Area Zelix, 32, is a landscape contractor and stonemason. Emma, 30, is a veteran of a circumnavigation and has already visited remote Pitcairn Island, famous for the mutiny on the Bounty, twice.

'Natasha' - Zelix and Emma.

"Emma started sailing as a child on San Francisco Bay. Zelix picked up sailing quickly with the purchase of our first boat, an Ericson 27, at the beginning of the COVID-19 quarantine. In the summer of 2021, we purchased Natasha, a 1969 ketch, and we've spent the past two years refitting the boat and sailing her around the Bay. Natasha completed a four-year circumnavigation in the early '70s with the Bercaw family and has participated in several previous Ha-Ha's.

"Our trip down the coast to San Diego will be our longest passage with Natasha, our dream boat. We plan to explore the Sea of Cortez and continue farther south into Mexico after the HaHa. Our dream destination is anchorage-hopping in the Mediterranean.

"Our new sailing hero is Kirsten Neuschäfer, who is the first woman to win the Golden Globe, completing the around-the-world race, minus modern electronics, in under 235 days."

Since you are wondering, Zelix means unpredictable, adorable, and confident.

'One Eyed Jack' - Suzie and crewmate.

One Eyed Jack — Express 37 Suzie Grubler Lahaina / Maui, HI Suzie is retired from an unspecified career. Her crew will be first mate Kati Hedden, a schoolteacher; Mariana Lowy-Gerstmar, a lawyer; Chad Gerstmar, 41, a boat captain; Jenna Caplin, a landscape architect; and Brian Lewis, 66, a "Man of Mystery."

Suzie has been sailing for more than 30 years, during which time she has owned six boats. For the past five years, she's owned her dream boat, the Carl Schumacher-designed Express 37. But unlike most Express 37s, which remain popular racing boats after all these years, hers has a windlass and a radar arch.

Suzie has done multiple Pacific Cups to Hawaii and sailed through the South Pacific to New Zealand. After the Ha-Ha she plans to sail back to Maui.

Curiously, Suzie's sailing hero is her ex-husband, the semi-legendary architect, cartoonist, and sailor, Jonathan "Bird" Livingston.

Salty Dancer — Jeanneau 44 DS James Mills Incline Village, NV James, 70, is a marina industry consultant. Given that his full name is James McVicar Mills IV, no wonder his friends call him "J." That comes from "a strong Viking heritage." His crew will include Tim, 65, and Sally Mueller, who have been sailing together for 23 years, and pre-COVID spent four years living aboard their Jeanneau 52.2 at Emery Cove.

"A recovering/escaping workaholic, I purchased my new-to-me Jeanneau 44 DS this winter in Seattle," says J, "and spent the winter months adding a new asymmetrical spinnaker, a watermaker, and other cruising comforts as well as a life raft. I also renamed the boat. Salty Dancer is a homage to the first boat I did an ocean passage on. We tagged along with the 1980 Singlehanded

Transpacific Race from San Francisco to Hawaii, and I've been hooked on ocean sailing ever since.

"This will be my second Ha-Ha. My first was in 2006 with my Catalina 470 Seventh Heaven, which led to several years of juggling work and commutercruising to La Paz, and then a year sailing around the Sea of Cortez and down to Costa Rica. Ultimately I bashed singlehanded back from Puerto Vallarta to Newport Beach.

"The boat had been struck by lightning the month before, so all I had for instruments were a handheld GPS and a sat phone. The bash only took me 47 days.

'Salty Dancer' - J and Crew.

"This time I'm retiring for real. I sold my home in Lake Tahoe, am retiring from work, and aspiring for life. It's going to involve new friends, new experiences, new horizons — and maybe even a circumnavigation."

Solimar — Hunter 41 Steve and Sonia Thompson Santa Barbara Steve, 67, is a school administrator who, given the times, might be happy to be retired. Sonia is a retired county employee. Their crew will be David Wood, 63, a service technician.

"I have been sailing on and off for 50 years," reports Steve, "and Sonia about 20 years. I have owned seven boats, and we've owned Solimar for 15 months.

"Neither Sonia nor I have done the Ha'Solimar' - Sonia and Steve.

Ha. My longest passage was as crew from Fiji to Opua, New Zealand, which is about November, 2023 • Latitude 38 • Page 53

HEADING SOUTH WITH THE BAJA HA-HA 1,400 miles. My longest passage as skipper was from Bali to Singapore, about 1,000 miles. After the Ha-Ha we plan to explore the Sea of Cortez and the Mexican mainland. Then, who knows?

"Our dream destination would be Fiji on our dream boat, an older Outremer catamaran. The spirit of Bernard Moitessier, our sailing hero, would be along with us." The Ha-Ha ends in Cabo San Lucas, of course, where Bernard famously lost his legendary Joshua on the beach in 1982.

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'Trinity' - Suzanne, Sue, Greg and Gary.

The 2023 Baja Ha-Ha fleet is ready to make the leap and head south.

Trinity — Spencer 1330 Sue and Gary Stephens Bainbridge Island, WA Sue is a retired legal assistant, while Gary, 69, is a retired diver. In addition to both doing the 2003 Ha-Ha, they "unofficially" did the 1993 Some Like It Hot Rally, a loosely semi-organized precursor to the Ha-Ha. The Stephens' two crew will be friends Suzanne and Greg, 65, Fults, who did the 2003 Ha-Ha with their three kids aboard their Newport Beachbased Beneteau 444 Lemuria. After becoming fast friends with Sue, Suzanne and Greg are returning for another HaHa, sans children, to help Sue and Gary sail south.

Gary and Sue have lived aboard sailboats for the past 36 years. After buying their first fixer-upper, Niord, a Traveller 32, they promptly moved aboard to spend the next six years getting her ready to go cruising. Their no-sailing experience has morphed into 36 years of living aboard and two long cruises.

Their second cruise was in 2003 aboard the Cheoy Lee Offshore 40 Pegasus, with 7-year-old daughter Amy. It started with the Ha-Ha and included time in the Marshall Islands and even Midway.

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his is just a small sample of the 129 boats that signed up for the 2023 Baja Ha-Ha. The people who go and the boats they choose to go on are always interesting. Some are leaving with plenty of experience because somewhere along the line, they went sailing with little experience. After this, all will have much more experience and many stories to share. We wish fair winds to all members of the 2023 Baja Ha-Ha Fleet.

— richard spindler

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A SORCERER'S APPRENTICE — ALL PHOTOS FERNANDO ROSERO

I

was not born into the sailing world, unlike many of the people I know, respect, and sail with. Sailing weaved its web around me when I was not really looking.

Bill Lee and the legend of Merlin, a Bill Lee Custom 68, circulate in the Santa Cruz air still to this day. You don't have to look hard to find people who know and have sailed with Bill Lee. Some even raced on Merlin in '77 when she shattered the Transpac Race record, which she then held for 20 years.

The "Fast is Fun" motto for all Bill Lee Santa Cruz boats is known worldwide.

Around 2017, Bill brought Merlin back from the Great Lakes and outfitted her for another Transpac race. I got to see her in the harbor several times and often wondered what it would be like to be at the helm. I could close my eyes and see myself surfing down the waves on Merlin, flying along with California behind me, heading toward the setting sun. By this time, I was hooked on sailing and had bought and sold a Catalina 27 in San Mateo, and was sailing a 1990 Ericson 32. My Santa Cruz 52 dreams would have to wait for a winning lottery ticket, but I vowed one day I would ring that bell.

Sailing on San Francisco Bay in the summer was not like my classes in Santa Cruz. Over the course of a few years sailing with friends, I learned the finer points of Bay sailing and racing.

Actively participating on as many boats as I could, I felt my skills were finally becoming more honed. My confidence grew as I learned that I was capable of sailing in some of the most difficult conditions. Each time out on the water, I would test myself and the boat, and catalog the experience to draw upon in the future.

Dana Foley at the helm for the sunset watch.

My desire to dig deeper into this vein of sailing blood that I had tapped into was starting to burn like a fire. In the Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge was like a line in the sand. On the other side was the open ocean. Outside the Gate there was the Great Pacific. I wondered what one might find out there. When all that matters is the wind and your course, is the world a simpler place?

Apparently, the cure for sailing is more sailing. I surmised that if I wanted to do bigger and badder sailing things, I needed to get more involved at my local yacht clubs and get onto boats. I wanted offshore, I wanted Transpac. I wanted Pac Cup. The more time you spend sailing, the more sailing people you meet.

The more you drop your name into the hat for crewing for a team, the greater the chances you will improve your skills and become good crew.

After getting on several racing boats inshore and offshore, I somehow decided that, in addition to racing on S.F. Bay, maybe I could squeeze in a couple more days of racing by hitting the Santa Cruz Yacht Club beer can races. Made a few calls, sent a few emails, and boom, I was on a J/105 in Santa Cruz, teamed with a guy I'd met on a Shearwater Sailing charter. The internet is awesome.

A bit more reviewing online, and I came across something that made my heart skip a beat. "Need capable crew for Transpac delivery. Bringing back Merlin from Honolulu to San Pedro."

As my heart rebooted, I went through a quick calculation of what that would require. Considerations including house, kids, bills, car, job, other extenuating circumstances. I did see some challenges ahead, but maybe the time was ripe to push that button. The more I thought about it, the clearer it became.

I contacted the delivery skipper. The text message read, "I'm not green but I'm not a professional." I sure could have done a better job about sounding more appealing, but I was just riding this wave the universe sent my way.

We had a phone conversation and discussed the basics, general plan and timeline. We agreed to move to the next level. Time to see if this could be real.

Some emails and phone calls revealed green light after green light. More calls and conversations, and that was that.

The planets aligned, and with the support of family, friends, bosses and neighbors, this was about to happen. I was going to Hawaii with five other people to bring back one of the most iconic

sailboats in the history of all sailboats.

Captain Don Ratcliffe, our fearless skipper, a veteran of circumnavigating the world and with tens of thousands of sea miles, sent out the official briefing: Fly out Wednesday from San Jose to Honolulu, fix, fuel and provision the boat for the return trip, and leave Friday. We had six crew members. We would work in teams of two; watch schedule would be on a rotating three hours on, six off.

The skipper's best friend, Edwin Mabie, was our first mate and his right-hand man — together, they have sailed more miles than most yacht club members' mileage combined. The rest of the crew was made up of two female sailors, Dana Foley and Lydia Tuuletar, Mike Tocalino, an active coastal racer from SCYC, and me. The lady sailors were veterans themselves with tens of thousands of passage miles. Dana, while still in college, has more miles than one could dream for her age and demonstrates a level of seamanship that would make sailing parents proud. Lydia is a sailing junkie who would sail a carbon fiber bathtub using a Kevlar patio umbrella if it would go fast enough. Mike, our coastal racer, was like me, an unknown. With airline tickets purchased and a firm plan, it was time to put the adventure into gear. Pack, check, repack, recheck. Do not need this, need this, don't need that. Wait, how does this all fit? Time to go.

Don, Ed, Mike and I met at the airport. Dana was already in Honolulu, and Lydia was flying out separately from the East Coast. We all made our paths to Merlin in the Ala Wai Harbor, and by Wednesday night, all except Lydia were having dinner at the Hawaii Yacht Club. Some flight issues were slowing her down, but not for long. By the time Lydia arrived, we had already received a briefing from the race team on the status of all systems. There was a list of repairs, there were tasks to be completed, there were parts needed, not to mention provisions. Our little team was forming, and we were all trying to figure out what everyone's strengths and weaknesses were so we could attack our issues with great effectiveness.

The skipper called us together, and lined out the action items, the teams, and the plan, and with that, the Merlin Transpac delivery crew for 2023 was born.

There was a lot of work to do and not a lot of time. Inverter issues were making Starlink an issue. Some concerns with battery-charging as well as

MERLIN'S TRANSPAC RETURN

Farewell Hawaii. Mike at the helm off the west side of Oahu, at about point Ka’ena, as a tropical storm was approaching from the SE.

battery-management systems were getting worked through. A bilge pump needed to be replaced. Get the delivery sails on. A weather system was working its way up from Mexico and was providing motivation to not drag our feet.

Honolulu was hot and Merlin, being a spartan race-focused boat, is slim on creature comforts, so there was motivation on our part to try to move the boat out of the harbor's oven-like conditions and into the Pacific. One of the race team members, Brian M., his wife and their Mini were so much help with our preparations and knowledge of the boat systems. With their help, we got our tasks completed and the skipper sent word: Noon Friday would be our go time. One of the last but most important tasks was fuel. Our return-trip strategy was four 30-gallon barrels set in a pallet-type holder fit in the stern of the boat behind Merlin's five-foot-diameter carbon fiber helm. In total, we carried almost 200 gallons. Before we left, that sounded like a lot.

With noon Friday fast approaching and the weather system from Mexico approaching even faster, it was time to light this firecracker. Time to see what kind of sailor I would be. I had read a blog called The Fun Sail Back by Jim Quanci, an accomplished racer, sailor and passagemaker. He described the planning of such a trip and touched on what the experience might be like. Was I ready? Ready as I had ever been for anything in my life. Was I confident? I was confident in our team. These people would be my new family for 14 days.

What I lacked in experience I tried to make up for in enthusiasm. To make myself more valued, I would be first in line to help, all the time, every time.

"Put the engine in neutral," the skipper called out to Ed, and then fired up the diesel engine. "Ready on the dock lines. Cast off the bow, cast off the stern, all aboard that's coming aboard!"

This was to be the beginning of the longest starboard tack in all of history.

The trip was going to happen in

basically three phases.

Phase 1 is the longest starboard tack, heading north into the wind on a beat of about 11-15 knots average. Phase 2 is turning mostly east, also north, then maybe back to east because the wind that was predicted to show up and carry us to the promised land never showed up, or came from the other direction. This turn marks the transition into the North Pacific High where there is no wind and a lot of motoring. Phase 3 is getting sufficiently north and across the High to sail into San Pedro on a reach.

The first part of Phase 1 is leaving the island, and we launched right into a beat, heeled over hard.

The first day was our first real series of tests.

Everyone had to drive so the skipper could see what he was dealing with, and we could all get some wheel time before nightfall and the start of our watch schedule.

Don and Mike were on first watch. We were second watch. I felt ready. Our first watch would be 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. I've sailed in the dark before and loved it. You have some instruments to sail by, a course to follow, and the feel of the boat and ocean. When it was time for your shift, you gathered up all your foulies and various layers and A great day of sailing after we got back in the cockpit, with all hands on deck for reefing the main.

A SORCERER'S APPRENTICE —

Above, left to right: It was a constant effort to find a comfortable position; In the Pacific High on day 6 where they burned a lot of diesel while setting up fishing lines.

dressed in the saloon while holding on for dear life as you barreled your way north, heading into the wind. Grabbed a snack, got some water, and then got the lowdown from the previous watch on what was going on. What course are you sailing? What's on the AIS? What has the wind been like? Are any shifts predicted? Any squalls? Sail settings?

Then they recede back into the boat for their six off and you are now sailing Merlin upwind from Hawaii, making her way to San Pedro in about 13.5 more days.

On watch, you have time to learn about your watch buddy and stare into the stars. The complexities of life on land melt away like a wax candle, and not much matters but the apparent wind angle, speed and course over ground. At least once during your watch, the skipper will pop up into the companionway and yell for the course you're steering. Yes, hand steering, because autopilots are too heavy for race boats or something. Sometimes, this meant less talking and more concentrating. Sometimes, he was just checking. Sometimes, he would yell back "WHY?!" after you stated your course.

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three, Ed and I ended up on the sunset/sunrise watch. This was 6 p.m.-9 p.m. and then again at 3 a.m.-6 a.m.

With everyone settling into a routine, spending three hours sailing, watching the sunset over the horizon, taking a six-hour nap, then spending three hours watching the sunrise was an unbelievable treat.

Life on a heel is not at all easy. Everything is work. Standing is work. Sitting is work. Cooking seemed impossible.

Eating is required. When the skipper asked for a volunteer to cook, I said, "Put me in, coach!" I manage to feed my two teenage boys co-parenting and feel quite confident in my cooking skills if the expectations are low enough. Mac and cheese was on the menu and I felt well-suited to crush it. The cooking space was limited, and utensils bare minimum, but 30 minutes later, I was dishing out bowls of hot food to our crew, and they scarfed it down like a Michelin-star meal. A sea cook was born! I volunteered to cook most dinners and took care of my boat family.

It made me happy and meant I did not have to wash dishes. Win-win.

A passage is about your ability to maintain life support systems and moderate usage of critical supplies. A good skipper keeps a headlamp on his

forehead, constantly chasing the gremlins out of each of the systems while keeping track of weather, course, traffic and forecasts. We lost our navigation and wind data on day three. Day four brought a full boat-power outage. We modified power consumption and monitored battery voltages diligently. One thing that never came back was navigation. We lost our mast instruments and wind data for the trip duration. At night, we steered by compass heading augmented with feedback on courseover-ground and speed-over-ground from AIS and other backup devices.

On most night watches, the orders were to pick a star and sail the wind.

When it was cloudy, you felt where the wind was and feathered as needed to not get over on your ear too much.

Get speed, ride it up, fall back off for speed. Repeat. When a squall hit, the wind would get sucked out around you and then build into a strong wind where you'd come up, feather, and pinch and watch for big shifts until it passed.

Usually quickly. The rain sucked, but the air and water were warm. Most of us needed a freshwater rinse anyway.

There was a bit of ripeness about the boat, and the limits of baby-wipe showers, saltwater scrubs and freshwater rinses were tested.

MERLIN'S TRANSPAC RETURN A look at the YB tracker Transpac return tracking map showed that boats were beginning to hit the High and beginning the turn east. We would be one of those boats soon.

The next phase would take us through the North Pacific High, where there is little wind, and the order of the day is motorsailing. On my first sunrise shift after our turn east, we were in lake-like conditions with a sheet of glass where the Pacific Ocean once had been. We motored in very flat, hot conditions for days.

How long is the High? This year it was long, which is no issue if you have a small fuel tanker for a boat. We would try to get north to find wind according to forecasts. It would be the better part of five days in the High, motoring east and north in the hunt for wind. Out here in the High, you look around and there brisbane-hh-04-23 is nothing but ocean. Miles and miles of brisbane-hh-06-23 brisbane-hh-01-23 brisbane-hh-08-23 brisbane-hh-07-23 brisbane-hh-07-22

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It's a race boat so accommodations are spartan but you still manage to catch some rest.

tude may be overwhelming for some, but for me, I was loving the clarity of my thoughts and savoring every morsel of this trip. It was a dream come true in every way.

Without a good wind angle to sail and some wind to sail with, we were depleting our fuel supplies quickly. Wind forecast for northwest would show up southwest. We hunted for the wind. The skipper needed a new plan. Then the call came in — all hands on deck! Sail change.

Drop the jib and secure. Bring out the A4. Rig for the asymmetric. Our drivers all started salivating. The A4 on this boat was a bombproof asym kite with more sail area and a bigger sail bag than I had ever seen. We found a stream of wind that should work well with our heavy runner. With the new plan on deck, Lydia and Dana got to work rigging it up and getting it ready and set.

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A SORCERER'S APPRENTICE — I took my position on the mast with Mike to jump the halyard. Ed in the cockpit.

Skipper at the helm. The A4 pops open, the sheet is adjusted, the boat course is steadied, and we are flying along at 12-14 knots average. Once the skipper had had his fill of piloting the A4, the other drivers wanted a piece. Lydia and Dana claimed dibs since they'd rigged it up. They both flew that kite with smiles so big I was surprised their heads didn't fall off. The A4 is not the easiest sail to fly, especially with funky wind. I opted for the sidelines here. There was good wind for a couple of shifts, and then it was time for the kite to come down in preparation for the night watches.

For the most part it was shorts, shirts, and shoes optional. The weather and water were plenty warm. Staying hydrated was the standing order daily at this stage. The transition to the next

Approaching the California coast south of Port Hueneme was a bittersweet moment.

stage was marked by a noticeable difference in air temperature and water color. The unbelievable aquamarine ocean color was starting to resemble the ocean I grew up with. Around day 12, during the night shifts, we saw four AIS targets to monitor and two airplanes. We were not in Kansas anymore. Suddenly the weight of the real

world was calling just beyond the horizon. But first we had to deal with Point Conception.

Winds were forecast to be 15 to 25, with gusts pushing 30. The sea state was high. We had a bad angle to the waves, which was not ideal, but we had a course to stay on. My watch was starting and it was big stuff. Steer a compass heading of 90 and prevent the jibe. There were some wild swings on some of the waves coming on the beam and quarter. Buckle up, Buttercup, it's time to earn your keep!

Ed and I got a briefing on the standing orders and conditions. There's a pattern with downwind driving and surfing, and I had three hours to figure out that night's cheat sheet. Merlin bucked, zigged and zagged her way through the seas, while I tried to capitalize on the waves and wind to get some speed surfing down the waves. The

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MERLIN'S TRANSPAC RETURN boat really likes to go fast in these conditions, but she does have a mind of her own sometimes, so you must be diligent about your helmsmanship.

We were making some serious progress and regularly hitting double-digit speeds. Sometimes the surfing was so intense it felt more like piloting a space shuttle than helming. I felt like I was driving a rocket ship to the moon. On one particularly amazing surf, I hit a high score of 18.9 knots. Between all our efforts we covered 240 miles that day. We also noted 10 AIS contacts, oil derricks and lots of planes. Real life was coming back like a steamroller.

The following morning, the wind had died down and we were motoring again.

There was land. A hill with lights on it.

The sky glowed above from the lights of the city. We were no longer going back to Cali. We were there.

The last call marks the end of a night out for those who stay out late.

The next two days would be last call on this trip, and I suddenly felt that this amazing experience was going to end.

We would get back on land. But would

life ever return to normal? As I sat on the deck on day 14 with Dana and Lydia, I talked with them about how I was actually sad that the trip was ending. Let's turn back to Hawaii and do it again instead. No takers. I watched the Palos Verde hills roll by as I stared at the land. Just needed to get by Santa Monica Bay and Point Fermin was around the corner. Before we turned the corner into the harbor, watch crew #3 had me thinking that even though one passage was ending, another would begin.

One thing I wanted to know about myself on this trip was what kind of sailor I would be, and I feel that I got that answer.

I wondered if I could be good crew and do things right. I feel as if I got that answer too. It's a pirate's life for me. It always was; I

just never knew it. I needed this trip to figure that out. It was everything I had hoped for and a lot more. I need this to be a regular part of my life. I have become a student of the sea.

An apprentice. A sorcerer's apprentice.

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SURVIVING THE LAHAINA FIRE —

The images from the August 8 wildfire that engulfed Lahaina, Maui, are apocalyptic and utterly horrifying. Clockwise from top left: 80-mile-an-hour winds wreaked havoc on boats trying to help in rescue efforts; the nightmarish scene at Lahaina Harbor on the night of the fire; Lashawna Garnier motored back into Lahaina Harbor on August 9 to find her community of 30 years in ruins.

I am a longtime reader of Latitude 38 and have lived and worked in Lahaina for decades. My vessel, Stella Orion, was a 1988 Hunter Legend 37 that my boyfriend Ian McKelvey and I purchased in Emeryville in 2020. After a total refit at Berkeley Marine Center in June of 2021, we sailed her over to Maui.

I would love to see my fellow Lahaina Harbor boat owners acquire new vessels, and when the harbor is rebuilt, sail them together into the finish of a Vic-Maui ... one can dream, I suppose!

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t's been almost two months since fire tore through Lahaina, Maui. This place I've called home for more than 30 years is now completely decimated. My sailboat burned and sank, my truck was turned to ashes, and my condo is severely damaged. The home I purchased in 2020 is standing, but uninhabitable.

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details that led to my own survival, and the circumstances that led me to make the decisions that I did. Although I catch myself second-guessing and wondering "what if," I know I could have paid the ultimate price for trying to save material objects.

I was at Lahaina Harbor aboard my boat Stella Orion when I first saw the smoke. I tried to drive the one mile back down Front Street to my house, but traffic was at a standstill. At the last corner — where turning around was still possible — I turned the wheel and went the wrong way down a one-way street to get back to the harbor. If I hadn't, I may have been stuck on Front Street in my vehicle like so many others.

Some made it. Some didn't.

Because I'm a captain for the MauiLana'i ferry, I knew in the back of my mind I had access to our small skiff, which was much more maneuverable than my sailboat in the 80-mph winds that swept Maui in early August. This brought me some comfort. When the fire had engulfed Front Street and it seemed that the fuel

dock would be next, I used that skiff to evacuate myself and four other boat owners. Two were transferred to a Coast Guard boat and brought to Maalaea. The other two and I took shelter offshore on a large tour boat. My two remaining companions were also captains in the harbor and knew this vessel had supplies; they also knew how to start it and get farther offshore, should the need arise.

The 80-mph winds would breathe in and out, and the three of us debated about going back in for our boats during some of the lulls, but the engine on the skiff had flooded with water and was stalling. We all agreed our boats would likely be safer in their slips, considering the sea conditions. At this time, none of us truly believed the breakwall side of the harbor, where our boats were located, would burn.

I shudder to think what might have happened if we'd decided to go back in.

By the time it was dark, the realization that all was lost had set in.

I struggled to see the telltale sign of my mast through binoculars, and as I did, I

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witnessed one of the large tour boats underway. Her docklines had burned and she was heading out just like it was any other day, except she was a ghost ship engulfed in flames. It was a surreal moment that was followed by immense sadness.

Throughout the first few hours after sunset, my two fellow evacuees and I would oscillate from feelings of helplessness to determination. We would initiate survival tasks such as boarding up windows that the gusty winds had blown out. This was a priority early on in order to keep the toxic ash and smoke out of our space, and it kept our focus off the near-constant explosions and the sobering thought that people were likely dying.

People we knew.

We were monitoring the VHF radio and heard the Coast Guard put out a Pan Pan message requesting assistance because there were 50 to 100 people in the water trying to escape the flames.

The three of us decided we had to try again to get the skiff's engine running. Miraculously, we did, and it was no

longer stalling. Part of me wonders if there wasn't a higher power preventing that engine from running earlier. Deciding not to go back to our boats in the harbor may have saved our lives.

Once we felt comfortable that the engine would no longer stall, we grabbed several lifejackets, a handheld VHF radio and an EPIRB, and set out to assist the Coast Guard. We worked with them to rescue two small children, and continued to scan for others until our fuel ran low and we returned to our refuge around 3:30 in the morning. At some point in the night, we made a run into the harbor entrance and confirmed our boats, along with almost all of Lahaina Harbor, were lost.

The next morning, we entered the harbor again with the skiff.

The morning light illuminated a smoldering war zone with floating debris still flaming on the fuel-soaked surface. The town was still burning, but the majority of the damage had been done. The strong winds had swept the fire down the mountain like a propane torch. The

speed was ferocious, and I knew there was going to be tremendous loss of life.

As I maneuvered the skiff past burning debris, I spotted the Atlantis submarine.

Normally white, it was a crumpled black hunk of metal in the corner of the south loading dock. It was one of the few things left floating. I remembered that only 36 hours earlier, in that very spot, my passengers had disembarked from the ferry … 36 hours, and yet my life was completely changed. A feeling of dread swept over me.

My town of 30-plus years, and the people I've grown up with since I was 18 years old — people I worked with, partied with, raised my children with and attended each other's weddings, graduations and Christmas recitals — how had they all fared?

It was two weeks before communications had a hint of normalcy. There was some good news, but mostly terrible news. There were moments of joy upon seeing a friend, and then tears when I'd learn they had lost everything. There were heroic acts of kindness and despicable November, 2023 • Latitude 38 • Page 63

acts of greed, but now, seven weeks later, we begin to pick up the pieces and start again. In this time of great pain, we need now, more than ever, to comfort one another and to be kind.

Just like the scorched banyan tree, we have lost some roots and some limbs.

We are forever scarred and we will never be the same, but we are sprouting new beginnings.

We will live on. Imua Lahaina!

— lashawna garnier

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ess than three months after the devastating Hawaii wildfires, the death toll stands at 97, with 99% of the Lahaina area searched.

In early October, the Coast Guard reported that divers had begun removing sunken and damaged boats from Lahaina Harbor. The Coast Guard said they counted about 49 sunken vessels in the harbor in late August, according to KHON Hawaii. As of early October, salvagers had removed more than 2,350 gallons of petroleum products and 200 pounds of hazardous materials from Lahaina Harbor,

including batteries, and eight vessels, according to Maui News.

Between the burned and sunken vessels and the toxic runoff from the burn zone, the environmental effects in Lahaina's waters have been awful.

"The good news about coral reefs is that they are resilient; as living systems, they can bounce back," a marine conservationist at the University of Hawaii told KHON. "The shorter the duration of the stress, the better the chances of recovery."

When three Lahaina schools reopened on Oc- Lashawna Garnier helms her Hunter Legend 37 'Stella Orion' out of San Francisco Bay, bound for Lahaina, Maui, in 2021. tober 16 for the first time since the August 8 fires, there were mixed burn zone, some teachers also expressed feelings among teachers over toxic resi- concern over toxic ash blowing in the due left by the fires near the schools, as wind. well as the students' mental health and Needless to say, there is still much well-being, according to Maui News. With healing to be done in Lahaina. one school just 2,500 feet from a major — latitude

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MAX EBB — "G

ot him!" I said after swatting another mosquito.

"Got HER," Lee corrected. "Only the female mosquitoes bite."

My home waters are pretty much bug free, but friends at the local sailing school and adventure-travel club had talked me into tagging along on their latest bareboat charter expedition.

The destination was a popular cruising area, thick with bareboat flotillas and, as we discovered, bugs with four engines. Lee Helm, coincidently, had been drafted to bring some sailing experience to one of the bareboats, the one chartered by a very novice crew.

As a starving college student, she can never turn down a free junket to a new sailing venue, especially if the timing falls during a break in her classes. She had inflated the boat's SUP and paddled over to our flotilla flagship for a visit.

"How are things going with the newbies?" I asked as Lee settled into an easy chair in the cabin of our big cat.

"They're getting it," she said. "Although, like, sometimes the skipper starts to turn the wheel the wrong way when I suggest it's time to tack. And the rest of the crew had to learn about 'clockwise' and figure-eight rope coils.

But they'll catch on by the end of the week."

"It's nice to be on the flagship," opined the sailing school club member who had financed the extra cost of our big catamaran with a paid crew. "On the bareboats, there's usually just one captain who fancies himself the next Jack Aubrey, and uses the trip to advance his sailing résumé. If the rest of

the crew aren't into it, it can be hard service."

"I think most folks go the bareboat route for the privacy," I added. "They don't want to end up with Captain Ron on their boat."

"Doesn't answer," he replied. "I've done a few of these crewed charters, and in every case the crew were fascinating sailors who added a lot of value to the trip. The sea stories alone are worth the extra cost. But the main thing is, they make the charter into a real vacation. They cook and they clean up! And give as much or as little sailing help as you prefer."

But as soon as the light was on, I remembered that this was not my boat, not my anchor that was dragging, and that there was a paid crew on board to handle this sort of thing.

"Privacy should never be the issue," added our professional captain, a young sailor from France who had already sailed around the world one and a half times. (He had read Moitessier when he was 16.) "We are always happy to spend a late night ashore when you want the boat to yourselves," he pointed out. "Also, if you want to have dinner ashore, we stay aboard and you don't have to worry about who is

Anatomical differences between one species of male and female mosquitoes. The male (left) gets all its nutrients from plants, but the female has the equipment to suck blood.

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watching the boat."

"And with you in charge," I said, "I imagine we don't have to be limited by the restrictions they put on the bareboats." I tried to swat another mosquito, but it was a swing and a miss. This just seemed to encourage the girl, and she pressed on with her attack. "The bareboats aren't allowed to go to some of the best snorkeling reefs."

"Correct," confirmed the captain. "I would normally do a Med moor in this harbor, at the pier right downtown, something we don't let the bareboats attempt. I give a good tour of the town."

"He knows every bartender in every restaurant, and some of the local politicos too, and where they hang out," said the charterer.

"You know, Mediterranean mooring isn't even that hard with modern boats," I noted. "They steer great in reverse."

"Would sure not want my crew to try it," said Lee. "They'd probably ram the rudder into the seawall. But there's an easy way, even for a boat with a full keel that has no steering except prop walk in reverse."

"What's your secret?"

"I come in bow-first, which is, like, backward for a Med moor, and lower the anchor over the stern as I approach the pier, so I can control exactly where the hook is dropped. Then I snub up the rode before the bow gets to the pier, to make sure the anchor is hella set.

Then let the boat go forward the rest of the way till a crew can hop off the bow with a dock line — or toss it to the local who inevitably comes by to help when they see you coming in bow-first — and we're almost done: no backward steering needed."

"Except you're still pointed the wrong way," I stated the obvious.

"Easy to fix," Lee explained. "Slack off the bow, pull in on the anchor rode, swap the lines bow-to-stern, and pull the boat back in stern first. Voila."

"My friends would laugh at me if they saw me come in like that," said our captain.

"For sure," Lee agreed, "You're good at it. But any wanker can do bow-first and then flip the boat around."

Our first mate, the captain's Brazilian girlfriend, had cooked a wonderful dinner of fresh-caught dorado and was almost done with dishes, after politely refusing my offer to help.

"Anyone for a dark and stormy?" she asked.

MAX EBB

BUGS

Lee's experimental extension to an omnidirectional wind scoop. The theory is that air drawn from 40 feet above the surface will be bug-free.

Meanwhile, another squadron of blood-sucking insects — girl bloodsucking insects — had found their way in through the forward hatch, and their buzzing was as annoying as a fleet of rental jet skis.

"That's probably why jet skis are so annoying," Lee observed. "They sound like mosquitoes, and we're hard-wired to be annoyed by that unsteady buzzing, especially the doppler shifts as they circle…"

"The brochure didn't say anything about the bugs," I complained. "'Tropical paradise,' it said."

"I'll put the screens on the ports

tonight," promised the captain. "I think it will be a hot night. More chance of squalls, but not enough breeze to keep us cool. Will set the wind scoop too, but keep yourself covered to protect from the mosquitoes."

Fortunately, I had remembered to bring two of the most important pieces of gear for sailing in the tropics: a personal battery-powered fan with USB recharge, and a very thin but absorbent flannel sleeping sheet. Like most modern boats, this one had an installed fan and two USB ports at every bunk.

But my clip-on fan was more powerful and I could position it just right. I

would need both USB ports to charge my phone and keep the fan running — recharging the camera would have to wait.

"The fan makes it feel like it's 10 degrees cooler," Lee confirmed as I retrieved it from my sea bag and held it up for show-and-tell. "I set mine so there's like, a Beaufort force-five breeze blowing right in my face. Hey, tonight it might keep some bugs away too. But I'm also experimenting with a new mod to the wind scoop: Mosquitoes normally don't fly more than 25 feet above the surface."

"Really?" our captain questioned.

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MAX EBB "I read that somewhere," said Lee. "Like, what if there were a 30-foot extension added to the bottom of the scoop? Adding the wind-scoop length and height of the hatch above the water, this ventilator will be taking in air from 40 feet up."

"Must have been quite a sewing project," I surmised.

"No sewing needed, Max. I have some supersticky selvedge tape. It's just like the fancy sailrepair tape the sailmaker sells, but this is meant for repairing tents and backpacks, so it's way cheaper."

"Let us know if it works," requested the captain. "It could revolutionize coastal cruising."

"For sure," said Lee. "Gotta get back to my boat; they might not know how to snub off the anchor chain with something more stretchy."

The sun had already set, and considering all the motorized dinghy traffic

in the anchorage, we would not let Lee leave until she had a hockey-puck tricolor navigation light attached to a hair band.

We all turned in early after another round of drinks.

At about 2:00 in the morning, the captain's prediction came true: A nasty

to drip in through the screened cabin ports over my bunk. Worst of all, I could feel that unmistakable vibration that anchor chain makes when it's moving over the bottom. We were dragging our anchor. There were other boats anchored close astern, so this was urgent. I found my flashlight and scanned the cabin to see where I had left my foulies.

But as soon as the light was on, I remembered that this was not my boat, not my anchor that was dragging, and that there was a paid crew on board to handle this sort of thing.

I closed the dripping port, turned off the light, pulled the thin flannel sheet up over my shoulders (the temperature had dropped in the squall), and rolled over to listen to the captain and crew do their dance on deck. They were heroic. I was asleep seconds after the anchor was finally reset and holding.

— max ebb

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THE RACING

Red Bra Regatta Upsizes This year marked the 11th edition of the Red Bra Regatta, with the entry list being one of the largest (25 boats entered) ladies-only handicap regattas in the country. The festivities kicked off this time with the formal addition of a Friday night dock party hosted by regatta co-chair Jocelyn Swanson, and South Beach Marina's B Dock was a merry scene with a good-sized turnout.

Racers took to the water on Saturday morning, split into two spinnaker and two non-spinnaker divisions; after approximately an hour of waiting for the breeze to fill from the "usual" direction, the race committee got the first of two planned races started for all of the fleets.

The day proved to be absolutely gorgeous, if a bit on the light side, especially for some of the larger, heavier boats that could have used more breeze to sail to their ratings. Race 1 proved to be challenging for some of the slower non-spin boats, and the second race saw a changeup in the starting order, with some of the divisions sent on shorter courses than those used in the first race.

The J/88 Butcher finished with a pair of bullets on the day to win the division.

"SBYC's Red Bra Regatta is one of my absolute favorite events of the year," commented Caitlyn Gutenkunst. "We make

it a policy on the boat that the crew try new positions and get the opportunity to stretch, grow, and help each other. I'm so grateful for this crew, to Butcher's owner, Dave Corbin (an awesome girl dad!), and especially my co-manager, Kira Meixner — whom I met during my first Red Bra regatta in 2016 and who has been a dear friend ever since."

First-time skipper Lisa Anderson Byrne won the first race in the Spinnaker 101 and Above division — quite an accomplishment for a novice. "First race as a skipper! I had two fantastic women to give me confidence. Empowered women empower women. I'm so proud of the ladies I raced with. They figured out how to make it work without a spinnaker halyard. That is why I'm grateful!"

Lisa is also the daughter-in-law of regatta co-chair Joan Byrne, whose Olson 911 Heart of Gold took the bullet in the second race of the day in the same class.

While the family members were duking it out for first in each race, Nicole Voss managed the overall win in the division with a solid pair of second-place finishes, while Heart of Gold and 24K (The Rack Pack) finished in second and third on a tiebreaker.

In the Non-Spin 164 and Below division, racing was also fierce, with Jocelyn Swanson starting OCS in the first race,

The Red Bra Regatta sailors celebrated at South Beach YC following two races on September 30.

breaking a steering cable later in the race, and having to get a tow into the dock when they found themselves unable to steer the Islander 36 around the leeward mark. Love Handles went on to win the division, defending last year's win.

Skipper Yuning Pathman said, "It's also the second year for our youngest sailor, 11-year-old Maya, taking the division first place with us. She's on her way to be an exceptional sailor. We are extremely honored to be part of her growth. Sailing is a perfect sport to inspire leadership and camaraderie among women."

A closely contested day in the NonSpin 165 and Above division saw the top three boats separated by one point each.

This was quite possibly the largest post-racing turnout for the Red Bra Regatta to date. SBYC volunteer bartenders were very busy, and the competition and focus on the race course turned to friendship after the boats were packed up and the party started.

As in previous years, Girls United has been the charity beneficiary for the SBYC tip jars, a Facebook fundraiser page, and direct donations during the event.

It is the intention of the organizers to offer one-design starts to classes that meet participation levels next year, and invited classes including the J/24, Moore 24, Wylie Wabbit, Express 27 and J/105 fleets will be notified early enough in the 2024 racing season to present the opportunity to their fleets. Other fleets with an interest in a one-design start should contact Joan Byrne for details.

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South Beach YC's Red Bra Regatta upsizes, the SSS Vallejo 1-2 sails uphill both ways, CYC hosts the Folkboat International Regatta, the Jessica Cup sails on a busy Bay, Jack and Jill sail in Santa Cruz, Vanguard 15 sailors win on two coasts, Wylie Wabbits, Express 27s and Express 37s compete for their Nationals and Mercurys for their PCCs, Cal Maritime Academy captures the Shields Trophy, and SoCal sailors race from Channel Islands to Marina del Rey. Box Scores and Race Notes plump up this action-packed issue.

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Knarr action in StFYC's Fall Invitational on October 14, a busy Bay racing day.

We'll continue to have multiple PHRF fleets as well, and would like to see the event grow by at least another 10 boats next year.

— kim stuart SBYC RED BRA REGATTA, 9/23 (2r, 0t) SPINNAKER ≤100 — 1) Butcher, J/88, Tabea Mittman, 2 points; 2) Strangelove, J/105, Csilla Anderson, 5; 3) Sharkey, J/105, Kate Molitor, 7. (6 boats) SPINNAKER ≥101 — 1) Enamored, Moore 24, Nicole Voss, 4 points; 2) Heart of Gold, Olson 911S, Joan Byrne/Collette Meyers, 5; 3) 24K aka The Rack Pack, Wylie Wabbit, Lisa Anderson Byrne, 5. (6 boats) NON-SPINNAKER ≤ 164 — 1) Love Handles, Catalina 38, Yuning Pathman, 3 points; 2) Fogdog, Catalina 320, Patricia Pasqual, 5; 3) Miss Mayhemtoo, J/30, Melissa Davies, 7. (4 boats) NON-SPINNAKER ≥165 — 1) Jabouf, Catalina 34, Lynda Maybruck, 3 points; 2) Joint Adventure, Ericson 32, Donna Estrin, 4; 3) Catch the Wind, Santana 22, Vasilia Emmanoullides, 5.

(6 boats) Full results at www.southbeachyachtclub.org

Uphill Vallejo 1-2 It was uphill both ways in the Singlehanded Sailing Society's Vallejo 1-2 race on October 7-8. These last two races of the SSS series are usually a light-wind affair with a nice singlehanded spinnaker run north and east to Vallejo YC on Saturday and a doublehanded upwind beat back to Richmond YC on Sunday.

The start on Saturday morning at Olympic Circle buoy G went off in a light northerly and building ebb current with the prediction of even lighter wind in the afternoon. After a tacking battle past Red Rock and the Brothers, the boats were able to turn right, continuing their beat toward the Carquinez Strait. At

about Point Pinole, the wind angle barely opened up enough to set the kite.

While sailors rode the ebb treadmill, trying to maintain boat speed, the sun got hotter, the wind got lighter, and the racers started to quit. At the entrance to the Napa River, the wind died completely, and the slow boats caught up to the fast.

After entering the river, the only way forward was the slow change of current from ebb to flood. Those boats that made it in before the 7 p.m. cutoff did so only with the help of the current.

That night at VYC, racers ate burgers, drank beer, and shared postmortems about how their day went. They all agreed that Saturday was too hot.

Sunday dawned with a difference, with light wind coming from the proper westerly direction. The current was now a flood as the fleet headed slowly downriver with chutes up toward the promise of cooler temps and nice breeze.

Past the Napa River corner and out on San Pablo Bay, the wind built and stayed southwest all day as the flood finally gave way to ebb. Racers noted wind gusts to 20 in San Pablo Bay near Point Pinole, and at least a couple put

For more racing news, subscribe to 'Lectronic Latitude online at www.latitude38.com October's racing stories included: • 5O5 Worlds • America's Cup • Todos Santos Regatta • Lake Dillon Beer Can Racing • Paul Cayard Star Class President • More Express 27 and 37 Nationals • More Channel Islands to MdR Race • Preview of November Races and Midwinter Series, and more.

in reefs. After one last hole off Potrero Reach, the boats finally finished at the RYC race deck. Instead of taking all day as on Saturday, most of Sunday's racers finished before 3 p.m.

The SSS will hand out their 2023 season awards at RYC on Sunday, December 10, from 3:30 to 5:30. Then it will be time to think about 2024, starting with the Three Bridge Fiasco in January.

Which way will you go?

— ncs SSS VALLEJO 1-2 (2r, 0t) SPINNAKER ≤108 — 1) Timber Wolf, Farr 38, David Hodges/John Kernot, 3 points; 2) Zaff, J/92, Tim Roche/Sergi Molins, 4; 3) Barcanova, Jeanneau SunFast 3200, Oded Haner/Stephen Gay, 10. (5 boats) SPINNAKER 111-159 — 1) Arcadia, Mod. Santana 27, Gordie Nash/Ruth Suzuki, 3 points; 2) Shaman, Cal 40, Bart Hackworth, 5; 3) Take Five More, Olson 911, Grant Kiba/Howard Elfant, 6. (6 boats) SPINNAKER ≥162 — 1) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair/BJ Price, 4 points; 2) Ondina, Cal 2-29, John Walsh, 4; 3) Zenaida, Alerion Express 28, Fred Paxton/Arnie Quan, 5. (5 boats) SPORTBOAT <130 — 1) Jack, Wylie Wabbit, Bill Erkelens/Sarah Deeds, 4 points; 2) Tule Fog, Express 27, Steve & Josephine Carroll, 5; 3) Kwazy, Wylie Wabbit, Colin Moore/Merrick Cheney, 6. (8 boats) SPORTBOAT ≥130 — 1) Quila, SC27, Ron Tostenson, 2 points; 2) Solana, SC27, Andrew Goodwin, 6; 3) Color Blind, Moore 24, Terry True/Dennis Famularo, 8. (4 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Bella, Alerion 33, Aidan & Kieran Collins, 2 points; 2) Bullet, Express 37, Larry & Miriam Baskin, 4; 3) Dancer, Tiffany Jayne 34, Richard Packard/Mariane Ferme, 12. (4 boats) MULTIHULL — 1) Bottle Rocket, SeaCart 30 GP, David Schumann/Trevor Baylis, 2 points; 2) November, 2023 • Latitude 38 • Page 71

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Top row: SSS Vallejo 1. Left: the J/105 'Kestrel', Farr 38 'Timber Wolf' and Wylie Wabbit 'Jack'; right: the Express 27 'Tule Fog'. Bottom: Vallejo 2. Left: The SeaCart 30 'Bottle Rocket' manages to lift a hull and spit out a wake at the light-air start; right: the Merit 25 'Chesapeake' ducks the SC27 'Solana'.

Nordic Folkboat Regatta The 21st edition of the San Francisco International Regatta for Nordic Folkboats was hosted once again by the Corinthian YC on September 24-29 for 14 teams. In addition to those from the US, there were teams from Britain, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. Races were held on the Cityfront, Berkeley Circle and Knox venues.

It was a challenging week, with winds ranging from 8-10 knots to the Bay's more typical 20-25 knots. Michael Moradzadeh, PRO from CYC, and his skilled race committee did a masterful job setting courses on the different venues in difficult conditions.

The regatta started with a bang, with one of the Danish teams quickest out the gate, taking two bullets and a second on the first day. Ultimately it was a local team that prevailed: David Wilson got his boat dialed in and finished top four in the eight remaining races. There was no shortage of drama: The regatta wasn't settled until the last day's racing on an extremely fickle Knox course.

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In winning the regatta, Dave remarked, "There was a lot of talk about sailing with professionals at the awards dinner, so I must confess to racing with professional bartender and Bay Area bar magnate Michael Goebel, who deserves most of the credit for this win.

Mike was a passionate but somewhat oppressive team member who would not allow the helmsman to look at much of anything but the telltales during the regatta. Thanks Mike, and go USA!" Behind Dave and company the next five boats were separated by just 7 points, with Great Britain, Germany, Denmark and two USA boats following in that order. And no fewer than nine teams picked up daily prizes.

The San Francisco International Regatta for Nordic Folkboats was first held in 1977. Danes ruled the early years, and it wasn't until the fifth regatta that the title was first taken by an American. Various clubs have hosted, but the regatta format remains largely unchanged: a competition between US and visiting European teams who borrow boats by lottery. The racing is typically in the fall at the end of the European season. The regatta is that rare anomaly: an international event with grass

Folkboat Regatta champs Ben Loveman, David Wilson and Mike Goebel at CYC.

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Rainbow, Crowther 10m, Cliff Shaw, 7. (2 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net

roots. To a significant degree this can be attributed to the boats themselves.

At just 25 feet and accommodating a crew of three, Folkboats make traveling with your team a not-so-daunting prospect. And the S.F. Bay Folkboat Association goes the extra mile to make it work, loaning boats to the visiting teams and providing housing (the "grassroots" part). It's a substantial effort on behalf of the Association, but the membership wouldn't have it any other way. This

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regatta is the showpiece of the fleet, with a long and storied history, and lifelong bonds are forged within the fleet and with visiting competitors. A toast then, to the next 46 years!

— mark slichter FOLKBOAT INTERNATIONAL REGATTA, CYC, 9/24-29 (11r, 2t) 1) Windansea, David Wilson, USA, 25 points; 2) Valkyrja, Edward Donald, GBR, 32; 3) Josephine, Christopher Nielsen, GER, 32. (14 boats) Full results at www.sfbayfolkboats.org

Jessica Cup on a Busy Bay October 14 had it all going on along the San Francisco Cityfront. St. Francis YC hosted the Jessica Cup for classic yachts plus the Fall Invitational for Knarr, Folkboat and Alerion 28 classes.

Corinthian YC sent their Fall Regatta racers to marks on the Cityfront. Islander 36s were parading up and down in their Nationals, hosted by Golden Gate YC, StFYC's next-door neighbor. Add to that youth sailors doing their thing, kiteboarders and wing sailors, and the usual "heavy metal" entering and exiting San Francisco Bay — everywhere you turned there was a watercraft of some sort crossing your bow.

The weather was mostly mild, with a 10- to 15-knot westerly and a building ebb. The sailors on the big, heavy boats would have liked stiffer breeze; one of the

Jessica Cup, clockwise from left: 'Mayan's bow team, Synthia, Alex and Rob, prep the staysail; 'Mayan', 'Kay of Gőteborg' and ' Fairwyn' competed in Classic Marconi 1, with 'Kay' emerging victorious; Paul Kamen enjoyed his first race aboard 'Mayan'.

crew on the 60-ft Alden schooner Mayan said 20-25 knots would have been preferable, considering the vessel's tonnage.

For the first leg of the Jessica Cup's second race, a brief front blew through, bringing thin drizzle and a boost in wind velocity — finally some spray flew across the decks. The Jessica Cup races started and finished off the StFYC deck, the choice of courses were all close to the Cityfront, and the second race was intentionally a bit longer than the first.

Sixteen woodies sailed two races in four divisions for four trophies. At the awards ceremony back at the clubhouse, Commodore Beau Vrolyk (who is also Mayan's skipper) told the story of the eponymous girl. He said that Jessica was the daughter of a man who built a boat on the East Coast and donated a trophy in her name. But Jessica offended the family, so they shipped her trophy way out west. Considering her behavior, San Francisco was an appropriate destination. We're paraphrasing here, and creative storytellers could fashion this particular urban legend into an everevolving shaggy dog story.

Racing in the Fall Invitational continued on Sunday.

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StFYC JESSICA CUP, 10/14 (2r, 0t) CLASSIC GAFF — 1) Brigadoon, Terry & Lindsey Klaus, 3 points; 2) Makani Kai, Ken Inouye, 3. (2 boats) CLASSIC MARCONI 1 — 1) Kay of Göteborg, Neil Gibbs, 2 points; 2) Mayan, Beau Vrolyk, 6; 3) Fairwyn, Richard Leland, 6. (5 boats) CLASSIC MARCONI 2 — 1) Oriole, Jock MacLean, Bird, 2 points; 2) Cuckoo, Bird, Bill Claussen, 4; 3) Neja, Dasher 32, Jim Borger, 7.

(5 boats) FARALLON CLIPPER — 1) VIP, Don Taylor, 3 points; 2) Mistress II, Richard vonEhrenkrook, 3; 3) Hana, Brian Boyd, 7. (4 boats) StFYC FALL INVITATIONAL, 10/14-15 (4r, 0t) KNARR — 1) Viva, Don Jesberg, 13 points; 2) Svenkist, Sean Svendsen, 14; 3) Alinea, John Buestad, 16. (15 boats) ALERION 28 — 1) Sweet De, Chris Kramer/ Ian Charles, 2 points; 2) Jewel, David Britt, 4; 3) Resilience, Kersey Clausen, 8. (3 boats) FOLKBOAT — 1) Polperro, Peter Jeal, 5 points; 2) Thea, Chris Herrmann, 8; 3) Sabrina, Chandler Grenier, 12. (5 boats) Full results at www.stfyc.com

Jack & Jill and Mix & Match Santa Cruz YC hosted their Jack and Jill Regatta for 25 boats on September 23. After winning the Doublehanded November, 2023 • Latitude 38 • Page 73

Moore 24 Division with Karen Loutzenheizer, Chris Watts filed this report: "The wind was light as we gathered by the starting boat before the race. We sailed out of the harbor with the #2 jib, expecting the wind to build. I have found that in anything over 8 knots of wind it is a better sail than the #1. The race was going to the Natural Bridges mark first, so there was going to be time for the wind to build.

"The RC had set a line that heavily favored the pin and a port-tack start.

Good news for us, as we sail the rabbit boat on Wednesday nights, are pretty used to starting on port, and our timing is generally pretty good.

"Lowly Worm had started at the boat end of the line and quickly tacked to port below us and matched us going up the leg. They were the first to tack off the kelp beds, and we were able to tack about four lengths in front of them and held our lane, forcing them to tack earlier than they wanted to.

"The Erkelens were right there, just behind the two of us, sailing with a #1, and at times were gaining on us. We minimized tacks and picked our way through the kelp up to the layline for the mark, set the kite without incident, and proceeded downwind.

"The Erkelens had caught the Worm, rounded second, and were not letting up, gaining on puffs before we could get them. Then we would stretch again. We discussed changing jibs to the #3, but the wind had not built enough, and we knew we would be going up the beach to RYC MULTIHULL INVITATIONAL, 9/9-10 (8r, 1t) HOBIE 20 — 1) Mark Zimmer, 7 points; 2) David Peltier, 18; 3) Rolf Jaeger, 19. (5 boats) HOBIE 16 — 1) Ben Brown, 7 points; 2) Ronald Katz, 22; 3) Dafna Brown, 25. (6 boats) Full results at www.richmondyc.org SEQYC MOONLIGHT MARATHON, 9/30 1) Ferox, Pogo 36, Anja Bog; 2) Möve, Pogo 40, Andrew Rist; 3) Sweet Jane, J/90, Friedrich Graf Finckenstein. (9 boats) Full results at www.sequoiayc.org RYC TOTALLY DINGHY, 9/30 (4r, 0t) WYLIE WABBIT — 1) Kim Desenberg, 10 points; 2) Christine Dubuc, 12; 3) Colin Moore, 13. (7 boats) SNIPE — 1) Packy Davis, 4 points; 2) Andy Meyerpeter, 10; 3) John Kelly, 10. (4 boats) I-14 — 1) Cameron Puckey, 6 points; 2) John Clark, 7; 3) James Clarkson, 13. (5 boats) ILCA 7 — 1) Emilio Castelli, 4 points; 2) Ian Schillebeeckx, 12; 3) David LaPier, 13. (6 boats) ILCA 6 — 1) Nicholas Mueller, 5 points; 2) Toshi Takayanagi, 7; 3) Alberto Rivera, 16. (8 boats) Page 74 • Latitude 38 • November, 2023

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THE RACING

Bay Area Vanguard 15 sailors (left to right) Stephanie Gleason, Sam Wheeler, Claire Pratt and Steve Kleha headed east for the class's Nationals in September.

the Schuyler mark, so holding down the #2 wasn't going to be an issue.

"We dropped our kite a little early to make sure we were ready to go upwind.

We extended our lead on this leg, as the #2 was working better than a #1 at this point.

"There was no tactical advantage to do anything but what the two of us were doing, so the boats behind followed.

Rounding the top mark comfortably ahead, we set the kite quickly. Set the spinnaker sheet in the cleat with the clew of the sail in the corner of the hatch, then hoist and square the pole at the same time, and the kite will fill immediately.

Karen drops the jib while I control kite and helm, then she takes over trimming

BOX SCORES RS TERA — 1) Kai Hislop, 4 points; 2) Luke Newcomb, 11; 3) Will Robbins, 14. (12 boats) RS AERO — 1) Stephen Smith, 6 points; 2) Barbara Smith, 10; 3) Lise Smith, 11. (5 boats) EL TORO — 1) Gordie Nash, 5 points; 2) Fred Paxton, 9; 3) Tom Tillotson, 13. (5 boats) OPEN CLASS — 1) Steve Lowry, Day Sailer, 4 points; 2) Russell Klein, Sunfish, 10; 3) Stephen Oliver, Thistle, 11. (4 boats) Full results at www.richmondyc.org SFYC MOORE 24 ROADMASTER SERIES, 9/30-10/1 (5r, 1t) 1) Safety Third, Kurt Lahr, 6 points; 2) Firefly, Joel Turmel, 9; 3) Biohazard, Peter Schoen, 12.

(10 boats) Full results at www.sfyc.org EXPRESS 27 NATIONALS, SFYC, 10/13-15 (7r, 0t) 1) Motorcycle Irene, Will Paxton, RYC, 14; 2) Peaches, John Rivin, StFYC, 32; 3) Get Happy!!,

when she gets back to the cockpit.

"It was an easy run to Black Point.

We took the pole off and free-flew the kite until Karen pulled it down on the starboard side of boat. We got the boat sorted for the short upwind. One last tack and we came in hot to the finish, close enough to high-five the PRO, Rick Diola, for the win.

"I have to credit Karen for working the foredeck, trimming, and keeping me going the right way. It almost isn't fair with her on board."

— latitude / chris SCYC JACK AND JILL REGATTA, 9/23 FAMILIES SPINNAKER — 1) UnMoore'd, Moore 24, Gregory Hood; 2) Frisky, J/105, HomBrendan Busch, RYC, 47. (19 boats) EXPRESS 37 NATIONALS, SFYC, 10/13-15 (6r, 0t) 1) Limitless, Shawn Ivie, Santa Monica Windjammers YC, 8 points; 2) Loca Motion, Mark Chaffey/Heidi Hall, MPYC, 19; 3) Elan, Jack Peurach, EYC, 21. (10 boats) Full results at www.sfyc.org ILCA MASTERS NATIONALS, ACSC, 10/13-15 (7r, 1t) ILCA 7 — 1) François Hebert, Apprentice, Whistler SA, 35; 2) Tony Martin, Great Grand Master, Jericho Sailing Centre Assn., 37; 3) Julian Soto, Apprentice, Charcuterie YC, 47; 4) Dave Leuck, Grand Master, MBYC, 53; 5) Elliot Drake, Apprentice, CFYC, 57. (36 boats) ILCA 6 — 1) Toshi Takayanagi, Grand Master, RYC, 18 points; 2) Walt Spevak, Great Grand Master, StFYC/Okoboji YC, 21; 3) Steven Smith, Great Grand Master, ABYC, 26. (5 boats) Full results at www.sailalameda.org SEQYC/CPYC BARTH MEMORIAL REGATTA, 10/14 1) Osprey, Sabre 36, Jeff Stine, SeqYC; 2)

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And here we are again with the Vanguardians at Inverness YC in October. Left to right: Steve Kleha, Claire Pratt, Dave Jackson, Kristin Altreuter and Ayaka Okawa, all podium finishers.

er Lighthall. (2 boats) FRIENDS FOURSOME SPINNAKER — 1) Moorgawr, Moore 24, Evan Diola; 2) M1, Melges 24, Tina Verutti; 3) Octavia, SC50, Shepard Kett.

(5 boats) DOUBLEHANDED SPINNAKER — 1) Watts Moore…, Moore 24, Chris Watts/Karen Loutzenheizer; 2) Morphine, Moore 24, Melinda & Bill Erkelens; 3) Lowly Worm 2.0, Moore 24, Scott Nelson/Alexandra Verdoia. (9 boats) FAMILIES JIB & MAIN — 1) Hamachi, Santana 22, Stefan & Tierney Berlinski; 2) First Wave, First 27, John Robison. (2 boats) FRIENDS FOURSOME JIB & MAIN — 1) Aboriginal, Sydney 38, Bret Gripenstraw; 2) Avatar, Olson 911S, Douglas Mahone; 3) Wind Goddess, Catalina 320, Charlie Wilcox. (4 boats) DOUBLEHANDED JIB & MAIN — 1) Double Allons-Y, J/70, Davis King, SeqYC; 3) Frequent Flyer, Farr 30, Stan Phillips, SeqYC, (10 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net SYC TWIN ISLAND SERIES (3r, 0t) SPINNAKER — 1) Wimm, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 349, Zach Sherry, 7 points; 2) Amicizia, Hanse 415, Scott Lamson, 20; 3) Invictus, Jeanneau SunFast 3600, Nico Popp, 25. (10 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) La Mer, Newport 30, Randy Grenier, 8 points; 2) Homeslice, Ericson 27, Josh Dvorson, 11; 3) Escapade, Sabre 402, Nick Sands, 19. (7 boats) Full results at www.sausalitoyachtclub.org SEQYC SINGLE/DOUBLEHANDED SERIES (5r, 1t) SINGLEHANDED PHRF — 1) Sweet Jane, J/90, Friedrich Graf Finckenstein, 5 points; 2) Polecat, Wyliecat 30, Dan Doud, 8; 3) Ohana, Catalina 36 MkII, Dan Lockwood, 10. (5 boats) DOUBLEHANDED PHRF — 1) Osprey, Sabre 36, Jeff Stine, 5 points; 2) Pelagic, Beneteau 310, Musto Gunan, 11; 3) Boudicca, Hanse 385, Cathy Moyer/Kathy Conte, 21. (8 boats) DOUBLEHANDED OPEN 5.70 — 1) Hum-

Espresso, Express 34, Jason Lauer/Denise Diani; 2) Sailing Pair a Dice, Catalina 30, Barry Keeler/Judy Laing; 3) Rosie, Olson 25, Paul Haney/Vanessa Allen. (3 boats) Full results at www.scyc.org

Vanguard 15 Champs "Steve Kleha, Claire Pratt, Stephanie Gleason and I competed at the Vanguard 15 Nationals on Lake Norman in North Carolina," reports Sam Wheeler of the Bay Area-based Fleet 53. Lake Norman YC hosted the Nationals on September 23-24.

"Weather conditions were a little bit of everything, from the edge of a hurricane on Saturday to barely enough wind to eke out two races on Sunday.

BOX SCORES mingbird, Andrew Lesslie, 12 points; 2) Granuaile, Meaghan & Ian Brosnan, 12; 3) Spirit, Marton Neher, 17. (4 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net VYC NORTH BAY SERIES (5r, 1t) SPINNAKER — 1) Pearl, J/80, Jack Vetter, 4 points; 2) Aerie, CS36, Mark Littlefield, 8; 3) Sea Stig/Rusalka, SC40, Jim Wallis, 14. (4 boats) NON-SPINNAKER ≤149 — 1) Lean Times, Islander 36, Dale Anderson, 7 points; 2) Adventure, Catalina 36, Steven Strunk, 8; 3) Wayward Wind, Baltic 38, Fred Von Stieff, 8. (3 boats) NON-SPINNAKER ≥150 — 1) Wings, Albin Ballad 30, Herry Halterman, 7 points. (1 boat) Full results at www.jibeset.net MPYC SUNSET SERIES (26r, 5t) PHRF A — 1) Maverick, J/80, Jean du Preez, 32 points; 2) Loca Motion, Express 37, Mark Chaffey/Heidi Hall, 46; 3) Colibri, J/70, Sherry Sybertz, 60. (4 boats)

"Steve and Claire put in a characteristically dominant performance to win their unprecedented third consecutive national championship. Congrats, guys!

Steph and I took third. Huge thanks to Scott Olson and Fleet 80 for putting on a fantastic event and setting us up with charter boats. They've got a great program going there, with 20+ boats in very good condition."

Steve and Claire went on to win the Fleet 53 Championship, hosted as usual

by Inverness YC on Tomales Bay, on October 7-8.

— latitude / chris VANGUARD 15 FLEET 53 CHAMPIONSHIP, INVYC, 10/7-8 (13r, 2t) 1) #1629, Steve Kleha/Claire Pratt, 26 points; 2) #427, Ty Ingram/Ayaka Okawa, 32; 3) #1703, Kristin Altreuter/Dave Jackson. (14 boats) Full results at http://vanguard15.org

Wylie Wabbit Nationals After three days of racing on October 13-15, the Wabbit Nationals were decided. Bill and Melinda Erkelens recruited a hotshot middle in Michael Scott, and they set the pace. Not to be ignored, Christine and Rob Dubuc had the young ringer of Chris Weis and were blisteringly fast as well. Marcos McGee and his team of I-14 sailors held onto a strong third.

As a new Wabbit sailor, I found myself closer to the back of the fleet, where I was able to witness the brilliant action up ahead. Even so, all races were tight, and only a few minutes lapsed between PHRF B — 1) Soggy Dollar, Olson 911SE, Todd Muck, 36 points; 2) Dreamer, Olson 25, Patrick Tregenza/Jon Dean, 50.5; 3) Calphurnia, Schumacher 28, Jefferson Kise, 55.5. (6 boats) SHIELDS — 1) Stillwater, Garth Hobson, 48 points; 2) Fireball7, Ron Baxter, 49; 3) Charlotte, Scott Brubaker, 67. (10 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Cnidarian, Kate & Mary Conway, 36 points; 2) Ecaroh, Meryle Sachs/Jeffrey Carder, 55; 3) Fiesty, Allen Robinson, 62. (6 boats) Full results at www.regattanetwork.com SEQYC SUNSET SERIES (24r, 5t) PHRF — 1) Daredevil, Melges 24, Tim Anto, 37 points; 2) Revelry, Catalina 42, Rick & Petra Gilmore, 47; 3) Allons-Y, J/70, Davis King, 88; 4) Slipstream, Catalina 42, Mark Millet, 96; 5) Mistral, Beneteau 36.7, Mark Wommack, 96. (25 boats) MERIT 25 — 1) Brett, Brett Herr, 35 points; 2) Offsite Meeting, Arjun Verma, 61; 3) Steve, Steve Klein, 68. (13 boats) OPEN 5.70 — 1) Hummingbird, Andrew Lesslie, 29 points; 2) Spirit, Marton Neher, 44; 3) #570, JF Hervy/Maggie Heilman, 52. (6 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net November, 2023 • Latitude 38 • Page 75

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Top row: Express 27 Nationals, run by SFYC on October 13-15. Bottom row: At the same time, eventual champ 'Limitless' and other Express 37s were also competing for their National title.

the leaders and the final few boats.

Out of seven races, four had different winners. From smashing upwind in 16-18 knots to fighting current in 1-3 and back to surfing rivulets in 8-12, the distance race was a doozy. In a hole behind Alcatraz, all but one boat had a picnic lunch. Kites went up as each boat fought the roaring ebb, and I, along with boat owners Greg and Lisa Byrne, sailed downwind as fast as we could, knowing the moment the fleet found wind again the race would be on. Though we held onto the lead, we were glad the finish line wasn't farther.

Buoy racing went off without a hitch, as Fred Paxton led the terrific volunteer team in a series of seamless racing for Olson 25s, J/24s and the Wabbits.

Sunday met with an early tow into the fog and a pleasant awakening of the day as the sun came out and brought wind.

After an attempted race in a northerly that petered to nothing, the Wabbits were relieved to see it abandoned.

Even in less than 3 knots, these boats can move. With its 5-ft 7-in beam and long nose, this 900-lb creature is unique.

With a trapeze and a symmetrical kite, they're ready for anything. If I can offer any advice, it would be to find your nearest Wabbiteer and try to hitch a ride.

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RYC FALL ONE DESIGN INVITATIONAL, 10/1315 (7r, 1t) OLSON 25 NATIONALS — 1) Sketch, David Gruver/John Collins, SFYC, 6 points; 2) O'Mar, David Scott, BYC, 12; 3) Synchronicity, Steve Smith/Terri Lahey, HMBYC, 18. (7 boats) WYLIE WABBIT NATIONALS — 1) Jack, Melinda & Bill Erkelens, RYC, 10 points; 2) Bear, Christine & Rob Dubuc, RYC, 13; 3) FAFO, Marcos McGee, RYC, 19. (11 boats) J/24 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP — 1) Evil Octopus, Jasper Van Vliet, RYC, 9 points; 2) Feral Rooster, Paul Van Ravenswaay, RYC, 11; 3) Little Wing, Robin Van Vliet, RYC, 13. (4 boats) Full results at www.richmondyc.org

Cal Maritime's Shields Trophy The Naval Academy in Annapolis hosted 10 teams for the Shields Trophy Regatta aboard the Academy's fleet of Navy 44s. On the first day of the regatta, Saturday, September 30, PRO Nelson Pemberton ran four windward/leeward races in northeasterly wind that started in the mid-teens then diminished. "Cal Maritime dominated the day, winning the first three races and taking second in the fourth race," said regatta chair Jahn Tihansky.

Heading into Sunday, the Vallejobased CMA Keelhaulers held a commanding lead with 5 points, University of Rhode Island was second with 11, and

Navy third with 15. Sunday's conditions provided a bit lighter wind, still from the northeast.

"Three more races were held to complete the slate, with a different winner in each," reports Tihansky. "Cal Maritime took a rare stumble to take sixth and seemingly opened the door for a scramble in the standings. However, Cal [Maritime] picked up where they left off, winning the sixth race convincingly to ice the series with a race to spare."

For complete scores and more info, see https://scores.collegesailing.org.

— latitude / chris Mercury PCC in San Pedro Los Angeles YC hosted the 2023 Mercury Pacific Coast Championship on September 30-October 1. Don Whelan filed this report: "Conditions on Saturday saw wind at 20+ mph and rain squalls during Race 2. Although it looked like maybe the wind would decrease, Race 3 continued much the same, with gusts in the mid-20s. Race 4 was canceled for the day, and the boats raced to the dock.

"After Day 1, Chris Messano and Chris Villicich led the fleet with 5 points, followed by Mike Burch and Kristen Burch Wilson with 8 points, and Chris Raab and Kenny Dair with 12 points.

"Sunday's forecast called for clear skies and light SSE wind at 5-7 mph.

The wind direction settled in at 130°,

SHEET and three races were completed on a nice sunny day. Chris Messano continued on to win the Don Lee Perpetual Trophy, followed by Mike Burch and Chris Raab.

"This was the fourth event in the Travel Trophy series and will put Mike Burch in the lead, with one more event."

That final Travel Trophy regatta was the Nationals, hosted by SFYC on October 20-21. Look for coverage of that in our next issue.

— latitude / chris MERCURY PCC, LAYC, 9/30-10/1 (6, 0t) 1) Frenzy Too, Chris Messano/Chris Villicich, CBYC, 12 points; 2) Jade, Mike Burch/Kristen Burch Wilson, CBYC, 14; 3) Kenny Dair, Chris Raab/Kenny Dair, CBYC, 19. (9 boats) Full results at www.regattanetwork.com

Shifty Channel Islands-MDR Race On September 23, Channel Islands YC and Del Rey YC partnered to run the Channel Islands-Marina del Rey Race.

The race had two courses: a 46-miler that rounded oil island Gina to port, and a 45.5-mile course that was essentially from point to point. Both distances are

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performance boats caught up with us, with Sapphire Knight being the first to pass us."

In the finish area, the wind held at 1012 knots from 3 to 8 p.m. Lonnie Jarvis's Farr 400M Chronic took line honors and repeated as the Performance AA winner.

For results, see www.dryc.org/racing.

— andy kopetzky Race Notes The Nautical Club of Thessaloniki hosted the J/24 Worlds on September 9-16, with racing on the Thermaikos Gulf in Greece. Thirty-five boats from 10 nations and four continents competed.

Keith Whittemore's Seattle-based Furio prevailed. Whittemore, who also won the 2019 J/24 Worlds in Miami, netted just 25 points in this year's 10-race series.

Willem van Waay, Marianne Schoke, Brian Thomas and Melanie Edwards crewed.

See https://j24worlds2023.ncth.gr.

At the ILCA Masters North Americans hosted by NYYC in Newport, RI, on September 17-October 1, Bay Area sailors Jon Andron and Chris Boome finished 1-2 in the Legends division.

Peter Vessella finished second overall,

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based on how the crow flies — but what crow has ever flown in a straight line?

Gina has seen its share of McNish Classic boats having to tack due to eddies and being knocked by the island's large wind shadow.

Partly cloudy conditions gave way to sun and 8- to 10-knot breezes about an hour after the reverse (slower boats first) 11 a.m. start. A modified starting system was in use as the six classes crossed the start line 10 minutes apart. The long course was posted, and, surprisingly, most boats had little trouble rounding Gina.

Longtime MDR skipper Kathy St. Amant of the Hunter Legend 37 Rascal won Cruiser Division B. "We had rounded Gina and cracked off to about 120° and stayed about 5 miles offshore — never going too far out or in — essentially rhumbline," she reports.

"We used an asymmetrical chute as both an ayso and a tri-radial, and it had to perform well over a dozen jibes due to the wind shifts. At Point Dume, we were surfing across most of Santa Monica Bay to the finish. That is where most of the

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THE RACING SHEET winning the Great Grand Master division. All three are StFYC members.

ILCA Masters sailors followed up with the Nationals at Alameda Community Sailing Center in mid-October. For top results of that regatta, see Box Scores.

During the week of September 18, some clubs canceled their beer can races due to smoke from distant wildfires.

These include Sequoia YC's Sunset Series. Peter Weigt wrote, "Due to the continued bad air quality, we've decided to cancel racing tonight and instead call Course 0 (leave the fireplace, BBQ and tap to port)."

Newport Harbor YC defended their title in the Global Team Racing Regatta, hosted by Royal Thames YC on Queen Mary Reservoir on September 20-23.

Kayla LaDow from NHYC said, "Our team had three repeat sailors from last summer: Andrew Person, Colin Voigt and me. I was stoked to sail with our other five team members, Bill Menninger, Sean Segerblom, Sally Mace, Wills Cook and Randall Hause. Our club loves team racing, enjoys practicing together, and looks forward to supporting the development

of two-boat keelboat team racing."

The Royal Thames YC, by the way, is the oldest yacht club in the UK and will celebrate their 250th anniversary in 2025.

On September 22, after four days and 15 intense races, the USA team of Charles Froeb and Matthieu Marfaing from SFYC prevailed in the F18 North Americans. The 43 teams enjoyed warmweather racing on Lake Ontario at Burlington, just west of Toronto. This was only the second time the F18 NAs were held in Canada.

Randy Hecht of SFYC and his Niuhi team won the J/105 North Americans on October 5-8. Following up on Niuhi's victory in their San Francisco home waters last year, the crew, including Maggie Bacon, Spencer Cole, Ethan Doyle, Russ Silvestri and Juliana Testa took this year's eight-race, 31-boat series with a final score of 27. American YC of Rye, NY, hosted the regatta on Long Island Sound.

Event chairs of the Vic-Maui Race,

Jim Innes for Royal Vancouver YC and Lars Bertelsen of Lahaina YC, sent this message on September 24: "Vic-Maui's trustees and committee chairs have concluded it is in the best interest of competitors and stakeholders to cancel the 2024 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race. It is with heavy hearts and challenging emotions we have come to this conclusion.

"The August 8, 2023, wildfires on Maui were devastating. In addition to the complete loss of shoreside supports — the losses to residences, family and friends of Lahaina — our Lahaina YC family — are monumental. Our LYC family needs our help and requires time to heal.

"We are committed to and will immediately start work on the 2026 VicMaui. Our goal is to make 2026 a very special race, celebrating the rebuilding of Lahaina and celebrating the 60th anniversary of both the founding of LYC and of the first Vic-Maui in 1965."

— latitude / chris

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WORLD Our recent Good Jibes podcast (#109) with Jan Pehrson of the Richmond Yacht Club highlighted many of her sailing adventures over the past 50 years. It also called attention to her recent Moorings charter, out of Marsh Harbour in Abaco, with three other accomplished sailing women. In the long evolution of women in sailing, it feels as though women have done and do just about anything in sailing, though, as Jan relayed, all-female charters remain uncommon. We wanted to hear more about the charter and the women aboard. Jan shared their story after collecting the crew's extensive and impressive sailing résumés. Anyone would sail anywhere with these women.

Charter of the Un-Maidens — Who Needs a Captain? We Are a Team The instigator was Stanford professor Dr. Kim Bullock. Kim was 3 or 4 years old when she started sailing on her family's ketch, a 30-ft Cheoy Lee Bermuda named Adelante, out of Sausalito. The family's sailing took a serious turn when they sold everything with the hope of buying a boat in the Mediterranean and sailing around the world. Fate had intervened, but adventuring on a sailboat became locked in Kim's DNA and multiplied through future sailing adventures with her dad until school, career and family interrupted.

After her kids were off to college, the sailing bug returned, and Kim jumped into ASA classes to refresh her skills and gain confidence for a family that was less enamored. Observing there were men in the same classes, but with less skill, heading off to charter, she thought it was well past time to just do it.

Kim connected with three RYC sailing women who, like her, are more than qualified to captain a bareboat charter.

She invited Jan Pehrson, Nancy Ibison, and Michele Logan to join her on an allfemale charter.

Michele started sailing as a kid on Folsom Lake, near Sacramento. Her dad, a former Air Force jet pilot, bought a 16-ft Lone Star and taught himself to sail by reading Royce's Sailing Illustrated. The family spent summers sailing with friends, kids, and a dog; barbecuing on the hibachi; and swimming from the boat when the wind died.

This became a lifelong relationship with sailing, and when her family bought a 25-ft keelboat on the Estuary, 16-year-old Michele took up dinghy sailing, windsurfing, racing aboard Bytes and Express 27s, and much more. She later developed a women's singlehanded dinghy racing program at RYC along with other sailing charters, and now sails her own Sabre 36.

Nancy Ibison grew up in Long Beach, looking out at the sea and sailing aboard a trimaran owned by friends of her parents. It wasn't long before she wanted her own boat. Her father said if she read Chapman Piloting & Seamanship, he'd help her with a Lido 14. The hook was set and her sailing continued, though with the common interruptions of kids, family and career. Stories from Nancy's merchant marine grandfather,

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Team Un-Maidens. Michele, climbing on top, Jan, Kim and Nancy below. Who needs a captain?

We were a team!

and more recently the Baja Ha-Ha, inspired her to keep sailing. Thus she has now bought Jan Pehrson's Islander 36 Hurulu, and scored a crew position for the 2023 Baja Ha-Ha at the recent Latitude 38 Crew Party.

Jan, who was a recent guest on the Good Jibes podcast and is profiled in this month's Sightings section, made up the fourth crew member. She brought thousands of miles of sailing experience and years of boat ownership to the charter crew.

Kim had arranged a luxurious Moorings 400 catamaran out of Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas' Abacos Islands.

The Abacos are a quick cross-country flight, and one more hop to the east, from Florida. There are endless islands to visit and reefs to dive after sailing over crystal-clear, blue- and aqua-colored waters.

The challenge was how to organize four qualified captains. Someone should be in charge. The women quickly decided to abandon sailing tradition and instead share the responsibilities.

There would be no designated captain

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THE MOORINGS

began the charter hiding out from a passing cold front in Hope Town, Elbow Cay, and taking the opportunity to explore the town and climb the famed lighthouse. It was then off to Angel Cays and the gorgeous sandbar of Tahiti Beach, where they anchored Blue Prairie. Nancy and Michele drove off in the dinghy to snorkel, while Jan and Kim relaxed aboard.

Next stop was ManO-War Cay, where they again found a protected mooring amid continuing unsettled weather. The cruiser net provided guidance, keeping them in ManO-War Cay a little longer before a weather window allowed a motor up to Great Guana Cay harbor. Two cold fronts during the oneweek charter limited their sailing time, but the close-hauled sail from Great Guana Cay to the Moorings base was in solid 15knot breezes with 8-knot-plus reaching speeds under main and genoa. All systems go!

Specialties emerged as needed. Sails and knots? Michele spoke up. Generator and pumps? Nancy spoke up.

Navigation and weather? Jan's domain. A recent graduate of half a dozen

A Moorings catamaran in the beautiful clear-turquoise waters of the Bahamas.

Area by area, the most knowledgeable would rise to the surface in a nonhierarchical way. Who needs a captain?

It was off to the sunny, bright blue of the Abacos ahead, with the assembled crew of women ready to explore. They

We docked 'Blue Prairie' in the marina at Hope Town, Abaco, and climbed to the top of Elbow Reef Lighthouse. The town and the Sea of Abaco spread out below.

JAN PEHRSON

or admiral barking orders. Roles were to evolve based on needs or individual skills — "drop the hierarchy and share the roles."

They named themselves "The UnMaidens." Originally, they were going to call themselves "The Viking Maidens," but they related better to the Viking part than the Maiden part, so, as a joke, they became the "Un-Maidens."

The Un-Maidens gathered in Marsh Harbour in March 2023. Ready to sail, snorkel and explore, they moved aboard Blue Prairie, the catamaran that would be their home and transportation for a week of cruising the Bahamian islands.

Blue Prairie was roomy. Jan described her as "a floating luxury condo," weighing 30,000 pounds, about 40-ft long, with a width and height of about 20 feet. More than enough room for four!

The Moorings' Captain Ron gave them an orientation on the first day, then left the boat. The team style of leadership holistically came forth. It was clear the four crew had all the necessary skills.

American Sailing Association classes, Kim was the go-to person for all questions about catamarans.

The sailors shared a common learning experience of being told how to do something, and then having the teacher take the job away and do it for them.

Now on their own, they learned by doing. They tied knots, docked, handled the lines, set and doused the mainsail, launched and drove the dinghy, tied up to mooring balls, anchored, learned the chartplotter, studied Kim's ASA manuals, and quizzed one another about the rules of the road. As a team, they mastered these skills through direct experience, so will always retain them.

The unsettled weather added to the learning. It was too early in the year to experience the prevailing trade winds, so sailing the big cat wasn't easy.

They commended weatherman Chris Parker's forecasts as invaluable for the strong winds following two cold fronts and bringing winds from all directions.

By studying the charts, each day they found harbors with protection from the shifting wind directions. As the fronts rotated through 360 degrees, Blue Prairie swung around her mooring every night.

They challenged the concept of a designated skipper, though many

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The historical Elbow Reef Lighthouse, one of the last operational kerosene-fueled lighthouses in the world, in the background from the harbor at Hope Town.

would question how they would handle things in an emergency. Alternatively, the crew chose to deal collaboratively with daily challenges. They gave the example of how they all responded when the mainsail jammed on the hoist or douse. Michele climbed up the high overhead boom and pulled up or down the luff of the sail with a long pole; Kim kept the boat pointed into the wind; Jan raised and lowered the main halyard; and Nancy controlled the leech of the full-batten sail. Problem solved.

We hadn't really focused on how

common an all-women charter might be.

Women sailors are everywhere, right?

However, when they went ashore to explore, the locals looked at them in surprise. They said they had never seen only women on a charter before. Why is that? The UnMaidens didn't have an answer. Each of them had sailed since childhood. They love sailing, whether it be singlehanded, in mixed crews of men and women, or with just women. Certainly, they're not alone, but the idea of allwomen charters remains uncommon.

At the end of the week, the sailors returned Blue Prairie to the Moorings base in Marsh Harbour in better shape than they'd received her, without any dings or scratches. Along with the cleaned-up boat, they left a list of improvements for the maintenance staff to make for the next charter group.

The Un-Maidens all believe making sailing accessible to everyone at every skill level is important, and they're hoping their example will encourage diversity in sailing and in chartering.

No doubt they're also hoping there's lots more sailing and another "UnMaiden" charter opportunity ahead.

— jan pherson

KIM BULLOCK

JAN PEHRSON

Below, left: Captain Ron from The Moorings gave us Un-Maidens an orientation on the first day and then left the boat. Back left to right are Michele and Captain Ron; front is Kim, Jan and Nancy. Right: Boatbuilder Joe Albury of Man-O-War Cay showed us how he builds wooden Abaco Dinghies using local Madeira root for the stem and stern. The Albury family has built wooden boats here for many generations.

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CHANGES With reports this month on Magnum's return to the South Pacific; Zeppe-

lin's PPJ with two new-to-sailing owners; Shindig's exploration of the littlevisited Southern Lau group in Fiji; and some newsy Cruise Notes.

Cruz in mid-February. By then, it was apparent Magnum was going to need a new gearbox. We had noticed back in San Diego that it took a few seconds for the gearbox to engage, and it had only gotten worse. I consulted with List Marine, which had records of all the maintenance they had done over the years, and the prognosis was that it was on its way out.

We could not get a gearbox in Mexico — even a rebuilt one — so I flew back up to San Francisco to get it. I received a crash course from List Marine on how to replace the box with the boat in the water.

With the new box in hand, I flew back to 'Magnum' in the slings on an earlier cruise to Washington state.

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Uwe and Anne in Papeete, revisiting some of their old haunts from an earlier circumnavigation.

Puerto Vallarta, only to be pulled aside by customs. I assumed that, with the TIP in hand, I could enter without paying Mexican taxes, but I was wrong.

All things considered, the installation went well. Anne had flown home in March, and I left Mexico, solo, going west on April 15.

Anne and I had circumnavigated aboard Magnum from 2006 to 2011. I went back to work after that, with much of my spare time devoted to bringing the boat back to the task of long-distance sailing. I retired at the end of 2021, and decided, at age 72, I wanted to do one more big thing. I needed to know if I could do an ocean passage by myself, with the support of my lovely wife. Anne had opted out of the long passages anyway, noting she had "paid her dues."

A few days out, I noticed a bent shackle on the gooseneck of the boom. I ground it off and replaced it. Later I found a broken cotter pin on deck near the mast but couldn't figure out where it came from, other than somewhere above.

The next day, I came up to find that the boom was no longer attached to the mast.

The broken cotter pin had been holding the main pin connecting the gooseneck to the mast. Incredibly, the pin was on the deck and did not fall overboard! I let the sail down a bit, tied a line around the sail and boom, and winched them up to the right height to reattach the boom. Lining up the top and bottom holes on the mast fitting was easier said than done in the rolly conditions. I dropped the pin three times(!) while doing this. Fourth time was a charm and the day was saved. (Later in Tahiti, I checked the new cotter pin and it was broken again. This time I drilled a

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Magnum — Peterson 44 Uwe Dobers Solo Puddle Jump Emeryville Anne and I left Ensenada back in January, stopping in Mag Bay, Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlán before arriving in La

Spread: Anchored in the Tuamotus. Above left: No matter how many times you cross the equator, it's always a thrill. Above center: Nick and Tara. Right: Uwe departs Punta Mita back in April.

bigger hole to fit a bigger pin.)

While I'm still amazed the pin stayed on the boat after this adventure, I wasn't so lucky with a winch handle that fell out of its pocket, took a bounce, and jumped into the ocean.

The best winds were pretty far north of the equator, but boy, the waves were short and tiring — rarely a moment to put anything down without its falling over. The wind increased south of the line, with frequent squalls. (I had none to the north.)

I got used to squatting while cooking.

At 8 p.m. every night, the HF radio gave me a nice little break in the routine.

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After four weeks, we headed south to Tahiti, a short but quite rough passage. We eventually scored a slip in the downtown marina — a process that deserves an article all its own.

The waterfront of Tahiti is much more developed than when we were there back in 2007. That said, we enjoyed Tahiti more than we thought we would.

There was a market across the street; Anne was able to run along the waterfront each morning; and chatting with sailboats from many nations is always interesting.

We left Magnum at the slip (you need to hire an agent to be a contact if you do not stay on the boat) and flew out to attend an Irish-Turkish wedding in Istanbul, with Kara joining in.

With the weather forecast in early September not too encouraging, I flew back to the Bay Area to hang out with Anne for a few weeks. I returned on September 26 and left Papeete on the 29th. I am currently bound toward Tonga, with perhaps a stop in Niue along the way.

— Uwe 9/1/23

I joined a group of other sailors and we exchanged information every night. I checked in with Andy Turpin on the Puddle Jump every day; I was also in daily contact with Anne via Iridium.

Despite keeping a reef in the main for the entire trip, and using the engine sparingly, I arrived in Nuku Hiva after 20 days, a new record for Magnum. (It took 21 days the first time.)

My new crew, daughter Kara and her boyfriend, Nick, flew in to meet me in Nuku Hiva. We spent a week hiking and anchoring and drinking beers. I think the best anchor spot is Anaho Bay, on the

north side of the island. Nick flew out and Kara and I took off to Rangiroa, Tuamotus. It was a fabulous passage with even a stop to swim in the crystal-clear, steelblue water on the way (and a chance to put my new GoPro camera to work).

Five days later, we entered the lagoon at Rangiroa, setting anchor in true paradise. Kara flew home to San Francisco, and with nobody else around, I spent the time happily swimming and reading.

Anne arrived a week later, and with an easterly wind blowing, it wasn't hard to decide to stay and be happy right where we were.

Zeppelin — Hunter Legend 40.5 Sean Geiger and Matthew Mahoney Newbies Across the Pacific Austin, TX We would venture a guess that we were among the least-experienced sailors to cross the Pacific Ocean this year. This made our journey across the world's largest ocean challenging, but all the more thrilling.

Some background: Our names are Matthew Mahoney and Sean Geiger.

We're friends in our mid-20s, and we're from Austin, Texas. Now, Austin is a long ways from the ocean, and when we decided we were going to purchase a boat and sail away, neither of us had sailed before. We do love adventures though, and have since we met in college. We were also both looking to break up the monotony of our day jobs, and pursue an experience that perhaps we wouldn't be in a position to later in our lives. We decided to take a year off, buy a boat, and see if — after getting some bluewater sailing exposure — we were up to the challenge of an ocean crossing.

During the 18 months prior to our maiden voyage, we took a couple of weekend sailing lessons in Kemah, Texas, to get our ASA 101, 103, and 104 certifications. We also set about finding a boat.

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John Kouny, to find our ocean-crossing vessel. After looking at a series of rundown "true" bluewater boats in our price range, we opened up our search to production boats that John deemed worthy of ocean passages. We finally landed on a 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 in the San Francisco Bay Area that fit our criteria.

We bought the boat in October 2022, in Alameda. We were in Grand Marina for a couple of months prepping the boat (including some work done at Svendsen's up in Richmond). We really enjoyed our time there. Grand Marina is a welcoming community for first-time boat owners.

We set off down the coast in December.

It was our first trip in the ocean, and we were in for a real awakening. Our passage along much of the California coast was particularly rough, with some big seas and hard winds, but after some sleepless, cold nights, we eventually made it down to La Paz. At this point in the trip, we were unsure of our next move. We considered heading down to Ecuador and seeing more of Central America, but the adventure and singular charm of the South Pacific was too much to pass up. We spent a couple of months in La Paz outfitting the boat, and we had a good bit of fun in the area as well.

The cruising community in La Paz was great. There we met a lot of experienced sailors, who generously shared their knowledge and provided us some valuable advice. For the crossing, we picked up a couple of additional crew: Vito Di

Crewman Vito emerges from the galley with sushi made from just-caught tuna.

Bernardo, whom we met at a hostel in Mexico; and Jack Ruben, whom we met online.

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del Cabo. Destination: Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands.

After a smooth first afternoon of sailing, the wind picked up suddenly during the night. As we were reefing the jib, the furling line snapped and the entire sail unfurled. We managed to get it furled manually, and wrapped the jib sheet around the sail, but by the morning we saw the sail was torn to shreds — beyond repair. That reduced our sail inventory to the main and an asymmetrical spinnaker

Sean (left) and Matthew will likely have arrived in Australia by the time you read this. Above right: Heading into the sunset with the asymmetrical set. Right: Sean and crewman Don Dao with one of many bonito caught along the way.

that we had never flown before.

We spent a few hours weighing our options. We were only a day out, so we debated turning around to get a new sail.

But we were eager to make the crossing, and decided to go without the jib.

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ended up having a lot of time to experiment with the asym. It was a big sail, and to fly it above 10 or 12 knots, we went against all advice we'd heard and used the socking system to reef it. We were able to fly it "half socked" in wind up to 18 knots, with the sheet pulled as tight as possible to beat upwind.

Like any typical passage of that length, we had our fair share of trials and tribulations. Things on the boat broke, power consumption was constantly on our

minds, and the seas occasionally became unpleasant. We managed our boredom day to day by cooking, reading, playing guitar, and chatting among ourselves.

We took evening showers off the transom, again going against the advice of some of our fellow sailors, but it was a good way to break up the day. Indeed, it was our favorite part of many days.

At night, the bioluminescence was spectacular, and we often marveled at the spaceship-voyage feel we had under the stars as the world passed us by at 3-6 knots. By the end of the crossing, we were much more comfortable sailing. We knew our boat like the backs of our hands, and we started using a lot of the sailing jargon we had neglected to learn at the beginning of our trip. We weren't the saltiest sailors around, but a light crust had started to form on the Austin boys.

I think it's safe to say we all decided that 30 days was too long to spend on our boat. Losing the headsail likely added at least four or five days to our passage.

But our arrival in Nuku Hiva was magical. The spires that rose out of the water so sharply; the lush landscape ascending into the clouds; the turquoise water — it was certainly the kind of lost-world adventure we were looking for.

The locals were welcoming, and boy, were we excited to meet some new people!

On a hike one day, we got lost and ended up bushwhacking through a few miles of jungle. We emerged on a dirt road, where a woman in a pickup found us. She told us how to find our way back to town, but because it was getting dark, she offered for us to spend a night at her pig farm. We

ended up helping her shuck coconuts for the pigs and enjoyed an amazing traditional Marquesan dinner. All the islands we have visited since then have given us a beautiful breadth of experiences to look back on, and we've loved so much of it.

We've made great friends and had some lively adventures.

We have about one month left in our trip. We're currently in Fiji enjoying a small anchorage in the Yasawas. Like most of our stops, it's idyllic out here, and it's a great place to be writing. We have a group of friends visiting from home, and it's been a joy to show them our little life out here in the South Pacific.

Our route to get here from Nuku Hiva included the Tuamotus, Tahiti, Bora Bora, Moorea, Rarotonga, and Tonga's Vava'u group.

Some aquatic highlights include swimming with dozens of reef sharks in Fakarava and humpback whales in Tonga.

We've been lucky to catch a bunch of tuna and mahi-mahi on our passages, too.

There is certainly an appeal to keeping going. But we believe we'll stick to the original plan, which is to head over to Sydney in November and sell the boat.

Sailing across the Pacific has been a rewarding and beautiful life experience that we will cherish for the rest of our lives. We've learned a lot. As we return to our careers, we'll bring confidence, a new set of skills and a new perspective that our year of sailing across the Pacific has afforded us. We feel truly privileged to have been able to undertake a trip like this, and we'd like to thank the sailing community for being so welcoming to us newbies.

— Sean 9/1/23 Shindig — Oyster 485 Rob and Nancy Novak Visiting the Lau Sausalito This cruising season, we made it a priority to visit the Southern Lau group of remote islands in Fiji. Usually the trade winds prevent sailors from easily sailing there. Once you're within the main islands of Viti and Vanua, it becomes an upwind passage. So we patiently waited for a weather window to allow us to go in the easterly direction.

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Fortunately, the weather window presented itself, even if it might have required a bit of motoring. With a full fuel tank and

Rob and Nancy have put more than 12,000 miles under 'Shindig's keel since leaving the Bay back in 2012.

lots of provisions, we set out for the Lau. Two days and nights, and 250 miles later, we arrived in the beautiful islands of the Southern Lau. We had heard that Fulaga had an orderly system to welcome and host sailors that came ashore. Once we arrived, we dinghied ashore with one other group of sailors to "check in." We were met by Bole, a Fijian man, who escorted us up a lovely, well-worn path through tropical palms and plants, to the village. The walk was about 20 minutes and meandered up and down slight hills, with glimpses of the outer beach and the reef. Although there are two other smaller villages, this is the main village of Fulaga.

We were essentially walking across the island from the lagoon to the ocean side, where the village was. We were led to a tin-roofed building, which was the chief's residence, for the sevusevu ceremony.

During sevusevu, the custom is to present the Fijian chief with wrapped bunches of kava, which is their preferred exchange of gift. We all sat on woven mats and

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Nancy (at center in blue T-shirt) spends some quality time with Fijian school kids in Fulaga.

respectfully listened to the two officials who, in Fijian, acknowledged and blessed the kava, and extended an open hospitality to us visitors. We were now officially considered to be part of their community, which included being welcomed to visit the village as well as the neighboring lagoon. It really is a wonderful concept.

The next step was to be adopted by a host family to look after us. That family would be our resource during our stay.

We were assigned to Bole and his wife Finau. Later we learned that this assignment is rotated throughout the village, as each family takes turns being hosts. Bole confided in us that he had been unable to find another family that was available, so by default we were given to him. That turned out to be very good for all of us!

Bole was the acting chief as his uncle, the real chief, was visiting another island. So Bole and Finau had come from their farm near Suva back to their home island Fulaga for several months to preside over the villagers.

The next day we met Bole at his house, and set off for the hike to a cave. It was just 10 minutes from the village, through and up a jungle path, leading up to volcanic rock formations. This cave had been used by villagers in the past to hide from their enemies. In one of the caves, right at the opening, there was a large pile of bones, including skulls, of past warriors that had been defeated. The remains are supposedly Tongan, enemies in the past, but as Bole said, "Now we are friends."

Bole thought the bones had been there for more than 100 years.

We continued up through the jungle, at times literally rock climbing up a large volcanic rock that had strong roots for handholds. This was one of the lookout areas, where the Fijians used to spot approaching enemies. Atop the small space, the views were breathtaking.

After returning to the village, and taking a rest there with some orange juice, we set off on another hike, this time to a lake in the mountain.

Bole told us the lake was connected to the lagoon through a large underwater crater, and the tides would go up and down accordingly.

It was a more moderate climb

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up to the lake, where we were treated to a very serene, quiet lagoon. The tide was low as we walked on spongy roots and formations that are usually underwater.

All along, I kept marveling at how few mosquitoes or other biting insects there were. We did use repellent before walking to the village, and never seemed to be bothered, much less bitten! It sure made our explorations much more enjoyable.

We also visited the school, which serves all the children from three villages. We offered to help in any way we could, and were told that a presentation might be interesting to the students. So we agreed to come back in two days and speak with the older students.

The upper class is a combined grade 7 and 8 (13- to 14-year-olds). After grade 8, the children can choose to go to the

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'Shindig' anchored in Fulaga. Top left: Finau and acting chief Bole.

Above: Nancy tries out a coconut tree. Above right: The "cave of skulls" is a grim reminder of bygone battles between islanders.

"mainland" — Suva — to continue their education. All students were dressed in bright blue short-sleeve shirts and solid-color sulus: smart-looking wrap-type skirts below the knee.

We put together an "Introduction to the United States of America," with topics such as the history, geography, people, sports and food. Rob thought it would be a fun approach to be more interactive with the students, so we wrote out about 15 questions (with the answers figured out in advance), and handed them out for the kids to ask, one by one. We brought an American flag to use in our discussion, and I sang the "Fifty Nifty United States" song to name all the states. It was fun. We ended the session by handing out Shindig decals to each student.

We moved into their recess time to

have more time with the kids. After an initial shy period, I had lots of kids gathered around, asking questions or just giggling around me. At someone's suggestion, we moved from the interior courtyard to the beach. What a gorgeous school setting for recess! Once they figured out that I had a camera phone, they were very eager to have their photos taken and view the results. It was a very uplifting way to spend the morning.

After a congratulatory rest at the Wi-Fi tree (where the village has an open WiFi network), our hosts Bole and Finau walked with us to the edge of the village.

They accepted an invitation to join us on Shindig that night for dinner.

That evening, Rob picked them up before sunset in our dinghy. Finau and Bole were very dressed-up in their traditional

Fiji garb, which Bole described later as "special-occasion wear." It was such a difference from what they had been wearing during each of our village visits. I kind of felt bad that I had not changed my clothes. It turned out this was only the second time they had been on a sailboat.

That was interesting, as the village has been welcoming visitors since 2004, Bole told us.

We had snacks and drinks up top, and then went down below for dinner. I made a stir-fry of ham, carrots and other veggies with a sweet chili sauce served with pasta. Also another pasta with tomato/ eggplant sauce as a backup, as I wasn't sure how big the portions would need to be. (There are no stores at the village, and a cargo ship comes with supplies only once a month, so the villagers mostly grow their food supplies including root vegetables and greens.)

When asked what their preferences were for dinner, Bole said, "Fijians like everything! We are not picky!" We had a great time learning more about their lives, both in the village and on the mainland. There were some fun descriptions of words like "chaser" (snacks after drinks are being served), having a "hose down," (an alcoholic drink at a bar), or "round the world" (a way to drink cocktails or liquor mixed). They were really open and relaxed. Bole said their experience was like being in a hotel, something so different for them. Halfway through the evening, he made a comparison of our lifestyle and being able to travel all around and meet people like them, compared to their lives in Fiji. But I noted some similarities. They also have a "mainland life" as farmers in the northern highlands an hour from the big town of Suva, and then the village life, as the chief apparent. Bole will someday be the chief for the village of Muanaicake.

In addition to the bottle of Australian cabernet that they shared, Rob introduced Bole to Mexican sipping tequila.

Then he enjoyed the pastis as well as the Fijian rum. He loved it, and was very interested in how much things might cost, and the general exclusivity of these alcohols. As a nightcap, he asked for an "around the world" for the road, which turned out to be a combination of all the available liquor in one more Mexican shot glass! It was great fun. Finau was happy to quietly sip her juice, just like me. She spent a lot of time writing in the guest book, which was a great way for us to capture the spirit of our meetings and possibilities for staying in touch.

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came in that made the first anchorage a bit uncomfortable. Now that we are Facebook friends with our host family, we have remained in touch with them even after our stay. As of this publication, we hope to have returned to the main island of Fiji, and visited them in their farmstead near Suva.

This opportunity to visit such a remote island, be adopted by a host family, and get a glimpse of their village life, as well as the genuine Fijian hospitality, was a highlight of our cruising time in Fiji.

— Nancy 10/3/23 Cruise Notes • "2023 has been a remarkable year," says Joel Sorum. "We hauled Compañera, our 1999 Tartan 3800, out in La Paz for much-needed work at the end of last year.

She was showing her age after our voyages to the South Pacific and elsewhere."

Resplendent in new topsides paint, new dodger and a host of other repairs and upgrades, the boat was relaunched in the spring. "The work was in anticipation of my son, Bob, retiring from his career at Kaiser in Northern California — and

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Joel and Bob are planning to do some "serious cruising" now that Bob has retired.

renewing some long-held dreams of sailing together, free of work constraints."

They kicked off the new chapter by heading to Grenada in February to crew for friends Tom Christenson and Kim MacLean on their Wauquiez PS40 Exit Strategy. "It was a wild, turbulent sevenday sail to Panama, with strong easterly trade winds slamming us on the stern for the entire 1,200 miles," says Joel. He returned home in mid-February while Bob remained on board Exit Strategy through the Canal, and on to Puerto Vallarta, where Tom and Kim completed their 10year circumnavigation.

Bob and Joel will be bringing Compañera up to Puerto Escondido in November and plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in Loreto with Jan and Joan of Dulce Maestra.

Joel's significant other, Laura Ashton, will be joining the guys later to once again enjoy the wonders of sailing in Baja and the Sea of Cortez.

• Ben Lindner, who solo'ed the 2022 Pacific Puddle Jump on that year's smallest boat — his Oregon-based Pacific Seacraft 27, Dawn — was headed back to the West Coast from Hawaii as this column was being put together. He'd taken off for San Francisco on September 16. After an alternator went out early in the trip, his solar panels kept up until, in his northing, he encountered so much overcast that he had to turn off his highest power consumer, the refrigerator. "So no more cold beer or cream for my coffee," he notes.

Fortunately, a good portion of his fresh food had been consumed by that time.

But the big glitch was getting a tight wrap of fishing net around the prop, which meant no powering until it was removed. He cut as much away as he could by reaching over the transom. But getting it all meant getting into the water. He was reluctant to do that unless he got "ideal conditions." So in the last comm in early October, he was sailing at a snail's pace

Ben and 'Dawn' were slowed to a crawl by a fouled prop on the way back from Hawaii.

in a high pressure zone in light breeze.

Look for more on Ben's final leg home in next month's Changes in Latitudes.

• The prospect of sinking, however small, is always there for a boat at sea.

But you may be surprised to know that an estimated two-thirds of sinkings occur at the dock. That thought flashed through the mind of Dennis Roquet recently. He'd hooked the watermaker on the Washington-based Jeanneau 52 Roxxy — currently in Barra de Navidad — to shore water to filter and get rid of the smell and taste. Going by the 25 gph claim, he figured it would take about three hours to top off the tanks, and kicked back with a

book to wait it out.

After about two hours, the automatic bilge pump started going on and off. "I figured it must be the condenser on the AC dripping a bit," he says, and went back to his book. But over the next half hour, the pump engaged more frequently, and finally stayed on. Dennis pulled up the floorboard on top of the water tank, and, "Oh, shit — we're sinking!!" (OK, the boat really wasn't sinking, but there was a lot of water down there even with the bilge pump running.) His first thought was that a water line must have come off or broken somewhere. So he splashed around a bit looking for that. "Finally," he says, "I opened the tank and it was full to overflowing." He eventually traced the issue to

the source. "I guess that '25 gph' number is for saltwater. It's closer to 40 when it's fresh water," he says. "Who knew?"

• "Claudia and I learned our cat Pono in a couple of sorties around the Med in 2017, then chartered in the BVI in 2018 and '19," says Jim "Homer" Holm. "We were shifting operations to Panama when COVID hit and borders closed. Claudia found us a great place behind a home in Ft. Lauderdale, but Once they get the water with no char- ouf of the boat, Dennis and Kelly are headed back to ter income, we the Pacific Northwest. were safe but the biz was slowly sinking.

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under power and autopilot. He stripped down to take a bucket shower, leaned against the lifeline — and it broke. Bill went into the water. He was unable to grab the boat, but managed to find the trolling line. It slipped through his hands and before he could toss it off, the big, three-barb lure hooked him through his palm. He managed to break the line, only to watch his boat putt over the horizon without him.

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We lost contact with Bill but understand that he solo'ed south again on another boat a few years later. You can read his story, Triumph of the Spirit — which includes how those recently replaced lifelines really "failed" — in the 'Resources' section of www.latitude38.com.

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"When time was right for us, we called a recommended catamaran broker whose client arrived two days later and was delighted — sold. We had a checklist to complete, so I moved to Florida temporarily. Although Fort Lauderdale is one of the world's major yacht centers, it took months to complete some jobs due to parts delays: more COVID legacy. It was also bad timing. Every day, the news said it was the hottest in recorded history. It was scary sometimes.

"The silver lining is that the delays gave me time to make my own proper goodbyes. We continue to work to reduce ocean plastic with Clean Oceans International."

Readers — Holm is the founder and

Selling 'Pono' meant a sad goodbye for Claudia and Homer, but they have plenty of other ocean-based adventures ahead. For Homer, that includes continuing work with Stanford tagging white sharks. Some guys have all the fun.

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• It's been 30 years since we did a story on Bill Forrest, but it was such a doozy that it's worth revisiting. In 1993, Bill was soloing his Capo 39 California Girl down the coast of Costa Rica. It was a windless morning, so the boat was

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Excellent sails (main, jib, asymmetrical spinnaker, masthead drifter). Includes trailer and outboard motor (Evinrude 4), as well as many extras: hiking straps, three sets of trapeze for racing, foot loops, ladder, storage tube on trailer for sails. This is a turnkey fun and fast boat, a downwind flyer, great for daysailing and can definitely win races. $7,000 OBO. Ventura j24.1892@gmail.com (805) 368-0041 www.tinyurl.com/3psy2xct

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22 FT Catalina 1987. Wife bought this swing keel for my birthday in 2020. Have had a blast on it but I need to sell it. Promised I would not make her a boat widow if she didn’t take to sailing. Also some recent injuries have made it really hard to try to take a sailboat out. New anti-fouling and inspection on both the bottom and swing keel locker. Got a new-to-her CDI roller furler, all of the safety equipment you could want, new marine battery, 3-gal external tank with a 6hp long shaft Tohatsu, starts first pull every time. Docked now but have trailer and all stepping equipment in storage. Well maintained boat, ready to sail. $5,000. Bay Area markpdinthecity@gmail.com

24 FT Ultimate 24 2002. Hull, mast, boom, sprit pole, keel and deck in excellent condition and race ready. New standing rigging. New Raymarine electronics (masthead transducer, triducer through hull, lTC-5 interface, -i70S). New battery. New jib sheets, new compass.

Road-ready trailer, three new tires. New bottom paint. 2.5hp Suzuki outboard, like new. All Ulman sails: two mains, laminate and Dacron. Three laminate jibs and spinnaker. See URL for boat description. $28,500. Berkeley, CA timsalz@sbcglobal.net www.tinyurl. com/2m89dhvj

15 FT Mercury 1972. New mast step.

New standing and running rigging. New trailer tires, wheel bearings, rear bunks and keel bed. Electric bilge pump. Two suits of sails (racing set is 9/10). Ready to race and for the road! $3,750. Richmond blastreach@gmail.com (415) 713-2625

23 FT Stone Horse 1980. Lovingly maintained with many upgrades, this easily singlehanded, classic pocket cruiser’s roomy cockpit will accommodate 6 adults. Professionally serviced reliable keyless Beta 14 with recent transmission, heat exchanger, engine panel, AGM battery. New custom Sitka spruce mast, standing rigging and jib foil, new Awlgrip topsides, rudder reinforced and new gudgeon and pintle, new propeller, new sail covers. Raymarine autotiller. Full complement of tanbark sails in good condition. Many extras, upgrades. Teak interior, V-berth, heater. $19,000. Marina Plaza Harbor, Sausalito katraleigh16@yahoo.ca (415) 465-3228

27 FT C&C 27 Mk V 1987. Coast Guard registered. Wheel, diesel. PHRF 180: fastest of the 27s. Harken jib, Somerset sails, 155 RL jib, spinnaker. No electronics; kitchen and head not used as boat in Clear Lake. Instruments original, boat kept on lifter. Tandem trailer included, new tires. $13,450. Clear Lake, CA dh1780@yahoo.com (925) 997-1997

25 – 28 Feet Sailboats

25 FT Schock Harbor 25 2008.

Beautiful. A blast to sail and easy to care for. For more details or photos, please call. $42,500. Sausalito, CA (415) 322-8764‬

27 FT Friendship Sloop 1944.

West Coast built. Mentioned Page 66 September Latitude 38. Rebuild 80% complete: 40 new oak ribs, bronze fasteners, new cabin, new deck. Sabb diesel. Recent haulout. Terms available.

Call David. $15,000 OBO. San Rafael ana12mana@gmail.com (808) 319-6916

26 FT International Folkboat 1974. Great boat. New long shaft Honda outboard. Mainsail, jib, genoa. Railmounted gas grill. Single-burner gimbaled stove below. Raymarine tiller pilot. Upgraded electrical panel. Battery charger, 300W inverter, battery monitor. Two anchors. $7,000. Ventura West Marina Jhburkhart@msn.com (805) 714-1410

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27 FT Catalina Dinette 1980. Exceptional condition: Quantum sails, QT 10.0 electric motor, 48V Lifeline AGM battery bank, new topsides, new bottom paint, Raymarine autopilot, depth, and knotmeters, VHF radio, roller furler. Mast and rigging upgrade 2008. $12,000. Berkeley Marina callen5052427@gmail.com (650) 222-4570

25 FT Cal Jensen 1966. 100% refitted, rerigged in 2021, new sails in 2023.

Self-steering. New winches, new 9.9 Mercury outboard with fuel tanks, remote engine controls. New electronics, full navigational system. new anchor windlass. Boat ready for coastal cruising. $8,400. Loch Lomond Harbor, San Rafael dpeck@peckstanton.com (415) 720-9594

25 FT Merit 1982. Excellent condition, sailed regularly and well maintained. New 2023 Dacron tri-radial main and 120% genoa. Good 90% jib. Good spare main.

4 spinnakers with all spinnaker gear. New 2022 Harken roller furler. Mainsheet system with 6:1 Harken blocks and new (2023) mainsheet. New 2023 Ocean #30 aluminum self-tailing 2 speed winches. New 2022 rigid Garhauer boom vang. All lines led back to cockpit. Raymarine i40 depth/speed/water temp instrument, Ritchie compass, Velocitek GPS Speedpuck. Tohatshu 6hp long shaft outboard with generator and high quality SS mounting bracket. Electrical system and nav lights. High-quality interior cushions like new. Sunbrella sail covers. Contact seller for fuller description. $9,500. Benicia jswesterman1@hotmail.com (408) 398-8724

25 FT Olson 25 1986. Hull #102, Santa Cruz-built. We have enjoyed Tahoe sailing but it is time to move on. The trailer is in good condition, fully roadworthy.

The sail inventory is in good condition: two 100% Mylar jibs, two newer 3/4-oz chutes, brand-new Kevlar 155%. The boat is race ready. Will need a new bottom if going into saltwater. Can deliver to the S.F. Bay Area. $13,500. Lake Tahoe ralphkirberg@gmail.com (415) 971-3527

26 FT MacGregor 26M 2006. Great lake and coastal pocket cruiser with lots of factory features. Mast raising system, roller furling, easy access cooler, trailer with brakes 60 hp outboard, new head, Garmin map/depth, sail covers Call for details. $19,995. Penn Valley, CA chrisfrank3@gmail.com (530) 902-4832

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26 FT Classic 26 1999. Well-equipped and maintained; one-owner. Made by Classic Yachts, Chanute, Kansas. Relocating to a marina-less area. 1GM10 Yanmar/SD20, Edson pedestal. Encapsulated ~3-ft 6-in reef keel, fresh standing rigging and North 3D sails.

HDPE NACA-foil rudder. New: Icom 510AIS, Raymarine I70 Tridata and wind instruments. Marine head, dual AGM batteries, solar panel, Truecharge and PROsine inverter. A superb lake sailboat.

Galvanized trailer. $15,000. Folsom Lake ms6peters@yahoo.com (916) 597-0951

28.5 FT Triton 1966. Lovingly maintained classic 28.5-ft Pearson Triton, fiberglass racer/cruiser sailboat designed

by Swedish naval architect Carl Alberg.

Perfect for the San Francisco Bay, ready for the ocean. Mainsail with reef option, standard+genoa jib, spinnaker rigging.

Teak handrails, companionway, interior trim. Inboard Beta Marine diesel engine, automatic bilge pump. Comfortably sleeps four. Flipper water pump, sink, ice locker, storage and hanging locker.

Recently replaced: rigging, windows, lifelines, etc. Bottom repainted 2022.

Boat in excellent condition and ready to sail! $10,000 OBO. San Francisco Marina dr.janicecheng@gmail.com (650) 8681888

30 FT Yankee 1970. Sparkman & Stephens design for offshore racing (9-ft beam!). Tiller (you don’t want a wheel on this boat!). Roller furler with 100 & 90 sails. Yanmar 2GM20 diesel. Alcohol stove. 2006 New wind, depth, speed instruments. 2015 new standing rigging including chainplates and spreaders.

Keel-stepped mast unstepped and inspected. Completely rewired. LED nav lights, tricolor and spreader lights and galvanic isolator installed. Lightly sailed since. Dodger (in good condition, but not currently installed). 2023 New batteries (2), VHF radio, auxiliary bilge pump.

Needs bottom and topside paint. Teak interior could use refinishing. Otherwise, in great condition. A tough little boat that could take you anywhere, and a joy to sail! $9,000. Coyote Point, San Mateo wcd7109@gmail.com (415) 302-7109

29 – 31 Feet Sailboats

27 FT Ericson 1971. After years of wooden boat caretaking, it’s been a great freedom to own such a low-maintenance sailboat since 2013. I’m moving out of the area now and it’s time for a new owner.

Fresh brightwork. Fiberglass hull, freshly painted 2/23. Brand-new batteries, charger, prop seal. Yamaha 9.9hp outboard (new in 2018) – electric start – 50 hrs.

Inboard engine non-functioning. Mainsail and 3 foresails (80/100/120) good condition. V-berth/2 settee berths/quarter berth. All cushions recovered 2013, still great condition. Two full-length cockpit cushions. Electrical rewired 2013. New wind/depth/speed instrument installed 2020. New head 2013. All portholes reseated 2017. New tiller 2022. New sail covers 2021. $10,000 OBO. Sausalito, CA jfa@skyseastone.com (970) 261-1611

26 FT Yamaha 1984. PHRF racer and comfortable cruiser. Interior and exterior maintained in excellent condition by meticulous owner. Yanmar 1gm10 diesel with very low hrs. Garmin chartplotter, Raymarine VHF radio, emergency beacon and many other items. $10,000. Alameda Jnovie@aol.com (415) 271-3441

30 FT Wyliecat 30 2007. Hull #18.

Significant improvements made since 2020. 6hp outboard, Ullman (Hodges) square-head sail, VHF/AIS with wireless remote mic, Velocitek ProStart, Raymarine speed/depth, and ST2000 autopilot.

Excellent condition. Fast, and really fun to sail. $79,500. Pt. Richmond, CA tpatterson888@gmail.com (510) 3810802

30 FT Catalina 30 1980. This boat is LOADED! Comes with: Harken furling, self-tacking jib, dodger, radar, Autohelm, GPS, air conditioning, Force 10 heater, Force 10 3-burner stove and oven. The Universal diesel was rebuilt 200 hours ago. Sails are in excellent shape. Can reef it from the cockpit.

Has many extras. This boat is priced to sell. $14,500 OBO. Richmond, CA billsmarine@volcano.net (510) 708-9391

30 FT Islander Bahama Sloop 1981. Two jibs, five spinnakers and new rigging. USCG documented. Diesel, with folding propeller. New batteries, seat cushion covering, cabin windows, stove, radio and toilet. Bottom paint two coats 2023. Fun boat to race! $15,000. Richmond Yacht Club, D-9 Carl.L.Werder@gmail.com (916) 479-6582 www.Carl.L.Werder@gmail.com 30 FT Olson 30 1980. ‘Excitable Boy’ — Hull #87 — Double-spreader rig; standard rudder; 10 sails. Boat is in generally good condition, but trailer needs work to be roadworthy. No outboard, no electronics. Available for inspection by appointment only. $9,500. Pebble Beach, CA pfw3@redshift.com

29.9 FT Bristol 29.9 1977. Sloop, cruise-equipped. Two chartplotters, VHF with GPS and AIS. Radar, wheel pilot, 200W solar, three AGM batteries (one start, two bank). 2qm20 Yanmar diesel, tricolor mast light, asymmetrical spinnaker. $10,000. Puerto Escondido, BCS, MX jeffreyallenberry@gmail.com (530) 3860361

30 FT Bodega 30 1977. Designed to cruise, sails beautifully, good base for simple adventure. Fatty Knees 7-ft tender, Nature’s Head, Force 10 stove, three new sails, one owner. $15,000. Point Richmond lee@awarecare.com (707) 738-9387

3 0 F T Ol s o n 3 0 1 9 8 6 . I n good condition. More information at link. $7,500. Oakland, CA javier@indalollc.com (201) 486-1700 www.javier1596.wixsite.com/olson30forsale 30 FT Catalina 30 Sloop 1983. Very nice, with only 600 hrs on Universal diesel. Since 2021, mast painted, bottom painted, new standing rigging, windows rebedded, new bimini 2022, new exhaust hose, fuel polished, new electric head 2023, many extras. Good ground tackle, engine serviced August 2023, great Delta/Bay boat ready to go. Serious folk only, please. $17,500 OBO. Stockton www49olds@sbcglobal.net (559) 8168461

31 FT Azzura 310 2005. Extreme ultralight displ boat. The finished displ 3500lbs making the D/L 58. Constructed exclusively with high-end carbon fiber and epoxy 90% complete mast, boom, bowsprit, Volvo Penta saildrive and much more included. $35,000. Seattle, WA santacruzjack@yahoo.com (510) 8278918

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30 FT caTaLina 30 1986. Sweetest Sail in the Bay!!! She is beautiful, wellloved, and maintained, and now looking for a new home! She has a Universal 25 engine, new batteries, bunks for six, a new head, and an ENTIRE TOPSIDE winter canvas cover! Recently re-done brightwork, all sails in good condition, CNG for stove and BBQ, and all documents since she was new!! HURRY!!! She will sell fast!! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to own one of the most coveted sailboats on the bay!! $22,500. San Rafael 2jim.curtis@gmail.com (415) 559-3212 www.tinyurl.com/2mw74vkm

30 FT LanceR 30 1986. We had our second daughter so now it’s time to sell my baby. Very low hours on the motor, well taken care of and FAST! Please contact me for more images and a survey. $8,000. Oyster Point Marina bpedersen@farm0.org (707) 934-0050

29 FT caL 29 1970. ‘Kon Tiki’ is a fantastic boat. She’s spent the last 20 yrs putting smiles on our families’ faces and needs a new caretaker. She is currently on her trailer, I’m happy to help deliver to new destination. Asking price DOES NOT INCLUDE THE TRAILER. Yanmar diesel, roller furling, spinnaker, new bottom Jan 23, ready to sail, not a project. Text first.

Cheers, David $7,500 OBO. Vallejo, CA dbookpg@gmail.com (831) 402-4695

30 FT neWpoRT 30 Mk ii 1979 . A well-equipped offshore sailing vessel that has undergone several upgrades and much maintenance work in recent years. It has participated in five Pacific Cup campaigns, achieving first overall in 1998, and third in class in 2012. This boat is a turnkey budget racer capable of offshore sailing, coastal cruising, and daysailing. New boom 2014. Rebuilt mast 2014. Rebuilt rudder 2023. New cutlass bearing 2023. Bottom paint 2023. Monitor windvane. M-Rud emergency rudder.

Two spinnaker poles. Three headsails: 130; 110; storm sail. Three spinnakers.

New mainsail 2012. New twin headsails 2014. New fuel tank and electronic fuel gauge 2014. Yanmar 2GM. USCG Documented vessel. Garmin navigation suite. $14,495. Redwood City, CA captmaddog@gmail.com (650) 533-7732 www.tinyurl.com/5cwdjfze

30 FT oLson 1979. ‘Hot Betty’, Bay Area beauty. Hot race sails, practice sails, original gel bottom. Clean inside and out. Trailer with electric brakes, new tires. Excellent race history, 3 Nationals, 3 trophies! Six-time Vallejo 1st, etc. $16,000. Pt. Richmond bluecanyondave@gmail.com

30 FT isLandeR 1968 . Hand-laid fiberglass hull, engine well with Yamaha 9.9 outboard, new main and sail cover, all lines led aft including anchor.

Electric water and bilge pumps, autopilot, fishfinder, radio. $6,500. Alameda mitchk830@gmail.com (510) 506-6324

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30 FT eTcheLLs 1998. Etchells USA #1091 ‘Dinner Roll’. excellent condition, Speed shopped hull, spare spinnaker pole, tiller and rudder. Factory recessed traveler, spinnaker and deck hardware.

Four Brolga turmbuckles, bungee tensioned running rigging, Proctor mast, Burtek single-axle trailer 2 sail boxes, new bearings, tires and spare. Three mains, five jibs, 10 spinnakers. Many more extras. Call Bill. $7,500. Stockton, CA wccanepa@comcast.net (209) 570-0501 www.wccanepa@comcast.net

31 FT WyLie geMini TWin 1976. ‘Encore’ is a beauty. Recent out-of-water survey. Check out Wooden Boat issue 12 for more build info. I would prefer that both boats go to the same buyer, but they have been apart before. By far the fastest boat I have ever sailed. Mylar main and jib, spare Mylar jib and a #3 Dacron jib. 2 spinnakers. $20,000. Treasure Island, CA sawinery2004@yahoo.com (925) 2192279

31 FT WyLie geMini TWin 1976 .

‘Legacy’ is a beauiful racing boat, and so is ‘Encore’. Want to own a pair of dueling pistols? Check out Wooden Boat issue 12 for all the details. Recent survey out of water. Send an email and I will forward it to you. $20,000. Treasure Island, CA sha32015@outlook.com (925) 219-2279

32 FT eRicson 32-2 1975. Re-rig in 2017 including: Seldén boom, Quantum sails, mainsail track, Garhauer traveler, vang, AIS chartplotter. Well maintained Atomic Four with recommended upgrades. Upsized elliptical rudder.

Owned since 2006. Channel Islands vet.

Many extras. Clean boat! $12,900 OBO pata_grande@yahoo.com (415) 225-2720

32 FT JeanneaU aTTaLia 1985 .

Beautiful Jeanneau. New sails, rigging, and painted hull in 2021. Engine serviced regularly, divers every 2 months. All lines run to cockpit. Sails great on the Bay — these boats have been sailed worldwide. Working galley. $23,000. Emery Cove Marina, Emeryville jjb@koger-black.com (510) 725-1825

32 FT MoRgan 1974. This is a great little sailboat. Former owner made it electric; his schematics drawings on board. Outboard, but old (can get a new one for better/higher offer), Survey in last 2 years, valued at up to $13,750 per survey, I am asking $8888.88 fairly firm, but also will consider reasonable offers close to this. It is at Blu Harbor in Redwood City (old Pete’s Harbor inner harbor). $8,888 OBO. Redwood City, CA almadd64@gmail.com (650) 270-0066

35 FT sanTana 35 1979. Fair condition, needs TLC, sails complete. As is. Role: Racer/Cruiser. Waterline length: 26.50 ft.

Beam: 11.92 ft. Draft: 6.25 ft. Displacement: 8,500 lb. Ballast: 3,300 lb. Engine: Volvo Penta MD7A 13 hp diesel — good condition. Please text. $4,500. Richmond Slighmj2@sbcglobal.net (415) 819-4515

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35 FT Caliber 35 LRC 1995. Explore the Sea of Cortez on ‘Pochteca’, a capable and comfortable cutter. Turns heads at the dock. A pleasure to sail with Z-Spar in-mast main, 120% furling genoa, convertible self- tacking staysail.

Impressive ground tackle, electric windlass, belowdeck autopilot, 40 gal fuel, dual filters, 100 gal water, 2000 hr 3 cyl Yanmar, upgraded 12V system, 320W solar. In storage with custom cover now, splashing mid-Oct, ready to show in Nov. $92,500. San Carlos, Sonora, MX pjpinter@cs.com

34 FT Hunter 34 1984. If you are looking for an inexpensive cruising/racing sailboat that is NOT a fixer-upper then this 1984 Hunter 34 might be the one. We have owned ‘Maybe Baby’ for 10 years and have sailed her all over S.F. Bay and down the coast and up the Delta. We have raced her in the Great Vallejo and numerous beer can races. She has been the perfect Bay boat. During that time we have made many, many improvements to make her both more comfortable on the hook and more fun to sail. Some of our improvements include: Bottom job and faired the keel — July 2023; new standing rigging — 2019. LED running lights, propane stove, refrigeration, new tri-radial headsail. $21,500. Berkeley markwbird@yahoo.com (214) 801-7387

34 FT Ticon 1986. ‘Ghost’ is for sale.

Huge interior. I’ve been told it has the interior of a 50-ft. Three-cylinder Volvo Penta. Folding prop. Good bones but needs a good amount of TLC. Can be seen at the Stockton Sailing Club, “D” dock, #26 $9,500 OBO. Stockton, CA C107r@comcast.net (209) 564-2958 Page 98 • Latitude 38 • November, 2023

34 FT Express/Alsberg 1987. “Boat of the Year” Sailing World Magazine, 1987. One of Carl Schumacher’s finest designs. One of only 28 built. Threeburner stove, hot water, almost-new North main and lightly used North jib on Harken roller furler. Sails to a 99 rating. Many bags of sails, fully equipped for racing. $49,000 OBO. Richmond Yacht Club karlengdahl10@gmail.com (925) 6835929

32 FT Freedom 1984. Cat sloop with freestanding carbon fiber mast. Same owner since 1999. Yanmar FWC diesel, wheel steering, radar, chartplotter, DS. EPIRB, VHF with AIS receiver, manual windlass, 3 anchors, autopilot, offshore dodger with side and aft handrails, mainsail catcher, bimini. Includes bedding, galley gear, personal safety gear, foul weather gear, charts, and navigation tools. Dinghy with outboard. ‘Satori’ is fast, roomy and capable. Great interior, aft head and roomy aft cabin. Retiring from sailing. Please email for lots of pictures and complete inventory, or call. $17,950. Marina Village, Alameda Satori4Sale@gmail.com (279) 219-9947

33 FT Swallow Craft Swift 33 1978. Absolutely beautiful from all angles, inside and out, Bristol. Volvo 30 hp diesel with only 200 hrs. 100 gal water tank, 30 gal fuel, new electronics, refrigeration, autopilot, new mainsail, all new standing rigging, new Awlgrip paint 2022, threeburner stove with oven, spacious teak interior, new Restoration Hardware/Sunbrella upholstery, large cockpit, shower with new head and hot water, tons of storage. Great sailing boat: an unforgettable must-see. $65,000. Richmond, CA glasner1@comcast.net (707) 484-7071 34 FT Vindo 45 1984. Vindo 45 model refers to the 45 sq meters of sail. Featured in Ferenc Máté’s book World’s Best Sailboats and John Neal’s list of cruising boats to consider. Very special boat, only a few in California. $34,950 ed.witts@gmail.com (925) 948-5613 www.tinyurl.com/3wea6a62

34 FT CT-34 1977. Beautiful double-ender, new sails, Volvo Penta MD11 in great condition. Sails like a dream. $23,000 REDUCED!. Tiburon sailingfearless@gmail.com

33 FT Pacific Seacraft Mariah 31 1978. Stout boat of legendary strength and seaworthiness. Highly sought-after for bluewater sailing. She is in excellent condition, spartan appointments and in original condition with no modifications. Newer standing rig, crisp sails, fresh bottom job. $47,000. Alameda sailingfearless@gmail.com

34 FT Cal 34 Mk III 1978. A wonderful bay and coastal cruiser in great condition. New bottom paint, seacocks, and packing gland June 2023. Professionally maintained W30 diesel. Looks much newer than her age. Dinghy and outboard included. $26,500 OBO. Alameda, CA shofmeyer@gmail.com www.tinyurl.com/ yc69p8dx

33 FT C&C 33 1976. Classic highperformance racer/cruiser. Yanmar diesel.

Extensive working sail and spinnaker inventory. Six Barient winches, dualtrack headstay, hydraulic backstay, rod rigging, recent bottom paint. Working CNG range/oven, galley, head.

Sleeps six crew. $25,000. Paradise Cay richard_selmeier@comcast.net (415) 706-7373

34.6 FT Catalina 1986/87. Beautiful.

Clean, comfortable teak cabin with two private comfortable berths. Recent full engine and transmission service, five new batteries. Sails are in good condition.

New aluminum frame and dodger with detachable bimini. Winches serviced and bearings replaced, new propeller, ignition and starter. Full galley, outdoor cushions, new head and holding tank. New exhaust heat riser, fuel pump/ separator, and fuel lines. $32,000. Benicia Marina, CA shanaknott@me.com (916) 316-8920

33 FT Newport 33 1983. ‘Olivia’ has main with three reefspoints, three jibs, two spinnakers, wheel with autopilot, radar, depthsounder, two anchors, and various foul weathe gear.

Serious offers will be considered. $12,500. Fortman Marina, Alameda, CA yelrocs@aol.com (951) 795-5699

33 FT Ranger 1970. Actively sailed and raced boat. New Yanmar diesel (115 hrs), 2022 chainplates removed, inspected, and rebedded. Roller-furling jib, main with lazy jacks, spinnaker. Tiller steering with autopilot. Priced for quick sale due to partner’s health. $16,000. Berkeley Marina vroom704@gmail.com (510) 708-5581 33 FT Columbia Bermuda 1963. Fullmasted sloop. Bronze ports. Seven sails.

New 9 oz. main. Wilcox Crittenden head.

40hp Westerbeke diesel. Two-axle fiveton trailer. 1999 Ford 350 dually diesel. 30 years ownership. Spinal cord injury prevents refitting boat. $15,000. Martinez, CA retallic@pacific.net (707) 391-8605 33 FT Cal 33 1971. Classic olderstyle sloop with modified scoop stern.

Strong Volvo diesel 487 hrs. Harken roller furling. Tiller, older sails. Relocating and priced to sell. $5,900 O B O . E m e r y C o v e Ya c h t H a r b o r ngolifeart@gmail.com (747) 286-8311

32 FT Herreshoff 1998. Beautiful, strong cruising cutter Herreshoff designed, bowsprit and boomkin, cedar cold-molded hull, full lead keel, spruce spars, sails in great condition (mainsail with 3 reefs; stays’l, jib; 120% Dacron; 120% 1.5 oz. nylon; storm sail; trys’l); Aries wind vane self-steering; 10-ft fiberglass dinghy; sails beautifully; no engine; sail into and out of upwind Berkeley berth or use 16 ft oar; 4 anchors (45# 35# 25# CQR, fisherman); windlass. Sail this beauty around the world. $34,500. Berkeley kennoble40@gmail.com (925) 786-7878

36 FT Farr 36 1977. ‘Sweet Okole’ – Bruce Farr-designed, 36-ft with coldmolded construction. 2017 Southern carbon spar and boom plus full set of Ullman sails from Dave Hodges. Raft and safety gear for more crossings. We have done 15 crossings: first overall in ’81 Transpac, second overall in ’85 Transpac, first in class in ’19 Transpac, second in class in ’23 Transpac, multiple class wins in Pac Cup. Would consider sailing with the buyer to Hawaii on 2024 Pac Cup. $75,000. Richmond Yacht Club ldeantreadway@gmail.com (510) 6041990

36 – 39 Feet Sailboats

Tayana 37 MK 2 Cutter. Bluewater cruiser, plenty of head room and storage. She is sound but is a project boat.

Needs work on motor and some electrical.

Batteries in good shape, all new thru hull fittings. New standing rigging, electrical wiring and LED lights, VHF antenna of this past year. Brought overland from East Coast so lifelines, stanchions and bow sprit were removed and need to be reinstalled (all included). Stainless frames for dodger and Bimini but no canvas.

Sails and covers in fair condition. Interior cushions in good condition. Nice interior layout. Priced to reflect engine and other work to be completed. $25,000. Sausalito jaygrant11383@gmail.com (415) 4136707

37.5 FT Hans Christian 38 Mk II 1979. I purchased her in 1992. Fitted her to solo sail to Hawaii 16 years ago.

Sails, standing rigging and running rigging in fair shape. Four-cylinder Yanmar that starts and runs great. Hull in good shape. Numerous accessories. Mooring cover, dodger, bimini, side walls, cockpit cushions, asymmetrical spinnaker, Robertson autopilot, etc. Could not afford a home in Calif. Moved to Utah. 31 years of sailing. Pics are recent. $70,000. Alameda darylshane9@aol.com

39 FT Fast Passage 39 1978. Proven bluewater cruiser equipped and ready for circumnavigation. Cutter rig, newer main, Monitor vane, Technautics reefer, freezer. Low-hr Perkins diesel, watermaker, sailing dinghy, custom hard dodger, solar panels, wind generator, many extras. $69,000. Vancouver, WA buzzthomsen@gmail.com (360) 605-6789

36 FT Cascade 1977. Bluewater-ready turnkey sailboat. 55 hrs on new Yanmar 30 hp, navigation autopilot, leather interior hand-carved wood. Dickinson diesel heater, full head with hot shower, full galley and more. Great liveaboard with large V-berth, comes with transferable slip! $25,000 OBO. Newport, OR sureshanjie@yahoo.com Suresh(510) 459-8018or Dustin 808 756 1389

36 FT Catalina 1987. Diesel runs great; 462 hrs. No blisters on hull, solid deck — no rot, no soft spots. Radar, sonar, autopilot, chartplotter. VHF and AM/FM radios.

Propane heater, stove, oven. Dinghy with outboard 2.3 hp. All works Alameda. (530) 368-4223. cacerrsstefani28@gmail.com

38 FT Carrera 38 1987. Imported by Sven Svendsen. 2023, mast removed with new standing rigging installed, two new batteries, two new compasses, new bottom paint, new zincs, new service of the outdrive/prop, hydraulic outhaul, vang and mast bend, two-cylinder Volvo recently serviced with oil change/pump/filters, all work done by Svendsen. Two mainsails, two spinnakers, genoa and two roller jibs, spinnaker pole, Ballenger mast and boom. $22,500. Pt. Richmond Marina, CA franzsteinerarchitect@comcast.net (510) 914-1289

38 FT Ingrid Ketch 1969. ‘Donna Marie’, designed by William Atkin, built by Don Pitblado, launched in 1969. Second owner! Replaced kerosene lights w/ LEDs and brought much else into the current century. 2 1/2 prepaid buoy on Vashon.

Sails fantastically Martin Adams 206/7131170 $45,000. Vashon Island, WA catgilliam@gmail.com (206) 713-1170 or (206) 228-6884

36 FT Farr 36 OD 2004. A carbon fiber sport boat built for speed and awarded as Sailing World’s 2004 performance boat of the year. Features include a large open cockpit, 59-ft-tall keel-stepped carbon mast, light pole. The lightweight and tall mast makes for one of the fastest race boats for its size. Formerly owned Farr 36s Wicked, USA 5, and War Pony, USA 2.

Google “Farr 36 Wicked Sister” for more information on performance, race results and photos. $79,000. Lake Tahoe CA rccc12345@aol.com (530) 320-1656

40 – 50 Feet Sailboats 40 FT Cal 40 1964. Hull number 21.

Free to good home. Perkins 4-108 not working. Original mast and mast beam corrosion. Great for a restoration. Slip not available. San Diego shibuical40@gmail.com (619) 933-1687

42 FT Cascade 42 1971. I spent a decade lovingly preparing this sturdy bluewater center cockpit sloop for cruising. I have moved to Italy, can’t move the boat.

Excellent condition. A lotta boat for the money. $35,000 OBO. Napa Valley Marina Danhuntsinger@yahoo.com (505) 5775851 www.tinyurl.com/5eckaspn 44 FT Gulfstar Sloop 1979. Raymarine electronics — hi-def E7 radar, autopilot, depthsounder, fish finder, navigation.

AIS send/receive, new Beta 4 diesel 2017.

Newly painted, 5 coats Awlgrip. 4 Kyocera solar panels, wind generator. New 3-burner Force 10 stove. Newly upholstered and draped. $150,000. Northern California Fcgmc@lmi.net (707) 330-7712

36 FT Islander 1979. ‘Nimbus’ is an excellent racing and cruising family sailboat for San Francisco Bay. Fiberglass hull and deck, varnished mahogany interior with teak and holly sole. Accommodations: Large “V” berth forward with head to port. Hanging lockers to starboard.

Main salon: two settee berths, center table stows out of the way. Double quarter berth to port aft of the navigation station. Galley: Stainless steel sink, icebox, stove/oven. Mast and boom aluminum with stainless steel rigging. Manual jib furling system. Mainsail with two reefs.

Jib and spinnaker. Engine: Westerbeke 38. Nimbus sits in a 40-ft slip in the West Basin of the San Francisco Marina. Slip rights available, additional cost. $20,000.

West Basin, San Francisco Marina daphnej@pacbell.net (415) 385-4157

48 FT Maple Leaf 1973. Rare find coming on the market, SV ‘Echoes of Summer:’ heavy, seakindly, fast cruising coastal veteran ready for her next adventure. Cruising, liveaboard-ready with 3 cabins and 2 heads — vacuum-flush. Many high-end upgrades over the past three years, brand-new: Furuno nav equip, fuel polish system, Icom VHF, Lofrans windlass, 2009 total deck balsa core replacement w/Precision Board 20. 2008 complete window replacement Peninsula Glass Co. $150,000 OBO. Puerto Vallarta, MX SVEchoesforsale2023@gmail.com (425) 785-4544 November, 2023 • Latitude 38 • Page 99

42 FT Carter 42 1968. Ready-to-sail bluewater cruiser: autopilot, 36hp Perkins diesel, stainless steel hull. Haulout bottom paint in May 2023; dodger, bimini, liferaft included. Good condition sails/winches.

Contact for survey. New baby changed our cruising plans. $29,500. Berkeley (415) 717-5370

47 FT Vagabond 1979. Bluewater Yachts Vagabond ketch. The true image of an offshore cruising yacht, the classic, beautiful William Garden center cockpit ketch is a proven bluewater cruiser. Contact for links with photos, full description. 2022 AIS, watermaker, wind/solar, $129,000 OBO. La Paz, MX art@artcanoes.com (360) 220-7739

40 FT Hunter 40 1986. Great condition.

A rare find on the market. All varnished interior. Two staterooms, two heads w/ showers, aft centerline queen, one AC refrigerator, large ice box, cabin heater, hidden TV, CD player, 44hp Yanmar 4-cylinder diesel, dodger, instruments, newer Autohelm 4000 w/wireless remote, roller furling, nine winches, 16-mile radar, lazy jacks, newer $5000 headsail, two mains, spinnakers, ridged vang, upgraded holding tank, many more amenities. Text Lynn 209-603-1766 $64,000. Stockton, CA bmxlynn@aol.com (209) 603-1766

48 FT Metalu Jade 1978. Aluminum cutter-ketch lying in French Polynesia and awaiting your offshore adventure – Cooks, Niue, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, Antarctica!

Built by one of France’s most renowned yards, and launched in 1978, ‘Athanor’ was fully refitted in Seattle in 2015: new engine, sails, rigging, electronics, coatings, watermaker, etc. Light use since arriving in Polynesia (COVID lockdowns).

Meticulously upgraded and maintained, she’s truly ready to splash and sail whichever direction you want to go! Safety, comfort, and speed. Import tax paid, with a hardstand in place, making the logistics of taking ownership simple. View details at website or email for more information. *Vessel delivery to Seattle, San Francisco or NZ is an option for the right buyer. $163,000. French Polynesia (Raiatea) sv.athanor@gmail.com www.tinyurl.com/ ym5mfsd6

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51 & Over Sailboats

43 FT Custom Schock Ketch 1973.

Professionally built of mahogany over oak, ‘Debonair’ has been lovingly maintained and extensively upgraded. A seaworthy passagemaker, ‘Debonair’ recently completed a 16,000nm Pacific tour. From rig to sails, systems to safety, ‘Debonair’s voyage-ready. $79,500. Port Hadlock, WA ketchdebonair@gmail.com www.tinyurl. com/2s36wtce

49 FT Custom Choate Peterson Sloop 1988. Solid performance racer/ cruiser. Spacious headroom, storage, large galley and main saloon, with roomy aft cabin and separate head. Rod rigging, great winches and running rigging layout. $70,000 OBO or Trade. Sausalito, CA libertyshipmarina@comcast.net (415) 613-3665

43.5 FT Beneteau 42CC Oceanis Clipper 2003. Beautiful sailboat for sale that sleeps six. This boat is perfect for a family or group of friends who want to enjoy the open water. It has a spacious interior with plenty of room to relax and sleep.

The boat is in excellent condition and has been well maintained. It comes with all the necessary equipment and is ready to sail. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to own a beautiful sailboat that will provide you with years of enjoyment! Mainsail inmast furling. Genoa and jib sails included.

Stern gangplank, 53hp Yanmar diesel, two heads, and much more. See URL for additional photos. $119,000 All offers entertained. Marina Bay, Richmond, CA efhale@msn.com (831) 818-0199 www. photos.app.goo.gl/JUhgy2n8L8wZNHfV8 50 FT Hudson Force 50 1978. REDUCED: Center cockpit, ketch, 80hp Ford Lehman diesel 3800hrs. Aft queen w/windows, sails good. Yanmar 90amp genset. Spruce main, aluminum mizzen, lower deck teak removed, bath tub, PEX plumbing, no rot. $73,000. Berkeley tcparfitt@yahoo.com (707) 861-2954

46 FT Steel Yawl, Full Refit 2005.

‘Endeavor’ is a strong, sea-kindly vessel, designed by Henk Tingen and built in Holland in 1958. Purchased 1987 and brought back from near-extinction. We had 13 years cruising about the world; maybe now it’s your turn. Fall in love with your dream boat. Lots of good kit included, can be ready to sail to Norway in 2023! Contact C. Masters for complete list. $100,000. Ipswich, Suffolk, UK svendeavor1958@gmail.com (206) 9603793

43 FT Polaris 43 1979. Extensive refit in 2000 — LeFiell mast, standing rigging, Yanmar 50hp, custom hard dodger, new fuel tanks, LP water heater, BBQ, windlass, roller-furling main and jib, MPS, etc. Winner best maintained at SGYC four years. New house and start batteries, dinghy. Carefully maintained. Strong cruising boat and great liveaboard ready to go. Call Ron. $99,000. San Diego ron@griffinformation.com (619) 226-6071 48 FT Suncoast 1980. Type of vessel: ketch. Estimated speed: 10 kt power, 6-8 kt sail. Built Netherlands 1980. Time of lay-up: fall 2012. Hull: length 48-ft, beam 15-ft, draft 7-ft. Frames: varied dimensional steel. Topsides single skin steel plate, 1/4″ thick estimated; bottom single skin steel plate, 1/4″ thick estimated; deck and bulkheads steel plate. Hull layout: V-berth, forward head, forward triple berth, settee/berth, chart station, galley, captain’s berth, engine/machinery/ maintenance room, after master bath, after head, straight inboard diesel engine auxiliary powered. New bow thruster (2010), electronics, autopilot, forward underwater sonar. Six-cyl Leyland diesel, midline, 350 gal water, 250 gal fuel. Pictures at website. $54,900. Cleveland, OH maudeij@yahoo.com.au (954) 235-2527 www.guapasailboat.com 54 FT Mason-Vaughn 50 1978.

Mid-cockpit ketch. Proven bluewater veteran. Needs TLC. Approved liveaboard slip Sausalito. Health forces sale.

Oregon registration. $65,000. Sausalito stethnau@sbcglobal.net

60 FT Hartog Schooner 2000. Attention wood boat enthusiast! Schooner ‘Latitude’ is for sale. Custom-built wood schooner designed by Joe Hartog. Coldmolded mahogany hull. Plank deck over marine plywood. For more information, call or visit our website! Partial trade considered for small trailerable fishing boat. $52,000 OBO. Richmond, CA jimegeorge@gmail.com (408) 406-3884 www.schoonerlatitude.com

54 FT Jeanneau 54 DS 2009. Fully loaded in mint condition — This boat was truly loved on! She is ready to take you anywhere in the world with safety, class and style. Please call for extensive inventory list. Must see her! $425,000. Alameda, CA lrtravioli@hotmail.com (559) 269-7669

Classic Boats 53 FT John Alden Auxilliary Cruising Ketch 1941. Alden design #718; 44-ft x 12-ft x 6-ft. 53-ft OA. Absolute classic. Built at Mystic Shipyard.

Loaded with bronze, salt and history.

Spruce spars, teak deck. 100hp diesel.

Many sails, anchors and stuff. Major refit 1988. Owned and maintained by shipwright. $70,000. Fort Bragg, CA (831) 840-2417

39.17 FT Trumbly 39 1972. ‘Osage,’ a center cockpit wood ketch, built by master boatbuilder Joe Trumbly in Gig Harbor WA. Master Mariner alum. New zero-hour Beta Marine diesel. Port Orford cedarplanked hull in great condition. General condition is very good but there are several unfinished projects to complete before she sails. Health forces sale. Many extra parts, equipment, and supplies go with her. Email for full description and additional photos. $2,500 OBO. Alameda, CA mhamon@mrhamon.com (916) 460-2284

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73 FT Grand Banks Schooner 1997. Gaff-rigged schooner built by Capt.

John Maher, Master Shipwright Mike Winterburn. Built to cruise the Inside Passage and Alaska. Turbo John Deere 6068 TFM engine. 34-inch Max-Prop. Watermaker.

New Webasto diesel heater system. Abovedeck galley with Sigmar diesel cookstove. 12V refrigerator. Outback inverter electrical system. Belowdeck bathroom with shower, sink and toilet. Aft sleeping cabin and forward sleeping cabin. Main hold sleeps seven. Full set of Force 10 sails. Can be seen in Port Townsend, WA. $500,000. Port Townsend, WA maher@sailmycia.com (808) 283-2461

35-FT WARNER YAWL, 1939. Low hrs Yanmar diesel. NEW: worm drive steering, SS fuel tanks, solar panels, air head, Simrad plotter and more.

Completed extensive boatyard overhaul. Master Mariner race winner, Transpac vet. $11,000. Owl Harbor sagieber@gmail.com (206) 384-1175

26 FT Custom Catamaran 2000.

‘PAJA’ is a custom-designed and -built 26-ft catamaran. She is a solid boat, fun to sail, and has been in the fresh waters of the Delta for all her 23 years. The boat’s core is Corecell, with aluminum crossbeams. In June 2023, the bottom

Multihulls

was sanded down and a new barrier/

20 FT Tornado 1992. 1992 Marstrom.

Easy to use tilt trailer, many extras, canvas cover, masts, stored indoors. Former Three Bridge winner will zoom you around fresh or salt water. Make a solid offer and experience effortless high-speed sailing. OBO. San Francisco Bay Area tbasso65@gmail.com (650) 315-5833

ning rigging completed this year. $20,000

bottom paint applied. She has new runOBO. Hidden Harbor, Rio Vista, CA PETER@THEALLENSITE.COM (916) 538-1530

40 FT Aquamaison Houseboat 1979. A rare opportunity to have a unique waterfront (literally ON the water) building. The structure is built on a 16-ft x 40-ft concrete barge produced by the renowned Aquamaison in Sausalito, the premier builder of most of the houseboats that populate Sausalito and Alameda.

The interior space currently consists of one large front office space (reception, lounge, office or?), a back office or conference room, a large storage area/ kitchenette, and expansive “basement” storage with two access hatches. Use this “as is” for an office, studio, workshop, or? Or convert to a one-bedroom, one-bath home, add a roof deck; lots of potential! Currently berthed in Marina Village, Alameda. $195,000. Alameda, CA wayne@sailing-jworld.com (415) 6062634

Partnerships 38 FT Kettenburg 1955. Mahoghanyplanked on oak frames. Needs varnish and paint, engine work if you must. Now berthed in Berkeley, she wants to wants to get her sails wet! I am nearly 80 and she is only 68 and needs a stiff breeze!

No leaks. Decent old sails ready to sail today. Bottom refastened with hundreds of bronze screws, then corked and painted. Will instruct in sailing, varnishing, Cetol application, and bottom caulking/painting. New carburetor included! $999 OBO. Berkeley Marina I Dock Richard@newmed.com (510) 527-3600

30 FT Malcolm Cabin Cruiser 1936. Under roof in San Rafael. Beautiful interior, sleeps 5. Four-cylinder diesel.

All new Renogy electric system. New cushions and curtains by Marcia of San Rafael. We use her all the time on the Bay. $50,000. San Rafael Yacht Harbor melco@mcn.org (707) 884-4836 31 FT Corsair/Farrier F-31R 2002.

A dry-sailed, US-fabricated and assembled racing/cruising folding trimaran (and trailer), designed by Ian Farrier and customized by Mike Leneman of Multi Marine. This is one of the lightest and fastest boats on the West Coast. $72,500. Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, CA uncllou@gmail.com (310) 770-1103

46 FT Custom 2000. Catamaran 25 FT F-25C 2000. Farrier carbon trimaran.

Light and fast. This is a rare opportunity to own a very responsive multihull. Doubleaxle trailer. $25,000 OBO. Los Angeles, CA (310) 310-4914

project, fiberglass hulls, Most gear to finish, mast, boom, sails, engine, 20+ new Lewmar ports and hatches, container, pulpits, stanchions, lifelines.

Temp. yard to finish, easy move. Must sell! $45,000 OBO. Santa Rosa, CA

Gulf 32 Pilothouse. Full keel.

Completely refit two years ago. Radar, solar and wind generators, electric motor. Non-equity partnership available: Sailing experience necessary, and knowledge of maneuvering full-keel boat. Currently docked at Grand Marina, Alameda; moving to Berkeley Marina Early 2024. $350 month/$500 nonrefundable deposit. No liveaboard or extended stays. $350. Grand Marina, Alameda Frankzavalalll@gmail.com (650) 288-8362

john@windtoys.net (707) 696-3334

34 FT Gemini MC2 2006. $6000 PRICE REDUCTION! Radar, chartplotter, anemometer, autopilot, windlass, schreacher, davits, solar, 2018 10-ft dink. 60 gal water, 30 diesel. Complete cockpit enclosure. 27hp diesel. Draws 18 in.

Boards down 5 ft. Medical condition forces sale. $104,000 OBO. Emeryville Sweendog44@aol.com (661) 713-4371

55 FT Outremer 55L 2003. Highly sought-after 55 Light. Ideal for passagemaking and enjoying remote anchorages. Well maintained by the original owner. Never chartered or raced.

Four-cabin arrangement. Continuously upgraded and maintained. Contact for details $385,000. Newport Beach, CA midocean.cb@gmail.com

Power & Houseboats 44 FT Chris White Explorer 44 2000. Hate motoring? This is your boat. Fast. Strong. Safe. Fun! Been cruising Pacific Mexico six years. Start cruising in Banderas Bay. Can sail over wind speed with main and jib in light wind. $260,000. Puerto Vallarta, MX k9bonzer@yahoo.com (805) 794-1603

2 6 F T To lly c ra ft 1 9 77 . C u s tom upholstery. Everything works, needs new toilet. Clean engine.

Low miles. $10,000. San Francisco medelbonnie@gmail.com (707) 738-3597

C&C 40 Partnership. ‘Tusitala’ is a first-class example of the C&C line of boats. She lives in Santa Cruz in the front harbor. She is in immaculate condition.

Looking for an equity partner or someone to sail with that pays half of the harbor slip rent ($300/month would be your share) Plus an additional $300.00 per month for maintenance, insurance etc. The equity price is $24,500. Some sailing experience preferable but not required. Love of sailing and learning required. She has too many upgrades to mention here but essentially looks brand new. Contact Jim for more info/photos. $24,500. Santa Cruz pacrimplangrp@gmail.com (831) 4572033 Sausalito Cal 34 1968. Seeking nonequity partner to join our experienced sailing partnership. Experienced and newer sailors welcome. Open calendar with no restrictions on days. Well maintained Lapworth design, with spacious and comfortable interior. $2000/yr. $165. Sausalito bill.martorano@sbcglobal.net November, 2023 • Latitude 38 • Page 101

Racer-Cruiser at South Beach Harbor. Dehler’34, 1986, racer-cruiser, tiller, Yanmar. Established non-equity sailing partnership in SF: $300/month includes fuel, insurance, flex schedule with two pre-assigned weekend days, and four weekdays per month. Maintenance fee $1000/year. For details, call/text. $1,000. South Beach Harbor valtaft@gmail.com (650) 670-5300 Looking for Boat Partnership.

Looking for partnership on 30-50-ft sailboat, preferably East Bay. Equity and non-equity considered. Have 20+ years of experience sailing on the Bay and chartering internationally. I have partnered successfully on a 31-ft Beneteau for five years. Now I have a small sailing dog that I want to sail with me and the others are allergic. Looking for a clean boat in good condition that is sailed regularly, and responsible, nice sail partners. Berkeley ddodgesf@gmail.com

Crew Crew Position Wanted by Couple for Baja Ha-Ha. He, extensive Southern California and Mexican racing experience ranging from Cal 20s to Maxis and a few Pacific crossings. She, lives on a boat and has four years of local and coastal sailing. We’re fit, hard-working and have the “game on, let’s be safe but have fun” personalities. Contact Wally by email or phone. Baja Ha-Ha go2wallyworld@hotmail.com (805) 8968926

Property for Sale or Rent

Dramatic Waterfront Alameda Townhome. Dramatic waterfront Alameda 3BR/2.5 BA townhome with a private 44-ft deep-water slip attached to the property. An impressive 2,054 sq ft with multiple living spaces all designed to overlook the glistening Ballena Bay. $1,249,000 leah@leahtounger.com (510) 701-6497 www.tinyurl.com/3wdmepyu

Job Opportunities

Dockmaster Needed. Almar Marinas is looking for a Dockmaster for our newest marina in Ventura, California. The Dockmaster will oversee this world-class marina and will reflect an exceptional standard of excellence with their experience, top-notch customer service, attention to detail, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. The Dockmaster will be responsible for all areas related to the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the marina. Prior marina experience, mechanical/boat operation knowledge ideal. Ability to work weekends and occasional holidays required.

Word, Excel and Outlook knowledge a plus. We offer a comprehensive benefits package in return for your excellent skills and abilities. If you are the person we are looking for, please email. Ventura, CA ghaskins@almar.com (424) 271-3351 x402

Business Opportunities

Spinnaker Sailing S.F. for Sale. It’s been a REALLY great ride. I started Spinnaker 43 years ago but it’s time to retire from the day- to-day. This is a profitable turnkey business with a dedicated staff who’s staying on, and I am willing to stay on as long as needed. We control all the super-prime frontage slips from C-1 through A-1 at South Beach and all the space in between those berths. We also lease 100 ft of the guest dock at the very front of it, adjacent to our 1350 sq ft office.

15 boats including a USCG 23 pax Santa Cruz 50 (fully restored in 2023), J/105, Beneteau 37, Mainship 30 pilothouse motoryacht, Andrews 21 and J/80. $975,000.

South Beach Harbor, San Francisco spinnaker.sailing@yahoo.com www. tinyurl.com/3znw7bh8

Berths & Slips Slip for Sale. Emery Cove Yacht Harbor, 36-ft x 13-ft and is a double-finger berth. The slips at Emery Cove are real property (not a 99-year lease). Great location, upwind, ~10 slips from the gate, excellent facilities. $37,900. Emery Cove Marina TeamFCAR@yahoo.com Redwood City Marina Slips Available. Slips 30′-75′ at great rates! Amenities: parking, bathrooms, laundry, pumpout, free wi-fi, keyless entry. Guest berths also available. Call for availability. 451 Seaport Court, Redwood City, CA 94063 crevay@redwoodcityport.com (650) 3064150 www.redwoodcityport.com/marina

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Maine Coast Cottage For Rent.

Enjoy breathtaking sunsets from this lovely 3BR, 1BA home perched above the gentle shore of Beal’s Cove, perfect for kayaking adventures, watching wildlife, and relaxing by the sea as the afternoon light floods the windows.

You’ll love exploring all the islands have to offer during the day and retreating to the cottage in the evenings to catch the gorgeous pink, purple and orange hues of a Harpswell sunset. marcia@homesandharbors.com 866-8350500 www.tinyurl.com/43475rkj

Floating Office / Houseboat.

A rare opportunity to have a unique waterfront (literally ON the water) building. The structure is built on a 16′ x 40′ concrete barge produced by the renowned Aquamaison in Sausalito, the premier builder of most of the houseboats that populate Sausalito and Alameda.

The interior space currently consists of one large front office space (reception, lounge, office or?), a back office or conference room, a large storage area/ kitchenette, and expansive ‘basement’ storage with two access hatches. Use this ‘as-is’ for an office, studio, workshop, or? Or convert to a one bedroom, one bath home, add a roof deck, lots of potential! Currently berthed in Marina Village, Alameda. $195,000. Alameda, CA wayne@sailing-jworld.com 415-606-2634

Yacht Broker Wanted in Sausalito Office with Sales Dock.

Oceanic Yacht Sales has an available position in brokerage power and sailboat sales at our Northern California premier waterfront office location which includes a high visibility sales dock.

Established in 1991, Oceanic has been in the same Sausalito location at Clipper Yacht Harbor for 32 years. Join our team of experienced salespeople and enjoy strong management support, excellent marketing tools as well as Oceanic’s outstanding name brand awareness and reputation. Sausalito CA johnbaier@oceanicyachts.com 415.377.0866 www.oceanicyachts.com

Deputy Harbormaster for the Richardson Bay Regional Agency. Are you someone who is skilled in boating and interested in providing patrol and public support to maintain safety on the Richardson Bay waters? Are you a self-starter who excels at working with others to provide excellent customer service to the general public? Are you looking for a workplace with flexibility and a range of career opportunities? Regional Government Services (RGS) is seeking a skilled Technical Advisor to fulfill our commitment and provide services of 20 hours per week to Richardson Bay Regional Agency as a Deputy Harbormaster. Apply at link. $30. Marin County, CA recads@rgs.ca.gov www.tinyurl.com/ ykkbafvd

Hiring Sailing Instructors. Modern Sailing School and Club is looking for sailing instructors to join our growing team! USCG OUPV License is required, though if you are interested in getting your captain’s license we can help there too.

We have opportunities to teach aboard both tiller-steered sportboats and wheelsteered cruising vessels ranging from 24- to 50-ft. We focus on the education of adults in a fun, welcoming and safetyoriented environment. With locations in Sausalito and Berkeley we are just minutes from the best sailing grounds on San Francisco Bay! Do you enjoy racing?

Our performance program is going strong and we need racing- and spinnaker-experienced captains as well. US Sailing and ASA Instructors welcome! Competitive pay! Free boat use!. Sausalito & Berkeley careers@modernsailing.com (415) 3318250 www.tinyurl.com/y7xb3tww

Apprenticeship Applications Open!. Apply today for our 12-month, paid educational career training program in the Marine Service Industry at Spaulding Marine Center. At our Sausalito boatyard, you’ll learn from professional craftsmen how to service and maintain traditional and modern power and sailboats. Paid $20/hr full-time, Monday–Friday. No experience required – just a great attitude! Apply on our website. Sausalito education@spauldingcenter.org (415) 332-3179 www.tinyurl.com/5n7n85pb

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Membership Sales Representative. Club Nautique is a US Sailing certified sailing and powerboating school, club, and the Northern California dealer for Jeanneau. We’ve been around for over 40 years and our mission is to inspire joy through boating. We’re seeking an Alameda Membership Sales Representative to join the fun and share your love of boating with others. We offer competitive compensation ($70,000– $90,000+) and full benefits. Apply today! stephanie@clubnautique.net www.clubnautique.net

Two Harbors Harbor Patrol Positions Available. Positions available for 2023 season! Two Harbors Harbor Department, on the west end of Catalina Island. Looking for experienced boat operators for seasonal harbor patrol positions (March–October). Harbor patrol assigns and facilitates the use of 700+ moorings on the west end of Catalina Island and assists with transporting passengers to and from shore. USCG license required for passenger transport, seasonal mooring included for patrol personnel with liveaboard vessels. Rates from $18-$21/hr. Two Harbors, Catalina Jrconner@scico.com (310) 510-4201 Marine Canvas Makers Wanted.

Custom canvas business ISO sewers!

More sewing/making experience the better and willing to train for the right can-do attitude! Quickly growing company looking for another great fit in our team. Great benefits and culture. PT/FT. Point Richmond david@compass-canvas.com (415) 2993415 www.compass-canvas.com

Sailing Science Center – Volunteers. Volunteer docents wanted to staff educational science exhibitions. Volunteer or contract graphic designer wanted.

Photographers and photography wanted.

Ask about other volunteer positions. info@sailingscience.org (510) 390-5727 www.sailingscience.org/

SLO Sail and Canvas is Hiring — Multiple Positions. SLO Sail and Canvas is hiring for multiple positions in our busy sail loft in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California. We specialize in building boat covers, trampolines, and sails for sailing dinghies, one-designs, and beach catamarans. The following job opportunities are open for immediate fulfillment: Sailmaking Department Manager, Manufacturing Assistant — Industrial Department, Production Sewing & Prep — Trampoline or Boat Cover Department, and Office Assistant. To learn more about each job opening, visit website. erik@slosailandcanvas.com (805) 4796122 ext.9 www.tinyurl.com/fpdkrmt

Instructors Wanted. Join the captains at Club Nautique and start teaching US Sailing’s most comprehensive curriculum of sail and power courses, both offshore and inshore, in the nation. We have openings now for USCG-licensed captains who exhibit exceptional communication and boating skills, and the willingness to train and work in a professional environment. All instructors are classified as employees, not independent contractors. $28-$35 depending on experience. schooldirector@clubnautique.net (510) 865-4700 x313 www.clubnautique.net

EXPERIENCED YACHT BROKER / SALESPERSON NEEDED. Rubicon Yachts is seeking a professional yacht broker/salesperson for its new Alameda, CA office. Yacht sales experience required, must be a self-starter, membership in CYBA is a plus. Contact owner/broker Mark Miner. Alameda, CA mark@rubiconyachts.com www.rubiconyachts.com JOIN OUR TEAM OF INSTRUCTORS!.

Spinnaker Sailing in Redwood City is looking for ASA-certified sailing instructors to teach out of our Redwood City Marina location. Part-time, flexible schedules, midweek and/or weekends. Please contact Rich or Bob by phone or email. Redwood City Marina office@spinnakersailing.com (650) 3631390 www.spinnakersailing.com

LICENSED CAPTAIN WANTED. Wanted: Licensed Captain with towing endorsement for TowBoatUS./Vessel Assist on the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Preferred if you live by SF waterfront, Alameda or Bethel Island areas. towboatus.bay.delta@gmail.com (925) 382-4422 www.towboatusdelta.com

Asymmetrical Neil Pryde Spinnaker. Spinnaker and snuffer/sleeve. Luff: 40ft, Leech: 36ft 10in, Foot: 20 ft 2in. Color as per photo. $1,150. South Lake Tahoe leon.malmed@gmail.com (408) 205-2800

South of the Border

Mexican Casita with 4 acres.

Mexican stone “casita” & 3 out buildings on close to 4 acres with 300′ beachfront in Rincon. New certified survey available, 24/7 Guard. Corporation owned and approved for marine businesses, etc. See video, Fiesta del Mar: www.tinyurl.com/yc7eks5c. $300,000. Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja MX capnernie1@aol.com

Garmin Echomap UHD 93SV + Transducer. New in box. Nine-in. display. 800x480px. 5Hz GPS. Sunlight readable. Touchscreen with keyed assist. Quick-disconnect bail mount.

GT56UHD-TM transducer included.

Ultra-high-definition ClearVu and SideVu scanning sonars. $650. San Rafael greg.burgess@gmail.com (415) 384-1536 Offshore Gear (Pacific Cup, Anyone?). Viking RescYou Pro 4-person offshore life raft in valise, weighs 71 lbs., certified thru 3/25, $2,200. Hood storm jib (91 sq ft) and trysail (86 sq ft), 9.88 storm orange, excellent condition, never deployed, for boats in the 30- to 40-ft range, $1250. Garmin Inreach Explorer+ SE, 2017, with original box and documents, $250.00. Garmin GPSMap, 2022, with holster, $150.00. ACR ditch bag, new, never ditched! Four 5-gallon diesel jerry cans, new, never used, $60.00 for the 4. All gear in excellent condition. $2,200. San Rafael gwsbristol@yahoo.com (415) 686-3250

Trying to Locate PLAN YOUR MEXICAN GETAWAY NOW. At the gorgeous Cielo Y Mar condos.

Located in Punta Mita, 35 minutes from Puerto Vallarta, available to rent from private owner. On the beach, 10 feet from the water, they offer spectacular views of ocean and mountains, the biggest infinity pool in the area, an endless beach, great surf breaks, great fishing, tremendous views of whales, bird life and the islands.

While uncrowded and tranquil, just a fiveminute walk to several waterfront restaurants. Choose from a spacious, beautifully furnished one- or three-bedroom unit, or an amazing two-story penthouse with lovely shade trellis on the top floor. To reserve, call or email Dona de Mallorca. puntamitabeachfrontcondos@gmail.com (415) 269-5165.

Gear N e a r - N e w L e wm a r A n chor. Lightly used 35lb DTX stainless steel anchor in excellent condition. Very shiny!! $444. Santa Cruz deconant@yahoo.com (408) 391-7747 www.tinyurl.com/seck3psj

Fittings for Lake Union Dreamboat. ISO owner of a Lake Union Dreamboat bought at auction from Oyster Point Marina after she sank. I have fittings that I want to return. Peninsula Sheilaholmes@mac.com

Wanted S a i lr i t e S e w i n g M a c h i n e Wanted. LS1 or LZ1 in good cond i t i o n . S a n F r a n c i s c o B a y A re a Bill@Kamilo.com (415) 307-7720

Non Profit Donate Your Boat. The Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors strives to make sailing accessible to people with disabilities.

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Welcoming Fall Visit www.jimdewitt.com often as new pieces are added to our website!

DeWitt Art Gallery & Framing (510) 236-1401 pam@jimdewitt.com Online Stores: www.jimdewitt.com www.DeWittAmericasCupArt.com

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A Smugglin........................... 34 www.inyurl.com/yc7ruxx6

Compass Canvas.................. 27 www.compass-canvas.com

ATN..................................... 30 www.atninc.com

Cruising Specialists................ 14 www.boats.network/ cruisingspecialists

Baja Ha-Ha Beach Party........ 61 www.vivalapaz.net Baja Ha-Ha Sponsors...... 48, 49 www.latitude38.com/ headingsouth

Cruising Yachts...................... 93 www.cruisingyachts.net Denison Yachting................. 107 www.denisonyachtsales.com

H&M Marine / Beta Marine Engines / Hirschfeld Yachts.... 30 www.betamarinewest.com Helmut's Marine Service........ 32 www.helmutsmarine.com Heritage Marine Insurance..... 28 www.heritagemarineinsurance. com Hogin Sails........................... 26 www.hoginsails.com

Lind Marine.......................... 47 www.lindmarine.com List Marine Enterprises............ 29 www.listmarine.com Live It Up.............................. 31 www.liveitupcharter.com/ Makela Boatworks................. 69 www.makelaboatworks.com Marina de La Paz.................. 53 www.marinadelapaz.com

Bay Maritime Group.............. 11 www.sbm.baymaritime.com

DeWitt Studio..................... 104 www.jimdewitt.com

Berkeley Marina.................... 16 www.berkeley-marina.com

Doyle Sails............................ 77 www.doylesails.com

Hotel Coral & Marina............ 90 www.surfnet.com/coral

Berkeley Marine Center......... 52 www.berkeleymarine.com

Emery Cove Yacht Harbor...... 21 www.emerycove.com

Hydrovane............................ 65 www.hydrovane.com

Boat Yard at Grand Marina..... 18 www.boatyardgm.com

Fisheries Supply Co............... 64 www.fisheriessupply.com

Keenan Filters....................... 24 www.ktisystems.com

Mariners Insurance................ 20 www.marinersins.com

Brisbane Marina................... 51 www.brisbaneca.org/marina

Gianola Canvas Products....... 33 www.gianolacanvas.com

KKMI - Full Service Boatyard.108 www.kkmi.com

Modern Sailing School & Club.26 www.modernsailing.com

Club Nautique...................... 12 www.clubnautique.net

Grand Marina........................ 2 www.grandmarina.com

KKMI Chandlery..................... 3 www.kkmi.com

NAOS Yachts.......................... 5 www.naosyachts.com

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Hood Sails............................ 17 www.hoodsails.de/en

Marina El Cid....................... 69 www.elcid.com Marina Riviera Nayarit.......... 60 www.marinarivieranayarit.com

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JUST YOU AND THE SEA… …and the jacuzzi, the 80-ft long pool, the surf, the Punta Mita anchorage, and the 4-mile distant Tres Marietas Islands

Punta Mita Beachfront Condos Call now winter for reservations!

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ADVERTISERS' INDEX – cont'd Napa Valley Marina.............. 23 www.napavalleymarina.com

Sailrite Kits............................ 19 www.sailrite.com

Spectra Watermakers............ 65

Ullman Sails San Francisco

www.spectrawatermakers.com

& Monterey Bay.................... 22

Outboard Motor Shop........... 34 www.outboardmotorshop.com

San Francisco Boat Works...... 79 www.sfboatworks.com/

Sun Powered Yachts............... 65

Powerstride Battery................ 53 www.americanbatterycompanyofhayward.com

San Francisco on the Bay....... 35 www.sfonthebay.com/list-38

Svendsen's Bay

www.sunpoweredyachts.com

www.ullmansails.com Vallejo Marina...................... 31 www.vallejomarina.com

Maritime Group.................... 15

Ventura Harbor Boatyard....... 69

www.svendsens.com

www.vhby.com

Swiftsure Yachts..................... 10

West Coast Multihulls............. 92

Punta Mita Condos.............. 105 www.latitude38.com

Schaefer Marine.................... 27 www.schaefermarine.com

Quantum Pacific.................... 79 www.quantum.com

Seattle Yachts........................ 13 www.seattleyachts.com

www.swiftsureyachts.com

www.westcoastmultihulls.com

The Canvas Works................ 29

Westwind Precision Details..... 32

Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors/SAMS.................. 28 www.marinesurvey.org

www.thecanvasworks.com

www.boatdetailing.com

The Moorings........................ 83

Whale Point Marine Supply..... 6

www.moorings.com

www.aceretailer.com/whalepoint

TMM Yacht Charters.............. 92

Whiting and Associates......... 69

www.sailtmm.com

www.norcalmarinesurveyors.com

Trident Funding....................... 4

Yachtfinders/Windseakers..... 69

www.tridentfunding.com

www.yachtworld.com/yachtfinders

Raiatea Carenage Services.... 91 www.raiateacarenage.com Richard Boland Yacht Sales.. 106 www.richardbolandyachts.com Richardson Bay Marina......... 33 www.richardsonbaymarina.com

South Beach Harbor.............. 25 www.sfport.com/southbeachharbor

Rubicon Yachts.................. 7.8.9 www.rubiconyachts.com

Spaulding Marine Center....... 21 www.spauldingcenter.org

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