Latitude 38 August 1978

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Consider the Possibilities: 1PIW1N30 DESIGNER: SPARKMAN & STEPHENS LOA .... 29'11" DWL.24'3" Beam.10' Draft.4’11"

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Ballast. 3700 lbs.

Sail Area.449 sq. ft.

Displacement .... 8750 lbs.

Berths.5

Power. . . Universal Atomic-4 (Farymann diesel opt.)

San Juan -24 DESIGNER: BRUCE KIRBY LOA.24' DWL.19'6" Beam.8'

Draft.4' Sail Area.231 sq.ft.

Ballast. 1600 lbs.

Displacement .... 3200 lbs.

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Paul Altman is sailing his Hawkfarm 'Predator'* for her second season on the Bay, and has gotten the hang of things. As a matter of fact, Paul decided it was time to go ocean racing.

With typical unreserved elan, Paul made his debut in the San Francisco to San Diego race; the longest Midget Ocean Race in the world.

As things worked out, it was quite a race. One boat got rolled and had to be rescued, some averaging knot meters showed readings of 18 knots and more, many sails were shredded, almost every boat ran with a jib on a pole sometime during the race, and one of the light weights reported they couldn't stop surfing down the waves, even under bare poles . . .

When finally, upon arriving in San Diego, Paul recovered from his temporary insanity (the kind that seems to be a necessary ingredient for this kind of ocean racing), he discovered that he had won the race.

Later, at the dock Paul was talking to Del Hutchinson, who's 'Banana Republics,'* the smallest boat in the fleet, had been first to finish.

Neither Paul nor Del were particularly unwound yet.

Del: You've got to be insane . . .

Paul: You or me?

Del: Don't know.

Paul: Never do this again.

Del : Me neither.

Paul: Hear 'bout that midget race in September?

Del: Some rumblings, guess we better find out.

Paul: Yea, friend of mine has details.

Del: Better get on it.

Paul: Have to hustle to get ready in time.

Del: Can't miss this one.

Paul: Right.

What's so funny about all this is that when Paul and Del are at the loft, they show no symptoms of any derangement whatsoever. They are just Sunday Sailors like most of us.

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sailing for dollars

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chrls

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Jim

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long distance race

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LETTERS SEA RIO KITSET

Latitude 38, AMEN — to your answer to Suzane Ritchie of Berkeley as printed in the “Letters” section of the May issue. LOVED your 'answer to her!

As a female sailor, 1 found absolutely no wrong with the article or with your attitude. On the contrary — I found it very flattering.

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I would say Suzane is a way-out feminist who is extremely self-conscious about womanhood. I hope she awakens to the reality of life soon!

Let’s here it for Latitude 38! Keep up the good work.

K.M. A very female sailor

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K.M You’re very flattering, perhaps you’d like to take a crack at defending us in the ‘Torture Ship’incident unfolding in the next letter.

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Latitude 38, Please do not renew my subscription to Latitude 38.

Although I have found your publication generally interesting, I cannot stand your total lack of political sensitivity.

To make jest of the plight of Chilean political prisoners (Torture Ship) was the final straw, the first being allowing the “nigger work” comment to go without as much as a (sic).

A retraction/apology would make me reconsider.

Sincerely, Robert Price

ALWAYS A BOAT SHOW IN WALNUT CREEK! -

Robert There was a time not so long ago when we were politically sensitive.

We marched against wars, we conscientiously objected to our being drafted, we canvassed for our favorite candidates, and we marched for this persecuted group and that endangered species. We watched a hundred riots and saw a thousand windows break and one bank burn to the ground.

After awhile we seemed to discover that the majority of leaders on any side of any issue were disreputable, profiteering, cheating scoundrels, it was then we became politically numb.

Was our head on the Esmeralda (“a torture ship? aren’t they all?) really that horrendous? it did lead to our observation that some people believed the Esmeralda had been used for political prisoners an observation the yachting press up and down the coast ignored. Maybe we were insensitive; maybe you were hypersensitive — at any rate Latitude 38 is a lousy place to took —

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LETTERS that function and they are invariably honky as hell. But you’re right Robert, it's high time it drop dead and we'll sic ’em in the future.

Latitude 38, Could you possibly give me the address of someone local who has the info, (sales blurbs, option lists, technical data, etc.) on the EtchelIs 22. Also please include the name and address of the manufacturer.

Steve Tockey Pleasanton Steve Where were you for our December issue when we did a feature on the Etchel Is? Since the boat is a strict one-design we don’t know that there are any option lists, and to our knowledge there is no dealer in northern California. The licensed manufacturers on the west coast are Driscoll Custom Boats in San Diego and Teitge Boat Works in Tacoma.

Since Etchells race in SYRA, you might get a lead from the Executive Secretary, Edna Robinson at 357-1634.

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Latitude 38, A yearly subscription if you please! Great magazine and I hate to miss a copy. This way I won’t!

Its hard not to read it from cover to cover — so I do. So nice to have a good magazine with current and newsy stories and articles.

This is my 21st year of racing my old Bear — so sailing is obviously my thing and I truly appreciate a good sailing mag.

Thanks for your good work and best of luck.

Sincerely yours, Scott Cauchois Scott

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Editor, The “capitals” lever on my goddam typewriter broke just as I began to type this article, I then ran out of paper, the phone range sixteen times, and my dog spit up on my white shag rug. I am going to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge and if I survive, I’ll write it up for Latitude 38.

As for the “Baruna & Bolere” piece, if you need it before the weekend it’s just tough shit. If you do not even plan to use it this month, PLEASE let me know immediately if not sooner, so I won’t waste this full moon researching it.

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This is the third and supposedly final installment of Latitude 38’s “Tell Us About Your Yacht Club” an idea dedicated to the notion that yacht dubs and prospective members need a vehicle by which they may get to know one another. This was to be the last installment, but we’re softies and next month is the final chance for yacht dubs to give their two-cents worth.

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coastside sailing chib Thank you for your excellence in covering what’s happening in the Western sailing scene. Your efforts arc gratefully received.

As

Secretary-Treasurer of the recently formed Coastside

Sailing Club, I’m sending you information about our club so that you might organization.

let

other

interested

sailors

know of our

Established on June 28, 1978 with 33 members, the Club decided on a purpose to support and encourage sailing on the San Mateo County Coast. Meetings and activities will originate at

the

Pillar

Point Harbor,

Half Moon

/l/litchell Sails

Bay area, and the

possibility of acquiring land for a club facility is being looked into.

2670 Bridgeway Sausalito, California 94965 415 332-4104

At the July 11 meeting a 16’ Snipe was donated to the ciub by a local resident and a work party set for July 22 to put the Snipe in shipe-shape condition. A boat purchase committee is also checking on the purchase of one or two other boats for club seamanship training and racihg activities.

Junior membership is encouraged with several juniors already in the club and junior activities planned for the future.

All people intersted in club membership (you don’t need to own a boat or know how to sail) contact: Commodore, John Powell

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Commodore,

Burt

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We feature all the activities of any good yacht club, plus many fun evenings our clever members plan and do Tor the benefit of all of us.

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The club is scheduled to be open two Friday evenings and every Saturday and Sunday each month.

Come and visit us, we arc certain you will like the people you meet and the club house wc arc so proud of.

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• Ballast - 5,300 lbs.

• Sail area - 517.75 sq. ft.

• Fuel - 30 gal.

• Water - 30 gal.

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•3 blade prop • 30 gals fuel • engine controls *.

INTERIOR • all interior bonded substantially to the hull and deck • crafted teak interior • teak and holly cabin sole • plastic laminate on plywood headliner • all space efficiently accessible y • 13 drawers • 12 lockers • hanging locker • chart storage and sextant alcove among remaining storage compartments • wet storage bin in forepeak • navigator station with hinged desk top at the head of the quarter berth • fresh water pump in head • one double settee berth, one single • pilot berth opposite quarter berth • forepeak and head privacy independent • hand rails along overhead • companion way grabs • upholstered 4" cushions on settees and berths • engine hood, removable for excellent access • 30 gal S/S water tank • double berth in forepeak • thru ventilation, even when boat is secured

STANDARD SAILAWAY FEATURES HULL AND KEEL • all hand laid with two longitudinal stringers • rudder post and cutlass bearing housings integal part of the hull • choice of hull colors • 5,300 lbs. casted lead encapsulated with woven roving • dead keel space filled with polyurethane, closed cell foam, and encapsulated with woven roving • floors hand laid with woven roving • deep bilge •cabin sole bonded and fastened to hull and floors •all thru-hulls below the water line are bronze and fitted with seacocks • gel coated cove and boottop RUDDER • schedule 40 S/S pipe and steel webbing surrounded by high density polyurethane foam add fiberglass reinforced rudder cheeks • attached to keel with bronze gudgeons

GALLEY v • alcohol stove with oven • deep S/S sink with fresh water foot pump • large insulated ice box with controlled drain • 2 lockers with 3 drawers above counter

DECK v • all hand laid with Vi" balsa • large deep anchor well • non-glare gelcoat • companion way with seahood •molded non-skid • 8 opening ports with screens • epoxy bonded to the hull, 6" centered thru bolts attaching toerail • tailbins below winch islands • wide deck passage way • self-bailing cockpit with IVi" drains abridge deck • 2 cockpit seat hatches • 2 large cabin top hatches

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metropolitan yacht club The Metropolitan Yacht Club, located at 89 Jack London Square, Oakland, is right in the middle of the boating and social activity on the Oakland Estuary. The clubhouse is a modern two-story

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waterfront activity. The Club is open seven days a week to members and has a full-service bar.

Activities include racing, cruising, dinner meetings, social events, and good fellowship.

Membership count presently is at about 300 families and includes singles, males and females, boat owners and non-boat owners.

The current initiation fee of $85 and monthly dues of $25 per month, we feel, is the best bargain in yacht clubs. We are presently on a membership drive and prospective members are invited

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palo alto yacht club Not the oldest yacht club on the bay, but surely a senior citizen — Palo Alto Yacht Club under Commodore Robert T. Wheeler celebrates its golden anniversary this September. The club was founded in 1928 and the clubhouse is located at the Bay end of Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto. The clubhouse includes

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may be the most active schedule on the Bay. The club itself has 26 scheduled races per year, plus a midwinter fogbite series in El Toros. There is member participation in the YRA, SBYRA, SYRA, SBYRA, and usually at least one TransPac racer flies a Palo Alto burgee.

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The club auxiliary sponsors an active social program for club members, including TGIF parties at the clubhouse every week.

There are 15 scheduled cruises annually to various other ports, including the Delta, and probably as many informal cruises.

A year-round Junior Sailing Program is sponsored by the club, and serves about 50 local familes, both club members and others — whose children learn to sail in a Junior Division which conducts a regular Saturday schedule in

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Contact R. Strena, the membership chairman, for application for information (735 Raymundo, Los Altos 94022; 497-0103).

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YACHT CUIBS headquarters on the north pier of Pelican Harbor in Sausalito. In addition to the usual wharf and clubhouse complex, the Pelican chapter boasts its own paddle ball courts, hot tub, jacuzzi, sauna, and olympic-sized swimming pool. I will try to describe some of the other features of the chapter for readers who might be interested in joining.

Social activities of the club are not limited to the usual balls, cotillions, black-tie clambakes and the like. The Club prides itself in keeping alive a number of unique social traditions reaching back into the dark dawn of Irish prehistory. Midnight yacht relocation ceremonies, mast worship, cannabalism, — what would yachting be without its colorful traditions?

Then there’s our extremely active Junior Program, for we do believe in supporting Youth in its Love for the Sea. While not many of our younger members are actually permitted in boats, all are encouraged to prepare for the day when they will share the responsibilities as well as the joys of adult seamanship by attending our many instructional programs: “Nocturnal Dinghy Procurement”, “Avoiding Coast Guard Inspection”, “Stretching the Racing Rules,” and the ever-popular, “Offshore Transfer of Hawaiian Agricultural Products,” to name but a few.

Yacht ownership among ISBYC members falls generally within the four and a half foot to a hundred and seventy-eight foot range, and while most members boats cluster within the conventional world of wood, steel and fiberglass (there’s one sheepskin catboat), many of our members have gone on in their own individual ways to keep alive our Founder’s interest in leather.

As befits our venerable tradition, membership in the Isle of St. Brendan Yacht Club is both restrictive and exclusive. While we naturally welcome sincere sailors of all races, creeds and colors (not to mention the various sexes), we do have standards to maintain, and quite frequently are forced to pick and choose among the deluge of Third World diplomats, Swiss bankers, cross-sex dressers, child molesters and assorted riff-raff that daily besiege our membership committee. Quite frankly, ability to meet the considerable financial requirements of initiation and membership are' a primary consideration of the selection committee. However, sincere petitioners should not be discouraged by a lack of personal resources. There are ways. We particularly welcome applicants with access to union pension funds, managers of nursing home chains, and members of former President Nixon’s White House staff. In any case, final acceptance is always up to our Treasurer, Commodore Lansky of Las Vegas and the Grand Bahamas, who will bend every effort to accomodate the Re^dy and Willing. We do accept second mortgages.

In closing, let me encourage those of you who feel sincerely qualified for membership to contact Commodore Robinson, Commodore Hammond, or Commodore Tony Nobalony Crispino Mandalino. They can be found loitering on Pelican Harbor's north pier. Don’t tell them I sent you.

For the Isle of St. Brendan Yacht Club ✓ Commodore Matt Herron page 19

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SIGHTINGS while harry talks, merlin wins Folks, it’s time for the next installment of the Merlin vs. Drifter saga.

We join Drifter’s owner Harry Moloscho in British Columbia who is telling the press that Drifter exists for Flarry’s ego. Flarry explains that when he does something big in corrugated boxes (his business) nobody gives a damn — but, when Drifter wins a race “the people I care about impressing are all impressed”. Score one for Flarry in the refreshingly honest column.

Harry then maintained that Drifter was a winner, and in fact had beaten Merlin 3 out of 5 times. Well, the way we remember it Merlin won the TransPac, the Manzanillo Race, and corrected-out ahead of Drifter in the La Paz Race. Drifter won the Cal Cup, and wa^ first to finish, but not corrected time winner at La Paz. We figure that comes out to 2j4 to 1 Vi score in favor of Merlin, but obviously we’re missing one race here. Anyway things have changed.

While in Kauai covering the Singlehanded Race we heard that Merlin had beaten Drifter by a comfortable margin in the Victoria to Maui Race, and in the process broke the old record by 2 days. We don’t have the exact time, but it was another good win for Merlin.

But there’s much more Merlin vs. Drifter head-on competition still forth-coming this year. September 8th and 9th the Monterey Peninsula will be sponsoring the 14th Veeder Cup competition and we don’t have to tell you who will be match racing in this one. The interesting part of this race is that Harvey Kilpatrick, who often sails on Merlin will be skippering Drifter with its Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club crew.

Merlin will be sailed by a crew from the Santa Cruz Yacht Club and may have gotten her coffee-grinders aboard by then.

And that is not the end, which will take place at the St. Francis Big Boat Series, which should be an absolute gangbuster this year. People have always wanted to see how Merlin and Drifter would fare against the likes of Kialoa (with her new bottom), Windward Passage (now also getting a new bottom), Ondine and others — all of whom are expected to show for the regatta. That should be a great one, particularly if it blows like stink for a race or two. See you there.

The Monterey Peninsula’s Veeder Cup - we must add - has been growing in stature each year. The first challenge was in Columbia Challengers and has since moved up through Sabres, Mercurys, Santanas, Shields, Cal 29’s, and now to the maxi ultra-lights. That too, will be an interesting race, seeing if Merlin can avenge her Cal Cup loss on her home waters.

how does the guy do it?

We’ve never met the guy, but he’s got to be amazing. Everytime we pick up something on a big Laser event the name at the top always seems to be John Bertrand. No matter how many boats, no matter where in the world, its John Bertrand. Now when you read about Finns, there’s that same name again at the top. John Bertrand first in the Finn Nationals in Mobile, Alabama out of a fleet of 45. And just recently John Bertrand first in the Zellcrbach Finn Heavy Weather Championship. John is apparently sailing Finns with an eye toward the 1980 Olympics. How good can one guy win so often?

In the Zellcrbach Invitational Louie Nadic was third, Ed Bennett fourth, and Shimon Von Collie fifth.

racy stuff The Danforth Series is over. If you don’t remember what it is we’ll remind you that it’s the IOR offshore racing scries for northern California and is made up of the Schoonmakcr-Stewart, the Montara-Farallons, Buckner, Waterhouse, and Farallon Island Races. In Division 1, Dave Allen’s Imp was the winner, followed by Bill Erkclcns’ “Lois Lane” and Chick Lcson’s “Incredible”.

Division II was won by Louis Kruk who was sailing Sweet Okole, second was Don Pearl’s Santa Cruz 33 "Ajax”, and third was James Wagenhcim’s Peterson 34 “Mage Wind”.

MORA also finished it’s five-race Pete Smith Scries that ends the first half of the season. Tops in the IOR Divison was Oh

SIGHTINGS the eagle has not landed

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But the 295-foot Coast Guard training vessel will be trucking on under the Golden Gate on Friday August 11 right about 9 in the morning. The Eagle will then tie up at Pier 45 at Fisherman’s Wharf and be open to the public at the following times: August 11th, 1 to 6 pm.; the 1 2th, 1 to 8 pm.; the 13th, 3 to 6 pm; and 6 to 9 pm on the 14th.

lloyd ... lloyd bridges .. is that you? :

You can bet your snorkel it is! Still looks like he’s in damn good shape doesn’t he? But we all get a little older and Lloyds spending more time above the surface now.

Lloyd knows how to keep busy though, and he posed for this Coast Guard photo that we lifted from the “Navigator”. Lloyd and the Coast Guard just wanted to remind you that putting on lifejackets is not only a good idea, it can be lots of fun too.

racy stuff Nooo!, which is reportedly heading for the Worlds), Sacre Bleu, and Stampede.

The PHRF section was won by The Rubyiat, although she is being protested; Trollop currently stands second and Rampage third. Trollop and Rampage were tied, but Kitty James fixed that.

The second half of the ocean racing season gets underway in August and there’s still time to get in the action. IOR boats will be racing the 5-race Gulf of Farallones Series; MORA will be doing the 5-race Golden Hind Series; and PHRF boats will sail approximately the same courses as the IOR boats in their own 5-race series. Call Kitty James at / 468-0510 for details. page 23

The arrival of the bark Eagle (which apparently is as ‘tall shippy'as San Francisco is going to get this year) marks the first time in 1 3 years the 1,816 ton square-rigger has been on the west coast. To make up for her long absence she’s bringing something new this time, something dear to the hearts of all young sailors — female cadets, 1 5 of ’em! These women are part of the 140 cadets who joined the Eagle at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for a 5-week training stint before being sent out to other parts of the world.

Senior female cadets handle the functions carried out by officers.

Sophomore female cadets do the duty normally assigned to enlisted personnel such as standing helm (there are three helms manned by six cadets), look-out watches, working the 200 lines and 20 miles of rigging, setting the 20,000 square feet of sail, scrubbing the decks, painting, and you won’t believe this - working in the galley.

The Coast Guard got the Eagle as a war prize from Germany after World War II. Prior to that time she was the “Horst Vessel”, a training ship for German naval cadets, and during the war was converted to a cargo ship to transfer men and supplies from East Prussia.

Eagle's best speed is reported to be 1 8 knots; best four hour run is 62.7 miles; best 24 hour run 327 miles. That’s not bad for a heavy displacement boat, but she’d never keep up with a Moore 24.

howard jarvis - the yachtsman’s friend For years and years various boating organizations and Assemblyman Dixon Arnett have struggled with the legislature in an attempt to get recreational boat taxes reduced. Invariably their struggles end up in failure, and this year facing the opposition of Leo McCarthy and Willie Brown was no different.

Then along came Howard Jarvis and Proposition 13, successfully transcending all previous opposition to change all that. Consequently, if you are a boat owner you can expect that your boat taxes for the 19781978-79 tax year to be reduced by over 50%.

For sometime there had been controversy as to whether or not Proposition 13 would effect boats which are considered part of ‘unsecured’ tax rolls. But Attorney General Evelle Younger then gave the opinion that unsecured rolls (and therefore boats) did fall under the influence of Proposition 13. Deputy Attorney General Edward Hollingsworth confirmed this opinion.

The irony of the entire matter is that Dixon Arnett and the various boating groups had been struggling to achieve equity with airplanes which arc assessed at 1.5% of their assessed value. Under Proposition 13 boats will be assessed at only 1% of their market value. Yachtsmen, who previously suffered the most under the unsecured tax rolls are now the greatest beneficiaries of Younger’s decision.

Charles McKesson, president of Boat Owners Associated Together was naturally delighted with the decision. So were we.

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Recently we received not one, but two copies of the following proposal for ‘professional sailing’. We had heard that a proposal like this was coming along, but we do not know at this time who is behind it Professional sailing or at least sponsored sailing with prize money is common in both Europe and Australia, although the booty is not yet enough to support a boat by itself.

If, as the proposal requests, you would like to send your comments on the matter, address them to: Professional Yacht Racing Union, P.O. Box 468, Newport Beach, Ca. 92662.

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$$$$$$$ Gentlemen: This rather dramatic proposal hopes to achieve the following goals: 1. Increase national interest and participation in the sport of sailing and yacht racing at ALL levels.

2. Increase the sailing/yacht racing marketplace through the results of the first goal.

The absolute purpose of any plan taken in the direction of professional sailboat racing would be to promote the sailing industry and encourage a greater growth of the market. This would benefit all participants in the sport, but the main beneficiary would be the sailing industry; i.e. designers, builders, O.E.M.s, sailmakers, distributors, dealers, etc.

FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS IN AMATEUR CLUB RACING 1. Fleets are splintered by the several rules in effect; i.e. IOR, MORC, MORA, MORF, PHRF, local rules, etc.

2. Prestigious races are continually dominated by custom “one-off” boats with professional crews.

3. In an attempt to compete with Problem 2., the standard or dual-purpose boat has an added expense of sophisticated up-grading; i.e. hardware, electronics, sails, spars, and so forth.

Often with inconclusive results.

4. The overwhelming difficulty in predicting the direction of Rule Modifications as they regularly occur.

A POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE: 1. Develop or enhance an amateur rule that would be as strict as any “one-design” rule with a greater provision for safety and sea-worthiness.

2. An amateur rule that restricts racing to production dual-purpose boats.

3. An amateur rule that favors the “week-end” sailor with limits on equipment and sails.

4. Operation of this rule, without change or modification for a long period of time; i.e. 5 to 10 years.

5. Variations to the rule would be banned! not penalized.

Considering the five alternative above, a manufacturer could concentrate on building and selling his product based upon

aesthetics, construction, interior design, handling qualities, price, etc. — NOT the rating certificate.

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If an alternative, such as this, was introduced into amateur racing, more people would actively enter the sport and enjoy the pleasure and fellowship derived from Club Racing. However, this concept would destroy the “development class” and hold back creativity in design and construction. This “development class” has unfortunately been distorted by restricting rules that have attempted to “Umbrella” all yachts at once. In order to maintain this class and promote true development of ideas, there should be a "Professional Gran Prix Circuit”. \

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REASONS FOR PROFESSIONAL RACING 1. To withdraw commercialism from amateur racing.

2. To create an accelerated development class.

3. To create the means for a sailing industry public relations program that would promote a national interest in and attention to the sport of sailing.

4. To separate those skippers who feel the need to dominate a prestigious racing series from the amateur club racer.

A POSSIBLE FORMAT: 1. Professional racing yachts to be governed by a simple rule, e.g. Sail Area and L.O.A. 2. No restrictions on shape or materials of construction.

3. Strictly level racing — NO handicap ratings.

4. Provide year-long, accumulative championship with eight separate regional series, one every month and a half, allowing time to organize yachts between events.

5. Acceptance of sponsorship for prize money and yacht backing as can be developed by individual owners, such as liquor, auto, film companies.

6. Professional yachts would never race in amateur events.

7.

Professional crewman would effectively remain professional for the duration of each year long championship and could not, during that time, race amateur. Their status could be changed at the end of each year.

8. Once established, additional professional classes could be developed, e.g. TransPac maxi-boats.

This outline serves only to introduce a general concept, some of which is not new, of course. It does, however, include something that would benefit every facet of our industry. With constructive ideas and criticism from you, we can issue a September Newsletter stating a format for the concept with regional meetings to promote and improve Corinthian club racing, build the sport of sailing, and herald a spectacular Professional Racing Championship.

We would greatly appreciate, at your earliest convenience, any comments on and reactions to this concept.

Respectfully submitted, PROFESSIONAL YACHT RACING UNION J unc 1 5, 1978

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bright-eyed looks

like

Boome grew up sailing at the Palo Alto

and

without

Yacht Club. “I owe alol to their junior

Hans

Blinker

sailing program

' grown-up, the same light blue eyes and

and to Lou

Lundgren

who was running the program when I

Finish of Boome’s first marathon

started.” Chris sailed alot with his dad,

That was a great incentive!” By 17 Chris

preparing for the Laser Worlds. Running

and by the time he was eight had his own

went to the Sear’s Cup Finals and came in

helped my sailing alot. I never once felt

El Toro. “I finished my first race a half

4th

like I was tired during the entire Laser

an hour behind everyone else,” he grins a

Championship.

in

that

North

American

Sailing

campaign.

toothy grin. “My boat was full of water.

Now, almost fifteen years later, Chris

The thing that kept me going was I had

is competiting in a second sport. “I got

running

an older brother who sailed really well.

into

sport for its own sake. About a year and a

running casually

the

year

I

was

“After

the more

Laser

Worlds

seriously,

I

began

enjoying

the

CHRIS BOOME half ago I decided to run a marathon (26.2 miles). It was the “Avenue of Giants” in Garbervillc. My goal was just to run and finish. I trained and improved my time. The next was the San Francisco Marathon. Chris is now within a shade of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. I enjoy running and find it very relaxing.”

Boome has the bony look of a marathoner. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 163 pounds. He runs about 15 miles a week near his Woodside home. His girlfriend, a nurse, often runs with him.

When he's in training, Boome takes a long serious run of about 18 miles once a week. “The thing about 'Sunday sailors’ is they have to pay more attention to physical conditioning. It improves your performance. It keeps you awake and aware.”

Boome likes to win sailboat races. If he doesn’t win, he tries to figure out his mistakes objectively. “But alot of the races that stick out in my mind are just fun regattas, like the Laser Slalom in front of the St. Francis (in which he had taken a. first and a second) or the Chichester around Alameda or the 505 Marathon from Sausalito to Palo Alto.

Though Boome has never spent alot of time in any one boat, he is enthusiastic about the 505. “I think the ‘five-oh’ is the greatest boat. You don’t have to be big, but you can be. It’s like the Laser in that there is plenty of power.”

What is his advice to novice racers?

“You’ve got to handle your boat enough so that it becomes second nature so you can concentrate on tactics — that’s the fun part anyway. If ! were new to racing, my first goal would simply be to sail an uneventful race. My second goal would be to use the tide tables. Use a spinnaker but take it down early. Don’t get too fancy.

More people Ipse races from making big mistakes than by winning with some tricky maneuver. My third goal would be sailing with a working knowledge of the tides. The tidebook is only a guide.

You’ve got to observe the bouys and watch what’s happening to other boats.

This year, I’d take into account all the rain. There will be more ebb earlier than page 31

the tables show. I’d study the transition times carefully. There’s always the same pattern on the bay. The change occurs inshore first. Actually, you only have to worry about half the course because of the tide. For example, when going to windward in a strong flood, there’s no need to cover someone who ventures out into the strongest current.

“Another important area of racing is the starts. Getting yourself positioned relative to the fleet is more important than getting the first start. You’ve got to figure out where you want to be considering the wind and tides,” explains Boome. “The key is not to wait until three minutes beforehand on the final approach to set yourself up. Most keel boat sailors don’t understand this.

“I prefer to get ahead in races and cover the fleet. But, if you’re behind, be more aggressive - watch for wind shifts and look around more.”

He offers some additional advice. “If a boat gets hard to sail, you’ve got to change something so it can sail itself. If there’s weather helm, the main may be too full, the mast may be raked aft too far, or maybe the traveller is too far to windward. But I think most of the time when people are going too slow on San Francisco Bay, they’ve got too much sail up.

1 “That’s the one thing about the bay — the wind. You can always be sure of having plenty of it. Since there are not many wind-shifts you can work on boat speed,” says the expert helmsman. "The bay teaches you to sail in heavy weather.

When it starts blowing up a storm in an international race, that’s when our local boys have an advantage.

“One thing that astounds me in the Bay Area is that there is such poor reporting in the newspapers and on TV. Especially since sailing is such a part of the bay area scene. In Australia sailing is recognized as a real sport. It’s looked up to as one of the legitimate sports to be followed. The reception you get after one of their regattas is amazing. It seems to me that people here could do something to change the situation.”

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Of all San Francisco’s surperb sailors, Jim comes the closest to being a renaissance man. Jim is a talanted artist, a successful sail maker, page 33

a self-taught engineer,

and

effective teacher. The list goes on and on.

Even in swimming — something he does for exercise and a change of pace, Jim comes close to holding the Master’s world record for the 5-yard butterfly. But /Sailmaking and art head the list of Jim’s

interests. Which comes first? “They both do and always have,” responds the 48 year-old sailing wiz, winner of 5 Lipton Challenge Trophies and the first Californian ever to win the Mallory Cup — the North American Men’s Sailing

Championship.

Jim is shorter than many other racers, but what he lacks in height he makes up for in wits and strength. Says employee Jocelyn Nash Carrick, “Jim’s a tall man; his legs are just short.”

DeWitt is divorced, the father of three.

He has kind brown eyes. He is extrordinarily approachable — the kind who cares about people and their problems; he survived some pretty heavy blows in life himself. There appears to be a trace of sadness about Jim from time to time, like a cloud passing through. He is sensitive. He is vulnerable.

But in a race, watch out, DeWitt can become a tyrant. “When Jim wants to jibe, he wants to jibe now!” say one racing companion. “He has not had all the opportunities some others have had.

He wants to demonstrate that he is the best and demands the best of his crew.

He’s a supcrsailor."

-Jim says, “In fairness to your competition, you should be trying your best. But I compete to know myself better.”

Jim has been sailing for a long, long time. He grew up around boats. His father built one in the backyard when he was a kid. “By 16 or 17 my thirst to own a boat was so bad I built myself an El Toro with money I had earned lifeguarding. I sailed on Lake Merritt which is a good

place to learn to sail, what with those flukey winds. You could always get some race going.”

DeWitt began working with a sailmaker in Oakland and attended the California College of Arts and Crafts.

When he realized he could make a living from his art he went into advertising and design. Freelancing artistically wasn’t all that profitable so Jim made sails on the living room floor to support the art.

Eventually sailmaking became lucrative and Jim opened his well-known loft in Richmond. Just recently, DeWitt Sails has moved into a spacious new building near the Richmond Yacht Club which houses an art studio as well as the loft. Jim spends part of the day running the business and part of the day painting and attending art classes. His studio work includes nautical scenes in oil and line drawings of harbors and docks. But J im is equally interested in figurative painting.

His recent canvasses feature nudes painted with thick broad strokes using lots of reds and blues. Jim enjoys painting as much as sailing.

“They’re alike. Complete turn ons.

Like a climax in sex. I mean, you don’t watch the clock. When I’m racing or painting there’s a whole period of time that’s like it’s taken out of my life.

There’s nothing else that exists.

"I just love to race. The thing I love

most is the chess game — figuring out what your opponent is going to do and why. How to get them to do what you want them to do. You can have an effect on where the competition goes.

“The obvious example,is covering. If you want your opponent to go to the other side of the course you cover him tightly and mess up his air. He’s forced to tack off. The trick is to force him where you want him to be without jeopardizing your own position. You have to think far enough ahead.”

DeWitt continues, “Basically I got into sailmaking because I like good boat speed. I figured you don’t have to be so good if your boat goes fast. You create a sail whenever you step on a boat. You fool with the halyard position, play with lead positions, the mast bend, the headstay tension, the luff tension. There are a myriad of tools you have to work with to tailor a sail.”

What are the mistakes most people make racing on the Bay? “Well, one of the biggest- things is a lack of practice.

Sailing is full of a bunch of weekend sailors. If you sail all week, you’ll get better.

“Secondly, shippers often make mistakes selecting their crew. They take friends and spend the whole day directing them. They’re too distracted to steer well and to watch the chess game.

JIM DEWITT “Some people don’t understand the mechanics of a boat. They take forever to get a spinnaker up. When I was a kid there was a doctor on Lake Merritt who could not learn to dock the a boat upwind. He destroyed the boat. Certain aptitudes help take a person further. It helps to have an inquisitive and analytical mind — an ability to look at situations and to solve problems.

“Finally you have to be flexible, to be willing to change. Everybody on the race course does things for a reason. A guy comes in last but he’s hardest to convince to change. He’s got to learn that whatever you think you know, you’ve got to be willing to let go of. It could be wrong.

“In other words, a person has got to be his own coach. He’s got to figure out what variable makes Aim come in last. It’s hard to determine why you’re not winning a boat race, it’s not that visible.

It’s empirical. A person’s got to examine everything, one thing at a time.”

Like Chris Boome, Jim feels that people who restrict themselves to one 3oat are foolish. Though he owns a 33’ CCA design, “Sandpiper”, he sails all kinds of craft. “Most people get a boat and they have to marry it. I like them all.

I love solving the problems each boat presents.” As one competitor describes it, “Jim loves confronting new situations. He enjoys position sailing and controlling other boats. He has a particular aptitude or stepping into a boat, any boat, and making it win. Frankly, he’s a f-—ing genius.”

DeWitt has had a big influence on improving racing on the Bay. For example, it was DeWitt who pushed for moving the starts to open waters. He would like to see other changes. “I’d like racing to be more sociable. When I first started racing we had alot of fun staying over, you know, two-day events where people raft up and party. People should lave a chance to meet each other with ust as good racing. This long YRA series takes you from Spring to Fall. If you miss one or two races, you’re really out of the series. Some areas have race weeks with a series of races. I'd iike to see some of that happening.” page 35

But in general, DeWitt is content with sailing on San Francisco Bay. “I love the problems that the bay presents. It’s a full scale testing lab, right outside the door.”

No matter where Jim’s attention is drawn, this artist-scientist is apt to find intriguing situations: “Sometimes after a

rain, I like to watch the water in a little stream as it flows by and as it moves around curves.. I watch the little eddies and note the different depths. Actually, it’s like a miniature of what happens in the Bay.”

DeWitt designing the new logo in the new studio in the new loft-

— Marilyn Yolles

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The 1978 MORA Long Distance Race — “the longest midget ocean race in the world” - started off soft. The seas were just plain flat as the 16 boats reached out from the Baker Beach start on July 1.

The winds were a gentle 5 to 7 knots, which the fleet used to try and reach out into the ocean to catch stronger offshore breezes. Santa Cruz 27 Bloody Mary was the first to pop her chute, others continued farther out to sea, with Hippoposterous the .last boat to hoist at about 1700. The soft winds and gentle seas made for ideal sailing that first night.

Early the next morning the fleet was just south of Point Sur with most boats between 15 and 30 miles out and generally following the contour of the coast. At this time Ankle Biter was in the midst of the group, but unlike the others she was heading almost due south, and page 37

when abeam of Arguello, Ankle Biter was almost a hundred miles out. The winds had been gradually freshening and by afternoon it was blowing 25 knots and the seas were beginning to build.

By dark, the boats, particularly the ultra-lights, were beginning to scream.

The winds were now staying in the 30s and the seas were 10 feet, steep, and frequently breaking.

Nortorious Conception still lay ahead, but she was not to be the worst.

From midnight on the night of terror or pure fun — depends on your fear threshold — began.

From abeam Conception until off San Nicolas Island (50 miles west of Catalina) the next morning, the whole fleet was getting blasted with winds of 45 knots and gusts higher than that. The seas had grown to 15 feet and were still steep and breaking.

For some boats that weather isn’t that bad, particularly if you’re not racing. But these boats were racing and some were small and very light: the 24’ Loose displaces about 2,000 lbs.; the Moore 24 Banana Republics comes in at about 2,100 lbs; the 25 foot Hippoposterous displaces about 3,400 on her 25 feet.

In the midst of this blow all the chutes were down but the speeds were high. At 17 knots Looses’ knotmeter would come out of the water and the crew had to guess at speeds up to 22 knots. Banana Republics was down to a double-reefed main and a 70% jib and was reportedly averaging about 12 knots and bursting to over 20 in spurts. Almost all of the light boats were hitting double digits often, the Hawkfarm Predator hitting 16 knots for her top.

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Pictured here is a chart compiled by Kim Dusenberg to compare the courses sailed by four boats — Loose, Hippoposterous, Ankle Biter, and Predator.

Kim thinks that Hippoposterous sailed the best course, sailing a longer distance than Predator, but getting good winds longer by staying outside all of the islands.

Kim thinks Predator sailed the second best course (take a bow Kim, you were the navigator), but lost some time by cutting inside San Nicolas and San Clemente. Both stuck to their previous plans, Kim just felt that Hippoposterous had a better plan.

It’s fun to look back and see where you went, and where you went wrong, and Loose and Ankle Biter both have a lot to look at — the chart shows them both all over southern California. Both had very difficult times navigating, part of the reason was the heavy weather, but a big problem was that they were just going too fast to know where they were going.

Ankle Biter, for example did not want to go inside the Channel Islands, but that’s where they found themselves. It’s too risky cutting between the islands at night in a good wind, so they had to continue on around Anacapa, where the winds were light and they did several 360s with a Vi oz. chute and a !4oz. breeze. Ankle Biter probably sailed the longest of all the boats, you may recall she had been almost 100 miles abeam of Arguello..* Loose was really screaming and while she had all the equipment to navigate, it was almost impossible. On the morning of the heaviest seas and strongest winds they sighted Santa Barbara Island but mistook

it for Catalina and eventually sailed inside both of them, a move that proved to be deadly. Far to the south Hippoposterous was screaming along while Loose was forced to watch the fireworks in low gear off Avalon.

Navigation probably cost Loose and Ankle Biter 4 to 6 hours each, and Predator something less. But navigation is important, it can lose races, and it can win them too.

SHORTEST DISTANCE ANKLE BITER —Santa Cruz 27 - Jim Belland HIPPOPOSTEROUS — Custom- Warren Sankey PREDATOR — Hawkfarm — Paul Altman LOOSE —Custom - Jerry Fisher & Dick Pino

The San Francisco to San Diego race provides the ultimate downwind sailing of any race in the Eastern Pacific.

This year s race held at least a full 24 hours of sheer terror for every person in the race — yet that terror soon evolved into a romantically remembered adventure."

— Kim Dusenberg

NEWPORT BEACH

OCEANSIDE

SAN DIEGO

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GOOD OLE MEXICO

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They tell us (you didn’t think we were' out there, did you?) that' sleep is impossible at these speeds. The boats are simply glancing over the surface of the water and the racket is deafening.

Somewhere near San Nicholas, in'the height of the blow, Predator’s Paul Altman was heard asking the question “What am I doing here?” Thus he had initiated himself into the true ocean racing fraternity, that group that asks that question — yet returns again and again to the same circumstances that give rise to the question in the first place.

Though all boats were taking a beating at this point, with sails being torn, poles being damaged, it was not the ultr'a-lights but the heavy boats that seemed to suffer the most. Ulf Werner’s Santana 30 Rapid Transit broke her boom; Ranger 29 Kamala II had her rudeer bent so that she revolved in eternal starboard circles; Ed Homer was thrown off his Morgan 33 temporarily, as Trollop also suffered a bent rudder. (The crew from Trollop promises a full “what we should have done” story for next issue). Are ultra-lights better than heavier boats in strong weather? Or are they just getting the hottest crews right now? We sure don’t know.

Shortly after San Nicolas Island most boats experienced a sharp decline in both windspeed and sea heights. This trend continued into the evening when finally the entire fleet parked , unable to fetch San Diego that night.

Banana Republics was first in at the San Diego Yacht Club, bringing with her a fantastic new race record of 69

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On the way to first-place on Predator — photo Mike Turner

hours, 54 minutes, and 9 hours — a nice sail by Dell Hutchinson and his crew. Republics had almost made it in to San Diego on the evening breeze the previous night, but died just short. Santa Cruz 27, Ankle Biter was second on elapsed time, skipper Jim Belland; and Paul Altman’s curiously yellow Hawkfarm, Predator, was third to finish.

Altman and Predator hung on to win corrected time honors by a ridiculous 22 seconds over Hippoposterous which unfortunatley had troubles with her spinnaker pole and wentforover half the race without flying it. John Paxton’s

Sassenach was the first ‘heavy’ boat with a fourth place corrected finish.

Bloody Mary reportedly went tourist this trip, accidently rounding Mexico’s Coronados Islands. The J-24 also was reported to have gone way south for a bummer.

Like always the San Diego Yacht Club came through as superb hosts, and the MORA fleet is ready to go again, and faster, next ye^r. You’re invited.

Special thanks to Kim Mike Turner, and Franz sending us their information on the race.

—

Desenberg, Klitza for and photos Latitude 38

A CLAIRE - IFICATION Claire Henselyn would like to thank everyone for their sympathy, but would like to say it wasn’t really necessary.

Claire had been at the helm of Kamala II — winner of last years MORA Long Distance Race — at the height of nasty nasty weather about 20 miles NW of San Nicolas Island. A unusually large wave came along and as Claire was steering something in the rudder bent, forcing the boat in endless circles.

The way the story reached the Awards Banquet: in San Diego, Kamala II had done a 360, lost her mast and rudder, Claire had been thrown overboard and was taken to the hospital for treatment of exposure. So fond are folks of Claire they took up a collection and got her a $50 gift certificate at J&J, and each wrote her a note to read in the hospital.

Trouble was Claire was not and never had gone to the hospital, nor had she been thrown overboard, nor had Kamala II lost her mast. Kamala was out of action with a bad rudder and after 6 hours the Coast Guard arrived to take her in tow, beam

to the seas. A very large breaking wave hit Kamala II broadside just after the tow line had parted, throwing the Ranger 29 all the way over until perhaps her mast was two feet under water.

Claire had been on the lee side and landed on the lifeline when the boat righted herself, and was pulled aboard. The boat suffered no damage, neither did Claire or the rest of the crew save for a good scare.

The Coast Guard towed Kamala II to the lee of San Nicolas for the night and then to Long Beach the next day. The rudder was taken off and presented to Ranger Yachts who admitted that it wasn’t supposed To happen - to Ranger’s credit Claire and John Accord, who own the boat together, had a brand new rudder in 214 days.

They continued, sailing in southern California and have since returned home - to hear the same crazy rumors. Claire loves her boat more than ever, and thinks its stronger than she had ever imagined.

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From its .inception just after the 1977 Farallones Race, the Singlehanded TransPac was widely considered to be a hair-brained, half-assed, pipe dream as well as an invitation to group suicide. It turned out to be pure magic.

Counting the twov starts, 31 skippers actually put their boats where their mouths said they would be and set out for the 2,196 mile distant Hanalei Bay, Kauai finish line. Twenty-two of the starters crossed the finish line; 14 from northern California, 3 from the Pacific Northwest, 4 from the Santa Barbara - Ventura area, and one from Hawaii. Two other entries dropped out of the race but did make it to the islands; 7 others dropped out, some just a few hours out of San Francisco, one after sailing almost 5 days out.

Unlike the 1976 OSTAR race across the Atlantic in which two were lost, all the TransPac racers arrived hale and hearty without serious injury. Without exception all the finishers could have continued on much further with little difficulty. Some newspapers reported that Bill Collins, the last to arrive, was taken to the hospital and was partially paralysed. That was a crock; he got off the boat and went to the bar for a beer, took a shower, had dinner^then went to the disco well into the night.

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Smith of Mill Valley was first-to-finish and corrected-time winner in his Santa Cruz 27, Solitaire. Norton’s astounding elapsed time of 13 days, 2 hours, and 34 minutes would have stood him well in many a crewed TransPac. No less amazing was Jim Gannon who roared in a mere 14 minutes later on both corrected and elapsed-time in his Freya 39, Golden Egg. Interestingly enough these were the two boats at opposite ends of the design spectrum - the Santa Cruz 27 small and ultra-light, the Freya big and heavy with a full keel. Gannon might have gotten the raw end of the two-start deal since he could have used the slightly stronger winds that seemed to accompany the small boat fleet, although Norton probably would have been better off a few times with lighter winds — at any rate the fleet gave a clear edict that in the future there be one start for all boats.

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Of the 22 finishers, only 5 did not make Hanalei Bay in under 17 days, and two of those 5 missed that goal by less than onejiour. The ‘slow’ boats were Phil Cushing’s Santana 22 “Able Sugar” which averaged a mere 5.2 knots for the 2,000 miles and “Shivoo” a Fantasia 35 sailed by 63 year-old Robert Coleman. Bill Collins overshot Kauai and then lost his main beating back in 25 to 35 knot winds with 12 to 15 foot seas to finish in 23 days.

Besides Norton Smith and Jim Gannon, Alan page 43

GOLDEN EGG

FREYA 39

First Big Boat To Finish Second On Elapsed Time Second On Corrected Time

John Carson was the skipper of Taylor’s Landing, one of two new Crealock 37s in the race. John was popular when he came into the bar because he had a fine way of telling sea stories and dirty jokes.

Carson was the only one we talked to who thought Lahaina might have been a better place to finish. He loved Hanalei Bay but citied the lack of various facilities for reprovisioning and getting fuel and water. He also said he thought the entrance to the bay was potentially dangerous and had he not been in seven times before, he would have hove to and waited for daylight.

John did not get much support on moving the finish line to Lahaina.

Carson has spent most of the last 6 or 7 years cruising and says that a good turn of speed is becoming very important to his concept of a good cruising

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boat.

Rutherford of 'Seattle in the Cal 40 “Quest” was the only other skipper to turn in a 13 day run.

Alan was a mere 3 hours off Norton and Gannon’s pace. Skip Allan of Capitola sailed “Wildflower” his Wylie Hawfarm prototype to a 14 day, 3 hour finish, a sensational tivme for a 28-foot boat. David White was the only other 14-day. man, making a fine run in the new Crealock 37 “Intention”.

Robert Wohleb in a second Freya 39, “Espial” would have made it in under 15 days had he not inadvertently been sent past the finish and down the Na Pali coast; 1 5 days, 5 minutes was his time.

Of the first 11 finishers only Wohleb had not made the Hawaii trip before, and even more amazing was the fact that this is only his second year sailing.

John Carson was next in “Taylor’s Landing” the second Crealock 37 to put in a fine showing.

Carson was followed by Larry Stewart of Mill Valley who sailed the only wood boat in the race.

Two and a half days out of San Francisco Stewart popped the chute on his 36-foot Peterson schooner, and except to replace a chaffed halyard never took it down for the next 13 days.

Hans Vielhauer was 9th on elapsed time in his Scampi “Mach Schnell” and Jay Varner of Alameda was 10th in his full-keeled Halberg-Rasscy, “Tatooed Lady”.

Blue-water experience was not* common among those who finished in the second half of the fleet.

Eight of the last 11 had never made the trip to

Before some sailors had a change to meet Harold Upham they thought he might be a sympathy entry’ because of his two heart operations. Nothing could have been further from the truth, and Harold had an attitude that was just too much.

When asked if he considered turning around when he encountered what he judged to be Force 7 winds, Harold had the following to say: “I was moving so fast and that sea was so big there was no way I was going to turn around. I didn t dare try and turn around, I would have been too scared to try.”

Was he nervous? “No, I was too sick.” Just as according to his plan, Harold hit the sack at 6:00 the first night out, and always made sure he got plenty of rest. He and Kent Rupp sailed the last week in radio contact and picked up Honolulu on the VHF 150 miles out.

Hawaii before, and 5 of them had been sailing for less than two years. Michael Lintner of Reno in the Westsail “My Star” was one of those who is relatively new to sailing. Westsail, often accused of making ‘tubs’ wilf be thrilled with Linfner’s superb time of 16 days, 3 hours. Sam Vahey of Sausalito and Harold “two heart-bypass” Upham of Hayward were two who are both fairly new to sailing and offshore. Sam, in his Ranger 37 “Odysseus” played it safe on his navigation and headed for the center of the Hawaiian chain, a precaution that eventually added an extra 150 miles to his trip. Sam was followed by Upham in his brand new “Joshua H” who was making his first ocean passage in his two years of sailing.

Upham was looking for comfort and a respectable time — he got both in his Columbia 8.7.

Naturally these superb times could not have been achieved without strong and favorable winds and that, for the most part, is what both fleets got.

Both fleets had to punch through two days of heavy weather off San Francisco, and here some of the smaller boats simply hove to for the night and most of the skippers got sick. Two days out most 1 boats got wind on the beam at about 20 knots, a wind strength that held as the wind came more and more from aft. The big boats did not have quite as much wind, but only one boat reported to approach any drifting conditions.

Lest you think it was an easy sprint over, it was page 45

Don Keenan of Santa Cruz never would have made the start without the help of his friends. Only hours before the starting gun was to be fired Don’s Vega 27 was overloaded with unpacked gear. Noticing that he needed help a few of his friends dragged him up to the St. Francis bar. His other friends began unloading what they considered unnecessary gear. They brought him out of the bar, stuck him on the boat, told him everything he needed was in the boat somewhere and shoved him off. Don hit the starting area just as the gun sounded.

Like some of the others this trip certainly did not give Don his fill of sailing. Last time we heard he was going to be bringing three of the race boats back to the mainland.

not. Michael ^intner remembers an old military ditty that seemed to apply to the race: “Though I be wounded, I be not killed. I’ll lay me down and bleed awhile, and rise to fight again.” A little overly dramatic, but it was the rare skipper who did not have serious problems to overcome.

Norton Smith for example had his self-steering and Omega conk out one day out of San Francisco. The next day he lost the main halyard to the top of the mast and with twins not steering well by themselves was faced with the decision of having to steer 14 to 16 hours a day or turn back.

He steered. Jim Gannon had problems too, but most were of a different nature. Harried by customers who decided they wanted extra last minute work done on the Freyas he builds, he didn’t have adequate time to prepare and shakedown his boat. Race morning he hooked up the propane tank and it leaked all over the cabin forcing him to run out and buy a single-burner Sea Swing. The mast he got from Spar Craft was wrong, the halyards arrived the day before the start, and gear just wasn’t getting to him on time.

Burned out at the start, he assembled the Aries for the first time out by the Lightbucket and began to study navigation three days out of San Francisco.

Unlike Norton who fought to control and direct the forces he had to power his boat, Gannon labored to get all the speed he could out of his much heavier boat. About half the fleet flew

Kent Rupp demonstrating just one of the many reasons he was the embarassment of the fleet. Originally many thought Kent was a marathon runner what with the way he kept chasing girls - only later did they find out Kent had sailed over.

Well he sort of sailed over, if you can call reading books at hull speed with your chute up, well yeah then he sailed over. In fact Kent had such an easy trip that a number of racers have vowed that if Kent tries to sail back in the Gate they II be waiting on the bridge with rocks.

In a rare moment of sincerity and honesty Rupp admitted that in sailing alone you get to know yourself better; “I discovered I was a real asshole of a captain was the way he put it, “no wonder my girlfriend refused to sail with me anymore.”

Before he d left on the race Kent had boned up on clever sayings and was giving his reasons for going on the race as “life hangs by a gossamer thread” and other such trash. They don’t have books at Club Med, so Kent had to tell the real reasons why he wanted to sail alone, down to earth things like “you don’t have to leave the cabin when you fart”.

Kent said he enjoyed the trip over so much that he decided to sail back alone. Actually nobody would go with him.

This was Kent s first ocean crossing, and he was 4th on corrected time in his Triton Neried; he’s also a funny guy.

Here the skippers are playing craps for boat titles.

Actually, they’re just comparing courses taken on the way over.

chutes, Gannon was the only one to throw up a blooper too — which if you stop and consider that he’s on a 39 foot boat is really one hell of an insane thing to do.

Several skippers did have lesser hardships to overcome. Robert Wohleb did bend a spinnaker pole but his greatest problem was with the time it took his refrigerator to cool each new case of Heinekens. Tom Lindholm did run out of his water supply except for the emergency jugs - that sounds bad, but he had plenty of juices left and had used the water taking hot showers. Kent Rupp on the Triton “Nereid” and Larry Stewart on the schooner “Thales” both had fairly easy trips, each catching up on their reading while doing hull speed under spinnakers.

The most common severe problem — faced by maybe half the fleet — was the loss or breakdown of windvanes. Skip Allan decided that three separate systems were necessary and he was probably right. Some, like Sam Vahcy started cutting up bunks on his Ranger 37 for raw materials, David White on the Crcalock started scandalizing the eingine for hose clamps and such.

Rather surprising to us, there seemed to be more breakdowns of vanes than auto-pilots, and a couple of boats that had both went with the autopilot by choice.

Although there were others that worked well too, the Aries vanes seemed to have a good if not page 47

Club Medette inspects the rigging while everyone else inspects hers. Individuals at Club Med were friendly and courteous — the management was not.

63 year-old Robert Coleman was the oldest skipper in the race, having been born in Honolulu in 1915. This was Coleman’s first long ocean passage and he found it to be a much easier trip than his singlehanded sail from L.A. to San Francisco. That trip, he said, left him dizzy for days.

Robert mentioned that the start and the finish were a little difficult, but the rest wasn’t bad at all. He had always heard that the ocean was blue, but had never realized how blue it could get until he was 300 miles offshore.

After returning to Portland, Bob and his wife plan to sail on to the Mediterranean.

flawless record, although it may be significant they were on full keel boats. In fairness to the vane manufacturers, these were brutal conditions on vanes: there were swells from three distinct directions, the winds were strong, and the skippers were driving the boats at or above hull speed as often as they could, and most destructive they were sailing almost downwind. Gannon, whose Aries held up for the entire trip, saw it whipping back and forth from lock to lock and figured it would self-destruct in an hour. It didn’t, but the race certainly was not easy on vanes.

One item in particular that seemed to be a disappointment was the Ra-Alert radar detectors that were supposed to sound off in the presence of freighters. Many in the fleet had Ra-Alerts and they all seemed to sound off when radios and lights were turned on, but didn’t let out a peep in the presence of freighters. Ra-Alerts cost close to $200 and need to go back to the drawing board or to the bottom of the ocean.

“Spinnaker Sallys” also drew fire from those who used them. One racer remarked that a normal spinnaker wrap required hours to undue and tremendous energy. A ‘Spinnaker Sally’ wrap on the otherhand might take all day to undo and just about kill you. When Jay Varner got his down for the last time he tossed it in a pile by the companionway steps — that way each time he passed it he could swear and stomp at the mess in

Sweet Baby James’ Gannon is only two, but he’s already taking after his old man. Notice the casual dress, the penchant for good beer as well as an inclination to crank on the winches.

James will be four in 1980 and is expected to be the youngest entry in the next TransPac.

frustration. When they worked they were reportedly super; when they didn’t they were pure hell.

Spinnaker poles bent like straws, often the result of being dipped deep into a swell. Alan Rutherford who carred 2 huge 23’ poles to wing out big twins, bent both of his after dipping them.

Harold Upham had the bridles break on his Forespar pole from being insufficiently put on.

Kent Rupp had bought a new pole and the end fitting just dropped off.

Many spinnaker halyards came down as the result of chafe. Among the fleet there were at least 9 sobering trips to the top of masts to replace halyard. Many were lucky and had steps going up; Larry Stewart didn’t and after a long long time of thought hoisted himself to the top in a chair.

Both Michael Lintner and Tom Lindholm went overboard voluntarily albeit without enthusiasm.

Lintner bad to fix a minor problem on his vane and said the experience “made him pucker”.

Lindholm had a halyard fouled jn his rudder and found the water so pleasant he stayed in for a long swim and planned to take another but the weather did not permit it. Bill Collins twice went over trying to bring the spinnaker down but both times was able to pull himself back onboard.

There was a great debate over the use of safety harnesses. Some like Don Keenan and Robert Coleman always hooked on whenever they came /

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When Robert Coleman crossed the starting line, he vowed that if he made it across the Pacific he would worship the mountains of Kauai - wait, no, no - we just made that up. Actually what is happening here is that Coleman is trying to get half the racers to come up to the bar while they are trying to get him to bring the others down. After half an hour of arguing in arm language Coleman lost and everyone went down to the park.

This is “Thales”, Larry Stewart’s ‘only’ boat. The only wood boat in the race, the only schooner in the race, the only freighter in the race. Freighter?

Well the way Larry tells it he just bought a condominium near Hanalei Bay and he needed to move some stuff over. So into the boat with the provisions came dining rooms chairs, linen, wine glasses, case of wine, and god knows what all.

Larry wasn’t too hot about anyone seeing him do this, so he would get up early each morning and row the stuff ashore. It’s a funny world.

Larry had a fairly comfortable trip across, flying the chute day and night for 12/2 days. Like Kent Rupp, he was able to catch up on his reading.

out of the cabin. Others like Skip Allan and Tom Lindholm had planned to wear them but decided that except under certain conditions they were possibly more dangerous than being without. More than a few decided not to wear them at all, knowing full well if they ‘took a walk’ it was beyond a doubt all over.

Whether or not to use running lights was also the source of differing opinions. Some ran running lights every night, other’s ran dark except when near land. Skip Allan and Don Keenan opted to attach a strobe light to their backstays, a system that required new batteries every two days.

Personal emotions naturally ran very high before during and after the race. A few had been slightly sick to their stomachs for several months prior to the start, and began to feel better only as they approached the island. Most left with knots in their stomachs but fortunately too busy and too high on the prospects of the voyage to dwell on their apprehensions.

For about half the fleet the emotional high faded to a letdown as they got into a tradewind routine about 8 or 9 days out. Some got a little lonely and depressed, others got a little bored.

Halfway across Kent Rupp buried the ashes of his godson and the emotional impact knocked him flat. Harold Upham also got hit with an emotional ton of bricks when he played a tape from his sonin-law who is a Scmanarian. Upham also reached a

Jay Varner was really pushing it. Like almost everyone in the race he was there to race. His Rasmus 35’ however is more of a cruiser than a racer, so Jay had to push harder than most to get results. He didn’t do bad though, once he got the Spinnaker Sally down and stomped it around a bit.

Sharp looking Hawaiian shirts were Jay’s trademark on the island.

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stage where he felt tremendous love for everyone.

Alone on the ocean can tend to amplify emotions.

Other people had hidden emotions float to the surface. Norton Smith found an unusual sense of freedom mid-ocean. He felt he could run about, hollering, screaming and crying - and he did. He was not the only one who felt free of the normal behavioral restrictions.

Noel

Rosen, who sailed the farthest of the

boats that didn’t finish, was twice terrified when he looked out to the cockpit and saw nobody was at the helm. Reportedly he would become frantic and search wildly for his wife before he would remember that he was alone. Apparently it scared the hell out of him. One or two of the finishers thought at times they might be hallucinating or hearing

things,

but later discovered they were

just hearing various boat noises. Darrell Davcy did hear voices and that gave him a fright until he looked out the port and saw that a freighter had suddenly appeared next to his Pearson Vanguard.

David White, who has done the Singlchandcd Race from

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The greatest common apprehension was over navigation. A good percentage of the fleet felVvcry confident of what they were doing and had no page 51

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Norton Smith heading out the Gate with only a couple of thousand miles to the finish. He later said that his boat was as wet inside as it was outside.

Sometimes Skip Allan “would just find myself at the shrouds hollering and screaming, watching the boat cream along on her own.”

Skip has sailed on at least 6 crewed TransPacs. He sailed on Kialoa, Ticonderoga twice including the record-breaking run when a 350 lb. spinnaker pole was shot through the mainsail. Skip then sailed his father’s Cal 40 to an overall TransPac victory, and later was on Windward Passage during

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her boring but record breaking run.

Skip said next time he’d like to try sailing the race in a 4o-foot trimaran.

Next month Latitude 38 will be publishing the transcprit of a 90-minute tape made by Skip as he sailed across the Pacific. It’s a wave by wave account (well not really), but it’s different and we think you’ll like it.

trouble with the ‘problem’ noon sight as they approached Kauai. There were however, a good number of skippers who were navigating for the first time and they all had the willies as they began to approach land, or hope they were approaching land. After the race was over almost all agreed that there should be greater checks of navigation proficiency before entries are cleared for the race.

Even an experienced navigator like Jay Varner almost scooted right by Kauai.

The reception Norton Smith got at Club Med after finishing first was just underwhelming. He was escorted to the bar by Paul Boemke of the race committee and Club Med’s nurse Carol. Were there leis, champagne, and people to greet him?

No. There was however a bartender who informed him that he would have to get his cash exchanged for ‘beads’ before he could buy a drink. That folks was the welcome you can expect from Club Med when they co-sponsor a race and you have just sailed 2,000 miles averaging nearly 7 knots in a 27 foot boat. Fortunately Paul. Boemke jumped in and bought a victory beer-.

If there was any consolation, it was that nobody got any better .reception. Frankly most didn’t care although one or two regretted that the expected horde of lascivious 18 year-olds did not materialize. Most skippers shyed away from crowds just after arriving, and hiking, and going back out sailing were popular activities.

Robert Wohleb had one of the more pleasant passages over in his Freya, Espial. Wohlebs philosophy was simply: get plenty of sleep, at least 8 hours; have plenty of cold beer; take it easy. He never flew a chute but still made it in 15 days, 5 minutes.

Bob is going on an extended voyage, eventaully ending in Singapore and will be departing Kauai as soon as a new shipment of knee-pads arrives. We’ll hear more from Bob in the future.

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Club Med’s treatment of the racers was and remains a monumental embarassment to their organization. The management at Hanalei was inhospitable, unfriendly, and downright cheap.

Entrants who wanted rooms were charged $50 a day per person and those who stayed on their boats had to pay $8 for lunch and $15 for dinner, breakfast was not available at any price. As a result of this attitude there was a great gathering of racers and friends at the Dolfin Restaurant, a way to have dinner without Club Med profiting.

Although individual Club Medettes were friendly and the ‘what are you doing here’ attitudes eventually subsided, it will take years for Club Med to live down their disgraceful hospitality in the minds of those who were there.

When Club Med finally did put on their ‘awards banquet’ it consisted of opening up a few bottles of champagne and then fleeing. The few bottles apparently to serve the 75 to 100 people that had come all the way to Hanalei Bay for this specific event. Ironically these same people had been putting away countless numbers of Heinckens at Club Med’s bargain price of $2.60 a bottle. Kauai is possibly the most beautiful of the Hawaiian Islands, and there is a good chance that Hanalei Bay is as lovciy an anchorage as can be found, but without a doubt Club Med was the most lame host you’ve ever seen. / The sorry behavior on part of the race page 55

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Bill Collins became the object of some of the most original fiction of the decade as he was sailing in the last few miles. Reports circulated that he had a broken arm, then two broken arms; a short while later a leg was broken, then paralysis set in. Even as he was with his very lovely lady in the Club Med disco the night he arrived, the Honolulu papers were setting stories that had him seriously injured and in the hospital.

Collins aspect of the race was all blown out of proportion. For inexplicable reasons some people kept trying to draw Amy Boyer into the fact that Collins took a little longer than expected.

Collins was never in serious difficulty, originally he was a little too far north and got becalmed and then due to overcast skies the last days approaching the island and couldn’t get a good shot. Having sailed past the island he mainsail ripped out as he began beating back into the now very stiff trades and developed seas.

Worried that the race committee might start a rescue opration, Collins set offanEPIRB and eventually was contacted by the Coast Guard: Given a ' correct position, he continued beating back into the very stiff trades with only a genoa, finally arriving at Hanalei Bay. There were no serious problems, there were no injuries, and Bill is ready to go again next time.

The last boat in, the Robert Quinn crosses the finish line with her main having been blown off.

There had been concern about the whereabouts of the Robert Quinn — the biggest being that the skipper might have fallen over.

Everyone was relieved when the Quinn crossed the finish line.

co-sponsor however could in no way diminish the soaring spirits of the racers as they finished, spirits that transcended the pettiness and even some of the more common carnal pleasures. Good-hearted and good-natured drinking with fellow racers seemed to be one of the most important and enjoyable things that; could possibly be done. And some took to drinking with more enthusiasm than others.

Jim Gannon, who had sailed over dry, was probably the most thirsty arrival of all. He pulled in at noon and in two hours he was dead drunk.

They tried to put him to sleep but he awoke to get drunk for the second time that day. It eventually took five sailors to ‘pour’ Gannon back into the cockpit of his boat that night. Gannon sobered up to drink again the next day, startling those who know him by entertaining the group with Aussie sea stories.

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Michael

Lintner was stumbled over one dawn when mistaken for a rock. Another skipper headed out for his boat in an Avon one night; he never made it and was spotted the next morning still in his Avon washing up on shore with the wavelets.

Others drank themselves into friendships and ‘romances’ at Club Mod’s late night ‘disco’ purgatory’ and early morning ‘disco Hades’.

However, there invariably is always a man among men when it comes to celebrating a good sil

This photograph is of the lovely protected anchorage at Hanalei Bay. The greenery is fantastic, the water is clear, and the temperature is perfect.

According to those who have been around, the amount of boats in this picture is about as many as have ever been at Hanalei at one time.

In the background is Mt. something or the other, and it the wettest spot on earth, getting over 40 feet of rain per year. This picture was taken from the Club Med bar, which, despite the cost of good beer, is the second wettest spot in the world.

and this time that man was Phd in chemistry Robert Wohleb. Upon leaving San Francisco Bob had been given a plaque from some of the crew at Gannon Yachts who built his boat. The plaque featured a pair of knee-pads and the inscription “good luck and bon apetite’. Not wanting to disappoint those back home who gave the gift, Bob donned the knee-pads, threw down a few beers and rambled about Club Med on all fours ‘meeting’ some of the Club Medettes. Wohleb didn’t remember any of it the next day, but a number of the women did. Like all the drinking, Bob’s little performance was nothing but a friendly nuisance. The behavior of all those associated with the race was joyful and exhuberant as well as above reproach.

When the fleets left San Francico both of the local dailies ran headlines labeling the racers as “crazies”, which is about the local dailies speed and completely inaccurate. The group that arrived on Kauai was made up of achievers: a physician, several lawyers, engineers, a city councilman, a commercial pilot, a number of investors, several professors, two who were retired, and a strong nucleus of professional and semi-professional sailors. There were no crazies, and interestingly enough, neither were there any under age 30 who finished the race.

It is common to mention that there was great; camaraderie among such a group, and for once this, page 57

Two Crealock 37s were entered in the race and did quite well, being the 3rd and 5th big boats across the line. Crealocks will reportedly be manufactured in northern California in the near future.

v Alan Rutherford is an IOR measurer and raced over on his Cal 40 Quest.

Alan believes his boat could have benefited from either lighter or stronger winds — the race conditions had been just wrong for the Cal. Alan was one of three entrants from the Pacific Northwest.

Like several other entries, Alan didn’t talk alot, but he was a man of action. When the report came in that the Coast Guard was in contact with the( Robert Quinn, Rutherford quickly got a crew together and sailed out' immediately to take over from the Coast Guard.

was not a bunch of bull. A mutual feeling existed; among the racers that they had participated in something special, this having been the first race.

All seemed to have suddenly taken a keen interest in the future of the Singlehanded Sailing Society and of this TransPac Race in particular. Strong opinions were voiced to the effect that there be only one start, that the number of entries be quite limited, that boats be limited in size, and that financial sponsorship be limited or prohibited.

Whether any of these things will gain support at the future meetings of the Society remains to be seen.

There were others with suggestions to modify the race. Some suggested that it be a ‘one-two’ race, with two men racing the boats back to the mainland. Others who enjoy sex recommended that there be a couples division. Jim Gannon was among a group who thought that just a downwind race was not a good test of man or boats and wanted the race to continue back to the mainland.

Last seen, Gannon and Alan Rutherford were heading off for Honolulu, both wanting further racing.

There were some mixed feelings about the organization of the race. Most felt that the Society’s Commodore George Siegler had done a great job in getting the first race going and breathing life into the event. Some were indignant however that George seemed to bend some of the

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Thomas Lindholm started out seriouly racing, but after catching a halyard in his rudder he decided to enjoy his passage. Fie flew just a 150 genoa for most of the trip and said “it was 10% crappy and 90% beautiful.”

A city councilman in Hidden Hills, Lindholm began to take his creature comforts so seriously that he ran out of water taking hot showers. His first sign of approaching land was not in the saltiest traditions of the sea - he picked up Star Trek ’ on his color TV 150 miles out.

Lindholm was very hesitant before jumping in the water to unfoul his rudder, giving some thought to sharks. But, finally he did it. “I thought to myself, well maybe there is a shark down there, and maybe there isn’t; but he s got his problems and I’ve got mine - and right now mine are greater than his. With that rationalization Lindholm jumped in. It turned out that the water felt so great he stayed in for a long swim. Only continued strong breezes kept him from stopping to take other swim breaks.

rules to get another Freya, for which he is a dealer, in the race. A few felt that George had not been responsive to skippers wishes with regard to sealing props. Yet there was not one who dare deny the race had been fantastic and George had got it going. All seemed content to wait until the next meeting of the Society to vent their opinions — something George had encouraged for a long time but seemed to get few takers. That next meeting should be a dilly.

The bottom line however of any race is how many would be willing to do it again. We talked to most of the racers and everyone said they’d be game again. Sam Vahey, who got horribly seasick the first few days and lost more than a few pounds commented that he’s sending his money in as soon as the applications come out - many feel this race is going to explode in popularity and don’t want to get left out. A surprising number of skippers seemed to find that sailing singlehanded was enjoyable, perhaps more so than with a crew, and at least a couple have decided to ^inglehand back.

Kent Rupp explained one of the advantages of singlehanding in his unique way by observing ‘“if you’re alone you don’t have to leave the cabin if you’re going to fart.’’ Well put, Kent.

For the rest of their lives the participants of this TransPac wiil be saying “it was great in 78’’.

It sure was.

— Latitude 38 page 59

THE WINNER

FREYA 39 The Myth-Breaker — An Ocean Cruiser That Can Race.

SINGLEHANDED TRANSPACIFIC RACE RESULTS: Frey a 39 elapsed time San Francisco to Flawaii — 13 days, 2 hours, 46 min., 40 sec.

First of the big boats to finish • First in division overall • First in division handicap WITH A CAL 40 COMING IN SECOND TO THE FREYA, YOU KNOW SHE WAS IN FAST COMPANY!

It takes an extremely strong, dependable, well-designed boat to push to the limits of transoceanic racing. The FREYA is strong — handlayed fiberglass with a 23,000 lb. displacement; dependable — three started the race, three finished; well-designed — only yacht tp have won the Sydney to Hobart race three years running.

The FREYA 39 may sound like a racing boat, but she is actually one of the safest full-keeled cruising boats built in the world.

Compare these cruising features: CUTTER RIGGED — For split rig convenience and best boat balance.

FULL KEEL — We have often put ours aground for bottom maintenance, which saves an expensive and inconvenient haul out. Also offers more resistance to motion for the live-aboard.

FLUSH DECK FORWARD — Low profile safety in heavy seas. More sunning space while in port.

DIESEL ENGINE — More cruising range per gallon, less fire hazard.

INTERNAL LEAD BALLAST — No keel bolts to rust and worry about. Clean underwater lines.

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BOAT NAME

TYPE OF BOAT

STANDING 13 02 34 27

NORTON SMITH

(1)

SOLITAIRE

13 02 46 40

JIM GANNON

(2)

GOLDEN EGG

13 05 03 01

ALAN RUTHERFORD

(7)

QUEST

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SKIP ALLAN

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WILDFLOWER

14 16 25 21

DAVID WHITE

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HAWKFARM CREALOCK 37

15 00 05 15

ROBERTWOHLEB

(16)

ESPIAL

15 10 47 00

JOHN CARSON

(11)

TAYLOR'S LANDING

15 13 42 15

LAWRENCE STEWART

(6)

THALES

15 16 05 00

HANS VIELHAUER

(12)

MACHSCHNELL

SCAMPI

15 18 05 20

JAY VARNER

(13)

TATOOED LADY

RASMUS 35

16 01 53 20

MICHAEL HARTING

(19)

CHALLENGE

16 03 54 13

MICHAEL LINTNER

(8)

MY STAR

16 04 58 20

MIKE PYZEL

(10)

CABALLO BLANCO

16 05 50 20

SAM VAHEY

(20)

ODYSSEUS

RANGER 37

16 08 59 40

HAROLD UPHAM

(14)

JOSHUA H.

COLUMBIA 8.7

16 11 54 27

KENT RUPP

(4)

NEREID

TRITON

16 15 46 50

DARRELL DAVEY

(15)

UHURU

VANGUARD

ERICSON 41

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THOMAS LINDHOLM

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LANI KAI

17 14 58 00

PHIL CUSHING

(17)

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C CUTS For the sailor who treasures his freedom and enjoys saying “I did it my way”, International ‘C’ Class Catamarans are just the thing. A developmental class, the rules are but three: less than 25 feet in length; beam under 14 feet; 300 sq. feet of sail area. Given this amount of design latitude, the ‘C’ Cat owner is frequently the designer-builder-modifer chief tinkerer.

Actually tinkering with the cats is a common and enjoyable pastime for many of the owners having engineering backgrounds. Regattas are rare, with speed trials and match racing held only intermitently. The last proper ‘C’ Cat regatta was the Little America’s Cup Challenge in late 1977 at Cabrillo Beach where the U.S.’s “Patient Lady” defeated the Australian challenger in the 14th running.

Charles Beyor of Tiburon, National Class President, decided to change all that and persuaded the San Francisco Yacht Club to sponsor the Pacific Coast Championships last month. Seven ‘C’ Cats participated in the 5-race, 2-day event, an impressive turnout considering there are only about 12 of the cats operational in the country.

The freedom of thought was immediately evident. “Coyote” had a wing which looked as though it might have been lifted from a DC-3. Most others were ‘una’ rigged with ‘soft sail’ and a ‘deck-seal’ which is sort of a decksweeper main. Bob Kettenhoffen sailed “Hawk” as a sloop on Saturday, and changed to an una rig the next day with better results.

The wing versus the soft sail is perhaps the biggest controversy in ‘C’ Cat competition. Alex Kozloff and Robie Harvey first brought the Little America’s Cup to the United States when their soft sail “Aquarius V” defeated the Aussie’s winged “Miss Nylex”. If the wind blew “Nylex” won, if it was light “Aquarius” won. The wings have the unusual quality that nobody seems to know how to ‘read’ the darn things. During the Championships. “Coyote” would be ripping along at 18 knots and suddenly slow to a crawl. Inexplicably she would suddenly take off again like a bullet.

Alex Kozloff, on the wire and winning at 54 PHOTOS BY DIANE BEESTON Coyote — all wing

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54 year-old Alex Kozloff, who is considered the Bill Lee of ‘C’ Cats for his ultra-light designs, and helmsman Robie Harvey won the Championship by taking all three firsts in the lighter airs on Saturday and a second and fourth in Sundays fresher breezes. Coyote’s wing relished the stronger winds of Sundays . first race for a first, Taku IV won a first also.

The winds' for the Pacific Coast Championships were between 10 and 22 knots which is ideal because class rules prohibit racing below 4 knots or above 25 knots. In high winds the cats don’t ‘go over — they cartwheel which sounds even more breathtaking. All five races had the same course over by Richmond, an 11 mile standard Olympic course. The quick cats took all of about 40 minutes to finish — we don’t know how to figure it out, but that is darn fast.

Breakdowns are frequent in ‘C’ Cat racing, and only 4 of the 7 boats were able to complete all 5 races. But to ‘C’ Cat owners, going back to the drawing board is almost as much fun as being out on the wire.

C Cats point to weather surprisingly well — about 32 to 34 degrees off the wind. Much of this is due to the skill of the man on the wire — most often an owner in his 40s or 50s who ought to know better than be out there.

The Little America’s Cup will be held in Conneticut this August.

— Latitude 38 Aquarius V - Jim Davies

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When I ran into my friend Norma the other day, she said “I see you’ve been up the Delta again.” How could she be so sure? There were several clues: First of all, weren’t my thumb and index finger stained permanently purple from picking blackberries? (I never eat them, I just pick them because everybody else does.)

Norma’s second clue was the angle of my left arm, paralyzed into the cocktail holding position that one assumes on the stern of one’s sailboat for two solid weeks.

The third clue was, of course, my bathing suit tan which I revealed by wearing shots and a halter. For the rest of the year I conceal my body because the only tan parts are my face and the back of my hands — the unmistakable mark of a San Francisco Bay sailor.

While our yearly sojourn is still fresh in my mind, I’ll list for you a few of the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of a trip to the Delta.

Only a kid can get dirty in a river

DO NOT wrap you anchor line around another sailboat’s keel.

DO NOT try to clean a catfish with a pair of pliers and a crescent wrench.

DO NOT leave $5 worth of pork chops hidden in a corner of the ice box for a week and a half.

DO NOT pour your dirty laundry water into the river until all the laundry is out of it. . DO NOT take Dixie ‘riddle cups’ along if your children can read.

DO NOT wash your hair in the river until after you have removed your glasses.

DO, however, take an extra of anything vital to your happiness v- if you don’t, you’ll lose it overboard for sure.

(On the Delta, a flyswatter can be vital to your happiness.)

DO take twice as much beer, toilet papbr, lettuce, clothespins, trash bags, cash, and wine as you think you will need.

DO inform everyone who boards your

boat that you have wrapped your loaf of bread in that orange beach towel on the cockpit seat.

DO takes lots of photographs, •particularly of the men trying to tie the bow to the tules or when they are hard aground.

Getting to the Delta is a breeze (if you have one with a flood tide.) Getting home again, however, can be sheer agony. Not the sunburn, not the mosquito bites, but Suisun Bay which crouches cunningly under the deceptively blue sky. Suddenly it leaps at you, testing your endurance, your hangover, and your hull’s integrity.

Then, just as you think you have won, you are confronted with San Pablo Bay’s bubbling cauldron of crashing, foaming, nasty little waves that soak you to the skin before you have the sense to get your ‘foulies’ on. Making it all the worse are the grinning hordes of pale sailors, just beginning the leisure run up the river, basking in their bathing suits as their boats lightly skim the clop.

We made a common blunder this year.

When we reached San Pablo Bay on our return it was placid and the tide with us, and we should have pushed on. Dummies that we are, vwe chose to spend the night in Vallejo and make the final leg the next day. We should have known San Pablo is never never placid for two days in a row, and sure enough the next morning we received the full dose of its fury. And then, just as typically, as we reached the Brothers, the wind began to drop and eventually we were forced to motor through the flat calm between the Richmond Bridge and Raccoon Straits.

Why do we insist on submitting to this two weeks of torture year after year?

What is so great about doing your laundry in a bucket, boiling water for dishes, paying double for groceries, standing on your head to reach that item in the bottom of your ice box, catching the same four-inch long striper on your line hour after hour, telling the kids to get their lifejackets on'73 times a day, trying to come up with 42 unique ancf exciting meals on a one-burner stove, getting stuck in the mud three time a week, paying 50c to dump your trash, and watching your

DELTA DON'TS husband’s new mustache grow up his nose?

“It’s a fun, relaxing vacation,” says my husband who never touched a bucket of laundry.

“I love the swimming,” says my seven year-old son who did not hang bathing suits and towels from the lifelines 17 times a day.

Jaws III

“I love sleeping on the boat”, grings my five year-old daughter who has not yet learned how to roll up a sleeping bag and who snores like a grown man.

What do I like about going to the Delta? I’ll think of something in a minute. Ah yes, I got to read a book, I swam, I got a great tan, I did not have to hear Yogi Bear on TV, I met some nice new friends and lots of old ones, I had a welcome rest from racing, and I learned that dinghy sailing is fun and not insane as I had always thought. But I must confess that my main reason for accompanying my family for two weeks

on the Delta is that in return, I have earned a weekend at the Hyatt Regency Hotel complete with luxurious accomodations, clean sheets and room service!

Epilog: some rumors we heard— That peaceful kidney bean shaped lake on Georgiana Slough is full of heavy equipment building a marina.

Hogback Island on Steamboat Slough has been closed to overnighters due to a reported recent invasion by the Hell’s Angles.

Lost Slough is the greatest, but difficult to enter at low tide if your boat draws over 5 feet or if your mast rises more than 44 feet (power lines). Proceed with caution and mosquito netting.

“The Meadows”, long inacessible because of a bridge can now be added to your itinerary due to the permanent opening of said bridge — except during a train passage once a month.

— Sue Rowley

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ROBB 37' YAWL Custom built by R & W Clark, mahogany planking on oak, bronze centerboard, Westerbeke diesel, six sails, two anchors, merriman winches, fiberglass dinghy, V.H.F., fathometer. Classic construction with great comfort. $41,500. (415) 673-2749.

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24' WOODEN SLOOP Full keel. Classic Construction. Sturdy Bay Cruiser. Recently hauled in 6/78 with new bottom paint. Well Maintained. 7% H.P. Mercury Outboard. Coyote Point Berth. Only $4,000. Call 349-3863, eves.

ALBERG "35" This well maintained Alberg 35 has the heavier and huskier western built hull and the S.F. Bay rig.

Many improvements below — many added lockers, more usable galley, extra storage, etc.

Two mains, 4 jibs, spinnaker - 8 winches - dodger, FM & 8-track stereo - Zenith Transoceanic - Konel radiophone, Apelco depth sounder, plus many other goodies to help make cruising more comfortable and racing more fun. $38,500 Berthed in San Rafael. Phone 453-2016 eves, for appointment to inspect.

SEAIR SAILING CLUB • Wide variety of sailboats » • Low cost sailing • Call or write for more information 1978. BE READY. (415) 493-8735,

North Point Pier San Francisco

Best location in Bay Area Limited Membership - North Point opens Oct 4 P.O. Box 26190. S.F. 941 26^

SPINNAKER POLE Laminated hollow core spruce, varnished. 14'9" long x 4" dia. tapered to 3” dia. at ends. Standard lanyard release fittings. Never used. $275. See at berth 289 Ballena Bay Harbor. 786-6287 days, 865-6683 eves.

”38' KETTENBERG" Fast sailing classic sloop of mahogany and oak. Six sails, Jim Buoy, VHF, etc. Fresh water cooled engine. Excellent condition throughout. Current Survey. Must be seen. Asking $25,000. Call Warren at 989-4380 days, or 435-9495 eves.

MARINE

INSURANCE HELENE GARDNER AGENCY

P.O Box 2128 Castro Valley - 415-886-6064 87 Jack London Square. Oakland -415-834-1802

"RANGER 23" 1976 — Blue Hull — fully equipped and ready to race or cruise.

Good record and just hauled. Must sell. $14,000/offer. Also sell half interest. Call Rich 327-8656 eves., 837-7201 ex. 280 days.

Bill

ERICSON 27 Excellent condition — 1972 outboard Full Race 5 bags, 7 winches, complete gear New LP hull, painted spars. $18,950 938-3287 Leslie

DECK HATCHES

GEORGE GIAN0U l SONS

Offshore construction, modern design, quality materials used. We have a few hatches used for demos and boat shows. We will sell them at substantial savings! ! !

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SOUTHWIND 32 SAILBOAT (Bruce Bingham Anastasia) Fiberglass hull with deck, cabin and cockpit attached. 7500 lb. ballast, cabin sole and rudder installed. Heavy-duty building cradle and construction plans. Asking $14,950. Days (415) 365-7874, eves (415) 366-6974 or (408) 732-0708.

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SIO HARBOR DRIVE 332*3330

SAUSALITO. CALIF. S4SSB

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WHITE DOVE WOODWORKING Quality boat carpentry, repairs, interiors, cabinetry, finishing, woodcarving, furnishings. (415) 6584384

MERMAID DIVERS

Well-known tor tine craftsmanship tailored to your needs. sSAILCOVEFiS s SAIL REPAIR s HATCH COVERS s WINCH COVERS s SUN AWNINGS s YACHT UPHOLSTERY We sell material to malke your own.

Wave Trader Bldg., 1702 Bridgeway, Sausalito 332-1078

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CATALINA 22 Excellent condition with good main and jib, depth sounder, oversized winches. Jiffy reefing, bow pulpit, compass, anchors, Wisker pole, trailer, 6 HP Mercury outboard. Asking $5,000. Please call (415) 278-8025.

Michael Childs

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PASSAGE TO AUSTRALIA Englishman with intentions of pursuing a journalistic career in Australia. R.O.Y.C. R.T.Y.C. member, with a broad experience of offshore racing. Is open to any crewing opportunities. Contact Nick Ingram, 845-9539 eves., 981-8860 working hours.

Hull cleaning and inspection, zinc and propeller work, bright work and maintenance. " GIVE YOUR BOTTOM A WOMAN'S TOUCH " Shelly Stevens 332-0845-Sausalito

521-5370

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70-U Woodland Ave., San Rafael

Cooper marine, Inc. ,4,5,453 2331

SPECIALIST

Sharon Humberson

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Order your custom designed boat lettering selecting from over 400 color combinations on our convenient order blank !

WHY NOT A CLASSY CLASSIFIED? Lather yourself in loquacious luxury! A Classy Classified allows you 40 remarkably descriptive words to sell your boat, service or product. The cost? A sniveling $10 for private parties, a pecuniary $20 for businesses. Please no telephone calls or special requests for unusual designs — we're classy but we're cheap, too! Send your check and your ad copy to P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94965.

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SELECT BROKERAGE LISTINGS 47'ENGLISH KETCH, diesel engine.$55,000 44' STEPHENS BUILT. 44,000 41' FLUSH DECK KETCH, Lister diesel. 45,000 41' RHODES-KETTENBEFSG. 39,500 36' AFT CABIN OLSEN, wood. 45,900 35' MAGELLAN AFT CAB. 44,000 33' SPAULDING. 28,000 32' VANGUARD. 29,000 32' BLOCK ISLAND CUTTER, diesel, aft cab. 29,000 32' STEEL SLOOP, aft cabin. 39,000 30'TARTAN.. . 33,950 30' PACIFIC.14,000 30' ISLANDER.low price 23,500 29' ERICKSON . . ..21,900 28' RANGER. 24,000 28'CAL INBOARD.16,000 28' NICHOLS BUCCANEER.11,400 27'TARTAN INBOARD, good inventory.19,000

27'CATALINA.13,500 26'COLUMBIA Mk llx.10,500 26' FOLKBOAT .......7,700 26' ELDRIGE-McGINNIS.19,500 26' EXCALIBUR ..2 @ 10,500 and 8,900 26' PACIFIC CLIPPER. 9,500 26'RANGER.11,850 26'THUNDERBIRD.2 @ 6,200 and 4,900 25' CAL.2 @ 9,500 and 8,500 25' PETERSON 225, 1975, loaded.

20,000 24' YANKEE DOLPHIN, gorgeous.12,900 24' COLUMBIA CONTENDER.4,000 24' COLUMBIA CHALLENGER.6,500 23' BEAR.7,300 22'GARDEN "DISCOVERY" GAFF CUTTER.8,800 21' ISLANDER.3,950 19' ACO'RN.2,300 19' RHODES 19.! . .2,200

33' VANGUARD by Pearson, This lovely has been owned by one fastidious owner since new.

Extensive inventory. Asking $29,000

22' GARDEN "DISCOVERY" CUTTER. One of the finest little yachts in captivity. Owner buying larger yacht soon. $8,800

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24' YANKEE DOLPHIN. Certainly the bestmaintained Dolphin we have seen. Brand new Hood, main and jib. Spinnaker and 1st Class instruments. $12,900 (Photo Sistership)

36' NORWEGIAN BUILT center cockpit double-ender not by Atkins, but by William Lapworth. 2 heads. Diesel engine, diesel generator. An impeccably cared-for yacht. $45,000

RHODES 43'. This classic Rhodes sloop has loads of sails and recent equipment. Impressive recent race record. 7' headroom in main cabin and 6' headroom forward. Only $24,900

BANK FINANCING AVAILABLE / BERTHS AVAILABLE FOR ALL BOATS

1535 Buena Vista Ave. Alameda

(415) 522-6500

CRUISING CONSULTANTS

--PERSONALIZED SERVICE__ ROAD, VALLEJO. '—(701^ 552-206

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i32 CHALLENGER 1974. 5 winches, l sails, Palmer I.B., D.S., compass, whee steering w/emergency tiller, cockpit steering w/emergency tiller, cockpit cush ions, shower, refer, pressure water, din ette, etc. Entire boat is in top condition Ideal live-aboard. $43,800

UULUIVIBIA, 1972. Atomic 4, Balsa Core F.G., 3 sails. Spinnaker gear, microphor sanitation, cockpit cushions, man overboard pole, lots more. $24,950 ou

26' S-2 1976 n sloop, Volvoi diesel, D.S., \ charger, built-in heater, elec. & manual bildge pumps, unifridge, AM/FM, stereo, chronometer, horseshoe life device, boarding ladder, vang, etc. Strong comfortable boat and can be trailered.

BROKERAGE BOATS 18' '37 TEAK LADY, hull No. 1 .... $ 2.50C 21''68 VENTURE w/trailer.2,20C 22' '73 TANZER, 4 sails.5,50C 23' '47 BEAR BOAT, full cover, o.b.. . . 7,30C 24' '76 NIGHTINGALE, strng. win. . . 14.90C 24' '65 TRIUMPH TRIMIRAN.5*500 25' '67 CORONADO.7,80C 28’ '59 SAMORAI, nds. work.15^000 29' '72 CAL, ex. condition. 25,500 30' '73 CORONADO I.B. Lectra-san . . 24 50C 32' STEEL SLOOP . . . .

35 900 33' SPAULDING. ' Inquire 35’ '29 SCHOONER.offer 35' NEW HORSTMAN TRI. 23,50C 35’ '73 PIVER TRI, diesel. 22,000 35''75 CORONADO, aft cabin. 35 000 37' '71 GAFF RIGGED CUTTER . . . 16.50C 37' '76 GULFSTAR. 63,000 45' '73 CRUIS. CUT., spec, con.120 000 60"47 CHAPPELLE KETCH. 55,000 40' '68 GARD. KTCH., qual. cr, eqp, . 77,850

GARDEN KETCH 1968. Perkins 4236, 125 gal. fuel & water, Wood Freeman A.P., D.S., ADF, VHF, twin downwind poles, Aries vane, dodger, Boston whaler sailing dinghy. Set up for longrange cruising. Has over three pages of additional equipment and custom fittings. $77,850 40

center cockpit sloop.

1974 Perkins diesel, excellent live-aboard [cruiser. Quality U.S. construction by JGulfstar. She also has a very good inventory of electronics and boat equipment. |41'

TRICABIN,

$75,000 page 71

45 COLUMBIA, 1973. Aft cabin, 4 sails,|

furling gear on headstay & stay SL stay.

3.5 KW Onan, VHF, D.S., RDF, autol pilot, refer, C.B., Winlass, sailing dinghy,! 'amps, clock, barometer, W.S.I., portable! heaters, micro-wave plus standard stove/I oven, much more cruising gear. $86,000l

wave traders

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1702 BRIDGEWAY BLVD -SAUSALITO CALIFORNIA 94965-415-332-3661

STILETTO

^fjohnson outboards We are IMew Dealers! Save on our Introductory Prices!

2 HP.$ 236.00 4 HP Long Shaft. 380.00 6 HP .... ^. 504.00 6 HP Long Shaft.516.00 9.9 SAILBOAT. 848.00

HOT CATAMARAN

Above are in stock, others may be ordered at equivalent savings.

trailerable without permit

ENKES WINCHES

SEE IT AT WAVE TRADERS DOCK

We have a new deal with the importers of Enkes fine line of winches & can offer some super discounts!

BASE PRICE:

$12,990 SINGLE SPEED No. 8 No. 12

CPB $67.50 SS $102.00

TWO SPEED No. 18 No. 20 No. 22 No. 26 No. 28

SS SS SS SS SS

$144.00 $168.00 $235.00 $340.00 $549.00

Alum $1 26.00 Alum Alum Alum Alum

$143.00 $193.00 $287.00 $469.00

This offer expires on August 31, 1978 - so order now & save!

BOAT ELECTRICAL MARINETICS PANELS Master DC Power Control.$ 160.00 Accessory DC Control.69.00 AC Load Center.95.00 LPG Stove Control.70.00 Individual Magnetic Circuit Breakers .... 7.50 PERKO 20% Off

GUEST 20% Off MARINCO 20% Off

F.O.B. Sarasota. Fla.

Alum $63.00 Alum $88.00

VETUS 20% Off COLE HERSHY 20% Off

30 Amp, 3 wire Shore Power cable, in bulk, any length.65c/ft.

SPECIAL VALUES - New & Used 20 x 20 PLEXI HATCH.$100 19' NEW SPINNAKER POLE, List $240 .only $150 RARITAN COMPACT HEAD (not used).$70 POWER WINDLASS.$200 NEW LUNENBERG WINDLASS.$530 ASSORTED USED KEROSENE HEATERS.from $50 9.5 HP EVINRUDE, LONG SHAFT (used).$400 5.5 HP SEAGULL (used)..$250 FAMET ROLLER FURLING FOR 41' BOAT.$500 NEW PASSPORT HATCH.$125 COMPLETE 12V SIGNAL LAMP.$68 2 BURNER OPTIMUS KERO STOVE.$100 WALKER EXCELSIOR Mk IV LOG.$175 3/8 HP 12V MOTOR.$50 MORROW AUTOMATIC LORAN.$1300 1 - 600' SPOOL %'' NYLON.$200 MONOMATIC HEAD.$100 SMALL SEAGULL - NEEDS HELP.$40

SELECTED YACHTS SAIL 22' CATALINA.$ 5,900 25' DEBUTANTE..8,000 25' FOLKBOAT.6,400 26' INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT.13,900 27' TARTAN.19,250 28' WYLIE HALF TON.30,000 29' CAL 2-29.t.26,900 30' SAN JUAN. 31,500 30' ISLANDER Mk II.25^600 .30' HURRICANE.15*000 30' WINSLOW KETCH.19,500 32' WESTSAIL.50^000 33'CARTER.37,500 33' ALDEN-DUNNIGAN.26,000 33' MOTORSAILER.18*000 34' ISLANDER.32*500 35'OHLSON.33^000 36' ATKINS ERIN SCHOONER.15,000 37' PIVER LODESTAR.22^000 38' KETTENBERG.25^000 40' RHODES RELIANT.55^000 41' GULFSTAR.71^000 45'KETCH MOTORSAILER.35^000 46'PIVER TRIDENT.72,500 50' LAPWORTH. 75^000

POWER 26'DIESEL CRUISER.$ 3,850 26' DELTA CRUISER.7*500 32' SEDAN FISHER.8^900 37' SEDAN CRUISER. 15*000 43' RICHARDSON.49*000