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Grand Marina Boatyard The newest boatyard on the Bay featuring a haulout facility with a 60-ton, high capacity TRAVELIFT. Two acres of open boat storÂŹ age and repair yards. We provide ample space for you to work, or the expert craftsmen in our 36,000 sq. ft. of service shops can make any kind of repair for you.

GENTRY - ANDERSON

Over 400 concrete berths 30 to 60 feet Secured gatehouse (key accessed only) 30-50 amp ground fault electrical service Heated restrooms with individual showers Beautifully landscaped with ample parking

Oakland

Cable TV with telephone hookups available Two acre boat storage and repair yards 60 ton TRAVELIFT and haulout facilities Full service fuel dock and mini mart Sailboat and powerboat brokers on site

Alameda

Marine electronics retail sales and service Complete engine and mechanical repair

Take the 23rd Ave. exit off 880 to the Park St. Bridge. Turn right at the first light onto Clement St. Go one mile and turn right onto Grand St. and proceed to the marina.

LEASING OFFICE OPEN DAILY (510) 865-1200 2099 Grand St., Alameda, CA 94501 *

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Playground Parlance

Steve Wonner, in his Cal 20, Seasaiv, won his division in Encinal Yacht Club’s “Jack Frost Series,” finishing first in every race except the last one, which he simply didn’t sail.

The series runs from November through March, one race a month with one throwout. The winter winds vary from windy to light, and shift unpredictably throughout each race, making sail adjustability critical.

Seasaiv is equipped with Pineapple class sails and, in addition, a unique Pineapple genoa, built of mylar and designed to allow adjustment of the Cal 20’s mast rake while sailing.

If you’re teetering on the edge of success or just want to narrow the playing field, Gall us. Or better yet, swing by.

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DEALER FOR: Henri-Lloyd Foul Weather Gear • Headfoil 2 Sails in need of repair may be dropped off at: West Marine Products in Oakland or Stockton Svendsen’s in Alameda • Seabird Sailing Center in Berkeley

PINEAPPLE SAILS

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SELLERS: WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE LOOKING AT SAILBOATS THAN ANYONE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. FOR RESULTS, LIST WITH PASSAGE ONDISPLAY

PARTIAL LISTING .

BENETEAU 42.1985. The German Frers designed classic. Racing or cruising, this yacht is a proven winner. Sails, electronics.

1981 NIAGRA 35. Spacious cruiser with plenty of equipment. Unique cabin layout.

Canadian quality. $59,500.

1989 BENETEAU 405. Warranty. No luxury tax. Immaculate. New boat at used boat price. Call for details. $129,500.

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59,500 36' FREEDOM, 1975.1 14,500 36' PEARSON, 1985 .85,000 36' S-2, 1979, ctr cockpit.72,900 36' CATALINA, Bristol .62,000 37' TAYANA, 1985 .89,500 38' SABRE, 1988.159,000 38' MORGAN, 1979 .61,000 39' PEARSON, 1972, loaded.62,500 40' PASSPORT, 1990.189,000 40’ BERMUDA, Hinckley, 1964.134,000 41' MORGAN KETCH, 1979 .79,000 41' HINCKLEY, 1965 . 120,000 41' PASSPORT, 1989.185,000 41'NELSON-MAREK, 1982.59,900 41' C&C, 1984.114,500 42' PASSPORT, 1985 .Inquire 43' MASON.125,000 43' CHEOY LEE M/S, 1988 .249,500 45' JEANNEAU, 1984, loaded .145,000 47' RHODES M/S, 1971.125,000 49' HINCKLEY, 1973 .285,000 51’ PASSPORT, 1983, ctr cockpit.. 325,000 53' MASON, 1984 .325,000 59' HINCKLEY SOU'WESTER, 1984 595,000

POWER 30' SEARAY WEEKENDER_47,000 35.5' BAYLINER FLYBRIDGE, 1979 ..43,000 36'TIARA OPEN_260,000 36' TIARA CONVERTIBLE, 1990..-. 179,000 38' PT TRAWLER, 1979--—......65,000 43’ TIARA CONVERTIBLE, 1991_425,000 52' BESTWAY-239,000 1983 CATALINA 36. Beautifully maintained by concerned owner. Harken II furling. Oversized winches. Autopilot, etc. $62,000.

• BENETEAU BROKERAGE • 31* BENETEAU FIRST rwe, '91 -.69,000 3P8EMEIEAU FIRST, 1983--39,000 34’ BENETEAU GCEANfS 35®, '1989,000 40' BENETEAU FIRST 405, *89.. 129,500 42> BENETEAU, FIRST 42

129,000

43* BENETEAU OCEANIS 430 ...175^00 45' BENETEAU FIRST 45*5, '91 239,000

ISLANDER 28. Great small boat w/sturdy construction and excellent sailing characteristics. $25,900.

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(510) 236-2633 1979 BAYLINER FLYBRIDGE 35.5. Great liveaboard. Loaded including heating, freezer, generator, radar. Super value at $43,000.

BUYERS: Purchase any brokerage boat from us in June and we'll pay for the haulout and survey.

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SELECTED LISTINGS 20' 23' 23’ 25' 25' 26' 26' 27' 28' 28' 29’ 29' 30' 30' 30' 33'

FLICKA.18,900 MERIT, trailer.Dealer Demo SANTANA.OFFER SEIDELMANN.9,500 CORONADO 25 . 5,200 CHRYSLER, trailer.14,900 EXCALIBUR, trailer.6,500 ERICSON (2).12,900 P (Folkboat).7,800 CAL.9,995 ERICSON.19,950 ELITE.Make Offer BENFORD.24 500 WILDERNESS. 14,500 CATALINA.24,900 RANGER diesel.try 25,000

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A few recent upgrades include a custom dodger w/handrails, new radar. Ample Power Company complete electrical monitoring system w/ all new batteries. In new condition and ready for hassle free sailing. Asking $137,500. At our docks.

Fully found, completely equipped with nearly every item for a long cruise. This yacht is truly ready for bluewater sailing. Please call for an appointment to view. Asking $129,000.

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ELITE..29,500 BENFORD. .24,500 PEARSON 303. .49,900 CAPE DORY. .69,950 BABA. .64,000 CRUISING CATAMARAN. .49,950 RUSTIER. .39,000 ANASTASIA. .44,500 ENDEAVOUR. .28,900 NEWPORT. .....32,700 RANGER. 29,500 CUSTOM 01S0N. .34,900 CORONADO . .29,500 ALBERG. .27,500 CHRIS CRAFT. .34,900 C & C. .68,500 FORMOSA. .39,500 FREEPORT ISLANDER.*... .....69,950 MORGAN OUT ISLAND. .39,500 NAUTILUS. .75,000 SABRE . ...110,000 FREEDOM. .99,000 CREALOCK. .89,900 PASSPORT. ...137,500 RAFIKI. 85,000 CSC. .65,000 ISLANDER C. .86,500

39’ 40' 40' 40' 40' 41' 41' 41' 42' 43' 44’ 44' 44' 44' 44’ 45' 45' 46' 47' 47' 48' 48' 50' 50' 51' 55' 65'

CAL CORINTHIAN. .79,900 FUJI. .89,500 COLUMBIA. .44,500 ENDEAVOUR. .79.000 CHE0Y LEE OFFSHORE 40.65,000 KINGS LEGEND. ISLANDER FREEPORT.. _89,000 MORGAN 01. .79,000 FREEDOM. .189,000 GULfSTAR. .89,000 LANCER. .149,000 CSY. .87,500 SSS._. .62,000 SEA WOLE..108,000 PETERSON. .89,900 CORONADO. .69,500 EXPLORER, oft cockpit .89,500 CAL III..129,000 VALIANT. .210,000 PH M0T0RSAILER. .119,000 CHE0Y LEE. .114,900 MAPLE LEAF. 2 from 119,000 STEPHENS PH. .425,000 KE1TENBURG. .89,000 PASSPORT. . 299,000 TAYANA . .395,000 MACGREGOR. .139,000

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Asking $125,000. ___________

35' S 2 WISH UST, '87. Spacious aft cabin, Center cockpit w/molded in swim step, autopil self tailing winches, radar and Loran. Priced well below market value. Asking $65,000.

52’ CHEOY IE, M.S., '81 Twin Lehman dsls, Gen, SalNav, WeFax, Benmar 210,3 staterms, 2 heads w/ showers. Asking $225,000.

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43' GULFSTAR, '77. Center cockpit/all cabin, Espar forced air heating, Avon Reddest dinghy, radar, dodger, refrigeration, 2 privole heads w/showers. Asking

41'MURRAY-PETERSON. Schooner,'83. New dsl, leak decks, Luke soapstone fireplace, feathering prop, radar, | SolNav, AP, windlass. Cruise the world with the grace of a bygone era. Asking $97,650.

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CLIPPER KETCH, '25 . .. 80,000

30'

PEARSON 303. ...48,000

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CHEOY LEE. 225,000

30'

NEWPORT. 79. ...22,500

46'

PORPOISE KETCH, 72. 135,000

29'

ELITE, '84. ...29,500

45'

COLUMBIA MS. ..89,000

28'

NEWPORT, 77. ...12,000

45'

STARRATT CUTTER. ..99.000

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TARTAN YAWL. ...16.500

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CORONADO 72

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LANCER, 1984. ...19.600

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FREEPORT, 1976 . ..89,500

27'

NEWPORT,'80. ...10.000

41'

MORGAN. .. 78,000

24'

FLICKA, 78 . ...18.900

41'

RHODES. 1966 . .. 60,000

23'

STONEHORSE CUTTER .. ...15.900

41'

HARDIN. ...65,000

40'

OCEAN M.S.,'82. .. 98,000

POWER

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MARINE TRADER, MS, '82 .. 85,000

57'

CHRIS CRAFT. .169.000

40'

VALIANT, 1978. .. 89,000

52'

DEFEVER. . 250.000

40'

FRERS, '82. .. 60,000

51'

BLUEWATER. '84.139.000/offers

38'

CABO RICO. ... 93,000

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ALBIN. 1980 . . 145.000

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CHRIS .2 from 85.000

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IRWIN, 79 . ..79,000

43'

PRESIDENT, 1983 . .160,000

36'

PEARSON, '82. ..78,000

40'

MONK TRAWLER . ...32,000

36'

ISLANDER, 1976.4 from 40,000

40'

CRUIS-A-HOME, 1975. ...58.000

36'

J, 1981. ...66,000

38’

HUNTER SEDAN. ...23.000

34'

HUNTER, 1983. ..44,500

37"

HERSHINE. ...60.000

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ARIES, 1981.2 from 29,000

36'

SEDAN TRAWLER, 1983.. ...06,000

32'

DOWNEAST, 76. ..32,000

34’

MAINSHIP TURBO TWLR. ...49.900

30'

YAMAHA, 79. ...25,000

32'

UNIFUTE, 1979. ...57,400

30'

LANCER. ..25,000

28'

SEA RAY.

.34,000

45' COLUMBIA, Mi., SLOOP, 71 One of the most spacious liveaboard cruisers ever built, roller hiding main & jib, autopilot, radar, bran, loaded. Full canvas enclosure, no blisters. Asking $89,000.

44' HARDIN, '79. Traditional lull keel center cockpitslays'l ketch. Equipped wrth radar, autopilot, SotNav, & life raft Perfect for cruising or living aboard. Asking $95,000.

FEATURED BOATS 21 PEARSON, 79. Very dean, very We use. Asking $16,500.

28* PEARSON, '86. lib new conition, oh cobin, teak int., Dodger, dsl., rep around dinette, H&C pressure water w/ shower, SdNw. Asking $39,500.

3C BABA, '81. Wheel steering & al took options available, green IPUhul.

Aslbng $62,500.

30' CATAUNA, 78. One of he most popular 30 looters ever bwl Dd, roler furling, sel tendng jib, roomiest 30 looter on he market. Asking $24,500.

40' PILOTHOUSE. Roberts design 'Spray1, '80. Good liveaboard, Staysail rigged ketch, Lehman dsl, Dual steering stations, 2 staterooms, Pot belly stove, LPU painted in '91. Reduced $20,000. Asking $48,000.

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C&C 40, '81 Epoxy bottom, no blisters, barienl self tailing winches, rod rigging, hydraulics, 13 bags of sails, roller

34' BENETEAU 350, '88. Winged keel, quarter berth stateroom, Step transom, light chestnut interior, skylights with rigged shades innovative, loaded, & Bristol. Asking

$69,000

37 RANG®, 7116 soils, orenize redder, deep ballast, give leather tgh steering and positive control in any breeze. Asking $42,500.

39* IRWIN, '81. Very lost, ye* spooow and wefl ventilated interior. Bdensivt reiriordng of he dwinplate and new mast and rigging in 1987. Asking $59,000.

39* RWIN, '81. Vvy laS, yet spodous and wel ventilated interior. Extensive reinforcing of he dtainplote and new mast and rigging in 1987. Asking $59,000.

40* BAND® PETERSON. Asking $69,000

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42* STEWART,'61 PHRFol96,new BMWdwel.coldmoldedICouri 19912nd place in Farralonj race. 10 bogs of safe, ready to race or cruise. Asking $59,000.

54'ROBBTS$TEaiCETOr80. Dtfoit3531 lObpdil,steeldmeaxrslrediofl SSB, loran, RDF, Signet KM, DS, WS. WD, 3 staterooms, 350 gal. W. Asking $150,000.

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POWERBOATS 46' NOVA.......237,000 •40‘ GOLDEN STAR.......TD..122600 •39‘ SEA RAY EXP.TG,..99600 NOVA.TD.69.500 •36' ALBIN.TD.79.500 .34' CARVER..TG.....125.900 *34' GOLDEN STAR.SD.79,500 *32' GRAND BANKS..SD......74.500 •30' TOLLY.TG....59.950 UVEABOARD CRUISERS *50' MIKELSON.269.000 *44' NORSEMAN ..180,000 *44' NORDIC. .149600 •44'. HANS CHRtSTAIN PH .........67.500 ♦40' CHALLENGERKTC......49600 •37' ENDEAVOUR ..;.67600 •36' SCYLLA CC.67,500

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JLhe 11: Metre concept was conceived by a group of

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time at the Stockholm Boat Show last spring. This would be the test, to see if their desires were the same as other sailors. They had all sailed the prototype and it was all they could do to contain their excitement but how would other sailors respond?

afford to purchase but would also be cheap to own and

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Easom. Oakland West Marine Products; 7 p.m.; free. Susan Altman, (408) 728-2700.

June 6 — Coyote Point YC Youth Sailing’s Annual Boaters Swap Meet and Open House. 7 a.m. to noon. Craig Lugo, 572-9374.

June 6 — Folsom Lake YC Swap Meet in the parking lot of The Foredeck (Rancho Cordova). Jack Chalais, (916) 487-1481.

June 6 — Palo Alto YC Cruising Lecture Series: Synergy’s Pacific Circumnavigation, continued: Polynesia to Melanesia — Samoas, Tonga, Fiji and the Solomon Islands." PAYC; 8 p.m. Info, 364-6172.

June 9 — Contemporary Team Racing, a presentation by hot collegiate sailor and ’91 FJ national champ Gavin O’Hare. San Francisco YC; 7-8:30 p.m.; free. Bill Eshelman, 435-9525.

June 9 — EYC/SBYC Coastal Race Seminar #1: Brian Fagan, an anthropology professor at UC Santa Barbara and author of Cruising Guide to California Channel Islands and California Coastal Passages, will share some of his 'local knowledge' of the Santa Barbara area.

Encinal YC; 7:30 p.m.; free. Ed Milano, (510) 522-0545. .June 10 — "Sail Control" by Scott Easom, this time at Sausalito West Mafine Products. See June 3 listing.

June 10 — Ninth (and final) SSSTransPac Seminar: "Weather & Strategy" by Team TOFU’s Stan Honey; "Celestial Navigation" by SoCal solo sailor Jerry Huffman. Oakland YC (Alameda); 7-10 p.m.; free. Bob Cranmer-Brown, 326-4886.

June 11 — Catalina Race Seminar #1: "Safety at Sea" by Barney Haglund and Chuck Hawley. Metropolitan YC; 7 p.m.; free. MYCO, (510) 536-7450.

June 13-14 — Ericson 27 Fleet Cruise to Benicia. Dimitri Demushkin, 883-9030.

June 14 — Sailing Network Meeting; 6 p.m. at Metropolitan YC of Oakland; bring munchies to share; Lynne Orloff-Jones, (510) 7698466.

June 15 — EYC/SBYC Coastal Race Seminar #2: Naval architect Gary Mull will talk about "boat designs, ocean racing and strange people he has known." Encinal YC; 7:30 p.m.; free. Ed Milano, (510) 522-0545.

June 17 — "Reefing and Furling," a presentation by speed merchant Scott Easom. Oakland West Marine; see June 3.

June 20 — "Catalina Tech Talk", technical advice for owners of Catalina yachts. A panel of experts (factory rep, local boatyard manager, surveyor, etc.) will answer questions about electrical and mechanical repairs. Island YC; 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; free to all sailors. Seth Bailey, (510) 521-4780.

June 20-21 — Islander 36 Cruise to San Rafael. Dana Smith, 928-1533 or Skipper Wall, (702) 882-4798.

June 22, 1876 — The Nathanael Herreshoff-designed 25-foot catamaran Amarylis turned some heads by running away with the Open Centennial Regatta on Long Island Sound. It was the first time a multihull ever entered a yacht race in North America. Bill Robinson, in his book The Great American Yacht Designers, explained: "The major competition came from a few sandbaggers noted for their tough crews, and the Herreshoff craft took a razzing in the early stages of the race when the wind was light and the greater wetted surface of her two hulls held her back. When it came on to blow, however, Amarylis picked up and scooted by the whole fleet for an easy victory and the last laugh... Captain Nat refined the type in several more boats, but eventually could find no competition and gave up the experimentation. Regatta officials reacted to the threat of these strange vessels by banning them from formal competition."

June 24 — "Reefing and Furling" by Scott Easom. Sausalito West Marine Products; 7 p.m.; free; Susan Altman, (408) 728-2700.

June 25 — Catalina Race Seminar #2: "Tactics and Downwind Driving" by Kame Richards and Kim Desenberg. See June 11.

June 27 — Encinal Women’s Sailing Program Fun Sail. Mary

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SATURDAY, JULY 11,1992

25th Annual Anniversary Regatta

Hosted by TAHOE YACHT CLUB at Homewood, Lake Tahoe, CA The Trans-Tahoe is an event that has been acclaimed as one of the ten best sailing regattas.

Participation in the Trans-Tahoe is open to Tahoe Yacht Club members and non-members.

Participating boats must be monohull sailboats (with keel) and a minimum length of 20 feet.

Race activities will begin with late registration at 9:00. Saturday morning followed by Skipper's meeting at 10:30. The no host barbeque, Pusser's Painkiller Party and awards will be Sunday, July 12,1992 at 12:00 noon.

LAUNCHING AVAILABLE AT LOCAL MARINAS

For additional information contact: John Utter, Race Chairman

(702) 786-2255 or 329-2311

CALENDAR Louise Higgins, (510) 748-0289, or Deborah Lage, (510) 655-0908.

July 1 — Gavin O’Hare repeats his presentation on Contemporary Team Racing. See June 9 listing.

July 1 — "Lessons from Grand Frix Sailing," by Scott Easom.

Third and final lecture in this free West Marine Products-sponsored mini-series, Oakland store; 7 p.m.; Susan Altman, (408) 728-2700.

July 5 — Bon voyage party for West Marine Pacific Cup at the Berkeley Marina Marriott Hotel. Chuck Farrell, (916) 422-7476, or Andy Rothman, 331-7624.

July 11 — PAYC Cruising Lecture Series: "Medicine for Cruising Sailors." Presented by Dr. Dickie Hill, USCG ship surgeon and creator of the Offshore Medical Seminars. Same drill as June 6.

Racing June 5-7 — Etchells PCCs, six races on the Berkeley Circle. San Francisco YC; Patrick Adams, 332-5757.

June 6 — SFYC Farallones Race, the classic Northern California ocean race. YRA, 771-9500.

June 6-7 — Encinal YC’s Mt. Tam Wham Bam Challenge. Racing on the Bay on Saturday, followed the next day by a run from Sausalito to the top of Mt. Tam (2,260 feet elevation). Ray Wells or Gary Helms, (510) 865-2511.

June 7 — Spring SCORE #3. Santa Cruz YC, (408) 425-0690.

June 12-14 — 13th Annual Long Beach Race Week. Five races for sleds, IMS, 10R, Schock 35, Olson 30 and wooden PC 32s. Bob Kirstine, (213) 809-8283.

June 12-14 — Woody Invitational. Cityfront racing for Bears, Birds, Folkboats, IODs and Knarrs. StFYC, 563-6363.

June 13 — Second Annual Ditch Run — Point San Pablo to Stockton; "the fun half of the Stockton South Tower Race." StkSC and RYC are the hosts; John Dukat, (510) 522-1396.

June 13 — SSS In the Bay Race, for single or doublehanders.

Great for first timers! Pat Zajac, (510) 232-9965.

June 13-14 — SC 27/Soling Invitational. Five races hosted by the Santa Cruz YC. Soling contact: Gil Smith, (408) 426-3276. SC 27 contact: Matt Dini, (408) 462-6314.

June 13-14 — Moore 24 PCCs, hosted by Santa Cruz YC. Six races, good parties. Paul Reid, (408) 429-1421.

June 13-14 — 11th Annual "Go For the Gold" Gold Country Regatta at Scotts Flat Lake (five miles north of Nevada City). Heeeee haw! Gold Country YC; Jerry Lewis, (916) 478-3390.

June 14 — Bull & Belle, an El Toro function at Lake Elizabeth (Fremont). For info, call Ron "The Revered and Exalted Thane" Locke at (510) 846-9136.

June 18-20 — Day Sailer PCCs on Millerton Lake (Fresno). Alan Kawakami, (209) 224-0203.

June 19-20 — 20th Annual South Tower Race. Stockton Sailing Club to Crissy Field and back: 140 miles of pure joy. Pat Brown, (209) 838-3285.

June 20 — Midnight Moonlight Maritime Marathon (MMMM), a chance to sharpen your night racing skills before the July coastal races. San Francisco YC, 435-9133.

June 20 — South Bay YRA race #3, run by Bay View Boat Club.

Mike Dixon, (510) 635-5878.

June 20 — Gracie & George Regatta, a doublehanded race open only to comedy teams. Just kidding — it’s a mixed-sex race where the female steers. Encinal YC; Rich Pipkin, (510) 521-9438.

June 20-21 — Veeder Cup. Monterey Peninsula YC will challenge defender Santa Cruz YC in this match racing championship.

Bob White, (408) 476-3009.

June 20-21 — SBRA Clear Lake Regatta (and Laser Masters PCCs for folks over 35) at Konocti Harbor Inn. A highlight of the stillnonexistent NCLC (Northern California Lake Circuit). Michelle Logan, (510) 526-1728.

June 20-21 — North Bay Series Weekend #2, hosted by Vallejo YC. Kim Harbeck, (510) 233-9405. page 20

For the fourth time, the South Beach and Benicia Yacht Clubs are having a party over the Labor Day weekend: Friday night. September 4: Dinner and live music at South Beach.

Saturday September 5: The Jazz Cup Race. Treasure Island downwind to Benicia, then the Benicia Jazz Festival and parties at the Benicia Yacht Club.

Classes for PHRF (up to 250), ultralights, and F-27 trimarans.

The race is limited to the first 100 entries. Berthing in the Benicia Yacht Harbor is available for the first 50 who sign up. Plenty of berthing is available at South Beach Harbor for those coming in for the Friday party.

Don't delay! For entries and information call the

South Beach Yacht Club at (415) 495-2295 Friday evenings, Saturdays or Sundays.

JULY 3, 1992 Sponsored by PG&E • Co-Hosted by Elkhom and Oakland Yacht Club, PHRF, Multihull Offshore Radar Finish

JOIN US FOR OUR 41st ANNUAL DOWNWIND RUN! Contact: Toby Hickman, PO Box 235, Moss Landing, CA 95039 (408) 722-2995

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We would like to thank our customers fortheir loyalty, support, and success. You have created our reputation fordelivering value and commitment. You have also won a lot of sailboat races.

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June 27 — SSS Singlehanded TransPac begins. 17 manly men will challenge the Pacific Ocean in boats from 26-60 feet. Bob Cranmer-Brown, 326-4886.

June 27-28 — 24-Foot Regatta, hosted by Diablo Sailing Club at Encinal YC. Short courses on the Oakland Estuary for Wabbits, Moore 24s and J/24s, John Gulliford, (510) 463-1270 (days) or (510) 820-2953 (nights).

June 27-28 — PCYA Jesse Carr Cup in J/35s. Don Trask is the odds-on favorite to win again. StFYC, 563-6363.

July 3 — 41st Annual Boreas Race, a 90-mile downwind run to Moss Landing co-sponsored by Oakland YC and Elkhorn YC. Toby Hickman, (408) 722-2995.

July 3 — 13th Annual San Francisco Classic: 22-mile downwind ride for boardsailors. StFYC, 563-6363.

July 3-5 — Laser II NAs at Richmond YC, (510) 237-2821.

July 4 — Vic-Maui Race, the classic (and occasionally brutal) 2,310-mile ocean race from Victoria, B.C., to Lahaina. Wink Vogel, (604) 596-6261 (office). ^luly 4 — San Francisco to Santa Barbara Race, sponsored by Encinal YC and Santa Barbara YC. "Race, party and return your boat home in one week." Shirley Temming, (510) 521-0966.

July 4-5 — St. Francis Boardsailing Invitational. Two days of course racing off the Cityfront. StFYC, 563-6363.

July 4-5 — 14th Annual Oakland to Catalina Race, sponsored by Metropolitan YC. John Moreau, (510) 486-5523.

July 6-9 — West Marine Pacific Cup — standing room only!

Andy Rothman, 331-7624.

July 11 — 25th Annual TransTahoe Race, open to monohull keel boats over 20 feet. Pusser’s Painkiller Party the next day. John Utter, Race Chairman, (702) 786-2255.

July 11-12 — High Sierra Regatta, Weekend #1 (the small boat half). Fresno YC; Dave Mosher, (209) 673-2344.

July 16-19 — Moore 24 Nationals on Huntington Lake. John Cutter, (408) 476-3582.

July 16-19 — Laser Nationals. Bellingham YC (Washington). Be sure to tune up at the Laser NAs (July 8-12 at Eugene YC, Oregon).

Vickie Brandt, (206) 733-7390.

July 18 — Plastic Classic and Concours D’Elegance, hosted by the Bay View Boat Club and the IB-24 fleet. John Super, 243-0426.

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July 18-19 — Island to Island Race, co-sponsored by Andreas Cove YC and Bruno’s Island Marina. Allan Klee, (916) 487-0188.

July 23 — Aldo Alessio Memorial Race. St. Francis YC to Long Beach YC. A classy event, judging by their great race poster (a Jim DeWitt painting of Pyewacket going downwind). StFYC, 563-6363.

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1985 Dehler 34 auxiliary racing sloop Built by Dehler GMBH (Germany). Sistership (shown above) to 3/4 Ton World Champion. Includes new mast and North mainsail, Raytheon and Brooks & Gatehouse instruments and plenty of sails. Yanmar 27hp disel engine. Ready to race and win.

1978 Swift 40 Ketch Fiberglass. Designed by Sparkman & Stephens & built to excellent standards by Swallow Craft in Busan, Korea using Lloyds register of shipping specifications. Pisces 3 cyl. disel. Accommodations for eight. Excellent condition!

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1977 Catalina 25 auxiliary sloop Includes E-Z Loader tandem axel trailer. Swing Keel sloop manufactured by Catalina Yachts. Another great trailable local coastal and inland cruiser. Very good condition.

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Much More than Just a Marina That's Marina Village in Alameda. Close to everything, it's the premiere deep water port for the Bay Area boater.

Marina Village has it all. Dockside water and electricity. Shoreside heads and showers. Phones on the dock. Ample parking. 950 slips — from 28 to 72 feet — and stable concrete piers, adding up to first-class berthing.

At the marina are nine yacht brokers, support services, yacht charters, sailing classes and a fully stocked deli. Nearby you'll find restaurants, Encinal and Oakland yachts clubs, a waterfront park and a Par Course. A new 24 hour Lucky Super Store, Long's Drugs and many smaller shops are adjacent to the marina.

CALENDAR Beer Can Races BAY VIEW BOAT CLUB — Monday Night Madness: 6/8,6/22, 7/27, 8/10, 8/24, 9/7, 9/21. Dan Bjork, 864-1109.

BENICIA YC — Thursday Night Series. Every Thursday night through September. Ken VanStory, (707) 746-0788.

BERKELEY YC — Friday Night Races. Every Friday night through September 25. Free! Paul Kamen, (510) 540-7968.

CORINTHIAN YC — Friday Night Series. Every Friday night through September 11. CYC, 435-4771.

ENCINAL YC — Spring Twilight Series. Friday nights on the Estuary: 6/5, 6/19. Rich Pipkin, 957-1956 (days).

FOLKBOAT ASSOCIATION — Wednesday Night Series for K1F boats (Knarr, IOD, Folkboats). Ed Welch, 851-3800.

ISLAND YC — Spring Series. Friday nights on the Estuary: 6/12, 6/26. Jerry Manifold, (510) 521-7265.

LAKE WASHINGTON SAILING CLUB — Tuesday Nights in Sacramento. Info, Gale Stockdale, (916) 332-0775.

RICHMOND YC — Wednesday Night Series (first and third Wednesdays, May through September). RYC, (510) 237-2821.

SANTA CRUZ — Wet Wednesdays, every 'hump day' through October 21. Informal, free and fun. John Siegel, (408) 688-1820.

SAUSALITO YC — Spring Sunset Series. Tuesday nights: 6/2, 6/16, 6/30. Bill Riley, 388-2446 (days) or Rob Moore, 331-3134 (nights).

SAUSALITO CRUISING CLUB — Friday Night Series. Every other Friday until October. SCC, 332-9349.

SIERRA POINT YC — Tuesday Night Series off Oyster Point.

Jim Lee, 876-0521.

SOUTH BEACH YC — Friday Night Races. First Half: 6/5,6/19, 6/26. SBYC, 495-2295.

ST. FRANCIS YC — Friday Evening Boardsailing Races. Every other week until August 21. StFYC, 563-6363.

TIBURON YC — Friday Night Series off Paradise Cay. Most Friday nights through September 25. Fred Conta, 435-9513.

Please send your calendar Items by the 1 Oth of the month to Latitude 38 (Attn: Calendar), P.O. Box 1678, Sausallto, CA 94966.

Better yet, FAX them to us at (415) 383-5816. But please, no phoneins! Calendar listings are for marine-related events that are either free or don’t cost much to attend. The Calendar Is not meant to support commercial enterprises.

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LETTERS (IftCOULD YOU JUSTIFY YOUR CLAIM Some time last year, as a footnote to a reader’s letter, the Wanderer made the claim that Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Wrecker was the finest book ever written.

On such a strong recommendation, I took the trouble to read it — and was disappointed. Could the Wanderer elaborate on the justification for his claim? I am sure your loyal readers will allow for this literary digression in your otherwise estimable nautical rag.

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George — Having recommended The Wrecker far and wide, the Wanderer is flabbergasted to learn that not only you, but others, don’t share his enthusiasm for the work. Riddled with doubt, the Wanderer reread The Wrecker again — making it about the fourth time in two years — and enjoyed it more than ever.

What did he like? First off, it’s a terrific mystery — based on fact — about a suspicious wreck in the middle of the Pacific.

Secondly, there’s a fine main character in Loudon Dodd. The guy grows_ up caring only for Art, but because of friendship and circumstances finds himself smuggling opium and later playing detective from one end of the globe to the other. And throughout, he’s on a financial roller coaster.

The Wanderer also immensely enjoyed the panoramic aspects of the book: The introduction from the Marquesas, the long spell when Dodd was studying art in Paris, the long period when Pinkerton was recklessly chasing commerce in San Francisco, the crazy picnics in Sausalito, the breaking up of the wreck on Midway, the smuggling of opium off Honolulu, the scenes in Australia — and of course, the period spent sailing the schooner from San Francisco to Midway.

If that wasn’t enough, there are appearances by Emperor Norton and other crazy characters of old San Francisco.

Stevenson knew how to turn a phrase, too. Once we read the line, "In these hot and healthy islands [the Marquesas], winter is but a name” on the first page, we were hooked.

The Wanderer doesn’t care how many people read The Wrecker without being impressed. To his thinking it will always be a gem, a book he’d give to his daughter to read while on the space shuttle. Of course, it was written as a children’s story, and since the Wanderer hasn’t progressed beyond that stage, it may explain a lot of things.

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My wife and I have started sailing in our mid-50s with an older Venture 17. To this point — about six outings on Lake Mendocino and Clear Lake — we are self-taught with the aid of books, videos and many insights from your magazine.

After our retirement in nine months, our goal is to trade up to a boat that is small enough to be trailered to Baja, but big enough to provide enjoyable cruising in the lower half of the Sea of Cortez.

We’re thinking along the lines of a used 22 to 27-foot Catalina or Santana.

We realize that lake sailing isn’t such great training for that kind of venture, and I’m planning to avail myself of some instruction at one of the sailing schools advertised in Latitude 38. So far we have limited our catastrophes to one minor grounding (my wife was driving), one wristwatch dropped overboard (mine), and about eight near-capsizes.

I’m sure this record won’t last, even if we get professional help. It’s the nature of the sport. Shit happens, as they say. But in an effort to keep it to a minimum, can you or one of your readers tell me: 1. Is our choice of boats reasonable?

2. Is there a charter outfit on the lower third of Baja where we could get a week or so of an 'introduction to Baja sailing' with a captain?

3. Where can we get what you experts consider basic, essential, nice-to-have, and frivolous items for such a cruise?

4. Are there too many gaping holes in our plans? page 34

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Rick & Joann — It’s hard for us to give advice, not knowing much about the kind of people you are and how much time you plan to spend In the Sea of Cortez. If you’re the fearless outdoor types who would enjoy camping!sailing, you would probably relish a couple of weeks — or months — In the Sea of Cortez aboard a 25 to 27-foot trailerable boat. Prior to making such a commitment, however, we’d certainly charter one for a week’s sail to someplace like Catalina or the Delta. For some folks, 25 to 27-foot boats are just too damn small.

If you’ve spent the last 20 years of your life In an office or shop and are looking more for leisure and comfort than excitement and roughing It, we’d certainly recommend a larger, probably nontrailerable boat — especially If you’re thinking about spending more than'one winter In the Sea of Cortez.

Assuming you’re in the latter category and have a bit of capital to work with, we’d buy a 30 to 35-foot boat in the $25,000 to $30,000 range. There are plenty of them out there, many with all-important rebuilt or replaced Inboard engines. The gear list would be pretty simple: compass, knotmeter, depthsounder, VHF, decent sails — all of which should already be on the boat. Add to that a roller furling headsail (on many boats already) and a GPS, and you’ve got all the gear you need for pleasant and safe cruising in the Sea of Cortez. For even more comfort, you might want a windlass, refrigeration and a watermaker. While the former two are already on many used boats, If they’re not, they and a watermaker can really jack up the cost of your dream.

This might be more money than you were thinking of putting toward your "ultimate goal", but if you’ve got it, it’s worth spending.

The difference between a $10,000 boat and a $30,000 boat Is less than $200 a month for the life of the loan. If It really Is your "ultimate dream” and you’ve got it, we strongly urge you to be willing to part with the money. You’ll be glad you did, and you’ll get almost all of it back when you sell the boat.

Sai/ing lessons here on the Bay? Absolutely the best investment you can make. Not only that, when you finally buy that boat, hire a sailing professional to show you how to make it work.

The Moorings, which offers bareboat or captained charters out of Puerto Escondido, Is by far the best operation in the Sea of Cortez.

May your retirement be blessed with happiness and warm, tropical breezes.

(I tTHEY WEREN’T WILLING TO SACRIFICE QUALITY FOR TIME We’re going to be the communications boat for the West Marine Pacific Cup this year so 1 thought the Doublehanded Farallones Race would be a good way to see how well everything on the boat checked out.

Our headsail inventory consisted of a high-cut yankee, a staysail and a 150% genoa. After hearing Kame Richards speak at a seminar for participants in the Pacific Cup, I realized 1 needed an 'in between' sail. I.contacted Pineapple Sails to get some price quotes, told Kame we were entered in the upcoming Farallones Race and asked if the new sail could be ready for it. He said it might be ready, but how soon he could get started depended on how soon we gave him a deposit. Unfortunately, I was a little short of pocket change that day.

I didn’t make the deposit for another week, at which time Sally, Kame’s wife, told me that they had several sails to make before mine and it wasn’t clear if mine would be ready in time for the Farallones Race. page 36

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The loft was on my way home on Friday, so I stopped in. Mark, the one working on the sail, said he couldn’t finish by 5:00 p.m., but was willing to stay late. So I went home to finish my last-minute preparations, diving on the bottom, and wait for Mark’s call.

When we got underway at 6:30 a.m. the next morning, it was with our brand new Pineapple Sail aboard. We hit the starting line in full cruise mode: carrying a 150, staysail, full main, full water tanks, our two barbecues and an outboard motor proudly mounted on the stern rail. The conditions were perfect for a fat and happy cruiser like our Arlanna: 18 to 20 knots of wind out of the south, allowing us to reach all the way to the Farallones at a fine clip.

The wind remained constant all day, and we were able to reach all the way back into the Gate. Sure, a few boats caught us during the brief sail to weather while rounding the island, but reaching along at 7 and 8 knots on the way back in, we were able to catch and pass many boat?. It must have been disheartening for some of them to see us powering through the confused seas while they were having to fight constantly for control of their boats.

We finished the race in 7 hours and 39 minutes — but never got to use the new sail the folks at Pineapple had worked so hard to finish!

The point is that the folks at Pineapple went out of their way to help a first-time customer and weren’t willing to sacrifice quality for speed. When I saw Sally at the boat show, she asked how the sail had worked. 1 had to confess we didn’t get a chance to use it. Instead of complaining how hard they’d worked to get it done for us in time, she simply said she was glad we flew the correct sail for the conditions.

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IMfA DIFFICULT VOYAGE WITH BAD FOOD I’m the owner of a five-year-old, 75-foot Garden-designed schooner and have been chartering her from Puerto Mott, Chile, to Puerto Williams. The latter is located at "the end of the earth" near Cape Horn.

I would like to do a trip from Valdivia, Chile, up along the coast of Ecuador, then to the Galapagos, Marquesas, Cooks, Samoa, Micronesia, to a final destination in Okinawa. The 13,000-mile trip could be broken up, but would take five to six months at a leisurely pace.

I need your advice about how to promote such a trip, as I’d like to do the trip with passenger/crew that would share the expenses plus pay a little extra. What do you think would be a reasonable price to charge each person? I’d publicize it as a difficult voyage with bad food for adventurers only — people who realize they would have to help provision, cook, etc.

I was raised in the Los Angeles area and in 1976 built a ferrocement schooner which I sailed to Chile. My brother Rod lives in Tiburon.

I’d appreciate any help you could give me. I enjoy reading Latitude. I got the May 1991 issue from ASMA, which was sailing from the Arctic to Antarctica.

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Could you referme to a responsible agency with which I could arrange to spend a week or two on a boat in the Caribbean? I have cruised the Puget Sound and Canadian inland waters extensively over the past 40 years, but the idea of a cruise ship in the Caribbean has no appeal. Nonetheless, 1 would prefer sailing without the responsibility of boat operation in waters strange to me — and worry about having to buy and prepare food.

1 travel a good deal in my RV and have read many issues of Latitude. My travels include having trailered my small sailboat to San Diego’s Mission Bay. My most unusual trip was 10 days aboard a barge on the Mississippi River and adjoining swamps. Our RVs were driven onto three connecting barges that were equipped with electricity, sewage systems and water. It’s still boating, you know, and Cleopatra started it.

Any responsible referral would be appreciated.

David E. Gregory 8346 - 23rd N.W. Seattle, WA 98117 David — We suggest you page through Latitude and call any of the charter brokers and/or sailing schools. They can provide you with plenty of assistance — as long as you’re willing to leave your RV at home.

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That leaves you with propane, CNG and alcohol. Everything favors propane. Propane is six times cheaper than alcohol per British Thermal Unit (BTU) and four times cheaper than CNG. Propane also burns three times hotter than alcohol and almost twice as hot as CNG. Furthermore, propane is more compact: CNG requires four times as much tank space for the same output and you’d need to line your decks with gallon jugs of alcohol to generate the same heat. Finally, propane is the most readily available fuel in the world.

Yes, everything favors propane except for the wee possibility that It might blow you to kingdom come. If you’ve got a leak in the stove, regulator, lines or tanks, you and your boat can quickly become history. Modern boats equipped with the latest in propane stoves have a number of safety features: solenoid shut-offs at the tank when the stove Is not in use, auto shut-offs when the flame goes out, gas detectors, etc. The great majority of modern mid-sized sailboats are equipped with propane stoves.

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LETTERS you were to Inspect charter boats working out of the U.S. Virgin Islands, however, you’d discover that compliance with the regulation is practically nil.

Nonetheless, if safety is your primary consideration, and you’re just going to sail locally and not cook much, you might want to opt for CNG. A standard CNG container holds about 25 burner/hours of lighter-than-air—and thus unlikely to explode —fuel. You 'lease' the tanks for about $150 on a permanent basis.

In our opinion, alcohol is too messy, too expensive, too cumbersome — and too dangerous. While an alcohol accident is unlikely to kill you, we know a couple of people who’ve suffered severe burns as a result of alcohol stove mishaps.

Oh yes, we forgot about wood. Approximately five years ago a couple of wild, crazy and impoverished guys cruised from here to the South Pacific In a very crude ferro-cement boat. We’re told they built wood campfires in the main salon to cook over. That vessel has since gone to the bottom — and with her the use of wood as a marine stove fuel.

^ULTRAVIOLET INHIBITORS We would like to add further insight to the Care and Feeding Canvas article that appeared in the March Sightings.

Sunbrella is woven from 100% solution dyed fiber. In 20 years experience using Sunbrella, we have seen the color-fastness vary in certain colors, but improve overall. Reds and colors with red or yellow threads woven into them have always faded the most. This includes some browns. Darker colors, which have more dye in them, generally last longer and hold their color longer. That’s because it’s the dye that has the ultraviolet inhibitors.

Although there is also a mildew inhibitor added to the Sunbrella, it is also inherently mildew-resistant because it’s synthetic. Mildew needs a natural substance, such as dirt or salt, in which to grow.

Annual cleanings of boat covers and spraying them with a protectant will not only keep them looking good, but will also add years to the life of the fabric. APCO and PAMCO are two products designed specifically for this purpose. They are available through your local canvasmaker.

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UftTHE LONGER I STAYED AWAY, THE MORE I MISSED IT Six years ago 1 sold my 38-ft gaff-rigged Friendship sloop Apache and bummed around in the South Pacific — Kiribati, New Zealand and Hawaii — for a while. Upon my return, I did some bumming around the States before taking a job in Yosemite National Park — which we all know is far from the ocean. But the longer I stayed away from sailing, the more I missed it. Finally I started visiting the larger lakes around here. Some of them have quite a few sailboats with some very aggressive racers. A few also have marinas.

To make a long story short, I soon found and purchased another boat, this time a Coronado 25. Thanks to the recession, I was able to get her for a very good price. After looking around quite a bit, I had a stroke of good luck and was able to find a slip for her.

And now I’ve got a trailer for her, some money and some time off work, so it’s off to Mexico for the season. Before I go, I have some questions about the Coronado 25’s strong and weak points. I’d also like to know if anyone has ever put an inboard diesel in one.

I may not be back on the ocean yet, but at least I’m back on sailboats — and the ocean is just a few towing hours away.

Robert Makowski - v Yosemite Robert — The Coronado 25 was our "Boat of the Month" feature way, way back in December of 1977. You can get a reprint by sending $5 to Box 1678, Sausalito, 94966. page 42

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A great way to eliminate unnecessary movement is the addition of a tacking line system.

Used frequently in the J/24 class, tacking lines are now common on many offshore boats. A small grommet is added to the center of the foot of the genoa. From this grommet, a connection line runs to a small 2:1 purchase attached to each side of the bow pulpit. The 2:1 control line then runs aft along the centerline to a #019 ratchet block mounted just forward of the mast base.

Using the system is simple. As the tack is initiated, the bowman pulls the tacking line which drags the foot of the genoa forward and down allowing the clew to pass in front of the mast. As the boat passes through the wind, the bowman releases the tacking line. The ratchet block allows the bowman to release the sail under control to help keep the foot inside the lifelines as the sail fills.

Boats as large as a J/35 can use micro blocks. Boats as large as 45 feet can use bullet or big bullet blocks.

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We don’t know of anybody who ever put an Inboard in a Coronado 25. Retrofitting yours with even a very small diesel would be extremely expensive.

If jfIS THERE ENOUGH DEMAND? After nearly 35 year interregnum, 1 am sailing again. I was recalled to it a couple of years ago by a ride across the Bay from San Francisco to Alamedja and back. The Bay is a great place to sail — especially if you like wind!

Your magazine is part of a reading program 1 follow in order to catch up on what I’ve missed during the last 35 years. A lot of what 1 read is about sailing off to Central America, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, the South Seas — anyplace that is pleasant.

Throughout these writings, however, I seem to detect a frequent aggravation with the coordination of bill-paying and equipment repair; timely receipt of needed equipment; receipt, holding and forwarding of mail; as well as financial and bureaucratic housekeeping. In short, most of these people seem to have a need for a personal office manager.

Having been in programming and analysis for almost 15 years, 1 wohld like to change jobs into something that would combine my computer skills with my love of sailing. As both my wife and I have many years of experience in banking trust work, are bondable and honest, as well as non-drinkers and non-drug users, we’re wondering if, in your judgement, there is enough demand to warrant starting a 'personal office manager' service for people off cruising. I would envision it as being a sideline until demand warranted our full time devotion to such an endeavor.

P.S. You have a great magazine. I pick it up at my chandlery every month, winter and summer, and read it with great relish. Your editorial comment, rebuttal and riposte are first-rate and remind me of earlier Bay Area writers such as Clemens and Bierce. You are earthy and honest.

Robert D. Noyes Palo Alto Robert—Interregnum? You sent us to our Webster’s to make sure your pen hadn’t slipped.

Since you appreciate our honesty, it’s with regret that we must inform you we don’t believe there are enough cruisers who’d be willing to support such a service. A number of people have tried something similar, and the only one we know of who is really making a go of it is Carol Post at the Waterfront Postal Center in Honolulu.

Furthermore, having personally had to deal with shuttling parts, money and receipts back and forth between the States and various Third World countries, we can assure you, it’s an agonizing endeavor fraught with frustration. One that, because of all the time zones involved, keeps you out of mischief from very early in the morning to very late at night!

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Lee and I have just returned from a Florida to San Diego delivery, and this is one of the few times we have found it necessary to stop for fuel in Turtle Bay. After reading the recent spat of unpopular reviews on the fuel dock at Turtle Bay, we were a little leery as to what treatment we might expect.

As it turned out, we were the first boat of the Monday morning following Easter Sunday — not the most propitious time. But the boys ambled down the dock and received our stern lines and bid us a good morning. The fuel hose was passed to us via our boat hook and fueling began. After a brief problem with an air lock in the transfer pump, we finished our business. Diesel was $1.40 US per gallon and the amount we were charged coincided with the amount of fuel we calculated was pumped onboard.

Everyone was very pleasant. Twice Ernesto readjusted our dock lines so the boat would ride more favorably in the swell that page 44

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Maybe Ernesto and Freddie have found religion or have been reading Latitude 38; all we know is that we didn’t have any problems in Turtle Bay. P.S. The new marina in Acapulco is open and very nice! The rate is 20 cents/foot/day. When we were there they had fresh water but no electricity. The marina is a short but enjoyable walk from downtown.

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^UNABLE TO FIND INSURANCE FOR A FERRO Despite being armed with an excellent recent survey, I’ve had absolutely no success in securing liability insurance for my 50-foot ferro-cement vessel. I had comprehensive coverage for several years, allowed it to lapse, and am now unable to find any carrier willing to insure a ferro-cement boat.

What are the politics behind this situation? Does anyone know a carrier who will insure ferro-cement sailboats?

P. Kutza El Cerrito P.K. — The politics of the situation are that insurance companies were never particularly comfortable with ferro-cement hulls, despite the fact that a number of them have sailed all over the world. Now that the limited popularity of ferro hulls has waned, insurance companies are less eager than ever to Insure them.

Hopefully owners of other ferro boats out there can direct you to a carrier that will handle your needs.

(IffHELP! I am the proud owner of a 1964 Edson 21. This beauty of a boat is dying of neglect and needs many things — plus tons of TLC. Perhaps you could suggest whom I can contact about the following: 1) A 30-foot aluminum mast.

2) A rubber rub rail that goes over the hull to deck joint of the boat.

3) The owner’s or shop manual for a 9 hp Yanmar diesel, model NTS 70R. Dave at Emerson Power Products in Seattle claims there is only one shop manual for the engine and that it’s in Chicago. Is this possible?

4) Any history on the Edson 21, which was built by the Edson Boat Co. of Santa Rosa.

Gary Holm Jacksonville, Oregon Gary — In as m uch as 30-foot masts can’t be sent Federal Express, we’d start your search by calling the riggers in the Portland area. You shouldn 't have any trouble finding either a rigger or a mast. Similarly, any good Portland chandlery should be able to help you track down a rubber rub rati; they’ve been standard Items on many sailboats for years. As for the Yanmar, we’d call their Customer Service Department for the diesel manual. Anything Is possible, but we Imagine they have a copy somewhere. (Do you really have a diesel in a 21-foot boat?) page 46

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LETTERS The Edson 21 was designed by Thomas Edson IV, great, great grandson of Thomas Edson, the well-known Inventor of the electric light bulb, the diesel engine, 8-track stereo and the female condom.

After brief success with his sailboat company, Thomas Edson IV took up the guitar and has, so to speak, drifted away. '

tHtSHE IS AN INSPIRATION Thanks for the^reat article on Ornaith Murphy. I met her in Opua, New Zealand and listened to her tales with alternating degrees of shock and laughter. She was never too busy for a bit of cake and Baileys; her boat was filled with classic literature and music, and she is an inspiration as a sailor and a woman.

I’ve finally acquired a sailboat myself, a 20-footer that was built in 1958. Her former owner is deceased, however, so the boat is a bit of a mystery to me. Her previous registrations list the builder as "Ditmar Donaldson", "Seabt" and "Cliprmar"; maybe your readers can help me.

The boat came with a 2 h.p. Seagull outboard, which had to be rebuilt. I guess it wasn’t "lying under a bush". By the way, the correct motto of the inimitable Seagull is "The best outboard motor for the world."

P.S. Even though I discovered 1 can get a copy of Latitude for free at a local chandlery 10 days before the mail brings mine, I still want to support you guys. Thus I’ve enclosed a check for my subscription.

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I’m writing in response to the May 1992 letter by Rob and Lynn Sudbury of the vessel Scout. They reported the boarding of U.S. and Canadian vessels and the inspection of their papers at Puerto Escondido, Baja on February 8, 1992 by Howard Munson.

Be it known to all mariners that Howard Munson is not, has never been, nor ever will be, employed by Maloney & Associates, Inc. We are a private investigation firm specializing in marine investigations for the insurance industry.

While we work with insurance companies on the recovery of stolen boats, we wouldn’t consider the methods attributed to Munson by the Sudburys as being professional.

P.S. to the editor: You are correct in that there is no telephone listing for our company. Our number is unlisted because our business is so highly-specialized that all of the marine insurance companies know who we are and how to contact us.

Joseph E. Maloney President, Maloney & Associates, Inc. Box 7678, Laguna Niguel Readers — More on Munson In Changes.

How widespread Is the theft of boats? According to Joseph Maloney, almost 10,000 boats have been stolen during the last 10 years. But that number Is deceiving, as the most frequently stolen 'vessel Is a Kawasaki Jet Ski. Small trallerable boats are second In the order of being nicked. To further put boat thefts Into perspective, just 28 boats were reported stolen from the 100,000 California berths last year. That’s an Incredibly low number.

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If, on the other hand, you’re planning on sinking a boat for Insurance purposes, be advised that it’s not so easy — and that those who try are often caught. There’s one such story, some parts of which might be true, that’s told In Southern California to Illustrate the point: A guy had a nice old wood Stephens motor yacht that he couldn’t sell, so he hired a guy to sink her halfway between Long Beach and Catalina. A figurative rocket scientist, the guy hired for the Job decided to have a boat stripping party at the dock of one of Southern California’s waterfront restaurants. Everybody had a grand old time until about 0300, at which point the hired scuttler threw everybody off the boat so he could go about his nefarious business. Part of the way out to the middle of the Catalina channel, he was startled when some babe who’d passed out In a dark corner of the boat awakened and asked what was up. The guy told her he was going to sink the boat.

She’s reputed to have responded: "Cool, I’ve never watched a boat be scuttled before."

When they got to the middle of the channel, the guy opened up the sea-cocks and the two of them jumped Into the dink they had towed out. Like most folks, they assumed the boat would quickly go right to the bottom. Not. Boats often take a long time to sink. This one took so long to go down that the duo circling It ran out of gas before it slipped beneath the surface! Finally the damn thing sank, at which point they called the Coast Guard to rescue them. With the help of the Coasties, they made it back to shore safely.

That, however, wasn't the end of the story. A few hours later some guys left Newport on a sportfishing boat bound for Catalina. Halfway across the channel, they spotted what looked like the cabin top of a motor yacht bob to the surface. Hell, it was a cabin top bobbing to the surface. As luck would have it, they were just able to jot down the number on the For Sale sign before it disappeared to the bottom for the last time. Naturally, the boat's owner and attempted scuttler were busted.

There is, In fact, a wealth of stories of scuttlings that have gone bad. If you have a favorite you’d like to share with our readers, we’d love to hear from you.

MI RECEIVE THEIR WANTED' POSTERS Re: The Sudbury letter regarding the boarding of boats in Baja and the checking of papers by Howard Munson.

I don’t know anything about Munson, but Maloney & Associates are a vessel recovery firm. From time to time myself and other members of the American Society of Marine Surveyors receive 'wanted' posters of stolen boats from them.

With regard to Joe Kersha’s request for information on a Cape Foulweather 25, the 58th edition of the BUC Guide reports that Cape Foulweather Boats of Newport, Oregon — which is near Cape Foulweather — built 32, 38 and 42-foot 'Cape Foulweathers' and 'Bahama' sailboats between 1979 and 1983. Available as sloops, cutter and ketches, all were of wood construction. There is not a listing for a 25-footer, but there might not have been enough traded to justify a listing in the BUC book. All should bear a hull identification number that starts with the letters "CHF".

Jack McKinnon Accredited Marine Surveyor San Lorenzo

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LETTERS from Alameda County Tax Assessor Scott waiting for us when and if we return. By moving to a county which interprets the same tax laws differently than Assessor Scott, we won’t have to run that risk.

It’s too bad, because not only will Alameda County lose out on our boat taxes until we leave, but they’ll lose out on the revenues generated by the shopping we’ll be doing. Our boat needs lots of stuff, and I expect we’ll buy most of it from whatever chandlery is nearest the marink we’ll be berthing our boat at.

Sorry Alameda, we have enjoyed keeping our boat in your city, but your County Assessor has his priorities screwed up. Since Alameda isn’t my primary residence, I can’t even vote against him.

Those of you who live in Alameda County can.

Rick and Carolyn Crane Sea Crane Grand Marina, Alameda Itlck & Carolyn — When your coffers are as overflowing as Alameda County’s, you don’t have to worry about driving your tax base away.

Jiff DON'T YOU REALIZE In the May 1992 issue, in response to a Letter, the editor referred to.. [money] which goes for non-boating purposes such as hiring hookers for legislators..."

Don’t you realize there are female legislators who are not lesbians, and therefore would require the services of a gigolo?

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I will begin by quoting from Chapman’s Piloting: "There has never been passed a law compelling boats to fly the national flag or none at all from the place of honor. It has never been contemplated that a loyal citizen would ever do otherwise. Yet, we are free to do as we like and in the use of this freedom there has grown the custom of flying the yacht ensign at the point of honor at shore stations and aboard yachts. There are today ardent yachtsman in high places who believe that this custom aboard yachts should be continued.

"Today proper evidence of nationality is represented by ship’s documents, not ensigns, although national colors usually are required to be flown abroad. The original American ensign was designed by the New York Yacht Club and accepted in 1849 for the purpose of exempting returning yachts from Custom clearings. Generally the ensign was flown in addition to the nation colors."

The above customs have come about by long-standing practices.

A love of boats and water should be accompanied by respect for traditions. Regrettably, some believe flying the flag and ensign are an opportunity to insult others and be objectionable. You’d think people might enjoy the practice of displaying their country’s colors rather than be antagonistic.

Recently an individual took the opportunity during a premiere regatta at a prestigious yacht club, to fly, from the shrouds of his or her vessel, a 'rag' commonly known as the 'Rising Sun' when the Japanese Imperial Navy flew it during World War II. The particular vessel was stern tied to the yacht club docks directly in front of the main dining and bar area. In addition to the flag of the Rising Sun, the vessel flew two other flags; the 'Don’t Tread On Me' flag and another extolling Miller High Life Beer.

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Latitude 38, monthly humor publication: New Zealand over America3.

The Wanderer, llloglcian: New Zealand over America3' And the only guy who even came close, Bob Bllllngham, who was the America3 mainsheet trimmer for a long time: America3 over II Moro 4-3.

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jjffWHY CANT THEY JUST SQUARE OFF? I loved Max Ebb’s treatise on celestial navigation! Now what we need is a similar technical discussion of the downwind tactics employed by Cayard and Koch in the light airs of the America’s Cup. Why couldn’t they just square off before the wind when they were within a couple hundred yards of the leeward buoy or finish line? Do the gennakers require wind near the beam to fill? Or is reaching that much faster for the small distance I’m assuming there was to the leeward buoys/finish line?

Is the apparent/relative wind that much different from the true wind?

Ed Jose ^ Lafayette

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Ed—About 10 years ago at Long Beach Race Week the Wanderer was aboard a Peterson 48 sailing downwind In light air. A sistershlp was just a few yards ahead and the Wanderer, squirming with excitement, asked the same basic questions. With Paul Cayard at the wheel and Lowell North calling tactics, he got a pretty good answer.

The reason we at Long Beach and the America’s Cup boats didn’t square off more Is because the apparent wind would have decreased drastically — with a resultant dramatic drop in boat speed. The reason they didn't point higher to create more apparent wind and develop more boat speed is because they would have had to sail a longer distance to the leeward mark.

For every boat and every wind speed, there Is an optimum downwind course which offers the best combination of best boat speed and the shortest distance to the mark. For light fast boats — no matter if they are Olson 30s or America’s Cup entries — the fastest course downwind in light air is relatively high. This is why you’ll rarely if ever see them with their spinnaker poles more than a few feet back from the headstay.

You can demonstrate to yourself the importance of apparent wind speed the next time you go sailing. Point as high as you can in five knots of wind and note your boat speed, then sail dead downwind and again note your boat speed. A huge difference, right?

As for the distance left to any buoy, you should know that It doesn’t make any difference. No matter if you’re sailing two miles or 20 miles, the fastest course to the next mark is the fastest course to the next mark.

(IfGAS PROBLEM I recently got involved with a 34-ft German-built Dehler sloop. The boat was imported by a dealer in Houston that is no longer in business.

My problem is that the boat’s propane system, because it was built in Europe, has metric fittings. So far I have been unable to find a propane dealer that can fill a propane tank with metric fittings.

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For more than 30 years the Port of Oakland has provided free berthing to a number of Sea Scout vessels. There are currently four boats at Sea Breeze located at the foot of 6th Avenue in Oakland. I’ve been ,in the program for 32 years and the Port has been providing berths since before I arrived. Without this support we would have been unlikely to maintain this fine youth program.

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Many people took pictures of the great event and, because some of our friends don’t believe this truly exceptional fish story, we ask all of you to send us your best photos so that our reputations are not forever stained.

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The last three years my wife and I have enjoyed watching the Opening Day parade of boats by parking on the seawall just downwind of the St. Francis YC. This year much of the view and most of our photos were blocked by the inconsiderate — to those in the parade and those of us watching from the shore — skipper of what looked like a Bluewater 55 or something. He stationed himself between the shore and the judging boat, floating back and forth along the edge of the parade.

Eventually a Coast Guard Auxiliary ran him off, but not until the best boats had passed. Thank you, skipper of Loooey.

I must say we were also discouraged at the large number of other boaters who barged into the parade route against the flow of traffic.

I had thought better of my fellow boaters.

The highlight of the day for our two-year-old grandson was the arrival of a tugboat-like vessel with a fog horn, whistle, siren and clouds of steam. It was the last thing we saw for the day and his greatest memory. Every day now we hear about "noisy boat."

P.S. The St. Francis parking lot must have the world’s largest collection of vanity license plates.

• Steve Fisher San Jose Steve — No matter If it’s the Big Boat Series, the America’s Cup or Opening Day, some skippers behave as though they think most page 58

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LETTERS folks came to watch them watch the main event rather than the main event itself. It’s certainly not a new problem, nor one we can expect to disappear anytime soon.

As for vanity license plates, the capital is Marin County, where peer pressure and county ordinances prohibit the ownership of an automobile without vanity plates. But if the vain are willing to add a few bucks into depleted state coffers, who are we to complain?

JlffFOUR TIMES A YEAR While vacationing on the island of St. Lucia this February, I photographed what I believe was Oceana, a sistership of Big O, as she was entering Marigot Bay. My husband and I own a house at Marigot that is on lease-back to The Moorings charter company. We visit about four times a year, and each time carry down copies of Latitude for The Moorings crew and staff.. Sometimes we even exceed our weight limit for luggage!

Since we travel some 32,000 miles a year to deliver your magazine, I was wondering if we were eligible for two XL Roving Reporter T-shirts?

Bob & Carol Ann Gray N „ Nautilus, Passport 40 Bob & Carol Ann — While we’ve tightened our requirements for earning Roving Reporter T-shirts, you qualify. Your shirts are In the mail.

And yes, your photograph is of Oceana, which is a near sistership to Big O. The only differences between the two boats is that Big O has a shorter main boom, but is still much faster.

Sadly, Oceana, which was skippered by Alameda-based Joe Hutchins as she romped back and forth between the Med, the Caribbean, and New England for the last four years, Is up for sale.

Her owners love her dearly, but have been hammered by declining real estate values in New York and London. If anybody is Interested in a great-looking, great-sailing, ocean-going boat at a fifth of her replacement cost, we can put you in touch with the owners.

In case anybody is wondering, Big O was given an industrial strength osmosis treatment and all new thru-hulls In Trinidad, and is soon to kiss the water again. Except for a possible trip to Maine for the summer, she’ll be in the Caribbean for one more year before moving on to a new area of the world. She’ll be available for selected charters, led by the Wanderer and Wanderette, who are looking for guests who share their enthusiasm for mischief, mirth and moderate adventure. That would suggest participation in events like the end of the Route du Rose festivities this December in St. Barts, the St. Barts Regatta next February, the Helneken Regatta next March In St. Martin, the BVI Regatta in Tortola next April, Antigua Race Week at the end of next April, and Trinidad & Tobago Race Week next May. After that, we expect to say adios to chartering in the Caribbean and hello to casual chartering In the South Pacific.

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My situation, though a little unusual, is not unique. I’m able to work three months and then take three months off. Sometimes I can get six months on and six months off.

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Don — YouVe concerned about a pseudo-problem. Rob and Joan Roy ofTlburon have spent at least three months of each of the last 23 years cruising in Europe, the East Coast, Canada, the Caribbean and South America. Rob saps, "We’ve never made a reservation to leave our boat anywhere but we’ve never had a problem. When you arrive in a certain region, everyone will tell you where to go. You check It out and If you don’t like It, you move on to another." Roy admits that some of the facilities can be primitive, but they've never had a problem with either security or safety.

Why isn’t it a problem? If you look at the big picture, the world is more or less divided into three-month cruising zones and six-month cruising zones. The former are in the higher latitudes such as Alaska, the Baltic countries, southern Chile, etc. The six-month cruising areas are those parts of the tropics that are subject to hurricanes and/or extreme summer humidity. By getting either three or six months off at a time, you’re basically 'in phase' with the length of the seasons and thus have life by the short hairs.

Indeed, it would be a greater challenge to develop a list of places you couldn’t leave your boat safely and usually inexpensively (relative to the United States) than places you could. We personally know of people who have left their boats at any number of locations in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Belize, Columbia (only Cartagena), Venezuela, Trinidad, Antigua, St. Martin, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, South Africa, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, Gibraltar, England, Portugal, Germany . . . well, the list Is endless. We’ve heard very few complaints.

As for specific anchorages and marinas, the world is in a state of flux, and things change from year to year. We suggest you don’t worry and simply take the Roys’ advice that ’local knowledge' will be able to direct you no matter where you are.

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Than along came Dave Greer’s expose in March ("the Ides of') Letters. The sun, the moon, paradise, 'our' Cherubini-Garden ketch sunk in the second paragraph as the alleged (Rubenesque, bespectacled, hazel-eyed, hi-tech first mate in long chestnut braids) just vanished into thin air. She’s just the conjured segment of 'Max Sholes' imagination!

Do I file a serious emotional distress suit against Latitude or against Dave Greer?

Shattered Dreams FCI Sheridan, Oregon Shattered — Don’t waste your valuable time and money as there Is absolutely positively no question about it: your lawyers should sue Greer’s ass, not ours.

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LETTERS when it’s all over.

The Russian hull has probably been destroyed by now to recover the $25,000 import bond. As for the others, unlike the race boats of the times past, these America’s Cup boats don’t seem to lend themselves to any kind of life after the *92 Cup. They can’t be sailed by two or three crew or a bunch of tourists under shortened sail in the Caribbean, and no insurance company is going to touch them, what with their half-millon dollar masts and sun-sensitive composite hulls.

I submit that if wte, the United States, get to defend in 1995, Bill Lee could build a dozen or so Santa Cruz 70s at a set cost for the challengers and defenders and allow any private owner with the budget to generate a campaign.

The sport and the America’s Cup is viewed by the general public as an obscene waste of money, and the edge-of-reality technology does little for the development of ’real world’ boats. More, but smaller, syndicates would result in much broader public participation and appreciation.

Jack Edwards Folsom Jack— The 'miracle' of this year's America’s Cup was that — glveri'the tremendous diversity of designs — the Semi-finals and Quarterfinals were so extremely close. The Finals — despite featuring the closest racing and closest individual race In Cup history — was a relatively boring blow-out by comparison.

If the general public thinks the amount of money spent on these unequal boats — 11 Moro didn’t have a chance against America3 — was obscene, they’ve got company. We agree with them. So for that matter, does the victorious Bill Koch. Furthermore, we think the foolhardy expense reflects badly on all other sailors, giving the public and those windbags in government the false Impression that everybody who owns a sailboat is stinking rich.

While some of the boats from this America’s Cup might be used as early trial horses for the next Cup, none will be serious contenders.

Nor, as you suggest, are they likely to see any other on-the-water use except, perhaps, as gunnery target for some Third World navy.

From the moment the 12s were doomed as America’s Cup boats, we argued for an exciting 70-foot America’s Cup one-design to be drawn up by the likes of Bill Lee or Bruce Farr. If the Kiwis were able to field a superb four-boat campaign of experimental boats for $15 million this time around, we figure $5 million would have been enough if the Cup had been raced in one-designs.

How would the Cup have been different if it had been competed in something like Santa Cruz 70s? There would have been: 1) many more challenger syndicates; 2) many more defender syndicates; 3) closer racing; 3) boats the public could have seen and touched between races; 4) reasonable budgets; 5) boats that would have a life after the Cup; and 6) a better public Image of the average sailor.

Since an America’s Cup one-design makes so much sense, what are the chances of It coming about in 1995? About as much as a snowball surviving the summer in the Sea of Cortez.

JltMAKE SURE THE LIFESLING IS READY TO GO On May 3rd, we were sailing our Perry 47 near the Golden Gate Bridge. Typical for this time of year, winds were gusting over 20 knots and dozens of sailboarders were having the time of their lives playing among the whitecaps.

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We quickly pulled our Lifesling out of its case — only to find that it needed untangling. Once it was untangled, we threw it quickly to the sailboarder and began making tighter circles around him, paying out more and more line until he was able to grab it. Instead of putting the Lifesling over his head as it is intended, he held onto it with one arm. He seemed to be having trouble hanging on to his sailboard at the same time, soTje finally let go of it. We may have been going too fast for him to hang on.

The next time around we yelled for him to put his arms through the Lifesling, which he did. Unfortunately, he still didn’t hear us tell him to buckle it. We dropped our boarding ladder, turned off the motor, and reeled him and his sailboard in. He was seriously chilled and dazed, but unhurt.

We barely had time to regain our energy when we were told that another sailboarder was also in trouble because of a broken mast. We were getting pretty efficient at rescuing now, however. This person was in better shape because he wore a dry-suit. We dropped him off near the beach, and he was able to swim to shore. We insisted on taking the other sailboarder to the nearest marina because of his depleted condition.

This is what we learned from our experience: 1) Make sure your Lifesling is set up and attached to your boat so that it is ready to go. Do this before you leave the marina. Too often I have seen Lifeslings that look as though they have never been taken out of their case.

2) Every minute counts. Think ahead how you’re going to handle the situation. I’m not sure we were as efficient as we could have been in getting the boat under control and ready for a rescue. Having to untangle the Lifesling line slowed us down considerably. You can believe that we were much more careful in repacking it.

3) At a recent "Safety at Sea" seminar, it was recommended that we sail rather than motor up to people in the water. We, however, felt that the conditions would have made such a large boat as ours unmanageable, so we opted to maneuver under power instead. I was amazed at how long it took us to drop our sails in a situation where time was so critical.

4) We completely forgot to designate someone as the spotter with no other responsibility than keeping an eye on the person in the water. We had trouble picking out the sailboarder, who was really down and needed our help, from those who had merely fallen and were having little trouble getting back up on their boards.

5T Having a loud hailer would have been a great help — ours wasn’t working at the time — in giving directions, such as telling the sailboarder how to use the Lifesling, what we intended to do and especially keeping other people out of the area. By chance, another sailboarder managed to get between us and the man in the water, and then proceeded to fall off her board. We had to wait for her to leave the area before we could continue the rescue. She wasn’t even aware that a rescue attempt was underway and was rather indignant when we asked her to quickly get out of the area.

6) Know the procedure for using the Lifesling to get someone aboard who is either incapacitated or unconscious. I’m sure we would have done something with so many people on board, but knowing ahead of time what line attached to what winch would have been a big help.

I am now convinced that every boat should have a Lifesling aboard. After this experience, I can’t think of a better rescue system on the market. If you would rather use your horseshoe, make sure that you attach a long length of line to it so that it can be thrown and then retrieved. Flotation in this case was not an issue; retrieval was.

AH in all, I am glad that we could be of help and that no one was hurt. . s Phyllis Neumann Adventure Pt. Richmond page 66

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To the best of our knowledge, no sallboarders have been killed on San Francisco Bay — and that’s something of a surprise, given the strong currents, the cold water, the amount of commercial traffic and the number of sallboarders. Although we and others have had to rescue sallboarders, we suppose the good safety record Indicates sallboarders do a reasonably good job of taking care of their own.

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Can the heavy metals and chemicals used in bottom paint seep into the fiberglass hull, eventually exposing long-term occupants to toxic poisoning?

What can one do to minimize these effects, if they exist?

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Mark C. Williams San Francisco Mark — Good questions.

We doubt very seriously whether "the amount of toxins and debris floating on San Francisco Bay" have any effect on the health of llveaboards —for the simple reason we don’t think there Is very much. Heavy metals and such quickly sink to the bottom and toxic stuff like diesel and gas fumes rather quickly dissipate Into the air. A good blast of diesel exhaust from a bus Is going to be a 100 times worse than stuff floating on Bay waters.

Can bottom paint "heavy metals and chemicals” seep through fiberglass hulls to expose occupants to toxic poisoning? We’re no experts, but we don’t think copper particles, the nasty stuff In today’s bottom paints, are small enough to permeate a fiberglass barrier. In all honesty, we think that’s probably the very least of your health concerns.

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The day-to-day total involvement of the three million New Zealanders with their country’s challenge for the America’s Cup has been nothing short of unbelievable. Talk of the Kiwi effort was not just heard In yacht clubs here, but in schools, supermarkets, the corner dairy, farmer’s cow sheds, used car lots, etc. Unlike the United States, one could spend hours trying to locate a Kiwi who wasn’t up with the latest America’s Cup news.

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That, however, wasn’t what he had in mind. He forced us to drop our sails, turn on the engine and pass a current drivers license and boat registration over to him. He then laboriously wrote out a ticket making certain that such vital information as my height and weight were correct. By this time our class had started and was sailing down the Vallejo River. The officer then gleefully had us show him the proper number of flotation devices. By the time we were able to extricate ourselves from his presence, we were 35 minutes late for our start.

We later saw him further down the river ordering some J/24s under spinnaker away from Mare Island. They almost broached trying to follow his instructions. A launch and a bull-horn can be a barrel of laughs if you play your cards right.

The next day I went to the DMV where I learned that because of an ownership change, the DMV had sent the renewals to a different address. 1 paid my $14 and picked up the current stickers.

Maybe I’m missing the big picture, but it seems if county officials wanted to issue citations for out-of-date registration, it would be easier to walk up and down the docks on any weekday. Why bother with the ’pirate of the Caribbean routine? It was an unnecessary danger to force people to pass drivers licenses between boats in a confined area beset by strong currents and with more than 100 boats jockeying for the start.

It has always been a pleasure watching the people from the Vallejo YC clear the boats out of the harbor on Sunday mornings. They are extremely skillful at keeping the boats moving out safely. Maybe in the future it might be a better utilization of the Solano County Sheriffs office to find a grade school crosswalk for Officer Grumpke and leave the Vallejo River to the experts from the yacht club.

W. Wilson San Jose VJ.VJ. — Since our car and boat registrations always seem to be lost and/or out of date, we can, to a certain extent, sympathize with you. On the other hand, whose responsibility Is It to see that the registration Is current? Sure, you got busted at an unfortunate time and, yeah, It would have been foolish if the Sheriff’s department had used the start of the race for the purpose of busting people for outdated registrations. But we have some trouble believing that was exactly the case.

As for keeping boats away from Mare Island, we suspect he had good cause. In the Vallejo Races we've done, about half the boats sail too close to the Mare Island boundary that Is clearly marked as offlimits.

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A year ago, on the Sunday following the end of the Vallejo Race, an Olson 30 fell from the hoist at the Sausalito marina where she is berthed. Fortunately, the boat free-fell back into the water rather than onto solid ground. The owner got the shock of his life and completely soaked; the boat sqffered delamination in a small area of the hull beneath her cockpit. Stripped threads on the tie-rod that attaches to a keel bolt were what caused the fall. There was no failure of the hoist.

On the Sunday following the end of this year’s Vallejo Race there was an uncanny replay of the petrifying scenario when a well-known quarter tonner fell from the same hoist. Once again there was no failure with the hoist; it was the chain that attached to the lifting sling that broke.

Unlike the Olson, the quarter tonner didn’t fall directly back into the water. The first three feet of her bow struck the cement, causing the boat to bounce on her knuckle and 'launch' herself stem-first.

Being low tide, it was a long fall and the boat buried herself stern-first 10 feet into the water—then popped up like a missile being launched from a submarine. The mast was snapped cleanly in four places and the hull, though repairable, was a mess.

As was the case with the Olson, it scared the hell out of everybody who witnessed it. Especially the owner, who escaped death by about three feet.

The moral of the story, of course, is to check your lifting apparatus!

Frequently. If there’s any doubt about it, chuck it out and get an entire new assembly. And never, ever stand beneath a boat hanging from a hoist.

And, if you’re one of the many who believes that bad luck comes in threes, you might not want to lift your boat out of the water in Sausalito following next year’s Vallejo Race. \

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Culled from last week’s Marin Independent Journal, the following tidbit entitled "African Queen Back in Business": The movie steamboat African Queen, which survived the battles between Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn, almost didn’t make It through an encounter with a tourist in Key Largo, Florida, last week.

The little old boat — famous from the 1951 epic by the same name, Is moored at a Holiday Inn. Last Friday, someone snapping a picture bumped an electrical switch on the dock, starting the lift that raises the craft from the water each night. Unfortunately, only one end of the boat was attached.

"It raised the bow so high that the stern went underwater and dragged the boat underwater," said hotel manager Faye Bailey. The boat was rescued and is back in business taking tourists on excursions.

That noise you just heard was Bogey turning over in his grave.

We’re mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore!

NBC stands for 'No Boating Coverage', at least not at the upcoming ’92 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Despite strong viewer interest in the ’88 games and the recently concluded America’s Cup, NBC has decided not to televise any sailing — despite the strong likelihood of our U.S. team taking multiple medals. This hatchet job will presumably free up more time for coverage of grown men jumping into sandboxes and throwing around lead frisbees — not to mention more beer commercials featuring jocks and babes in cool cars. If you’d like to try to change this depressing situation, send your complaints to Dick Ebersol, President, NBC Sports, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NY, NY, 10112.

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LOOSE LIPS case, there are a lot of happy sailors out there these days because boat sales are booming! Here’s a quick random sample: Monroe Wingate just bought the J/44 Tak, which he’ll rename Marilyn (look for the red lips on the transom!); David Thomson just sold his TransPac winning Farr 1220 Kotuku and is "on the beach" for awhile (watch for him to be back in an Express 27 next winter and, when and if the IMS rule sorts itself out, a Farr custom); Bob Garvie’s new Tripp 40 Bullseye is now marauding about the Bay; Stockton SC’s Johnnie Walker just sold his Hobie 33 Hotlicks and is in the market for a used IOR boat he can convert into a cruiser ("My wife Debbie wants standing headroom and an oven"); Dave Tambellini just bought a spanking new J/105; John Williams just sold his red J/35 Ukiyo. ..

The list goes on and on! Next month, we hope to round up a bunch of "berth announcements" and somehow weave them into a feature article. If you, or someone you know, just bought or sold a boat, get in touch with us.

Attaboys.

We’ve been sitting on this stuff for a while, fighting that old inner conflict about the need to toot our own horn versus the natural inclination of all great and good entities toward modesty. Screw it — tooting won out. What follows are some of the more creative comments about yours truly from visitors to our booth at the last boat show: — "It’s our bible."

— "Your mag has balls."

— Her: "I have to hide Latitude 38 when it comes so he’ll finish his projects around the house." Him: "Everybody needs two days off when it arrives."

— "I do more sailing in the head with a Latitude 38 then I do on the ocean."

— "This mag is what I live for. Oh, and my wife of course — in that order."

— "Don’t leave home without it."

—"Latitude 38 is for the wanna-bes, the gotta-bes, the has- beens and the gonna-bes."

— "Latitude ignited an old flame in me about sailing. Now I enjoy my life much more."

— "The first ad I put in, I sold my boat. I still get calls three months later."

— "If it hadn’t been for Latitude 38, I would never have discovered sailing. My hobby used to be horses, but not anymore."

— "My wife forgot to renew my subscription, so I’m not going to renew my wife."

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— from The Champagne Mumm Book of Ocean Racing Having a blast on Richardson Bay. In late May, a Northern California couple chartered Southern Star, a Catalina 36 from Ocean Adventures in Sausalito, and anchored off Sausalito to spend the night. As they were cooking their evening meal, the alcohol stove "exploded.” Thankfully neither of the two were hurt, but they were unable to put out the fire out. The Sausalito Fire Department’s Rescue II, extinguished the flames after the couple had been taken off.

There was extensive fire damage to the interior of the boat, overhead and boom, but her hull was intact enough to be towed to and hauled out at Anderson’s Boatyard.

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SIGHTINGS happy birthday to us Volume 180 of Latitude 38, which you hold in your hot little hands, marks our 15th year of publishing. It’s been a long and rewarding voyage.

The first issue was put together on a shoestring back in 1977. At that time,

publisher Richard Spindler’s resume didn’t include much more philosophy degree and short stints as a yacht broker and street artist. The first 'office' was a liveaboard Bounty 41. And the motivation? He couldn’t figure out the racing infrastructure at the time, and figured others in the same, er, boat would appreciate someone explaining it to them, too. He’d also done some cruising, and really felt the need for a publication that covered that facet of the sailing lifestyle. But not like the slicks. "Sailing is about people," he reminds us to this day, and he wanted the tone to evoke good times spent sitting around the cockpit sharing stories, information, a few arguments and a few beers with friends. It still seems like a pretty good idea.

Our thanks to all of you who have supported us through advertising, support of our advertisers, letters, phone calls — or just by getting a chuckle or two out of what we do and coming back the next month for more. Keep it up and we promise never to run out and get reed jobs.

new electronic With the arrival of GPS and the vast improvements in modem radar, cruising sailors may think that navigation couldn’t get any safer or more convenient. But that’s not correct, not with the introduction of FLS. NvGPS does a phenomenal job of telling you where your boat is at any given time.

This is terrific except that not all islands, anchorages or entrances to reefs are exactly where the charts indicate they are. Radar is a big help when it comes to close-in navigation — providing the targets are high enough above water to register. But what’s to warn of underwater dangers ahead? Fathometers are a big navigational aid, of course, but they tell you what you’re already over, not what’s up ahead. Until now, the only option was $10,000 sonars with bulky sensors. Not one recreational boat in 100,000 has one of them.

The good news is that a British company — surprise, surprise — by the name of Incastec has developed an Echopilot FLS, which stands for "Forward Looking Sonar". The FLS 'reads' in a 90° arc, from directly beneath the boat to directly in front of it, for

japan record falls Damn! We just talked to Peter Hogg and once again forgot to ask whether he likes sushi or not. Go ahead and laugh, but in this case it’s a relevant question. On May 17, he sailed his 40-ft trimaran Aotea into the port of Misaki, Japan — 34 days, 6 hours and 28 minutes out of San Francisco, nonstop and singlehanded. In doing so, he accomplished what he’d set out to do: beat Eric Tabarly’s 1969 SF to Japan record by almost five full days.

Characteristically, though, Peter didn’t let the glow of accomplishment get in the way of disappointment that he didn’t do better. "I wanted to really smash the thing, by 10 days or more, so the next guy has a harder time trying to beat it," he says. To do that, his 40-ft Aotea would have had to maintain an average speed of 9 knots. She’s capable of that practically before you take the sail covers off. In 9 or 10 knots true, she can reach off doing 15s and 17s.

Which is exactly how Peter spent the better part of the first week and a half as he worked his way toward Hawaii, guided in part by Boston meterologist Bob Rice, the guy whose radio reports helped catapult the 60-ft trimaran Great American around the Horn and into the record books in her New York to San Francisco run several years ago.

Tabarly went south of Hawaii; Peter went north. It probably didn’t matter, though, he says. As soon as he got past the islands, 'Things went to hell in a handbasket," says Peter. Ught-to-no headwinds gave way to a big, flabby high, "that covered everything from Hawaii to Japan." One hundred eighty to continued next sightings page

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record falls — cont’d 200-mile days (his best was 270 the first week) gave way to 130s, 120s and even one day when he didn’t quite make 100 miles. The Mill Valley software developer was not a happy camper.

But after a while, light winds seemed a minor irritant compared to halyard troubles. In the last half of the voyage, Peter had to go aloft seven times to repair four broken halyards, and spent a total of six days without a main.

The problem, of course, was chafe. An even bigger problem, however, was getting up the mast to fix things. Aotea doesn’t have a nice round aluminum spar that you can wrap your legs around while you work. It has a wing mast which not only offers nothing to hold onto, but presents a nice big target for you to hit when the boat rocks and you do the old pendulum maneuver out into mid-air and back into the mast. "I have bruises you wouldn’t believe," says Peter. After repeatedly rerunning — and rebreaking — the main halyard with the main up (even an externally run one chafed through), Peter sailed the remainder of the trip with one reef tucked in.

Then, about a week out of Japan, the forward crossbeam started coming apart where it curves into the starboard ama.

"I’m convinced the crossbeam was damaged on my first departure," says Peter. (That was March 15, the 23rd anniversary of Tabarly’s departure.

Heavy wind and swells caused cracking in the boat’s canopy that eventually caused Peter to return for repairs.) "At the time, we thought that the damage was superficial, but I now think we probably had some delamination and weakening in the crossbeam from that first trip. The result of which was, when I got into these beam seas and the boat started pounding a lot, I looked over and noticed the carbon fiber starting to peel off — and that this solid joint was

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The contour of the bottom in front of the boat is displayed on a 4.5 inch-square screen. There are four scales: 20,40,80 and 100 meters. Imagine entering a narrow reef or tight anchorage at night and being able to 'see' underwater for 300 feet ahead of you.

Would that be cool or what? The manufacturer is planning on coming out with models equipped with various alarms.

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Twenty-eight days out of San Francisco, Hogg was faced with the very real possibility that Aotea might not make it all the way. After taking all the sails down and consulting over the radio with Aotea designer Jim Antrim and continued next sightings page

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Confessing to initial skepticism, the staff reports the unit both worked well and was easy to read. The transducer for the FLS is

SIGHTINGS — cont’d being continually refined; the one used in the test was a six-inch long cyclinder 2Vtinches in diameter.

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record falls — cont’d builder Mark Ginesty, Peter repaired the damage with a banding tool, wrapping multiple steel straps around the damaged crossbeam. "From there on, I just nursed the boat along into Japan," he says.

When we talked with Peter in late May, he’d only recently cleared customs ("One of forms actually asks if you’re bringing cocaine or opium into the country") and moved his boat onto a mooring in Aburatsubo Yacht Harbor — possibly the same one that Tabarly used to moor Pen Duick V. The place was beautiful, he said, reminding him of Hanalei Bay in Hawaii — except for the price. "All these little harbors are harbors of typhoon refuge controlled by the fishermen. To moor a boat here for a year would cost $15,000!"

Aotea may not be coming back to the Bay Area. Peter was talking to a couple different Japanese sailors interested in buying the boat. If that doesn’t go through, he’ll look into shipping the boat home. And if that doesn’t pan out, he’ll haul out and repair the boat there, then sail home.

pegasus xlv and counting Alameda’s Dan Newland has finished another boat (number 14 in his lifetime), but it’s not just another boat that he’s finished. The red hulled Pegasus XIV, also known as the Newland 368, measures 36 feet 8 inches, weighs in the neighborhood of 5,100 pounds and is the second edition of one of Northern California’s few remaining boatyards, Pegasus Marine.

Two years ago we wrote about the first Newland 368, the one that Dan designed and co-built for his partner Frank Dinsmore, who hails from the Sacramento area. Francis Who? II was sort of a cruising race version of the boat, with a watermaker, an enclosed head, heavy alternators and other creature comforts. Pegasus XIV has fewer luxuries and weighs more than a 1,000 pounds less, giving it a displacement/length ratio down around the 60s, well below the ultralight cutoff of 100. To give you a comparison, Newland’s version is almost seven feet longer but weighs only 1,500 pounds more than an Olson 30, the boat considered by many to be one of the fastest production boats ever to come out of the infamous Santa Cruz ultralight school of boatbuilding.

Dan traces some of the 368’s design roots to the Olson 30 (in which he won the 1986 Singlehanded TransPac), but he’s added more of a U-shape up front to keep the boat’s nose out of green water as he planes down the face of those big Pacific rollers. The boat also has! a tremendous buoyancy above the waterline, swelling from a waterline beam of 6 feet, 9 inches to 10 feet at the deck.

Did we also mention that Dan (that’s him under the funny hat at left) not only designed and built the boat, but he also designed the fabrics used in the hull, deck and sails? The guy is a Renaissance heavyweight. A former sailmaker and now a composite fiber specialist for Orcon, he figured out how to lay up the boat with the latest advanced composites like carbon fiber, S-glass and Kevlar to make it strong and light. At 650 pounds, the bare hull weighs 150 pounds less than an Olson 30!

Okay, so he’s not Superman: Dan had help with the sails from Justin Brown, who splits his sailmaking duties between Pineapple Sails and Pegasus Marine. Justin, who started working with Dan a decade ago when Newland was customizing the Wylie 34 Pegasus (with which he won his first solo TransPac), built 11 of Pegasus XIVs sails and Dan made the other four. They haven’t decided on a logo yet, but Dan’s considering "Garage Sails" as an imprint in honor of the various sites in Alameda and San Leandro where they spent the last two years putting the boat and sails together.

After Frank and Dan campaign their respective Newland 368s to Hawaii, Dan plans to bring Pegasus XIV back and compete in local Bay and offshore contests. Hopefully, Pegasus Marine, which is tooled up and ready to roll, will gamer some orders to build more boats. The production version won’t have the exotic fiber layups, but will weigh about the same. Dan says you can have your own version for about $80,000 without sails and electronics, which means you can avoid the 10% luxury tax.

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read our lips — all kinds of tax news The only two sure things may be death or taxes, but that doesn’t mean the first can’t be postponed and the second minimized. Taking care of one’s health is up to the individual, but taxes — in this case, boating-related taxes — affect all boaters. In order to minimize them, we have to work together.

In recent years, it seems like The Coast Guard is going to start tightevery legislator and his cousin up enforcement of the Recreational have been dreaming up new ways 'essel Fee. That’s the word out of a National to soak those of us who recreate on Safety Advisory Council meeting the water. We feel this is largely 18 and 19 in Portland, Oregon. due to the continuing misconcepThe Coasties have been responsible for tion on the part of non-boaters that enforcing the RVF —* otherwise known as the all yachtsmen are rich 'fat cats'.

— since it went into affect last July.

Unfortunately, the recently comJp until now, however, they have not been pleted America’s Cup may only exover' boats just because they didn’t acerbate this perception. Seems RVF stickers. Their policy has been like every five minutes ESPN was only to check for stickers, and issue warnings flashing up how many millions or citations, if the boat in question had been each of the syndicates had spent. stopped for some other reason, such as a But while the 'fat cat' image continues to pervade in Peoria, a Under the ew policy outlined by the lot of dedicated people have been Guard’s Rear Admiral Ecker, and fighting behind the scenes for a presumably takes effect immediately, little equality. At the federal level, f the Coasties are now out on patrol and that fighting has been against sailspot a vessel not showing RVF stickers, they ing’s 'public enemies' numbers one ore authorized o stop and cite the vessel. and two: the User Fee and the LuxThe clampdown is due to poor public ury Tax. compliance with the whole User Fee proThe User Fee, otherwise known gram. (They’ve just now noticed?) As of April as the Recreational Vessel Fee, was 5, there was only 15% compliance with the passed in 1990 and went into efsmallest class of boats (16 to under 20 feet), fect last year. As of last July 1, no more than 25% in any of the other everybody who owned a boat over categories. By the way, that smallest 16 feet was (and still is) supposed nts about 70% of all registered to pay an annual fee based on the the country. following scale: 16 to under 20 feet There is a maximum fine of $5,000 for — $25; 20 to under 27 feet — $30; non-compliance with the RVF. None of the 27 to under 40 feet — $50; and 40 sources used in the preparation of this piece feet and up — $100. believed anyone had been assessed the maxThe User Fee was flawed from imum amount. It’s probably being reserved the get-go. For beginners, the way for only the most flagrant repeat offenders. it was passed was unethical. ProDepending on the area of the country, fines posed and shot down resoundingly more generally run two to four times the for each of the nine years previous, price of the sticker—plus you have to buy a in 1990, the bill was attached to current sticker. another unrelated bill at the last We’re all for civil disobedience in the face minute and passed. That’s legal, of stupid legislation. And we hate the User but like we said, unethical. Also Fees. But don’t say you haven’t been unethical is the fact that none of warned.

Mm the money collected is specifically earmarked for use on boating issues, and none of it goes to the Coast Guard — both selling points in previous years. For all we know, the funds collected so far could have been used by the House Bank to cover the recent check kiting scandal.

Most boaters have reacted to the User Fee simply and effectively: they’ve refused to pay it. July 1 will mark a full year for the Fee, yet out of an expected $130 million, only $22.3 million has so far been raised. Or to put it another way, about 3.5 million of the 4.1 million registered boaters across the country have basically told Congress, "F_k off!"

As if that wasn’t enough, Congress managed to also pass the so-called Luxury Tax in 1990, which imposed a 10% tariff on new boats costing over

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the curse It’s a pretty well known fact in these parts that Latitude doesn’t have very good luck with powerboats. We’ve sunk a couple, ruined engines, bent shafts, mangled props and generally abused them like rented mules. But they’re a necessary evil, as it would be too hard to sail around and get pictures.

We were sorry to discover last month that the curse is now following us beyond the boundaries of the Bay. We were in San Diego in May, covering the America’s Cup like diligent little reporters when, right in the ] j§ middle of the race, the media boat we were j on sputtered and died. Out of gas? Out of the question said our captain — he had been | I. assured that our brand new twin-engine 5 * Beneteau (whose gas guages didn’t work, incidentally) had been filled with dinosaur j Ml juice that very morning. When we finally found the damn tanks after about half an hour, we rapped on each only to find they reverberated like the bowels of an old freighter. Empty all right.

Our skipper immediately got on the horn to try to: 1) get us refueled on the water; 2) transfer the six media folks to another media boat or; failing those two, 3) get a tow in. As ^ you can see, we got a tow in.

•J This was during the second race, which as you’ll read later in the issue was the all-time cliffhanger in America’s Cup history. We dg| kept abreast of things via play-by-play on the VHF on the way in, and when the announcer ® said the boats had crossed the finish line so close that no one yet knew who had won (we ‘were just clearing Pt. Loma about then), a Ilf grizzled photographer who had been to every America’s Cup since 1958 turned to us and said, "I feel like I’m locked in the mens room and Nolan Ryan’s just pitched another no-hitter." ' ' Amen.

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force in the multihull world. Among his many accomplishments are nine Trans-Atlantic races, including the 1980 OSTAR in which

as 60,000 more jobs gone in various associated industries. With sales of boats over $100,000 down 77 percent in 1991, scores of boatbuilding concerns have gone into the toilet. The Luxury Tax was projected to collect $2.7 million annually. It’s collected nowhere near that. And when you figure in unemployment, lost (income) tax revenues and all the rest, estimates for fixing all the damage it’s caused range to more than $60 million.

Even when faced with the facts — that people didn’t want these taxes, that they were repressive and unfair, and most importantly, that they weren’t working — the power brokers in Congress still refused to act. Early in 1991, Rep. Bill Davis (R-MI) proposed HR 534, a bill that would repeal the User Fee. A similar bill, S 843 was proposed in the Senate. The Senate incarnation never

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SIGHTINGS read our lips — cont’d went much of anywhere, but over in the House, HR 534 gathered quite a head of steam, garnering well over half the House as co-sponsors. In a "sense of the House" vote — a non-binding poll — the repeal bill passed convincingly.

However, nothing to do with taxes goes through the House unless blessed by Ways and Means, and534 never went to vote in ’91.

Ironically, the meat of 534 was recently piggybacked onto a 1992 bill that already had House approval, HR 2056, a major shipbuilding reform act. On May 13, HR 2056 passed the House by a vote of 339 to 78.

The repeal effort now goes to the Senate. What happens there is even more confusing — there are actually three nearly identical User Fee repeal bills currently under scrutiny there. The feeling is that the User Fee repeal will make it through the Senate later this year. The final and perhaps biggest hurdle appears to be the White House, which is presently waffling on whether they’ll support or veto the legislation.

Now for the fine print: As it’s worded in HR 2056, the User Fee would not just disappear, but would be phased out in three steps. As of October 1,1992, boats 21 feet or less (an estimated 70 percent of the boating public) are exempt. On October 1, 1993, boats 37 feet and below are off the hook. And everybody else is free of responsibility on September 30,1994. (Yes, we know these lengths don’t coincide with any of the Fee categories — the User Fee itself is completely illogical; what makes you think the repeal will be any different?)

While certainly better than nothing, this thinking once again misses the point. The User Fee is purely and simply a personal property tax unlike any paid by any other American taxpayer — it singles out a very specific group, boaters, for no ascertainable reason. Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t have to pay 'user fees' for his barbells; Jimmy Connors isn’t taxed on his rackets and Jack Nicklaus owes no yearly tariff on his golf clubs — so why should boaters pay any more than we already do (in fuel taxes) for using our 'toys'?

Problems with the Luxury Tax repeal have been no less frustrating. There are currently repeal bills going in both houses of Congress for this one, too. In fact, for a while, there was even talk of tacking the House version of the Luxury Tax repeal onto HR 2056 before it passed, which might have been the irony of the year. Although that didn’t happen, debate over the issue in both Houses is still hot and heavy.

Like the User Fee, repeal of the Luxury Tax carries some baggage. In this case, it’s a tax on diesel fuel of as much as 20 cents a gallon "to offset revenues lost by repeal of the Luxury Tax." Like there ever were any revenues.

Anyone who can afford a new $100,000 yacht can certainly afford to buy it in some country that isn’t so tax goofy. Or simply buy a used yacht, which isn’t subject to Luxury Tax. Or charter. That, in a nutshell, is why the Luxury Tax never did and never will work.

Anyway, the Luxury Tax was a temporary tax. It was only meant to be in effect until 1999. But the Diesel Tax has been proposed as a permanent tax.

This hardly seems equitable to anyone, except of course the esteemed legislators who dreamt it up. When you consider that 1991 also saw gasoline taxes go up 5 cents a gallon, it’s pretty obvious boaters already pay our fair share of federal taxes — a position we’ve taken since day one.

At this point, BOAT/U.S. lobbyist Mike Sciulla is cautiously optimistic that both the User Fee and Luxury Tax "will be history" by October 1 (the date the first wave of boaters are due to be free of the User Fee), and that the Diesel Tax will have become a temporary tax, probably with a 'sunset' (end date) of 1995.

For now, however, California boaters should keep those cards and letters going to Senators Cranston and Seymour, urging them to back Senator Fritz Hollings’ User Fee repeal bill S 2702 (the Senate’s version of HR 2056); and to both those gentlemen and your local Congressman to support the Luxury Tax repeal bills: HR 951 in the House and S 649 in the Senate.

visitor he was third to finish on the 37-ft trimaran Jeans Foster, and the 1988 CSTAR (same race, different sponsor) when he sailed the 60-ft tri Sebago to fourth overall and set a record for the fastest American boat: 11 x days, 6 hours. Surely one of his crowning achievements, however, was sailing the windy ’84 Quebec (Canada) to St. Malo Race aboard the 80-ft catamaran Formula TAG when she set the world record for a noon to noon run of 518 miles. To maintain the 22-knot average speed meant the boat had to sustain bursts of near 30. Phil describes the experience as "exciting".

In the last few years, Steggall has moved

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from sailmaking (Hood, Doyle and his own label) to carbon fiber. Specifically, he now works for Goetz Marine Technology out of Bristol, RI. While in the Bay Area in May, he stopped by the office to give us a glimpse into the future of sparmaking.

We all know that the less weight aloft in any boat, the better — lower center of gravity, less heeling angle, less pitching and all that. Generally speaking, every pound out of a boat’s rig is worth about 10 pounds in the keel. We should also all know that carbon fiber is both very light and very strong. (The abovementioned Sebago, made

world over. Things have changed in the last five years, however, when it has nothing short of erupted in popularity.

In 1988, for example, there were a record 116 entries, which of which 30 were in a special Classic Yachts division. Everyone figured that was about as big as the event would ever get.

Yet this year there were an 182 official entries, an increase of 40 boats over the 1991 record fleet. And this didn’t even include the 38 classic yachts that competed in the Antigua YC’s Rusty Shackle Regatta the week before!

Joel Byerly, nearly as much an Antiguan institution as the northeast trades, took a shot at explaining the regatta’s phenomenal popularity: "Antigua Sailing Week offers a combination of fine racing and terrific parties that’s unmatched, I believe, by any other regatta in the world. We’re blessed with rather good geography, which means that although being based out of Falmouth and English Harbors, our races stretch all around the island, continued next sightings page

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The nights the fleet stops at Dickenson Bay, for example, might well be sailing’s equivalent of Carnival in Rio. There must have been 100 stalls at the water’s edge, all lit with lanterns, serving all types of cold beverages and giving off the delicious aromas of spicy West Indian food. All the while music filled the air thousands of people from the world over chatted and danced."

Byerly isn’t blowing smoke. Dee Smith, a local rockstar who has done five of the last seven Sailing Weeks says, "I can’t think of another regatta where I have more fun. You just don’t get the same combination of nice weather, nice locale, decent racing and as international a crowd anywhere else. This year I think I saw more people I knew from Europe than I did the United States."

Other Northern Californians sailing with Smith aboard the Swan 65 ketch Natsuko were Jocelyn Thompson, Dave and Jill Hulse, Bill McLuen, Suzzane Loyst and some others. Bill Twist, former owner of Blade Runner, was there co-chartering Howard Palmer’s Barbados-based Dubois 41 Immigrant. There were certainly other Northern California sailors, but they were hard to pick out among the thousands of people aboard 500 mostly large yachts — Sailing Week draws a huge fleet of non-entries, too — that jammed English and Falmouth Harbors.

The last two years have seen the most dramatic increase in entries. Byerly attributes much of it to the significantly greater number of people cruising the Caribbean in the last two years. "We had about 40 boats in the three racing divisions, 120 boats in the cruising/racing or cruising divisions, and about 20 boats in the bareboat charter division. The big increase was in the racing/ cruising and cruising divisions, where we’re not only seeing more boats, but an enormously higher standard in both boats and crewing. It’s not Mom and Pop trying to get a Westsail 32 around the marks anymore — although there’s nothing wrong with that — but performance cruising boats with skippers and crews that are nearly as competitive as those in the racing division!"

The increase in the number of bareboats entered was somewhat controversial. Byerly, for one, wasn’t thrilled by it and says he won’t encourage it. "I personally believe that bareboats take away from the quality of the regatta. Look what happened to the BVI Regatta in Tortola after it became more of a bareboat race."

Speaking into a cellular phone while close reaching at 12 knots between the Tobago Keys and St. Lucia, Capt. Joe Hutchins of Oceana said there was another fear about the bareboats: that the presumably less competent skippers would be involved in a great number of accidents and mishaps.

Those fears proved to be groundless, as it was the big yachts that were involved in most of the mayhem. Byerly reports that the 110-foot Hollanddesigned deem, for example, simply ran over the much slower Bowman 66 Dlone just after the start of one race. Dee "I just love crowded starts" Smith reports that the venerable 72-foot Mistress Quickly T-boned Natsuko while barging at the starting line, punching a small hole in the topsides of the Swan 65. Ironically enough, Peter Bowker, rules expert and member of the Sailing Week jury, was aboard M.Q. Given such a huge fleet of large boats — Natsuko carried a crew of 25 — it was only to be expected that a few people would get banged up a little.

Perhaps the most severely injured was the designer of the Ocean 80 Ocean Leopard, the boat on which he was sailing. Somehow a released spinnaker sheet wrapped around his leg, and in the words of Hutchins, "flung him about 200 feet off the boat".

While there was some pain, there was plenty of pleasure. The climate was wonderful, as Antigua got its first rain in six months the day before Sailing Week started. And the scenery! Not only were there beautiful blue tropical seas and puffy white tradewind clouds, but topless all-female crews — which are something of a Sailing Week tradition. Even more enduring Sailing Week traditions include great sailing conditions and endless parties.

"The weather was just perfect," reports Smith, "with 12 to 20 knots of tradewinds." As for the partying, for some reason it just never stops in Antigua, even though it’s a little more mellow than it was a decade ago. "We’ve sailed all the way down to Granada and back, and I’m still not sober," said Hutchins.

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visitor almost excusively of carbon fiber, weighed only 6,000 pounds.) So a mast made of carbon fiber weighs about half what the equivalent aluminum one does, and is about 9 times stronger. On, say, a Baltic 38, a carbon fiber mast would save 180 pounds over the equivalent aluminum one. Of course, carbon fiber is also expensive — about $22 to $25,000 for that Baltic 38 vs. $10 to $15,000 for aluminum. Twice the price for half the weight? The concept does

it’s that time June 1 brings the beginning of hurricane season in the Northern Hemisphere—which means that cruisers in the Caribbean and especially the Pacific coast of Mexico should be on their toes. > While an average of about 10 hurricanes a year form off the coast of Acapulco, most head out to sea and thus cause little destrucpage86

SIGHTINGS antigua sail week — cont’d Overall winner in the Racing Division of the 25th Annual Antigua Sailing Week was Falcon, a Tripp 40. Cropduster, a Tom Wylie-designed 46, which took overall honors last year, was second. Bruggadung II, a 44-footer from Barbados, was third. Dee reports that IMS-designed boats do well under the West Indian Rating system, which treats some boats very harshly.

Dione, a well-travelled and much-chartered Bowman 66, took top honors in the cruising divisions. She had bullets in every race save the one in which she was run down by Gleem.

Advice for those planning to do Antigua Sailing Week, which always starts the last Sunday in April: 1) Book early, no matter if it’s a bareboat or crewed boat you want, and 2) Don’t miss the Antigua YC 'Rusty Shackle' Classic Regatta the week before.

You think there are fine wooden boats in the San Francisco Bay Master Mariners Regatta? There certainly are. But you’ve never seen anything like some of the 38 classic beauties that turned up to compete in Antigua this year.

'The oldest was Margarit T," reports Byerly, "an unconverted 1891 Bristol Channel Cutter. She’s an original rig, no engine, crap-over-the side sort of thing. But the real star of the show and the overall winner was Guide Me, Dr. and Mrs. Brickhill’s Cornish cutter from the United Kingdom. She was absolutely original, with dipping lugsail, no engine and all the rest. While the J Boat Endeavor was absent this year, we still had Belladventure, Windlgo, Tivoli, Finisterre, Stormy Weather, Harbinger and Moonshine, among others."

What they didn’t have is wind, which ironically seems to be the norm for the Classic race, while Race Week always seems to get good breeze. "We’ve had eight Classic Regattas," says Byerly, "and six of them have been ruined by windless conditions. Last year we had reasonable winds, but this year is was Fanny Adams. [Whatever that means.] Nonetheless, it was a huge success."

Antigua Sailing Week — 25 years old and, despite the best efforts of its organizers, growing bigger and more popular all the time.

king of the ’cans, warlord of the weeknights, buckaroo of the brews, trooper of the twilight and lord high exalted emperor of the evening — cont’d have a certain symmetry to it.

A confirmed multihuller, when he’s not on the road, Phil spends most of his sailing time these competing in a small but healthy Formula 40 fleet out of Boston. "When the European circuit disappeared a few years ago, a lot of the boats ended up here," he says. A smattering of F-27s and other production multis round the local multihull fleet out to about 25 boats. continued middle of next sightings page

of year again tion. The Caribbean only gets one or two hurricanes a year, but as they often head toward population centers, including the East Coast of the United States, they can cause terrible damage. Two of the most vicious hurricanes occurred in the late '80s: Hurricane Gilbert, September 10-17, continued middle c? next fightings page

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We’re looking for 'all of the above'., Rather than hit you with another literary stumper this month, we’ve hit upon another kind of challenge. Turn back to the last page of Calendar for a minute and notice, as we did, that it’s theoretically possible to race every night after work. Starting on Monday, you could do Bay View Boat Club’s 'Monday Night Madness' series, followed by any one of several Tuesday night series — Lake Washington Sailing Club, Sierra Point YC or Sausalito YC. On Wednesday night, you could take part in the KIF (Knarr, IOD, Folkboat series on the Cityfront) or Richmond or Santa Cruz YC series. On Thursday, it’s up to the far North for Benicia YC’s twilight series. On Friday, it’s back to multiple choice, with a half-dozen clubs offering Friday night series.

As far as we know, no one in the history of Western civilization has raced five weeknights back-to-back and lived to tell about it. And probably with good reason; there would be a tiny bit of driving and preparation involved. So here’s our proposition: become the first person to conquer the Latitude 38 Beer Can Challenge and we’ll give you a T-shirt, a hat, a free subscription and maybe even the phone numbers of a few really hot babes or hunks — plus a writeup in The Racing Sheet. We’ll need proof of your quest, such as photos of you aboard the boats on which you crew in the five different venues (or aboard the same boat if you and your crew are real masochists — in which case you all get T-shirts, hats and actual dates with the babes or hunks.)

Now the only question is, is anyone out there up to it?

(Oops! We’ve just been informed by the babes and hunks that they won’t have anything to do with any crazies who race every day of the week. Ah, what the heck, the T-shirts and hats are better than sex, anyway.)

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dialing direct Last summer, Bell Atlantic conducted an experiment. They arranged their network so that when "* CG" was punched into any cellular phone, the call was automatically routed to the Coast Guard. The idea was that this simple supplement to VHF channel 16 distress calls could afford an extra measure of safety to boaters. The experiment was successful and the program, which the company runs for free, is now in effect in the 5th District (Virginia and surrounding area).

The idea seems doubly a good one to us, since there are many scenarios we can envision where the VHF simply won’t work — out of range, too much traffic on channel 16, or a dismasting where the VHF antenna comes down with everything else are three that come to mind. Plus, in ideal conditions, cellular phones effectively have m twice the 25-mile range of a VHF § radio. o Still, says Lt. Commander Curtis t Stock, Communications Officer for 5 the 11th District (all of California), the Coast Guard position is that VHF radio is the preferred first line of communication in any marine emergency, for two main reasons: 1) Cellular phone is point to point, and nobody hears the conversation but the parties on either end. On VHF, anyone listening in on the channel can hear the conversation, and nearby boats can divert and render aid in many cases much more quickly than the Coasties can get there. The majority of rescues are made by private boaters in the immediate area. 2) None of the Coast Guard’s direction finding equipment is set up to track the frequencies on which cellular phones operate. They can and do home in with amazing precision on VHF signals.

It’s a fact of life that as cellular phones get better and cheaper, they’ll become commonplace on boats. At this writing, however, there are no plans (at least that the Coast Guard is aware of) to introduce the 'star-CG' system to the West Coast. If and until there are, if your VHF is unusable and you are in trouble on the water, you can still use your cellular phone. Just dial 911 and ask to be connected to the Coast Guard.

the serious top ten list A bunch of long distance ocean races are coming up in the next few months, and while we like hearing those hairy "knockdown at midnight and everybody falls off the boat" stories as much as the next guy, one near-death experience per year is plenty for anybody. If you’ve already fulfilled your quota (as we have simply driving in to work), here are the top 10 'standing orders' by which you should conduct yourself while anywhere west of the Golden Gate, be it racing or cruising. Our thanks to the West Marine Pacific Cup monthly newsletter for reprint permission. Through careful planning you can avoid a number of problems frequently encountered during the race.

1) Make it mandatory all on board wear harnesses during the night under all conditions and during the day when the wind and waves are up (if you are separated from boat at night, even under the best conditions, you have something less then a 10% change of being found).

2) Man overboard and abandon ship drills should have strict procedures and be practiced several times — before you leave, and with the boat under full sail and various people on deck and at the helm. It never goes right the first few times you try it. continued next sightings page

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1988; Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.

Dubbed the "hurricane of the century" for winds in excess of200 knots, Gilbert claimed 260 lives despite missing all major population centers.

Hurricane Hugo, September 10-20, 1989; Guadeloupe to North Carolina.

Lashing out at expensive reed estate with winds up to 220 knots, Hugo was one of the worst financial disasters in history. While only 71 lives were lost, thousands of boats were destroyed in the Caribbean and along the East Coast.

Hurricane Bob, August 15-19, 1991; East Coeist of the United States to New England. Packing sissy-like (compared to Gilbert and Hugo) winds of just 110 knots, Bob zeroed in on high-priced real estate and yachts to cause the all-time greatest amount of property destruction.

September, as you might have guessed, is the most frequent month for hurricanes in the Caribbean — and Mexico.

(As destructive as they were, the three hurricanes listed above were nothing compared to the cyclone [hurricane] that slammed into Bangladesh in April of 1991.

More than 125,000 were killed and 9 million left homeless.)

disabled a-cup — disImagine getting the call: you’re invited to participate in a match racing series two weeks hence. You’ll spend a week competing against peer teams from all over the country on brand new boats — and event sponsors will pick up the tab for almost everything.

Although it sounds too good to be true, it really happened last month to John Wulff and Vic Mettler of the Stockton Sailing Club.

They were invited by event sponsor Coors Beer to take part in the first-ever 'Disabled America’s Cup* in San Diego.

Sure, they said, sounds like fun.

And fun it was, despite being one of the most hastily-organized events in yachting history. Successful, too, almost in spite of itself.

Seven two-man teams (each of which also carried a third non-participating but ablebodied crew for safety) came together in Mission Bay two days prior to the April 30 start of the series, only to find that event organizers had come up with just two boats.

At least they were the promised Freedom 21s, boats Gary Mull had designed specifically for 'physically challenged' sailors. Among other amenities, the boats feature huge cockpits and pedestal type seats that swivel from side to side.

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Hurricane season in Mexico is considered over on November 1, in the Caribbean by Thanksgiving. Not all hurricanes, however, have respect for their seasons.

More hurricane factoids: — Hurricanes form no closer than about 8 degrees (480 miles) of the equator. If you can confine your cruising to that 760-mile 'belt', you need never worry about hurricanes.

— In recorded history, no hurricane has ever hit California, although the effects — rain, wind and heavy surf — have been felt many times. However, in this century, at least three tropical storms that formed off Mexico have worked their ways across the entire United States. In 1921, a hurricane that formed off the Gulf of Tehuantepec worked up the coast of Mexico, crossed into Texas (as a tropical storm), cut a swath all the way to Newfoundland — and then crossed the Atlantic to wallop Ireland. We’ve not had a country-crossing cyclone since.

— Hurricanes have been given names since the early '60s. They used to all be female, but male names got equal billing in 1978. Famous hurricane names, such as Betsy and Camille, are retired from the rosters.

3) Fatigue, due to lack of sleep, is the number one cause of accidents and damage to the boat and people. Fatigue is a vicious circle of poor decisions that cause problems that result in more lost sleep and more bad decisions. The best defense against fatigue is setting up a watch system and enforcing it.

(Skippers and navigators are the worst offenders and are in a position to create the most serious mistakes.) Bring ear plugs for those light sleepers.

4) It’s easier to stay warm than get that way, and you need to stay warm.

Heavy polypro underwear will keep you warm whether you’re wet or dry those first few days. Light underwear is not good enough.

5) Stay dry by assuming your boat leaks even if you are positive it doesn’t.

Sliding hatches should have canvas covers. Bow hatches should be sealed with duct tape. All clothes, bedding, food and electronics should be wrapped in plastic bags and kept there for the first few days. The best prepared boats all too frequently start leaking as soon as they encounter heavy seas and wind.

6) Be prepared to finish the race with little to no electricity. One boat in three will have electrical problems and one in ten will have almost total electrical system failure. Sure, do your best to avoid electrical failure due to generator or engine problems, but also be prepared to do without. You will need several waterproof flashlights and several dozen batteries. Full celestial navigation capabilities are a must. How about a solar panels to charge the dead battery so you can start your engine in the morning? If you have a large boat, consider an extra battery hooked up to nothing so even with total electrical failure you will at least be able to make short radio check-ins each day. It is amazing the number of times a very tired person turns the wrong switch killing your batteries, or the engine decides to give up the ghost.

7) Know the limits of your crew and boat and don’t exceed them. All boats and crew will break if pushed too hard. The first few days are tough on rudders, booms, sails, spreaders, hull to deck joints and egos. Reduce sail before it is dark, blowing 35 knots and the foredeck looks like Niagara Falls.

Start off on the right foot and in one piece, as you have a long way to go.

8) Food should be easy and quick to prepare. No one will want to spend time below cooking the first few days and most people will not be interested in food anyway. The last few days will be warm and humid and the off-watch will not appreciate the stove turning their bedroom into a sauna.

9) Be prepared to lose a halyard or two. Do your best to prevent it by using external halyards and so on, but have a backup plan in place anyway — that the whole crew knows about. Halyards invariably break late at night in the middle of a pitch black squall.

10) Loran doesn’t work in Hawaii, though your Loran may not tell you that. The Loran may be able to help you find Oahu but will not be accurate enough to find the finish (20 to 30 miles Loran error is the norm in the Hawaiian Islands).

Bonus tip: Bring your fishing pole for fresh tuna dinners, Walkman for surfing, guitar for afternoon jamming and don’t forget the "half way there" party!

organized but delightful the time and his crew was a disabled sailor for all teams to get their various eliminations in, there wouldn’t be time for very long courses. And since it took the better part of two days to assemble the boats, no time for practice. The first sailing John (paralyzed below the waist since a surfing accident 20 years ago) and Vic (who lost the use of his legs in a car accident in 1979) did on the boats was in the first race, which they won over the Seattle team.

The racing consisted of a single windward-leeward circuit out to a buoy about 50 yards from the starting line, and back. A typical race took 20 minutes. Any team that accrued two losses was eliminated, and for the Stockton duo, those were races two and three against New York and San Diego, respectively. John and Vic’s total in-boat time amounted to less than an hour for the whole series.

New York took on Rhode Island in the finals, with the former prevailing. And just like the big boys (racing took place the week before the real America’s Cup), there were ringers involved. The two Rhode Island sailors, for example, were consultants to Mull in the design of the Freedom 21. The skipper on the New York boat raced Freedom 21s all

short sightings ARCTIC OCEAN — 'Don’t eat glowing caviar'... As if things aren’t bad enough in this country over pollution issues, now it turns out that for the last 30 years, the Soviet Navy and icebreaking fleet has been dumping radioactive waste in the Arctic Ocean. The Norwegians are understandably upset about the revelation, since one of the sites is the Barent Sea, which is their backyard.

Though no significant contamination lias been detected in the last few years, an expedition whose sole purpose is to map the dumping sites is scheduled to push off on July 10. It will include 20 researchers from 6 countries aboard a Russian Ship. Russian environmental authorities told their Norwegian counerparts that they would cooperate in what’s bound to be a huge international cleanup effort.

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out of Stockholm who gets paid by the Swedish government to travel and sail all over the world representing his country!

Fortunately, the focus was not on who was the best sailor, but on everyone having a good time and getting media exposure for the various disabled sailing programs in and around San Diego. On that count, says John, the DAC was a resounding success.

Besides being featured on ESPN (even if it was just 'filler' footage between America’s Cup coverage), the event was highlighted on a local morning TV show. Several disabilityoriented organizations also attended the pre and post-race dinners. The overall result: generous public donations which among other things allowed the two Freedom 21s to remain at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center to be used in their disabled sailing program.

And just as important, "It showed a lot of recently disabled people that there really is life after injury," says John.

John also had high praise for event sponsors Coors, which gave everybody all the support (and beer) they wanted, Hilton Hotels, which fed and put up all teams up for the week; Harken and other manufacturers that donated equipment; and the Mission Bay YC, which proved to be a super host.

Finally, 'The camaraderie was as good as it gets," says Wulff, adding that he looks forward to sailing against many of the same guys for the second Disabled America’s Cup, which is already in the works. He and Vic also threw their names in the hat for a project called 'Challenged America' — a group of disabled San Diego sailors who are putting together an (almost) all-disabled crew for the ’93 TransPac.

Quincentennial celebration, that timetable went the way of the buffalo when SAIL (Sail Adventures In Learning, the parent organization) realized how long it was going to take to get the ship designed, outline its mission and get Coast Guard approval — not to mention raise the $10.5 million needed for the project. Much of the corporate donations so far have been in-kind, such as the recent commitment of Detroit Diesel for the main powerplant. Not only is DD donating the $250,000 engine and transmission, but United Auto Workers chapter 163 people will install it on their own time. More on this ambitious project as we hear about it.

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coast guard survey The Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Office is evaluating the various marine safety systems in operation in San Francisco Bay, and have asked for Latitude’s help in getting the word out. Readers with constructive criticisms, recommendations or other pertinent information are asked to fill out both sides of the survey on the next page, tear it out and send it in by June 30 to the address listed on the back.

Note that the survey was designed for all mariners and therefore certain parts of it might not apply directly to those of us at the recreational level. So rather than ^answer every question, you can comment only on the subjects for which you feel qualified.

Note also none of these questions has anything to do with boardings, drug interdiction, User Fees, or any of the things people typically get miffed at the Coast continued middle of next sightings page

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LONG BEACH — Headquarters for the 11th Coast Guard District moved last month. They’re still in Long Beach, but relocated from the Union Bank building, where they’ve been since 1976, to the Federal Building. The new address is 501 W. Ocean, Suite 7100, Long Beach, CA 90822. The new phone, as of May 18, is (310) 980-4300.

SOUTH PACIFIC — Two Kiribati fishermen went into the record books last month for having survived the longest time adrift at sea. According to a Reuters report, Tabwai Mikaie, 24, Arenta Tebeitabu, 40, and a third man left the island of Nikunau around the middle of November of last year, and were not heard from again until they washed ashore on a beach in Western Samoa — 175 da^s later! The men spent the time, just short of six months, aboard their 13-ft dinghy. Their oddysey began when a cyclone capsized the boat and the outboard was lost. The three men managed to right it and bail it out. They then drifted more than 900 miles, living on fish and rainwater. The third man died only days before they fetched up on the beach of Upolu Island. No more than skin and bones, the two survivors are expected to spend quite awhile in the hospital. In modem times, the previous 'long distance' record belonged to three New Zealanders and an American who spent 119 days aboard a capsized trimaran in 1989. The record that’s been in Guinness ever since they started tabulating world records occurred in 1942. A Chinese steward by the name of Poon Lim was the sole survivor of the torpedo sinking of the merchant ship Benlomond in the Atlantic off Brazil. Though he had no experience as a seaman, he found one of the ships rafts and managed to survive 133 days until he was picked up by a ship at the mouth of the Amazon.

BENICIA — Talk about a dog day afternoon. . . The search was suspended at mid-morning May 19 for a man who jumped off the Benicia Bridge around 7 a.m. — with his poodle. According to witnesses, the man (whose identity had not been confirmed at presstime) simply stopped his car, grabbed the dog and jumped.

LOS ANGELES — Overshadowed by the scores of deaths, thousands of injuries and billions of dollars in property damage following the Rodney King verdict, was the fact that the civil unrest in Los Angeles also caused serious pollution in Los Angeles Harbor and Santa Monica Bay. Water that fire fighters used to battle 5,500 fires sent tons of debris, motor oil and other urban toxics through storm drains and into the ultimate sewer, the Pacific Ocean.

Sewage treatment plants were not overwhelmed. Nonetheless, bacteria counts taken at the mouth of Ballona Creek, next to Marina del Rey, indicated human sewage contamination.

NEW YORK — Can you guess what two things the following 10 countries have in common: the United States, Nicaragua, France, Costa Rica, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Spain, Vanuatu anS Venezuela. The first thing is that they are jointly responsible for catching most of the tuna in the Pacific — and therefore responsible for most of the unnecessary slaughter of dolphins. The second, more pleasant thing they have in common is that they have all agreed to reduce the number of dolphins killed in the process of catching tuna by another 80% in the 1990s. (There had already been an 80% reduction in tuna-related dolphin mortality between the years 1986 and 1991.)

The nations will spend millions of dollars to discover ways to catch tuna without killing the much beloved mammals which often accompany them. The 10 nations have also agreed to have an independent onboard observer to continued next sightings page

SIGHTINGS short sightings — cont’d inform the skipper when his vessel has killed its 'quota' of dolphins.

Much of the success of the program will hinge on the 'independence' of the observers and how resistant they’ll be to the bribes that inevitably will be offered. Just last month a member of the California Coastal Commission was busted for trying to bribe Hollywood celebrities for favorable votes on oceanfront building, permits.

While not completely happy with the outcome of the agreement, which won’t actually be signed until sometime this month, leaders of the dolphin community chirp that at least it’s another step in the right direction.

MONTEREY — The bad news about whales and dolphins is that they’re not quite as wonderful creatures in reality as they are in our human fantasies.

A few months ago, researchers confirmed that male dolphins form into packs to, well, shall we say 'abuse' female dolphins. And then in early May, several groups of whale watchers and scientists on Monterey Bay observed killer whales (orcas) live up to their name by surrounding, ramming to death then eating gray whales — mothers and young included. What’s more, the killer whales apparently escorted their own young to the killing grounds so they could learn the techniques. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everything 'natural' was as warm and fuzzy as it’s portrayed on the Discovery Channel? ' NEW YORK CITY — Once again truth has proven to be much stranger than fiction. Joseph Hazelwood — notorious for being absent from the bridge of the Exxon Valdez when she ran aground in Alaska and spilled 10 million barrels of oil — has been hired by the Maritime College of the State University of New York to teach classes in—you guessed it — watchstanding. An administrator defended the selection of Hazelwood, who was acquitted of felony drunkenness and recklessness but convicted of misdemeanor negligence as a result of the slight mishap, by saying a couple of students "thought it would be neat". Other keen new SUNY classes and their faculty are as follows: Checkbook Balancing (Ron Dellums and Barbara Boxer); Battlefield Tactics (Saddam Hussein); Advanced Modesty (Madonna); Golf Before Government (Dan Quayle); Fundraising Fundamentals (Dennis Conner); How To Make Friends and Charismatically Influence People (Bill Koch); Intelligent Driving Techniques (Jose Canseco); and Community Relations (Darryl Gates).

WOODLAND HILLS — It’s the end of the line for the Catalina 27, almost certainly the most popular sailboat of its type and size in history. The first Catalina 27 was launched back in 1971 when one of those guys like Herbert Hoover was still President. The last one, hull #6,600, came off the assembly line of Frank Butler’s enduring company early this year. While most were used for local and coastal sailing, a Virgin Islands sailor beefed his up a little and then proceeded to complete a circumnavigation.

ANGEL ISLAND — Smell something funny at Ayala Cove the night of May 18? It was probably that 35-foot whale carcass that drifted in with the tide during the early morning hours. Park Rangers tried to extract a camping fee from the dead beast, but he drifted up to the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge, which is outside their jurisdiction, before they could get their act together.

Officials think it may have been a gray whale, but without the typical barnacles on its head and its flukes eaten away, identification was uncertain.

AMERICA — The entire country went into mourning last month with the passing of Carlos Herrera, widely credited with being the inventor of that concoction which, in the immortal words of Jimmy Buffet, "let’s me go on": the margarita. Once again, it was a case of necessity being the mother of invention. Way back in 1935 at Rancho La Gloria, a little south of the border, Herrera sought to help an unfortunate showgirl by the name of Marjorie King.

Poor Ms. King not only couldn’t drink tequila straight, she was allergic to all other hard liquor. Seeking to alleviate her bad luck, Herrera began fooling around with a jigger of white tequila, some lemon, juice, shave ice, triple sec and lots of salt. The other story is that he was just fooling around with the same mixers and asked a local hooker named Margarita to try out the concoction. Whichever story you believe, the rest, as they say, is history.

survey — cont’d Guard about. So this is not some screamtherapy deal at the Coast Guard. What it is is an opportunity that doesn’t come along very often — to put your money where your mouth is and get some constructive feedback directly to the people who need to hear it.

Specifically, the Coast Guard is evalureducing services such as weather forecasting; VTS (Vessel Traffic Service); tide and accuracy of nautical charts. As part of the evaluation, they will consider the feasibility navigational aids and addressing special concerns regarding vessel drafts and sizes, environmental anomalies, shoaiing, and changes to channels and waterways.

"We recognize the value of information from all mariners, both commercial and recreational," says Chief Carl Young, "This is your opportunity to share your experience, recommend changes and, ultimately, improve our waterways."

A couple of clarifications: Some recreational boaters may not be aware of the existence of the Vessel Traffic Buena Island and acts as a sort of a nautical air-traffic control. Coast Guard radar techs out or the Bay 24 hours a day. The service is one of only a handful of shore stations authorized to communicate with commercial ships via VHF channel 13, the channel normally reserved for bridge-to-bridge communication. Recreational boaters are encouraged to monitor 13 if they need such as in situations of low visibility. Also, although recreational boaters aren’t supposed to use 13, in an emergency situation, it may be the channel you’re most likely to make contact with a big ship on. Channel 13 is also the pilots’ working frequency.

A RACON is a radar beacon that, when triggered by a radar signal, produces a coded response in the form of a morse code character on the radar screen. They provide radar enhancement and assist identification of bridges or other structures that present becoming more prevalent.

Finally, it’s worth noting that just because doesn’t mean that all the depths are accurate as of that year. The fact is, some critical since 1978. Unless the Coast Guard gets updated reports of wrecks, shoaling or other factors regarding depth, new soundings are not likely to be taken.

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COAST GUARD SURVEY (continued) | MARINE INFORMATION w AJ . ^ _f ' 1. Do you receive (check all that apply): Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) ° Weekly Notice to Mariners o Admiralty Notice to Mariners o ? If no to any of the above, why not? ___; —__-^ .»-«*-«—— 2. Does the LNM provide you with the information you need? YesQNoQln a timely manner? Ye*l_JNol_J 3. Is the, schedule for Broadcast Notice to Mariners adequate? Yes | [Noj j If there’s a better way to get you the information, please explain___-____-

(NOTE: To receive the Local Notice to Mariners, call or write: Commander, 11th Coast Guard District (oan), 501 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach CA, 90822-5399.

Telephone: (310) 499-5410; FAX (310) 499-5261. | COAST PILOT 1. How could the U.S. Coast Pilot, VoL 7, or the British Admiralty Coast Pilot 8 be improved so that the first-time mariner to the Bay would find them more useful/easier to use in matters,relating to safe navigation?.....

2. Do you refer to the Coast Pilot before transiting unfamiliar areas of the Bay? Always o Sometimes o Never o If not, why not?... . ._____

1 NAUTICAL CHARTS 1. Do existing charts of the Bay meet your needs? Yes □ No □ If not, what changes (please note chart number) or additional charts would you recommend?_ 2. Please provide any chart corrections you think are needed, including depth, bottom type, fouling areas (especially in anchorages) and other hazards to navigation... ..

3. Please list those areas (not charted) that are most susceptible to mobile or changing bottoms ,

| TIDES AND CURRENTS 1. Do the tabulated places and "reference stations" in the existing tide/current tables meet your needs? YesQ NoQ If not, what additions or changes in places or reference stations do you recommend and why?_ 2. Please describe, in as much detail as possible, conditions in which freshets, tided currents, non-tidal currents, meteorological conditions or other influences are major factors to take into consideration when transiting or using waterfront facilities_____ 3. Please list any additional data that you think should be provided in the Tide and Current Tables, and why

I REDUCING RISKS 1. What areas, if any, do you consider high risk areas on the Bay and why?

2. What recommendations do you have that might reduce the risk(s) of transiting the waters of San Francisco Bay? __________ ___ 3. What actions do you feel the Coast Guard should take to assist in reducing the risks of transiting San Francisco Bay? _ -

4. Do you feel the Coast Guard should establish below-keel clearances for deep-draft vessels on tire Bay? YesQ NoQ If so, what kind of keel clearances would you like to see? ____

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1992 AMERICA'S CUP — I f anyone ever gets around to building a sailor’s hall of fame someday, our nomination for the first inductee will be Buddy Melges. In mid-May, the Wizard of Zenda,

I believe in them and I do it."

Above, Buddy Melges. Below, everybody came aboard 'America3' for the trip in. primary helmsman for America3, became the first man in history to pull off sailing’s ultimate hat trick — winning an Olympic gold medal (1972, in Stars), the Star Worlds (conceded by many to be the most difficult and prestigious one design championship) in 1978 and 1979, and on May 16, 1992, the America’s Cup. Whoever seconds the nomination might add that in his 62 years, Buddy has also won an Olympic bronze medal (1964, in Flying Dutchmans) and innumerable other races, championships and pickle dishes. He’d also qualify for the ’Patience-of-Job’ award, but more on that later. The hats of the sailing world are off to you, Buddy.

And Dave Dellenbaugh. Had he been born a hundred years ago, Dave’s ability to

instantly analyze a situation and his lightning-like reflexes might have gained him notoriety as a gunfighter. We wonder if the America3 syndicate knows yet how lucky they are that he’s around In modern times and has turned his talents to sailing.

Although his official title was tactician, Dave’s specialty was starts, and in the end, the lowest common denominator of this 28th America’s Cup came down to who won the starts. As starting helmsman and tactician aboard America3, the 38-year-old Connecticut sailor proved he’s the equal — and then some — of two of the acknowledged masters of the game, Paul Cayard and Dennis Conner. Both during and after the America’s Cup, a number of people called him the event’s ’most valuable player’. They’ll get no argument from us.

And for Bill Koch, 52-year-old creator and money man of the America3 syndicate,

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Above, Dave Dellenbaugh. Right, Bill Koch and sporting's oldest trophy. it was the realization of a dream, the proof in the pudding of some unorthodox theories, and sweet revenge against the ’old boy’ network in San Diego, which until now has offered him little more than a cold shoulder.

"Persistence alone is omnipotent," wrote the great 16th century poet John Donne. And persistence, thy name is Bill Koch.

I n fact, fulfilled dreams flowed as freely as Mouet champagne in the hours following America3’s routing of Italy’s II Moro dl Venezia, 4 races to 1. And the celebrating continues even as we put this issue to bed a week later. They had won one for the team and for America, and from the 13 other crew members on the winning boat on down to

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THINGS GO BETTER WITH KOCH the souvenier sellers, the 230-strong America3 syndicate are some of the happiest campers around these days. Because of their hard work and dedication, the holy grail of sailing remains secure in its place of honor at the San Diego YC for another three years.

And the sailing community in Northern California couldn’t have been more disappointed.

Whether this is an anomaly unique to Northern California, we can’t say. But virtually no one in our circle of acquaintences or contacts — save for the handful who were involved with the America3 campaign — wanted America3 to win. They were all rooting for Italy’s II Moro dl Venezia syndicate. Or perhaps more accurately, for its dynamic 32-year-old skipper and team leader, Paul Cayard.

It’s not hard to see why. Though he is now officially an Italian citizen, Cayard remains the prodigal son of Bay Area sailing.

He grew up here, learned to sail here and began his emergence as a world class skipper on our waters. His teacher and mentor was none other than the late Bay Area sailing legend Tom Blackaller. One of their last big projects together before Blackaller passed away in 1989 was the Golden Gate Challenge, the only America’s Cup campaign effort ever to originate in the Bay Area.

Sailing the radical, front-ruddered 12-Meter USA, the team made it all the way to the semi-finals in Fremantle in ’87 before being beaten by Dennis Conner.

Secondly, most people we talked to thought San Diego did a terrible job of hosting the Cup. Charges like too expensive, too disorganized, and terrible spectating were the most oft-brought charges. A pleasant positive was that the wind cooperated nicely, something the doomsayers predicted might ruin the Cup as we know it — which in these modern times means ESPN might not get the ratings.

And finally, without putting too fine a point on it, a lot of people don’t particularly care for Bill Koch. His spoiled-rich-kid insistence on steering, the Buddy-bashing in front of the cameras, and just the general attitude that he could conduct an America’s Cup campaign like a corporate takeover left 4 a lot of people (and not just in Northern California) nonplussed to say the least. In the past, there’s not been a lot of love lost on Dennis Conner, but compared to Bill Koch, DC is a step away from sainthood.

\J^Je agree with points one and two.

We were rooting for Cayard too and felt for him down there. As for Bill Koch, he put up the money, selected the team and ran the

show. He may put too academic a spin on sailing for some people (he holds a PhD. in chemical engineering from MIT), but he also puts his money where his mouth is and makes things happen. The America’s Cup has always been a rich man’s game, and he played it and won. In a sense, there but for (a considerable) fortune go all of us.

Going along with that, we can’t fault him for wanting to steer the boat now and then,

either. And when you think about it, he didn’t detract any from Buddy’s image, he actually enhanced it — every time he thought the boat should be doing better, he didn’t hesitate to hand the wheel over to the Wizard of Zenda.

When it all began back in late January, 9 syndicates from 10 nations had

boats in San Diego (although one, the Russians, never got theirs in the water).

When it was over, a total of 28 boats had been built, 168 races run and by some estimates, half a billion dollars spent. Of that, the America3 syndicate reportedly spend $64 million, built four boats, competed 38 races, and amassed 28 total wins. Raul Gardini’s II Moro dl Venezia spent a series-high $100 million (estimated), built five boats and won page 98

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27 of their 48 races.

But the numbers don’t begin to tell this story. Let’s go back for a moment to where we left off last month.. .

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campaign was hopelessly outgunned in every area except talent. Not to take anything away from the America3 crew, but more than one onlooker postulated that, given any latter generation boat from any camp, DC and company could have cleaned up the series. We’ll never know.

'That’s a heck of a good boat," Conner said after he was eliminated. "If they can sail it, we’ll win."

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'ver on the Challenger battlefield, one of the biggest upsets in Cup history took place in April. New Zealand Challenge’s 'red sled' was up 4-1 over Italy’s II Moro dl Venezia syndicate, only a race away from winning the best-of-nine Louis Vuitton Series and the right to Challenge the Americans for the 28th America’s Cup. Then the long-

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Clockwise from above: Buddy (left) and unidentified Cuben did a backflip into San Diego Harbor; the reception committee at the San Diego YC; 'America1' braintrust at work during a start (I to r): Bill Koch, Dave Dellenbaugh, Buddy Melges; the Italians redefined the word 'class' through the whole series — here, Cayard (with cap) and r crew congratulate 'America1' crew; arrevaderci, 'll Moro', until next ° time; (center right) there was a lot of talk about not covering g appendages, but everybody did it. £

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simmering controversy over the Kiwi bowsprit went to full boilover. The Italians fired broadsides at New Zealand, for unfairly using their bowsprit to 'control' their spinnaker, and at the America’s Cup measuring committee, the International Jury for the Louis Vuitton Cup and the America’s Cup Jury for their inability to render a common decision after several months of protests on the matter. The AC Jury finally decided that

the bowsprit was being used illegally in race five, and summarily threw the race out. This prompted another angry attack from the Italians. Why throw the whole race out? Cayard (rightfully) asked — why not just toss New Zealand out?

This victory off the water marked the turning point in Italy’s performance. "From that moment on," said one report, "the Italians sailed with a fire and passion unseen

before" — while the Kiwis seemed emotionally to fall apart. Sailing a boat generally conceded to be slower on most points of sail than the skiff-like New Zealand, the Italians never lost another race, and went on to beat New Zealand 4-3. In a move still hard to believe two months after the fact, New Zealand crew boss Peter Blake even pulled skipper Rod Davis off the boat in the last two races. Wrote one reporter in Yachting’s 'The page 100

Cup Bulletin', "even Bill Koch knows you don’t change a lineup in midstream."

TP he America’s Cup best-of-seven began Saturday, May 9. Finally, all the questions and speculation 'Cuppies' had been bandying about all these past months would finally be answered. Although the 'Cubens1 had their supporters, one widely-

held theory in the sailing community was that if they had so much trouble beating the senile old Stars & Stripes, the Italians would probably make linguine out of them. Almost everyone predicted it would go more than four races, though.

The surprise, at least in the first race, was that neither boat seemed to have an advantage. II Moro could turn on a dime and not lose any momentum, but seemed to pitch

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and pound a lot in any sort of swell. America3 seemed a little quicker off the wind and sailed through swells like it was on oiled rails.

But the first race proved more of a teaser than anything else. II Moro was over early at the gun and had to restart, and the Cubens were able to hold — but not extend — their lead. Said Cayard afterward, "1 was 30 seconds late at the start. I lost by 30 seconds.

1992 AMERICA'S CUP — That about tells the story."

l^ace Two of the ’92 series — which was also the 100th America’s Cup bout ever run — also deserves inductiQn in that someday sailing hall of fame. Bar none, it was the most exciting match race we’ve ever watched, and if there’s any lasting impression of the 28th defense, we hope this is it.

"It was Evelyn Ashford straining forward to break the tape with her chest, Secretariat winning by a nose," wrote San Diego UnionTribune columnist Mark Kreidler. Two weeks later, it was also A1 Unser Jr. holding off Scott Goodyear to win the ’92 Indianapolis 500 by 43/100 of an electrified second. It was Dwight Clark making The Catch, the crippled Kurt Gibson swatting the 9th inning home run that won the ’89 World Series ...

It was a race for the ages.

And it belonged to Cayard.

Officially, America3 won the start by a second, taking the pin end of the line, while IlMoro shaved by the committee boat. When the two boats came together, however, II Moro had a slight edge. A series of tacking duels ensued, and Cayard managed to extend his lead, rounding the top mark 33 seconds ahead of A3.

He maintained the lead around all seven remaining marks, but not without being threatened a number of times by the slightly quicker white boat. But with a boat as nimble

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gennaker on the jumper. II Moro jibed inside America3 and the two boats crossed the line — from most angles — dead even.

Crews looked at each other. A few men on each boat chanced a whoop or a high five. But both afterguards wore poker faces.

On the water, several thousand spectators held their breath. In the media center, every eye was glued to the TV screens, and "Who won?" was being shouted in a dozen different languages.

And then the word came down: II Moro by a nose — literally. No more than 6 feet and three seconds separated the two boats.

Cheers went up everywhere, even from supporters of the other side. It really was the race of the century. It was the closest America’s Cup finish ever (the next closest being Weatherly’s 26-second margin over Gretel ip the fourth race in ’62), the first win by a European boat since the British J-boat Endeavor took two races in 1934, and the first win ever by an Italian boat.

was a beautiful thing to watch.

On the stretch run, however, the Cubens slowly started chipping away at Cayard’s lead, at one point pulling dead even with II Moro. In the great game of 3-D chess that is sailing, a trailing boat can often hopscotch ahead on the runs by blanketing the boat in front. The only defense is for the lead boat to jibe away, and II Moro and America3 began ’dancing’ early on the eighth and final leg to

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'America1', the crew (plus Bill's 5-year-old son, Wyatt.) the finish. Just when it seemed as though the Cubens would break through to victory, though, they muffed a jibe, fouling their

illl was not joyous in the Italian compound, however. It was becoming increasingly obvious that, even in a little more breeze where the numbers supposedly favored IlMoro, America3 was the incrementally faster boat on almost every point of sail.

What Cayard had on his side was arguably slightly tighter crew work, the fact that he’d spent much of his adult life sailing in and around San Diego, and more ’in-boat’ time than any other IACC (International America’s Cup Class) skipper. If he could win the starts, the feeling all around was that he could win the races.

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^^nd so it’s over for another three years, when all the hype and all the money and all the exotic hardware returns to San Diego for another go at sports’ oldest trophy.

Which begs a couple of final questions: will Koch be back? Will Cayard be back?

Well, before we answer that one, we’ll note that even as Americar3 was crossing the finish line for the last time (with Koch and Melges in a mock tug-of-war for the wheel), challenges from the French and Spanish teams were being accepted. Japan has said they’ll ante up soon, and the irrepressible Michael Fay has vowed to return again, too.

In a bit of a surprise, Australian John Bertrand — the bloke who drove the 'winged wonder' Australia II to an upset win over Conner’s Liberty in 1983 — hinted at a unified Australian challenge for ’95.

Dennis Conner will also be back, although at this writing he’s moved his Stars & Stripes operation to New York, where he’ll work on fundraising for ’95 and his current

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As for Koch, the answer is an unequivocal "maybe". He says if he’d known how much this one was going to cost, he’d never have done it. So next time is contingent on sharing the financial burden, and possibly on his choice of venue if he wins again.

Melges didn’t think he’d return to the Cup wars, at least as skipper. He hinted that he’d enjoy a consulting position, though, and mentioned Cayard specifically.

Neither Gardini nor Cayard answered the 'next time' question directly.

^\nd finally, what are some of their plans now that the 28th America’s Cup is history?

Well, after a well-deserved time off for all concerned, look for Cayard at the Star Worlds on the Bay in October. After taking his entire team on vacation in Hawaii, Koch mentioned plans to pursue some youth sailing programs back east. And what about Buddy — the man of the hour, the toast of sailortown, the sailor of the decade?

"I’m going fishing," he says.

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incident and the evidence they saw, the family strongly believes there was no justification for the killing of the two thieves.

Finally, based partly on information^ obtained from the Consulate in Oaxaca, the Shampains believe that Cufley was formerly associated with the CIA, and that in this situation he benefitted from that association or direct CIA intervention. Without suggesting any guilt, it is surprising that the Cufleys were not detained for questioning, did not have their weapons confiscated, and were rather quickly permitted tp continue on to Costa Rica.

What follows is the account of the Punta Galera incident as told to Diana Green Jessie of Na/u IV by John and Irene Shampain and their two children. The Sharhpains have been cruising Mexico for two years aboard Eastwind, their Maas 33 sloop. Prior to that they were liveaboards in Oceanside for 16 years. John Shampain is a well-known figure in the Southern California sailing community, both as a boat worker and delivery skipper.

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boat. It happened at the Punta Galera anchorage, which is 37 miles west of Puerto Escondido on the southern coast of mainland Mexico.

The boat robbed was the Baba 30 Nereid, owned by Gary and Pat Cufley. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, the couple more recently lived aboard at Schoonmaker Marina in Sausalito. A former commerical pilot who had been severely injured in a plane crash, Cufley worked as a yacht salesman before the couple departed.

Accounts of the incident have been making the rounds of ham nets, anchorages, marinas and sailing magazines. In the old children’s game of 'telephone' the story becomes less accurate with each retelling.

The same thing has happened with the retelling of the episode at Punta Galera.

But there’s a twist. The Shampain family that had been buddy-boating with Nereid insists that the story the Cufleys told immediately following the shooting didn’t exactly correspond with the one they later told Mexican officials — and especially with the one they ultimately told other cruisers.

And, that parts of the story are in conflict with what they themselves saw.

Furthermore, based on both what the Cufleys told them in the minutes after the

he Cufleys and Shampains had been buddy-boating and thus on the evening of February 26, Nereid and Eastwind were anchored near each other at Punta Galera.

John Shampain was sleeping in the cockpit when at 0345 he was awakened by the sound of a shotgun blast. He immediately looked over to the only other sailboat in the anchorage, the Cufley’s black-hulled Baba 30 Nereid.

The Cufley’s boat was brightly illuminated by spreader lights and Shampain could see a dugout panga drifting one or two boatlengths behind Nereid. There were two more shots, which woke his sons Erik and Shawn.

Shampain saw a splash in the water accompany the final shot.

Shampain went below and switched on his VHF radio. He heard a "Mayday" coming from Nereid. Two English-speaking cruisers at sea and a Spanish-speaking individual responded. But there was no further transmission from Nereid.

Shampain then went on deck and yelled over to Nereid. He got no response. He went down below again and switched his VHF to channel 5, the channel the two boats had been using as their communications channel.

Gary Cufley responded, telling Shampain that Nereid had been boarded by two Mexicans and that he and his wife had been robbed. He said they had shot their assailants, possibly killing one and wounding

When Pat told the thieves they couldn't take the Cufleys' valuables, they pushed her away.

the other. Cufley said he wanted to retrieve the stolen items, which were laying in the unattended panga — which, by Shampain’s observation, was now floating some five to 10 boat-lengths behind Nereid.

The radio transmission from Nereid ended abruptly. Shortly thereafter, Shampain heard four more shots. Unlike the first shots, which were shotgun blasts, these had come from a rifle.

A few minutes later another call came over the VHF. It was Pat Cufley repeating the story her husband had told and asking the Shampains to come over in their dinghy.

Shampain and his older son Erik rowed over to Nereid.

Fourteen-year old Erik climbed aboard Nereid to stay with Pat, while Cufley climbed down into the dink with Shampain. The two men rowed after the panga, which by then had drifted about 100 yards away. When they got to it, Shampain saw a camera, VHF radio, and video recorder — which Cufley said belonged to him. Under the aft thwart, Shampain saw two dull and rusty machetes.

Cufley gathered up the stolen items while Shampain grabbed the machetes.

Shampain noted that there was no blood or signs of violence on or about the panga.

O nee back aboard Nereid, Gary Cufley recounted the events which led up to the gunshots that had awakened Shampain.

This is how Shampain and his son Erik remember him telling it: About to go below to get some sleep sometime around 0100-0130, Pat Cufley noticed two men paddling a dugout panga about the anchorage. Thinking they were page 104

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merely local fishermen, she went down below and fell asleep. Between an hour and 90 minutes later, she was awakened by the sound of a man boarding their boat.

In fact, two men wielding machetes had come aboard. One of the men—who wets so frightened that he was literally vomiting and shitting in his pants — used his machete to hold Cufley at bay in the cockpit. The other man went below and began searching for valuables.

Each time he picked one up, Pat told him, "No, you can’t have that." The robber would merely push her aside. Cufley described Pat’s effect on the thief as minimal, "like a fly in his ear". In addition to the previouslymentioned items, the man also took $800 in cash and an ivory cross on a gold chain that Cufley wore around his neck.

But the thieves weren’t completely ruthless. When they asked for the ring Cufley was wearing, he told them that they couldn’t have it. He explained that it was his father’s, and that his father was in heaven. The two Mexicans shrugged their shoulders and let Cufley keep it.

It was money that the men wanted most, and they searched the Cufleys’ clothing to find it. The thieves showed no interest in Nereid’s electronics, dinghy, engine, gear, food or liquor. There were no sexual

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X he Cufleys had a shotgun aboard Nereid that the robbers had not found. It was loaded with shells used to kill bears in Alaska rather than ordinary ammunition used for birds or small game. Pat handed the shotgun to Gary, who immediately fired at the man who was jumping out of the panga. Cufley estimates he hit him at a range of about 18 inches — while he was still in the air. He was sure he had killed him.

Cufley fired a second time, this time at the other robber, who was about four feet away and in the process of jumping overboard.

Cufley accidentally ejected the third round.

He then fired at the panga, which was floating a couple of boat-lengths back. This was the shot Shampain had seen, remembering the splashing accompanying the shotgun blast.

Cufley told the Shampains that after broadcasting the "Mayday", they abandoned the radio as Pat brought out a rifle and a 10,000-candlepower spotlight. Pat shone the spotlight on the two heads in the water, which Shampain says Cufley described thusly: 'You know, lifelessly bobbing in the swell like coconuts floating in the water."

With Pat’s encouragement — "Okay baby, take your time, squeeze it baby, squeeze it slowly" — Gary fired four times at the "coconuts".

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overtures during the robbery and the Cufleys told John and Erik that they never felt their lives were in danger.

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lifter recounting the details to John and Erik Shampain, Cufley said that he and Pat were going to leave immediately and sail straight for Panama. Shampain advised Cufley to either call the United States Coast Guard directly or have one of the regular stateside ham operators do it. He suggested reporting they’d, "been boarded by armed men and fired into the night as they fled." At this point Shampain hadn’t seen any bodies and still didn’t believe anybody had been killed.

John and Erik returned to Eastwind about 0530 and found that Irene had gotten their boat ready to sail. They were out of the anchorage and underway at first light.

Nereid left at the same time. While underway, Shampain learned that Cufley had contacted the State Department — rather than the Coast Guard — through a ham operator.

Instead of sailing straight to Panama, however, the Cufleys, like the Shampains, dropped the hook at Puerto Escondido late on Thursday, February 27.

According to the Shampains, the Mexican Navy boarded Nereid, heard the Cufleys’

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Erik Shampain, as photographed in 1989, rowed over to'Nereid1 with his father immediately after the shooting stopped.

story, inspected the weapons that had been used, and instructed the Cufleys to appear at the Port Captain’s office the following morning. Meanwhile, Shampain went to the Port Captain’s office where he was asked just three questions: Where was his boat, where had he come from, and how far had he been from Nereid when the incident occurred.

After answering, Shampain was also told to return the following morning.

John and Irene Shampain were present the morning of Friday, February 28 while the Mexican Navy interviewed Cufley. The skipper of Nereid repeated the account he’d given the Shampains. Cufley, says Shampain, later told him that the Mexican , Navy representative told his secretary to "clean up" the information. Shampain believes it can only be assumed that the changes were necessary in order to make the killing of the two thieves more justifiable.

Having appeared at the Port Captain’s office as instructed, John and Irene Shampain were excused after an hour. The Mexican officials, to their surprise, didn’t question them further.

Cufley told other cruisers in Puerto Escondido about the incident, but according to the Shampains, it was not the story he had told them, nor did it coincide with the facts as they knew them. The new elements, according to the Shampains, included: the dugout having been stolen, the Cufleys being held at knifepoint for several hours, more damage and looting than the Shampains had witnessed, the attackers returning to the vessel with machetes in hand, and Cufley firing warning shots.

That Friday night the Shampains had their last conversation with the Cufleys. They say Gary told them he felt no remorse and

CRUISER CONFUSION that his actions had been justified. That he was glad the two Mexicans would never be able to try to rob Americans again.

Shampain says he and Irene asked the Cufleys three questions which remain unanswered: 1) If the men were still on the boat rather than trying to paddle away in the panga when the first shot was fired, why was the panga floating free? 2) If the thieves had been threatening the Cufleys with machetes at point-blank range at the time of the first shots, how did the machetes come to be neatly placed in the panga? 3. After getting three responses to their "Mayday", why did the Cufleys resume shooting rather than come back on the radio?

he Cufleys and Nereid left Puerto Escondido the following Monday, and the Shampains have had no contact with them since. Shampain says he later learned through a source at the American Consulate in Oaxaca that the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington had been contacted over the matter. Shampain says he understands that Cufley flew for an airline that operated in Central America and Angola. Shampain further believes that Cufley had been given sufficient protection

— and that they weren’t happy about being excluded from the investigation.

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its both the Cufleys’ and Shampains’s versions have been told to many cruisers and then spread by word of mouth and radio, it’s fair to say that the cruising community is unsure of exactly what happened and whom to believe. While one friend said Cufley had a short temper, his former employer, associates and other friends deny he’s the type of person who would shoot anyone unless he or his wife were in physical danger.

Similarly, John Shampain and his family are well thought of by friends and associates.

People who know both the Cufleys and the Shampains are just plain baffled..

There are many troubling Questions that remain: Exactly what happened in the seconds before the shots were fired? Were the shootings justifiable self-defense or murder? Did the Cufleys later alter their story for their own advantage? Were they in shock when they first told the Shampains the story and forget major parts of it? As is often the case with traffic accidents, do the two parties remember the same events differently? Was

weapons? Did the CIA have a hand in the apparent lenient treatment shown the Cufleys? Is Punta Balera one of those bandito areas of Mexico where 'instant justice' is condoned?

We have no answers to these questions.

In fact, we have plenty more questions regarding just the information we’ve already received. For the last month we’ve had a ham operator to try to contact Cufley to request that he call us collect. The last word we heard from Cufley came from George Brewster, former berth neighbor who occasionally speaks to him via ham radio.

Cufley told him, 'The incident hasn’t soured us to cruising; we plan to be out until 2001."

As far as the Shampain family is concerned, some of the magic of cruising has been destroyed as a result of what they consider to have been an irresponsible reaction to a situation by the Cufleys.

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V^Jailors in mainland Mexico tell us there’s been some tension ever since the word of the incident began to get around.

Some jumpy Americans now see every Mexican in a panga as a potential thief.

Others fear that angry Mexican officials, feeling their judicial system has been slighted

RETALIATION? While in Huatulco, we saw a tired looking 27-ft fiberglass sloop that appeared to be impounded. She was. At the same time we heard the Shampains’ account of the Nereid incident, we were told the apparent tragic tale of Mermaid’s Tear.

Jonathan, the boat’s owner, had been told it was important to declare firearms upon arrival in Mexico. So during a routine boarding by the Mexican Navy, he invited severed of them to come below, with the intent of declaring his shotgun. The epitome of a gracious host, Jonathan served coffee before telling them about the shotgun. They asked to see it.

Jonathan produced three Ziploc bags from the bilge, each of which contained a part of the shotgun. The fourth bag was missing. He also explained that there was no ammunition for the gun, although he had the makings.

Upon showing the Mexican Navy these in the story filed by the Mexican Navy so that he wasn’t treated like a typical foreigner. As noted, Cufley wasn’t detained, did not have his weapons confiscated and was allowed to leave the country quickly.

Shampain claims that no local officials or Federates were allowed to question Cufley

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We have no confirmation for any of the information in the above two paragraphs.

It is known that Jonathan returned to Oaxaca confident that he would not receive a harsh sentence, and was eager to write a book about the experience. But his boat now sits in the tropical sun at Huatulco while he sits in a Mexican prison. He was given a three-year sentence without parole.

Was there any connection between the apparent lenient treatment given Cufley and the extremely harsh sentence given we have no answer. ironicatly, we declared our shotgun in

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avoid any unfavorable reactions, Jonathan told this story to the Shampains when he visited them in Puerto Escondido.

circumnavigation. There was no problem whatsoever.

— dlana green Jessie

Cufley ever associated with the CIA? Why didn’t the Mexican government investigate more thoroughly? Even if the Mexican Navy believed the shootings to be justified, why didn’t they at least temporarily confiscate the

or compromised by the CIA, might try to retaliate against Americans. Still others worry that next year’s gringo cruising class might come down armed to the teeth and with itchy trigger fingers. Let’s hope not, but only time will tell.

— diana green Jessie & latitude 38 page 106

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MASTER MARINERS 1—»ike the America’s Cup, the Master Mariners Regatta had humble beginnings.

The seed for sailing’s second oldest race was

boat’s faster than yours." Naturally, a race ensued (the winner went unrecorded), but it victory of the schooner America over the years before. :

days were professional seamen. In the days pensation, the Master Mariners Benevolent Association took care of its own, raising funds to help retired and disabled seamen, and the families of sailors lost at sea.

So the racing wasn’t aboard gold-plater yachts — these guys went head to head in working ships of the line: oyster sloops,

lumber schooners, deepwater merchantmen and the like. Among the flags flown during the race was MMBA’s 'anchor and H’ flag, with the *H' standing for 'hope'.

And the winner didn’t get any gaudy, useless cup. Prizes in those days ranged from opera glasses to a ton of potatoes or a cord of wood, all donated by local merchants. But the most coveted prize of all was — and still is — a silken swallow-tailed banner with a strutting gamecock and the word 'Champion' emblazoned in large letters.

1 he last of the 'old' Master Mariners regattas was held in 1891. The first of Jhe

i 'new' Master Mariners Regattas was held 75 years later, in 1965. In its modern incarnation, MMBA is dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of vintage boats — specifically those built before World War II (or built since using pre-war design and methods).

Other than the fact that the 'new' regatta is raced aboard these old classics, not too ; much has changed from the old days. There ■ is still a grand tour of the Bay, followed by one of the most rollicking parties in saildom.

1992 marks the 125th Anniversary of the Master Mariners regatta, and 91 boats began K(| the reverse-handicap start off the St. Francis $H*i£ YC on Saturday, May 23. They included such notables as Harold Sommer’s huge

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Wander Bird. Built as a German pilot schooner in 1883, Wander Bird is both the oldest and largest competitor. It’s only 'competition' in the Big Schooner class this year came from one of the newest tallships around, Hawaiian Chieftain, built in 1985.

Oldest boat built as a yacht is Jerry and Diane Brenden’s Freda, which was built in the Bay Area in 1885. Newest yacht: the beautiful Elizabeth Muir, racing her first-ever Master Mariners. Owner Babe Lamerdin and master shipwright John Linderman, 69 and 82 years old respectively, completed the 48ft Eldrige McGinnis schooner late last year after spending the last 12 years building her.

Also 'new' to this year’s race were two

Classic boats, classic excitement start.

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Southern California classics up to have a go at their Northern California counterparts. It was a pretty productive 'go', too. Dennis Peitso’s Bluenose, a 50-ft Chapelle schooner out of Marina del Rey, took third in Gaff I, and C.F. Koehler’s magnificently restored 58-ft 10-Meter Sally, cleaned up the Veteran Ocean Racing division.

Finally, in a first for the Master Mariners Regatta, Ray Farnow singlehanded his 39-ft Roth schooner around the course.

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e’d like to say that thousands still

throng the hills around the Bay to watch i goings on, as they did back in the 1800s. But j the growth of other technologies and pur-; suits, such as TV and baseball, have dwindled the ranks. The race still gets a pretty decent turnout at spots like Crissy Field, the 1 Marina breakwater and Pier 39, though.

Of course, the best view of any race is out 1 on the water among the racers. And from a j personal point of view, this is one of the j most enjoyable races of the year to watch up • close. If you didn’t make it this year, wej hope the photos on the next few pages will motivate you to get out and relive a real. piece of local history next year.

— latitude/jr

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125th Anniversary Master Mariners action (clockwise from below): Hawaiian Chieftain evoked the days of old; Sally's bowman checks out the pointy end; built in as a pilot schooner 1883, Wander Bird would have qualified to race in the original regattas (insets, left to right: Black Witch, Falrhaven and this year’s T-shirt boat, Paddy West); Samarkand dives around Blackaller Buoy; post-race raft-up at the Encinal YC; (1 to r) Weatherly, Rowena and Devshlre nose to nose moments after their start.

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MASTER MARINERS REGATTA '92

BIG SCHOONER (2 Boats) 1) Wander Bird 2) Hawaiian Chieftain GAFF I (5 Boats) 1) Felicity* 57‘ Stone 2) Lille Denser 50’ Crealock 50' Chappelle GAFF II (11 Boats) 40' Angleman 1) Makani Kai 2) Black Witch* 36’ Winslow 3 ) Freda 44' Cooks on SI GAFF III (4 Boats) 1) Paddy West 30’Mower/Day 2) Quest 38' Atkin 20'Ketch 3) Fakhaven* MARCONI I (12 Boats) 1) Else 40' Doctor 2) Kandu 40' S & S 0\ Caa Cr« 56' Alden MARCONI II (9 Boats) 1) Hoiganza 44' Popoff 2) Innisfree 35'Robb 35' Blanchard 3) Sunda MARCONI 111 (14 Boats) 1) Euphoria* 34' Hinckley 2) Vectis 37‘N.Z. 3) Eclipse 31‘Relmers

Harold/Anna Sommer Laurence Dorcy Gardner & Lyle Kent Robert Allen Dennis Peitso Keninouye Craig Swayne Diane & Jerry Brenden

MARCONI IV (14 Boats) 1) Spring rides 2) Freya 3 ) Westerly OCEAN I (5 Boats) 1) Sally* 2) Athene 3) Rowena

OCEAN II (10 Boats) 1) Ouessant 2) Chorus* 3) Credit

27-Atkin 33’ Alden 30' S & S

Jim Constans Bob Sherman Nod Ducket

58' A & R 63' S & S 50* Rhodes

C.F. Koehler Christopher Scroll Warren Sankey

38* Far Clipper 38* Kettenburg 38’Far Clipper

Frank Buck Peter & Kathleen English Bill Belmont

Mike & Sue Proudfoot Paul Behnken Gordy Nash

BIRD (2 Boats) 1) Skylark(1927), Peter Brosig; 2) Curfew (1922), Bill Halderman BEAR (3 Boats) \) Sugarfoot (1938), Paul Zupan; 2) Chance (1948), Glen Treser; 3) Little Dipper (1947), Joseph Barbara

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POLLY: The Phoenix of Birds

For years she was the leader of the oldest active onedesign class in the world. This San Francisco Bird Boat had fallen into a terrible state of disrepair. She languished at various docks, too fragile to even get under way. Unwanted and unkept she threatened to end it all with one final dive.

At Stone Boat Yard where she was built in 1929, a four year restoration project is nearly complete. Like the Greek Bird Phoenix, Polly has risen from little more than ashes to surpass even her original standards of construction.

There is little left of the original Polly. Never the less, we think that if he were alive, Lester Stone would recognize her as the physical manifestation of pride and skill fostered in his boat yard for nearly 140 years.

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SF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND REGATTA: 1 he French have a saying, "Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose” — the more things change, the more they stay the same. The San Francisco Memorial Day Weekend Regatta (ex-Volvo San Francisco Regatta and informally knowrr-as The "Your Name Here" Regatta for its current lack of title sponsorship) is proof of that well-worn adage — despite a name change, 'pinkslipping' two classes (J/29s and Santana 22s) and moving the parties from the logistically difficult Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason to the St. Francis YC clubhouse — well, the regatta’s essentially the same. Which is to say it’s still pretty dam good.

With no disrespect to Volvo, a most generous sponsor over the last four years, most of these changes were for the better.

The 'downsized', more intimate regatta still offered the same blend of good Cityfront race courses, keen competition and socializing afterwards, but due to the smaller turnout (112 boats) the event was much more 'user friendly' than before. Host St. Francis YC fired off five good races under sunny skies and steady breezes, while regatta sponsors Mt. Gay, Steinlager and Svendsen’s Boat Works put on some great parties.

Benefitting from the three-day regatta was the San Francisco Bay Sailing Association (SFBSA), the local charitable foundation primarily dedicated to helping younger sailors finance racing campaigns. As opposed to past years, when Volvo just handed them a fat check, SFBSA had to work for their money this time around. They accomplished this by raffling off 60 prizes donated by various members of the sailing community. Knarr sailor Bob Fisher (Lykken) won the grand prize, a Mistral windsurfer.

Meanwhile, out on the race course, the J/24 fleet put on its usual dazzling show.

Seattle’s Mark Laura, teaming up with local J sailor Dave Willke on Rhythm Method, claimed the top spot, followed closely by two other Seattle teams. Other notable performances were turned in by the 'Corleone Family' on Guneukitschek, who snuffed the Express 27 class with straight bullets.

Likewise, Rich Maisto’s resurrected Draco quadruple-bulleted the tough J/35 class.

"I was really happy with the regatta, especially the charity angle," said chairman Tom Allen. "This was a transitional year, and we got through it just fine. We’ll be back bigger and better next year, hopefully with a title sponsor. We may change the format a bit: some classes want a Friday night race, while others — like the Etchells this year — only want to race two days. Basically, we’ll do whatever it takes to ensure that this remains the premiere spring one design regatta."

— latitude/rkm page 114

ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE/ROB & ERIK SIMONSON

THE BEAT GOES ON

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SAN FRANCISCO MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND REGATTA RESULTS ETCHELLS — 1) Secret Weapon, Chris Perkins/ Matt Ciesicki/Stu Eddings, 6.5 points; 2) Three Live Crew, Mike Lahorgue, 10.75; 3) Mr. Natural, Bill Barton, 10.75; 4) Six Hundred, Hank Easom/Chuck Mohn, 11. (8 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Cuneukitschek, John Collins/ Scott Easom, 3.75 points; 2) Elan, Steve Lake, 15; 3) Bessie Jay, Monroe Wingate/Dan Shea, 20; 4) Moonlight, Carl Schumacher/John Franklin, 22; 5) Peaches, Tom Martin/John Rivlin, 26; 6) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell, 27. (11 boats) EXPRESS 37 — 1) Re-Quest, Clenn Isaacson, 11.25 points; 2) Spindrift V, Larry Wright, 13; 3) Blitz, Ceorge Neill, 15.75; 4) Ringmaster, Leigh Brite, 16.75. (7 boats) FOLKBOAT — 1) Windy, Bill DuMoulin, 14 points; 2) Folkdance, Chuck Kaiser, 18.25; 3) Calante, Otto Schreier, 19.75; 4) Thea, Tom Reed, 25; 5) Highway, Dave Boyd, 30; 6) Jalina, Dave Thompson, 32; 7) Freyja, Evie Ashcroft, 36.5; 8) Volker II, Jerry Langkammerer, 39. (15 boats) J/24 — 1) Annmarie (aka Rhythm Method), Mark

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Laura/Dave Willke, 13 points; 2) Magic Bullet, Jack Christiansen, 14.5; 3) Oathead, Herb Cole, 19.5; 4) Casual Contact, Don Oliver/Seadon Wijsen, 23; 5) Chimera, Chris Snow, 31; 6) How Rude, Dave Hodges, 35; 7) Siessia, Akira/Wade, 41; 8) Tundra Rose, Keith Whittemore, 45; 9) Jail Bait, Frederic Laffitte, 49; 10) #4339, Peter Young, 60. (37 boats) J/35 — 1) Draco, Rich Maisto/Norman Davant/ Ted Wilson, 3.75 points; 2) Slithergadee, John Niesley, 16; 3) Esprit, Charlie Kuhn/Tim Russell, 19; 4) Equanimity, Randy Paul, 22; 5) Fever, Barry Danieii, 28; 6) Ukiyo, John Williams, 34. (12 boats) KNARR — 1) Huldra, Jim Skaar, 6 points; 2) Lykken, Bob Fisher, 11.75; 3) Mamba, Hans Williams/Joel Fong/Mark Horrick, 14; 4) Feather, Ethan Berkowitz, 29; 5) Peerless, Mike Cuzzardo, 30; 6) Wintersmoon, H. Sinawi/B. Kemnitzer, 30. (11 boats) SANTANA 35 — 1) Wild Flower, Art Mowry/ Howie Marion, 6.25 points; 2) Swell Dancer, Jim Craham, 10.5; 3) Breakout, Hall Palmer, 13. (6 boats)

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"I1 can’t steer this boat through a jibe!" insisted the woman at the helm as we all took our positions for jibing practice. "I’m just the cook!"

We were about to try jibing with only six people on deck, something the owner said had never been done before. Certainly not in 15 knots of wind. And normally the boat races with a crew of nine or ten. But this was the first practice sail in preparation for the big downwind ocean race, and we knew if we were going to be competitive we had to be ready to jibe often with as few hands on deck as possible. Thanks to a couple of no-shows, our cook was at the helm.

"Nothing to it," we reassured the cook/ driver. "Just keep the boat under the spinnaker."

"Where’s the topping lift on this boat?” 1 asked as I searched the various sheet stoppers, cleats and winches on the cabin top.

"More slack in the lazy guy!" called the point man.

The port-side trimmer took the lazy guy off the port primary as requested so the crew could pull a bight of line all the way up to the pulpit.

"Ready at the mast,” called the owner, after securing the inboard end of the pole high enough on the mast to allow the pole tip to dip under the headstay.

"Ready starboard," said the starboardside trimmer.

"Okay, let’s do it," said the owner. "Jibe any time!"

The boat started to turn to port (we were jibing from starboard to port), but the turn was very slow and tentative.

Meanwhile the boat was finally turning^ down to a run, causing the spinnaker to collapse leech-first. The mainsail was part of my job, so I hauled in on one part of the sheet until it was ready to flip across.

"Heads down!" 1 yelled, and then turned to the driver as the boom flew over my head.

The boat kept turning to port.

"Hold this course! In fact, go back down a little!" t But she wasn’t completely ready for the change in steering trim, and we went up a few more degrees on the new jibe before swinging back down to a dead^run.

The spinnaker, of course, had blown across the boat inside the headstay, and had half a wrap around the headfoil. When we came down to a run, it became a full wrap.

"Made!" shouted the point man after freeing the old guy and snapping in the new one. I started to crank up on the topping lift again.

But the port-side trimmer was slow taking up the new guy and a loop of wire had formed around the pole tip.

"Guy’s in wrong!" shouted the starboard trimmer.

"Ease the old sheet!" yelled the owner.

"Topping lift down!" said the port trimmer.

"Pole forward and take load on the old sheet," shouted the point.

"Heads up! We’re about to get another wrap!" I said to the driver.

"I’m just the cook," she said as she tried to comply.

"Just remember this sequence: first jibe the boat, then the main, and then the spinnaker."

"A little faster turn to leeward," I coached.

"Square back the pole!" yelled the foredeck crew.

But the owner pulled the trip cord before any of this happened, and when the old afterguy refused to pop out of the pole jaw I slacked the topping lift. But the guy trimmer had to let the pole forward so Lee could attempt to clear it manually.

"Take load on the new sheet!" Lee yelled, but the trimmer was out of hands.

We came up, the wrapped chute started to flog, and then everybody was yelling at her to sail back down.

"Take up foreguy!" yelled the point crew as the pole swung forward and into the headstay, inches from his face.

"Sheet in!" yelled the port trimmer.

"Head up, it’s wrapped bad!" said the starboard trimmer.

"Main in!" said the owner.

"Careful not to jibe again!" I said to the driver.

"I’m just the cook!" she pleaded as the boat veered by the lee, rolling to windward and then straightening as she corrected the helm.

"Heads down!" I warned.

"Jibe the main," suggested the bow crew.

"Only chance to get the wraps out now."

I hauled in on the mainsheet again and nodded to the driver, who was starting a turn back to starboard. Whump! The main flipped back to the port side, traveler slamming into the stop.

"Back on the port guy!"

"Ease foreguy!"

"Starboard guy’s fouled!"

"Sheet out!"

"Watch out for another jibe!"

"I’m just the cook!"

The big spinnaker popped open and the main swung back across the boat at about the same time, and in a few seconds we were finally squared away on port tack. The foredeck crew came back to the cockpit to convene a post-mortem.

"What went wrong there," he said, "is that we didn’t square the pole back before tripping. ThatVwhy the chute blew inside the foretriangle, and that’s also probably why the pole didn’t fall away easily when we tripped. Let’s try these commands: 'Prepare to jibe', 'square back' and 'trip'. On the page 118

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You 'll be glad you practiced when you're blasting downwind — confident and in control.

square back command, turn the boat at the same rate that the pole’s coming back, and then call for the trip when the pole is all the way back and the boat reaches a dead run.

Maybe wait for a little windward roll also, so the sail is lifting out of the pole when we trip the jaw."

"Who calls it?" asked the owner.

"I’ll hail 'made' when the new guy is in.

But the driver should do the first three hails."

"I’m just the cook," she protested again.

"Could somebody else do this?"

There were no volunteers. The wind was up another knot or two, and the waves were beginning to be a factor now that we had sailed away from the windward shore of the Bay where we had first set the spinnaker.

"Just remember this sequence," said the foredeck crew. "First jibe the boat, then the main, and then the spinnaker. As long as you don’t get ahead of the old guy trimmer who’s squaring back the pole as fast as he can as you turn the boat, you’ll stay out of trouble."

He ran back to the bow, and once again called for slack in the lazy afterguy in preparation for the jibe. The inboard end of the pole was still topped.

"Anytime," I said to our reluctant driver.

"Prepare to jibe," she said, and the port trimmer took the slack out of the lazy sheet, page 119

then uncleated the active guy and positioned himself to tail and grind at the same time. I uncleated the topping lift, ready for the dip.

The owner, at the mast, put his hand on the trip tether. And the point man climbed into position with the bight of the lazy afterguy in the pulpit.

I turned to the driver again and nodded.

"Square back!" she called out, and waited for the port trimmer to grind in on the guy. 1 slacked the foreguy, and found that 1 had a hand free to take the tail of the guy while he spun the handle.

"Wait ’til Max is back on the topper before calling for the trip," advised the owner.

"Ease the sheet bigtime while we turn!" yelled the bow crew.

"Wait ’til the sheet’s out, and we’re a little by the lee."

"Wait ’til I’m squared all the way back!"

Finally the bowman nodded, and the cook yelled "trip!"

I had already put some slack in the topping lift, and this time the pole fell away cleanly. But I misjudged the amount of line to let out to allow the pole to dip under the headstay.

hwack! The pole bounced off the aluminum headfoil. Again, the bowman knew to keep the headstay between his head and the pole. I lowered the topping lift

another two feet and it swung under the headstay easily.

But the main still had to be jibed! I hauled in on one part of the sheet tackle, but since this time the chute was still full and we were running at a reasonable speed, the main flipped across with a let less fuss.

"Made!" called the bowman in the middle of the jibe.

The starboard trimmer tailed in as much guy as he could, then started to grind. I was trying to winch the topping lift back up, but the boat had come up onto a reach and everything was under a lot of load.

"Bear off!" shouted the port trimmer.

"Ease the old sheet!" said the owner.

"Watch the boom!" I yelled as we went back through dead downwind and by the lee.

"I’m just the cook!" screamed the driver as she corrected a bad roll to windward, during which time the load on the new guy and topping lift got sufficiently light for the guy trimmer to tail in a few feet of afterguy and the owner to jump the rest of the topping lift for me.

Finally we were settled on port tack again.

"That was much better," said the point man as he came aft for another conference.

'The first half of the jibe went fine. But we’re missing something on the second half. It’s up to the trimmers and the driver to keep the chute free-flying with the new spinnaker tack far enough out from the mast so that the pole exactly fits. In other words, there should be zero load on the new afterguy and the topping lift — except the weight of the pole — until the pole is fully topped and squared back to meet the tack of the sail."

"I’d need four arms for that," noted the starboard trimmer. "If I’m free-flying the chute on the old sheet, I can’t tail in the new afterguy fast enough."

"Well, that puts more of it on the driver’s shoulders," he grinned.

"But I’m just the cook!" she begged.

"Let’s try it again," he said to the owner.

"Only this time, see if you can start jumping the topping lift at the mast right after the afterguy’s made. When I call 'made', that ^should start a race between the topping lift jumper and the afterguy tailer. If it’s a perfect jibe, this race ends in a tie when the pole tip reaches the new tack of the spinnaker. If the driver and trimmers are doing it right, there’s just enough room for the pole to fit without any load until the pole is topped up and squared back."

It took us six more jibes to get this right, but with the help of a fading breeze on the downwind side of the Bay we finally did some good ones. Then it was up with a number three, down with the spinnaker, and

MAX EBB: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT a long beat to windward to try it again. One of the trimmers took over the helm, and the cook and I went below to help the bowman pack the chute. "

it VJood job steering through those jibes," he complimented the cook as we stepped around the piles of spinnaker cloth that filled up most of the cabin.

"Thanks, I guess," she said, "but I don’t know why we’re practicing with me on the wheel — I’m just the cook."

"That means that you’re the most likely person to be called on deck when they need an extra pair of hands," he said. "And we certainly don’t want Max steering the jibes — when he had the helm during our last practice, we were rolling all over the Bay." "This bocit does take some getting used to," I noted. "And the topping lift will be a lot smoother once we have some marks in it, so 1 know exactly how far to lower the tip."

"Actually," he said as he pulled the head of the spinnaker through the big aluminum pot with the bottom sawn off that we used as a rubber band loading device, "your position will change as soon as we put an extra topping lift cleat on the mast. Then, to prepare for a jibe we’ll just slack off the topping lift to the mark at the old deck cleat, and when the person at the mast pops the lift out of the new mast cleat, the pole drops right down to the right height as soon as the pole is tripped."

"I’ll still have to crank it back up, right?"

I began feeding the sail into the band loader, while the cook snapped the rubber bands onto the sail.

"No, the mast person is in a good position to jump the topping lift, keeping it in that

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a tiller, but you really can’t reach anything from the wheel."

"Who does foreguy?" I asked.

"That’s another thing we have to change.

The foreguy doesn’t need a winch. It should be double ended, running along each side of the deck back to the primaries, so it’s always an easy reach for the afterguy trimmer. Then we have to long-splice the ends together so we don’t run out of rope on one side."

"It’ll mean some more holes in the deck, but I’m sure the owner will go along with it."

"Also we need to mark spinnaker sheets," said the foredeck crew as he dug into the

"And we certainly don't want Max steering the jibes..."

the spinnaker. And we’re almost out of practice days before the race, you know."

"There’s a great exercise for that," said the foredeck crew. "We’ll do it today if the wind is light enough while we’re sailing home.

What we do is sheet the main in tight amidships — or even take it down — and then fly the spinnaker without the pole.

That’s the normal free-fly practice mode. But then, to really get the idea of what’s going on, we let the halyard out about two-thirds of the way."

"So the sail’s flying way out in front of the boat? Sounds deadly."

"We’ll use the old chute, just in case something goes seriously wrong. But it’s like magic the way that drill gets the trimmers and the driver working together. After a half hour of flying the chute like that, you can maneuver it just like a stunt kite. Move it from side to side, or up and down."

"Write our name with it?" I joked.

"Sounds like fun," said the cook. "We’ll have to make sure we sail right in front of some of the restaurants like that."

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cam cleat on the mast. The job you were doing today is unnecessary in light air. In more wind, you should probably be bringing the main across a little sooner, and then you’re free to tail in on the new afterguy while the trimmer on that side concentrates on free-flying the chute."

"So that gets us down to five on deck, including the driver," said the cook.

"We could do it with four if this boat had

front pocket of his foulies, and pulled out a big marking pen. "Here. As soon as you’re back up on deck, mark the spinny sheets so the trimmer can tell when they’re out just far enough for the shackles to not quite reach the headstay. That’s the ’all the way out’ setting. When both sheets are out to that mark, the chute should free-fly easily."

"That’s one thing we obviously need to practice," remarked the cook, "Free-flying

*y this time we had finished banding the spinnaker, and were packing it into the bag. "Let’s get ready for another set!" called the owner from the cockpit.

"Sail coming up," answered the foredeck crew, as he pulled the drawstring on the bag closed and passed it up the hatch.

"We’ll all switch positions for the next set of jibes," he said to the cook, "so you’ll be on the point."

"Point? But I’m just the cook!"

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RUNNING Several years ago, on Independence Day appropriately enough, I took a giant leap. Not the kind that will have any lasting effect on mankind, but one that finally freed me from a lifelong fear.

It began in early childhood when I developed an extreme fear of water which by puberty had blossomed into total terror.

While my young friends learned to swim like the Little Mermaid, I discovered I was as buoyant as her resident rock. And when my teenage peers frolicked at pool parties and beach outings, I escaped the dreaded affairs under the pretext of an endless array of upper respiratory ailments.

For most of my adult years I functioned quite well with few occasions to reveal my secret phobia. And then I met what my friends called a "great catch". He wasn’t the best looking man in town, or the tallest, or the funniest. But he was smart and rich and he had all the symbols of success — a luxury European car, ski lodge in the mountains, custom-tailored suits and his favorite toy, a 32-foot sloop called the Scared Hare.

Now if I hadn’t been obsessed by what Shelley said about "the desire of the moth for the star," I might have sensed some connection between this rather peculiar name for a sailboat and my unresolved social disorder.

But in my resolve to trap this moneyed boulevardier, I became fixated on plotting my strategy for an eventual conquest.

I was savvy enough to recognize that in order to capture the man’s heart I must first embrace, or at least make friends with, the Scared Hare. So on Saturday mornings I would drive to Sausalito, glowing like a caution light in my new, bright float coat, for clandestine appointments at the Marina Sailing School.

There I would board a 14-foot boat that looked more suited to a bathtub than San Francisco Bay to join a tall, muscular, suntanned young man who was my instructor in the rudiments of sailing and nautical nomenclature. I learned that on a sailboat a "winch" is not a lewd woman, a "transom" has nothing to do with a skinny window and a "head" is not where you put your hat. By the end of the fourth week, I knew that shouts of "ready about", and "hard-a-lee" were commands to swing the tiller around so the small, agile T)oat would turn into the wind; then with a flutter and flop, the sails would fill as the boat settled on its new course.

When 1 completed the Basics of Sailing, I felt ready to accept, albeit with exaggerated enthusiasm, the anticipated sailing invitation extended by my unsuspecting prey. From then on, every weekend, except when my prayers for rain or heavy fog were answered,

the Captain nudged Scared Hare out of its hutch and we hippity-hopped around the Bay. In retrospect, I had to admit there were some magical moments. Once, at the end of a long sail, I watched the point of the Transamerica Building pierce the setting sun as the last drops of daylight bathed the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge in the softness of twilight. The slap of waves against the boat’s hull, the luff of a sail and the sad wail of a lonely seagull were oftentimes the only sounds in the huge expanse of water. In those moments there was no room for anxiety or fear. I was filled with tranquility.

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ill went well with the Captain arid me, both on land and sea, until a July 4th weekend cruise to Jack London Square in Oakland. Twelve sailboats from the yacht club, including Scared Hare, left the dock in the early dawn on a calm, foggy morning.

Our small flotilla looked like a mother duck with 11 ducklings as we followed a 45-foot ketch out of the channel into the Bay. By mid-morning the sun broke through the fog and a stiff breeze filled the mainsail and jib giving the boat a burst of energy through water already topped with what looked like spurts of Reddi Whip. It was warm enough for sunbathing so I went below to change from the security of my orange float coat to a yellow polka dot bikini. Lolling in the cockpit, with the sun warming my skin, I listened to waves wash against the boat and strained to hear the now barely audible fog horns. I watched a seagull perched on a white buoy and fantasized about returning in some future life as a long-winged, webfooted aquatic bird.

As the Port of Oakland came into view, I saw multicolored spinnaker sails tip-toe like graceful ballerinas around large gray freighters anchored in the distance. A crowd of people on the dock waited in front of food stands where odors of greasy hamburgers and sweet spun sugar joined with the aromas of salt and fish.

In preparation for docking, the skipper roused me from my reverie to take the tiller while he started the motor and dropped the sails. I steered the boat toward an empty berth in front of a restaurant with large windows.

"Okay, baby," the Captain yelled. "I’ll bring her in. You go forward, grab the bow line and when I say jump, tie her up to the dock."

As my sun-baked brain registered his words, I realized that perhaps now was the time to let Captain Queeg in on my limi¬

tations as a first mate. But then I remembered his response to the mutiny of other crew members. Without further thought, I made my decision — a scary bit of gymnastics was indeed less intimidating than the skipper’s wrath.

I was surprisingly steady as my yellow polka dots moved toward the bow. My softsoled tennis shoes gripped the slippery teak and big, round sunglasses hid my terror-filled eyes from the sun’s bright glare.

I took hold of the line and, like an actress on opening night, waited for my cue. Then I heard the skipper shout, "Jump, baby, jump, there’s no better time than now." And I jumped — at exactly the same moment that a gust of wind pushed Scared Hare away from the dock. In the flick of a bunny’s tail, I plunged into the murky waters. page 122

My tennis shoes quickly turned into size six anchors as I sank to the bottom and my big, round sunglasses floated to the top. In spite of what is said, not even a condensed version of my relatively short life passed in front of my eyes before I surfaced for the first time.

Liooming in front of me was the Scared Hare, a 4-ton monster in forward motion. It began to fill the space in which I floundered as I tried to pull myself up the pilings, but my reach was short and my hands slipped away from the wet, slimy surface.

I had gulped huge amounts of water and imagined thousands of tiny fish along with minuscule pieces of flotsam and jetsam filling my body with deadly viruses. If I wasn’t page 123

drowned or pulverized, they would surely, slowly and painfully do me in.

Then, it was as if Poseidon rose from the sea. The boat went into reverse and over the noise of the engine I heard a woman say, "Give me your hand."

She pulled me onto the dock where I lay my wet head against the dirty, gray splintered wood ready to kiss her feet in gratitude. But my savior was gone as quickly as she had come to my rescue.

From a group of male onlookers, a man shouted down to me, "Turn around, Honey, I want to take your picture." In that moment, I became an advocate for women’s rights.

Not long after that sparkling Fourth of July, I stopped seeing the Captain. He wasn’t such a great catch after all. And because of a drop-in visit to Davy Jones’ /

locker, I managed to salvage my integrity, which had become slightly tarnished by greed.

Several months later, no longer running scared, I found a local YMCA with an indoor pool and a patient instructor. But the events of that July weekend and the sting of my ft afflicted dignity were not easily forgotten.

Fhe final blow had been dealt the morning after my death-defying leap: the Captain raised my bikini top to the masthead of Sacred Hare. I was told it was an old yacht club custom when someone went overboard. And for the remainder of the cruise, a yellow polka dot burgee signaled my nautical naivete.

— rosella rhine

BEYOND THE FARALLONES

In the spring of 1977, a San Francisco newspaper advertisement solicited entrants for a singlehanded race around SE Farallon Island, a distance of approximately 25 miles outside the Golden Gate Bridge. The promoter was George Sigler, the owner of a marine business called "Survival & Safety Design." The ad struck a chord in the Bay Area sailing community as over 60 singlehanded sailors set off under the Golden Gate in strong northwest winds which soon increased to gale proportions. After ten miles, more boats were returning than

strong Pacific High pressure system, were to tack into rough seas off the California coast, stand for ten years. the eighteen 1982 starters found themselves X Norton Smith sailed his Santa Cruz 27 on a light air port tack for the first week. The Solitaire to first in class and overall in 13 early finishers all ended up sailing over the days, 2 hours and 34 minutes (corrected High on port tack into the trades, while those 9:17:18). Jim Gannon’s corrected finish time who followed conventional wisdom and went in his Freya 39 Golden Egg was only 12 south only found a long slow race (4 boats minutes greater (9:17:30) to take first In the didn’t finish before the time limit expired). big boat division. Although nine boats Mike Kane on Crusader once again finished dropped out for various reasons, no one first, as expected, in 13 days. After a 40-hour sleepless sprint to the finish, Dan Newland in the Wylie 34 Pegasus, was the first monohull home in 16 days and 9 hours, correcting out first overall and first in Division II. Chuck v Hawley followed Dan, 5 hours 20 minutes later in his Olson 30 Collage and was first in Division I and second overall. Harold Upham sailed his Columbia 8.7 Joshua H to first place in Division III and third overall.

Harold, who started sailing when forced to give up flying for medical reasons, was competing in his third TransPac! In 1984, the 17-boat fleet moved easily died (as predicted by naysayers) and no out the Gate past Mile Rock and disappeared boats were lost — the beginning of an into the fog to begin the 2,200 mile dash to exemplary safety record which persists to this Hawaii. The California coast soon lived up to day. its fierce reputation and the solitude of the The boats were all basically stock fog was replaced by 35-knot winds and production boats: the smallest, a Santana 22 large, sometimes breaking seas. Randy Wagwhich finished in 17 days, and the largest, a goner on the 24-foot Radical suffered a Columbia 57, which dropped out of the race. broken rudder in a knockdown near the These singlehanders, for the most part, were Farallones, causing his retirement to the type of sailor you might find in the next Monterey. Paul Connolly on the 32-foot Bit slip. Certainly, there were no 'couch potreturned with torn sails and a leaking boat. atoes', nor were there any losers. After the Most were able to carry on after blowing out 1978 success, the SSS moved to establish or ripping sails, getting very wet and seasick, the race as a permanent event held on etc. By the second day the fleet leaders "even" years, the next being June 1980. reported a distance of 250-300 miles. HowThe '80 race set a number of firsts. It ever, records were not destined to be broken had the greatest number of participants — this year, as the nemesis known as the 38 starters and 27 finishers. The first Pacific High expanded and bore down on multihull — Crusader, a Cross 55 trimaran the fleet. The boats which veered south to sailed by Michael Kane—proved that two or escape had to travel further and slower as more hulls is the quickest way to Hawaii on the High caught them. elapsed, if not corrected, time. Three women started: Amy Boyer on Little Rascal, a Peter Hogg, who safely traversed the strong winds and heavy seas during the Wilderness 21, Linda Weber-Rettie on beginning of the race in his 40-foot Rough & Rettie, a Yamaha 33, and Kathy catamaran Talnul, was the first to appear in Senelly on her Cal 25 Erasmus. Amy finished second in class and third overall.

Kauai after 14 days and 16 hours. Next on the horizon was Francis Who?, an Olson 30 The oldest boat in the race, Bob Counts’ skippered by Frank Dinsmore. Frank, who 25-foot Golden Gate Sanderllng, finished had sailed in the two previous TransPacs, first in class and fleet. Bob, in a pre-race finished in 16 days and 26 seconds — good interview, correctly predicted that Sanderfor a first in Division I (the Grover Nibaur llng's full keel and small rig would allow him award) and third overall. His experience and to sail to her full potential (PHRF 234). Bob persistence certainly paid off in ’84. Mark Boyes won the ULDB division in Saltshaker, a Moore 24, and John Carson (no, not that Rudiger arrived 16 hours later in his beautifully crafted Carlson 29 Shadowfox for John Carson) won his division in Argonaut, a veteran Cal 40. a first place in Division II and a first overall.

Mark had a run of 202 miles on the third Instead of the normal windy starboard

Bill Stange sailed his Olson 30 Intense to a new elapsed monohull record of 11 days, 15 hours, and 21 minutes - a truly incredible performance! continuing, but by that evening 14 singlehanders had made it back under the bridge en route to the finish — another 15 miles up the Oakland Estuary. This was the first of what has become the annual Singlehanded Farallones Race.

The excitement, enthusiasm and accomplishment of these singlehanded sailors soon spread to the public and other sailors via local newspapers and marine publications— the "crazy" singlehanders were news on the West Coast back in those days. The success of that first Farallones race prompted the formation of the Singlehanded Sailing Society (SSS) and the idea of singlehanding to the next island — Hawaii! The Hawaii TransPac has become the dream of hundreds of sailors whose first step was more often than not the circumnavigation of SE Farallon Island.

Sigler and the SSS began planning such a race to be held in June of the following year (1978). They enlisted the sponsorship of Pacific Skipper Magazine, which produced the program, and Club Mediterranean in Kauai, where the race would end. The entry fee was set at $200 for SSS members and $250 for non-members.

Thirty-one singlehanders, who hailed from Seattle to Los Angeles, started that first TransPac. Fourteen smaller boats (between 22 and 30 feet) departed with reefed sails at 1300, June 15th. On June 19th, nineteen larger boats hit the line in windy, nasty weather which thankfully improved past Mile Rock. Twenty-two boats made it to the finish line in Hanalei Bay. The records that were set during this windy race, dominated by a

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SSS TRANSPAC

day, which was the record for that race and pretty remarkable for a 29-foot non-ULDB. The smallest boat in the fleet — the Moore 24 Ichiban skippered by the lone lady skipper of ’84, Grace Sime — finished in 17 days, 17 hours for a second both in class and overall. Grace, a licensed Coast Guard skipper, commented that the sea is a great equalizer, which has certainly proven true over the years.

The ’86 race, like the ’80 version, established a number of firsts. Hank Dekker, a blind sailor, skippered his Laser 28 Outta Sight using braille charts, a braille compass and a talking Loran and clock. Not only did he complete the race in 17 days and 19 hours, but he corrected out third in Division I. Dan and Linda Newland, both TransPac veterans, became the first husband and wife to compete against each other. They celebrated their second wedding anniversary on the second day of the race via VHF radio.

Three multihulls of similar size entered, providing some real competition in that class.

Three of the competitors had significant sponsorship — one, the Australian Crowther 40 trimaran Bullfrog Sunblock, was fully funded. Finally, five of the 18 skippers were TransPac veterans, three of whom — Newland, Rudiger and Hogg — were past first to finishers. Some things don’t change, however, and those skippers who chose to go south (i.e., conventional wisdom) after the June 14th start found only light winds and a longer race. The first three finishers all stayed north. Ian Johnston, first to finish, broke the multihull record in Bullfrog Sunblock, with a speedy time of 10 days and 10 hours. His best 24 hour run was 350 miles — wow!! Dan Newland, skipper of the Olson 30 Francis Who?, was the first monohull in at 13 days 6 hours, missing the record by 4 hours. Once again, Dan finished first both in Division I and overall. Deloyce Alcorn captured first in Division II and second overall with a time of 16 days and 12 hours on his Capri 25 Full Tilt.

The weather gods smiled favorably on the singlehanders in 1988 by providing a strong Pacific High that stayed north. This wasn’t altogether by chance, since the SSS race committee delayed the starting date to the end of June in hopes of a more stable weather pattern. Whatever the reason, the 14 starters left with good wind, kept it all the way, and were able to sail the rhumb line course to Hanalei Bay, a new course record page 125

not in the right position, or (c) unstable — e.g., dropping down on the fleet. As a result, many boats had some slow days. The history of any race to Hawaii revolves around the Pacific High weather system and the strategies the skippers develop to sail the shortest distance consistent with keeping out of the High.

Other observations: multihulls continue to be the first boats to finish with Michael Kane’s Crusader in ’82; Bullfrog in ’86; Talnul, a Newick 40 sailed by Peter Hogg in ’84 and ’88; followed by Aotea in ’90. The fleet in general remains mostly production yachts with a sprinkling of older custom race boats. Olson 30s have proven themselves with class firsts in ’82, ’82, ’86, and ’88, and currently hold the TransPac record for monohulls.

The future? Eventually a downhill sled — such as Merlin or a Santa Cruz 50 will be entered for the sole purpose of smashing the elapsed time record. Somewhere out there right now is sure to be a racer who is gearing up for such an all out effort. The majority of competitors, however, will be sailors who, with the help of their families and friends, their dreams and hopes, will meet the challenge of the Singlehanded TransPac in the boats they happen to have. They’ll

being set in the process.

Through Peter Hogg in Talnul was first across the finish line, the winner was Seattle sailor Bill Stange, who sailed his Olson 30 Intense to a new elapsed monohull record of 11 days, 15 hours and 21 minutes (9:06:49 corrected), beating Norton Smith’s previous record by 35 hours, 13 minutes — a truly incredible performance! Three hours and 58 minutes later, David Hamilton in Grey Ghost, a custom Zaal 38, came in second.

Carl Nelson in his Olson 30 Cheers also broke the old record with an elapsed time of 12:22:40. This race marked the first year that all starters finished, as well witnessing the largest-ever SSS TransPac boat — Etosha, Bob Cranmer-Brown’s custom Adler 60 ketch which was plagued by self-steering problems.

In contrast to the ’88 honker, the 1990 race was downright pleasant and relaxing — though a little slow. Aotea, Peter Hogg’s twomonth old Antrim 40 trimaran, was first to finish in 12 days, 10 hours. Winner on corrected time was Alan Brutger, a laid-back Montana rancher who reported an easy trip aboard his Freedom 44 Polecat. Seventeen

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boats entered the mellow ’90 race; all but one made it to Hanalei Bay. High Flight, an Olson 29, dropped out due to the lack of breeze — and naturally was pasted by 50knot winds when returning to Southern California.

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Yahama 33 Newland 37 Finn Flyer 31 Islander 40 Shuttleworth 30 Newland 37 Freedom 44 International Folkboat Hunter 45 Olson 30 Olson 30 , Unknown

Port Oakland Penngrove Benicia Manhattan Beach Los Altos San Jose Citrus Heights Unknown Santa Barbara Sausalito Alameda Montana Alameda Seattle Huntington Beach Livermore Palm Desert

experience that once-in-a-lifetime sense of accomplishment when they arrive in Hanalei Bay. The Singlehanded TransPac is not a race for glory — it’s a race you do for yourself.

— robby robinson Readers — Look for a full preview of the upcoming SSS TransPac, scheduled to start on June 27, In the next Issue.

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ON STERLING HAYDEN'S WANDERER In the early ’60s, the Sausalito waterfront harbored many working reminders of the great age of sail. Ships whose keels had been laid in the 19th century still plied the waters of the Bay, and rotting hulks of antique vessels decorated the mud flats. There were sailormen around who had learned their arts on the decks of some of the last commercial schooners and windjammers.

There was always a mystical quality to that little sailor’s town tucked away on the side of the hill. In my romantic imagination, my journeys to Sausalito from my home on the Peninsula were reminiscent of Ishmael’s Spread,'Wanderer1 at anchor in Papetoi Bay.

trek across country toward’s Captain Ahab’s Pequod. Finally, at the end of my road, was the schooner Wanderer, the gaff-rigged vestige of another age, tied up in all her glory at Ondine’s dock.

Sterling Hayden As a teenager, 1 was enraptured by thoughts and images of old wooden ships and voyaging to faraway romantic places powered by billowing white canvas. When I was 16, my dreams turned into reality the day that I met Sterling Hayden and stepped aboard his beautiful ship. At that time, Mr. Hayden was a screen actor, a leading man in Hollywood movies. He had been a deep¬

water sailing man in his youth, and had gone into the entertainment business after his ship, Aldebaran, was declared a total loss in a hurricane off Cape Hatteras.

Wanderer was his last schooner and I met him shortly before he left the ship to move ashore and write books. The ship had recently returned from Tahiti and on a cruise offered to the public I took the opportunity to meet him and ask him for a job. He agreed, saying I could stay on the ship on weekends, do maintenance work and sail whenever the ship went out.

Old Salts and Sailing Men After a day of sailing off of San Francisco and out the Golden Gate, I, the youngest on board, would watch Sterling and his friends head below to drink and smoke and talk.

Invigorated by the day’s sun and the exertion of working the schooner, the men would gather in a raucous mood around the big

A YOUNG SAILOR'S ADVENTURES main salon table, glasses clinking and bottles of hard liquor resting on the polished teak surface.

Joining Sterling at different times would be James Jones and Emest^Gann, strong writers and successful authors, Harry Bridges, the left wing union organizer, and Karl Kortum, whose brainchild was the San Francisco Maritime Museum. Writers, soldiers, radicals and idealists — and all seafarers.

Spike Africa was there too, Sterling’s first mate on the trip to Tahiti. Always droll and entertaining, Spike had recently proclaimed himself to be 'President of the Pacific Ocean*.

I spent more time with Spike than with any of the other old timers. Spike was the epitome of an old salt, a combination Popeye and Robin Williams, only much subtler and earthier — a gruff, salty dog. Though Spike often spoke tongue-in-cheek, the bulge there was more likely to be a quid of Copenhagen snuff.

The Schooner Wanderer The Wanderer was 96 feet on deck. She was commissioned as a pilot boat in 1893 and was originally christened the Grade S, the 'S' standing for 'Spreckles'. She was originally built bald-headed and with only a bowsprit. When Sterling recommissioned the schooner he complimented her lines with topmasts and a jib-boom. Aft, he added a monkey rail resting on turned wooden balusters about two feet above the taffrail from the break in the poop back and around the stern.

Wanderer were charter ventures put together

by Captain Omer Darr who had previously skippered the schooner yacht Te Vega in Honolulu. We worked the ship day and night, and it was on these voyages that I developed my skills as a schoonerman. The

Sterling Hayden (left) in the early '60s.

Forward, he added a clipper bow. The overall result was a smartly appointed Yankee schooner in the New England tradition.

Chartering to Polynesia The trips I took to French Polynesia on

Working the widowmaker could be a thrill even in good conditions.

high points of fiery tropical sunsets and harrowing storms were contrasted by seemingly endless drifting in the burning heat of

Above, rolling home. The extra diesel was for the doldrums. Inset, the first mate and bosun shoot the sun.

the doldrums.

Crossing the equator meant an initiation at King Neptune’s Court for those new to the southern hemisphere. 1 became a shellback on our first crossing. However, 1 have always felt that my true baptism at sea — a watery, windswept total immersion — took place at the end of the long jib-boom while hauling in the huge headsails during a raging South Pacific squall.

My Baptism At Sea It started late in a graveyard watch when the mate yelled "All hands on deck!" down into the focs’l. And he meant now — out of our warm bunks, no time to dress, up on deck and out to stations. In this case, stations were 25 feet in front of the bow over open ocean, with nothing but a tarred hemp safety net between us and Davy Jones’ locker. The night was pitch black with no moon.

Five of us clamored over the bow railing and slid our bare feet along a footrope just big enough to feel comfortable. We worked ourselves out to the inner and outer jib headstays holding onto a wet wooden grabrail. This was where that old maxim of one hand for yourself and one for the ship came page 128

ON STERLING HAYDEN'S WANDERER ALL PHOTOS DOUGLAS HOMS, JR. water, in a storm, 2,000 miles from anywhere. The pressure of the water and the momentum of the ship were tremendous, but the adrenalin was running too fast to pay much attention to the danger and the cold. It was like falling off a surfboard and being tossed forever beneath a crashing breaker — endlessly and powerlessly held captive by the sea.

But the ship soon heaved up once again.

She shuddered — her timbers shivered. And with white water cascading off the rigging, the spars and our backs, we rose to the footropes and continued the task of getting the headsails safely down and furling them in place.

We whooped ecstatically. We were beyond fear. We knew our ship and we knew that the netting we had carefully tied together with hemp marlin would hold us fast and keep us safe as long as we held on for dear life.

into play. Only now it was two hands for the jib when the balance was right, and all arms and feet for ourselves when the ship pitched violently, wallowing in a trough, or riding over the peak of a wave.

Men back on deck and out of sight through the blackness and the spray eased the halyards and someone hauled in on a jib downhaul. We pulled and tugged the heavy rain-soaked cloth inboard, fighting against the wind’s bid to yank everything back to leeward.

While working the sail down foot by foot onto the jib-boom and into the net below the footropes, the wind intensified and the waves increased in size. Then we felt the bow crest a swell and pitch high into the air. The next moment, the ship screamed down the face of a wave and pitched her whole snout — jibboom, bowsprit, bow, and foremast trunk — into solid, black water.

Sensing on the upswing what was coming, we pulled fast and furiously to secure as much canvas as possible. At the last moment, with the schooner’s bow plummeting toward the deep, we dove into the netting below and, taking a huge breath of air, wrapped our arms and legs around the netting and held on for a deep water ride on Neptune’s car.

We were totally submerged — underpage 129

The Last of the Big Time Sailors By the end of 1961, I had sailed twice from San Francisco to French Polynesia on the ship. Sterling’s autobiography Wanderer came out in 1962. He had been writing it in that old red Southern Pacific caboose on the railroad siding in Sausalito while we were off sailing the high seas in the ship that he had so lovingly refurbished.

His book signing party took place on

Author as a young man at the rail of 'Wanderer'.

Balclutha, the full rigged steel sailing ship that’s maintained by the San Francisco Maritime Museum, and was at that time moored /

Tahiti is famous for its lush peaks.

on the Embarcadero. Everybody in town was there that bright sunny day to celebrate the old man’s initiation into authorship. Typically, we drank a lot. And on those spacious Cape Horn decks tall tales abounded and sailors reminisced about tall ships and days of glory.

Many of my old shipmates showed up, and so did Herb Caen, the columnist from the San Francisco Chronicle, who wrote so nostalgically about Baghdad by the Bay. And

of course Spike Africa was there. Spike’s animated monologues would inevitably be punctuated by well aimed spits from the omnipresent quid in his cheek.

I recall listening avidly from the rail as he held court with a group of men who had ex¬

A YOUNG SAILOR'S ADVENTURES perienced the strikes and the strike breakers of the 1930s, and who had sweated out the war in foxholes and in ships with armored hulls. When Spike spotted me, he pulled Harry Bridges, the head of the San Francisco Longshoremen’s Union, over and said, "Harry, this young lad sailed twice to Tahiti on the boss’ schooner. I want you to meet the last of the big time sailors."

I was floored. I had never, in all my dreams, expected to hear anything like this from one of these men who I looked up to with so much awe and with such respect. It made me feel that 1 had been accepted into an old brotherhood, truly a dying breed of deepwater sailormen who knew how to read a lead line in the dark and who could flake a coil of good manila so it would fly free when the halyard half hitch was let go from its pin.

Most of the older sailors that were on the Balclutha that day are gone now, including both Sterling and Spike, their ashes carried far out to sea on board Harold Sommer’s old pilot schooner Wanderblrd. I was inspired by these men when I knew them, and I am moved again to greater depths as I recall what it was like when we were younger, our bare feet tramping on old fir decks and a

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It was too late to turn and save the ship.

No hands were lost. She put herself on the reef with a crunch and lay there like a wounded whale, unable to avail herself of tides or flow to break free and float majestically one more time.

I was in Berkeley when I got wind of the tragedy and I drove over to Sausalito and found Spike. He was in the No Name Bar. We drank as he told me the details, and we grieved, and there wasn’t a god damn thing that any of us could do about it so we kept drinking until we got drunk.

Farewell Wanderer.

We had lost an old friend.

— douglas m. Homs, jr. © Douglas M. Homs, Jr., excerpted from the not-yet-finlshed book Adventures in Paradise — The Book of the Wanderer. Anyone having firsthand knowledge or personal recollections of Wanderer Is Invited to submit such Information for possible inclusion In the book. Address correspondence to P.O. Box 7125, San Diego, CA 92167.

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The race conjures up, in our mind at least, images of white-knuckled sailing, of pegging the speedo in the mid-teens fot hours on end as first Point Sur, then Point Conception fly by. The wind is 'blowing the dog off the chain' and the seas are monstrous, conditions extreme enough that you 'chicken jibe* when the time comes and wish to hell you’d never put the kite up in the first place.

You’re down to one spinnaker pole, having broken the first one in a petrifying rounddown last night. Needless to say, no one’s slept yet, nor has anyone lit the stove — let alone eaten anything substantial yet. You’re exhausted, the boat is on the ragged edge of control. . . but despite it all you’re grinning ear to ear, having the time of your life.

Well, so much for how it’s supposed to be. Improbably — and for the third year in a row — the ninth running of the 215-mile Santa Cruz-Santa Barbara Race was another light air 'hate mission'. In fact, only six entries in the smallish 21-boat fleet managed to finish inside the 52-hour time limit — worse even than last year’s drifting debacle when 9 boats in the 24-boat fleet DNFed. In

and their yacht clubs. And even if the race wasn’t the most exciting ever held, it did have its moments. The overall winner, Phillipe Kahn and his SC 50 Dolphin Dance (ex-Silverstreak, ex-Rocket) encountered a private hour of 30 knot winds off Point

away," explained Dance tactician and resident rockstar Jay Crum. That strategy apparently involved catching up on sleep, eating gourmet food prepared by wife Martine Kahn (e.g., Chinese chicken salad, lasagna, and good wines) and generally

Conception, hitting 23.8 knots before blowing up their kite! "We switched into our 'Mexican race strategy' when the wind went

enjoying the slower pace.

"The approach to the Santa Barbara Channel was critical," explained Crum. "At

Above, overall winner Phillipe Kahn. Right, 'old farts' Stan Honey and Paul Simonsen.

a perverse way, we were delighted to hear it: all our pangs of jealousy and self-pity at having to work over the three-day holiday weekend immediately evaporated!

Still, we wished we’d been there, if only to enjoy the ambience of two great towns

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times, we were 30-40 miles offshore looking for wind. Then we worked our way back inshore after Pt. Conception, where we found more wind than anyone else in the race. We made it through the westerly/ easterly transition in good shape — the Santa Cruz Wednesday night beer can races are great practice for playing the evening wind shifts!"

Dolphin Dance finished at 2:32 a.m. on Sunday morning, just two hours behind the shorthanded SC 70 Mongoose. "Sailing the race was a last minute decision, made on Tuesday night before the race," said Kahn, CEO of the high-flying software company Borland International in 'real' life and holder of the Pacific Cup elapsed time record (on Kathmandu in ’88). "Winning was nice, but it’s not what’s important — participating is."

Joining the Kahns and Crum for the slow but victorious debut in their 'new' boat were John Mandell, Cliff McNamara, Keith Pinnix, Bill Turpin and Ken Smith.

1 inishing second on corrected time in his first offshore race was David Domingo of page 133

Monterey with his Beneteau 45 Evasion. He credited a good crew, including Allure TransPac regulars Dave Morris and Tim Cordrey, and a decision to head 25 miles offshore as the wind was dropping out after midnight on Sunday morning. They finished

Homer Lighthall and his new wavers.

at 7 a.m., putting four hours on the pair of SC 40s they’d been with the whole race.

Domingo reported their top speed was 10 knots as they passed Pt. Conception. "Next,

the Catalina Race!" he said enthusiastically.

In third overall, taking the Stewart Kett Memorial Trophy for first monohull to finish as expected, was Team TOFU (Paul Simonsen and Stan Honey) on Mongoose. The 'Two Old Farts Undersail' were honing their doublehanded skills for the upcoming Pacific Cup, though they took along a pair of extra hands (Zan Drejes and Sally Lindsey) as 'observers'. Sally was planning on sleeping a lot and "maybe making coffee for the guys," while Zan wanted to make sure everything was safe: "If four can’t make it to Santa Barbara, two can’t make it to Hawaii." The quartet finished at 20 minutes after midnight on Sunday morning, some 12 hours off Merlin’s 1990 record pace of 24 hours.

Mongoose’s delivery crew, taking advantage of the mellow weather window, hit the road north almost immediately.

Three more boats straggled in before the 3 p.m. cutoff, but eventually 15 boats were stranded 'on base'. The lack of wind, which some attributed to El Nino (Larry Weaver of Red Hawk blamed Republicans), and the resulting large DNF population made the race end on a bit of a downer. "It took us 12 hours to go 17 miles," lamented Jay Bennett of Kabala. Others reported equally frustrating statistics.

Well, that’s ocean racing for you. They’re not all going to be perfect, but there’s always the next one to look forward to. Besides, as Mr. Kahn pointed out, "Participating, not winning, is the important thing."

— latitude 38 with thanks to pat eastman 1) Dolphin Dance, SC 50, Phillipe Kahn, 39:06:21 corrected; 2) Evasion, Beneteau 45,

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Tonga Is Less Crowded While on a three-week charter with The Moorings in the Kingdom of Tonga, we were boarded by a Tongan police officer, who recognizing Latitude 38 for the pornographic, reactionary rag that it is, immediately confiscated a copy for himself.

Seriously though, the police officer, Tu’utua Elise, was very friendly and pleasant. We spent several hours talking with him about life in Tonga and life in America.

He seemed to have a pretty good understanding of how things work here in the States: "In America, big money in, big money out."

The cruising in the Vava’u Group of Tonga was magnificent! There are dozens of lush green islands surrounded by white sand beaches and crystal clear waters. The people are extremely friendly — even the police — and welcome the chance to practice their English on visitors.

As for The Moorings, they did their usual

But best of all, Tonga is much less crowded than the Caribbean. We rarely had to share an anchorage with more than two

Viewed from the sea or air, there's nothing wronga with Tonga.

other boats and often we had an anchorage — or entire island — ourselves. bob miller brickyard cove, richmond

’My name is Friday, I'm a cop. I was working vice out ofNeiafu when I came across this filth. I had to confiscate it for evidence.’

excellent job of providing a good boat and promptly taking care of the minor problems that occurred.

Bareboating the Cyclades [Continued from last month.]

As I said, meltemls often blow for days at a time in the Aegean, so while we weren’t exactly stranded a la Gilligans Island at Kynothos, we were certainly at the mercy of the wind gods. Making the best of the situation, we hiked to the hora or highest plateau, where the capital village is traditionally found. It took us 90 minutes to cover the five kilometers of twisting road, but when we got there it was just like a travel poster: all the buildings were white and the streets were too narrow for anything but people and donkeys. It was a terrific find, because it had a playground for Dani as well as antiquities near the center of town — the

only ones we saw outside of Athens.

We walked back to the boat, left our laundry at the Meltemi Hotel, and headed right back up to the hora for dinner. That evening turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip, as the place we picked to eat turned out to be where the locals hang out, eat, play cards, banter — and check out strangers such as ourselves.

It wasn’t long before the locals got comfortable enough with us to begin their traditional Greek dancing in the middle of the restaurant. It was great fun for all of us, as one by one we were taken by the hand to participate in the timeless ritual. Sarah performed the best. Interestingly enough, Chuck was twice asked to dance by a man — who appeared to be enamored with him.

During the evening we were also introduced to the ’The Admiral’, a Greek who had been trained in weaponry in the States by the U.S. Navy. The ’Admiral* took an interest in us and gave us his permission to use his name to receive special treatment as we continued through the Cyclades.

Sarah thought he looked like Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars.

We almost had an extra passenger when we hopped into the taxi at the end of the

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Spread; Sylvia and Dani. Spread; Chuck and Sarah.

evening — the ’Greek' who’d been smitten with Chuck. Fortunately, it was too tight a squeeze and he got left behind.

When we hauled the dinghy and the anchors aboard the following morning at dawn, it was cool with patchy sunshine. But the melteml had petered out, leaving a calm sea with gentle swells. A news junkie who’d gone without a fix for several days now, I got a craving to know what was happening in the world as we set sail for Paros. In the Cyclades, nobody particularly seems to know or care.

On this leg, Sarah demonstrated how valuable it is to have an agile college student aboard. First, she went aloft in a bosun’s chair to untangle a halyard mess, and later she was ready to go in after our chart of Paros. The darn thing had thrown itself overboard right when we were about to need it most. Chuck snagged it with a boathook on the third pass, so Sarah didn’t have to go in after it.

Paros, an active tourist port served by packed ferries arriving one after the other, I was able to find two newspapers. From them

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I learned that Rajiv Gandhi had been assasinated. Maybe I should cut back on my addiction to news.

Not only do the Greek Islands seem timeless, but nobody is in a hurry — and thus time seems inconsequential. It must be contagious, because soon we’d all lost track of what day it was.

Whatever the next day was, we spent it by voyaging through mixed weather to Ios, where we tied up to a quay that was exposed to enough surge to pop the fenders up onto the quay. Then a ferry wake really gave our boat a good tossing about. Finally, the harbor authorities informed us we had to move Andromeda so that a local fisherman could reclaim his spot. Docking boats in Greece is, to my way of thinking, for the birds.

Fortunately, Chuck bumped into a friend from his hometown of Marblehead who had brought his beautiful old ketch to Ios. He and Chuck went through all kinds of crazy antics to get our boat secure — and appeared to be enjoying themselves! Once everything was settled, Scott, his wife Jacqueline and their crazy crewmember came aboard for a beer.

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We were told that the partying begins at the bottom of the hill and winds up at the taverns near the top or hora. I imagine this is so all the partied out drunks can roll down the hill to their boats when the sun starts to shine. Sarah’s eyes lit up at the news about Ios being a party island, because she’d happened to bump into a friend from Italy.

Besides, Scott and Jacqueline had invited her to a party.

Later in the evening we all took the bus up the hill to compare Ios’ reputation with reality. Trust me, it’s earned its reputation. It was like a casbah, with rock music blaring away and endless crowds of people spilling out of the taverns and into the narrow streets. Sarah and her new found friends partied into the wee hours while the rest of us learned the value of dockside networking: Scott invited us to join him the following year when he was going to retrace Columbus’ voyage to the New World.

At 0900, when the last of the revelers were beginning to get some shut-eye, Chuck and I walked to another part of the island and had breakfast. It was warm, clear and the visibility spectacular!

We attempted to leave the quay at noon, what would a day in the Cyclades be like

Bobby Clements at the quay in Hydra, taking a break from parties to catch up with world events.

without having problems with anchoring/mooring. When we raised our anchor line, a couple of uninvited neighbors

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tried to join it. Having overdosed from partying, Sarah nonetheless comes to the rescue once again. She helped me untangle the lines and then dove down to free our tangled anchor. Once again, it had only taken us a few hours to get underway.

Sailing to windward against a rising swell toward Serifos, I drove what felt like a bucking bronco. Little Danielle was down below looking out an open port at the waves while listening to a Blondie CD. She screamed with delight as it was, except for the playgrounds, the most fun she’d had so far.

Serifos appeared idyllic as we entered the harbor. There were sun-drenched coves in which to swim, but not very many people.

The hora dominated the view as we entered, looking as though it were an isolated hilltop domain with a spectacular panoramic view.

The small quay was already full, of course, so we decided to anchor about 100 yards offshore. But it was worth it, for we not only got the satisfaction of proficiently setting two anchors, but then rowed to shore during a

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magnificent sunset.

It was so gorgeous out the next morning that Chuck and Sarah decided to take a bath

in the Aegean. Always daring, Chuck jumped in starkers. A more modest — and attractive — Sarah followed wearing a bathing suit.

More Germans on a nearby yacht appreciated Chuck’s antics — so much so that one of the women shed her clothes and jumped in also! Little Danielle was tickled to see Chuck swimming in his 'birthday suit'.

"Booty-butt", she called him.

Later, while Chuck tried to hunt down some diesel, the rest of us found a cove for swimming and sunning that was more lovely than I ever dreamed could exist! And the refreshing cool, clear water was the perfect answer to the heat of the beach.

Once back at the boat, a debate broke out: what day was it? When we think we had it figured out, we were hoping we were wrong, because the crowded quays notwithstanding, none of us wanted it to end. We spent the remainder of the day sailing nearby, with Danielle alternately driving and swinging from a bosun’s chair swing Chuck had rigged for her.

With time running out, our final overnights would be at Hydra and Aegina.

Hydra, we discovered, was overwhelmed with large and small ferries, all packed with tourists. Despite being crowded, picturesque Hydra had both charm and character. Large homes overlook the harbor and people promenade along the waterfront shops and cafes.

Chuck began to fade on us that evening, but goaded him into a few more rounds.

Sarah then showed up at our table with a Greek admirer named Nikos. The poor guy didn’t know what he was in for, as Sarah wanted an escort not a suitor. By 0100 she was back at Andromeda alone, as Nikos had dropped by the wayside from lack of attention. I told Sarah I was done for the night, but she wouldn’t hear of it. She dragged me back up the hill to a tavem filled with "mad dogs and Englishmen". Everyone already knew Sarah and she worked the crowd like a politician. Some of the guys were avid car racers, so we knew some people in common.

The following morning we watched the "Mad Dogs" try to raise their entangled — what else? — anchor. Hung-over and fatigued, they were like bumpkins without a clue. Unwittingly, they provided entertainment for the entire waterfront. By now we were pretty adept at handling the ground tackle and made a very respectable exit.

After a few perfect hours of sailing, we tied up at Aegina, which had been our first stop of the charter. We hoped to see our 'old friend' Lenny, but by the time we were ready to leave the next morning he hadn’t made an appearance. Then with the engines running and me ready to raise the anchor, who else but Lenny sauntered along the quay? We interrupted our departure and invited the loveable old codger aboard for a last beer.

We have an uneventful passage back to Pireaus — except for some minor difficulty finding the harbor entrance. After we tied the boat up, Nondos appeared. First he told us how pleased he was with the condition of the boat, then, for the first time, he revealed that he — not some other guy — was the owner of the boat! Beware of Greeks, whether they’re bearing gifts or not!

With the wind whipping up, he asked for our help in moving the boat to another slip.

We’re glad he’s the one who was in charge, because he not only managed to untie the boat on our port side, but bonked the replica of a galleon that was on our starboard side more times than.was required by law.

All in all, it was a great adventure for each and every one of us. We saw new places,

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Ed — Scientists originally theorized that the rays jumped from the water and flipped In order to rid themselves of harmful parasites. Later It was discovered that two cruiser/divers from Northern California, Terry Kennedy of Erotica and Ralph Naines of The Trip, had been the cause of It all.

They’d been spending their afternoons getting their jollies by'goosing' the rays with bang sticks. But before environmentalists could stop the cruel behavior, the ray species evolved behavior became hereditary. Which Is why the rays still jump from the water, even though Kennedy has gone to Isla Socorro and Naines had brought his boat back to Sausallto.

Spread; Isla San Francisco. Inset; Honeymoon Cove, just two miles from The Moorings' base at Puerto Escondido.

met new people and had lots of excitement.

Equally important, there were numerous occasions for the adults to 'bond' with their children in a way that’s nearly impossible back here in America.

Great, that’s what our Greek charter was.

— bobby elements The Moorings In Mexico I’d like to give your readers a 'thumbs-up' for a fine staff in a great sailing area.

The cruising area is the Puerto Escondido region of the Sea of Cortez, and the fine folks are Laura Greces and Dewey Morrison, the manager and assistant manager of The Moorings base there. These folks and their staff were very helpful in making our stay enjoyable. This was particularly true when we had some stateside emergencies that required contacting family members on two coasts. The Moorings people expedited relaying messages to us via the VHF, ran down telephone numbers stateside that we didn’t have, and plugged us into the foreign phone system with a minimal loss of time

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and humor.

Since it’s a relatively new Moorings location, I know that potential charterers might be curious about it. This section of the Sea of Cortez is rugged and beautiful with lots of sea life. We sailed, for example, through pods of whales and porpoises and saw plenty of rays.

Incidentally, can anyone tell us why the rays jump out of the water and do flips? We observed it often in all types of sea and wind conditions. What are they doing?

The locals were among the friendliest we’ve encountered in our travels. I guess they haven’t yet become jaded by a deluge of overbearing, 'Type A' tourists. I arrived in Mexico with a slightly negative view, but found myself and my crew returning with mucho smiles — and plans to return!

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If you’re going on charter in the tropics — which is where most folks go until their weathered skin points them toward higher latitudes — you need to bring the following: three swimsuits, several pairs of shorts, a duffel bag, surgeon’s tops and pants (great lightweight clothing to shield the sun), a wide-brimmed hat, flip-flops or sandals, two copies of the latest Latitude (with which to make friends), high-quality sunglasses, a jacket & tie (but only if you’re the stuffedshirt type who plans on dining at elegant restaurants in Antigua), prescription drugs, your passport, and lots of money for rum punch, dinners ashore, film, taxis and tips.

That’s it!

What you certainly shouldn’t bring is hard suitcases (they don’t belong on boats and will make everyone guffaw), bowling balls (boats have galleys, not alleys), fur coats (animal rights activists winter in the tropics), dogs (they don’t like the heat or the heeling), scuba tanks (there are plenty to rent), sailboards (there are plenty to rent), tire chains, house plants, expensive jewelry, beepers, personal faxes or high heels (unless you’re a women and want to join that

I’d be happy to discuss our charter with other interested sailors. Folks can call me at (707) 585-9897. But don’t be discouraged if there’s a recording. I’m known for returning phone calls — especially those regarding important subjects like sailing.

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THE RACING

With reports this month on the blustery Elvstrom Regatta; the second round of Olympic Trials; Howie Marion's tips on two-boat tuning; a sedate Colin Archer Race; the always amusing and occasionally frustrating Vallejo Race; controversy at the Stone Cup; carnage at the Duxshtp Race; the update from Santa Cruz; the latest in the sled wars; and, of course, the usual throng of race notes at the end.

Elvstrom Regatta "Saturday was your standard Cityfront deal," claimed Laser winner Patrick Andreasen of the Elvstrom Regatta on May 9-10.

"Winds were only 10-20 knots. But Sunday!

Ho ho, geez, it was blowing a steady 25 with gusts to 40 — and there was a big ebb. What a nukefest!"

While Andreasen, who works at regatta host St. Francis YC as director of junior sailing, was shredding the Bay and the 30boat Laser fleet, everyone else was dis-

a new top section specially for this regatta."

Andreasen was modest in victory, claiming that Kevin Hall, formerly a hot collegiate sailor and national Laser champion from Ventura, actually outsailed him. "Kevin had some bad luck rounding a mark the wrong way while leading in one race, and breaking his boom in another," explained Patrick.

John Oldham, an East Coast transplant who is also making his presence felt in the local J/24 fleet, finished third. (Morgan Larson would have figured In the standings someChris Perkins, one of the most talented amateur sailors around, was Madro's middle man in their nearly successful Olympic Soling bid.

their competitors dismasted. Winning the survival contest in Laser Radials, which carry about 2/3 the normal sail plan, was hot Encinal YC junior Krysia Pohl. In fact, Krysia was the only Laser Radial sailor to successfully finish each race.

As if the conditions for the regatta weren’t exciting enough, there were reports of shark sightings in the Bay that weekend. "I was flying down this wave near Anita Rock, pretty much out of control and about to crash," related Andreasen. "At the bottom of the wave was a shark fin. . . it makes you want to stay upright very badly!"

How were the parties, we wondered?

"What parties?" replied Patrick. "When you’re done with a day of sailing in the Elvstrom Regatta, it’s all you can do to drag yourself home and go to sleep."

Patrick Andreasen, top survivor of the brutal Elvstrom Regatta.

integrating. Only 7 Lasers managed to finish the last race of the six-race series, and too many masts and booms broke to count them all. "All the good guys bring extra masts," explained Patrick. "You almost expect to breakdown when it gets that nuclear. I put in

where, but he only sailed on Saturday — the next day, he and partner Paul Kerner flew to Europe to be JJ Isler and Pam Healy’s 470 tuning partners.)

In the Laser II fleet, Bart Harris and Ron Loza won a true battle of attrition: all five of

LASER — 1) Patrick Andreasen, 8.5 points; 2) Kevin Hall, 10.25; 3) John Oldham, 15; 4) Jeff Wallace, 15.25; 5) Paul Dietrich, 34; 6) Jim Christopher, 34; 7)"Matt McQueen, 39; 8) Morgan Larson, 74; 9) Forrest Fennell, 82; 10) Paul Manning, 84; 11) Brad Cole, 88; 12) Paul Allen, 92; 13) Ken Tarboton, 97; 14) Will Benedict, 100; 15) page 146

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representative from the Bay Area this time around. Still, it was a great showing by all the Northern Californians who 'tried out.'

Just wait until 1996, when the Olympic sailing competition will be held on the 'hometown court' of Savannah, Georgia!

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STAR — 1) Mark Reynolds/Hal Haenel (San Diego), 18.7 points; 2) John MacCausland/Jeff Breshhehan (Medford, NJ), 27.7; 3) Steve Gould/Mike Ratiani (San Francisco), 36.7; 4) John Kostecki/Ceorge Iverson (San Francisco), 38.4; 5) Ed Adams/Tom Olsen (Newport, Rl), 39. (22 boats) SOLING — 1) Kevin Mahaney/Jim Brady/Doug Kern (Bangor, ME), 6 points; 2) Jeff Madrigali/Chris Perkins/Jim Barton (San Francisco), 19.4; 3) Dave Curtis/Brad Dellenbaugh/Steve Calder (Marblehead, MA), 37.7; 4) Gerard Coleman/Peter Coleman/Paul Coleman (Rye, NY), 41.7; 5) Larry Klein/Ron Rosenberg/Chris Redman (San Diego), 44.7. (23 boats) LECHNER DIV. II SAILBOARD (WOMEN) — 1) Lanee Butler (San Juan Capistrano, CA), 16.7 points; 2) Jayne Fenner (Sarasota, FL), 25.7; 3) Mary Wray (Newport, Rl), 75.1; 4) Wendy Thomson (Darien, CT), 94.2; 5) Kathy Chapin (Cape Canaveral, FL), 98.1. (14 boats) LECHNER DIV. II SAILBOARD (MEN) — 1) Mike Gebhardt (Ft. Walton Beach, FL), 20.4 points; 2) Ted Huang (Los Altos), 48; 3) Scott Steele (Stevensville, MD), 60.7; 4) Dan Kerckhoff (Naples, FL), 75.2; 5) Tom Purcell (Edina, MN), 82.1. (24 boats)

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Mike Spencer, 101. (30 boats) LASER RADIAL — 1) Krysia Pohi, 6.25 points; 2) Brian Mullen, 12.25; 3) Annalise Moore, 27. (6 boats) LASER II — 1) Bart Harris/Ron Loza, 6.75 points; 2) Jody Harris/Jason McCormick, 8; 3) Simon Bell/Jonathan Howell, 11.75. (6 boats)

Olympic Trials Bay Area sailors sailed splendidly at the Olympic Trials in Florida in early April, but to no avail. The most noteworthy performance was turned in by Jeff Madrigali, Chris Perkins and Jim Barton, who rocked the 23boat Soling fleet with their second, place finish. Madro’s squad was a darkhorse entry — underfunded and late to the party — but they almost found themselves on a plane to Barcelona for the July 27 Olympics.

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Olympic representative. By this point, the judges at the Punta Gorda event were going nuts — the 'wrong' guys were about to go to the Olympics! Kevin Mahaney, an independently wealthy sailor from Down East who’d been training for two years, was in the process of being upset. . . but as the wind finally came up (and there is speculation that the judges stalled for the breeze), our local lads faded, losing the next five races in the best 5-of-9 series.

Meanwhile in the Star fleet, San Francisco lawyer Steve Gould and pro sailor John Kostecki accounted for themselves well, but were no match for '88 silver medalist Mark Reynolds and crew Hal Haenel. Floridian Mike Gebhardt, the bronze medalist in Pusan in '88, likewise dominated the sailboard competition, finishing far ahead of Los Altos boardsailing star Ted Huang. Lanee Butler, a 21-year-old UC Irvine student, won the women’s sailboard competition.

With the exception of the Flying Dutchman, whose Trails will occur on June 13-24 in Marblehead, the Olympic team is now selected. Point Richmond’s Pam Healy, crew for JJ Isler in 470s, will be the only

Tips From the Top: Tuning Boatspeed can be a frustrating and elusive goal. Sailboat racing contains so many variables that it is often difficult to determine with any accuracy or conviction why one boat seems to be going faster than another. In most fleets at any given point in time, the winning boat does not have a better VMG than the competition. What separates the consistent winners from the also-rans is their ability to maintain a higher percentage of their boat’s performance potential during the course of the race. In other words, almost everyone in your fleet can achieve top boatspeed at any time, but the successful racers stay at or near top speed for longer during each race.

The complexity of our sport leaves so much room for personal interpretation that we often make decisions based on isolated incidents which can affect our judgement for many subsequent races. Have you noticed how everyone in the bar thinks he was "higher and faster" on the long beat? But only one boat was first to the mark.

Many people become mesmerized by their instrumentation, especially the knotmeter, and develop what they consider fairly good boatspeed. Yet, America’s Cup cam-

THE RACING paigns — such as the Kookabura effort I was involved with back in ’86-’87 — have demonstrated that no amount of electronic performance evaluation can substitute for side-by-side, two-boat testing" as the most accurate and efficient way to evaluate boatspeed.

Two-boat testing is a great way to isolate and control many of the variables that affect boatspeed. By focusing on specific parts of the process rather than the end results, you will learn more about boatspeed during testing than is usually possible in several months of racing.

As with any practice, the most important part of speed testing is planning. Try to find another boat and crew with similar interests and about the same ability level as your own. The speed differences we are looking for will not be large and it is much easier to evaluate small changes if the boats are close to begin with.

Sit down with the other crew and develop a testing plan. You may want to include your sailmaker, fleet champion, or astrologer in the planning process to target specific areas for work and to establish methods to be used. But make certain that everyone in both crews knows what the goals of the testing program are and what procedures are to be followed.

Be realistic: in one afternoon you’re not going to be able to evaluate mast rake, jib lead positions, mainsail twist, and crew weight position. Also, don’t plan to work on boatspeed all day. This type of testing is inherently boring, and even professional sailors lose concentration after a few hours.

Perhaps you can work on boat handling drills after a couple of hours with the other boat.

Set up the practice time so that everyone can be there. It is essential that all crew members who contribute to boatspeed decisions on the race course are involved in the testing program. That includes the helmsman, trimmers and tacticians. It’s no use testing boatspeed on a day that your main sheet trimmer has to go to a wedding.

Each boat should be prepared for testing exactly as it would be prepared for racing.

The crew weight must be the same, (preferably the same people) and the sails, the bottom and gear must be in racing trim. If getting the crew together on a non-race day is too hard, why not head out to the weekend race an hour early with your sparring partner?

It’s important to remember that this is not racing but testing. The objective is to learn, not to win. Without communication and cooperation between the two crews, very little can be accomplished.

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of short tests with the boats as close together as possible without interfering with the other boat’s wind or waves. One boat will be the control boat: always sailing to the best of its ability during the test period. The other boat will make a predetermined series of changes between test periods. When there are different test goals on each boat (as always!), a system for alternating the control boat/test boat relationship should be agreed on.

The America’s Cup groups usually use 10 to 20 minute test intervals but you may find that a series of 5 minute tests works best for you. Each test period starts when both boats are comfortable with their position relative to each other and with their current performance. Do not start a test if one boat is not ready. Each test period ends after a given length of time or if a clear pattern has developed. Test periods should be aborted if any unusual circumstances affect the performance of either boat. That could be wind shifts or waves that hit one boat more than another, a sheet coming uncleated, or one crew just feeling wrong. Remember, the objective is to learn about improving boatspeed, not to pound the other boat. In fact it is generally the slow boat that learns more when relative speeds are unequal.

Communication between the boats can be visual signals or VHF radios. Both crews should be clear about the signals to start, stop, and set up test periods. Each boat

The deadly serious crew of ‘Mrs. Robinson' concentrating hard in the Colin Archer Race.

should make notes during and after each test period about conditions, settings, and observations about performance differences.

In most cases, three to five test periods on each tack are enough to establish an accurate feeling for the gain rate of one boat over the other. At that point, the boat previously designated to do so will make its first change in set-up, and the procedure repeats.

It may be worthwhile to exchange a couple of crew members out on the water in order to promote communication and to change perspectives. (Again, almost everyone thinks his boat is a little faster than the other guy’s.) But it’s important to maintain the same weight and ability relationship between the boats so that test results can be accurately compared. That’s also true if you exchange sails — if the masts bend differently, switching mainsails will not be useful.

Boats with consistently good speed usually exhibit another winning quality: because their crews feel confident and comfortable with the activity on board they have more time and energy to look outside the boat and accordingly make better tactical decisions. In conclusion, to attain good speed and the confidence that comes with it, it’s well worth investing some time in twoboat tuning. It’s not easy — and it’s not page 148

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For the second year in a row, the overall winner was De Nada, Phil O’Brien’s 29-ft Sagitta. Caprice, Dave Lenschmidt’s welltravelled Lapworth 50, won the award for first wooden boat to finish. Results of the six divisions, which are contested boat-for-boat without handicaps, follow: DIV. A (outboard rudder < 30') — 1) De Nada, Sagitta, Phil O'Brien; 2) Marce, Fiskatra, Tony Badger. (3 boats) DIV. B (outboard rudder 30-35') — 1) Tess, Tumlaren, Dave Ball; 2) Horizon, Aries, Jim Enzensperger/Robin Hobart; 3) Criterion, Westsail, Kevin McGrath. (6 boats) DIV. C (outboard rudder > 35') — 1) Raven, Ingrid, Duane Alexander; 2) Rhiannon, Ingrid, Anthony Rittenhouse; 3) Bauble IV, Ingrid, Stephen Spaulding. (5 boats) DIV. D (inboard rudder < 35') — 1) Helgoland, Flying Dutchman, Hans Roeben; 2) Mrs. Robinson, Hans Christian, Nora Hice. (3 boats) DIV. E (inboard rudder 35-40') — 1) Charisma, Tayana, Leslie Stone; 2) Blown Away, Hans Christian, Charles Eddy; 3) The Answer, Tayana, Jim Hennessey. (9 boats) DIV. F (inboard rudder > 40') — 1) Caprice, Lapworth, Dave Lenschmidt; 2) Arianna, Slocum, Jean Ortner. (4 boats)

worth doing if it’s not done right — but, trust me, it’s worth the effort.

— howie marion sails by marion Colin Archer Race Thirty double-enders sailed in Encinal YC’s 16th Annual Colin Archer Memorial Race on the gorgeous day of May 16. The

Vallejo Race Vallejo YC’s season opener on May 2-3 was the slowest and most frustrating weekend of racing in recent memory — which isn’t to say it wasn’t a great time!

Whenever you get crews off 385 boats together, you’re bound to have fun — even during the seemingly-forever two hour postponement on Saturday, people enjoyed themselves by napping, swimming or at-

Definition of ugly: Sunday's Vallejo Race finish.

race started at noon near the Berkeley Pier, took the fleet reaching all around the Bay (big boats did 20.3 miles; little ones 17.3), and ended up the Estuary in front of the EYC clubhouse. The traditional poolside barbecue ensued.

tacking the beer cooler. Some guy even 'streaked' the dormant fleet, getting towed around naked on a boogie board behind a T

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power boat.

Visions of a record run on the flood tide were soon quashed when the wind peaked at about 5 knots and the current turned foul.

Only 50 boats finished the 22-mile course before the 7 p.m. time limit, causing some grumbling that the Sis should allow for postponements by tacking time onto the back end of the race. In Vallejo, the larger boats packed the basin in front of the VYC clubhouse, while the little boats were treated to a stay in the spacious new municipal harbor up the river.

After the traditional Saturday night bash, the fleet braced itself for the slog home. But Sunday’s race proved to be a mellow one, with winds topping out at about 15 knots.

Unfortunately, there was zero wind right at the finish, which created the biggest inadvertent raft-up of boats we’ve ever seen.

It was a nightmarish finish, one which reshuffled the results in the last 100 yards of the course. But no one took it too hard — afterall, it was just the Vallejo Race.

SATURDAY, MAY 2: IMS I — 1) Terminator, Serendipity 43, Steve Sundeen/Chris Corlett; 2) Leading Lady, Peterson 40, Bob Klein; 3) Bang, N/M 41, Max Gordon/ Howie Marion. (9 boats) IMS II — 1) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean Treadway; 2) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case; 3) Expeditious, Express 34, Bartz Schneider. (11 boats) HDAH — 1) Bondi Tram, Frers 41, Scott Easom; 2) My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Garami; 3) Heart of Gold, Schumacher 50, Jim & Sue Corenman. (26 boats) EXPRESS 37 — 1) Melange, Steve Chamberlin; 2) GU, Rico Venables; 3) Free Spirit, Ross/Rothman.

(12 boats) J/29 — 1) Maybe, Worthington/Brewster; 2) Advantage II, Pat Benedict. (All others DNF; 10 boats) J/35 — 1) Jarlen, Bob Bloom; 2) Draco, Maisto/Davant; 3) Equanimity, Randy Paul. (12 boats)

SANTANA 35 — 1) Wild Flower, Art Mowrey.

(All others DNF; 9 boats) SUNDAY, MAY 3: IMS I — 1) Terminator; 2) Bang; 3) Leading Lady. (10 boats) IMS II — 1) National Biscuit; 2) Sweet Okole; 3) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck. (11 boats) HDA H (0-114) — 1) Heart of Gold; 2) Bondi Tram; 3) Sonador, Swan 53, Mark Engler. (23 boats) HDA J (117-132) — 1) Wind Chaser, Ericson 35 III, Dick & Patti Cranor; 2) Line Drive, Peterson 34, Dave Reed; 3) Harp, Catalina 38, Mike Mannix. (17 boats) HDA K (135-162) — 1) Limelight, J/30, Harry Blake; 2) Break Away, J/30, Dale Meade; 3) Cole Train, Yahama 33, Douglas Cole. (15 boats) HDA L (165-180) — 1) Cannonball, Hawkfarm, Rick Schultz; 2) Freewind, Cal 9.2, Don & Betty Lessly; 3) Kamala II, Ranger 29, Bill Keith. (16 boats) HDA M (183-up) — 1) Antares, Islander 30, Larry Telford; 2) Current Asset, Islander 30 Mk. II, John Bowen; 3) War 2, Schumacher 26, Roger Peter. (25 boats) ARIEL — 1) Horizons, Dixie Nicholson; 2) Pathfinder, Rideout/Ekers; 3) Jubilee, Don Morrison. (5 boats) CAL 20 — 1) Upper Bound, Peter Fowler. (2 boats) CAL 2-27 — 1) Summer, Paul Shinoff; 2) ExIndigo, Seal/Riley; 3) Checkout, Misha Orloff. (10 boats) CAL 29 — 1) Grand Slam, Fred Minning; 2) Fantasy, Robert Clark; 3) Serendipidty, Thomas Bruce. (8 boats) CATALINA 27 — 1) Wildcat, Ernie Dickson; 2) Lost Miner, Gary Hausler; 3) Latin Lass, Bill Chapman. (10 boats) CATALINA 30—1) North Mist, Jim Aton; 2) Lochan Ora, Paul Harwood; 3) Searene, Richard McKay. (6 boats) COLUMBIA CHALLENGER — 1) Libertine, Wayne Nygren; 2) Shay, Bill Myers; 3) Rurik, Carter/Gromeeko. (6 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Presto, Todd/Shackelford; 2) Sweet Pea, Karl Engdahl; 3) Graeagle, George Koch.

(8 boats) EXPRESS 37 — 1) Re-Quest, Glenn Isaacson; 2) Ringmaster, Leigh Brite; 3) Spindrift V, The Wrights. (11 boats) HAWKFARM — 1) El Gavilan, Jocelyn Nash; 2) Animaleye, Steve Siegrist. (5 boats) ISLANDER BAHAMA — 1) Freya, Felix Arts; 2) Goose, Bud Cohen; 3) Tigger, Shirley Blair. (5 boats) ISLANDER 28 — 1) Jose Cuervo, Sam Hock; 2) Gabbiano, Chuck Koslosky; 3) Raffles, Jim Kasper.

(6 boats) ISLANDER 36 — 1) Windwalker, Shoenhair/ Gilliam; 2) Falcon, Bruce Hallberg; 3) Blockbuster, Bruce Block. (4 boats) J/24 — 1) Ceilide, Eric Hopper; 2) Phantom, John Culliford; 3) Wild Women, Marcia Peck. (8 boats)

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(11 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) E-Ticket, Spooge Syndicate; 2) Pearl, Bill Riley; 3) Leonora, T. & D. Keech. (17 boats)

OLSON 30 — 1) Zephyros, Dave Oliver; 2) Hoot, Adam Macfie; 3) Bottom Line, Tony Pohl. (5 boats) RANGER 23 — 1) Impossible, Gary Kneeland; 2) Twisted, Don Wieneke; 3) Royal Flush, Dan Richardi. (7 boats) _■ RANGER 26—1) Consultation, David Fullerton; 2) Jambalaya, Ruben Becker; 3) Onager, John Wales. (6 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Soliton, Mark Lowrey; 2) page 150

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Scenes from the Stone Cup, clockwise from above: 'Sweet Okole' showing off her new muscles; new kid on the block 'Bullseye' crosses 'Bang1; the bow man on 'Phantom' (hey, smile next time!); 'Bang' was a solid contender in the freestyle broaching part of the Stone Cup; division II winner 'Wavetrain'; the'Biscuit1 won the regatta on the water, only to lose it in the protest room.

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Stone Cup The fact that IMS isn’t working particularly well on the local level was reconfirmed at St. Francis YC’s windy Stone Cup on May 16-17. Not only was the numbers of participants way off (remember the hey-day of IOR when this was a mini-Big Boat Series?), but the number (2.5% of base rating) used to "equalize" new IMS boats with older style IOR boats turned out to be pretty

far off. "We sailed flawlessly in race three," said It’s OK! helmsman Craig Fletcher, "and the best we could get was a third. The current system’s a travesty, and there’s absolutely no incentive for any newer IMS boats to come here to sail until it’s fixed. The way I see it, the IOR guys screwed up their own party — and now they’re crashing our (IMS) party and screwing it up."

Alan Andrews, who designed It’s OK! and

THE RACING also crewed on her in the three-race regatta, was somewhat kinder: "The intent was good, but they missed on the amount of the handicap — nearer 1 or 1.5% would have been fairer. Also, some attempt should be made to differentiate between various vintages of IOR boats. Why should a Peterson 43 — a wide boat with a tucked back end, and probably hull bumps — be treated the same as an Express 37? Also, how can you just throw out the interior regs?"

Andrews, and presumably others, are already back at the drawing board trying to figure out a more equitable handicap solution. Essentially, the 2.5% penalty increased the amount of time It’s OK! owed her competitors by 75% — without the penalty, It's OK! would have won going away.

"The penalty might be a bit harsh, but they had a viable option — they didn’t have to come," said Steve Taft, who helmed the new Tripp 40 Bullseye in her debut. "Let them go to Kenwood Cup or Key West and put it on the line against boats like Gaucho.

"What Craig and Alan lack is a sense of history and perspective," continued Taft.

"IOR racing was dead here, so we all switched to IMS. After last year’s Big Boat Series — where it was clear to everyone that purposely-built IMS boats can beat the crap out of IOR boats — well, we had to do something, even if it was simplistic. Why should we hold a 'benefit' for boats like It’s OK! to come up and clobber us? However, I agree with Alan that a lower number such as 1.25% should be used in the future."

Bob Garvie’s brand new Tripp 40 Bullseye also felt the sting of a penalty — though not just the 2.5%. "We sailed with a 5% penalty for not having our rating in on time," explained Taft. "We launched the boat on Thursday and spent the weekend shaking the bugs out of her. This is gonna be a really good project!" Bu//seye’s next regatta will be Long Beach Race Week (June 12-14), where she’ll represent Northern California along with Bang, High Risk and Swlftsure.

Jim Mizell’s Smith 43 High Risk, sailed by driver 'Tactical Ted' Wilson with Dee Smith whispering in his ear, was the big winner at the Stone Cup this year. The boat was a lot livelier than before (1,000 pounds were liposuctioned out of the boat this winter), which made it a handful in the heavier breeze. In fact, their violent round-down to within a half boatlength of the Cityfront seawall in race two ("A full stem Christie!" enthused regatta chairman Brad Whitaker) provided one of the most spectacular moments of the regatta. "I was getting ready to walk ashore," admitted Smith.

DIV. A — 1) High Risk, Smith 43, Jim Mizeil/Ted Wilson, 2.25 points; 2) It's OK!, Andrews 42, Lew Beery/Craig Fletcher, 8; 3) Terminator, Steve

Sundeen/Chris Corlett, 12; 4) Spellbound, Olson 40, Lou FoxAVarren Seward, 16; 5) Phantom, J/44, Jack Clapper, 17; 6) Bang, N/M 41, Max Gordon, 18; 7) Bullseye, Tripp 40, Bob Carvie/Steve Taft, 22; 8) Jubilation, J/40, Harry Smith, 23; 9) Golden Bear, Frers 46, Adam MacFee, 28; 10) Infrared, Davidson 44, Craig Sharrow, 33. (10 boats) DIV. B — 1) Wavetrain, Olson 91 IS, Rick Caskey, 6.75 points; 2) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean Treadway, 8; 3) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck, 10; 4) Expeditious, Express 34, Bartz Schneider, 14; 5) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case, 14.5; 6) Jackrabbit, Islander 40, Dave Liggett, 16; 7) Annalise, Wylie 34 mod., Paul Altman, 21; 8) Blue Max, Dehler 34, Jim Freeland, 25; 9) Razzberries, Olson 34, Bruce & Lina Nesbit, 26; 10) Ishtar, Aphrodite 101, Bill Wright, 29. (10 boats)

J/24 District 21 World Qualifier Santa Barbara Yacht Club hosted the J/24 World Qualifier on April 24-26. Thirtyseven Js participated in a weekend of perfect sailing weather — hot, sunny, flat seas and 6-12 knots of wind. The five-race regatta was sponsored by Bicycle Trader Magazine and organized by Jane Watkins. The winner of the regatta, Steve Grillon of California Yacht Club, filled the last U.S. spot for the World’s in Annapolis in October.

Measurement was conducted on Thursday and Friday by USJCA measurers Bill Worhsam and Jeff Berkus. Parties and BBQs filled the social schedule. On the race course, protests were at a minimum, probably due to the ever-present jury boat containing five US Sailing Association judges. One unusual collision occurred when a catamaran skipper decided he could not make it across the J fleet and suddenly bore off, much to the dismay of J skipper Larry Freeman, who inadvertently drove his boat between the cat’s two pontoons and dismasted it.

After the first day of racing, Mark Golison on Too Hip with finishes of 1,1,4 was tied for first with Steve Grillon on Cool Breeze with 3,2,1. Several races encountered general

The J/24 fleet jousting off Santa Barbara, a beautiful place to sail if there's wind.

recalls with the aggressive fleet. The second day brought the exact same perfect conditions. In the fourth race seven boats were tossed for being over early with code flag Z in effect. One of these was Chris Snow of San Diego, one of the top skippers bet on to win. By the time the fat lady began to sing, Grillon had sailed a clean five races with unbeatably consistent top finishes. Seadon Wijsen of Saint Francis YC came away in second place with finishes of 3,7,3,2,8. Third place went to Seattle’s Herb Cole, who had already qualified to participate in the World.

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ified at the boat inspection following the regatta.

— jane watkins 1) Cool Breeze, Steve Grillon, Cal Yacht Club, 8 points; 2) Casual Contact, Seadon Wijsen/Don Oliver, St. Francis YC, 23; 3) Oathead, Herb Cole, CYC Seattle, 28; 4) Jump Start, Ken Kieding, Santa Barbara YC, 44; 5) Ice Nine, Jeff Berkus, Santa Barbara YC, 52; 6) Not, Peter Young, St. Francis YC, 53; 7) Hare, Brad Barnes, Ventura YC, 55; 8) page 152

SHEET Chimera, Chris Snow, San Diego YC, 57; 9) Relentless, Scott Deardorff, Santa Barbara YC, 57; 10) Three Big Dogs, Pat Toole, S.B. Sailing Club, 62; 15) How Rude, David Hodges, Santa Cruz YC, 85; 16) Small Flying PF, Melissa Purdy, St. Francis YC, 85; 19) Sockeye, David Holscher, St. Francis YC, 98; 24) Ice Breaker, 8ob Richards, WYC Lake Tahoe, 121; 27) Could Feel Better, J.N. Weintraut, St. Francis Yt, 134; 32) J-Walker, Don Nazzal, St. Francis YC, 142. (37 boats)

Duxship Race OYRA sailors were overdue for a gnarly ocean race, and they got one on May 9 — the 34.6-mile Sausalito YC-hosted Duxbury Lightship Race. It was windy and nasty enough that about a dozen boats dropped out and two dismasted, the Express 27 Locomotion and the Beneteau 42 Rocinante.

A third boat, Lon Price’s Wylie 42 Scorpio, tweaked her mast during the race and will have to have it replaced ("Better here than halfway to Hawaii," said Lon cheerfully).

Number 3 and 4 jibs were the order of the day; spinnakers stayed in their turtles until the boats were well back inside the Gate.

"Basically, it just wasn’t our day," admitted John Amen, as he described Locomotion’s 'bogus journey'. Despite an experienced crew (partners Scott McRobie and Mike Radcliffe, along with Student Driver owners Bill and Laurie Hoffman), disaster struck just after they rounded the Lightbucket. "We were reaching in with the #1 up, a little overpowered in 30-35 knot winds and 12 foot seas," explained Amen. "A

Amen scrambled aboard first and helped the other four 'swimmers' back on the boat.

As a bar pilot boat and Peter Wolcott’s Cheoy Lee 43 Route Du Vent stood by, they pulled the debris aboard, opting not to use the bolt cutters that Wolcott floated over on a horseshoe buoy. Route du Vent then dropped out of the race to tow Locomotion home, an act of kindness and seamanship for which Amen claims to be "eternally grateful." Because of the experience, John’s instigated some new rules aboard Locomotion when racing in the ocean: "We’re going to wear life jackets all the time now, and when the breeze hits 20 — day or night — everyone is going to put on a safety harness."

PHRO I — 1) Blitz (*), Express 37, George Neill; 2) Elusive, Express 37, Dick Demarais; (5 boats) PHRO II — 1) Praise, Freedom 36, Ken Joy; 2) Leda II, Lapworth 36, David James; 3) Intrepid, Freedom 36, George McKay. (14 boats) IMS I — 1) Spellbound, 0-40, Lou Fox. (3 boats) IMS II — 1) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case; 2) Wavetrain, Olson 91 IS, Rick Caskey; 3) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean Treadway. (9 boats) MORA I (light) — 1) Friday, Express 27, John Liebenberg; 2) Abigail Morgan, Express 27, Ron Kell; 3) WYSIWYG, 0-30, Donald Martin. (7 boats) MORA II (heavy) — 1) Road House Blues, J/24, Jim Morrison; 2) Freewind, Cal 9.2, Don & Betty Lessley; 3) Animal Farm, Wylie 28, Phibbs Family.

(12 boats) SSS — 1) Great Fun, Davidson 30, Stan Glaros.

(4 boats) (* = protest pending)

favorite brew."

Even in the weird conditions, the usual talents bubbled to the top. Jack Halterman once again won Division 'A' with Stray Cat, while Dave "The Natural" Hodges and Bren "Oscar" Meyer teamed up on Flying Circus to win 'B'.

Meanwhile, the Spring One Design Series has enjoyed two fabulous days of racing — three races on April 25 and two on May 16.

The turnout in the SC 27 and Moore 24 fleets has been impressive — but again, where is everyone else? What happened to the Olson 30s? Anyway, results of the SOD series to date follow: SPRING ONE DESIGN SERIES (5 races): SOLING— 1) Wizard, Andy Carson, 9.5 points; 2) US 595, Reed Cantlay/UCSC charter, 10.25; 3) So What, Criffin/Luhn, 16. (5 boats) SC 27 — 1) Kurzweile, Bret Gripenstraw/Matt Dini, 7.5 points; 2) Mistress Quickly, Larry Weaver, 11.5; 3) Hanalei Express, Rob Schuyler/Roger Sturgeon, 14.75; 4) Dynaflow, Mark Dini, 18; 5) Excalibur, Jack Allen, 23. (14 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Mooregasm, Hank Niles/Chris Watts, 6.25 points; 2) Karen, Phil Vandenberg, 7.5; 3) Elena, Dan Nitake, 24; 4) Mercedes, Joel Verutti, 25; 5) SORA, Sydnie Moore, 29. (11 boats) J/24 — 1) Runnin' Sweet, Darrel Louis, 6 points; 2) Cookie Monster, Dave Jones, 12; 3) Imajination, Ed Healy, 16.75. (5 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) For Sure, Eric Petersen, 6 points; 2) Ricks Place, Larry Comstock, 11.75; 3) High & Dry, Len Fiock/John Field, 14. (7 boats) SPRING SCORE #2 (5/3/92): DIV. A — 1) Stray Cat, Olson 30, Doug Kirk & 'Team Cat'; 2) Revelry, SC 40, Dan Matarangas; 3) Outrageous, Olson 40, Rick Linkmeyer; 4) Daisy, SC 40, John Buchanan; 5) Pacific High, SOB 30, Don Snyder/Dennis Bassano. (14 boats; 22.8 miles) DIV. B — 1) Flying Circus, Express 27, Cene Ryley; 2) Dynaflow, SC 27, Matt Dini; 3) Adios, Moore 24, Scott Walecka; 4) Snafu-U, Moore 24, Tom Conerly; 5) Prince Charming, Spruit 30, Terry Drew. (10 boats; 18 miles) DIV. C — 1) Pau Hana, J/24, Cliff McNamara; 2) For Sure, Santana 22, Eric Petersen. (3 boats; 13.7 miles)

'Locomotion' did a brand new dance in the ocean on May 9. "It wasn't our day," said John Amen.

monster wave rolled us 45° and then broke all over the boat. The mast slammed into the water, and people behind us swear they saw our keel and rudder sticking up. I was underwater holding onto the backstay, when I felt the wire go slack — well, then I knew we were in trouble!" page 153

Santa Cruz Box Scores The sailing season’s fully underway down in mellow Santa Cruz, and the SCORA fleet was itching for some of that famous coastal ocean racing on May 3. But it wasn’t to be, as the fog rolled in and with it light air all day. "It was plenty boring for the ULDB surf junkies," relates Matt Dini. "Bill on Stray Cat knocked off a three hour snooze, while others knocked off a case and a half of their

Sled Update With Pyewacket in Europe, the ULDB 70 1992 Season Championship is coming down to a showdown between Brack Duker’s Evolution and last year’s champ, Ed McDowell’s SC 70 Grand Illusion. Duker dominated Newport Harbor YC’s Skylark Series back on April 25-26, posting a perfect 1-1-1 score in the owner/driver series. Evolution won the regatta on raw boat speed, generally sailing higher and faster upwind.

However, both boats were beaten up at the Cal Cup on May 22-24 by Dick Compton’s new maroon Andrews 70 Alchemy.

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With Robbie Haines providing the magic touch, Alchemy won her debut with a 5,3, 1,1,2 record. Long Beach Race Week (June 12-14) and the Alessio Race (July 23-24) are the next events on the sled schedule.

SKYLARK SERIES — 1) Evolution, SC 70, Brack Duker, 2.25 points; 2) Grand Illusion, SC 70, Ed McDowell, 9; 3) Maverick, N/M 70, Les Crouch, 10; 4) Blondie, SC 70, Peter Tong, 12; 5) Taxi Dancer, R/P 70, Mitch Rouse, 15; 6) Victoria, Andrews 70, Mike Campbell, 16; 7) Starship I, N/M 70, Mike Holleran, 21; 8) Holua, Pillsbury Family, 22. (8 boats; 3 races) CAL CUP — 1) Alchemy, Andrews 70, Dick Compton/Robbie Haines, 11.5 points; 2) Grand Illusion, SC 70, Ed McDowell/Rich Matzinger, 17; 3) Evolution, SC 70, Brack Duker/Dan Schiff, 20.5; 4) Maverick, N/M 70, Les Crouch/Bruce Nelson, 22; 5) Blondie, SC 70, Peter Tong/Ron Love, 25; 6) Mirage, SC 70, Jim Ryley/Skip Allan, 25.75; 5) 7) Cheval, N/M 70, Hal Ward/Jeff Madrigali, 27; 8) Holua, SC 70, Pillsbury Family/Jack Halterman, 30; 9) Cheetah, Pet- 66, Dick Pennington & Doug Baker, 45. (9 boats; 5 races)

Amy Wells hanging out on 'Wingif, runner-up in this year's Oyster Point Multihull Regatta.

Race Notes Meeting of the multihulls: 14 boats, ranging in size from a 19-ft Prindle Cat to a Cross 46, entered the second annual Oyster Point Multihull Regatta on May 16. The top three boats were Pegasus (F-27, Andrew Pitcairn), Winglt (F-27, Ray Wells) and Truly Scrumptious (Stilletto 27, Bill Zimmer).

Catalina or Santa Barbara? That’s the question among coastal racers looking forward to the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. Lots of boats are 'sitting on the fence' trying to decide which race to do, and with entries not due until June 27 (Santa Barbara) and July 3 (Catalina) — well, it’s still anyone’s guess how each event will shape up. The 277-mile Santa Barbara Race has six paid entries as we go to press, but expects 30-40 boats; the Catalina Race has 16 paid entries (including 5 MacGregor 65s) and expects 90. Those are the facts. For details and/or gossip, belly up to the bar at either Encinal or Metropolitan yacht club. If you want an entry form, call Shirley Temming (SB Race) at (510) 521-0966 or John Moreau (Catalina Race) at (510) 868-5723.

What if they gave a regatta and no one came? That’s what happened to MYCO’s Memorial Day Weekend Corlett Race this year. "Only four boats signed up, so we bagged it," explained Moreau. "Maybe next year if there’s enough interest." Our guess?

This race has gone the way of the Monterey Race, the Buckner, the Waterhouse and other legendary races that have fallen by the wayside. "People just aren’t as motivated to spend their three-day holiday weekends bashing around in the ocean these days," said Moreau. Even Chris Corlett (son of the late Maynard Corlett, for whom the race is named) sat home all weekend. "1 think this is the first Memorial Day Weekend since 1968 where I haven’t sailed," said Chris. "My wife is in shock."

Summer school: A lot of yacht clubs offer sailing programs for kids starting in June.

In one of our periodic fits of public service, we rounded up some of the more prominent programs and listed them in the box on the next page. There was supposed to be an article accompanying the box, but unfortunately the dog ate it. Well, would you believe....

Son of 'Mouth of the South': Teddy Turner, Jr. recently announced that he and his Challenge America (ex-The Card) group have secured total funding ($9 million) to build a pair of Bill Cook/Dave Pedrickdesigned 60-footers for the ’93-’94 Whitbread Race. Apparently, they’ll ditch The Card in favor of the "faster and more fun to sail 60s." Teddy’s backers are the so-called Total Group, "essentially a group of older venture capitalists who were looking for a project and we came along at the right time.

We may go on to find more sponsors and try to recoup their funds." We wonder if Ted, Sr. knows that his son is in the process of making a small fortune out of a large one?

Other American efforts at this time include ,an apparently solid contender in Team Dennis Connor, as well as a handful

Swiss watchmaker Omega Ltd. recently became the major benefactor of the fledgling world match racing circuit.

of perennial hopefuls such as Nance Frank and Ted Allison. Cuben sailor Dawn Riley recently announced she will skipper Partners Around the World, an entry we can honestly say we know nothing about. Currently, there are 88 preliminary entries in the "Mount Everest of Sailing", of which about 35 can actually be expected to start. The good news, it seems, is that America will be represented for the first time in this great sailing adventure.

Name game: a couple years ago they called themselves the International Match Racing Sailors Association, then briefly the Professional Sailors Association. Now the pro sailors are back with a new name — the International Sailors Association — and a new sponsor, Omega (Watch) Ltd. ISA President Peter Gilmour recently announced at a press breakfast in San Diego that Omega’s sponsorship has enabled the group to fund an office in San Diego, as well as hire Peter Huston ("the Matt Jones of Southern California") to run the show.

Upgrading prize money at match racing tournaments is the big challenge right now, as well as promoting the sport of match racing in general.

Currently, the top ten match racers in the world are, in'order: 1) Chris Dickson (JPN), 2) Russell Coutts (NZ), 3) Peter Isler (ESPN), 4) Eddie Warden-Owen (GBR), 5) Peter Gilmour (AUS), 6) Ed Baird (US), 7) page 154

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Rod Davis (NZ), 8) Paul Cayard (1TA), 9) Bertrand Pace (FR), 10) Jesper Bank (DEN).

The Mazda World Championships of Match Race Sailing are scheduled to be sailed in Catalina 37s in Long Beach in August.

Where the buffalo roam: Speaking of

match racing, the fun-loving Knarr fleet held their annual Knarr Perpetual Match Racing Trophy on May 2. Sixteen boats started the double elimination ladder series in front of the Men’s Grill at St. Francis YC. Eventually the bar was full, as the 'losers' watched a pair of 'young bucks' go at it in the finals.

Mark Heer (Sugar, #140), with wife Louisa and Craig and Pam Healy, got the best of Hans Williams (Viper, #132) to win the event for the second year in a row. Knute Wibroe finished third. Heer, who co-owns Sugar with his father Bill, switched out of lODs last year in favor of the large Knarr fleet. "We have the greatest parties," claimed Heer, "not to mention as many as 25 boats on the starting line!" This is one fleet that really knows how to enjoy their boats: in addition to the match racing event in the spring, the Knarr fleet also holds a team racing regatta each fall.

Yo, baby boomers: if you’re over 35 but still young at heart, you should check out the newly organized Northern California Laser Masters Fleet. Presently, the group consists of about a dozen hardcore members, and they just put out their first newsletter ever. That literary 'master'-piece was enough to make us want to buy a used Laser, spring for a new sail and a pup tent, and hit the circuit: "A Master event can be likened to a summer sailing camp for adults. There is a high level of competition on the race course,

but also an overriding sense of conviviality and perspective." Their next event is the PCCs in conjunction with the good-time SBRA Clear Lake Regatta on June 20-21.

Call Charles Heimler at (510) 848-6418 for details and/or a copy of their slick newsletter.

Back to school: Melissa Purdy (Brown) with brother Tom (USC) crewing narrowly beat Blake Middleton (Univ. Wisconsin) and crew Andi Guerrero (Stanford) to win this year’s West Coast Afterguard Regatta at Stanford on May 16. Jon Perkins (UC Santa Barbara) came in third in the 14-race FJ series. The annual regatta, open to former collegiate sailors and "friends of college racing," was enjoyed by 22 sailors representing 14 schools. Capsizes, 720's and laughter were abundant. The festivities included a post-race barbecue at the Stanford Sailing Center with music by The Great American Dance Band, a 20+ piece band led by former sailmaker Jake Van Heeckeren.

Collegiate beat: UC Irvine (11-1) and Stanford (8-4) topped the 7-school fleet in the PCIYRA Team Race Championships on May 1 at Berkeley, thus earning the right to attend the Team Race Nationals on June 8-10 at College of Charleston (SC). Then, on May 2-3, skippers Nick Adamson and Geoff Becker powered Irvine to a convincing victory in the PCIYRA Dinghy Champs.

UC Hawaii pulled away from Stanford to

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Three sessions June through July

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Three 3-week sessions June-August 'Sait Week' at end of August

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Various 3 week sessions in July and August for different skill levels

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schools finished exactly in the order they were ranked: Irvine (ranked #5 in the nation), Hawaii (8), Stanford (13), USC (18), Berkeley (19) and OCC (20)."

Full house: the West Marine Pacific Cup is still 'maxed out' with 50 boats entered and 3 still on the waiting list. Since the first entries were filed last July — almost a year ago! — 18 owners have had to change their plans and pull out of the race, only to be quickly replaced by others. Entries for the seventh running of the biennial 2,070-mile "fun race to Hawaii" run the gamut from comfortable cruisers to stripped-out racing machines. They also span quite a size range: in the "can they really sail to Hawaii in that little boat?" department are a Moore 24 and a B-25, while the top end is claimed by the SC 70 Mongoose. Interestingly, all three of these ULDB entries will be sailed doublehanded.

Five starts (four crewed, one doublehanded) will be staggered over four days — July 6-9 — in front of the St. Francis YC club-house, with 11-14 boats in each heat.

As usual, slower-rated boats will start earlier.

The big boat division will be particularly entertaining to follow this time, as no less than four SC 50s will take on the likes of Heart of Gold, the J/44 Phantom and possibly the new Wylie 42 Scorpio. "With a full moon and the usual trade winds (El Nino permitting), the fun quotient for this race promises to be high," claimed PCYC spokesman Andy Rothman. "This should be the best one yet!" Look for full pre-race coverage next month.

Not dead yet! Two years ago, when only 12 boats sailed the Vlc-Maui Race, we figured the race had breathed its last. But thanks to hard work by its promoters and some format changes (size limitations were dropped, creating a need for a second start for smaller boats), there are 30 boats ready to aim for Lahaina on July 2 and 4. Among them are the sleds Maverick, Iiokulele and Merlin and the one tonners General Hospital and Mad Max. Two boats from other countries (Russia and New Zealand) will contribute to the 'international' flair of the twelfth running of this classic and once again healthy ocean race.

And the winners are. . . The summer’s first 'real' HDA race ("Vallejo’s an event, not a race," states Hiram Gunn) was hosted on the Cityfront by StFYC on May 16. The top two finishers in each of the five PHRF divisions follow: Div. H — 1) Bondi Tram, 2) Sight Unseen (7 boats); Div. J — 1) Outrageous/, 2) Gammon (8 boats); Div. K— 1) Esprit Vlctorleux, 2) Ouessant (6 boats); Div.

Happy camper: Lee Carami skippered his Hobie 33 'My Rubber Duck/ to overall victory in the mellow Konocti Cup.

L — 1) Cannonball, 2) Chesapeake (8 boats); Div. M — 1) Current Asset, 2) Antares. (12 boats) Meanwhile, the South Bay YRA summer series continued with a Spinnaker YC-hosted race also held on May 16. Winners of the mellow 13.4-mile race were: Div. A — Coyote, Wylie 34, Nick Kluznick (4 boats); Div. B — Fat Bob, Catalina 38, Bob Lugliani (7 boats); Div. C — Zodiac, Kettenburg 40, Frank Ballintine (6 boats); Div. D — Friday’s Eagle, Catalina 30, Mark Hecht (6 boats).

The North Bay Series kicked off on April 25-26 with a trio of Benicia YC-hosted races in ideal conditions. Twenty boats sailed in four divisions, with the winners being: Div. A (PHRF 0-155) — Freestyle, C&C 33, Dave Jones, BYC; Div. B (156197) — Sleeper, O’Day 27, Gary Cicerello, VYC; Div. C (Non-spinnaker, 198-up) — Rascal, Ranger 23, John Arisman, VYC; Div. D (Non-spinnaker under 198) — Willow, C&C 44, Kathy Folsom, MYC. Vallejo YC will host the next North Bay regatta on June

20-21.

Summer championships for little people: the USSA Area G Junior Championships will be held on July 6-8 at San Francisco YC. The Smythe Trophy will be contested in Lasers (Rebecca Harris is favored), the Bemis Trophy will be in Laser IIs (wide open) and the Sears Cup, which Matt McQueen should win easily, will be in J/24s. Winners will advance, to the US Sailing/Rolex Junior Championships in Newport, RI, on August 14-22.

Summer championships for big kids: the annual PICYA championships for keelboats will be contested on July 18-19 out of StFYC. This year the Big Lipton will be held in IMS boats over 33 feet, the Little Lipton will be in J/24s and the Larry Knight will be

sailed in PHRF racer/cruisers rating between 96-156. To qualify as a racer/cruiser, the boat must have a real head and galley, as well as 5-ft headroom. Express 27s, Olson 30s, Wabbits and other 'fun' boats are obviously excluded. This year, in an effort to increase participation from the 93 member clubs, only the helmsman and tactician need be from the challenging club. "We figure that’ll bring out a lot more boats this year," said Tom Allen, who can be reached at 474- 7474 for details. (The Chispa Trophy in Lasers will be sailed at RYC on October 17, when school is back in session.)

Warm weather racing: Lee Garami, vice commodore of San Jose Sailing Club, skippered his Hobie 33 My Rubber Ducky (aka Severed Duck Head) to overall victory at the Konocti Cup on April 25. Garami’s crew on the 22-mile light air lap around Clear Lake was his wife Geri, Leslie Dunn, Steve Tierra, Geoff Clayton and Donald Ramsey.

"It’s always fun up there," claimed Garami, who’s done it four times now. "We particularly enjoy camping out in the state park there." Second behind the yellow Duck in Division I, and first across the line, was Pakhtun Shaw (E Scow); third was A1 Kenstler (Moore 24). Division II went to James McKinney (Capri 22) , followed by Ray Proffitt (Balboa 26). Vincent Carter (Catalina 22) aced Division III, Rick Geertsema (San Juan 21) took the deuce.

The MacGregor 26 class was claimed by David Colborn.

To 'B' or not to 'B'? Alamitos Bay YC hosted the second annual B-25 National Championship on April 25-26. Eight of the 29 B-25s built to date sailed in the medium air event, which fittingly was won by designer and builder Leif Beiley in Ono. Beiley edged out last year’s champ, Steve Garland’s No Blow No Go, which was fresh off a big victory at Key West Race Week.

Beiley’s next challenge will be sailing his 2,000-lb Ono in the doublehanded division of the Pacific Cup. Rated at 144 PHRF, the B-25 design is the fastest production 25-foot monohull in the country — and it’s "relatively cheap", according to Leif, at $30,000 full up. There are currently three B-25s in Northern California: Wanna Be (the original Ono) in Whiskeytown, Mark Thomas’ new unnamed B-25 down on the South Bay, and Robert Harf’s Bloodvessel (#29, due to be delivered to Sonoma any day now). Beiley, who can be reached at (714) 534-3369, will be hanging around the St. Francis YC for a few days before the Pacific Cup. He’d love to show you Ono and tell you more about the B-25 class. page 156

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With reports this month from Fantasea on what they’ve learned from three years of cruising; from Nepenthe on Christmas and Cocos Islands; from Shangri-La on a Sevillian rat in the bilge; from Easy Street on thrifty gifts for the Mexican-bound; from Insatiable on feelings about "life on the yellow brick road"; from Day-by-Day on seven swift crossings to Polynesia; from Nalu IV on the completion of a circumnavigation; and as usual, lots of Cruising Notes.

Fantasea — 36-ft Cutter Don Pinnock What I Learned From Cruising (Ashland, Oregon) "Honey," I said to my long-suffering wife, "these light bulbs you bought don’t have any installation instructions."

All my life I’ve been an inept, nonmechanical person who needed gloves with 10 thumbs. Now I’m a skipper who left the security of a dock in Oregon for Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama.

Yes, handicapped as I was, I went cruising. The successes and disasters that followed will give heart to other sailors who dream of leaving it all behind. With a little common sense, desire and a good spouse, you can do it, too.

1 was a lake sailor in Southern Oregon, first with a 13-foot Flying Junior, then a 16foot Wayfarer, and finally a 21-foot San

Most cruisers, like Wyburn Seabrook of 'Lassiter's Reef, are wonderful. Always eager with a needed part or an extra hand.

Juan. I could take a small boat up to a dock under sail and stop it, wax the hull, mix the oil and gas for the outboard and safely tow

the boat down the highway.

The only saltwater experience 1 had prior to the start of our cruise was chartering in the British Virgin Islands, the San Juans and then crewing for the professional skipper who delivered our 36-foot cutter from Marina del Rey to her new home port in Oregon. ' Now, having been out cruising for three years, there are seven lessons I have learned: Lesson One. The first thing I found out about cruising is that Boats and Gear Break Down. It didn’t seem fair to spend all that money — the boat cost three times as much as our house — and still face repairs. But since I began cruising, I have admired vessels of all types and costs only to be disillusioned — or was it heartened — by simple repair stories.

Simply accept that everything will, at some time or another, break down. No matter how expensive or beautiful anything is, eventually something will go wrong with it. This understanding is a victory, because you will avoid being disheartened or suicidal when, for instance, the impeller decides to go to pieces.

Lesson Two. Lesson one leads directly to lesson two: Be Prepared To Fix It. The boating world is blessed with an anti-Murphy Law: "When something goes wrong, in many cases it’s the simplest malady."

After a beautiful 48-hour sail from La Paz to Mazatlan, I fired up the engine upon entering the harbor. Then I stopped it almost immediately because no water was coming out the exhaust. Was it the saltwater pump?

The impeller? A collapsed exhaust?

Donning my 'Hero of the Sea' posture, I mumbled, "Let me check the sea strainer on the saltwater pump." Modestly and fearfully, I went below and tore apart the quarter berth, also known on cruising boats as 'the attic', to get at the strainer. Having cleaned it and restarted the engine, joy of joys, the problem was solved. It was a particularly pleasant 'victory at sea' because one of our sons, who knew me in my former life to be a mechanical klutz, was aboard.

Lesson Three. Other Cruisers Are Wonderful. I remember reading a book about cruising the Caribbean by an editor of a famous sailing magazine. In it, he stated

that he didn’t learn about things like changing oil because he could always find somebody who would do those things for him. Don’t do that! But understand that your fellow cruisers stand ready to protect and help you.

Our running lights shorted out on a particularly rough crossing between Mexico and Costa Rica. Cruiser #1 told me to check my two lights on the bow pulpit. Following his directions, I found both bulbs shattered inside their protective colored lenses. The corrosion was so great that I couldn’t see the specs on the bulbs.

Just then, Cruiser #2 dinghies up to ask me a favor. Could he attach his volt meter to my boat to get an electric reading? Since my mother didn’t raise a fool, 1 said, "I’ll make you a deal. You can connect your electronic device to my boat in exchange for telling me the specs on running lights." As you can see, he was immediately disadvantaged because I was clearly the superior negotiator.

Cowered, he responded, "Sure, it’s auto light #1103. I have a case on board, let me get you two."

"I want to buy them from you," I humbly

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Lesson Seven is Be Humble. Bernard Moitessier, noted singlehander, was the first to have his boat go ashore in the Cabo storm of '82.

mumbled. It was not possible. This sweet guy zipped back to his boat and returned with the gift of two bulbs. Thus while I stood on my bow pulpit in an out-of-the-way Costa Rican anchorage, my problem was solved.

The foregoing was not an isolated experience. Cruisers want to help each other.

I’m way too young to have experienced pioneer barn-raisings, but cruising camaraderie must be the modern equivalent.

Lesson Four. Mechanical Things Are Really Simple If You Take Your Time and Observe Before Disassembling.

Changing oil in a diesel engine is mankind’s third or fourth worst curse. All types of products are sold promising to make the process easier than cutting butter with a hot knife. I have personally been victimized by two methods; the hand pump and vacuum can. My problem was finally solved with a 12-volt Chinese pump which unfailingly raises oil on that doomsday of oil change.

But when I turned on my pump in Cabo

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San Lucas to get the oil out, it ran and ran and ran and ran — but not a drop of oil did it produce. I felt like a busted Texas wildcatter until a 16-year old cruiser from Canada stopped by to say hello. He observed that his family had the same oil pump, but they had to prime theirs with oil first. (Wasn’t that a lovely way to make a suggestion?) Well, prime I did, and the resulting gusher would have made J.R. Ewing green with envy. Again, it was j ast an example of applied common sense.

Since leaving Oregon in April of 1989,1 have bled fuel lines at 0220 off the Pacific Coast of Baja, repaired the impeller at 0300 off the coast of Guatemala, and repaired the autopilot at 0130 between Manzanillo and Ztown. Maybe the best cruiser would be an owl.

Nevertheless, the fact that I was able to do these things should provide inspiration and hope that you can do it, too.

Lesson Five. Only Form Judgements On Matters Of Which You Know Nothing Until You Have Talked With Five Or More Cruisers Who Know Everything About Everything.

Maybe people in my B.S. (before sailing) life expressed random and opposing

opinions about everything, but I don’t remember it. Maybe it wasn’t important before, because I could hire someone to solve the problem, or problema as we say south of the border. But now Vel and I are responsible for our whole city: fuel, electricity, water, sewers, transportation, laundry, meals, and perhaps most Important, cervezas.

"Do you use fuel additives? What kind and why?" Or, "Tell me about your batteries." Five 'askees' give five different answers. First, you must evaluate the answer by trying to determine if the askee is merely saying, This is the way I did it, therefore it’s right'. Pass that hurdle, then evaluate how you feel about the askee’s overall competence. Finally, with all this new and often contradictory advice, do what your gut tells you is right. Since there are few absolutes, be comfortable in your solution — or take solace in the thought that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Lesson Six. If Your Spouse Is WllllngTo Do It — Then Let Them! The cruising life evokes only dreams. But don’t kid yourself, all is not beam reaches. You get to haul water, lug diesel, pack laundry, land the dinghy upside down in the surf and face a list of chores longer than the national debt. Still, a quiet anchorage, a sunrise at sea, the stars at night, and the splash of the anchor at the lend of a passage when the one you love is

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back at the wheel makes the drudgery all worthwhile.

Lesson Seven. Be Humble. In

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industrialized life, most of us aren’t susceptible to nature’s whims. Cruising brings you together with nature in unique and beautiful ways. No longer can you truthfully say, "1 made this great passage between 'X' and V." In spite of your skills, you must say, 'Mother Nature let me go between those two places, and She let me get through it, and She made it beautiful."

So in cruising, the inner mechanical person grows, just as the outer one does.

Both add to the joy of a lifestyle that can’t be beat!

— don 12/24/91 Nepenthe — Folkes 39 Tom Scott Christmas & Cocos Islands (Menlo Park) My 1,900-mile voyage from Gove, Australia to Christmas Island took a little longer than I expected because of calms and light winds. Even so, I anchored Nepenthe in the crystal clear waters of Flying Fish Cove after just 22 days. It was the first clear water anchorage I’d seen since leaving New Caledonia the previous year.

Christmas Island, which lies deep in the Indian Ocean a couple of hundred miles south of Indonesia, has, like Gove, an economy based on mining. In the case of Christmas, it’s phosphate. Sadly for the residents, if not the well-being of local ecology, the high grade phosphate has been exhausted and only a decade’s worth of low grade stuff remains.

The 1,000 or so residents of the Australian-administered island are Malays, Chinese and Australians. The Malays are mostly Moslem, so each morning — as well as four other times during the day — we were treated to the local mullah’s call to prayer. This was issued at sufficient volume to insure that all the faithful, regardless of their location, were aware that it was time to face Mecca and pray.

The local Chinese, on the other hand, are mostly Buddhist. While I was there they held a celebration in grand style. All were invited, yachties included, to the-absolutely free festivities. There was a table covered with red cloth with lots of red candles; some figurines and a variety of small bowls of food were set out. Nearby, five or six Buddhists in yellow robes tapped on drums and chanted.

Aside from these, there was very little to indicate the religious significance of the affair. Most of the local Chinese chatted in

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The most effective anti-theft procedure is to hoist your dink out of the water each evening — as in the photo — which means it can't be stolen unless the thief or thieves are willing to come onboard and mess with not-so-silent halyards and winches. Usually they'll go for easier pickings. Yes, it is a pain to hoist the dink each evening, but there is an additional benefit: the bottom stays clean.

small groups and generally ignored the proceedings.

There was another table nearby that held all kinds of food: half a dozen ducks roasted to a golden brown, four suckling pigs, dozens of bowls of rice and a few bowls of food I couldn’t identify. There were also half-drums filled with ice and soft drinks, and one full of beer. A cheer went up as several folks began to pick up the food and carry it inside the building next door. Within a few minutes, huge steaming platters began to emerge from the kitchen and be placed atop a 30-foot long trestle table. For the next hour, it seemed that every resident of the island appeared and lunged at the table full of food. But no matter. As soon as each platter was emptied — which took only about a minute — it was whisked back to the kitchen for a refill. The food was wonderfully delicious and I think all of us ate to excess.

At some point I noticed a large pile of garbage cans crammed with shredded paper.

I was told there was a prayer written on each strip. There had to be thousands upon thousands of them in order to have filled the garbage cans. During the ceremony the prayer strips were set ablaze. The smoke drifted up, carrying the prayers toward the heavens and presumably ancestors.

It was a superb celebration and all of us

transients were grateful for the Chinese community’s warmth and generous hospitality.

Christmas Island has some unusually attractive scenery. Along the windward coast the sea pounds the shoreline, sending spray 100 feet or more into the air. There is one section in particular with a lot of blowholes which, when the swell runs high, is quite spectacular. On the east side of the island there is a tiny beach fronted by a shallow pool. The access to the sea is very narrow, and from the beach I could watch the waves rise from the sea and rush down the entrance, crashing mightily into the rocks on either side. It’s a very powerful display. The beauty of it is that the oncoming waves are so high and steep that they are nearly transparent. As each wave approaches, they assume a very light, delicate, aquamarine color.

The most well-known residents of Christmas Island are not the people, but the land crabs. There are all kinds: red, pink blue, green and brown. The largest colonies are around fresh water springs near the south coast. They scurry into burrows when people approach, but if you stand quietly for a few minutes, most of them will reappear and go about their crabby business. As I stood watching their seemingly random sideways excursions, I looked straight ahead and was startled to see, not more than a foot in front page 160

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Cocos-Keeling, some 500 miles to the west.

I’ll tell you about that next month.

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of me, three solemn-looking smoke gray birds. They were staring at me.

Even though I must have moved when I saw them, none of them made any move to flee. Actually, they looked like the work of a taxidermist, not even blinking. 1 guess there are still some places where the local wildlife hasn’t yet learned to be terrified of people.

Wouldn’t it be nice if there were more such places?

It was at Christmas Island that I began to see a few more cruising boats. As I mentioned in the last issue, I had missed the cruising fraternity while sailing in Australia.

Although I didn’t know any of them except for Jack and Monica on Island Breeze, I quickly made friends by swapping sea stories and sailing information. The latter is what my friend Dan calls "yachtie-speak", since it is language unto itself, replete with arcane terms even when everyday English would suffice.

Each afternoon we would gather at the "yacht club" — a small veranda with a storeroom — for a beer and showers. It was a lovely place from which to watch the glorious sunsets, recount the day’s adventures and learn something of the island from the locals.

Such pleasant time passes quickly, however, and soon it was time to set sail for

Shangri-La — N/A Jerry Meyer Seville, Spain (Northern California) This Fourth of July will mark the 8th anniversary of my departure from San Francisco aboard Shangri-La. Having originally gone south, I eventually transited the Panama Canal, went north and then across the Atlantic Ocean. I’ve been in Europe for several years now. It’s been an incredible experience, certainly the best eight years of my life.

I’d like to tell you about just one small adventure of mine, which ended up taking the better part of a month-and-a-half of my life. It began when, after five solid days of heavy rain, a very large rat took refuge in my boat by climbing up a dock line. I only realized he was aboard after hearing him rattling things around while I lay in bed at night trying to sleep.

On about the third or fourth night, I caught him in a big steel trap. The trap didn’t kill him, however, and his cries were so pitiful that I tried to pick him and the trap up with a plastic bag so I could toss him out of the cabin. Unfortunately, the plastic bag gave him enough traction to escape from the trap and my grasp.

I chased the rat around the cabin, trying to kill him with a wooden club, but he

boat to locate him. I connected a microphone to a little electronic amplifier to accomplish the task. Once the microphone was hooked up by a long cable to a speaker, I was able to listen to the rat’s movements while a I lay in my v-berth.

This set-up alerted me to the fact he was in the engine compartment. I was able to seal him in there, preventing him from getting to the rest of the cabin. The only problem was that he was now able to wander beneath the cabin sole. As he became more hungry, he began to chew on the wood beneath the floor in an attempt to get out.

The noise was unbearable, preventing me from getting any sleepl Tired and frustrated, I’d drag myself from my berth and stomp on the cabin sole to try and make him quit.

Then I tried poison. When he didn’t eat it plain, I tried mixing it with different things: peanut butter, bananas, strawberry jam and water. He still wouldn’t eat it. Then I tried to catch him with a photo-electric trap I created. But it utilized visible light, which made the rat wary. He remained wary even when I replaced the bulb with ultraviolet light!

Since I didn’t succeed in poisoning him, I decided I would electrocute him. For this purpose, I created a metal plate attached to 220-volt shore power. All he had to do to complete the circuit — and be fried — was , step on the plate while taking a drink of water from a metal tuna fish can. He was too smart to try that, too.

On a neighbor’s advice, I set up a deep

CIRCUMNAVIGATION FACTOIDS Sailing around the world is primarily a bunch of relatively short passages strung together.

Pacific, Indonesia and the Med, the following passages are the longest: San Diego to the Marquesas — 2£ Tahiti to Tonga —1,380 miles. Vanuatu to Papua New Guinea — 1350 miles. Papua New Guinea to Darwin — 990 miles.

Thailand to Sri Lanka — 1200 miles. Sri Lanka to Djibouti — 2,250 miles. Gibraltar to the Canaries — 730 miles. Canaries to Antigua — 2,800 miles. Antigua to Panama —1,160 miles.

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segments of most circumnavigations are 1) the slog to windward from Panama to San Diego, and 2) the slog up the Red Sea. scooted into a compartment under the sink.

I put a couple of books in the opening and figured that within eight or nine days he would have starved to death. But when I slid the books away from the opening a few days later, I discovered he had escaped by chewing a hole through the books!

So now I had to search the interior of the

bucket with cheese on a false floor for him to fall through. He didn’t fall for it. Then I spread a sticky glue, sold in Spain to catch rats, on all the boat’s cardboard and paper surfaces. That didn’t work either.

This rat was really starting to get to me, and I was frustrated beyond belief. It was getting to be a desperate situation, as I began

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imagining the rat chewing through a belowthe-waterline hose, sinking my boat with me asleep in the forward bunk!

So I compartmentalized the boat into three sections, eventually trapping the rat in the engine compartment once again. This was fortunate, as my new plan was to asphyxiate him! I had the perfect gas — propane — aboard to accomplish the task, but 1 decided that emptying the three tanks into the bilge might somehow result in my being killed, too.

So I spent the better part of a day locating — and finally renting — a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher with 12 pounds of C02 in it.

I intended to flood the engine compartment with C02 and asphyxiate the rat. By the time I got back to the boat, it was so late I had to put off the execution until the following morning.

But things didn’t go according to plan.

Soon after 1 started releasing the gas, the nozzle iced-up. 1 didn’t realize that when the gas stopped flowing — much sooner than 1 expected — it was due to an outlet valve being clogged with ice. Meantime, I had two candles burning; one on the floor and one on the table. Since C02 is heavier than air, I could use the candles as indicators I was about to asphyxiate myself as well as the rat.

Then unknown to me, the nozzle on the C02 container thawed out. Unexpectedly — and with a loud bang — the C02 started shooting out again. It scared the daylights out of me!!! While the new C02 resumed filling the compartment, the old C02 was seeping elsewhere into the cabin. My attention was caught, too, by the fact the candle on the floor had gone out.

I stopped my execution efforts for the day, figuring I might need two more bottles of C02 — plus some boiling water to keep the nozzles from icing up. But first I had to wait and see if the one bottle had been enough. As I lay in bed that night, 1 could hear the rat, via the microphone, running around the engine compartment. I could even hear him scratching his ears! Oddly enough, I was developing a bond with my exasperating adversary!

The crowning blow was to hear him swimming and playing in small pool of fresh water in my boat’s bilge. I suddenly developed this mental picture of him, laying in a beach chair in a bathing suit, a cigar in one hand, giving me the 'middle-finger salute' with the other. Geez! Here I was, in the middle of Spain, in the middle of the

night, on a dark boat, laughing at a rat I’d bugged with a microphone. What a life!

By this time my battles with the rat had become the talk of the Club Nautico and Marina Sur. Everybody asked for a daily update. The microphone story always cracked everybody up.

I decided I had to get that rat quick or I would go bonkers. So the next day I borrowed a small, one-cylinder, gas-driven electric generator from an English friend on another boat. I put this generator and the one I owned into the two cockpit lazarettes which connect to the engine compartment.

Closing the hatches, I figured the rat would be asphyxiated by the fumes.

I expected the carbon monoxide to displace all the oxygen in about 20 minutes.

Was 1 surprised! After three hours the two generators were still merrily chugging away, indicating there still was some oxygen in the bottom cf the boat. But I shut them off anyway, hoping it had been enough.

I didn’t hear anything that night when I turned on the microphone to bug the boat.

Then the little pieces of cheese I put out for the next few nights went untouched.

Assuming the rat was dead, I started tearing the engine compartment apart to find the corpse. I searched and searched and searched — and I still haven’t been able to find the body! There haven’t been any bad odors or noise, so what became of the rat remains an absolute mystery to me.

At least I seem to have my boat back to myself — although the cabin does smell like an exhaust pipe! I am now going through air fresheners at an incredible rate, and the cabin alternates between smelling like lemons and engine exhaust. What a life!

My Spanish friends look at me like I’m crazy when I tell them about my rat and the antics I had to'go through to kill him. I counted 14 separate methods I had

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employed. When I tell the Spanish, they shake their heads. But when I say, "Es mejor que trabajando”, which means "It’s better than working", they all nod their heads in agreement.

—Jerry 4/10/92 Jerry — Your story reminds us of the Canadian guy who tried to kill an unwanted kitten by throwing It Into the St. Lawrence River. In an attempt to throw the kitten far out Into the Icy water, the man slipped on a rock, fell Into the river and drowned. The kitten? It swam back to shore, with eight lives left. Yeah, It was sagacious of you to forgo trying to kill the rat with propane.

Easy Street — Freeport 41 Frank & Rhenae Dietrich Cruiser Gifts For Under $25 (Owl Harbor, The Delta)

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When we find ourselves getting 'homesick' for our 14 months spent sailing in Mexico, we get together with some friends and drive to Rogelio’s Mexican/Chinese restaurant in Isleton. There we order the Special Burrito, also known as 'the Log'. This glutinous delight, whether chicken or beef, is best when topped with generous dollops of sour cream. Since it displaces about 1 Vi pounds, at least dos cervezas are required to wash it down. The Surgeon General recommends that persons over 50 limit themselves to one Special Burrito a month.

The inevitable after dinner stomachache is best eased with a shot of Herradura. The more readily available brands of tequila work almost as well. It also helps if your dinner guests possess that special generosity of spirit which allows them to show an enthusiastic interest in your tales of cruising Mexico. As members of the Cruising Class of '89-'90, we occasionally get that embarrassing feeling that we’re starting to.

repeat our stories. "Now stop us if you’ve heard this one before," we caution.

Steve Decatur and JoAnn Johnson, who are getting ready to cruise Mexico themselves, haven’t stopped us yet. Steve had retired from his partnership in a Portland boat repair business and JoAnn’s 'temporary' leave of absence might more accurately be described as permanent. Their "getting ready" means rebuilding the gutted Yorktown 39 Yaqulna.

While waiting for the waitress to bring the after-dinner coffee and during a pause in the conversation, 1 imagined myself being back on the malecon in La Paz taking Polaroid pictures of the bands, floats and marchers of Carnival '90. When I gave the lady dressed in the Arabian costume a Polaroid of herself, she threw me a kiss. 'Uncle Ray', an ex-San Francisco street-musician was also in the parade dressed — as were three Mexican boys — as G.I.s from World War II. A oneman band with jazz coronet, snare drum, whistles and bells, the crowd loved him.

Then I remembered the impossibly white beaches of Isla San Francisco and that blessed feeling of solitude that comes with being the only boat anchored at the island.

Tears came to my eyes when I saw B.J., our son, and Annie, our dog, running along the water’s edge. Tears of joy.

Then I was back at the El Yate Bar on the hill overlooking the harbor, staring at the brilliance of almost continuous lightning.

With the air and water temperature at over 90’, there was little else to do. We met many colorful locals, not the least of whom was Bob. He claimed he owed the IRS $16 million, knew all about the mafia because he once owned a cat house in Guaymas, but was now the respectable owner of the cleanest pizza parlor in town.

I was brought back to the present by the waitress and the coffee. My wife then reminded me (he purpose of our get-together was to complete a cruiser’s gift list. Yeah, cruisers need another list about as much as their boats need blisters. But while everyone could use a GPS or watermaker, our list is about what to buy cruising friends for under $25. Some of our suggestions: American flag, aluminum foil (very expensive in Mexico), Bounce (when placed under cushions, it helps absorb odors), boat cards (like business cards but with the boat’s name, registration, owner’s name, etc.), cheese (parmesan in block), a canvas water bucket, a fish net, field guides in color (for

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birds, fish and shells), guest log (make sure it gets used), board games, holiday gift packs (not to be opened until...), Joe’s Waterless Hand Cleaner, Joy (which works in saltwater), mosquito coils, umbrella-like screened food covers (available at Cost Plus), Nescafe instant coffee (for trading with fishermen, honest!), non-skid place mats, plunger (the cruiser’s automatic clothes’ washer), fold-up shovel, storage nets, U.S. postage stamps (for mail hand-carried back to the States), windscoops and ZipLoc bags.

—frank 5120192 Insatiable — PJ Standfast 36 Jim & Ann Cate The Cruising Life (San Ramon) Jim and Ann Cate, back in the Bay Area for visits to the dentist while their boat relaxes in New Zealand, report that "life is still sweet at the end of the yellow brick road, and yes, we’re still having fun".

Fun started for Jim, now 54, and Ann, now 52, back in 1983 when they sailed their Yankee 30 Dominique to Hawaii and back.

From that trip they learned the boat was a little smaller than they wanted to cruise in, so in 1984 they purchased a flush-deck PalmerJohnson Standfast 36. She was christened Insatiable, which have proven prophetic.

Then employed at the Lawrence Livermore Lab, Cate was nonetheless able to take off with Ann again in the fall of 1986.

They spent six months in Mexico, the summer in French Polynesia, then returned home via Hawaii.

Jim worked at the Lab for another 18 months. When he finally made the decision to retire, Providence made an appearance. "I had all my retirement papers filled out," remembers Cate, "when one of those really neat things happened. They announced an early retirement plan! I quickly became the first in line for the 'golden handshake' — and got an extra half year’s pay as a result!"

So the Cates departed once again aboard Insatiable in March of '89 for a year in Mexico, followed by visits to French Polynesia, Rarotonga, Niue and New Zealand. After six delightful months in New Zealand, they sailed back to the South Pacific to enjoy another three months each in both Tonga and Fiji. Last winter they returned to New Zealand in order to escape the South Pacific hurricane season.

Almost perpetual anchor-outs, one of the things that has made this trip back home and

their car travelling to the South Island so free of anxiety has been the marina at Gulf Harbor just outside of Auckland. "It’s the equivalent of any first-class marina in California," says Jim, "and our 13-meter slip — with liveaboard privileges — costs just $100 U.S. a month." The marina management, he adds, bends over backwards to make transients assist transients and make them feel welcome.

That’s the exception rather than the rule.

"Our favorite place is wherever we happen to be at the moment," the Cates contend. Nonetheless, they feel New Zealand is a great place for yachties to spend the southern hemisphere’s summer. "The Kiwis speak the same language and are very friendly and yachting oriented. One thing that impressed us about even the family sailors down there is how performanceoriented they are. A Farr 38, for example, is considered a stodgy boat and even Ma & Pa boats have bendy rigs with check-stays. New Zealand’s also a beautiful country with lovely cruising grounds. We took a car tour of the South Island last year — you can drive for a whole day and not pass another car — and

A study in cruising contrasts; The Opua Store in New Zealand's Bay of Islands, and a Fijian ‘freeway1.

might take our boat down there this year."

New Zealand also proved to be a good place to get a relatively complicated boat job done at a very reasonable price. "Most people start sailing with no dodger," explains Jim. "Then they put a typical canvas dodger supported by stainless steel tubing. They marvel at what a big improvement it makes — which it does. But after a couple of years, 'soft' dodgers start to leak pretty badly — especially with green water coming over the bow — and the seams start to go. We carried a whole bolt of sunbrella fabric and a bunch of clear plastic for years in order to make repairs, but eventually we realized how hard it is to build a soft dodger that’s strong enough to stand up on, repeatedly fall against and keep all the water out.

"We never seriously considered a hard dodger," Jim continues, "because most of them look like telephone booths bolted onto the deck of the boats. But then we saw a couple of halfway decent-looking ones and gave it some more thought. I spent quite awhile drawing the lines of a rounded hard dodger that would complement our flush page

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deck boat. I took it to various boatbuilders who told me why it wouldn’t work. But after accepting some modifications, we hired a Kiwi boatbuilder for the equivalent of $11/hour U.S. to do the work. He built it from molded plywood and fiberglass and his workmanship was just superb! We’ve only used it for a couple of days, but we think it’s going to be super."

The Cates report that only a small percentage of boats currently out cruising have hard dodgers, but that there is great interest in them.

Making the decision on whether to add a hard dodger to one’s boat may depend on what kind of cruiser you are. "We see two types of cruisers in the South Pacific. There are the dedicated cruisers with open-ended plans who have changed their lives and either have the means or have managed to figure out how to support themselves while they cruise. The second type are the cruisers who are basically on an extended vacation.

The difference between the types is usually reflected by the pace at which they move and the amount of money they spend.

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a day-by-day schedule for the entire trip in advance. They probably had a great time, but it sounds awful to us and it’s certainly not what we think of as 'cruising'. One of the most rewarding things about cruising is sticking around long enough to get to know the people in Third World countries. We’ve found that it takes weeks to penetrate the local societies, as those people aren't interested in really getting to know somebody who is going to move on in just a few days.

We had some awfully good experiences in Fiji, where we anchored off the same village for as much as 45 days. At one village I made the 'mistake' of letting them know I was pretty good at fixing things. During the next few days I never saw so many outboards and generators in my life. These people didn’t have much money, so for many of them an outboard is a lifetime investment. 1 fixed one for a chap whose outboard hadn’t run in two years. When it started up, he had tears in his eyes. It was a big, big thing for him — and for me. It was hard work fixing what engines 1 could, but it was very rewarding."

A few months back a reader asked Latitude what they could do while cruising to help locals. We asked Jim Cate the same question.

"The best gift," he replied, "is to simply bring along whatever skills you have and teach them to others, or perform a service they can’t. The people are genuinely grateful and you can really feel like you’ve helped them. This business about taking gifts is tricky. Sure, everybody likes to give them and the locals like to receive them, but it doesn’t really cure anything or have a long term impact.

"I got involved with a school in Fiji where the entire power grid for the island consisted of two small Honda generators, both of which were broken. I told the people I’d be happy to try and fix them. They showed me their 'tool kit', which quite literally consisted of a Phillips screwdriver, a crescent wrench and a couple of the wrong type of box wrenches. A gift of a few appropriate tools to these people would be far more significant than a couple of T-shirts."

There are 'dedicated cruisers', 'extended vacation cruisers'—and folks whose cruising dreams have gone sour. "Among couples," says Cate, "one of the big things that makes them quit is that cruising wasn’t both their

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dreams. If one of the two doesn’t really want to be there, it can lead to friction and unhappiness. Usually it’s the woman who’d rather be back home, but we’ve come across more than a few couples where a dynamite lady loved the cruising life but the man did not."

People also have to realize that cruising is not stress free; you merely exchange urban anxieties for another set of them. If dealing with cruising problems isn’t fun or endurable, cruising becomes a pain in the ass. For some people, the most stressful aspect of cruising is that you — rather than the government or your employer — are completely responsible for yourself. And there are a lot of people who aren’t up for this wide-ranging responsibility, which covers everything from making decisions about bad weather, to being able to maintain and repair their boat, to dealing with government officials."

Cate says that French Polynesia is where

The Cates are enthusiastic about their new hard dodger. They think it looks good and will kept them dryer.

those who really don’t enjoy cruising get filtered out. "You can sail to Mexico in any kind of boat and not really have learned any of the skills necessary for cruising. You can just about cruise Mexico without having made an overnight passage or getting out of

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sight of land. And it’s not even the passage across to French Polynesia that eliminates some cruisers, but dealing with life once you get to the Marquesas. Most of the anchorages in the Marquesas are on the rough side and you can’t expect any help with boat problems from others. You’re completely on your own — and it’s even more so in the Tuamotus.

There are, however, lots of people who thrive in just such an environment.

Interestingly enough, they range from unemployable illiterates to very successful professionals."

As we wrapped up our conversation, Cate had a specific recommendation for those following through the South Pacific: "Once you get outside of the American sphere of influence, the British charts are superior to the American charts. The American chart of Tonga, for example, leaves out an entire island. It’s not a big island, but it’s big enough to run into." Cate says he marvels not at how bad the charts in reef-strewn areas like Fiji, but just how good they are.

Many are based on surveys 100 years old, and while they aren’t quite right, they’re excellent considering the primitive technology they had to work with. Some of the charts go way back; a couple note the data was recorded by Captain James Cook of the Endeavor."

— latitude 38 5/8/92 Day-By-Day — Passport 40 Pamela & Jim Damm Pleasant Crossing To Polynesia (San Jose / Estes Park, Colorado) We left Puerto Vallarta April 5 on our first ocean crossing — and arrived here in the Marquesas on April 24. Nineteen days, twelve hours is a remarkably good time for a 40-footer, but we were blessed with good winds and smooth seas. We crossed the equator on Easter morning, and beam reached in an easy 12 to 20 knots the rest of the way.

Day-by-Day was one of seven boats that left Mexico for Polynesia that same week.

Although we never had visual contact with any of the other boats, we kept a SSB schedule three times a day to share weather information and other news. The fastest of our group made it in just 18 days, the slowest in 23 days.

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other boats here in the anchorage at Hiva Oa. Many of them are from Europe and have come by way of the Panama Canal. They, too, report good winds and uneventful crossings.

We all feel very fortunate to have had such a good 'window' to make our first ocean passage and hope those boats trailing us experienced the same.

P.S. We didn’t have such good wind when we started our trip. We left San Francisco on December 4 and had to motor all the way to San Diego! We briefly cruised Cabo, La Paz, Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo before making the crossing.

— pamela & jim 5/1/92 Pamela & Jim — Since it’s an average of about 2,700 miles from mainland Mexican ports to Hiva Oa, your group of seven averaged between 5.3 and 6.25 knots — which is humming along really well for such a long ocean passage. We’d love to know what kind of boats the other six were.

Jim and Diana Green Jessie, newest of the Bay Area circumnavigators. In a wood boat, too.

Congra tulations!

Nalu IV — Lapworth 48 Jim & Diana Jessie Circumnavigation Complete!

(St. Francis & Oakland Yes) Now that we’ve arrived in Manzanillo, you guys can chalk up one more circumnavigation! It’s been six years, six continents, 57 countries, hundreds of new friends and 59,220 miles over the bottom.

We recommend it to everyone!

— jim & diana 5/92 Cruise Notes: Is there anything more terrifying than losing one of your children at sea? Just ask Eric Groneman, who owns Edgewater Yacht Sales in Sausalito. Ten years ago he was cruising Mexico with his wife Joey, threeyear old daughter Nicole, and younger son Graham, aboard their Columbia 36 Armageddon. Wanting to get an early start on a passage from Punta Chivato to Guaymas, Eric arose in the pre-dawn page 166

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all right, you’re so damn mad you almost feel like strangling them! While Eric continues to dive and sail in exotic places — he’s been to Cocos Island, the Galapagos and recently returned from his fifth trip to Socorro — he remembers the five years his family spent on the Columbia in Mexico as "the best sailing times there ever were or will ever be". Except for that one incident, of course.

Singlehanded TransPac vet Robby Robinson departed San Francisco—without kids — for Sitka and a four-month cruise in Alaskan waters aboard his Burns 36 Rolling Stone. Before leaving, he reported that "unknown parties had been making calls all over the world with my credit card" — starting the day after he read his credit card number over the air to the San Francisco Marine Operator. Robinson is hardly the first to fall victim to this easy 'pick-off. He says you can avoid such problems by preregistering your calling card number with Pac Bell; they need your ship’s name, call sign and credit card number.

Robinson further notes that he faxed his letter to Latitude via the modem in his boat computer, "a notebook 386SX with 4 megs memory and 80 meg hard drive that cost less

darkness to raise the hook and get underway. Joey and the kids were stiil halfasleep or groggily wandering about while Eric secured the hook and then motored out of the anchorage. About 15 minutes later, Joey came on deck and asked, "Where’s Nicole?" She obviously wasn’t on deck.

Having not seen her for awhile, Eric quickly dashed down below to have a look. Glancing forward and after, he saw no sign of Nicole.

Every parent can imagine how Eric’s heart began to pound when unthinkable thoughts began to creep into his mind.

Eric rushed back on deck to confirm that Nicole wasn’t there. Terrified and about to turn the boat back to search for her, he quickly dashed down below again for a last quick look under all the blankets. While frantically looking for his daughter near the V-berth, he heard a little giggle from further forward. Little kids love to play Hide & Seek, and Nicole was no exception. She’d squeezed herself into the anchor locker to 'amuse' her dad.

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than $2,000, tax included". He plugs the computer directly into Rolling Stone’s 12volt system — so long as the engine is off.

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up the computer. Among other things, Robinson uses the computer to receive weather faxes, (AEA $99 from HRO). He reports getting better quality faxes from the notebook computer coupled with an ICOM 725 than he does from a dedicated fax machine. "I wouldn’t get a computer just for weather fax," he cautions, "but if you already have a SSB and need or want a computer for other reasons, it seems like a good combination."

Speaking of onboard computers, Bill Steagall, Sr., of Inspiration in the Sea of Cortez disagrees with Steven LaViolette’s recommendation of laptops over desktops for onboard boats. "True, laptops are designed to be more rugged," writes Steagall, "but they cost twice that of comparable desktop units." Reasonable care, of course, is recommended: turn the computer off before moving it; don’t operate it if a sea is running or with the computer standing on end; and, use a 12-volt inverter to isolate the computer from all possible AC line problems. Steagall says he’s used his onboard computer for over a year and has had no trouble with While not all services are in, the new marina at Acapulco is open for business.

either of the sensitive hard drives.

Thanks, but no thanks. For years cruisers wished for diesel outboards. Now that they’ve arrived, perhaps they’ll stop asking.

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fuel, you can use the diesel from your boat’s main tanks, diesels don’t have spark plugs or complicated ignition systems, and diesels are extremely long-lasting. As the new diesel outboards from Yamaha suggest, they are also expensive, heavy and impractical to build in low horsepower models. Yamaha’s two diesels, for example, are 27 and 36 horsepower. The smaller of the two weighs 192 pounds — just perfect for Ma to lower from the stern pulpit to the dinghy of the transom — and costs $8,194. That’s a pretty penny! Two years ago we bought a 25-hp Yamaha Enduro outboard right off the shelf in St. Martin for under $1,300 U.S. We suspect we as well as other mariners will put up with mixing fuel and other regular outboard inconveniences for at least a few more years.

It’s almost West Marine Pacific Cup time again, which reminds many folks of the good time they had on the last "fun race" from San Francisco to Oahu. One who remembers it well is Gene Eisenberg, a retired internist, who used the race as the first leg in what was to be a circumnavigation with his Roughwater 45 Fete AccompUe. Eisenberg has canned the idea of a circumnavigation because he’s discovered he likes places too

Dr. Gene Eisenberg 'operates' on the sextant

during the first leg of his cruise, the West Marine Pacific Cup.

much to continue on at a circumnavigation pace. Whenever he planned on staying two days, it somehow always stretched to two

weeks.

Eisenberg has some good news and some bad news about American Express. On the negative side, he reports that many of the supposed American Express locations in the South Pacific are either closed or never existed. Fortunately, cruisers find they are able to use regular bank cards to get money — even in some rather remote areas. On the American Express good news side, Eisenberg says that by his reading of the propaganda that came with his $300/year Platinum card, in the case of a medical emergency, American Express will fly him to first rate care from anyplace in the world. Free of charge! He hopes he doesn’t get a chance to find out whether it’s true or not.

We’ll have more from Eisenberg — who briefly left his boat in New Zealand to return to the States for his daughter’s graduation from medical school — in our next issue.

Whatever happened to Sally Andrew and Foster Goodfellow, frequent contributors to Changes from onboard their Yamaha 33 Fellowship? They went all the way down to Stewart Island, which is south of the South Island of New Zealand. The weather, as you might expect, was real nasty. They’re back in Fiji and warm once again, so we’U try to catch up with their doings in the next issue.

Roy and Tee Jennings of Inverness recently flew back to England to put their Freya 39 Foxglove back in her element. The circumnavigators and Cape Horn vets, we’re told, still have no idea where they’ll head next. Roy, a retired airline pilot who has owned over 40 boats, seems to have already sailed just about everywhere.

How popular is GPS? We visited the Trimble Navigation booth at the America’s Cup Center in San Diego last month, where Kevin told us his company is selling 100 of their Ensign handheld GPS models each day! While not all are going to marine users, remember this is only one of several models marketed by just one company. Trimble has called GPS "the next utility", and they would appear to be right about that. The incredibly accurate, easy-to-use, and increasingly inexpensive units are even beginning to appear on bareboats in the Caribbean — where almost all navigation is line-of-sight.

Last month we published a letter from Rob and Lynn Sudbury of Scout, who complained that an American, Howard Munson, accompanied by the Commandante of Ports and Highways, made the rounds of boats at Puerto Escondido, Baja, this

February to inspect everyone’s boat papers.

According to the Sudburys, Munson led people to believe he was affiliated with the United States Coast Guard and Joe Maloney & Associates, and that he specifically was not looking for boats behind in payments to banks.

There would seem to be strong evidence that Munson has grossly misrepresented himself — both to the boatowners in Puerto Escondido and to us at Latitude 38. In a telephone interview with a Latitude staff member, he admitted he was not "associated" with the Coast Guard, DMV or DEA, but worked "with" a lot of agencies.

That’s a fuzzy distinction he apparently did little to clear up. For example, prior to inspecting the papers of The Moorings charter fleet in Puerto Escondido, Munson gave the staff a "United States Uniformed Services" card as identification. A closer inspection of the card reveals he is retired from the Air Force.

While Munson reportedly told the cruisers in Puerto Escondido that he was performing "a service" for them and not looking for boats behind in payments, he told Latitude that he’s "recovered eight boats" in the last few months. "I try to look for boats with a reward, of course," he confessed. Further, he told us he’s been going down to Mexico twice a year, once before hurricane season and once after hurricane season, for the last 10 years to look for boats. He says he likes to keep a low profile because sometimes he has "to steal boats back from people who stole them — people who then send the

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canceled the race. Telling the upset racing fleet that "this ain’t no democracy", he motored back to Partida. Speculating the only reason he would have canceled the race is because he was out of beer, the displeased male and female crewmembers of the Santa Cruz 50 'protested' — as you can see from the accompanying photograph — by mooning the 'dictator' with the message, "F— k you, Charlie!", painted on their collective buns.

Veterans of some of the earlier, more heavily attended Race Weeks told us they had fun, but partly because they had lowered their expectations. "It’s become primarily an event for the 'permanent cruisers' of La Paz," said one female veteran of numerous Race Weeks, "and thus has lost

'Yukon Jack's' crew a-peels the race committee's decision to abandon the race. Temporary group insanity is a Race Week staple.

authorities after me."

Munson, who has a condo and the 40foot sailboat White Cloud in Ensenada, told Latitude 38 that he "has been associated" with Maloney & Associates for a long time. If you’ve read this month’s Letters, you know that Joseph Maloney insists that Munson "never has and never will" work for his company.

We’ve got no problem if Munson’s job is recovering stolen boats — or repossessing . ones behind in payments. But we’ve got a humongous problem with him if he hoodwinks Mexican officials into invading the privacy of boatowners — all in the pursuit of money. At least one person — who fears retribution from Munson — has fired off a complaint to the Department of Tourism. If your rights were violated and you’d like to see that it doesn’t happen again, write: Lie. Gilberto Calderon Romo, Director General De Auxilio Turistico, Av. Presidente Mazarik 172-3er. PISO. Col. Polanco. 11587, Mexico. D.F. "We lost contact with our old friends Ute and Klaus Rabe and their 59-foot schooner Enchantress," write Vikki Keenan and Gerry Vineberg of British Columbia. "The Rabes left the Bay Area about five years ago on an around-the-world trip — could you help us locate them?"

The Rabes wrote us periodically for severed years, reporting they were spending their winters in Germany and their summers

cruising as far north as — brrrrrrrr! — Iceland. In the chance they’re still forwarded Latitudes, we’ll let them know you can be reached at 10132 Mountain View Road, Mission, British Columbia V2V 4J1.

Gabrielle of Downwind Marine, who stopped at Papi’s Cruising Center in Cabo San Lucas, confirms that the doors have been shut for more than a month and that Karen was nowhere to be found. She did hear rumors, however, that cruisers were taking up a collection to help Karen and her family get through these tough times. As of now, Downwind Marine is forwarding parts and mail via the "Baja Express" Mama’s Cafe in Cabo. 'Hippie Rick' at Mama’s says they’re not interested in running the Net or being the 'finish line' for the 'Some Like It Hot Rally', so we’ll have to see if anyone else is willing to fill the void by the time cruising season starts again in November.

While we’ve yet to receive the promised "official" Club Cruceros de La Paz report and photos, we’re told that Sea of Cortez Race Week went on as scheduled in late April and early May. Approximately 90 boats attended, but we’re told that not many stayed the entire week and quite a few people rarely made an appearance on the beach.

Several first-timers nonetheless reported having a ball. "It Ur as a gas, I’d do it again in a second," says Diane Duffey, one of five charter guests on Club Nautique’s Santa Cruz 50 Yukon Jack. "It was well organized and there were lots of fun games — like flipper races — on the beach." The only complaint from the Yukon Jack crew was when the head of the race committee got tired of waiting for the wind to fill in and

much of its spirit and spark. The really wild and crazy event in the Sea of Cortez for the last severed years has been the Crab Drags held near Puerto Escondido each August.

Summer cruisers and 'lifers' who endure the blistering summer heat, gather at a designated anchorage to eat, drink — and catch crabs and race them on special courses. It’s absolutely wacky — in the mood of the early Race Weeks."

The 23,000-mile Europa '92 Around the World Rally ended with a Swan duel mid-April in Gibraltar. Thirty-one year old Francesco Casoli’s Swan 59 Gulliver took top racing honors over Ian Kennedy’s Swan 53 Who Dares Wins by a mere quarter of a point. Forty-four boats from around the world took place in the 17-leg, 14-month event which visited five continents and 14 countries. Kennedy was lucky to have finished at all, being one of the few survivors of a serious plane crash in the Marquesas part way through the Rally. And Casoli was lucky to edge him, as he had to win the last five legs to do it. Pasquale de Gregorio took line honors in nine of the 17 legs with Gllma Express, an Italian-built version of a Santa Cruz 50. He corrected out third of 13 boats in the racing fleet.

The best American showing was by Paul Skilowitz, who hammered the 19-boat Cruising Fleet (some motoring allowed) with his Tayana 55 Bluewater. A second Europa Around The World Rally leaves from Gibraltar in January of 1994, with an additional March 31 San Diego start to catch up with the fleet in the Marquesas. So far we’ve been unable to contact Dick and Lona Wilson of Modesto, who finished 10th in the Cruising Division this time with their Stevens 47 Kite. We’re interested to hear their

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World Cruising Ltd, which sponsors the Europa as well as the Canaries to St. Lucia Atlantic Rally For Cruisers, announced they’ve signed a contract with the government of St. Lucia for the next five ARC’s to finish at Rodney Bay. The fuel dock at Turtle Bay does have its defenders. Claire Holt and Ray Grabenauer report that they stopped at Turtle Bay for fuel in both December of 1989 and Mc.rch of 1990, and each time came away completely satisfied. "We found the attendants to be friendly, pleasant, courteous and helpful. Not only did they not overcharge us, but they didn’t even charge us for the several gallons we accidentally spilled. By the way, we later discovered that our five-gallon diesel cans actually hold a little over six gallons of liquid."

Bob and Mary Blair of the Honolulubased Ericson 36-C Nepenthe report they’ve spent the last 2Vz years on Kwajalein Atoll saving up for what they hope will be a two-year cruise of the South Pacific. The Blairs started their cruise on February 18 and have already called on Majuro, Tarawa and Funafuti. They plan stops in Fiji and

the crew.

The 16th annual Darwin to Ambon (Indonesia) race starts on July 25. This 600mile race traditionally features off the wind sailing and usually attracts a fleet of 60 to 75 Noumea before arriving at Mooloolaba, boats — with as many as nine boats from Australia.

"While on Kwajalein, we enjoyed a N our West Coast. While there are racing divisions, much of the fleet is made up of regular subscription to Latitude,” they write, cruisers. Entry in the race gets you an "and have several clippings from various automatic cruising permit for Indonesia, issues in our 'places to go, things to do' file. which can be hard to come by. The Darwin After taking off, we thought the next issue to Ambon Race is also a 'feeder' for cruises we’d see would come from another cruising that led to associated races at Bitung and yacht. But we were delighted to find the Ujung Pandang, Indonesia. There is a $500 March issue aboard the U.S. Navy frigate entry fee. For further information, write the Ruben Janies. Eric, one of the officers, had Darwin to Ambon Race Committee, GPO recently purchased a Westsail 32 and passed Box 3439, Darwin, Northern Territories, his copy on to us! If anyone is thinking about Australia 0801. visiting Funafuti, we say 'do it'. It’s a lovely The Darwin to Ambon Race has gotten atoll with truly wonderful people." some excellent reviews in the past, although Friends in the Southland tell- us that last year one West Coast entry said Lowell North has taken off cruising again November’s Raja Muda Cup in Malaysia was aboard his Tayana 52 Wanago. He and a a far superior event and value. lady friend are sailing to Australia to be with We’ll close this month with some North’s daughter for Christmas. They left inspirational words for those of you who prior to the conclusion of the America’s Cup dream of going cruising someday: 'The only for Cabo, Socorro and Pitcairn. Danny, way your dream can die is if you kill it North’s son, was a last minute addition to yourself." So says Tom Clancy, who has killed thousands in his Cold War Thrillers.

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SAILBOAT 1984, 22-ft MacGregor, sleeps 5, includes 6 hp Evinrude (longshaft w/altemator), trailer, jib, genoa & main sails, life jackets, portapotti. Like newl $6,000. (707) 462-6480.

24-FT COLUMBIA MKII full keel Bay cruising sloop. 7.5 longshaft Evinrude, VHF, depthsounder, lifelines, anchor, warm mahogany interior, 5'9" headroom, sleeps 4, head, galley, motivated seller w/2 boats, will consider trades. $6,000. (510) 487-0600 (days), (510) 523-4628 (eves).

RANGER 23. Epoxy bottom '91, new Johnson 6 hp w/gen, DS, KM, VHF compass, Nicro solar vent, all new lines, well maintained, great Delta berth. Ready to sail. $6,000. (510) 682-7861 (days).

21-FT CLIPPER MARINE. Sail anywhere w/this swing keel trailer sloop (trailer included). Sleeps 4, has 7.5 o/b motor, anchor, porta-potti & more.

I have taxes to pay so will “giveaway." $1,600 b/o. Call Frank McKay (415) 344-6246.

FAST J24. 2 times VRA & Reet champ & 2 times runnerup. East coast-built #2737, dry-sails, faired keel & rudder, new deck, new suit of sails, 12 used sails, new o/b, minimum weight, certificate. Trailer & gear included. Race ready. (415) 445-8572 (days).

DRASCOMBE DABBER, 16-ft open yawl lugger.

Amazingly versatile sea/surfworthy w/bowsprit/ boomkin layout, 2 rowing stations, sculling/steering oar, steel CB, full flotation, much teak/brass.

Tanbark sails, oars, Seagull o/b, anchor pump, trailer. $2,300 or trade Montgomery 17. (916) 925-1615.

470VANGUARD readytorace! Extras sails, boat cover & licensed trailer. $1,500. Call Al Gates.

(510)236-1473. Can be seen at YRC. SANTANA 20. Race ready blade, 110, 150, reaching & running spinnakers, custom trailer. $4,000 b/O. (707)252-7979.

U.S. OLYMPIC RNN CLASS NUMBER US 872.

Boat & trailer recently upgraded. Perfect trainer for the young, aggressive sailor. Only $1,000 b/o.

(415)454-7595.

SANTANA 22 W/SAUSAUTO BERTH. 1987 Suzuki o/b motor. Boat is fully equipped & in beautiful condition. 2 sets of sails w/spinnaker. $4,500. (415)366-2850,(415)366-4180.

22 VENTURE, fiberglass sloop, swing-keel. Sails goos shape, new galv. tilt-tongue easy tow trailer.

Sleeps 4. Great Bay, Delta or lake sailboat. $1,800. (209)333-9200.

CAL 20 w/trailer. Fun, stable boat! New keel bolts, 5 hp Seagull o/b. Asking $1,495 b/o. Call Walt (510) 793-8794 or Jack (510) 656-0258.

ISLANDER 21. Clean w/4 hp Johnson. $2,500.

Owner finance. (415)468-4423.

MOORE 24,1974 w/trailer. Exc. condition, 9 sails, 4 hp o/b, VHF, safety gear, extras. $7,550 & worth it! Avon 8-ft, $425. Marc (510) 532-5425.

WILDERNESS21. Greatboat.greatprice. $3,000 firm. Coyote Point berth. (408) 247-4009 (pis call betw. 10 am - 2 pm only).

19-FT O’DAY MARINER 1978. Fixed keel, bottom done 1991 & is maintained by a diver. 3 sails new in 1991. Spinnaker, jib, main, has small cabin. Fun, stable boat! Good condition. $1,750 b/o. (707)745-3759.

17-FT THISTLE (2535). American one design sailboat. Fiberglass hull w/mahogany trim, in excellent condition. Aluminum spars, 2 mainsails, 2 jibs, 2 spinnakers (Ullman & North). Shore trailer, compass, paddle, canvas boat cover, anchor. $2,400 b/o. Call John (415) 496-5708 (w), (415) 493-6404 (h).

1987 22-FT SEA DORY ANGLER 70 HP. 7.5 hp perfect condition, galv. trailer w/brakes. Veryj comfortable, rough water boat, very economical for serious fishing or diving, cruising. $17,000.

(408) 848-2743 (eves).

FLICKA. By Pacific Seacraft. Large inventory of sails, custom dodger. All lines led aft, marine head, VHF, Loran, Autohelm, Datamarine log & depth, ground tackle, recent upgrades. Sausalito berth. $15,900. (916)583-9319.

AQUARIUS 23. Used exclusively at Tahoe, trailer included. Extensive inventory. Asking $6,500.

Call (702) 882-0833 or write to Boat 5622, Gentry, Carson City, NV 89710.

505-1966 INTERNATIONAL in very good condition w/renovated mahogany foredeck, trunk & trim. Proctor & wood mast, 2 sets sails, roller jib, new hardware & rigging. New bearings, tires, electrical on trailer. $1,500 b/o. Call Skip (408) 267-1703.

RANGER 23,1976. Tall rig, 5 sails, 6 hp o/b, hinged mast step, tandem trailer. $6,500 b/o.

Must sell. (707)762-4175.

CATALINA 22,1974. Complete w/trailer, 7.5 hp air-cooled o/b motor, VHF radio, good main & jib, swing keel, anchor, porta-potti, chart table, swim ladder, bow pulpit, stanchions w/SS cable, cabin sleeps 5, extras. $3,950 b/o. (707)823-9315.

WILDERNESS 21. Raced 1990 Singlehanded TransPac in 18d16h47m. New mast, self-tailing winches, Harken furler & North sails: main, furling 120%, 155%, 3/4 oz. Sailrite Trailer. $4,000 b/o.

Easy boat to sail, everything led aft. At Schoonmaker in Sausalito. (505) 984-2190 (w).

SANT ANA 22 W/TRAILER. Hull #29, low mi. DS, o/b, compass, 6 sails. Recent rigging, tires, brakes.

Terrific, pretty, fast little boat. Currently berthed. $4,800. (707)576-0519.

15-FT WEST WIGHT POTTER, 1980, excellent condition, unsinkable, self-bailing cockpit, titt up keel, kick-up rudder, beaching skeggs, cabin sleeps 2, orange hull, stainless steel cockpit rails, white sails, 3.5 hp Evinrude, Dilly Tilt trailer. $2,500.

(916) 371-1272 (West Sacramento).

RANGER 23,1977. North main, lapper & 150,5 barients (2 2-spds), 2 Arcos, VHF, knotmeter, depthsounder, compass, cover, Honda 7.5. All lines aft, clean. $5,800. (916)987-8681.

23-FT BEAR CUSS SAILBOAT. Dubhe #38 successfully raced, well-maintained & much-loved.

Classic beauty, a joy to sail. Active class. Super, upwind Berkeley berth. Cruise/race, she’s ready to sail the Bay! $5,500 b/o. (510) 237-9882 (h).

CUSSIC NORWEGIAN MOTORSAILER, 22-ft.

Aux. sloop, lapstrake oak, full keel, teak/mahog. deckhouse, steering inside & out! Volvo diesel, dbl. berth, marine head, stove, VHF, depth, sails & covers, awning, cushions & full cover. Real headtumer. Exc.cond. $8,000. (415)331-6199.

ISUNDER BAHAMA 24-FT. New: VHF, battery & sail cover. 6 hp o/b. Reduced $2,500 b/o. Call Greg 331-3848.

25 TO 28 FEET ERICSON 27,1978. Std. rig, 6 sails, end boom sheet, Harken traveler, new halyards, sheets, bottom, Lewmar portlights, RC stereo, lighting '91. Yanmar diesel, wheel, VHF, ped. compass, Signet KM, RDF, DS. Excellent care - must see. $17,000. (619)438-8252.

SOVEREIGN-28,1984. Cutter rigged, excellent sails, solar panels, 2 anchors, rebuilt engine (7/ 91), bottom (7/91), BBQ, propane stove/oven, large aft stateroom, 6-ft headroom, great Bay boat for single liveaboard, can be trailered. $10,000.

Call Mark (415) 983-1808.

YAMAHA 25,1978. Excellent condition. Spinnaker & pole, 145,125 & new 90% jibs. Yanmar diesel. Loran, VHF, Interphase depth & knot. $11,500 b/o. Call Cliff (408) 758-9264 (days), Hollis (408) 757-4623 (eves).

28-FT PEARSON (1986). Assume loan of $35,000 pmt'sof$500/mo. Nothing down. Top condition, great Bay cruiser w/Sausalito bertH. Fully equipped: wheel steering, diesel, 3 sails, dodger, full electronics, sleeps 6, h/cwater & shower. Call Ron (415) 331-8366.

27-FT FEATHER SLOOP. Mahogany on oak, canoe stem, cuddy cabin, 6'6" beam, trailer & o/b. $2,000. Call Jeff (707) 425-4319.

1964 CHEOY LEE FRISCO FLYER. 25-ft, FG hull w/teak decks. A sturdy & beautiful Bay area classic. $7,000. (510)833-0801 (eves/lv. msg.).

27-FT CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE. 7 sails, new Yanmar, Loran, KM, DS, VHF, Blaupunkt, dodger, meticulously maintained. All fiberglass w/teak trim everywhere. Own a first class yacht for $17,000. (415) 956-1300 (w), (510) 522-8447 (h).

NEWPORT 28 MKI11981. Excellent Bay & Delta cruiser. Universal diesel, VHF, Signet 1000 depth/ speed/log, Navik autopilot, 110 shorepower, cockpit cushions & shade doth awnings, deluxe teak interior. $16,000. (916)481-0982.

PIC 26 X 6 X 4 CLASSIC RACER/DAYSAILER woodie, sitting headroom in cuddy cabin. Entire boat rebuilt in '88. New U.K. main, Starbuck canvas, brand new 3.5 Tohatsu longshaft pretty, great sailer. $2,200. (707)865-1767.

ISLANDER 28,1985 (HULL #415) Perry design.

Excellent condition, 225 hrs. on f/w/c Yanmar diesel, North main & 150 genoa on Harken furler, K/M & depth on pedestal, VHF, dodger, h/c pressure water, shower. Asking $30,000. Call (408) 8674281.

CATALINA 27,1981. Excellent shape Atomic 4 VHF knotmeter depthfinder furling jib swimladder sun cover for Delta & many more. Boat indudes slip at S.F. Gashouse Cove. Go sailing immediately. $17,500. Call (415) 989-4406, Fax (415) 989-3437.

MUST SELLIC&C 25-FT. Race or cruise. Partnership possibility. 3 jibs, 2 spinnakers, VHF, knotmeter, 7.5 Merc o/b, headfoil & lots more. $8,000 b/o. Call Lane 726-7421.

ERICSON 25-FT 1979. VHF, knotmeter, depthsounder, 2 jibs 90 & 150, lines led aft, 7.5 Honda o/b, very clean, great buy for the Bay at $9,500. (408)426-8481,(415)342-2838.

CATALINA 25,1984. Swing keel, 2 batteries, solar charger, main & 110,7.5 Honda, DF, VHF, stereo, porta-potti, 2 anchors, epoxy bottom, tandem axle trailerw/bearing buddies & surge brakes. $11,500. Call (916)622-7130x277 (days), (916) 333-1799 (eves).

CATALINA 25,1984. Rxed keel, very clean interior, VHF, Honda o/b, 3 sails, rigged for singlehanding. SolidBaycruiser/dubracer. Owner moved to Kansas, wants out. $6,500 b/o. (707) 746-7661.

CAPRI 25 w/ramp-launch E-Z Loader trailer.

Epoxy faired hull & foils. Gray Imron paint & graphics, Sobstad race sails/boom, plus full cruise sails. All Harken, Quickvang, Suunto, consistent trophier. San Diego, will deliver. $8,900. (619) 967-8973.

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CAL 25,1967. Great starter boat, 5 sails, spinnaker, almost new Nissan 8 hp o/b, new battery, VHF radio, sleeps 4, Alameda berth. $3,300. (415) 493-8099 (eves).

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SANTA CRUZ27.10 bags sails, trailer, VHF, KM, hull #132. $11,500 b/o. Scott (408) 423-7795.

F-27. Includes trailer, spinnaker & many extras.

(415)905-6818. Lv msg if no answer. $53,500.

SANTA CRUZ 27. Good condition, lots of sails, trailer, o/b $12,500. (916)922-5562.

CATALINA 27. Evinrude 9.9 longshaft/electric start, 1972 in good condition, VHF, jib, main, depthsounder, anchor/new line whisker pole, excellent Bay boat. $6,800. Tom (408) 257-1192.

26-FT RHODES MERIDIAN CLASS F/G SLOOP, #204. Full keel, 9.5 o/b retracts into hull. Orig. owner. Used very little, great in rough water. This is a mini-yacht loaded w/teak & equipment. Beautiful. $7,500. (415)593-3311.

25-FT CLASSIC WOODEN SAILBOAT. Built 1952. Rr over oak, depthsounder, 4 sails, deep blue full keel, moored in San Rafael, great Bay sailor, needs work. $1,500. (916)961-5653.

CATALINA 27, TALL RIG, 1982. Traditional interior, low hour Universal diesel, 3 bags North sails, 110,150, main. Tiller pilot, shorepower, compass, VHF, KM, DM, AM/FM stereo tape, pressure water, boomtent/sunshfcde, lines led aft, etc. Clean boat! $15,500. (916) 888-0176.v

ERICSON 27. 1976, great family cruising boat, sleeps 5, Atomic 4, wheel steering, VHF, KM, RDF, DS, new North sails, epoxy bottom, 2 batteries, LectraSan head, many extras. Located at Richmond Muni Harbor. $13,900. Call (707) 539-5870.

NEWPORT 27S, 1977. Inboard Atomic 4, KM, DS, 2 VHFs, 4 sails, LPU paint, new rigging, cockpit cushions. Immaculate, roomy interior w/ standing headroom & lots of teak. Marine head w/ sink & shower. Asking $8,995. All offers considered. (707)642-3659.

HAWKFARM 28. Locally designed & built for Northern CA conditions by Tom Wylie. Race YRA as a one-design, club race at a competitive PHRF rating of 162, or singlehand this modem Bay classic. Boat& sails in excellent shape. $16,000.

(707)257-3577.

NEWPORT 27, 1972. Atomic 4, depth, VHF, Loran, Elect, bigle pump. Bottom needs work. $12,000 b/O. (408)746-0123.

HUNTER 28.5-FT, 1985. Roomy, comfortable cruiser, wheel, Yanmar diesel, VHF, dual batteries, shore power, h/c water pressure & more.

Great weekend Bay boat. Located in Reno, Nevada on brand new trailer. $31,200 wArailer, $26,950 w/out. (702)358-2922.

CAL 2-27. Excellent condition, great racing dass.

Custom teak interior, new bottom, gas tank & survey July 1991. Atomic 4, VHF, stereo, knotmeter, depthfinder, Lewmar 40 winches & more! Enjoyed by one family. $14,900. Call Kathy (510) 521-0581.

28-FT WYLIE HAWKFARM, main 150,130,110 genoa, 2 spinnakers, good condition. $12,000 delivered at Houston Yacht Club. Contact Dagobert L. Brito, 1931 Wroxton, Houston, TX 77005 or call (713) 529-8001 (h), (527-4875 (w).

SANTANA 525,1979. 3.6 hp Mercury, 2 spinnakers, 2 jibs, main, solar charger. $6,000. Will trade up. (415)591-1104.

ERICSON 25+, 1979. Largest 25 in the Bay. 6T headroom, sleeps 5, enclosed head, holding tanks, 15 hp inboard, trailer, Autohelm, Loran, WP, WS, knotlog, DS, stereo, VHF, CB, solar charger, battery charger, microwave, refrigerator, ProFurl reefer, main 150,110. Inflatable w/2 hp & much more. Absolutely pristine condition, must see to appreciate. Most equipment placed 1990. $16,500. (707)462-8224.

CAL 2-27,1975. Clean, well-equipped racer/ cruiser. Active Bay fleet. New bottom May 1991.

Main (2), jib, spinnaker. Atomic 4, VHF, DS, KM, stereo, shorepower. $15,000. Moored Jack London Square. Call Bill (209) 523-1455 (eves) (one owner).

CAL 25,1967.198818 hp Nissan, Si-tex VHF, Sitex fathometer, 150% & 110% gennies, working jib & 70% jib, mainsail, new improved standing rigging 1988, underbody rebuilt 1990, inflatable & more. $3,000 b/o. Call Robert or Susan (805) 772-7552 (Morro Bay).

CATALINA 27,1971. 5 sails & spinnaker, lines to cockpit, 1989 British Seagull 6 hp, Dorade vents, custom dinette & galley, CNG stove, depth, knot, RDF, VHF, rubber dinghy, much more equipment, upwind Berkeley berth. $7,000 b/o. Call (510) 372-8390.

ERICSON 27. Good Bay cruiser/racer, very clean, new bottom, 4 new sails incl. spin. Most lines led to the cockpit, oversized winches, standing headroom, cockpit cushions, sleeps 5, KM, DS, VHF. $13,500 b/o. (415) 564-2865 (eves or lv msg).

MACGREGOR 25 w/4.5 hp Evinrude, depthsounder, VHF. $4,900. Owner finance.

(415) 468-4423.

CATALINA27,1972. 0/B9.9. $6,500. CallTom (415) 386-7235.

BUCCANEER 25 w/15 hp Evinrude electric start. $4,500. Owner finance. (415)468-4423.

1970 COLUMBIA 28-FT. Full batten mainsail, jib, furler, dodger, cushions, batteries, 1991 electrical overhaul, excellent maintained Palmer gas engine, paint topsides, varnished wood, dorade, bow porthole, custom teak dinette floor, DS, KM, WV.VHS. Great Bay boat, great price. $15,450.

Call Scott (415) 479-2703.

25-FT CAL 74. Lifelines, full equip., 10 hp Honda o/b, epoxy, beautiful cond. $3,800. 491-3020 (days), 883-3563 (eves).

CAL 27,1972. New mast, boom & rigging. Pineapple main & jib. New genniker, sleeps 5, stove, new seat covers, Evinrude o/b, VHF, 2 anchors, pop-top, head. Fantastic Bay boat. Berkeley upwind slip. $9,000 b/o. (510)548-8350.

ERICSON 27, 1978. Bristol, 6-ft+ headroom below, enclosed head, wheel steering, Atomic 4, self-tailing winches, Harken roller furling, Sobstad '90 full-batten main & ’89110 jib, North 140 genoa.

New depth & knotlog, Autohelm, VHF & cassette deck. Cockpit cushions & covers, epoxy bottom, just hauled. $16,000 b/o. (415)343-7611.

CANADIAN SAILCRAFT 27-FT. Yanmar diesel, spacious teak interior, alcohol stove, new rigging, AM/FM cassette, VHF, custom teak table, dual headfoil, 3 sails, depthsounder, knotmeter. Call Andy (510) 540-5930. $16,000.

MODIRED H-28. 29’6" X 8'9" X 4', new Volvo diesel, 2 suits of sails. Excellent condition. $17,500 or trade. Call John (916) 549-3740.

STEPHENS 26-FT JUNIOR CLIPPER, 1949.

Classic wooden sloop designed & built for S.F. Bay. Great lines, good sails, new Johnson 6 hp.

Restored 1990. Taxes force sale of our dream boat. $3,500. Call David (415) 948-8482 (w), (415) 948-8453 (h).

PEARSON TRITON 28. Classic. Excellent condition, full keel, well equipped, sail anywhere. All new paint. $11,500. (707)963-4558.

CORONADO 27 in excellent condition. Recent haul, diesel, mast, boom & sails. Dual batteries, 2 anchors & rodes, VHF, compass, navigation lights, etc. 6-ft headroom, 5 berths, galley, head.

Ready to go. $10,000 firm. (707)226-3550.

CAL 28,1964. Clean, well-kept. VHF, Yanmar diesel, 4 sails, depthsounder. Great Bay or Delta boat. Sleeps 6. Must sell soon. $8,000. (510) 439-2003.

BALBOA 27 sailboat w/tandem trailer, retractable keel, marine toilet w/holding tank, 20 gal. water tank w/elect. pump, VHF, 10 hp elect, start Merc, o/b, propane stove, 3 sails, exc.cond. Located in Sacramento area. $13,900 or trade for ?

(916) 791-7763.

NOR’SEA 27,1978. Exceptional condition, meticulous care. Yanmar diesel, Monitor windvane, dodger, VHF, speed, depthsounder, SatNav, oversize ground tackle, dinghy, motor, stove/oven, new bottom paint, extensive parts & equipment.

Twice Mexican cruised. Beautiful go-anywhere cruiser. Trailer available. $44,000. (619)2978322.

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NEWPORT 28,1975. Great shape, 2 jibs, sleeps 6, AP, DS, VHF,fireplace,etc. Beautiful. $10,000.

(800) 499-0584.

26- FT THUNDERBIRD. Taiwan yard-built, 1964.

Excellent condition, recent survey, LPU paint, 4 sails incl. spinnaker, VHF, DS, knotlog, stereo, Honda 7.5, sink, icebox, beautiful interior. Must see. $5,500 b/o. (408)458-0846.

EXPRESS 27, HULL #110. Excellent condition, sail comp, knotmeter, depthsounder, Suzuki longshaft o/b, chemical head, 2 sets of Sobstad sails available, new galvanized dual axle trailer, proven fast, NA champion. $19,950 delivered to Santa Cruz NAs. (313) 681-9270.

COLUMBIA 26, MKII. Safe Bay boat, inboard, custom teak, custom boom, headfoil, 2 mains, 3 jibs, many extras including digital wind gauge.

Call for specification sheets & photo. $6,500.

(510) 439-9636.

DESPERATION SALE. 26-ft 1969 fiberglass sailboat. O/B in well, well-equipped. Make offer.

(707) 446-6070.

27- FT CAL, 1971. Cutter-rig w/boomvang, running backstay, topping lift & spinnaker halyards.

Average condition. Rn keel, 7 orig. sails incl. spinnaker, 9.5 hp o/b, VHF radio. Will teach to sail. $8,500 b/o. (408) 441-3142 (days), (408) 926-9262 (h).

TARTAN 27. 3.5-ft min draft, Atomic 4, new standing & running rigging, nylon seacocks, reworked portlites, excel, sailor, good shape overall.

Located Oakland Estuary. Asking $9,500, make offer. Owner at (209) 296-5381.

THUNDERBIRD 26-FT, 1965. Pristine, wood/ fiberglass. Invested $15,000 restoring. All new rigging, 3 new sails/sailcovers, new boom, new Evinrude 8 hp, new battery, mahogany, teak.

Hauled Oct., freshly painted, new bottom, records.

Bought Beneteau 45F5, must sacrifice: $7,900.

(415) 327-4665.

NEWPORT 28,1981. $13,500. Original owner, excellent condition. Depthsounder, compass, VHF, Loran C, 3 headsails, alcohol stove, auxiliary 11 hp inboard diesel. Shirley (510) 741 -8008.

HAWKFARM 28-FT. Active one design, new paint (topsides, bottom & deck), new North main & jib, rebuilt diesel inboard, excellent condition. $19,500. (415) 543-5856, (415) 567-8119.

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CATAUNA27,1983. Excellent condition, dinette model, Atomic 4, wheel steering, furler jib, CNG, new batteries, charger, new custom cushions, vang, electric bilge, macerator, 2 anchors. You will not find a nicer one. $15,000. Call Mike (916) 366-2873 (days), (916) 354-2852 (eves).

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PEARSON 26,1978. 8 hp o/b, epoxy bottom, veryclean. 1991 survey valued at$14,000. Must sell, $5,000. (415)507-1629.

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29 TO 31 FEET OLSON 30. Was Olson ’factory boat,’ vet of Singlehanded TransPac & 2 trips to Mexico. North main & jib nearly new, 6 other sails. 2 compasses & knotmeter new in '92, deck painted last month, bottom barrier coat in '87. Nautec autopilot, companionway dodger & stem pulpit solar panel for singlehanders. All this lightening fast & simple fun for $11,900. Owner will finance. Dual-axle trailer available. Call Mitch 456-6861.

ISLANDER 30-FT MKII, 1971. $16,500. Dodger & bimini top, electronics & Loran C. Sails: 90%, 130%, 150%, spinnaker. Last survey July '91.

Call Noah (707) 745-8518,745-2479 (w).

MOORE 30 w/lrailer. Sale or trade. Call (916) 583-9420.

SONOMA 30, 1984 (ex Kitty Hawk). Carl Schumaker design ULDB, fast, sleek & quality built w/excellent interior, full batten main, 3 headsails, 2 spinnakers, o/b, fixed keel. Exc. cond. w/trailer. $26,500 b/o. (206) 838-6505 (msg).

CAPRI 30,1985. Fully battened main, 90 130, 155, 3/4 oz. spin., spin, staysail. Completely rigged tor racing. 10 hp Honda, new bottom December'91, instruments. $10,000. Call (510) 846-8578.

J29, SAILING COMFORT & PERFORMANCE. Actively raced & cruised on the Bay. 10 sails, 8 hp Evinrude o/b, galley sink, stove, head & interior finishes. Best J29 interior on the Bay. Joinagreat rating fleet w/out sacrificing weekend cruising comfort. New bottom job, new speedo & VHF radio, depth sounder & lots of equipment. Ready to sail w/an impressive racing history on the Bay. 1992 promises to be a good one with a large one design turnout. Priced to sell at $23,500 or take over payments. Move up from your smaller boat tor no money down. Call Andy (415) 641-8323.

CATALINA 30,1987. Excellent condition, fully equipped, best offer, illness forces sale. Sy Gold (916) 753-2001 (h), (916) 752-2844 (w).

CATALINA30,1980. VHF, knotmeter, fathometer, compass. New: sail cover, Lee canvas, rail covers & bottom paint. This boat has been wellmaintained. Owner wants a 36 or 38-ft sailboat.

Asking $22,000. Call (510) 623-1031 (h), (408) 378-6412 (w).

OLSON 30,1981. Great condition, no trailer, 5 headsails, clean & well-maintained. 2-boat owner wants it to go away. Steal it for $12,000. (415) 331-5195,(408)423-6612.

RAWSON 30,1968, FG, Volvo diesel, 6 sails, 3 anchors, anchor winch, 2 depthfinders, VHF, eng. alarms, eng. auto fire exting., pressure water, modified keel, basics in good shape. $10,500.

(916) 872-9037.

IRWIN 30+, 1979. Excellent condition. VHS, KM, WS, DS, Loran, stereo. Wheel, Yanmar diesel, Harken furling, custom teak interior, battery charger, shower, h/c pressure. All lines led aft.

Fully equipped. Strong Bay/offshore sloop.

Hauied/painted 4/92. $26,500. (415)381-8827.

29 COLUMBIA MKII. Hand lay up fiberglass, ideal cruiser singlehanded setup Twin forestays, self-tending jib, 5 sails, new inboard engine, excellent, extras. $11,950. (510)769-8350.

31-FTDUFOUR SLOOP, 1979. Low time Volvo diesel, LectraSan, mast steps. $35,000 cash or $5,000 down, $600/month. Located Emeryville Marina. (510) 932-0332, (206) 523-7940.

WHITBY ALBERG 30. Canadian bluewater cruiser. New: Yanmar, LPU, epoxy bottom, inside paint & varnish. Depth, knot, Loran, VHF, shore.

Main, jib, 130%genoa, furling. Exceptionally wellmaintained & clean. Last hauled July'91. $24,900.

(415)485-4423. Serious only please.

COLUMBIA 8.7 (29-FT), 1979. Diesel, VHF, knotmeter, depthsounder, battery charger, autobilge pump, new sail cover & jib bag, new stove, stereo, teak interior. 2-boat owner! Must sacrifice, $19,900. (510)614-9446.

CATALINA 30,1978. Tall rig. Diesel, wheel, all teak interior, 2 tanks, pressure water, macerator, pulpits, double lifelines, cushions, spinnaker, rigging, double sink, genoa furling, dodger, blue covers, 120v, spreader lights, radio, DF, nonskid decks, head compartment, shower. $24,500.

(415) 387-4265.

30-FT HERROSHOFF WOODEN KETCH. Wellmaintained, beautiful wood interior, lots of headroom. Full keel, Tanbark sails, reliable Atomic 4 (installed Aug. 1989), Autohelm 1000, depthsounder, VHF, Alpinecassette, alcohol stove, Force 10 heater, dodger & sun shade. $12,700.

(415)986-2098.

30-FT ERICSON 1969. Great Bay & coastal cruiser, sleeps 5 in cozy mahogany cabin w/wood stove. 9 bags of sails, spinnaker rigged, shore power, VHF, KN, DS, AP, stereo. Alameda berth, excellent condition. $17,500. (510) 930-0274 (Iv msg).

NEWPORT II, 1979. Diesel wheel, WP, WS, KN, DS, autopilot, refer, furling, dodger, skirts, loaded. $21,000 or partnership. (408) 429-5111.

CATAUNA 30 STD RIG SLOOP, '82 model, aux. diesel power, wheel, WS/WP, speedo, depth, stereo, VHF, head w/shower, h/c pressure water, alcohol oven & 2-bumer stove, dble SS sink. A clean boat, well maintained, recently hauled & painted. Epoxy barrier coated, never a blister. $27,900. (707) 545-9011 (days), (707) 523-4121 (eves).

C AT AUN A30,1984.110,150, spinnaker, dodger, 25 hp diesel, DS, KM, AP, tiller, very clean, lots more. $30,000. (707) 552-4307.

COLUMBIA 29, MARK 1,1965. Fiberglass full keel sloop. Extremely sturdy, clean & well maintained. Custom traditional style interior. Standing headroom. LP stove/oven, fridge, strong Atomic 4, VHF, stereo, LPBBQ, 4 sails. $8,500 b/o. (415) 647-2351 (eves), (408) 4734547 (days).

HUNTER 31,1984. Yanmar diesel, self-tailing sheet winches, nice Bay cruiser & great for the Delta. Have moved, sacrifice for $28,950. (916) 872-2033.

WILDERNESS 30 CUSTOM. 1982 Hullworksbuilt, double spreader rig by Ballenger, Yanmar diesel, VHF, knotmeter, depthmeter. Beautifully trimmed in teak w/custom Brunzyeel interior.

Deeper, heavier keel, areat Bay boat! $16,995 b/o. (209)545-2583.

1972 CAL 2-29. Excellent condition, low diesel hours, new covers. Teak interior, sleeps 6, wheel steering, tabernacle, press, water, roller furling. $14,500. (408)6884266.

CATALINA 30,1978. $25,500. Tiller, 3 sails, 6 winches, tabernacle mast, spinnaker pole/track, new dodger w/extension, VHF, Loran, WS/WD, autopilot, depth, knot, battery charger, A&B refrigerator, shore power/phone, holding tank, carpet, more! (415) 589-2248 (after 6 pm, Iv msg).

1979C&C29. Help me please! New boat has arrived, must sell beautiful, dean, strong racer/ cruiser. Autopilot, dodger, fridge, pressure water, diesel, wheel, stereo, VHF, KM, DS. $26,500.

(415) 366-6361.

OLSON 29. Hull #8, built at Pacific Boat Works 1986. Fast & fun, depthsounder, knotmeter, compass, custom stem rail, 13 bags of sails. $28,000.

Call Bill (707) 643-3590.

PEARSON 30-FT. Volvo diesel, Loran, VHF, WS, Wl, DS, roller furling, dodger. $17,000 b/o. (415) 737-9824.

OLSON 30,1982. Ballenger spars, dbl spreaders, rod rigging, excellent condition. $13,500.

Owner finance. (415)4684423.

30-FT ISLANDER, 1971. $15,000 for sloop w/ great layout, headroom & new DM, KM, Loran & gas tank, 2 mains, 2 jibs, spinnaker, VHF, gas inboard, cushions, shorepower. Call Dan Murphy (408) 358-1529 (days).

PETERSON 311/2 TON. Very strong, FG const.

Volvo Penta diesel, 10 bags sails, folding prop, full safety inti. MOP Halon. $6,000. 456-8765.

RAWSON 30,1962. Fiberglass sloop, full keel, dependable, 27 hp Yanmar freshwater cooled diesel, 5 sails, never had blisters. $12,500. (415) 665-1472.

NEWPORT 30,1971. Well-equipped older boat in excellent condition. Atomic 4, spinnaker, storm sail, Autohelm. Enjoy the ocean, Bay or Delta.

Berthed in San Rafael. $11,500. (415)383-1950.

ISLANDER 30 MKII, 1975. Diesel, wheel, roller furl, compass, KM, DS, microwave, very clean, much more. $17,500. (707)538-7009.

CATALINA 30,1984. Wheel w/compass, roller furl jib, 25 hp diesel, DS, KM, VHF, pressure water, upgraded interior, much more. Clean & well-maintained boat w/recent epoxy bottom job.

Marina Village (Alameda) berth. $34,500. (415) 345-6147, (408) 732-5504.

32 TO 39 FEET NONSUCH 33,1989, HOBBES as featured in Sailing Magazine is for sale. Without question, the most spacious, fastest, singlehanded cruising boat in production today. Top quality, Bristol condition. $135,000. (510)339-3486. If no answer.lv msg, calls returned.

WESTSAIL 32. Classic cruising cutter. $55,000 b/o. Hull no. 727, launched 1980, beautiful semicustom factory built excellent condition. Extensive equipment list will fax. Located MDR. (310) 821-3862.

36-FT CHEOY LEE UON, 1957. Teak hull, on mooring, Pt Escondido, Baja. Has had steady, quality maintenance. Ground tackle, rigging renewed since 1987. Complete set sails, storm to spinnaker. Ready to cruise. $15,000. Call (713) 286-8120.

SANTANA 35,1978. Diesel anodized spare, rod rigging, beige hull w/small cove stripe. Boat & equipment in excellent condition. Call Gordon (714) 546-1653 (days), (714) 675-5129 (eves).

Will send complete equipment list. $35,000.

COLUMBIA 9.6 SLOOP. 32-ft, sleeps 6, 6-ft headroom, teak interior, double reef main, jibs: 110/130/150, diesel, VHF, compass, DS, pressure water, electric/manual bilge pump, shore power, full galley, new epoxy bottom. Urgent $22,000. (916)823-0190.

RAFIKI35,1980. Classic offshore cruiser/Iiveaboard in perfect condition. Full boat cover, teak decks, varnished rails & trim, FG/Airex hull, Volvo diesel, rigged to singlehand. Dodger, AP & full electronics. Loaded w/gear. Call for more information. $62,500 b/o. (415)595-3094.

33.5 RHODES WINDWARD SLOOP cruiser/ racer. Custom built 1959 Alameda Boat Works “wood" construction. Professionally maintained Stone Boat Works. Owned 23 years. Sleeps 4, galley, enclosed head, many extras. Mint condition. $22,500. (510) 339-0496.

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38-FT STEEL HULL, Bruce Roberts design, offshore 38. 90% complete, needs additional welding. Needs to be moved. $5,000. (707)894-2776 (after 6 pm).

CHINESE JUNK, 35-FT, 1968. Teak, Volvo diesel, shower, head, sleeps 6, well-maintained. Great liveaboard, something special. $30,000 b/o. Call Michael (415) 479-7128.

33-FT CHANCE 75. 126 PHRF, diesel, Martec, R/R, hyd B-stay, VHF, Loran, depth, Signet inst.

(2) compasses, 15 bags, tiller master, R/F for cruise. Stove, sink HD (2) anchors & rode. Sleeps 4. $14,500. Call John or Lori (310) 437-4506.

ERICSON 35. Solid, sound, fast, comfortable, easily handled. Many upgrades, well-maintained.

Wheel, newish sails, 3 jibs, roller furling, new digital instruments, recent paint, spinnaker gear, enlarged rudder, no blisters. Roomy interior, sleeps6. Greatpriceat$27,950. (510)935-3701.

VAN DE STADT 34. Steel, metalized, newly constructed w/85% completed. Yanmar, Edison, Lewmar, Simpson-Lawrence, Isomate, Nicro-Fico, Adler-Barbour & lots of other good gear. 4 sails, requires light interior work to finish. Life plans have changed. $45,000. (415) 863-1808 (eves only).

SANTA CRUZ 33 part complete kit. HuH^custom deck, keel mold, 10 hp engine, some deck gear, etc. Owners migrated to NZ. Mustselll $9,500 or realistic offer. Contact Bryan (916) 729-4355 (eves only).

THIS IS A SERIOUS CRUISER'S BOAT. 36-ft steel cutter. Roberts design. Launched 1986. All heavy-duty rig & gear, beautiful condition, beautiful boat. Hawaii-Mexico vet. $69,500. (916) 687-7949 (msg).

PERFECT DELTA BOAT. Centerboard sharpie (18* draft). 33-ft on deck, 40-ft with bow sprit, cedar hull, very good condition. Cabin bare w/4.5ft headroom. Rebuilt Atomic 4 excellent sails & fast Centerboard trunk needs work. Also nice tandem trailer. All $2,800. (916)487-7962.

PETERSON 33. Doug Peterson designed IOR 3/ 4 ton. Built by Chaser Yachts of Ontario, Canada in 1976. Loads of equipment. Very competitive PHRF racer w/comfortable interior. Slow job market forces reduced price sale. Will accept any reasonable offer. (415)949-2148.

33-FT CUSTOM STEEL CUTTER, Merritt Walter dbl ender. Beautifully constructed & maintained, well-equipped for cruising or liveaboard. Safe, comfortable & dry. Serious inquiries only: a “steel" at $42,000. Call Ken (510) 4284023.

36-FT ISLANDER FREEPORT. B-plan.Mexvet, cruise ready, all new interior, epoxy bottom, boom & standing rigging, wiring, electronics, canvas, LPU paint, Autohelm, GPS, propane stove, solar panel. W/rebuilt Perkins 50 hp, windlass & more.

Perfect liveaboard. $69,500. (619)299-9527.

CRUISE MEXICO IN '92. Dufour 35, Mexico/ Hawaii vet. In Mexico. Ready to go. Excellent condition, strong, seaworthy, comfortable. Cruise equippedw/extras: solar panels, Ham/SSB, bimini, water purifier, customized interior, more. $60,000.

Call Ted (415) 326-3181.

COLUMBIA 34-FT, 1972. Very good condition.

This comfortable boat has h/c pressure water, refrigeration, lots of storage, new dodger, new deck paint, wheel, depthsounder, radio & spare engine for parts. Bottom lyr. $26,500. Call Russ (510)|65'-0971.

ISLANDER 32,1977. Priced for immediate sale.

Pedestal steering & compass, diesel engine, radio, knotmeter, fathometer. Berthed in Sausalito.

(415) 485-9244 (days or eves).

34-FTCORONAD01969. FG sloop, excel, cond.

Atomic 4 (low hrs), sleeps 6,3 jibs, 1 main, full cover, wheel steering, mast rungs, icebox, elect, refrig., 2 batteries, autom. charger, VHF, depthsounder, knotmeter, electr. & manual bilge pumps. $22,000. (415)435-5270.

36- FT YORKTOWN CUTTER, 1976. Unfinished, incredible amount of work and new equipment.

Project can be finished for about $5,000. Asking $25,000, $22,000 w/out new diesel. Call & let’s talk. Robert (916) 776-1094.

1982 HUNTER 33. Sleeps 7. Teak & holly sole, h/c running water, shower/galley, wheel steering, diesel. Great for liveaboard. Like new, berthed in Delta. $33,000. Will consider other than cash, down. (510)458-3083.

ISLANDER 36,1973. Diesel, full keel, pedestal steering wheel, compass, depthfinder, knotmeter, stereo, VHF, stove/oven, sails, batteries, chargers, anchors, icebox, sink, head, sleeps 6, spinnaker pole, won Islander Regatta Championship, 4 match races. $30,000. (415)435-0805.

1976-77 PEARSON 30-FT. Excellent condition, new rebuilt Atomic 4 engine. Used only 2 x/year due to health conditions. Stereo, 3 sails, recent survey. Situated in Oakland Estuary. $22,900 firm. (510)947-3193.

PRETORIEN 35, 1987. Performance cruiser/ ocean racer. Harken self-tailing winches & traveler. Electronics, navigation, AP, safety equipment, 11 sails, most new. European teak interior, h/c pressure water, low engine hours, new Micron bottom. Meticulously maintained. $95,000. (415) 334-1387.

WILDFIRE, RANGER 37 (MOD): You can go anywhere & do anything w/this over-improved, fully-equipped cruiser/racer! Modified “Whitbread style" keel & huge over-built rudder make her the only R37 capable of staying on her feet, positively under control in any breeze. W/her exceptional pointing ability & efficient layout you can cruise fast &/orwin races in comfort. 17 sails, 12 winches, 8 berths, equipmenttoo numerous to list. $39,500.

(510)443-6499, (510)643-5263, (510) 939-9885.

CUSTOM PERFORMANCE CRUISER. 36-ft sloop, 78. Designed & built by Charley Morgan.

All lines led aft Rod rigging, Hood furling, barient ST winches, refrigeration, autopilot, dodger, etc.

Westerbeke diesel. Optional cutter rigging. SF berth, new epoxy bottom. $69,000 b/o. Call (415) 664-7777.

CS36, DELIVERED 1986. Canadian quality performance cruiser. Refer, LPG, roller furling, Lewmar ST, Westerbeke, charger, large tankage.

Beautiful, spacious, teak interior, low maintenance exterior. Hood sails recut 1991. Well-maintained.

A great value at $65,000. San Francisco berth.

(415) 897-7506.

ISLANDER 38,1974. Good condition, clean in & out. Sausalito berth. Diesel>VHF, depthsounder, battery charger, frig., h/c pressure water. Excellent liveaboard, sails nice. $40,000. Call (415) 332-8731.

1987 CATALINA 34. Clean, 539 hrs. diesel, roller furling jib, 2 reef pt„ main, spinnaker, Signet instruments, VHF/stereo, slip #160 Marina Bay Richmond. Must sell, moving to Florida. $49,500 b/o. Call Dick (916) 989-1816.

ERICSON 32,1973. Atomic 4, CNG, wheel, w mains, 90 jib, 150 genoa, DS, Km, all lines led aft.

Boat is in great shape. $28,000 b/o. Located in Alameda. (408)262-3467.

37- FTSEASHELL KETCH, 1979. Canadian built bluewater vet. Very sound, meticulously maintained. Loran, VHF, depthsounder, stereo, bronze hatches, 6-man Beaufort liferaft, separate anchors. See to appreciate. $29,000. Call (415) 873-2009,(805)773-3256.

FULL KEEL, 5 SAILS, fiberglass sloop, VHF, depthsounder, dodger, cabin heater, propane stove w/oven, Westerbeke diesel 30 hp. $29,000.

(415) 343-6738.

COLUMBIA 36. New diesel, VHF, sounder, many sails, h/c press, water, shower. Many extras. $35,000. Call Rudi (415) 365-9475.

38-FT C-FARER professionally built double-ended ferro-cement ketch. Excellent bluewater cruiser, liveaboard. Volvo diesel, roller furling, radar, depth, knot, windmeters, refrigerator, stove, microwave, Coast Guard approved head. $45,000 b/o, part trade, truck, horse, trailer, Porsche?

(510) 523-0499.

36-FT CUTTER SAILBOAT (40-FT LOA). 1974.

Perkins diesel, seaworthy cement hull, wheel or tiller steering, new thru-hulls & seacocks, spacious cabin w/separate stateroom, walnut & oak interior, DS, VHF, dinghy, great liveaboard, 110v refrigeration, Brisbane slip, ready for cruising. $22,500. (408)3534699.

BALTIC 38. One of the most beautiful boats on the Bay. Offered at $142,000. (415)435-6561.

1980 37-FT HUNTER. Cutter rig, teak interior, fiberglass deck & hull, great liveaboard, new epoxy bottom, roller furling, dodger, Yanmar diesel, DS, VHF, Loran, h/c pressurized water, autopilot refrigeration, Achilles dinghy w/outboard, ready for cruising, assumable loan, Berkeley slip. $47,500. (408) 3534699.

ERICSON 34,1989. Little used, like-new condition. 3 cabin teak interior, diesel, wheel, furling jib, VHF, Loran, ST 2-speed winches, propane stove, BBQ, ground tackle, more. Trades considered. $79,000. (408)297-1015.

ERICSON 32,1974. Excellent condition, diesel, wheel, full galley, main, working jib, genoa & spinnaker, VHF, stereo, Loran, depthsounder, knotmeter, windpseed, wind direction. Beautiful design, nice interior. $22,000. (415) 587-6040 (eves), (415) 957-5957 (days).

EXPRESS 37. Transpac/YRA champion. Own the best of the ultimate sailing machines. Race it, cruise it nothing beats it! Fully instrumented, numerous upgrades, very well cared for, excellent sail inventory. Only $87,500 makes it yours. For details & the inventory call (510) 521-9115.

32-FT SHOAL DRAFT FIN-KEEL SLOOP. The 1976 Clipper Marine Drifter is a great family Bay cruiser. A center cockpit, aft cabin fiberglass sloop that sleeps 6, w/3.5-ft draft, 6-ft headroom, wheel steering & large compass. Also has reefing jib, 15 hp “Sail Power” auxiliary, shorepower, h/c pressure water, porta-potti, icebox, VHF, stereo & ground tackle. Asking $11,900. At Oyster Cove.

Charles (408) 496-3845 (days), (415) 225-0345 (eves).

34-FT NICHOLS YAWL Built 1961. Glass over ply hull w/good lines. Excellent structural condition, lead keel. Warm cozy mahogany interior.

Sleeps 5, Atomic 4 inboard, recently overhauled, 6 sails. South Pacific veteran. $13,500. Call Lisa 885-6245 x315.

“THE BESTTAYANA37 FOR SALEon the West Coast," ready to cruise (fully equipped) or liveaboard in elegance. In excellent condition. $81,000 b/o. (415) 331-5916 or write P.O. Box 102, Sausalito, CA 94966 for details. No brokers.

CALL 33,1989-90. Almost new roller furling, spinnaker,6winches,hydraulics,lowhourYanmar, Loran, “Cytex" nav aid, VHF, cell phone, stereo, color TV, refrigeration, shower. Cost $90,000 new, under book at $62,500 b/o. (408) 741 -1578.

GULF 32 PILOTHOUSE, 1987 cruiser, excellent condition. Little use. 25 hours on 32 hp Universal diesel, inside pilot station, all equipment, VHF, Loran, depth, Autohelm, h/c pressurized water, tabernacled. Oct’91 haulout/bottom paint. Documented $51,500. Call Jerry (408) 438-8900 (wkdays or Iv msg).

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36-FT CHB MAGELUN KETCH, 1977. 40-ft overall, full keel, new epoxy bottom, new Yanmar 1991. 7 sails, stereo, gas stove & oven, refrigerator, beautiful teak interior, great cruiser or liveaboard. Excellent condition. $49,000. Call (510) 228-2852,228-7348.

ERICSON 35+, 1983. Excellent condition, new full-batten main & roller furled tri-radial Mylar genoa. Full instrumentation including Loran & Autohelm 4000. Diesel w/3 gelcells & 3-step regulator. Beautiful teak interior, full enclosed head w/separate stall shower. $68,500. (415) 499-1395.

ISLANDER 36,1977. Epoxy bottom, 4/92. Deluxe interior w/wood countertops. Atomic 4 engine, well-maintained boat $38,000 b/o. 10-ft Zodiacw/10 hp o/b. Also available as a package.

(510) 522-3889 (h), (510) 438-7781 (w).

CELESTIAL 32-FT 1990 performance cruiser.

Like new, 40 hrs. on Yanmar diesel. Singlehanded race rigged sloop. Reefing, full batten main, roller furling. Promotional boat w/full teak interior & teak cockpit VHF, pressure water, head/shower combo. Closeout price $79,950.

Creative offers, financing and/or joint ownership considered. (415)454-5890.

40 TO 50 FEET

40-FT VALIANT PILOTHOUSE. 1980by Uniflite.

Much better than new. One owner, professionally maintained, outstanding cruiser/liveaboard.

Amenities include: Wood-Freeman autopilot, Grunert refrigeration, Furuno Radar & Loran, Lewmar winches, dual steering, Westerbeke 58 diesel - make this one of the finest cruisers in the NW. Call for picture & specs. Asking $175,000.

(408)371-0180.

SPENCER 42. Perfect cruising boat for a couple.

A South Pacific,! Mexico & Alaska veteran. Excellent condition. Ready to go again tomorrow.

Complete cruising package. Yanmar 44 diesel, re-epoxied bottom, 3 pages inventory. Recent survey. May finance. $70,000. (415)952-9249.

40-FT STEEL ROBERTS SPRAY CUTTER RIG. Aft cockpit, launched 1988. SatNav, Loran, Ham, autopilot Aries vane, Profurl headsail. Best of everything. Call for complete list of equipment & pictures. Mexicovet! Readyto go again. $95,000.

(619) 426-6353.

46-FT CHRIS CRAFT CONSTELLATION 1964.

Repowered '88 twin 454 Chevy engines, fresh water cooled, new prop shafts, canvas, bottom paint, fully equipped, well maintained, recent haulout, current survey, Oyster Point Marina, SSF. Ideal liveaboard! $75,000. (415)952-6522.

COLUMBIA 45 M/S, HULL #8, sloop, LP mast & boom, mast steps, 4-236, 3KW, SatNav, watermaker, SSB, auto, custom int., deep freeze, 12v DC-110v fridge, 300 gal. fuel/300 gal. water, davits, custom nav station, elect, windlass, custom bow roller, in exc. cond. & ready to cruise.

Must sell. $75,000 b/o. (310)399-7267.

BENETEAU MOORINGS 432.1987 sloop, roller furling genoa, Perkins 4-108 diesel. Fast comfortable, easily-handled & located in the Sea of Cortez. New sails 1/92, totally refurbished & available 7/92. Priced to sell $105,000. Call John (619)223-8989.

COLVIN GAZELLE 42-FT aluminum hull. Junk rigged. $130,000 U.S. Documented USCG, moored Seattle area Call Murray (604) 465-4153 or write 14520 Charlier Rd„ Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y1Z1.

SANTA CRUZ 50, hull #26, fully equipped for long distance races & passages, several sets of racing & cruising sails, all the electronicsyou everwanted, excellently maintained. Go fast & arrive early. $185,000. (415) 965-0176.

40-FT ISLANDER KETCH MOTORSAILER. 100 hp diesel, lots of wood in & out. Good shape, but needs some work. Currently located in Sac. Delta. $55,000 but open to offers! Call Ron (916) 541-2388 or Woolf (916) 541-5826.

1986 BENETEAU FIRST 405. Bristol condition, large aft stateroom, full Datamarine instruments, spinnaker rigged, propane stove, refer, microwave, 6-speaker in/out CD system, 4 hp o/b, dodger. No brokers (415) 282-1500 (days), (510) 748-0151 (eves). $109,500.

40-FT WOODEN KETCH built in 1938. Perfect liveaboard ready for coastal cruising. Mahogany over white oak frames. 13-ft beam, draws 6-ft.

Newer Atomic 4 engine, large salon & 4 sails in good to exc. condition, tub. $19,000. Call (510) 633-0499, (415) 338-7101.

41-FT CHEOY LEE KETCH, offshore Richards design, 1977. Customized for worldwide sailing.

Replacement $150,000, sell $75,000. Call (805) 658-7703.

KNIGHTRIDER DAVIDSON 40. Cold-molded Kauri wood. Winner 1990 Vic-Maui Race but also an excellent cruising boat. In excellent condition & very well equipped. $70,000 b/o. Call (206) 676-8939.

REINFORCED MAGNIFICENCE. Custom order (1989) famous Tartan 40-ft, balsa core super strong hull/deck, watertight bulkheads (BOC spec), collision chamber, step-down mast, extra rigging, direct outflow cockpit, internal rain collecting system. Fiberglass dodger. More! Equipped for extensive ocean sailing. Price neg. Call (415) 726-2560.

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40-FT PASSPORT 1985. Pullman berth layoutw/ quarter berth. 2 heads. Too much cruising equipment to list. Very clean & ready to go cruising today. One of the nicest interiors & layouts ever, must see! Call for equipment list & price. Will considertrades. Brian (619) 260-1723.

40-FT KIWI KETCH. Solidly built fast cruiser, Wollacott design, long waterline, carvel-planked, all Kauri construction, bronze fastenings, aft cockpit, wheel steering, Monitor windvane, 60 hp Volvo diesel, Velvet Drive gearbox, engine driven coldplate refrig./freezer, h/c pressure water, 6-man liferaft, full sails in like-new condition, spinnaker, drifter, aluminum pole, spruce spars, oversize stainless steel-bronze rigging, vessel located in Honolulu, slip possible. $42,000 b/o. Call Ward (808) 832-1700.

40-FT CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE Rhodesyawling tricab. Alglas 50- hp, lots teak, new interior, refrig.

Cruise ready. $48,000 will trade. (310)426-4973.

PASSPORT 40, 1986, head in bow, Pullman berth, forward facing nav station, Yanrjnar, roller furling, genniker, 2 jibs, 3 anchors, all chain, windlass, Elliot liferaft w/06 watermaker, 2 EPIRBs, dodger w/sunshade, 4 gel batteries 640 amp hrs, high output alt., Technautics elect. & compressor fridge, radar, SSB, SatNav, Loran, Autohelm 5000, Monitor windvane, Avon, 10 hp, diesel heater, Datamarine link instruments, Power Survivor watermaker, extra rigging, TV, VCR plus much more! Excellent condition. $175,000 firm. No brokers. Serious calls only. (415)332-5932.

NALU II. 1964 Lapworth 46-ft custom sloop.

Rush teakdeck, diesel, aluminumspars.TransPac winner & fast Bay sailer. Great liveaboard w/ shower, new electrical system, diesel heat, etc.

Wonderful boat for the right person. $45,000 b/o.

(415) 331-1758.

43-FTC&C LANDFALL, 1985. Excellent cruiser, roomy liveaboard, midcockpit, luxury teak interior, 2 private stateroomsw/queen berths, walk-through quarterberth, stall shower, Westerbeke 58, radar, SatNav, Loran, Autohelm, electric windlass, selffurling jib, many extras. Excellent condition. Liveaboard berth. $129,500. (415)588-1347.

FREEPORT 41,1976. $65,000 b/o. New70hp engine w/195 gal. fuel, radar, SatNav, Loran, 190 gal. hot pressure water, 3.5 kw gen., 35# & 45# CQRs, 350-ft chain, electricwindlass, roller furling jib, new genniker, self-tailing winches. Principals only call (408) 252-7391.

36-FT LOD, 49-FT LOA Angleman gaff ketch, 1972. Only 16 built, comfortable world cruiser, liveaboard. New set of sails, Loran & elect, windlass, updated head galley & stateroom, 4 cyl.

Isuzu diesel, shower, VHF. This yacht stands out in a crowd! $54,950. (206) 526-5895 (Seattle, WA).

3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS, OCEAN VIEW. 46-ft Ted Brewer-designed Pilothouse cutter luxuriously equipped for world cruising & living aboard.

Commissioned 1982, equipped by Isomat, Lewmar, Simpson Lawrence, Bomar, Alpha, Datamarine, ICOM, Wilcox Crittenden & Volvo.

From davits to dodgers, autopilot to inverter, you name it, we've probably bought it! Just add you & crew & sail away to the ocean view. $165,000.

Can be seen on the Napa River by appt. (707) 224-1576.

ROBERTS 43 AIREX cored hull w/8,000 lbs ballast. No deck. $5,000. Bob (209) 728-8803.

HANS CHRISTIAN 41T, 1986. Beautifully maintained w/Harken roller furling headsails, performance hull, 90 hp Volvo, Autohelm, Furuno Loran, B&G instruments, ICOM VHF. Deluxe teak interior w/refrig„ microwave, marble counters, 2 queen berths, 2 heads. $160,000 (co-op w/broker @5%). (510)523-5334.

AIRCONDmONEDVAUANT40 pilothouse sloop

by Uniflite, Westerbeke 50, dual steering, spacious salon, U-shaped galley, complete entertainment center, 8 bags sails, cruising spinnaker, bimini cockpit canvas, awning, windlass, bow/ stern anchors, refrigeration, autopilot, radar, Weatherfax, SSB, 4 kw gen., cruise air/heat, 600 GPD watermaker, inverter, solar panels, 85 amp battery charger, Avon liferaft 12-ft inflatable 15 hp o/b, epoxy bottom, fresh bottom paint, cruise Baja in safety & comfort. $115,000. (415)475-7686, (619)723-6185.

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47- FT SLOOP S&S. One of S.F. Bay’s most beautiful & well-constructed wooden yachts. To see her is to love her. Sleeps 7, large cockpit, autopilot, electronics, many sails. 2-boat family, must sell. $57,500 b/o. 331-0907.

47-FT RHODES MOTOR SAILER, 1972. Fully loaded, great liveaboard, beautiful spacious interior, central heating/air conditioning, complete kitchen, full size shower & facilities, twin diesel Perkins & generator, flying bridge, ideal ocean cruiser, 800 gals, diesel, 350 water (integral fiberglass tanks). $120,000 b/o. Chris (415) 493-7071.

GULFSTAR 50 KETCH, Great White, terrific liveaboard, watermaker, generator, w/fax, radar, Loran, Ham radios, diesel heater, RDF, VHF, knot, WS, depth, Vac-U-Flush head, IBM computer, Perkins diesel, microwave, much more. Great condition, equip, list available. $145,000. Call Alex (415) 368-5488 (days & eves).

44-FT MASON KETCH. 1986. Quality yacht, impeccably maintained. Cruise equipped by experienced owner. Top brand equipment includes 4.4 kw Westerbeke genset. Technautics coldplate freezer, Nilsson electric windlass, Autohelm 6000, SatNav, Avon & much more. Brochure on request. By original owner. $210,000. Call (805) 984-8739.

46- FT BREWER ONE-OFF STURDY ocean-going cruiser. Shoal draft plus CB. Fully equipped.

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1980 PETERSON CUTTER FORMOST 46. 80 hp Ford Lehman diesel, teak decks, hauled 4/91.

Excellent condition. $75,500. Call Miles (510) 930-7371, Doug (510) 254-9756.

CREALOCK 37. 6 sails (new 1987), FWC Volvo diesel (200 hrs.), Aries vane, cold plate reefer, cruise equipped. $83,000. Chris (408) 4234076.

40-FTFERROCEMENT HULL, deck, cabin. Sea Smoke design, nice lines. Best offer by 7/31/92.

Call (510) 484-3235 or leave number on beeper for return call at (707) 449-7390.

ERICSON41 SLOOP w/Moss Landing slip. Dark blue hull, Isuzu, Furuno, Harken, Hood, Magnavox 4102, 6-man, solar panels, Monitor, Force 10, varnished mahogany & mohair int. Loaded liveaboard cruiser. $65,000. (408)424-6027.

SCHOONER, 40-ft, gaff-rigged. A crusty oldtimer w/life in her yet. Light & airy living spaces, aft cabin, docked in a pleasant spot at Marina Bay, Richmond. No engine. $5,750. Call Sue (510) 849-2132.

47-FT SLOOP, S&S. One of S.F. Bay’s most beautiful & well-constructed wooden yachts. To see her is to love. Sleeps 7, large cockpit, autopilot, electronics, many sails. 2-boat family, must sell. $52,500 b/O. 331-0907.

WESTSAIL 43. Circumnavigator, one of the finest quality bluewater cruising boats ever built, custom cutter rigged yawl sail plan by W. Crealock, superbly designed custom exotic wood interior, amenities too numerous to list, Furuno radar, SatNavs, Dive Comp., VDO/lnstr., VCR, TV, Paul Luke stove, etc. Freshly overhauled Perkins 4236. Brochure upon request. $105,000 or trade forR.E. By owner, principles only. Call (510) 568-7621.

PEARSON 40,1979. Fast flush deck, swing keel, versatile cruiser, new full batten main, located San Juan Islands. $74,900. (916)6214688.

MORGAN OUT-ISLAND 41 KETCH. VHF, Loran, frig., depth & speed, log, 200 hrs. on diesel, new upholstery & carpet, CD, stereo. 2 showers, aft cabin, microwave, gas cooker. Largest 41-ft boat available. Built '81, launched ’83. $80,000 b/o. Call Rudi (415) 365-9475.

45-FT BREWER. Center cockpit, full keel ketch, commissioned 1980. We’ve lived aboard 7 years, 2 cruising Mexico. Refrigeration, radar, diesel generator, autopilot, Loran, Ham radio, Sun canvas, liferaft, storm sails, low hours engine/tjansmission. Asking $110,000. Bob (510) 865-8935.

50-FT STEEL MOTORSAILER, 60% finished, water/gas tanks, motor mounts/shaft log, electric lines & water lines made of 3/16* steel, 20,000.

Ballast, port-holes in walls, floors/hand rails are in. $6,500 or trade for 3/4 ton pickup. Call (916) 372-1361.

42-FT PEARSON KETCH, 1979. Cruise ready.

GPS, SatNav, Loran, radar, weatherfax, VHF, AP, Stowe instruments. Diesel w/AC/wind/toater generators, solar panels, inverter, gelcells. Furling, Lazyjacks, 12 sails. Watermaker, stall shower, refer/freezer, Avon, EPIRB, more! $98,000. (619) 420-3335.

LUXURIOUS HANSCHRISTIAN 43 performance ketch. Custom options over $40,000. Entertaining showpiece. Outfitted for fast world cruising in elegance, safety, style. Exceptional equipment, colorful light sails. Easily handled by couple.

Bargain at $134,500. Live comfortably afloat.

(415) 331-0723.

51 FEET & OVER 53-FT SLOOP, NZ-built, 1982. Cold-molded, John Spencer design. Luxury teak interior but fast Comfortable, easy to sail, great liveaboard.

Cruise orTransPac ready! Asking $125,000 b/o.

McKay, Box 30747, Honolulu, HI 96820, (808) 941-3264, Fax (808) 524-1097.

1974 60-FTJONGERT STEEL KETCH. Built in Holland, designer Van Der Meer. Teak decks, 180 hp Mercedes engine, 12.5 Onan, refrigeration, 792 gal. diesel, 528 gal. water, 600 gal./day watermaker. Extensive refit just complete. $200,000. (707) 743-2207.

56-FT STEEL SHOAL DRAFT KETCH motorsailer. Equipped for liveaboard, world cruising, charter. 6-71 GMC, 2000 gal. fuel, 800 gal. water, 2-15 kw generators, washer/dryer, freezer, sonar, complete electronics, SCUBA compressor loaded. $249,500 or trade for power, VCR available. (206)378-3290.

58-FT CUSTOM STEEL KETCH. Divorce sale.

15-ft beam, launched 1988, fresh 471 Detroit 165 hp. Full electronics, full galley, wet bar, 2 heads & shower. Large salon, 3 staterooms, large forepeaks storage, hauled 7/91. $134,000. (707) 553-1861.

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50-FT TRIMARAN. Foil ocean race, good condition. High performance, very fast 25+ knots, 7 sails, jib furl, 10 winches, Nike computer, VHF, watermaker, generators alot more. Ask $75,000, now$49,000/offers. (510) 736-8093 (days), (415) 474-6480 (eves).

63-FT KELLEY, 1966 custom steel cruiser. Classic Burger design. Never in salt water. 290 hp Chrysler engines, 6.5 kw Kohler generators, AC, heat, 3 staterooms, salon, galley, crews quarters, pilothouse, flybridge. Fantastic liveaboard. Immaculate condition. First $175,000 steals her.

(214)235-7239.

ESTATE SALE. 23-ft custom folding catamaran, 700 lbs., easily towed by small car. Fully battened sail & roller furling jib. This is an ideal boat for sail/ camping in Baja or? Best offer takes it. Call (707) 258-2903 (days), 226-6839 (eVes).

1979 STILETTO 27-FT CAT. 6 sails, 6.9 hp Johnson,2remote gas tanks,2anchors,2Lewmar hatches, 2 bunks, galley box w/sink, 1-burner propane stove, good LP paint. Factory 2-axle trailer, $10,000 b/o. (415) 897-6366.

HOBIE18 CATAMARAN wArailer. Great fun & very fast. Recently race tuned. Includes: 2 new jibs, double trapeze, 2 sail boxes, 3 harnesses, 2 hiking sticks, EPO rudders, life vests 7 other misc. equipment. Call Mike (510) 231-0751 (eves). $2,500 b/o.

31- FT SEARUNNER, LAUNCHED 1985. Excellent conrjitioh throughout, quality construction.

Polyurethane topsides, w/epoxy bottom, Honda 9.9 o/b, shoreside power, charger, solar, stained glass cabinet, custom sail logo. Outstanding joinery in cabin. Must sell. $14,995. Call Bob (415) 281-0749.

37-FT SEARUNNER TRIMARAN, built 1978.

Good liveaboard/cruiser/Bay sailor. Mexico veteran, fast, strong. West system epoxy, marine plywood, 5 sails, fiberglass dinghy, stove, refrigerator. Too many extras to list. Inventory, photographs available. $29,500. (916)361-0639.

PERFECTMOBILE LIVEABOARD. 33-fthouseboat w/reconditioned engine, running lights, etc.

Dual 1 lOv DC electrical system. Galley w/dining room, h/c water, living room w/wood stove & pullout bed. Double bedroom w/closets, head w/ shower & washbasin, pilothouse, sun deck. Light bright & comfortable. Excellent condition. Bargain at $21,000. (415)388-7760.

46-FT CHRIS CRAFT 1951. Twin 330 hp Chryslers 5 k generator, beautiful interior, large salon, full galley diver, spacious aft cabin, shower, 2 heads, sleeps 7, freezer, mic, AC, fresh bottom, brightwork, carpet, linoleum, headliner, curtains. $27,000 b/o. (415) 369-3847 (Iv msg).

35-FT PROWLER, Canadian built Dec. '88, sundeck, exc. liveaboard, twin Mercruiser 260 hp. Teak interior, propane stove, Paloma water heater, full shower, microwave, VHF, depth, Bimini top, upper/lower helm. $115,000. Located Pete’s Harbor, Slip 26, Redwood City. (415) 364-4284.

40-FT COAST GUARD UTILITY BOAT, 1959.

City of Alameda Fire/Rescue boat, steel hull, twin 6-71 GM diesel engines. For sale by sealed bit, as is/where is at 2 pm, Jun 15,1992. Minimum bid $1,000. Contact Deputy Fire Chief Paul Bameigh (510)748-4601 for inspection visit. Forbid package, contact Tom Jarosz, Purchasing Agent, 2264 Santa Clara Ave„ Alameda, CA 94501. (510) 748-4562.

32- FT PIVER TRIMARAN. Pilothouse, wheel steering, inboard Yanmar diesel, solar panels, swimstep & much more. Needs mast. Call (707) 829-3428 for full info. Must sell (or trade?).

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1984 CUSTOM HOBIE 18. Used very little & well cared for. Everything is in excellent condition.

White hull w/rainbow sails. Lots of polished aluminum. Too many extras to list. $4,000. Call Greg (510) 582-3872.

33.5 RHODES WINDWARD SLOOP cruiser/ racer. Custom built 1959 Alameda Boat Works “wood" construction. Professionally maintained Stone Boat Works. Owned 23 years. Sleeps 4, galley, enclosed head, many extras. Mint condition. $22,500. (510)339-0496.

37-FT PIVER LODESTAR TRIMARAN. Professionally built in Australia, located in Morro Bay, CA. $14,500 b/o. Call (805) 772-3898, (805) 773-4158.

23-FT ANGLEMAN, gaff rigged, sloop, mahog. over oak, teak decks, 6-ft headroom, V-berth, head, frig., stove, Albin F/W diesel, 50 gal. SS tanks, shorepower, dual batteries/charger, autobilge pumps, Loran, RDF, compass, AP, DS. $23,000 b/o. (408)281-1805.

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PARTNERSHIPS TIMESHARE 37-FT WATKINS center cockpit ocean cruising sloop. Similarto Morgan 38. Very spacious & beautiful cabin w/2 private staterooms, 6.5-ft headroom. Roller furled, Perkins diesel, Autohelm, Berkeley upwind berth. 1 week/ month. $250/month. (510) 376-0266.

PARTNER(S) WANTED. 1973 Ericson 35, recent Yanmar diesel, Harken roller furling, new full-battened main, lots of extra sails including spinnakers, spinnakergear, refrigeration, SatNav, Loran & other assorted gear. Boat was overall winner in '87 Catalina Race & did the last West Marine Pacific Cup. Looking for 3rd or 4th partner. Must be experienced sailors & fiscally responsible. Call Mitch (415) 383-8200.

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HUNTER 31. Berthed at South Beach harbor.

Only $150/month provides usage for 1 weekend day & 2 weekdays per month. 2 month security deposit required. For details, call Steve (415) 572-9300 (wkdays).

CAL 291/2 INTEREST FOR SALE. Berthed in Alameda, this is the 2 double stateroom/2 head layout. Buy-in negotiable, $500 monthly. (510) 483-5843 (Iv msg).

EXTRA INCOME FROM YOUR BOAT?. X-charter skipper, USCG 6 pak, 26,000 bluewater miles, looking for clean 26-36-ft boat for charter/lease for relaxed sailing 1 -2 Sundays/month+weeknights.

S.F. or N. Peninsula berth preferred. Call (415) 322-7908.

PARTNER WANTED FOR 1/2 OWNERSHIP of O'Day 27 sailboat. Yanmar diesel rebuilt 1991.

Boat is very clean. $5,900 buts half interest Expenses will be split 50/50. Call Bianchi (415) 765-8203 (w), 664-5391 (h).

1/3 SHARE OF PRISTINE CAL 2-29 30-ft sloop, berthed at Berkeley marina. Fantastic partners, diesel, 2 jib sails, full instrumentation, fully equipped galley, white w/blue trim, recently surveyed w/ documentation. Asking $7,000. Call Kevin (510) 778-4130.

1983 ERICSON 35+. Sleek, well-equipped & maintained. Emeryville berth. Offering 1/2 partnership or timeshare/lease at $300/month for 1 week & 1 Sunday/month use. Phil (408) 377-7951 (call after June 12).

40-FT ISLANDER SLOOP. Peterson design racer/ cruiser. Sausalito berth. Partnerships available.

Cali for details. (415)348-2275.

TRADE MOORE 30 w/lrailer. Sale or trade. Call (916) 583-9420.

WILL TRADE 40 ACRES improved wilderness land in Trinity Co. &/or cash for ocean voyaging size cat (415)885-7291.

HAVE SAN DIEGO DUPLEX, $100,000 equity, want 35-43-ft cruiser. Pref ketch/yawl. Call (206 720-2902.

REAL ESTATE, single-family low leverage, high position income, Sacramento, trade for 34-45 glass or steel sloop or cutter sail. Price range $20,000 or will pay cash if flexible on price. Call Bill Crosby (916) 635-7447 (Iv msg).

PEUGEOT 1987 505 TURBO. Loaded w/ALB brakes, A/C, tape, sound & power. 5-speed in overall great shape. Blue book at $8,500. Trade for sailboat or equivalent value, negotiable. Prefer fiberglass, well-maintained sloop. Call (510) 237-2099 (days), (415) 454-5471 (eves). ELOF. WANTED: 50-70-FTSTEELORaluminumyacht.

(Ideal: Deerfoot). Exchange for residential real estate. 3 houses in Oceanside, California, 3 incredible acres w/cottage, 1 medium-size house in Kauai, Hawaii. Tradevalue$100,000to400,000.

Call John Powell (310) 457-8621.

CUSTOM, 2-STORY, 3-BEDROOM. 2-bath, cedar home w/1,200 sq. ft shop on 5 acres (lots of pines) in sunny southern Oregon. $105,000. Will consider trade up to $30,000 for 3540-ft cruising sailboat. (503)533-2269.

NEWPORT 20. Berkeley berth, 1/3 partnership interest Fast,weatherly, stiff & ready to sail.

Recently replaced sails. Set up for overnight sails w/2 cabins & head. Friendly, easy-going, flexible partnership. $1,200 plus $50/month dues. (415) 738-0355.

10ACRES,SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY,near Lake San Antonio. Country area of nice ranch homes. Beautiful views. Value $70,000, equity $35,000 trade for cruising sailboat. Can adjust up w/some cash or down by carrying back a second.

(904)471-7134.

PETERSON 30 SLOOP. 1/3 ownership, 1/2 upkeep. Berthed S.F. Marina, excellent condition, new furling jib, diesel, radio/telephone, new cushions, low maintenance. $7,500. (415)434-5534 (days), (415) 334-5884 (eves/wkends).

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CAL 29. 1/3 partnership, $3,000 b/o plus $150/ month covers all expenses. Great condition, fully equipped to race/cruise. Gordon (415) 661-3129.

RANGER 23. S.F. Marina berth. $1,500 total buy-in & low monthly expense share. Call Glen (415) 922-5231 (h), (415) 291-3702 (w).

MACGREGOR 65 PARTNERSHIP WANTED. I am a professional male looking to buy into a MacGregor 65. I am very responsible & knowledgeable (15 years sailing). I am able & willing to do maintenance & share all costs. Call Bill (510) 745-6105.

BOATS WANTED. Fisher 37 PH, any shape, working or not. (510) 5364044, P.O. Box 4181, San Leandro, CA 94579.

INTL110. Have a 110 hiding in your garage?

Nostalgic 110 sailor looking for boats/interested owners to rejuvenate a fleet. Call John Huff (312) 606-0700 or A.C. Johnston (415) 813-5610.

TAYANA condition. price, to: Kaneohe,

42. Late model, low time, like new Send specifications, photo if available, Kenneth White, 47-379 Lulani St., HI 96744.

HELPI The Cal Sailing Club needs Laser Hulls.

Great write-off for next year’s taxes. Call Sol Shumsky 644-1482. We're also selling several hulls (Rhodes 19, Lido 14, Contender) & an inflatable.

PROFESSIONAL COUPLE wants to lease/timeshare a 28-30-ft sailboat for use several weekends/month for Bay sailing. Prefer Alameda or San Leandro berth. (510) 828-6283 (after 6 pm).

YANMAR 3 HM MONITOR WINDVANE. Bruce anchors 33 & 44. (510) 236-5716 (eves).

SEEKING EXPERIENCE. 34 months living aboard priorto purchaseof own boat in fall. Would like 32+sailboat willdomaintenance/rent? Sailing privileges not mandatory. Nonsmoking female/medical professional. Will accommodate owner’s use. Will maintain apt. Call Jene§ (415) 9224244.

SU KNOTMETERtransducerbyStandard. Need the working transducer &/or the entire unit. Call Dave (707) 894-3854.

INBOARD FOR 27-FT SLOOP for complete changeover from o/b. Trade low hour 9.9 Johnson longshaft, elec, start, or cash. Gas or diesel, basket case, even consider OMC sail drive. (209) 477-8961 (Iv msg).

LET YOUR SAILBOAT EARN MONEY. Experienced sailor/mechanical engineer & previous owner seeks 28-ft+ sailboat for private charter 3 or more times/month, willing to negotiate cash monthly fee & perform light maintenance/upkeep.

Call Joe (415) 239-8130.

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TRAILER WANTED to rent for 30-ft ultralight w/ 5.5-ft draft in month of July. (510) 658-8806 (eves).

45# COR ANCHOR WANTED. Please call Martin (510) 791-3337.

CASH FOR 3040-FT sloop or cutter glass or steel. Large cabin, average condition. Flexible on price & below NACA & BUC Book. Also have real estate in Sacramento, CA, residential, to trade.

High positive income. Call Bill (916) 635-7447.

MONITOR WINDVANE, weatherfax, ICOM-M700 w/auto antenna tuner, 6-man Switlik offshore liferaft (408)438-2077.

CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO SAILING CLUB would like your boat. We are starving students who love to sail. Please help us w/your tax deductible donation. Call Ross (805) 5414729 or John (805) 545-7814.

BOATS FOR CHARTER SAN JUAN/GULF ISLAND CRUISING! 1992 Island Gypsy 32 aft cabin trawler. Comfortably equipped, efficient, diesel cruiser. $1,250/$1650/ week. Prime time available! (206) 676-1340, Fax (206) 676-1346 (Bellingham, WA).

COSTA RICA WEEK. $115/day/person. 75-ft motorsailer, 26-ft sportfishers, hotel & meals. MidJune to November bookings at this rate. Minimum 2 couples, max 5 couples. We pick up at airport & deliver to hotel on Gulf Nicoya on Saturdays. Bay area (415) 454-1770, fax 986-5882. Costa Rica (506)61 1555. Fish, sail, explore on this inclusive package.

PUGET SOUNDTOBRIT1SH COLUMBIA. Cruise a C&C 35 equipped to sail these sheltered waters in comfort & safety aboard Hanalei, a first rate non-smokers boat Call now for more information.

(800)484-9499, code 2202.

SAIL SAN JUAN ISLANDS, Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, Princess Louisa Inlet, Chatter Box Falls. See it all. Co-charter 70-ft sloop. Call John (510) 234-2152 (Iv msg).

USED GEAR THE BEST SSB IN THE WORLD: ICOMM700 SSB w/AT 120 fully automatic tuner. Perfect condition. Lists for $3,150. Moved to Chicago & don’t need. Sell for $1,500 b/o. Call Jim Schrager (219)232-2201.

USED PORTABLE DIVE COMPRESSOR to rent orto purchase. (415) 964-4134 (days).

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Bay Breeze Charters seeks well-maintained sailboats, 2944'.

We do all the work, you earn tax deductible $$ Nan Sandusky (510) 5274298

Come on down! The water is great! Sail with Captain Gene & Judy on Cam, a 48-ft Soverel ketch all-inclusive crewed charter at a special discount.

From $829 p/p per week (w/4).

Call (800) 4224663, ext. 400. Ask for our brochure.

CHARTER THE SAN JUANS OUR CHARTERS START WHERE THE OTHERS LEAVE OFF) Start your cruise in Friday Harbor. Power & Sail 3045 feet 'SAIrS' CHARTERS NORTHWEST (206) 378-7196 P.O. BOX 915, FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 SAIL BRITISH COLUMBIA. Anchor in a Northwest cove, sail the straits of Georgia, dine on fresh crab & native oysters. Hike a manzanita jhore, awe the abundant wildlife. Join my vessel & me for educational sailing & wildlife expeditions of the highest quality.

Develop your sailing competency & discover the majesty of British Columbia.

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CATAMARAN TO 45-FT for cruising. Any condition. Have California & Hawaii real estate for trade & cash to $80,000. (808)965-8581.

SAIL ALASKA Cruise the Southeast Alaska Wilderness Bareboat and Skippered Charters. Gene Buchholz, Captain Waltzing Bear Sail Charters (907) 747-3608 4600 Halibut Pt. Rd„ Sitka, AK 99835

SAIL THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS CHARTER A PASSPORT 40 SAILBOAT Fast, comfortable 40-ft sloop is sparkling dean. Equipment includes dinghy, dodger, full instrumentation, roller-furling headsail, two private staterooms, head w/shower, refrigeration, VHF, stereo, propane stove w/oven, and much more. Call George or Joan (206) 821-1208.

CHANNEL ISLANDS CHARTERS KAYAK TOURS OR BAREBOAT (805) 382-1972

WATERMAKER, 150/300 GPD, 12v or direct drive, unit in frame Aw automatic controls & gauges, exc. condition, manual, chemicals, etc. $2,100 b/ o. Hull High Seas SSB, 12 Ch Xtal, solid state w/ tuner, $350 b/o, shipmate SatNav, factory tuned, exc. cond., $550 b/o. (310) 399-7267.

ANCHOR WINDLASS, Simpson Lawrence model #SL9555 w/rope/chain, gypsy, 3/8’ chain, 5/8' rope. Also includes cover & handle, in good condition. Sells for $1,295 in the West Marine catalogs. $500 b/o. (415)365-9043.

JOHNSON 15 HP LONGSHAFT O/B w/elec. start. Just tuned, starts on first try, runs great. $700 b/o or trade for 5 hp to 8 hp longshaft o/b in good condition. (510)671-7235.

STOVES, 3-BURNER w/oven, 1 alcohol w/tank, $75,1 propane, $175, both brown. SSwatertank, $25,20 gal. 10-ft sailing dinghy, never in water, foam core, $600 b/o. (415)453-1655.

SPINNAKER FROM RANGER 33. Tri-rad, luff about 38-ft, like new, $795. Jib from Catalina 34 (110%), luff about 42-ft, excellent conditions, $575.

Francesco (415) 753-6905 (eves), (510) 655-6456 (days).

SAILS FOR SALE. Brand new main, P = 35, E= 11, will fit Ericson 28 or similar, $550. Cruising spin., J = 10.75-ft, I = 30-ft w/sock, will fit 25-27-ft boat, $450. (415) 366-3597.

USED GEAR. 13’x 9'Martec folding prop. 17" Martec 2-blade feathering prop. Used genoa 34'6" luff, leech 31'2’, foot 17, LP 15'6". Almost new: 1.5 oz. drifter 49'5" x 17’8’, 17 gal. bladder tank, IMI cassette stereo w/graphic equalizer, 3/8" proof coil 20', misc blocks. Danforth D 40 anchor.

Roger (510) 523-8773 (days), (510) 352-5302 (eves).

SEXTANT-CASSENS&PLATH. Top of the line Cassens & Plath sextant in wooden case. Purchased new, never used. Today's cost $1,200.

Will sell for $750. Call Ron (415) 331-8366.

HEAVY METAL. Pair barient #18 aluminum nonst winches, lightly used, 10 yrs. old, just lubed, $150. Martec folding prop hub, 1" bore, RH, 14 x 8 & 12 x 8 blades, excellent shape, $250. (415) 474-4081.

MARINE BATTERY CHARGER. Raritan model R 6012B-3. 12v, 60 amp, 3 bank. Fully atomic operation. Manual included. Cost new $455, used excellent condition, $220. (415) 346-1541.

3 BARIENT 18 2-SPEED WINCHES, $200 each.

New wire-rope halyard 3/16,7/16, $75. 2 26-ft jack lines, new 3/16,5/16, $75. 3 Nicro 3" cowl vents, $30 each. 2 wire-rope halyards 3/16,7/16, $35 each. Schaefer rope hitch, $50. Hardware, winch covers. (415) 325-9744.

VIGIL SHOREPOWER INVERTER, 1500 watts, $400. 65 lbs. Danforth, $140. Adler Barbour cold machine, $175. 1989 10-ft Zodiac, $450. (415) 358-8535 (lv msg).

HONDA O/B, 15 HP electric start longshaft, less than 3 hrs use. Showroom condition! Cost $2,500, asking $1,750. (510)684-9619. Second gas tank (also new), $25.

WINCHES, self-tailing, 2-speed, Harkens41. $395 each. (415) 347-1618 (eves or hr msg).

VOLVO MD-2, diesel - runs great, starter/gen. plus 75 amp alternator, raw water pump, fresh water cooled. Some extra parts. $900. Call Al (916)775-1588.

PISCES 40 (ISUZU). 40 hp diesel engine, excellent condition, 1,500 hrs., standard equip, for Fantasia 35. $1,100. (408)996-2045.

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1978 VOLVO PENTA. 6-cyl., diesel 130 hp, ADQ40A w/280 outdrive low hours, no corrosion, best offer. 2 available. (408)372-1882.

BAREBOAJ CHARTER. Gorgeous 36-ft Bristol sloop out of Sausalito. This boat has everything.

1 am seeking one individual only who has at least 2 years experience & is willing to commit $250/ month to have a fine yacht at your disposal. Don’t pay the high prices of sailing clubs to get an illmaintained & unloved yacht. Use it 2,3 or more times/month at no additional cost. No lessons, no learners, only experienced sailors need call. Call Paul (408) 988-5880.

TRAILER, 1981 ROADRUNNER, tandem axle, surge brakes, used for 28-ft sailboat. $1,900.

(415)892-5016.

NEW 60 HP ISUZU DIESEL, QD60, in factory crate, wire harness & gauges, freshwater cooled, $5,500. Used Borg Warner velvet drive transmission, 2:57-1, $750. $6,000 buys both. Great setup for 36-50-ft boat. (415) 345-5297.

NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR/GENERATOR system for sailboats. Electric propulsion system to replace gas system combined w/generator that changes from the free-wheeling of propeller in one unit. Will take solar assist in charging. Also some weight reduction. (415) 457-1081.

VOLVO MD6A w/control panel. Needs new crank.

Sell parts or take all for $450. (510) 532-9306 (lv msg).

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BAY AREA WOMEN ATTHE HELM (BAWATH), a lesbian beating club open to all women, invites boaters to join us for daysails, outings & other events. For information on upcoming sails call (415)431-4644, (510)525-6198.

1989 NISSAN 8 HP shortshaft o/b, only 50 hours w/fueltank. $800. (707)778-0685. Free Avon sportboat, needs work.

SAILS: 3/4 oz. spinnaker - 40-ft ketch, 46' x 27, seldom used, $600. Mizzen staysail, 3/4 oz„ $200. (510)215-0293.

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O/B 7.5 HP EVINRUDE L/Xw/charging unit. Low hours, must sell. $400 firm. Also 9-ft Avon raft w/ floorboard & o/b mounting bracket. Old but no leaks or patches. $300 b/o. Call Norman (415) 331-7275 (mornings).

NAVISTAR 2000SATNAV (never used/installed), $750. Used Headmate head, $40. CQR25,$195.

Bruce 22, $160. Lectrasan, $275. 2-burner, 110volt cooktop, $35. Want CQR 35 or 45, Bruce 33 or 44. (408) 289-9751 (eves or lv msg).

VOLVO MD2B DIESEL ENGINE in good condition w/bad trans, $1,000. Ideal manual windlass & 300-ft of 5/16 chain for $500. Fireplace, small bulkhead model, $100. Magna charcoal BBQ, $35. (408)243-1888.

SAYES RIG self-steering windvane, still in production & sell new for over $2,000. My price $800.

This rig has never been used. These vanes are very dependable & are in world wide use. Also, 550-watt inverter, $100. (415) 721-7845.

SURPLUS BOAT BOTTOM PAINT. Hard red vinyl anti-fouling paint. Mfg.Woolsey. 72% copper. Reg. price; $180/gal. My price $50/gal. Also black vinyl & other mfg. available. Ablading paint, 50% copper, $50/gal. Primer & other epoxies, $10/gal. Polyurethane, $20/gal. (415)588-4678.

CLUB NAUTIQUE LIFETIME unlimited sailing membership. Single membership, $2,200. Couple membership, $2,500. Family membership (2 adults & 2 kids under 19), $3,800.1992 dues paid in full.

Save, save. Best instructors, best boats, best activities, most fun, trips galore. (408) 377-1241.

ACHILLES 10-FT DINGHY. Hard floor, $700.

Avon Redcrest,$500. Tillermaster autopilot, $200.

Charts California, Mexico, to Panama, complete Caribbean. (415) 772-0400 (days), (510) 3391088 (eves).

CHARTS & CRUISING GUIDES purchased 1991 for cruise from San Francisco to Glacier Bay, Alaska for sale, half price. Mickey (310) 438-7522.

BERTHS & SLIPS ALAMEDA PRIVATE LIVEABOARD DOCK, 57ft. Comes w/office, patio, garden, washer, dryer.

Year lease or longer. $550/month & utilities. Call Don Libby (714) 380-8221.

FOR SALE OR RENT: 40 x 15-ft slip at Emery Cove Marin (near Oakland-Bay Bridge). Rent for $185/month or purchase for investment or personal use. Reasonable terms: assume, reft, or OWC. Modern facility. For details, call owner (805) 525-5600.

PIER 39 45-FT SUP, eastside. Close-in & wind protected. New shower, bath & lounge facilities.

Monthly secured parking, city views. Call Curtis (916) 969-8077. $350/month + utilities & parking.

CREW FIRST MATE, PERSONABLE has verifiable experience chartering to VIPson large power yachts, seeks position on large power/sail yacht making transit. Also an accomplished sailboat racer who takes initiative to get the job done. References available. (415) 567-6743 (msg).

LOST YOUR NUMBER. Michael, Herreschoff Bounty, 55-ft ketch in Sausalito. I am interested in Channel Islands for mid-July-? Ginny 571-8878, 342-9177, please give me a call.

WRITER WANTED for a summer cruise in the S. Caribbean on small Lyle Hess cutter. A lady who is into diving, sailing & adventure. I'm a charter yacht captain in the Virgin Islands. Formerly a pro photographer who wants to get back into it. If you have at least some experience in both sailing & writing, are confident, intelligent & like to stop & smell the roses of life, write to Gary Felton, do My Fair Lady, Flagship, Anchor Way, St Thomas, USVI 00802.

CREW AVAILABLE. Congenial, dependable, experienced 38 yr. old male wants to crew on 30ft+ boat located in S.F. or Marin County, for casual day sailing. Helpful w/maintenance. Available on weekends. (415) 388-8230 (pis lv msg).

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LICENSED CAPTAIN w/41-ft bluewater sailboat seeks trim lifemate who is intelligent, outgoing, adventurous, healthy, happy, secure, affectionate & ready to sail. We also do occasional charters.

I'm a WM, 49,5'9\ 162 lb., law degree, financially secure, who loves to sail & travel the world. Boat is located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Send letter & photo to my answering service, P.O. Box 65656, Lubbock, TX 79464, or call (800) 422-4663 xl 30 & Iv msg w/best time to call you back.

FIRST MATE WANTED: must like sailing, sand, SCUBA & sex. Must be under 40, female, fit & flexible. DWM, 42, entrepreneur, cruiser, nonracer, just moved 35-ft sloop to the area & wants to explore Bay & coast. Unless you or I win the lottery, we won’t be cruising the Pacific for a few years. You desire to sail is more important than knowledge & experience. I will teach if necessary.

An adventure is guaranteed. Call Dennis (415) 595-7337 (days).

2 EXPERIENCED, bluewater sailors seeking delivery or crew positions on large multihulls for winter of 92/93.40+, non-smokers ocean navigator. Write Alison, Box 1241, Ganges, British Columbia, VOS 1E0. or call (604) 537-4819.

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CREW POSITION WANTED. Australian male 28 yrs, seeking passage to Mexico, Central/South America, late July, AugusL September '92. Previous ocean voyage experience, mechanical & electrical skills, tools, references, first aid certificate. Glenn Hair, 9263 SW Brier PL, PT, Oregon 97219,(503)245-6626.

COYOTE POINT YACHT CLUB Youth Sailing's Annual Boaters Swapmeet & Open House, Saturday, June 6th at Coyote Point Yacht Club. 0700 to 1200. Come join in the fun & excitement of searching through thousands of items to find those long sought treasures. To reserve a stall or for information call Craig Lugo (415) 572-9374 (recorder).

FEMALE SOUGHT for Delta/Bay 27-footer. Stockton skipper, 40s, looking for companion to daysail at start. I may be in the Bay 1-2 weeks July/ August, otherwise here after June 10 w/weekends free. Call Jack (209) 476-9417.

HANDSOME SWM SAILOR, 42, seeks exceptional partner for long term bluewater adventure.

Offshore sailing experience helpful, curiosity, an open mind, & a great sense of humor required.

Adjectives we share: bright, masculine, confident, independent, adventuresome, easy-going, personable, healthy, balanced, financially & emotionally stable. No clones, tobacco or dogma.

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DO YOU WANT TO SAIL? Male/female crew members needed to help exercise my Hunter 30.

Experience is not necessary. Seniors are especially welcome. Last summer crew members are welcome back. Call Bob (209) 795-7259.

KIWI 26, seeks cruising yacht Sept, Oct going to Mexico, Central America, South Pacific, etc. Great cook, willing to help overhaul, non-smoker, general experience lasers, NZcoast, Monterey Bay & very keen. Simon, 418 Walnut, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (408) 457-8963.

SUBSTITUTE CREWthat can drive DWavailable for Pacific Cup. I have good downwind experience, quick trauma control & an even-keel personality (references available). If you need a lor real" last-minute replacement, call 852-9960.

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Michael Durland, P.O. Box 203, Deer Harbor, WA 98243, (206) 376-4056.

TIRED OF WORKING 9T05? 2 persons needed to run sail charter business. Small investment required. Must be in good physical condition & like toworkw/people. Sailing & business experience desired. Call John (510) 526-2128.

HELP WANTED DEUTSCH UNLIMITED. Yacht-hyper auto FI, AA/F funny, AA/F hydro, hyper fighter ACFT. Elm repairs, Elm sys., hardware installation, assembly, builder, consultant & home repairs. Strong 16+ yrs of solid achievements. (510) 783-3862 Red. Business opportunity for partner in business wanted.

SALESMAN WANTED. Qualified yacht salesman for our sailboats, full time including weekends & wanting long-term commitment. Excellent location & opportunity. Send resume to Premier Yachts, 3300 Powell, Ste. 8, Emeryville, CA 94608.

YACHT DELIVERY ASSISTANT. Will assist as skipper/navigator, crew to anywhere. Cheap alternative to hiring a solo skipper. More fun & challenging than giving the keys to a stranger & waving goodbye. Short notice OK. Call Doug (510) 531-2404 (days/eves).

1,000 SQ FT RETAIL/SHOP located at McAvoy Yacht Harbor in Pittsburg, prefer boat related.

Greatfor ayacht broker, overlooking berths (available at reasonable rates). $500/month. (510) 458-2568.

STARBUCK, California's first 24-knot ocean-going cutter, ready to race or cruise. Petite 30-ft Stunning sails, superb condition, sailmaker maintained. Video. $14,000. (510) 523-9011 (Alameda).

TARTAN30. Heavily-built fiberglass Sparkman & Stephens design. An excellent sailing boat w/ interior modified for liveaboard/cruising. Twice the usual stowage, shorepower, refrigerator & microwave, propane stove w/grill. 10 hp o/b. $22,000. Call John (510) 652-0684.

PACIFIC CUP DEUVERY SKIPPER available.

Professional, licensed, experienced, reasonable rates. We brought back the TransPac winner Chance & now we're prepared to bring yours back clean & ready to go again. Jim (415) 365-8686.

WYUE34.1979. Leading Edge. Excellent racer/ cruiser IOR, PHRF & IMS certificates. Loran, VHF, stereo, propane stove/oven. Sleeps 6. Hull, rig & sails in very good condition. Diesel engine. $28,000. (415)457-0613. WII take smaller boat in trade.

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53-FT ROBERTS FIBERGLASS HULL Including complete set of blueprints & patterns. Excellent condition. $3,900. (209)357-1956.

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27. FG cruise ready, Mexico vet. Recent epoxy bottom, Awlgrip topsides, exhaust system, new in 1986: Westerbeke 2 cyl. dsl, Loran C, shrouds, Forespar club jib/rig, traveller, 4 cruising sails, 6 total. Can deliver, trailer. $14,900 b/o. (415)331-7576.

CATALINA36,1987. Excellentcondition. Loaded: radar, KM, DS, WP, WS, ICOM VHF, Autohelm, dodger, roller furling, full battened main, 2 head sails, Spacreek charging system, upgraded batteries. $68,000. I'll trade in for larger, bluewater cruiser. (209)727-3365. , C&C 30,88/89. Furuno radar, Raytheon Loran, VHF, Datamarine K&D, Autohelm4000, windvane autopilot, 8 winches, 6 sails, spinnaker pole, anchors, more. $55,000. (415)518-8115.

COLUMBIA 34. Forced sale of a beautifullymaintained, studio apartment-sized sloop. Sails very & cruise ready. Virtually all upgraded equipment including rigging, sanitation system, Loran, dodger, etc. Sacrifice at $23,000 h/o. Call Larry (415)285-1078,695-0777.

CUSTOM PETERSON 31 • PRICE REDUCED. Professional-built 1977 fiberglass sloop. Sleeps 6. Wood interior, diesel engine rebuilt 11/91.

Epoxy bottom 6/19, Loran, VHF, wind & depth instrumentation, 3 compasses, propane stove, anchor, porta-potti, full sails. Now $13,000. (707) 584-0311.

10-FT CHAISSON DORY TENDER. Brunzyeel/ mahog. new & very elegant. 13-ft chamberlain dory, glass/mahog., new. (415)323-3887.

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BUILT m CONSTANT CAMBER! JohnMarples design 40-ft trimaran. I have the mold, vacuum pump w/motor/timer, bag liner & custom fitted vinyl bag. A superb construction method, easy & fasL $500 takes it all. (916)991-7584.

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RIGGER NEEDED for “hands-on" management of established rigging business. Excellent opportunity - lease/sale negotiable. Experienced applicants only call (510) 233-4838.

UFERAFT. 20-man in cannister. Lightly used. $4,750 b/o. For details, call Bill (510) 865-5220.

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23-FT MERIT WIND KEEL w/trailer. Always drydock, sailed only 5 times. 3 sails, lines lead aft stowaway galley. Only $6,900. (510)769-1628.

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Asking 859,500.

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34’ PEARSON 1984 diesel sloop.

Wheel, sleeps six. new dodger, new epoxy bottom, very clean. Asking S68.000.

Just back from South Pacific and ready to go again. Clean.

Asking S71,500.

31' BERTRAM FLYBRIDGE .90.000

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Roller furling jib, inside steering.

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Well equipped cruising veteran.

Strong, cfean and comfortable.

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Diesel, full keel ocean cruiser.

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BEACHCRAFT.... '83, ski..4,950 INVADER.'86, like new, tdr .11,990 CENTURY.V/8, trailer..6,999 SEARAY SUNDANCER...'83 w/trlr..27,950 SEARAYSUNDANCER '85. .24,900 TROJAN.super deon..18,950 CHRIS CRAFT.... Consteilotion. ....INQUIRE CHRIS CRAFT..89,500

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62* MOTORSMER, '65. S&S/Minneford.

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Bay Area Rx. considered.

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70'VAN DAM Holland steel custom ketch motorsailer 6 staterooms, 4 heads. ideal for elegant charter and unlimited cruising $369,000.

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3 staterooms w/aft master cabin, two heads. Total accommodations for 10. Fully equipped. Best priced Passport 51 on the market at $259,000.

65' ALUMINUM SPARKMAN & STEPHENS MS built by Derektor in '68.

180 hp GM dsl. Full rig and sails. In excellent condition, ready to go anywhere. $325,000.

59'HINCKLEY, 1984.

Electric stowaway.

Professional ly maintained 1 /2 replacement value.

BREWER 44 KETCH, 1985 Perkins 4-236.

Roomy, bright cruiser/liveaboard.

Priced to sell $112,000.

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Pilothouse Schooner, 1974

28' Newport, 1978

by Cunningham (US).

75’x56'xl6.5'x7.5’, 3304 cat, large accommodations. Our Harbor.

Owners repo. Very clean. Diesel.

Sailaway 513,500. Our docks.

SOLD 7,500

SOLD 30,000 20,000 SOLD SOU)

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ERICSON 85 BRANDRIFF 82

VERY CLEAN. INBOARD 29,000 24,000 CUSTOM BUILT WOOO/FBRGLASS, WESTERBEKE52,000 35,000

Unless otherwise stated, all boats ore located in our storage yard, or a our docks at Mariner Square in Alameda.

Call i you need deediaro to our office. (510) 525-8502 _ flhe data temished is bettered to be correct but not guaranteed.)

40' Classic Garden Ketch

36' Freedom Sloop, 1986

in mint condition. Diesel. Has S.F. berth. In top condition.

Bristol, novice friendly. V + double, diesel, spinnaker, electronics +.

[“please call to obtain latest release andcurrent bidIforourpowerTI SAIL AND HOUSEBOATS. FILL OUT THE COUPON BELOW AND WE WILL CONTACT 1 | YOU WHEN WE OBTAIN USTINGS THAT FIT YOUR REQUIREMENTS. NAME_ ADDRESS .

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40' Cutter Motorsailer, 1982

52' Irwin Ketch, 1984

2 staterooms, 190 hours on Volvo 6 cyl. Full sail inventory. Like new dinghy. Our Harbor. $87,000.

Center cockpit. 3 staterooms.

Generator and radar. Bristol.

Our Harbor. Asking $245,000.

[ Type: (Fish/ Cruise/ Race etc.).

Send to: REPO HOTLINE 2415 Mariner Square Dr., Alameda, CA 94501

SUPERIOR

42' Californian, 1986

50' Pilothouse Ocean, 1982

2 queens, a/c, twin Crusaders with gen. Opportunity at $185,000.

3 staterooms, best on West Coast.

Equipped to cruise.

YACHT SALES LH 46' "All Weather" Passagemaker.

Magnificent design & execution. Call.

48' Californian, 1984

38' Bayliner Flybridge, 1983

3 stateroom, cats, a/c, loaded with electronics. Our docks.

Twin diesel, gen., a/c. Dead sharp!

Our harbor.

52' Custom Kha Shing, 1985

48' Custom Camarque Yachtfish,

Four staterooms, a/c, color rader, "her" galley. Our docks.

1990.375 cats. Simply loaded.

Must see at our harbor.

Nozu ~ 2 Locations to Serve Yon! South Beach Harbor in San Francisco Call (415) 543-2650 Embarcadero Cove in Oakland Call (510) 534-9492

43' AMPHITRITE. Cruiser's dream boat,

L‘autre Femme. page 187

SAIL 23' Aquarius, 75 hp.$ 3,950 27 C.S., diesel.$19,000 27 Cal 2-27, diesel.Call 30' Pearson, Atomic 4.$22,900 30’ Rawson Sloop.$16,500 31' Pacific S^acraft Cutter.Offers 32' Ericson, diesel, wheel.$50,000 32’ Columbia Sabre, classic.$ 6,400 41’ Islander Freeport, all roller furl ....$95,000 43' Amphitrite Ketch.Offers 43' Hans Christian Ketch.$134,500 45' Steel Ketch 70%.$24,000 POWER 228 Wellcraft, twins.$19,500 248 Wellcraft, single IO.$21,500

33' Trojan 10 Meter, 1983

36’ Tiara S-2,1989

350 Crusaders/400 hours.

Queen + 2, a/c, sharp boat

Rolls Royce quality. Queen, radar, a/c, loaded and see at our docks.

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51' Baltic, 1981

Very light use. rigged for short handed sailing, beautiful.

Complete racing & cruising Inventory. 4 S/Rs, full electronics.

Milt Fleischer 334 Tideway Dr. Alameda, CA 94501

Work: 415/541-4982 Res: 510/521-5081 NAME: KISITU TYPE: PEARSON 40' YEAR: 1979 LOA: 39'11H LWL: 31’3" N BEAM: 12'6" DRAFT: 4'6"UP/10'6"DN DISPLACEMENT: 22,800# BALLAST: 12,200# CONSTRUCTION: FIBERGLASS RIG: SLOOP STEERING: WHEEL KEEL: CENTERBOARD RUDDER: SKEG BUILDER: PEARSON DESIGNER: SHAW WATER: 100 gals in 2 fiberglass tanks FUEL: 45 gals in 1 steel tank ENGINE: Westerbeke 4 cyl, fresh water cooled, 50 hp diesel N

w/2 blade .75 GPH cruises at 6 kt; 7 kt max

NAVIGATION & ELECTRONICS: Signet DS, KT, log, RDF, 57' Swan

42' Brewer, 1984

Absolutely the finest Swan 57 afloat anywhere.

Roomy center cockpit cruiser, aft cabin, great family boat.

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windpoint/speed, Tl VHF, autopilot, Intech SSB, Tl Loran, compass ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 212V batteries, shorepower w/cord GROUND TACKLE: 2 Danforth 20# anchors each w/50' chain & 300' line

Appraised Value $84,500 ~ Asking $75,0001 Owner will carry loan or trade-ins considered "

33’ Moody Pilothouse Motorsailer 1991.

2 stations, all furling sails, large interior, as new.

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58' Alden Boothbay Ketch

44' Lager, 1990 Ladd design, outstanding quality, race, cruise, aft cabin, teak decks. Loaded.

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32' CUPPER Ska* 76 >.

33' PEARSON Sloop, 75.

36’ PEARSON Cutter,'82 38‘ CHEOY LEE Sloop, 78 43* CtC IAN0EAU, *85 .

$ 19,500 $ 10,500 $ 29,995 $ 78,000 $ 59,500 $ 44,500 $129,500

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/ 36' Islander, 1975

40' Garden Ketch, 1968

Original owner, equipped for cruising, great Bay Area boat.

Bristol condition, double plus 2 single berths, diesel, 60' SF Marina berth.

Oyster Cove Marina, So, San Francisco

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43' CHEOY LEE MS, 1984. Impeccably maintained. Cruise ready. 3 gorgeous staterooms, large main salon. Amolorsailer that really sails!

New Zealand built, U.S. documented, hand-laid fiberglass, full keel, tfiis offshore vet is loaded, incl. radar, SalNav, Ham set, walermaker, windvane. At our docks. Reduced lo $79,500.

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36' ISLANDER Islanders most popular model. Great interior layout. Three to choose from, all wilh dsl aux and loaded w/gear. From $40,000.

35' HUGHES

Canadian built, an excellent offshore performer. Dsl aux., recent houl and survey, new bottom and hull paint. At our docks.

Reduced to $39,500.

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HANS CHRISTIAN 38T Whole vrakh from her crows nest! Cutter rig, windvune, AP, radar, SalNav, Loran, GPS, SSB, VHF, Ham radio, Tea leaves (good mama) and dodger and you. $125,000.

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RHODES MOTORSAILER, *76_.$119,000

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SAIL - PARTIAL LIST 51'PASSPORT.$299,000 48' MAPLELEAF CUTTER.$ 98,000 45' JEANNEAU, OPEN TO TRADES, BOAT/REAL ESTATE.$175,000 44' NAUT1CAT, 1980 FROM FINLAND, PILOTHOUSE KETCH.$160,000

$72,000

44' CUTTER, MASTER MARINER WINNER.$ 40,000

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44' HARDEN KETCH. PRICED REDUCED. AT OUR DOCKS.$ 98,500

PETERSON, '76, fun!..

..$19,500

32' ERICSON, DIESEL, DODGER/ROLL-FURL/LORAN, LOADED.$ 27,000

33'

ROUGKWATER, 76....

.$39,000

31’ SEA ISLAND SLOOP, MASTER MARINER WINNER, AT OUR DOCKS.$ 17,500

30'

BABA, tiller, '83_

.$63,000

23’ SAN JUAN, CENTERBOARD SLOOP, GREAT FOR LAKES.S

7,500

30'

YANKEE SPARKMAN 8, STEPHENS.._

.$28,000

23' BEAR, FULL COVER, NEW KEEL BOITS/BOTTOM. AT OUR DOCKS.$

3,500

24' r CtC, dean_

.$10,900

POWER - PARTIAL LIST 70'FANTAIL CLASSIC.TRY $ 90,000

Abo Power listings

55' BLUEWATER COASTAL CRUISER 1988.$275,000

NEW LOCATION IN GRAND MARINA COMPLEX;

52' LAKE UNION CLASSIC.$ 95,000

2051 Grand Street, Alameda. CA 94501

52' HACKERCRAFT RESTORED TO BETTER THAN NEW.$150,000 43' STEPHENS CLASSIC, TWIN DIESEL, SAUSALITO BERTH.$ 25,000/OFFERS

(510) 521-5636 Fax (510) 521-1154

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31' UNIFLITE 31'UNIFLITE Dual steering stations, twin fresh mains, new bottom jab 8 praps, refurnished interior, S.F. Marina berth included. $23,000.

33'

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26'RANGER Popular active Bay fleet. Mull design. New 8 np Nissan. At our docks. ASKING $6,000

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3T CUSTOM P.H. CRUISER. 1985 Xanadu is right here. Meticulous attention to detaS by Professorial seaman owner. A must see for the serious cruiser. $137,500.

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•38T HANS CHRISTIAN, '86_

35'

Great family sailer. Recent upgrades interior and exterior clean up. Well equipped. At our docks. ASKING $6,500.

.$67,000

CHEOY 1EE KETCH, '77_-.575,000

37'

27' BRISTOL

_..$149,750

CHEOY LEE,'80.

•37'

Excellent custom interior.

Loaded w/qualily gear incl. dodger, AP, four headsails. Sausalito berth. ASKING $45,000.

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41’

HANS CHRISTIAN MKII _

32' WESTSAIL

-5250,000

4V *38'

36* C&C, 1981 Performance cruiser. Practically showroom condition.

Simple and very s«et. Make a dale wilh the "Perfect 36"

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36' MARINE TRADER, AFT CABIN TRAWLER W/BRIDGE, CLEAN.$ 50,900 33’ TROJAN SPORT MACHINE.$98,000/OFFERS

PREMIER YACHT SALES

SAN FRANCISCO BAY 3300 Powell St., Suite 8 Emeryville, CA 94608 FAX 510.658.1635

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MAC DONALD YACHT

(510) 652-2109

Brokerage • Insurance • Management 1450 Harbor Island Drive San Deigo, California 92101

Coribbeon cruise.Veiy well maintained bluewoter cruiser. $65,000. Seller motivated!

SO' AMERICAN MARINE '62. Twin engine motoisciler, spacious and heavy duty. Gen set, radar.

Asking $72,000.

41' DOWNEAST MOTORSAILER '80. Twin

40' VALIANT PH loaded. Includes roller furiing

helm, hiding, mid cabin, epoxied. Asking $72,500.

main ond pb. $159,000. Ready to cruise!

34' NASSAU '86. Cruising cutter, just bock from

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45' COLUMBIA. Huge boat ot great savings.

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j 30' WILLARD. Back on the market, super condition pocket cruiser built and equipped to go anywhere. Crealock design. $39,500.

BROKERAGE OFFERINGS POWER $72 500

50' llENHWAMotoivoeht.'88. .$274,500

_$325,000

46' HERSHINE Trawler, T-240 Perk, '86. .$225,000

$75000

46' HERSHINE Trawler, T-275, '87. .$229,000

$185 000

42' CARVER Sedan, T-454 G, '87. .$175,000

, '80. _$72,000

42' GRAND BANKS Trawler, ID, '73. .$121,000

$89000

40' EICO Cabin Cnjiser, '48. .$35,000

.. $159,000

39' STINGER, Offsh/Roce, MOO Marc, '85... .$79,000

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27' ttl 2-27, New Diesel.

30' ENDEAVOURCAT. Arriving June. Call for details.

Base $85,950.

35' ERICSON, 1986. Club racer, coastal cruiser. 6 bags of sails, 3 anchors, Loran, VHF. Very clean.

Don't miss this one. $65,000.

36' ISLANDER FREEPORT. Popular Perry design. Great llveaboard/ cruiser. AP, epoxy bottom. Seller transferred and motivated. $64,900.

49' TRANSPAC. 3 stateroom layout. Great family bluewater cruiser.

AP, genset, radar, very motivated and flexible seller! Bring Offers!

32' GOLDEN STAR '86. Volvo diesel, 2 staterooms & heads, genset. Excellent! Coll! $39,500.

Fully equipped cruiser. Rdar, AP, furler, dodgers, inverter, liferaft, dinghy. Ready to turn around and go again. Plus epoxy bottom. $77,000! Arriving June 15th from Cabo!

32' ERKSON, Stoop. Unhr D, 72..

48' MAPLELEAF Canadian built offshore cruiser. Radar, AP, watermaker, genset, ftHI cockpit enclosure, holding plate ref/freezer, 5 yr. Caribbean vet. Go cruising now! $179,000.

diesel, engine, ready to enjoy this summer. $18,750.

LISTED TOO UTEFOR PICTURE- 37' GULFSTAR, 1977

SAIL

294-4545 Fax (619) 294-8694

.$69,000

38' GOLDEN GATE, Sedan, 1-200 Perk D,'85.. .$89,000

..$65,000

38' BAYUNER 3855, T-Heno Dsl, '88. .$120,000

_$19,500

34' CHB Golden Gate, $-120 Ed D, '81.

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.$39,500

33' EGG HBR, Spt Fish, 1-454. '82. .$84,000

9. .$21,500

29' 294 UTIIN, Cobn Cun, T-Metc 225 . .518,000

.. _$17,500

24' SUN 245, Cuddy, M 314Cxl g, '85. .$13,000

SAIL 30' Catalina.3 from 20,500 32' Allied, Seawind Ketch...49,900 32' Ericson.2 from 21,950 32' Westsail.2 from 51,500 32' Islander, Full Keel.Offers 33' Cheoy Lee Ketch.

47,000 34' Cal 3-34.35,000 34' Columbia.26,000 35' CT Ketch.39,900 35' Ericson, 1986, loaded.65,000 35' Piver Tri.29,000 36' Catalina.3 from 46,000 36’ Islander Freeport.64,900 40' Hans Christian Christina.

194,500 41' Morgan 01.Offers 41' Islander.72,000 42' CT, C/C, Mermaid.114,000 42' Tayana C/C, Back on the Market.117,000 43' Columbia.79,900 49' Transpac.Motivated - Offers 51' Formosa C/C.139,000 54' Hunter..

130,000 54' CT.169,000

& Let us sell your boat! & YOUR CAUFORNIA ENDEAVOUR REPRESENTATIVE,

Listings needed immediately!

WE USE BUC - NATIONAL EXPOSURE FOR YOUR BOAT

ENDEAVOUR CAT & 45'-68' C/C PERFORMANCE CRUISERS.

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Ballena Isle's calm, secure harbor is located in one of the Bay Area's safest locations. Our gold card security provides positive gate control to protect your boat and property. Full night time security patrol on premises also ensures your boat's safety. Call to reserve a safe home for your boat.

BALLENA ISLE MARINA ON I HE BAY

AN ALMAR MARINA

1150 BALLENA BOULEVARD ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA 94501

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CALL US FOR GOLD CARD SAVINGS AND YOUR FIRST MONTH IS FREE!

Nelson’s Marine The Boatowner's Boatyard

WOODWORK PROBLEMS? We have generations of experience.

CARL GODTFREDSEN

was born in Alameda and later raised around his father's boatyard in San Rafael. At that time they built boats, lots of wooden boats. Carl found himself, tools ]n hand, bending frames, fitting planks, laying decks and generally doing all facets of quality wooden boat building. Now years later after thousands of bluewater sailing miles and hundreds of repairs to wooden boats, Carl is applying his trademark talents at Nelson's Marine.

We pride ourselves on quality work and we know Carl continues that tradition.

For a firm written quote on your next wood repair give us a call.

NrIson’s Marine 2229 Clement Avenue Alameda, CA 94501

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MS IS back from a terrific spring watching America’s Cup races. Now we’re going racing, in the Metropolitan Yacht Club’s Catalina Race! We’d love to see you out there on the ocean and at the post-finish festivities and golf tourney.

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To join the best race south call Race Chairman John Moreau

(510) 486-5523

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