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HAPPY HOLIDAYS !

Ours has been a very good year. Thanks to our customers, our freinds and supporters. Here's hoping that the Holiday Season is all you expect it to be and that you and yours prosper in the new year. All the Best.

The Staff and Management of Grand Marina.

GRAND MARINA & MARINE CENTER, the finest in boat care and honieports.

offering: • Over 400 concrete berths 30 to 60 feet

BOATYARD & MARINE CENTER:

• Secured Gatehouses (key accessed only)

• 60 Ton TRAVEI.IFT

• Dockside Electrical (up to 50 A - 220 V)

• Haulout Facilities

• Cable TV & Telephone Services

• Electronics Sales

• Dry Storage

and Service

• Heated & tiled restrooms with

• Engine and

individual showers

Mechanical Repair

• Beautifully Landscaped with ample parking

• Machine Shop

• Full service Fuel Dock and Mini Mart

• Woodworking

• Sailboat & Powerboat Brokers on site

GRAND MARINA

Leasing Office Open Daily 2099 Grand Street, Alameda, CA 94501

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(510) 865-1200

GENTRY - ANDERSON

RIFFRAFF (Disreputable Persons) Photo: Pat Nakahara

When Erik Menzel and Julie Weiland bought their first boat, a Santana 22, in 1990, they were new to racing. They looked for a sailmaker with a reputation for quality, speed and support, and then began replacing sails one by one with new Pineapple sails.

Riffraff now has a complete inventory of Pineapple sails, and Erik and Julie have enjoyed the help they’ve received with sail trim, tuning, tactics, and tides and currents.

In 1991 they started developing their own reputations, winning in the Double-Handed Lightship, Plastic Classic, Gracie and George, and the Jack Frost Midwinters.

This year, racing with a newly designed Pineapple class tapper, Erik, Julie and regular crew A1 Germain, outsailed 24 other Santanas to win the YRA season championship.

Give us a call today — for quality sails and continuing support. Your reputation — and ours — is at stake!

We will be closed December 25 through January 1, 1993 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

(510) 444-4321 123 SECOND STREET, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94607

December, 1992

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ISLAND PACKET The only 44 on West Coast. This exceptional bluewater liveaboard cruiser has all the comfort, safety and features for the serious cruiser. You simply won't believe all the features and attention to detail on this superbly crafted yacht.

ISLANDPACKET yachts carry an exclusive 10/2 year warranty (10 year structural and blister warranty and 2 year warranty on all components).

ISLAND PACKET35 REGULARLY: $154,850 NOW: $147,540 One only at this price!

PACKET CAT 35 A stunning cruising cat that is totally unique.

Save $20,000 on the first boat to the Bay Area.

CALL FOR DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Buy any ISLAND PACKET 32* or larger before 12/15/92 and get a free Passage Maker Package: * Dodger * GPS

• Refrigeration * Wind machine

• 1COM VHF * Folding Prop

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$6,500 VALUE At PASSAGE YACHTS you can count on:

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Graphic Design: Colleen Copyright 1992 Latitude 38 Publishing Co.. Inc.

• the best quality boats on the market today

1220 Brickyard Cove Pt. Richmond, CA 94801

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• the best service on the West Coast (we can handle financing, insurance, commissioning and even sailing lessons.

Latitude 38 welcomes editorial contributions in the form of stories, anecdotes, photographs - anything but poems, please; we gotta draw the line somewhere. Articles with the best chance at publication must 1) pertain to a West Coast or universal sailing audience, 2) be accompanied by a variety of pertinent, in-focus black and white (preferable) or color prints with identification of all boats, situations and people therein; and 3) be legible. Anything you want back must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Submissions not accompanied by an SASE will not be returned. We also advise that you not send original photographs or negatives unless we specifically request them; copies will workjust fine. Notification time varies with ourworkload, but generally runs four to six weeks. Please don't contact us before then by phone or mail. Send all submissions to Latitude 38, P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966. For more specific information, requesfwriters' guidelines from the above address.

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PARTIAL LISTING 1 YAMAHA, dsl, 1984, go fast ....21,500 ' ISLAND PACKET, 1990 .- 55,000 ' ISLANDER, 1984.

24,900

'MOORE, 1985...-32,000 ' AIB1N BALLAD, 1978, extellent 24,000 ' DUF0UR, 1970, refurbished — 19,900 ' SANTANA, 1976, diesel......21,500

BENETEAU First 45f5

1 ISLAND PACKET, 1986 .69,000

TASWELL49. Impressively equipped in eluding bow thruster. Customized and elegant. Call for appointment. $449,000.

’ ERICS0N, 1976— make offers 24,000 ' VALIANT, 1977 epoxy bottom .45,000 ' ISLANDER, 1977.——.28,500 ’ WESTSAIL, 1979.52,500 ’APHRODITE, 1977.24,000 ' PEARSON, 1986 .-.65,900 ■WYLIE, 1980—.39,500

Designed by Bruce Farr and styled by Pininfarina, this wickedly fast and stable yacht is equally at home in the winner's circle of top level racing events or at far away anchorages for the cruising couple.

Available for immediate delivery.

‘ ISLAND PACKET, 1989.129,000 ' CHRIS CRAFT, 1963.2 from 29,900 ' NIAGARA, 1981 .— 59,500 ■ISLANDER, 1975.

43,000

' PEARSON, 1985...offers 85,000

BENETEAU 375.1985. Exceptionally clean performance cruiser. Traditional teak interior. Don't miss this one. $74,500.

' PASSPORT, 1988.

All BENETEAU yachts have a 10 year structural and blister warranty.

139,000

' FINNSAIIER Motorsailer, 1978 69,000 ' SABRE, 1988-.-.159,000

BENETEAU FIRST 35 s5

' ISLAND PACKET, 1989 .159,000 'MORGAN, 1979....61,000

REGULARLY: $107,000 NOW: $94,900 One Only - Don't Wait!

’ PASSPORT, 1987—.172,000 ’ BERMUDA, Hinckley, 1964—. 134,000 ’ MORGAN KETCH, 1979-.69,900 ’ CT KETCH.59,900 ’ HINCKLEY, 1965.— 120,000 ’PASSPORT, 1989.179,500 ’ NEIS0N-MAREK, 1982.

1983 ISLANDER 28. Excellent condition.

Great one-design starter boat. $24,900.

-59,900

’ C&C, 1984.-.114,500 ’ HINCKLEY, 1973.

285,000

' TASWEll, 1991 .449,000 ’ PASSPORT, 1990.395,000 ’MASON, 1984.

POWER 30' SEARAY, must sell.OFFERS 32' GRAND BANKS, wood, 1963 ... 40,000 34' CALIFORNIAN TRAWLER.56,500 36' TIARA OPEN.260,000 36' TIARA CONVERTIBLE, 1990.179,000 43' TIARA CONVERTIBLE, 1991.425,000 44' STRIKER, refurb. alum., 1972 195,000 52' BESTWAY.239,000

• BEHETEAU BROKERAGE • 31' BEHETEAU FIRST re«, '91 -.69,000 32' BEHETEAU FIRST, 1983 - 39,000 34" BEHETEAU FIRST 345, ’83 —79,000 34' BEHETEAU OCEANIS 350 2 69,000 137* BEHETEAU FIRST 37.5/85 — 74,500 42s BEHETEAU, FIRST 42 --129,000 43' MOORIMSS 432, ’87-140,000 j 45' BEHETEAU FIRST 4515, '91 239,000

1988 BENETEAU OCEANIS 350. Very popular, clean and well-equipped modern cruising boat from industry leader. $69,000.

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Passageyachts 1220 Brickyard Cove Rd. Pt. Richmond, CA 94801 1986 PEARSON 33. Quality construction and finish. Cruising interior, dodger, Loran, queen-sized aft quarter cabin. $65,900.

(510) 236-2633

All new cruiser by Bruce Farr with furling main and

325,000

' HINCKLEY SOU'WESTER, 1984 500,000

1989 PASSPORT 41. Bob Perry's masterpiece of function and beauty. Mint condition, furling, windlass. $179,500.

OCEANIS 440

loaded with quality features. A great value!

Your BENETEAU can earn income in our unique charter program which can cover up to 70% of the costs of boat ownership.

CALL FOR DETAILS!

£ 1220 Brickyard Cove Pt. Richmond, CA 94801

(510) 236-2633 Fax (510) 234-0118

At PASSAGE YACHTS you can count on: • .the best quality boats on the market today • the best service on the West Coast (we can handle financing, insurance, commissioning and even sailing lessons.

December, 1992

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30’ C & C 1971 Pride of ownership shows everywhere. WS/WP, Autopilot, Loran, New 12V panel and just plain lots of stuff. Great boat for fun times and Club Racing.

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29' RANGER.16,900 30’ BENFORD.24,500 Loaded w/gear, Great Value.

Recently Refurbished World Cruiser.

22' 22' 22' 23' 25' 25' 26' 26' 27'

27 27 27 28' 28' 28' 28’ 29' 29' 29' 30' 30’

33' 35'

CAPE DORY. .At our docks. .14,950 CAL w/trailer. .At our docks. .9,995 CATALINA, trailer,. .At our dorks. .6,900 MERIT, trailer, dealer demo.At our docks .6)900 CATALINA. .22,500 SEIDELMANN. .At our docks. .6,900 PEARSON. .At our docks. .8,500 CHRYSLER, trailer..At our docks. .11,850 DUFOUR. .At our docks. .13,900 CATALINA, inboard. .At our docks .... .9,900 ERICSON. .At our docks. .12,900 CAL III. .19,500 CAL 9.2. .At our docks. .28,500 CONTEST. .At our docks. Reduced 19,900 P (Folkboat) "woodie" .At our docks ... .7.800 CAL. .At our docks. .9,995 RANGER. .At our docks . .16,900 CAL. ...At our docks. ....2 from 16,900 ERICSON. .At our docks. .19,950 HUNTER, dsl. wheel. .At our docks. .24,500 BENFORD pocket cruiser.At our docks . .24)500 RANGER. At our docks. .24,000 PEARSON...At our docks..24)500

(510) 521-2010 2099

Grand Street, Alameda, Fax

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510-522-6198

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CA 94501

Latitude 3$ "we go where the wind blows" Publisher & Executive Editor.Richard Spindler, ext. Ill Co-Publisher.Kathleen McCarthy, ext. 101 Managing Editor.John Riise, ext.

Associate Editor.Rob Moore, ext.

Advertising.John Arndt, ext.

Advertising.Mitch Perkins, ext.

General Manager.Colleen Levine, ext.

Production.Mimi Atkinson, ext.

Production.Christine Weaver, ext.

Bookkeeping.,.Tina Dunne, ext.

P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 (415)383-8200 • Fax:(415)383-5816

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GRAND MARINA

521-1929

ALAMEDA

38' C & C LANDFALL 1979

41' SEA STAR PILOTHOUSE 1984

Cruiser/Racer for the yachtsman who believes in adventure.

Whether sailing the bay or reaching off to the South Pacific, the Landfall offers C & C performance with cruiser accommodations

World class cruiser with EXCELLENT sailing qualities and large skeg to protect the rudder. Generous accommodation plan with bright and airy compartments make this a desirable vessel for the discriminating yachtsman. Just Reduced to $79,900.

Asking a Reasonable $59,000.

BUC NET

BROKERS CHOICE

28' HUNTER 28.5.

29 500

37' RAFIKI. .85,000

29' CAL.3 from 17.900

38' C&C LANDFALL. .59,900 38' D0WNEAST. .58,500

30' PEARSON. .19,750 30' CAL9.2R. .28,000 30' BENFORD. .24,500 30' CAPE DORY. .69,950

39' CAVALIER. .69,900 40' COLUMBIA .. ..39 500

30' BABA. .58,000

40' CHE0Y LEE OFFSHORE 40.59,000 41' SEA TIGER. .68,500

30' LANCER. .34,500

41' SEA STAR . .89,500

30' PEARSON 303 . .34,500 32' ERICSON 1989 ..67,500

41' MORGAN 01. .79,000 42' HUNTER PASSAGE. . 177,500

32' ANASTASIA. .37,500

42' PEARSON 424 . .98,000

32' MORGAN..44,500 32' WESTSAIL. .52,500

43' OCEANIS 430 .. 175,000 44' MASON RETCH. .225,000

32' ALUMINUM CUSTOM..56,000

44' C5Y. .87,500

32' ANASTASIA..37,500

46' CAL III..129,000

32' ENDEAVOUR..27,900

47' VALIANT..210,000

33' RANGER..24,000

47' PH M0T0RSAILER ...119,000

34' MARINE TRADER TRAWLER....49,950

48' MAPLE LEAF..119,000 48’ CHE0Y LEE..114,900

35' FORMOSA..39,500 36' CATALINA..66,500 36' FREEPORT ISLANDER..64,500

51' PASSPORT.. 299,000 55' TAYANA ..369,500

36' UNION..59,900 37' HUNTER..49,500

57' SWAN. ..Reduced 395,000 68' DEERF00T..495,000

36' SABRE

40' LHfcUY LEE.

Classic lines on this world cruiser.

2 boat owner wants offers!

Well equipped & great condition.

Great Bay and Coastal cruiser.

36' MORGAN O/I.39,500 Roller furling, dsl & aft cabin.

50' CAULKINS..75,000 50' STEVENS PH..445,000

....110,000

36' MORGAN OUT ISLAND..39,500

45’ COLUMBIA.Just Listed 2 bdr, 2 bath Condo on the water.

37' PASSPORT....129,900

BOAT OF THE MONTH 43' Beneteau Oceanis, 1990. Your chance to own a virtually new vessel at tremendous savings over a new pruchase and with No Luxury Tax. She has three enclosed staterooms, a great equipment list and is ready for some FUN & EXCITING performance sailing. Asking $179,000.

14025 Panay Way Marina del Rey, California Fax

(310) 305-1941

(310) 823-3838

2323 90292

30' CAPE DORY MKII Like new, great bluewater boat.

Perfect family Bay boat.

Shelter Island Drive

2099

92106 (619) 224-9225

San Diego, California Fax

(619) 224-3277

Grand Street

94501 (510) 522-6198

Alameda, California Fax

(510) 521-1929 December. 1992

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Give a Gift of Nautical Dreams

CALENDAR

FROM THE SAILING CONNECTION Nonrace Dec. 5 — Metropolitan YC’s 16th Annual Lighted Yacht Parade

For the Special Woman in Your Life Weekend Introduction to Sailing. This course gives a basic foundation to build further skills on. This course is for women taught by women.

ASA Basic keelboat Certification earned.

Intimate Day on The Bay Take someone special out for an exhilarating day on the Bay. This package includes a skipper, and gourmet picnic basket, and a beautiful Beneteau.

Sail Mates This weekend class is designed for couples to be able to identify areas of strength and areas needing more instruction in relationship to sailing together. Emphasis on communication skills and how to build your sailing relationship.

and Party, hosted by the Port of Oakland, the Oakland Chamber of Commerce and The Classic Yacht Association; 4:30 p.m. on the Estuary in front of Jack London Square. (510) 834-4591.

Dec. 5 — Fourth Annual Sail a Small Boat Day, hosted by Richmond YC and the San Francisco Bay Small Boat Racing Association. A great opportunity to test drive a dozen or so dinghies, as well as meet representatives of the various SBRA classes. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at RYC. If you miss this one, don’t despair — the program will be repeated on February 6 and March 6. Richmond YC, (510) 2372821.

Dec. 5 — BAMA Christmas Party at Bill and Linda Maudru’s house in Redwood City. Entertainment includes Bill’s home videos of winning the Catalina Race, as well as a Tomales Bay cruise which features a naked lady dancing on the beach. RSVP, 369-5011.

Dec. 5 — 7th Annual Lighted Boat Parade at Santa Cruz. About 50 boats will compete for prizes in six categories. Sponsored by the Santa Cruz YC; Ron Merrall, (408) 423-9680.

Dec. 5 — Booksigning for Sausallto Waterfront Stories, a new paperback by local author Derek Van Loan. Armchair Sailor Bookstore (Sausalito); 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; info, 332-7505. v Dec. 5 — Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade, sponsored by SYC and the Sausalito Chamber of Commerce. Parade at 6 p.m.; party before, during and after at Sausalito YC. 'Baba' Ross, 332-6609.

Dec. 12 — San Leandro Marina Lighted Boat Parade, cosponsored by the City of San Leandro, San Leandro YC and Spinnaker YC. This year’s theme is "Christmas Around the World."

Jim Haussener, (510) 357-SHIP. Dec. 12 — Lighted Boats in the Petaluma River Turning Basin: four yacht clubs with 26 decorated boats and over 100 crew will celebrate the holidaze beginning at 7 p.m.; details, (510) 234-0404.

Private Lessons

$560.°° $435“

Semi-Private Lessons (2 couples on board)

Full Spectrum of ASA Courses and More!

• Learn to Sail in 6 Days - Take advantage of light winter winds • Two Weekend Learn to Sail Program - 5 Days of skill building • Women's Courses - taught by women instructors • Bareboat Charter Courses - get charter ready and head south • Spinnaker Courses and Race Training • Evening Seminar with Jocelyn Nash - Women Sailing on the Bay, Dec. 16. Open to everyone. Call for details.

THE SAILING CONNECTION ASA Training and Certification Facility A Division of Passage Yachts in the Passage Off ices

CALL (510) 236-2633 1220 Brickyard Cove Rd, Point Richmond CA 94801

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T/s the season!

Dec. 12-13 — Santa Cruz West Marine Products Annual Marine Swap and Sale. Info, (408) 476-1800.

Dec. 16 — Women on Water Meeting, 7p.m. at Metropolitan YC (Oakland). Advance your sailing skills! Details, (510) 536-7450 or (510) 671-9726.

Dec. 21 — Winter Solstice, our favorite pagan holiday.

Dec. 25, 1777 — Christmas Island, one of the largest coral islands in the Pacific, was discovered by British explorer James Cook.

The island lies 1,334 miles south of Honolulu and boasts 80 miles of sandy coastline encompassing 140 square miles. Not to be confused

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Quality Brokerage

28' ERICSON

Roomy Bay boat.

Roller furling. Diesel.

30'HUNTER

35'ERICSON

Recently reduced.

Marina Green berth, 4 headsails, dodger, roller furling, separate shower. $64,995.

$39,995.

30'CAPE DORY

36' CANADIAN SAILCRAFT

Nice example of down east cruiser.

Strong, performance cruiser, radar, etc.

Reduced $39,995.

$67,900.

40'PASSPORT, 1988

41'JEANNEAU, 1986

Cruise ready, very clean.

Doug Peterson design.

Loaded boat.

$175,000/Offers.

Recently reduced $109,995.

41'MORGAN OUTISLAND, 1979. Super liveaboard. $69,950.

41'CHOATE "WIZARD" IS FOR SALE.

1978, excellent condition, cruising interior. $69,995.

25' 28' 28' 28' 30' 30’ 30' 30' 32’ 32'

CAL 2-25,1980. .13,875 ALBIN CUMULUS, 1981 .18,500 ERICSON, 1981. .19,995 PEARSON, 1986 . .36,000 PEARSON 303,1985.. .44,000 HUNTER, w/slip, 1981 .21,900 HUNTER, 1988 . Reduced 39,995 CAPE DORY, 1983 ..39,995 ERICSON, 1978. .24,900 VALIANT, 1977 ..45,000

30'HUNTER, 1981

Diesel, wheel.

0ffers/$19,995asking.

33’ MORGAN 0/1,1973. .29,900 35' ERICSON, w/SF slip, 1984... .64,995 36’ CS, 1984 . .67,800 37' CREALOCK, 1980 . ...109,950 40' PASSPORT, 1988 . ...175,000 41'JEANNEAU, 1986 . ...109,995 41' MORGAN 0/1, 1979..69,950 42' HUNTER PASSAGE, 1990. ...178,000 45' JEANNEAU, 1985.....175,000

510/523-8773 • 800/878-BOAT 2415 Mariner Square Drive, Alameda, CA 94501

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CALENDAR with Australia’s Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, this dry lowrider of an island was annexed by Great Britain in 1888, which later allowed the U.S. to build an airfield on it during World War II. From 1957-1962, the Brits used the island as a nuclear test site. In 1962, the U.S. also held nuclear tests there — all of which undoubtedly led to the expression "glowed like a Christmas tree". In 1979, presumably long after the radiation settled, Christmas Island became part of the nearby independent nation of Kiribati. Cruisers apparently have little or no interest in this desolate island, and offhand we don’t know of anyone who’s been there. How about it, readers — what’s the word on this place?

Jan. 1 — New Year’s Day. Resolve to work less, eat better and go sailing more often. We will if you will.

Jan. 5 — "Coastal Piloting and Navigation", an 11-week class offered by the College of Alameda. Designed to prepare skippers for the USCG’s Operators License ('six-pac'); also a recommended prerequisite for any celestial navigation course. Sam Crabtree, (510) 372-0144.

Jan. 9 — Catalina 27 Annual Meeting and Awards Bash at Spenger’s Fish Grotto in Berkeley. For details and reservations, call Jay tapachi, (510) 525-4547.

Jan. 14 — Ham Radio License — don’t leave home without it.

Learn how to get your FCC amateur radio license! Attend free classes beginning on this night at 7 p.m. at Oakland YC (Alameda). Call (510) 522-6868 for details.

Jan. 15 — Dodge Morgan, noted singlehanded circumnavigator, will lecture at Fort Mason Conference Center at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, available by calling 1-800-937-BOAT. Jan. 15 — Winter Boats Afloat Show, a "perfect complement to the Seattle International Boat Show". New and used boats on display at Chandler’s Cove on Seattle’s Lake Union; free; for info, call Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, (206) 323-2405.

Racing Dec. 4-6 — Florida Citrus Sailfest on Lake Munroe. Nearly 3,000 sailors in 31 one design classes and 15 classes of sailboards will compete in what is billed as the 'largest and most fun' regatta in the country. John Gardiner, (407) 425-0585.

Dec. 5 — Races five and six of the Perry Cup Series for Mercurys. Monterey Peninsula YC; Jack McAleer, (408) 624-2481.

Dec. 10-13 — U.S. Formula One World Yachting Grand Prix in San Diego. Dennis Conner, Marc Pajot and others will vie for $90K in prize money. Jane Eagleson, (619) 696-9397.

Dec. 26 — Sydney-Hobart Race, sponsored by the Cruising YC of Australia. Occasionally brutal race across the Tasman Sea, followed by an equally savage binge in Hobart.

Jan. 1 — Master Mariners Kick-Off Regatta and Chili Feed, a race to Sausalito YC for lots of eating and drinking. The only way to ring in the New Year! Dan Drath, 851-7601.

Jan. 9 — Rothmans Capetown-Rio de Janeiro Race, revival of a classic. Watch for the new R/P IMS 50-footer Morning Glory, starring Dee Smith, to light up the scoreboard.

Jan. 14 — 18th Annual Ft. Lauderdale-Key West Race, a 168mile downwind feeder race which is also the first event on the 1993 Champagne Mumm World Cup. Cathy Devitt, (305) 524-5500.

Jan. 18-22 — Yachting Key West (Florida) Race Week for IMS and PHRF boats. According to opinionated rockstar Hiram Gunn, "Key West is without a doubt the best big boat regatta in the United States today. You can quote me on that."

Jan. 23 — SSS Three Bridge Fiasco: singlehanded or doublehanded racing, generally in slow motion. Pat Zajac, (510) 232-9965.

Feb. 4 — Puerto Vallarta Race, sponsored by Del Rey YC. The ULDB 70s have endorsed this race, and Del Rey YC knows how to do it right. Peggy Redler, (310) 454-4455.

Mar. 20 — Cabo Race, aka the TransPac Tune-Up'. Newport Harbor YC, (714) 673-7730.

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CRUISE PAC RIGGING:

Docbide power with cord set

Full batten mainsail

Multiple AC outlets in cabin

11 OK genoa

Mast steaming light

Jiff reefing, main

Anchor light

Sheets

Cabin lights

2 speed self-tailing sheet winches Self-tailing halyard winch

CABIN:

Standing sheet stoppers

Selected hardwood trim

Line organizer

Teak and holly cabin sole

Low-stretch dacron internal halyards

(7) opening ports

Mid-boom sheeting

(5) opening hatches

Line adjustable mainsheet traveler

Convertible dinette table

Inboard genoa tracks with cars

Two hanging lockers - cedar lined

Anodized double spreader fractional rig Fully enclosed head 20 gal. (751) holding tank Boom vang Pressure water in lavoratory

Windex

Shower

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Stainless steel bow pulpit

Navigator's station

Stainless steel stern rail

Chart table light

Double life lines

Fabric cushions

Mooring cleats

Athwartships aft cabin

Anodized aluminum through-bolted

Sleeping for seven

toe rails

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Teak handrails On-deck anchor well

Double stainless steel sinb

Anchor roller

Hot and cold pressure water system

Five cockpit and transom storage locker Two-burner stove with oven High pressure laminated countertop

Molded-in two-tone non-skid deck Stainless steel swim ladder

Icebox Freshwater tank (22 gal.. 831)

COCKPIT: T-shaped cockpit

AUXILIARY POWER:

Removable contoured helmsman seat

27hp diesel engine, freshwater cooled

Walk-through transom with integrated

Fuel tank (22 gal.. 831)

swim platform Wrap-around coamings Pedestal steering with engine controls Lighted compass

GENERAL SAFETY GROUP: Anchor and line Life jackets Flares Fog bell

ELECTRICAL: Dual 12V battery switch

Throwable device

Running lights

Two fire extinguishers

Automatic bilge pump

Emergency tiller Chapman's Piloting. Seamanship and Small Boat Handling

Hunter Marine re se ms the right to modify or change, without notice, any materials, specifications, equipment andlor accessories. All measurements are approximate.

Standard equipment may vary for product sold outside the United States.

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Hunter 33.5 Hunter 30 Hunter 28 Hunter 27 Hunter 23.5

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• A safe, trouble-free boat for years of family enjoyment.

• A boat designed and built with innovation and premium materials.

• A company with the resources and experience to stand by its product, and its customers.

• A toll-free customer hotline so we can respond quickly to your needs and suggestions.

• A limited five year hull structure and bottom blister warranty.

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the Hunter Design Group, headed by Warren Luhrs, includes an aerospace engineer, industrial designer and an i; i i architect. The superb accuracy and efficiency of their uniqye CAD (computer-aided >• design) system reduces the trial and error guesswork and compromises most manufacturers face. Hunter's performance testing reaffirms the accuracy of engineering and production to assure a superior product.

Maximum strength is achieved with our bonded full-length internal frame and stringer system to increase stiffness without adding weight. The chain plates then are anchored to the main "muscle" of this frame system to carry the rig loads of these strong performance cruisers.

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CALENDAR Apr. 17 — Lightship Race, sponsored by the St. Francis YC. Closer than you think! YRA, 771-9500.

May 1-2 — Vallejo Race. Ditto above.

July 1-5 — 37th Biennial TransPac. Classes for 10R, IMS and, for the first time, PHRF. Leon Cooper, (310) 551-2377.

Midwinter Series BERKELEY YC — Chowder Races (12/26, 1/30, 2/27, 3/27).

Paul Kamen, (510) 540-7968.

1979 BAHAMA 30

BERKELEY/METROPOLITAN YC — Berkeley Circle (12/1213,1/9-10,2/13-14). BobbiTosse, (510) 939-9885, or John Moreau, (510) 486-5523.

CORINTHIAN YC — Midwinters (1/16-17,2/20-21). Jim Snow, 454-7672.

ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series (12/19, 1/16, 2/20, 3/20).

Larry Duke, (510) 531-1860 (evenings).

GOLDEN GATE YC — Manny Fagundes Seaweed Soup Perpetual Trophy (12/5, 1/2, 3/6 and a make-up race on 3/6). GGYC, 346-BOAT. LAKE MERRITT SAILING CLUB — Dinghy Midwinters (12/42; 1/10, 2/13, 3/14). John Hege, (510) 832-4261.

RICHMOND YC — Small Boat Midwinters (12/6,1/3,2/7,3/7); RYC, (510) 237-2821.

SAN FRANCISCO YC — Fall Series (12/19-20). Randy Ferguson, 986-1088 (work).

SANTA CRUZ YC — Midwinters (12/19 and TBA). John Siegel, (415) 329-7892.

SAUSALITO CRUISING CLUB — Midwinters (1/30, 2/27, 3/27). SCC, 332-9349.

SAUSALITO YC — New Improved Midwinters (12/6,1/3, 2/7, 3/7). Rob Moore, 331-3134 (evenings) or Bill Riley, 388-2446 (days).

SOUTH BAY YRA — Midwinters (12/19, 1/16, 2/20, 3/20).

SBYRA, (510) 635-5878.

Beautiful boat for the Bay. New bottom, dodger, wheel, diesel, clean.

Priced to sell. $21,995.

2T NEWPORT27, 1977 Great starter boat, full standing headroom, wheel, inboard.

Reduced $10,999.

28'NEWPORT Dsl, wheel. Very clean, C&C design, Good Bay boat, neutral handling with lots of room.

Reduced $22,999.

30'HUNTER, 1989 Unbelievable room in a roomy, fast, strong family boat. $49,999.

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 phone-

34'OLSON, 1988 Made by Ericson.

A roomy rocketship.

ins! 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.

$59,999.

1988 CATALINA 27

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rohn Murphy, design engineer from Massachusetts, has been cruising on one boat r another for more than forty years. During that time, he has owned nine boats.

Last August, John and his wife Joan purchased number ten: a Crealock 34 front Pacific Seacraft. On all counts, this knowledgeable and demanding sailing couple couldn't be happier. "I've been through every nook and cranny on the boat and I haven’t found a single area with anything less than first class workmanship. ” Their brand new Crealock 34 presented absolutely no problems. “Right from the start, everything worked perfectly," John said.

“No bugs at all. We put her in the water and we never had a single problem. "

John Murphy,

Crealock 34 #29 “Volunteer”

The Murphys took possession of their Crealock 34 in East Greenwich. The date was August 5. They barely had enough time to christen her “Volunteer”—within the week she was in the water and had set sail for a two week summer cruise to Nantucket.

Built for Superior Performance

A Spacious and Beautiful Home

Discover Pacific Seacraft’s Pride in Quality

The Crealock 34 is built to deliver highest performance standards. Moderate displacement means high speed capability matched with superbly comfortable motion and balance. An outstanding canoe stern provides reserve buoyancy without putting too much of a rump to the seas. In addition, the Crealock 34's high performance cruising keel and a sturdy skeg-hung rudder combine excellent tracking with remarkable boat speed. An optional shoal draft Scheel keel makes for superior shoal draft performance. What's more, her sailing rig is simple, efficient and reliable. No wonder the Murphys found instant joy aboard “Volunteer.” John reports getting an impressive 7 knots of boat speed in 12 knots of wind. And Joan? Of her new Crealock 34 she says, "It's the first boat on which I can steer and trim the jib sheet at the same time!" Extraordinary ease of handling! It's standard with the Crealock 34.

Comfort is as important as performance, and once again the Crealock 34 is a source of pure satisfaction. Down below, she's a vision of roomy warmth — 6'4" of headroom makes for a lot of comfort. Ten polished bronze opening ports and two deck hatches keep things bright and comfortable. A pair of dorade vents make for ample ventilation in any weather. Handrubbed teak joinery contributes to the rich and warm atmosphere. The main salon features your choice of three special table types. And the gourmet galley makes for culinary quality in a most pleasing setting.

Throughout the interior, the Crealock 34 is ergonomically designed. As a result, easy access and comfort abound. Joan Murphy describes the interior layout as really terrific. “There is plenty of storage and all of the features are thought out to an extent that really simplifies life on-board. It is both elegant and functional. ”

Sailors with experience know what they want in a true yacht. The Murphys knew from four decades of sailing...and they found exactly what they wanted in their Crealock 34. They are discovering the considerable satisfactions that come with Pacific Seacraft's commitment and pride in quality. You can discover why Ferenc Mate, author of The World's Best Sailboats. says “Without a doubt, the most outstanding cross section of cruising boats in this book is built by Pacific Seacraft. From the 20 foot Flicka to the Crealock 37, they are boats of great character, practicality and integrity. ” I

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The Crealock 34's high performance cruising keel and a sturdy skeg-hung rudder combine excellent tracking with remarkable boat speed. John reports getting an impressive 7 knots of boat speed in 12 knots of wind.

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Jeff — In our ”professional" opinion, you should remember the moral of the masking tape removal. What did you have to lose by trying to heat the tape? It’s the same with your casual friend; you’ll never know If It might develop Into an Intimate relationship unless you exude a little warmth.

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I recently needed to sandblast and re-epoxy the bottom of Strange Magic, my 37-foot steel hull John Huttom-designed cruising cutter. I intend to cruise the boat to Brazil and beyond.

The problem with the job was how to protect the topsides—which I had already refinished with a fresh coat or two of linear polyurethane. So I used masking tape to secure a layer of Visqueen from the waterline to the gunwale. This did the job, and very well at that. But my past experience with masking tape told me that 1 was presenting myself with a new problem — how to get the damn stuff off! I doubt if I’m the first to have such trouble.

As usual I was working alone, which made the process — including applying six coats of paint — drag on for more than three weeks. By the time 1 got around to cutting off the plastic and pulling off the masking tape, I discovered that the tape had become sun-dried to the boat. Trying to get it off was not my idea of a late afternoon summer treat, and clipping my fingernails the night before hadn’t helped either.

So there I was, atop a ladder, removing about half-an-inch of tape per minute, when a casual acquaintance/good lady friend dropped by and asked what would happen if I heated the tape up. Although I was thinking that’s what created the problem, what did 1 have to lose?

When I Started using an old hair-dryer on the tape, I discovered that at 40-years of age I’d finally gotten smarter with that sticky stuff. Am I a slow learner or did I discover a new trick? If the latter is the case, it might be worth sharing.

Other than suffering from a warm thumb now and then, heating the sticky tape made its removal go 100% faster and 200% easier. At least until I got in a hurry, grabbed the ladder to move it along, and bounced some scissors off my big toe. Hmmm . . . while I’m in the inventing frame of mind, 1 wonder if there’s a need for steel-toed thongs? In any event, once I’d peeled the tape off, I simply wiped the 'cling-ons' off with acetone.

I should mention that I had some of that expensive blue masking tape for doing the waterline, but I didn’t feel it could withstand the high pressure of sandblasting.

P.S. Since I don’t even have a mate, let alone a first mate, do you, in your professional opinion, think the casual acquaintance/good friendship between myself and the woman who stopped by could blossom into an intimate friendship? The woman I’m speaking about is down-to-earth and doesn’t need glasses or make-up!

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When I was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1963, one of the perks bffered me was U.S. citizenship. But like everything else in the army, there was a catch: I had to die.

Being the ornery cuss that I am, I defied Uncle Sam, finished my hitch and bailed out. Although I have missed a few perks in civilian life because I didn’t pursue U.S.citizenship, I have managed to raise an American family and make a decent living.

In May of 1992, my wife (American) and I visited my homeland of Malta for a six-week vacation. It was love at first sight. We were made welcome by family, the island’s lifestyle, the blue sea with its many harbors and its proximity to other shores. After a visit to Immigration, we decided to make Malta our new home.

The Maltese government is wooing its citizens living abroad to come home. For those who have been away for more than 20 years,

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STATEWIDE NATIONWIDE WORLDWIDE 35' BRISTOL, 1981.

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Asking $49,900.

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Ready to cruise.

Asking $169,000.

51' PASSPORT, 1984.

Asking $289,000.

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41' MORGAN 0/1 Comfortable liveaboard cruiser.

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45' LAPWORTH SLOOP, '56. .39,000

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Question #1: Can we stuff our Cal 27 in a container?

Question #2: It there a European version of Latitude 38 offering boats for sale that we can subscribe to?

Question #3: We are presently moored at Bruno’s Island in the Delta, which is hardly proving grounds for cruising. We would like to consider moving up to a 30 or 33-foot boat and have it delivered by a professional delivery service. How costly is it? Or can we can realize our dream of cruising by enticing an experienced crew of two to make the journey with us? How do we find such a crew? What references must they have? Would we be obligated to pay a salary? How do we interview them? When is the best time of year to make such a passage?

We have all kinds of questions that need to be addressed. Can you help us?

Nick and Betty Borg Nevada City Nick & Betty — Let’s cut to the chase. If you want a 33-foot cruising boat in Malta, it doesn ’t make any sense to ship a Cal27 from California. Nor does it make sense to buy a 33-foot boat here and go to the time and huge expense of having it delivered half way around the world. In other words, sell the Cal here and buy a 33-footer in the Med. There are zillions of such boats for sale over there, particularly in places like Mallorca.

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I have a Universal 3-cylinder 21 hp diesel, model 25, with a Hurth 50 transmission in my Cape Dory 31, Heiress. It’s a smooth quiet, dependable and economical unit that I really love. That’s the good news.

The bad news is that I’ve had the engine out of the boat three times in the last three years. I’ve installed two rebuilt transmissions and three reverse damper plates — to the tune of over $6,000.

I went to one authorized Universal/Hurth dealer and two independent mechanics who were unable to find the problems. A real pro who normally only works on large fishing boats finally discovered what was wrong.

It turned out to be errors caused by the factory installation, errors which a mechanic without machine shop orientation wouldn’t be likely to find. Finding these problems involved a series of careful measurements with a dial gauge. They are worth doing even if your Universal 25 with Hurth transmission seem to be working fine.

In the case of my boat, the bell housing was out of alignment with the crankshaft by 20 thousandths. The register pin had to be pulled, the bolt holes drilled out, the housing realigned, and two register pins installed.

Then the shaft on the tranny was found to be 10 thousandths out of line with its face. To correct this, an aluminum plate had to be manufactured to bolt up between the bell housing and transmission, which then put the shaft in line with the reverse damper plate.

Tolerable specs on all these are a few thousandths with 5 thousandths being on the outside edge. In my case, the transmission shaft to the large edge of the bell housing went 40 thousandths out in just half a revolution!

These Hurth transmissions are very sensitive to misalignment and I have run into other owners who have had problems with theirs. The first symptom is slippage in forward gear and the transmission not fully going into forward. Then the bearings in the transmission go, so it sounds like marbles rolling around in a tin can. An occasional screech means that the bearing race is spinning in the case. Finally something will seize up and the reverse damper plate will disintegrate.

In our case, this jammed the flywheel and froze the engine. So we got to make the trip back from Cedros under pure sail and with solar

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After wonderful performance on Molly Sue’s trip to Hawaii last summer and coastal cruising this summer, my Autohelm 3000 grew tired and would no longer stay on course. So we bundled it up and sent it back to Autohelm for evaluation. The brushes in the motor were worn out, so they replaced the motor and returned the unit and old motor to me. The total charge was $181 — but $156 was for the motor.

While examining the replaced motor, I noted it had brushes that could be replaced. With an hour’s worth of effort, I learned that the motor was a standard Igarishl model used in remote control cars and hpats. I acquired a replacement set of brushes for the old motor at a cost of $2.95.1 also bought commutator cleaning sticks for the motor for just $3.95.

Cruisers with this type of autopilot would be well served to visit their local Hobby City store to pick up a spare set of brushes. It can save them a lot of money when the brushes on their autopilot drive motor wear out.

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In your October issue there was a Max Ebb article about charts. I enjoyed the article and share some of the same frustrations as to cost of originals and their cumbersome size.

For the past 15 years we have addressed these two problems by offering inexpensive chart portfolios in three sizes: 18"x24", "24x36" and "36x48". The middle size is by far the most popular.

Our folios are created for the bluewater cruiser. We offer black & white reproductions of current DMA and NOS charts for the entire Pacific Coast, Alaska, Mexico, South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii, Caribbean and the Mediterranean.

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Nancy Troxel Bellingham Chart Printers Friday Harbor, Washington Readers — There are a number of alternatives to government charts In addition to the one mentioned above. Waterproof Charts, distributed by the O’Connell Company of Burlingame, is another that has Incorporated some of the suggestions made by Max.

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started MD2s, MD3s, Albins, Vivians, Saabs (both types), even a Junkers — and my personal favorite, the Farryman. But this wasn’t the point of my original letter — which started off the avalanche of letters concerning the hand-starting of diesels.

The point I was trying to make is that things have changed with regard to diesel engines. Because those old engines ran slowly — about 1,800 rpm — they have big, heavy flywheels. The new crop, typified by the Volvo 2000 series, are 'high-speed' diesels that run at 3,000 rpm. In the interest of weight-saving, the high-speed diesels have light flywheels. But as a result, it appears to me they have lost their capability of being hand-started.

This is what 1 wanted to bring to the boaters’ attention, as I’d been fooled when 1 bought my 2002 Volvo. I would suggest that anyone considering the purchase of such an engine insist on witnessing one being hand-started before consummating the deal. This way they’ll more easily be able to survive if they’re ever stupid enough to get in the same straits that I did.

It is all very well to hand-start a diesel on a nice sunny day in Salinas—wherever that is. But I feel you should be able to hand-start such a diesel when the boat is half full of water and you lost your rig in a typhoon the day before. Because that’s when you need to be able to hand-start a diesel. I am not going to suggest that you break your shoulder first; I think I overdid it in that respect. But I do believe you should be able to start the engine with one hand and without the assistance of anyone else. Farryman, incidentally, used to have the neatest gadget: it dropped the decompression lever after a number of revolutions. It was truly a 'one-handed' diesel.

Are there any currently available engines that meet my specs?

I have to thank Hirtzel, Burs, and Aspden for their intelligent response to my original inquiry. I, too, have hand-started, although with difficulty, a couple of the 2003 Volvos. I therefore felt that I would eventually get the knack of starting my 2002 — but this was not the case, even after I’d put some hours on it. So buyer beware!

To you Mr. Editor, no more sanctimonious platitudes about having more than one bank of batteries. You could have 50, but none of them would surpass the 'swim test' when you get saltwater in the boat.

Perhaps a complete hermetically-sealed wiring set and gel battery in a bolted down box might work!

I’m not a great one for counting on outside help, as it’s usually not there when you need it. So while EPIRBS and things have their place in the 'civilized world', you can quickly become surprised at just how small that is.

Oh — and one other thing: don’t count on Ziploc bags; they seem to hold water all right, but they don’t do as good a job keeping it out.

Sorry, if I disillusioned anyone or cost someone a sale, but I, for one, am much more interested in sharing our experiences so we can all be better prepared. I have been knocking about in boats for 45 years and have lost a few good friends to Neptune, so I know I have a lot to learn.

Happy sailing to all, even those who sign themselves 'Capt.'

Michael Pope Honolulu Readers — It was so many 'hand-start dleser letters ago, that many readers may have forgotten It was Pope’s letter that got it all started.

Within the next few months, we hope to publish an account of "the straits” Pope got Into that prompted his original missive.

Incidentally, Michael, we don’t think you should take any of the letters — particularly the most recent ones — personally. After a couple of months, the whole 'hand-starting' topic took on a life of its own. In what’s been a big surprise to us, It’s easily become the most popular topic ever in Letters. The 'knots per hour' controversy was nothing by comparison.

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For information write to Dave Speakman, 8361 Castillian Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92646. Incidentally, you don’t need to own a Peterson 44 to join the association.

Now, for another matter of importance. I am aware that Latitude 38 often edits tetters for what you consider to be clarity and brevity.

But 1 was dismayed when you revised the lineage of Clarence MacFarlane, founder of the TransPac. In my October letter to you, I wrote that MacFarlane was the grandfather of Scott Abrams — not Tom Corkett, as you printed.

Unless you know something we don’t, Scott and Tom, as well as I, would appreciate a correction of your genealogical gaffe.

Carolyn Crane Rough & Ready Carolyn — Despite our best efforts, we sometimes inadvertently edit for confusion, too. Our sincere apologies to all involved, both the living and the dead.

lift FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS It seems that early European exploration depended on anchoring privileges. Maybe Native Americans should have had a 72-hour limit.

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In your October issue you ran a tetter from Alan Peterson wanting to know about first-time skipper’s thoughts the night before their first ocean crossing. I’ve been sailing since the early '70s and have owned several boats. During that time I have sailed the West Coast from San Diego to Port Townsend many times. I did the Pacific Cup in '86 as crew and am also 'foredeck' on a Catalina 30 for Bay racing. But it wasn’t until this year that I was captain of my own boat for a true long distance passage; the occasion was the West Marine Pacific Cup and my boat was the Communications Vessel.

I think Latitude’s comments to Alan were right on. The night before we left, I was stoked with anticipation. While there was some apprehension, it was mostly a background kind of thing. Because of my previous sailing, I had a pretty good idea of what I was getting into and had confidence in my ability to deal with most of the things that could have gone wrong on a passage like that.

We did have our share of problems with various gear failures as well as a potentially serious medical situation. The latter happened in the middle of the night when I got whacked right between the eyes with the whisker pole. The point is, we had the equipment, spares and crewmembers to deal with the problems and First-Aid situation.

Frankly, I was more apprehensive two days out of Hawaii with ii blowing like stink than I was at the beginning of the trip; I didn’t wani anything to break. Last but not least, I learned that making landfall al a new place in the dark can really get the adrenaline pumping!

Nonetheless, it was a great trip, and we made the passage in jusl under 14 days. We started just 26 minutes in front of the first official start, and were the 12th boat to cross the finish line in Kaneohe. We never started the engine and made the trip without spinnakers. I am extremely proud of the crew and the boat, and will make the trip again as soon as my budget and time will allow.

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Alan, a skipper who has the experience doesn’t have to rely on macho bullshit. 1 have a saying that was given to me years ago: "All is well. I’m ready for whatever comes today. My yesterdays have epared me." It still serves me well today. prepared Jay Ailworth Ashore for awhile Alameda Come to O'Neill's for straight talk on the new Catalinas. We're committed to reasonable prices and reasonable selling.

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Jay — Your recommendation that a person's first offshore passage shouldn’t be as captain Is a good one. One step at a time is best, and and the leap to full responsibility on a first ocean crossing Is an awful big one.

THE BOATS FROM THE 60S HAD MORE GLASS 1 have heard that the boats built in the '60s, such as Cals and Ericsons, have extra fiberglass. Supposedly these boats are less prone to blisters. Could you identify the boats that have extra fiberglass and the exact years they were built?

Judy Field Fremont Judy — You want to be careful, because "extra fiberglass" does not necessarity equate with greater strength. Indeed, given a ton of resin and cloth, a careful builder could build a much stronger boat than could an indifferent builder who had double the same materials. It’s like the old cigarette commercial said:"It’s not how long you make it, it’s how you make it long."

And while we don’t claim to be experts on osmosis, we can confidently state that the amount of fiberglass' Is not normally the critical factor In whether or not a hull will suffer from osmosis. We’ve seen osmotic blisters on boats with very thick hulls, such as Westsalls.

Yet, we’ve seen thinner hulls, such as old Columbias, without a trace of blisters.

We would also caution you that the 'production boats' of the '60s weren’t really built in big numbers, and thus they could vary dramatically from one hull to the next. When the price of resin jumped dramatically, for example, a number of manufacturers ers reduced the lamination schedule. Others switched from lead keels less expensive iron.

While it’s safe to rely on a particular model’s sailing reputation, we’d evaluate construction on a boat-by-boat basis. This Is particularly true with a boat that might be more than a quarter of a century old. The amount of care/abuse she was given can dramatically affect her condition. So If you find a boat that tugs at your heart, give her a careful examination yourself, then have a qualified surveyor do the same.

Are there boats from the '60s we’d buy? Absolutely.

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We arrived at the Princeville Sheraton, a massive complex on the promontory above the east side of the Hanalei anchorage, just before noon. During the initial stages of Inikl, the wind came from the east so the three boats in the anchorage were nicely sheltered. After the eye passed —the atmospheric pressure was 950 millibars — the wind came from the we^t and thus we were unable to look down at the anchorage.

When we returned to the remains of our house the next day, the three boats were still in the same place, and appeared as though nothing happened. We didn’t see any boats washed ashore and the buried catamaran had also survived. Given the wind directions of hurricane Inikl, Hanalei Bay proved to be a good anchorage.

Mary Pritzkat Redondo Beach v Mary — Thank you for your report.

One of the terrible things about hurricanes Is that there’s no way of accurately predicting where to ride them out. Had we been on Kauai, we would have done all we could to have left either Port Allen or Hanalei Bay for the much more protected Nawlllwlll. But Iniki decided to do a ground zero on Nawlllwlll, and that’s where most of the damage was.

It was the same with hurricane Hugo. If you took your boat to Culebra, one of the best hurricane holes In the world, you got nailed by 220-knot winds. Nearly 70% of the 300 yachts that sought shelter there were severely damaged or completely destroyed. Meanwhile, In the nearby British Virgins, a number of oblivious bareboat charterers weathered the ”hurricane of the century” on a single hook.

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I have a new job and funds are limited. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can sail the high seas? I’ll bring lunch!

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If you’re not shy, there’s no need to wait. We recommend you just show up at 0900 at whichever yacht club is hosting a midwinter race.

With a smile on your face and somefoulles under your arm, just tap someone on my shoulder and say, ”Excuse me, I’m new to sailing but would love to learn. Do you know anybody that needs extra crew?”

If you’re willing to do that with at least five people and spend a little time at the 'mahogany reef after the race, you’ll likely never lack for sailing opportunities for the rest of your life. Naturally you won’t get on the best boats right away, but you won’t even know the difference.

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I own and liveaboard a Morgan 41 ketch that I sail permanently in the South Pacific. I sail above 10°N during the hurricane season and sail in the trades when it’s not hurricane season. I’ve been doing this for some years and plan to continue doing it for about as long as I can. Nonetheless, I am a little restless and would like to be able to leave my boat for between three and six months every now and then.

I have tried leaving the boat with a Pacific Islander as boat-keeper; it wasn’t a disaster, but it wasn’t perfectly satisfactory either.

Do you think anyone might be interested in owning a third or half share in the boat, or perhaps rent her by the month? This would allow me to travel outside the South Pacific by plane and know my boat was still in good hands. And how could I insure that my boat was in good hands when I was gone? My friends tell me that it would be very easy for time-share partners to simply disappear with the boat. What do you think?

If the boat were to be rented out by the month, how can I calculate what a fair price would be? I’m not looking to make any money, I just want to offset expenses when I’m not there. Are there brokers that might be interested in putting such a deal together? I don’t think that I’d be willing to sail to California to show the boat to a broker, however. > I would appreciate any answers you have to my questions.

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Tess—If you’ve got the money, we’d recommend you find a place to leave your boat In dry storage for the periods you wish to travel elsewhere. This is especially true if, as we assume, you’ve developed some strong emotional ties to your boat. It’s likely to be cheaper In the long run, and will cause you substantially less worry and grief.

Having left a large sailboat in care of others in the Caribbean for the last six years, we’re familiar with the ups and downs of such arrangements. Our experiences have ranged from great success to Infuriating failure. Our current guy is by far the best we’ve ever had.

He's hard-working, capable, fun and would risk his life to save the boat from damage. Knowing the boat is in the best hands possible, we never, ever worry about her.

But it’s hard to say who was the worst boat-watcher we've had.

One candidate was a guy at Red Hook, St. Thomas, who assured us he’d faithfully stay aboard the boat and watch after her. We later learned he’d indeed watched her — with binoculars from his apartment on the hill! Another candidate was an English lad In Antigua, who because we were laid up with back surgery in California, we never had an opportunity to meet. He came wellrecommended however, and repeatedly assured us that he was overjoyed with the job of watching the boat, even during Antigua’s dog days of summer and fall. That heartfelt assurance lasted all of two weeks, at which time the marine operator Informed us we had a call from a boat off Martinique. "I’m on my way to England!” the happy young Brit announced. "Would that be on our boat or someone else’s?” we Inquired with some trepidation. His commitment to our boat had been as firm as jello. His replacement — who was naturally hired without our being Informed — was something of a romantic.

Unfortunately, he was most infatuated with rum. As soon as he discovered that there was still more left on other islands, he decided he needed to do a little travelling.

Our experience is not that unusual. Many owners who kept boats in the Caribbean simply quit as a result of frustrations associated with having their boats watched. Captains and boat-watchers run the gamut from being excellent to completely irresponsible; unfortunately, it often seems the latter outnumber the former. Thus our recommendation you opt for dry storage.

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Too bad my father didn’t live to see it, but his son, me, is the proud owner of a company that distributes yachting products. In the spirit of my father, I’d very much like to hear from sailing associations, clubs and groups whose members are composed primarily of society’s so-called disenfranchised, minorities or just plain less''well-off financially. I’ve heard that there are gay and lesbian sailing groups, and people of color who are wannabe sailors. While not wealthy, I’d like these groups to contact me so that I might provide, at no cost to them, my company’s products for awards and such. At least as much as my finances will allow.

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On June 1, I made the transition from armchair sailor to yacht owner by purchasing a Kettenburg 40. Being a man of modest means, the only way I could make this transition was to buy a ’fixer upper'.

Indeed, that’s what I got: a 1969 wooden boat with significant dry rot and some broken frames due to several years of neglect. Although I had absolutely no woodworking skills and a very small pocketbook, I was determined to learn and do the restoration myself. My surveyor, Bob Downing, recommended that I consult with Millie of Richmond Boat Works. "She creates miracles from wood," he said, "and you won’t find a better yard anywhere."

I’m not sure what I was expecting, but when I met Millie I was more than a little stunned: this lovely, gentle-natured, sparkling-eyed woman rolled up her sleeves and crawled into every dingy, dirty, moldy crevice and corner of my yacht-to-be. After looking around, she announced: "No problem!" She then proceeded to show me just how easy it was going to be to restore K-40.

A few months later, we finally limped into Richmond Boat Works.

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Over the following six months, Millie, Mike and at one time or another, the entire staff, continued to divide the very complex restoration job into easy, understandable steps.

Six months — and many vacation days and weekends — later, 1 left Richmond Boat Works with a strong, beautiful, swift and forgiving Kettenburg 40. She leapt with joy across San Francisco Bay on October 18 as we returned to her home on Treasure Island. I’d left the Richmond Boat Works with the pride of ownership — although I sometimes wonder who owns whom — and the confidence that I can maintain and improve this lovely seagoing creature. I am truly indebted to Millie, Mike and the staff over in Richmond far beyond the extremely fair invoice/bill that I left the yard with.

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In answer to many of the letters I see regarding medical care here in Mexico, I want to say that it’s excellent. I have arthritis and the care I receive in Mexico is as good or better than I got in the states.

Furthermore, the cost is about half that of in the U.S. and I feel no side-effects from the drugs I am given. To top it off, the medical personnel are just great! I received a head injury that required treatment, and the only charge was two chocolate bars for the nurses!

The only drawback is communication. If you don’t speak Spanish, I recommend that you have a pocket-size Spanish translator. Mine came in handy when telling the nurse about allergies and what happens to me.

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Jiff GREAT GUNSI Great article on the subject of weapons on boats by Wayne McFee. You asked readers who’ve had such experiences to write. The following is mine — with a few comments to boot.

In the spring of 1990, my boat was hauled out at a respectable yard in Alameda and I was sleeping aboard. At 0200,1 was awoken by a. noise. My sleepy brain struggled to determine what had woken me. Then it clicked: the latch on the companionway door. I jumped out of my berth — mistake — and saw him at the top of the stairs! He was 10 feet away, clearly outlined by the moonlight.

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By then I was fully awake and realized that a guard wouldn t climb a ladder at night and enter a boat unannounced.

I grabbed my shotgun and pumped it in his face. He flipped away and flew down the ladder. I looked down and saw him running away with three other men.

I was naked, so I couldn’t run after them. Perhaps it was lucky I couldn’t run afterihem because I was not in the best frame of mind.

I had transformed from being scared to being enraged. I wasn’t feeling very noble — and that’s not conducive to reasonable action.

By running after them, I would have violated by own "rules of engagement". Wayne McFee is right: "You must have thought through the whole question of the use of deadly force."

These are my rules: 1. Stay aware.

2. Keep away from trouble.

3. Don’t shoot to protect property.

4. Shoot to defend yourself or those close to you.

5. Shoot to stop, not to kill.

By Hollywood standards these rules might not be glamorous, but they are the best compromise between my morals and sad reality.

Just as important, in most countries they do not run against the law.

By running after those guys, I would have thrown myself into greater danger and possibly shot someone. What a terrible mess that would have been, ending up with me either dead or in jail. I’ll guess I’ll keep sleeping naked!

So much for the anecdote, now for a few thoughts, most of which reinforce McFee’s points: If you’re not sure whether to take a gun, don’t. Only'prepared and determined' people should carry a gun on board. You must think everything out and practice now.

If you’re not sure which weapon to carry, take a .12 gauge shotgun. This shotgun is recognized as a hunting or sport weapon in most countries. A full-sized shotgun in a nice case is considered gentlemanly in Europe. Ammunitions are readily available, and they include not only flares and lead shot, but also rubber bullets and tear gas. It is an effective and impressive weapon that’s found in just about every police car.

Isn’t a shotgun too cumbersome on a boat? Yes, a full size shotgun is in close quarters. It’s possible to get a shorter, but legal, barrel.

You may also replace the regular stock with a much shorter pistol grip, but make sure you can manage the recoil. And mount the original stock and barrel back on to allay the possible anxieties of custom officials.

What type of shotgun? A five-shot pump shotgun. A higher capacity than that makes it a military weapon in some countries. You can choose between stainless-steel, about $800, and regular steel, about $200, versions. Regular steel is okay as long as you take excellent care of it — use lots of Boeing T-9. If the gun is stolen, confiscated by customs, or if you have to choose between visiting a certain country and throwing it overboard, then the loss of a cheapo won’t make you cry. The pump is important because it’s a reliable mechanism. And pumping a gun makes an impressive noise. It’s a sign of determination, and crooks don’t like that.

Storing a gun onboard. If you have kids around, do follow McFee’s advice of keeping it unloaded and locked in a gun safe. Because I don’t have kids, my gun was stored differently. I view my gun as a last resort, to be used when I am invaded and cornered by surprise — as happened to me. I want my weapon to be readily available. So I keep it and a flashlight dose by my berth. The gun is hidden, uncocked and with an empty chamber. But the magazine is loaded; two birdshots, then two buckshots.

If you absolutely Insist on a hand-gun, take a .38 revolver. It’s simple, reliable and has acceptable stopping power without too much recoil. But be ready for a hassle when entering most countries. And

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unless you’re Dirty Harry, there’s a good probability you’ll miss your target when firing under stress.

A good book to read: "In The Gravest Extreme" by Massad F. Ayoob.

Well, that’s it for my relevant experience. By the way, I used to be a trap and skeet instructor. I welcome comments — but not attacks — on my advice.

Please don’t print my name, because 1) This could be used against me by some lawyer if I ever get involved in an accident, and 2) This could be viewed as a challenge to attack by a deranged crook.

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The transition to the metric system would be greatly eased by the adoption of the nautical meter. This measure has all of the advantages of the metric system (e.g. the nautical kilometer is equal to 1000 nautical meters), and has the advantage of being customized for the nautical environment. The nautical meter measures 0.92598 statute meters or 3.038 feet. These conversion factors might seem a bit unusual at first, but are actually very convenient.

Rrimarily to aid in the practice of celestial navigation, a nautical kilometer is precisely equal to one-half of one minute of latitude. This makes the to or away distance of the celestial line-of-position equal to twice the altitude difference in minutes.

The nautical meter is approximately one-half a fathom. Your depth-finder, which reads in fathoms, can be converted to nautical meters by simply doubling the reading. While not exact, this conversion is closer than one inch per fathom. Similarly, a shot (of chain) is very close to 30 nautical meters.

Therefore, with the nautical meter and nautical kilometer we could enjoy the immense advantages of the metric system — like calculating the distance to next waypoint in millimeters or figuring anchoring scope in kilometers — and still compute celestial LOPs and read depth-finders easily.

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I) flACQUIRED FROM TWO LADIES FROM JERSEY This month’s helpful hints from 'Capn Cool' were acquired from two ladies I met in France who were cruising out of Jersey (Channel Islands).

First, they decided the best way to discourage 'banditos' was take a 1 Vi-inch wide strip of sail cloth of the appropriate length, and push many thumb tacks thru the cloth. They’d then cover the tack heads with long strips of duct tape. The 'tape' would then be laid at the entrances to the boat’s salon — naturally with the tack points facing up. Another such strip was placed at the entry to their cabins. They were sure they’d be awakened by any intruder who stepped on the strips. It was, of course, important to remember the strips when they walked about at night or woke up the next morning. Forgetting could be most painful.

The second brilliant hint came as we were crossing the Bay of Biscay. The fan belt on the ladies’ Perkins diesel had broken and their spare belt proved to be the wrong length. So the enterprising ladies from the Channel Islands took two pair of panty hose and 'braided' an appropriate length of belt. Via the radio, I told them to merely run it around the water pump pulley and crank pulley, as it would not be strong enough to drive the alternator. They did this, sewing the two ends together as tightly as possible. Believe it or not, the 'panty hose' fan belt held together long enough for a 90-minute, five-knot run up a river — without the engine overheating.

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Cress Baxter Ketch Sea Era Richmond Cress — The above Is all very interesting, but we’re still awaiting the tale of how a JO-foot ketch sank beneath you. The wagering around the office is hot and heavy with regard to whether or not the yacht was Arthur "The Proper Yacht" Bieser’s big Hatteras on her way across the Atlantic.

HAD TO HAVE BEEN THE BEST REGATTA EVER Your editorial staff is spot on for calling the 1982 Clipper Cup Series in Hawaii the tops. It had to have been the best regatta ever.

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On top of that, I was running Superwitch at the time, which beat the boat that was then owned by Larry Harvey, my present boss. He still won’t talk about it!

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HfTO BADMOUTH SOMEONE SAILING A CRAB-CRUSHER' IS BAD KARMA I have just read your November interview with Jim and Diana Jessie concerning their recently completed circumnavigation. What a fantastic accomplishment! A trip like that necessitates preparation, determination, courage, experience — and in the case of the Jessies, exhibits a tremendous amount of skill. They are to be congratulated.

Annie and I have nowhere near the skill or experience of Capt. and Mrs. Jessie, but we have done some sailing and there are a couple of opinions expressed in the interview that could be debated.

Firstly, the "hard-nosed, performance-oriented, 'less is more'" cruiser is in the distinct minority 'out there'. Like one in 500. That mode of cruising requires a fair number of bodies on board to make it work very well. The overwhelming number of cruising boats are crewed by two people, usually a couple. And therein lies the basis of my argument with some of the Jessies’ comments.

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LETTERS set well. This is especially true in deep water, where it tends to be just too damn much work after a long day or days of sailing. Nobody gets it right the first time, every time. There are times when we have anchored and re-anchored four and five times when the holding ground was poor and/or the anchorage crowded. Secondly, sudden windshifts can necessitate a rapid 'get it up and get out' operation.

This always seems to happen at night in a driving rain.

Perhaps with a crew of five and with the acknowledged skill and experience of the Jessies, this sort of thing is handled routinely and with consummate^ase. But there have been times when we have, out loud, expressed our thanks for having our Nilssen electric windlass.

Other things we are very thankful for: our Aries windvane, Autohelm 5000 autopilot, and our sturdy cockpit dodger. Each of these things reduces the fatigue of short-handed cruising — and anything that does that earns its keep. Fatigue contributes to poor decisions in high stress situations, and the results of those decisions can ruin your day. I can honestly say that we would not have considered starting the trip we’ve just finished without the uncomplaining, dead-reliable Aries.

Finally, I guess I’m a little resentful of the somewhat condescending attitude of the Jessies toward what seems like most of the rest of the cruisers. There is no doubt that there are people bobbing around out there who have no business being within 10 miles of a sailboat. And the skill and experience levels run the gamut from "not much" to extensive. But most of us are trying our damndest to get it right, while at the same time we are out for pleasure and the experience. Not too many of us are trying to prove our manhood — sorry, personhood — although there are certainly some of those.

One of the joys of cruising for us is observing the diversity of the people and their boats: some equipped with every gadget known to man and others with just the bare essentials. The main thing is they’re all out there doing it! Not talking about it — doing it! To badmouth some poor devil because he’s sailing a "crab-crusher" — with just his 45-year-old wife as crew — instead of a cold-molded ex-racing boat — with a crew of five — is bad karma.

Having said all this, I gotta retrench a bit and say that I have areas of agreement with the Jessies. Electronic reliability in the marine environment is suspect at best. The Lorans, SatNavs and more recently the wonderful GPS systems have taken a lot of the nail-biting out of navigation. But anybody who goes blue-water cruising without a good, working knowledge of celestial navigation and the necessary equipment and practice to use it, is asking for embarrassment if not serious trouble.

We have a radar which we had put on in New Zealand — and from time to time I have wondered why. We certainly don’t put the blind faith in radar that the advertisements advocate. The rule is never put your boat in a position using radar that you can’t get out of by some other means.

I’ve been thinking about watermakers some. Jerry-jugging water can be a real pain, and having clean, bug-free water would be a plus.

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A friend, who is recipient of the Cruising Club of America’s coveted Blue Water Medal, says: "If you don’t have some apprehension before every leg, you’re fooling yourself."

So 'lighten up' a little, Jim and Diana. There cure just about as many ways to go cruising as there are cruisers. You’ve got yours and we’ve got ours ancf all those other guys have theirs. Try to show, at least in print, a little understanding for those of us who don’t have your skill and experience, but are working hard to get it.

Beau and Annie Hudson Lionwing, Freya 39 Sausalito Readers — Beau, a retired United Airlines pilot, and Annie completed a 4Vz-year, 38,000 mile circumnavigation in August.

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Thanks to my brother Carl, I recently received a copy of the October issue, which had the Inikl coverage and told about my experience with Saltflower. Yes, my gaff-ketch is pretty much a total loss. I’m still staying onboard, however, as I strip her down and wait for FEMA to decide whether or not I’m eligible for an 'individual family grant'. As soon as FEMA makes a decision, I’ll be hopping a big silver bird for California with Mugger, my permanent crew. We’ll be heading back to stay with friends on 'G' Dock in Ventura, where we intend to regroup and decide what to do next.

(Mugger, incidentally, is very likely the only African wild cat to have done 10,000 miles of passagemaking and survive two hurricanes and three tropical storms. He’s getting pretty blas6 about it all.)

My whole reason for heading back to California from Samoa was to take Saltflower to the Caribbean by early 1994, because I had a job set up to ramrod the construction of a 100-foot steel staysail schooner. After that, I had sort of planned on building my own 55-ft steel ketch. So now it looks like I’ll fly to the Caribbean in January of '94 instead. Although with the economy in shambles like it is, f/FEMA comes through with the cash, I might be able to pick up a super deal on a boat and sail to the Caribbean after all.

In your hurricane article, you had a photograph of the Christina 43 Kahuna resting atop part of the marina. I’m happy to report that she was refloated. After temporary repairs she was motorsailed back to Honolulu for permanent repairs and refurbishment. The owners, Jerry and Nancy Hughes, and the ship’s dog Molly, a Portuguese water dog, are the kind of people and pet I wish all cruisers could be. They are truly delightful. I, along with several other people, really enjoyed helping them get their home back in the water.

Imagine, the Sailfast 50 in another of your photos, was refloated with minimal damage — considering that she also had gone up on the dock.

A section of Saltflower's main mast has been used to scarf together a new mast for 78-year old David Lewis’ Gryphon.

Not a single multihull in Nawiliwili survived Inlkt unscathed. I report that for what it’s worth to those thinking about cruising multihulls. But no matter what you do, whether you make it through a hurricane or not will depend on what your neighbors do.

As hard as it might be to believe, now that the vegetation has started to grow back, Nawiliwili Harbor looks almost normal again.

On a different subject. I’d like to say that carrying guns on a cruising boat isn’t all that good an idea. In ports where you might want one, you have to turn the gun in to Customs for "safekeeping" until you’re ready to leave. So you don’t have it aboard when you’re

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Bruce — We’re happy to report that Latitude readers have contributed $855 to helping you get back on your feet. The latest — and biggest — contribution comes from Matt of Matthews Construction and Esperanza. "I talked up a good story on your behalf and got sailors you’ve never met to pitch In." Rick Drain of Redwood City sent a money order for $100 and reports It comes from "Dock 12, Oyster Point Marina”, where you berthed your boat long ago. Drain was nice enough to point out that for about the 15th time we’ve spelled your name 'Westrake' instead of the correct 'Westrate'. As such, the names on some of the checks are misspelled. But having gotten yourself through a hurricane, we’re sure you can live through one wrong letter on your last name. The checks have been sent to your old Ventura address.

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Furthermore, in parts of the world where piracy Is a problem, you’re going to be outgunned unless you at least have a Quad 50.

Generally speaking, pirates have all kinds of neat armaments from the stuff our troops left,in Viet Nam. And if you’re not willing to fire first, one or more pirates will take your gun and beat you to death with it.

Cruisers should also remember what happened to Peter Tangvald’s wife some years ago. If she hadn’t pulled out their rifle, she’d probably still be alive. My point is this: if you don’t carry a gun in Oakland or L.A., why would you carry one in Baja?

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Please allow me to use Letters, both to sound a warning to people who are considering entering into a boat partnership, and to perhaps receive some assistance from your readership.

A while back, Thomas E. Wilson, my friend of 33 years, and 1 agreed to purchase a sailboat. We’d be partners and cruise around the world, as had been both our dreams. We have similar educations, interests, complementing trades; had retired with good annuities; and, had worked together for several years. You’d think we’d be perfect candidates for a partnership. Wrong!

I’d been divorced about five years. The arrangement with Tom’s wife was that she’d stay up in the mountains — which she prefers to the sea — and would fly to meet us at various destinations.

Unfortunately, after we purchased our 58-foot steel ketch and were in the process of provisioning her, Tom’s wife apparently decided she liked someone else better and filed for divorce.

Once the divorce was final, a much poorer Tom had become someone I no longer recognized. From my perspective, it was a Jekyll & Hyde transformation. In my estimation, he’d become paranoid and vindictive — a Captain Ahab type. Our long friendship deteriorated rapidly, until it reached the point that 1 insisted we sell the boat and terminate the partnership.

After several months of advertising the boat in the Classy Classifieds and then with a broker, we’ve had no luck selling Drifter.

I guess it’s another sign of a bad economy. In any event, the ketch had become a millstone around our necks.

So my warning is to be very aware and certain before entering into a boat partnership. Or something like the following might happen: On or about November 7, Wilson, without notifying me, suddenly left the Vallejo Marina with Drifter and set sail for ports unknown. I was left with a handful of papers but no boat. I would therefore appreciate the assistance of your readers in locating the boat so I

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Drifter is a beige 58-foot cutter-rigged steel ketch with dark brown trim and sail covers. Her distinctive features include a self-tending boom on the staysail, a small vertical pilothouse, and davits over the transom. Her hailing port is Portland, and her documentation number is 921789. The most probable destinations are Southern California, Hawaii or Mexico.

Tom Wilson is a 63-year old white male, 170 lbs, with a distinctive 'Kojak'-style haircut.

If anyone should see Wilson or Drifter, I ask that they please notify me at (707) 647-3036 or 4 Sharon Street, Vallejo 94589.

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Readers — We asked Suite why he didn’t report the boat stolen.

He explained that the written partnership agreement specified that Wilson was a 76% owner and Suite just a 24% owner. As such, the police have advised Suite that under the law, Wilson cannot be considered to have stolen the boat. But once Suite locates the vessel, he has other legal options by which to protect his Interest.

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Years ago when I was studying for my first license, most of the people around the Santa Barbara Harbor laughed at me. But I got my license and was very proud of it. I also ended up leaving the harbor when many of them were still sitting on the docks.

There wasn’t much work, so 1 created a job. I did that by talking a boatowner into chartering his boat. It worked. Later 1 got my own boat and started my own business.

1 had to 'deck' for 1080 8-hour days — that’s 40 hours a week for over four years — to sit for my One License. That wasn’t sitting aboard in a slip, but out on the water. I must have learned something.

So much for Latitude’s remarks about captain’s on-the-water skills or competence. However, there’s more miles under your keel than most of the rag jockeys here in La Paz will see in a lifetime, but to hear them talk, you’d think they invented the boat.

If I sound resentful, I am, as I worked long and hard for all my licenses and am very proud of them. I occasionally do a delivery to supplement my Social Security and I can assure you that insurance companies prefer it when the delivery skipper has a USCG license.

Please keep thinking positive, Barbara, as there are jobs if you’re willing to do the footwork. But I’ll be honest with you, I haven’t 'worked' since I became associated with boats in 1945. I’m in love.

P.S. If you need hands-on experience, come on down to La Paz. And yeah, Latitude, I know what you’re thinking. But even at age 65 1 can try, can’t I? Captain Bud Balone Windy Day APDO Postal 366 La Paz, Baja California Sur Bud — You misunderstood. We didn’t say that people with captain’s licenses were Incompetent, but rather that a captain's license was no assurance of competence. And there’s good reason for us to have made such a statement.

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Ask around BudK and you’ll hear about plenty of people who’ve 'earned' captain’s licenses that you wouldn’t trust with a banged up El Toro _ let alone a boat full of charter guests. Compared with other countries, the U.S. licensing process is mere buffoonery.

We suspect you know what you’re about on the water and that your sea time provided you with a genuine education. As such, It’s you who should be railing against a system that licenses captains who literally still have a conceptual problem distinguishing a tack from a gybe! That such incompetents can qualify for a 'captain’s license' doesn’t reflect well on you or the others who truly deserve them.

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Kim — Better physical condition has also been associated with an active sex life, which is a further benefit to your physical and emotional health.

But there’s no need to "punch a hole" In anything, as rowing an inflatable is a much more rewarding to your cardiovascular system and boobs (or pecs) than is rowing a tender that was designed for that purpose. Be that as it may, any kind of rowing is an awful lot of fun.

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Okay, you can cheat and affix an outboard for those gale force days or those one-too-many nights. But as a general rule, nothing compares to the challenge of bending your back to a good, stiff breeze and knowing that — hey — you not only got yourself back to your own vessel, but you got your much needed and much avoided daily exercise, too.

Now for the clincher: Ladies — and I do use that term loosely in regards to sailing women, being one myself — there is absolutely no exercise better for your boobs than rowing. I’ve been rowing for seven years and have been told that I have the upper body — blush, blush — of a 21-year old. And while I won’t reveal my true age, it’s nowhere near 21.

So get off your duffs and row, gals, 'cause by getting back to the basics you’ll also be saving your boobs. And for you guys, it does an even better job on your pecs.

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Ti is on her way to Mexico for the winter. Maybe she’ll do Sea of Cortez Race Week.

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Readers — Dickson, one of the best-liked sailors around, sailed aboard Ticonderoga on a good number of her many record-setting races.

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Ilf THE DIMENSIONLESS STUFF In the October issue you had a letter from S. Tuttle of Los Angeles asking how come he couldn’t figure a sail area to displacement ratio of 16.2 to match an example where S.A. — 1246 Ft2 and D = 40,630 lbs., using the formula SADR = SA/D2/3.

The reason is that dimensionless ratios have to be dimensionless.

(Deep, eh?)

If you express in ft3 by dividing 40,630 lbs. by 64 lbs./ cu. ft., it will all come out.

Tl\e dimensionless stuff also explains the unasked question, what’s the 2/3s power for. It’s there to shift cubic feet into square feet — to match sail area in square feet.

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While evading the Mexican heat this summer by a visit to Los Angeles during August and September, I happened across a meeting of about-to-be cruisers at the Pacific Mariners YC. I sat in and was moved to make a few comments to the group. Some of these ideas follow: — if you going to be spending any time in the tropics in the summer, try to make bone white decks and white cockpit covers a part of your preparation. It might not seem important in San Francisco, but the difference in heat absorbed between a true white and some light pastel paint is remarkable. Our decks are done in brilliant white; reflection is not a problem because of the non-skid.

— too big an anchor and too much chain of too large a size is just about right — when you’re in a blow. Sitting through a Norther in Puerto Escondido right now, we’re anchored by a 140-lb CQR and 300-ft of half-inch chain. True, Inspiration is a 50-ft Garden ketch and maybe it’s overdoing it a little bit, but. ..

— if you own your boat, good ground tackle and prudence may be all you need—beside the near-mandatory Mexican insurance against third parties. But be careful where you buy that 'third party' insurance. After we had ours for several years, we discovered in the fine print that it was only good for damage that occurred while our boat was on a trailer. Yeah, right.

— a Ham radio should be a priority for keeping in touch. A typecertified SSB radio would be nice for placing part orders at chandleries in the states, but would be secondary. Best of all would be to have both Ham and SSB. Prices are coming down.

— both Downwind Marine and Pacific Marine Supply, which are located on Canon street in San Diego, monitor SSB radio. Cruisers can thus legally radio them to order parts. The parts are usually delivered via the 'Baja Express', a voluntary, free delivery system by mariners who are driving down from or through San Diego. Write or

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visit either chandlery to register your VISA or MasterCard — you don’t want to give that number out over the SSB. — if you have SatNav, keep it, but it’s pretty much pass£. If not, or if the budget permits, get a GPS. If the budget is tight, keep the land on your left as you head south, and at night, either anchor out or stay well offshore.

—be a good guest, because in Mexico you are a foreigner. Mexico is not a part of the United States where people talk funny. Further, don’t wear beach clothes to government offices or to the center of cities.

— if you plan to spend much time in Mexico, learn as much Spanish as possible. It will make your stay more enjoyable.

— the bigger the boat, the longer you — and your lady — will be happy cruising.

— watermakers are a very big plus.

— propane is very inexpensive in Mexico, kerosene is very hard to find (many use jet fuel obtained from airports, but I’ll let you dwell on the logistics of that). Alcohol — not that kind — can be purchased in drugstores (/armadas), but is expensive. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is not available.

— have spares and tools for everything. Know how to do all your own Routine maintenance. If you think you have to have some odd brand of oil, bring it. There are, however, good (enough) brands available here in 40 weight, with 30 and 10W30 being hard to find.

— get a commercial mail forwarding service. They are generally more reliable than your rotten kids, or relatives.

— if you’re thinking about spending years in the Sea of Cortez, consider about having a car/van/truck you can use while down here and for visiting the rotten kids in the summer. It will serve them right.

— if you are selling out your real estate as you leave, think about becoming a citizen of states such as Nevada or Texas where there is no income tax.

Oh yes, with regard to Peter Bailey’s September letter commenting on my 'sailing ship' letter, I forgot to mention that in addition to the course, topsails (upper and lower), topgallants (upper and lower), royals (upper and lower), and moonrakers, one should know about cloudscrapers and stargazers. My thanks to Hank Cohan and his Macintosh for his letter in the September issue.

William F. Steagall, Sr. Inspiration, Garden 50 Ketch LaPaz William — Two comments on what we think is your mostly excellent advice and information. First, with the cost of GPS having fallen so low, we think it should be mandatory on every boat headed for Mexico. It’s at least as much a safety item as a navigation convenience. Not only should it help keep everyone’s boat off the beach, even the least expensive ones have man overboard features, where you simply push a button and the unit feeds you a continually updated range and bearing to where the person went over.

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JjftMY SOLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION WAS STOLEN On November 12^ny dinghy was either stolen or went adrift from the Aeolian YC at Alameda. The gray 10-ft Achilles had white floorboards and a 15 hp blue Evinrude outboard.

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u MORE AND MORE FREEDOMS ARE SLIPPING AWAY I enjoyed Jim Evans letter concerning the 'manifestly unsafe voyage' business. But I believe that the difference between Jim and Joe of Signal of Peace may be that Jim is, as he says, in the 'stupidity adventure business'. He does things that require seat-of-the-pants, think-on-your-feet action. He knows he’s going to face adversity and he knows his best tool is his inherent ability to deal with events as they come, to feel exhilarated and alive by dealing with nature, adventure and danger. In other words, he is prepared in a sense and knows what to expect.

Joe of Signal of Peace, on the other hand, seems not to have a clue. Even the guy in L.A. who tied helium balloons to his lawn chair and floated up with the commercial jets had a way to deal with his greatest danger of getting too high — a gun to shoot holes in some of the balloons. It seems that Joe had no contingency plans or sense of how he was going to deal with adversity. Jim knows adventures can be dangerous and he has enough presence to pull most of it off.

There’s a difference between seeking adventure while relying on your wit and running out in a freeway blindfolded. Through this last year and the many letters concerning Signal of Peace, I have sympathized with Joe’s position. It seems that more and more freedoms are slipping away. I hate being told what to do, especially by someone 1 don’t think has a clue and is in some position of authority. And I especially hate tattletales.

But, I guess the bottom line is if anybody for any reason can set off an EPIRB and cause a massive search and rescue operation to be started, then there must be some way to at least try to insure that it doesn’t happen any more than necessary.

John Roemer Cascade 42, Spirit Redwood City Readers — Roemer’s is but one of over 100 responses we’ve received so far to our survey on the controversial Issue of manifestly unsafe voyages. We’ll have a complete report in the issue that comes out January 1. If you want to be included, you must get your response to us by December 15.

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R A C I N G T I P Mount Cam-Matics® on Wedges or Risers for Better Leads Racing boats use dozens of cam cleats for sheets, halyards and control lines. To insure the best leads, some of these cleats should be mounted on risers or wedges.

Wedges angle cleats so that lines are drawn down into the jaws and are often used to align cleats that are mounted on curved side tanks of dinghys and on swivel base arms to aim the cleat more directly towards the trimmer.

Risers should be used when lines lead from blocks which are raised above the deck to cleats which are mounted quite close. Two examples are spinnaker guys on dinghys which lead to a guy hook at the shrouds and then directly into a cam, and spinnaker tweakers which lead from a rail mounted block into a cam cleat mounted within a few inches of the block.

Harken offers wedges for all sizes of Cam-Matic cleats. Risers are offered for the 150,200 and 279 cams.

Wedges and angled risers include an angled backing plate so that nuts will seat properly when through-bolting cams.

The photo showing Cape Crusader — which was a 30-footer, not a 53-footer as reported — and a "newly converted ’bi-maran"' concludes that light multihulls "fare badly in high winds". But you have made 1 + 1 = 3! These two boats were the exception to what occurred with most multis moored in San Carlos Bay. They had the misfortune of making their landfall on a rock seawall with eight-foot swells continuing to roll in for hours after. Two other trimarans, who were assisted off their moorings by loose monohulls, landed upright on a sandy bottom and sustained relatively light damage. The monohulls in the s&me area took on a lot more water from the swells, as they were lying on their sides.

Your final 'Lesson to be learned' . . . that "multihulls have many virtues, but surviving hurricanes is not one of them". . . really took some generalization and creative thought process to arrive at. The facts and numbers in the article don’t come anywhere near to supporting this. Since your offices are located in a city with one of the world’s largest population of multihull fans, we hope no harm comes to your presses due to the angry mobs.

We were surprised you didn’t say that multis tend to pitchpole.

However, we were prepared for that one ...

Dan and Pat Gibb, the crew of This Side Up Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico \

Dan & Pat — We should have been more clear. We stated that surviving hurricanes is not one of the virtues of multihulls; we should have said that 'surviving strong hurricanes is not one of the virtues of multihulls'. It’s true that multihulls weren’t disproportionately damaged by Lester, which in truth was just a borderline hurricane.

When you consider a 'real' hurricane, such as Andrew or Iniki, where the wind blew nearly three times as hard, it was an entirely different story.

Eyewitnesses in Nawiliwill reported the following: 1) that not a single multihull wasn’t severely damaged; 2) that a 40-foot catamaran cartwheeled through the air and took out the steel bridge of a Coast Guard Cutter — see this month’s Sightings — some 15 feet above ground level; 3) that as least one multihull was blown a mile or more inland from the harbor; 4) that one multihull was found 30 feet up in a tree.

Not all of this Information was in the article because there simply wasn’t room and because we weren’t attempting to try the case in court. Be that as it may, we believe that the evidence, presented and otherwise, supports the conclusion that surviving strong hurricanes is not one of the virtues of multihulls.

Jack and Kathle Boyce’s letter about their successfully riding out Lester aboard their 37-foot multihull Perpetua will appear In the next Issue.

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Probably unknown to a majority of your readers is the fact that the Columbia River Gorge at Hood River, Oregon is becoming a popular sailing/racing destination.

The conditions are very challenging, with consistent west winds ranging from 18 to 28 knots during the spring and summer. Frequently the gusts are even stronger. 1 certainly admire those who accept the challenge and sail in heavy air.

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Breathing easier.

If some lowly comic strip takes the place of Outland in your newspaper sometime soon, don’t panic, it’s temporary. The reason for the week or so of missing strips is that Outland (and Bloom County) creator Berkeley Breathed severely injured his arm in a boating accident. Fortunately, he’s lefthanded, and it was his right arm that — we hope you haven’t just eaten — was nearly severed by the propeller when he fell off a powerboat in Louisiana in mid November. Even more fortunately, the Pulitzer prize-winning cartoonist is expected to make a full recovery.

A case could be made that Breathed, like a certain large-nosed penguin in his strips, is somewhat accident prone. In 1986, he suffered a broken back when an ultralight airplane he was flying crashed in New Mexico.

Is that so?

The Swan line of yachts, built in Finland, have acquired a reputation for being a cut above almost all other brands of production yachts. Sort of like what Rolls-Royce used to be to the automobile industry. Whether they deserve such a reputation is not for us to say.

That Swans are a benchmark yacht is something that has been attested to by the advertisements of other manufacturers and brokers.

Several times, for example, we’ve seen Henri Waiquez Yachts described as 'French Swans'. Or Tayanas as the 'Taiwan Swan'.

All this can be carried a little too far, especially when an unknowing public can easily be duped. Recently, for instance, we read an ad by a broker in Palma, Mallorca (Spain), in which a Catalina 42 was described as 'the American Swan'. We laughed out loud when we read that one, because Swans and Catalinas couldn’t be more different. When you buy a Swan, you pay dearly not only for quality, but for prestige, too. When you buy a Catalina, you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck. But how would anyone across the Atlantic know that?

Crossroads.

For many of us there are swift, bold decisions that dramatically alter the course of our life. For Frank Dinsmore of Sacramento, it was getting divorced. He virtually walked out of the doors of a Sacramento courtroom and into the office of a Sausalito boat dealer. That was nearly 15 years ago. Since then he’s done four Singlehanded TransPacs aboard, including the last one aboard his newest boat, a Newland 368 named Francis Who? II. As far as Dinsmore is concerned, he made the correct turn at the crossroads. What about you?

Cynical? Who’s cynical?

After hurricane Hugo, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, also known as FEMA, gave the Caribbean Behavoral Institute, Inc., a for-profit private corporation, $6.6 million. The funding was for "crisis counseling and stress management" for victims of the hurricane. A recent audit by the Department of Interior reveals that the institute "substantially mismanaged" the money, however. Some of the funds intended to provide counseling went to a catered Christmas party, beach outings, expensive pen sets, and books with titles such as Sexual Secrets, Dirty Words and Cartoon Classics.

How is the United States taxpayer not supposed to be cynical?

Last passage.

San Francisco’s sailing community lost another of its longtime friends last month. After a long battle, Neil Munro succumbed to lung cancer on November 16.

A San Francisco native, Neil was a former commodore and early member of the Sausalito YC, where he actively raced his Big Bear Kodiak. He was also a member of the St. Francis YC, the Tahoe YC and the American Classic Boat Society.

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End of an era.

A few months ago, we wrote about the imminent relocation of Moore Sailboats in Santa Cruz, and the end of spiritual birthplace of the 'fast is fun' ultralight sailboat movement: Moore’s Reef. Although Moore’s will continue in business at its new location in Watsonville, one can’t help but think a little of the magic will be missing — kind of like if Santa moved the North Pole operation to Pasadena. At presstime, Moore’s did not yet have a new phone number, but you can still get ahold bf Ron, Martha and the rest of the gang through call forwarding at their old number, (408) 476-3831.

A farewell party was held at the Reef November 14. It was well attended by such ULDB luminaries as George Olson and Bill Lee, but mostly the people there were just Reef alumni come back to say goodbye to the place where so many boats and dreams were launched over the years. "There were people there I hadn’t seen in 10 years!" said Martha Moore. How well attended? Partiers practically cleaned out the local liquor stores of kegs, and the revelry didn’t start breaking up until about 5 a.m. It was a suitable farewell.

In fond memory of the Reef and all the good times and dreams that happened there, we reproduce the invitation for the alumni party, and wish Moore Sailboats continued success at the 'new' reef in Watsonville.

We are moving off the Reef. This Is the end of an era where once lived Ron Moore, George Olson, Kim Kelnholtz, Martha Lewis, Cindy Phlllpay, Peter and Klki Smiley, Biff and Trlxy Watts, Chris Haskins, Tony Mlcus and Bob and Susie Thompson; where Summertime (the first Santa Cruz ultralight) was built; where 40 505s were built and many restored; where Pacific High (predecessor of the Olson 30) was built; where 156 Moore 24s were built; where the last Olson product from their factory was completed; where the Moore 30 began and ended; where Terry Alsberg (builder of the Express 27s and 37s) decided he liked boat building, where boat dreams were launched (American Express, Hurricane Doug, Grace Slme’s Singlehanded TransPac boat, Schumacher 28); where Angelita was 'reefed1 until restored; where keels were designed and poured for Moore 24s, Express 27s/37s, Olson 30s, MacGregor 65s, Santa Cruz 50s/70s and America3; where fun' got a facelift; where Ron barbecued his first pig; where Bob Thompson built Niad; where Reef golf was Invented; where 300 Moore 24 sailors partied at the ’84 Nats ... A place not soon to be forgotten!

Stranger than strange.

That’s about the only way we can describe the break-ins of 10 sailboats at the Brisbane Marina the evening of Sunday, November 8. Strange because Brisbane is not only off the beaten track, but the Marina is well lit. It’s also one of few that have a uniformed guard on duty all night, as well as regular police drive-bys. Strange because only sailboats were broken near the gate end of one pier were broken into. Strange because none of the people who were aboard other boats at the time heard or saw anything. And strange because of the few items taken — a CD player and radio were the only ones we heard about — were not even boating-related. This despite an abundance of expensive equipment — binoculars, Satnavs, GPSs, etc. — in plain sight aboard all the boats.

The means of entry was a prying tool that simply popped off the companionway hasps of the boats that were hit. From there the person or persons ate cookies, peanuts (a bunch of shells were found on one boat) and other food, drank wine and sodas, smoked tobacco, riffled through drawers — and then apparently went to the next sailbbat down the line and did the same thing. The 10 boats hit were five on one side of the finger and five on the other. In the days following, one person’s flashlight was found on another boat; another’s bag of pipe tobacco was found on his neighbor’s boat, that kind of stuff. * ■* No suspects have yet been apprehended, although the police did manage to lift some fingerprints.

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Neil was a yacht broker for over 25 years and an avid supporter of Bay Area sailing, including the Olympic Soling campaign out of the Sausalito YC and the St. Francis’ 1987 America’s Cup campaign.

Lately, Neil had turned his efforts to the restoration of classic Chris Craft runabouts and sedans, including _a very special 19-footer. Now Neil Munro, circa 1959. undergoing restoration, Encore is a boat he owned some 40 years ago and only recently rediscovered in a garage in Tahoe.

Neil lived for the day, and would want all his friends to do the same. So next time you’re out reaching across the Bay, take a moment to think of Neil. He will be smiling upon us all. x — tim Stapleton N pt. richmond We’re all for clean water, but let’s not overdo it.

Sweden’s Lake Vanem, the third largest in Europe, once suffered terribly from an accumulation of heavy metals and organic compounds discharged from factories — sort of like San Francisco Bay. But that’s all changed during the last 20 years as a result of government clean-ups and rigorous environmental controls over factories. The result is that the lake water is now crystal clear — and nearly devoid of life.

"We are in the ironic situation where the purification work has been too successful," explains Goran Pettersson, head of an environmental research team. Pettersson wants one of the water purification plants shut down to allow — we’re not making this up — more phosphates in the lake.

So if there comes a time when you have no alternative but to poop in the Bay, don’t feel that guilty about it.

Everything you ever wanted to know about boating’.

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SIGHTINGS sailor relief to kauai Ten days prior to the visit by Hurricane Iniki, which would prove to be the worst hurricane to hit Hawaii this century, San Franciscan Carl Edinger was about to depart on a leisurely voyage from Honolulu to Fiji and beyond. The crew aboard his 47-foot staysail schooner Driver were Kevin, a Kenny Rogers look-a-like, and able-bodied Doug.

But after Iniki devastated Kauai, Edinger decided to sail to the Garden Isle to see firsthand wl\at was left of the island. Deciding it would be in poor taste to arrive at a disaster scene with an empty boat, Edinger hit upon the idea of bringing relief supplies over on his steel schooner. It didn’t take long for Kevin and Doug to agree to the plan.

The enthusiastic trio immediately got tangled in a giant web of government red tape. Amidst the post-hurricane confusion, the harbormaster of hard-hit Nawiliwili announced he wouldn’t allow civilian craft into the wreck-strewn harbor. So he passed the proverbial buck along to the Department of Transportation. The folks at DOT said the matter was outside of their jurisdiction and bounced it over to Civil Defense. The folks at the Food Bank and Relief Aid departments of Civil Defense told Edinger they’d be happy to entrust Driver and her crew with expensive relief supplies — if only they’d be recognized by some authority.

The authority turned out to be the harbormaster at Nawiliwili, where the search for permission had all started. Perhaps he was swayed by the fact that Driver would be carrying — among other things — badly-needed kerosene.

Highly flammable and heavy, the kerosene couldn’t be delivered to the powerstarved island by plane.

With permission for the relief voyage now granted, Driver was loaded one dark night at Heeiaheea Boat Harbor on the northeast side of Oahu. Soon the hatches were battened down on tons of food, tarps, lanterns, kerosene, flashlights and batteries, soap, shampoo and a variety of other essentials.

Upon arrival in Kauai, a fellow by the name of Jim met the schooner with a four-wheel-drive pick-up. He spent the next four days driving around Kauai, distributing the supplies to those most in need. These included many who were too proud to stand in the long, slow lines at the various emergency stations that had been set up by the Red Cross, Salvation Army and Civil Defense. The three agencies, manned by many warmhearted volunteers, did heroic work, but were simply overwhelmed. Nonetheless, the aloha spirit was never more evident than during this difficult time.

Flushed with a sense of accomplishment over the completion of the first mission, Driver and her crew rushed back to Oahu and prepared for a second trip. Their obvious enthusiasm spread. I, for example, gave up the cozy mooring at Kaneohe Bay for my boat Deja Vu, loaded up on supplies gleaned from Driver, and set sail for Kauai. The day after 1 arrived, Driver arrived on Kauai for a second time, loaded to the gills with tons of charcoal, tarps, tents, soldering irons, more flashlights and lanterns. These were quickly distributed when Driver’s Kevin got a local rock station to advertise the location of Driver and what she had available for distribution. A log book was kept and signed by all the grateful recipients.

Other boats, including the Nelson/Marek 68 Hokulele, arrived at Nawilwili laden with relief supplies. It did this South African good to see sailors from all walks of life using their boats for a cause that was so worthwhile. Most of the relief boats I know of were owned by people with little money, but who had gotten caught up in the altruistic spirit of the time. Each set sail with the desire to help victims, the sense of adventure and the old 'why not' attitude.

Be that as it may, it turned out there was a pot at the end of the rainbow for most of us. The crews of Driver, Deja Vu and several other boats have remained on Kauai and found gainful employment. Included among them is Chris Bemt, a frequent Latitude contributor, who owns the Alajuela 38 Katie.

Here’s his story: "After a wonderful visit from my mother and sister in Honolulu, and the departure of Shaun — for whom two long passages and a hurricane proved a bit much — I followed the trail blazed by Carl Edinger on Driver. The Hawaii Food Bank had a backlog of flammable relief supplies needing a way to get to Kauai and they were overjoyed to have them moved out — even by sail power.

"I didn’t tell the Food Bank that I smoke or that my last name is 'Bemt'. If continued outside column of next sightings page

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cup The greed is pervasive. The deceipt, contemptible. And the corruption, nothing short of sickening. Yes, preparations for the next America’s Cup are pretty much proceeding normally.

Let’s see, where to start? How about venue. America’s Cup authorities in San Diego recently rejected a proposal to let the next successful 1995 Cup defender — assuming there is one — choose the site for the 1998 America’s Cup. No, they said, it doesn’t matter what American boat wins, the Cup and races stay right here in San Diego.

Reportedly, some people were actually surprised at this decision. We are astonished it would ever be asked. Next up, a decision by Ronald McDonald on where he thinks people should buy hamburgers.

The no-choice-of-venue ruling apparently did not go far enough toward whittling down the field of prospective defenders, however.

To most people, bringing nothing back to

Clockwise from above, 'Driver1 offloads tons of reli supplies on her second run to Kauai; 'Driver1 drives windward with a bone in her teeth; National Gua, troops help unload 'Katie' in Nawiliwili; 'Katie's ma cabin and forepeak stuffed with merchandise destini for hurricane victims. COriver' photos by Jonath, fteid; 'Katie' photos by Crispy Bemt.)

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o’noodles one’s home yacht dub except some fleeting fame and glory is enough to make even the saltiest millionaire go play somewhere else.

"Screw this!" we envision them saying. "If someone will get these damn homeless beggars off the doorstep, I’ll go blow my millions on car racing!"

But some people just aren’t getting the message, as evidenced by representatives from eight prospective syndicates who showed up at the San Diego YC on November 18 for the first formed meeting of the America’s Cup ’95 Defense Committee.

So the San Diego YC had to put their foot down. To squelch once and for all the possibility of anything as barbaric as a Corinthian, grassroots effort, SDYC announced that any syndicates serious about making a defense i bid must ante up anonrefundable $150,000 apiece by February 1 continued

I had, they might not have entrusted me with 22 camp stoves, 13 barbecues, 21 cases of candles and batteries, eight cases of Coleman lantern fuel — aka unleaded gasoline — and 131 bags of "just light the bag" charcoal. I also carried 20 gallons of propane and miscellaneous propane tanks, which added greatly to the flavor of the already interesting cargo. All in all, I figured I carried about 4,000 pounds of cargo on my 38-footer, a little less than Edinger, who carried 5,000 on his schooner.

"About 0300 on the voyage over, I thought about making myself a cup of coffee. But seeing the Coleman fuel stacked up against the stove and lashed to the fiddles, I decided against it. Making a landfall singlehanded without coffee? That’s too rugged for me, so I hove to for a catnap. I must confess that I didn’t sleep too well, however.

"When I pulled into Nawiliwili, I instantly felt embarrassed for having sent my pictures to Latitude of the fringe of Inlkl hitting the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor.

It had obviously been nothing compared to what these people had gone through. I saw multihulls, for example, 30 feet up in trees! The sheer brutality of a Category 4 hurricane has to be seen to be believed. It also has to be avoided at all costs.

"In any event I pulled into an empty slip, of which there suddenly was quite a few. In a way, it was like sleeping in a dead man’s bed. The slip I chose was next to David Lewis on Gryphon; I was able to pass along the mail to him that continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS kauai relief — cont’d was forwarded by Carol Post of Honolulu. It wasn’t until later that I learned that Lewis wrote We, The Navigators, one of my favorite books. He’d suffered his eighth dismasting in the hurricane. He casually mentioned that there wasn’t much he could have done to prevent it, what with the 160-knot winds and another boat atop his. Lewis, incidentally, is 78-years old.

"I had sailed for Kauai on a Friday. On Saturday the National Guard offloaded my relief supplies. On Sunday 1 got offered a job. I’d told my mother I wanted to be a crane operator on Kauai, and that’s exactly what I’m doing!

It’s sort of a strange career move for a tow boat jockey, but I like the change.

The crane has 125 feet of stick; throw a lever and it retracts to 22 feet. Boy, what a way to reef! My second week on the job I put new glass in at the control tower at the airport — I didn’t break a single pane. I also get to cruise around Kauai on an 18-wheeler, hauling enough steel to build a small warehouse.

'The last time I drove trucks for a living, 1 missed the water. Now the bricks feel okay. About the time I get tired of dirt, I should have enough money to go sailing again!"

—Jonathan reld (with 'crispy bemt)

cat attack We wind up our Inlkl coverage with the story of the Coast Guard cutter Point Harris (right). When news that the hurricane would hit Kauai arrived, the six Coast Guard cutters attached to the Sand Island headquarters were ordered underway, either to sea or safe anchorage elsewhere in the Islands.

For the 82-ft Point Harris, however, there was nothing to do but stay and ride out the hurricane. The cutter was on 'maintenance status' and couldn’t be repaired in time to move, despite an around-the-clock attempt. So the crew of Point Harris did what everyone else with a boat in Nawiliwili did: batten down the hatches, put down some heavy anchors and hope for the best. When all was as ready as it could be, the crew got off. They rode out Inlkl with other 'essential personnel' at the cinder-block station building, which was built to survive hurricane winds.

They survived fine. The Point Harris was not so lucky. Despite careful preparation, the cutter did come adrift and hit the pier, causing some abovethe-waterline hull damage. But the real blow came when a 40-ft catamaran broke loose from its anchor, sailed over a 15-ft breakwall and clobbered the bridge of the cutter, 15 feet above the waterline.

When it was all over, damage to the Point Harris was estimated at $600,000. It has so far not been determined if the cutter will be repaired, replaced or decommissioned.

ornaith goes back to sea Omaith Murphy, San Francisco’s soft spoken yet spunky Irish seafarer, has headed out the Gate again. At least she should have by the time you read this.

Barring any more boneheaded maneuvers on the part of some people in the boating business (who shall remain nameless), the fortysomething woman with what can only be called a searing desire to go to sea should be headed south on Sola II as you read this. The destination for her Cal 39 Mark III: the Straits of Magellan at the tip of South America.

Now why someone would want to sail nonstop to a place where "favorable winds" average 80 knots is beyond the ken of most mortals. But Omaith may not be classifiable in that category. A mother and a wife, she’s about as far from your stereotypical stay-at-home type as you can get. If there are lessons to be learned in rough seas and high winds, then Omaith is the one to be there.

You may recall Omaith’s first solo voyage (reported in the January, 1992 issue of Latitude), where she sailed her 29-foot Albin Ballad sloop to New Zealand and back in 1988/89. Along the way she was struck by both a whale and lightning (not at the same time, fortunately) and, with her electronics toasted, had to teach herself to navigate using two pencils rubberbanded together as a protractor! This is a woman for whom insurmountable obstacles are merely speed bumps on the highway of life. continued outside column of next sightings page Page 78

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noodles — and show evidence of financial backing to the tune of $10 million. That figure was picked as the minimum amount necessary to mount a shoestring campaign, and because, in the words of one official, it will "keep away the T-shirt syndicates." We’re sure you’re all aware that none of the last syndicates sold Tshirts — for under $20 apiece, anyway.

Meanwhile, over in the challenger comer, everybody’s mad at the French. Like we said, business as usual. This week, it’s because the French, being the first to submit a 1995 challenge (practically before America3 even made it back to the dock after the last race), declared themselves the challenger of record. Being the COR is kind of like being the CEO: you get to organize and oversee the other challengers, set up the chal-

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lenger eliminations and stuff like that. Only thing was, the other challengers don’t want to do it that way this time. And even if they did, they wouldn’t want the French to be in charge. So they all got together and decided to form a challenger committee made up of members of all the syndicates. The French say, no, we were here first; we get to be challenger of record. Last we heard, they were going to decide the matter once and for all with pistols at ten paces at dawn.

Oh darn. There goes our facial tic starting up again.

Well, just one more thing. The format of the races has changed. Seems ESPN, Sony, Cadillac, Casio and all the rest weren’t content with the jillions of dollars generated by

Actually, Ornaith never made it all the way back to San Francisco by sail.

Shortly after arriving in Hawaii on the return leg, she was struck by a car and thrown 60 feet through the air. She broke both arms and legs and spent the last two years recovering, or trying to. Arthritis has set in and appears to be getting worse with every passing month, which is why she decided to get her solo voyaging in now before her condition deteriorates any further.

Three months ago, Ornaith bought Sola II, which had an inventory of two sails, one of which was rotten. In a flurry of activity, Ornaith has outfitted the boat from stem to stem, including at those respective ends a 6-foot bowsprit on which to tack her light-air jib and a huge stainless steel arch aft to support a wind vane, solar panel and a new telex/GPS "egg" that she’s testing for Trimble Navigation. The latter device gives Ornaith her location and also sends a signal that her husband, Kieran, can use back in San Francisco to monitor her progress. She’ll have no radio onboard (she didn’t want one), so the telex will be her only contact with shore.

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SIGHTINGS ornaith — cont’d down below, swivel chairs in the cockpit, an electric powered main winch for the halyards and sheets, two self-furling jibs set on the bow and a full battened main with special roller bearing slides on the luff to ensure her ability to get the sail down while running before the wind.

The basic rules of thumb that Ornaith followed in rigging the boat were simplification and a de-emphasis on using her legs. She even videotaped herself sailing to see how she could streamline her maneuvers and solve energy draining problems through better mechanics. The plastic bubble was one such solution. A special seat at the navigation table allows her to rotate so that she’s always facing downhill while she’s pouring over charts. A flip-up step in the companionway allows her to sit on one step and pull herself up with her arms instead of her legs. A pair of seats built into stanchions on either side of the mast let her sit while she raises the spinnaker poles.

"Part of my purpose in going out is to show other people who are physically challenged that they can still go sailing — even if it’s just on the Bay — and enjoy it," she says. "Also, since one of my legs is now two inches shorter than the other, I’m kind of at home on a boat that’s heeled over!"

Needless to say, Omaith received a tremendous amount of talented help to pull off the transformation of Sola II from a little-used Bay boat to an oceangoing cruiser. Among her saviours were Soren Hansen, a woodworker by trade who came up with innovative solutions to many problems^ Dan Newland built her flip up step in the companionway. Bill Erkelens and Charles Whitten rigged the boat after Buzz Ballenger put the mast together. Kame Richards worked out the sail program.

Alas, not everything worked out perfectly. An electrician’s screw-up set Omaith back and it took a week for another one, Liem Dao, to straighten things out. A too-large coupling on the prop shaft nearly sank Sola II in the Estuary. And then there was the last minute foul-up at the fuel dock. Omaith and" Kieran went to top off the tanks with diesel. When Kieran asked the attendant to be sure to put the right type of fuel in, he was assured everything was OK. Afterwards, Omaith noticed the distinct smell of gasoline. That’s right, the tanks were filled with high octane.

"My first impulse in a crisis like that is to make myself a cup of tea," she says, "but someone quickly reminded me not to turn on the stove!"

Hopefully, all the bad luck has been worked through and Ornaith can get on with her high seas adventure. She has stores onboard for a year, and she really doesn’t plan to come into port unless she has to. The delays have put her behind her timetable, which means she may not make it all the way to the tip of South America. If the weather gets really nasty and she’s in danger of washing ashore, she has a "sacrificial" Fortress FX 85 anchor and 100 feet of 3/4 inch chain (weighing about 550 pounds!) stowed under one bunk. "Once I drop that one overboard, 1 know I won’t get it back up," she says. "I’ll only use it to save the boat." For more civilized anchoring conditions, she also had another pair of hooks with 250 feet of 1/2 inch chain.

If Omaith has her way — and in the end she usually gets what she wants — she won’t be using any of those anchors. "Kieran’s support has been great," she says, "and it’s allowed me to do what I’ve always wanted, which is to go to sea. I just love the sailing."

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if the shoe fits . . .

Despite their rigid training, logical thought processes and relentless pursuit of precision, scientists often end up being just as opportunistic as the rest of us poor slobs. Take, for example, the study of surface currents presently underway by two Washington state scientists. So far this study has yielded important confirmation of many hypotheses, confirmed the El Nino condition, and even provided a few surprises. But few surprises could be more amazing than the fact the study is predicated entirely on ... shoes?

Hold that thought for a moment while we tell you about Jim and Jackie Cunningham’s honeymoon. Well, at least the romantic walk along the beach part of it. It occurred back in April of 1991 near Pt. Reyes. Since Jim’s an ornithologist (bird scientist), Jackie says whenever they take such walks, "He continued outside column of next sightings page Page 80

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noodles the last coverage. If some is good, more is better, they reasoned, so now instead of a best of seven series, we’ll have a best of nine. This way Cup races will drag on interminably, the fat cats will get fatter, and us lowly proles who — hahahahaha — want to

laser incinerates You know that dusty old Laser stashed in the garage or backyard? Well, it’s value just jumped appreciably and it doesn’t have a thing to do with Bill Clinton’s impending

SIGHTINGS watch sailing will be pummelled into submission by an endless avalanche of commercials after every tack.

America’s Cup 1995. We don’t know about you, but we just can’t wait.

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shoe — cont’d looks up, I look down."

In doing so, she was the first to spot an odd sight: what appeared to be a brand new Nike tennis shoe — but with a colony of barnacles growing inside.

Jim estimated the good-size barnacles as being about a year old. Jackie sent a photo off to Nike, thinking it was a pretty unique statement on their sneakers’ durability. She then wrapped the shoe in a plastic bag and stored it where Frank, the family cat, couldn’t get at it. The Cunninghams then more or less forgot about the whole thing.

Our story now takes us back one more year, to May 27, 1990. Caught in heavy weather in mid-Pacific, the Korean container ship Hartsa lost no fewer than 21 containers off her decks. Five of those were loaded with shoes. Some sank, with two, maybe three of them imploding at depth, sending some 80,000 shoes to the surface. (Imagine sailing through that phenomenon and getting continued outside column of next sightings page

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Thus began one of the odder odysseys of modem times — and in the eyes of Curtis Ebbesmeyer of the Evans-Hamilton Marine Instruments Company in Seattle, and W. James Ingraham, Jr. of the National Marine Fisheries Service, an ideal opportunity to study surface currents.

The first thing the shoes did was confirm El Nino. On a normal year, they would have come ashore along the Alaskan coast. Instead, the warmer water and altered currents of El Nino had the shoes washing up on beaches in Oregon and Washington early last year. They have come ashore in such numbers — some 1,300 have been recorded so far — that a small industry has actually sprung up. Shoe finders in the Pacific Northwest have arranged local swap meets to find matches, and one enterprising Oregonian reportedly made more than $500 collecting and selling the shoes. Apparently, other than being a little stiff from a couple years at sea, the shoes are completely fine and wearable.

One of the interesting new twists to the study turned out to be Jackie’s shoe — it was the only one found south of Oregon. The computer models showed that shoes that didn’t make it onto the Oregon or Washington coast should have headed back out to sea, so Ebbesmeyer and Ingraham are interested in ontinued outside column of next sightings page

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laser Dutchman. (Interestingly, the FD in a turbo mode — two trapezes and an asymmetrical spinnaker — then went up against the incumbent 470 as the men’s doublehanded dinghy, but lost out there as well. Perhaps even more interestingly, the Laser lost out in earlier voting to the Finn in the men’s singlehanded spot.) Voting for new classes, or to retain older ones, occurs every four years after the Olympic games.

The only other replacement class voted in was the Mistral IMCO sailboard, which won in a landslide over the Lechner A-390. The committee also voted to confirm a tenth discipline: fleet racing (in Solings) followed by a match racing medal round — an event tried out for the first time this year in Barcelona. Proposed but still to be decided upon — new, shorter, more collegiate-like courses and a simpler, low-point scoring system. Structuring races to be less than an

SIGHTINGS — cont’d hour may not only, prove more appealing to competitors and spectators, but may finally get sailing the television coverage it deserves but never gets.

All other classes — Solings, Tornados, 470 Mens and Womens, Star, Finn (singlehanded men) and Europe Dinghy (singlehanded women) — remain the same, although the Tornado may go to a bigger rig, with asymmetrical chutes and two trapezes.

The next Olympic sailing regatta will take place in 1996 in Savannah, Georgia.

The Laser was designed in 1969 by Bruce Kirby and Ian Bruce as a simple, one-person, perfomance cartopper. Since it first went into production in 1971, some 150,000 have been built, and there are fleets in 85 countries. The Olympic berth makes the little hot rod arguably the most successful solo dinghy in history.

shoe — cont’d finding out how Jackie’s shoe came ashore where it did.

In fact, as of the fall of 1992, the Cunningham shoe has achieved a notoriety possibly only exceeded by Dorothy’s ruby slippers in The Wizard of Oz. As well as becoming an important part of the ongoing surface current study, the well-travelled shoe even merited a photo in the November issue of Scientific American.

In the long run, however, Jackie’s shoe may turn out to be one of the, er, also rans when the final tallies are in. The highest mileage shoes are expected to be those that survived the sweep past our coast and land on far shores.

Some have already reached Hawaii and others, says Ebbesmeyer, "should be reaching Japan shortly."

While all this doesn’t really have all that much to do with boating, if the right types of scientists read this story, maybe it could. The shoe in this photo has been in the water for two years, right? So why didn’t anything grow on the outside of it? Could something used on the exterior of Nike running shoes form the basis of the bottom paint of the future?

All together now: Hmmmmmmmmmmm....

if bush had done this sooner, we might have even voted for him Just before and just after the elections last month, President Bush deepsixed two controversial federal taxes that would have affected millions of boaters. The day before the election (November 2), he signed legislation to repeal the hugely unpopular Recreational Vessel Fee, otherwise known as the 'User Fee'. The day after the election, he vetoed omnibus tax bill HR 11, which would have imposed, among other taxes, a 20.1-cent-a-gallon federal tax on diesel fuel. Combined, these taxes would have cost boating consumers in the neighborhood of $500 million. To give you some idea of how much that is, it would take Ross Perot almost three months to make that much on interest from his investments.

The User Fee will be repealed in steps. As of now, boats 21 feet and under no longer have to display Recreational Vessel Fee stickers. On October 1, 1993, boats 37 feet and under will be exempt, with the remainder of boats off the hook on October 1,1994. Until those dates, owners of larger boats are still supposed to buy and affix User Fee stickers adjacent to their CF numbers.

On another front, however, Bush fell short. His promise to veto the $27 million urban aid bill took with it the possibility of a repeal of the Luxury Tax this year. This marks the second time Bush has vetoed bills containing the repeal. To be entirely accurate, both times were due to objections over other provisions in the bills, not the Luxury Tax in particular.

Although it’s still a bit early to tell, many prognosticators feel optimistic for a turnaround of the beleaguered boating industry under President Bill Clinton.

round, round, get around One of the ways you know you’ve really made it in your chosen profession is to be acknowledged by the big names. (Lord knows we’ve been waiting long enough for Cronkite to call.) In the case of sailboat racing, this most often comes in the form of being invited to do a big race on a flashy boat with a lot of important people. Sausalito’s Mark Rudiger had one of many such pleasant experiences during this year’s Big Boat Series: New Zealand uiunderklnd Chris Dickson asked if he’d be interested in doing the navigating for Dickson’s upcoming Whitbread campaign. * "Although I’d never really wanted to do a Whitbread before — the maxis were too big and the other boats too slow — I said yes because of the new 60foot class boats," says Mark. "They’re of a size I like, have a manageable crew (10), and should be a bit faster than a ULDB 70. That’s a nice combination."

Mark says Chris selects crew from three different categories: 1) young, aggressive, matchracer types like Dickson himself; 2) mature older seadogs; and 3) experienced ocean racers who are still aggressive tactically and who like to 'push the envelope'. Mark figures he fits that latter category best. continued outside column of next sightings page December. 1992

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get around — cont’d Interestingly, there was no tryout involved. Dickson relied on word of mouth from sources literally around the world in making his decision. Even more interestingly, another Sausalitan, Robert Flowerman, was chosen to be on the boat the same way. Rudiger and Flowerman are crewmates from way back, most recently having participated in the Silver Bullet program when the Santa Cruz 70 unofficially raced the maxis on the last leg of the ’89-’90 Whitbread.

(As you read this; Mark will be "trying to avenge" Silver Bullet’s mediocre showing in that just-mentioned project. He’ll be co-navigating the Santa Cruz 70 Pyewacket in the 4,100 mile Route of Discovery Race from Cadiz, Spain, to Miami, and the field includes many of the same maxis that raced the Whitbread.)

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When Joni Mitchell sang "you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone", we doubt any of the metaphors she had in mind had to do with foghorns. But the line from her ’60s (or was it ’70s?) song could have been the anthem for hundreds of folks around the Bay last month. What they didn’t know they had till it was gone was the Coast Guard-maintained, air-driven foghorns. Early in November, the Coasties removed the last such horn in their jurisdiction — the Alcatraz foghorn — and replaced it with an electronic one.

You’d have thought Saddam Hussein had just bombed the Grand Canyon.

Although the program to replace the old, antiquated and expensive-to-maintain fog-

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SIGHTINGS of the beholder horns with the new, cheaper ones has been going on up and down the coast for about 10 years, it was only after the last signal went away that people started hollering to bring the old homs back. Supporters say the removal of the basso profundo air-driven homs takes with it a large part of the character of San Francisco Bay. By comparison, they say, the electronic signals sound like a bunch of Yugo automobiles stuck in traffic. (It’s worth noting that air-driven horns continue to operate on the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges; these are not part of the Coast Guard system.)

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get around — contd ly in ’93, they will spar against each other for three or four months, whereupon 'Dicko' will choose the one he likes best for the ’Round the World Race. The boat likely to be completed first is a Farr design being put together at Martin Marine in Auckland for a mid-January launch. The second, more radical boat is a Bruce Swarbrick design now building at Cookson’s, also in Auckland. (The large photo at left is a 'doctored' one with the Swarbrick hull superimposed into the Martin Marine shop.) Farr, of course, is an internationally reknowned designer whose boats have won everything at one time or another, including the last Whitbread (Peter Blake’s Steinlager). Swarbrick, an Australian, was on the Kookaburra design team and worked with Iain Murray’s Spirit of Australia in the last America’s Cup. This will be his first Whitbread boat.

After sea trials, the as yet unnamed Whitbread boat — a Japanese sponsor is pending — will arrive in Florida in June of ’93. For practice, the crew may then fly out here to compete in the TransPac in July, possibly on Mike Campbell’s Andrews 70 Victoria. There’s currently plans for a feeder race for Whitbread boats from Florida to England; if it happens it will start in August.

The ’93-’94 Whitbread ’Round the World Race departs in September.

Other Whitbread programs taking shape include Grant Dalton’s New Zealand Endeavor, a bizarre-looking Farr maxi ketch with a clipper bow, and the return of Team Fasizi from Russia. The latter boat, reportedly another long, low and light ULDB maxi — this time a ketch — is being built at the same aerospace plant outside Moscow as the ’89-’90 boat.

black October October 21 is a day San Francisco’s Tom Van Dyke would like to forget, but can’t. It’s the day he lost his home, the Ericson 41 Gabrielle.

Van Dyke, a San Jose Mercury News photographer, had lived aboard since buying the boat in 1987. He had only recently completed a long restoration in which he repaired, repainted or replaced virtually everything aboard.

Longrange plans included a someday cruise through the Panama Canal and into the Caribbean.

More immediate plans called for some fun. On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 20, he and Frank Schultz, a professional delivery skipper and friend, took the boat out of the Bay and pointed her down the coast. Both men had made the trip many times before, and looked forward to taking part in the last of Wet Wednesday evening races off Santa Cruz the following afternoon.

"We were following the 20-fathom curve, motoring without the sails up," says Van Dyke. "I was steering, Frank was up in the V-berth. There wasn’t much wind, but we had been feeling a bit of a swell off and on." The rain had stopped earlier in the evening, but the night remained cloudy, moonless and black. ' About 0300, off Ano Nuevo, a huge breaking wave struck the boat broadside and slammed her completely upside down. "To tell you the truth, I don’t know if we rolled 360° or not," says Tom. (That’s what the Merc reported the next day.) "I was too busy hanging onto the wheel and wondering when 1 could breathe again."

Frank recalls going from a dead sleep to swimming. The forward hatch had been ripped open and the ocean was pouring in. He also remembers the eerie sensation of seeing the glow of the running lights — underwater.

Gabrielle came up with her lights still on, her rig still up, the engine still running, and her owner still hanging onto the wheel — though minus his shoes. But the rollover had taken its toll. Most of the bulkheads and furniture had been ripped away from the hull, the ports wereblown out, the rudder was jammed so the boat was going in circles, and there was quite a bit of water down below. "It was about a foot afiove the floorboards — if the floorboards had been there," says Tom. They were sloshing around in the bottom of the boat along with almost everything that had been in the boat’s drawers, cupboards and storage lockers.

The pumps cleared the bilges quickly, and after one more smaller wave threw the boat on her beam ends, it seemed they were out of harm’s way. But in the confusion, they weren’t sure how close to shore they’d gotten. And the jammed rudder meant they couldn’t stop the boat from doing her slow circles. continued oustide column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS black October — cont’d The Mayday from Gabrielle reached Coast Guard Monterey at 0317. A little more than an hour later, a helicopter was hovering overhead. Before getting off the boat, Tom asked if the pilot could tell him how far they were

'Gabrielle' on the beach at Ano Nuevo.

from the beach. "About a quarter mile from the surf line," came the answer.

Tom and Frank anchored the boat, left the lights burning and the engine running. Then they jumped off the boat as instructed by rescue diver Fred Fijn, who guided them into the rescue cradle. Van Dyke’s last glimpse of his boat afloat was through the incredible wind and spray created by the helicopter’s rotors. "The searchlight hitting the spray made a rainbow over the stem of the boat," he says. "It was such a surreal scene 1 had to laugh."

The humor didn’t last long. Due to a miscommunication, a cutter sent out to tow the boat to safety turned around and started home instead. After being treated for mild hypothermia at Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame, Tom got on the phone to the Coasties and the cutter was soon back enroute to Gabrielle.

From there, Tom hopped a ride over the hill with a friend, fully expecting to find his boat safe and sound at Pillar Point. Instead, he found the cutter standing off the beach — and Gabrielle in the surf! The ranger at Ano Nuevo said the boat had been riding fine at anchor until only 10 minutes before the cutter arrived.

From there on, the nightmare only got worse. A salvor who thought the boat could be refloated at the next high tide secured her as best he could so she wouldn’t move. But the tide had other ideas, twisting the boat around and pounding a hole in her port side. By Friday morning, she was in bad shape. The recommendation was to total the boat. Regretfully, Tom consented. Over the next day or so, Gabrielle was chainsawed apart and hauled away.

"Almost everything I owned was on that boat," Tom told us emotionally. "My former wife and I had our baby on that boat. All my personal pictures; my clothes; my son’s toys.

Unless you’ve experienced it, you have no idea what losing a boat like this feels like."

Although Gabrielle was insured, Tom says what really kept him going in the weeks following the loss was the support of friends and co-workers. Someone in the graphics department at the newspaper put up a notice Tom Van Dyke. about what had happened, and donations of food, clothing and money started pouring in.

"I was overwhelmed with the response," says Tom, who hopes one day to revive his cruising dreams with another boat. "After everything that had just happened, I remember taking a walk and feeling seven feet tall."

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beholder horns came from such quarters as the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, who unanimously approved a resolution urging Mayor Frank Jordan to encourage the Coast Guard, the GGNRA (Golden Gate National Recreation Area), the Port of San Francisco and any other interested parties to put the foghorns back in operation.

The 'other interested party' in the forefront of the drive to return the homs is the U.S. Lighthouse Society, a non-profit, Bay Area-based organization whose 6,000 members are aficionados of most of the oldstyle aids to navigation. If the foghorns are returned to such stations as Angel Island and the Cityfront, USLS president Wayne Wheeler has offered the Society’s help in maintaining them.

Late as these overtures were, they seem to have borne fruit. At this writing, a spokesman says the Coast Guard will definitely donate one of the two remaining operable air-driven horns to a museum, and

book Books make great gifts, whether you’re buying for the sailor who has everything or the sailor who has nothing — except literacy, of course. Although the quantity of new nautical titles coming out has dropped some in the past year or so, the quality is definitely there. We picked an armful of the newest volumes off the shelves to have a look. The following are definitely not the only books available for Christmas gift giving, but they’re definitely among the ones we’d be thrilled to find under our tree.

The Rigger’s Locker (Brian Toss, International Marine, $24.95) — Probably best known for his various books about knots, in this companion volume to The Rigger’s Apprentice, Brian once again brings his wit and wisdom to bear on almost all matters of rigging and linework on a sailboat.

The result is a treasure trove of hints, tips and techniques, all written in an easy, entertaining style reminiscent of, well, us. "Seaworthiness is like pornography; you know it when you see it, but it’s very difficult to define," is just one example.

The Nature of Boats (Dave Gerr, International Marine, $29.95) — Don’t let the subtitle — "Insights and Esoterica for the Nautically Obsessed" — and rather odd cover jacket (the title is spelled out in anchors, propellers, chains and other marine stuff) throw you off. Any boat owner could get a lot out of having this volume around, because there’s a lot in it — engines, propellers, electrolysis, dinghies, yachting history, ropes, construction and ergonomics

SIGHTINGS — cont’d may well give the other to the Lighthouse Society or a similar organization for 'private installation', probably somewhere along the Cityfront. (The signals cannot be reinstalled in their original locations — Alcatraz and Point Bonita — as it would interfere with the new equipment.) Presumably, whoever gets the latter one will also get the remaining 'parts cars', too. With the horns long out of manufacture, the last two in the Bay Area have been kept running for years by cannibalizing parts from other retired horns.

Of course, not everyone was so enamored of the horns that they joined the letter and phone campaigns to reinstate them. One fellow, in a Chronicle letter to the editor wrote, "I, for one, thank God those annoying, incessant foghorns are soon to be gone forever.

I’ve hated them ever since I moved here 16 years ago. They remind me of my days back on the farm: that’s exactly what a cow sounds like when giving birth."

reports are just a few of the topics covered. A particular strength is Gerr’s ability to translate the mumbo jumbo of yacht design into language that’s understandable to most normal humans. On real-world stuff, however, he’s sometimes goes the other way. For example, he devotes a whole chapter to solving weather/lee helm problem that Brian Toss explains succinctly in five paragraphs.

There’s also a little too much about powerboats for our tastes. But all in all. The Nature of Boats contains a lot of information useful to sailors that you might not find many other places.

The International Marine Boat Manager (Bob Payne and Nick Ellison, International Marine, $24.95) — If you’re a listmaker, you will love this book. And if your significant other detests lists as much as ours, she (or he) will love this book, too. Because with it aboard, about the only lists you’ll need to make from now on are for groceries.

Between its covers, the Boat Manager has everything from pre-voyage checklists, to when and how to reef particular sails (including what color lines to pull), heavy weather procedures, engine system checkouts — even information and procedures to follow in cases of grounding, major leaks and helicopter rescue. Most lists include the appropriate blanks to be filled in by the boat owner. A great gift for the organization freak in your life.

Vessel Management System (Jim Drake, 451 Seaport Ct., Redwood City, CA 94063, $39.95) — Kind of like an expanded continued middle of next sightings page

at it again When last seen on these pages back in 1989, Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie (pronounced 'hor-ee-ay') was departing San Francisco, pointed toward Japan in a 9.2-ft sailboat — to the extent that the lightbulb-shaped craft could point at all. But he made it; the little boat now sits in a museum.

Horie, now 54, isn’t sitting around. But he will be doing a lot of sitting in the next few months — on a bicycle seat as he pedals his 26-ft pedal-powered boat across the Pacific. He started last September 29 from Hawaii YC, and hopes to make Okinawa by February.

At first glance, Horie might have shown ill timing, setting out even as Latitude debated the ethics of letting someone endanger himself and others with some harebrained oceangoing scheme.

But this living legend of Japan may only serve to underscore our point — with the proper experience and planning, even relatively 'out there' voyages can be safe and sane.

Horie does his homework, and his track record proves it. He made the first-ever solo sail from Osaka to San Francisco in 1962 in a 19-ft wooden sloop now displayed at the Maritime Museum in San Francisco. In 1973-74, he took a 25-ft wood boat around Kenichi and the latest 'Mermaid1. the world the hard way, from east to west. After placing third in the San Francisco to Osaka single-handed race in 1975, he circum-navigated the western hemisphere from 1982-87 — much of the 33,000 miles with his wife.

He prepared well this time, too. Osamu Takai, who created his 9-ft sailboat, also designed the newest Mermaid (all Horie’s boats have been named Mermaid). He planned to pedal six to eight hours a day, and had been training thusly on an exercise cycle for nine months previous to his departure. And he carefully chose his 1,400 pounds of food, water and gear, which includes a sextant, GPS and tea kettle. (Boat and batteries weigh only 400 pounds; the

5’ 3" Horie, a fit 130.)

Asked what inspired his latest venture, Horie explained that this is as close as he’ll get to walking across the ocean — something he figures everybody secretly wants to do.

Well, not everybody. Personally, we’d rather let the wind do the work.

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SIGHTINGS mike plant missing At this writing, hope is all but gone for the accomplished American singlehander Mike Plant. Plant departed New York aboard his 60-ft sloop Coyote on October 16 and was due in Les Sables d’Olonne, France by October 31. That was the deadline for boats competing in the Vendee Globe Challenge, a singlehanded nonstop around the world race. Nothing has been seen nor heard directly from the 42-year-old Minneapolis native since October 21 — nor from his EPIRB since October 27. On November 22 — the day the Globe Challenge started — Coyote was found floating upside down 460 miles north of the Azores. The boat was missing its keel bulb.

The apparent tragedy of Mike Plant is that a bunch of niggling little problems eventually d snowballed into several large ones. For one | thing, the Rodger Martin-designed Coyote | had only been launched September 10 and Q. was relatively untested. For another, the d boat lost electrical power a few days out — t which meant no hydraulics, autopilot .or S weatherfax, to name a few. In his last live communication on October 21, Plant Mike Plant reported the outage to a passing freighter, said he hoped to have the problem corrected in a couple of days and asked the ship to pass on the message to his fiancee so she wouldn’t worry. Because of his vast experience — two BOC Round the World Races, and the last Globe Challenge — no one really worried too much.

Then on the 27th, a faint 406 EPIRB signal was picked up by the SarSat station in Ottawa and piped into the Canadian Armed Forces computer. The signal was weak, and lasted only about 50 seconds. Plus, the satellite that picked it up was heading over the horizon at the time. The result: a questionable fix. And then another complication: although all 406 EPIRBs emit an electronic 'fingerprint' that can be traced to a serial number, a buyer is also supposed to register (via a mail-in card) the unit with NOAA. That way, when it goes off, the SarSat network will immediately flash up the vessel type, length, color, owner and so on.

Plant apparently had not registered Coyote’s unit, or the information had not yet been entered into the system. So the Canadians didn’t report the EPIRB 'hit' to the U.S. Coast Guard. Nor did they go check it out. In fact, nobody went looking for Plant until more than two weeks later. As if things weren’t looking bad enough, within that time frame Hurricane Frances swept near Coyote's intended track.

Friends of Plant’s in Newport, Rhode Island, finally made the crucial connection. They traced the EPIRB serial number to the store where Mike bought the unit. They went to the Coast Guard with this information and ran into the next problem: because of Plant’s experience and abilities, the Coasties were initially resistant to beginning a search. They did, however, put the word out via a communications alert to all vessel traffic in the North Atlantic.

Late as it was, a full scale search was finally launched by the U.S. Coast Guard, with help from the Canadian Coast Guard, on November 12. The search was concentrated in an area 700 miles northeast of Bermuda where the short EPIRB transmission is thought to have originated (36° 21’ N, 52° 48’ W were the coordinates given). The search ran through November 18 and covered an estimated 200,000 square miles. No trace of Mike Plant or Coyote were found. (A body recovered in a fishing boat net off Cape Race during this time turned out not to be Plant.)

Three days later, on November 21, the Coast Guard announced it would renew the search. The explanation: Plant’s experience, the possibility that he could have sailed on into an area not searched, and "letters and phone calls from across the nation." This time the search would be concentrated in the area of the Azores "as soon as weather permitted." Within hours of that announcement came the news from the tanker Protank Orinoco: that Coyote continued outside column of next sightings page

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books version of the above, but not really, the VMS is a neat package. It includes a gray styrene file case with plastic folders to accommodate manuals, receipts and so on for various systems (plumbing, safety, etc.). Also included is a three-ring notebook filled with forms for everything from bottom profile (for showing to boatyards so they can adjust the slings) to x yard cost comparisons, spare parts inventories and even pages at the start of each section for business cards. Compiled by the Bay Area’s own Jim Drake, a guy who does everything from boat deliveries to managing a half-dozen big boats for people who don’t like unnecessary delays, the VMS has taken two years to compile, and Jim has done his homework well. All you have to do is take the time to fill in the blanks and your paperwork nightmares should be over.

The Book of Wooden Boats (Photographs by Benjamin Mendlowitz, text

by Maynard Bray, W.W. Norton and Co., $50) — What can we say? We’re suckers for big, beautiful, nautically oriented coffee table books. And we’re suckers for Ben Mendlowitz’s photography. This book exhibits the finest of both. Need we say more?

The Nippon Challenge (Patrick Smith, Bantam/Doubleday, $24) — Put a fine writer like Patrick Smith together with a fascinating story and you have a rollicking good tale in The Nippon Challenge, which traces the last Japanese America’s Cup syndicate from a little boy’s memories of Jimmy Doolittle’s bombs falling on Tokyo through the splintering crash of Nippon’s graphite mast and the often explosive relationship with hired gun Chris Dickson. The only thing not to like is that the book ends before the start of the America’s Cup, and so seems unfinished. It is nevertheless a fascinating look into the world of big money sailing, as well as the significant role the Japanese are destined to

lookin’ for Severed readers have written in over the last few months requesting — or offering — information on various boats or fleets. For most racing boats, the best source for fleet information remains PICYA’s Yachting Yearbook, which is available at any marine bookstore or chandlery.

For more obscure boats or fleets, it’s catch as catch can. And we’re glad to help out whenever we can. So here, under one roof, are some of the latest requests. If any apply to you, please give these folks a cedi. If not, and you’d like to know more about a particular type of boat — or want owners to know about your organization — drop us a line and we’ll try to get it in a future issue.

SIGHTINGS — cont’d play in the sport in the years to come.

Heave Ho — My Little Green Book of Seasickness (Charles Mazel, International Marine, $7.95) — We know what you’re thinking; probably the same thing we were when we first heard about it — First Madonna’s Sex, now a manual on seasickness? These are books? Never let it be said that we, er, judged a book by it’s cover, however. After having read Heave Ho, we have only three words: Buy this book. It is one of the funniest damn things we’ve ever read. The perfect gift for almost anybody — including those who had the same reaction as we did to Madonna’s 'book'. Heave Ho has its serious side, too, discussing the latest thinking and remedies for mal de mer. It even comes with its own barf bag.

The following books had just come out and we only had time for a quick, in-store look-see.

Sail Like a Champion (Dennis Conner and Michael Levitt, St. Martin Press, $35) — Dennis’ new book seems like a good one, an is certainly more detailed and complete when it comes to explaining the hows and whys of organizing a top-notch racing effort.

Sales have reportedly been brisk to racingoriented sailors.

America’s Cup 1851 to 1992 (Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co., $50) — Well, you knew this one was hitting the stores sooner or later. We’re surprised it took so long. On first impression — all we had time for — the book is beautifully done.

Stunning photography off San Diego in the latest Cup war (how come it never looked like that when we were down there?) includes work by California-based marine photographers Bob Greiser and Kirk Schlea.

Also interesting: the book is printed by Nippon Printing Company in Japan.

love • A few months back a reader wrote in having lost the address of the Ranger 29/33 Association. Jack MacKinnon suggests contacting Nancy Famum at 2084 Clematis Drive, Fremont, CA 94539.

• 'The response had been great!" reports Stephan Robinson, who has started a Hunter Owners Newsletters for owners of, you guessed it, Hunter sailboats. He’s already got the names of 328 owners and wquld like yours. Drop him a note at 582 Marlin Court, Redwood Shores, CA 94065.

• John Long recently bought Cape Dory Typhoon hull #404, and would like to know if there’s an owners’ group for these boats. If continued middle of next sightings page

mike plant — cont’d had been found capsized at coordinates 46” 54’ N, 26° 51’ W — some 1,000 miles from the area of the supposed EPIRB transmission. And then another shocker: By means of a process called 'backdrifting' — tracing a vessel’s previous positions from a known position — the Coast Guard computers now indicate that the first, fuzzy EPIRB fix was completely bogus. They had spent a week searching the wrong area.

With a sea running and the prospect of the weather deteriorating even more, the Orinoco did not attempt any sort of boarding or recovery of Coyote. The only additional information they supplied was that the portion of the rig and sails they could see below the surface seemed intact.

As we go to press, divers from the French oceangoing tug Malabar had just braved 40 knot winds and 20-ft seas to invesigate Coyote. Mike Plant was not aboard.

The "partially deployed" liferaft was still in the cockpit. With that news, the two-day search by the U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard and elements of both the British and French armed forces, has been called off.

142 in america 500 Picture, if you will, 142 boats of all sizes, with crews of all different skills, hollering in many different languages, gibing spinnakers at the downwind start of a 3,300-mile ocean race. That was the scene on November 15 in the Canary Islands as the America 500 fleet departed Las Palmas for San Salvador. "It was spectacularly beautiful and chaotic at the same time," reports our correspondent John Decker.

There were 46 United States entries, led by three boats from Northern California: Dennis & Susanne Robbins’ Swan 46 Razzmatazz from the Richmond YC, Dick & Lona Wilson’s Stevens 47 Kite from Modesto, and Dave & Carolyn Cannard’s Gulfstar 40 Sunrise from Sausalito. A week into the race, Razzmatazz was reported among the leaders. They fleet is expected to arrive in San Salvador and then Georgetown, Exumas, before Christmas.

The America 500 festivities and sailing started several months back in Spain, and Decker reports that the leg getting to Las Palmas had taken its toll, particularly on two of the more aggressive entries in what’s basically a cruising rally.

Martela, a Baltic 81 most famous for having her keel fall off in the last Whitbread Race, suffered some problems to her rig. In this case, the cure in Las Palmas proved worse than the disease. A line-used by the crane to lift 2,500-lb mast from the boat snapped, almost dropping the rig. A short time later a second line broke, indeed allowing the heavy spar to free-fall straight down into the bottom of the boat. Unsupported by shrouds, the mast 'leaned' over, ripping up the deck, and then broke in half! The crew worked feverishly to repair the spar in time for the start of the leg to San Salvador.

The rough weather approaching Las Palmas also caused the carbon fiber mast on Alain Cracco’s hard-driven Louisiana-based Nonsuch 30 Peryton to snap. With the owner due in Las Palmas and no way to quickly get a carbon fiber replacement, the boat’s professional skipper took a walk down the waterfront. During that walk, he noticed a box-shaped wooden spar serving continued outside column of next sightings page

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you’ve got the answer, contact him at 657 Rancho Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405.

Long says he was told the boat was stored in a barn for 10 years — and wants to know if that’s "likely". Seems to us that would depend on what the bilges smell like.

• Fantasia Flyer is the name of the newsletter Jennifer Gallear puts out for all owners of Fantasia 35s. The newsletter is said to include all kinds of information on the boats and owners as well as helpful hints.

Contact Jennifer at Box 4014, #103, Alameda, CA 94501, or call (510) 522-7588.

• "Please let me hear from you," requests Web Barton of Formosa 36 owners. Barton,

as a flag pole for the Red Cross building. That wooden spar, of course, has since been stepped on the Nonsuch — with the aid of some newly-added shrouds. Our correspondent did not have time to speak with the owner, but noted his demeanor at breakfast was "somber".

There was also a bizarre incident that involved La Albatross, a French multihull that had been shadowing the America 500 fleet for a month or so.

She flipped in rough weather about 12 miles off the Canaries. The husband and wife barely managed to cling to one of the upturned hulls for 12 hours, but there was no sign of their 10-year-old daughter or the ship’s dog. If you’re a parent, you can understand the terrible temptation the parents must have felt to simply let go and end it all as they awaited rescue.

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SIGHTINGS — cont’d who owns a 1980 ketch model, particularly wants to hear from people who have cruised these boats. Write him at 601 Startare Drive, Box 6, Eureka, CA 95501. His phone is (707) 445-3895.

• "The Valiant Yachts and Esprit 37 Owners Association is in its second year, and the response to this new organization has been wonderful," reports Sylvia Dabney. The organization even has its own radio net! For more on joining this no-fees, no-dues association, contact Sylvia Dabney, Valiant Owners, Route 1, Box 37, Gordonville, TX 76245, or phone (903) 523-4899 or FAX (903) 523-4077..

shorts — cont’d hulls! We can only pray the mental trauma has not permanently affected any of them.

Our correspondent Decker started for San Salvador with the rest of the fleet aboard a German entry. Just five miles out, they discovered several gallons of saltwater in a locker and turned back. In Las Palmas, it was discovered that the cause had been a leaking rudder-post. But while in port, Decker got his thumb trapped between the dock and the boat. A superb team of eight local doctors spent six-hours doing microsurgery on the injury. Discouraged at not sailing with the scores of good friends they’d made in the previous two months, Decker and his boat nonetheless restarted a week later, knowing they’d meet most of their friends in The New World'.

short sightings SAN QUENTIN — "San Quentin, I hate every inch of you," was the first line of a country song by Johnny Cash years ago. These days, it may be the most suitable rallying cry for boardsailors who sail off the unimproved area just west of the prison’s west gate. It seems a plan to expand the penitentiary next summer — almost doubling its capacity to 10,000 inmates — could drastically reduce parking for the boardheads via expansion of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Boardsailors, whose cars sometimes line both sides of the highway by the hundreds, have mobilized to oppose what they call "reduced access to one of the prime windsurfing spots in the Bay Area." At this point, Department of Corrections officials seem to be trying their best to work out an acceptible solution to the problem. Said one official, "The state would like everyone to be happy" — except, we presume, the prisoners.

ANO NUEVO — Fun with sharks: Two boaters had too-close-for-comfort encounters off Ano Nuevo last month. The first was Kenneth Kelton, whose 11-ft fiberglass kayak was grabbed from behind by a 12 foot Great White. The shark thrashed at and shook the craft for several seconds before realizing it wasn’t a seal and letting go. Though the Saturday, November 14, attack left the kayak leaking, Kelton was more than motivated to paddle it ashore. The second attack occurred the next day. Dennis Smith and two friends were fishing in a 28-ft powerboat off the island when one of the friends hooked a nice ling cod. He almost had It to the boat when another Great White, this one estimated to be 15 feet long, rose up from the depths, scared the dickens out of the three fishermen, grabbed the cod — and the tug of war was on.

After about 20 seconds — sharks have notoriously short tempers — the shark got pissed and attacked the boat. Banging into the outboard with its head and slapping the hull with his tail, the shark was getting the point across.

"One flick of its tail and our prop was out of the water," says Smith. By the time the shark had made its third pass, Smith and friends decided discretion was the better part of valor. They cut the line and took off.

THE FARALLONES — Even more fun with sharks. In the living laboratory that is the Farallon Islands, different types of scientists abound at different times to study, for example, the migratory birds who roost there, or the return of fish. Autumn, however, is the time of the return of the juvenile seal populations—and therefore prime time to study the Great White shark, which feeds on them. This can be fairly X<ated stuff: apparently the favorite killing technique is to bite the head off and wait till the body stops twitching. Lovely.

One of the things Scot Anderson has noticed in five years of shark observations, is that the same animals frequent the area. He’s even given them nicknames, like Nick Fin, White Slash and Stumpy. And then there’s The Cadillac, a 20-foot, 3,500-pound female whose story no one ever seems to tire of telling, including us. She gained her name a few years ago when some scientists were in the process of tagging some smaller sharks around the Farallones. The people were in one Zodiac, and were towing another full of gear when The Cadillac — "it was all fins and teeth" — appeared and proceeded to eat the second dinghy.

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Look out! Move! Get out of the wa ... ohhhh, now look. 1992 just bit the dust so hard it’s all over everything now. Seems like only back in JANUARY that we were reporting on such pressing issues as US Sailing’s attempt to remove the word 'yachting' from the lexicon. That went over like a spent uranium keel, eh? In the real world, we found out how to keep a first mate begging for more, the joys of chartering with ldds, and the why and wherefore of the sixth annual Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC).

We learn that the Flicka 20 makes a pretty decent little cruising boat after all, and that you don’t die when you eat puffer fish — at least not always... In FEBRUARY, we found out what die perfect size boat was: It must drink six, eat four and sleep two."

Or so said the late Ernest Gann. After setting that tone, what else could the February issue be but a potpourri? There was the story of the Christian soldiers who were turning a 65-ft ex-Whitbread racer into a ministry vessel for the remote islands of the South Pacific, our list of famous people who had died In or around water (which at die time seemed like a good idea), and a fascinating short interview with Dennis Conner by two teenage sisters who scooped all the hotshots, including us. We also introduced you to Omaith Murphy, a remarkable woman who overcame (and is still overcoming — see this month’s Sightings) hardship to do what she loves best — long distance singlehanded sailing. And while we’re on the subject of remarkable people, the ARC Rally was won by a 78-year-young Englishman named Aubrey Long.

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IN REVIEW

'Stars & Stripes' got rammed by a French chase boat.

They said it was an accident.

Spinnaker dying off Mexico.

In MARCH, we played matchmaker and celebrated the happy marriages of some nice folks who met through our Crew List.

We also took a look at the care and feeding of marine canvas and the poets among us whose cars sport nautical license plates. On the good news/bad news front, die rupture of a sewage outfall pipe in San Diego spewed trillions of gallons of stinky into the water in die biggest accident of its kind ever in this country. Beaches were closed for miles up and down the coast, there was a high-level health alert in effect for people, and estimates that sealife downcurrent could be decimated. The good news came from America’s Cup organizers — die spUl wouldn’t effect the racing. Well thank God for that! PHEW! For a minute there, we were starting to get worried... In APRIL, we found out the hard way how many people really know their Coleridge. Our little contest to identify a verse from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner just about broke the T-shirt bank. As an interesting juxtaposition to a story in the March issue about a cruiser who goes into Odessa, Russia before die fall of die USSR, in April we introduced readers to a friendly group of Russian sailors who arrived in the Bay Area to find themselves without a country or any money after the fall of the Soviet Union. With all their funds frozen in banks back home, we helped organize a rally at the boat show with proceeds going to help get diem cm their way again. We also checked out a someday dinghy that can travel underwater and jump like a dolphin, and detailed the incredible rebirth of the old Tahiti ketch Sea Squaw.

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The MAY issue started off with some chilling accounts of recovering crew who had fallen overboard. But we always do that — try to shake you guys up early so you’ll practice safe sailing tire rest of tire season. Elsewhere in May, we heated things up with the story of the fastest Doublehanded Farallones ever — with the first to finish 40-ft catamaran TomCat making it out to the rocks and back in a shade over 3Vfe hours — out and back! When it was time to cool you off — you are putty in our hands, dahlings — we hit you right between the reading glasses with an Idiot’s Guide to Refrigeration. And let us tell you, we were more than qualified to write that one . . . JUNE marked our 15th anniversary issue — if all the naysayers who went on to become the rich, famous and successful boat owners that we write about could see us now. (Wait a minute ...) Also in June, we reported on multihuller Peter Hogg’s successful singlehanded run to Japan, wherein he beat Eric Tabarly’s 1969 record by almost five full days. From there, we headed down to San Diego to cover the closest and meet exciting America’s Cup race ever, only to run out of gas on the media boat and miss the whole thing. Gnash, gnash. When it’s all over, though, the ’upper' of file issue was Bill Koch’s triumph over Italy to win and retain the Cup for America until 1995. The downer — a disturbing story about Mexico cruisers who allegedly killed two Intruders who boarded their boat with tire idea of robbing them at machete point. A walk down memory lane aboard Sterling Hayden’s old Wanderer rounded out the issue.

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Man of the hour — Bill Koch.

With the summer season in full swing, the month of JULY saw a bunch more records fall, including the Ditch Run, {TomCat again, in 5Vfe hours), the South Tower record (Eclipse made the round trip in a little over 21 hours), and the Ditch Run again, when the Nash family’s 19-ft Fatrhaven became the smallest boat to correct out on the fleet. In The Unsung Heroes, we featured many of the behind-the-scenes people who make Bay Area racing the rewarding pursuit that it is. How many can you name right now? We thought so. July also saw stories on the launch of Ca Du Re, a beautiful ferro-cement boat 15 years in the building, and the rebirth of an old classic, the veteran Bird Boat Potty, from a four-year total restoration... In AUGUST, we barely had room for anything but racing, racing and more racing. 1992 was a good year for it: Dan Newtand’s six-years-in-the-building Pegasus XIV sailed him to a sweet victory in the Singlehanded TransPac, Arose wild and crazy Team Bond bro’s 'Noodles' Ansak and 'Bobo' Quancl finally nailed a first overall in the biggest Pacific Cup ever, and the irrepressible Merlin set yet another Hawaii record in Are Vic-Maui. Offering an alternative to the Catalina Race this year was a revived San Francisco to Santa Barbara sprint, with both races enjoying nice breeze and decent fleets. But the real ride this year was the manly Aldo Alessio Memorial Race in which tire ULDB 70 fleet finally got the breeze they wanted — and then some. With gusts in the high 30s and sustained boatspeed in the mid-20s, it was a ride that both thrilled and scared the pee out of the best of them. As a counterpoint, elsewhere in tire issue, we talked with a young Greek cruiser who has been at sea six years on a 22-ft boat.

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It's never too early to get started on the cruising life.

Everybody showed up

Tan through, yes. See through, no. Damn.

In SEPTEMBER, we visited with a fellow who started out waiting for a bus in Sausalito. He ended up buying a boat, weathering a hurricane, nearly being trapped in Panama during the invasion and pulling into Venezuela just in time for tire coup! That’ll teach him to walk into a yacht brokerage to "pass tire time." Other articles celebrated tire still great Kenwood Cup in Hawaii, tire 505 Worlds on the Bay, the incredible story of some cruisers who became lost in reef-strewn waters and lived to tell about it, and one sailor’s nostalgic look back at his first sailboat — ordered from a cigarette company. We also took a serious look at guns aboard, and as serious a look as we could muster at the sometimes wacky world of professional boat salvors...

In OCTOBER, we bid fair winds to another wacky scat of guy, Juggler/sailor Ray Jason who finally bids the streets of San Francisco adieu and sails into file sunset toward new adventures. We check out maybe the biggest yacht ever to be hauled in the Bay, tire 154-ft Andromeda la Dea, and introduce readers to four of the biggest, baddest, nastiest names of tire year: hurricanes Lester in Mexico, Omar in Guam, Andrew in South Florida and Inlkt file terrible in Hawaii Although San Francisco’s own Big Boat Series isn’t quite in that earthshaking league yet, tire ’92 regatta went far toward regaining much of tire flash and glory — and certainly crunched boats —* of the past. Let’s hope the flash and glory part is a harbinger of things to come.

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What can we say about NOVEMBER that you don’t already know? How about this: We’re quite sure that such issues as abortion and the death penalty will be solved before the dust settles on this hand-cranking a diesel issue, but is you want to keep those cards and letters coming, we’ll keep printing them. Of course, if we knew any better, we would probably have never brought up the Signal of Peace/’manifestly unsafe voyage’ business again, either. Boy are we yver getting the responses on that one.

Results in January. Also in November, we found out the old Sausalito-buih Zaca was not only stiQ in one piece, she’s been rebuilt and is sailing in Europe. We watched stars of all kinds come out for the Star Worlde, rode out Hurricane Inlkt with two intrepid delivery skippers, and found out that Porsche* do not — repeat, do not—float... For more on DECEMBER, you’ll just have to let your fingers do tire walking. In upcoming issues, look for Boat of die Month features on the Wylie 34 and Merlin; a return to Noyo and die Lost Coast; and a fascinating look at a hardy bunch of commercial fishermen who ply their trade from sailboats. No doubt about it, 1992 was a banner year for sailing. But indulge us a bit just this once. The Latitude extended family grew appreciably this year and for their daddies, 1992 will always be best remembered for tire blessings of Sarah Arndt, bom in March, Haley Rlise, who arrived in February, and Chai Van Collie, who made his appearance in September. Have a good ’93, folks.

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1 he way we figure it, last month’s 802mile Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas Race was all about the color blue: the water was blue, the sky was blue, the race committees’ blazers were blue, gentle wiqds blew (sic), some of the slower boats had the blues.. .

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"We had some beautiful sails interrupted by hours of mindless slatting."

But, most of all, it was a great race for blue boats: Mike Campbell’s dark blue Andrews 68 Victoria shrugged off a recent string of bad luck to win the ULDB 70 and IOR classes overall by a staggering 4Vfe hours. Behind her, Dave Dillehay’s squeaky new gunsmoke blue Andrews 56 Aldora ran away with IMS and PHRF overall honors in her offshore debut. "It was hard to say who was happier after the race, Mike or Dave," claimed Tom Leweck, himself all smiles after

(named for Campbell’s wife) and Aldora (named for Dillehay’s grandmother), was pretty stoked about the sweep, ioo.

The race made a couple of other people happy: Gordon Miller, a jet-setting English tycoon, was thrilled to win PHRF-B in his new-to-him Swan 65 Batteau litre in his first real race. Due to engine problems, Batteau Ivre ("drunken boat") started half an hour late, but it didn’t really matter — as yet another blue boat, they could do no wrong.

The only class not claimed by a blue boat, the tiny IOR-B group, went to Alec Oberschmidt’s Barnett 52 Climax, which coincidentally is Mike Campbell’s old boat. All

A day in the life: 'Aldora' navigator Tom Leweck searches for the 'green line' with some kind of archaic measuring device, while...

being awarded the navigator’s trophy for guiding Aldora down the 'golden path'.

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down below, Ron Baerwitz spends his offwatch hours brushing up his hoop game. ’The stadium roof is a bit low," he reports.

three boats in that class were white — Climax, however, was the only one sporting blue trim. Hmmm, we’re starting to see a

pattern here.

To be honest, not everyone was thrilled with Los Angeles YC’s seventeenth Mexican race — in fact, the race has been rather jinxed ever since it stopped going to Mazatlan after the ’84 race. Only 19 boats showed up, despite the yacht club’s decision to cut 75 miles off the course by finally ditching the Turning Mark from Hell, Guadalupe Island. LAYC tried that race three times, and each was more gruesome than the last: Cheetah took line honors in 120 hours in ’86; Blondle finished in 125 hours in ’88; and Grand Illusion took an exasperating 138 hours in ’90. Memories of those grisly milestones may have been partly responsible for this year’s low turnout.

And once again, the race was a sluggish one, though not nearly as grim as the ’90 debacle. Victoria finished in 107 hours, averaging almost 7.5 knots over the course — slow for a sled, but not all that unusual for a fall Cabo Race. Somewhat atypically, kites didn’t go up to stay until halfway down Baja.

At least the moon was full, the nights were mostly clear and starry, and the sunrises and sunsets were dramatic.

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

Spread, sunrise aboard 'Heart of Cold1. The waters of the Pacific Ocean were as placid as those of the Solmar Hotel pool (inset).

A small but fairly competitive fleet of eight ULDB 70s showed up for the start at noon on Saturday, November 7. Some of the best sleds were conspicuous by their absence: Blondle and Evo were still licking their Big Boat Series wounds; Pyewacket was off marauding around the Atlantic Theater; Taxi and Silver Bullet were on hold, though the latter sailed out to watch the start. Anyway, the battle for season honors was down to just two boats, Ed McDowell’s SC 70 Grand Illusion and Dick Compton’s Andrews 68 Alchemy.

At the start, however, all eyes were on Victoria and Cheval, which easily had the most talented crews in the fleet. Kiwi superstar Chris Dickson, a close personal buddy of Mike Campbell’s, was aboard Victoria, ostensibly to gather background information for his upcoming Whitbread 60 project (ULDB 70s are supposedly somewhat similar).

'Dicko' seemed to enjoy his first appearance

on the Cervesa Circuit, sticking around Cabo afterwards to continue his research each night at Squid Roe, a popular nightclub.

At the light air upwind start, Dickson calmly nailed the Jeff Madrigali-driven Cheval barging. Cheval wheeled around,

restarted in everyone’s gas, and elected to tack onto port and head out towards Catalina Island. They were never seen again, as

later that night, the top 10 feet of their fiveyear-old mast fell down when the cap shroud pulled out. Dockside rumor had it that the mast was tweaked in the Alessio Race, and was going to be pulled right after the season ended.

The accident — which could well signal the end of mast insurance for sleds — had a silver lining for the Cheval crew, which included the likes of Dave Hulse, Scott Easom and Kimo Worthington. They were the first crew to arrive in Cabo, as owner Hal Ward generously flew the crew and their wives down two days later.

Meanwhile, Victoria was a little sticky out of the blocks, getting caught in the lee of Catalina Island the first night. But with Dickson and Sam Heck on one watch, and 'The Bickersons" (Pete Heck and Steve Grillon) on the other, it was just a matter of time before they were back in the thick of things. Navigator Rob Wallace kept the boat about 20 miles offshore most of the time, and the crew simply did the rest. Wallace arguably should have won the navigator’s trophy instead of Leweck, but as someone pointed out, "With Chris Dickson aboard, what do you need a navigator for?"

Apparently, the Victoria crew laughed all the way to the Cape, especially after they took the lead about halfway down: "We decided that to sail on this boat, you either have to have a receding hairline or be overweight — or, as in my case, both," said Jim Morris. "No one was spared!"

Being well-fed was part of the program — including eight live lobster they got off Cedros Island in exchange for five T-shirts.

Their last night out was a little hairy — as it was for all the sleds and Aldora, who was 'Aldora', like most serious efforts, was a dry ship.

For the last 24 hours of the race, Seth Wulford's mantra was ’Pacifico, Pacifico, Pacifico...’

right behind them — when the wind went forward and got up to 25-30 knots, turning the final 100 miles into a blazingly quick port December, 1992

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Grand Illusion also got off to a shaky start — in fact, for the first couple of days it appeared that Alchemy would put a boat between them and win the season. "But we made a nice comeback, while they faded every day," explained G/’s Robbie Beddingfield. "I think they’re more of a roundthe-buoys crew, and their lack of experience in Mexican races hurt them." Grand Illusion finished second in the race to claim the ULDB 70 crown for the second time (see The Racing Sheet).

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Ilililiil::;: "T It was the fastest five days of my life," said Aldora owner Dave Dillehay, who thoroughly enjoyed his first taste of bigtime ocean racing. Though he’s won three Catalina 30 national championships and a slew of trophies in the Ensenada Race, Dillehay was previously too busy growing his air quality monitoring business to put together an ocean racing campaign. Since selling that company recently, Dillehay’s ready to make up for lost time, and he’ll be doing it in style and comfort: Aldora is racy above decks, but strictly a cruiser below, featuring two staterooms, two heads, three showers, a watermaker, a microwave, a VCR and all the other amenities. "It's the best of both worlds," enthused Dave. "IMS encourages

sensible boats -— boats like this really do have a cruising afterlife."

Watch captains on the 'shakedown cruise' were Ron Baerwitz, a hard-charging former FD Olympic campaigner, and Tom Leweck, the 'gray fox' veteran of 41 Mexican long Page 100 •

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distance races. Using a system known only to himself, Leweck decides how many miles off the coast to post his imaginary, highly sacred 'green line' — on this trip, it happened to be 22 miles offshore. "I’m happiest when we’re right on top of the line," admitted Leweck.

"Getting inside it makes me nervous and

Hanging out in the cockpit of 'Aldora'. Owner Dave Dillehay, at the wheel, couldn't wipe the grin off his face! edgy and no fun to be with!" The combination of youth — 16-year-old son Mike 'Double D' Dillehay was probably the

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youngest crewman in the race — and experience paid off for Aldora, whose only real competition came from Heartbeat, Chuck Brewer’s yellow three-year-old Wylie 45.

Heartbeat was first on corrected time until the big windshift just past Mag Bay. On Aldora, the crew felt the wind go light, but noticed big waves coming at them from the shore, as well as occasional blasts of hot air ("dog breath puffs"). They decided to put up a jib and head towards the perceived offshore breeze, while not far behind them Heartbeat came to the opposite conclusion and went out instead — a move that allowed Climax to pass them as well. Aldora romped home at 12-13 knots right down the pike — going fully airborne off one wave — to win both IMS and PHRF by two and five hours, respectively. The three-month-old beauty was awarded eight of the 23 trophies at the awards dinner (bizarrely, there were more trophies than contestants this year).

The rest of the fleet was up to 100 miles behind, seemingly in another race. The crew of Bay Wolf reported going swimming; the 15-man crew of the Santa-Barbara based Batteau Ivre drank wine and watched 'instructional' (wink, wink) videos which they cleverly hid in Little Mermaid-type Walt Disney jackets; Strider, under charter to a Kansas City businessman who is 'shopping' for a grand prix IMS boat, sailed the last hateful 15 hours without food or water; Dolphin Dance, Dan Whiteley’s Marin YCbased Baltic 43, quit when a crewmember

RHAPSODY IN BLUE ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE/ROB UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED had to get back to work or be fired; Ariel, the last boat in, limped in Saturday afternoon, after 7 days and 2 hours on the race course.

Jim Corenman of Heart of Gold allowed, "We sailed ourselves out of it the first night by following some of the sleds over to Catalina. Still, we had some beautiful sails interrupted by hours of mindless slatting!"

Jim and Sue’s crew for the race was minimal: themselves, James Barnhill, Sally Lindsay and Scott Owens. "We’ve done TransPacs with seven, Cabo in ’90 with six, and now this one with five. Actually, Kame (Richards) was supposed to be here, but he messed his knees up, probably from too many years of crawling around on the loft floor!" said Jim. "Anyway, we wouldn’t have done any better with a full crew." Once in Cabo, the Corenmans converted Goldie, their mobile home, into her full cruising mode: they’re now off on long cruise (see page 115).

Another late arrival was John "Mr. Mexico" Williamson’s Centurion 47 Pericus, which like Ariel pulled in after the awards ceremony but still got a trophy. "1 still say

usual. Plus, it took forever to finish; we v , .t backwards for three hours at Falso!"

Williamson, who underwent a quadruple bypass four months ago, was joined on the race by a mostly San Francisco YC crew: John Haynes, George Peck, Steve Straub, Rick Scarborough, Jim Rodriguez and Nick Alexander. "I’m slowing down," admitted John. "This one took a lot out of me. Maybe this was my last ocean race." A few minutes later, however, Williamson was back in form, happily contemplating chartering a bigger boat if the Tahiti Race is revived in ’94.

Fortunately, most sailors’ memories are as short as Mr. Mexico’s, or ocean racing — and this race in particular — would be in a heap of trouble. Two or three days in the sunny boomtown of Cabo, a few (dozen) Pacificos and a couple good Mexican meals later, everyone was already looking forward to the next race, Del Rey YC’s 1,125-mile sprint to Puerto Vallarta on February 4-5.

Who will win the next one — something old? Something new? Something borrowed, something blue? After this race, smart money’s on the latter.

— latitude/r/cm

John Williamson of'Pericus': if he indeed retires, does the title of 'Mr. Mexico' go with him, or should Tom Leweck inherit it?

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GREG PRUSSIA It wasn’t that many years ago that "professional" sailors received their cash payments in a brown paper bag under the cover of darkness. Getting paid to sail — as opposed to preparing, fixing or maintaining — a racing yacht was a definite no-no under

Greg Prussia.

the rules of American sailing.

Things have changed, however, and a new generation of professionals is now making a living doing what they do best, crewing on grand prix racing yachts. One of the handful of sailors who can legitimately claim to be part of this group is San Francisco’s Greg Prussia.

Blond and handsome with blue-green eyes, the sleek 30-year-old lives in the Marina but spends most of his time flying around the globe to run the bow for skippers like Dennis Conner, Paul Cayard, John Kolius and John Bertrand. To give you an idea of Greg’s itinerary, after spending the first five months of 1992 doing the bow for Dennis Conner’s America’s Cup campaign, he flew to Europe (six times!), Maryland, Bermuda, New Zealand and Japan before the end of October. The only guys with more frequent flyer miles ride rockets for NASA. And just how does one become a professional sailor? Well, there aren’t any university courses on it, yet. Greg had to set up his own curriculum, starting some 20 Page 102 •

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years ago with El Toros and Lasers on Lake Merritt when his family lived in the East Bay. Perhaps his smartest move was becoming friends with Don Trask, who was then the Laser and soon to become J/24 doyen of the Bay. He even dated one of Trask’s daughters

one of the primary arenas of money and competition on the Grand Prix circuit. The seven-regatta series that year took the fleet of a dozen evenly matched boats around the \ planet. Racing, according to Greg, was extremely tight, with boats stacked three and

for a while, but says he developed his friendship with Don first. Greg earned a job at the pointy end of Don’s boats and became part of his gang that did Bay races with some forays to Southern California and Lake Tahoe for adventure. There was also a job installing deck hardware at Don’s J/Boat factory in San Rafael, and later over at J/Boats West.

In all, Greg worked for Don for about 12 years.

four deep at many mark roundings. For the bowman, that type of racing means drastic changes of plan at the last second as the helmsman tries to maneuver into the best position. Kolius wasn’t one to tip his hand too early to the competition — or his crew.

Prussia had earned enough of a reputation by the early 1980s to receive invitations to sail on some of the Bay’s prestige boats. The first was one of the St. Francis YC’s 6 Meters, skippered at the time by John Bertrand, in a match race against some East Coast sailors. Next came a spot on the Peterson 55 Checkmate (ex-Bull Frog), with Paul Cayard at the helm. Once he got into college, though, Greg had to cut back on the glamour events. He flirted briefly with Tom Blackaller’s 1987 America’s Cup campaign, but gave it up to complete his studies, which resulted in a business degree from San Francisco State.

One of the basic principles of business is marketing, and Greg displayed his skills well enough on Irv Loube’s One Tonner Coyote during the 1988 season to attract the attention of John Kolius, the Olympic silver medalist who’s went on to become one of the country’s top big boat skippers. In 1989, Kolius asked him to do the bow for the prestigious Congressional Cup match race series in Southern California. That gig was followed by an invitation to be part of Kolius’ crew on the International 50 Foot sloop Abracadabra for the 1990 world .championships season. "That was really my launching pad to the big time," says Greg.

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JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE

"I’d be standing on the bow asking which way we were going to come into the mark and John wouldn’t respond," recalls Greg.

'Then he’d say: 'Well, what would you do if you were on your Laser right now?' It was an invaluable experience for me because I had to figure it out on my own. The best bowmen are the ones who can change everything at the last second and get one more jibe in before dousing the spinnaker."

Greg and his fellow crewmates gelled after scoring a seventh and a fifth in the opening regattas and taking delivery of a new boat. From there on out they scored four bullets and a second to win the world championship title. At the windy finale of the tour held off Newport, R.I., Abracadabra posted an impressive 1,1,1,1,1,2,3 score.

Q VJ tanding at a local bar after that series,

Greg 'in the office' during 'Abracadabra's final race of the 1990 World Cup off Newport, HI. The salmon pink Reichei/Pugh SO won the series by only half a point.

Greg found himself being asked a lot of questions by Bill Trenkle, Conner’s righthand man. Do you have a job? Trenkle wanted to know. A wife and kids? Where do you live?

Greg was first noticed by John Kolius when crewing aboard Irv Loube's old one-tonner 'Coyote' here on the Bay.

Are you interested in the America’s Cup? It didn’t take a Ph.D. to figure out what Trenkle was leading up to.

Five months later, Greg received an invitation to crew for Conner on the maxi Emeraude. The regatta was a tryout for several potential candidates for the 1992 defense team, including John Kostecki, Kimo Worthington, Tom Ducharme and others.

Greg passed the test and was invited to be the bowman for Conner’s IACC boat. In March, 1991, he reported for work in San Diego.

In comparison to Conner’s previous Cup campaigns where he had all the money he needed and all the boats he could build, the ’92 campaign was a shoestring operation. At most, the syndicate had 35 employees, including the 16 who sailed the boat and 5 who worked on it full time. ' The sailors were expected to work on the boat, too. Once you weeded out those who were either too important to spend their time sanding the bottom (like Conner, tactician John Bertrand and sailmaker Tom Whidden), and those who had other commitments (real estate developer Jim Nicholas sailed without pay as a grinder, as did Woody Carr who had his own medical practice in Q Hawaii), that left about five who got stuck < with the job. Greg was one of the five, which 8 meant that when the boat wasn’t sailing, he 3 took care of the masts. When Stars & Stripes o dropped its stick in one race, Greg was up all night replacing it and then had to go out “ sailing the next day. "We had next to no z back-up crew," he says. "If anyone besides a p grinder got hurt, we wouldn’t have had a | replacement." j— The pressure and responsibility also ^ worked to Greg’s advantage. Scott Vogel, £ the boat’s number one bowman, was also g working as a designer for the team. That left <-> Greg in the position of sailing the boat every December, 1992

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GREG PRUSSIA day to run tests while Vogel was onshore.

During the official crew practices and races, Greg played the number two role, but the experience he gained was invaluable. "I learned a lot of skills and they knew I could do the job just fine," he says.

If I drop the kite in the water, that will hurt us just as much as if whoever’s driving takes us to the wrong side of the course."

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The spirit of Conner’s team also impressed Greg. "Looking back on it, we were never really in the hunt, but we sailed our hearts out every day," he says. "When we took Koch to the final series and won three races in a row, I know we really scared those guys."

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ith his now impressive resume in hand, Prussia left San Diego at the end of May and has been racing professionally ever since. His first post-America’s Cup assignment was on the bow of the 50-footer Abracadabra again, this time under skipper Paul Cayard. (The II Moro syndicate had bought

special indebtedness to Kolius, who got him started, and he also really admires Cayard. "I get a lot of pleasure out of sailing with Paul," he says. "He’s really outgoing and he tries hard. He’s very good at coming from behind and keeping everyone motivated all the time.

And after all he’s done, he’s still one of the guys. If there’s something to be done on the boat, he gets out the tools and starts working on it."

Kolius and Cayard get extra points for being extremely fair with their crews, too.

Where some top skippers take what they consider their piece of the prize money at the end of a series and let the crew split the rest, Kolius and Cayard split everything evenly with the crew. "They know they got where they are by surrounding themselves with the

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he money that sailors like Prussia take home is not unsubstantial. Minimum takehome pay for a one-week regatta is about $1,000. Greg says he can make up to $2,500 for the same time period. Helmsmen earn anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000. Winning carries a bonus and the purses for major events now reach the five and six figure category.

Before you quit your day job, however, Greg warns that the life of a professional sailor isn’t all Kevlar and caviar. For one, he’s always at the mercy of someone inviting him to sail on their boat. Secondly, the high stakes of Grand Prix racing can come and go with the tide — remember the Ultimate 30s and the Professional Yacht Racing Association? And then there’s the physical danger.

On the 80-foot maxis and the IACC boats, there’s nothing Greg can do without relying on mechanical advantage. And if something breaks, it can kill you.

Those three reasons, along with the ability to fly anywhere with comparatively little notice, are why the number of Americans like Greg who are currently

PROFESSIONALS COME OUT OF THE CLOSET

Though never really in the hunt, ‘Stars & Stripes' gave the Cubens a run for their money in the America's Cup elimination races.

the boat.) Over the summer, he’s also raced with John Bertrand aboard an IACC boat in the Japan Merit Cup, crewed for Kolius again, and he sailed with Conner on his Formula One boat, which Greg also manages for Dennis. In other words, he’s the lead Page 104 •

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Greg Prussia’s ability to make his living as a professional sailor has set a small but significant historical precedent. So says one of the veterans of the game, Santa Cruz’s Skip Allan, 47, whose career dates back to 1969 when he was flown back east to crew for IBM president Vincent Larson in the Bermuda Race, Since then, Skip’s been aboard winners in most of the world’s major events, including the TransPac, SORC, Admiral’s Cup and Big Boat Series, 'There were others who predated me," he says, "including Commodore Tompkins, Rod Stephens (brother of designer Olin Stephens) and Sherman Hoyt, who skippered the J boats back in the 1920s and 30s," Until recently, the main challenge of being a professional sailor has been one of definition (some others: the brutal travel schedule, sailing with stranger's and being resented by local crewmembers who aren’t

getting a paycheck), "The racing rules stipulated that sailors must be amateurs, or Corinthian sailors," says Skip. ’The problem was, no one ever understood exactly what a Corinthian sailor was!"

Skip used to call himself a "sailing consultant," which meant that he was there to help the owner prepare the boat for racing. He used to get some good-natured kidding about it, but only once did someone raise any kind of fuss. In 1983, a member of the American Admiral’s Cup selection committee, Jim Kilroy, voiced some objections about Skip’s presence on Monroe Wingate’s Serendipity 43 Scarlett O’Hara.

Now that the rules have been relaxed and professional sailors can hawk their wares with few restrictions, Skip says more power to them. "I wish it had come around earlier," he says. "It’s not an easy life, though."

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best people," notes Greg. "It really turns me off to see guys who figure they should get paid more just because they’re the skipper.

making a living at this line of work can be counted on one hand — guys like Steve Erickson, Hartwell Jordan and Josh Belsky

JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE

the same guys at the match racing events, at the 50-Footer events and at the Formula One events. But the number of sailors who span all the classes are very few."

circuit, too, as well as many Americans who make a partial living onboard racing yachts.

This elite group of sailors end up seeing a

\hjith his boatbuilding and maintenance skills, Greg could branch off into another area and still pay his bills. For now, though, he’d like to continue the high profile life of a professional sailor. He hopes to be asked to compete in the next America’s Cup, although he says the picture as to who’ll race for who hasn’t come into focus. Cayard, it appears, will sail for Raul Gardini once again. And the early rumors of Conner going Gucci as well and sailing for Montedison, the Italian company that made the materials for Cayard’s II Moro di Venezia, are still making the rounds.

One thing Greg doesn’t plan on doing is moving aft in the boat. "I probably could do most of the jobs better than most people who sail. But at a professional level, I wouldn’t feel comfortable," he says. "It would be like the football center trying to be the quarterback."

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lot of each other, too. "I’ve been to every major professional yachting event since the America’s Cup ended," says Greg, "and 1 see

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"Back In my office after a summer out there racing, I am sharply reminded of things left undone, so much backlogged work to get through. And then my thoughts jump ahead to the next race and the next summer.

Maybe that’s the only secret formula for success: Neglect your wife, your family, your business, spend every minute on the water, and you’ll Improve your chances of being a winner."

— Ted Turner, from his essay "Desire to Win" in Racing With Cornelius Shields and the Masters.

1 ^his month, we’re pleased to introduce the winners of the One Design Classes Association (ODCA). Each of these sailors made numerous sacrifices this summer, undoubtedly neglecting their significant other, their family and their job at some point during their victorious racing campaigns.

Hopefully, in retrospect, it was all worth it — and they can make it up to everybody during the upcoming holiday season!

Actually, 13 of the 25 people profiled in these pages are chronic abusers, i.e. they’re repeat winners from last year. Other trends we’ve detected include the fact that Richmond YC again harbored the most ODCA champions (seven), followed by Sausalito YC and St. Francis YC, each with three. As usual, some classes were weak (Hawkfarms an Islander 28s are on probation after only Page 106 • UtCtw• December. 1992

One design racing on San Francisco Bay — like the beer commerical says, it doesn't get much better than this.

qualifying four boats each) and some were strong (Santana 22s, J/24s, Olson 25s). A total of 265 boats — down slightly from last year’s 285 — sailed this year in ODCA, with 183 qualifying by sailing more than half the races.

"There’s really not that much new," admits ODCA president Bill Murphy, who can be reached at (510) 675-2836. "The economy is still hurting sailboat racing, some of our classes are getting older, and special events are cutting into our numbers—but all in all, one design racing on the Bay continues to be pretty strong."

Nationwide, the trend in the ’90s continues to be away from handicap racing and toward one design: only 280IOR certificates were issued in the UNited States this year compared to 442 in 1991, and IMS certificates have dropped abruptly from 1,296 in 1991 to a current total of 1,075. (Bill Lee figures, "It only took IMS one year to go down the same road that it took IOR 20 years to travel.")

Handicap rules, it seems, come and go, but one design racing — the purest form of the sport — endures. On that note, let’s check out our latest crop of winners. Congratulations to all!

— latitude/rJcm

Ariel — Jubilee Don Morrison, Richmond YC CREW: Jim Chamberlain and Jim Weatherhead.

COMMENTS: Morrison, a retired chemical engineer, has sailed Jubilee for 28 years now. He’s won "about 20 times", easily the best record of the current ODCA winners. A highlight of his season was a close second place finish in the Champion of Champions.

QUOTE: "I only sail with guys named Jim. They’ve been my steady crew for several years — they work well together and are the reason for our success."

2) Horizons, Dixie Nicholson, CaISC; 3) Pathfinder, Rideout/Ekers, SCYC. (5 entered; 5 qual.)

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COMMENTS: This is the third victory for Nooteboom, a retired engineer who’s been sailing Cal 20s for 29 years now. The Cal 20 NA’s will be held here next July, with lots of 'tricked out' SoCal boats expected.

QUOTE: "We won because of a good crew and lots of practice — we sailed over 40 races in ’92. But we’ll all have to show some improvement to compete with the hotshots from down south next summer!"

Cal 2*27 — Ex Indigo Seal (above)/Riley, Richmond YC CREW: Steve Seal (pro rigger), Larry Riley (piano tuner), John Duncan, Eric Menzel, Julie Weiland, Kame and Sally Richards, Amee Hess, Scott Owens, PatNakahara, Susan Graham and Lianne Volem.

COMMENTS: The partners bought Ex Indigo in 1990 and sailed it up from SoCal. This was their second ODCA season.

QUOTE: "We won because of crew work, boat speed and pointing ability (thanks, Kame). The class is friendly and supportive right up until the gun goes off!"

Cal 29 — 20120 Phil Gardner, Encinal YC CREW: Anna Ballatos, Dave Gilmore, Bill Gardner, Sharon Gardner, Todd Lovejoy, Tad Schwartf, Fred and Diane Siegel.

COMMENTS: Gardner, an Alameda opthalmologist (hence the boat’s name) has won three times now. He’s owned 20/20 since 1975. Cal 29s are a particularly closeknit class — eight members chartered in the Caribbean together last winter.

QUOTE: "The only thing better than winning is winning, losing and then winning again."

2) Puff, Jerry Leth, SFYC; 3) Upper Bound, Peter Fowler, RYC. (11 entered; 7 qualified)

2) Temptation, Rollye Wiskerson, RYC; 3) Alliance, Foster/Conley, RYC. (10 ent.; 9 qualified)

2) Fandango, Bill O'Connor, GGYC; 3) Grand Slam, Fred Minning, TYC. (8 entered; 8 qualified) December. 1992

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Catalina 27 — Pert Karl Dake, Corinthian YC CREW: Longtimers — Linda Brandon, Jim Baumgartner, Ken Sloan. New in ’92 — Chris Burmester, Enrique Dalmasso, Kyler Abernathy.

COMMENTS: Pert took last in ’86,4th in ’87, second in ’88 and first in ’89. In ’90-’91 they raced sporadically while Karl, a research psychologist, completed his PhD. QUOTE: "This year we returned with three crew stolen from the college scuba diving program; Why scuba divers? Because 'rockstars' are too hard to train."

Catalina 30 — North Mist Jim Aton, Benicia YC CREW: Janet Clayton, Aileen Bomstein, Jimmy Coburn, Lane Landry, Clark Misner, Scott Parker, Dave Pearce, Dave Perry, Darwin Richey, Big Jimmy Robbins, Chuck Scandlyn, Brian Skinner, Huck\Tomason.

COMMENTS: Aton, a supervisor in an oil refinery, won before in ’89; he also took Class 'C' in Jazz Cup. North Mist 'commutes' from Benicia for the races.

QUOTE: "Our crew had the winning attitude. Also, thanks to Fat Cat, which was always there forcing us to do better."

Columbia Challenger — Shay Bill Myers, Richmond YC CREW: Gene HiU, Terry Baldwin, Tom Risser, Chris Ogilvie, Betty Lessley and others.

COMMENTS: This was the 14th win for the boat in a 25-year period.

QUOTE: "A cliffhanger! We won by one point, there were only 14 seconds between us and the next boat in the last race, and the final decision was made in the protest room.

"There’s nothing like one design. Even though we’re sometimes the slowest boats out there, it’s always tremendous fun."

2) Wildcat, Ernest Dickson, RYC; 3) Catalyst, Ed Durbin, RYC. (10 entered; 8 qualified)

2) Fat Cat, Seth Bailey, EYC; 3) Blue Denim, Paul Jeans, EYC. (6 entered; 5 qualified)

2) Quasar, F.S. Martin, BVBC; 3) Murphy's law.

Bill Murphy, CalSC. (7 entered; 6 qualified)

Express 27 — Elan Steve Lake, Richmond YC CREW: John 'I-Can’t-Believe-You-SaidThat' Duncan, Jack 'Wrong Way' Peurach (tactician), Lorraine 'Mature Calming Influence' Nield, Jim 'Bolt Cutter' Smith, Dan 'Between the Sheets' Rauchle.

COMMENTS: Lake, a business consultant, won his first class championship by a comfortable margin after five years of trying.

QUOTE: "If we told you our go-fast secrets they wouldn’t be a secret anymore...I’m really excited that the Express 27 may go back into production next spring."

Express 37 — Re-Quest Glenn Isaacson, San Francisco YC CREW: Carl Friberg, Mike Hammerstedt, David Lee, Steve Pulford, Joe Runyon, John Scarborough, Brad Storm, Lance Vaughan, Joss Wilson and Gaby Isaacson (shoreside support and "7-time MVP on sandwiches").

COMMENT: Isaacson, a real estate consultant/developer and perennial president of the Express 37s, also won the Nationals (BBS), ex-Volvo and Great Pumpkin.

QUOTE: "We came through in the clutch, thanks to a determined and talented crew, and a new Pineapple mainsail."

Golden Gate — Vlreo Bob Counts, Sausallto CC CREW: Wife (and boat’s owner) Catherine and daughters Stacey and Kerry.

COMMENTS: Designed in the ’20s, this class still manages to hold its own. Latterday accomplishments include wins in both single and doublehanded Farallones races and the 1980 Singlehanded TransPac. QUOTE: "Vlreo is the boat that introduced me to my wife Catherine," says Bob. "Our wedding toast says it all: ’When one has good wine, a graceful boat and a woman’s love, why envy the immortal gods?"'

2) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell, CYC; 3) Jalapeno, John Stewart, RYC. (15 entered; 5 qualified)

2) (tie) Spindrift V, The Wrights, RYC, and Ringmaster, Leigh Brite, RYC. (12 entered; 8 qualified)

Rob MacDonald, BVBC. (6 entered; 6 qualified)

2) Phoebe, Evans/Nygrens, BVBC; 3) Pajarita,

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Hawkfarm — El Gavllan Jocelyn Nash, Richmond YC CREW: Sons Chris (main trim) and Gordy (tactician/relief helmsman), Joe Guthrie, Kent Rodgers, Vaughn Seifers and William Woodie. Alternates: Torbin Benson, Tony Fisher, Peter Fostiak, Dave Hankel, Mike Kastrup, Nicolas Nash, and JD Sweitzer.

COMMENTS: El Gavllan ("The Hawk" en Espanol) also won the NOOD this summer.

This is the first class victory for Nash, a Sobstad Sails rep, and her family team.

QUOTE: "We were serious about having fun!... The class will bounce back next year."

Islander Bahama 24 — Cahada Dan Bjork, Bay View BC CREW: Angelo and Darla Peruch.

COMMENTS: This is the third season championship in a row for Bjork, a professional photographer. 1992 also saw Cahada win the IB Nationals for the 3rd time in 4 years, and her division in the Plastic Classic.

QUOTE: "I didn’t think it would happen this year — we started the season with two DNFs," says Dan. "But it’s good to go out a winner. Cahada’s being sold to her crew. I’m moving up. I wish them the best in ’93. This is a great fleet with very close competition."

Islander 28 — Jose Cuervo Sam Hock, Sausalito YC CREW: Rob and Julie Hutchinson, Mike and Stephanie Magruder (daughter and sonin-law), Mike Hanlon, Luke Hock (son).

COMMENTS: Hock, a real estate baron, has long been the driving force behind the I28 class. He also wins the class championship every year, this time with all bullets except one. Hock and his family crew are known to celebrate their frequent victories by quaffing a little of the boat’s namesake.

QUOTE: "Nothing much is new since last year. Make up a quote for me, okay?"

2) Animal Eye, Steve Siegrist, BVBC; 3) Nighthawk, John Siegel, SCYC. (7 ent.; 4 qualified)

2) Artesian, John Adams, CYC; 3) Goose, Bud Cohen, CCYC. (7 entered; 6 qualified)

2) Challenge, Schoen/Jones, SYC; 3) Gabbiano, Chuck Koslosky, SYC. (5 entered; 4 qualified)

Islander 36 — Windwalker Shoenhair (1) & Gilliom, Island YC CREW: Richard Shoenhair (driver), Greg Gilliom (tactician), Dean Borton, Bill DeMeulenaere, Jeff Hornung, Cynthia McCulley, Margaret Mykland, Kevin O’Donnell, Greg Schmitz, Tom Shoenhair.

COMMENT: The partners also won last year, and are now 2 for 9 overall. Half of the season (five races) was raced non-spinnaker.

Hopes are high for an 1-36 revival next year.

QUOTE: "We’d like to thank our crew for hanging in there with us for another championship season."

J/24 — Electro John Oldham, St. Francis YC CREW: Mike Hovermail, Riaz Latifullah, Don Nazzal, Phil Perkins, Doug Robbins, Lance Vaughn and assorted others.

COMMENTS: Oldham, an engineer, won the competitive J/24 class in his first try. He moved to Cupertino two years ago from Connecticut, where he sailed Lightnings.

QUOTE: "We won due to a really good crew work and sailing consistently. Boatspeed and handling are much more critical here than on the East Coast, where the sailing’s calmer and more tactical."

J/29 — Blazer Mike Lambert, St. Francis YC CREW: Ian Beswick (driver), Chris Baxter, Luke Dubois, Dave Gruver, John Hauser, Dan.Kreiss, Roy Kutz, Jeff Nestel, Alex Peoples, Eric Steinberg and more. < COMMENTS: This was the first championship for Lambert, who manages a Sacramento stock brokerage. Blazer also won the NOOD and was second in the PCCs. QUOTE: "Our fleet is growing — the top five boats were really competitive! We won because of a great crew and our elegant new North mainsail... What a great place to sail!"

2) juggernaut, Bill Parks, EYC; 3) Blockbuster, Bruce Block, SP1"" '1 entered; 5 o"-':red)

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Newport 30 — Mlntaka Gerry Brown, Palo Alto YC CREW: Jackie Ruggles (14 years on the crew), Bruno Camovale (12), Tom Ranweiler (10), Rocky Rockmore (5), John Hunter (5), Fitz Fitzharris (3).

COMMENTS: Despite missing two races due to a collision, Brown won his fifth season (and upped his record to 5 for 7 since moving up from Tritons.) Gerry, a computer programmer, has sailed for 29 years on the Bay and serves as fleet captain for the N-30s.

QUOTE: "Winning is 80% crew effort — and we always make it a point to have fun!"

Olson 25 — E-Ttcket Spooge Syndicate, SYC/RYC CREW: Lawyers (Brett Allen), guns (Rob Moore) and money (Pete Swain), not to mention brains (Jim 'JB' Bateman, Noel Wilson) and good looks (Joe Kitterman, Jr.).

COMMENTS: The 'Spooge Doctors' are 2-for-2 in ODCA competition. Someone should beat these guys so we don’t have to look at this stupid picture every year.

QUOTE: "We never inhaled, we never dodged the draft, and we have family values — obviously, we deserved to win... Why is everyone else in this class named 'Bill'?"

Olson 30 — Bottom Line Tony Pohl, Encinal YC CREW: Andrew Branagh, Mike DeFrank, Mike DeVries, Scott Dickey, David Fallows, John French, Eric Gray.

COMMENTS: Pohl, a CPA (Bottom Line — get it?), has won two in a row, and is batting 2 for 3 in complete seasons. He says his crew is excellent, but...

QUOTE: "Last year we almost selfdestructed by hitting Blackaller Buoy; this year we went 'out to lunch' on the Richmond Riviera and missed the race. Geez, I can hardly wait for next year’s surprise!"

2) Wahope II, Walt Wilson, SFYC; 3) Achates, Bill Schultz, BYC. (10 entered; 10 qualified)

2) Vivace, Bill Riess, RYC; 3) Dreamer, Mario Wijtman, CCYC. (19 entered; 16 qualified)

2) Killer Rabbit, Bill Coverdale, StFYC; 3) Zephyros, Dave Oliver, EYC. (10 entered; 7 qual.)

Ranger 23 — Impossible Gary Kneeland, Sausalito YC CREW: Thomas Salvo, David Tydings, Dick Sloan, Judith Krowley and shore support from Jillian Thomas.

COMMENTS: Kneeland, an architect, has been runner-up 5 of the last 7 years.

QUOTE: "Great crew — they know what to do when the skipper starts speaking in tongues. Our win is dedicated to former coowner Jodie Newberry, who was killed in a tragic car accident several years ago. Jodie would have gotten a reed kick out of finally beating Twisted after all these years."

Ranger 26 — Mytoy Dave Adams, Treasure Island YC CREW: Wife Barbara Adams, Roger Andersen, Jim Breitlow, Ward Burns, Ben Castaneda, Tom Deuel, John Harrison.

COMMENTS: This is the fifth win in 11 attempts for Adams, a civil engineer. Mytoy also did well in TIYC and Presidio YC club races, as well as in the Jack Frost Series.

QUOTE: "Talisman, the 'new kid on the block', was good competition. Highlights included Barbara’s sandwiches; the lowlight was 'spinnaker seining' in the last race...

Ranger 26s are great Bay boats!"

Santana 22 — Riffraff Eric Menzel, Richmond YC CREW: A1 Germain (tactics) and Julie Weiland (girlfriend and grinder).

COMMENTS: Tuna 22s were the largest fleet in ODCA this summer, fielding as many as 19 boats on the line. Menzel, an engineer, won in only his second year out. The season was a cliffhanger, with the top three spots not being decided until the last race.

QUOTE: "The fleet was very friendly and supportive. They gave us lots of tips — at least until we started winning! Pineapple Sails gave us lots of help, too."

2) Twisted, Don Wieneke, SYC; 3) Royal Flush, Dan Richardi, SYC. (11 entered; 7 qualified)

2) Talisman, Douglas Forster, StFYC; 3) Jambalaya, Ruben Becker, CCYC. (7 entered; 6 qual.)

2) Diana, John Skinner, RYC; 3) Kemo Sabe, Vern Neff, RYC. (26 entered; 17 qualified)

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Santana 35 — Wtl<Hflower Art Mowry, St. Francis YC CREW: Doug Baird and Ray Delrich (tacticians), Randy Baimbridge, sons John and Dave Mowry, Bob Rynd, Tim Shackelford, Johnathan Sonett, Mark Spitaleri.

COMMENTS: Mowry, a pharmacist deep in the Valley, had a superb year: other wins included the Plaza Cup, the Larry Knight and the ODCA Champion of Champions.

QUOTE: "Our great season was predicated on a loyal and skillful crew, plus lots of support from my wife and sons — all of whom are miraculously still speaking to me!"

Thunderbird — Ouzel Michael Sheets, Berkeley YC CREW: Mark Bayock, Hillair Bell, Jim Mullarky, John Orfali (tactician), Ned Sanderson and Martin Sisemore.

COMMENTS: Sheats, an architect, has won the "Fabulous Thunderbirds" four times running, and is 5 for 8 overall. However, a new Toronto-built glass T-bird is joining the fleet next year and promises to be a threat.

QUOTE: "Our highlight was a pair of bullets on the Cityfront with the season in the balance. The lowlight was the Vallejo return race. This is a tough fleet!"

Triton — Bolero Ely Gilliam, Bay View BC CREW: Jason Scott (relief driver), Paul Harris (tactics), Adolpho Martinez, Tom Adams. Also: Harriet Scampoli, Joe Spronz.

COMMENTS: Gilliam, a superintendent for an East Bay contractor, went from "way last" 7 years ago to his first victory this year.

The Bolero bunch won 4 of the last 5 races.

QUOTE: 'The key was working out the kinks in our zone offense, which involves rotating jobs on the boat. We also perfected the 'death stare' for Captain Hooke, which we used whenever we were overlapped."

2) Breakout, Hall Palmer, SBYC; 3) Swell Dancer, Jim Graham, EYC. (9 entered; 7 qualified)

2) Griffin, Jim Glosli, CaISC; 3) Crazy jane, Doug Carroll, GGYC. (5 entered; 5 qualified)

2) Captain Hooke, Tom & Dave Newton, VYC; 3) Sleepyhead, H/R Golden, CaISC. (9 ent; 7 qual.)

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CABO CRUISERS: 1 he Class of ’92-’93 was just starting to trickle into Cabo San Lucas in mid-November; by the time this issue hits the docks that trickle will have turned into a full-blown deluge. For various reasons — among them Hurricane Zeke earlier in the month, not to mention some beautiful Indian Summer weather up in the States — this year’s crop of cruisers has been slower than usual getting to Cabo. In fact, only 24 boats had signed the Some Like It Hot Rally log book at our new southern terminus, Parn Woods’ and Derek Ostrander’s great sports bar and grill, The One That Got Away.

In the next few months, we’ll crank out our usual Hot Rally feature articles, listing 150 or so boat names at a time, as well as all the Cabo gossip that’s fit to print. This month, however, we thought it would be fun to focus on just a handful of earlybird cruisers. Not having a dink to get out to the anchorage, nor a lot of time (hey, it was our vacation), we took the easy way out — we just hoofed down the docks and chatted up the first seven cruisers we bumped into.

We were struck by certain similarities among all of them: first, a nicer group of people we’ve never met — no kidding. Second, none were on a hardship cruise: they’d all worked hard to retire at relatively young ages and they were 'doing it in style'. Toys were abundant on all the boats, and everyone could afford (or at least justify) paying $30 a night to plug into the dock. Most had lived aboard for at least a year or two in anticipation of the 'big cruise'.

Most were on the road for several years or indefinitely, rather than the standard six-month-see-Mexico-and-beat-it-home-in-the-spring trip.

And all of them were having the time of their lives...

And we had a great time meeting all of them. Hopefully, all our new friends will stay in touch, helping us — and maybe some of you readers — get through this increasingly cold winter by vicariously enjoying their adventures. Vaya con dlos!

— latitude/rkm

Jack Schaeffer, Janet Crawford and Sandy, their 5-year-old golden retriever, Halycon, Mariner 48, Santa Cruz (above): "We left on August 20th, and we’ve seen every harbor between Santa Cruz and here, mostly because the dog won’t go to the bathroom on the boat!" said Jack, a retired contracter who lists Santa Barbara, Avalon and Santa Maria as his favorite ports so far. Other than nature calls, Sandy has adjusted well to life at sea, particularly enjoying barking at dolphins and chasing minnows in tide pools. "We tranquilize her when it gets really rough," said Janet, a former health educator, "such as one night off Sacramento Reef during a 50-knot Santa Ana." Another night to remember occurred midway between Mag Bay and Cabo, when an unidentified 300-ft freighter deliberately tried to turn Halycon into roadkill. "We watched them on radar come right up our stem, altering course every time we did," related Jack. "They wouldn’t respond to our radio calls or a flare I shot off. Finally, they broke off after a 'pan pan' call — the whole thing was really scary!"

Aside from that harrowing experience, Jack and Janet are enjoying their open-ended cruise, one which they’ve been planning for the last five years. "Mexico is wonderful!" they claimed. Their immediate plans called for meeting some friends in La Paz in a week; longer term, they’re looking forward to cruising in the Bahamas.

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"That place is too noisy and too fake," claims Derek. "We’re the 'real people’s bar', kind of like the Cheers of Cabb."

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Dale Dutcher (left) and Ken Blackwell, Wlndborne, Bruce Roberts custom 40, Portland, Oregon: 'The biggest mistake that new cruisers make is having a time schedule," claims Dale, a retired teacher who built Wlndborne from scratch, and Ken, a pharmacist until recently. The two friends, experienced cruisers who used to keep their boats in the same marina (Ken’s Cascade 29 was deemed too small for this trip), are on a leisurely, two to five year trip to the South Pacific, where they’re looking forward to using their 'hooka' air _4: compressor to explore World War II wrecks. "The Marshall Islands is a great dive spot," says Ken. The boat will be in> Puerto Vallarta for Christmas, at which point Dale will fly home to see his family and Ken plans to move inland for j a month to study the Mexican culture and learn Spanish. They both # were enjoying Cabo: "Wonderful food at moderate prices," said Dale.

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I "We think we’ll go to Costa Rica and then over to Florida, where our parents live," said Jim, who’s lived aboard boats for the last ten years. His tips on the most used items: cabin fans, GPS, watermaker ("30 or 40% of cruisers have them now) and the medicine cabinet (Diana, a doctor, often volunteers her services to other cruisers).

Least used items: electric blanket, foulies, small sails and shoes.

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'The kids are all out of college now, so why not? We’re headed for PV next," said the couple, whose previous stops were at s $ Cedros, Turtle Bay and Mag Bay. At the latter anchorage, they traded some T-shirts, * $2 and a can of spam for 13 fresh lobster ^ ("What the fishermen really wanted were cheap sunglasses," advises Bev). They f gorged themselves that night, eating almost all the 'bugs' because their refrigeration was.' «• •• out and, as Bev confessed, "We’ve hardly ever seen fresh lobster before!"

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FACES IN THE CROWD The Be l Fam ly: DBna, Jason (8 years old), Frank, Heather (7) and cat Magaie, Popa-Kl (aka 'Splash1), Polynesian Concept 37, Missouri City, Texas (left): "We call it The Farm'," laughed Dana, as she showed us around their recently refurbished 20-year-old former racing catamaran. Toys (3 bikes, 4 surfboards, 2 windsurfers, a Sabot ii «?,r7 Wf6 everywhere, and apparently animals used to be as weU. We re down to only one cat and a parakeet," explained Frank, a transplanted Texan who repped U.K. Sails in Southern California P h*® ^°in,9.CT!isin9‘ "We used to have two dogs and a macaw as well. We re thinking about an iguana next, but I don’t know. . . " Both the children are enrolled in the Calvert Correspondence School, working one-on-one with their mom every morning before being allowed to go to the beach. The Bells will be gone two yearsone m Mexico and one in Costa Rica. They like their multihull as a cruising boat: "It’s fairly quick. Plus it’s roomier and more stable at anchorage than a monohull, which is good for the kids," says Frank.

Jim and Sue Corenman, Heart of Cold, Schumacher 50, Alameda (right): We re just your average homeless boat people," joked the Corenmans, who used the LAYC Cabo Race as a springboard to two\maybe three year cruise. "We don’t really know if we II like this cruising stuff — we don’t have any experience at it,” claimed Jim, who was kidding, we think. Heart of Gold, their beautiful 2/2 year old racer/cruiser, already has 22,000 miles under her keel, including three races to Hawaii, two to Mexico and two deliveries home via Alaska. * "I just hope Jim learns to relax," said Sally, feigning concern. "He wakes up and starts puttering around the boat, always fixing things!"

Jim, an entrepreneur who retired several years ago, should have the routine down by the time friends Sally and Kame Richards join them „in Acapulco for Christmas. From there, the Corenmans will poke around mainland Mexico for two months before taking off for the Marquesas and a lap around the Pacific. "Who knows?" shrugged Jim, If we like it, we might just keep going all the way around."

Jeff McFarland, Alan and Beverly Nixon, Keoke, Tayana Vancouver 42, Sausalito (left): "Gorgeous starry nights, beautiful .1 sunrises and sunsets, and lots of fishing boats," was how Beverly Nixon, a retired bartender, described their 6V2 day straightthrough voyage from San Diego. "It was a pleasant diversion," said temporary crew Jeff (Beverly’s son), a between-work actor who filmed a documentary of the trip. "Finally, we’re outta there!" enthused Alan, a retired TWA mechanic who named their boat % * after his favorite coffee drink.

As former airline employees, the Nixons can hop a plane virtually anytime, anywhere "whenever we need a vacation from our va¬ S.-i cation." The veteran liveaboards were waiting for parts in Cabo (70% of the luff slides in their main blew out) before * departing for Costa Rica, the Virgins Islands and points unknown.

Before TWA transferred them to San Diego six years ago, the Nixons lived for nine years at Madden’s in Sausalito on the 'little' Keoke, a Catalina 30. "Sausalito’s still our home," they maintained. "Say hi to Felix at Sausalito YC and all our other friends!"

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MAX EBB "V 1 cu want me to come to a what?"

I thought it was a very reasonable invitation, offered with the best intentions.

But Lee Helm’s reaction was one of utter disbelief.

"That’s right, a Tree Trimming Party," I repeated. "They’re actually aTot of fun."

"But Max — that’s, like, dork city!"

"Well, I’m sorry you feel that way, Lee. The Tree Trimming Party has been a part of our yacht club holiday tradition for as long as anyone can ..

"For sure," she interrupted. "Probably goes back to the early Pleistocene, at least."

"No really," I insisted. "They’re a lot of fun. Singing carols, egg nog, a yule log burning in the fireplace ..."

"But that collection of fossils!" Lee interrupted again. "I mean, I’ve seen the crowd that goes to those dinner meetings.

Thanks a lot for thinking of me, but that’s not the crowd I hang with."

Obviously I had committed a serious social faux pas, inviting a young graduate student like Lee to something as stodgy as a Tree Trimming Party. But Lee, at least, was being straightforward with me instead of making up an excuse. Time to level with her.

"Okay, Lee, you’re right," I said. "Those holiday events can be a little, uh, stultifying, if-you-know-what-I-mean-and-you-already -made-it-clear-that-you-do. But the real reason I’m inviting you is because the yacht club desperately needs people your age to start showing up at events like this. Even though you’re not a member, if you and a few of your friends would deign to honor us with your ...

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kJo that’s it," she cut in, again not letting me finish a sentence. "You need some young blood!"

"That’s it exactly, Lee. You know the situation with club membership. It’s down, and all the folks who would normally be interested in a yacht club are over on your

club’s giant screen TV to watch some of our Mystery Science Theater 3000 tapes," she proposed, "you’ll sign for all of us as your guests?"

"All you have to do is ask," I assured her.

"And we can make popcorn in the galley without some old fogy hovering over us the whole time making sure we don’t steal some of those el cheapo utensils?"

contempt.

"Like, who’s organizing this event, anyway?" she asked. "I want that dude’s phone number."

Against my better judgment I gave Lee the name and phone number of the social committee chair, an older woman who I doubted Lee would relate to very well.

"You got it, Max. I’ll see you there. But it’s going to feel like walking onto the set of the Donna Reed Show."

"Bring some friends!"

"We’ll see . .."

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side of the marina windsurfing. We think we have something to offer, though, and I’ve already convinced the club officers to bend the guest rules to the breaking point in order to get you and your friends inside the place more often."

Lee took a second to process this tidbit.

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"I’ll keep the old fogies out of your hair," I promised. "But I do reserve the right to keep shoving membership applications in your face."

"Okay, let’s see what we can work out here. .. Tree Trimming Party. Hmmmm."

She couldn’t even pronounce the words 'Tree Trimming Party' without obvious

braced myself for the call from the irate social committee chair — but the call never came. Instead, a week later, the yacht club newsletter arrived with the official invitation to the Tree Trimming Party. It was still called a Tree Trimming Party, but that was about the only recognizable feature. Lee had done her work. And tire 'old fogies', as I found out later to my profound surprise, had swallowed her proposals hook, line, and sinker.

DECK THE HULLS And I was off to the party.

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So I followed the new instructions, and on the night of the event 1 dragged my old tuxedo out of the closet. Some other club members were going to have to rent them, because for the first time ever there was a dress code. But no ordinary dress code: we had a choice of either wearing a tuxedo, or lingerie. Nothing else accepted. And I had to stop at the bakery to pick up a box of chocolate truffles, because it was also a pot luck. But no ordinary pot luck: we each had to bring a dessert. No main dish, no salad, and especially no vegetables. And I also had to bring a gift. But no ordinary gift: it had to be a piece of boat hardware of significant original value, in good condition, but surplus from my garage or dock box, and tastefully gift-wrapped.

That last requirement was especially easy.

Should I wrap up the old lifeline stanchions, or those low-profile lead blocks that I never used? Or that roller-reefing gooseneck? Or the spare tiller extension from my previous boat? Or that search light that plugs into a deck fitting that I knew I’d never get around

to installing?

I had a box that was just right for the gooseneck, so I wrapped that up first. But since the spirit of this seemed to be to give

ow, I have always thought that Lee was basically correct when she complains about the stodginess of my yacht club. Which is why I really didn’t think this plan would go over very well. So 1 was amazed to see 100% compliance with the dress code. Of course, the great big guy who was playing bouncer — one of Lee’s windsurfing friends — might have had something to do with this. But sure enough, there were all the usual yacht club regulars in tuxedos — or underwear!

Now, lingerie doesn’t necessarily have to be particularly revealing; the older women were each wearing enough silk to build a new spinnaker. But the younger ones, Lee and her friends included, could have stepped off the pages of the Victoria’s Secret catalogue. The social committee chair me before 1 could go over to say and get a better look.

"I’m so glad you’re here, Max," she said.

"What do you think of the new format for the party?"

"Brilliant idea," complimented another one of the older women in the club, looking surprisingly elegant in several acres of off-white lace and silk. "Sex, sweet food and materialism will be popular forever."

"Especially when you identify the erotic icons that cross the generational barriers," noted a much younger woman in an extremely skimpy outfit. "Although you have to admit that the whole paradigm is more than a little retro."

One of Lee’s friends, no doubt.

"Retro or no, this is the best attendance in years," said the Social Committee Chair.

"Have you seen the Commodore’s tuxedo?"

"Best tux here," said her older friend.

RULES FOR ROUND ROBIN GIFT EXCHANGE 1) Each participant brings one or more wrapped gifts (although to work property, the number of gifts must match the number of people). Gifts can be items of marine hardware or boat gear that were once expensive and still have potential value, or a new gift purchased for between $10 and $20.

2} The order of choosing gifts is determined by a random process in advance, for example by drawing numbers from a hat All participants sit in a large circle around the pile of gifts.

3) The first person chooses a gift and opens it. Each subsequent person has the choice of either taking a gift that has already

been opened, or taking a new gift from the unopened pile.

4) When someone has a gift taken from them, they immediately have the choice of taking a new gift from the pile, or taking one that has already been opened from someone else.

5) Gifts cannot reverse direction. That is, * you cannot reclaim a gift that has been taken from you with your next choice.

6} Once a gift has changed hands twice (after being opened) it cannot change hands again. Increase this limit to three moves for small groups.

something that might conceivably be useful to someone, I also found a box for the searchlight and wrapped up that one, too.

"Heaven knows that woman doesn’t own any presentable lingerie!" she added in a stage whisper.

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GIFTS FOR SAILORS IN THE $10 TO $20 RANGE 1} Six-foot paddle, $16. This is the right size for paddling a 20-26 foot sailboat. But few chandleries stock paddles longer than 5 or 5lA ft, so you might have to make some phone calls. Perfect gift for winter sailing, or for the skipper who hates engines.

2) Winch handle, $20. This is the bottom-of-the-line model (good ones start at around $35). Always appreciated, especially if you dropped one overboard last season.

3) Personal strobe light, $23. This is above our $20 limit, but it’s such an important item for personal safety in the dark that it’s worth spending a few extra bucks.

4} Orca hat, $20. The ’90s replacement for the watch cap. Fleece-lined with a chin strap and a nylon shell. May look silly, but worth its weight in gold on a cold day.

5) Traditional watch cap, $6. Every boat needs a few spares, even if the skipper already has a good one.

As they gossiped, my eyes were darting between various versions of fishnet stockings on legs supported by black spikes, curvaceous camisoles and teddies, and the cheesecakes and eclairs on the serving table.

I mumbled something complementary, and went over to add my box of truffles to the display of sugar and cholesterol gone wild.

^\fter sampling a few slices of marzipan fruit I went up to the dining room to see the tree. It was out a bit from the usual place in one corner of the room, but already decorated. Another tradition shattered. So I added my two boxes to the pile underneath, and poured some egg nog.

"Hey Max!" said a woman in a strange, raspy voice. Double take. It was a man in lingerie, one of my dock neighbors. "Best yacht club party since Halloween five years ago!" he bellowed, raising his glass.

"Never thought I’d see the yacht club regulars look like this," I said.

"And have you sampled the Port Captain’s lemon souffle?"

"Not yet, but I’m on my way back to the dessert table."

"Don’t ruin your appetite!" he joked.

After two drinks and four desserts I finally located Lee Helm, surrounded by a small crowd of formally dressed men and a couple of women. She had raided the Race Committee locker, and had an air horn in one hand and the megaphone in the other. A short blast on the horn got everybody’s attention.

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6) 18" spherical fender, $23. Breaking our price limit again, but everyone needs good fenders that will keep the boats apart when the ferry wake rolls into the anchorage. It’s in X your own interest for all your boat-owning friends to have good fenders.

7) Collapsible plastic space case, $16. Not very glamorous, but always needed.

8) Regular space case, $6. Even less glamorous, but just as much appreciated.

9) Accupressure anti-motion-sickness wrist bands, $8. A seasick sailor will try anything. And sometimes they actually work!

10) Self-contained waterproof preloaded camera, $17. Endless possibilities, especially if you’ve shot a few 'human interest' items before you give ft to them.

11) American Practical Navigator, by Bowditch, $18. Stilt the best deal ever in nautical books, courtesy of the government printing office. Over 1,400 encyclopedic

pages. Surprisingly comprehensible in many places, too!

12) Deluxe flotation boat cushion, $13.

The deluxe model has the nicer fabric and the fancy logo. Nearly all boats have cushions, and could use a few more. For the boat that serves as Race Committee on occasion, get a set of red, white and blue for when they forget to bring the official signal shapes.

13) Hand-crank radio, $30. We’re breaking our price rules again, but this is so nifty it's worth it. Turn the crank, and the radio plays for a few minutes. No batteries!

Infinite shelf life! Also has a solar panel. The perfect "earthquake" radio.

14) Big halogen flashlight, $20. With the days growing short, you can always use another flashlight on board.

15) Super Soaker water gun, various models from $7 to $30. The "50" at about

he herded us all into a circle around the tree (accomplished with the help of the megaphone and some friends), then passed out sheets of paper with a number in the middle (and the rules summarized near the bottom, in case we couldn’t remember them). I got number one, so I had to go first.

But these weren’t the useful kind that hang from the lifelines — these were the ones that each need to have their own little bracket attached to the cockpit coaming. And they had little pictures of sailboats on them.

"Now I know why they call this a white elephant party," I said.

The next person chose a big flat box that contained a swim ladder.

"Damn! I need a swim ladder," I said.

"Any present you want, Max!" I chose a medium-size package with a carefully done ribbon and bow, opening it to find a set of those little holders that keep your beer can upright while you’re sailing.

Then it was number three’s turn. "I need a swim ladder, too," she said as she took the ladder from number two.

"Fine. I’ll get something even better," he said as he chose an even bigger box to

explained the rules.

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$10 is the basic yacht model — especially handy during light-air leeward mark roundings during the midwinters. This is becoming required armament in certain circles.

16) Magazine subscription, $20 or slightly more. This is an easy one for last-minute shoppers. AH you have to do is wrap up one issue from the newsstand, and send in for the gift subscription after the holidays when you have time. AH big-boat racers will go nuts over a year’s subscription to Seahorse, the official rag of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, published in England. If you can’t find it on the stand ask a sailmaker for a back issue and a sub form. Cruisers wiU like WoodenBoat, published in Maine. Even plastic cruisers. Trust me on this.

17) Duct tape and WD-40, $15 worth.

The classic stocking-stuffers. Not exciting, but they will get used.

18) Cya-lume chemical light sticks, $15 worth. Great to have around for emergency lighting. Try to find red ones in addition to the usual green. If you’re stuffing stockings, get extras and set off one for each stocking.

19) Racing Rulebook, $10. Even though there’s a new version coming out in ’93, most of these books don’t last that long.

Needed in every chart table.

20) Pocket Flares, $15. Another popular safety item. But if you ever set one off in daylight, you’ll be disappointed — they really don’t make that much of a pop. StiU useful and appreciated.

21) Inflatable boat lettering kit, $17. For the dinghy that has almost everything. First you must ascertain that the inflatable is currently unmarked. This is a set of stencils and paint that will take care of that, making the dink less likely to disappear, and more likely to return after it does.

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Number four drew from the pile again, getting a bottle of rum.

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Five, six, and seven fought over the rum, casting off an old winch handle, a watch cap, and my plug-in search light in the process.

But number eight snatched up the winch handle.

We were into it. In fact, I’ve never seen so many supposedly mature adults grovel and claw at each other for so many trivial little trinkets. When the dust settled I had a my boarding ladder, the old roller-reefing gooseneck had found a home, and enough assorted junk to open a whole chain of chandleries had changed hands. Lee scored an extra windsurfing harness hook. Then it was time for more dessert, and attempts to dance to the completely mindless music selections of the current crop of graduate students.

The event was an unqualified success by any measure.

vJo, Lee," 1 asked as the last guests were leaving. "Think you’ll consider joining this place one of these days?"

"I don’t know, Max. Let’s see what happens next year. We’re going to have a hot tub and a pie fight!"

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With reports this months about chartering the coast of Northern California; about trying to find a bareboat In Norway; about one captain’s crazy charter stunt; about The Moorings moving their Mexico base; about 'your ship' having come in; and, Charter Notes.

North Coast Charters When you think of charter destinations, the coast of Northern California doesn’t exactly spring to mind. Nonetheless, Sam Crabtree of Crabtree Maritime Services—he also delivers boats within the triangle of Cabo, Hawaii and Seattle — has been doing charters between Point Sur and Eureka for the last five years.

"Such charters offer Bay and inland sailors the experience of sailing in the open ocean and entering new ports and secluded anchorages along the incomparably beautiful Northern California coast — without the significant travel expense involved with chartering in the more popular locations," explains Crabtree. And for potential cruisers, a week sailing along the Northern California

The harbor entrances along the north coast can be dangerous and demand respect and good seamanship.

coast is also going to offer a more realistic introduction to offshore cruising than is, for instance, a week cocktailing within the protected confines of the Virgin Islands.

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things to different people. For those looking for a bareboat charter, it can be that — but with a built-in butler-mechanic. For those requiring a qualified skipper and cook, he’s got those hats in his locker,'too. And for those looking for instruction or to reinforce cruising skills, the 100 Ton Master and Singlehanded TransPac vet is a qualified instructor. As has been the ca$e for the last several years, he’s about to agaih offer Coastal Piloting and Celestial Navigation classes at the College of Alameda.

Crabtree’s scheduled trips include leisurely weekend sails to Half Moon Bay and/or Drake’s Bay, five-day and four-night cruises to Monterey, and extended north coast cruises to Noyo (Fort Bragg) and/or Eureka. Other itineraries and destinations can be arranged to meet the desires of almost any charterer.

For further information about such trips — as well as the Coasted Piloting and Celestial Navigation classes at the College of Alameda — phone (800) 491-TRIP. — latitude 38 Anyway To Charter Norway?

A cal! tor assistance! My folks have retired aboard their Brewer-designed aluminum cutter, and are now in Iceland. My siblings and I would like to meet them next summer and buddy-boat in Norway. Everyone says that it’s beautiful there and that it would be a lot of fun.

Now the catch: How do we charter a 40 to 45-ft boat for such an adventure? Norway doesn’t seem to be a hot spot for chartering and we haven’t been able to get much information. The other thing is that we’re not fabulously wealthy, so we’d like to bareboat if at all possible. Since we all sailed around the world as kids and have mucked about in boats ever since, we’re reasonably experienced. I suppose the best thing would be to find something out of Stavanger or Bergen, since they are on the fjords. It would take to long to sail around from Oslo.

If anyone could help us contact the appropriate parties in Norway, we’d be most grateful. Our number is (415) 365-6530 and we can be reached in the evenings.

P.S. Keep up the risque reporting; only people who take themselves too seriously get offended at that sort of fun!

— phil amold redwood city Charter Stunt "The customer is always right."

If you run a crewed charter boat, which I’ve done from time to time, that means the charterer is always right.

Unfortunately, charterers are often dead wrong about what’s sensible or even safe. As such, one of the captain’s most important responsibilities is to diplomatically tell charterers when their ideas are completely loony. And believe me, with the way rum flows in the Caribbean, some of the ideas would make Dan Quayle’s bloopers seem Churchill-esque.

In any event, I once had an intellectual family of five from the East Bay as a charter group in the Virgins. Dad was very successful, mom was very successful and stylish, and it was obvious the three kids — then about college age — would also be very successful.

There was’one incident during the charter which will forever help me remember that two of the three offspring were girls. I had to

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The coast of Northern California is spectacular, from the rugged shore (spread) to little towns like Mendocino (inset).

run them ashore one day in the little Whaler.

Given the little boat’s seating arrangement, both the girls — who happened to be bosomy and wearing small but tasteful bikinis — sat with their chests inadvertently in my line of vision. This wasn’t a problem at rest, but when the Whaler started pounding in the small chop, the four ample breasts started bouncing around in all different directions. Trying to maintain my professionalism, I looked up, down, to port, to starboard. It was useless, as no matter where I looked there was a bounding breast just inches in front of my nose. So yeah, I’m certain there were two daughters and just one son in that family.

In any event, the family had come down for a two-week Christmas charter. Their much-awaited vacation started with an endless series of moderate disasters punctuated by what seemed li&e an interminable number of inconveniences and embarrassments. Had there been a weapon aboard, it surely would have been used. The only question was whether they’d shoot me or I’d kill myself.

Alas, there was no gun aboard. Further, it

being the highest of the high season, there was no easy place for the family to bail to.

Thus they were forced to give us — who knows, an 18th, 19th and 20th chance.

Much to everyone’s amazement, the charter began to improve dramatically. While I still cringe at the memory, the family later sent a letter claiming that the two weeks had been one of the very best vacations of their lives.

I believe they were sincere, as two years later they inquired about doing another Christmas charter.

A small factor in the dramatic improvement was probably that we, the three crew, went to great lengths to overcome the terrible start. A good example of how far we would go to please them happened when the dad said he’d like to have a picture of the boat under sail. With the charter having started as badly as it had, if he’d had said "Jump!", I would have said, "How high?" So naturally, I told him, "No problem."

No problem, right! It was blowing about 25 knots, the 85,000-pound boat was reaching along at over 10 knots, and I was the only one with any reasonable experience handling such a big boat. I could certainly

run the thing if somebody else could get in the dink and take the photos. But there was no way I would ask any of the crew or guests to get in the dink to try anything so risky. I’d get in the dink myself, but that would mean there was nobody left aboard who was anywhere near qualified to drive the big boat. Or steer her in such a way that I could easily climb back aboard when the pictures had been taken.

As we rocketed along — I believe it was New Year’s Day — between Jost van Dyke and St. John, I scratched my head until I’d nearly worn a hole through my skull. But I had finally decided on a plan and gathered everyone in the cockpit to explain it.

Dad, a reasonably competent sailor on moderate sized boats, would have to take the helm. When I gave the signal, the son would release the painter to the little Whaler and I’d jump overboard. Assuming I didn’t drown or get eaten by shark, I’d swim over to the Whaler, fire up the engine, and give chase.

Once alongside the boat, an attempt would be made to hand the camera case over.

It’s indicative of the lack of big boat sailing experience among the five guests and two crew that they agreed to this hairbrained scheme. Dad had only one request — that I use his camera. He’d just bought a special filter for the lens and was eager to try it. I might as well have been entering the gas chamber and he asking me if I wouldn’t mind , having a Camel rather than a Lucky as my last smoke. Given the circumstances, what camera would be used was a very minor issue.

And so it was, with the boat romping along at near hull speed, that the Whaler was released and I jumped overboard. When my head popped back up on the surface of the water, I saw the boat charging away. It wasn’t a pleasant sight. About half the people aboard were gathered at the stern, looking back at me as though I were insane.

Which, of coyrse, I was.

I quickly swam over to the Whaler and * pulled myself aboard. I pulled the starter cord on the on the reliable Yamaha — and the damn thing broke off in my hand! It would be three hours before I was rescued.

Left to their own devices, the ill-experienced guests and crew had had trouble when they approached St. John and needed to tack.

Consequently, the boat rammed directly into a big rock, was holed and sank. Three of those aboard were badly injured and two were still missing when I finally arrived on December. 1992

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the scene.

Well, it sure as hell could have happened that way.

In truth, the Yamaha outboard roared to life and I caught up with the big boat in a minute or so. The camera transfer went so easy, that the son hopped into the Whaler along with it. The two of us then darted forward and I started clicking photos right and left. Shots of the boat bow on, shots on the boat from the side, shots of all the girls waving from the bow. It was going so well it was spooky.

After we shot a roll or so, we headed back to the boat for the moment of truth: trying to get the son and me, the captain, back aboard. But dad luffed the boat up like a Dennis Connor, and the two of us hopped aboard without the least bit of trouble. We’d done it! It had been too stupid a thing to have done to be proud of, but dammit, we’d done it! Everybody was pretty pumped, as they realized it’s not every day that a charter captain intentionally jumps overboard and lets his boat sail away.

We suppose we don’t have to tell you that the photos were a terrible disappointment.

Dad’s new yellow lens filter had sucked all the blue out of the photos, leaving an ugly yellow pall over all the shots of the blue and green tropics. An experienced photographer, 1 knew the yellow lens filter had been wrong and had gently tried to warn him. But I didn’t push it, because like all charter captains, I knew that the charterer is always right.

— anonymous The Moorings Moves Mexico Base The Moorings, the largest charter outfit in the world, has moved its Sea of Cortez base from Puerto Escondido to Marina Palmira in La Paz. The primary reason cited is that there are more flights to La Paz, the biggest city in Baja, than to Loreto, whose airport serves Puerto Escondido. Aero Mexico and Aero California have direct flights to La Paz from Los Angeles and Tucson.

La Paz, with its many restaurants and more cosmopolitan atmosphere, will had a entire new element to The Moorings charters in Baja. The Moorings’ cruise area will now extend from La Paz to 100 miles north of Puerto Escondido. In our opinion, this is the best cruising area Mexico has to offer. There are a virtually unlimited number of anchorages within the confines, and you could literally spend months here — as Page 122 •

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indeed many cruisers do.

For years Latitude readers have sought a reliable charter outfit to get boats for Sea of Cortez Race Week. Folks, this is the answer to all your dreams. Incidentally, Marina Palmira, home to The Moorings’ new base, has been host to the pre and post Race Week activities.

The Moorings fleet in La Paz currently includes 10 Beneteaus and Hunters in the 38 to 51-ft range. Ideal time to cruise La Paz to Loreto? Spring and fall are particularly outstanding.

Those who know Laura Greces, the much-liked base manager from Puerto Escondido, will be glad to hear that she’ll be moving to La Paz with the base.

For further information, phone , (800) 221-4326.

— latitude 38 Your Ship Has Come In You’re looking for a sailboat to charter, but neither a Beneteau 43 or a Tayana 51 meets your demanding requirements. May we then suggest giving a Philanderer your consideration?

Recently built to a Bruce Farr design, she features two master staterooms with queensized beds, full ensuite heads, bath & shower, and complete entertainment centers.

Antigua Sailing Week: come for the racing, stay for the wild life.

In addition there are two guest staterooms, ensuite head and shower (no bath) and complete entertainment center. There is also an additional stateroom with upper and lower bunks, ensuite head and shower, (but no bath or entertainment system).

Like any good Philanderer, she’s equipped with a library/study, complete with a berth for those who like to do some late night reading. Naturally there’s a fax and phone in the library. The gym — why certainly she comes complete with a gym — is equipped with Treadmaster, weights, sauna and shower. No doubt a personal trainer bunks just down the hall.

Guests who choose to ever leave the comfort and opulence of their cabin — why bother — will find that the main salon has a round glass table which seats 10 and a lounging area. It also features a granite-top mirrored bar and a circular staircase. If the salon isn’t to your group’s liking, no need to despair. There’s table seating for eight in the main pilot-house as well as seating for 12 in the full-width cockpit.

Philanderer, recently completed by Concorde Yachts of Thailand, will be available in Southeast Asia this winter and The Med next summer. If you’ve never thought about chartering in Southeast Asia,

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reach them at (305) 791-2600.

— latitude 38

perhaps the following copy will arouse you: "Consider the attractions of Phuket in Thailand. Langkawi, Penang and Malacca in Malaysia. The shopping paradise of Singapore. A world away from the crowds of the Caribbean, you’ll find crystal clear waters and deserted beaches. Experience the thrill of exploring new cruising grounds, and enjoy the legendary, welcoming hospitality of the East.

"November through March is the favorable northeast monsoon season, which brings ideal sailing conditions. The winds blow offshore from the northeast at around Force 3 to 4 and occasionally up to Force 5 and 6. The seas, which are protected, are slight, and the anchorages calm and peaceful. There is virtually no rainfall during this season, which assures pleasant, steady sailing conditions. The clear, crystalline waters are ideal for snorkeling, scuba diving and water sports of every kind.

Temperatures are around 75' to 80'."

We don’t know about the rest of you, but we’re sold on a Philanderer charter through Southeast Asia. If there are six of you out there willing to come up with the $45'000 a week — it’s the special introductory rate — we’ll act as guide and sleep in the library of this 131-footer. Just give us a call.

If you don’t need a guide, Philanderer is represented by Bradford International in Florida. You rock & roll and sports stars can

Charter Notes: Is there a sailing event hotter than Antigua Sail Week? Not on this planet. It’s continued to grow by leaps and bounds — there were over 175 entries last year! And there is no sign that interest is flagging.

Consider the following: Club Nautlque, with bases in Alameda and Sausalito, has chartered four identical Moorings 405s for the two-week period starting April 20. The boats will be picked up in Guadeloupe, cruised to Antigua for the six wild days of Sailing Week, then cruised back down to Guadeloupe for post Sailing Week recovery. For further information, call Judy Durant at (800) 343-SAIL. The Moorings itself plans to enter one of its big flagships as well as 40 (!) of their bareboats in the April 25 to May 1 mayhem.

Grand prize for the top boat from this group?

A free charter on a Moorings boat. Call (800) 535-7289 and ask for the Group Desk.

There are plenty of other boats with their sights on Antigua Sail Week. If you’ve been reading our charter section ads in recent months, you know that Northern Californian Greg Dorland has space available on his Baltic 42dp Escapade for Antigua Sailing Week. Unlike the boats mentioned above, which will be entered in the charter boat

gold — and you’ll have plenty of competition — contact Dorland at (916) 583-6107. Escapade will also be entering the Heineken Regatta late February in St. Martin, the BVI Regatta in Tortola in early April, and the Rolex Regatta the second week in April.

Also headed for Antigua Sail Week is Latitude’s extensively refitted Ocean 71 Big O. Now 21-years-old, this will be Big O’s lucky third time competing at Antigua.

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Well, not everybody has their sailing sights on Antigua. The Tiburon YC, for example, has a group headed to Bora Bora, Raiatea and Huahine in June of 1993.

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THE RACING

Wedged into the following scant 7Vs pages, you’ll find brief reports on the ULDB 70 Season Championship, results of a pair of Halloween regattas — the Red Rock and Great Pumpkin; seven different light air midwinter races, Tips From the Top from hot J/24 sailor Seadon Wljsen andtheusual smattering of race notes at the end.

Use Your Illusion, Part II Consistency was the key for Ed McDowell and the crew of his Santa Cruz 70 Grand Illusion in winning the 1992 ULDB 70 Season Championship series. G/ assumed the series lead in the second event on the sled schedule and never surrendered it.

However, it was their second place finish in the recently completed race from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas that locked it up.

The 1992 ULDB 70 season series included nine races with three throwouts. The schedule included Mexican races to Manzanillo and Cabo, four buoy racing regattas and two downwind coastal point-to-point races (the Alessio Race and Santa Barbara-King Harbor). Fifteen ULDB 70s raced in the series with an average of ten boats competing in each of the nine events.

Ed McDowell, two time overall sled winner with his SC 70 'Grand Illusion'.

By posting a 2,2,2,1,2,2 record, Grand Illusion defeated Dick Compton’s Dencho 70 Alchemy by 7.4 points. Alchemy’s performance was particularly impressive when you consider that this new Alan Andrews design was not even launched until after the second Page 126 • IrtZUM. 12 • December. 1992

race of the series had been completed. The late start forced Compton to use those races as his first two throwouts.

This was McDowell’s second sled championship, having also won the crown in 1990. In the five years that the sleds have conducted an organized season championship, G/ (ex-Hote/ California) is the only repeat winner. To date, all the previous winners have been SC 70s: 1988—Blondle; 1989 — Silver Bullet; 1990 — Grand Illusion; 1991 — Pyewacket.

The 1993 ULDB 70 championship series begins on February 5 with Del Rey YC’s 1,200 mile race to Puerto Vallarta.

— tom leweck 1992 FINAL STANDINGS: 1) Grand Illusion, 89.4 points; 2) Alchemy, 82; 3) Blondie, 74.4; 4) Evolution, 71; 5) Taxi Dancer, 60.4; 6) Starship I, 53; 7) Maverick, 51; 8) Mirage, 42; 9) Cheetah, 40.8; 10) Cheval, 36.2; 11) Kathmandu, 36; 12) (tie) Holua and Victoria, 29; 14) Pyewacket, 18.

Red Rock Regatta With the exception of last year’s 35-knot survival contest, Tiburon YC’s Red Rock Regatta has traditionally been a race to test one’s light air sailing skills, patience and beer supply. This year, as if to atone for the ’91 fiasco, most of the race was sailed in a pleasant 10-15 knot southerly. However, towards the end of the 10.4-mile race, the weather got weird (matching some of the mandatory costumes), with shifty light winds and periods of moderate rain. Still, most of the 35-boat fleet managed to finish prior to the all-important 1645 'party prep limit*.

The rain ended, naturally, just as all the tarps were finally set up outside the TYC clubhouse. Two hundred dinners were dished out as well as several zillion drinks, and the place rocked until after 2 a.m.

"Some of the costumes were outrageous," explained race official John Hauser, "especially Lon Woodrum’s. Altogether, it was a raging success!"

SPINNAKER — 1) Esprit, J/35, Kuhn/Russell; 2) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl Bauer; 3) Moonshadow, Wylie 31, Stan Behrens; 4) Hurricane Gulch, C&C

33, Dick Selmeier; 5) Limelight, J/30, Harry Blake.

(19 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Irish Misty, Catalina 30, Pat Hendricks; 2) Legacy, Ranger 29, Bill Hoehler; 3) Patriot, Yamaha 33, Roy Kinney; 4) Breezin', Cal 2-27, Jerry Fults; 5) On the Edge, C&C 33, Fred Conta. (16 boats)

Great Pumpkin Regatta A total of 105 boats sailed in Richmond YC’s light air Great Pumpkin Regatta on Halloween Weekend. We’d write something semi-intelligent about this entertaining event, except 1) we’re out of room in The Racing Sheet; 2) there are a bunch of pictures of the regatta and party on the next page; and 3) to paraphrase the '60s slogan, "if you can remember the Great Pumpkin, you weren’t really there."

TWO BUOY RACES, SATURDAY, 10/31/92: SANTANA 22 — 1) Shazam, Bud Sandkulla, 1.5 points; 2) Carlos, R.B. Ward, 5; 3) Soliton, Mark Lowry, 7; 4) Limestone Cowboy, Jeff Giese, 9; 5) Us, Robert Barksdale, 13. (12 boats) WABBIT — 1) Walkabout, Jon Stewart, 2.75 points; 2) Kwazy, Colin Moore, 3.75; 3) Ricochet, Bart Harris, 8; 4) Hare Ball, Jim Malloy, 8; 5) Wind Blown Hare, Steve Bates, 8. (11 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Mercedes, Joel Verutti, 1.5 points; 2) Legs,. Lester Robertson, 6; 3) Topper, Richard Korman; 4) Speedster, Jim Samuels, 7. (8 boats)

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3) Absolute 88, Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth; 4) Expeditious, Express 34, Bartz Schneider. (10 boats) DIV. B (141-159) — 1) Mustang Sally, WylieCat 30, Dave Wahle; 2) Prima Donna, Islander 36, Eric Warner. (4 boats) DIV. C (162-195) — 1) Heatwave, Wavelength 24, Mike Walen; 2) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen; 3) War II, Schumacher 26, Roger Peter; 4) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 5) ShareHoider, Holder 20, Gary Albright. (14 boats) DIV. E (207-up) — 1) Mad Man X H20, Santana 20, Steven Katzman; 2) Thumper, Wilderness 21, Erich Bauer; 3) Slow Dancer, SJ 24, Dennis Beckley; 4) Chaos, Ranger 23, Tim Stapleton. (9 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Zephyros, Dave Oliver; 2) Liquid Gait, Jack Easterday; 3) Bottom Line, Tony Pohl; 4) Adieu, Joe Rosa. (11 boats) NEWPORT 30 — 1) Topgallant, Frank Hinman; 2) Esprit, Robert Stephens; 3) Mariner, Bruce Darby. (9 boats) J/29 — 1) Blazer, Mike Lambert; 2) Smokin'J, Gerald de Wit; 3) Advantage II, Pat & Will Benedict. (6 boats)

Hot yacht: Bob Carvie's busy Tripp 40'Bullseye lookin' casual in the SYC Mids, took silver in three different midwinter series last month.

J/24 — 1) Casual Contact, Don Oliver/Seadon Wijsen, 4.75 points; 2) Wonder Woman, Dines/ Kennelly/Pugh, 5; 3) MaxJ, Ray Sanchez-Pescador, 7.75; 4) We Bejammin', Wyllys Baird, 9; 5) Poultry in Motion, Chris Kelly, 10; 6) Phantom, John Gulliford, 11; 7) Leprechaun, Matt McQueen, 14.

(14 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) E-Ticket, Spooge Syndicate, 1.5 points; 2) Jenny, Jay Aiken, 4. (4 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Moonlight, Carl Schumacher/ John Franklin, 3.75 points; 2) Light n' Up, Michael Henry, 7; 3) Elan, Steve Lake, 7.75; 4) Bobs, Hern/ Flushman/Disston, 9; 5) Locomotion, John Amen, 12; 6) Mirage, Nick Gibbons, 14; 7) Student Driver, Bill Hoffman, 16; 8) Dragon Lady, Jim Coyne, 18. (19 boats) CAL 2-27 — 1) Con Carino, Gary Albright, 2.75 points; 2) Ex-Indigo, Steve Seal, 3.75; 3) Temptation, Rollye Wiskerson, 6. (5 boats) HAWKFARM — 1) Eclipse, Kim Desenberg, 1.5 points; 2) El Gavilan, Jocelyn Nash, 4. (3 boats) ETCHELLS — 1) #907, Jess Berg, 1.5 points; 2) Honey Ketchum, Chris Dodd, 4. (4 boats) , WYLIE 34 — 1) Annalise, 2.75 points; 2) Scoop, Michael Clark, 3.75; 3) Mad Hatter, Rich Fischer/ Peg Hickman, 6. (5 boats) J/35 — 1) Fever, Rod Park, 1.5 points. (2 boats) EXPRESS 37 — 1) Re-Quest, Glenn Isaacson, 5 points; 2) Ringmaster, Leigh Brite, 5.75; 3) Free

Spirit, Andy Rothman, 5.75; 4) Melange, Steve Chamberlain, 8. (8 boats) PURSUIT RACE, SUNDAY, 11/1: 1) Walkabout, Wylie Wabbit; 2) Melange, Express 37; 30 Ex-Indigo, Cal 2-27; 4) Temptation, Cal 2-27; 5) Soliton, Santana 22; 6) Con Carino, Cal 2-27; 7) El Gavilan, Hawkfarm; 8) Illusion, J/24; 9) Hare Ball, Wylie Wabbit; 10) Spindrift V, Express 37. (92 boats)

BYC/MYCO Midwinters The first weekend of the Berkeley YC/ Metropolitan YC Midwinter Series occurred in light air on the Berkeley Circle on November 14-15. Attendance in the handicap divisions was off a bit, but the regatta remains the premiere one design winter venue for Express 27s (23 boats), J/24s (18 boats) and others. In fact, some classes — such as the Olson 30s (11 boats) — like this series so much they race it both days.

Saturday’s racing featured a shortened course, anchor drills and jumbled finishes — especially in the J/24 fleet. Sunday was more straightforward, especially when the race committee cut the last two legs off the course after a 45' wind shift threatened to turn the rest of the afternoon into a reaching parade.

SATURDAY, 11/14: DIV. A (0-138) — 1) Rascal, Wilderness 30, Pat Brown; 2) Sight Unseen, 11 :Metre, John Sweeney;

EXPRESS 27 — 1) Flying Circus, Gene Ryley; 2) #1, A. Kneifer/T. Wilson; 3) Sunshine Express, Aidan Collins; 4) Guneukitschek, Corleone Clan; 5) Frog in French, Kame Richards; 6) Moonlight, Franklin/Schumacher; 7) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell; 8) Zesty, Seiff/Jester; 9) Meeta!, Stephanie Wondolleck; 10) Elan, Steve Lake. (23 boats) CATALINA 27 — 1) Freyja, Larry Nelson; 2) Wildcat, Ernie Dickson; 3) Catalyst, Ed Durbin. (6 boats) J/24 — 1) Stewball, Connie Bock; 2) Froglips, Richard Stockdale; 3) Poultry in Motion, Chris Kelly; 4) Treader, R. Bailey; 5) Crackerjack, Steve Highbarger; 6) Sockeye, Dave Holscher; 7) Out of Practice, Vicki Sodaro; 8) Illusion, Bill Guilfoyle.

(18 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Hot Rod Lincoln, Sharon Hart; 2) Mercedes, Joel Verutti; 3) Brio, Tom Petty. (8 boats) CAL 20 — 1) Ice, Bruce Bradfute; 2) Farmers, Richard von Ehrenkrook; 3) Sea Saw, David Green.

(7 boats) SUNDAY, 11/15: DIV. I (0-141) — 1) Special Edition, Wilderness 30, Eric Sultan; 2) Takeoff, Laser 28, Greg Byrne. (5 boats) DIV. II (144-195) — 1)Antares, Islander 30 Mk. II, Larry Telford; 2) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen; 3) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 4) Doctor Who, Merit 25, John Drewery; 5) Speedster, Moore 24, Jim Samuels. (12 boats) DIV. Ill (198-204) — 1) Ex Indigo, Cal 2-27, Seal/Riley; 2) Temptation, Cal 2-27, Rollye Wiskerson; 3) Ouzel, Thunderbird, Michael Sheats.

(8 boats) DIV. IV (207-up) — 1) Mad Man X H20, Santana 20, Steve Katzman; 2) Tara, Santana 22, Howard Brunn. (4 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Bottom Line, Eric Gray; 2) Liquid Gait, Jack Easterday; 3) Adieu, Joe Rosa. (8

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RACING SHEET boats) ETCHELLS — 1) Nitty-Gritty, T. Oiler. (3 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Moonlight, Franklin/Schumacher; 2) Few Dollars More, Mark Halman; 3) Light 'n Up, Gary Clifford. (8 boats) WABBIT— 1) Walkabout, Jon Stewart; 2) Kwazy, Colin Moore; 3) WPOD, Bill & Melinda Erkelens. (9 boats) SC 27 — 1) Concubine, Brad Whitaker; 2) Mystery Eagle, Roger Sturgeon. (5 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Vivace, Bill Riess; 2) Siva, Gal Bar-Or; 3) Dog Lips, Jim Cooper. (9 boats) J/24 — 1) Froglips, Richard Stockdale. (1 lonely boat)

Golden Gate YC Midwinters Precisely 100 boats sailed in race one of GGYC’s Manuel V. Fagundes Invitational Midwinter Regatta on Saturday, November 7. The series, which cost $50 to enter (a new all-time high for local midwinter racing), was broken down into six divisions with seven one design fleets further competing inside the PHRF framework. Conspicuous by its absence was IMS, which was dropped off the dance card after three years.

The first four divisions sailed a 9.6-miler using Blackaller Buoy and Blossom Rock as end posts, while the two smaller divisions did a 6.8-mile course between Blackaller and Fort Mason Buoy (which, we understand, is soon to be renamed Steinlager Buoy). Conditions were fairly benign — 12 to 15 knots of wind and a big ebb — but somehow Rodrigo Leon’s Moore 30 Tango managed to capsize going downwind directly in front of the St. Francis YC. The crew was unable to right the boat, and had to suffer the ignominy of a Coast Guard rescue.

After the race, Golden Gate served up free hot dogs to go with not-free keg brew, all served outside on sawhorses as the clubhouse is undergoing renovation. The new expanded facility — which will feature a bar overlooking the race course — is expected to open anywhere between January and March, depending on who you talk to.

DIV. I (0-71) — 1) Bondi Tram, Frers 41, Scott Easom; 2) Bullseye, Tripp 40, Bob Garvie; 3) Sight Unseen, 11:Metre, Paul Kaplan. (10 boats) DIV. II (72-75) — 1) Fever, J/35, Rod Park; 2) Equanimity, J/35, Randy Paul; 3) Spindrift V, Express 37, Larry & Lynn Wright. (15 boats) DIV. Ill (76-117) — 1) Yucca, 8 Meter, Hank Easom; 2) Yipe Yipe (ex-Quake, ex-High Risk), Frers 40, Dave Furbush/John Sweeney; 3) II Pellicano, Santana 35, Andrei Clasberg. (18 boats) DIV. IV (118-180) — 1) WPOD, Wylie Wabbit, Bill & Melinda Erkelens; 2) Limelight, J/30, Harry Blake; 3) Hot Flash, J/30, George Kokalis. (18 boats) DIV. V (181-199) — 1) Red Witch, Knarr, Craig McCabe; 2) Huldra, Knarr, Jim Skaar; 3) Benino, Knarr, Terry Anderlini. (13 boats) Page 128 • UX^UJj. 32 • December, 1992

DIV. VI (200-up) — 1) Freja, Folkboat, Otto Schreier; 2) Shazam!, Santana 22, Bud Sandkulla; 3) Ancient Wings, Santana 22, Shapiro/Katzoff. (16 boats) EXPRESS 37 — 1) Spindrift; 2) Ringmaster; 3) Re-Quest. (9 boats) J/35 — 1) Fever; 2) Equanimity; 3) Major Damage. (6 boats) SANTANA 35 — 1) II Pellicano; 2) Dance Away; 3) Excalibur. (8 boats)

IOD — 1) Undine; 2) Xarifa; 3) Whitecap. (6 boats) KNARR — 1) see Division V. SANTANA 22 — 1) Shazam!; 2) Ancient Wings; 3) Limestone Cowboy. (7 boats) FOLKBOAT — 1) Freja; 2) Highway; 3) Frihed.

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RYC's Great Pumpkin Regatta — the party was wilder than the racing! The Halloween theme was 'The Wild West, but that didn't stop sailors from coming as tricksters, trolls, wiseguys, skeletons or whatever. Speaking of skeletons, the Wylie 34s showed up in force — look for a BOM feature soon.

a good news/bad news kind of day for Encinal YC. First the good news: 126 boats (out of 140 registered) showed up to race in their popular Jack Frost Series, the most ever. The bad news, as you might have already surmised, is that the breeze went from a light

southerly to a faint westerly, then back to a southerly and then crapped out entirely.

Only 9 boats finished before the 3V2 hour time limit expired.

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enter this excellent regatta without paying a penalty for missing the first race. There are 10 starts, with 21 fleets sailing, including the following one designs: Olson 30, J/105, F/24, Santana 22, Catalina 34, Columbia Challenger and Catalina 30. The next of four remaining races will occur on December 19.

IMS A (14.6 miles) — 1) Bullseye, Tripp 40, Bob Garvie; 2) High Risk, Smith 43, Jim Mizell; 3)

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THE RACING Razzberries, Olson 34, Bruce Nesbit, 15. (14 boats) DIV. II (103-168) — 1) II Pellicano, Santana 35, Andrei Glasberg, 1.5 points; 2) Holey Terror, Etchells, Dave Yoffie, 5; 3) Limelight, J/30, Harry Blake, 7; 4) Abba-Zaba, Tartan 10, Matt Copenhaver, 10; 5) QE3, Tartan 10, Bates/Melanson, 17. (16 boats) DIV. Ill (169-above) — 1) Perezoso, Excalibur 26, Jeff Nehms, 4.75 points; 2) Ruckus, Newport 30 Mk. II, Paul Von Wiedenfield, 7; 3)Amante, Rhodes 19, Kirk Smith, 13.75; 4) War 2, Schumacher 26, Roger Peter, 15; 5) Wahope II, Newport 30, Walt Wilson, 16. (12 boats) MULTIHULLS — 1) Defiance, Cross 32R, Mike Jones, 3.75 points. (2 boats)

Phantom, J/44, Jack Clapper. (6 boats) F/24 (7.3 miles) — 1) Trickery, Gene Mai; 2) Try Me, Gary Helms; 3) Pau Hana, John Brady. (3 boats)

'Xanadu' and 'Apache' beating up the Cityfront in the Jessica Cup. 'Yucca', the winner, was long gone when this photo was taken.

Santa Cruz YC Midwinters The first two races of Santa Cruz YC’s Midwinter Series were held in light and shifty air on November 21. Twenty-seven boats suffered through the first short (2.08 miles) race, and were rewarded with better breeze in the second longer (8.36 miles) tilt. "Same as it ever was," said race chairman John Siegel of the low-key series, which continues on December 19.

settled conditions, two boats — Esprit and II Pellicano — posted double bullets. The second and final weekend of the SFYC series will occur on December 19-20, a mere five shopping days before Christmas.

DIV. A — 1) Tsiris, Olson 29, Dan Nitake, 2.75 points; 2) Revelry, SC 40, Dan Matarangas, 3.75; 3) Kabala, Olson 30, Jay Bennett, 5. (7 boats) DIV. B — 1) Summertime, Moore 24, Golsh/ Bassano, 2.75 points; 2) Hanalei Express, SC 27, Schuyler/Sturgeon, 5.75; 3) Snafu U, Moore 24, Berryman/Connerly, 6; 4) Adios, Moore 24, Scott Walecka, 7; 5) Kamakaze, Moore 24, Dini/Wheeler, 8. (13 boats)

TIPS FROM THE TOP:

DIV. C — 1) Andiamo, J/24, Jennifer McCarthy, 1.5 points; 2) Gail's Warning, Cal 22, Dick English, 7; 3) No Name, J/24, Tim Talbert, 7. (7 boats)

San Francisco YC Fall Series The answer to everything, according to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, is '42'.

That was also the number of boats that competed in San Francisco YC’s Fall Series on November 21-22. Winds were light and fluky throughout the ebb-tide weekend, particularly on Sunday when only 12 boats managed to limp around a shortened course before the 3V2 hour time limit expired. At least it didn’t rain during either race.

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DIV. I (0-102) — 1) Esprit, J/35, Kuhn/Russell, 1.5 points; 2) Ringmaster, Express 37, Leigh Brite, 6; 3) Sally Ann, Express 37, Mike Franchetti, 11; 4) (tie) Expeditious, Express 34, Bartz Schneider, and

How often have you set up on the starting line with a nice hole to leeward and your bow even with the boats to weather — only to find what you yourself rounding the weather mark behind the pack that was once beside you?

I’ve read many articles that discuss the numerous techniques and strategies that apply to starting, but rarely have I found any discussion of the crucial minute or two after the start. In my opinion, what happens in the first few hundred yards off the line is actually more critical than the start itself, as it can determine whether you can lead the fleet to the correct side or, if not, whether you can at least salvage a bad start. In the balance of this Tips From the Top’, I’ll try to summarize what to look for in improving your first beat.

Your goal should be to get to the weather mark in the top 15% of the fleet. Therefore, it’s Important that you sail in clean air, have good boatspeed and have the option to tack to the other side of the course if you need to.

In order to maintain clear air, it’s necessary to get off the line even with, or

Sausalito YC Midwinters Wow! Last year, the Sausalito YC Midwinters were a complete yawner, attracting a grand total of only 16 boats. This year, a remarkable 66 boats (out of 75 entered) sailed in the first of five SYC-hosted midwinter races on Sunday, November 8.

"We had a lot of momentum after our successful Tuesday Night Series," explained race co-chairman Bill Riley. "Plus, we 'stole1 the Ranger 23s from the Cruising Club series, as well as got the Singlehanded Sailing Society to join in."

Unfortunately, the fickle midwinter wind gods were unimpressed with the new, improved SYC series. A weak and shifty northeasterly breeze combined with a strong ebb to turn the day into a race committee’s nightmare: only about half the fleet finished the 7.0-mile course despite shortening the course by half for the last three classes.

SEADON W1JSEN ahead of, the boats around you. (One way to insure clean air for a longer period is to stay away from the pack, but this usually means starting at the unfavored end of the line.) f After about 10-15 boatlengths, you want to be able to pull ahead of the boats around you. This can be accomplished by footing over the top of the boat to leeward or pulling the traveller up and tightening the mainsheet (■> pinch off the boat to weather. Instead of / ’ 'q controlled by the boats around you, now you can control the fleet and tack when you choose in order to consolidate your lead.

Obviously, there’s another factor to consider besides sailing in clean air: boatspeed. It’s vital to be sailing as fast or faster than the group around you. The crew should be hiking hard and sitting close together off the line. In dinghies, the crew and skipper should try to straight-leg hike for the first few minute. It’s also important to be aware of any waves or chop that might slow the boat down — so have your bowman call the waves. If you’re slower, you’ll almost cer-

SHEET "Conditions for the December 6 race will be nothing less than perfect," promised Riley.

SPINNAKER — 1) Bullseye, Tripp 40, Bob Carvie; 2) Bloodvessel, B-25, Robert Harf; 3) In the Bagg, J/29, David Wadbrook; 4) Wave Dancer, J/29, Richard Leevey; 5) Sally Ann, Express 37, Mike Franchetti. (23 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Lone Ranger, Ranger 33, Fred Hodgson/Mike Melin; 2) Promotion, SC 40, Joe Kitterman, Jr; 3) Infrared, Davidson 44, Craig Sharrow; 4) Wisely Done,Jeanneau41, Bill Wisely; 5) Windwalker, Islander 36, Dave Borton. (14 boats) SHORTHANDED — 1) Pegasus, F-27, Andrew Pitcairn; 2) Aotea, Antrim 40, Peter Hogg; 3) My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Carami; 4) Magewind, Peterson 34, Steve Ulrich; 5) Presto, Express 27, John Todd. (17 boats) RANGER 23 — 1) Twisted, Don Wieneke; 2) Zephyr, Erica Mattson; 3) Ductape, Terry Smith; 4) Impossible, Cary Kneeland; 5) Thalassa, Sack/ Lihak. (12 boats)

SCC Midwinters The Sausalito Cruising Club’s inaugural ’92-’93 midwinter race attracted 24 boats — six skippered by women — on October 31. A 6.3-mile course from Little Harding to Blackaller, Knox and finish was sailed in moderate breezes against a flood which everyone agreed exceeded the tidebook’s 1.7-knot prediction. In the spirit of Halloween, many boats were sailed by Ninja Turtles, guerilla gorillas, monsters, gremlins and assorted other characters.

DIV. I — 1) Hot Flash, J/30, G. Kokalis. (3 boats) DIV. il — 1) Perezoso, Excalibur 26, Denny Sargent; 2) Gabbiano, Islander 28, Chuck Koslosky.

(5 boats) DIV. Ill — 1) Line Drive, Peterson 34, Jane O'Leary; 2) Leapin' Lizard, San Juan 28, Liz Ewen.

(4 boats) DIV. IV — 1) Freja, Folkboat, Ed Welch; 2) Inshallak, Santana 22, Shirley Bates; 3) Tackful, Santana 22, Frank Lawler. (7 boats) BEAR — 1) Little Dipper, Joe Bambara; 2) Califia, Greg Goodman. (5 boats)

Race Notes Wooden ships: Hank Easom’s venerable Nick Potter-designed 8-Meter Yucca annihilated the ill-attended Jessica Cup for the second year in a row back on October 31. Only four other boats showed up, finishing the 17-mile Bay tour far behind Yucca in this order: 2) Apache, 68’ Stephens, Ron Romero; 3) Xanadu, Rhodes 55, Phil Graf; 4) Athene, S&S 63, Chris Schroll; 5) Weatherly, S&S 52, Robert Dietrich The race is open to boats of traditional design and construction, marconi rigged, 50 feet minimum on deck and built prior to 1950.

Star wars, cont’d: To no one’s surprise, local hero John Kostecki hammered a small ’pick-up’ fleet in StFYC’s Calvin Paige Regatta for Stars on October 31-

ON THE FIRST tainly get rolled to weather or pinched off from below — starting a pinball effect back Into the cheap seats. To have boatspeed on the first beat, you should sail upwind on the race course for awhile before the start. Select the proper headsail, and take note of the rig tune, backstay tension, sail trim and lead positions.

If you’re forced to tack away to clear your air, you probably won’t be able to cross ahead of other starboard tackers and will have to either eat a lot of transoms or, worse yet, tack back onto starboard still under the pack. To minimize your loss, wait until there’s a clear lane on port—a gap between starboard tackers that allows you to go off in the other direction without ducking the entire fleet.

Another thing to be aware of right after the start is the 'X' flag. If you feel you were over early, wait until the 'X' flag is raised and then go back to exonerate yourself. If you feel you were close to being over the line before the gun, you were most likely right on the line. If you are over early, you must

November 1. Despite not sailing with his regular crew, Kostecki overwhelmed the 10 other boats with 2,1,1,1 finishes. Steve Gould beat out Doug Smith in the race for second. Top five: 1) John Kostecki/Anson Stookey, 3 points; 2) Steve Gould/Bill Keller, 22.7; 3) Doug Smith/Marty Dalton, 24.7; 4) Craig Healy/Mike Ratiani, 32.1; 5) Eric Doyle/Mike Dargan, 33.4. (11 boats) Best regatta of all time: the nine boats pictured in last month’s ’battlewagon’ photo montage of the awesome ’82 Clipper Cup were Windward Passage, Zlngara, Margaret RlntoulIII, Scarlett O’Hara, Swiftsure, Great Fun, Zamazaan, Irrational and Jumpin’ Jack Flash. That wasn’t so hard, was it? We had eight correct responses, all from people who undoubtedly spend too much time on the race course. In a fit of Christmas generosity, we’ll send each of them a Latitude T-shirt right after deadline. Winners were David Faulkner (San Diego), Bob Hull (San Leandro), Bruce Gary (Redondo Beach), Nick Gibbens (Sausalito), Stan Gibbs (Long Beach), Jon Hewitt (Mt. View), Glenn Shinn (Honolulu) and John Sweeney (San Francisco).

Talent show: there’s nothing ’Goofy’ or ’Mickey Mouse’ about Pyewacket’s effort in the ongoing Route of Discovery Race.

The 10-man crew of the turbocharged SC 70 for the 4,100-mile, mostly off-the-wind race from Spain to Miami consists of owner Roy Disney, sons Roy, Jr. and Tim Disney, Zan Drejes, Gregg Hedrick, Robbie Haines, John Jourdane, Mark Rudiger, Gary Weisman and

CRUCIAL MINUTES

Sittin'on top of the world: Wijsen, who recently joined Sobstad Sails, just beat a tough 25-boat J/24 fleet at ABYC's Turkey Day Regatta.

avoid other boats on your way back to clear yourself. Keep track of where the fleet is going on the first beat, and try to find a clear lane to gain some separation from the masses. Remember, wherever there is a large clump of boats close together, the wind tends to raise above the group as if they were a small island.

A perfect example of how important the

first hundred yards of a race can be is a flood tide starting line in a St. Francis YC regatta.

Typically, the committee boat will set the line about 500 yards from shore with the weather end heavily favored to compensate for its longer distance to shore (and current relief).

In a fleet of 35 J/24s, its of paramount importance to keep your air clean and sprint for the beach — don’t get sucked into a tacking duel while the leaders escape.

Where to start is obviously critical: watch the classes ahead of you for clues. If you think the pin end is favored and you can clear the fleet doming off the beach on port, ^then that is the best place to start. More often than not, however, I’ve had better success sailing in clean air from the weather end. I arrive with (or hopefully before) my competition yet preserve the starboard tack advantage. To pull this off, though, you must have spent the time tuning your boat to the conditions so that you’re as fast or faster than anyone else in the class.

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THE RACING Scott Vogel. The race should finish in midDecember — with any luck we’ll have the story in Race Sheet next month.

Editorial license, or hardening of the arteries? The first glossy TransPac '93 newsletter went out last month, and what caught our attention right away was the cover shot with the caption: "The 1991 TransPac start was a sight to see with more than 50 boats competing in the race to the Islands." Ahem. . . the way we remember it, a total of only 42 boats sailed, staggered over two separate starts. Anyway, the rest of the pamphlet is rather nifty, as was the fourcolor race invitation that recently went out to 2,500 sailors. Contact Leon Cooper (310551-2377) or Fin Bevan (818-795-3282) if you’re interested in getting on the TransPac mailing list.

Honey, I shrunk the boat: StFYC’s Bruce Munro ran away with yet another Millimeter Nationals, this time on November 78 on the Estuary in front of host Encinal YC. Conditions for the 10-race series were ideal, with local boats dominating the entertaining event (some charters had come from as far as Connecticut). For more information on these tiny 12-foot toys — er, boats — call Richard Hubbert at (415) 964-6557. Results of the ’92 MilliNats: 1) Bruce Munro, 9.25 points; 2) Pax Davis (the elder), 16.75; 3)

Packy Davis (the younger), 23; 4) Randy Smith, 29.75; 5) Dave Huggins, 37.75. (13 boats) USSA quickies: the Beverly Yacht Club (Marion, MA) won the ’92 St. Petersburg YC Trophy for excellence in regatta manPage 132 •

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agement. They were recognized for conducting the Shields Class National Championships last September. Seems to us the StFYC is way overdue for this accolade (how about the Star Worlds?) . . . LAYC’s Roy Disney, Jr. and his talented Area J crew (Ben Mitchell, Jr., Doug Rastello, Gregg Hedrick, Dan Crowley, Dick Loewy and Bill 'Shaky^ Jenkins) won the 1992 Lloyd Phoenix Trophy on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Sailed in the Academy’s new Navy 44s, the five-race series constitutes the US Sailing Offshore Championship. Area G (that’s us) wasn’t represented for the second year in a row.

Class actions: Peter Carrick, new president of the Moore 24 class, is trying to track down all 'lost' Moore 24s. "Call us and get in on the fun," says Peter, who can be reached at (408) 426-6125. . . Don Morrison, perennial winner of the Ariel Class, writes, "The Ariel fleet is invitlhg the Pearson Commanders to join our ODCA racing fleet.

The boats have identical hulls and spars, and the Commanders’ larger cockpit, smaller cabin, higher ballast ratio and lower weight should be an advantage in the stronger summer winds. This is a great opportunity for Commander owners to race one design."

Anyone interested in joining the Ariel Class, which has been racing one design for 27

Bruce Munro won the Millimeter Nationals yet again. Next year's regatta will include a long distance race around the Farallones — notl

years on the Bay, should call Morrison at (510) 524-3250.

Year-end fundraiser plugs: the San

Francisco Sailing Foundation (formerly SFBSA) could use your donation of boats, cash, securities or other tangible items to replenish their coffers after the past Olympic year. SFSF is a charitable organization dedicated to promoting Bay Area amateur and youth sailing campaigns. Contact executive secretary Donna Sargent at 3889605 if you’re feeling flush. . . The Tom Blackaller Fund, which will support U.S. sailors under 25 in Olympic, national and international campaigns, will begin awarding grants in the spring of 1993. Applications are due by April 1; contributions in Tom’s memory are welcome any time. Call Lisa Blackaller at 776-2672 for further information.

All in a day’s work: New Zealander Russell Coutts won the Omega Gold Cup in Bermuda on October 17-25, barely squeaking by Paul Cayard 3-2 in the finals.

For his efforts, Coutts took home $30,000 of the $80,000 purse, plus a gold watch valued at $10,000. Cayard and crew, including John Kostecki, bagged $15,000; third place finisher Chris Dickson earned $8,500. The final Coutts-Gayard match-up went to the maximum of five races and was said to be the closest racing on the match racing circuit all season... Dickson is still the number one ranked match racer in the world, with Coutts a close second. Rounding out the Top Ten after the Omega event are: 3) Peter Gilmour; 4) Paul Cayard; 5) Peter Isler; 6) Ed Baird; 7) Jesper Bank; 8) Jochen Schumann; 9) Kevin Mahaney; and 10) Magnus Holmberg.

Smokin’ Js: The 14th J/24 World Championship, held Nov. 1-6 in Annapolis, attracted 81 boats, making it the biggest Worlds since the series began in 1979.

Sailmaker Ken Read of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, won it for the fourth time with a stellar 1,2,1,6,6,DNS record. Chris Larson (Annapolis) was second, followed by Jim Brady (Annapolis), Terry Hutchinson (Michigan) and Steve Schmidt (Connecticut). Top West Coast finishers were Larry Klein (17th) and Steve Grillon (21st).

While we’re on the subject, the local J/24 fleet recently finished its 22-race, 4throwout season which included the NOOD, ex-Volvo and various YRA races. Thirty-four boats competed, with the top ten finishing in this order: 1) Electra, John Oldham, StFYC, 69 points; 2) Not, Peter Young, StFYC, 72; 3) (tie) Wonder Woman, Dines/Kennelly/ Pugh, StFYC and Grinder, Jeff Littfin, StFYC, 79; 5)NSodceye, Holscher/Dobroth, StFYC, 99; 6) MaxJ, Ray Sanchez-Pescador, RYC, 105; 7) Quay/e for President, Neil

SHEET Weintraut, StFYC, 113; 8) Casual Contact, Oliver/ Wijsen, StFYC, 116; 9) Poultry In Motion, Chris Kelly, RYC, 142; 10) Strange Crew, Mike Branco, EYC, 154. Anyone interested in joining the J/24 fleet should call David Holscher at (510) 548-7604.

Macho men: 13 intrepid solo sailors started the Vendee Globe Challenge from Les Sables d’Olonne, France on November 22. Six other sailors withdrew prior to the event, citing lack of funds, and a seventh, American Mike Plant, never showed up for the start and is presumed lost at sea (see Sightings). Still, the small fleet represents the highest tech fleet of open-unlimited oversexed 60-footers ever assembled, and Titouan Lamazou’s ’89-’90 record of 109 days, 8 hours will likely be smashed.

Favorites to win the 'dash around Antarctica' include Alain Gautier (Baggages Superior), Jean Luc van den Heede (Sofap-Helvim), Loick Peyron [Fujicolor III) and Philippe Poupon (Fleury Michon). The boats these guys are sailing are mindboggling — check the glossies for the lowdown.

Santa Cruz news: Doug Kirk’s Olson 30 Stray Cat won the SCYC Champion of Champions Regatta for the second year in a row on November 14. Team Cat finished a

Why are these women smiling} Lauren, left, is happy because she just retired from the YRA office. Clenda, right, is happy to get the job.

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The rest of the 8-boat fleet finished in this

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With reports this month from Nepenthe In South Africa; from Guapos on a stowaway; from Moe Moea on the Pomare Parti uprising on Mopella; from Shadowfax on their post-Pacific Cup cruise to Alaska; from Voyager on how to survive a 150-knot hurricane; and, Cruise Notes.

Nepenthe — Folkes 39 Tom Scott South Africa (The Peninsula) The last time I wrote was when we arrived in Richard’s Bay, South Africa, having just been mauled by one of that coast’s infamous southwest blows. I confess that getting caught out there was my fault, as there had been a lengthy calm before the storm. Hating to turn my engine on at sea, I simply waited for the wind to come along. Had I not waited, I would have been snug in the harbor drinking beer when the nasty weather came along. Good grief, isn’t 20-20 hindsight great!

After the drying out exercise — figuratively only, since my steel Nepenthe is a dry boat and remained so during the worst of the gale — I moved my boat over to the Zululand YC. New country and all, I didn’t know what to expect, so I wandered over to the yacht club to introduce myself to the manager.

"Ah, welcome. Here’s a little something

Tom Scott, solo steel sloop singlehander from south of San Francisco, has nearly made it all the way around the world.

for you," he said, handing me a bottle of sparkling wine. "If there is anything I can do for you, just let me know."

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I asked if there was anywhere I could change some money. The manager walked over to the cash register and pulled out 50 Rand (about $20). "Here you go," he said, "just get this back to me whenever you can."

Not wanting to be a bother, but still wanting to call home, I asked if there was a telephone I could use to call the United States. "Ya," he said, "but it’s kind of noisy downstairs. Use the one up in my apartment.

Come, I’ll show you how to make an international call." And he did just that.

A bit later we were chatting and I remembered to ask about mooring charges.

"Oh," the manager replied, "the international dock is free for the first 30 days."

"What about the yacht club fee?" I asked, desperately searching for the catch in this too-good-to-be-true scenario.

"No, no, that’s the same — free for the first month."

Offhand, I can’t think of anywhere that treats international cruisers as well as South Africa. Not to get ahead of my story, I was shown the same kind of gracious hospitality all the way down South Africa’s East Coast.

Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth and Mossel Bay — all welcomed international cruisers and showed a keen interest in our adventures. Although I didn’t stop there, Knysna was said by many to offer the ultimate in warm receptions. And it wasn’t just the yacht clubs that were nice to us, either. Sometimes people would just come down to the docks and ask if we’d like to come up to their homes for a brail — their word for barbecue.

Once more, I was reunited with friends I’d known from the South Pacific. I was most happy to get together with Peter and Kay, who were back in South Africa, working, visiting friends and relatives and doing some rather impressive camping. The couple own the boat Six Pack, which 1 first in Tonga during 1989, the year of the 'liquor' boats.

There was also Champagne, White Label, Gin Fizz, Tequila and what has to be one of the most classy boat name puns I’ve ever run across, Polly Deep Sea. If anyone is slightly mystified, try Polydipsia.

When I ran into Peter and Kay, they were just about to set off on another camping foray, this time to the northeast corner of

South Africa. Since I happened to be there, I got to go along in their battered Fiat, which Kay insisted stood for "Fix It Again, Tony".

Uneasy at the prospect, I suggested we call it FIAP — which turned out to be true beyond our wildest imaginations.

Something broke or fell off that car on each day of our 10-day odyssey. Peter, bless his stalwart heart, spent a good portion of his time under the bonnet (hood) and always with enough success to keep us moving.

A typical example of our troubles happened the time we pulled into a parking lot and a kid ran up to us: "Sir, sir — this just fell off your car," he said, handing Peter a bit of mangled metal which at one time must have served some useful function. Neither of us were quite sure what it could have been, but the car started and ran without it, so it couldn’t have been that important. And so it went for the balance of our expedition;

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The contrasts in South Africa, such as between the game reserves and the modern cities, are startling.

something broke or fell off every day. Kay later told me the pattern continued till the way to Capetown, where they sold the car for a good price. 1 can’t help but wonder what there was left to sell!

The first part of our camping trip took us to the Umfolozi Game Reserve, just a couple of hours from Richard’s Bay. There we saw some of the more common animals: wildebeest, impala, giraffe, zebra and a variety of African elk families. The highlight of the day was running into — almost literally — two white rhinoceros. These critters are nearly as large as an elephant and awfully intimidating when you get close to them. Peter edged the car forward until we were only 20 feet or so away, but the rhinos didn’t seem to care much. These guys were

humongous!

But the real adventure hadn’t even started. The park closes at sunset, and we cruised through the back gate at the last moment. Then it got dark and we got lost.

There were no signs, just a bunch of dirt roads — none of which appeared on our map. There was a new moon, so it was pitch black as we drove along dirt tracks, down through gullies and generally east toward the coast. Every once in a while a figure would be frozen in our headlights as a still-life, and then vanish into the darkness as we hurtled past.

There had been some violence in that part of Natal, so Peter was reluctant to stop to ask directions. After an hour or so of dodging through the black hills, we did ask someone, and to our great relief the man pointed in the direction we were going. A little later we noticed Orion rising in the eastern sky. What a relief to find we were going in the right direction! The one-hour

drive at the end of our 'day trip1 ending up taking four hours!

A few hours later we picked up Peter’s young cousin and headed off for Kruger National Park, the gem of South Africa’s National Park System. The four of us — plus a ton of camping gear — rolled through the northeastern hills of Natal. This area is mostly agricultural and thick with food crops.

I was surprised by the extensive planted forests along our route. It was explained that rural black South Africans, having neither electricity or affordable alternative fuel, use wood as their primary fuel source. Since the natural forests have long since been cut down and burned, they’ve been replaced with farms of pine and eucalyptus.

We passed through Swaziland on our way north, and I was most taken with the lush beauty of the mountains. I also noticed that the local black folks would look me in the eye and had no reticence about chatting while I made purchases in the little shops. To me, they seemed much more outgoing than the South African blacks 1 had met — or more accurately, tried to talk with.

One night we camped in the high mountains on the front lawn of a small hotel.

Can you imagine pulling up to a U.S. hotel asking to do the same? The former Mauritians who run the hotel were most accommodating and didn’t think our pitching a tent on their lawn was out of line. True, we did end up having a few drinks in their bar — and since we sat around talking so long, dinner in their restaurant, too.

By noon the following day we had arrived at Kruger Park and began three days of ‘Hey pal, don't even think of grinding this down for some phony aphrodisiac/"

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wandering about. Even so, we traversed only about half of the park’s 280-mile length.

Game in the thousands roam the park freely: giraffe, zebra, springbok, impala, wildebeest, elephant, hyena, lion, baboon, kudu, rhino, hippo, crocodile, warthog, eagle, vulture and so many more.

The park has camps located throughout, each with bungalows, restaurants, shops and other necessities. The visitors are required to be in one of the camps by sunset and the gates locked until sunrise. This keeps the human visitors from running down the local 'residents' — or perhaps from being eaten by them. Whatever, the rule benefits both sides.

Each camp had a grocery store, so we could buy food to cook in the bungalows.

One thing I found interesting was that after spending a marvelous day watching the parks animals, you could go back to camp and eat one of them! What a concept. Were there not such a stringent injunction against cannibalism, perhaps the concept could be extended to some of America’s more prominent theme parks. The park stores

Mountains, plains, beaches and modern resorts — it's all part of South Africa, and all remarkably close together.

were out of elephant, but I did sample impala and kuda. The latter was wonderfully tender and flavorful.

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The story behind the surprising practice is that the more prolific species multiply so rapidly in managed game parks that predation and other forms of population control lose their effectiveness. Veterinary services, for example, limit the spread of diseases and wells provide drinking water year 'round. Consequently, the size of the animal population has to be managed by the periodic culling. And rather than waste the meat and other products, the park has its own meat processing and packing facility.

Throughout South Africa it’s possible to buy a variety of game meat: kudu, crocodile, ostrich and impala are some of the more common.

The park facilities are beautifully maintained, with many shade trees, green lawns and tiny buildings. While Sukuza is said to be the most elegant of the camps, Oliphants was my favorite. Perched on a ridge above the river of the same name, the camp has a magnificent view of the river and the plains beyond. At sunset we sat and watched a group of elephants come down to the river to drink and bathe. A mother washed a calf and tried to teach the youngster how to use its trunk to spray water over itself. Hippos floated nearby, eyes and snouts just above water. A giant crocodile slide silently into the water, making scarcely a ripple on the surface. A troop of baboons scampered along the shoreline, males guarding the perimeter and youngsters playing hide-and-seek in the bushes and trees. In the distance, zebra moved slowly across the plain beneath the golden twilight sky. Giraffe ambled with their unhurriedly stately grace, moving to some evening sanctuary.

Watching all this from our ridge-top eerie,

Two big attractions of South Africa; the wild life (left) and the hospitality in harbors such as Durban (right).

there was little sense of the life and death dramas that unfold on the African veld after dark. For it is at night when predators such as lion, cheetah, leopard and hyena go to work. During the day it all seemed so peaceful — a magnificent tableau spread out as far as the eye could see. At such moments it’s easy to understand how so many have come to love this land so deeply.

When I mentioned to Peter and Kay that 1 was having a little trouble understanding the local accent, Peter said that there were often difficulties in communication — even when the individual words were clear. He told the following story to illustrate his point: He and Kay were travelling, and as it drew close to sunset, they began looking for a hotel. Finally finding the only one for many, many miles, they went in to rent a room. The conversation with the clerk went like this: "Have you a room for tonight?" asked Peter.

"Oh yes sir, we have many rooms here.

We have rooms all night," the clerk responded with a big smile.

"Good," said Peter, "we’d like to book a room for tonight."

"I’m very sorry sir," the clerk replied, "but our rooms are fully booked."

Peter was already quite tired and didn’t like the prospect of having to drive all through the night.

"Do you have any cancellations?" he asked.

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clerk looking very concerned, "we’ve had no cancellations."

Thanking the clerk, they headed for the door, dispirited and looking forward to an uncomfortable night. Then Peter got another idea and returned to the clerk.

"Do you have any non-arrivals?"

"Oh yes, we have severed non-arrivals," the clerk beamed.

"Good, good, we’ll take the room of a non-arrival."

"Oh sir, I’m sorry but you cannot do that," said the clerk.

"Why not?"

"Well sir, you cannot take any of our rooms. They all must stay on the grounds."

"Okay," said Peter, his patience running thin. "Can we rent a room of a non-arrival for tonight?"

"Of yes sir, if you’ll just fill out this registration card," the clerk answered.

While the above lack of communication may be hard for Americans to understand, there were a number of times I had difficulty explaining things about the United States to the poor of Third World countries.

— tom 6/92 Readers—Although Scott has long since crossed the Atlantic and made landfall In the Caribbean, we nonetheless plan to continue the tale of his South African adventures in the next Issue.

Guapos — 52-ft Steel Schoonfer Vilfredo & Heloisa Schurmann Engine Room Surprise (New Zealand) My husband and I have been cruising the

Atlantic and Pacific oceans for the last eight years. When we started cruising, our son Pierre was 15, David 10 and Wilhelm seven.

The two older boys have gone on to college, so only Wilhelm sails with us now.

Nonetheless, we can’t help but remember a family incident that happened two years ago when we were all still together.

It was late May when we arrived at Apataki atoll, about 220 miles northeast of Tahiti. The tide was going out at five knots and we could see reefs on both sides. Just then some youngsters in an outrigger approached. "Iorana! Maeva! Welcome to Apataki!" they shouted, saluting as they approached.

"We’ll take you where your boat has to stay," the oldest of the local boys said. "My name is Angelo. Follow me."

A short time later we pulled up to a concrete pier, where other people had gathered to secure our lines. Soon we were the center of attention in the village. Almost all of the atoll’s 180 inhabitants had come to watch Guapos’ arrival; she was the first yacht of the season. After a brief time, we explained that we were tired from the long passage. We excused ourselves and retired for an early sleep.

A 0600 the next morning, we were awakened by the youngsters of the village calling for our teen-age sons, David (then 16) and Wilhelm (then 14) to come and play with them. We explained that our sons had to attend to their schooling from 8 until 11, but after that would be free to go with them.

Led by our children, by the end of the week we’d made many friends in the village. We were invited to various homes, schools, churches and a pearl farm.

Each and every day our boat was surrounded by youngsters who invited our boys to go swimming, diving, fishing and play volleyball. In the evenings they’d sit next to the boat and play guitars, sing and talk. In addition, our friend Angelo would bring us papayas, limes, coconut bread and fish. He and our boys became particularly good friends, and most evening Angelo would sleep on his mat next to our boat.

After two weeks it was, unfortunately, time for us to move on. We bid farewell to our new friends as flower leis were draped around our necks. All the kids gathered for a picture — all but Angelo. The other youngsters explained that Angelo had gone fishing with his father early that morning and thus hadn’t been able to come by to say

goodbye.

With farewell songs in our ears, we sailed away. We soon settled into our onboard routine, as a nice wind filled in from the stem. After about six hours of sailing, the wind died down. So my husband Vilfredo turned the engine on and we began motoring. About five minutes later, the engine began accelerating all by itself!

Between two atolls with no wind, this was not the time for our engine to break down.

Vilfredo stuck he head in the engine room, and soon we heard him talking loudly to himself:

Angelo the stowaway (center) with the marlin he caught for 'Guapos'.

"I don’t believe it!"

The boys looked at one another and said: "Poor daddy, it must be a big problem!"

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But to our surprise he came out of the engine room smiling.

"Look who’s here," he said.

It was Angelo, dirty, sweaty, covered with oil — and scared.

"A reed stowaway," cried David.

"Please don’t throw me to the sharks," Angelo begged. "Don’t take me back. I’ll do anything if you take me with you. I’ve always dreamed of visiting Tahiti. Please, take me with you."

After getting over our initial shock, Vilfredo took Angelo to the head and told him to take a shower. I prepared him a meal.

Our entire family was excited about the event. How did he sneak into the engine room? How long had he been in there?

Would we sail back? Actually, sailing back was out of the question as my brother-in-law and his family were due to arrive in Tahiti in a week’s time to visit us.

Finally, between mouthfuls of his meal, Angelo told us how he’d waited until we went into the chiefs house to say our farewell before sneaking into the engine

intended to hide himself up in the anchor locker. When Manu found he was too big to fit, he gave up.

"Don’t worry," said Angelo, "I’m the only stowaway onboard."

Despite his reassurances, we got up and searched everywhere someone could hide on our boat: the lockers, the sail bin, under the bunks and so forth.

Not having any choice, my husband radioed the authorities via the SSB to tell them what had happened. The following morning he called Jean Tapu, owner of the black pearl farm, to ask him to inform Angelo’s parents that he’d be sailing all the way to Tahiti with us.

Angelo stayed with us for a week — and we cherish the memory. His knowledge of the sea and fishing brought us our first marlin. When we arrived in Tahiti, all sights were a wonder to him. His dream had come true.

A week later we sent Angelo home aboard the local trading ship Taparo. We parted with tears in our eyes. Nonetheless, now each time we depart a remote island, we search the boat carefully. As much as we enjoyed Angelo’s company, we don’t need any more surprises in the engine room.

— helolsa 10/28/92 Vilfredo & Helolsa — Your story reminded Latitude’s managing editor of an Incident while he served aboard a destroyer In the U.S. Navy. During leave In Auckland, two of his fellow crewmembers fell head over heels in love with Kiwi girls. The feeling was obviously mutual, as the lovesick women allowed themselves to be stowed away aboard the destroyer when it left New Zealand. One was in the engine room — obviously a popular spot with stowaways — the other up forward.

Naturally the two girls were eventually caught and sent home. But for one, it had been true love. She scrapped some money together and flew all the way across the Pacific to meet her man when he was discharged in California.

Any other good stowaway stories out there?

The Schurmann family has been cruising the Atlantic and Pacific for the last eight years with their steel schooner.

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Moe Moea — Lldgard 39 Holly North The Pomare Parti Revolt (San Diego) We’ve had superb weather here in the South Pacific, so El Nino has obviously gone

into hiding again for a few seasons. True, the trades come and go as the cold fronts and highs push them around, but that’s normal winter weather for the South Pacific.

We’re currently at Beveridge Reef, a midocean lagoon between the Cook Islands and Tonga. There’s no land at all at Beveridge, just an awash reef surrounding the lagoon.

The holding is very good, however, and the underwater scenery excellent. Right now I’m looking over the rail at hermit crabs dragging their shells across the sand bottom three meters below. I can also see the anchor, 50 meters in front of us. We’ve also seen a lot of sharks in the clear water: white tips, black tips and grays. Nonetheless, we’ve grown accustomed to them following us around when we dive.

A six-month-old fiberglass fishing boat lies wrecked on the reef. As it was still full of diesel, we topped off our tanks with 100 liters. It was our first fuel since the Jungle Club in Costa Rica and should be enough to get us to Australia. At high tide the fishing boat fills with water, so eventually the steel tanks will rust through and diesel will spill across the lagoon and out the pass.

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A few weeks back we caught up with my dad, Lowell, on his Tayana 52 Wanago.

Having been dismasted on the way from the West Coast to the Marquesas, he’s got a new mast, mainsail and headsail, and is very pleased to have a sailboat once again. We met him at Huahine in the Society Islands and had quite a party. We then cruised to Bora Bora, Maupiti and Mopelia in the Societies before splitting tacks. He went north to Suwarrow and Pago Pago, while we went to the Southern Cooks, Beveridge, Niue and Tonga. We’ll meet up again in Fiji and continue on to Australia together.

Lowell’s Is really fun to be around, as he’s very laid-back, relaxed and happy. He’s not sure where this cruise will take him, but I

that’s a good strategy.

Mopelia, the tiny atoll west of Bora Bora, was quite an exciting place for all of us. First, the pass is so narrow that you can’t turn around. If a boat doesn’t have the power to buck the current, she gets flushed out backwards. It’s also a fairweather pass, which means that boats sometimes can’t get out of the lagoon until a storm passes.

Then there was the political aspect. The eight fisherman living on Mopelia had declared it an independent state free of French rule. We’d heard rumors of this, so we willingly stashed our froggie courtesy flag as we approached the atoll.

All eight of the inhabitants came out to greet us. They were big Polynesians with rasta 'dos and warm, friendly smiles. None spoke English, so we were restricted to communicating through sign language.

Nevertheless, they invited us, along with Lowell’s crew and those from three other boats already in the lagoon, to their camp for a feast that evening.

The feast was of true Polynesian epic proportions. The fishermen roasted a big turtle, cooked fish and rice, and provided coconuts for us to drink. Some cruisers contributed Tahitian wine and numerous salads, and we brought black bean soup. As we ate, our Polynesian hosts became musicians. As there are three women among

my crew, we were especially popular with our hosts.

The locals later explained how their independence movement, the Pomare Parti, was trying to reclaim their land and culture from the French. Most of the Pomare Parti are related to Queen Pomare IV, who was on the throne when the French took the region by force in 1842. Many Tahitians are happy with their high-standard of living which is based on healthy French subsidies, but there are also many who hate French rule.

Over the next few days we became good friends with the fishermen — who also trapped lobster and were farming black pearl oysters — and enjoyed the atoll and good company. The cruisers all learned to windsurf on Lowell’s board and we spent hours diving the deep, narrow pass.

As we drifted through the pass at five knots, a line attached to our Avon, we saw a huge manta ray that remained stationary.

We also saw a World War I vintage German raider that had been wrecked in and around the pass in 1917. She was a huge, steel job with cannons and all sorts of fun stuff to see.

She must have been anchored out before she wrecked, because she never could have fit through the pass.

To top off the pass attractions, there was a family of humpback whales — mother, father and newborn calf — hanging out just outside. They allowed us to swim close

The French marines, covered by a helicopter, arrive at the pass to retake Mopelia.

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were gentle and seemed curious. The water was very deep outside the pass and the bluest of blues. Swimming with the whales was a profound experience for all of us. Even Susie, the consummate biologist, said she felt like she’d had a religious experience.

We felt we’d truly found Polynesia at this atoll. When we finally began to halfheartedly make moves to pack up and head for the Cooks, two of the fisherman came by and told us they were going to stretch a cable across the pass that night to seal it off. The reason? A report that a French ship was on its way to reclaim the island. None of the five yachts in the lagoon would be able to leave until the cable was removed.

The fisherman had been successful in keeping the French out once before, but they were clearly expecting action again that night. "French no inside; French outside!" said one.

Nothing happened that night or the next day, but since the fishermen weren’t around, we figured they were guarding the pass. A German cruising boat arrived at the entrance

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Suwarrow. Our five boats inside the lagoon still couldn’t leave.

By this time the fishermen had endeared themselves to us. We felt they were for real, as they had sound principles and were working harder than most city dwellers to make their vision a reality. When two of them, John and Moana, came by in their skiff for an afternoon for a cup of tea, they said they expected that a French ship would arrive before dawn the following morning.

We agreed to come over at sunrise and take photographs.

The two hadn’t slept the previous night and we knew they wouldn’t sleep that night.

Their mood was quiet and serious. I gave John some spinnaker cloth and grommets to make a huge Pomare flag; in return he gave me a red T-shirt inscribed "For a NuclearFree And Independent Pacific".

It was then they told us that another boat was accompanying the French warship. This second vessel would be loaded with islanders who had evacuated Mopelia last December when the atoll had been flattened by cyclone Wasa. Having temporarily resettled at another atoll, they now wanted to return to Mopelia. The French had come to clear a path for them — at least that’s was we understood through the language barrier The next morning a large French military vessel stood off the pass. A helicopter lifted off to inspect the atoll and the five cruising boats in the harbor. Three days before, an airplane had circled the atoll several times, apparently taking photographs.

We dinghied across the lagoon to the pass where the Pomare fishermen had lined up along the reef. A couple stood in a skiff in the center of the pass holding a big sign that read: "Go Back, This Is Private Property Belonging To the Pomare People". They’d blocked the pass by stringing two half-inch steel cables across the entrance. Suddenly, three humpbacks surfaced in the pass. Were they helping to block it or just checking out the commotion?

After several hours of activity on the French naval vessel, seven inflatables were launched, each with six or seven marines aboard. Meanwhile the helicopter buzzed the pass several times, a guy hanging out the side taking a video of the scene below.

We were chatting with the fisherman when the 40 or 50 marines made a bee-line for the pass. Soon the marines climbed onto the reef on each side of the pass and advanced toward the fishermen. At the same

time, one inflatable pulled up next to the fishermen’s skiff. Then the helicopter landed on a reef just behind us and a white-haired man — who we later learned was the High Commissioner of French Polynesia — got out and walked over to the site of the standoff.

After some discussion and talk on the radio, the white-haired man came over to us and explained that we could stay at the atoll, but had to return to our boats and let the French solve the problem. We merely retreated a little, not wanting to abandon our unarmed friends. The Pomares were quietly talking to the military when two gendarmes were detailed to send us back to our boats.

Since the gendarmes wouldn’t go away, we got into our dinghy and slowly chugged up the pass. After rounding the comer of the motu, we landed again and watched the confrontation through binoculars.

Now that we were supposedly out of sight, the marines began frisking and handcuffing the Pomares. A few on each side landed in the water in the process. The French military then began dismantling the cables stretched across the entrance to the pass. Once again we were chased away by the gendarmes, who this time trailed us all

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Danny North, Heidi Senglub and Lowell North, the crew aboard Lowell's Tayana 52 'Wanago'.

the way to our boats.

The High Commissioner, the Chief of Police and Immigration officer from Bora Bora got into a rubber boat and visited each yacht in the lagoon. They demanded that each captain produce their boat papers and French Polynesian clearances. It wasn’t until we refused to give them our boat papers without seeing some identification that we learned who they were. Telling us their titles, not their names, they informed us they were "controlling" our boats. Suddenly, we were back in French Polynesia.

But our thoughts were with our friends, the Pomare fishermen. Would we see them again? Meanwhile, marines crawled all over the fishing camp while divers checked the nearby water. Then a skiff passed on its way to the beach with one person shouting at us.

It was John, waving proudly while under guard by a group of gendarmes. Most closely related to Tahitian royalty of all the fishermen, he looked the part of a muscular, handsome Tahitian prince. 'Take my picture, Holly!" he shouted. So I did, with the sad realization that it was unlikely we’d see any

of these guys again.

The Immigration officer later returned with our ship’s papers and said we were free to stay or leave when the pass was reopened § that afternoon. That evening all of us cruisers 5 gathered on Lowell’s boat. We missed the § fishermen, whose dogs, pigs, chickens and '§ other possessions were still on the atoll. [= Would they be allowed to return soon?

Early the following morning a copra barge entered the pass and came across the lagoon. It was crammed with 100 people from Maupiti and all their possessions. They had clearly come back to stay. We waved as they approached ffie beach, but had to back off before being impaled on the shallow cored heads. They ended up unloading all their possessions near the site of the old abandoned village.

It appears as though the French had won.

— holly 9/92 * Shadowfax — Valiant 32 Bob Maddison & Barbara Farrell After The Pacific Cup (Sausalito) After completing the West Marine Pacific Cup — we were the only entry without a GPS or SatNav — we spent three weeks cruising the Hawaiian Islands and found Lanai to be the most 'cruiser-friendly1. After

Oahu’s Kaneohe YC, of course. Molokai was a great place for hiking, but the anchoarge at Kaunakakai Harbor was less than desirable.

After too much sun and balmy weather, we finally departed Honokohau Harbor on the Big Island and pointed Shadowfax towards Polaris.

The great thing about the passage was we had a brand new GPS, a prize we’d won after the Pacific Cup. Thank you West Marine! We made landfall at Cape Spencer and then Glacier Bay after 21 days. We felt extremely fortunate to have had no significant heavy weather or gales along the way. We did have a lot of grey, cloudy days, however. Had we still been relying on celestial navigation, we would have been a little stressed. The GPS worked wonderfully, and our two new crewmembers, Dave Sherman of Kodiak and John Johnston of Pittsburg, were surprised and delighted to find it aboared.

Bob did do some sun and star sights, both to keep in practice and in memory of all my father’s hard work during the Pacific Cup. We had promised my dad we wouldn’t rely solely on the GPS! Cruising — mostly motoring, to tell the truth—through southeast Alaska and British Columbia has been absolutely magnificent.

Bob and Barbara of'Shadowfax. Despite winning a CPS, they continued their celestial navigation.

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equally beautiful. Arriving in September definatley put us at the edge of the weather, but the advantage was that we felt as though we had the area to ourselves.

Besides the abundance of wildlife we saw everyday, Alaska has to be one of the most boat-friendly places around. Sailing vessels are definately second to the multitude of fishing boats, nonetheless everyone we met was friendly and glad to see us.

Three things we were very glad to have aboard while sailing in these cold northern climes — which are very wet, I must add — were: our sturdy new dodger from Gianola & Sons, our Furuno radar, and our Force 10 propane heater. All three are necessary, we believe, for mariners to enjoy themselves up here.

I’m now writing from Gorge Harbor on Cortes Island, just off the Strait of Georgia and Vancouver Island. We are slowly and regretfully reentering civilization, and should be in Vancouver in a couple of days. It’s been a great adventure that will unfortunately be coming to an end in three weeks when we expect to be back in San Francisco.

P.S. A belated 'thank you' to the Kaneohe Bay YC for being such wonderful hosts to we sailors from the Pacific Cup. Their planned activities and gracious members were the climax to a wonderful race we hope to do again in 1994.

— barbara 10/14/92 Surviving Hurricane Andrew Voyager — Valiant 40 Ron & Jodi Elkind (Miami) [What do you figure the chances are of a boat surviving being anchored In relatively open water and left to fend for herself when a 150-knot hurricane came through? Zero— maybe less. With equal amounts of preparation and good fortune, Ron and Jodi Elkind of Miami proved the odds aren't quite that bad.]

"The drawbridges are closed?" we repeated with incredulity.

"Affirmative," replied the Coast Guard.

Jodi and I looked at each other. It was noon on Sunday, August 23 and hurricane Andrew was gathering strength as it headed for Miami. Hurricanes have always been a regular topic of conversation among mariners at Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove, where we normally keep our Valiant 40 Voyager. No one had any real solutions Page 144

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1Andrew1 broke a lot of things. In the case of the D-ring from 'Voyager1, he merely deformed it.

to the approach of Andrew. Discussions usually terminated with a shrug and the ominous prediction "It’s gonna be bad."

Although the Dinner Key docks were wellbuilt, leaving Voyager there for the duration of the hurricane would have been my last option. I reasoned that the marina’s open exposure to the east would leave the boats completely vulnerable to the hurricane surge and winds.

As luck would have it, this was the first year that we rented a second slip up the Miami River for the six month hurricane season. The Coast Guard and several other government agencies had assured us that the drawbridges between Dinner Key and the Miami River would operate until the wind reached 39 mph. But there we were at noon on that Sunday: the sun shining, the balmy breeze blowing at all of five knots — and the bridges having been closed for the duration!

It was with a sick feeling in the pit of our stomachs that we realized we’d have to fall back on Plan B. This plan called for Voyager to ride the hurricane out at anchor. That meant we had just five hours to find a place to anchor and do everything we could to increase her chances of survival. After that, Jodi would have to leave Voyager for the

security of our home, a decidedly safer place to ride out the storm’s fury.

I had previously made the primary decision of where to anchor Voyager should it ever become necessary to put Plan B in effect. It was something I’d often thought about during the several years we’d been sailing Biscayne Bay. I had mentally isolated a spot about half a mile from shore off what’s known as 'Nixon’s Landing' off Key Biscayne. The Key, I had decided, would act as a breakwater. Further, it meant Voyager would have the entire width of Biscayne Bay, if necessary, to drag during the fierce forward thrust of the hurricane. When the eye passed and the wind reversed direction, I hoped there would still be enough sea room so she wouldn’t be swept back up on the shore of Key Biscayne.

Jodi and I worked together as a team, methodically stripping everything topside that could create unnecessary windage. With care and patience — not easy to come by at a time like that — we removed the mainsail, yankee, staysail and dodger canvas and sent them below. We bundled together and lashed down all lines that couldn’t easily be removed. I tied the dodger frame down to deck cleats and unlaced all the weather cloths. Next I tightened down the main sheet and the boom brake to immobilize the boom.

Finally, I replaced the dorade cowls, with vent caps and, for the first time, used the special caps I had made many years earlier to seal the air vents into the engine room.

Meanwhile, Jodi worked below to secure everything. This wasn’t very time-consuming because before I went cruising I had carefully designed fitted places for most things. The ceramic mugs and the pewter wine glasses each had their own rack, the oil lamp was held by bungee cords, and all lockers had an extra safety closure. So Jodi wedged the items that didn’t have 'homes' to prevent them from becoming flying missiles.

My jobs below involved shutting off the fresh water system and closing the seacocks.

With the knowledge that the ship’s batteries were fully charged, I turned off all the circuit breakers except for the bilge pump. As I tightened all the hatches and ports, 1 took some small comfort in that I had replace the sun-weakened 10-year old Lexan just last winter. Topside again, we covered the hatches with their sunbrella covers, hoping they would break the force of the sea and reduce pressure on the seals.

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dinghy and outboard was made even more difficult that Sunday by our feelings of apprehension and exhaustion. The winds had begun to pick up and I noticed that both of us kept checking our watches. Despite the tension, we had the inflatable and its 15 horsepower engine in the water and ready to go in about an hour.

But it wasn’t time to go home yet, as I needed to dinghy the anchors into position.

I set our three heavy anchors — two 45-lb.

CQRs and a 70-lb Luke Fisherman — 20 degrees apart facing northeast, the direction of the hurricane. My primary anchor, a CQR on 300 feet of 5/16" high-tensile chain, was already in place. To it I attached my standard 5/8" nylon snubber as well as a custom hurricane snubber I had made from two 3/4" nylon lines (see accompanying

A justifiably proud Ron Elkind holds up the type of gear that helped his Valiant 40 survive 'Andrew1 on her own.

photo). Each line had an eye spliced to a steel ring with a chain hook shackled on.

I cleated the standard snubber, but tied the 'hurricane snubber' around the windlass, to which the Fisherman anchor was tied as well. I carried the Fisherman and the other CQR, each attached to 300 feet of 3/4" nylon, individually by dinghy to place them as precisely as I could. For added protection, I wrapped all the lines with chaffing gear made of heavy vinyl hose. As a final precaution, I ran the diesel engine full throttle in reverse to assure myself that the anchors were set as well as possible.

It was now 1700 and the wind was up to 25 knots and there was a good chop on the bay. We had done all that we could do. It was time to head back to the marina and then home. Voyager would be on her own when Hurricane Andrew unleashed its fury.

1 took a moment to stand on deck, then go below, to look at this boat that had seen me through more than 25,000 ocean miles. I thought about taking a memento with me, 'just in case'. Then I had the oddest feeling that if I took any personal item, it might be the only part of Voyager I would ever see again. So we boarded the dinghy with just our safety gear. As we rode across the choppy bay, we kept looking back.

In just 3V2 hours Andrew had come, destroyed, and departed. Quiet was restored to a city that didn’t look anything like it had before — or anything we had ever seen before. With disbelief and in shock, people began to venture out of their homes, if anything was left of them.

Once we satisfied ourselves that our home was intact — we had mostly cosmetic damage — our next thoughts were of Voyager. We drove through streets made nearly impassable by debris to reach the marina, hoping to spot our boat across the bay by the use of binoculars. We couldn’t see anything that resembled our boat, but what we saw at the marina convinced us that whatever her fate, it couldn’t have been worse if we’d left her in her slip. The marina was a disaster! Boats were everywhere — on top of the docks, impaled on pilings, sunken entirely, some with other boats on top of them. Snapped masts and broken rigging were strewn over shattered hulls. Marine gear littered the docks and the smell of leaking diesel filled the air. The dockmaster, dazed by the destruction, had tears in his eyes. Monday was not a good day.

By Tuesday the bay waters had calmed enough for us to put the inflatable in the water and to, begin our search for Voyager.

From the devastation we had seen, neither of * us felt there was any reason to be optimistic.

We strained to look as we motored across the bay to where we had left Voyager. There had been perhaps a dozen boats where we’d anchored our boat; now there were none. As we got closer, we saw a number of masts sticking out of the water. We went from one to another, glad each time not to recognize it.

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sunken boats. Most floating boats were easy to identify as not being Voyager, either by their lines, color, configuration and the like.

What few we saw, we quickly eliminated.

I think Jodi and I saw the distant boat at the same time. We motored toward her in silence, willing her to be Voyager. We weren’t yet sure — she was still a long way off. Mumbling things like "It could be . . ." and "It’s the right color . ..." we both felt a need to be tentative, aware that hope without assurance could bring terrible disappointment. At last there was no longer any question, she was Voyagerl Our cries of joy mixed with laughter and tears as we reached her side and went aboard.

Voyager had been beaten up and looked tired. The 3V2 hours of Andrew had obviously brought violence to Biscayne Bay that was truly beyond our comprehension.

Voyager had dragged a mile to leeward. The lifeline netting hung in tatters and the masthead unit was twisted and broken. Sea grass completely covered the deck. The Fisherman anchor and its line were nowhere to be found. All three anchor chain snubbers were gone, having chaffed through the protective vinyl hose. I vowed my new ones would be made from fire hose material. The starboard bow cleat that had secured one of the snubbers had been ripped apart and had then jammed against the hawse pipe before it chafed through. The bow cleat, in fact, was still wedged in place.

While the two CQRs had held, the 3/4" nylon rode had been stretched so far that it was now a 1/2" in diameter. The chain on the other anchor had jumped off the bow roller and had carved a deep rut into the caprail. And it wasn’t until several days later that we noticed that the shackle connecting the chain to the anchor had been elongated.

The conclusion was obvious: the snubbers had been sacrificed in saving the boat.

Voyager was dry down below. No water had penetrated the hatches, but from the pattern of salt spray on the teak, we could see that some of the port O-rings had leaked slightly from the force of the storm. On the other hand, the bilge had quite a bit of water. We saw telltale signs that bilge water had overflowed into the engine room. Jodi thought our bilge pump deserved a medal for bravery under fire, but perhaps "bravery under water" would be more appropriate.

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Voyager was in good shape! We felt ready to raise anchor — never suspecting what a complicated job that would be. The sound of the diesel engine turning over was beautiful, but from that point on, we had a number of difficulties.

The problems started with the windlass.

Though capable of handling 1000-pound loads, the windlass was faltering. It took some time to discover that the anchor lines had snagged quite a few lobster pot lines. I was not thrilled with the prospect of diving into the murky water to cut them loose, but soon realized that the weight of these traps had undoubtedly helped slow Voyager’s drag. My efforts were doubly rewarded when I found one trap full of the spiny beauties.

Thirteen lobster tails are now in our freezer awaiting a gourmet celebration with friends Voyager’s anchors had obviously done what they were designed to do: they had plowed themselves deeper and deeper as the boat dragged in the storm. We eventually had to resort to using the engine to rock the anchors loose from the clay bottom in which they were buried. It took two hours to get those two anchors aboard and begin looking for a new home.

And so Voyager survived the 150 mph winds of hurricane Andrew. Will I do anything different when another hurricane threatens Miami? I’ll sure get up the river sooner next time. But with that one exception — which is a big one — I’m satisfied with the preparations we’d made. At first I thought that it was the efforts we made that day before the storm that allowed Voyager to survive; it wasn’t until later that I realized we’d really started saving her years before.

— ron 11/92 Cruise Notes: "I don’t like the way the Jessies denigrated Westsails and 'crab crushers' in last month’s Latitude Interview,” Paul Whissler told us during a telephone interview. Whissler left his homeport of Ventura in December of last year and spent the season and summer in Mexico aboard Pablo, his Westsail 32.

"I get tired of that B.S. — especially after a Westsail won the Pacific Cup a couple of years ago and then finished second or third the next time. Besides, most of us don’t denigrate other peoples’ boats, so I didn’t much appreciate their denigrating mine. It’s true that Westsails don’t go to weather really

well, and that in over 30 knots of wind they can be hard to tack. But every boat is a compromise, and the Westsail is stiff, sturdy as hell, and has tremendous storage space.

It’s also important to realize that most people spend 90% of their time not making passages, so performance isn’t that important. Retired and sailing singlehanded, I find the Westsail is the perfect boat for me."

Whissler should know. A good number of years ago he owned hull #116. He sold her and raised a family. Then two years ago, he bought his current Westsail 32, #702.

Whissler does agree with the Jessies about roller furling. "My big complaint is that if you have to change sails, you have all kinds of unattached sail flogging all over the foredeck." Nonetheless, he finds his opposition subsiding. Windlass? "Gotta have it. Maybe in my dotage my son will buy me an electric one. I’ve used a winch on the mast, but that’s not the way to go." Dodger?

'You’ve got to have one. In fact, if anyone has plans for a nice-looking hard dodger for a Westsail 32, I’d love to see them."

Whissler is soon to be headed for mainland Mexico, then Costa Rica in the spring.

Speaking of the "rich coast", yachties have some new friends in Costa Rica. Rob & Mary Messenger report they sold Tuffle last year in order to buy El Caballito, a small hotel in Drake’s Bay. "The anchorage here is well-protected," they write, "and the sand bottom offers good holding. Several yachts have visited us in the past year, and last Christmas we had 12 boats from the Costa Rica YC stop by — including Tuffie with her new owners."

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restaurant, obtaining supplies, arranging excursions for horseback riding to scuba diving. If you want to leave a message for the Messengers, they can be telephoned or faxed at (506) 31-5028. If you’re in Drake’s Bay, you can call them on 68. By the way, they get their Latitude by courier each month from Miami.

Based on the attendance at the various cruiser kick-off parties and pot-lucks in the last two months, this looks like an active year. Jamie Owen reports that 150 boats showed up for the Catalina Cruiser’s Weekend at Two Harbors. Pacific Marine Supply’s Kick-Off Party attracted 600 cruisers for their 14th annual event.

Gabrielle of Downwind Marine reports that their Cruiser’s Pot-luck brought some 500 yachties to the beach on Shelter Island.

Richard Robinson of the Kona Kai YC reports their 6th annual cruising kick-off party attracted the following Northern Californians: Adventure, Ray Jason, St. Francis YC; Tora, Harvey and Robin LaFIamme, St. Francis YC; Mafiana, John Frisbie and Chip Cunningham, Metro Oakland YC; La Mouette, Chuck & Gigi Taylor, Metro Oakland YC; The Farm, Ed Green, Richmond YC; Setting Sun, Harvey & Marion Kent, Richmond YC; Hull-O, Bob & Rosemary Hull, Vallejo YC; and Quark, with Dave "I wouldn’t miss a party" Sheldon, Sausalito YC. True to their word. In the November Latitude, Roger and Darien Wales vowed they’d get to Cabo San Lucas before most of the fleet. Indeed they did, becoming #1 on the Some Like It Hot California to Mexico Cruiser’s Rally list. Good thing they were first, because they brought down all the

Some Like It Hot T-shirts. Early reports are that The One That Got Away Bar & Grill, where the rally is now based, are excellent.

Karen, formerly of Papi’s Cruising Center is there and getting along great with TOTGA’s owners, Pam and Derrick Ostrander. A good bunch of boats have already checked in, but we won’t begin the list in Latitude until next month. We hope you’re on it!

Cruising friends from Mexico in the mid80’s, Nick and Betty Coates of the Peterson 44 Expectation and Aspen, report they spent 2Vi months this spring cruising St. Martin, Anguilla, St. Barts, Guadeloupe, Dominica and Martinique. They finally left their boat at Rodney Bay, St. Lucia. They report that 1993 will pretty much be a re-run of 1992, with January thru March in Mexico, where they have built several residences, then to the Caribbean to cruise to the Grenadines and back aboard Expectation, followed by another summer back home in Aspen — "and possibly a trip to somewhere exotic next fall". Sounds to us like Nick and Betty have life by the very short hairs. Pull hard!

Ralph Naines, who spent many years cruising in the Sea of Cortez aboard his Irwin 34, The Trip, returned this October for diving and fishing with old friends. Naines reports that it was a terrible summer for fish.

"It’s hard to say what the problem was. One possibility is that the gill net boats from the mainland — they were everywhere — are killing everything off. Or, it might have been that the El Nino made the water in the Sea so warm that the fish stayed outside. We’ll have to wait a year or so to see."

Speaking of Puerto Escondido, there’s been a major stink down there. Here’s the story, as best we’ve been able to piece it together: Until a couple of months ago, Terry Schultz of the Islander 36 Prelude and Dave /

McKay of Hou Dey, a couple of Baja veterans, have run a well-regarded boatwatching service in Puerto Escondido. Their service is shut down and both were ordered to leave the country for at least a couple of months.

Such boat-watching services have always been in great demand in Puerto Escondido during the summer, when it gets blistering hot and many cruisers want to return to the states to earn money, see friends and chill out. Shultz and McKay’s service, when it started years ago, was small. Because Americans couldn’t legally own businesses in Mexico at the time, it was illegal. But it was too small to concern anyone — and besides, many common business practices in Mexico are in violation of the law.

In 1990, the Puerto Escondido Port Captain decided to clamp down on a law that prohibited foreigners from leaving their boats in Mexico unattended. He attempted to contact all of them, telling them something had to be done or their boats would be confiscated. Shultz and McKay helped defuse the situation by making an arrangement with the Port Captain by which they’d be allowed to be 'provisional skippers' for the absent owners. The owners of boats naturally would pay a fee for this service.

In August of 1991, Terry Shultz attended the Baja Forum, where he learned that corporations owned 100% by American were now legal in Mexico. By April of this year, he and McKay had incorporated their business, gotten the various licenses and work permits — the whole ball of wax. "Somebody had to provide this service, and we decided we wanted to be out front and legal," explained the 55-year-old Shultz.

As they would later find out — and perhaps knew all along — what they were doing wasn’t exactly legal. Basically, they were keeping boats in 'bond' for absent owners. This is what’s required by law; unfortunately, the only entity that can legally bond a boat is a marina. Shultz and McKay weren’t a mafina — there isn’t even a marina at Puerto Escondido.

In any event, the arrangement was just fine with the Port Captain and owners of boats left behind, so the business continued to grow steadily. If the truth be known, as least three other parties have and are still doing exactly what Shultz and McKay did, but they did it on a much smaller scale and 'on the quiet'.

Watching boats turned out to be a good business. Shultz told Latitude that the basic charge to watch a boat was $1 U.S. per foot, December, 1992

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The exact number of boats watched by Shultz and McKay is unclear. Some say it was as many as 70 boats a month. Shultz says it was more like a total of 70 boats over the duration of the summer. In any event, it added up to a good bit of change for a couple of gringos in Mexico. It was almost like owning a marina without having to pay for the marina. The one thing everyone seems in agreement with is that Shultz did a pretty dam good job — and helped others who weren’t under contract to them.

For reasons that are disputed, the whole enterprise blew up several months ago when one or more Americans complained to the Mexico government. Some of the possible motives: 1) By offering a good boat-watching service, Puerto Escondido had gotten crowded, pissing off those who remembered the less crowded 'good old days'. 2) The hurricane Lester scare had caused some stay-aboards to wonder how two guys could possible provide adequate care for 40 to 70 boats during a hurricane. 3) Jealousy; some people were pissed that two Americans had found a way to make good money in Mexico. 4) A dispute over who owned a

mooring that had been left behind by the owner of the Westsail 42 Arctic Ace. And, 5) The charge made public, that Shultz and McKay’s were intimidating boatowners to contract for their services. s Shultz admitted to Latitude that he’d say the following to boatowners who were thinking of leaving their yachts behind: 'You’d better tell the Port Captain and have someone watch your boat." Depending on how it was said and how the Port Captain might have responded to the news, that statement could easily be taken as anything from friendly advice to a very serious threat.

Whatever the case, at least one boatowner wrote a letter complaining of the alleged intimidation to Sr. Garcia Soto, head of Tourism for Baja. Suddenly the shit hit the fan big time. Despite forwarding 50 letters of support from boatowners to Garcia Soto, Shultz and McKay were denied renewal of their work permits. Immigration’s explanation: it didn’t matter what the Port Captain said, Shultz and McKay didn’t have the authority to bond boats, and thus had

been operating an illegal business. The two were instructed to leave the country and contact Immigration when and if they returned. Shultz, who has been fixing up rental property in Southern California, says he’ll return after Christmas. No matter what, his and McKay’s business seems to be history.

Was it a case of extortion and greed, or were others simply jealous or angry that Puerto Escondido was changing? You’ll hear different opinions from different people. Will such a service be available in Puerto Escondido again next summer? One of the infuriating charms of Mexico is that nothing is for certain.

Jean Nicca, owner of the Passport 42 Peregrine, doesn’t believe in God. "But if 1 did," he says, "I’d believe He was the one behind all the layoffs in Silicon Valley last year." The 55-year-old Nicca reports that he’s more active in ever in his retirement. In fact, by the time this issue hits print, he’ll have departed Fortmann Marina in Alameda for Mexico. Free from work and an unpleasant marriage, he’s got a little money in the bank, time on his hands and a cruising boat. As the song says, with a future so bright, he’ll have to wear shades.

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sails, 110,150, main. Tiller pilot, compass, VHF,

spinnaker pole. Sound hull, no sistered ribs. Ready

tom paint, all lines aft, Richmond Marina Bay,

KM, DM, AM/FM stereo/tape, boomtent/sunshade,

to sail. Vallejo berth. $1,500. (707) 426-6016. Also

great Bay boat. $5,900. Call (510) 736-5889 (eves)

new epoxy bottom, Trinidad paint, 10/92. Sharp.

excellent Honda 7.5 hp o/b. $400.

or (510) 372-0740.

$15,800. Call (916)888-0176.

repair, spacious liveaboard. Asking $14,500. Payment plan negotiable. (415) 998-5123.

CORONADO 27-FT, 1972. Sleeps 5. Full sails,

25 SANTANA (525) Wide, light, clean. Sails, COLUMBIA 8.7 (29-FT), 1979. Yanmar dsl, less

spinn, o/b VHF, compass, KM, new 2 axle trlr. w/

than 700hrs, VHF, DS, compass, 2 speed winches,

electric brakes. Visit Tahoe, San Juans, Catalina,

NEWPORT 28 MKII1981. Universal diesel, VHF,

3 sails, cockpit cushions, teak interior, sleeps 5

Mexico. $6,000. (707) 546-8879.

Signet 1000 depth/speed/log, Navik autopilot, 110

galley, head, stereo cassette, battery charger,

shorepower, tiller steering, cockpit cushions and

auto bilge pump. Two boat owner. Price reduced.

28-FT TRITON #248, Yanmar diesel, new teak

shade cloth awnings, deluxe teak interior. $14,000

$17,000.(510) 440-1132.

trimmed interior, improved structural mast sup¬

Call Ron (916) 481-0982 (eves).

29 TO 31 FEET

port, 133 cubic feet of underwater volume, gener¬

CAL 30,1966. Classic full keel fiberglass sloop.

HAWKFARM 28. Competitive SF-YRA one de¬

ous freeboard, liveaboard headroom w/4 berths.

Main, jib, genoa, 8 hp Evinrude, mast steps,

CATALINA 27,1972. Excellent condition. 8 hp o/

sign fleet since 1977. Affordable, durable and fun

4-two speed winches, new boom & cushions.

ground tackle, safety gear and inflatable. Coyote

b Johnson Sailmaster, updated interior, racer/

to sail. Boat, motor and sails are all in good

Myron Spaulding (415) 332-3721.

Pt. berth. $14,500. Call (415) 726-3342.

cruiser ready. Stereo, Loran, VHF, K/LM, DS,

condition. $14,000. (707) 257-3577.

wind, 2 compasses. 6 winches, North F.B. main,

CATALINA 25, beige, fixed keel, delta berth,

1980 ISLANDER BAHAMA, 30-ft„ diesel,

100%, 120%, spinnaker. New canvas covers.

SANTA CRUZ 27. Fresh Kevlar sails. New mast

Honda 10, depth, VHF, compass, main, 3 jibs,

Autohelm, hour meter, Loran, gennaker, wheel

$12,000.(408) 336-2672.

and rigging. Epoxy bottom. Trailer. Winning race

stereo, traditional interior, cockpit cushions, lines

steering, all teak interior; hauled & bottom paint 4/

record. Dry sailed. $11,000. (415) 366-0305.

lead aft, new sail covers, bottom paint 5/92. 2

92. $29,000 obo. Owner help finance. Free les¬

anchors, pop-top, shore power, BBQ, excellent

sons. (408) 246-8131 or 241-0192.

CATALINA 27,1975. New bottom paint Sept. ’92.

Owner needs bigger boat. $6,700. Berthed in

PERFECT XMAS GIFT. Santana 22, hull #310.

Tiburon. (707) 769-9369.

Good condition with 2 sails, recent rigging, all

condition. $10,000. (209) 334-2359.

PEARSON 30,1978/92. All systems either rebuilt

maintenance records. Nearly new Nissan 8 hp o/

CATALINA 25,1977. Swing keel, trailer, Baldwin

or upgraded, new running rigging and deck hard¬

RANGER 23,1976 in excellent condition, great

b. Exciting, fast Bay boat. Currently berthed. $3,000

sailrite 10 hp inboard, 5 sails, furling jib, lines aft,

ware w/lines led aft, new Harken traveller, new

daysailer, new outboard, upholstering, etc.

obo. (707) 7634038.

shore power, dual batteries, Signet DS, VHF,

fully battened main and jib. Cabin completely

excellent condition. $9,500 obo. (916) 3634566

upgraded w/new teak and britework. Every item

Alameda slip available, a really nice starter boat.

Partnership break up. Will sell cheaply. Asking

CATALINA 27,1976.2 year old main, 1 year old

$3,900. John (510) 530-0775.

120% jib, jennaker, working jib, 150% jib, dodger, 12 hp o/b, dinette interior with new cushions,

NEWPORT 27,1980. FG sloop, excellent condi¬

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25. Full keel double-ended

microwave, alcohol stove, very good condition.

tion, Atomic 4, spinnaker, main,+2 jib sails. VHF,

cutter. Cruise ready. 15 hp Yanmar. 7 sails. New

$13,950. (408) 453-2070.

KM, DS. Very clean interior. Dual batteries, shade awning and more. Teak interior. Fun and reliable.

CAL 2-29. Built 1978. New diesel. Loran VH F, DS,

Speedsensor, solar panel, VHF, DS, boom gal¬

EXCALIBUR 26, 1966 by Islander Yachts. SF

(707) 575-3535 or (707) 538-0828. $9,950.

ocean ready. Many extras. $22,500 obo. (415)

lows, fireplace, new dodger, sunshade, fresh/

berth, $90 month. This boat has been cared for,

saltwater pumps. Cruising vet. $28,500. (619)

nearly 100% restored. New mast, boom, rigging,

1/4" rig. Autohelm, Magnavox SatNav, Fluxgate,

420-0268.

meticulously attended to on two year old survey.

Come see the cleanest 30-footer on the Bay. $19,500. (415) 927-7873 or (415) 984-6025.

KM, Wind speed and direction. Very clean and 586-8173.

SANTA CRUZ 27, hull #5, mylar kevlar jibs, 2

VHF, DS, battery, bottom, etc. Too much to list.

mains, spinnakers, epoxy bottom w/racing paint

CATALINA 30, 1986. Excellent condition, fully

Teak trim interior, head. $7,900. (415) 648-2631.

includes trailer. Boat now in Santa Cruz, from

equipped. Diesel w/400 hrs. With Monterey slip. $35,500, (1) 5954458 or (408) 6254033, ask for

OLSON 25,1988 BY ERICSON. Great condition.

Full race and cruise too. North kevlars, dacrons, spinnaker. Depth, speed, epoxy, bottom paint. 3.5

(after 6PM) or (916) 972-2029 (Iv msg).

Tahoe. Call (408) 458-2373. $6,500.

CATALINA 27,1972. Outboard aux. 9.9 horse¬

Phillipe. Please no brokers.

power. $5,500. Call Tom, (415) 386-7235 (Iv msg).

28’ WOOD SLOOP. Double ender, diesel S.F. berth, 50 gal. alum. & ss tanks. All teak trim &

31-FT ISLANDER. 1988-89 Mexico vet. Exten¬

CATALINA 27,1977. Great condition, inboard

deck, teak & holly sole, CQR with winch, 200-ft.

sive refit: diesel, propane, refrigeration, roller furl¬

Atomic 4, main and 3 jibs, compass, VHF, DS,

chain, Barient, ab refer, Ritchie, Signet needs

CATALINA 25,1988 with trailer, wing keel, tall rig,

KM, AM/FM cass. stereo, dinette, dual batteries,

finish work. $11,900. (707)829-0320.

ing, solar panel. Write or call for complete equipment list. $26,000. Will consider small boat, ve¬

Suzuki with remote tank. Trailer. $17,900. (510) 769-8767.

main, 110% & 150%, VHF, DS, KM, compass,

battery charger, auto bilge pump, shore power,

epoxy bottom, dual batteries. Honda 7.5, split

head w/holding tank, 2 anchors w/chain and line.

CAL 2-27, 1975.

backstay, carpet, whisker pole, vang, excellent

$9,500 obo. (916) 487-0534.

cruiser. Active Bay fleet. New bottom May 1991.

Main (2), jib, spinnaker. Atomic4, VHF, DS, KM,

SAN JUAN 30, 1976. Sleek half-tonner, fast,

CHRYSLER 26,1977. Spacious, clean, well cared

stereo, shorepower. $13,500 obo. Moored Jack

close, seaworthy. 7 sails, headfoil, AP, Loran,

condition. Call Gary (408) 636-6722 (eves), (408) 636-4050 (days).

hicle or property in trade. (206) 385-5909. POB 1851, Port Townsend, WA, 98368 HAINES.

Clean, well-equipped racer/

for. New fully battened main, self tacking jib, lines

London Square. Call Bill (209) 523-1455 (eves)

VHF, RDF, KL, DS, EPIRB, new fabric, 7 berths,

POLECAT NEEDS NEW HOME. Merit 25. New

led aft. VHF, stereo, new DS, KM, and compass.

(one owner).

Atomic 4, slip at Astoria til May 1993. Buy now, sail

outboard, new cushions, bottom April ’92. Comes

8 hp Nissan with cockpit controls. Bottom done 6/

with custom tandem axle trailer. $7,995 obo. Jerry

92. Fun and comfortable to sail. $4,900. (209)

1980 SANTANA 525 sailboat, new rigging, bat¬

(415) 364-7866.

9514816.

tery and bottom paint. No trailer. Quick boat. Good

ISLANDER 29,1965. Low hull number: 38. Fiber¬

lake or Bay boat, clean, without motor, $4,400.

glass. Full keel. Stiff, solid, good condition. No

With 7.5 Evinrude, $4,750. (707) 526-5350.

blisters. New shaft, prop, bearing, headstay, cock¬

home in Spring. $18,000. (503) 274-0175.

25-FT CAPE FOUL WEATHER SLOOP, 1973 w/

26-FT S2,1982. Baby on the way forces sale of

main, 2 jibs, 6 hp o/b. Repossessed for berth fees.

this baby. This wonderful boat has been pam¬

$2,400. South Beach Harbor, Pier 40, SF. (415)

pered to no end. Loaded, inside and out. Engine,

NORDIC FOLKBOAT 1952 fir on oak. Classic

room. 7,800 pounds. A lot of boat for $7,000. San

495-4911.

sails, equipment excellent condition or new. You

Bay sailer. New varnish & deck paint, 3 mains, two

Rafael berth. (415) 883-9024.

won’t find a better buy. $13,000 (415) 455-0515.

jibs, 3 hp Seagull. Beautiful. Move forces sale.

25-FT GAFF CUTTER. Custom made, plywood &

pit cushions. Atomic 4. Sleeps 5. Standing head-

ISLANDER 30 MARK II, 1972. Excellent history.

$4,000 obo. Boat in SR. Mark (303) 444-5747.

glass, hard chine, bowsprit. 4 sails, sail cover, exc.

26-FT CHRYSLER SLOOP. Swing keel, o/b, fire¬

Well equipped 30 hp Palmer engine, 2 full sets of sails, sail covers, alcohol stove, refrigeration. Many

9.9 o/b compass, depth, lights, stove, sink, sleeps

place, BBQ, autopilot, AC/DC, H/C water, VHF,

4, roomy for its size, extras. San Leandro berth.

enc. head, micro, fridge, stove, sink. $9,000 obo.

$6,000. (415) 948-5874.

Partial financing possible. (415) 742-6698.

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extras. Docked at the Stockton Sailing Club. ,$12,900. (209) 951-5990 or (209) 931-5910.

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OLSON 911-S, 1989. Like new condition.'One

NONSUCH 30. Exceptionally clean, 1 owner. H &

owner boat has all equipment and gear placement

C water, DataMarine instruments, including wind

done by dealer and designer. Headfoil, hydraulic

machine. Volvo diesel, folding prop. Awning w/

backstay, running backstays, Lewmar tiller exten¬

poles. Propane stove w/oven. $58,500.Call (510)

sion, full instruments, Martec folding prop, Marion

521-5532.

racing sails, ocean racing equipment, epoxy bar¬

35-FT STEEL SLOOP. English built. Excellent condition. Strong, beautiful lines. New epoxy bot¬

32 TO 39 FEET

tom, new rigging and LPU on mast. Aries vane, cannister raft, windlass, 7 sails. This boat can take

1971 CAL 39. Recent upgrades, LP, etc. Ten sail

you anywhere in safety. Great sailing boat, docu¬

bags, 13 Barients. Spinnaker gear (2 poles), 4-

mented. $27,000. (415) 924-2225.

1976 CATALINA 30. Priced to sell at $16,500.

107 diesel, custom Sparcraft hard anodized mast.

VHF/FM. Beautiful spacious interior incl. h/c pres¬

Diesel engine, good condition inside and out,

Jensen built Lapworth design. Motivated seller.

sure water, shower, extra ports opening to cock¬

tiller, AC/DC refrigerator, 6 sails, and more. Up¬

Asking $34,500. (714) 646-4005.

pit, stereo, & 2-burner stove/oven. E-Z on/off

coming baby forces sale. Make an offer. Kate

deluxe dodger. Gary(415) 375-8844 (wk), (415)

(415) 349-4197.

rier coat, shore power, battery charger, AP, Loran,

34 CAL. New sails and rigging, full electronics Loran, radar refit, holding tank, dodger, Atomic 4, etc. Health forces sale. $23,000. (805) 544-5128.

ERICSON 35, commissioned 3/89, like new, low

344-6976 (h).

ISLANDER 30 MKIV. Follow your dream, great

engine hrs, North main & furler, extra tankage,

CATALINA 38,1982. Hauled, new bottom paint

deluxe stove, refrigeration, knotlog, wind direct.,

April 92. VHS, DS, KM, Loran, folding prop, shower,

COLUMBIA 30,1978. Atomic 4, tiller, full dodger,

liveaboard, ocean cruiser. Great sail inventory.

depth, radio, Autohelm, ground tackle, etc. Save

H/C water, AC/DC refer/freezer, autopilot, 24 hp

VHF, AM/FM cassette, 90,150, spin, main, alco¬

$26,000 obo. Call for details 521-4230.

40% over new Ericson. $72,000. (510) 535-2134

diesel, roller furling with 3 jibs. Great shape.

or (303) 499-6649.

$37,500. (415) 424-6574.

hol stove. No blisters, easy maintenance. Bank says it must go. Lots of boat, little money. Nice

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30-FT BIRD BOAT, Grey Goose #10. A piece of San Francisco Bay yachting history. Good condi¬

CATALINA 34, '89. Great Bay boat, sails like a

EXPRESS 37. TransPac winner, YRA champion

tion. 2 sets of sails, needs only cosmetics. Sail

dream with all thefollowing: Sobstad sails, Harken

- ready to go again. Race it, cruise it, nothing beats

1990 CATALINA 30. Wing keel with walk thru

away price $2,400. (Keel alone is worth more.)

traveler system, quick vang, Awlgrip two coats

an Express. Good inventory of sails, lot of extras.

transom. 23 hp diesel, epoxy bottom, furling jib,

(707) 545-6825.

Apr92, electric windlass, Micrologic Loran, Martec

Asking $79,500. Call now, it won't last long at this

prop and refrigeration. Call John Billmeyer (408)

price. (510) 521-9115.

liveaboard. (510) 783-8833 (msg). $11,678.

Signet SL80 KM/DM plus many extras. $38,000.

Plus down payment of smaller boat, auto, RV or cash. (916) 272-6052 (eves or wknds).

BODEGA 30,1977. Full keellowcostcruiser, with

353-8152 or 353-3393.

GULF 32 PILOTHOUSE CUTTER purchased new

KM, depth, wind speed, Loran, new VHF, MD7A Volvo diesel with 270 hrs. New cushions, cabin

HINCKLEY 38. Sloop. Superb condition major

9/90. DS, KM, Loran, VHF, Autohelm 4000, Harken

ISLANDER 30,1984. Excellent condition. Roller

sole and tiller. $24,500. (510) 782-9300 (dy),

refit 1992 new Awlgrip, extensive equipment list

furling genoa, windlass, AC/DC refrigerator, ep¬

furling jib, cruising chute, Yanmar diesel, exten¬

(510) 568-5529 (eve).

including Loran, autopilot, 6 man Zodiac, O.B., 6

oxy bottom, Force 10 heater, microwave, cockpit

man Seaja^ raft in cannister. Large sail inventory,

cushions, 2 spd. S.T. winches, propane stove w/

sive teak interior, many accessories. Sausalito berth. $29,500. Call (510) 820-6569 eves.

CATALINA 30,1978. Diesel, all teak interior, tall

push button lighter, pressure hot water system,

etc. $110,000. (415)347-6934.

full battened main w/lazy jacks, boom vang, cov¬

rig, wheel, 2 tanks, pressure water, macerator, COLUMBIA 29,1962, hull #9. Solid, no blisters,

double lifelines, double sink, roller furling genoa,

DOWNEASTER 32. 1979 cutter-rigged sloop.

ers for all exterior wood and more. Hauled, painted,

excellent condition. VHF, DS, autohelm 800, KM,

spreader lights, radio, DF, non-skid decks, shower

Great cruiser/liveaboard. Sleeps 6. Clean, well

surveyed 9/92. Will consider trade in. $82,000

excellent sails. Volvo 2 cyl. Gas 150 hrs. on

in head compartment. One owner, well main¬

maintained Dodger, spray- curtains, canvas cov¬

invested. Asking $67,000. Vessel located in Ber¬

rebuild. $11,750. (510) 653-8820 (Iv msg).

tained. $22,500. (415) 387-4265.

ers new 2/92. Diesel, wheel-steering, roller furl¬

keley. Call (209) 632-8311 (weekday eves. after6

ing, VHF, Loran, DS, charger, h/c pressure water,

pm).

CONTEST 30. Built in Holland, 1969. Volvo MDII diesel, LPU (blue) topsides, mahogany, teak inte¬

CHANCE 30/30,1974. One of best sailing 30-ft

propane, head w/shower. $48,950. Call (805)

cruiser/racers on the Bay. Britton Chance Marc

644-7032.

rior trim, heater, DS, VHF, stereo, sleeps 6. Just

design. Great Coastal/Bay boat. Pretty, fast, roomy

hauled, new propshafts, zincs, and bottom paint.

& reliable. Much loved 8 appreciated for 6 years, now 2 boat owner. Must sell at giveaway price of

$14,950 obo. Call Dick or Steve Marsh. 383-0456.

ARIES 32, one of three wooden hulls ever built.

Pacific. This boat can do it all. Fin/skeg, keel-

Excellent cond. SS fastened, Volvo MD2,

stepped, diesel. Has RF, full-batten main, Quick-

$14,000. Peter 456-7829.

Hillerange, DS, VHF, Loran, bottom job 7/92.

Vang, autohelm, Loran, etc. Excellent condition. $38,000. (707) 554-8725.

CATALINA 30,1979. Diesel. Teak interior, VHF,

Monitor vane, lots of sails, great Bay boat. Call Neil (415) 883-2367. $22,000, make an offer.

ERICSON 30+, 1984. Enjoy the Bay or coastal cruise in this fast, well-built Bruce King designed

PEARSON 32, 1979. Sleek, high performance sloop. Race the Bay, TransPac, or cruise the

sloop. Boat is in excellent condition with beautiful

KM, fathometer, CNG stove & oven, 3 head sails

teak interior and new dodger. DS, KM, compass,

& cruising spinnaker. $18,500. (510) 672-5147.

Loran, VHF, stereo, cockpitspeakers, wheel steer¬

35-FT CUSTOM WOOD SLOOP. Double diago32-FT L.O.D. Double end, full keel, gaff cutter,

nally planked hull, built Strong but needs help.

custom ferro hull & deck. Windlass, VHF, DS, KM,

MD2B diesel Volvo engine. Negotiable terms.

ing, inboard diesel. 85, 110 and 150 jibs. ST

SANTANA 30-30, 12 bags racing sails, Loran,

Loran capable world cruiser. Berthed Moss Land¬

540-7519.

winches, all lines led aft. Hauled Nov. ’92. Low

Sail Comp, VHF, stereo cassette, SmartPac,

book $34,500. Asking $31,000 for quick sale.

Yanmar 9 hp, new this year, hydraulic vang and

ing. $7,500 or trade for 22-ft to 25-ft trailerable sailboat. (707) 279-2156.

C & C 35 III, 1983, Mesmerize.

Mike (510) 231-0751.

backstay. $26,000 or trade for J-35. (503) 2887461 (days), (503) 285-1979 (eves).

WOODEN KETCH, HERRESHOFF H28 modi¬

Champ.

ALAUELA 33. Lying Honolulu, 39 LOA cutter.

1987 Season

12 bags of sails (all North). Loads of

racing equip., all teak interior, Loran stereo cas¬

Radar, autohelm, vane & autopilot, HF-HAM,

sette, epoxy-micron bottom, folding prop. $60,000. obo. (510) 462-1371 (h), (510) 828-4041 (w).

fied, 31 -ft long, double planked mahogany on oak

1969 MARINER 31 KETCH. Full keel, f/g hull,

SatNav, hot/cold pressure, reefer, freezer, liferaft,

frames, good condition, no rot, needs some cos¬

VHF, DS. Propane stove, Perkins 4108. Needs

dinghy, o/b, more. Recently refit, ready. Survey at

metic work, lots of varnish, bought for $17,000 two

some work. $18,000. (510) 352-4514.

$60,000. Terms avail, cash talks. Write: 17940 St.

1979 HANS CHRISTIAN, 38-FT. Like new. Ask¬

Andrews Dr., Poway, CA 92064.

ing $119,000.(510) 444-8484 (wk), (510)534-0735

years ago, $4,500 invested. Emergency price

(hm).

$12,000. (415) 468-3495.

CAL 39. Strong, fast, perf. cruiser, deep fin keel

J/351984. Excellent condition, original owner. 10

’81 MARINER 32 KETCH. 20 hp Volvo, depth

and 41% bal/disp. ratio allows full sail in stron'g

guage, radio, rigging and sails overspec, dinghy,

wind. New-Maxi prop, new bottom paint, Low mi.

Norlh/Shore sails. VHF, Loran, depth, Rochester

teak interior. $25,000. Excellent shape. Call (916)

cn diesei, trans. just rebuilt, Loran, fireplace.

electronics. $60,500. (510) 254-7669.

988-6354.

$63,000. (415) 431-9104.

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WESTSAIL 32. Factory finished boat with interior

UNIQUE PEARSON ALBERG 35. On/offshore

fire damage. Interior has been cleaned out and is

1981 HUNTER 36. Rebuilt engine, new sails, well

ISLANDER 36. New Pathfinder 50 diesel ’81.

safely, comfortably year round. Fiberglass, teak

maintained. Assume low interest loan or $30,000

$20,000 major retrofit '87 - LP hull, Awlgrip deck,

cash. Comes with Sausalito berth. Call 224-2076 (after 5 PM).

back stay, new rigging, Data Marine Instrs. Loran,

useable. 3 cylinder Volvo engine. Currently berthed

outside, inside. One owner, delivered - our speci¬

at Oyster Point. Hull 80% in good shape. This is

fications unique cheery roomy teak main cabin: aft

your perfect opportunity to get a $60,000 boat for

galley, Port dinnette, berth opposite, quarterberth

ourasking price of $15,000. Contact Steve Bristow,

aft that. Sleep 6? lower table. Finest workman¬

(408) 286-7080 (days) or (415) 948-8925 (eves).

HUNTER 33, excellent condition, wheel steering,

(707)

Harken furling, Quikvang, Groco K head, Navtec Icom VHF. 3 headsails, main, spinnaker. CNG

HUNTER 33-FT, 1982. Sloop excellent condition.

oven, H/C water, removable dodger, inflatable+4

ship, materials and equipment. Gimballed SS two

Fast, fun, comfortable. Radio, Loran, stereo, re¬

hpo/b. Much equipment. Owner (415) 928-1533.

burner and oven. Westerbeke dsl loafs, heats

frigerator, pressurized hot/cold water. $29,000.

(707) 553-8664 (eves).

Located Alameda Yacht Brokers (510) 521-5532.

Yanmar diesel, VHS, DS, compass, knot log, H/C

pressure waterorshorepower-galley/head/shore.

All SS copy original copper exhaust. Dsl furnace,

pressure water and shower, microwave, §BQ.

thermostat, cold-outside/both cabins, insulated

PEARSON ALBERG 35 sloop/cutter rig, tradi¬

ish built. Designed by Paul Elvstrom. Sails beau¬

New exterior paint and varnish. New interior cush¬

ducting. AP-windvane/compass. Refrigeration.

tional ocean going design. Fiberglass, built Rhode

tifully, great singlehander. Much much nicer than

ions, curtains and hull liner. Great family Bay and

Schattauer, excellent condition: Sails, cover,

Island 1969, complete new f/g bottom. Volvo

J/92. But save $40k. Diesel, Loran. All lines led aft.

Delta boat and floating second home. $29,000 (510) 425-7522.

bimini, 3/4 boat cover. Spinnaker gear, 7winches.

ElectraSan, dodger, windscreen, 3 per side, aft

diesel, 10 bags sails. Good condition. Quick sale

Self tacking jib, 8 sails. $24,000. I’ve moved to Idaho. Paul (208) 622-7358.

TARTAN TEN. 33' sloop, PHRF 126. Well

curtains encloses. Alltransparentsnap-ons. CQR, custom SS roller, winch. 18 additional important

at $19,950. Call (415) 982-4455 (days), (510) 229-0656 (eves).

equipped, excellent condition. A steal at $12,000. obo. (415) 552-6246.

APHRODITE 101 BIT. Elegant small yacht, Dan¬

improvements. Missing - clothing, sleeping bags,

ESTATE SALE - WYLIE 34. Zonkerfractional rig,

food. $36,000 cash, firm. Ray (206) 463-5796 (eves).

race/cruise equipped. 150,130,105,100% jibs,

39-FT SAMSON DESIGN C-FARER. Professionally built double-ended ferro-cement ketch. Well

WESTSAIL 32 TRADITIONAL CUTTER. Great

equipped ocean cruiser, spacious liveaboard.

for world cruising or liveaboard. Top condition with

1

40 TO 50 FEET

1.5 & 3/4 oz. spinnakers, 8 Barient winches, CNG stove. $25,000, as is. (415) 574-2191 or (415) 969-9336.

PEARSON 40, 1979. board racer/cruiser.

Fast flush deck center-

In excellent condition with

Excellent condition, liveaboard slip in Alameda at

teak decks, extra heavy rigging and Perkins diesel

SARABAND, 35-FT Sparkman and Stephens

new full batten main, hauled and painted 7/92.

$225 monthly. Part trade for? A real bargain at

engine. Beautifully crafted interior. Original owner.

canoe-stern sloop, 1960. Completely redone, to

Very well equipped and professionally maintained.

$29,000. Must see. (510) 523-9432.

Downtown Sausalito berth. $49,000. Call (415) 332-3473.

include new working sails, new electronics, new

Sleeps 7. New West Marine inflatable. Must sell.

winches, head, and hull upgrades as needed.

Price reduced $10,000 to $64,950.(916)621-4688.

TAYANA 37. Terrific liveaboard cruiser. I'm loaded

Article Wooden Boat Magazine #34, June 1980.

with equipment, professionally maintained, need¬

35-FT CUTTER, solid, full-keeled, heavy-duty rig¬

ing TLC on brightwork. My diesel just had major

ging, new sails, 60 hp Lehman diesel, Hurth V

overhaul, new dodger. Serious buyers only. Call

drive, Santa Cruz slip, needs some interior work &

RANGER 37. Cruise the world and/or race com¬

Loran, West dinghy, Westerbeke diesel, 500 hrs.

Cindy (415) 578-9244. $67,000 obo.

cosmetics, epoxy/plywood hull excellent condi¬

petitively with this fully equipped, USCG docu¬

Bottom paint '92. $92,500. Pager (510) 840-7608

mented, high performance cruiser/racer. Her

ERICSON 38,1986 DISTRESS SALE. Excellent

tion. $7,500. A bargain. Don’t wait. Buy her and go cruising. (408) 423-6073.

(Lv your no. and # sign after 3 beeps. I’ll call you back.)

cond. Combi instruments. Profurl rollerfurling 110

$36,000. (408) 624-9209.

VALIANT40, HULL #21, no blisters, BBQ, Dodger, CQR 35, Simpson/Lawrence 555 windlass, VHF,

modified keel and rudder make her the only R37 capable of staying on her feet, positively under

& 135. Lines led aft, dodger, Autohelm 4000.

ISLANDER 36,1972. Good condition, 45 hp die¬

control in any breeze and on any ocean. Her

CT 41 KETCH completely renovated, diesel en¬

Velour uphol. Enclosed aft cabin and head. Var¬

sel, 4 sails, will take b/o over $28,000.(510)683-

exceptional pointing ability, efficient layout and

gine 60 hp, transmission rebuilt, new bottom and

nished interior. Built-in TV, refrig. & microwave.

4215(wkdys) ,(510) 865-7786(eves or Iv msg), Jeff.

spacious interior let you cruise fast and/or win

ready to go. Boat can be seen at Embarcadero

races in comfort. 16 sails, 12 winches, berths for

Cove, Oakland Estuary. Great boat at a great price. Will finance if necessary. Asking $60,000.

$68,500. (916) 753-5546, (415) 924-4630.

VALIANT. VALIANT. VALIANT. This 32 has a

9. Call for equipment list and recent survey.

J/36 1982. B & G, Loran, full sail inventory, AP,

professional Interlux epoxy bottom, great sails,

$36,500. (510) 939-9885, (510) 643-5263.

dodger, epoxy bottom. $49,900. (310) 376-4960,

and an almost new diesel. Serious principals only.

(213) 250-6959.

$38,000. (415) 325-1038.

Call Andy at (510) 582-0429 or write at P.O. Box 2495, Castro Valley, CA 94546.

RANGER 33,1978. Universal diesel, VHF, WP, WS, KM, DS, wheel, enclosed head. Classic Gary

40-FT VALIANT PILOTHOUSE. 1980 by Uniflite.

37-FTSEASHELL KETCH, 1979. Factory built in

HUNTER 37,1985. Like new. Excellent boat for

Mull design. Fast, dry, and comfortable. Excep¬

Much better than new. One owner, professionally

Canada. Bluewater veteran. Electronics, 6-man

racing or cruising. Beautiful teak interior with out¬

tionally clean. (510) 814-0927.

maintained. Outstanding cruiser/liveaboard.

Beaufort liferaft. Farryman diesel, roller furling,

standing new upholstery. Six sails including

CQR anchors, separate shower, etc. etc. etc. An exceptionally beautiful boat in and out. Excellent

Sobstad genoa (Genesis) & main. Loran, autohelm, stereo, Quickvang, VHF, DS, KM, 44 hp diesel,

liveaboard. $29,000. Call (415) 873-2009, (805)

and much more. $56,000 obo. (510) 933-9505.

773-3256.

VAN DE STADT 34, design #391. Steel, launched 32-FT PEARSON VANGUARD. Bullet-proof

Amenities include: Wood-Freeman, AP, Grunert

LINE DRIVE- PETERSON 34. Strong cruiser/

refrigeration, Furuno radar & Loran, Lewmar

liveaboard that wins races. Very good condition.

winches, dual steering, Westerbeke 58 diesel -

10 bags of sails, Loran, depth, 10 winches, etc.

make this one of the finest cruisers in the NW. Call

Buying bigger, must sell. $29,000 +/-. Call (415)

for picture and specs. Asking $175,000. (408)

331-6035.

371-0180 or (206) 564-1221.

11-88. Interior 85%+completed, Yanmar 2GM20F,

cruiser that speaks for itself. New sails, rigging,

Signet DS, KN, WS, Lewmar ports, hatches,

RAFIKI37 Superb offshore cruiser. Well equipped,

49-FT PASSPORT, 1984 presently lying in Malta.

dodger, non-skid, windlass, autohelm, VHF,

winches, Isomat mast/boom, 4 new sails, wheel

excellent condition. Dodger, AP, dink/outboard.

Save on taxes by taking possession outside USA.

heater, stereo, DS, KM. Beautiful and strong. Put

steering, teak cockpit. Needs light interior work.

$67,500. (408) 354-7306.

Ideally situated for cruising Greece/Turkey or

your gear on board and go. $24,500. Call (415)

Sacrifice at $40,000. (415) 309-9045.

RANGER 33. Harken furler, traveler, Hall Quick

Western Med. Has cruised Pacific, Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Med over the past four years.

WYLIE 34, Magic. IMS/PHRF/cruise. Loran,

Vang, Loran, stereo, new spinnaker, shiny clean

Superbly equipped with full electronics and cruis¬

SatNav, VHF, full electronics, 12 sails, loaded.

and priced to sell. $24,900. Includes free haulout.

ing amenities. Asking $280,000. For detailed in¬

Ready to race or cruise. $30,000 obo. Call (415)

(510) 654-0378.

ventory write: Jeff Johnson, 20 Wentworth Lane,

455-0515.

326-6484.

Novato, CA 94949.

NOR-CAL COMPASS ADJUSTING

Cathy J. ‘PorfiCio

Magneuto™ System Exclusively

TRADITIONAL SAILMAKER

1. Boat Remains in Berth

2. Owner's Presence Not Necessary

Sail Repair. Assessment. Consultation. Highest Quality, Best Rates.

3. Eliminates Deviation Dick Loomis

Sail Repair Instruction for the Offshore Cruiser.

(415) 453-3923 days or eves.

(415)331-7654

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depth/speed, refrigeration. Like new throughout! Free dockage in Florida.

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CREALOCK 37 by Pacific Seacraft 1987 Offshore cutter. Twin Harken roller furling, singlehanders package, autopilot, Loran,

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MARINE SURVEYOR & CONSULTING ENGINEER

• Reasonable • Refs. • Accepted by Ins. Companies • Owners and brokers welcome.

Tip ol the Month: After making the connection, coat battery terminals with a mixture of

Also available for day or longer charters, offshore and cruising skills lessons on your vessel.

petroleum jelly and baking soda. This will neutralize any acid that may come into contact

Capt. Gary Jimmink • (707) 762-1899

with them. Phone: (415) 332-8928 • Fax: (415) 332-9197 December. 1992

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FREEPORT 41,1976. $60,000 obo. New engine,

41-FT ERICSON SLOOP. Diesel, monitor, Furuno,

CORONADO 41 BULLWINKLE ,1974. LP

45-FT FOUNTAIN-PA JOT CASAMANCE cata¬

195 gal. fuel, radar, SatNav, Loran, 190 gal. hot

Magnavox, 60 lb. CQR - all chain, 6-man raft,

topsides, North FB main, 140% and gennaker,

maran, spacious, fully equipped, fast, proven

pressurze water, 3.5 kwgen., 35#and45#CQRs,

sailing skiff, solar panels, hot water, new dodger,

Doyle StackPac, Harken roller furling, new Perkins

bluewater cruiser, launched Dec. '89. Original

350 ft. chain, electric windlass, roller furling jib,

cushions, mahogany interior. Beautiful,, well

4-108, SL windlass, 45# CQR, Hydrovane, stan¬

owners, cruised France, Africa, Caribbean, Florida.

new gennaker, self tailing winches. Principals

equipped cruiser w/Moss Landing slip. $65,000.

dard KM, DS & WP, VHF, Loran, dodger, LP oven,

Never chartered, American flag, duty paid. Lo¬

only call (408) 252-7391.

Bill (408) 755-7521.

microwave, Technautics reefer, rewired and

cated Florida, can deliverto West Coast. $295,000.

replumbed, new upholstery, custom joinerwork,

(916) 455-4453 (msg).

FORCE 50 KETCH set up for long range cruising.

diesel heater, and much more. $65,000. (415)

world cruiser. Has SSB, VHF, Loran, radar, CB,

Heavy ground tackle and rigging. Full roller furl¬

368-5280 or (415) 857-6564.

aft cabin, diesel, stove/oven, LPG, stove, H & C

ing. Cruising spinnaker, 8 bags total, 20 gal/hr

1991 trapeze with harness, new hardware and

pressure, infinite reefing StoBoom, 7 sails, pilot¬

watermaker, 2kw inverter, Rix SCUBA compres¬

sheets, Harken traveller, jib furling trailer box,

house, 120 hp diesel, genset, Halon extinguisher,

sor, 7.5 KW diesel Onan plus full electronics and

new mast. Owner will finance. $19,975 obo. (415)

much more too numerous to list here! Over 50k

457-7210.

spent on recent retrofit. Berthed at So. San Fran¬

50-FT SAMPSON FERRO KETCH. Experienced

v

JEANNEAU 41, Voyage 12.5, 1990 fiberglass

P-CAT 19-FT, 270' sail area, completely rebuilt

good storage in hulls solid bridge deck, comfort¬

51 FEET & OVER

able, dry and fast. $2,500 obo. Call Richard (510) 283-9928.

cisco. Call Duane at (503) 597-2586 for complete

GAFF-RIGGED PINKY SCHOONER 51x15x6.5

written details and photo.

(70-ft LOA) Custom built in Newport Beach.

18-FT SOLCAT with trailer and sails. Excellent

Launched 1974. Very strongly built fiberglass

condition. $1,400 obo. (408) 732-2434.

sloop, 3 cabins, 2 heads, refrig, propane stove, Perkins 50, Loran and radar, roller furling jib and

GULFSTAR 50 KETCH. Great White. Terrific

construction. Queen size forward cabin, fireplace,

main, 4 sails, spinnaker pole, 8 man raft, two

liveaboard, watermaker, generator, w/fax, radar,

bathtub, propane water & stove, sleeps 8, Ford

anchors. Ready to cruise. (808) 944-6615.

Loran, Ham radios, diesel heater, RDF, VHF,

diesel. Hawaii veteran. New tanks. $45,000 obo.

VHF, GPS, SatNav, radar, H AM, SSB, weatherfax,

knot, WS, depth, Vac-U-Flush head, IBM com¬

332-2468.

watermakers, solar power, electric windlass, 4

41-FT TRIMARAN KETCH. Professionally built.

anchors, 2 autopilots, 2 fathometers, satellite

TAYANA 42-FT, 1983. Cntr cockpit. Cutter rig.

puter, Perkins diesel, microwave, much more.

Best cruiser around. Full electronics, SSB, RDR,

Great condition, equip, list available. $137,000.

77-FT RHODES STEEL KETCH, built by Burger

EPIRB, new propane oven, reefer/freezer, extra

autohelm, roller furl, cruising spinnaker, refrigera¬

Call Alex (415) 368-5488 (days & eves).

1947, rebuilt 1992, $250,000 obo. Presently sta¬

sails, workbench, dinghy with o/b, 56 hp dsl,

tioned in Costa Rica. Write to: Galaxx Inc., P.O.

folding prop, 3 blade prop, many spares. Needs

microwave. Very clean. $150,000. No brokers.

44-FT FELLOWS & STEWART Island Clipper

Box 250, Selma, CA 93662 or P.O. Box 340,

cosmetic repairs due to hurricane damage. Lo¬

Call (415) 301-0828 (Iv msg). Sausalito berth.

sloop, 1946. Volvo Penta diesel, full equipped,

Puntarenas,,Costa Rica.

cated in Mexico. $19,000. (619) 747-4796.

tion, on demand hot water. AC/DC TV, VCR,

LWL 30', beam 9'6", displacement 22,500,1 1/8" 46-FT PILOTHOUSE CUTTER. Ted Brewer de¬

fir, designer Merle Davis. Hauled out at W.

sign, equippedforworld cruising andliving aboard.

Pittsburg. Needs recaulking and refastening.

Low engine hours. Commissioned 1982. $129,000.

$15,000. (209) 825-0564.

31-FTSEARUNNERTRIMARAN. A-frame,clean strong boat, 9.9 o/b. Dinghy, VHF, etc. $13,900.

CLASSICS

(415) 883-8841.

Trades possible. Can be seen on the Napa River by appointment. (707) 224-1576.

1986 DEL REY 50, factory built hull & deck.

CAL 40,1966. Perkins dsl, wheel steering, dodger,

UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE ECONOMY?

Cut

38-FT NEW CRUISING CAT, sleek, fast, out¬

ST winches, Autohelm, lots of sails. $45,000.

office expenses w/Classic 1947 Matthews power

standing cruiser/liveaboard. $100,000. Call for

Good condition. (510) 521-3596.

yacht for an office.

pictures and specs. (415) 331-3215.

Built in hi-tech office w/

liveaboard capabilities for entrepreneur w/need

12,500 lb lead ballast installed. Inexpensive storage/working area. Misc. stuff. $10,500. Call (510)

CAN'T SELL YOUR BO AT? Why not donate it to

for one person office. Total cost/mo. $600. in¬

34X18 CATAMARAN. Dragon Wings (Jan'92

932-4339.

a worthy sailing cause? By donating your vessel to

cludes taxes and maintenance. Computer, scan¬

"Looking Good” centerfold),

UC Berkeley’s Water Safety Program you’ll help

ner, Mass micro storage, laser printer, fax in¬

epoxy ply hulls, biplane Chinese lug rig. Alaska/

TARTAN 40. Custom order (1989) famous 40-ft.

us to get kids and adults into the sport we love. Call

cluded. Even if you never use the power yacht

Mexico vet under original owner, solidly built in

Balsa core super strong hull/deck, watertight bulk¬

Rob Anderson at 642-8556 to see just how easy

capabilities this makes economic sense. Owner

1980, documented. $15,000 obo. (415) 967-7022

heads (BOC spec.), collision chamber, step down

it can be.

was delighted with this arrangement but is abroad

eves.

Wharram inspired

and must sell. Price has plummeted to new low of

mast, extra rigging, direct outflow cockpit, internal

PROFESSIONALLY BUILT 1968 documented

rain collecting system. Fiberglass dodger. More.

50-FT STEEL CUTTER ’90, round bottom, flush

$38,000. Over $80,000 has been invested in this

Equipped for extensive ocean sailing. Price neg.

deck, center cockpit, teak dodger, 5' draft-twin

40-ft. yacht in excellent condition.

The capital

Piver trimaran sloop. Assessed at $32,500 owner

(415) 726-2560.

keels, 62 hp Ford diesel, 235 gal fuel, 390 gal

costs can be depreciated and the operating costs

will finance with $15,000 down or $26,000 cash full price. Call for details. (707) 937-0540.

water, radar, SatNav, VHF, life raft, dinghy, inflat¬

expensed with resulting cost $100-$200/mo. Think

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 41,1978, ketch. Take

able, full batten main, storm sails, dual refrigera¬

about it! (415)332-7757.

the plunge - now is the time. All teak interior,

tion and 12V systems, 3-cabin layout, 2 heads,

PIVER 26 TRIMARAN.f/g over plywood,VHF,o/b,

custom extras, circular dinette, Alpha AP, ProFurl,

insulation, beautiful wood interior. New Zealand

nice cozy bunk. Great fun on the Bay. $1,450 obo.

Maxwell electric windlass, refrigeration, dodger,

built, South Pacific, Alaska vet, new L.P. 1/2 replacement: $225,000. No trades. (619)298-5118.

much more. Call for brochure and list. $79,000.

(510) 526-7010.

MULTIHULLS

(707) 579-4298.

HOBIE18,1989. Excellent condition. Fully race equipped. Includes galvanized trailer, 2 sail boxes, 2 sets of sails. Only $2,900. (408) 365-7246.

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Full Batten Mainsails

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EAST BAY SAIL CLEANING One week on sail repairs.

Free estimates.

Bogart-Goring Sailmaker (510)523-9011

COMPETITIVE CANVAS AND CUSTOM CUSHION 1544 PARK STREET, ALAMEDA, CA 94501 • (510) 522-1269

Elegant customized curtains, cushions, bedding.

Beautiful Sunbrella Canvas Sail, Hatch covers.

Special offer: Bring in your sail cover. 1 will reproduce it for ONLY $15/LFT. Offer expires Dec. 31,1992.

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Five year timeshares available on 46' custom, performance cats to be based in LaPaz. 4 double staterooms, bridgedeck salon, composite construction, wing masted "rockets".

Info, packet: San Diego Multihulls • 1353 Park Hill Lane, Escondido, CA 92025 • (619) 489-6106.

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SACRAMENTO

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DIESEL FUEL FILTERING Process Scrubs, Polishes, Removes Algae, Dirt, Rust & Water from Diesel Fuel.

Includes Internal Tank Wash Down.

Save Your Injectors, Costly Engine Repair & Down Time.

Your Berth or Boat Yard. (510) 521-6797

CAPE COD CATBOAT 18'2" Herreshoff America

SEASTAR 460. Move up to a beautiful, luxurious

32’ - 36' SLOOP RIG PILOTHOUSE wanted.

f/g, gaff rigged, 2 berths, large cockpit, 7.5 hp

TRADE: ONE BEDROOM HOUSE with water¬

46-ftyacht, Brewer design. Pilothouse: yearround

1970+ Vintage (Gulf, Skookum etc.) Reasonable

Evinrude, draft center board 20" to 4' great for Bay

front acre on inside passage in Alaska with 24'

sailing, dual steering stations. Fully equipped:

condition (some fixer-upper OK). Please contact

& Delta. Berthed at Vallejo Municipal Marina “F"

Westerly sloop for cruising sailboat. Spectacular

autopilot, Loran, more. Sleeps 8 privately. Cutter

“Bill" at P.O. Box 20128, Portland, OR 97220 or

location. R. Buck, Box 171, Haines, AK 99827.

dock behind Remarks Restaurant. $3,900. (707)

rig. Roller furling. 1/4 partnership. $9,500 + $400/

226-1338.

(503) 775-3414 (eves), (503) 255-5330 (dys),

(907)766-2811.

month. 668-4312.

(503) 252-6109 (FAX).

SEASTAR 46. This beautiful cutter rigged wheel-

LIVEABOARD BOAT WANTED: Recent college

reefs, roller-jib, traps, dodger, forward trampoline

house sailboat has two 25% partnerships avail¬

grad, avid sailor looking for liveaboard. Will pay

accepts fent. $1,200 or trade part or all for marine

able. Equipped with Loran, autohelm, furling jib,

slip fees. Have xlht refs. Derik, (510) 490-3009)

equipment. (415) 349-1330 (eves).

WANTED: FLICKAHULL. Will consider any stage of completion. Also, Flicka plan package. Write:

to 50’ cruising sailboat, under $80,000. House on

Joe Bendrick, 119-B Southampton Lane, Santa

5 acres, or 4 plex. Trade one property. Call (916)

Cruz, CA 95062. Call: (408) 426-3513.

938-4179 (msg) will return your call.

16-FT CHRYSLER CATAMARAN w/trailer. Jiffy

POWER & HOUSEBOATS

refrig., h/c water, etc. Buy in $7,500 with payout $400/mo. five years. Fantastic yacht/fantastic buy.

Call Steve (916) 967-9913.

46-FT CHRIS CRAFT CONSTELLATION 1964.

Repowered '88 twin 454 Chevy engines, fresh

OLSON 30 PARTNERSHIP. Extremely well main¬

water cooled, new prop shafts, canvas, bottom

tained boat with all go fast upgrades including

paint, fully equipped, well maintained, recent

double spreader rig, rebuilt (jock-strap) mast step,

PROFESSIONAL COUPLE/DAUGHTER, previ¬

haulout, current survey. Oyster Point Marina, SSF.

& upgraded back stay. Four chutes plus North

ous circumnavigators, searching for well founded

Ideal liveaboard! $75,000. (415) 952-6522.

Kevlar jibs & full batten main. Full electronics

liveaboard cruising yacht. Owner financing pre¬

including Loran, KVH compass, & Signet Smart

ferred. David Hare (415) 968-5133 (wk), (415) 599-9344 (hm).

TRADE MT. SHASTA AREA PROPERTY for 40’

USED GEAR

HISTORIC TUGBOAT custom conversion into

Pak. Epoxy barrier in 1990 & new bottom paint,

floating home. 65' x 16', 1200 sq' of unique com¬

every year since. Skipper & crew very committed

SAILS FROM ERICSON 35 MKII, Short rig. Only

fort and hand-crafted beauty. Ideal for living, of¬

to one design racing. Join a strong and exciting

a couple left: North main in excellent shape with

fice, studio, Bed N'Breakfast. One-of-a-kind.

one design class. (415) 469-5024.

TRADE

$76,000. (510) 253-9496.

lots of life left, ,$450. Half ounce Sobstad chute (40.26 x 25.2) in excellent condition, $1,000.

Ounce-and-a-half Sobstad 95% tri-radial, (40.26

28-FT OWENS MOTOR YACHT. Very restor-

HAVE HOME WITH PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP

able, great opportunity for the right person in

WANTED

Sausalito. Possible liveaboard. Must sell cheap ASAP. $1,995 obo. Call (415) 331-5836.

x 23.65); excellent condition, $1,000. Mylar #1,

Lake of the Pines Auburn area, east of Sacra¬

very good condition, $450. P=34, E=13, 1=40,

mento. Enjoy waterskiing, tennis, golf. Spectacu¬

J=14. (415)435-5165.

lar view lake and mountains. 5 acres, 4 bedrooms

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3 bath, 2 fireplaces. Will Trade $100-$175,000

COAST GUARD SERIES DROGUE for 30' sail¬

NEEDED: CHARTS for Western Pacific, Alaska

equity for newer quality cruiser 37'-41'. Total price

boat. The best drogue. 100 - 5" dacron cones; 360’

and Australia. (206) 885-6532, (206) 783-9221.

home $349,000. (916) 268-2404 (home) (916)

x 3/4” nylon; complete manual, specs. Requires

786-9181 (office).

only final assembly, bridle, swivel. Deploy off your

ANTIQUES WANTED. Sextants, diving helmets,

stem in Force 12; go below, play Scrabble. $300.

chronometers, large binnacles, spy glasses, big

REAL ESTATE SINGLE FAMILY house, high

anchors, old brass clocks, flare guns, lamps and

positive income. Sacramento, Ca. Also 55 acres

30-FT ERICSON, MARK II, Strokes is in excellent

lights,genuinescrimshaw, naval swordsand arms,

in Arkansas. Trade for 35 to 45 sailboat. Bill

condition, carries ten sails and is fully equipped for

bells. Stu Johnson, 710 T aylor Ave #B, Alameda,

Crosby (916) 635-7447.

racing or cruising with two V bunks, two singles, a

CA 94501. (510) 523-1089,3-10 PST.

complete galley and an Atomic 4 engine. Half interest, $7,500. Bud (415) 321-3219.

(510) 658-5797.

CRUISING PACKAGE $3,500. Metal sextant, plastic sextant. H.D. - 229 volumes 1 through 4.

T.l. Navigation Pac. Celestial course books, work

FOR SALE: Two registered Arabian geldings.

sheets, ploting etc. Loran C Micrologic Explorer.

LARGE ANCHOR, Bruce or CQR, 125 pounds

Excellent family horses, good dispositions, fun all

Power Survivor. Furuno 1720 radar. Charts from

plus. Single stern davitt, 500 pound plus capacity.

around riding horses, complete tack forone horse.

Seattle to mainland Mexico and cruising guides by

33-FT PEARSON. Partner wanted. Well main¬

Going cruising, need spares for 74 foot sailboat,

For sale or trade for Catalina 22 with trailer or

Jack Williams 1 & 2, Dix Brow. Charley's (with

tained by neat-nicks. Berthed Richmond marina, new paint over epoxy bottom, new S.S. exhaust.

snatch blocks, snap shackles, one inch anchor

comparable boat. Will deliver horses to your pas¬

rode, pumps, line, etc. (805) 658-0776.

ture. Call (209) 245-5677.

corrections and margin notes). Also, 32 foot sloop for sale or trade. $30,000 obo. (206) 293-4495.

One-half interest $5,900 and one-half monthly

WANTED TO BUY: 1) Charts along the main path

WOODWORKER WANTED for interior work on

FOR SALE: 43 watt solar battery charger, Si¬

expenses $295/mo. Call (707) 794-2179.

from Seattle to Glacier Bay. 2) Reversible electric

motorsailer. Will swap 30' petite, fast, D utch cutter

emens solar industries, model M65, used two

Jib, main, cruising spinnaker all only 2 yrs. old.

windlass, 700# capacity or more, for chain. John

for several months labor, or completion of work.

weeks, purchased for $460, sell for $300 obo.

PEARSON VANGUARD 32 (1/3 partner $250/

Reynolds (510) 527-0422 (before 10AM or after

(510)523-9011.

Contact Frank at (408) 358-5155.

mo) Nice cond, great Bay or coastal cruiser.

7PM daily).

Sleeps 6, South Beach Berth. '92 bottom paint.

CRESTED BUTTE, Colorado ski acreage (1.6 +

UNDERWATER VIDEO CAMERA Gates Cus¬

or -) w/views of lifts, city lights, 14,000' peaks,

tom Housing, Magnavox VHS C. All accessories.

ley, or Emeryville. Excellent references. (510)

ready to build. Trade for38-50' fast cruiser in good

$2,500 new. Asking $1,500. Mint condition. Sample

862-1487.

condition. No f/c. Rick (707) 836-0957.

videos available. (408) 997-7818, Alex.

New Hogin sails. Pedestal strng, Atomic 4, Loran.

BOAT TO LIVE ON part time in Alameda, Berke¬

(510)635-6421.

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APELCO DXL6300 Loran C with coupler, manual

36-FT BOAT SLIP FOR RENT Pier 39 at San

WANTED: COUPLETOSAIL Hawaii, Marquesas,

and bracket. Near new. $200.150' + 5/16 BBB

Francisco. $220/month+utilities. (206) 669-2511.

Tahiti, Hawaii, June-December 1994. 43-ft

MUST SELL 50-FT BERTH at Pier 39, San Fran¬

call: John Hutton, PO Box 1442, Wainaie, HI

cisco. $38,000 obo. Terry Stout (303) 385-1841.

96792 or call (808) 842-1793 for details.

MISCELLANEOUS

galv. anchor chain, near new. $100. Both off new boat. Larry, (415) 573-7870.

BARBARY COAST BOATING CLUB. The Gay INVERTER 500W Never used, $150. Weems &

Yacht Club serving Northern California meets the

Plath Galileo Nav computer, new in box, $150.

third Wednesday of each month at the Berkeley

Honda generator EM500, used 2 hrs, $180.

Yacht Club. Visitors are welcome. For information

Heathkit depth flasher & knot log, unassembled,

please call (415) 905-6267.

Pearson, fully found, share expenses. Write or

SEEKING CREW MEMBER for spring cruise to S. Pacific and New Zealand aboard46-ft cutter. Must,

PROPERTY FOR SALE/RENT

be compatible, reliable and willing to share chores and expenses. Please reply to “Cruise" c/o 226

$90 for both. Gimballed single burner stove, never

Union St. #2, San Rafael, CA 94901.

TOWING VEHICLE. Restored 1974 Suburban.

used, $25. (408) 438-2044.

454. Towing package. Heavy duty suspension.

MOOREA,

SPINNAKER SAIL 24' x24'x 14’ and 8’ spinnaker

Overhauled motor, transmission plus new tires,

d’Opunohu. 295 meters of shoreline including

BAY RACING WANTED. Woman, 23, with con¬

pole, like new, $350 obo. 33 new frames for 25'

battery, belts, hoses, running boards. New paint.

owner's redwood 2 bedroom home, Boutique and

siderable dinghy racing and some Bay cruising

Piver Mariner trimaran with plans and instruc¬

Custom cover. Air conditioning, tape deck. Looks

approx. 2 acres of land between shore and circle

experience looking for boat (prefer South Bay) for

tions, $250 obo. (510) 846-3941.

new inside-outside. All work documentation.

island road, white sand beach, deep water pier,

regular crewing. Focused on going fast, having

$6,500 firm. (510) 687-5239.

lawns, coconut & fruit trees^rivacy. Excellent

fun, learning, and winning. New to CA. Call Meg

investment opportunity in related touristic enter¬

(415) 856-6431

LOFFRANS“LEOPARD" WINDLASS. 1,000 watt

FRENCH

POLYNESIA,

Baie

Bosch motor, 880 lbs. maximum lift, sealed oilbath

I AM INTERESTED IN TALKING to someone

prises for recently approved 18 hole Arnold Palmer

gear box, vertical rope drum, and 5/16 Gypsy (3/

who has taken the Westlawn Yacht Architecture

golf course and hotel nearby . Asking Swiss Francs

8 Gypsy available). List price $2,778, discount

course to see what you think of it. Call Dr. Dave,

5,500,000. Omer Darr, Box 46 Moorea, French

perience essential, family of four. Cruising South

$1,666. I’ll sell it for $1,250. This windlass is new,

(510) 741-7234. Richmond, Ca.

Polynesia. Fax (689) 56 27 32.

America coast and beyond, for two years plus, our

FOR A DOWNEAST 38: Full interior upholstery-

FISH FROM YOUR OWN DOCK. For sale by

1993. We pay expenses, ready to board now.

custom made. Brand new. (707) 778-8138.

owner, gorgeous views from 3 story 5 yr old 2 x 6

(805) 658-0776.

m700 needs some work $250 obo. 300' 5/8" nylon

SAVE. Club Nautique unlimited couples member¬

water channel minutes from San Pablo Bay. Dock

FRENCH SAILOR, 72, 5'8", 130 lbs actually

new, anchor, chain, winches 8'slO's, Cold ma¬

ship. ASA rated best school in the Western U.S.A.

can berthSO' boat. R V parking, workshop, garage,

Panama with Jeanneau 40' want for crossing

chine, etc. (408) 458-0900 (eve).

Sausalito and Alameda clubhouses. Bay sailing,

large deck. Owner may carry second loan to

Pacific, one crew companionship female, aged

ocean racing, and cruising opportunities. Classes

qualified buyer. $340,000. Carneros area, Napa

40-45, Vietnamese are welcome. Write with photo

C.A.R.D. RADAR DETECTOR New Sept. '92,

guaranteed. Perfect X-mas gift. Sandra (510)

(707) 253-9130.

cost$428. Works great, sell $250.(415)479-5622.

465-2781.

GIBB HARDWARE: Winches, winch handles,

CLUB NAUTIQUE. Unlimited family membership.

New carpeting and paint, fireplace. $89,000. Owner

CREW WANTED M/F aboard 38-ft cutter leaving

turnbuckles, shackles, snapshackles, turning

Full range of training basic through offshore. Ac¬

finance. 383-4514, 388-9045.

for Mexico and Costa Rica mid January. Call

blocks, small goosenecks, deadeyes, blocks and

tive social and cruising calendar including Antiqua

pulleys. Lots of bronze hardware. Boxes of misc.

Race Week. Resale privilege. Current member¬

WANTED: TWO CREW PERSONS cruising ex¬

children are 4 and 5, 74-ft yawl, depart February

not used. (707) 895-2813.

SATNAV MAGNAVOX MX 4102 $350 obo. Life

engineered, insulated home with dock on deep

raft 4-person Avon offshore $1,750 obo. SSB ic

before 12/12/92. Aratika Panama Canal Yacht Club, Box 5041, Cristobal, Rep. of Panama.

CHARMING Sausalito 1 bd, 1 bath, Floating Home.

Darby (415) 565-2579 (eves).

hardware. All English made. All new in factory

ship price $4,125. Give yourself an early X-mas

MOONLIGHT ON THE BAY and you at my side.

wrappers. Cheap. (707) 542-7245(eves), (707)

gift. $3,500. Call (510) 837-0531 (eves), (510)

Very handsome WM, early 50's, wants something

542-7245(wk).

523-3949 (days).

BULLET-PROOF 9.5 ounce dacron storm jib by

NAUTICAL ANTIQUES FOR SALE. Marinepaint-

Sobstad. Luff=20.6, Leech=14.89, Foot=10.25.

ings, antique telescopes (3), antique Chelsea

Perfect condition, never used. $395 is 75% of

ships bell clock, wood and brass ship ladder, etc.

WANTED: CREW. Prefer local student. Bay

sailing, weekend the Delta, or dance the night

replacement value. Don’t head for the blue with¬

Call Ken (415) 759-7575.

daysailing, weekdays, weekends and/or vaca¬

away at Sam’s. Owner/skipper of a very bristol

more than Bay Guardian ads can provide, a lady

CREW

out one of these. (415) 435-5165.

MICROLOGIC ML8000 LORAN w/antenna, like

BERTHS & SUPS

new, $400 obo. Givens 6-man life raft, needs inspection, $800 obo. (415) 738-1728 (pager) or

companion interested in romance and sailing.

Walks on the beach, wine by an open fireplace, and petting puppy dogs are nice, but lets go Bay

tions. 37-ft well equipped cruising sloop. S.F.

Bristol 30 wishes your company. Please be single,

cityfront location. Contact Box 424,227 Ellis St.,

pretty, healthy, trim, free as the wind, and know

SF, CA 94102.

starboard from freeboard. Short note and photo

46 YEAR OLD BUSINESSMAN, novice, recent

7614, Berkeley, CA 94707.

please. All photos returned. Write: Bristol, PO Box sailing school graduate looking for experience

(415) 435-1101 (msg).

FOR RENT: 40 X 13.5 FOOT, double-finger,

before buying. Available on Sat. or Sun., morning

TALL, BLONDE, VIVACIOUS model-sailor-an-

upwind boat slip. Emeryville, California. $175/

or afternoon, on the Bay, S.F. docks. I need some

thropologist-adventurer, non-smoking, experi¬

month (12th month free). Lease-option to pur¬

guidance but am a willing student.

enced first mate/cook for charter or private sail/

chase also available. (702) 345-0535 (Iv msg).

921-5158, (510) 732-9600, ext. 234).

Call (415)

motor yachts, seeks captain with boat cruising to warmer climes. Call Susan (510) 601-6739.

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references. Racing resume available. Contact

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45-FT SLOOP ISOBAR REQUIRES CREW next

ronmentalist, writer and would love to explore, sail

53 YEAR YOUNG SKIPPER tall, good looking,

position on yacht or charter boat. Skilled in all

spring and summer from Lisbon to England,

& dive in southern warm waters with a NS, LD

healthy & strong, looking for first mate to go on 1

yacht repairs, maintenance and management.

Scandinavia, Russia (St. Petersburg). Leave

male of compatible values, interests and age.

year + trip. Leaving Oct. '93 via Panama, Car.,

Local or Pacific deliveries accepted. Ref. avail¬

Lisbon April 1, return Sept. 1. Ocean experience

Puedo hablar Espanol, pocito. Call Leslie (206)

Azores, Med. Lady to be 35-48, no smoking, no

able. Please call (707) 762-1899.

in rough weather absolutely required as Bay of

385-9599 or write: P.O. Box 467, PortTownsend,

dope, trim and good looking but does not have to

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be a beauty or a model. No sailing experience

food costs. Call (415) 332-7757.

necessary. Call day or evening (707) 938-1426.

HELP WANTED

SUN, SAIL, SURF, SEX. 42 WM experienced

VENTURE 21. Swing keel, main & jib, trlr new

biuewater skipper seeks, three well educated,

AMBITIOUS, ATHLETIC, ADVENTUROUS, Aus¬

athletic, adventurers to help prepare and sail 37'

tralia bound but landlocked crew looking for pas¬

Searunner on extended world cruise. Please con¬

sage by sun down under. Ready to go after Jan 1,

FABRICATOR/RIGGER. Bay Riggers is looking

See at Alameda Marina dry berth #723. $2,250.

tact David (707) 557-5568 (Iv msg).

1993. Great spirit, great attitude & modest. Rich¬

for a qualified metal fabricator and rigger. Duties

Call Ken (415) 872-5914 (dys), (415) 592-6395

ard Idstrom (415) 775-6975.

would include spar building, stainless and alumi¬

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CREW WANTED for 48-ft C & C cutter. Leaving E.

tires, 4.5 hp Evinrude, head, bunk cushions, roller reef boom, KM, new rigging & sheets, exc. cond.

num fabrication in addition to field installations of

Coast Jan. ’93 for return to S.F. via intracoastal,

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rigging equipment. Applicant should be energetic,

Fla, Carribean, Canal & Mexico. Itineryary flex¬

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self motivated with a high regard for quality. Please

structed for world cruising in ease and comfort.

ible. Local owner/skipper. Compatible & fun crew

Bay sailor. Will leave at the drop of a hat. Clyde,

call Patrick at (415) 332-5757.

Cored fiberglass hull, beautiful use of woods,

for all/part voyage. Experience preferred. Share expenses. Peter, 456-7829.

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KM, sp. and direction. Very clean and ocean

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SAMS.158 San Leandro Marina.61 Nelson's Marine.168

Scanmar Marine Products.63

Hackworth Insurance.53

Nor Cal Yacht.10,1 1,12,13

Scan Marine Equipment .24

Harken.68

Nor Pac Yacht.161

Schoonmaker Point Marina.50

Caliber Yachts .34

Hayne Sails .135

North Beach Canvas.149

Seabreeze Limited.149

ABC Yachts.166

Calif. Maritime Academy .160

Helmut's Marine Service.135

North Sails .35

Sika Corp.32

Adventure Cat Inc.124

Caughey & Associates, Brokers ..164

Helms Yacht Sales .14

O'Neills Yacht Center.30

Sobstad.37

Al’s Boaters Supply.51

City Yachts .23

Hewett Marine.55

Oceanic Yacht Sales.160

Solar Electric.158

Alameda Multihulls.39

Classic Marine.124

Hogin Sails.30

Olympic Circle Sailing Club.66

South Beach Harbor.9

Alpha Marine Systems .57

Club de Yates Palmira.28

Hood Sailmakers.26

Oyster Cove Marina .29

Sparky Marine Electrics.157

Altamarine Electronics.59

Club Nautique .48

Integre .162

Pacific Coast Canvfas .20

Spinnaker Shop, The.20

American Battery.158

Conch Charters.124

International Paints.53,55

Pacific Marine Exchange.61

Spurs .27

American International Ind. Tool . 158

Crane & Assoc., D.F.105

J-Boats West .15,161

Pacific Rim Expeditions.125

Stanford University.23

American Sails.1 19

Cruiser Education .33

Johnson-Hicks.51

Pacific Yacht Imports.164

Starbuck Marine Canvas.64

Arena Yachts .25

Cruising World Pacific.6,7

Kappas Marina.24

Passage Yachts .4,5

Steiner Binoculars.57

Argonaut Yacht Brokers.164

Custom Yachts.162

Karl's Auto & Marine .49

Pelafoam.158

Stockdale Marine

Armchair Sailor.46

Davis .55

Kensington Yacht.19

Penninsula Marine Services.20

& Navigation Center.160

Bailiwick Sails and Canvas.157

DeWitt Studio .135

Lager Yachts.163

Performance Charters.125

Stone Boat Yard.65

Baja Naval.149

Diesel Fuel Filtering.1 19

Larsen Sail.42

Petaluma Marina.135

Sutter Sails.29

Ballena Bay Yacht Brokers.163

Downwind Design .133

Leading Edge Sails .63

Pettit-Morry .33

Svendsen's Boat Works.31

Ballena Isle Marina.167

Eagle Yacht Sales.43

Lee Yachts, Bill .69

Pineapple Sails.3

Swedish Marine .38

Bay Bridge Yachts .164

Edgewater Yacht Sales. 163

Lee Sails.149

Pioneer Marketing .57

TAP Plastics.44

Bay Riggers.21

Edinger.25

List Marine.158

Port Sonoma-Marin .52

Target Enterprises.59

Bay Ship & Yacht .59

Emery Cove Marina.134

Mac Donald Yachts .165

Tasker, Roily Sailmakers.25

Bay Yacht Service.65

Emeryville City Marina.32

Marin Yacht Sales .162

Port Supply.22 Premier Yacht Sales .165

Baytronics.47

Encinal Yacht Club .21

Marina Village.41

Pryde, Neil Sails' .159

Tradewind

BC Navigation.56

Essex Credit.67

Marine Canvas Shop.159

Raiatea Carenage .148

Sailing Center.58,60,62

Berkeley Marina.21

Fair Tide Technologies.1 19

Marine International .149

Railmakers SF Bay.39

Trask Yachts, Don.161

Boater's Friend.49

Farallon Electronics.101

Mariner Boat Yard.16

Regatta Yacht Sales .164

Tropical Island Yacht Mgt.125

Boy Scouts - Old Baldy Council . 163

Farallone Yachts Sales .43

Mariner Products.149

Repo Hotline.161

Vallejo Marina.54

Boy Scouts - San Francisco .32

Fortman Marina .18

Mariner Sq Yachting Cnt .10-17

Richmond Boat Works.40

Voyager Marine.Ill

Boy Scouts - Stanford .51

Ganis.33

Marion, Sails by.133

Richmond Yacht Service.1 1 1

Warrior Sails.25

British Marine .47

Gianola & Sons .*..1 35

Maritime Electronics.27

Robert E. White Instruments.61

West Coast Yachts .160

Brisbane Marina .47

Glen Cove.161

McGinnis Insurance.24

S.F. Boat Works.134

West Marine.70,71,72,73,74,75

Brokaw Yacht Sales, George .164

Gold Coast Yachts.159

Metal Design .134

Sail Exchange.157

Western Boat Listings.159

Bruno's Island Resort.25

Golden State Diesel.158

Metal Magic.47

Sail Fiji.125

Zal Adventures.105

Gorman, Bill, Yacht Sales.17

Minney's .157

Sailing Connection, The .8

Wesfwind Precision Details.51 Whole Earth Access.63

California Custom Canvas.65

Grand Marina.2

Monterey Bay Fiberglass .28

Sailing Master.45

Whyte & Co.133

Sal-Marine Electronics .64

Group SF.53

Morningstar Productions.27

Sailworks.158

Z-Spar.28

Tedrick-Higbee.23

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1978 Blue Heron Manmita 33'. Impressive, well constructed and fast. Performs well in heavy air- perfect Bay Area boat! Ready for cruising or competitive club racing. New Yanmar diesel. Many extras. Custom trailer available. $24,900.

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TARTAN 40, 1989

Tri cabin layout • Just varnished • Microwave

Custom built, kevlar reinforced hull, very strong

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Wood burning fireplace

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Utilizing the waters of the Carquinez Straits and San Francisco Bay, C.M-A. welcomes vessels of all types, marine equipment, and training aids, The California Maritime Academy Foundation receives no government support. Your TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION will be used for demonstration and as training aids, or will be sold to advance the instructional program.

DONATE YOUR VESSEL TO THE CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADEMY! For additional information and free brochure, call or write: CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADEMY FOUNDATION, INC. P.O. Box 327 N vaiiejo, ca 94590 Josnne Cecil 1-800-472-2623

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24' 29' 29' 30' 33' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 35' 44’

J/24, '90.26,000 J/29, '84.33,000 J/29, '83.24,000 J/30, '79.32,500 J/33, '89.78,000 J/35, '87.87,500 J/35, ’84.69,500 J/35, '90.95,000 J/35, '85.76,500 J/35, '91.

110,000 Santana, '80.39,900 Santana, '80.....32,950 J/44, '90.315,000

CRUISER 28' Islander, '78 .22,500 29' Cal 29,'74..19,800 30' Columbia, '77.19,950 47' Macintosh, '86.203,000

SIZE 39'

HI-PERFORMANCE 34' DB 1, '82.59,000 38' Soderberg, '85.

39,000 41' Farr, ’83/’91.159,000

30’ 33’ 34’ 36’ 40'

RACER/CRUISER CS 30, '86.49,000 C &C, '76 .35,000 Farr 10/20, '84.54,950 Islander, '72.45,000 C & C 40, '80 .79,995

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40,000 20,000 52,000 36,000 70,000 7,500 8,500

'77 PERFECT CONDITION CUSTOM BUILT WOOD/FG, WESTERBEKE

21'

REVENGE

'88

454 OLDS ENGINE V-8, GOOD SKI BOAT

25' 27'

CRUISER

MERCURY 260 HP, FULL DELTA CANVAS, CLEAN

17,000 10,000

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454 JET

4,000

125 O/B

5,000

350 MERC

7,800

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70 TWIN V8

8,500

X 26’ X 27'

CRESTUNER ’80 TWIN V8 FORMULA '84 TWIN V8

28,500

X 28'

DONZI

'68

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37,500

X 30'

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'90

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54,900

4,000 8,000

4,000

18,500

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TYPE

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19,500 ..24,950

POWER 24' Bayliner,'87.22,000

..84,950 .. 88,500 105,000

26' Cruisers Inc., '88.38,500 28' Carver, '85.39,500 34' Nautiline,'73 .22,500

Call if you need directions to our office. (510) 523*8502 (The data furnished is believed to be correct but not guaranteed.)

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NORPAC YACHTS

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SAN RAFAEL YACHT HARBOR 557 Francisco Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94107

(415) 485-6044

•FAX (415) 485-0335

1986 52’ CUSTOM BUILT COLVIN DESIGN. Just returned from Mexico ready to go again.

Price reduced to $99,500 through December.

SAIL 23' WILDERNESS, 77.$

3,000

27’

8,500

CATALINA.2 FROM $

27’

DUFOUR, 78...$ 15,900

30' 30'

CAL 3-30, 74,11 sails.OFFERS FRIENDSHIP, 70, wood.$ 25,000

30’

NEWPORT.3 FROM $ 22,500

34' 35'

COLUMBIA, 71.$ 29,000 FANTASIA,'77.$ 55,000

35' 37'

ALC SLOOP, 71.$ 25,000 SEARUNNER> 79.$ 33,000

38' 44'

PACIFIC, 78...-.....$ 84,500 PETERSON/E1CHENLAUB, '79 aluminum, 18 sails.$ 79,000

46'

CAL 2-46 CUSTOM, 74.

$140,000

(707) 552-4206 • (800) 281-9224 FAX: (707) 552-4296 WE'VE MOVED! WE'RE NOW AT THE VALLEJO MUNICIPAL MARINA 2ND FLOOR YACHTMASTERS. TAKE 780 WEST FROM 80, CURTOLA PARKWAY, LEFT ON HARBOR WAY. 1 HARBOR WAY.

41' Formosa '80, Perkins dsl, teok decks, Irveoboard $62,000

29' Bristol

43' Gran Mariner auiset/liveobootd, Urn saew, gen $69,000

24' Cape Dory '84 dossk pockt auising trawler, Westetbeke dsl

SAIL - PARTIAL LIST* 22' 24' 25' 26' 26' 27' 27' 30' 30' 31' 33' 34' 35'

CATALINA. .'83. .3,500 COLUMBIA. .Great Bay cruiset.... .2,999 BAHAMA . .diesel, inboord..6,000 .6,500 PEARSON. .CALL DAWSON .2 from 9,950 CORONADO .7,500 CATALINA. NEWPORT. .lots of soils. .12,000 .19,000 MORGAN. .33,500 HUNTER . .31,500 HUNTER .

WINTHROP WARNER snotless . .31,500 .42,900 JASON.

HeteschoH design, l/B, classic look $12,000

POWER 16'

BEACHCRAFT. ...'83, ski. .3,950

21'

IYMAN MY CRUISER.

24'

.... 3,400/OFFERS CAPE DORY. ...trowler diesel. .

29,000

26'

SEARAY SUNDANCER...-83 w/trli. .22,000 CARVER. ...'85, Spatfish. .23,000

28'

GLASPLY. ... twin BMWs. .29,900

26'

.17,900

28'

BAYUNER.

28'

TROJAN . ...super deon. .18,950

36'

CHRIS CRAP.... ... Constellotion. .INQUIRE

33'

NUNES . ... protect. .4,500

50'

HACKER CRAP.. ... twin Scripps. .OFFERS

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72' CUSTOM '80 FRERS. Built for Mr.

PERRY 47 custom ketch,

Frers' personal use. Solid, fast cruiser. Magnificent interior. $380,000.

ing w/8kwaen, air, 155hp aux, extra fuel & water, full Furling, walermaker. $235,000.

47' RHODES Motorsailer. Ideal long dis¬

C&C 38 Destiny has been well maintained and is race equipped, having won her class in '90 PHRF. Many upgrades include keel shoe, Kevlar & Mylar sails, and more. This is a proven fast passage maker! The current owners are serious sellers. Asking $55,000.

LOWRIE YACHT HARBOR: 40 Pt. San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 454-7595 FAX: 415-454-2561

QUC MEMBER

PERFORMANCE MOTORYACHT

tance coastal cruiser; 800 gal dsl, 350 gal water! Twin Perkins, flybridge. Luxurious interior, full size shower & galley. Central heat & A/C. Loaded and priced to sell!

34' Hunter, cruise ready-—43,700 35' Chris Craft Caribbean--49,500 35.5'Hunter Legend, fully equipped ..78,500

37' 41’ 48'

Express, '85, TransPac winner .85,000 Morgan O/l, '82, refurbished .. 77,000 Mapleleaf, '74, lots of room .. 118,000

Realistic and practical experience is our best guarantee that your choice of boat, for the circumstance envisioned, will be a perfect match. At Integre Marine it is our hope to make your "bluewater" dream come true!

YOUR KIWI KONHECTION

1155 Embarcadero Oakland, CA 94606

41' CT PILOTHOUSE KETCH, 1975 Dual control stations, 70 HP diesel, owners double bed, separate stall shower, your chance to cruise in comfort and style. 598,500.

Reduced to $78,500 for immediate sale!

(510) 465-6060

HORIZON 44 / ROUND BILGE

41' TRAWLER, 1983 Cheer Men PT 41. Very clean. Loaded with electronics including weather fax. 2 Perkins 200 hp engines. Stereo, microwave and more. $129,500. Now $99,500.

34' PEARSON 1984 diesel sloop.

Wheel, sleeps six, new dodger, new epoxy bottom, very clean.

Asking $68,000.

32' WESTSAIL, 1979 A nice clean factory finished model, well equipped for liveaboard or offshore cruising.

Asking $52,500.

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Fully loaded. Sailaway with fully battened main, propane stove, 9 cu. foot fridge and freezer, dual station steering, large aft cabin, double sink, heater, VHF, radar, Loran, depth sounder, log, anchor, 12 volt windlass, winches, and much more.

Price $150,000 US. Get steel for safety and durability

CUSTOM YACHTS Box 3458 Mission, BC, Canada V2U 4L1 Phone (604)826-0025 FAX (604) 820-0904

(415) 332-2060 YACHT SALES

3,000 MILE RANGE AT 8 KNOTS and Only 1.8 GPH

1306 BRIDGEWAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 • Fax 332-2067

38' PACIFIC. N.Z. built, U.S. documented, hand-laid F/G, full keel. Loaded offshore vet, incl. rodor, SatNav, Horn set, watermaker, windvane. At our docks. Try $75,000.

35' HUGHES. Canadian built, on exce'lent offshore performer. Dsl. aux, recent haul and survey, new bottom and hull painr. At our docks. Try $35,000.

28' SLOOP. East coast built, cold molded, Atomic 4 Aux., loodedw/geor, 7 soils including spinnakers. Asking $8,500.

32' ALDEN MS. Built by Cheoy Lee, full keel, Perkins Aux., Harken furling, Autopilot, great interior. Asking $37,000.

The ever popular full displacement classic Krogen 42' Trawler has now expanded her saloon liveability. Designer James S. Krogen has enriched an already ingenious tri-level design by adding 25% more saloon space.

BALIENA BAY YACHT BROKERS Leonard Lee - Broker Jack Roland - Sales

BUC

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Bob Clune-Sales Neil Riley-Sales

1150 BALIENA BL, SUITE 121, ALAMEDA, CA (510) 865-8601 • FAX (510) 865-5560

Lager Yacht Brokerage Corp.

400 Harbor Drive, Suite C, Sausalito, CA 94965 Fax:415»332*9503 Tel:415«332*9500

25' ALB1N. Motorsailer, Volvo diesel, roomy interior, real clean, well equipped. Asking $ 15,000.

50' HOUSEBOAT. Built by Stephen Bros., Stockton, 6 cyl. diesel main, full galley and head accommodates 4, beautiful interior. Only Asking $37,500.

DONATE YOUR BOAT TO SEA SCOUTS POWER OR SAIL • YOUR DONATION IS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. LET US SHOW YOU THE ATTRACTIVE VALUE AND SPEEDY TRANSFER THAT WE CAN ARRANGE. • ELIMINATE BROKER FEES, ADVERTISING AND BERTHING. • HELP INSTALL THE LOVE OF THE SEA AND BOATING INTO THE YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATE IN SEA'SCOUTING. SEA SCOUTS ARE LOOKING FOR ANY CRAFT, POWER OR SAIL, IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION. • 1992 TAX CREDIT

C & C 61’, 1972 Exceptional world cruiser, custom built with many unique features.

3 cabins/3 heads. Beautiful, spacious, ready to go.

Baltic 42’ D.P., 1982

Gulfstar 43’, 1977

Absolutely the finest Baltic 42 anywhere. Many custom features.

Race/cruise quipped.

Large, roomy, cruise equipped.

Aft cabin, great affordable liveaboard.

SELECT BROKERAGE LIST 38' SWAN, 1978 .$125,000 SWAN 411,1978 .Dramatic Reduction SWAN 441,1979 . $185,000 40' LESTER Stone Sloop, 1957.$67,500 44' LAGER, 1990.Inquire 47’ GULFSTAR, 1980 ..$145,000

47,: 53’ 57' 58' 62' 64'

SWAN, 1978 .$220,000 SWAN (2) available.$795,000 SWAN, 1979 .Inquire ALDEN BOOTHBAY, 1975.Reduced MASON Designed Ketch, 1985 .$575,000 DYNAMIQUE, 1983 .$450,000

New York • Sausalito • Seattle December, 1992

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BLUEWATER CRUISING SPECIALISTS Current Listings 58' 51' 48' 48' 46' 44' 44' 43' 43' 42' 42' 41' 41' 40' 39' 38' 38' 37' 37'

Custom Steel MS 88. 150,000 Morgan 76. 115,000 Amel Maramu '85. 215,000 Tai Chio/Rhodes MS 71 . 119,000

36'

Islander 75..45,000

36’ 36'

Islander 73 .36,000 S2 '85.69,000/PARTNERSHIP

35'

CSC Landfall'81 .55,000

Island Trader MS '81. 150,000 Mason Ketch '86. 830,000 Gulfstar '82 .135.UUU/UBU Hans Christian T '85. 189,000

35'

Rafiki '80.72,000

35'

Garden Ketch'68 .27,000

33'

Roughwater 76.35.000

30'

Baba '83.63,000

Columbia 71. .. 75.000 Cascade '75. ..67,000

30'

Yankee 74 .28,000

30'

Catalina'80 .25,000

Hunter Passage '90. 185,000 Morgan Out Island 79. ..69,900

30'

Alberg'65 .27,000

29'

Cal, 70.$15,000/OFFERS

Kings Legend 81. ..77,500 Cal '66. ..50,000

29'

Columbia'66.SOLO

28'

Columbia '68.7,000

C&C 73. ..87,500 Morgan 79. ..66,000 Hans Christian Mkll '79. 109,000

28’

Lancer'81.12,000

24'

CSC 78.OWNER WANTS OFFERS

POWER

Tayana 78. ..77,000 Ranger 74. ..42,500

Hyundai Elegant MY '89.229,000

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Has been cnjrsed! Unbeievoble inventory of equipment!

Only 210,000.

35' 0 CRUISING KETCH

51'MORGAN KETCH, 76 Osl. eng, ond gen, thiee storerooms. Complete elect, golley, woshet/dryei. Cruiser or liveoboordf Only $125,000.

ONE OWNER! INBOARD ENG., CLEAN.$11,500 PIUS NEW TRAILER, DSL ENG. LIKE NEW!.ONLY $27,500 32'BRISTOL KETCH, '80. 0SE, AUX., 4 SAILS, 00DGER, PIUS MORE.$42,500 35‘ERICSON SLOOP, '89. LIKE NEW C0ND. DSL AUX., WEll EQUIPPED $77,000 35'CT KETCH - GARDEN DESIGN! V01V0 DSL. LIVEAB0AR0...... MAKE OFFER! 35 C&C SLOOP, '84. LOADED! BEAUT. C0ND. RACER/CRUISER..OFFERS 47'KETTENBERG SLOOP. CLASSIC, PRISTINE C0N0. INQUIRE FOR DETAIL.$39,500 28'PFARSON SLOOP, 75.

Burnscratt '81 .72,000/OFFERS

28.5HUNTFR, '85.

Call for

Newman Lobster boat 78 .78,000 Chris Craft 77 .35,000

new C&C

Chris Craft Sedan '68 .17,000

yachts

Chris Craft classic '47 .7,500 Larson Center Console '87.12,000

(510) 521-9732

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First time listed! Inreoboord.

Gorden design, lull keel. Cleon ond well equipped Uveobooid a reody to ttuise! Offer

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prices on

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50' MARINER M0T0RSAI10R PILOTHOUSE CUTTER

Just returned from Pucitic cruise, reody to go ogcln. Full electronics, furling jib, genset, wotemtoker, plus everything you con think of ond more. Woke Offer

Albin Trawler '80.145,000

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MIL MacGREGOR 25,1985.Excellent condition.

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30' Rawson ■■imh.-i,,.i.2 from $18,000

41' C&C/Newport, '80 .

-$58,750

30’ Tahiti Nke!__$18,500

41' Ketteuburg. F/G, Baja Vet__$45,900

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42' Westsail.

36' Crealock. New Demo

_$99,000 36' Roberts Spray (steel) ..__ $95,000

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36' Sparhawk, '88-_OFFERS

50' Mikelson, '85. Every Extra__

33' Yamaha, '80. Fast Cruiser _$35,000

51' Aleatian, A Steal!-Lease/Option

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_27,500

52' Adams Ketch. Cruise Ready_$249,000

43' Columbia, Lease/Purchase _OFFERS

55' Swede, '82. Bristol!-$137,500

$39,000.

POWER SAFTTCRAFT SP0RTFISHER, 1961.Steel hull.

$12,900.

CATALINA27,1976.Diesel & inflatable. $9,900 KHA SHING 39,1989.Excellent condition.

ERiCSON 27,1978.Diesel, fireplace. $16,500 Twin Cummings. $129,500 MERIT 25,1983.New outboard.

TROJAN 25,1974.Excellent condition.

$7,900/owner finance

.$125,000

32' Westsail_,2 from $32,500

RAWSON 30,1964. Diesel. $15,000.

NEWPORT33,1984.Diesel/excellentcondition.

$9,900/owner finance

CAL25,1965.Good cond. $3,295/owner finance

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32* CUPPER Sloop, 76_$ 9,900 33' PEARSON Sloop, 75_$ 29,995 33* ORIENT Ketch, *62, snd «bl_$ 29,500 35' FUJI Ketdt, 73, sogl dd_$ 48,950 38* CHEOY IK Sloop, 78_$ 59,500 40* HUNTER Sloop/86_$ 85,000 41* MORGAN Sloop, *79. $ 69,000 43* YOUNGSON Ketch, '83, sogl dsl ™$ 99,500 47* VAGABOND Ketch, ’85, sngl dsl —$198,000

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Brokerage • Insurance Management 1450 Harbor Island Drive (619) 294-4545 San Diego, California 92101 Fax (619) 294-8694 38' HANS CHRISTIAN 38T, 77 cruise equipped and lots of it. Very nice boat for $109500.

36' SWAN, '68 Sparkman & Stephens as seen on the cover of Cruising World Immaculate w/dsl, lots of gear. $65,000.

40' VALIANT, 76. Hull #21. Pre-bfister era boat. In beautiful condtion. $92000.

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38'MORGAN,'84 Loaded w/equipment, ready to cruse, a pristine condtion. AP, radar, roller furling and... too much to list. $82X00.

44' PETERSON 82

Last year of the 44, recent survey says, "This is the cleanest 44 I have ever seen!" Dodger, bimini, holding plate ref & freezer, AP, good ground tackle. Hurry, this one will go fast! S115,000 32' BAYUNER '87 Twin 135hp turbo, cleaner than clean, Delta room, radar, Loran, low hours, full boat cover, $74,500/submrt all offers.

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38' HERRESHOFF

Popular Garden Force 50 C/C, cust. bit.,

A classic Cat Ketch Design. By

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one of the most respected old

lazy jacks, '91 total refit. $195,000.

world naval architects. $79,500.

C 36' ISLANDER, '77. New full on epoxy bottom, clean, rod rigging, dst. $49,000.

K 27' CORONADO, 73. Beautiful condition. Must see. $8,500.

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C/C, Fully equipped for bluewater

'88, C/C, Fast, fun, & easy to sail.

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YANKEE 28. Great pocket cruiser. Plenty of gear. $14000,

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92,500 40' NOETHSTA8,74.

77,000 38' HANS CHRISTIAN, 78_ 109900 38' MORGAN,'84.

CALL 36' ISLANDER, 76.

49500 31' CAPE GEORGE,'85.

77,000 29' CAL 2/29,75..18,500 28' YANKEE, 72.

14,000 27' CS, 80_ CAU 25' YAMAHA, 80. ...14,000 25' CAL 2-25,78_ 11,500 POWER 60' CHRIS CRAFT Flyb.MY, 74, T-G.M.12V-71 $395,000 46' HERSHINE C/P MY, '86, T 225FL D..

225,000 42' K#4C Trawler, '86, T CummingsD_129,000 42' CARVER Sedan, '87, T-454G...175,000 42' GRAND BANKS Trawler, 73, M20fdl.121 000 41' OCEAN ALEXANDER Trawler, '84, M35F ... 139,000 38' BAYUNER Sedan, '87, T-Heno.. 112,000 38' BAYUNER Sedan, 88, T-Heno D.125,000 38' BAYUNER Sean 3855, 88, T-Heno D..120,000 36' CHRIS CRAFT Sporffish, T-Merc 350 G.89,000 36' UNIFUTE Cabin cniser, '65, T/E G V8_ 4,500 32' CARVB! Mariner,'87, T-Merc 260 _ 79,500 32' BAYUNS Sedan, '87, T-Heno D.74500 28' BAYUNER Command B, '68, S-OMC_42,000

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411 LORD NELSON, '82. Quality cruising cutter, 3 private strms, cruise equip'd. Just returned from Hawaii. $139,000.

ROBERTS OFFSHORE 44D, ‘80. A heavily constructed Center Cockpit boat, built to go cruising. The rig and engine ore in excellent condition. Interior just needs a few finishing touches to a well thought out layout.

38' GOLDEN STAR, '84. Sedon trawler, centered forward, rodai, AP, Loron, refrig. $95,000.

Asking $75,000 t SAIL

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47 RHODES M S.. 71 . 119,000 47' ABEKING. 25. ..80,000 46 SEA STAR,'82. 165,000 46' SEA STAR, 82. 142,000

37' ISLANDER,'68. .44,000 37' RANGER, 74. .42,500 37' TAYANA, 1978 . .73,000 36' HERITAGE. 78. .69,000 36' ISLANDERS 73-79 .. 4 Irm 3M00 36' ISLANDER FREEPORT, 78 .72,500 36’ PEARSON, '85. .85,000 35' SANTANA, '80. .47,000

45' STARRATT. 81 . ..94,000 43'COLUMBIA, '69. ..56,000 42 TAVANA, 83. 155,000

34' BENETEAU 350, '89. .79,000 34' CORONADO, '69. .22,000 34' HUNTER, '83. .44,500

4! HANS CHRISTIAN 41T, 86169,000 41 HAR01N. 73 . ..65,000

34’WYLIE, 79. .34,000 33' SWALCOW SWIFT, 78. .50,000 32' ARIES, 79. .32,500 32' COLUMBIA, 76. .24.500

75' CUNNINGHAM, 74. 210,000 65 MacGREGOR 87.

137,500 52 CHEOY LEE. 82. 225,000 50' GARDEN KETCH, 78. 175,000

'44' SEA STAR, '82. Brewer P.H. Cutler. 2 heods w/ i 1 showers, forced air heat, windlass, rodar, AP. $ 142,000.

41' MORGAN. '81 .

41 MORGAN, 79.

4T MORGAN 73 .

41' MURRAY-PETERSON, 83

40' "SPRAY" PH, '80. Good liveaboard, staysail no Lehman dsl, dual steering stations, 2 staterooms, Pot t stove, LPU paint in ’91. Reduced $20,000. $40,000.

.. 79,500 .69,900

..70,000 .89,000 41 PEARSON. 66. ..60,000 40' 'SPRAY' PH. 80. .40,000 40 C&C. 82. .75.000 40 CHALLENGER. 74 .89,500 40 CHEOY LEE O S.. 71 . .58.000 40'ISLANDER KETCH. 72. .49,000 40' ISLANDER/PETERSON, 80 .69.000 40' MARINE TRADER, MS, '82 .85.000 40 NORTH STAR. 74 . .70,000 40 VALIANT. 1978 . .89,000 38' ERICSON. 84. .77,500 38' ERICSON, 81 . .70,000 38' MORGAN, 79. .61.000 37 HUNTER LGND. 88. 84,500

32' ERICSON, 76. .27,000 32' VALIANT, 77. .45,000 32' WESTSAIL, 75. .45,000 30' BABA, 81. .62,500 30' 8ABA, '83. .56,500 30' CATALINA, 78. 24,500 30' ISLANDER BAHAMA, '84 ..

30' PEARSON 303. '84.

30' YAMAHA, 79.

29 ERICSON. 77.

.32,500 46,666 .25,000

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28 ISLANDER, '85. 30,000 28 PEARSON, 86 . 39.500 28 PEARSON, 85 . 29,500 26' ERICSON, 85. 24,750

50' STEPHENS. 49' ALBIN

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47' DELTA CLIPPER, 80. .83.500 46 CHRIS CRAFT CONNIE. '63.79.000 45' LANCER, '81. ...142,500 43' PRESIDENT, '83. ...149.000 42' TA CHIAO, 77.

84 500 42' CHRIS CRAFT, '86. ...178,500 42' OWENS, '66. .59,000 40'OWENS '64 41 500

40 NEWPORT TRL, 70. Pilothouse trawler, two fireplaces, 8 kw gen., Bristol. Motivated owner. $57,000.

40' BLUEWATER, 78. .77,000 40' CRUIS-A-H0ME, 75. .55,000 39' CHRIS (STINGER)..

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38' BAYLINER, '87,. ...120,000 38' PACEMAKER, 70. .35,000 38' CHRIS CRAFT, '85. ..136.000 38’ HUNTER, '59. ....23,000 36' EGG HARBOR, 78. ..115,000 36' CHRIS CRAFT, '64. ... 26.000 35' CHRIS CRAFT, '68. ...58,500 34' HATTERAS. '64. ... 23.000 34' CHRIS CRAFT, 57. ....16.000 34' SILVERTON. 90.... 2 Iron) 104.000 33 CHRIS CRAFT 336. '84 ... 55,000 32' GRAND BANKS. '86.

32' COOPER. '89.

32 UNIFLITE, 79.

30' VEGA, 74.

41' MORGAN, 79. Center cockpit cutter, 1986 dsl with 400 hrs, AP, SSB, Loran, windlass, Bimini, dodger, refrigeration. $69,900.

.. 95.000 .... 75.000 .57.500

....33.500 28' SEA RAY, 86. ....34.000 25' SKIPJACK, '80. ....20.000

38' MORGAN, 79. Brewer design cruiser. Si refrigeration, dodger, CNG stove. $61,000.

32' WESTSAil, 75. Best known cutter windlass, variable prop., handcraftec $45,000.

52’ CHEOY LEE M/S, '82. 3 staterooms, twin diesels, 12 5kw Onon, SolNav, WeFax, oulopilol, 2 heods w/

** ISLANDERS *• 36', 78. Vintage year. Teak, oak, cane with T&H sole, 50 hp Perkins dsl, self-toiling winches. $52,500.

40’ 40' 371 36' 36' 301 28'

CldT7^ cruiser.*. $49,000 PfTRSON,-acer, i 960, wry ?asr.. .. $69,000 1968 CLASSIC_$44,000 5 from __ $36,000 FREEPORT, '78, orlsro! condition S 72,500 BAHAMA, W.wytleon.$32,500 1985, wheel, rofer firing and water pressure__$30,000

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30' BABA, '81. Highest quality cutter. Teak decks, cabin topsand cockpit. Wheel steering, green LPU hull. $62,500.

30'BABA, 1983 Tiller steering, F/G, non-skid a ond cabin tops. $58,500.

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