Latitude 38 February 1993 by Latitude 38 Media, LLC

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• Dry Storage • Heated & tiled restrooms with individual shown s • Beautifully Landscaped with ample parking • Full service Fuel Dock .end Mini Mart • Sailboat & Powerboat Brokers on site

BOATYARD & MARINE CENTER: * 60 Ton TRAVELIFT • Haulout Facilities * Electronics Sales and Service • Engine and Mechanical Repair * Machine Shop • Woodworking

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

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BULL’S EYE

ALDEBARAN*

Aldebaran is the star that marks the eye of the bull in the constellation Taurus. And Hayden Brown’s beautifully handcrafted 70' schooner “Aldebaran,” is a star indeed. What began twenty years ago as a dream is now a reality. And Hayden’s commitment to perfection in building his own boat is evident in every detail, from the box section wooden masts to the sculptured wood blocks to the inlays in the davits and 12-foot-long tiller. He demanded the same level of perfection from his sailmaker and chose Pineapple Sails to design and construct his complete inventory. We too have spent twenty years making a dream a reality: to build a reputation for making sails that outlast and outperform the rest, concentrating on precision in design and construction and using the finest materials available. Call us today for a quote. You can’t miss!

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

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February, 1993

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BENETEAU BECAUSE THE SEA DEMANDS THE BEST

Queen of the SF Sports & Boat Show

CONTENTS subscriptions calendar letters loose lips sightings designing men corinthian midwinters sailtrack pyewacket multihulls 101 max ebb hot rally, part II world of charter the racing sheet changes in latitudes classy classifieds advertisers' index brokerage .

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BENETEAU OCEANIS 440 State of the art cruising yacht . designed by ; Bruce Farr Test Drive

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Beneteau • Sat., Feb. 27 Call for space reservations

BENETEAU MODELS

PassaqeSachts _J

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First Series 62 • 53f5 • 45f5 41s5 • 38s5 35s5 • 310 Oceanis Series 510 • 440 • 400 370 • 350

COVER PHOTO: Latitude 38/Richard The dinghy dock at English Harbor, Antigua. Graphic Design: Colleen Copyright 1993 Latitude 38 Publishing Co., Inc. Latitude 38 welcomes editorial contributions in the form of stories, anecdotes, photographs - anything but poems, please; we gotta draw the line some¬ where. 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 identifica¬ tion 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 work just fine. Notification time varies with our workload, 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, request writers' guidelines from the above address.

SHOULDN'T YOUR YACHT BROKER BE A PROFESSIONAL? PARTIAL IJSTING

1983 ISLANDER 28. Excellent condition. Great one-design starter boat. $24,900.

1986 PEARSON 33. Quality construction and finish. Cruising interior, dodger, Lo¬ ra n, queen-sized aft quarter cabin. $65,900.

1988 BENETEAU OCEANIS 350. Very popular, clean and well-equipped modern cruisi ng boa t from i nd ustry leader. $69,000.

BENETEAU 375.1985. Exceptionally clean performs nee cru iser. Trad i tional teak inte¬ rior. Don't miss this one. $74,500.

1989 PASSPORT 41. Bob Perry's master¬ piece of function and beauty. Mint condi¬ tion, furling, windlass. $179,500.

26' YAMAHA, dsl, 1984, go fast. ..16,500 27' CATALINA, 1974. ..14,500 27' ISLAND PACKET, 1988 . ..55,000 28' ISLANDER, 1984. ..24,900 30' MOORE, 1985. ..32,000 30' ALBIN BALLAD, 1978, exrellent 24,000 30' DUE0UR, 1970, refurbished ....19,900 30* SANTANA, 1976, diesel.. ..21,500 31'ISLAND PACKET, 1986 . ..69,000 32' ERICS0N, 1976 .make offer 24,000 32' VALIANT, 1977 epoxy bottom .45,000 32' ISLANDER, 1977... ..28,500 32' WESTSAIL, 1979. ..52,500 33' APHRODITE, 1977. .. 24,000 33' PEARSON, 1986 . ..65,900 34' WYLIE, 1980.. ..33,000 35' ISLAND PACKET, 1989 .. 129,000 35' CHRIS CRAFT, 1963.2 from 29,900 35' NIAGARA, 1981 . ..59,500 36' PEARSON, 1985.offers 85,000 37' PASSPORT, 1988. 139,000 38' FINNSAILER Motorsailer, 1978 69,000 38' SABRE, 1988. 159,000 38' ISLAND PACKET, 1989 . 159,000 38’ MORGAN, 1979. ..61,000 38' FREEDOM, 1989. 135,000 38' BALTIC, 1983. 135,000 38' CABO RICO, 1988.;. 160,000 38' CALIBER, 1988. 134,000 40' CAPE DORY, 1985. 135,000 40' TARTAN, 1986 . 145,000 40' PASSPORT, 1987. 172,000 40' X-119, 1990. 128,000 41’MORGAN KETCH, 1979 . ..69,900 41'CT KETCH... ..59,900 41' PASSPORT, 1989. 179,500 41' NELSON-MAREK, 1982. ..59,900 41' C&C, 1984. 114,500 41' ERERS, 1988. 149,000 41THANS CHRISTIAN, 1986. 169,500 41'CAMBRIA, 1986. 249,000 42'TAYANA, 1987. 115,000 42' HALLBERG-RASSY, 1984. 160,000 42' TARTAN, 1982. 115,000 42' WHITBY, 1981. 129,500 43' HANS CHRISTIAN, 1985..... 189,000 43' SHANNON, 1986 . 229,500 43' MASON, 1982. 145,000 44' ALDEN, 1980 . 210,000 44' C&C, 1987. 149,000 44' GULFSTAR, 1980. 128,900 44' LAFITTE, 1985. 175,000 44' HYLAS, 1986. 185,000 45' BRISTOL, 1983... 235,000 49' HINCKLEY, 1973 . 285,000 49’TASWELL, 1991 .. 449,000 50' PASSPORT, 1990. 395,000 59' HINCKLEY SOU'WESTER, 1984 500,000 ♦ BENETEAU BROKERAGE » 31' BENETEAU FIRST rare, '91 __.69,000 34* BENETEAU FIRST 345, '88 ........ 79,000 34’ BENETEAU OCEANIS 350 69,000 35' BENETEAU FIRST 35s5 87^)00 37f BENETEAU FIRST 375,'85 ........ 74,500 40* BENETEAU 405, 1987-119,000 42’ BENETEAU, 1983 95,000 43’MOORINGS 432, '87.........—140,000 45' BENETEAU FIRST 45f5, '91 239,000

PassaqeHachts BROKERAGE 1220 Brickyard Cove Rd. Pt. Richmond, CA 94801 TASWELL 49. Impressively equipped in eluding bow thruster. Customized and el¬ egant. Call for appointment. $449,000.

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

ISLAND PACKET Modem yachts in the finest Tradition

44* -38* -35*-32 -29-TC35 * ON DISPLAY AT OUR DOCKS

ISLAND P A C K E T 35 LQA 38'0" LOD 35*4'Beam ' 12’0" Draft A'#'

Displacement 17,500 lbs. Ballast 8,000 lbs. Sail Area 735 so. ft. . Headroom 64”

Do you value your time, love to sail and insist on first rate quality? If your answer is yes, you have a lot in common with most Island Packet owners. The Pack¬ ets are rock solid cruisers with big comfortable interiors and easily managed sailplans. Loaded with features and amenities, these swift cruisers are very user friendly. All Island Packet yachts are carefully crafted with pride to a quality level rarely approached in any price range.

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ISLAND PACKET44 This exceptional liveaboard cruiser has all the com¬ fort, safety and features to take you anywhere your dreams lead. Test Drive an

Island Packet Sat., Feb. 27

Passageldachts 1220 Brickyard Cove Pt. Richmond, CA 94801 (510) 236-2633 Fax (510) 234-0118

Call for space RESERVATIONS

We are the West Coast Island Packet dealer

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SUBSCRIPTIONS SMALL YACHT DIVISION | I> A ~(

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Specializing in boats under $25,000

□ Enclosed is $20.00 for one year Third Class Postage (Delivery time 2-3 weeks; Postal Service will not forward third class, so you must make address change with us in writing. Please allow 4-6 weeks to process changes.)

□ Third Class Renewal (current subscription) □ Enclosed is $45.00 for one year First Class Postage (Delivery Time 2 to 3 days) (Canada: First Class Only)

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We regret that wecannot acceptloreign subscriptions, nor do we bit! lor subscriptions. Check or money ordermust accompany subscription request.

30’ HUNTER.$18,500 30’ C&C.$21,750 Includes diesel. Great price. Race, cruise and have fun.

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INDIVIDUAL ISSUE ORDERS 33’ WINDWARD.$18,750 28' CONTEST...$19,900 Classic vessel in great condition. Wonderful pocket cruiser.

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Current issue = $5.00 • With classy ad placed = $3.00 Back Issues = $7.00 (must indicate exact issue by month or vol. #)

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We have a marine-oriented business/yacht club in Califor¬ nia which will distribute copies of Latitude 38. (Please fill out your name and address and mail it to the address below. Distribution will be supplied upon approval.) Please send me further information for distribution outside California.

22' CAPE DORY.$14,950 27' DUFOUR.$10,900 Take anywhere fun sailor. Best value. Very well built.

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!33' RANGER.$24,000 28' HUNTER 28.5.$29,500 Bay, coastal or ?????? Very roomy. Try any offer. 22' 22' 22' 23' 25' 25' 26' 26' 27' 27' 27' 28' • 28' 28' 28' 29' 29' 29' 30' 30' 30' 33' 33'

CAPE DORY.At our docks.14,950 CAL w/trailer.At our docks.9,995 CATALINA, trailer.At our docks.6,900 MERIT, trailer, dealer demo.At our docks.6,900 CATALINA...22,500 SEIDELMANN.At our docks.2 from 6,900 PEARSON.At our docks .8,500 CHRYSLER, trailer.At our docks.11,850 DUFOUR..Reduced 13,900 CATALINA, inboard.At our docks.9,900 ERICSON.At our docks.12,900 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.19,750 ERICSON....At our docks .. 19,950 HUNTER, dsl, wheel.At our docks.24,500 BENFORD pocket cruiser.SOLD.:.24,500 C&C.21,750 WINDWARD..18,750 RANGER.At bur docks .24,000

(510) 521-2010 2099

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Grand Street, Alameda, CA 94501 Fax 510-522-6198

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"we go where the wind blows" Publisher & Executive Editor. Co-Publisher.

.Richard Spindler, ext. Ill ....Kathleen McCarthy, ext. 101

Managing Editor.John Riise, ext. 110 Associate Editor...Rob Moore, ext. 109 Advertising.John Arndt, ext. 108 Advertising.Mitch Perkins, ext. 107 General Manager.Colleen Levine, ext. 102 Production...Mimi Atkinson, ext. 104 Production.Christine Weaver, ext. 103 Bookkeeping.Tina Dunne, ext. 101

P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966

(415)383-8200 • Fax:(415)383-5816

Three Locations in California

(510)

521-1929

45* COLUMBIA

44' LANCER MOTORSAILER

Entertain, livenboard or cruise the world, this one can do it all. A very popular 2 bedroom, 2 bath, split level condo on the water. She is at our docks and awaiting a new owner. Asking $79,500.

Performance motorsailer with a modern underbody and fared keel provide good wind ward sailing characteristics. The Lancer 44 offers a bright and airy interior with comfortable living and sleeping accommodations. At our docks and asking $79,500.

HI BROKERS CHOICE 28' 29' 30' 30' 30’ 30' 30' 32' 32' 32' 32' 32' 32' 33' 34' 35' 36' 36' 36' 36' 36' 37' 37' 37’ 37'

HUNTER 28.5. .29,500 38' CAL. .19,750 38' CAL9.2R. . 28,000 38' CAPE DORY. . 69,950 39' BABA. . 58,000 40' LANCER. .34,500 40' PEARSON 303. . 34,500 40' ERICSON 1989 . .67,500 41' MORGAN. .44,500 41' WESTSAIL. .52,500 41' ALUMINUM CUSTOM. . 56,000 42' ANASTASIA. .37,500 42' ENDEAVOUR. .27,900 43' RANGER. . 24,000 44' MARINE TRADER TRAWLER.. .49,950 44' FORMOSA. .39,500 45' CATALINA. .66,500 46' FREEPORT ISLANDER. . 64,500 47' MORGAN OUT ISIAND. . 39,500 48' SABRE. . 98,000 48' UNION. . 59,900 50' HUNTER. .49,500 50' PASSEORT. 129,900 51' RAFIKI.. 85,000 . 55' PEARSON. ..119,000 57'

CSC LANDFALL. . 59,900 DOWN EAST. . 58,500 ERICSON. ...119,000 CAVALIER. .69,900 CHE0Y LEE OFFSHORE 40. . 59,000 CSC. . 79,900 VALIANT PH. ....125,000 SEA STAR . . 79,900 MORGAN 01. .69,000 CT. .69,000 HUNTER PASSAGE. ....177,500 PEARSON 424 . .98,000 0CEANIS 430 . ....175,000 MASON RETCH. ....225,000 LANCER. . 79,500 COLUMBIA. . 79,900 CAL III. ....129,000 PH MOTORSAILER. ...119,000 MAPLELEAF. ....179,000 CHE0Y LEE. ...114,900 COLUMBIA. ....119,500 CAULKINS. .75,000 PASSPORT. ... 299,000 TAYANA . 369,500 SWAN.Reduced 395,000

40' C&C.$79,900 Never raced and very clean.

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50’ COLUMBIA.$119,500 Many, many recent upgrades'.

36’ FREEPORT.$64,500 Out of state owner wants offers!

38' C&C LANDFALL.$59,900 Great cruising layout.

32’ ENDEAVOUR.$27,900 Diesel, wheel and roller furling.

36' MORGAN O/I.$39,500 tenter cockpit. Great liveaboard.

32' ERICSON, '89.$67,500 Great condition. Great value.

30' PEARSON 303 .$34,500 Fun Bav boat and coastal cruiser.

BOAT OF THE MONTH h Watch our ad next month for an exciting announcement regarding a custom bluewater cruising boat. She is over 45’, performance oriented, center cockpit and can be built to accommodate the most discerning yachtsmen's needs.

14025

2323

Panay Way

Marina del Rfy, California

Fax (310) 305-1941

(310)306-1882

90292

Shelter Island Drive

92106 Fax (619) 224-9225 (619) 224-3277

San Diego, California

2099

Grand Street

94501 (510) 522-6198

Alameda, California Fax

(510) 521-1929 February, 1993

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1993 COURSE BROCHURES NOW AVAILABLE Specializing in the highest quality sailing instruction • Each instructor has over 20 years experience and a 100 ton Coast Guard license.

/MODERN '/ SAILING _ACADEMY Sausalito, CA

(415) 331-8250 Less than three miles from the Golden Gate Bridge!

* LEARN TO SAIL ON 30'-32' SAILBOATS Obtain Your ASA Basic Coastal Cruising Certification

OVER 500 BERTHS UP TO 60 FEET

Learn skills to safely sail and skipper sailboats 32' and under. Emphasis is on sailing as skipper, docking ond maneuvering under power, crew overboard recovery and anchoring.

. OPEN & COVERED BERTHS • • FROM $4.95 FT. • • GENERAL STORE • • YACHT BROKERAGE * HOME OF ALAMEDA YACHT CLUB

• One Weekend Package: 16 hours, $295 • Three Weekend Package: 48 hours, $745 • Five Day Package: 44 hours, $595

* ASA BAREBOAT CHARTERING This 3-day, 2-night intensive course begins with extensive docking under power in both 36'+and 40'+sailboats. Then we dock under sail. Early that evening, we head out the Golden Gate a few miles to introduce ocean sailing. This course also covers boat systems, anchoring, emergency procedures, advanced sailing techniques, the Quick-Stop crew overboard recovery method and navigation. • Friday at 9 am to Sunday at 5 pm, $435

^Coastal Navigation to Drakes's Bay and the Farallones This three day course covers the knowledge required to navigate a sailing vessel in coastal or inland waters. All students will learn navigational theory and its practical application. The trip to Drake's Bay (overnight anchor) and the sail to the Farallones will provide students with a realistic navigation experience. • Friday at 9:30 am to Sunday at 4:30 pm, $395

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During both our bareboat charter navigation courses you will navigate from the cockpit with a plotting board.

You will also be updating your position on the primary chart below. Both these on-the-water courses provide significant hands-OR experience.

"Everyone Needs a Bigger Boat"

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KENSINGTON YACHT & SHIP BROKERS WEST BAY 475 Gate 5 Road, Sausalito

(415) 332-1707

45’ BENETEAU 456, 1985. Six sails and a ton of cruising electronics Asking $165,000.

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TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS

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EAST BAY Fortman Marina, 1535 Buena Vista, Alameda

(510) 865-1777

48' AMEL (French) Ketch, 1985. One of the world's top quality yachts Custom built for passage making in safety, luxury & comfort Asking $215,000.

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STATEWIDE NATIONWIDE WORLDWIDE

Buyers & Sellers We can reach any market.

35’ BRISTOL, 1981. Exceptionally clean, 6 sails. Asking $49,900.

FORCE 50, 1973. Hardin design: spacious, warm interior. Full electronics - offshore ready. Asking $175,000.

51' PASSPORT, 1984. Asking $289,000.

54' CUSTOM STEEL CUTTER, 1988 Professionally designed & crafted. Ready to cruise. Asking $169,000.

57' RASMUSSEN, 1925 Ketch. Classic yacht in every sense. Diesel power, WWI1 veteran. Asking $68,000.

41' MORGAN O/I Comfortable liveaboard cruiser. Asking $69,900.

SELECTED SAILBOAT BROKERAGE ASKING

ASKING

.69,000

40' MASON GAFF KF.TC11, '68. .45,000

32' BENETEAU, '81 . .39,500

.55,000

40' PEARSON (C-Board), '79 . .74,900

32' PEARSON 323, '78. ...36,000

.49,000

41' FORMOSA KETCH, 74. .54,000

IS’ RRI^TOI ^ S '7£

.110,000

45' L.APWORTH SLOOP, '56.

ASKING

26' ERICSON',’88 dsl. .27,900

36' CHEOY LEE, '85 ...

45' LANCER M/S. .109,000

37' TAYANA CUTTER, '78. .73,000

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36' JEANNEAU, 1983. Castro design (means quality, performance & style). Asking $59,900.

44' NAUTICAT PILOTHOUSE M/S, 1980. Asking $120,000.

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39’ C&C CUTTER, 1973 Upgraded & loaded for long distance cruising. Asking $87,500:

36' C&C SLOOP, 1980. Performance cruiser in excellent condition Asking $48,500.

February. 1993

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EMERYVILLE CITY MARINA

SPECIAL OFFER!

A quick trip to the Bay, a quick trip from your home. RECENT UPGRADES AND OFFERINGS: 0 Recently dredged berths and channel 0 FREE utilities 0 FREE launch ramp & fish pier 0 NEW full service chandlery 0 NEW bathroom, shower, laundry facility

Call for competitive rates

EMERYVILLE CITY MARINA

Consider all the features of Emeryville's Design Award-winning Ma¬ rina. Centrally located for the entire Bay Area with easy driving access by car and quick access to terrific Bay sailing. Check all these features: 0 0 0 0 0

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Phone hook-ups Dock boxes FREE pump-out station Fuel dock - diesel & gas Ample free parking

r PACIFIC COAST CANXAS

3310 Powell St. exit off 1-80 Emeryville

Excellent security 25-60' berths Restaurants Sportfishing center City park

next door to Hank Schramm's Sportfishing

(510) 596-4340 fax (510) 596-4342

CRUISERS SPECIAL "Save Up To $200 on Winter Orders." ~ Call for details ~

2025 CLEMENT AVENUE ALAMEDA, CA 94501

DODGERS Over the years our designers and craftsmen have developed the finest dodgers available, each customized to fit an owner's needs and designed to blend with the individual boat. Built with stainless steel and the finest materi¬ als, options include: • Window covers • Zip-off fronts • Side and aft handrails • Aft sunshades • Custom design

(510)521-1829

CUSTOM PRODUCTS The creative abilities at Pacific Coast Canvas are limitless. We have assisted in the design and construc¬ tion of thousands of prototype items featuring all types of covers. Additionally we offer unique products de¬ signed and built for the most discriminating customer's requirements. We have been serving the Bay Area since 1983 and have the experience and capabilities to handle any size product from the concept and design to the finished product and installation. We are a one-stop shop and are able to provide all your canvas and upholstery needs.

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CUSHIONS Our complete upholstery shop can provide our customers with the finest in cushions craftmanship and design. Our products are custom-designed for your boat using the lat¬ est in patterns, colors and materials. Our staff can handle any job from new cushions to restorations using the same fabric and de¬ signs as the original. We have upholstered every kind of craft from small ski boats to giant America's Cup Sailing Yachts.

1070 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 100

(510) 865-6151

Alameda, CA 94501

FAX (510) 865-1220

FEATURING: THE BEST MAINTAINED USED CRUISING BOATS

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• OPEN BOAT WEEKEND • (The way to buy and sell boats in the ’90s) (weather permitting) .

BAY & COASTAL CRUISERS

UVEABOARD CRUISERS

POWER BOATS

. 36' PEARSON 365. .49.500

. 50' MIKELSON. .269,000

. 39' SEA RAY SED SF. .90,000

. 32' ERICSON. .62,000

44' NORDIC. . 149.500

. 36' SEA RAY AFT CAB. .99,500

A • 32' COLUMBIA. .23,000

• 4V MOODY CC. ...89.500

. 34' CARVER. .125,900

• 31' DUFOUR. .29,950

. 39’ O'DAY. ...76.500

. 34' GOLDEN STAR. .69,500

. 28' ISLANDER. .25,000 ,

. 37' ENDEAVOUR. ...67.500

. 32' BAYLINER MY. .59,500

. 28' ISLANDER. .24,995

.33' FREEDOM CAT KETCH ... . .62.500

• AT THE NEXT OPEN BOAT WEEKEND

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Medicine at Sea

ANDERSON'S BOAT YARD

DICKIE L. HILL, D.O. United States Coast Guard Ship Surgeon

Offshore Medical Seminars

9 Years Experience 3. 5. & 8 Day Seminar

USCG approved medical training Ships Medicine Chest Supply

131 First Street Benicia. CA 94510

We'll haul any boat 20 to 110 feet.

Carribean Seminar, St. Martin • June 12-20

Call for Monthly Seminar Dates & Availability

707-745-3785

We can handle boats to more than 100 tons.

Dimensions LOD 36' IWl 31.5' 17,000# displacement 7,000# lend, internal ballast 125 gallons of water 80 gallons of fuel Underbody-modified fin keel with skeg-mounled rodder

1980 C & L 36’ Sloop ___

Accommodations Forward cabin-double Main cobinxlining table mokes into double,with single to port, and small double to port in the aft

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We work with wood, fiber¬ glass, steel, aluminum, titanium and carbon fiber.

Electrical furuno 16-mile rodor mounted on stainless steel lower Voyager Loran, flasher depth sounder, VHF radio ICOM 735 Ham radio with automatic antenna-tuner (backstay insulated)

Equipment/Power Volvo Pento 35 hp with soil drive Offshore dodger with cover Harken roller furling sire 2, storm fib, cruising main Hogin furling soil 135%, 5 Barlow winches in cockpit Simpson-Loweronce mechanical windlass Danfortti hi-tensile 28# with chain and line Bruce 33# with chain and line Spinnaker ond gear (pole mounted vertical on masll Most walker retractable mas! steps Walder b°om broke size 2 (doubles as preventer ond vong) “If ™f'“ °lr “f"1 t,ea,er ™er w0,er Shipmate propone 3 burner slove/oven

mast head tricolor ond strobe, tower ond cockpit spot lights

707-745-3785 • $55,000 *131 First Street, Benicia, CA 94510

We have the best design¬ ers, craftsmen, painters, electricians, carpenters, machinists, riggers, and laborers in the business.

YACHT INSURANCE

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Bring your boat to the professionals. Any Boat Any Job

Complete Prop Shop

Introducing the Quartermaster Liveaboard Yacht Policy from Royal Insurance, one of the nation's lead¬ ing yacht insurers. Quartermaster combines the comprehensive coverage and features of Royal's standard yacht policy with broad homeowner protection, including:

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Anderson's Boat Yard Inc. P.O. Box 326 Clipper Yacht Harbor Sausalito, CA 94965

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• Countrywide network of claim adjusters and surveyors

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EDINGER MARINE SERVICE MARINE ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT

Celebrating Our 15th Year SAUSALITO

ALAMEDA

399 Harbor Dr., 49466

In Grand Marina Boat Yard

(415) 332-3780

DIESEL HEATERS

Edinger Marine Service Has Been Appointed The Bay Area Dealer For

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WATERMAKERS 8-60 GPH

AIR CONDITIONING

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

POWER SYSTEM SALES & SERVICE

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STATE OF THE ART INVERTERS

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AT YOUR SLIP

Scheduled service, oil and filter changes, engine repair.

AT OUR DOCK

Overhaul, major repairs^ repowers.

IN OUR YARD

Props, shafts, bearings, shaft seals, corrosion control.

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MORGAN 50 • 45 • 38

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• large, large aft cabin with central double bed • head w/shower aft • head w/shower forward • grand centralized galley w/refrigeration, 2 deep double sinks, Corian work surfaces, microwave oven • EQUIPPED STANDARD WITH: 12v-110v inverter • battery charger • anchorwindlass»knotmeter»depthfinder»VHFradio*110vshorepower • Perkins diesel engine • Schaefer roller furling • Dutchman flaking system • eliptical performance fin keel (optional low performance wing keel available) • double spreader masthead rig • much more...

...replacing the proven Catalina 27? Sure!! This new 27-footer by Catalina Yachts replaces just about every 27-foot sailboat ever made! New Styling! Larger Interior! Better Performance! Easier Handling! And, a long, long list of standard features such as Perkins diesel inboard, rollerfurling headsail, pedestal steering, performance eliptical fin keel (low performance wing keel is available as an option), battery charger, 135% genoa, full batten mainsail, 110v shorepower, anchor and safety gear, and much more!!

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★ BROKERAGE BOATS IN STOCK (West Boy)

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'85 .62,000

36' CAtoiina.

•83 .54,000

36’ Watkins. ’81 ..45^000 36’ Islander. 79 .45,500

Morgan.

.78,995

Bristol.76.....

.15,495

30’ Catalina. .’80. .2 from 22,000

Ericson ..........

.49,995

Catalina.......

.2 at 13,995

30’ Catalina. 7fi

Irwin.

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Newport.;.74.

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Folkboat..

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Columbia_71....

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30’ Catalina. .75.. .. 20^000 29’ Vancouver. ’85... ..44,500

Columbia... Ranger.

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Santana 525.'81..

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36* Islander. ’69 .. 36^900 •82 -....... 69,000

Morgan......

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U.S. Sloop.. '81..

....8,795

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Lancer..

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27 Catalina. '85... ... 16,300

Catalina.

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Catalina..78...

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30* Nonsuch Ultra 30’ Nonsuch Classic ... ...2 from 59,000 30’ Catalina.. ’88. ..42,500

26’ Pearson. 76...

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26’ Nonsuch Ultra '89.........58,500

Ericson.

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Columbia_'68.

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30’ Catalina. ’82. ..31,500

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Columbia.

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Dealers for

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Live in the Bay Area? Looking for a new Catalina? Save some money by taking delivery in Santa Cruz. Then take a "mini cruise" to Monterey or Stillwater Cove in Carmel before sailing north to the San Francisco Bay. We’ll show you how to do it and even outfit your boat for e trip at terrific discounts.

O’NEILL'S BROKERAGE COMMITMENT: WE DO THE WORK!

OLSON 30,1980 w/trailer, BMW inboard, folding

O'DAY 34,1981. Well equipped.$34,900

prop,7 sails. Dry sailed..$13,900.

FAIRWEATHER 39. Very clean, great olfshore cruiser.$135,000

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30' Ericson .$18,500

20' Holder w/trailer.$6,150

30' Olson w/trlr.$13,900

24' Pacific Dolphin w/trailer.SI 5,500

30’ Seafarer, full keel .$16,500

24' Tanzer 7.5 w/trailer.$14,950

32' Ultralight.$15,900

24’ Columbia w/1 yr Santa Cruz slip .$4,500

34’ Wylie.OFFERS

25' Yamaha.$9,800

38' Pearson, '91, original owner.120,000

25' Coronado w/1 yr Santa Cruz slip. $8,000

39’ Fairweather Mariner.$135,000

29' Olson w/trailer, exc.$27,995

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Nonrace February — Boating safety classes start all over the state this month. Learn the basics courtesy of the Coast Guard Auxiliary or the U.S. Power Squadron in one-night-a-week classes held near you. Call the Dept, of Boating at (916) 445-2616 for details. Feb. 3 — "Introduction to Celestial Navigation," presented by Gale Stockdale at the Stockdale Marine Theater in Sacramento at 7 p.m.; Ryan, (916) 332-0775. Feb. 4 — "Introduction to Coastal Navigation," presented by Dick Winter. Ditto above. Feb. 5 — "Cruising the West Coast of Mexico and the Sea of Cortez," a slide-illustrated narration by Bob and Carol Mehaffy about their seven-month cruise. Stockdale Marine Theater; 7:30 p.m.; Ryan, (916) 332-0775. Feb. 6 — Sail a Small Boat Day, Part II. Held at Richmond YC and hosted by the Small Boat Racing Association (SBRA), this is "dinghy heaven", a not-to-be-missed opportunity to test sail a dozen different toys and chat with representatives of all the SBRA classes. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; bring foulies, lifejacket and a change of clothes; Richmond YC, (510) 237-2821. Feb. 8, 1828 — French novelist Jules Verne was born on this day in Nantes. After studying law in Paris, he came to his senses and devoted his life to the noble profession of writing. He penned a few historical novels, but became best known as one of the earliest science fiction writers, cranking out gems like Twenty; Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), Around the World in Eighty; Days (1873) and A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864). In the course of weaving his incredible tales of adventure, Verne accurately forecast the invention and uses of all kinds of modern day con¬ traptions, including submarines, airplanes, spaceships and televisions. In writing Around the World in Eighty Days, Verne also inadver¬ tently set the stage for this year’s Tour du Monde en 80 Jours, the latest French fad in ocean voyaging. Currently, a trio of would-be Phileas Fogg-followers are setting out to beat the mythical record. Feb. 11-15 — Sacramento Sports and Boat Show at Cal Expo. This 40th anniversary edition claims to be the largest and best ever. Info, (916) 442-0957. Feb. 12 — "Riding Out Hurricane Iniki," a firsthand account by Half Moon Bay’s Chris Catterton (remember "Chris and Ted’s Bogus Journey" in the November Latitude?). Optional dinner at 7 p.m.; presentation at 8 p.m.; Encinal YC; RSVP, (510) 522-3272. Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day. Just do it. Feb. 15, 1898 — The U.S. battleship Maine was blown up in Havana, Cuba, killing 260 of the crew. This event, which helped drag us into the Spanish-American War (April through August of 1898), was immortalized by which of the following patriotic slogans? a) "The rain in Spain falls Mainely on the plain"; b) "Sailing, sailing, over the bounding Maine"; c) "As Maine goes, so goes the nation"; d) "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the Maine"; e) "Remember the Maine!"; f) "Yo, bro, you’re ma Maine man!" Feb. 20 — "Realistic Cruising Seminar" by world circum¬ navigators Jim and Diana Jessie, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Santa Monica YC in Marina del Rey. Call (510) 763-1960 for information/ registration. Feb. 20 — Olson 25 Class Meeting and Awards Banquet at Richmond YC; 6:30 p.m.; RSVP to Bill Riess, (510) 653-9531. Feb. 20-21 — Hans Christian Owners Association raft-up and potluck at Treasure Island, starting at 3.p.m. Linda Hill or John Gratton, (510) 521-9587. Feb. 20-21 — Free boating seminars in Santa Cruz sponsored by the Santa Cruz Port District and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Manufacturers’ reps will be on hand to discuss GPS, radars, various types of communications devices, liferafts, fishing techniques, vessel fitness, pyrotechnics, etc. Sessions begin each day at 8:30 a.m.; for location and reservations, call (408) 475-6161.

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Marion Winners! Great Sails & Great Service from

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Lady Luck J-29 Lost in Space Catalina 34 Moonlight Santa Cri/z 50 Motorcycle Irene Express 27 Midnight Express Santana 22 Marakesh Santana 35 My Hub her Ducky Benefeau 45 Nelson/Marek 41 Night Hawk Pazzo Express ■J-29 / / Olson 30 Yamaha 33 RvdeClpg\ \ Moore 24 Swell Dancer J-35 Shockwave , Wylie 34 Space Invader Santana 30/30 Strange Ailment C&C 30 v Swiftsure / j\ C&C 33 / Svendle J | \ Santa Cruz A(^^~Spellbmder~^\ Santana 35 1 Surefire j Cvnrnrr Shnwtimp Showtime Express 07 27 11 Mercury / j [ Screwball j l Express 37 > Terminator NOD / / / JakejFive) Santana [Twilight Zone . Saplana :3S 1 ~~~f'Vantial~7~^_jr ! / Wildflower veX \ J-35 1-Tonnet ' Wall St. Duck Warhawk, Express 27 Wide Load ' iislan.{jei:'3^ /

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CALENDAR Feb. 24 — Etchells Speed Clinic. Prospective E-22 sailors are encouraged to attend this "fireside chat" put on by last year’s winners; 7 p.m. at San Francisco YC; Patrick Adams, 332-5757. Feb. 27-28 — Protest Management Seminar, presented by race committee gurus Bob Thalman and Roger Eldridge. Sharpen your skills during this two day session at Encinal YC. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ’til noon; nominal fee; YRA, 771-9500. Mar. 5 — "PT109, An Eyewitness Account," by Ted Robinson, PT boat commander and friend of John F. Kennedy. Stockdale Marine Theater (Sacramento); 7:30 p.m.; Ryan, (916) 332-0775. Mar. 6 — Sail a Small Boat Day, Part Ill. See February 6 listing. Mar. 13 — Certified Race Officer (CRO) Seminar at Encinal YC. Call YRA (771-9500) for details. Mar. 13-14 — Hans Christian Owners Association get-together at Angel Island. Joe or Sandy Tynik, 591-3430. Mar. 17-21 — US Sailing Spring Meeting in Chicago. Details, (401) 849-5200. Mar. 20 — Master Mariners Spring Potluck at Sausalito Cruising Club; 5 p.m.; Noel Duckett, 472-7653, or Craig Swayne, 285-1500. Mar. 20 — Palo Alto YC Cruising Lecture Series: "Chartering in Exotic Cruising Grounds," a free slide presentation by Jerry Gibbs of The Moorings. PAYC (Redwood City); 8 p.m.; info, 364-6172. Mar. 27 — Women’s Sailing Seminar: all-day workshops, $25 registration fee. Island YC; Yvonne Gibson, 355-3972. Racing Feb. 5 — Puerto Vallarta Race, the longest (1,125 miles) Mexican race. Ten hot ULDB 70s will take a shot at the record time of 4 days, 23 hours set in 1985 by Dick and Camille Daniels’ MacGregor 65 Joss. Unfortunately, only three other boats have signed up for the once-classic race. See The Racing Sheet. Del Rey YC; Peggy Redler, (310) 454-4455. Feb. 6 — Perry Cup Series for Mercurys, races 7 and 8. Mon¬ terey Peninsula YC; Jack McAleer, (408) 624-2481. Feb. 13-14 — SCYA 64th Midwinter Regatta, aka the L.A. Midwinters. Worth the road trip. Feb. 27-28 — Big Daddy Regatta, featuring a retrogressive "Summer of Love" theme. The usual heavy race trip (two on Saturday, a pursuit race Sunday) with a far-out happening at the Richmond YC commune on Saturday night. The Jefferson Airplane will reunite for the evening to lay down the vibes; Ken Kesey and his Pranksters will provide the refreshments. Break out your old love beads, granny glasses and headbands — extra points for bellbottoms. Open to all monohulls 25 feet and over which rate no higher than 156 PHRF (the Big Daddy cats don’t groove on the IMS scene anymore, dig?). Jackie Liggett, (408) 867-7998. Mar. 6-7 — Spring Keel Invitational for Express 27s, Etchells, J/24s, J/29s, Solings and ll:Metres. St. Francis YC, 563-6363. Mar. 7-14 — Congressional Cup, still the pinnacle of Corinthian match racing in this country. Long Beach YC, (310) 598-9401. Mar. 10-14 — Southern Ocean Racing Circuit (SORC). No more ocean races, just five days of closed-course IMS and PHRF racing off Miami Beach. Scott Piper, (305) 595-4177. Mar. 13-14 — Spring Dinghy Invitational for I-14s, 505s and possibly Snipes. St. Francis YC, 563-6363. Mar. 20 — Rites of Spring Race, a doublehanded/singlehanded tune-up for the SSS Singlehanded Farallones. Oakland YC, (510) 522-6868. Mar. 20—21 — Newport-Cabo Race, an 800-mile dress rehearsal for the TransPac. Newport Harbor YC, (714) 673-7730. Mar. 20-21 — Spring One Design Invitational for Etchells, Express 37s, J/35s, Santana 35s, J/105s, Olson 30s and Newport 30s. St. Francis YC, 563-6363. Mar. 27 — Singlehanded Farallones Race, sponsored by SSS. Pat Zajac, (510) 232-9965. Mar. 27-28 — 21st Annual Wheeler Regatta for PHRF and one 1

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HOW WE SPENT OUR VACATION Son Adam, age eight, wanted to spend Christmas at home. His sister, Staci, five, is always having a good time, makes no difference where-she didn't care one way or the other. So we compromised and left town on December 26, towing our F-24 to Mexico. By the next morning we had launched the F-24 in a peaceful little lagoon next to the Estero Beach Hotel, in Ensenada. We spent the next nine days playing, sailing, and having fun in Mexico. Then it was back on the trailer, back on the road, and back to school!

F-24, F-27, F-3

BROKERAGE LISTINGS sail 22 RHODES, '90_16,500 23 PACESHIP, 78..A,000 25 CATALINA, 78. 10,000 25 US, '82. 8,750 29 RANGER, 72.13,500 30 CATALINA, 82_ 22,500 30 TARTAN, 78...25,000 32 WESTSAIL 75...-.52,000 34 PETERSON, 78.31,900 38 HC Mill, 79_130,000 41 NEWPORT, 81......59,000

PEARSON 424

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FORMOSA, 71_ 60,000 COLUMBIA, 75..89,000 LANCER, '81 . 109,000 STEVENS,'82...190,000 STARRETT, 79 ... 95,000 PEARSON_. 135,000 FORCE.175,000

E 24 CORSAIR, '93 .39,750 25 MERIT.8,750 26 PEARSON.1.7,850 38 ERICS0N, '84 . 77,000 38 FREEDOM,'92..149,000 39 CSC, 73 . 87,500

CORSAIR MARINE TRIMARANS INSAUSAUTO .19 CAPE DORY...3,850 2023 SANTANA, 92.13,500

$135,000

F 24 #55, Alomedo.SOLD E-24 #58 ot factory.39,850 F-27 #96 . 53,900

STARRETT 45

F 27 #121 .....59,500 F-27 #102 . 54,900 F-27 #187.SOLO for S58,000 F-27 #134.SOLD for 550,000

POWER AVON 15 tip, '88 .3,300 BOSTON WHALER,'87.13,000 32 GRAND BANKS,'90 .135,000 46 BERTRAM, Sport Hsher..182,000 48 UNIFLITE, Sport Rsher..•...275,000

HC 38

$95,000

$130,000

FORMOSA 41

FORCE 50

$60,000

$175,000

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DCRLCRS

CALENDAR

FOR • Dragonfly • Sabreline Great Brokerage Values! JUST REDUCED!

37‘

EXPRESS

Owner's gone skiing, needs lift ticket money. Just reduced, $84,500. Contact Chris Corlett.

Midwinter Series BERKELEY YC — Chowder Races (2/27, 3/27). Paul Kamen,

C&C 40, 1980

Just moved to below market. Owner moving up to new boat. $69,995. Contact Chris Corlett.

35'SANTANA

41’TARTAN, 1975

This owner wants to go cruising, the boot is onedesign race ready. Reduced to $32,950. Contact Chris Corlett.

This owner wants o new toy. Great value ot $59,500. Contact Ed Milano.

BOAT mmmt> FIB. 13 & 14 ONE DESIGN

34' Nautiline, 73. ....22,500

24'J/24,1980..9,000

CRUISER 28' Islander, 78. ....22,500

24’ J/24,1980..9,000 24' J/24,1984..15,000 24'J/24,1977..10,000 24'J/24,1983..18,900 24'J/24,1979..7,500 24'J/24,1989. .28,500 24'J/24,1988..26,500

29' Cal, 74. ....19,800 30' Columbia, 77. ....19,950 47' Macintosh, ’86. ..193,000 SABRE 38’ Sabre Mkll '90

29' J/29,1983. .24,000

Hl-PERFORMANCE 34’ DB 1, '82. ....59,000

30' J/30,1979 . .32,500

38’ Soderberg '85 .

33' J/33,1989 . .78^000 35’ J/35,1984. .62,500

(510) 540-7968.

BERKELEY/METROPOLITAN YC — Berkeley Circle (2/1314). BobbiTosse, (510) 939-9885, or John Moreau, (510) 486-5523. CORINTHIAN YC — Midwinters (2/20-21). Jim Snow, 4547672. ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series (2/20, 3/20). Larry Duke, (510) 531-1860 (evenings). GOLDEN GATE YC — Manny V. Fagundes Seaweed Soup Per¬ petual Trophy (2/6 and 3/6, if necessary). GGYC, 346-BOAT. LAKE MERRITT SAILING CLUB — Dinghy Midwinters (2/13, 3/14). John Hege, (510) 832-4261. RICHMOND YC — Small Boat Midwinters (2/7, 3/7). RYC, (510) 237-2821. SANTA CRUZ YC — Midwinters (2/20, 3/20, 3/27 make-up if necessary). John Siegel, (415) 329-7892. SAUSALITO CRUISING CLUB — Midwinters (2/27, 3/27). SCC, 332-9349. SAUSALITO YC — New Improved Midwinters (2/7, 3/7). Rob Moore, 331-3134 (evenings) or Bill Riley, 388-2446 (days). SOUTH BAY YRA — Midwinters (2/20, 3/20). SBYRA, (510) 635-5878.

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Mas fresh as a guilt-free religion Hats off to you, "Captain Anonymous", for your December World of Charter story about the East Bay Five Charter, the one in which you cut loose a dinghy and jumped overboard just to take some photographs for the charter. The tale was as inspirational as it was humorous. In a world where "What kind of work do you do?" still tops the charts of opening dialogues, your free-spirited, risk-taking approach to living is as fresh and as rare as a guiltless religion. Your disaster fantasy of snapping cords and sinking ships proves that is was no fool leaping into that churning froth. Rather a coolheaded gambler who, where others would offer only excuses, silently measured the risk and then launched into the abyss. Insane! Magnificent! A metaphor for life you could not have fabricated better. (Or could this actually be a well-disguised DUC-VAR fable?) Among the hordes of safety-seeking, security-focused worker bees, there are few who would ever seize the moment as you did. Locked in by their own fears, they may never know even one pure moment of exhilaration wh,en it’s all hanging by a thread. Carpe diem. Thanks for reminding me. Bernadette Fell (A Wanderella in her own right) Corte Madera

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I saw a reference in the last Latitude regarding a product called DUC-VAR. I would like to clarify the origin of that product. DUC-VAR, which was developed to reattach — while still in orbit — space vehicle tiles which had come loose, was developed by a former employee of 3M who was working as a subcontractor to the Space Agency. In its wisdom, the agency named the product DUCVAR Orbital Vehicle Adhesive, or just "OVA Stickim". The agency procured some five thousand units of DUC-VAR, which equates to some 3.25 nautical miles. Since then some 40% of the stockpile has wandered off. I am given to understand that much of the 'misplaced' product has found its way into various yacht chandleries about the Caribbean. Don Williams LtCdr USN Ret. Commander, Atlantis Galileo Mission Johnson Space Center, Texas Don — We’ve never seen DUC-VAR in Caribbean chandleries, but based on the information in the next letter, it’s certainly gotten around, legally or not. Mbooming duc That DUC-VAR stuff is great! I bought some in Panama before striking out across the Pacific in 1988. Holy shit, there we were, halfway to the Marquesas when we were hit by a squall on the mid-watch. There was an unintentional jibe and bang! — the boom broke right at the bale for the vang! Hell’s fire, I figured we were in a jam with no main. But then my partner suggested DUC-VAR. So we splinted the

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hen Shoji Kuramoto of Tokyo ▼ V began seriously pursuing his dream of bluewater cruising, he patiently and methodically searched the world for his proper boat. It was an important decision. As an enthusiastic sailor with some 20 years racing and cruising experience, Mr. Kuramoto had some well considered cri¬ teria; as a top executive in one of Japan's most prestigious automotive corporations, he had significant standards for quality. So it is not surprising that his search finally ended some 6,000 miles from home, far ac¬ ross the sea at the Pacific Seacraft factory in distant Santa Ana, California. "I had been looking for this kind of boat for a very long time," smiles Mr. Kuramoto. "And I am pleased." His boat: the Pacific Seacraft Flicka. "Very interesting cruising-in a solid boat” Mr. Kuramoto describes the sailing condi¬ tions in his region of Japan as "interesting." He explains, "We have something called the 'Dark Current' which comes from the Philippines, flows along the south coast of Japan, up to the Aleutians and then down' to Alaska. It's a fairly strong and diversified current, and because it is so complex it makes the sailing there quite challenging and enjoyable. Our weather changes very quickly, sometimes from a dead calm to 40 knots in a 24 hour period. Very interesting cruising-in a solid boat." Pacific Seacraft understands that cruising can be an incomparable joy-and a serious proposition. "Naturally, one reason I chose the Flicka is its seaworthiness," says Mr. Kuramoto. "When I came to the factory to see exactly how the boat is built, I was very impressed. It seems one of the best built cruising boats in the world." Pacific Seacraft quality “I trust this boat" Shoji Kuramoto's dreams take him beyond the Dark Current, to balmy trades and white sand beaches. "I wanted a small, very strong, easy to sail cruiser that could take me and my wife anywhere in the world. That is my dream. And I trust this boat." With good reason. The Pacific Seacraft Flicka is built with the same exacting atten¬ tion to quality and detail that is the hallmark of all Pacific Seacraft yachts. The construction details are unsurpassed: solid bronze deck hardware, thru-bolted and backplated; double flanged, thru-bolted hull-to-deck joints; solid bronze seacocks and portholes; 100% hand-laid and squee¬ geed hulls and decks; massive anchoring

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boom, wrapped it with DUC-VAR, then continued on to the Marquesas. With no boom to be found there, we sailed all the way to New Zealand with our 'DUC-VAR boom'. I swear by that stuff! Bill Anderson Jo//y Times Alameda Bill — If DUC-VAR cart orbit the earth a bunch of times, it’s not surprising it can make it to New Zealand. Mlife is not fair

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I was amused by Max Ebb’s January column regarding the relative merits and fairness of IMS and PHRF handicapping systems. It seems that Mr. Ebb is not very happy with either system — especially IMS. Neither am I, but for different reasons. The IMS was originally developed because many people thought the IOR was unfair, and the goal was to create a really fair system this time around. But look what’s happened. As soon as the second generation of IMS boats (i.e. Gaucho) was launched there was an outcry for draft limitations, and people are demanding limitations on pitching moments. In other words, the rule needs to be changed, yet again, to make it more fair. The fact of the matter is that the rule, like life, is not fair. It never has been, never will be, and no amount of legislation can make it so. The IMS is not only not fair, but it is destined to never be a very popular rule because in the interest of making it fair, its creators have made it so complex that you can never know how you did until the computer spits out the results two weeks after the race. Then to further confuse the situation, your rating on any given day is not based on what the conditions are, but rather on what some race officials tells the computer they are. Frankly, most of the time PHRF does a better job of handicapping boats than does IMS. If you don’t agree, think about the vast disparity of designs that race every weekend under PHRF. In my harbor, you can often see B-25s sailing in the same class with Olson 30s, Catalina 36s, Santana 30/30s, Beneteaus and the like, and nobody dominates the class. This because PHRF is a performance rather than a measurement handicapping system. If one boat wins too much, youchange its rating instead of changing the system. It’s a lot easier and, ultimately, more fair for boatowners. True, it’s not completely fair, but it’s more fair than IMS or other measurement rules. The proof is that PHRF has grown steadily over the years without the aid of a public relations program or any other outside force. Everyone knows that he can buy a boat, get it rated and go out and have a good time racing. And if his boat is a dog, he knows his rating will eventually be changed to reflect that it’s a dog — without interfering with anybody else’s rating. So fixing either system doesn’t make much sense because in the case of the IMS, no amount of fixing is going to actually fix it. In fact, further attempts to fix it will most likely result in the system being in a worse jam than it’s already in. A better idea would be to drop it and create a new system in which individual boats can have ratings adjusted without changing the system. But then you may as well race in PHRF. In the case of PHRF, it’s not broke so why fix it? PHRF is growing ever more popular because in spite of some individuals complaining about their ratings, most folks are pretty happy with theirs. And people are supposed to complain about their rating if they think it’s not right. That’s how PHRF works. Certainly the argument can be made that we need different ratings for different conditions, but it’s specious. In my 18 years of designing, building and sailing all kinds of boats, if I’ve learned anything at all, it’s that a good all-around boat will usually finish at or near the top more often than not. Rule beaters, sleds and other one-way boats all get lucky every now and then. But it’s amazing how lucky a good boat is. I think of PHRF as 'less

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I have admired the Jessies and enjoyed reading about their cruise, but I do have a couple of comments to make on your November interview with them. When we get older and our beards turn white, people start taking what we say as being gospel. As such, we must be careful not to fall in the trap that snared the blind men that went to see the elephant. Each of them, you’ll recall, believed that the part of the elephant they had touched was the true and complete elephant. The same thing holds for our personal experiences of sailing. I am older than the Jessies and my boat, a medium displacement 50-foot ketch, is larger and heavier than their Nalu A/. Although I have not sailed as far as they have, I’ve made several trips to Mexico, Hawaii and one to New Zealand and back. These trips have given me a good understanding of my particular part of the elephant — and it’s a much different animal than the one they tell about. The Jessies enjoy sailing with a large crew, so it’s understandable that they don’t have much use for either roller furling or mast-steps. But having sailed with different size crews, I discovered 1 prefer to make passages with just my wife or her and one other crew. Frankly, I got tired of having to tell large crews that either they’d have to cut down on toilet paper consumption or we’d be wiped out halfway to Hawaii. In any event, sailing with such small crews means that I do 95% of the sail-handling and maintenance myself. Pulling a 500 sq. ft. sail down while sailing downwind in heavy seas is, I learned, like pulling stucco off an office building during an earthquake. So I put roller furling on all four of my ketch’s sails. I’ve used the roller furling hard, including during several trips up the coast of Baja and on an 18-day closehauled passage from Samoa to Hilo against the tradewinds and Equatorial current. I’ve broken toggles and welds below the furling gear as well as masthead backstay fittings and chainplates, but I’ve never had trouble with the furling gear itself. And since the furling affords me the ability to infinitely adjust sail area for the wind and sea conditions, it makes the boat sail better than with conventional sails. On that 18-day passage, for example, we were the only boat in our group that was able to lay Hilo. True, mast-steps are a damn nuisance — except in those rare instances when they are absolutely essential. I couldn’t have

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The letter from Lion wing concerning the November issue interview with Jim and I gives me the opportunity to respond and speak to the interview. First, as one of those who has had the privilege to be aboard Lionwing, she is not a ’crab crusher’. Please check our definition. Second, Annie and Beau, contrary to what they might think, are far from typical as cruisers, particularly when it comes to being responsible and self-sufficient. They are the kind of cruisers it is a joy and pleasure to share the oceans with. The third point I want to make deals not with the letter, but your interview. I found it difficult to read the interview and believe it was us — or at least me — I was reading about. Good, bad or indifferent, it is the point of an interview to communicate the feelings and thoughts of those interviewed. We addressed the problems and concerns we had about cruising and certainly spoke to our biases. But in fact,‘some of the comments or responses just weren’t what you wanted to hear — so you made them more colorful, adamant, pithy or attributed them incorrectly. The connotations of the language make it possible to convey a huge array of ideas and emotions simply by stringing words together in creative ways. Your creativity has been a vital factor in making Latitude successful, but exactness definitely has a place in journalism. I think the interview was like a picture slightly out of focus; the subject being identifiable, but much of the detail was fuzzy. I have worked with you enough times to know that certain subjects are handled carefully, thoroughly, and you allow no room for. mistakes or misrepresentation. I applaud you. But in the past month, when friends have said, ”1 liked your story in Latitude," I have pointed out to them that it was not my story, but yours. We have a point of view we love to share. Our 65 years and 200,000 miles of combined experience has taught us a great deal. Most importantly, we know there is more than one way to do almost any task you want to undertake. We do not want to be "gurus" like some of our predecessors or contemporaries. Definitely, we do not want one interview to create the impression of narrowness and inflexibility, because there is much more to us'than that. Diana Jessie NaluN Alameda

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LETTERS In your letter you express admiration for another couple who did a multi-year circumnavigation, saying "it is a joy and pleasure to share the oceans with (them)". While the feeling is mutual, there’s a little fly in the ointment. Somewhere on the other side of the globe you and Jim boarded their boat. Jim took a quick look around and said, "I did a job on a Frey a 39 once; worst boat I’ve ever surveyed." Perhaps you’ve forgotten the remark, but the other couple was stung and remember it clearly. They’d made several long cruises with their boat and had now sailed her halfway around the world. They also had numerous friends who’d made long voyages with sisterships, including a couple that had been awarded the prestigious Blue Water Medal for a circumnavigation that included a rounding of the Horn. Perhaps the best thing that could be said of such a remark is that it was a brash and insensitive overstatement — but one that is consistent with numerous answers you and Jim gave to our interview questions. Your responses clearly indicated you thought there was a right way and a wrong way to do everything, and that you knew the right way. On the subject of roller furling, for example, you didn’t offer an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages, but simply dismissed it as "roller failing". You also claimed such sails couldn’t be lowered in more than 20 knots of wind. This despite their almost universal acceptance on even the most sophisticated cruising boats. With regard to the sailing skills of other cruisers, you said that 60% to 80% of them couldn’t do a proper job of sailing five miles to weather. Jim said he was "startled" that so many cruisers "survived". We had no hand whatsoever in creating these types of answers or the attitude inherent in them. On the contrary, several times we rephrased already asked questions, intimating that perhaps you didn’t want to come off as being quite so dogmatic. But after a while we just gave up. It’s not our job to keep people from saying what they obviously want to say. And what the hell, it was going to make juicy reading. Perhaps you ’re not always quite so opinionated. Roger and Darien Wales of Aurora, for example, told us you came across as being much more open-minded during a presentation at the Island YC. Be that as it may, we stand by the interview as published, firmly believing it accurately reflects the tone and substance of the answers given to us.

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I’m sure that the Jessies’ interview on crushing crabs has stirred up a lot of the same, so I would like to say something in their defense. Not too long ago in the Azores, I was talking to the skipper of the boat that was once named Thursday’s Child. He said that their biggest thrill was surfing down the waves in excess of 20 knots. Even though the Jessies probably only rarely broke 10 knots, I would still like to defend their slow way of getting places. After all, at 10 knots one doesn’t see much, let alone a crab. And crushing a crab is out of the question. The fact is that compared to some other boats, the Jessies’ is slow. But going to weather at only six or seven knots doesn’t mean they didn’t enjoy themselves. As for the likes of Beau and Annie on Lionwing — who only have 60,000 miles under their belt but at would-you-believe just 5.5 knots — they’ve had all that much more time to enjoy themselves! They would be two years younger at 20 knots — have Max Ebb check my math — but would have to travel twice as far to see as much. And what about crew! My goodness, sometimes Thursday’s Child had one fourth the crew of the Jessies and half that of the Hudsons. Anchoring would be a chore for Thursday’s Child, but at those speeds it’s out of the question. So if the Jessies were a little faster, they could get out of the ’crab crushing1 class. But at least they’re still in good company. 1 remember a parable, something about a tortoise and I think a crab. I wonder who would get there first, the Jessies or the Hudsons?

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Let’s not lose the point in the Jim and Diana Jessie backlash. There are always going to be those we'feel are sanctimonious blowhards, who brag about how fast their boats are and how incompetent everyone else is. No matter how much we may disagree with them, let’s not forget that everyone is welcome to their opinion.

Johnson's 'Jamtlander' jammin' off Hawaii. The gift we have as humans is the depth at which we love our boats, no matter how ugly they may appear to someone else. Also, most of us, no matter how inflexible our opinions may appear, do change. Remember how dogmatic Hal Roth was about boats with one thru-hull and a bucket for a toilet? And the Pardeys’ parable about the uselessness of an engine? Last I heard, Roth had a 50-footer with all the goodies. And after repeated tows from others, the Pardeys finally put together enough money to install an engine. I’m sure the Jessies never intended to speak for the cruising community. However, they may have misled some into believing equipment and competence are the most important aspects of cruising. What’s more important is the goodwill we leave behind so others may follow us to far-off lands. Without a place to go, what will be the need for sailing ability — fast or slow — or a self-proclaimed curmudgeon? Dick Johnson Jamtlander Commodore, Seven Seas Cruising Association, Honolulu

Munusually adroit and lucky I think Jim and Diana Jessie might be experiencing just a wee bit of post-circumnavigation euphoria and might need to lighten up a tad. I met them a few years ago in Darwin while sailing a route that pretty much paralleled theirs — except for their leg down to Fremantle. They were sailing with two or three muscular and enthusiastic men as crew. And I understand it, this was the case for the entirety of their circumnavigation. The Jessies seem to have been unusually adroit and lucky in selecting crew that had the necessary Pag© 34

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LETTERS all by itself. Nonetheless, we boaters in the state of Washington must have holding tanks on our boats so we won’t pump sewage into the lake. A friend of mine at the Meydenbauer Bay YC in Bellevue figured that it would take approximately 1,066,666 boats to dump the same amount of sewage into the lake, assuming that the average holding tank had a 30 gallon capacity. Knowing that both spills were absorbed in a few day’s time makes you wonder whether holding tanks on boats are really necessary — or are they just another means of pretending to show the public that the EPA is doing its job? Interesting, is it not? Bill B. Bellevue, WA

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Mandala, my 38-ft Nauticat, with most of the crew the night before the start, and recall feeling mostly excitement and exhilaration. I also experienced apprehension, but it was mostly over remembering to attend to all the remaining details, and over the soon-to-be made conversion from a cruiser to a racer. My fears of crossing a big ocean seemed secondary to my other concerns. I think my fears about crossing the ocean were greatly tempered by two things: experience and preparation. I began sailing on the ocean in Southern California when 1 was 10 years old. My wife and I bought Mandala eight years ago, and have put nearly 6,000 under her keel along the coast of California and in the Bay and Delta. I knew her well and was confident she could handle anything we might encounter on our way to Hawaii. As for preparation for the great adventure, it had begun a full year before and was greatly aided by the excellent Pacific Cup YC seminars. I also had a professional crewmember who helped with the preparation as well as during the race. Since he’d done the previous race, his input was invaluable. Given the great confidence I had in my boat and crew, as well as the thorough preparation, my fears were limited. How did it all turn out? Of the original 47 boats that started the race, Mandala finished 36th on corrected time. Given the nature of my heavy cruising boat, we had no illusions about winning the race. When she was returned to her berth nearly two months later, she had another 5,000 miles under her keel. During that time there had only been a few minor failures, testimony to the quality of the boat and our preparation. And we’d had a great time — which had been our primary goal. In a nutshell, experience and preparation are the most effective antidotes to excessive fear. Take care of those and just go! P.S. I’d like to publicly thank everyone involved in organizing the 1992 West Marine Pacific Cup for a job extraordinarily well done. And the folks at the Kaneohe YC are to be praised for their undying efforts that made our arrival so special. Wow! And also thanks to Jay Ailworth and the crew of Arianna, the communications boat, for keeping us all in touch. Robert C. (Bob ) Richards, Ph.D. Walnut Creek

(IffWHAT PLANET AM I ON? Recently I’ve started the search for a bluewater cruising boat and have gotten sincere but contradictory advice from experienced sailors. One skipper recommends getting a heavier displacement boat with high freeboard. He says they’re safer because they do a better job of breaking the power of an ocean storm. And that they offer more room and comfort during the 90% of the time you’re at anchor saluting the sunset with a Boston Bullet. "No," says an equally experienced skipper, "get a performance cruiser. She will let you run before a storm and get you where you want to go in light winds when others are slatting around playing canasta." The one thing most people seem to agree on is that the larger the boat the better. But one thing all brokers agree on is that larger boats are more expensive. Given my limited boat budget, I’m bottom fishing. So where do I drop the hook? Where are those proverbial bankruptees who will gladly hand over the title of their boat if you only start paying the berth fees? Where are the divorcees, who for the sake of revenge, want to sell their husband’s beautiful Deerfoot 68 for only $99? What planet am I on, you ask? I’m asking myself the same question. But where do you go if you can pay cash and are willing to travel to buy the boat? Are there really lawyers/doctors who make their first ocean voyage to the Marquesas where the spouse tells the husband, "It s the boat or me" — and he makes the wrong choice? Is it true that the U.S. dollar is still worth something in New Zealand

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LETTERS J/Boats, have dealer structures and will not sell direct to the customer. Builders of custom boats sell direct or in conjunction with a naval architect. All manufacturers are delighted to give tours to serious clients. 2) A "BUC book" will give you a very rough idea of what popular models of used boats are selling for. However, there aren’t anywhere near enough boat transactions to make the BUC book even remotely as accurate as "Blue'Books" are for automobiles. As for new boats, the variations in what is standard and what is optional makes comparing "base prices" a completely meaningless endeavor. 3) You can negotiate the price of new boats just like you can negotiate the price of new homes and cars. 4) You intermingled the Buckleys’ and Westrate’s finances. The Buckleys figure their family of four got by on $550 a month, everything included. Their boat is not insured. Westrate said insurance for his wood boat would have cost him $4,000 a year — or about $1,000 a year more than he needed to live on while cruising. So the choice for him was to either buy insurance and stay home or go cruising without it. To'bring some perspective to cruising finances, Westrate at $3,000 a year and the Buckley family at $6,600, are cruising just about as inexpensively as possible. There are a lot more couples cruising 40foot boats with annual budgets of $15,000 to $25,000 a year, and some are much higher than that. Of course, lots of cruisers have worked hard and done well in life, and figure they might as well enjoy the fruits of their labors. What accounts for the different size budgets? The following are the primary 'budget busters': 1) Boat size. No two ways about it, slightly bigger boats are a lot more expensive in all respects. 2) Eating in restaurants and drinking in bars. The $5k family never does, the $50k couple does whenever they feel like it. 3) Staying in marinas. Never on $5k a year; whenever and wherever on a $50k budget. 3) Paying to have others do your boat work, be it painting, maintenance, engine repair or bottom cleaning. Never for $5k, where you do it all yourself or with the help of cruising friends. Pretty much whenever you want on $50k. In fact, a lot of $5k cruisers earn their annual $5k by doing work for $50k cruisers. 4) Flying home twice a year from places like New Zealand and South Africa. Never on $5k. Only if you can stand such long flights on $50k. 5) Buying all the latest sailing gear. The $5k folks manage with just the essentials while $50k cruisers feel free to upgrade their boats on a regular basis. Which expense bracket has more fun? You’d be surprised. Cruising budgets are really no different than land budgets; you need a very basic amount of money on which to survive, after which almost all spending is discretionary. We know a guy, for example, who lived comfortably in Santa Barbara, complete with a cruising boat in the marina, on $15,000 a year. By the same token, we know people who can’t conceive of being able to survive on less than $15,000 a month. What to do if you want to cruise in a bit of style but aren’t rich? Cruise six months a year and come home and work your ass off six months a year. This is popular with folks who like to keep a foot in both worlds, the ’real' and the ’cruising'. The bottom line? If there’s a will — grandmother’s or your own — there’s a way.

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ii [[NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK My husband Gary and I recently returned from a two-week cruise to Southern California’s Channel Islands, and we’d like to pass along a public 'thanks' to a cruising couple from Anchorage, Alaska. Here’s why: We reached Fry’s Harbor mid-morning one day during the first week of November, searching for a secure place to anchor in the building northwest wind. Although the Crealock 37 Glissade was anchored near the center of the bay, we felt we could slip in quietly and anchor bow and stern, and comfortably share the protection of the surrounding island. Once we got our Bruce anchor set off the bow, we let out enough rode to move back within 20 yards of the beach and dropped the Danforth for a stern anchor. But when in the process of motoring forward to set the stern anchor, our boat began to vibrate violently with increased rpms. After several unsuccessful attempts to motor forward, we realized that something was seriously wrong with our folding prop. Since the water temperature was only 55°, neither of us was particularly interested in jumping in to check it out. But Gary was able to climb far enough down the swim ladder to ascertain that our prop now had only one blade instead of two. We knew that the missing blade must have come off somewhere between the two anchors, but in 30 feet of water and fading light, the chances of spotting it were akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Since the last weather report had mentioned the development of a weak Sarita Ana pattern, we knew that a strong north to northeast wind could make things extremely dangerous in our current location. After a while, Mike and Laurie Kady appeared on the deck of

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LETTERS Glissade to observe two members of our crew search the bottom of the anchorage with a mast and snorkel. After hearing the details of our dilemma, Mike went below and appeared a short time later with in a full wetsuit and diving gear. After he searched for the longest 20 minutes we can remember, he surfaced with the blade that had fallen off our prop. He also found the stainless steel pin that holds the two blades together. Gary found a spare 3" cotter pin in the bottom of a tool box that fit perfectly in the end of the steel pin, assuring that a blade wouldn t fall off again. Thanks to Mike and Laurie, we have experienced the helpfulness and generosity of the cruising world first hand. We can t wait to join it full time. Once again, thank you Mike and Laurie of Glissade! Martha and Gary Burbidge First Light Grand Marina, Alameda

Jill WHAT THE CONTRACT SHOULD CONTAIN Have you ever published an article on boat partnerships? I’m particularly interested in the legal aspects, tips on what the contract should contain and so forth. Jack Albrecht Pacific Grove Jack — We haven’t run any recent articles on the legal aspects of boat partnerships. And since we’re not trained in the law, we’re not about to make any off-the-cuff comments about the legal aspects. We will, however, note that boat partnerships are like marriages in three mays: 1) It’s hard to predict which ones will work out, 2) It’s better not to be in one than it is to be in a bad one, and 3) You never want to take a spouse or boat partner whose net worth in wrapped up in a collection of assault weapons. Boat partnerships differ from marriages in that the former enjoy a much higher rate of success.

UflBEWARE OF THE MAGELLAN COMPLEX' Symptoms: Man purchases a large cruising vessel with grand idea of heading over the horizon. Adds expensive equipment to complete the package. Then finds someone to teach/sail this dream, ' encouraging this person to believe it would be wonderful and romantic to pursue this adventure together, possibly for years. Pathology: The trip begins and after several wonderful days you stop in Mexico. The boat owner has decided, with little fanfare, that this is the end of the trip. He abandons his boat — and companion — in Mexico, never to return. He takes no responsibility for his actions and makes no plans to remedy the situation. The companion is left to fend for herself, take care of the boat and make arrangements to get her belongings and herself home. A week later a crew shows up to return the boat, which the owner has put up for sale. A large amount of work and financial assistance was contributed by his companion, who also quit her well-paying job for this trip of a lifetime. Mr. Boatowner promised to reimburse. Treatment: Mr. Boatowner will sell his boat, but the companion is unable to retrieve lost finances, as Mr. Boatowner has taken a cavalier attitude and has refused to honor his promise. Has this happened to you? How do you handle it? Is there any vaccine for this complex? Capt. K. Rich, RN Harbor City Capt. K. — You’ve fallen into the comfortable old trap of blaming the victim. Progressive psychologists have recently determined with absolute certainty that white men — routinely blamed for floods, body odor, sexism, incontinence, the potato famine, harsh shadows, lunar eclipses and the Magellan Complex — as well as every other disap¬ pointment ever experienced by person or animal — should be

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Mgoing to sea in deteriorating weather Great America II sailing around the Horn to New York ... a manifestly unsafe voyage. Too light. Structurally unsound. Going to sea in deteriorating weather — poor judgement. Shades of Signal of Peace. Hank Agard Sunnyvale Hank — Right, and the Poplar Elementary School Girl’s flag football team is "shades of the Dallas Cowboys. Lay your money on the little girls if you want, we’ll bet the farm on the Cowboys.

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I wrote the following whiny diatribe in order to 1) get it off my chest, 2) show your readership that even though they thought they had problems, we have real problems, and 3) expostulate about scurvy marine insurance companies. Two and a half years ago, my husband and I decided we were ready for our much-needed and long-awaited cruising lifestyle to begin. Property owners, we knew that liquidating our real estate would not happen overnight — especially since the Great Real Estate Crash of '90 had just begun. There was also the matter of finding the right boat. At the time, we were happily sailing around Port San Luis with a Catalina 22. But we knew she wouldn’t accommodate all five of our family, three of whom are strapping teenagers. So, we put our house on the market and started shopping for a boat, hoping to achieve 'simultaneous orgasm' — if you know what 1 mean. Fairly early in our boat shopping, we discovered the Explorer 45 Syren. She was a perfect '10' for our needs. Unfortunately, our real estate was a long way from being sold, so our offer to the seller was a weak one: We’d-like-to-buy-your-boat-with-no-money-down-andhave-you-carry-the-paper-until-our-house-sells — rendered to the tune of Marche Slav. Of course, the same week we made our offer, someone else decided that they couldn’t live without Syren either. So she was sold right out from under us. At least one thing was accomplished: we knew we had to have an Explorer 45. So began our exhaustive search up and down the coast, during which time we became the scourge of brokerages and marinas. Whenever we spotted an Explorer, we’d break into the marina and leave a business card on the boat offering to buy it. We hounded every broker from Seattle to San Diego in an effort to get them to aid us in our search. Over the ensuing months we discovered several things about Explorers: 1) The people who own them are aware of how wonderful they are and aren’t interested in selling them, and 2) Only a limited number of them were built, about 35, so our chances of ever being Explorer owners were slim. This brings us to when all the really dramatic stuff began. We eventually uncovered a bank repo Explorer 45 for sale — cheap, too! The only problem was that she was in f-king Alaska. But given her low price and our lack of success in finding another, we decided to put the airfare on our credit card and fly up to have a look. So it was that on July 4,1991, we fell hopelessly in love with Genesis II. She was the identical twin of Syren and perfect in every way — except for the fact she was in Alaska. Our dream boat had been sitting covered with snow and unloved for three years! We returned home and bullied a bank into giving us a loan — even though our house hadn’t sold and we were absolutely broke. But we owned her! Since we belong to the Seven Seas Cruising Association, we bought their insurance with the 'zone deductible'. Our plan was to get the boat home by fall, do a couple of months’ work on her, and be ready to head south by December. Ever the optimists, we just knew our house would sell by then. Since my husband couldn’t get any more time off work, we hired a delivery skipper who is legendary in Alaska to sail the boat south

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LETTERS with my son and I. Since it was already September and a little late in the year to be in the Gulf of Alaska, we carefully picked our weather. On our first attempt to get south, we fouled our water tanks and had to put back to Seward. On our second attempt we got hammered by a gale — and also took a real butt-kicking from an unseasonal typhoon that came over from Japan. If anything even close to good can be said to have come from the experience, it was that we now knew Explorer 45s could weather a typhoon. Genesis saved our lives. The buffeting she took was incredible, yet the only mishap was a broken intake hose which had become brittle from having been frozen and thawed repeatedly for three years. It had been our fault; in our rush to get underway, we had failed to notice and repair the problem. Before we discovered the broken hose, water had completely filled the bilges and submerged the diesel engine. From that point on — about three days from land — we were afraid to kill the engine for fear that we wouldn’t be able to get it restarted. Another problem was the fact Genesis had been sitting idle for three years, and we were fairly sure the diesel might be full of water and other contaminants. So we brought along a case of fuel filters, intending to change them often. But it was such a rough trip that we never had the opportunity to get around to it. So the engine ran pretty much non-stop for six days on the filters that had been in there all along. The uncanny thing is that the diesel ran long enough for us to make Resurrection Bay five minutes before the typhoon struck! But as soon as we made it around the corner into shelter, the engine quit. The skipper looked at me and said, "Fuel filter." Sure enough, that was the problem. Giving up on bringing Genesis down that fall, she wintered in Seward. We paid for slip fees and a boat watch service, and thought about her every minute. Loving the boat as much as we did, it was hard to accept the fact she was being ignored and covered in snow. To make things worse, we’d sold our Catalina 22 in the belief that Genesis would have arrived already. Thus we spent our first boatless winter walking the piers at Port San Luis and Avila, staring out at the ocean. Each day we had to struggle to keep ourselves from quitting work, renting out the house and moving up to Alaska just to be with that boat. Good sense prevailed, however, and we decided that we were doing the right thing by staying in California and working. After all, this way we could make more money so we could pay someone to deliver Genesis to California in the spring, leaving us free to mount a major marketing effort to get rid of the house. Spring came and it seemed as if good fortune was going to smile on us at last. Our house sold and we moved into a condo for the short time until our boat arrived. Our delivery skipper, the Crocodile Dundee of Alaska, was given the go ahead to get the boat ready for the trip down. He made some repairs, provisioned, and got a crew together. We sent him $1,900 for the first half of the trip, $600 for provisions, and more money for repairs and return airfare to Alaska for the three crew. Then, on April 25, we got a terrible phone call: Another unseas¬ onal storm had rolled in and dismasted Genesis off the coast of British Columbia. The crew had abandoned her, having been air-lifted off by helicopter. Apparently the skipper had panicked and set off the EPIRB. According to the helicopter pilot, the skipper had a change of heart before helicopter arrived, because he’d turned the EPIRB off. But when the helicopter arrived, he and the crew decided to go through with their original plan to abandon our boat. So they tied the EPIRB to Genesis, turned it back on, buttoned up the boat, and took off in the chopper. At the time, Genesis was dry, intact and still had half a mast. We stayed in close communication with the Canadian military over the next week, as they tracked the progress of the boat daily. The EPIRB had a fresh battery and was emitting a strong signal. Meanwhile, we were trying to get our insurance company to authorize a salvage vessel to go out to recover Genesis. But it was

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The need for speed. Elsewhere in this issue — like in the next few pages in Sightings — you’ll be reading about two men who in the next few months will attempt to break the clipper ship sailing record from San Francisco to Boston. Like other modern craft in recent years, they’re likely to accomplish their goal. Sooner or later, all the old clipper records will fall. But as detractors love to point out, in a sense it’s nothing more than apples beating oranges. The clippers were merchantmen whose speed was solely a function of their money-making capabilities — for example, by getting the goods to California faster than anyone else, Flying Cloud literally paid for herself on her maiden voyage in 1851. Modern ocean racers are built for little else than speed. All they have to carry are their crews and enough food to get where they’re going. They benefit from more than 100 years of design R&D. They’re constructed of space-age composites, and aided by electronic satellite technology that the old clipper captains never even dreamed could exist. So yeah. Racing a high-tech, carbon-fiber dragster against an old wooden freighter isn’t exactly 'equal'. Which means what — no one should ever go after any of these records unless they’re willing to build a historically accurate clipper ship? Yeah, right. That could happen. We say sailing across any ocean is an accomplishment, sailing around the Horn is a hell of an accomplishment, and sailing through two oceans and around the Horn as fast as sanely possible is a HELL of an accomplishment worthy of praise and respect any way you look at it. We say go for the records, but remember the pioneers, too. Which is what we want to do right now. Here are the 'main' sailing records, which endured for more than 100 years before finally being broken by modern, high-tech craft of completely different — but no less deserving — purpose and type. Interestingly, all these records were set in the same year — 1854. It must have been a windy one! Speed — On a passage from London to Sydney, the 258-ft Sovereign of the Seas hit 22 knots, the fastest speed ever recorded for a sailing merchantman. The current sailing speed record is more than 50 mph, set by Russell Long’s trifoiler Longshot in 1992 in the 'French Trench'. Day’s Run — Champion of the Seas recorded a noon-to-noon run of 465 miles in December of 1854. Thats an average of more than 19 knots for 24 hours. The current day’s run record was set by the 75-ft catamaran Formula Tag, which on a trans-Atlantic run achived 514 miles noon-to-noon in 1984. Fastest Sustained Speed — The clipper Lightning averaged 372.2 miles a day — or 15 knots — for 10 straight days. As far as we know, no modern sailing vessel has broken this record. Around the World — The 226-ft James Baines went Liverpool to Liverpool in 132 days. This record stood until 1990, when Italian singlehander Titouan Lamazou sailed his custom 60-ft Ecureuil d’Aquitaine around the world nonstop in 109 days, 8 hours in the first Vendee Globe Challenge.

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One other thing has changed in the past 100-odd years: the esteem in which sailing records are held. Frankly, Scarlett, few folks outside the circle could give a damn if you told them you were aboard a boat that set a new sailing record of, say, seven days flat from here to Hawaii. Some would probably even ask something dweeby like, "Can’t you fly there in just a few hours?" But back in the thrilling days of yesteryear, sailing records meant something. Bear witness to the epitath carved into a weathered grave¬ stone in Eastham, Massachusetts: "Freeman Hatch, 1820-1889. He became famous for making the astonishing passage in clipper ship Northern Light from San Francisco to Boston in 76 days, 8 hours — an achievement won by no mortal before or since."

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Beware the Ides of. . . February? Chances are, most of you probably weren’t going sailing on February 2 anyway. If you’re like most of us poor slobs, you’ll be working. But if you were planning to get out on the water, or some meeting falls through and you get an unforseen opportunity — well, you may want to think twice. Seems a number of Europe’s top astro¬ logers interpret dire circumstances for anyone foolish enough to venture out that day. Something about the conjunction of Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn. How dire? Predictions include a major political crisis which will tear apart the European community, perhaps a horrific escalation of the crisis in the Gulf and — oh yes — "I wouldn’t go out on a boat that day," said French astrologer Amandine. "Uranus is associated with turbulence and the sea is affected by Neptune." There are, of course, dissenters. Says German astrologer Gregor: "All this stuff about February 2 is bunk. It’s April 6 that I’m worried about. I fear that’s when World War III.will start." Quote of the Month. When you get to the fork in the road, take it." — attributed to yogi berra

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bow bows out, tri tries again On January 11, right on schedule, the 53-ft trimaran Great American II and her two-man crew sailed out the Golden Gate. They were bound nonstop for Boston in an attempt to break one of the last great clipper ship records — in 1853, the Northern Light made the trip in 76 days, 8 hours. Less than 24 hours after departure, however, a somewhat shorter Great American II was limping back toward San Francisco. Co-skippers Rich Wilson and Bill Biewenga were as prepared as any sailors we’ve ever seen for the rigors of 10 weeks at sea, which would include negotiating the often treacherous conditions off Cape Horn. That latter would be of particular significance to Wilson, who lost the first Great American there while attempting this record three years ago. What they weren’t quite expecting were such treacherous conditions right off our Northern California coast. Although GAII departed in next to no wind, they soon ran head on into one of those bull-in-a-china-shop southerly sys¬ tems on its way to deluge the Bay Area. By Tuesday morning, Rich and Bill continued outside column of next sightings page

An experienced skipper we know once observed that his crew’s performance on any given race was easy to measure: "We just look at the amount of blood on the boat," he said. It’s just another way of saying what most of us already know — cuts, bonks and bruises are just part of going sailing. In recent years, however, the litigiousness rampant in most other facets of modern life has trickled down to our sport. Anyone who sails regularly has heard the tales — the cotter-pin-in-the-knee incident, the sharkbite victim who sued everyone from the charter boat skipper to the manufacturer of the boat, etc. ad nauseam. Just recently, off Cannes, the restored 135-ft J-Class yacht

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SIGHTINGS business Endeavour collided in light airs with the Whitbread maxi Charles Jourdan. The latter tried to sue for millions in "emotional damages." Now a precedent of sorts has been set. In December, a California Appellate court ruled that "the doctrine of primary assumption of the risk prevents lawsuits among participants who are knowingly engaged in the normal activities, and inherent risk, of an active sport." In English, that means sailing is a dangerous sport, and getting hurt doing it doesn’t give you free rein to go around suing boatowners. The ruling stems from an incident that continued middle of next sightings page

great american II — cont’d were 175 miles SSW of San Francisco, working the boat west through sus¬ tained winds in the upper 40s, with gusts to 50. Throttled back to three reefs and a small inner staysail, GAII was on port tack, doing 8s and 9s through 18 foot seas. And then, in the late morning, there was this big bang. . . "We were both below, when this wave hit the boat," says Biewenga. "Neither of us saw it, but it must have broke right on us. Water completely covered the vista dome. "The first thing we did when we got on deck was check the cockpit, the autopilot and so on. In the process of doing this, I noticed something in the water about 200 yards behind us. And I thought, 'Gee, those colors look familiar'. I pointed it out to Rich and we immediately looked toward our leeward (starboard) bow, which was fine. "Then we looked at the port bow and went, 'Uh-oh.' "It wasn’t there anymore." The port bow had broken off about five feet back from its tip. GA II was not continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS great american II — cont’d in danger of flooding or capsizing — the boat is honeycombed with more than 20 watertight compartments. But this was definitely the end of the party. Rich and Bill immediately dropped the main and ran off dead downwind under the inner jib. They then effected temporary repairs by attaching a piece of 10-oz. sailcloth from their collision kit around the stump. Then they sat down and discussed their options, of which Boston was now at the bottom of the list. "It didn’t take long to figure it out," says Bill. "The wind was out of the south, we were pointed toward San Francisco, we’d met some great people here, and had great support. So here we are again." The trip back was a long one. Under power most of the way, they couldn’t make much more than three knots or every time the port ama dipped in, the boat wanted to hang an immediate left. They finally arrived back at Schoonmaker Marina in Sausalito in the early hours of Friday the 15th. The boat was pulled out the next day at the Arques Shipyard, one of few railways in the Bay Area able to handle Great American II’s 45-ft beam. And work began at a frantic pace. "We want to keep the momentum going, as well as the record attempt," says Bill. The support team of Ed Sisk, Bud Southerland and Walter Green, who had just flown home to Boston, turned around and flew back out west. With the able assistance of local multihull builder Mark Ginesti, they spenbthe next nine days knee deep in epoxy, fiberglass and carbon fiber. Molds were taken off the starboard ama and the new nose was laid up in two halves at Kim Desenberg’s North Coast Yachts shop in Alameda. A foam/ fiberglass sandwich similar to the original (the boat, ex-Dupon Duran II, was built in France in 1990) was used. The bottom half (see photos) was fitted first, then anchored with generous layers of carbon fiber stretching all the way back to the crash bulkhead, 10 feet aft of the break. Three or four additional partial bulkheads were also installed, then the top was put on. An access hole was cut in the starboard float and similar reinforcing was also installed there. The nose job was completed down to primer coat by Monday, January 25. As we went to press, the plan was to depart again the last week of January. So if all goes well, Rich and Bill should be well down the coast as this issue hits the streets. It’s interesting to note that Wilson’s toll-free hotline — (900) 820-BOAT ($.95 a minute) — remained up and operating during the pit stop, as did the various Ocean Challenge programs: Student Ocean Challenge, Newspapers in Education, American Lung Association, etc. As he plans to do underway, Rich phoned in daily updates on the progress of the repair. One final question seemed appropriate. Would they be measuring the record attempt from the first departure or the second? "We’ve thought about that one a lot," says Biewenga. "There are no hard and fast rules about attempts like this, so theoretically you can start the clock as many times as you want. But just to make it official, we’re hoping we can break the record both ways."

risky occurred in the Bay aboard the J/35 Cosmic Muffin back in July of 1987. Among the seven people onboard that day were owner Thomas Carlson and crewman Michael Stimson. The latter was allegedly an experienced sailor, and had crewed on 'Muffin in races many times before. During the race, Carlson, who was driving, jibed. Caught unawares, Stimson managed to duck the boom, but was caught by the mainsheet (located mid¬ cockpit in a J/35), resulting in multiple fractures of his arm and wrist. Stimson’s initial action against Carlson was based on alleged negligence: Carlson had a 'duty of care' toward the crew, and had breeched that duty by failing to an¬ nounce the jibe, as he normally did. (Other crew say the jibe was announced. As far as the court decision was concerned, the point is moot.) Carlson claimed, and the court eventually agreed, that Stimson knew the risks of sailing when he came along for the race and he (Carlson) could not be held liable if an injury occurred. A controlling factor in deciding Stimsom v. Carlson was a Supreme Court case called Knight v. Jewett. In this decision, a woman playing touch football had her hand stomped by another player. The injury was serious enough that her little finger eventually had to be amputated. She sued, also claiming negli¬ gence — the stomper was playing too care¬ lessly and too roughly. She lost. The court ruled that a partici¬ pant in a recreational sport assumes the risk of injury inherent in the nature of the sport. Liability exists only when the injury is caused by conduct that is reckless or intentional. While Stimson v. Carlson can certainly be termed a victory for boatowners — and com¬ mon sense — there are nuances to the rul¬ ing. For example, one lawyer who faxed us information on this case felt that Stimson’s lawyers might have won the case if they had

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nightmare on the shipwreck issue Not really, although it might seem that way. Other than after hurricanes or the tragic Doublehanded Farallones Race of 1982, we can’t remember an issue in which we’ve reported on the loss of so many sailboats. A couple of the following have come to our attention on recently, but all are instructive. Our brief reports begin with the most recent occurrence. In the early morning hours of January 19, the Pier 39-based Columbia 45 Pegasus went up on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach several miles south of the Cliff House. She’d been on her way to Southern California. Owner Robert Cooper told salvors that he and his crewmember were a good distance offshore when they hit a sandbar. Despite having the use of their engine — which was still running long after they’d been taken to the hospital — the sloop bounced helplessly all the way to shore. Cooper’s crewman refused to stay with the vessel and attempted to swim continued outside column of next sightings page

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Dick Ewing is no stranger to adventure. Back in 1972, he made a motorcycle trip across the Sahara Desert, and later won an Oscar for a documentary fiim of the expedi¬ tion. Also in ’72, he weathered 155-mph winds in a 25-ft sailboat off the coast of Mexico. Two years before that, he led a group to Central America to film an eclipse predicted by the Mayans in 746 AD. In 1991, he retraced the route of the Jews during their exodus from Egypt. The 59-year-old Portland physicistturned-entrepreneur/filmmaker had never tackled the waters off the Golden Gate, however. Nor had his new bride Jeannie, 51.

SIGHTINGS — cont’d argued that Carlson behaved in a reckless manner. ('Reckless' and 'negligent' are two entirely different legal animals.) "The net effect may be that the Stimson case will not afford anyone much protection from actually getting sued, irrespective of whether a court or jury ever finds liability," he added. And when it comes to inexperienced peo¬ ple onboard, all bets are off regarding this ruling. In most instances, they do not "assume the risks" simply because they do not know them. "New crew deserve and are entitled to warnings and explanations of what to do, how to do it and where to be so that they do not get hurt, until they are famil¬ iar with the inherent risks," wrote attorney Dana Sack in a short analysis of Stimson v. Carlson. Nuances notwithstanding, the basic mes¬ sage of Stimson v. Carlson is, in our opinion, the correct one: that boatowners should not be liable for unforseeable injuries that occur aboard their boats. Hopefully, the ruling will allow skippers to go about the business of sailing without being paranoid about lawsuits every time someone stubs a toe. And crew will assign more responsibility for safety on board where it should be assigned — to themselves. In conclusion, the writeup in Barclay’s Law Review noted, "By eliminating liability for unintended accidents, the doctrine en¬ sures that the fervor of athletic competition will not be chilled by the constant threat of litigation from every misstep, sharp turn and sudden stop. On a larger scale, participation in amateur athletics is a socially desirable activity that improves the mental and physi¬ cal well-being of its participants. The free¬ dom to enjoy such activity is preserved through the doctrine of primary assumption of the risk." — latitude 38, with thanks to ryan werner, dana sack, randy paul and david brown

a lee shore On January 9, after months of planning, af¬ ter selling the house and cars to finance an around-the-world honeymoon, they left Alameda. On January 10, their dreams lay shattered on the rocks of Ocean Beach. Let’s back up a bit. Dick and Jeannie met after placing similar ads for sailing partners in the same issue of their local sailing maga¬ zine, 48° North. They tied the matrimonial knot last August. Within two weeks, they owned the 35-ft trimaran Trinity. Then, over the course of five months, they sold their houses and cars and either sold or gave away everything they couldn’t fit on the

shipwrecks — cont’d to shore. The Columbia 45 not only beat him to there, she nearly ran him down on the way. The crewman reached shore suffering from severe hypothermia. Parker Diving Service pulled Pegasus far enough up the beach to load her onto a truck for the trip to Anderson’s Boat Yard in Sausalito. Other than a bent rudder, her hull appears to be in very good condition. Perhaps because of her high freeboard, she took no water or sand inside — this despite being bounced port rail to starboard rail more than 50 times. The waters off Ocean Beach are notoriously dangerous in the winter. The shifting shallow bot¬ tom, the huge winter swells, and strong cur¬ 'Teragram.' rents are a terrible combination. If transiting the area during a strong flood, as had been the case with Pegasus, boats are swiftly swept toward shore. If transiting during an ebb, conditions are ideal for huge winter swells to break — even miles off the beach — without any warning. Ignore the urge to cut the corner; don’t turn left until after the Lightbucket! On January 10, the 60-foot Alden schooner Teragram was driven onto the reef off "Pine Trees" along the Kona Coast of the Big Island. Normally operated by Maui Classic Charters as a skin diving boat, the schooner had been on a rare private charter. In addition to her skipper and two former skippers — all licensed captains _there were two guests aboard. Whoever was navigating reportedly mistook some background lights of Honokahau Harbor for the entrance lights, and prematurely turned toward shore. Three waves estimated at 15 feet helped put her on the reef. Once aground, a 12-foot diameter hole was smashed into her port side. The schooner, which had been built in 1929 at Dauntless Shipyard, was later chain-sawed into pieces and tossed into a dumpster. Only a few bits of memorabilia survived. On January 9, the 35-ft trimaran Trinity was lost on Ocean Beach about a mile south of where Pegasus went ashore. A detailed report, Nightmare on a Lee Shore, begins in the center column at left. On December 28, the Cheoy Lee Clipper 48 Shiloh was lost on the beach at Turtle Bay. Owners Murray and Phyllis Weitman of New York City, both 63, had bought the boat in Northern California and berthed her in Richmond. The were on their way to the Caribbean. It was calm when the crews of the 12 cruising boats anchored off the village turned in on the night of the 28th. But it didn’t stay that way long, reports Pete Caras, who was singlehanding the 38-foot wood double-ender Stroma of Mey. "About 2200 the wind clocked around to the southwest — straight into the narrow bay entrance — and blew at up to 35 knots. The worst part was the severe chop created by the wind blowing against the current. Based on readings from my fathometer, the waves were at least four feet. Everyone’s ground'Shiloh.1 tackle was tested to the limit." Although Turtle Bay is known as one of the two "all-weather" anchorages along the west coast of Baja, the 12 boats suddenly found themselves struggling to stay off the perilous lee shore. Protection was available a mile

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and a half away at the south end of the bay — but nobody was willing to try and relocate there because of near zero visibility. It was also uncertain whether any of them could have raised their anchors. Weitman, who has owned 10 sailboats and been sailing for 40 years, had a #70 CQR in 23 feet of water at the end of 120 feet of chain. The chain had been secured to the sampson post and windlass with 5/8" line and no shock absorber. At 0200 there was a loud BANG! followed by the sound of a short length of chain running out. The 'bang' had been the line parting. Weitman used the engine to keep the bow into the wind and the boat off the beach. But it was tough. Others skippers were having to use their engines at near full rpm to reduce the strain on their anchors. The rode for Shiloh’s back-up anchor, a #35 Danforth, was lead through the bow hawse-hole. But for safety considerations, Weitman had crewman Matthew Mahon drop the anchor over the windward side of the aft quarter. Shortly after, the engine stopped as though something had caught in the prop. While the engine restarted, it provided no thrust. The anchor never bit. Without an anchor or engine, the only choice left was to sail off the lee shore — an unrealistic option. They were almost on the beach already and it was just too rough. Shiloh drifted onto a small beach backed by 40-foot vertical cliffs. Phyllis

boat. Trinity was eventually outfitted with a new galley, refrigeration system, radar, GPS and a year’s worth of food. Also aboard were a few out-of-the-ordinary items for most cruisers: an llVfe-inch telescope for some stargazing and all Dick’s audio-visual equipment. "Our plan was to give multimedia slide shows to people that we visited as we sailed around the world," says Dick. He had thou¬ sands of slides from several travelogues about America he had made over the years. Shortly after the first of the year, their landbound affairs were in order. On a wind¬ less January 9, they motored under the Gate and turned left, planning to day-hop their way down to San Diego. They were barely out of the Straits when the engine suddenly quit. There was plenty of fuel, and the en¬ gine restarted and idled fine, but whenever Dick engaged the prop, the motor stopped.

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shipwrecks — cont’d Weitman and crew Tamara Donayre got into the inflatable — which promptly flipped in the surf. Murray Weitman and Matthew, the other crew, swam ashore. It could have been worse. Nobody was injured and it was low tide. Had it been high tide, they would have been trapped against the cliffs. Weitman returned to the stricken Shiloh once to retrieve papers, but temporarily left everything else. While the tide was still high, the four made their way over slippery rocks between the cliff and surf to safety. To add insult to injury, the last part of the climb was through the arroyo the village uses as a garbage dump! While Weitman was to experience great frustration trying to make travel and other arrangements — there were no phones and nobody accepted any¬ thing but cash — he has nothing but kind words for both the Mexicans and Americans. "Compassionate", "warm", and "helpful" are the adjectives he chose. He felt the same way even after discovering that "two dozen adoles¬ cents" had stripped his boat before he was able to return. "Many families in the village were a little better off than the day before — and that is good," he said philosophically. Shiloh was insured, but not for the full amount the Weitmans had invested in her. On December 29, in the same storm and anchorage as Shiloh, the 32-ft S&S designed woodie Tinker was also lost. According to Pete Caras, Mike, the boat’s owner, had been going to sea his whole life. Originally from Boston, Mike had made a killing going after King Crab in Alaska last year and bought Tinker. Mike’s problem was that his anchor rode kept jumping out of its roller and wedging itself between the cheek and stemhead — where it would rapidly begin to chafe. The only solution was for Mike to sit at the bow most of the night and keep putting the rode back into the roller. This wouldn’t have been so bad, except for two things; he was by himself, and the bow kept plunging underwater every 30 seconds. Nonetheless, he gallantly hung in until just before dawn, when the current changed and the chop rapidly began to settle down. Exhausted but confident he’d done what it had taken to save his boat, Mike collapsed into his bunk. The next thing he knew, Tinker was on the beach with a "hole the size of a VW" in her hull. Even though the weather had settled down, the boat’s rode had still popped out of the roller and chafed through. Mike stood on the beach guarding his boat — he could see figures on the cliffs looking down — until sunrise. But as soon as he went to the village for cigarettes, the local kids swarmed his boat and took nearly everything. (Yet another reason to stop smoking!) Mike got away with little more than his sails, VHF and GPS. The boat was not insured. well Point. Ron, an owner/skipper 'who’d reportedly been shot down and walked out of North Viet Nam, had made a navigation error while trying to find Cuyler Harbor in 40 knots of wind and zero visibility. He thought they were fine — until the searchlight from a Coast Guard helicopter showed they could walk ashore. Initial salvage efforts looked positive, but then a broken tow line and successively lower tides thwarted it. When the owner last flew over the boat, all that was visible were two masts sticking through the sand. It is believed she was uninsured. On August 22, the Richmond-based steel ketch Heemskerck went on the rocks near Punta Mala, Panama. For the complete story of Anthony van Marie and Paula Freston’s misfortune, see this month’s Changes. Perhaps every sailor’s worst fear is being caught in a huge storm at sea. But each of these examples offers additional proof that offshore storms aren’t the , big worry. Even in this era of inexpensive GPSs, navigation errors or misjudgments continue to be the leading cause of boat loss. And as always, close behind are anchoring problems. The only good that can come out of these misfortunes is that the rest of us learn from them. And while these losses are indeed terrible, they must be kept in perspective. During the period they happened, literally thousands of California cruisers have been enjoying their boats along the coast of Mexico and other places. It all goes to prove that if you want to be safe, don’t get out of bed. But if you want to get the most from life, prepare as best you can, use your common sense and remember the lessons you learn along the way — even if they sometimes have to be at the expense of others. February, 1993

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SIGHTINGS moving up Serge Teste is going sailing again. Only this time, it’s on a slightly larger boat. To appreciate the humor in that statement, we refer you to the November, 1989, issue, wherein we hit some of the highlights of his last trip — a circumnavigation aboard a 12-ft boat. Serge is basically the same mildmannered, easy-to-smile Australian (by way of Italian parents and a childhood divided between France and Brazil) that we remember from that interview. The only changes we noticed in the three and a half years between the last boat and his new one are a little more u gray in his beard, and the fact that he’s 2 not a bachelor anymore, o We have to tell you that story first. £ Back in 1989, Serge had already donated the little Acrohc Australis to a Brisbane museum, and was up in the Serge and Robin. Bay Area promoting his book about that circumnavigation, 500 Days. One of the many Latitude readers who were intrigued by his story was Robin Lutz of Berkeley. She called to get one of his books and, being multilingual herself, decided to see if he could really speak all the languages we attributed to him. So she asked about him about the book in French and Portuguese. "He passed!" she laughs. Robin arranged to pick up a copy of 500 Days from Serge at the San Fran¬ cisco Marina, where he was staying on a friend’s boat. The two of them hit it off, one thing led to another and in October of 1991, they were married. Now they’re going cruising together on Encanto, the 60-ft steel cutter that Serge designed and built almost completely by himself. As we mentioned in our first article, Serge had always planned to circum¬ navigate again on a, shall we say, more practical boat. But expenses being what they are, he had to come down from the 80-footer he’d hoped for. He also had to settle for the more affordable steel over the more desireable aluminum. As far as we could see, however, they were minor sacrifices. Her 15-ft beam makes the boat huge inside, offering an almost kitchen-size galley and accommodations for up to six crew. One of the features carried over from Acrohc Australis is Serge’s unique 'vented' keel. Its two-struts-with-a-bulb-between is reminiscent of the wild keel arrangement on the radical skiff-like New Zealand in the last America’s Cup, though of course Serge didn’t bother with the mind-boggling complexity of integrating a rudder into it. Encanto carries her rudder well aft of the keel. Otherwise, it’s pretty much business as usual above and below decks, with certain details gleaned from years of years of blue-water sailing, and quality craftsmanship that traces its roots back to a boatbuilding business Serge and his brothers ran in Brisbane. In fact, Serge had originally planned to build the boat back home until he met Robin. Instead, he rented a piece of land in Alviso and put the boat together there over the last year and a half or so. She was launched in September of last year. And when we say Serge did most of the work himself, we’re not kidding. He did 90% of the positioning, cutting and welding of the steel in the boat, and built virtually everything except the mast and winches. He even made his own anchors! Give this guy a chain hoist and a pickup truck and we’ll bet dollars to donuts he could figure out a way to move the Golden Gate Bridge. The mast is a standard extrusion built to Serge’s specifications. At $6,000, it’s the most expensive single component. Otherwise, he and Robin became the original swap-meet and Classy Classified scavengers. As Serge walks around the boat, he rattles off the many bargains they scored: a Barient 23 winch for $10, three wire halyard winches for under $100, sails for only a few hundred each. That sort of thing. But of course, no boat can be built entirely without the help of lots of special people. Among those to whom Robin and Serge are grateful are Don continued oustide column of next sightings page

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nightmare the park police station. Their boat, in the meantime, had made it through the surf in pretty good shape. The Ewings hired a security guard to watch it during the night, then went back to Alameda to stay with friends. When they last saw the trimaran, it was gently grounded about 100 feet out. They were told it had been secured in position with a line. The latter turned out to be false information. During the night, the boat came adrift and went into the rocks. When the Ewings returned in the morning, the wreckage was scattered all up and down

SIGHTINGS the beach. They salvaged what they could and cleaned up the rest. What caused the engine to fail remains a mystery. The salvagers who picked it off the beach said all the moving parts seemed to work. There was a rumor, according to Dick, that 100 feet of gillnet was found near the wreckage. He also heard that there have been as many as three boats whose props have gotten fouled by nets off the Golden Gate within the last year. In retrospect, Dick says that the only piece continued middle of next sightings page

moving up — cont’d Wilson, Peter Brown, Bob Holmes, Bruce Fowlers, Fleet Irvine, Steve and Linda Kibler, Bigge Crane (which launched the boat) and other friends and family "who gave us moral support and practical gifts," says Serge. Brown has stayed on as the boat’s sole crew so far. The plan is to leave sometime in March and make a beeline for Australia. "My family hasn’t met Robin yet," says Serge by way of explanation. From there, the plans are pretty loose and open-ended. Until then, they’re finishing off the boat, going sailing (with a hard chine and flat bottom, Serge says the boat will start planing at about 10 knots) and looking to add two or three more crew willing to share expenses. If you’re interested in the latter and can get away starting in March, give Serge a call at (415) 952-1621. ^ g||§§fi|

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February. 1993

SIGHTINGS the government is nuts — here’s proof! Commercial and recreational mariners are reeling in disbelief over the announcement that as of April 1, the National Weather Service will no longer transmit radiofacsimile weather and oceanographic charts — better known as weatherfaxes — to mariners. While it should be an April Fool’s joke, it is not. The decision to terminate the transmission of weatherfaxes was made by the Administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administra¬ tion (NOAA) and the Director of the National Weather Service. "Budget cuts" were given as the reason. A shocked maritime community can’t believe the decision. Weatherfaxes are critical to the safety of the majority of mariners, and they are relatively inexpensive. The amount of money the Coast Guard will need to conduct res¬ cue efforts for mariners who blindly stumbled into bad weather, for example, will exceed the cost of providing weatherfaxes by many times. It’s another case of an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure. "As a container ship captain (the Matson Lines container ship Matsonia) and Peterson 44 owner," writes Latitude reader Richard Crane, "I find the continued outside column of next sightings page

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nightmare of safety gear they didn’t have was a backup outboard engine, which likely could have maneuvered them to safety. Another thing they didn’t have was insurance, which Dick says would have been prohibitively expen¬ sive once they left American waters. "We V thought we were only going to be in U.S. territory for five days," he says. As can be imagined, the trauma of losing everything hit the couple hard. Kindness on the part of their Alameda friend Scott Fossum has been invaluable, and Scott’s church offered to lend a helping hand, as well. Although Dick lost all of his audio¬ visual equipment, his original slides are thankfully still safe back in Portland. (He had not planned to begin the shows until Trinity

SIGHTINGS — cont’d reached the Caribbean.) What few items they could salvage off the beach are piled in a friend’s backyard. Dick felt it somehow appropriate to burn a sal¬ vaged section of the boat Viking-style to signify her ignoble end, as well as the end of this particular chapter of their lives. Overall, however, he retains an upbeat note. He’s en¬ dured setbacks before, and so has Jeannie. "Somehow," she says, "we’ll get another boat and go." — shimon van collie Anyone interested in helping the Ewings out can contact the College Avenue Presby¬ terian Church, 5951 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618, or call (510) 658-8834.

proof — cont’d decision appalling. Weatherfax has to be one of the most important sources of weather information for the entire maritime community. Unbelievable!" Without weatherfax, mariners will be forced to rely on either voice weather broadcasts or — worse still — deciphering them from code. As a number of dumbfounded mariners have pointed out, one weatherfax picture is worth tens of thousands of words — and millions of dits and dahs. That these two government officials would even suggest a return to such primitive methods of disseminating weather information is stunning. Were they to be put in charge of the nation’s streets and highways, they would surely shut off the stoplights to reduce electric bills. Weatherfax broadcasts are important for more than just safety. Accurate weather reports enable ships to take the most efficient routes between ports. A large vessel crossing the Pacific, for example, can save up to $50,000 by avoiding bad weather. As for fisherman, the weatherfax surface analysis are a huge aid in helping them efficiently find and catch fish. As for cruising sailors, weatherfaxes have been considered nearly as valuable as GPS. After sailing from Japan to the Pacific Northwest, Peter Sutter said he’d never want to make another long passage without one. Weatherfaxes both help you avoid bad weather and find good weather. We remember the skipper of one transAtlantic boat telling us that by using his weatherfax he was able to modify his course so that he was almost always able to stay in a band of 15 to 20-knot winds. About 100 miles to the north, his friend without a weatherfax stumbled blindly between gales and calms. Twice the boat without a weatherfax was knocked flat and extensively damaged. Had that skipper had a better picture of the weather, he could have headed south for half a day and been in ideal sailing conditions. The decision to halt weatherfax transmissions is so stupid that we’re certain it will be reversed prior to April 1. But only if we mariners raise hell. As such, it’s important that all of us write four letters. You need to object vociferously to the following individuals: 1) Dr. Elbert W. Friday, Assistant Administrator NOAA, Room 18130, Sil¬ ver Springs Metro Center Two, 1325 East-West Highway, Silver Springs, Maryland 20910. Or send a fax to (301) 713-0610. 2) Paul Jacobs - W/OM12, Director, National Weather Service, Marine Group, NOAA NWS, SSMC-2,1325 East-West Highway, Silver Springs, Mary¬ land 20910. Fax (301) 713-1598. Or give a piece of your mind over the phone at (301) 713-0278. The following two are important people battling to get the weatherfax decision reversed. Write them with your support: 1) Hon. Gerry E. Stubbs (Mass.), Chairman Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515. His fax is (202) 224-3121. 2) Dr. H. Suzanne Bolton, Chief - Consumer Affairs Branch, Constituent Affairs - EA-22, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1825 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20235.

the light still shines The next time you round the southeastern tip of Yerba Buena Island, look about halfway up the hill at the two Spanish-style houses and mentally wish 'happy birthday' to Rosalie Jeffrey, the first woman to live there. On February 7, Rosalie turns 101. Married to George Jeffrey, the Lighthouse Depot Keeper, Mrs. Jeffrey lived on Yerba Buena from 1915 until 1938, when the Bay Bridge opened and her husband retired from the U.S. Lighthouse Service. For their first 10 years on the island, the Jeffreys lived in a little wooden house down by the water’s edge where the Coast Guard depot is today. In the late ’20s, the federal government built the twin houses with red-tile roofs higher on the hill and the Jeffreys moved up. As you look at the hill from the water, the Jeffreys lived in the house on the left. Coast Guard officers and their families live there today. George Jeffrey started working for the Lighthouse Service in 1894 as the Assistant Keeper of the St. George Reef Station near his hometown of Cres¬ cent City. Later he served as lightkeeper at both the Oakland and Los Angeles continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS light still shines — cont’d lighthouses. Rosalie, also from Crescent City, married George in Southern California in 1914. When the Lighthouse Service promoted him to Depot Keeper, they moved to Yerba Buena, which was then known as 'Goat Island'. Among Mrs. Jeffrey’s collection of yellowing clippings are newspaper cartoons hailing the 1933 name change and the start of Bay Bridge construction. The Lighthouse Service — which eventually melded with the U.S. Lifeboat Service to become the Coast Guard — controlled the southern part of the island. The north belonged to the Navy. Mrs. Jeffrey says that the two groups rarely mixed, even taking separate boats to San Francisco for their weekly supply runs. She also recalls having to conserve water in the early years, as they depended on local springs and runoff. Other than feeling a bit isolated from time to time, though, life on the island wasn’t bad. While her husband managed all of the lighthouses from Pt. Conception to the Oregon border, Mrs. Jeffrey managed their island garden. Many of her trees and plants remain, including that huge bramble of blackberry bushes below the lawns. When George retired from the USLS in 1938, the members of Local Union No. 1 gave him a silver bowl and hailed him as "a man of outstanding character and personal charm." Sadly, his retirement was short. Within six months, he became ill and died. Although her husband’s government pension allowed Rosalie to live<an continued outside column of next sightings page

Clockwise from above, one of the first photos taken from the new Bay Bridge shows Coast Guard Cove as it appeared in the late '30s; Mr. and Mrs. George Jeffrey at Yerba Buena in 1917; Mrs. Jeffrey in front of'her' house in 1987; the Jeffrey's first house circa late '20s (the car must have been pretty low mileage — the Bay Bridge wouldn't be built for almost 20 more years); snow on Yerba Buena in 1933. Mrs. Jeffrey was happy to see her lovingly tended hedge and archway were still there in when she visited in 1987.

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kayoed In the months following hurricane Iniki, which ravaged Kauai last September 11, we noted the damage suffered by the 82-foot Coast Guard Cutter Point Harris. On 'maintenance status' and unable to get underway, the cutter was forced to ride out Iniki anchored in Nawiliwili Harbor. Despite coming adrift from her heavy ground tackle and crunching a pier, all in all she was doing okay — until hurricane winds picked up a 40-foot catamaran, sailed it over a 15-ft breakwall and whipped it like a fighting star into the steel cutter. The accident completely demolished the bridge of the Point Harris. It wasn’t until January when the cutter was decommissioned that we learned how bad the damage had been. Coast Guard offi¬ cials explained that it would cost $800,000 to repair the vessel. Huh? "It looked like a missile hit it," said her last skipper, Lt. JG

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Jim MacManus. MacManus was slated to take command of the replacement cutter, the Point Evans, which is scheduled to arrive in Hawaii by barge this month. Though similar in size and displacement, the Evans has recently been outfitted with new 740-hp diesels, which will make her faster and more fuel efficient than the Harris. As for the Point Harris, which had responded to 80 calls for assistance since MacManus had taken command in 1990, well, it’s no green pastures for this old workhorse. She’ll most likely be stripped and then used for by the Navy for target practice. MacManus told the Coast Guard’s Pacific Shield magazine that the fate of his old command doesn’t bother him. "Nothing could be more shocking than when I saw the ship immediately following Iniki,” he said.

independent life, she couldn’t stand the thought of being idle. So she worked as a housekeeper and companion to several well-to-do San Francisco families. The children she helped raise now have children and even grandchildren of their own. Except for a brief visit to the 1939 World’s Fair (for which Treasure Island was created), Mrs. Jeffrey didn’t return to Yerba Buena until 1987 when Coast Guard Admiral Jack Costello invited her back for lunch. Then commander of the 12th District at the time, Admiral Costello and his wife were living in the restored lightkeeper’s house (the Victorian west of the twin houses), and had become interested in the island’s history. Mrs. Jeffrey told the Costellos about watching the building of the Bay Bridge and showed them her husband’s col¬ lection of photos. Something of an amateur photographer, George chronicled the building of the span with a photo every week. After lunch, the Costellos took Mrs. Jeffrey to visit her old house. Shortly after her trip back to the island, Mrs. Jeffrey took a fall and had to move to a South San Francisco nursing home. Now recovered, she walks slowly, but her mind is still sharp. She still gets out and about, playing Bingo a couple days a week and visiting the families she helped raise during the holidays. And she still likes to indulge the holiday spirit — her Christmas dinner with friends included two glasses of wine and both desserts. But the real treat, especially for the younger set, comes after dinner. With a little prompting, Mrs. Jeffrey is happy to relive the old days on Goat Island, and tell stories of the way the Bay used to be. — peter m. detwiler

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Did you know that someone has invented a better mousetrap? No, really. We discovered this when one of the little buggers took up residence under our sink and we had to go buy a trap. A new version is enclosed, so you don’t mash your fingers or have to 'identify the body', and . . . uh . . . Well, anyway. Another 'better mousetrap' is in the offing for any sailor who’s ever wanted to do an ocean race but never thought they had the boat for it. This year, Long Beach YC’s 'good old’ Cabo San Lucas International Boat Race might be better known as the 'new and improved' Cabo Race. And the reason we’re telling you all this here is that the new part has to do with a first-time-ever cruising class. Here’s how it works. The first of the cruising classes starts on October 31, a full week before the fastest class, which for you hardcore types should include at least a half-dozen 70-rater sleds. The 'real' racers will play through, so to speak, while the cruising boats will have three different 'finishes' along the way — Turtle Bay, Santa Maria Bay and Cabo. The thinking is that the staggered starts and finishes will allow the slower boats to stay with the fleet throughout the race. And of course party three times as hard. Other parameters for the cruising classes: minimum rating — 54 (TransPac rating formula); minimum length — 30 feet; minimum crew — 4. No spinnaker poles are permitted, but gennakers are. Powering will be also be permitted, with restrictions. How the race will be scored in the cruising class is still being figured out. Cabo Race general chairman Fred Rusch and a group of dedicated race organizers are putting the finishing touches on details right now and we’ll let you know as soon as they’re announced. Plans are also in process to increase the number of support boats and programs, including a buddy-boat arrangement for boats returning north after the race. Although it still needs to be test driven, we look at this proposed change in the organization of the Cabo Race as a major step in the right direction. And we tip our hats to the Long Beach YC for recognizing that in this economy, relatively few people can afford to race at a high level any more. By creating a cruising class, it could well infuse the Cabo Race with the new blood it needs to keep going. (Hint, hint, nudge, nudge to other ocean races.) If you’ve ever entertained the notion of entering one of the fun races to Mexico, but didn’t think your older boat was competitive, the new, improved Cabo Race may just continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS new cabo race — cont’d

a true gentleman — kirt brooks

be your ticket. For more information, contact Ed Feo at (310) 438-7245, Camille Daniels at (310) 498-6465, or write to 1993 Cabo Race Chairman Fred Rusch, c/o Long Beach YC, 6201 Appian Way, Long Beach, CA 90803.

crew list 11 You don’t get many second chances in life, so don’t blow this one. It’s your last shot at taking part in our biggest Crew List of the year: the annual Latitude 38 Racing, Cruising, Daysailing, Co-Chartering and Boat-Swapping Crew List. A couple of years ago we laughingly suggested readers try saying that 10 times really fast, but not any more. Not since the tragedy. One Crew Listee actually got it out 12 times just perfectly, but then his tongue exploded. Anyway, we don’t really have space for the usual pep talk. Hopefully, you were enthused enough by last month’s gusto-oozing prose to make decisions

I AM/WE ARE LOOKING FOR CREW TO RACE ON MY/OUR BOAT NAME(S):_______ ACE(S):_SEX:_PHONE: (-) --

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I/WE PLAN TO RACE; 1) __San Francisco Bay 2) __Monterey/Santa Cruz 3}__Ocean Series 4)___1993 TransPac g)__ Coastal Races 6) _Mexico Race(s) 7) Other __

a) _Handicap b) __One Design c) _YRA Season d) __Specialty Events and/ or occasional YRA e) _Beer Cans f) __Anything & everything

l/WE WANT CREW; Who wilt consistently put out 100% for the chance to get experience, and won't complain when wet, bruised or scared silly With at least one full season of racing experience With more than three years experience

1)_ Casually. Winning is nice, but let's keep it fun. 2) __IPretty seriously. Why else make the effort? 3) _Very seriously. 1/we don't like to lose.

Mall completed form to and $1 to: Racing Crew List, Box

1678, Sausaiito, CA 94966 by FEBRUARY 15,1993.

one way or the other — are you going to expand your sailing horizons and life immeasurably by taking part in the Crew List, to remain a groveling prole for the rest of eternity? Hmmmm, let’s see, what would we do. Wow, that’s a toughie. . . . And we don’t even want to hear why you didn’t send in the forms from the continued outside column of next sightings page

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Bay Area sailors were saddened to learn of the passing of Kirt Brooks on January 18 in San Diego. Kirt had been battling cancer for the last four years and died following complications from surgery. He was 73. A longtime sailor and race organizer, Kirt left an indelible imprint on the Bay Area sail¬ ing community. Among his accomplishments are the Metropolitan Yacht Club Midwinter Series, the Oakland to Catalina Race, the Windjammers Race and the Yacht Racing Association’s race management committee. More lasting than his accomplishments, though, was his human and humane ap¬ proach to the sport of sailing and life in general. As his good friend, fellow race com¬ mittee worker and lawyer Bob Gray put it, "Kirt was a true gentleman and an all time nice guy." We had the privilege of interviewing Kirt a couple of years ago just prior to his moving south to start MARCAB, a company that manufactures gas scrubbers for waste water treatment plants. The San Diego firm will continue under the direction of Kirt’s nephews, Kris Brooks and Russell Munro.

the shetlands When the tanker Braer went aground in the Shetland Islands and broke up, 25 mil¬ lion gallons of light Norwegian crude oil spewed into the water and onto beaches 30

SIGHTINGS crew list II — cont’d January issue (which were a lot easier to fill out, we might add. We had to squish these ones down to make them fit). Whatever you do, don’t tell us the dog ate the magazine, or the parakeet cage needed a new liner, or aliens ransacked your house for all the sailing literature and cook books they could lay their tendrils on. We’ve heard those a million times. Besides, it’s all moot now, right? Your sailing future is before you. All you have to do is take pen in hand and get going. And we’re talking soon for those of you interested in racing. We’ll need to get those forms in by February 15 for names to be run in our March issue. Everyone else has until March 15, and those names will be run in our April issue. Also in April, two of the biggest Crew List parties ever. We’ll tell you where and when next month.

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Berkeley YC trophy made in his likeness.

Among the things we learned during that interview was that Kirt was never one to blow his own horn. He had to be prompted to talk about himself. He was always more interested in doing for others, and in letting others follow their own paths. In that vein, his only request for those wishing to make a donation in his name is that they do so to a charitable cause of their own choosing. Kirt’s ashes will be returned to the Bay Area, and a memorial is being planned at his home club, Oakland’s Metropolitan YC, for the afternoon of February 20. After a shoreside ceremony, his remains will be scattered on the waters of the Bay, where he will join other sailors, including his good friend John Boles, who have gone before. For more in¬ formation on the service, call Betty Gray at MYCO, (510) 536-7450, or at home at (510) 530-4162. Wherever you are, Kirt, thanks for your tireless contribution to the sailing community and for the dignity you brought to your own life and to the lives of those around you. — shimon van collie

4)_^ 993 TransPac - Monterey/Santa Cruz 5)_Coastal Race (July) - °cean Races 6)_to Mexico (November)

I/WE PREFER: . Boats under 30 feet 4)__ Dinghies .Boats over 30 feet 5}_Muftihulis . Specific class or design

MY/OUR EXPERIENCE IS: (Check at least one from each column) ne _ l-ess than one full season A Little b-) _ Little or no racing, but lots of crujsing and/or daysailing Mucbo c) . I have out-of-area racing ex¬ perience, but am unfamiliar with local conditions d) . One or two full local seasons . One or two long-distance ! ocean races

I/WE WILL: « Help with the bottom, do maintenance — anything! .Play boat administrator, go-fer

.Co to the masthead to retrieve the halyard at sea . Navigate, I've got lots of experience 6)

. Do foredeck, I've got lots of experience /Do grinding. I've got muscle Mail completed form and $5 to: Racing Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by FEBRUARY 15,1993.

shuffle miles up and down the coast. Environmen¬ talists feared the worst. But while the spill was indeed one of the worst on record, damcontinued middle of next sightings page

The Crew Lists have gotten tons of people together over the years. And it’s true that you don’t have to spend the few bucks we ask — $5 for crew, $1 for boat owners — to take part. Anyone can use the lists once they come out. But continued outside column of next sightings page

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age to wildlife so far seems to be trifling compared to the Exxon Valdez disaster. Two reasons: First, the nature of light crude is to sheen out in a thin film, then evaporate when it gets churned up. Second, the hurri¬ cane-force winds that prevented any salvage attempts churned up the water plenty. In an article in the January 13 Wall Street Journal, Ken Wells wrote about the wind in the Shetlands. While visitors are, ahem, blown away by its strength, islanders are used to seeing cats, cows, cars and other people becoming airborne. "Oh sure, my cats fly all the time," said one research scientist.

that’s kind of a half-assed way to do it. By having your name published, you are not only making calls, but getting them, too. We call this 'fully assed' Crew Listing. A few final tips: honesty is very important — it’s much better to err on the side of modesty than to inflate your skill levels. You novice sailors should also know that you’re not at any serious disadvantage over any old salts. Many skippers prefer at least one or two beginning-level people aboard. Also, women might want to use only first names and a non-direct contact (phonemail, P.O. box, etc.) number. It’s still a chicken vs. egg deal whether the urge to go sailing excites the male libido or vice versa, but if you’re a woman, you will get calls. Finally, seriously, those deadlines are very important. We simply cannot take forms that are late. 'Nuff said. Now it’s up to you. Good luck. See you out there.

1/WE WANT TO CREW

WANT TO JOIN OTHERS

ON A CRUISING BOAT NAME(S):.

NAME(S): PHONE: (_

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FOR CASUAL DAYSAILS

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crewing on the Bay or a. leas.

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l/WE WANT TO CRUISE: 7) _Caribbean SF Bay and Delta 8) _Mediterranean ' Monterey Bay gy Anywhere warm " Southern California 10) Other destination(s): Mexico this fall/winter " Hawaii and South Pacific “ pacific Northwest or Alaska

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"You kick them out the door for a little excercise and poof, they’re gone." Yes, life is a little different in a place where a week or more of 100-mph gusts is not unusual. Shetlanders all carry hundreds of pounds of coal in their vehicles to keep them on the road, and they always walk on the leeward side of roads, so if they do become airborne, they don’t land in traffic. What’s it like getting picked up by the wind? "We call it Shetlands dancing," said the cat guy. "You are grabbed by the wind and twirled round and round. Then you’re usually blown over." i

IRELAND — It’s estimated there are only 300 Ridly turtles left in the world. One of them, Leonardo, is lucky to be alive after his latest escapade. It had been awhile since he’d been spotted in his usual haunts off Mexico, but no one expected to find him washed up on a beach in Ireland, 5,000 miles away. They were hard miles, too. He was half dead and going fast. In addition to being semi-conscious and near starvation, Leo was suffering from serious lacerations, a bad eye infection and pneumonia. Other than that, he was in fine shape. Nursed back to health at the National Aquarium near Dublin, Leonardo is soon to be returned to his native waters. He is believed to be the only Ridly turtle to have survived an Atlantic crossing. LONDON — The late media mogul Robert Maxwell’s fabulous motoryacht Lady Ghislaine was auctioned off for a reported $19 million. Faced with severe financial and legal problems, Maxwell is believed to have jumped off the magnificent five-year-old, 180-foot yacht and drowned. 5

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_Little or none a) -I'd like co-charterer to skippei _Moderate. I sail and give me direction regularly and have b) _Prefer co-charterer of at least chartered before. equal proficiency _ Lots. I've sailed c) —__ Would be willing to co-charter and/or chartered with less experienced party many types of boats and am a competent skipper

l/WE PREFER TO CO-CHARTER:

ABOUT (DATE):.

MY/OUR IDEAL CREW WILL: (Check and circle as many as apply) Be willing to share basic expenses such as food and Be willing to bust butt preparing the boat a) Have more desire than experience; b) have lots of ocean experience Know offshore navigation, really know it Have mechanical skills for the engine, refrigeration, etc. Have language skills: a) Spanish, b) Other.-Other skills (woodworking, scuba, etc.)— Be unattached and unopposed to the possibility of a friendship blossoming Look good in a bikini

' Understand and appreciate Woody Allen Mail completed form and SI to: Cruising Crew U.t, Box 1678,

Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15,1993.

_ Bareboats (we sail) _ Crewed (professional skipper and/or crew) _ With other couples _ With other singles _ A smaller (30 to 40 feet) boat with one or two other oeoD - * med"Jm (40 to 50 feet) boat with four to six other peop _ A large (60 feet or more) boat, the more co-charterers the merrier A-

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DESIGNING 1 he last few years haven’t been kind to the boating industry, what with the 10% luxury tax on yachts over $100,000 and the soft economy. Nevertheless, our recent survey of some of California’s top yacht designers reveals that not everyone has been hurting. Some have had to get creative and diversify a bit, but on the whole they’re still designing boats or modifications to boats and making ends meet. But before we even get started bringing you up to speed on who’s doing what, here’s a caveat for all those who may feel slighted

we left you out, we apologize. And we invite you to let us know what we missed.

an Diego’s Bruce Nelson and his firm of Nelson/Marek need little introduction. These are the folks who brought you the TransPac-winning 68-ft ultralight Swiftsure III, the Big Boat Series and Kenwood Cup winning IOR 49-footer Craz^> Horse and

Above, Bruce Nelson. Below, this new N/M IMS 43-footer (for an owner who wishes to remain anonymous) is due to splash down in the Bay this spring.

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Dennis Conner’s 1987 America’s Cup winner, the 12-Meter Stars & Stripes ’87. "Times have been lean recently," says

Bruce, "but we’ve kept busy." Most of Nelson/Marek’s current work is in IMS, including a 50-footer to be built in New Zealand, a 43footer that will be built at Carroll Marine in Bristol, RI, and is headed for the Bay this summer, and a 35-footer for a Japanese client. Evidently, the cool reception that IMS has been receiving in the Golden State isn’t true for sailors back east and in Europe. "They think it’s the wave of the future," says Bruce. "Here in California we’ve had some com¬ plaints from competitors over a miscompre¬ hension of the scoring system and some race committees being slow to print results. These issues will all get resolved. The IMS is really working well in other parts of the world." Nelson adds that quite a bit of the re¬ search that he and others put into the recent America’s Cup (Nelson/Marek again helped design Conner’s entry) can be applied to the IMS shapes. "We’re dealing with hulls in the International America’s Cup Class (IACC) that are more similar to the IMS hulls than the 12 Meters were," he says. The new IMS boats won’t be as extreme as the IACC sloops, but they do reflect many of the same concepts that maximize sailing length and stability while minimizing resistance, espe¬ cially the added resistance of waves. So what will the new boats look like? "You’ll just have

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in some versatility. "We gave it stability for upwind work, a huge fractional rig and a low displacement/length ratio. It’s a pretty radical

Jim Pugh and John Reichel.

to wait and see," says Bruce. San Diego’s other top design firm, Reichel/Pugh, is also capitalizing on their associ¬ ation with the America’s Cup. Designers John Reichel and Jim Pugh were part of the team that developed Bill Koch’s victorious America3 entry. "The tank tests for that effort were probably the most extensive ever done," says Pugh. Like Nelson/Marek, Reichel/Pugh has made their mark over the past decade. Bay Area sailors will remember their work on Big Boat Series winners Blade Runner, Bill

The Andrews 70. Two of these lissome dragsters are being built in Estonia, of all places.

boat." Morning Glory is also being built at McConaghy’s in Australia and should be in the States by May. As with Bruce Nelson, Jim Pugh’s IACC research has figured prominently in his current work — particularly some pretty good numbers as to lowering resistance and weight displacement. And speaking of the America’s Cup, starting in March, Reichel/ Pugh will be back on the trail of the Auld Mug with another research project for an unnamed American sponsor. Also of note at R/P is the presence of former Bay Area designer Phil Kaiko, who’s been with the firm since last June. Phil had worked on his own for several years in Northern California, and was also part of the America3 design group. He never considered marketing his strong suit, so when the San Diegans offered him a position as their third designer, he accepted. At Reichel/Pugh, Phil does most of the detail drawings and engin¬ eering work.

Twist’s 48-footer, and Sidewinder, Randy Short’s 45-footer that went on to be the top scoring big boat at the 1987 Admiral’s Cup in England. The firm has also done extremely well on the International 50 Foot circuit, winning the

up and he’s getting help coordinating the project from another former Bay Area sailor, John Bertrand. Designed to race under the IMS or PHRF rule, DeVos’s 70 footer will be sailed primar¬ ily on the Great Lakes, so Pugh had to factor

Loving up the coast to Long Beach, Alan Andrews has his hands full with several projects. Andrews has built his reputation with boats like the 1982 MORC International

Above and inset, Reichel/Pugh's new IMS 50 ‘Morning Glory" exhibits a cleanliness of line both above and below decks.

last three world championships with Abraca¬ dabra and Champosa. Their latest design to hit the water is the IMS 50-footer Morning Glory. Built by McConaghy in Sydney, Aus¬ tralia, and sailed by occasional Bay Area resident Dee Smith, Morning Glory com¬ peted in last month’s Cape Town to Rio race. Also slated for unveiling soon is the Melges 24, a sporty little racer that will be made at Buddy’s Zenda, Wisconsin, shop. The big project now underway at Reichel/ Pugh is an IMS 70-footer for Michigan’s Rich DeVos. A veteran of the International 50 Foot class with Windquest, DeVos is moving

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DESIGNING winner Details and 1991 Big Boat Series winners Cantata II, a 53-footer, and It’s OK!, a 43-footer. Aldora, a new 56-foot evolution "The Estonians have been pretty much iso¬ lated from the West since 1940, but some of them are pretty sharp. They’re doing a nice job on the laminates and making things plenty light enough." The raw materials’ including the fiber¬ glass, resin and core material for the sloops, are shipped in from America, which should please the 'balance of trade' folks. The laminates are being vacuum-bagged and post-cured at high heat. The big savings comes in labor, which is far below what the same job would cost in, say, Santa Cruz. According to Andrews, minimum wage in Estonia these days is about $100 a month! Andrews designed the 70s for Great Lakes sailing, with slightly more beam, draft, sail area and displacement than a typical California sled. The boats may also venture to the East Coast for the 1994 Bermuda Race. Alan Andrews.

of Cantata II which recently won both the IMS and PHRF divisions of the LA-Cabo Race, has spawned several "clones and variants." One is a sistership being built at Dennis Choate’s yard and another is a 58foot version on order for the Bay Area’s Bill Semanek. Perhaps the most intriguing project Andrews has cooking are a pair of IMS 70s being built in Tallinn, Estonia, site of the sailing venue for the 1980 Soviet Olympics (the ones we boycotted). The two owners are from the Great Lakes region and one of them

JL arther to the north in Santa Cruz, it’s refreshing to find 'Merlin the Magician' in the person of Bill Lee is still going strong. One of the founding fathers of the ultralight, fast-isfun school of yacht design and construction, Mr. Bill has just launched his latest, the Santa Cruz 52. A cross between "a Swan and a rocketship," the 52 is a completely new boat having only tacit relations to its smaller sibling, the Santa Cruz 50. But the tempta¬ tion to compare the two, at least in dimen¬ sion, is impossible to resist. In addition to two more feet of length in the form of a swim platform, the 52 has 2 feet more beam and

displacement/length ratio of 89, the 52 still falls into the ultralight category, and early sea trials have shown she has lots of that

has a business in the former Soviet Republic. "It’s been interesting," says Andrews, who was at the construction site in November.

much more volume than a Santa Cruz 50. The rig’s also 4 feet higher and there’s a ton more lead in the keel for stability. With a

Santa Cruz spirit. The boat’s being offered in both stripped out racing and full on cruising modes.

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downwind. "It’s kind of ironic," says Carl, "given that the Olson 30’s reputation is downwind speed."

Above, fish-eye view of the SC 52 on a CAD/CAM program, and (right) the real thing sailing off Santa Cruz. Above right, Bill Lee.

Much of the design work for the 52 was completed by Bob Smith, who many may remember as a Marin County designer from a few years ago. Bob recently became a subcontractor for Lee, and set up his own office in Santa Cruz. In addition to the work he’s doing on Peter Tong’s new Santa Cruz 70, due out this spring, he also provides computer-aided drawing services for archi¬ tects, naval architects and engineers. The other twinkle in Bill Lee’s eye these days is a 74-foot first-to-finish IMS racer. Some of the parameters include 18 feet of beam, 44,000 pounds of displacement, a fractional rig and nice accommodations. "It’s still in the thinking stage," says Lee. "The owner wants a point-to-point racer. Since the IMS is a moving target design-wise, we wouldn’t get too caught up in trying to fool the rule. We’d just think about speed."

Pleaching the shores of the Bay Area, we find Alameda’s finest, Carl Schumacher,

lamenting the fact that he hasn’t done a new boat since the luxury tax went into effect. The last creation off his computer was the 40-foot IMS racer/cruiser Cepheus, which was launched late in 1991. The sloop went on to win its class in the Bermuda Race and end up second overall in the New England Ocean Racing Circuit. Schumacher’s hardly been idle, however. Among his recent projects are: * A new interior for his highly successful 38-footer Wall Street Duck, which is now up in Seattle. Instead of its former summer camp ambience down below, the Duck will have real bunks, tables and enclosed heads. * A new rig for the 36-foot Sweet Okole. *■ * Preliminary drawings for a 44 to 46-ft motorsailor for an east coast client. (Preli¬ minary drawings are used to get price esti¬ mates from builders.) * A client who stripped the interior out of an Olson 30, cut off the keel and removed the cockpit and then called Carl up and said "What do I do now?" Carl worked up some plans that will lower the keel and add more sail area to make a faster boat, especially

ucked away in his East Bay hilltop retreat in Canyon, Tom Wylie continues to tweak convention with his designs for quick, simple and fast sailboats. Among those that folks remember best are the 24-foot Night¬ ingale, the 28-foot Hawkfarm, the 24-foot Wylie Wabbit and the Wylie 38. More recent¬ ly, he’s had a couple of light, fast catboats, the Wylie Cat 39 and Wylie Cat 30, hit the water. The latest Wylie creation may be wilder than all those combined. It is a slippery 70footer now under construction at Schooner Creek Boatworks in Portland, Oregon. "I refer to it as a harbor racer, which is what New Zealanders call the light, long and fast boats that sail around their inland waters," says Tom. "The client approached me with a request for a commonsense 70-foot long, 65-foot on the waterline record beater to Hawaii that wouldn’t cost a fortune." Influences for the design included such veteran speedsters as the 65-foot plywood Ragtime (designed by New Zealand’s John Spencer) and Bill Lee’s 67-foot Merlin. With a price tag around $350,000, the February. 1993

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boat will weigh around 20,000 pounds — two-thirds what your average 70-foot sled displaces these days. Part of the weight savings shows up as 15 inches less freeboard and two feet less beam than most of the boat’s peers. On first impression, the Wylie sloop looks

Cary Mull.

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figured into the design of the 70. This allowed him to do many things to aid stabil¬ ity, like incorporate a bulbed keel that’s 9 inches deeper than an IOR or IMS-type 70 footer. The carbon fiber mast weighs onethird that of an aluminum spar (though of course costs more). This will also help keep the center of gravity low for stiffness in a breeze. Hull construction utilizes standard materials like epoxy resin, E-glass and PVC foam with some carbon on the centerline to stiffen the boat fore and aft. Other distinctive features of the Wylie 70 (which, if it becomes a production boat, will be called the Sunrise 70) are a narrow water¬ line beam for less wetted surface area in light air and quite a bit of flare in the hull for form stability. The working sails will be a main with a large roach and a slightly overlapping jib. The headsail will sheet inside the shrouds, which can be taken outboard to help support the mast column. The front sail will also be roller furling to aid shorthanded sailing, another requirement of the owner, Steve Rander. The 12 feet of open deck in front of the forestay will make a perfect launching pad for the boat’s asymmetrical spinnaker, another crew saving move. "With the apparent wind that this boat will gener¬ ate," says Tom, "she probably won’t sail much below 140 degrees off the wind. We

Iso located in the East Bay hills is Gary Mull, who now ranks as the senior member of the local design fraternity. With a penchant for red paint jobs (e.g., the 40-foot Improbable and the 80-foot maxi Sorcery), Mull has been drawing custom and produc¬ tion boats for the better part of the last three decades. His most famous designs are pro¬ bably the Ranger 23 and the front-ruddered 12 Meter USA with which Tom Blackaller scared the piss out of the rest of the 1987 America’s Cup challengers.

Gary estimates that sailboat design fakes up about 20% of his time these days, with the rest devoted to powerboats and consult-

MEN after the design ran in Cruising World several years ago," says Jim, "but my brother’s build¬ ing it and he still hasn’t finished the keel and rudder.") He’s also worked behind the scenes in the America’s Cup, especially doing struc¬ tural work for America3. Recently, Antrim’s time has been taken up by a folding trimaran called the Antrim 30+, which measures 30 feet 10 inches long and 24 feet wide. With the amas tucked in, the craft will be 10 feet wide, which is the wide load tow limit. Weighing in at 3,900 pounds, the racer/cruiser will have two double bunks. The first one should be sailing by mid-to-late spring and compete in the local and ocean racing circuit, including the Catalina Race. In 1994, the boat is scheduled to race to Ha¬ waii in the Doublehanded TransPac. Interest to date in the 30+ has been more than encouraging, with several serious inquiries. The impetus for the new multihull came from Jack Sheldon, with whom Antrim worked a decade ago when Sheldon had Pyramid Boatworks. Jack wanted a faster, sexier version of the F-27 production tri, but didn’t want to go head to head in the same

The Wabbit grows up: Tom Wylie and his version of the ultimate ULDB 70.

ing on the use of composite materials. The latter ranges from sonar domes for Egyptian submarines to the giant Snoopy water bowl now at the Mall of America. He happily reports that he’s working more than 40 hours a week and enjoying it, too. Currently, Mull is finishing up the draw¬ ings for a 27-foot "dinghy with pretentions," as he calls it. The sloop is an evolution of the 22-foot Pocket Rocket that later grew up to be the 30-foot Sparky, both of which have sailed on the Bay. A client back east built a Pocket Rocket and decided he wanted some¬ thing bigger, so Gary took the same hull form and enlarged it. The boat will have a nearly

centerline. The deck will be broken only by a small house, and the boat will meet the IMS interior requirements. The owner/builder could compete in MORC as well.

I_^ast, but certainly not least, we travel farthest north to the office of the "wizard of El Sobrante," Jim Antrim. A 22-year veteran of the design game, Antrim earned his nick¬ name several years ago when he began issu¬ ing "uncertificates of measurement", his best guess at the IMS, for the annual Big Daddy Regatta at the Richmond YC. He’s gotten his notoriety from designs like the U.S.-to-Japan

Above, Jim Antrim. Left, the Antrim-designed 'Aotea' made it from San Francisco to Japan last year in just over 34 days.

s□ 5 ■M9R plumb stem and lots of flare in the hull to give it less wetted surface area and a plat¬ form to put the crew farther out from the

record setting trimaran Aotea, the Wing Dinghy and the much-ballyhooed-but-neverlaunched Antrim 20 ("It got lots of letters

size range. It cost about as much to tool up for a 30-footer as it did for a 24-footer, so they opted for the bigger model. Arnie Jonsson in Alameda is building the male plugs and Santa Cruz’s Ron Moore will do the female mold and some of the glasswork. The boat will have a high tech, carbon wing mast. "We had to develop a new folding system, which involves some complicated engineer¬ ing," says Antrim. "We’re trying to strike a balance between sophistication to make the boat light and fast, and yet still make it reasonable enough to produce economically. I just hope they sell enough of them so I end up making minimum wage for all this work!" — shimon van collie February. 19°3

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CORINTHIAN MIDWINTERS e wanted this to be a dazzling, action-packed photo essay. Corinthian YC race officals wanted their series to attract over 100 boats to the starting line. Sailors on the 83 boats that did show up on January 16-17 wanted two days of fair skies, good breezes and fair racing. And everyone wanted the ’Niners to beat Dallas on Sunday and go on to the Superbowl. . . Well, you can’t always get what you want — especially on San Francisco Bay in the winter. The culprit — other than the Cow¬ boys — was a vicious 4.3-knot river of ebb running through the race course each day. Saturday’s short race was a crapshoot to the Cityfront and back, while Sunday’s race was cancelled due to too much current and not enough wind. What the hell — it was still a good excuse to get out of the house, see some friepds, drink a few beers and generally enjoy drifting around the prettiest sailing stadium in the country. Hopefully things will be better next month, when the CYC Midwinters continues (and concludes) on February 20-21. Results of Saturday’s race follow: IMS — 1) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case; 2) Petard, Farr 36, Keith Buck; 3) Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Dean Treadway. (6 boats) PHRF I (0-89) —1) Esprit, J/35, Kuhn/Russell; 2) Rocinante, Beneteau42, AlexMalaccorto; 3) Flying Pig, 11:Metre, John Byrne. (11 boats) PHRF II (90-126) — 1) Marrakesh, Express 34, Brad Bini; 2) Mischief, Soverel 33, Bill Moore; 3) Graeagle, Express 27, George Koch. (7 boats) PHRF III (127-153) — 1) Outrageous I, Olson 91 IS, Tom Thayer; 2) Rum Turn Tugger, Hunter 35.5, Bob Campbell; 3) Freestyle, C&C 33, Dave Jones. (8 boats) PHRF IV (154-180) — 1) AWB, J/24, George Peck; 2) Alchemy, Olson 25, Joe Kitterman, Sr.; 3) Cannonball, Hawkfarm, Rick Schuldt. (12 boats) PHRF V (181-up) — 1) War II, Schumacher 26, Roger Peter; 2) Summer, Cal 2-27, Paul Shinoff; 3) Sleeper, O'Day 27, Gary Cicerello. (7 boats) NON-SPIN. I (0-174) — 1) Smogen III, Puzzle 36, Julie LeVicki; 2) Starlight, Capri 30, Ronald Lee; 3) Amanda, Newport 30, Pat Broderick. (6 boats) NON-SPIN. II (1 75-up) — 1) Tension II, Cal 20, John Nooteboom; 2) Samsara, Cal 20, Kay Rudiger; 3) Culo Bagnato, Cal 20, Mike Warren. (7 boats) MULTIHULLS — 1) Three Play, F-27, Rob Watson; 2) Indigo, Dragonfly, Michael Taylor; 3) Wingit, F-27, Ray Wells. (5 boats) IOD — 1) Bolero, George Degnan; 2) Quickstep II, Rich Pearce. (3 boats) ETCHELLS — 1) Blue Ribbon, Randy Ferguson/ Dinny Waters. (2 boats) KNARR — 1) Gjendin, Michael Roy; 2) Aquavit, Ray Palmer. (4 boats) J/30 — 1) Grey Poupon, Chris Kostanecki; 2) Hot Flash, George Kokalis; 3) Roller Coaster, Mike Hauser. (5 boats)

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SAILTRACK — VIEW FROM THE EDGE cJ ust about this time last year, the collective talent of two world-class Silicon Valley firms huddled in San Diego. Their objective: make the subtle intricacies of America’s Cup sailing apparent and under¬ standable to everyone from the seasoned

sailor to the Iowa farmer. In realizing that goal, they laid the groundwork for a graphics system that may eventually change the face of sports broadcasting — and navigation — as we now know it. What Trimble Navigation founder Charles Trimble, David Bagshaw of Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) and a stable of their best engineers and programmers did sounds simple enough: Link the latest commercial marine navigation technology with some of the most advanced desktop computers. The result was a 'realtime' graphic representation of the America’s Cup match races that exceeded anyone’s

blue lines back to a featureless horizon? But this realistic graphic could do what television cameras will never be able to —

swing around, through and aboye the con¬ test like a camera mounted on a UFO. Or draw the precise paths two boats had taken up to the weather leg long after their wakes had faded. In some cases, that included exactly when and where each of more than 40 zig-zags took place during the most intense tacking duels. And it wasn’t your imagination that the graphics improved and expanded almost daily. When Peter Isler came in one day with an idea to show graphically how windshifts can affect a race, the engineers put a small program together, pitched it to broadcasters and Nautical Notebook became an integral part of the program. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

Charlie Trimble.

wildest dreams. They named it SailTrack. If you watched any of the America’s Cup coverage on ESPN, you saw SailTrack. Re¬ member the graphics showing the match ra¬ cers as 'cartoon' sailboats in 3-D perspective to one another, their paths traced as red or Page 96

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he passion that sustained lots of double-shift, seven-day workweeks during the first months of 1992 traced its roots to a love of sailing, much of it on the waters of San Francisco Bay. SGI founder Jim Clark, for example, frequently takes key members of his firm out on his Sausalito-based Baltic 55 Allegro. SGI vice-president Dave Bag¬ shaw, a former Cal 2-27 racer, is one of them. "We have a real close group of people here," says Dave, harkening up the old 'play together, stay together' adage. "We spend a lot of time together in the company. Outside the company, Jim likes to get together with a lot of the same people and go sailing." Charlie Trimble also sails, though not as frequently right now. He sold his Olson 30 recently because, "The boat went sailing more than I did." Trimble Navigation, begun in 1978 as a Loran manufacturer, has be¬ come a world-class supplier of state-of-theart GPS instruments.

1—<SPN originally contracted with Trim¬ ble, which has provided tracking for Ameri¬ ca’s Cups since 1980, to supply basic, twodimensional graphics on Hewlett-Packard computers. When HP dropped out, Mike Fisher,

Trimble’s director of marketing, put in a call to SGI and brought up the subject of the America’s Cup. Turns out SGI’s Project Di¬ rector Alan Trimble (no relation to Charlie), Senior Vice President Forest Baskett and Special Project Developer Tim Heidemann were all San Francisco Bay sailors — and all were intensely interested in the America’s Cup project. The SGI/Trimble team set up shop in San Diego in January of 1992. Among the hard¬ ware they networked together were 20 Iris computers, which are specifically designed to provide 3-D perspective images. For the first five weeks, they worked 22 hours a day, 7 days a week. "The real excitement, the real reason we built these things, is for people to interact with them," says Bagshaw. "This event posed a real challenge for us. ESPN kept saying, 'Make it 2-D'. Every time we’d suggest some¬ thing more, they’d say, 'We don’t want it.' But Alan and Tim kept working and when we

OF THE ENVELOPE For both the sailors and programmers on the team, SailTrack was a fantasy come true: imagine a computer program that could re¬ create anything a racer wanted to know about the competition as it happened, im¬ posed on a lifelike perspective drawing, from any and all angles. As sailors, they could imagine it; as programmers handling power¬ ful technology, they could create it. Relative speeds? Easy. Velocity made good? Sure! Cross track error? Kid stuff. Headsail change? As soon as the crews popped their chutes, the SGI crews could duplicate them in color and shape on screen. The only things missing were the corporate logos on Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes.

T X he new system was not without its

SailTrack programmers switched to analog knotmeters when the racers complained the digital ones were too accurate.

showed them how good it looked, everyone said, 'Wow!' And they went for it." ESPN knew a good thing when they saw it. Having been through two previous Ameri¬ ca’s Cups, they were by now old hands at using multiple-images — photo boats, blimps, helicopters and so on — to enhance the drama of America’s Cup racing. The last technological coup had come in 1987 in the form of miniature cameras strapped to the masts of Stars & Stripes and Kookaburra III during the heat of battle off Fremantle. Spray flying, coffee grinders whirring, curses and commands flying, huge sails crackling. And you were there. It was heady stuff. And now they had SailTrack, too.

^\fter a while, the project seemed to take on a life of its own. Improvements,

which came along regularly, sometimes sur¬ prised even the engineers themselves. Like the wakes, for example. Although -the 3-D imaging was spectacular enough right off the bat, the boats still looked a lot like colored game pieces on a blue playing board. So several of the sailors on the team isolated a video frame of a real wake taken from a

bugs, says SGl’s Forest Baskett. "We would have seen more of SailTrack if the telemetry had not been so bad." One of the problems was that the GPS transmissions from the boats were competing with military, specta¬ tor and broadcast signals. Another was that all signals had to go through relays on Point Loma, the hill between the course and the broadcast center. Furthermore, the boat-toshore transmitters were kept small and light to minimize any on-board effect, and that compromised their power. In addition, with boats sometimes missing each other by inches (and sometimes not missing), the 600-foot accuracy of civilian GPS wasn’t nearly good enough. So Trimble Navigation’s contract included installing a differential GPS station on Point Loma. By broadcasting the subtle difference between the station’s position and its GPS reading, the system allowed navigators to fine-tune their boats’ positions to within 6 to 20 feet. Finally, there was the limitation in the tracking system itself, which incidentally demonstrates the startling speed of today’s technological advances. The GPS units installed one year ago picked up only three channels, says Baskett. Because of that, as one satellite moved out of range and another was picked up, it would place the boats in a slightly different position — and suddenly

.. but when we showed them how good it looked, they said, ‘Wow!’ And they went for it” helicopter, plugged it into the graphics and presto — the boats appeared to really be sailing. They later added moving waves and whitecaps to match the sea conditions. Like every other component, these could be turned, stretched, flattened and twisted to work within the whole picture.

everything on the SailTrack screen would 'ooch' sideways a boatlength or two. It took a little getting used to. Those 3-channel GPSs are now relics, replaced by more accu¬ rate 5 to 8-channel units.

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's-'ailTrack came out of nowhere, but once they saw what it could do, the system became crucial to almost everybody," says Mike Fisher. Naturally, the most obvious and benefi¬ cial use was as an illustrative tool for broadcasters. In the end, ESPN depended heavily on that tool to jazz up a contest that wound up disappointingly lopsided. (ESPN’s coverage of the America’s Cup is under consideration for an ACE cable television award, and both the overall broadcast and SailTrack itself may qualify for Emmies.) The race committee also used SailTrack, both to keep tabs on competing yachts and achieve accurate mark placement. Even the syndicates started using the system to track their progress during prac¬ tices and preliminaries. And, secrecy being what it was, it wasn’t long before they began expressing concern about competitors using SailTrack information to gain an advantage. So syndicates were not allowed to get tapes of any boats but their own. The racers also complained about the real-time broadcasts — they were too accu¬ rate. "From the very beginning, they didn’t want knotmeters depicted," says Bagshaw. So a compromise was made: in place of the digital speed readouts, programmers depic¬ ted analog knotmeters.

stereo video cameras tied into a computer are able to triangulate its position in flight, and represent it graphically in 3-D perspec¬ tive. Takai chuckles at the notion of placing GPS units in the balls themselves. "Receivers are getting small enough that we’ve talked about trying it — putting a unit in a ball and whacking it around to see how it does." Imagine a football game with GPS not only on the ball, but on every player, too. Wouldn’t John Madden have a good time with that? In fact, with the warp-nine advances in electronics technology proceeding unabated, lots of imaginations are running far beyond golf and football. Every jump in power,

hat started with a bunch of sailors trying to make our sport more interesting to the masses has started a revolution in sports broadcasting that may go far beyond sailing. Heidemann suggests versions of the program "will be useful for almost any event that’s difficult to watch and difficult to cover" — air races, offshore powerboat races, the Whit¬ bread Round the World Race and even the Tour de France bicycle marathon. "We’ve been asked to track everything from balloon races to polar expeditions," says Trimble’s Fisher. "Susan Butcher used our GPS in the Iditarod dog sled race across Alaska." A variation of the system was also used for last year’s Olympics, and for offroad races such as the Paris to Dakar Rally. Meanwhile, the computer imagery has proved powerful for sports programming. "I get three calls a month from people who want to do golf, sailing and other appli¬ cations," says Joe Takai, an SGI systems engineer (and amateur sailor). "This techno¬ logy is also popping up in Japan and New Zealand." Most recently, Takai used the SailTrack program, minus the real-time tracking, in a broadcast of the last October’s Omega Gold Cup. And if the graphics in the feature sailing movie Wind looked familiar, well. SailTrack again. Among other applications, "We set up a, Page 98

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"The Japanese think the audience would be interested in the telemetry of competi¬ tors," says Heidemann. "They’re looking at tracking an event down to each athlete’s heartbeat, breathing, that kind of thing."

V»«/harlie Trimble sees vast untapped navigational uses. The company already offers a line of computer software that dis¬ plays full NOAA charts, and "It would be nice to go from those charts to a 3-D representa¬ tion of what you’re seeing," he says. An even more intriguing possibility came about the last time Trimble sailed into the Bay one night without an engine and had to pick out the entrance to his marina from

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among the jillion background lights on shore. An imaging program like SGI’s could have depicted the correct channel and harbor lights right on the screen, updating contin¬ ually from the boat’s position. In typical brainstorming fashion, Takai takes that vision one better. "Why depict the nighttime view? Why not have the computer give you the daytime view?" Why not indeed. Adds Bagshaw, "We could have 'UFO' perspective could zoom from the leeward quarter (upper left) to overhead (spread) and back down (below) in the wink of an eye, capturing every subtlety of the race. Lifelike wakes, sails and hulls added realism.

really cool graphics here in the Bay — the bridges, the currents, wind velocities and so forth. You could make the Bay an even more 'colorful' place to sail than it already is." Takai takes another tack. How about a sophisticated, computerized match racing game wherein you take your boat — any boat — out in the Bay and 'race' against a whole fleet of identical one-designs gener¬ ated on your computer screen. If that doesn’t yank your chain, go for the big time. Plug in the 1992 America’s Cup disc, have the com¬ puter crunch the proper handicap correction and go head to head with Paul Cayard or Buddy Melges during any of the actual 1992 America’s Cup Races.

ith talk like this, could the 'virtual reality' of sailing be far behind? Imagine someday putting on a special pair of 'sun¬ glasses' that feed a continuous stream of information to you. Sort of like 'the Termina¬ tor goes sailing'. You could go out in the dead of a moonless night or in the thickest fog and 'see' the Bay and other vessel traffic — even swimming seals — as clearly as if it were high noon on a bright August day. Ask for wind/current input and monitor your progress. Or, more likely, improve it. Want to get from A to B a little faster? Don’t * be bashful, just ask. The computer attached to the glasses would juggle the tides, wind and present VMG against your boat’s polars and suggest course changes, sail changes or even how much that dirty bottom is slowing you down. As far as local knowledge, what used to take sailors back in the 20th century BC (before computers) 30 years to learn about back eddies and wind holes you can learn as you go. To borrow a phrase from ESPN, 'Wow.' — dale f. mead February, 1993

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ACROSS THE OCEAN BLUE:

In December, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World, the Spanish government put on a race across the Atlantic Ocean. They invited race boats from all over Europe and America to retrace old Chris’ epic route, and billed it as 'the greatest voyage since 1492'. The 4,100-mile course would take the boats from Huelva in southern Spain (where Columbus started), to a waypoint in the Canary Islands (where Chris spent a few weeks and fell in love with the local governor’s widow), to a waypoint in San Salvador Island in the Bahamas (which Chris thought was an island just off Japan) , to the finish line in Miami (which Chris never visited). Two West Coast Santa Cruz 70s made the trek across the Atlantic for the race, Roy Disney’s Pyewacket and Antonio Elias’ O/e. It took most of 1992 to sail the boats down the Coast, through the Panama Canal, up the East Coast and then across the Pond. Both did a bit of racing along the way: Ole sailed in the Newport to Bermuda Race and then in the Quebec to St. Malo Race, while Pyewacket did Cork Race Week in Ireland. The Pyewacket crew arrived in Puerto Sherry, Spain a week early to prepare the boat. It was an offshore racing 'Dream Team' consisting of three Disneys (father Roy E. and sons Roy P. and Tim), two sailmakers (Robbie Haines and Gary Weisman), a pair of navigators (John Jourdane and Mark Rudiger), a yacht designer (Scott Vogel of > Nelson/Marek) and two BMWs (Gregg Hed¬ rick of Pyewacket and Zan Drejes of Mon¬ goose). In a slow moment, someone figured out that this group has collectively sailed over 50 TransPacs! Both Pyewacket and Old were 'turbo¬ charged' for the race with longer booms and poles and huge sails to bring their IOR ratings up to the allowable 71.5 feet for boats with pre-1990 hull dates. In our practice sessions, the boat felt very fast — but also quite tippy in a breeze. Our competition for the race was awe¬ some: Merit (81-foot Farr maxi ketch), Publiespana (ex-Fisher & Paykel, 82-foot Farr maxi ketch), Fortuna (extended to 82foot maxi ketch), and Brooksfield (a brand new Italian Whitbread 60). Sitting in the Puerto Sherry Marina next to these veteran Whitbread battlewagons, our two ULDB 70s seemed downright tiny. Besides the six level¬ rated maxis, an assortment of ten IMS and IOR boats, including an old Farr one tonner, were entered. Whoever organized the race and de¬ signed the course didn’t have a clue. The Pope 100 • UKUA 12 • February. 1993

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afternoon before the start — when we should have been loading on last minute provisions — we had to do a 12-mile "Media Race" around Cadiz Harbor in no wind. Then, on the morning of the start, we had to motor five hours from Puerto Sherry to Huelva, then several miles up a river to. Palos de la Frontera for a boat parade in front of the Columbus Monument. The boats passed in front of Christopher’s likeness while a band played our national anthems. Next, we motored several miles back down the river to the starting area off the Huelva Jetty. Eventually, some nine hours after leaving the dock we got a starting gun, but it wasn’t that

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easy. After crossing the starting line we had to sail an 8-mile triangle off Huelva — again in no wind — and then recross the starting line in the other direction before we were finally on course for the Canary Islands. By the time we truly started, the crew was exhausted.

X here was a huge high pressure system sitting right over Spain, and the wind was almost non-existent. The first several days were very light, and the sailing was frustrating. Someone figured our ETA at the present rate would put us in Miami about

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Easter. There was real concern about getting home in time for Christmas. And just as they did on the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, our crew started talking mutiny: the possibility of hopping on a 747 in the Canary Islands came up more than once. Almost five days into the race, the wind filled in and came aft, and our big .6 ounce 'Mickey Mouse' spinnaker went up. As soon as the boat started surfing, everyone forgot about stopping in the Canaries. We were sailing fast, in second place behind Merit, when we faced another of the Race Commit¬ tee’s lunacies. They wouldn’t let us just sail by the Island of Gran Canaria and check in.

No, that was too easy. We had to sail down the east side of the island, into the port of Las Palmas, past the jetties, right to the sea wall, around a navy boat, back out the harbor, and then beat back up the East side of the island to get on course to the Bahamas. It was insane! The big ketches sailed north of Tenerife to avoid its lee to the south. We decided to sail between Gran Canaria and Tenerife, hoping that the wind direction wouldn’t make too big a lee south of Tenerife. Our hunch paid off: the breeze was strong and there was virtually no hole. We flew by on a broad reach, reclaiming the lead from Merit.

For the next several days the wind was strong out of the East, and we experienced fast surfing conditions. It was great sailing in shorts and T-shirts, just like the TransPac. We maintained our lead over Merit, and there were big smiles on everyone’s faces. Our fishermen, Gary and Gregg, put out a line and quickly reeled in a nice bonita and a huge albacore. We feasted on fresh fish for two days. What a pleasant change from freeze-dried food, pre-frozen airplane ome¬ lettes and Power Bars! As the boat 'historian', I began daily readings from Columbus’ log. The crew endured these history lessons, occasionally February. 1993

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PYEWACKET'S ROUTE OF DISCOVERY rudder blade was too short and when we were heeled, only about two feet of it stayed in the water. And the attachment to the boat was too short, only about a foot and a half of track concentrating all the load to three spinnaker cars. The system lasted about an hour before breaking. The track on the ^ transom bent and the spinnaker cars on the blade snapped. Lesson learned: someone needs to design a much stronger emergency rudder system for ULDB 70s. Luckily, we still had the 18 inches of rudder attached to the boat. We found we could sail downwind with some control when the sails were wing and wing, but we weren’t comfortable enough with this arrangement to attempt to sail the last 500 miles through the Bahamas to the finish line that way. The closest island with an airstrip where Roy’s plane could fly in a replacement rudder was Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos, just north of Haiti, and 150 miles to the south of our position.

listening intently and throwing out comments about how our two trips were alike (no wind, dried biscuits and mutinous mumblings) and how they differed (sadly, we carried no casks of wine). Zan appeared on deck in his spiffy new sailing apparel — bright blue plaid flannel pajamas. He said they were passed down from his father, who supposedly always wore them on ocean crossings and considered them lucky. They were quite stylish actually, and could become the new rage in sailing gear. But as we sailed south and the temperature increased, the sleeves of the pajamas were chopped off, followed by the legs of the trousers. Finally, what remained of the 'lucky' outfit was offered to the sea.

T 1 he fun downwind sailing didn’t last too long — after all, this was the Atlantic Ocean, not the Pacific. Bob Rice, our weather router in Boston, notified us that they were being pummelled by a fierce winter storm which would hit us in a couple days. When it arrived, the wind clocked to the South, then to the West — on the nose. We steadily shortened sail and reefed as the wind and seas built until it was blowing a steady 35 knots with gusts to 45. The boat kept going too fast, launching itself off waves and landing with bone-jarring crashes. At one point, we actually went bare poles as the windspeed neared 50 knots. Then we put up the storm trysail and storm jib. It was a good combination, and kept the boat moving on course, but not so fast that it flew off the steep seas. The front passed through, but just as we Page 102 • UIUmU ?? • February. 1993

Guess who's coming to dinner? Roy Disney, steering, and crew admire the catch of the day.

were breathing a sigh of relief, a second front approached. Again, the wind clocked around and built. We were better prepared for it the second time, and shortened sail early. It wasn’t so bad, but unfortunately the power¬ ful Whitbread ketches, Merit and Publie¬ spana revelled in these conditions, taking the lead back and putting about 70 miles on us. After the second front passed, the wind came out of the North to a reach. We cracked sheets, and soon were blasting along at 13 knots under a #3 genoa and doublereefed main. We were pressing the boat hard on the morning of the 18th day when, all of a sudden, there was a loud snapping sound and the helm went very light. Gregg started to run below to see if a steering cable had broken. Gary looked aft and said, "Forget it,

1 he wind was still blowing hard, and we had a wild edge-of-control ride to Turks and Caicos. Wing and wing with a #5 genoa and two reefs in the main, the boat was still hitting 16 knots on the surfs! It took total concentration on the part of the helmsman to keep from rounding up. We made landfall at Grand Turk Island the following morning and anchored in the roadstead off Georgetown. A local diver named Harvey came out in his tiny 12-foot boat and ferried the crew ashore, 9 of us — with all our gear — in one load. It was probably the scariest part of the whole voyage! Roy and Gregg went through the customs formalities, after which we had a real meal at the Oceanview Restaurant where the crew savored 'cheeseburgers in paradise' washed down with ice-cold Beck’s Beer. We toasted each other, our competitors

”We were pressing the boat hard when all of a sudden there was a loud snapping sound and the helm went very light.. Gregg." We watched helplessly as our ultra¬ light carbon fiber rudder floated away. Both the blade and the post had inexplicably snapped off 18 inches below the waterline. We dropped the sails while Mark and Zan rigged up our emergency rudder, which is attached externally to a track on the transom. It’s a great system in theory, but we soon learned a lot about 'rudder reality'. The

('my' old Whitbread boat, now called Publiespana, went on to win with Merit second and Fortuna third), and even ol’ Christopher himself—after all, he made it to the New World while we hadn’t. The next day we exercised an option Columbus never even dreamt about — we hopped on Dis¬ ney’s luxurious corporate jet and went home. — john jourdane

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1 here are so few avenues these days for having a good time: candy rots your teeth, drugs rot your mind, even beer makes you fat. You can’t go for a walk in the woods without making reservations, obtaining a permit, filing an environmental impact state¬ ment and catching poison oak. Even if you can find a road without a traffic jam on it, you can’t drive fast without worrying about air pollution and polite men in unfriendly costumes. Sex requires a formal contract, numerous advance medical tests and a secure latex seal. And in our own sport, not a single overnight race is left outside the Yaaaa-hoooo! Aboard an F-24 in maximum over¬ drive. Forget staying dry, but the little tri blew by larger monohulls like they were tied to a stump.

Golden Gate, where men used to eat nails for breakfast and come home smelling bad. Now they earn their toughness vicariously by wearing fluffy clothes with rugged names like Patagonia. "I’m not sure where it is, Martha; but I bet a hard and lean fella went there once in clothes just like this." ,,,,,, Well, I’m here to tell you about my own solution to the middle age crisis. You can clear more cobwebs from your head in a half hour of windy multihull reaching than you can grow in a whole tax season. Admittedly, 20-25 knots is no faster than an average guy in tight black pants on a Sunday afternoon bicycle ride. Yet the sea does have a way of quadrupling the sensation of speed. Perhaps if the guy was riding his 12-speed down a

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I’m presupposing here that you are coming, as I did, from a background of monohull sailing. You know the basics. Now you’ve weaseled yourself a crew position on a multihull, but don’t want to get out there in your Patagonias and commit a faux pas. So what’s different about multihulls? First, a few basic premises: 1. Consider everything you know about apparent wind and what a good thing it is. Multiply by 20. 2. Forget the notion that multihulls don’t go upwind. A modern multi goes upwind like a freight train. Don’t forget that multihulls are fast on a reach. See item 1. 3. Multihulls gain their speed due to high transverse stability (righting moment). That means they are difficult to tip over sideways. Anytime you wish you had one more fat body on the rail of a monohull, the multihull will be faster. When a multihull is not using its stability, say in light air upwind or dead running in almost any wind, it has lost its primary speed advantage. 4. Most of the unfamiliarity you will experience at first is a result of higher speed. This can be disorienting to the degree that even a vastly experienced sailor may have a difficult time telling where the true wind is coming from.

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ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE 38 pointing 5 degrees lower and reaching toward Never-Never Land. He tacks and comes back and is. ... 10 boatlengths in front of you/ What happened? He read premises 1-3. By footing a bit he picked up 4 knots of speed, his apparent wind increased, and he ended up with a better windward VMG. The tippier monohulls may be at the top of their #1, but you’ve got stability — power to spare. Forget the feathering and ignore that voice in your head that can’t stancjl pointing lower than everyone else. Foot the thing. You want power. Shovel some coals on the fire. Drive it hard, with your sails at max lift coefficient (leech tales thinking about stall). A slow snake wake to weather often works well in these conditions. You’ll find you can bring it down a bit, build up some speed and apparent wind, then creep back up carrying the apparent. Your hand is very smooth on the tiller. Your grin stretches back toward your ears. Now you’re around the weather mark; the next mark is almost dead to leeward. The monohulls have their poles way back and are sliding straight for the mark. The ex-dork has his pole to the headstay and is headed for Never-Never Land again. What the hell. We can all use a sprinkling of fairy dust now and then — you decide to follow him. Man! The chute is full and in pretty tight. You’re really zipping along. Then a little puff hits and the boat lights off. Your cheeks are cramping up around your grin. With the speed burst, your apparent wind angle jumps forward. Trim! Trim! But it’s no good. Your trimmer was winding the spinnaker winch like a man pos¬ sessed — but the spinnaker still collapsed. The ex-dork is sailing 10 degrees lower and

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Experiencing the premises of multihull sailing needn't be expensive. Any of the ubiquitous Hobies or other small cats can knock your socks off.

has gained another five lengths. The problem? You remembered apparent wind, but forgot to multiply by 20. You

simply can’t react fast enough with the spinnaker sheet; the boat accelerates too fast. The helmsman must react to the wind changes, bearing off with a puff to keep the apparent wind angle constant, letting the puff carry you down toward the mark. And forget that monohull tendency to dump the traveler and mainsheet. You’ve got the sta¬ bility, remember? Keep the traveler up, so the main is still at full power. Your leech tales stall for a second on every other wave. Again you may find that a slow wake is fast. Re¬ member premise 2. The reach is your strong suit, so now you want to bring it up a bit, to build some apparent, then see if you can ease it back down carrying the apparent wind and speed. So what have we learned about moderate air conditions? Always err toward the reach. Upwind optimums will be at lower true wind angles than you are used to. Downwind opti¬ mum jibe angles are much higher than you’re used to. Apparent wind angles vary through a much tighter range, and should seldom be aft of the beam. Even hard guys, such as yourself, don’t mind heeling half as much and sailing twice as fast.

O kay, let’s try a light-air race. Light air is the time for finesse, gentle movements, patience. Frankly, light air is the time for ULDB monohulls. But that’s not what we’re

drag and smooth flow over the main. Having a boom in light air is like hanging a 3-pound salmon ball off your spinnaker clew. All it does is make the leech too tight and fling the sail around. Spinnaker time? How often on a tight spinnaker reach have you wished you could move the sheet lead 2 or 3 feet more to leeward? On a recent, very light spinnaker reach back from Half Moon Bay, we blew the monohulls away, largely due to a nice, wide trimming base. The key is to get the main and spinnaker to interact, not stifle each other. Symmetric vs. asymmetric? Let me pre¬ dict right here that in the not too distant future we will view symmetrical spinnakers as a bit of quaint nostalgia, like square rigs and cotton sails. Multihulls, along with Aus¬ sie 18s, Ultimate 30s (or whatever they’re calling them these days), International 14s and the like have led the heavier monohulls in the movement toward asymmetrical spin¬ nakers. Why? Because if the wind is always forward of the beam, why would you ever want anything else? Jibing an asymmetrical chute takes a bit of practice, but is generally easier and requires fewer people than a symmetrical one.

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talking about on the show here today. While you’re standing there waiting for something to happen, you begin to realize that 'multi¬ hulls' is short for 'multiple hulls'. The darn things have two or three hulls in the water! More hulls means more wetted surface. More hulls means that you’re busy watching the starboard bow, and a wave comes up and throws the wine out of the sails. You shift your crew to leeward to get some shape in the sails and the boat only heels 2 degrees. Man, I wish these things would heel more! Then you begin to notice that with the weight to leeward, the boat is much steadier in the water, the sails are not slatting around. Okay, let’s try the old mono¬ hull technique of weight forward. You call for it, the crew settles around the forward cross¬ beam and — yeah! Less burble at the tran¬ som. Seems like less wetted surface. You’ve picked up a bit of speed. In light air, the first priority aboard a multihull is to steady things out. The second is to minimize drag. If you have a trimaran, minimum wetted surface will be with the boat balanced on the main hull, amas clear of the water. However, this only works in flat seas, and you know as well as I that truly flat seas are about as common as a total solar eclipse. In the case of a trimaran, it’s better

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f^eady for a heavy-air sail? This is the reward, the Holy Grail. You’ve raised your sails in the harbor in the lee of the hills and are headed out to the Bay. Fingers of fog are starting to carpet the familiar green/brown of the Marin Headlands. Here comes the first puff. You’re standing there looking around, your monohull instincts preparing you to heel with the boat, then gradually build up speed. Instead, the boat takes off under your feet with an astonishing acceleration and you stumble aft as you try to catch your balance. Oh yeah, the boat doesn’t heel. It simply takes all that energy and converts it directly into forward rtiotion. What’s the fun meter say... 21 knots? That can’t be right, you tell

may be permitted a bit of promotion, wing masts and boomless mains are great in these conditions. The wing mast is efficient: low

yourself. The motion is too smooth. And then you notice the shoreline zipping by. Forget smelling the roses on this trip.

to be leaning steadily on one hull than slap¬ ping from the port to starboard ama. On a catamaran, heeling the boat will reduce wetted surface. I have even used a trapeze off the leeward bow to good effect. Multihulls enjoy other, less obvious lightair advantages. These days, most multis have fully battened mains, which are great for holding the sail steady. Anyone who has slatted for more than five minutes can appre¬ ciate the enormous speed (not to mention sanity) advantage of this feature. And, if I

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MULTIHULL PRIMER You approach the starting line where hundreds of boats are milling about. You join the crowd, check the line, look at the current on the buoy, yell at some friends. However, more multihull truths are becom¬ ing evident. First, it is difficult to 'mill about' in these conditions. The only really control¬ led way to slow down is to head downwind with your sails overtrimmed. Second, a very fast boat is a big responsibility. You can’t be quite as aggressive with your right-of-way rules. Starboard tack is nice, but you have to cut the other guy some slack — he often doesn’t have time to respond. Third and most important, the other guy is not used to looking for zippy little boats. He’s used to gauging a cross or dip on a 45-degree line. He may not even notice the guy 70 degrees off his bow and a half mile away. Finally the gun sounds and you’re off like a rocket. Look at this! We’re doing 12 knots upwind! You’ve been on the boat long enough now to have the boatspeed thing in hand. The dork is outside near the pin end and the tide is flooding. You smile to your¬ self — finally a chance to play your trump card. All those years in monohulls have taught you one thing about multihull sailors. When it comes to tactics, they’re like a blown-out jib: they haven’t a clue. You’re working your way up the shore, past the I-beam, around Anita Rock and into the beach. Dork-head has tacked out into the flood. Idiot! Maybe a little El Toro racing would teach you some tricks! Bit better breeze out there, to be sure, but the flood is a good two knots stronger. You’re feeling pretty good in the puffs, lifting up the beach.

son learned the hard way: in multihulls, tacti¬ cal priorities shift from current-over-wind to wind-over-current.

a wave, then bear off down the back, keep¬ ing the leeward hull in the water. As you gain confidence, you foot a bit, pouring on the

100 years of nautical design crossed paths when the Formula 40 tri 'Adrenalin' visited the Bay. After years of ridicule, multihulls are gaining increasing acceptance.

power and the motion smooths out still more. You discover that keeping the wind pressure on the sails keeps the weather hull well clear of the waves, and when the main hull leaps out of a wave, you can ease it down again, controlling the sail pressure with small movements of the helm. Sailing a multihull in heavy weather demands that you be tuned-in to the boat. The trick is finding the limits of how far you should 'power up'. For example, a monohull has exceeded its limits when the lifelines are dragging in the water or a big wave is boiling off the trailing edge of the keel. You are overpowered because the extra drag caused by these factors has exceeded the extra drive you’ve gotten from the sails. Depending on the design, a multihull approaches its upper limits when it begins burying its leeward bow, dragging its cross¬ beams or struts in the wavetops, or stalling the rudder. Full racing boats reach maximum speed potential when the weather hull of a catamaran, or the main hull of a trimaran, comes out of the water. Each boat has differ¬ ent limit indicators. Some of them are safety, as well as speed, indicators.

Now you’re out in the ocean waves past Point Bonita, and coming up on the mono¬ hulls that started 40 minutes in front of you. The waves are travelling at 16 knots toward

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hooked up, but you want to wait on it a bit, talk through the set on this still-unfamiliar asymmetrical kite, get the feel of the boat in the waves. You round the mark and are sur¬ prised to see the speed drop from 16 knots to 9. It feels like you’re barely moving. .The boat feels . . . how to say it? . . . serene. That’s no good. We’re not here to chant our mantra. This is a race! The chute goes up — gee, that wasn’t bad. You head up a touch to get wind to the luff, and the boat comes to life in a big way. Whoa, baby! With the extra sail and a few degrees more point it’s pre¬ mise 1 in action again! You soon find that you are actually overtaking the waves, not riding them. The helm technique shifts from trying to get the most push from the waves to how to best steer past the damn things so they don’t slow you down. Then you come ripping down the face of a big one and sail the leeward bow into the back of the wave in front. Now there’s a different experience. It makes you realize you’ve got three bows to watch instead of one. Okay, maybe we’re pushirig a bit to hard. How to slow down a bit? You

think back to the mark rounding, think back on premise 1 and reverse it. You head 5 degrees deeper downwind and the speed

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comes back to subsonic. The boat instantly feels more controlled.

Heavy air can be dangerous in any boat. You have to know the beast you’re riding. One universal truth about multihulls

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MAY "D L/on’t forget to sign the guest log," said our skipper as we approached the ma¬ rina. "Things will get busy in a few minutes when it’s time to take the spinnaker down." I wasn’t really surprised to discover that the owner of this big new ultralight cruiser kept a guest log. He was quite possibly the most meticulous yacht owner in the marina. But attention to detail sometimes pays off. We had the huge spinnaker filling the sky in front of us, the setting sun at our backs, and our bellies full of ciappino from a waterfront seafood restaurant on the other side of the Bay. The boat was immaculate and every¬ thing on board functioned flawlessly. And to think this had started as a work day on my boat. For the first time in what seemed like months, the weekend began with clear blue sky over the Bay — a perfect day to finally get some of the items on my maintenance list taken care of. But it was not to be. Just after I slid open my hatch, stepped down the ladder onto the squishy carpet, sat down on the soggy berth cushion and discovered that my tool box had been positioned exactly under the leak in the cabin top, I noticed a familiar figure walking down the dock with a group of strangers. The view out the cabin window allowed me to see her only from knees to shoulders, but I still recognized that slim figure and assertive walk. I stuck my head out the main hatch just as she looked over to see if I was on board. "Going out today, Max?" she asked. Sure enough it was Lee Helm, occasional crew and perpetual graduate student. "No, just came down to get some work done on the boat," I replied. "Finally, a nice day on a weekend!" "For sure!" she said. "I’m going sailing on that big new cruiser down at the end of the dock. Wanna come out with us? I mean, if my thesis can wait another day, so can your boat projects!" "Thanks, Lee, but I’ve got a long list of things to work on here. Have a great trip." She and the other guests walked on down the dock, and I returned to my flooded tool¬ box. There must have been three inches of dark brown rusty water sloshing in the bot¬ tom. What a mess! Should I attempt to pour it down the sink drain? Could I pour out the water but not the small tools? Maybe I should just dump them all on the dock, then rinse, dry and wipe them down with light machine oil. I sat down to contemplate my options — squish! The soggy berth cushion got me again. I used the appropriate expletive, but as I stood up I had to straighten out my face to wave a cheerful 'hello' through the hatch to the owner of the that big new boat as he walked down the dock after his guests. "Max, why don’t you come sailing? I have some out-of-town guests, and we’re heading Page 112 • iMUJi 1$ • February, 1993

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MONDAY over to a restaurant across the Bay." "Thanks for the offer," I answered, "but I’m going to make this a work day." I proceeded to dry out my tools as planned, but by the time I had sat down on the soggy berth cushion the third time, Lee and about six guests were returning from their 'forced march' to the yacht club head before leaving the dock. "Last chance!" she shouted as they paraded past my boat. I left everything open to air the boat out and went sailing.

I was glad I did. The new Ijoat was a pleasure to sail on, and it had been a great day. With wind from the east in the morning we had the spinnaker up almost before clear¬ ing the breakwater. Our return was also under spinnaker, now that a light westerly had taken over, and we were sliding silently towards the harbor in the diminishing light. The owner repeated his recommendation for us to get our turns at the guest log while there was time, and a few of the guests — the non-sailors from out of town — went below to comply. "Might as well start getting things put away," I suggested, and walked up to the foredeck. I untied one of the jib sheets and started to coil it up. Lee was busy making halyards fast to the pulpit. "Ummm, Max . . ." Lee got my attention. "Don’t let the owner see you coil his sheets like that! He’ll have a conniption fit!" "What’s wrong with the way I’m coiling the sheets?" I asked. "This is exactly how I do it on my boat." "You have that dorky old Dacron double¬ braid. This is the expensive, low-stretch stuff, and it’s much stiffer in torsion. It won’t take the twists so easily. Coil the rope, like, in a figure eight pattern so the left and right-hand coils cancel each other when it pays out." Lee had corrected me on this one before. I fumbled with the rope for a minute, trying to get the neat figure eights, but after a lifetime of coiling in circles it was hard to make my fingers to twist in the other direc¬ tion. Finally Lee took the pile of 5/8ths-inch rope out of my hands and coiled it herself. "Let’s get the jib folded while we’re up here," she said once the sheets were made up. The skipper likes to have the foredeck clear when we sail into the harbor. "Can we do it right here on deck?" "For sure. I’ll take the tack." As usual Lee had the 'smart end' and left the 'hard end' for someone else. But fortun¬ ately another guest was eager to learn how to fold sails, so I slid out of the way and let

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him be the one who would have to crawl on his knees for a distance of one-and-a-half times the length of the spinnaker pole. I helped him pull the clew of the sail aft along the cabin top between the chainplates and the mast, and explained that we would be folding it up like an accordion from the bottom to the top. 'You mean like fan-fold computer paper?" he asked. "Exactly. The trick is to always watch what the person at the other end of the sail is doing." "First fold is all mine," Lee said as she pulled the sail towards her. "Hold the clew! Tight!" The guest held the clew cringle, and started to take a small fold to match Lee’s. Meanwhile I tried to keep the rest of the sail — a big light number one — out of their way. "No, hold it tight! I need more tension

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Monday's the start of the week, Sunday's the end and the weekends are grouped together. Why aren't all calendars like this?

"If it’s done right, the luff tape all ends up piled on top of itself, so you can see it in one glance and don’t have to check for twists."

along the foot! Back a few feet!" He moved the clew aft again to where it was when they started. But again he tried to match Lee’s fold. "No, the first fold is only at my end! It’s a triangle, so just hold on to the clew and don’t let it move. No fold!" This confused our guest, but he eventual¬ ly figured it out and Lee had the first tri¬ angular fold in place. "That’s to get the next crease line perpen¬ dicular to the luff," she explained. "Now, ready for regular fold one?" He nodded, and they both folded two feet of sail cloth over itself. But as they progressed with more folds, Lee had to keep shouting "bigger folds" or "smaller folds." "The sail always moves toward the person who’s making bigger folds," she explained.

l_«ee and the guest got the long sausage bag under the sail and zipped it up, while I slid the lead blocks off the tracks and carried them and the sheets down below. There were little pegs labeled "Genoa Lead Blocks" for the blocks, and two short elastics with loops and hooks labeled "Jib Sheets — Daysailing" to hang the sheets on. The crew below was just finishing up their entries in the guest log, and then it was my turn. But this was no ordinary guest log. I expected one of those tacky store-bought books with the compass rose and the sword¬ fish on the cover. But this was a custom binding job, a very imposing leather book with the sailplan of the yacht on the cover. They handed it to me, and I sat down on the

PAPER CHASE leeward settee to flip through it before added my own vital statistics. The early entries went back many years, long before my friend had bought his present boat. In fact, the first 10 or 20 pages were simply photocopies of one of the storeJ bought logs. But then the format changed. There was a section of where the pages were obviously homemade, typed up forms that gave guests a little more space to write their address more clearly, and leave some more detailed information about what they did and why they were on board. After a few years of these pages the forms changed to dot-matrix, then to a higher quality printing. Finally the current format, which had been in use for the last few years, looked like it was professionally published. There was so much information about each guest that there were only three entries per page! "Quite an impressive document you have here," I said to the owner as he stepped down the companionway. He had handed over the helm to Lee, so he could check up on the paperwork. "Yes, it goes all the way back to my first boat,” he said proudly. 'There are people in there from 41 states and 28 different coun¬ tries." I looked at the labels in the boxes in a little more detail. '"Sandwich preferences?' Do you really need to know that about everybody who comes out for a daysail?" "Remember that quite a few of my guests — at least the ones who are local — end up crewing for me at some time or another. So the book also serves as a database for race crew. I’ve got their phone numbers, some indication of their experience, and know who doesn’t like mayonnaise. When you assemble lunch and snacks for a crew of 12, these things can be important!" I nodded knowingly. All that information about my regular crew existed no place outside of my head — and I didn’t always get it right, either! "The people from out-of-town usually think of something funny to put in the sandwich block. Something about the local food where they come from, usually. And they need lots of space to write the address clearly, also. There are literally hundreds of people scattered across Europe, Asia and even Africa who I’ve taken out sailing. If you look at the comments you can see that most of them want me to stop by if I’m ever in their part of the world, for sailing or just for local hospitality."

I thought of the hundreds of people from all over the world that had been out sailing on my boat, under somewhat similar circum¬ stances. I only remembered a few of them, February. 1993

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and it would be almost impossible to ever look them up. "Have you had a chance to cash in any of these chits?" Asked one of the other guests. "A few times, yes. And I’ve been treated like royalty!" "I knew there had to be a catch!" she laughed. 'You do run a great daysail," I said. "Couldn’t match it at any of the high-priced charter outfits." "Oh yes, that reminds me," he joked, "I have a check from everyone except you, Max . . .” We all laughed and I filled out the guest log, offering to take the skipper out for a sail on my boat "anytime he’s passing through." Page 114 • UlZUJeJ# • February, 1993

Orderly or overkill? Some crew might value pri¬ vacy more than your database. But when used, detailed guest logs are an invaluable resource.

Then 1 asked him where he had the custom log pages printed up so nicely. "It’s just a basic desktop publishing exercise," he said. "In fact, I even do my own calendars now. Couldn’t find a desk calendar — or a wall calendar, for that matter — in the right format." "What’s the problem with the ones they sell at the stationary stores?" I asked. "What’s the problem with the ones they sell at the stationery stores?" I asked. "Well, first of all, they break up the week weekend. I just couldn’t tolerate having the weekend split in the middle. Saturday is

always on the right and Sunday is on the left end of the next line, which makes it hard to visualize the two-day weekend regattas or cruises as single events. And then, even worse, some of the calendars put three days on each side of the page. To make the week fit they combine Saturday and Sunday into a single box. Don’t those folks realize that weekend schedules are about twice as com¬ plicated as weekdays?" I could appreciate this rant. My own calendar tended to be a jumble of names and reminders stuffed into the tiny weekend boxes. "The Tidelog calendar isn’t too terrible in this respect, by the way. At least the week¬ end is together and just as big as weekdays. But then they fill up half of each box with that silly water pattern that leaves little room to write notes." I asked him what his own custom calen¬ dar looks like. "It’s the perfect sailor’s calendar. Monday through Thursday on the left, fairly small. Then Friday is a little bigger, because I need to list crew for Friday night races occasion¬ ally, and then Saturday and Sunday are the biggest boxes of all. And there are six rows per month, so it never has to double-up on rows for those months like May ’93 that span six different weeks." It wasn’t at all clear to me how one month, with just over four weeks in it, could require six weeks of calendar space. But I was speaking to someone who is virtually never wrong about little details, so I accepted this as fact. "Trip!" we heard Lee shout from the cock¬ pit. That could only mean we were jibing, and the startled owner was on deck in time to see the pole swinging across the bow, with a total novice snapping in the lazy guy. He had been well coached, and had the guy in the right direction on the first try. The owner helped crank the topping lift back up while I gave some hints to the sheet trimmer. "Just jibing on a shift," Lee explained. "Everything’s under control, not to worry." Encouraged by the success of the first jibe, we did two more as we drifted into the marina, spinnaker just barely staying inflated in the fading westerly.

l^ack at my own boat, I collected the dry but slightly rustier tools and stowed them in a locker that didn’t leak. The carpeting was still wet, the cushions still squishy. One thing was certain: my boat would never ap¬ proach the meticulous organization of my friend’s. But that wouldn’t stop me from get¬ ting and keeping a guest log! — max ebb

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122) Rainbow / Seguin 44 / Peter & Carolyn Lind / Connecticut. .tsT*., 123) Whitecap / Nor’Sea 27 / Schroeder & Geissmann / Escondido, v’PJ ■v * <*>> 124) Meadowlark / Cape G. 36 / Wild & Lausmann / Newport, OR. ■•sA.-, 125) Windstalker / Tayana 52 / Phil Howe & Friends / Seattle. % 126) Slam Dunk / Norseman 447 / Dan & Kieran Barr / Alaska. 4^^127) Fantasia / Scampi 30 / Norman Reynolds / San Francisco. A 128) Sunshine / CT 41 / Don & Alec Miller / Portland. 3?? si! jw,, 129) Magic Moments / Col. 28 / Dane & Debra Rutledge / Texas. CO 130) Lft7 Rocker / Mariner 40 / A. & E. Ochimowski / Vancouver., A Q <• . ■ A g v ? 131) Chardonnay / Formosa / John & Susie Gerber / Seattle. § 2 \ 132) Sea Mint / Hartog / Phil & Jana Graves / San Francisco. 2? != 133) Qismat / Gulfstar 44 / Peter & Marion Evans / Vancouver. 'w ^ ^ 134) Solstice / Westsail 32 / Vantuyl Family / Chehalis, WA. ■ c 135) Daybreak / Freedom 40 / Darnton Family / El Segundo. AW Pete Caras (left) and Grant Spotts headin' south on 'Stroma ofMey', rallier •rr*- V* * 136) EH-Team / Islander 29 / Avy & Judy Raber / Edmonton. #189. "Cabo sure has changed!" writes Pete. C :. A 137) Windsplitter / 40’ Tri / Rich Garner / Butler, PA. and, by all accounts, everyone had a festive time. 138) Amorita / 50’ Kettenberg / The Pettersen Family / Richmond. Mi The cruisers’ comments in the Hot Rally logbook tell the story. 139) Yobo! Challenger 41 / Reed Schulz & Cindy Halbert / Phoenix. Ks\} * #<> Many used their allotted one line to write about their trip: "Cruising 140) Navita / Islander 32 / Robert & Monica Lambert / San Pedro, /t?£!> &<? ft 141) Secret Love / Swan 53 / Dave Kettenhofen et al / San Diego. World magazine didn’t talk about the scary parts," notes the crew of Page 116 • iMUUtli • February. 1993

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193) Ship of Dreams / Tayana 37 / G. & D. Berezay / Vancouver. 194) Hi Hopes / Tradewinds 33 / Dorothy & Gene Roediger / S.F. 195) Jenny Lee / Nor’Sea 27 / Steven & Jennifer Smith / S.F. 196) Arcturas / Columbia 10.7 / Raymond Ostling / Seattle. 197) Genesis 11 / Westsail 32 / Bud & Jackie Narachi / San Diego. 198) Tawani / /yberg 37 / Pete Wolse / Vancouver. 199) Prairie Home / Tartan 37 / K. McCarthy & L. Watson / Seattle. 200) Dos Equis / Columbia 26 / Greg Morris / Dana Point. 201) Prescott Prelude / Cal 39 / Jim Hughes / Long Beach. 202) Jron Butterfly / Custom 32’ / Steve Williams / San Diego. 203) Kacheena / Spencer 44 / K. & K. Robinson / Vancouver. 204) Kalyara / Townson 35 / David Bryant / Auckland, NZ. 205) Wlndrose / unknown / Korul & Narick / Vancouver. 206) Quark / Bodega 30 / Dave Sheldon / Sausalito. 207) Marmara / Ericson 38 / Steve Bennett / Eugene, OR. 208) Freestyle / J-30 / David Leuck / San Diego. 209) Dawn / Valiant 40 / R. & L. Slayter / San Diego. 210) Rascal Fair / Liberty 49 / D. & E. Heaps / Bellingham, WA. February. 1993

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With reports this month on being Properly Shod for a charter; on the new Moorings Base in La Paz; on a juvenile Fantasy Charter aboard an Irwin 68; and Charter Notes.

Sole On Coral Perhaps it’s because the feet are located so far from the brain, but when people pack for tropical yacht charters, footwear is usually the furthest thing from their minds. But as any charterer who has ever stubbed his or her toe on a cleat, stepped on , an urchin or developed a bad rash from tight shoes can attest, a little a forethought can prevent needless foot discomfort. While only Imelda Marcos has enough shoes to be prepared for every footwear situation at sea and on shore, mere mortals must keep in mind the importance of travelling light. We therefore recommend bringing three pair of footwear. Since you’ll be wearing one pair on the plane — airlines don’t allow the unshodden — you’ll only have to pack two. The first pair is your 'nice' pair. You’ll wear these on the plane to and from your destination, at dinners ashore and on deck during the kind of sailing that might

Specialty shoes such as 'reef walkers' are perfect for hikes over rocky trails to gravelly beach breaks such as St. Barts' 'Washing Machine'.

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of non-skid soles that don’t act like ice skates on fiberglass decks. The overwhelming favorite with the Latitude staff are the old Harken H-2000s; they look good, work good and dry fast. There are several other brands of similar boat shoes. The second type of footwear you’ll want is some kind of 'open air' pair for general shoreside use and hiking. It’s important that these be both rugged and comfortable, as they’ll spend most of their time floating in dinghy bilge water but still get the most use. While some sailors like flip-flops or plastic sandals, we’ve become very fond of a pair of Birkenstock knock-offs we bought for $15. From Grenada to Bora Bora, the Birkenstock knock-offs have proved to be as ideal for afternoon-long hikes as for jaunts along the beach or in town. They slip on and off effortlessly, don’t irritate the skin when wet, shed sand, dry quickly and can be thrown great distances. And as is important in the tropics, wearing them is almost like going barefoot. One danger with Birkenstocks and their knock-offs is they are extremely slippery on wet tile. A very good friend of ours once wheeled quickly on such a surface to get a second look at a girl entering a Gustavia boutique; his feet flew out from under him and he landed on his neck — much to the general amusement of everyone around. Like all other sandals and loose shoes, Birkenstocks can also be dangerous on pebbly downhill trails. If you’re an aggressive beachcomber, trail hiker or a boardsailor, you’ll also want to bring along a pair of 'reef walkers'. This light, quick-drying footwear is perfect for any activity in which you need to protect your toes and soles, but need a more snug fit than sandals, too. There are two common types of reef walkers; slip-ons and slip-ons with a tightening strap over the top of the foot. Because the ones with the straps are adjustable, they are much more comfortable. The big drawback to reef walkers is that they can be much more irritating than sandals if filled with sand. Fashion alert! Groups of people who wear brightly-colored reef-walkers into villages and/or restaurants look like, alien nerds. So

watch your step. If you bring these three types of footwear, you’ve got the shoe problem licked for at least a couple of weeks. The only exception is if you’re an adolescent with an attitude who needs to humiliate your parents for dragging you along on their charter vacation. A pair of shiny wing-tips with calf-high black socks to be worn with your Speedo while beachcombing will do the trick. Shoes you don’t want anyone in your group to bring include regular tennis shoes, which are irritating to the skin after being soaked in saltwater; leather boat shoes, which are quick to stink and slow to dry; and black-soled athletic shoes, which leave black scuff marks all over the deck. It’s a common error when packing to bring too many pairs of socks. When arriving in the tropics, the first thing you want to do is sample the free planter’s punch at the airport. The second thing is to remove your shoes and socks. You won’t want to wear socks again until your plane begins its descent back into the San Francisco. So two pair will do just fine. The truth of the matter is that most of the time you’ll be barefoot most of the time you’re on charter. If your feet are milk white

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Laura Greces outlines a seven-day charter in Baja. (Spread). Fine Moorings boats such as the one in the inset are now available in La Paz.

from not having seen the sun in months, the tops of them are subject to severe sunburn in just a matter of hours. So when gooping up with the sun block, don’t forget the feet. And remember, even the smallest cut or abrasion — anywhere on the body including the feet — can become infected. And when in a salty tropical environment, such cuts can quickly swell to horrific proportions. Fortunately, prevention is simple: treat upon occurrence with betadine and then again several times daily and/or after wet until it disappears. Anything to prevent what the Wide World of Sports so frequently referred to as, "the agony of da feet". — latitude 38 Moorings New Mexico Base When you consider that millions of dollars have been spent over the Jast 30 years promoting the Caribbean, none of us can be blamed for assuming that it’s the only sensible place to go for a tropical sailing vacation. But if you book a flight to the Caribbean, you find out that’s it neither that cheap or easy — which happens to be the names a couple of girls we met in St. Lucia went by — to get to. ,

And the great thing is that it doesn’t take long or cost much to get there. The actual flying time from San Francisco, via Los Angeles, is less than three hours — or about a fifth of what it takes to get to the Caribbean. You’re not wasted when you arrive. And there’s still money in your .pocket. Airfares are less than half of most Caribbean destinations. And Customs in La Paz is a snap — provided you don’t pick the dreaded red marble. We beg your indulgence, for here we must digress for a moment. Everyone who lands at La Paz has to pick up their bags and carry them to Customs for possible inspection. The officials don’t want to go to the trouble of inspecting all the bags, so they’ve devised a unnecessarily complicated plan by which to randomly passengers for baggage inspection. Everyone has to reach through some black leather flaps into a wooden box and draw out a marble. If it’s green, as nine of every 10 are, you simply waltz right through. But if you pick a red one, you must put all your bags on the table so inspectors can rifle through your underwear looking for, who knows, contraband tortillas or something. So what are we chilly, rained-out It’s one of Mexico’s charms that officials Californians supposed to do when we need go through the crazy marbles-in-the-box a quick, tropical charter fix — but don’t want routine when they could be equally random to go to all the Caribbean expense or by selecting every tenth passengers bags for trouble? A Sea of Cortez charter, as we recently rediscovered while checking out The i inspection. Want to beat the system? Bring your own green marble and 'palm' it into the Moorings new La Paz charter base, is an box before drawing it back out. If you like attractive option. mischief, sneakily drop a orange or yellow The Moorings only recently moved their marble in the box. If mayhem is your thing, Sea of Cortez operation down from Puerto just slip a live mouse into the box. All right, Escondido. It was a good move for both The enough of that! Moorings and charterers. The Loreto area The Moorings La Paz fleet offers boats offers nice cruising, but the area looks Las that range in size from 38 to 51 feet. As we Vegas did before 'Bugsy' started dreaming have found Moorings fleets the world over, big. Because it’s further south, the La Pa? the boats in La Paz are modern, wellarea has warmer water more months of the equipped and well-maintained. This is a far year. cry from the mostly half-assed bareboat And as many vacationers and hundreds efforts that have preceded it in La Paz. of cruisers know, La Paz is happening now. A group of us took a short sail aboard a Marina Palmira, new home to The Moorings A pair of new Moorings 433s by Hunter fleet, is a modern facility with all the Marine. The very airy and bright designs are amenities and comforts charterers have far roomier than typical 43-footers. Their come to expect at Moorings bases. There’s a generous sail plan is ideal for the mostly light very nice and reasonably-priced hotel with winds of Baja and the swim platform and pool and tennis coyrts on the premises, lots ladder aft are perfect for those who plan to of hot showers, a soon-to-be completed enjoy the many snorkeling attractions in the laundry and the La Panga dockside Sea. restaurant. It’s a very nice set-up. And that’s Although it was early January, unlike important, because just because you’re Northern California, it was neither rainy or chartering doesn’t necessarily mean you cold. Heading out in gentle breezes, our two want to rough it. February. 1993

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boats cruised up to Lobos Cove for a look around and then on to Puerto Ballandra for lunch. With two sisterships, everyone competitive instincts naturally came to the fore. First we raced up to Lobos Cove. Then we argued over which boat would drop the hook and which boat would merely have to raft up. We really fought over the latter as though it really mattered; in truth, the argument was over which boat’s crew was going to have to go to the bow of their boat and press the windlass button with big toe to raise the anchor. Big deal! A quick glance around Los Lobos Cove confirmed out worst fears. We’ve been spending lots of time and money flying to the Caribbean — or being piqued that we couldn’t afford to — when for less time and money we could have enjoyed a similar release from strains of civilization close by in the Sea of Cortez! And, the Sea of Cortez even has at least one major advantage over the Caribbean — the anchorages, by comparison, are deserted! The miles of plentiful beaches are most unmarked by footprints. If you want to rea//y get away, the Sea of Cortez should be your first choice. The Sea of Cortez water is as blue as the Caribbean, and in the shallows of the coves the different depths reveal in a spectacular array of blues. True, the winter water temperature in the Sea does not compare

Just a couple of miles outside of La Paz you've got the magnificence of Baja all to yourself.

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for half a hour: around rocks, up to birds, and to the beach. Later in the year, the Sea warms up — in fact by late summer it can be downright hot. The Moorings base manager Laura Greces outlined what sounded like an easy¬ paced but interesting seven-day itinerary, that included stops at a number of nearby islands — including Isla San Frahcisco, one of our favorites — and along the Baja peninsula. But since The Moorings territory includes nearly 200 miles up to Baha Concepcion, you could charter a boat for a month and not run out of interesting anchorages. Most cruisers — and we at Latitude — feel that the Sea of Cortez offers the best cruising in Mexico. Greces explained that peak season — and rates — for the La Paz fleet is March through June and October through December. Mid¬ season is January through March, the months of June and July, and December except for Christmas. The "value season" is July through September, when temperatures in the Sea really soar. Greces notes that in her seven years at the old Moorings base at Puerto Escondido, a lot of warm weather lovers returned to the base raving about their summer charter. The new La Paz base also makes it ideal for folks who’ve wanted to do Sea of Cortez Race Week but couldn’t take their own boat down. A terrific ideal would be to get a big g»oup of friends for Race Week and charter Moorings 433 sisterships. It’s believed that the Race Week will start on April 19th — but everybody is still waiting for an official announcement. For those of us who’ve always chartered in the Caribbean, the Sea of Cortez was a real eye-opener. It’s close to home, it’s uncrowded, the desert-by-the-sea scenery is starkly spectacular and there’s good light air sailing. And with The Moorings, there are finally top-flight clean boats available. If you want your eyes opened, call The Moorings at 1-800-535-7289 for a four-color brochure. — latitude 38 fantasy charter "While getting his hair styled, my boyfriend came across the accompanying photos in an article about crewed charter boats in the U.S. Virgin Islands," writes Tobie Wilson of San Jose. "They appeared in the December issue of Playboy. He wants to know if that’s what it’s really like? And

frankly, so do I. Can the Wanderer tell me if the male crew are really that handsome and buffed? And do they really wear their tuxes into the boat’s hot tub?" Yes, yes, and yes, Tobie! And all the boobs on the women in the photos are real. And Hef is a macho outdoorsman. Actually, something similar to what’s portrayed in the photographs did happen to the Wanderer the first time he chartered a crewed yacht in the Caribbean. The captain asked the Wanderer if he could "bring along a few friends" for the day. The Wanderer said, "sure". Much to his surprise, most of the captain’s "friends" turned out to be comely young ladies. After rounding the point at Gustavia’s Fort Oscar and starting to reach toward Nevis, all the women — and the Wanderer is not making this up — dropped their tops as though it were some iron-clad rule of the Caribbean Sea! Clearly impressed, the Wanderer vowed to do lots more crewed charters in the future. He was somewhat disappointed when later crewed charters didn’t turn out to be quite as spectacular male fantasies as had the initial

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Three gals and an onboard sauna for every guy. It's really like this — in your dreams! (Inset). The beat goes on for a bevy of bimbos and bimbas.

one. But then everyone says the first time is always the best. Just for fun, the Wanderer called Charter Services to get the lowdown on Drumbeat II, the boat that was featured in the photospread. According to Barbara — who wasn’t nearly as bubbly on the phone as the girls on the boat appeared to be — a oneweek charter for six on the 68-foot ketch goes for $12,000/week. It’s $1,000 more a week for an additional two people. Not included is the bar — as well as the bimbos and bimbas featured in the Playboy spread. You have to track those folks down and hire them on your own. While anything but handsome, the incredibly spacious Irwin 68s — most of which feature four doubles with heads ensuite — are among the most successful crewed charterboats in the Caribbean. Charter Services in St. Thomas, in fact, keeps the book for seven of them. "Our Irwins are busy," notes Barbara, "but there’s still good availability among them thru the rest of high season."

Did the Playboy feature translate into increased business for Drumbeat II? "It’s too early to tell," reports Barbara. "The charter brokers have mentioned they’ve gotten an increased number of calls because of the feature, but so far we haven’t gotten any specific bookings as a result of it." In other words, most potential charterers were able to distinguish fantasy from reality. — latitude 38 Charter Notes: They did her right. Karen Hampson reports she’s very happy with both Wind-NSea Adventures of Alameda and their charter affiliate in Fiji, Emerald Yacht Charters. This even though she never got to do the charter she’d booked with them. Having visited New Zealand and Tonga already, Hampson was at Emerald’s base in Fiji when they got a report there was a typhoon to the west of them. "Nobody anticipated such a storm so early in the season, so we decided to wait a day." Since it rained and blew hard the following day, Hampson wanted to cancel. She was

delighted when both Emerald Yacht Charters and Wind-N-Sea agreed to refund her pre¬ paid money except for a little she had no qualms about their keeping. "Although I am disappointed at the fate Mother Nature bestowed on me," she says, "I’m very grateful for the. understanding and professionalism shown by the two charter outfits." Toward the end of last year, we repeatedly hailed February’s three-day St. Barts Regatta as a wild and wacky event around which to wrap a charter. If you were unable to go, you literally didn’t miss anything. Loulou Margas of Loulou’s Marine, who is responsible for the "nothing serious" regatta, decided not to hold it again this year. Who knows, maybe administering the 'nothing serious' regatta became too grim a task. The always well-attended regatta hasn’t been held on a regular basis for a long time, so who knows, maybe Loulou, who has always marched to his own private drummer, will give it another go in 1994. Meanwhilfe, the next wet and wild Caribbean events to wrap a charter around are the Heineken Regatta in St. Martin March 5-7, and the worldwide granddaddy of all wild and crazy racing, Antigua Sail Week, which starts in English Harbor on April 24. It’s midnight, do you know where your charter boat is? We recently heard an unpleasant tale about a Northern California boatowner who signed a yacht management agreement with a now defunct local company. Not only did this owner get stiffed on owed commissions when the company folded, but he learned his boat had been chartered to a group who used it to film a porno movie. We’d be pissed, too, if we saw our boat starring in Vicky Does the VBerth or The Girls of the Aft Cabin. We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: before you sign your boat over to a yacht management program, check the company out carefully and be persnickety. Christmas and New Years do not a charter season make, but reports from the Caribbean are that both bareboats and crewed charter boats were very active over the holidays. Now that the highest of the high season is over, everyone in the industry is looking to see if the increase in business can be sustained through the rest of the year. Everyone is much more optimistic than they were last year — of course, that’s not saying much at all. February. 1993

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With reports this month on Mark Mills’ success in the Whitbread30 design competition; fun in the sun at Key West Race Week; results of four light air midwinter races; pictures and a brief report on the Superyacht d’Or in Paris; Jeff Madrigali’s tips from the top on spinnaker takedowns; and the usual jumble of race notes at the end.

Up and Coming Designer Since he just creamed the competition with his entry in Seahorse magazine’s design contest for a Whitbread 30 class racing yacht, we can add Mark Mills’ name to tile growing list of Californians whose designs are influencing all levels of the sport. Exiled from his home in adopted Berkeley to the Southampton (England) Naval Instit¬ ute to complete his studies, the acerbic 26year-old Irishman divided his 'study time' between drawing lines for his winning entry and crewing on Rod Johnstone’s J/39 Yes. "Both are preferable to analyzing the architecture of 100-ton cargo ships, which is of no earthly interest to me," he says. Mills’ entry, which bested a dozen other efforts, was designed to "bridge the gap between rating rules and one-design classes while meeting the needs ’ of the average yachtsperson as well as the demands of the racer." To figure out what that means, and to

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should be easy to spot — he’ll be the guy with the ponytail, a penetrating laugh and a pocketful of resumes. — ed lawrence Key West Race Week Ordinarily, we could care less about regattas that occur, so far outside the 415, 510 or 408 area codes — let alone regattas on the righthand side of the country. But it’s hard to ignore Yachting Key West Race Week, even though we’ve never been to it. "Key West is a great regatta, a must-do event for East Coasters," claims John Kostecki, who sailed the prototype Melges 24 Zenda Express to fourth in class in the five-race series on January 18-22. "There’s great competition, all windward-leeward courses, and unbelievably nice sailing conditions. There’s also one party after another — kind of like a five-day NOOD or Volvo regatta." Though attendance was off from last

Mark Mills' winning Whitbread 30 design. It sure looks fast to us, but what do we know?

year, 113 hot boats from all over the East Coast, the South and the Midwest still flocked to sunny Key West for this grand prix

IMS/PHRF regatta. Winning the Chelsea Clock Award for the best performance in the nine classes was Irv Laidlaw’s Swan 53 Highland Fling, which quintuple-bulleted PHRF B. Tom Stark’s new Farr 39 Rush, competing in IMS B, also put together five first places finishes, but lost out to Highland Fling because Fling’s class was three boats bigger. In the big IMS class, the much ballyhooed shootout between America3 teammates Bill Koch, who chartered the N/M 46 Collabor¬ ation, and Buddy Melges, tactician on the new Tripp 47 Deep Powder, improbably turned out to be a battle for last place. Collaboration, with Kimo Worthington sharing the steering, finished eighth, while Deep Powder came in ninth. Meanwhile, Richard Compton’s two-week-old purposebuilt IMS Farr 50 Full Cry dominated the class, which included last year’s standout performer, the Farr 44 Gaucho. After a slow start, Full Cry — with Jim Brady, Greg Twastjerna and Bruce Farr in the afterguard — found the pace, posting three bullets. The previously invincable Farr 40 Cookson’s High 5 opened the series with a bullet, but went steadily downhill from there. Now owned by a German, Tilmar Hansen, High 5 apparently suffered from mediocre crew work. "You also need the newest designs —

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Neisley; 2) Cosmic Muffin, J/35, Tom Carlson; 3) Equanamity, J/35, Randy Paul. (12 boats) DIV. Ill (76-117) — 1) National Biscuit, Schumacher 35, Colin Case; 2) II Pellicano, Santana 35, Andrei Glasberg; 3) My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Garami. (16 boats) DIV. IV (118-180) — 1) Sparrowhawk, Moore 24, Roger Heath; 2) Hot Flash, J/30, Harry Blake; 3) Fat Cat, Catalina 30, Seth Bailey. (16 boats) DIV. V (181 -199) — 1) Crazy jane, Thunderbird, Doug Carroll; 2) Cardinal Sagehen, Knarr, George Sayer; 3) Feather, Knarr, Ruth Berkowitz. (8 boats) DIV. VI (200-up) — 1) Nirvana, Santana 22, Neville Throckmorton; 2) Freja, Folkboat, Ed Welch; 3) Shazaml, Santana 22, Bud Sandkulla. (13 boats) EXPRESS 37 — 1) Melange; 2) Expresso; 3) Spindrift. (7 boats) J/35 —1) See Div. 11.(5 boats) SANTANA 35 — 1) II Pellicano; 2) Dance Away; 3) Excalibur. (8 boats) IOD — 1) Hecate; 2) Xarifa. (3 boats) KNARR — 1) Cardinal Sagehen; 2) Feather; 3) Huldra. (6 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Nirvana; 2) Shazam; 3) Ancient Wings. (5 boats) FOLKBOATS — 1) Freja; 2) Kaper; 3) Frihed. (7 boats)

The Melges 24 was easily the most talked about boat at Key West Race Week. Inset, 'High 5' was finally knocked off her pedestal, finishing third.

such as Full Cry or Rush — to win here," explained Kostecki. At the other end of the spectrum from the IMS glamour boats was Kostecki’s ride, the smallest boat in the fleet. "Everyone came over to see it," said John. "It’s a cool boat, and it’s really fun to sail, kind of like a miniature Ultimate 30." Sailing with a fourman crew from the Melges factory, Kostecki steered the Reichel/Pugh rocketship into first place after three races. The last two races, however, were sailed in light air and chop — grievous conditions for the boat, which rates 120 PHRF. "We’re still fine-tuning the boat," explained John. "I think we’ll have to go with overlapping genoas and masthead kites to improve the light air performance." IMS A — 1) Full Cry, Farr 50; 2) Merrythought, Frers Custom 62; 3) High Five, Farr 40. (10 boats) IMS B — 1) Rush, Fair 39; 2) Flash Gordon, Farr 39; 3) Numbers, Taylor 42. (8 boats) PHRF B — 1) Highland Fling, Swan 53; 2) Gem (ex-Crazy Horse), N/M 49; 3) Diane, N/M 50. (11 boats) PHRF D — 1) Chesapeake, Serendipity 43; 2) VMax, Taylor 40; 3) Coalition, Unknown. (16 boats)

PHRF E — 1) Hot Flash, SR 33; 2) Ductape, Hobie 33; 3) Rum-An', Beneteau 435. (15 boats) PHRF F — 1) Hi-Flyer, Beneteau First 30; 2) Killer Puppy, J/92; 3) Northern Dancer, Tripp 26. (16 boats) PHRF G — 1) Zoo, C&S 30; 2) Hustler, J/29; 3) Easy, J/29. (10 boats) PHRF H — 1) Creole Cookin, Lindenberg 28; 2) Fast Times, J/27; 3) Glass Frog, Nightwind 35. (11 boats) PHRF F — 1) Flying Circus, Pearson Flyer 30; 2) Fortune Cookie, B-25; 3) Irish Wake, S-2. (16 boats)

Golden Gate Midwinters Writes regatta chairman Ed Welch, "Our January 2 race was typical of the series so far — a 3.4-knot ebb, light (3-5 knots) northerly winds, 70+ starters (out of 111 entrants), no disasters, no headlines. Bullseye and Bondi Tram are duking it out for the Seaweed Soup Trophy, with Yucca right up there pending a protest. Shazaml, a Santana 22, is a dark horse. Hopefully, the clubhouse will be up, running and open for business for the February 6 race." DIV. I (0-71) — 1) Bondi Tram, Frers 41, Scott Easom; 2) Bullseye, Tripp 40, Bob Garvie; 3) Pegasus XIV, Newland 368, Dan Newland. (9 boats) DIV. II (72-75) — 1) Slithergadee, J/35, John

RYC Small Boat Midwinters What does Russell Long, the fastest sailor in the world, do for kicks when he’s back in town? He sails an El Toro in Richmond YC’s excellent Small Boat Midwinters, along with several hundred other dinghy enthusiasts on January 3. "Lots of hot sailors drop in for our series," claims Kim Desenberg, long-time regatta chairman. "It’s fun, and quite often there’s some pretty good competition." Conditions looked grim initially (Sausalito YC’s concurrent midwinter series for keelboats in the Central Bay was 'ebbed out'), but a gentle breeze came up after a 45 minute postponement. The 80 boats on the outside course got in two races; the smaller boats, who sailed inside the breakwater, got in four. The next RYC regatta is slated for Sun¬ day, February 7, a day after the second Sail A Small Boat Day. Anyone remotely interest¬ ed in dinghy sailing should check out both of these events. 1-14 — 1) Alan Laflin; 2) Eric Ahrens; 3) (tie) Keith Stahnke and Matt McQueen; 5) David Klipfel. (13 boats) WYLIE WABBIT — 1) Jon Stewart; 2) Bill Erkelens; 3) Colin Moore; 4) Mike Schaumburg. (8 boats) 505 — 1) Sutton/Maloney; 2) Klein/Hellman; 3) Shelton/Edwards; 4) (tie) Steve Anderes/unknown and Thirumalni/Blacklin. (10 boats) LASER — 1) Skip McCormack; 2) Simon Bell; 3) Patrick Whitmarsh; 4) Hugh Bethell;, 5) Jonathan February. 1993

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Howell. (18 boats) CATAMARANS — 1) Harris/Sawyer; 2) Erkelens/ Roehm. (3 boats) BYTES — 1) Amy Harris; 2) Michele Logan! (4 boats) THISTLES — 1) Michael Gillum; 2) Craig Lee; 3) Kris Vogelsong. (7 boats) FJ — 1) Joe Doering; 2) (tie) John Hege and Linda Brandon. (4 boats) INTERNATIONAL CANOE — 1) Erich Chase; 2) Martin Herbert. (3 boats) SUNFISH — 1) Darryl Coe. (2 boats) FIREBALL — 1) Scott Rovanpera; 2) Chip Hellier; 3) Will Paxton. (7 boats) LASER II — 1) Brent Harrill. (2 boats) LIGHTNING — 1) David Anderson. (1 boat) EL TORO, SR. — 1) Aad Rommelse; 2) Russ Shroff; 3) Jeff Joy; 4) Dana Shields; 5) Steve Briggman; 6) Tom Burden; 7) Jim DeWitt; 8) Jim Warfield; 9) Ralph Joy; 10) Harriett Scampoli. (25 boats) EL TORO, JR. — 1) Dana Jones; 2) Jason Martin; 3) Paul Saitta; 4) Abby Swann; 5) Nicholas Nash; 6) Kim Hall; 7) Rufus Sjoberg; 8) Jessica Amen; 9) Brad Carlon; 10) Colin Shirek. (20 boats) SNIPE — 1) Ned & Matt Niccolls; 2) Yano C'asalaina/Christian Jones. (3 boats)

Big Bucks, Little Boats Zut alors! What will the French dream up with next? The latest spectacle from the sailcrazy country that’s already bringing us the ill-fated Vendee Globe Challenge and the just-starting Tour Du Monde En 80 Jours is — get this! — indoor match racing. Held mid-December in Paris and called the Superyacht d’Or, this pioneering event offered a whopping $100,000 purse and the chance to do something completely different: race diminutive one-man Jeanneau 12s in a pool 88 by 46 yards wide and 4 feet deep. Fifteen giant fans supplied 20 knots of wind at the weather mark, tapering off to 7 at the leeward mark, while a flood-gate created a 2.5-knot current near the top of the course. The French promoters had successfully put on indoor boardsailing events before, and this seemed like the logical next step. Around 10,000 fans paid $20 each to sit in the Palais Omnisports and watch the world’s best match racing gladiators go at each other in these lilliputian-sized play¬ things. Throbbing music rocked the stadium, as red and blue spotlights highlighted the action during the two-day 'show'. And unlike the U.S. — where this would be lucky to get 30 seconds on the late night news — the event was covered by three hours of live television each day. Appropriately, versatile Kiwi Russell Coutts — currently the number one match racer in the world — dominated the event. Coutts, who now lives in San Diego, took home a cool $40,000, bringing his ’92 earnings well into six figures. Finishing Page 128 • U&UJt Vi • February. 1993

second to Coutts was Rod Davis, followed in order by Peter Gilmour, Chris Dickson, Dave Dellenbaugh, Paul Cayard, Marc Bouet and six French skippers. The rockstars supposedly enjoyed this break from 'normal' match racing immensely and are looking forward to the next round of indoor sailing. Where and when that will occur is up in the air — the promoters can stuff everything necessary for this event into

just nine containers and are willing to take it on the road. How about the Cow Palace? EYC Jack Frost Series "This was the best one yet," claimed regatta chairman Larry Duke about the third Encinal YC Midwinter race, held during a brief window of good weather on January 16. Propelled by a gentle northerly breeze, the huge 96-boat fleet completed a 6.8-mile

Boys and their toys — scenes from the Superyacht d'Or. Photos by Jean-Luc Gourmelen.

midwinter occurrences — a general recall. PHRF A (0-120) — 1) First Class, Express 37, Bill

or 5.75-mile course, depending on boat size, in under two hours. A raging 5-knot 'fresh¬ water' ebb made the windward mark round¬ ing interesting, to say the least. It also pushed most of the big PHRF class over the starting line early, resulting in that rarest of

Stauch; 2) Bloom County, Mancebo 31, Carl & Mark Ondry; 3) Danville Express, Express 37, Andy Hall; 4) Svendle, Custom 38, Svend Svendsen; 5) Rascal, Wilderness 30, Pat Brown. (12 boats) PHRF D (ULDB) — 1) Hurricane, Moore 24, Adam Sadeg; 2) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 3) No Name, J/24, Eric Hopper; 4) Low Profile,

Pyramid 660, Tim Dornberg; 5) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen. (11 boats) PHRF E (120-160) — 1) Redux, Olson 911S, Nick Barnhill; 2) Wind Chaser, Ericson 35 Mk. Ill, Patti & Dick Cranor; 3) Screamer, Capo 30, Dick Horn; 4) Annalise, Wylie 34, Paul Altman; 5) Esprit Victorieux, Beneteau 30, Joseph Melino. (12 boats) PHRF E (161-180) — 1) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles; 2)Warhawk, Hawkfarm, Bill Patience; 3) Insouciance, Ericson 30, Paul & Lee Bergman. (7 February. 1993

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THE RACING CATALINA 27 — 1) Wildcat, Ernie Dickson; 2) Catalyst, Ed Durbin; 3) White Satin, Steve Rienhart. (6 boats) j/24 — 1) Entropy, J. Neil Weintraut; 2) Hard Tack, Charles Allen; 4) (tie) Strange Crew, Mike Branco and Max J, Ray Sanchez-Pescador; 5) Grinder, Jeff Littfin. (19 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Hot Rod Lincoln, Sharon Hart; 2) Mercedes, Joel Verutti. (4 boats) NEWPORT30— 10Topgallant, Frank Hinman; 2) Mintaka, Gerry Brown; 3) Mariner, Bruce Darby. (9 boats) CAL 20 — 1) Ice, Bruce Bradfute; 2) Andalusia, Richard Taylor; 3) Sea Saw, David Green. (6 boats) SUNDAY, 7/70: DIV. I (0-141) —1) Special Edition, Wilderness 30, Eric Sultan; 2) Takeoff, Laser 28, Greg Byrne. (5

boats) PHRF H (181-above) — 1) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman; 2) jubilee, Ariel, Don Morrison; 3) My Toy, Ranger 26, Dave Adams. (5 boats) IMS A — 1) Bang, N/M 41, Max Cordon; 2) Phantom, J/44, Jack Clapper. (4 boats) IMS B — 1) jackrabbit, Islander 40, Dave Liggett. (1 boat) PHRF I (Big Non-Spinnaker) — 1) Redline, J/35, Bill Fawns; 2) Double Play, Yankee 30, Robert Fairbanks; 3) Chiquita B, C&C 33, Peter William¬ son. (7 boats) PHRF J (Little Non-Spinnaker) — 1) Seasaw, Cal 20, Steve Wonner; 2) Escape, Ericson 35, Unknown. (3 boat) F-24 — 1) Try Me, Vic Thiry; 2) Firebrand, Heinrich Gantebein; 3) Strider, Bob Johnson. (5 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Hoot, Andy MacFee; 2) Liquid Gait, Jack Easterday; 3) Zephyros, Dave Oliver. (5 boats) CHALLENGER — 1) Shay, Bill Myers. (2 boats) CATALINA 34 — 1) Wind Dragon, Dave Davis; 2) Phaedrus, Mike Griffin. (4 boats) CATALINA 30— 1) Mona Too, David Halaby; 2) Eurydice, Kenneth O'Donnell; 3) Fat Cat, Seth Bailey. (6 boats) J/105 — 1) Midnight Express, Allen Bray; 2) Cheap Date, Alan Prussia; 3) Oeno, Tony Soter. (5 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) RiffRaff, Julie Weiland; 2) Limestone Cowboy, Jeff Giese; 3) Shazam!, Bud Sandkulla. (8 boats)

BYC/MYCO Midwinters The third weekend in the Berkeley/ Metropolitan YC Midwinter series occurred on January 8-9. The standard 8.8-mile tri¬ angle, windward-leeward course was em¬ ployed both days, with ’D’ (the daymarker) serving as the upwind mark on Saturday and ’E' on Sunday. According to BYC Commo¬ dore Bobbi Tosse, "Sunday’s race was the wierdest one in history. We had a bit of Page 130 • UZMM 12 • February, 1993

Chris Watts (left) and Joe Durrett, winners of the Three Bridge Fiasco with the Moore 24 'Anna Banana'. Joe's daughter inspired the boat name.

everything: peasoup fog and no wind at the start, then squalls and a hailstorm during the race, followed by a rainbow. The wind came from all quadrants before shifting to the north and fading away." The series concludes on February 13-14, followed by the winners-only Champion of Champions shootout on March 6. Before both races in February, the race committee will honor the memory of Kirt Brooks — the regatta’s founding father and an all-around good guy — with a 21-gun salute. There will also be a memorial service for Kirt on February 20 at Metropolitan YC. SATURDAY, 7/9: DIV. A (0-138) — 1) Sight Unseen, IHMetre, John Sweeney; 2) Absolute 88, Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth; 3) Rascal, Wilderness 30, Pat Brown. (7 boats) DIV. B (141-159) — 1) Mustang Sally, WylieCat 30, Dave Wahle; 2) Windwalker, Islander 36, Shoenhair/Gilliom. (3 boats) DIV. C (162-195) — 1) No Big Thing, Wave¬ length 24, Charles Hess; 2) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen; 3) War 2, Schumacher 26, Roger Peter. (12 boats) DIV. E (207-up) — 1) Jubilee, Ariel, Don Morrison; 2) Thumper, Wilderness 21, Erich Bauer; 3) Mad Man X H2D, Santana 20, Steven Katzman. (8 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Saint Anne, Dick Heckman; 2) Bottom Line, Tony Pohl; 3) Liquid Gait, Jack Easterday. (10 boats) J/29 — 1) Advantage II, Pat & Will Benedict; 2) Blazer, Mike Lambert. (3 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Guneukitschek, Corleone Family; 2) FlyingCircus, Gene Ryley; 3) Moonlight, John Franklin; 4) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell; 5) Numero Uno, A. Kneifer/T. Wilson. (19 boats)

boats) DIV. II (144-195) — 1) Speedster, Moore 24, Jim Samuels; 2) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen; 3) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair. (9 boats) DIV. Ill (198-204) — 1) Maeve, Thunderbird, Nancy Pettengill; 2) Griffin, Thunderbird, Jim Glosli; 3) Con Carino, Cal 2-27, Gary Albright. (8 boats) DIV. IV (207-up) — 1) Mad Man X H20, Santana 20, Steve Katzman. (3 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Bottom Line, Eric Gray; 2) Family Hour, Bilafer Family; 3) Adieu, Joe Rosa. (7 boats) ETCHELLS — 1) Puff, Bert Clausen. (2 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Moonlight, John Franklin; 2) Few $$ More, Mark Halman; 3) Light n'Up, Gary Clifford. (8 boats) SC 27 — 1) Concubine, Brad Whitaker; 2) Gruzin, Gregory Miller. (5 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Vivace, Bill Riess; 2) OCD, Dale Bull; 3) Dog Lips, Jim Cooper. (9 boats) ...

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One maneuver that can really get out of hand and cost you time around the race course is the spinnaker takedown. We have all seen (or been!) on boats that have lost control of their spinnaker during the take¬ down process. Let’s look at some ideas that can help prevent this and also make your leeward mark roundings more efficient. The biggest mistake I see a lot of boats make is trying to fly the kite too long, i.e. they don’t leave themselves enough time to get sorted out and/or they aren’t ready when the time comes to douse. Before you drop the spinnaker, you need to make sure all of the associated chores are already done. Have you retensioned your outhaul to the upwind position? Have you set your main luff tension with either your main halyard or your cunningham? Is the backstay at the proper windward setting? Have you cleaned up all your lines so they are ready to run.

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SHEET WYLIE WABBIT — 1) Mr. McGregor, Kim Desenberg; 2) WPOD, Bill & Melinda Erkelens; 3) Walkabout, Jon Stewart. (8 boats) J/24 — 1) Phantom, John Gulliford; 2) Froglips, Richard Stockdale. (5 boats)

popular 21-mile Bay tour; around 2:30 p.m., the first wave of 170-some finishers returned to the Golden Gate YC start/finish line. "We’re still analyzing the video and trying to sort it all out," explained Shama. The first three boats home, all doublehanded, were Anna Banana (Moore 24, Joe Durrett/Chris Watts), Kwazy (Wabbit, Colin Moore/Rolf Schulte-Straithaus) and Frog in French (Express 27, Jim Antrim/Sally Richards). The 'right' way to go this year was Crissy Field, Red Rock, T.I. and finish. Results next time. Swan song: The Rolex Swan Cup, which St. Francis YC was to run in midSeptember, has been moved to Long Beach YC at a date to be announced later. Various reasons were cited, among them the already chaotic schedule at 'The Saint' in September: the NOOD Regatta (Sept. 4-6), the J/35 NAs (Sept. 10-12) and the Big Boat Series (Sept. 22-26). A local Swan Invitational may still occur if there’s enough interest. Designing men (and women), cont’d: Elsewhere in this issue you read about eight prominent California yacht designers and what they’re up to these days. It got us wondering what happened to some other former Bay Area designers... Chuck Burns (Fast Company, Rolling Stone, the Wilder¬ ness line) is teaching naval architecture back in Kennebunkport, Maine... Jim Donovan

Race Notes Slip slidin’ away? Despite the best efforts of congenial host Del Rey YC, the 12th Biennial Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta Race will see only 13 boats — an unlucky number? — on the starting line come February 5. Ten ULDB 70s will have a terrific battle, but the other three boats (Deception and Midnight Special, both SC 50s, and Sirena, a cruising Cardinal 46) will have a pretty lonely trip. Anyway, all eyes will be on the first-to-finish combat — and this being the first championship race on the ’93 sled circuit, the boats are oozing with rockstars. The line-up looks like this: Blondie (the repaired 'old' one, not the new one), Cheetah, Cheval, Evolution, Grand Illusion, Holua, Kathmandu, Pyewacket, Silver Bullet and Victoria. Check next month’s Latitude for a feature article on the race. A well-named event: "It was a race committee’s worst nightmare!" claimed Shama Kota of the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s Three Bridge Fiasco on January 23. A record fleet of 191 boats started the

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(Wolfpack) is working his way up the ladder (and learning to speak Kiwi) at Bruce Farr & Associates in Annapolis... Eva Holman (Sunset Blvd.), the only woman to ever make a mark in this male-dominated profes¬ sion, is presumably still in business down in Escondido... Dave Mancebo (CriticalMass, Bloom County) works at the Mare Island Shipyard in Vallejo. Need for speed: three completely different assaults on the 50 knot speed sailing record get underway next month. San Francisco-based globetrotter Russell Long and his 21-ft trifoiler Longshot, current world record holder at 43.55 knots (50.08 mph), will resume efforts off the Cape Verde Islands. Meanwhile, in Melbourne, Australia, Simon McKeon’s two-man 30-ft planing tri¬ pod Yellow Pages Endeavor, is chasing the same record. A third design, a 69-ft one-tack French multihull named Charente Maritime, is also being reactivated. Charente currently owns the Class D record (unlimited sail area) with a mark of 36.22 knots, while Longshot holds the A, B and C records (various limits on sail area). Fifty knots — what a concept! Success story: Popular Long Beach sailor/ writer John Jourdane, fresh from the Route of Discovery Race on Pyewacket (see pages 100-102), is now running the reactivated Silver Bullet program for John DeLaura. In his spare time, Jourdane has started his second book, this one about cleaning up the marine environment. "I’ll call it Boating Green, or something to that effect," reports John. "If I can stop just a few people from throwing styrofoam cups in the water, it’ll all be worth it." Meanwhile, Jourdane’s account of the last Whitbread Race, Icebergs, Port

these factors, be conservative!

the maneuver.

and lead position for it? All of the above things must be done prior to dropping the spinnaker. The key is to start these tasks early enough to avoid scrambling

Again, many boats wait too long to do it, . . . mark. This usually isn’t wise as the spinnaker often doesn’t get all the way below as the

make it easier to gather in the sail. Sim¬ ultaneously, the afterguy should be eased forward until the pole is almost touching the

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THE RACING and Starboard, just 'sold out' of its first printing. "The sales are going surprisingly well," he claims. "We’ve ordered another 3,000 copies, and I’ve accepted an invitation from West Marine Products for a nationwide tour this spring to promote the book and the race." A few good men: With match racing being the rage all over the world, it was just a matter of time before such an event made its way to the Bay — hence the U.S. Open Match Racing Championship, scheduled for April 17-18 at the St. Francis YC. The series, which will be sailed in borrowed J/105s, will be viewer friendly, i.e. held right in front of the club. Skippers will bring two of their own henchman, while the rest of the crew will consist of the J/105 owner and one of his crew. Already accepting invitations are John Bertrand, Chris Corlett, Craig Healy, Chris Perkins, Russ Silvestri and Kimo Worthington. Paul Cayard and John Kostecki have also expressed interest. Sled news: The annual January ULDB 70 owners meeting, which one observer euphemistically termed "heated", produced some interesting changes, among them: 1) all 1993 championship buoy races will be owner/driver events (even the Cal Cup, formerly a 'rockstar showcase'); 2) a sail limitation plan (only four new sails a year, not counting 'specialty' sails) will be im¬ plemented starting in 1994; 3) the seven race ’93 championship schedule includes a new 'sprint race' from Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara on August 13; 4) Ragtime was 'grandfathered' into the class with certain limitations on her sail plan; 5) Various restrictions were placed on the use of exotic

In April, the penalty for hitting a mark will be reduced from a 720 ° to a 360'. The '93-'96 rulebook will be available later this month.

and expensive materials and building techniques. Hogg heaven: Mill Valley multihull enthusiast Peter Hogg hopes to put some serious miles on his Antrim 40 Aotea in the coming year. First, he’s planning to do the Multihull TransPac — if it’s actually held — in early July. "We’ve got six boats interested now: Aotea, Defiance, Nai’a, Anduril, John Walton’s new F-31, and Matt Stone’s exEarthwatch," claims Peter. "We’re still trying to drum up interest from L.A. and Seattle. Call me at (415) 332-5073 for details." In November, "if the checkbook’s fully re¬ charged", the affable Kiwi intends "to sail home to New Zealand to visit Mom for Christmas." He’ll sail the 6,150 miles singlehanded, hopefully in less than 35 days.

TIPS, CONT'D: SPINNAKER TAKEDOWNS just let it go rather than ease it down. ; The gathers should be in position with the spinnaker sheet and/or lazy guy in hand. If the spinnaker has a retrieval line, aka a 'beliyband' or 'umbilical cord’, use if — though, in general, 1 don’t recommend put-

it on deck. Have the gatherers positioned on the weather side, ready to pull the sail in with the afterguy and/or lazy sheet. Com¬ pletely release the spinnaker sheet as the

Once the halyard is blown, the sheet should after the crew has control of the spinnaker The other drop worth learning is the weather takedown. Here the spinnaker is pulled down from the weather side instead of the leeward side. This is a more complicated and risky maneuver, especially on bigger boats, but it will set the spinnaker on the right side of the boat for the next hoist. Again, you need to head the boat down to relieve the pressure in the sails. Pull the pole Page 132 • U4J1 19 • February. T993

the windward side. Basically though, all the above two themes. My advice? Forget the Hollywood stuff; work hard on the funda¬ mentals; and always be conservative, espec~ jeff madrigali north sails

Ideally, after coming home for more recharg¬ ing, he’ll sail from NZ to Japan in April (4,500 miles) and then back here (4,600 miles). Movin’ up: Brad Whitaker,-owner of the SC 27 Concubine, recently purchased Mon¬ roe Wingate’s Express 27 Bessie Jay (named after Scarlett O’Hara’s little sister).. . . Blake and Connie Pelletier, with Mike Rettie, just bought Larry Doane’s highly successful Express 37 Morningstar. They have renamed it Warlock and replaced the tiller with a wheel.. . Sausalito’s Dave Reed traded in his Peterson 34 Line Drive for a Serendipity 43 from San Diego called Lone Star. . . John Neisley sold his J/35 Slithergadee down south and is replacing it with a brand new sistership. . . And, in a true 'musical boats' transaction, Andrei Glasberg, owner of the hot Santana 35 II Pellicano, recently bought Art Ball’s relatively unused J/35 Blackhawk. Ball moved sideways into a J/105, and II Pellicano was sold to Vancouver. . . Lots of boats are changing hands lately — is the recession finally over? You make the call: Nominations for Roiex Yachtsman of the Year, which will be announced on February 10, are a trio of 'Cubens' — Dave Dellenbaugh, Bill Koch and Buddy Melges — and a trio of Olympic medalists — Paul Foerster, Kevin Mahaney and Mark Reynolds. Tough decision! Yachtswoman of the Year is a choice between J.J. Isler, Dawn Riley and Julia Trotman. The envelopes please. . . Cheap thrills: The El Toro Assoc¬ iation’s membership increased from 201 to 246 last year, and they claim to have room for more. This should be a great year for these tiny toys, highlighted by the 1993 North Americans at San Francisco YC on July 31 -August 6. Call the class co-presidents to get in on the fun: Bob Hrubes, (510) 2357830, or George Morris, (510) 223-4233. Speaking of Toro sailors, a pair of juniors

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recently made Small Boat Racing Association (SBRA) history. Sixteen-year-old Skip McCormack of Novato, who domin¬ ated the El Toro Junior fleet in ’92, was named a director of SBRA, the youngest person ever so honored. Meanwhile, 14year-old Paul Saitta of San Jose was awarded the SBRA Yachtsman of the Year Award, the first time in its 50-year history that this distinction has gone to a junior sailor. Paul was singled out for his sailing victories, for helping bring other junior sailors into SBRA, and for his remarkable 100% participation record in the ’91 and ’92 seasons. Short notes: Paul Slmonsen, owner of the SC 70 Mongoose and the ProSail 40 TomCat, was named the ’92 Yachtsman of the Year at St. Francis YC. . . Frequent Mongoose helmsman John Kostecki has signed up Duraflame, the Stockton manu¬ facturer of fake firewood, to sponsor his Star program through the Olympics in Savannah, Georgia, in 1996. . . Noted Aussie yachts¬ man Syd Fisher, age 65, finally won the IOR division of the Kodak Sydney-Hobart Race in late December. He was sailing his Farr 50 Ragamuffin (ex-Will) in his 22nd

Paul Saiita, the youngest SBRA Yachtsman of the Year ever.

attempt. . . John Sweeney of City Yachts reports that there are now five 11 :Metres on the West Coast: three on the Bay (dealer Paul Kaplan’s Sight Unseen, and two brand

new ones at Olympic Circle Sailing School), one other currently on the Bay that will eventually be kept in Santa Barbara (John Bryne’s) and one down in Newport Beach (Brian Mock’s). A sixth boat, a red one named Team Ronstan, is expected to be sailing on the Bay any day now. . . The revived 3,500-mile Capetown-Rio de Jan¬ eiro ocean racing classic attracted 82 boats to the starting line on January 9. . . French connection: Wynne Thomas, suffering broken ribs, has withdrawn his Cardiff Discovery from the Vendee Globe Challenge, leaving 10 competitors still on the playing field. Alain Gautier’s Bagages Superior is halfway through the 23,334-mile race, on pace to win and break the 109 day record. Philippe Poupon aboard Fleury Michon has moved into second place despite starting late. Where we’d like to be right now: The Pineapple Cup Montego Bay Race, 811 mostly downwind miles from Florida through the Bahamas and the Windward Passage to Jamaica, begins on February 5. Will this be the year that Windward Passage’s legendary 1971 record of 3 days, 3 hours and 40 minutes finally falls?

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With reports this month from Connemara on her cruise to New Zealand; from Elaine Ross on her five trips through the Panama Canal in one month; from Maramel on the Pacific Rim Expedition; from Rhumb Runner on getting hitched in the Ditch; from Anthony van Marie on the loss of Heemskerck nearPunta Mala; from Razzmatazz on taking class honors in the America 500; from Elvis and Jim Morrison on cruising away from crowds; and a hefty serving of Cruise Notes.

Connemara — Yankee 30 Kevin Foley and Patty Zorn Bay of Islands, New Zealand (Alameda) Greetings from the beautiful Bay of Islands, New Zealand! We left San Francisco aboard our Yankee 30 Connemara in July of '92 bound for Hilo. We spent eight months cruising the Hawaiian Islands, which can be wet — but hey, it was a warm wet! Berths for transient yachts were readily available and affordable at the major harbors. And when we dropped the hook, the holding was very good. Updated charts and a trustworthy compass got us from one island to the next, and we found Charlie’s Charts to be quite useful. Activities and places we highly recommend: touring Volcano National Park and snorkeling in Kealakekua (Captain Cook’s) Bay on the Big Island; hiking Haleakala Crater on Maui; scuba diving off the south coast of Lanai; sailing down the picturesque north shore of Molokai; anchoring out in Oahu’s lovely Kaneohe

Either Patty Zorn is incredibly strong or that's volcanic rock she's hoisting.

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Islands through the winter months. We visited French Polynesia next, meaning Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, RaiateaTahaa, and Bora Bora. The 2,500-mile passage from Honolulu to Papeete took 27 days, every inch of it to weather. So even though Papeete was busy, it was a welcome sight. French Polynesia was pricey, but decent wines, cheeses, fresh meats, baguettes and butter were affordable. Danin the arteries, you can pretty well live on these! There was an $850 per person bond that had to be posted, but other fees were minimal. French officials everywhere were efficient and courteous. In French Polynesia, we especially enjoyed sailing through a barrier reef for the first time and lazing around gentle, easy¬ going Huahine. As for anchoring in Cook’s Bay, Moorea, that’s just something you can’t properly appreciate without doing. We stopped at Suvarov (Suwarrow) Island in the Northern Cooks on our way to Pago Pago. This is the atoll that was made famous by New Zealander Tom Neale in his book An Island To Oneself. Robert Dean Frisbie, author of the wonderful Book of Puka Puka, survived a hurricane here in the 1940s by lashing himself and his young children to the trunks of stout coconut palms. The atoll is a national park now, and a contented family of Cook Islanders cares for it and visiting yachties. The snorkeling and fishing are spectacular. Throw in a Sunday church service and a birthday celebration for the resident 2-year old, and you have the makings of fond memories. And to think we deserted Suvarov after only six days for Pago Pago, American Samoa! The weather there hasn’t changed since Somerset Maugham wrote his short story Rain. Maugham was at least spared the current aroma emanating from the Starkist plant, and a litter-infested landscape that made us wince. U.S. tax dollars at work again! We pay all those tax dollars to American Samoa and what do we get? Just a couple of quality NFL linemen. But maybe we’re being too judgmental, as the American Samoans didn’t seem bothered by either the dreadful environment or life on the dole. Whatever,

we headed for Tonga as soon as weather and bureaucracy allowed. Great fun! That’s the only way to describe sailing the protected waters of the islandstudded Vava’u Group of Tonga. We know we re asking a lot, but try to imagine a South Seas version of the Delta. But seriously, more than a few cruisers have been stuck in Vava u for years — and not because they’re aground. There are so many lovely anchorages within a 20-mile radius of the main town of Neiafu, that The Moorings charter operation refers to them by number rather than name. Although it’s not as romantic, we also chose to "anchor by the numbers". The hand-woven baskets of Tonga are something special and can the Tongans ever sing! By law everything shuts down on Sunday, which saves the many churches. But rather than sermons you hear hymns that must rival the singing of the Vienna Boy’s Choir. Sailing Fijian waters wasn’t so much fun, as lights shown on the charts weren’t always

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Clockwise from top left: A dozen friends from South Africa, Canada, Sweden and San Francisco gather to lower ‘Connemara's' waterline in Tonga; the monument to Kiwi hermit Tom Neale on Suvarov; anchored off Moorea's Opunohu Bay with a couple of Dutch yachts;'Connemara1 cruises the flat waters of Tonga; Jeff Stone of'Dawn' with Kevin and Patty at the opening of Bastille Day festivities on Bora Bora; “Mama", who takes care ofyachties on Suvarov; and center, snorkeling at Cook's Bay, Hawaii.

there and coral heads seemed to pop up everywhere. And then there were the crazy, mixed up currents. 'Caution' is the good word when sailing here, and Fiji Bitters is the good call when ordering at the bar. Fiji was the most friendly and affordable of our South Pacific stops. We checked into the old capital town of Levuka, which is one of those 'oldest of everything' places. The hustle-bustle big city Suva had great food and the most accommodating Royal Suva YC. While at beautiful Astrolabe Reef, we presented kaua to the chiefs and enjoyed some fantastic scuba diving. Our last stop was sun-drenched Malolo Lai Lai island, home of the famous Musket Cove YC. Here we filled up on Bitters and peered sagely at weather maps. Cyclones to the north of us,

gales to the south — there we were, stuck at happy hour again. We got lucky, as our trip to New Zealand was a fast eight days and relatively smooth. We’ve been quite taken with the scenic Bay of Islands. Try to imagine a place where Customs officials have a sense of humor and the dollar is strong. Two things we wouldn’t kid ya about! •A word about our Yankee 30. We bought her three years ago through the Classy Classifieds after reading a Latitude Boat Of The Month feature on her a few months earlier. Thanks for the advice! She sails beautifully and has been more than up to the task. Our lone gear failure to date has been the kerosene lamp shade; we dropped it

cleaning house in the unforgiving waters of the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor. The best thing about the cruising lifestyle — after islands appearing on the horizon when they’re supposed to — is the genuine camaraderie among cruisers. Looking after the fellow with a problem is the rule, not the exception. And right now we’re keeping a look-out for our Bay Area cruising buddies: Leo and Marilyn Gulley on Hawkeye, Jeff and Dawn Stone on Dawn, and Bill and Diana Chapman on Bones VIII. — kevin 12/93 Five Times In Thirty Days Elaine K. Ross The Panama Canal (Mesa, Arizona) Panama has always been the best country in which to hitch rides to exotic places. But who would think of spending their summer vacation simply transiting the Panama Canal? I hadn’t exactly planned it that way, but I totally enjoyed the 30 days 1 spent there last May. 1 met wonderful people from all February, 1993

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over the world, cooked fudge on the dock at Colon, baked Italian bread sticks on a transit, and in general enjoyed myself. Had I been free of obligations, I would have sailed to Spain aboard a 105-ft schooner. My adventure began in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, where I joined an Arizona family for a passage to the Canal aboard their homebuilt boat. The first night out we stopped at Isla Gitana, where the local drunks scratched their heads at the two 'wives' and four kids. We explained that we were Mormons from northern Arizona. It took us four more days to reach Panama. After doing 10 loads of laundry and being confined on a boat with four kids for a week, I decided I needed a vacation. So after helping them get their boat through the Canal, I jumped ship. I then I met up with my old friend John Lawrence and his girlfriend aboard Aeolus. It was with them that I began my Canal transits in earnest. The Canal Commission started transiting yachts seven days a week again last May, with 48-hour advance check¬ in. Since John had already done his paperwork, we were ready to roll the next morning. Depending on its size, each boat is assigned either an advisor or pilot to transit the Canal. Each boat is also required to have four line-handlers in addition to the helmsman, and four lines of at least 150 feet in length. Line-handling can actually be fun — as long as the four line-handlers are alert. From my transit aboard the Arizona boat, I learned what can happen if someone doesn’t pay attention. The wife on that boat dropped her line in the water, allowing the wind to

know on my way down the west coast of Mexico. Yachtie reunions can be such fun! Trouvier, Rogue and Trudy M — the crews of those boats are such wonderful people. If a boat doesn’t have enough linehandlers, there are locals who will do it for $50 per trip. In order to save money, yachties will often take turns helping each other out or take on tourists who are willing to do it just for the experience of a Canal transit. Unfortunately, not all yachties keep their promises. The Washington, D.C.-based Voyager helped a vessel transit the Canal, but the other crew didn’t return to reciprocate. There was a knock the deck of the boat I was staying on at 0530 informing me that Voyager had been stiffed by the crew of the other boat. Would I help? I was packed and ready to roll for the southeast (Atlantic to Pacific) transit before the advisor arrived. (Yes, when using the Canal to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific, you head east, not west!) For relatively fast pleasure yachts, the 50mile transit usually begins at 0600 and is completed by 1700. But Voyager got hung up with scheduling problems, and because pleasure craft aren’t allowed to transit in the dark, had to spend the night at Gatun Lake. While it’s possible to fish and swim in Gatun Lake, it felt strange not to be able to go anywhere else. Captives of the Canal, we couldn’t even order pizza from Dominos because there wasn’t any way to get to a phone. We talked and passed the time, but it was almost like being in jail. Naturally, we were up and out of there early the next morning.

quickly push the boat sideways inside the lock. What a nightmare! Once in Colon (the Atlantic side), my cooking skills earned me several invitations for places to sleep and eat. While there, 1 met up with several boats I had gotten to

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When I finished that transit at Balboa on the Pacific side, Jim from Sea Dancer told me that another vessel needed help getting

to the Atlantic side later that week. It turned out to be Richard Steinke’s 40-foot Isobar from San Francisco. Although the stripplanked boat is 30-years-old, Steinke has showered tender loving care on her. The care was so evident that once we reached Colon, everyone pitched in to do some varnish work. I also whipped up some broccoli soup, adding some Tecate beer for flavor. It was a big hit. Another night the whole crew joined in to make pizza from scratch. Isobar is one boat I would have sailed away on. While in Balboa, I stayed on TrudiM with John and Gertrude, the sweetest couple I’ve ever met. The two have been married 56 years — and are still in love! Although the boat is their home, they were on their way to Texas where they planned to do some land cruising through the United States. Having learned a lot about life and love from those two, I hated to see Trudi M depart. By now it was time for me to return to Costa Rica. I was hoping to catch a boat going up the Pacific side to Puntarenas, but I wasn’t crazy about the boats that offered me rides. And after my experience with the Arizona boat, I had learned to be very selective about the boats I chose — particularly bn trips that would last more than a day. Because I was selective, I ended up going up the Caribbean side to Limon

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Elaine Ross, hauling a line in the Canal (spread). 'Ocean Highway1 lets 'Star Chaser' in front for her run at the record (inset).__

aboard Executive), a M6xican sport-fishing boat. The boat was on its way from Acapulco to Cozumel, and had been stuck in Colon for two months awaiting repairs. The crew was delighted — at least most of the time — to finally have a cook aboard. One day I made sopa de mariscos, the only problem being that the sweet peppers turned out to be hot peppers. The resulting soup was so hot that my Mexican friends didn’t have to add tabasco. And when I made a second batch for our other guests, one ladle of the basic stock was sufficient. I’m certain Alex and Virginia still talk about that soup! The captain of Executivo, Sergio Salas Rebolledo of Veracruz, is so loved in Colon that he could run for mayor. He works for Lineas Mexicana shipping line, as did his father before him. One night he got permission for us to board a 12-story auto carrier. At first the local Panamanian guard objected to me, a woman, going aboard. After explaining in my best Spanish that I was a Norte Americano and had linehandled four times through the Canal, he finally relented and allowed me to join the others. It was fun to get another perspective

on one of these big ships; previously I’d only seen them from the deck of a small boat while in a Canal chamber. I learned that no matter what the perspective, they are huge! I was really impressed with the way Captain Sergio navigated, using dead reckoning and radar, on our way to Limon. His other skills were really put to the test when we lost all steering about 45 miles outside of Limon. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem for a twin-engine fishing boat, but we’d already lost the use of one engine. Thus we ended up doing circles in the Caribbean Sea for three hours until the engineer finally brought the other engine back to life. With two engines, Sergio could 'steer' the boat by varying the rpms. We arrived at Limon late at night, with Sergio using the radar to guide us toward the anchorage. But when the radar conked out, things got scary. The captain’s sweet personality soon paid off once again, however. A friend with a boat in the anchorage came out to guide us in. 1 was home in Costa Rica once again, my trip complete. But then I spotted Star Chaser, the most beautiful catamaran I’d ever seen. Having only sailed on monohulls, I lusted to travel on this brand new 65-footer Paul Lindenberg had designed for Industrias Windmar of Costa Rica. The boat had been built right there in Limon and needed to be

delivered to Puntarenas on the Pacific side. I couldn’t believe it, I’d just come from Colon only to find a boat heading to Puntarenas — which is where I’d wanted to go in the first place! The catamaran owner already had the paperwork in progress and it was late in the day, so I had to hustle to join the boat. What followed was like a scene out of a movie. I. had to race from the shipyard owner’s office to Immigration. There weren’t any taxis outside, but there was a local with an old bike. I paid him a couple of colonies and promised to return with his bike in an hour. As I sped off, he yelled, "If go too fast, chain will jump the track!" Great. I quickly discovered that the seat kept slipping also. Nonetheless, I raced to the Immigration office, where I learned the officer in charge had gone out to buy timbres. Costa Rica has a system whereby all papers must have little stamps, called timbres, stuck to them. Fortunately for me, all the passports for the Star Chaser crew were still sitting on his desk waiting for the lady who sells the timbres to return to her shop. What a system! But it worked to my advantage, for 30 minutes later I was pedaling my wonder bike to the Port Captain’s office to have my name added to the crew list as chief cook. Having been in Limon for less than a day, I was headed back

Three of the catamaran ‘Star Chaser's' crew during what they believe was the fastest Canal transit in history.

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in Colon, we began the check-in process, which is different than the one if you’re headed through the Canal from the other side. We were measured the following morning and scheduled to take on our pilot at 0600 the morning after that. Since Star Chaser is 65 feet, we were assigned a pilot rather than an advisor. And boy were we ever lucky, as we were assigned Lou Pascavage, who with 32 years experience is the senior Canal pilot. Pascavage spoiled us from the start, bringing the previous day’s USA Today and Miami Herald. We spoiled him by having the anchor up the moment his shoes hit the deck. We got to the first chamber and completed the lift ahead of schedule. This being my fifth time through the Canal — in a month, no less — we had the crew well briefed and everything went smoothly. We were out of the Gatun Locks early also, and rushed the 30 miles to the Pedro Miguel Locks at more than 10 knots. The Lock Master at Pedro Miguel told Pascavage that he didn’t have any linehandlers ready. Our pilot politely instructed him to get some. In minutes we had handlers who assisted us through the lock in front of a freighter. Once through, we dashed across mile-wide Miraflores^ Lake in a matter of minutes. Pascavage had radioed ahead to the ship Ocean Highway and requested they hold off for a minute so we could squeeze in front of them at Miraflores Locks. The Japanese crew aboard Ocean Highway were more than happy to comply as there were three females, including ourselves, aboard Star Chaser. The crew of the freighter got out their videos to capture us on tape. We were out of the Miraflores Locks before noon and had thus completed our transit in just 4Vfe hours! A normal transit takes nine hours. Our 4V£ hours may well have been a record for vessels not using the 'Banana Cut'. Other advisors tell me they’ve tried to do it faster, but always got caught in traffic. To celebrate our rapid transit, the crew of Star Chaser invited Pascavage to grab a beer and join us babes in the onboard spa while we continued on to the Balboa YC. Our pilot had had so much fun during the transit that he later invited all nine of us out for drinks. We had a great time — and I even hit a $60 jackpot! We continued to have fun on Star Chaser all the way to Puntarenas, catching lots of Page 138 • UKLJU 3? • February1, 1993

fish and eating well. Each and every one of us hated to see the trip come to an end. For Star Chaser, the future is just beginning. David Reid of Calypso Tours will have her available for day charters and Mike Lovatt, owner of Industrias Windmar, is already discussing a cruising version for the San Bias Islands off Panama. I’ve already applied for the job as cook should that vessel ever be built. — elaine 7/92 Readers — A number of you, including women, have written in wondering if it’s possible to join boats headed for interesting destinations. We’ve always said that all you’ve got to do is make yourself conspicuous at some major cruising crossroads and have something to contribute. We consider this Changes from Elaine to be proof positive that it’s not only possible, but that there are a wealth of opportunities. The rest is up to you. Maramel — 54-ft Wooden Schooner Pacific Rim Expedition Alan Olson (Sausalito)

The Ala Wai Yacht Harbor in Honolulu, a glitzy and overgrown city that has managed to retain a wacky tropical charm.

The Pacific Rim Expedition is underway! I’m astonished and grateful over the amount of assistance this expedition has attracted from so many different people. When I began putting it together, I was only vaguely aware of all the many details that would have to be attended to. At times it seemed to become overwhelming, but then somebody would always come forward with money, ideas or some other kind of help. Since not everyone will be able to participate in the voyaging part of this adventure, I hope to keep them involved by writing about our experiences. We had a good passage from San Francisco to Hawaii and arrived sooner than expected. We — Fred Sicher and John Wynne were aboard as crew — got blown out of San Francisco by a northwest gale and made 210 miles during the first 24 hours! The first fish of any passage is always a thrill, and we caught our first mahi mahi six days out. We didn’t have much time to savor it, however, as the weather turned foul, with rain, squalls and lumpy seas. On my two previous trips to Hawaii, we sailed far south before turning west in hopes

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uneasy feeling. And when sailing on the ocean, you know that there’s nobody but you to take care of your boat, your shipmates and yourself. But in the end, it’s not different than anyone else’s life — and certainly not the imagined security of what we left behind in California. So while there can be terror and danger at sea, more often the ocean is benign, a grand stage for accomplishment and play. We’re now at the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor and I’m enjoying Honolulu. Yes, it’s an overgrown, glitzy tourist trap, but the weather and setting are spectacular. From here, we’re preparing for the next leg of our voyage — to Micronesia’s Marshall Islands. — alan 12/92

o x ee “ uj § p ^ of being able to run before the wind. But this time I decided to shorten the distance by taking a more direct route. Naturally, you never quite know which way or how strong the wind is going to blow, and my strategy could have made the journey longer and tougher. But it turned out fine as we had relatively good weather and completed the passage to Hilo in 16 days. After leaving the Big Island, we dropped the hook at the North Point anchorage of Maui’s Honolua Bay. Gusts of wind from all directions rushed down the cliffs of this small anchorage and made the boat swing at anchor. Nonetheless, this snug anchorage is well-protected from the trades. A nature preserve, the area around the anchorage has escaped the usual Maui development. Walking from the beach up a rocky creek bed is lovely, as the huge mahogany trees are covered with a thick fur of vines and moss. The wild tropical plants add vibrant color. It feels like 'Old Hawaii' and offered a great place to relax and savor the fruits of voyaging. I must admit that sometimes I wonder why I’ve begun this journey. The difficulties ' and problems that lie ahead give me an

Rhumb Runner — Ketch Mike Jordan & Chris Gunderson Hitched In The Ditch (Alameda / San Francisco) According to the Panama Canal Commission, some 800 cruising boats transit the Canal’s five locks each year. One of the more unique transits was recently accomplished by Mike Jordan and Chris Gunderson aboard the Alameda-based ketch Rhumb Runner. Mike and Chris departed Alameda Marina in August of 1991 bound for the sunny Caribbean via Mexico and Central America. When they crossed the border from California to Mexico in November of that year, Mike wanted to make it a memorable occasion. Hoisting the Mexican courtesy flag, he asked Chris to marry him. After doing so, he noted they were two miles offshore and that if Chris didn’t give the correct answer, it would be a long swim back to San Diego. Loosened up with some Rhumb Runner grog, Chris finally accepted the proposal. She was a little confused, however, as to how they would get married, seeing as they had just become citizens of the Seven Seas. "Let’s make it a wedding we’ll always remember," said Mike, who had been planning ahead. •• "What do you mean?" Chris asked'’ skeptically. "What would you think about getting married while going through the Panama Canal?" Chris’ vision of walking down the aisle accompanied by bridesmaids suddenly vaporized. Realizing that Mike was serious, she considered the obstacles: Who would marry them? Where would she get a wedding

dress? What about a reception? "Don’t worry," said Mike, "we’ll figure something out." Just like a guy, right? As they cruised down the coast of Mexico and told other cruisers about their plans, they got lots of helpful suggestions. The wedding even became a subject of discussion on the Central America Breakfast Club ham net. While in Golfito, a ’roast’ was held for them by the crews of Snow Goose, Diana Rose, A Tois, Brittany, Waters Meet, Prime Interest, Livin', Vivid, Windfall, Destiny and Sofinaya. Recognizing the importance of timing, Mike and Chris targeted their Canal transit for August. That way they’d have plenty of time for a long honeymoon cruising among the fabled San Bias Islands. So after enjoying the lightly-visited Coibas, Secas and Perlas Islands of the Pacific side of Panama, the couple made arrangements for both their transit and their wedding. One

Mike and Chris, about to slice the wedding cake at the Pedro Miguel YC inside the Panama Canal.

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wedding would be required, Mike and Chris — as well as their witnesses Marv and Jan Ryum of Livin' — took a crash course in Spanish. They all did well, for when the interpreter gestured at the civil ceremony, each was able to respond "Si" at the appropriate time. The 'real' wedding was to be held two days later aboard Rhumb Runner between the Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks. The reception would be at the nearby Pedro Miguel YC. Everything was set: Chris had been fitted for her wedding dress, a cake was ordered, hamburgers were ready to be grilled and beer chilled. But no wedding is ever without some crisis. In this case, the pilot who was to officiate called the day before the ceremony: "I can’t make it," he said, "I have to work." Panic set in until Chris got an idea. Having grown up the child of Lutheran missionaries in Bolivia, she suggested they visit the nearby Lutheran church and 'beg' the pastor to marry them in the Canal the next morning. Would it be asking too much? After pleading their case to Pastor Wetzstein, he and his wife wholeheartedly agreed. They even helped with the logistics of picking up the 12 people who were to be on the boat during the ceremony. So finally the great day arrived. The 12 guests were aboard, as well as the pastor and his wife, Mike and Chris — and the required Canal advisor. They motored to the locks while the Bible was read and wedding songs

Getting married in 'the Ditch'; almost as memorable as getting locked in your cabin on your wedding night.

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front of their boat’s mast, Mike and Chris said their 'I do’s'. When they kissed, the freighter Saipai — having gotten special permission from the Canal Commission — sounded her horn. After that the champagne corks popped and everyone enjoyed themselves at the reception. After the wedding reception, Mike and Chris returned to Rhumb Runner to consummate the marriage. Somehow they managed to get themselves locked in their cabin during the night. Mike’s parents, who were staying with them, had to unjam the door to let them out. \ As desired, it was a wedding and wedding night to remember. — mike & chris 12/92 Heemskerck — N/A Anthony van Marie & Paula Freston On The Rocks In Panama (Pt. Richmond & Tucson) No captain wishes to announce to the world that he has managed to drive his dream boat onto the rocks, but two reasons compel me to do so. The first is that I wish to extend a sincere thanks to all the cruisers that Paula and I met along the way. Only cruisers know the goofy bond they develop. We want all our cruising friends to know we are fine, back in the U.S., and that we wish them all good luck. The second reason for writing is to offer others advice on entering the Gulf of Panama, so they won’t have the trouble we did. But first, a not-so-brief'how we got there'. We left San Francisco in November of '91 after completing our sea trial — a trip to Portland and back. We recommend the sea trial to all first-time cruisers. San Francisco to Portland can be a son-of-a-gunnel, but so are the Papagayos, Tehuantepecers, and the unannounced willy-wallies you encounter headed south. We saw more than one cruising couple throw in the towel because their first test of sailing to weather and living the cruising lifestyle came after they’d made the commitment to leave 'home' shores. The realities of cruising should preferably be experienced in small doses prior to taking off on the long voyage. Four months after departing San Francisco, we arrived in Costa Rica, our initial objective. We’d flown to Costa Rica two years before and played tourist for a couple of weeks. We loved it and had decided to return. On this our second visit, we found we enjoyed it just as much and

stayed for eight months. When we left in late October of '92, it was, unfortunately, by plane once again. Our boat had been destroyed. As far as we’re concerned, our boat was more of a liability than an asset in Costa Rica. The west coast is beautiful and deserves to be seen, but you can’t leave your boat without incurring some budget-busting expenses for moorage and/or a security guard. Seventy-five percent of Costa Ricans live in the Central Valley — for reasons we came to appreciate, The best of Costa Rica is inland, not along the coast. After six months in Costa Rica, boatowners either have to pay 150% import duty or take their boat out of the country for nine months. Since we wanted to stay longer — people can have their visas renewed — we made a reservation to put our boat in dry storage at the Pedro Miguel YC in the Panama Canal. Paula would remain in Costa Rica while my friend A1 and I made the 500mile passage to the Canal Zone. We left Puntarenas on the afternoon of August 20, but not with all our gear intact. After six months in storage, our less than year old Magellan 1000-Plus GPS refused to work. It was left behind. Barnacles had eaten the impeller on the knotmeter housing, so

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'Heemskerck" on the rocks for good near Punta Mala (spread). A map of the area (inset).

that was also inoperative. You’d think a guy would know better than to proceed at this point, but my confidence in my seamanship exceeded my desire to battle the Costa Rican bureaucracy. Had we pleaded to the Costa Rican government that we needed time to make repairs, we probably could have extended our permissible time in the country. On August 22, while about 120 miles south of the Panama Canal, we were motorsailing with the genoa, main and mizzen up and doing about six knots. There were low clouds, sheet lightning and drizzling rain. About 1700, while on an easterly heading, we spotted the Punta Mala Light. It stood on a metal structure as pictured in the Defense Department Sailing Instructions. When the light came on shortly after 1800, it displayed the red flash, four second sequence, described in the Sailing Instructions. After passing the light on our port beam, we waited another hour before changing course and heading due north toward the 100-mile distant Canal Zone. Our course was intended to keep us just outside the shipping lane. We were able to

see the parade of big ships on our starboard side, but couldn’t see anything to port. It was a combination of the coast being uninhabited and the sheet lightning having destroyed our night vision. At 2130 we hit the rocks. What saved our personal skins is a combination of three things: 1) Heemskerck has a steel hull, 2) she draws only four feet, and 3) it was absolute high tide. Thus we were able to make it to shore safely despite the fact that surf was breaking over the stern and the stench of diesel from ruptured tanks was filling the air. As for our Heemskerck, she was pounded by the surf until her seams ruptured. She sank in shallow water as the tide receded. We’d been able to stay aboard long enough to contact the ship Pacific Sol, which relayed our distress message to the Canal. We fired flares skyward so Pacific Sol could pinpoint our position — and soon learned we were seven miles short of Punta Mala! How could that be? When Jimmy gave the Canal away, the Panamanian Coast Guard took responsibility for the navigation aids over from the U.S. Coast Guard. A few years ago, the Panamanians installed a hazard light 15 miles west of Punta Mala. But rather than giving it a hazard light characteristic, they duplicated that of the Punta Mala light! We

were later told that Heemskerck was the fifth boat to go ashore between those two lights. The Defense Department Sailing Instructions make no mention of the new light. My chart didn’t show it either. I was using a packet of charts — advertised in Latitude — which are reproductions produced in the States. They’re not worth the price as I’d found them to be inadequate on more than one occasion. I am not, however, blaming the charts, the Panamanian Coast Guard, the weather, or the time of day. I put the boat on the rocks by going against my own better judgement. Nonetheless, I wanted to pass a word of warning to those whose books and/or charts might not show this light. I also want to warn people not to expect a speedy response if help is needed from the Panamanian Coast Guard. Although Panama Traffic Control advised us that the Coast Guard was on the way, they never showed up. Our mode of entry to Panama, shipwreck victims, is not recommended. The officials prefer you arrive at a recognized port and in a conventional manner. As such, it took three days to obtain permission to leave — and I count myself lucky that it only took that long. Actually, the officials were very helpful once they confirmed we weren’t drug runners who’d strayed too close to the coast. When I left Panama, it was with the knowledge that I was walking away from Heemskerck and everything aboard her. The extent of damage, the remote location, and the cost of an attempted salvage was beyond our means. Like many cruisers, we were selfinsured. As I said earlier, Paula and I are fine. While we have to start over and don’t plan to acquire another cruiser, we wouldn’t trade our experience. And under the right circumstances, we’d make great crew. — anthony 12/17/92 Anthonp — There but for the grace of God have a bunch of us gone. Many times we’ve done exactly what you did: gotten frustrated by some authority and then perhaps rushed to get a task accomplished. Realizing that it’s hard to change our nature, we fight the possible cruising consequences of such actions by carrying not one, but two GPSs. We think not leaving home without at least two — they don’t cost that much anymore — is the least expensive cruising insurance anyone can buy. February. 1993

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Clockwise from top left: Dennis and Susanne Robbins of'Razzmatazz'; 'Kite', Dick and Lona Wilson's Modesto-based Stevens 47; Dave, Carolyn and Andrew Cannard of the Gulfstar 40 'Sunrise'; Del Olsen painting the wall at Porto Santo, Madeira; the magnificent 205-foot 'Adax' was one of the faster America 500 entries; Gail Yando on 'Rzmatz' last fall in Spain; and center, a sunset shot of an America 500 competitor at

also 1st in class and 5th in fleet — a record her non-professional owners and crew are extremely proud of. Members of the Richmond YC, the club for which owner Dennis Robbins is Staff Commodore, were originally slated to rotate on Rzmatz for the entire event. Members Kent and Jan Greenough, TransPac winners with their Express 37 Secret ofNimh, were indeed along for the Atlantic crossing. But when another Richmond YC member had to cancel, he was replaced by Tomi Vannas of Helsinki, who had planned to make the crossing aboard the 82-ft Runn as one of seven pairs of Finnish fathers and sons. Unfortunately, that boat dropped her rig shortly before the start. Vannas is at least an honorary Northern Californian, as both his father and godfather are members of the St.

Francis YC. The most popular strategy for the Atlantic crossing was to sail south to catch the tradewinds. But like Columbus, Capt. Robbins elected to sail west. In fact he drew a rhumbline on the chart before leaving the Canaries and the boat never varied from it by more than 30 miles. Although Rzmatz sailed the same course as the Santa Maria, she covered the distance in nearly half the time. "We found every kind of wind out there," Robbins marveled. If the winds weren’t the 'Portuguese trades' they’d expected to find, at least there was consistent wind all the way across. In fact, they often had more wind than they needed. The foul weather gear was packed away at least five times before the crew gave up and decided the Atlantic

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crossing wasn’t the downhill ride to the tropics they’d anticipated. All members of the crew shared in both the sailing and housekeeping of the vessel, which meant equal time at the wheel and in the galley. As such Susanne, dubbed 'the sailing Mrs. Rzmatz' by the fleet, finally found practical use for the many hours she’d spent on the rail in the Gulf of the Farallones observing 'how it’s done' at the helm. The Greenoughs offshore expertise came in especially handy during 'suck squalls', saving hours of frustration. And Douglas and Tomi were fine all-around crew. The watermaker made life aboard extremely civilized during the crossing, and the 'shower-every-day-after-the-halfwaymark' rule was strictly enforced. The other big boost to refined life at sea was the refrigeration system. Having faltered during the heat of the Mediterranean summer, the system was fixed by Per Johannsen, a captain in Gibraltar. He discovered it needed a new magnetic clutch, an item available only from the factory in Denmark.

Thanks to the efforts of everyone aboard, the Rzmatz crew celebrated Thanksgiving on the Atlantic in grand style. To continue the communal Thanksgiving tradition, each member of the crew cooked a different dish for the feast. The featured item was a 12pound Canary Island turkey that had been stashed in the freezer, complete with hard-tofind cranberry sauce. This was supplemented with shrimp cocktail, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet and sour cabbage relish, green beans in almond sauce, candied yams and pumpkin/mince pie. All washed down with Edna Valley chardonnay. The Thanksgiving meal was enjoyed on deck beneath the 3/4 oz. kite. With the autopilot not functioning, the crew took turns steering and eating. Crewmembers had different goals in taking part in the America 500. Douglas and Tomi wanted to sail the route as quickly as possible and test themselves on the Atlantic. It’s a tough ocean as evidenced by the 35foot swells that came from every direction. Jan and Kent enjoyed the historical aspects. Dennis wanted to recapture the feeling of sailing off on a great adventure as Columbus had done. At times it was almost too realistic. One night, for example, the boat bellyflopped off a huge wave — making it almost seem as though the boat had sailed off edge of the world. Susanne and Jan, both of American Indian heritage, wanted to take part in the America 500 to re-do Columbus’ voyage in a positive way for the indigenous people of the Americas. Agreeing that the American Indian way is that the land belongs to all people who live there, the two took a moment upon landing at San Salvador to reclaim the land "for all people of every race and creed who live in the Americas, for that principle is the keystone of modern American philosophy." Two other San Francisco boats represented Northern California in the America 500. They were Dick and Lona Wilson’s Stevens 47 Kite, and Dave, Carolyn and Andrew Cannard’s Gulfstar 40 Sunrise. In addition, a number of Northern Californians crewed on other boats. Bay Area attorney Jim Thompson, owner of the Valiant 40 Rainbow, crossed the Atlantic aboard With Integrity, a 65-ft Whitbread veteran that’s now in the Atlantic charter trade. John Decker of Oakland and his 26-

year-old son Dave sailed across on the German boat Selvig. When John suffered a hand injury just after the start at the Canaries, they were delayed by a week. Unable to catch the fleet, they sailed to St. Lucia in the Windwards rather than San Salvador. San Franciscan Fritz Hatton, who sailed aboard Oso Dormido, flew in from Nepal for the start of the Atlantic leg. Other Northern Californians had participated as crew in earlier segments of the America 500, which had started in Huelva, Spain, last fall. Among them were Del Olsen, Vice Commodore of the Richmond YC, and Gail Yando, both of whom sailed on Rzmatz along the coast of Spain. Unlike most boats, which at least tore a chute or two, Rzmatz crossed the Atlantic without suffering any damage at all. The closest she came to breaking anything was having to drop the mainsail for 30 minutes to replace mainsail slugs that the sailmaker in Las Palmas had forgotten to do. For the Rzmatz owners, the only downside of the America 500 was the

John Decker did the America 500 aboard 'Selvig', whose First Mate snucksome extra crew aboard.

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were organized and run by the same people. "There were problems with schedule changes and route changes," said Susanne. "And services we assumed were included in the basic fee but were not. We paid $3,240 for the boat and the two of us to be part of the event, plus $360 for each of the four crewmembers. Yet we had to pay additional money for other events. We were also disappointed in the docking facilities, the land transportation and the fact that the promised free piloting service in the Bahamas didn’t materialize. The race management, for which we paid a fee, Was also very poor." "We also wondered," continued Robbins, "about the motive for taking the America 500 to Madeira, as Columbus hadn’t stopped there on his historic voyage. Many boats suffered damage as a result of the very stormy winter leg to Madeira and the poor docking facilities once they reached port. It was cold, wet and uncomfortable the entire time we were there, and our boat sustained damage to both her hull and running rigging. The organizers of the event then received two awards from the government for bringing the fleet — and all its business — to the island. In as much as Madeira wasn’t part of Columbus’ trip, we don’t feel the discomfort and damage to our boat was worth it.” Be that as it may, the America 500 re¬ creation of Columbus’ historic voyage is itself now history. The most wonderful aspect for those on Razzmatazz was the many, many new friends they made along the way. "We know we will see these people again and that the earth and water out there are richer for having these kinds of sailors on it," says Susanne. Believe it or not, the Robbins report they’re eager to get back out sailing with their friends in the Gulf of Farallones again. Their boat arrived by truck from Fort Lauderdale in late January. — susarme 12/92 Readers — As seems to be the case with every Jimmy Cornell event, there are participants who think the organizers did a poor job and there are those who think they did — considering the always difficult circumstances — a very good job. Oakland’s John Decker, for example, thought Cornell’s organization did an admirable job. VJe suspect the difference in opinions revolves around expectations. Page 144

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Cruise Notes: What’s the average time it takes to complete a circumnavigation? When the Seven Seas Cruising Association recently handed out their circumnavigation awards, the 11 couples and one single man who received them had taken an average of six years to complete their voyages. The extremes were A1 and Beth Liggett of Sunflower, who took just under 13 years, and Paul and Karen Skilowitz, who rounded the globe in just 21 months with Bluewater. The Skilowitzes did much of their circumnavigation as part of Europa '92, kicking butt with their Tayana 55. It always happens at 0200 on a windy night, doesn’t it? The news from the Indian Ocean is that Frank Robben’s Berkeleybased Kialoa II lost one-third of her mast after departing Christmas Island. Nobody was hurt. The 73-foot yawl was able to limp in to Cocos-Keeling and, after temporary repairs, continue on to Sri Lanka. We’ll have a more detailed report next month. Things keep changing at the Cape. On December 1 the first boat was hauled with the new Travel-Lift (see accompanying photo) at Nielsen y Beaumont de Los Cabos, S.A. de C.V., report A1 and Beverly Nixon of Keoke. The principals, Tom Nielsen and Don Beaumont, have been operating a similar yard on Shelter Island in San Diego for 13 years. The lift in Cabo can handle boats up to 80 feet in length and 22 foot beam. The yard’s work area has a capacity for 14 large boats. While southern Baja wasn’t inundated with rain like California and northern Baja in January, it still felt the effects. With the Transpeninsular Highway washed out in three places, the 'Baja Express' — a volunteer system in which yachties travelling by car bring boat parts from California chandleries to cruisers in Baja — wasn’t able to get through. "The staging area in the back of our store is jammed," moaned Gabrielle of Downwind Marine in San Diego. Ornaith Murphy, the arthritis-plagued Oakland woman trying to singlehand her Cal 2-39 Sola II 5,000 miles to the Straits of Magellan, has had two aborted starts. After leaving San Francisco in December, she radioed the Coast Guard 23 miles from Monterey to report her boat had water over the floorboards. Before she knew it, John the Coastie was aboard with a gas-powered bilge *

pump. After restarting in January, Murphy ran into the same severe conditions that wounded Great American; like the trimaran, she returned to port. With the window of opportunity to cruise the Straits of Magellan rapidly closing, Murphy has decided she’ll wait until March and then sail to Mexico, Hawaii and perhaps Japan or Alaska. In any event, she now aims to leave for southern South America again in October. If the boats Sorcery and Blaze are any indication, French Polynesia should brace itself for an invasion of kids. After a couple of cruises to the Sea of Cortez — including a brush with hurricane Lester — Clyde and Diane Lane of San Diego are headed to Tahiti with their C&C 61 Sorcery and two children, 14-year-old Alex and 9-year old Annie. Reinforcements of children will be arriving aboard the Holland 52 Blaze in the form of Seattlites’ 10-year old Lauren Powell, seven-year-old Brandon Powell, sixyear-old Whitney Powell and four-year-old Conner Powell. At last word they were expected to let their parents, Peter and Mary, come along also. French Polynesia is an ideal area in which to cruise with children. Not only does it offer spectacular beauty and tranquility, but unlike

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It's about $220 to haul and hydrowash a 40-ft boat at the new Nielsen & Beaumont Yard in Cabo San Lucas.

urban areas of the United States, strangers would rather smile than shoot at you. Kids thrive in such environments. Ham radio provides countless cruisers with a way of keeping friendships alive across big oceans. It also has proven to be a excellent bit of safety equipment. On December 9, there was yet another example of this. Postal worker Wilbert Warke of Lebanon, Illinois was spinning the dial on the 10-Meter band when he tuned in a voice with a British accent. It was John Briffa who was anxiously reporting that his 50-foot sloop Que Tal was sinking 500 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida. Why he hadn’t called the Coast Guard on the normal distress channels is unclear. Warke, a 28-year Air Force veteran, called the Coast Guard, but they were unable to establish direct contact with the distressed vessel. So Warke remained the only link to Que Tal while the Coast Guard diverted the nearest vessel, the Norwegian tanker Team Tririta. Bound for Aruba, Team Trinta was able to rescue Briffa and his crew Nicholas Kyriacou in less than two hours from the time they had first issued a call for

help. The only unfortunate part of the story had to do with the Que Tal; she sunk shortly after being taken in tow by tanker. Although Ralph and Kathleen Neeley of Santa Cruz are still enjoying life aboard Neeleen in Trinidad, they spent four months last summer cruising Martinique, St. Lucia, Bequia, the Tobago Cays and Grenada. "It was a most enjoyable cruise," they write, "as we spent a lot of time on each island getting to know the people, visiting the vegetable markets, checking out the local bakeries and just relaxing. Ralph did some scuba diving in the Cays and both of us snorkeled on every island. Our tentative plans for 1993 are to start cruising west toward Venezuela and the islands of Curacao and Bonaire." The Neeleys are typical of cruisers who haven’t let considerable obstacles interfere with their cruising dreams. They’ve sailed halfway around the world despite the fact » that the feisty Kathleen doesn’t have the use of her legs. It kind of makes the hurdles most of us face seem pretty trivial, doesn’t it? A tip of the Latitude hat to this inspirational couple. "I am a voyager sailing on my boat Couscous," writes Roger Lextrait, "and I have been to many ports where I was very

welcome most of the time. Japan was the best at hospitality. The South Pacific ports are legendary for being friendly and even the Phillipines were wonderful. But what happened to Hawaii? Honolulu is supposed to welcome sailors who come from all over the world, but there are so many regulations and greedy officials. You need a permit and to pay fees to anchor off the islands! After a little survey, I found that many other foreign sailors share my dismay. 1 hope they will do something to change this cruisers’ nightmare." Don’t hold your breath, Roger. The wheeling and dealing, the influence of money, the power brokering, the government shenanigans — it’s just like Washington, D.C. except that the perpetrators wear Hawaiian shirts rather than coats and ties. And while the aloha spirit still pervades, there are exceptions. Right after hurricane Iniki, Kevin Almas and friends Carl Edinger and Doug Newman delivered $120,000 worth of badly needed provisions by sailboat to ravaged Kauai. After the third trip, the Marine Patrol told them that Nawiliwili Harbor was closed and that they would have to leave the following day. Bad weather prevented that. Then two days before Christmas, the Marine Patrol presented Almas with $1,000 citation for having been in the closed harbor. That was a fine 'mahalo'! While Almas and the others had been in technical violation of the law, others viewed their presence within the context of the situation. Fortunately, one of them was Judge Gerald Matsunaga, who promptly dismissed the case against Alamas. "The Marine Patrol is a mystery to most mariners in Hawaii," writes one Latitude reader. "It somehow grew out of a fiendish cross-hybridization of the Harbor Patrol and the State Office of Public Safety. As far as mariners are concerned, the two big questions about the Marine Patrol are: What do they do? And, Why do we need them? "So far," the reader ’ continues, "the Marine Patrol is noted for doing very little to solve the problems at the Ala Wai, the midPacific’s premiere yacht harbor. They are useless at enforcing the parking violations — a very serious problem — and their presence on the water is subject to more derision than respect. Last Fourth of July, for example, when all the boats from Lahaina gathered along Maui’s Kaanapali shore to watch the annual February. 1993

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fireworks display, the Marine Patrol repeatedly harangued mariners over the VHF in an attempt to control traffic. None of the skippers paid any attention to the Marine Patrol’s admonitions. But after one strident diatribe, one captain finally responded with the question: "How far do you want us to move back?" "About two blocks," replied the Marine Patrol. Former Peninsula residents John and Judy McCandless, who cruised the Pacific in the Nor’West 33 Renaissance, and more recently in a Baba 35 of the same name, report from Guam that "all is well in paradise once again". It hadn’t been so good last fall, when the 40-mile long island took direct hits from four typhoons (the western Pacific name for hurricanes) and was barely hiissed by two others. With the typhoon season over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Nature waited two weeks before shouting: "Suckers!" and sent them two powerful earthquakes. Fun guy, that Nature. Omar started the typhoon parade with 155 mph winds. The McCandlesses, who live aboard, rushed their boat to the Harbor of Refuge, which quickly filled to its capacity of 50 vessels. The barometer fell so quickly, the couple advise, that the mercury "bounced". Protected by land, Omar’s 100-mph winds from the northeast did little damage. But after 45 minutes of calm as the eye passed through, the wind from the opposite direction became vicious. "Gusts were clocked at 120 mph before all the gauges blew away. Lines groaned and Renaissance heeled to her gunnels. Ripped sails and awnings added sharp shots to the howling din. We stood huddled inside the boat under the strongest bulkhead and prayed the mast on the neighboring boat wouldn’t crash down on us. After three hours of terror, the winds finally subsided. When we looked out, two boats were dismasted but none had broken loose. However, two Navy ships had run aground in the harbor and 12 fishing boats and some other sailboats had sunk. Worse still, 3,000 residents of the island were left homeless and there was no power or water for two weeks." In October and November, there were typhoon alerts almost weekly on Guam and the people were getting stressed out. "Brian, Elsie and Hunt each arrived two weeks apart, but luckily packed less punch. Winds of 60 to 80 mph were becoming almost acceptable," they write. Then everybody watched in horror as typhoon Gay developed into a supertyphoon, 600 miles across with winds of 200 mph. Realizing that nothing could withstand such force, the McCandlesses joined employees of Judy’s Page 146 •

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company in a concrete apartment. But by the time Gay hit Guam, it was beginning to break up and winds were down to a comparatively mild 120 mph. There was little damage as all the weak structures had been wiped out in the previous typhoons. "A number of cruising boats are stepping up preparations to depart soon. Tonight the marina sparkles with red and green lights strung to mastheads and around the decks of many vessels. The sea bottom is visible through the clean, calm water. On Christmas we’ll sail to Coco’s Lagoon to commune with the dolphins in the warm sun. Yes, all is well again in paradise." One of the most photographed bits of geology in the Sea of Cortez is the El Hongo or 'the mushroom'. This teetering bit of geologic sculpture, located amid the waters of Puerto Balandra just outside of La Paz, amuses everyone who sees it. Or at least did amuse them. Vandals apparently whacked away at the spindly 'stalk', causing the massive 'cap' to collapse into the shallow water below. Nice work, fellas! Jacques de Kervor of Berkeley reports he’s New Zealand bound aboard his boat Alia. He’d like to hear from cruisers who have been there recently, regarding such matters such as how long cruisers are allowed to stay there, whether it’s possible to leave your boat there for an extended period to return home to work and whether it’s possible to work in New Zealand. We haven’t been there in number of years, but it’s our understanding that the Kiwis are very accommodating when it comes to cruisers visiting and even leaving their boats. And the last word we got was that it was possible for Americans to find legal work there — despite New Zealand’s economic woes. If you’ve got definitive answers to de Kervor’s questions, he’d appreciate you giving him a call at (510) 262-1340. Arvid Hoppas of the Palo Alto YC spent 18 months searching for the perfect Cheoy Lee Offshore 40. He found her in Oceanside late last year, bought her and renamed her Nana Gray. Then in November, he enlisted the help of Larry Niswander, Jerry Mercer and Alex Francis in bringing her up the coast to her new home in Redwood City. Unlike many trips up the coast of California, this one went smooth as silk. In fact, the biggest crisis was when they ran out of M&Ms with Peanuts before reaching Santa Barbara. The delivery trip actually had the biggest effect on Jerry Mercer and his wife Ruth. The

couple moved to the Bay Area from Michigan two years ago and are "delighted because there’s plenty of wind for sailing out here". Currently the owners of an O’Day 25, the Mercers were thinking of moving up five feet to some kind of 30-footer. But upon the conclusion of the delivery, Jerry informed his wife that, "It was a 15-foot trip, not a fivefoot trip." As they’re now looking for a 40footer, Ruth reports she’s now "on a tight budget and very cranky". But'all for a good cause. "Dear 1993 Cruisers", write Kirby and Lee Townsend of Lena and Lou Merzario of Alia, "when visiting Bahia Navidad and Melaque just north of Manzanillo, be sure to visit Roberto and his lovely Canadian wife Leslie at their palapa called Viva Maria. It’s easy to find because it’s the only place near the anchorage where they fly a Canadian flag. "Roberto doesn’t provide the yachtie services that Philomena does at Los Pelicanos, but the atmosphere is very friendly and the food is excellent. Roberto is quite a singer, so don’t miss an evening when he and his brother are entertaining. Since Viva Maria doesn’t open until after noon, be sure to have breakfast at Cesar Y Charlies’ on the beach near the cambio. Licha and Benjamin run the restaurant and are very friendly people. We all wish we were headed south this year, too, rather than being here in Ventura. "Having been such a friend to cruisers for the last 10 years," writes Jim and Mary Ross of the Everett-based Ericson 38 Danran, "Philomena Garcia of Los Pelicanos restaurant in Melaque needs a little help in return." No, not money. "She is getting ready to publish a Mexican guide book and four cook books, but needs cruisers’ help to get the proper publicity. If any of your readers know Phil and her cooking, we ask them to please take a few minutes and write a letter giving your impressions of her, her cooking and the restauVant. Send the letters to Bill Humphrey, NBC Studios, 3000 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank CA 91523. This is just one of several letters we received from cruisers making the same request. For those who don’t know here, Philomena Garcia helps cruisers get mail, provisions, diesel, water, ice, laundry and all the other things they need. In addition, she throws a big party on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) during which time you can get your boat blessed. What a woman! This just in! Roy Jennings of Inverness arrived in San Diego non-stop from Panama aboard his Freya 39 Foxglove. The retired airline pilot made the very difficult passage singlehanded.

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You know, I’ve been trucking hardware out of your backyard for years. Just picked up all the Famet hardware (about 3 tons) from an old warehouse near San Jose: 4,000 cleats, those neat looking roller reefing goosenecks, mast hinges, gooseneck slides, tangs, etc., etc. Norm Wright sold me all his obsolete Nico Ficro hardware awhile bock. Boy was he a pack rat! Almost ruptured a 24’ Ryder truck with that load! Ron and Bob at ABI sell me all their seconds. Those two guys are real jewels - if they don’t hove what I need in a second, I sometimes suspect they take their ball peen hammers and ding up their first quality hardware just to accommodate me! Anyone redoing their interior might want to browse through the truckload of teakwood I just purchased from Western Woodcraft. Drawers, doors, tables, ladders, gratings, winch pads, etc. This lot has been in storage for 10 years. It was made for Cals,^Islanders, Ericsons, etc. All priced to move fast. We’re not trying to horde all the boat parts and hardware. We love boats and sailing, and feel our mission in life is to keep all this stuff around and available 'cause we know that someone out there needs what we have. Our prices are modest our selection is owesome. Fun and customer satisfaction ore our bottom line.

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24 FEET & UNDER 19-FT O'DAY MARINER 1966. FG, fixed keel, rigging & bottom paint new July ‘92. Full cover, compass, sails, anchor, located in water in Oak¬ land. $900 obo. Call Dan (415) 558-9113. CAPR118,1988 w/trailer, 2 hp Honda o/b. Portapotti, many extras, exc. cond. $5,500 obo. (70.7) 459-6634, eves. 1963 19-FT O’DAY Mariner with fixed keel. Boat includes new Hood sails and trailer. Great day sailor for Bay or lake, sailed mostly in S.F. Bay. Ready to be launched and sailed today. Asking price of $2,700. Call (707) 792-0926. 22-FT MARSHALL CATBOAT. Many extras, pro¬ fessionally maintained, perfect for Bay and Della. Asking $25,000. (415) 331-7654.

LIFERAFTS 6 person Avon, $1,000. 6 person Toyo, $2,000.8 person CJ, $1,800. All are canis¬ ter models. Also will rent. 14-ft BlueJay sailboat/ trailer, $200.50% interest in turn key Cal 29. Very clean $6,000. John (510)939-3299.

24-FT 1980 S-2. Excellent condition, new sails, new cushions, new sail cover, Honda o/b, sleeps 4, porta-potti, sink, alcohol stove, compass, DS, VHF. Great Bay day sailer, sturdy, stable plus owners manual. Must see to appreciate. $6,500 obo. (415) 776-0479. 22-FT CATALINA, 1983. Fixed keel, pop-top, trailer, 3 sails. $4,200. (415) 892-5016. SANTANA 22-FT with slip at Gashouse Cove (Safeway Marina). Well maintained older boat rigged for racing with many extra sails. $3,500 obo. 461-8441.

CATALINA 22 swing keel with trailer, 1973.6 hp Evinrude, 2Tnainsails, working jib, genoa, whisker pol.e, boom vang, sail cover. Bow/stern pulpits, lifelines. KM, compass, anchor, nav. lights, AM/ FM cassette stereo, swim ladder. $3,450 obo. (510) 932-3439. CORONADO 15. Great condition. 3 sets of sails, 2 ruddqrs, 2 centerboards, trapeze, trailer. All in excellent condition. $2,000 obo. (209) 745-3822. 23-FT BEAR CLASS SLOOP. Wood hull, very good condition. Main, 2 jibs, spinnaker w/turtle, o/ b eng., full cover. Repossessed for berth fees. $1,600. Harbormaster South Beach Harbor, Pier 40, SF (415) 495-4911. 23- FT O’DAY #1002. Roomy, dry, fast. Excellent sails: 85%, 120%, 153% mylar, spinnaker. Honda 7.5. Digital KL, DS, WS. VHF, Loran, AP, loaded. “The ideal trailer sailer? No, but it does manage to comeclose.''- Practical Sailor. $5,500. Call (707) 427-2291. COLUMBIA 22, 1971. One owner, well main¬ tained, ex. condition. 7.5 Mercury, new sails, Autohelm, KM, DF, marine batt. All lines aft, life line, anchors, safety gear, etc. $2,800. Call (916) 967-5898 (after 5 P.M.) 24- FT COLUMBIA CHALLENGER. Good condi¬ tion, great family Bay boat, roomy cockpit, active one-design class. Located in an excellent upwind Berkeley berth. Evinrude long shaft motor, Fishfinder/depth, new compass, radio. $1,500 obo. Call Bill (510)-848-5337 (Iv msg). J/24. Original owner, good condition. Located in Vallejo. $5,500. (206) 486-0805.

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CAL 20. Prime Sausalito berth. New rigging, boat rigged for racing, extra sails, 2 spinnakers, swim ladder, 2-man raft, etc. (415) 781-1960 (Iv msg). $2,500 obo. SANTANA 22. New 5 hp Nissan, DF, compass, CG package. Main, jib, club-footed jib, spinnaker. Lines led aft. $3,500 obo. Call (415) 592-9576. FALMOUTH CUTTER 22-FT. Hull 21, Sam Morese built. Teak finished. Bristol condition. Pre¬ pared for offshore cruising. Too much equipment to list. Call for info, and equipment list. (713) 3346007 (day), (713) 470-7972 (eve). J/24,1979, one set of Sobstad, one set of North and a new genoa. Faired keel, adjustable spread¬ ers, Nissan 3.5, Sailcomp, extra heavy duty spin¬ naker pole. On trailer, always dry sailed. $8,500. (510) 865-2816. NEPTUNE 24,1981. Keel/CB model. Mini-cruiser, full galley, porta-potty, life lines. Bimini, speed/log, VHF, 7.5 Honda. Dual axle trailer, cruising spinna¬ ker, extras. Great Bay boat or trailer to Delta, lakes, Channel Is., N.W. Mexico? $7,800 obo. (415) 593-0314. BEST CAL 20 ON THE BAY. Racing rigging, all lines led aft, 6 winches, sail covers, new sails, 8 hp o/b. Asking $2,000. Two boats, must sell. Cynthia (415) 668-3056 (Iv msg on machine). 24-FT BRUCE FARR DESIGNED fast, fun Bay 8 ocean racer/cruiser. Stable, planing hull, superior sail inventory, head, galley, sleeps 4. KM, DS, VHF, o/b, Harken & Barient gear, trailer. Asking $8,500.(415) 332-5970.

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11-FT DEL QUAY (British Whaler) with 25 hp Evinrude, Lil' Dude tilt trailer, custom canvas cover. Excellent condition. $2,000 firm. Call (415) 479-7031, days.

18.5-FT SAILBOAT Rowing boat, beach cruiser, enlargement of Phillip Bolger’s Gypsy, lightweight. Double chines, large lug rig, sail very well. Lots of seating, large storage flotation compartments. Two pair oars, rows well. Sturdy trailer. Best fair offer. (510) 525-7472.

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RANGER 23, 1974. Single owner, well main¬

YAMAHA 25-FT, 1978. Great Bay sailer, more.

tained. 8 hp Evinrude, VHF, 125% lapper, 90% jib,

26-FT SCHOCK ENDEAVOR SLOOP '68 F/G.

27-FT 1974 CATALINA. It’s a well maintained,

Fixed keel, 6 hp inboard Yanmar dsl. Well ap¬

class main, spinnaker, lines led aft, self-tailing

Nov. '90 survey $8,000 value. 125% genoa, jib,

easy to sail boat, with and inboard diesel that gets

pointed cabin - galley, head, etc. Sleeps 4-6.

spinnaker & mainsails in good shape. $3,600

winches. Strong racing class. Stiff and fast day

many miles to the gallon. Dodger, dual batteries

Includes 1 main, 3 jibs & spinnaker. All lines aft.

without o/b. Option to lease with o/b, $ negotiable.

sailer. Berkeley Marina berth. $6,000. Call (510)

w/charger VHF, stereo, new sail and more. Call

KM, compass, DS, & radio. All on board. Nice.

843-9884.

A good Bay beginner boat. San Francisco Sailing

Mike (408) 449-2280 or (408) 442-8358.

Needs T.L.C. Asking $8,800.

Foundation (Formerly S.F. Bay Sailing Assn.) Nils

(510) 754-8949,

Richard.

Andersson, (510) 682-8650 (PM best).

1978 LANCER 25 masthead rig sloop, shoal

STONEHORSE 23-FT. Crocker designed, full keel

draft, main, jib, 150, spinn. No blisters, lake sailed,

cutter, Edey & Duff built 1977. Airex cored glass,

26-FT CHEOY LEE Frisco Flyer “60''. Great Bay

CATALINA 25,1981.12 hp inboard diesel, new

low hours Universal diesel, fully equipped, Loran,

boat, new sails, inboard diesel. Sound boat, needs

dual batteries. Clean and complete. 2 mams,

VH F,5 sails.Traditional looks. Excellent Bay & Delta

stove, stereo, EZ Loader trailer (needs work),

cosmetics. $3,300. Call (415) 584-0740 (after

roller jib, inflatable, AP, VHF, RDF, KM, log, ste¬

sailer. Reducedto $8,500. (510) 841-7379 (eves).

extras, all for $7,500. Dave (916) 929-5734.

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refit 1990. Honda 7.5 US, shore power, sleeps 5,

reo, microwave, safety gear, more. Owned by one family since new. $9,000 obo. Emeryville. (510)

FLYING DUTCHMAN. Sail ready w/trailer, $775/

BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER. 28-ft Lyle Hess-

offer. Laser hull, rudder & centerboard, $250.

designed, seasoned ocean voyager. Completed

NOR’SEA 27-FT, 1992. Aft cabin. Brand new.

655-7402.

Most customized boat ever built by Nor'Sea. In¬ cludes 3 axle trailer with electric winch. Being

Complete Laser in good condition, $850. Small

1980 and always maintained to yacht standards

CATALINA 27, 1982. Tall rig. Sleeps 5, 6'1"

boat trailer, fits up to 16’ motor or sail boat, $375.

by her sole owners, Vixen is ready to cruise, with

headroom, Universal dsl low time, 3 bags North

(510) 233-9511.

a long list of quality equipment onboard. Her very-

sails, 110,150, main. Tiller pilot, compass, VHF,

TARTAN 28,1986. Well built. Balsa cored, knot,

efficient gaff cutter rig is a cruiser’s delight to

KM,DM,AM/FM stereo/tape, boomtent/sunshade.

log, wind, VHF, ST winches. Tiller, Yanmar, 135%,

handle, powerful yet forgiving, and when the wind

New epoxy bottom/Trinidad paint, 10/92. Sharp.

110%, 90%, spin., main w/2 reefs and shelf,

dies, the combination of the 20 hp Bukh auxiliary

$13,500. Call (916) 888-0176.

roomy teak inf. 3 anchors, safety equipment.

speed. The interior has been meticulously crafted,

CORONADO 25,1968. 1990 Evinrude 6, main,

745-0975 (days).

28-FT HAWKFARM active one design fleet. This

finished in a light, warm blend of varnish and paint,

jib, whisker pole, BBQ, sleeps 5. Active club.

is a fun boat to day sail or race. The one design

and laid out in a thoughtful, time-proven cruising

Great Bay cruiser. $4,500 obo. (510) 658-4287.

GREAT OLD 1949 JR CLIPPER sloop. Must sell,

class is a very competitive fun group of people.

arrangement. She can take you anywhere in the

Please call 937-7024 for more info.

world and is waiting the chance. Located in the

25-FT GAFF CUTTER. Custom made, plywood &

obo. Needs TLC, mahogany revarnishing, etc.

Pacific NW and available for $63,000. Call Craig

glass, hard chine, bowsprit. 4 sails, sail cover, exc.

Nothing fancy, but sails & looks great. Call Mrs.

CATALINA 25,1983. Swing keel, 110% & main,

Johnsen (owner) at (619) 328-6307 (days).

9.9 o/b compass, depth, lights, stove, sink, sleeps

Mullens at (415) 948-8453.

25 TO 28 FEET

launched this month. $130,000. (707) 935-3714.

diesel and a MaxProp easily pushes Vixen at hull

DF, VHF, stereo, dual batteries, epoxy bottom,

Excellent condition at $22,000. Call Ron G., (408)

moving. $7,000 in restoration, will take $1,500

4, roomy for its size, extras. San Leandro berth.

7.5 Honda, 2 anchors, tandem axle trailer, all

VEGA 27. Swedish-built sloop. Ideal boat for SF

safety equipment. Call Mike, (916) 622-7130, ext.

Bay. Yanmar diesel. Fully equipped with 3 jibs,

277 (days), (916) 333-1799 (eves). $11,500.

VHF, DS, etc. Same owner since 1973. $8,000.

CAPRI 25,1982 by Catalina with dual axle trailer.

(415) 328-5031.

Race, cruise, Bay or Delta. New Soling type jib,

KM, 6 hp Evinrude motor. Good lake or Bay boat.

90%, 150% mylar, 150% dacron, spinnaker. New

$4,400. (707) 526-5350.

SOLING, US 595. Extra sails, trailer, & hobbles, great starter boat. $1,950. (408) 457-8542.

$6,000.(415) 948-5874.

25-FT SANTANA (525) New rigging, battery, bot¬ tom paint and tiller. No trailer, quick, fun boat. Sails: main and 2 jibs, no spinn. Clean, compass,

S-2 26-FT, 1976. Center cockpit, full shoal keel,

Nissan 3.5, new battery, single point lifting sys¬

roller furling, Volvo diesel 600 hrs, bottom 9/91,

tem, dry sailed, great shape. $10,995. Steve or

1977, 27-FT NEWPORT. Great sailboat for Bay.

MARIEHOLM 26-FT International Folkboat, full-

genaker, spare jibs, alcohol stove, head, galley,

Jeff (209) 478-5515 or (209) 943-1303.

Sleeps 5, stove, head, T.V., Blaupunkt AM/FM

keel, dark blue fiberglass, 4 berths, 2 cabins.

aft-stateroom, V-berth, VHF, DS, KM, trailerable,

Evinrude 7.5 hp, Pineapple main: 100%, 135%

mosquito tent, accessories, surveyed well. $12,900

CATALINA 27, o/b, ready to race or cruise, 4 jibs,

gas, VHF, 2 jibs, spinnaker. Due for bottom paint.

jibs, gennaker, dodger, 2 Danforths, new head,

obo. (415) 988-8565.

2 mains, spinnaker and all the gear. Friendly,

$8,000. (510) 706-9747.

KT/DS, new VHF, new battery, bottom paint 2/92.

cassette, comfortable interior. Atomic 4 inboard,

competitive fleet. Four time fleet champion, 1991

2nd Prettiest Boat Classic Contours D’Elegance

25- FT B-25 WANDERBIRD. Fastest 25-ft made,

1992. $6,995. (415) 381-1519.

a 2,000 lb. rocket. Dry sailed, gal. trailer/ramp launchable with slings also. New PHRF main,

28-FT TRITON #248, Yanmar diesel, new teak

stereo cassette, dual batteries with charger, shore

1974 ERICSON 27-FT. 3 sails, Atomic 4 gas

class sails for one-design. Covered and in stor¬

trimmed interior, improved structural mast sup¬

power, head with holding tank, galley with stove

engine, 2-burner alcohol gimbaied stove, micro-

age. White/red stripes, black mast & boom. Win¬

port, 133 cubic feet of underwater volume, gener¬

.sink & ice box. Dinette model. Sleeps 6 in com¬

wave, VHF, depth, comp. Good heavy weather

ner of '91 SF to Santa Cruz race. $25,000 obo. Will

ous freeboard, liveaboard headroom w/4 berths.

fort. Excellent throughout. $9,750. 332-9231.

Bay & Delta sailer. Spacious liveaboard, repaired

deliver. (619) 436-9094.

4-two speed winches, new boom & cushions.

rigging/spreader. New exhaust. Payment plan? $14,500. Pager# (415) 998-5123.

National Champion. $8,200 obo. (510) 680-0467.

Myron Spaulding (415) 332-3721. CATALINA 25,1982. Keel, Honda o/b 7.5 hp. 3 sails, compass, DS, VHF, dual batt., one gel cell,

SUNDANCER CATALINA 27. Excellent condi¬

batt. charger. Newly varnished. Shore power.

tion. 8 hp o/b Johnson Sailmaster, updated inte¬

Champ - future Champ? It's lighter and stiffer w/

Excellent condition. $8,500 obo. (707) 252-6711

rior, racer/cruiser ready. Stereo, VHF, knot/log

trailer, motor, lots of sails. The only cold-molded

(day), (707) 255-4609 (eves).

meter, DS, wind speed, 2 compasses. 6 winches,

EXPRESS 27 CATCHIT,

CATALINA 27,1977. Atomic 4, inboard, furling jib, canvas dodger, Loran, VHF, depth, AM/FM

hull #0.

Past Nat'l

27 built. $18,500 obo. (209) 838-3285 or (209) 529-7343.

29 TO 31 FEET

North full batten main, 155% genoa, 100% & SANTA CRUZ 27,1979. Excellent condition. 11

120% jibs, spinnaker. Newcanvas covers. $11,500

ETCHELLS 22,1975 (L.O.A. 30.5) Race ready,

sails, inc. 3 spinnakers, blooper, staysail, 5

obo. (408) 336-2672.

dry sailed, complete sail inventory, all Harken Anxious to sell. Call Steve (510) 769-1506.

MOVING ON BOARD, must sell first boat. Re¬

headsails, o/b, new paint. Fast. $13,000. (510)

duced $1,000 for quick sale. Asking $6,000 obo.

339-3612.

1978 NOR'SEA 27. Aft cabin, spacious interior.

burner alcohol stove, bottom paint '90, '81 Honda

SANTA CRUZ 27. Nissan 3.5 hp o/b, Kevlar sails.

AP, GPS, VHF EPIRB, DS, monitor, windlass 200’

CATALINA 30, 1979. Diesel, KM, fathometer,

10 hp o/b, excellent shape. Comego sailing. (209)

New Ballenger mast, epoxy bottom. Trailer. Race

chain, Bruce, CQR, Danforth, propane stove &

wind, VHF. CNG stove with oven. 3 head sails

931-5872.

winner, always dry sailed. $ 11,400.(415)366-0305.

refrigeration, dodger, awning, mast steps, Yanmar,

plus cruising spinnaker. Teak interior. $18,000.

2-axle E-Z loadertrailerw/12000# winch. $47,500

(510) 672-5147.

1971,27-ft Coronado. Enclosed head, ice box, 2-

gear, dual axle trailer, full boat cover, $9,800. Mex. vet. New bottom 9/92 LPU topsides 4/92.

CAL 2-27, 1977. One owner. Diesel 700 hrs,

26- FT S-2, 1978. 3 sails, inboard, new bottom

obo. 589-1825,589-2548.

dodger, set up for cruising. Heavy weather sails

paint, VHF, depth, alcohol stove, teak interior,

with Jiffy reefing main and reef points in jib.

enc. head, very good cond. Must sell. $8,500.

O’DAY 25,1977. Tight little ship w/trailer & barely

Atomic4, KM, VHS, DS, good sail inventory. Must

RANGER 29, 1974. Very clean. July haulout.

Berthed Bethel Island. Call anytime for details.

(510) 778-9687.

used 9.9 Honda o/b. Sleeps 5. Genoa, new jib &

sell. $16,500 obo. (510)490-3288.

main. $10,000. (415) 499-2193 or 459-6207.

$13,700.(510) 684-3492.

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30-FT CHEOY LEE, 1970. F/G const, w/teak

KNARR #63 This is one of the top boats in the

1976 CATALINA 30. Price reduced to $15,000.

ISLANDER 36, 1984. Like new condition, main

deck. Roller furling, Volvo diesel. Wheel, AP,

fleet, both in looks and performance. Recent re¬

Diesel engine, good condition, bottom painted

plus 4 jibs, 2 spinnakers, 30 hp Yanmar, hydraulic

Signet inst., VHF, Loran. Good ground tackle.

build. (415) 485-0848.

and new thru-hulls/valves 1/93. Blue hull, AC/DC

boomvang, outhaul & backstay, hot water heater,

Excellent sailing sloop. Morro Bay. $13,500. (805) 528-8447.

ISLANDER 30,1984. Excellent condition. Roller

refrigerator, 6 sails, tiller. Upcoming baby forces

natural gas stove, refrigerator, dodger, full boat

sale. Make an offer. (415) 349-4197.

cover & much more. (209) 466-9704 (days) (209) 943-2525 (eves).

furling jib, cruising chute, Yanmar diesel, exten¬ CATALINA 30-FT, 1980. Full-batten main, 2 jibs,

sive teak interior, many accessories. Sausalito

WOODEN KETCH, HEARSHOF H28 modified,

WS. KM, DS, VHF, new custom interior, LPU

berth. $29,500. Call (510) 820-6569 eves.

31-ft long, double planked mahogany on oak,

FISHER

good condition, no rot, needs some cosmetic

motorsailer, 80 hp Ford Sabre diesel, 120 G fuel

mast, new standing rigging, 100% teak covers,

37-FT,

1980.

Pilothouse ketch

Alpine stereo, 4 speakers, dodger, liveaboard

PACIFIC 30. Boat needs work, but priced to sell.

work, lots of varnish, bought for $17,000 two years

120 H20, radar, Loran, wind, DS, depth, speed,

equipped, better than new, 3 pages of gear. Must

Great buy. Atomic 4, sails. $2,500. Call Stan (415)

ago, $4,500 invested. Bleeding heart price, since

log, 2 VHF, loud hailer, CB, Avon, Monterey berth,

see. $26,500. (510) 432-5907.

383-6357.

boat market down, $9,500. Contact Kurt Prasse,

Jiffy Reef (2), 32,000#dsp. $125,000. Call (408)

3030 Ingalls, SF, CA 94124.

624-7210.

COLUMBIA 8.7 (29-FT), 1979. Yanmar dsl, less

NEWPORT 30 MKII, 1979. Excellent condition, 2

than 700 hrs., VHF, DS, compass, 2 speed

spinnakers, 120,150,8 winches, all lines led aft.

ERICSON 32-FT, 1976. Great boat in great con¬

winches, 3 sails, cockpit cushions, teak interior,

Low hour Atomic 4, CNG, auto Halon system.

dition. Everything replaced or upgraded in lasttwo

sleeps 5, galley, head, stereo cassette, battery

Martec folding prop, stereo, VHF, very roomy teak

charger, auto bilge pump. Two boat owner. Price

interior and much more. $19,500. (510) 889-8591.

32 TO 39 FEET

years. Epoxy bottom, dodger, wheel, DS, KM, VHF, Loran, strong & clean Atomic 4.140 genoa

reduced. $17,000. (510) 440-1132.

and 1 year old 100 Blaster. Sail away equipped. $24,000. (707) 257-7450.

1985, LANCER 30. New standing rigging, DS,

38-FT DANISH BUILT SLOOP. Beautiful racing

TARTAN 30,1979. Full equipped for single handed

KM, VHF, Loran, 20 hp Yanmar diesel. $27,500

lines, counter stern and mahogany interior. Built in

sailing, with all lines led aft to ST winches, Harken

obo. (510) 849-9125.

1938 as 1-ton racer. Recent refit, rigging, survey.

OPEN HOUSE: Feb. . 13th, 10:00 to 4:00. '89

Diesel aux„ 6 sails. Located in Vallejo. Asking

Catalina 34, great Bay boat, sails like a dream with

$22,500. Call Peter (916) 923-2800.

all the following: Sobstad sails, Harken traveler,

roller furling, autohelm. Diesel powered. Never raced, excellent condition. $22,500 obo. (510)

CONTEST 30. Volvo dsl, new major tune-up. DS,

527-3507.

VHF, KM, stereo, heater, Avon inflatable. Just

quick vang, Awquip Apr ‘92, electric windlass,

hauled, new prop shaft and bottom job. Sleeps 6.

72 ERICSON 35. Full sail inv., new dodger, Alpha

Micrologic Loran, Martec prop and refrigeration.

1990 CATALINA 30 wing keel with walk thru

Built in Holland 1969. $14,950. Dick or Steve

3000 AP, VHF, Loran, DS, wind inst., diesel aux.

John Billmeyer (408) 353-8152 or 353-3393.

transom. 23 hp diesel, epoxy bottom, furling jib,

Marsh (415) 383-0456.

propane galley & cabin htr. Refrigeration, mast

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).

tabernacle syst. ‘92 haulout. Bristol condition.

EXPRESS 37. Don’t buy a beat boat. This one’s

31-FT STEEL SLOOP. Mahogany interior. Teak

S.C. sublet $40,000. Brian at (408) 457-2403 or

never been to Hawaii, just light use on the gentle

cockpit. Strong rig. 5 sails. Built in Holland 70.

429-6761.

Great Lakes. New '92 sails and electronics, fully

$16,000 obo. (707) 875-2540. KNARR #132. Season champion '92, ‘90 and '88.

class legal and box stock. $89,500 delivered to BRISTOL 38. Custom designed. Most everything

your door. Jim Schrager, (219) 232-2201.

Fiberglass boat, rigged to win. Seriously for sale.

CATALINA 30,1976. VHF, KM, depth, log, wind

new or rebuilt. New dodger, AP, heater, water

$22,500. Joel, (415) 453-3724 (eves) or (415)

speed/point. Autohelm, 6 sails, Atomic 4, folding

heater, fuel tanks. Rebuilt engine, trans, mast,

ERICSON 381,1984. Bruce King design in excel¬

956-6397 (days).

prop. Refrigeration, adjustable backstay, spreader

boom. Too much more to list. Plans changed,

lent condition. Universal 30 dsl has less than 450

lights, shower. Documented. All tackle and gear

must sell. $48,000 obo (415) 873-0863.

hours. New ProFurl jib system; new dodger,

MARINER 35 GARDEN KETCH. Completely re¬

cious interior sleeps 6. Ideal cruiser/racer. This

NEWPORT 30 w/SF Yacht Harbor slip. Hauled

included. Priced to sell at $15,000. Call (415)

1992. New rigging & halyards. Epoxy bottom, new

365-5353.

3-blade prop and bearings, new sea-cocks. DS,

Datamarine repeater instruments, Loran. Spa¬ furbished, new teak cockpit. Planked mahogany

boat is extremely clean - inside and out. Price

RDF, CNG, Starbuck dodger, Sutter sails, new

KNARR 30-FT built 1956 in Denmark. Honduran

hull, varnished mahogany interior, fireplace, pro¬

reduced to $70,000. Call (415) 982-2013 days,

spreaders, Autohelm, liveable. $14,000 w/berth.

mahogany over oak frames. Beautiful and rare

pane stove with oven, H/C pressure water with

(510) 284-3439 eves.

(415) 564-1402 or 292-6700.

cruising type. Sails fantastic. Needs some work.

shower, Perkins 4-107 diesel. Many extras. Docu¬

$2,000 obo or trade? 661-3724.

mented. $25,000. (415) 479-5546, (415)457-3335.

CAL 2-29. Built 1978. New diesel. Loran, VHF,

WESTSAIL 32 TRADITIONAL CUTTER. Great for world cruising or liveaboard. Topcondition with

DS, KM, wind spd. and direction. Very clean and

CATALINA 30,1978. Diesel, all teak interior, tall

38-FT HANS CHRISTIAN sailboat. Beautiful con¬

teak decks, extra heavy rigging and Perkins diesel

ocean ready. Many extras. $22,500 obo.(415)

rig, rolling furling genoa, wheel, 2 water tanks,

dition. $119,000. Call (510) 534-0735 (hm), (510)

engine. Beautifully crafted interior. Original owner.

586-8173.

pressurewater, macerator, double lifelines, double

444-8484 (wk).

Downtown Sausalito berth. $49,000. Call (415)

sink, radio, DF, nonskid decks, shower in head.

332-3473.

CATALINA 30 (1989 boat show). $18,000 of

One owner. Well maintained. $22,500. Call (415)

HINCKLEY 38. Sloop. Superb condition major

upgrades including: winged keel. Universal 21 hp

387-4265.

refit 1992 new Awlgrip, extensive equipment list

diesel, pedestal steering, dodger, anchor wind¬

33-FT HUNTER, 1980. New mainsail and uphol¬

including Loran, AP, 6 man Zodiac, o/b., 6 man

stery. Roller furling jib, Loran, fishfinder, lazy-

lass, Halon system, 12 volt refrigeration, propane

KNARR RACING SLOOP #91, Classic one-de-

Seajay raft in canister. Large sail inventory, etc.

Jack. Yanmar diesel. Sleeps seven. Well main¬

stove, H & C pressure water, 135 furling genoa,

sign boat built in Denmark. Excellent condition,

$110,000. (415)347-6934.

tained and easy to handle. $24,500. Call (707)

VHF radio, Signet instrument package. $41,000.

berthed at Corinthian Yacht Club. Very good sails,

Call (916) 372-4411.

top racing record. Asking $8,250. Will consider

1981 HUNTER 36. Rebuilt engine, new sails, well

partnerships. (415) 461-8132.

maintained. Assume low interest loan or $30,000

586-0944 or (408) 284-6526.

30-FT ETCHELL 22 with trailer and many sails.

cash. Comes with a Sausalito berth. Call (707)

#127. $5,000 obo. Frank (415) 383-4407.

224-2076 (after 5 PM).

STEVE'S MARINE

has moved to Arques Shipyard (next to Bayside Boat)

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Teak nprks 415-332-2500

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37-FT SEASHELL KETCH, 1979. Factory built in

RHODES “WINDWARD" SLOOP, 33.5-ft, 8.6

35-FT STEEL SLOOP. English built. Excellent

Canada, bluewater veteran. Electronics, 6-man

ISLANDER 36,1974. $20,000 major retrofit, '87.

beam, 5.4 draft. Built in 1959, Alameda Boat

condition. Strong, beautiful lines. New epoxy bot¬

Beaufort liferaft. Farryman diesel, roller furl. CQR

New 40 hpdiesel, '81. Full cruise equipped. Owner,

Works. Professionally maintained Stone Boat

tom, new rigging and LPU on mast. Aries vane,

anchors, separate shower, etc. ,An exceptionally

(415) 928-1533. Located Alameda Yacht Bro¬

Works. Owned 23 years. $22,500.(510) 339-0496.

canister raft, windlass, 7 sails. This boat can take

kers. (510) 521-5532.

beautiful boat in and out. Excellent liveaboard. $29,000. Call (415) 873-7009, (805) 773-3256.

you anywhere in safety. Great sailing boat, docu¬ ISLANDER FREEPORT 36, 1978. Perkins 50

mented. $27,000. (415) 924-2225.

35-FT S & S DESIGNED built by Chris Craft.

HP, head-forward style B, windlass w/all chain,

Center cockpit sloop w/full enclosures. 115 gal¬

1974 RANGER 32-FT. 3/4 ton Mull design racer/

AP, Loran plotter, Datamarine Link 5000, Heart

RAFIKI 35, 1980. Offshore cruiser/liveaboard,

cruiser. Clean, strong, recent bottom paint, excel¬

lons fuel, 120 gals water. Great Bay and coastal

inverter, radar, roller furling genoa, CNG, micro-

teak decks, Airex hull, Volvo diesel, Autohelm with

lent sail inventory including two spinnakers, 10

cruiser, very solid build using solid fiberglass deck

wave, new canvas, 100 gal. water, 70 gal. fuel, 35

windvane, VHF, stereo, 1,000 ft. depth, 6 oversize

Barient winches, Atomic 4, tiller, enclosed head,

& hull. Classic S & S design and reasonably priced

gal holding. $68,500. (408) 655-1479. Monterey.

Barlow winches, Alspar mast/boom/rigging, 10

at $29,900. (510)236-2633.

stove, sleeps eight. $25,000 obo. (415) 433-5444.

opening ports. $57,000 offer. Call for brochure RANGER 33. Perfect maintenance. Harken furler,

(408) 867-9202.

1955 KETTENBERG, 38-FT sloop. Mahogany on

J-105,1992, 34.5-ft, was storm damaged. Has

traveler, Hall Quick Vang, Loran, stereo, new

been repaired to like new condition. Very fast and

spinnaker, like-new dodger. $24,900. Includes

ERICSON 39, completely rebuilt andequipped for

easy to sail with smali crew. Asking $50,000 -

free haulout. (510) 654-0378.

circumnavigation

oak frames. Mainsail, genoa, 2 jibs. No engine but one available for additional $500. Sound hull,

in ‘89, Folle Independance, is

needs some cosmetics. $8,000 firm. Sorry, no

a proven passage maker with all the amenities

terms. Serious inquiries to Greg or Kirstin. (415)

37-FT HANNA KETCH. Heavy duty ocean going

and spares you would expect. Hull & deck are Awl

679-1155, pager.

double-ender. Totally rebuilt 1989. New MDI7C

gripped and hull has no blisters. Only $58,500.

WYLIE 34, Magic. IMS/PHRF/cruise. Loran,

Volvo diesel. VHF, Loran-C, DS, SSB. 35/45#

(503) 366-0866.

SatNav, VHF, full electronics, 12 sails, loaded.

CQRs & chain w/Simpson Lawrence windlass.

Ready to race or cruise. $30,000 obo. Call (415)

Will sell to best offer. We are moving inland in '93.

326-6484.

Surveyed at $45,000. (510) 5234038.

negotiable. Please call for more information. (904) 237-6573.

40 TO 50 FEET

HUNTER LEGEND 35.5,1990. $69,500. Excel¬ lent condition for sailing the Bay or ocean. Has furling jib, spinnaker, dodger, fathometer, KM,

40-FT VALIANT PILOTHOUSE. 1980 by Uniflite.

WYLIE 34, Echo. Extensive deck gear upgrades

MASON DESIGN OCEANIA gaff rigged ketch.

wind indicator, stereo, VHF, Loran, SSB antenna,

Much better than new. One owner, professionally

and modified keel make Echo the easiest Sailed

33-ft on deck, custom built. Frames are oak, cedar

extra bilge pumps, 2 anchors, 6 winches, Yanmar

maintained. Outstanding cruiser/liveaboard. Amenities include: Wood-Freeman AP, Grunert

(and fastest) Wylie 34 on the Bay. rigged and

planking, and bronze fastenings. Bright and cheer¬

27 hp diesel, water heater, pressure water, head

ready for short/single handed sailing (racing?) or

ful down below with 6'6" headroom. Call for more

with shower, CNG stove, new bottom paint 1992,

refrigeration, Furuno radar & Loran, Lewmar

cruising (Baha?) Call George, (510) 236-2429,

info, and great price for this special boat. (707)

possible liveaboard, berthed at Brickyard Cove

winches, dual steering, Westerbeke 58 diesel -

845-6874. $32,500.

374-5555.

Marina slip E-18. Trade considered. Call (916)

make this one of the finest cruisers in the NW. Call

422-7476 (hm) or (916) 653-0437 (wk).

for picture and specs. Asking $175,000. (408)

35-FT CHEOY LEE LION. F/G teak, sloop/cutter.'

WESTSAIL 32 cruiser/cutter. Great condition,

1965 beauty, rebuilt Atomic 4, good sail inventory

last haulout 8/92. Rebuilt Volvo diesel, Aries vane,

RANGER 37. Cruise the world and/or race com¬

with spinnaker, dodger, full cover, KM, DS, Loran,

oven/stove, storm sails, extra ground tackle.

petitively with this fully equipped, USCG docu¬

auto battery charger, fireplace 12v/110v portable

Proven bluewater cruiser Sela. Owner must sell.

mented, high performance cruiser/racer. Her

Escondido, Mexico, near Loreto. Well-founded

refrigeration, propane water heater, much more.

Worth thetrip. Honolulu, (808) 524-7304. $40,000

modified keel and rudder make her the only R37

Ocean Cruiser, diesel, sloop, good sails. Can be

$37,500. (209) 334-6153.

obo.

capable of staying on her feet, positively under

sailed or trucked back. Great boat. For info write:

371-0180 or (206) 564-1221. SPENCER 42 MOONLITE located in Puerto

control in any breeze and on any ocean. Her

Chuck Conrad, APDO 62, Loreto B.C.S Mexico.

WIND-N-SEA CUSTOM Garden ketch. 37-ft

exceptional pointing ability, efficient layout and

$35,000.

8’, 6180 displ, PHRF 132, tall rig, designed by

launched Japan 1963. Bronze fastened and hard¬

spacious interior let you cruise fast and/or win

Paul Elvstrom, Danish built yacht quality. Sails

ware, mahogany oak. Mexico vet, Perkins 4-107,

races in comfort. 16 sails, 12 winches, berths for

CT 41 KETCH, prof, modified and prepared for

beautifully, perfect single hander. Diesel, Loran,

extensive varnish. Unique beautiful boat. Well

9. Call for equipment list and recent survey.

world cruising. Located Baja, Mex., ready for fun

Autohelm solar. All lines lead aft. (208) 622-7358,

equipped and maintained. $42,500 or consider

$36,500. (510) 939-9885, (510) 643-5263.

and no long coldtripdown. Too much equip, to list,

Paul.

trade for rural property or ? Berthed Tiburon, SF

APHRODITE 101-BIT Elegant racer/cruiser 33’ x

Bay, (209) 728-3807.

call for details. $82,500. (310) 518-7640 or (310) CHINESE JUNK,, 35-FT, 1968. Teak, Volvo die¬

MAGELLAN 36 KETCH 1979. Great cruise boat, upgraded with new instruments, new main, S.T.

VAN DE STADT 34. Divorce forces immediate

liveaboard, something special. $35,000 obo. Call

winches, bottom paint. Good sail inventory. Beau¬

sale. Newly constructed steel yacht. Yanmar die¬

Michael (415) 479-7128.

tiful classic ketch. Lots of comfort with teak inte¬

sel, Edson, Lewmar, Isomat aluminum spar, Nicro-

rior. Hauled Sept. 1992. $49,500. (415) 759-7575.

519-1208.

sel, shower, head, sleeps 6, well-maintained. Great 47-FT RHODES MOTORSAILER, 1972. Fully loaded, great liveaboard. Beautiful, spacious in¬ ter., central heating/air cond., complete kitchen,

Fico, Simpson-Lawrence, Alda-Barbor, many ex¬

35-FT CHEOY LEE SLOOP. A real head turner,

full size shower/facilities, twin dsl, Perkins and

tras. Fresh bottom paint, metallized throughout.

good sail inventory, dinghy, new interior, VHF,

generator, flybridge. Ideal ocean cruiser. 800 gals

ISLAND PACKET 35, 1990. You saw it at the

Interior requires finish carpentry. All serious offers

KM, DS. Dodger, full cover, 60 gal. water, Volvo

dsl, 350 water, (integral F/G tanks). $119,000

Boat Show, now you can buy it for less. Like new,

considered. (415) 309-9045.

MD2 stay, lock rigging, Barlow 25's, a beautiful

obo. Chris (415) 493-7071.

250 freshwater hours. Double Harken roller furl¬

proven cruiser. A steal at $36,000. 237-1225 ((y

ing. Lofrans electronic windlass, Autohelm AP,

WESTSAIL32, rebuilt Perkins, newjiband dodger,

T ri-data instruments, refrig., auto Halon, premium

monitor, VHF, DS, KM, LPU, HAM, SSB. Every¬

dodger, bimini, weather cloths. Bottomsider cush¬

thing new, interior rough but sails well. Reduced to

Reduced from $175,000 to $145,000. Best offer

ions. $128,000. (503) 658 2698.

$40,000,331-2108.

or accept trade for real estate, Marin, SF, East Bay

msg).

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preferred. (510) 649-0380.

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TAYANA 42, 1983. Loaded. Returned from Oz

DOWNEASTER 41. Large, roomy pilothouse

MAPLE LEAF48,1974. Great liveaboard & cruis¬

TREAT YOURSELF to a first class office on the

12/92. Installed ‘91 - Monitor, Furuno, Kenwood

cabin, 65 horse diesel, cold plate fridge, freezer,

ing sloop. Recently remodeled galley & dinette.

water. Cut office expenses w/classic 40-ft 1947

SSB,

35,

radar, AP, B & G equip, 300 gal. fuel, separate

7.5 KW gen., 120 hp diesel, 2 staterooms, 2

Mathews power yacht for an office. Built-in crafts¬

Technautics reefer, cruising and tri-radial spinna¬

cabin, roller furling, power windlass, head w/

heads, 1 shower, Immense amt. of storage space.

man quality mahogany and ash hi-tech office w/

kers, anchors, chain, spares, etc. Ask any broker

shower, perfect liveaboard cru iser. Owner finance.

Asking $95,000. Call (510) 769-1932. Located in

liveaboard capabilities for entrepreneur w/need

about these boats. Add dinghy, $133,000 and go

$72,000. (415) 898-9682.

Alameda.

for one person office. Must see to appreciate

41- FTERICSONSLOOP. Diesel, monitor, Furuno,

BIDS WANTED: Partially built wooden ketch 50-

maintenance approx. $600/mo. Built-in computer,

46-FT PILOTHOUSE CUTTER Ted Brewer de¬

Magnavox, 60 lb. CQR - all chain, 6-man raft,

ft LOA, 42 LWL with 14' beam. Displaces 28 tons,

scanner, mass micro storage, laser printer, fax

sign, equipped for world cruising and living aboard.

sailing skiff, solar panels, hot water, new dodger,

14 lbs. outside ballast, draws 7.5'. Lumber-Bali,

included. Even if you never use the power yacht

Low engine hours. Commissioned 1982.

cushions, mahogany interior. Beautiful, well

yellow cedar, Douglas fir, ishpingo, Honduras

capabilities this makes economic sense. Price

$129,000. Trades possible. Can be seen on the

equipped cruiser w/Moss Landing slip. $65,000.

mahogany. Galvanized fastenings. New engine

has plummeted to low of $38,000. Over $80,000

Napa River by appointment. (707) 224-1576.

Bill (408) 755-7521.

and extras. Designer-Urry Brothers. Builder-NW

has been invested. Excellent recent survey, new

Trimble

GPS,

PowerSurvivor

now. (408) 372-7760.

unique quality. Berth rent, taxes, insurance, and

School of Wooden Boatbuilding. Stored at Marina

bottom paint. The capital costs can be depreci¬

CT 41 KETCH, long term charter or lease/option

PASSPORT 40, 1985. High quality Bob Perry

in Port Townsend, WA. Info, call (407) 286-7392

ated and the operating costs expensed with re¬

to buy, greatliveaboard orcruiser. Sausalito berth,

design. Enclosed quarter berth with head. Pull¬

until April 24.

sulting cost $100-200/mo. Think about it. (415)

loaded, radar, Loran, Autohelm, rebuilt engine ,

man berth forward with head and shower in bow.

radios, stereo, maintained like new, flexible terms,

Lots of cruising gear including solar panels

F/G w/teak cockpit deck. (415) 291-9099.

watermaker HAM/SSB Inverter and much more.

project boat, good liveaboard. Marin Co. berth,

All in very good condition. Asking $139,000. (619)

$10,500 as is. (415) 485-4343.

COLUMBIA 45 KETCH. Hull #3. Dual steering

331-1758. 48-FT FERRO CEMENT KETCH, 4 yrs. old, good 31-FTTUMLAREN RACING SLOOP TESS. Nar¬ row, fast double-ender tall double spreader rig. Colin Archer winner. Elegant mahogany interior

722-1723.

stations. Radar, Loran Perkins diesel, full batten

WESTSAIL 42,1979. Yawl Crealock designed w /

wood stove, gimbaled kerosene range. 400 hrs on

main. Tiled countertops and shower. Mahogany

JEANNEAU 41, Voyage 12.5, 1990, fiberglass

factory custom interior, 85 hp Perkins, 7.5 kw gen.

new Volvo diesel, $8,000. Furuno 1730 24 NM

cabinets and paneling. Refrigeration, microwave,

sloop, 3 cabins, 2 heads, refrig, propane, Perkins

Radar, HAM, weather fax, AP, full dodger, 5

radar, new in box, $1,450. (415) 343-1222.

Force 10 heater. Electric heat. Terrific liveaboard,

50, Loran, radar, roller furling jib and main, 4 sails,

anchors, elec, windlass, Avon, o/b, lots of sails,

excellent condition. $92,000 obo. (510) 535-2134.

spinnaker pole, 8-man raft. Berthed SF Bay. Ask¬

300 gal. water, diesel, extras. Sacrifice. $79,500.

ing $139,000. To see call (808) 944-6615.

(714) 646-9927.

TAYANA 42-FT, 1983. Cntr cockpit. Cutter rig.

47-FT SLOOP, S & S CLASSIC One of SF Bay's

MULTIHULLS

GULFSTAR 1977 50-FT KETCH. All machinery new since '90. Perkins 4-154 total rebuild by Perkins dealer 1991. Will decommission & recom¬

Best cruiser around. Full electronics, SSB, RDR,

most beautiful and well-constructed wooden yachts

mission at our expense anywhere in continent

Autohelm, roller furl, cruising spinnaker, refrigera¬

- to see her is to love her. Sleeps 7, large cockpit,

START YOUR CRUISE IN MEXICO. Custom 32-

US.$185,000&overland freight bill.(504)945-2268.

tion, on demand hot water. AC/DC TV, VCR,

AP, electronics, many sails. 2 boat family. Must

ft trimaran. Bluewater vet. Complete inventory of

microwave. Very clean. $150,000. No brokers.

sell. $48,500 obo. 331-0907.

GULFSTAR 50 KETCH. Great White. Terrific

sails. Equipment list available. Well maintained.

Call (415) 301-0828 (Iv msg.). Sausalito berth.

$12,500. (415) 365-9564.

liveaboard, watermaker, generator, w/fax, radar, Loran, Ham radios, diesel heater, RDF, VHF,

50-FT STEEL CUTTER ‘90. Round bottom, flush

knot, WS, depth, Vae-U-Flush head, IBM com¬

deck, center cockpit, teak dodger, 5-ft draft-twin

puter, Perkins diesel, microwave, much more.

keels, 62 hp Ford diesel, 235 gal fuel, 390 gal

Great condition, equip, list available. $130,000.

water, radar, SatNav, VHF, life raft, dinghy, inflat¬

Call Alex (415) 368-5488 (days & eves).

PRfNDLE CATAMARAN 16-FT, trailer, cat box

51 FEET & OVER

cover, good condition, many extras, fast. Great for couples. $1,100. (408) 287-5868.

able, full batten main, storm sails, dual refrigera¬

MODIFIED MacGREGOR 65-ft, set up for charter

BUILD IT. CONSTANT CAMBER. John Marples

tion and 12v systems, 3-cabin layout, 2 heads,

use for up to 25 people. Excellent condition,

design 40-ft trimaran. I have the mold, vacuum

HUNTER 40,1990. Fast racer/cruiser with 44 hp

insulation, beautiful wood interior. New Zealand

professionally maintained. Asking$135,000. (510)

pump w/motor/time, bag liner & custom fitted vinyl

Yanmar, folding prop, furling jib, vang, dodger,

built, South Pacific, Alaska vet, new LP. 1/2 re¬

536-5548.

knot, depth, wind meters, VHF, Loran, stereo; 2

placement, $225,000. No trades. (619) 298-5118.

bag. A superb construction method, easy & fast. $500 takes it all. (916) 991-7584.

heads w/showers, refrig w/freezer, CNG stove/

CLASSICS

oven, complete teak covers. Well maintained.

42- FT GAZELLE steel hull, six coats epoxy,

$92,500. (408) 267-7378.

sunken center cockpit, integral fuel tanks, ballast

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 41,1978 ketch. Great

teak handrails, pinrails, teak louver vents, pro¬

CLASSIC SAILBOAT. 34-ft Sunset Class (no.1)

Voyager. Tri-cabin, circular dinette, all teak inte¬

pane stove, pumps, prop, shaft, cutlass bearings,

sloop. DeWitt design, built in 1937 by T. Short. 3

19-FT P-CAT. Recently rebuilt all new hardware, Harken traveller, jib furling, gear box, new frailer

installed, ten bronze portholes, masts, bulkheads,

tires, fast, dry, powerful classic. $2,200 obo. (510) 283-9928.

rior, custom traveler, Alpha AP, fresh LPU spars,

stuffing boxes for shaft and rudder, stainless bow¬

sets of sails. Near new decks and recent haul-out

START YOUR CRUISE IN MEXICO. Gemini 3000

ProFurl, Maxwell electric windlass, refrigeration,

sprit, piles of teak, steering hardware, tons of

with bottom paint. $5,500 obo. (510) 653-0354.

catamaran. ‘85 hull #144. Loaded w/all possible

dodger, diesel heater. Call for brochure and list.

miscellaneous hardware. Also included, massive

$79,000. (707) 579-4298.

trailer to haul it anywhere your heart desires. Boat

CLASSIC 1929 42-FT STEPHENS Motoryacht.

furling main & genoa, gennaker, AP (2), VHF,

stored in large shed, can be dismantled and

Liveaboard, great interior, with diesel room heater,

SSB/HAM, WeFax, GPS, radar, watermaker, in¬

1986 DEL REY 50. Factory built hull & deck

reassembled. All for the low price of $19,000.

stereo, LPG 3-burner oven, refrig, ice box, shower,

verter, TV VCR, HiFi, CD, solar panels, gel cells,

12,500# lead ballast installed. Inexpensive stor¬

(916) 781-6915.

fireplace. Needs work. Good twin Chrysler crown

etc. 2 year Mexico veteran lying PV, deliver any¬

convenience and distance cruising gear incl. roller

age/working area. Misc. stuff $10,500, Call (510)

gas engines, needs batteries. Asking $30,000 "As

place west coast of Mexico. Extras worth $20,000.

932-4339.

is". 331-0752 (ans. mach.)

Asking $60,000. Fax (415) 571-1948.

Cathy J. TorfiCio

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• February, 1993

50-FT RACER TRIMARAN, with hydrofoils, very

HISTORIC TUGBOAT Floating home, custom

MEDITERRANEAN 38-FT. Bertram type, 32 knot

WANT TO RENT 32-ft to 40-ft sailboat, 4-6 week¬

good condition, high performance, very fast 25+

conversion. No engines. 65' x 16', 1200 sq. ft. of

yacht, GPS, all top of line electronics. 18 month

ends/year + 1 week during August. ASA certified

knots, 7 sails, jib furl, 8 winches, NKE computer,

unique comfort and hand-crafted beauty. Ideal for

old. Long standing joint venture, 1/8 share.

sailor with both Bay and foreign bareboat experi¬

VHF, watermaker, generator and a lot more. Ask

living, office, studio, Bed N'Breakfast. One-of-a-

Sausalito berth. Call co-owner (707) 996-7800.

ence. Can also trade for time in Tahoe executive

$75,000 or near offer. (415) 474-6480 or (310)

kind. Divorce sale, must sell. Reduced, $69,000.

843-9533.

(510) 253-9496.

home. Call Mike (209) 576-4358, (days), (209) NEWPORT 30 MKII. 1/4 or 1/2 interest partner¬

551-8326 (eves).

ship. Excellent Bay and Delta boat. New mast, 32-FT TRIMARAN. Inboard diesel, solar power,

BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER hull#56with glass

main, and standing rigging. Spinnaker, Loran, 2

needs mast. Must sell. Please call (707) 829-3428

covered 1" plywood deck. Commercial fishing

sets main winches. Avon dink w/outboard, and

plus. Single stern davitt, 500 pound plus capacity.

(eves or Iv msg.).

boat, 1982 to May ‘92. Moderately heavy hull

more. Jon (415) 627-5471 (w) ,(415) 726-6131 (h).

Going cruising, need spares for 74 foot sailboat,

damage. $4,000 obo. (805) 772-1507 (6-9 P.M.)

LARGE ANCHOR, Bruce or CQR, 125 pounds

snatch blocks, snap shackles, one inch anchor

36-FT TRIMARAN, excellent condition and ready

rode, pumps, line, etc. (805) 658-0776.

to sail. 5 bags, dsl., complete galley, Nav station,

21-FT SEARAY SORRENTO, 1988, Bowrider,

TRADE

extras, slip available. Priced well below market

350ci Merc I/O w/trailer and canvas. Perfect Bay

value. Serious buyer call (510) 447-9250.

and Delta ski and play. $13,000. (415) 435-9156. 1987 FORD TAURUS LX, original owner, loaded,

Call (408) 354-1334 (anytime), (916) 257-2125

HOBIE CAT 16, including trailer, extra sail, tra¬

49-FT GRAND BANKS ALASKAN, '71, New

leather interior, will trade for 27-35 ft. sailboat or

(days).

peze, good condition. $900, whatadeal. Call Mike

radar/Lorgn/paint, varnish tip-top. $133,500. Exc.

property. Can add $. Tom, (415) 324-0969.

(415) 387-2099.

cond. in/out. Call Peter (207) 846-4545.

LIVEABOARD BOAT sail or power. 45-ft or over with owner finance. Will secure with real estate.

CATAMARAN 18-ft wide beam and trailer. With 1982 PEA RSON P-23,1 of 42 cat rigged P-23s, in

or without rigging. To $5,000. Send photos and

40’ X 27' TRIMARAN. 1987, racer/cruiser. Open

excellent condition. $4,000 obo/trade? 548-2703

inventory to: Richard Waters, 1462 Darby Rd,

wing cold molded, demountable Kantola/Nicol

or Christopher Kunnen, 548-4688, suite #329.

Sebastopol, CA 95472.

hulls. Sleeps 4, cruiser for two. Center hull 6' beam can doubled in size with new cabin top.

HAVE HOME with private membership, Lake of

BA Y SINGLE HANDERS HELP. I've been sailing

the Pines Auburn area, east of Sacramento. En¬

a couple of years, lake boats and some bay sailing

wheel, 5 Lewmar hatches. Hauled 12/92. Spent

joy water-skiing, tennis, golf.

experience. I want to learn how to single hand on

$7,000 on fresh bottom. Mast needsto be stepped.

lake and mountains. 5 acres, 4 bedrooms 3 bath,

S.F. Bay (on your boat) willing to pay for lessons.

2 fireplaces. Will Trade $100-$175,000 equity for

Steve (707) 838-7263.

Volvo diesel, folding prop. SatNav, VHF, Richie

PARTNERSHIPS

Spectacular view

Steal at $30,500. Partial trade for motorhome,

COOPERATIVE VENTURE. International crew.

aircraft or trailerable boat. Berthed in L.A. (702)

Adventure, freedom, community aboard 3 masted

newer quality cruiser 3741'. Total price home

746-1890 (6-10 P.M.)

schooner, nearly refitted and ready to sail. Sev¬

$349,000. (916) 268-2404 (home)

eral options for joining the project. Enthusiasm

9181 (office).

(916) 786-

mance cruiser fiberglass or metal. Prefer cutter. I

40 X 26 CUSTOM AIREX trimaran. Pro-built to

counts as much as experience. Call or write Margy

highest standards. Canted floats, vent wings round

Gassel, 175 Wilson, Albany, CA 94710. (510)

EQUITY IN EAST BAY rental property (2 bdr

bilges. 8 sails, Yanmar, refer., watermaker, HAM,

526-7157.

home) for 40' + diesel F/G trawler/sport fisher.

solar, much more. Lying Florida. Turn key cruiser. $80,000 neg. (206) 697-3253.

WANTED 40-FT TO 50-FT well found perfor¬ am a serious cash buyer who is ready if you are a motivated, priced-to-move seller. (818) 284-5043. 36’ TO 42’ BLUEWATER CAPABLE. 6'3" head

(510) 814-8959 (eves). ONE OR TWO PARTNERS WANTED with inter¬

room. Prefer pilot house. Have cash. Looking for

est in sharing winter cruises to Mexico on well-

HAVE 170 4.5 OZ. by North with bag for Catalina

a great deal. Will travel for the right boat. Randy

34X18 CATAMARAN. Dragon Wings (Jan'92

equipped 4045’ sailboat (your boat or new joint

27T VGC would like to have 150 for Catalina 30

Berntsen (503) 786-0751,3808 SE Aldercrest Rd,

"Looking Good" centerfold),

Wharram inspired

purchase) to be based in SF Bay. Offshore expe¬

std. Trade, $, or? (916) 371-8875.

Milwaukee, OR 97222.

epoxy ply hulls, biplane Chinese lug rig. Alaska/

rience and solvency essential. Call Drew (415)

Mexico vet under original owner, solidly built in

647-3760.

1980, documented.

$15,000 obo.

(415) 967-

STORED 20 YRS, custom show bike, Outlaw

PROFESSIONAL COUPLE, previous circumnavi¬

frame, Harmon F-end ($1,500 alone). Lots of

gators, searching for a 44-60' aluminum or steel

1991 HUNTER VISION 36-FT, Timeshare, 6 days,

chrome Honda 750 pwd., bullet-proof eng. 9.5

hull cruising cutter. Prefer owner financing. Will

$300/mo. Freestanding mast. Sails great on full

long fun ride, a real head turner. Trade for com¬

stay in Bay area until vessel paid for as we both

38-FT CUSTOM CRUISING CATAMARAN Rudy

battened main alone or rollout 110 jib from Harken.

plete roller furling system w/150 for Catalina 30

manage our own businesses. Excellent credit

Choy poly-con type. Fast, comfortable, liveaboard

Fast& easy. 12’9"beam, 6'6” headroom, light, airy

std. (916) 371-8875 (anytime).

history. (415) 599-9344 (hm), (415) 968-5133

cruiser. Sleeps 6+, standing headroom, pressur¬

condo below. Upwind Berkeley berth. Call Dave

ized water shower, galley, dining seats 6, many

(415) 594-9744.

BAYLINER FOR SAILBOAT. Will trade 1980 27-

Alex, (415) 485-6044(days) or Bob, (707) 255-

TIME SHARE. A superbly maintained 32 ft. cruis¬

for 28 ton 32-ft sailboat. Let’s work out a win-win

place to build a 57-ft steel hull. Need 2-3 yr lease

6814 (eves).

ing boat with none of the hassles and worries of

deal. Call Jack (510) 532-7229.

on part of an industrial building. An open-sided

7022 eves.

ft Victoria with aft cabin and new paint (Dec. ‘92)

extras. Built 1978. Refit, restored, 11/92. $32,500.

POWER & HOUSEBOATS

(wk). S100 REWARD to the person who finds me a

ownership. Loran, Volvo diesel, hot & cold pres¬

sled, secure fenced area, barn - what have you

surized water, propane oven and range, VHF,

got? Prefer East Bay, but will consider good property further away. (510) 785-7986 or Box 487,

depth, knot, battery charger, dodger. $300/month

WANTED

for 1/4 time. Call about my 1982 Pearson 323

Hayward, CA 94543.

located at Emery Cove Marina (510) 254-1892. 31-FT TROJAN, 1966. Twin interceptors, heat exchangers, fly bridge. Must sell. $7,500 or trade.

ANCHOR CQR (plow) Bruce approx. 40 lbs. (415)

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Phone: (415) 332-8928 • Fax: (415) 332-9197

PACIFIC COAST DELIVERIES U.S.C.G. Licensed Master -.100 Tons • Sail or Power • 25 years experience • Reliable • Careful • Reasonable • Refs. • Accepted by Ins. Companies • Owners and brokers welcome. Also available for day or longer charters, offshore and cruising skills lessons on your vessel. Capt. Gary Jimmink • (707) 762-1899

ISN'T IT TIME YOU LEARNED TO FIX YOUR OWN BOATING PROBLEMS?

1DTESEL MECHANIC • 45 YEARS EXPERIENCE • RELIABLE (415) 453-8814 DOCKSIDE

COMPETITIVE CANVAS & CUSTOM CUSHION ' 1544 Park Street • Alameda, CA 94501 • (510) 522-1269

Classes held last weekend of every month: Alameda, CA

Elegant Customized Curtains, Cushions, Bedding

Hands-on Education • No Mass Lectures • Self-paced

Beautiful Sunbrella Canvas • Covers for Sails, Hatches, Wheels, El Toros & More

PACIFIC MARINE INSTITUTE: (510) 522-7300

Bring in old Sail Cover - Save $2/ft. on duplicate.

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WANTED - AUTOHELM 4000, Monitor windvane.

TRAILER FOR FIXED KEEL sailboat. Max. 30-

SONY PYXIS HAND HELD four channel GPS

Davis 25 sextant. (408) 739-1904. Please leave a

ft., 11,000 lbs., 8-ft. DRA. Adjustable. Has new

receiver. Only a few months old. Shows latitude,

bor, #1 on waiting list, looking for partner, boat

message if necessary.

tires, tandem brakes, lights. S2,400. Free deliv¬

longitude, and altitude. Case, optional auxiliary

trade, idea. Call George (707) 884-3653.

ery. (817) 927-5802.

battery pack. I’ll make GPS affordable. Howabout

BOAT TRAILER FOR J/24. Call John (415) 4671242 (day), (415) 924-2743 (eve).

80-FT OR 60-FT berth at S.F. Marina Yacht Har¬

$500. Can you beat that price? Jeffrey Arnold GOING CRUISING, SELLING SURPLUS. Sutter

(510) 254-5569.

NON-PROFIT

mylar blades, rope luff 39 x 19, hydraulic pump, I'LL CARE FOR YOUR BOAT while living aboard.

light anchor, raritan PH2 + 2 new gasket sets,

USED PERKINS 4-107 12 kw gen. set engine,

Highly responsible, flexible, experienced single

electric wire, heavy duty drill, solar panel, Dodge

$2,500. Rebuilt velvet drive transmission, $900

man, 50. Also seeking Cheoy Lee Luders 36

RV. Lots miscellaneous.Call for list.(415)728-1319.

with warranty. Call (510) 522-4677.

sloop. (415)381-9107.

BE SOMEBODY, SAIL A BEAR, historically the best for one design Bay racing, cruising, camara¬

TRIMBLE NAVTRAC XL GPS navigator system.

10.5-FT ACHILLES V-BOTTOM Perfect condi¬

derie for over 60 years. SF Bear Boat Association

WANTED: 5/16" anchor chain, good condition.

New, still in the box. Full warranty. List $2,900, sell

tion. No patches, $600. 14 gallon water tank,

can help you find a Bear of a boat. Affordable,

Bruce, BR44 anchor. Fortress FX 23. Danforth for

$1,800. Call Rick (415) 925-1191.

never used, $30. Dave (510) 548-7320.

classy, colorful history. Chris (510) 339-1071, Bob

GLOUCESTER LIGHT 16-ft Dory, sliding seat,

CONVERT TILLER TO WHEEL complete Edson

45-ft boat. 4-man offshore life raft. Heavy duty AP for 45-ft boat. SSB, ICOM or Kenwood. 7 x 50 binoculars. Alain (707) 778-8138.

(415) 765-6904. graphite oars, $1,275. Trailer, $400. Original

wheel kit, plus 22” teak wheel, $ 575. Autohelm

FREE SAILING & SEAMANSHIP CLASS offered

Windsurfer, $200. West inflatable dinghy, $550.2

4000, new in '92, for wheel steering, with spoke

by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12,7 week

1/4 water lift, $50. 10k Bruce, $125. 35# CQR,

kit. Used twice. $650. Ask for Bob, (408)446-3800.

-14 lessons beginning March 2,1993. Sausalito

$195. Luke soapstone fireplace complete, $700.

Cruising Club. 7:30-9:30PM, Tues. & Thurs. Text

USED GEAR

Trade for watermaker, 45# CQR. (510) 548-7723. 150% GENOA for Catalina 27, tall rig. Built by

Brand new, never in water. $350. Rhodes 19 hull

TAMA YA NC77 Nav computer w/instruction manu¬

Leading Edge Sails and in nearly new condition.

and ballast keel, will give away free. Call (415)

BARBARY COAST BOATING CLUB. The gay

als. Nautical Almanac data stored to 12/31/99.

Please call Bery Brooks at (707) 795-7409.

925-0667.

yacht club serving Northern California meets the

winch (not self-tailing), never used, $75. Viking 40

VOLVO MD-2B diesel engine with freshwater

HENRI-LLOYD OCEAN RACER II jacket and

Yacht Club. Visitors are welcome. For info, please

(large) aluminum anchor, 4000 lb rated load, $60.

cooling & 75 amp alternator ready to install. En¬

pants, red men's medium, like new condition.

call (415) 905-6267.

(415) 457-8236.

gine is in good condition but transmission is bad.

$375. (415) 383-0132.

ANCHOR SOLID BRONZE 3-piece Herreshoff

books $20. Call (415) 332-4524 or (415) 435-

stowing anchor 55 lb- The perfect storm anchor.

9966 for registration information.

$100 no. 8 single speed Lewmar chromed bftnze

third Wednesday of each month at the Berkeley

$750. Back in U.S. Feb. 5th. Jim ,(408) 243-1888. CRUISING GEAR 8 hp Nissan, ACR 406 EPIRB, ICOM M7 handheld VHF, 3.6gal/hr PowerSurvivor

9.9 HP MERCURY o/b, long shaft. Seldom used.

NEED A YACHT CLUB? Cal sailing club is a SAILS. 151)% genoa from Pearson 30 4.5 oz.

YRA, SBR A member club. $50/yr Racing Associ¬

Dacron with hanks, Luff=37.9’, Foot=20.9',

ate membership qualifies you for YRA and SBRA

80 Watermaker, 2500w Trace inverter/battery

List new, $2,200. Steal at $650 obo. Sausalito

Leech=36.6, LP=20', Area=307 sq.ft., $350,130%

racing, and helps support our extremely low-cost

charger, Marinetek Loran, Datascope, charts to

location. Call (415) 781-1960, (Iv msg.)

Genoa from Newport 30 6.5 oz Dacron with hanks,

public sailing program. Send check and all the

Panama, men’s and women’s foulies, harnesses, portable bilge pump, anchors, priced to sell. (415) 873-7161.

1973 DETROIT DIESEL 2-53. 40 hp max 5500

Luff=38.4’, Foot=16.7', Leech=37.3’, LP=16.0',

usual info to: Cal Sailing Club, 124 University

Area=307 sq.ft., $400. Wishbone Jib & Boom from

Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710.

hrs. Major overhaul 1983. 1:1 forward/reverse

Hunter 30 7.0 oz. Dacron with hanks, Luff=41.85’,

gear. Direct mounted Walter 2:1 ’drop’ reduction

Foot=16.7’, Leech=36.6’, LP=11.5’, Area=241

MARINE ANTIQUE DINING TABLE by Pande¬

gear. Instrument panel and alarm. Remoteoil filter

sq.ft., $450. Call (415)332-4104.

monium. Pilothouse grid with custom Ig. chain link

& filters (new). $3,800. Call (510) 932-4339,

CREW

legs. Measures 6'4” x 2'8”. Will take a glass top almost any size. Excellent condition. Asking $500

YAMAHA 2 HP, 1988 o/b, short shaft engine for

WANTED: TWO CREW PERSONS. Bluewater

obo. Must sell. 435-1778.

sale. Recently serviced. Runs great, little used.

cruising experience essential, family of four. Cruis¬

$325 obo. (415) 759-7575.

MISCELLANEOUS

3-BURNER STOVE with oven, LPG - $100, cata¬ lytic wall heater, LPG - $100. Misc. world charts.

ROBERTSON

Call Jim at (510)763-1960.

AP2500, J 100 B, RPU 100, RFL 200. Nova

CHARTS Alaska, Inside Passage, Canada, $600.

Marine 320, inflatable with F/G bottom, never

Two new Stearns immersion suits, $180 each.

FRESHLY REBUILT VOLVO Penta MD6A, 15

ing South America coast and beyond, for two years plus, our children are 4 and 5, 74-ft yawl,

AUTOPILOT, never used.

used. Best offer. Call (510) 522-9391.

hp. $2,000 obo. (415) 584-0740 (after 3:30 PM).

depart February 1993. No salary, but we pay expenses, ready to board now. (805) 658-0776.

New PUR 06 Survivor, $380. Hillerange kerosene

ENGLISH FEMALE 43, traveling world, seeks to

stove with oven, $150. (415) 383-9557.

crew for Pacific crossing, from West Coast or

32-FT WINNEBAGO ELANDAN 17,000 miles.

Central America. Depart April, May, June ‘93.

TRAILER custom built for 24-ft Columbia Chal¬

Hardly used. $29,500. All offers/trades consid¬

Some offshore sailing experience. Prepared to

lenger. Will accommodate fixed keel boats to 26-

ered. (415)961-8420.

share some expenses. Contact: L.R., 236 Sugar-

ft. Used twice. 1993 registration. Has special telescoping support stanchions. $750. Call Ron at

O.M.S. WIND GENERATOR complete with regu¬

(707) 263-0388.

lator and mount. New in box. Cost new $750. Sell for $450. (415) 961-8420.

Gus Danzer

Ouolity wofk In wood or fiberglass.

BOAT REPAIR

Exterior or Interior.

BERTHS & SLIPS

HUSBAND WIFE TEAM with sailing experience 36-FT UPWIND, end-tie slipat first class Alameda

will share costs and outfitting for extended cruise

Marina. Multihull okay. Phone, electric, water,

South Pacific or Mediterranean. (503) 228-8804

shower. (510) 865-3510.

(eves).

Fop Ol lh« wnys. 5th Avo Ronl Yard

SURPLUS BOTTOM BOAT PAINT

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Best price on reliable blister ropolr nncl provontlon.

Hard red vinyl anti-fouling paint. Mfg. Woolsey. 72% copper. Reg. price; $180/gal. Our Rafarancaa glvan. 510-835-5713-days 510-005 71 70-9vaj

FERRARI BOATWRIGHT SERVICES All marine woodwork. Full shop and mobile seivices. Dry Rot, Planking, Spars, Interiors Designed & Built. 453-5051

price $50/gal. Also black vinyl & other mfg. available. Ablading paint, 50% copper, $50/gal. Primer & other epoxies, $10-$15/gal. Polyurethane, $20/gal.

Also Surplus boats, 26-34'- Bargain Prices! • (415)588-4678 SA/LAWAKADVISOR ON CRUISING PREPARATIONS How to get the mo3t from your cruising dollars and time. Thirty experience packed pages, spiral bound: $5. Also: monthly cruising reports from California to Florida and more. SAILAWAY CRUISING CLUB, PO Box 473, Puerto Real, PR 00740

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LINDA NEWLAND DELIVERS Reliable, Economical, Proven. June-August 1993. To/from Hawaii and points South. Coast Guard licensed. Over 50,000 bluewater miles - singlehanded, skipper of crewed ocean races and yacht deliveries. Credentialed navigation instructor. Insurable. !

Resume and estimates on request. (510) 521-7172

YOUR BOAT INTERIOR LOOKING SHABBY?

J.KARMIN BOAT HANDLING

For an uplift try new curtains. The best quality Sunbrella fabrics, vinyl tracks, snaptape,

Customized instruction on your power or sail boat

glides, etc. at the lowest prices. Custom made or do it yourself.

USCG 200 Ton Licensed Captain • ASA Certified Instructor

Yukon Jack

Free estimates. Call Bobbi (415) 331-5919. Also Canvas and Repairs.

Also available for Charter Captain or Delivery

50-ft Sailbaot, certified for 25 passengers.

Answering Service: (415) 341-2852 • Reasonable rates

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Now Available for Charter

QUIET EASY GOING SKIPPER early 60 s, active

CANVAS CRAFTSPERSON Pacific Coast Can¬

PEARSON 40, 1979.

and fit, seeks SWF 45+ as a first mate, compan¬

vas is looking for a qualified fabricator/installer of

board racer/cruiser.

Fast flush deck center-

MONTGOMERY 15. Great pocket cruiser. With

In excellent condition with

trailer, 4 hp o/b and much more. Fresh water only.

ion, friend. I hope to cruise the San Juans and

marinecanvas and accessories. Applicants should

new full batten main, hauled and painted 7/92.

maybe Alaska. Leaving in May. Owner of a 46’

be honest about their skills vs. potential. Contact

Very well equipped and professionally maintained.

ketch which is becoming a finely fitted yacht.

John at (510) 521-1829 or send resume.

Sleeps 7. New West Marine inflatable. Must sell.

15-FT BOSTON WHALER, 1988. Super sport,

Price reduced $10,000 to $64,950.

60 hp Johnson VRO. Mahogany steering con¬

Experience helpful, but not necessary. A brief note and if possible a photo. All photos returned.

OFFICE ASSISTANT Marine lender has position

P.O. Box 2860, Richmond, CA 94802.

for personable, detail oriented individual with

Call (916)

6214688.

Excellent condition. $5,900. (916) 4324335.

sole, bow locker, seats, S.S. bow/side rails, trailer, boa t cover. Excellent. $9,000. (209) 4734624.

phone, typing and organizational skills. Knowl¬

HANS CHRISTIAN 41-FT documented, US Coast

WANTED FIRST MATE WF, 27-45, slim, very

edge of boats desirable. Please respond to: Esse^

Guard, 2 staterooms, 2 heads, shower, cruising 4

attractive, NS, to live/sail on 45-ft MY in SF. I'm 49,

Credit Corporation, (510) 865-3600.

yrs. Beautiful condition, US $169,000 complete.

heavy-duty rigging, new sails, 60 hp Lehman

Will sail to Hawaii in May unless you wish to sail

diesel, Hurth Vdrive, liveboard Santa Cruz slip,

nice looking, tall, fit. Brief note and photo please.

35-FT CUTTER (SEABIRD), full-keeled, nre

All photos returned. C.P.D., 2269 Chestnut St.

MARINE ENGINE MECHANIC WANTED. Mo¬

away from the Kingdom of Tonga. She's ready to

#217, S.F., CA 94123.

needs some work, solid epoxy/plywood hull.

bile Marine Service for fine yachts. Must have 5

cruise. Some equip: HVF, ICOM 735-new, Avon

$10,500. A bargain. Don’t wait. Buy her and go

years mechanical experience. Job history to P.O.

cannister 6-man life raft, 2 dinghies, 2 o/b's,

cruising. (408) 423-6073.

Box 2350, Sausalito, CA 94966.

Sayesore windvane, Redwing trolling generator,

PACIFIC CRUISE. 47 yr. old Brit with 45-ft ketch seeks NSF companion. Should be fit, adventur¬ ous with sense of humor. 331-9209 (Iv msg.).

2 APs, new batteries, 5 anchors, Balmar electric

CHEOY LEE, FRISCO FLYER, 25-ft. built 1963.

SAILING INSTRUCTORS. Olympic Circle, the

windlass, Profurl headstay new, Mariner roller

Fiberglass hull, teak cabin and deck. VHF, DS,

Bay’s busiest and highest rated sailing school has

furling staysail, Sitec SatNav, Magellan GPS new,

and Renault diesel. Beautiful lines. Must sell as we are moving. $7,500. (408) 971-2850.

EXPERIENCED SKIPPER, 50's, super 40-ft sloop,

a few openings for instructors. Must have exten¬

5 anchors, mainsail Dutchman System, tools,

departing April for another extended South Pacific

sive sailing experience, strong seamanship and

spare parts, galley accessories, and more. For

voyage, seeks sailing companion, experience not

communication skills. Excellent wages and cur¬

further info., fax Liz 676-70-130 or phone 676-70-

TARTAN 27. Great Delta & Bay boat. 5 sails,

necessary. Meeting possible in California. Send

riculum support, liberal boat use privileges. (510)

160 (eves). Address inquiries to: Liz De Stael,

centerboard, Atomic 4.5 yr. old running & stand¬

descriptive letter and picture to: C. Rothe, 24 Sand

843-4200.

Keith Strasburg, c/o Paradise Hotel, Vavua. King¬

ing rigging, nylon seacocks. Good for a handy

dom of Tonga, South Pacific.

boater at right price. Try $4,800. (209) 296-5381.

Island Road, #27, Honolulu, HI 96819. ASSISTANT MANAGER, retail chandlery, full FEMALE FIRST MATE wanted for well found

time position. Marine experience required. Posi¬

YANKEE 26 (same as 30) Hand laid F/G, no

A FEW GOOD EL TOROS are needed up here at

yacht currently cruising Pacific westward. Mustbe

tion involves floor sales, purchasing, computer¬

blisters. New 11/92. Life lines, running rigging,

Lat. 41.8° North for our club members. Older

happy, healthy and financially stable. Looking for

ized inventory management. Want knowledge¬

lines aft, radio, Loran, AP, cushions. Sails: jibs,

plywood or fiberglass models are okay. Condition

long term commitment, no chancers. Photo/par¬

able, enthusiastic, out-going, boat-loving person.

spinnaker. Step mast, end. head. Liveaboard,

not of prime importance. Call 1-800-927-8519

ticulars to Paul Jackson, General Delivery, Pago

Send resume to The Boaters' Friend, 805 Univer¬

race/cruise Mex. vet.$8,500 obo.(510) 528-4216.

and talk to Donna, or leave message & phone no.

Pago, American Samoa 96799.

sity Ave„ Berkeley, CA 94710, attn. John. QUALIFIED YACHT SALESPERSON NEEDED.

MOORE 24,1981. One owner, trailer, lake/dry

WANTED: CREW FOR ETCHELLS Bay racing -

I have an excellent location, lots of boats and too

stored. Immaculate bottom, new main, 5 head

ahighlycompetitiveone-classdesign racing. Look¬

much business to handle. Call Wayne at (510)

sails, 3 spins, o/b, VHF, Loran, depth, o/b pole,

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

ing for crew with: Local racing experience on

652-2109.

battery, new autopilot. $10,000 firm. Call (916)

smaller boats, knowledge on Bay racing condi¬

221-2678 (eves).

tions, commitment to race the season, minimum

JOINT VENTURE. We are looking for an experi¬

42-FT ALUMINUM SPAR and boom complete

weight of 200 lbs. Call (510) 547-0685 (eves).

enced, qualified developer/operator, interested in

with rigging, S/S turnbuckles, $1,000 obo. 20,30'

a turnkey marina project. Call (916) 621-0108

S/S stanchions, $15 each. 12v heavy duty Captsan,

income, downtown Wash. Estimated value

(eves, Pacific std. time) for information.

$250. Asst misc. marine hardware and gear, sail,

$55,000. Trade for blue water cruiser 35-ft or

etc. Phone (916) 776-1094 (anytime).

larger, F/G pilothouse preferred, but not nec.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

MARINE MANUFACTURING FOR SALE. Take

TRADECOMMERCIALBUILDINGoccupiedwith

(916)477-8677.

over manufacturing of ‘Head Treatment System"

1976,36-FT YORKTOWN cutter, center cockpit,

SAILING INSTRUCTORS. Club Nautique, the

products (carried by top catalogs and stores).

aft cabin, need completive. Phone for details.

TRAILER WANTED for 24' fixed keel sailboat.

West Coast's highest rated school is now inter¬

Molds and equipment available. Easily manufac¬

Need to sell by March. Best offer. (916) 776-1094.

(916)775-1391.

viewing applicants to teach in Alameda or

tured in your home/shop. Begin immediately (ship

Sausalito. Successful candidates will have good

open orders for Spring ‘93 season). We will assist

WANTED:GARAGE FOR STORAGE. Bay area

1981 KINGS LEGEND 41-FT. F/G, bluewater

sailing and communications skills and should pos¬

with start-up. Call Drew Jackson, (415) 382-8001.

couple leaving Feb, ’93 to sail around the world,

cruiser, sloop rig, teak deck, VHF, Loran, refrig¬

sess a U.S.C.G. license. (510) 865-4700, David. EARN CASH,or credit toward new sails.Become

looking to rent garage to store car for 3+ years.

eration, low-profile pilothouse, 2 steering sta¬

Willing to pay up to $50/month. Call anytime, (415)

tions, 2 heads, 48 hp diesel (new epoxy bottom,

331-5605.

a local representative for Gleason Sailmakers.

TOO LATE TO CLASSY

Enthusiasm is the main requirement. Call 1-800678-2439 for complete information.

prop & shaft). Great condition. $66,000. (707) 447-1653.

GARY MULL 43-FT cruising/racing sloop. 14 bags, loaded, immaculate. Sleeps A 2 cabins, 2

CORONADO 27-FT, 1972. Sleeps 5, full sails,

30-FT CAL Xlnt. cond. Need partner. Call for

heads. Extensive inventory. All teak interior, teak

self-tending jib, radio, depth, autohelm, Evinrude

YACHT SALESMAN WANTED. Experienced

details. Santa Cruz, lower Harbor. Permanent

and holly sole. Asking $64,900. (310) 831-0647.

9.9. Pressurized water in head and galley. Pro¬

motivated sailor/salesman, send resume to: ABC

slip. (408) 426-9628 (eves).

pane stove. New upholstery cockpit and cabin.

Yachts 1 Gate 5 Rd. Sausalito, CA 94965.

$6,900 obo. (209) 835-2303.

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There are reasonable, cost effective, alternatives. Factory glass & gel repair,

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color matching, blister repair, inexpensive consulting, work guaranteed.

Dan Drath-415-851-7601

(415) 383-6606.

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ABC Yachts.166

City Yachts.32 & 33

High Performance Charters.103

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Sobstad Sails.48 & 49

Adventure Cat Inc .103

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Pacific Coast Canvas.10

Solar Electric.156

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Hood Sailmakers.30

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Alameda Prop & Machine .157

Cruising World Pacific .6&7

J-Boats.22

Brokerage.160

Spinnaker Shop, The .14

Alpha Marine Systems.55

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Johnson-Hicks.45

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Altamarine Electronics.51

DeWitt Studio .16

Kappas Marina.59

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Lee Sails.160

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List Marine.160

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Svendsen's Boat Works.29

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Marine International.55

Premier Yacht Sales.165

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Farallon Electronics .39

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O'Neill Yachts .18

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TRAILERABLE BOAT HEADQUARTERS

When it comes to trailerable sailboats Stockdale Marine has the Best Selection. NEW BOATS ON DISPLAY

Retail Price 513,500 includes Trailer with lights. Cabin cushions and carpet. 12 volt elect, system. Verticalcut main and jib. Enclosed head w/port. toilet. Bow and stern pulpits. Standing and running rigging. Extensive owner's manual. 2 year warranty. Lifelines and stanchions. Transom access ladder. Cabin and running lights. Roller furling main and jib. Another winner from

Standard Features include Complete reefing gear. Forward hatch. Bow pulpit. Sheet winches. Genoa halyard winch. Genoa track. Wire hal¬ yards. Mainsheet traveller. 3 cockpit lockers. Teak toerails. Teak handrails. Lead ballast. Sitting headroom. Montgomery 17s have cruised the Caribbean, sailed from California to Hawaii and from Cape Hatteras to San Diego via the Panama Canal, and sailed the length of the Mississippi. Others have crossed the Sea of Cortez and made countless trips to Catalina and the Channel Islands.

Trailer ability, comfort, quality and fun are the key components in the all new Hunter 23.5. Full batten mainsail. 100% genoa. Stainless steel bow pulpit and lifelines. Stainless swim ladder. Non-skid deck. Kick-up rudder. Swing centerboard. Positive flotation. Walk through tran¬ som. Cockpit lockers. Galley sink. Manual water system. Stove. Double berth forward and aft. Forward open¬ ing hatch. Dinette table for cabin or cockpit. Running lights. Life jackets, flares, fire extinguisher and more.

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PACIFIC MARINE EXCHANGE, INC. YACHT BROKERAGE

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41/2 o/b, exc. cond. $3,750/owner finance RHODES 19,1977. Exc. condition ^/? CLIPPER 23,1978. Excellent condition.

ISLANDER 34.1984. Cruise ready. Add food and go. Must see vessel. $34,950.

$3,500/owner finance

POWER SAFTICRAFT SPORTFISHER, 1961.

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New 31/2 hp o/b. Diesel, popular cruiser.

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SAIL MacGREGOR 25,1985. VHF, depthsounder,

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34' PEARSON 1984 diesel sloop. Wheel, sleeps six, new dodger, new epoxy bottom, very clean. Asking $68,000.

32’ WESTS AIL, 1979 A nice clean factory finished model, well equipped for liveaboard or offshore cruising. Asking $52,500. Prop¬ erty trades considered. Page 160 •

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PEARSON 303, *83 $34,900/OFFERS N.S. 27 .$ 22,500 ERICSON 307.$ 28,600 COLUMBIA 8.7.$ 9,999 PEARSON 23.$ 5,999

GULFSTAR 50.$139,000 GULFSTAR 47.$ 139,000 OLSON 34 .$ 59,000 PEARSON 365.$ 49,995 PEARSON 323 .OFFERS

LISTINGS WANTED 3 MONTHS FREE BERTHING FOR BOATS OVER 30'

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72' CUSTOM '80 FRERS. Built for Mr. Frers' persona! use. Solid, fast cruiser. Mognificent interior. $380,000.

PERRY 47 custom ketch. Comfortable cruis¬ ing w/8 kw aen, air, 155 hp aux, extra fuel & water, full furling, wolermaker. $235,000.

48’ MAPLELEAF, '74.Extroordinory, fast cruising boat, full electronics. Best cubic volume for the dollar. $119,000

C&C 38. Destiny has been well maintainec 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 own¬ ers are serious sellers. Asking $55,000.

34'

Hunter, cruise ready..

43,700

37'

Express, '85, TransPae winner. 85,000

35’

Chris Croft Caribbean_49,500

' 41'

Morgan 0/1, '82, refurbished .. 77,000

35.5’ Hunter Legend, fully equipped „ 78,500

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29'Elite.'85 .$34,000 30' C&C. '78.$27,500 30' Bcneteau. '87.. $42,500 30' CS. '88.$49,500 30' Cape Dory. '84.$44,000 30' Nonsuch.$69,500 30' Tartan. '84.$36,000 31' Pacific Seacraft. '89 ...$87,800 33'Hans Christian.'85.$119,000 34' Sabre. 80.$46,900 34' Tartan. '86.$56,900 35' Baba. '86 .$102,000 35'Bristol.’86.$87,500 35' Young Sun. '84 .$79,500 35' Niagara, '85 .$89,500 35' Wauquiez.$72,500 36' C&C. '81 .,$59,000 36' Dutch Flyer. '85.$75,900 36' Gozzard. '86.$ 130,000 36'Pearson.'80.,.$59,500 36'Sabre.'86.$87,500 36' Tripp. '90.$1 15.000 37' Bencteai. '87.$69,900 37’ C&C. '83.$75,000 37' Passport. '87.$ 129,000 37' Tayana PH. '80.$69,000 37' Tayana . 84.$87,900 38' Mariner PH. 80.$59,500 38' Bristol. '84.$99,800 38' Cabo Rico. '81.$89,500 38' Ericson. '89.$99,500 38'Giles.'78.'$79,900 38'Panda.'83.1.^140.000 38' Sabre. ’83 .$89,000 40'Bcneteau.'84......$66,000 40' Cambria. '86.$249,000 40' Hinckley. '66.$139,000 40' Jeanneau. '83.$87,500 40' Panda. '81.$ 149.500 40' Passport; '80...$120,000

40' Passport. '83.$135,000 40' Passport. '83.$149,000 40' Passport. '84.$ 145.000 40' Passport. '85.$149,000 40' Passport. '85.$154,900 40' Passport. ’87.$169,900 40’ Passport. '87.$172,000 41' Bristol. '82.$142,000 41' Hans Christian. '86 . $ 169.500 41' Passport, '89.$185,000 42' Baltic.'81 .$159,900 42' Beneteau. '83.$97,500 42' Passport. '87.$195,000 42' Pearson. 85.$124,500 42' Sabre. '87.$155,000 42' Tatoosh.$125,000 42' Tayana. '83.$114,900 43' Mason. ‘83.$189,000 44' Freedom. '84.$149,500 44' Hylas. '86.$185,000 45' Hardin. '82.$139,900 46' Little Harbor. '90.$625,000 47' Passport, '85.$298,000 47' Stevens Cust.. '81 ...$140,000 47' Vagabond. '87.$219,000 48' Hans Christian. '87 . $385,000 49’ Halberg Rassy. '84 ..$369,000 49' Passport. '90.$395,000 50’ Dickerson. '83.$395,000 50' Elite. '84.$125,000 50' Passport. '91 .$395,000 51' Passport. ‘83.$259,000 51' Passport. '84.$230,000 52' Tayana. '89.$280,000 53' Bristol. '89.$545,000 53' Mason. '84.$490,000 55' Tayana. ’85.$275,000 57' Camper Nlch.. '85 ...$599,000 63' Windship. '82.$390,000 66' Sunward. '88 .$695,000

MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF THE ROYAL PASSPORT LINE OF QUALITY CUSTOM CRUISING YACHTS ROYAL PASSPORT 44 • ROYAL PASSPORT 49 • ROYAL PASSPORT 50 February, 1993

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Lager Yacht Brokerage Corp.

1982 NIAGRA 35

400 Harbor Drive, Suite C, Sausalito, CA 94965 Tel:415*332*9500 Fax:4 15*332*9503

58' Alden Boothbay, 1975 3 staterooms, set up for short handed sailing including electric winches. Bristol condition.

42' Baltic DP. 1984 Absolutely the finest Baltic 42. anywhere. Race/cruise equipped. Many custom features.

41' Swan 411 2 available. 1978 & 1979. Full inventory. Race/cruise equipped. Affordable Nautor quality.

41' Sceptre, 1985 Inside steering with main raised settee in pilothouse. Unique de¬ sign. extensive electronics.

By Hinterhoeiler

RADAR, SATNAV, LORAN. KNOT, DEPTH(2), VHF, ROLLER FURLING, 7 SAILS, AUTOPILOT. 3 ANCHORS. WINDLASS. 29 HP WESTERBEKE, DIESEL CABIN HEATER. REFER., DODGER. PROPANE STOVE, W/BURNER AND BBQ. HOT & COLD PRESSURE WATER W/SHOWER.

SELECT BROKERAGE LIST 36' MAGNUSSEN, 1984.$75,000

53' SWAN (2) available.$795,000

SWAN, 1978 .$125,000

57' SWAN, 1979 .Inquire

40' LESTER STONE Sloop, 1957 .S59.000

61' C&C Custom.$305,000

44' LAGER, 1990 .Inquire

62' MASON Designed Ketch, 1985 ...$575,000

47' GULFSTAR, 1980.$148,250

64' DYNAMIQUE, 1983....$450,000

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27' Pacilk Seacraft Orion. Loaded!.Call 30' Sagitta. Ready!....$39,500 30' Rawsan PH Sloop_2 from $18,000 30' Yankee, 71. Looded! ..2 from $18,000 31' Mariner Ktch, FG/Perklns 4107. $22,500 32' Westsoil-2 from $32,500 32' Dreadnought. Every cruising extra! ..Call 33' Yamaha, '80. Fast Cruiser_$35,000 36' Crealack. New Demo_$99,000 36' Roberts Spray (steel)_$85,000 40'Acapulco w/hard dodger_$42,000 40' Atkin Ketch_ 27,500 41 ’ CT Ketch. Beaut_$59,500

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37' TAYANA KETCH, '82

51'MORGAN KETCH, 76 Dsl eng, ond gen. three storerooms. Complete elect, golley. woshet/diyer Cruiser or liveoboord1 Owner anxious

28'PEARSON SLOOP, 75. ONE OWNER! INBOARD ENG., ClEAN.$11,500 28.5HUNTER, '85. PIUS NEW TRAILER, DSL ENG. LIKE NEW!.REDUCED $23,500 32'BRISTOL KETCH, '80. DSL AUX„ A SAILS, DODGER, PIUS MORE.$42,500 35'ERICSON SLOOP, '89. LIKE NEW C0ND. DSL AUX., WELL EQUIPPED ... $77,000 35'CT KETCH - GARDEN DESIGN! VOLVO OSl. LIVEABOARD.MAKE OFFER! 35'C&C SLOOP, '84. LOADED! BEAUT. (OND. RACER/CRUISER.OFFERS 47'KETTENBERG SLOOP. CLASSIC, PRISTINE (OND. INQUIRE FOR DETAIL. .. $39,500

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41'C&C/Newport, '80___$58,750 41’ Kettenburg. F/G, Baja Vet_$45,900 41' Neptune. Benford_$125,000 41' Challenger---2 from $48,950 42' Westsail .. OFFERS 42' Colvin Steel PH Cutter_$88,000 43’ Polaris, cruise reody__$99,500 45' Hardin, 79, loaded.. $99,500 47’ Perry Ketch. Baja Ready_$185,000 48' CT by Perry —.... $179,000 50'Milceison, '85. Every Extra.Inquire 52' Adams Ketch. Custom F/G._. $249,000 55' Swede, '82. Bristol!_$! 24,900

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YA^Cjrr SALES 27' Col 2-27, 76, diesel, epoxy bottom.OFFERS 27' CS (Conodion Soilcroft), '80, diesel, roomy.19,000 30' Catalina, 78, diesel, refer, bot woter, wheel.... 17,500 30' Catalina, '83, diesel, low his, toller furl, wheel. 29,500 30' Pearson, 77, Atomic 4, wheel, oil lines led oft .17,500 32’ Ericson, 74, diesel, IPU, new rig '89, sharp.... 27,900 33' Hunter, 79, eorning income in chorter service.. 30,000 41' Islander Freeport Ketch, '80, oil roller furling... 79,000 42' Centurion, rare! Beoufiful, by Henri Wouquiez.CALL! 42' Hinkley, several available.CALL! 43' Shannon, several available, world cruisers.CALL! 43' Beneteau First 42, '86, enjise reody.125,000 44' Alden Cutter, 78, one of the world's best! .... 225,000

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Hereshoff Cot Ketch, beautiful cruiser.225,000 Nautor Swan, several ovoiloble.CALL! Frers, '90, Swon look-olike by Swan designer. 240,000 Jeanneau Sunkiss, '84, refer, genset, AC.145,000 Island Trader Ketch, 3 staterooms. 120,000 Cambria, '86, gorgeous cutter... 365,000 Island Trader Ketch, '82, 3-cobin loyout.120,000 Ericson, 72, lots of upgrades, beautiful. 135,000 Centurion, several ovoiloble.CALL! C&C Landfall, 3 to choose from.CALL! Hinkley Sou'wester, several ovoiloble.CALL! Hinkley Sou'wester Cutter, '84.OFFERS Mystic by Ta-Shing, '86, Frers design.435,000

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SAIL 27 CATALINA.2 FROM $

8,500 .

27 DUFOUR, 78.$ 15,900 30’ FRIENDSHIP, 70, wood.$ 25,000 30' NEWPORT..2 FROM $ 22,500 34' COLUMBIA, 71.$ 29,000

35' MARINER

Popular Bil Garden de¬ signed ketch, Perkins 4-107 aux. Loaded with gear, inc., six sails and full cover. Only Asking $25,000.

35' HUGHES

Candian built, an excellent offshore performer. Dsl. aux, recent haul and survey, new bottom and hull paint. At our docks. Reduced to $33,000.

35' FANTASIA, 77.$ 55,000 35' ALC SLOOP, 71.$ 25,000 37 SEARUNNER, 79.$ 33,000 38' PACIFIC, 78...$ 84,500 44' PETERSON/E1CHENLAUB, 79 aluminum, 18 sails ..$ 79,000 46' CAL 2-46 CUSTOM, 74.$140,000

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34' CORONADO

Equipped aux. F/G sloop. PUBUC ADMINISTRATOR BID SALE ON 2/25/93 AT NOON. We offer out of water inspection, 11 /92 survey and bid forms. Asking $12,000.

30' CATALINA

1985, diesel aux. roller furling, self-tailing winches, large well ap¬ pointed interior, ideal family sailer. At our docks. Try $25,000.

32' FUJI

Cutter rig, equipped for Bay, Coastal and offshore, teak trim & interior, looks like new, owner moved East and must sell. At our docks Asking $39,000/OFFERS.

25'ALBIN

Motorsailer, Volvo diesel, roomy interior, real clean, well equipped. Try $12,500.

55' BLUEWATER COASTAL YACHT

1988 fore & oft king & queen staterooms, dual stations custom bridge enclosure. 12.5 KV gen. set powers built-in, long list of appliances. Loaded w/Nav gear. Elegant interior, lease option for qualified buyer at $160,000. Our sales docks.

SAIL - PARTIAL LIST 56' 47' 44' 42' 39' 38' 38' 35' 30' 26' 25' 23'

WOOD KETCH.$99,500 GULFSTAR.$137,000 NAUTICAT M/S.$120,000 VAGABOND KETCH .$150,000 C&C, FAST CRUISING CUTTER.,.$87,500 PACIFIC, New Zealand built,.'...-.Our Docks TRY $75,000 CLASSIC Wood Sloop..$22,500 STEEL Sloop.*.$29,000 ISLANDER.$32,500 RANGER.$5,000 CORONADO..Try $3,500 SAN JUAN ..$6,500

POWER - PARTIAL UST 55' 53’ 52' 50' 44' 33' 22'

1927 CLASSIC M/Y.$99,500 LAKE UNION CLASSIC M/Y. $79,000 HACKERCRAFT, Restored to better than new.. $150,000 HOUSEBOAT/Converted Navy Launch .$37,500 HI STAR Motor Yacht. $224,000 HI SPEED CRUISER . $98,000 BOSTON WHALER/Outrage, w/troiler.$28,500

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Morgan 76.115,000 Force 50, 73.175,000 Amel Maramu '85..215.000 Tai Chio/Rhodes MS 71.119,000 Island Trader MS '81 .150,000 Mason Ketch'86 .230,000 Nauticat MS'80.130,000 Fellows & Stewart Sloop, '46 ... 18,000 Flans Christian T '85.189,000 Columbia 71 .75,000 Cascade 75.37,000 Hunter Passage '90.185,000 Kings legend'81 .69,500 C&C 73.87,500 Hans Christian Mkll '79.109,000 Hans Christian T, 78.89,500 Hinkley, 73 .110,000 Globe, '81..92,000 Tayana'78.74,000 Ranger 74 . 39,500 Islander 75 . 45,000 Islander 73 ......36,000 S2 '85.Owner Wants Offers Cheoy Lee Lion, '58.40,000 C&C Landfall '81 55,000 Rafiki '80. 72,000 Tartan Yawl. 74 36,000 Yamaha, 78. 37.000 Baba '83. 63,000

30' 30' 30'

Yankee 74 . 28,000 Catalina '80 .25,000 S-2, '80 .30,000

POWER 50' 49' 46' 41' 36' 36' 32' 31' 3V 30' 30' 27' 20' 17'

Classic Cryer Tug-Yacht 07.50,000 Albin I rawer 80.145,000 Spoiler MY '83 . 189,000 Burnscraft '81 .72,000 Grand Banks, '65.44,000 Anderson & Christiani '29.185.000 Bayliner, '80.35,000 Fairliner,'66 .20,000 Wellcratt, 79.39,500 Chris Craft 77 . 35,000 Chris Craft Sedan '68 . 17,000 Chris Craft classic '47 .7,500 Larson Center Console '87 . 12,000 Starcratt, '92 Bowrider I/O.10,900

STARTER BOATS 30i’ 29' 28' 27' 25' 24' 24' 20'

islander MK II.16,000 Cal 70.15,000 Lancer'81.12,000 Cal, 76. .14.900 Folkboat '49 .... .5,000 C&C 78. . ..Owner Wants Otters Ranger 78. .6.000 Cal. .4.000

PARK STREET LANDING ♦ PARK STREET LANDING ♦ PARK

n={^Eo YACHT SALES SELECT SAIL 49' Taswcll. '90. custom, loaded.$449.(XX) 43' Taswcll. '90. cutler, loaded.$269,000 42' Hunter, ctrekpit. loaded ...3 from $159,000 40' Hunter. '90. clean. Bay Area.$92,500

30' Hunter, 1999. 18 hp Yanmar, accom¬ modations for 7, knot/depth, WP/WS, AP, Dutchman main, furling jib/genoa. easily singlehanded. Boat shows like new. 2 from $47,900.

37' Hunter.3 from $44,900 34' Hunter.2 from $3X.900

SELECT TRAWLERS 42' Grand Banks. 74...Asking $ 129,900 36' Grand Banks. VI. T-21 Os.$239,000 34' Californian, T-dicscI.$71,900 32' Grand Banks. 77. glass.S69.XXX 32’ Grand Banks. 74, wood.$44.9(X) New Grand Bunks Dealer Far So. California

42' Grand Banks. T-Cummins 210s, clas¬ sic cruising yacht in immaculate condition. Loaded with equipment: AP, radar, Loran, SatNav. generator, inflatable with o/b, and much morel! $289,500.

SELECT POWER 44' Californian Exp. like new .2 from $229,(XX) 40' Silverton. •84. MY. Must see ..$92,000 37' Silverton Conv.2 from SX5.900 34 Silvcnon Conv.3 from $45,000 31' Silvcnon Conv..3 from $45.(XX>

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$13,500

30' RAWSON PILOTHOUSE.$41,000 30' J/30.2 from $33,900 32' WESTSAIL CUTTER.

$39,500

34' N.Z. BUILT/Coldmolded Sloop ..

$64,500

35' CAL Cruising Pilothouse.$39,000 37' RANGER-1 Ton......

$41,000

38' CHEOY LEE Sloop.

$57,500

40' OLSON, ULDB.$79,000 41' FRERS by Carroll Marine.$ 159,000 42' VAGABOND/WESTWIND.$149,500 44' HANS CHRISTIAN Pilothouse.$232,000 45' MORGAN Sloop, 1983 .$85,000 47' GULFSTAR....

$ 142,500

70' SCHOONER "Bed-N-Breakfast" boat...,.$450,000

VACHTFIWDERS/ 2330 Shelter Island Dr.,#207, San Diego, CA 92106

(619) 224-2349

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46' Hattcras Conv.. '83. loadedAsking $345.(XX)

42' Silverton Motoryacht. '91. Extraclean with low hours. T-502 Crusaders, gen., air/ heat, radar, Loran, windlass, 2 enclosures. Must sell. Trades okay. Best offer.

30' OLSON.

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JOHN BAIER • PETEFROMHAGEN • CHARLES CAMPBELL • PETER SITEPPARD • CINDYWH1TE

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18 ....mm CT 48 KETCH 1978 Tri cabin layout ’Just varnished

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Wood burning fireplace • Ultimate liveaboard

Reduced to $129,900 JOHN BAIER

VAGABOND 47 KETCH 1985 Equipped for extended cruising. Good electron-

40' VALIANT, '76. Hull#21. Pre-blister era boat. In beautiful condition, New dodger. $92,500.

36' SWAN, '68. Sparkman 8; Stephens as seen on the cover of Cruising World. Immaculate w/dsl, lots of gear. $65,000.

38' MORGAN, '84. Loaded w/equipment. ready to cruise, a pristine condition AP. radar, roller furling and.. too much to list. $79,000,

its. Large lank capacity. Freezer/reefer. Exten-

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10/92.

Asking $179.000-PETE FROM HAGEN

44' CHEOY LEE 1983

38' SABRE SLOOP 1989

Center cockpit cutter. 1982. Club footed jib.

Upgraded, meticulously maintained.

self-tailing winches, full width aft stateroom,

Rare to West Coast performance cruisqr

motivated seller.

w/xlnt equip list. Comfortable accommodations.

Reduced to $116,900 • JOHN BAIER

$159,500/0ffers • JOHN BAIER

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38' HANS CHRISTIAN 38T, '77. Cruise equipped and lots o! it. Very nice boat for $89,500.

GRAND BANKS.il Authorized Dealer

R 34' FORMOSA, 79. Center cockpit, aft-cabin, su¬ per liveaboord, lots of headroom, lots of sails, AP. $37,500. Motivated seller

NORPAC YACHTS

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31' CAPE GEORGE CUTTER, '85. custom built F/G cruiser locded with equip, incl. SSB One of the finest built pocket cruiser on the market today. $78,000.

SAN RAFAEL YACHT HARBOR 557 Francisco Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94107 .

(415)485-6044

37' (realtxk. This boat was not only designed foe world cruising, but is equipped to do so. Bristol condition. Ready to go! $717,500.

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41' Formosa Ketch, 1980. Garden design. Inboard dsl, teak deck Bring offers.

36' ISLANDER, 77. New full on epoxy bottom, cleon, rod rigging, dsl. Reduced to $46,000.

27' CORONADO, 73. Beautiful condition. Must see, $8,500.

Inboard dsl., many recent up¬ grades. Shows like new, Great weekender, SI 1,000/submit all offers.

30' ISLANDER MKII, 72. Brand new Yanmar die¬ sel. Fully race equipped! Seller liquidation. Only $15,500.

BROKERAGE

29' Bristol.

Morgan 30, Patriot. Racer/cruiser, huge interior.

$19,000/Bring offers.

Herteschoff design, l/B, classic look. $11,900.

SAIL-PARTIAL LIST 22’ CATALINA ....'83.3,500 24' COLUMBIA ... Great Bay cruiser.2,999 24’ CAL .2,500 25' CORONADO.].900 25' BAHAAAA.diesel, inboard .6,000 26' PEARSON .6 500 26' DAWSON .... wheel, diesel .CALL 27' CORONADO.2 from 9,950 27' CATALINA .7,500 30’ NEWPORT .... lots of soils.12,000 30' MORGAN.19.000 31' HUNTER.33,500 33' HUNTER.•.3 ,500 34' WINTHROP WARNER, spotless.31,500 35' JASON .32,900 35’ MARINER.25,000

POWER 16' 3EACHCRAFT'83, ski.3,950 21' LYMAN DAY CRUISER.3,400/OFFERS 24' CAPE DORY .. trawler, diesel.29,000 26' SEARAY SUNDANCER...'83 w/trlr....22,000 26' CARVER.'85, Sporlfish .23,000 <26' PACEMAKER.5.900 28' GLASPLY.twin 8MW's .29,900 28' 8AYLINER.17,900 28' TROJAN .super clean .18,950 33' NUNES.project'.4,500 36' CHRIS CRAFT Constellation.INQUIRE 38' STEVENS SEDAN. .24,000 50' HACKERCRAFT.twin Scipps.OFFERS

POWER SAIL 41' DOWNEAST Pilothouse/Cutter, '80 .62,000 60' CHRIS ROMER Flyb.MY, 74, T-G.M. 12V-71 $395,000 44' HERSHINE Trawler,'86, T 240 Perk.225,000 40' VALIANT, 76. .92,500 46' HERSHINE Trawler, 87 .229,000 38' HANS CHRISTIAN, Sloop, 78. .89,500 42' CARVER Sedan, 87, T-454 G. 152,500 38' MORGAN, '84. .79,000 42' GRAND BANKS Trawler, 72, wd, T-l20Fdl.... 78,500 36' ISLANDER, 77.. .49,500 42’ GRAND BANKS Trawler Flyb, M20EdL.121,500 36' SWAN, 68. .65,000 38' BAYLINER Sedan 3860, '87, T-Heno D.112,000 34' FORMOSA, 79..37,500 38' BAYLINER Sedan 3850, '88, T-Heno D.122,000 31' CAPE GEORGE,'85..78,000 37' CHRIS CON MY Woodie, '63, T-283S.35,000 30' ISLANDER, Sloop, 74.e...15,000 36' UNIFLITE Sedan, T-310 Gas, 76.42,000 29' CAL 2/29,75.£■. 18,500 36' CHRIS CRAFT Sportfish, T-Merc 350 G.89,000 28' YANKEE, 72, l/B dsl. reduced 10,900 34' BAYLINER Sedan 3480, '87, T/E G 454 . 83,500 27 CORONADO, 73. .8,500 32' WELLCRAFT St. Tropez, 88, T-340 Merc.84,500 25' CAL 2-25,78....... .11,000 32' BAYLINER Sedan, '87, T USM 135 D.74,500 Call for current Trailer Boat Listings.

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51'MORGAN 76 KETCH. Radar, AP,SalNav,<

54’VENNEKENS TOPS! SCHOONER, 1979

new LPU, cushions, carpet & rf jib. $125,000.

Belgium built galvanized steel pilothouse schooner. High quality construction, water-tight bullheads A finely fitted yacht.

SAIL 75' CUNNINGHAM. 74 . 210,000 ’ 65 MacGREGOR. 87. 137,500 52' ABEKING & RASMUSSEN ..68.000 52' CHEQ-Y LEE. 82. 225.000 so Garden ketch. 78. 175.000 47 RHODES M S . 71 . 112.000 46 SEA STAR. 82 . 134.000 43 COLUMBIA. 69. ..56,000 4! GARDEN. 73. ..65.000

37 RANGER. 73. .47.000 POWER 37' TAYANA. 78. . 73,000 49'AIBIN . 145.000 36' HERITAGE. 78. .65,000 47 DELTA CLIPPER, '80. 83.500 36' ISLANDERS 73-79 .. 4 Irm 36,000 46' CHRIS CRAFT CONNIE. 63 . 79.000 36' ISLANDER FREEPORT, 78 .72.500 45' LANCER, 81. 142.500 36' PEARSON, 85. . 85.000 M3' PRESIDENT, 83. 149.000 35' SANTANA, '80. .47,000 42'TACHIAO, 77. 84.500 34' BENETEAU 350. 89 . .79.000 42 CHRIS CRAFT. 86 . 178.500 34 WYLIE. 79. .34,000 42' OWENS, ‘66. .59.000 33 HUNTER. 79. .29,000 40' OWENS. 64. 41.500 33' SWALCOW SWIFT. 78. .50,000 32' ARIES, 76. .32.000

41 MORGAN 73. . 70.000 41 MURRAY-PETERSON. '83 .89,000 41 RHODES. 66. .60,000

321 ARIES. 79.

40 CHALLENGER. 74 . .89.500 40'CHEOY LEE 0.$.. 71 . .54,000 40 ISLANDER/PETERSON. 80 ,69,000

40' BLUEWATER. 78. .77.000

32.500

32' COLUMBIA. 76. .24.500 32' ERICSON. 76. .27,000 32' VALIANT, 77. 45.000

38' GSTAR SEDAN, 84 . .95.000

32' WESTSAIL. 79. .52,500 32' WESTSAIL, 76. 52.000

38' CHRIS CRAFT. '85. 136.C00

38' PACEMAKER. 70. .35.000 38' HUNTER,'59. .23.000 36' EGG HARBOR, 78. 115.000

32' WESTSAIL. 75. 45,000 30 BABA. '81. 62.500

36 CHRIS CRAFT, '64. .26.000 35' CHRIS CRAFT, 68. 58.500

32' WESTSAIL, 75. Best known cutter

38 BRISTOL. .48,000 38 ERICS0N. 81 . ,65.000

windlass, variable prop, hondcroftec

30' ISLANDER 8AHAMA, '84 .? 32,500 30' PEARSON 303. *84 . 46,666

34' HATTERAS. '64. .23.000 34' CHRIS CRAFT. '57. . 16.000 34 SILVERTON. 90 . 2 riorr 104.000

38' ERICS0N, 84

$45,000.

38 MORGAN. 79 . .61,000 37' HUNTER LGNO. 88. .84,500

30' YAMAHA. 79. 25.000 29' ERICSON. 77. 19.500

33' CHRIS CRAFT 336, '84 .... . 55.000 32' GRAND BANKS. '86. 95.000

28 ISLANDER, '85. 30,000 28' PEARSON. 86. 39.500

32' COOPER. 89. . 75.000 32' UNIFLITE. 79. .57.500

26' ERICSON, '85.. 24,750 26' ERICSON. '88. 29,500 24' FLICKA, 78. 18.900

30' VEGA, 74. .33.500 28' SEA RAY, '86. 34.000

37 HUNTER LEGEND. 88. .84,500 37 ISLANDER. 68 . 44.000 37' RANGER. 74. . 42.500

8 kw gen., Bristol Motivated owner. $57,000.

38' BAYLINER, '87. 120,000

30' BABA, '83. 56,500 30' CATALINA. 78. 22,000

.77.500

40 NEWPORT TRL, 70. Pilothouse trawler, two fireplaces,

40' CRUIS-A-HOME. 75. .55.000 fis nnc 39' CHRIS (STINGER)

40 MAR'NE TRADER. MS. 82 . 85.000 38'COLIN ARCHER.'68 .26.500

37' HUNTER.-80. .45.000 37 ISLANDER. '68.". . 44,000

$195,000.

41'LORD NELSON. '82. 139.000 41 MORGAN. 79. . 69,900

40 'SPRAY* PH. 80. .40.000 40 C&C. '82. .75,000

38' GOLDEN STAR, '84. Sedan trawler, centered loiword, rodar, AP, loran, refrig $89,000.

41' MORGAN, 79. Center cockpit cutter, 1986 dsl with 400 hrs, AP, SSB, Loran, windlass, Bimini. dodger, refrig¬ eration, $69,900.

25' SKIPJACK, '80. .20.000 >

37' RANGER. Custom teak interior like a finely crafted musical instrument. A unique and beautiful boat. $47,000.

40' "SPRAY" PH, '80. Good liveaboord, staysoil rigged lehmon dsl, dual steering stations, 2 staterooms, Pot belly | stove, LPU point in '91. Reduced $20,000. $40,000.

52' CHEOY LEE M/S, '82. 3 staterooms, twin diesels, 12.5kw Onon, SalNav, WeFax, autopilot, 2 heads w/ showers. $225,000.

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30' BABA, '81. Highest q uality cutter Teak decks, cabin

36', 78. Vintage year Teak, oak, conewith T&H sole, 50

topsand cockpit. Wheel steering, green LPU hull. $62,500.

hp Perkins dsl, self-tailing winches. $52,500. 40' 37' 36' 36' 30‘ 28'

PETERSON, rocer. 1980, very fost 1968 CLASSIC. 5 from.... FREEPORT, 78, bristol condition. BAHAMA, 84, very dean 1985, wheel, roller furling ondwoler

$69,000 |

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Keeps Your Boat Clean, Dry and Race/Sail Ready

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SAVINGS - Virtually Eliminates:

Haulout/launch service Capability of dry berthing for boats up to 65' in length Paved facility Easy access to Bay Adjacent to Nelson's Marine Electrical hookups

Blistering or damage caused by osmosi Electrolysis damage Marine growth attaching to the bottom Extends life of zincs

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