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WE RE JAZZED!! Triptych, Ken Kinoshita’s F-27, set a new course record (2 hours, 52 mi¬ nutes!) in this year’s Jazz Cup, the downwind race to Benecia on Labor Day weekend. The committee boat didn’t catch up to set a line until Triptych was within a mile-and-a-half of the finish. Ken’s new Pineapple spinnaker proved more than just instrumental in that victory. Multihulls are a great test of any spinnaker’s reaching abilities and as the wind increased throughout the race, Triptych’s spinnaker passed that test with flying (neon) colors! We’re jazzed about Ken’s downwind speed — and so is he. If you’ve never owned a spinnaker, racing or cruising, this is the time of year (the winds are lighter) to learn all about them. And if you’ve flown one for years, this is the time of year (think midwinters or Mexico) to enjoy that new one you’ve been wanting. So that’s the score. Give us a call or come by the loft. And end 1993 on a high note! ♦

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

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BENETEAU Combines Function and Beauty at

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LOOKING FOR A COMFORTABLE CRUISER? The Oceants Series by Beneteau is the choice ot cruisers wno warn eiegant styling and ease of handling. This design series ranges in size from 3T to 51' and emphasizes ease of handling with furling sails, all lines led aft, self tailing winches, large airy interiors and more.

FIRST 400 Beneteau has redefined per formance cruising for the 90s with this elegant and spa¬ cious new yacht featuring innovative sail handling in¬ cluding a furling main. The fantastic galley, large salon and forward Pullman berth cabin result in an extremely liveable interior.

LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT RACER/CRIHSER? The First Series by Beneteau offers first class deck hardware, ease of handling, and luxurious interiors. From 35' and up the First boats are fully equipped with furling, refer, battery charger, knot, depth, VF1F and race winning potential.

OCEANIS 35s7 The size and speed of a 38footer, beautifully executed with the best of everything. This boat is ready to sail away at an unbelievable price with an extensive list of standard equipment and features.

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MODELS AVAILABLE: First 210 * 265 • 310 • 35s7. 38s5.42.7 * 45B- 53f5 - 62 Oceanfe 300 ♦ 351 ♦ 370 • 400 • 440 *510 Test Drive a Beneteau or Island Packet Yacht November 20,1993 New and Used Boats

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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 workjust 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.

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ISLANDER 28,1983. New epoxy bottom. You will be impreseed with a very clean and attractive interior. Perfect starter boat, designed by Bob Perry. $24,900.

ISLANDER 36. Great Bay boat, diesel. Excellent sail inventory. Price to sell. $37,500.

1988 BENETEAU 432. New engine. Freezer, autopilot, electric windlass. Priced to sell at $112,500.

1990 BENETEAU FIRST 35s5. Super condition late model boat. Good value at $79,900.

PARTIAL LISTINGS

BENETEAU 42,1985. The German Frers designed classic. Racing or cruising, this yacht is a proven winner. Sails, electronics, and all the gear at $129,500.

1982 PASSPORT 40. Dark blue LPU beauty sports a Maxi-prop, dodger, Pullmanberth,and much more. $135,000.

25' CAPE DORY, 1978 beautiful.8,500 27' CATALINA, 1974.reduced to 12,500 27' ISLAND PACKET, 1988 .55,000 28’ ISLANDER, 1984.22,900 29' CAL 2-29, 1974 cruise euip'd .. 27,000 30' LANCER, 1985.24,995 30' ALBIN BALLAD, 1978, excellent 19,500 31' ISLAND PACKET, 1986 .69,000 33' PEARSON, 1986 .61,500 34' WYLIE, 1980.33,000 35' CHRIS CRAFT, BY S&S, 1963.30,000 35' NIAGARA, 1981 .59,500 35’ ISLAND PACKET, 1989.129,000 36' ISLANDER, 1976, diesel.37,500 36* PEARSON, 1985 .69,500 37’ PASSPORT, 1988.139,000 38' SABRE, 1988.159,000 38' ISLAND PACKET, 1989.139,500 38’ BALTIC, 1983.135,00(1 38' CABO RICO, 1988.160,000 38' CALIBER, 1988. 134,000 40' PASSPORT, 1982.135,000 40' X-119, 1990.128,000 40' CAPE DORY, 1985.135,000 40' TARTAN, 1986 .145,000 41' FRERS, 1988.149,000 41THANS CHRISTIAN, 1986.169,500 41' MORGAN OUTISLAND ....2 from 65,000 41'CT KETCH.54,900 41' NELSON-MAREK, 1982.59,900 41' C&C, 1984.99,500 42' TARTAN, 1982.115,000 43'MASON, 1982.145,000 44’ HYLAS, 1985.149,500 49' TASWELL, 1991 .449,000

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HYLAS 44,1984. Very well designed aft cabin layout. Priced way below market for a quick sale. A "must see". $149,500.

34* BENETUU MUNIS 350, '8859,975* 35' M8EYU8 FIRST 35*5, *90 79,900* 37* W*IH« I8BT 37$,‘8S 74^500* W BEHETUU 405,1988 135,000 «*M«TEAU, 1985 __4~129,500* 43L BENETEAU 432, *87, sew enjae ~ 112y500* 45*«BlinAII FIRST 4515, *91239,000 45* BENETEAU 456, '03135,000*

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ISL AN LOA Displacement 17,500 lbs. 38’G" LOD 35'4" Ballast 8,000 lbs. Beam I2’0" Sail Area 735 scj. ft. Draft 46 Headroom 6'4" 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. Why settle for less?

IS IAND P A C KET 44 This exceptional liveaboard cruiser has all the com¬ fort, safety and features to take you anywhere your dreams lead. Loaded with equipment, a must see.

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Candidate for Boat of the Year by Sailing World/ Cruising World. Come visit our office I and see why. ■>

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33' PROUT QUEST...85,000 Diesel, furling, cruise gear

40' CHEOY LEE.......64 Ketch rigged, full boat cove.

36' FREEPORT.59,950 Furling, dodger, pullman berth

44' LANCER ....*>.......4.... Just Listed Twin turbo diesel, very liveable

50' COLUMBIA....109,500 Custom liveaboard interior

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43’ BENETEAU 430.159,000 This 1990 beauty has never been char¬ tered and is in "AS NEW" condition. 3 private staterooms, roller furling, refer and much more. If you're looking for perfor¬ mance, comfort and new boat feel, this is it. At oyr docks for your viewing ease.

33' CHEOY LEE CUPPER Owner very anxious. At Our Docks. $29,950

30' BAHAMA Wheel, diesel, AP and more. At Our Docks. $25,000 DRASTIC REDUCTION: 27' CAL, 1984 Must sell NOW! Diesel, 2 jibs, spinny & gear $13,275 ~

38' MORGAN...54,500 Moon Shadow. Great for cruise or race.

Selected Listings DOWNEAST.57,500

25' C&C...,..

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25' CAPE DORY.Aj,

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39' FREEDOM PH.110,000

27' US YACHTS....tCl 3,950

39' CARTER.

27' CAL Mk III.13,275

41' CORONADO.54,500

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28' COLUMBIA......6,499

43' BENETEAU 430.159,000

28'

BRISTOL Channel ctr.57,000

47' JEANNEAU.149,500

30'

BAHAMA.25,000

47' CELERE.New Production

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PEARSON 323.38,500

49' ALBIN TRAWLER ..,.149,000

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PROUT CATAMARAN.85,000

- 50’ COLUMBIA.2 from 109,500

33' CHEOY LEE Clipper.29,950

51' MIKELSON.258,000

FREEPORT Islander.59,950

51' TATOOSH.299,000

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36' C&C....48,500 .MEMBER

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38' MORGAN Moon Shadow.54,500

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Sweepstakes Most Effective Use of Lights Most Whimsical Master Mariners (Best Entry from Classic Sailboats) Classic Yacht (Best Entry from Classic Yachts - Built pre-1942) Hand Powered Boats (Whaleboats and Dinghies) Long Distance Trophy (longest distance a vessel has traveled by water to be in the parade)

8. Best Military or Public Vessel 9. Best Animation 10. Best Business Sponsored — Sail 11. Best Business Sponsored — Power 12. Best Yacht Club Entry 13- Club with most entries 14. Best Commercial Working Vessel (charter, fishing, tugs) 15. Landlubber's Choice Award (chosen by the crowd's ballot)

Each entry must be accompanied by a check for $25, madepayableto the Lighted Yacht Parade. Entries must be submitted before Nov. 15. 1993■ Mail to: The Lighted Yacht Parade, cJo The Harbor Master, 54Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 94607/ (510) 834-4591

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ISLANDER 36 Recent replacement of rigging, electronics and sails PLUS lots of gear and spare parts makes this a great buy for the sailor seeking a turnkey performance cruiser! In our sales basin for your viewing convenience BUC

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27' 30' 32' 32' 33' 33' 33' 33' 34' 34' 34' 34' 35' 36' 36' 36' 37' 37' 37' 37’ 37' 37' 38' 38' 38'

Truly an immaculate yacht! Hans Christian Yachts offer the best in accommodation and comfort for the Liveaboard Cruiser. Lots of new gear and electronics, even a stove for cruising the World in comfort.

BROKERS CHOICE

VANCOUVER.42,000 CATALINA.18,500 ERICS0N 1989.67,500 ISLANDER.26,500 OLYMPIAN.27,500 NEWPORT..35,000 CAPE DORY.reduced 62,750 RANGER.24,500 TARTAN.36,000 ERICS0NT.35,000 CREALOCK.114,500 ALOHA...62,500 CUSTOM BABA.85,000 ISLANDER...49,500 CHEOYLEE.45,000 MORGAN OUT ISLAND.36,500 ELITE.NEW LISTING RAFIKI.77,000 ENDEAVOUR.69,500 TAYANA.88,500 RAFIKI.85,000 PEARSON.114,000 CSC .'.from 125,000 D0WNEAST.58,500 ERICS0N.119,000

38' 38' 39' 40' 40' 40' 41' 41' 41' 41' 41' 43' 43' 43' 43' 44' 44' 45' 48' 48' 50' 50' 51' 55' 66' 70'

HANS CHRISTIAN...2 from 92,500 KAISER KETCH.59,900 PEARSON.49,900 ISLANDER/PERRY.75,500 CHEOYLEE.74,500 CSC.79,900 CSC.118,500 CORONADO.39,950 MORGAN 01.OFFERS C.69,000 COLUMBIA.2 from 45,000 SPINDRIFT. 179,000 RON H0LAND.85,000 OCEANIS 430.159,000 KETTENBERG.58,000 GULFSTAR.77,000 PETERSON.112,500 FASTNET.145,000 CHEOYLEE.2from95,000 CUSTOM CUTTER.86,500 KETTENBURG. 109,000 COLUMBIA.2 from $97,000 TATOOSH.299,000 TAYANA.369,500 STAYSAIL SCHOONER.WOOD NEW HORIZON.395,000

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CORONADO 41

PEARSON 39 .

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C&C40.79,950

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rt ATTENTION SELLERS OLYMPIAN 33 .27,500

HOW DO WE MARKET YOUR BOAT? With 3 California offices, 10 professional sales people, advertising in 5 or more West Coast publications, member of BUC International Listing Service, mem¬ ber of Ca. MLS, attendance in numerous boat shows, on site display slips and more. If you don't have your boat listed with us, WHY?

39,950

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ERICSON 29.16,950

Inventory: CAL w/trailer.9,995 CATALINA.6,300 CATALINA.19,950 MacGREGOR.1.10,000 CHRYSLER, trailer.11,850 S-2, center cockpit.11,500 ERICSON.10,000

28'

COLUMBIA, diesel...7,900

28' TRITON.11,000 29' ERICSON.16,950 30' CATALINA.reduced 19,950 30' 32'

NEWPORT.17,900 Islander Wayfarer.reduced 16,950

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Earth Safe Sanitation Systems, Inc., has developed a sanitary, 'in-line' Treatment Device that is easy to install with most existing Marine toilets. It cleans, deodorizes and lubricates your pump, hoses and fittings with every flush. It leaves a smooth, stain resistant coating that has a fresh, clean scent. This coating helps control debris build up in drain lines and toilet bowl. Our specially designed biodegrad¬ able compound aids in the break down of solid waste material and tissue paper in holding tanks. ' Simply unscrew the ’O' ring sealed cap and, unlike messy powders or liquids, drop in an Earth Safe Tablet. The concen¬ trated tablet is formaldehydefree, and completely water soluble. Its light detergent action also functions as a surface anti¬ septic that neutralizes odors with¬ out staining hands or equipment. Tablet lasts approximately 30 days on Tiveaboards' and will last even longer on 'weekenders'. The treatment device may be installed in any position, anywhere in the 3/4“ pump inlet hose. The Device costs only $ 19.95 and the Tablets are just $4.95 each or packaged in a convenient4-pack at $ 19.80. (Add $4.95 for shipping and handling.) Patent pending.

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39’ C&C CUTTER, 1973. Upgraded & loaded for long distance cruising. Asking $77,500.

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Nonrace Nov. 1 — YRA Trophy Presentation at MacArthur Park Rest aurant. Winners only! 6:30-8:30 p.m.; YRA, 771-9500. Nov. 3, 11 & 17 — Cruising Seminars at Pacific Marine Supply in San Diego. Call (619) 223-7194 for topics and details. Nov. 5 — "Hitching a Ride to the Marquesas", a free show by Scott Townley. Stockdale Marine Theatre (Sacramento), 7:30 p.m.; Ryan, (916) 332-0775. Nov. 6 — Columbus Cup on ESPN. 1 p.m. PST; show repeats on November 12 at 10 a.m. PST. Programs subject to time change; check local listing. Nov. 6 — Charter Boat Ownership Seminar with Shelly Cook, CPA, and Don Durant, president of Club Nautique. Free, but reservations are required. 2-5 p.m. at Club Nautique in Alameda; RSVP, (510) 865-4700. Nov. 6 — OYRA Annual Awards Banquet at Richmond YC. Cock¬ tails at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 7:30. All ocean racers are encouraged to attend. Don & Betty Lessley, 892-6534. Nov. 9 — "Inside Passage to Alaska," movies and slides. Lee Sailmakers (Alameda); 7:30 p.m.; details, (510) 523-9011. Nov. 9 — If you were intrigued by the Sightings item about sailing Chile in the last issue, check out Nic Piles’ slide show about cruising central Chile. Place and time are the Sailing Connection in Point Richmond from 6 to 9 p.m. Free admission. For more information, call (510) 236-8999. Nov. 10 — Singlehanded TransPac Seminar #2: Sail Inventory, Rigging and Jury-Rigging. Oakland YC; 7:30 p.m.; absolutely free; Dan Benjamin, (510) 423-1339. Nov. 10 — Pacific Cup Seminar at Farallon Electronics in Sausalito. "A comprehensive discussion on electrical and electronics systems that make for a successful ocean passage." $15 (or $10 with PacYC membership); 6:30-10 p.m.; details, 331-1924. Nov. 11 — Single Sailors Association Meeting at Oakland YC, 7:30 p.m. Prospective members welcome. SSA voicemail, (510) 2739763. Nov. 13 — Cal 29 Fall Dinner, Class Meeting and Election of Officers. Info and reservations, Doug Clark, 969-1614. Nov. 13 — Olson 25 Awards Banquet at Richmond YC, beginning around 6:30 p.m. Bill Riess, (510) 653-9531 (home). Nov. 13-14 — Islander 36 Association Annual Awards Cruise to Golden Gate YC. Art Fowler, 941-2335. Nov. 13-14 — Open Boat Weekend at Marina Village Yacht Harbor in Alameda, weather permitting. An abundance of used and new sailboats await your scrutiny! Harbormaster, (510) 521-0905. Nov. 14 — Safety at Sea Seminar, moderated by John Rousmaniere. Cowell Theater (Fort Mason Center); $45 fee includes lunch; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sailing Education Adventures, 775-8779. Nov. 18-21 — San Diego Boat & Sportfishing Show at the San Diego Convention Center. In addition to the customary boat show hoopla, Teva Sandals is sponsoring a match race event in Melges 24s on November 20. Among the luminaries scheduled to race are Peter 'Dr. Crash' Isler, Larry Klein, Vince Brun, Mark Reynolds and Steve Grillon. For info on the Boatshow, call (619) 274-9924. Nov. 19 — Retiring America’s Cup Defense Chairman Bill Munster will dish out the dirt on the ’88 and ’92 contests and make predictions about the ’95 shootout. Free program at Encinal YC at 8 p.m.; optional dinner at 7 p.m.; RSVP, EYC, (510) 522-3272. Nov. 20 — Santa Cruz West Marine BYOB ("Bring Your Old Boat") Sale and Flea Market. Refreshments and hundreds of discounted store items also for sale. 9 a.m. ’til 6 p.m.; Dave Ladd, (408) 476-1800. Nov. 20 — "Ham Radio and You", an all-day seminar at Oakland YC covering "everything you always wanted to know about ham radio but were afraid to ask." The $20 fee includes lunch. Jim Cohune, 983-8417. Nov. 23, 1869 — The Cutty Sark was launched in Dumbarton,

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Scotland. She was the last — and arguably most famous — of the tea clippers, and is now on static display in Greenwich, England. Nov. 25 ■— "Cape Horn: The Beauty and the Fury", a one-hour ESPN program. Set your VCR for 2 p.m. PST. Nov. 25 — Thanksgiving Day. Count your blessings, and then go sailing. Do the same thing Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Dec. 3 — "15 Trailerable Sailboats Cruise the San Juans and Gulf Islands," a free slide show by Jack and Carolee Roach of the Sierra Sail & Trail Club. Stockdale Marine Theatre (Sacramento); 7:30 p.m.; Ryan, (916) 332-0775. Dec. 11 — Santana 22 Association Christmas Party, Trophy Presentation and Annual Meeting. Erik Menzel, (510) 525-9024. Dec. 11 — San Leandro Lighted Boat Parade. Details, San Lean¬ dro Marina, (800) 559-SAIL.

Racing Oct. 30 — Red Rock Regatta at Tiburon YC, a PHRF race for North Bay yachts. Always a dangerous party! TYC, 789-9889. Oct. 30-31 — The 1993 Exotic Erotic Great Pumpkin Regatta. One design racing for Express 37s, J/35s, Wylie 34s, J/105s, ll:Metres, Olson 30s, Express 27s, Cal 2-27s, Olson 25s, J/24s, Moore 24s and Santana 22s. The theme alone makes this a mustattend event. Richmond YC; Steve Chamberlin, (510) 339-3545. Oct. 31 — Cruising division start of Long Beach YC’s Cabo San Lucas Race gets underway. See The Racing Sheet for entry list. LBYC, (310) 598-9401, or Camille Daniels, (310) 498-6465. Nov. 5-6 — Racing divisions begin Long Beach YC’s 804-mile Cabo San Lucas Race. Will anyone ever beat Blondie’s 1985 record of 3 days, 4 hours? Same phone numbers as above. Nov. 6 — Fat Boy Series (El Toro sailors over 165 pounds) kicks off at Richmond YC. "All you lightweights be sure to bring your sand¬ bags," says organizer Jim DeWitt, who will explain the rules in more detail if you call (510) 232-4291. Nov. 13 — Whitbread Race, Leg 2 starts from Punta del Este: 7,558 gnarly miles through the Southern Ocean to Fremantle. Nov. 20 — Island YC’s Jack & Jill Race. IYC, (510) 521-2980. Nov. 20-21 — Lake Washington Sailing Club Turkeyshoot Regatta. Six races (one design and Portsmouth Handicapping System) for boats under 20 feet on Sacramento’s Lake Washington; Stockdale Marine, (916) 332-0775. LATITUDE/ROB

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Yes, Island Yacht Club has something for everyone, toddlers to retirees, cruisers or racers, and those that just like to hang around the club. Berths in Alameda Marina are available close to the club, but our membership also comes from those that berth around the Bay. Join us any Friday evening from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at our TGIF movie and light dinner. Prospective members bring this ad in to our TGIF for a free drink and light dinner. Island Yacht Club is the proud sponsor of:

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Midwinter Race Series BERKELEY YC — Chowder Races (11/27,12/26,1/29, 2/26). Paul Kamen, (510) 540-7968. BERKELEY/METROPOLITAN YC — Midwinters (11/13-14, 12/11-12,1/8-9, 2/12-13). Bobbi Tosse, (510) 939-9885. CORINTHIAN YC — Midwinters (1/15-16, 2/19-20). Colin Gilboy, 331-8379. ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series (11/20, 12/18, 1/15, 2/19, 3/19). John Boyd, (510) 865-3381 (evenings). GOLDEN GATE YC — Seaweed Soup Perpetual Trophy (11/6, 12/4, 1/8, 2/5, make-up race on 3/5). Ed Welch, 851-3800. LAKE MERRITT SC — Edna Robinson Memorial Midwinter Series (12/11,1/9, 2/12, 3/13). John Hege, (510) 832-4162. RICHMOND YC — Small Boat Midwinters (12/5,1/2,2/6,3/6). RYC, (510) 237-2821. SAN FRANCISCO YC — Fall Series (11/20-21, 12/18-19). Randy Ferguson, 986-1088 (work). SANTA CRUZ YC — Midwinters (11/20, 12/18, 1/15, 2/19, 3/19, make-up on 3/25). Mike Evans, (408) 476-5671. SAUSALITO SC—Midwinters (10/30,11/27,1/28,2/26, make¬ up race on 3/25). Pat Broderick, (707) 528-2109. SAUSALITO YC — Midwinters (11/7, 12/5, 1/9, 2/6, 3/6). Chuck Mellor, 331-2411. SOUTH BEACH YC — 'IAOTIO' Series (every Saturday through 3/26). SBYC, 495-2295. STOCKTON SC — Midwinters (11/6, 11/20, 12/4). Stockton Sailing Club, (209) 951-5600. Please send your calendar items by the 1 Oth of the month to Latitude 38 (Attn: Calendar), P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966. Better yet, FAX them to us at (415) 383-5816. But please, no phoneins! Calendar listings are for marine-related events that are either free or don’t cost much to attend. The Calendar is not meant to support commercial enterprises. Unless otherwise noted, all phone numbers listed in the Calendar are in the 415 area code.

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Pusan, Korea; and Vladivostok, Russia — in the first-ever Pan-Pacific Yacht Race. To join this elite group of sailors, you need a boat and crew, experience and desire, a Notice of Race and an entry application.

And to sweeten it all, there's a completion bonus for every boat finishing the Race within the Time Limit* From the USA, the completion bonus is one million yen — approximately, $10,000!

The Pan-Pacific Yacht Race The Pan-Pacific Yacht Race commemorates the opening of the offshore Kansai International Airport and is sponsored by the Osaka Prefecturai Government and the Pan-Pacific Yacht Race Organizing Committee of the Nippon Ocean Racing Club. The Race is governed by Special Rules and Sailing Instructions applying to this Race, the International Yacht Racing Rules (IYRR) 1989-92 and the Offshore Racing Council (ORC) Special Regulations governing offshore racing 1992. All entries must be monohulled yachts with a crew of two or more persons of at least 18 years of age. There will be no handicapping, and boats will enter in one of

three classes: A (16-20 mrLOA), B (14-16 m. LOA) and C (12-14 m. LOA). USA Race Start is organized by California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey. Enter now to ensure your participation in this outstanding international sailing event. Final entry deadline is January 31st. For an application and Notice of Race, contact Martin McCarthy, Executive Director of the Marina del Rey Chamber of Commerce, at 310/821-0555 or fax to 310/823-0461. *Time Limit: Any entry that is not able to finish the race within four weeks from the time that the first yacht in each class crosses the finish line shall be disqualified. Course Rules II.A-3.

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LETTERS Mif aunt nancy wants to smoke a joint Congratulations on your September issue — one of your best ever. I’m writing concerning your articles on smuggling pot and letters about the use of pot to prevent or cure seasickness. Recent studies have determined that the D.A.R.E. Program — Drug Awareness and Resistance Education—which is taught in all 50 states, doesn’t work. It simply fails in its goals to keep kids from using drugs. Our newest drug czar, Lee Brown, is currently reviewing all such programs to see if any of them work. I have a novel suggestion — we have tried everything else, so why not try telling children the truth? We could begin by explaining why it’s okay for mommy to get blitzoid on booze as long as she’s not driving the boat, but if Aunt Nancy wants to smoke a joint to keep from puking all over the place, agents from the American Gestapo will come and take the boat away. We could also teach them why their homes on land cannot be searched without probable cause and a warrant, but if they live on a. boat, their Fourth Amendment rights aren’t worth the paper that the Bill of Rights was written on. Classes could include explanations, like why we spend billions of taxpayer’s dollars every year to stop less than 15 percent of the smuggled drugs — this figure from a front-line customs agent in San Diego. I guess we would also have to explain to kids why someone caught importing illegal drugs "must serve" at least 18 years in prison while someone who rapes a 15-year-old girl and chops off her arms — such as Lawrence Singleton did — can get out in less than half that time. I don’t know. On second thought, maybe the truth is just too scary for kids. Robert J. Coleman San Diego Robert — The truth is perhaps more scary for adults, who can’t help but be aware that virtually everything proposed in the Preamble to the Constitution has become a tragic joke. Anybody brave enough to review the deal between government and citizens? "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” Domestic tranquility? Not in our cities. Justice. Not with our legal system. General welfare? Spotty at best. If Aunt Nancy wants to suck a spliff every night, we’re not going to raise hell as long as it’s locally grown. By the same token, we don’t think the current pot laws are the cause of this country’s terrible social and fiscal problems. After all, an overdose of responsibility is seldom as destructive as an overdose of freedom.

MANUAL DRIVE T’aint so — Latitude’s claim that manufacturers’ manuals don’t contain much information. In response to a letter of mine in your magazine earlier this year, Ken Yanni of Dedham, Massachusetts, sent me the old owner’s manual for my Cape Dory Typhoon (Daysailer/Weekender). It’s full of information. Among the notes provided was the fact that the boat’s Dragonfly sails include a roller-furling mainsail — this on an 18y2-foot boat. I didn’t know that there was such a thing as a roller furling mainsail, but you move the boom back an inch and then replace the gooseneck. I sent Yanni a check, not only for his trouble in photocopying a 77page document, but in saving me lotsa moolah, as I had been seriously advised to go out and buy a mainsail with reef points. I now have sailed the boat reefed without any problems. How did Yanni know about my question? By reading your perigrenating pictorial pectoral-philiac publication! Incidentally,

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Here it is September 30, with no sign of the September issue of your great rag in sight. My withdrawal symptoms are agonizing. Don’t you people realize that I stand patiently by the mailbox each month, eagerly awaiting news of what’s happening in the West? How cruel can you be, neglecting me like this, withholding my favorite reading material of all time? But I will give you benefit of the doubt. After all, we all know how devious postal employees can be. Even now, as 1 write this, some mailperson may have his or her grubby, mail-stained hands on my Latitude, laughing at articles I should be laughing about, disagreeing with some of the Letters as I should be doing, and reading about people who are my friends in Changes. Incidently, I would like to mention that I originally ordered a subscription to Latitude so my mother and stepfather could keep up on the travels of my fianc£ and myself as we hopped our way through the South Pacific aboard our Cascade 36. Crewing for us were to be two good friends of ours, world-traveling Harley bikers with 250,000 miles and 51 countries under their wheels. Unfortunately, our trip never occurred, mostly due to my discovery that my fianc£ had asked a Japanese girl to marry him. After he learned to say a few words in Japanese, that is, as she spoke very little English! Not being Mormon and having just a 36-foot boat, we decided that five would be a crowd. Last I heard, my ex-fianc£ had put his tail between his legs and returned with the boat to California from Hawaii, having been rejected by his crew and both his fiances! I’d returned home to Pennsylvania, which sure ain’t the South Pacific! But be sure to remember my name, because barring any major disasters, I will own my own boat within two years and will take off for ports unknown within five years. My claim to fame will be all the men I dump or leave behind in my various ports of call! (Maybe not, but it’s a great fantasy!) Until the day that I can say, "It’s my boat, I’m the captain!", I ask you to please, please, make your best effort to keep the Latitudes coming. Otherwise I may be forced to become the founder of a support group for those poor lost souls who have missed Latitude issues, and I don’t think I’m up to that. It would be too emotionally draining! Ha! Christine Watson Oxford, Pennsylvania Christine — We’re sorry things turned out badly for you, but remember that living well is the best revenge. Since you’re obviously spunky and have a well-developed sense of humor — and since you realize that Pennsylvania isn’t the South Pacific — what the heck are you still doing in Oxford? As a former Latitude bookkeeper used to say, "Guys are like buses, there s always another one that comes along in about 15 minutes." Guys come along even more frequently in the South Pacific. Now we’re not so insensitive to recommend that you quickly sign on with some other guy. But we do suggest that you consider putting some feelers out for boats in the South Pacific — and what the heck, the Caribbean and the Med, too. Then maybe sign on as crew with a

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Mour last hurdle After you conducted the interview with us that appeared in the September issue, we sailed north to complete our seven-year circumnavigation. Our July 13 to August 12 coastal-hop from Sausalito to Neah Bay started out pretty rough, but ended with magic scenery and smooth sailing. Huge seas, adverse current and strong winds confronted us at Pt. Reyes. It was so bad that our engine quit from a total fuel blockage. So we sailed back to Drakes Bay, licked our wounds, cleaned 45 gallons of diesel fuel, changed two fuel filters and waited four days for better conditions. On our next outing, we only made it to Bodega Bay — where we were met by gloomy prospects for continuing up the coast. Fishermen there reported they’d been taking shelter for she weeks. An East Coast cruiser had been holed up four weeks. A Canadian sailor, having been thwarted twice in the last two weeks in an attempt to reach Cape Mendocino, gave up and had his 34-foot boat put on a truck and driven to Seattle. British friends on a Halberg-Rassey met us going south. They had spent two weeks waiting to assault Cape Mendocino. They made two tries at it and were turned back both times. There were numerous stories in the harbor of damage to fishing boats and big power boats when delivery skippers had tried to bull their way north. So we joined this group of boats in Bodega, waiting for the wind and seas to diminish. I spent one day installing a parallel fuel filter system, which would allow us to switch filters in case of another fuel blockage. Almost every day we took the bus to Sebastapol or Santa Rosa. They were neat towns with neat people — especially Sebastapol. On the evening of July 21 — already 10 days out of San Francisco — we made a try at Pt. Arena. The weather report said the seas were down at Cape Mendocino, so if we could just make it around Pt. Arena ... But we couldn’t. Maybe we could have made it after six to eight hours of hard battling, but that isn’t our style ... at least anymore. Having sailed around the world, Lois was getting pretty discouraged that we couldn’t make it 'home'. I figured we could outwait the weather for another month. If we still hadn’t been able to make it, we would leave Sisu for a spell and come back after the weather had improved. On August 24, seas were reported down and light winds forecast from the WSW!!! So at 1900 we made a run for it with two Canadian buddy-boats. Arena was sloppy but our overnighter was smooth to Fort Bragg with easy midday entrance. Weather change brought light winds and fog, allowing us to motor around Cape Mendocino in flat seas and long swells. It was our last real hurdle — or so we thought! We arrived off Eureka at night, with less than a quarter-mile visibility in solid fog. One of the Canadians had been there before, so with Escondido leading and Sisu and No Contest following, we made the approach relying completely on radar. It was slow and nervewracking. At 2300 we asked the Coast Guard for a report on the bar conditions. They gave us the official report for 2000, but had no updated advice and offered no assistance. This was in complete contrast to the 'greetings' we received from the Coast Guard during all of the rest of our bar crossings. Typically, the Coasties would come out and guide us across the bar or stand by at the very least. Except for Eureka, we only entered or exited bars under most favorable conditions. We found the West Coast bars to be well-marked and with

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accurate reports on bar conditions. The Coasties were professionals, except at Eureka, where it took us two hours from the fairway buoy until we got settled in! From Eureka on, we daysailed only. We visited Crescent City and the Oregon ports of Gold Beach, Coos Bay, Newport, Tillamook and Ilwaco. Our Washington stops included Grays Harbor, La Push and Neah Bay. We stayed between a quarter mile and three miles offshore most of the time, taking advantage of less current or even favorable counter currents. The wind and sea conditions also seemed more favorable close to shore. Reflecting back on the last leg of our cruise, we had a great trip up our coast, enjoying the ports, small towns and natives! What a great way to come home. It was nice to be back home, too. We hope that Pat McKinnon and anyone contemplating the Pacific World Cruiser’s Around The World Cruise notes our experience. We started coming north from Cabo on May 2, and it took us 2Vi months of leisurely sailing to reach the Pacific Northwest. We went only with the good weather and had an easy time. Maybe we were just plain lucky. The thought of sailing by way of Hawaii didn’t thrill us; we’d been there and done that. Cruising 'our' coast was truly the right way to savor the last of our great seven-year circumnavigation. Norm and Lois Anderson Emmett, Idaho Norm & Lois — You might like to hear that several cruisers in Tonga complimented you on your characterization of long distance cruising. They thought you did a good job of describing how it really is. With regard to the Pacific World Cruiser’s Around The World Cruise, the current itinerary calls for the fleet to cover the more than 4,200 miles from Panama to Puget Sound in 2l/z months. It took the Anderson’s 2% months to sail from Cabo to Puget Sound, less than half that distance. The moral is that sailing — even motorsailing — upwind can be very slow and arduous.

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Ml’D been after my high school sweetheart for 30 YEARS After years of getting free copies of Latitude 38 and dreaming cover to cover, the time has come for us to subscribe. Soon we will be in places where we won’t be able to pick up a coveted free copy. So, enclosed is a check and a subscription form. Cash it quick, we’re closing the account! After receiving a Golden Finger — early retirement — from the City of Concord, we sold our condo, cars and other stuff, then canceled the car, dental and homeowner’s insurance as well as our post office box, phone service and subscription to Modem Maturity. Yes, we pulled the plug and are heading south! We’re not sure how far or how long we’ll go for, we’ll just decide after we get there and think about it. Then maybe we’ll go west — or maybe east. Our basic • (4LUt J? • November. 1993

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plan is to hover between 20" north and 20° south — except while hurricanes whirl. We’ll keep going until it’s not fun anymore. Our vessel is a Yorktown 39.1 became the third owner in 1987 and moved aboard. In 1990 my high school sweetheart came to visit. I’d been after her for 30 years. Life on the water rekindled that old love, so she moved aboard and we soon married. As you know Yorktowns are kit boats. A batch sold in the 70s to dreamers of all types. Some of them actually knew what they were doing and built fine boats. Happily that is the case with ours, and we have a well-found, over-rigged cruising vessel. We are hoping to contact the original owner and builder. His name is Ken Sokolick from Union City, and he and his family worked on her for several years. He inscribed his name and address on a bulkhead, but we’ve been unable to locate him. Apparently they got to play with the boat some, but they had to sell her before he could finish the interior. I have spent many an hour 'getting into his head' as I finished the interior work he has started. Anyway, he’ll be going along in spirit, and occasionally will be in charge. With great pomp and ceremony we have dubbed our autopilot 'Commander Sokolick'. In closing I would like to mention a new resource for cruisers. Like many, we need a land-based person to forward mail, balance the checkbook, pay the bills, taxes and do all the rest. All those things from which there is no escape in this life. We could not find an established business that met our needs, so our bookkeeper Barbara Hasey came to the rescue by adding a 'Homebase' to her business. She already has a number of clients who travel occasionally, but we are her first cruising clients. I’m sure there will be a learning curve getting mail to a hut on the beach, but she is very resourceful and will have fun working it out. She is also the first contact if our 406 EPIRB should start chirping. So our Homebase is: Add Vantage, 1128 Daniel Lane, Concord, CA 94518, (510) 689-1943. Others might want to use the service. Well, that’s it, we’re outta here! If all went well, it was with the tide on October 16. Good-bye to all our friends around the Bay. We’ll keep you posted. The Irish Jester Jim and Jean Formerly of Martinez Jim & Jean — Good luck on your cruise! We’ll have left Los Angeles bound for Cabo on the 31st of October on Big O and will be keeping an eye out for you. //you — or any other cruisers — see us, please come by and say hello. Who knows, we map even have the most recent issue of Latitude.

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During the middle of the night on March 16,1993, our Tayana 52 sailboat Clam Bake was hit and sunk by the freighter Hahjin Savannah. We were approximately 50 miles off the coast of Mexico at the time. We were lucky, as the freighter that hit us also rescued us. As a result of the incident, we lost everything except the clothes on our backs and our Litton 406 EPIRB — which we activated and kept with us until we reached the hospital room aboard the ship. The reason for this letter is to alert cruisers that our EPIRB did not work. We’d purchased the EPIRB new in January of 1993, registered with NOAA, and tested as per the directions that come with the unit. The test consists of turning on the switch and waiting 10 seconds to see if a strobe light is activated. The strobe illuminated both during our pre-cruise test and the night of the accident. We have been informed by reliable sources that commercial vessels are able to test their EPIRBs by tuning into a preestablished frequency. In fact, they are required to do so once a month. These instructions are never given to the recreational boater/cruisers with 406 EPIRBs. During the Coast Guard investigation of the collision with our vessel, it was learned that our EPIRB signal was never picked up. As

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LETTERS a result, the Coast Guard requested that our EPIRB be sent to them for testing. The Coast Guard in turn forwarded our unit to Litton, the manufacturer, which who offered to test it for free. Litton returned the unit to the Coast Guard with a letter that stated the unit was working as per manufacturer’s specifications. They suggested that perhaps we didn’t turn on the unit or that there had been no satellites over us in the 90 minute period that we were in the water and had the unit switched on. The Coast Guard pursued this possibility with NOAA. NOAA indicated that two satellites passed over us during that time period, satellites that should have picked up our EPIRB’s distress signal. The Coast Guard then arranged to test our Litton EPIRB with NOAA. When they did, the signal was received. I believe we are not unique in the cruising world to put a high level of reliance on these expensive units as a 'life insurance' policy. Having our 406 EPIRB with us during our terrifying experience gave us some peace of mind, because we 'knew' our EPIRB signal was going out and somebody would find and rescue us. Now we wonder how many other cruisers might be out there with 406 EPIRBs like our own that don’t work but are relying on them for their safety and their lives? The big question remains: why didn’t our unit work the night of the incident and why did it work after it was returned to Litton? We have sent Litton a copy of this letter and have asked for their comments within 30 days so that we could respond to the cruising world. We will keep you informed as to their response or non response. Marshall Saunders White Eagle, Tatoosh 51 formerly Clam Bake, Tayana 52 Marshall — Please keep us advised of Litton’s response and any other pertinent news regarding whatever the problem was with your EPIRB that night. Like you, we and many other sailors have put great faith in our 406 EPIRBs to work properly in the event of an emergency. As far as we’re concerned, a liferaft and a 406 EPIRB are the two absolute necessities in the event of a catastrophe at sea. For readers not familiar with EPIRBs, we’ll oversimplify by saying there are two distinct types, the older 'non-406' EPIRBs and newer 406 EPIRBs. The differences are dramatic. The non-406s, which cost about $300, have a false alarm rate in excess of 90% so they don’t get immediate Coast Guard response. They also afford spotty coverage in the Northern Hemisphere and almost none in the Southern Hemisphere. 406 EPIRBs, which cost about $1,500, are immensely superior. They transmit signals that are stored by SARSAT satellites until they can pass the information along to ground stations, and thus offer true worldwide coverage. They can also identify the vessel in distress and pinpoint its position to within approximately one mile. Since there are very few 406 false alarms, the Coast Guard and other rescue agencies take such signals very seriously. Despite the fact there was an apparent failure somewhere in the 406 system the night the Saunders’ vessel was hit, we nonetheless urge all offshore sailors to carry a 406 EPIRB. To illustrate their normal effectiveness and reliability of 406 EPIRBs, we offer the following example released by the 11th Coast Guard District: "The Operations Center was Search and Rescue (SAR) Mission coordinator for an unlocated 406Mhz EPIRB alert from a fishing vessel homeported in California. Using the registration data, the Opcen was able to determine the vessel was in drydock in Anacortes, Washington. The master of the vessel was contacted and said the vessel had been destroyed by fire in the early morning hours. The EPIRB had functioned properly even though it had melted and was nearly unrecognizable following the fire. Firefighters used an axe to secure the beacon. Case closed.”

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^AVOIDING FOREDECK DOUSING Having read of the tTagic death of Bruce Morden in the October issue. I’m compelled to write. From my vantage point — I’m 77years-old, have had open-heart surgery and don’t intend to stop sailing — there are at least two methods of avoiding dousing the jib on the foredeck. One, of course, is roller furling. Since Morden could afford radar, he could certainly have afforded roller furling. Two, for solo or short-handed sailing, it’s simple and inexpensive to lead the halyards back to the cockpit. A down-haul on the jib from its head to a turning block to the cockpit completes the installation. Several line fairleads placed on the forestay, number depending on jib size, will keep the downhaul from flying around. And if there is a jib halyard winch, it can be used to take the downhaul in — if necessary — after the jib halyard is cast off. Chuck Stern San Francisco

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LETTERS also a large Danforth type anchor stored in the bow along with lots of general stuff under the forward bunk. On the whole, the boat was down about two inches on the waterline. After some coastal cruising, we decided to do the Delta. Finally, returning home, we found ourselves in 35 to 40-knot winds on the nose during a strong ebb heading from Rio Vista to Pittsburg. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of returning from the Delta in those conditions, you end up with steep, choppy waves that make sailboarders grin and sailors puke. But much to my surprise, my boat hobby-horsed considerably less than I had experienced in past similar conditions. I could 'measure' this by the lack of prop cavitation I experienced in the past, as well as a markedly diminished motion. I made far better progress with the engine and the movement was definitely more controlled. So what gives? 1 recall a similar controversy in Practical Sailor a few years back. Someone — probably one of the many engineer/physicist type dudes who were fighting about it — suggested that the increased weight at the bow and stern would actually slow the movement down due to increased inertia and resistance to motion. Well, who the hell knows? Anyway, Jason, I say get your boat and don’t worry about all the 'factual' doo-doo others will plop onto your lap. If I had, I’d still be looking. Learn to apply large block of salt to all advice. Some is good, a lot is not. Listen, read, but most of all, do! And you’ll have a great time. P.S. Anyone who can hand start my diesel can have it. I assume they’ll be able to lift it out of my boat and carry it to their car. Mike Sisson Mysticeti, Westsail 32 Oakland Mike — VJe agree that too often potential boat buyers become hesitant because some 'novice expert' gets them all shook up about a relatively minor quality — real or imagined — of the boat they are intending to buy. Be that as it may, Lee Helm advises that your observation about your boat performing better in the Delta with additional weight in the ends indeed has a basis in science. Here’s her easy to follow explanation: "Weight in the ends doesn’t always result in increased waveinduced pitching or 'hobby-horsing'. Weight in the ends, especially the bow, will always do two things: increase the pitching period, and increase the size of the 'resonant spike' in the response amplitude at resonance. If this is gobbledygook, think of the high school physics experiment with the spring, mass and dashpot or dampening element. The system has a characteristic resonant frequency. "Vibrate the support for the system at a fast frequency and not much happens — response amplitude ratio of zero. But move the support very slowly, and the system simply follows the motion of the support—response amplitude ratio of 1.0. However, if you excite the system at or near its resonant frequency, even subtle inputs might set off big oscillations of the mass, if the damping is small. This is the 'resonant spike'. Increase the size of the mass, and the period of the resonant oscillation becomes longer. The amplitude or size of the oscillations also becomes greater for the same input motion, if the damping and spring stiffness stay about the same. Now back to boats. When a boat pitches, the inertia of the mass in the bow, stern and rig are the 'mass’ of the system. The buoyancy of the hull that tends to restore the vessel to even trim is the ’spring’, and the friction of the water on the hull is the 'damping'. In most real situations where small sailboats are going upwind, the resonant pitch is quicker than the time between wave encounters. In very long waves, the resonant pitch period is much quicker, and the boat simply follows the wave slop. But as waves get shorter, and the encounter period becomes shorter, there is a closer match between the wave encounter period and the resonant pitch period. Here’s where adding

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LETTERS weight to the bow has a terrible effect: it moves the resonant period even closer to the wave period, and the pitch response goes up — sometimes dramatically. "In the short ebb-tide chop of a shallow bay or river, especially when motoring into it at relatively high speed, the encounter period is very likely faster than the resonant pitch period of a heavy boat. In this case, adding weight to the ends moves the resonant period further away from the excitation period, so the response is reduced. "Also, note that pitch isn’t the only motion in high seas. 'Heave' — vertical up and down motion — is important because it’s usually coupled to pitch in a way that increases motion of the bow and reduces motion of the stern. So, as a practical matter, 'weight in the ends' really only refers to weight in the bow. "If that’s still too confusing, let’s just say it’s not surprising that you observed the opposite of the usual effect while motoring in a strong ebb from Rio Vista to Pittsburgh. Short chop, compressed by ebb tide, and relatively high speed under power directly into it; in these conditions the natural pitch period of your boat was probably slower than the period of the encounter with the wave crests, the opposite of what,you would normally find sailing upwind in the ocean. In this case, yes, weight in the ends improves the ride.”

UttFIFTY YEARS BACK I’m fairly new to the sport of sailing, but am already hooked on Latitude 38. I’ve read with interest the controversies involving boats and equipment. More recently, you barely touched on a subject I find much more important: boats, women and sailors—which sounds like the title of a Jimmy Buffet song. As far as I know, the 'war between the sexes' has never been canceled due to lack of interest, but it seems that in the sailing world the lines have been drawn about 50 — and maybe even 100 years — back. When I first got interested in sailing, several of the sea wives warned me that a perfectly good husband, kind and thoughtful, could turn into an abusive Capt. Bligh once he got behind the helm of a sailing vessel. I stood on the sidelines in those days and just took it all in. Most of those players are divorced now, but then so am I, and I can’t even blame it on the boat. Anyway, I finally decided to really learn how to sail, so I put an ad in the Classy Classifieds last November. Before I go into my impressions of the results, I have to admit that — in my effort to be clever — my ad didn’t simply say that I wanted to crew. In fact, one of my men friends informed me that I had set the Women’s Movement back 20 years. I don’t know if he was right, but maybe I really was 'asking for it'. Now I never met up with an unpleasant situation that the disclaimers in the issues with Crew Lists warn about. Each skipper I spoke and sailed with was a perfect gentleman, I had a lot of fun, and got onto quite a few boats. I guess the biggest disappointment was the attitude toward women that I encountered on the part of some of the skippers. One single woman told me, "Oh, all sailors are like that . . . and don’t even think about learning to sail with someone you have a relationship with, it just won’t work." I can understand the relationship/teaching bit, as few of us can even teach our kids to drive. But what about this skipper/boyfriend or husband thing? Does anyone out there have any advice for me? I have read about the all-women sailing clubs and groups, and I do want to join one — but is that the only way a woman can get equal treatment in this sport? Do you have to choose? That’s the early message I got from the Women’s Movement — which I rejected. We’ve gotten beyond that now .. or at least I thought we had. Good ol' Jimmy Buffet sings, "The only men who know how to talk to women are in the movies, and everyone knows they’ve got cue cards . . ." Is that the way most male sailors feel? If so, why are so many skippers looking for a woman? You read

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While Peter Jackson did a good job reporting on waterborne tourism in Cuba [October, page 120], it would have been nice if he’d done his homework concerning other Cuban issues. Only about one million Cubans have left the country since 1959, not three million. Up until 1990, Cuba had the highest standard of living in the region, with excellent health care for everybody, free education and guaranteed employment. To suggest that the Cuban people have suffered terribly since 1959 is absurd and a blatant denial of the miraculous accomplishments of the Peoples’ Revolution. The suffering did not start until Cuba’s lifelines with the former Soviet Union were severed and the U.S. refused to lift its cruel embargo on the island. And how come Jackson thinks Cuba has two 'oldest cities'? Do Trinidad and Santiago share the honor? And where, I wonder, did Jackson get the idea that Cubans cannot travel freely on their own island? It’s not so! Nonetheless, I thank him for promoting the idea of cruising in Cuba. We need the experience as much as the Cubans need our business. Willem H. Eickholt Seattle Willem — We don’t claim to be experts, but the international consensus seems to be that while Castro has been successful in providing all Cubans with decent health care and education, the rest of his vision has resulted in a catastrophe. Despite being supported by sugardaddy Russia for more than two decades, Castro’s most "miraculous accomplishment" has been the relentless destruction of the Cuban economy. Heck, those poor folks are now closing in on a Stone Age way of life. If Cuba had been the only island-country in the last quarter century in which personal freedoms and human rights were sacrificed

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For all these many years I’ve wanted a reason to write your fine publication, but could never come up with any. Then, in your October issue there were two — and they both centered around Tasars! The review of High Performance Sailing by Frank Bethwaite in Max Ebb’s column was really interesting, but I did find a nit to pick (as Lee Helm would say). Frank designed the Tasar (tas-ARE), not the Taser. Being from Oregon (ory-GUN, not ORE-GONE), these things are important. Also, there was a comment about the Vanguard 15 being the boat of choice for the post-collegiate crowd in California. In the Northwest, the boat of choice is the Tasar. We have deep fleets in Vancouver, BC, and Seattle. Portland is just starting with four boats in the area. The class attracts predominantly mixed crews and is famous for intense competition on the water (world champions Jay and Lisa Rennehan, local sailmaker Jack Christiansen and his wife Ann, Jonathan and Libby McKee, Charlie McKee and Becky Brown, Zig and Jennifer Burzicki, Kent Powley and Cathy Sherwood, and others) followed by a laid back style ashore (maximum style points for the best bottle of wine at the Saturday night barbecues). Anyway, like all unappreciated classes (IOR goes to Vancouver, Ultimate 30s to Seattle), the Tasar is hot in the Northwest. We are always looking for new class association members, and any old boats that may be available. If you know of any, please contact me at 12285 SW Spring Court, Portland, Oregon, 97225, or phone (503) 644-3417. John Maltman Tasar #821 Portland

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John — Thanks for setting us straight. We’re amazed and gratified that anyone reads ’Race Notes' so thoroughly!

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I sold my Thunderbird 26 a few years ago. Given my lifestyle at that time, I couldn’t spend much time on her and she was suffering for it. I felt she would be better off with someone who could give her the time she needed — sort of like my marriage, too. And when I could sail her, my range was limited to daysailing in San Pablo Bay. My situation has changed now, and I have acquired a Cape Dory 25. It’s small potatoes for most of your readers, but appropriate for right now. Besides, I think we’re going to be good friends. My question has to do with overnight anchoring etiquette. I’m remarkably ignorant of some of the finer points of overnight etiquette in some of the anchorages like Angel Island and Treasure Island, and berthing at the various marinas. I thought a brief article covering fees, facilities, forbidden or inadvisable areas to anchor, and so forth would be most helpful. I know you’ve covered a lot of these topics in the past, but I need an update. I don’t have a radio right now — I’m not ’into’ that — but should I have one to ease things at other marinas? Dale Bryant Cape Dory 25, Malaika Oakland Dale — We’re discouraged that it even occurs to you that some people might consider your 25-foot boat ”small potatoes”. Having owned big boats and small boats, we know it’s not the size of boat you own that counts, but how much fun you’re having with her. As for the occasional ones who might look 'through’ you because you have a moderate size boat, f—k 'em, they aren’t worth knowing. As for your anchoring and marina questions, we won’t be doing a big article on the subject until next spring, but we’ll give you a quick review. The most popular places to anchor are Richardson Bay, Belvedere Cove, Hospital Cove and the lee of Angel Island, Paradise Park and the lee of the Tiburon peninsula, China Camp, Treasure Island’s Clipper Cove and — if you don’t use your motor — Aquatic Park. As for facilities, you can row to Sausalito from Richardson Bay, to downtown Tiburon from Belvedere Cove, to shore from Hospital Cove, and to Ghirardelli Square from Aquatic Park. The other spots are Bring Your Own Everything. You can anchor all kinds of other places, but most of them are usually unpleasant for one reason or another. As for anchoring ’etiquette', it’s pretty simple: 1) Don’t anchor too close — especially in front — of other boats, and 2) No rap music within earshot of other

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My husband Greg and I recently purchased a Clipper Marine 26. Hull #153, she was built in 1973 and in surprisingly good shape. But since we wanted her to be perfect, we brought her to a Sacramento boat yard that completely went through her. Three months later, after getting new paint and an internal face¬ lift, she is finally back in her element. We were very proud when people in the Vallejo Marina came to our berth to tell us how good she looked. Anyway, now that the physical part is over, we’d like to find out everything we can about her. We’ve talked to a lot of people who recognize the name, but have been unable to give us any specifics. We’d appreciate any information you or your readers could provide us regarding what we can expect from our 'lady'. We feel that the best boat is the one you’re having fun on, but we are curious. Kathy Williams Rising Star Kathy — Gosh, how do we put this delicately? Clipper Marine built a line of very inexpensive boats from about 21 to 32 feet. They were never the first choice of experienced sailors nor were they ever described as being 'rugged' or 'overbuilt'. You can have a heck of a lot of fun sailing a Clipper Marine design in light to moderate winds in

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A few months ago you ran a brief article on Michael Carr and his Class 1 BOC campaign. Now one year away from the start of the BOC Challenge, it’s time to update that story. According to the Carr Campaign’s latest newsletter, the christening of Imagine took place on September 18 at Norfolk, with the boat scheduled to appear at both the Annapolis Boat Show October 7-11, and Sail Expo in Atlantic City February 5-13. If you’ve met Carr, you know he’s a great guy. If you’ve sailed with him, you also know that he’s a terrific skipper. I was on the last voyage he skippered on Ocean Star, the training schooner run by Ocean Navigator magazine. After seeing him in action for a week, I have no doubt that he is capable of winning the BOC. And after seeing Imagine’s hull under construction at the yard in Norfolk—it’s basically a 60-foot dinghy — I have no doubt it is going to be an incredibly fast boat. As tosual, there’s a rub — money. Unlike a big bucks America’s Cup syndicate, the Carr Campaign really needs individual contributions. Just like certain America’s Cup campaigns, however, your contribution can earn you not only a T-shirt, but a chance at a ride on this amazing machine. Call, write, or just send money to: the Can: Campaign, 333 Waterside Dr., Norfolk, VA 23510 (804) 6220140. By the way, I am in no way connected with the Carr Campaign. I simply happen to be a big believer in what Michael is trying to accomplish. While I’m at it, I would like to weigh in on the sextant versus GPS controversy. Electronic gadget freak though I am, celestial is just plain cool. It puts you in touch with the universe in a very fundamental way. Intellectually, I knew that stars wheel overhead due to the earth’s movement, but I never understood it until I spotted a navigation star near the horizon one evening and found it far across the sky at 0400 when I came back on deck for the morning watch. Celestial also makes you think about where you are, how you got there, and where you’re likely to wind up. Besides, it’s quite a thrill when your sights start working out and you realize you really can navigate by the stars. Pushing buttons can’t be anywhere near as satisfying — unless you’re approaching the Golden Gate in thick fog. I’ll get GPS when I need it and can afford it. Even though I don’t need to, I’ll get a sextant as soon as I can afford one. Unfortunately, that will be delayed somewhat, because even though I can’t afford it, I’m going to send the Carr Campaign a check. Ryan Werner El Cerrito Ryan — You’re not the first person to contend that celestial navigation gives you a much closer connection with 'nature' than does GPS. And we think all of you are absolutely correct.

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Mmay sound too good to be true How often does the opportunity come along to sail your boat to Hawaii and get paid for it? That may sound too good to be true, but for the right skipper and boat, it could become a reality next summer. The Pacific Cup YC is looking for a communications boat for next July’s 8th running of the West Marine Pacific Cup from San Francisco to Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. And we are willing to chip in a respectable amount of cash to help defray expenses. The boat should be well found for a two to three week offshore passage, and must have a good and reliable electrical system. The skipper should have offshore experience. An SSB radio and computer are a plus, although but we may be able to help out in those areas if necessary. This is a great opportunity to take part in 'the fun race to Hawaii'. Interested skippers should write to the Pacific Cup Yacht Club, 2269 Chestnut St., #111, San Francisco, CA 94123. Andy Rothman Pacific Cup Yacht Club

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I’ve just read the letter in your September issue regarding multihull capsizes and losses. I suppose there will always be an ongoing argument between monohull sailors and multihull sailors. There appeared more fuel for the fire in the September 14 issue of the L.A. Times. It was reported that two young men who belonged to the same Westwood Church capsized a Hobie Cat off Zuma Beach. Unable to right the cat or reach shore, they had to survive the 65* degree water and 60° air temperature wearing nothing but T-shirts and shorts. Seventeen hours later, they were out of hope and expecting to die of hypothermia. But they were miraculously spotted and rescued by Bob Griffith of Orinda, who was taking his sailboat north to San Francisco that foggy morning. I’m also enclosing a photograph of Big O taken this past June when we were waiting out rough weather at Cedros Island. I was crewing on one of the three boats that was anchored there for three days: Far Horizon, a singlehander completing a circumnavigation, Latitude's charterboat Big O, and our Tollycraft 44, M’Lady K. We had a great time getting acquainted and one evening enjoyed a wonderful meal and fellowship aboard Big O. Pieter Kokelaar M’Lady K Los Angeles Pieter — Like all sailors, we never have enough photos of our boat, and sure appreciate your additions to our collection. We’re glad you had a pleasant visit aboard Big O! The boat will spend the winter roaming around Mexico, and we’re looking forward to meeting lots of other cruisers.

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- continued Personal pleasure use is restricted by tax law. If you structure your boat as a business in order to take maximum advantage of available tax benefits, you are limited to the greater of 14 days per year or 10% of the time your boat is actually chartered. A less aggressive approach is to set your boat up as a second home. This allows you greater usage, albeit with fewer tax savings. While personal use may be restricted, your time spent aboard may actually be greater. In order to qualify for certain tax bene¬ fits, you will want to actively participate in the management of your boat and log as many hours as possible performing mainte¬ nance and other significant personal services. This will lower your operating expenses and therefore help increase your bottom line. While we’re on the subject of use, we should point out that most boat owners grossly over-estimate the time they’ll be using their boats. Surveys show average owner use of private boats to be in thd 15 to 20 day per year range. If that surprises you, just walk the docks on a nice weekend and see how many of the slips are full! In our experience, the average charter boat owner never comes near using the 14 days allowed. Usexof your boat will be a factor from another point of view maintenance. If the average private boat goes out 15 days a year, it’s entirely possible that a well run charter boat will go out 10 times that! This means boat selection and preparation is of the utmost importance. Tropical based charter companies have known this for years and have commissioned boat models specif¬ ically built for the charter trade.

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The newest development in this trend is models built espe¬ cially for sailing clubs. Let’s face it, the last things one needs on a boat on San Francisco Bay is a Bimini top or cabin fans. A cock¬ pit dodger and over-sized winches are a lot more important to the comfort of the crew. Realizing this, Hunter Marine in cooperation with Club Nautique, is developing new models for sailing clubs. Dubbed the “CV” series (for Charter Version), these models offer features like heavy duty sails, over-sized winches, additional bat¬ teries, offshore gear and navigational electronics. While these charter models cost a little more in the beginning, they save their owners plenty of money during their tenure as a working charter boat, with less down time and lower maintenance costs. In summary, if you’re looking for a way to make your new boat make financial sense, chartering may be your answer. It’s certainly not for everyone, but for the right person, it’s an out¬ standing way to pay for a new boat in a short time. -

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The best beat in the world. That’s how San Francisco Chronicle sailing writer Kimball Living¬ ston once described his 14 years as sailing columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. And for our money it worked both ways — Bay Area sailors have been privy to the best regular reporting on our sport we’ve seen on any CQast or continent. But as that irritating old adage goes, all good things come to an end, and as of early November, Livingston and the Chron will go their separate ways. As you might expect, the move is part of more financial belt tightening at the Chronicle. But Livingston’s decision to leave the paper goes beyond the early retirement package he finalized last month. As the paper shrinks in staff — an estimated 15% in editorial alone in this latest phase — it’s also shrinking in pages. That means competition for space is becoming more and more intense — with professional sports almost always winning out over local sailing news. "If I’m ever in the position of competing with Barry Bonds’ under¬ wear again," says Kimball, "I want a chance to win." Livingston, 45, came to the Chron in 1979, having played the struggling freelancer bit for about 2Vz years prior, and supplementing his meager writing income by painting houses. Then, in less than two months, he got two job offers to die for. He accepted the first, which was at the Chronicle. About six weeks later, SAIL magazine called. "I often wonder how it would have turned out if they’d called first," muses Kim, who went on to build his life and reputation around sail¬ ing and the Bay Area. He even met his wife Lourdes at the Chronicle. Despite the obituary overtones of the move, at least for the Chron’s local sailing audience (no replacement has been named or apparently even considered), Livingston looks forward to striking out in new directions, and several projects are already on the table. No, he says, they don’t all relate to sailing, "But I’ve put together some pretty big files in the last 14 years. I’m hardly going to give up covering the sport.” In addition to his work at the Chronicle, Livingston authored the book Sailing the Bay (still the best book on the subject, even though it’s out of print), and recently co-wrote the 1992 sailing movie Wind.

To the rescue. There are a couple local recipients of US Sailing’s Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal we’d like to recognize: Pam Bass of Larkspur and John Callahan of San Francisco. Last summer, Pam was on an eastbound Atlantic crossing with her husband Joe aboard their new Brewer 44 Sea Bass, when Joe fell overboard. Conditions were gnarly for sailing, much less a singlehanded rescue: 20-25 knots of breeze and 7-10 foot seas. Plus it happened just before dark. Plus, Pam was down below asleep! Joe, who had been driving, noticed some oil on the aft deck and went back to clean it up. A lifeline parted and over he went. Pam recalls being roused by a faint cry and realizing it was too far away to be on the boat. She flew up on deck just in time to see Joe’s head bobbing in the distance. Pam immediately started the engine and blew all sheets. (If you’ve been following our reports on crew overboard recovery testing here on the Bay, this is not the recommended procedure. This time, fortun¬ ately, it worked.) There were more than a few harrowing moments as she lost and refound him a couple of times in the big swells, but she eventually got close enough to place the boat’s Lifesling right in his arms. Aided by Pam, Joe pulled himself to the boat’s swim ladder and climbed back aboard. Regular readers of The Racing Sheet may remember John Calla¬ han’s serendipitous rescue, which appeared in our report on the Big Lipton Regatta last July. During a jibe aboard the Frers 58 Swiftsure, grinder Craig Heff got brained by the boom and flew overboard. Cal¬ lahan, a sailor of big boats as well as small boards, just happened to

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SIGHTINGS tallships, ho!

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October was certainly a month to warm the cockles of tail-ship enthusiasts in the Bay Area — whatever cockles are. Just writing about it had us scratch¬ ing the salt out of our beards and involuntarily snarling "Arm, matey" as a

Above, the ASTA parade. Right, the 'Lady Washington' at Hyde Street Pier. response to nearly every greeting all day long. The two events of which we speak specifically were the ASTA (American Sail Training Association) Rally of October 15-17, and the Vintage Boat Show on October 23 and 24. * The former kicked off with a tallship parade down the Cityfront, which ended up being somewhat abbreviated — not all the ships showed up that were expected — plus it got rained on. Spirits and turnout went up during the following weekend when the public turned out to pay homage to such tallships such as the Californian, Hawaiian Chieftain and Lady Washington. The ships were available for public inspection at Hyde Street Pier on Friday and Satur¬ day, and Jack London Square on Sunday. The Lady Washington was once again the centerpiece for the Vintage Boat Show, which is now in its fifth year at Sausalito’s Bay Model. Since this beauti¬ ful replica was the only out-of-area tallship to have made both events, and was certainly a hit, we thought you might want to know a little bit more about her. At 87 feet on deck (102 feet overall), the Lady is as faithful a replica of Captain Robert Gray’s 18th century ship as historical records and Coast Guard regulations will allow. The original Lady Washington was the first American ship in the waters of the Pacific Northwest, and Captain Gray was the first white man to land on the Oregon Coast (near present-day Tillamook Bay), on August 14, 1788. Many of the place names of the region were a direct result of that visit (made with 'buddy boat' Columbia Rediviva under the command of Captain John Kend¬ rick). These include Grays Harbor and Columbia. In a broader sense, the voy¬ age opened the door for American claims to the Oregon Territory. Gray and the Lady went on to become the first American ship and captain to visit Hono¬ lulu and Japan, and to circumnavigate the globe. The modem Lady Washington was built on the shores of Grays Harbor and launched in May of 1989. Funding for the project was provided by the Wash¬ ington State legislature as part of the state’s centennial celebration. The ship is built in the traditional manner, featuring mostly old-growth Douglas fir from the surrounding area. Concessions to modernity include a bevy of electonics and a husky diesel 'iron wind'. As the state tallship, the Lady Washington performs many of the same 'duties' and functions of our own Californian — fundraisers, public education, sail training and so on. When not on the go, she is can be found open to the public at Grays Harbor Historical Seaport in Aberdeen.

expedition's end There aren’t many local sailors who can claim 15,000 ocean miles under their keels in a lifetime, much less in the last 11 months. Then again, Sausalito’s Alan Olson is no ordinary sailor, and his classic 54-ft wooden continued outside column of next sightings page

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Given the choice, when the you-knowwhat hits the fan, we’d much rather take our chances aboard an old, bare-bones boat with a knowledgeable skipper and crew, than aboard a slick new racer/cruiser loaded with every bell, whistle and piece of safety gear known to man — and no one who knew how to use any of it. As a shipwrecked sailor who survived nearly two months on a deserted atoll with no special equipment once told us, "When the chips are down, 99% of survival is between your ears." Which is as good a way as any to get you thinking about this month’s Safety At Sea Seminar, scheduled for November 14 at the Cowell Theater in San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center. One of the first hints at the caliber of this event is its moderator — John Rousmaniere.

SIGHTINGS An internationally-known authority on sea¬ manship, Rousmaniere has authored 14 books including The Annapolis Book of Sea¬ manship, and the definitive work on the tragic 1979 Fastnet Race (in which he parti¬ cipated), Fastnet, Force 10. "Sailing is more enjoyable when you know that you’re prepared for any occasion¬ al emergency that might arise," says John. "The practical safety information in this seminar is designed to provide that." Other speakers will include Roy and Tee Jennings of Inverness, whose 100,000 miles of ocean cruising includes two circumnaviga¬ tions, the most recent of which (ending in 1989) was aboard the Freya 39 Foxglove. Dramatic moments in that latter four-year, 60,000-mile adventure (which featured numcontinued middle of next sightings page

expedition — cont’d schooner Maramel is no ordinary boat. Latitude readers will remember that Alan and Maramel left Sausalito last November on the Pacific Rim Expedition — a sailing charter designed to circumnavigate the North Pacific rim with charter guests as crew for each of the legs. After sailing to Hawaii, the expedition continued south to Micronesia, Guam, China, Japan and the Inland Sea. Then it was back across the Pacific to Alaska, the Inside Passage, Canada and the Gulf Islands, the Pacific Northwest and finally home to the Bay again. After 15,000 miles in seven legs, more than 20 charterers, a historic stop in Shanghai, China, and even a wedding aboard, Maramel sailed back under the Golden Gate on October 2, one day short of her planned return date. Olson attributes the success of the expedition to the boat’s seaworthiness, the many interesting ports of call and the 'crew’s' continued compatibility. "It all went like clockwork," says the affable Olson. The wedding occurred during the 16-day passage to Hawaii, with Captain Olson himself performing the ceremony. Two single crew members departed San Francisco as a couple and dismbarked in Hawaii as man and wife! Another who fell under the 'spell' of a South Seas cruise was (Jlson’s friend continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS expedition — cont’d and companion Angie Lackey. She originally came to the boat in Micronesia for a month’s respite from the corporate wars and a rainy Northern California winter. But when she returned to the Bay Area, it was to quit her job, rid herself of excess baggage like her BMW and designer apartment, and rejoin Maramel several months later in Japan. Four months later, Angie had a north Pacific crossing to her credit and was, very happily, still aboard. On the other end of the scale was the novice sailor who had signed up to gain some experience before buying his own boat and "fulfilling a longtime dream." "After a week at sea, he decided that the cruising life was not for him," says Alan. By and in large, however, the tendency of charterers was to want to extend their time aboard (space permitting), not cut it short. Though none of continued outside column of next sightings page

safety erous sightseeing digressions) included a lightning strike, a knockdown in Force 11 winds off Cape Horn and a near collision with a freighter off Newfoundland. They’ll talk about it all at the seminar. Other topic headings for the day include 'Heavy Weather Sailing', 'Voyage Prepara¬ tion', 'Safety Equipment', 'Man-Overboard Rescue', 'Medical Emergencies', 'Large Ves¬ sel Avoidance' and lots more. The SAS seminar is sponsored by US Sailing, Cruising World magazine and West Marine. Local hosts include PICYA, the local chapter of the Cruising Club of America and

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SIGHTINGS Sailing Education Adventures. The seminar is an all-day affair, running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $45 per person or $80 for couples before November 6. After that date, or at the door, admission is $50 per person. (US Sailing members get a $5 discount.) A box lunch is included. Reg¬ istrations cannot be taken over the phone, but for early registration, you need to call Jane Piereth of Sailing Education Adven¬ tures to secure a registration form. She’s also the one to talk to if you need any more information on the seminar. She’s at (415) 775-8779.

expedition — cont’d Maramel’s other 'crew' gave up their former lives or bachelorhood to run away to sea, all seemed to find their time aboard thoroughly enjoyable, says Olson. Hailing mostly from the Bay Area, the charterers ranged from young

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'Maramel' at one of Alaska's more crowded ports of call.

wanderers to retired sailors. Their times aboard ranged from one week to two months. Highlights of the expedition itself were many. In early May, Maramel made a bit of history by becoming the first American yacht to visit Shanghai. (For the complete story, see the October, 1993 Changes in Latitudes.) While it was certainly an adventure to remember, Alan cautions other cruisers that China in general is not quite prepared for cruising yachts yet, even those anticipating the most limited visits. Alan and Angie’s favorite place, however, was Maramel’s next stop: Japan. Extending from latitude 26 in the south to over 45 in the north, Alan reminds us that Japan offers cruisers everything from the subtropical islands to terrain reminiscent of Alaska. In fact, he says, "It’s a lot like sailing from Baja to Alaska — without the crowds." Aside from the unspoiled beauty and excellent access to cruising areas, entry into Japan is a breeze and bribes Are apparently unknown. Remember¬ ing that the Japanese were considered the 'scourge of the Pacific' in the first part of the 20th century — and having sailed Maramel through places devasted during World War II (like Truk Island) on the way to Japan — Olson and his crew found Japan to be extraordinarily friendly. 'They truly love Ameri¬ cans," says Alan. All in all, he found the country to be "a nation very much at peace" in an otherwise troubled world. Although Olson expected the crossing from Japan to Alaska in early July to be one of fog, storms and some adverse winds, it proved to be quite the contrary. In predominantly light air, Maramel completed one of the most pleasant crossings Alan can remember. Thirty-one days and 3,500 miles after leaving Japan, Maramel made her landfall at the picturesque port of Sitka. Against the backdrop of Alaska’s spectacular wilderness, Olson and crew continued south along the inside passage, feeling "very much at home" among so many older wooden boats (designed by William Hand, Maramel was built in 1929). The splendor of Alaska was nearly matched by the grandeur of British Columbia as Olson and crew continued south toward the Gulf Islands and 'civilization'. Once again, the weather gods cooperated all the way back to Northern California, with the crew enjoying one of the most pleasant summers in recent history. Showing little wear and tear, Maramel sailed back to her berth in Sausalito looking like she was already prepared to go again. With an owner/skipper like Olson, we have little doubt she’ll be doing just that sometime soon. — john skoriak November. 1993 • (xWtwk 3? •

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SIGHTINGS giving something back by taking something away

i shall So spoke General MacArthur about his ouster from the Phillipines in 1941, and so hopes Forbes Kiddoo in 1993. Back in July, we reported that Kiddoo was talking with the City of Petaluma about parking 'Forbes Island' at the Petaluma Mari¬ na, for use as a floating landmark and res¬ taurant. (For those who don’t know, Forbes Island is not really an island at all but a $2.5 million motorized barge covered above the water with sand, palm trees, a picket fence and a 30-foot lighthouse. Below the water is a 14-room mansion.) They didn’t go for it. So Kiddoo, who was forced by the BCDC

Initiated a few years ago, the 'Adopt a Beach' Coastal Clean Up Day has been yet another of those terrific programs that never get enough press. Every year, in early October, the program gathers together concerned folks in

Giving the Estuary a clean sweep.

regions up and down the California Coast for a day of cleaning up the State’s beaches and waterways. Their efforts have removed thousands of tons of trash and toxics from the environment. Our coverage of Coastal Cleanup Day has admittedly been spotty, not because we didn’t think it was a cause worth promoting, but because it didn’t relate directly to sailing. Hey, we gotta draw the line somewhere. This year, however, we’re proud to note that there is a direct tie-in, and a local one at that. Some months ago, a group of East Bay yacht clubs decided to adopt their waterways for the 1993 Clean Up Day. Clubs taking part included Alameda, Island, Encinal, Metropolitan, North Star, Oakland, Seabreeze, Aeolian, Ballena Bay, San Leandro, Spinnaker, Berkeley, Point San Pablo, Richmond and Marina Bay. Oakland YC’s Susan Worden coordinated the effort. This year, Clean Up Day was October 2. While most of the cleanup was shoreside — the Pt. San Pablo YC volunteers coordinated with East Bay Regional Parks to police the weather side of Brooks Island, for example — some of it this year took place on the water, too. We all know how much flotsam we see every time we go out; we’re told it’s truly amazing how quickly the trash bags fill up when you’re actually retreiving it. Of course, all readers of this magazine are fully aware that it is illegal, unethical and downright lowlife to dump any kind of trash into the water. We all keep it aboard and dispose of it properly ashore — right? We're happy to report (well, maybe 'happy' isn’t exactly the right word. . .) that most of the junk cleaned out of the Estuary seemed to be blown or washed there from shoreside litterbugs. Congratulations and kudos to all yacht clubs and individuals who volunteered for this year’s program. We hope your effort is just a harbinger of things to come.

boldly going where no man (or woman) has gone before We don’t usually spend much time writing about what sailors do when they’re not sailing, but then we don’t often run into sailors like Graham Hawkes, either. Not only is he one of the more accomplished singlehanded sailors plying Bay waters, the East Bay engineer is also one of the world’s leading explorers of what’s below its surface. In fact, he’s currently engaged in a race with the Japanese to reach the lowest point in the ocean before the turn of the century. Hawkes, 46, grew up sailing dinghies in his native England. He started his mechanical engineering career designing torpedoes and, later, redesigning diving suits. When the post-1970s oil embargo caused a rush to develop new sources of undersea oil, Hawkes cashed in his expertise, designing a number continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS to move the island out of it’s longtime spot in Richardson Bay in 1991, has turned his at¬ tention once again to Sausalito. According to a piece in the October 21 Petaluma ArgusCourier, Kiddoo has proposed to the Sausa¬ lito City Council that if they allowed him to dock near the ferry landing, he would open part of the Island for public use — visitor center, displays from the historical society, meeting rooms, that sort of thing. It took MacArthur three years of fierce battling, but he made good his promise, re¬ turning in 1944 to free the Phillipines. Whe¬ ther Kiddoo is as successful in his battle with the powers that be remains to be seen.

no man before — cont’d of deep-sea work and research vessels. The line of work also allowed him to pursue a rather singular hobby: searching for wrecked ships and planes on the ocean bottom. So far, he’s found about 350 of the former. As for the latter, a few years ago you may recall pf » | news reports about the Navy’s fa¬ mous 'lost squadron' being found in the Bermuda Triangle. That was Hawkes. Unfortunately, the mystery of what happened to those five World War II Avengers remains intact — Hawkes had found the right type of planes, but the markings turned out not to match Navy records. continued

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SIGHTINGS no man before — cont’d He also enjoys making record-setting dives, and holds the current mark of 3,000 feet, which he set off San Clemente Island in 1985. Many of these pro¬ jects he undertook jointly with his ex-wife, biologist Dr. Sylvia Earle, who remains Graham’s business partner. When Hawkes came to the Bay Area 12 years ago, he took one look at the sailing conditions and decided to get a boat — one for the surface of the water, that is. He settled on a Cal 31. The idea of sailing alone also held an appeal, so he joined the Singlehanded Sailing Society and started competing in events like the annual Singlehanded Farallones Race. continued outside column of next sightings page

more Okay, okay — first off, don’t send any more bird stories. We’ve done that. It’s over with. /No mas! Secondly, of the ones we, ahem, keep re¬ ceiving, two were simply too good not to share. But these are absolutely, positively, the last stories of birds on boats that we’re going to run. At least this month. A couple of years ago, I anchored in

SIGHTINGS fowl play Drakes Bay to await the following morning’s tide so I could enter Tomales Bay. The night was calm and peaceful, but the next morning I awoke to find the boat covered with thou¬ sands of big, hairy, ugly flies. With no choice but to brave the disgusting swarm, I opened the hatch, went on deck, weighed anchor and got underway. I looked like a bee keeper ir:ovl~'q a hive. continued middle of next sightings page

no man before — cont’d "The first time I went offshore by myself was a real adventure," he says. "I really didn’t know what I was doing at the time. 1 mean, I really didn’t know — like, do I keep sailing after the sun goes down? Finally, at about 3 a.m., I pulled the sails down and just let the boat drift out past the Farallones while I got some sleep." Hawkes’ faith in the Cal was shaken after a particularly nasty Farallones Race when he dropped out and came back to discover the rudder post had nearly ripped out. He rebuilt the mechanism, but sold the boat and bought the Olson 40 Aquila in 1986. "It’s too bad George (Olson) went out of business," he says. "He built a boat that was almost too good from an engineering standpoint. It’s hard to find anything else built as well." Although he still competes in some solo sailing events, Hawkes’ time these days is being consumed by Project Deep Flight, his race to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the 7-mile-deep furrow in the earth’s crust near Guam where no light penetrates and the water pressure reaches 8 tons per square inch. As a 'warm up', his first goal is to reset the world dive record to 4,000 feet, then solicit enough funding for the Mariana expedition. He and Dr. Earle plan to make that dive together. (The race is actually a return to the Mariana Trench, which was breached for the first and only time in 1960 by the bathyscaphe Trieste. One of the two men on that dive was Navy Lt. Don Walsh. A longtime friend of Hawkes, Walsh is part of the Project Deep Flight team.) The vehicle you see here is a prototype of the one being developed for the Trench dive. Looking more like something meant for aerial combat in a Steven Spielberg movie, the two little 12-ft Deep Flight submersibles are real headturners at Brickyard Cove, where Hawkes has his shop — particularly when they’re being transferred in and out of the water on the marina hoist, amid all the trailer sailors. Vital statistics of these one-man subs include a 6-foot wingspan, 4-inch thick pressure hull, 3,500 pound weight, and 15-knot underwater speed (with twin electric motors). It can descend to 1,000 meters and stay submerged for up to three hours. As mentioned, his main competition at the moment is the Japanese government, which recently announced plans of their own to put a man at the bottom of the Trench. That multimillion-dollar project is apparently going to test an unmanned module sometime soon. Despite Hawkes comparative shoe¬ string of a budget, he hopes to beat them to the punch within four years. "I have a fascination with the ocean," he says, "whether it’s on top or underneath. Every time I go underwater, I’m exploring a piece of the planet that no one’s seen before. Sailing appeals to me because of its elegance and the feeling of being one with nature." — shimon van collie

the pirates of clipper cove -orwhy they call it treasure island It’s hard to imagine a Bay destination more suited to spending a quiet, relaxing fall weekend at anchor than Clipper Cove. NOT! At 1 a.m. Sunday, September 26, while anchored in Clipper Cove aboard our Islander Bahama 30 Shalimar, we were boarded by persons unknown. It began with a thump on the hull, followed by heavy footsteps on deck. I was out of the V-berth instantly and Ihto the saloon in time to see a figure moving quickly aft toward the cockpit. Then, glancing back through the window, I saw a second figure climbing quickly out of a dinghy and swinging himself onto the foredeck, which would have given immediate access to the forehatch. I shouted, "Back off! Back off!" by which time he had appeared in the companionway. I yelled, "You are dead meat, fella!" Evidently, he took it seriously since he couldn’t see me through the heavy screen in the companionway. Both men beat a hasty retreat, and in their scramble, overturned the dinghy. The next instant, two figures were swimming continued outside column of next sightings page

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pirates — cont’d madly for shore. Since we were anchored in the southwest comer of the cove, just off the beach, they didn’t have far to swim. Not a word was spoken by either while they were topside, but as they were running down the beach, one said, "Sorrrrryyyy." Then came the snide remark, "What do we do now, call the Coast Guard?" They were soon out of sight. i Needless to say, the incident took the thought of sleep away for several hours. Later that morning, we towed the dinghy to the Marina and notified the harbormaster of the incident. Navy Security was called and we gave a detailed verbal report. The dinghy was an El Toro belonging to the Navy, and had been taken off the dock. We also learned that Security had been advised around midnight that a suspicious dinghy had been observed cruising the marina. When last seen, it was headed toward the beach area. Our intruders’ intentions remain a puzzle. All we know is that they were clumsy and did not appear to have any weapons. As to my having a gun, 1 will leave that question unanswered — but would advise them not to try again. Who needs to go to Mexico for a little excitement — we’ve got it right here! — alan johnston

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coast watch Editor’s Note: For those of you who couldn’t find Coast Watch in the last issue — no, you weren’t crazy. Because of space restrictions, our newest fea¬ ture had to be pulled at the last minute. To make up for it, this month’s instal¬ lment covers two month’s worth of some of the most interesting Coast Guard search and rescue activity yet. August 15 — Coast Guard San Diego received a report from the vessel Winter Moon that they had spotted flares at about 7 a.m. and recovered two people from a liferaft 36 miles south of San Diego. The two claimed their boat, the 37-foot fishing vessel Mai Tai, had caught on fire about two hours earlier, and that they had abandoned immediately without issuing a distress call. August 17 — Talk about having a bad day. . . the Marines lost not one, but two helicopters at the same time in the same patch of ocean 14 miles southeast of Catalina. A search involving both Marine and Coast Guard heli¬ copters and two Coast Guard cutters resulted in the rescue of both crew from the smaller helo and two of the four crew of the larger aircraft. The two remaining men were missing and presumed lost. August 18 — A pilot delivering a twin-engine Piper airplane from Hono¬ lulu to Oakland notified authorities that he was experiencing engine trouble. The Coast Guard immediately launched a C-130 out of Sacramento and pre¬ pared two helicopters at bases in San Diego and San Francisco for a "multi¬ hundred mile escort mission." They also monitored shipping traffic and found that the Matson ship Manulani was in the vicinity. The C-130 diverted to the ship’s position and advised them of what was going on. It then vectored the little plane to the location. With one engine out and the remaining one sputter¬ ing its last, the pilot successfully ditched in the water next to the Manulani and was recovered in good condition by one of the ship’s boats. The Coast Guard holds this case up as a superlative example of how a number of different agen¬ cies can work together to effect a rescue. In this case, those agencies included AFRCC (Air Force Rescue Coordination Center), the Navy and Matson Lines. August 20 — Under the category 'other' for this date: A USN Sea Cadet assigned to CG Station Lake Tahoe was injured when he was hit by a dump truck while on liberty. He suffered lacerations to both knees which required stitches. He was released to his parents’ custody. August 21 — Group San Francisco received a call that there was a person in the water in the vicinity of Emeryville. The reporting party said that the person, who appeared to be wearing a wetsuit, was swimming near a small powerboat when all of a sudden the powerboat sped away. The swimmer then struck out for shore. He (or she) reportedly flailed around, disappeared and then reappeared several times. Both Emeryville and Berkeley harbormasters had boats on scene almost immediately, with the Coast Guard joining in soon after. No persons in water were sighted; however, numerous seals were continued outside column of next sightings page

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As I rounded Point Reyes, it seemed clear that I’d be plagued with an unbearable num¬ ber of flies for at least a few days. But then

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along came the bird in the enclosed photo. The little guy showed up in the fog several miles offshore and started gobbling flies by the dozen. It tuas true carnage, an all-out fly massacre. When they realized what what was happening, some flies bailed, preferring to take their chances on the hazardous flight back to shore. Others sought shelter under Ttracks. The latter proved to be a poor choice, as my new friend and I began working as a team. I would flush the flies out and he would chase them down. Sometimes this re¬ quired quite the aerial dogfight, but in the end, my determined friend always got his fly. After several hours of sailing along like this, the little bird became friendly enough to land on my arm and hang out. (Or, who knows, maybe he was just checking me for flies.) Eventually, the little bugger declared me fly-free and flew off to assist another passing boat in need. Thanks to him, I did enjoy a fly less weekend in Tomales Bay. Some naturalist friends identified him as an American Redstart, who’s supposed to hangout in conifer forests in Canada and the Northeast, and not a sea bird at all. But it sure seemed to me that he had found a nice little niche for himself as a yachtie on the Pacific. — James Fryer Sausalito While enjoying a sail south of the Marquesas in the Florida Keys in our

more crew It’s nice to know, now and then, that somebody actually reads the magazine. Fol¬ lowing our report on crew overboard recov¬ ery testing in the September issue, we announced a seminar on the tests. This both reviewed the August series and previewed the next series of tests, which took place October 11-13. The seminar took place at Sausalito’s Modem Sailing Academy (which is sponsoring the testing) in late September.

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Montgomery 17 Freetime, a cattle egret flying north came under the genoa and landed on the foredeck. (Cattle egrets are usually found on the backs of cattle nibbling bugs.) Because of the motion of the boat, and

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doubtless because he was ex-hausted, the bird immediately fell overboard. We luffed up to wait for him and luckily he had enough strength to fly to the boat and land on the rudder. Since this perch was also precarious and he didn’t want to fall overboard again, he simply walked past us in the cockpit, went down below, climbed in the V-berth and went to sleep. He snoozed for the whole three hours it took us to make it to the deserted island that was our destination. Upon arrival, we shooed him off the boat onto the island. After feeding ashore for an hour, refreshed and refueled, he flew north to continue his journey. — Chuck and Eloise Pratt Key West

overboard "We were expecting 25 to 35 people, but we made up 60 packets just to be on the safe side," says MSA’s Wayne Kauppi. "A hun¬ dred and ten people showed up!" Almost all, he added, had read about the program in Latitude. Interestingly, about 90 percent of those present were cruisers, or people hoping to cruise someday. And there were a lot of coucontinued middle of next sightings page

spotted in the area feeding on herring. Hmmmmm. The case was suspended as a possible false alarm. August 21 — The motor vessel California Responder overflowed a fuel tank during fuel transfer operations, dumping about 400 gallons of diesel into the water. The vessel is owned by, ahem, the Marine Spill Response Corp and immediately responded to her own spill. Your tax dollars in action, folks! August 25 — At the tone, leave a message . . . About 4 in the afternoon, the owner/skipper of the 84-ft motor vessel Tasu Sound called his wife by cellular phone and left a message on their answering machine. He gave his position, course and speed, and — oh yeah — mentioned that the boat was taking on water. The wife got home about half an hour later. After listening to the message, she called a friend in Seattle, who called the Coast Guard in Humboldt Bay. They launched a helicopter and the cutter Point Ledge. The helicopter located the Tasu Sound a short time later and lowered a handheld radio. The owner indicated he was all right, but that his batteries were dead so he couldn’t call for help. (What about the cellular phone, pal?) Anyway, the Point Ledge escorted Tasu Sound safely into port. August 30 — The Chief Engineer on the Navy ship John Ericsson fell into some machinery, severing three fingers and suffering a compound fracture of his left forearm. The accident occurred 800 miles west of San Diego, beyond the range of a Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter. So the San Francisco-based helo flew to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, refueled, and then flew the additional 300 miles to medevac the man. He was taken back to the Vinson, and was flown to a hospital in San Diego by one of the carrier’s fixed-wing aircraft. The exhausted crew of the helo stayed aboard the ship overnight and flew home the next morning. September 6 — Group Long Beach was the search-and-rescue mission coordinator (SMC) for another private airplane that had to ditch, this time off Avalon harbor, Catalina Island. The aircraft had notified the Island’s airport that they weren’t going to make it, and the airport contacted the harbor patrol, who were waiting with boats at the ready. The plane was down and its three occupants pulled to safety before the Coasties even launched their helicopter. September 8 — A 60-year-old man had to be medevac’ed to a shoreside hospital after suffering a deep cut to the face from a fall aboard the 47-ft sailboat Antares off Point Arguello. The patient was transferred ashore by a fast inflatable from oil platform Harvest, and was then flown to Goleta Valley hospital for reconstructive surgery. September 23 — Twenty-one of 23 people took to a motorized skiff when the fishing vessel Olympia caught fire about 120 miles off Guatemala, activating the boat’s 406 Mhz EPIRB in the process. One of two merchant vessels diverted by the Coast Guard to the last known position picked up the 21, with a Coast Guard helicopter plucking the last two off the Olympia. September 24 — Both Group San Diego and Group Los Angeles/Long Beach picked up the following transmission: "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. Over." No position, name, nature of distress or anything else was given, the caller did not respond to hails from the Coast Guard, and no other transmissions were made. No 'corroborating' reports (overdue vessel or flare sightings) were forthcoming, either. A controller from Group LA/LB said he recognized the foreign accent from past Mayday calls. Farther north, Group San Francisco responded to the report of "a large yellow object, possibly a hang glider, in the surf" off Pillar Point. A Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched. They found a guy retrieving 10 to 12 large yellow balloons from the surf. September 25 — Responding to a 121.5 EPIRB signal originating in the Santa Barbara Channel, a C-130 took olf from Sacramento, a helicopter was launched from Los Angeles, and a cutter was diverted from patrol. The C-130 located the signal as originating from the powerboat Arboleda, which was off San Miguel Island. Although switched off, the EPIRB was transmitting. Trans¬ mission ceased when the owner removed the battery. Meanwhile, about 3 miles off Port San Luis, the 54-ft sailboat Cabarro reported they were taking on water. Another C-130 found the vessel, but was unable to make any drops because of thick fog with a 150-foot ceiling. The Cabarro then sank and the two people on board took to the boat’s dinghy. The HH-65 helicopter (diverted from the above call) arrived on scene and was continued outside column of next sightings page

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coast watch — cont’d able to vector the Port San Luis Harbor Patrol to the dinghy. Finally, Station LA/LB responded to the report of a possible stroke aboard the auxiliary vessel Talequah, which was transiting Los Angeles Harbor. A 69year-old woman was transferred to San Pedro Peninsula Hospital where she was last reported in good condition after suffering . . . heat stroke. The temperature in LA reached 105° that day. September 27 — The Coast Guard conducted a humanitarian medevac of a 23-year-old man who fractured his neck in a swimming pool diving accident in Puerto Vallarta. A C-130 with a flight surgeon aboard transferred the patient to San Diego Medical Center. September 27, 28, 29 — A massive search was conducted over this three day period for victims of a possible vessel collision off Punta Santo Thomas, Mexico (about 15 miles south of Ensenada). On Monday the 27th, the Coast Guard received reports from several vessels in the area that heard, "Vessel off Santo Thomas, back down, back down, back down!" followed by static on channel 16. A helicopter launched immediately from San Diego; and with commercial traffic in the area conducted a radar search (visibility was poor due to fog) that turned up nothing. A C-130 out of Sacramento and a Mexican Naval vessel eventually joined the search. The search continued with more aircraft the following day in clear weather, again with no sightings. A helo even flew Tuesday night in an attempt to generate flares. After another full day of searching on Wednesday, the case was suspended. October 1 — A 27-ft pleasure boat caught fire near Platform Gina off Point Conception. By the time a 44-ft lifeboat arrived on scene to extinguish the fire, there wasn’t much to save — the boat had burned to the waterline. The two people aboard had been rescued by a good Samaritan who had heard the Coast Guard’s UMIB — universal marine information broadcast. Keep those VHFs tuned to channel 16 while you’re sailing, folks! Also on October 1, the San Francisco Coast Guard pulled a 37-year-old boardsailor out of the water who had been found face down near the San Mateo Bridge. The man had contusions on his head and no vital signs, and was pronounced DOA at Peninsula Hospital. In other action on this busy Friday, the Coast Guard responded to emergencies aboard two vessels with almost the same name within hours of one another. Eighteen miles north of Bodega Bay, the 34-ft fishing boat Judy K reported they were taking on water. The vessel was able to secure flooding before the Coasties arrived, but had no electrical power. To complicate matters, the helo enroute had to airlift a seaman from the Coast Guard 44footer that was also enroute. He had become so seasick he was vomiting blood. The 44-footer eventually reached the Judy K and escorted them into port. The seaman was treated and released. Finally, a 20-ft powerboat named Judy G reported it had lost a prop on rocks near Point Bonita. Unable to maneuver, it had drifted ashore and be¬ come wedged between more rocks. There were two people aboard. A 44-ft motor lifeboat out of Station Golden Gate was unable to get close enough to pass a towline, so a Coast Guard helicopter passed it for them. The Judy G was pulled free and towed to safety. October 3 — You gotta wonder how often this happens. Group LA/LB received a call from a guy on a 22-ft powerboat who reported he was lost on a trip from Long Beach to Isthmus Cove, Catalina. In foggy weather, three helicopters and a cutter searched through the day, with the cutter continuing the search through the night. The vessel was finally located off the south end of San Clemente Island by a good Samaritan who saw his flare. The same day, the Coast Guard also responded to a 21-ft powerboat whose owner reported he was also lost on a trip from Catalina to Long Beach. (Haven’t these guys ever heard of compasses?) Soon after a helicopter was launched on this search, this wayward boater was also found by a good Samaritan -r- off Marina del Rey. Catalina was once again the focus when the Coasties had to medevac a 60year-old man off the island after he suffered head injuries and fractured ribs in an, ahem, motorized skate board accident. The bizarre award of the month, however, certainly goes to the fishing vessel Grande, with 30 people on board off San Pedro. They reported re¬ continued outside column of next sightings page

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pies — possibly having to retrieve a husband or wife singlehanded is of more than passing concern to those venturing offshore. The mid-October testing was basically a repeat of the August itinerary, albeit finetuned. All three return methods — Fast Return, Quick Stop and Figure Eight — were run through exhaustively again, as were actual recovery methods like the ’Elevator’ and the Lifesling. Also as before, testing was done with a mixture of ’real people’ as well as experts in the field. The latter included Fred Hayes of the Seattle Sailing Foundation (co-inventor of the Lifesling); Lt. Jim Duke, representing the U.S. Naval Academy; and West Marine’s Howard Wright, product manager for the Lifesling. As with before, there were lots of differing opinions, lots of analysis and not a whole lot of solid consensus. Once again, however, the Fast Return (developed by MSA head in¬ structor John Connolly) method received praise for its quickness and ease, and the elevator method was almost universally praised. The Lifesling aiso received kudos, but for the way it’s ’supposed’ to be used. Following the directions, on the cover will get you back to a person in the water, but in a much more complicated and convoluted manner than

was she — We once read somewhere that the snow leopard ranks high among the world’s most elusive felines. Making its home among the white-domed peaks of the Himalayas, it’s so rare we didn’t even recognize the names of any of the critters it’s said to feed on. We’ve recently become aware of an even scarcer animal. Our nomination for the alltime most slippery of all cats is Oolala, a 72ft aluminum catamaran which visited the Bay last month — we think. How enigmatic is this big feline? Well, it’s supposed to have ar¬ rived in Sausalito the first week in October and stayed for upwards of a week. However, we never found it. Yeah, okay, nothing new there. But when we rounded up our usual list of waterfront suspects, spies and henchmen, only one had seen or even heard of the boat. No matter how you look at it, keeping a 72-ft long, 35-ft wide, 27-ton boat that icognito is quite a feat. How do we know this boat exists at all? Glad you asked, even though we were going to tell you anyway. A couple or three months ago, a woman who identified herself as Pier Torni called our offices to tell us about a large catamaran her brother, Jacques Berthonier, had nearly completed amid the white-dome peaks of

SIGHTINGS — cont’d simply using the Lifesling in conjunction with one of the other methods. Also agreed upon by almost everyong present: 1) whatever maneuver you know or prefer, practice it and get it right. You may only have one shot at a crew overboard, so make the best of it. 2) If possible, talk reas¬ suringly to the person in the water; it helps. 3) To insure that any crew overboard recov¬ ery is a situation of 'when' rather than 'if — always wear a lifejacket. While the San Francisco testing holds a lot of promise (at least in our opinion) for upgrading crew overboard recovery tech¬ niques, any change is going to come slowly. With maneuvers like the Figure Eight and Quick Stop having been taught and in place for so many years, we suppose that’s to be expected. But the testing on the Bay so far has definitely opened some eyes — perhaps the most significant of which are reading this right now. If you know a crew overboard technique, how long has it been since you practiced it? If you don’t know one, don’t you think it’s time you learned? MSA plans to resume COB recovery test¬ ing (once again using a few interested volun¬ teers) in the spring. For more information on that or the testing that has been conducted so far, call 331-8250.

or wasn’t she? our own far north — Alaska. "Alaska?" we asked, not sure we had understood correctly through her heavy French accent. Sure enough, a subsequent eruption of the fax machine clarified the story. Over the past three years, Jacques, his wife, one of his sons and several other French relatives and friends have been putting Oolala together in a shop in North Pole, Alaska. Now, North Pole is right near Fairbanks. But Fairbanks is a rather 'fur piece' from mother ocean, which is the first hint that Oolala’s trek to the Bering Sea was a rather tortured one. Just trucking the boat to Fair¬ banks involved hiring a 10-man crew and five pilot cars that took turns dismantling and reassembling road signs and other hazards blocking the big cat’s progress. In Fairbanks, the boat was put into the Tanana River. Following 'breakup' — Alaskese for 'when the ice finally breaks up and flows downriver' — the Berthoniers fired up the 180-horse diesel and proceededto motor her down the Tanana, Chena and Yukon Rivers, a distance of about 1,000 miles. Once rigged, Oolala embarked on the rest of her journey — a 14,000-mile soujoum from latitude 63 (the mouth of the Yukon) all continued middle of next sightings page

coast watch — cont’d covering a military duffle bag with six bladders attached labelled 'Natuaha Caburant Fuel Anti-Static Semi-Conductor'. They then reported that people began having 'reactions'. Four people who had handled the bag immediately started feeling tingling sensations, dizziness and nausea. Other passengers reported itchiness. The vessel was escorted into Support Center San Pedro and was met by representatives from just about every law enforcement, hazar¬ dous chemical and environmental agency in the state. The substance was sam¬ pled, isolated and contained. The people were immediately shot and put on ice. No, not really. Crew and passengers were examined by medical personnel and released. October 7 — Another Marine helicopter augured in about pine miles off Oceanside with six men aboard. A bunch of aircraft and surface vessels were launched, with another Marine helo being the first to arrive on scene — happily to find the six leathernecks bobbing in the water. All were suffering from hypothermia and (mostly) minor injuries. At the time of this report, however, one Marine remained in critical condition. October 9 — A helicopter search was launched on this Saturday after the Coast Guard received a 121.5/243 Mhz 'hit' 7 miles west of Ano Nuevo. While it was in the air, Group Monterey received word from the State Park Service that two people found wandering along the beach claimed their sailboat had capsized just offshore, and that a third person was still missing. The helicopter finally located the third person about a half-mile inland, where he had crawled despite suffering from a broken leg and severe hypothermia. Lastly — and we couldn’t imagine a better note to end on — there was the report of a person in the water near the Benicia Bridge on October 9. Station Mare Island responded, pulling two people out of the water, a 40-year-old man in distress and a 20-year-old good Samaritan who had jumped in to help him. The 40-year-old’s story? He claimed he was on a top secret mission from the President and needed to get to Mare Island. Leg cramps prevented him from carrying out the mission — and, for all we know, started civilization in a downward spiral from which it may never recover.

love means never having to say 'over' Where in the world would a saucy nurse from Holland fall in love with a "clod kicker" from Stockton? For Mooniek Seebregts and Kirk Bewley, it hap¬ pened over the SSB radio while they were sailing in separate boats from the South Pacific to New Zealand. It was five years ago that Moonie^ — her unique version of 'Monique' — and her then boyfriend sailed from Holland bound for the Caribbean and New Zealand. "We were in the Caribbean a year later when I realized that he wasn’t the one for me," she says. "But I also realized that I enjoyed cruising." The boyfriend proposed that they continue on to New Zealand as 'just friends'. Despite some reservations, Mooniek agreed. After that, she planned to return to Holland to resume her nursing career. Things went pretty much as planned — until they got to Rarotonga and Cupid began mucking around. Back in the '70s, Stockton’s Kirk Bewley used to work on farms. When the air got cold in winter and there wasn’t enough work to go around, he’d fly off to the sunny Caribbean and hitchhike up and down the Antilles on cruising boats. "While I didn’t do much sailing in the ’80s," he says, "the nautical wanderlust I developed from those Caribbean trips never left me." So after years of farming and more recently not-very-related "beverage container design", in the late '80s Bewley decided to go cruising aboard a boat of his own. He eventually settled on fellow Stockton resident Bill Chapman’s old Contessa 43, and rechristened it Hayes. Once Chapman sold the boat to Bewley, they became and remain very close friends. "Bill’s such a great guy," says Bewley, "he treated me like the young kid down the block and taught me so much." When Bewley started adding cruising gear such as a dodger and a Monitor windvane, the purist Chapman thought he was crazy. But when Chapman helped Bewley bring the boat back up the coast from a shakedown sail, the former roles became reversed. Bewley began teaching Chapman, who continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS never saying 'over' — cont’d developed an interest in the tricks of cruising. (Bill and Diana Chapman, incidentally, have since sailed to Indonesia, where they are greatly enjoying the cruising life aboard their Swan 47.) Anyway, in November of 1989, Bewley left San Francisco on a planned four-year cruise to nowhere in particular. His crew for the next year was to be Chris — son of 'Big Daddy' — Klein. Additional crew for the trip to Cabo were Express 37 honeymooners Larry and Lynn Wright. After kicking around Mexico for a while, the fateful decision was made to head to the Pacific rather than to the Caribbean. The only significant factor in the decision seemed to be that Klein only had one year off, and he wanted to see the Pacific. That was fine with Bewley, finer than he realized. As luck would have it, Mooniek and Bewley arrived in Rarotonga at the continued outside column of next sightings page

was she? the way down to latitude 25: Key West. That’s where Jacques hopes to build a new life in the chartering business. Early in October, we received another phone message from Pier Torni. Jacques and Oolala were indeed arriving on October 5, she said, and please give her a call back so \/e could arrange a visit. We called; the num¬ ber she gave had been disconnected. We went back through our old notes, and dialed two other numbers she had given back then. They, too, had both been disconnected. Then, at our Crew Party on October 3, a

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SIGHTINGS — cont’d fellow claiming to be a crewman on Oolala showed up. He told us he knew we wanted to interview Jacques. There was no phone on the boat, but he assured us someone from Oolala would call the following day. They never did. If Jacques was here, we’re truly sorry we missed him. Wherever he is now, we certain¬ ly wish him and Oolala fair winds. And we hope this bit of advice catches up with him somewhere along the way: If he wants to make it in the charter business, he’s definite¬ ly going to have to maintain a higher profile.

never saying 'over' — cont’d same time on different boats. "We met a couple of times, but nothing really happened then, she says. "It wasn’t until we were sailing separate boats to New Zealand that I realized — I was madly in love with this man!" In order to get to know each other better, they set up a radio schedule to talk each day. "It wasn’t dirty or anything," says Mooniek, "but they were pri¬ vate conversations between the two of us." Or so she thought. "We later discovered," says Bewley, "that half of the people on the Milk Run would get up each morning, make a cup of coffee, then sit down and tune in to our conversations." "It was pretty funny," laughs Mooniek. "Here’s this romance developing over the radio, and people all over the Pacific are following it on the SSB. It was a real live soap opera!" The couple eventually learned of the eavesdrop¬ ping when one cruiser broke in and asked Bewley if he might know how to fix a broken refrigeration system. You can always tell love has a chance when the woman does something a little desperate. To get to know Kirk better, "I invited him to hitchhike around New Zealand with me for three weeks,” says Mooniek. "I figured anybody who could endure me that long had to be all right. The only trouble was, I didn’t have any money. I actually had to borrow it to go on the trip." Bewley turned out to be a perfectly fine hitchhiking companion, and the two got along quite well. So Mooniek flew home to Holland, in the classic female pattern, to be with her parents. Bewley did a lot of work on Hayes in New Zealand and sailed the boat back to Tonga for the next cruising season. But after six months of phone calls half way around the world — they’re not cheap — Bewley flew to Holland to ask Mooniek to go sailing with him. She said, "Yes". It’s a brutally long and exhausting journey from Holland to Tonga — especially when you’re dragging along all kinds of cruising gear. "When we finally got to the boat in Tonga, we were out of whack from jet lag and completely drained," recalls Mooniek. "We both looked at each other and thought, 'Wow, should I have really done this?'" The last three years have proved that it was indeed the right move. "We’ve had a great time together," says Mooniek, "much to the surprise of all those who followed our romance on the SSB. They knew we both have strong per¬ sonalities, and they thought we’d clash all the time." Like all couples, they do have their differences, but in the end have proven to be very compatible. Once they got together in Tonga in 1990, they sailed to Samoa, Western Samoa, Fiji and Australia. Then it was on to the Solomons, Micronesia, New Caledonia and Vanuatu — which they loved. "Vanuatu is heaven on earth," says Bewley. "We planned to stay for a month and stayed for three. I didn’t realize life could be so wonderful." ' "The neat thing about Vanuatu," says Mooniek, "is that all the other cruisers rush through it because there aren’t any charts. When you stay awhile, you have to deal with all the chiefs and the magic they practice." The next stop was Japan where they enjoyed the southern islands the best, for three more months. Mooniek plans write a book about their adventures. In July, they left Japan for Vancouver — twice. The first time they had to turn back almost immediately because of an early season typhoon. Then they had to leave immediately before the next one hit. Four gales and 37V2 days later, they arrived in British Columbia. Four years after he’d left, Kirk sailed Hayes back under the Golden Gate in October with Mooniek at his side. Both have greatly enjoyed their collective nine years of cruising, but are glad to be back in civilization, at least for the time being. Somewhere among their many plans is to live together irrHolland for a year. But they’re not about to sell their beloved Hayes. She’ll be remain berthed in Stockton awaiting further adventures.

a real learning experience When Rich Wilson and Bill Biewenga sailed Great American II into Boston this past April, scores of schoolchildren — some from as far away as Atlanta, Georgia — greeted them like long-lost uncles. When Bill Pinkney became the first black man to successfully complete a circumnavigation last year, a continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS learning experience — cont’d Massachusetts teacher with more than 20 years experience called it "the most exciting education adventure I’ve ever been involved with." And when Mike Plant was lost during an Atlantic crossing last October, kids at schools like PS 114 in Brooklyn mourned his loss as deeply as much of the sailing world. These are just a few examples of a phenomenon that is catching on across the nation — using real-life sea adventures to to breathe real-life excitement into school curricula for kids ranging from elementary to junior high level. Such tie-ins have proven valuable tools for increasing interest in such subjects as math, geography and foreign languages, to name a few. Wilson’s effort, dubbed Newspapers-In-Education, was probably the most inspired of these programs so far. It combined regular 'spots' in newspapers and the Prodigy computer network with a 900 number for daily updates on the trip. Through the program, kids were even able to forward questions to Great American II through a satellite linkup, and Wilson would answer as many as he could. In a very real sense, Wilson and Biewenga became heroes and role models in a world that needs more of them. In the final analysis, approximately 250,000 students in 700 schools took part in the NIE program, with another 100,000 students and an equal number of adults following it on Prodigy. Wilson’s newspaper updates were read by 13 million people. The American Sail Advancement Program was not only perceptive enough to realize the value of such a program, they knew just who to call as the latest Whitbread was gearing up for its September 25 start. They signed Rich Wilson and his Ocean Challenge organization to put together perhaps the most ambi¬ tious education package yet, based on the current Round the World Race. (Our report on the recently completed first leg of the race begins immediately after Sightings.) Features of this program, now in progress, include the following materials supplied to each participating classroom: a large wallmap, a video, 175-page teacher’s guide and notebook (Wilson is a former teacher himself) and weekly written updates. Rich has even arranged a direct telex link to US Women’s Challenge, one of two American entries, and has invited stu¬ dents to fax questions which he will relay to the boat. The 40-week program will cover the entire race, which finishes where it started, in Southampton, England, sometime in May. Additional benefits: Once kids become tuned in to the adventure, they realize the outcome is uncertain — unlike much of what they see on TV. Once they get hooked, they absorb the material readily and look forward to regular updates. For teachers, the race supplies a continuous, unifying 'thread' running through the entire school year, yet for manageability’s sake, the focus can vary for each or any of the six legs. The ASAP/Ocean Challenge is a voluntary program. If you’re a teacher interested in taking part — or you’d like the teacher of your 9 to 13-year-old to know about the program, Rich Wilson can be reached at Ocean Challenge in Boston: (617) 973-0570, Fax (617) 973-9819.

short sightings BAY MODEL — November 3 marks the date and the Bay Model the place for the "Pollution Prevention Workshop for Marina Operators" This is the first in a series of pollution prevention programs provided by the Marin County Office of Waste Management (OWM) and the Coastal Resources Center (CRC) for the marine industry and recreational boating community. For more information, call Frank Merino at CRC at (415) 788-6150. VACAVILLE — Noted Bay Area artist Jim DeWitt opens a major exhibi¬ tion of his artwork at the Nut Tree Gallery in Vacaville (1-80 at Monte Vista) starting November 3. Although best known in the sailing world for his impres¬ sionistic renderings of boats big and small, Jim will also include other images reflecting the people and places in his life, including landscapes, portraits and even race horses. DeWitt, 63, has been painting since the age of 8, and sailing nearly as long. For more information on the exhibit, contact Mamie McArthur at the DeWitt Studio and Gallery in Point Richmond at (415) 383-6947. THE FRONT OF YOUR BOAT — As of October 1, if your boat is under continued outside column of next sightings page

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race to the Osaka, Japan is the destination for an ambitious new sailing event planned to coin¬ cide with the June, 1994, opening of the new Kansai International Airport offshore of Osaka. The Pan-Pacific Yacht Race is for cruising sailors from all over the globe, and it starts, fittingly, from all over the globe. Between the end of April and May (exact date depends on distance), there will be starts from Marina del Rey, California; Bris¬ bane, Australia; Shanghai, China; Pusan, Korea; and Vladivostok, Russia. Is that clever, or what? The race is open to all monohull yachts with crews of two or more persons at least 18 years old. There will be two classes, and no handicaps: Class B is for

SIGHTINGS yachts 40 to 43 feet; Class A is for boats to 60 feet. And to sweeten the pot, promoters promise a 'completion bonus' for every boat finishing the race within the time 4-week time limit. For yachts starting in Marina del Rey, that’s 1 million yen — approximately $10,000! (Rounding the distance off to 4,500 miles, you’d have to average 160 miles a day to make it within that time period.) Entry deadline for the race is January 31, 1994. For an application or more informa¬ tion on the race, contact Martin McCarthy, Executive Director of Marina del Rey’s Chamber of Commerce, at (310) 821-0555; Fax (310) 823-0461.

shorts — cont’d 37 feet, you don’t need to have a User Fee sticker anymore. Yay! Owners of boats 37 feet and above are still required to buy stickers for one more year. For boats 37 to under 40 feet, the 'C' tag will cost you $50. Owners of boats 40 feet and above will need the 'D' sticker, which costs $100. (Call 800-3685647 for ordering information.) If you’re one of the latter, take solace in the fact that the User Fee program will be history as of October 1, 1994. ANGEL ISLAND — Much has been written in the last year about the pos¬ sibility of budget cuts shutting down Angel Island State Park. In response, the many friends of the island have rallied, holding marches around the island, writing legislators and raising funds. For the holiday season, the Angel Island Association has come up with a nifty way to become part of that effort: adopt a light on the island’s 'Christmas Tree' atop Mt. Livermore. A $25 donation sent to the Angel Island Association (P.O. Box 866, Tiburon, CA 94290) will do it. AIA was formed in 1986 and is dedicated to helping interpret Angel Island’s rich natural and cultural heritage.

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he first leg of the 1993-’94 Whitbread Round the World Race is history, with Kiwi boats taking the Heineken Trophies in both the maxi and W-60 classes.

Grant Dalton’s Farr 85 ketch New Zealand Endeavour won line honors, as expected. Her elapsed time on the 5,938mile course from Southampton, England, to Punta del Este, Uruguay, was a blazing 24 days, 7 hours and 19 minutes — which eclipsed Steinlager 2’s four-year-old record by over a day and a half. NZ Endeavour averaged just under 10.2 knots on the mostly off-the-wind leg. The victory must have been particularly sweet for Dalton, who was the bridesmaid on all six legs last time with Fisher & Packet. "But it wasn’t easy," he admitted. "We were looking over our shoul¬ ders all the while." Surprisingly, the boat that was breathing heavily down Endeavour’s transom most of the trip wasn’t one of the other three maxis. It was Chris Dickson’s Farr-designed Whitbread 60 Tokio, which by consensus sailed the best race of any boat in the 14boat fleet. Dickson pulled into Punta del Este only three hours after Dalton, a head-turning performance that could bode well for the W60s taking overall honors in the 31,975-mile circumnavigation. "We kept waiting for Grant to make a mistake," claimed Dickson, "But he didn’t." Both boats have already racked up huge Page 94

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time leads in their classes, which are cumulative over the six legs. The second maxi to Punta, and third to finish in fleet, was Pierre Fehlmann’s Merit Cup, which arrived in pouring rain eight hours after Dalton. The second W-60 was Fastnet Race winner Galicia 93 Pescanova, sailed by

the race, rendering it unusable in winds over 15 knots. To add insult to injury, the wind died as the French postal workers approached the finish, and it took them an agonizing 12 hours to crawl the final 28 miles. Remarkably, all eight of the first finishers — not just New Zealand Endeavour — shat¬ tered Steinlager 2’s record. Bruce Farr must be feeling pretty good about the race to date — the Annapolis-based designer, a Kiwi by birth, designed all eight record-breakers, as

Compared to 'Steinlager X, the new generation of maxis are seven tons lighter, carry bigger mizzens and smaller foretriangles, have much smaller keels, and feature clipper bows to re¬ duce rated waterline. Take a last look — this is surely the final Whitbread Race for IOR maxis.

Javier de la Gandara and his crew of Spaniards. They finished fourth in fleet, some ten hours after Dickson. Clearly, the fleet has their work cut out for them to whittle down the Kiwis’ lead. Finishing fifth, sixth and seventh were a trio of W-60s, which had a terrific down-tothe-wire battle the entire last week of the race. Ross Field’s Yamaha, the third Kiwi boat entered, came in an hour after Galicia, followed two hours later by Dennis Conner’s Winston. Roger Nilson’s Intrum Justitia, suffering from problems with both their steering and water ballast systems, arrived an hour and a half after Winston. The eighth boat in was Daniel Malle’s maxi La Poste (Merit Cup’s sistership and training partner), which arrived late due to bending their mizzen mast in a knockdown four days into

well as Steinlager! How a country of only 3.5 million people (and 100 million sheep) has come to so thoroughly dominate offshore yacht racing is a question for another day.

Leanwhile, back in the 'B' fleet, 22year-old Matt Humphries’ Dolphin & Youth and Guido Maisto’s Brooksfield match-raced the entire last week, finishing in that order just 12 minutes apart. Both W-60s had their problems: the underfunded Dolphin & Youth suffered from, among other things, a broken weatherfax — a critical piece of equipment in a Whitbread Race. Brooksfield snapped her carbon fiber rudder shaft one day into the race, causing the Italians to return to Brest, France, to replace the rudder. They hauled out at 2 a.m. and were back in the race just two hours later! Brooksfield made

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up much of the 270 miles they had lost, largely due to sailing in a different weather pattern. At this writing, the other four boats remain at sea. They are expected to finish as follows: Nance Frank’s W-60 US Women’s Challenge (a privately funded, all-women effort sailing the first Yamaha), the older Uruguay maxi Uruguay Natural (ex-Martela, the boat that lost her keel and flipped last

time), the Ukrainian W-60 Hetman Sahaidachny, and the Russian W-60 OdessaMoscoui Times. The latter boat procured sponsorship three days after the fleet left on September 25. The Russians jumped into the fray exactly a week late, only to get pound¬ ed in 55-knot headwinds almost immediate¬ ly. They’re still getting beat up, and aren’t expected in Punta until November 6. Now for the good stuff — the dirt and the horror stories, which are just starting to leak out. Topping the list has to be Lawrie Smith’s tale of woe. His Visiers-designed maxi Fortuna was, by all accounts, an unhappy, jinxed project from the get-go. As a ULDB sloop in the last race, Fortuna had achieved some notoriety by tearing off a 411-mile day (a record that is likely to fall to a W-60 in any of the upcoming three legs in the Southern Ocean). But subsequently, she was lengthened six feet and converted into a ketch, with disappointing results. Despite a new crew (Smith’s Rothman’s buddies) and the addition of a gigantic, heavily raked fiberglass winged mizzen mast, the boat was

still way off the pace. Ultimately, it was their controversial and expensive mizzen mast that did them in. Twenty-five hours into the race, it tumbled over the side when their huge 'back porch' (bumpkin) folded. Fortuna continued on as a sloop, with Smith reporting four men either injured or sick ("it’s like a hospital down below") before withdrawing completely a few days later. Apparently their sponsor, Tabacalera SA, pulled the plug on the project when it was obvious that Smith had no chance to win the Whitbread overall. To complete a perfectly miserable trip, Fortuna’s main mast also fell when the port runner block blew up on the way back to Hamble, England. At least Fortuna was spared the agony of crossing the doldrums, a physically and mentally stressful experience aboard all boats. To generalize, the first two thirds of Leg One is quite tactical: finding the place to break through the doldrums (the transition zone between the Northeast Trades and the Southeast Trades, which lies just north of the Equator this time of year) the quickest is the name of the game. The remaining third of the race is a reaching contest down to Punta, and the order of exit from this windless zone usually dictates the order of finish. The deck got shuffled each of the several days the fleet spent in the sweltering parking lot: at one point, Merit Cup led overall for six hours, and the tightly clumped 60s were changing places every day. Positions during the Whitbread are reported and then fed back to the fleet every six hours, essentially turning the event into a gigantic buoy race. "It’s incredibly exciting, a real chess game with moves and countermoves," enthused Chris Dickson.

E* ndeavour crossed the Equator first on October 11, followed three hours later by Tokio — exactly how they finished eight days later. The rest of the 'A' players broke free the next day, glad to leave the hateful area behind them. Temperatures were re¬ ported to be 95° on deck (with 95% humid¬ ity), and 107° below. Yamaha's Ross Fields, whose boat did well in the beginning (they set the 24-hour distance mark for Leg One, covering 343 miles on September 28-29) but lost big in the doldrums, was particularly frustrated. Fields reported, "Everyone on board is on tenter¬ hooks. No one is allowed to move fast around the boat and it is really hard work. It’s like living on a knife edge and the weather is hot and steamy. When Steve

Trevurza starts cooking, it’s like a sauna down below. Have you ever tried sleeping in a sauna?" Memories of those windless days faded as the fleet power-reached—the maxis on their ear, the 60s more upright with a bellyful of water on the high side — to Punta. The last night out, both Yamaha and Winston barely survived a particularly vicious squall, the only scary part of an otherwise fairly routine crossing. Yamaha nearly dismasted when their backstay broke with the masthead kite up, sending the rig forward against slack runners until a quick-thinking crew member cut the spinnaker halyard. Winston’s experience was equally harrowing: while blasting along in 30 knots with their fractional kite up, they were hit by 50-knot gusts. As Winston’s speedo zoomed up to 29 knots, helmsman Gordon Maguire called for the chute to come down. The spinnaker guy jammed 15 feet from the forestay, and the sail refilled — pinning the boat on its side for two minutes before the Spectra halyard was cut. The boat popped up, her ripped mainsail flogging hard enough to shake the battens out. The remains of the spinnaker were wrapped around the rudder, the boom was broken in half and the reaching strut was gone. Are we having fun yet? From what we gather, Dennis Conner, co-skipper of Winston with Kiwi Brad Butterworth, didn’t particularly relish his first taste of Whitbread sailing. When he wasn’t steer¬ ing or sleeping, he apparently spent time talking on his cellular phone, probably bored out of his mind as he fulfilled his com¬ mitment to his sponsor. Supposedly, he lamented to a friend, "I’ve robbed the bank, now 1 have to spend my time in jail." Whitbread rules dictate that crewmembers must do a minimum of two legs, so Dennis hasn’t served his entire sentence yet. He’s off for the upcoming leg, the cold and nasty 7,558-mile junket from Punta to Fremantle, as it conflicts with his Etchells campaign. He’ll probably return for Leg Three, the relatively short 3,272-mile sprint from Fremantle to Auckland.

I^eg Two, the biggest challenge of the „ race, starts on November 13. Some of the boats — most likely in the 10-boat W-60 fleet — are sure to start unravelling as they scream through the Southern Ocean, the remotest and potentially most brutal body of water on the planet. The stories from Leg Two will undoubtedly be better — but we wager the results will be the same. Look for the Kiwis to dominate the rest of the Whitbread Race. — latitude/rkm November, 1993 •

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JL hat 'actions speak louder than words' is a truism few can deny. But based on both the actions and words of numerous Northern California and West Coast cruisers, Tonga and Fiji are perhaps the most satisfying places to cruise in the South Pacific. "Had we known Tonga was like this," said several in Neiafu, "we wouldn’t have spent so much time in French Polynesia." The downside of French Polynesia is that it’s dreadfully expensive. And while the French Polynesians certainly aren’t unfriendly, they aren’t as warmly hospitable as the Tongans or Fijians. But then we haven’t met anybody else who is. So while it might be visions of French Polynesia that fuel the South Seas dreams of cruisers, the dream becomes a reality for the majority in Tonga and Fiji. As for the 'actions' of cruisers, they also give a big nod to Tonga and Fiji. Several South Pacific veterans — such as Pete Sutter on Wild Spirit — had rushed across the Pacific to return to Tonga. Numerous others mentioned that they’d 'come for a week and stayed for a season'. It’s increasingly common for cruisers to spend an entire season in Tonga, dip down to New Zealand for the hurricane season, then head up to Fiji for the entire next season. There’s that much to enjoy before moving on.

hen the Wanderer and Wanderette arrived in Vava’u Group of Tonga — which is the northern third that is so favored by cruisers — we were surprised by the number of cruising boats. Although the popular Vava’u cruising area is only about 15 miles by 15 miles — or quite a bit smaller than the

It wasn’t as crowded as it sounds, however. The Moorings charter guide to the area lists 42 anchorages — by number — so it’s easy for boats to spread out. Furthermore, the boats tended to group together in a couple of places. There were approximately 85 boats anchored off Neiafu, for example, which is the only commerical center in Vava’u. Another 33 were anchored at Port Maurelle, which despite the name is merely the most popular anchorage and not an operational port. So while there are quite a few boats in a relatively small area, it’s still quite easy to 'get away'. There were so many West Coast boats that while not literally true, it seemed as if we knew or were familiar with half the fleet in Vava’u. Some we knew from liying aboard in Sausalito 20 years ago, some we’d competed against in races on the Bay, and a few more we knew from cruises to Mexico. A few have been contributors to Changes, and one woman even introduced herself as the former librarian at the elementary school our children attended!

Hrom looking at a globe or even reading various Changes, it’s easy to get the impression that Tonga and Fiji are two relatively similar places about a third of the way between French Polynesia and New Zealand. But that’s not the case. Most of the islands of the Vava’u group THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI

Fiji not only covers a very large area, it's the most populous country in Melanesia. Vava'u, Tonga is only about 15 miles by 15 miles, but it has nearly 40 excellent anchorages.

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are quite small. Angel Island, for example, would be a biggie. Volcanic in origin, they have become rounded by time and some have been elevated by the shifting of the earth’s crust. Thus Vava’u is a combination of steep-to islands dotted with numerous

caves, and reminiscent of French Polynesia. The population of the Vava’u group is just 16,000, and the area remains relatively primitive in the sense that there isn’t anything that could be called a luxury resort or upscale restaurant. Fiji, on the other hand, is both huge and populous. Its islands cover 54,000 square miles, which is roughly the same area as the Eastern Caribbean and hundreds of times larger than Vava’u. In addition to the two main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu — one of which bears quite a striking resemblance to parts of Northern California — there are several hundred smaller populated islands, some of them tall, some of them low-lying motus. The population of Fiji, 760,000, is not only many times that of Tonga, but also the largest in Melanesia. Nearly half the population of Fiji is descended from the indentured slaves who were brought in from India at the turn of the century to work the cane fields. Because of

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their drive and business acumen, Indians now control the commerce and populate the cities. Native Fijians mostly live in the villages. Fiji is a country of major contrasts. The main island of Viti Levu is quite modern, with the city of Suva being relatively First World and the airport at Nadi being the hub for the Central Pacific. Further, the Mamanutha Islands, just 10 miles from Nadi, feature a number of top flight resorts — popular with Kiwis and Aussies — such as would be found in the Caribbean. Yet there are other islands just a morning’s sail away where life is quite primitive and local chiefs won’t permit vessels to stop. Indeed, the Lau Group in eastern Fiji is so primitive that they are normally off-limits to visitors such as yachties. While Fiji is so big and there are so many islands, we again had no trouble bumping

into friends and familiar boats. At Musket Cove YC on Malololailai, a major yachtie hangout, we bumped into Alameda’s Jim and Sue Corenman aboard Heart of Gold. Then out in the anchorage we spotted Jim and Janice Gustin’s Loke Lani. The Richmond-based owners have been out cruising four years now aboard the Bristol 29 that formerly belonged to Latitude’s Managing Editor. Don’t expect them back any time soon. During a quick visit to nearby Lautoka, which has a small marina and big travel lift, " we even visited aboard La Violante, the 100foot schooner the Wanderette sailed across the Pacific a decade ago. Later we had the chance to pass the latest Latitude along to Kialoa III, the one Jim Kilroy decided to keep and is cruising across the South Pacific.

1 he remarkable thing about the cruisers collectively is their incredible

diversity. We met surgeons and plumbers, industrialists and woodworkers. Some had unlimited budgets and tricked out boats, while others were happy getting along aboard modest vessels with humble budgets. The cruisers ranged in ages from their 20s — although there weren’t too many this young — to their 70s. They included everything from singlehanders — male and female — to families with three or more young children. Surprisingly enough, some women had taken to cruising even more enthusiastically than their spouses, and some of the males had returned home alone. While the trend toward larger — 45 feet or longer — and more fully equipped boats continues, we still saw boats of almost every size. There were several large luxury yachts of up to 125-feet with all the bells and whistles and SatComs. Yet there were people like Mary McCollum — a grandmother — happily cruising for yet another year aboard her Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 Mighty Merry November, 1993 • UlUoJt J? • Page 97

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An inspiration to all, Mighty Mary McCollum, the singlehanding grandmother, keeps cruising right along with her 24-footer.

Too. We even saw our old friend 'Thomas the Greek', whom we’d met last summer in Bora Bora. He was anchored off Luatoka in his 21-ft Conqueror — not far from Kialoa III, which provided a great contrast in cruising styles. Now seven years out of Greece aboard his minimalist boat, Thomas is still adding to his shell collection and enjoying the adventurous life. As for types ot boats, there was a decent representation of familiar fiberglass

production boats such as Islander 36s, Passport 40s, Norseman 447s, Valiant 40s, Peterson 44s, and Taiwan 37s. In addition, there were a good number of both retired racing boats and functional steel or aluminum boats. But what really shattered the Wanderer’s preconceptions was the number of wood boats — particularly wellpreserved ones that had been built several decades ago. Just before we arrived, we were told that there had been a gathering of San Francisco boats at one anchorage, and the majority — something like six out of nine — were built of wood! And these weren’t leaking tubs that were just a bilge pump failure away from the bottom, but classic boats in very good to excellent condition. By the time we left, these wood boat owners had just about — but not quite — convinced us that a wellbuilt wood boat is virtually as easy to maintain while cruising as is a glass or steel boat. The one thing all the cruisers we met had in common was that they were eminently likeable Either cruising brings out the best in

CHARTERING IN TONGA AND FIJI

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Twenty years ago, Roger and Evelyn Miles, a Canadian couple, cruised from Vancouver to New Zealand. As was befitting the cruising style of the time, their 30-foot boat was neither luxurious or state-of-the-art. In fact, she’d been built in 1892 as a pinnace to Rainbow, Canada’s first-ever warship. She’d been pretty much abandoned when Roger and Evelyn picked her up and readied her for sea. She was christened Rainbow after her mother ship. "The boat seemed just fine to us," Evelyn says, remembering their long Pacific cruise. "Of course, we were young and stupid, so we didn’t know any better." Over the years, the couple has become something of specialists in what makes a boat comfortable, for soon after arriving in New Zealand, they formed Rainbow Charters. The company has prospered, and their 26-boat fleet —• with bases in New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga — makes it the largest charter outfit in the South Pacific. The future looks bright for Rainbow. On the one hand, the New Zealand economy has experienced a major rebound, generally attributed to the imposition of a 12% goods and services tax combined with a hefty cut in the income tax rate. This is important, because Rainbow gets half their business from Kiwis. Secondly, as of December, The Moorings — by far the largest and most successful charter operation in the world — will have bought a 30% interest in Rainbow. To be known as Moorings Rainbow in the South Pacific, their combined resources will allow them to dramatically increase their fleet size in both Tonga and Fiji, as well as open additional new bases in the more remote locations of the South Pacific. Vanuatu, for example, will have a Moorings Rainbow base operational at Port Vila as of May 1994. In order to better acquaint our readers with these areas, Rainbow invited the Wanderer and Wanderette to sail in both Tonga and Fiji. It was an eye-opening experience, to say the least. Despite the continuation of abnormally cool and gray weather that has tormented the entire South Pacific this season, we were so impressed with both the areas and quality of operations, that we’re in the process of arranging a Latitude 38 flotilla charter for Tonga, most likely for June of 1994. Peter Sutter, founder of Sutter Sails and now a veteran of many years in the South Pacific, likes the idea so much that he’s offered to serve as the volunteer guide. Wouldn’t that be a hoot! Tune in next month for details on the Tongan flotilla charter and exactly what it is that makes chartering in these waters so special. Page 98

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people or urban life and overwork brings out the worst. But the heck with any further generalizations, we’d like to introduce you to some of the people who’ve been cruising the South Pacific this season. Dulcinea — Crealock 37 Mike & Kathy Simpson Sausalito Anyone who has gone cruising knows how hectic those last few months are before leaving, how there’s simply no way check off all the projects on the 'to do' list. One of the little things Mike and Kathy didn’t get around to was . . . getting married! "We had a date and everything," says Kathy, sounding a trifle embarrassed, "but it turned out there just wasn’t any time. So we just tell everybody we’re married." Both had been married previously and between them have five offspring ranging in age from 12 to 22. Except for short visits by a couple of them, the kids are back in the States, either on their own or with former spouses. 'The kids think we’re nuts," laughs Kathy, whose oldest is 22-years-old. For the first several months of cruising, Kathy, who’d worked in the pharmacy

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Spread: Tools catches up on his reading with Preysia aboard ‘Wailana’. Inset: The old woodie isn’t sleek, but she's spacious._

department at Long’s, couldn’t help but think the kids might have been right. When she and Mike left San Diego bound for the Marquesas in March of this year, it blew a solid 35 knots for the first five days. In fact it never blew less than 20 knots all the way to the Marquesas, whisking the short-waterline 37-foot ketch across the Pacific in a swift 25 days. When Kathy stepped back on terra firma for the first time, she fell over. It took her a half hour or so before she was able to reacclimate herself to solid footing. "I was anxious for the first few months we were out," she admits. Small wonder. The first time she’d ever been on a boat overnight was the night she and Mike sailed out the Gate to start their cruise! And it’s not like Mike was Eric Taberly or anything; he’d only done a couple of overnights himself. The Wanderer’s biggest shock during his visit to Tonga and Fiji? The percentage of cruisers who hadn’t done an overnight on their boat until they took off. It’s an epidemic. As is often the case, the cruise had been the man’s dream. "For 10 years I’d been

putting in 12-hour days as the manager at a Ford dealer in Santa Rosa," says the 42year-old Mike, "and I wanted to do something more with my life." A good guy, t six months before leaving Mike notified the owners of his plans so they could groom a replacement. Not such good guys, they fired

him two days later. "They said a guy planning to leave in a few months wouldn’t be giving 120% any longer," he laughs.

Mike and Kathy spent a year looking for the right boat. They had three criteria; that she be solid, be able to sail in heavy air, and be able to sail in light air. Ultimately, they decided on a Crealock 37 and they are very happy with their decision. "She’s everything we hoped she would be." A professional salesman, Mike remains miffed at a Northern California broker who he claims ignored the offer, with a cash deposit, he’d made on another Crealock 37. "The guy told me I wasn’t really going to go cruising and that I should just buy a new racer/cruiser he’s the dealer for to sail the Bay." Huahine in the lies Sous Le Vent has been Kathy’s favorite stop to date. "We swam to shore and it was just beautiful. Much cleaner than a lot of French Polynesia." Mike’s favorite is Ahe in the Tuamotus. "When we pulled up to the dock, all these kids swarmed over the boat. We videoed the activity and then played it back for them — they loved it! Before We left California, we’d gone to Long’s and bought $200 worth of $2 items to hand out as gifts as we went through the South Pacific. We couldn’t help ourselves, and gave them all away to the kids at Ahe!" Mike laughs. "There was even a barefoot man 1 met who was getting married, so I gave him a pair of shoes. It was really fun, as they gave us all kinds of fish, valuable black pearls and many other gifts in return." When Mike and Kathy left California, they figured they’d be gone for about three years. But when we spoke with them in Tonga, they were like about a quarter of the cruisers we met, unsure of what they really wanted to do and more than a little bummed by the weather. By all objective accounts, this past The cruising fleet crowds around Neiafu, which although small, is the only commerical center in Vava'u.

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water, too." The second tip was prompted by the Wanderette, who wanted to know if women should bring their "girlie stuff" from Victoria’s Secret. "Yes, women should," replied Kathy. "Funny you should mention it, just last night Mike asked if I’d brought any."

Peter Sutter and Christina, displaying their unique ‘wild spirit'. plenty of uncharacteristically strong winds, fitful trades, unusually frequent rain — and significantly cooler air and water temperatures. In a tropical paradise like the South Pacific, cloudy skies can transform brilliant blue water into dull grey. When it’s like that week after week, it has a discouraging effect on everyone’s outlook. And Kathy was one of several cruisers who had been surprised at how large the Pacific is, and therefore how long some of the passages are. Sails that last three days or more are not exactly her favorite aspect of cruising. On rainy days and when they’ve felt beat, the two have even considered the possibility of having the boat shipped back to the States or Mexico. But since that would probably cost nearly $12,000, they’ll probably continue on to New Zealand. It’s worth noting that the 'cruising blues' are a common affliction to those who’ve been out for less than a year. Peter Sutter got them and then recovered. Now he’s been out for the better part of the last 10 years. Kathy had two tips for future cruisers. The first is to bring one of those clothes wringers they sell at West Marine for about $100. "They not only save a lot of work, but lots of The islands of Tonga are riddled with caves, some of which you have to swim underwater to get to. ^

Wailana — Alden 41 Motorsailor Atulyo Tools' Ulz and Preyasl Exter Novato It’s not often you see a cruising couple that appear as serene aboard as do Atulyo, who is originally from New Jersey, and Preyasi, who is originally from Germany. This despite the fact that their first overnight sail was — yep — when they headed out the Gate and turned left. Wailana, which means 'JoyouS'Water', is a wood motorsailor with huge salon windows that was built by the Allmand Brothers in Alameda in the mid-'50s. She was wellknown in her day as being "Henry Turkell’s boat". The San Francisco coroner was apparently something of a man about town. Wailana was later refurbished by Ronnie Wise, an old hand. Ironically, Wise unknowingly later dropped by Tools’ San Rafael body shop to get an estimate on his car. The 40-year old Tools' and 30-year old Preyasi found Wailana wasting away up the Napa River back in 1988. They bought her in partnership with Chesta and Ginger Buckley — who you’ll soon meet. The four of them shared a house with a dock at Bel Marin Keys, the dock to which the boat was brought for restoration. It took some 18 months of work to put Wailana back into sailing condition, and somewhere along the way the Buckleys dropped out of the partnership and purchased a condo. So when December of 1989 rolled around, it was Tools and Preyasi taking off by themselves. Since then, this mellow couple has covered considerable ground and have had numerous adventures. They spent four months in Mexico, 10 months in Costa Rica, 2Vfe months at Cocos Island, a few months in the islands northwest of Panama, and then quite a bit of time in Ecuador. "There really isn’t that much of interest along the coast of Ecuador," says Tools, "so we left the boat at Salinas and travelled up into the mountains. That’s the really special area of Ecuador." Then in 1991, the couple sailed 3,600 miles to the Marquesas in 31 days — 16 straight days of which they were either wingon-wing or flying a cruising spinnaker. After six months in the Tuamotus, they spent four more in the Societies. Finding themselves running short on cash, they headed back

toward California — and work — by way of Hawaii. The two have an interesting outlook on money and work. "We’re not into budgeting," says Tools. "We work and make what we make, then we continue on. But we don’t use our credit cards," they laugh in unison, "when we’re not working." A man of many skills, Tools has had plenty of opportunities to earn money working on other boats while cruising. But this is not their style. "If we decide to stay in a beautiful place," he explains, "we do it to enjoy it, not to earn money." Armed with this interesting and admirable philosophy, they set out from Bora Bora for Hawaii and California. But 500 miles shy of Hawaii, an aft monel chainplate failed without warning. Although it was only blowing 15 knots on the beam, the mast tumbled. Motoring to Hawaii didn’t turn out to be a problem as the Wailani carries 200 gallons of diesel, but finding a place to keep the boat until Tools could fabricate a replacement mast was. "Hawaii is the worst place to cruise in the world," says Preyasi. "We checked with every

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The diversity of cruising boats: Chesta and Ginger aboard 'Wendy Ann'; little 'Mighty Merry Too'; and, the legendary maxi, 'Kialoa III'._

harbormaster in the Islands for a possible berth," explains Tools. "They basically laughed at us and said there was no way." But good fortune smiled on them, as they lucked into getting the use of a guy’s slip at Honokohau Harbor on the Big Island for six months. "Hawaiian boat owners are great," says Tools. It was indeed a stroke of luck, because it took five months for Tools to get the Sitka spruce he needed to build the new stick. After the slip owner returned with his boat, they had to move Wailana out into the Kona anchorage. "What a terrible place," says Preyasi. "They lost nine boats on the shore during an 18 month period." Having to wait for the Sitka spruce hadn’t been all bad, for Tools found work, enabling them to add things to the boat and refill the kitty without having to return to California. At the top of their upgrade list were a watermaker — "we wouldn’t go cruising again without one" — and a SSB radio. With the extra money, they also purchased a

Heart invertor and a 12-volt Adler-Barbor refrigeration system that keeps perishables at 47 to 52 degrees. "We don’t need ice," Tools notes. Indeed, the two seem to need very little of anything. They spent just $1,500 during the six months they were in Hawaii, and just $600 in the 3y2-months they’ve been in Tonga. This, they say, includes dining out once every two weeks or so. The fact that Tools is handy with tools has played a big part in keeping their cruising budget in check. The 30-gallon/hour watermaker now fitted on Wailana, for example, was salvaged from a totalled powerboat and cleverly adapted for use on their boat. And while Tools gave some thought to replacing the original 1956 Detroit diesel engine, he ultimately decked it wasn’t necessary. So where does he find replacement parts for the 37 year old diesel? "I make them myself," he says with a grin. The engine isn’t the only original equipment on Wailana. Although they don’t use them, they still carry the boat’s original suit of Sutter Sails. Tools and Preyasi have spent the entire season in Vava’u. "When we came across the Pacific last season, we rushed through to

New Zealand. It’s so different when you take your time. We’ve been here more than three months and are really enjoying ourselves. Next year we’ll head to Fiji, New Caledonia, and then perhaps spend a year with friends at Byron Bay, Australia." Their favorite places? Bahia Honda, an island on Panama’s Pacific coast, and the mountains of Ecuador. There’s one question everyone asks Tools: Aren’t you afraid those big cabin windows will break? "We have half-inch plex covers for them," answers Tools, "but we’ve never needed them, even when green water was coming over the boat all the time." Interestingly enough, the couple spends 90% of their time in the spacious wheelhouse — where the huge opening windows let in all breeze they want — and only 10% at the outside helm. While not a particularly graceful-looking vessel from the outside, Wailana is one of the more comfortable boats for her size. Wendy Ann — Farallon Clipper Chesta & Ginger 'Sudas' Buckley Remember Chesta and Ginger Buckley, the people we told you had been housemates and boat partners with Tools November. 1993 • UtiUJU Z8 •

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MODERN TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC and Preyasi? When we pulled into Port Maurelle, they were anchored just a couple of hundred feet from Wailana, the boat they used to own part of, aboard their own Farallon Clipper, Wendy Ann. It seems that three years ago Tools was back in Northern California for a short time and did a survey on Wendy Ann for a potential buyer. In good conscience, Tools advised the fellow that she probably wasn’t the right boat for him. When the buyer agreed, Tools called his old roomates Chesta and Ginger and said he’d found the perfect boat for them. Obviously, they agreed with his evaluation. Hull #20, Wendy Ann was built of wood in 1962, the last of the Stephen’s Farallon Clippers. Her previous owner, Tiburon’s John Simon, had owned her for 27 years and had taken her on a cruise to Mexico. But when the Buckleys bought her, she needed work. So work on her they did, for 18 months. But they weren’t alone. "We can’t tell you how great everybody was. Bill Belmont, a Farallon Clipper sailor, gave us a spinnaker, and everybody in the industry was terrific," says Ginger. "From each of them we got what can only be termed total support." "We weren’t the most knowledgeable people," admits Chesta, "but these people in the industry did everything to help us get the most for our money. Instead of just selling us as many sails as he could, for example, Jim Leech at Neil Pryde Sails explained all our options, so we didn’t have to spend as much as we thought. Mark Cenak of Edinger Marine did the same, reviewing our electrical system. He, too, recommended not buying some expensive equipment we assumed we needed. A1 Blair at Marin County Boat Works was great as was Starbuck Canvas. Kathy Porfilio taught us about sail and canvas repair and Patty Swenson tutored us on how to maintain a wood boat while out cruising. The great thing about all these professionals is they did more than just sell us stuff; they were extremely generous with their time and knowledge." Certainly not to be excluded is Tom List, engine specialist. Chesta and Ginger’s friends threw a big bon voyage party the day they left, which was mid-April of this year. During the dockside party, flowers and keys were thrown into the water. "The key to cruising is letting go," explains Ginger, not realizing how much they’d need List before they could really let go. After they cast off the dock lines, they headed toward the Gate, their friends following them from on shore. When Wendy Ann got under the Gate, the friends watched in surprise as she turned around and headed back to Sausalito. "All my friends thought I’d chickened Page 102 • U&UJ* 12 • November, 1993

Tune in next month to meet this Santa Cruz couple, who are cruising one of the least 'Mickey Mouse' boats in the Pacific.

out," laughs Ginger. It wouldn’t have been that much of a shock, as like the crew of Wailana, neither Chesta or Ginger had done an overnight sail before. They were veterans of lake and river sailing. The problem wasn’t with Ginger’s guts, however, but with the engine overheating. "We’d spent so much time getting the boat ready that we hadn’t gone sailing, so the heat exchangers on the engine had gotten clogged," explains Chesta. "Despite the fact it was two weeks before Opening Day — probably the busiest time of the year for an engine guy — Tom List somehow managed to find time to repair our engine so we could head out the Gate for good on April 19th. The ocean isn’t much of a sentimentalist, and the offshore novices were shown no mercy that first night. "We got hit by a gale and it was awful," remembers Ginger. "We took a number of waves in the cockpit," agrees Chesta. The result was that they had three very serious discussions about selling the boat prior to rounding Point Conception. "Probably the low point was when we

pulled into the yacht club at Ventura and were told they didn’t have a berth because of some club function," says Chesta. "But then things started to change quickly. The dockmaster who told us they didn’t have any room, noted my accent and asked where I was from. I told him, and it turned out we were from the same small suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Suddenly there was room for us after all. Then the weather sun came out and somebody gave us a big fish." "Everything had quickly turned around," agrees Ginger. "In fact, when some kayakers rowed by, told us what a beautiful boat we had, and asked if she was for sale, we had to tell them, "You should have been here five hours ago'. Weatherwise, it’s been easy ever since Southern California." They continued on to Catalina, from which they made a 19-day passage. All during that passage and their subsequent one to Tonga, they communicated via SSB with their friends aboard Wailana. They eventually reunited in Vava’u. Chesta and Ginger have mixed feelings about cruising. They really like meeting people and visiting the new places, but Ginger in particular makes no bones about not liking being far from land. "I hate being in the middle of the ocean," she says simply. "I get depressed and I don’t like the motion." While she’s enjoyed Fiji and Vava’u, her favorite stop to date has been considerably less exotic: Avalon, Catalina. "It was just magical when we were there, with a special light, dolphins playing in the ocean and everything." As for Chesta, the weather colors his enjoyment of cruising, too. If the conditions are terrible, he — like everybody else — isn’t crazy about it. But he enjoys good passages. As such, the couple may continue a pattern of Chesta making the passages and Ginger flying to meet him at the next destination. It’s not an uncommon arrangement. It would, however, be incorrect to generalize that women don’t like long ocean sails. Janice Gustin, all 80 pounds of her, puts it this way. passages I don’t care for because of the dangers of being close to land. I enjoy the 30-day passages and wish they didn’t have to end." While she may not be typical of women cruising, she’s certainly not alone.

W o many cruisers and so little editorial space! There were many more interesting cruisers we met in Tonga and Fiji — includ¬ ing some of the 'hard' cases who plan on being there a lot longer — that we didn’t have room for them all in this issue. So be with us again next month, won’t you, for more modern tales of the South Pacific. — latitude 38

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JOHN KOSTECKI

ver the past 15 years, we at Latitude 38 have been privileged to watch several local talents progress from their talented teens into the ranks of the sailing world’s elite. It’s almost as if the Bay Area is to sailboat racing what Paris was to writers in the 1920s, a fertile petri dish where microorganic skippers and tacticians feed on the wind, tide and competition to become the supernovas of the sailing scene. (Yeah, so we mixed a few metaphors. We didn’t make it to Paris until the ’80s.) Consider John Bertrand, who started out, as do most kids around here, in El Toros and went on to win a silver medal in the Olympic Finn class in 1984. He now calls tactics on the hot new IMS 70-footer Windquest. Then there’s Paul Cayard, who emerged from his tutelage under the late Tom Blackaller to, skipper the Italian challenger in the finals of the last America’s Cup. Third on the list is John Kostecki, who won a silver medal in the Olympic Soling class in 1988 and recently signed on as tactician for Kevin Mahaney’s bid to defend the America’s Cup in 1995. Kostecki is the youngest of the three, and still shows traces of the towheaded Novato teen who used to sail an El Toro called Shroeder. He’s still quiet and reserved in public, and he’s still consumed by winning sailboat races. He’s no longer a kid, how¬ ever. At 28, he’s matured into a strapping six footer with a reputation to match. Consid¬ ered internationally as one of the best sailors in the world, John will be a good man to have on the starting line when the gun goes off for the first America’s Cup race in May, 1995. "Out of my generation," says Kevin Mahaney, the 31-year-old Maine skipper who won the Olympic Soling silver medal in 1992, "John ranks as the most naturally talented

“Out of my generation; Kostecki ranks as the most naturally talented sailor. PPM His focus and intensity are unparalleled sailor. His focus and intensity are unparal¬ leled." Others in the international sailing scene also speak highly of Kostecki. Tom Mc¬ Laughlin, who sailed with the ill-fated Ameri¬ ca II America’s Cup campaign in 1987 and Page 1CM • UiUtJt 1? • November. 1993

only other guy who can look at a race course and figure out what’s going to happen the way John does is Buddy Melges."

I I ow did this Marin County youngster —John still calls Greenbrae home when he’s not on the road — become deserving of such platitudes? By amplifying his 'natural talent' with a tremendous amount of hard work. From the moment he joined the Richmond Yacht Club junior program two decades ago,

Kostecki distinguished himself as a deter¬ mined student. To augment his on-the-water instruction, he clipped magazine articles about racing and organized them in note¬ books. He read Stuart Walker, the informed if sometimes dense sailing columnist, before going to bed at night. And he practiced endlessly. It wasn’t long before it started paying off. Shortly after getting his driver’s license, John became the first Northern California teenager to win the Sears Cup, the national juni-

HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL Locally, when he’s around, John can still be found humbling his elders at such events as the Big Boat Series (Mongoose, first in division, 1989) and San Francisco Perpetual Challenge Cup (St. Francis IX, match race winner, 1990). The list goes on and on, but we’re starting to hyperventilate.

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or championships, in 1981. The next year, he won the Sunfish Worlds and took second at the J/24 Worlds. The latter put him on the map, started his repu-

Inset, John Kostecki. Spread, John (left) and crew George Iverson at the windy '92 Star Worlds on the Bay.

tation — and dealt a severe blow to the egos of many older sailors who realized that, at 17, John was already in a league of his own. Today, the list of Kostecki’s accomplish¬ ments is nothing short of staggering. In addi¬ tion to his Olympic Silver medal, he has five world championships to his name, including two in Solings, one in Six Meters and one in the J/24 class. He’s won gold medals at the

Pan American and Goodwill Games. He’s won more than a dozen National and/or North American titles in a half dozen classes, and countless regionals. He’s won several European championships, as well as the Sol¬ ing Nationals in Australia. In 1988, he was voted USYRU/Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, a title also bestowed by the St. Francis and Richmond YCs. The U.S. Olympic Commit¬ tee has declared him 'Sportsman of the Year' (in yachting) twice, Sailing World has listed him as 'Keelboat Sailor of the Year'. . .

1 wo years ago, John started sailing Stars, the class in which all of sailing’s greats have left (or tried to leave) a mark. It’s taken John awhile to get up to speed in the com¬ plex 22-foot sloops, but this year he won the Western Hemisphere Spring Championships and took second in the Bacardi Cup to Olympic gold medalist Mark Reynolds. "The Star is my favorite class at this point," says John, who was back in the Bay November, 1993

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JOHN KOSTECKI Area recently after sailing in the Star North Americans in San Diego. "It’s a great boat, the fleet’s well organized and we’ve got the best sailors in the world to compete against. Racing a Star really keeps you at the top of your game."

Nevertheless, John finds himself a bit of an anomaly in the class. He’s one of few top 10 performers who isn’t involved in making Star boats, masts or sails — and likewise isn’t financially well-to-do enough to afford the time, travel and equipment expenses neces¬ sary to compete at the front of the fleet. He does have a sponsorship deal with Duraflame, the Stockton-based firelog company that has funded other Bay Area sailors like Russell Long and the late Tom Blackaller.

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It’s not like Kostecki is hurting for projects to pursue, however. In addition to Star sailing, he’s been the helmsman on Emeraude for the past couple of seasons. Dennis Conner first drove the fractionallyrigged Frers 81 after it was launched in 1989. After he departed, John received an invitation to steer by owner Jacques De Wailly, and joined the boat for a race in the Mediterranean. Tom McLaughlin was one of a couple of other Americans who had been on the boat for a while already. He recalls Kostecki’s initiation . . . "John showed up in his pump-up sneak¬ ers looking and talking like Middle America," recalls McLaughlin. "De Wailly apd most of the crew speak only French and John spoke only English. At the first start, we were on the line with five other maxis and John was turn¬ ing the boat like a Soling. At one point he wanted to carve an S-tum to create a lane for himself and he bore off. He asked for the genoa to be let out, but the trimmer couldn’t understand him. John started yelling and the poor guy is like a deer frozen in car head¬ lights. Finally John leaned forward, hooking Kostecki's 'big rig' driving assignments have included the SC 70 'Mongoose' (below) and the maxi 'Emeraude' (right).

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the wheej with his foot and using both hands to form a megaphone, he screamed 'Let it out!' "He learned a couple of important lessons that day: on a big boat, communication is vi¬ tally important; and when you’re sailing on an international boat you need someone

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aboard who speaks the crew’s language — or you need to learn to tell them yourself." McLaughlin adds that Kostecki adapted quickly, mastering some basic French sailing terminology and commands. He’s also becom more patient, realizing that screaming louder only adds to the confusion. McLaugh¬ lin also admires John’s ability to get the boat’s owner more involved in the decision¬ making process. "Before the races, he spends time with going over general strategy and

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dgmi crew assignments," says McLaughlin. Kostecki’s maturation has likewise pro¬ gressed in other areas. Last March, he joined Mahaney’s PACT 95 defense effort, which is headed by America’s Cup veteran John Mar¬ shall. Doing so meant pulling up stakes in California and heading to Bangor, Maine. Not exactly the sailing headquarters of the universe, this New England city is Mahaney’s home and PACT 95 obtained free office November, 1993 •

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JOHN KOSTECKI home and PACT 95 obtained free office space from the Mahaney family business. "John’s move to Maine is a big commitment on his part to learn about the business of an America’s Cup and to broaden his exposure to people like Marshall and (Chief Operating Officer) Robert Hopkins," says Mahaney.

ca’s Cup racing is different than one design. It’s the skipper’s responsibility to represent the syndicate to the sponsors, the press and

O ff the water, John admits an interest in business and finance. He hopes someday soon to resume his academic career and ob-. tain his undergraduate degree, and then work outside the sailing industry "to see how 1 enjoy that." Whoa, wait a minute! Isn’t that like Mich¬ ael Jordan claiming his recent retirement from basketball was "to see how I like selling insurance"? The fact, however, is that Kos-^ tecki is getting a little disillusioned with the sailing game. Unlike golf or tennis, making a living as a professional sailor is not easy. Even the match racing circuit, which has been lucrative for sailors like Russell Coutts of New Zealand, recently lost some major sponsors. 'The only way to make money these days is to be hired on a boat for a week’s worth of racing," says John. Funding an America’s Cup defense effort is no exception to the rule. PACT 95 has pulled in about $7 million so far, about a third of what Mahaney estimates they’ll need to put one boat in the water by the time the elimination series begin in early 1995. Like so many others that have gone before, Mahaney’s spending most of his time pounding the pavement for dollars. John helps out with appearances, but spends most of his time keeping his skills sharp sailing boats like Emeraude and the IMS 50 Full Cry. John and Kevin also team up for match races like last year’s World Championships, where they placed second.

l'his is Kostecki’s second involvement with an America’s Cup defense. He briefly worked with Bill Koch’s America3 group before the last event, but left to pursue an Olympic Star berth (where he ended up se¬ cond to Mark Reynolds in the U.S. Trials). John compares the two syndicates this way: "America3’s campaign was run by Bill Koch, period," he says flatly. "In PACT 95, every¬ body is able to apply their strengths to the campaign. I prefer this approach." While Kostecki hints that he’d like the glory of driving the America’s Cup defender, Mahaney admits outright that the Californian is the better sailor of the two, which is part of the reason he’s asked John to be tactician. "John’s one of my sailing heros," Mahaney admits. "My success has been in copying people like him and Dave Curtis. But Ameri¬ Page 108 • LtXJUM 1% • November, 1993

From the way-back machine: John as he looked when he first started destroying sailors twice his age. He wasn't bad with a skateboard, either.

the plethora of requirements that don’t have anything to do with sailing. While I do that, John’s job will be to see that the sailing program is 100 percent and to make sure that we win."

V^o what does this sailing dynamo do for fun? Well, aside from a penchant for snow skiing, let’s just say that racing is a hard habit to break. For example, on a break from PACT 95 this past summer, John and longtime girlfriend Jennifer Dunbar were invited to join the blue blooded New York Yacht Club set for a cruise up the coast of

Maine. Jennifer went and says it was a lot of fun. John, however, was enticed away at the la§t minute to sail in the Admiral’s Cup on one of the Italian team entries. Although the Admiral’s Cup was a bus¬ man’s holiday, John points to the venerable series as the highpoint of his year. He’s eschewed overnight racing before, but this time he found the experience rewarding. "In the past I just wasn’t mentally up for long distance racing," he says, "This time I was and I enjoyed myself." John served as tactic¬ ian on the Italians’ Two Tonner, while his Star sailing buddy Paul Cayard sailed aboard the team’s One Tonner. They were poised to win the event until John’s boat broke her mast in the Fastnet finale.

t^ostecki and Cayard, who’s pursuing another America’s Cup challenge for Italy, remain good friends, crossing paths frequent¬ ly in big boat, match race and Star sailing events. John called tactics for Paul in last year’s Omega Gold Cup match race series in Bermuda. During the recent Star North Am¬ ericans in San Diego, John stayed in Paul’s house for two weeks. Although no quarter is given on the race course, ashore the pair share a deep mutual respect and camarader¬ ie that first burgeoned on race courses around the Bay Area. If their respective syndicates emerge victorious from the America’s Cup elimina¬ tions, come the spring of 1995, Paul and John may go head-to-head in perhaps the ultimate 'showdown' of the Bay Area-bred sailing talent. The irony of this prospect occurring off San Diego is not lost on Kos¬ tecki. Given all the money that was pumped into the last event — with so little return for the public — he’d like to see the America’s Cup sailed in a place that had a lot of wind on the race course and a small town as a home port. Someplace like Fremantle, Aus¬ tralia, which hosted the 1987 Cup. Or hey, maybe San Francisco Bay, with Sausalito as the hub of shoreside activities. You have to admit, it would be pretty thrilling to watch two of our hometown heroes duking it out under the Golden Gate Bridge once again. Except for the prize (and the swarms of reporters and spectators), it would be just like old times. Whether that matchup ever occurs — either here or off Point Loma — one thing remains certain. Where the Bay Area’s most prodigal sons are concerned, the blasts of the finish guns will continue to be shots heard round the sailing world. — shimon van collie

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CANNING hen we began provisioning for a five-month cruise to Baja a year ahead of time, I remember feeling somewhat over¬ whelmed by the amount of food I thought we’d have to take. I took one look at our Columbia 40’s long, low, slender hull and despaired that we could ever get enough rations aboard for such an extended time. I knew I’d have to plan carefully to keep us well fed for those five months. At home, we eat fresh fruit at least twice a day, but I wasn’t sure we’d be able to find fruit in Baja except in the large cities. Therefore, in the dry bilge and under our bunk, I stashed cans of peaches, pineapples, applesauce, pears and cherries for those anticipated fruitless days. Another locker held nothing but bags of dried fruit. And vegetables? I’d been told that the few vege¬ tables available in the markets in Baja were more often than not limp, discolored and unappealing, if not inedible. So of course I loaded the boat with beets, corn, peas, tomatoes, six varieties of beans, and boxes of dehydrated potatoes and vegetable mixes. Even though we would have trolling lines rigged, I put little stock in our catching any fish. After all, we had trolled from Resolute for three summers in Southern California and had yet to catch anything more than our prop. I supposed, then, we’d need cans of chicken, turkey, tuna, ham, salmon, clams,

shrimp, and crab meat to provide protein. I dutifully bought quantities of all of the above and began cramming them into lockers. And so it went. I planned the provisioning Page 110 •

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like Hannibal preparing to cross the Alps — anything we planned to eat, we’d have to carry with us. I’m exaggerating, of course — but only a bit.

^^t the end of our cruise, I had a much more realistic idea about how 1 will provision for the next cruise to Baja. I’ll know, for example, that every village we went ashore to visit had fresh and appetizing-looking pro¬ duce. Even in the smallest of markets, we always found carrots, potatoes, cabbage, cel¬ ery, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, red and green bell peppers, radishes, cilantro, avoca¬ dos, chayotes, and jicama. Oftentimes, we found zucchini, green beans, romaine and iceberg lettuce, beets, Swiss chard, bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower, and numerous varieties of peppers. We stocked up on zucchini at Asuncion, and found an appetizing bouquet of crisp, green cilantro in a large jar of fresh water on a grocery store counter in Loreto. And while not every vegetable in every market looked fresh, many of those that did tasted better than their current California equivalents. The tomatoes and avocados, for example, reminded us of what California produce used to taste like when it had been plucked ripe from the vines and trees. Fruits available in Baja markets include papayas, mangos, pineapples, pears, bana¬ nas, apples, grapefruit,Jimes and oranges. At the Wednesday farmers’ market in San Car¬ los, we obtained all these by stopping at each of the dozen or so stands just beyond the town square. In the supermarkets of Ensenada, Cabo, La Paz and Loreto, the pineapples drew us with their sweet aroma. Below, with all the tin aboard, 'Resolute' rode like a '63 Caddie. Left, Carolyn Mehaffy during provisioning in Brickyard Cove.

Faz, we bought watermelons, each time hop¬ ing that this one would be better than the last. We never did find that sweet and juicy melon we were hungering for, but they were still refreshing, and certainly worth eating. Our only partial failure in fruit selecting was grapes. They tasted good the first day but af¬ ter that deteriorated rapidly. The solution, of course, is to buy no more than you can eat the first day. Of all the local fruits, our favorite turned out to be limes. Limes in Baja are wonderful, and wonderfully inexpensive. We learned to enjoy them with just about every fruit, vege¬ table or fish we consumed. We used them in the ways we use lemons at home, with many new ways learned as we went.

While there, we could choose from three or four kinds of apples and at least as many types of oranges and bananas. From trucks parked along the streets in La

The point is, there’s no need to stock up on canned or dried fruits and vegetables. The fresh fruits and vegetables are plentiful and appealing in Baja, and in many cases

THE CANS where in Baja, though I’ll bring more polenta (coarsely ground cornmeal) next time since we saw none in Baja. Packaged mixes for baking or cooking are never seen in the small towns and are quite expensive in the cities. We enjoyed immensely having large pack¬ ages of muffin and biscuit mixes and pre¬ cooked cereals that require only water. The packages of mixed nuts, corn nuts, dryroasted peanuts, and Oriental rice crackers were most useful, since we did not see their likes in the markets in Baja. We took an ample supply of dried beans, rice, pastas of various sorts and popcorn, and did not re¬ gret any of the space they occupied because we used them. Ditto for the nuts we stored for cooking and baking: walnuts, almonds, pecans, and pinenuts. But in our dry stores lockers we also had packaged dinners of var¬ ious sorts, and we never even used one of them. We took along powdered eggs, but every village that had markets had eggs, and since we often use only the whites, we natur¬ ally preferred fresh eggs that we could separate. The most serious omission in our pre¬ cruise provisioning was in our supply of

are more flavorful than those you’re accus¬ tomed to here. Although the selection won’t always be as good in the small towns as the larger cities, what better excuse to try some¬ thing new? For instance, we never saw arti¬ chokes in Baja markets, but we learned to love chayotes. In short, we ate fresh vegeta¬ bles cooked and raw, by themselves and in salads, soups and stir-fry dishes, just as often as we enjoy fresh vegetables at home. In fact, almost all those canned and dried fruits and vegetables I had so carefully selected and packed came home with us unopened. Next time I’ll replace them with provisions that can’t be so readily found in Baja. That list includes canned goods such as olives, pickles, pepperoncini, soups (for use in sauces), mushrooms (the one vegetable that in Baja markets invariably looked ined¬ ible), green chiles, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, com for fish chowder (the fresh corn on the cob in the markets in Baja always looked extremely dried out), and beans for three-bean salads. 1 would include only the barest minimum in other canned vegetables and in canned and dried fruits for those occasions when we might be out of port for a week or so and be running low on fresh foods. On our five-month cruise, we used just one can each of green peas, pears, sliced peaches, and pineapples, and none of our dried fruits except for the dates and raisins for cooking and prunes for snacking.

Next time we’ll bring more of those latter three and little or none of the others.

^\.nd now for the story of the meat sup¬ ply. In Ensenada we bought reasonably priced crabs and giant prawns in the fish market right by the docks. At several stops between there and Cabo — Isla San Martin, Isla San Jeronimo, Isla Cedros, Bahia Tor¬ tuga — local fisherman came out in their pangas, trading us lobsters, abalones, prawns, or crabs for beer, candy, cookies, fishhooks or wine. Fish are so plentiful in the waters off the coast of Baja that even we caught some: tuna (yellowfin, jack and crevalle), king mackerel, dorado and sierra. For variety, I did purchase a few chicken breasts in Cabo, and they were delicious. But most of the time our small freezer was filled with fillets from a 46-inch dorado we had caught at Ensenada de Los Muertos, or steaks from the 29-inch king mackerel landed between Islas Cedros and San Beni¬ to. So, as with the other canned goods, themajority of the canned meats brought from California still sit in the lockers, though we did make an occasional tuna salad out of cans of tuna, and chicken tostadas with canned chicken. So I will again include a few cans of meat, just as I keep a few cans in my pantry at home, for those times when we don’t want to cook. Otherwise, I’ll save the space for more useful provisions. What about dry stores? Flour, cornmeal, and granulated sugar are available every¬

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Safeway? Vons? Costco? Price Club? Try the CCC Supermercado in La Paz, which almost puts them all to shame — they even sell furniture!

In Mexico, everyone catches fish and not many big ones get away. This beautiful dorado supple¬ mented the diet aboard 'Resolute' for weeks.

drinks. Beer, Coke and orange soda were ubiquitous in every village and city. But we often wanted a decaffeinated cola or a flavNovember. 1993 • UfcWt 3? • Page 111

CANNING THE CANS

ATTENTION, SHOPPERS. . . ' The following are some of the Mehaffy’s ’favorite’ provisioning spots in Baja — and the mainland. Ensenada — numerous small (and unnamed) produce stands, bakeries and an excellent fish market are all within walking distance of the anchorage. San Carlos—The huge farmer’s market in Ei Centro (the center of town) is a great place to pick up fruits, vegetables, cheeses and eggs, Cabo San Lucas — The Mehaffys liked Aramburu Plaza, right across from the marina, the best of Cabo’s markets. The meat was especially good, and the produce section well stocked. * La Par — The huge CCC Market is hard to beat, but La Paz also has an excellent '

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farmer’s market with, among other things, a wide variety of spices, Loreto — Cruisers can find another fine market in the center of Loreto, the only drawback being that you have to taxi or hitchhike to get there, Mazatlan — Plaza Ley is worth the bus ride from the anchorage. It’s large, wellstocked and even features a sort of Mexican ’deli’ with a variety of fresh tamales. While you’re in town, check out the farmer’s market, too. Good buys include banarias, papayas and other tropical fruits and veggies, Puerto Vallarta — The Commercial, asa'm within walking distance of the anchorage, featured Mexico’s best beer.4buy when die Mehaffys were there — 40 cents a bottle for Dos Equis. A good place to stock up! ■■

ored water drink such as Calistoga, both of which are seemingly unavailable in Baja. In¬ dividual cans or boxes of some juices are available in the major markets but are ex¬ pensive and not as varied as we are accus¬

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tomed to. We enjoyed having a large supply of V-8, cranberry mixes and apple juice, and would bring even more of those next time. We also could have used more powdered drink mixes, such as for lemonade, iced tea,

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| hot spicy apple cider, and orange drink. We drink hot decaffeinated or herbal teas rather than coffee and found that we were unable | to purchase the varieties we enjoy most. On . the next cruise we will include a minimum of I two tea bags per person for each day we will ! be in Mexico.

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In conclusion, if you’re going to cruise Baja and expect to put in at villages and towns along the way, plan to enjoy the fruits of the land and sea the way Baja provides them. Unless you’re addicted to canned peaches, instant potatoes, and Spam, leave them on the grocery shelves in the States. You needn’t worry about finding plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables and fish. Use that valuable — and miniscule — space available on most sailboats to load up on the items you won’t find in Baja. If, however, you seek total seclusion and isolation and hope never to see another living soul while you visit Baja’s remote paradises, provision as I did. You’ll eat adequately, if not well. — carolyn mehaffy

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MAX EBB ffH 1 ley, Max!" an acquaintance at the yacht club hailed me one Saturday morning as I walked over to the ice machine. "Where can I get an entry form for the Club’s mid¬ winter series?” He was the owner of a light, fast 28-footer that really belonged out on the race course instead of on club cruises. But despite several years of effort on my part, ranging from friendly support to blackmail and coercion, he was still a die-hard cruiser who had about as much interest in a starting line as a powerboater has in a new gas tax. Until now, that is. Why was he suddenly interested in the midwinter races? There’s a rack at one end of the bar that usually has entry forms and race instructions for pending events, but the forms he needed were all gone. "I’ve got an extra one for you," I lied. "YRA sent me two by mistake. But tell me, what finally came over you that has you interested in racing? I thought that after that protest in the one Friday Night Race you did last year, you had sworn off racing forever!" "Didn’t you read it in the Club news¬ letter?" he answered. "New simplified racing rules for this series. Much simpler, much shorter. No more sea lawyers!" "That’s strange." I muttered. This was the first I had heard of any 'simplified' racing rules. And in a race put on by my own club, no less. 'That’s what I get for missing the last two board meetings," I thought to myself. "The new rules were published last month," he continued, apparently pleased to be the one to bring me this news. "In that magazine put out by — what’s their name? — American Yacht Union, or something." 'You mean American Sailor, the one published monthly by U.S. Sailing?" Yeah, that’s it. Look, I think there’s still a copy here..."

O ur yacht club has a special table for magazines near the entrance to the lounge. Seahorse typically disappears before I get a chance to steal it myself, but the major domestic glossies are all there, and American Sailor usually survives for a month or two.

There’s even an official IYRU/US Sailing Rule Book, wired to the table with 5/32 inch 7x7 halyard wire and nicropress swages, the only sure way to keep it from sailing away all v by itself. I followed my friend over to the table. "Here’s the issue," he said as he pulled the September American Sailor out from under a copy of Professional Boatbuilder. He was flipping through the magazine looking for the article with the new rules when the buzzer for the front door sounded. "Probably my crew," I explained. "They’re supposed to meet me here before we go out on a practice sail." Since there was no bartender on duty yet the door was locked. It was up to me to run down and let them in. It wasn’t the crew I had expected, though. Lee Helm and ano¬ ther one of her grad student friends were at the door. "And what brings you here this morning?" I asked as I let the two young women in. "Not enough wind for windsurfing today?" You got it, Max. We thought we’d mooch our way into the yacht club and schmooze with the grownups while we wait to see if it fills." "The pleasure is mine," I said as I invited them up to the bar. "Nice place to hang," said Lee’s friend, evidently another windsurfer who hadn’t been inside the yacht club before.

HU 1 lere’s the article!" announced the cruiser as the three of us walked back to the magazine table. "It’s buried in the 'Reporting In' section, starting on page 43.” I introduced Lee, who in turn introduced her friend, and I took a look at the pages he had put in my hands. 'Experimental Rightof-Way Rules and Definitions', it was titled. No, this was not a letter from some crank, this was legitimate. "IYRU has embarked on a four-year long project to produce substantially simpler racing rules," read the introduction. A

"New simplified racing rules for this series, ‘ he said."Much simpler, much shorter. No sea lawyers.' We also maintain a nice collection of local yacht club and fleet newsletters, and subscribe to some of the better free rags from other areas. (Nothing as good as what we have right here, of course, but interesting reading just the same). Page 114 •

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preliminary draft of these rules, which only took up about a page of magazine print, was presented in full. "What do you know about this, Lee?" "I think it’s way overdue," she said. "The complete rules have gotten far too

complicated to expect an entry-level racer to have any idea what they mean." She used the halyard wire to pull the official blue rule book into her hands, and opened it to the last page. "158 pages!" she said. "But Lee," I said defensively, "the rules evolved to what they are after something like 150 years of development. Every single rule in the book is there for a reason. If they try to simplify them there’s going to be a lot of situations that aren’t adequately covered..." "And people who know what’s missing from the simplified rules will be able to exploit these omissions," noted Lee’s friend. "Are you saying I’ll still have to deal with sea lawyers if I race?" asked the cruiser. "That all depends on how this is finally implemented," she answered. "What was published didn’t have a word about Part VI, protest procedures. All they dealt with was the right-of-way rules. So the sea lawyers still have a pretty big sandbox to play in." "Let’s have a look at what these new rules actually say," I suggested, and we all moved to a table in the lounge.

"P 1

or starters," said Lee, "they still refer

KEEPING IT SIMPLE

Would simplifying the racing rules get more peo¬ ple out racing? Would it turn others off to the sport?

to boats as 'she'. I mean, get a due, guys. This is language from the last century." "Do you really have a problem with that?" I asked. "We know they didn’t really mean to objectify women," said Lee’s friend, "but in certain circles it does get interpreted that way. So who needs it? Consider that U.S. Sailing used to be concerned, when it was called the U.S. Yacht Racing Union, with alienating various ideological factions with the word 'yacht', or with the word 'union' in their name. If they think they can simply ignore the inherently sexist language in their 'modernized' rules — which are supposed to 'reflect current usage' — they could be in for a surprise." "I still hear a lot of people refer to their boats as 'she'," my friend pointed out. "Nobody my age says that," Lee answered. "At least not in a university town!"

e agreed to leave the pronoun issue aside for the time being, and examined the substance of the proposed rules.

"It looks like failure to avoid contact is now a foul," I said after reading Rule 1. "Isn’t that always the case?" said my friend. "No way!" said Lee. "It’s only a foul if you fail to make a 'reasonable attempt' to avoid a collision that results in 'serious damage'. But like, under this new rule, it’s a foul if you fail to avoid any contact, no matter how insignificant, that could have been avoided." "Seems reasonable to me," he said. "This is a perfect example," said Lee’s friend, "of what the simplified rules are trying to accomplish. Most new racers seem to have an intuitive idea that the rules should be very tough on anyone who fails to avoid a collision. So this brings the rules into conformity with what new racers seem to

scrapped Rule 33, which is also a good thing. If it were up to me, Rule 33 would be out of the book anyway — it’s done a lot more harm than good." "What’s Rule 33?" asked the cruiser. "It’s the one that says if two boats touch, and neither protests or does a 720, then they’re both out of the race!" 'That’s a dumb rule if there ever was one!" he said. "It was well-intended when it was introduced in, I think 1977," said Lee’s friend, who by now had established herself as not just any ordinary windsurfer when it came to racing rules. "The idea was to make people race cleaner by not allowing fouls to go un-protested. But it just plain didn’t work. Whenever Rule 33 is used, someone gets

want and expect." "But note that there’s no requirement to protest after contact," noted Lee. "So they’ve

very upset, and it ends up doing the sport a lot of damage." "I’ll bet!" said my friend. November, 1993

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MAX EBB

EXPERIMENTAL RIGHT-OF-WAY RULES AND DEFINITIONS RIGHT-OF-WAY RULES These rules apply to boats sailing in or near the racing area that intend to race, are racing, or have been racing, except when the sailing instructions state that the Interna¬ tional Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea or government right-of-way rules apply., However, a boat shall not be penalized for breaking one of these rules, except Rule 4.2, unless she does so when racing. SECTION A — Primary Rules t) Avoiding Contact

ward boat would have to alter course to keep clear, the leeward boat

other boats whenever possible. 2) Limitations on RIght-of-Way A right-of-way boat shall not alter course so that it is more difficult for the other boat to keep dear, except as" per¬ mitted by rule 7(a). 3) Acquiring Right-of-Way

windward boat time to keep clear. (b) shall not sail higher than her proper course when an imaginary line abeam from boat’s mainmast.

rules of Section B do not. 8) Passing a Mark of Obstruction 8.1) Rule 8 applies at a mark or obstruc-

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SECTION B—Basic Right-of-Way Rules 5) Opposite Tacks A port-tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard-tack boat. 6) Same Tack — Not Overlapped A boat clear astern shall keep clear of a boat clear ahead. 7) Same Tack — Overlapping A windward boat shall keep clear of a leeward boat. However, when the wind¬ "Even some major events — Trimble/ North Race Week is one — are now drop¬ ping Rule 33 in their race instructions. It’s on the way out.”

side, but not at a starting mark or its anchor line, or on a windward leg to boats on opposite tacks.

establishes an inside overlap. (b) shall give room if the other boat establishes an inside overlap.

one of two or more overlapped boats comes within two of her lengths of a mark or obstruction, until the inside boat leaves

Except at a starting mark or its anchor line, when a close-hauled boat intends to tack to avoid an obstruction but does not

side boat shall give each inside boat room to pass, and each inside boat shall pass within that room. However, a boat that '

to room unless the outside boat is able to give it. Rule 8.4(b) makes exception to this rule. 8,3) NOT OVERLAPPED — F these simplified rules." "So the simplified rules," I suggested, "are really just for 'guidance' in understanding the full rules?"

"I still can t make heads or tails out of this stuff. Unless they draw me a picture, I have no idea what they mean... * We looked back into the magazine for more. "Rule 2 is just a simple re-statement of Rule 35," said Lee. "But the term 'more difficult' replaces a lot of text in the real Rule 35. Could be a problem." "Not if it’s understood that the full rules and appeals are what interpret and clarify Page 116 • UlfcA

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course, a boat shall not hinder a boat that is taking a penalty, sailing a different leg of the course, or sailing in a different race. 4.2) A boat not racing shall not hinder a boat that is racing.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

shall keep clear, provided the boat cleat ahead does not tack.

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she shall initially allow the other boat room and time to keep clear. 4} Hindering Other Boats

time a boat clear ahead comes within two ins , ■ £ • |he leaves it astern, a boat clear ast n

"It could work that way," said Lee’s friend. "Make the simplified version a sub¬ set, and keep everyone playing the same game." "Interesting," I said as I read the proposed Rule 3. "They use 'room and time' instead of 'room and opportunity'." We all read some more.

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on the same tack, she shall hail "Room to tack" or words to that effect. The hailed boat shall immediately give room, and then the hailing boat shall immediately tack. 10) Taking a Penalty A boat taking a penalty shall keep clear of other boats. 11) Capsized, Aground, Anchored, or

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MT1 still can’t make heads or tails out of this stuff," said my cruiser friend as he pointed to the proposed Rule 7b. "Unless they draw me a picture, I have no idea what they mean by this 'imaginary line abeam from her mainmast'." "He’s right, diagrams should be an integral part of this document," said Lee’s friend. "But what does this rule really mean?" asked my friend. "The way it’s changed here," Lee answered, "if two boats on the same tack are exactly even, or if the leeward boat is leading, then the leeward boat can luff up as high into the wind as it wants and the windward boat has to keep clear. But if the leeward boat falls just a little behind, then even though it still has the right to sail its

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Unless unable to do so, a boat shall keep clear of a boat that is capsized or has not regained control after being capsized, or is aground, anchored, or attempting to assist another vessel or person in danger.

DEFINITIONS Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Over¬ lap — One boat is clear astern of another when her hull and equipment in normal position are behind an imaginary line abeam from the other boat’s aftermost point. The other boat is clear ahead. They overlap when neither is clear astern or when a boat between them overlaps both. The terms clear astern, clear ahead, and overlap do not apply to boats on opposite tacks unless rule 8 applies. Keeping Clear — An obligated boat keeps clear when, in the prevailing condi¬ tions, the right-of-way boat does not need to alter course. Leeward and Windward — A boat’s leeward side is the side on which her main¬ sail, if unrestrained, would lie. The other side is her windward side. When two boats on the same tack overlap, the one on the leeward side of the other is the leeward boat. The other is the windward boat. Mark—A mark is any object the sailing instructions require a boat to pass on a specified side, its anchor tine and objects attached accidentally or temporarily are not part of it. Obstruction — An obstruction is any object large enough to require a boat more than one boat-length from it to make a sub¬ proper course, it can’t luff to windward and sail above a proper course if the windward boat is in the way." "Why doesn’t it just say that?" he asked. "That 'imaginary line from the mainmast' is just a precise way of determining which boat is leading the other. It would make more sense to move that part out of the rule and into a new definition." "Remember," I warned, "Under the real rules, the leeward boat can luff up unless the windward boat is far enough ahead for the windward helmsma... I mean, the driver, to be even with the leeward boat’s mast. So there’s a big difference here." "And did they take away the overlap’s 'memory' for the existence of the mast abeam condition?" asked Lee while she read on. "Looks like they did," she said in answer to her own question. "This one would be hard to reconcile against the full rules.

stantial alteration of course to pass it, or that can be safely passed on only one side. The sailing instructions may define a specified area as an obstruction. Proper Course — A boat’s proper course is a course she would sail to finish as quickly as possible in the absence of other boats referred to in the applicable rule. A boat has no proper course before her starting signal. Racing — A boat is racing from her preparatory signal until she has either fin¬ ished and cleared the finishing line and marks or retired, or a general recall has been signalled, or the race has been post¬ poned or abandoned. Room — Room is the space a boat needs to maneuver in a seamanlike man¬ ner in the prevailing conditions, including space to tack or gybe when either is necessary. : Tack, Starboard or Port — A boat is on the tack, starboard or port, correspond¬ ing to her windward side, When head to wind, she is on her most recent tack. Taking a Penalty — A boat is taking a sions to comply with rule 51.1(b) or (c), 52.2(a), or making the 720’ turn described in paragraph 1.1 of Appendix B1. Delete the definitions Bearing Away, Abeam, and Tacking. Other definitions are not changed. (reprinted with permission from American Sailor, the official magazine of US Sailing)

Definitely a substantial difference." "I’m not sure it’s a change for the worse, though," said Lee’s friend. "We’ll all have to think it through, but tactically it really doesn’t change the game very much if this version of luffing rights replaces the old one." "But isn’t the 'mast abeam' concept as old as yacht racing?" I protested. "Oh no," Lee’s friend informed me. "Until

shrouds." "Must have made it easy to figure out who was in the right if there was a crash," noted my friend. "The point is," she continued, "the 'mast abeam' limit for luffing rights is arbitrary, and has only been with us for about 50 years. It continues to be so widely misunderstood that I’d be in favor of trying out the simpler version, even at the top level of racing." "So like, if 1 have this clear," said Lee, "You want to change the full rules to be in conformity with these?" "Possibly. I think it’s important to keep everybody playing the same game. Some¬ body who’s only read the 'simplified' rules should be able to race in a fleet that uses the full rules and still be able to stay out of trouble and get the basic rights they’re entitled to." "But then, where’s the real simpli¬ fication?" I asked. "If you expect entry-level racers to race under the full rules, we’re back where we started." "Not really. The rules are complex because there are complex situations that develop on the race course. Simplifying the rules won’t make those situations go away. It’s the presentation of the rules that needs to be simplified, and I think the document we have here is a great first step. Someone at IYRU has finally figured out that it’s not just what the rules say, but how they say it that contributes to clarity or confusion." "So you’d prefer a re-statement of the full rules, instead of any real simplification?"

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e’ve got three things going on here," Lee attempted to summarize. "Primero: There’s the re-statement of com¬ plicated rules in better language. No sub¬ stantive change, and racers using the sim¬ plified rules and the full rules can still race together on the same course. We all agree this is a good thing. "Right," I confirmed. "Segundo: Rules that are being simpUfied in ways that don’t really change the sport, and could be incorporated into the full rules to keep everything consistent. I can imagine, like, a lot of resistance to substituting the

‘If it were up k> me. Rule 33 would be out of the book anyway - It's done a lot more harm than good.' 1936, with the first introduction of the 'Vanderbilt Rules', the leeward boat had luffing rights as long as the point of collision was forward of the windward boat’s main

new proposed luffing rule for the old one, but I think it should be done." "Okay, we’ll argue some more about that one later," I said. November. 1993 • UUUJcJ? * Poge 117

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"And tercero: Rules that really should be different for entry-level racing." "That’s the category that scares me," I

professionals will have lost one of the most important elements of the game." "Publishing the blue book and adminis¬

"They still refer to boats as 'she',’ said Lee, "1 mean. said. "For some reason, I’m a little uneasy about splitting the rules." "It scares me, too," said Lee’s friend. "And the scariest part of all is that the simplified rules will probably be extremely popular." We asked her to explain. "This is being presented as a split between 'entry-level' and 'mainstream' racing. But when you think about it, 90% of the racers on the Bay could be considered 'entry level' as far as the racing rules are concerned. Just watch: a few years down the road the socalled entry-level rules will become the norm for just about all club racing, probably all the special regattas, as well. Only the pro circuit will get to use the full rules, and us non¬

tering the rules is by far the most important thing that US Sailing does for us," added Lee. "If those services get reserved for only the professionals, I’m outta here!" "Then it’s clear what we have to advo¬ cate," I said. "Keep the simplified rules and the full rules the same. The simplified rules should be a tool for understanding and using the most important parts of the full rules." "No incompatibilities," added Lee’s friend. "If the simplified rules are a consistent subset of the full rules, modified as neces¬ sary, then we keep the sport intact." "You’re not making me feel any better about going out for another race," said the cruiser. "I really want to race under a simpler

set of rules. Especially that part about avoiding collisions, no matter how small." "Maybe that’s one of the few rules that really should be different," suggested Lee. "But the right way to do it is with an optioned rule, invoked by the race instructions, same as alternative penalties." "What happened to the simplicity?" "That would all be transparent to the new racer, who shouldn’t have to look at any¬ thing beyond maybe four pages of simplified rules and definitions. The appendices, op¬ tional rules and so on should all happen 'un¬ der the hood', out of sight to the entry- level racer. As long as another competitor, using the full rules, can still sail in the same race."

The doorbell buzzed again, and this time it really was the crew I was waiting for. Lee and her friend decided that the wind was looking more promising, and went out to rig their boards. I found a midwinter entry form for the new racer, and made sure he filled it out before he changed his mind. — max ebb

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ECLIPSE EPILOGUE Few will argue that a capsize and rescue at sea is one of the more emotionally-charged experiences any sailor can have, or that the ramifications can run deep. Actions taken and words spoken when lives hang in the balance tend to sear indelibly into the psyche for con¬ stant replay and analysis in the months that follow. Sometimes those 'instant replays' yield positive results; sometimes they don’t. Either way, we feel they represent an important part of the boating experience — one that, hopefully, few of us will ever face firsthand. In last month’s Racing Sheet, we reported on the capsize of Ed Marez’s Santa Cruz-based custom 44-ft Eclipse during the September 3 Windjammers Race, and the subsequent rescue of her 11-man crew by the crew of another boat in the race, Bob Garvie’s N/M 43 Bullseye. Remarks made by Bullseye driver Kimo Worthington, both during the rescue and afterward in Latitude 38, caused some hard feelings on the part of Marez. His version of the events of September 3, as well as a rebuttal to the slights he felt had been made to him, his boat and his crew, arrived early last month. They begin immediately below. To 'complete the circle', we offered Bob Garvie the opportunity to respond on behalf of Kimo and the entire Bullseye crew. His letter is also included.

It was a bad decision that turned ugly. By the grace of God — and not Kimo Worth¬ ington — we’re alive to tell about it today. 1 also went to church promptly that Sunday morning and thanked God for everything, that Friday afternoon included. You can replace a boat, but you can never replace the friends you sail with. It’s probably a good thing that Kimo is not responsible for who is allowed to race and who is not. His 'grandiosity' could have resulted in the loss of four sailors a little over a year ago, during the last Windjammers. How soon people forget. That’s right, pal, you obviously forgot who led the rescue of Nai’a, when Jack Halterman actually wit¬ nessed them turn over. We promptly made the decision to alter course and go to their assistance. In firing off flares, we brought Chasch Mer with us and it was they who took the crew of Nai’a aboard. It made sense when you considered the below-deck accom¬ modations of the two boats. I would like to personally thank Mr. Garvie for his part in bringing Bullseye to our assistance when it was our turn (again) to need serious help. We were absolutely powerless once the boat turtled. The deci¬ sion of whether we were to be rescued or not was not ours to make. We were at the mercy of the open ocean and the rest of the fleet that raced that afternoon. Thanks to Mr. Garvie and his crew, we’re alive to race another day.

board. At 12 years old, I was scared shitless. I also know the inherent risks of sailing that coastline aboard Eclipse. She has al¬ ways been a high-risk boat, even though the original design concept was a conservative version of Bruce Farr’s Lake Garda boat Grypho. When we got together with Carl Schumacher to design her, it was decided to make her that way in consideration of the heavy air conditions around Ano Nuevo and Davenport. The boat was originally targeted to displace 6,500 pounds with 3,300 pounds of ballast in the swing keel. With the keel down it had a better than 1:2 ratio of ballast to displacement, which we believed would satisfy the righting moment requirements. Carl put a lot of thought into what would be necessary to keep the boat from turtling when he designed it. Unfortunately, in an experimental boat there are certain factors that couldn’t be measured until Eclipse was launched and put to the test. Many things broke as the boat was tried and tested. A jib car exploded, various tracks pulled out of the deck, the backstay crane collapsed, the rudder broke and hydraulics failed. Each time we learned from the experi¬ ence. The boat went through two modifica¬ tions with a major refit in 1989. After Eclipse sank in 1986, air bags were installed so that the hull would have enough positive buoy¬ ancy to float — even when full of water. The required safety gear has always been aboard — being an experimented boat, safety has always been very important.

T X here are risks involved in all water¬ craft, and racing only amplifies those risks. I had completed 20 Windjammer Races prior to this year and feel I know the risks that particular course has to offer. I’ve seen everything from zero to 65 knots and 20-foot seas. My first Windjammers was sailed aboard the Morgan 34 Windswift and we raced home in 50-knot winds and 15-foot seas at night, winning the Division B trophy. During a broach that night, my father and another man were almost washed over¬ Page 120 •

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So has sailing the boat hard. In the 1983 Windjammers, we had a great duel with Oaxaca. They crashed and were pinned for 15 minutes off Waddell Creek. We went by them pumping the shit out of even/thing, only to break our rudder on the following gybe when we crashed at 24 knots. We then capsized not once, but twice. The boat came back up that afternoon — minus 19 inches of rudder—and we beat Oaxaca across the fin¬ ish line by a little over a minute, rating level.

That was the year Merlin set an elapsed time record of just under 6 hours. We finished 50 minutes later and still hold the corrected time record for PHRF: 6 hours, 49 minutes and change. In 1985, we needed to hit 16 gybes with the boatspeed never dropping below 20 to make up enough distance on the inside of the course to catch a becalmed Merlin at Lighthouse Point. The last two gybes were in the dark. When Dee Smith put the bow 4 feet under going into Number 15, Brett Gripenstraw and I had to climb the mast to stay aboard. That was almost the last time we were dumb enough to do end-for-end gybes with single sheets and guys. Like some of the better dinghy sailors, taking the load out of the spinnaker sheets was necessary for completing a successful gybe in a boat that had only two feet of freeboard doing 18-25 knots over, and sometimes through, six to 10-foot waves. It was a highly risky maneuver in 25 to 35 knots of wind that required split-second tim¬ ing that only we would do. The other boats would just take their chutes down or crash — then shake their heads when we didn’t crash while gybing in 35 knots. The 1983 and 1985 races saw considerably more breeze than this year.

T A his year, we were out of practice and

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'Eclipse'.

I had to take a pretty serious look at whether we should do the Windjammers or not. 1 had just spent the last five months in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and there was a ques¬ tion of whether I was mentally prepared to undertake such a serious race so soon. I tested the waters and went sailing for the first time in August. With the boat going well, we decided to do the race. The boat came out of the water and was prepared from top to bot¬ tom. Although some of the talent that was aboard for last year’s South Tower Race couldn’t make it, we put together a good crew. We also put additional gear aboard, including a handheld Garmin GPS and two handheld Icom VHFs. These proved invalu¬ able to us a year ago when we went to Nai’a’s assistance. We did not go out with the inflated egos that we’d had in the past to try to become the come-from-behind hamburgers that we had been in the mid-80s. Back then, we used to take ridiculous risks for speed, pumping the shit out of the boat all the way home. On the few occasions we crashed, we crashed hard, we crashed quick, but Eclipse always came back up. In all honesty, we were a lot luckier than we ever realized. We still had a lot to learn. This year, my hope was to go out there, take what God had to offer and sail a rela¬

tively conservative race. The goal was to just sail the course and enjoy a sober day of racing sailboats. Winning was not the goal that afternoon; sailing the course without a drop of booze aboard and accepting what¬ ever happened was. I knew that with only an hour of racing the boat this summer, we were at a serious disadvantage against more com¬ petitive crews who would be more in tune with their boats and each other.

Elarly in the race, it was light airs and waterline conditions, and the Santa Cruz 52 and two 50s were out ahead — and likely to stay there considering the usual conditions. Which was fine with us. I was thrilled just to be out sailing again. The boat was fine, and sailing with probably more stability and ease than usual. Finishing fourth that afternoon was not going to be a difficult pill for me to swallow. It wasn’t our conditions and I didn’t have a problem with that. I was content to * continue offshore, following Bill Lee’s pattern of years past, making a single gybe and sail home avoiding the risks of gybing close to shore where many boats, including us, have crashed in the past. However, as the crew discussed these and other options, they expressed the desire to gybe sooner, follow the leaders and take our chances. We had done one gybe in moderate air without a hitch, and we still had the

option of a 'chicken gybe' if we didn’t like the way it looked or felt when the time came to gybe again. When there was finally enough wind for Eclipse to start planing, we looked up ahead and saw Bullsepe 'crash and burn' off Grey¬ hound Rock. It wasn’t a pretty sight. In fact, when they stayed down a couple of minutes, we started to wonder if they were okay. But they finally popped back up. Their chute came down and it was quite awhile before their jib went up. We had another lengthy discussion about what was in front of us. Should we chicken gybe or try an end-for-end with the chute up? We had plenty of talent aboard. What we didn’t have was a lot of time working to¬ gether this season. This was a serious consideration. Nevertheless, when the crew expressed their desire to go for it, and showed no lack of confidence, I said, "Okay, gentlemen, let’s do it." We got in position and waited to pick our spot. I was driving. Knowing I was a bit rusty caused some concern, but I found a wave that looked comfortable and the process began: we squared back, tripped the pole and waited to hear "Made!" before gybing the main. Linus and Matt apparently finished their end of the gybe, but when Linus hollered "Made!" it started to turn ugly. A TransPac veteran, Linus had been on the bow of Eclipse only twice and wasn’t fully familiar with just how hard the guy has to go into the jaws to clip it in. So the next thing we knew, the guy had popped loose and Eclipse started to roll back and forth. I kept chasing the chute as the boat tried to careen out of control. Even at 15 knots, a loose chute can ’ get scary fast.

In order to regain control, I had to collapse the chute. By the time they got the guy back in the pole and yelled "Made!" a second time, the sail was wrapped around the forestay. We all breathed a sigh of relief, especially me. The boat was stable once again. I looked over at Brad and said, "Let’s get this main across." I had lost most of my voice from catching a cold during the delivery, and was unable to tell Linus to leave the chute wrapped until we came out of the gybe stable again. As it happened, the chute came free just as the main stalled in mid-gybe. The chute popped full with sudden force and danced out to the left. "We’re in deep shit," I told everyone. The chute pulled the boat over 45 de¬ grees. The racks hit the water, creating a sudden braking action as the main slammed across fully loaded and oversheeted. The forces were all in place and we were November. 1993 • LaKUMJ? •

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ECLIPSE EPILOGUE screwed, big time. The boat spun harder to the right and the masthead hit the water. I had never seen Eclipse capsize that quick or hard before. Now, remember that the swing keel was all the way up. If you consider the geometry, the 3,300-pound factor in her righting mo¬ ment was only about 2/3 there. And when Eclipse goes onto her side, it’s impossible to drop the keel. It only pumps one way — up. We had considered adding a hydraulic cylin¬ der to pump the keel down, but up until now gravity had always done the trick. The biggest concern this time, however, was that we were about to go upside down without our survived gear. The handheld GPS, the two handheld VHFs and their spare battery packs, the flares, the lifejackets, the charts, the handheld compass — everything on board that we would need to enhance our chances of survival — was down below. One crew-man tried to go into the hatch just before the boat rolled, but we told him to get his butt out of there. We barely had time to get the main halfway down before she went all the way over. (A solution would have been a watertight box full of safety gear on the transom, such as the Global Challenge boats have. I feel EPIRBs should probably be a requirement for all ocean racers, too. It would have made a lot of sense to have had one on Eclipse in light of what happened.)

e regrouped on the bottom of the boat. There wasn’t a whole lot to do but sit and wait. Everyone remained calm. If Kimo says he saw us crash, he’s full of shit. The story I heard was that someone on their boat happened to look back and thought they saw our racks sticking out of the water. What they saw was the keel sticking up out of the water and 11 discouraged and concerned sailors gathered around it. We were blessed that anyone saw us at all. It was eight to 10 minutes before we saw Bullseye turn around, and by this time we realized our boat was taking on water from either the hatch (which was closed, but not clipped, and had apparently opened from wave action) or the solar vents in the cockpit near the stem. Bullseye was a long way away, and as we started to trim the boat, we had to wonder if Eclipse would float long enough for them to rescue us. It took almost half an hour for Bullseye to reach us. We were starting to feel pretty cold and there was a lot less boat above the water than there had been when we first went over. We were ready to get off as soon as they arrived. What more can a crew in our position do than ask to be taken aboard? For such a simple request (hey Kimo, read fundamental rule A), Bullseye’s driver failed to respond at Page 122 • UwJt J? • November, 1993

all. He just stood there, becoming visibly shaken and upset. He was starting to lose it, and fast. That was scary for us. When he finally did respond, his initial N reaction was to argue — over bullshit — with a man who sailed around the world in the

We were not questioning Mr. Marez’s Intestinal fortitude or heavy-air downwind sailing skills. • We do question his business being out there jeopardizing his crew and ours. His boat was sinking when we arrived. According to those of his crew who I interviewed on the trip into Santa Cruz, they had not inflated the flotation bags in the boat prior to the start because they could not locate the com¬ pressed air tank rental in the Bay Area in time. Nor did they have safety gear aboard in the way of lifejackets that we could ob- -t serve. Only two crew members of Eclipse were wearing lifejackets (their own), having been through the same drill on Eclipse during previous races. Their boat was not turtled — the racks were in the air and the mast was on the water. Any safety gear that had gone over we would have seen on our way to them. Any safety gear below should have been accessi¬ ble. I do not believe it was aboard. But this is an issue for the Coast Guard, not your readers. In closing, 1 would like to add that in my opinion and experience, one could not find a finer gentleman or sailor to go to sea with than Kimo Worthington. Kimo did use his voice to gain control of a deteriorating situ¬ ation and promptly apologized for any hurt feelings as soon as ail were safely aboard. To quote Kimo, "Safety at sea is no accident." — Bob Garvie Bullseye second Whitbread Race aboard King’s Leg¬ end. With my voice gone, I had instructed Hans Savimaki, who’s probably forgotten more about open ocean racing than Kimo ever knew, to inform them of our predica¬ ment and request to be taken aboard. From what I witnessed, Kimo only knew how to scream. He was in a rage from the moment he opened his mouth. We had to sit and wait for him to finally get his butt in gear and get the boat in position. Only then did he realize he needed to throw us a line. Shortly after that, the crew of Bullseye demonstrated their ability to yank us out of the water and land us like a floundering school of tuna. Considering the stories we’ve

all heard about the surfers who’ve gotten chewed up and spit out by Great White sharks near Greyhound Rock, we were happy to be out of that water and then some.

\A/hen I had to tell Hans to get off Eclipse and forget about trying to attach a line to the boat — my concern was to get the rest of my crew off my distressed vessel — Kimo ordered me to go below. With my voice all but gone from the night before, the few words I spoke were carefully chosen. As for his crap about my protestations over abandoning the vessel: horseshit. I had very little to say about that. As I stood there listening to him and Hans screaming about what could or wouldn’t be done, I asked if he was willing to at least try, whereupon he called my boat a "piece of shit." That was enough for me. I didn’t say another word. I took one last look at Eclipse on her side and wondered if I would ever see her again. It hurt to see her like that and it hurt to hear a remark like that from someone who knows nothing about the boat. We had to wait below for about 10 minutes before someone decided we could use the radio. When I was finally able to talk to the Coast Guard, a dispatch was jsent to have a salvage vessel stand watch over Eclipse’s position so that no other mishaps would occur. Our hats are off to Mr. Garvie and the majority of his crew. If Kimo Worthington had been left to act alone, I shudder to think of the outcome. Kimo’s main concern seemed to be filing a protest in time to still collect a trophy.

I haven’t blamed anyone aboard Eclipse for what happened that afternoon. I take full responsibility under fundamental rule B. But the thought of losing the boat in conditions we’d always handled hurts. Now I know how the crew of Nai’a must have felt last year. Nobody could have predicted that Eclipse would turn turtle in those conditions. It just represents another lesson that life has to offer for those of us who choose to listen instead of point fingers. Kimo Worthington needs to get off his high horse, look at himself and leave the rest of us alone. Alcohol aboard racing boats is an acci¬ dent waiting to happen. It impairs a person’s judgment and decreases reaction time. That’s why we were sailing dry. We didn’t panic, Kimo did. His bruised ego is the only reason I can imagine for him to say all that crap he did about us and our boat. I got tired

OVER AND OUT can anyone, including Kimo Worthington, fault race organizers for allowing her to compete? of hearing it that afternoon, and I didn’t enjoy reading about it. About the only difference between our crash and 6u//seye’s, folks, is that they rounded up the moment they broke their pole, while we sailed two minutes with the chute loose before we crashed. Lead made the difference on September 3, not sailing ability. Both boats crashed, only one of them came back up. Between the two of us it was a five-minute ugly contest and we lost. Kimo, you were no more capable than we were that day — you’re the only one who doesn’t know it.

L^tclipse is retired, regardless of the insurance outcome. It’s not ironic to think that Eclipse has never received a whole lot of offshore invitations to begin with. After sweeping the South Tower Race a little more than a year ago, I noticed race invitations for several of the big events on the YRA calen¬ dar. I didn’t hear Kimo’s concern then. I didn’t hear it a year ago when we led the

Nai’a rescue. Eclipse was more suited for around the buoys. Little boats should stay close to shore. Eclipse was a 44-foot little boat. Taking it offshore was an unnecessary risk. It always took 12 very experienced sailors that had enough recent hours to remember all her quirks while sailing her at the speeds of which she’s capable. Once Eclipse saw eight to 10 knots over the deck downwind, every¬ thing started happening quickly and the crew’s reaction time had to be that much quicker. The crashes were few and usually ugly. Over a racing career of 11 years, she capsized twice, sank the third time and turtled on the fourth. Those statistics speak for themselves. It should also be noted that, in those 11 years of racing, Eclipse also won her share of trophies. It had been seven years since she sank in August of 1986, and four years since she broke a boom in another August race. 1992 saw Eclipse sail three races, set three records, collect four trophies and add a rescue at sea to her list of credits. So how

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I n closing, I have a few things to say to Kimo Worthington. Don’t ever comment on my ability as a sailor until we sail aboard the same boat, Kimo; not until you can stand on the bow of a boat and complete 16 straight successful gybes in less than an hour doing 20 knots or more of boatspeed without shit¬ ting your pants; until you can complete a Windjammers Race in less than 6 hours, 50 minutes on a boat less than 50 feet long; until you can complete the South Tower Race in less than 21 hours, 17 minutes and 29 seconds and sweep all classes; until you can win a match race series by beating two Olympic silver medalists like Peter Holmberg and Terry McLaughlin. Until you can do that, shuuuuuuuttt uuuupppp! You’ve just told every sailor in Northern California who reads Latitude 38 that I had no business being out there — and I’ve done all those things in my 24 years of racing sail¬ boats. As a sailor for 29 years, I probably started before you were born. — ed marez

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HDA — H Oyster SJ 35 Cabaret

HDA —J Ericson 35 Mk. Ill Windchaser

HDA —K Catalina 36 Fast Forward

Keith (left)AVegenka Encinal YC

Patti & Dick Cranor Alameda YC

Jim Aton Benicia YC

Orinda’s Bill Keith and his new-to-him 1984 Oyster SJ 35 Cabaret (ex-Cetus of Seattle) won the 1319' HDA class this year without ever winning a race! Seven other boats took the bullets, while the smallish Cabaret (at 108, she rates near the bottom of 'H') regularly placed second, third or fourth. "We were consistent at least," joked Bill. "Better to be lucky than good, right?" If anything, Keith, co-helmsman Dave Wegenka and crew (Jim Cooper, Jeff Deren, Travis Hails, Ben Mews, Marcia Middleton, Craig McBride, Ed Walls, Bill Zeller and others) are on a major roll — this is their third HDA title in a row! The previous two were in HDA-L with Kamala II, a Ranger 29 that now belongs to Bill’s son Scott. As before. Bill handles the starts and sails down¬ wind, while Dave steers upwind. "We share the arguing about equally," said Bill. "We’re still getting to know the boat," admitted Keith of the fractionally rigged Steve Jones-designed, English-built 3/4 tonner. "Her strong suit seems to be going to weather. It should be a comfortable cruising boat, too — there’s lots of 'furniture' inside." Bill, who recently retired from both his job as a PG&E engineer and as president of HDA, is enjoying Cabaret (defined as "a place for food, drink and entertainment") immensely. Future plans call for more ocean racing (Cabaret finished third in the ’93 EYC-Santa Barbara Race), possibly a stab at IMS, and almost certainly a run for an un¬ precedented fourth HDA crown in a row.

The Cranors, who live in Hayward and work for computer companies in Silicon Valley, smoked the 'J' class for the second year in a row. In fact, they won by 15 points, the widest margin of victory in HDA this season. "We’re getting our routine down," explained helmsman Dick. "As opposed to last year, we’re focusing more on sailing, rather than just keeping the boat together." Windchaser, an ’82 model they bought five years ago, was in perpetual motion this summer. The Cranors also came in second overall in OYRA-II, won their class in the Jazz Cup and Jack Frost Midwinters — and DNFed the windless EYC/Santa Barbara Race. 'The Bay’s fun, but the ocean has been a whole new dimension for us," said Patti, who handles the foredeck. "We’ve even entered the ’94 Pacific Cup, which may make it hard to pull off an HDA three-peat!" Their 13,900-pound boat, which excels in the mid-range (10-20 knots) is anything but stripped out. Amenities include a cabin heater, refrigeration, hot and cold water, and a shower. New this year were some light air sails, a blooper, and new sheet stoppers. "I thing we’ve finally broken everything that can break!" claimed Dick. Their closeknit coed crew consisted of Dick’s sister Diane, her longtime fiance Tom McCloud ("They’ve been too busy sailing to get married"), sailmaker/tactician Robin Sodaro and his wife Vicki, Bob and Bonnie Frank, Kurt Fredrickson, Trinh Hua, Pat Mullen, Lee Harold and John McClelland.

Jim Aton, a supervisor at Exxon, is hooked on Catalina Yachts. "They’re a great value," he claimed. "You get a lot of bang for your buck!" In 1986, after a neighbor took him for a daysail, he bought a Catalina 25 named Mon Cherie. In 1987, he moved up to his Catalina 30 North Mist, in which he won two ODCA championships (’89 and ’92). Last December, he 'fast-forwarded' to his present boat, a tricked-out Catalina 36 which proved lethal in her HDA-K debut. Aton and his Benicia buddies (Deanna Aton, Darwin Richey, Lane Landry, Jim and Janet Robbins, Aileen Bornstein, Chuck Scandlyn, Dave Perry, Brenda Wirbrick and Dave 'Huck' Tomason) took six bullets in nine outings before their PHRF rating plummeted from 150 to 138. Fast Forward didn’t fare quite as well after that, but by then the issue was moot. Next year, Aton’s boat will be bumped down into HDA-J. "I miss one design racing," admitted Jim, who delivers Fast Forward up from Benicia on Friday night before the races. "Handicap racing is harder to figure out! Plus, we’re still getting used to the bigger boat — it takes more crew, more coordination, more every¬ thing!" Aton, however, seems to be adjusting well, as Fast Forward also won Benicia YC’s summer beer can series overall. A 'closet cruiser', Jim has put a rollerfurling jib on the boat and plans to do some Bay cruises this winter. Longer term plans include retiring in five years, after which he’ll take off on an extended coastal voyage.

2) Coyote, Ben. 40, Rob Anderson, RYC; 3) Dolphin Dance, SC 50, D. Sallows, EYC. (19 boats)

2) Blue Max, Dehler 34, Jim Freeland, BYC; 3) Takeoff, Laser 28, Greg Byrne, EYC. (17 boats)

2) Leda II, Lap. 36, David James, SFYC; 3) Esprit Victorieux, Ben. 305, Joe Melino, EYC. (16 boats) November, 1993 • UtUwU 3? • Page 125

SEASON CHAMPIONS, PART I:

HDA — L Merit 25

Jim Fair Berkeley YC

HDA —M Killer Whale Dulcinea

IMS —I Nelson/Marek 43 Bullseye

Mathiasen (left)/Pritchard Island YC

Garvie (left)AVorthington St. Francis YC

Jim Fair bought his first and only boat — a Merit 25 named after the body of water he grew up on — in 1984. He used to race one design ("Paul Kamen and I split the titles about 50/50") before the class went under¬ ground. In ’91 and ’92, he raced in HDA-L, coming in second both times. "It’s tough racing against leadmines, especially in a breeze," declared the Mountain View chem¬ ist. "This summer was pretty moderate, which favored my little boat." The racing was nonetheless extremely close, with arch-rival Crinan beating Chesa¬ peake five times by under 10 seconds! There were also several memorably windy races: "Two of the three jibe broaches I’ve ever done occurred this summer, including one where I fell out of the boat!" explained Jim. "Fortunately I swam right back to the boat just as it righted, and we went on to win the race. Talk about a once-in-a-lifetime thing!" Fair’s coed crew ("Women tend to be more enthusiastic") included Jaysi Chanders, Charles Doggett, Julie LaPlant, Elizabeth MacDonald, Fran and Ray MacDonald, Lor¬ en Marcellini, Julia Olaso, Margo Reiling, and Johanna and John Wright. His steadiest crew has been his foredeck man, B.J. Price, who was recruited from a Latitude crew list! Jim also enjoys the SSS events (he soloed to Hawaii in ’86), usually doublehanding with Doggett. Fair professes to have no sec¬ ret racing skills: "I know my boat, I know the courses, and I’ve just been out there doing it for a long time."

Mike Mathiasen and Bill Pritchard, fast friends since serving together in the Air Force 27 years ago, have been campaigning their Danish-built double-ender in HDA-M for 16 years in a row. 'We love the competition and the camaraderie," claimed Bill, who’s cur¬ rently "self-employed and independently poor" (he’s starting an 'imaging' company in Hayward). "It’s nice to win now and then, but it’s not the most important thing to us." If anyone’s counting, this marks the fifth time this happy partnership has won their class. Mathiasen, who supervises juvenile delinquent counselors in Gilroy, is Dulcinea’s driver, while Pritchard is the tactician. 'We’ve done it that way from the beginning, so why stop now?" explained Bill. "It’s the best allocation of our resources. Mike’s a great driver, and I really enjoy studying the 'chess game'." Ten-year veteran Ted Johnson and newcomer Jim Modrall were the loyal crew, with 15-year vet Tom Sullivan taking most of the year off due to a shoulder injury. Dulcinea won the season despite only winning two races. We weren’t the fastest boat, just the most consistent," noted Mike. "Hippo was coming on strong at the end." In addition to doing the HDA season, the duo sailed, as usual, in the Silver Eagle. "It’s my favorite race; I’m enamored with it," said Bill. "Unfortunately, we bombed it this year — our worst one in 17 tries!" The partners have no plans for another boat. "We’ll die owning Dulcinea” figured Bill. Whoever goes first will get the full Viking funeral in it!"

Bob Garvie, a medical instruments entre¬ preneur from Incline Village, Nevada, and pro sailor Kimo Worthington first joined forces at the ’92 Big Boat Series on the 'old' Bullseye, a Tripp 40 Mk. II. They’ve been campaigning together virtually ever since, though mostly on the new Bullseye, a sharp¬ looking Carroll Marine-built N/M 43. In addition to winning IMS-I in both the ocean and Bay, they won Long Beach Race Week, took second to Pigs in Space in the Big Boat Series, and second overall in the Silver Eagle Race. Another 'highlight' was rescuing Ec¬ lipse’s crew in the Windjammers Race. "Give Kimo and the crew lots of credit," insisted Garvie, who still owns the Tripp 40 (it’s for sale) as well as a Swan 59 named Odalisque which he keeps in Antigua. The core crew consisted of Peter Cameron, Stu¬ art Felker, Dennis 'The Invisible Man' George, Dave Gruver, Craig Healy, Ernie Rodriguez and Tom Ross. Cameo appear¬ ances were made by Rick Brent, Barry Carroll, Nick Gibbens, Dee Smith, 'Luke 3DL' and various others. Both Bob and Kimo (who also sailed on Morning Glory, Tabasco, High 5 and Collab¬ oration this year) love the boats that IMS has produced ('They’re easy and fun to sail!"), but they’re concerned that the rule isn’t catching on out here the way it has back East. Accordingly, they’re contemplating an East Coast tour with Bullseye, beginning with January’s Key West Race Week, where three N/M 43 sisterships will compete.

2) Crinan, C&C 30, Bill West, EYC; 3) Doctor Who, Merit 25, John Drewery, BYC. (17 boats)

2) Hippo, Smith 24, Mark Wommack, BYC; 3) Neblina, Cal 28, Mosher/Carter, BVBC. (14 boats)

2) Bang, N/M 43, Maxwell Cordon, EYC; 3) Phantom, J/44, Jack Clapper, StFYC. (8 boats)

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HDA, IMS, J/35, ETCHELLS IMS — II Farr 36 Petard

J/35 US 28285 II Pellicano

Etchells US 901 White Jacket

Keith Buck Corinthian YC

Andrei Glasberg St. Francis YC

Sutak (left)/Jesberg San Francisco YC

"I love this sport! I’m totally addicted!" confessed San Francisco investment banker Andrei Glasberg. "It’s the most complicated game of all, yet I find it oddly relaxing." Glasberg, who grew up in Europe, has come a long, long way in just two seasons of boat ownership. After a brief yet successful stint in the Santana 35 fleet with his first II Pellicano (ex-Friendship), Andrei upped the ante. His J/35 II Pellicano (ex-Blackhawk) debuted at the Big Daddy Regatta and was so fast 'off the shelf that some questioned the boat’s legality. "I approached the season as if it were my business," claimed Glasberg. "It was an aggressive program. We had the best gear and the best crew." Ted Wilson was Andrei’s co-driver, while sailmaker Norm Davant served as tactician. The crew included Steve Baumhoff, Hunt Conrad, Mark Creedon, Mark Mantel, Ken Moore, Gary Sadamori and Eric Steinberg. Not coincidentally, this same group won the previous J/35 season with Draco. After a long (9 regattas, 25 races) season, II Pellicano stumbled a bit in the Nationals and the Big Boat Series. "We were all a bit burned out by then," admitted Andrei. "The J/35s are a bloody good fleet: it’s hard to move up, and real easy to slide back down. But altogether, it was a satisfying season." IIPellicano is currently for sale, and Glas¬ berg is considering buying a Mumm 36 next. "I’ve got a few reservations about IMS," he said, "but I think it would be lots of fun to campaign around the country."

Old friends John Sutak and Don Jesberg, both of Mill Valley, teamed up to crush the Etchells class this season. They could have skipped the last three regattas and still won! Sutak, an insurance broker and Etchells sailor since 1978, provided the boat: a ’91 Ian Bashford-built Australian rocketship with all new sails and gear. Jesberg, an invest¬ ment banker and current U.S. Etchells class president, brought his driving skills and experience (five different Etchells cam¬ paigns) to the project. Ken Keefe and John Gutenkunst ably split the chores up front, i No expense was spared in making White Jacket, named after the Herman Melville novel of the same name, the fastest Etchells on the Bay. "We were fanatical in our prep¬ aration and attention to detail, particularly about getting weight off the boat," claimed John. "We took a very scientific approach, and wrote in our logbook after each race. If nothing else, it kept us very focused." Winning the local championship was just one step towards their goal of doing well in next September’s Worlds in Newport Beach. Anticipating lighter winds there, the boat now has two rigs and two sets of sails — one " for the Bay and one for Southern California. "But time in the boat is the real key to winning," said John, who grew up sailing on legends like Baruna, Bolero and Athene. The duo is looking forward to sailing against Craig Healy’s brand new Bashford boat next summer, as well as to numerous SoCal road trips to train for the Worlds.

Four days before we went to press, the IMS scorer finally figured out who won IMSII — Dave Liggett of Jackrabbit. "No way," laughed Dave. A few late night phone calls later, it was decided that Berkeley engineer Keith Buck and his cleverly named Petard (look it up) had won by a quarter of a point. Buck, however, was off vacationing in New England, oblivious to his victory — hence no picture and no interview. Fortunately, we were able to track down Andy Newell, Buck’s nephew and longtime mainsheet trimmer on Petard, a 1976 Kiwibuilt cold-molded Farr 36. "We won?" mar¬ velled Andy. "Geez, it must have been close!" In fact, it was — only 3.25 points separated the top five boats in the 6-race Bay series. "The boat is a lot better with the 'new' rig (Sweet Okole’s old one), and Keith’s a fabul¬ ous driver," claimed Andy. "He’s mellow to sail with, but at the same time he’s also super-competitive. The whole crew is great, but I only know most of them by their first names: my wife Cindy, Mark, Greg, Adam, Peggy, Ian and our tactician Chuck." Buck apparently likes doing his own maintenance on Petard, often puttering on the boat during his lunch hour (it lives just two blocks from his office). He also enjoys distance racing, doing the last two Pacific Cups on Petard with Newell, John Clauser and Paul Altman. For next summer’s race, they’ve elected to take Clauser’s Farr 40 Bodacious instead. Keith is also a driving force behind the proposed ’95 Tahiti Race. 2) Jackrabbit, Pet.40, Dave Liggett, LGYC; 3) Ex¬ peditious, Exp.34, B. Schneider, SFYC. (10 boats)

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StFYC; 3) jarlen, Bob Bloom, SYC. (13 boats)

2) 600, Hank Easom/Chuck Mohn, SFYC; 3) Mr. Natural, Bill Barton, SFYC. (21 boats) November, 1993 • UtU• Page 127

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We depart from our normal format this month with an insider’s look at bareboating In the Virgin Islands. Stay tuned for a tour of the Windwards and Leewards next month.

Bareboating the Virgins: Just Do It So you still haven’t sailed the Virgin Islands. You’ve probably read so much about this renowned archipelago that you feel like you grew up there, and if you have to listen to one more story about the perfect pina colada you’re going to scream. But maybe it’s time you created some Virgin memories of your own. Without question, the reason every Sun¬ day sailor you know chose the Virgins for his first foreign bareboating venue is that this laid-back cluster of islands is one of the most idyllic cruising grounds on the planet for shirts-off, carefree sailing. Sunny skies, steady easterly trade winds of 12 - 20 knots, pristine waters and plenty of well-protected anchorages make this the hands-down favor¬ ite yachting destination in the world. Oh, and the word 'fog' does not exist in the Virgin Islands dictionary. So if all those yahoos at the yacht club bar can make it back in one piece with a tan on their cheeks and an earto-ear grin, so can you.

adventure'. (No, we don’t take responsibility for severe hangovers.) First job is to select a fun-loving crew who know how to unplug from the workaday world and savor a few precious days of intensive relaxation. No whiners, no egomaniacs, no Captain Blighs and no cellular phone junkies. Just pick a bunch of nice normal people who can carry on a pleasant conversation without "incessantly

To overcome your baggage of urban stress, head for Pusser's Pub in Road Town, across from the waterfront.

Well-preserved relics from the plantation era can be found throughout the islands, like this sugar mill atAnnaberg on St. John.

Here’s exactly what you do. Trust us on this one. We may not know how to mount a Whitbread campaign, but we certainly know how to plan a successful romp through the Virgins. Grab a pencil and take down the recipe: don’t make too many substitutions, and we guarantee you’ll have an 'excellent Page 128 • U&UMZ2 • November, 1993

talking shop or obsessing about sail trim. Even the newest bareboats have fairly cramped quarters, so be sure the crew you choose are relatively easy-going and flexible. And at least one other person should know the difference between the pointy end of the boat and the. . . other end. Sailing with just your spouse or sweet¬ heart can be a great experience, but you’ll have to do a lot more work and the cost will be substantially higher. Two couples who know each other well can be ideal, but for keeping costs down and sharing the chores, six is even better. (We think eight is a bit too chaotic unless you are all very tight friends.) Family chartering — especially in the Virgins — is a winning idea. In an outdoorsy family, Mom and Dad become heros, the kids build

self-confidence and precious memories are captured on film. Next pick a well-ventilated, late-model boat with all the normal goodies like refrig¬ eration, bimini sun shade, roller-furling headsail and self-tailing winches. Almost all Caribbean bareboats meet these criteria, but ask plenty of specific questions about your boat’s age and condition, especially if you decide to book with a smaller outfit. Com¬ panies with larger fleets may have higher prices, but they are justified by newer boats and assurances of quality. Be warned, how¬ ever, that Murphy’s Law applies to bare¬ boating just as it does to private ownership — if something can go wrong, it certainly will, even if the boat has just been un¬ wrapped. Bunk size and bunk headroom is an im¬ portant consideration, especially in side-byside aft doubles. You also have to decide how important private heads are; the more heads on board, the less cabin space. We highly recommend a ten-day cruise through the Virgins and two weeks is even better for total saturation. But this being the ’90s when just about everyone is in a hurry,

OF CHARTERING

ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE/ANDY

some of Bill’s finger-lickin’ good ribs and chicken (any evening from his waterfront stand). The pluses of a Tortola start cire that you avoid the half-day beat from St. Thomas, the prime attractions are closer at hand, and your wife doesn’t have a chance to double your trip cost with unnecessary duty free purchases! You also save yourself the minor hassle of clearing customs and the cost of the per head cruising tax charged to non-BVl boats ($4 per person per day). Assuming a BVI start, then, here’s the program. After taxiing from the Beef Island airport to Road Town, go straight to Pusser’s Pub and have yourself a frosty cold 'Pain¬ killer' to relieve any lingering urban stress. If the pain continues, have another. Now you are ready for a dip in the hotel pool, a night on the town and a sound sleep in a real bed. Day One: Get down to the marina early so you can set sail before midday. Pay atten¬ tion at the chart briefing and be sure you understand all the boat’s systems before you leave the dock.

Visit ‘The Baths' in early morning or late after¬ noon to escape the hordes of visitors. At Cane Garden Bay (above) ‘Life is a Rope Swing.

a week of sailing is the common denom¬ inator among most California sailors. What follows then, is Latitude’s seven-days-inparadise tour, spelled out for you in our typically dogmatic style. So stick to it — or else! We’ll let you decide whether to begin and end in St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) or Tortola (British Virgin Islands), as there are distinct advantages to both plans even though the British territory is unquestionably the heart of the cruising grounds. There are several strong arguments for chartering out of St. Thomas, the commercial center of the Virgins. First, there is the convenience of direct flights from the U.S. mainland which save you the hassle of taking a ferry or island-hopper flight to Tortola. Bonafide duty free shopping is another plus (and surely the lure which entices some wives and girlfriends to go along with the whole idea). Cameras, electronics, perfumes and booze are the hot properties. You can also self-provision here in a real American M

supermarket where you’ll find most of your favorite foods — unfortunately, at sky-high prices. A St. Thomas start also takes you past the unbelievably pristine beaches of St. John, most of which is a densely forested national park. But one of the best reasons to pass through St. Thomas is to say hi to Calif¬ ornia’s own Bill Collins, former singlehanded Transpac sailor, turned Texas pit barbecue king. We think it’s worth putting up with the traffic and touristic gridlock of downtown Charlotte Amalie just to sample

Lying at the eastern end of the Virgins, the Bitter > End Yacht Club is a unique waterside resort and a favorite layover for bareboaters.

Since you’ll undoubtedly be chomping at the bit to test the boat and survey the lay of the land, we recommend bucking the east¬ erly trade winds right away so you can enjoy lazier downwind sailing later in the week. As you zig-zag eastward up the Sir Francis Drake Channel you’ll pass a half dozen tiny islands and cays. The north end of Cooper Island makes a convenient lunch stop. Grab a mooring buoy or drop the hook (10 - 25 November, 1993 • UXUcM 19 •

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feet), take a refreshing dip and recharge your engines at the cozy Cooper Island Beach Club. (Yes, real men do use mooring buoys in the BVI. They help reduce damage to coral and sea grass and alleviate manic screaming episodes between captain and crew.) Ed. note: If you had begun in St. Thomas this would be the logical second day route after overnighting at St. John’s Francis Bay — a magestic spot with a steady breeze, flat water and access by 'safari bus' to nightlife in Cruz Bay. You would clear into the BVI at West End, Tortola. By late afternoon you’ll arrive at Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda (poetically named by the Conquistadors, The Fat Virgin'). If you own your own insurance company you can motor up the marina’s entry channel, then sneak into a shallow anchorage between the reef and the breakwater and drop the hook in a few feet of water. Otherwise, grab a slip

channel and into the broad Sound. Pro¬ tected from swells, but swept by the steady trades, this is one of our favorite spots for boardsailing. Sail up to the red-roofed Bitter End Yacht Club at the eastern end of the Sound and grab a buoy as close to Saba Rock as possible (less noise, and closer to snorkeling). Accessible only by boat, the Bitter End and nearby Biras Creek Resort are a yachtie’s first-class fantasy come true. Facil¬ ities include great bars, fine dining, good water, excellent sailboard and sailing dinghy rentals, not to mention a well-stocked shark tank alongside the dinghy dock. Day Three: You’ve got to slow down and just hang out sometime, and the Sound is the ideal spot. Windsurf with the locals, swap tales at the bar or head off to Eustatia Legends about pirate treasure stashed in the Norman Island Caves are hard to substantiate, but you can't resist having a look for yourself.

Gorda Sound is a prime venue for boardsailing, with its combination of flat water and steady easterly tradewinds.

at this smart and proper full service marina and head ashore for a tot of rum and some victuals at one of several excellent English-style establishments. (Water, fuel, showers and shopping are great here.) Day Two: Cast off early and blast over to the famous 'Baths'. This low-lying stretch of coastline is strewn with giant boulders that form a wonderful underwater grotto. Unfor¬ tunately though, it has become a 'must see' for every visitor, so get there early before the crowds spoil the magic. Next, up anchor and work your way to the easternmost stop on our route, Gorda Sound. With chart in hand, pick your way through the reef-fringed

Foxy Callwood is an unabashed showman and joker. He poses here with a favorite nude by (former Californian) sailor/artist Les Anderson.

Sound by dinghy and snorkel for hours on the mile-long reef. Long-established Kilbride’s dive shop is a PADI Five Star Scuba Training Center that can offer you a quickie resort course or take you all the way to Anegada for outstanding wreck diving. At cocktail hour, gravitate to the nearest steel drum band and practice your Calypso shuffle. Mount Gay rum is the favorite elixir here, which sells at 1/3 of the stateside price. Day Four: You set sail early today, sober or not, on a long (20-mile) downwind run along Tortola’s undeveloped northern slopes. Destination? The territory’s most beautiful anchorage, Cane Garden Bay. Along the way you can pull in to George Dog (Cay) for some late morning snorkeling, or stop for an elegant lunch at Marina Cay Resort before negotiating the narrow Camanoe passages — with chart in hand.

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Trunk Bay, St. John is one of a half dozen picture perfect beaches on the north coast of St. John. In the distance is the Francis Bay anchorage.

Or, if you miss the action of open-water swells, head due west from the Dog islands and pass north of Tortola’s fringing islands, Scrub, Great Camanoe and Guana. We didn’t bring you to Cane Garden the first day out, because you might never want to leave. When you sail into this broad crescent bay, with towering coco palms lining a sugar-fine beach and majestic Sage Mountain looming above, you understand why Jimmy Buffet wrote his anthem to the simple life here: Life is a Rope Swing. In fact once you tuck up into the northeast comer,

Caribbean sailors, as in "We got josted!" — we suggest you spend it at Foxy’s beach bar, a short stumble up the beach from the customs dock. Foxy Callwood is a self-styled tropical troubadour who is thought of by many visitors as the quintessential Caribbean 'character'. Sitting on a homemade tabletop in the shade of palm thatch, he serenades you with original bawdy Calypso and polit¬ ical sarcasm while you buy drinks at his bar. It’s a great system: the more jokes he tells, the more drinks you buy. "How can you tell that this dog here is an island dog?" he quips.

out of the winter swell, it’s obligatory to stroll on down to Stanley’s Welcome Bar and take a ride on the old tire swing that hangs from a wind-bowed coco palm at the water’s edge. Almost every night the infectious clatter of steel drums drifts out over the anchorage and summons you ashore for barefoot dancing. Stanley has long been a celebrity among yachties and his frosty pina coladas are equally legendary. Day Five: After a walk down the beach to the time-worn Callwood distillery (where nearly lethal Arandel mm is still made), hire an open-air 'safari' taxi to run your crew up the hair-raising grade that leads to Mount Sage. Here, on the territory’s tallest peak, a short walk takes you into the heart of a dense tropical rain forest, thick with giant ferns, fragrant flowers and the island’s last original hardwood trees. Later, after a 'cheeseburger in paradise' at Rhymer’s Beach Bar, shoot across to idyllic Sandy Cay for an afternoon dip, before entering Great Harbor, on Jost Van Dyke. Few things are more essential to capturing the spirit of the Virgins than a wild night on Jost Van Dyke. Like the salty pirate who gave this speck in the ocean his name, the folks here take pride in being unconventional and happy-go-lucky. If you have only one night to party on Jost — used as a verb by

You can still free-dive for lobster in the USVI, but good luck finding one this big. No fishing is allowed in BVI territory without proper permits.

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CHARTERING Thatch and Frenchman’s Cay, and break out into the open waters of Drake’s Channel. With a hilltop lookout to guide them, the swift pirate schooners used to overtake passing merchant ships here and carry their plunder to the Norman Island treasure caves a few miles away — if you believe the tales of Robert Louis Stevenson, that is. Whether fact or folly, it’s fun to play along with the legend as you snorkel deep into these coral-fringed caverns and search for any over-looked doubloons. Check your anchor on the way in, as the bottom is hard and deep (30 - 40 feet). Around the point is The Bight, an enormous bay where bareboaters tend to huddle together with short swinging room. Don’t be one of them. Find your own spot (in the NE or SE corner) and take another crack at windsurfing before having drinks ashore at the William Thornton, a resur¬ rected floating hulk where would-be buccaneers gather for grog and grub. Day Seven: In the morning, stop off at the tiny islet called Pelican for some excellent snorkeling en route to Peter Island. Or, if you have scuba divers on board, set sail for Peter early, where you can rendez¬ vous with a Tortola dive boat that will take

Stanley is the man to see at Cane Carden Bay. After a few of his piha coladas, you'll be dancing Calypso like a pro.

you up the channel to the territory’s best dive site, the Wreck of the Rhone (reserve with a shop by radio the night before). In 1867 this Royal Mail steamer sank off Salt Island in a fero-cious hurricane. It now lies on the bottom in two halves (30 and 90 feet) and is home to a spectacular array of fish and fauna (and was used in the' filming of Peter Benchley’s The Deep). Non-divers will find that Peter is a good place for a stroll. After a barbecue lunch and perhaps some Calypso gyrating at Deadman Bay (it’s really quite lovely despite the name), amble on up to the east end hilltop, for a commanding 360° panorama of the neighboring islands. The best night anchor¬ age here is Little Harbor, which offers safe

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THE RACING

Squeezed into the following pages are brief reports on the Champion of Champions Race and Yankee Cup; the Hot Tuna Rally; the Vallejo 1 -2; a surprise 'tips from the top' from the wayback machine; the Nlmltz Regatta; box scores of several zillion more regattas; final summer beer can results; and all the race notes that would fit.

Champions Galore Richmond YC was crawling with more winners than usual on October 23-24. The occasion was the Champion of Champions Regatta for ODCA (one design) season winners and the Yankee Cup for HDA (PHRF) winners and runners-up. Held on the Berkeley Circle in predominantly light air, the regatta offered a good excuse for a sunny fall sail. It also served, presumably, as a reality check for certain PHRF ratings. Retired Vallejo mechanical Rollye Wiskerson emerged as the overall winner of the Champ of Champs with his Cal 2-27 Temp¬ tation. Sailing with Diana Altrichter, Paul Mathis, George Dresbach, Tom Barret and Gary Albright, Rollye claimed to be pleas¬ antly surprised by the outcome. "Historically,

Easily winning the Yankee Cup for the second year in a row was Patti and Dick Cranor’s Ericson 35 Mk. II Windchaser (see page 125). Complete results follow: \

YANKEE CUP— 1) Windchaser, Ericson 35 Mk. II, Dick & Patti Cranor, 3.5 points; 2) Bodacious, Farr 40, John Clauser, 7.75; 3) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair, 11; 4) Blue Max, Dehler 34, Jim & Diana Freeland, 13; 5) Dulcinea, Kill Whale, Mike Mathiasen/Bill Pritchard, 15; 6) Hippo, Smith 24, Mark Wommack, 20; 7) Crinan, C&C 30, Bill West, 22; 8) Esprit Victorieux, Beneteau 305, Joe Melino, 25; 9) Cabaret, Oyster SJ 35, Bill Keith, 25; 10) Leda II, Lapworth 36, David James, 38; 11) Fast Forward, Catalina 36, Jim Aton, 29. (11 boats) C-of-C, DIV. I (0-183) — 1) Phantom, J/24, John Gulliford, 7.75 points; 2) Re-Quest, Express 37, Glenn Isaacson, 8.75; 3) Jalapeno, Express 27, John Stewart, 9; 4) Flexible Flyer, Santana 35, Mike Creazzi, 9.75; 5) Black Lace, J/29, Arvind Sodhani/Kim Dincel, 14; 6)

Rollye Wiskerson (above) took Div. II and overall honors at the Champion of Champions. J/24 sail¬ or John Gulliford (right) took Division I.

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Wind Walker, Islander 36, Richard Shoenhair/Greg Gilliom, 16; 7) Mintaka, Newport 30, Gerry Brown, 18; 8) Fat Cat, Catalina 30, Seth Bailey, 24. (8 boats) C-of-C, DIV. II (183-up) — 1) Temptation, Cal 2-27, Rollye Wiskerson, 5.75 points; 2) Griffin, Thunderbird, Jim Glosli, 8.25; 3) Quasar, Columbia Challenger,

Forrest Martin, 9; 4) Jubilee, Ariel, Don Morrison, 11.75; 5) Crazy Jane, Thunderbird, Doug Carroll, 15; 6) Twisted, Ranger 23, Don Wieneke, 15; 7) Soliton, Santana 22, Mark Lowry, 19; 8) Bolero, Triton, Ely Gilliam, 26; 9) Sea Saw, Cal 20, David Green, 27; 10) Artesian, IB 24, Dave & Jack Adams, 29. (10 boats)

Hot Tuna Rally The third annual Starkist Hot Tuna Rally was hosted on October 16-17 by the Encinal YC. The founding Santana 35 fleet ('tuna boats') welcomed the ll:Metre fleet as this year’s guests for this now-traditional light air season finale and party. The racing was the closest in the Hot Tuna’s history. Starting from Treasure Island, the 6-to-13 knot winds and strong flood current made the around Alcatraz course challenging for everybody on board. The first and third races of the three-race series were starboard roundings of The Rock that had the fleets making maximum use of the Alcatraz Cone and crawling carefully up the face of the island a boatlength or so off. The margin for error was small as one extra tack meant losing a boat, and the combined lead changed hands with each race throughout the weekend. The bull’s head mounted on the bow of AWB set the mood for Darrel Louis and crew. In their first major regatta since buying the boat, they managed to take first in the Santana 35s by one point over Excalibur. Third place ended in a virtual three-way tie. The racing in the 11 Metre fleet was just as

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Latitude 38, Maya Palenque Restaurant in Novato, Patagonia, Pineapple Sails, Ronstan, Sebastiani Vineyards, The Sailing Connection, Sails By Marion, Sobstad, Starkist, Susie Kate’s Restaurant, Svendsen’s Boatworks, Trader Vic’s and West Marine. — byron mayo SANTANA 35 — 1) AWB, Darrel Louis, 6.75 points; 2) Excalibur, Byron Mayo, 7.75; 3) Northern Light, Roger Neatherly, 11.75; 4) Breakout, Les Raos, 12; 5) Resolute II, Richard Peck, 12; 6) Take Five, Paul & Lauren Sinz, 18; 7) Wide Load, Ber¬ nard Slabeck, 21; 8) Flexible Flyer, Rich Morse, 25; 9) Front Page News, Chris Migdal, 25. (11 boats) 11 iMETRES — 1) Rosebud, Seadon Wijsen, 6.5 points; 2) Susie Kate's, Priscilla Troy, 9; 3) Sebastiani, John Sweeney, 9; 4) No Name, Mik Beattie, 9.75; 5) Adrenaline Rush, Tom Dinkel, 14; 6) Toxic Tuna, Rick Schuldt, 18; 7) Ronstan, Mike Ratiani, 19; 8) Mach 11, Dave Fain, 22. (8 boats)

'Susie Kates' nailed this start at the Hot Tuna Rally. Or was she over early f

heated, with newcomer Seadon Wijsen driving Rosebud to two bullets to lock up first. Only .75 points separated the second, third and fourth place 11 Metres. The combined Dance Away/Wide Load team got the award for persistence. After Doug Storkovich’s Dance Away was dis¬ masted last month in the windy Santana 35 Nationals, he and his crew borrowed Bruce Wilcox’s Wide Load for the Tuna, only to hit some rocks at Alcatraz on Saturday and drop out (Ronstan, an 11 Metre also found the rocks, and race officials may be rethinking the wisdom of using such a solid object as a turning mark). Undaunted, Doug and com¬ pany showed up Sunday with a Santana 35 mainsail looking suspiciously misplaced on Aleta, a Peterson 46. The entire crew wore Simpsons masks, which impressed but didn’t fool the race committee, who sent them on a separate course. To top Doug’s weekend off, Aleta’s motor packed it in going into the awards ceremony at Treasure Island YC, and last we heard the boat is still there. The shoreside parties were, as usual, offbeat and entertaining. Stressing fun above all else, the festivities included a barbecue and steel drum band at Encinal YC Saturday night, followed by a potluck food contest at Treasure Island YC on Sunday afternoon. With 29 major sponsors contributing over 101 gifts given mostly as door-prizes, it

seemed nearly everyone took home some¬ thing ranging from wine to foulies, from hotel accommodations to art. In an amazing show of sponsor support for such lean economic times, the Hot Tuna Rally was able to continue its practice of playing Santa

Lookinggood: John Clauser's Farr 40 'Bodacious' took second in the Yankee Cup. For more photos of that regatta, just turn the page.

Claus to the crew members. Among the generous contributors were Allstate Insurance, The Boater’s Directory, Capellini Restaurant, Chevy’s Restaurant, City Yachts, Jim DeWitt, Harry’s Restaurant and Bar on Fillmore, Horatio’s Restaurant,

Vallejo 1-2 The Singlehanded Sailing Society topped off another great season with a 72-boat turnout for their popular Vallejo 1-2 Regatta on October 16-17. It was a record fleet, though no records were broken on either the soggy singlehanded run up to Vallejo or the slow doublehanded beat home. Conditions were mellow in both directions, favoring hugging the south shore of San Pablo Bay each day.

"All six races that SSS put on this year broke the previous year’s attendance record," claimed longtime SSS honcho Peter Hogg. "Lots of new people are realizing that shorthanded sailing is easier and cheaper than they thought. Plus, the owner gets to drive the whole time!" The first race of the ’94 SSS season is the highly entertaining Three Bridge Fiasco, held as always on 'Super Bowl Saturday' (January November. 1993 •

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22). Put it on your calendar now! SINCLEHANDED (70/76; 79.5 miles): MULTIHULL — 1) Sundowner, Buccaneer 33 tri, )oe Therriault. (3 boats) DIV. II (0-126) — 1) Cheyenne, Wylie 34, James Fryer; 2) Locomotion, Express27, Mike Radcliffe; 3) Mantis, Express 27, Rich Tofte; 4) Illusion, Cal 40, Stan Honey; 5) WYSIWYG, Olson 30, Don Martin. (22 boats) DIV. Ill (127-168) — 1) Brio, Moore 24, Tom Page 138 • UiUoM Zi • November. 1993

Petty; 2) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair; 3) Ceorge, Olson 25, Craig Douglas; 4) Tiger Beetle, Newport 33, Rob MacFarlane; 5) Moon Shadow, Morgan 382, Jack Scullion. (22 boats) DIV. IV (169-over) — 1) Grand Slam, Cal 29, Fred Minning; 2) Dulcenea, Coronado 27, John Slivka; 3) Riffraff, Santana 22, Erik Menzel; 4) Current Asset, Islander 30 Mk. II, John Bowen; 5) Impossible, Ranger 23, Gary Kneeland. (25 boats) OVERALL — 1) Grand Slam; 2) Dulcenea; 3)

Champion of Champions and Yankee Cup action. All photos 'Latitude'/rob.

Riffraff; 4) Current Asset; 5) Impossible. DOUBLEHANDED (70/7 7; 17.5 miles): MULTIHULL — 1) Sundowner. (3 boats) DIV. II — 1) Presto, Express 27, John Todd; 2) Locomotion; 3) Culebra, Olson 34, Craig Riley; 4) Ozone, Olson 34, Carl Bauer; 5) Illusion. (23 boats)

DIV. Ill — 1) George; 2) Moon Shadow; 3) Barking Dog, Olson 25, Jeffrey Kroeber; 4) Chesapeake; 5) Roadhouse Blues, Hawkfarm, Brian Boschma. (22 boats) DIV. IV — 1) Impossible; 2) TGTITW, Santana 22, Jeffrey Brown; 3) Chelonia, Yankee 30, Ed Ruszel; 4) Dulcenea; 5) Peregrine, Yankee 30, Mike Hockin. (23 boats) OVERALL — 1) George; 2) Presto; 3) Loco¬ motion; 4) Culebra; 5) Ozone.

Tips From the Top: "Mitchell’s Maxims" (Ed. note — The following first appeared in the June 20, 1960 issue of Sports Illus¬ trated. It was written by famed yachtsman Carleton Mitchell, who had just won the Bermuda Race for an unprecedented third time in a row with his S&S 38 Finisterre. Carl Schumacher, who rediscovered the

article, says, "Even though these tips are from a bygone era, most of them are as relevant today as they were 33 years ago”) Here are the lessons learned in a lifetime of ocean racing by a man Sports Illustrated called "America’s most successful deep-water sailor": * Most deep-water sailors believe that races are won on the long night watches. November, 1993 • UKUJtlS • Page 139

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They aren’t — just. They are won through preparation before the start, and they are won at the gun and over every foot of the course. Therefore, be completely ready, and once underway, never let down. * The two keys to ocean racing are crew and sails. In picking a crew, remember obligation to the boat must override all personal considerations except incompat¬ ibility. * Try for one young eager beaver on every watch who will jump on minor errands, but balance him off with experienced men who are not slowed by age or temperament. * In choosing sails, take as many as stowage permits. But don’t go in for specialpurpose sails like heavy-air reachers Or storm spinnakers until the bread-and-butter sails for normal conditions are perfect. * Each sail should be assessed critically, preferably with the sailmaker aboard. Every effort should be made to achieve aerodynamic perfection in cut and trim. Sails also should be inspected for weaknesses. Check stitching along the seams, strength of the cringles, condition of the batten pockets. Hoist the sails against the sun and look for tiny tears or chafe marks, especially on the spinnakers. * Assemble all possible data on the course to be sailed. Study British Admiralty and U.S. Hydrographic Office publications — charts, sailing directions, weather maps, pilot charts. Read back through old issues of yachting magazines to see what has worked in the past. From bookstores specializing in out-of-print items, procure copies of Blunt, Findlay and other sailing directions of a century or more ago, when commerce depended on wind and current. * Before leaving the dock, divide the boat into departments: engine, electrical, plumbing, galley, deck, rigging, sails. Decide which items are most likely to fail or be lost, and have spares, plus tools to cope. * Make sure life rails will keep an unconscious man aboard with water sloshing deep in the scuppers. * Make sure the boat is floating on proper sailing lines. With everything aboard but crew, study trim. Boat must not be down by either end. Especially watch for squatting aft. Once underway, never forget, or let crew forget, that distribution of human weight will then govern trim, and that trim, in turn, affects speed. * Helmsmanship is the most important single factor in ocean racing. Therefore, never let it be assumed steering is an auto¬ matic crew prerogative. * No helmsman can do his best if he is Page 140 • U&uJ* 59 • November. 1993'

Carleton Mitchell's S&S 38 'Finisterre', one of the most famous racing boats of all time.

distracted by other concerns. He should never try to direct operations on the foredeck, or watch competitors, or even call the trim of the sails. Before the start, an experienced crewman should be appointed to inform the man on the helm on courses and maneuvers of other boats, and possibly of right-of-way situations developing. Another crew member should be responsible for sails and trim. * Although the ideal way to start is to hit the line with the gun, it is more important to have full way and clear wind. If a jam seems impending, stay away from the favored end of the line to avoid backwind and disturbed water. Try to be in a position to sail your own race as soon as possible. * Don’t make things neat until all sails are set and drawing — especially delay coiling a halyard before sheeting a sail. Get the boat

going, then tidy up. * After the start, concentrate on bringing the boat to her maximum speed, then settle down. Voices down, tails down. Under no circumstance except danger of collision should the man assigned to watching the trim of the jib be on the bow; then, for the entire distance, headsails should be watched from a position near the mast. * Commence watches as soon as possible. Don’t let anyone bum out in the early stages. Send below those not needed; perhaps sleep will not be possible, but lying down with eyes closed releases tension. Sleep shades and wax earplugs to cut out light and noise can be a great boon. * Don’t set rigid wheel tricks. Let the best men have the most time, but never to the loss of sharpness. In heavy weather, limit helmsmen to .20 or 30 minutes; under pleasant conditions when the boat is in the groove, an hour is not too much. * There should be no cockpit bull

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sessions. If the crew is stationed amidships — to windward in a breeze, to leeward in a drift — they are more aware of the headsails and altered conditions which require action. The human ballast is where it belongs and the helmsman is removed from the temptation to chat. * 'Point' in a moderate breeze or sea. But when the wind is very light, or the weather so heavy that the boat is being stopped for lack of drive, fall off a little and concentrate on speed. * In handicap racing, a boat should sail tactically against others her own size and class, hoping for the best in the overall standings. * Never let the crew get hungry — energy loss and irritability begins at once. If a midday start, pass soup and sandwiches on deck while sailing to the line, with more to follow when the initial excitement is over. For dinner the first night, an ideal meal is beef stew made ashore and warmed below — the squeamish can sop at the gravy, the hungry can make a hearty meal. * While standing close to the coast, keep a constant watch for new wind in light, variable conditions. Watch the direction taken by any rising smoke. Scan the mouths of bays and rivers; frequently they act as wind funnels, and a tack towards them may pay. Also remember wind tends to draw on or off shore, sometimes providing a lift. * In a moderate breeze, call the jib by watching when the luff goes soft. In heavy winds, watch the sag in the headstay, as wire will start to lift before sail flutters. * Don’t delay in preparing for sail changes as weather worsens or improves. * To windward, don’t overpower the boat by carrying too much sail; when the rail buries, speed drops. Reef or go to a smaller jib. Exception: in puffy wind, especially in steep sea, lug all sail through the squalls to maintain drive during lulls. Station a man on the mainsheet to prevent knockdowns. * To leeward, broad reaching or running, forget the theory of 'hull speed limit' and drive the hell out of your vessel. Shorten sail only when the sea builds to a point that steering is impossible or the crew is exhausted to the point of danger. * Rule of thumb for sailing downwind: never deviate from the base course if the boat can make approximately six knots. In light air, never sharpen up more than necessary to bring wind from dead aft to the quarter, except in brief tactical situations. A deviation of 10° from the base course of 4/5 of a 100-mile race, before heading for the mark, will result in an extra five miles; 20°

adds 20 miles. * The skipper should never hesitate to ask the crew to do any job that needs doing, no matter how disagreeable or potentially dangerous. Delaying usually makes the task harder if conditions worsen. * Forget the 'not our day' or 'not our conditions' point of view. And above all, don’t assume you have lost the race — or won it — until you have crossed the finish line. * Mistakes compound. Try not to make the first. It doesn’t hurt to lose a race — only to blow one. Nimitz Regatta "We have three options," said race organizer Paul Kamen as he handed the Nimitz Perpetual Trophy to the Richmond YC team for the sixth consecutive year. 'We can refuse to let boats on the winning team race next year; we can have a great big trophy for second place; or, we can just rename this the Richmond Perpetual Trophy." The crowd seemed to favor option number two. With 1-2-3 finishes, Richmond YC’s domination of this event shows no sign of weakening. Named after the Berkeley YC member who was commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet for nearly all of World War Two, the Nimitz Regatta was a one-race individual event for decades. Five years ago, with entries declining, the BYC race committee switched the format to team racing between yacht club teams. Two years ago this was changed to the present 'level-sum' team race format, in which each team consists of three

Bay View Boat Club Monday Night Madness 01V. A — 1} Nuages, Custom 20, Corrine & Peter Woods, 5.25 points; 2) Swansea Girl, Fal¬ mouth Cutter, Vince Jordan, 10. (3 boats) DiV. B —-1) Kaper, Folkboat, Peter Jeal/Susan Parker, 7.5 points; 2) TGTITW, Santana 22, Jeff Brown, 6.5; 3) Quasar, Columbia Challenger, Doc Martin, 9. (8 boats) DIV. C — 1) Cucaracha. Soling, John Super &

boats with PHRF ratings that add up to 500 or more. There are three starts, with the slow boats from each team going first, the middle boat five minutes later and the fast boats five minutes after that. Scoring is simple boat-forboat order across the finish line, as if all the boats had started together. The team with the best combined score wins. If nothing else, this arrangement is good for hours and hours of debate at the yacht club bar about what mix of ratings has the best chance at winning. Admiral Nimitz, brilliant naval strategist that he was, would have fit right in. The competitors also seemed to like the boat-for-boat finish: "It was great to not even think about handicaps once we were out on the course," said Renee Wilmuth, team captain for the Berkeley YC. "All we had to worry about was who was in front of who. We had a great time!" That’s a statement that PHRF racers don’t get to make very often. There were even some 'dirty' (i.e., normal in team racing) tactics used when Bloodvessel repeatedly went back to sit on Dr. Who in order to keep the slower Temptation in the number three spot. Temptation crossed the finish line less than a second ahead of Dr. Who to hold on to Richmond’s clean sweep. Further down in the fleet — if you don’t count Richmond — the score was amazingly close. Only one point separated second (Berkeley YC), third (Olympic Circle Sailing Club) and fourth places (Cal Sailing Club). Complete results follow: TEAM — 1) Richmond YC, 5.75 points; 2) Berkeley YC, 23; 3) Olympic Circle, 24; 4) Cal

Christie, 21.5 points; 2) Windsong II, Hunter Passage 42, Chuck Tilson, 19.87; 3) Shanti, Columbia 10.7, Walt Lew, 43.5. (6 boats) OVERALL — 1) Fast Forward. <23 races; 6 throwouts)

8ok, 13; 3} Avalon, Plastic Classic, Unknown, 17. (7

Berkeley YC Friday Nights BIC (PHRF < 150) — 1) Blue Max, Dehler 34, Jim & Diana Freeland.

boats) OVERALL — 1) TGTITW; 2) Quasar; 3) Che-

25, P; .! Kamen.

wink. (Second half only; 5 races, 1 throwout) Benicia YC Thursday Nights DIV. A — 1) Fast Forward, Catalina 36, Jim Aton, 25 points; 2) Mischief, Soverel 33, Bill Moore, 29.5; 3) Freestyle, C&C 33, Dave Jones/Scott Parker, 37.12. (8 boats) DIV. B — 1) Alte Liebe, Ballad 30, jerry Martin, 20.13; 2) Sundance, Catalina 27, Ken & Kathy Van

counts) Encinal YC Summer Series (Friday Nights on the Estuary)

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Sailing Club, 25. (4 teams) INDIVIDUAL — 1) El Gavilan, Hawkfarm, Jocelyn Nash, RYC; 2) Bloodvessel, B-25, Barry Danieli, RYC; 3) Temptation, Cal 2-27, Gary Albright, RYC; 4) Dr. Who, Merit 25, John Drewery, CSC; 5) Levitation, J/24, Larry Levitt, OCSC; 6) Blue Max, Dehler 34, Jim Freeland, BYC; 7) Tiger Beetle, Newport 33, RobMacfarlane, OCSC; 8) Photon, Cal 2-27, Alan Jackson, BYC; 9) Crinan, C&C 30, Brian Dunn, BYC; 10) Fudge Factor, Merit 25, Tom Henneberger, CSC; 11) Lost in Space, Merit 25, Bruce Koch, CSC; 12) Rail to Rail, J/24, Tom Henneberger, CSC. (12 boats)

Box Scores Following are results of various other regattas that either occurred or ended in October. Please hold your applause until the end. MASTERS REGATTA (STFYC; 7 0/22-24; 4 races): 1) Don Trask, StFYC, 7.5 points; 2) Bruce Munro, StFYC, 21.75; 3) John Scarborough, SFYC, 23; 4) Jim DeWitt, StFYC, 23; 5) Paul Watson, Royal Van¬ couver YC, 27; 6) David Williams, Royal Vancouver YC, 27.75; 7) Noel Wilson, SYC, 31; 8) Bill Deardoff, SBYC, 33; 9) Duane Hines, StFYC, 34; 10) Hank Grandin, StFYC, 35; 11) Jim Warfield, StkSC, 40:12) Vernon Stratton, Bembridge Sailing, 41; 13) Jim Zimmerman, SBYC, 46; 14) Dick Lootens, Seattle YC, 52 ;15) George Writer, Dillon YC, 53; 16) David Fagen, St. Petersberg YC, 54; 17) Ernie Rideout, SCYC, 70; 18) Jim Jessie, StFYC, 74; 19) Masuo Odagiri, Hayama Marina, 75; 20) Takashi Takamura, Mita YC, 79; 21) Cal Hadden, Southern

YC, 80; 22) Jon Rolien, Presidio YC, 85. (22 boats) Winning team — Don Trask (skipper), Dave Willke, Mike Lingsch, Chris Boome, Skip Steveley. HALF MOON BAY RACE (IYC & HMBYC; 10/2-3): PHRO I — 1) Scorpio, Wylie 42, Lon Price, 3.75 V points; 2) Pegasus XIV, Newland 368, Dan Newland, 4; 3) Spindrift V, Express 37, Larry & Lynn Wright, 7. (6 boats) PHRO II — 1) Razzmatazz, Swan 46, Dennis Rob¬ bins, 4 points; 2) Wind Chaser, Ericson 35 Mk. Ill, Dick & Patti Cranor, 4.75; 3) Rocinante, Beneteau 42, Alex Malaccorto, 6. (6 boats) MORA I — 1) WYSIWYC, Olson 30,2.75 points. (2 boats) t MORA II — 1) Culo Bagnato, Cal 20, Mike Warren, 2.75 points; 2) Freewind, Cal 9.2, Don & Betty Lessley, 5; 3) Mega, Mega 30, Robert Hickey, 7. (5 boats) ASHS (mono) — 1) Illusion, Cal 40, Stan Honey, 1.5 points; 2) Great Fun, Davidson 50, Stan Glaros, 4; 3) Sabra, WylieCat 39, Michael Katz, 7. (6 boats) CRUZ — 1) Nan Sea, Islander 30 Mk. II, David Hillstrom, 1.5 points; 2) Walkabout, Newport 30, Tom Gaines, 6. (3 boats) SBRA FINAL REGATTA (RYC; 70/3; 3 races): 505 — 1) Tom Poore, SCYC, 2.25 points; 2) Craig Perez, RYC, 12. (7 boats) 1-14 — 1) Keith Stahnke, StFYC, 3.5 points; 2) David Klipfel, RYC, 10; 3) Andy Bates, RYC, 11. (7 boats) WABBIT — 1) John Stewart, CaISC, 4.75 points; 2) Colin Moore, RYC, 5.75; 3) Kim Desenberg, RYC, 6.75. (8 boats) FIREBALL — 1) Allison Jolly, Alamito Bay YC, 2.25 points; 2) Scott Rovanpera, RYC, 13; 3) Gwen Hellier, RYC, 13. (6 boats) LASER II — 1) Michelle Logan, LMSC, 2.25 points;

2) Simon Bell, RYC, 8; 3) Katherina Kuzina, StFYC, 9. (9 boats) FJ — 1) Steve Klotz, FSC, 2.25 points; 2) Carl Drake, FSC, 7; 3) Linda Brandon, 8. (6 boats) LASER — 1) Skip McCormack, RYC, 8; 2) Patrick Whitmarsh, StFYC, 10.75; 3) Dan Swartz, RYC, 11.75. (7 boats) SUNFISH — 1) Bob Cronin, DSC, 2.25 points; 2) Roy Jordan, FSC, 10; 3) Rich Straub, DSC, 11. (5 boats) NORTH BAY SERIES (9 races; 3 throwouts): DIV. A (0-164) — 1) Phoenix, Express 27, Kim Harbeck, VYC; 2) Freestyle, C&C 33, Dave Jones/Scott Parker, BenYC; 3) Footloose, Hotfoot 27, Joe Marra,

BEER CAN FINAL RESULTS Peltier, 21; 4) Cheers, Santana 35, J. Hollfelder/ Tiffany Yue, 22; 5) Breakout, Santana 35, Les Raos,

Ruth Summers, 6.75. (3 boats)

25. (21 boats) CLASS B —■ 1) Hurricane, Moore 24, Adam Sadeg, 4.25 points; 2) Loose, Custom 24, Jerry Fisher, 7.75; 3) Sassy Mama, Moore 24, Karin &

Harpainter, 4.25 points; 2) Mr. MacGregor, John Groen, 9.75; 3) Wet Bunns, Alexandra & Bill Gardner, 12. (6 boats)

John Selbach, 7.75. (11 boats) CLASS C — 1) Warhawk, Hawkfarm, Bill Patience, 4.25 points; 2) Eclipse, Hawkfarm, Kim Desenberg, 6.75; 3) Some Goose, Santana 30, Ted Mattson, 11:4) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles, 14.75; 5) Zarpa, Newport 30, George Gurrola, 20, (17 boats) CLASS D — 1) Tempest, Santana 22, Hal Wondolleck, 7.75 points; 2} Oterubino, Ranger 23, Phil Cross, 9.75; 3) White Lightning, Santana 22, Bill Charron, 12. (11 boats) CLASS — 1) Serenity, C&C 29, Steve & CJ Rankin, 4.25 points; 2) Redline, J/3S, Bill Fawn, 5.5; 3) Chiquita B, C&C 33, Peter Williamson, 11. (5 boats) CLASS F — 1) Mer-A-Lee, Coronado 25, Lon Eliedge, 3 points; 2) Summer's End, Challenger,

JPJL George Lythcott, 6.5; 3) Phantom, John Gulliford, 14. (6 boats)

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BEAR — 1) Goldilocks, Bob McComb, 7 points; 2) Little Dipper, Joe Bambara, 15.5. (average pi number of starters: 3) (12 races; 3 throwouts) Corinthian YC Friday Nights DiV. 1 (big spinny) — 1) Hana Ho, SC 50, Rolfe Croker, 118 points; 2) National Biscuit, Schu-

Folkboat Wednesday Night Series (at Golden Gate YC)

C; , yards, 11 .Metre, John Sweeney, 62 . (18 boats) DIV. II (big non-spinny) — 1) Smogen III, Puzzle 36, Julie Le Vicki, 135 points; 2) Sea Ghost,

Perkins, 24.75; 3) Snaps III, Knud Wibroe, 31. (average number of starters: 12)

Ericson 35 Mk. II, John Arndt, 74. (10 boats) DIV. ill (spinny to 179) — 1) Abigail Morgan, Express 27, Ron Keli, 123 points; 2) AWB, j/24,

■

Xarifa, Paul Manning, 17,25. (average number of starters: 3) FOLKBOAT — 1) Little Svendle, Svend & Sean

number of starters: 9)

Korman, 53. (18 boats) DiV. IV (non-spinny to 179) — 1) Quickstep II, IOD, Mark Pearce, 140 points; 2) QE3, Tartan Ten, Richard Bates, 103; 3i Phaedanthra, IOD, Hugh Owens, 76. (12 boats) DIV. V (spinny, 180 and up) — 1) Big Wow,

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points; 2) Kashmir, Columbia 9.6, Peter Mills, 8.5. (6 boats) DIV. E — 1) Leeward, Catalina 30, Jim Balestra, 3.75 points; 2) Stratega, Catalina 30, R. Aldridge/R. Tara, 12. (6 boats) (7 races; 2 throwouts)

Star gazing: Bill Buchan (#7260) leads Russ Silvestri (#7425) in the Calvin Paige Regatta.

Shelly Nissen/Chuck Hooper, BenYC; 2) Duende, Cal

VYC. (7 boats) D(V. B (165-200) — 1) Sunset Strait, J/24, Bob Neal/Kathleen Jones, BenYC; 2) AHe Liebe, Ballad 30, Jerry Martin, BenYC; 3) Mesmerize, Ranger 26, Jack

SOUTH BAY YRA SUMMER SERIES: DIV. A — 1) Spellbinder, Santana 35, Chuck Johnson, 5 points; 2) Coyote, Wylie 34, Nick Kluznick, 9.75. (8 boats) DIV. B — 1) Petite Sirah, Islander 36, Bob Frey, 3.75 points; 2) Tight Squeeze, C&C 29, Wayne Yacoots, 13. (7 boats) DIV. C — 1) Dancer, Cal 9.2, Mike Dixon, 5.25 points; 2) Zodiac, Kettenberg 40, 7.5. (7 boats) DIV. D — 1) Express, Catalina 27, Roger Roe, 3.75

Vetter, VYC. (5 boats) — DIV. C (201-up) — 1) Rascal, Ranger 23, John Arisman, VYC; 2) Latent Image, Dufour 24, Cary Slack, VYC; 3) Cinnabar, SJ 24, Harry Hemsley, VYC. (4 boats) DIV. D (non-spinny) — 1) Warwhoop, Contessa 33,

40, Dan & Diane Hayes, PittYC; 3) Diamond Girl, Hunter 36, Jeff Christie, BenYC. (6 boats)

SCYC FALL ONE DESIGN (9 races; 2 throwouts): OLSON 30 — 1) Team Cat, Doug Kirk, 3.75 points; 2) Kabala, Jay Bennett, 15; 3) Liquid Cart, Jack Easterday, 18. (7 boats) SC 27 — 1) Good Timin', Cary Evans, 14; 2) Hanalei Express, Sturgeon/Schuyler, 22.5; 3) Kurtzeile, Bret Cripenstraw, 24; 4) Ciao, Andy Carson, 24.75; 5) Cruzin, Greg Miller, 30.75. (11 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) Great Pumpkin, Jim Maloney, 12.25 points; 2) Mooregasm, Chris Watts, 12.75; 3) Snafu-u, Mark Berryman, 38; 4) Cadenza, Bruce Donald, 45; 5) Kangeroo Court, Peter Carrick, 52 (14 boats) J/24 — 1) Pau Hana, Cliff McNamera, 7.25 points; 2) Emotional Rescue, David Whitlock, 20.75. (4 boats) SANTANA 22 — 1) Gypsy, Fred Molnar, 15.5 points; 2) For Sure, eric Peterson, 19.25; 3) High & Dry, J. & L. Fiock, 21.5. (8 boats) HANS CHRISTIAN REGATTA (EYC; 14.7 miles; 10/2): CLASS A — 1) Nakia, HC 33, John Gratton; 2) Laia, HC 33, Noel Gaudinat; 3) Panache, HC 33, Sandy Tynik; 4) Dreadnaught, HC44PH, Bill Matfin. (4 boats) CLASS B — 1) Carolina Queen, HC 38, Don Crowe; 2) Restless, HC 38, Marcus Anderson; 3) Afroessa, HC 38, Dan Erb. (3 boats) CLASS C — 1) Benjamin Walter, HC 43T, Lee Spimmel; 2) Andersdatter, HC 43CH, Andy Lorenz; 3) Panache, HC 43T, Joe Tynik. (3 boats) OVERALL — 1) Carolina Queen.

BEER CAN FINAL RESULTS Rhodes 19, Bill Royall, 97 points; 2) Dukenea,

, Bill \

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Warlock, Express 37, Blake Peltier. (7 boats)

Joyce, (approximately 20 boats)

(5 boats) DIV C (161-up) — 1) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Charles; 2) Billikin, Express 27, Rui Luis; 3) Two Bits, Cal T-4, Ray Osborne. (8 boats) DIV, E-l (non*spinnaker) — 1) It's Jazz, Ranger 33, Ben Mewes. (2 boats) DIV. E-ll (non-spinnaker) — 1) Box Buoy. Cat¬ alina 27, Lee King; 2) Kattepus VI, Cal 27, Lou Haberman. (5 boats) DIV. F (Santana 22) — 1) Anemone, Brad Clerk. (3 boats)

St. Francis YC Friday Evening Windsurfing Series 1) John Callahan, 18.5 points; 2) Sill Martinson, 32; 3) Adam Darriau, 36; 4) Bill Weir, 41.8; 5) Tim Dunlap, 41.8; 6) Chip Wasson, 43.5; 7) Mike Tre¬ velyan, 54; 8) Charles Hosey, 56; 9) Jim McGrath,

DIV. VI (non-spinny, 180 and up) — 1) Sun-

Carley; 3) Bonedaddy, SC 27, John O'Neill.

(average number of starters: 5) (Second half only; 4 races, 0 throwouts) Island YC Summer Series DIV. A (0-126) -*~ 1) Saint Anne, Olson 30, Dick

boat) (Second half only; 5 races, 0 throwouts) Oakland YC Wednesday Nights "Sweet Sixteen Series* 1) Hurricane, Moore 24, Adam Sadeg/Alan Weaver/Bilt Gorman; 2) Snow Goose, Santana 30,

(11 races; 1 throwout) Sausalito Cruising Club Friday Night Series . '

Paul Von Wiedenfield, 11. (8 boats) D(V. II (non-spinnaker < 185) — 1) Lone Star, Serendipity 43, Dave & Jane Reed, 3 points; 2) Fall Line, Olson 91 IS, Howard Elphant, 6.75; 3) No Name Yet, Newport 30 Mk. II, Gordon Cox, 14. (9 November, 1993

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EL TORO STAMPEDE (RYC; 10/9-10; 2 races): 1) Hank Jotz, 2.75 points; 2) Jim Warfield, 11; 3) Skip McCormick, 14; 4) Dana Shields, 15; 5) Paul Saitta, 15; 6) Tom Burden, 15; 7) Vaughn Sieffert, 17; 8) Al Anderson, 18.75; 9) #11391, 20; 10) Mark Adams, 23; 11) Kimball Hall, 26; 12) Frank Healy, 32; 13) Nick Nash, 38; 14) Kris Creenough, 40; 15) 'Rufus', 41. (39 boats) AROUND THE ISLAND (SFYC; 74 miles; 10/16): 1) Seebar, Pearson Electra, Dennis Brewer; 2) Big Wow!, Rhodes 19, Bill Royall; 3) Fun, Davidson 25, Jock MacLean; 4) Amante, Rhodes 19, Kirk Smith; 5) Navigator, Custom Quater Ton, Dick Melbostad; 6) AWB, J/24, George Peck; 7) Topgallant, Newport 30 Mk. II, Frank Hinman; 8) Puff, Cal 20, Jerry Leth; 9) Mariner, Newport 30 Mk. II, Bruce Darby; 10) Blue Chip, Kiwi 24, wait Logan. (52 boats) CALVIN PAIGE (StFYC; 10/16-17; 5 races): 1) Aliens of Vacation, Russ Silvestr/Mike Erlin, 23.4 points; 2) #7475, Steve Guould/Bill Kreysler, 30; 3) Bogus, Vince Brun/Mike Dorgan, 33.4; 4) #7657, Eric Doyle/Paul Larkin, 35.7; 5) Marianne, Chuck Beek/Barton Beek, 36.1; 6) #7260, Bill Buchan/John Loendorg, 48; 7) #7531, Richard Pearce/John Callahan, 66; 8) Alice, Greg Sieck/Jeff Sieck, 73.7; 9) Oka Hoi, Karl Jacb/Scott Gordon, 74; 10) Cat Baloo, Rocky Beek/Rick Peters, 74. (12 boats) WOMAN SKIPPER'S RACE (Berkeley VC; 10/10): 1) Freewind, Cal 9.2, Betty Lessley; 2) Popeye & I, Moore 24, Phyllis Ray; 3) Fast Break, J/24, Alexis King; 4) Harp, Catalina 38, Sallie Rowe; 5) Susie Kate's, 11 :Metre, Priscilla Troy; 6) Bodacious, Farr 40, Bobbi Tosse; 7) Warlock, Express 37, Connie Peltier; 8) Roxanne, Santana 22, Susan Hay; 9) Take Off, Laser

28, Joan Byrne; 10) Inshallah, Santana 22, Shirley Bates; 11) Blue Streak, Cal 39, Lisa Dirth; 12) Trey Shay, Catalina 30, Erin Black. (12 boats) FOLKBOAT INTERNATIONALS (StFYC; 10/3-8; 6 races): 1) Jerry Langkammerer, USA, 8.5 points; 2) Erik Andreasen, DEN, 11.5; 3) Tom Reed, USA, 16.75; 4) Ole Gorm Larsen, DEN, 17.75; 5) Mickey Waldear, USA, 37; 6) Otto Schreier, USA, 41; 7) Fritz Lubbe, GER, 42; 8) Jon Huebsch, USA, 44; 9) Harald Heitmann, GER, 48; 10) Mike Bilafer, USA, 49; 11) Harmut Tippel, GER, 49; 12) Ove Simonsen, GER, 51; 13) Bill Madison, USA, 51; 14) Dave Boyd, USA, 57; 15) David Thompson, USA, 59:16) Ed Welch, USA, 59; 17) Ame

BEER CAN FINAL RESULTS boats) DIV, III (non-spinnaker > 185) — 1) Patience, Ranger 23T, John Baier, 3 points; 2) R-Trap, Cal 20, Gerry Gorski, 11; 3) Tackful, Santana 22, Frank Frank Lawler, 13. (8 boats) (Second half only; 5 races, 1 throwout) Sausalito YC Sunset Series (Tuesday Nights) DIV. A (spinnaker < 166) — 1) Bloodvessel, B25, Robert Harf, 11.5 points; 2) Siva, Olson 25, Gal Bar-Or, 13.5; 3) Apogee, SC 27, Noel Wilson, 24; 4) Illusion, Etchells, Kevin Burrell, 28.75; 5) ESC, J/29, Mark Roos, 32. (14 boats) DIV. B (spinnaker > 167) — 1) Impossible, Ranger 23, Gary Kneeland, 12.25 points; 2) Pat¬ ience, Ranger 23 (tall rig), John Baier, 13.5; 3) Chorus, Kettenberg 38, Peter English, 22.5; 4) Gabbiano, Islander 28, Chuck Kosiosky, 24; 5)1 Perezoso, Excalibur 26, Jeff Nehms, 26.75. (10 boats) DIV. C (non-spinnaker < 166) — 1) Lone Star, Serendipity 43, Dave & Jane Reed, 10.25 points; 2) Page 144 • DTUu/c 3? • November. 1993

Lone Ranger, Ranger 33. Fred Hodgson/Mike Melin, 16.5; 3) Fast Lucy, Nonsuch 36, Mai Jendressen, 20.75. (10 boats) DIV. D (non-spinnaker > 167) — 1) Tackful, Santana 22, Frank Lawler, 24.5 points; 2) Roeboat, Catalina 30, Rod Decker, 24.75; 3) Amanda, New¬ port 30 Mk. II, Patrick Broderick, 25; 4) No Name Yet, Newport 30 Mk. II, Gordon Cox, 25.75; 5) Brainstorm, Catalina 30, T. Phillips, 30.75. (15 boats) (8 races; 2 throwouts) South Beach YC Friday Nights SPINNAKER — 1) Northern Light, Santana 35, Roger Neathery, 5 points; 2) American Eagle, Santana 35, Bob Nelson, 14; 3) Rantum Scantum, J/29, J.P, Giovanni, 16. (5 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) No Name, Olson 911S, Bob Izmirian, 12.75 points; 2) Na-Zdorovia, Catalina 27, Ray Hall/Joe Askins, 17.25; 3) Highlighter, Islander 36, Bill Hackel, 18.5. (22 boats) (Second half only; 6 races, 1 throwout)

Start of the Jessica Cup: ‘Samarkand1 (far right) started last on port tack, but finished first on elapsed and corrected time. Olson, SWE, 64; 18) Christine Webster, UK, 71; 19) J.D. Tuffnall, UK, 72; 20) Peter Jeal, USA, 81; 21) Evie Ashcroft, USA, 92; 22) John Fagot, UK, 99; 23) Colin Wulff, GER, 107; 24) Bill DuMoulin, USA, 111. (24 boats)

Race Notes You didn’t read it here first: According to a recent article in The San Diego Log, Lynda Corrado — despite declaring per¬ sonal bankruptcy several months ago — remains undaunted in her quest to head the first all-women defense of the America’s Cup. Apparently, Corrado’s latest step has been to acquire the ’purchasing rights' to the two unfinished Red Star Syndicate AC boats which are lying dormant in Estonia. She claims to have outside sources ready to help her Pegasus Syndicate secure the vessels, but that these sponsors are reluctant to sign on until she’s sanctioned by the A-Cup Defense Committee (i.e., proof positive of $6 million of support). 'The only way to break out of it (the Catch-22 situation) is to have the people’s support," said Lynda. Accord¬ ingly, she intends to start a "Waves Across America" campaign to drum up grass roots support (for $10 you get your name in minuscule writing on one of her spinnakers). Blast from the past: Richard Humphrey’s 1957 S&S 54 Samarkand won this year’s intimate (4 boats) Jessica Cup, a fleet race for pre-’50s traditional sailboats over 50 feet long on deck, on October 16. She beat Apache (1925 Cox & Stephens 68), Barbara (1932 Alden 60) and Xanadu (1948 Rhodes 50) on a 12-mile Central Bay course. Three -1

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Farallon Clippers also competed in a one design class, which Dan Drath’s Mistress II won by 12 seconds over Bill Belmont’s Credit. How sweet it is: the Saint Francis YC junior road warrior team of Patrick Whitmarsh (driver), Will Benedict (bow) and Paul Allen (middle) will be racking up the frequent flier miles next month. Accom¬ panied by coach Patrick Andreasen, they’ll compete in a youth match racing series on November 12-13 in Sydney, followed by the StFYC’s fourth appearance at the prestigious NutraSweet International Youth Match Racing Championship in Auck¬ land on Nov. 16-20. Both events will be contested in Elliot 5.9s. Good news! Speaking of Sydney, that’s where the year 2000 Summer Olympic Games will be contested. The IOC (Inter¬ national Olympic Committee) spurned other cities — including frontrunner Beijing, Berlin, Istanbul, and Manchester (England) — doubtless because of Sydney’s beautiful sailing arena, one of the few natural amphitheaters in the world that rivals our own. Geez, maybe the TV networks will even air a few minutes of the sailing games for us at that venue! Meanwhile, the intervening Olympiad will be held in Savannah, Georgia, in 1996. Championship round-up: A trio of US Sailing National Championships occurred in late September, too late for inclusion in our last issue. The Mallory Cup (men’s sailing championship) was sailed in Rhodes 19s in Marblehead, with John Slattery and his Area A team dominating. John Gllmour (skip¬ per), his wife Vicki and George McMeans represented Area G — that’s us — and came in seventh in the 10-boat field. The Adams Cup (women’s championship) was hosted concurrently by the same club (Eastern YC), with Beth Dafiilek and her Area B team running away with the Sonar racing series. Our squad of Susie Madrigali, Anna Peachy, Jan Critchley and Melinda Erkelens struggled to an eighth place finish. Finally, the San Diego YC team of Rick Merriman (skipper). Chuck Simmons and Casey Schnoor barely won the Prince of Wales Bowl (match racing championship) in Ynglings ("baby Solings") On Lake Minne¬ tonka, Minnesota. Eight of the ten US Sailing regions were represented — the G Spot wasn’t among them. Hail Columbus! Team PACT 95 won the 1993 Columbus Cup in Annapolis and Baltimore on October 11-16. The all-star team of Kevin Mahaney, John Kostecki and Ken Read — all three past Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year — easily handled

Team Chesapeake (Jim Brady, Brad Dellenbaugh, Chris Larson) 3-0 in the finals. The event was sailed in Beneteau 310s in generally light air — catch it on ESPN on November 6 and 12 if you’re inclined. Best of the stand-up sailors: The Tudor Watch Boardsailors of the Year winners were announced last month. Angela Coch¬ ran, age 28, of Palm Beach, Florida, was honored as the top female competitor; Matt Pritchard, an up-and-coming 19-year-old from Sun City, CA, was the top male; while Rhonda Smith-Sanchez, a veritable insti¬ tution at Hood River, Oregon ("The Gorge"), was named most valuable contributor to the sport. Smith-Sanchez dominated women’s amateur and professional windsurfing com¬ petition from 1978 through 1990, and now teaches the sport. Cerveza circuit: 26 boats — up from 22 two years ago — are entered in Long Beach YC’s Cabo Race this month. Eight are racing in the cruising class (a true oxymoron) beginning on October 31, while the other 18 boats will take off on November 5-6 in the

Unsolicited testimonial of the month: "If I lived anywhere near Clear Lake, I’d buy an E-Scow," claimed Kame Richards. "They are a kick to sail: they’re really light, have a huge sail plan, two leeboards and enough strings to confuse anyone. And sailing in shorts and a T-shirt on Clear Lake is a really nice change from bashing around the Bay!" Kame’s enthusiasm for the growing EScow scene at Clear Lake (they’re up to 7 or 8 boats now) may be partly due to his 5bullet horizon job of the local fleet on October 16-17. "There are some good sailors up there, guys like Naim Shah and Jim Ziebell," said Richards. "We just got lucky on the windshifts. I doubt the locals will be as nice to us next time." Anyone interested in buying or selling an E-Scow can call Bruce Klinefelter at (707) 279-1918. Spring break: If they’re not still killing tourists in Florida come next May, Fort Lauderdale will be a great place to visit. Not only will the Whitbread fleet be there for most of the month (after a three week lay¬ over, they’ll depart for Southampton on May

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PHRF Joss Zamazaan Pendragon Wap Good Times Persuasion

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PHRF and IOR classes. The cruising class will break up the 804-mile journey with stops in Turtle Bay and Santa Maria (near Mag Bay), theoretically allowing the entire fleet to arrive in Cabo at about the same time. Latitude’s flagship, the Ocean 71 Big O, should be a threat for first-to-finish in the cruising class — and her crew of vacationing Latitude staffers will definitely be a threat at the post¬ race parties!

21), but the first ever International Whitbread 30 Championship will occur there on May 5-8. This fledgling level-rated class evolved from a design competition in Seahorse, and the boats apparently resemble scaled-down Whitbread 60s. According to promoter Geoff Van Gorkom of Connecticut, "There are now seven W-30s in the world, with the promise of more before this inaugural event." November. 1993 •

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THE RACING SHEET Winning woodies! Congratulations to the following Wooden Boat Racing Association (WBRA) sailors for winning their class this summer: Bear — Trigger, Scott Cauchois, 12 boats; Bird — Widgeon, Donald Cameron, 7 boats: Folkboat — Thea, Tom Reed, 12 boats; IOD — Prophet, Henry Mettier, 12 boats; and Knarr — Huldra, Jim Skaar, 26 boats. More complete results, and possibly an interview or two, will appear in the January issue. Briefly noted: Jock MacLean’s Fun took the 7-race Quarter Ton Participation Series, and with it a check for $500 courtesy of Portsmouth Financial Services. Roger Peter’s War 2 — which is currently for sale — was second (earning a $350 certif¬ icate from San Francisco Boatworks), and Walt Logan’s Blue Chip was third ($150 certificate from Bay Riggers). . . Winners of the Sir Francis Chichester Circumnavi¬ gation of Alameda Island were Patrick Whitmarsh (Laser), Christine Puddicombe (Laser Radial) and Mark Breen/Chris Sanford (Laser II). Eleven boats went the 'right way' (counterclockwise, once again), while 19 boats — led by Matt McQueen (Laser) went the 'wrong' way. Moore fun: 'We’ve got 5 orders already.

‘Carolina Queen', Don Crowe's HC 38, en route to winning this year's Hans Christian Regatta. \

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With reports this month on problems in Polynesia; Jim and Sue Corenman’s latest adventures in the South Pacific; 'bare' boating in the Sea of Cortez; a circumnavigation of Neu> Zealand; a bummer in Costa Rica; and the usual batch of mostly interesting cruise notes. Keep those cards and letters coming!

Joshua H. — Columbia 8.7 Jim Hagan Problems In Polynesia (Northern California) I wanted to get a line off to you before leaving French-occupied Polynesia. I’m hoping my brief and mainly negative comments might allow future cruisers to enter these fabled South Pacific wafers with their eyes wide open. It’s simply not the case, as most letters would seem to suggest, that everything is wonderful here and the days are spent with natives incessantly showering gifts on you. First off, it’s difficult cruising in French Polynesia. No matter if you’re jerry-jugging your water and fuel or washing your clothes

laundromats at every comer. Second, it’s very expensive down here! A Coke costs $2 or $3 U.S., it’s $4.50/minute for a phone call back to the States, and $3 for a half dozen small tomatoes. Third, language is a problem for those who don’t speak French. You can get by with just English, but you really miss a lot. Fourth, be careful! Although to some extent it was my fault, I was nonetheless robbed twice. Believe me, if you lose all your documents, passport, money and so forth, you won’t be a happy sailor. Finally, cruisers should be aware that boats break. Having said all that, I must advise anyone who is even considering a cruise down here to 'just do it'! — jim 10/10/93 Jim — We’re surprised at your surprises about French Polynesia. Contributors to Latitude have repeatedly stressed that facilities and services are rudimentary at best, that the prices are about as high as anywhere in the world, and that those who don’t speak the local language aren’t going to enjoy the experience as much as they could. The only thing that should come as news to regular Latitude readers is the apparent increased threat of robbery. It’s critical, however, that this be kept in perspective. In years past, theft was never a problem outside of Tahiti. According to a number of South Pacific cruisers this summer, it’s not a problem except in Tahiti and perhaps one marina in Raiatea that’s rapidly gaining notoriety. Jim and Sue Corenman address this issue in the following Changes.

There's no need to turn your back on French Polynesia as long as you arrive with your eyes wide open.

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Heart of Gold Jim and Sue Corenman The South Pacific (Alameda) While we were in French Polynesia earlier this summer, warnings were passed through the Pacific Maritime Net that marine SSB radios cannot be used in French Polynesian territorial waters — which means within 12 miles of shore — without a French commercial radio license. This was significant news, because most yachts in this

part of the South Pacific have marine SSBs, and a number of informal 'coffee clatch' type nets have formed on the marine channels. Besides all the silly stuff people talk about, there is also a healthy exchange of information that we believe falls under the heading of 'marine safety': local weather reports, weather forecasting, health and welfare issues, as well as 'local knowledge'. Our view is that a less restrictive marine SSB communication policy would make this a safer place for everyone, and that the French attitude is particularly stupid and short¬ sighted, especially since no weather information or notices to mariners are available in any language but French. Sometimes common sense has to take priority over rules. We’ve found Ham radio to be somewhat useful, but its effectiveness is also hampered by French regulations. You cannot transmit from French waters at all without a reciprocal French license. Even with one, you cannot pass third-party traffic to or from another boat. You’re not even permitted to contact a U.S. Ham and ask him or her to call your mom and let her know you arrived safely. This leads to confusion on the nets.

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Spread; 'Heart of Cold1 hauls ass offMalololailai. Inset; Jim Corenman about to haul diesel from the Musket Cove fuel dock.

because nobody is sure whether a boat no longer checks in because she’s arrived safely inside French waters — or because she’s sunk! We do know the restrictions on communications caused a lengthy delay in discovering that Rich Paukertt, a friend from Puerto Vallarta on the Los Angeles-based Westsail 32 Succubus, never reached Nuka Hiva. Paukertt and his dog Bozo had checked in regularly with the Pacific Maritime Net during his crossing from Mexico. He checked in for the last time on May 17, indicating that he was 90 miles from Nuka Hiva, sailing in light winds, and that his engine and batteries were down. While Paukertt reported he was fine, there was some concern on the net because some listeners thought he sounded strange. But since he’d have been in French territorial waters by the time of the next check-in, nobody was too concerned when he didn’t come up on the net any more. As such, it was days before the fleet realized he hadn’t arrived, and weeks before the French

undertook an aeriai search of the Marquesas and Tuamotus. There hasn’t been a trace of Paukertt or his boat since. While it’s only speculation, we fear that his boat may have been smashed up against the steep cliff of the Marquesas while he was asleep or otherwise incapacitated. In any event, Paukertt certainly would have been missed almost right away had the French not had their restrictions on SSB use. And as everyone knows, an immediate search would have been much more effective than the one that was undertaken three weeks after the fact. Getting a Ham license in French Polynesia is not hard. Just get a form from the ARRL, mail it a couple of months ahead, and then call Papeete after you arrive. The latter is the most difficult step; we had trouble connecting until we got to Papeete and physically found the office — which is a whole story in itself. Something we neglected to mention when we wrote about the Tuamotus. The atolls are a little different than the other islands in the Marquesas or Societies, in that the lagoon and the surrounding motus are all con¬ sidered the private property of the villagers. There is an etiquette for visiting the atolls that not many cruisers are aware of,

partly because the Tuamotus were seldom visited in the days before GPS, and also because the laid back Tuamotans would rarely bring it up. But the correct procedure when visiting an inhabited island is to anchor off the village, go ashore, and pay your respects to the chief at the marie (town hall) or wherever. The chiefs house or the marie can usually be spotted by the huge SSB antenna necessary for communications with Papeete. The process of asking permission to visit is no big deal; you just say 'hi' and ask if it’s all right to visit the other side of the atoll, or dive, or fish, or whatever it is you’d like to do. The locals really appreciate such gestures of respect for their lagoon. We didn’t learn this until later, but as it turned out, we had mostly done the right things out of happenstance. We must caution future visitors to Raiatea about some repeated unpleasantness this summer at the small harbor at the northeast corner of the island near Uturoa. The harbor is west of the fishing boat harbor, and because it’s fairly new, it’s not shown in the books or charts other than as a vague outline. The depths are 10 feet at the entrance and 15 feet inside, and it looks like a cute little harbor close to town ... which it would be were it not for the number of boat break-ins this summer. And we don’t mean just dinghy thefts, but thieves sneaking onto boats in the middle of the night and stealing passports, wallets and money. The Seattle-based Powell family — Peter and Molly and their three kids on the

Raiatea isn't half as lovely after you've been robbed at the Uturoa boat basin.

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while they slept! It was a really spooky experience. Peter apparently heard them on deck when they were leaving, and got a good kick in the teeth when he tried to apprehend one. The Powells later learned that similar things had happened to at least three other boats in the same harbor, One of which also had a dinghy stolen. We later heard of another incident, this one involving the theft of quite a bit of cash. It’s too bad, as Raiatea is a beautiful place, but the police and gendarmes are either unwilling or unable to deal with the situation. Uturoa is a neat little town whose only other drawback is that it’s a long way from anchorages. We’d be inclined to advise others to perhaps avoid the harbor there, except that the gendarmerie is there and you are supposed to check in and out. We haven’t heard of any other thievery in French Polynesia — other than Papeete and Socredo Bank, the latter which we’ll get to in a minute — but we’d also be careful at The Moorings base around the corner from Uturoa. After all, it’s within commuting distance of the harbor that’s suffered from the rash of thefts. David Gowdey asked about the whereabouts of Bernard Moitessier in April Letters. Our Russian friends on Baikal report that he’s living aboard his boat Tamata, which is berthed at Apoo Iti Marina on Raiatea, home of the Moorings fleet. The Russians reported that Moitessier has just finished his autobiography, but is apparently quite ill. Speaking of Baikal, the Russians are doing great. We saw them in Papeete and caught up with them again in Bora Bora. They said they’d left Puerto Vallarta on April 20, and had a good 21-day passage to the Marquesas — which was pretty fast for this season. They had no problems to report, and said that the officials have been great, especially in Mexico. Alexander showed us 'the book', a Russian translation of a German book on yacht design with the plans for their boat. And it’s all true, the lines for their boat were scaled from a very small figure. Two other drawings supplied all of the details. Not that we don’t believe everything that we read in Latitude, mind you, but seeing the real thing impressed the hell out of us. These guys are good, to be sure, but if they can do so much with so little and have a good time in the process, then nobody else has any excuses for not going cruising. Geez, by now we’re Poge 150 •

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What's the problem here? Actually there is none. Eileen Ross and Don Elmore of Seattle decided to careen their Catalina 36 ‘Moonrise1 at Costa Rica's Isla Citana, thus saving themselves a costly haul-out. “All went well," they write, "but we had to get some help from 'Daybreak1 on the second evening. We'd put our boat up too high the first night and got stuck when there was a foot less tide the second night. But they pulled us off. "Pretty salty, huh!" Pretty salty indeed.

starting to sound like you guys. There are some good places to eat in French Polynesia. La Veranda at the ATM charter base in Baie Faaroa on the west side of Raiatea is a bar and a restaurant. Their 'happy hour' on the weekend is a bit of a rip, as the beers got proportionately smaller as they were cheaper. Dinner prices were moderate for French Polynesia, $12-18 for an entree, and the food was most excellent. The hotel Te Moana Iti, at the entrance to Baie Hotopuu, was a cute little place. Fancy dinners were $35 while a steak and fries plate was $12.50. The latter was quite tasty, and the French sure make good fries. The Marina Iti in Baie Apu on Tahaa is another bungalow resort, but it was there we had our best meal in the islands. The set menu that day consisted of a mahi-mahi quiche appetizer, a curried shrimp entree, and assorted cakes and coffee for dessert. It was $35. Another good place we heard about but didn’t get to, was the L’ile, on a tiny motu off the northeast shore of Tahaa. Eating out in these little places has been fun and a welcome treat, but they really do

considerable damage to the old cruising budget. We figure we’re still ahead, though, because there were few places to eat out prior to Tahiti. We didn’t eat out much in Papeete either, as the restaurants were expensive. Besides, the good shopping atthe markets in town made it easy to prepare great meals onboard. We also learned something highly irritating about the bonds cruisers are required to get in French Polynesia. At least one bank is converting bonds, paid in U.S. dollars, into Polynesian francs, then back to dollars when you exit. You get screwed in the exchange if the dollar rises against the franc — which it was doing when we were there. Mike and Laurie on the Anchoragebased Glissade wound up losing almost $200 in the process. Cliff and Elise, sailing with their son Nels on Illusion, lost $250. In both cases, the bond was done by Banque Socredo. When these folks complained, the bank officials suddenly forgot how to speak English. What this bank is doing amounts to

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nothing less than currency speculation — using other people’s money! We suppose it could work to your advantage if the dollar fell against the franc, but we’ll believe they’d give you the profit when we see it. Our personal view is that cruisers are here as tourists and should not be required to be currency speculators. We posted our bond in Papeete with Westpac, an Aussie bank that has been easy to deal with. They assured us we’d get the same number of dollars back when we cashed our bond at their branch in Bora Bora. A lot of yachties used Socredo, however, either in the Marquesas because they were the only game in town, or in Papeete because they have a branch next door to Immigration. They all got burned because the dollar didn’t fall before they left. It’s a lousy situation, one that’s not mentioned in the guidebooks. Our advice is to avoid Socredo and use Westpac or some other bank that returns the same amount in dollars irrespective of currency fluctuations. We think this means waiting until you get to Papeete to post the

bond, but we also believe that the gendarmes will let you do that — provided that you ask politely and have a valid reason. Incidentally, airline tickets will also work in lieu of a bond, but are often a pain to turn back in, and the voucher scheme described in a recent Seven Seas Commodores Bulletin simply doesn’t work. To recap the bond rules that were in effect in French Polynesia for 1993: — American vessels arriving in the Marquesas were automatically granted a 30day stay and a green 'boat passport'. No prior visa was required. — Some people were asked to post their bond on entry into the Marquesas; others when they got to Papeete. — Visas — good for 90 days from the first entry into French Polynesia — were either issued upon entry in the Marquesas, in Rangiroa if you happened to stop there, or upon arrival in Papeete. Nobody seemed to care if your initial 30-day period was up. This 90-day visa cost $30 per person in the form of a 3,000 franc stamp from the post office. It saves a bit of time to get this before you arrive in Papeete. — You had to check in and out of each port that has a gendarmerie. This meant Nuka Hiva, Oa Pou and Hiva Oa in the Marquesas; Rangiroa in the Tuamotus; and all of the islands in the lies Sous le Vent. There’s no requirement to go out of your way to check in — except for Papeete. This according to the Immigration office in Papeete. — Once you arrive at Papeete, you need

will be given your clearance papers, with whichever stops you have specified. If you check out with the gendarmes in Bora Bora, you can get your bond back from the bank there. — If you plan to stay in French Polynesia for more than 90 days, you need to apply for an extension in Papeete. You do this by presenting a letter of request to the 'DRCL' office of the High Commissioner. Be sure to include names, passport numbers, purpose of visit, name and documentation of your boat, visa expiration date, the extension requested, and your address in French Polynesia (e.g., Poste Restante, Bora Bora). If you make the request in English, at least get the guy’s title correct in French: Monsieur la Haut Commisaire de le Republique en Polynesie Francaise. The Immigration officer told us how to find the DRCL office, where Ann-Marie handed us paper and pen to write out a letter on the spot. "Does the letter have to be in French?" we asked with some apprehension. "Oui, that is OK", she answered in her perfect, but hesitant English. Pause. "Would it also be OK if we wrote the letter in English?" "Oh, oui, that is OK, too. Whichever is easier," she responded. "Merci, merci." It takes a month or two to get the extension, but all you care about is the

to visit Immigration, Customs, and the Port Captain to get checked in. If you haven’t taken care of your bond, you must do that next. — When you check out of Papeete, you

stamped copy of your letter that Ann-Marie gives you, because it shows Immigration — and the Bora Bora gendarmes — that you have applied for an extension. From Bora Bora we made a final stop at

Mopelia brought back the Corenmans' fondest memories of the Tuamotus.

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Mopelia before leaving the French Islands altogether — and it turned out to be one of the real highlights of our trip so far. Mopelia is the western-most island of the Societies that offers any sort of anchorage, and is also the scene of the famous Pomare Parti revolution that was documented by Holly North in the December '92 issue of Latitude. After six weeks in the busy Societies with the crowds and high prices, it was just like dija vu all over again, bringing back our fondest memories of the Tuamotus. The pass through the reef is small and alleged to be the trickiest in the Societies, but we arrived on a calm day and found it to be merely entertaining. It’s about 90-feet wide with well-defined edges marked by submerged rebar — visible only to snorklers — and is plenty deep at its narrowest part. The deceptive thing is that once you’re actually inside the pass, it gets wider but also shallower. You then have to thread your way through the coral heads visually, although we never saw less than 14 feet of water. Enough water comes into the lagoon over the low-lying south and west sides of the reef that the pass is always ebbing. It was ebbing at three to four knots when we entered, and the best time to enter or leave is late morning, an hour or two before high water. For some strange reason, high tide in the Societies is always at noon — we’d love it if 360 -

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There are about 70 residents now, mostly X from Maupiti which is 100 miles to the east near Bora Bora. Most folks raise pearl oysters or fish. There were a lot of kids there when we arrived, for it was vacation time. Only a few of the locals spoke any English, but we got along fine with our few words of French and Tahitian and with some help from friends on other boats who spoke decent French. One reason we made a point of stopping at Mopelia is that Bob and Judy on the Redondo Beach-based Lost Soul had spoken so highly of their visit the weekJbefore. If we were headed that way, they asked us to bring some electrical tape, beer, wine and tobacco. We first met Bob and Judy in Moorea, and have kept running into them. Bob is a bikergone-bad, who at least temporarily has given up his Harley for a sailboat. He’s one of the nicest guys in the world, but we wouldn’t want that to get out and spoil his image. In any event, we hadn’t had the hook down for two minutes in Mopelia when a guy named Alexander came roaring up in his boat, hollering: "Are you Jimmy? Are you Jimmy?" What Bob hadn’t mentioned is that Alexander had the same list, and we were in trouble because we had finished off the Hinanos on the way over. But the local people couldn’t have been nicer. Alexander and his family hosted a dinner party for all of the yachties — there were four boats there at the time — with grilled fish, lobster with a spicy tomato sauce, clams in a sort of curry sauce, plus the usual trimmings. It was a meal to die for, one of the best we’ve had anywhere. Then Jessie and Bianca invited us along with Joel and Ryan of the Nanaimo-based Beaudacious for a dinner with their family. The meal there might have even been better! The passage from Mopelia to Rarotonga met every expectation that we’ve come to have of the South Pacific. The wind made almost two full laps around the compass, blowing anywhere from two to 15 knots. It was anything from sunny and warm, to buckets of rain and cold. The trip started with 10 knot southerlies, making it a nice beat with the #1 genoa. Almost immediately it began backing to the east. It gradually freed up over the next 36 hours, as we went from the genny to the 3/4 kite, and then onto the other jibe as the wind continued to back to the north. At that point we passed through a weak trough of some sort, and the wind went from

eight knots out of the north to 15 knots from the southwest — in about 90 seconds, literally. So we wound up beating again, this time with the #3 jib, almost fetching the island. It was not to last, however, as the wind kept backing and getting lighter until we were again on a dead run, this time with the iron kite with five knots of breeze in the puffs. That didn’t last either, as the wind shifted again, and we wound up on a square beat with still lighter winds, and this time with the iron genoa. We’ve enclosed a couple of graphs from our instruments. We hope they capture a little of the flavor of the famous Southeast Trades. — jim & sue 8/23/93 Quark — Farallone 29 Dave Sheldon ’Bare’ Boating The Sea Of Cortez (Marin) My story is about 'paradise found' and the true meaning of 'bare' boating—which is yet another spin on Julie Harrah’s July 'Nekkid Guy' letter.

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Sea of Cortez wildlife! From top left: killer whales; the Quarkette; and, the Barebottomed Snorkel Master. Happy now, ladiesI

After two months of singlehanding in the Sea of Cortez, I received confirmation that my fly-in, the lovely Quarkette, would be coming to La Paz for our 'back to Eden' adventure. She cruises with me periodically when she’s able to get time away from work and raising her kids. While sailing south from Concepcion Bay to meet her, I searched for the perfect secluded cove with its own private beach. I found one, too. When the Quarkette arrived, I arranged a surprise for her first night in La Paz. Rather than going straight to the boat, we spent the first night at the Los Arcos Cabanas, just a half block from the Los Arcos Hotel. This is a beautiful palapa-styled tropical setting surrounded by palm trees with a lovely pool for cooling off after sightseeing. We had dinner at La Caleta, which is across the street, and then watched the famous La Paz sunset. Later we strolled to Marina de La Paz, where we listened to the

delightful music at The Dock Restaurant. Featured performers were Dean from Cascade, Jan from Unforgettable, and Roe from a boat whose name I can’t recall. Those who’ve never been to The Dock will be pleasantly impressed when they get a chance to visit. Saturday we motored out the channel, then hoisted sail for the special spot I’d found at Isla Partida. Five hours later we rounded the corner and pulled into a cove at the north end of the island. To my relief, it was unoccupied. This particular cove affords excellent protection from both northerly winds and the evening southerlies. While it’s a favorite of knowledgeable locals, most cruisers haven’t discovered it. I dropped the hook 17 feet down to the fine sand bottom and secured the boat. Then looking off toward shore, both the Quarkette and I saw dark shadows in the water and large dorsal fins. "Sharks!" yelled the lovely visitor. But when I heard air being exhaled and saw the distinct shape of the dorsal fin, I knew they were orcas rather than sharks. I was careful, however, not to refer to them by their more common name, 'killer whales'. Had I done so, it’s likely the Quarkette

would have never gone swimming in that cove. The orcas swam close to shore then out to deeper water for good. They’re just one of many things which make the Sea of Cortez such a great place to cruise. Once they left, the Quarkette and I went ashore to the beach, which is about 40 yards long and covered in fine white sand. We took nothing but our towels and a large umbrella. No volleyball for us. On this and the following five days, we enjoyed ourselves sunbathing and swimming. Based on the experience, however, I must issue a caution to others: If you, too, decide to swim naked, use plenty of block for those special areas that seldom are exposed to the light of day. They’re quickly affected by the brilliant sun. As the days went on, the Quarkette and I spent a lot of time snorkeling the nearby reef, and later fished from the boat and trolled from the dinghy. It being the Sea of Cortez, we caught quite a few fish. Naturally we released all except for those we needed to BBQ. Another highlight of our time together was taking a short dinghy ride to Isla Isalotes, home of a colony of about 20 or 30 sea lions. The only thing better than being right next to them in the dink is swimming with them, which I’d done before. The Quarkette and I were satisfied just watching this time. Late afternoon is a fine time of day in the Sea of Cortez. The Quarkette and I would use the Sun Shower on deck to clean up, then do some creative meal planning based on the catch of the day. As the sun set, we’d a C£

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concerned, life just doesn’t get any better. Before 1 knew it, it was time to say adios to the Quarkette, who had to resume her stateside responsibilities. I would again be a singlehander—which isn’t the worst thing in the world. Since discovering this special style of cruising, I must confess to having become hooked. Thus I’ll be at it again this winter, only I’ll be looking for that new — to me — cove somewhere south of Puerto Vallarta. And another visit from the Quarkette. — dave 8/15/93 '

Fellowship — Yamaha 33 Sally Andrew & Foster Goodfellow New Zealand Circumnavigation (Alameda) Once around New Zealand — we finally did it! Last year’s attempt to circumnavigate New Zealand was aborted at the bottom of Stewart Island because of "unseasonable and unreasonable weather conditions". This year the conditions were right and we succeeded in sailing around counterclockwise. Our trip started by heading down the west coast of the North Island at Christmas, enjoying four fine days of sailing: light winds, slight seas and beautiful sunrises. We then stopped in the Marlborough Sound / Nelson area of the South Island for a month, buddy¬ boating with Kiwi friends and then landcruising in a bright red VW bug. New Zealand’s South Island is spectacular — by land as well as sea. A large high settled over the Tasman Sea at the beginning of February and we quickly headed south to Fiordland. Conditions were fantastic! Our landfall at Milford Sound was spectacular, with waterfalls and snow¬ capped mountains in the distance, and a breeze filling our sails from behind. During the next month, we explored 10 of New Zealand’s 14 fiords: Milford, George, Caswell, Charles, Thompson, Doubtful, Breaksea and Dusky, as well as Chalky and Preservation Inlets. Sightings of the clown¬ like Fiordland crested penguins — they have bright yellow eyebrows — always brought a smile to our faces as did the appearance of Fiordland crayfishing boats. The fishermen are really friendly down this way, and we had steamed lobster, ceviche’d lobster, lobster sashimi, and curried lobster. We ate plenty of shellfish, blue cod and 'bugs'. Tips for cruising Fiordland—big anchors, lots of rode, long and strong lines, big fenders, a humongous pot in which to cook your crays, gallons of insect repellent, Page 154 •UaJe??* November. 1993

Spread; Punga Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound. Inset; 'Fellowship' blasting south toward Stewart Island with a Pineapple blade.

pantyhose for straining sandflies out of your drinking water and hatch screens to keep the buggers out. The best pieces of gear we brought were 'beekeeper baseball hats' — I sewed netting to the brims and around the back to protect us from the insatiable sandflies. We looked quite a sight when we went ashore, but we’re able to enjoy ourselves without getting poisoned by DEET or continually swatting, swallowing and inhaling the bastards. People have been pestered with sandflies here since the days of Captain Cook. Stewart Island put on her best face for us this year. The winds remained moderate and the weather was mostly fine. We hiked into the high country nearly every day, caught lots of blue cod, and spotted both Kiwi birds and red deer in the bush and on the beach. Best of all, we found a beach loaded with abalone. We harvested our generous limit within 20 minutes — and we didn’t even get wet or have to use a knife! Those of you on California’s North Coast can eat your hearts out.

Stewart Island, despite her reputation as one of the windiest places on earth, is still our favorite cruising ground. But at 47°S, you have to enjoy the high latitudes to appreciate this gem. Sailing up the east coast of New Zealand, we stopped at Dunedin, Christchurch, Akaroa and Gisborne, then sailed around the dreaded East Cape to Mercury Island in the Bay. of Plenty, home of Michael Fay’s America’s Cup challenges. After one last stop at Great Barrier Island, we headed into Auckland to haul the boat and reprovision for a trip back to the tropics. Our worst passage on the New Zealand circumnavigation was the 24-hour trip from Dunedin to Akaroa. By nightfall we had triple-reefed the main and had our 'micro jib' flying. It didn’t seem too bad because the wind was from aft, but once dawn broke we got a good look at the tremendous seas that had built up. Yikes!! The winds increased steadily, so we took shelter in Akaroa’s lovely harbor. We spent three days, but they weren’t the most pleasant. We bounced at anchor, checked our rode and chafing gear regularly, and had to sleep in the center of the boat with the lee cloths up. During this same time period, the Valiant 40 Windsong of Corvalis, Oregon, pitchpoled

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800 miles out of Auckland after a rogue wave slammed into her. We were listening to our regular morning ham net when the Mayday call was issued, and stood by for the next few days ready to relay messages. We were impressed with the professionalism of the delivery skipper, all the various Amateur radio operators who kept in contact with the crippled craft around the clock, Wellington Rescue Coordination Center, and the New Zealand frigate Southland, which put to sea to rescue an injured crewmember. It was a well-coordinated rescue effort and Windsong limped back to port under jury rig. At the beginning of June, we headed north. We left the Bay of Islands under sunny skies and puffy tradewind-looking clouds — a rarity in Aotearoa, the 'Land of the Long White Cloud'. Three days in a row we caught beautiful bite-sized bonitas and ate gourmet meals. Then, the shit hit the fan. During the next six or seven days, we made a million sail changes and for the first time ever used our new, hard-on-the-eyes fluoro-orange trysail. All Kiwi offshore boats must carry Category 1 offshore racing equipment, and that includes a trysail. We thought having one aboard sounded like a

good idea, so last year we installed a separate track on the mast and keep the trysail we had made in its sailbag, on deck, ready to hoist. Our mainsails have three reefs each, but we don’t see the sense in blowing them out in gale force winds. And I like the idea of flying a bright orange triangle in poor weather. Often there’s poor visibility in squalls or when beating to weather with spray flying everywhere. With the orange trysail, it would seem a ship might have a better chance of spotting us before we got creamed. Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking on my part? Many of the Cat 1 requirements make good sense for cruising boats, and anybody headed offshore should consider them: certified liferafts and flares, interior bilge pumps, separate thru-hulls for the bilge pumps, large cockpit drains, strong buckets for bailing, and labeled flotsam. Our arrival in Vava’u, Tonga was perfectly coordinated with the King of Tonga’s visit to celebrate his 75th birthday and the Silver Jubilee anniversary of his coronation. There were lots of festivities, all of which coincided with Vava’u Regatta Week. Over 100 yachts were anchored in the main harbor at Neiafu, and parties, races, feats, dancing and Tongan entertainment kept everybody busy and making new friends. The celebrations were a lot of fun and included a parade of flag-waving school kids on Friday night. On Saturday, the residents of the neighboring islands brought their best fruits, roots and handicrafts to a very wet and rainy Agricultural Show. With all the foodstuffs and rain, the sight of Noah and his

Ark wouldn’t have surprised us. Sunday was, as always in Tonga, reserved for church and choirs. On Monday, most of the yachts participated in a 'sail pass' of the King. Squeals echoed for miles on Tuesday, as

800 little piggies were required for that day’s Royal Feast! Over 100 14-foot trays of plaited coconut fronds were presented to the King, each loaded with food of all description, included six to eight pigs each. A torch lighting ceremony featured tiny flares around the harbor shoreline. Many of the yachts participated by shooting off out-dated flares. Most of them, incidentally, worked just fine. It was most edifying to see how much more effective a parachute flare is than a normal 12-gauge flare. The highlight of our Vava’u sojourn was discovering the 'Tongan plate lunch'. The preparation is quite simple. Rip a loaf of bread in half, plop a double dip ice cream cone in one half and a can of corned beef in the other. Then go for it! Neiafu’d out, we headed over to the Customs shed to clear for Niuatoputapu. On the wall behind the Customs officials we saw the ubiquitous poster provided by the U.S. Customs Service: May 1991 — Pacific Region Intelligence Division — Project Cook. On the poster were vessel types and color codes, and there were silhouettes to identify fishing vessels, sailing vessels and motor vessels. Project Cook requires that cruisers of all countries answer silly questions such as their height, weight and race! One young singlehander wrote "white boy" where the form asked his race. Luckily, the official had a, sense of humor. But why are we U.S. taxpayers providing such posters as wall decorations for Pacific Island nations? — sally 8117193 Sally — When we were in Fiji last month, Jim and Janice Gustin of the San Francisco-

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was going up, up, up, up a wave until gravity overcame their momentum. She started falling back down the wave and rolling at the same time, eventually landing upside down on her deck! The mast snapped and the delivery skipper’s wife — they are both active cruisers — received some bad facial lacerations. But due to the tremendous efforts of all those you mentioned, everything turned out as well as possible. Wind Eagle — CT-54 Sam & Marilyn Davidson Sailing Central America (San Francisco) We want to relate an experience we had here in Costa Rica, hoping to help future sailors avoid a similar misfortune. In June of this year, we left our boat in the care and bond of Flamingo Marina while we returned to the United States. Then on or about July 23, the boat was broken into, and the dinghy, electronics and personal effects were stolen. A total of about $25,000 worth of things was taken. After assessing our loss, we immediately flew to Miami and reported our loss to the A.W. Lawrence Group which insures our boat. They were very responsive in paying our claim quickly. Within 12 days of the theft and just three days of our documenting the loss, a check was Federal Expressed to our hotel in Ft. Lauderdale! This allowed us to re-equip our boat without delay. United Community Insurance and Debbie Morales, our claims agent, get a five star rating from us! Getting a new dinghy into Costa Rica, however, was a 'horse of another color'. Since the dinghy was too big to go as luggage, we had it air-freighted into the Aduana bureaucracy, thus beginning a long and aggravating odyssey for us. After paying an agent to handle everything for us, we, the dinghy and the agent were sent from the capital of San Jose to the port of Caldera. The agent wanted to stay overnight in Caldera at a relative’s house, but on our way to the house, our rented van — with dinghy on top — got stuck in the mud! Thus at 10 pm we had to pay a tow truck driver $65 to pull us out. Then we had to drive to Puntarenas for a motel for the unhappy agent. After getting to Puerto Caldera, we were told we’d come to the wrong place! We were instructed to pay more money and take a new agent with us to Penas Blancas, the Page 156 •

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entry point on the Nicaragua border. So off we went. When we got to Penas Blancas, they x insisted we go across the border into Nicaragua and then come back into Costa Rica! Obviously, we weren’t going to do that as we still had all our luggage with us from Miami. To make a long story short, bringing the replacement dinghy into Costa Rica turned out to be a four-day fiasco that cost us nearly $1,000 in motels, agents, port fees and auto rentals. Even the guard at the gate wanted a bribe! It sure changed our minds about living in Costa Rica for any length of time. Looking back on it now, we think we were naive about the mordida system in Costa Rica. We assumed things went by the book, but now know better. If we had to do it again, we would have offered a payoff much earlier in the process. At Customs at San Jose, for example. We just didn’t realize the corruption was as prevalent in Costa Rica as Mexico. Oh well, we have a nice new dinghy to head south and east with, and we still love Costa Rica. Nonetheless, we have decided to skip the Golfito area of Costa Rica because of the Immigration officers. Up until recently, they were led by the infamous uzi-toting 'Rambo', who has since been accused of raping and robbing a tourist. The Tico Times had a long article about the alleged rape, so we assume there is some factual basis to the charge. We hope 'Rambo' finally gets arrested, but don’t think it’s particularly likely — not with the way the government has tolerated his heavyhanded dealings with yachties over the years. We’re certain that 'Rambo' is responsible for a significant drop in tourist and yachtie visits to the Golfito area in recent times. In closing, everyone headed to Costa Rica this winter should be aware that dinghy and outboard thefts — and occasionally bigger robberies — are possible in the Puntarenas and Golfito areas, and even in the Flamingo and Cocos areas. Take precautions. P.S. A second special thanks to the quick and efficient service provided us by Debbie and A.W. Lawrence Company, which allowed us to get back cruising again quickly. P.P.S. Isla Gitana is a wonderful severalday stopover for cruisers. Don’t miss it! Hotel Gigante is great and residents Linda and Danny are wonderful folks! — capt. sam 9/19/93 Readers

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Washington, forwarded an article by Peter Brennan about 'Rambo' that appeared in the Tico Times. Here are some pertinent excerpts: "A U.S. woman says she was raped at a tourism restor by a Costa Rican immigration officer whose tough style has brought him the nickname 'Rambo' in the southern Pacific town of Golfito. The immigration official, Joaquin Pacheco, has also been accused in a separate complaint of mistreating tourists, who claim he was involved three months ago in a raid on yachts at anchor in Golfito harbor. "According to a fax from the resort’s manager, Pacheco arrived on a Coast Guard boat at the Rainbow Adventure’s Lodge, a small hotel 15 miles northwest of Golfito, the morning of September 3. Manager Ken Bruce Beymer was in Golfito at the time, leaving a female guest alone at the lodge. While four other officials waited outside the lodge, Pacheco entered and allegedly took 35,000 (C.R.) and airline tickets from the woman. ’He pulled her hair and grabbed her arm — he pulled his gun and told her to take off her pants. She didn’t. He cocked the gun and told her to take of her pants. She did and he raped her and then left,' said the fax by Beymer. "The woman was taken to a clinic in Puerto Jimenez and then to a hospital in Golfito. Judicial Police told the woman they would pick up Pacheco last Monday and asked her to identify him, so she spent a nerve-wracking weekend hiding in Golfito. But when police failed to arrest Pacheco on Monday, the victim went to Panama with her father. "Pacheco has an infamous reputation in the southern Pacific area among tourists and foreign residents who say his heavyhandedness has earned him the nickname 'Rambo'. His bosses say Pacheco, who speaks English fluently, is just doing his job of making sure foreigners are in the country legally. "About three months ago Pacheco was the subject of another accusation when he and three armed guards raided yachts in Golfito Harbor late one night, said a U.S. sailor who lives in Golfito and requested anonymity. Pacheco allegedly didn’t show identification, and one yacht owner who refused to allow him to board was handcuffed and his wife was allegedly threatened. As a result of the raid, during which no one was arrested, at least 14 people from the anchored yachts filed a complaint with Port Captain Juan Felix Carazo, according to the sailor. Carazo confirmed the raid took place, but said he

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didn’t participate in it. "Golfito is popular with yachties because it provides safe anchorage and is convenient for cruising to and from the Panama Canal. However, the U.S. yachtsman, who said he fears reprisals from Pacheco, said Rambo' has become notorious among sailors, many of whom communicate by radio. If you listen to the radio nets, numerous boats coming to Costa Rica say they’re not going to stop in Costa Rica because of him.” Cruise Notes We’re delighted to announce that Latitude’s Some Like It Hot, the California to Mexico Cruiser’s Rally, is back for the 8th year. As always, entry in the rally is open to any boat that sails from California to Cabo between November 1 and January 31. Naturally, it’s free. In recognition of each skipper’s effort and achievement. Latitude has printed up hundreds of Some Like It Hot, Class of '93'94, cbmmemorative T-shirts. These newly designed and distinctive shirts are to be awarded free to the skipper of each participating boat. Crewmembers on their boats will be able to buy them, but they will not otherwise be available. Signing up for the rally and getting the free T-shirt will be easy. Just make your way up to Pam Wood’s The One That Got Away Restaurant and Sports Bar, the same place the Rally sign-up was held last year. If you’re not sure how to get there, tune in to the Cabo Net at 0830 on Channel 22 and ask: "Where do I get my free Some Like It Hot T-shirt?" Once at the The One That Got Away, you register your boat name, boat type, your name and your home port. This information will appear on the wall of The One That Got Away, and later in the pages of Latitude. Please provide proof — your clearing-in papers, for example — that you’ve actually made the trip. In addition to free shirts for skippers, Pam and her staff will be able to answer all the questions you might have about checking in procedures and any supplies and services cruisers might need in Cabo. Woods will also be offering two for one drink specials for Some Like It Hot rally participants, and dirt cheap Monday night spaghetti feeds for those who want to watch the football game on cable. Some Like It Hot rally members will also be able to get 50% off the normal rates on available berths at Cabo Isle Marina between November 22nd and 28th. The marina owners and staff realize that Cabo is primarily a sportfisherman’s town, but are

making the gesture as their way of trying to make cruisers feel welcome in Cabo. Incidentally, Big O will be arriving in Cabo on approximately November 10 with the Some Like It Hot shirts — so please don’t expect them before then. And as we’ve mentioned before, as long as someone is stirring on deck, we’d sure appreciate it if you’d stop by and say 'hello'. We’re looking forward to meeting as many cruisers as possible. Headed south on the beginning of what they hope will be a seven-year circumnavigation are Tina Olton and Steve Salmon of Berkeley and the Valiant 40 Another Horizon. "The following quotation, which is also on the back of our boat calling card, was the inspiration for all our boat names as well as for our cruising life," they write. "When all that holds us is the horizon, that will be our freedom.” "Our boat first owned together was Horizon, a 30-foot S2 9.2; next came Horizon Too, a C&C Landfall 35 that is still sailing the Bay; then New Horizon, a Valiant 40 which we took to the South Pacific and back in 1990; and finally, our current boat, Another Horizon, which is a brand new Valiant 40. "As for our cruising life, we have severed the shore power, phone lines, dock lines and all other ties, and are heading out on our circumnavigation. We think it’s possible, therefore, that we have achieved the state described on the back of our calling card. We can’t imagine being more free than we are now!" Also headed south in a Valiant 40, this one named Breakaway, are Bob and Linda Hoekman of Truckee. The Hoekmans used to build expensive homes in Marin, then fled to Tahoe where they built much less expensive homes for a happier clientel. But with the Sierra winter approaching, they’re headed south for a break. Like a lot of people, the Hoekmans are interested in having friends come down and join them for next spring’s Sea of Cortez Race Week. But like everybody else, they don’t have any idea when the Club Cruceros de La Paz plans to hold it. If you folks at the club could come up with the dates before Christmas, there are a lot of active cruisers who would be most appreciative. Of course Northern Californians aren’t the only ones headed south. During the last couple of months, we had the chance to talk with a couple of Canadians fleeing the cold, including John and Sandy March of the

Victoria-based C&C 41 Expediter. Aretired cardiologist, John has been sailing for 60 years and his wife 25 years. They’ve owned a succession of C&C yachts, starting with a 30,33,34 and now the 41. Enthusiastic racers, they’re headed out cruising in the same boat they used to take overall IMS honors in this year’s Swiftsure Race. So don’t get talked into any competition with them. On their way down the coast, the Marches had a nasty experience just north of Cape Mendocino. It was blowing about 45 knots with very large seas when just about noon the bottom of the roller furler broke loose. So all of the sudden, there was 40 feet of furler, with the headsail half furled, slamming around the boat. Although able to stablize it a bit, this long and nasty alumimum extrusion continued to whip about all through a night of 20-foot seas. In the morning, the extrusion poked through the staysail and they were able to tame it. Naturally, the wind and seas went flat a couple of' hours later. Ironically, this seemingly endless crisis ended without there having been much damage to the boat other than two very small holes in the main. After a winter in Mexico, the Canadian couple intend to continue either east to the Caribbean or west to the South Pacific. No matter what they do, Sandy has her fingers grossed that they’ll eventually end up in the Med. Of course, some of the folks who’ve spent the last season in Mexico, will be heading even further south as winter returns to the northern hemisphere. That includes a couple of singlehanders, Ray Jason and Dave Sheldon, on the Farallon 29 sisterships Adventura and Quark. The two have spent most of the summer kicking around the Sea of Cortez, but are now about to head south to the Puerto Vallarta area and then perhaps Costa Rica. t Sheldon reports that Sea of Cortez vets ■describe this last summer as being mild — which means temperatures around 105° rather than 115°. That would fit with everybody’s weather being weird this year. To review, it was very hot in Alaska this year, with temperatures up in Juneau actually being higher on several occasions than in Los Angeles. Southern California, as you might infer, had a cool summer. Up here in the Bay Area, we had heat wave after heat wave, and as we write this on October 23, it’s warm out and yet another heat wave is November, 1993

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predicted for next week. Seattle had what’s being referred to as "the bummer summer", with many people reporting just one week of sunshine before school started again. From the Marquesas to Tonga, the South Pacific weather has been truly awful, with endless overcast skies and frequent rain. There was so much overcast in the South Pacific this summer that even die-hard celestial fans are glad they picked up GPS units. Jim and Janice Guistin of the Richmond-based Bristol 29 Loke Lani, are among them. "We enjoyed navigating by the stars in the South Pacific for the last several years, but we picked up a used GPS just in case. And we’re glad we did, because there would have only been about three nights all season when we could have gotten good star shots." While we’re keeping our collective fingers crossed for better weather, we must report that some experts are saying that the El Nino condition is in effect for the third straight year. Not only that, it’s supposed to be much stronger than ever, with extremely high water temperatures around the Equator. "We’re in love! We sold the house, we sold the cars, we’re keeping the kids and

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wife Melanie. Naturally, we called them up to find out which Tayana 55 they’d fallen in love with. They explained that they’d actually fallen in love with the Tayana 55 design, and were going to be buying one of four that were available on the East Coast. "We’re going to go back there, buy one, then sail up to my brother’s waterfront place in New York and get her ready to cruise." The 'we' in the Mandel family also includes seven-year-old twins Lauren and Rachael, and their younger brother Sam. Their conversation with us ended on a somewhat ominous note. "Latitude’s charterboat is an Ocean 71," Steve said. "There’s one for sale in Fort Lauderdale for a good price, and we wonder if you think it would be appropriate for us." As diplomatically as possible we explained that while the 71s are damn fine boats, there is no way in the world two adults with three young children could ever hope to enjoy themselves on one. Not without a full time captain and stewardess. Melanie seemed relieved, and said the Tayana 55 was perfect for them. We don’t suppose we have to tell you what happened. Mandel called back a few days later to say, "We bought the boat, we bought the boat." The boat, of course, was Celestial, the Ocean 71 that William Buckley sailed on to get the material for both Atlantic High and Racing Through Paradise. "I feel crazy, 1 feel excited," said the Brooklyn born Mandel after the deal closed just a few weeks ago. "We’d been pretty set on a Tayana 55, but there must have been karma against it. We tried to buy four of them, but something went wrong each time. And Celestial ended up being the same price for a heck of a lot more boat, although she needs work. But once it’s done we’ll have a lot more boat. The clincher was our trial sail off Florida, the helm was so light — lighter than on the Peterson 44 and Freedom we’d owned — that it made Melanie smile." Now that they’ve got a tiger by the transom, the Mandels plan to take the boat to the new Palmer-Johnson facility at Thunderbolt, Georgia, for some upgrading. After that, it’s on to the Bahamas and who knows where else? Speaking of Ocean 71s, Second Life, the Ocean 71 Sonoma’s Tony Clarke whacked the last five feet off of, is reported to have arrived in Honolulu after a sixmonth trip to Christmas Island and other stops in the South Pacific islands. It’s

unknown whether he’ll leave the boat in Hawaii for the winter or will be bringing her back to the Bay. A couple of other well-travelled Northern California boats were recently spotted at Honolulu’s Ala Wai Yacht Harbor. One was Sonoma of the Isles, the 53-foot steel ketch built and owned by Clive King of Sonoma County. He’d done a long cruise through the Pacific on her several years back and just completed a second jaunt through the South Pacific. His future plans are unknown. The other boat was Swan, Diana and Kellogg Fleming’s San Francisco-based Garden 42 ketch. There’s a great story about this boat and a sistership we’re going to have to wait to tell, but the last time we saw the Flemings was in Maui in about 1982 — shortly after they took off cruising. They’ve been going at it continuously ever since! The dock talk is they are headed back to the West Coast to sell the boat, with plans to purchase a barge for the canals of Europe. If you’re out there Diana and Kellogg, please give us a ring. Merle 'President of the Pacific Ocean' Petersen reports that he and his beloved 73foot schooner Viveka are now in Trieste, Italy. They recently competed in a race in which all 1,022 — this is no typo — entries

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started at the same time! With so many boats entered, finding crew must have been tough. But Merle’s clever, and ended up with four South African "girls" and one Canadian man. Unfortunately, the girls have had to return home, so the President needs more crew. He charges $ 15/day/person for the first two months and $10/day thereafter. "I prefer crew that can stay aboard for extended periods," he notes. Viveka’s short term itinerary calls for her to sail south through the Croatian Islands — "they are beautiful and there is no danger" — the Greek Islands, Sicily, Malta and Tunisia where she’ll winter over. She’ll resume kicking around the Med in the spring of next year. If you’re interested in crewing on Viveka, you can contact Petersen by faxing his daughter in Hawaii at (808) 239-7267. Rob and Kim Milligan returned to Richmond last month after a lengthy Mexico and South Pacific cruise aboard their J/35 Ram. In fact, Rob made it back in just in time to crew on another J/35 in the Big Boat Series. Can a high-performance boat cut it as a satisfactory cruising boat? We hope to hear from the Milligans on this subject. If you’re headed for Mexico and fear that

life might be sleepy for you, fear no more, there’s always Marina Vallarta. According to Dorothy Taylor and Larry Hirsch, who have their Hunter 40 Shayana down there, life is different but never drab. "Things here at Marina Vallarta — especially on G Dock — are often like a nautical version of Peyton Place or Cheers. We’re charter members of the Banderas Bay International Club de Yates, which has functions a couple of times a week. As a matter of fact, we have 40 people coming to our condo tomorrow to celebrate — I think —the fact that we survived hurricane Calvin. A while back there was a big dock party for the three Russian boats that are on a goodwill tour, and another dock party for the doublehanded crew of Rhianna who are completing an 11-year circumnavigation. We had a pre-Fourth of July cocktail party with the best hors d’oeuvres ever — only it poured and the 50 or so of us gathered beneath the awning of Sandy and Jachim Corrales 60-foot Alden Nirvana got soaked. The next day saw the first ever BBIYC regatta, with 25 or so racing cruisers and other sports round the marks in somewhat underwhelming winds. But it was followed by a magnificent Mexican fiesta, with the awards ceremony under a hotel palapa in the marina. "More recently we’ve had movie celebrities shooting a new T.V. serial that is /

actually called Acapulco H.E.A.T. Big Jim, skipper of Delppis and one of our San Diego buddies, is a featured extra and is now known as 'the Nigerian Ambassador'. Other cruisers got lesser roles as extras. After both sets of Larry’s kids and grandkids visited, and we did the beaches, hotel swimming pool and sailed to Mismaloya Beach, I was hoping for total peace and quiet to do some watercolors. But it was not to be. A hose clamp rusted off a thru-hull on our friend’s boat Sea Star, so friends on G Dock ended up having to pump her out. In between, I had to deliver five puppies on—where else? — G Dock. "Then I helped console a Northern California sailor — naturally on G Dock — who has had a streak of very back luck. It seems the other execs at his company split, leaving him with nothing but the bills. That same week his wife left him for her girlfriend! There’s more. The poor guy had sailed down here with his business assistant of 12 years, but when they reached San Bias, she split with his dinghy, motor, money — and a rumored shady character. No, life is never dull here in Marina Vallarta." Does anybody remember Vic Papal, who lived aboard his Nor’West 33 — we lost the name — in Sausalito? After he took off cruising in 1990, he says he didn’t know which went faster, the time or the money. It went so fast, he didn’t even make it south of the border. When he did a bank balance reality check, he ended up taking a position as a public defender in The Big Easy, New Orleans. He trucked his boat out there, and now lives aboard on Lake Ponchartrain. "I’m just pounding away at work now," Papai says, "putting money away so I can take off cruising again." Cancun, Aruba and Venezuela in particular call to him. Ain’t it a shame the way work interferes with going cruising? "And by the way, Domino’s, we’d like that pizza delivered to 35* 187^, 14415W. We’re the white boat with the blue and green spinnaker." According to an article by Brad Wyatt, K6WR, Vice Director, Pacific Division of the ARRL, that appeared in the September issue of the Wireless Dispatch, the F.C.C. has significantly relaxed the rules to allow for greater flexibility in personal communications. There has been great debate over the years, for example, as to whether it’s legal for a ship at sea to order replacements parts using ham radio and arrange for them to be shipped to a next port November. 1993 •

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CHANGES IN LATITUDES of call. "This is all okay now," writes Wyatt, "and much of the accompanying on-the-air confrontations and controversy on 20 meters should abate, much to the relief of the weary lot of us." Wyatt also advises that hams may now use Amateur Radio to more fully satisfy their personal communication needs. He says licensed hams may now legally order, for example, a pizza via the autopatch. Making or breaking dentist’s appointments will similarly be permitted. The FCC has stated, claims Wright, that all amateur-to-amateur communication is permitted unless specifically prohibited. In other words, you can do anything that isn’t prohibited in black and white. Remember, however, that Part 97 specifically prohibits the use of ham radio to call your business or to run a message service. <“ ' And on the ham horizon is a real 1980s concept, vanity call signs. Traditionalists might flip, but legislation is working its way through Congress which would allow, at additional cost, an amateur radio operator to choose his or her own call sign. The first wise guy to come up with a real phunny vanity call sign wins a Latitude T-shirt. We don’t suppose many cruisers have

Tom Griffith recently won the Cabo 1000 motorcycle race from Tijuana to Cabo, covering the distance in a mere 11 hours and 39 minutes with his Ninja 500. You read it right, which means he averaged a breathtaking 86 mph, which is about what a Mexicana jet does with a powerful tailwind.

One thousand miles of good and TransPeninsular Highway — in 11 hours?

Last month, we promised that we’d publish the second part of the MacGregor 65 Final Frontier’s delivery from Los Angeles to Istanbul. We lied, but it wasn’t intentional. Due to lack of space, the second segment will appear next month. We’ll close with the recommendation that all future cruisers attend the Safety At Sea program to be held at Fort Mason on November 14. There’ll be severed good speakers, including Roy and Tee Jennings of Inverness, who won the prestigious Blue Water Medal for their 60,000 mile cir¬ cumnavigation that included, among other things, a rounding of Cape Horn. While you’ll probably be able to hear the other speakers again at some future time, it’s probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear Roy Jennings, a man of few words and many voyages. For further information, contact Jane Piereth at (415) 775-8779.

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SANTANA 22,1972. Pineapple sails, ‘92 Nissan

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CATALINA 22, immaculate condition swing keel,

b well, stainless steel centerboard, oars, floor

7.5 Mercury electric start. 3 Pineapple sails,

5 hp, upgraded rigging ‘91, new stereo, cockpit

boards, boat cover. A beautiful wooden classic in

spreader lite, VHF windvane, depth finder, sex¬

cushions, marine head, full canvas cover. Ex¬

excellent condition. Row or use up to 8 hp eng.

tant, compass trailer in excellent condition. Never

tremely clean. $3,700 obo. (415) 591-0638, after

$1,600. (415) 777-8955, dys; (415) 883-0602,

in ocean over night. Always covered. Reduced

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LAGUNA 26-FT, 1986. Immaculate and comfort¬

main, jib, lapper, spinnaker, all poles, porta-potti,

only 1 yr. old. Spars and blades like new. Custom

19-FT WEST WIGHT POTTER, trailer, 3.5 hp o/b,

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fire ex., weather gauges, cushions, life jackets,

LIFERAFT, Switlik 6-person coastal in hard can¬ ister. Never used. Purchased Nov. 1991, carried

great deal for only $3,000 obo. (916) 771-2712.

works great. VHF, stereo, 3 anchors, lots of ac¬

Tom, (510) 284-4104.

aboard 6 months, factory serviced, stored on land

other extras. Ready to tow & sail. $5,000. obo.

cessories, bottom freshly painted. Berthed Ma¬

since. Packed for shipping. $1,800. Call (408)

17-FT WOODEN SAILING CANOE. Hand-made

rina Village, Alameda. $9,500. (408) 944-9300 or

RANGER 23. Excellent condition, all race gear,

426-2380.

In NH, Lapstrake construction. Leeboard, rudder,

(408) 978-7854.

new 1993 lapper and spinnaker, 5 hp Evinrude, right person. Call Roger, (415) 492-0321, eves or (510) 444-4144, days.

1993 season third. $5,500 obo. Will finance for

masts, sails, rigging, seats and paddles included. 12-FT WOODEN SAILING dinghy, Lapstrake

Beautiful condition, must see. Moving, must sell.

J/24,1980.2 sets sails, spinnaker, knot log, DS,

epoxy, 5 years old. Mahogany and oak interior. Trailer, cover, oars. $3,000. Call (510) 653-7458.

$2,500 obo. Call Greg, (415) 571-6708, Iv msg.

many extras, great boat, priced for immediate sale. Joel, 707) 578-3158 or Bill, (619) 278-4356.

ZODIAC MARK I inflatable; new, never used.

FLICKA 20. Custom built, 1986. Tanbark sails,

ZODIAC 10-FT like new, $750. Evinrude 10 hp 1

Complete with pump, paddles, seat, aluminum

1983 FREEDOM 21. Purchased new 1988. Full

hr old, $995. Steiner Commander 7x50, $725.

floorboards, etc. $2,000. (415) 931-6611, dys.

batten main. Jib. Gunmount spinnaker. Trailer,

bottom paint 4/93. All lines lead to cockpit, Swed¬

Honda 5 hp, bimini, Signet depth, speed, log,

ish gimbaled stove, fresh and saltwater pump.

Honda Generator 600 watt, $375. Gennaker w/

Suzuki o/b, VHF, Autohelm, DS, KM, Danforth,

snuffer by North Sails for 44-ft mast, $995. Davis

FIBERGLASS 8-FT, $150, Avon Redcrest, $200.

temp. 4 berths, sink, stove, potty. Superb little

sextant MK25, new, $145. Jim, (510) 228-4321.

Call Curt (415) 588-3039.

yacht. $8,900. Located New Mexico. Delivery

Beautiful wood interior. $29,000. Shown by appt. (415) 397-6892.

possible. (505) 471-5481, wk or (505) 473-0955, hm.

22-FT COLUMBIA, 1960. Working sails plus

14-FT LASERS (two). Mint condition, white, fully rigged. $1,500 each. One trailer for either or both

Genoa ‘91.5 hp Nissan o/b, bottom painted in ‘92.

Lasers with two spare tires, $250. One Tahiti 2-

RANGER 22, 1980, however 10 yrs. covered

Well maintained. Very clean. $2,750 with motor;

man inflatable kayak, $100. Dinghy spinnaker

storage (show boat) 3 seasons at Lake Tahoe, 3

$2,250 without. (916) 456-3342; (510) 465-6060.

poles, new (two), W5 each. (415) 369-2401.

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‘87 LASER 2, with galvanized steel trailer. All

sails, Signet speed, temp, dist., depth. Bow, stern pulpits, life lines, likenewwith wood cradle. $6,500,

MONTGOMERY 15, 1988. Like new condition.

at OBE + ERS, Homewood, CA. (916) 525-4149.

Stored last 2 yrs. Bow pulpit, porta-potti, mast

sails: main, jib, and spinnaker. Trapeze with har¬

carrier. 1989 Mercury o/b, trailer hitch extension,

ness. Mast caddie for spinnaker. Boat cover.

RANGER 23, Royal Flush. Best equipped Ranger

24-FT BAYLINER BUCCANEER sailboat. Very

spare tire. $5,950. Also 18’ Atkin classic gaft

Ready to sail. Excellent condition. S2.800. (415)

on Bay. Has everything: magic boxes, quick vang,

good condition. 6 hp Evinrude o/b. Good

sloop. $1,500.(510)846-3941.

331-3201 or (415) 973-8679 ask for Brad.

custom traveler, spring engine mount, new boom,

liveaboard. Docked at Kappas Marina, Sausalito.

racing bottom, exc. sails, etc. Featured in July ‘92,

$4,500. (415) 332-4761.

ISLANDER BAHAMA 24. Clean, tough Bay boat.

YANKEE DOLPHIN 24, full keel, dodger, wood

spinnaker, compass, cushions, safety equipment,

foam tilled flotation tanks, towing eye, teak trim,

heater, main, jib, lapper, storm jib. $5,500. (510)

galley has stove, sink, ice box. New: whisker pole,

two pair bronze oar sockets, mast, boom, sail,

339-7050.

motor mounts (2), lights wiring and battery, lifesling,

FATTY KNEES 7' sailing dinghy. Lyle Hess de¬

Bay and Delta Yachtsman. Berthed in Sausalito.

sign. Lapstrake f/g hull, off-white exterior, two

$9,800. Dan, (707) 544-4454.

10 hp Honda o/b, cockpit controls, jib, main,

rudder & daggerboard. SI, 100 obo. Lies Sausalito.

boathook. $2,700 obo. (408) 448-7228.

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SANTANA 22,

Chaos: 2 mains, 2 jibs, spinnaker,

rating. Berkeley upwind berth. Recently purchased

CAL 20, hull #1712, plus Trail-rite trailer. 5 year

3 poles, o/b, dig. KM, DS, compass, GRD tackle &

sails, 110%, 150%, & main, painted last yr.

old LPU hull paint, 6 hp Evinrude. Ask for John.

Factory installed 2-cyl. Volvo diesel. VHF, Loran,

safety gear. Comfortable and competitive. 1st

$3,500. (415) 499-1363, eves; (415) 485-6892.

dodger, stereo, DS, KM, extras sails. $9,950. Call

Evinrude long shaft 9 hp, VHF, KM, DM, compass,

place Div. E 1992 Double Handed Light Ship

battery charger, sink, ice box. $6,000. Call Mike (510) 672-8167.

Race. $3,5Q0. Will consider any reasonable offer (415)648-5168.

WOOD INTERNATIONAL US 14. Class design

CAL20,6 hp Evinrude, 2 sails, 2 anchors, Sevylor

#301 by Uffa Fox. Built approx. 1945-48. With

dinghy, compass in good shape. Berthed Sausalito. (415) 495-6850, eves.

trailer and sails. Stored indoors several years. Very good condition, classic wood sail boat. In Redwood City. $1,250 quick sale. (415)593-7402.

26-FT INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT, 1975.

Ed at (510) 581-7459. J/24,1981. Faired keel, new rudder, digital com¬ pass. '93 North main and genoa; late ‘92 jib and

NEWPORT 28, 1978. Atomic 4, Martec folding

spinnaker. Up to date race rig. Nissan 3.5 hp o/b.

prop, 8 winches, 2 jibs, teak interior, new 20 gallon

Trailer. $12,900. Chris, (415) 924-2708.

holding tank and hoses. Antioch Marina berth, $12,500. Call Greg or Bonnie, (209) 966-5240,

22-FT MacGREGOR. Swing keel, epoxy bottom,

dys; (209) 966-4646, eves.

stainless steel boarding ladder, galley, lazy jacks, SAILBOAT GIVEAWAY. 21-ft fiberglass sloop

all lines led aft, main, working jib & genoa, Honda

(Victory).

26-FT, 12-FT BEAM gaff rigged Pilot Cutter with

7.5 hp o/b, trailer. $4,000. Rick, (916) 332-0960.

top sail and jib. Cold molded. 1 cyl. 10 hp diesel.

Fun, easy, fast; tacks on a dime. Pine¬

CAL 20. Standing rigging, hull, cockpit excellent

apple main. I must part with her. A give away at

condition, 3 sails, customized cabin, 8 hp Johnson, easy to care for. $2,000 obo. (415) 321-2929.

S700. Estuary berth. Call (510) 644-1714 or (510) 658-1811.

24-FT ISLANDER BAHAMA. As is, where is, and

stoves. Niceliveaboard. Docked Santa Cruz Yacht

just for you. Come make us a deal on this special

Harbor. $12,500 obo. (408) 338-3816.

VENTURE 24. Swing keel, w/trailer and o/b. New

R23 72 Classic Mull design. Great fast little boat.

boat. $800 obo. Call (510) 642-8556 then press 3#.

sails: main, 160%genoa and spinnaker. 95% jib in

BARGAIN Islander 28, brand new. Autohelm,

Winter warm-up for hot summer racing. Strong

good condition. New rigging, winches, hardware,

fleet Bay rig. Good condition Pineapple class

upholstery. Excellent condition. $3,000. Call (510) 763-0120.

sails, LPU hull, new o/b. Must sell. RYC berth. S6.000 obo. (510) 655-7271.

ISLANDER BAHAMA 24. Sailed frequently and

Has extras. Very traditional. Wood and propane

Loran, radio, solar panels, adj. back stay, head stay, bottom paint 5/93. Sails: 75%, 90,110,135, main 2 reefs, 2 Danforths, Lexan windows, race cruise or liveaboard. $11,500 obo. (510)528-4216.

loved. New boom, 9.9 hp Johnson charges new

STONEHORSE 23-FT. Crocker designed, full keel cutter, Edey & Duff built 1976, Airex colored glass,

battery, 2 anchors, VHF, knotlog, depthfinder,

Universal diesel, low hours, fully equipped, Loran,

head, sleeps 4, Berkeley Marina berth, owners moving. $3,000. (415) 928-3694.

5 sails. Traditional looks. Excellent Bay and Delta 28-FT BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER. The most

NEPTUNE 24,1980. Furled jib, genoa, Autohelm

TRITON 28-FT, 15 yrs. of TLC, new engine, many

VICTORY 21 w/trailer. Recently faired keel. New

well-equipped, carefully maintained BCC for sale

AP, compass, trailer w/new tires, surge brakes,

bottom paint. Tow it away please. $950. (415) 552-7098.

in cruise-ready mode. Has HAM, SatNav, fridge,

other extras, including dinghy. $9,500. Call (510) 284-9364.

galley w/alcohol stove, teak interior, shoal keel,

ALBIN VEGA 27,1970. Very good condition. 2

25 TO 28 FEET

cyl. gas engine, Albin, runs good. 2 anchors, 3 sails, working head. Good liveaboard. Only $8,000. Call Mary, 456-9810.

sailer. Reduced $8,500. (415) 474-6250, Regina.

pop-top w/vinyl enclosure. Water system, 2 sinks, 2 ice chests, porta-potti. Must sacrifice at $4,500.

'83 MONTGOMERY 17, clean on 1992 (new)

(209) 277-0316.

galvanized trailer. ‘89 Force 5 o/b, new cushions

windvane, AP, Fatty Knees sailing dinghy, Achil¬ 25- FT PETERSON SLOOP,

much more. Located Florida. $75,000. Message, (401) 783-8800.

ner, 3900 lbs; custom West Systems flush deck;

PHRF win¬

15 bags new & lightly used Doyle kevlar mylar

8, rigging, 3 jibs. $6,750. (916) 925-1615, eves. 24-FT INTERNATIONAL 110, #701, with trailer.

Wizard

les inflatable with o/b, storm sails, windlass, charts,

sails; new spars with2 booms; rod rigging, Harken/ CATALINA 27,1985. Diesel, wheel, KM, depth,

Barbarossa, head foil; o/b and ground tackle.

Varnished hull. Complete with 2 sets of sails,

17-FT BOLGER DESIGN SAILBOAT. Sprit rig

battery charger, self-tailing winches. Ready to

$6,900 obo. (310)821-7112.

trapeze, jib roller and spinnaker launcher. Mint

with square red sail. Small cabin. Full steel keel. A

sail, at Richmond Marina. $16,500. Call (415)

condition; always garaged. $3,500.(510)934-6926.

classic wooden beauty! Good condition. Sausalito. Call (415) 332-7889.

507-1574 or (415) 479-8345.

RANGER 22,1978. Great Bay sailing or racing.

28-FT WOOD SLOOP.

Double ender, 100 hr.

diesel, 50 gal. alum. & SS tanks. All teak trim 8 27- FT BALBOA. Lyle Hess design, swing-keel,

deck, teak & holly sole, CQR with winch, 200-ft.

Excellent condition. Bottom paint 5/93.110,125,

CAL 2-24,1968. Hull, rigging, main, working jib

inboarddiesel, VHF, galley w/water, portable head,

chain, Barient, AB refer, Ritchie, Signet needs

150. Spinnaker and pole. New 9.9 Suzuki. New

and genoa all in good condition. Recent bottom

V-berth, 2 pilot berths, cockpit cushions, teak

battery. All lines aft. Compass. $4,850 obo or

paint (5/93), Evinrude 6 hp o/b motor, head. Great,

interior w/drop table, full boat cover, one owner,

finish work. $8,600. Trade for sailboat w/trailer. (707) 829-0320.

$3,850 obo w/o engine. (510) 847-6673, wk; (510)

sturdy daysailer. Alameda berth. $2,850. Call Jim

offered at $9,900. (510) 829-1686.

484-3373, hm.

at (510) 782-3560.

BRISTOL MKII 27, 1976, Mexico vet, beautiful

O’DAY TEMPEST 2 +2,23-FT. Slip at Gashouse

24-FT KENT RANGER well built. Race 1/4 ton

OLSON 25, Santa Cruz built hull #99. Excellent condition, race ready, 9 bags of sails, new set of

Cove (San Francisco, near Fort Mason). Good

overnight in a truly comfortable cabin. Similar to

North sails, new epoxy bottom Oct. ‘93. New

lots of storage makes this a fantastic coastal

daysailer. 2 mains, 3 jibs. Almost new Nissan o/b.

Olson 25. New: cushions, life line, compass, spin¬ naker, outboard/well. No blisters. $5,500 consider

Johnson 4 hp o/b. VHF, KM, DS, Loran, stereo

cruiser, berth included. $14,500. (408) 270-5659.

$2,900 obo. (415) 777-5115, dys; ask for Dr. Sander.

condition, AP, KM, DS, VHF, 2 mains, 4 jibs, selftacking jib, stove, head, Atomic 4. Full keel with

and more. $16,500. Call Jim, (510) 933-0197.

trade for full keel. (510) 420-0580.

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25, 1977. Yanmar, dual

CAL 20-FT. $1,100 obo. Moving away, must sell

BE SOMEBODY, SAIL A BEAR. Historically the

MacGREGOR 26, 1988. Very good condition. Water ballast. Stored on trailer. 7.5 hp Honda w/

now. Very good condition, ready to sail. Lessons

best for one design racing, cruising, and camara¬

charger. Mainsail and jib. VHF, porta-potti, sink,

winches. Dodger, teak deck. Galley with water,

free. All equipment included, 6 hp Evinrude needs

derie, for over 60 years. SF Bear Boat Association

ice chest, compass, pop-top. Great family boat,

toilet, lots more. Needs blister repair. SI 5,000.

work. Easy to sail and very safe. Priced to sell.

can help you find a BEAR of a boat. Affordable,

sleeps 4-6. $6,750 obo. Sacto, (916) 726-3769.

Located Monterey. (408) 624-6606.

(510) 654-4977.

classy, colorful history. Chris, (510) 339-1071; Bob, (415) 574-0504.

BRISTOL 24, 5500 lb. displacement, excellent

batteries. Flux gate compass. SatNav, VHF, an¬ emometer, Autohelm, anchors, 4 sails, self-tailing

NOR'SEA 27. Aft cockpit, Yanmar diesel, Hood

NORDIC FOLKBOAT 25. Aluminum mast. Heavy

roller furling, DS, VHF, Loran, Autohelm AP, DF,

duty rigging. 4 sails, recent paint. A classic Lap-

condition, diesel, new bottom '93. Great Bay &

19-FT CAPE DORY TYPHOON, 1977. 4 hp

AM/FM, 2 anchors. All bright work covered. Bot¬

strake beauty. $2,800. Pori Sonoma. Dave, (707)

coastal cruiser. Spinnaker pole, KM, depthfinder,

Yamaha o/b. New halyards, deck antiskip paint,

823-3665.

VHF, alcohol stove. $12,000. Leaving area. (415)

compass. Anchor. Located Monterey. S2.700.

tom recently done. Excellent condition. $34,000. (702) 746-0922.

883-0602, eve or (415) 777-8955, dys.

(408) 624-6606. 28- FT NICKOLS BUCCANEER 1957 Ventage,

construction, fir on fir. Sound, no rot, seaworthy.

26- FT SEABIRD YAWL, 1937. Medium/heavy

23-FT BENETEAU 235, 1987. Racer/cruiser. 4

ISLANDER 24 BAHAMA. New jib, main. Fresh

only 14 made; needs restoring, a labor of love.

Master Mariners eligible. Crewing full time on

sails + spinkr. 5 hp o/b. Aft cabin, galley, nav

painted good strong f/g hull. Needs interior and

Sails, mast and rigging in mint condition. Moving

submarine; no time for boat. See at Port Sonoma/

some cabin work. Located at the boatyard, out of

must sell cheap. Make offer. (916) 626-7254,

Marin. S3,500 obo. Call (707) 838-2321 .after Nov.

water. SI ,000 obo. Call (415) 681-9952.

Steve.

12.

station. $9,500 repo. (707) 644-2342. 23-FT CAPE DORY, 1985. Ideal starter boat for the Bay. Excel, cond. Full keel, overbuilt, VHF,

J/24 #4169 (Dec. 1985). Race/cruise ready. 7

comp, DS, Honda 5 hp o/b. New epoxy bottom

bags of sails. 6 hp Evinrude. Sacrifice at $7,000.

with guarantee. $10,500 obo. (707) 765-1340.

(209) 951-7529.

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NEWPORT 27,1970, in excellent condition. Atomic

ALBINA VEGA 27 w/1985 Yanmar diesel. Well

RANGER 26. 5 bags sails, 2 chutes, new

4, epoxy bottom, new dodger, VHF, KM, DS, two

equipped pocket cruiser; good condition except

Awlgripped hull, new standing and running rig¬

speed winches. Cockpit cushions, dual batteries,

deck paint. Sutter main, jib, genoa; Lewmar sheet

ging, Harken upgrades, interior just varnished.

sails 5 years old, a great stiff Bay boat, never

winches; VHF, Loran, DS, knot/log; Origo stove.

Boat is fast and stiff. $5,600. Pete,(510) 521-6100.

raced. S10.500 obo. Call (510) 829-7365.

Bargain price $8,500 offer. (916) 823-1916 or

29 TO 31 FEET

RIENEL 27. Boatyard repo. Needs work, non¬

(510) 803-9042, eves. CATALINA 25,1979. Bottom painted 5/93, swing

working inboard. First $1,000 takes it. Call Wes,

CAL 2-30, 1968. Needs TLC. Race rigged. 9

(510)521-6100.

Barients, .75 & 1.5 oz. chutes, heavy 150%, light

keel, 3 sails, Honda o/b, DS, KM, portable VHF,

MacGREGOR 26,1989. Excellent condition, wa-.

battery charger, propane stove, BBQ, pop-top w/

ter ballast, trailer, swing centerboard, 8 hp Nissan

curtain, complete cockpit cushions, boom tent,

o/b, main, jib, 110 genoa, cruising spinnaker,

CAPRI25,5 sails, 3 jibs, 1 spin., 1 main, very good

wheel w/compass. Sleeps four comfortably. Atomic

swim ladder, Stockton berth. $9,750. Call (209)

anchor, porta-potti, pop-top with canvas dodger,

condition. $4,800 obo. (916) 488-5109.

4 needs rebuild (have spare). Si 1,000 obo. (510)

529-3256.

cushions, inflatable dinghy. Good lake/Bay boat.

150%, 140%, 120%. Full batten main. Pedestal

521-2368.

$9,750. (408) 439-9667, eves.

CAPRI 25,1982 by Catalina with dual axle trailer. Race, cruise, Bay or Delta. New self tacking jib,

MOORE 30, with trailer, would consider delivery.

diesel. Loran, VHF, stereo, KM, DS, tiller pilot,

28-FT HAWKFARM, active one design fleet. This

90%, 150% Mylar, 150% Dacron, spinnaker. New

$21,000 obo. (408) 732-3635. Please Iv. msg.

waste tank system, North main, 110 & 85 jibs.

is a great boat to race or just cruise on the Bay. The

Nissan 3.5, new battery, single point lifting sys¬

March '93 survey - no blisters. Roomy, clean teak

one design class is a very competitive, fun group

tem, dry sailed, great shape. $9,500. Steve or Jeff

CATALINA 30, 1976. Great condition, new in

interior, dual batteries. $13,950. (408) 723-2069,

of people. Please call (510) 937-7024 for more

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

dys/eves.

info.

1986. Universal diesel 24 hp, wheel steering, Autohelm, Harken roller furling, self-tailing winches,

CORONADO 27,1971, immaculate condition, 3

cockpit table, Force 10 BBQ, 3 extra sails, wind,

ERICSON 26, 1969. 10 hp Chrysler o/b, 3

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25,1976. New Norseman

sails, great condition, 10 hp diesel, new mast and

depth, speed instruments, VHF, Loran, AM/FM

headsails, VHF, bottom paint & new rigging 1.5

rigging, new halyards, new VHF, new DS and KM.

boom in 1986. Sausalito berth. $6,900. Call (415)

stereo with external speaker, 4-burner propane

yrs. ago. Solid Bay boat. $5,700 obo. Call (916)

70 hrs. on overhauled Yanmar diesel. 3 sails,

456-6757.

stove and oven like new, microwave, hot/cold

721-4888 or (916) 927-7106.

Danforth anchor, many other extras. Bottom painted April '93. No blisters. $18,200. Call (510)

DAWSON 26. Must sell. Excellent condition cen¬

$22,500 obo. (408) 655-1155.

465-4705.

ter cockpit ketch; great for Bay, Delta, ortrailerable

ISLANDER 28, 1976. Recently serviced Volvo

SOUTHERN CROSS 28, beautiful cutter in excel¬

pressurized water, new water heater, extras.

cruiser w»th 1200 lb swing keel, stiff and comfort¬

PEARSON 31,1978. Racer/cruiser, 3 headsails,

Yanmar diesel, valise life raft, VHF, stereo, cas¬

NEWPORT 27, excellent condition. All new rig¬

able. Roller furling, mizzen staysail, spinnaker,

new spinnaker, 7 Barient winches, new 28 hp

sette, EPIRB, more. Fresh varnish and bottom.

ging, main-2 jibs. Enclosed head, galley, sleeps 4-

inboard, depth, KM, VHF, wheel, new compass,

diesel, Loran, VHF, cushions (best quality foam &

Pillar Point berth. Ready to sail away. $25,490

6, 6’+ headroom. Great Bay/coastal sailor. Per¬

full cover. $9,500. (415)332-2192.

fabric), curtains, head, pulpit, great boat in excel¬

obo. Must sell. (415)367-6401.

fect first boat. Call Ruth, (415) 332-3233, dys; 28-FT TRITON #248, Yanmar diesel, new teak

254-7037.

lent condition. Fiberglass with wood interior.

■331-5907, eves. $5,500.

lent condition. Reduced to $18,900. Call (510) trimmed'interior, improved structural mast sup¬

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25, 1978. Yanmar, dual batteries, 20 gal. Fuel, 20 gal. water. 4 sails, new

ATKIN-DESIGNED 27-FT LOA classic gaff sloop,

port, generous freeboard, liveaboard headroom,

1980 ISLANDER BAHAMA. Diesel, wheel, AP,

Pineapple main, jib. New: compass, depth, AP,

built by Dean Stephens, launched 1981. Fir on

w/4 berths, two speed winches, main & jib, dodger,

cushions, hourmeter, depth, VHF, etc. $25,900.

GPS, 35# CQR, VHF. Heavy ground tackle. No

oak, ironbark, apitong, Honduras mahogany, teak,

new boom & cushions for $1.41/lb. 8,500 lbs

Located Grand Marina. (408) 246-8131 or (408)

blisters. On custom trailer in Sacramento. $ 19,500.

walnut, spruce, bronze, stainless, lead keel (full).

$1.41/lb. Myron Spaulding, (415) 332-3721.

241-0192, eves.

(916)836-1389.

Volvo diesel, tan sails, full cover. Many recent upgrades. Beautiful traditional pocket cruiser.

COLUMBIA 26, hull #1. Hauled, bottom paint mid

J/291983. Race one design, then cruise to Sam's.

$15,500.332-9231.

summer. New cushions, fabric, batteries and gas

Race winner already this season. Lots of gear for

tank. Recent carb rebuild. New main & genoas

the Bay or ocean. Berthed in SF City Marina. $19,500. (415) 854-1491, eve; 961-3300, day.

EXPRESS 27,

Mirage,

excellent condition, cus¬

tom graphics, built by original builder for himself, new Sailcomp compass, full cover, motor, ready

27-FT CORONADO sound & pristine. New 8 hp o/

and jib. Keep this classic sailing $5,500 obo. (707)

to race, $17,500 firm. Lloyd, (415) 364-3899 or

b with controllers; new cushions/crpt. Sleeps 5,

579-0518. San Rafael berth. No reasonable offer

(510) 651-3348.

galley, enc. head, liveaboard. $7,900 obo. (510)

refused.

31-FT CAPE GEORGE CUTTER HULL. Hull built

26-FT CHEOY LEE (Frisco Flyer) moving forces

WA. Reg. $13,000. Will sell for $7,000. Call (206) 385-5527.

by Cecil Lange Custom Boats, Port Townsend,

236-3631. 28-FT COLUMBIA '69. Great Bay boat. Excellent condition. New main and sail cover in ‘91; new

28.5 PEARSON TRITON. Clean, solid. Offshore

sale, must sell. Must see to appreciate. Needs

curtains and rail covers in ‘92; recently replaced

singlehand, liveaboard or daysailer. Full keel,

work, mostly wood brighting. Make offer. (415)

rigging; rigged for short-handed sailing; 16 hp

bomb-proof fiberglass. All lines run to cockpit. All

435-8724; (510) 549-2055, Iv. msg.

OLSON 30, 1981. Set up for single handing,

Volvo diesel, key start, oil changed/tuned '93, fuel

new: dodger, cushions, curtains, Autohelm, VHF,

tank cleaned, fuel polished '93; VHS, depth, elec¬

dual batteries, AM/FM, propane stove and Force

PEARSON 28. Great little cruiser. LectraSan, AP,

Great boat for Bay and ocean. Asking $15,000. Call James, (408) 736-7750.

double spreaders, VHF, Loran, spinnaker gear.

tric head, 2 anchors, alcohol stove, other equip¬

10 heater. Inexpensive Sausalito berth. $11,500.

spinnaker, bimini, VHF and more. Complete bot¬

ment too extensive to list; teak interior, sleeps 6.

(415) 331-3673.

tom job completed 6/93. $12,000 obo. Call (510)

Moving up, must sell. Berthed Sausalito; take

WYLIE 27

Wildllower.

642-8556 then press 3#.

ISLANDER 30 BAHAMA, 1979. Volvo diesel,

COLUMBIA 26, Mark I, 1963, trunk cabin with

berth too. $9,800. (415) 984-8417. Well-known custom off¬

VHF, wheel, compass, DS, digital knot log,

head room, Atomic 4 inboard, shore power, as is.

CAL 25. Great Bay boat. Only one left. The boat

shorepower, mainsail and 3 jibs, insulated head¬

$2,500 obo. (510) 865-5471, eves.

is in great shape and is ready to race or cruise the

liner stove, hot water, etc. Asking $23,000. (415)

Bay. $3,500 obo. Call (510) 642-8556 then press

364-1675.

shore cruiser/racer built for singlehanding. Sloop/ cutter rig. Original owner. Comfortable, strong,

COLUMBIA 26, MKII. Great Bay boat. Good

seakindly, and fast. South Pacific veteran. Diesel,

condition. Roomy interior. Lots of accessories.

propane, solar, GPS, EPIRB, VHF, inverter,

Ready to sail, priced to sell. Outboard. $3,950/

1975 CATALINA 27. New diesel (50 hrs), new

aft, club jib, tiller. Propane. $12,500. Call (510)

dodger, inside steering option, AP, 9 sails. $24,500.

best. Mike, (415) 771-5501.

mast, rigging and sails, self-furling jib, SatNav,

623-1496.

Skip Allan, (408) 475-0278.

3#. CAL 29,1975. Atomic 4, DS, KM, VHF, lines led

compass, lines led aft, only haul-out need. First 26-FT STEEL PILOTHOUSE sloop, inside steer¬

B25. $20,900. Successful in buoy/coastal crewed

ing BMW diesel, fin keel, skeg hung rudder. Abso¬

$9,500 takes it. Bill, (415) 332-2228.

OLSON 30,1978 all original, 7 bags, 6 hp Evinrude.

ZSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

$10,000. Call (510) 284-4433.

and shorthanded racing. Winner of Santa Bar¬

lutely bullet-proof cruiser for the right person. I’ll

bara/King Harbor and '93 CYC Sunset Series.

even throw in the paint to finish her. $3,000. (415)

1976 30-FT CATALINA tall rig, Atomic 4, club jib,

Own a Grand Prix "mini-sled" for a fraction of

552-7098.

spinnaker, VHF, KM, DS, new Loran. This is a

comparable boats. Extras. Lives on trailer in S. CA. (310) 546-6775.

great boat but we've moved up. Need to sell. Very PEARSON 26,1976. Excellent condition, clean

clean freshwater boat. $15,900. (209) 368-5758.

inside and out, sleeps 4,3 sails, VH F, 9.9 Johnson, ready to go, buying larger boat. First $7,300 takes it. (510) 682-2580.

JACK MACKINNON ACCREDITED MARINE SURVEYOR

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415-332-6608

SLEEP IN COMFORT ON YOUR BOAT Custom-made inner spring marine mattresses and bedding, any size, shape including

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(510)276-4351

STORM LEATHER

V-berths also hand crafted solid teak companion-way doors with tinted windows,

BEAUTIFUL AND PROTECTIVE-LEATHER COVERS FOR:

folding cockpit and dinette tables.

Wheels, Spinnaker Poles, Turnbuckles, Spreader Boots, Life Lines

For additional info, call (415) 563-3747 • (510) 522-1269

(415) 472-7559, San Rafael, CA

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• November, 1993

1978 ALBIN BALLAD 30-FT fin keel skeg Volvo

COLUMBIA 29,1966. Full keel, solid f/g sloop w/

35-FT CT cutter-rigged ketch, F/G, 1976, 27 hp

SANTANA 37. Proven cruiser professionally re¬

MD 7, furlex jib furler new, 125% furling genoa

strong Atomic 4. Hauled and bottom painted 9/93.

dsl., good sails, 12V refer/freezer, hot/cold pres¬

built & customized ‘86. Hard dodger, new over¬

new, radio new, depth RDF compass, dodger

Autohelm, VHF, tiller. $9,500 obo. Steve, (408)

sure water, solar panels, shower, propane stove/

sized rigging, North sails. Maxi prop, Perkins 108,

new. $21,000 obo. Call (415) 574-9012 or (415)

252-2850. Brisbane Marina.

oven (Gimbaled), two 8d batteries, wood interior,

radar-SatNav, SSB. Autohelm 6000, solar pan¬

1992 CATALINA 30. Roller furling main and jib.

stained glass, classic lines. $39,900. Cruise ready! (619) 429-8587.

tropics. Much more. Ready to go. Located in Rid

368-7873.

els, cold plate refrig. Full awnings & screens for

CAL 3-30,1978. Sturdy, reliable cruiser. Refrig¬

Wing keel. U niversal 30 diesel, freshwater cooled,

erator, battery charger, VHF, stereo, stove, head,

electric winch. AC/DC refrigeration. Dodger and

35-FT RACER/CRUISER. Fast 345, excellent

Atomic 4, new spreaders, bottom paint. Easy and

bimini, wheel steering, Autohelm 4000, DS, KM,

Bay or ocean sailing 45 hp diesel. Loaded, VHF,

Marina, P.O. Box 117F, Guatemala City, Guate¬

dry cruising boat - drop dock lines and be sailing

wind indicator, VHF, SS propane stove, double

Loran, folding prop, hot/cold pressurewater, wheel

mala, Central America or Fax #011 -502-2343731.

within 10 minutes. $17,000. (415) 931-2664.

sink. $51,500. (415) 435-2777, Fax 435-7620.

steering, very clean, nice interior great layout.

Asking $70,000.

Dulce Guatemala, low cost, great charter & cruis¬ ing area. For more info, write Sirocco, Marios

Must see, 7 years old. $41,500. (916) 527-2740, 30-FT DANISH DOUBLE ENDER. World Class

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

cruiser. New diesel, new sails, epoxy hull (not

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

polyester f/g resin) $20,000 in gear. New 4-man

pressure water, macerator, doublelifelines, double

inflatable. SB radio, elect, navigation, completely refitted new rigging. $35,995/offer. (619)491 -0833.

w; (916) 527-2658, h.

CUSTOM PILOTHOUSE SLOOP 37-ft, 1985.

DREADNAUGHT32, launched 1980 25 hp Volvo,

g hull, custom details, outfitted and maintained by

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

105 gals., fuel, 60 gals., water. 6 sails, tiller mas¬

professional mariner. Call for specs and picture,

owner. Well maintained. $18,300. (415) 387-4265.

ter, T echnautics reefer, VHF, Depthfinder. $35,000

(702) 831-7505.

Reduced to $99,000. Excellent condition, cored f/

or ? Tom Harris APDO 366 La Paz, B.C.S., RANGER 29, 1974. VHF, KM, DS, Atomic 4, 2

CHEOY LEE LUDERS 30, 1970. Volvo MD-2,

mains, 3 jibs, spinnaker, 1992 haulout. Very clean.

VHF, ADF, Loran, new LPU, 9 sails, Adler Barbour

Will consider trade for smaller sailboat. $15,000

cold-box. Avon life raft, lots of extra equipment,

J/44 HULL #39, perfect. Winner'92 Vic-Maui-IMS

& healer, refrig., new head & holding tank, 2

obo. Call (510) 490-3288 or (408) 997-9725.

excellent condition, must sell. (916) 758-8721.

and is a perfect cruiser as well. SEA, Trimble,

mains, 3 jibs, 2 spinnakers, documented. Cruise/

Ockam, Furuno, cooler, freezer, heater, fireplace,

race/singlehand. Asking $31,400. (510)481 -1862.

Mexico. Fax 011-52-112-2-82-14.

CAL 34, III, 1978. Westerbeke dsl, SSB VHF, Loran, RDF, AP, windvane, dodger, propane range

CAL 2-29,1978. Rebuilt Farryman diesel, 2 jibs &

MORGAN 30/2, good condition, 30 hp Atomic 4,

racing sails, cruising sails, H20 maker, custom

mainsail w/covers, 2 speed winches, instrumen¬

9 sails, 9 Barient winches, strong fast, 11 ’4" beam,

cabinet work, etc. First class. $289,000. (206)

COLUMBIA 36,1969. Great liveaboard or cruiser.

tation, sleeps 6, berthed in Berkeley, BBQ, sinks,

CNG Gimbaled stove w/oven, enclosed head,

676-9325.

Albin diesel, 8 bags sails, propane stove/oven,

shower, head, icebox, water tank, pilots wheel,

VHF, WP, WS. $14,400. (415) 387-4629, msg.

compass, VHF. $20,000 obo. Call Steve, (510)

microwave, fireplace, custom mattress, tons of

Ta Shlng,

1984. Totally offshore

storage, very clean, but needs bottom paint and

ROBERTS 30,30' 10"X 10'X5'6", 13,000 lbs. Cus¬

equipped. Teak interior, insulated hull. 2 ProFurls,

some minor maintenance. $24,500. Owner fi¬

tom built Junk Rig, just returned 19 month So Pac.

all new stainless, Quickvang, boom brake, Muir

nance with 15% down. (510) 687-2728.

30-FT GAFF CUTTER. Wm. Garden's original

cruise. Yanmar dsl., Icom HAM, VHF, DS, SiTex

electric windlass, 5 solar panels, quad cycle, 3 gel

Bull Frog,

524-6084, (510) 524-7759.

PANDA 38

1947. MM #G8. Red cedar over oak.

GPS, windvane, Navico A/P, f/g 8’ dinghy, 65 gals.

cells, Alpha AP, Flemming vane, Furuno radar,

HUNTER 37,1984. Super clean, low hours, sail/

Hull wooded & refastened (1989-92). Fully

H20,30 gals fuel, 5 sails, massive storage. First

equipped for cruising/liveaboard. New Perkins

class construction throughout. Positive flotation.

Magellan GPS, Sitex SatNav and Loran, ICOM HAM and SSB, CARD radar detector, 406 EPIRB,

cruise, furling jib, Yanmar 30, wheel, stereo, VHF, WS/WD, charger. Asking $50,000/offer. Call (415)

diesel, new dodger, Sutter sails (1985, 1988,

This is a performance cruiser, especially built for

WEFAX, Heart inverter, Isotherm water-cooled

435-2924.

1992). $35,000 obo. (707) 824-9222.

single/double handed sailing & has done 6.25 knots sustained average for 75 hrs, 470 miles.

refer, 2 watermakers, Balmar heater, 4 bilge pumps, offshore life raft, mast steps, 500 feet

FISHER 37 Pilothouse ketch. Motorsailer, 1980,

ELITE 29,1984. Beautiful French cruiser racer.

Located So. Cal. (714) 831-7641. Asking $35,000.

chain, complete spares, epoxied bottom, all heavy

80 hp Ford Saber diesel, 120 gal H20,120 fuel,

ERICSON 30,1969. Roller furling, excellent sails,

weather and safety gear. At 19,000 lbs. displace¬ ment, easily handled by a couple but lots of space/

wind s/d, depth, log, speed, 2 VHF, Loudhailer,

water, diesel, tiller, roller furling. Documented. NewSobstad 110 and main. Very light use. Great

KM, shore power and water, battery charger,

storage. Turnkey for Alaska, Cabo, Tahiti. In Se¬

forfamily/partnership. Willconsiderquartertonner

refrigeration, wood stove. Roomy, strong, and

attle in pristine shape. $144,500. Call George at

TARTAN 37, 1978. Wonderful, strong stable,

in partial trade. $23,500. (415) 457-5226.

sound, but needs new engine. $10,000 or offer.

(206) 625-1580.

cruiser/racer. Sparkman-Stevens, numerous up¬

Aft cabin, spacious interior, pressure hot/cold

CB, aft cabin, Avon. $125,000. (408) 624-7210.

grades, immaculate interior. Diesel, ProFurl,

Jim (510) 653-4221. ERICSON 30+, 1980. New Autohelm instruments

TARTAN 34, 1974. Hull #321. Beautiful boat,

dodger, elect, windlass, spinnakers, Force 10 stove & heater, refrigeration, Autohelm, docu¬ mented, VHF, Loran, KM, DS, WP, newer rigging,

and bottom paint 7/93. Yanmar diesel, Martec

NONSUCH ULTRA 30,1984, like new, dsl., AP,

classic Sparkman & Stevens design, brand new

prop, Loran, wheel, H&C pressure water, shower,

dodger, Loran, VHF, stereo, propane stove/oven,

30 hp diesel and trans. New bottom, survey value

propane stove, battery charger, and much more

hot water, shower, documented. $70,000. Call

$38,000. Soft market is my loss and your gain.

shaft. Hauled 4/93. Much more. $65,000. (510)

for only $23,950. Call Paul, (415) 363-6473, dys or

(415) 467-6645.

$20,000 obo. Must sell. Call Richard for details.

236-5839.

(415) 593-0405, eves.

(619) 586-0555.

C & C 31,1968. One of the classics. New standing

‘87 CATALINA 34. Roller furling. Interior/exterior

well equipped for race/cruise. Many sails, life raft

rigging, new halyards, all lines led aft, epoxy

like new. Microwave, new varnish on all teak. Very

dingy o/b. $89,500. (415) 347-6934.

bottom, KM, DS, Loran, VHF, stereo, 2 mains, 3

low hr. diesel, VHF, knot, depth. Best buy at

HINCKLEY 38 SLOOP. Superb condition, very

32 TO 39 FEET

jibs, spinnaker, Atomic 4. Well maintained.

COLUMBIA 34. Very clean, comfortable, with

$54,500. Benicia, (916) 427-2732.

large interior. Ready for cruising or liveaboard.

$16,000. Call Marty, (510) 443-6358 or Ted (510) CAL 34,1968. Atomic 4, completely rebuilt 1992, LP painted mast with new standing rigging 1992,

Deluxe version with teak in and out. Lots of brass.

HINCKLEY 38 SLOOP Major refit, much equip¬

new cruising dodger 1993, near new sails (5 years

stovewith oven, microwave, fireplace. Large head

hrs; this boat is in great condition. Call for details.

ment. Excellent condition. Many sails, life raft,

old), new bottom 1993, excellent condition. Avon

with shower, new holding tank. VHF, DS, speed/

Ask for Mike. $16,500. (209) 369-0807, dys or

dinghy, o/b. $95,000. Make offer. 347-6934.

KM VHF, Loran, all new or very recent. $24,000.

log, 35A charger, new AP, dodger, propane BBQ.

(714) 582-5434. Berthed in San Pedro.

3 jibs, new rigging and lifelines 7/92. $28,500.

886-1725. 1978 CATALINA 30. Tall rig, tiller, Atomic 4, low

(209) 745-5820, eves.

12Vfreezer, water heater, H/C pressurized water,

(408) 734-1095.

1978 RAFIKI37. As is, where is. Located in Pago CHEOY LEE offshore 31, f/g sloop, 1973, wheel,

Pago, American Samoa. Damaged in Hurricane

BALTIC 39,1980 for those know and appreciate

diesel, teak decks, DS, KT, CNG, CQR, main, 3

Val December 1991. Marine surveyors report

the difference. This yacht has been impeccably

BLUEWATER CRUISER, 1984/5. 35' LOD, 40’

jibs, full cover, classic Herreshoff design. $28,000.

available. Video of boat can be arranged. Tel. or

maintained, upgraded and represents a rare op¬

LOA 'Young Sun" by Bob Perry. SSCA Commo¬

(415) 479-7031, dys.

fax to 011-684-699-4069. Make offer.

portunity to own the very best. For more details

dores swallowing anchor. Bristol, moderate dis¬

call (206) 337-0304.

placement, full-keel, hi-aspect cutter. Yanmar,

CLIPPER MARINE 30, 76, 6 bags + spinnaker,

LAPWORTH 36, sloop, large sail inventory, com¬

instruments, radar, AP, dodger, inverter, range,

like new 9.9 Evinrude, gas stove, AC fridge, good

plete refitting finished June '93, cruised to Hawaii

refrig., windlass, stereo, TV, microwave. ProFurl,

liveaboard. Ready to sail. Looks, runs and sails

and coastal, VHF, Loran, SSB, removable dodger,

Lewmars, Wolter. More. $74,300. San Diego.

great. Martinez berth. VHF, TV; must see to ap¬

Barient winches, sleeps 6,2 anchors chain-rode,

(619) 420-3520.

preciate. Compare prices at $7,000. Call (510)

great liveaboard. Santa Cruz slip available.

937-8224.

$22,000/Offer. (408) 475-8020, Jim.

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SPENCER 35-FT. SLOOP. New diesel, mainsail,

COLUMBIA 32 SABRE Steal. $2,500. Call (510)

ARIES 32.76 staysail sloop. One of the best on

dodger. Extensive parts and equipment. Many

522-3041 or (916) 485-3576.

the bay. Aluminum mast with StaLok. Barrier coat

East Yachts, Japan, 1967. Mahogany on oak,

bottom. Recently refitted. New: CNG stove, water

teak decks, well maintained, easy to sail, roomy

upgrades. Documented. $32,000. (408) 724-5040, after 7 pm.

MARINER 35. Garden design ketch built by Far

79 PEARSON 32. Strong, fast, never blistered.

system, l.oran Fatho, standing rigging. Sweet

cockpit, prime Sausalito berth. Asking $35,000.

All new equipment: Harken RF, FB main, gennaker,

sailing boat. Asking $35,000. Call for a chat, (408)

Call (415) 456-8075 for poop sheet or appt. to see

NAUTICAT 33 PILOTHOUSE. The very best of

Hallspar Quickvang, Navtec hydraulic backstay,

479-3268.

Delphinea.

sail and power. Rare 37-ft. LOA ketch Scandina¬

Autohelm ST4000, Loran, Furuno radar, etc. New ERICSON 34, 1987. Like new inside and out.

vian quality. Spacious, comfortable, enviable com¬

interior. Nav station. Bristol. $37,500 obo. (707)

MARINER 32, 1972. Garden ketch. F/G. hull,

bination of reliable powerful diesel and lots of sail.

554-8725.

Perkins 4-107, dodger, lee cloth, awning, new

Many extras including 3-blade Max Prop, Harken

rigging, suit of sails, life raft, inflatable, o/b, solar,

furler, North sails, Aeroluff jib and gennaker, line-

34-FT11 :METRE, 1993. Time for me to trade the

VHF, dpth, SatNav. Located Puerto Escondito,

control whisker pole, battery charger and gel

12-knot beam reach (Wow), for the heart-stopping

Baja, Mexico. $32,500. Call Mike or Ann, (408)

batteries, full cover. $72,000. (408) 257-0638.

ISLANDER 34,1966. Cruise equipped bluewater

thrills of sailing with small children (“Stay inside

724-3875.

veteran; diesel, steering vane, f/g sloop. Sail alone,

the lifelines.") Blue hull, masthead and fractional

no crew needed. Flush deck on Alberg 35 hull

spinnakers, KM, motor, and more. $39,500. John,

RAFIKI35,1980 (#28). Two boat owner must sell

struction, excellent condition, rounded bilge fac¬

gives well lighted spacious liveaboard for one

(510) 849-4942, dys or (510) 713-1517, eves, to 9

this beautiful offshore cruiser/liveaboard in excel¬

tory finished. Completely equipped for cruising.

couple. Needs facelift. $26,000 or trade for

pm. Would consider trade for smaller, more cruis¬

lent condition. RedwoodCity berth. Full boat cover.

Lying Florida. Start your cruising there or truck

motorhome. (916) 777-5003.

ing oriented boat plus cash.

Teak decks, rails and trim. FG^Airex hull. Diesel,

back. $147,000. (510) 534-4817.

36-FT ISLANDER SLOOP. Great liveaboard, lo¬

ISLANDER 36,1972 Good cond. 45 hp dsl., no

cal and long distance cruiser. Vintage 1972, super

blisters, must sell. $26,000 make offer. Call Jeff at

Immaculate. High WAF (Wife Acceptance Fac¬ tor). $83,500. Ron, (408) 996-0591.

AMAZON 37, 1986, Superb top-line steel con¬

dodger, loaded w/extras. Call for information pack¬ age. $59,900.(415)595-3094.

strong. 1993 survey available for serious buyer. I

(510) 6834205, wkdys/msg or (510) 490-5987,

FISHER 34,1977. Excellent condition 1993 sur¬

am motivated to sell now.Call Joe,(408)423-4230,

wknts/wknds.

vey. Perkins dsl, furling jib, Signet instruments,

eves or msg.

radar & much more. Located Shelter Island, San

40 TO 50 FEET

APHRODITE 101 (33' sloop), 1979/1980. Sleek,

Diego. Write: 999C Edgewater, Foster City, CA

COLUMBIA 36. Rebuilt engine, h/c pressure water refrig., new Harken furl, new mast & main. New

fast and fun for exciting racing and comfortable

94404. (619) 222-3111; (203) 227-7168.

covers & side panels, new life line w/net, VHF,

Kjaerluff) and craftsmanship(BiancaYachts). Frac¬

38- FT DOWNEASTER CUTTER, 1979. Fully

wheel, shore & phone power, knot, depth, stereo,

tional fig for easy sail handling. Cozy interior with

equipped. Includes roller furling and Doyle stack

41-FT CHEOY LEE offshore ketch, Ray Richards

new bottom paint. $27,950. (408) 265-1100.

lots of wood. New mast and engine within last 6

pack; Bruce, CQR and Danforth anchors; Avon

design. $75,000. (805) 658-7703.

years. Full sail inventory, electronics and extras.

with o/b. Santa Barbara 40-ft marina 1 upwind slip

32- FT WOODEN SLOOP with 20 hp Albin diesel,

Why wallow around in a bathroom fixture when

available. Trade for 45' to 65’ sailboat. $59,500.

ISLAND TRADER MOTORSAILER 46-FT, ‘83.

2:1 reduction gear. $5,000 obo. (415) 331-9549.

y.ou can sail with a Danish girl? $32,500. (415) 227-3560.

Excellent condition. (805) 966-6684.

New LP and bottom paint, cruised Mexico 4 years,

MOVING MUST SELL. Ericson 38, 1981. Rare

with island queen bed, completely outfitted for

cruising. Danish quality in

design (Elvstrom/

ISLA NDER 36,1978. Immaculate condition. Teak, oak, cane deluxe interior. 50 hp Perkins diesel,

120 Ford Lehman, 700 fuel, 450 water, aft cabin

RHODES 32 LOA cruising ketch. Fully equipped. Pre-bubble f/g hull, deck & cabin. Teak deck,

enclosed quarterberth. Roller furl, pressurized

extended cruising or great liveaboard. $139,900.

485 hrs, never raced. KM, DS, VHF, h/c pressure

water, water heater, full shower, dodger, hydraulic

CA. (909) 860-9678.

water, CNG stove, must see. $45,000. Call (415)

cockpit, rails cabin. Isuzu dsl. Slip available Santa

backstay, Cole stove, double ice box. Lots of teak,

Cruz for 2 yrs. Prime condition; original owner.

all lines aft. (415) 728-0951 or 292-4867. $59,000

$40,000. Brochure if interested. (408) 354-8719.

obo.

388-1720, wk; (415) 3884)840, hm.

HANS CHRISTIAN 41 TC. USCG documented. In the South Pacific now. Walk aboard and sail

TAYANA 37 CUTTER. Great bluewater cruiser/

away. Fully equipped - spare parts to food, rain

liveaboard, loaded with gear, low hours on Pieces

PEARSON VANGUARD ‘65. 32’6", Mexico vet¬

39- FT YORKTOWN SLOOP factory built, 1976.

gear, electronics, etc. Will sail to Tonga, Fiji, New

Isuzu diesel engine. $62,000. Call Cindy, (415) 578-9244, eves.

eran. Fully equipped for cruising. Beautifully main¬

U.S. documentation. Hauled out 7/92. Liveaboard

Zealand, or Hawaii for you to pick up and begin

tained. Rebuilt Atomic4,7 sails, dodger, Autohelm,

cruise ready, easy to sail, built strong. Flush deck

your dream cruise. For information, equipment

fishfinder, GPS, windlass, 3 anchors plus chain,

6’3” headroorpt Hi/dry center cockpit, aft cabin, 2

list, and/or pictures write to N. De Stael, 505 W.

self-tailing winches and much more. $23,500. Call

heads, teak interior, very roomy, lots of storage,

45th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660. Questions

36-FT PEARSON PILOTHOUSE, 1980. 50 hp Westerbeke, dual steering, roller furling jib, stow¬

Barbara, (503) 862-2153 or Kris (510) 814-9371.

away main, ElectraSan, refrigeration. Full shower stall. VHF, Loran, DS. $65,000 obo. Call (916) 265-2945. Berthed in Vallejo.

COLUMBIA 33, Westerbeke dsl 40 hp, freshwa¬ ter cooled. AC/DC fridge, 4 jibs and gennaker,

pressure & manual H20, AC/DC fridge, solar

may also be faxed to Liz at 011-676-70-130. A

panel, 2 marine D-80 batteries AM/FM cassette VHF GPS Loran charts, books & navigation. All

wonderful boat at $169,000. No brokers.

safety equipment & more. Perkins 4108 diesel, 50

44-FT NORDIC 1981. Quality performancecruiser.

exterior teak needs work, was liveaboard. Must

gal. fuel, 100 + H20, Autohelm. Wheel steering;

33- FT SPIRIT DESIGN SLOOP by Sparkman

sell because terminally ill. $12,000. (415) 863-

working main, jib genoa & storm sails & new

Westerbeke diesel, 6 sails, Max Prop, Harken roller furling, 4.2 kw genset, Furuno radar,

Stephens. Built 1964, draft6’4”beam8.5’. Mahog.

6006; (415) 863-4856.

cruising 8.5 oz. main & jib, windlass, 2 bow rollers,

Stephens SSB, Icom VHF, windvane, Alpha AP,

over oak, Volvo MD2. Surveyed 1991 and in¬ sured. Asking $16,000. (510) 339-1026 or (503) 882-8405, 6-8 pm only.

700’+ anchor rope, 200’ + chain with shackles &

Sony color TV, Givins life raft, Seafrost refrigera¬

RANGER 33,1976. Fully equipped, racer/cruiser.

swivels, 5 anchors. 5 hp Nissan, Metzler inflat¬

tor, HRO Systems watermaker. $130,000. T rades

Many extras. $24,000 obo. (415) 931-6962.

able. Many, many extras in Santa Cruz.Call (408)

considered. (503) 265-2852.

462-2208, Rich. $39,000. WESTSAIL 32, factory built Mark II. Very clean

WESTSAIL 32,1976. Full keel cotter. Good con¬

and in good condition. A bluewater yacht with an

dition. Windvane, VHF, Force 10 heater, battery

RANGER 33,1978. Diesel, wheel, VHF, WP, WS,

available liveaboard slip. Half Moon Bay. Asking

charger, refrigeration. Call (408) 655-2427, eves.

KM, depth, new cushions, very clean. New boat

ing gear. $88,0001993 upgrades including GPS,

coming. $24,000 obo. (415) 885-4255.

SSB, AC/HEAT, life raft, computer, weatherfax, tion, EPIRB etc. Excellent condition. $195,000,

$55,000. For more info, call (415) 728-0259.

C & C LANDFALL 48,1981. Performance cruiser,

RANGER 33, 1975. Numerous upgrades, log,

pilothouse, double steering, loaded w/best cruis¬

generator, inverter, watermaker, radar, refrigera¬

RANGER 37 by Gary Mull. Fully equipped and

DS, VHS, WSD, wheel, dodger, Harken furler,

RANGER 37, modified and equipped for cruising,

ready to sail. USCG documented. Modified keel

Autohelm 4000, all lines led aft, masthead tri¬

very strong and stiff, drag generator, GPS, solar

and rudder give positive control in any breeze. 14

long term lease? Call (415) 553-8099, Fax (415)

color/strobe, anchor roller, new propane range,

panels, electronic steering, dinghy, rod rigging.

sails, 12 winches. Berths for 9. Oiled teak interior,

553-8123.

stereo, hauled Apr.'93. $24,950. (510) 937-5297, Iv. msg.

$32,950.(510)521-6930.

extensive electronics, holdingtank. $33,000. (510) 939-9885.

ALBERG 35,1965.

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Finest alfoat, 5 excel, headsails, new North main, spinn., Westerbeke 4-107, Barient 27 ST's, Harken traveler, new chrome, new fabric interior, Espar, dinette, Autohelm 3000, cold mach., windlass, Edson wheel, dodger, numerous extras. Same owner 22 years. $34,995, cash firm. (206) 468-3465

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Specializing in scrub downs, brite work, and hull waxing.

w/full enclosure (93). Total Awlgrip (93), gorgeous interior. Ready to cruise. $120,000.

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PASSPORT 45,1981. Center cockpit ketch, ideal

40- FT CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 40 tri-cabin in

LIBERTY 458 seeking new captain. I'm young

liveaboard/cruiser, radar, teak decks, 2 heads, 2

outstanding condition. Philip Rhodes design. Hand

(1988) and have all the right stuff in all the right

Richards design; customized for world cruising;

staterooms, propane oven, refrigeration, diesel

layup fiberglass hull to Lloyd's specifications.

places. I'm used to being pampered by my present

comes with everything form Henri-Lloyd foul

furnace, 690 hours on Isuzu 60 hp diesel, hauled

Burmese teak throughout. Perkins 4-107, low

captain and first mate. You will find me to be

weather gear to spare parts, and backups to

4/14/93, excellent condition, located in Seattle

hours; Max prop; aluminum mast; new sails; Barient

vivacious and eager to travel both local and abroad.

backups including GPS, SatNav, Loran, sextant,

area. Asking $148,000. (206) 623-0443.

winches; B & G electronics; much more. (310) 397-0141.

Please contact Jim Davis at (206) 375-6662 to

600 feet of chain, 10 sails, inner forestay, jiffy

arrange to receive my photos and vital statistics and arrange our first date.

reefing, refrig, large chart table, Givens, class A

PERRY 47 center cockpit cutter in Mexico. Full cruise equipped 1992. New mast, rigging, roller

SANTA CRUZ 50. Classy eye-catcher with swim

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 41 KETCH, Ray

EPIRB, solar panels, davits, dinghy, o/b, rack and pinion steering, Perkins 4-108 new 1986, ex¬

furling main and jib, Robertson and Sharp APs,

platform. Excellent condition with $200,000 retro¬

VALIANT 40,1982, fully cruise rigged, no blisters,

panded battery compartment with 2-200 amp hour

weatherfax, 2 GPS, Si-Tex plotter, SatNav, Signet

fit/upgrade 1991. USCG certified for 25 passen¬

full electronics, ex. cond. Ready for sea, many

batteries, AP, emergency generator, full awnings,

SmartPak, computerized monitor system, radar,

gers for hire coastal route. Currently in San Fran¬

extras. (510)521-1246.

dodger, Gas Systems stove, natural gas and

custom refer/freezer, 10k and 4k gensets, Gel cell

cisco Bay Sen/ice. Sleeps 10 in berths, 8 kw

batteries, Trace 2000 inverter + charger, SSB/

generator, 20 gal/hr watermaker, radar, GPS,

HUNTER 40,1986. $57,000.(415) 574-4106.

things on five page equipment list. Recent survey;

HAM, VHF, 8-man life raft, EPIRB and406 EPIRB,

stereo, tape, CD, dodger, windlass, refer, freezer,

9' Avon rollup, 8 hp Honda and more. Designed for

extra fuel, 13 bags sails. More. Race or cruise.

POLARIS 43,1979 cruising cutler. Has had TLC

cruising couple, lots of space. Health forces sale.

1992 San Diego-Manzanillo winner. $275,000 or Offer. (510) 682-6610.

and constant upgrades. Lots of equipment. Widow

$150,000. Puerto Vallarta. Phone 322/102-75, FAX 322/101-41, Dick or Peggy,

Lucky Lady. 41- FT S & S classic ocean-going yawl, 16-t, dbl.

1988 46-FT COLD MOLDED wood schooner,

planked mah/yacal Volvo diesel, wood/propane

custom designed for cruising. Carbon fiber masts.

stoves, refurbished/rebuilt, hauled/painted ‘92. $37,500. 521-8622.

Volvo MD3B diesel, variable pitch prop, 100 gal water, 45 gal diesel, 7 sails, hard dinghy, much

propane and Highseas medical kit among other beautiful condition. Replacement $220,000, sac¬ rifice for $75,000. (805) 569-5225.

must sell; original owner. Replacement value.

FORCE 50 KETCH rigged pilothouse motorsailer

$248,000. $87,500 obo. Nobrokers, please. (619)

by Hudson Boatworks. New Ford Lehman Super

297-1247; (714) 722-7716.

135 hp, watermaker, AP, new Furuno, 24 mile radar, new rigging, 8-person life raft, (2)

KETTENBURG 43, leaving country, must sell this

depthsounders, new VHF radio, Vac-U-flush

1964 classic sloop in near Bristol condition inside

heads, roller furling head sail, cold plate refer and

and out. Mahogany on oak, rebuilt Perkins 4108,

deep freeze. 3 double staterooms, 2 heads. Great

gear. Needs minor work, electronics & self-steer¬

WESTSAIL 42-FT, 1981. Center cockpit, cutter

Benmar AP, Signet 1000 and 2000 (depth, knot,

liveaboard or world cruiser. Petes Harbor, RWC.

ing gear to make excellent cruiser. $45,000 obo.

rigged. Well maintained. Must see to appreciate.

windspeed, etc.) Loran, 10 sails, hot/cold pres¬

$165,000. Call Claude, (415) 369-6746.

(310) 559-2321, eves.

Presently moored in Sausalito Yacht Harbor.

sure water, new AC/DC refrigeration, propane

$95,000. For further info., call (415) 331-3022. 41-FT CHEOY LEE, 1980. Cruise or liveaboard,

stove and oven, custom teak cabin sole, ideal

HANS CHRISTIAN 41. Ocean ready, Mercedes

windlass, CQR and Danforth anchors. Paint and

72 hp diesel, Harken furling, headsails, reefer/ fridge, Autohelm 7000, full B & G, SatNav, SSB,

VHF, Loran, Autohelm 4000 AP, and Bidata speed/ depth, Signet windspeed/point new dodger/sail

50-FT SCHOONER, 1974. F/G construction. Gaff rigged. 70'LOA, 15’ beam, T draft. Ford diesel.

varnish excellent. Cruise or liveaboard in style and comfort. Reduced to $50,000 for private party

Loran, radar JRC weatherfax, Nilsson 3000 wind¬

covers, CNG, refrigeration, elec, windlass, 6 sails

Hawaii vet. Sleeps 8, queensize master cabin,

only. (818) 760-4686.

lass, storm sails, cruising spinnaker, Switlik raft.

& spinnaker, 10-ft inflatable with 8 hp o/b. $89,000. (408) 436-8496.

tub, fireplace, propane stove/oven, new tanks. Sacrifice at $38,000. (800) 347-5273.

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 47,1972. New Perkins

Sausalito. $195,000. (415) 331-6234.

47-FTSTEEL M/S KETCH built 1972 by VanDam,

ESTATE SALE - 45-FT FC KETCH. C-Deuce

4108, new electrical wiring, new D-series batter¬ ies, new water heater. Excellent condition. Dick,

47- FT SLOOP, S & S. One of SF Bay's most

Holland. A small durable and able sailing ship.

professionally built 1973. Solid vessel needing

(510)521-1246

beautiful and well-constructed wooden yachts. To

Very comfortable liveaboard. Just completed

TLC. Lacks masts/sails. Comfortable liveaboard:

Trans-Atlantic now refitting in Puerto Vallarta,

spacious main cabin, 6’4" headroom, working

48-FT SOVEREL KETCH 1985. Fast, comfort¬

Mexico. Asking $185,000 U .S. Will consider trade

galley. 80 hp Lehman-Ford installed, not hooked

able cruising at it's best. US-built can be char¬

up. Berthed Alameda. Must sell. $9,549 obo. L.

tered. Very well equipped, excellent condition,

Johnson (415) 855-1952, Iv msg.

ready now to cruise again after 3 years in Carib¬

48- FT AMEL MARAMU. Recognized as one of

bean. Available in Florida. $139,000. Call (800)

the world's most prestigious high quality, offshore

422-4663, ext. 400; Iv. msg. please.

cruising yachts impeccably maintained, equipped

in real estate. (604) 254-7697. 44-FT McGUIRE, 1988. $98,000. If you are seri¬ ously in the market for a one of a kind performance

1981 ENDEAVOUR 40, center cockpit, sloop

cruiser that embodies the true tradition of the

liveaboard/cruiser, 50 hp Perkins 4-108 many

master craftsman this beautifully executed ex¬

extras. $80,000 or trade for equity.(510)428-4918.

ample is for you. Offered at a third of its replace¬

Professionally commissioned & maintained.

see her is to love her. Sleeps 7, large cockpit, AP,

for world cruising. All sails self-furling. Ready to 48-FT DOUBLE ENDER CUTTER. Heavy con¬

leave now; every extras you could possible need

struction, strip planked mahogany on laminated

for safety & comfort. Easily handled by a couple. (510) 534-4817. No brokers please. $225,000.

ment value this boat represents an outstanding

LIVE A DREAM. 65' LOA Colvin steel ketch. Best

oak frame. Custom built by master craftsman for

investment. A full specification which includes an

of all worlds. Charter U.S.C.G. certified, 33 pas¬

long range cruising or liveaboard. 85 hp Ford

inboard diesel auxiliary, Lewmar winches, Navtec

sengers. Liveaboard very comfortable - from ice

Lehman - under 500 hours, 100 gal. fuel, 200 gal.

hydraulics, Connolly sails, watermaker, full galley

machine to dishwasher. World cruise: equipped,

water, 2 CQRs, 400-ft chain. Wood Freeman AP,

and refrigeration is available by contacting me: J.

strong and ready. $149,000. Possible trade for

self-steering vane, refrigeration, h/c pressure,

J. Smith, P.O. Box 41542, Santa Barbara, CA

real estate. Will deliver.

93140, (805) 564-3609, fax (805) 965-3879.

S.D.,Ca 92166. (619) 294-5843.

West System epoxy/AwIgrip deck and house.

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 41, 1978 ketch. Re¬

ISLANDER 40,1979. Peterson design racer with

veyed - excellent condition. Tremendous value at

duced. Tri-cabin, circular dinette, all teak interior,

cruising amenities. Pathfinder 42 hpdiesel, refrig¬

$75,000. Call (714)661-2181.

custom traveler, AlphaAP, ProFurl, Maxwell elec¬

eration, h/c water, CNG stove/oven, spinnaker, 2

tric windlass, refrigeration, dodger, diesel heater,

jibs, 9 winches, dodger, wheel steering, inflatable,

SCEPTRE 41 PILOTHOUSE (1993). .Bluewater

fresh LPU spars. Call for brochure and list. $72,000.

Loran, VHF, charger, KM, DS. Very fast. $59,000.

performance cruiser with inside steering station

(707) 579-4298.

Call Joe, (415) 239-8130, eves.

Dolphin, P.O. Box 60104,

electronics, many sails. 2-boat family. Must sell or partner. $48,500. 331-0907.

loads of storage, inflatable and more. Recent U.S. documented vessel. Just hauled and sur¬

51 FEET & OVER

and panoramic view from raised main cabin and

58-FT GERMAN BUILT cutter, racer. Ready lor

galley. Low profile deckhouse. New MKII interior.

conversion to cruising. Cold molded hull, 2 yr. old

41-FT GARDEN KETCH, 1973. 12 sails, AP,

B.C. built factory demo, cruise-way equipped.

Westerbeke engine. Many sails, alum, mast,

windvane, generator, Loran, VHF, holding tank,

Outstanding opportunity. (604) 926-8556.

$50,000. Mike, (415)626-3275.

separate shower, 2 anchors, all chain rode. Full

Vancouver.

keel, beautiful handling. Must sell. $52,000 firm. (415) 737-9562.

SWAN 47 CENTERBOARD, SLOOP RIG, 1987. Volvo MD21A diesel, MaxProp, Furuno; GPS, radar, weatherfax. Ti SatNav. New; Frigiboat refrigeration, anchor chain, electric windlass, Bombard C-2 dinghy, teak decks, interior upholstery. Boat maintained, stored indoors in Sweden. Flexible terms. (505) 982-7423. TC»<T

TT TTMR

YOU LEARNED TO FIX YOUR OWN BOATING PROBLEMS??

NOV 647 AND DEC 445: HANDS ON EDUCATION 1 t

ALAMEDA CA.

(510)-522-7300

SAILING/LEARNING ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME! Easter Island, Pitcairn or Marquesas by joining John Neal

Mahina Tiare for a sail training

(415) 435-5165

s-ef

SOVEREL 48-FT, 1980 KETCH Reverse ACS, Cold Plate, Life Raft, 268 Gallons Fuel 300 water.

SELF PACED 1 t

Explore Chile's spectacular Inside Passage, round Cape Horn, sail to Antarctica, on his 42' Hallberg Rassy,

£ by Xcry Ctark. Spindter ~ for quality worf based on experience with some of the finest yach ts and waterfront properties in Chbrthern California.

Fast! U.S. built center cockpit yacht. 90 hp Lehman (89) GEN,

5 CLASSES OFFERED t t

PACIFIC MARINE INSTITUTE:

Superior‘Yacht ‘Uarnisfiina

expedition.

Workshop engine room. Equipped & clean! Try $80,000. B.D.Y.B. - your Florida connection for large liveaboard yachts. (305) 758-1818.

IS YOUR BOTTOM CLEAN? Call Bob for Just Bottoms 10% Off Labor for first-time Customers Underwater Hull Cleaning • Zincs Changed • Fully Insured • $1 per foot in most cases

Alameda, Oakland, San Francisco, Bethel Island - (510) 814-9150

Brochure: Armchair Sailor, 2110 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109 • (800) 875-0852

November. 1993 • UliteJe 3? • Page 167

40-FT SEARUNNER TRIMARAN. Proven cruiser,

32-FT POWER CRUISER, custom built in 1940.

LOOKING FOR 3RD PARTNER for Cal 29. In

liveaboard, charterer. Diesel, dodger, radar, elec¬

Mahogany on oak frames. Haulout and survey in

good condition. Partner needs some experience.

tric windlass, 5 sails, dinghy, 9.9 o/b. Santa Bar¬

June '93 Huil excellent, new windows and epoxy

Boat is docked off the city front. We need S3,500

bara location. (619) 679-0739.

decks, no rot. Beautiful liveaboard, solid enclosed

and $150/month. The money will be used to

near deck, unbelievably spacious. $10,000 obo.

upgrade theboat.Simon 955-3861, wk; 931-4072,

30-FT GAFF CUTTER. Wm. Garden’s original

37-FT POLY CON CATAMARAN balsa/fiberglass,

Jim, (510) 653-4221.

msg.

Bull Frog,

1947. MM #G8. Red cedar over oak.

3 cabin, 2 heads, propane stove & 3-way refrig¬

Hull wooded & refastened (1989-92). Fully

eration, 3 anchors, double battery bank, inverter,

ONE-THIRD PARTNERSHIPS Catalina 27. Good

equipped for cruising/liveaboard. New Perkins

watermaker, radar, GPS, EPIRB, weatherfaxSSB,

condition, Tiburon slip. Many days of sailing time

diesel, new dodger, Sutler sails (1985, 1988,

Yanmar diesel. $98,000. (619) 270-1071, willwork

available. New motor. $2,500 + $54/month for

1992). S35.000 obo. (707) 824-9222.

with broker.

slip. Call for equipment list. (707) 887-9146, eves.

37-FTTRI-CABIN CHRIS CONNIE, 1962. Sleeps

F/24 BY CORSAIR. 1993 dealer demo, hull #81.

6 in staterooms forward, aft, and salon. 2 heads,

Located in Colorado. Little use, lots of equipment,

less than a club membership. Active one-design

GMC 350's low hrs., 5kw Kohler, electronics.

great savings. $38,800. Call (303) 823-6601, day¬

and offshore racer plus great daysailer/delta

Excellent condition. $39,900. (415) 365-9235.

time.

CLASSICS

PARTNERSHIPS

J/29 PARTNERSHIP. One of J/Boat's best for

cruiser/overnighter. Excellent condition, Yanmar TAYANA 55 PARTNERS for^California, Mexico

diesel, full race and cruise equipped, Sausalito

"JINKER" VERY WELL KNOWN 40-FT wooden

F-9A 31 -FT, Farriers fastest trimaran. Aft cockpit,

and Central America cruising/charter venture.

berth. No equity buy-in. $250/month. Call (415)

cutter by Sam Crocker. Beautiful, fast, strong,

6T headroom, trailerable. Built with HiTech ma¬

Various sailing skills and financial contributions

435-6822.

exciting to sail. A classic boat to be proud of and

terial - Duracore, carbon fiber and epoxy W.E.S.T.

required. Yacht fully found and ready for extended

enjoy. Good condition. Berthed in Sausalito.

system. Mylar sails with furling genoa and asym¬

cruising. (510) 483-3900, (510) 528-2379.

S49.500. Call (707) 573-9430 for detailed spec

metrical spinnaker. Weight 2700 lbs. consider F-

sheet.

27 in trade $115,000. (916) 893-2171, dys; (916)

BREWER 46, Pilothouse cutter. A great opportu¬

34-ft minimum to 47-ft maximum (overall length

899-1835, eves.

nity to own a fantastic bay and bluewater boat.

including bowsprit and all extensions), 13’6” maxi¬

40-FT GAFF RIG KETCH. 60's classic woody

NEED PARTNER WITH BOAT. Have 40-ft per¬ manent slip (G-70) in Santa Cruz Upper Harbor,

Excellent partnership. Fully equipped, Bristol con¬

mum beam. David Thiermann, (408) 427-2677, VM; (800) 682-8859, VM.

with traditional charm and 90’s gear. Cruised

16-FT PRINDLE CATAMARAN, w/trlr, dbi tra¬

dition. Low interest loan. Low balance. 25% share

Mexico last 3 years. Ready to go again. Affordable

peze, 2 jibs, 2 bucket harnesses, more extras,

$9,500. Call for details. (707) 253-3877 (wk),

and practical. $48,000. In San Diego. For info,

great cond. $1,800. ‘Til 9 pm, (707) 746-5076,

(707) 256-3368 (hm).

sheet and photos, fax box 379, (619) 222-1185.

Marc.

COLUMBIA 5.5 SABRE, 1965. Here's your

18-FT HOBIE CAT, good condition. Bottoms re¬

3 partner; well maintained, all lines aft, recent

chance to own a true classic. LOA 32'5”, LWL 22'7" beam 6'3” draft 4'4". Sailing at its purest.

done,'92. Standing rigging, 2 yrs. new. F/G cat

rebuilt Atomic 4, sleeps 5, enclosed head, galley,

box, galvanized trailer, 12-inch wheels, spare,

many upgrades. $3,000 + monthly fee $65 for

(415) 834-1523.

light blue hulls, clear anodized mast. White sails

dock and maintenance fund. Call Don at (415)

with 2-tone blue panel. Extending tiller arm. $2,250

380-9365.

ERICSON 27, great S.F. South Beach location, 1/

42-FT GAFF RIGGED SCHOONER, Chapelle

TRADE

obo. (408)395-1738. EXPRESS 37 PARTNERSHIP in Santa Cruz.

design, build in 1963.40 hp Perkins diesel. Wood burning heater, kerosene stove and lanterns. Ex¬

HOBIE CAT 16 w/trailer, extra sails, composite

The ultimate racer/cruiser. Totally loaded. Excel¬

24-FT BALBOA, fixed keel, great cond. Dual

tras. Well maintained. A beauty. $45,000. Call

mast, good condition. Sausalito storage. Must

lent partners. $4,000 cash takes over my 1/3

trailer w/brakes, ice box, 2 sinks, stove, porta-

(510) 357-6879.

sell. $900 obo. (415) 387-2099.

partnership. (408) 295-2210, wk; (408) 279-4543,

potti. Good sails, easy towing, trade for Columbia

hm.

26 MKII. Good cond. or $6,250 cash. Call (510) 4555055, Iv msg.

CHEOY LEE 25-FT teak Vertue. Bristol inside/ out. Ready to cruise South solo, or w/2 in love.

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP opportunity exists for

Diesel, vane, AP, dodger, HAM, VHF, tapedeck,

individual interested in sailing to Hilo, then the

3/2 CONDO IN DELTA, swimming pool, tennis

manual/auto pumps. New main. Inflatable, and

Pacific island chain. Needs individual willing to help finish preparing boat (‘63 Cal 33) for trip (2/3

court, deeded dock, turnkey possibility and 25-ft

of work complete). This boat has already cruised

cruise ready sailboat 37 to 42-ft. If needed cash for

CLASSIC SWEDISH DESIGN one of two built,

the South Pacific on a number of occasions, ideal

difference. (510) 551-8229.

1949; mahogany planks, oak frames, copper riv¬

for somebody interested in sailing the Pacific and

more. S.C. sublease. $18,500. (408) 475-0239.

POWER & HOUSEBOATS

willing to work and provide financial assistance to

ets. Volvo MD2, full keel, Sutler sails, spinnaker &

Coronado 68 in good condition. Trade equity for

FORDI350 DIESEL,4X4,1 ton crew cab, camper

gear, AP, etc. Needs deck & electrical work.

13'6” BOSTON WHALER, cut down to 12'4",

this venture. Tentative departure date May 1st,

shell, carpet kit, w/extras, 14 mpg w/trailer, 17 w/

$3,500. (707) 443-3822, eves. (916) 627-3521.

includes custom fish boxes, 25 hp Evinrude, very

1994. Interested parties call (510) 620-0572.

out. Terry Taurus 26-ft, travel trailer. Beautiful

ERICSON 30. Seeking a partner for my Ericson.

sailboat. David and Sandra, 685 Placerville Dr.,

14-FT GREGOR SEA BREEZE TR 20 hp

Excellent condition, roller furling, jib, VHF, KM,

Placerville Ca. 95667.

Evinrude, seats, anchor, etc. $3,500. Call (415)

depth, Loran. Sausalito berth. Must be experi¬

364-7484.

enced sailor. $175/month. Call Lynda at (415)

Mountain Lemo. sell/trade for 28+ ft. sea worthy

low hours, w/trailer. $3,000. (916) 777-6557.

359-5321.

MULTIHULLS

TIME TO TRADE UP. Our beautiful 1978 Colum¬ and/or cruising. Preference would be Hans Chris¬

cabin, no engine. Has sink, bucket head, patio in the back, bed. Floats. Leaving town. Must sell.

CATALINA 36. Non equity partner. Seeking ex¬

tian ''like” cruiser or classic motor yacht. Additional

perienced person with good knowledge. Well

cash available. (415) 364-2303, eves.

SI,000 obo. Jack (510) 773-3980.

maintained, radar, Loran, CNG, VHF, TV, stereo,

VCR, roller jib, zip stop main, berthed South

C A PR 130. Trade for 4X4 off-road vehicle (no tax).

tion, high performance, very fast 25+ knots, 7

40-FT DeFEVER TRAWLER for sale/lease/rent.

Beach in San Francisco. $345/month. Chuck (415)

Masthead sloop by Frank Butler. Diesel inboard,

sails, jib furl, 8 winches, NKE computer, VHF,

Perfect liveaboard in Alameda. Micro, washer,

592-8499.

Autohelm, 2 spinnakers. Fully equipped, nice inte¬

watermaker, generator and alot more. Ask S75.000

dryer, 2 heads, 2 refers, 2 freezers, shower. 120

rior, 4 large bunks. Excellent weekend cruiser and

or near offer. Call (415) 775-0411.

hp Ford diesel, dual racer filters, diesel heater.

club racer. Coyote Point. John and Evelyn, (415)

Exc. condition. $53,900 sale. (510) 865-3935.

854-3968.

MARINE ENGINE CO. Electrical, Water Systems, Plumbing Installation & Repair Complete Engine Services • Gas and Diesel Jim Swan, (415) 332-0455 • P.O. Box 122, Sausalito, CA 94966

marine i>xi+:s:f:i-

HEATERS & STOVES S & J ENXEItI*RISES 100-70 SEVILLE CX. GA.RIXEN OltOVE, OA. 92<>40

(714) 530-1049

MULTIHULLS, WE LOVE EM! Berths to 40 feet at $175 • Self-Work Spaces Haulout • Launch • All Marine Services • Supplies Located Suisun Bay • Secure Harbor • Marsh Environment HARRIS YACHT HARBOR • (510)687-8400 • Bob/Skip

DIESEL FUEL FILTERING Process Scrubs, Polishes, Removes Algae, Dirt, Rust & Water from Diesel Fuel. Includes Internal Tank Wash Down. YOUR BERTH OR BOAT YARD. (510) 521-6797

EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF A CRUISING CATAMARAN Find out why everyone is excited and talking about the new cruising multihulls! Skippered charters only. "Custom" charters are my specialty.

Interior and Exterior Wood Joinery Brightwork Restoration - Dryrot Repair and Prevention "Ml Structural and Cosmetic Repairs For Wooden and Glass Boats

Call (415) 974-9007 for more information and/or a reservation.

(415)309-7068 • Peter Moritzburke • Fax:(415)381-1424

This new, high-tech 38 footer sails fast and flat.

Page 168 • UtcuUi 12 • November, 1993

bia 10.7 sloop for any boat over 45' for liveaboard

26-FTTROJAN, 1960. Mahogany plywood, guest

50-FT TRI RACING W/FOILS very good condi¬

WOULD LIKE TO TRADE your 40+ ft. sailboat,

PART TIME USE of yacht (32-45 ft). Willing to

for down pmt on our home. On paved airstrip in

share costs. Bruce, Fax (510) 416-0724.

DIESEL ENGINE, 26 hp, Ferryman with transmis¬

USED GEAR

sion; needs top overhaul. $400 obo. Call (415)

16-FT SPIN POLE, roll-up dinghy & o/b, water

SAILBOAT TRAILER 27-FT, tandem axle. New

sextant, S200. Disassembled Volvo MD11C, new

WANTED: 30-FT PLUS FIBERGLASS bluewater

mkr, SSB, EPIRB, 406 MHZ, life raft, 40 lb. +

tires. Can be easily modified to fit your 22’-26’

starter, both S800. Jim, (209) 463-6844.

cruiser. T rade elegant, super classic 1972 Cadillac

Bruce anchor, (408) 353-3564.

boat. $1,200, make offer. (510) 934-6164, Iv msg.

FAST BLUEWATER CRUISING sloop/cutter,

51’6” WOOD MAST complete with 17'6" boom,

less than 10 hrs use. Like new cond. $450. Hollis, (408) 724-6296, dys.

No. Cal. w/5000 ft. hanger, wdrkshop, racquetball court, rec. room, spa, sauna, wine cellar, 5 acres.

595-1934.

JAPANESE SWORDS wanted. 381-0912.

Willing to finance. Call (916) 529-1529.

BRONZE TURNBUCKLES, S20 ea. Navy Mark II

Eldorado convertible and/or California or Hawaii real estate or cash. Call Sandy at (707) 578-5799.

YAMAHA OUTBOARD, 4 hp. Regular shaft length, equipped for circumnavigation, 39' to 44" Cal 39,

all wire, rope turnbuckles & mainsail & sail cover.

24-FT KENT RANGER well built. Race 1/4 ton

Islander 40, Nordic 40, etc. $30,000 to $50,000

$700 obo. Stainless bow platform/pulpit with teak

overnight in a truly comfortable cabin. Similar to

depending on equip/quality. Will be in Ca. Dec.-

grate floor. $150 obo. (310) 559-2321, eves.

USED SAILS. Nordic 44; furling genoa 7.5 oz.

Olson 25. New: cushions, life line, compass, spin¬

Jan. for purchase. Fax info to 011 -671 -649-8807. USED SOLAR PANELS alum, framed Arco model

cover, #6 luff tape, Luff=54.6’, Foot=24.20',

naker, outboard/well. No blisters. $5,500 consider trade for full keel. (510) 420-0580. NEW 42-FT CENTER COCKPIT, 1993. For real estate trade. Beautiful bluewater cruiser/racer/

Hood dacron, foam luff pad, white acrilon furling

SEEKING 34-FT OR LARGER for liveaboard

M52 30 watts for charging batt. etc. Good condi¬

Leech=52.3', LP=22.0', 625 sq ft, $550; furling jib

(sail or power) to lease or rent in San Diego area.

tion. $150. (415) 365-9475.

9.5 oz dacron, white UV dacron furling cover, #6

Non-smoking female. Can do routine maintenance. (619)592-0912.

TAMAYA SEXTANT, 7X50 scope, good condi¬

LP=14.3,340 sq ft, $425. Robin, (415) 332-4104,

tion; $595. Omega stop watch; $20. Great X-mas

8am-5pm M-F.

liveaboard. Two staterooms with elegant teak interior. Forward and aft heads. Yanmar 47 hp

IN A PINCH? Need to sell a 30-ft sailboat and

engine, Isomat mast, Lewmar and Barient mate¬

carry financing, please call (510) 551-7934.

rials. Full sails. $195,000. (415) 485-6809.

luff tape, Luff=47.3', Foot=14.9', Leech=45.6,

presents for the navigator. (707) 763-3978. NEW SAIL Cal 27,135% furling genoa 6.0 Hood NEW IN BOX. SatNavs: Shipmate & Startrack;

dacron, foam luff pad, white UV dacron furling

21-FT REYNOLDS CATAMARAN any condition,

Sextants: Simex & Davis; Sniffer (sock), solar

with trailer. Ready to buy. Call (805) 927-1545, Calif. Ask for Les.

panels, weather station Wizzard 2, Universal en¬

cover, Luff=34.1, Foot=17.5, Leech=32.0, LP= 16.20, 276 sq ft, $750. Call Robin at (415)

gine panel, engine control system, Signet

332-4108, 8am-5pm M-F.

speedmeter, Nicro Dorado vents, foul weather

WANTED

21-25 FT., swing keel, trailer, o/b, ready to sail. No

gear. Much more. Send SASE to P.O. Box 37-

YAMAHA OUTBOARD, 15 hp short shaft, 2 yr.

fixers. Minimum exposure to salt. Will consider fix

1090, Montara, CA 94037 or call (415) 726-2560.

old; like new. Low hrs, freshwater use only. $1,175.

keel if towable by six cyl. Willing to pay book price depending on condition. Call Bill (702) 746-1367.

USED SAILS. Jf you have a 39-ft to 45-ft sailboat,

Charts East Coast to Caribbean. (916) 396-2748. I have some great used sails & spinnakers. All in

CHAIN. 200 ft. of 5/16" chain. New, never used.

Curt, (415) 588-3039.

really good shape. These are kevlar sails & nylon spinnakers. (408) 354-5773.

Original cost $400. Will sell for S250. Call (415)

CRUISING/BOAT GEAR. Inflatable (for min 30

LEWMAR 55 WINCHES, 2-speed, chrome, self¬

Transducer not needed. 455 Hillside Ave., Kla¬

hp), 45+ lbs. CQR, big Danforth, GPS, radar,

tailing, $750 ea. Call (510) 845-7132, dys; (510)

GIBB HARDWARE: Winches, winch handles,

math Falls, OR 97601. (503) 882-3295.

generator (min. lOOOw), VHF, dive gear, refrig¬

935-4751, eves.

turnbuckles, shackles, snapshackles, turning

5 HP LONGSHAFT TOHATSU (same as Nissan)

blocks, small goosenecks, deadeyes, blocks and pulleys. Lots of bronze hardware. Boxes of misc.

DODGER OR DODGER FRAME for Islander 28.

WATERMAKER, weatherfax, 406 EPIRB. Call

Condition of canvas and plastic not important. Frame and fittings must be in good condition. Windspeed indicator for Signet MK19 windspeed.

591-3942.

eration, charts (San Francisco-Panama). Will pay EXPERIENCED COUPLE (no kids or pets) wants

Hot galvanized finish. 1900 lbs. working load limit.

cash. Martin (415) 364-7000.

to rent liveaboard boat to be berthed in Marin

outboard. Purchased new 3/93. Less than 10 hrs.

hardware. All English made. All new in factory

County. Interested in possible lease/purchase option. Prefer 40’ plus. Moving back to Marin

DRASCOMBE, Dabber, Lugger, or Longboat.

use. External 3 gal. tanks (2) forward & reverse,

wrappers. Cheap. (707) 542-7245(wk).

West Coast travel possible. Any reasonable offer

shop manual. Perfectly maintained. Looks brand

soon. Call Nick (206) 493-0094. Excellent local

given serious consideration. Finder's fee. (916)

new. $650 obo. Doug, (707) 527-7801.

references available.

925-1615, eves.

FEMALE COOK/DECKHAND for large motor

WANT TO BUY owner financed boat with no

Dacron w/hanks. Luff 41.85"; foot 16.7"; leech

VHF MARINE RADIO, Uniden MC 615, 1 or 25

yacht. Leaving Oct. for Mexico, Costa Rica, and

down. Have permanent 40-ft slip in Santa Cruz Upper Harbor (G-70), 34' minimum to 47' maxi¬

36.6', LP 11.5', area 241 sq.'; $350. Call (510) 933-7825.

watts, 54 transmit/64 receive channels, PLL fre¬ quency Synthesis; never used. $125. Call (510)

1992 JOHNSON 8 hp outboard. Sailmaster with long shaft. $950. (415)967-4449.

SELF-TENDING JIB & BOOM, from Hunter 31.

Panama. Please send photo and resume to crew: 177 Riverside Ave. #106, Newport Beach, CA

mum (overall length including bowsprit and all

92663.

extensions), 13'6" maximum beam. David

BOAT DONATIONS. New Sea Scout program

792-5062.

Thiermann, (408) 427-2677, VM or (800) 682-

FURLING GENOA: 700 ft. sq., 58' luff, 8 oz., UV cloth, triple stitched. Excellent condition. $1,200.

8859, VM.

Call (510) 523-9011, dys.

ing jib with luff tape for Harken furler- J12’, luff 41'. $150 ea. Don, (510) 862-2046, h; (510) 847-6330, w.

(co-ed) in rural Crescent City, CA seeking boat donations. Prefer small sloops in reasonable

USED, TRI-AXLE TRAILER for 28.5 ft. Chris

AUTOHELM WINDVANEsetupforWestsail type,

shape. Also desire a 25' to 35' sailboat for “flag¬

Craft. Call Dan, (702) 588-6990.

$500. Swoffer knot and log meters, $125. Larry, PERKINS 90 HORSE, 6 cyl. dsl engine. Clean f/

(310)832-7761.

ship” and big-boat training. Take advantage of year-end allowable tax deductions while provid¬

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g gullwing motor hull. Gear box. V drive. Great

ing a much needed sailing opportunity to the youth

TANDEM AXLE 1987 “Carrier" 6000 lb, cap; set

of rural Northern California. Ward Stover, (707)

up for Olson 30. Like new. $2,500.(415)332-4770.

project for work or fishing boat. B.0.332-2722.

465-6742.

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MONITOR WINDVANE for sale. Good condition,

CLUB NAUTIQUE. Family membership. Includes

HAVE PERMANENT 40-FT SLIP in Santa Cruz

CRUISING COMPANION(S): Experienced skip¬

used very little. $1,500. Will ship. Call David (713)

all sailing instruction/classes, discounts on char¬

Upper Harbor (G-70), 34' minimum to 47' maxi¬

per; proven, steel, 45ft sailboat presently i n Mexico

661-8816.

ters, fully transferable. A S5.500 value. Will sell to

mum (overall length including bowsprit and all

and headed south. Destination open. Prefer expe¬

best offer. Call Dave, (510) 930-8247.

extensions), 13’6“ maximum beam. Need partner

rienced, single female, but will consider stable

with boat. David Thiermann, (408) 427-2677, VM;

young couple, or two good friends. Fax thumbnail

JOHNSON 6 HP long-shaft o/b, $750. Portable VHF with scanning, $200. Plow anchor, Si 00. Cal

CLUB NAUTIQUE UNLIMITED membership.

25 spinnaker pole. (415) 982-0801.

Learn to sail the Bay and offshore. Navigation

profile of experience, personality and your expec¬

(800) 682-8859, VM.

tations. 011-52-617-44480.

classes, discount chartering, racing, fun sailing

MISCELLANEOUS

programs. Many excellent sailing classes, activi¬

I SAIL THE OCEANS BLUE, explore exotic lands

ties and instructors. Reduced membership price.

with experienced captains, happy crews. I’m ASE

Fully transferable. Will sell to best offer. Call (805)

bareboat certified, fit, compatible, independent,

986-7015.

dependable, 5'9”, 50. Experience: West Coast &

CREW

Caribbean. Nancy Jay, (415) 499-8101 desires to

CLUB NAUTIQUE single/unlimited membership.

crew to Mexico and beyond, speak some Span¬

Best offer (415) 673-1114.

ish.

CLUB NAUTIQUE UNLIMITED membership. ASA

WANT TO REALLY GET AMY? Co-charter a

EXPERIENCED 32. 57” female, independent,

CHARTS (30) from Panama to Australia. Plus

sailing instruction and certification. Sailboat char¬

44' cutter rigged sloop exploring areas unavail¬

easy going sailor looking to crew into the many

Charlies Charts - Polynesia with recent changes.

ters and activities at Sausalito and Alameda Club

able to bareboat charter, at half the price. A

waters of the world; ready to leave any time. Lisa

$180. (619) 7294077.

location. Have purchased my own sailboat. Cur¬

miniature cruising experience for 3 or 4 weeks or

Baldwin, (415) 499-8101.

rent membership is $2,750. Am offering mine for

more. For more information, call (800) 3658991.

800 YARDS OF FIBERGLASS CLOTH 8 oz.

EXPERIENCED FEMALE READY to cruise 6

$1,000. Call Greg, (415) 3557238, after 6 pm.

weight in 50 yard rolls 60 inches wide $125 per roll.

CREWMAN FOR 2 YR CRUISE aboard 74' sail¬

months to 3 years. Will share companionship and all crew responsibilities. Can split watches with

43-ft. fiberglass center cockpit cruising cutter

ATTENTION EXPLORER 45 OWNERS. In order

loaded with gear and spare parts; $139,000 with

to share ideas, advice and experiences with other

boat. Bluewater experience essential. To accom¬ pany family with 2 small children. 2 other

one or more; was in Navy. Call Barbie at (510)

broker next month at higher price.(707) 554-8884,

sistership owners, we are starting the “Explorer 45

crewpersons. Cruising east coast of Mexico &

8651422 or (510)321-9771.

x2092.

Club." Please call Gina, (310) 548-0842.

South America. Departing November. No salary, but we pay expenses. (805) 6550776.

PACIFIC CUP ENTRANT Acabar seeks crew for

navigation on my 40-ft ketch. Over 250 nautical

CREW for anywhere bluewater. Share responsi¬

some casual races. 45-ft performance cruiser.

charts covering Calif., So. Pacific Islands, S. Af¬

bilities. 14 years experience. References. Have

South Beach Harbor (SF) berth. Call Sid or J.Y.

rica, Caribbean, East Coast USA, Central America,

boat also. Light drinker, non-smoker. Age 47, look

(415) 989-7500 or fax message to(415)9851465.

CHARTS. I completed my single handed circum¬

between now and then. Mainly daysailing and

NON-PROFIT

Hawaii. $700. Call (916) 527-6485, or fax (916) 5274056.

like Carly Simon, cannot sing. Must send informa¬ tion andphotos of yourself and boat. Fax Naomi,

FEMALE CREW WANTED to sail Monterey Bay

(310) 839-0651.

area, possibly cruise South in '94.40' boat is well-

WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM by Equinox.

equipped and agood sailer. Skipper 43 has cruised

Bottle water for 2 cents a gallon. Does 10,000

GOT A BOAT you don’t use but can't sell for a

HEY SAILORS. 2 fun females, both young 40's,

Mexico twice and South Pacific once, wants to go

gallons. Perfect for houseboat or liveaboard, works

good price? The “soft" boat market and retroactive

again. (408) 429-8262.

with 12 volts pump system. Call Roman at (415)

tax increases make donation an excellent option.

want to go daysailing. Call (916) 3355712; (510) 581-3971.

221-5058, anytime.

Call the Sea Scouts for estimated tax benefit and a prompt resolution of your “problem." (510)

SEEK SAILING PLAYMATE to share adven¬

petitive one-design or/especially offshore boat.

428-0802.

tures. You 35+, NS/ND male. Write to me and share your sailing experiences, dreams, plans,

Comprehensive sailing skills and “mucho" experi¬ ence, including watch captain on 1993 Pacific

and tell me about yourself. All letters will be

Cup. Athletic 39, 5'9", 150#. Call Mark at (415)

answered. Sailoretle, POB 3846, Ventura, CA 93003.

349-5590.

BERTHS & SLIPS

CLUBS/MEMBERSHIPS

RACING CREW SEEKS position on fast, com¬

AUSTRALIA BOUND. Alaska mountaineer, 26, DWM 55 NS/ND, looking fro 30-50 WF that would

M, Marine Survival Instructor, Wilderness EMT,

like to sail all the way around the world, whenever

U.S. Army Airborne Ranger, experienced Nanny

BARBARY COAST BOATING CLUB. The gay

BOAT SLIP - ALAMEDA. Dock behind a private

we get it all together. If interested write and tell me

and all around clean cut, nice guy is available for

yacht clubserving Northern California meets each

home at Ballena Bay. $200/mo. for 35-ft slip,

about yourself. Send pictures, phone no., ad¬

crew from Nov. 1 - Jan. Call (314) 567-1864 or

month at the Berkeley Yacht Club. Visitors are

S270/mo. for 45ft slip. Security gate, water, phone

dress. World Cruiser, POB 173, Moss Landing,

(415) 960-1696, ask for Larry Flaig.

welcome. For info, please call (415) 905-6267.

& electric hookups. No liveaboards. 521-5303.

CA 95039.

SAIL-SERVICE-SOCIALIZE. San Francisco Bay

NEEDED SLIP OR MOORING for 40-ft sailboat

2 PERSONS. One enthusiastic, capable, child¬

seeking healthy, intelligent, trustworthy, 40-some-

Oceanic Crew Group invites skippers, crew and

(6'draft) A.S.A.P. Breakwater Cove, Monterey,

care, crew member; one experienced engineer/

thing, financially/emotionally secure skipper (li¬

apprentices to join one of San Francisco Bay's

Santa Cruz or Moss Landing. Please call eves,

deck hand, to accompany family with 3 children

cense preferred) for partnership/companion for

most active sailing groups. Participate in service,

(408) 636-6889; (310) 4551148.

aboard 71’ sailboat. Own stateroom. Cruising

cruising south/north and beyond. No addictions

Bahamas, Caribbean, Venezuela. Departing Nov/

including poverty. Write w/photo, P.O. Box 3093,

Dec ‘93. Call (912) 3553878. Leave message for yacht Sealestial.

Sausalito, CA 94966.

CLASSY LADY with fine classic yacht (53’ Cutter)

skill improvement sails and fun sails. For more info, call (415) 9794866.

FOR RENT: 40' upwind berth in Emerycove Ma¬ rina in Emeryville. $170/month, or lease with op¬ tion to buy. (510) 284-7686.

SURPLUS BOTTOM BOAT PAINT Hard red vinyl anti-fouling paint Mfg. Woolsey. 72% copper. Reg. price; $180/gal. Our price $50/gal. Also black vinyl & other mfg. available. Ablading paint, 50% copper, $50/gal.

TAMMY'S SEWING Quality Canvas • Custom Interiors

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Primer & other epoxies, $10-$15/gal. Polyurethane, $20/gal. Penetrating epoxy, $25/gal.

100 Locust Street #2, Sausalito, CA 94965

Pratt & Lambert white enamel, $10/gal. Also Surplus boats, 26-34' - Bargain Prices! • (415) 5854678

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Hull Maintenance, Haulouts, Zinc & Prop Service

dearance procedures. Includes customs & immigration forms.

clearance procedures in 14 popular areas. 45 p.,

149 p., 81/2 X If format spiral-bound. S29.95 pp.

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Inspections & Surveys, Salvage & Recovery 10) 559-9289 or (800) SEA-WOLF (732-9653) 24 hr. Service

A.E. Spears, Esq., 3419 Via Lido, Suite 228, Newport Beach, CA 92663

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Yard & shop space available now for your winter boat projects, boatbuilding or restorations.

Pacific, Caribbean, South America, Med, Africa, etc. Handcrafted, sewn by sailors.

Long term rates. Haulouts to 7 tons. Multihulls welcome. Great rates and security.

Quality Materials. Fast cruising schedule turnaround. Catalogue upon request.

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EXPERIENCED RACE CREW WANTED to race

WOMEN SAILING INSTRUCTORS NEEDED.

one design on the Bay. Start with mid-winters and

BILLION S INDUSTRY, health products. 3/5k/

32-FT WESTSAIL. Finest you’ll see. New Perkins

Northern California's oldest sailing school is look¬

continue with summer series. Several positions

ing for female instructors. Sailing and teaching

month, comm/bonus. Will train, zero $ down. Call Roman ASAP, (415) 221-5058.

tailing two-speed winches. All lines lead to cock¬

available. Call Tom at (415) 365-1908. TRADE WORK ON BOAT for fun on the Bay. 47-

experience required. Many benefits incl. yacht

pit. Windvane, AP, bow and stern, anchor, wind¬

charters, plus top pay commensurate with experi¬

lasses. Hot and cold pressure water. Diesel fire¬

ence. (510) 232-7999 or (800) 321-8972.

place; cozy. $58,000. (408) 735-9190.

ft sloop S & S classic; one of SF Bay’s most beautiful and well-constructed wooden yachts. To

SMILING INSTRUCTORS. Tradewinds, the old¬

see her is to love her. Sleeps 7, large cockpit, many sails. Call Peter, 331-0907.

est sailing school in Northern California is looking

JOBS WANTED

4-108 dsl, Hood furling on jib and staysail. 8 self¬

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

29-FT 1/2 TON CLASS, $8,000. Grearson de¬ sign, f/g Arex foam core. Fast, furling jib, spinna¬

for experienced sailing instructors w/strong sail¬

kers, 8 barients, CNG stove, VHF, depth, sleeps

ing orientation. Part time, top pay. Send resume to

30-40 FT SAILBOATS needed for chartering to

4. Farrymann diesel, anchors, extras. Re-wired,

1250A Brickyard Cove Rd„ Pt. Richmond, CA 94801.

exceptionally responsible clientele. (510) 527-4298 for more info.

new compass-head-water sys. Marina Village, Alameda. $8,000. (510) 523-4038.

REGION SALES MANAGER to coordinate activi¬

GRAND MARINA MARINE CENTER. Join us

CATALINA 22,1979. Fixed keel, 6 hp Johnson,

ties of several West Coast Outside Sales Reps

and 25 other marine service specialists at our

VHF, 5 sails, self-tending jib, etc. Good condition.

selling Yacht paint product line to distributors.

400+ berth marina with 60 ton travel lift. 200-2000

No time to sail, so priced to sell. $2,300. Call (510)

Also responsible for our West Coast “key ac¬

sq. ft. spaces available surrounded by 3,500 boats

625-9121.

counts." Require knowledge of boating industry, 5

in the Oakland Estuary. Call (510) 865-1200.

years experience in sales management. Prefer

RANGER 26, $5,500. Rigged for single handing,

I WORK FOR GREENPEACE in San Francisco.

college degree in related field. Travel 74%. Car

I would like to live aboard and care for your

and expenses. Compensation package includes

beautiful sailboat this winter. I have owned 2

comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, profit sharing, 401k). Applicants must presently be liv¬

Gelcoat peeler, 1990 diesel compressor, 3/4 ton

East Bay. Trade up or down considered. Pref. Cal

sailboats and can offer hard work and/or cash.

pickup, small tools and blades. $36,000 firm. I’m

20. (510) 733-9113, (510) 521-5820, Larry.

References available. Contact KC (415) 751 -8904.

ing in San Francisco area and willing to relocate to

going cruising. Call Jim (206) 385-5165.

MOBILE MARINE BUSINESS in Port Townsend, WA for less than replacement cost of equipment.

East Coast (Union, NJ area) when needed. Send

KM, DS, 10 Johnson o/b. Great boat for race or short range cruising, safe Bay boat. Berthed in

CATALINA 25, 1986. Very clean, dry stored,

resume to: Paul Marzocca, Interlux-A Division of

SAILING CHARTER business opportunity. Coast

swing keel, '93 Mariner 8 hp, main, 90,110,150,

Courtaulds Coatings, Inc., 2270 Morris Ave., Union, NJ 07083. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/H/ D/V.

Guard certified Santa Cruz 50, 25 passengers.

jib, VHF, AM/FM stereo, Autohelm 800, KM, FM,

See classified ad under “40 to 50 feet” this issue.

holding tank, dock power, pop-top, trailer, cush¬

$275,000 or offer.(510) 682-6610.

ions and more. $13,900. John, (415) 349-5855.

SAILING INSTRUCTORS: Olympic Circle, S.F.

WE MAKE YACHTS PAY. Unique local markets.

36-FT CREOLA CUTTER, 1987, designed by

Bay’s most respected sailing school is now inter¬

Always crewed. Elegant charter and tour income.

viewing for new instructors. You must have exten¬

Best berth, Lloyds Insurance. Opportunity for: 1)

William Crealock. Absolutely top of line, teak interior, roller furling, refrigeration, bimini, electric

YACHT MAINTENANCE. Olympic Circle Sailing

sive sailing experience, strong seamanship and

37-46 PH motorsailer or trawler, foreign ok. 2) 42-

windlass, radar, teak decks, a very fast and sea-

Club is looking for applicants with good mechani¬

communication skills. A Coast Guard license is

cal, electrical & rigging skills for full time hourly

required before you begin teaching. Call (510)

48 sailboat U.S. hull, 3-cabin, 2 showers. Both yacht condition, ocean ready only. 2500 passen¬

kindly boat, ready to cruise. Sacrifice $8,500. (805) 239-4079.

position(s). Call Rick at (510) 843-4200,8-5 M-F.

843-4200.

gers 92-93 say we’re the best. Captain Larry &

EDINGER MARINE SERVICE is accepting appli¬

or (707) 874-1000.

cations for Journeyman Marine Mechanic. 2 posi¬

SCANMAR MARINE/MONITOR WINDVANE. We need a person to handle purchasing and inventory

tions open: $l9.00-$22.50 start; full health plan

control. Work closely with guys in factory and

vacation and holiday pay. 5 years marine me¬ chanic experience; Cat, Detroit experience A+;

suppliers of parts & material. Ability to organize and a mind for detail/quality necessary. Be re¬

Mercruiser, Volvo, OMC I/O. Clean, neat appear¬

sponsible for handling spare parts and feel com¬

ance. Must have own tools. Send resume or apply

fortable with tools and drawings. Must know how

in person. Edinger Marine Service, 2021 Alaska

to use a computer efficiently and do general office

Packer Place, Alameda, CA 94501.

HELP WANTED

Diane Rau, Electric NatureTours, (800) 974-0974

SET SAIL FOR THE ORIENT. Sailing vessel

Bright Star ts now accepting applications for crew on the Pan Pacific International Yacht Race from

TOO LATE TO CLASSY

Los Angeles, CA to Osaka, Japan. Starting date 24 April '94. Great adventure. Sailing experience not necessary. Listed skills given priority. Share expenses. For further details, call (800) 760-SAIL

GOOD STUFF: 20-ft Caranita, plank on frame, new main, alu spar, needs more TLC. Autohelm

(800/760-7245). Have pen and paper ready.

work. Our windvanes are selling all over the world;

1000.25# CQR w/heavy rode. Beautiful C. Plath

if you like sailing and cruising, this is as close as

sextant. Antique 10” compass in brass & ma¬

MORGAN 38. Beautiful. No maintenance duties. Roller-furling jib, new easy reef main. Electric

RIGGER WANTED to establish and manage shop

you can get and still work in an office. Atmosphere

hogany binnacle. Plus more. Proceeds benefit

anchor windlass, diesel, sleeps 7 inside, refrigera¬

in major yacht yard. Must be experienced, self¬

is friendly and informal. Health benefits. Close to

Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls club. (415) 697-5685,

tor, VHF, stereo. 1/5 equity, monthly costs. Sec¬

eves.

ond home deductions may apply. Reservation

starting and reliable. All inquiries will be confiden¬

the water in Sausalito. Send resume and letter

tial. Please send complete resume to: 11072 San

outlining your past experience to: Scanmar Ma¬

Pablo Ave, #251, El Cerito, CA 94530.

rine, 298 Harbor Drive, Sausalito, CA 94965.

scheduling. Sausalito Marina. Call Dale, (415) TRADE 10 ACRES on golf course, small Colum¬

964-2801.

bia River town. $60,000 value. Trade for sailboat. (415)892-5016.

BROKERAGE SALES • HIGH QUALITY LOCAL FIRM

WINTERIZE YOUR HULL NOW!

with national correspondents. BUC member. Specializing in prestige motor and sail listings.

Professional hull polishing and other services

Waterfront location with docks. Highest commission rate plus production level incentives,

at your slip!

35 to 60%. Current emplovment in sales or brokeraoe. and vacht experience reauired.

Call Greg • (415) 679-1155, pager

Resume to Sausalito Yacht Brokerage. Fax (415) 331-6213.

CUSTOM MARINE FABRICWORK • CUSHIONS • CANVAS •CURTAINS •BEDDING

ESTABLISHED HAWAII YACHT AND CHARTER BROKERAGE $10 Million in Listings • 200 Yachts for Sale • 100 Yachts for Charter Modern office systems and equipment. $75,000/terms.

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THE PLASTIC SURGEON

Contact Betsy Valentine, 98-487 Koauka Loop, Honolulu, HI 96701 (808) 487-0958

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Specializing in fiberglass structural repair and gel coat cosmetic repair.

• Reasonable • Refs. • Accepted by Ins. Companies • Owners and brokers welcome.

• Quality Work • Competitive Rates • Dockside Service

Also available for day or longer charters, offshore and cruising skills lessons on your vessel.

Call (510) 523-9713

Capt. Gary Jimmink • (707) 762-1899

A NEW BOAT INTERIOR

CHART PACKS FOR WORLD CRUISING AREAS

is only a phone call away!

1/10 cost of retail charts ‘ Reproduced full size • Divided into logical order

Curtains, upholstery, carpet, foam, curtain hardware, sail covers, bags and more.

Cruiser size pages • Cross indexed & page numbered Sherrell Steinhauer

Very best marine materials. No deposit/100% satisfaction guaranteed.

HANS VIELHAUER DELIVERS BOATS Global • Local • Responsible • Fast • Safe 40 years oceans solo experience. Reasonable rates. Ph/Fax (707) 795-5290 or (707) 823-1376

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Free estimates, inexpensive prices. Call Bobbi & Steve, (415) 331-5919.

TIME FOR NEW BOAT CURTAINS? PLEATED PORT SHADES? JF'W m f

Our Custom Work comes complete ready to install. CURTAIN LOFT (Division of Bailiwick, Inc.) 1 N Amphlett-B, San Mateo, CA 94401

rfS Questions • Quotes • Appointments • (415) 342-5625 November, 1993 • LaKU-jU S9 • Page 171

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(415) 824-8597

Call for free Mexico cruising guide

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.$ 2,650 32’ KETTENBERG SLOOP 77 .$ 23,900 .$ 8,900 35' DUFOUR SL, 74. .$ 42,900 .$ 6,995 35’ ALLMAND, ’82. .$ 37,900 .$ 8,400 35' RAFIKI, '80. .$ 59,000 .$ 8,500 35' CORONADO KETCH, 71 .$ 34,950 .$ 16,500 I 36' ISLANDER SLOOP, 78 ... .$ 44,500 .$ 6,9501 39' YORKTOWN, 75, ctr cockpit, aft cabin .$ 35,900 .$ 12,900 41'MORGAN O/l KE, 79. .$ 69,900 « IS QD0 .$ 13,500 | QUALITY PENINSULA LISTINGS NEEDED I

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47* VAGABOND, '*5_ 44’ ISUNKR, 74_ 43* YOUNG SUN, ’(3 __ 4V GARDEN MICH, 75. 4VAUX.OmH’4t_ 34" HINCIUY Slf, "W — 34’ _ 36* ISUNDfR, 72_ 36’ (OIUMSIA, ’64_ 35" ffNCSON, 73_ 35'HUI HITCH, 73_

• IMkmI $72,500 -$94,500

--$79,500 —-$57,500 -$45,000 „—$44,000 ■ $37,450 .$14,400 .$26,000 .$44,950

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34*taUI««*,*70-.,._ .--$27,000 32* 1HUKDER HKD, *6* . ..$10,000 37*885,76. .Rcdtttd $24,400 27*01. "45 .$19,450 27* 52 04) CNTIt/CPf, ’74. ■ SOU) 27* HUNTER, "77 ..._ -$12,700 26* (OtUMOM, *71 __ -™.„-.$ 5,400 WWKU, *74 __ .. $6,500

20‘SWARHt, *74 __

---—$12,000

25**888, *42 wM_ -._$ 4,S00 24* J 80*T, *40__ -$4,400 2!* F8H00M, *42_ .$ 7,450

#1 Uccelli Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063

Phone (415) 367-7212 • Fax (415) 367-7345

Diesel aux, 2 staterooms, as new. Ask $50,000,

National Association of Marine Surveyors, Inc. 1-800-822-NAMS Northern California Certified Members Yacht Surveyors and Appraisers James Jessie.(510) 465-2527

Doug Shotton.(510) 235-6679

Kent Parker.(415) 457-5312

Brendan Schmidt. (510) 934-5744

Stuart Riddell.(415) 332-9036

Robert Viel.(916) 776-1094

Joseph Rodgers....(408) 475-4468

Stan Wild .(510)521-8527

34’ PEARSON, 1984

Diesel sloop. Wheel, sleeps six, new dodger, new epoxy bottom, very clean. Asking $68,000.

WINDWARD YACHT Check our weekly 'QUICK LIST" for those DEALS! SAIL 30* RAWSON, *60, fully equipped ....$17,000 30*CATALINA, '87, diesel, wheel ....$28,500 30'CATALINA, *84, diesel, wheel....$25,500 33* RANGER.Trade for boat w/trailer 40' MARINER. 72, diesel wheel.OWC 40' ROB. SPRAY, Steel cutler.1 si Class 65' MacGREGOR.Rigged for Two POWER 29' MARLIN, '89, w/trlr.Super Clean

POWER-confd 30’PENNYANN, T/D, S/F, F/8..Offers 34' CBH, '75,120 hp diesel.$67 900 34* SCARAB T/G, 454.$39,000/0ffers 36* SEA RAY, *90. T/D.Ready to Go 41' HERSHINE, '83, S/D Trawler.$89,000 42' SEA RAY, '90. like new T/D.$139,500 43' ALBIN, '80, T/D.Super Nice 46' ALASKAN M/Y.T/D, GPS, Radar 55' CHRIS CRAFT T/D, A/C .Offers

800*226*4466 619*226*2000 2730 Shelter Island Dr., San Diego, CA 92106

41’ CT PILOTHOUSE KETCH, 1975 Dual control stations, 70 HP diesel, owners double bed, separate stall shower, your chance to cruise in comfort and style. $78,500. November, 1993

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32' GULF, 1990. Your best opportunity to find a very dean, late-model comfortable family pilothouse sloop. Soils comfortably from above or below decks. This one is fully equipped w/ Horken rollet furling to complete electronics induding radar, AP and much more. Very well cored for by her present owner - you should see her now, you’ll be amazed of what your money can buy. Asking $69,950. New '84 '81 '90 '80 '85 '75 '83 '79 '83 '72 '87

Power or Sail Your donation is tax-deductible. Let us show you the attractive value and speedy transfer that we can arrange. Eliminate broker fees, advertising and berthing. Help instill the love of the sea and boating into the youth who participate in sea exploring. Sea Explorers are looking for any craft, power or sail, in serviceable condition.

MORE LISTINGS 47' STEVENS Classic center cockpit/tri-cabin model, owner motivated.$189,000 45'JEANNEAU Sail around the world..$145,000 42' PEARSON Experienced cruiser..$ 95,000 41'JEANNEAU Fastcruiser...$129,000 38'MORGAN Well maintained vessel.$ 69,750 36' PEARSON Strong, proven cruiser/racer.S 72,500 33'RANGER Great sailing family boat.. $ 22000 30' ERICSON.$ 24,900 30'IRWIN (ilotion model, one-piece fiberglass unit, sleeps six, leak accents.$ 26,500 30' NEWPORT A great sailer, a popular boat at an affordoble price.$ 24,900 29'ERICSON Could be yours?.$ 19,500 25'OLSON Join great one-design fleet.$15,500

OCEAN GOING YACHTS

Contact: Bob Dillard

(510) 638-3600 Sea Scout Division San Francisco Bay Area Council

(415) 331-0533

308 Harbor Drive

Fax

(415) 331-1642

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JOHN BAIER • PETE FROMHAGEN MIKE ADAMS • PETER SHEPPARD • CRAIG SHIPLEY • CINDY WHITE

72' CUSTOM '80 FRERS. Built for Mr. Frers' personal use. Solid, steel, fast cruiser. Magnificent interior, exterior needs cosmetics. Extraordinary inventory. Offers.

41'HINCKLEY SLOOP, 1965

NEW PERRY 47. Customized Perry 47 ketch. Comfortable cruising with 8 kw genset, air, full electronics, 155 hp Volvo diesel aux., watermaker, refriaerotor/freezer, full furl¬ ing soils. It's unbelievable - this boat has it oil) Factory direcl sale. $175,000.

CHRIS CRAFT CARIBBEAN 35

45'

Jeanneau, has it all

50'

Gaff topsail schooner____ 38,500

35.5 Hunter legend__

78,500

3X' version also available.

44' TANTON WORLD CRUISER, 1983 SF/New Zealand and back! Strong comfortable, large cockpit. 2 strms w/heads. 50hpPerkins, watermaker etc. 14.5 tonsof power.

$145,000 • CRAIG SHIPLEY

duced price! Won't last!!

28'

Bids

$98,OOO/offers • JOHN BAIER

Aft cabin, has 2 singles, vanity & head, la. salon, frwd. head, shower & couble berth. Quality, pride of ownership. Owner re¬

25.5 Eritson__Offers H-28, 1957, mint.

Fiberglass construction in superb condition. An original classic well-priced for West Coast.

145,000

DOCK SPACE AVAILABLE

Realistic and practical experience is our best guarantee that your choiceof bool, for the circumstance envisioned, will be a perfect match. At Inlegre Marine it is our hope to moke your "bluewoter" dream come true!

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44' NORDIC SLOOP

38' HANS CHRISTIAN CUTTER, 1977

A beautiful, strong, fast performance cruiser

Traditional lw>k and layout,

w/roller furling, dodger, good electronics.

solid Burmese teak interior.

One of Bob Perry's best designs.

This is a great cruiser, priced to sell now!

Asking $149,500 • CRAIG SHIPLEY

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Designed by German Frers, LOADED with all the goodies including gen¬ erator, watermaker and washer/ dryer; easy tor a couple to sail, in like-new condition and ready to go. Asking $219,000. 45' GIB-SEA SLOOP, 1985

Aft cockpit w/2 dbl guest staterooms aft, end. guest head/shower. Com¬ plete nav station w/G PS, B&G, Icom, VHF, Autohelm AP, Loran C, etc. Lg. comfortable salon, galley with ref., and much more. Asking $95,000.

Some of our selected listings... 84’ Custom Maxi Racer ... $ 295,000

75’ Westside CMY.$1,195,000

83' Schooner, 1934 .225,000

75' Fast Motor Yacht.875,000 60' Ocean Alexander MY....695,000

67' Barquentine.325,000 50' Steel cutter/custom.259,000 44’ Gulfstar MS.77,000

40' CUSTOM I0R, '83. Les Harlander's Mirage. So. Pacific vet. New Volvo. Full electronics/sail inventory. $125,000.

— SELECTED BROKERAGE — 28' BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER, '83.S49.900 28'WESTSAIL, 76.S29.500 32' GILLMER P.H. KETCH. 77.S31.000 35' S&S SLOOP. '60792 SARABAND.S38.500 37' ENDEAVOUR. 77.,..;.S49.500 40’ PASSPORT, '87. Bristol 40' CSC. 71.S69.500 41' GULFSTAR. 74.S69.500 41' PETERSON COASTER SCH (S F Boat) S89.000

42' PRYOR/BREWER CUSTOM, '90.S139.500 43' HANS CHRISTIAN KETCH.2 from S129.000 51' BURGESS SCHOONER, '30.S229.000

105' CUSTOM FANTAIL, '29. Sobre Los Olas. Built for W.R. Hearst. Elegance and amenities of bygone days. Sleeps 16. Twin Atlas diesels. Charterable. $475,000.

53' EDSON SCH0CK CUTTER '34/'91. Bright Star. Complete rebuild '91 for char¬ ter. Three staterooms. All amenities. Beautifuly finished. $265,000.

FEATURED POWER 20' CLASSIC WATER TAXI. '40 . SI4.500 26' ELCO REPLICA. 87.S39.500 35' RICHARDSON '40/'93. Restored S55.000 39 MONK BRIDGEOECK, '46.S49.900

53’ Hatteras MY.275,000 51' Symbol YF.279,000 50' Pacemaker SF.179,000

ra 44' Custom Aluminum Sloop 68,000

46' Sea Ray Express, 1987 349,000

I 41' Newport Sloop.65,000

46' Sea Ray Express, 1989 299,000

I 39' Steel Spray Cutter.75,000

46' Sea Ray Convertible.299,000

I ■ 36' Sparkman & Stephens.... 56,000

43' Bayliner MY.179,000

32' Tahiti Cutter.59,500

42' Pilothouse Trawler.119,000

30' Catalina, 1979.25,000

37' C&L Sedan Trawler.64,000

30' Santana 30 .27,500

35’ Bertram SF ....Reduced 109,000

1 -800-221-8116

39' FAST PASSAGE, 79. One of the best offshore boats. Fully cruise equipped. Excellent condition. $119,500.

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Ph: (206) 842-6834 • Fax: (206) 842-8747

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MAC 1450 Harbor Island Drive San Diego, California 92101

(619) 294-4545 Fax (619) 294-8694

ALBERG 30,1970. Fiberglass, inboard, hard to find plastic classic cruiser. $12,900.

37' CREAL0CK. SatNav, AP, vane, radar, dodger, furling jib. One of the best buys on the Bay. $69,000.

SAILBOATS

SELECTED SAIL 30'Gemini cat. .$67,500 32' Endeavour..$27,000 33' Hunter. .$27,500 34'Cal. 2 from $29,000 35' Custom Sparcraft... .$24,500 36' Columbia. .$21,500 36' Lancer. .$35,900 37' Shock cat . .$98,000 38' Herreshoff cat ketch .$79,500 38' Downeaster. .$49,900 40' Valiant, new bottom .$92,500 44' Freedom..$149,500 46' Cal, loaded..$112,500 46' Islander Trader in PV.$139,500 45' Garden Porpoise..$58,000 46' Vagabond..$195,000 47' Perry in PV..$167,000 50' Force, singlehand.....$185,000 51' S&S race/cruise..$139,000 57' Islander, custom. .$199,900 65' Bugeye Ketch..$125,000

SELECTED POWER 27' Sea Ray.. 3 from $25,000 29' Tollycraft Sdn, '84 .$52,500 30' Formula, '90. .$56,000 32' Bayliner, '90/'87... ....from $56,000 32' Luhrs. .$32,000 33' Chaparral w/hydrolift.$57,500 36' Sea Ray, dbl cabin .$99,500 38’ Pacemaker, Sdnsf. .$49,000 44' Pacifica SF. .$179,000 45' Hatteras Sf. .$195,000 47' King Yachts Sdn ... .$412,500 48' Uniflite Vtts. .$225,000 48' Offshore MY. .$350,000 48‘ Fexus Sdst. .Offers 51' Sea Ranger MY. .$229,000 53’ Hatteras, MY & Sf ..from $225,000 58' Chris Craft, Sf. .Offers 65' Pacemaker MY. .$475,000 75' Vic Frank MY. .$990,000 75' Westside MY. .$995,000 82' Ft. Bragg Custom .. ..$350,000

Offices conveniently located next to the San Diego and Puerto Vallarta Airports.

CHRYSLER 22 .1,800 SANTANA 22.2,200 COLUMBIA 22.1,500 CAl 24.2,500 CAL 2-25.diesel inboard.II ,800 MCGLASSON BAHAMA 25 diesel l/B ... 37,500 SEXTANT 25.diesel inboard.2,500 RANGER 37.42,500 CT 41 .47,000

FORMOSA 41, 1980. Perkins diesel, needs TLC, great buy. Try $35,000.

FORMOSA 41 .38,000

POWER BOATS 21’ 26' 28' 30' 34’

LYMAN.inboard.4,950 BAYLINER.rebuilt engine/drive. 15,950 FIBERFORM.2 from 18,000 CHRIS CRAFT, '39 .7,500 HUBERT JOHNSON diesel.11,000

35'

OWENS.27,900

36'

CHRIS CRAFT Constellation.Inquire

36' CHRIS CONNIE. Twin engines, generator, covered shed, Son Rofael. $29,500.

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52' IRWIN, '77. Incredible interior/cruising & living aboard. Great sailing performance. 3 staterooms, new sails. $165,000.

SAjL L0D 65 54' 52 51 49' 46 46 45 44' 4V 41 41 41' 40 40' 40 40 39' 38 38' 37' 37' 37' 37' 37' 36' 36 36

YR BUILDER MacGREGOR '87 VEN. lops’l schooner '79 CHEOY LEE '82 MORGAN 0/1KTCH 76 '04 HOPE MORGAN 79 ALDENSCHOONER 31 JEANNEAU '84 TANTON '83 GARDEN 73 MURRAY-PETERSON 83 RHODES '66 MORGAN 73 82 CSC 71 CHEOY LEE O S. ISLNDR-PETERSON '80 MARINE TRADER 82 CSC 73 ERICSON '81 HINCKLEY '69 HUNTER LEGEND '88 ISLANDER 68 74 RANGER RANGER 73 TAYANA 78 HERITAGE 78 ISLANDER 78 76 ISLANDER

PRICE $137,500 $195,000 $205,000 $115,000 $69,500 $126,000 $35,000 $145,000 $158,000 $65,000 $89,000 $60,000 $61,500 $72,000 $52,000 $64,000 $85,000 $77,000 $65,000 $95,000 $84,500 $44,000 $36,500 $42,500 $67,000 $59,000 $39,000 $44,000

100 36' 36' 36' 36 36 36 36' 36' 35' 34' 33 33' 33' 32 32' 32 32 3V 30 30 30 30' 30 29' 29' 28 28' 28'

YR BUILDER ISLANDER 76 ISLANDER 79 ISLANDER 76 PEARSON 85 S2, center cockpit '84 GULFSTAR 72 FREEDOM 88 CATALINA . '87 SANTANA '80 WYLIE 79 HUNTER 79 SWIFT 78 PETERSON 79 ARIES 76 COLUMBIA 76 MORGAN 79 WESTSAIL 76 COLUMBIA 66 CHEOY LEE CATALINA 2 trom CHANCE 74 71 ISLANDER MKII 84 PEARSON 303 ERICSON 77 BUCCANEER CATALINA 92 ISLANDER '83 77 ISLANDER

PRICE $47,500 $43,000 $39,500 $85,000 $75,000 $45,000 5120,000 $69,900 $47,000 $34,000 $29,000 $50,000 $20,000 $30,000 $24,500 $39,000 $45,000 $21,000 $24,000 $22,000 $15,000 $17,500 $46,666 $19,500 $19,000 $40,000 $19,500 $19,000

28 LOO 28' 27 27' 27' 27' 26 26

ISLANDER BUILDER NEWPORT CAL CATALINA ERICSON LANCER ERICSON ERICSON

'85 YR 77 74 78 74 84 85 '88

$27,900 PRICE $12,000 $17,500 $10,900 $17,000 $18,600 $24,750 $29,500

POT LOO 75' 65' 65' 60 55' 53' 53’ 50' 49' 47' 46 45' 44' 42' 42 42 42

YR PRICE BUILDER WESTIDE FG MY 86$1,195,000 71 $425,000 CHRIS R0AMER CUSTOM CHARTER 78 $275,000 '57 $285,000 BURGER CHRIS CHAR 62 $119,000 HATTERAS 79 $345,000 BLUEWATER '80 $179,000 TROJAN/SHEPHERD 69 $147,000 ALBIN TRAWLER '80 $135,000 '60 $179,000 STEPHENS CHRIS CRAFT 64 $69,000 LANCER '81 $142,500 LUHRS 70 $72,500 CALIFORNIAN 78 $89,500 MATHEWS 52 $55,000 84 $159,000 UNIELITE MY CHRIS F/G SPORTFISHER $75,000

40' 40' L0D 40' 40' 39' 38' 38' 38' 38' 37' 36' 36 36' 36' 35 34' 34 34' 34' 34' 33 32' 31' 28' 28' 28' 28' 25'

BLUEWATER CRUIS-A-H0ME BUILDER MATHEWS OWENS CHRIS CRAFT BAYLINER HUNTER PACEMAKER BAYLINER NEWHAVEN HB NEWPORTTRL CHRIS CRAFT CHRIS CRaVt EGG HARBOR CHRIS CRAFT JOHNSON CALIFORNIAN CALIFORNIAN CHRIS CRAFT HATTERAS CHRIS CRAFT 336 UNIFLITE RIVA ALLMANDSF CARVER SEA RAY BAYLINER BAYLINER

78 75 YR 47 64 85 '87 59 70 '9T 70 '64 61 78 '68 '28 78 80 '91 '64 84 79 78 79 '85 86 79 '85

$69,500 $55,000 PRICE $42,000 $41,500 $49,000 $115,000 $23,000 $30,000 $123,000 $15,000 $57,000 $26,000 $33,000 $115,000 $58,500 $20,000 $60,000 $58,500 $78,000 $25,000 $49,900 $49,500 $88 750 $31,500 $35,000 $33,000 $15,000 $22,500

54' VENEKENS TOPS'l SCHOONER, 1979. Belgium built golvcnized steel, high quality construction, watertight bulkheads. A finely fitted yacht. $195,000.

46' MORGAN, 79. Brewer design Iretch. SSB, VHF, autopilot, SatNov, rodor, davits Price Reduction $126,000.

36' FREEDOM, '88. Unstayed mast, self tacking jib, 4!' ENERGY, 88. Lavaronis 2-ton cutter. Exotic wood

quorler berth stateroom, radar and autopilot Single

34' CALIFORNIAN. 2 staterooms, twin 6 cyl dsls, genera

36' GUlfSTAR, 72. Motorsoiler, liveaboord, autopilot,

interior, teak decks, 200 mile/day, Pocific vet. $89,500.

honoded $110,000.

tor, 78 $58,000.

2 heads, refrigeration, 3 kw generator. $45,000.

38' ERICSON. Roller furling, autopilot, aft stateroom.

38' ALDEN YAWL, '63. Dodger, fireplace, Bristol condr

44' TANTON, '83 Cutter. So. Pacific vet. All electronics,

32' MORGAN, 79. Solid pocket cruiser Autopilot, dir,

$59,000.

lion, classic lines.

sails and rigging new within the last four years.

ghy, wotermaker, new mainsail. $39,000.

$155,000.

ISLANDERS

PLASTIC CLASSICS Quality Construction and Classic Lines

36' ISLANDER. Deluxe leak & oak interior, pressure

JEANNEAU 45. 3 staterooms, aft cockpit, like new,

40' SANTA BARBARA, '67. Fibergloss, single 185 hp

water, Perkins 4-108 diesel, immoculote. $45,000.

autopilot, SolNav, SSB B&G inst Recently reduced

dsl, large aft cobm, 2 heods, exceptionally sea kindly.

$130,000.

$69,000.

40' 37' 36' 28' 28'

PETERSON, 80, very fast 1968 CLASSIC. 5 FROM. 1983, wtieel, diesel. 1977, teck, ook interior..

BRISTOL 35.5. Ted Hood design, high quality, excellent condition. $49,500.

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