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Play Your Cards Right!

1995 brought successes in spades to Pineapple powered boats. Racers and cruisers alike found that dealing with Pineapple Sails brings results: sails that perform and endure. 1996 offers new opportunities for mastering the many techniques of sailing. New Pineapple sails and the advice and service that go with them stack the deck in your favor. Don’t gamble. Give us a call today.

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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 Bay Riggers in Sausalito

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May We Assist You? Our staff has over 90 years of sailing experience. We specialize in fitting our clients' needs and budgets with the right boats for them. We have helped hundreds of people realize their boating dreams from extended world cruising and ocean racing to Bay sailing. Our consultative approach doesn't limit our recommendations to the boats right outside our office. We want you to have the right boat, not just a boat. Some of our Personal Favorites for Offshore Cruising Passport 40,42,47,51 Mason 43,44,53,64 Nordic 44 • Norseman 447 Island Packet 29,32,35,38 Caliber 38,40 • Crealock 37 LaFeit 43 • Rafiki 37 • Taswell 43 Beneteau 510,42,45f5,38,430 Sabre 42 • Freedom 42/45 Oyster 435,46,51,61 Pearson 424 • Slocum 43

FARALLON 30.$32,500

BEST BROKERAGE BUYS beneteau sos

.$35,900

SAIL 27' CASCADE, 1981.$19,500 27' SEA RAY, engine overhaul.23,000 27’ SUN YACHT, diesel, wheel.11,000 27' ISLAND PACKET, 1988.55,000 30' FARALLOhl great cruiser, 1976 — 32,500 30' CATALINA, radar, loaded, 1979 ... 19,500 31' ISLAND PACKET, 1986.69,000 33' APHRODITE 101, Danish, 1979.25,500 34' HUNTER, 1983.45,000

BENETEAU 42.$99,000

35' HUNTER 35.5, 1991.74,990 35' ISLAND PACKET, 1989.129,000 38' ISLAND PACKET, 1989.139,500 41' MORGAN 0/1 KETCH, 1978.74,500 42' CATALINA, 1985 .124,900 45’ HANS CHRISTIAN KETCH, 1976.. 1 $0,000 52' ALDEN SCHOONER, restored.75,000

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46' FRERS, 1980.79,000

BENETEAU BROKERAGE 35' BENETEAU 305, 1985 .$35,900 35' BENETEAU FIRST 35s5, 1993 .82,000

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CONTENTS subscriptions calendar letters -loose lips sightings morgan larson french canals year in review hot rally, part 1 rye midwinters crew list max ebb: towing winners, part III world of chartering the racing sheet changes in latitudes classy classifieds advertisers' index brokerage

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43' BENETEAU 430, 1990.139,000

Boats listed in bold are

located in Richmond.

COVER PHOTO: Latitude 38/JR Charging into the new year aboard Sundog.

SABRE BROKERAGE 34' SABRE 34, 1991.$109,000 36' SABRE 36, 1986.98,500 38' SABRE 38, 1991.189,000 42' SABRE 42, 1989. 176,000

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ALUfcN SCHOONER

January, 1996

Many of our clients visit us to view our new boats. This traffic also generates used boat sales. We Need Your Listing to Sell Your Boat!

Latitude 38 welcomes editorial contributions in the form of stories, anecdote: photographs - anything but poems, please; we gotta draw the line som<! where. Articles with the best chance at publication must 1) pertain to a We: Coast or universal sailing audience, 2) be accompanied by a variety « pertinent, in-focus black and white (preferable) or color prints with identifier: tion of all boats, situations and people therein; and 3) be legible. Anything ycj want back must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope Submissions not accompanied by an SASE will not be returned. We also advlsi that you not send original photographs or negatives unless we speciflcalj request them; copies will work just fine. Notification time varies with our workloari but generally runs four to six weeks. Please don't contact us before then t phone or mail. Send all submissions to Latitude 38. P.O. Box 1678 Sausalito, C 94966. For more specific information, request writers' guidelines from the abovi address.

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SAIL 22' Capri, '87.$5,500

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Room We're cleaning out the closet, store room, emptying boxes and YOU can SAVE — BIG TIME! Equipment 3-step boarding ladders Cleats Lewmar hardware Vang Teak cheek blocks Sheet stopper Cam cleats Filters Signet thru-hulls Diaphrom pump (Par 12v) Lamp lenses Assorted line Conference room chairs (new) Excess office furniture

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Baylsland YACHTS

SMALL YACHT DIVISION Quality Yachts Under $30,000 (510) 814-0400

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26'TARTAN.14,500 Coastal or Mexico, recent upgrades.

30' PEARSON.19,900 Great Bay cruiser, very clean.

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HUNTER 23.5 w/ trlr.... $13,950 WINDWARD.$5,000 C&C, '74.$9,500 LANCER, '76, trailer.$3,950 BAHAMA.$8,500 CHEOY LEE, 71, diesel. $15,000 TARTAN, diesel .$14,500 CAL, 77, new diesel.$12,000 CATALINA, '82.$13,500 ERICSON.2 from $12,900 O'DAY, '88, diesel .$16,900

ERICSON, 28+.$18,900 PEARSON.$19,000 CAL.$15,900 ERICSON.2 from $12,900 HUNTER, 76, diesel .$16,900 ODYSSEY, 75, diesel ... $19,900 PEARSON.$19,900 CAL MKII.$29,500 COLUMBIA MK II.$19,500 CHEOY LEE, wood.$25,000 CHEOY LEE UON.$27,500

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"we go where the wind blows" 40' BROWN TRI...59,950 Well equipped, cruise to Mexico.

42' HORSTMAN TRI.50,000 Just came in, come take a look.

A Sample of Cats Worldwide 32' 37' 37' 39' 39'

Fountaine Pajot.$104,000 Prout.$128,500 Fountaine Pajot.$149,900 Privilege.$224,900 Foutaine Pajot.. 2 from $149,500

39' 42' 42' 44' 47' 50'

Dealers for 'Promt

Polynesia.$143,500 Lagoon.$229,000 Fountaine Pajot.$315,000 Fountaine Pajot.$199,000 Lagoon.$330,000 Prout.$349,000

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■ 1 '94 HUNTER 29.5.... 52,000

34' NASSAU.59,500

Virtually new boat at a great price.

Traditional cruising boat.

YACHTS (510) 814-0400 34' ERICSON T.39,900

36' CATAUNA.49,900

Top condition, new epoxy bottom.

Nice condition; owner needs offer.

35'CHALLENGER.35,000

41' ISLANDER FREEPORT, 1978

38' WEST INDIES.79,900

Equipped for Mexico cruise.

Just listed this Robert Perry-designed offshore cruiser/liveaboard. Only one we know about on the coast so you better hurry down and take a look. Well equipped and nicely maintained. Located at our dock, color package available. Asking $87,900.

World cruiser, equipped to go now.

50' MARINER PILOTHOUSE MOTORSAILER

57'STEEL MOTORSAILER

Over the last 18 months most everything on this solid cruiser has been replaced or rebuilt. Nothing has been left untouched and sne has everything you need to do a circumnavi¬ gation. Just add your T-shirts & swim suits & you're off. loll for info. Asking $249,000.

Looking for the best of all worlds? Comfort, room, liveability, seakindliness and safety. This custom motorsailer has everything you need and more. Please call for a private viewing or a color package ana specs. $175,000.

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40' ENDEAVOUR.89,500 Great liveaboard or bluewater cruiser.

23' 25' 25' 26' 26' 27' 27' 27' 28' 28' 29' 29' 30' 30' 30' 34' 34' 34' 34' 35' 35'

HUNTER 23.5, '93 w/ trlr.. $13,950 35' CHEOY LEE LION, glass .... $27,950 BAHAMA. $8,500 35' HINCKLEY, 57.$55,000 C&C.$9,500 35' CHRIS CRAFT. $33,500 CHEOYLEE. $15,000 36' CATAUNA. $49,900 TARTAN.$14,500 37’ PROUT SNOWGOOSE, ’86 $128,000 O'DAY.$16,900 38' KAISER,'72. $44,900 CATAUNA, '82 .from $8,950 38' WEST INDIES. $79,900 ERICSON,'78.$12,900 40' BROWN TRI, '76 . $60,000 PEARSON'79. $19,000 40' CHEOY LEE MIDSHIPMAN. $75,000 ERICSON, 28+, '81 .$18,900 40' ENDEAVOUR, '82.$89,500 HUNTER 29.5, '94.$52,000 41' FREEPORT. $87,900 ERICSON.from $12,900 41' PERRY, '80. $69,500 ODYSSEY.$19,900 42' HORSTMAN TRI.$50,000 HUNTER.$15,900 44' HARDIN.$125,000 PEARSON. $19,950 45' JEANNEAU, '85. $119,000 NASSAU.$59,950 47' CELERE. NEW $399,500 ERICSON T. $39,900 50' COLUMBIA.2 from $109,900 ALOHA, ’83.$58,900 50’ BOC RACER.Make offer CAL, '75.$29,000 50' CHEOY LEE, '66. $98,000 CHALLENGER, '74.$35,000 57' STEEL MOTORSAILER. $175,000 CHEOY LEE LION. $25,000 More than 40 boats are now on display at our dock!

45' JEANNEAU. 119,000 3 cabins, furling, radar, refer.

DEALERS FOR:

Equipped for long distance cruising.

50' BOC.Try an Offer

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2099 GRAND STREET A ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA 94501 A (510)814-0400 FAX (510) 814-8765 January, 1996 •

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A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT A GREAT PLACE TO STAY! PLUS • 3 Restaurants

FEATURING • 28-60' Berths

• 1 st Class Hotel

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Proudly Sponsors

SUNDAY, JUNE 16th A PHRF race with both Spinnaker & Cruising Divisions. Added divisions depend upon number of interested registrants for any division.

Northern California

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$45 betore 2/15 $50 2/15 - 3/10 $60 after 3/10

Fee includes all workshops including on-the-water, continental breakfast, lunch, seminar souvenirs, literature, and hors d’oeuvres (no host bar).

Race Packet Available from:

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METROPOLITAN YACHT CLUB OF OAKLAND (510) 893-MYCO (6926) • Fax (510) 530-6926

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San Francisco's Yacht Broker Since 1969 37'EXPRESS SAIL

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$92,500 32' BENETEAU, 1990

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$69,500

POWER 24' Farallon 26' Sea Ox 31' Tiara

30' Catalina

34,000

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69,500

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37,000

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34' 11: Metre

19,500

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36' CS

69,000

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80,000

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92,500

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$114,000

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149,000 2 starting at 159,000

45' Custom S & S

119,000

52' Tayana

329,000

$159,000

47,800 54.500 55,000 75,000 35,000 75,000 49.500

79.500 36' Formula 129,000 36' Grand Banks starting at 99,500 38' T rojan 99,000 38’ Mediterranean 185,000 38' Chris Craft 39,900 42’ Bertram 179,500 42’ Grand Banks 179,000 46' Hatteras 219,000 47’ Stephens 195,000 49' Alaskan Trawler 140,000 50' Stephens 115,000 52' Defever 299,000 56' Stephens 295,000 57' Chris Craft 65' Motor Yacht

155,000 265,000

10 MARINABLVD. • SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123 • PHONE (415) 567-8880 • FAX (415) 567-6725 • e-mail swan@sirius.com

SAN FRANCISCO Nautor SWAN'S 30th Anniversary Special Pricing If you have always dreamed of owning a Swan, you can now stop dreaming. In celebration of Nautor's 30th anniversary, the factory is offering special pricing on the Swan 36, 40, 44 and 46 models. Nautor has not only developed special pricing, but they have included a full array of gear including sails and electronics, so that your new Swan will truly be a 'sail-away' package. Your new Swan will be so complete, we will even provide the charts and champagne, Call us today for a brochure and more information on the Swan of your dreams.

SWAN 59 Perseverence (1985) This Frers design has a spacious interior layout featuring a centerline queen berth and stall shower in the private owner's stateroom. Her generator, air-conditioning and deck layout including electric winches, make her the per¬ fect cruising Swan. Nautor's robust construction and her full keel make her an ideal offshore yacht. Offered for sale by her original owner and priced well below any othgr Swan 59. This is truly an outstanding buy at $595,000. Call us today for specifics and an appointment for a private show¬ ing.

SWAN 651 Livia (1985) Livia is the perfect cruising yacht with a shallow draft, bulb keel which was designed by German Frers. She is excep¬ tionally easy to sail by a short crew due to her custom Reckman roller furling mast, hydraulic genoa roller furling system and hydraulic Lewmar Commander winch system. Her interior features spacious living quarters and a very large main salon all of which is surrounded by Nautor's world renown craftsmanship. The equipment list on Livia is very extensive with ship-grade autopilot, 72-mile radar, GPS with plotter and watermaker. Her decks are in excel¬ lent condition as the vessel has been under the care of her meticulous captain. Please call for more details on this once in a lifetime opportunity. Asking $1,050,000. (Antigua)

SWAN 441 Patty Sue.(1979) sistership photo This Swan 441 is one of Ron Holland's finest designs. Patty Su$ is a performance racer/cruiser with a simple deck design. Her interior layout features an aft stateroom, a spacious main salon, and a private V-berth area. Patty Sue has been updated with: 11 self-tailing Barient winches; North Sails; Hood roller furling; spinnaker; whisker pole; mainsheet traveler; rod standing rigging; aluminum spar stepped on keel; reaching strut; and hydraulic and manual boom vang. Take advantage of this opportunity to buy one of the few previously owned 441s for sale in the world. Reasonably priced at $165,000.

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'Everyone Needs a Bigger Boat"

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

(415) 332-1707 FAX (415) 332-1726

EAST BAY Fortman Marina, 1535 Buena Vista, Alameda

TWO CONVENIENT

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LOCATIONS

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44' CHERUBINI KETCH, 1981.

40' CHEOY LEE

One of the world's most beautiful.

Clean, sturdy aft cabin cruiser.

Asking $245,000.

Asking $69,500

KETCH, 1977

TOP QUALITY LISTINGS ACCEPTED FOR SHARED BERTH RENTAL AT FORTMAN MARINA. 49' CT CUTTER, 1986. Teak decked, streamline baby has it all. Asking $219,000.

Buyers & Sellers We reach a worldwide market.

34' ATKINS KETCH CUTTER, 1961 Totally restored '95. Bluewater cruiser. Asking $52,500. :

42’ CAMPER & NICHOLSON, 1974 Cruise veteran. Loaded and beautiful. Asking $100,000

39' PRIVILEGE (French) CATAMARAN, 1990. Ready for fast cruising. Loaded. Reduced to $215,000.

40’ BRISTOL, 1982 By Ted Hood. Sleek, practical, comfortable crdiser. Asking $99,000.

39’ WESTSAIL SLOOP, 1980. Heavilybuilt performance cruiser. Asking $115,000.

29' GULF PILOTHOUSE, '84 . 24,000

36’ ANGLEMAN, 75.

24,000

44’ AMAZON Steel Cutter, '92 (Canada) 239,000

30' SCHOCK Sloop, '38.23,000

39’ WESTSAIL SLOOP, '80.115,000

44' NORSEMAN 447.219,000

33’ CAMPER-NICHOLSON, '75..33,000

40’ SWAN, 70.69,000

46' & 48’ AMEL..from 160,000

34' TARTAN YAWL, 74.27,900

40' GARDEN Schooner, '82.125,000

47' HYLAS, '88...229,000

35' CORONADO, 74.32,000

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CALENDAR Nonrace Dec. 30 — Benicia YC New Year’s Eve Swashbuckler’s Ball, open to the public. $20 admission fee. RSVP, (707) 746-0739. Jan. 1 — "1995 Year in Sailing" on ESPN, 12:30 PST. Jan. 5 — Full moon. . . big tides, too! Jan. 7 — Nav Station Exposition — postponed due to lack of sign-ups. Sailing Resources Unlimited, (415) 675-5630. Jan. 10—SSSTransPac seminar: "Safety Equipment", presented by Chuck Hawley of West Marine. Free and informative. Oakland YC, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Ed Ruszel, (707) 745-6979. Jan. 10 — Coastal Navigation Class, Part II. Introductory class is free! 7 p.m. at Stockdale Marine (Sacramento). To learn more, call (916) 332-0775. Jan. 10, 17, etc. — No-€ode Technician License Classes at Oakland YC, 7-9 p.m. Twelve weekly Ham radio sessions (24 hours of'instruction) for only $20. Info, (510) 533-6868. Jan. 11, 13-14 — Corinthian YC Seminar Series: "Racing Rules and Tactics." Thursday evening classroom session with Jocelyn Nash and Dan Newland, followed by on-the-water instruction on the weekend. Details, Kay Rudiger, 381-4758. Jan. 11 — Modern Sailing Academy Lecture Series: "Crew Over¬ board Recovery", presented by John Connolly of MSA. 7 p.m. at the Sausalito Cruising Club; $7 at the door. J.T. Meade, 267-5946. Jan. 11 — "What’s an Analemma?", an introduction to celestial navigation presented by Bill Myers. 7 p.m. at Waypoint (Alameda); free! RSVP, (510) 769-1547. Jan. 11, 12, 13, 16 — "Sailing Tales of the South Pacific," presented by Roger and Evelyn Miles at 8 p.m. at the following venues: Monterey Peninsula YC (1/11); Health Education Center in Oakland (1/12); Corinthian YC in Tiburon (1/12); and the Holiday Inn in Sacramento (1/16). Info, (800) 506-2319. Jan. 12 — Ocean Cruising Club dinner at San Francisco YC, 7 p.m. Past and present cruisers welcome, regardless of membership in the club (which is only open to sailors who have done an uninter¬ rupted voyage of over 1,000 miles). RSVP, Clive King, 332-8110. Jan. 12-21 — 54th San Francisco Sports & Boat Show at the Cow Palace. See Sightings for the lowdown, or call 931-2500. Jan. 13 — Hans Christian Owners Association annual planning meeting. Linda Green, (510) 523-3708. Jan. 13-14 — Marina Village Open Boat Weekend, weather permitting. Harbormaster, (510) 521-0905. Jan. 16 — Modern Sailing Academy Lecture Series: "Heavy Weather Sailing," presented by Ben Choate. 7 p.m. at the Sausalito Cruising Club; $7. Info, J.T. Meade, 267-5946. Jan. 18 — Beginning Sailing Lessons, an educational series offered by Stockdale Marine & Navigation Center (Sacramento), 7 p.m.. Free first lesson! Call (916) 332-0775 for more information. Jan. 20 — Party upstairs at the Corinthian YC after the midwinter race, starting about 7 p.m. Dance to the blues/rock music of the Annie Sampson Band. No host bar; free! All sailors invited. CYC, 435-4771. Jan. 20 — BAADS (Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors) annual meeting and elections, 10 a.m. at South Beach YC. Sailing to follow. Kathi Pugh, (510) 644-2806. Jan. 26 — Sobstad Sails’ Annual Loft Party (Pt. Richmond), 6-9 p.m. — a perfect way to kick off the Three Bridge Fiasco/Superbowl weekend. Norman Davant, (510) 234-4334. Jan. 27 — "An Evening With the Wizard," at Oakland YC, 7:30 p.m. Bill Lee, the godfather of fast-is-fun sailing, will pontificate on life and sailing. Bar opens at 5 p.m.; optional dinner ($12) at 6 p.m. RSVP, (510) 522-6868. Jan. 27 — Annual Certified Race Officer (CRO) seminar, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Golden Gate YC. Attendance is required to get certified, and suggested as 'ongoing education' for existing CROs. See Race Notes. YRA, 771-9500. Jan. 28 — Go to your yacht club, order a few cold ones, and watch the ’Niners win the Superbowl again!

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* 34' Schock 34 PC, 1987, Choices. 45,000

**411 C&C, 1987, Ditliberate. 109,500

**30 J/30,1980, Rakish. 24,900

* 38‘ Baltic, 1984, Criterion. 99,000

**29' J/29,1984, Team Tahoe. 24,000

**35' J/35C, 1990, Legacy.119,000

**25' Olson, 1984, Fast Tango.15,000

"351 J/35,1990, Rocketeer. 89,000

* 24' J/24,1995, Nations Cup. 25,000

* 35’ J/35,1989, Redline. 77,000

* 24' J/24,1989 TIE.. 26,500

**35' J/35,1988, Paleface. 74,500

* 24' J/24,1986, Bohica.11,250

**35' J/35,1984, Rival. 64,900

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* 35' J/35,1984, Cosmic Muffin. 50,000

* 24' J/24,1980, Vixen.8,500

* 35' Santana, 1982, Great Expectations25,000

* 24' J/24,1979, Jaw Breaker.7,500

35' Santana, 1979, 50/50.32,000

* 24' J/24,1979, Flotsam.5,900

Jan. 30 — Modern Sailing Academy Lecture Series: "Marine Electrical Systems," with Ron Romaine of Farallon Electronics. 7 p.m. at the Sausalito CC; $7. Details, J.T. Meade, 267-5946. Feb. 3-11 — Sail Expo in Atlantic City, NJ. If you’re on the Right Coast next month, don’t miss this huge indoor sailing-only boat show! Feb. 9 — West Marine Pacific Cup Winter Gathering. Past and present Pac-men and Pac-women are invited to this informal evening bash at Berkeley YC, 7 p.m. Race videos, general information, crew sign-up sheets, etc. Jon Rolien, 382-8281. Feb. 15 — O&kland YC Educational Seminar: "Whys and Where¬ fores of the U.S. Coast Guard," featuring Chief Bill James. 7 p.m.; free. Milton Tanner, (510) 881-4860. Feb. 22 — Celestial Navigation Classes begin, 7 p.m. at Stockdale Marine (Sacramento). Free introductory lesson! Info, (916) 332-0775. Racing Jan. 1 — Master Mariners Annual Race and Chili Cook-off. Starts at StFYC at 10 a.m., ends at Corinthian YC. Peter English, 456-8355. Jan. 6 — Perry Cup Series for Mercuries. Monterey Peninsula YC; Dick Clark, (408) 624-6482 (days). Jan. 14-19 — Key West Race Week, sponsored by Yachting and Mount Gay Rum. Five days of fun and sun in Florida, with over 250 boats expected to attend. Details, (401) 849-4644. Jan. 25-28 — Miami Olympic Classes Regatta. More than 475 athletes from over 30 countries will compete in the ten Olympic classes as the countdown to the XXVIth Games (July 20-August 4 in Savannah, Georgia) continues. Jan Harley, (401) 849-0220. Jan. 25, 1986 — Ten Years After: 63 yachts started the third annual Three Bridge Fiasco, of which 50 finish. First home in the 21mile free-for-all was Wildflower, a 1973 Cal 2-27 skippered by Brian O’Donaghue and crewed by George Adams. Their time of 4 hours, 10 minutes set a new course record (which was since lowered to 2 hours, 36 minutes in 1992 by the late, great Aotea). Finishing first in the singlehanded group was Gary Kneeland on his Ranger 23 Impossible. Jan. 27 — SSS Three Bridge Fiasco, which has now achieved 'cult' status and attracts over 250 boats. To join the madness, call SSS Commodore Shama Kota at 332-5073. Jan. 31 — First start of the San Diego to Mazatlan Race (formerly the Manzanillo Race). Hosted by the San Diego YC and the El Cid Resort, the new race is open to ULDB 70s, Cal 50s, IMS, PHRF and performance cruisers. Race officials currently expect a 30-boat fleet. San Diego YC, (619) 221-8415.

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Feb. 17-18 — 67th Annual Southern California Midwinter Regat¬ ta. Racing for everything from model boats to 70-raters, spread out over 25 venues. Chuck Fuller, (310) 439-3230. Feb. 18-24 — MEXORC, eight buoy races in Banderas Bay (Puerto Vallarta) for sleds, IOR and PHRF boats, Catalina 37s and J/105s. Great weather, fun parties and hopefully lots of boats! San Diego YC, (619) 221-8415. Mar. 9-10 — Big Daddy Regatta, the unofficial season opener. Richmond YC, (510) 237-8100.

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Midwinter Series BERKELEY YC — Chowder Races: 1/27, 2/24, 3/30. Paul Kamen, (510) 540-7968. BERKELEY/METROPOLITAN YC — Midwinters: 1/13-14, 2/10-11. Bobbi Tosse, (510) 939-9885. CORINTHIAN YC—Midwinters: 1/20-21,2/17-18. Rob Moore, 383-8200, ext. 109. | ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series: 1/20, 2/17, 3/16. Dan Fleming, (510) 522-4718. GOLDEN GATE YC — Seaweed Soup Perpetual: 1/6,2/3, and make-up race on 3/2. Nancy Wesley, 288-3903. LAKE MERRITT SC — Edna Robinson Memorial Midwinters (dinghies only): 1/14, 2/10, 3/10. John Hege, (510) 832-4261. OAKLAND YC — Brunch Series: 1/7,1/21,2/4,2/25,3/10. April Storrs, (510) 638-3931. j 'RICHMOND YC — Small Boat Midwinters: 1/6, 2/3, 3/2. Kim Desenberg, (510) 523-8330. SANTA CRUZ YC — Midwinters: 1/20, 2/17, 3/16. Eric Malmberg, (408) 685-3305. s SAUSALITO CC — Midwinters: 1/20, 2/17, 3/16. Gordon Douglas, 332-0717. SAUSALITO YC — Midwinters: 1/7, 2/4, 3/3. Mark Daniels, 331-3010. SEQUOIA YC — Midwinter Pursuit Races: Every Sunday through April 17. Randy Hough, 365-6383. SOUTH BAY YRA — Winter Series: 1/20, 2/10, 3/16. Mike Dixon, (510) 635-5878. SOUTH BEACH YC — ’IAOTIO’: Pursuit races every Saturday throughout the winter. SBYC, 495-2295. 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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LETTERS UffWHO WERE THESE PEOPLE? Although I haven’t followed your entire discourse with regard to Coast Guard licensing, I have a different perspective. Obviously your experience has been quite negative. You say it all when you say the unlicensed owner would hire "any old Coast Guard licensee" to comply with the letter of the law requiring a captain onboard. Who were these people? Did you actually see their license? How long had they allegedly held it? Had it been renewed? Was it a 100 ton, 150 ton, 200 ton, 500 ton, Inland, Near Coastal, Steam or Motor Vessel, Sailing Endorsement license? Was it perhaps an old six-pack license issued for small commercial fishing vessels some time ago? When I obtained my license about two years ago, there were 11 items that had to be completed before I could even sit for the test. The most important of these were the sea service letters and the sea service form. To get a Master’s license for Near Coastal from 25 to 1Q0 tons, the requirement is two years on vessels on the ocean or near coastal waters. For the Master’s Inland, it’s 360 days. For the Sail Endorsement, it’s one year service on sail or auxiliary vessels. Three months must have been within the three years immediately preceding the date of the application. " To qualify, I went back over my 28 years of U.S. Navy experience on 19 different vessels, and also included four bareboating captaincies in the Caribbean, two in the Pacific, and one in the San Juans. Many years of weekend sailing experience in the Bay and four coastal deliveries were listed. Does that mean I would be qualified to captain your boat? Maybe not, but the required character references — three written — a drug test, CPR and First Aid qualifications in order to take the test might give you some entry level of confidence. Of the other licenses I have — contractor, pilot, real estate — I am most proud of my "Master Near Coastal Steam or Motor and Auxiliary Sail Vessels of not more than 100 gross tons, also authorized to engage in commercial assistance towing." The testing was very comprehensive and thorough — everything from CFRs, engines, safety, and stability, to rules of the road. As you point out, a demonstration of on-the-water competency was not required. Presumably that’s what the sea service requirement is all about. If there were to be an on-the-water element to the test, in which vessel should it be conducted? And would docking be enough, or would a demonstration that one is a qualified watchstander in a typhoon at sea be necessary? True, when I obtained my pilot’s license many years ago, I had to demonstrate to the FAA for about a half an hour that I indeed knew how to fly. The written test, however, was considerably easier and mostly limited to navigation. With 30-40 hours of seat time, one becomes a licensed pilot for life. With that license and sometimes a short check ride by the airplane owner or his rep, 1 can fly any single engine airplane with passengers. Obviously for commercial airliners the requirement is more stringent. I’m sensitive to your concern, but how would you fix it? Please don’t paint all Coast Guard licenses with your broad brush because of your perhaps uniquely bad experience (s). Martin B. McNair Point Richmond Martin — We’ve been stunned at the negative response to our opinion on Coast Guard licensing — more letters next month — but we think we’re finally getting a clue. Our denigrating remarks have always been directed at the Six-Pak license —which permits a skipper to carry up to six passengers at a time for hire — because that’s more or less the standard one within the recreational and charterboat industries. By the time someone gets a Masters license, most of the posers and wankers have been weeded out. We're sorry that we didn’t make this distinction clear, and apologize if we put any Master’s blood pressure through the roof. 'Who were these incompetents with Six-Pak licenses?’, you want

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What a grand time we had on the Baja Ha-Ha Rally/Race from San Diego to Cabo. Crescendo and the Grand Poobah himself, Pete Caras, did a magnificent job of "herding us cats" down the Baja coast! We had a ball, and looked forward to roll call each day just to hear what fun was up next. The San Diego party could not have been more fun, and Harbor Police Chief Marty Hight turned out to be quite a nice guy. He should be thanked for spending the evening with us. Next year, however, please make it mandatory that he wear deck shoes — and let’s cut off his tie if he wears one again! Again, many thanks for helping the fat cats on Palio slide south on the beginning of a grand adventure. Roxanne Black Palio, Morgan 462 Mexico / San Diego Roxanne — Chief Hight was going to turn up 'in costume' — bulletproof vest, riot gear — but chickened out at the last minute. It would have been hilarious. We’re glad you had a great time on the Ha-Ha — even though you’d arrived in Cabo before the scheduled start from Bahia Santa Maria, putting yet another gray hair on the Poobah’s skull.

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Ml TAKE EXCEPTION TO YOUR BULLSHIT ANSWER I’m probably one of the very few powerboat owners who read your magazine from cover to cover every month. I have owned sail and power boats for about 20 years. My wife and I live aboard a 43-foot sportfisher in Newport Beach. We both teach at a local college and try to cruise the boat a lot in the summer season. I have especially enjoyed the information on cruising in your publication. So with formalities out of the way, I want to address one of the letters in the November issue. The letter from a T.V. Hunter regarding him getting 'waked' by a stink-potter has really made the rounds. What did this guy do? Did he make a copy of his letter and mail it to all the West Coast boating magazines? I noticed you guys were the only ones who had the balls to print the accused boat’s name. Where I take exception is your bullshit answer. "There is overwhelming evidence that the intelligence of powerboaters is inversely proportional to the horsepower/length ratio of their vessels," was your statement. I’ve got a hot news flash: the people who speed by our slip every weekend are usually sailboats under power. As far as lumping us stink-potters, as you guys call us, into a generic group of idiots with "big wallets" is a crock. I go out of my way to always slow down — a lot — when passing any sailing vessel. Also I think my intelligence is higher than my horsepower to length ratio. I have owned sail and power, as I said, and I just dig being out on a boat on the water. Why do you guys perpetrate this "us against them" bullshit? My wife and I work our asses off in order to be able to cruise our boat each year. So the big wallet theory is out with us as well. I’m giving serious thought to withdrawing my volunteering of our boat for race committee work for sailboaters to hold races here if your perception of us 'stink-potters' is held by the general sailing crowd. The race committee uses the boat to run races. Now, maybe not. Get a life, you guys. I am planning on cruising Mexico in about five years. If I pass a sailboat should I wave my — empty — wallet as I pass at six knots? Now that I’ve vented my displeasure at your bonehead reply, I must say that I will continue to read, learn and laugh through each issue. They are awesome. Ross MacDonald M.V. Boppy’s Star Newport Beach Ross —Ah, our response to that letter was, ah, a joke. Heh, heh. True, it was a juvenile, immature, and not very funny joke, but we do

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The September Not Even Aware Of The Damage letter by T.V. Hunter prompted me to write and share a few experiences regarding powerboaters and sailors. I’ve been sailing for 20 years, and it is my considered opinion that — with few exceptions — powerboaters are a rude and inconsiderate lot with little or no knowledge of the rules of the road or even common sense. Consider this: One day while having breakfast on the patio at Doug’s at the Isthmus on Catalina Island, I overheard some guy at the next table regaling his companions with a tale of one of his favorite activities. It seems this 'boater', and I use the term loosely, liked to take his large powerboat around to the west side of the island looking for sailboats at anchor in the coves. Once he had found some, he liked to run into the cove at high speed, creating a high wake, and circle the anchored sailboats two or three times, with predictable results. If someone on one of the anchored boats called him to task, using a one-finger salute or some choice words, so much the better, for it indicated that his mission of harassment had been successful. All his buddies at that table laughed heartily and congratulated him on his innovative technique. It was even better if the anchored boats were rafted together, for he liked to see the occupants scramble and furiously adjust fenders to try to keep the boats from cracking into one another and tangling shrouds and spreaders. I was just about to turn and tell this person just what I thought about him and his friends, but my wife had seen it coming and convinced me to leave it alone, and that one day he would be repaid in kind. Consider this: On a bright August afternoon of this year, my family and I were on our boat in company with some friends on their boat. We were returning from San Diego under power and were on the leg from Oceanside to Newport. It was a beautiful day and we were approaching Newport when a fog bank rolled in and enveloped everything in a gray curtain. I could barely see the bow of my own boat. My friend had a GPS on his boat so I was following him, and as we discussed the situation on the radio, I noticed many sailboats under power dropping into position behind me. Soon there was a virtual convoy of a half dozen sailboats motoring along, headed for the jetty, following the boat with the GPS. The fog was very thick, and we were running at reduced speed, when I became aware of the sound of a powerful engine approaching at high speed. Thinking no one in his right mind would be running fast in this fog, I assumed it must be a helicopter, running above the fog bank. Squadrons of huge military choppers are very common in that area. The sound grew closer, and seemed to be approaching from the stern. Looking back over my shoulder, I saw a large red cigarette-type boat come out of the fog, traveling very fast, throwing a high wake, and pass within 25 feet of us. I couldn’t believe it! I checked for a radar dome, but he had none. He was traveling in excess of 30 knots in dense fog very close to the inlet to Newport Beach. I wasn’t able to get a name, the fog was so thick. Close behind him was a guy on a jetski, also traveling very fast, who actually attempted to pass between our small convoy and an anchored powerboat that loomed out of the fog. Only five quick blasts of my airhorn kept him from passing between us. The jetskier stopped, and, seeing that he had nearly killed himself, sped off in another direction, again at high speed. Consider this: The family and I were enjoying a picture perfect sail back to Long Beach from the IsthmuS. Everybody was reading and dozing in the cockpit, and I kept watch near the helm while under autopilot. I became aware of the sound of an engine approaching and looked behind me. Coming straight up my wake was a big trawlertype boat, traveling around 10 knots. I Watched the boat come closer

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LETTERS if something were the case sometimes can make it be the case. Meanwhile, however, anyone venturing into San Diego water would still be well served by observing the old adage: "If you would sup with the devil, use a long spoon." Jeff Bowers Shahrazad s Washington Jeff — We’re betting that the change in the San Diego Harbor Police is for real. And if it is, we could care less if it was initiated by the Port District, the Mayor of San Diego, the Visitors & Convention Bureau, Chief Hight, or Howdy Doody. What difference would it make? And we’re not under any illusion that everything is suddenly going to be 100% perfect. In fact, in the middle of the Ha-Ha Halloween Party somebody from the Harbor Police mistakenly towed away several dinghies from Charlie Brown’s. "What are they trying to do to me?" Chief Hight was overhead saying into a police radio. What we’ve been looking for is a promise of a change — which Chief Hight has given — and evidence that such a change has been in effect. Here’s the evidence, as we see it: 1) Having been viciously raked over the coals by both Latitude and Latitude readers, Chief Hight didn’t do the normal thing, which would have been to become furious and defensive. He always remained accessible, and cheerfully attended the Ha-Ha Halloween Party where he could be anything but certain of a warm welcome. He was, however, well-received. 2) Chief Hight was instructed to find a spot for and create a designated anchorage for active cruisers. Hight worked with a variety of waterfront interests to do just that, and it’s been accomplished. 3) One of things Latitude and others complained about were how inappropriate the military style uniforms seemed for waterfront / recreational area patrol duty. When we spoke to Chief Hight in November, he said they were either looking into or had already ordered 'softer' uniforms. 4) Working in conjunction with Chris Frost at Downwind Marine, a Harbor Police complaint box has been installed at Downwind. Any complaints received are to be reviewed by Frost and Chief Hight. The box has been in place several months now and there have been two complaints. 5) The San Diego Harbor Police now hands out a thick and informative portfolio to each mariner who checks in. On the top is a 'Welcome to San Diego Bay' letter from the Chief. Also included are the lists of anchorages, marinas, fuel docks, anchoring rules — everything you could possibly want. These portfolios were handed out at the Ha-Ha Halloween Party as well as the Catalina Cruiser’s Weekend — and for all we know, other places. It shows excellent intent on the part of the Harbor Police. 6) We’ve published several letters from mariners complimenting the San Diego Harbor Police. We’d never gotten those before. 7) After the anchoring light incident, Chief Hight told us he was going to write a letter of apology to the mariners involved. As far as we’re concerned, Chief Hight and the San Diego Harbor Police have made the first step in trying to greatly improve relations with mariners. So you can continue to rant and rave and make incendiary remarks about a marine Gestapo if you wish, but we think most mariners are more willing to show a little faith and take the Chief and his officers at their word. We know we are. lift HAPPY

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Mto web or not to web? I realize that every techno-head on the planet is spouting off about the worldwide web, but it raises an interesting point. Does your fine publication have any plans to put up a web page? You could become a hub of information for the cruising world, providing information, resources, and e-mail to cruisers the world over. As far as I can tell, nobody out there is doing such a thing yet. If you are already working on an internet presence, I’d love to hear how it’s progressing, and what you have planned, as Latitude in print form is well-nigh perfect. Thanks also for your Mexico Crew Lists, as I got to crew on a boat south in November '93 that found me on your list. Robert Stanton sparky@cwo.com Sacramento

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Robert — We’re anything but techno-heads, but it seems to us that the one thing that’s been demonstrated is that traditional publications do not translate well to the internet. Something extra needs to be added, but exactly what it is and where the money is going to come from to pay for it is as yet unclear. Starting a web page is, of course, seductive. So seductive that about a billion people and businesses have done it, usually with very little regard for content. We don’t know about you folks, but so far we haven’t found ourselves particularly satisfied with the time we’ve spent sitting in front of a computer screen wading through hours of mostly crap and drivel to find a relatively small number of nuggets. The way we see it, not having enough information is one type of problem. But having too much information — especially when much of it is suspect or juvenile — is another type of very serious problem. When hurricane Luis ripped through St. Martin, for example, we spent quite a while on the net going over the available information. Having put in a number of hours, we didn’t come away with a single item that we felt was worth using. We’re sure this will eventually change, but that’s the way we see it so far. So while we see the net as a potentially fabulous opportunity to disperse what we consider to be the relatively worthwhile and interesting information in Latitude to a worldwide audience at a low cost, we’re not sure exactly how and when we’re going to attempt to do it. But we’re monitoring the situation, and fortunately there are plenty of cutting-edge techno-heads who like to sail and who are eager to assist us.

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LETTERS for non-payment of '94 property taxes and another lien for '95 is in the works. I don’t understand this since I took my boat out of Los Angeles County in '93. No taxes should be due. But 1 haven’t had any success in getting the tax collector to stop trying to collect, even though I’ve sent receipts proving the boat has been in Mexico. I’ve informed'the tax collector that I’m enroute to Pennsylvania, so now they’ve beeh mailing the next tax bills there. And they continue to claim that my boat is in King Harbor Marina, Redondo Beach, where it hasn’t been for more than three years! My phone calls and letters have been to no avail, and now the lien on my boat is becoming a serious problem. I simply don’t know what to do. Name Withheld By Request Mexico t

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UffTHE REASON FOR THE SYSTEM’S DECLINE I’ve got some factual answers to questions one of your readers asked about Stearns headstay systems. The original Stearns Twinstay I / DynaFurl I — characterized by its elliptical shape and fore and aft grooves — was a solid aluminum rod with two grooves for headsail tapes. As a reader pointed out, the rod indeed took the place of the forestay. In many ways the original design concept remains unsurpassed. The Steam DynaFurl is still the lightest, most aerodynamic furling system on the market. Further, it stretches as little as any other headstay. The marketing concept behind the product was brilliant; provide boatbuilders with a twin groove rod headstay at low cost, a headstay that could later be converted to a furling system by the boatbuilder or by the owner at a fraction of the price of a whole new furling system. The reason for DynaFurl’s decline in popularity was two-fold. First, the expansion of UPS’s capacity and delivery territory meant that many items that formerly had to be shipped common-carrier could now be shipped quickly and inexpensively. Second, the rise in popularity of the discount mail-order catalogs made it imperative for any mass-marketed items to be capable of being shipped by UPS. Obviously, full-forestay length rod systems did not fit into this category. So although the Steam systems were never surpassed technically or functionally, they were beat by marketing and shipping considerations. When we bought Steam Sailing Systems a number of years ago, it was not to mass-market a great furling system, but to provide replacement parts for a virtually bullet-proof furling system with a large installed base, and to provide furling-conversion kits for the large number of boats originally equipped with only the Twinstay. Although we do not build many complete Steam systems, we sell a lot of DynaFurl conversion kits, and we do ship lots of replacement parts for systems, many as much as 25 years old. We stock a complete inventory of parts for these systems and make more as necessary. The DynaFurl conversion kits take about 20 minutes to install, and can be removed to allow full-hoist deck sweepers for racing in less time than that. All that is necessary for us to know is which size system the customer has, and this is determined merely by measuring the size of the rod itself in its narrowest dimension. With grooves aligned fore and aft, it’s important to be accurate when measuring the athwartships dimensions as there are eight different sizes, some of which vary by only 1/16 inch. Two caveats. The Steam systems — and other solid rod systems

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UtTA COUPLE OF VERY INTERESTING PEOPLE I was so glad to see that you finally caught up with T.C. and Charles Vollum. I was dying to call Latitude when T.C. was commis¬ sioning Tikaroa in San Francisco before her departure, but I didn’t want to invade her privacy. Besides, it makes a much better story after the fact. I 'met' T.C. online, kept in touch with her via e-mail, and then my husband and I had the pleasure of visiting with her and touring Tikaroa before she departed out the Gate. A group of people followed the journeys of both boats, as Charles kept up e-mail communication via Ham radio. I was surprised you didn’t mention his Web page address where interested people can read about the boat delivery they recently made: http:/iwww.teleport.com/—moana/ This kind of on-the-spot cruising reportage is very exciting—even when they’re having a slow day! But thanks for the update on where both Tikaroa and Verture are now, and what T.C. and Charles might be planning for the future. They’re definitely a couple of very interesting people to keep in touch with! Linda Hill Nakia, Hans Christian 33 Redwood City

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We’re Tom and Nancy Spaulding, cruising aboard our homebuilt 35-ft steel cutter M’Lady. We’ve spent the last several years cruising Central America and recently made a trip to the remote and isolated Darien region of southwest Panama. According to the Frontier Police in Yaviza, M’Lady is the first sailboat to go past La Palma in the Rio Tuica River. Yaviza is where the 17,000-mile Pan American Highway ends. No road connects Panama to Colombia, which is why they call it the Darien 'Gap'. Modern communications and transportation have brought astonishingly rapid changes to most of Panama’s cultures, but not to the Darien. Roads are limited to 4-wheel drive vehicles and even then the roads are closed for most of the year. The Darien pretty much remains an isolated outpost lost in time. While the indigenous people continue with their idyllic existence in this pristine jungle wilderness, we have the feeling their way of life is on the verge of extinction. There aren’t many places in the world where you can take a sailboat into the jungle, but this is one of them. Our arrival at different villages was greeted with great interest, and with open arms we were invited into huts. It was almost unreal to realize how different the lives of the indigenous people of the Darien are from those of the 'First World’. We talked, shared meals, traded, and were even able to provide a little medical help. These discoveries did not come without a price, however, as the river tested both our vessel and us to the limit. Proceeding up the

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Tom & Nancy — We’re fascinated by Panama, believing it’s potentially one of most rewarding cruising areas in the world. And the Darien is one of Panama’s most intriguing regions. So sure, we’d be thrilled to get an article and some photos. We’ve unsuccessfully been trying to contact you at the Panama Canal YC, thus this attempt to reach you through these pages.

liflWE THOUGHT WE’D GIVE IT A TRY Thanks for the great centerfold shot of Yucca on page 76 of the December issue. v With the spinnaker set the way it was, I bet you and others thought we’d made a mistake. Actually, we’d been seeing other boats set spinnakers sideways like that for many years, so it being the Mid¬ winters, we thought we’d give it a try. It worked out quite well as you can see from the photo. I want to compliment you on the Latitude issue two 'Septembers' ago (ha, ha — sort of like setting a spinnaker sideways), the one featuring Lowell and Bea North, Tom Wylie and Bill Lee. What a great issue — all my heroes in one issue. These people have been first class professionals all through their careers. Hank Easom Yucca, 8-Meter Sausalito Hank — While on the subject of sailing boners, about 18 months ago we bought a nice 1.5 chute from the SC 70 Silver Bullet and had the folks at North re-cut it into a genniker. When getting ready to set the sail for the first time, we put the corner marked 'tack' at the tack, the one marked 'clew' at the clew, and 'head' on the halyard — just like you’re supposed to. We hoisted the thing and sailed all over the Bay in full view of God and everybody. We can’t say that we were particularly pleased with the re-cut, as the luff seemed to have excessive curve and be pretty short, and the foot looked abnormally long. Geniuses that we are, it took about two hours to discover that North Sails had mislabelled the tack and the clew, and that we’d been flying the darn thing sideways. We were once given luxury sky box.seats to a 49er game, and as good as the 49ers are, and as much food that was placed in front of us, it wasn’t anywhere near as much fun as it had been sailing that afternoon — even with the genniker set sideways.

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Mpermit and plans for a marina in turtle bay I’m just back from the Baja Ha-Ha where I sailed as crew aboard the Cal 39 Nauty II. We had a great trip and enjoyed meeting the other participants. We probably would have gotten more into the social swing of things, except we sailed most of the way and were usually at the end of the fleet. When we arrived at Bahia Santa Maria, for example, several boats were already leaving. There were two reasons that we sailed most of the way. The first was just plain old stubbornness, the second water battery problems. An amateur electrician took the battery isolator out of the circuit and so the batteries didn’t charge properly. The battery problem is the real reason for this letter. When we arrived at Turtle Bay, without the use of the engine, we immediately took the smaller battery out of the boat to get it charged at the local Pemex station. Surprise, surprise — the gas station did not have a battery charger. But the owner, Ruben Villavicencio Patlun,

CHRIS MAHER is a cruiser. In fact he’s just returned from Mexico after convoy cruising in the Baja HaHa (an event the loft sponsored) with his wife and two sons on their Morgan 38 Blarney3. Whether you need infor¬ mation on wiring, water makers, working jibs or any other sails for your boat, give Chris a call because he’s got hands-on cruising experience.

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turned out to be a great guy. He installed the battery in his diesel truck that he had running. He then sent us over to a local restaurant for a couple of hours and eventually delivered the battery to us. When he refused payment, we managed to talk him into a couple of cervezas. Villavicencio also gave us some information that I thought would be of interest to you and your readers, information I promised to pass along as repayment to him for helping us out. He is planning to put in marina facilities at Turtle Bay within the next six months. He already has the permit and plans to have a dock, fuel, showers, telephone, fax, ice, beer, oil changes, engine repairs, some slips, and a 24-hour guard service. This could be a nice addition for future cruisers to Mexico. P.S. I took the bus from Cabo back to California with the Grand Poobah and Poobette — and had a great time. You delegated the leadership role to some good people. I hope to run into them again. Maybe they like skiing in Durango, Colorado. Richard Taylor Durango, CO

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Richard — If your battery charging story isn’t typical Mexico, we don’t know what is. You just gotta love that place and those people. One thing, however; to the best of our knowledge Pemex and its station are still owned by the Mexican government rather than private individuals. As for a marina and all those services in Turtle Bay being ready in six months, it’s possible but we wouldn’t necessarily hold our breath. Even 'done deals' can take forever South of the Border; it’s sort of a running national gag. But we’ve no doubt that there eventually will be facilities at Turtle Bay and a number of other spots along the Baja coast. In fact, Grupo Sidek, which owns a number of marinas in Mexico as well as the Kona Kai Club in San Diego, had plans for a dozen mini-facilities on the Baja coast. These have been put on the shelf ever since the peso started its mighty plunge about 14 months ago.

UtfTHE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD I want to thank you folks. Through your pages I found a vessel that fit my basic design desires and that I could afford. And I’ve also enjoyed many hours of escape through the pages of your magical and enlightening magazine. Unfortunately, I can no longer wander down to the local boating supply store and pick up the latest issue. I am presently on the other side of the world on a tiny island with perhaps the world’s smelliest yacht club: Diego Garcia. So I’m enclosing a subscription. With a little luck and your excellent magazine, I should be back in the Bay Area in about a year. Carl B. Morganstern FPO AP 96464-351

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but this goes back to my youth when as a novice merchant marine officer I once said "2000 hours". The master of the vessel made me question whether I was fit for ships and the sea. "If you want to act stupid," he said, "join the Royal Navy, mister!" The editor seemed upset. Very upset. "Do you believe the newsletter is 'dorky'?" she asked. 1 said no, for even if it were, I would respect her feelings in view of the labor involved in that volunteer project. "Well, have you read Latitude 38?" she asked. I replied that yes, I read Latitude almost from cover to cover every month, and I have done that ever since it started as little more than a pamphlet a long, long time ago. After all, it is one way of finding out what my son Seadon is up to. "Have you read Max Ebb?" she continued. "He called my newsletter 'dorky'. I replied that I never work up enough interest to read Max Ebb, but promised that I would make an exception this tim£. I did read Max’s column and understand why many members were fit to be tied that night. People with a lot of sea-time under their keels objected to being compared to golfers and worse by a Bay sailor. Sonqe found insult in having seaworthy boats called "crabcrushers". The chief anger arose from the feeling that it is in bad taste to repeatedly make disparaging remarks about fellow members simply because they have gotten old. I share that sentiment somewhat. It is bad enough to experience the onset of old age without being called names for that. It was a good thing that neither Max Ebb nor his dummy Lee Helm showed up. I poured oil on the seas by talking of the healthy exchange of opinions, the kernel of truth, and so on, but because my own opinions had brought out the behind-the-scene-lynch-mob at the club, I was not persuasive. My only observation that had any effect was that one day Max Ebb — if he were lucky — would be old himself, and that then some bigot spaced out on sailing a little clorox bottle around the buoys might very well refer to him as an old fart and worse. Best regards and thanks for brightening our lives year after year! Louk Marinus Wijsen s/v Mechaieh Alameda Readers — We forwarded Louk’s letter to Max. Here is his reply: "Since my old buddy Louk makes reference to what will happen when I’m an old fart myself, I decided to wait 30 years before replyin’ t’his letter. Yep, it’s January of2026, it is, and I’m in the 2300 hour °f life, fer sure. Thought I’d send it backwards in time so you all could read it in the next issue, now that we have fax machines that can do that sorta thing. "Funny whut happens when you get t’be this old. Fer one thing, you staht to talk with a Maine accent, n’mattah wheh yer from. And them young’uns think they know so much more’n you do, jus’ ’cause they’re the bettah paht of a century youngah. So I guess Louk was right. Never mind that I sailed more miles with the pole tripped than most folks have with a ’chute up. Come t’ think of it, that was even true back in ’96. And that 'clorox bottle' of mine that only sails 'around the buoys' had been to Hawaii and back by then, too. "Yep, Louk was right after all. Too bad he ain’t around to say "told you so!' They do unto me like ever’body seem’d t’think I was doin’t’them — jus’ ’cause Lee Helm said the club newsletter was 'dorky' or some such. Heck, Lee was a cyberpunk right outta central casting. She’d think any club newsletter was dorky, no matter how good it was stuck together. Truth is, they were doin’ a danged fine job with that newsletter back then. That ain’t whut the article was ’bout. "But Louk was right, an’ now I’m gettin’ a full dose. Age bigots! That’s what these kids are today. How do I handle it? Remember old Milan 'Slim' Knezevich? You know, the same Knezevich that big race is named for? Back in ’96 he musta been the oldest of all the old farts at the yacht club. But you never saw him much at social functions, or around the bar during happy hour.

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"Heck, no! But he had this old Cal 20 — and then this Santa Cruz 27 — that he took out sailing on dern near euerj/ single day there was enough wind to blow the cigarette smoke from the club balcony. More often than not with a bunch o’ beginning sailors from that dinky little University Sailing Club on the other side of the marina. An’ he did this every day from 1975 to about — well, can’t remember when he finally had t’ stop. Sometime after Lee turned in her thesis, if I ’member correct "These days I try to do pretty much the same thing as Slim did, with whut’s left o’ my time on this planet. And I like it, even though those beginners I take out on my boat seem t’think they know more’n me after one trip around Mile Rock. But y’know, they can call me an old fart all they want, long as I get t’ spend so much more time out on the Bay than in the clubhouse. Just like Slim."

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LETTERS crocodile-inhabited rivers, eat dust, bounce through potholes, and so forth. The used Crowther catamaran was nice, although not what we’re looking for. We did, however, get to see some great country, meet some nice Aussie sailors, and have some adventures. It was one of the highlights of our trip. We didn’t get to sail while in Australia, but we did get out to the Barrier Reef for s^me snorkeling and toured Sydney Harbor by ferry. Our broker also took us around the Pittwater area, just north of Sydney, showing us various Crowther catamarans on moorings. One of the boats we got to go aboard was Deguello, Crowther’s own 46-ft catamaran, now under a new owner. The family resemblance between Deguello and Silhouette is very evident. It appears that very few larger multihulls are production built in Australia, so quality, weight and amenities vary considerably. I’d be glad to share our broker’s name and other info if anyone is interested. Dreams of taking delivery of a catamaran and then exploring the Barrier Reef and Australian coast dance in my head. And since it would take more than 90 days to sail her home to California, we’d save on California sales tax — which would pay for the time we took off work! Hopefully all the details will fall into place in the next few wefeks and we’ll be able to show you a great new catamaran soon. Cliff and Rebecca Shaw Walnut Creek Cliff & Rebecca — Is there anything quite as exciting as being hotto-trotfor a new boat and having to travel all over to find just the right one? We hope you’ve found just what you want.

^KEEPING in touch with my friends I’m hoping you can help me out. I read your article on this summer’s Caribbean hurricanes with keen interest, and took special note of your mention of Randy West. I sailed with him a couple of times when he was captain of a special futuristic yacht called Procyon. I’d very much like to get back in touch with Randy, especially since he’s back at St. Barts running charters. Would you be so kind as to send an address or fax number where I might reach him in order to plan a charter? I get your magazine second-hand from a friend in Chicago. I really enjoy reading about all the topics you cover — especially during the winter when I dream about sailing. Thanks for keeping me in touch with many of my friends from the West Coast and around the world. Bruce Petty-Weeks West Chicago, Illinois

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"The chief mate of the Pequod was Starbuck, though born on an icy coast, seemed well adapted to endure hot latitudes...He was by no means illlooking; quite the contrary. His pure tight skin was an excellent fit; and closely wrapped up in it. Starbuck seemed prepared to endure for long ages to come, and to endure always, as now; for be it Polar snow or torrid sun, like a patent chronometer, his interior vitality was warranted to do well in all climates."

Crescendo sailing in the Baja Ha-Ha, because I am also the owner of a Ranger 33. Your article said that the skipper of Crescendo was the Grand Poobah — 1 love the titles you hand out — of the Ha-Ha, and from that! gather you might know something about the boat. I recently acquired my Ranger 33, Endless Summer, and will race and cruise here in Southem California. But I have dreams of cruising beyond this area, dreams which have been strengthened by knowing that a Ranger 33 has sailed to Baja. I would very much appreciate any information you could give me about what modifications, if any, that Peter Caras may have made to Crescendo to get her ready for 'serious' cruising. I would also like to know about cruising-specific gear that may have been installed, such as windvane steering, refrigeration, etc., as well as cruising equipment such as the anchor gear, the dinghy, and so forth. I think the Ranger 33 is a little short on storage space, so I’d like to know what he did about that. I really look forward to each issue of Latitude. The two things I like most are your practical outlook — especially as evidenced by your replies to readers’ letters — and your extensive coverage, especially of the cruising scene. David McMillin Garden Grove

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David — Thanks for the kind words. Crescendo actually belongs to Marc Miltenberger, who bought her new about 15 years ago. Poobah Pete was merely along for the HaHa and for his honeymoon with Tracy the Poobette. You can reach Miltenberger at 815 The Alameda, Berkeley, 94707. We suggest you drop him a line and ask him to call you collect. While Rangers never had a reputation for being luxurious or designed with comfortable cruising in mind, they do enjoy a reputation for being well-designed and well-built. As such, they are popular bachelor cruising boats. We know of several that have voyaged to both Central America and Hawaii and back.

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In the Volume 8, Number 3 issue of the British magazine Yacht (no month noted) appeared an account of the racing yacht Barracuda hitting a wreck off the Needles, getting holed, and almost sinking. But far be it from the Brits to put it so blandly. In this writeup, the owner came 'to "the realisation that the water ingress was rapid" and "the boat’s pumps were wholly inadequate to deal with a problem of this enormity." God, we just love it when they talk like that. Oh, the irony of it all. With reference in the November issue to the Star of India as "steel hulled", to maritime history buffs, this is inaccurate. The Star was built of iron whose high carbon content made it particularly resistant to rust. Three other historic ships survive for the same reason: San Francisco’s Balclutha, the Warrior, in Portsmouth, England, and the Great Britain, in Bristol, England. An interesting footnote to the latter: the Great Britain was built in 1843 in Bristol, but ended up a sunken hulk in the Falkland Islands. She was recognized, raised and transported back to Bristol for restoration in 1970 at the instigation of Karl Kortum, the now-retired curator of the San Francisco Maritime Museum. — Chuck Stern Combing the cat. Next time you feel you were born, as Jimmy Buffet puts it, ’200 years too late’, consider the origins of the phrase ’combing the cat’. It was used to describe the way the bosun had to run his fingers through the cat o’ nine tails periodically to keep the tails separated. After a few licks on some unfortunate sailor’s back, all the blood tended to make them stick together. The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea notes it was important to keep combing the cat, as a stroke with the tails stuck together "could inflict serious and permanent damage." Give us stress management counseling any day. Ghost in the machine. I enjoyed the boat-of-the-month feature on the brigantine Rendezvous and was intrigued to read that "Jack and Charmain London were reportedly frequent guests" aboard the yacht in the 1930s. I guess this means the boat was haunted because Jack London died in 1916. By the way, doesn’t Rendezvous have a Sabb diesel? — Max Crittenden Menlo Park The o-o-onnnllyy way to fly. Noticing that ticket purchases for the $6,600 first-class section of their jetliners on the London-New York round-trip run were lagging, British Airways decided to ’go yachting’. They hired the London industrial design firm of Design Acumen — known for its work on expensive yachts — to redesign their first class accommodations. The result is an interior configuration that DA says is much more

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Hunter and the hunted. Game fishing and the penchant for their fins may be endangering sharks in some areas of the world, but the shark population off Florida seems to be healthy and active. The state’s International Shark Attack file indicates this was a record year for shark attacks on people — 25 versus 22 in 1994. And those are just the attacks that are reported. Florida has always recorded the most shark attacks of any state, but to be fair, a lot more people swim in Florida year round than most other states. It’s also worth nothing that most attacks seem to be caused by the shark mistaking a hand or leg for some other kind of dinner. The resultant injury is usually good for a few stitches and impressing the babes, but rarely deadly. However, an attack which occurred of Islamorada in September was so horrible it was almost like something out of a cheap JAWS remake. From what investigators can determine, a 25-year-old scuba diver from Michigan was ripped apart and eaten by a 10 to 12-ft shark. All that was found were jagged, punctured pieces of his clothing and gear, including his weight belt that had been bitten almost completely through. Final figures. Now that the wind is gone and the smoke has cleared, some (hopefully) more accurate assessments of hurricane damage are emerging from the Caribbean. According to All At Sea, 'The Monthly Marine Newspaper for All Caribbean Boaters:" • Despite rumors, only two yachtsmen were killed when Luis hit St. Martin. Later on, a diver also died during salvage operations trying to refloat a sunken boat. • In St. Martin alone, 1,250 of the 1,400 boats that took refuge there were either sunk, beached or severely damaged. The Lloyds list has estimated the total damage to insured vessels in the Caribbean in excess of $140 million. This is the largest single marine disaster in terms of numbers of vessels in one place in modern times. • Official windspeed for hurricane Luis was 150 mph for a period of 14 hours, with wind gusts recorded in excess of 225 mph. Anyone needing to put this in perspective can compare it with the pounding the Bay Area took in mid-December from measly 40-mph sustained winds with gusts to 60 — a quarter of the strength of Luis. • Stars & Stripes, the 12-Meter on which Dennis Conner won the 1987 America’s Cup, was one of the boats driven ashore in Simp¬ son’s Lagoon during Luis. S&S was refloated and is being repaired. • In the 'nice try' department, Palapa Marina on Simpson’s Bay Lagoon billed Sunsail Charters and the owner of the charter boat Gandalf for berthing fees ($1,470 to Sunsail alone) from September 5 to October 16 — despite the fact that Gandalf had been sunk and crushed by another boat by hurricane Luis on September 5. Commentary of the month. "I can wait for Penthouse, but I need my Latitude now!" — a reader stuck high in the Sierras whose subscription had lapsed

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storm watch At 8:03 a.m. on Tuesday, December 12, a wind gust of 103 mph was recorded on Angel Island. Angel Island! Up in the Delta, a 124-mph blast registered at Antioch before the wind instruments disappeared into the maelstrom. We have yet to talk to anyone who didn’t experience gusts in the mere 60 mph range — and few who were able to sleep all the way through that raucous night. > And rain — you want rain? Before the storm, most Bay Area counties had received only 10% of the rainfall normal for this time of year. By Tuesday, with 10,12 and even 14 inches falling in some areas, those totals climbed into the 70,80 and even 90-percentile brackets in various counties — two month’s worth of rain in two days! Unless you have just returned from an alien abduction, you will be familiar with the 'top stories'. Those lucky enough to come through it with their continued outside column of next sightings page

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The world’s fastest production sailboat and world’s fastest powerboat will be just two of the attractions at the 54th Annual San Francisco Sports and Boat Show, which runs January 12-21 at the Cow Palace. This is always a great show, and as always we heartily recommend you check it out. But we’re not going to lie to you — if you go expecting to see nothing but halls full of sailboats, you’re goingto be disappointed. Most of the 900 boats filling 7 of the 11 halls (as well as most of the booths) are the type coveted by water skiers and fishermen. Sail¬ boats are a relatively small part of the show.

SIGHTINGS and boat show

storm watch — cont’d electrical power intact will by this writing have seen that damn house fall into the sinkhole about 300 times on the nightly news. Those without power may for all we know still be without power. The wind flattened more trees and

COURTESY RICHMOND BOAT WORKS

That said, the Sports and Boat Show is still a great way to spend an hour, an after¬ noon or even a day. And bring the family along. There’s plenty for everyone to enjoy. The sailors of the family will probably make a beeline for the queen of the show, the Pacific Seacraft Voyager 40. They’ll also get a kick out of the windsurfing simulator and exhibits in the lobby, or the new Hobie TriFoiler — at 35 knots the world’s fastest production sailboat. Meanwhile, grandpa will think he’s died and gone to heaven with the 250,000 other fishermen who attend this continued middle of next sightings page

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telephone poles — 23 phone poles in a row in one area — than a crew of rainforest clear cutters on Prozac. At this writing a week after the fact, some people still did not have power. The two-day southerly juggernaut that broke property, records and hearts all over the Bay Area did not spare marinas. Sustained winds of 40 knots punctuated by the aforementioned big blasts made short work of sail covers, roller furling and radar reflectors all over. For perhaps the first time, the number of unmanned vessels plying Bay waters outnumbered the manned ones — the former having broken free from moorings or docks. A number of boats got blown over, either at their moorings or off their trailers. Most suffered only minor road rash, but the two ll:Metres pictured here were reportedly total losses after they parted company from their trailers at Gas House Cove. One ended up 50 feet away from where it started! (A third ll:Metre that stayed upright was literally chained to a nearby fencepost.) In Sausalito, a houseboat at Kappas Marina capsized with two people aboard. They were rescued and hospitalized briefly with mild hypothermia. Two anchor-outs in Richardson Bay also sank, and one big fishing boat fetched up in Blackie’s Cove in Tiburon. Perhaps the most serious damage occurred at Richmond Boat Works. In the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, the owner of a 70-ft schooner motored into Richmond looking for shelter. He had come over from Sausalito, where the boat had repeatedly dragged all the various anchor combinations he tried. Fighting exhaustion and terrible conditions, he attempted to anchor in the little basin off Richmond Boat Works. He locked horns with a 40-ft ketch already anchored there, which dislodged her anchor. The two careened out of control into the docks at Richmond Boat Works, shearing'off all three outboard pilings. That resulted in the docks and the 16 to 18 boats parked there fetching up on the beach en masse, and one pontoon of RBW’s floating machine shop getting holed and sinking. To add insult to injury, the wind also blew the roof off the office. It was a grim scene indeed that greeted owner Mike Haley when he arrived in the morning. "People tried to start cleaning up right away, but the wind was blowing so hard and it was still so dangerous, I had them all clear off the docks until things calmed down," said Mike. By Tuesday afternoon, the wind was gone and the sun was peeking through. "Marina Bay Municipal Marina generously offered to take our boats, no questions asked," says Haley, noting that the docked boats received only cosmetic damage. Salvor Tim Parker also pitched right in, continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS storm watch — cont’d raising the floating machine shop. The owner of the schooner that caused the damage — whose boat ended up at Sanford Wood’s travelift dock — was uninisured. Fortunately, Haley’s insurance will cover all his repairs and work was ongoing as we went to press. Mike said Richmond Boat Works would be open for business again by the first of the year. "You know the worst part of all this?" says Haley. "The day this happened, my wife and I had just received two nonrefundable tickets for our first vacation in two years. Oh well."

loss of the melinda lee Everyone who cruises has the nightmare: a ship looming out of & black night, a terrifying collision and then watching helplessly as loved ones slip beneath the waves. To most, the nightmares remain just that. To Judy Sleavin, they are gut-wrenching reality. In late November, the Southern California woman became the sole survivor of one of the most horrible ship-yacht collisions we’ve ever learned of. The Sleavins — Michael, 42, Judy, 43, Benjamin, 9 and Anna Rose, 7 — were on a passage from Tonga to New Zealand’s Bay of Islands when the accident happened. According to published reports, Judy was on watch between 3 and 4 a.m. on November 24 when a "large, long ship" loomed out of the darkness. About 30 miles north of their destination, in rough weather, it collided with the family’s Compass 47 Melinda Lee, tearing a 20-foot hole

The Sleavin family (I to r): Benjamin, Michael, Anna and Judy.

in the port side. The impact is thought to have killed Benjamin instantly. The boat went down so fast — about 20 seconds — that Michael was unable to retrieve his son. continued outside column of next sightings page

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boat show show every year. And he’ll doubtless agree with show manager Tom Rooney who ob¬ serves, "Work is for folks who don’t know how to fish." The little ones may be over at the trout pond trying their luck for free, or maybe doing some fantasizing of their own at the Power Ranger exhibit. If you can’t find the older kids, check over where the fastest powerboat in the world is on display — Howard Arneson’s awesome 175-mph ocean racer. Once you’re all together again, enjoy a hunting dog demonstration, or explore the new Giants baseball hall, chock full of exhibits and memorabelia. If you’re really into the sports thing, you might even want to take part in a 5-kilometer

rescue It happened about five miles off Bahia Hippolita while we were getting knocked around all morning by 25-knot offshore winds and five foot seas. Giri, our Folkes 40, was carrying a double-reefed main, staysail, and half the roller furling genoa when I spotted an unusual two-masted panga. I pulled out the binoculars for a better look, and discovered that it wasn’t a panga at all, but two guys standing up and falling down in a rubber dinghy while trying to signal us with paddles. I called for my wife Sherri and crew Tom Kennedy to come up on deck, and al¬ tered course in the direction of the two men. With Tom getting the sails down, I used the engine to circle the two men. "Our boat caught fire last night and we just barely got out," said the bigger guy. "We didn’t even get a chance to grab flares, IDs, shoes or any¬ thing. We’ve been paddling all night to keep from being blown further offshore." As I maneuvered to pick them up in our lee, I instructed Sherri to have the flare gun handy. We’d all seen Dead Calm and other such offshore thrillers. As Tom helped secure their dinghy, I turned to see Sherri coming up the companionway to greet our guests — with a speargun in her hand. By this time Tom and I saw that both men had cut and blistered hands. Pretty sure that they wouldn’t have gone to all that trouble for criminal intent, the petite and smiling Sherrie slipped back below and a moment later came out armed with only water for the dehydrated pair. You can never be completely sure, how¬ ever, so I gave my disarming wife the helm while I went below to radio Sunbear and Belvedere of our situation. I was very thank¬ ful to be buddyboating right then. We need not have worried. Jeff Gorley

SIGHTINGS — cont’d walk or 10-kilometer run to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, January 13. On Sunday, come on back for the mountain bike race beginning at 8:30 a.m. The San Francisco Sports and Boat Show started in 1942, which makes it older than any of the sports franchises in San Francisco, Oakland or San Jose — and practically more of a tradition than the Fourth of July. And though sailing is only a part of the mix, the show is a proven itch fighter for those sailors squirming for the winds of summer. The show runs from noon to 9 p.m. on weekdays, 11 to 9:30 Saturday, and 11 to 7 Sunday. Tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for kids and half price for seniors (weekdays only). For more information, call (415) 563-5100.

at sea and Paul Swinegarden were a couple of great guys immensely happy to have sur¬ vived the loss of Mad Diver. What from a distance had looked like a skull & crossbones tatoo on Paul’s shoulder turned out to be nothing but a lovely Tlinget whale done by a British Columbian native. "I woke up and the mattress felt hot," said Paul, beginning their tale. "I had just started up to the bridge where Jeff was when we both saw that the cabin was on fire." "All we had time to do was throw the dinghy overboard and start rowing like mad," continued Jeff. "When we got about 25 yards away, we looked back and saw that the boat was totally engulfed — a ball of fire." A couple of trawlers had passed them in the night, so they were ecstatic when we came along and they were able to get our attention. "As we paddled the night away," remem¬ ber Jeff, "we thought about all the stuff we should have grabbed: money, flares, water. It was all there and ready to go, but there just wasn’t any time to grab it. The whole boat was pyrotechnic in three minutes." Both men were from Scottsdale, Arizona. They’d bought their 48-ft twin-turbo diesel boat only two weeks before in Newport Beach to set up a dive charter operation in the Sea of Cortez. In addition to the boat, they’d lost thousands of dollars worth of new dive equipment. Luckily, they were insured and would no doubt recoup at least part of their losses. Offering them the use of our SSB, they called their parents via KMI and told them about what happened. While this was hapcontinued middle of next sightings page

melinda lee — cont’d In fact, there was no time to do anything but start swimming. The Sleavins were unable to activate an EP1RB, issue a mayday or launch a liferaft. In that latter regard, however, the inflatable dinghy which had been lashed to the coachroof broke free and popped to the surface. The family climbed in — Michael and little Anna still in their lightweight sleeping clothes. But when the big seas and winds to 50 knots kept flipping the raft, they found it was easier to stay in the water and hold on. As time went on, Anna succumbed to the cold, becoming so weak that she could no longer hold on. She kept drifting away and Michael kept pulling her back. Then one time Michael let go of the raft to retrieve Anna and didn’t return. Judy never saw either of them again. Judy Sleavin held on to the raft for more than 40 hours, finally washing ashore in a place called Deepwater Cove near Cape Brett. There she remained for an additional 24 hours, suffering from several broken vertebrae and other injuries. A search for Melinda Lee, apparently initiated as a result of overdue reports from other yachties, was launched Sunday, the 26th. About 4:30 in the after¬ noon, a search airplane spotted Judy near the partially deflated dinghy. She was reportedly hysterical when retrieved by a shore party and taken to a hospital. At this writing, there is an ongoing investigation into the accident. Of 60 ships in the area, 5 were prime suspects. All had docked as we went to press, with four being cleared. The fifth, the 27,000-ton freighter Pan Grace, had arrived at Inchon, Korea, but no confirmation had yet been made of its involvement. Word of the tragedy spread rapidly through the cruising community and will likely reverberate for years to come. The Sleavins were known, liked and respected cruisers who had been voyaging since 1992, when they departed from Oxnard’s Anacapa Isle Marina. Their cruising dream had been going on even longer. Michael and Judy had bought the boat and started preparing her for cruising before the kids were even bom. Memorial services were held in both New Zealand and Oxnard for the family members who perished. Letters and words of caring continue to flood through the mail and various online services expressing the gamut of emotions — horror, anger, sadness. Almost all end the same way as the several we received here at Latitude: "Our hearts go out to Judy." As we went to press, she remained hospitalized in Whangarei. Donations to assist Judy may be sent to the Judy Sleavin Account, do Key Bank of Washington, 6901 6th Ave., Tacpma, WA 98406.

life of brian, part V — mauritius to durban With his arrival in Durban, South Africa, on November 22, Brian 'BJ Caldwell, Jr. is just a hop, skip and jump away from Cape Town, the official halfway mark in his quest to become the youngest person ever to circumnavi¬ gate singlehanded. One of the most amazing stats to come out of the effort so far is not only BJ’s age — he turned 20 on December 17 — but his drive. Sail¬ ing the Contessa 26 Mai (Miti) Vavau, he has covered 11,700 miles in 114 days at sea, an average of slightly more than 100 miles a day. To armchair sailors, Mai (Miti)’s upside-down roll a few days into the pas¬ sage from Cocos Keeling to Mauritius might sound like the hairiest thing that’s happened to the young adventurer. As you’ll read in the following ’self-inter¬ view', however, when you’re dealing with the Indian Ocean, a mere 180° roll is only one of the dangers. BJ was scheduled to leave Durban on his birthday. He should be in Cape Town by the time this issue comes out. The spectacle of South Africa was a welcome sight after an 18-day game of Russian Roulette. My Thanksgiving present this year was making it to port before the weather turned really nasty. When I was still 200 miles out, the continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS rescue — cont’d

life of brian — cont’d premier weather forecaster of the Southwestern Indian Ocean announced to all vessels over the SSB, "get the hell into port." Two deep lows from the icewastelands of the Southern Ocean were coming together in a great flanking S

pening, Sunbear talked to Estelle, which was already at anchor in Abreojos. Estelle said they had plenty of room for an extra two crew aboard their floating mansion, and would be happy to put up Paul and Jeff until they could get to a larger town. Around dusk we made the transfer. We later learned that Bob and Sid had loaned the shipwrecked divers clothes and even money so they could meet one of their fathers who was flying down. The next morning we continued south with Sunbear and Belvedere. With the winds light and seas glassy, we motorsailed through countless turtles and octopi sunning them¬ selves on the surface. It wasn’t hard to understand why Paul and Jeff had begun planning their return on a replacement boat before they’d even gotten off ours. — william hay Readers — This and the heart-wrenching story of the Melinda Lee earlier in Sightings sparked quite a discussion around the office. It finally came down to this dilemma, and we’d like your input on it. You have one minute to abandon your boat starting RIGHT NOW. For the sake of argument, let’s say you’re too far offshore to swim in, and that it’ll take you 45 seconds to get your liferaft or dinghy in the water and your family or crew into it. Your boat is

BJ with two of the more formidable obstacles to his solo circumnavigation.

maneuver against the Alguhas Current. The conditions that result from that meeting are why this stretch of water has aliases like 'Killer Coast' and 'Cape of Storms'. They are no exaggeration. Ten hours after I checked into South Africa, 30-meter waves wjere reported along the infamous 100-fathom line. My boat was in great condition after the 1,600-mile passage from Mauritius. Absolutely nothing broke, which has to be a world record of some sort. As for the skipper of Mai (Miti) Vavau, I was psychologically spent and pumped at the same time. Is that possible? It has something to do with staring death in the face; pursuing your darkest dreams; and living to tell you overcame your most formidable adversary — your imagination. If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a lot of knowledge was rea//y scary. I’d read the books, knew the scenarios, heard the stories. Like that of the 500-ft German supply ship Stephaniturn. In 1970, the captain of the thennew vessel declared in Cape Town, "My ship sails with absolute impunity in any seas between Alaska and Singapore." One week later, he was one of only five crew to survive when raging seas capsized the Stephaniturn off Durban. The wind was about force 8 or 9, which was not exceptional. However, the captain said he had "never seen such waves." If the truth be told, the best description of my passage from Mauritius to Durban was 'hurry up and wait'. All sailors have an intolerance of calms, espe¬ cially when the wait facilitates the arrival of a Southern Ocean gale. Despite my impatience to get on with it, I continued my policy of sailing conserva¬ tively. I had no desire to re-experience the rush of standing on my boat’s overturned cabin-top. While I was fortunate not to have been pooped, rolled or pitchpoled like so many that have gone before, as Jimmy Cornell promised, I was not spared the cold fronts that sweep through the South Mozambique Channel like grim reapcontinued outside column of next sightings page

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josephlne We were ready to leave Turtle Bay on Sunday, but when we came back to the dinghy from attending an early Mass, we found that our oars had been nabbed. Well, our hearts were no longer into sailing right out, so we decided to stay an extra day. (We heard some of the fleet had hit a bit of a chubasco anyway.) We mo¬ tored back to shore and stopped by our favorite little store, Mercado de San Francisco — Josephine Funez, proprietor. We told her our story and boy, was she upset. "You must go tell the police!" she insisted. I responded rather weakly that I didn’t want to cause a big fuss. "It starts with things like this! I live in this community — do this for me!" I didn’t see that we had much choice — despite the fact that even in this tiny town she didn’t know where the police station was! Not much use for it, I guess. We finally 'found our way to the Commandante’s office. After our poor Espahol and many rowing gestures, he understood that our oars had been pilfered and we

SIGHTINGS life of brian — cont’d

ers cleaning house. It got pretty nippy out there for a warmblooded Hawaiian when one of those frigid Southern Ocean cold fronts rolled through. But knock on wood, summer is on the way. Looking back on the past three months, perhaps it’s my native American blood, but I feel sad to have to say good-bye to the Indian Ocean. After awhile, you don’t want to sail anywhere else. There’s no question that this Cherokee is coming back someday. . . hopefully aboard a Jean Finot design. My worst experience wasn’t rolling the boat, but a near collision with a supertanker on the approach to Durban. 1 had the 406 EPIRB in the cockpit with me. It was that close. The sickening chance that something besides Mother Nature could stop me was impossible to comprehend. My worst experience was also my best experience. The realization that I’d made it despite all the forces aligned against me only increased my apprecia¬ tion of how far I’d come and how far I have to go. What do I miss most? I find that question oddly difficult to answer — which means I must be happy. Any crazy dreams? Just about food and women. On that latter score, I’ve decided to have a blindfold waiting at every port — they’re all out to disqualify me as a singlehander. Great equipment kudos go to the Para Tech Delta Drogue and the Para Tech Sea Anchor. Don’t leave port without them. They have allowed me to keep the mast up for more than 10,000 punishing miles. Other favorites of the hour — the roller furling headsail rig and Hood self-stowing main (no boom, everything led to the cockpit). Both are working great, although there’s some speculation that the weight of the rolled main in the mast facilitates knockdowns. One piece of equipment I would love to have: the baby Furuno radar, 16-mile version. My strategy for rounding the Cape? Do everything by the books and say a few Hail Marys. I actually expect it to be safer than the passage from Mauritius in that it’s possible to pick and choose your weather — so long as you’ve allowed enough time. By contrast, the passage around the extremity of South Madagascar from Reunion or Mauritius is purely a matter of luck. Also, it’s possible to harbor-hop to Cape Town, which is what I plan to do. The first leg to East London is the longest at 250 miles, but the Alguhas should help me with the average 72-hour weather window. From there on, there are many 'holes' where a yacht can duck in for shelter from a sou’westerly gale. Do I feel any older? After the Indian Ocean, 19 going on 60. A very happy New Year to all my sponsors, friends and everyone following my record attempt. Aloha. — bj

equipped with all the usual gear and provi¬ sions of an offshore passage, and of course all your personal effects. But now the deck is even with the water and you have time to grab exactly one more item. VJe want to know what that item would be, and why you’d grab it above all others.

and the oars understood that he wasn’t going to be of much 'assistance'. We trudged back through town and I poked my head in on Josephine to update her. Now she was really angry. "You wait. Tomorrow I will have your oars. / will talk to the police!" We went back out to the boat and got ready to depart, with or without our oars. Around dinner time, we headed our dinghy back to the dock with dinner on our minds. As we reached the top of the ladder, we saw three figures marching toward us. "Ben?" Uh-oh. It was Josephine, a friend and the chief of the local police. It dawned on me that I had never given Josephine my name. "We have your oars, but you have to identify them. They’ve been painted." "Wonderful," I said. They had been needing a paint job. It seems that Josephine had been telling all her customers about the stolen oars and one young girl finally confessed, "Oh, yes. My brother found some oars last night, but

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SIGHTINGS travelift, schmavelift Amid reports that life is getting back to normal on the Caribbean islands blasted by hurricanes Luis and Marilyn comes word of a salvage that we just had to share with readers. After a wild ride in St. Maarten’s Baie Flamande during hurricane Luis, Randy West’s 60<ft schooner-rigged Spronk catamaran ended up on the beach. Damage to Shadowfax wasn’t extensive — mainly a couple of holes near the back of her starboard hull. Under the watchful guidance of Aussie Bruce Roberts, West and the 'Abbo Boatbuilders' (a play on 'aborigine') had the boat ready to go back in the water by October 8, just a month after Luis. A well-known local sailor, West knew what was going on at the other side of the island at Simpson Lagoon — yachtsmen at the mercy of salvage opera¬ tors who were charging exorbitant fees to put their boats back in the water. West wasn’t taking any of that action. Instead, in a move reminiscent of an old-fashioned barn raising, the Abbo Boatbuilders hustled together a bunch of guys who had nothing better to do on a Sunday morning, lubricated them all with beer, and had them push the boat back into Mother Ocean (right). The process was aided by a makeshift 'railroad' made of large planks, over which rode rollers stationed under each end of each hull. Huffing, puffing, sweating and guzzling, the two dozen or so helpers — with others joining all the time — made pretty good progress. By lunchtime, the boat was mo^e than half of the 30 feet to the water’s edge. Unfortunately, by about 4 p.m., the boat would budge no further — despite the fact that one hull was in the water and the workforce had risen to 50, each and every one of them an 'expert'. They tried everything, but in the end conceded defeat to the mud at the water’s edge. Shadowfax’s starboard hull was stuck so securely, it might as well have been cement. Our story’s happy ending came the next day, when West noticed tidal action had freed the hull. Then it was just a matter of putting out kedge anchors fore and aft, and winching the big cat back into her element a few feet at a time. A couple of days later, West threw a huge thank-you party for everyone who had pulled, strained, or sprained something. The party culminated in what the St. Martin-based boating tabloid All At Sea calls "a magnificent pyrotechnic display." We can only imagine what that meant. The next day, West and his girlfriend Michelle were off, sailing up to Tortola.

james betts enterprises — sierra success story Some people go to the Tahoe area for the skiing, some to enjoy the lake, and still others for the gambling offered at casinos on the Nevada shore. Precious few would ever go there to build a boat. That all changed in 1988, when Jim and Janis Betts set up shop in Truckee and began turning out a variety of custom racers and performance cruisers. With more orders coming in all the time, business is looking as rosy as it did in their former location, San Diego. The Betts’s story has actually gone back and forth between Tahoe and Southern California most of their lives. Both Jim and Janis grew up in the latter (Jim in Ventura, Janis in San Diego) and learned to sail at an early age, and both moved to Tahoe in the early ’70s. Jim, then a Tahoe City welder, met Janis at the local Chart House restaurant. A common love of sailing helped the relationship blossom and the two were married in 1979. They spent summers racing on the lake, much of the time aboard Oblio, the first production Olson 30. As Jim’s work interests combined with his nautical interests, he began paying more and more attention to the way the most popular and/or winning boats were built. It wasn’t long before he was convinced he could build something just as competitive out of aluminum — despite the fact that at the time, he had no training in welding that particular metal. The promise of a stronger year-round boat market in Southern California brought Jim and Janis back to her original homeport in the early ’80s. With the assistance of Janis’s family, they launched a full-fledged boatbuilding Page 84

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oars they’ve already been painted." Bingo. Josephine asked, "The oars for a dinghy, perhaps?" And the girl responded, "Oh no, not little aluminum ones. These are wood." Bingo again! So we got our oars back. But the funniest part was yet to come. Josephine would not

saved by It’s not often you can say being knocked out by a swinging boom might actually have saved someone’s life. But that’s one possible conclusion that’s been drawn from an inci-

SIGHTINGS — cont’d allow us to leave the oars in her store while we walked the half mile up to dinner. "I am so proud — 1 want everyone to see you carrying your oars!" — jim and ben doolittle Pipedream

the boom? dent that happened last month. The episode involved a singlehanded sailor on his way to Hawaii aboard the 36-ft continued middle of next sightings page

jim betts — cont’d operation. Aimed at the racer/high-performance cruiser market, the business thrived. It included such boats as the Nelson/Marek 70 Maverick (currently sailing out of Antigua), the N/M 50 Champosa, and several special projects for such clients as Lowell North and Dennis Conner. For the latter, Jim built a winged keel, then flew down to Fremantle in 1987 to install it on Conner’s eventual America’s Cup winning 12-Meter, Stars & Stripes. The family also thrived, as son Kellen (now 13), and daughter Emily (now 9) made it a foursome. Success usually has a price, and for Jim it meant 12-hour days, 7-day weeks and supervising a crew of up to 30 workers. Then Congress dropped a bomb called the Luxury Tax, a 10% surcharge on all luxury acquisitions — cars, planes and boats — that cost over $100,000. Within a day, two of four projects on Betts’s board were canceled. He wasn’t alone. With American boatbuilding effectively cut off at the knees by the shortsightedness of its own lawmakers, deep-pocketed owners went abroad to have boats built. So, in continued outside column of next sightings page

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jim betts — cont’d 1988, Jim and Janis Betts packed up the kids and moved back to Tahoe. Although moving back to the mountains involved a lot of uncertainty, it 'felt right' from the start. Jim and Janis much preferred to raise their little ones in the mountains rather than the city, and the equity they realized from their San Diego house got them started building a custom home overlooking the lake. They re-established Betts Enterprises in a rented shop in nearby Truckee where he began work on Scorpio, a 42-ft Wylie design for Lon Price. Several more projects followed, both aluminum and fiberglass designs, including the IMS 42-footer Warspite, and a complete remodel of Maverick that involved tearing much of the boat apart and rebuilding her. Despite his out-of-the-way location, Betts’s reputation for high-quality aluminum and composite design and construction continued to grow. To keep a handle on their operating ex¬ penses, Jim and Janis — the 'brains' of

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Cazador. Kirk Lightbourne had departed San Diego on Monday, November 20. The fol¬ lowing Friday, in heavy going, he was hit by the boom and fell overboard. Fortunately, he was tethered to the boat, and was able to climb back aboard just before he passed out. We should also tell you that Kirk Lightbourne is 82 years old, and apparently one tough cookie. But the blow to his head was so severe that he drifted in and out of con¬ sciousness for almost a week, unable to eat or drink, before he set off his 406 EPIRB on December 4. The next morning, a Coast Guard C-130 roared over the boat, which was then located about 900 miles southwest of San Diego. Not seeing anyone on deck nor getting any reply to their radio calls, they contacted the nearest vessel, the fishing boat

SIGHTINGS — cont’d Adrienne A which was enroute to Tahiti. The fishermen found Lightbourne below — un¬ conscious, dehyrated and with blood in his mouth. Lightbourne was taken aboard the fishing boat and his condition reported to the Coasties. In cooperation with the Air Force, four para-rescue jumpers out of Moffet Field were dropped from another airplane and taken aboard the fishing boat. They stablized Lightbourne as the Adrienne A turned around and headed back for the mainland. About 300 miles out, the old sailor and the rescue jumpers were transferred to the cutter Point Heyer for the trip into Morro Bay. The story had all the makings of a happy ending as we went to press. Lightbourne was continued middle of next sightings page

jim betts — cont’d the outfit who does all the bookkeeping, ordering and other paperwork — arranged a loan to buy a commercially-zoned lot overlooking the Truckee River. As the girders for a new 10,000-square-foot workshop began to go up, Jim shifted his boatbuilding focus to courting the performance cruising market. "They’re easier to deal with than the racers," he notes. It wasn’t long before Steve Dashew, author of the Dashew Offshore series of books and designer of the Deerfoot high-end cruising boats, approached Jim to build his personal boat. In 1994, two weeks after the Luxury Tax was finally repealed, Betts got the go-ahead for Dashew’s 78-ft Sundeer. Begin¬ ning the boat before the new building was done, Jim was reminded of his priorities by Mother Nature. In an early-season storm, she deposited so much snow through the unfinished roof that it inundated the shop and all but buried Sundeer. "We had to shovel a lot of snow before we could continue," says Jim. The roof was completed in late November of ’94, just in time for one of the worst winters in recent memory. While last year’s severe winter brought many businesses to a standstill in the area, worked progressed on schedule under the 'big top' in Truckee. After Sundeer, Betts got the commission for another Wylie boat, this one a 60footer for Reno physician (and Moore 24 alumnus) Tom Petty. The only parameters given by Petty: "Make it behave like a Moore 24, only bigger!" That’s the boat you see in the photo at left. Before she was completed, a performance cruiser from the design table of Bob Perry was at the frame-up stage and other work — Betts also repairs boats large and small, motor repair and special fabrications — was coming in steadily. Life in the mountains was good. So, if the next time you’re passing through Truckee on the way to Lake Tahoe and you see a gleaming 80-ft sailboat hull emerge from the biggest building in town, don’t worry, it’s not a hallucination brought on by altitude sickness. It’s just the latest creation from Betts Enterprises, the place people go in the mountains to build a boat. — john skoriak

west marine Caribbean 1500 Despite several dismastings and the loss of a trimaran, this year’s sixth annual West Marine Caribbean 1500, a cruising rally frdm Hampton, Virginia, to Tortola in the British Virgins, was a major success. Because the fleet of 50 was traveling as a group, rally participants were able to provide assistance to disabled boats and rescue the crew of’the tri. First-to-finish honors in the rally went to Obelix, Russell Edmond’s Staten Island-based St. Francis 43 catamaran, which covered the 1,500 mile course in a relatively pedestrian 9 days and 8 hours. Kapey, Steve Perkins C&C 37R from Wayne, Pennsylvania, was the first monohull to finish, pulling in just a few hours after the cat. But it was Wings, Hal and Maggie Fletcher’s Freedom 44 from Maryland that walked away with corrected time honors. With winds light in the beginning, moderate in the middle, and boisterous toward the end, the fleet finished in a relatively compact group. Indeed, 30 of the 50-boat fleet crossed the finish line off Tortola within 24 hours of one another. The first boat to have trouble was the only entry from the western United States, Pacific Challenge a Thompson 60 trimaran ouJned by Clarence Roman of Kailua, Hawaii. Best known as Sebago when being raced across the Atlantic — and for having once flipped in the St. Malo to Quebec Race — the 60-foot long, 60-foot wide ultralight tri struck something on the course and sheared off eight feet of one hull. Although wounded, she made it to Beaufort, Virginia, where she’s being repaired. She’ll reportedly soon continue on to the Caribbean and then Hawaii. Another multihull in the race, Rudy Halbart’s Dragonfly 1000 Triple Vision, was abandoned about 500 miles from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dragonfly 1000 sisterships had won the Around Britain and Around Ireland races, but Triple Vision started having problems when a broken headstay caused her stick to tumble. This in itself wasn’t devastating, as she had an inboard engine, fuel, continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS wmc 1500 — cont’d and fellow rally participants ready and willing to drop off additional fuel. Unfortunately, however, there was an additional problem. What had been identified as a small stress crack between the main hull and crossbeam during the pre-race inspection had grown to a 30-inch long crack as much as an inch wide. After considerable debate, Halbart, of Lloyd Harbor, New York, finally decided that discretion was the better part of valor. Abandoning the disabled boat, Halbart and his two crew hopped aboard Bob Cross and Cindy Johnson’s Windship 52 Godspeed. Presumably the dismasted tri is still floating around out there. While Caribbean 1500 headlines might have been dominated by the three multihulls — one of which took line honors, two of which were disabled and had to drop out — the heart and soul of the event was average couples and continued outside column of next sightings page

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treated and released to the care of his son. He was recuperating nicely in Portland, Ore¬ gon. The crew of the Adrienne A had con¬ tracted with him to find Cazador if they could and tow her into Hawaii. And a 406 EPIRB saved yet one more life. As for the whole incident possibly saving Lightbourne’s life, that was the observation of Ivan Rusch of Redwood City. At 70, an

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elder statesman of sailing himself, Rusch says "1 sure do identify with this guy." He’d been following the story closely and offered this astute observation: "If he hadn’t have hit his head and been taken off his boat, he would have been hammered by the same 'Pineap¬ ple Express' storm that pounded the West Coast in mid-December."

folks working their way to the Carib¬ bean aboard Freedoms, Pearsons, Is¬ land Packets, Valiants and the like. Significantly, a full 20% of the fleet was doing the rally for at least the second time. Entry fees for the West Marine 1500 vary depending on boat size, but were typically about $600. The price included many seminars and numerous social events both before and after the racing. The Caribbean 1500 was managed by Steve Black’s Cruising Rally Associ¬ ation, which sponsors several other cruising rallies in the Atlantic. The others include May’s Pusser’s Rum Cup, which is essentially the Caribbean 1500 in reverse; the West Marine Cruising Rally from Virginia to Bermuda in June; and the West Marine Bermuda Back to Virginia Cruising Rally two weeks later. If you’re planning on being in that part of the world, you may want to contact Black at (401) 848-0302 for additional information.

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influential incident It was a dreary and overcast afternoon on Suisun Bay on a Saturday in July three years ago. My dad, brother and I were sailing up to the Sacramento Delta. My family has been sailing up to the Delta since before I was bom. But that day, my mother, relieved to have a free day without the kids, went shopping in Marin. Everything was going fine, the wind was about 20 knots, the waves were lapping against the side of the boat, my dad was steering and my brother and I were arguing as usual. After about two hours, Patrick went below decks to practice his bowlines and hitch knots. I joined my dad at the stern. I was standing and jumping at the peak of waves so the boat would go down and catch me on its way back up. ' Patrick came up on deck to ask my dad a question. My dad stepped out of the cockpit to help him, asking me to take control of the boat. Being preoccupied with my jumping, I did not hear him. A strong wave jolted the rudder, which turned the boat causing the boom to jibe accidentally. On its way across, it whacked my brother and me across the head, knocking me on my face to the deck and my brother into the water, both of us unconscious. My dad, who wasn’t wearing a lifejacket, checked to see that I was all right and then jumped in the water to rescue Patrick who wasn’t wearing a lifejacket either. When I finally came to, I looked down at the bloodstained deck and then touched my face. My nose was swollen from the fall. I got to my feet and looked around. Not seeing my dad or brother, 1 figured they had gone down below. But when I went to check, they were not there. At that point, I was shocked with disbelief. I prayed to God that I had just missed them and searched the boat again. I found nothing. Now I was desperate. I started to cry and scream for help, but nothing came out. I was too terrified. There was nobody there to comfort me, to tell me how to get out of this situation, that everything would be all right. I was so scared, I tried to steer the boat but my hands could hardly control where I wanted them to go. I couldn’t take down the sail to stop the boat, or turn on the engine, or call for help on the radio. My dad had never taught me how to do those things. I could see boats in the distance, but none of them seemed to be getting continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS incident — cont’d any closer. Finally, I caught the attention of a small sailboat and they sailed closer to see what was going on. A woman on the boat asked me what the problem was. I tried to answer, but I was so frightened that the words came out all jumbled and backwards. I was sure she couldn’t understand what I was saying. I ran to the side of the boat to get closer so that she could hear me more clearly. A mofnent later, I felt an abrupt jerk. The keel had gotten stuck in a shallow sandbar. I collapsed to the deck and cried with relief. My face, clothes and hair were spotted with blood from my nose injury, it felt as if the back of my head,had swollen up like a watermelon, and I was shivering with exhaustion. I looked up to see another small vessel coming toward my boat. A man jumped on board and quickly took down the sail and told me to go below and get some ice to put on my nose. A Coast Guard boat arrived to take me on board. I felt reluctant to leave my dad’s boat, but also overjoyed to be heading back to land. As we were speeding back to shore, I remember the Coast Guard man saying to som'eone ashore, "Damn brave kid, damn brave kid." When we finally arrived, a group of medical professionals strapped me to a board, put me inside an ambulance and rushed me to the hospital. I told them I felt fine and didn’t need to go to the hospital, but they just kept sticking suction things with wires coming out of them on my chest and an IV into my arm. They even gave me an oxygen mask because they thought 1 was lightheaded and drowsy. (What did they expect after being hit in the head with a metal boom?) Even though it wasn’t an emergency, they turned on their lights and sirens to get through the traffic. Meanwhile, my dad and brother had been treading water for more than 30 minutes. My dad was so tired from holding Patrick up unconscious that he felt the water start to pull him down. Every time it pulled him down, he would struggle to the surface again, but then it would pull him down even deeper. Finally, a large sailboat came by and fished them out of the water. The Coast Guard took them to the hospital, too. When I arrived at the hospital, I was greeted by my aunt, who works in the trauma department there. She took me to see my father and brother. We tried to contact my mom, but all we got was the message machine because she was still shopping. When she finally got the messages, she rushed to the hospital. X-rays were taken of my nose and head. There was no damage and I was immediately released from the hospital. My dad, even though he was coughing and sniffling from swallowing too much water, insisted he was fine and that he needed to be released, too. My brother, on the other hand, had a head injury which required stitches, so they decided to keep him overnight. My dad and mom decided to stay with my brother that night, and since I’d had enough of the hospital, I went home with my aunt. That night I took a hot shower and got in bed, but I couldn’t sleep. Visions of the accident flashed through my dreams. I ended up spending the night watching infomercials on TV. The next day I went home with my family and wrote a letter to the man who jumped on my boat to help me. That man later received a medal. Our traumatizing story had a small column in the newspaper the next day. The reason this incident influenced me is because it showed me how well I handled myself in a real emergency. Considering I was only 10 years old, I think I did pretty well. I didn’t get hysterical or jump in the water and try to swim home. I didn’t just cry and not do anything to help myself. I took advantage of what I knew and what resources I had. Of course I was scared and I screamed for help and got emotional, but I was more frightened than I had ever been in my life. I also learned that it is very important to wear a lifejacket when on the water. My dad and brother would have died if someone hadn’t rescued them, because they weren’t wearing lifejackets. Now, when I go sailing with my family, I tell them 1 won’t come along if they won’t wear their lifejackets. — kirsten tysell Editor’s Note: Kirsten, now 13, wrote the above story for her 8th grade English class. The boat on which all this occurred was the custom Peterson 36 Kindred Spirit. continued outside column of next sightings page

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coast Not a whole lot on the Coast Guard’s SAR (search and rescue) docket regarding sailboats for the period between November 15 and December 15. As always, though, the men in white were kept plenty busy by a wide variety of missions. Here are some short summaries of some of them. November 18 — A Coast Guard heli¬ copter and 41-footer aided in the search for a possible downed airplane near Madalay Beach in Oxnard. Dense fog and darkness made the search a difficult one until a shoreside caller reported a strobe light going off in the dunes by the beach. Oxnard police responded to the report and found the wrecked plane. Despite severe head, neck and back injuries, the pilot was alive. He was taken to St. Johns Hospital for further treatment. November 19 —Two 406 EPIRB alerts had the Coast Guard rushing to an area 10 miles off Newport Beach, where a pair of fishing boats were in trouble. The first, the 36-ft Bright Star with three aboard, reported they were taking on water and that one per¬ son had been swept overboard. The other vessel, the Judy Lee (no size given), set off their emergency beacon but never called over the radio. A Coast Guard 41-footer arrived on scene and recovered an empty liferaft belonging to Bright Star. Another fishing boat, the Louis D, recovered one crewman from the Judy Lee, then threw their EPIRB and the Judy Lee’s into the water to mark the spot. The Bright Star was later found by commercial divers resting on the bottom in 35 feet of water. November 20 — Flying over an area 500 miles southwest of San Diego, a Coast Guard C-130 spotted a sailboat with appar¬ ently no one aboard. The cutter Tybee diverted to the position and found the crewless 26-footer in a state of disarray: all the cabinets were open, their contents strewn about; papers stuffed into cracks and two flares located in the bow amid wads of paper. Also, the boat had no radios, naviga¬ tion equipment, auxiliary power, EPIRBs or liferaft/dinghy — all of which led investi¬ gators to believe someone had intended to intentionally burn the boat. A search of the area turned up no signs of further debris or distress. The Tybee took the boat under tow, but when the mast broke off just above the deck, it was determined that the vessel was unsea¬ worthy. All evidence and items of value were removed and the interior and exterior videotaped. The vessel was then scuttled. November 23 — It’s usually no big deal when a mariner misses a day or even two of a regularly scheduled radio communications schedule, but when the owner of the sailboat Savannah missed five straight days, his wife

SIGHTINGS watch called the Coast Guard. After a two-day search by air and radio in the vicinity of the boat’s last reported position near Cedros Island — on a passage from Cabo San Lucas to San Diego — Savannah was located a few miles south of Ensenada in no distress. No word on the reason for the owner’s silent treatment of his wife. — The Marine Safety Office in San Francisco was notified that the tug Invader hit the Benicia railroad bridge while escorting a vessel upriver. The tug was caught in the turbulence from the ship’s engines and forced into the bridge. The tug operator and bridge operator both reported no damage to either structure. — Station Rio Vista MedeVac’ed a 38year-old woman to a local hospital after a snapped mooring on a houseboat whipped into her hand and cut it severely. — When the fishing boat Tina Lee called in to report they were disabled off San Nicholas Island, the Coast Guard informed them of the 'no emergency, no tow' policy. They would have to arrange for a commer¬ cial salvor to tow them in. When informed of the cost of the tow, the Tina Lee called the Coast Guard back and said they were taking on water. When told a helicopter would respond with a pump, the master replied, "We don’t need a pump, we just need a tow." The master was then informed that he could be cited for claiming a false distress if the Coast Guard arrived on scene and the boat wasn’t taking on water. The skipper finally agreed to have Vessel Assist bring him into San Pedro — at a cost of $1,700. The whole dialogue with the Tina Lee was complicated by the fact that no one aboard spoke English and a Vietnamese translator had to be found. November 26 — Two MedeVacs from Catalina on this Sunday. The first was a 3year-old boy who was suffering from appen¬ dicitis. He was airlifted to Long Beach Airport and thence to medical treatment. The Coast Guard helo then returned to Catalina to airlift six teenagers who had ingested Jimson weed to the mainland. November 27 — The report of a para¬ chute flare sighting had the Coasties scram¬ bling to a position 5 miles off Rocky Point. In excellent conditions, the helicopter and cutter Edisto found several vessels, none of which indicated any distress, the firing of any flares. The crew of the helo did see a partic¬ ularly bright meteor, though, and surmised a similar phenomenon may be what the report¬ ing source saw. December 2 — After the sighting of two red flares near the Presidio YC, the Coast Guard drove the 200 yards over to the club — Station Golden Gate is located at the continued middle of next sightings page

incident — cont’d Kirsten’s father, John, filled us in on a few more aspects of the story. The date was July 3, and they were headed up to MandeviUe Tip to watch the fireworks. The boat was headed downwind at about 5 knots and was off the Concord Naval Weapons Center when the accidental jibe occurred. The kids were normally required to wear lifejackets while on deck, but Patrick, then 7, had taken his off below and not put it back on to come topside. When hit, Patrick collapsed on the side deck and rolled through the lifelines. John wasted little time in jumping in after his son. "The boat was going so fast, I knew it was gone, "he says. ”1 didn’t realize until after I’d grabbed Patrick that there weren ’t any other boats around." After a short time, Patrick regained consciousness, but John still had to help support him. After about 30 minutes, his strength all but gone, John finally attracted the attention of a Cal Maritime sailboat. The four young sailors, Jennifer Ferrera, John Fisker-Anderson, Wendell Koi and Lorena Orcutt, took Patrick aboard all right, but had a tough time getting John aboard, as he had passed out from exhaustion. The older Tysell was overcome not by the cold, but by lactoacidosis, a condition where the muscles become so fatigued that the body actually uses up oxygen more quickly than it can be breathed in. A doctor of internal medicine (and regular Latitude reader), John notes that such exhaustion is one concern we neglected to mention in an extensive article on crew overboard recovery techniques we ran just two months after their frightening experience. We’re grateful he’s corrected that oversight. Gwynne, John, Kirsten and Patrick still sail Kindred Spirit out of Richmond on regular family outings. But Kirsten rarely has to threaten them with her absence. These days, everyone aboard is more than happy to wear flotation.

kenichi’s back Kenichi Horie, the Japanese adventurer who never seems to tire of crossing the Pacific, is apparently set to outdo himself again. After becoming the first person to sail singlehandedly across the pond from Japan to San Francisco in 1962, Horie has crossed back to Japan from the West Coast (usually San Francisco) every few years in a variety of increasingly strange boats. In the late-80s, for example, he departed in a 9-foot sailboat for a 100-day crossing and just a few years ago, he pedaled back home in a craft powered by a bi¬ cycle frame attached to a propeller! For his latest trick, Horie—who apparent¬ ly enjoys national hero status in his homeland for these stunts — will set out from Ecuador in March in a 31-foot boat made from 22,000 aluminum cans.

different boats, different folks One of the great things about walking the docks of the world is that you get to see an astounding variety of boats. This was never more true that at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, both before and after the 175-boat ARC fleet had taken off for St. Lucia. The boats in the photos on the following pages were just two of the more interesting. We don’t know who designed the 60-foot cat Sposmoker, but we were told that she’d been built in six weeks by a syndicate of 100 folks who’d each chipped in a little money and a lot of labor. She’s a ruthlessly simple boat, featuring no real bridgedeck, three huge round ports in each hull, and two long, gracefully curving tillers. < When the boat was in the heat of construction, there was some discussion with Jimmy Cornell, who runs the ARC, about the cat participating in the rally to St. Lucia. A somewhat skeptical Cornell — who nonetheless says he’s inter¬ ested in a 37-ft catamaran for cruising the South Pacific — suggested the syndicate not apply for the ARC this year. This wasn’t a problem with the syndicate, which was too busy with boatbuilding to care if they were allowed in the rally or not. Sposmoker II left Las Palmas three days after the ARC fleet, and arrived in St. Lucia a day before the first ARC finisher, the Swan 68 Splendid. The cat continued outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS different boats, folks — cont’d also beat Creightons Naturally and With Integrity, two former Whitbread racers, by more than 36 hours. Twenty-seven hundred miles in just over 12 days — not bad for a conservatively-rigged boat that was built by amateurs in

Above, 'Loose Moose II'. Spread, 'Sposmoker II' was built in six weeks.

less than two months. Another of the interesting boats on the quay was Loose Moose II, which sported a hailing port of Portland, Oregon. Looking like an only slightly modified box, the Moose’s bow is nearly as blunt as her sawed-off transom. The 30 or so foot boat is equipped with a daggerboard on her extreme starboard side, and a tabernacle mast, suggesting that she had spent time in European canals, the waters for which she is probably best suited. Since folks have swum, sailboarded, Hobie Catted, and simply drifted from the Canaries to the Caribbean, we imagine the Moose will make it. How she ever got to the Canaries, however, which can be difficult from any direction, must be a whole different story.

short sightings ALAMEDA AND THE GREATER BAY AREA — Care to venture a guess what organization employs more people than any other business, agency or industry in Alameda — besides the Navy? The answer is the Coast Guard. As the Navy departs such landmark bases as Mare Island, Treasure Island and the Alameda Naval Air Station in the next few years, it looks as though the Coasties will be taking over many of the same billets. The move is a smart one for the Coast Guard. In an attempt to streamline operations, they will be cutting some $400 million and 4,000 employees by 1998 — and consolidating the rest. When the Navy leaves, more than 100 jobs will be transferred from Long Beach to Alameda’s Coast Guard Island. By taking up residence in 582 housing units in Alameda left behind by the Navy — and an additional 181 in Marin’s Hamilton AFB — the move will solve one of the quality-of-life issues that has long plagued the Coasties: affordable housing for its many civilian and military employees. Perhaps more to the point, an increased Coast Guard presence will help local communities such as Alameda 'survive' the lost Navy revenue. One example is Miller Elementary School, which would have had to close when the Navy leaves. If the Coasties move into the community, the school may have a future. The Coast Guard has been in Alameda since 1926, when it took over what was then Government Island — an island made of dredging spoils. Of the 30 continued outside column of next sightings page

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coast watch other end of Horseshoe Cove — and found that two people on an anchored sailboat had fired them. The boaters said they were not in distress nor intending to deceive anyone — they just wanted to see if the expired flares still worked. They were "advised of SAR asset use and costs." December 13-14 — A total of three air sorties were flown over San Clemente and Catalina Islands on December 13 in response to 'multiple 243.0 ELT composites' — 243 MHz is the military frequency for emergency radio beacons — in the vicinity of the two

SIGHTINGS islands. Electronic technicians on San Clem¬ ente said they had recently brought some new transmission equipment on line and that it could be malfunctioning. But when the equipment was shut down, the signal con¬ tinued. On December 14, the Coasties requested help from the Civil Air Patrol. The CAP eventually traced the source of the signal to the powerboat Thunderbird, which was out of the water in a Wilmington boatyard. To paint the boat, workers had taken the bea¬ con off its bracket, triggering it accidentally.

shorts — cont’d Coast Guard commands in the greater Bay Area, 1,700 of the 2,275 local Coast Guardsmen are assigned to jobs on Coast Guard Island, pumping $62 million into the local economy annually. SEA OF CORTEZ — "If you buy it, they will kill it," writes Tom Knudson in the first of a four-part special report that appeared in the December 10-14 editions of the Sacramento Bee. The subject is the myriad problems facing the Sea of Cortez. Once pristine and teeming with life, the Sea will become a watery wasteland like the Mediterranean — unless something is done soon. A Pulitzer Prize winner, Knudson spent months in Baja compiling information for the series. He weaves a tale that will catch and hold you like driftnets do the innocent seals and endangered vaquita dolphins. This excellent series should be required reading for all Americans, not just sailors.

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MORGAN LARSON As years go, 1995 was a pretty good one for Morgan Larson, the 24-year-old skip¬ per/crew/coach from Capitola. The former collegiate All-American called tactics for the winning boats at the 5.5-Meter Worlds and the J/24 North Americans. As a coach, he

overboard. Eventually, to everyone’s relief, he turned up under some duffel bags. By junior high, surfing held as much or

uHe’s gone through everything end everyone without making enemies, which is pretty impressive.” signed up two of the top U.S. contenders for the Europe class berth at the upcoming Olympics. As a skipper, he burst onto the professional match racing scene with an impressive sixth place finish at the Brut Cup of San Francisco, and won the U.S. Match Racing Championships. In November, he received the $10,000 Omega Achievement Award for leapfrogging over 900 other skip¬ pers on the Omega World Match Race rank¬ ings to number 36 on the list. Not bad for this blond-haired, blue-eyed surfer dude who used to hang around the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor with his parents and learned to sail almost by default. When he first started out, he thought guys like Jack Halterman and Bill Lee were "just some pretty good club racers." Now ensconced at the top of the food chain, Morgan has gained the respect of even the 'club racers'. "He’s gone through everything and everyone with¬ out making enemies," says Halterman, "which is pretty impressive." He’s so hot, in fact, that in order to chronicle how he made it to where he is we had to wedge ourselves into his busy schedule. Our interview-on-the-run came somewhere between a breakfast coaching session with one of his Olympic hopefuls, and an afternoon on-the-water training exercise with the top Europe class sailors from the U.S. and Canada.

^^.aised in Santa Cruz, Morgan came to sailing through his parents, Janey and Bobbo Larson. The former has done many long distance deliveries and the latter was part of the Santa Cruz boatbuilding colony that flourished during the 1970s. Bill Lee hired Bobbo to build the interiors for his Santa Cruz 27s and the boats that followed, including Merlin. One of Morgan’s first sails, in fact, was on the just-launched ocean racer. As Merlin’s adult crew blasted the 67-footer across Monterey Bay, the thrill quickly wore off for 5-year-old Morgan, who crawled down below for a nap. After awhile, the crew noticed he was missing and pan¬ icked that the youngster may have fallen Page 96

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more appeal than sailing. Morgan and his friends would often skip their first class of the day to catch some waves at Pleasure Point near Capitola. He also served as a junior lifeguard and preferred a life of^hanging out around the beach to hanging out at any yacht club. But as his folks were regulars at the yacht harbor and ardent members of the 8-foot Jester class dinghy fleet, young Morgan eventually found the little boat offered a pleasant distraction. With the encouragement of the other, older fleet members, the tow-headed youngster picked

RIDING THE NEW WAVE great coaching clinics, and Morgan as a willing student. "We’d talk about girls for about an hour and the rest of the time we’d up this sailing stuff quickly. Before long, in fact, he was showing them a thing or two. Being light and quick, Morgan was soon in demand on the ultralights that populated the Santa Cruz waterfront. "1 was the one to take the chute up to the bow or come in off the rail to get the sandwiches and drinks," he says. "1 was sailing with guys like Halterman, Lee, Dee Smith and JR Parker, who I thought were just local sailors. I didn’t realize I was being exposed to some really good people."

T 1 he Santa Cruz YC didn’t have much of a junior program to offer until the 1980s when Dave Wahle entered the picture. He procured a trailer and a fleet of Laser IIs for a core group of youngsters and hit the road to attend local and regional regattas. The experience opened Morgan’s eyes to the lar¬ ger world of sailing. He also learned from Wahle, one of the Bay Area’s better seamen. "Dave was our chaperon and coach," he says. "He let us mess up on our own and

then he’d show us his way, which was usu¬ ally both right and safe. To this day, I always carry a flare, I wear a life jacket and I sail with other people. Dave was also big on maintenance, which has been valuable, too. You can’t win if your boat’s not together." At 15, Morgan joined the St. Francis YC Junior Program, which offered him more travel and growth opportunities. He vividly remembers gathering about once a month on Friday nights in suburban San Jose. Each sailor would bring their Laser or Laser II and stack them on the junior program’s trailer. At 10 p.m., coach Pat Andreasen would fire up the van and off they’d go, arriving at the race site in L.A. or San Diego by sunrise, ready to rig up and go racing. Others who were part of the group included Seadon Wijsen, Hogan Beatie, Brandon Paine, Dave Shelton and Trevor Gledhill, all of whom have become good sailors in their own rights. "We didn’t always win those regional regattas," recalls Morgan, "but we got exposed to light air sailing and we always learned a lot." Andreasen recalls those excursions as

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discuss tactics and strategy on the race course. I had a pretty captive audience inside that van."

v—Jailing was a secret life for Morgan, however. Most of his friends at Soquel High School surfed and never really concerned themselves much with the fact that Morgan tended to disappear on the weekends. Mor¬ gan still enjoyed surfing as a recreation, but realized that his competitive chances were better in sailing. Although he did win the 1988 U.S. Junior National Championships (Sears Cup) in 1988 with Haley King and Brandon Paine, Morgan always considered the U.S. Youth

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L organ set his sights high for college, applying to schools like Brown, Stanford and Berkeley, which all have good sailing pro¬ grams. Unfortunately, none of them consid¬ ered playing hookie to go sailing and surfing very high on their list of entrance require¬ ments. Just about the time Morgan contented himself with the idea of going to junior college for a while, he received an offer to sail with a top-ranked team at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Morgan accepted, sailing there for a year before deciding that flat land and humid weather didn’t suit him. That year, 1990, was hardly a loss, however. Morgan won the college singlehanded championships, the U.S. singlehanded championships, took second in the Page 98

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Though his datebook is full until about 2001, Morgan still tries to squeeze in time here and there to pursue his other passion.

Youth World Match Racing Cup and won All American honors — as a freshman!

u,1 pon his return to Santa Cruz, Morgan caught Olympic fever. He and Paul Kemer decided to make a run for the doublehanded

470 berth. They started slowly, building their confidence and support base as they went. "When we realized we were the right size for the boat and that we were good enough to have a chance, we started going after larger sponsors," says Morgan. Through mom Janey, they made a contact at National Frozen Foods, one of the nation’s largest food companies. NFF offered to double any funds the pair could solicit from the company shareholders. "Paul’s really good at fundraising letters and we got tons i of support," Morgan says. "NFF kept their word and we were in good shape financially." i The duo won a bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games and reached a ranking of third on the U.S. team prior to the final trials. Unfortunately, their last month i of Dinghies are Morgan's current weapon of choice. Watch out when he moves up!

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study geography at the University of Hawaii. A good collegiate sailing program made the decision easier and Morgan regained All

collegiate sailor. With both women adamant about becoming the American representative in the class, Morgan’s also learned a good slice of diplomacy lately. The dilemma was solved recently when the two sailors decided to

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The boys are alright: Morgan, John Myrdal and Jeff Olson male bonding at last summer's Olympic Festival in Colorado. training produced some problems. One of Morgan’s surfing buddies died and Paul’s enthusiasm for the spartan Olympic life wore thin. Halfway through the trials they were second overall, but slipped to sixth at the finish. "The fire inside had dimmed a little," concedes Morgan. The realities of an Olympic campaign involve much more than fantasizing about receiving the gold medal. Morgan learned how American sailors have to spend as much time writing letters and attending fundraising events as they do training and sailing. In other countries, such as Norway, France and Sweden, sailing is a commercial sport and the top prospects receive enough money to concentrate on sailing alone. Although somewhat envious of that situation, Morgan points out that the American way has produced quite a few sailing medals in the last three Olympics. "It works," he says. "Sometimes it just takes a little longer to pan out." After serving as a tuning partner for the 1992 American Olympic women’s 470 team

of JJ Isler and Pam Healy, Morgan again returned home for a gut check. His family and friends urged him to complete his education, so in 1993 he headed west to

American status during his two-year stay in Honolulu. He also enjoyed surfing and boardsailing the waves at Diamond Head. Concurrent with his studies, Morgan continued his association with Pat Andreason in developing the Northern California Youth Sailing Association. He also honed his coaching skills, working with Dave Perry and Brad Dellenbaugh at the annual Easter clinic for young sailors in Long Beach under the flag of the California International Sailing Association. For the last two years, Morgan has been the head coach at that prestigious event. "I like coaching," he says, "and I like see¬ ing people get better. I also learn as much, if not more, from watching other people. I’m exposed to so many different styles and equipment, I get to see what works and what doesn’t." His timing couldn’t be better. In Olympic sailing, personal coaches have become quite popular. He also put some time in the singlehanded Europe class, which is popular for both men and women in Europe. At the Olympics, though, the class is women-only, so Morgan has emerged as the sought-after

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become training partners. "They realized that there will be many good sailors at the trials," says Morgan, "so by teaming up they’ll increase their chances of being either first or second. It’s certainly been great for me to be able to work with both of them. We plan for me to step back as the trials approach and for each of them to get their own coach for the final push."

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Lasers on stun — In most regatta, Morgan (left) is the skipper to beat.

Morgan’s Day Planner afterward. He’s now fully launched in his career as a professional match racer. He dabbled in this phase of the sport as a teenager, competing regularly in events like the November Cup held between junior sailors from Monterey and Forth Worth, Texas. Starting a year ago, though, he has really focused on his game. Teaming up with some of his old St. Francis YC junior pals, includ¬ ing Beatie, Andreasen, Paine and Wijsen, Morgan roared through 1995 with good results. "It’s refreshing to sail with someone like Morgan," says Wijsen, who called tactics during the U.S. Match Racing Champion¬ ships. "He’s relaxed in the boat, which gives me a chance to think without being dis¬ tracted. We complement each other well."

coach in the class. His two main charges are Danielle Brennan and Carisa Harris. The former was last year’s Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, while Harris is an All-American

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don’t have to deal with protests onshore. It’s a lot of fun." Morgan will use the $10,000 he won from Omega as seed money for his. 1996 match racing campaign. In February, he’ll head to Perth for the Australian Match Racing Cham¬ pionships and hopes to follow that with an appearance at the Congressional Cup in Long Beach in March. Then the Brut Cup tour begins anew and Morgan hopes to at¬ tain a top ten ranking by the end of the year. Another phase of his personal enrichment program has been to crew for other good sailors. This past year that included helping Glen Foster win the 5.5-Meter world title, and college chum Steve Thomas win the J/24 North Americans and place second at the Worlds. "I’ve been learning different positions and taking the opportunity to watch races from the rail," he says. "When you’re driving, it’s hard to see the race develop. So these campaigns have helped me tactically. I also know that many of the top match racers today, like Paul Cayard, John Kolius and Ed Baird, were all good crews, too."

Bay Area. Sydney’s a great place to sail, too, and it would be a great time to go." He hasn’t picked a class to sail in yet, but likes the idea of a proposed doublehanded, dou¬ ble-trapeze Aussie 18-type sloop that may make its debut with the millennium.

Morgan actually started his career as a bowman at age 2, under helmsman Roberto ofYelapa. Of course, there’s still the Olympic dream to feed. Morgan’s now looking ahead to Syd¬ ney, Australia and the 2000 Games. "To me, location is everything, which is why I like the

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CRUISING THE ”F I—# c/use de Chateauneuf, Ecluse de Chateauneuf', I called out repeatedly. No, I wasn’t in a restaurant ordering a bottle of wine, 1 was halfway down the Rhone River in southern France. Behind us, to the north, over 1,000 miles of pastoral french canals

The boat was a Westerly 'Renown', a roomy and heavily-constructed 31-ft fiber¬ glass sloop built in England to Lloyd’s specs

’Doing’ 15 locks in one day is considered good progress. Our own ’day’s run’record was 371 and rivers. A few days ahead of us, the Mediterranean. And just ahead of us, the massive lock of Chateauneuf. "Ecluse de Chateauneuf' ('lock of Chateauneuf), I called again on the VHF radio, trying to hail the lock-keeper as we maneuvered to enter the gargantuan lock. Chateauneuf was only one of 12 behemoth locks and 11 diversion canals that have tamed the mighty Rhone River on the 190mile 'home' stretch between Lyon and the Mediterranean. Our journey along the French waterways had begun with an ad in Latitude 38. Some years ago, a Bay Area engineer was looking for crew to help deliver his 31-ft sloop from southern England to Gibraltar, via the French Canals and Mediterranean. Having heard lots of great stories about this very different type of cruising, we signed on.

The phrase 'cruising in your own backyard is bandied about a lot on these pages. In France, they really mean it.

As departure time approached, it became obvious that business obligations would prevent the owner from making the trip. When the call came, we half expected him to say the trip had been cancelled. Instead, we were asked to deliver the boat to Gibraltar without him. A trip down the French rivers and canals at our relative leisure? — we were only too happy to accept the 'job'. Page 102 • LtUiUc 1% • January, 1996

in 1978. She was berthed at Poole, southern England, adjacent to Southampton, amidst the center of Britain’s 'Gold Coast' of yachting. My father, an avid sailor and frequent crewmate on deliveries, helped re¬ commission the boat from dry storage and launch her. After some adjustments on the diesel engine and last minute supplies, we were ready to go. Soon after the Labor Day weekend, we set off across the English Channel on the 100-mile crossing to the French port of Le Havre, situated at the mouth of the Seine River.

I—«e Havre is one of France’s largest and busiest ports, and a very active sailing community. For us, it was also the beginning of our trip through the waterways of France. Our first job upon arrival was to un-step the mast. It’s somewhat ironic that one of the 'ultimate' cruise routes in the world does not include sailing. As we found out, there’s plenty of wind, but so many bridges along the route that all boats must maintain a low profile. As the topsides can take quite a beating in the canals, we also secured some used tires as heavy-duty 'fenders.' There are canals all over Europe. France alone has more than 5,000 miles of inland waterways and canals, some built as far back as the 1600s. For hundreds of years it was the lifeline of commerce and industry, along which all the goods traded in the country were transported. Today, while still being used for commerce, the extensive waterways of Western Europe offer the modern traveler/ adventurer a variety of scenery, tourist attractions, history and delightful cruising conditions. Where else can you travel through a country at three to five knots enjoying wine, bread, cheese, and other gastronomical delights as you go? Another pleasant discovery was that cruising the French waterway system re¬ quires very little paperwork. A simple 'crew list' type document records the owner and/or operator, nationalities of the crew and the vessel’s dimensions: length, beam, draft and 'unmasted' height — the latter to insure clearance under bridges and tunnels. Some lock keepers will inspect the document and

How to lock the boat and never need a key: Cates close behind, lock fills up, gates open ahead. Been working fine since the 1600s.

generally all will record the vessel’s passage. Finally, pleasure boats can generally pass through the entire French waterway system for little or no charge, although the proper etiquette is to 'tip' the lock keepers at small countryside locks. This usually comes in the form of buying fresh produce that the lock keeper may grow — tomatoes, vegetables,

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on a boat, some navigational regimens will be familiar. For example, the Seine is a tidal river as far as Rouen. So you must be aware of the rise and fall of the tide, as well as the swift current, which can exceed 7 knots in the lower reaches near La Havre. Beyond Rouen, en route to Paris, at the beginning of the six groups of locks on the 'lower' Seine, the tides are negligible. Currents can still be quite strong, though, even through Paris — and especially during spring 'flood' condi¬ tions. Although the upper Seine meanders peacefully through some of the most beauti¬ ful, idyllic scenery imaginable, it is still a busy commercial river all the way to Paris. Move than once, we were surprised to look behind and see an ocean freighter sneaking up on us. Navigating this 200-mile stretch, like the Rhone River to the south, demands a greater degree of caution — and a good depthsounder — than the relatively static canals themselves. After several overnight stops, some planned, some not, at the picturesque villages and cities of Rouen, Conflans-St. Gene Skoriak mans a 'floating bollard1 in the Honorine, and Elbeuf, we drew close to Rhone locks. Paris. Like any cruising sailors entering a port after a long passage, arriving in Paris by cruisers prefer to moor there for the protec¬ tion it affords from the surge and wakes from water was no less dramatic than any ocean the river. Arsenal is also conveniently landfall, especially since the river twists in located, has excellent facilities and good several "S" curves along the last several security. When we were there, guest rates miles, giving the approach an almost fairy¬ were comparable to Sausalito. tale effect. The first visible landmark, the Eiffel tower, appears first on the right, then on the left, then almost gan the actual directly be¬ canal portion hind on the of our trip final approach south of Paris. to Paris. There are Upon three possible arrival, we routes by found inex¬ which canal pensive and cruisers can convenient, if reach Lyon — not a little the conflux of turbulent, the Rhone and mooring at the Saone Rivers Cruising Club en route to the of France’s Med. For docks adja¬ those with lots cent to the of time to Place de La spare and a Concorde. Lo¬ boat with a cated near the shallower Of the three ’B's of the French canals — barges, boats and bikes center of the draft, the 470— bikes are usually the fastest. But who's hurrying? city, the docks mile Canal du are within walking distance of almost all the Nivemais can be an absolute delight, pro¬ prime tourist attractions. Paris also has a vided that one has the physical stamina to marina at Arsenal, near the Bastille. Many handle 196 locks! For those with less time,

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^\fter clearing minor formalities, and with the mast secured safely on deck, we set off south from Le Havre, 'up' the north¬ flowing Seine River towards Paris. Although cruising the French waterways is as different from ocean sailing as you can get and still be

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most popular cruising waterways in Europe, with many companies offering boats for hire or charter — from Cordon Bleu cruises to v budget houseboats. (Still other canals are available for those wishing to make a passage between the Med and the North Sea. For those with no partic¬ ular schedule or even desire to reach the Mediterranean, there are enough canals and Author recoups after a close shave on the Rhone. rivers crisscrossing France and the sur¬ permit access only during brief scheduled rounding countries to keep you on the go for periods during the day. We soon learned several seasons.) t that when a barrage is in effect, there is little, The decisions can be tough — will it be if any, sympathy for pleasure craft on vaca¬ the castles and tunnels near Dijon, or the tion. And who can blame them? Barge oper¬ Loire Valley? For many cruisers the final ators pay a lot of taxes and fees to use the determination may well depend on the waterways; pleasure boats pay only a nomi¬ boat’s draft. Controlling depths on the canals nal fee, if any at all. and other waterways can vary somewhat, On the bright side, St. Mammes was especially during times of drought, but they’re never all that deep. One of France’s hardly a bad place to be stuck for the day. One of thousands of quintessential villages most delightful and scenic waterways, the Canal du Nivernais, has a controlling depth throughout the French countryside, St. of only 1.2 meters, and probably France’s Mammes was often the subject of French most popular and heavily touristed routes, painters through history. Like they and the the Canal du Midi, can sometimes be only poets before us, we enjoyed the view, the 1.6 meters — about 5 feet — in certain cafes and the warm water of the Seine in the sections.

Guillotine-type gate opening at the end of massive Rhone lock gives a whole new meaning to 'light at the end of the tunnel.'

the Bourbonnais route has only 157 locks along its 400 miles. At about 390 miles, the shortest route from Paris to Lyon is through the Bourgonne canal. This may also be the prettiest canal, although with 219 locks, it is certainly not the quickest to traverse.

For reasons of time (it was getting late in the season), distance and the boat’s draft, we chose the Bourbonnais route — arguably the quickest route from Paris to the Rhone, and certainly the deepest. I say arguably because, though it has fewer locks than the other two routes, the commercial peniche (barge) traffic is much heavier, especially in several mining and agricultural areas along the route. We entered the Bourbonnais just south of Paris in the picturesque village of St. Mammes — and came to an abrupt halt. In what is apparently a fairly regular occurrence along waterways all over France, a line of barges was strung across the river, denying passage to all vessels as a protest against government policies that subsidize (and favor) railroads at a disadvantage to the

A bit of ’vino’ softened some of the primal fear brought on by descending SO to 90 feet in less than 10 minutes. For those on a real time schedule, the 'express lane' across France is the Canal du Midi, which begins at Bordeaux on the Atlan¬ tic side and ends 312 miles later at Agde on the Med. But quickness is not its only attrac¬ tion. The Canal du Midi is also one of the Page 104

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independent barge owners. We were told the barge operators stage these blockades, or barrages, on the average of every five years — but it can be sooner if they’re really mad. Similar to a teamster strike in our country, the barges block the river or canal and will

FRENCH CANALS overhanging end of the mast. Once you experience a lock in action, the tire fenders don’t seem so crass. They really

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O nee through St. Mammes, we entered the Canal du Loing, which would take us deep into the French countryside. Soon after we came upon the first of a week’s worth of small, hand-operated locks. At each ascending lock, the procedure was the same. We approached slowly and waited until the lock keeper appeared or the lock opened. Then I gently nosed the boat against the canal bank, where my father would step or jump off to assist the lock keeper with the gate at the opposite end. I then motored into the lock and tied up against the starboard wall, which at 'low tide' was usually 6 to 10 feet above the deck. After the gate closed behind us, the keeper opened the gate to flood the lock. As the water level rose, I had to constantly take Rest stops are picturesque and plentiful along the French canals. Be prepared to share them.

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company of several other cruisers, while we all waited for the scheduled barrage opening the next morning.

took a beating as the boat 'skidded' up the side of the lock. The lock was full when the water was almost level with its top. At this point, the lock keeper opened the forward gate as we slowly motored out of the lock, and my father re-boarded, his job at the gate done. On descending locks, mostly in the lower reaches before the Rhone River, the proce¬ dure was reversed. We started at lock level, then slowly fell with the water until we were about 10 to 12 feet below our starting point. Once again, it was necessary to hold the boat tight against the wall, this time payingout slack in the line as we fell. Most lock keepers treated the boats and their owners with care and courtesy, easing the water into or out of the lock slowly. This helped maintain the pastoral pace most people would expect to find on such a trip. Even so, water seemingly calm on the sur¬ face could be surprisingly turbulent just several feet below (where the water some¬ times entered the lock). Sailboats with their deeper keels are affected much more than other vessels. As we progressed south, we spotted a number of yachts whose topside scars revealed that they learned this lesson the hard way.

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\_/ince the locks are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from spring through fall, we were able to make excellent progress. Oftentimes, we were even waved through during the 12 to 1 p.m. lunch break, which is sacrosanct in France. 'Doing' 15 locks in a day is considered good progress. Our own 'day’s run' record was 37! In our 10-day passage of the Bourbonnais canal, we traversed 400 miles of the most pastoral scenes imaginable. We visited Briare, home of 'brie' cheese (a staple of our January, 1996 • ImUc 1% • Page 105

CRUISING THE daily diet), enjoyed Macon’s famous wines and passed through the picturesque villages of the Loire Valley. A highlight was passing over the Loire River at the charming village of Le Guetin, where the boat seemed sus¬ pended in air as we slowly crossed along the famous aqueduct canal in the early morning mist. It was an unforgettable experience.

As we approached the navigable part of the Soane River at Chalon-Sur-Saone, nearly the center of France, the locks became bigger and the traffic heavier. Our navigation became correspondingly more cautious and precise. Overnight stops also took more planning and caution, as we were back on the rivers again. Several days of relatively featureless travel on the Saone River brought us to the conflux of the Soane and the Rhone Rivers at Lyon. In a country known for its food, Lyon is the gastronomical capitol of France, as well as one of its largest cities. It is also an interesting city to walk and, much like Paris, is built around its rivers. Although Lyon had a somewhat maligned reputation among canal cruisers, we had no problems with theft or anything else. We found a convenient quay to moor to (no charge) near a quiet, but centrally-located area of the city and made ourselves at home for several days. After the nearly medieval pace of the deep countryside, we were 'city boys' again, enjoying American Express, the Opera House and all the other comforts as we rested and planned for our last tough stretch

of water before the Med — the Rhone River.

Peaceful, pastoral — there are few experiences in boating that come close to cruising the canals of Europe.

ntil the mid-1980s, many parts of the Rhone, which stretches over 180 miles from Lyon to the Mediterranean port of St. Louis, required mandatory — and expensive —

pilots. In times of spring flooding, when the currents sometimes exceeded 6 knots or a brutal northerly known as a Mistral blew, barges and tugs were sometimes needed to

PARLEZ-VOUS FRAN^AIS? If a Europe cruise is in your future, don’t miss the opportunity to cruise through some of the inland waterways, especially the canals of France. If you do, here’s what you can expect: • Try to have plenty of fuel and water capacity, even if you have to add a bladder tank or two, and always have some extra jerry jugs available for both. During the entire 1,000 miles of canals and rivers, we were only able to get fuel on a dock three times — in Paris, Rouen and Lyon. Else¬ where, we had to carry fuel jugs to regular automobile gas stations. Both diesel and gas are equally available, though more expen¬ sive than in the U.S. Water is available at most of the smaller country locks, and some¬ times rationed in times of drought. Drinking water should be purchased in bottles. Never miss an opportunity to top off the water supply. • Make sure your depthsounder and VHF work well. The former will be the most im¬ portant navigational tool on the boat, especiPage 106 • UMwUW • January, 1996

ally in the smaller country canals. Stick your GPS in a drawer. You won’t need it here. • If your boat has a dodger, keep it ready. Stow the mast high enough (with a simple 'crutch' built of scrap 2x4s) to allow the dodger to still be put up if it’s needed. It will help not only as a sun shade, but may be a godsend when strong winds are blowing, especially on the Rhone. • Buy good canal chart guides and follow them carefully. Many guides are available; The best should include all details, page by page, kilometer by kilometer. Keep the guide next to the helm, weather permitting, and check the progress as you go. There are many navigational warnings or dangers in the guides that may not always be posted on the waterways themselves. The guides will also eliminate guesswork and allow you to plan the route ahead. And speaking of kilo¬ meters, if you ever plan to 'do' the French canals, you might as well start thinking in terms of kilometers now. There are 1.6 'klicks' in a mile.

• Be courteous to other boats, especially commercial craft which always have the right-of-way, especially when entering locks. Although you’ll never have to raft to a barge to transit any locks or canals (as yachts must at Panama), many European boats may raft up to your boat at various times. While this may appear very rude to most Americans, it is quite common throughout most of Europe. • Don’t expect marina facilities. There are precious few 'marinas' as we know them al¬ ong most European waterways. Those who ply these waters don’t expect a lot of the creature comforts and services that most American take for granted. Try to be as selfsufficient as possible, • If you have a bicycle, take it along. If not, try to find one. Most of the canals have beautiful 'tow paths' alongside the banks, which were used to tow the barges before the advent of propulsion. A cheap bicycle will add to the enjoyment and allow you to ex¬ plore the beautiful countryside even more. • A rudimentary knowledge of the local

FRENCH CANALS lock were open as we approached, we never entered until we saw the green light displayed. found ourselves motoring into the teeth of a fierce southerly — 40 knots plus, and right on the nose. Under such conditions, the south-flowing current gets whipped into an endless procession of short, steep breaking waves. It is a windsurfer’s paradise and a sailor’s nightmare. The wind shrieked, the spray flew and the boat pounded mercilessly. Unable to bear off (we were on a river, remember?), we soon retreated behind the only shelter we could find — a huge coal barge — and waited out the wind. We weren’t alone. Several other cruisers were already there and still more came in as the day wore on. We all huddled beneath the shelter of the barge, occasionally 'sticking our noses out' to test the whether the wind had abated any. By the time we decided to leave, the wind had abated to tolerable strength and we were covered with coal dust from the barge. This time we welcomed the spray, which soon cleaned the boat off as we chugged toward the first of the massive Rhone locks. tow smaller vessels upriver. Although the Rhone has now been tamed considerably by a system of massive, Panama Canal-size locks and aqueduct canals, she still demands careful navigation and good planning. For our baptism, the Rhone lived up to its reputation. After leaving Lyon, we soon

language is not an absolute necessity, but it sure helps, especially deep in the heart of the country. Don’t expect the locals to know much English — or to speak it if they d6. • Contrary to popular perception, you don’t have to be a member of the idle rich or wait until you win the lottery to cruise or charter along the canals. There are many companies that offer small cruisers for hire K throughout most of the major canal systems. There are also many boats throughout Eur¬ ope that make the annual pilgrimage to or from the Med via the canals of France. Many are only too happy to have an extra hand helping with lines, watches, etc. • If you try it, like it, and want a lot more, consider what one Bay Area couple did1) buy a boat in Europe, store it over the winters and use the next several summers to explore every nook and cranny in the fascinating waterways of Europe. • Keep an eye on the Latitude 38 classi¬ fieds. You never know what will turn up! —is

^\lthough intimidating in appearance after the pastoral stone and concrete locks in the countryside canals, the Rhone locks are actually marvels of modem engineering — and far less physically demanding than their smaller country counterparts. Although longer than two football fields (650 feet by 40 feet wide), there is little or no turbulence inside the locks themselves. And rather than running lines to the bank of the lock, boats tie off to cleats mounted on floating bollards that rise or fall with the water level. In some ways, the procedure at the Rhone locks was more reminiscent of driving a car than a boat: As you approach, you must pay attention to the 'traffic' lights mounted below the control towers. Like an

There aren't many places where boats pass over bridges. The aqueduct at Loire is one.

obedient commuter, we had to wait for the green light to proceed, despite having announced our arrival on the VHF (in French, of course). Even if the gates to the

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After tying off the boat, we could literally enjoy a glass of wine while we slowly de¬ scended to the next level with nary a ripple in the water. A bit of vino also softened some of the primed fear brought on by descending 80 to 90 feet in less than 10 minutes — into what felt like a giant steel and concrete can¬ yon where the sun never shone. When the massive lock gate opened like a guillotine far above us, we never wasted much time motoring under its dripping waterfall and back into the warm sunshine. We were now cruising through the heart of Provence. The mountains of the Massif Central and the Alps loomed in the distance, the vineyards of the famed "Cotes du Rhone" slid by to either side, revealing the historic towns of Avignon and Arles. All the while the air became warmer and we could almost smell the Mediterranean. After a brief stop in Arles, an ancient Roman city and home to Vincent Van Gogh and many other famous artists, we took the Petit Rhone canal toward Sete, a large fishing town on the Med. We passed through the swamps of the Camargue, where wild horses still ran free, and through small fishing villages along the lagoons. We visited the castle at Aigues Mortes, where St. Louis launched the Crusades. At Sete, after more /than 1,000 miles, a few scrapes and bruises on the boat, several pounds of brie cheese, dozens of fresh-baked baguettes and severed cases of wine, we finally cleared our last lock and entered the Mediterranean.

fii.head lay other boats and other voy¬ ages. Behind, a month of the most unique cruising we’ve ever done, and a lifetime of memories we’ll never forget. — john skoriak

JOHN SKORIAK

1995 —THE YEAR

Our 1995 sailing coverage dawned in JANUARY with an interview with Dawn Riley, a veteran of two Whitbread Round the Worid Races and two America’s Cup programs. Then it was off to dodge lava blobs on Tanna Island, and our own sniveling technophobia in sailing cyberspace. Two veteran boats marked the new year by hitting things — a storm dammed Merl Peterson’s schooner Viueka into a concrete quay in Italy, and Joshua, the world’s most well-travelled Columbia 8.7, T-boned a ship in the Indian Ocean. Both lived to sail again. Finally, we have it on good authority that for five packs of cigarettes, a loaf of bread and some bubble gum — about $12 worth of stuff — you can get 12 lobsters. A buck a bug. What did you say you paid for 'surf n’ turf at Black Angus last night? In FEBRUARY, we welcomed New Zealand’s Peter Blake to a packed house to talk about his recent 76-day dash around the world aboard the 92-ft catamaran ENZA. We’d hear more from Blake later in the year. Cruisers in New Zealand, meanwhile, were subjected to Article 21, which required them to pay for 'safety checks' before leaving the country. Then there was the guy who purposely marooned himself for a month on Dead Man’s Chest — an island in the Caribbean — and some other folks who shipwrecked for real on Caroline Atoll. When a brand new tugboat arrived to pull their yacht Oracle off, it went onto the reef too! Both were total losses. Finally, imagine coming into the cockpit during some dark and stormy passage to find a loaf of freshly baked bread — still warm! According to sea gypsy Ray Jason, it’s not all that unusual an occurrence in Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya. Pag© 106

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HIP Proving it’s a big ocean out there, in MAY the Garden 51 Condor finally arrived in Guam after a 13-month trip from the West Coast. Oh, did we mention she did it with no one aboard? Yup, abandoned off San Francisco, the boat was thought to have sunk until she was spotted drifting serenely off Guam — 5,000 miles away. Another boat abandoned off our coast (but never recovered) was the Antrim 40 trimaran Aotea, which was flipped by a squall on the way home from the Doublehanded Farallones Race. Speaking of the DHF, Dave Hodges and Scott Walecka won it again. In an attempt to even the playing field this year, Dave will have to round an extra mark — Catalina. Speaking of new rules, down in San Diego the Cup boats all had to lift their skirts, revealing boringly similar sex organs. Closer to home, we profiled the Soling team of Madrigali, Barton and Massey — possibly the Bay Area’s strongest bid for Olympic Gold in Savannah this year. Elsewhere, we explored the possibilities of big multihulls as viable cruising boats, but our World of Charter editor advises that if you really want to impress the babes, chartering the restored J-class Endeavor for a week or two — at $60,000 a week — is the only way to go. Right, man, we’ll get back to you. With JUNE came the usual hot and heavy coverage of such races as Ensenada, the Stone Cup, the Brut Cup? the start of the Tahiti Race and that perennial crowd-pleaser, the Vallejo Race. Sadly, the latter was marred by a drowning this year. In response, we chronicled what happens to your bod when you fall in our local.water, and how one local fleet was 'self-policing' itself to sail safer. - irii", v■

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It felt a bit like one of those soap operas where the supposedly dead-for-20-years husband comes back, but in JULY we had photographic proof that Templeton Crocker’s old Zaca had undergone a beautiful restoration and was sailing out pf Monaco. The best-known big boat to be built locally (at the Nunes Yard in Sausalito), the 118-ft schooner’s most famous owner was Errol Flynn. Another old yacht got a new lease on life as Freda was sold locally and will stay in the Bay — not far from where she was built in 1885. On the other end of the scale, Larry Ellison's new IMS maxi Sa^onara got her day in the sun, as did a handful of the best-known local delivery skippers, and the skippers of various crewed charter boats around the Bay from the salty Hawaiian Chieftain to the swift Adventure Cat. And did you know that Benjamin Spock of baby book fame was a sailor? Neither did we until July. It probably wasn’t a good sign that in AUGUST, Loose Lips started off with the story of a couple of Moore 24 sailors whose campsite on Huntington Lake was ravaged by bears — followed by an item about a couple who used varnish to enhance sex. But to look at it another way, it could only go up from there. And so it did, as we chronicled the most fantastic TransPac finish maybe of all time featuring a stump-masted Cheval limping across the line for first to finish honors, with the top corrected spot going to the indomitable Merlin. We also found time to visit the Delta, go bopping down the coast on the Encinal/Santa Barbara Race and watch youth being wasted on the young in the Laser North Americans.

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As Simon and Garfunkel once sang, 'SEPTEMBER, we’ll remember'. We pen a long-overdue profile on Bill Lee’s Magic Bus, Merlin, and another on Rebel-Without-A-Pause designer Tom Wylie. It was also great to look both back and foreward with Lowell and Bea North during a two-part interview while they were briefly back stateside. As for looking forward, we went sailing with Hofeie’s newest creation, the TriFoiler which hits 35 knots with no heel at all. We also kicked off an ongoing series by and about Brian Caldwell, Jr., a 19-year-old Hawaiian sailor out to become the youngest person ever to circumnavigate alone. And did you hear about the mid-Atlantic party in which six boats took part? It was so calm they just rafted up and partied down for the better part of a day. In OCTOBER, we noted the fall of one more dipper ship record as Steve Fosset’s 60-ft trimaran Lakota glided under the Golden Gate 16 days, 17 hours out of Japan. And the rise of the Big Boat Series, which this year lived up to its name with everything from the latest IMS maxis to Atalanta. Twenty years ago, as Ondine, the big ketch wowed the crowds. In ’95, those honors went to state of the art maxis like Sayonara, Windquest and eventual winner Exile. October also featured the first in a series of hurricane reports that stretched from Mexico to the Eastern Pacific to file Caribbean. Finally, our challenge for

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An animal trainer by trade, this Baja Ha-Ha participant required stitches after falling off a barstool in Cabo.

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Our NOVEMBER issue proved once again that you can’t believe everything you read. Like tire cover, which read ’September'. Fortunately, the printing error caused only minor confusion — which is pretty much our goal in life with each issue anyway. Anyway, we found out in Septem... uh, we mean November, that after 25 years on boats, the Wanderer still ties bowlines backwards, that an earthquake had hit hurricane-ravaged Mexico and that a Canadian couple survived a dose brush with Kingdom Come when their 32-ft cutter pitchpoled — twice —- in mid-Pacific. Back on the Bay, the Masters Regatta posts one boat missing in action as the J/24 Karat broaches and sinks. People with depthsounders were able to follotv its progress for several days as it 'sailed1 back and forth along the bottom off the Cityfront before disappearing. Wildlife figured prominently in the DECEMBER issue, and we don’t mean the story of the baby gray whale that got tangled in an anchor rode, or the cruiser whose boat was swarmed by kitier bees. We’re talking about the wildlife that participated in the 68-boat-strong Baja Ha-Ha Cruiser’s Rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. What a kick! Also in December, we visited with Unde Earl, a 95-year-old seaman whose tales include having five boats sunk out from under him in World War I and skippering yachts for the rich and famous. Charac¬ ters of another sort were Charles and TC Vollum, a Washington couple who went cruising — solo, in separate boats! And if you liked any or all of it, stay tuned, there’s a lot more where that came from. Have a happy new year.

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1) Fantasea / Valiant 40 / Bob, Mark & Zane Forier / Unknown. 2) Mirage / Spindrift 43 / The Silvers / Catalina Island. 3) Cahoots / Peterson 44 / Bert & Alice Novak / Canyon Lake, CA. 4) Tragic Tramp / 38-ft ketch / Roger & Debi Brown / Unknown. 5) Kiwi / Avalon / Skip Freber & Missie the Cat / Catalina Island. 6) Meika / C-30 / John Carry / Morro Bay. 7) Caroussel / Mariner 30 / Neil Maryanna / Ensenada, Mexico. 8) Candlde / Islander 41 / George & Lee / Mission Bay, CA. Where to find the ’Hot Rally1 logbook- ■ The Broken Surfboard Taqueria. All J 9) Gambit / Unknown / Robert / Long Beach. V • . photos'Latitude'/andy. 10) Manatee / Unknown / Jim & Donna / San Diego. \ - ,My s Is 11) Calamoro / Unknown / Phil Melanson / San Diego. V-/ A' v/ 31) B/ack Swan / Swan 44 / Darryl & Sandra / Seward, AK. 12) Mandarin / FD 37 / Rick Bresee / Anacortes, WA. ‘y; 32) Windward Love / Isl. 36 / D. Hossack & K. Funtado / Vallejo. V 13) Sails Lady / Jeanneau 44 / B. Henderson / Huntington Beach. ■y 33) Delta Runner / Camargue 48 / The Scanlins / Discovery Bay. C'-- .~y: 14) Palio / Morgan 46 / Roxanne & Don / San Diego. v > f ?-34) Mongoose / Santa Cruz 70 / Joe Case / Long Beach.

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101) Catatac / Priviledge 48 Cat / Marvin Burke / San Francisco. 102) Chevalier / Custom 49 / Graham & Iliffe / Vancouver. /v 103) Sea Otter / Young Sun 35 / Hugh James / Oakland. 104) Jade / Custom 45 / Phil Holland / Santa Cruz. 105) Gln-n-Vermouth / Hunter 33 / Jim Martini / Sacramento. 106) Restless / Hans Christian 38 / Marcus & Vera Anderson / SF. 107) Canta Libre / Island Freeport 41 / The Harrises / Aurora, CO. 108) Spirit / Bruce Roberts 43 / Daniel & Margaret Estrada / SF. 109) Namaste / Rawson 30 / John North / Napa. 110) Interlude / Tayana 37 / K. & C. Pierick / Houston, TX. 111) Wlndwalker II / MC 39 / Farrell & Diamond / Comox, BC. 112) Tor II / DownEast 38 / H. & J. Pfleger / Portland. 113) Rise 'n Shine / Ingrid 38 / The Nicolles / LA. 114) Reliance / Cal 46 / Carl & Karin Amato / SF. 115) Triton III / Breekveldt 48 / The Cardows / Auckland, NZ. 116) Gumbo Ya-Ya / Tayana 37 / The Bischoffs / Bainbridge Isl. 117) Carpe Diem / Swan 40 / Barnsley et. al. / Vancouver. 118) Carried Away / Unknown / The McCanns / Seward, AK. 119) Wlspern / Islander 44 / Herb & Marsha Verse / SF. 120) Sunchaser II / Nor’sea 27 / The Tankersleys / Long Beach. 121) Blgfoot IV / Morgan 41 / The Gormans / Friday Harbor, WA. 122) Malolo / Irvinson 35 / The Adams / Daytona Beach, FL. 123) Ashley / Endeavor 40 / Ken & Jean Senour / San Diego. 124) Reality / Custom Sloop / Brener & Hanks / Victoria. 125) Wlldflower / Peterson 44 / K. Gamier & A. Merrill / SF. 126) Easthope / Hylas 42 / Len & Dorene Ester / Olympia, WA. 127) Syrlnga / Hans Christian 33 / T. & J. Hummel / Boise, ID. 128) Enchantress / Peterson 46 / The MacKintoshs / Vancouver. 129) Dlndlngwe / Custom 42 / Bazeley & McCall / Vancouver. 130) Marlah / Custom 50 / Jim & Carolanne Allen / Yuba, CA. 131) Whistle Down / Spen. 35 / Church & Toffelmire / Vancouver. 132) Cirrus / Alberg 35 / Don & Pat Smith / Seattle. 133) Plan "B" / Stinkpot / Bill & Sue Ottman / San Diego. 134) Fully Involved / Eric. 30 / Wroblewski & Voris / Newport Bch.

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Orea / Rafiki 37 / Dave & Floyd Newgen / San Francisco. Chariot / Jason 35 / Guy & Dena Tremblay / Vancouver. Mariposa / Island Packet 38 / The Sezzis / Susanville, CA. Fantasy / Island Packet 32 / Hamilton & Murphy / Seattle. Tenacity / Peterson 44 / Tom & Jeff Steketee / SF. Dos Equls / Peterson 44 / The Buehlers / San Diego. Spindrift / Pearson 424 / The Prices / Pacific Grove, CA.

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142) Rags to Riches / Golden Star 42 / The Laffertys / San Diego. 143) Cool Change / Dreadnaught 32 / Kevin Ferguson / Victoria. 144) Summer Wind / Tiara 37 / Jim & Kate Haftorson / Astoria. 145) Forever Changes / Unknown / Charlie & Annie / Alviso. 146) Sonja / Unknown / Bob & Katrina Heather / Lasqueti Isl., BC. 147) Marita Shan / Force 50 / The Stolles / Victoria. 148) Alaska Poorboy / Cat. 36 / Mike Gartlanz / Anchorage, AK. 149) Negotiator / Gulfstar 44 / The Kaufmans / Seattle. 150) Bright Spot / Islander 44 / Perrochet & Vegnani / SF. 151) Tlramlsu / Mason 43 / Tom Martin / Paso Robles, CA. 152) Even Star / Tayana 42 / The Proulxs / Homer, AK. 153) Un Reel / Unknown / The Dunshees / Port San Luis. 154) Lone Wolf I Unknown / Mike & Kathy Woods / Port San Luis. 155) Steppln Out / Catalina 36 / Judy & Mel Johnson / SF. 156) * Kaloki / Unknown / Sharon & David Bodkin, Nordland, WA. 157) Invictus / Westsail 32 / Den Deyoe / Seward, AK. 158) CH20 / Columb. 42 / Jack Baldelli & Tom Colopy / San Pedro. 159) Cherokee Rose / Tayana 42 / Bob & Barbara Newell / SD. 160k Wanderlust / Custom 44 / Terry & Kit Lintz / San Francisco. 161) Querdla II / Columbia 50 / Steve & Nalia Wuertz / Kailua, HI. 162) Silhouette / Cabo Rico 38 / Mike & Ann Pratt / San Francisco. 163) Day by Day / Lord Nelson 41 / D. & S. Day / Channel Islands. 164) Nanook / Crealock 37 / The Gorslines / Warrenton, OR. 165) Renaissance / Valiant 40 / Butler, Gail & Watts / Los Angeles. 166) Ptarmigan / Ericson 35 / The Hylands / Breckenridge, CO. 167) Locura / N/M 92 / Stephen & Marja Vance / Unknown. 168) Tenacious / Cheoy Lee / The Lindsleys / Portland. 169) Tuntsa / Unknown / Mike Childers / Oxnard. 170) Constellation / Wylie 33 / The Krases / Pt. Richmond. 171) Flnisterra II / Panda 38 / The Forresters / Vancouver. 172) Tanamera / Scorpion 33 / The Knauers / Schleswig, Germany. 173) Sea Otter / Island Packet / The McDonalds / Portland. 174) Wandrin Star / Tayana 37 / The Murphys / Scappoose, OR. 175) Love Song / Map. Leaf 50 / J. Simpson & S. Kam / Vancouver. 176) Ora-Del / Custom 39 / Duayne Sherrill / Scappoose, OR. 177) Sirius / Pearson 365 / Dave & Suzie Shriner / Joseph, OR. 178) Mangoe / Westsail 28 / Joel, Tedd & John / Carlsbad, CA. 179) Lions Share / Custom 57 / Pennell & Nickerson / San Diego. 180) Ma Belle Ami / Freya 41 / The Stewards / Seattle. 181) Pacemaker / Pacemaker 40 / Joe Davis & Sid Frederick / SF. 182) Spirit Bird / Garden 44 Ketch / The Peaks / Seattle. 183) Seawanhaka / Seawanhaka 58 / B. Hanlon / Friday Harbor. 184) Trevesla / C&C / Bob Raymond / Victoria. 185) 24 Carat / Truant Triad 37 / The Wilsons / Victoria. 186) Harborltght / Cheoy Lee 40 Yawl /.Manasco & Lopez / SF. 187) Girl / Folkes 40 / William & Sherrie Hay / Vancouver. 188) Sun Bear / Rhodes 41 / Janet Davis & Cam / Olympia. 189) Lootas / Beneteau 44 / The Barbors / Vancouver. 190) Mystical / Morgan 41 / Davis & Courcier / Olympia. 191) Bullet / Yankee 38 / The Gruers / Shelton, WA. 192) China Cloud / Ingrid 38 / Whelan & Burgess / Pt. Townsend. 193) Serendipity / Hunter 39 / John & Elly Trimmer / Antioch. 194) Skua / 50-ft Trimaran / ’Withheld By Request’ / SF. 195) Arbaleste / Moody 36 / Deane & Dhyn / Unknown. 196) Ichlban II / Lapworth 50 / The Hohmsles / Saltspr. Is., BC. 197) Limbo / Heritage 46 / Del & JoAnne Parks / Melville, OR. 198) Na/a / Coast 34 / Mary & Bob Walsh / Ladysmith, BC. 199) Pema / Westsail 32 / Ernest McCormick / Sausalito. 200) Llena Luna / Tayana 42 / The Handleys / San Diego. 201) Lancia II / Bayfield 32 / The Philps / Sidney, BC. 202) Sage / Catalina 42 / The Teasdales / Vancouver. 201) Lady M. Rose / B. Roberts 44 / The Krasilnikoffs / Vancouver. 202) Flicka / Allied Seawind II / The Samuelsons / San Francisco. 203) Anwagoml / Golden Hind 31 / The Zittels / San Diego.

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RYC SMALL BOAT MIDWINTERS T,

he unofficial motto of the one designoriented Richmond YC is, "Let’s get serious about having fun." That attitude — or is it a lack of attitude? — was particularly in evidence on Saturday, December 2, when the ’95-’96 Small Boat Midwinters got underway. Despite switching from the trad¬ itional Sunday venue on short notice (ap¬ parently to keep members around the club on Saturday night, if not through the week¬ end), the numbers were still good — 158 boats competed in 15 divisions on three separate race courses. The weather cooperated, too, though the outer course could have used a little more breeze. "Fortunately, it was one of the last days of Indian Summer," said long-time race

chairman Kim Desenberg. "It was really mel¬ low, just how midwinter dinghy sailing should be." Desenberg also keeps the proceedings laid-back by not allowing any protests or any general recalls. He keeps the racing moving along by using three-minute starting se¬ quences on each course, and dual lines on the 'varsity' course. The Pelican starts the boats off their starboard side, and finishes them to port — often simultaneously as the fleets get jumbled up later in the day. "It’s not a perfect system," allowed Kim. "But the whole idea is to cram as much racing into the afternoon as possible." Anyone with a dinghy, the daily $5 entry fee (free for juniors) and a smile is welcome

to join the low-key fun, which continues on the first Saturday of the next three months (1/5, 2/3 and 3/2). For the 'big' boats, the skippers’ meeting and optional hamburger lunch (only $3) begins at 11:30 a.m., fol¬ lowed by usually three races commencing at about 1 p.m. The 'little' boats start at 10:30 a.m., break for burgers around 12:30 p.m., and then head back out again, often getting in as many as five races a day. One of the nice features of this series is the relatively new Portsmouth Division, which allows 'orphans' (boats that didn’t field five boats that day) to race together in a large handicap class. Sixteen monohulls and seven multihulis took advantage of this option in the opener.

SUN & FUN ON THE RICHMOND RIVIERA

"Come check the Midwinters out," en¬ couraged Kim. "It’s cheaper than going to the movies, and often more entertaining!" OUTER COURSE: INTERNATIONAL CANOE — 1) Dawn Miller; 2) Del Olsen. (5 boats) INTERNATIONAL 14 — 1) Bates/Schmidt; 2) Jonathan Livingston; 3) Jim & Stephanie Wondolleck; 4) Rand Arnold; 5) 'Mitchell'. (14 boats) LASER II — 1) (tie) Ari Rettinger/Chad Freitas and Lee Ann Need/Simon Bell; 3) (tie) Whitney Gilmour/Dan Malpas and Rulus Sjaberd/Nick Nash. (6 boats) : FJ — 1) Jessica Amen; 2) Mark Sutton; 3) Allan Wyekoff. (7 boats) THISTLE — 1) Kris Vogelsong; 2) Ron Smith. (5

boats) LIDO 14 — 1) Joe Doering; 2) Doug Hamilton. (4 boats) WABBIT — 1) Jon Stewart; 2) Colin Moore; 3) Bill Partridge. (8 boats) 505 — 1) (tie) Bart Hackworth and Bruce Edwards. (4 boats) LASER — 1) Vaughn Seilers; 2) Brendan Richards; 3) Al Mirel; 4) (tie) Bill Wahlander and Chuck Asper; 6) Kimbal Hall; 7) S. Kelley. (23 boats) PORTSMOUTH (monohull) — 1) Dave Misunas, Day Sailer; 2) Bruce Arnold, Lightning; 3) Vince Lyddane, Day Sailer; 4) Elissa Hall-McQuillin, Lightning; 5) Byron Jonk, Sunfish. (16 boats) Tiltin' Toros — Gordy Nash (#11500) leads the charge to the leeward mark.

PORTSMOUTH (multihull) -- 1) Tony Probst, Hobie 18; 2) Bill Erklens, Sr. & Marie Roehm, modified Tornado; 3) Kent Bliven, Hobie 20. (7 boats) INSIDE COURSES: SNIPE — 1) Shawn Bennett; 2) Matt Nicholls; 3) David Odell; 4) M. Mack. (11 boats) BYTES — 1) Michele Logan; 2) Gene Harris; 3) Karin Knowles; 4) Gail Yando. (10 boats) EL TORO, JR. — 1) Ian Rogers; 2) Joey Pasquali; 3) Mike Beckley; 4) Matt Need; 5) Rob Horne; 6) Pat Diola; 7) Abby Swan. (18 boats) EL TORO, SR. — 1) Gordy Nash; 2) Hank Jotz; 3) George Morris; 4) Jim Warfield; 5) Will Paxton; 6) Tom Burden; 7) Jim DeWitt; 8) Fred Paxton. (30 boats)

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STILL LIFE AT THE RYC MIDWINTERS (clockwise from upper left): Best boat name; "Yeah, I'm wearing a lifejacket. Do I get a T-shirt !“ Port-tack starter with nowhere to go; "Who put that there!"; hanging out between races; lightair 1-14 start. Lifejackets aren't mandatory at the Midwinters—but note that most dinghy sailors wear them even in light air. All photos ‘Latitude’/rob.

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1996 CREW LIST I n most of journalism, redundancy is a bad thing. So you’ll never hear us describe a sailor as 'equally ambidextrous with both hands' — even if he is. Sailing journalism is a bit different. What separates the seasoned professionals — us — from the wannabes is our ability to recognize and not correct such marinized redundancies as 'up forward' or 'down below'. And you thought this stuff was easy. As the best sailors know, redundancy aboard boats is hardly confined to the nomenclature. In fact, gear or gizmos that do double duty are encouraged, strived for and, to the more retentive among us,

dreary, the most versatile we can recall was a pedestal steering setup that doubled (tripled? quadrupled?) as an instrument mount, footrest, table, line stowage receptacle, winch handle holder and cup holder. Separate attachments made it an awning support, emergency boom crutch and, most cleverly, a Body by Jake-looking exercise machine. We think it might have had a microwave and belly-button cleaner in it too, but didn’t look that close. Plus the thing steered the boat! To this day we figure the only two things on earth more versatile are Spam and, of course, the Latitude 38 Racing, Cruising, Daysail¬ ing, Co-Chartering and Boat-Swapping Crew List, upon which your beady little eyes are feasting right now.

I AM/WE ARE LOOKING FOR CREW TO RACE ON MY/OUR BOAT NAME(S):______ AGE(S):_SEX:_PHONE: (_)_ CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE:___

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l/WE PLAN TO RACE: (check as many as apply) a) _Handicap 1) _San Francisco Bay 2) _Monterey/Santa Cruz b) _One Design c) _YRA Season 3) _Ocean Series d) _Specialty Events and/ 4) __ 1996 Pacific Cup or occasional YRA 5) _Coastal Race(s) e) _Beer Cans 6) _Mexico Race(s) 7) _Baja Ha-Ha Cruiser's f) _Anything & everything Rally (Nov.) 8) Other__ l/WE WANT CREW:

1) _Who will consistently put out 100% for the chance to get experience, and won't complain when wet, bruised or scared silly 2) _With at least one full season of racing experience 3) _With more than three years experience

Think about it. By using the various forms on these pages, you can possibly do any kind of sailing you want next season. Send in more than one form and you could be a sailing-redundant fool — casual daysails one weekend, hard-core racing the next, chartering for a week in the Caribbean with like-minded folks, or swapping the use of your boat on San Francisco Bay for the use of a similar boat berthed in Puget Sound, Hawaii, New England or some far-flung for¬ eign port. Or, you could kiss this whole two-faced, double-entendre, two-timing, double-jeopardied country good-bye and head off for a long cruise with your favorite first mate, perhaps to achieve the ultimate redundancy: being happy and married. Those of you who have traveled the Crew Listing road before will probably find us sounding repetitive already. To which we say, hey, if it’s worth saying, it’s worth repeating. To the rest of you, here’s a quick primer on how this whole Crew List thing works. If you want to participate in any of the types of sailing noted on the forms on these pages — or need crew for any types — all you have

HAVE SAILBOAT, WILLING TO TAKE OTHERS OUT FOR CASUAL DAYSAILING NAME(S):_____— ACE(S)_SEX:_PHONE:(_)CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE:__

l/WE RACE: 1) _Casually. Winning is nice, but let's keep it fun. 2) Pretty seriously. Why else make the effort? 3) Very seriously. I/we don't like to lose.

I AM/ WE ARE: Mail completed form to and $1 to: Racing Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by FEBRUARY 15,1996.

akin to the holy grails of the whole sport. And the more redundant systems and pieces of gear the better. If some gadget you have aboard performs three, four or even — catch us, we’re going to faint — five functions, you are qualified to start your own religion. We’ve seen lots of neat things, but on this midnight bleak and Page 122 • UttuJc 38 • January, 1996

1) _Single to take singles out 2) _Couple to take couples out 3) _Singles, couples or small groups okay, but leave any kids home 4) _Kids okay as long as you can control them Mail completed forms and $1 to: Daysailing Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966T>y MARCH 15,1996.

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Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15, 1996.

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d) e) names and run a big, long list from which both boatowners and potential crew can pick and choose the people that best suit their particular wants. Beside each name will be a bit of shorthand code denoting a little about each person’s particular skills, experience, desires and, in the case of boatowners, type of boats. Also included will be a contact number. If someone on the list interests you, all you have to do is call them up and arrange a meeting. It is literally so simple you could make arrangements this afternoon and be sailing by this weekend. If this all sounds too good to be true, there is a caveat. It is that you assume full responsibility for what transpires, good or bad. Let’s face it, some situations won’t work out. Some personalities will clash. You live and learn and go on to another boat. That’s what we mean by 'bad'. The only truly evil occurrence of which we’re aware in 15 years of Crew Lists is the possible drugging and rape of a woman about 10 years ago who took part in a Crew List. Another woman was aboard a boat that shipwrecked on a deserted island and spent almost a month marooned before she and the crew were rescued. Bad? She considered it the adventure of a lifetime! Anyway, for the record, the Latitude 38 Crew List Advertising Supplement is for informational purposes only. Latitude 38 does not make or imply any guarantee, warranty or recommendation as to the character of any individuals who participate in the Crew List, or the condition of their boats or equipment. You must judge those things for yourself.

1 n addition to the sailing and meeting new friends, participation in the Crew List entitles you to free admission in our annual Crew List

f) _

g) _

least one from each column) _ Less than one full season _ Little or no racing, but lots of cruising and/or daysailing . * have out-of-area racing ex¬ perience, but am unfamiliar with local conditions . One or two full local seasons One or two long-distance ocean races Years of Bay and ocean racing Other pertinent experience:

l/WE WILL: 1) 2) 3)

4) _ 5) _ 6) _ 7)

(check as many as apply) _ Help with the bottom, do maintenance — anything! . Play boat administrator, go-fer . Go to the masthead to retrieve the halyard at sea Navigate, I've got lots of experience Do foredeck, I've got lots of experience . Do grinding. I've got muscle . Do lunches/provisioning Mail completed form and $5 to: Racing Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by FEBRUARY 15,1996.

Party. This year’s get-together, scheduled for sometime in April, is by far the largest of the two Crew List parties we run every year. (The other is the Mexico-Only Crew List party, held in October.) It’s also the only one to which all readers are invited. That’s right, Crew Listees, non-Listees, got-the-forms-in-too-late-to-make-it Listees, friends, Romans, countrymen — everybody. But only the people who January, 1996 •

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1996 CREW LIST appear in the March and April Grew Lists get in free. Everybody else pays $100 apiece. No, just kidding — $5 apiece. So that’s about it. Being about the most user-friendly program around, we reckon you can figure the rest of it out on your own. But

looking to get on a racing boat, realize that, among other 'rules', you’ll be required to arrive at a certain dock at a certain time a certain number of weekends every month. Putting a racing campaign

I AM/WE ARE LOOKING I/WE WANT TO CREW

FOR CRUISING CREW NAME(S):_

ON A CRUISING BOAT

AGE(S)_SEX:_PHONE:(_)_

NAME(S):___

CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE:

AGE(S)_SEX:_PHONE: (_)_ CONJACT IF DIFFERENTTHAN PHONE:_

WHERE AND WHEN: SAILING EXPERIENCE:

MY/OUR BOAT IS A:_ 1). l/WE PLAN TO SAIL TO:_ ON OR ABOUT (DATE):_ 2).

MY/OUR IDEAL CREW WILL: (Check and/or circle as many as apply) 1) _Be willing to share basic expenses such as food and fuel 2) _Be willing to bust butt preparing the boat 3) _Have more desire than experience 4) _Have lots of ocean experience 5) _Know more about offshore navigation than just pushing buttons on the GPS 6) _Have mechanical skills for the engine, refrigeration, etc. 7) _Have language skills: a) Spanish, b) Other:_ 8) _Other skills (woodworking, scuba, etc.)_ 9) _Be unattached and unopposed to the possibility of a friendship blossoming 10) _Look good in a bikini/speedo/birthday suit 11) _Understand and appreciate Nietsche

3) .

_ None, but I'll do anything within reason for the chance. I understand that from time to time I'll probably get cold, seasick, mad at the owner and wish like hell I was anywhere but on the boat. I'm still game _ Some. At least a) 5, b) 10, c) 20 sails on the Bay or equivalent while being active and suffering the normal cuts, bruises and hollering _ Moderate. Several years active crewing on the Bay or equivalent, or at least one long coastal or trans-ocean trip _ Lots. Several long ocean passages

l/WE WANT TO CRUISE: (check as many as apply) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

SF Bay and/or Delta Monterey Bay Southern California Mexico this fall/winter Hawaii and/or South Pacific Pacific Northwest or Alaska

Caribbean 7) Mediterranean 8) 9) _Anywhere warm 10) Other destination(s):

Mail completed form and $1 to: Cruising Crew List, Box 7678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15,1996.

just for consistency’s sake — or perhaps because we like pushing the edge of the redundancy envelope — we’re going to close like we always do with some tips and suggestions: • Above all else, be honest. Even those intent on bluffing their entire way through life will fall flat if they try it in sailing. Within an hour of leaving the dock, anyone who knows sailing will know exactly how much you know or don’t know, so you might as well be up front from the start. And don’t be afraid to admit that you know little or even nothing. Many skippers prefer at have least a few less-experi¬ enced crew aboard, and we have yet to meet a sailor who wouldn’t love to 'baptize' an interested novice into the sport. • Be realistic about the commitment you’re making. If you’re Page 124 • U&UM3Q • January, 1996

l/WE CAN OFFER: (check as many as apply) 1) _At least a month of shared expenses 2) _Mechanical skills: engine, electronics, refrigeration 3) _Elbow grease for bottom work, varnishing and other upkeep 4) _ Cooking and cleaning skills 5) _Language skills — I'm reasonably conversant in a) Spanish; b) Other(s):_ 6) _Ornamental skills — I look good in a bikini/speedo/birthday suit 7) Personality skills — I don't get pissed when awoken at 3 in the morning and can maintain a sense of humor in most situations 8) _Other skill(s):_ *

Mail completed form and $5 to: Cruising Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15,1996.

together is hard enough for any skipper without having to deal with undependable or no-show crew. Those signing on cruising boats can expect an even more severe attitude adjustment — cramped quarters,

l/WE WANT TO CO-CHARTER NAME(S):_

I/WE PREFER TO CO-CHARTER: ACE(S):_SEX:_PHONE (_)_ CONTACT IF DIFFERENT THAN PHONE:_

WHERE AND WHEN: l/we want to co-charter for_weeks in the (spring, summer, fall, winter)_of 1996.

(check as many as apply) 1) _Bareboats (we sail) 2) _Crewed (professional skipper and/or crew) 3) _With other couples 4) _With other singles 5) _With my/our well-behaved kids, age(s)_ 6) _A smaller (30 to 40 feet) boat with one or two other people 7) _A medium (40 to 50 feet) boat with four to six other people 8) _A large (60 feet or more) boat, the more co-charterers the merrier

SAILING EXPERIENCE: (Check one from each column) 1) _Little or none a)_ _ I'd like co-charterer to skipper and give me direction 2) _Moderate. I sail regularly and have b) Prefer co-charterer of at least chartered before equal proficiency 3) _Lots. I've sailed c) Would be willing to co-charter and/or chartered with less experienced party many types of boats and am a competent skipper

I/WE WANT TO BOAT SWAP NAME(S):_ ACE(S):_SEX:_PHONE: (_)_ CONTACT IF DIFFERENT FROM PHONE:

l/WE WANT TO CHARTER IN: D_San Francisco Bay 2) _Monterey/Santa Cruz 3) _Southern California 4) _Mexico 5) _Hawaii

6)_Pacific Northwest 7)_Caribbean 8)_Mediterranean 9) Other_

Mail completed form and $1 to Co-Charterer Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15,1996.

little privacy, moments of terror, hours of boredom and a host of other honors collectively known as the ’cruiser’s blues'. It’s part of the 'admission' all cruisers pay, and like seasickness, will pass in time. • Women Crew Listers might do well to play, if not hard to get, at least hard to get at. If you are a woman, we guarantee you will make lots of contacts. Even if you never personally call anyone yourself, they will call you. To protect your privacy, a veteran Listette with more than 200 responses to her two Crew List entries suggests that women use their first names only, and something other than a home phone number for a contact. This can be a P.O. Box, answering service, fax number, e-mail address — anything to insulate you from direct contact.

WHERE AND WHEN: My/Our boat is a_. l/we would like to swap boats with the owner of a similar vessel in the _area. i/we would like to cruise this area for about_weeks in the #

month of_, 1996. Mail completed form and $1 to: Boat-Swapping Crew List, Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by MARCH 15,1996.

Finally, deadlines. If you want to be part of the magazine, you have to suffer through deadlines the.same as we do. As you’ll note at the bottom of each Crew List form, that means we must receive forms from racers no later than February 15, otherwise we can’t get them in the March issue. Cruisers, Daysailors, Boat-Swappers and CoCharterers, whose names will appear in the April issue, must have their forms in by March 15. Payments must accompany Crew List forms or they will not be processed. Whatever your deadline, we strongly urge everyone to get the proper forms to us as soon as possible. You snooze, you lose. As for those of you familiar enough with publishing to wonder when the final, definitive, unequivocal, absolute deadline might be, all we can tell you is. . . that’s redundant. — latitude

MAX EBB "TIt’s our only hope," said the tactician. "Go for it!" said the foredeck crew. "Stranger things have happened," said the trimmer. "Okay then, here goes..." Lee Helm was driving the small ultralight, and she had dragged me along for the ride. Another one of her not-so-subtle attempts to convince me that my perfectly good racer/ cruiser was a heavy old slug. She also thought it might be a windy race — and needed some serious live ballast to add to her normally all-woman crew. But despite the unexpected light air we were doing well. That is, until we were caught on the wrong side of a shift, and now the boat we had to beat was in front. Even worse, with the new wind direction, the next two legs of the race would likely be reaches. "No passing lanes," as Lee described it. We squared back and sheeted out, taking a dive to leeward and losing almost a knot of boatspeed. "This is the course we need to converge with them," said the tactician.

T 1 he point of the maneuver was to set ourselves up to catch a tow behind a larger and heavier boat. Not with a real towline, but by positioning ourselves in their stern waves in such a way that a little bit of surfing action could move us along at the speed of the bigger boat. And as it turned out, the boat we were lining up with was exactly the same class as mine. We were losing a lot of position to intercept them, but if we could lock on — which I thought was a dubious proposition in this medium-light air — then we’d have a ride all the way back up to our competition. >, "Get ready to trim," said Lee as we approached our towboat. "I’m going to come up for speed just before we’re in their wake." I knew the owner of the boat from the class association meetings, and I raised my thumb in the classic hitchhiker’s sign as soon as he recognized me. "I want bus fare from each of you!" he hailed back. But Lee was concentrating too hard to kibitz. "Stand by on the trim," she repeated as we started to come up and accelerate again, coming parallel to them with our bow just about even with their transom and perhaps a half length to windward. "Are you sure that old clunker is sailing faster than us?" asked Lee. "Because if they’re just a little bit slower, then they’ll slow us down to their speed instead of speeding us up." "Just a tiny bit faster," confirmed our tactician. "I’ve been watching them since the beginning of the leg." "Awesome," said Lee. "Because that boat Page 126 • iOdUcl'i • January, 1996

is just barely approaching hull speed, and the waves are small. We won’t get much push, only good for like, a small speed increment. "Don’t take your eyes off that spinnaker," I reminded the trimmers. "The guy on that boat will do anything to distract us." "Be careful not to give them any bad air," said our tactician. "Remember, it’s in our interest to keep them sailing fast." The apparent wind was almost abeam when we were up to course, so giving them bad air was not a problem. But instead of falling in right behind the towboat, Lee chose a spot about a half-length to windward of centerline and one length back. "Trim real good!” she said, eyes glued to the wave patterns in front of her. "Locked on!" announced the tactician. "But like, not by much!" But it was enough to do the job. The trimmer kept her eyes glued to the chute, and Lee kept her eyes fixed in front of us. We were moving up, ever so slightly, on boats in our class that were still off to windward. "Back to the top of the food chain!" said the foredeck crew. "No more cheap seats!" chimed in the trimmer. "Sheet out a little, you’re strapped!" our tactician yelled at the trimmer on the boat in front of us. "And your pole’s too low! Get that tank in gear!"

e held onto our waves, and life be¬ gan to improve even more as the wind fresh¬ ened. Our speed went up a little, but more important, our towboat was now making much larger waves. Their speed was limited by their short waterline and heavy hull, as

Combining all possible wave angles, the intersec¬ tion of the crests show the actual shape of the real wave crests.

Lee kept pointing out, but that short water¬ line was still much longer than ours, and we could never equal their speed on a tight medium-air reach without waves to help. "Don’t you ever look back to check the

wave you’re riding?" I asked Lee, noticing that her eyes were still fixed forward. "No way!” she answered. "For a wave to be surfable, it has to be going a little faster than we are. So the length of the wave has to be a little longer than our waterline length. Remember the formula for hull speed?" "It’s something times the square root of waterline length, right?" "Speed of a deep-water wave in knots is 1.34 times the wavelength in feet," she reminded me. "Same as the traditional hull speed formula. Point is, I know the wave is going to be a little longer than us, so if I watch the crest in front I know exactly where the crest in back is going to be." "Shut up and drive!" scolded the tactician. "We got a good lock now, in these bigger waves," insisted Lee. "Might as well break out lunch. Watch, even Max can keep us on the tidal wave behind that leadmine!” With those words she put the hiking stick in my hand and let go of the tiller. The crew was horrified, and so was I. But Lee was right, the wave was so steep that it hardly took any attention to stay locked in between the second and third stern waves of the boat in front, as it pushed hard against its hull-speed limitation.

HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE

'It's OK!‘ gets a tow from ’Swiftsure’ during the Big Boat Series. Notes one 1Swifty crew, “We've probably done more tows than Triple A."

In fact it was great fun. The tiller was light and responsive and the boat turned with almost no effort at all as I 'carved' left and right on the face of the wave. All I had to do was keep the bow out of the crest in front and stay in the middle of the wake, and we were fine. But Lee would have been in big trouble if I lost the wave, so she took the helm back after only a few minutes. "Next leg’s a close reach," predicted the tactician. "No chute — let’s put the muffins away and get the reach lead ready." We followed the big boat around the mark, and Lee even resisted the temptation to get inside for room. We wanted them to tow us on the next leg too; anything that delayed them would also delay us. And by the time the reaching was over, we had saved our time on the boat in front. '

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one thing I don’t understand about the way you negotiated the wake," I said as soon as cleared the finish line. "At first you put us right in between the quarter wave and the second stern wave, just like the

books say. But then, when I was driving, you kept warning me not to get off centerline." "It’s simple," she answered through a mouthful of avocado and alfalfa sprouts. "At low speeds, the diverging waves are bigger than the transverse waves. So the best place to surf is where the two wave systems cross, over on one side or the other. But as speed goes up, the transverse wave system is bigger, and the biggest wave is closer to centerline, inside of the diverging waves." She took another bite of her sandwich, as

called bow, stern and quarter waves." "Time for Ship Waves 101," she said as she put down her sandwich and slid over to the plastic notice board that lived on the cockpit bulkhead. It was really a child’s drawing toy, and she pulled up the flap that erased the course description and some of the compass headings that had been scrawled on it during the first windward leg. "I’ll take it from the top, but you’re going to like, have to put out some mental effort to stay with me on some of the assumptions we’ll need." "I’m with you," I said. "Me, too!" said the tactician. "Count me in," said the trimmer. "Okay, first let’s imagine a point dis¬ turbance moving through the water. Say a long stick at right angles to the surface, moving along at a constant speed." "Like our spinnaker pole when we spun out under the South Tower last year?" sug¬ gested the foredeck crew. "Right, but like, with no boat. Now, assumption one: the disturbance makes waves that go out in all directions, but the waves that go out in any one exact direction are very small." "Okay, I can buy that." "Assumption number two: Away from the disturbance, wave crests only form in places where the crests of waves going in different directions meet each other." "Let me think about that one for a bit..." "It makes sense," Lee explained, "because no single direction of wave has a finite amount of energy in it. A wave will only form when the phase relationship of the radiating , waves allows the waves over a range of directions to reinforce each other." "Well," I conceded, "I’ll have to ponder over this one later. For now, let’s say we accept it." "Right. Now assumption number three, which we already know, is that wave speed is proportional to the square root of wave length, just like the 'hull speed' formula. Or

The wavelength of the wave at 45 degrees is only half that of the wave at 0 degrees.

though that was a sufficient explanation. "What’s all this about 'diverging' and 'transverse' waves? I thought we they were

re-stated: wavelength is proportional to speed squared." "Fine," I said, and the rest of the crew January, 1996 •

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MAX EBB nodded.

Then Lee went to work on the notice board. First she drew the point disturbance moving along in a straight line, with the crest

five minutes of thrashing, they weren’t about to admit it. "Now," Lee continued in a professorial

the transverse waves, that most people call 'stern' waves, and the diverging waves, that most people call 'bow' or 'quarter' waves."

representing the wave that moves in the same direction as the disturbance. "This crest is at a right angle to the direction of motion, so the wave moves at the same angle as the direction of motion. We’ll call this the wave at zero angle. The second crest is back some distance, corres¬ ponding to the wavelength at that speed." Then she drew another wave crest, inclined by a few degrees. "Now it gets tricky. This wave is moving at a 15 degree angle to the direction of motion of the disturbance. In order for this wave crest to stay at the disturbance as they both move, the wave has to move slower by an amount equal to the cosine of 15 degrees." We all looked at the drawing and scratch¬ ed our heads. "Think of the extreme case, wave incline at 85 degrees to direction of travel, if you have trouble with this speed relationship. That wave has to move very slow for it’s intersection with the path of the disturbance to move at the required speed. The imagin¬ ary wave at 90 degrees has no speed at all." "Sure, so it’s cosine theta," said the tactician. "Got it." We discussed this relationship some more, and if anyone still didn’t get it after

tone, "we look at where the second crests have to be for each of many possible wave angles. The speed of each wave has to be proportional to the cosine of the angle between direction of the disturbance and direction of the wave. The wavelength is proportional to wave speed squared. So each wavelength varies by the square of the cosine of the wave angle." Then she drew an amazing set of lines, looking for all the world like a 'string art' project that kids bring home from day camp. Lee maintained that it represented all the possible imaginary second wave crests made by the moving disturbance. "And the really amazing thing," she said, "is that, since you can only have a real wave crest where these imaginary wave crests cross each other, you get a wave pattern like this. . ." She darkened in the intersections of all the crests, forming two curved lines. "What this proves is that you can’t have any real wave crests outside of this wedge, •which turns out to be exactly 19.47 degrees on either side of centerline. And when you add the third and fourth and later wave crests, you get the classic 'Kelvin wave system'. The wave system has two parts —

"Very interesting, Lee, but I think I missed the part where you answered my question." "Hey, like I’m not done yet! Turns out that both the bow and stern of a real boat are like the 'disturbance' in this diagram. So both the bow and stern make a Kelvin wave system of their own, with transverse and diverging wave systems from each. You need to think of at least two complete systems on top of each other. At hull speed, the way the angles work out, the transverse waves from bow and stern tend to be in phase and rein¬ force each other, but the diverging waves don’t line up so well, and partially cancel each other out." "And the reverse is true at lower speeds?" asked the tactician. "For sure. Below hull speed, go for the place where transverse and diverging cross and reinforce each other, and form the big¬ gest possible wave. But at high speed, you’re only interested in the biggest part of the transverse wave, so you should stay close to centerline." Lee picked upsher sandwich again. "That’s a lot to absorb in one post-race meal," I noted. "But the diagram does look amazingly like a real wake," said the trimmer.

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HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE

"Just so you don’t go away with the wrong impression," added Lee, "in reality the wave pattern is a little different. The trans-

students?" I asked. "Heck no, it’s even way too hard for the undergraduates in the class that I’m taking.

L is proporfional to V2 motion of •- L disturbance

speed —

L =

V * COS2 (angle)

actual theoretical wave pattern, until Hogner and others in the 1920s were able to inter¬ pret Kelvin’s work correctly." "I hate it when that happens," said the trimmer. "Where are the rest of those muf¬ fins?" "The nifty exercise for students is to work out what the wave pattern looks like in shal¬ low water, when the relationship between wave length and wave speed is different. Turns out that the boundary angle becomes much wider than 19.47 degrees." "I could have told you that," I said. "All us old farts who used to race before they invented depth sounders know the wake spreads out when when the water gets thin."

second wave crest Wave crest moving with disturbance at zero angle.

Wave crest at 15-degree angle to speed of wave crest = V* COS (angle).

verse waves are actually about one-quarter wavelength in front of the diverging waves when they get to the 19.47 degree boundary. And that boundary doesn’t really start at the bow, but at a point about one wavelength in front of the bow." "Is that left as an exercise for the

In fact, Lord Kelvin himself used the 'Kelvin Wave System' only to prove that all the wave energy was confined inside those 19.47 deg¬ ree boundary lines. He knew the actual pat¬ tern was different, and had the solution more or less correct in 1887. But for over 35 years people took his diagram literally, as the

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severed and soared above their peers this summer. As you’ll see, it’s a veritable hodge¬ podge of winners from six different organ¬ izations: the Wooden Boat Racing Associat¬ ion (WBRA), the Small Boat Racing Assoc¬ iation (SBRA), the Northern California Youth Sailing Association (NCYSA), the Singlehanded Sailing Association (SSS), and two stand-alone classes, the Etchells and J/35s. Because we’re presently basking in seas¬ onal feelings of peace on earth and goodwill toward men, we’ll spare you our usual rambling diatribes about the health and welfare of each of these organizations. Suffice it to say that each group is doing basically the same as last year — but there’s always room for more players. If you’d like to join the fun next year, or if you just want to learn more about any of these organizations, you can call the fol¬

lowing class representatives: WBRA — Tom Allen, (415) 381-1128; SBRA — Gail Yando, (510) 232-6310; NCYSA — Patrick Andreasen, (415) 563-6363; SSS — Shama Kota, (415) 332-5073; Etchells — Kers Clausen, (510) 444-4144; and J/35 — Chris Perkins, (415) 563-1049. Enough, already! After pounding out 42 interviews over the last three months, the ’95 ! season champions are now officially history. Besides, it’s a New Year — time to look forward, not back. The ’96 racing season is fast approaching — so get out on the water, practice, persevere. . . and, who knows, maybe we’ll be profiling you in these pages next year! That about wraps it up for this year, except to mention that the winners listed below are every bit as worthy as the ones we elected to profile in more depth in the

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latitude/rkm WBRA: BEAR — 1) Smokey, Steve Robertson, StFYC; 2) Chance, Glenn Treser, Aeolian YC; 3) Little Dipper, Joe & Massey Bambara, GGYC. (9 entered; 7 qual.) BiRD — 1) Skylark, Peter Brosig/Jane Hook, CYC; 2) Widgeon, Don Cameron, GGYC; 3) Kooka¬ burra, Charter Kays, Cal SC. (6 entered; 4 qualified) FOLKBOAT — 1) Thea, Tom Reed, IYC; 2) Windy, Bill DuMoulin, Cal SC; 3) Polperrp, Peter Jeal, BVBC. (8 entered; 6 qualified) SBRA: DAY SAILOR — 1) Vince Lyddane/Michel Loesh, PAYC; 2) Dave Misunas/Ron Fettie, Portola SC; 3) Eduardo Grisetti, SJSC. (8 boats; 31 races)

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The Bay’s most versatile and successful amateur sailor has got to be Chris Perkins, who scored his second Knarr title in a row this summer. Chris’ extracurricular activities included winning the J/35 class with his Major Damage again, skippering borrowed boats in the prestigious Brut Cup ("It’s hard to jump in at that level and expect to do well!") and the Fall Citibank and much more. Despite all these distractions — not to mention his demanding job as a financial director — Perkins keeps gravitating back to Knarrs, a habit which began 20 years ago when he crewed for Grant Settlemier. Late¬ ly, he’s been in a partnership with Scott Wol¬ laston, who’s been too busy to sail his green Whistler. Chris and his pals — girlfriend Brooke Hally, brother Phil Perkins, and main man/altemate driver Matt Ciesicki — have been more than happy to exercise the boat. Even a dismasting in the last race of the windy, bumpy Woody Invitational couldn’t deter Perkins from winning the 26 race, 3 throwout series. He also placed second in the Corinthian YC-hosted IKCs, and is look¬ ing forward to next summer’s IKCs in Nor¬ way. "Whistler is for sale, so I may be looking for a new boat to qualify in," said Chris. As Vice Admiral and Race Chairman of the fleet — not to mention reigning cham¬ pion — we figure he’s sure to get a ride. "Even if I could afford the time and money to campaign a Melges or a Soling," he claims, "I’d keep sailing Knarrs. The traditions, cam¬ araderie and competition are really great!"

Henry Mettier literally grew up sailing on Prophet, his family’s 1947 IOD. "I also sailed Snipes, FJs and Mercuries, but kept coming back to the IOD," said Mettier, owner of an art foundry in Healdsburg. "I used to do foredeck for my Dad, and we won seven or eight season championships over the years." Henry has now won six IOD titles of his own, the most recent one with partner Jim Hennefer, a busy San Francisco attorney who bought Prophet from the Mettiers four years ago (he also owns five pretty wooden antique powerboats!). Henry stayed on as helmsman and project manager, while Jim runs the front of the boat and pays the bills. Pahktun Shah and Steve Matson trim and do tactics, while Art Elvin is the 'workhorse'. Prophet won the season without sailing the last race. "Next year won’t be as easy," acknowledged Henry. "The new guys, Evan and Tad, are great sailors and their boat is really fast. We were a little lucky to beat them." Mettier’s team also did the Worlds in Norway last June, ending up seventh after a collision. They’re looking forward to next summer’s Worlds at Fishers Island, NY. "I love these boats," rhapsodized Mettier. "They’re the epitome of grace and beauty, and are perfectly balanced to sail. Our class is growing again — the bad blood and in¬ fighting of several years ago is over, and everyone is now quite nice to each other. Things are going so well that Jim is con¬ sidering bringing the mold out here to build some new fiberglass IODs."

"Everyone in the top ten of our fleet is capable of winning on a given day," figures soft-spoken Delta sailmaker Jim Warfield. "Jotz, Easom, DeWitt, Gordy Nash, last year’s champion Tom Burden — they all go on hot streaks. I guess I won because I went to most of the regattas!" Warfield has actually been a force in El Toros since 1952, when he took his first season championship. He’s stopped count¬ ing how many times he’s won since, but fig¬ ures it must be "nearing double digits." A versatile sailor, Jim also won numerous season championships in Snipes and 505s before "coming home" to the Toro fleet. He also campaigns his 5.5 Meter Chaos on the Ditch, and can usually be found at the front of that fleet as well.. But his heart is really in El Toro racing: "It’s a cheap way to have a giggle — plus you never have to argue with the crew!" he claims. "We all know each other by first name, and there’s a lot of camaraderie be¬ fore and after the races." Warfield’s boat is a 15-year-old Caballero, still the vessel of choice among the top Toro sailors. He’s cur¬ rently sailing with a carbon fiber mast and, ironically, a Jotz mainsail. Warfield, who grew up in Alameda and worked for years at DeWitt Sails and then Pineapple Sails, enjoys the Bullship Race ("the social event of the year!") as much as any on the circuit. "Whiskeytown and Hunt¬ ington aire two. of my other favorites," he said. "They’re both gorgeous places to sail!"

2) Huldra, Jim Skarr, CYC; 3) Benino, Terry Anderlini, StFYC. (29 entered; 24 qualified)

2) Partner, Evan Dailey & Tad Lacey, SFYC; 3) Undine, Adam Wheeler, StFYC. (8 entered; 7 qual.)

2) Walt Andrews, Fremont SC; 3) John Amen, Richmond YC. (34 boats; 31 races)

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WBRA, SBRA, ETCHELLS, J/35, NCYSA, SSS SBRA Byte #934

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Judy Yamaguchi Richmond YC

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Bill Barton San Francisco YC

"I only started sailing a few years ago, and I love it!" claimed Judy Yamaguchi, an Albany-based 'developmental plant biolog¬ ist'. "My daughter Abigail, who’s 12 now, started at the RYC junior program two years ago, and I sort of followed her into the sport. It just seemed like a good time in my life to get into something completely different." After crewing on a Snipe for a year, Judy decided that steering would be more fun. In February ’94, she bought her first and only boat, a Byte. After going up the learning curve at last winter’s RYC Midwinters, she won the Byte class this summer — her first victory! "Basically, I was one of only two people to go to all the races," admitted Judy, who grew up powerboating on Alamitos Bay. "I still have a long way to go!" Yamaguchi’s enthusiasm for Byte racing hasn’t gone unnoticed: currently she serves as national class president (over 1,200 Bytes have been built) as well as the local class rep (about 25 Bytes reside in the Bay Area). As an SBRA board member, she has coordin¬ ated women’s, and lately junior, sailing. "I’m puzzled by why more women don’t sail dinghies," she said. "We’d like to figure out how to change that." Judy explained that the Byte is basically a smaller Laser, perfect for wom§n — or anyone weighing between 120-140 pounds. But next summer, she’ll be splitting her time between her Byte and a recently purchased Laser II, which she hopes to sail with her daughter in the not-too-distant future.

"We’re dinghy addicts," admitted Dan Ouellet, who confessed to six small boats in his Alameda driveway: four El Toros ("One for each of us, plus a winter project"), a Laser and their almost-new JY-15. The latter is the family’s latest endeavor, one which allows the three of them to sail together. In SBRA last summer, wife Barbara steered, Dan did the tactics and trimmed, and 7-yearold Andrew hung out in the front of the boat. After racing Seabird Sailing’s demo boat in SBRA two years ago, and also competing in the 75-boat JY-15 Nationals back on Long Island Sound, the Ouellets were hooked. "These boats are comfortable and safe, and have strict one design rules," claims Dan, a water meter reader. "Plus, the average age in the class is 40 years old, which is basically us!" They bought their own boat last March, and Dan became the Bay Area fleet captain. "We’re up to nine boats now, with three more coming next month," he enthused. Dan met Barbara, now a school teacher, in the late ’70s when she took sailing lessons from him on Lake Merritt. They sailed Lido 14s for awhile, and then El Toros, before discovering the JY-15. "I miss the compet¬ ition of the Toro fleet, but also am enjoying getting this class off the ground," says Dan. Next summer, the Ouellets will race in the Nationals back in Georgia, as well as run some JY-15 clinics locally. As usual, they’ll also hit the lake circuit. "Our favorite is the Go for the Gold Regatta. But don’t tell any¬ body — it’s already getting too crowded!"

"When I moved here in the early ’70s, I was burned out on sailing," recalls Bill Barton of Ross, now a psychologist special¬ izing in stress management. "Eventually I was talked into going on a Farallones Race aboard Improbable. We set the kite at the island, and immediately took off at 24 knots. It was completely mind-blowing!" That moment might have changed Bar¬ ton’s life, as he’s never strayed far from the sport since. After a glorious decade of bigboat sailing, including the famous Improb' able and Imp world tours, Bill bought his first Etchells in 1981 with then-partner Kent Massey. Fourteen seasons and four titles later (’82, ’83, ’88 and ’95), BUI is stiU completely smitten with the class and the design. "Skip Etchells was my idol when I was growing up back on Long Island Sound," said Barton. "I used to sail his personal boat, the wooden one that became hull #1!" These days, Barton races an Ontario-built boat with regular crew Steve Fentress (bow) and Jim Cunningham (middle). Their season wasn’t decided until the last regatta, with Mr. Natural — named after the stoned ’60s car¬ toon character — just nipping 600. "Hank and crew Charlie Mohn and Laurence Pulgram were great competition!" said Bill. Though the local fleet is in a bit of a lull, Barton, expects the pace to quicken again as the NAs approach the Bay in ’98. Next sum¬ mer, BiU wiU crew at the Worlds in Cowes, England. "More immediately," laughed Bill, "I’m going to Disneyland — literally!"

2) Gail Yando, Richmond YC; 3) Jessica Amen, Richmond YC. (8 boats; 23 races)

2) Andy Keane/Lena McCleary, LMSC; 3) Ken Wilson/L. MacDermott, NoYC. (9 boats; 30 races)

2) 600, Hank Easom, SFYC; 3) Celebration, H. Fischer/D. Morss, StFYC. (21 boats; 15 qualified) January, 1996

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Annalise Moore MPYC/StFYC

James Fryer SSS

The partnership of Chris Perkins, Dave Wilson, Jr., and Dave Wilson, Sr. — all three successful local businessmen — triumphed for the second year in a row over the shrink¬ ing J/35 fleet. "It was actually closer this year than last," allowed Dave, Jr. "We needed three bullets in the finale, the Great Pump¬ kin, to beat Jarlen. Somehow, we did it!" Other highlights included taking the Lightship Race overall, during which the Major's speedo was redlined at 17 knots for minutes at a time; winning the Big Boat Series for the third year running; hnd win¬ ning the NOOD despite the absence of chief driver Chris Perkins, who was at the Knarr IKCs. This year’s winning crew included Phil and Eileen Perkins, John Crimaldi, Brooke Hally, Scot Glover, Molly Wilcox, Ken Glidewell, Peter Scott, Daren Ward, Leslie Nerelli and Berk Blackman. Next year, regulars Wil¬ son, Sr., and Jon Perkins will return to active duty after taking work-related sabbaticals. "We have a deep bench, like the ’Niners of the ’80s," joked Wilson, Jr. "When Mon¬ tana (Chris) was out, we’d send in Young (Phil Perkins). But unfortunately, I’m not Bono — as was painfully obvious at J/Fest, the one regatta I drove this summer!" Future plans include competing in next September’s J/35 North Americans in San Diego, which should see over 20 boats on the starting line. "We were fourth in the ’93 NAs on the Bay," said Dave, Jr., "and we’d like to improve on that. I guess that means we’ll need to buy some light air sails!"

We asked Patrick Andreasen, the god¬ father of NCYSA, to pick a junior sailor for us to profile. He promptly responded; "Anna¬ lise! She’s virtually a role model for the program, having started out at Monterey Peninsula YC, graduated to the travelling squad at St. Francis, and gone on to already make her presence felt on the collegiate level. Annalise has been in NCYSA for five years, most recently as an instructor. She’s become an excellent sailor, and has always shown great sportmanship along the way." Now an 18-year-old freshman at Berkeley (which she chose over Stanford, where she was also accepted, because it was "more ex¬ citing and diverse"), Annalise is currently racing Lasers and FJs on the school sailing team. She keeps her Laser nearby, while her Europe Dinghy is stored at her family’s house in Carmel. "I want to focus mainly on school for now," says Moore, who is leaning toward an English major. "But I’ll probably campaign the Europe after I graduate." Highlights of her six-year sailing career include four Leiter Trophies (7,9,5,3 finish¬ es), making the ’95 Rolex Junior Team on a 'sportsmanship' berth, three Youth Champs and several Laser NAs. She recently earned the Scott Harris Trophy (SFSF’s junior sailor of the year), and was also just named St. Francis YC’s junior woman racer of the year. "I’d like to thank my Mom for being so supportive of my sailing," said Annalise, "as well as all my great instructors, guys like Morgan, Forrest, Brandon and many more."

Despite missing two races of the six-race, one-throwout Singlehanded Sailing Society season due to a "routine" dismasting in the Doublehanded Farallones (which isn’t an SSS race), James Fryer and his tricked-out Wylie 34 Cheyenne managed to narrowly win this summer’s top singlehander honors. Fryer, a Marin County water resources pro¬ fessional, was also dismasted aboard the Olson 34 Culebra in July’s crewed Santa Barbara Race. "Having tried it both ways this summer, I recommend dismasting upwind," he joked. "It’s a whole lot cleaner!" Now sporting a new Ohmohundru carbon fiber rig, a new Dan Newland designed and built custom rudder, a modified keel (the lead has been lowered 11 inches) and a quiver of new Hood Sails, Cheyenne is quicker than ever — and sure to be a threat in the upcoming SSS TransPac if James can get the time off from work. But Fryer has also added lots of creature comforts to the boat in the four years he’s owned her: pres¬ surized water, CD player, heater and more. "I’m a cruiser at heart, and only got into racing as a way to improve my skills in a hurry," insists James. "I’m still not big on buoy races. If it doesn’t go around an island, past a major headland, or have a party after¬ wards, I don’t sign up! The SSS format works fine for me — the courses are more interest¬ ing than the average YRA race, the people couldn’t be friendlier, and the competition is fierce. The guys in the top half of the fleet are some of the best sailors on the Bay."

2) Jarlen, Bob Bloom, Sausalito YC; 3) Kiri, Bob George, Richmond YC. (7 boats)

NCYSA consists of four orfive regatta/symposiums each year. Last year, over 125 juniors participated.

2) Rumbleseat, 30 Sq-M, Bruce Schwab; 3) Grand Slam, Cal 29, Fred Minning. (apx. 50 boats)

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This month we conclude our Worldwide Bareboat Review, as well as miscellaneous Charter Notes. More Entries for Your Charter Menu: Bareboat Options Worldwide, Part II We’ll pick up where we left off last month on our around-the-world tour of bareboat charter venues — some familiar and some little-known. This month’s installment is too late for your Christmas list, but if you’ve resolved to do more sailing in the New Year, the following pages should give you some nourishing food for thought. Summer sailing in the Aegean Sea has long been a favorite venue of international yachties, and in recent years bareboating in both Greece and Turkey has grown exponentially. As you look at a chart, it becomes obvious that the Greeks must have had superior sea power in olden days, as they now control virtually all the isles within the vast Aegean. There are a half-dozen potential cruising areas within Greek waters, so you’ll need to do a bit of homework to pinpoint which is best for you. The Peloponesian Coast, near Athens, boasts easy sailing and gives sailors access to both quaint little harbors and spirited nightlife. The Cyclades Islands see fewer land-based tourists and boast a wealth of ancient religious sites, but the distances between them make sailing conditions more challenging. The Ionian coast (to the west) is the greenest region, while the Dodecanese (in the south) has a mixed cultural"heritage and can be combined with a visit to the Turkish coast. For Bay sailors, Aegean breezes tend to be relatively light — unless, of course, the

dreaded meltemi winds are raging. Flotillas are extremely popular in Greece, some focused on a particular theme or special interest —1995 schedules include groups of photographers, families, senior citizens and nudists! The 'turquoise coast' of Turkey attracts more sailors every year, as word gets out about its minimal land-based tourism, abundance of well-preserved archeological sites and inherently friendly -people. This southwestern coastal region features easy sailing with several weeks-worth of tiny harbors or cozy anchorages to explore. Again, charter companies listed are offered only as a selection of known firms; we make no specific recommendations. In some areas, company listings are, by necessity, less than comprehensive. • Best season: The 'shoulder seasons', midMay through June and late August through mid-September, are the best weatherwise (70s-80s) and have much less tourism ashore. (Mid-summer can be very hot, and the main Greek Isles become crowded). • Flight notes: Frequent flights to both Athens and Istanbul on many carriers; connecting flights and ferries to many Greek Isles. • Principal companies: With bases in both countries: GPSC (800) 732-6786; The Moorings (800) 535-7289; Sunsail (800) 327-2276. Greece: Albatross (800) 922-4864; Kiriacoulis (310) 544-3551; Twelve Islands and Beyond (800) 345-8236. Turkey: Gino Yachting 011-90-252.

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4126380, fax 011-90-252-412; Yesil Marine 011-90-252-412-2290. • General tourism info: Greek National Tourist Organization (213) 626-6696, fax (213) 489-9744; Turkish Tourist Office (202) 429-9844. In addition to the Aegean’s many charter bases, there are a number of other worth¬ while bareboating destinations in, or near, the Mediterranean basin such as Corsica and Sardinia, the Baleric Islands of Spain, the French Riviera and the Brittany region, on France’s Atlantic coast. The Moorings, Sunsail and GPSC are the major players in these areas. Although little-known to Americans, several countries in the north of Europe also offer bareboating possibilities such as Scot¬ land, Ireland, Holland and Norway. We have to admit, our information about charter operations in these areas is severly limited apart from occasional reader input. (See World of Chartering, February, 1995.) So if you’ve chartered in Northern Europe, please give us a report We’ve written so much about Eastern

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In the Greek Isles, harbors are cozy, villages are picturesque and— at least in summertime — the livin' is easy.

Caribbean charter destinations lately that we’ll only touch on them lightly here. (See our September, October and November issues for more.) The 500-mile stretch between the Virgin Islands and Grenada is peppered with tropical islands worth exploring, but it would take months to see them all. Fortunately, though, the chain can be broken down into several ideal cruising grounds. Each has its own unique colonial heritage, special geo¬ graphic features and level of modern infra¬ structure. And all have good, late-model bareboats. Choose from: the Virgin Islands (U.S. and British), the St. Martin/St. Barts area (Dutch and French), Antigua (British), Guadeloupe and/or Martinique (French) or the Grenadines (British). The Bahamas don’t technically lie within the Caribbean, but they do share similar attractions for boaters. Geographically, these low-lying coral-formed atolls aren’t nearly as impressive as their volcano-formed southern

neighbors, but they do offer great diving, easy sailing and plenty of sun. • Best season: The Eastern Caribbean sees good sailing conditions year-round, although the peak hurricane season (late July through mid-October) should be avoided. Peak tourism is from late December through early April, yet trade winds are generally constant and temperatures remain in the 70s to mid 80s year-round. • Flight notes: Frequent flights to all islands; principal gateways are Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Martin, Antigua, Martinique and St. Lucia. • Principal companies: Multiple bases: The Moorings (800) 535-7289; Stardust (800) 634-8822; Sun Yachts (800) 772-3500; Sunsail (800) 327-2276; Seabreeze Yacht Charters (800) 668-2807 (BVI & Grenada); Tortola Marine Management (800) 633-0155 (BVI & St. Vincent). Virgin Islands on/y: Caribbean Yacht Charters (800)225-2520; CYOA (800) 944CYOA; Catamaran Charters (800) 2620308; Conch Charters (800) 521-8939; Island Yachts (800) 524-2019; Latitude 18 (800) 925-0315; North-South Yacht Vacations (800) 387-4964; Ocean Incentives

(800) 334-5762; Tropic Isle (800) 356-8938. Other: Barefoot Yacht Charters (809) 456-9526 (St. Vincent); Trade Winds (800) 825-7245 (St. Lucia). • General tourism info: Contact the Caribbean Tourism Association for info and contacts on specific islands (212) 682-0435, fax (212) 697-4258. The 'forbidden' destination many Carib¬ bean veterans are eager to explore is... you guessed it, Cuba. While Americans are officially discouraged from traveling to Fidel’s Eden, we understand that many do skirt the restrictions by traveling through a neutral country first — don’t even think about saying we advised doing this. Charter industry insiders seem confident that Cuba’s relatively untouched waters will soon be open to Yankees again. But in the meantime, Canadian and European sailors have definitely gotten the jump on us. A German company now offers bareboats out of Cayo Largo, off Cuba’s southern coast. Caribbean fisheries officials report that Cuban waters are some of the most abundant in the entire basin. So put Cuba on your 'someday' list. • Best season: November through June. • Flight notes: None direct from the U.S., but Cubana, Aero Caribe (and possibly others) fly from Mexico. Charter flights aboard Cubana also fly from Toronto. • Principal company: K.P. Winter (In Germany) 011-49-5043-1055, fax 011-495043-1015. (We hear they have a diverse ' fleet including a 62-footer and several catamarans.) • General tourism info: Call the Canadian If you love archeological relics, a visit to Turkey's Turquoise Coast should be on your charter wish list. Sites are abundant and well preserved.

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travel firm Magna Holidays, which arranges land and air packages to Cuba. Some 350 miles to the southwest lies the tiny Central American country of Belize. Unlike Cuba, it is neither communist, nor are there any restrictions on traveling to it. Both countries have spectacular snorkeling and diving, yet — would you believe — Cuba has a lot more bareboats! Belize has always been something of an anomaly in the charter industry. Possessing the second largest barrier reef in the world, plenty of friendly little offshore islands and easy access to the U.S., it would seem to be a natural for successful yacht chartering. Not so. Over the years, several firms have tried and failed. This year, however, a fledgling operation — with reputable American ownership—has recently secured a foothold with the importation of its first brand-new catamaran. • Best season: December through June. • Flight notes: Frequent flights to Belize City via Houston or Miami. • Principal company: Tread Lightly Ltd. (800) 643-0060. • General Tourism: Belize Tourism (800) 624-0686; fax (212) 563-6033. The only other Central American bareboating possibility we’re aware of is The Moorings’ operation at La Paz, on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. With frequent direct flights from the U.S., La Paz is the perfect gateway for exploring the vast Sea of Cortez, which features many uninhabited islands as well as a profusion of fish and marine mammals. Bareboat charter opportunities exist in dozens of locations throughout the U.S. — even on the large lakes of some landlocked states. For our purposes here, though, we’ll focus on the East and West Coasts. Relatively few California sailors venture to the Eastern Seaboard for charter vaca¬ tions, but there are several areas worth cpnsidering such as Florida and Maine. One notable advantage is the savings in air fare, when compared to foreign destinations. Maine has quite a short sailing season, but during the peak summer months, cruising 'downeast' through the sheltered waters of the Penobscot Bay region is a glorious adventure. Myriad inlets, islands and bays are punctuated by quaint New England towns, making this area a gunkholer’s dream — not to mention the allure of frequent traditional New England lobster bakes! Complimenting the area’s inherent natural beauty, the Maine coast boasts the greatest concentration of vintage wooden sailing craft in the country. Page 138 •

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• Best season: Late July through midSeptember, temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. • Principal companies: Bay Island (207) 2362776; Hinckley Yacht Charters (207) 8825448; Morris Yachts (207) 244-5509. • General tourism info: Maine Office of Tourism (207) 287-5710. Other key New England sailing destinations include Martha’s Vineyard, the Narragansett and Buzzard’s Bay area and the Cheseapeake. If you’ve sailed in the Caribbean, Florida may be a bit disappointing. On the other hand, if you happen to be flying down to visit Grandma or to spend a few days at Disneyworld, you might consider cruising Florida’s (west shore) 'Sun Coast'. From St. Petersburg (Tampa Bay) you- can cruise south for hundreds of miles with gentle sailing conditions, exploring the many barrier islands en route. (Qualified skippers can travel on to the Florida Keys.) • Best season: October through December or March and April; temperatures in the high

70s to mid 80s. (You can sail year-round, but it will be hotter with less wind potential.) • Principal company: The Moorings (800) 535-7289 • General tourism info: Florida Division of Tourism (904) 487-1462. Sailing in the Pacific Northwest will yield a completely different type of exper¬ ience. No one would dare to guarantee you cloudless, sunny days and you probably won’t need your snorkel. But, the sheltered waters of the Gulf and San Juan Islands comprise a spectacular cruising ground highlighted by lush, pine-covered islands, inspirational panoramas and cozy little anchorages. Island-hopping is easy, since distances are short and these waters are protected from ocean swells. Those in search of solitude and raw, unaltered nature gravitate to the pristine National Park waters of Desolation Sound. • Best season: The sailing season runs from May through September; late summer usually has the most sunny days, although occasional showers can occur any time. Temperatures are generally in the 70s to low 80s. • Flight notes: The region is accessed via

OF CHARTERING

Who says you need to travel abroad to find sunny unspoiled islands? California's own 'exotic charter destination', the Channel Islands, lies just a few hours off our southern coast — an ideal spot for a family getaway.

Seattle or Vancouver international airports; adjoining flights (or ferries) can take you to Vancouver Island where several charter bases are located. • Principal companies: ABC Yacht Charters (360) 293-9533 (Anacortes); Anacortes Yacht Charters (800) 233-3004 (Anacortes, WA); Bellhaven Charters (800) 542-8812 (Bellingham, WA); Blue Pacific Yacht Charters (800) 237-2392 (Vancouver); Bosun’s Charters (604) 656-6644 (Sidney, B.C.); Charters Northwest (800) 258-3119 (Friday Harbor, WA); Desolation Sound Yacht Charters (604) 339-7222 (Comax, B.C.); Penmar Marine (800) 828-7337 (Anacortes, WA). You won’t find coco palms and sun¬ baked beaches in Alaska. But if part of your motivation when seeking out sailing destinations far from home is to immerse yourself in unspoiled natural surroundings, then don't rule out the awe-inspiring cruising grounds of the Alaska panhandle and Prince

William Sound. Yes, you’ll have to bundle up a bit, but that's nothing new for Bay Area sailors. Within these protected inland waterways you'll usually find light winds and calm seas during the summer months. Highlights include spectacular fishing, exploring glaciercarved fjords and observing abundant wildlife such as bears, bald eagles and killer whales. Only a few boats are available this year in the Panhandle, so book early. In Prince William Sound, Drs. Jim and Nancy Lethcoe no longer offer bareboats, but still do customized skippered charters from their Growler Islands base, which lies in front of the spectacular Columbia Glacier. • Best season: Mid-May through August, temperatures in the 50s to 70s (lower when summer storms come in). • Flight notes: Frequent flights to Juneau from SFO; Prince William Sound is reached by flying to Anchorage, taking the bus and train to Whitier, then a launch out to Growler Island. • Principal companies: 58° 22" North Sailing Charters (907) 789-7301 (in Juneau); Alaska Wilderness Safaris (907) 835-5175 (in Valdez). • General tourism info: Alaska Division of Tourism (907) 465-2010. Thanks to the long-time international syndication of Baywatch, the rest of the world must think the entire California Coast is just one long beach that glistens under perpetual sunshine, while legions of hard-bodied hunks and cover girls languish on beach towels perfecting their tans. We know better. Not only is our coastline something less than a year-round sailing destination, it suffers from the unfortunate tendency to attract thick, nasty fog. Nevertheless, California can boast several excellent sailing venues for bareboating. The best, we feel (with obvious bias), is right here in good ol' San Francisco Bay. Not only is the Bay great for daysailing, but there are plenty of spots worthy of overnighting on multiple-day charters such as Sausalito, Angel Island, Pier 39 and the myriad nooks and crannies of the Delta — not to mention forays up the Napa and Petaluma Rivers. The Monterey Bay is another fun spot for three to five-day bareboat trips. Beginning and ending at Santa Cruz, trips can include overnighting at Moss Landing and Monterey, perhaps with a bit of sea kayaking in the Elkhom Slough and a visit to the fabulous Monterey Bay Aquarium on Cannery Row.

Outside the confines of these two bays, California’s principal 'destination' (read: place to sail to) is the Channel Islands. With the exception of Catalina, all are uninhabited and offer protected anchorages, nice beaches, hiking trails and fair-to-exceptional diving. For would-be cruisers, making the 25-mile channel crossing to the islands is a great introduction to offshore passage¬ making. The key jumping-off points to reach the northern islands are Santa Barbara and Oxnard. The southern islands can be reached from San Diego, and both Newport Beach and Marina Del Rey are popular gateways to Catalina — if you want to be where the action is. • Best season: Statewide, late summer (September and October) tend to be the best months for lack of fog, ample sunshine and beautiful sunsets; other summer months generally see clear weather in the afternoons. Springtime can also be okay. • Principal companies: In San Francisco Bay: Atlantis Yacht Charters (415) 499-7707; Club Nautique (510) 865-4700; Modem Sailing Academy (415) 331-8250; OCSC (800) 223-2984; Spinnaker Sailing/SF (415) 543-7333; Spinnaker Sailing Redwood City (415) 363-1390; Tradewinds Yachting (510) 232-7999. In Monterey Bay: Pacific Yachting (800) 374-2626. i Elsewhere (N. to S.): Santa Barbara Sailing Center (800) 350-9090; Marina Sailing (800) 262-SAIL (Oxnard, Newport, San Diego & others); Offshore Island Sailing (805) 985-3600 (Oxnard); The Marina Club (619) 299-9247 (San Diego); San Diego Sailing Club (619) 298-6623; San Diego Yacht Charters (619) 297-4312; Set Sail Yacht Charters (619) 224-3791. We rest our weary typing fingers here, and wish you smooth sailing during the New Year. Armed with this and last month’s article menus, the world’s finest cruising grounds are yours to conquer. It’s a big job * — better get started! — latitude/aet Charter Notes Eager to tour the South Pacific, but can’t quite afford the fare? You’re not alone. While we can’t tell you where to find a travel nest egg, we do have a suggestion for keeping your dreams alive. Check out the unique film and lecture presentation, Sailing Tales of the South Pacific, which is touring the West Coast this month. Conceived by South Pacific charter January. 1996

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| “ ° ? 2 “ 3 pioneers Roger and Evelyn Miles, the film — as we understand it — is a compilation of footage from many of the South Pacific’s most idyllic destinations, like Tonga, Fiji and Tahiti. Roger and Evelyn will augment their stunning visuals by sharing personal insights into many facets of life within the Pacific

In Fiji, the ceremonial tradition of preparing — and imbibing — Kava is a highlight for visiting sailors.

Basin — from the spiritual belief of indigenous Polynesians and Maoris to practical sailing issues. After first exploring these islands 25 years ago, the Miles planted

roots in New Zealand and founded the South Pacific’s first bareboat charter company, Rainbow Yacht Charters. Rather than simply relax after recently selling their operation to The Moorings, Roger and Evelyn decided to barnstorm around the U.S. and Europe sharing their tales of paradise found. Don’t miss it. (See Cal¬ endar.) Speaking of The Moorings’ South Pacific operations, we’ve learned that the planned opening of a base in Vanuatu has been shelved indefinitely. We applaud that decision. Some places are still a bit too wild and relatively untouched for bareboating. Meanwhile the company will focus on its recently opened base at Hamilton Island, Australia, in the spectacular Whitsundays. If all this talk of exotic charter destinations has you yearning to enter the industry, we’ve got just the business for you — a nice little Mom and Pop operation in an awe-inspiring location. No, not Tahiti, we’re talking about the offering for sale of Waltzing Bear Sailing Charters up in Alaska’s Inside Passage. Seriously, think about it. Hybernate all winter catching up on your reading, then spend the summer sailing, fishing and gawking at glaciers. (Call Gene Buchholz for info at (907) 747-3608).

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Big O, Latitude’s 1971 Ocean 71 ketch, is available for charter in the Antigua to Virgin Islands area of the Caribbean from January 10 through May 9. If not sold in early May, she’ll be available for charter to Bermuda, the Bermuda Cruiser’s Race, and in the Northeast until the end of summer. There are two ways to enjoy a charter aboard Big O: The first is to put together a group of up to seven to charter the entire boat, complete with captain, cook and deckhand. The cost, including food and most beverages, is $6,900 for seven days. There aren’t many weeks left, so reserve space now. The second way to join Big O is by being part of the crew — with the Wanderer and Wanderette — for one of the various ‘fun’ regattas in the Caribbean. They are as follows: February 27 - March 5, Heineken Regatta at St. Martin. This package includes a couple of days of cruising St. Barts, the three-day, 180-boat Heineken Regatta off St. Martin, and recovery days beck at St. Barts or over at Anguilla. The ’Heinie’ is the fastest growing regatta in the Caribbean, and ideal for those who enjoy sailing, drinking, laughing and partying — while not wearing very much clothing. $1,200/person. April 8 15, B VI Regatta, Tortola, British Virgins. This package includes a couple of days of cruising before and after the slightly more low-key BVI regatta which is contested in the flat waters of the Virgins. Same crew requirements as for the ‘Heinie’. $1,200/person. -

April 28 - May 5, Antigua Sailing Week. Sorry, this one’s been oversubscribed for months. There’s a slight chance there may be some deck space left, but we’re not taking any more calls at this time. If Big O is not sold by May, we’ll be offering all sorts of exciting open ocean opportunites, such as... May 14-24: Pusser's Cup, BVI to Virginia, $1,500/person. June 23-June 29: West Marine Virginia to Bermuda Race. Big O charters headed up by the Wanderer and Wanderette are arranged so they’ll be close to an equal number of men and women. We absolutley, positively do not accept charterers who: 1) whine, 2) behave irresponsi¬ bly when drinking, or 3) don’t like to dance on deck. If you want brochures or need lots of reassurance that you’ll be getting your money’s worth on a Big O charter, please call one of the many other fine charter companies. With all do respect, life’s too short for all that. We don’t mean to sound arrogant, but if you join a Big O regatta charter and don’t have a fabulous time, it will be your own damn fault. Just ask anyone who has done Antigua aboard Big O.

For Sale. After nine years our beloved 1971 Ocean 71 Ketch Big O is for sale for $330,000 — although delivery can’t be taken until after May 9th. She’s just finishing up a 25,000-mile cruise from California to Turkey and back to the Caribbean —- and with the addition of a new main, is ready for more. She's not only a classic beauty, but she’s a great ocean boat, riding like an old Bentley in even grotty weather. She has bunks for 11, and is ideal for either a crewassisted family world cruise or for owner-operator chartering. With two cockpits and tons more space than a S&S Swan 65, you can’t find a better big cruising boat for the price. Concerned about her age? Of the 18 Oceans 71s built, last December we knew the wherabouts of nine. Seven of them have since crossed major oceans; the other two were either fitting out for a family circumnavigation or doing day charters. Serious inquiries only. Call Richard at (415) 383-8200, Ext. 111. —

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THE RACING

This month’s column is a little light, as both the Golden Gate and Enclnal midwinters were canceled due to lack of wind. Another, the Santa Cruz midwinters, u;as called because of lack of water in the channel. But we do have reports on four light air midwinter races, plus Berkeley YC’s new Hangover Regatta. There’s also an account of the Melges 24 Nationals; a picture tribute to bowmen, and a healthy dose of race notes at end. Next month, pray for wind!

Melges 24 Nationals Thirteen Melges 24s made the long trek from the Golden State to Fort Lauderdale to compete in the third annual Melges 24 National Championship on December 8-11. Rising above a talented 57-boat field of national, world and Olympic champions was reigning Star world champion Mark Rey¬ nolds of San Diego, who steered Airgasm to a convincing win. Reynolds’ crew was made up of a band of Snipe sailors — Alex Pline, a NASA scientist, sailed as forward crew; Annapolis graduate and America’s Cup veteran Rick Merriman trimmed; and Cleve¬ land industrialist Terry McSweeney, the boat owner, did the middle. "They were on a mission," was the re¬ sounding sentiment in the Melges 24 ’hood. Showing good boatspeed, exceptional tactics and great tenacity, Reynolds clawed back from a variety of setbacks to post a 4,(15), 1,2,1,6 to win the moderate air series by a comfortable 15.5 points. Finishing second was Valkyria, steered by Massachusetts collegiate all-American and FD sailor JB Braun. Third went to Bird of Prey, sailed by former world Snipe champion Dave Chapin of Clearwater. The three-day, six-race series offered an interesting variety of wind conditions, cur¬ rent (the Gulf Stream) and several reefs. Richmond sailmaker Seadon Wijsen steered Darin Buchalter’s Ronstan to a great opening race in the series. With Seattle Melgi hotshot Herb Cole and J/24 champion Eric Arndt as crew, Ronstan led the fleet until the last leeward mark, where Steve Grillon, the ’94 Melges champion from Redondo Beach, snuck inside and went on to take the sprint to the finish. 470 silver medalist Morgan Reeser was third, with Reynolds fourth. This group of four made it to the top ten in the end, but in a slightly different order. Grillon, an independent sailmaker again, faded somewhat as the regatta wore on. Contributing to his downfall was getting tangled with J/22 world champion Chris Larson at a mark rounding in the critical fifth race. When asked if he considered covering Reynolds toward the end of the regatta, Grillon replied, "Sure, but he was gone!" Page 146 •

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Actually, Airgasm wasn’t always so lucky, as was clear in the second race when they destroyed their best spinnaker, and in race four when they were stopped by a crab pot. "We were 100 yards ahead, near the layline going downwind when it happened," recalled Merriman. "We were waving at this power¬ boat to stop cutting us off when the guy dropped another pot right in front of us. Just going about his business, I guess. We thought we might have made it when sud¬ denly we came to a screeching halt." Merri¬ man quickly dove overboard to clear the keel, during which time Airgasm dropped to fourth place. With two legs to go they were able to grind back to second in that race. Reynolds complimented the organizers on a great regatta, which featured great race management, generous sponsors and really deep competition. "Look at who was here,” marvelled Reynolds, an affable 40-year-old Sobstad sailmaker. "I hadn’t seen some of these people for 15 years, like Benji (Steve Benjamin, 470 silver) and Keith Musto (FD gold) from England." While the professionals predictably grabbed most of the top spots, the majority of the fleet — 37 boats — was sailed by amateurs. Far from being upset about sailing against Olympic candidates and world cham¬ pions, the amateurs seemed to enjoy pitting themselves against the pros. "We were right there in the middle of it, mixing it up with everyone else," said Southern Californian Bruce Ayers, who finished a very respectable 15th. To their credit, four amateurs cracked the top ten — including Dave Chapin, who took the bronze. The Melges class will reconvene at January’s Key West Race Week, which will feature more boats and fresh stock of rockstars due to conflicts with the Star Worlds and some big boat programs. After that, the next big gathering will be the PCCs in San Diego on March 29-31, followed by the North Americans, scheduled to occur after the Olympics on August 8-11 in Long Beach. — brian hutchinson OVERALL — 1) Airgasm, Mark Reynolds, 13.5

points; 2) Valkyria, JB Braun, 29; 3) Bird of Prey, Dave Chapin (*), 30.75; 4) Ragged Edge, Steve Benjamin, 33; 5) Don’t Be No Dread, Steve Grillon, 34.75; 6) No Name, Scott Young (*), 38; 7) Mortal Kombat, Morgan Reeser, 48.75; 8) Doug, Peter Wright (*), 51; 9) Full Throttle, Brian Porter (*), 53;

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stan; 21) Casey Jones, Don Jesberg; 22) Bones, George Szabo; 24) Fever, Kimo Worthington/ Morgan Larson; 27) DBA, Greg Dorland; 29) Calculated Risk, Bill Fortenberry; 57) Double Pucker, David Wadbrook.

Hangover Regatta If you put a bunch of racers in the bar during a fancy dress yacht club party and give them the day off afterwards, beware of what they might start! During the very elegant dinner-dance honoring outgoing Berkeley YC Commodore Diana Freeland on December 2, several sailors decided to hold a race the next day to mark the occasion. By the time the band had started, it was decided the start would be at noon, the course would be on the Berkeley Circle, and that the race would be sailed doublehanded. By the end of the first set, skippers were already snatching up available crew. The end result was eight boats parti¬ cipating in a subdued race the following day. The starting line was notably quiet, possibly due to the after-effects of the long evening. It was decided later that the race will become an annual event held the day after the Com¬ modore’s Ball. All sailors must have attended the party the night before. Some thought was given to an additional handicap based on the previous evening’s blood alcohol level, but the formula hasn’t quite been worked out yet. — renee wilmeth 1) Bewitched, Merit 25, Salmon/Wadleigh; 2) Dr. Who, Merit 25, Drewery/Wilmeth; 3) Paddy Murphy, Merit 25, The Mariscals; 4) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, The Chapmans; 5) Sukey II, Kiwi 24, Gardiner/Van Selst; 6) Photon, Cal 2-27, The Jacksons; 7) London Calling, Merit 25, Ross/Killip; 8) Pink Panther, Merit 25, Schmitt/Faulkenberg.

Melges 24s have been the hottest fleet in America the past few years. Currently, Melgimania is sweeping Europe. 10) Ronstan, Seadon Wijsen, 55. (57 boats; * = amateur) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOATS — 1) Air-

gasm; 5) No Dread; 11) Cyclone Sam, Joe Londrigan; 12) One Piece, Chris Larson (Vince Brun, Brian Hutchinson); 14) Voodoo Lounge, Don Sul¬ livan/Alex Carnet; 15) Monsoon, Bruce Ayers; 20) Gold Rush, J.F. Albert/Tad Springer. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOATS — 10) Ron¬

San Francisco YC Midwinters "Unbelievable!" groaned SFYC Midwin¬ ters race chairman Tim Russell. 'This is the fourth time in a row we’ve had to cancel the Sunday’s race due to no wind and too much current." Saturday’s race, held in light air on December J.6, came perilously close to being a washout, too. 33 boats endured a twohour postponement before a moderate westerly filled in, enabling the fleet to get in a quick 3.8-miler on the Hard-Knox course. "We were really close to abandoning Saturday’s race," explained race official Leigh Abell. "It’s a good thing the wind ar¬ rived when it did, or this would have been a one-race series!" Sunday, December 17, was a carbon copy of Saturday — warm and windless, far better suited for kayaking or waterskiing than sailing. The fleet milled around for about an hour and a half before January, 1996 • Uut*JU.Z9 • Page 147

the race committee mercifully sent them home. Like last year, the final results were based on just two of the scheduled four races. SATURDAY, 12/16:

DIV. I (0-100) — 1) National Biscuit, Schu¬ macher 35, Colin Case; 2) Jarlen, J/35, Terry Smith;

3) Limelight, J/105, Harry Blake. (8 boats) DIV. II (99 raters) — 1) Endurance, Express 34, Mike Condon; 2) Expeditious, Express 34, Bartz Schneider. (5 boats) DIV. Ill (101-135) — 1) Geronimo, Express 27, Steven Carroll; 2) Fire Drill, Tartan Ten, Lambert Thom. (5 boats) DIV. IV (136-up) — 1) Barking Dog, Olson 25,

Jeffrey Kroeber; 2) Kinship, Ranger 23, Ken Frost, Sr. (5 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Fast Lucy, Nonsuch 36, Mai Jendresen; 2) Santa Maria, Santana 22, Chris Giovacchini. (4 boats) SHORTHANDED — 1) Amanda, Newport 30, Pat Broderick; 2) Boog-A-Loo, Cal 29, Julia Yost. (5 boats)

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Sr./Marie Roehm. (1 boat) OVERALL (2 races): DIV. 1 — 1) Limelight, 3.75 points; 2) Jarlen, 6;

3) Coyote, Beneteau 40, John Sweeney, 6. (8 boats) DIV. 11 — 1) Expeditious, 5 points; 2) Razzberries, Olson 34, Bruce & Lina Nesbit, 6; 3) Endurance, Express 34, Mike Condon, 6.75. (5

boats) DIV. Ill — 1) Fire Drill, 2.75 points; 2) Geronimo, 4.75; 3) Blue Ribbon, Etchells, Dinny Waters/Randy Ferguson, 10. (5 boats) DIV. IV — 1) Barking Dog, 1.5 points; 2) Ruckus, Newport 30, Paul Von Wiedenfield; 3) Frenzy, Moore 24, Lon & Susie Woodrum. (6 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Fast Lucy, 3.75 points; 2) Blue Streak, Islander 36, Don Schumacher, 3.75; January, 1996 •

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3) Veronessa, Beneteau 45f5, Chris Dawson. (11 boats) SHORTHANDED — 1) Bacarat, Peterson 34, Dave Reed, 3.75 points; 2) Chimera, Express 27, Brett Allen/Jeff Jacobs, 6; 3) Oaxaca, SC 50, Dick & Patti Cranor, 8. (6 boats) MULTIHULL— 1) Tornado, 2.75 points; 2) Hobie 16, Eric Larsen, 7.75; 3) Hobie 16, John Schmier, 10. (5 boats)

Sausalito YC Midwinters Absolute 88, Keith MacBeth’s pretty Wylie 37, strutted and fretted its hour (well, 1 hour and 4 minutes) upon the 5.7-mile stage of the second Sausalito YC midwinter race on December 3. When the hurley-burley was done, when the battle was lost and won, Macbeth and his thanes corrected out almost seven minutes ahead of the next spinnaker boat. Sally Ann, Mike Franchetti’s Express 37, topped the non-nylon group by three minutes and change. Both boats, perhaps not coincidentally, were the low raters (read; biggest, fastest) in their divisions. Sound and fury just weren’t part of the program that day, as mellow winds and a big ebb made for an uneventful tour from Little Harding to Blackaller and back, via Knox Buoy. "The weather gods have smiled on our series so far this year," claimed race chairman Mark Daniels. "No postponements, no abandonments — well, at least so far!" SPINNAKER — 1) Absolute 88, Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth; 2) Lone Ranger, Ranger 33, Mike Melin/ Fred Hodgson; 3) Miramar, Frers 41, The Robbins; 4) Razzberries, Olson 34, Bruce & Lina Nesbit; 5) Dulcenea, Coronado 27, John Slivka. (14 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Sally Ann, Express 37, Mike Franchetti; 2) Bacarat, Peterson (34, Dave Reed; 3) Suncatcher, Nonsuch 22, Sandra Bushmaker; 4) Jammin’ Too, Catalina 36, Mike Lamb; 5) Roeboat, Catalina 30, Rod Decker. (14 boats) SHORTHANDED — 1) Chuck Wagon, Islander 28, The Mellors; 2) Fast Lucy, Nonsuch 36, Mai Jendresen. (4 boats)

Berkeley Midwinters The second weekend of the popular Berkeley/Metropolitan Midwinters, held under gray skies on December 9-10, started inauspiciously with a one hour postpone¬ ment. But a light and shifty northerly soon filled in, treating 125 boats — including 25 competitive Express 27s! — to a challenging 8.8-mile Olympic course using 'A' as the upwind mark. According to the race committee, Jack Easterday and the crew of his Olson 30 Jack’s Back were the heroes of the weekend. Not only did they acquit themselves well on the race course with a first and a third, they volunteered to acquire, paint and set a twoPage 150 •

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foot round red buoy to substitute for the missing 'E'. Furthermore, this merry bunch decorated their boat for the occasion, renaming their boat Santa’s Back and splat¬ tering the hull with festive Christmas graphics done in water colors that would wash off later (hopefully). "We saw more Christmas decorations at the finish of the race," joked race co-chair Bobbi Tosse. "They were in form of eight bright little red flags hanging on backstays." The next day saw a steady 8-10 knot southerly fill in early, making for a fast race with 'D' as the top mark. Everyone was back at the dock before the rain and high winds began in earnest, capping off a surprisingly good weekend of racing. "Usually the wind shifts after the start and some of the later upwind legs turn into reaches," explained veteran Circlemeister Paul Kamen of Twilight Zone. "There were some 20° shifts, but the beats remained basically true throughout both races — a rarity in this series! It was really tactical sailing." Three boats, all in the PHRF divisions, dialed in double bullets for the weekend: El Gavilan, the Nash Family’s Hawkfarm with 15-year-old Nick Nash in charge; Steve Rienhart’s Catalina 27 White Satin; and Eric Wilbur’s San Juan 24 Slippery When Wet. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9: DIV. A (0-126) — 1) Absolute 88, Wylie 37, Keith MacBeth; 2) Tsiris, Olson 29, Dan Nitake; 3) Redux, Olson 911-S, Nick Barnhill. (11 boats) DIV. B (129-168) — 1) El Gavilan, Hawkfarm, Nick Nash; 2) Roadhouse Blues, Hawkfarm, Bent-

sen/Boschma; 3) Ono, B-25, Doubek/Voss. (12 boats) DIV. C (171-204) — 1) Latin Lass, Catalina 27, Bill Chapman; 2) White Satin, Catalina 27, Steve Rienhart; 3) Sukey II, Kiwi 24, Thomas Gardner. (8 boats) DIV. D (207-up) — 1) Slippery When Wet, SJ 24, Eric Wilbur; 2) Madman Across the Water, Santana 20, Steve Katzman; 3) Seebar, Electra, Dennis Brewer. (12 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Jack’s Back, Jack Easterday; 2) Saint Anne, Dick Heckman; 3) Run Wild, Albert Holt; 4) Zephyros, Cal Maritime Academy; 5) Hoot, Andy Macfie. (13 boats) MELGES 24 — 1) Mary Don’t Surf, Eastham/ Williams; 2) Smokin’, Dave Oliver; 3) #28, John Oldham. (6 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Friday, John Liebenberg; 2) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell; 3) Desperado, Mike Bruzzone; 4) Frog in French, Kame Richards; 5) Sonita, Davant/Knier; 6) Mirage, Terry Cobb; 7) Mad House, Mike DeVries; 8) #31774 (ex-Guneukitschek), Stan Clark; 9) New Wave, Buzz Blackett; 10) Peaches, Rivlin/Baldwin. (25 boats) MOORE 24 — 1) FreeFlight, Pat Mitchell; 2) Taz, Erich Bauer; 3) Hot Rod Lincoln, Charles Witcher. (6 boats) J/24— 1) Cujo, Elizabeth Kellogg; 2) Froglips, Richard Stockdale; 3) Wonder Woman, Dines/Kennelly; 4) Fred, John Todd; 5) Da Treader, R.W. Bailey. (16 boats) MERIT 25 — 1) Twilight Zone, Paul Kamen; 2) Bewitched, E.L. Salmon; 3) Lost in Space, Bruce Koch. (7 boats) NEWPORT 30 — 1) Topgallant, Frank Hinman; 2) Mariner, Bruce Darby; 3) Ruckus, Paul Von

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The Express 27 start at last month's BYC/MYCO Midwinters. Judging from the results, the pin end of the line was the wrong choice. Wiendenfield. (7 boats) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10: DIV. I (0-141) — 1) Punk Dolphin, Wylie 39, Jonathan Livingston; 2) Ono, B-25, Doubek/Voss; 3) Family Hour, Bilafer Family. (10 boats) DIV. II (144-168) — 1) El Gavilan, Hawkfarm, Nick Nash; 2) Twilight Zone, Merit 25, Paul Kamen; 3) Froglips, J/24, Richard Stockdale. (11 boats) DIV. Ill (171-204) —1) White Satin, Catalina 27, Steve Rienhart; 2) Alliance, Cal 2-27, Conley/ Foster; 3) Hot Shot, Hotfoot 20, Jack Tatum. (9 boats) DIV. IV (207-up) — 1) Slippery When Wet, SJ 24, Eric Wilbur. (3 boats) SPORT — 1) Smokin’, Melges 24, Dave Oliver. (2 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Zephyros, Cal Maritime; 2) Hoot, Andrew Macfie; 3) Jack’s Back, Jack Easterday. (9 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) New Moon, Schumacher/ Franklin; 2) Friday, John Liebenberg; 3) Frog in French, Aimee Hess. (7 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) Honey’s Money, Jay Aiken; 2) Vivace, Bill Riess; 3) Barking Dog, Jeffrey Kroeber. (7 boats) WABBIT — 1) I Forgot, Kim Desenberg; 2) Tulawemia, Mark Harpainter. (5 boats)

Lake Merritt Midwinters Lake Merritt Sailing Club’s Edna Robin¬ son Midwinter Series got off to a slow start on Saturday, December 9. Only 18 boats

showed up on Lake Merritt for this first of four rounds of racing, less than half of the usual turnout this low-key small boat series traditionally attracts. "The weather the day before was dreadful, which may have been a contributing factor," said race official Duncan Carter. The series, which is open to anyone with a dinghy and the $5 entry fee, resumes on January 14. It is named after the late Edna Robinson, a long-time LMSC member and dedicated race committee volunteer. Edna and her husband Howard promoted and ran the now-defunct Small Yacht Racing Assoc¬ iation (SYRA) for many years, and later she was the executive secretary of the El Toro class. EL TORO — 1) Jim Warfield, 4.75 points; 2) Pete Blasberg, 11.75; 3) Art Lewis, 13.75; 4) Walt Andrews, 14; 5) (tie) Sybil Lewis and Tom Burden, 20. (11 boats) LIDO 14— 1) Doug Hamilton, 2.75 points; 2) Joe Doering, 3.75. (4 boats) OPEN — 1) Vince Casalaina, Snipe, 3.5 points; 2) Dan Ouellet, JY-15,5.75. (3 boats)

Race Notes Good news: According to new class pres¬ ident Jon Carter (Surefire), IMS racing will resume on the Bay next summer after a year hiatus. A fairly modest schedule (four or five regattas consisting of about 12 races) is being organized, with the emphasis on accommodating mid-sized boats such as the '99 raters', Petard, Sweet Okole, etc. While

custom boats will still need a 'real' IMS rating (about $400-$500), production boats will be able to get a 'sistership' certificate for about one tenth of that cost. The new simplified IMS rules will be employed, which standard¬ izes how the IMS rule is administered — and, most important, makes it easier to under¬ stand for the racers. "We think the 'new' IMS will be more user-friendly for everyone concerned," claimed Carter, who can be reached at (510) 226-2134 (days) for more details. Kudos: Peter Slatta, past president of the Small Boat Racing Association (SBRA), was recently honored as that organization’s 1995 Sailor of the Year. . . Another tireless volunteer, Doug McVae, was just elected PICYA’s Yachtsman of the Year, as well as receiving Richmond YC’s annual Commo¬ dore’s Trophy (for service). McVae is the Area G 'RAJ' (regional area judge), the most senior racing judge in Northern California. . . Liz Baylis, the top big-boat woman skipper in the area, was Richmond YC’s Sailor of the Year. . . Knarr sailor John Colver, who chaired this summer’s success¬ ful IKCs, was honored as Corinthian YC’s Sailor of the Year. . . Everybody’s favorite Bear sailor, Scott Cauchois, was selected as San Francisco YC’s Yachtsman of the Year. Sale boats of the month: Sausalito’s Andy and Jill Rothman have sold their Express 37 Spirit to new owners down in Newport Beach. Last month, the Rothmans took delivery of their 1990 J/44 First Light in Annapolis, and then sailed it to Fort Lauderdale. They’ll cruise the Bahamas and the Caribbean this winter, and may enter some East Coast races next summer before bringing the boat to the Bay Area. . . Richmond YC member Ev Lester, the 79year-old patriarch of the Olson 25 class, just sold his 0-25 Picante to two of his crew, Frank Chan and Terry Heil. Ev, who is going strong except for vision problems, was (and is) universally respected for his sportsman¬ ship and unfailing pleasant nature. George McKay of Napa Valley just pur¬ chased the Moore 24 Cookie Jar. Previous¬ ly, George and his parents owned the Free¬ dom 36 Intrepid. . . Recidivist (meaning "repeat offender", more or less) is the name Colin Case has selected for his latest craft, a Schumacher-designed IMS 39-footer that is nearing completion in Auckland. . . The Redwood City-based SC 70 Chance is 'in play', and may be going to a new owner in Hong Kong soon. Rumor control: Despite the thrashing their boats endured last year, the J/105 fleet has once again provided their boats for the Brut Cup, to be held at St. Francis YC on May 28June 2. We’ve heard, but can’t confirm, that January, 1996 • UKUJt-12 • Page 151

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Don Nazzal (left) and Steve Pugh, J/24 fleet champions with their 'Cool Breeze'.

Don Jesberg CCasey Jones') switched from Etch ells to Melgi this year — with the same result.

Alistair Murray (left) and Mike Ratiani sailed 'Ronstan' to their 11’.Metre title in a row.

the jackpot for winning three of the five Brut regattas has been doubled to $500,000! . . . Chris Corlett has moved back to the Bay Area after a brief stint in the rainy Northwest. He’s back at his old desk at Sail California (Alameda), where his first project is organizing the new J/120 fleet. Russell Coutts, the quiet Kiwi who steered Black Magic to victory in last May’s America’s Cup, recently moved to San Fran¬ cisco. Don’t look for Coutts to be crewing in any local midwinter races — but do check Latitude for an upcoming feature article on this humble superstar. . . And speaking of America’s Cup helmsmen, Paul Cayard was in town last month to spar with Olympic hopeful Jeff Madrigali in Solings. Paul’s wife Icka was spotted shopping for houses in some of Marin County’s more elite neighbor¬ hoods. Could a Bay Area A-Cup campaign be far behind? Charity begins at home: The second annual Leukemia Cup, which debuted on a windless weekend last March, has been wisely pushed back this year to May 25-26. Hosted by StFYC, the mostly one design weekend will take the place of the Memorial Day Regatta, an event that has been search¬ ing for an identity/sponsor. (SFSF, the bene¬ ficiary of the now departed Memorial Day, is currently searching for an alternative fund¬ raising venue.) Last year, over $17,000 was raised by the Leukemia Cup for the fight against leukemia and related cancers — and if the word gets out about this worthy regatta, even more money will be drummed up this year! To make sure your class gets invited, call Matt Jones at 563-6363. To learn more about the regatta and/or to

volunteer your help, call Mindy Rex at 5439821. Speaking of the Leukemia Cup, the boat that raised by far the most money last year (a whopping $4,000!) was Alistair Murray and Mike Ratiani’s ll:Metre Ronstan. Their good karma obviously carried over to the race course this summer, as ’Stan won the ll:Metre season championship for the third year in a row — but it was a squeaker! After 40 races over 15 weekends, the title was decided in the final race, which saw SportsChar.nel come up on the short end of the stick. Final results: Ronstan, 46.25 points; 2) SportsChannel, John Sweeney/ Chris Watson, 47.5; 3) Blue Dog/Headsail, Ed Sporl/Tim Wells, 69; 4) Pier 23, Mik & Hogan Beatie, 86; 5) Citibank, Howie Shiebler/Anson Stookey, 86.25. (13 boats) In other 11 :Metre news, the local fleet has been falling part lately — literally. In a string of bad luck we wouldn’t wish on any class, the ll:Metres currently have four boats down for the count: Pier 23 and Citibank were blown over in the December 12 storm (see Sightings) and possibly totalled, the dark blue Dilithium continues to remain mastless (something to do with insurance problems) after dismasting in the Fall Citibank Regatta, and Rosebud is a mess following s flubbed 'flyby' in front of St. Francis YC. The latter boat, out for a pleasure sail, was going for style points by jibing inside 'B'. .. but they cut it a little too close. ’Bud’s keel hit bottom, the boat spun around into the breakwater and permanently imbedded it¬ self in the rocks. "They almost put their mast through the window of the Starting Line

Room," marvelled an eyewitness. All five crew walked ashore, presumably straight to the bar for a couple of stiff drinks! There’s a moral here somewhere, but it escapes us at the moment. Winners galore: Don Jesberg and his Casey Jones gang (Rick Matthews, Andrew Holdsworth, Bill Keller, John Gutenkunst) took the 9-regatta Melges 24 season cham¬ pionship this summer, edging Sabotage (Bill Colombo/Jeff Thorpe) by only two points. Rounding out the top five were: 3) Mary Don’t Surf (Mark Eastham/Hans Williams); 4) Double Pucker (David Wadbrook); and 5) Batteries Not Included (Tony Pohl). . . Steve Pugh and Don Nazzal won the J/24 class this summer with their Cool Breeze, finishing ahead of 2) Grinder, Jeff Littfin; 3) Wonder Woman, Tom Kennelly/Paul Dines; 4) Downtown Uproar, Wayne Clough, and 5) Cujo, Kimo Winterbottom. The Cool Breeze crew included helmsman Phil Perkins, John McManus, Peter Young and others. Thunder Down Under: It’s summer in Oz, which means their sailing season is in full swing. The 630-mile Sydney-Hobart Race will be over by the time you read this, having started on December 26. After last year’s 50th anniversary bash, which saw a remark¬ able 371 boats compete, the fleet size has returned to normal, about 100 boats. All eyes were on the line honors battle between Sayonara, with media mogul Rupert Mur¬ doch aboard as Larry Ellison’s guest, and Brindabella, the local Jutson maxi. If either boat broke Kialoq’s 21-year-old record of 2 days, 14 hours and 36 minutes, a $250,000 (AUS) cash prize will help insure a decent celebration. Pre-race favorite on corrected

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Mew Bay Area resident Russell Coutts. He won a few regattas last summer, too.

time was an Iain Murray-designed ILC 40 called Terra Firma, apparently a scary fast boat. Same country, different subject: The latest entry in the burgeoning sportboat market is Hobie Cat’s hot new monohulled Hoble Magic 25. Conceived by Aussie boatbuilder Ian Bashford and designed by the ubiquitous Iain Murray, the boat appears to be a cross between a Melgi and an Aussie 18. It features all the usual bells and whistles you’d expect — plus trapezes for three of the four crew! For a sales brochure, call (619) 758-9100, ext. 201. Bigtime ocean races: On November 3, 1996, Philippe Jeantot expects about a dozen entries to start the third Vendee Globe non-stop singlehanded round-theworld race. BOC winner Christophe Auguin, sailing a new Finot/Conq design funded by Groupe Sceta Calberson again, is the pre¬ race favorite. Isabelle Autissier, who was airlifted off her boat in the last BOC, is also entering a new Finot/Conq design. . . Singlehander David Scully has been courtordered to pay $78,616 in damages he perpetrated last year when his chartered 60footer Coyote rammed a 65-foot wooden fishing boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It’s an interesting case, and Scully is expected to appeal the decision. Two years before the seventh Whitbread Race, the first syndicate — a well-funded Swedish effort called 'EF Yacht Racing AB1 — has announced its intentions to enter a two-boat program. EF, an educational travel company, has ponied up $15 million for the campaign — the largest Whitbread budget in history! The group, which recently purchased

Intrum Justitia as a trail horse, will enter two new boats in the race, one crewed by women and one by men. . . Computer magnate Hasso Plattner’s new R/P 80 Morning Glory is favored to win this month’s 3,500mile Cape Town to Rio Race, as well as lower the existing 15-day, 3-hour course record. Pot calling the kettle black? Speaking at the Paris Boat Show in early December, Dennis Conner said, 'The 4Vfe year time period between events is harming the Am¬ erica’s Cup and lessens overall interest in the event. A big disappointment is that Team New Zealand plans to defend the Cup on an 'unfair playing field' by allowing only one defense team that can build up to four new defender boats and each challenger is al¬ lowed only two new yachts." Top of his game: Floridian Ed Baird defeated Roy Heiner of the Netherlands 4-1 in the finals to win the Steinlager Logan World Championship of Match Race Sailing in Auckland in late November. Ed pocketed $17,000 forthe victory. Coming on the heels of his victories in the Brut Cup of France, the Baltic Match Race and the Nip¬ pon Cup, this latest big win was enough to catapult Baird past Peter Gilmour to the top of the Omega World Match Race rankings! This is the first time an American has headed up the list, heretofore the exclusive domain of Aussies and Kiwis. Rounding out the top

The new Hobie Magic 25.

five at the Worlds were Bertrand Pace (FRA), Rod Davis (AUS) and Jesper Bank (DEN). The current top five on the Omega rankings

are: 1) Ed Baird (USA); 2) Peter Gilmour (AUS); 3) Roy Heiner (NED); 4) Russell Coutts (NZ); 5) Bertrand Pace (FRA). The 'big kids' weren’t the only ones match racing in November. St. Francis YC juniors Rowan Fennell, Skip McCormack and Chuck Asper flew Down Under to attend the World Championship of Junior Match Racing*, sponsored by Diet Coke (no booze companies for this event!). The lads warmed up by taking fourth in the Pre-Worlds in Sydney, and then finished a close fifth in the Worlds in New Zealand. "They were definite contenders, right in there with the world’s elite youth match racers," claimed coach Brandon Paine. Faster is funner: Roy Disney’s SC 70+ Pyewacket will sit out February’s Mazatlan Race due to major surgery. Rumor has it the boat’s hull is being reinforced to carry the load of a new bulb keel. Meanwhile, Victoria, Mike Campbell’s newly hopped-up Andrews 70, will debut in that race if her new Dennis Choate-built carbon fiber mast is ready in time. . . A1 Schultz has ordered an alu¬ minum Forespar rig and a bunch of Harry Pattison sails for his new Andrews 70+ Vicki, but that boat still isn’t expected to join the fray quite yet. The four Turbo-Sled owners (Hal Ward of Cheval is the other one) recent¬ ly formed a casual owner’s association, and have decided to participate in five upcoming races together: Mazatlan, Ensenada, VicMaui (June 25-29), the fall Cabo Race, and one to-be-determined buoy series. Public service announcement: The annual

Certified Race Officer (CRO) all-day race management seminar will occur on January 27 at the Golden Gate YC. Attendance at this seminar is required to get the CRO credentials. Other requirements include at least three racing seasons as skipper or January, 1996

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THE RACING SHEET tactician; serving as the Principal Race Officer (PRO) in at least four regattas; serving on the protest committee at least 10 times, including at least twice as chairman; and more. Since the program began 13 years ago, 115 local sailors have earned CRO certificates. Of these, about 20 have gone on to become USSA judges. "The CRO program has certainly brought up the level of race committee work in the Bay Area," notes organizer Ruth Schnapp. One measure of this, she claims, is that hardly anybody protest race committees anymore. Cutting to the Chase: Richmond YC canoe sailor Erich Chase will play an instrumental role — as both boatbuilder and crew — in hopefully wresting the Little America’s Cup back from Australia starting on January 14. The upcoming C-Class cat fight in Melbourne will pit Rhode Islander Steve Clark’s new Cogito against three-time defender Lindsay Cunningham’s latest creation, of which little seems to be known. It’s believed that Cogito has the edge speedwise, while the Aussies are more maneuverable — but time will tell. Chase, who spent the last year working for Clark in RI and now Australia, is expected to move

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CHANGES

With reports this month from Generation X-ers getting ready to sail to Mexico aboard Magic; Happy Trails on truckin' to and cruising in the Pacific Northwest; Passages on the highs and lows of Ha-Ha-ing to Cabo; Grimsby on the joys of cruising in Maine, where the summer temperatures don’t rocket above the 70s; Ivory Goose on reckless flying and weird transportation in Venezuela; Sundowner on crummy weather in the South Pacific; Shadowfax on engine problems trying to get south from San Diego; Amorio on truckin' a boat back from Baja to Seattle; and Cruise Notes.

Magic — Alberg 30 Duane Yoslov & Sarah Clements The Magic Of Living Now (San Francisco) I bought Magic two years ago with the intention of going cruising. I met Sarah »shortly after. We plan to spend the winter and spring in the Sea of Cortez. Sarah and I are both twenty-something — what some would call Generation X-ers. It seems as though it’s taken every spare moment to get ready for our cruise. We’ve been busy adding everything from ground tackle to electronics. It finally all came together — at least as together as it’s going to get — in September, and we completed our shakedown cruise from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Unfortunately, we spent most of our time getting to know the hum of the engine rather than the whistle of the wind in the rigging, as it never blew more than 3 knots. Pt. Conception, the 'Cape Horn of the Pacific', looked like a glassy lake.

The young and the restless: Duane Yoslov and Sarah Clements aboard 'Magic'. Come early February; they'll X-it to Mexico.

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Cabo San Lucas. We’ve gotten all sorts of reactions when we explain that we’re taking four or five months off to go sailing. From people our age it’s, "Wow, how did you get the time off work?" or "Where can we meet up?" From older generations it’s, "Good; do it now before you get tied down." Sarah and I believe that any time is a good time — young, old, or somewhere in between — as long as you have the desire to wander. If all goes as planned, we’ll slip the docklines at King Harbor in Redondo Beach the first week in February. After that, we’re looking forward to whale watching in Mag Bay and long days playing on the beach in Cabo and points unknown. — duane & sarah 12/5/95 Duane & Sarah — We know you didn’t ask for our advice, but we’re going to dispense it anyway. Since you’ve gone to all the trouble of preparing and equipping your boat, and since you’re going to all the trouble of sailing to Mexico, why not shoot for more than four or five months? If you live frugally by avoiding bars and marinas, you can probably stretch your cruising kitty at least until November. This will give you an adequate amount of time to really enjoy the Sea of Cortez before having to return to the 'real world' and the obligations and constraints that seem to come with age. In any event, enjoy yourself. Happy Trails — Valiant 40 David & Kathy Bennett Back In The Bay Area (San Leandro) Victims of corporate downsizing, my wife and I became self-employed, bought a Valiant 40, and decided to spend six to eight weeks cruising each summer. Our long term goal — once our high school-age kids are 'parked' at college — is to explore the South Pacific and beyond. Until then, we limit our 'long range' cruising to the months of July and August. Three summers ago, for example, we raced to Santa Barbara and then cruised the Channel Islands. Two summers ago we raced in the West Marine Pacific Cup to Hawaii. And last summer we cruised our boat in the

Pacific Northwest. We thought that our most recent cruising experience might be of interest to others thinking about a trip to the Pacific Northwest. We considered sailing up the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington, but as most sailors know, that usually entails battling strong winds, waves and current — and sometimes being holed up in port for weeks at a time waiting for the weather to improve. That’s not our idea of fun, nor would it have left us enough time to enjoy

Scenes from a Northwest pleasure cruise, clockwise from bottom left: 'Happy Trails' getting ready to ride at Svendsen's in Alameda; Vancouver Bay, B.C.; cormorant crew at Eureka; Chatterbox Falls, Princess Louisa Inlet, B.C.; and Kathy at Skookum Chuck Narrows, B.C.

ourselves in the Northwest. We also considered having Happy Trails delivered by a professional skipper. In the end, hdwever, we decided to have our boat trucked to Everett, Washington, by Kevin’s Quality Marine Transport of Sacramento. We hauled out at Svendsen’s Yard in Alameda, and in order to trim costs, prepared Happy Trails for trucking

ourselves. This entailed removing the rigging and halyards, wrapping them in bubble wrap, then removing the radar, the masthead fly, and such. It took about half a day. The cost for hauling the boat out of the water and onto the trailer, and removing the mast, was somewhere in the $250 range. It was Kevin who did us the favor of suggesting Everett as our destination in the Pacific Northwest. By the way, we had a very positive experience using Kevin’s services

and would highly recommend him to others. The trucking bill came to $2,450 — exactly what he’d quoted us the month before. Kevin’s brother Sean did the actual driving. He not only arrived on time, but he did things properly and was very helpful. The 2,500-slip marina at Everett is the second largest on the West Coast, and in addition to reasonable rates, has all the services a mariner could want. It took us about a day to put the mast back together and do a little maintenance to the spar. We also did a bottom job as we were told that trucking a boat ruins the anti-fouling. It cost January, 1996 •

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boys joined us in Vancouver, and for 1CL days we 'shopped' universities, stopped at skate parks, and visited with old friends. Despite arriving with very high expectations for Washington’s San Juan Islands, the beauty of the area and the number of great anchorages still surprised us. We could spend many summers up there and never stay in the same cove twice. Throughout our trip we enjoyed wonderful fresh shrimp, salmon and crab. And it wasn’t hard getting them. We’d put our crab pot out in the afternoon and know we’d have some delicious dungeness for dinner Our favorite spot was Fisherman Bay at Lopez Island. The island has a mostly pastoral setting, is very laid back, but even has a winery. Various types of whales and dolphins frequent the nearby waters and thus add to the enchantment. Overall, we found the winds of the Northwest to be light and the currents strong. So if you’re headed that way, make sure your engine is in sound condition. The Canadian Current Atlas combined with Washburn’s Tables were indispensable for predicting currents. Another guide, Docks and Destinations, was helpful for determining services available at each harbor. Local charts are essential as there are many unmarked hazards. We took about two weeks to sail 'downhill1 back home to San Francisco Bay, and we had a great trip. We knew we were back in California when we had an unusual 'crew' join us in Eureka. Our new addition was a cormorant that showed no fear of people and proceeded to conduct a boat-wide inspection that would have made a Coastie proud. We were also joined by a pod of humpback whales off Cape Mendocino, and dolphins accompanied us along most of our trip. Based on our experience, we can highly recommend a cruise to the Pacific Northwest — and hope to be able to return again ourselves as soon as possible. — david & kathy 11/95

even less to offload the boat in Everett and have the mast re-stepped. The folks up there were really super, as their services were great and their prices very reasonable. From Everett we sailed north, painlessly clearing Canadian Customs in about 10 minutes. We continued north to Princess Louisa Marine Park, a 'Yosemite for boats' about 90 miles north of Vancouver. After negotiating the swift Malibu Rapids, we motored up Princess Louisa Inlet and anchored in the mist created by the tumbling waters of Chatterbox Falls. It was about as beautiful a setting as one could imagine, with bald eagles gliding along the nearly vertical granite walls that soar thousands of feet from the water’s edge. The next day we hiked halfway up the granite ridge to an abandoned log cabin located next to another beautiful waterfall. Built many years ago by a trapper, the cabin has the names of visiting boats — dating from the 1960s — carved into the logs. Proceeding on to Egmont, we discovered 18-foot tides and Skookunchuck Narrows, a navigable channel, where we saw the flood tide hit 14 knots and create 6-foot standing waves! It gives you a whole new respect for the tide tables. We spent another three weeks visiting the islands and cities of British Columbia. The people were great, and with the Canadian dollar at a discount, travel expenses seem like quite a bargain. Our two 'Happy Trails', between the placid waters of Vancouver Bay and the snow-capped peaks of the Cascades.

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Passages — Mariner Centaur 34 Pam & James Yares Memories Of The Baja Ha-Ha (San Mateo) While in San Diego: —We worked harder here than before we left Northern California. So many boat projects! — We attended the Ha-Ha Halloween Costume Party as Part A and Part B of West System Epoxy Resin and Hardener. It was

symbolic of our preparations. — When tacking for the starting line, a sheet wrapped around a dorade box and ripped it right off the deck! Ten seconds before the start of the Ha-Ha and we already had another project! On The Way From San Diego to Turtle Bay: — We ate well: veggie pizza, Cajun jambalaya, and a big burrito breakfast. — We continued to break things, as the radar died right before entering Turtle Bay. — At the Vera Cruz restaurant in town, we saw some crews drinking 'Mind Erasers'. The drinks were definitely working as advertised. — The local high school put on a disco dance, so we enjoyed it with the crews of Talaria, Vixen and Different Worlds. Pam made a huge hit dancing with the young Mexican guys. Either the music was deafeningly loud or we’re getting old. All the locals seemed glad that we attended. — A hint for next year: Don’t schedule a 0900 start the morning after a high school dance. From Turtle Bay to Bahia Santa Maria: — The weather sure was crappy, as we

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Not again! On November 30, John Neal, Amanda, and friends rounded Cape Horn a second time. They leave for Antarctica next.

had to beat into 20-knot headwinds for two days. When you’re sailing shorthanded, need sleep, and have a hangover, it’s a rough time. — Pam reached a low point when the dish locker burst open and her brand new dishes shattered on the cabin sole. It’s a good thing there wasn’t a bus station or airport nearby. — I received applause from the crew of Camelot after showering naked on the foredeck. I didn’t realize they were alongside of us. At least I think it was applause; maybe they were laughing. — The large fleet overwhelmed the fishermen at Bahia Santa Maria. Still, Pam and Vicki from Adonde scored a few pounds of shrimp. At Bahia Santa Maria and on to Cabo: — Alan of Different Worlds did all the cooking. He whipped up some seared yellowfin tuna the night we left. It was muy bueno. — We left at moonrise and sailed under spinnaker with Adonde and Different Worlds.

For hours we were close enough to shout to one another. — At dawn, just 80 miles from Cabo, the Santa Cruz 70 Grand Illusion came up behind us. We both had chutes up, but then the wind died and we sat next to each other and exchanged pleasantries. Then we fired up the engine and motored off while they wallowed in the swell. The Best Things So Far: — We made it with just the two of us and had no serious problems. — Pam caught her first fish, a 10-pound yellowfin. — The Mexican school dance — also Pam’s favorite. — Meeting all the great people. — Fresh shrimp at Bahia Santa Maria. — The Mexican officials in Cabo, who were easygoing and very nice. — The combination platter at the Vera Cruz Cantina in Turtle Bay. The Not So Good Stuff: — The things we broke: radar, watermaker, shift cable, and countless other things. — The fleet was so big. We tended to overwhelm the places we visited, including the Cabo Isle Marina. — james 11/20/95

Grimsby — Cal 39 Val & Greg Gillen The Virtues of Maine (Los Altos) This June we went looking for a 70° summer — for a change. Ever since we sailed from San Francisco in '88, we’ve spent summers in hot and humid climes such as Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Florida and the Chesapeake Bay. We decided to give Maine a try. Not only did we find the kind of weather we were seeking, but also some of the very best cruising we’ve done so far. The sailing season is short in Maine, so we left Chesapeake Bay in early June and sailed 'downeast' rather quickly. We did make a couple of stops: the Atlantic Highlands in New Jersey, Hadley Harbor near Woods Hole on Cape Cod, and Provincetown. The latter was to wait for two days of good weather for the 200-mile sail to Rogue Island — which, by the way, is a mere 30 miles from the Canadian border. Before we extol the virtues of Maine, however, we should note that sailing there has three challenges: 1) Lobster pots — and lots of them, even in 200 feet of water! And they often have two floats, which is different from the single float crab pots we were used to in the Chesapeake. So it takes a sharp lookout, especially when under power. We were told that a lot of people have a 'cage' installed ’ around their prop to avoid entanglements, but we’d never be able to accept the drag. 2) Moorings. While some harbors are just about full of moorings, we found that it’s still possible to anchor most places. 3) Fog. We had lots of fog in July when

Northeast Harbor, one of many magical towns in Maine. The season is short, but it's well worth the effort needed to get there.

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lucky from the first of August through mid-September, as there was no fog and no rain. Lucky for us, Maine was suffering through a semi-drought. Now for the good stuff. The sailing was wonderful. And although cold, the water was clear green. The islands were beautiful, and there were plenty of wild blueberries and raspberries. The towns and fishing villages were lovely, and the traditional schooners and lobster boats were marvelously picturesque. The people were friendly and the weather was a pleasant 70°— just as we’d hoped. There were plenty of anchorages, and they were close enough together that we almost never had to sail more than 10 miles between them. From mid-July until the end of August, we usually had between 5 and 15 knots of wind, which meant that we only had to use the engine to raise the anchor and enter harbors. The wind died completely at night, so we slept well. In September, the wind often blew between 15 and 25 knots, and sometimes at night as well. Our favorite area was Mount Desert Island, much of which is in Acadia National Park. It’s stunning to approach from the sea, with mountains coming down to the rocky coast. Northeast Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Bar Harbor — we could take our pick if we wanted a 'town' stop. If we wanted to be

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for a week so we could see more of the park, and visited the Searsport Maritime Museum* and Castine, too. Penobscot Bay was also beautiful, though a little more crowded. Camden and Rockland are home to the schooner fleet, and both are interesting stops. We saw schooners — which have charters lasting from half a day to a week — every day. It’s delightful to sit in the cockpit late in the afternoon and watch one of the traditional schooners sail past. We hurried through the rest of Maine, but liked Boothbay Harbor, the New Meadows River, and Portland. We had a month — mid-September to mid-October — to get from Portland back to the Chesapeake, and we stopped at some of the places we’d skipped in June. One favorite was Salem, Massachusetts. It has a nice harbor and there’s room to anchor among the moorings. The town has a great maritime tradition — the witches are kind of a footnote — and the Peabody Museum, founded by sea captains in 1799, is excellent. We also took a half-hour train ride into Boston. It was a thrill to go aboard USS Constitution. She’s just out of drydock, having had an extensive refit for her 200th birthday in 1997. Newport was great fun, and there’s actually an area set aside for anchoring. Shamrock V, Sir Thomas Upton’s J Class boat, was out sailing every day. Just $4,000 gets you a half-day charter. Old 12 Meters — Gleam, Weatherly, and American Eagle to name a few — were out sailing every day and usually racing. On our way into Newport, we tacked along the waterfront to see the 'cottages'. They are significantly ostentatious, but fun. We came through Long Island Sound, making just a few stops at pretty places like Port Jefferson and Manhasset. From Manhasset we picked our moment for Hell’s Gate and the East River. The powerful current there is reminiscent of the Golden Gate. We went past Manhattan on a spectacularly clear day, which made for wonderful sightseeing. And zipping along at more than 10 knots, we were going faster than most of the joggers and cars on shore. It’s was a thrill to sail past the Statue of Liberty, a cruising milestone for us. We spent several days at Great Kills on Staten Island, an excellent landlocked anchorage that also has room for anchoring outside the moorings. There are friendly yacht clubs there where you can leave the dinghy and use the showers. We took the bus

and the Staten Island Ferry to Manhattan — and couldn’t believe the fare is just 50c round trip. The South Street Seaport Museum was great. Peking, the four-masted steel bark that Irving Johnson sailed on and filmed in 1929, is berthed there. All in all, it was a terrific summer, although it would take years of summers to see all the good places and do all the good things between New York and Maine. We just scratched the surface. It could also cost a fortune if you picked up a mooring or docked at a marina every night. Moorings ranged from $15/night in the Mt. Desert area to $35/night around Newport. The marinas were between $1 and $2/ft/night. But if you need proof that you can still find plenty of spots to drop the hook, our total mooring bill for five months was just $170. There are some terrific summer festivals in Maine which we wished we’d known about in advance. Anyone headed that way should contact the Chambers of Commerce at Mt. Desert, Camden, Rockland, and Portland. Other tips foy anyone planning to cruise in Maine: 1) The Cruising Guide to Maine, by the

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When sailing in Maine, it's not uncommon to cross paths with a traditional schooner full of charter guests.

Tafts, is excellent. 2) Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book is good for currents. There are numerous places — Hell’s Gate in the East River, the Race in Long Island Sound, Cape Cod Canal, and Delaware Bay — where you don’t want to fight the current. 3) Hot water bottles, with polar fleece covers, are a low tech solution for warmth on foggy nights. The temperature fell as low as 50° at Rogue Island when it was foggy in July. 4) Jordan Pond House on Mt. Desert is a must stop. They serve tea every afternoon overlooking beautiful Jordan Pond, and the popovers are legendary. It’s about a three-mile hike from Northeast Harbor. We found that our San Francisco hailing port was a conversation starter. People would stop by to see if we’d sailed all the way, and then tell us about their favorite anchorages. Often they’d invite us to stop at their yachts clubs on our way back or offer us their moorings. It’s not the social whirl that we enjoyed during our Mexico cruising days, but we did meet a lot of nice people. And we did have some company from the Bay Area. We cruised for a couple of weeks at the

beginning of the summer with Bob and Lori on Endless Weekend. Ron and Doris on Adios II were in Long Island Sound and Cape Cod while we were in Maine, and we talked to them on the radio. We’re spending our third winter in Annapolis so, yes, we really like it here. We’ve been cruising on the East Coast since 1992 and we do hate to rush. And while we knew the Chesapeake would be great — the Eastern Shore between the Sassafras and the Choptank has been our favorite part — New England by water was unknown territory. We originally hadn’t planned to go that far north, but we’re glad we did. To anybody headed this way, it’s tough to do the U.S. East Coast in one summer. The Chesapeake is best in spring and fall. Maine is best mid-July to mid-September. Places like Newport, Block Island, and Long Island Sound are not crowded after Labor Day. Of course, we’ve been hearing that we shouldn’t miss Nova Scotia, but it’s the same old story: so many places, so little time. — val & greg 11/8/95

Bonaire to Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. The long days are sun-filled as we head eastward through Venezuela’s various island groups, which are in the Caribbean Sea 50 to 100 miles north of the South American continent. Occasionally we hear the low rumble of thunderheads on the western horizon as convection currents swing down along the Colombian coast. The water here close to the beach is almost milky from the blinding white light reflected off the bottom. Goose’s shape is perfectly outlined in a shadow on the sandy bottom. The effect is hallucinatory — as if she were floating in a peculiar holograph. The islands are flat sand lumps with mangrove trees growing from every sheltered crease. On Isla del Sur in the Aves group, the mangroves have grown to over 40 feet, and the branches are filled with nesting pelicans, greater frigates, and boobies — the latter being the dumbest birds on the planet. We landed the dinghy here and walked through to the windward side. Once past the mangroves, everything interesting about the island ceased. The land was nothing but a hump of sand rising about three feet above sea level and covered with a dreary iceplant. Beyond was the sea, miles and miles of it, worked up into six-foot waves that broke on the outer edge. Inside the anchorage, where Goose lay at anchor, all was serene. At Islas Los Roques and Tortuga — two other Venezuelan island groups — it was more of the same: endless deserted islands and clear water under and warm skies filled with puffy white clouds. As we proceeded east, however, the quality of snorkeling deteriorated until Tortuga, where all we saw were a few fish. It’s not uncommon for wealthy Venezuelans to fly from Caracas to Tortuga for a picnic, and then fly home again in the early evening. Some of the pilots must Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Once it was a popular place to haul boats, but crazy fees and regulations have driven yachties to Trinidad.

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imbibe a bit before they take off, because they often fly loops and made dives before heading back toward the mainland. As we were leaving Tortuga for an overnight sail to Puerto La Cruz, I watched as one such small plane raced down the runway, lifted off the sand, crabbed sideways, fell back to the runway, then vanished into a huge puff of sand. After a few seconds the motor stopped. People ran down the beach from the fishing shacks to help. By this time we were having to watch for coral heads and couldn’t help, and the last I saw was a small crowd of people in the mangroves where the plane had come to a stop. Since there was no fire, 1 assume the passengers weren’t badly injured. One thing was certain; they wouldn’t be flying out that night. When we arrived at Puerto La Cruz, my crew of Jed Mortenson, and Mark and Cheryl Mitchell had to fly home. Suddenly I was alone with a three-page list of jobs that I had been putting off, and with no more reasons to procrastinate. Egad! My work routine in Venezuela has been as follows: Wake up enough at 0730 to stagger to the coffee pot and get the gas going. Tune in the local net at 0745 and spend 20 minutes listening to announcements for BBQs, dinghy races, various services, as well as information about picnic sites and gossip about restaurants, weather and theft of boat gear. Theft of boat gear is a problem in Venezuela. This morning someone announced that the Costa Guardia had raided a thieve’s den and recovered 80 outboard motors! By 0830 the sun is up and hot. I try to reach my wife Monica back home, but she’s not there. So I leave a $30 message on her machine. By 0900 I’m at Dockside, the agency that checked me into the country, to cash a traveller’s check. The normal rate of exchange is 175 Bolivars per U.S. dollar, but Venezuela restricts how many dollars anyone can have. As a result, there is an active black market for exchanging currency. The black market has reached such proportions that when the government required an airplane ticket before a Venezuelan could acquire dollars, American Airlines immediately sold out several month’s worth of flights to Miami. None of the ticket-holders, of course, ever showed up for the flights. The rest of my morning is spent fixing the bilge pump, the leak in the high pressure side of the fresh water pump, the tears and chafing on the sail cover, cleaning out the refer, scrubbing the shelving where my Page 162 • U&UJi 38 • January, 1996

canned goods are stored, sterilizing the forward head, and trying to isolate and remove the strange and unpleasant smell in my stateroom. The latter turned out to be mold growing on my foul weather gear. A quick vinegar bath got rid of the mold and left me to sleep in a salad dressing miasma. By 13001 break for lunch, which on most occasions consists of a peanut butter & jelly sandwich. One of the reasons Jed was able to stay aboard for as long as he did was that he ate peanut butter for lunch more often than I did. And his father has eaten peanut butter for lunch for the past 20 years! My afternoon is typically spent in town chasing after a part that was most likely made in Europe but lost over the side in Panama. For the most part, these excursions are quite pleasant, although my 'conversations' with various plumbers and hardware store clerks are always a comedic mime reminiscent of Laurel & Hardy. Walking strange streets is, of course, fascinating everywhere in the world. But after three or four hours of it, I’m usually ready for a cold beer. But I recently gave up drinking for a month just to make sure that I could. Drinking beer is something that becomes very easy to do when you cruise.

Hair is overrated on ocean crossings. It gets salty and dirty quickly, and then requires excessive fresh water to wash. Next time try a buzz cut.

All that’s left for the day is to take a long, cold shower ashore. The hot water tap doesn’t work, but hot water really isn’t necessary here. Once clean, I sit down to scratch off my list whatever I was able to accomplish during the day. The evening is spent cooking, eating, cleaning up, trying to call my wife, and reading until sleep overtakes me. It’s a dog’s life, isn’t it? In Venezuela, people travel around using por puesta, which is a communal taxi. These are usually battered Chevies or Fords that are almost as old and beat up as the wrecks in Cuba. They are large, rusty — and because gasoline is so inexpensive in Venezuela — have large engines. What they don’t have are mufflers, springs, shocks, inside door-linings or original upholstery. Some of them have domes that say 'Paradise'. Some of you may know that 'Paradise Street' was always the red-light district in a sailor’s port. While in Puerto La Cruz, I kept Goose at Bahia Redondo Marina, which is just west of town. To get into town, 1 had to walk several blocks past a low-income housing project that consists of five 20-story buildings until I came to a minor intersection opposite a row

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of one-story tenements, all the windows of which are covered with iron gratings. I waited at the corner and soon there would be a rumbling noise behind me. I’d turn to see a wreck of car swaying back and forth, trying to keep its chassy over the wheels without the benefit of shocks. It’s was the por puestal I’d nod and the driver would stop. I’d open the back door and immediately everyone would squirm over to make room. I’d get in, draw my knees up to my chest, and shut the door. As the driver took off again, everyone would sit quietly and sweat. Venezuela is hot in October. Eventually we’d turn onto a block near the center of town, and everyone would get out. It was the end of the line. I had to return to the same block if I wanted to get home again, for each por puesta has a set route. God help me if I ever had to take several por puestas to get to my eventual destination. Each ride costs about 13 cents U.S. If you were aboard Goose anchored in the mangroves of some Venezuelan island, you might assume you’d be entirely cut off from civilization. But that’s not the case. For one thing, you’d have the BBC. For some reason — probably having to do with once having all those far off colonies — the British have a wonderful worldwide net of news and entertainment over the short wave. Listening

to it is an acquired taste, however, like scotch or smoked oysters. You simply have to open yourself up to the peculiar British point of view. A routine news broadcast begins with the usual two minutes from Bosnia. Following that is a report of a police action in South Africa, a melee in Malaysia, an economic forecast from Singapore, a Russian outrage or two, then the cricket scores for each and every shire in Great Britain. On the half hour there might be a play or a discussion of Women’s Rights in Southern India — there are none — or 15 minutes of music, be it classical or popular. The music has to be heard to be believed, as short wave tends to elongate some notes and cause others to vanish in bursts of static. Perhaps the BBC is too worldly for your tastes? After all, the day the Simpson trial ended the verdict was the last item in that evening’s report — just before the cricket scores. Not to fear, mornings and evenings David of Misine gives concise and clear — except for things like "extreme convection activity north of 18 degrees" and "major disturbances in the ITCZ" — weather reports for both the local area and the rest of the Caribbean. Like the BBC, David’s weather reports are an acquired taste. A mellow guy, at the end David always asks if anyone has any "clarifications or fill". After he says this, I can imagine hundreds of boats scattered around the Caribbean praying that some other boat in their vicinity will be brave enough to ask David what his forecast means to them if they are planning to cross the Whatever Sea the following day. That way they would know whether to break out the cockpit awning and big genny, or bag them both until the next day. After the two major hurricanes creamed St. Maarten and later the American Virgins, David’s Net broadcast daily reports of who sank, who swan, and who survived — until some ambitious technocrat put all the lists on the internet. After that, of course, those of us who did not know how to turn on the internet were too embarrassed to admit our ignorance, and interest in which boats survived waned rapidly. Then there is the local VHF net, which is silent most of the time. But when it erupts in Spanish, the caller will say the name of the boat that he is calling three times, his boat’s name three times, and cambio for 'over'. He will repeat this entire transmission 342 times

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until whomever he is calling relents by answering. This is not an acquired taste, but the end of VHF monitoring for the day. In Baja California, the fishermen whistle their messages over the radio. One whistle, one reply. I don’t know why it’s so difficult for the guys in Venezuela. If anyone comes to the Goose, they should bring their cellular telephone for yet another link with civilization. There are cells in the sky all over the islands, and all 'with-it' cruisers carry a miniature Motorola in their Speedos. That way during the mid-watch I can call all my friends, relatives, and even leave a message on Monica’s answering machine. Otherwise, I would spend my off hours trying to think up questions for the David the weather guy. Joined by new and return crew, Goose and I will soon be in the Eastern Caribbean. Rodney Bay, St. Lucia, will be our base for December and January. — lansing 11/1/95 Readers — After finishing the TransAtlantic Raily for Cruisers in early December, we bumped into Hayes at St. Lucia. He looked trim, supremely relaxed, and happy — even at 0100 while sitting on a bench waiting for friends from Virginia to show, in the slight chance they’d arrived on the island but had just temporarily gotten i lost. Sundowner — N/A Sandy & Rondi Luganville, Santo, Vanuatu (Northern California) We’re currently in Vanuatu after an interesting trip to Rotuma, which although part of Fiji is actually a Polynesian island up Vanuatu, where: 1) New and Third Worlds dine together, 2) You can stand on the rim of a bubbling volcano bubble, 3) Charts are bad.

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at 12°30'S. Unfortunately, the South Pacific Convergence Zone decided to come down south — it usually hangs at 6°S or 7°S at longitude 177°E — and sit on top of us for 21/2 windy weeks. In the South Pacific, it’s been another of those El Nino-type years. Many large highs (1028mb) have been coming off Australia with their centers quite far south — in the 27°S to 32°S range. This has put the islands of Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu on the outside edge of these powerful highs, 'blessing' us with accelerated trades in the 20 to 30-knot range for days on end. This is a pattern that’s similar to two and three years ago, and we can report that it’s not user-friendly. Lows have been generated between the highs, and they spawn frontal troughs that have swept through the popular cruising areas. As for the highs, they’ve picked up moist air from way down south and flung it around at us poor cruisers. So much for the vaunted 'freedom' of cruising. We are creatures of the weather gods — and we’re not allowed to forget it! We’ve another sad story in the continuing saga of 'GPS-assisted groundings'. Experienced cruiser and free diver extraordinare, Christian Eckhof, lost his classic wood cutter Donella on Vanuatu’s Tanna Island. The point where she struck — just southeast of Pt. Resolution — is at least three miles from where the charts claim it should be. So unless you know a chart is accurate, don’t trust GPS positions. And just because one point on the chart is accurate does not mean the whole chart is accurate! The only tool beside your own eyes that relates directly to the real world of sharp reefs and hard rocks above the surface is radar. Finally, here’s one for the 'good deeds' department. We needed a new spout for our six-year-old Scandvik galley faucet, and West Marine kindly gave us their direct address. I wrote Scandvik for the price of the replacement part. About two months later I received the proper spout in the mail, with a note that they were giving it to me free of charge! Their products are superb — and their service is obviously tops, too. — sandy and rondi 10/15/95 Shadowfax — Valiant 32 Mark & Valerie Riegel Still Trying For Baja (Redwood City) Our apologies for sending poetry to Latitude, but here goes: Here we sit all broken-hearted, Page 164 •

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The accuracy of CPS combined with the inaccuracy of some charts have resulted in several yachts being lost. We're not certain if that's what caused the San Francisco-based1Maxwell's Demon' to go on the beach at Coff's Harbor, Australia, but we hope to have a full report next month.

Tried to race, but our engine farted. We and Shadowfax arrived in San Diego after days, weeks and months of frantic preparation for the Baja Ha-Ha, but with ominous noises coming from the engine compartment and prolific smoke from the exhaust. We remained optimistic, however, and thought we had found the culprit: a stretched chain which runs the fuel distributor and raw water intake. We also found one too many O-rings on the fuel filter, which was causing the engine to suck minute amounts of air, something diesels aren’t too fond of. Mark chased down a new chain and managed to get it installed so we’d just have enough time to make it to the starting line. Unfortunately, the new chain didn’t fix all the problems, and we still have a mysterious mechanical rattle coming from the front of the engine. As I write this, Mark is lying

prone across the .engine trying to at least pinpoint the source of the noise. So here we are, Med-tied to the mooring ball in sunny San Diego with no more deadlines to meet for the next 18 months. The engine will eventually be repaired and we will continue on to Mexico and points beyond. Life could be worse. Since we’ve been in San Diego for awhile, here’s a couple of things we’ve learned. Cabrillo Isle Marina is beautiful and the staff is very helpful. In addition, their Baja Ha-Ha Cruiser’s Special has been very reasonable: $11.50/night for our 32-footer. As an added bonus, we were allowed to take the courtesy shuttle from the Sheraton Hotel next door to thq airport for access to public transportation. What’s more, the Sheraton even lets marina guests use their pool and hot tub! For something even less expensive, there are 12 Med-tie moorings south of Harbor Island between the Coast Guard base and

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tow the inflatable. I should add that the dinghy’s name used to be 'fraid Knot'. Based on what happened on our way down the California coast, Latitude’s article on self-fulfilling boat names should have included our dinghy’s. Of course it had to be on a moonless night about 60 miles west of Pt. Sur that Shadowfax and the dinghy parted company. To make matters worse, we were running downwind under just a double-reefed main with the vane steering and the boom prevented to port. I yelled down below to wake Mark, and went forward to disconnect the preventer. We got the vane disconnected and started to turn the boat onto a reciprocal course. But with the Valiant’s pronounced bow and carrying just a double reefed main, she wouldn’t come around. So we checked for lines in the water and then fired up the diesel. So there we were, motoring into 8-foot seas and 25-knot winds on a black night looking for our dink. Amazingly enough, about five minutes later we saw our overturned dinghy dead ahead. Despite coming within about 10 feet of the dinghy, it blew away again before we could snag it. In the process of coming about a second time, we lost sight of it. We instituted a zig-zag search pattern, but after 10 minutes of peering into the black night we still didn’t see anything. Fearing that we might be getting farther and farther away from the dink, we decided to heave-to and wait an hour or so for daylight before resuming the search. Mark went below to catch up on his sleep while I stayed on deck to finish my watch. During a scan of the horizon about 15 minutes later, I saw something off our starboard bow. A sweep of the flashlight beam revealed our wayward dinghy! Once again Mark was called back from slumberland. After numerous near successes, we finally lassoed the little runaway and attached a much heavier tow line. After all that, we still hadn’t learned our lesson, and still continued to tow our quickly * rechristened Pedro. Such slow learners, our second lesson was scheduled for the following afternoon. As luck would have it, I was on watch again when Pedro exuberantly surfed down a wave and impaled itself on our Atoms windvane, tearing a two-foot gash across the bow. I had to call Mark up once again to help me pull in the tow line to try to keep the dinghy from

filling with water. By the time we got the dinghy alongside, it was half swamped and our only hope of getting it aboard was to pull it stern first so the water would pour out the bow. Twenty exhausting minutes later we were on the cockpit sole, covered with a bunch of slimy, stinky, wet rubber, and seasick once again. But at least we were in full possession of our dinghy — which we promptly jammed down below. The lessons we learned: — Don’t tow your dinghy in anything but flat calm conditions. — A singlehanded search for a man overboard with any kind of sea running would be nearly futile. Stay clipped in! — Neptune may be King of the Sea, but his last name is Murphy. When we got to Southern California and called around for an urgent dinghy repair, everybody but the N.J. Russo Company in Long Beach said two weeks. Nick at Russo did a great repair job in one day. P.S. Mark and I would like to thank our sister-in-law Susan who was good enough to drive us around most of the L.A. basin looking for a place to get the inflatable repaired. — mark & valerie 1112/95 Amorio — Hallberg-Rassy 31 Baron & Rhonda Mathews Truckin' To Weather (Everett, Washington) We’re finally getting settled in after returning from an 18-month cruise that ‘Feliz Navi dad1; Baron and Rhonda's Christmas card featured a photo of them buck naked on the beach at San Juanico. Looks soothing, no?

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stretched from Barkley Sound in British Columbia to Zihuatanejo and the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. We wanted to spend as much time in the Sea as possible, so our plan was to truck Amorio back to Seattle from Mexico — which is precisely what we ended up doing. Because of the time and hardships involved in sailing back to the States from Mexico, we figure many Latitude readers would be interested in how expensive the trucking was and how it worked out. Initially, we were prepared to haul out at Puerto Penasco, which is in the northern part of the Sea of Cortez. Although we hadn’t been there, it’s our understanding that it wouldn’t have been an ideal site. The anchorage is poor, there is no yard that could have helped unstep the mast once the boat had been pulled, and we’d have to pay $500 just to haul the boat. Once the boat was out of the water and ready for the road, Dudley Transport would have taken her to Seattle for $4,800 — although there would be no insurance during the time the boat was travelling on Mexican roads. Another alternative was to have the boat hauled at Guaymas and trucked to Seattle by Cal-Western. The drawback was that they were going to charge a prohibitive $6,700 for just the trucking. As the time for the great experiment at Puerto Penasco drew near, Ed Grossman at Marina San Carlos — near Guaymas — had come up with a new and seemingly much preferable alternative. It was based pn his taking possession of a hydraulic trailer, one which could be backed down a ramp to pick up our boat from the water, yet also be certified for carrying a boat on Mexican and American highways. Working with Grossman would afford additional benefits. The anchorage at San Carlos, for example, is well-protected. And once our boat was out of the water, we could prepare her — in a boatyard with water and electricity — for the long trip north. So we opted to go with Grossman. We were charged $107 for the haui out, $50 to pull the mast, $80 for a month’s dry storage while we prepped the boat and made trucking arrangements, and $1,150 to truck the boat from San Carlos to Tucson, Arizona. The trucking fee included insurance while on both Mexican and U.S. roads, and making arrangements for the least expensive national trucker to haul Amorio from Tucson to Seattle. When our boat reached Tucson, she was stored at a crane company until arrangements could be made with a national Page 166 •

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trucker to pick her up for the trip to Seattle. Although Grossman had more than 25 owners of sailboats 32 to 43 feet ready to take advantage of his new service, it was so new that nobody was sure how much the crane company would charge. It turned out to be $200. And Dudley Transport picked up and delivered the boat to Seattle for another $3,800. Almost everything in San Carlos had been handled by Grossman or Evangelina, his assistant in the dry storage yard. All we had to do was make a haul out reservation and provide Evangelina with the boat document, our visas, and $50 to bond our boat. She then took care of all the necessary paperwork. Once the arrangements had been made, we left Amorio in the hands of Grossman and his staff. With our duffel bags of essential clothing, a couple of boxes of stuff, and a kitty we’d adopted from the boatyard, we drove north in the 1983 Malibu station wagon we’d purchased from fellow cruisers Bob and Jeanne Latham of Max. They’d brought the car down into Mexico after spending the summer months in the Northwest. We travelled through Arizona,

With the help of Evangelina (inset), 'Amorio' was hauled out at San Carlos, trucked to Tucson, and then to the Pacific Northwest.

Idaho and Oregon, visiting family and friends on our way back to the Pacific Northwest. Three weeks later we arrived in Seattle, but Amorio still wasn’t there. Friends took us in, and we were able to stay under different roofs until Amorio finally arrived on October 24. She sustained some slight damages on the trip. The windvane struts, for example, had banged against the newlypainted transom because they weren’t bolted back on before shipping. And the carelessness of U.S. Customs agents in replacing some padding allowed coiled shrouds to 'saw' two deep gouges in the port V-berth. We worked on the boat for two weeks at Seaview Boatyard West in Seattle, finally putting Amorio back in the water on November 4. It felt so good to be back aboard our cozy little home! We had a fabulous sail up to Everett, Washington, where we are now moored. There is a lot of cleaning to be done, but we’re just happy to have Amorio back safe and sound. If anyone is interested in trucking their boat back from Mexico, the following phone

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of the most dreaded in all of cruising. As such, we would be surprised if Grossman doesn’t do well with the operation. Nonetheless, he’s got yet another option up his sleeve: hauling boats out at Bahia de Los Angeles and trucking them over the Baja peninsula to the Pacific side about 200 miles south of the U.S. border. This would require improvements on the road to Bahia de Los Angeles, but the new governor of Baja California is said to have reacted favorably to the concept.

and fax numbers may help: Ed Grossman, Marina Seca, San Carlos, fax 011 52 622 60107; Richard, Harbormaster at Marina San Carlos, 011 52 622 60230, fax 011 52 622 60565; Dudley Transport (800) 426-8120, Seattle line (206) 838-1450, fax (206) 863-5149; Associated Boat Transport (800) 247-1198, regular line (206) 4876700, fax (206) 485-4480; and Kevin’s Quality Marine (916) 646-0292, fax (916) 646-3241. I’ve included the telephone numbers that are not 800 prefixed as you can’t call 800 numbers in the States from Mexico. Faxing is the least expensive way to initiate inquiries. They can be followed by phone calls to the business with which you choose to work. By the way, those with smaller boats like ours might try to go into partnership with someone else wanting to truck a boat back to the States. Dudley Transport, for example, would have been willing to truck two 31footers for the price of one from'Puerto Penasco. We hope this information helps folks looking for an alternative to sailing back up the coast of Baja. — baron & rhonda 12/5/95 Readers — The beat back from Cabo to California and/or the Pacific Northwest is one

Cruise Notes: Every couple of years or so, it almost seems as if an entire issue of Latitude must be devoted to various sailing disasters. This is one of those issues. We report on the unspeakably horrible Melinda Lee tragedy, the loss of Maxwell’s Demon in Australia, the burning and sinking of Mad Diver off Baja, the loss of Donella in Vanuatu, the mishap aboard Cazador in the Pacific, and the missing skipper from a 26-footer off the coast of Mexico. And it’s only because the details are still unclear that we haven’t reported on two tragedies that occurred early in November when a fleet of French boats raced across the Med. Apparently as many as 10 lives were lost after a 60-ft catamaran flipped and a 50-foot monohull took on water, broached, and sank. The thing to keep in mind is how infrequently these events occur, what a small fraction of boats out sailing they represent, and how there’s very little publicity when there isn’t a disaster. In late November and early December, for example, the Wanderer, friends, and guests sailed Big O in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers from Grand Canaria to St. Lucia. Some 175 official entrants covered the approximately 2,750mile course with only a few minor problems. That’s nearly 500,000 transoceanic miles or about 18 times around the globe. And there were scores of non-entries that also sailed from Grand Canaria to the Caribbean without incident at approximately the same time. We’ll have a full report next month. Marc Miltenberger, skipper of the Ranger 33 Crescendo that transported the Grand Poohbah in the Baja Ha-Ha, reports that he had a fabulous time. "I’d do the Ha-Ha again in a flash," he says, "but I’m going to keep my boat in Mexico for three or four years, so I’ll have to try to get on another boat." His only suggestion was that the entry fee be higher—something we at Latitude don’t feel

would be either good or necessary. Miltenberger is keeping his boat in a slip at P.V.’s Marina Vallarta. "At $450/month it’s pretty expensive," he says, "but in the big scheme of things it’s not too bad. The security is excellent, and it gives me a chance to let all my sailing friends from San Francisco go down and use her. I’ve also made arrangements with Chris Maher and family of the Morgan 38 Blarney3, who also did the Ha-Ha. We’re going to trade boats; I’ll use theirs in La Paz while they’ll use mine in Banderas Bay." Will there be a Baja Ha-Ha this fall? 'Everybody' says there "has to be one". We at Latitude believe there should be one and would be more than willing to throw our support and energy behind one. Unfortunately, we have absolutely zero faith in the American legal system — and the legacy of Rose Bird, who insisted that if anybody was ever physically injured or had their feelings hurt, it was always the fault of the nearest person who had the most assets, and that party had to pay. Naturally, we had everybody in the Baja Ha-Ha sign waivers and obtained several million dollars in insurance to indemnify ourselves. But the truth of the matter is that even that isn’t enough to shield oneself from the harassment of plaintiffs and lawyers in a litigation-mad society. We haven’t been sued yet — but since it only takes one irresponsible asshole to break that record, we think we’ve exposed ourselves long enough. If anybody has any suggestions on how the Baja Ha-Ha, which obviously fills a big need, can be kept alive without radical changes — such as having it start from Ensenada, or perhaps not letting anybody sign up until after they’ve safely finished — we’d be delighted to hear from you. There almost certainly will be another Ha-Ha-like event starting on November 3, but exactly how much it will be like the first two is unclear. Old friend Frank Robben of the Berkeleybased S&S 73 Kialoa II returned to California last July, having completed a multi year and multi adventure circumnavigation. We’re sorry we didn’t report on it earlier, but for some reason we didn’t get the news until we received his December newsletter. Robben and his Sri Lankan wife Cynthia moved into a family home in Dixon, and soon thereafter Cynthia’s three children, who had remained in Sri Lanka, came to California to join them. They’ve since been busy with immigration, schools, jobs for the kids, and catching up on business matters. January, 1996 •

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CHANGES IN LATITUDES "I suppose I have grown away from life in the USA," Robben writes, "I would prefer to be back on Kialoa II exploring, learning, and doing things. We plan to return to the boat — which is now sitting alone in a City of Richmond Marina berth —and sailing in about one year. The hurricane season in the South Pacific, where I’d most like to return, runs from about November to May, and so the first practical date for heading in that direction would be April of '97. Perhaps we could go to Mexico or Hawaii before then." Earlier in Changes we mentioned that we met Lansing Hayes, member of the '94 Baja Ha-Ha, in St. Lucia this December. Another Ha-Ha’er present and enjoying great Caribbean cruising was Chuck Tilson of the Hunter 43 Windsong II. "I haven’t had any problems with the boat," he says, "except for the electric head." Both Hayes and Tilson plan to be at the Ha-Ha reunion on St. Barts the first week in May. Nobody asked us, but we have a couple of thoughts regarding towing dinghies, which we’ve had more than a little experience doing. 1) The worst part of towing a dinghy — even in calm water with the engine running — is how incredibly noisy they are. We can’t stand it! 2) If you decide

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to tow a dink, make sure you have minimum of two strong towlines to two different strongholds on the dinghy. 3) If the weather turns sour, a 'dinghy watch' will probably become a necessity, and someone will need to 'trim' the length of the tow line to best work with the given wave pattern. 4) Trying to tow a dinghy in even moderately rough weather is usually the first step in a series of increasingly serious — and often expensive — mishaps. Let the tower beware! Many folks who cruise to Mexico continue

on to Costa Rica and Panama. One of the reasons not very many folks stop at Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua is that there hasn’t been a good cruising guide. While there still isn’t a definitive one, at least Roy and Carol Roberts have made a commendable effort with The Forgotten Middle, a 'Charlies’ Charts' type guide. The Roberts sailed the region aboard their Tashiba 40 Wanderlust II in the spring of last year, so their information, while not complete, is at least up to date. If we were headed that way, we’d certainly bring the guide along with plans to annotate the heck out of it. We hope the Roberts return to the Gulf of Fonseca — where El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua all come together — soon. That gulf seems to have great cruising potential. During the last few years, most folks about to cross from Mexico to the Marquesas have left Puerto Vallarta in late February or early March. Prior to leaving they’ve held parties, arranged SSB nets, and traded information. If such a group is forming again this year, would somebody be nice enough to keep us informed. We’d like to fly down and do a story — and maybe even hand out a few goodies.

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trailer, 8 hp Evinrude, 150 genoa, many extras, very clean, lake use only. Excellent deal. $6,800 obo. (916) 246-0638, pager (916) 535-8845.

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gatta winner. Faired hull, keel, rudder. Epoxy bottom. Fresh water/dry sailed. Compass, KM, internal halyards, everything led aft. 6 bags, trailer, motor, too much equipment to list. $3,700. Dave (209) 673-2344.

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CAT ALINA 22,1989. Light use, wind keel, Zieman

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fiberglass & mahogany, bronze fittings. Has mast, sail, oars, centerboard, well cap - all parts. Easy to stow, ready tosail orrow. Can be seen in Sausalito. $500 obo. John (415) 858-0121.

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Inboard Yanmar diesel. Lots of upgrades, last & rugged. Spinnaker, VHF, pro¬ pane stove, depth, sleeps 5. $8,500 or trade for Ford van E-250 or late model car. I have two boats and need offers. (209) 527-1572. NEWPORT 27.

Pocket Rocket. 30+ footer speed at fraction of cost. Race winner, but not used.much. Fully equipped including trailer, mo¬ tor, cover. Always dry-sailed; ramp or hoist launch. Can deliver. $17,500. (619) 751-1781 eve. 25-FT B-25, 1991.

PEARSON 28, 1977. Bukh 10 hp diesel, 46'6" alum mast w/ spreaders, 11' boom, 3,800 lb keel. Hull has repairs underway. $5,000. Can make trailer part of deal. (707) 839-2421. CORONADO 27,1972. F/G, clean ready to sail. 2 jibs (85 & 150%), 9.9 o/b (w/2 6 gal), 2 batteries. New VHF and compass. Depth and KT. 2 an¬ chors. Autohelm 1600. All USCG safety eqt. Hauled 2/94. $4,000 obo. (510) 689-8036.

Red hull #36. Great perfor¬ mance record. North sails., Harken hardware up¬ grades, new bottom, new 3.5 Nissan, full instru¬ mentation, Loran, VHF, cockpit cover. $9,000. (805) 965-2300 days; (805) 965-3585 eves.

Many sails. New running rigging, thru-hulls. Atomic 4, low hours. Recently re-done interior sleeps 5. Enclosed, re-built, odorfree head. VHF, DS WS, WD, stereo. Excellent condition. Purchase of bigger boat forces sale. Let’s deal! $12,000. (916) 688-3483. ERICSON 27, 1977.

North dacron main, new North Kevlar 152 genoa. Newer (1991) Westerbeke diesel motor. Ready to race. $16,000. (503) 325-4311 days; (503) 325-1925 eves.

Classic 25' 6" Cheoy Lee teak hull. New dacron main & jib, plus older cotton, incl. Genoa. Rebuilt Stuart-Turner engine. Needs work. Located at Coyote Point Marina. Best offer. Call (916) 447-6233. VERTUE CLASS SLOOP, 1957.

Perfect Bay/Delta cruiser/racer. Large cockpit, all lines led aft. 7.5 hp Honda 4stroke on Ease-in mount. Main (two reefs), 130 jib reefabie to 90,180 genoa, 3/4 oz spinnaker with turtle, extra sails and bags. 2 burner Hillerage propane with oven, 20 gal water, new pressure water, Porta-Potti head, many extras. $9,500 or offer. Please call for list and copy of survey (510) 671-7881. CAL 2-28,1969.

COLUMBIA 26. Top condition,

roller furling, new headsail, 9.9 Johnson w/cockpit controls, dodger, autopilot, cockpit curtains, VHF, digital depth finder, holding tank, 2 anchors, more. This boat is clean, roomy, and has custom brass portholes. Asking $6,500. (707J-552-2737. Pristine, comfortable, ready to sail, cockpit cushions, 4 sails, 8 life vests, shore power, batt charger, knot, compass, VHF, whisker pole, sail covers, anchors, head, sink, dinette, sleeps 5, typical Pearson excellence, Sausalito berth, $5500. (415) 383-8604. PEARSON 26,1976.

CAL 2-27, 1974. Beautifully maintained singlehander. Dodger, autopilot, Harken roller reefing, Dutchman main, spinnaker, inboard gas Volvo, KM, DS, VHF, Achilles. Sleeps 4 + 2 kids, 6' + headroom. $9,999 firm. Will fax info. Bill (408) 773-8318; (408) 730-9100.

Volvo diesel, 9 sails, spinnaker, GPS, autopilot, ham, Danforth, spare parts, full galley, head, roller furling, dodger, inflatable dinghy & more. Excellently maintained cruiser, new paint. In Mexico, ready fo sail the Sea. $9,000. (800) 391-3585. CAL 28.

WE’VE GROWN TOO FAST! Sailing Education Adventures, Bay area’s non-profit community sail¬ ing program, seeks to sell 2 sailboats to cover maintenance and berthing forother training boats. Our loss, your gain! Willing to negotiate great deals. Coronado 25 fully equipped, Evinrude o/b, $3,000 obo. Cal 25, ready to sail from Ballena Bay berth, fully equipped, spinnaker ready, Chrysler o/ b, $3,500 obo. Both great Bay boats good condi¬ tion. Call (415) 775-8779. MacGREGOR 26,1990. A great starter boat for the Bay with a 9.9 Honda w/ electric starter and generator, depthsounder, compass, lazy jacks, sail cover, cover for Pop Top, epoxy barrier bot¬ tom protection. $6,000 obo. (510) 793-7032. EXPRESS 27, Jammin. Past SF fleet champion, custom race-rigged. 4 jibs, 3 mains, 3 spins. Knotmeter, surge-brake trailer, 4 hp outboard. Asking $18,000. Skip (408) 324-7471 days; (415) 325-5720 eves. CAL 2-27. Comfortable racer/cruiser in excellent condition. Re-powered w/ 2 cylinder Universal diesel. Full sail inventory with spinnaker. Epoxy bottom, VHF, KM, DS, Loran, gas stove, custom cabinetry. All rigging leads into cockpit. New winches. Just hauled. $12,900 obo. Call (510) 521-7730.

Must sell - bought larger boat. She’s a very nice boat. Great for Bay or Delta. Has 2 mains, full jib & 150 genoa, spinnaker, KM, DS, VHF, compass and '87 25 hp Merc. $7,500. (209) 956-2181. CAL 27, 1974.

CAL 2-27,1977, #497. Excellent condition. Bot¬ tom paint January, 1995. Good sails. New sail covers. Atomic 4, VHF, knotmeter, depthmeter, compass, stereo, cockpit cushions, new batter¬ ies, 2 anchors. Berthed Stockton Sailing Club. $12,000. Call Joseph (209) 465-6182.

ERICSON 26+. New main, battery, hatches. Jib, genoa, 30 gal water tank, outboard, bottom paint, improvements, sleeps 5. $5,500. Located in Sausalito. Will trade forlargerboat. (415) 759-6708.

RELI¬ ANCE. ’96 single-handed Transpac? All you need is bottom paint, food and do your qualifier. Boat did Kauai in 14 days and change for 1 st in division, 2nd overall and 2nd fastest corrected time in history of race in ’94 sht. 1 st in division, 2nd overall in ’93 LongPac. 2nd overall ’91 LongPac. This boat practically races itself. Extensive racing and cruising equipment list. Boat is handy, safe, stout (reinforced stringers, floors and mast support) and comfortable. Add watermaker and cruise any¬ where on the planet. Monitor windvane, Autohelm 2000 autopilot, new dodger, wind curtains, solar panel. Circumstances indicate we must say Aloha. On-the-water coaching time available if wanted. $15,000. Reed (510)689-5545. 26-FT INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT

ERICSON 27, 1972. Great Bay boat, 6 sails, Alameda Marina berth. Inboard Atomic 4, new upholstery, extensive equipment list. $10,395. John (209) 586-3222.

Very good condition. Rigged to do everything from cockpit: raising, dropping, reefing sails. Last two surveys and haulout work orders available, including rigging rework. LPU hull paint, knotmeter, depthfinder, VHF, Atomic Four engine. Asking $13,500. (415) 435-2622. NEWPORT 27S, 1977.

28, 1979. Sloop, fast, shoal draft, 8’ beam, trailerable, 6’ headroom, new Mercury o/b, sleeps six, deluxe Harken main traveler, spinna¬ ker, extras and amenities. Nice condition, ready. $6,500 or try which cash. (510) 235-4222. LANCER

CATALINA27,1977. Excellent condition, Atomic 4 inboard engine, autopilot, main, 3 jibs, genoa, spinnaker, tabernacle mast, shore power w/ charger, 2 batteries, head w/ holding tank and more. Located Bel Marin Keys, Novato. Asking $7,850 obo. (415) 883-7715. B 25. Hull #1, very fast, great condition, two sets sails 94 & 95, o/b. Trailer, two time winner Delta Ditch Run. Lake/dry sailed. Been there, won that, now its your turn. $18,000. Joe (916) 243-4661.

ULDB. Fresh water boat. PHRF115, no bottom paint, excellent racing his¬ tory, 11 North sails, mostly Kevlar, some new, including .6 poly spinny, adjustable genoa leads, Volvo sail drive, folding prop, CD player. $16,900 obo. (916) 525-1233. NELSON-MAREK 28.

Standing headroom, New 8 hp outboard, Autohelm, 12v refrig, new head & hold¬ ing tank, VHF, DS, KM, compass, two burner alcohol stove, barbecue, kerosene lamp, inflat¬ able, all required equipment. Very good condition. Sail away for $3,500. (707) 746-0880. CORONADO 27.

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Beautiful bluewater pocket cruiser, stiff, safe and very easy to sail. Complete and ready to go with Yanmar diesel, DS, KM, VHF, etc. Well maintained and in good condition. $14,000. (408) 683-2170. PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25, 1976.

ERICSON 27. Wheel, diesel, autopilot, KM, batt charger, full battened main, 3 jibs, club jib boom, VHF, cushion covers. No blisters! Excellent con¬ dition throughout. $13,900. (707) 745-5751.

Loaded & meticu¬ lously maintained. Ideal liveaboard. Micro oven, stereo, stove/oven, h/c shower, BBQ, custom cabinets, new dodger & Bimini, new furling main & jib, S/T winches, new lines lead aft, VHF, DS, RDF, low hr. diesel, cockpit cushions & table, w/ anchors/windlass, wheel, etc. Reducedto$28,000 firm. (510) 655-9469. NEWPORT 30 MK III, 1982.

ERICSON 30+, 1983. Excellent condition. Mod¬ ern interior w/ teak, dodger, Universal diesel, Loran, h/c pressure water, battery charger, depthsounder, bottom paint 6/95. $28,500. Days (415) 969-9112, ext 2458; eves (415) 365-9353. 29-FT ALBIN, 1982. High quality Swedish built, Yanmar diesel. All lines led aft, ST winches, bottom paint 10/95, 6’ headroom, AM/FM cas¬ sette, VHF, depth, wind direction, gimbaled stove. $15,000. (707) 374-2999. PETERSON 30,1974. Cold-molded mahogany hull racer. Rod rigging, hydraulic backstay. New: epoxy bottom, bilges, dark-blue LPU topsides, 110/12v, cushions, galley w/ microwave, hot wa¬ ter. 5 sails, spinnaker. Fresh inboard engine with folding prop. $9,500. (408) 271-3614.

Excellent condition, well maintained, Volvo diesel, Loran, DS, KM, new Furlex w/120 furling jib, 150,90, cruising spin w/ sock, new Autohelm 2000, new VHF, Origo alco¬ hol stove, bottom paint 4/95, easily single-handed, located Vallejo YC, $21,500, (707) 226-7209. SANTANA 30, 1979.

New Main with Dutchman System and new jib in 1995. Dodger, radar, Loran, VHF, ST 4000 Autohelm, KM, DM, 300 amp Battery pack charger, refrig, propane. Runaway is hull #5,000 and has been meticulously main¬ tained. $36,500. (408) 728-5553. CATALINA 30,1987.

Quality built racer/cruiser, excels at both. Fully equipped and maintained. Ullman/ North sails, Yanmar diesel, faired bottom with epoxy barrier. Great Bay racer, basking in Ventura. Worth the trip! $29,000. (805) 482-1232. J-30,1982.

PEARSON 303. SOME DA YS. Easy to sail. Per¬ fect size cruiser with Pearson quality to insure worry-free sailing. Well maintained. Yanmar die¬ sel, s/t winches h/c pressure water, roller furling jib, etc.... Recent survey available. $30,500. Steve, days (408) 433-5500; eves (510) 276-5831. CATALINA 30, one third flexible time share.

New rig, fresh diesel, clean boat, free parking. Gas House Cove, S.F. $300/ mo. (415) 731-4956.

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CAL 29. Excellent quality, Atomic 4, spinnaker, 3 genoas, staysail, drifter, VHF, RDF, fathometer, includes new bottom paint. Always had plenty of TLC. $12,500. (619)222-2275.

32 TO 35 FEET Teak decks, Corion counters, natural gas cooking and water heating, Technautics refrigeration, Volvo MD 3B, main and staysail travelers, autopilot, Sayes windvane, twin backstays, running backstays, custom stainless boomkin. Located Ventura, CA. $38,500. (805) 646-0369. WESTSAIL 32, 1975.

Excellent combination: race, singlehand, heavy weather. Tiller, Atomic-25 hrs, heavy rig¬ ging 8/95. Sleeps 6:2 doubles, 2 quarter berths. 75,100,125,150 sails. Spinnaker gear available. Six winches. Very clean, needs nothing. Comfort¬ able too! $11,500. Rich (415) 872-0535. CAL29.

Sobstad main, two jibS, new canvas covers. VHF, 2 anchors, Signet apparent speed/direction indicator, Atomic 4, two batteries. Great boat for Bay or coastal cruising. Lots of extra gear. $11,750. Please leave message (308) 234-6415.

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ISLANDER BAHAMA 30, 1982. Dodger, roller furling, VHF, Loran, KM, DS, teak and holly sole, Volvo diesel, Autohelm 4000 autopilot, alcohol stove/oven, ice box. Located at Vallejo YC. $28,000. (707) 422-9434.

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TARTAN 30,1971.

Exceptionally clean, well maintained. Recent survey confirms excellent condition. Very spacious. Great family boat, safe and fast. Yanmar diesel. Depth, log, VHF, stereo, h/c water. Reverse transom. $26,950. Trade or owner financing possible. Call (415) 898-5947.

Well equipped in excellent condi¬ tion, six sails, Barient & Barlow winches, 32 hp diesei, VHF, Loran, RDF, Stereo, knot, log & depth, forced air cabin heater, hot & cold pressur¬ ized water, beautiful teak interior. $49,900. (510) 582-2110. Perfect bottom! New sails! New cushions! New floor¬ boards! Thisfastwinnerprofessionally maintained in perfect condition! Surveyed 1995 at $85,000. Priced for fast sale at $58,000! PHRF 66-75. Great boat! Great buy! (908) 727-8258.

HUNTER 31 SLOOP.

Semi-gorgeous cutter. 3 cyl Volvo. Long list of goodies. $1,000 finders bonus. Dreaming of sailing? This is the cruising boat for all seasons. $67,900. Call (206) 789-9609.

'HANS CHRISTIAN 34, 1978.

Bay, ocean, Delta racer/cruiser. Good condition. Twice YRA fleet champion, comfortable, roomy family boat. Tiller, full sail inventory, spinnakers, Yanmar, Martec, Loran, KM, depthfinder, VHF, LPG oven/ stove, ’94 survey, new bottom, much more. $13,500 obo. (415) 721-7966 or (415) 461-5837. NEWPORT 30TI, 1975. Roquefort.

35' LOA, beauti¬ ful, well maintained, new Hogan sails (main, jib, mizzen, genekers), new rig, new Harken furling, crossed plank mahogany hull, Atomic 4, VHF, depth, autopilot, holding tank, easily single-handed. $13,000. (510) 865-6223 or (510) 873-6269 days. 30-FT HERRESHOFF KETCH.

Jazz Cup winner past three years, club champion, great condition, good sailing overnite cruiser. Many upgrades with new gear and rigging, VHF, speed, depth, spinnaker, Atomic 4. Epoxied bottom, good PHRF rating. $11,500. (415) 382-0647. ISLANDER 29, 1966. Kuda Shuda.

Yanmar diesel, low hours. Wheel steering, rollerfurling, dodger, cockpit cush¬ ions, VHF, hot/cold pressure water, refrigerator, microwave. Great liveaboard. $18,500. Call (510) 832-4656. ERICSON 32,1974.

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Yanmar diesel, wheel steer¬ ing, h/c pressure water, 6’4’ headroom, sleeps 6. Call for appt. to see. $27,000. (510) 458-6096. HUNTER 33,1982.

easier to maintain, and more fun to sail? The 35c is the ideal cruiser/racer. Roomy aft cabin and forward V-berth are ideal for two couples or a family. White bulkhead interior with teak trim, 16 opening ports/hatches, Quickvang Autohelm, 100A alt, 3 gels, isolator, Navtec HYD backstay, GPS, Loran, Muir vertical windlass, dodger9/95, stereo, CD, Maxprop, furling, North Sails. Will split cost to transport.from So. Cai. $119,000. (805) 988-1641.

PICAROON. Well equipped with all one-design gear and keel, rudder and rig up¬ dates. Complete and clean interior. Absentee owner will consider any offer close to $30,000. Dave (415) 331-6035. SANTANA 35,

RAFIKI §5,1980. Blue water cruiser, teak deck, interior, Airex hull, Volvo diesel, Autohelm/ windvane, VHF, knotlog, depth, Alspar mast/rig¬ ging, 10 opening ports, new botton, recent survey, replacement value $155,000, sell for $59,000. Call for brochure (408) 867-9202.

lots of gear, SC, WS/ WP, DS, KM, VHF, CD, Loran, 13 sails, freshwa¬ ter boat. $54,000. Call Bronson, days (360) 6992478; eves (360) 573-2814. If you’re looking for a bristol Westsail with beautiful teak and mahogany inte¬ rior that has been restored from top to bottom, inside and out, with all new equipment, a Perkins 4-107, sails, electronics, etc. $59,900 obo. Please call (619)426-3312. WESTSAIL 32.

RANGER 33,1976. Atomic 4, wheel, VHF, DS, knotmeter/log, WP, WS, autopilot, 3 headsails, 2 burner pro'pane stove w/oven, refer, Harken roller furling, Benicia Marina berth, white w/ blue sheer. $20,000. (408) 662-8382.

English built 35’ 1960 Corten Steel Sloop in excellent condition. New dodger, Profurl with 110% jib, autopilot, GPS and inflat¬ able dinghy. Fresh diesel, Aires windvane, full batten main, canister raft, more. First $25,000 takes her. Dan (415) 924-2225.

Cutter rig, autopi¬ lot, GPS, radar, wind generator, ham, wind, depth, speed, hailer, furling headsail/staysail, Battcars, downwind pole, windvane, CD, refrig, much more. South Pacific/Mexico vet. Priced to sell at $134,000. Call: weekends (510) 522-4634; weekdays (408) 377-5223. HANS CHRISTIAN 38T, 1985.

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Super liveaboard island cruiser, great condition. No blisters, epoxy bottom, three double berths, refrigerator/freezer, dog house, new interior paint, 50 hp Perkins, Autohelm, hot water, $40,000. Santa Barbara slip, 35’, Marina 1, prime location $10,000. Call (805) 899-4240. 36-FT CAL CRUISING, 1969.

CAT ALINA 38,1980. Fast, Sparkman & Stephens

design, good condition, clean, double spreader mast stepped to the keel. Diesel, new bottom paint, new shaft, new interior cushions, sleeps 7, stereo, depth, knotmeter, Autohelm, shore power, 3 speed winches. $39,500. (510) 245-9506. ERICSON 38,1989. 3 headsails, cruising spinna¬ ker, Harken roller, autopilot, radar, cold-plate refrig, battery management system, new Gel Cells, dodger, windlass w/ deep anchor well. Asking $99,000. Evening & weekend (415) 388-2249; days (510) 704-2321.

racing sloop. Current owner has upgraded con¬ tinually during last 15 years, including electrical wiring, 12v breaker panel, mast, standing rigging, propane stove w/ oven, insulated ice bin, exterior decking, engine mounts (diesel), transmission and electronic instruments. Must be seen to ap¬ preciate. Two recent surveys. Job change re¬ quires sale. $25,000. Michael (415) 543-1065.

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36-FT C&L BUILT PETERSON SLOOP. Good condition for sailing, cruising, liveaboards. Fiber¬ glass hull. Pedestal wheel steering. Inboard aux¬ iliary, 4 cylinder Perkins 55 hp engine. Many extras. Hauled/bottom paint 11/95. Open to trade options. $29,000. Call or fax (916) 577-2710.

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Dodger, Bimini, full canvas CP enclosure, AP, Loran, full instru¬ mentation, h/c pressure water, ample grnd tkl & 8’ Zodiac w/ 2 hp o/b and more. Spacious and fast. Good condition. Get in and go. $31,500. S.D. (619) 970-4163.

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Push button, sail goes up Easily single-handed, 50 hp diesel, 49 gal fuel, 112 gal water, microwave, TV, stereo, autopilot, Loran, VHF, two mainsails, dodger, air condition¬ ing, propane heater, cockpit cushions, etc. Docu¬ ment. $135,000. (916) 268-2404. NONSUCH 36,1989.

36-FT LANCER SLOOP, 1979.

Equipped for cruising or racing. Newly stiffened bottom, cross stringers, reinforced keel bolts, new bottom faired and finished with Awlgrip. New Awlgrip hull. All work done in 1994/ 1995. Great boatspeed for racing, 2nd in Leuke¬ mia Cup Regatta. North Sails inventory, blue interior cushions in teak cabin, Autohelm autopi¬ lot, stern ladder, cell phone hookup with Shakespeare antenna, awning, custom race gear, new stove/sinks, many more extras. Very clean and comfortable. Professionally maintained last 5 years. $95,000 is my total investment. Bought another boat or wouldn’t sell this beauty. Price reduced for sacrifice quick sale at $33,900. Must sell; look at all offers. Richard (415) 348-8527. SANTANA 35.

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SOVEREL 33,1983, MISCHIEF. Excellent racing shape, season winner ’94 &J95. $35,000. Bill Moore (707) 746-0427.

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Quality folding bike from Great Britain. Folds small — rides BIG. A quality product, folds in 20 seconds. Fits in Samsonite suitcase. Several models to choose from, 3 or 5 speed. Prices from $627, UPS delivery anywhere in USA. C.M. WASSON Co., 423 Chaucer St., Palo Alto, CA 94301

38- FT F/G SLOOP, 1975. Liveaboard/cruiser, wheel, DSL, h/c pressurized. Spacious deck, lots of teak and brass, nav. tools. Must sell Synergia, as we are going cruising and she will not sell hers. $31,000 obo. (510) 680-4317 for list and photos. 1986 ERICSON 38 SLOOP. Like new condition. Loaded with cruising equipment. Located in beau¬ tiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Asking $60,000. No agents. Call or Fax for more information at 3-6160435 or 3-630-0818 in Guadalajara, Mexico. “A real 10”. BENETEAU FIRST 38, 1985. Two boat owner getting really nervous!! Two cabins, two full heads, Perkins 4108, 3-bladed Max-Prop, new North main, 4 bags, 3/4 oz tri-radial, self-tailing winches, full instrumentation. Reduced, submit offers now!!! $74,000. Greg (310) 838-6012.

hot/cold pressure water, roller furling, cruising prop, refrigeration, wheel, TV, dodger/bimini, windlass, 22# Danforth, 4.5' bulkhead compass, two 135 amp-hour batteries, Autohelm ST4000, knot/log and depth, head. $27,900. (415) 321-6040. COLOMBIA 36,1969.

CAL CORINTHIAN 39,1979. Fast, proven cruiser,

meticulously maintained. Completely ready to cruise. 12 winches, 8 sails, hydraulics, furling, autopilot, radar, SSB, Loran, GPS, weatherfax, 6 solar panels, electric windlass, liferaft, dinghy, watermaker, refrigeration, Hookah. Located An¬ napolis. For inventory (410) 626-5858.

40 TO 50 FEET 44-FT CUSTOM (Carl Schumacher) design ves¬ sel in excellent condition. PHRF rating 30, limited interior space, lots of fun to sail. Asking $95,000. (510)865-4109.

Immaculate. Custom liveaboard features. Aft pockpit, fully equipped. Autohelm 6000, wind/depth/speed, Furuno radar, VHF, Loran, refrigeration & freezer (AC & engine driven), electric windlass, diesel heater, ProFurl, teak decks. Call for complete details. Lying San Diego. $155,000. (805) 682-9415. TAYANA 42, 1988.

44-FTISLANDER. Rollerfuriing, rollermain 1974, 37-FT FISHER motorsailerketch. Aft cabin, radar,

Loran, wind s/d, depth, speed, log, 2 VHF, CB, loudhailer, Avon, 80 hp Ford Saberdiesel, 120gal fuel, 120 H20, Avon, Monterey slip avail. Must sell. (408) 624-7210.

splashed 1985, fiberglass full keel hull, Volvo diesel, radar, depth, Windedge, speedo, VHF, wheel steering, all winches and rigging like new. Propane heat, stove. Fridge, elec, and propane. Much more! $52,000 obo. (415) 728-3230.

ISLANDER 36,1975. Perkins diesel, wheel.

43-FT IOR CUSTOM SLOOP.

New: genoa and Harken furling, forestay and upper shrouds, upholstery, bow roller. Excellent ground tackle, mahogany interior, mahogany and maple s'ole, pressurized h/c water. Beautiful example of Bay favorite. Asking$40,000. Days (415) 330-5875 or eve (415) 986-8318. 39- FT INTERNATIONAL 30-SQUARE METER

Equipped for racing and cruising. Fiberglass hull, teak decks, mahogany cabin and cockpit. 4 sails, Ballenger spars, Navtec rigging. 3/4 cover, outboard motor, recent survey. Beauti¬ ful boat in excellent condition. Asking $26,600. (408) 867-2631. SLOOP, 1985.

Full keel bluewater cruiser, cozy cabin with wood heater, good liveaboard, VHF, Loran, stereo, bat¬ tery charger, large water and holding tanks, Yanmar diesel. $23,500. (209) 948-6465 days; (209) 463-1018 eves. 36-FT ROBERTS PILOTHOUSE SLOOP.

Fiberglass sloop, new full batten main, furling genoa, new electric windlass, autopilot, rebuilt Perkins, teak deck, aluminum spars, knot/log, depth, VHF, Lo¬ ran, current survey, clean and sound, priced to sell quickly. $32,500 firm. (206) 265-8552. 36-FT LUDERS CHEOY LEE, 1970.

Gary Mull design. Blue-water performance, liveaboard amenities. Two private cabins, 2 heads, complete galley, new cushions, 14 sails. Sexy, strong, comfortable & fast! $60,000. (206) 702-5065. NEW 48-FT CUSTOM SAILBOAT. Epoxy 3 fiberglassed wood hull. Built like tank, 12.5 tons, Perkins 407 professionally rebuilt/installed. In water, 100% complete, h/c pressure, main, jib sails, great liveaboard. Divorce forces sale. $33,500. Call for photos, iv msg (in Portland) (503) 283-5984.

Out of Portland, OR. Teak decks & interior. Equipped for cruising. Navigation & communications equipment included. Sail the world at your leisure. $169,000. For info: Liz De Stael, P.O. Box 1534, Kailua Kona, HI 96745. (808) 329-3739. Fax (808) 328-1060 or Norbert De Stael, 505 W. 45th. St., Vancouver, WA. Phone/fax (360) 695-7255. HANS CHRISTIAN 41 TC, 1986.

50-FT SEAMASTER STEEL ‘V’ HULL, 1974.

Delta boat. Has liveaboard berth. Onan genera¬ tor, approved sanitation system. Interior recently refurbished. Hull redone 1993. Two Volvo Penta motors - not running. Asking $17,500. Call (415) 364-8926.

MARITIME ATTORNEY Specializing in warranty, purchase contracts, sales/use tax, liens, charters, construction/repair, accidents since 1960. Experience Counts; 45 yrs. of Bay and Coastal racing/cruising. William E. Vaughan, 17 Embarcadero Cove, Oakland (510) 532-1786; Fax 532-3461 ztW/i XSK % jSS? 2

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YACHT DELIVERY

Modified fin keel with rudderskeg. Ideal cruiser, 18-month Mexicocruise, 2 people. Aft cockpit with additional center com¬ panionway. Extensive quality equipment, some only 2 yrs. old. Robert AP, 24M radar, wind gen., GPS, SatNav, SSB, 2 VHFs, pwr monitor, 130A alt, inverter, 4 bat. banks, life raft, wind vane, refrigeration, 150G water, 150G fuel,Tanktender, 2 Baras, 2 clocks, VDO instruments, fore/aft deck lockers, 11 ST winches, anodized spars, 4 sails plus spinnaker, 3 anchors, 300' Hi Tensile, other chain/rode, stem anchor roller/mount, Perkins, SS prop and shaft, cockpit h/c shower, bimini, deck wash, awning, all manuals. Reduced to $219,000. Call for specs, photos, equipment list. (415) 712-9218. CT 49 CUTTER, 1986.

Oct 85, excellent condition, South Pacific vet, cruise ready, bimini, dodger, DeSal, Four Winds, Furuno, Magellan, ICOM, two autopi¬ lots, windlass, custom cabinetry, furling jib, self tailing Lewmars, screens, storms sails, many cov¬ ers and awnings, much more. $169,000. (805) 962-7487 eves. MASON 43.

47-FT SPARKMAN-STEVENS CUTTER, 1983.

Mid-cockpit, rollerfuriing, watermaker, radar, GPS, SSB, autopilot, 406 EPIRB, Maxwell, Genset, refI frig, heat, liferaft, rigid vang, centerline aft queen, sails excellent, clock/barometer, epoxy coat, never chartered, large inventory, ocean ready. No agents. $237,000 obo. (503) 240-5972.

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Cruising cutter, Morgan design. New: engine, autopilot, depth, Loran, VHF, diesel heater, head, windvane. Large cockpit, wheel steering, bow platform, teak sole, propane stove, running water, 1 lOv Lectrasan, windlass, deck washdown, ample storage, blisterless, rugged, beautiful. $39,900. (510) 653-7935. COLUMBIA 40.

HUNTER 40,1986. Excellent condition, very fast and great liveaboard. Huge aft cabin with island queen. 2 heads with showers. Large galley with CNG stove and refrigerator. Force 10 diesel heater. Stereo. Yanmar 44 diesel. Dodger, autopilot, VHF, knotmeter, depthsounder, roller furling, jiffy reef¬ ing. Main, 110%, 150%. All lines lead aft for very easy singlehanding. $61,000. (415) 573-7380.

8 sails, 4 KW generator, Cruiseair-heat, 600 GPD watermaker, radar, autopilot, SSB, Ham, weather fax, 300 watt stereo w/ 8 speakers, 3 anchors, chain, 12' dinghy, 15 hp Evinrude new in May '95, cushions, curtains, refrigeration, 1/2" Lexan wind¬ shields, 3 blade prop, fresh bottom paint, water pump. Returned from Baja in February refreshed and ready to go again. Located in San Diego, CA. (619) 862-5680, (619) 298-1719. Cash offers. VALIANT 40 PILOTHOUSE SLOOP.

Cutter-rigged ketch, cen¬ ter cockpit, dodger, couple recently completed 24,000 mile cruise in comfort and safety, fully loaded with quality equipment, everything excel¬ lent condition, most new 1990. $175,000. (619) 296-0247 Call evenings for details or to talk about cruising. CELESTIAL 48,1985.

PETERSON 44 CENTER COCKPIT. Cutter rig, 60 hp Perkins diesel. GPS, radar, autopilot, roller furling, powerwindlass, etc. Ready to go. Custom salon layout and beautiful teak interior. Proven cruising performer. $99,000. (415) 663-1550. HARDIN 44,1978 center cockpit, full keel, docu¬ mented, liveaboard/cruise-ready ketch. 6’4‘ headroom, extensive storage, aft cabin, queen bed, adjacent head with tub/shower. Recently installed Pur watermaker, Alden weatherfax, Furuno 24M radar, Trimble GPS, Robertson autopilot, ICOM SSB and tuner, standard Loudhailer/foghorn, Pio¬ neer stereo, CD tapedeck, speakers above and below decks, 406 MHz EPIRB, Profurl, cruising spinnaker, Brooks and Gatehouse instruments. Heart2800Winverter,4-8Dgel batteries, SimpsonLawrence electric windlass, bow and helm con¬ trols, 400’ chain, 200 rope 60#, 40# CQRs, Danforth. Ample power system, Newmar panel. LPG, BBQ, and galley stove. Twin Raycore filters. Fire-water-fume alarms. Wood stove in salon, dodger, 8-man Avon raft 3 Mexican cruises. Berthed in Alameda. Asking $125,000, price ne¬ gotiable. (408) 395-3054, eves.

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COLUMBIA 45 SLOOP, 1973. Spacious/clean liveaboard/cruiser. New bottom paint and survey. 1990 rebuilt 50 hp diesel. Roller furling main and jib, microwave, refrigerator, stove, oven, hot wa¬ ter, color TV. Walk-in shower. Davits. New batter¬ ies. More. $54,000 obo. (510) 814-9755 .

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Single/doublehand rigged, Furuno 24 M with custom arch and companionway mount, Monitor windvane, Robertson autopi¬ lot, ICOM M-700 SSB/ham plus AT 120 tuner, NKE instruments, Trimble GPS, Isotherm 5000 refrig, Pur watermaker, Muir windlass, headsail and staysail furlers, spinnaker, 6 man Plastimo, Maxprop, Dickensen heater, 10 Lewmar ST winches, 105 A alternator, 3-step charging, gels, monitoring, Navtec hydraulic backstay adj, Quickvang, 406 EPIRB and lots more. Lying San Francisco. $162,000. (505) 751-4056. VALIANT 40, 1988.

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Equipped for cruising. Refrig¬ eration, freezer, GPS, SSB, gel batteries. Autohelm 2000, watermaker, anchor roller, VHF, quad cycle, dodger, awning, wind scoop, shore power, Cybernet stereo, many sails and much more. $76,000. (206) 562-7271. OLSON 40,1983.

Superior wood¬ work by Les Standacher. Teak cabin and deck. Seaworthy, comfortable, fast cruising boat. Roomy, spacious interior. Mexico vet. New Awlgrip, most equipment new. Furuno radar, Hart 1800-jnv., Trimble Navtrac GPS, Fourwinds windcharger, 3 solar panels, radar arch, ham radio with SGC autotuner, custom mattress, Paragon Jr. water system, propane hot water, refer, dsl heat, watermaker, upgraded standing rigging, ProFurl rigging, new Hasse main, plus 12 bags of sails. 10 winches, 2 DS, KM, WS, VHF, elect, compass, dodger, side and back panels. Bruce Stern anchor plus 2 storm anchors, 2 SS props, liferaft, inflat¬ able with o/b, Perkins 4-107, Aries windvane. Built-in TV and VCR, plus more. This boat is ready to go. Call for more info. $95,000 obo. Olympia (360) 753-4722. ALUMINUM KETTENBURG 43.

51 FEET & OVER

CLASSICS Twin 350 power VHF, stereo, dinghy, 2 anchors, microwave, refrig, butane stove. Locate anywhere. Lease purchase $5,000. (415) 567-4598. 32-FT HUNTER SEDAN CRUISER, 1940.

SPARKMAN & STEPHENS WEEKENDER. 36', fir on oak knockabout sloop, built 1938. Perkins 4107, new paint, H20 tanks, cushions. Capable cruiser or liveaboard. $22,500. Also 1964 Ohlson 36,1995 Master Mariner Winner, mahogany on oak. $24,000. (415) 388-6057.

U.S. built ’59. Well maintained gaff ketch. 35' LOD, 48' overall, 13' beam. Refurbished in '86 with new masts, sails, Yanmar 44 hp engine, stainless fuel and water tanks. Hull refastened in '94. All cruising electron¬ ics, Autohelm, below deck autopilot, Furuno digi¬ tal radar, GPS speedlog, Impulse depthsounder, VHF and generator. Modern galley includes mi¬ crowave, refrigerator, 4 burner stove, oven and broiler, plus hot and cold pressurized water. Other amenities include a 13" color TV and VCR. She is built for cruising, convenience, comfort, safety and makes a perfect liveaboard! Also included is a newly rebuilt 9' fiberglass sailing dinghy called the Sandwitch. Asking $66,500. Call Jack (619) 543-0442. ANGLEMAN SEA WITCH.

MacGREGOR 65 PILOTHOUSE CUTTER, 1988.

Perkins 135 diesel. Custom interior for extended cruising comfort. AP, dual steering, generator, watermaker, radar, refrigeration, heat/air cond., washer/dryer, Loran, SSB, VHF, TV, stereo, main/ jib/genoa furling. Recently hauled & serviced. $195,000. (510) 523-9292. Fiberglass, high performance, sleek, pilothouse super-cruiser. Save thousands on unfinished yacht. Includes hull, deck and bulkheads bonded together, keel, rudder and engine. $75,000. Call Bill at (408) 7343300 x 108 for plans and details.

68-FT ALAN ANDREWS CUSTOM.

63-FT JOHN MARPLES DESIGN CATAMARAN, 1988, located Cartagena and cruise-ready. Hulls f/g sheathed cold-molded, triple marine ply. Ford-Lehman 85 hp diesel w/ twin props. Full electronics, refrig, scuba, 3 dinghies, 25 hp out¬ board. $65,000. Call Sam Bogota 011-57-1-852-5440 EST.

with twin Perkins. Top quality, excellent condition, full inventory. A true Pacific passagemaker easily handled by a couple. Lo¬ cated West Coast. Special circumstances dictate ma/orprice reduction. Serious inquiries only. (305) 802-2653. 60-FT KETCH,

MULTIHULLS

BROWN SEARUNNER 40,1976. Professionally built in Santa Cruz. 1985 Yanmar 27 hp diesel. GPS, autopilot, Dodger, LPG, refrigeration, din¬ ghy, outboard. Recent Awlgrip hulls and non skid. Excellent condition and cruise ready. $ 60,000. (510) 337-0675 Dave.

Twin Chevy 283 gas en¬ gines’, runs great, 2 cabins, 2 heads, generator, hot water, refer, windlass, full canvas enclosure, flybridge, large clean liveaboard boat. $21,000. (510) 601-6099.

Project. Red cedar planked hulls, many extras. $7,995. (916) 221-1716.

PARTNERSHIPS

37-FT OWENS, 1966.

40-FT SIMPSON CATAMARAN.

1/4 EQUITY PARTNERSHIP IN NEWPORT 30,

Incredible buy! 2boat owner will sell for highest bid by January 22. Was asking $20,000. Boat in Key Wrist, Florida, poised to cruise Bahamas or Caribbean. Call (510) 521 -3782 in Alameda before January 10 for details. 34-FT BROWN SEARUNNER.

Phase II. Gary Mull designed good Bay, Delta and coastal cruising boat. Well rigged, well equipped, well used, and professionally maintained. Berthed in Sausalito. Long-standing mellow partnership. Call Bill (415) 347-2686. CATALINA 22.1/2

SEARUNNER 37,1984. Perkins diesel,

feather¬ ing prop, pilothouse, Autohelm 4000 & Tridata, VHF, AM/FM stereo, 6 sails, 3 anchors, hard sailing dinghy, 10' Avon, 6-110 amp hr batteries, 2 double, 2 single berths, much more. Ocean tested. Sausalito, $35,000. (702) 588-1931.

POWER & HOUSEBOATS Cool boat/good con¬ dition. 285 hp V-8 Interceptor, engine OK. New bottom paint, nice wood inside and out. Head, V-berth, radio. Vallejo Marina. Moving-must sell! Make offer. Days (510) 922-0624; nights (707) 552-5022. 26-FT BARTENDER, 1976.

Flybridge, 260 hp Mercuriser i/o. Engine, transmission, outdrive recently re¬ built. many upgrades in 1995, including canvas and upholstery. Boat in great condition. Excellent offshore cruiser. Currently berthed in Bodega Bay. All records. Includes trailer. $12,500/offers. (415) 661-9432.

share in boat partnership for $1,800.1985 Catalina in excellent condition. Slip is in great location in upper Santa Cruz Harbor. $100 a month slip and insurance fee. Job reloca¬ tion is reason for sale. Call Bill (209) 957-4251. SEASTAR 460. 50' LOA, 1/4 equity share in a fantastic Bay and offshore boat. Pilothouse cutter with new GPS, 24-mile radar, dinghy, 401 EPIRB and much more. Hot/cold water. Sleeps 10. Low monthly. $14,500. (707) 255-3368 eves. OWNER OF HANDSOME 60-FT, one year old, very comfortable cruising vessel seeks respon¬ sible joint owners to share equity, expenses, ex¬ perience, camaraderie and fun! Only financially stable ($50,000 plus monthly expenses required), friendly, flexible and cooperative types need ap¬ ply. (510) 935-5907.

SEARAY 24,1975.

by Prout, 1986. One owner. Low miles in Bay and Delta only. Nicely equipped. All original (even water pump impellers). This is the best performing and best looking cruising cat under 43'. $128,000. Trade? (415) 380-8979 or fax (415) 381-8142. 37-FT SNOWGOOSE CATAMARAN

Well maintained Deltacruiser-style houseboat. Now berthed at clean, modern, mid-peninsula marina with liveaboard option. $20,000. Call Don (415) 691-1488 days, (415) 367-6268 eves. 36-FT GIBSON, 1980.

50-FT OCEAN RACING TRI W/FOILS. Good condition, winnerUAP Europe Multihull Cuptwice. 7 sails, generator, watermaker, NKE computer. VHF, autopilots... and a lot more. Asking $45,000. Call Pierre at (310) 273-7688 or (213) 934-5312. Leave a message. APACHE 40,1972. Cruising catamaran,

FG, new FB main, autopilot, SSB, watermaker, cruising equipped for safety and comfort. South Pacific 11 veteran, situated Guam. $75,000. (408) 899-1264. Excellent condition. Fully equipped and race ready. Same age, excellent condition galvanized trailer. Addi¬ tional roller furling jib rig. Sail box. Mast raising system. $6,500. In Sunnyvale (408) 730-9891.

20-FT HOBIE CAT MIRACLE, 1992.

TRADE I HAVE SEVERAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES in

Sacramento. Leased with positive cash flow and assumable loans. Trade $125,000 equity for wellmaintained, free and clear, cruising sailboat or trawler, steel or fiberglass 35'+. Principles only pis. (916) 331-7749.

Perkins die¬ sel with outdrive. Full bath & kitchen. Great liveaboard or Delta cruising. Boat in great shape. Lots of storage & living space. Asking $18,950. (415) 898-1971.

of San Diego, Riverside and Hawaii real estate as trade for free and clear yacht to 200K. No woodies please. Units, single family homes and acreage available. I am nota broker. Principles only Please. Peter Winn (619)529-8470.

32-FT GRAND BANKS TRAWLER/CRUISER,

WANTED: 32-37' SAILBOAT. Have Sacramento

1970. Perhaps the best condition “woody” on the Bay. Many toys including stern thruster with dual station control, LectraSan waste treatment sys¬ tem, microwave, refrigerator, TV. NewfordLehman diesel in 1984. In Alameda, (510) 522-0773.

walled and gated estate. 9/10 acre, 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bathrooms, guest house, pool, 5-car garage. Central location. Beautiful landscaping. Assum¬ able loan. Trade equip, for boat. Call Dr. Richard Wallace (916) 972-0100.

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Marine carpentry & finishing • Bright Work • Deck Repair and Sealing Custom Cabinet Work & Design • Fiberglass Repair • Marine Plumbing 30 Years U.S. & European Experience Call Tony & Yvonne, (510) 370-7911

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SPINNAKER POLE & WINDLASS. Plath 3/4 hp vertical rode windlass and spinnaker pole, 17' long w. piston fitting ends and reacher pole, make offer. (408) 997-1954.

SABB DIESEL 2G, 22 hp with Hurth 250 and cooler, 7,000 hrs, runs good, recent valve job, rebuilt starter, $1,500. Separate Hurth 250, 70 hrs, $2,000 new, asking $1,300. (360) 638-2912.

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GRAY MARINE DIESELS. Model Six-D427, 4 available - 0 hours since Navy overhaul in 1963 were crated and pickled. Paragon 2.5 to 1 reverse gear - rated 100 hp at 2,000 RPM. $1,500 each or let's deal for all. Larry (916) 474-1475.

MAX-PROP, 3 BLADE, 24" diameter self-feath¬ ering propeller, suitable for 90-130 horsepower diesels. Very good condition (less than 300 hrs). Cost $2,500, sell for $800. (415) 731-4956 eves.

DONATE YOUR BOAT. SJSU Sailing Team, a student-run and funded college racing program really needs the tax-deductible donation of your boattoexpandourprogram. Fast processing, free pick-up. For info call Sam at (415) 962-9488.

SAILOMAT SERVOPENDULUM WINDVANE. For passage making. Model SAILOMAT- 536, long shaft. Will fit any yacht 37'-50'. New condi¬ tion, with factory warranty. Wheel coupling. Off-center mounting possible. Can be used as emergency rudder. Asking $2,200 (new $ 3,500). San Diego Fax: (619) 454-3512.

USEDGEAR TRAILRITE TRAILER. For fixed keel sailboats up to 5,000 lbs, surge brakes, tongue extension for easy launching. $2,000. Kirk (510) 232-7999.

YANMAR DIESEL. Brand new 27 horsepower 3GM30F. Still in box on pallet. Still at Peninsula Marine Sen/ices. Warranty doesn’t start until en¬ gine is installed. Changed my mind. Need bigger engine. $6,500. Ask for Nick (510) 785-2372.

SIMPSON LAWRENCE WINDLASS 510, $250. 20 amp charger, Lewco. Amfridge 120v AC, 12v DC refrigeration, $75. American 1 lOv H20 heater, $75. LeWalder boom brake, $100. SeaSnub, $35. 300' 7/16 proof galvanized chain, $450. Call (415) 509-1332 after 7 pm.

CARIBBEAN CHARTS. Complete circumnavi¬ gation. Ail islands plus coasts of Central & South America with annotated San Bias - over 70 charts. Key West to, and including, Chesapeake Water¬ way 'chartbooks' (3) and major entrance charts (15). Bahamas chart book. (707) 6434156.

COLLECTORS: 64 MARITIME CHARTS. Cali¬ fornia, Central and South American. Some sur¬ veyed early as 1881. Some updated late as 1971. For list phone (408) 659-3745 or write Anne Mills, 392 W. Carmel Valley Rd., CA 93924. Sale ben¬ efits a non-profit organization.

YANMAR DIESEL 2QM20. New head, freshwa¬ ter cooling, runs great, never in salt water. 22 hp 4,000 hrs, 1" shaft, Hurth 2:1 transmission, soft and hard mounts. $1,000+freight from Wisconsin ($175). (415) 933-5213.

WANTED: CRUISING GEAR, weather fax, auto¬ pilot, charts for circumnavigation, solar panels, watermaker, 406 EPIRB, single sideband radio & accessories, Magellan 5,000 GPS, sea anchor, Alder Barbour unit or equiv., etc. Any other stuff that worked for you cruising. Please call Gary (206) 848-4212. ARDIC CABIN WARM AIR UNIT & HEATER, 091-DM w/ thermostat, all hoses, 12v diesel fuel powered, op instructions, original price $2,550, sale price $1,850. Will trade for SSB/tuner/ant. Bob & Karen Olson, Oceanside (619) 757-2241. CATALINA 25 MAINSAIL & 110 JIB. Almost unused. $1,000 (cost $1,850). Will sell main alone. (415) 967-4449. PROPANE RANGE - NEVER USED, gimbaled Force 10, stainless steel, 2 burner with oven and electronicignition. List$1,345, West Marine$965, your price $670. (510) 814-0931 Iv msg.

20-YR-OLD AIR-DRIED PHILLIPINE MA¬ HOGANY, 270 b.f. planking, $500. Aircraft grade sitka spruce, 390 b.f., $1,500. Simex very nice plastic sextant, $30. Complete 316 SS standing rigging for 32' cutter, $100. Carbon/graphite oars, 9’6", $175. Exercise rowing machine $25. Classic 70s Harbor 7’9" surfboard, $175. 5’6" surfboard, $25. 600' new 3/4 poly, $150. New Epiphanes brushes $15. Cream Puff like new classic Honda CL350,5,000 miles, $1,500. Portahead, $25. Plas¬ tic and metai Jerry jugs. (510) 596-9582. AVON 4-MAN OFFSHORE SURVIVAL RAFT. With cannister and teak cradle. $1,600. Call (415) 332-7609. USED BOAT STUFF: masts, sails, booms, an¬ chors, chain, winches, cleats, blocks, throughhulls, shaft logs, props, heat exchangers, out-

6 CYCLE VOLVO TURBO DIESEL, 1982. 125 hp, wiring harness, 900 hrs with Volvo Penta 280 outdrive, $4,500. Diesel forced hot water heater, 30,000 BTU, 24 volt, $500 or trade for outboard. (415) 454-0135. DODGER FOR SALE. It came off a Pearson 365. The dimensions are 821/2' between the mounting points, and the hoops are 38' high. It looks good. $350. Phone (916) 344-4358.

POST-HOLIDAY BLUES? Get off the couch, turn off your television and get <?ut on the water for the Corinthian YC Midwinters on Jan 20-21 and Feb 17-18. It's gonna be big this year (65 entries already!) and even if the weather stinks, the par¬ ties will be great! Classes for PH R F, shorthanded, multihulls, non-spinnaker and the following one designs: 99-raters, Express 27, Etchells, Moore 24, Olson 25, Holder 20 and Knarr. For details and/or entry form, call Rob Moore at (415) 3838200, ext. 109. ANCHOR CHAIN. 115' of 3/8 inch high test (G4) anchor chain, new, never used. $200. Call (510) 814-0973.

BERTHS & SLIPS PIER 39,36-FT SLIP FOR LEASE. Great location within the Marina. Phone hookup available. $240 per month plus electricity. Bob (415) 661-9432.

SEEKING LADY CREW/COMPANION for ex¬ tended Mexico/Panama/Caribbean leisurely cruis¬ ing on refitted Cal 39. I’m newly retired profes¬ sional, young50s, with excellentsaiiing. mechani¬ cal. navigation and culinary skills. Departing La Paz late January. Roger Bohl. (510) 339-2564. NEED A BREAK? Do you like adventure/travel? Want to get away for 6-12 months & love to sail? Are you female 25-35 yrs old & like to enjoy life without drugs and alcohol? I'm 34, fit, non smok¬ ing, DWM who values happiness. We will be cruising on my 45' catamaran; departure date & destinations ... Well, let's talk about it. If inter¬ ested, please send letter & photo: P.O. Box 441, Hobe Sound, FL 33475. NEED MIDWINTER CREW? I'm available for the remaining Sausalito YC and Golden Gate YC Midwinters. Experience includes three full seasons beer can racing, fun races, women’s regattas & women’s seminars, race prac¬ tice and daysailing on a wide range of boats. Not much spinnaker experience, but would like to learn. Chris (707) 778-9231 (leave message).

PROPERTY SALE /RENT SAUSALITO STORAGE UNIT. 8x10 space next to Schoonmaker Point Marina, clean, dry, secure. $110/ month. (415) 928-4446. >

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 and other mfg. available. Ablading paint, 50% copper, $50/gal. Primer & other epoxies. $10-$15/gal. Polyurethane. $20/gal. (415) 588-4678

DIESEL FUEL FILTERING Dp

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MISCELLANEOUS

tals, wheels, bow pulpits, stanless rails, deck hardward, stoves, sinks, heads, fasteners, inboard motor w/ outdrive, much more! Call (415) 332-3774.

Process Scrubs, Polishes, Removes Algae, Dirt, Rust & Water from Diesel Fuel. Includes Internal Tank Wash Down. YOUR BERTH OR BOAT YARD • (510) 521-6797

BAADS, the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors offers safe, exciting recreational opportu¬ nities on San Francisco Bay for physically dis¬ abled sailors and able-bodied volunteers. No sail¬ ing experience necessary; adaptive equipment available. Cash and other tax deductible dona¬ tions welcome. (415) 281-0212.

ATLANTIC SAIL TRADERS vK-\ G m

BUY • SELL • TRADE • NEW • USED SAILS — Now offering top quality custom made new sails.Guarantee(i lowest prices. New or used! Satisfaction guaranteed. Also, Roller Furling j^jl^^xsystems. We pay cash for your surplus sails. 1-800-WIND-800. Our 10th anniversary! JiiPIgw- (941) 351-6023 • Fax (941) 957-1391 • 2062 Harvard St., Sarasota, FL 34237.

HAUL YOUR BOAT THERE

BOAT BUILDING SITE

Because 1 specialize in boats 12,000 lbs. and under, 1 don't need as large a truck as the big haulers which means about half the cost to you. Mexico? Florida? The Northwest? Quit dreaming. (206) 567-4574

In Oakland near Estuary, all marine services, Fruitvale BART. 35' x 100' yard! Victorian 2 bedroom high ceiling upper apt. and 1 bedroom lower, all fenced. Rent as unit if possible Please phone Al at (510) 428-2691.

YACHT DELIVERY — Power &

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Experienced • Licensed .* References Bill Carber • 415-332-7609

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P.O. Box 121, El Cerrito, CA 9-4530

ATTENTION BOATERS!

YACHT SALES BROKER or AGENT

Spend 200 days a year boating as part of your job! $2,000 - $5,000/month residual income is possible within 12 months. You must be self-motivated and have a desire to succeed! Free autio/video & complete information package: 800-927-2527, ext. 4006

Prestige firm, exceptional Bay Area waterfront office. Must be capable of $50,000 production, power and sail. Must prospect and obtain local listings. Experience/license required. Strictly Confidential. Resume only to Box 910,1001 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965 January, 1996 •

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WANTED. For the 1996 sailing season... part

time, weekends, eves... Prior teaching experi¬ ence a must... Starting pay at $10.00/ hr. Call Rich at (415) 363-1390 or (415) 965-7474.

JOBS WANTED EXPERIENCED WOODWORKER AVAILABLE

for all types of boat repairs. Hatches, doors, win¬ dows, replaced/repaired. Deck, thru-hull fittings, heads, bilge pumps, lights installed. Wood hull and deck surfaces renewed/varnished. Bottoms cleaned and coated. Some mechanical work. References. John Shinnick (415) 824-1278.

SAILING INSTRUCTORS WANTED... For the

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

COUPLE TO MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF LARGE MARINA with office and retail space in

S.F. Bay Area. Should be experienced in property management and be customer service oriented. Housing provided. Send resume and salary re¬ quest to: Marina Management, 3001 Peninsula Rd., Oxnard, CA 93035. SAILING INSTRUCTORS. Tradewinds, the old¬

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Scanmar Marine, 432 South 1st Street, Rich¬ mond, CA 94804. Fax (510) 215-5005.

gence, love of boats may be substituted for unde¬ veloped talents. We can train. Perks: health plan & accommodating mgmt-style 12-month employ¬ ment. Reply after 1/3/96, (415) 369-0150. South Bay Boat Works, Redwood City.

est sailing school in Northern California is looking for experienced sailing instructors w/ strong sail¬ ing orientation. Part time, top pay. Send resume to: 1230 Brickyard Cove Rd., Suite 100, Pt. Rich¬ mond, CA 94801.

1996 sailing season... Part time, flexible sched¬ ules... Good pay and free boat usage. Call Bob at Spinnaker Sailing School... (415) 363-1390.

WANTED: BOAT YARD “JACK OF ALL

SMALL BOAT SAILING INSTRUCTORS

wood, mechanical. Attitude, enthusiasm, intelli-

KEY POSITION AT SCANMAR MARINE. We manufacture the Monitor, Auto-helm and Saye’s rig windvanes and need a key person for the production. Your main responsibility would be purchasing and inventory control. Work closely with guys in our factory and suppliers of parts, material and services. You must have organiza¬ tional skills and be detail oriented. Mechanical background and familiarity withblue prints a plus. Computer knowledge a must. Possibly some sell¬ ing and factory work in peak periods. Our products have high profile and are sold worldwide. A job with Scanmar is the next best thing to going cruising. Health benefits and new spacious HQ near Point Richmond. Fax or mail resume to:

35-FT ERICSON & HAWAII CHARTER busi¬ ness. An incredible opportunity to operate your own turn key charter business that will pay for itself in less than one year! Package includes USCG18 pax certified vessel, 15 passenger van and the last ever commercial permit and slip to be offered at Heeia Kea Harbor, Kaneohe Bay. If you’ve ever dreamed of having a business in paradise, here is the chance of a lifetime. Price has been reduced! $135,000. (808) 927-2272.

TRADES”. Various levels of skills in fiberglass,

HARBOR MARINA

ALTA YACHT TRANSPORT • 800-475-3702

The friendly place to berth - short term or long term!

V /1~1 00"~-- D O Connecting you with a network of professional boat movers nationwide. Call for knowledgeable, friendly information on all of your yacht transportation needs. Stacey Parsons, (408) 475-3702, fax (408) 475-5621 • 2900 S. Main Street • Soquel, CA 95073

• Located on Twitchell Island, a State Wildlife Sanctuary • Windsurf at nearby Glass Beach • Visit historical Isleton and Locke No waiting for bridges to open and the catfishing off of E dock is great! • Berths from $95

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

Charter from owner & save — bareboat / skippered 35' Tobago Twin offshore cruising cat 2 double berths • 2 single berths • 2 heads 1-800-SAIL-CAT • SAIL laVie@aol.com • (707) 451-9693

FACILITIES: 20 Acres, 240 Berths, Laundry, RV Spaces, Entrance Gate and Sail Shop Under new management Harbormasters: Frank and Rhenae Dietrich

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DIESEL (J5^) BUSTERS Mobile Marine Diesel Fuel &Tank Cleaning Service

We will only clean diesel fuel tanks working through tank inspection access plates. By this method, we remove contamination from the tank not accessible by attempting to clean tanks through fuel deck fills. If your tanks do not have access plates, we are usually able to install them for you.

• Fair Prices • 24-Hour Security • Quality Guaranteed Work • • Marine Ways & Lift ~ Boats to 65-ft. • • We Specialize in Wood, Fiberglass and Steel • Do-It-Yourselfers Welcome

Call for details

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Complete range of blister repairs Up to 4 free months of drying time European-developed and proven techniques Minimum of 20 dry mils of epoxy resin Maximum 3% Sovereign scale reading We service boats up to 60 feet and 35 tons. All new boat stands-no spots!

UNSURPASSED SERVICE Here’s what one customer had to say about us. Ladd’s Marina.. “did everything they said they would do, on schedule and at a fair price. In this day and age of mediocrity and lack of customer service, Ladd’s Marina is a refreshing change. See you at my next haul-out. ” Ron Richey of Sacramento

5-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY-We are so confident y of our work that if you experience bottom failure we will repeel and rebarrier at no charge!

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We will pick up or deliver you and/or your boat. Ask for details. Located on the San Joaquin River at Buckley Cove, Stockton. Our arid valley location results in superior drying!

EXPERIENCE Ladd’s has been in business for over 40 years with only two owners in that time. We are here today and we will be here whenever you need us. We use high quality, state-of-the-art Gel Strip products.

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BRISBANE MARINA WITH EASY ACCESS TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY

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♦ Deep we!! marked entrance ♦ Private restroom & showers ’♦ Ail concrete construction hdur security

DONATE YOUR BOAT TO THE BOY SCOUTS

SAIL

• Your donation is tax deductible • Eliminate broker, berthing and ad fees • Let us show you the attractive value and speedy transfer @ • Help instill the love of the sea and benefit the scouting program

• 1995 tax deduction! (800)

PROTECTED WATERS

629-2627

800 TAX BOAT

COME IN AND INSPECT OUR MODERN FACILITIES. SLIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO 66FT. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL OUR HARBORMASTER’S OFFICE AT (415) 583-6975

on Hvvy 101 take the Sierra Pt. Pkwy Marina Blvd. exit.

REPAIRS REPAIRS

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SERVICE REPAIRS STORAGE ACCESSORIES HAULING

REPAIRS

HAYNES SAILS A full service sail loft

70-U Woodland Avenue San Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 459-2666

Custom designed equipment & air ride trailers exclusively for sail, power, multiple boats. 2122 NORTHGATE BLVD. SACRAMENTO, CA 95833 CALL FOR FREE QUOTATION 1-800-646-0292 • FAX (916) 646-3241

All weather SUNBRELLA® Sealed inner liner • Conforms to any space • Unzips for washing

LIST MARINE INC. "Complete Marine Engine Service" • We service a" ^

• Dockside facilities •Mobile service trucks (415) 332-5478

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Adjacent to Schoonmaker Pt. Marina Page 178 •

Excellent back support

THE "BAG LADY" 892 E. William St. #3696, Carson City, NV 89701 Write or call to order your color - $95 plus S&H, monogram extra

(800) 600-7096

ARTIST JIM DEWITT

1 -800-758-4291 • Limited edition prints • Posters • Custom prints, mugs, shirts and cards

COMMISSION AN ORIGINAL BY JIM DEWITT DeWitt Studio 1230 Brickyard Cove Road, #200 Point Richmond, CA 94801 Phone: (510) 232-4291 • Fax: (510) 234-0568

KILIAN

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EXPERT AMPAIR 100 WIND GENERATORS GUARANTEED BY JACK RABBIT MARINE

2418 Teagarden Street • San Leandro, CA 94577

□ World's most famous wind generator... over 5,000 in use everywhere, even Antarctica! □ World's most reliable... the wind generator that is GUARANTEED AT ANY WIND SPEED! □ Permanently mounted, on all the time! □ 50 to 120 Amp-Hours per day in low to moderate winds. □ Compact 36" rotor.

Repairing and repitching of ALL brands and makes Distributor of Michigan Wheel Corporation (Outboard, Sterndrive, and Inboard Propellers, also sales for Martecand Power Tec.)

Owner Tim Kilian, former manager of Pitchometer Propeller Co. Third generation in the propeller business, proudly offering over 70 years of combined knowledge and expertise.

For 16 page Independent Energy catalog write:

Jack Rabbit Marine 425 Fairfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06902 (203) 961-8133 • Fax (203) 358-9250 anytime

(510) 614-0596 Fax (510) 614-0689

HAWAII

CUSTOM INNERSPRING MATTRESSES CUSTOM COMFORT YOU CAN FEEL! • Contour Shapes • Angles • V-berths No Problem! • Latex Foam Rubber Mattresses

CUSTOM FITTED: • Bedspreads • Blankets • Sheets • Mattress Pads Anything is possible - and we ship anywhere!

With a simple paper template, HANDCRAFT MATTRESS CO. can hand-tailor an innerspring mattress to fit ANY shape needed.

LONG TERM DRY STORAGE GENTRYS

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FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO CONTACT A REPRESENTATIVE NEAREST YOU CALL:

SO. CAL. FACTORY: 1-800-241-7751 NO. CAL. REPRESENTATIVE 415-563-1924

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Highly Skilled Workers Fiberglass Repair

IRS TAX DEDUCTION

• Blister Jobs • Bottom Jobs

GPS Sails Equipment Gear, etc.

Sail Power Inflatable Motors

• 30 Ton Lift

Engine Service

Call for a quote today!

For engine service you can trust.

For the KIDS

1-800-866-KIDS (1-800-866-5437)

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• Safety Rails and Stanc hions • Radar Mounts & Arch les • 22 Yefars Experience # r-

IPerkins Authorized Dealers

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#9 Embarcadero Cove Oakland, CA 94606

(800) 400-2757 (510) 534-2757

Conveniently located on the Oakland Estuary - 2 blocks from West Marine

MARINE METALWORK ‘CP’fPH U2AJ • Gustoin Hardtops &l Enclosures • Desigri, Fabrication & Installation 1924 Willow St. (at Clement] Alameda , CA 94501

• Repair • Repower • Sales • Service • Parts • Rebuilt Engines • Generators

STOP CHEWING • Dockline chains stop dockline wear at the dock.

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Chain grips all dock fittings. No shackles required. Has unique thimble. No eye splice required. For docklines to 5/8 inch. Available to 1 1/4 inch Dec. '95 SAVE MONEY! Extra set of storm docklines not needed.

$68 U.S./pair - $34.95 each plus $7.00 shipping/handling CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:

10) 521-8966

TRIPLE C BOAT PRODUCTS 3873 Airport Way, Box 9754 • Bellingham, WA 98227-9754

-Info. 1-800-781-6777-

ADVERTISERS' INDEX ABC Yachts.190 Alameda Prop & Machine . 6 Albatross Charters.145 Allemand Bros. Boat Repair.176 Alpha Systems.47 American Battery.182 American Omnitech.54 Arena Yacht Sales.59 Bag Lady, The.178 Baja Naval.183 Ballena Bay Yacht Brokers .. 188 Ballena Isle Marina.65 Ballenger Spars.155 Barnett Yacht Insurance. 169

Bay Island Yachts.8,9 Bay Riggers.49 Bay Ship & Yacht Co. 63 Bay Wind Yacht Sales. 189 Beckwith, Craig, Yacht Sales.187 Bellhaven Marine.135 Berkeley Marina .117 Berkeley Marine Center. 29 Boeshield T-9.90 Bosun's Charters.142 Boy Scouts Pacific Harbor.184 Boy Scouts -

San Francisco.188 Boy Scouts - Stanford. 178 British Marine.180 Brisbane Marina.178 Cal Adventures.184 Cal-Marine Electronics., 37 Caliber Yachts.37 California Custom Canvas .... 51 California Maritime Academy.142 California Yacht Sales. 185 Caribbean Yacht Charters .. 141 Cass' Marina.30 Celestial In A Day.18

Charter 'Yukon Jack'. 72 Edgewater Yacht Sales. 186 Cityachts.11 Edinger Marine Service.60 Club Nautique.44,45 Emery Cove Conch Charters.145 Yacnt Harbor.34, 135 Crane & Assoc., D.F. 49 Emeryville City Marina .47 Crisis at Home Essex Credit. 57 Intervention Center.183 Everfair Enterprises .90 Cruising Cats, USA.20 Famous Foam Fadory . 91 Custom Yachts.182 Farallon Electronics.12 Dana Tech. Farallone Yacht Sales.55 Defender.56 First New England Desolation Sound Yacht Financial.14 Charters.145 Flaherty, Willie, DeWitt Studio.179 Real Estate.181 Diesel Fuel Filtering.1 S3- ' Fortman Marina.12 Diesel Krud Busters.176 Furlex.68 Dimen Marine Financing .48 Ganis Credit Corp.50 Eagle Yacht Sales.55 Genisis Catamarans.25 Gentry's Kona Marina. 179

DON’T FORGET TO SAY T SAW YOUR DAD IN LATITUDE 38" Page 180 •

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Easy Access from Marin and the East Bay Dry Boat Storage Available FREE 24 Hour Double Wide Launch Ramp Berths Available 26’ to 70'

★ Restaurant and General Store Within Walking Distance ★ 24 Hour Security ★ Laundry Room

CHOOSE FROM SEVERAL CONDOS & T0WNH0MES THAT PROVIDE THE BEST OF BOATING AND RESIDENTIAL C0MMUNITV LIVING. IMAGINE AN EASY COMMUTE TO MOST POINTS IN THE BAV AREA AND YOUR BOAT IN THE BACK YARD OR AT ADJACENT MARINA. PRICED FROM |I»9,S00

★ Storage Lockers Available

WILLIE FLAHERTY 1340 Marina Way South, Richmond, California 94804 Richmond Marina Bay Harbormaster

PH. 510-748-0600 FAX. 510-748-0221 KANE A ASSOCIATES, REALTORS

-Call Today (510) 236-1013 - I 48 ™

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The largest selection of Quality Off-The-Shelf Sails available. FAST AND ECONOMICAL! Select from our warehouse inventory now. All new sails come with a 2 year written warran¬ ty. Used Sails are fully guaranteed for fit and M condition. CALL FOR A FREE CATALOG

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Gianola & Sons. .83 Golden State Diesel. ....183 Gorman, Bill, Yachts. .15 GPSC Cnarters. ....140 Grand Marina..2 Gulf Islands Cruising.... 142 H.F. Radio On Board ..63 Hackworth Insurance.. 91 Handcraft Mattress Co.... 179 Hand Loggers..32 Hansen Riqqinq. ...135 Hqrken. ...101 Hartmqn, J.D. .24 Hqynes Sails. ...178 Headfoil. .25 Helmut's Marine Service ... .... 45 Hewett Marine. .82 Hogin Sails. .52

Hood Sailmakers . .62 In Harbor Electric. .51 Integre Marine. .6 Island Rover Yacht Charters 142 Island Yacht Club. .10 Jack Rabbit Marine. .179 Kappas Marina . .32 Kensington Yachts. .13 Kevin's Quality Marine. . 178 Kilian Props'. .179 Kissinger Canvas. .49 Kopper's..100 Ladd's Marina. .177 Lager Yacht Brokerage . . 43,188 Larsen Sails..74 Latitude 38 Adventure Charters. .144 Leading Edge Sails..24

THE SAIL WAREHOUSE Ph.(408)646-5346

Lee Sails. .. 176 Leech & Rudiger Sails. ... 19 List Marine. ..178 MacDonald Yacht. ..185 Marin Yacht Sales. ..186 Marina Village Yacht Harbor. ....67 Marine Engine Co. Mariner Boat Yard. ....18 Maritime Electronics. ....73 Martin Equipment Co. ... 70 McGinnis Insurance. ....32 Meridian Yacht Sales. . 117 Metropolitan Yacht Club .... ... 10 Mighty Dry. ....32 Modern Sailing Academy .. ... 28 Monterey Bay Fiberglass.... ... 82 Moorings, The. ..143

Fax (408) 646-5958

Moorings Yacht Brokerage. ..185 Napa Valley Marina. ... 18 Nautor Swan - Pacific Southwest. ....33 Nautor SwaifSan Francisco. ....11 Nelson's Marine. ..192 Nor Cal Yachts. ....31 Nor Pac Yachts. ..191 North Sails San Francisco .. ... 17 O'Neill Yacht Center. .6 Oceanic Yacht Sales . . 187 Olympic Circle Sailing Club. ....69 Outboard Motor Shop. ... 70 Owl Harbor Marina. ..176 Oyster Cove Marina. ..155

DON'T FORGET TO SAY "I SAW YOUR DAD IN LATITUDE 38"

Clyster Point Marina.59 Pacific Coast Canvas. 37 Passage Yachts.4,5 PDQ Yachts.25 Penmar Charters.145 Pettit-Morry Co. Insurance.83 Pineapple Sails.3 Point Richmond Merchants Assn.53 Premier Yachts.186 Pryde, Neil, Sails.19 Raiatea Carenage.168 Railmakers.180 Richmond Boat Works. 58 Richmond Marina Bay. 181 Richmond Yacht Sep/ice. 154

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HEAVY DUTY DEEP CYCLE MARINE BATTERIES Available at the following local marine chandleries and service distributors: Cruising Seas Services, Benicia Bay Ship & Yacht, Richmond Nautilus Marine, Isleton Mariner Boat Works, Alameda Neville Marine Electric, Alameda Svendsen's Chanderly, Alameda Proper-Tighe Marine, Alameda Gtar Marine, Alameda Golden State Diesel Marine, Oakland Boater's Friend, Berkeley Bay Yacht Service, Alameda Altamarine Electronics, Alameda

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AD INDEX - cont'd Ronstan Sailboat & Industrial Systems.154 Rudigers New Life Sails. 19 Safe Harbor Services. 169 SAMS.82 Sail California .22,23 Sail Exchange.71 Sail Systems.68 Sail Warehouse, The. 181 Sailing Connection.42 Sailing Tales of the South Pacific.27 Sailrite Kits.129 San Francisco Boat Works.71 San Francisco Sports & Boat Show .24

San Leandro Marina . 10 Sanford-Wood .51 Sausalito Yacht Brokerage.187 Scanmar Marine Products 71 Schaeffer Marine.36 Schooner Expeditions. 142 Schoonmaker Point Marina . 169 Scottwall Publishing.183 Scullion, Jack D., Yacht. Services.43 Sea Star Yachting Products.182 Seabreeze Ltd.135 Seapower.61 Seaworthy Publications.62 Second Life Charters.132

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43' HANS CHRISTIAN, '80. BeoDtiful ex¬ ample of a full keel. Classic, beautiful woodwork. Perfect for liveaboord. Well maintained!! $138,000. sistership JUNETTE

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SELECTED CRUISING YACHTS SAIL

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PRICE

54' ROBERTS STEEL '83 $305,000

32' WESTSAIl, '76. Solid cutter. Low use engine. Autopi¬ lot, extensive ground tackle. Rigging. Mechanically and structurally superior. Reduced to $35,000.

FORCE 50, '78. Pilothouse ketch, 3 staterooms, spaaous aft cabin, propane, refrig/freezer, great liveaboard or world cruiser - you choose. Asking $ 117,000.

LOD BUILDER

PRICE

LOD BUILDER

36' WATKINS

'81 $49,500

53' HATTERAS

79 $345,000

49' ALBIN TRAWLER

'80 $145,000

PRICE

50' FORCE 50

78 $117,000

35' MORGAN

72 $24,500

47 GARDEN KETCH

72 $67,500

33' HUNTER

$29,000

48' CHRIS CRAFT

'85 $210,000

45' COLUMBIA

73 $62,000

33' GURNEY/HUISMAN '68 $35,000

46' CHRIS CRAFT

'64 $69,000

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32' WESTSAIL

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44' LUHRS

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42' CHRIS CRAFT

'69 $62,000

41' MORGAN

3 from $61,500

38' CABO RICO

79 $79,000

31' CHEOY LEE

70 $19,900

38' EASTERLY

78 $39,000

31' SEA EAGLE

'80 $40,000

42' HATTERAS LR

37 HUNTER

79 $45,000

30' ISLANDER

42' SEA RAY 420

$12,000

$189,000

37 HUNTER LEGEND '88 $84,500

30' CAPE DORY MS

'87 $89,000

41' PRESIDENT FDMY '81 $109,500

73 $44,500

30.5'BENETEAU

'85 $41,000

40' BEST WAYS FDMY '84 $124,000

36' ISLANDER

73 $35,000

30' CATALINA

'88 $34,000

35' CHEOY LEE TRWLR'84 $125,000

35' ERICSON

72 $36,900

30' CATALINA

77 $21,500

34' CALIFORNIAN

'82 $55,000

34' C&C

'82 $43,500

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34' LUHRS SF

'90 $78,000

32' UNIFLITE

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25' PILOT CRUISER

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BRISTOL 35.5.

under 500 hours on Westerbeke dsl, new AP, SatNav,

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38’ CABO RICO, 79. Traditional full keel wodd cruiser.

elect, windlass, great shape. $42,000.

instrument. 2 from $45,000.

Exceptional quality and finish. $79,000.

Ted Hood racer/cruiser. Roller furling,

CATAUNA 38, '80. Not your ordinary Catalina, not your usuol Catalina 38. Kept pristine. 2 from $46,000.

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39 WESTSAIL 11.8 METER. cruiser. $115,000.

54' ROBERTS STEEL KETCH, '83. No com promise 3 stoterm cruiser. Bright light oak interior. Gleaming blue LPU hull. Teak decks. New engine, more. $305,000.

Bob Perry performance

44' HARDIN, 78. Walermaker, radar, GPS, AP, SSB, SL electric windlass, 8-man liferaft. $119,000.

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STARRATT 45. Custom performance cruiser, full equipped. Asking $95,000.

70' CLASSIC FANTAIL M/Y. 1929, twin GMC dsls low hours. A magnificent vessel in great condition. With full boot covers. Asking $149,500.

WELLS 34/HERRESHOFF Nightingale Ketch. 42' 10A, dsl, trad'l beauty. Well found & more. $35,000.

32' LUHRS SPORT FISH.Twin diesel, full elect. A fine example of a great make. Asking $22,500.

FREEDOM YACHTS 28' LOA. Carbon fiber most. Cal rig, F/G. 1982. Well equipped. Perfect. Try $13,900.

36' STEPHENS. 1936. Classk, twin 6s, nice

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Sales dock right on Hwy. 101 freeway MORGAN 28. Inboard, loaded, roomy. Excellent condition. Recent upgrades. Reduced $11,950.

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Asking $15,500.

HURRICANE 30. Nunes built, spinnaker, nice condi¬ tion but l/B motor needs repair. Very good deal $4,500.

31RIVAST. TR0PEZ.49,750 32'LUHRS, Spl Fish, dsls, more 22,500 33' AVANTI EXPRESS,tains,more. 55,000 34' CHRIS C. 53 Sedan, prft.. 29,500 34' CALIF TRWLR, Iwn dsl. 68,500 36' UNIFLITE crzg hsbl, twjps. 24,950 36'GRAND BANKS, like new... 75,000 37'CHRIS CRAFT, twin, 1964Try 16,000 38'CHRIS Sdn Dlx, perfect. 45,000 42'EXCALIBER, '86, hoi. 95,000 43' MATTHEWS, F/B, '65, V8s 57,500 43'CHRIS CONSTELLATION, nice/needs motors.20,000 49'ALBIN, 80, Irwlr. 139,000 52'STERNWHEELER, Ivbrd. 76,000 65' WHEELER M/Y, '31 . 125,000/olc 65' MALAHIDE TRWl, In Seattle .. 475,000

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46KHRIS CONST. Mexico vet, GM6V53 twin diesel, low hours, top condition, custom decor & more. Asking $75,000.

50' STEPHENS CLASSIC. Exceptional in every way, must be seen. __Asking $125,000.

WE CAN ALSO HELP YOU WITH INSURANCE FOR CLASSICS, WOOD, OFFSHORE RACING & CHARTER BOATS CRUISING INSURANCE AND ALL OTHER MARINE INSURANCE NEEDS January, 1996 •

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Blister Repair with Warranty • Prop and Shaft Work • Rigging • LPU Paints Haulouts Welding • Store on Premises • Dry Storage Marina • Structural Repair Marine Engine Services • Refrigeration • Woodwork • Electrical System Repair and Upgrades • R.O. Watermaking • Do-It-Yourselfers Welcome

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