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The Love Boat Michael Katz has a new love. Ahava, which means love, is Michael's new Wyliecat 48. And the catboat in its elegant simplicity is easy to love. Ahava's 70-foot unstayed carbon mast is truly elegant. But for the sailmaker, the design of the sail is anything but simple. It requires an acute understanding of the catboat's special characteristics and a sensitivity to the behavior of a free-standing mast. This is Michael's third catboat and each has been powered by a carefully designed and meticu¬ lously crafted Pineapple sail. Pineapple Sails’ specialty is special sails for special boats. Boats just like your boat. Give us a call.

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Imagine something wonderful... and then make it a reality. Combine the knowledge and experience of Beneteau with the talent of Bruce Farr...

Make no compromise in the specifications and use only the best equipment from the best manufacturers: Harken, Lewmar, Sparcraft...

Perfect the ergonomics for life at sea. Make the cockpit, deck and rig effi¬ cient and easily managed. Make her beautiful, elegant and comfortable.

Offer a choice of keels and a choice of racing or cruising rig. Offer a choice of interior layouts executed j in premium woods, with plenty of ventilation and natural light, halogen lighting and the classic feel of elegance.

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Island Packet

Seven a

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ISLAND PACKET 380

1. Performance and Seakeeping 2. Integral Hull and Keel Direct Steering System Protected Propeller and Rudder Versatile, Easily Handled Sailplan Protective Bulwarks for Safety on Deck Anchor Access

More than 60 sold within the first month of its introduction. Voted Cruisi: World’s Best Value in a Crui rfor 1999, the new 380 sets e standard for innovation, pe rmahce, qualityco d liveability.

A NEW PACKET A new Island Packet will be introduced in July. The first ten hulls will be of¬ fered at a significant pre-production discount. Last year, the first ten hulls of the 380 sold out in two weeks! He or she who hesitates loses! Call for details.

Beneteau

Oceanis 361 The biggest 36footer on the market! The new 361 features a beautifully finished cherrywood interior with such de¬ tails as a separate shower stall and a full sized nav station. Extremely well equipped and veiy affordable, it's no wonder this boat is the hot¬ test selling boat in America!

Oceanis

381

This roomy and elegant cruiser has exceptional sailing ability. She is a fast cruiser with an easily managed sail plan. A great cruiser or family boat. Just arrived in the Bay Area and avail¬ able to see by appointment.

Beneteau First 40.7 Bruce Farr design. Her high tech rig, state of the art deck equipment and sleek hull belie her racing heritage, while her flawlessly beautiful and uniquely crafted interior balances the need for cruising comfort and racing efficiency. The beautiful new 40.7 is proving herself a winner in the world's most prestigious races.

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NEWS FLASH! "EURO DOLLAR" CRIPPLED BY CURRENT BALKAN CRISIS BOAT PRICES DROP DRAMATICALLY Prices for the Lagoon 380 and 410 have plummeted a whopping $25,000 in just one iponth. Reserve your production slot now before the Euro's recovery. "%v. '

Some of the 30 Other Sail & Power Cruising Cat Models We Represent

LAGOON 410 40'6"x23'6"x3'10" (photo above) and LAGOON 380 - 38T'x21'4"x3'9" (looks exactly the same, debuts 9/99). Lagoon offers the most luxurious and modern cruising-cat designs available today. The upcoming 380 - "little sister" to the ocean-proven 410 - is only 9% smaller, yet $65,000 cheaper! Same luxurious inte¬ rior. Same excellent twin-diesel maneuverability. Same bluewater capability. And an even higher sailarea-to-weight ratio!

lar of all 40 cats we offer (34' x 14' x 18").

Fountaine Pajot's MARQUISES 56 (56' x 27 x 4'6"). Queen of FP’s fleet. 12-18 kts

$115,000 new FOB. Fully equipd.

sailing, up to 18 kts powering. World cruiser.

AQUILON 26 'Pocket Rocket’ (26' x 15'

MARYLAND 37 (37' x 17’ x 3'6"). Twin

GEMINI 105 Best value & most popu¬

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heel. $80,000 FOB.

(Below) Check out this special Owner's Version. The entire starboard hull is the owner's suite, includ¬ ing a large head with separate shower. And the port hull includes a guest stateroom, head and "bonus cabin" forward.

Beacheable. $251,000 FOB.

Coming soon! Lagoon 410 Trawler Cat

Which 'bonus cabin' (port forward) do you want? • (Shown) A third double berth sleeping cabin, or... • Walk-in closet w/floor-to-ceiling storage, or... •

Combination work-bench area with washer/dryer, or...

• Walk-in office with U-shaped desk

Lagoon's first power cat. (41'x22'x3'6"). Beachable. No 8 rocking and rolling. Huge (10'x22') full-width owner's suite (right illustration) aft of central cockpit. 3 or 4 cabins / 2 to 4 heads. 9 to 20-knot cruising w/various twin-diesel I combinations (75hp to 150 hp). First one launches 3/2000. Approx. $310,000 FOB France

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Rod Gibbons' Meanwhile, the large salon offers (a) a chart table, (b) dining for six, (c) optional full-function inside helm station, (d) L-shaped galley with sliding window and fold-down counter for direct cockpit serving.

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Cruising Cats USA 2099 Grand Street, Alameda, CA 94501

(510) 814-0251 fax (510) 814-8765

Luxury Sailing At Us’Level Best'

This one has many recent upgrades and is in top condition. Our dock. $159,500.

One of the best cruising boats for the money on today's market, at our dock. $139,500.

YACHTS (510) 814-0400 Home Page: http://yachtworld.com/bayisland

Compare to any other on the market and you'll agree, thisis the BEST. Asking $103,500.

Monohull Brokerage 27’ NEWPORT, '88.. $17,900 27’ CAL 2-27, '77.. $10,500

38' HANS CHRSTN,'78 $103,900

28' ISLANDER, '77..$17,900

41’ NEWPORT, '79.Just Listed

28' PEARSON, '79..$13,950

43' GULFSTAR, '76.$95,000

29' J/29, '84..$22,500

44’ BOMBAY EXPLORER . $59,500

30' TARTAN.. $19,900 30' RAWSON..$19,900 33' NANTUCKET, '68 . .... $25,000

The 'lightwave' model, performance cruising at its best. Our dock. $295,000.

NEW LISTING. Biggest 30' offshore cruiser around. Our dock. $19,900.

CORSAIR F31, '98.$120,000 DEAN, '88. $49,000 EDEL, '88.$54,000 SOLARIS SUNRISE, '91 . $124,000 GINYSTE, '89. $44,000 PROUT ELITE, '88.$142,000 PRIVILEGE.$149,000 DEAN, '97.$260,000 NORSEMAN 400, '93.$229,000 WOODS, '91 .$159,000 NORSEMAN 400, '93 . $200,000

Great Cruising Yachts in the Caribbean

44' OCEANIS 440, 1995 This is a great deal for a low-hour threestateroom charter boat in excellent condition. Asking $149,500.

45' KRONOS CAT. $298,500 45' CUSTOM CRUISING TRI. .$125,000 47' GULFSTAR Sailmaster$ 159,500

34' GEMINI 105. . New Listing

48' LIGHTWAVE, '90.... $289,500

36' FREEDOM. .. $115,000

50' GULFSTAR, '77.$139,500

Just listed one so now we have two. Stop by and compare. From $31,500.

Very well equipped for cruising. The most popular offshore cat around. New listing.

Very popular and affordable cat. Roomy, stable and great performance. New fisting.

NEW LISTING. Great Mexico boat for the dollar. Our dock. $19,900.

Your catamaran experts' on the West Coast. Here's a small list. Call for more! 31' 33' 35' 36' 37' 37' 39’ 40' 40' 40' 40'

Perfect size cruiser for a couple or family. Our dock. Asking $95,000.

37' LAGOON, ’93.$209,000

Multihulls

Custom cruiser professionally upgraded, ready to cruise in comfort and safety.

Swan quality in a catamaran, what more could you want. Now at our dock so stop by and see.

Simpson Bay • St. Maarten 40' 40' 41' 42' 43' 44' 44' 44' 44' 46’ 47' 48'

VAN DE STADT steel. OCEANIS, ’95. HALLBERG RASSY. BALTIC MAGNUM, '88 .. OYSTER, '82 . ROBERTS STEEL. MORGAN 191 . CSY Walk Over, '77. HARDIN, '80. BENETEAU 456 . JEANNEAU SUN KISS ... CELESTIAL, ’85.

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51' BENETEAU OCEANIS .... 51' BENETEAU FIRST 51,'89 52' GRAND SOLEIL, '91 . 55' SWAN,’70. 59' JONGERT,'72. 62' NAUTICAL,'85. 63' JONGERT 19s. 78' SCHOONER. 80' FEADSHIPMS. 82' VATON25M,'90. 178' CUSTOM SCHOONER ...

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More than 80 boats available!

Stop by and see us in Grand Marina, Alameda

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NEWICK CORITHN TRI, '67. $59,000 FAST, '86.$114,000 NEWICK TRI, '87.$110,000 CASAMANCE, '90 . $189,000 KRONOS, '92.$298,000 HORSTMAN TRI.$125,000 MAYOTTE, '96 . $590,000 CROWTHER, '84. $120,000 PRIVILEGE 14.7.$239,500 WHARRAM, '76.$34,000 SPRONK, '85 .$140,000 CROWTHER, ’82 .$89,000 KELSALL.$264,000 HELLMAN STEEL, '96. $647,000 ETEL, '84.$295,000

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37' LAGOON CAT, 1995 A real 'screaming deal' on a well built cruising cat. This won't last long so call NOW. Asking $149,500.

e-mail: yachtsales@bayislandyachts.com 2099 GRAND STREET A ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA 94501 A (510) 814-0400 FAX (510) 814-8765 June. 1999 • UiiUJt'iS • Page 7

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COVER PHOTO by Christian Fevrier Steve Fossett's record-smashing catamaran Playstation. Copyright 1999 Latitude 38 Publishing Co.. Inc. Latitude 38 welcomes editorial contributions in the form of stories, anecdotes, photographs - anything but poems, please; we gotta draw the line some¬ where. Articles with the best chance at publication must 1) pertain to a West Coast or universal sailing audience, 2) be accompanied by a variety of pertinent. In-focus black and white (preferable) or color prints with Identifica¬ tion of all boats, situations and people therein; and 3) be legible. Anything you want back must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Submissions not accompanied by an SASE will not be returned. We also advise that you not send original photographs or negatives unless we specifically request them; copies will workjustfine. Notification time varies with our workload, but generally runs four to six weeks. Please don't contact us before then by phone or mail. Send all submissions to Latitude 38 editorial department, 15 Locust Ave.. Mill Valley, CA 94941. For more specific information, request writers' guidelines from the above address.

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35’ RAFIKI, 1977 Veteran ocean cruiser in good condition. Asking $48,000. (sistership)

49’ BOWMAN KETCH, 1980 Top of the line British construction. Cruise ready. Listing agent: Jill. Alameda. Asking $195,000.

42’ PASSPORT CUTTER, 1981 Outfitted for world cruise, beautiful. Asking $130,000.

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40’ WECO SLOOP, 1985 NZ’s steel-hulled pride. Extensive cruising inventory. $129,000.

40’ CUSTOM SLOOP, 1990 A modern teak & mahogany beauty. Asking $75,000.

30’ ISLANDER BAHAMA, 1980 In excellent shape. 2 available. Asking $25,000.

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Dream, the breakthrough 26-footer that put naval architect Carl Schumacher on the map, was launched at Alameda Marina. According to a Latitude article on that year's Quarter Ton North Americans, "Schumacher toiled under Gary Mull for four years, dutifully carrying out ideas that didn’t always coincide with his own. Wanting to tiy his own ideas, he left the firm and hung out his shingle, where it blew in the breeze and attracted only modest attention. Apparently Carl realized that if he didn't have the faith to put his own money into one of his designs, nobody else would either. So, he decided to do a boat for him¬ self, the first to bear his name." The hull, deck, keel and rudder were whipped together by Dennis Choate in just six weeks, and Summertime Dream was finished off in an around-the-clock effort by Schumacher just in time for that summer's Quarter Ton NAs on the Bay. Schumacher and crew — Dee Smith, Scott Owen and Steve Chidpster — went to the starting line sleep-deprived and ner¬ vous, not knowing what to expect. They went on to stun the eight-boat fleet, winning the regatta with straight bullets. . . and, in the process, launched a brilliant two-decade career that has given us the Express line (27, 34, 37), Capo 26 and 30 (aka Olsoft 911-S), Wall Street Duck, National Biscuit, Heart of Gold, Recidivist, Swiftsure II, Surprise and many more beautiful boats. June 3-6 — Soling Olympic Pre-Trials. StFYC, 563-6363. June 5 — 22nd Colin Archer Memorial Place for heavy doubleenders. Encinal YC; Teri Moore, (510) 530-0460. June 5 — Midnight Moonlight Race, a 35.6-mile pursuit race to the Carqujnez Bridge and back beginning at 4 p.m. Good currents (flood up, ebb back), but not much moonlight this time. SFYC, 789-5647. June 5-6 — Laser Norcals. Santa Cruz YC, (831) 425-0690. June 5-6 — 18th Annual Go For the Gold Regatta on Scott's Flats Lake (near Nevada City). Gold Country YC; Don Samuelson, (530) 477-9153. June 6 — Spring SCORE #3. SCYC, (831) 425-0690. June 12 — Delta Ditch Run, a scenic 65-mile downwind tour of the Delta. Richmond YC/Stockton SC, (510) 237-2821. June 12 — DeWitt Dinghy Dash, 11 scenic miles from Port Sonoma to Petaluma. Dave Vickland, (510) 865-7363. June 12-13 — San Francisco Classic, buoy racing and a 21mile downwind boardsailing marathon. StFYC, 563-6363. June 16, 1989 — Ten Years After, from a Latitude article swritten after our first Stockton South Tower Race: 'The fun, and the challenge, of this race is its extremes: upwind and down¬ wind; day and night; too much wind and not enough; flood and ebb; Delta and Bay; hot and cold; foul weather gear and shorts; coffee and beer; agony and ecstacy; yin and yang. You change gears more times than a trucker in the Sierras, and you can never give up — you may round a bend in the river and find the erstwhile leader of your pack parked firmly on a sandbar. Or perhaps your whole class will be stalled out against the current at one of the five bridges you pass under. In past years, boats have routinely dismasted; one year, in 1983, a Gulfstar 41 even sank in Suisun Bay during a 60-knot blow." Bill Riley's hot Olson 25 Pearl was the overall winner that year, topping a record 44-boat fleet. Despite the relatively glow¬ ing recommendation above,' the South Tower Race has declined more or less steadily since 1989 — too bad, as we still think it’s a really cool race. June 18 — South Tower Race, "The Whitbread of the Bay and Delta." 140 miles from Stockton to the Golden Gate Bridge and back. StkSC, (209) 951-5600. June 18-20 — Woodies Invitational, the Big Boat Series for the wooden boat crowd. StFYC, 56.3-6363. June 18-20 — Long Beach Race Week, apparently coming back strong. LBYC, (562) 598-9401.

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tUlTHE PRUSIK HITCH CAN SAVE LIVES The tragic death of Harvey Shlasky in the Doublehanded Farpllones Race is a reminder that we need to improve our safety practices while sailing. You may remember that in the last few years there were two other very similar cases which nearly ended tragically. One was also during a Doublehanded Farallones Race, and the other at the beginning of a Pacific Cup Race. In every one^of these cases, the risk of dying could have been reduced by a shorter tether on the harness. A six-foot tether may keep us attached to the boat, but that doesn’t guarantee our sur¬ vival when falling overboard. One way to stay onboard is to keep the tether of the harness as short as possible. I came up with the idea of an adjustable tether one <jay while rock climbing. Rock climbers want their safety rope to stop them before they hit the ground. To have a 20-foot slack in the rope when you are 10 feet off the ground is pretty absurd. To me, it sounds just as absurd to have a six-foot tether on a sailing harness when the water is just three feet away. The device that can keep you onboard is what rock climbers call a Prusik hitch. It consists of a loop made of about quarterinch line. Take a three-and-a-half foot piece of line and tie the ends together with a double fisherman’s knot. (Fig. 1). You should end up with a loop that is about sixteen inches long. Next wrap the loop around your tether a couple of times, (Fig. 2), and attach the other end of the loop to the carabineer on your harness.

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Even with a snug tether you need to be careful where you clip in. If you are in the cockpit, it is better to clip in to an eye-! strap on the centerline of the boat than to a point outboard of the cockpit. Try to clip in as close to the middle of the boat as possible. Run your jacklines inside the shrouds and tie them off away from the stern. Reading the article about Harvey Shlasky made me think about my own-^afety practices and prompted me to write this letter. I hope that reading this letter will make you more con¬ scious of your own safety practices in order to prevent another tragic accident. Frank Gonzalez-Mena Suriana, Pearson 34 Vallejo Frank — We're not experts on the subject, but it sounds pr omisipg to us. Anybody else care to comment?

flllA RAG-TAG PARADE I've been entering my sailboat in the Pacific Interclub Yacht¬ ing Association's Opening Day festivities for about 12 years. Ycfu're probably familiar with this annual rite of passage, which starts out in the morning with boats passing through Raccoon Straits to get blessed by various folks on a Coast Guard vessel. I guess the blessings work as I've yet to be boarded by the Coast Guard or had my keel fall off. Actually, I’m not sure if they are blessing the boat or the crew — or maybe trying to get a peek down the blouses of the women. Judging by the way they all hang over the side of the boat, I’ve got to go with the latter. Once duly blessed, the Opening Day boats proceed over to the Cityfront to participate in the rag-tag parade. Based on my experience, the event is usually totally disorganized, and takes an hour or so of milling around and waiting for a participant's number to be called to proceed through the line. This year they apparently recruited the local MENSA chapter to organize the parade, as they sent out charts to everyone showing exactly where to stage their groups of boats. This might have worked had they only shown some point of reference on the chart — you know, a buoy or landmark. Unfortunately, all the chart had was a blue patch of water. So upon arriving, I couldn’t tell one blue patch from the next. Once we arrived at the blue patch that I figured was prob¬ ably mine, we were immediately directed to move to the center span of the Golden Gate Bridge. Well, the ebb was running at about 5 knots, so I immediately went below to plot a new course to Hawaii. Concerned that our six-pack of Bud, a bag of Doritos and two Twinkies wasn't going to be sufficient provisions for the voyage, we headed for the shallows instead. At this point, one of the PICYA chase boats came over and informed us that we needed to immediately catch up to the two Scarabs in front of us which were making about 50 knots toward the parade start. I thought about filling Einstein in on the physics of dis¬ placement verses planing hulls, but I figured it would overload his lone brain cell. After we actually started on our way through the parade, we were once again told by Einstein that we needed to catch up to the other boats. Launching a beer bottle over his bow and threat¬ ening him with a winch handle obviously worked, as he beat a hasty retreat and did not return. The remainder of the trip was pretty uneventful. Next year I hope they decide not to do so much organizing. Scott Taylor Fins

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LETTERS Latitude, so we haven't participated in itfor many years and are therefore out of touch. Nonetheless, based on our experience with the Ha-Ha's, we can appreciate what an impossible task it is to try to coordinate the actions of any large and disparite group of boats — let alone a group that has already been blessed. By the way, we guess you didn't get the news, but Einstein passed away in 1955.

tlUTHE'99 HA-HA How can I sign up for the 1999 Ha-Ha Rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas? Ron Pullen North Bend, Oregon Ron — 1) Send a $10 check to Baja Ha-Ha, Inc., 21 Apollo Road, Tiburon CA 94920. 2) Include a 9x12-inch selfaddressed envelope with $ 1 in postage. (We know, thePoobah forgbt to mention step #2 in last month's announcement, so if you've already sent in for the entry pack, don't worry about it.) Folks should be receiving the entry packs on about June 10 — or a week after the Ha-Ha receives your check and SASE. Incidentally, the Poobah says it looks at though it might be a big Ha-Ha year as more than 50 requests for entry packs

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Art and Nancy White's Valiant 40 Audrey Lane in the three-day Banderas Bay Regatta. Art says they won their class in the second day's races. I didn't hear about the other days except, "It wasn't the boat's fault." Couldn't have been too bad though, because they ended up with Fourth for the three days. Art and Nancy will be back up in June and then return to Mexico later - with a new Hogin roller furling reefable genoa - a very efficient sail for passagemaking.

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Look closely and you can see last year's fleet at Bahia Santa Maria. open to boats 27 feet or longer that were designed and built for offshore sailing. The event starts in San Diego on October 26 and ends in Cabo on November 6. Crew who can only take a week off from 'real life' might — if they are brave and adventurous — be able to join boats in Turtle Bay for the last two legs. The entry fee for the Ha-Ha is $139 — but you get more than that back in terms of souvenir totes, hats, and shirts, as well as other goods, beer, and discounts on berthing.

f: IIOFFSHORE 40 STEERING FAILURE As the owner of the Offshore 40 yawl Tsaritsa — originally from San Francisco — and a member of the Cheoy Lee Offshore 40 organization — there are a number of us who are interested in learning more about the steering failure that occurred aboard sistership Mary T. during the Queen's Birthday Storm of'94 off New Zealand. I personally know of only one other steering failure on an Offshore 40, this on a yawl based out of the Gulf Coast of Florida. I think the vessel's name was Celicia and the problem occurred in the, area of the wire sheave just forward of the rudder quad¬ rant. There was nothing wrong with the robust sheave, but rather the fiberglass pad on which it was mounted or a failure of the lags which hold the sheave assembly to the pad. If there is any way to get further info from Mary T. with re-

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Pete — We haven't heard from Sigmund and Carol Baardsen for several years, but their Changes in the January '95 issue told the whole story of their battling the Queen's Birthday Stor m As for the steering, here's the pertinent part: "Shortly before we'd set the warps out, our rack-and-pinion steering gear—a Southern California retrofit by a previous owner — broke. With the warps out, we used the emergency tiller to keep the helm lashed. But after a day on each tack, the socket where the emergency tiller fits over the rudder post wore out. Although the storm was abating by then, it wasn't reassuring to hear the rudder clunking back and forth beneath the boat. The situation was further complicated by the fact that we couldn't use the engine for propulsion. When the steering broke, the tips of the propeller blades had been bent over." Anyone interested in the complete 2.5-page report by the Baardsens should send $7 to Latitude 38, 15 Locust, Mill Val¬ ley, CA 94941. Ask for the January '95 issue. As we recall, the rudders on the Offshore 40s are almost iden¬ tical to the ’barn door’ rudders on the Bounty IIs. As both these designs are close to 35 years old now, it would be wise to go over the entire system but we’d primarily be interested in the condition of the metal rudder post — especially where it's en¬ cased in the rudder itself.

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Puerto Escondido, Mexico Norm — We agree that you need different anchors for differ¬ ent types of bottoms — and for different wind conditions. In the Caribbean, where the direction of the wind is extremely consis¬ tent, 'danforth-style' anchors work well. In Mexico, where the wind usually blows onshore during the day and offshore at night, it's preferable to have a Bruce or CQR as they have an easier time resetting after 180° windshifts. Having said that, we took Profligate to Mexico last winter withjust two anchors; a medium sized Fortress, and the mother of all humungous Fortresses. They worked great — but we never slept as soundly as we should due to worrying about windshifts. As for somebody using only 10 feet of chain with a Fortress anchor, that's really scary! By the way, if anyone would like to write a piece about their anchoring experiences in Mexico, it would be much appreciated by all those heading down for the Millenium in Mexico.

flJlFOUR TUMBLERS AND PATIENCE Reading about the break-in of a U.S. yacht stored out of the water in Queensland, Australia, reminded me of another inci¬ dent involving a combination padlock. It was a nice brass fourtumbler lock that appeared substantial. In fact, it was my own lock — I'd just forgotten the combination. Nonetheless, by us¬ ing the process of trial and eiyor — starting at 0000 and work¬ ing toward 9999 — it only took me about 20 minutes to dis¬ cover the combination. Rotary combination locks take a little longer, but the same principle applies. The truth is that such locks don’t need to be forced because they are relatively easily opened by anyone with a little patience and time on their hands. Charles Mueller Chico trilDON’T NEVER FRET What does the acronym ’DNF’ mean? I often see it in Letters. How about 'Dang, No Friends'? 'Don't Never Fret'? 'Do Nuthin', Frank?' 'Doughnuts Never Fail?' What? Kerrin Brigham Los Gatos Holy Mackerel

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fTllNO APOLOGIES FOR THE PASSAGE OF TIME After nine years of reading Latitude, I've finally found a sub¬ ject in your rag on which I consider myself an expert. The bare¬ breasted women of Adix need make no apologies for the long¬ term affects of gravity. As the lucky husband of a 45-year-old, I consider myself a connoisseur of real as opposed to 'plastic' breasts. These women should make no apologies for the pas¬ sage of time. Any chance you might consider selling 8 x 10 glossies? Dennis Hoey Loomis Dennis — The only reason we're running your letter is be¬ cause we’re interested in what kind of boat you own — 'plastic' or wood? And no, there is nov chance we'd sell a copy of that photo.

fill LOOKING TO CRANK Greetings from Guam! I've just purchased and installed a new Yanmar 3GM30F to replace the old Volvo MD2B diesel which had been in my World Cruiser Pilothouse 37. I got a fantastic deal by paying cash directly to the Yanmar factory in Japan. Anyway, the owner’s manual indicates the engine is capable of being hand-started with a crank handle fitted to the front of the engine. However the engine came fitted with a cap installed over the crank handle socket. Furthermore, the waterpump drive belt is routed directly over this socket! I feel it is very beneficial to be able to hand-start a diesel in the event the batteries or starter should fail. While realizing it is a difficult physical task to hand-start a diesel, I believe it could be done — with the aid of adrenaline generated by the approach of a storm or lee shore. If anyone out there has a template to make a plate in which to fit an idler wheel in order to enable them to hand-start any of the GM series Yanmar diesels, I’d be eternally grateful if you would contact me to help me complete this modification. I can be contacted at rbgarr@netpci.com Kirk McGeorge Agat, Guam, United States *

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tUlHOW MANY 'STEEL WHALES' ARE OUT THERE? Having cfuised the South Pacific and Indian Ocean 25 years ago. I’m looking forward to doing it again. However, there's one thing that worries me now — and the recent loss of the Peterson 44 Golly Gee in the Pacific after possibly hitting a shipping con¬ tainer brings it home. Is there any way of knowing how many of these 'floating reefs' are out there? What kind of protection do we have against them? If satellite remote sensing devices can resolve small objects on the ground, can they also be used to report the positions of these ’steel whales'? Is the North Pacific the worst area? You guys are great at ferreting out this sort of information, and I would appreciate hearing the latest. John Hurlburt Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada John — About 20 million 'container-units' start to cross the world's oceans in any given year, and about 1,000 of them fall overboard. While nobody knows for sure, its believed that most of these containers sink almost immediately. Some obviously don't. The North Pacific is always going to have more than its share of containers because the weather is often very rough and be¬ cause we Americans import so much stiff from Asia. Unless your boat is equipped with a forward-looking depthsounder or sonar that you're willing to monitor all the time, the best protection a sailor has against a 'steel whale' is a rabbit’s foot. The technology currently exists to solve the problem All con¬ tainers that go overboard could be designed to either sink quickly or have a transmitter that warns of their presence. All the trail¬ ers belonging to one of the biggest trucking companies in the United States, for example, are equipped with such transmit¬ ters. Unfortunately, solutions to the overboard container prob¬ lem require capital investments that shipping companies aren't willing to make on their own. To give the overboard container problem a context, we never worry about them — until we're exhausted, it's pitch dark, and we're flying downwind.

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John — You've been given some good dope and some bad dope. It's true that you can legitimately avoid paying California state sales tax by taking what's called an ’offshore delivery'. Call the marine department of the State Board of Equalization for all the details so you don't trip up over a minor detail. But basically you have to meet the boat you're going to buy outside of territorial waters, swap the funds for the title, then 'cruise' south of the border for 90 days. Now you know why they call the Coral Hotel & Marina in Ensenada the ’90-Day Yacht Club'. There are some slight variations to the method mentioned above that may also be used. For example, it's possible to bring the boat right back to California as long as you spend 51% of the next six months 'cruising' outside the state. Whatever you plan to do, get the approval of the Board of Equalization first. And don't screw up on the little details. Meet the boat offshore, don’t ride out on her. Videotape the transfer of funds and title — along with the GPS reading proving that you're offshore. Make sure your boating activity in Mexico counts as cruising. Keep a de¬ tailed paper trail. Should you feel guilty about avoiding the tax? Hell no! The much-admired First Lady made her reputation and bucks by showing corporations and high rolling weasels how to avoid taxes, so a nice person such as yourself shouldn't feel any compunc¬ tions taking the same liberties. Is it worth going to all the trouble?

For the umpteen thousandth time you drive across the bridge on a bright, sunny day, gaze at the boats on the bay and promise yourself this is the year you’re going to get out on the water! But how? Rushing out to buy a boat seems a bit impetuous when you don’t even know if you’re going to like it. Lessons might be a good first step, but then what? A good club can get you off on the right foot. We humbly suggest you check out Club Nautique for the following reasons:

• Weather - No, we can’t actually control the weather, but at least we’ve located our clubs where the weather is better. It’s nice to enjoy sunshine rather than fog and it’s nice not to get blasted by the wind the mo¬ ment you poke your nose out of the marina. Visit us and decide for yourself.

• Two Memberships For The Price Of One - If you want to cruise, race or socialize, we’re the only boating club that does it all. As a member of Club Nautique, you are also a member of a yacht club. So when you’re harbor hopping, you’ll be able to visit other yacht clubs and enjoy their hospitality guest dock, restaurant, bar, etc. It’s a great way to cruise!

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tlllA HARMONIOVS COUPLE In the early ’60s, Peter Sutter got a call from Mac Shroyer to come down to the docks in Sausalito and measure up his 24foot trimaran for sails. I was sent because no one else would go. In those days, trimarans, school teachers, and stupid boats went together. I had had a catamaran built on Oshima in Ja¬ pan and an outrigger canoe in the Philippines, so it was I who went off to see the wondrous craft. When I got to the boat, I met Mary, who was obviously very, very pregnant. When I stepped aboard, the floats wobbled. I noticed four door hinges, two to a side. 'What are the hinges for?" I asked. "5h," Mac replied, "they are so the boat can be folded when we take her on the freeway." All I thought was suicide, but said nothing. What if Mac got injured and Maiy had to go to the bow? "I’ll tell you what," I told them, "I'll make a sail that you can use to beat, reach, and run with, and you can raise and lower it without ever having to leave the cockpit." So I made them a flatcut spinnaker that sheeted from the bows with two lines each. Nonetheless, I kept wondering at the nerve of this handsome couple. Did they know how big an ocean really is? Come Christmas I got a picture of my new sail and a birth¬ day card hailing the Shroyer's first son. Mac, who had never seen a gale, reported they got into some nasty weather off the coast of Mexico. Mac saw a bunch of people playing on the beach, so thinking Why not?', drove their little craft at the guys play¬ ing on the sand. As Mary and Mac went through the last of the surf, the Mexicans grabbed the trimaran and dragged it high and dry on the beach! When the gale abated, the Mexican boys happily carried Mac and Mafy's boat back in the Pacific. The marvelous couple never even got their feet wet. Donald Goring Sailmaker Alameda tUCOASTAL CRUISING IN SMALL CATS I want to thank Latitude for the publicity about Explorer Post #333 in Napa, and our efforts to find a multihull. Since the letter was published, we have received valuable advice from people who have already been through the donation process. But the best direct result was that we got a vivacious, experi¬ enced sailor and her dad to join our Post. It turns out they live on the same street in the same town — and we weren't even aware of each other! In response to a previous letter of mine, you inquired about the "safety limits" of sailing offshore aboard small beach cats. Well, here's our background: My wife Pamela comes from a cata¬ maran racing and gunkholing family, so our first date was aboard her 15-ft Sea Spray catamaran in Mission Bay in San Diego. It was blowing 15 knots, it was warm, we got up on one hull, and I wqs sitting next to a beautiful blonde. I was in love! Never mind that Pamela claims that I was brain dead and her most difficult student ever, but eventually I got the hang of sail¬ ing cats. Pamela's dad used the-Sea Spray to do a 130-mile circumnavigation of the Salton Sea — "because it was there".

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He was hit by a 50 mph storm and had but one option: to run straight down wind to relieve pressure on the sails — and ended up driving right into a sewage treatment pond and dumping the boat. Yuck! To make a long story short, with a thorough knowledge of your beach cat's capabilities and limitations, proper safely equip¬ ment, radios, wetsuits, local knowledge of the area and the weather, and buddy boats in case there is a problem, it is pos¬ sible to safely go-offshore. For our circumnavigation of Santa Cruz Island, we plan on taking a 25-ft. C Class cat, a 26-ft monohull, and a F-27 as our buddy boats. And yes, there are a couple of very experienced Sea Spray 15 skippers that are go¬ ing along also. We will monitor the weather before leaving, and will not go if the weather isn't suitable. It is possible to safely voyage offshore in small cats and there is much for everyone to learn from both the preparations and the actual trip itself. By the way, back in '73 Pam and I got to spend some time with<two fellows who were in the process of sailing their 19-ft Alpha Cat to Costa Rica. We partied with them on our boat in Cabo as they waited for the weather window to make what until then was their longest crossing: 300 miles to Puerto Vallarta. Later we heard the most dangerous part of their trip was not the sailing, but coming down with severe 'jungle rot' in Costa Rica. Their cases were so severe that they had to return to San Diego to recover! One of the two guys — a sweet, 'teddy bear' kind of person — later got a job as a bouncer at a bar in Hawaii. About six months after his "dangerous and crazy" catamaran trip, he was killed in a shoot-out at the bar. Pam and I are going to carry a Sea Spray 15 on the deck of our next cruising vessel, so when we pull into 'paradise' we can pull out the 'pocket rocket' and have some fun. The Sea Spray would also be the first thing I would cut loose — along with the water — if we ever had to abandon ship. The last thing on our minds would be the liferaft, for who wants to drift helplessly when you could make tracks toward a rescue? As for your proposed fund-raising 'cat fight' between out Ad¬ venture Cat and your Profligate with Explorer Scouts as crew, it's a great idea that we think we can make even better. We suggest a 'Battle of the Sexes', Gatas against the Gatos, with an all-girl crew on Adventure Cat and an all guy crew on the Profli¬ gate. The Explorer’s would be drawn from the various Sea Scout Ships of the Bay Area. How about a race to Napa from a start¬ ing line off of Pier 39 on a Saturday, a party that night in Napa, > then an upwind race back to the Bay and a finish off Pier 39? Maybe we could get some representatives from the two local America's Cup teams to sail as 'racing captains'. Jay Gardner Advisor, Explorer Post #333 Jay — You know more about catamarans than we do, but we still can't help but think that your proposed cruise goes well be¬ yond the design limitations of beach cats. A few weeks ago, we made the passage from Catalina to Santa Barbara, and no sooner did we get the hook down than 30-knot offshore winds started to blow. Although the winds hadn't been forecast, it continued to blow that way for two days. The seas between Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz Islands were big, chaotic, and very steep. It would have been a hell of a place to have been caught aboar d a beach cat. And had one flipped, we're not sure what — if any — assistance other small boats would have been able to render. Maybe we don't know enough about beach cats, and maybe we're becoming overly cautious with age, but circumnavigating • Santa Cruz Island with beach cats isn't something we could rec¬ ommend — particularly with kids aboard. As for the Sea ExplQrer ’cat fight fund-raiser between Adven¬ ture Cat and Profligate, we’re ready anytime — with the proviso

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1UJ-BIG OCEANS AND SMALL CATS Your story and magnificent photo of the Ocean 71 in the Sightings section of the March issue has prompted me to write. During the mid-'70s, I was first mate aboard Ocean Free, an Ocean 71 based in Malta and chartering in the Med. Until Camper & Nicholson built their beautiful 75-footers, the Ocean 7 Is were the largest production fiberglass sailboats in the world. If I recall correctly, there were seventeen of these boats pro¬ duced, two of which — including Ocean Free — had hard dodg¬ ers over the cockpit. These were wonderful, powerful boats to sail — especially in the high winds and stormy seas off Sardinia in March! In reference to your response to the delightful letter from J.M. Cook, I would like to make a couple of points regarding the Greek guy planning to circumnavigate on"... a 24-foot — yikes — catamaran ..." He’s not as crazy as you imply — and cer¬ tainly won’t be the first to accomplish this type of voyage. Just last year, Englishman Rory McDougall realized his dream of building a 21-ft. Wharram Tiki' cat and sailing her around the world- And Mihaly Kun's Bay Area family sailed their Seawind 24 cat across the Pacific and through the islands. In the early '70s, the Swale family sailed a stock O’Brien 30 'condo-catama¬ ran' around Cape Horn the hard way. There have been dozens more such voyages, many made without fanfare or recognition. Back in '79, I sailed across the Atlantic to Portugal in a very basic, home-built Wharram 27 catamaran. For the most part, the days of sitting down at a sailor’s bar anywhere in the world, saying you sailed a multihull, and having everyone move down to the other end of the bar have vanished. Multihull sailors are no longer considered the lunatic fringe! In fact, even Latitude has a cat. Just as there are monohull sailors who have circum¬ navigated successfully, so are there multihullers. JoJo is my fifth multihull in the last 20 years. The reason we're currently cruising on a 32-foot Fisher catamaran is that after tens of thousands of cruising miles in many different parts of the world, I have come to the realization that 90% of cruising time is spent on the hook — so you might as well be as comfort¬ able as possible. The other ip% is generally divided between sailing and motoring, so a good motorsailer finally made sense. Besides, my wife loves this boat! We've had to delay going further south due to some family s obligations and the need to enlarge the cruising kitty. To that end, we're happily living aboard at the superb Anacapa Isle Marina in Channel Islands Harbor. We're teaching sailing and doing charters until the fall — at which time we'll be off to Panama and the Caribbean. Capt. Jonathan & Joell White Catflsher 32, Jojo Channel Islands Harbor Jonathan & Joell — As we mentioned in our response to the previous letter, we'd be too chicken to cross an ocean aboard a 27-foot cat — let alone a 24-footer. We know other people have done it, but the risks are greater than we'd be willing to take. As long as nobody gets too rabid, we find monohull versus multihull discussions entertaining — and sometimes a little dis¬ concerting. Before Latitude had a catamaran built, we spoke with 'Jawsy' — a first-rate Kiwi sailor who had crewed aboard the 82-ft catamaran ENZA when she set a new Jules Verne Around the World Record — about the wisdom of getting a cruis¬ ing cat. Jawsy asked what kind of boat we had at the time. When we told him an Ocean 71, hejust laughed and said, "Keep what you've got, mate!" We had the cat built anyway. This morning we got a calf out of the blue from Yvon Fauconnier,

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tUlGETTING BACK IN THE LOOP I’m 4,1 years old, sixfeet tall, and weigh 250 pounds. Thanks to a guy who ran a red light, I had to get out of racing nearly three years ago. Now I want to get back into the loop. I’ve raced J/24s, Tartan Tens, Santana 35s, Olson 25s and Ranger 23s. But as I’m now thinking about getting into small boats, I’m looking for opinions on boats that I can dry sail, car top, or tow on a small trailer. If anyone has any good ideas, please email me at keck@visa.com. Also, as I haven't been keeping up with Latitude for the last 18 months or so, I'm wondering when the Crew List comes out. Mea culpa. I’m ordering a subscription on your website right now! Scott Keck San Francisco Scott — We suggest you start your search by checking out the Small Boat Racing Association's website at: www.sbra.org. They've got all the poop on boats such as El Toros, Sunfish, Snipes, Lasers, Flying Juniors, Day Sailers, Thistles, Fireballs, Laser IIs, Wylie Wabbtts, 505s, I-14s, International Canoes, Bytes, Contenders, JY-15s, Lightnings, Millimeters, Coronado 15s, Lido 14s, Pelicans, 420s, 470s, Stars, and C-Scows. Or you could pick up an old Finn or Banshee. If you want something a little larger, try to find a Rhodes 19. Given your racing experience, you might be happiest with the active and competitive Mercury class. Check them out at www.paw.com/sail/mercury/. And don't forget to page through the Classy Classifieds. The Crew List came out in the March and April issues.

1UIUNSAFE AND UNFUN I like what the cruisers say; it's what I read Latitude for. The magazine is a bit short, but I won't hold it against you. And you're right about one thing, it is a big ocean. But safety and fun is between my ears, not at my waterline. I could write for days on my three Mexico cruises aboard my 22-footer, but I

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LETTERS won't because according to you, I’m unsafe and not having any fun. Foam-Filled Cape Man Areata Foam-Filled — The one thing we've noticed over the years about folks who try to guilt-trip us is that they rarely sign their names. And that their letters are vague and devoid of specifics. Lets get this straight, we agree — and have frequently said so in print — that safety is, as you put it, ’between the ears and not based on waterline'. Which is why we've happily written about people like Serge Testa, who did a circumnavigation in a boat half the size of yours. Having cleared that up, we're sure our readers would be in¬ terested in what kind of 22-footer you have, whether your cruises were down the inside or outside of Baja, how long they wer efor, and whether you trailered or sailed the boat down and back up the coast. You know, just the basics, so we can all benefit from your experience.

1111 YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS At a recent meeting of the Over the Reef YC, the local — and only — yacht club in the Northern Mariana Islands, I was not taken seriously when I raised the subject of sailing supersti¬ tions. Specifically, I mentioned the superstition against carry¬ ing bananas onboard. I have tried to back my claim with inde¬ pendent research — including on the Internet — but found nothing. As a result, I only got ribbed some more. But one person on the Cruising World bulletin board and I both seem to remember that Latitude may have done a story on sailing superstitions within the last year or two. A story which mentioned the taboo against carrying bananas on boats. Do you remember what issue that was? Timothy H. Bellas Northern Mariana Islands Timothy — Unfortunately, we don't remember that article — but we can recall a number of sailors' superstitions: Everyone knows that you've got to be as nuts to carry bananas on a boat as you do to start a voyage on a Friday (the day of Jesus' Execu¬ tion ) or the first Monday in April (Cain's birthday and the day Abel was killed). San Francisco sailors should beware of sailing on the second Monday in August, the day when Sodom and 'Gomorrah were destroyed. Flowers should not be brought on boats — especially subma¬ rines —for they portend the funeral wreaths of the vessel's com¬ pany. Priests and woman were always considered bad luck to have aboard; the former because they bury the dead, the latter because the sea doesn't like the sight of a woman. Oddly enough, sailors believed that high winds and gales would subside if a naked woman appeared — which explains the fact that so many figureheads on ships showed a woman with bared breasts. By the way, it's been determined that the sea doesn't mind the sight of a naked woman aboard a fiberglass boat. Every old sailor knows that if you lose a bucket or mop over board., you're in for bad luck. Heaven help you if you hand a flag to a sailor between the rungs of a ladder. If you hear bells at sea, you’d better put your affairs in order quickly. Perhaps the most famous sailors' superstition of all is that its all right to whistle up a little wind in a calm, but you'll bring on a gale if you whistle when there already is a breeze. For a more complete compilation of sailors' superstitions, find yourself a copy of Jim Clary's Superstitions of the Sea, "a com¬ pelling digest of beliefs, customs and mystery focusing on the vast array of strange, mythical and often comic beliefs of mari¬ ners from ancient times to the present." Page 66 •

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fUlNOT INTERESTED IN SEEING OTHER WOMEN NAKED I’ve been reading your magazine cover to cover for many years. It got me interested in sailing and helped me find a sailing school in order to take some classes and sail their boats for a few years. I have since moved on to a partnership in a Catalina 27 that has worked out great. I have been able to sail all I want for a very reasonable price and as a result have gotten to be a fair sailor. I have also had two wonderful bareboat charters in the San Juan Islands. My wife and I were able to charter an O'Day 32 on one trip and a Hunter 35.5 on our last two week vacation — and they were the best vacations of our lives. We're now look¬ ing at buying a 40 to 45-foot boat and talking retirement in two to three years — at which timet we want to see Mexico and a few other places. Now to my point! Over the years, Latitude's language has gotten a little worse and there are more naked bodies. After v seeing the March issue, I kind of expect to see a centerfold any time. Your magazines stay on my coffee table until every part is read, and then they are replaced with the next month's. I am a conservative type person who thinks that I really don’t need the nude pictures. I have a wonderful wife that I have been married to for 31 years, and am just really not interested in seeing other women naked. Plus, I have young grandchildren, and I don’t want them to think I approve of those kinds of pictures. So this month’s magazine went in the trash as soon as I thumbed through it and noticed your almost full page picture of a topless young lady. This happens to every magazine I get with those type of pictures. I am a little angry because I loved your magazine and sup¬ ported quite a few of your advertisers. I wonder if they think the nudity is worth losing customers over. Von Bottoms Dixon Von — Speaking as the publisher of Latitude, we were as unhappy with that March photograph as you were — although for different reasons. You're unhappy because it violated your sense of propriety. We, on the other hand, loved the photo and the somewhat comical appearance of the helmet, but were mad

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million things that can disrupt your plans and the boatowner’s plans, so all the arrangements made will be for naught If we were you, we'd be serendipitous, for there's no better place in the world to boat-hitch than Greece. First off, there are zillions of boats in Greece, almost all of which tie up in front of tavemas where all the backpackers hangout on the cheap. Sec¬ ondly, there are lots of charter companies, and we've yet to see a charter company that wasn't perpetually in need of experienced hands— to say^ nothing of paid skippers — to shuffle boats during the high season. Our suggestion is that you fly to Athens, spend a day or two doing the historical sites, then get the hell out of that mostly miserable city. Start by checking out the scene in Athens' Kalimiki Marina, Kea Marina, or at Piraeus, which are primarily charter company bases. If you don't score, go to the nearby Corinth Ca¬ nal, where all boats have to stop to pay the toll — and which you ought to see anyway. If you don’tfind something you like, r etum to Pireaus to take a ferry to any of the following ports: Hydra, Mykonos, Ios, Santorini or Rhodes — and just work the docks. If you make it to Rhodes — as you surely will — it’s just a few miles further to the even bigger yachting centers ofBodrum and Marmaris in Turkey. We don’t think you'll have any trouble at all. When Big O was in Greece and Turkey, we picked up crew that we ended up taking all the way across the Atlantic. So did Jim Kilroy's Kialoa III. So it should be a slam dunk —just remember to drop us an email and send a few photos!

lUi FIRST CABIN May we congratulate you on a superb and humorous publi¬ cation. In response to the Any Fool letter in the May issue, Daphne and I wholeheartedly agree with the concept of speed, efficiency — and bottled water. Why just the other mom Daphne informed me that we were getting low on Evian. Why cheap, I ask you? Aboard Our Nirvana, we only have the best — as the sea will not settle for less This brings me to the point of our letter. Having spent time in Sausalito, Marin County, and knowing the good life, we lube our head only with first grade cold pressed Tuscan virgin olive oil and a dash of top quality balsamic vinegar — thus keeping this important piece of equipment in ’First Cabin’ condition. We have also discovered that flat champagne — preferably French — works wonders in freeing up seized deck hardware. Life is full of compromises — but not ours! Cyril & Daphne Smiythe Our Nirvana

Mazatlan Cyril & Daphne — Is our memory playing tricks on us, or isn't there a bottled water dispenser at the Marina Mazatlan office? And at the Cabo Isle Marina office? And at the Marina Paradise office? Do these locals know something spigot water drinking gringos don't — or are they just being bourgeois? Perhaps we should have explained that our conversion to drinking and cooking with bottled water was gradual. We began the practice after the tenth time the water coming out of the sup¬ posedly potable water spigots in the Caribbean was the color and consistency of the Colorado River. After the times it had given an unpleasant flavor to the food that had been prepared. After it was the prime suspect in the crew getting sick. After we'd been repeatedly warned not to drink it. After we’d observed marina workers using the garden hose to Jill the 'agua purificado’ tanks. Yes, marina spigot water is often fine. But you never can tell — particularly outside the U.S. and particularly during the rainy season. Our feeling is why take the chance when bottled water

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1111 SALT OF THE EARTH The following is the response that I received from the Mitsubishi International Corporation regarding their controver¬ sial proposed partnership in a Mexican salt-producing facility at San Ignacio Lhgoon on the Baja coast: Thank you for your letter expressing your concerns to us about the gray whale and the proposed solar salt facility at San Ignacio Lagoon. Having visited the site not only for busi¬ ness but also for whale-watching, I share your concerns. I would be troubled also if I felt that either Mitsubishi Corpora¬ tion or the Mexican Government, our majority partner in Exportadora de Sal S. A. (ESSA), would do anything to en¬ danger these magnificent mammals. However, I am writing to you precisely because I am convinced that ESSA is taking the right steps to plan its project with sensitivity to the local envi¬ ronment. Please recognize that San Ignacio Lagoon will remain in its pristine form even if the salt project goes ahead. Ten years from now, 20 years from now, and a hundred years from now, the lagoon will look the same as it does now. Untouched except by local fishermen and whale watchers, it will r emain

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a peaceful refuge for whales. The closest the project will come to the lagoon itself is a channel at the very north end with pumps two kilometers from the'lagoon and five kilometers away from the closest that any whale could possibly come. There will be no ship traffic or other activity in the lagoon. Most important, the project will not go forward if there is any danger to the gray whale or to.the envtronment includ¬ ing the bottle-nosed dolphins, sea turtles and other animals. While Mitsubishi Corporation is publicly committed to this, you need not simply accept our word. In October 1997, ESSA announced the formation of a team of scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a consortium of Mexi¬ can universities who will carry out a thorough Environmental Impact Assessment. We mill certainly abide by the results of the study. You should be aware, however, that ESSA has operated successfully for a long time in Ojo de Liebre, a lagoon to the north of San Ignacio where the whales also migrate. When ESSA first began exporting salt from Baja in 1957, around 100 gray whales visited the lagoon near its facility. This year, about 1,800 whales visited the lagoon — a record number. This would seem to indicate that salt can be collected without an adverse impact on the gray whale. We believe ESSA has done a good job over the past 40 years in protecting the environment, but if through the Envi¬ ronmental Impact Assessment we find there are any areas where ESSA has not used best practices, we will make sure it raises its standards. For example, although a recent report by a Mexican Environmental Protection Agency (PROFEPA) initially hypothesized that the death of 94 sea turtles last December was due to increased salinity in Ojo de Liebre la¬ goon, they have also stated that further research needs to be done to determine the cause of the turtle deaths. PROFEPA also noted in its report that this is a highly unusual occur¬ rence that does not call into question ESSA’s overall opera¬ tion or its strong environmental record. Both Mitsubishi and ESSA believe that the deaths are un¬ related to ESSA’s operations. Nevertheless both we and ESSA are very concerned about this issue. ESSA has. therefore, cre¬ ated a team of specialists to look into the matter along with

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PROFEPA. We want to ensure that the best possible scientific study is carried out. Please be assured that we will make no proposal to expand ESSA’s operations unless we know for a fact that ESSA’s solar salt activities can be carried out in a manner that truly protects the environment. I am sometimes asked why anyone would want to build a. solar salt evaporation facility in this location. While ther e are other ways to produce salt, the salt evaporation process uses the least ertergy and the process does not contribute to global warming. This region of Mexico is one of the few locations in the world where such a process is feasible. It is an extremely natural process that would use ancient salt flats located in¬ land to the north and west of the lagoon, which are devoid of animal and plant life. The salt flats would simply be filled, with seawater that would be gradually fed through a pro¬ gression of ponds and would eventually produce salt as a result of natural evaporation. Finally, I want to clear up any misconceptions that may exist regarding the relationship of the project to the Vizcaino Biosphere and World Heritage Sites. It is only in the core or eas of the Vizcaino Biosphere where there can be no develop¬ ment. In the much larger buffer zone, development is permit ted as long as it is compatible with the Biosphere. Within the Biosphere, the San Ignacio and Ojo de Liebre Lagoons were designated World Heritage Sites to preserve the habitats oj the gray whale and other threatened species. Contrary to what some would lead you to believe, the World Heritage Commit-< tee specifically found that neither the lagoons nor the area merited designation as sites of exceptional natural beauty under World Heritage Site criteria. The current salt facility, near Ojo de Liebre as well as the proposed salt facility are nor in the core areas of the Biosphere, nor would we proceed y these facilities would harm the habitat of the species in thel nearby World Heritage Sites. Instead, they are facilities which have and will add wetlands and more bird life. While Mitsubishi Corporation is a profit-making company, as are all businesses, we want to ensure the integrity of thec environment is preserved, just as you do. When concerns are called to our attention about our business activities, we seri-1 ously consider those concerns and examine those operations, to make sure they can be responsibly carried out. We invite you to continue calling to our attention any is¬ sues you have about us. We ask you to support the< precedent-setting scientific process on the San Ignacio projects Please feel free to visit ESSA’s website for further information or updates at www.bqjasalt.com. — James E. Brumm, Executive V.P., Mitsubishi Corp.

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karin & Carl — We're a little confused about two points: 1) If you're using a watermaker, what's the purpose of the additional filter? 2) If you make enough water in three hours for a month, don't you have to pickle your unit afler each use? Otherwise it sounds great — as long as you never contaminate your tanks with suspect tap water.

MWHISKEY AND WATER I would like to dip my toe into the water discussion. The reason for the Wanderer's big boat is now apparent. It was not just for bigger parties — as some people thought — but to be able to haul more bottled water. Unfortunately, those of us with smaller boats eventually run out of bottle storage space and have to decide between bottles of water and bottles of whis¬ key. I have found out it works better for me to take the whiskey and pray for rain than it does to take the water and pray for whiskey. All of the Wanderer's claims about potential problems with tank water are true, but my solution works pretty well. I have never had a tank of water go bad, and only one tank of brackish water. I chlorinate every tank of doubtful water that I take aboard. That kills both the germs you cannot see and the growth which you can see. v To get rid of the chlorine taste, I have an eight-gallon day tank under the galley sink. The pressure pump is only used to fill the day tank, and that water is then pumped through a filter to the sink using a foot pump. People are allowed to use all of the water they want so long as they use the foot pump — and usually it only comes to a gallon of water a person per day. Neither the filter nor the chlorine seems to do anything for brack¬ ish water. Now, as we come to the tail end of this water subject, I want to talk about the scale buildup in the toilet discharge hoses. I was discussing the problem with a friend who is a waste water engineer for gold mines. He told me about a chemical polymer anti-scaling agent they use to prevent scaling in water that has a pH of 9 to 11 — which is much more likely to scale than sea¬ water with a pH of 8.3. Perhaps some of the readers can con¬ tribute to what I have found out so far. The chemical he used is Ashland Drew 11-423 anti-sealant. The factory rep was very kind, but couldn't help much because the smallest quantity they sell is a 55-gallon drum which goes for $1,500. The rep calculated that would contain enough ma¬ terial for 13,844,625 flushes for the amount of hose I have on my boat. Scaling is a big problem around steam boilers and industrial plants. Does anyone out there know of a similar chemical that can be bought in smaller quantities or. is designed and pack¬ aged for this purpose? We use vinegar to keep everything work-

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a star is reborn For those of you wondering if there’s life after racing, take heart. Former one-design competitor Ted Hall is doing just dandy with his new boat, which happens to be an old woodie. In fact, ‘fine’ doesn’t come close. Let’s say he’s absolutely thrilled. “I was getting too old to bash around out there with all those young guys,” says Hall, whose Express 37 Frequent Flyer chalked up a re¬ spectable record in more than a decade of local and offshore racing, including a second in class in the ‘87 TransPac. “It was time to move on to something else.” ‘Something else’ in this case turned out to be Bright Star, a 53-ft Edson Shock sloop built in Southern California in 1935. “I was on an airplane on my way to Hawaii looking at a Latitude 38 and I came across an ad for this wooden boat," says Hall, who runs the Long Meadow Ranch Winery. (Look for their soon-to-be-released ‘96 Cabernet Sauvignon.) “Something in that ad spoke to me,” he says. He made a few phone calls and when he returned to the mainland, he and some friends — including occasional Frequent Flyer guest star Chris Corlett — went over to take a look. continued on outside column of next sightings page

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Formerly the Memorial Day Regatta, this year’s May 29-30 multi-class bash around the buoys will be known as the inaugural Hospice Regatta. Portions of the proceeds from entries will go to helping out the hospice program in Northern Cali¬ fornia, which helps bring relief, compassion and comfort to terminally ill patients and their families. A worthy cause if ever there was one. Classes invited to participate this year are the: 11-Metres, Melges 24s, Olson 30s, Antrim 27s, Express 27s and J/24s, J/35s and J/ 105s. Racing will take place off the sponsoring St. Francis YC. Following the racing Saturday will be

SIGHTINGS — new name dinner and a party (with two bands) at the club. Participants get in free, but oth¬ ers are welcome for $20 apiece — so even if you’re not racing, you can have a good time for a good cause. Celebrities at the Sunday awards cer¬ emony will include KPIX anchors Dana King and Dave McElhatton, and honor¬ ary event chairs Sallie and Jim DeWitt. Most of the prizes are beautiful DeWitt artwork. If you don’t ‘place’ well enough to earn one, mention the Hospice Cup next time you commission Jim to do a painting and 20% of the proceeds go to Hospice. See you there!

star — cont’d “We all kind of fell in love with the boat,” notes Hall. The next thing he knew, he owned her and she was in one of the big airplane hangars at Nelson’s Marine’s new location at Alameda Point. Not much is known of Bright Star’s history prior to the mid-’80s. In a nutshell, she was actively raced in SoCal until the late ‘40s, when she migrated to the Bay Area for more of the same. (Among her paper¬ work, there’s still a 1950 CCA certificate, signed by Myron Spaulding.) In the ‘70s, she ended up tied to a dock in the Delta and all but forgot¬ ten. In 1983, she sank. She was raised, brought ashore, covered with tarps and sat again until her then-owner passed away in 1986. Wooden boat wizard Jeff Rutherford bought her at the estate sale. He brought her to his Richmond shop (Rutherford Boats) and for the next five years, he and partner Antony Leighton spent their spare time restoring her. Resplendent in new paint and varnish, and with her bronze and stainless agleam once more, the boat resumed racing in 1990 at the Master Mariners Regatta. In 1991, she got the award for fastest elapsed time over the course. Under her next owner, Orinda’s Mary Resnick, Bright Star added cruising and chartering to the resume, voyaging as far afield as Mexico and the San Juan Islands. When illness forced Mary ashore, she put the boat up for sale. Thanks to Rutherford’s work, the hull was still in pristine shape when Hall took over ownership. The rigging was another matter. Hall ended up pulling the mast and having all new rigging put on. When the (original) mast was out, Hall discovered one of the many traditions that a boat with a bit of history carries with her. “Under the mast, we found this little cabinet with a sliding door,” he says. “Inside was a 1935 silver dollar.” After the mast went back in, Soren Hansen (Hansen Woodworks) started work on a beautiful piece of fir he’d located for a new bowsprit. Sailmaker Norman Davant found some spectra laminate back east that had been tinted to look like Egyptian cotton, and made Bright Star a whole new suit of sails out of it. Trina Merriman set about the Herculean task of restoring the ‘Star’s acres of brightwork above and below decks. . . and so it went. As the 7-month project progressed, more of the old crew and friends from the Express started coming around to have a look at the project. Some started hanging around and helping out. With friends and family aboard, the boat had her first official sail under new management on New Year’s Eve, 1998. And to say Hall was happy would, once again, be an understatement. “Sailing a boat like this is a totally different experience,” he says. ‘There’s a serenity to it that wasn’t there on the other boat. There’s no banging, just the sound of the spray going by.” There’s also a “height¬ ened sense of momentum,” he says. No doubt due to the 51,000-pound displacement of the boat — the equivalent of more than five Express 37s. Immediate plans were to race in the May 29 Master Mariners with all the aforementioned people aboard, as well as Frequent Flyer veter¬ ans Harley Gee, Ron Kuehn, Tom Sayer, John Orkin, maybe Carl Schumacher, Glen Hansen, Ken Johnson, Ted’s son Chris and wife Laddie — and probably a few more. “We’re thinking 16 or 18 for crew,” says Ted. “I wouldn’t even think about putting up a spinnaker without 12 people aboard.” Hall says he’ll be back for the 2000 Master Mariners, but after that, the boat’s going down the coast again for a little R&R. Sounds like both she — and her owner — have earned it.

crash course We were sailing the J/105 Hoku’ lele on starboard tack about a half mile south of the entrance of the Mare Island Strait when we noticed the Soverel 33 Flexi-Flyer approaching on port. We gave them a hail, and I made eye contact with their helmsman and trimmer. They fell off immediately to clear our stem. I went back to concentrating on upcontinued on outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS crash course — cont. wind speed and picking a lane to go back to the breakwater. The next thing I knew, we took a vicious hit on our port side and the bow of Flexi is over our rail and sliding aft. The crash left a triangular hole of about 10" per side just below our port toerail two feet aft of the chainplates — fortunately one of the --• strongest places on the boat. I would hate to think of what would have hap¬ pened if ‘Flexi hit two feet far¬ ther aft. In ad¬ dition to the hole, two stan¬ chions arid all gc the port life¬ lines were ripped out. We also haye a distinct mark In better times... ‘Hoku’ /e/e’ booms along at April’s J/Fest. on our cabin top, right at the handrail, where the other boat’s stem fitting hit. Not knowing how bad the damage was, after ‘Flexi slid off we tacked to port to get the hole above the water and counted fingers/toes. It turned out that neither crew suffered anything but bruised egos from the contact. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the boats. As I was pulling out our protest flag I glanced over at Flexi Flyer. The collision had taken a big chunk out of their bow midway between the deck and waterline) It was about a foot tall, and stretched back about two feet on either side, reminding me of the shark’s teeth you see painted on P-51 Mustangs. Hoku' lele was not taking on water and the rig looked intact. We started sailing out of the way of the big boats so we could tape up the hole and keep going. While doing this, we noticed ‘Flexi’s bow go under when they took down their jib. They definitely took on water. A minute or so later, as they were headed DDW, we watched as their bow was driven into a wave and water swept over the bow and back to the mast. They rounded up immediately. Seeing they were having trouble, we dropped our sails and motored over to them. They asl^ed us to stand by while they called the Coast Guard. By this time the hole forward was underwater and the boat was wallowing with less then two feet of freeboard. It seems water had rushed over the stern via the open transom and headed down the hatch, swamp¬ ing the boat very quickly. We called the Coast Guard as well, and re¬ layed info as they asked. I don't think any of us thought the boat, a Soverel would actually sink, but at this point there was nothing their crew could do so we began to take them off. I didn't want to get too close to ‘Flexi for fear she might roll over on us, so we made the crew jump into the water and took them aboard by our stern swim ladder. As the crew jumped off ‘Flexi her stern began to rise out of the water. I suppose there was some air trapped back there and without the crew weight holding the stern down, it just headed for the sky. It reached equilibrium with the rudder and propeller shaft out of the water, then slid down bow first, just like the Titanic, until only the top of the mast was visible. I think she bounced along the bottom with the flood until she came to rest on the side of the Mare Island Channel in about 20 feet of water with 5 feet of her mast sticking out. It was pretty surreal watching a boat sink and her crew jumping off one by one. Over the 10 minutes or so it took to happen, everyone was calm, though a few of ‘Flexis crew were apprehensive about jumping into the water. The owner of Flexi-Flyer couldn't make the race, but let continued on outside column of next sightings page *

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crash course — cont’d As for the cause of the accident, as they went to duck us, they got hit with a puff, the rudder cavitated and they rounded up into us. I understand that Flexi-Flyer was raised a day or so later with quite a bit of mud in her, but that she’s repairable. We hope to have Hoku'lele back in the water for the June races. Thanks to those at the Vallejo YC who helped both crews when we arrived at their docks. The same to Joe Cummins and his USCG crew for following up so quickly. And if I may, extra atta-boys/beers to my crew — Andre, Mac, Mahon and Olga — for doing what needed to be done, when it needed to be done. See you on tjie water. — dermis deisinger, skipper J/105, Hoku’ lele

offshore sailing, and would be sailing to Cabo anyway, you might think about sending in for your own entry pack. Just send $ 10 and a 9x 12 -inch self-addressed stamped envelope ($1 in postage) to 21 Apollo Road, Tiburon CA 94960. The packets will be sent out starting on June

X 10. To refresh everyone's memory, the HaHa is not for novices and it’s not an off¬ shore baby-sitting service. But if you have the right boat, the right offshore experi¬ ence, and the right crew, it can be a great

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opportunity to sail and socialize down the coast of Baja. And there's nothing better than a little tropical sailing after its got¬ ten cold and dark up here in the States. The full Ha-Ha experience starts on October 24 with the Kick-Off and Cos¬ tume Party in San Diego, and ends with the awards ceremony in Cabo San Lucas on November 6. If you have a spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend who can't take that much time off, have them fly down and meet your in Cabo for four days of sun continued middle of next sightings page

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What does it take to raise a sunken sailboat? We called Captain Gary Burks, an ex-Coast Guardsman who now runs Neptune Marine Towing, which is affiliated with Towboat US in Alameda. Gary’s the guy who raised Flexi-Flyer. ‘The biggest factors are the weather, the currents and the location,” he said. With her mast sticking out of the water, Flexi-Flyer wasn’t hard to find. But being so near the entrance to Mare Island Straits, she was in a bad area for current. “At anything more than a knot of cur¬ rent, the divers have to hold on like a flagpole in a hurricane.” Gary was contacted Sunday afternoon, checked out the location and depth (36 feet at high tide) and planned his first dive for Monday morning. The first order of business was to sit down with a tidebook and figure out the current ‘windows’ in which his contract diver(s) could work at the site. Basically, that worked out to a half-hour on either side of slack water. Weather was also a factor in the salvage, with 30knot winds driving the team off site on their first attempt to secure the wreck Monday morning. Because it had to be done in one-hour ‘sound bites’, the salvage of Flexi-Flyer took until Tuesday afternoon. On the first dive, the diver had to ‘tidy up’ the sunken yacht; bundling and putting away sails and other gear that might get in the way. The actual salvage work con¬ sisted of digging under the hull and passing large straps around her. The two straps, arranged fore and aft of the keel like on a travelift, are then attached to airbags, which do the lifting. Luckily, on this salvage, Burks didn’t have to work too much after dark, which tends to be more dicey for lots of reasons. Interestingly, diver visibility is not one of them. They can’t see anything down there anyway, even during the day,” he says. “It’s all done by feel.” Once the airbags are inflated, the idea is that the yacht bobs to the surface, whereupon huge pumps are inserted and the water is pumped out. However, because she’d been on the bottom more than a day, Flexi' was full of mud forward. So when the bags were inflated on Tues¬ day afternoon, Flexi came up stern first. On gaining the surface, the boat shifted in the slings. With time running out on his ‘slack’ window, Burks decided to tow her in a sort of cockeyed position to shallower, calmer water about 3/4 mile away, near the Navy Pier. There, the boat was righted, pumped out and towed to Yachtmasters in Vallejo. She is currently at KKMI boatyard in Richmond undergoing repairs. As an ex-Coast Guardsman, Burks has seen ‘both ends’ of the sink¬ ing spectrum, so when we asked for tips on what to tell our readers in case they ever found themselves in a similar situation to that of FlexiFlyer, he said, “First of all, nobody should risk their life to tiy to save the boat or any gear. I’ve seen several needless deaths that resulted because people went back into a sinking boat to grab things.” That understood, here are some of Burk’s tips. If you have the time and wherewithal to put any of these into effect, you will save money (perhaps a lot of money), and possibly make the difference between losing a boat and getting it back. If you don’t, and you’re scared and all you want is to get you and everybody else off safely — by all means forget trying to save the damn boat and get off. 1) If you can, get the boat to shallow water. The shallower the water, the less it will cost to raise the boat. The practical working limit for salvors is pretty much set by the practical working limit for scuba (without time-consuming decompression), which is,about 60 feet. 2) If you can, get the boat off a navigable waterway before it goes down. Boats that sink in navigable waterways must be removed no matter what, and an owner is responsible for the cost of that removal. 3) Mark the boat in some way — again, only if its practical and safe. If you have the time, attach a fender, cushion or other flotation to a long piece of line. That way, if the mast doesn’t stick out as it did with Flexi-Flyer, the boat can easily be found. Burks notes that in the sal¬ vage of a powerboat that sank in the same area as Flexi a week later, it took an hour and a half just to find the boat. If the boat is in deeper continued on outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS depths, continued... water, sometimes the only way to find it is with sidescanning sonar, which will quadruple the cost of the salvage. 3) If you have time, secure sails to the boom and rails/lifelines. If you don’t, the diver will have to spend time doing it so he can work without getting tangled in stuff. Time, as we all know, is money. 4) Shut off the engine and — again stressing if you have time and it’s not dangerous — shut off fuel lines and plug vents so that gas or diesel doesn’t get into the water. If a bunch of fuel starts leaking out, the Coast Guard spill team has to get into the act. 5) Be sure you carry insurance and that it covers salvage. With salvage companies charging $350-$400 an hour, the cost of such jobs adds up fast. 6) If you do none of the rest of the above, wear lifejackets. As you’ve read in the story of how Flexi sank, no one thought she was going to go down at first, and when she did she went fast. Fortunately, everyone on Flexi was wearing a lifejacket.

yes, the tall ships are coming Fret not. The promised arrival of six Class A tall ships and 'more than a dozen smaller vessels will take place July 2. Plans have changed considerably since we published our lengthy preview in February, as the State of California suddenly pulled its sponsorship of the event, originally called the Mervyn’s California Gold Rush Race. We’re happy to report, however, that the Bay Area maritime com¬ munity is pulling together to pick up the pieces. Volunteers in a variety of organizations around the Bay are working without fanfare to make the visiting vessels as welcome as possible. At approximately 1:00 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle will lead a grand procession of vessels through the Golden Gate and along the Cityfront to the Bay Bridge. They will remain in port until July 5, when a 400-mile race to Long Beach will commence. Vessels will be open for public viewing from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 3 and 4. Preliminaiy berth assignments are as follows (check local papers to confirm). San Francisco’s Pier 27: Concordia from Canada and Dewaruchi from In¬ donesia. Pier 35: Gloria from Colombia and KaiWo Maru. from Japan. Pier 45: Eagle and Guayas from Ec¬ uador. Most of the smaller (Class B) ves¬ sels will be berthed in the vicinity of the Hyde Street Pier. A grass-roots team headed by When Ecuador’s 268-ft ‘Guayas’ comes to town, her cadets Alison Healy has kept give the traditional salute from the yardarms. the pr0ject alive. They have secured dock space. Coast Guard support and tug boats. The City of San Francisco has also pitched in with support and dis¬ counts for the visiting crews and cadets. Volunteers are reaching out to the marine community for donations toward a Captain’s Gala, to be held at the Maritime Museum. Such affairs are a time-honored tradition at all tall ship gatherings. The non¬ profit Master Mariners Benevolent Foundation will act as ‘treasurer’ for the event. Send funds to them at: P.O. Box 470490, San Francisco, CA, 94147. Private tours and parties aboard the ships can be arranged by calling the Gold Rush Sail office at (415) 556-0115.

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ha-ha and fun starting on about the 4th. The entry fee for the Ha-Ha is $139, but you get at least that much back in hats, shirts, tote bags, berthing discounts, food and beer. The more than 500 boats that have done the Ha-Ha so far — some of them two times or more — haven't groused about the deal yet.

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— cont’d Haven't got crew? Haven't got a berth on a Ha-Ha boat? There will be a Ha-Ha Crew List and Reunion Party at the Encinal YC in Alameda on Tuesday, Oc¬ tober. The Wanderer hopes to see you there — but even more importantly, at the starting line in San Diego on Tuesday, October 26.

Despite the imminent arrival of the Gold Rush fleet next month, it is truly unfortunate that the amazing replica of Captain’s Cook’s fa¬ mous ship. Endeavour, will not be making a port call in San Francisco. Due to a lack of suitable accommodations in the Bay, she will be head¬ ing up the Sacramento River June 10, where she’ll be on display at the Port of Sacramento June 11-16. It’s not often that a foreign tall ship visits our state capital, so she is expected to receive a grand reception. If you can, sail out and greet her when she passes through the Gate on the morning of the 10th (Ch. 16). And we promise you won’t regret it if you make the journey to Sacramento to see her. She’s considered to be the most accurately-built replica ever completed. --

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SIGHTINGS spring storm on the saus’ waterfront “What fools these mortals be,” wrote Shakespeare. The guy knew what he was talking about — and he was talking about all of us. The boat business wasn't all that good a few years ago, which meant the marina business wasn't very good, either. After all, empty slips don't make mortgage payments. In order to fill the empty slips, some marinas started accepting boats that were really nothing more than floating homes'. These floating homes might have looked liked boats and floated, but most of them didn’t have engines and weren't anywhere near being safe for serious navigation. Naturally, they rarely, if ever, left their slips. However, floating homes had two enormous attractions: 1} They were/ are the cheapest — and sometimes only — housing their owners could find and afford in one of the most expensive places in the country. 2) Living aboard is fun! One of the marinas that accumulated quite a few floating homes over the years was Pelican Yacht Harbor in Sausalito. One of the ’float¬ ing homes' they allowed in belongs to Charles Nash. Three years ago, Pelican Harbor also became home to Peli-Wash, a mini-drydock that's best suited to quickly lifting boats from the water, powerwashing their bottoms, slapping on a couple of coats of new bottom paint, and re¬ launching them. While Pelican Harbor and Peli-Wash may not be one and the same company, there are at least indirect links. Currently, there's a big stink over liveaboards in Sausalito, a stink that began festering years ago with Nash's boat berthed close to the Peli-Wash. The problem is that no matter how careful anyone is or how many curtains they erect around a floating diydock, it’s still going to be all but impossible to keep dust and debris from landing on nearby boats. The problems with Peli-Wash became worse with time, as they undertook more complicated bottom jobs that created greater amounts of dust and debris. x Some Pelican harbor tenants complained to Harbormaster Tony Maricante that debris from Peli-Wash was getting their boats — or float¬ ing homes — dirty. Maricante's solution was to offer these boatowners a berth elsewhere in the harbor. Most of them accepted. Nash was one of those who complained, but Maricante says he refused an offer to have his boat moved to another part of the harbor. Maricante says, however, that Nash did accept a reduction in his marina bill. Nash also complained to Mark Fitzgerald, Peli-Wash’s most recent manager. In addition to getting boats dirty, Nash accused Peli-Wash — which had a permit from the BCDC — of polluting Richardson Bay with toxic dust and debris. Curiously, when it came time for Nash to have the three-year growth removed from his boat's bottom, he took her to Peli-Wash — the veiy outfit he accused of polluting Richardson Bay. (Latitude's attempts to reach Nash for comment on this seemingly r contradictory behavior and other related issues were unsuccessful.) In any event, Fitzgerald claims that he gave Nash a sweetheart deal of just cost and materials on the haulout. If Maricante or Fitzgerald thought they were getting into Nash’s good graces with reduced fees and charges, they would soon be proven wrong. A short time after Nash hauled his boat at Peli-Wash, he received a notice from Pelican Harbor saying that berth rates were being increased. Once a showplace, time has taken its toll on Pelican, which could surely benefit from renovation. Indeed, the owners, Flynn Investments of San Francisco, are moving forward with plans for a multimillion dollar up¬ grade. Not happy about the price increase, Nash and at least one other liveaboard did something that many other liveaboards think was the equivalent of shooting themselves — and all other liveaboards — in the foot. Or worse. Nash contacted the City of Sausalito, the BCDC (Bay Conservation and Development Agency), and the Regional Water Quality Control Board to complain that Peli-Wash was polluting Richardson Bay. Be¬ fore long, Adrian Klein, Enforcement Program Analyst for the BCDC,

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farewell canvasback, Having served aboard the 71-ft cata¬ maran Canvasback several times, it is with true regret that I must announce she’s for sale — see this month’s Classy Classifieds. Launched in 1987 after five years of work by more than 200 volunteers, the Lock Crowther design would eventually cross the North Pacific seven times on behalf of Canvasback Missions to provide free medical, dental and eye care to the residents of tiny and remote Pacific Is¬ lands. Typically, the populations lived off decreasing copra profits and the sur¬ rounding sea. Most of them had never seen a doctor before. Canvasback and her teams of volunteer doctors would arrive, and a clinic would be set up — often right

SIGHTINGS job well done on the beach. Canvasback is still the great boat she always was, but the non-profit organiza¬ tion has outgrown her. The cat is being replaced by two 133-foot former Coast Guard cutters currently in mothballs in Baltimore. They will remain there until Canvasback Missions finds the $800,000 necessary to refit them and get the pro¬ grams underway. Anyone interested in more information can call (800) 793-SAIL. Canvasback Missions wishes to thank their many sponsors, for without them, there would have been no Canvasback. I want to thank Canvasback for being such a great boat, and providing me with memories to last a lifetime. — tom hieronymous

waterfront — cont’d was marching down the Pelican docks to have a look at Peli-Wash. As Klein walked down the Pelican docks, there was no way she could have missed the telltale signs of lots of people living aboard floating homes. In addition, Ray Morgan — who lived aboard in Pelican for years but no longer does — attended a BCDC meeting to complain that those who lived aboard in places such as Pelican needed their rights pro¬ tected against price increases. It should be mentioned that there have been accusations that people have been charged different rates for the same slips. But even if Morgan had rights on his side — and we re not saying he did or didn’t — there are two reasons his actions may not have been the most diplomatic or helpful. First, every tenant at Pelican had signed a month-to-month lease agreement in which they specifically agreed not to liveaboard their boats.. Secondly, Pelican had never applied for or received a liveaboard permit from the BCDC — which meant every¬ body living aboard in Pelican was in violation of the law. The net result is that Nash and Morgan had effectively blown the continued on outside column of next sightings page

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SIGHTINGS waterfront — eont’d whistle on themselves — and scores of other liveaboards in Pelican. It must be noted that some believe that Peli-Wash or the marina itself helped beat the drum about liveaboards, giving them an excuse to get rid of people they consider to be troublemakers. Whatever the case, the shit immediately hit the fan. Pelican Harbor received a letter from the BCDC telling them that their liveaboards had to go — or else they had to apply for a liveaboard permit. But even if Pelican applied for and was granted a BCDC liveaboard permit, no more than 10% of the harbor's boats could ever be used for liveaboard purposes. This was horrible news in the harbor, because everybody knew that Pelican had far more than 10% liveaboards on floating homes — let alone living on navigable vessels. So by raising a fuss — which is what a lot of people think Nash and Morgan did —- or by righteously protesting a rate increase and voicing environmental concerns — which Morgan and Nash think they did — their complaints set in motion a chain of events that have caused a lot of folks grief — and there is no end in sight. A number of tenants in Pelican, for example, have no idea where they'll be living in a few months or where their floating homes will be berthed. One thing for sure is that it's not likely they'll be living aboard in Sausalito anytime soon. To comply with the BCDC mandate to start eliminating liveaboards. Pelican started issuing eviction notices to suspected liveaboards. Among the first to receive them were Nash and several of his neighbors who were also suspected of living aboard. Nash told the Pacific Sun that he believes Pelican Harbor was evicting his boat in retaliation for his being a whistle-blower. Habormaster Maricante categorically denies it, saying he had no choice but to evict Nash to comply with the BCDC s regulations. Still, it's hard to believe Maricante didn't have a smile on his face when he licked the envelope that contained Nash's lease termination. Maricante says that when and if Pelican is issued a liveaboard per11 mit by the BCDC, the allowed legal liveaboards will be chosen on the basis of having a "real boat" — meaning "clean, functional, insurable" boats, as opposed to floating homes — and on seniority. He says that Pelican Harbor will no longer be used as "a trailerpark for owners of floating homes." Maricante has a reputation for taking excellent care of his own boats and being disappointed when others don't do the same with theirs. One source told us the only reason Maricante per¬ mitted so many floating homes' in the harbor is that he inherited' them when he accepted the harbormaster position — and didn't have the heart to kick them out. About the time this issue of Latitude hits the streets, Nash's boat is supposed to vacate her slip at Pelican. Will Nash and the others who have had their leases terminated actually move? Only time will tell. But Maricante says that Nash warned him, "If I go down, everybody goes down with me!" As for Peli-Wash, it was forced to suspend operations a month or two ago over concerns about their permits. In any event, the diydock is currently non-functional as it was vandalized the day after the berth increase was announced. Mere coincidence, or retaliation? Nobody has proof either way. Whether the drydock will be repaired and resume operations, or be sold elsewhere, has yet to be decided. For what it's worth, as of press time, Peli-Wash had not been charged with any en¬ vironmental violations. Pelican Harbor is in the process of applying for a BCDC liveaboard permit and continuing with plans for a major renovation. They're also applying for a grant that would hook all their potential liveaboard boats directly to the city's sewage system. As for the liveaboards in Pelican Harbor, those with floating homes find themselves in a terrible situation. Perhaps that's why both Nash and Morgan claim to have concerns about themselves and their boats’ safety. The dilemma for liveaboards on floating homes is that they're first on the list to be reproved from Pelican and last on the list of wanted boats in other Sausalito harbors. Rightly or wrongly, most _ continued on outside column of next sightings page

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honkin' Chances are, if you planned to go sail¬ ing on Saturday, May 22, you ended up changing those plans. Those of you who were out there know why — the wind machine was hitting on all cylinders, blowing a steady 30 knots in the Central \ Bay, with gusts to. . . geez, it seemed like about 100. The big wind caused the usual mis¬ chief at marinas, blowing unlocked dock boxes open (oooh, look at the nice anchor and rode in that one!), partially removing boat covers and in some places unrolling roller-furling jibs so they could flail them¬ selves into little pieces. Motoring back into Sausalito from a photo shoot, we actu¬ ally saw a couple of williwaws — like dust

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devils on the, water — wending their way in and out of marinas. While heading out earlier in the day, we saw an even stranger sight — a bunch of billowing nylon. We diverted from our course to help what looked like a sailboat whose rig had tumbled. It turned out to be one of those inflatable ‘fun house’ things for kids. It had started out the day at a crafts fair in Dunphy Park, but at some point became airborne — fortu¬ nately with no kids in it — and landed in Richardson Bay. It quickly headed west with the wind, as inflatable fun houses don’t go to weather worth a damn. Despite the howling breeze, there were

harbormasters perceive owners of floating homes as being the source of a disproportionate amount of grief — and recent events certainly haven't done anything to lessen that belief. In addition, most harbormasters are philosophically opposed to marinas turning into low-income housing. As for other harbormasters in Sausalito, they too have been feeling heat from the BCDC over the liveaboard issue. Some of them received letters on the subject from the BCDC, others haven't. Naturally, the harbormasters are conducting that heat to tenants they know or sus¬ pect of living aboard. Interested in getting a liveaboard slip in Sausalito these days? Good luck! What should you do if you're an illegal liveaboard — meaning some¬ one who spends more than three nights a week aboard without a per¬ mit? If you live aboard a floating home’, you should probably pray. The recent stink is the last thing you needed. If you live aboard a 'real boat', you should do the same thing we did

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still a few boats out on the Bay. Most, however, putting discretion before valor, were holed up in the calmer locations. We observed some doing laps in the relatively calm waters around Treasure Island — and the not-so-calm waters of Raccoon Strait, which looked more like the Magellan Strait! A few brave souls were out in the Central Bay bashing into the

The Phantom Menace — Last month, our high-tech marine surveil¬ lance gear was able to capture the first-ever images of the fabled San Francisco Bay 'stealth boat'. Like the Loch Ness Monster, many locals swear this invisible presence has haunted the Bay for years, but until now no hard evidence existed to support their claims.

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teeth of the blow — one of them towing a mostly-airborne dinghy. A couple of boats had the situation in control, trucking along like pros with sails nicely reefed. All in all, it was one of those days that must have given birth to the common, but inaccurate, saying, “If you can sail San Francisco Bay, you can sail any¬ where.”

If you’re so discreet that nobody has any idea you're living aboard, you'll be as big a help to your harbormaster as you will be to yourself. And that's a good thing, for if there's one lesson to be learned from the current sorry situation, it's that cooperation, not conflict, is the key to sustainable happiness. And happiness is winning the 25-year-old game of hide-and-seek between liveaboards and the dreaded BCDC.

tuning the classy rig We’re delighted with the response to our new(!) and improved!!) Classy Classifieds. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, take a quick peek to the back of the magazine now and you'll notice the biggest change right away — we now accept photos with the ads. The other major difference you can’t see: you can place Classys, and pay for them using your credit card — electronically via our website at www.latitude38. com. The big surprise on our end is the volume of electronic ads we’ve received for this issue. From only a handful for the May issue, we got 50 to 60 ads for June via the website — half of which arrivied in the 48 hours before deadline. Not unexpectedly, the new system had a few glitches, so if you’re planning to take out a Classy, here’s the most efficient way — for you and us — to get the job done. • If you’re submitting your ad electronically, make sure it reads exactly as you want it to read before you send it. Once you push the ‘send’ button, there’s no going back. Keeping track of more than 500 Classys is hard enough without having to go back and make changes,

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so we’re not able to do that. • Please don’t ask us to use file photos — meaning photos from our archives — to illustrate Classy ads. You have to supply the photo. And it has to be a photo, not a drawing or a crummy third-generation xerox copy. If you don’t have a photo of your boat, you can send a quality photo or brochure photo of a sistership. Caution: If the artwork isn’t good enough, we’ll just run the ad copy only and refund the $15 we would have charged for the photograph. Incidentally, copies of our archive photos are always available to readers. If you see a photo of your boat and would like a copy, they are $25 apiece for a black and white 8x10. Each additional print of the same negative is $10. Identify the photo by issue and page number, and send a check for the appropriate amount to Latitude 38, 15 Lo¬ cust, Mill Valley, CA. 94941. Caution: If you need one of our fild photos for your Classy ad, you must get your order to us by the 10th of the month. • If you want your Classy photograph returned, it must be accom¬ panied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. So please don’t send valuable or one-of-a-kind photos without SASEs or you probably

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SIGHTINGS classy — cont’d from people trying to place last-minute ads that she couldn’t get through. So make life more simple and stress-free for everyone by send¬ ing your ad in a day — maybe even two! — before the deadline. • Yes, we understand there are legitimate reasons why ads aren’t placed until the last minute. But if you’re holding off because you just know that your boat is going to sell before deadline, here’s a helpful hint: place the ad anyway. As long as we receive notice to cancel the ad before the 18th of the month, you’ll receive a full refund — and con¬ gratulations — from us. Overall, we’re thrilled with this new dimension to Latitude, and hope you are too. It’s going to take a little time to get it running as efficiently as possible, so we appreciate your patience and understanding.

10 most common mistakes The editorial staff at Latitude spends a lot of time looking at people sailing the Bay. Not just racers, either. As you’ll see in Eye On the Bay in this issue — a monthly feature through the summer — we enjoy watching sailing on a more relaxed level, too. It’s always a bit distressing, however, to look through the viewfinder to see an otherwise well-sailed boat with a baggy jib or fenders drag¬ ging. Without any intent to shame anyone — we’re far from perfect — there are some other obvious mistakes we see on a regular basis that, if corrected, would enhance the crews’ sailing enjoyment — and would mean a greater chance of being featured in Latitude. So in the spirit of constructive criticism, we offer our list of the top 10 sailing mistakes” 1) Dragging Fenders — Okay, it’s not going to affect how the boat sails very much, but the ‘Marina del Rey racing stripes’ do look a little tacky. Tip: Tie at least one fender to a part of the boat where you’ll have to untie it to go sailing — such as a jib car — to remind you about the other fenders. 2) Scalloped Jib — This is a real biggie as far as sailing efficiency goes — not to mention one of the most visible gaffes. For the jib to be efficient, you have to get the scallops out of the jib — otherwise, the aerodynamics get all messed up, the draft is in the wrong place, and so forth. Except on very small boats, you’ll need a winch to get proper jib luff tension. Once you do, you will be flabbergasted at how much bet¬ ter your boat sails and points. And remember, the harder it blows, the harder it will be to get adequate jib tension. 3) Open Forward Hatches — This isn’t as common a mistake on chilly San Francisco Bay as it is on the Delta or on San Diego Bay, but if you’re going to be tacking frequently, leave your forward hatch closed. If you don t, jibsheets have a tendency to foul on it. We’ve seen forward hatches torn halfway off a boat as a result. Be sure to dog it down good, too, or your V-berth and everything on it will surely get soaked. 4) Too Much Sail or Wrong Choice of Sails — One of the reasons we like the people of the Bay Area is that they are so adventurous and active. Just Do It’ applies equally to Northern Californians and overhyped running shoes. However, if there’s one place to be conserva¬ tive, it’s out on the water. In case you haven’t noticed, the wind blows hard here. So as soon as you think about reefing, it’s probably time. In fact, sailors in some locations — Berkeley Marina — often throw in a reef before they leave the dock almost as a matter of course because it s easier to shake a reef out than it is to put one in. Start with a conservative headsail, too. Keelboats are designed to sail most effi¬ ciently at a relatively low angle of heel. If you’re on your ear most of the time, it may feel fast, but it’s actually slow. 5) Sails Trimmed Incorrectly — If we had a dime for every potentially great sailing photo that was spoiled by improper sail trim, we’d be hobnobbing with the likes of Warren Buffett. Well, maybe not quite, but we’d sure have a s_tload of dimes. This is related to #4 above: If you have to constantly dump the main or luff the headsail to keep the boat upright, you re carrying too much sail. But if you’re flogging around going nowhere, you have to sheet in the sails until they stop luffing. To continued on outside column of next sightings page

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winch No matter if your boat just completed a 1,200-mile salt-shower slog back from Mexico or spent the winter in her berth in California, she's continually subjected to the harsh marine environment. As a result, even the seemingly most well made and brutal gear — such as winches — need periodic care to function properly. We were reminded of this in early May while scooting across San Pablo Bay with a mistrimmed mainsail. We couldn't trim the main because the port traveller winch

SIGHTINGS watch wouldn't work. The winch wouldn't work because the pawls were stuck in the 'open' position by a combination of salt, grease and other crud. When the pawls don’t work freely, the winch doesn't 'catch', and it's possible to break fingers, wrists, and faces. None of these are conducive to plea¬ sure sailing. Fortunately, it’s both quick and easy to service most winches. We had ours apart, cleaned, and working fine again in continued middle ot next sightings page

10 most common mistakes get the right trim, the general rule is to ease the sails out, then sheet them in until they don’t luff anymore. But don’t bring them in too tight. And remember the old adage, “When in doubt, let it out.” For fine-tuning sail trim, those little strands of yam placed just aft of the luff on both head and mainsails are cheap and work just fine. 6) Being Underdressed —As we were motoring out in the photoboat last month, we passed a lovely sloop ghosting toward the Bay. Her male crew were shirtless, the female contingent sported comely swim¬ suits. When we saw them later, of course, they were bundled up- as though the next stop was Antarctica. The message: If you’re having guests out for the day and they don’t know any better, tell them to bring warm clothes. Better yet, keep some jackets and foulie tops aboard

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for that purpose. We constantly use a real-life example when trying to explain this concept to people. One time we took a guy out sailing who absolutely refused to heed our admonition to bring some warm clothes. It turned out to be a warm day — over 100- in San Rafael — but he spent the day in the middle of the Bay huddled in a comer of the cockpit with the sail cover wrapped around his shoulders. 7) Ignorance of Currents — In addition to plenty of wind, the Bay has strong currents. Racers use the current to great tactical advan¬ tage, but we’ve seen sailors a little further down the food chain so bamboozled by current — such as when they couldn’t seem to sail around a certain point — that they were scared and miserable. Anyone doubting the relative importance of the currents needs to spend a few hours on the Golden Gate Bridge looking east on a week¬ end afternoon. From there observe how much faster a boat sailing to weather in an ebb travels compared with a boat just 100 feet ay/ay tiying to sail to weather in a flood. Notice, too, that most of the time when a tide is ebbing at the Gate, it’s flooding near the shore. So let’s not see any more of you sailing down the middle of the Gate while trying to get back into the Bay during an ebb. 8) Accidental Jibes —This is probably the most serious faux pa£ we witness. We’ve seen people get whacked by a snapping mainsheet as it slams from one side to the other, and hate the thought of seeing some¬ thing worse. And make no mistake, sailors get killed by accidental jibes.

less than 15 minutes. We suggest you take the time to check and service yours, too.

Unintentional jibes happen, particularly in the ocean, but in the Bay they can easily be prevented by the helmsperson paying attention. The one sure warning that you’re in danger of jibing is that your jib collapses when sailing downwind. Either head the boat up right away

Robert Flowerman — who has kept and continues to keep boats such as the SC70 Silver Bullet, SC-52 Vitesse, and AmericaOne in fine working order — keeps

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his winches clean as follows: 1) He re¬ moves all the moving parts, and cleans off the excess grease, salt and gunk. 2) He sprays everything with WD-40 — al¬ though he cautions that not all BMWs think this is a good idea. 3) He lubricates the all-important pawls with Three In One oil. 4) He slightly thins out some Lewmar winch grease with Three In One Oil, then applies it to the bearings and other mov¬ ing parts of the winch — making sure not to get any on the pawls or surfaces that might transfer it to the pawls. Then he reassembles the winch. The thinned winch grease is used on racing boats be¬ cause it doesn't slow down the winches as much. Flowerman suggests that if a boat sits most of the time, her winches only need to be serviced once a year. If the boat is actively raced, he’d do it after each big circuit. For example, he serviced Silver Bullets winches prior to the start of the TransPac and then again after she re¬ turned home to California. A last bit of advice. Winch parts — and pawl springs in particular — seem to have an uncanny ability to fling themselves overboard. So take the proper precau¬ tions.

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or duck your head — because that boom is about to come across the cockpit with power. 9) Sideways Spinnaker — Okay, this isn’t one for the masses, but it happens with enough frequ’ency for us to mention it here. This is more of an embarrassing mistake on the level of forgotten fenders than any kind of threat to safety or the security of the boat — with the added bonus that everybody within half a mile in every direction gets to have a chuckle at your expense. And again, like death and taxes, sideways spinnakers happen to everybody who flies one sooner or later — even to those in the America’s Cup. And we’re far from perfect. We once did almost an entire Ensenada race complaining about how badly our brand new kite had been cut. When dawn broke we noticed the word ‘head’ written on the comer dragging in the water. Oops. 10) Not Keeping a Good Lookout, Especially to Leeward — We rou¬ tinely shock the hell out of people when all of a sudden we’re right next to them snapping photos. What shocks us is that we stopped well to windward of them — to let them sail by in order to compose a good photo — and they never even noticed us. One time, we were photo¬ graphing such a boat — which got T-boned by a second boat that wasn’t looking where he was going either! You’re big boys and girls. We don’t have to tell you that boat colli¬ sions are bad news and people can get hurt. So keep a good watch, especially to leeward. There are others, but those are the main 10. Correct any of them you’re guilty of and we guarantee your sailing will be more enjoyable for everyone aboard. And by the way, if we’d gone to 11, it would have concerned lifejackets. Please encourage everyone on your boat to wear one. Happy sailing, folks!

coast watch Here are Coast Guard Group San Francisco's significant Search & Rescue cases that occurred between mid-April and mid-May: April 25 —At 1210 p.m, we received a call for assistance from a 23ft Bayliner that was having engine problems near the "Pump House" in San Pablo Bay. As it was not in distress, Station Carquinez issued a Maritime Assistance Request Broadcast and the boat contracted with Towboat U.S. for assistance. Towboat U.S. arrived on scene at the Pump House and was unable to locate the Bayliner. By this time, the Bayliner s batteries were running low and communications had become sporadic, with transmissions lasting less than five seconds. Unable to get a radio bearing to the Bayliner, two boats from Station Carquinez and a heli¬ copter from Air Station San Francisco searched San Pablo Bay for 10 hours — locating the Bayliner on the east side of the Bay, north of the Mare Island breakwall. This case once again shows the importance of carrying a backup means of communication and of being familiar with the area where you're boating. April 26 — At 4:34 p.m. we received the following call: "Breaker breaker, we need help. It’s an emergency. We are an SOS. Please help us!" That was it. Since the caller did not give us his vessel’s name or location, we had to make an educated guess at a search area based on the remote radio sites that received the transmission. Besides each Coast Guard Station's local VHF-FM radio. Group San Francisco has a network of seven remote "high" sites — most atop peaks such as Mt. Tamalpais and Mt. Diablo — all morfitored at the Group HQ on Yerba Buena Island. Since we only monitored the distress call on the Yerba Buena and Mount Umunhum — six miles SE of Los Gatos — sites, we deduced the vessel was in the South Bay and launched a boat from Station San Francisco, a CG Auxiliary mobile communications unit, and a helicopter to search. About the same time. Station Monterey received a report of a vessel waving a handheld flare just off the sand dunes in Monterey. The Sta¬ tion launched their 47-ft motor lifeboat (MLB) and towed the boat into continued middle of next sightings page

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coast watch — cont. Monterey Harbor. While interviewing the boat’s operator, we determined that he had made the "Breaker, breaker" call for help. Through the wonders of nature and science, the distress call was received by an antenna on Yerba Buena Island, but not by an antenna only a couple miles away in Monterey. Once again —'this is important! — please carry multiple means of communication. When making an initial radio distress call, include your vessel's name, position, number of people on board, and situa¬ tion. This initial call may be all that we hear. May 10 — At 12:40 a.m, we received a report from the Marin County Sheriff concerning a 17-ft powerboat overdue from Black Point. Sta¬ tion Carquinez launched a RHIB and Air Station San Francisco launched a helicopter. The Coast Guard helicopter located the grounded boat at 7:45 a.m., hoisted the boater, and flew him to California Maritime Acad¬ emy. The owner had purchased the boat two days prior. He took the vessel out for trial the previous day and ran out of gas. His vessel drifted into the mud. This is a classic case of inexperience and complacency leading to distress. How much differently would this case have turned out if the owner had gotten completely checked out in his boat, if he’d taken a Coast Guard Auxiliary or U. S. Power Squadron boating safety course — or simply if he'd checked the fuel level before he left? May 11 — At 4:20 p.m., the Berkeley Harbormaster called to relay a report he'd received from two sailboats who had sighted a capsized 13-ft sailboat east of Angel Island. They noted that boat's sail was rigged, but the mast had punched slightly through the hull. The boat had a current registration sticker and a small outboard motor. Two fenders were floating nearby. We ran the boat's registration number, tracing it to an owner in Sausalito. Assuming a possible person in the water, but not knowing the time since capsizing, we dispatched search boats from stations San Francisco, Golden Gate and Carquinez, and a helicopter from Air Station San Francisco to check large sections of San Fran¬ cisco and San Pablo Bays. We also received a search assist from the Berkeley Harbormaster, and from the Sausalito police to check the owner's residence. We searched through the night, expending a total of 24 boat hours and 3.5 helicopter flight hours. At 9:40 the next morning, the owner called, stating that he was towing the small boat with his 30-ft sailboat near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, when the smaller vessel started to sink. He cut the boat loose, and assuming it would sink completely, and made no report. He "hoped no one was looking for him.” Thus a $20,000 search effort could have been avoided by a simple radio or phone call.4 May 15 — At 7:55 a.m., a vessel in the San Joaquin River reported that a small boat had sunk south of Sherman Island at 9:30 p.m. the previous evening with four people aboard. The operator stated that his boat took a wave over the bow and went down quickly. Three of the party swam to Sherman Island and spent the night, later attracting the attention of the reporting source's boat. The fourth person decided to swim on his own toward Antioch and was missing. A Station Rio Vista boat and an Air Station San Francisco helicop¬ ter searched the area. At 2:19 p.m. the boat located the missing man in the marsh at Kimball Island. He was deceased. May 18 — At 9:15 a.m. we received a report of a 21-ft sailboat overdue from Fourth Street Canal in San Francisco. A friend reported that the sailor had departed three days prior and had not returned. He stated that the boat's owner usually sailed in South San Francisco Bay and did not stay out overnight. We dispatched several land units to search marinas and coves, and an Air Station San Francisco helicop¬ ter to search the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to the Dunbarton Bridge, all with negative results. At 2:21 p.m., a CHP helicopter called Station Carquinez to report a sailboat aground just west of Mare Is¬ land with one person on board, in an area too shallow to be reached by boat. The Air Station San Francisco helicopter arrived overhead at 3:26 continued on outside column of next sightings page

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THE EQUATOR — Mike Horn is a man with a mission. The 32-year-old South African adventurer hopes to become the first man to completed a solo on-the-equator circumnavigation. For the ocean part of the feat, dubbed ‘Latitude Zero’, Corsair Marine put the finishing touches on Horn’s F-28 trirharan in April. After a short shakedown, the basically stock boat equipped with solar panels, GPS and a digital communication system, will be trailered to Miami, put inside a container and shipped to the West Coast of Africa. Horn plans to depart from Libreville, Gabon, on May 24. Of course, a quick glance at the globe reveals that not all of the Equator is in

SIGHTINGS cruiser the water. The trimaran will basically transport Horn from one continent to the next. When he gets there, he leaves the boat with his support crew on the East Coast and hacks his way across teaming jungles and mountains to the West Coast. (In South America, that includes a little range called the Andes.) Always keeping on the Equator. He expects the F-28 will be a welcome sight after that. Other land masses he’ll have to contend with include Borneo, Sumatra, India and of course, the breadth of Africa. Horn and his team expect the Latitude Zero adventure will take about 17 months to complete. To follow his progress on the web, check-out www.mikehorn.com.

coast watch — cont’d p.m. and hoisted the man off the sailboat. The sailor stated that he had been aground since the afternoon of May 15, and that he had plenty of water, but no food. How lucky this fellow was that a friend noticed him missing! Too bad he was nowhere near where his friend expected he would be. It was only by accident that the CHP helicopter saw the grounded sailboat. A float plan and flares or radio would have brought help to this hapless sailor much more quickly! — capt. larry hall, uscg

10 things we hate about catalina Clever title, don’t you think? We visited Avalon for a couple of days in early May on the way home from Mexico. Despite the fact it was a weekend, it was nearly empty. Now, about that list: 1) Catalina is too far from our normal base of Sausalito. 2) Er . . . uh . . . can’t think of a number two. In fact, we want to give a tip of the hat to all the fine folks who live and work there, and who have always been unfailingly friendly to us.

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drop-dead gorgeous weekend of May 15-16. The Bay was on her best behavior most of the weekend, testing the 46boat licet with a full menu of current and wind conditions, And, as opposed to last year s scoring debacle and the carnage-fest the year before that. t fllQ e fmir.ropp np_ this yearr s four-race, nothrowout Stone Cup went relatively smoothly — well, at least until the wind piped up to 30+ knots during Sunday's bumpy finale. It was nice to see this regatta rebounding somewhat, as the Stone Cup (and handi-

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dance in Division 'H' was encouraging, the other HDA classes were sparsely popu¬ lated — in fact, you could count the boats on one hand in the other divisions. A concurrent two-race regatta, dubbed the Pebble Cup, was held on Saturday off Treasure Island for the three other classes of HDA— 'L' (166-up), 'G' (multihulls) and non-spinnaker. Division 'M' was pinkslipped earlier this year, further evidence of erosion at the bottom end of the HDA spectrum. "We’re rethinking the Stone Cup for-

The ID-35 'RigeT, seen here chasing 'Recidivist', looked slippery in her debut.

cap racing in general) has fallen on hard times lately. Formerly the second most important regatta on the Bay after the Big Boat Series, the once high-flying Stone Cup stumbled in the late 80s when IOR died, and then tripped again in the early '90s when the mysterious IMS rule was stillborn. In 1995, the year the Stone Cup switched to its current all-PHRF format, the attendance was even bleaker —-just 16 boats showed up, a dismal turnout. \

In 1996, to bolster the thinning ranks, the Stone Cup combined with a pair of HDA races on Saturday for the first time. This 'captive audience' had (and still has) the option of paying $15 more and sail¬ ing in Sunday's two races as well, thus potentially doubling up on the pickle dishes. Unfortunately, this solution hasn't

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mat again," noted regatta developer Carl Schumacher. "Maybe we'll invite a few of the bigger and better one design classes, such as the J/ 105s, next year."

But no matter who the supporting actors are or will be, the spotlight in the Stone Cup will always be firmly on Division G", the big boat class. Ranging in 'Petard' pursues near-sistership 'Sweet Okoie'. Inset: Class 'H‘ champ Keith Buck.

size from the Schumacher 54 Swifisure II down to the hot new One Design 35 Rigel, this 11boat collection was a showcase of the best boats and best crews on the Bay. Off the top of our head, only Blue Chip (already in SoCal), Raven, Sceptre and Morning Glory were missing. Many of the Stoners were using the regatta as a tune-up before heading to Southern California for the two Long Beach regattas

'Wasabi' on the breeze. Dale Williams spent a year trying to decide which boat to buy next—it looks like he made a good choice!

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next month, so the level of competition was especially fierce. When the smoke cleared. Dale William's new-to-him Farr ILC 46 Wasabi (ex-Aoba) topped the 'glamour' class with a consistent 2,2,1,3 record. "We're still learning how to sail the boat, and it keeps going faster and faster!" said Dale, who was obviously pleased to pick up his first pickje dish in his new boat. Williams shared the driving with project manager Scott Easom, and was backed by a solid

"We're still learning to sail the boat, and it keeps going faster and

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STONE CUP'99 ger boats, but made up lots of time down¬ wind. ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE/ROB Other notable finishes were turned in tics. Luck was against them all weekend, by Pat Nolan's J/125 Javelin, which was as they ripped two headsails and their a picture of inconsistency with an 11, main before dropping out of the regatta 1,10,1 record. The sprit-poled red rocket during race three. The incident which routinely lit the afterburners downwind, shredded their kevlar and excelled in the main — and knocked reaching legs against them out for the week¬ the ebb. Javelins two end — was a weird one: bullets were close ones while coming up to —. the top six boats fin¬ Anita Rock, Swiftsure ished within 1:05 in the found herself in . a second race, while the sandwich between top four were within 39 Bullseye to weather seconds in the fourth and Cascade, an race. For once, no one Antrim 27, to leeward. was griping about their As they rolled over Cas¬ PHRF ratings — a mi¬ cade, the little boat nor miracle given the straightened up and inherent shortcoming of this single-point rat¬ her mast ripped ing system over such a Swiftsure's mainsail, wider variety of sailing catching on the conditions. leechcord. Both crews Also looking good in watched in amazement her first outing was as the tiny 'Antfarm' David Thomson’s Farr was towed by its mast¬ 40 Peregrine, which head, more or less Lake sailors Chuck (left) and Brad Mersideways; for several was sailed by Shawn cord schooled the local SF 30-footers. Bennett and Jeff Madboatlengths before the rigali. Thomson, who recently broke his leech cord finally snapped. Cascade, leg in a car racing accident, watched wist¬ based on the outcome of the inevitable fully from the clubhouse. Unfortunately, protest, will supposedly pay for an over-early in the fourth race led to a Swiftsure's mainsail — but the case is aldisastrous ninth-place finish, dashing Peregrine's hopes for higher glory in her The visiting ‘Kiwi Boat1 leads 'Ixxis' Into the local debut. weather mark en route to a four-bullet weekend.

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ready under appeal, The action in the other five classes was a lot more casual. The further down the

HDA food chain one goes, the less crisp the sails, crew work and tactics — but everyone still appeared to be having a fine time. Smiling hardest in HDA-H was Keith Buck, who sailed his Petard to a 1,2,2,2 victory —just enough to hold off China Cloud, which loves heavy air and was coming on strong with a 5,1,1,1 record. "This was fun, but frankly I'd rather be sailing to Tahiti right now," admitted Buck, one of the guiding forces behind that recently cancelled race. The Sportboat class was won by a hy¬ brid 11:Metre group, which pooled their

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Run, rabbit, run: The J/120 'Mr. Magoo' eases his main and prepares to duck 'JackRabbit.' Inset, soortboat winners Robert Hurley and Tim Duffy.

resources to enter Piper Jaffray. James Glockner (Smint) paid the entry fee, Rob¬ ert Hurley provided the boat and sailed in the crew, and versatile sailor Tim Duffy was drafted to steer. Despite losing a mam overboard in the last race and taking three passes to pick him up (while the StFYC crash boat stood by), PJ won the regatta with a 1,3,1,1 record. Their closest com¬ petitor, Abracadabra II, broke her jib hal} yard in the last race, or the outcome might

have been different. In another man-over¬ board drill, a crewman off the Antrim 27 O w slarah

was rescued .■ r> ' by the J/35 Jabiru, with both boats subsequently dropping out. Both swim¬ mers wore flotation, thanks to the St. Francis YC's mandatory lifejacket rule.

The SF 30 Footers were spanked by the boat that won Whidbey Island Race ■ v ■ Week overall last year, Chuck Mer... cord’s blue Young 88 Ki¬ wi Boat. The Flathead Lake, Montanabased boat was passing through on her way home from January's Key West Race Week, where she finished mid-fleet. After

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poses, the two Saturday races will be rescored using time-on-distance, which may alter the standings a bit. Why HDA doesn't switch to the more meaningful time-on-time method (like the Stone Cup, the Big Boat Series, the Big Daddy, the CYC Midwinters and other leading events) remains one of the great unsolved mys¬ teries on the Bay.

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Draney, 11; 3) Ouessant, Faralfon Clipper, Frank Buck, 23. {6 boats)

practicing on the Bay Thursday and Fri¬ day (where they, too, put a guy in the water), Kiwi Boat fired off four straight bullets — three by landslides, and one by just three seconds over Ixxis. Son Brad Mercord drove, with half the 8-man crew flying in from Seattle and the rest from Montana. "The boat loves the breeze," noted Chuck. 'We got all our mistakes out

of the way in practice, ar\d then had a really enjoyable regatta." Gerry Brown's unstoppable C&C 36 Mintaka steamrolled Division 'J', while Hank Grandin’s WylieCat 30 Tinsley Light V took 'K' by a point over the B-25 Zilla. The results listed below constitute the four-race Stone Cup series, which was scored using time-on-time. For HDA pur¬

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r\ll in all, it was an enjoyable regatta, even if the HDA classes aren't getting Stoned like they used to. There was enough action packed into the four-race weekend to keep everyone entertained, not to mention just enough carnage to give the sailmakers and riggers something to do during the following week. With good weather, good race courses, and good competition, it appears that the Stone Cup may finally be emerging from its 'rocky' times. — latitude /rkm

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est heel. Toss in a couple of tons of sea-water ballast and you are even more comfort¬ able. Seventy five percent of the sail area is in the fully battened main and mizzen. The jib is small. Tacking is fast. Jib sheet loads are mod¬ erate. The boat sails well bareheaded (when it is time to reef, the first thing you do is roll the jib away). Booms do not overhang the cockpit so they can be low, making sail cover removal and halyard attachment extremely easy. Full width travelers and elec¬ tric main/mizzen winches make jibing in a strong breeze a controlled, simply ac complished task. Two dinghies are stored aft, both quickly launcl and retrieved with mizzen halyards. The cockpit is contiguous with the pilot house and its table seats eight to ten. Winches and sail controls are arranged for single-handing (you can trim or ease the main and mizzen sheets by reaching out from inside of the pilot house, staying warm & dry in the process).

Safety at sea A tough aluminum hull and deck surrounds you. Between fore-and-aft watertight bulkheads the hull has a double bottom (forming the fuel and water tanks) which provides extra protection in the event of a col¬ lision or grounding. Shallow draft keeps you free of the bottotfi (Beowulf draws just 7.5 feet/2.3m—her sistership draws a foot/0.3m less).

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Most large yachts are built for crowds of people. The interiors are cut up into tight, claustrophobic spaces. Beowulf is different. She is designed for a couple with their family or occasional guests aboard. The interior has an inviting, home-like openness. The master suite is 19 feet (5.84m) long. This includes a walk-in dressing room with huge storage capacity, all well ventilated to minimize any chance of mold and There is ample space to stow two mildew. The saloon/ An enclosed pilot house adds dingies on the aft deck, each easily galley/office area is to Beowulf's safety and launched with the mizzen halyard. almost 21 feet (6.3m) comfort. long. In the enclosed pilot house you have engine controls and steering capability for those times on a passage when it is more comfortable to be inside. Outside, there’s a sailing awning covering the cockpit which can be left set in 30 knots of Optimized for a couple with family or occasional guests, the wind. interior has an inviting, home-like ambiance._

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O'NEILL SEA ODYSSEY The ocean has been good to Jack O’Neill and his family — very good. Now, nearly 50 years after shaping the first of¬ ficial O’Neill surfboard, the legendary god¬ father of west coast surfing is dedicating a substantial amount of his time and re¬ sources toward inspiring local youngsters to study and revere the ocean realm. Dur¬ ing the past three years, a nonprofit foun-

"The experience is worth more to them," Jack observes, "if they have to earn it." Marty Pingree's 32 fourth graders were particularly ambitious: In addition to a beach clean-up, they grew vegetables ih the school garden and donated them to the St. Francis Soup Kitchen which feeds the Santa Cruz home¬ less. By incorporating a community service element into these pro¬ grams, the Sea Odyssey subtly in¬

time some of these kids had been aboard a boat of any kind, let alone a sailboat. On the foredeck, the kids, and a few parents lucky enough to tag along as chaperones, clustered together on the big trampoline for an quick safety orientation, as Tim slowly motored out toward the harbor mouth. To a group of beach-town kids whose school playground looks out toward the blue Pacific, the inherent 'coolness' of cruising along aboard a boat that bears

the ethics of ocean conservation and community involvement." troduces kids to the idea of "stew¬ ardship" of their neighborhood or community. Jack hopes they'll then transfer the same notion to the marine environment — most immediately to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary which lies, of course, in their own back¬ yard. We're reminded that this vast protected region spans 350 miles of coastal waters, from Sam Fran¬ cisco to San Simeon. The largest of a dozen marine sanctuaries in the U.S., its size is second only to the similarly-protected waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Marine biologist Loren Fontinell coaches a group of young scientists on the proper technique for gathering plankton samples. \

dation almost solely funded by Jack and his various O’Neill corporations has in¬ troduced some 10,000 students to the in¬ tricacies of the Monterey Bay National Ma¬ rine Sanctuary through its (free) O’Neill Sea Odyssey programs. Each three-hour session features hands-on scientific learn¬ ing aboard the 65-ft Team O’Neill cata¬ maran. "I can't say enough wonderful things about the moral behind this program," says fourth grade teacher Marty Pingree of Natural Bridges Elementary School. "It's fabulous the way it dovetails the eth¬ ics of ocean conservation and community involvement." She refers to the fact that each class must earn the privilege of sail¬ ing on a Sea Odyssey cruise by perform¬ ing a community service of their own de¬ sign such as cleaning up a beach, restor¬ ing wetlands, planting trees or stenciling "drains to Bay" on storm drains. Page 136 • UKtwkZS • June, 1999

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hen we met .JVIarfy and her class at Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor one morning last month, an electric buzz of excitement was emanating from her wide-eyed 10year-olds, even before they stepped aboard the big cat. At the gangway to greet them was Captain Tim O'Neill, Jack's son, who has spent countless hours hosting Sea Odyssey cruises for kids from all over the Monterey Bay area. 'Welcome aboard," he called with a smile. Friendly and down-toearth, Tim is as unassuming as his dad. He and his staff of instructors immedi¬ ately set to work to make the kids feel comfortable and secure. Tim knew from experience that this was probably the first

the name O'Neill is almost incalculable. When it was time to raise the mainsail, though, the real fun began. A half-dozen volunteers jumped up to heave on the hal¬ yard as their cronies egged them on with shouts and giggles. It was a calm day on the Bay, which severely limited the sail's effectiveness, but none of the kids seemed to care as they broke into three study groups, each led by a UCSC science grad. During the cruise, they would all rotate through each of three 'study sta¬ tions'. Loren Fontinell took his kids down" the side deck and began exIn the living classroom of the Monterey Bay, instructor Elise Storz explains the dif¬ ferences between seals and sea lions.

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the kids seemed to know just what the young biologist was talking about. What they hadn't done in class, however, was to take actual samples and perform tests. While Captain Tim kept the big cat creeping along, Loren's kids dropped a white disk attached to a string into the water and slowly watched it descend. "The point at which it disappears from sight," Loren explained, "gives a measurement of the water clarity today." Next, the instructor pulled out a long funnel made of a fine mesh cloth. "Any¬ body know what this is for?” he asked. Hands went up and excited voices called out, "To get plankton?" Some of these kids had been doing their home¬ work. Over the side it went tq retrieve all sorts of curious organisms which would be all but invisible to the human eye. Later, inside the boat's specially-outfitted salon, Loren would view samples through a microscope that is interfaced with a king-size video monitor, so every kid could experience the discoveries in real time.

Leanwhile, up forward pretty Elise Storz sat crosslegged on the trampoline, encouraging her young proteges to open their minds to some broad concepts:

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"What are some ways that we, as people, in¬ teract with the marine environ¬ ment?" she asked. The bar¬ rage of ex¬ amples that came back to her were not all positive — which was just to the point. And, having been prepped already in class, at least some of the kids seemed to have genuine concern. We fish, surf, sail and swim in the ocean, Elise explained, but we also pollute it and endan¬ ger its delicate balance. These kids were no dummies, though. Having participated in several schoolsponsored beach cleanups, they knew firsthand how pollution can threaten the many creatures of the Sanctuary.

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"Sure. I remember your dad," said Jack ear¬ nestly. Having a chance to meet the man behind the legend was an added bonus for these kids.

Sailing abreast of the Santa Cruz cityfront, however, they got a firsthand affirmation that the Bay is, indeed, teem¬ ing with life. Sea birds hovered overhead, sea lions barked from the rocks off nearby Steamer's Lane, and every once in a while a marine mammal passed close, by. "There's a seal!" cried a little schoolgirl with a greatly animated expression. As ev¬ erybody scurried to the lifelines to have a closer look, Elise was given a perfect op¬ portunity to quiz her young pupils: "How can you tell a sea lion from a seal?" she asked. That one proved a bit too tough for them (and us). "Sea lions actually have external ears, whereas seals do not. Ashore sea lions are easy to distinquish since they can bring their hind legs for¬ ward and 'crawl', while seals can only drag themselves by their front flippers." On other recent cruises, kids were lucky enough to also see both dolphins and mi¬ grating gray whales. As Elise passed around a sea lion pelt for the kids to feel, Keith Dahlin was busy iq,side the salon with a third group, try¬ ing to acquaint their young minds with the principles behind radar and satellite navigation. For kids who think of the '80s as ancient history, it all seemed perfectly natural. As Team O'Neill sailed slowly to the northwest, the kids tracked their progress on the radar plotter. "See this line," asked Keith, pointing to iridescent green shapes on the screen. "That's the June. 1999 • UKJwtl? • Page 137

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"Hold 'er steady, now." Sighting a known point ashore, these two navigators-in-training were intent on finding their correct position.

entrance to the yacht harbor and this is Lighthouse Point." Then, hoping to stimulate some pre¬ adolescent gray matter, he asked, "There's a blip here, farther out to seaward from us and it's not moving. What do you sup¬ pose it is?" "An island?" shouted ope young squire without thinking. "There's no island out there," corrected his buddy, "it must be a buoy." Right, he was: Santa Cruz's 'Mile Buoy’. Keith then moved his group aft to the cockpit where he explained the key fea¬ tures of the local nautical chart. With a bit of coaching, volunteers then triangu¬ lated their position by taking sights off known points of land, using handheld compasses. Taking sights, observing the shoreline with binoculars. . . how this is

triangulated their off known points of land. the kind of hands-on learning a kid can get into! In fact, some of the kids seemed to be amazed to simply be able to observe the coastline of their town from a waterborne perspective. A frequent sailor probably wouldn't think twice about it, but for 10year-old kids who've never been farther offshore than Boogie Boards could carry them, looking back at the famous Santa Cruz Boardwalk from a mile offshore must be almost as dramatic as when astronauts Page 138 •

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.^Vwakening kids to new perspectives seems to be a fundamental goal of the O'Neill Sea Odyssey pro¬ grams. As Jack explains, "We show the kids that the ocean is really alive, but that it's fragile and we must all take care of it." Although they also occasionally take out high school students, their primary focus is on youngsters in SWWB™—£ grades four through six. "Kids that age will listen to you, and I think they will make a difference." Jack is currently challenging himself by taking an ad¬ vanced physics class at U.C. Santa Cruz, but we get the impres¬ sion that his rever¬ ence for nature origi¬ nally came simply by spending untold hours in and on the water, rather than in the hallowed halls of academia. He remem¬ bers catching his first wave — body surfing — at Venice Beach as a kid. Later, after go¬ ing off to school and doing a stint in the Navy, he moved to San Francisco anfl soon found himself on the leading edge of the California surf craze. 'We got a load of balsa wood and made up some boards, then tried to figure out how to stay warm. There were no wetsuits, so you could only last about an hour before those 'ice cream head¬ aches' would set in." In '59 he moved his family to Santa Cruz and set up the first O'Neill surf shop — just a shack, to hear Jack tell it — on the cliff above Cowell Beach, where the Dream Inn Hotel now

stands. Sometime later, the O'Neills bought the lovely 46-ft schooner Marie Celine, which the family frequently sailed to Baja. To this day, the gray whale spawning grounds at Scammon's Lagoon, at the southeast end of Bahia Vizcaino, is among Jack's favorite cruising destina¬ tions — and he's deeply saddened by Mitsubishi Corporation's plans to inten¬ sify its salt excavation operation there. The acquisition of the Team O'Neill ' catamaran, which naturally makes an ideal platform for ocean studies as well as for sail training, is in keeping with Clockwise from upper left: Volunteers heave on the main sheet; the 65-ft 'Team O'Neill' cat is ide¬ ally suited to her task; as Loren searches for plankton, the kids observe on a video screen; heading out to sea; Keith gives a chart briefing while Tim sails; Elise explains the structure of a sea lion's skull.

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Jack's somewhat offbeat reputation. The one-of-a-kind, 65 x 35-ft cat was origi¬ nally laid up in '83 on a patch of beach down the coast a ways called Sand City.

He’d become fascinated by hot air bal¬ loons, and had purchased a "British Air Ship," not realizing that he'd be restricted from flying in over the U.S. mainland.

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we must all take care of it" But the project was all-consuming and the builder s wife soon scowled, "It's ei¬ ther me or the boat," which inspired him to sell. According to Jack, the second owner soon heard the same ultimatum from his spouse. Enter Jack, with a wild idea.

Undaunted, he bought the catamaran and finished her off with the idea of using her as an offshore launch platform. As crazy as it sounds, it worked pretty well. They threw out a seh anchor, hinged the tab¬ ernacle mast aft and held the belly of the balloon into the wind to start the infla-

Materials are given to teachers in advance so kids will be familiar with sea creatures such as phytoplankton and zooplankton.

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O'NEILL SEA ODYSSEY the scope of the programs can be expanded through post-cruise shoreside study. The O'Neills welcome individuals or corpora¬ tions to contribute to the Sea Odyssey foundation, thereby fur¬ ther expanding the outreach to Bay Area youth.

tion process. After Jack's 'ballooning phase' waned, however. Team O'Neill was pretty much under-utilized. She did occasional charters and made a few trips to Mexico with the O'Neill surf team, but she seemed to cry out for a bit more action. So when the O'Neill Sea Odyssey concept was dreamed up several years ago, it was just what the doctor ordered.

If the trip we observed was any indication, these programs have a wonderful influence on young minds. Not only is the book-learning of their class¬ rooms reaffirmed with real-life examples, but they are given a new perspective on the region they live in, and are exposed to young, active role models who are in pur¬ suit of careers that can actually make a positive impact on the future of our envi¬ ronment. No wonder their teacher says, "It's the very best field trip of the year.” At the close of the third season of

Sharing a famous name and a worthwhile avo¬ cation, Tim and Jack O'Neill have introduced \ thousands of kids to the wonders of the Bay during the past three years.

cruises, Jack and his foundation staff aim to keep these programs going indefinitely — as always, free of charge. In fact, a spe¬ cial classroom in the yacht harbor com¬ plex will soon be made available where

(Celebrity affects people in a variety of different ways. Luck¬ ily for Bay Area kids, though, de¬ spite the universal familiarity of the O'Neill name in every surf shop from Malibu to Mozam¬ bique, both father and son have chosen an avocation that's genu¬ inely worthy of their renown. "Over the years the ocean has given me a lot," reflects Jack. "Now I'm just try¬ ing to give something back." As scheduling allows, kids from any grade school are welcome — not just those near the Monterey Bay. For more informa¬ tion or reservations, call Theresa Coyle or Carl Keehn at (831) 479-5583.

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SPRING BOATYARD TOUR ^Spring has sprung and the Bay Area boatyards were crammed to the gills last month with people doing boat projects. Most were just doing routine maintenance such as bottom jobs, topsides waxing, and gear replacement — but some, such as the folks you'll meet on the last page, were knee-deep in total makeovers. To a person, everyone we interviewed for this picture essay was more than happy to take a break, put down the tools, open a beer or a "soda, and just chat about sailing for awhile. Boatyards are surprisingly social places, we decided. "Working on boats is a form of therapy for us," was a comment we heard more than once. "We could afford to have someone else do this stuff, but we enjoy doing brainless physical labor after a week behind the desk," said another. "It's all part of the joy of owning a boat," figured someone else. 'We actually look forward to this weekend!" We, too, enjoyed our annual ritual of touring the boatyards. In fact, it inspired all of us here at Latitude to get off our butts and do some spring cleaning on own respective boats — our fleet includes a custom 63-foot cruising catamaran (the Wanderer's), an Olson 30 (co-owned by the two t ad guys and the associate editor), a Pearson 28 (managing editor), an Olson 25 (racing editor), a Cal 20 (production), and a motley assortment of dinghies. But enough about us, let's meet this year's eight poster children’ for the Bay Area boafyards.

\ Berkeley Marine Center (Berkeley) — "Bears were the most popular boats on the Bay in the '50s," claimed Bruce Clymer, owner of the 50-year-old Juno, hull #52. "Almost any guy in his 60s who grew up sailing around here has put in his time on Bears." Clymer, a Berkeley contractor, and crew Dan Winterich, a fifth-generation glassmaker, were busy doing their annual three-day haulout. When we cruised by, Dan was repainting the name on Juno's transom, while Bruce was working up top. "We're trying to cram in a bottom job, paint the topsides and do the varnish, so I hope this rain holds off," said Bruce. "The Woodies season starts next week¬ end, and we need to be ready." Juno, it turns out, had sunk in the Berkeley Marina when Clymer found her in 1982. Just a few years ago, he finished a major overhaul on Juno, restoring the boat to her original lines. "It was a huge project!" claimed Bruce. 'We removed the keel, sistered a bunch of frames, recaulked the whole boat, redid the cockpit and cabin, put on a new boom, you name it. She may not be the fastest Bear around, but now she's one of the prettiest!" The other Bear owners welcomed Clymer, even giving him a used mainsail to get him started on the race course. "It’s a great group of guys," he claimed. "Everyone is really friendly and helpful." Clymer is now actively involved with the Bear Boat Trust, the arm of the class that adopts neglected Bears, restores them and finds them new homes. "We've rescued half a dozen Bears now, and currently have a few more in our inventory," said Bruce. "Contact me or any other owner if you're interested." Page 142 • LKUMZ2 • June, 1999

MESSING ABOUT WITH BOATS San Francisco Boat Works (San Francisco) — "Geez, why would anyone name their boat after Jimmy Buffett?" we wondered to ourselves as we approached the man waxing the topsides of this 1978 Valiant 37. Upon introducing ourselves to Mickey Eldridge, a marine biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service, we asked the same question, albeit as tactfully as we could. "Beats me!" shrugged Mickey. "I just bought the boat, and that's the first thing to go — I'm renaming her Kestrel II. I spoke with Bob Perry (the boat's designer) at Sail Expo about Valiant 37s, and he said he liked the 20-year-old design so much that he bought hull # 1 and named it Ricky Nelson. So, who knows, maybe all Valiant 37s are named after burned-out rockstars?" Eldridge just moved up from a Nor'Sea 27 called, not surprisingly, Kestral. After a bottom job, K-II was bound for the Petaluma Marina. "The boat needs some TLC, so I’m parking her near my house for awhile while I continue working on it," explained Mickey. "She’ll be back in Sausalito by the end of the summer, and if all goes according to plan, my wife Carol and I will be outta here on an open-ended cruise in the fall of 2000." Mickey wasn't quite sure where the cruise will take them, but he feels sure that the Valiant 37 is capable of going anywhere. "I did a lot of research," he claimed, "This is a really good bluewater boat." Like most folks, the Eldridges will start their cruise in Mexico, possibly in conjunction with the Baja Ha-Ha 2000 festivities. "My first job was in .Mexico, between Cabo and La Paz," said Mickey. "I'm really looking forward to getting back down there."

Nelson's Marine (Alameda) — "The last time we were interviewed, we appeared on the front page of England's national newspaper. The TimesY' laughed Paul Osborn, owner of the Contessa 32 Grenadier, "Last August, I chartered a Contessa 32 for Cowes Week, which is a huge seven-day regatta on . England's Isle of Wight. Something like 850 boats sailed in it, including a 30-boat one design class for Contessa 32s — it makes the Vallejo Race look dinky in comparison! Anyway, we finished about in the middle of our class, but somehow got our picture in The Times." Osborn, an IT management consultant from Morgan Hill, and his crew were buffing up his 1976 Contessa 32 Grenadier for the upcoming season — prepping the bottom (Nelson's will apply the,'shark white' Micron paint), waxing the chocolate-brown topsides, cleaning the interior and so on. The gang was looking forward to various summer races, especially the Jazz Cup on Grenadier and the Silver Eagle on crewman Mark Bowman's new J/ 120 Jolly Mon, which will split its time between here and Southern California. "What we really enjoy are the South Beach YC Friday night races, claimed Osborn. "They're a perfect way to kick off the weekend." Posing on Grenadier's deck for a team photo on this damp afternoon were (clockwise from top left): Pepe Church, Linda Tilton, Chris Dowell, Mark Bowman, Bret Dowell, Paul Roberts and owner Osborn. We met in '93 in Cabo, Paul reminded us. "You put a picture of Jim Starr and me in Latitude for being the first Hot Ralliers of the year with Rascallion, Jim's Baltic 51."

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Mariner Boat Yard (Grand Marina, Alameda) — Chris Gould (left), an investment banker and former Finn campaigner, was meeting with Greg Smith, Mariner Boat Yard's foreman, when we happened by. The subject was Mercuries, specifically Gould's 25-year-old Paper Tiger, #552. "It's actually my dad's boat," explained Chris. "My brother Steve, who used to sail Stars, and I sailed on it when we were kids. Steve has a Mercury of his own now, too, and we use our sons for crew — three generations of Mercury sailors!" Paper Tiger, which lives on its trailer in Chris' Atherton backyard, was being dropped off for some deferred maintenance and equipment upgrades. Greg also owns a Mercury (#578), which was why Chris chose Mariner Boat Yard to do the work. "The Mercuiy class is small, but amazingly strong," said Gould. "The competition is really fierce! Every now and then, a 'rockstar' will drop in and usually get his butt kicked! The best regatta of the year, in my opinion, is always at Huntington. On a good year, we get 40 boats; on a bad year, maybe 25. It's quite a scene!" "The class has a great history, too," chimed in Smith. "It came into being due to a 1938 design contest using a new miracle material called ’plywood'. The boats were cheap and affordable and could even be bought in kit form, making them the 'eveiyman's racing yacht' of their day. Maybe you guys should do a 'Boat of the Month' feature on Mercuries sometime soon?" Svendsen's Boatworks (Alameda) — The Mahoney family was treating their Catalina 30 Irish Lady to her annual manicure at Sven's, and they seemed to be having a fun time of it. Their radio was blasting rock n' roll, the cooler was full of beer, and the two twins — Pat (left) and Mike, age 29, both residents of Danville and members of StFYC — were happily covered with toxic red spooge from wetsanding the bottom. Meanwhile, father Denis was staying only marginally cleaner as he polished the topsides. "We've had the boat since the early '80s, moving up from a Columbia 26 which we won the nationals in," explained Denis, a PGE engineer from Lafayette and an Encinal YC member. "Mostly we concentrate on ocean racing, but occasionally we like to drop in on the one design fleet for a reality check — usually with good results." Summer racing plans include the Farallones Race and the Coastal Cup to Ventura. Next year, the clan hopes to compete in the 2000 Pac Cup. "These days, the boys split all the driving and the tactics," said Denis, not without a hint of fatherly pride. "Me, I just scream and pay the bills!" The big buzz in the Mahoneys' world right now is the imminent birth of Denis' first grandchild, courtesy of Pat and his wife. We're due during the Coastal Cup, so 1 may not get to go," said Pat. "Maybe we should start feeding her pepperoni pizzas with extra peppers, so the kid will come early!" Tune into the Irish Lady website {http://homel .gte.net/ m94549.index.htm) to see if Pat makes the Coastal Cup, if the 'Fighting Irish' win the Farallones Race, and all sorts of other good stuff. Page 144 • IxtXUMI? • June, 1999

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Bay Ship & Yacht Co. (Richmond) — Ed Witt, a special education teacher from Crockett, was spending his one-week spring break working on Regulus, ■ his 50-something-year-old custom Crocker 50 0 gaff schooner. 'We're all here getting ready for the Master Mariners," said Ed, pointing at two ^ other nearby woodies, the Angelman 34 Makani 4' Kai and the Chapelle 42 La Sirena. Witt, who owned the Big Bear Goza before moving up to Regulus eight years ago, has been participating in Master Mariners events for years. "I enjoy the whole schedule, particularly the end-of-the-year Drake's Bay Cruise," he said. "It's fun to own an older boat. People are always coming up to me with stories about Regulus before I owned her." Witt had just painted the topsides and was mildly bummed out that the weather had turned grey and drizzly. "I guess I can redo it in the berth if I have to," he said, exhibiting the kind of calm patience that only a wooden boat owner could muster. Earlier, he had refastened Regulus's garboard (which we learned was the key plank running through the bottom of the boat), adding galvanize4 screws on top of the existing iron nails. "Believe it or not," confessed Witt, "I really enjoy doing all this stuff)"

Anderson's Boat Yard (Sausalito) — Rick and Carole Wiederhorn live in Sausalito, keep their Tartan 3000 Genesta in Sausalito, and are members of Sausalito YC — so it was no surprise that they were hauled out in Sausalito for their annual long weekend of spring maintenance. 'We're just cleaning the boat up, prepping the bottom and doing the easy chores," explained Rick, a planning manager with the Port of Oakland. "The yard is going to paint the bottom for us." Turns out the Wiederhorns used to live in Minnesota, sailing their 30-foot Genesta on lakes Minnetonka and Pepin — places without currents or container ships, and where they were a 'maxi boat' compared to everyone else. "Tartans are built in Ohio, so they're everywhere in the Midwest," said Carole, a computer consult¬ ant. 'You certainly don't see as many Tartans out here. In fact, we've been wondering if there's enough interest to get together a Tartan owners' association on the Bay?" Genesta was named after the 1885 British America's Cup challenger. "They lost the Cup to Puritan, but gained respect for the sportsmanship they displayed," claimed the Wiederhorns, who are self-described America's Cup groupies. "WeVe been to just about every Cup since the '64 series, which Constellation won," said Rick. "We're looking forward to celebrating the Millennium in New Zealand, and then watching the upcoming Cup races." Naturally, we were interested in who they thought would win. "We’re rooting for Dawn (Riley), but realistically we think the New York YC will be formidable — they've got wounded pride and money on their side," figured Carole. "But the Kiwis have the homecourt advantage, and will probably retain the Cup."

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SPRING BOATYARD TOUR KKMI (Richmond) — Upon entering the vast KKMI empire, we were quickly drawn down to the docks by the sight of two newly-varnished spars. Under them, much to our delight, sat the majestic Santana, the 55-footer which owners Chris and Paul Kaplan (pictured at right with the ghost of a former owner) have been restoring since buying the yacht from Ted Eden last August. "Chrissy and I are just your average Mom and Pop team, working on your average boat project," said Paul, trying to keep a straight face (he owns the boatyard). "Actually, we're just now turning the comer. The masts just went in a few days ago, the bowsprit will go on next, and we should be sailing in a few weeks. Realistically, we hope to be entirely done by mid-July." The Kaplans, who are the ninth curators' of this legendary vessel, have spent every spare moment for the last year working on the project — and it shows! "We re converting her back to the original schooner rig, as well as upgrading the boat from top to bottom," explained Chris. "I don't think there's one square inch that we've left untouched!" "We’ve even created a website — www.thesantana.com —to chronicle this adventure," continued Paul. "There's nothing much on the site yet, but soon we’ll have the history of the boat, the story of the restoration, a virtual logbook and lots of photos. . . This has been a ton of work, but it's been worth it. Not a day goes by that Chrissy and I don't pinch ourselves and give thanks for our good fortune in owning this beautiful boat!"

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ANTIGUA SAILING WEEK '99 "T ±'ve seen fire and I've seen rain, and sunny days that I thought would never end. . When James Taylor penned those words 30 years ago, he obviously didn't have in mind the 32nd Antigua Sailing Week,"the annual nautical Mardi Gras that occurred on April 25-May 1. But the lyrics to that ancient song pretty well summed up our experience there — amidst the pleasant blur of Caribbean sun and fun, two things really stood out in our mind: an amazing rain squall in the first race, and a German 52-footer liter¬ ally going down in flames in the third face. You just don't see those kinds of things

helped spread the financial bonanza around the island, specifically to Dicken¬ son Bay and Jolly Harbor. The race courses were all interesting, and the race committee work superb. With four distinct levels of competi¬ tion — full-on racing and racer/cruiser on one course, cruisers and bareboats on another — there were obviously many dif¬ ferent approaches to 'Race Week’, most of them pretty casual. For the majority of the estimated 4,000 participants, the purpose of the regatta is simply to relax and party — which they did with a ven¬ geance every night. Doubly so on Wed¬ nesday's layday, which featured the pre¬ dictable contests and mayhem on the docks in front of Antigua YC.

'Mari Cha III' (above), not exactly your everyday round-the-buoys racer. Right, Gavin Brady and The Bunch aboard their W-60 ‘Beau Geste'. everyday, nor do you often see such a gi¬ gantic (a record 259 boats in 16 classes) and international (estimated at 60% Eu¬ ropean, 30% American, and 10% island¬ ers) fleet gathered together for a weeklong celebration of easy racing and hard par¬ tying. "It's not just a regatta, it's the best boat show in the world," said our boss, the Wanderer, when we requested time off to do our first Antigua Sailing Week. "There's nothing like it anywhere — it’ll blow you away!" We weren't disappointed. The regatta itself, headquartered in scenic English Harbor, consisted of three buoy races and two point-to-point 'Chamber of Com¬ merce' races. These ’distance’ races Pag© 148 •

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The tonnage of the racing boats, not to mention their attendant 'motherships', is another thing which makes this regatta unique. The boats ranged in size from a few Melges 24s up to the breathtaking 147-foot ketch Mari Cha III, the fastest monohull in the world and current TransAtlantic record holder. At ASW, a 40-footer is almost embarrassingly small — by com¬ parison, England’s Cowes Week (the big¬

gest regatta in the world, weighing in around 900 boats) is lucky to get a dozen or so boats over 50 feet. Not content to merely bring their 70 or 80-foot goldplated race boats and 'slum it’ in Antigua's world-class resorts, doz¬ ens of owners also arrived with private 100-200 foot tenders. It was a surreal, Great Gatsby-ish display of wealth, the likes of which we re told doesn't exist on this level anywhere else outside the Med. Three restored J/Boats —Endeavour, Shamrock V and the flawless Valsheda — were still at the docks from the ear¬ lier Classic Yacht Regatta, adding to the 'boat show' atmosphere. Aside from drooling over mega¬ yachts, the other form of evening entertainment was strolling the quarter-mile strip be¬ tween Falmouth and En¬ glish harbors. In and around Nelson's Boatyard — a 250year-old 'living musuem' awash in mari¬ time history — local street vendors hawked their barbecued chicken 'rotis', Cavalier Rum drinks, cold Wadadli beer and souvenir tee-shirts (e.g., "Our drink¬ ing team has a sailing problem!"), all the while blasting hybrid reggae/rap music. It's a vibrant, marathon party, one which lasted well past midnight each night. The full moon added to the romance and/or chaos of the'scene, depending on your

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straight bullets in the 16-strong 'big boat' (over 60 feet) class and a 1,2,1,1,1 record overall to claim the prestigious Lord • Nelson Trophy. Owner Dolan, the young (early 40s) and very wealthy CEO of Cablevision, did his own driving, while

designer and 15-time ASW veteran Bill Langan called tactics and 20 people pulled the strings. Sagamore was barged by her builder, New England Boatworks, to Fort Lauder¬ dale last January, where the boat was as¬ sembled and sea-trialed. Her only previ¬ ous race was a quick foray over to the Heineken Regatta in St. Maartin in early March (which along with April's BVI Spring Regatta and ASW, constitutes the new Caribbean Big Boat Series), where she won the first three races before break¬ ing her main halyard in the fourth. "Antigua was our first full-on regatta,"

The Manhattan Project — Jim Dolan's nightly raft-up of three racing boats and four tenders.

said an obviously pleased Langan, who left S&S two years ago to open his own shop in Newport, RI. "We were happy it

was lighter than usual this time, perfect for tuning up the new boat! Sagamore's chainplates are pretty far inboard, so she points extremely well — and with the majority of this regatta upwind, that re¬ ally helped." Dolan's previous Sagamore, a white S&S maxi nicknamed Babe (after the then-current movie), never achieved much success on the race course, largely be¬ cause she was designed as a racer/cruiser before the ILC 70 was established. The new Sagamore, however, is a lethal-look¬ ing, state-of-the-art weapon. "Jim's too busy with his career now to do any cruis¬

ing," explained Langan, "So this time he ordered a pure race boat. We ll find out how fast we are in a few weeks when we sail against Boomerang at the NYYC Spring Series. We won't face the updated Sayonara—the ultimate reality check — June, 1999 •

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ANTIGUA SAILING WEEK '99 until later this summer at an ILC 70 se¬ ries in conjunction with Cowes Week." Finishing a distant second to Sagamore was the relatively new English Sydney 60 Yes, which also won the inaugural Carib¬ bean Big Boat Series over eight other en¬ tries in the process. Third in class went to the Farr 60 Rima, with Larry Leonard on the wheel. They got the best of their more stripped-out sistership Hi-Fling, which had Eddie Ward-Owens on board. Both Farr 60s, and the two Whitbread 60s Beau Geste (ex-Chessie Racing) and Brunei Sunergy, got hammered by the mysterious Caribbean Handicap System, under which all owed time to Sagamore — which routinely beat them boat-for-

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But it seemed only fitting, to us at least, that Sagamore won ASW overall. A long¬ time supporter of this event, Dolan sur¬ passed even his previous lofty standards for pegging the fun meter at Sailing Week — he also entered his other two boats, the S&S 73 Encore and the Swan 57 ketch Bravo, as well as providing a supporting cast of four big tenders to house his min¬ ions. Their nightly raft-up, dubbed 'Man-

hattan Island', featured luxurious accom¬ modations for everyone, gourmet food, and a small armada of Lasers, Hobie Waves, jet-skis, rubber dinghies and other toys. We never saw the Sagamore crew at ASW, and it was no wonder: "We had ev-

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erything we needed in our floating com¬ pound," reported Langan. 'We really didn't have any need to go ashore." For the record. Encore ended up tied for third in Racer/Cruiser I, a 9-boat beauty pageant. Bravo, sailed by an all¬ woman crew, was a close second in the 10-boat non-spinnaker class for Racer/ Cruisers. Rhode Islander Carol Garland drove Bravo, allowing two men to infiltrate the crew as observers (the boat's captain and her husband Phil Garland, a sparmaker, now known to his friends as Phyllis1). One of Bravo's playmates in the non-spinnaker class was the new custom The Henderson 35 ’Crash Test Dummies', which gets our vote for 'Coolest Name', tails rival 'Aera' at the pre-start of race five.

90-foot megayacht Marishiten, owned by young Fremont mortgage banker Bill Hogarty. That boat, which Bill recently bought for a song after her original Japa¬ nese owner lost it in a high-stakes Vegas poker game,'is now headed for her new

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We had the good fortune to do ASW in the Racer/Cruiser class on Kookaburra, Peter Moss's beautiful blue Swan 46. Pre¬ viously known as Bandit and Razzmatazz (when it belonged to Sausalito's Dennis Robbins), the boat's homeport was Ma¬ rina del Rey until Moss moved it to Antigua permanently in 1998. Kookaburra cleaned up in her ASW debut last year, sweeping the Racer/Cruiser classes overall, albeit with her regular SoCal crew and against lesser competition. This year, Peter's crew consisted of three 'regulars' — tactician Tom Leweck, sailmaker Robin Sodaro and bowman Steve Kuritz — augmented by an eclectic and competent bunch of Brits, South Africans and one Canadian that Tony, our cheerful boat captain, recruited locally. From the beginning, it was obvious that only four of the 22 boats in our peer group were competitive — us, the South African 47-footer Ain't Misbehavin', and two Seattle-based boats, the Swan 51 Splash Tango and the new Swan 48 VeUamo (though owned by Seattleites, the former is kept in Rhode Island and the latter hasn't seen the Northwest yet). As the week wore on, it became apparent'that Vellamo had the superior program — they breezed to five bullets in class, easily winning the 50-boat Racer/Cruiser division overall in the process. Our 4,2,3,2,2

record was good enough for second in class, as well as second overall. Owner Graham Smith, who is the Nautor agent in Seattle, picked up his new Frers-designed, IMS-orieiited Swan 48 in France last summer. After doing the Swan World Cup in Sardinia last August with decent, but not great, results. Smith de¬ cided to up the ante. "He really wanted to 'Kookaburra' pais, from left — Brent (a cruiser from South Africa), owner Peter Moss, tactician Tom Leweck and sailmaker Robin Sodaro.

win this regatta," said Seattle sailmaker Brian Huse, who drove the boat at ASW as well as made its brand new Quantum sail inventory. Seven Seattle sailors, in¬ cluding former sailmaker Herb Cole, made the trek down, with the rest of the Vellamo crew filled by friends from Tortola. 'We had an absolute ball!" said Huse, whose wife Tish was among the crew. "It's not intense or exhausting like the Ken¬ wood Cup or the Big Boat Series. You fin¬ ish so early that you can relax all after¬ noon and do other things. It’s more of a ' vacation than most regattas!" On Kookaburra, the first race was our worst one — a strange 'whiteout' squall rolled through near the end of the race to Dickenson Bay, bringing with it an hourlong downpour. Everyone was soaked to the bone and shivering, hardly the norm for this regatta. "It's the coldest I've ever been in the tropics," said several of the locals who sailed with us. Three of our peers made it through to the other side of the squall, which left the rest of us slat¬ ting in its wake. One of the trio that beat us that day was the scratch boat, a nicelooking Sitnfast 52 from Germany called

Mariposa Two days later, that boat was toast, lit¬ erally. Midway through the race back to English Harbor, Mariposa's batteries caught fire near the aptly-named Curtains turning mark. Attempts to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful, forcing her 10man crew to deploy their liferaft and aban¬ don ship, leaving everything except one credit card behind. Three boats stopped

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to retrieve the shaken, but uninjured, crew as the boat continued to bum out of control, looking more like a scene out of the Battle of Midway than a sailboat race. Five minutes after we sailed by, we watched Mariposa!s mast tumble over her starboard side when the area around her chainplates melted. Later, we heard that the supposedly uninsured boat burned to the waterline and was subsequently euthanized by the salvage boat sent out to retrieve her. Even Leweck, the globe-trotting Cur¬ mudgeon, had never seen anything like that before. Over dinner, we lightheartedly plotted how to get rid of the rest of our class, notably Vellamo. "How about one of those trained dolphin strikes, where they strap an explosive to their heads like in the movie Day of the Dolphin?" we sug¬ gested. Moss, a Beverly Hills film and com¬ mercial director, lit up — turns out he was literally the person who trained the dol¬ phins for that movie, which in turn helped launch his filmmaking career. Antigua was filled with interesting and highly suc¬ cessful people that week, and Moss was

20 years of Sailing Week, the racing was exclusively for larger private yachts. Many of those boats would winter in the Carib¬ bean and summer in the Mediterranean. Every April, a substantial fraction, of those big boats would gather in Antigua to race and party together for a week before jump¬ ing off on the long trip across the Atlan¬ tic.

Seattle buddies Graham Smith (left) and Brian Huse mopped up the Racer/Cruiser division. (who jetted in from Hong Kong!) and Heather Flick, Doug Lee, John Prato, and Rhett Smith and Doods BallantyneSmitti. This year, the team tried something different — bringing along their signifi¬ cant others. In addition to the boat char¬ tered for racing (a Centurion 48), Bartz

In the early '90s, to encourage more participation, ASW decided to add a divi¬ sion for bareboats based around the Car¬ ibbean. These boats are generally 40-to50 footers, with luxury accommodations and cruising amenities, including roller furling. The majority are French-made (Jeanneau, Beneteau, Centurion), and are owned by wealthy Frenchmen under very favorable personal income tax laws de¬ signed to support that country's boatbuilders. In less than ten years, the bare¬ boat contingent has exploded to almost half of the total entrants at Sailing Week. This year, the bareboat entries totaled 135 boats in five classes. Remarkably, few American charterers compete in these bareboat classes. The vast majority of the crews hail from Ger¬ many, Great Britain and France, pretty much in that order.

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definitely one of them. Bareboats/Expeditious San Francisco Bay Express 37 owner Bartz Schneider and his Team Expeditious have made ASW a crew tradition — '99 was their fourth Sailing Week in the last five years. Bartz generally provides the boat(s), the food and the booze, and any regular Expeditious crewmember who can scrounge up an airline ticket is welcome. This year's attendees were Bernadette and Elliott Schneider (Bartz’s wife and son), John Arisman and Teresa Toimil, Chris Hackett and Krista Petro, David James Page 152 • UmUiVZ • June, 1999

Two ways to spend layday — join the madness at the Antigua YC, or literally get above it all at Shirley Heights (right). also provided a chartered 45-foot Kronos catamaran (both from Sun Yachts). The cat had private accommodations for four couples, and served as the moveable party platform — a perfect arrangement for this three-port travelling regatta. "Having the women along changed the "nature of the program in many ways — some of them good," reported one repeat team member. Team Expeditious sailed in the bare¬ boat division, basically the least common denominator of Sailing Week. For the first

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year, and there were only a few other U.S. boats scattered across the other bareboat classes. Lee Pryor of Lake Tahoe, owner of the Mt. Gay 30 Sticky Fingers, was the only other Bay Area charterer that we re aware of — but the regatta is so immense that we never saw him once. The paucity of U.S. representation in the bareboats is in marked contrast to the racing classes, where, especially in the bigger grand prix

'Rasta Bartz' Schneider and 'Team Expeditious' stopped partying just long enough for this fam¬ ily portrait. They came in second in class again. boats, there is a much higher proportion of Americans. Th£ bareboat sailors (and, to a lesser extent, the 50 privately-owned boats in the Cruising division) tend to be danger¬ ous to their boats and to each other. His¬ torically, about a third of the bareboats racing each year have been involved in fender-benders during the week. This year was no exception, with about 25 collisions reported. "You simply can't depend on the other guy to know the rules," said Bartz. Apparently, the situation is so bad that many of the charter companies in¬ sist that charterers post the insurance deductible in cash before the regatta, to be refunded if you don't hit someone! Team Expeditious has a 50% record, with collisions in two of their four trips so far (none in ’99). "We don't feel too bad about our record," said Bartz. "The Euro¬ peans sometimes seem to sail to a differ¬ ent standard of collision avoidance. Be¬ sides, neither of our collisions were really our fault." The competition in the bareboat divi¬ sions is erratic, to say the least. "The same boats tend to be in .the top 10 eveiy day," observed Bartz. "There are usually about a half dozen boats in each class (out of 25 or so) who came to win. The rest of the boats come with different priorities, and

seem happy enough to finish in pretty much random order behind the leaders. By the end of the week, the top teams in each class tend to know each other pretty

The Frers 92 'Bristolianone of the prettiest yachts atASW, also won Racer-Cruiser-1. well. In '97, our primaiy competitors were Germans; this year they were Swiss. Even if they don't all speak English that well, Mt. Gay always seems to be the common language!" So how did Team Expeditions do? 'Well, June. 1999 • UutiJtSg • Page 153

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let’s just say we still have a little room for improvement," said Bartz. The team record this year for the five-race series was 2,1,4,3,3, which ordinarily should be good enough to win in a 28-boat fleet, but only

RACING-1 — 1) Sagamore, Langan IMS Maxi 78, USA, 5 points; 2) Yes, Sydney 60, GBR, 17; 3) Rima, Farr 60, USA, 21; 4) Favonius, Swan 65, NED, 23; 5) (tie) Sotto Vocce, Swan 60, NED, and Hi Fling, Farr 60, MON, 28; 7) Beau Geste, Volvo 60, HKG, 39; 8) (tie) Emeraude II, IOR Maxi 79, ANT, and Spirit of Jethou, Swan 60, GBR, 44; 10) Defiance, Swan 68, NED, 45. (16 boats) RACING-II — 1) Aera, BH-41, GBR, 5 points; 2) Crash Test Dummies, Henderson 35, TRI, 11; 3) Sheerness, Taylor 41, USA, 20; 4) Twister, BH-41, USA, 22. (8 boats) RACING-lil — 1) Lost Horizon II, Olson 30, ANT, 9 points; 2) Glazig, First Class 8, GUA, 13; 3) Rushin Rowlette, Olson 30, IVB, 17. (8 boats) RACING-SPORTBOAT— 1) Carib Matra, Melges 24, ANT, 6 points; 2) Credit Moderne, B-28, Martin-

been in a position to win the regatta right into the last leg of the last race," claimed Bartz. "We just didn't get it done yet — but we will!" \ Land of Lilliput — 'Mari Cha III’ dwarfed every¬ thing around her, including this crewmember.

AA/"e, too, want to 'get it done' some¬ day, and are already scheming on ways to get back to next year's Antigua Sailing Week, scheduled — hopefully, minus the fire and rain — for April 30-May 6, '2000.

earned a second this time. The team's fin¬ ishes in their four attempts have been 13,4,2,2, in that order, so at least the trend is up. "In our last two tries; we've

ique, 13; 3) Bahama Mama, Henderson 30, GBR. (8 boats) RACER/CRUISER-I — 1) Bristolian, Frers 92, GBR, 13 points; 2) Aspiration, Swan 86, GBR, 14; 3) (tie) La Reverende, Swan 68, GER, and Encore, S&S 73, USA, 20. (9 boats) RACER/CRUISER-II — 1) Vellamo, Swan 48, USA, 5 points; 2) Kookaburra, Swan 46, USA, 13; 3) Ain't Misbehavin', Lavranos 47, RSA, 17; 4) Splash Tango, Swan 51, USA, 20; 5) Loose Fish, J/120, NED, 35. (22 boats) RACER/CRUISER-III —1) Flechette, Dufour39, ANT, 11 points; 2) Pipe Dream, Sirena 38, BVI, 12, 3) Carnival, Frers 38, unknown, 16. (19 boats) RACER/CRUISER-IV (non-spin) — 1) Hugo, Beneteau 43, ANT, 8 points; 2) Bravo, Swan 57, USA, 10; 3) Huey Too, Lapworth 39.5, ANT, 12. (10 boats) We've now been to the mountain top and seen the promised land, and it has changed our perspective forever. As the Wanderer said, 'The only downside of go¬ ing to Antigua is that now all other regat¬ tas will pale in comparison." For full re¬ sults, pictures (including the obligatory topless shots from layday) and more, be sure to visit ASW's website at www. sailingweek. com.

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Little Sis, the big boat in the photo, stopped by Stone Boat Yard in May. She's a 176-ft. pri¬ vately owned yacht. She came in for some aluminum keel repairs before setting out for Eu¬ rope. Grace went across the Estuary to take a picture of her, and, when looking at the results, we realized that the other vessels in tl(e photo were going somewhere too. Just to the right of Little Sis, on the ways, was a commercial catamaran ferry (that we on the San Francisco Bay know as Ohlone Spirit), being refit for new owners. When she left Stone Boat Yard, she traveled up to Alaska where she'll be put into service taking vacationers out sight-seeing and whale watching. Next in line is the San Francisco fireboat Phoenix in for BOATYARD overhaul and some major upgrades, including new fire monitors. She'll be going to San Francisco to participate in shows on the Bay and to put out fires if ever necessary. And finally, on the hard to the right of the travel lift is the classic woody Cyhele - dwarfed by the size of the other vessels but no less important. She's a 26-ft. Pacific Flyer getting pol¬ ished up for the Master Mariners Regatta.

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Lf you've ever wondered about the pos¬ sibility of legally chartering your boat, you're not alone. After hemorrhaging greenbacks month after month for slip fees, maintenance and boat mortgages, many recreational boat owners ponder the possibility of offsetting their costs by run¬ ning occasional charters. Most, however, soon give up on the idea once they try to navigate the government's complex maze

Chris Ellison of Sausalito is a commercial pilot, so he only charters his Catalina 42 'Aria' on a part-time basis.

of rules and regulations. That’s where this article comes in. Al¬ though we're undoubtedly as easy to con¬ found as anyone else, we think we've fi¬ nally figured out the chartering rules and regs — after reading them a dozen times, that is, and consulting at length with Coast Guard inspection officers. So let’s suppose you’ve got a 30 to 50ft sailboat that's in pretty fair condition, has all the basic Coast Guard-mandated safety gear, but has no special licenses or certifications for chartering. How can you legally turn a buck with it? V Basically, you have a couple of choices

under current laws. You can either rent out your boat with yourself or your desig¬ nate as captain (and additional crew if necessary), in which case a maximum of six passengers can be on board. Or, you can rent it out as a "bareboat" (meaning you dort't provide crew), in which case it can legally carry a maximum of 12 pas¬ sengers. When you go past the 6- and 12-passenge^ thresholds, your vessel needs to obtain "inspected" status from the Coast Guard, which entails meeting a long list of (potentially expen¬ sive) criteria such as installing watertight bulkheads, elevating your lifelines to 39.5 inches and possibly replacing tankage and wiring. Trust us, unless you expect to make a full-time ca¬ reer out of chartering, don't even think about going for "inspected" status. Even then, it's certainly not an easy way to

make a decent living. "The Act" and its Definitions These and other chartering-related is¬ sues are addressed in a mind-numbing mountain of legislation cumulatively called The Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993, which is commonly referred to in government literature as — would you believe — "The Act." Now, where we come from, "the act" means something entirely different, but. . . Oh, never mind. Speaking of ambiguous terms, it's im¬ portant when discussing these rules that you understand some key definitions. As you'll see by the sidebars below, they are often confusing until about the 20th readthrough. Crewed Charters If your idea is to skipper your boat yourself and take out passengers for hire, that's fine, as long as you have a captain's license issued by the U.S. Coast Guard. In this circumstance, you are allowed six passengers — a '6-pack' charter. You may also put a licensed captain of your choosing on board in your stead.

6-Pack or 12-Pack? falls under the category of an Inspected

be simply a recreational vessel. "Uninspected Passenger Vessels Less are vessels of less than 100 gross tons: carone passenger for hire; or chartered with the crew provided or specified by the owner and carrying not more than 6 passengers... emption for an individual charterer under the intess ■ ■■ e r a written agreement to the charterer In other words, ©-packs do not become 7-packs.”

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Take note that if the crew comes with the boat as part of the package (employed by the owner), the charterer counts as one of the six passengers. However, if the crew is paid directly by the charterer, who con¬ tractually assumes all responsibility for the vessel, then the charterer may be on board in addition to the six passengers permitted. We've heard of skippers padding these

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numbers by designating overflow passen¬ gers as "crew." Before you are tempted to tiy this, be warned that if you are ’pulled over' by the Coasties, you may be required to prove those crewpersons are legitimate employees by showing payment records, W-4 forms or the like. Guardsmen are savvy to this and other chartering-related

'Blitzen', a Cal 2-29, is seen here simply pleasure-sailing on the Bay. She is typical, how. ^ ever, of the style of production boat that mm could easily be chartered — if her owner could find the customers, that is.

scams, so we'd advise you not to test their gullibility. As an example then, you could get yourself a 6-pack license, or hire a friend who has one, and start running charters on your Beneteau 35, Islander 36 or whatever, as long as you had all the basic safety gear including lifejackets for all on board. Before you go out and buy a monogramed captain's uniform, though, you should also think about where your customers will come from. Your best market for a '6pack' boat will probably be customized group charters, where you hire your boat out to a family, a group of friends, or a cadre of busi¬ ness associates. In such cases, you would typically be making your arrangements with only one group spokes¬ person. By contrast, it seems to us that the idea of char¬ tering by the head' to unre¬ lated individuals would /be incredibly masochistic for a sole-owner or a mom-andpop operation. To fill the boat you'd po¬ tentially have to do six times as much phone work for the same money, and you'd l^e competing with over a dozen large-capacity charter yachts (which book 'by the head') that are already well estab¬ lished in the marketplace.

Bareboat Charters Generally, there's probably a much bigger market for bareboat charters',

Gene Maly of Monterey started a one-man char¬ ter business a few years ago using his Capo 30 'Carrera' for 6-pack charters and lessons. where you hire your boat out without pro¬ viding a captain — especially if your boat type is particularly desirable for one rea¬ son or another. Up to 12 passengers can be taken along on a bareboat charter, in addition to1 the charterer, if that person pays for the whole trip. The charterer usually, but

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As the boat's owner, you may not be aboard a bareboat charter. potentially greater numbers of people on board, you will be even more likely to be boarded or questioned by Coast Guard Safety Officers, so we don't advise fudg¬ ing. As the boat's owner, you may not be aboard a bareboat charter, nor may a cap¬ tain that you designate. However, accord¬ ing to Lt. Cmdr. Randell Sharpe of the C.G. Inspections Department (Marine Safety Office San Francisco), 'You can designate certain qualifications a captain must have in order to operate your boat, and if the charterer himself does not have those

qualifications, you may offer a list of captains that you've worked with before. However, you can't limit the choice to such a list." A quirk here is that a char¬ terer may hire a Coast Guardlicensed captain to run the boat, who happens to have a '6-pack' license, and still bring along 12 passengers. In such a case "he would not be oper¬ ating under the authority of his license," explains Sharpe, "so the 6-pack limit would not be in effect, even if he was paid for his services." We suspect some licensed skippers aren't even crystal-clear on this anomaly, but it's true. Regardless of who is cho¬ sen as captain, the charterer must have the right to do the actual hiring and firing in or¬ der for a trip to be a valid bare¬ boat charter. The charterer also usually provides all fuel and food, pays port charges, if any, and may pay for liability insurance of some kind, if only

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Insurance and Taxes In any case, in order to protect your¬ self, you'll need to get a. special charter¬ ing endorsement added to your regular annual insurance policy. Without it, your chartering activities may not be covered. Fear not, though, the increase in your premium should not be too substantial, probably a 20 to 50% annual increase over your current policy, depending on what type of coverage you currently cany. If you only intend to charter a few times during the year — say, for Opening Day, the Fourth of July, and the Lighted Boat Parade — you can buy insurance based on a limited number of trips, even for a single day. When a boat is managed by a sailing club, the boat's owner usually maintains his own insurance (at least on the hull), while the club's insurance often covers liability on its members who charter it. Non-members usually have to leave a re¬ fundable damage deposit to cover the de¬ ductible. If you run your boat privately, you might want to require this also, es-

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pecially if you are going to bareboat charter it. What¬ ever your plans, though, talk to your broker before you mount a major advertising campaign. While we're talking about impacts on your bot¬ tom line, it goes without say¬ ing that in order to stay clean with the IRS you'll need to report any income from chartering, so have a chat with your accountant about the ramifications — both pro and con.

Foreign-Built Boats

The Act went a long way toward clarifying chartering laws, which formerly con¬ tained some extremely con¬ tusing language. Even now, reading The Act is enough to make you run for the Excedrin bottle, but for the purposes of recreational boats such those we re ad-

dressing here, it's actually pretty straight¬ forward. "In terms of interpretation and enforcement," says Sharpe, "the laws are much simpler now." One formerly confusing item The Act clarifies is the role of foreign-built hulls

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ireigr >i Iti ills like; fee in at/s, > s r) ietea can be < ■ - si •. . - its, rather than foreign-documented hulls. your intellectual stamina by reading more about The Act. You can find a Coast Guard document which details its provisions on the internet at: www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/ nvic/ 7_94/n 7-94. htm. One of the peculiarities we found while reviewing the legislation — which could be taken for a 'loop hole' — is that when expenses of a trip are shared voluntarily, the rules governing chartering do not nec-

in the American charter trade. Although the landmark maritime legislation of 1920 called the Jones Act is still in effect to¬ day, dictating that foreign-built hulls may not engage in coastal trade, Sharpe ex¬ plains that this does not prohibit boats built overseas like Jeanneaus, (older) Beneteaus, Tayanas and C&Cs from be¬ ing chartered on a bareboat basis since they are technically recreational boats,

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j/\lthough this article focuses on understanding the regulations pertaining to chartering, we'll also leave you with a few other thoughts to consider. Ask any independent charter operator around the Bay and he or she will tell you it's not an easy way to make a living. Sure, when you're actually conducting a char¬ ter you'll be out on the water breath¬ ing fresh air, doing what you love to do. But at least half the challenge is corraling a steady stream of custom¬ ers — marketing. If you don't have a knack for P.R. and marketing, or a partner who does, you might as well forget it. Following the rules isn't really that tough, once you understand them. Nor is keeping above board with the IRS. Our best advice, if you're tempted to tiy making a buck by chartering your boat independent of an existing rental fleet, is to do it as an occa¬ sional endeavour that merely supple¬ ments your income. In other words, don't quit your day job. — latitud e/aet

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CRUISING Wee spent four months in Venezu¬ ela with our Swan 46 Destiny, and thought Latitude readers would enjoy hearing what a wonderful'country it is! And also what a terrific place it is to spend hurricane season. We weren't taught much about South America back when we were in school, so before arriving all we knew was that it was a big continent. But having now spent some time in Ven¬ ezuela, we’re looking forward to the up¬ coming season when we’ll visit other South American countries — such as Peru and Chile. We began our journey on July 1 of last year when we — in the company of two other boats — left Grenada on an 85-mile overnight passage for Venezuela. Our first landfall was Los Testigos — 'the Wit¬ nesses' — a group of islands halfway be¬ tween Grenada and Isla Margarita. The only ’civilization' was a small fishing vil¬ lage — less than 200 residents — and a Guardacosta detachment. There is no air¬ port, no ferry service, and not even a store to speak of. The water around Los Testigos is super clear, however, so the snorkeling was excellent. One of the islands, Testigo Grande, has huge sand dunes and its 800-foot summit offers a good view of the other islands. After three days, we made the 45-mile trip to Isla Margarita — and got a real surprise. When you approach the south shore of this Catalina-sized island, you see so many high-rise buildings that you think of a poor man's Miami Beach — without the beach. Half the buildings are under construction or empty, however, so it's a little weird, particularly af; night when so many of them are dark. Venezu¬ ela gets 80% of its Gross National Prod¬ uct from oil, and in fact, the United States imports more oil from Venezuela than any other country. When Venezuela and other founding OPEC member countries could control the price of the commodity, there was a tremendous economic boom. Since then, however, the price of oil has plum¬ meted 50% from it's high — which ex¬ plains all the abandoned projects. We anchored in the main bay at Porlamor with 70 other boats from all over

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"Isla Margarita turned out to be a wonderful surprise." the world. While we — and probably most other Americans — had never heard of Isla Margarita, it's actually a big resort area for Europeans — particularly Ger¬ mans — and the favorite vacation spot for Venezuelans. An international airport

is the capital. La Asuncion's beautiful Plaza Bolivar has a cathedral that dates from the second half of the 16th century. We learned that every town in Venezuela has a Plaza Bolivar; if it doesn't, it's just a village. All Plaza Bolivars have a church

and a police station. The eastern part of Isla Margarita also has many casinos and lots of duty-free shopping — another big reason tourists come to Margarita. Based on our compari¬ sons, however, prices were lower back in the States on everything but beer, wine and rum. The biggest mystery to us was where the Venezuelans — who on the av¬ erage only earn $10 a day — got the money to shop. The western end of Isla Margarita is called the Peninsula of Macanao, and con¬ sists of nothing but miles of desert and beach. The area's plentiful cacti and red dirt reminded us of Baja. When we arrived in Venezuela, the bolivar was 563 to the dollar. It went as high as 589 before dropping as low as 565. IWKSw ^ '•

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It’s a great exchange rate for we Ameri¬ cans, but the people in the marine busi¬ nesses are smart enough to quote all prices in U.S. dollars. There are several surprisingly well-stocked chandleries on Isla Margarita, and just about anything can be custom made for a boat.

_ *ne of the neat things about cruis¬ ing Venezuela is that almost all passages between popular spots are less than 100 miles. When we left Margarita for the mainland on July 14, for example, it was less than 20 miles to our next stop, the little island of Cubagua. Many years ago there was pearl farming on the island, but

they overharvested and the industry pretty much dried up. Nonetheless, this is where 'Margarita pearls' — which are uneven pearls in shades of white to pink — come from. You can still buy them on the streets of Margarita, and as they are quite nice-looking, they make good gifts for ladies back home. With the pearl in¬ dustry all but gone, Cubagua is home to

Cruz was a small coastal town until the oil industry arrived, at which time it grew to a medium sized town. Ten years ago a developer created the El Morro Touristica Complex, which is a se¬ ries of canals off the beach Grenada where there are marinas, con¬ dos, large n.'-Los houses and Testigos shopping cen¬ ters. The El Morro complex has six marin a s : Maremares, Bahia Redonda, CMO (Centro Marino de Oriente), Puerto del Este, Aqua Vi and Americo Vespucio. Maremares is an upscale marina as¬ sociated with a major hotel, and comes complete with a golf course, huge pool, and telephone and cable TV service on the docks. Bahia Redonda is the second most popular marina, as it's the closest to the breakwater and to town. The marina is part of a condo development and has a restaurant, travel service, and a big pool. CMO — which is primarily a boatyard — has 20 wet slips and 200 dry storage spaces. Many people haul their boats here for the summer so they can return home. CMO has a restaurant, a communications center, and a small store. Puerto del Este 'and Aqua Vi are modem marinas that are part of condo developments, so they both have pools and restaurants on the pre¬ mises. Americo Vespucio was the original marina in the area, and it's quite run down. They do however, have a good chan¬ dlery, a restaurant, and a boatyard with a Travel-Lift. Boats in all the marinas mentioned above are Med-tied. In addition, there are also marinas at El Morro, downtown Puerto La Cruz, and the city of Cumana further to the east. We don’t know much about them, how¬ ever.

"There are six marinas in the Puerto La Cruz area." only a small fishing camp and a research station. A few days later we left Cubagua for a 12-hour sail to Bahia Redonda in Puerto La Cruz — which was to be our home for nearly the next four months. Puerto La

Our haulout at CMO turned out to be one of the best bargains we found in Ven¬ ezuela. Having heard all the horror sto¬ ries about pricing, security, and the qual¬ ity of work at CMO, we were very pleased with our experience. We took advantage June. 1999 • UlJtl? • Page 169

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of a 'cruisers' special' — which included the haulout, pressure wash, setting on stands, taping, two coats of paint, five lay days, and relaunch — all for $6 U.S. a foot. The only extra was the paint, but we could supply on our own or buy it from them at competitive prices. We had two young men sand and paint while we lived on the hard. They showed up at 0800 and worked until 1730 — tak¬ ing an hour break for lunch. The yard was clean and each night the workers went around picking up all the trash. Security was terrific, as the only entrance was locked and an armed guard roamed the area at night. We never locked our boat or felt insecure. Boats in diy storage have a special area surrounded by barb-wire and patrolled at night by two sets of Rot¬ tweilers. As long as the dogs were around, nobody would attempt to get close to those boats. A funny thing happened to us the first time we went to downtown Puerto La Cruz. The Plaza Bolivar is a local meeting place, and during siesta many people sit on the park benches while big iguanas wait on the sidewalk for handouts. There is a sidewalk around the plaza, and an¬ other one that makes an 'X' to connect the corners. Peter and I decided to use the sidewalk that cuts across the plaza in order to see the iguanas — but as soon as we put our feet on the walk, whistles started to blow. The police told us we couldn’t walk across the plaza even though we thought we were appropriatelydressed. I was wearing a skirt, and we both had hats on and backpacks. Other cruisers told us the same thing had hap¬ pened to them — but none of us has been able to determine the problem. None of us had ever experienced similar problems in other plazas in Venezuela. In any event, having the Venezuelan police blow their whistles at you is very exciting!

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Puerto La Cruz. For example: Monday through Saturday — An ac¬ tive VHF net is held starting at 0740 on channel 72. Sunday Mornings — There is a nondenominational church service at QMO. It's led by Santiago, a professor at the lo¬ cal university. Monday Night — BBQ and potluck at Bahia Redonda. Tuesday at Noon — Patti from Xanadu — the downtown marine store — hosts a ladies' lunch, taking the women to differ¬ ent restaurants in downtown Puerto La Cruz. The waterfront boulevard, Paseo Colon, has many good Arabian restau¬ rants. Tuesday Nights — Maremares hosts a free cocktail party for its clients and their guests. As you can imagine, everybody has a 'friend' at Maremares. Friday Nights — Aqua Vi has a happy hour with live entertainment. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Nights — La Bitacora, the restaurant at Bahia Redonda, offers a cruisers’ special The Chimana Segunda anchorage in Mochima State Park is justifiably popular with locals and cruisers.

followed by a movie. In addition, Plaza Mayor — a modern, air-conditioned the¬ atre — shows first-run American movies in English with Spanish subtitles. Cruisers also get involved in the local activities. Several of them, for example, teach English to Spanish-speaking chil¬ dren and adults. Since this is a tourist area, many jobs require applicants to speak English. The 1996 World Champion Sunfish sailor hails from this area, and cruisers needing to brush up on their skills can take lessons at his Bahia Redonda sailing school. There are fre¬ quent sailboat races outside the break¬ water that some cruisers enter. Peter and Bobbo Larsen of Lucille entered last summer's Venezuelan sailing champion¬ ships. Peter only raced two races, but Bobbo hung in there and took first in his division. He received a nice trophy, hat, and T-shirt at the award’s ceremony. This past season cruisers became in¬ volved in a program called Operation Smile, which is a Norfolk, Virginia-based group of plastic surgeons and other medi¬ cal personnel who go to Third World coun¬ tries to operate on children and young adults with maxiofacial deformities such as cleft palates. The teams come from all over the United States and go to a coun¬ try for two weeks. After screening poten¬ tial patients, they operate almost aroundthe-clock for eight days. People stand in line to g£t their children into the program. This year Bahia Redonda organized a chili cook-off and an auction to raise money for the program, and Maremares had a huge buffet cocktail party. Together, $10,000 was raised for Operation Smile. The medical team was amazed, as Ven¬ ezuela is the only country they've ever been to where an outside group raised money for them! The best part was that when the team visited in September, many of the cruisers worked at the hospital during the surgeries. As you might expect, there's a tremendous difference between American and Venezuelan hospitals! But all it took was seeing one child before and after surgery to know why they call it Operation Smile. Puerto La Cruz has good shopping, and those who look hard enough can find al¬ most everything. Getting money is not a problem as the ATMs are linked directly to the banks in the States. Getting around is easy at 15 cents a bus ride. The El Morro complex has a shopping center called Plaza Mayor that has all the clothing stores and restaurants you would ever want — but they are expensive. The plaza's redeeming factor is that it has a

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arge American-style supermarket called Jnicasa, complete with a wonderful bak;ry where fresh bread, rolls and pastries ire available daily. You can dinghy to the olaza from any of the marinas in the El VIorro complex. There is also a large Hostco-like discount store called Makro vhere you can get good buys on almost jverything. It requires a taxi ride, how¬ ever, so usually a group of cruisers gets :ogether to hire a van. For folks who like fish, there's a large fish market within walking distance of Bahia Redonda where the fisherman sell their fresh catch daily. There is also a small produce market, which we shopped at quite often, and several smaller shops that carry specialty items. Many cruisers, for example, order all their meat from a butcher shop called La Cava in Lecherias. For those who like to sew, downtown Pu¬ erto La Cruz has at least five large fabric stores on Calle Libertad. All have a vari¬ ety of materials available — including Sunbrella — at reasonable prices. Several of the boats had upholstery and canvas

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CRUISING of the lens — for which he, charges $400 an eye. This procedure was only recently permitted in the States, where it costs about four times as much. Even though we could benefit from the surgery, we were too chicken to try it when we learned they actually cut your eye. But everyone we talked to who had the procedure done raved about it! There are two wonderful ladies in Puerto La Cruz who just about everybody gets to know at one time or another. The first is Quini, who with her family runs a bed & breakfast up in the cool hills of Los Altos. Quini gives Venezuelan cook¬ ing classes in English, boards everyone's dogs and cats, and gives a tour of the artisans that live in her community. Los Altos is known for having some of the best potters, leather workers and paper de¬ signers. The artisans work in their homes and you are invited into their living rooms to see how they do their craft. The second lady is Marisol, who runs a travel agency downtown but who comes to CMO each morning to work with cruis¬ ers. She can find you cheap airfares, ar-

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has many varied landscapes. The two trips almost everyone takes are to Angel Falls in Canaima National Park, and to the city of Merida, which is high in the Andes. The Angel Falls trip can be done in two ways. On the one-day trip you can fly an old DC-3 over the top of the Auyantepui — where the falls begin — and then down the side of the canyon into which they drop. After landing in Canaima, you take a dugout canoe across a lake to Sapo Falls, which you walk behind. It's quite an experience! The other method is a fourday trip where you ride a bus to Cuidad Bolivar on the Orinoco River, spend the night, fly on a small plane into Canaima, then take a five-hour canoe trip up to a jungle camp at the base of the falls. You sleep in hammocks and then hike to the base of the falls the next day. You return to the hammocks for the night, then do the same trip to Sapo Falls the next af¬ ternoon before returning home. Most cruisers did the four-day trip — but both trips got excellent reviews. The trip to Merida requires either a

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VENEZUELA flight from Barcelona through Caracas or an 18-hour bus ride on one of the famous Peli Express buses — which are kept at subzero temperatures! The other option is to take the bus one way and fly home. Merida is located at 5,330 feet in the Andes, so it's cool. It's a university town — Universidad de Los Andes was founded in 1785 — and as such is pretty laid back. There are many posadas to stay at for $20/night. The city is safe and you can walk — uphill and downhill — ail night. Since it's a university town, there are many good restaurants at reasonable prices. Gioia, a young female tour guide who lives in Merida, sets up many tours and lodging for cruisers. Gioia arranges for stays at the Los Frailes — an old monestaiy — at the Venezuelan rate and takes you to spots of interest along the Andean highway. Part of her tour takes you through beautiful mountain scenery on the highest road — 13,140 feet — in the country. As part of our tour, we rode horses in the Sierra Nevada National Park down to

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Nevados, which is at just 8,800 feet. Los Nevados has one street that is a picture postcard Indian village. They still farm the steep hills using hand ploughs and oxen, and carry their produce And wares out on donkeys. You can also ride a jeep trail out — but it’s scarier than the donkey ride! We also made a trip to Colonia Tovar, which is a German town established in 1843. Agustin Codazzi, an Italian cartog¬ rapher and adventurer, went to Germany and rounded up some peasants to colo¬ nize the new country of Venezuela. At the time Venezuela was being formed by sepa¬ rating from Colombia, it had been at war for many years and had trouble support¬ ing itself. Anyway, Colonia Tovar looks just like Tyrolia and is as clean as any town in Germany. The hillside fields are covered with vegetables and flowers, and the women still till the fields and tend the crops. Strawberries are an important crop, and strawberries & cream' is a big dead. Since the town, is only 60 kilome¬ ters from Caracas, it gets crowded with Caraquenos on weekends.

There are many places to anchor in Venezuela, including just off downtown Puerto La Cruz.

We only spent a short time in Caracas at the Art Museum and ridibg the under¬ ground. It’s an interesting city, but not particularly safe — although we had no trouble. \

We left Puerto La Cruz in early No¬ vember and made a few stops in Mochima National Park. This is a beautiful area just east of Puerto La Cruz that features many secluded bays, tiny islands, and clear wa¬ ter. Unfortunately, there had been sl few armed robbery attempts, and several din¬

ghy and motor thefts, so cruisers were advised to travel only in groups and even then only anchor at certain places. This would be a perfect cruising area, so it will become safe again soon. After a provisioning stop in Margarita, we spent our final days in Venezuela at Isla Blanquilla some 50 miles north of Margarita. There is a small village, a Guardacosta detachment, great snorkeling and a huge white sand beach. From Blanquilla it was just a 55-hour sail north to the Virgin Islands. The only negative about Puerto La Cruz is that it is hot. Veiy hot! In addition, as the year drew to a close, Venezuela elected Hugo Chavez as its new president. Chavez is the same man who, when in the mili¬ tary in the ’80s, nearly overthrew the gov¬ ernment. Many of the business people were not in favor of Chavez’ election, and he’s made moves to disband the Supreme Court and extend his tenure — so some people advised us to leave. So as much as we enjoyed Venezuela and her people, many of us cruisers are waiting to see what the political climate will be like be¬ fore we return this summer. — peter & nancy bennett

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VALLEJO RACE '99 j/\.nother Vallejo Race came and went on the weekend of May 1-2, leaving memories of a quick ride up and a complicated beat back. Of course, some of the memories were slightly more indelible — and expensive than others, such as the ones 'bought' by the crew of the Soverel 33 Flexi-Flyer. Their five-man crew (sailing without owner Paul Shinoff, who was away on business) went to duck the starboard-tack J/105 Hoku'lele early in Sunday’s race, but something went dreadfully wrong. Instead, they speared the innocent J/105 midships, zm putting a Jams-sized hole in the bow of their own boat. The story gets worse. Rather than sit still, move weight aft or even tiy motoring in reverse to keep the wounded bow up, the shell-shocked Flexi-Flyer crew threw the motor in forward, headed for Vallejo . . . and the boat was on the bottom -within five minutes. "It went down bow first. Titanic style," said Hoku'lele co-owper Dennis Deisinger, whose new boat was knocked out of commission for the remainder of last month. "It was a pretty amazing scene." Hoku'lele rescued the wet but unin¬ jured crewmembers off Flexi, and

position they were sailing in when the accident occurred. Flexi-Flyer

sat at the entrance to Mare Island Strait for' more than a day, with only the top of her mast visible. STie was __refloated and taken to KKMI for extensive repairs. (See Sightings for more on this story.)

X ortunately, the rest of the 287 boa,ts in the 98th Vallejo Race had a less stressful weekend. The sunny, 22-mile spinnaker run up to Vallejo on Saturday was the quickest in recent memoiy, with the J/125 Javelin first to the dock in what is believed to be the new monohull record time of 2:19:43. Behind them, there was Below, full house at VYC. Above, wounds to 'Flexi-Flyer' (left) and 'Hoku' /e/e.'

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plenty of crashing and burning, with predictable spinnaker explosions and even two J/105 sprit-pole amputations.

Things got even more interesting going up the Napa River to the clubhouse finish, as several boats ran aground on un¬ marked shoals and one, the Soverel 30 Wet Corvette, dismasted in a bizarre suicide run at the stationary USS Tripoli, which was docked at the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard. . . Bad weekend for Soverels, eh? The first multihull, the F-25c Ja Mon, finished the course even faster, posting a blazing 2:01:31 time. With all boats finished by mid-afternoon, the sun¬ drenched festivities started early. At least one class, the ever-expanding J/105s, hosted thier own premeditated dockside keg party. The' rest of the crowd — esti¬ mated at 1,700 — enjoyed the hospitality

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Division G start on Sunday (I to r): 'USS Tripoli1 (aircraft carrier in background), 'Javelin', 'ChaChing', Octavia', 'Bullseye', Wasabi'. of boats — mostly smaller ones —had long since headed home. Those that stuck out the lengthy postponement were rewarded

fter the evening reveliy, the fleet woke up Sun¬ day morning to light rain and an annoyingly low tide. Because of the low v/ater in the harbor and at the starting area in Mare Island Straits, the start was delayed for an unprecedented three hours. When the guns finally began firing at 1 p.m., dozens

with an interesting 14.5-mile race back, one filled with hand-to-hand combat, violent wind shifts, lots of lead changes and the above-mentioned sinking. Preliminary results follow on the next

page. (YRA and VYC are still sorting things out as we go to press.) In an effort to save space and see trends, we've once again added the scores of the two races together to come up with our version of the weekend winners. Vallejo YC now gives out prizes for each day instead of cumulatively for the weekend, so what follows is completely unofficial, though not without some meaning. Familiar faces top each class, as the '99 HDA/ODCA season winners appear to be picking up where they left off last fall.

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DiV. F (multihulls) — 1) (tie) Erin, Antrim 30+, Dan Buhler, and Ja Mon, F-25c, John Kocol, 3 points. (6 boats) DiV. G (0-65) —• 1) Javelin, J/125, Pat Nolan, 8 points; 2) (tie) Cha Ching, BH-41, Scooter Simmons, and Wasabi, Farr ILC 46, Dale Williams, 11; 4) JackRabblt, N/M 39, Dave & Jatkie Liggett, 12; 5) (tie) Octavia, SC 50, Shep Kett, and Scorpio, Wylie 42, John Seigel, 13; 7) Raven, N/M 39, Mark Tho, 14. (19 boats) DIV. H (66-102) — 1) (tie) China Cloud, J/40, ueigh Brite, and My Rubber Ducky, Hobie 33, Lee Garami, 8 points; 3) Jarlen, J/35, Bob Bloom, 10; 4) Enchante, Beneteau 42, David Jacoby, 11; 5) Sundog, Bianca 414, Bill Wright, 14; 6) Family Hour, Olson 30, Bilafer Family, 15; 7) Kiri, J/35, Bob George, 19. (25 boats) DIV. J (103-135) — 1) Mintaka, C&C 36, Gerry Brown, 4 points; 2) (tie) Furrari, Wabbit, Pete & Angie Rowland, and Fat Bob, Catalina 38, Robert Lugliani, 9; 4) Harp, Catalina 38, Mike Mannix, 11; 5) Scotch Mist, Cal 39, Ray Minehan, 13. (14 boats) DIV. K (136-165) — 1) Zllla, B-25, Brent Draney, 6 points; 2) Gruntled, Moore 24, Simon Winer, 11; 3) (tie) Chorus, Kettenburg 38, Peter English, and Windwalker, Islander 36, Richard Shoenhair, 14; 5) (tie) Tinsley Ught V, WylieCat 30, Hank Grandin, and Animal Farm, Wylie 28, Dave Crowe, and Half Off, Moore 24, Thomas Carlon, 15. (30 boats) DIV. L (166-up) —• 1) Talisman Banana, J/22, Gary Albright, 5 points; 2) Current Asset, Islander 30-2, John Bowen, 7; 3) Antares, Islander 30-2, Larry

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RAY JASON'S SEA GYPSY VIGNETTES ]\^y boat features movable ballast in its most primitive form. Stowed in the bilge are three full-size bowling balls. Their purpose is not to provide extra sta¬ bility for my beautiful 30-ft sloop Aventura in rough seas. Instead, they are used to mesmerize the natives in foreign locales. That's because not only am I a sea gypsy, I'm also a vagabond juggler who periodically tops off the cruising kitty by performing my show in strange and ex¬ otic settings. Some of these experiences are certifiably memorable. Perhaps I could share a couple of them with you. . .

Disco Sea Fever Not only were we frustrated, we were saturated. All morning long we had at¬ tempted to pioneer a new system that we had dubbed "crowbar anchoring." Be¬

coral, it was extremely difficult to get an anchor to set. So Pete and I were experimenting with an unusual technique for getting the hook to dig in. One of us would snorkel down 15 feet and scrape a short trench behind my 35-pound CQR with a crowbar. Then the person at the tiller would back the boat down while the in-the-water accom¬ plice watched through his swim mask to see if the anchor set. < Repeatedly we tried this technique with each of us taking turns in the water. Af¬ ter two hours and zero success, our pa¬ tience was as wrinkled as our skin. No matter how nice a furrow we scraped into the sand, my plow anchor just wouldn't live up to its name and dig in. So why not just give up and anchor elsewhere? Because this particular cove belonged to a beautiful Club Med that had just hired me to juggle for their guesfs. And for a singlehanded bachelor who had been so solo for so long, this was like a sailor's Valhalla — or even better, a galhalla! So I was determined to get Aventura securely situated. I was equally deter¬ mined to get her skipper supremely sati¬ ated. And to insure Pete's help in my an¬ chor quest, I had promised that he and his family could spend a day at Club Med as my guests.

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X ete and his crew were some of my favorite sailors in the eptire Pacific Mexi¬ can cruising fleet. Because there were six people aboard his boat and only one aboard mine, they were definitely at the opposite end of the voyaging spectrum from me. According to my informal cal¬ culations, it seemed that about 85% of the cruising fleet were couples, while 10% were families and 5% were singlehanders. Of the family group, only the boat Blaze had Jour kids aboard. What made things even more challenging was that the kids were between the ages of 4 and 10. When I playfully quizzed Molly about what sort of birth control she and Pete used, she laughed and said that because of their Catholic upbringing, they em¬ ployed the rhythm method. Sensitive hu¬ man being that I am, it seemed only ap¬ propriate to immediately nickname her husband The Rhythm Master. Their kids were a total delight. They were bright, healthy, inquisitive, playful and nice to each other. They could have

been poster children for any crusade to prove that home-schooled youngsters, enjoying the sea gypsy life, were better off than kids raised in the so-called real world.' Needless to say, as both a juggler and storyteller it wasn't difficult to win their friendship, and many memorable and magical moments were shared aboard the bright red sloop named Blaze. Eventually, Pete and I solved my an¬ choring problem, not with the crowbar but with a 300-pound slab of concrete. It was an abandoned block that the Club's scuba boats had once used as a mooring. 1 guessed that management wouldn't ob¬ ject to my recycling this into a new moor¬ ing, and indeed they didn't. This meant that I could safely move ashore for a few weeks and still watch over my fiberglass mistress from my window. Perfection!

During my stay at the Club, they had what they referred to as a "special week." For six days, the facility was ex¬ clusively booked by a gay travel company.

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Spread, 'Aventura' anchored at Isla Gitana. In¬ set left, Carl and Loita; right, Minky the monkey is one of the island 'irregulars.' This meant that there were approximately 600 homosexual men and the 50 or so heterosexual staff members. As a person who had spent more than 20 years in San Francisco, this was cer¬ tainly not bothersome to me. Indeed, watching their mating rituals from the sidelines was quite entertaining. For ex¬ ample, they all wore chrome-plated de¬ signer 'dogtags' around their necks with colored stick-on dots to indicate their availability status. A red spot stood for 'partnered off — don't waste your time.' Yellow translated to 'not sure — buy me a drink and we'll see what happens.’ Green implied 'good to go.' And two green spots meant 'meet me in my room in 10 .min¬ utes. You can tell me your name then!’ Apparently the sky bosun thought that Gay Week would provide a wonderful op¬ portunity to play a little joke on the two cruisers anchored nearby. This couple had flown down to stay at the Club a few

years earlier. During that vacation, they met some cruising sailors whose healthy, adventurous and happy voyaging proved so alluring that the couple decided to go cruising themselves.

S)o they bought a good boat, Out themselves free of society's web and headed out. Naturally, one of the stops that they most looked forward to was the Club Med where this life-changing idea had been born. Since anchoring is not

to celebrate at the disco. And indeed, there • was genuine cause for their jubilation, because many people fantasize about go¬ ing cruising, but few actually cut the rope and set themselves free. When they beached their dinghy that night, they were surprised by two things. First, there were no security guards in evidence. And second, there were no couples walking arm-in-arm along the beach in the moonlight. Their third sur¬ prise explained the first two mysteries. When they opened the door to the disco, they were greeted by a scene that looked like it could have been co-directed by the ghosts of Fellini and Liberace. Six hundred men were dancing in ecstatic abandon — clad only their underwear! And their 'briefs' were so brief that you could have probably fit all 600 pairs into one dinghy. To make it even more sur¬ real, all the underwear was virginal white. The husband, in a gesture of matri¬ monial gallantly, closed the door, put his back up against it and said, "What in the hell is going on in there!?" The wife, suppressing a giggle, said, "I don't know, but why don't we go in and find out? Don't worry. I'll protect you!" So in they went. And what they learned was that this was Gay Week and tonight was White Party Night. But they also learned a more important lesson that al¬ most all cruisers master: You have to sail with the wind you’ve got. Or as a landsman might say, 'You have to adapt to the circumstances." So they had a completely different ex¬ perience from the one they had imagined. But it was perhaps even more amazing, and certainly more memorable. As to whether or not the husband peeled down to his underwear and danced in ecstatic abandon with his delighted wife, well, per¬ haps you should ask them.

Bahia Encantata If I could beam my boat back to one particular harbor that dazzled me more than all the others during the seven years of this current cruise, it would be Bahia Encantada in Costa Rica's Gulf of Nicoya.

with colored dots to indicate their availability status. allowed directly in front of the Club, they dropped their hook in the cove just around the headland, where the ocean boats congregate. They cooked a meal and then rested in preparation for that night's triumphant return, which they planned

Translated into English, Bahia Encantata means ’enchanted bay'. It will certainly remain just so in my remembrances of wakes past. The focal point of this cruising ground is Isla Gitana, which is Spanish for 'gypsy June, 1999 •

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RAY JASON'S SEA GYPSY VIGNETTES island.' It was owned by an American ex¬ patriate named Carl who was eccentric with a capital ’E.' Not just because this nearly 80-year-old had recently married a 32-year-old Filipino gal who was wired with enough current to "wear down a truckload of teenagers. And not because

Growing up on the go: Pete and Molly (back¬ ground) with (I to r) Whitney, Copnor, Brendan and Lauren on 'Blaze'. he spent years of his life roaring around Southeast Asia in a Navy surplus PT boat, searching for adventure. And certainly not just because he drank his Scotch in warm milk. No, he was eccentric because he just approached life from odd angles. For example, he once bought 50 cof¬ fins for an irresistibly cheap price at a bankruptcy auction. He crated each one up and sent them C.O.D. to an assort¬ ment of both friends and enemieis. He de¬ liberately left off any return address, which meant that the recipient would have to pay about $50 in shipping charges for a large, mysterious object from an un¬ known sender. As a student of human nature, Carl believed that every single person who re¬ ceived these bizarre gifts would pay for the shipping out of basic curiosity. Not only did he gain the satisfaction of learn¬ ing that every one of them did exactly that, he reaped the bonus pleasure of imagin¬ ing the looks on their faces when they discovered an unexplained coffin from an unrevealed source.

J\^y arrival at Isla Gitana was par¬ ticularly serendipitous. It was the birth¬ day of Carl's wife, Loida, and a major party was being planned for that evening. Some of the cruisers gathered at the bar were bemoaning the fact that they couldn't

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tury you prefer. think of a suitable present to give the ef¬ A third new friend I made that evening fervescent birthday girl, who also hap¬ pened to be in charge of the isla's bar, V was David, who owned and operated an excursion company out of the capital, San restaurant, cabins Jose. Each morning a big, new Volvo bus — and discipline. would head down the highlands through She was an excep¬ the coffee and teak and banana planta¬ tional young tions to drop his customers off at a sleek, woman who de¬ state-of-the-art catamaran called Manta served an unusual Raya gift. The Costa Rican natives, who call Just as they themselves Ticos, are world-renowned for were about to give their warmth and friendliness to strang¬ up, one of the cruis¬ ers. The cheerfulness of the Tico crew of ers noticed me Manta Raya was a perfect example of this. dropping my an¬ Their enthusiasm seemed so genuine and chor in front of the infectious that I always thought of them bar. Hev said, "Why as tri-lingual: fluent in Spanish, English & don't we give her and Happiness. ^ the only bowling The bus deposited the tourists at a > ball juggler out dock where they boarded Manta Raya for £ vagabonding the a 90-minute scenic cruise past the fall¬ § Seven Seas?” And ing-down ambiance of Puntarenas, out o so it came to tqss, into the unspoiled Gulf of Nicoya and that in one night I down the exquisite beach at Isla Tortuga met a month's worth of the amazing ex¬ — 'turtle island.' patriates who had gravitated toward this Because this gleaming new catamaran little comer of Costa Rica. featured jet ski-type propulsion rather than propellers, she could nudge her bows right up onto the shore. David then low¬ JN^any of them were sharp and in¬ ered a ramp so her guests could hit the telligent and out there seeking a better life than the one they'd left behind. And a beach and cavort with volleyballs, snor¬ few of them were dull and intoxicated and kels or each other. In the meantime, the crew would unload fresh food, which had out there seeking a cheaper bottle than they had left behind. been packed in coolers, and prepare a delicious mesquite-grilled lunch. One of the former was Patrick, who had been a philosophy major at Berkeley and After the meal, I would break out my was now running a sjjiall, attractive re¬ bowling balls, torches and blades and at¬ sort located on the mainland about a halftempt to dazzle them with fast wrists and mile across the bay from Isla Gitana. We quick wit. Following the show, I headed liked to sit on his dock just after dawn for the beach to cavort with volleyballs, and listen to a tribe of howler monkeys snorkels and . . . from Isla Gitana hold a very animated conversation with the simians on his property. The sound of this early morn¬ It was a wonderful gig, and in the ing monkey gossip, carried on across a month that I worked as 'ship's juggler' I half-mile of water, was most exotic and saved enough money to cruise to about a

My second attempt at ice-breaking was even more disastrous.. . hypnotic. Another was Brian who ran The Polar Bear, an American hangout in Punta¬ renas. The cast of characters that fre¬ quented this saloon was right out of ei¬ ther a Joseph Conrad novel or Jimmy Buffett song — depending on which cen-

hundred more harbors. However, I nearly shipwrecked this dream job on one of the periodic 'specialty cruises.' This particular one involved not the normal cast of English-speaking tourists, but a group of Spanish-speaking dentists. From the number of extremely attractive

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women in the group, I concluded that if a glamorous Latin female decides not to pursue a career in movies, the next choice is dentistry. It was a stunning display, even to a lifetime bachelor who grew upon San Francisco’s Union Street in the 'singles '70s.' I love the Spanish language, and my facility with it is way above average for an American. So I decided to attempt my show in Espahol. Before beginning the actual juggling performance, it seemed sensible to compliment the group, and two ideas sprang immediately to mind. First, I decided to praise the beauty of the women. There are many aficionados who claim that Costa Rican females — Ticas — far surpass all others in Central America for their physical loveliness. The usual explanation for this is the large number of European men who settled and married in Costa Rica in the last few cen¬ turies. Whatever the reason, these sen¬ suous sefioritas are one of the country's great natural resources.

So, in my very best Spanish, I waxed poetic about how the beauty of the Ticas was so extraordinary that it made all the other women of Central America look plain. My expectation was that this re¬ mark would generate applause and cheers. Instead, it elicited silence and frowns. One of the crewmembers later explained to me that the guests on this particular trip were from every country except Costa Rica. My second attempt at ice-breaking was even more disastrous. I used a Spanish phrase that I thought meant that the women all looked wealthy, cultured and stylish. But what I actually managed to say was, "I love the women because they all had such gigantic bosoms." At this point, David came to my res¬ cue and suggested that since his guests would probably like to expand their lan¬ guage skills, perhaps it would be better to do the rest of my show in English. He then launched into a rapid-fire apology for my linguistic indiscretions.

Although I couldn’t catch everything he said, it sounded like he begged for¬ giveness on the grounds that I was a gringo stupido. But apparently that wasn't enough to placate them, because his next excuse included the words cabeza and holas de bolliche.

He was trying to justify my less-thantasteful remarks by explaining that I'm a little around the bend, because when per¬ forming my act, I often get hit in the head with bowling balls!

this point, their facial features seemed to soften as they looked in my direction. And I didn't need to call the Psychic Hotline to figure out what they were thinking: "Here's a guy who prob¬ ably bonks himself on the cabeza with bowling balls on a regular basis." Such an uncomplimentary assessment might have been upsetting to many people. And for others, it might provide a springboard for transformation. But for me, I just shrugged it off and thought to myself, "Ah, the life of the sea gypsy jug¬ gler. . . ." — ray jason

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MAX EBB "C V_^ hoose up!” yelled the instruc¬ tor. “Everyone over here — Tristan, Colin, you’ll be the team captains today. Hustle! Hustle!” It was high school PE class, they were choosing players for yet another team sport at which I was less than incompetent, and there was mortal danger that I would be chosen last. Or secondto-last, which was almost as bad. “Thank God for that fat kid," I thought to myself. Then, suddenly, I was informed the algebra midterm was going to be given during gym class, a day early, and it seemed that I was the only one who hadn’t gotten the word. And I couldn’t find my pen. Or my gym shorts. . . The choosing up continued, the voices of my classmates alternating as each selected from the remaining pool: “Hayden.” “Cleo.” “Emmit.” “Ashley.” “Max.” I breathed a sigh of relief. At least I wasn’t the last. Or was I? The name calling seemed to have stopped. Where was the rest of the class? And those names — that didn’t sound like my class roll call at all. Was I at the wrong school? How could I take the algebra test? Where were my pants? That’s when my eyes finally opened, and I remembered that I was safely removed from high school PE class and algebra tests by about half a century. I was in the forward cabin of my boat, on a club cruise, tied up to a yacht club guest dock on the other side of the Bay. But the sounds of gym class continued to pour in through the open foredeck hatch, as young voices got their teams (Organized and ran around assembling equipment.

No need to get up — last night had been a late one. The rest of my crew had apparently al¬ ready gone up for breakfast. So I lay there in the bigV-berth, enjoying the sounds of the local junior sailing program getting their day underway. But what exactly was it they were about to do? It didn’t sound like team racing, because there was a ball involved. But marks were being set, and I could hear the sounds of a fleet of El Toros — or something veiy similar — being rigged Page 184 •

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by eager young competitors. Then someone blew a whistle — they must have been standing right next to my v, open hatch, not realizing anyone was still down below. “Okay, like, listen up!” It sounded like Lee Helm, but what would she be doing running a junior program? “We’ll go through the rules one more time. Number one: if any part of a boat from the other team touche^ any part of—«, your boat, you have to drop the ball right * over your stern, right away. No throwing. And like, the crew counts as part of the boat." I lifted myself up just far enough to sneak a glimpse out the forward porthole — it was Lee all right. “Number two: No sculling or paddling. Sail propulsion only. And you get two points for throwing the ball through the goal, three points for sailing through the goal. Everybody got it? Questions? “Does starboard tack have right of way?” asked a girl who sounded about nine years old. “No way. This is a passing and blocking game, so use your blocking ability to advantage. If you, like see that your teammate has the ball, and a boat from the other team is trying to hit them to make them lose possession, you can do one of two things: get in position so they can pass it to you before they get hit, or block the boat so that your teammate can sail to the goal.” “Or you could also sail right in behind them, to be first to pick the ball up from the water after they drop it,” suggested one of the boys. “In practice,” advised Lee, “you’ll find the ball is hardly ever dropped. I mean, if you, like, had the ball, and were about to be hit by a hostile boat,/ you’d thre-w the ball to someplace where your team could get to it first before you were hit and had to drop it.” “Can we hit another boat even if it doesn’t have the ball?” asked another one of the boys. “Yes, for strategic blocking. And rem¬ ember there are no right-of-way rules.” “Kewel!”

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

O olin’s team won the coin toss for first possession of the ball, and the assembly dispersed as the kids got back to rigging their boats. I could only wonder what would be left of the club’s junior fleet after Lee’s little game. If nothing else, it seemed carefully formulated to cause the maximum amount of carnage. The show was not to be missed, so I pried myself out of the berth, got dressed, and staggered up the ramp to the clubhouse. First stop was the head, then the dining room, and I eventually caught up with my crew and most of the club cruise participants out on the deck overlooking the docks, halfway through breakfast. “Wait ‘til you see what the junior program is about to do,” I remarked. “If the wind is any more than five knots, we’ll be in a position to watch a major maritime disaster.” My meaning was clear soon enough. The boats were not El Toros, but yellow plastic affairs of about the same size. All the boats on one team had blue spinnaker cloth streamers from masthead, boom Up, and gooseneck, while boats on the other team had white streamers. “Do they really need three streamers each to identify them for team racing?” asked one of my yacht club friends. “The action gets pretty thick,” I surmised. The course^ was laid out with a single 'goal' line, set at right angles to the wind just like a starting line. Downwind was a single leeward mark. All the boats sailed into the area upwind of the line, except for one boat with blue streamers. Lee and another instructor both sailed out onto the course in Lasers. They were wearing striped referee’s shirts, and had whistles around their necks. Several more adults, probably parents, were watching from the June. 1999 • ItMUiW • Page 185

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dock with video cameras. Lee tossed out the ball, which looked like an ordinary beach ball with a netting of small diameter line tied around it so that it would be easy to pick up with one hand. Then the one boat on the downwind side of the line sailed over to the ball, picked it up out of the water, and ran down towards the leeward mark. “Remember,” said an amplified voice coming from a third instructor onfhe dock with a loud-hailer, “Stay upwind of the goal line ‘til the ball is in play. Right-ofway rules apply until that time.” This happened, evidently, as soon as the boat with the ball rounded the leeward mark. Lee blew a whistle, and the remain¬ ing nine boats all charged across the line running straight at the boat with the ball. One of the boats had gotten a better start and would probably be first to make contact. ‘Tack!” shouted a parent from the dock at the top of her lungs. “Block him!” yelled another. “Block the blocker!” yelled a third. Two boats collided in a kind of snowplow maneuver, while the boat with the ball tacked to temporary safety. But not for long, the next opposing boat had escaped cover, and was closing fast. “Pass it! Pass it!” yelled the frantic adult. Page 186 • UtUiUil? • June. 1999

From the playbook — various maneuvers and tactics of buoyball (coming soon to the water near you). But the head-on collision came first, and the player dropped the ball over the stern. The rigs shooks and the plastic bent, but apparently everything sprang back and no damage was done. Meanwhile the belli drifted alongside the two boats, but neither player could touch it as long as their boats were in contact with each other. But five or six other boats were charging toward the scene of the collision. The leader of these — on the white team — reached in just ahead of the pack, snatched the ball during a jibe, and found himself about to crash bow-to-bow with three more blue team boats. But this one had the presence to toss the ball clear just before that happened, close enough for a girl in a white-team boat that was in the clear to snare it and work her way to windward before the ensuing pileup untangled itself. “Go! Go! Go!” screamed a parent from the guest dock. Only one boat was in a position to stop her now, but with a couple of quick tacks she outmaneuvered it with no contact, and sailed across the line to the sound of Lee’s whistle. “ GOAL?' announced the instructor with

the megaphone. World Cup style.

We observed a few more plays as we finished breakfast, and then there was a break in the action when all the boats came back to the dock. Time to ask Lee what this was all about. “Lee, how did you get mixed up with a junior sailing program?” I asked as she deftly maneuvered around the mast of her Laser to reach the dock. “Max! Like, imagine meeting you here. You must be with the yacht club cruise." “And how are you going to explain all those broken boats — not to mention arms and legs — when the day’s over?” “They’re nerf boats, Max. They can crash into each other at full smoke without any damage. So like, it opens up a whole new world of possibilities.” “So I see. What do you call this one?” “Buoyball!” she answered. ‘The only contact sport you can play with a sailboat. It was invented in the ’70s, and played with the old stock Windsurfers. In light air, the old stockers could also crash into each other without damage. But like, that all changed with short boards, not to mention carbon and epoxy. So buoyball has been in hibernation ‘til just the last couple of years, when these new boats made of roto-rriolded plastic came out.

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

They’re small enough and strong enough to pass the crash test.” “As long as the wind stays light," I agreed tentatively. “But are you really sure this is the kind of seamanship you want to teach these kids?” “It’s a game,” she said. “One that tests the limits of the equipment for sure, but they know it’s a game. Although,” 'she whispered as she gestured towards the spectator area of the guest dock, “some of the parents don’t seem to know that.” Lee also explained why she was there — part of a volunteer instructor program to help support the club’s community outreach efforts. Half the kids in this group were not the usual yacht club brats, but were drawn from various youth groups learning to sail on scholarship. To make the economics work, two of the three instructors were volunteering for these special weekend sessions. “And besides,” Lee grinned, “You can’t fire a volunteer.” he kids' break was over, and it was time to get back on the water. The blue team was down by two points, and white had the ball on the next play and only needed one more point to win. But when all the boats were away, one blue boat was still tied to the dock. It seemed that one child had to leave unexpectedly, and the teams would be lopsided without him.

“What do you do in a situation like this?” I asked Lee. “Pull someone off the white team?” Lee didn’t answer, but looked around the dock, up at the club, and back at the boat storage area. No likely candidates in sight. Then she took off her lifejacket and

handed it to me. “Hop in that boat, Max. The blue team is counting on you.” Before I could do anything about it she was back on her Laser to referee the next round. I sighed. This was going to be very very silly, but there was no way out, the team was waiting. So I carefully eased myself into this tiny boat made of soft yellow plastic, found the mainsheet and the tiller, and sailed away from the dock after one of the parents untied my bow painter.

he play began like the others I had watched, with a charge from the goal line towards the boat with the ball. I outweighed all of these kids by at least

100 pounds, and in a small boat in light air that means slow. But from my trailing position I could see the first pileup developing, and went off to one side to block the escape of any white boat that might come away in possession. But the ball was tossed to the other side, clear of the first engagement, and everyone raced to that side of the course. Being slower I was last to reach the scene, and therefore the last boat not involved in a collision. The ball was dropped, drifted clear, was picked up by another boat that was about to be tagged again, and then passed in my direction. I sailed over and grabbed the ball, but the only escape was downwind. My retreat took me to leeward of the bottom mark, with two white boats coming down on me. I ran down for more space, but with my weight penalty I was slower, and already feeling the bad air from the boats to windward. Reaching up would be better. I sailed a very gradual turn, which had the effect of putting them on my quarter. However, instead of covering their upwind advantage they fell into my wake. With more gradual turning to windward, they found themselves to leeward of me, and when I came up to close-hauled they were in my bad air. I started to outpace them. I tacked back when I had enough separation, but now there were two more white boats and four blue boats in my path, all to windward. I knew I couldn’t

avoid the white boats, but If I could use the blocking cover of my teammates I might get through. I bore off to leeward, the attacking white boats bore off, and one of my teammates was able to make contact, keeping the two boats pressed together long enough for me to tack back. The remaining white boat was almost on me when a blue boat, coming up from astern, liit her transom and was able to make her swerve off course, taking her out of action also. But now the first two white boats were closing in from the outside, and I was faced with a wall of four or five stalled boats all tangled up in each other. I slowed, and the white boats, not to be fooled again, covered my escape to June, 1999 •

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windward. No place to go but back, so I put my foot on the miniature boom vang tackle and pushed the sail way out to one

him, and he sailed a broad reach to converge, a perfect collision course. I tacked, but he jibed so fast that his jibe

in my gas, and despite the weight difference I was able to keep him covered all the way up to the goal. The crowd went wild.

side, completely backwinded. The reverse thrust got me clear, and I put it in forward again just in time to avoid the next pileup.

1NTow I had clear sailing for a while. My weight was a handicap but I felt that I did have some technique for sailing upwind, and didn’t seem to lose any distance to the pursuing mob once they had gotten clear of each other again. There was just one white boat left to dodge, coming in from a position to windward where he was guarding the goal. I bore off to a close reach to avoid

was finished before my tack was even complete. Again we were on perfectly converging courses. I could hear the parents yelling, “Get him! Get him!” I waited until we were just a couple of boatlengths apart, then said “ready about” and put my helm down, just for a second, then bore off again before even getting to head to wind. The ruse worked perfectly. He fell for my fake, jibed completely around, and was astonished to see me not right off his leeward bow when his power jibe was finished. He jibed back, but it was too late. As I hardened up to close-hauled, he was

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THE RACING

With reports this month on the conclusion of the Around Alone Race; the Ski/Sail festivities at Lake Tahoe; the upwind 52nd Ensenada Race; the Elite Keel Regatta; the windy Spring Cup for 11-.Metres; and the usual batch of box scores and race notes at the end.

Around Alone Race The fifth Around Alone Race sputtered and wheezed to a halt last month, with just nine of the original 16-boat fleet ex¬ pected to complete the arduous 27,000mile singlehanded lap around the planet. Standing tall at the end of the destruc¬ tion derby was 32-year-old Giovanni Soldini, who sailed his 60-footer F1LA back into Charleston, SC, on May 8 to win the race in the record time of 116 days, 20 hours. The victory, which knocked five days off the '95 record, marks the first

Little big man: Giovanni Soldini, newly-crowned king of the solo circumnavigators.

time a non-French sailor has won the event (Philippe Jean tot won the first two, countryman Christopher Auguin won the last two). It also concluded a remarkable come¬ back for Soldini, who capsized FILA about Page 190 •

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a year and a half ago during a Trans-At¬ lantic record attempt. His close friend Andrea Romanelli was lost overboard in the accident, and Soldinit almost didn't enter the Around Alone because of his grief. Of course, he did enter and by now, everyone knows the story: After opening with a fifth on Leg I (a full three days off the pace), Soldini put the "'pedal down in the Southern Ocean. While his peer group disintegrated around him, the charismatic Italian posted record times on Legs II and III, winning further respect for rescuing Isabelle Autissier along the way. By the fourth leg, which he also won, only Marc Thiercelin’s Somewhere — which lost 13 days when it dismasted in Leg II — was still in the Class I race. The Class II race was also pretty well wrapped up after three legs, with J.P. Mouligne’s Finot-designed Open 50 Cray Valley getting the best of Mike Garside’s newer sistership Magellan Alpha most of the way around the planet. Garside did manage to win Leg IV by three days, but Mouligne, a Frenchman who resides in Rhode Island, ended up winning comfort¬ ably in an elapsed time of 132 days, 4 hours. The only other boat to finish the race so far was Victor Yazykov's home¬ made 40-foot Winds of Change Russia. Brad Van Liew's 50-footer Balance Bar was scheduled to finish next, good enough to give the determined Southern Califor¬ nian third in class overall. That Van Liew even made it to the finish is a remarkable story in itself, as his boat was dismasted two days into Leg IV. Putting back into Punta Del Este, Van Liew scrambled to make repairs and get back in the race. We hope to interview Brad about his Around Alone experience when he gets back to the West Coast — he should have quite a story to tell! If anyone is still interested, check www.aroundcdone.org to see how the last three boats (Shuten-dohji II, Paladin II, No Barriers) ended up.

Ski/Sail Championship "This thing just keeps getting bigger and better!" claimed organizer Ralph

Silverman of his 6th annual Ski/Sail Championship, held at Lake Tahoe on April 23-25. Seventy competitors enjoyed this fun best-of-both-worlds' weekend, which began with two days (five races) of sailing and concluded with slalom skiing (four runs) at Squaw Valley. For the first year, the format was expanded to include a third class, the up-and-coming doublehanded Vanguard 15s. Olympic gold medalist Mark Reynolds' team took the Melges 24 portion of the event, surprising everyone by losing on the water to Alameda sailmaker Jeff Thorpe, but then staging a determined comeback in the skiing competition. Reno Air crew Todd Kelly, a former U.S. Ski Team downhiller, pulled the team back into contention, posting the fastest indi¬ vidual time through the slalom gates. Their eventual 2-2 record in the two dis¬ ciplines was'good enough to win overall.

SHEET

LASER (12 boats) — 1) Steve Fleckenstein (1,1 =2 points); 2) Martin Hartmanis (2,4=6); 3) Stan Eriksson (4,2=6); 4) Dan Hauserman (5,5=10); 5) Tyler Lin¬ coln (9,3=12); 6) Justin Casey (7,6=13).

Best of both worid^f. Sailing and skiing at Tahoe. We'd be there in a heartbeat if this event didn't perpetually conflict with our deadline.

while a three-way tie for second developed behind them. Scott Sellers, a former All-American sailor at Stanford, teamed up with Jer¬ emy Hinman, in the Vanguard 15s to also win their class with a 2,2 record. They overcame a strong start by Morgan Larson and Tina Baylis, who won the sailing por¬ tion, but could only manage a fourth on the slopes. Meanwhile, perennial Ski/Sail winner Steve Fleckenstein, the reigning Canadian J/24 champion, posted a stel¬ lar 1,1 record to dominate the Laser group. "I can't remember a stronger field of competitors," claimed Silverman. "Not

only is this a unique format, but the na¬ ture of the event builds a lot of camara¬ derie and makes for friendly competition. Many thanks to all our sponsors — Reno Air, Mount Gay, Squaw Valley, Suunyside Resort, Pete n’ Peter’s, Budweiser, Pre¬ ferred Capital, Dave's Ski & Boards, Ulti¬ mate Sailboats, Patagonia, Revo and the Tahoe YC." MELGES 24 (6 boats) — 1) Reno Air, Mark Reynolds (2 in the skiing, 2 in the sailing = 4 points); 2) Sabotage, Jeff Thorpe (1,5=6); 3) When's The Skiing?, Eric & Stacy Conner (5,1=6); 4) Racer X, Dave MacEwen (3,3=6). VANGUARD 15 (18 boats)— 1) Scott Sellers/Jer¬ emy Hinman (2,2=4 points); 2) Morgan LarsonATina Baylis (1,4=5); 3) Melissa Purdy/Bruce Sutphen (6,3=9); 4) John Vincze/Duncan Lewis (14,1=15); 5) Shane Wells/Ashley Richardson (4,11=15); 6) Carissa Harris/Alex Mehran, (10, 5=15); 7) Shawn & Debbie Bennett (8,8=16); 8) Nick Adamson/Chelsie Whelan (3,14=17).

Ensenada Race The 52nd annual Ensenada Race, hosted by the Newport Ocean Sailing As¬ sociation (NOSA) on April 23-24, was a slow one this year due to southerly headwinds. Billing itself as the 'World's Largest International Yacht Race’, the 125-mile trek from Newport Beach to Ensenada once again attracted 485 start¬ ers. That's down from the race's all-time high of 675 boats in 1983, but still is a pretty remarkable turnout by today's standards. After last year's excellent windy race (both the 'old' Pyewacket and Stars & Stripes lowered the course records), this slow upwind slog was a bit of a disap¬ pointment — in fact, about 200 boats opted for DNFs. First-to-finish honors went to Roy Disney's new R/P 75 Pyewacket, sailing in her first big West Coast race. Disney and his regulars horizoned the fleet, finishing at about 8 a.m. after 19 hours and 39 minutes. The catamaran Double Bullet II was next across the line, followed by the Andrews 70+ Magnitude. The rest of the fleet didn't begin dribbling in until after lunch. Though Pyewacket won ULDB-A, Eld McDowell's SC 70 Grand Illusion was the overall ULBD winner. Dennis Connor, who knows a thing or two about the Ensenada Race, sailed his Soverel 33 Menace XX to his umpteenth class victory in the ULDBB djvision. Other trophy winners appear below (check www.nosa.org for the full list). The best Bay Area finisher, as far as we can tell, was the Newland 368 Pegasus XIV. Skipper Linda Newland and her sixwomen crew didn't fare particularly well in ULDB-B, finishing twelfth, but she did bring home a trophy for Top Woman Skip¬ per. "More Bay Area sailors should expe¬ rience the Ensenada Race,” said Newland, who has done the last two races in a row. "It's a bunch of parties connected by what's usually ah easy downwind race. And even when people drop out — like about half the fleet this year — they still drive down to have fun in Ensenada." ULDB-A — 1) Pyewacket, Ft/P 73; 2) Stealth Chicken, Perry 56; 3) Eclipse, CM 1200; 4) Flyer, Farr 40; 5) Firebird, N/M 55; 6) Magnitude, Andrews 70+; 7) Snoopy, J/125; 8) Cantata, Andrews 53; 9) Warpath, SC 52; 10) Climax, Barnett 52. (26 boats; 3 DNF) ULDB-B — 1) Menace XX, Soverel 33; 2) PythJune, 1999 • U&UJU12 • Page 191

agoras, Olson 40; 3) XS, Mull 30; 4) Eris, Olson 30; 5) Prime Time, Olson 40. (28 boats; 13 DNF) ULDB 70 — 1) Grand Illusion, SC 70; 2) Evolu¬ tion, SC 70; 3) Ragtime, Spencer 62. (6 boats) J/120 — 1) Indigo; 2) Tamajama; 3) Windshear; 4) Impetuous; 5) Jabberwocky. (12 boats; 4 DNF) PHRF-A — 1) Bravura, Farr 44; 2) Heartbeat, Wylie 45; 3) Cadenza, N/M 45; 4) Amante, Choate 48; 5) Motivation, N/M 44. (16 boats) PHRF-B — 1) Starfire, Peterson 49; 2) VooDoo, Page 192 • UUXUilV • June. 1999

Tripp 40; 3) White Knight, Farr One Ton; 4) J-OK, J/ 105; 5) Scavenger, R/H 42. (25 boats; 12 DNF) PHRF-C — 1) Whiplash, Schock 35; 2) Masquer¬ ade, Choate 40; 3) Slippery When Wet, Schock 35; 4) Tomahawk, Schock 35; 5) Antagonist, Choate 40. (19 boats; 11 DNF) PHRF-D — 1) Bolt, CF 41; 2) Nitro, J/33; 3) Freebird, NY 40; 4) Ratso, C&C 40; 5) Passage, C&C 36. (21 boats; 15 DNF) PHRF-E — 1) Chimera, Baltic 38; 2) Sorcerer,

NY 36; 3) La Rosa, CF 3?. (14 boats; 9 DNF) PHRF-F — 1) Tranquility, CF 37; 2) Pioneiro, Pearson 530; 3) Gauntlet, Ericson 39. (16 boats; 9 DNF) PHRF-G — 1) Foggy Notion, Catalina 38; 2) Dutchess, Tartan 40; 3) Problem Child, Santana 30/ 30 GP. (17 boats; 11 DNF) PHRF-H — 1) Hot Rum, CF 33; 2) Sea Maiden, Ericson 35-3; 3) TNT, CF 33; 4) Starckweather, Beneteau 35S5; 5) Island Starr, Catalina 38. (22

recent Corinthian YC Friday Night Race, voted the Best Beer d /-knowing editorial staff. If you enjoy sailing after work and are a n The Latitude Beer Can Challenge (five different races in one we boats; 13 DNF) ' PHRF-I — i) T-Rex, Laser 28; 2) Oceanis Sail¬ ing, Ericson 34; 3) Whisper, S2-9.1; 4) Wood Aye, Mair 30; 5) Sandburr, Frers 30. (21 boats; 10 DNF) PHRF-J — 1) Tristan, Catalina 320; 2) North Star, Newport 33; 3) Cherokee Woman, Catalina 36; 4)

Wind Catcher, Catalina 320; 5) Aries, Ericson 32-3. (19 boats; 11 DNF) PFIRF-K — 1) Day Tripper, Cal 29; 2) Phantom, CF 27; 3) Alzora, Olson 25; 4) Windfall, Cal 33; 5) Sparta, CF 27. (21 boats; 13 DNF) PHRF-L— 1) Aphrodite, Catalina 27; 2) Satori,

Catalina 27; 3) Valkyrie, Cal 25. (22 boats; 17 DNF) SCRUZ-A (spinnaker)— 1) Rascal, Catalina 38; 2) Valhalla III, Olson 34; 3) Bingo, CF 37. (23 boats; 10 DNF) SCRUZ-B (spinnaker) — 1) Big Ben, Santana 30/ 30; 2) Aegir, Ericson 35.; 3) Stargazer, CSY 44. (15 boats; 4 DNF) GCRUZ-A (gennaker) — 1) Tusker, Beneteau 411; 2) Pacific Star, Catalina 42; 3) Intuition, O’Day 40. (24 boats; 8 DNF) June, 1999 • UKLM!2 • Page 193

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GCRUZ-B (gennaker) — 1) Invictus, Islander 36; 2) Condor, Mason 44; 3) Wind Ketcher, Mason 63. (31 boats; 11 DNF) NCRUZ-A (non-spinnaker) — 1) Laura Lee, Hunter 36; 2) Snafu, Lancer 36; 3) Fanfare, Cheoy Lee 48. (21 boats; 10 DNF) ' NCRUZ-B (non-spinnaker) — 1) Sky, Hylas 49; 2) Cutlass, Hunter 30; 3) Time Out, Islander 34. (20 boats; 8 DNF) ANCIENT MARINERS — No finishers (9 boats) ORCA (multihull) — 1) Mental Floss, F-31; 2) Double Bullet II, Custom 75; 3) Lani Kai, Custom 46. (21 boats; 12 DNF)

Elite Keel Regatta A healthy 69-boat fleet sailed in San Francisco YC's annual Elite Keel Regatta on May 15-16. The 'elitists' sailed four races (no throwouts) on the Southampton Course, using a modified Olympic trap¬ ezoid course which kept the fleets from overlapping. "It was a beautiful weekend for racing sailboats," claimed PRO John Scarborough. "It blew 12-14 on Saturday, and then up to 20 on Sunday. No general recalls, no accidents — it all went like clockwork!" There was, however, a bit of excitement after the regatta when the Knarr Penelope dismasted on the windy (30 knots) and lumpy beat back to the Cityfront. "We sent a Whaler over to help them, but the Coast Guard was already on the scene," said Scarborough. "They must have been lis¬ tening to the radio and had nothing else going on, as they usually don't rescue boats unless it's a life-threatening deal." The usual suspects popped up in the winners' circle yet again. Longtime SFYC members Craig Healy and Tad Lacey/ Evan Daley swept the Etchells and IODs, respectively. Will Paxton (Express 27), Doug Forster (Melges 24)** and Brian Goepfrich (J/24) gathered most of the bullets en route to winning their classes. Meanwhile, Mike Guzzardo steered his Knarr Peerless to a steady 3,4,3,2 record — good enough to beat Sophia's erratic 10,1,1,1 tally by a point. ETCHELLS —1)1 Love My Wife, Craig Healy, 4 points; 2) Air Tuna, Jim Gregory, 11; 3) Final Final, Hank Easocn, 13; 4) Mr. Natural, Bill Barton/Tim Par¬ sons, 15; 5) Perezosa, Jeff Nehms, 27; 6) #825, Jock MacLean, 32. (16 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Motorcycle Irene, Will Paxton/Jay Lambiotte, 6 points; 2) Baffett, Tom Baffico/Forest Baskett, 9; 3) Swamp Donkey, Scott Sellers, 9; 4) Great White, Stan Clark, 20. (9 boats) IOD — 1) US 100, Lacey/Daley/etc., 4 points; 2) #86, Richard Pearce, 11; 3) Hecate, Dennis Jermaine, 12. (5 boats) MELGES 24 — 1) Tropical Storm, Doug Forster, 6 points; 2) Twist & Shout, Nick Adamson, 8; 3) Sea Monster, John Oldham, 14; 4) Agent 99, Tom Dobroth et. at, 17; 5) Alien, P. Wagner/J. Pernick, 27; 6) SUV, David Wadbrook, 32. (13 boats) Page 194 •

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J/24 — 1) Snow Job, Brian Goepfrich, 5 points; 2) Nixon Was Cool, Doug Nugent/Julie Wiard, 8; 3) Air, R. McLaughlin/Susie Gregory, 11; 4) Jam Jam, Niel Ruxton, 23; 5) Downtown Uproar, Wayne Clough, 26. (11 boats) KNARR — 1) Peerless, Mike Guzzardo, 12 points; 2) Sophia, Tom Reed, 13; 3) Snaps III, Knud Wibroe, 20; 4) Whistler, Craig McCabe, 22; 5) Huldra, Jim Skaar, 25; 6) Benino, Terry Anderlini, 30; 7) Flyer, Chris Kelly, 30; 8) Cardinal Sagehen, George Sayre, 36. (17 boats)

Spring Cup Regatta Seven 11: Metres competed in the wind¬ iest Spring Cup in the six-year history of this Pier 39-hosted event, which until re¬ cently was sponsored by Citibank. Held on May 1-2, the 10-race series didn't at¬ tract quite as many boats as usual due to conflicts with the Yachting Cup in San Diego (where Jeff Madrigali, Seadon Wijsen, Chris Perkins and other 'regulars'

Where the elite meet: Dueling Etchells in SFYC's recent regatta. Inset, Craig Healy scored big at both the Elite Keel and Spring Cup last month.

had Farr 40 commitments). An insignifi¬ cant amount of prize money — $900 to¬ tal, raised from entry fees — may have also contributed to the low turnout. With winds up to 40 knots on Satur¬ day and 'just' 20 on Sunday, the racing was full of crowd-pleasing crashes, car¬ nage (Warped broke three spinnaker poles!) and numerous lead changes. Un¬ fortunately the field was further reduced , after the first day when Ruf (ex-Blitzkrieg) tweaked her mast and had to withdraw from the series. "Saturday was nuclear!" said runnerup Sean Svendsen. "They called the rac¬ ing off midway through race five, which was a good thing for us. The two cleats on the masf that held our spinnaker hal-

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to get going again, and then we had to do a penalty turn while everyone passed us." Crewing for Healy in the winning ef¬ fort were owner Tim Wells (runners), Mike Vare (bow), Bill Barton and Josh Hardesty (both trimmers). The Svendsen's Marine crew was Bruce Schwab, Rick Brent, Tyler Bjorn and Doug Robbins. Third place fin¬ isher Adrenaline Rush was steered by Ben Wells, Tim's older brother, with Peter Stoneberg, Tom Dinkel, Brett Sharkey and Gary Sadamori pulling the strings. The Fall Cup will be held on October 2-3, with a major sponsor to be an¬ nounced soon. "Look for the regatta to come back strong," promised 11:Metre spokesman Mike Ratiani. 1) Red Bull, Craig Healy, 23 points; 2) Svend¬ sen's Marine, Sean Svendsen, 31; 3) Adrenaline Rush, Ben Wells, 37; 4) Warped, Howie Schiebler, 38; 5) Piper Jaffray, Tim Duffy, 40; 6) Allegre, Carisa Harris, 46; 7) Ruf, Hans Streuli, DNF. (7 boats)

Box Scores Following is another installment of Race Sheet Lite, wherein we cut the crap and go straight to the heard of the matter. Actually, the truth is we didn't really have the time, space or motivation to cover these events in more detail — maybe next time! EUROPE CLASS PAN AM TRIALS (SFYC: 4/22-24): 1) Meg Gaillard, 12 points; 2) Hannah Swett, 16; 3) Amanda Clark, 19; 4) Linda Wennerstrom, 29; 5) Krysia Pohl, 31; 6) Sam Barnes, 35; 7) Lynn Olinger, 44; 8) Leslie Osmera, 44; 9) Buff Wendt, 57; 10) Susannah Carr, 67; 11) Danielle Soriano, 81. (11 boats; 8 races/1 throwout)

yard up had just disintegrated, causing us to shrimp — which, in turn, made us stop so hard that our boom loaded up and broke in two. It was out-of-control, wild sailing." Top survivor of the windy series was Tiburon dentist Craig Healy, who sailed Red Bull (aka Blue Dog and Wings) to his first victoiy as skipper in this biannual series. "Craig sailed well and deserved to win," noted Sean. "The definitive moment of the regatta came at a windy weather mark rounding in race four. We were just five feet behind Craig, waiting for him to hoist his spinnaker first. He got his kite up about a third of the way, apparently had problems and brought it back dcrdm. Meanwhile, we had set and I couldn't see a thing. That’s when Craig, without a kite, nailed us with the 'Luff from Hell' — we crashed so hard we had to drop the kite

KONOCTI BAY SAILING WEEK (KBSC: 4/23-24): KONOCTICUP-A (22.6 miles) — 1) Barking Dog, Olson 25, Jeffrey Kroeber; 2) Brazen, Olson 25, Wayne Hallenbeck; 3) No Name, Capri 25, Pete Nolasco. (9 boats) KONOCTI CUP-B (22.6 miles) — 1) Resolution, Venture 21, Jim Christopher; 2) Sante, Capri 26, Jim Westman. (5 boats) K-CUP OVERALL — Resolution. (14 boats) HALF CUP (13 miles) — 1) Mountain Mist, SJ 24, Vic Carder; 2) Lusty, Balboa 26, Ray Proffitt. (5 boats) TRIANGLE RACES — 1) Fang, Viper 640, Joe Ballard, 5 points; 2) No Name, Viper 640, Greg Adams, 8; 3) Barking Dog, Olson 25, Jeffrey Kroeber, 9. (13 boats) YACHTING CUP (San Dieao YC: 4/30-5/2): ULDB70 — 1) Taxi Dancer, R/P70, Don Hughes/ RP Richards, 7 points; 2) Evolution, SC 70, Brack Duker, 13; 3) Alchemy, Andrews 70, Dick Compton, 13. (5 boats) FARR 40 — 1) Samba Pa Ti, John Kilroy, 8 points; 2) Orient Express, Peter Tong, 11; 3) Silver Bullet, John DeLaura, 14. (5 boats)

J/120 — 1) Zi p-a-dee-doo-dah, Larry Harvey, 9 points; 2) Simply Red, Kelly Vince, 15; 3) Hot Ta¬ male, Doug Jorgensen, 21; 4) CC Rider, Nicols/Pyle, 29; 5) Indigo, Cory Birnberg, 31. (13 boats) SCHOCK 35 — 1) Troublemaker, Long/Downey, 17 points; 2) Wings, Dennis Case, 18; 3) Wild Thing, Zylstra/Harris, 22; 4) White Fang, Don Adams, 28; 5) Piranha, Dave Voss, 31; 6) Whistler, Johnstone/ Warner, 32; 7) Outlier, Schmidt/Gordon, 39. (19 boats) J/35 — 1) Fast Lane, The Pattersons, 8 points; 2) Rag Tag, Mr. Burns, 10; 3) Incisor, Dwire/Plander, 15. (6 boats) PHRF-A — 1) Cantata, Andrews 53, Ron Kuntz, 8 points; 2) Arana, Custom 5t, John Carroll, 15; 3) Velos, Tanton 73, K. & B. Hestehave, 18. (7 boats) PHRF-B — 1) High 5, Farr IMS 40, Ross Ritto, 11; 2) Tabasco, ID-35, The Wylies, 12; 3) Bravura, Farr 44, Ernie Pennell, 12; 4) Eclipse, CM 1200, Bill Bannasch, 22. (10 boats) PHRF-C — 1) Muddy Waters, Melges 30, Johnson/Means, 15.5 points; 2) B-Nasty, B-32, Wil¬ son/Strum, 20.5; 3) Defiance, B-32, Scott Taylor, 22; 4) VooDoo, Tripp 40, Dennis Pennell, 24; 5) White Knight, Farr 40 One Ton, Phil Friedman, 35; 6) B-32 Again, B-32, Dixon Hall, 36; 7) Pendragon, Davidson 44, David Gray, 40.5. (22 boats) PHRF-D — 1) Menace XX, Soverel 33, Conner/ Pinhero, 10 points; 2) Hot Rum, CF 33, Castillio/ Pacheco, 20; 3) Wildfire, Olson 30, Lorence/Ellis, 20; 4) Invincible, N/M 30, Tom Carruthers, 22; 5) Nemesis, Antrim 27, Geoff Longenecker, 25. (14 boats)

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faELGES 24 — I) Rush, Brun/Mitchell, 9 points; 2) Not the Family Buick, Stone/Bennett, 12; 3) Twist & Shout, Jessica Lord, 14; 4) Widespread Panic, Blake MacDiarmid, 24; 5) Stud Puppy, Miller/ McCarthy, 27. (15 boats) PHRF-E (LOA 24-33 feet, w/ PHRF > 129) — 1) Midnight Express, CF 27, Peter Senft, 11 points; 2) Energy, J/30, Greg Tice, 22; 3) Whisper, unknown, Al Berg, 22; 4) Thunderbox, Andrews 26, The Trot¬ ters, 25; 5) Amourous, Capo 26, Chuck Holland, 27. June, 1999 • LXiUJtl? • Page 195

RACING SHEET (17 boats) (5 races; 0 throwouts) SBRA/RYC Regatta (Mav 8-9: 6 races): 505 — 1) Andy Beckman/Graham Shelter (New¬ port Harbor YC), 11 points; 2) Mike Martin/Steve Bourdow, 11; 3) Dan Thompson/Andy Zinn, 19; 4) Bruce Edwards/Dave Shelton, 20. (9 boats) WABBIT — 1) Colin Moore, 4 points; 2) Kim & Anna Desenberg, 5. (3 boats) INTERNATIONAL CANOE — 1) Del Olsen, 14 points; 2) Bruce Bradfute, 16; 3) Erich Chase, 17. (5 boats) INTERNATIONAL 14 — 1) Lawrence Henderson/ Kurt Schmidt, 6 points; 2) Kirk & Lisa Twardowski, 10. (4 boats) ISAF WORLD MATCH RACE RANKINGS (5/4/99): MEN — 1) Peter Gilmour (JPN); 2) Gavin Brady (NZL); 3) Bertrand Pace (FRA); 4) Chris Law (GBR); 5) Peter Holmberg (ISV); 6) Markus Wieser (GER); 7) Sten Mohr (DEN); 8) Magnus Holmberg (SWE); 9) Jesper Bank (DEN); 10) Jochen Schumann (GER). WOMEN — 1) Paula Lewin (BER); 2) Betsy Alison (USA); 3) Dorte Jensen (DEN); 4) Klaartje Zuiderbaan (NED); 5) Nadine Stegenwalner (GER); 6) Shirley Robertson (GBR); 7) Marie Klok (DEN); 8) Susanne Madsen (DEN); 9) Cordelia Eglin (GBR); 10) Chris¬ tine Briand (FRA). ODCA/RYC (Mav 15: two Berkeley Circle races): EXPRESS 37—1) Eclipse, 2 points; 2) ReQuest, 4. (6 boats) SANTANA 25 — 1) Ice Nine, 2 points; 2) (tie) Spirit of Elvis and Spirit of Bombay, 6. (4 boats) J/105 — 1) Speedwell, 3 points; 2) (tie) Irratio¬ nal Again and Blackhawk, 6; 4) (tie) Ultimatum, Walloping Swede, Orion, 11; 7) Advantage 3, 14. (17 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Lurker, 3 points; 2) (tie) Speedy Gonzales and Run Wild, 5. (7 boats) J/29 — 1) 5150, 2 points; 2) Wave Dancer, 5. (6 boats) HAWKFARM — 1) Predator, 2 points; 2) El Gavilan, 4. (5 boats) OLSON 25 — 1) (tie) Baleineau and Three Ring Circus, 3 points; 3) Barking Dog, 6. (7 boats) LEVEL 198 — 1) Freyja, Catalina*>27,2 points; 2) (tie) MyToy, Ranger 25, and Challenge, Islander 28, 5. (7 boats) UPTON CUP (Coronado YC: Mav 15-16) 1) San Diego YC, HotSpur, Vince Brun, 14 points; 2) Coronado YC, Wild Thing, Rick Harris, 26; 3) California YC, Ricochet, Bob Little, 33; 4) Balboa YC, Mischief, Dave Ullman, 34; 5) Santa Barbara YC, Wings, Ken Kieding, 36; 6) Coronado Cays YC, Shillelagh, Andy Folz, 42; 7) Del Rey YC, Whistler, Claudia Wainer, 44; 8) Newport Harbor YC, Outlier, Scott Mason, 51; 9) Ashbridge Bay YC (Canada), Super Gnat, Peter Allen, 66; 10) Channel Islands YC, Trouble Maker, Todd Downey, 71; 11) Santa Monica YC, White Fang, unknown; 12) LPYC, Pira¬ nha, Dave Voss, 72; 13) Long Beach YC, Raz Ma Taz, Scott Dickson, 76. (13 Schock 35s, 7 races) MOORE 24 PCCs (Santa Cruz YC: Mav 15-16): 1) Mercedes, Joel Verutti, 17 points; 2) #125, Mike Clark, 17; 3) Fatuity, Dave Hodges, 19; 4) Kamikaze, George Wheeler, 19; 5) Bruzer, Gary Tracey, 24; 6) Sputnik, King/Morris, 35; 7) Minnow, Dan Nitake, 41; 8) Wildfire, Conerly/Berryman, 42; 9) Nlelew Fejj, Shana Rosenfeld, 47; 10) Guntled, Winer/Jonas, 57; Page 196 • UVfaJzVi • June, 1999

11) Wet Spot, Mike O'Callaghan, 61; 12) Una Mas, Larry Peterson, 64. (21 boats; 6 races/ no throwouts) Winning crew — Joel Verutti (owner/driver), Jim and Loretta Maloney, Bob Rynd, Brad Butler. INTER-CLUB #2 (Encinai YC: Mav 8): DIV. A (less than 168) — 1) Wave Rider, Hunter 31, Mark Rommell; 2) Double Agent, Merit 25, Robin Ollivier; 3) Half Fast, Merit 25, R. Conger. (6 boats) DIV. B (174 and up) — 1) Zarpa, Newport 30-2, George Gurrola; 2) Sequel, Catalina 27, Scott Hester; 3) Snow Goose, Santana 30, Ted Mattson; 4) Spridle, Catalina 22, Mike Faber. (10 boats) DIV. C (non-spinnaker) — 1) MeMe, Newport 302, Norm Guest; 2) Aries, Catalina 42, Donna Beckett. (4 boats) DIV. D (multihull spinnaker) — 1) Pegasus, F-27, Andrew Pitcairn; 2) Indigo, Dragon Fly 800, Mike Tay¬ lor; 3) Tigre, F-27, T. Nagy. (6 boats) DIV. E (multihull non-spinnaker) — 1) Wingit, F27, Ray Wells; 2) Sea Bird, F-27, Richard Holden. (5 boats) HDA PEBBLE CUP (Encinai YC: Mav 15: 2 races1: HDA-'F' (multihull) — 1) (tie) Ja Mon, F-25c, John Kocol, and Indigo, Dragon Fly, Mike Taylor, 3 points.

(3 boats) HDA-'L’ (166-up) — 1) Chesapeake, Merit 25, Jim Fair, 2 points; 2) Dulcinea, Killer Whale, Mathiasen/Pritchard, 4; 3) Mission Impossible, Merit 25, David Hamilton, 6. (9 boats) HDA NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Wind Dragon, Catalina 34, Dave'Davis. (3 boats; 1 race only)

Race Notes First notice: San Francisco YC has announced its inaugural Quick Boat Se¬ ries, to be held in the vicinity of the Ber¬ keley Circle on September 11-12. The event is intended as a tune-up for boats sailing in the Big Boat Series. . . The 11th running of the West Marine Pacific Cup has been scheduled for July 10-14, 2000. Once again, this popular race will be lim¬ ited to 70 boats, so get those applications in early! Check out www.poctficcup.org for more info (official race entry packages won't be available until July). Meanwhile, July's 40th TransPac currently has about 25 paid entries, with

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somewhere between 35-40 boats pro¬ jected to be on the starting line. Com¬ manding center stage will be a trio of turbosleds — the new Pyewacket, Magni¬ tude and Zephyrus IV. Only two 'regular' sleds are currently entered (G7 and Mon¬ goosej, as the rest all seem to be for sale, The only Bay Area entry at the moment continues to be the turbo SC 50 Gone With the Wind, but we suspect there are others. Tune in next month for a preview of sorts. Gone, but not forgotten: Roy Disney's all-conquering SC 70+ Pyewacketwas recently sold to George Collins of AnnapoUs. Collins will rename the boat Chessie Racing (like his Whitbread 60, which is now owned by Karl Kwok and called Beau Geste) and debut her in the AnnapolisNewport Race on June 12. Too bad we

probably won’t ever get to see Disney's old sled line up against his new lean machine. Talent show: John Risley's Numbers crunched the competition at the ID-48 Chesapeake Grand Prix in late April. Steered by Russell Coutts and his Team New Zealand buddies. Numbers domi¬ nated the six-boat fleet, apparently exhib¬ iting great boatspeed and tactics. The rest of the determined fleet stacked up as fol¬ lows: 2) Chessie Racing, George Collins/ . Ken Read; 3) Prime Outlets, Peter Gordon/ Terry Hutchinson; 4) Starlight, Jay Ecklund/Ed Baird; 5) Windquest, Doug DeVos; 6) Abracadabra, Jim Andrews/ John Kolius. Could Coutts and the Kiwis be sending a wake-up call to aspiring America Cuppers? School days: Southern California teams ruled at the High School Mallory Cup (aka the Nationals) at Grosse Point, Michigan, in early May. The University of San Diego HS won the event with 152

points, followed by: 2) Coronado HS, 166; 3) Newport Harbor HS, 170; 4) San Marcos HS, 229; 5) Tabor Academy (MA), 244; 6) Moses Brown (RI), 250 and so on. It may be our imagination, but West Coast high school sailing suddenly seems a lot healthier than West Coast collegiate sail¬ ing ("All the hot high school kids want to go to college back East now," explained one high school coach). The Inter-Collegiate Yacht Racing Association (ICYRA) national titles will be up for grabs in St. Petersburg, Florida, oq May 26-June 4. Hosted by Eckerd Col¬ lege and supported by Vanguard Sail¬ boats, which is supplying the 420s, the three championships (coed, women's, team) signify the culmination of the col¬ lege sailing year. USC has qualified to sail in all three events; Santa Barbara two (team, coed) and Stanford one (women's). Results and the ICYRA/Ronstan AllAmerican sailing team will appear in these June,1999

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pages next month (check www.icyra.org if you can't wait that long). Grand prix news: The Australian yacht Sayemara, sailed by designer John Say¬ ers and owner Rob Drury, took line hon¬ ors in the 5,500-mile Osaka Cup, the doublehanded race from Melbourne, Aus¬ tralia, to Japan. Sayemara!s time was 30 days, 1 hour, which set a record for Class 'B' boats. Twenty boats sailed in the windy race, with seven DNFing (including one sinking). What those Aussies won't do for a little fun! Check out www.osakacup. com for the full story . . . Eight teams have lodged challenges for the ’99 Champagne Mumm Admiral's Cup, still marginally the 'world series' of grand prix sailing. The event will be sailed in Mumm 36s, Sydney 40s and bigger IMS boats on the Solent in mid-July. Noteworthy debut: 208 boats in 16 classes sailed in the inaugural GMC Yukon/Sailing World Annapolis NOOD Regatta, making this the biggest first-year fleet in the 12-year history of the NOOD series. The regatta doubled as an im¬ promptu J/Fest, with big fleets in the J/ 22s (17 boats), J/24s (18), J/29 (9), J/

30 (21), J/35 (13) and J/105 (22). Next up on the 9-regatta NOOD circuit is the Detroit venue on June 4-6, hosted by the Bayview YC. Industry news: Versatile one design and match race skipper Scott Dickson, little brother of Chris, recently joined Ullman Sails. . . Rumor has it that John Bertrand, the driving force behind the ID48 and ID-35 classes, will be relocating with his family from Annapolis to the Bay Area in the near future. No doubt, sailing has something to do with the move. . . Dennis Conner, never one to miss a busi¬ ness opportunity, just officially registered for the 2001-2002 Volvo Ocean Race (exWhitbread). . . Russell Coutts and writer Paul Larsen have teamed up to publish America's Cup Challenge 2000, a coffeetable book loaded with Cup history, gor¬ geous photographs and lots of details about the upcoming regatta. It's the 'offi¬ cial souvenir book' of the 30th America's Cup, and we hope to get our hands on one soon. After 17 years as Chief Measurer and

almost six years as Offshore Director for US Sailing, John Wright has departed for greener pastures (stockbrokering). US Sailing is scrambling for a replacement (if you want the job, call Terry Harper at 401-683-0840). . . John Craig, formerly of Vancouver, BC, has begun work as the new Race Manager for St. Francis YC, fill¬ ing the role vacated by Matt Jones last fall. Among other credentials, Craig was the Canadian National Coach at the '96 Savannah Games. "We looked at 35 can¬ didates,” said StFYC race chairman Norman Davant. "John really stood out! We recognized immediately that he was the right guy for the job." Just the facts, ma'am: The latest ISAF rankings for the Olympic classes show US sailors John McCausland, Mark Reynolds and Peter Vessella as 1-2-3 in the Star class. That bodes well for our medal chances at the Sydney 2000 Games. The rest of the stats aren't nearly as encouraging, with the top U.S. sailor in each class as follows: Men's Board

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Connor, 10), Laser (John Torgerson, 44), 49er (Morgan Larson, 13), Tornado (Robbie Daniel, 19) and Soling (Tony Rey, 13).

Road warriors: Six Bay Area speed ad¬ dicts recently put their boats in a con¬ tainer bound for the triennial Interna¬ tional Canoe Worlds, to be held just south of Stockholm, Sweden, on June 27July 3. Our contingent consists of Johan Backsin, Gary Boell, Bruce Bradfute, Erich Chase, Fran DeFaymoreau and Del Olsen. . . Russ Silvestri found his old form in early May, easily winning the Finn Nationals in Seabrook, Texas, over a 25boat fleet. Eric Oetgen (Savannah, GA) was the runner-up. Paul Foerester and Bob Merrick won the concurrent 470 Na¬ tionals. Let's all buy Volvos! On top of already sponsoring the 2001 Volvo Ocean Race and Southern California’s new Inshore Championship, Volvo Cars of NA recently signed on as title sponsor of the 1999 Volvo Leukemia Cup Regatta series, a nationwide series of 36 primarily East Coast charity regattas which benefit the Leukemia Society of America. The series, which has grown steadily since it began as a stand-alone local fundraiser in An¬ napolis in 1993, has raised over $2 mil¬ lion for the cause in the last five years. So

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THE RACING SHEET far, the Leukemia Cup series hasn't at¬ tracted any Bay Area interest, but there are nonetheless four West Coast venues on the schedule: Dana Point West (June 4-6), Corinthian YC of Seattle (June 1213), Long Beach YC (June 18-20) and Windjammers/Del Rey YC (July 30-31). Fast women: A bunch of Southern California women turned some heads at April’s BVI Regatta, taking first in class and sixth overall in the 54-boat fleet. Owner Cynthia Ross of Marina del Rey, driver Linda Elias, Jean Morris and Rosa¬ lind Jarrett were the core of a coed group that sailed the J/30 J. Doe to the victory, apparently the first ever by a woman in this event. Ross, who has kept her J/30 in the Caribbean since buying it in Grenada in 1994, has previously entered numerous Caribbean events with success. Ross and her friends are "taking the show on the road,” with the next stop at the J/ 30 NAs in Annapolis. Under the boardwalk: Just nine boats sailed in Santa Cruz YC's second ocean race, SCORE #2, on May 2. Roger Stur¬ geon's SC 52 Rosebud won Division I, while Terry Drew's Spruit 30 Prince Char¬

ming took Division II. . . After five of eight scheduled races in SCYC's Spring One Design series, the following boats are ahead: Dynajlow (SC 27, Matt Dinfy, Bruzer (Moore 24, Gary Tracey) and Surge II (Santana 22, Greg Haws). Haws, SCYC's club manager, has only owned Surge II for a few months, but he already appears to be on the fast track. No go: RYCs Duxbury-Lightship Ocean Race, scheduled for May 8, was cancelled due to 30-knot winds and 10foot seas. Some people felt "the show must go on," but given the Doublehanded Farallones tragedy earlier this year, it’s cer¬ tainly understandable why the event was called off. An email from Dave Culver, captain of the R/P 75 Zephyrus TV, stated, "I think the race committee did the right thing. We went out past Point Bonita any¬ way that day, and it was pretty bumpy. It would have been a handful for the smaller boats, with nothing accomplished except

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With reports this month on Two Neighboring South Pacific Sailing Grounds, a charter trip through Turkey by Gulet, and miscellaneous Charter Notes.

Tahiti and Tonga — Similarly Unique There are thousands of islands strung out across the South Pacific, but not many with charter bases. For bareboaters in search of a tropical paradise, Tahiti and Tonga are the key destinations these days. If you were to fly high above both of these clusters of islands, you’d probably assume that cruising through either of them would be about the same. But upon closer inspection, you'd see that both ar¬ eas have distinctive characteristics of ge¬ ography, culture and shoreside attrac¬ tions which make them unique. True, Tahiti and Tonga share similar latitudes and generally similar weather patterns, with April through November being the prime sailing season. Both are also blessed by trade winds, sunny skies and lush vegetation, and both have clean, clear waters that are teeming with sealife. However, even though both cultures share a common Polynesian ancestory, the divergence of their histories began centuries ago. More than 3,000 years ago, the ancient Polynesians set out from Southeast Asia on planned voyages of colonization, reaching what are now the islands of Tonga in about 1,300 B.C. It wasn't until 16 centuries later that they pressed on to the isles we now call the Societies — the cluster that includes Ta¬ hiti. During the first recorded circumnavi¬ gation, the Portuguese explorers in Magellan's expedition were the first Eu¬ ropeans to set foot on Tahiti. They were

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followed by the Englishman Wallis, who claimed the islands for his king, then by the Frenchman Bougainville, who claimed them for France. Despite the struggles for control that followed, France, of course, eventually annexed the islands, and con¬ tinues to control them td this day. Al¬ though the islanders maintain many of their customs, the French influence is predominant throughout the islands to¬ day. ^ Meanwhile, the proper name for the Tongan nation today is The Kingdom of Tonga, as it is still a monarchy — the last in the Pacific. In fact, it is the only South Pacific nation that has never been colo¬ nized by a European power. As you can imagine, they are both fan¬ tastic places to visit. But we're not about to give you our recommendation of one over the other, because in truth, they're both wonderful chartering destinations which should be on your wish list. Perhaps the best way to choose which to visit first, then, is to weigh the pros and cons of each, and decide based on the qualities that best suit you and your group. Do you want challenging sailing or short hops over flat water? Do you want modern infrastructure or dirt roads and thatch-roofed huts? Do you relish dining in fine restaurants or sharing kava with an island chieftain? * Let's start with travel logistics. When it comes to ease of travel, getting to Tahiti is a much quicker trip. Most flights leave from L.A., but from there it's only an 8hour trip to the island of Tahiti itself. After clear¬ ing customs, a half-hour island-hopper will get you out to the charter bases at Raiatea. To get to Tonga, by contrast, you either have to fly L.A. to Hawaii to Samoa to Tonga or L.A. to New Zealand to Tonga (which takes even longer). And again, once you get to the main island, Tongatapu, E you have to take another g short hop out to the charo ter base at Neiaful in the t Vava'u group of islands. 5 The extra hassle probably

contributes to the fact that Tonga has only a fraction of Tahiti's tourism and devel¬ opment. Although they are neighbors in the same stretch of ocean, the differences in V development and tourism-based infra¬ structure make these two island groups worlds apart. As soon as you leave Tonga's charter base, you'll think you've gone back in time. Apart from seeing other boaters, there are virtually no reminders of the bustling modern world you live in back home. Tongans — who have been re¬ nowned for their universal friendliness since the days of Captain Cook — live an extremely spartan existence by our stan¬ dards. But theirs is a lifestyle interwoven with cultural traditions that have changed little over the centuries. And most seem to be thoroughly content. In the islands of Tonga, roads are not paved; houses are simple, but neat; there are virtually no restaurants and very few shops. In fact, once you leave the dock, it's difficult to find anything to spend money on. Oh, and good luck finding a phone for a long-distance connection. In the Tahitian islands — the main cruising ground is called the Leewards or Les Res sous le Vent — you'll find un-

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and less than 40 of them are inhabited. Since they all have names that are virtu¬ ally unpronounceable for most Ameri¬ cans, the charter companies have given them numbers on their charts to simplify navigation. If you thought cruising the British Virgin Islands was a snap, this will be equally easy. Both areas offer late-model bareboats, but be warned that fleets are not huge, like in the Caribbean, and boats tend to book up early since both Europeans, Americans, Aussies and New Zealanders like to sail in these islands. So get out your atlas, pick up the phone and secure your summer reservation before it’s too Jate. In Tahiti, bareboats are available from: The Moorings (800) 952-8420; Sun Yacht Charters (800) 772-3500; and Tahiti Yacht Charters (800) 404-1010. For boats in Tonga, call The Moorings or Sunsail (800) 327-2276. — latitude /aet

An Alternate Mode: The Turquoise Coast by Gulet Clockwise from left: sailing across a lanman lagoon, no wonder she's smiling; Tonga's royal palace; Bora Bora — the most beautiful island on earth; one of many well-protected, sandy an¬ chorages in Tonga's Vava'u group. spoiled natural beauty as well as modem infrastructure. And yes, there is plenty to spend your money on. Development is generally tasteful in the Leewards, with a balance of waterside resorts, local villages and vast tracts of deep green vegetation. Although they maintain their ancestor's reverence for the sea, today's Tahitians are modern and quite sophisti¬ cated compared to most other Pacific is¬ landers. Thanks to the territory's connec¬ tion to mother France, fine French res¬ taurants and bistros abound, cars and mopeds whiz by on well-tended roadways, and both markets and boutiques are easy to find. You can also rent a jet ski or go parasailing over a lagoon, whereas such novelities would be unheard of in Tonga. All this being said, if your idea is to hang out in serene anchorages surrounded by natural beauty, Tahiti can supply that too. But let's get down to the other side of the equation: the sailing conditions and the lay of the land as it relates to typical chartering itineraries. If you've sailed in

tne canpDean, you u ctjjpic^iaxG the anal¬ ogy that Tonga is somewhat reminiscent of the Bahamas, with clusters of low-ly¬ ing, coral-formed islands and an endless array of sandy beaches, while Tahiti is more similar to islands in the Leeward Antilles, with jagged volcanic peaks ris¬ ing abruptly out of the sea that are topped by tropical rainforests. Each of the main Tahitian islands is encircled by a fringing reef, which creates an expansive inner lagoon. Within the shelter of the lagoons, waters are placid, whereas the open-water crossings between the is¬ lands can be fairly chal¬ lenging, with sizeable swells and booming winds. The lagoons are so large, however, that you can spend days exploring them, while moving about from anchorage to an¬ chorage. Tonga's waters, by contrast, are relatively flat everywhere, since the vast chain of 170 islands peppers the ocean for hundreds of miles. Rather than three or four islands

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Gulets are large wooden motorsailers that have been built to similar designs, using similar techniques for generations. The six of us were met by Leyla on ar¬ rival at the Dalaman airport, and trans¬ ported by minibus to the port of Marmaris, a busy port town in the southwest comer of the country. There, we boarded the Levent Kaptain I. The boat was beautiful, schooner rigged, with a 446 hp Caterpillar diesel, 16 kw generator, freezer, icemaker, etc. She was constructed of pine and ma¬ hogany over pine frames. Her decks are teak, while her internal woodwork and house are mahogany. The crew of five in¬ cluded Captain Adnan, two crewmen plus two cooks, Mehmet and Mendares. Six private staterooms with ensuite heads and showers awaited us. With passengers and baggage stowed aboard, we departed the huge, beautiful marina at Marmaris, and headed west¬ ward for a swim at Kadirga Bay and an anchorage at Bozukkale. ' Unfortunately, just after departure, wind and rain commenced in earnest and Capt. Adnan suggested anchoring in a protected cove at Kumlu for lunch and a wait-and-see about the weather. Shoreside terrain was mountainous, with lots of mixed pine and olive trees. Mendares, who was loaned to us by Leyla’s restauranteur husband, and Mahmet prepared an excellent lunch, fol¬ lowed by a briefing of planned activities by our guide, Leyla. Since the weather had not abated, we spent that and the next night anchored in the cove. There was plenty to do, going over a

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previous Turkey cruise. We also passed the time by playing bridge, dominoes, and sipping libations. Leyla showed us how to prepare a Turkish stew called Guvec. Delicious! Breakfasts typically consisted of cold cuts of meats and cheeses, juices, cereal, bread, tea and coffee served buffet style. Tables seating all 12 were in the main saloon and on the aft deck, depending on weather and our choices. Lunches and dinners were usually four-to-six courses of various Turkish inspired hot and cold dishes. It was immediately appar¬ ent that this would not be a weightloss cruise. All the dishes were ex¬ cellent; many were prepared in ad¬ vance by Leyla’s husband Orhan who owns and operates restaurant Katre, which is located in Bitez, near Bodmm. CD oc We livened our dinner hours y by playing a wine game that is a § custom at Encinal YC lunches — p the loser buys his" opponents a 3 bottle of wine. Needless to say, this can go on and on. When the weather finally cleared, we departed for the town of Datca, midway

Spread: Tucked snugly into a well-protected an¬ chorage, there is no shortage of serenity along the Turquoise Coast of Turkey. Inset: A Turkish shipwright surveys a gulet under construction. on the vKaraburun peninsula. Having med-tied — dropping the anchor and backing astern to the quay — we lunched aboard and explored the interesting and clean little town. We motored out from Datca, and headed for Knidos, the site of some an¬ cient ruins. Unfortunately we were once again beset by contrary seas and winds, and with deference to a few queasy folks, we dropped the hook in a somewhat shel¬ tered cove at Ince, some 20 miles south of Datca. Our cocktail hour was enlivened by the arrival of a handsome Danish couple who anchored off our stem, took off their bath¬ ing suits and jumped in for a swim. There we had another cooking lesson by Mehmet, who prepared dolma and stuffed peppers. We then started off for Knidos, but rough seas precipitated re¬ turning to Datca, and anchoring over¬ night. Some of the hardier folk went ashore to check out the local night club scene. The following morning we were able to motor to Knidos. After anchoring, we went ashore for a tour of the mins by Leyla

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m and a local guide. The ruins are scattered around a hill¬ side overlooking what is actually two har¬ bors. The story goes that the harbor on the Mediterranean side was widely used by pirates, and the adjoining harbor on the Gokova Korfezi side was used as a naval base from which to attack the bad guys, and/or run for shelter. The two bays were once connected, but are now sepa¬ rated by a strip of land. Leaving Knidos, we sailed around the tip of the Datca peninsula and into the gulf of Gokova Korfezi. We were finally able to hoist sail — six of them — and had a great sail into the seven islands area with sunny skies overhead and a brilliant blue sea below. Anchoring for a short time off Sedir Is¬ land, we went ashore and explored some ruins accompanied by an elderly local couple who had owned the island at one time. Thank goodness for Leyla’s inter¬ preting skills. Moving on a short distance, we tied up at a small general store at Yedi Adalar and, after replenishing our water supply and buying a few goodies, cruised through En¬ glish Harbor. There we anchored near Sogut in company with several other gulets. The name English Harbor is re¬ portedly derived from WWII when the Brit¬

You know who you are! (But we don't.) In no particular order, the six couples were Dean and Chrystel Anderson, Mike and Christy Cheney, John and Margaret Twomey, Bob and Gini McAfee, Al Burrow and Karen Guthrie, and Charlie Williams and Christa Hertzog. Captain Adnan stands at the wheel. ashore and explored the little town — defi¬ nitely off the tourist path! We had dinner ashore at a lively restaurant. The meal featured traditional Turkish cuisine, and, of course, we had a fine time playing the wine game. Later the restaurant owner and some local talent put on a little show for us. Morning found us heading for Bodrum, and the Sea Garden Hotel complex, where our group headquartered for the next week, visiting ruins on the Aegean side of the mainland. We were sad to say goodbye to the Levent Kaptain I and her excellent crew, but during our week 'on the beach’ Leyla arranged a tour of historic ruins at Ephesus, Priene, Milet and Didyma, in¬ cluding an overnight in the city of Kusadasi. We cannot say enough good things about Leyla Dumanli. She is a licensed Turkish guide, very fluent in English, and is extremely knowledgeable about all fac¬ ets of Turkey. She gave us lessons in some basic words and phrases, and lectures on

Turkish history and religion, as well as details of the ancient ruins we visited. She is a font of knowledge, in addition to be¬ ing very personable, attractive and pro¬ fessional. Two things stood out during our time in Bodrum (called Halicarnassus in ancient times). The first was visit¬ ing the city's spectacular castle which contains, among many other things, an underwater archeologi¬ cal museum with some shipwrecks dating back to 1200 BC! The other high¬ light was a tour of a local boatyard where a 25-meter gulet was about half comz pleted. Dean was especially <£ interested in the lofting and io construction, as he had < worked in his grandfather's < boatyard in San Francisco ° as a kid. (The yard was later taken over by his father.) Recommended reading for this venue are Blue Guide — Turkey by Stuart Rossiter and Cruising Guide to the Tur¬ quoise Coasts of Turkey by Marcia Davock. We would encourage anyone consid¬ ering a visit to Turkey, whether on a yacht charter or a land tour, to contact Leyla: phone: (0-252) 316 37 15; fax (0-252) 316 39 >15; e-mail: dumanli@superonline.com. — dean anderson and al burrow alameda Dean &AI — Most of our readers shun gulets, opting for modem sailboats that promise higher performance. But it sounds like the Levent Kaptain I worked out per¬ fectly for your group. And it sounds like you wouldn't have gotten in much good sailing regardless of what boat you were on. Besides gleaning a lot of cultural in¬ sights, you also apparently learned a fun¬ damental rule of chartering: you can never cojunt on the weather! Thanks a lot for the report. We'll put a couple of Latitude T-shirts in the mail to you as a thank-you.

Charter Notes For three years, loyal Latitude readers have been hearing about the Cortez Cup, The Moorings' bareboat regatta held in i the-Sea of Cortez. Until this.year the mar¬ keting for the event was very low key, as

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The HIHO? Fun? Nawwwww. Only if you like to sail, windsurf, dance, feast and party in the com¬ pany of an international mix of adventurers. just a small fleet of boats. ^Jnder the di¬ rection of original owner Jack Bush, they grew bigger and bigger, maintaining a solid reputation along the way. Recently, a merger with the French firm Stardust Marine has greatly in¬ creased the firm's pool of yachts in exotic places. Among these is the tres exotique Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. Formerly, Sunsail was the only company

operating there that catered to the Ameri¬ can market. It’s halfway around the world, but a truly incredible chartering venue. Meanwhile, the good ol1 British Vir¬ gin Islands may not be as chic, but it re¬ mains the most popular chartering desti¬ nation on the planet. This month we'll be going down to check out what's new dur¬ ing the annual HIHO (Hook In and Hold On), June 26 - July 4. One of the world's greatest windsurfing regattas, half the participants race on boards, while the rest of us race the 25 catamarans that accom¬ modate the 150 HIHOers at a different anchorage each night. Quick, grab the phone and sign up: (284) 494-0337. Sev¬ eral companies will be supplying the cats; we'll be checking out a popular Athena 38 from TMM, (800) 633-0155. Look for a report in our August issue. On the local front, some of you may be wondering why you never heard any fol¬ low-up about the new 95-foot charter boat. Bay Lady, that Rendezvous Char¬ ters was going to truck out from Maine. Well, according to owner Drew Harper, she's still en route after leaving months ago. We understand it's been quite a har¬ rowing trip, and look.forward to a full re¬ port next month.

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With reports this month on a rash of dinghy thefts in La Paz, Baja; from Gull on appreciating the solitude of Rangiroa; from Aura on incidents in the Panama Canal and how to avoid them; from Caro Vita on cruising from San Francisco to Southeast Alaska and back; from Ishmael on cruising in the Gulf of Fonseca; from Pilgrim on cruisers working together to make the difficult bash up the Red Sea; and Cruise Notes.

La Paz Dinghy Advisory Boone Camp (La Paz, Baja California Sur) During the last two months, we've had a rash of dinghy thefts here in La Paz. At least eight of them — all outfitted with outboard motors — were stolen. Several of the dinghies were recovered, but mi¬ nus their outboards. In almost all cases, the thefts were accomplished by cutting the dinghy painter. Several attempts have been made to apprehend the thieves, but without success. The Port Captain and other local authorities are aware of the situation. We recommend that all cruisers com¬ ing to La Paz devise a way to secure their dinghies and motors. You should do this no matter if you'll be keeping your boat in a marina or on the hook. What should you do when some un¬ known person approaches your boat at night? One method that has worked as a good deterrent is to bring out your cam¬ era and take a flash photograph! It also helps when mariners keep an eye on each other’s boats and dinghies. I would like to stress that this is the first time we've had a dinghy theft prob¬ lem in La Paz for about five years. Hope¬ fully it will be temporary. As soon as the individual or individuals are appre¬ hended, the problem should be solved.

If you want to keep your dinghy from being sto¬ len, there's nothing safer than hoisting it out of the water each night.

But no matter where you cruise, it's a good idea to keep your dinghy secure — par¬ ticularly at night. On another subject, Mike Guireen has put together a great Baja weather page with local radar, satellite pictures and storm warnings. So if anyone is concerned about storms this summer in the lower Baja, this is an excellent site. A link can be found on the Club Cruceros de La Paz web page at: www.baja.com/cruceros. —boone 5/1/99 Readers — The best ways to protect your dinghy and outboard are to make sure they look distinctive as opposed to just like every other dinghy and outboard, lock both the dinghy and outboard when ashore, and lift them out of the water at night. History has also shown that when one dinghy disappears, others are likely to follow. And remember, it's neither easy nor inexpensive to replace a stolen dinghy when out cruising.

Gull — 37-ft Searunner Tri Norm Boudreau Rangiroa, French Polynesia (Morro Bay) In April of 1990, my wife Dorie and I left our home port of Morro Bay for a cruise through French Polynesia aboard Gull, the 37-ft Searunner trimaran we'd just launched. After our return to Cali¬ fornia late that year, my wife figured the Big Boob' had gotten the cruising thing out of his system. She was right — but only for awhile. I wanted to cruise again, but since Dorie had been so gracious about going the first time, I knew I couldn't ask her to do it again. A few more years passed before I decided I had to go again. This time I'd set off alone — but with promises of visits from family and friends. After returning from that first South Pacific cruise, Dorie and I both agreed that Rangiroa in the Tuamotus had been the highlight. So I decided to make that my first major destination — after a brief stop¬ over in the Marquesas. It was in Rangiroa that 1 would be joined by the first of three waves of family and friends who were to share the adventure with me. Not too many years ago, the Tuamotus

were given a wide berth by most yachties who otherwise would have preferred to sail straight from the Marquesas to Tahiti. The Tuamotus — great coral rings forming around the subsiding remains of ancient volcanoes — were known as the 'Danger¬ ous Archipelago' for a variety of reasons. Low-lying, they are very hard to see even when the shore is lined with palms. In addition, unpredictable currents swirl around them and there are many un¬ charted reefs. Even attempting to enter the passes is dicey, as no tidal book ac¬ curately can predict when water will pour out of the shallow lagoons at a tremen¬ dous rate. (The lesson we learned from our first trip is that the only way to deter¬ mine slack water is by contacting some¬ one inside the lagoon via VHF radio and asking them.) Even once inside a lagoon the dangers don't end, as the lagoons are 'mined' with hard-to-see coral heads just a few feet beneath the surface. An entirely different kind of problem was the lack of water. The low Tuamotus don’t attract rain the way higher islands such as the Marquesas and Societies do.

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Spread; A typical section of the south side of Rangiroa from above. Inset; Searching for clams for dinner. ___ As most of today's cruising boats are blessed with GPS, radar and watermakers, most of these problems have been minimized. As a result, a stop in the Tuamotus is now pretty standard for yachts cruising through French Polynesia. Nonetheless, not everyone who cruises the Tuamotus finds them appeal¬ ing. I think I know why. I stayed at Rangiroa for a month on my last cruise, and watched 50 or so cruising boats pull into the principal an¬ chorage just west of Tiputa Pass. But during that month — when I sailed about 150 miles inside the lagoon — I only saw two other sailboats anywhere else in the atoll! And one of them was a charter cata¬ maran ferrying around guests of the Kia Ora Hotel. I think it's such a shame that cruisers sail so far to be so close to some really beautiful and fantastic spots on Rangiroa — only to reduce the entire ex¬ perience to a visit to the village and a few happy hours at the Kia Ora Hotel. Yet this

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seems to be the norm. I'm not suggesting that there aren't some interesting things to see and do from abase at Tiputa anchorage. There are two villages nearby; Tiputa is on the other side of the pass and Avatoru is just six miles away and thus within easy biking dis¬ tance. Both deserve visits. The snorkeling around motu Fara, an islet just inside the pass, is also truly spectacular. The incredible display of fish look like some¬ thing straight out of the drug-induced de¬ lusions of a Disney cartoonist. Two other 'must' dives are the pass it¬ self and the wall' or outside edge of the atoll. By observing the currents in the pass for a day or so, you can determine the time of slack water preceding the in¬ flow. If you jump in near the entrance to the pass at that time and arrange to have your partner in a dinghy follow your scuba bubbles, you can ride the inflowing cur¬ rent along the edges of the pass and get picked up as soon as you surface. As you can imagine, any misplanning can lead to some major screw-ups, but it is a spec¬ tacular dive. As a less dangerous alter¬ native, you could snorkel rather than scuba the same dive. In either case, just

be sure you're not in the water anywhere near the pass when the current flows out — or you'll be rapidly flushed into the open ocean. If you have a dinghy powered by a big enough engine to plane and an operator you trust, you could consider a dive on the outer edge of the atoll just outside the pass. It's best to go out near the end of the outflow and then a little way to the east of the entrance. Drop in safely be¬ yond the surfline, descend to about 75 feet, and swim toward shore to intersect the near vertical seaward margin of the atoll. This would be a decompression dive, so when you’re done, swim back out to your drop-off distance from shore and in¬ flate a marker on a tether at your decom¬ pression stop. This way your partner in the dinghy can spot you for the pick-up. Or for $50 you can rent a seat on a big charter diveboat — complete with all equipment and a guide — and leave ev¬ erything up to them. That's what I did. Count on about a week to leisurely enjoy the stuff mentioned above. After that, it's time to get ready to see what re¬ ally brought me all the way back to Rangiroa. Raise your anchor and sail out of Tiputa anchorage on a course of 175°M, which will take you 17 miles across the lagoon to motu Fenuaroa. You won’t see any coral heads until you're about half¬ way across. From then on, you'll prob¬ ably only see about two — although hit¬ ting just one is enough to ruin your en¬ tire day. So keep a sharp lookout, prefer¬ ably from a perch as high above the wa¬ ter" as you can get your wife — or com¬ panion — to climb. Ratlines make things easier. When you get to the other side of the

Cecilia Broudreau came down to Rangiroa to join her dad aboard 'Gull' and to enjoy some clear water diving.

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lagoon, look for a sandbar just east of Fenuaroa that hooks out into the lagoon about 200 yards to form a bight. You can anchor in good sand her^ in 20 feet of water. Just be sure there are no coral heads within the radius of your scope. Your solitude at this anchorage is vir¬ tually guaranteed — or at least it would have been if some jackass hadn’t blabbed it to the world in Latitude. Truthfully, the most you'll ever see here is the occasional native fisherman. When you go ashore, you'll find all the coconuts you can eat. If you have a blender, beat up some of the meat in the nut water and strain it to make coconut milk. When you visit the crystal clear little tidal pools, you'll no¬ tice that they reach hot tub temperature by late in the afternoon. And don't worry, the big, icky, slug-like creatures in the pools aren't leeches but harmless sea cucumbers. In addition to the tidal pools are countless miles of sandy beaches un¬ marked by any footprint. And at night you'll see the Milky Way like you've never seen it before — a brilliant, almost solid white slash across the black sky! If you're into shell collecting, there are lots of interesting specimens to be found along the shore and while snorkeling. The tridacna clams are edible — but have a kind of tangy flavor that some people don't care for. Be sure to take a walk over to the outer shore of the motu, as around the west end are some raised blocks of coral that have eroded into curious — yet extremely sharp and tortured — shapes. The outer margin of the atoll is the part that's actively growing. It is rose-colored due to the coralline algae that aye busy cementing the rubble of dead coral into a solid reef. If you visit this outer margin at several places around the atoll, you’ll find considerable variation in the kinds of ani¬ mals living in and on the reef. I suppose that’s at least partly due to the effects of

different wave patterns. This isn't the place for you if you're looking for lots of people, nightlife and other aspects of modern life. But if you enjoy solitude and being close to nature, it might be a perfect spot for you. When you’ve had enough of Fenuaroa, you could sail down to the Blue Lagoon, a kind of an atoll-within-an-atoll at the west end of Rangiroa. You'll find many of the same attractions as at Fenuaroa, but perhaps with a few others to share it with. Or you could head back to Tiputa, being careful to pick your way along slowly for the first eight or 10 miles — remember those coral heads, which are a lot harder to see in the glare of the sun going back. It’s also possible to sail back to Tiputa by way of the islet of Nao Nao, where the snorkeling is supposed to be good. 1 didn’t find the snorkeling to be exceptional, but it made for an interesting jaunt. When we were there, the shore was covered with hundreds of shark fins — being dried for the soup trade, I suppose. It's about three miles from the islet to the NE facing bor¬ der of the lagoon. Good anchorihg can be had anywhere along here, and a walk onshore will reveal still more variations on the atoll theme. It is here that you'll find rather dense vegetation and a few brackish pools. We also found a 'prairie dog town' — inhab¬ ited not by rodents or canines or what¬ ever they are, but by large land crabs. The outer edge of the reef is heavily studded with slate urchins, and if you wade along in the shallows on the lagoon side and look carefully, you’re sure to turn up an octopus or two. If you can, pull him out of his lair. Then hold him by his body and Passes in and out of the Tuamotus are danger¬ ous. Avatoru Pass is in the center, Tiputa Pass is at the extreme top.

flail his legs against a rock for about 300 hard whacks. Cut the now tenderized legs into bite-sized pieces and plop them into a hot marjnara sauce for a Polynesian variation of the Italian classic. I know it sounds brutal and disgusting, but if you’re going to make a good marinara, you have to kill a few tomatoes. Speaking of food, be prepared for some sticker shock at the stores in Polynesia. Your best bet for groceries in Rangiroa is the market at Avatoru. The prices are the same as elsewhere but they have greater variety. I brought along a lot of diy stuff — beans, milk, rice, ramen noodles and so forth — and that helped keep my food bills down. I also home-canned several cases of corned beef and roast beef, which helped a lot. If you enjoy sundowners, you'd better bring your own booze or be prepared to pay dearly. On the subject of solo cruising, I highly recommend doing it the way I did. In other words, do the crossings alone and then be joined by various guests at the differ¬ ent stops. Thanks to modern sail-han¬ dling hardware, electronic aids to navi¬ gation and communication, and windvanes and -autopilots, it no longer takes a hero to cross oceans alone. All it requires is a reasonably well-found boat

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Spread; If you're locking up behind a big ship, beware of the prop wash. Inset; The track the locomotives use to rise to the next level. and a reasonably experienced sailor. Once you reach your destination, however, it seems sort of hollow without someone to share it with. Sailing there by yourself and being joined by family and friends is a way to have it all. — norm 4/15/99 Readers — In recent years we've heard of a lot more more cases where the hus¬ band takes off cruising — or on a second cruise — while the wife stays home or vis¬ its for the fair weather portions. Based on what we've heard., it often works quite well for both parties.

Aura — Lidgard 46 Dave Wilson Dangers Of The Ditch (Panama City, Panama) Yachts transit the Panama Canal all the time without major incident, lout in the last two months there have been three potentially serious accidents. Anyone planning to take their boat through the Canal should be aware of these incidents as they serve to remind us that a Canal transit is not to be taken lightly. Success¬

ful transits require that everyone aboard be Well-qualified for their jobs, alert to the task at hand, and that all of the vessel’s fairleads and docklines be in excellent conditions. On May 1, a boat arrived at the Pedro Miguel Boat Club — which is located on Miraflores Lake inside the Canal — with a shook-up crew. They had been 'nested' with two other boats while up-locking from Balboa on the Pacific side. The nest had been positioned behind a large ship. When a lock fills with water, the four lines securing the nest have to be taken in to keep the nest in the center of the cham¬ ber and properly aligned. In this case, the linehandler on the port bow of the nest apparently didn't take in the slack in a timely manner. As a result, the entire nest ended up badly out of alignment. When the ship in front of them started turning its giant prop, the tremendous surge hit the nesting boats on their port bows rather than straight on. The line to the port bow of the nest snapped, allowing the most starboard boat to bang into the concrete wall of the Canal. Fortunately, the other three lines to the nest held, so the boat struck the wall with her plow anchor and wasn't seriously damaged. There were,, however, many shattered

nerves and plenty of blue air. The second incident involved another nest of three boats — this time headed through the Gatun Locks on the Carib¬ bean side — and was much more seri¬ ous. The nest had had difficulty with the prop wash from the ship ahead on the lower two chambers, so when they tied up in the upper chamber, they used double line's from the port and starboard bows to the wall. When the ship in front started to move out of the lock and into Lake Gatun, the surge was so powerful that all six lines snappedl One of the boats ripped away from the other two, leaving the three yachts to wash around in the concrete 'bathtub'. Thanks to the skillful use of engines, the surely terri¬ fied captains of the yachts managed to keep their boats from suffering cata¬ strophic damage. The third accident occurred several weeks before, and although it wasn't po¬ tentially as dangerous, it caused more damage. A nest of three boats had exited the Gatun Locks, and while at speed were instructed to un-nest — as is normal for the trip across the lake. Unfortunately for two of the boats, a bow line was let go first, and as a result, the aft quarters of the two boats slammed into each other. This wasn't the first accident I've heard of caused by vessels improperly untying while underway. There was a similar mis¬ hap after a yacht had come through a lock tied to a tug. For some reason the tug got underway before the aft line to the yacht could be released, and there was a result¬ ing collision. Even so, I think 'tug tied' is the best way for a yacht to go through the Canal, as it's much easier and usually safer. Just have a sharp knife ready. Many people have asked me why yachts are tied up behind big ships — and thereby exposed to the tremendous prop wash. Actually, yachts are only tied up behind the ship when up-locking. When down-locking, yachts go in front of ships. Here's why: The locks were built such that the lock wall is about 27 feet higher at the 'uphill' end — where the tracks for the locomotives ascend to the next level. If the yachts were positioned in front go¬ ing up, the Canal Commission believes that the lines between the ships and the locomotives would have to be too long. Despite the fact that the Canal Com¬ mission would like to keep yachts and the biggest ships from going through locks at the same time, there are a couple of rea¬ sons why it often happens. First, they have economic incentives to get as many vessels through the Canal as possible. Second, the largest ships — called June,1999

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failure will most likely occur on a line or fairlead to the center boat, it's an outside boat that's going to hit the wall first. Last year there was a boat whose lines held — nonetheless she was crushed some 14 inches. Lines — preferably 7/8-inch dacron braid — should be in excellent condition. The Canal Commission requires that they each be 130 feet long, but I think the mini¬ mum should be 150 feet. I say that be¬ cause once I had to add on to a 130-foot line. Since most yachts can't carry 600 feet of such heavy line, it's good to know they can be rented at a reasonable price. Speaking of lines, the Panama Canal does not permit the use of nylon docklines because of severed serious accidents that occurred in the '70s. When stretched to the breaking point, nylon stores up a tre¬ mendous amount of potential energy.'If the nylon line ever recoils, enough energy is released to slice through a steel plate — or a human body! Sandra Synder, my wife, and I first sailed to Panama in '87. We returned in '92 when I became the dockmaster at the Pedro Miguel BC. We sold our boat in '93 and left, but repurchased her in ’96 and returned to Panama for good. I’ve just completed A Captain's Guide To Transit¬ ing The Panama Canal In A Small Vessel, a 54-page book complete with photo¬ graphs from the air and water level, dia¬ grams of the Canal and locks, current transit prices, tips, warnings and lots of other information. Itretails for $13.95 and is being distributed in the southeast and Caribbean by Bluewater Books (800-9422583), and in Mexico apd Latin America by Islamorada International, SA., which can be reached at: www.islamorada.com. It should soon be available in all marine bookstores in the States. — david 5/15/99

'Panamaxes' — make up half the Canal traffic but for safety reasons are not al¬ lowed to go through the narrow Gaillard Cut at night. As for yachts? they are not allowed to transit ’center chamber’ in the dark — and to get through the Canal, you just about have to be willing to go center chamber. The net result is that yachts often have to up-lock behind the biggest ships. I’ve been around the Canal for quite some time. I've made seven transits with my 46-ft Lidgard ketch and numerous others as a linehandler on other boats. The occasional horror story gets out, but there are more accidents in the Canal than most cruisers might expect. And from what I’ve observed, there is more risk now than before. Sailors need to be aware that all nor¬ mal size cruising boats have to have a Canal Advisor onboard for the transit. The advisor is just that, and the individual boatowner remains responsible for most damage that might occur in the Canal. It’s the opposite with ships, where a Panama Canal Commission pilot takes control and the Canal Commission is re¬ sponsible for damage in most situations. Be aware of the distinction and supervise your vessel accordingly. Nesting two or three boats together means that the cleats, chocks, fairleads and lines of one boat might be holding the load from two or three boats, Since the larger of the three boats is usually in the middle, the hardware of the smaller boat is often used to hold on to the larger boat. So if you're going through as part of a nest, you not only need to che£k your own gear, but that of the other one or two boats. Remember, too, that although a Two nesting boats down-locking with a ship in the Canal. The photo is from David Wilson's small boat guide to the Panama Canal.

Caro Vita — Warwick 53 Sloop Douglas R. Cook Glacier Bay From San Francisco (Reno, Nevada)

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I hope this narrative will assist sailors contemplating a cruise from San Fran¬ cisco to Southeast Alaska. The idea for my trip originated soon after we arrived in Sausalito from New Zealand aboard Caro Vita in autumn of '95. The trip planned for '98 was nearly aborted, but not quite, because of long delays in the installation of a new mast and Leisure Furl system earlier in the year. I planned on a voyage of up to three months which — because no crew could commit to the entire summer — meant there would be a number of crew changes.

On three occasions in the South Pacific, I had been impressed with the compatibil¬ ity and utility of husband-wife teams as crew. I was also cognizant of the need for all crewmembers to be part of a team, as we would be living in close quarters, some¬ times under uncomfortable conditions. In the end, I invited nine people to partici¬ pate — including three husband-wife teams. Our crew changes would be made in Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Juneau. Because of usually strong northwest¬ erly winds and adverse ocean currents, we expected the most difficult part of the voyage to be the ocean sail from San Fran¬ cisco to the Straits of Juan de Fuca. We were not mistaken. We left Sausalito on June 9 with four persons aboard — three of whom had considerable sailing experi¬ ence in the South Pacific and North At¬ lantic. The plan was to follow the old square-rigger route: leave San Francisco on a starboard tack, possibly as far as 600 miles, and then flop onto a port tack to lay Cape Flattery at the entrance to the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Two hundred miles due west of San Francisco, however, we experienced two

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Spread; 'Caro Vita' at the magnificent corner of Margarie Glacier and the Fairweather Range at Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Inset; Whales! days of northwest and northerly gale force winds caused by the unexpected juxta¬ position of the North Pacific high with a winter-like series of lows moving down the coasts of Oregon and Northern Califor¬ nia. Our triple-reefed mainsail enabled us to maintain control despite blowing out the heavy weather jib and damaging the storm jib. Because of the heavy seas, the autopilot, stove, and Vacuflush toilets all failed at some time. We persisted, how¬ ever, and arrived in Vancouver a week ahead of schedule. ' Following two weeks of extensive re¬ pairs, we used the Inside Passage of Brit¬ ish Columbia and Southeast Alaska for a leisurely six-week cruise to Juneau and Glacier Bay. The confines of the fjord-like terrain and the predominant northerly winds required us to motor 85%,of the time, which wasn't what we had hoped for, but the weather in the Gulf of Alaska was much better than we had anticipated. ■ Five sunny days — the air temperature never got over 70Q — would typically be

followed by two cool and rainy days. We experienced low wind chill factors in both Glacier Bay and Icey Strait. We arrived at Glacier Bay as scheduled on August 13 to take advantage of our six-day permit in this highly-regarded national park. We began our return trip to San Francisco on August 29 from Sitka. We had moderate southwest winds until we were northwest of Vancouver Island, but then had moderate to strong northwestly winds the rest of the way to San Francisco. The return passage only took nine days. As I look back on the voyage, separat¬ ing it into four legs — with a maximum of three weeks per leg — turned out to be just about right. It also allowed us suffi¬ cient time for layovers in Vancouver, Prince Rupert, and Juneau. We ended up ahead of schedule on all legs — which was particularly helpful for a two-week stay in Vancouver for repairs. The decision to return via the ’outside' route — approxi¬ mately 160 miles offshore — saved about three weeks over coming back down the Inside Passage. During the trips we experienced the following General Problems: — Lack of data for the tides and cur¬

rents for the Inside Passage north of Vancouver Island. This made it hard to estimate day's runs and to determine the most advantageous time to start a day’s voyage. — Avoiding 'deadheads' and sinkers' — which are saturated logs floating verti¬ cally in the water with their tops barely exposed — was a continuous problem on the Inside Passage. It was worst along the northern channels of Vancouver Island, where these hazards to navigation end¬ lessly drift back and forth. — The further north you go in the In¬ side Passage, the more difficult anchor¬ ing becomes because of increasingly deep water. We normally needed 150 to 200 feet of chain, but occasionally 300 feet. Allow¬ ing for sufficient scope in a restricted an¬ chorage also posed some problems, but fortunately there weren't many other boats in these locations. — Garbage disposal was only a minor problerp as there were facilities in all the fishing towns and at all the government facilities. Getting fuel was easy — al¬ though fishing vessels always have pri¬ ority over sailboats. Finding good water, as you might expect, wasn't a problem. We encountered the following Boat Problems: — Heavy seas apparently caused a malfunction of the Autohelm 6000 auto¬ pilot — which had previously worked per¬ fectly for three years, including the voy¬ age from New Zealand. The problem was eventually solved by replacing the auto¬ pilot with a spare. As the installation — requiring all new mounts — had to be done in a virtually inaccessible compart¬ ment while at sea in bad weather, it was very difficult. When the original unit was eventually taken in for repairs, it was disThe scenery along the Inside Passage is spec¬ tacular — and completely different from the South Pacific.

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covered that the internal wiring had be¬ come disconnected. — The propane supply tb the stove was cut off when the monitor failed. The stove was revived using small bottles of propane intended for the BBQ. Although it was a somewhat hazardous arrangement, it was very effective for the short time it was needed. — When the heavy weather jib blew out, remnants bnded up getting tightly wound — in both directions — around the self-furling forestay. Removing the re¬ mains was difficult as it had to be done in strong winds and big seas. — Other less serious problems in¬ cluded: a temperature gauge that falsely indicated an overheating engine; the re¬ frigeration system malfunctioning be¬ cause of a breakdown of the clutch on the engine; and the ports in the main cabin leaking because of salt-encrusted grime on the rubber gaskets. We found our most useful equipment — in order of importance — to be the GPS, autopilot, depthsounder, radar, CQR an¬ chor and 300 feet of 10 mm chain, power windlass, the Leisure-Furl, weather-fax, radios (SSB, VHF, and SW), and binocu¬ lars. Our Worst Experiences were: — The gale conditions 200 to 400 miles west of San Francisco at the start of the voyage. What made it worse was that we had no idea if the weather was going to deteriorate even further — which would have required that we run downwind dragging our parachute drogue. As it was, we lost the use of the autopilot Wid had to hand-steer for a few days. — The sudden onset of high winds while at anchor in the Inside Passage ne¬ cessitated the setting of a second anchor at midnight. — Strong headwinds and driving rain while motoring up portions of the Inside Passage against adverse tidal currents. On these occasions it would have been great if the boat had a heating system. — Not securing a forward hatch. This resulted in the bedding in the forward cabin getting soaked. — Periodic problems with Vacuflush toilets caused much inconvenience until they were solved in Vancouver with re¬ placement parts. The system has much to commend itself, but was hard to re¬ pair at sea. I had a most embarrassing moment when a contractor — carrying pipes, accessories, and tools to repair the system —arrived while 15 board mem¬ bers and officers of a major Canadian corporation were aboard for a cocktail Page 216 •

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There's nothing quite like a summer in the Sea of Cortez. Spread; The view from the top of the old volcano on Isla Coronado at Bahia de Los Angeles. Inset. Susan of 'Daydream' swimming with a floating boulder at Islas Encantadas. A floating boulder? Oh yes, for there's a little magic in the Sea. party at the Royal Vancouver YC. I locked the contractor in the head for the dura¬ tion of the party! The most Memorable Moments in¬ cluded: — The magnificent fjord scenery and terrain of the Inside Passage of British Co¬ lumbia and Southeast Alaska. The change from the narrow canyon-like passages of the southern part to the more open is¬ land terrain of Southeast Alaska was par¬ ticularly delightful. Motoring through can¬ yons and passages — such as the Seymour Narrows and the exciting 21-mile long Wrangell Narrows with its 66 navigation markers — will not be for¬ gotten soon. — Close observation of sea life: Hump¬ back whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, brown and black bears, and a variety of bird life. One humpback whale surfaced about 10 feet from the port side of the boat while in the vicinity of Wrangell, giving us a chance to get some great photos.

— Arrival at Glacier Bay on schedule to take advantage of a six-day permit — only 25 boats are allowed in the 4,400square-mile national park at any one time — for a great experience observing whales, glacier fronts, calving of ice from the gla¬ ciers, and vistas of the glacier-covered 15,000-foot Fairweather Range. Fortu¬ nately, we were blessed with three sunny days during our permit period, making this the absolute highlight of the voyage. — We had an unusual firsthand ob¬ servation of the Alaskan tourist industry — which now includes no less than 46 large cruise ships actively working the Inside Passage. At any given time, 10,000 tourists may engulf a town of 3,000 to 5,000 inhabitants, causing a pedestrian traffic jam. In many respects the tourist industry has spoiled the ambience of fish¬ ing towns such as Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg from how I remembered them from 35 years ago while doing geo-

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logical work in the coastal mountains of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska. Similar fishing towns in British Colum¬ bia do not appear to suffer the same tour¬ isty effect caused by the proliferation of shops selling cheap memorabilia. — One of the benefits of the northern latitudes in the summer is the long twi¬ light evenings. — Motoring occupied about 85% of the traveling in the Inside Passage. Sailing was possible in the Strait of Georgia and to a limited extent north of Petersburg. Daily runs were variable because of tidal factors, but averaged about 45 nautical miles per eight-hour day. Recommendations based on our trip: — Allow plenty of time — two months is the minimum — and leave San Fran¬ cisco by the end of May. — Obtain a permit from the National Park Service for a six-day entry to Glacier Bay. Applications are not accepted ear¬ lier than 60 days before the proposed en¬ try date. Following submittal of the ap¬ plication, check frequently by phone to

determine if the application has been pro¬ cessed. — Sail north using the square-rigger route by going out from San Francisco on a starboard tack for at least 400 nautical miles. Sailing along the coasts of Califor¬ nia, Oregon, and Washington isn't recom¬ mended because of the strong winds and seas. A number of my friends who have tried this route have had to turn back, — Buying detailed charts of all areas would be extremely expensive, so make selective purchases. The Marine Atlas, volumes 1 and II, were found to be help¬ ful for general navigation in the Inside Passage and for planning purposes. The atlases should be supplemented by large scale government charts — about 1:200,000 for the Pacific Coast and smaller scales for the Inside Passage. Very small-scale charts are necessary for indi¬ vidual anchorages, which necessitates forward planning. Towns such as Prince Rupert, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Juneau have a good stock of these charts. Charlie’s Charts and other cruis¬ ing guides were found to be most helpful and reasonably accurate — but are not a substitute for the small-scale charts. — Be prepared for deep anchorages requiring up to 300 feet of chain and rode. We found our CQR anchor to be far supe¬ rior to a Bruce or Danforth anchor in the rocky bottoms. — We were always able to find short-term berthing. The harbormasters were very helpful, but like to be advised of berthing requirements by radio about an hour in advance of arrival. — Be prepared for cool and rainy days by having adequate warm clothing, gloves, boots and hats. A boat heater wouild be nice but is not absolutely necessary. In conclusion, our Glacier Bay voyage was one of the most interesting and en¬ joyable that I have done in my 36 years of cruising by sailboat. I highly recommend it. — douglas 2/15/99

Ishmael — Mariner 36 Martin Mitchinson Puerto Henecan, Honduras (A Canadian Out of San Diego) It is blessedly calm tonight, and after straining at the anchor through tidal cur¬ rents and shifting winds for four days, I am starting to trust the holding ground. You tend to get a little spooked after drag¬ ging anchor toward a lee shore of La Union, El Salvador, during a Papagayo. Only the prompt response of the Salva-

doran Navy to my radio call saved Ishmael from being pushed onto the mudflats. By the time the Navy patrol boat hooked onto our bridle line and began pulling, we were already bumping along the soft bottom — fouled with plastic bags, a rubber hose, and a fan belt wrapped around a spade — of Fonseca. A few hours later during a break in the wind, my crewmembers — Mike, Kristen, and their two-year old daughter Kika — were able to reach shore so as not to miss their flight back to Canada from San Salvador. That left me alone, anchored about 3/ 4's of a mile from shore when the wind returned that afternoon. It blew a steady 40 knots with higher gusts for the next four days and nights! On the second morning, I discovered that the dilapidated old tuna boat anchored off my port side had sunk sometime during the night. There had been a crew aboard, but ap¬ parently they had been unable to keep the pumps operating. Now — a week later at a protected an¬ chorage in Honduras — Ishmael is receiv¬ ing overdue TLC, I’m able to find time to write a few letters and recount a number of highlights in the eight weeks since I left Banderas Bay, Mexico. Young Kika’s smiling presence shaped much of the journey, drawing to our circle an endless cast of characters — includ¬ ing Angus, the clown/juggler who came aboard to tie balloon animals in Yelapa, and the fishermen in Guatemala who con¬ tinually caught our fishing lines with their props in their enthusiasm to come along¬ side and welcome us. On our way south through Mexico, we spent very little time in the popular anchorages, opting instead to anchor off of our favorite surf breaks such as Rio Nexpa, which is north of 'Ishmael' found life in Honduras and El Salvador to be a far cry from the kind of luxury that can be found in Mexico's Banderas Bay.

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Caleta de Campos; Punta Troncones, north of Ixtapa; and Puerto Escondido. The latter location wins my vote for 'bestice-cream-value' award. The gelatto store on the main street is run by a wonderful Italian couple and serves up the best gourmet ice cream I have ever tasted — and I speak with no small amount of ex¬ perience. Although the roily anchorage at Escondido is less than ideal, the town is worth the visit and the Port Captain is quite helpful. We departed Huatulco along with Mike and Julie Frick of Surprize during what we believed would be a short weather win¬ dow across the Gulf of Tehuantepec. In retrospect, I don't believe the window ever opened. We took the brunt of it head on — although even during the worst of con¬ ditions, Kika played or slept through it. "I’m peeing, mommy." "I'm hungry." "Let's draw." Thanks to Capt. John Raines’ weather book describing the gradual clocking of the winds, we remained optimistic and in somewhat good humor — and managed to regain the coastline about the time we passed Boca de San Francisco. From that point on, the sailing was relatively won¬ derful. Although the radar was not work¬ ing, a full moon, clear skies and a reli¬ able depthsounder allowed us to remain close to shore throughout the night. The Port Captain at Puerto Madero advised us that some acts of piracy — including some violence — have been oc¬ curring in his region and on into Guate¬ mala. Outboard motors are the main tar¬ get. Our only related experience involved being surrounded by thre£ pangas crowded with men. The worst I can say of the experience was that the fish they gave us as a gift were only enough for a single 'Ishmael' and 'Surprize' departed the harbor at Huatulco for what they thought was a weather window in the Gulf of Tehauntepec.

meal for four. Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, presented us with a welcome opportunity to safely^ leave the boat and travel inland through the highland mountains and Mayan vil¬ lages. After so many overland trips through this country, I still do not tire of the experience, and I recommend the stopover for those who have time. The strong indigenous population give the re¬ gion a unique environment perhaps matched only in countries such a Bolivia or Ecuador. Temporarily splitting off from my crew, I returned to the coast where I was be¬ friended by a group of Guatemalan surf¬ ers. Through the week they took me to a number of surf breaks where I was able to enjoy some of the best and longest waves I have ever riden. What an unex¬ pected gift! Somehow these surfers have failed to learn the requisite attitude and localism so prevalent at most surf loca¬ tions. The sessions were interspersed with a steady stream of greetings, introduc¬ tions, and the sharing of footj and surf¬ boards. The event had more in common with a church picnic than a Southern California surf outing. Even though the anchoring basin at Puerto Quetzal is completely free of surge and your anchor seems to have set well, I recommend that one member of the crew remain aboard for the first day and night. A number of boats have lost their holding even af ter the anchor appeared to be well set. Other than the Papagayo experience mentioned earlier, my Golfo de Fonseca stay has been very satisfying. One small bit of advice: Had I waited until I was fully prepared to cruise, I never would have started this journey. — martin 4/15/99

Pilgrim — Panda 38 Steve Whitmore & Sue Angus The Red Sea Isn't For Whimps (Pier 39 / San Francisco) We're currently anchored at Marsa Alam, which is about 80 miles south of Sufaga, Egypt. We haven't been able to send email in awhile, so maybe we'll have better luck at Sufaga, a major port, or when we go inland to visit Luxor. We've been here at Marsa Alam for sev- ‘ eral days waiting for a break in the weather, as the wind and seas are too great for us to make any reasonable progress. In fact, almost all of the cruis¬

ers in the Red Sea have been tucked in at one place or another awaiting a change in conditions. We know because we all stay in touch by radio. Last week we made the mistake of be¬ ing enticed out of an anchorage by a fore¬ cast of 48 hours of good weather. As it turned out, we got clobbered! Once burned, twice careful. The current fore¬ cast calls for improving weather, but we're not moving until we see that it actually has gotten better. Our next hop is up to Safaga where we plan to spend a week or so. The amazing thing about the Red Sea ' is just how awful the sea conditions can get with just moderate wind. We've been out long enough to get used to sailing in 20-25 knots of wind, so we rarely give it a second thought. But here in Big Red, a mere 15 knots of wind creates waves that are very steep and very close together. As a result, our boat pitches wildly, lots of green water pours over the bow, and we make very slow progress. These condi¬ tions are especially hard on boat equip¬ ment and there has been lots of damage among the fleet. The cringle at the clew of our staysail pulled out, so that sail is out of commission until we locate a sailmaker

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Just how delicious is the inexpensive food — four seafood dinners plus 12 cervezas for $24 — at waterfront palapas in rural Mexico? Judge for yourself from the 'before' and 'after' photo¬ graphs above. Even the crispy fish tails are lipsmacking good.__

with a heavy-duty sewing machine. What's,wonderful, however, is seeing how all the yachties rally around to sup¬ port those who are having problems. Here are a few examples: A group of six of us left an anchorage very early one morning and several hours later one boat had to stop because of an overheating engine. All of us turned back to the problem boat and stayed with him, ready to tow him to an anchorage if nec¬ essary. He sailed to the next anchorage with other boats ahead and behind mark¬ ing the way and ready to tow. After sev¬ eral hours at anchor and §ome radio con¬ sultations, the problem was fixed and we all weighed anchors and got going again. In another instance, a boat was m 25 knots of wind when their engine died. A second boat following them caught up and stayed with them for four days until both arrived at Marsa Alam where arrange¬ ments could be made for a part to be fab¬ ricated. We were leaving an intermediate

anchorage when we heard they were headed our way, so we turned back and re-anchored to guide them in if they ar¬ rived at night or needed a tow. The three of us then set out the next day for Marsa Alam. The conditions were pretty rough, and getting through the reef into the an¬ chorage was going to be a difficult chal¬ lenge. So ayachtie already in the anchor¬ age came out in his dinghy and marked the reef with floats to guide our three boats in. Previously, this same gentleman had made arrangements to rent a car, a driver, and hire a mechanic. He had them already to drive to whatever anchorage the disabled boat could reach in the worsen¬ ing weather. When another boat's alternator and regulator died, a fellow cruiser loaned spares. Two boats ran out of cash paying for expensive fixes. Since there are no ATMs or Visa advances in this part of the world, other cruisers lent them cash. An¬ other boat was having problems with his primary and backup GPSs, so another boat waited at an anchorage entrance to guide him in. For the final example, John and Lois

of Topaz — who we met and had been sailing with since the Society Islands — were driven up onto the beach in a re¬ mote area of Eritrea. For a week or so it looked like a hopeless cause trying to or¬ ganize a commercial tow, arranging for the insurance company to guarantee payment for the tow and/or salvage, hiring locals to 'protect' the boat from local vandals, getting a helicopter to get John and Lois and their more personal stuff off the boat. The list seemed never-ending and was complicated by language problems, and Third World telecommunications — not to mention the war between Eritrea and Sudan! The bottom line is that as of late March Topaz had been towed off the beach — after two failed attempts — and into Massawa. John and Lois are all right and are surrounded by supportive yachties. Boats all along the coast assisted — especially those with Inmarsat and Iri¬ dium telephone systems. Amazingly, the US Embassy in Eritrea has even been es¬ pecially helpful. The yachties actually in Massawa co¬ ordinated the rescue efforts — including a helicopter and tow boats. There was one especially heart-stopping offer of support from a boat 200 miles up the coast that came over the radio: 'We will pay what¬ ever it costs to get them off the beach. Tell us how to get the money to them." I doubt there was a dry eye in the fleet af¬ ter that transmission. At the moment there is , another boat about 40 miles from us with a dead en¬ gine. They are being towed for as long as conditions permit. A group of us are standing by and we will go out and bring

Steve and Sue. After years of cruising, they were used to 25 knots of wind. But not what it did to the Red Sea.

CHANGES them in if they arrive after dark or in heavy seas. Two conclusions: 1) The Red Sea isn't for wimps. 2) Yachties are very special people. By the way. we'vesintentionally not named any boat names expect Topaz. If the others want to share their stories, we'll leave it to them. With a little luck we ll be on a bus next week to Luxor and the Valley of the Kings! — sue & Steve 4/1/99

Cruise Notes: How important is good anchoring gear and technique? Just ask Paul and Dianne Hayter, who anchored their Hans Chris¬ tian 38 Windblown off Busselton, West¬ ern Australia, so they could go ashore to celebrate New Years. When they returned, their boat was gone. Assuming she'd been stolen — most likely by drug smugglers — they hired a plane to conduct a search. Nada. Nonetheless, Windblown was found three months later by a fishing boat — bobbing along 2,000 miles into the Indian Ocean! What’s more, it was clear the boat hadn't been stolen, for her anchor was still down, and $500 in cash was laying

The Columbia 50 'Knee Deep' sails past the south end of Cedros Island during the '98 Ha-Ha, Bar¬ bara Johnson's second. ardund the cabin along with Christmas presents, cell phones and other valuables. Other than a little water covering the sole, the boat was in great shape. There was no word, unfortunately, on what Icind of

anchor had been used and with how much scope. "The cruising community lost one of its toughest sailors when cancer claimed the life of two-time Ha-Ha veteran Bar¬ bara Johnson of the Seattle-based Colum¬ bia 50 Knee Deep," report Lariy and Laurie Barnett. "When Barbara was di¬ agnosed with cancer a little over five years ago, she and her husband Dennis decided I they were nonetheless going to pursue their cruising dreams. So despite having to endure numerous surgeries and medi¬ cations that left her weak, Barbara lived the life of a cruiser. She and Dennis com¬ pleted their first Ha-Ha in '95 aboard their Pacific Seacraft Pacific Eagle, and a year later switched oceans to sail from Ber- , muda to Connecticut aboard a friend's sj schooner. In '97, they purchased Knee jj Deep in the Pacific Northwest, and began 18 months of cruising between Juneau and Cabo San Lucas — culminating in the '98 Ha-Ha. The optimism and cour¬ age with which Barbara battled cancer was an inspiration to all who knew her. She met each day with hope, and despite

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the relentless pain never became bitter. In each issue of Latitude there are letters from people who say they hope to be able to cruise sometime in the future, but have i various obstacles. Barbara's life should ; inspire them — and each of us — to vig¬ orously pursue our dreams no matter j what obstacles stand in the way." "I can think of at least one good reaKson not to use anchor lights — at least 1 in Mexico and further south," writes Paul !. Mendelowitz of Redwood City. "Using an>! chor lights — and especially eye-level flights — might increase one's chances of j being attacked by thieves who might even 3 use the assistance of eye-level lighting for E boarding. If you don't use anchor lights, iJ you might — in a good sense — be invis¬ ible, while using anchor lights might es¬ tablish the conditions of your death or robbery. It's better not to get ripped off." We re dumbfounded at your paranoia, Paul. We've been cruising to Mexico four times with a Freya 39, twice with Olson 30s, once with a Cal 25, three times with an Ocean 71, and twice with a Surfin' 63 catamaran. We never locked any of these

Leslie and Keith McKenzie of 'Roller Coaster' were elected Queen and King of Sea of Cortez Sailing Week for 1999. boats, and despite having left the anchor and cabin lights on, have yet to be robbed let alone murdered. On the other hand, in just the last two months here in Marin County — which supposedly has the high— - •

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est average household income in the United States — we've had our bike sto¬ len from the front of the office and had our son's backpack, new shoes and golf clubs stolen from the back of our car. By the way, in the more remote areas, Mexi¬ cans often drive without headlights at night because they say they can see bet¬ ter that way. Sea of Cortez Sailing Week was ap¬ parently a you-had-to-be-there great time again this year. We received a story about it that featured lots of color, but none of the facts — so we have no idea how many boats attended, who won the racing, or any of that good stuff. We can, however, report that Keith and Leslie McKenzie of Roller Coaster were voted the King and Queen. Can anyone help with facts and photos? Just to remind everyone, for the pur¬ poses of Latitude, a story without photo¬ graphs — of the surroundings as well as head and shoulders shots of some of the participants — is no story at all. We get lots of well-written material we can't use because we have little or nothing to illus¬ trate it with. It ends up having been noth-

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CHANGES ing but a waste of everyone's time. So please, include a few photos. We also want to remind everyone that low-resolution photographs aren't really photographs at all, but rather a collec¬ tion of jangles — at least for the purposes of Latitude. When using digital cameras, always use the highest-resolution — and yes, we're aware that this requires lots of memory. If you're using a cheap-o digital camera, it's possible that the high reso¬ lution still won't be good enough — but it's probably better than nothing. If you're scanning photographs before emailing them to us, send them gray scale' rather than color, 600 DPI, and TIFF format. We alerted everyone well in advance of what sounded like what might be the most fun cruising rally in the world: the first ever Transcaraibes de Passiones from Martinique to Cuba — with stops at lies de Saintes, Antigua, St. Martin and Ha¬ vana. But to the best of our knowledge, none of you were aboard any of the 41 boats — 25 multihulls and 16 monohulls — that participated. The event drew a nice international crowd, with six Swiss boats, boats from a number of Caribbean coun-

the leg from St. Martin to Cuba, when a cold front generated nasty enough seas to crack the hulls and mast of one cata¬ maran and send the smallest entry — a 26-foot monohull — heading for shelter. To nobody's surprise, the top perform¬ ing boat was Laurent Bourgnon's trimaran Matouba (ex-Primigaz). The re¬ cent winner of the Route du Rhum trans¬ atlantic race as well as the long time holder of the 24-hour sailing speed record averaged 16.5 knots over the entire course — while supposedly relaxing in anticipa¬ tion of trying to set a new Transatlantic record this summer. Bourgnon gentle¬ manly deferred all honors and awards to the other boats, which were primarily pro¬ duction catamarans and monohulls. The awards ceremony for the event — which had been getting daily television and ra¬ dio coverage in France and Cuba — was held at the Garden of Eden Hotel at Ma¬ rina Hemingway, and many Cuban and French big-wigs were in attendance. With the red carpet having been rolled out, many of the participants planned to con¬ tinue cruising Cuba in the following weeks

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Sunsets are great everywhere, but they seem particularly special — and tranquil — at Zihautanejo. What a great place! were Isis and Madeline in '98, which were minimum strength hurricanes that pe¬ tered out in the middle of the Sea of Cortez between La Paz and Mazatlan. Neither one inflicted damage on boats or land.

"We're in Z-town and just wanted to say 'hi' to all our friends in the Bay Area — especially Brad, Frank, Carol, and Bruce on C-Dock in Sausalito," write Diana and Bill Barash of the Sausalitobased Cal 39 Diana B. "Baja Ha-Ha '98 was great — but it's gotten even better. Ztown is all that Latitude and others have claimed — and more! The volleyball at Owen's Beach; the Z-town Club de Yates, with no dues and no meetings; Emelio's Pizza; Ishmael and Hilda, who provide all the yacht services; the 'bridge' — yes, it still stands, but only to look at; and all the incredible fellow cruisers that we've met and sailed with — it's all been ter¬ rific. We’d also like to say a special thanks' to Hank at West Marine in Sausalito, as his persistence in helping us obtain a new autopilot when we were stuck in Puerto Vallarta really paid off. Hank came through when others failed." Diana and Bill: Don't worry about hurt¬ ing the Wanderer's feelings. He agrees that the Ha-Ha is fun and all that, but what follows — good old regular cruising in Mexico — is even better. Just for fun: Which do you think is

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closer to San Francisco: Sitka, Alaska, or Cabo San Lucas, Mexico? The sur¬ prising answer — at least to us — is that they are about the same "distance. The dates have been set for three Baja Ah-Ha seminars: Wednesday, June 30, the Baja Cruising Experience, featuring Chris Maher of U.K. Sails and Marilee Shaffer of Waypoint Marine. Wednesday, July 28, Preparing Your Boat For Mexico, with a panel from the local marine indus¬ try. And Wednesday, August 25, Prepar¬ ing Yourself for Cruising, with a panel of two or three cruising couples who are back from Mexico for the summer. All three seminars are free, start at 1930, and Eire held at the UK Sails loft at Alameda Marina in Alameda. For details, call (510) 769-1547. This is not an official Baja HaHa function, but Chris Maher, one of the owners of the U.K. loft, has done two of the last three rallies from San Diego to Cabo with his wife and two boys and the family's Morgan 38 Blarney3, and Marilee ShEiffer has done one Ha-Ha and will do a second later this year. Both U.K. Sails and

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If you come to one of Chris Maher's Ah-Ha Baja seminars, he'll teach you how to catch fish like this one. Waypoint Mcirine are sponsors of the HaHa. In.last month's Changes, we reported that the bar across Humbolt Bay was closed. It has since been dredged and is

cisco and Seattle. "After 25 years of living abosird boats and seven years of cruising our trimaran Sugar Blues, it's time to tack," report Hany and Mary (they never use their last name) of Seattle and the South Pacific. "Sugar Blues was sold here in Hawaii and will be sailing out of Hilo. As for us, we're going to drive from Seattle to Maine in our new-to-us '55 Ford pick-up so we can get our new-to-us F-25A folding trimaran to trailer back to the Northwest. We're going to miss living aboard a boat and I know I'm going to miss those occasional night visits from the ghost of Arthur Piver, the vocal Mill Valley-based trimaran advocate of the '60s. We always welcomed his vis¬ its in the middle of long two week pas¬ sages. So if anyone with a 'funny boat' ever finds Piver in their cockpit some dark night, don’t kick him out, he's got some great stories of Southern Ocean surfing." We'll end this month's Changes with Harry and Melly's motto: "Life is fast; sail

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DINGHIES, LIFERAFTS AND ROWBOATS

10' 2* AVON, Rover 3.11, inflatable floor, valise,

13' 3" 405 DINGHY, 1995. Main, jib & asymmetri¬

SEAWARD 23, 1996. Classic beauty, modern

oars, pump, patch kit, boat cover. Great condition,,

cal chute. Trapeze never used. 1995 Caulkins

underbody, sweet sailing. Freestanding carbon

$2,300 new, asking $1,400. (408) 294-0737 or

trailer. Home water Lake Tahoe. Asking $2,500. Call Jim eves weekdays at (530) 546-0246 or

mast, full batten main. Honda 8 hp o/b. Galva¬

Friday thru Monday, (916) 383-2297.

$17,500. (916) 863-5730.

INTERNATIONAL MOTH, 1997. Very fast hi-tech

NEWPORT 16,1973. Pocket cruiser. Sleeps 2,7 ft cockpit, 2 yr old Caulkins trailer, swing keel w/10

in garage since 1992. Safest liferaft made. $1,600.

unusual dinghy. 90 Jbs. All up. Just like new, light & strong, includes cradle & extras. Job change

(530)342-1881.

forces sale. $3,000 obo. A must see wild ride. Call

Asking $1,800. Please call Duffy, (925) 280-5592. Email: db@lanminds.com. Website: http:// users.lanminds.com/-db/boat.htm

cnoe@aol.com CUSTOM CLC 17-FT KAYAKS. Elegant ma¬ hogany/epoxy, convert to hi-performance sailing rigs (12 ft amas). Two complete boats on trailer with deck box. Daysail or expedition. Like new. $2,000 each. Richard, (707) 745-5322 or email: rbower@jps.net. Pictures available. ,

FOUR-PERSON GIVENS INFUTABLE liferaft, offshore grade. Valise pack. Inspection & certifi¬ cation 2/92. Date of manufacture 5/88. Has been

Don, (916) 835-8352.

nized trailer. Pulls with 6-cyl car. In Sausalito.

in draft, 4 hp o/b, main, jib, lights, good times.

LASER 96 HULL Comes with bottom cover,

14-FT NY HARBOR WHITEHULL built by Gor¬

dolly, spars, racing lines, blades and a sail. Willing to negotiate price, $2,300. (707) 887-0667.

don Nash. Sliding seat, 2 sets of oars, no trailer.

FIBERGUSS 8-FT DINGHY. Like new, tri hull

$2,500 obo. Must sell. No room on dock. Call

type, very sturdy, fast, can use motors to 15 hp.

22-FT COLUMBIA, 1967. Clean, new paint, sleeps

(415) 789-9143.

Great "get around” boat for Delta, etc. Very nice

4. Great beginner boat. Portside Marina in R. W.C.

condition. Bright red. $650. Call (510) 653-1724.

$2,000 obo. Call (650) 349-8605.

MX-RAY, 1998 WITH TRAILER: $4,700. Boat & trailer less than one season old & in very good

18' 7" NORSEMAN, HARDANGERSJEKTE,

shape. Boat is great fun, easy to sail. Spinnaker

24 FEET & UNDER

package=incredible speed. Please call Matt at (925) 828-9787 or mchamber@ccnet.com

Valgerda by Aeolus Boats, built 1975. Marine plywood on mahogany, copper riveted, West Sys¬ tem, bottom & topsides, new paint & varnish,

VIPER 640 FOR SALE. Sailing World's 1997 "Boat of the Year”. Red hull, sails, covers, out¬

LASER, 1979. Two sails, trailer, rudder dolly, yellow, in great shape. Asking $700. Please con¬

stored inside sails, 10' oars, anchor included. Excellent condition EZ loader trailer, new tires &

15-FT MUTINEER. Self-furting jib, traveler, self¬

board & PHRF equipment. Join growing San

paint. Asking $5,150. CA. Call (209) 966-4400, or

john.fabris @ autodesk.com

bailers, centerboard, kick-up rudder, compass,

Francisco fleet. $17,500 obo. (206) 979-8290 or

fax:

email: kbwlngfd@nwlink.com

M .N .Hubert @ yosemite.net

8-FT EL TORO CUSS SAILBOAT, #2877. In

whisker pole, sail windows, windvane, built in flotation, outboard motor, trailer, buddy bearing, > spare fire. Excellent condition. $2,200 obo. Call

ISUNDER 21. Ready to sail, great starter boat.

21-FT WAYFARER SAILBOAT, 1966. Fiberglass.

(408) 245-3218.

New bottom paint, spinnaker. $F Marina Green

Sleeps 4. Roller furling, spinnaker & extra sails. 8

slip possible if P-ship. Get out on the Bay! $1,200.

hp o/b, Porta-Potti, VHF, new trickle charger & gel

Call Mark or Jon at (415) 346-7736.

battery. Great Delta/first boat. We are moving on i up to 30 ft. $2,200 obo. (707) 374-5776.

tact John

(707) 746-8447 or email:

storage for 24 years. Complete with sail, mast & boom. Mahogany: foredeck, bow & transom, seat, daggerboard, rudder & tiller. Red hull. Cherry

USER. Fair condition, complete. 2 sails. $550.

condition. AC. (831) 636-5780.

(650) 299-1555 leave message or email: 10-FT INFLATABLE ACHILLES by Zodiac, good

gtando@aol.com

Suzuki o/b. Cheap downtown Sausalito slip.

condition, rarely used, $650. Colorful genoa from 27 11 (green, yellow, tanbark), 29.6 x 30.5 x 15,

7- FT FATTY KNEES SAILING DINGHY with sail¬

$100. Propane BBQ w/mount & cover, used once,

ing gear & oars. Very good shape, just $595. Also,

$90. Call (415) 835-8583 amyb@bogdanfrasco.com

brand new Avon Rover, in the box. Please call

email:

22-FT SANTANA. Two mains, four jibs, 4 hp

(916) 691-3007.

(209)

966-4100

email:

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19-FT CAPE DORY TYPHOON, 1976. Beautiful!!

Fiberglass, full keel, new standing/running rig¬

$1,975. Curtis, (415) 389-6191.

ging, new main/jib, Lazy Jacks, bow pulpit, bronze i GAFF-RIGGED SLOOP. FREE. Pt Richmond berth. Good intentions/no time. Needs varnish/

ports, Nissan 3.5, VHF, new bottom paint, much more. $4,900. San Diego. Jill, (619) 2974544.

bottom paint/minor repair. Would love to see you WANTED: LIGHTWEIGHT ROWING shell, pre¬ fer Appledore or Alden. (209) 333-9236.

8- FT AVON RAFT, cruise & carry engine. $500.

sail this boat past my house. Please call Chuck at

(408) 266-7399.

(510) 236-8298.

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20-FT ENSENADA SAILBOAT W/TRAILER.

19-FT MacGREGOR POWERSAILER, 1995.

O’DAY 23, 1978. Fixed keel, total refit in ’97,

CATALINA 22,1972. Fully restored to mint con¬

Retractable keel w/motor. Sleeps 4. Excellent condition. $900 obo. (707) 253-8871.

Excellent condition. Marin dry storage next to dealer where bought new. Has swing keel & can

rigged for racing & or shorthanded Bay sailing, 5 hp outboard, exceptional upgrades. $8,000 in¬

varnished. New canvas cushions, table, stereo,

handle any waterway. One person can handle all

vested. Reasonable offers will not be refused.

VHF, cockpit speakers, 9.9 extra longshaft Honda

Please call Maurice, (415) 657-4040 or pager

outboard (with only 50 hrs), 2 yr old genoa 150.

oxied & faired bottom, painted topsides, new

the sails. Water ballast for self-righting stability. Sectric start. 40 hp Tohatsu, can tow water-skier.

(415) 708-4839.

$4,500. (714) 745-9990.

Harken roller furling, new knotmeter, 5 hp Nissan.

Includes cover, trailer, fits in garage. Fully

Totally clean, no work, just fun! $4,500 obo. CaH

equipped, 3 sails, VHF radio/antenna, compass, cushions, queen & V-berth sleeps 4, enclosed

J/24,1979. Competitive one-design with racing

NADA BEAR, A 23-FT CLASSIC

sails & spinnaker. Also, a second set of sails for

wooden sloop. Great condition. Mahogany over

Porta-Potti, solar vent. Owner now into golf. Ask¬

daysailing on the Bay. Includes trailer & almost

oak. Recently hauled 8 rebuilt. Not a project boat.

ing $9,750 obo. (415) 459-4800.

new longshaft Nissan outboard motor. $5,500

15 hp Johnson o/b. 4 sails. Asking $4,500. Call Steve, (650) 369-6341 or see for yourself at: www.star-design.com/nada-bear

SANTANA 22. Perfect condition, new sails, ep-

(415) 821-4518.

19-FT LIGHTNING. Heavy built marine plywood,

obo. Call (831) 476-3570.

aluminum spars with easy steeping arrangement. 3 sails, trailer with new tires & wheel bearings.

21.5-FT O’DAY, 1987. Excellent shape in & out.

Condition good to very good. $1,700. Also, 2.3 hp Seagull outboard, good condition. $250. John,

Vallejo Marina. $3,500. (888) 343-5787.

Main, jib. 8 hp Evinrude. Ready to sail. Located at

(925) 945-7669.

MELGES 24,1994, #44, all options 8 upgrades, KVH Sailcomp, outboard, trailer, 2 sets of sails, new running rigging, boat cover. Lightly used. $25,000/Offers. (530) 525-7245.

Ed Monk Sr

CATALINA 22,1984. Excellent condition, fixed keel, rebuilt Johnson 6 hpoutboard, well equipped,

MONTEGO 19,1980. Swing keel, Tanaka 5.5

slide-away galley, Porta-Potti, pop-top, sleeps 4,

outboard. Galvanized trailer. Mini-galley,- Porta-

radio, cockpit cushions, prime Coyote Point berth. $3,000. Please call (775) 833-1180 or

Potti, teaktrim, sleeps 4. Lake/dry sailed. Genoa, split backstay. Excellent condition. $3,300. Brian

www.alef.com/boat

(707) 829-7744.

MARSHALL 18SANDERLING, 1976. Traditional

CLASSIC CATBOAT. Gaff rigged, 14.5 feet, hard

catboat w/gaff mainsail, 8 hp Johnson, fiberglass

chine, steel centerboard. Wood with gel coat. Full cover. New bottom paint. Custom trailer, Nissan

MacGREGOR 19 POWERSAILER, 1992. Two

hull in excellent condition, sleeps 2, great week¬ ender for Bay or Delta. Presently berthed in Brick¬

battery, cabin light & custom teak handrails, new

boats in one! 40 hp outboard, electric start. Furling

yard Cove. $9,995. (925) 735-5065.

rigging, Porta-Potti, full safety gear, 6 hp longshaft outboard motor, water sealed, trailer, current li-

genoa. Water ballast, swing centerboard & rud¬ ders. Sails very well, 25 mph under power. Sleeps

J/24,1980. Proven fast. Faired keel & rudder,

4, enclosed head. Abundant storage. Trailer in¬

tapered spinnaker pole, new forward hatch, com¬

RANGER 23,1976. Well maintained. New sails 8

censes. $4,900. (831) 462-4231.

cluded. $9,500. (415) 454-0677.

pass, depth/knotmeter, 4 hp Johnson, potty, all sails. $7,500. (650) 533-0951 or email:

running rigging, selftailing winches, lines led aft, knotmeter, selftacking jibtrack, VHF, stereo, main¬

MacGREGOR-VENTURE 23-FT CUTTER, 1980. Swing keel, 3 sails, new sail covers, depthsounder,

dition. Sterling LPon everything. Brightworknewly

1 SAN JUAN 21,1981. Sleek & racy sloop, mainsail,

3.5 engine, lots of goodies. Needs cabin sole 8 mast base repaired. $2,500. Please call Alice at (415) 457-8997.

ISLANDER BAHAMA 24,1968. Two jibs (storm/

hrdtack@aol.com

tenance free battery, shore power hook-ups, Porta-

jib & genoa, recently serviced Johnson 4.5, roomy interior sleeps 4, swing keel, newly reconditioned

full size). Fully equipped: depthmeter, VHF radio, cassette, life preservers, refrig, Nissan 5 hp rebuilt 1996. New interior paint. Good condition. Recent

SYDNEY 18 SLOOP, 1961, with trailer. Fiber¬

Very clean. $4,000. (510) 337-9619.

EZ Load trailer. All in great shape & ready to sail! f $3,900. (530) 268-1323.

survey appraised at $3,900 to $4,500. Asking $3,500. (510) 261-2764.

S' J/24, 1979. Very competent condition for ^ daysailing. Stone reliable 6 hp Johnson. A quick

SAIL A BEAR. One-design racing, camaraderie,

! transaction will be rewarded. Asking $2,200. Call | (510) 559-7730 or email: artmlane@aol.com

colorful history, affordable fun. A great Bay boat for over 66 years. The SF Bay Bear Boat Associa¬

| 19-FT RHODES, fixed keel, hull #1674, new main, ■

tion can put you in touch with a few good Bears.

Marty Zwick, (415) 289-0303.

jibs, spinnaker, tenet, sait'cover, trailer, compass.

2 Fast & fun. (541)882-1633.

Potti, dodger, 6 hp Evinrude, custom boat cover. glass over plywood, spruce mast. Main, jib, 10 hp outboard. $900 obo. Days (209) 357-6311, or nights (209) 951-9437 or email: jfrench@data.co.merced.ca.us

VENTURE 24. Everything works outside, clean &

CAL 20,1974. Upgraded. New paint topsides, new interior, new motor, custom stereo installed, new main, genoa, class jib. Depthsounder, VHF, rechargable battery, running lights, cabin lights. Very cute 8 clean. Richmond Harbor. $2,900. Days: (510) 526-0862 or eves: (510) 758-6244.

dry inside. Head, interior cushions, 4 headsails, 6 hp outboard. Rigged for spinnaker. Great boat to learn on & ready to race. Excellent Sausalito slip.

20-FT ZEPHYR. Plywood planing keelboat on

$2,8p0 obo. Ben, (415) 673-3206.

trailer. Sails 8 rig included. Needs deck. Free. (415) 381-2421.

22-FT PEARSON, 1967. Solidly built, simple fun 1, 22-FT PYRAMID 660. Turbo-charged 3-man 1

Bay boat. Rigged for racing, lines led to cockpit,

c trapeze boat. Carl Schumacher design. The ulti-

could sleeps 4.6 hp Johnson o/b, 3 sails, red hull.

ii. mate beer can racer. With trailer, $3,800 obo.

$1,200. Must sell, bought bigger boat. Please call

1937. Regularly sailed. An excellent Bay boat with an active fleet. 23 ft wooden hull recently refas¬

(510) 889-8958.

tened, full canvas cover, new 5 hp Nissan, freshly

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International "Finn” in cruising mode, (boom lifted

HONEY BEAR, BEAR BOAT, #7. Built Sausalito

12"), with trailer, $900 obo. Call Arne Jonsson, (510) 769-0602 or 522-5838.

New rigging, roller furling jib, jiffy reef main, life rail, Harken hardware, all lines aft, VHF, knot, DS, Loran, Autohelm, 9hp Nissan, head, galley, sleeps

RANGER 23,1976. Annodized toe rail, set up for racing, all lines aft, sleek with lifelines removed

4.8 ft inflatable dink. Many extras. $10,000 firm.

(stored), 5 winches, solid vang, two poles, North

(415) 459-5887.

sails (3 spinnakers), Nissan outboard, compass, tiller extension. Berkeley upwind berth. $2,000.

CATALINA 22,1974. Swing keel with pop-top &

Dave, (510) 339-6969.

trailer. Main, 110 jib, brand new 150% jib. New bottom job. New VHF radio. Seatalk Autohelm. 6 hp Suzuki motor in good condition. Porta-Potti,

VERY NICE 14-FT C ATBO AT. Schock designed, Slur-Dee built GRP ’84. Roomy, dry. 130 square

anchor, chain & rode, compass. Boat & gear in

foot rare marconi. Simple, fast. Gin pole, Jiffy reef, boom tent, Honda 2. Galvanized trailer, spare wheel. Located WA, deliverable. Asking $3,200. (360) 357-6013 or (707) 964-0163.

good condition. $3,500. Presently in a slip in Sausalito. (707) 838-7263, eves best or leave message.

ERICSON 23,1969 (when they built 'em right). New main, VHF, recent upgrades, perfect for Bay

Remember...

cruising or racing. Johnson 6, we have a bigger boat. Only $2,100 obo. Alameda berth. Please

Classy deadline

call Robert, (209) 527-1572.

is a-l-w-a-y-s

SF PELICAN. 2 hp motor & trailer. Nice boat.

the

painted interior, new non-skid decks. $2,500 obo.

24-FT DOLPHIN, 1968. Sparkman & Stephens.

2 mains, 2 jibs, 2 spinnakers. Upwind Berkeley “J”

CAL 20 WITH HONDA 7.5 HP 4-stroke o/b 8 all

dock berth. Completely refitted boat ready for one-design racing, digital knot 8 depthsounder, 6

you need to sail the Bay: Danforth anchor 8 rode, depth sonar, all lines lead aft, new standing rig¬

hp Yamaha (one pull outboard). $3,500. Call

ging 8 running rigging 8 many extras. Great buy at $2,300 obo. Please call Clif, (510) 387-2304 or

(415) 898-2406 or liam@metro.net_

(510) 549-0176.

KIWI 24,1973, SUKEYII. A Ron Hollan’d custom 1/4 tonner, hull #7 of 14. Kevlar main & 125%, rebuiltstanding rigging, custom Schummaker rud¬ der, rebuilt crane & cascading backstay, 2 spinna¬ kers, 2 mains, good 90% & 110%, several cruising sails, Sm o/b. Ready for Friday nights or HDA. Standing room, Porta-Potti & it sleeps 2 adults comfortably on new cushions throughout. Berke¬ ley berth. $6,000. Tom at home: (530) 668-1341

MOORE 24, HULL # 24. Original stringer boat, lived it’s entire life in fresh water Tahoe. New mast, boom, standing & running rigging, #3, #2, Stacy at (888) 751-4050.

O’DAY 20, on galvanized trailer with spare tire. Boat is in almost new condition. 6 hp Evinrude longshaft with alternator, swing keel, etc. $3,950/ offers. (510) 523-5988.

CATALINA 22, 1982, WITH TRAILER. This Catalina 22 is in beautiful condition! 3 sails with covers, roller furling jib, Honda 7.5 hp 4-stroke, new speed/log, Porta-Potti, many extras. $4,200. Please call (415) 388-5550 after June 7th.

or work: (916) 443-4416 or BYC.

spinnaker 8 sheets. Great boat! $14,000. Eric or

$1,500. (707) 823-0959.

18th.

(415) 331-9206.

24-FT COLUMBIA CHALLENGER, FREEBIRD.

15-FT WEST WIGHT POTTER with main, jib, genoa jib, oars, stem ladder, motor mount. Good condition. $1,800. No trailer but will deliver any¬ where in Bay Area. Call (510) 652-2034.

MARINE ENGINE CO.

Repair, Restoration &

Complete Engine Services • Gas & Diesel 30 Years Experience • Reasonable Rates Tune-Ups • Oil Changes • Engihe Rebuilding, etc. (415) 332-0455

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VENTURE 21 WITH TRAILER. Excellent condi¬

MacGREGOR 26,1995. Loaded with equipment,

28' 6" PEARSON TRITON, 1962, #357. Good

tion. Main sail with slugs, 2 jibs & 150% genoa.

’97 Honda 9.9 engine, enclosed head w/Porta-

condition, 6 sails including spinnaker, 5 winches,

Winches, lifelines, cockpit cushions, mast raising

Potti, pop-top with windowed cover, main & jib w/

Atomic 4, radio, depthsounder, anchor, etc.

kit, sun shade, anchor & lifejackets. Trailer has

sail covers, bimini, trailer w/brakes. Excellent con¬

Berthed in Sausalito. $7,500. (541) 991-7424.

wheel dolly & tongue extension. $2,500. Please

dition. $12,500 obo. John, (916) 341-2499 wk or

call (415) 457-6777.

(916) 369-0551 hm.

26-FT KENT RANGER, 1981. Great offshore

J/24,1979. Ready to race or daysail. Good shape.

CAT ALIN A 27,1981. Atomic 4 in excellent condi¬

4 adults. Fully equipped with VHF, AP, DS, KM,

Last raced 1982-84. Light daysailer since. Full set

tion. Roller furling jib, new batteries, canvas cover

Ideal Bay boat. Comfortable & easy to singlehand.

of sails & extra main. Lightly used spinnaker. Lots

over wood trim, traditional interior. Very clean &

Yanmar diesel. Teak interior. Very clean. Genoa,

of equipment. Evinrude 4.5. Asking $3,400. Call

ready to sail, cruise the Bay in style. $9,800 obo.

spinnaker. New: halyards, main sheet, all inside &

Fred, (415) 731-7699 orfrederickt@prodigy.net

Call for location. (707) 542-5817.

outside cushions. $19,500. (530) 756-6686.

SANTANA 27, 1973. Yanmar diesel inboard,

ERICSON 25,1980. Three jibs, two mains. 7.5 hp

Harken roller furling, Harken jiffy reefing, recent

Honda o/b. New boom/winfch covers; back-up

new mast, rigging, thru-hulls, etc. Bottom paint &

rigging cable & fittings; pump-out head. Mintcon-

pocket cruiser with a unique classic design. Sleeps

25 TO 28 FEET

PACIFIC SEACRAFT 25. Excellent condition.

survey May ’98. $6,500 or best offer. Please

dition interior. Topside needs wax & varnish. Ready

IRWIN 25,1971. Excellent day cruiser, solid boat.

contact: flash@docflash.com

to sail. Asking $4,000 obo. (650) 342-0348.

Good main, genoa, storm. Comfortable layout.

(415-753-5274).

415-75-flash

1938 RASSMUSSEN 28-FT CLASSIC sailboat.

TV, stereo, VHF, knot & depthmeters, 6' 2" head-

halyards. Ready to sail. $4,000. Oyster Point

Outboard, main, jib. Great boat. 4 berths. Many

room, sleeps 6, inboard & outboard kicker. $6,000.

Marina. Rick, (415) 377-4474.

extras. $2,500. (510) 521-8506.

(925) 458-6782.

CAL 2-27,1976. North sails, rebuilt Farymann

MacGREGOR 26. Water ballast with trailer. Sleeps

25-FT BUCCANEER SLOOP (US YACHTS),

diesel, battery charger, depthsounder & knotmeter.

6, alcohol stove, plus swing stove, enclosed head,

$10,000. (415) 383-6208.

9.9 hp Evinrude, cockpit cushions, interior cur¬

1978. Very good shape. 10 hp aux outboard. Main, jib. Located at Alameda Marina. $2,000.

tains & cushions, cockpit mounted compass, com¬

(888) 343-5787.

plete set of sails. Life jackets, radio, etc. $6,000. (650) 366-1950.

CATALINA 27,1982. Very nice condition, clean

cabin model, stantions, rigging & roughed out

O’DAY 27.5 sails, 2 sinks, 12 & 110 shorepower,

interior 2 years old, brand new (’98) 3 axle galv trailer. No engine. $23,000. (760) 716-7000.

MORGAN 28,1969. Great Bay & Delta cruiser.

recently redone, Autohelm, microwave, AC ref rig,

jacks, epoxy bottom, tiller with autopilot, VHF,

Wheel, diesel (rebuilt). Great shape, well main¬ tained. All upgraded since ’90: autopilot, VHF,

TV/VCR. Lots of extras, beautiful inside & out. Berthed at Emery Cove. Ready to go. $14,500.

knotmeter, depthmeter, compass, boom tent-

AM/FM stereo, speed, depth, Loran, cushions,

Call for info: (925)671-7747.

Located in Alameda (Marina Village, gate 8, slip

cover, stereo, nice teak interior, traditional layout. E-8). $11,000. Call Rick, (925) 676-3285 or email:

hull, teak decks. Upgraded 18 hp Volvo MD2001 diesel. Custom electrical upgrades including in¬ strumentation, electrical panel, solar charger.

rdlarsen@pacbell.net

25-FT NORDIC FOLKBOAT. All original wooden

paint 2/99, Alameda berth. $20,500. Please call

#146, Jaq/Feb ’99). Exc 8 hp Nissan outboard.

Al, (916) 608-9205 or Malleo@aol.com

This is a beautiful boat. Move forces sale. In Alameda (slipavailable). $5,000. Please call Jerry,

classic in sail-away condition (see

Wooden Boat,

HUNTER 28.5,1986. Excellent Bay/Delta cruis¬

(707) 923-1303.

ing boat. Yanmar 16 diesel, low hrs. Dual DC batteries. Roller furling foresail. Head/shower w/

DUFOUR 27. French boat with fiberglass/teak.

Excellent condition, fresh water only, new Perkins 28 hp diesel, tanbark sails, dark green fully insu¬ lated hull. Asking $74,000. (905) 643-3286.

pressurized cold/hot water. Full galley. Depth gauge, knot log, wind speed/indicator. New bot¬ tom.

$20,000.

(209)

668-7340

Bay boat, 4 berths, enclosed head, hanging locker, lights with 12v system. Alum mast & boom, lines led aft, 4 winches at cockpit, 2 at mast, main, 140% genoa, working jib. Depthsounder, com¬ pass, swim ladder, dodger, manual bilge pump, tanks, longshaft. $5,995. (925) 449-7323.

SCHOCK 25,1969. Ready to sail, all lines lead

(510) 601-6099.

ALBIN VEGA 27,1977. Fast, light ocean cruiser. Structurally perfect. Rebuilt Volvo diesel, 4 sails, 2 anchors. $7,000 obo. (510) 928-9219.

TWO BOATS: #1 Lancer 25, 1975, with trailer. Good condition, freshwater use only. Great inte¬ rior, nice teak. $4,500. #2 Soling with galvanized

CATALINA 25, 1989. Mint condition. One boat owner, Lake Tahoe only, used only during sum¬ mer months. Full cover when boat is stored. Trailer, pop-top, 3 sails, galley, commode, diesel w/150 hrs total, wing keel, tiller, sound system,

more. Well built, proven offshore design. Out¬ standing condition. $14,500. (707) 833-2827.

28-FT BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER, 1986.

CAPE DORY 25,1978. Excellent condition, ideal

cradovan@sonic.net

DS, compass, St winches, furling jib, Autohelm, sink, stove, enclosed head, whisker pole, bottom

Excellent sail inventory. New legal head. Much

Please call (559) 348-1844.

trailer. $1,500. Call Chris, (707) 539-3332 or

fin keel. Inboard diesel, Racorfilter, VHF, KM, KL,

CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE 27,1972. Fiberglass

bottom. Outstanding condition, must see. $12,000.

good bottom paint. $2,200. Please call Jason,

with 2 reefs, new 85% jib (also 110% & 150% jibs), all standing rigging replaced, all lines led aft, E-Z

CAPRI 26,1990. Excellent condition, great boat,

board motor, solar, numerous sails, new epoxy

aft, Barient dual speed winches, 6 hp Johnson,

sails, Volvo diesel. Clean, brightwork & upholstery

ground tackle, dinghy, etc. $10,950 obo. Call (916)687-8132.

SANTA CRUZ 27, RACE READY! Trailer, out¬

anchor, marine radio. 15 hp Evinrude 2/6 gal fuel

low-time Universal diesel, new full batten main

ERICSON 27,1976. Sloop. Excellent condition, 5

& trailer. Call for info, (619) 447-2799.

galley w/sink, ice box & stove. Cabin & running

Enclosed forward cabin/head. Sleeps 6. 5' 10" headroom. 9 hp Evinrude. Good rigging, sheets,

NOR’SEA 27,1977, hull #28. Very light use, aft

log, heater, OMC 4-stroke, heavy GT, solar, dodger

depth & knotmeter. $18,500. (530) 583-5335.

Liveaboard ready. I searched 6 months ‘til I found this beauty. $40,000 invested, too much to list. Singlehanded rigging. A boat for bluewater or the

MacGREGOR 26X, 1995. Excellent condition, main & jib sheets led aft to cockpit. Complete with trailer, 40 hp engine, VHF, instruments, swim ladder, custom boat & sail covers. Great Bay &

rstaley@sonnet.com

Bay. $14,950 obo. (916) 383-8462.

SANTANA 25,1973. Lightly used, never in salt

COLUMBIA 26. Honda 7.5, VHF, CD, depth,

water, sleeps 4. Comes with: tandem trailer with

wind, roller furling, lines led aft. Very good condi¬

brakes, main, 3 jibs, tri-radial spinnaker, 2 an¬ chors, 4 hp Mercury, wind, knot & depth gauges,

tion, recent upholstery, pressure water, bottom

ERICSON 27,1973. New main & jib. Spinnaker

paint last summer. All that's necessary for great

with pole. All lines led aft. Atomic 4 rebuilt 1993

cupric oxide and accessories. $7,000 obo. Call

Bay sailing! In Berkeley. $4,500. (209) 527-7775

with less than 100 hrs. Hauled & surveyed 9/98.

(530) 666-7541 or (530) 283-1361.

weekdays or (209) 531-6596 weekends.

lake trailerable powersailer. $17,000. Call Dan at (415) 456-2644. Boat name: Alpha Wave.

Standard equipment & layout with head, sink, stove. Includes dodger. $8,700. (707) 575-9255.

CATALINA 25,1984. Singlehanded swing keel

CATALINA 25,1982. Fixed keel inboard diesel,

CATALINA 25,1978. Fixed keel, trailer, bottom

model with EZ Loader trailer. All options with these new items: Force 10 propane stove, Doyle

roller furler, 2 spinnakers, 3 batteries, microwave, VHF, GPS, stereo, legal head, new bottom, auto¬

paint 6/98,1985 Honda 7.5,110%, 150%, 170% jibs, VHF, CB, stereo, 2 new batteries, propane

main, Ronstan mainsheet & Garhauer rigid vang.

pilot, recent survey, Pop-top, propane stove, many

Also includes Honda 4-stroke, marine head, depth,

extras. Great looking in & out. $8,000. Contact

VHF, compass, sail cover. $9,500. Please call (650) 577-2933 or bparis@cbrichardellis.com

stove & alcohol. Dinette seats 2. Glass windows. Well loved boat but moving up to a larger boat.

(510) 523-0148 or http://www.iyc.org/cat25.htm

Delta location. $6,500. Please contact Duane, (209) 863-3111 message.

CATALINA27,1976. Mercury 9.8 outboard, main,

RANGER 26. Excellent condition, 3 jibs (90%,

RANGER, rare 26-2, centerboard, 1980. North

115%, 150%), main, spinnaker, 6 winches (prima¬

sails, 2 jibs, 3 spinnakers, 4 hp Mariner outboard,

ries oversized), lines led aft, SS keel bolts. Recent

scoop transom. Very fast, Gary Mull design. Two

upgrades: standing rigging, spreaders, boom, life¬ lines, 8 hp Evinrude x-long shaft. $7,500. (Buying

axle trailer. Good condition. Currently at Lake Berryessa. $7,500 obo. (530) 406-1144.

2 jibs, spinnaker pole, Harken traveler, charger

sleep 6. Equipped with Farymann diesel, roller

with shorepower, tabernacle mast, 2 burner stove,

furling, wheel, VHF radio, instruments, spinnaker gear, covers, seat cushions, plus many extras.

Porta-Potti, VHF, depthsounder, compass, knotmeter. Very good condition & ready to sail.

Boat located in San Diego. $6,900 obo. Please call (619) 272-5656.

$7,800. Call Frank, (408) 501-6836.

Wood Flagpoles www.gilligansflagpoles.com 805-544-4328 yardarms, etc

SELL YOUR LOVED ONES - We will buy your used nautical books for cash or credit •

Armchair Sailor Books & Charts

„ , , . Excellent selection of new & used nautical books. 42 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, CA. 94965 Tel: (415) 332-7505 Fax: (415) 332-7608

$4,500 obo. Phone (707) 553-9025.

bigger boat). (415) 563-0105.

YACHT DELIVERY USCG Licensed Master References - Owners Welcome

•iima*

Bill Marvin Burke

Page 228 • UzcuJ* 12 • June, 1999

headroom, city water, hot water. 110 volt AC, elec

BBQ, spare fuel tank, custom ice box. Beautiful

CAL 2-27. Dual cabin interior design which can

COLUMBIA 26 MKI. Sails well, nice stiff sails, 6 ft

415/892-77931

\\/OQDRlJM MaRIN-F Specializing in custom interior cabinetry, tables, cabinets, countertops, cabinsoles. For power or sail.

CARPENTRY

Mobile cabinet shop Call Lon Woodrum at:

415-332-5970

CATALINA 27,1980. Rigging & 15 hp outboard

COLUMBIA 26,1969. Motivated seller, 4 sails (2

CLASSIC 26 CHEOY LEE, 1963. Fiberglass hull.

30-FT CATALINA TALL RIG, 1984, Cream Puff.

five yrs old. New VHF. Depth, knotmeter, com¬

winter, 2 summer). In good condition with some

pass. 4 sails. Porta-Potti, solar charger. Much

extras, new shore power, battery charger. Has

Teak deck, house, trim, interior. Atomic 4 gas inboard engine. Large sail inventory, sail and boat

incl gennaker w/snuffer. 3 cyl diesel, Martec,

more. On shore in Tomales Bay. $9,000. Please call (707) 878-2076.

enclosed head, very strong boat, roomy cabin,

covers. Nice condition, many extras. $6,000 obo.

refer, full galley, Autohelm, dodger, full electron¬

sleeps 4, ideal Bay boat. Needs motor. Also available (brand new 5 hp o/b= $800). Boat at

See at Marina Plaza (Sausalito), berth #89. John (415) 332-4199.

ics. 2 page equipment list, all bristol. $29,950. Private party, phone: (805) 984-5655, or fax:

CLASSIC!! 1977 ERICSON 27. Good condition,

South Beach Marina, slip F66. Asking $3,000 for

new radio, refurbished Atomic4, updated interior,

boat or package deal of $3,500 with motor. Lv msg at (510) 724-8823 or page at (818) 236-5830.

wheel, teak trim. Oakland Estuary moored. Great Bay boat. Steal at $10,750. (209) 869-1301 eves, (209) 545-1600 ext 120 days.

(805) 984-9170 or email: GDUSEnE@aol.com

CATALINA 27. Great condition, new 8 hp Evinrude, new cushions, sailcovers & curtains.

FARALLON 29, in the cradle, Volvo diesel MD6A,

New electr. system & custom boat cover. Good

new Norcold, rigging & sails. 95% complete, needs

CAL 27. Strong hull, pop-top, mast &rig5yrsold.

sails, VHF, fold out bunk. $6,800/offer. Very com¬

plumbing & wiring before Christening, Located in

Pineapple main & jib, North sail gennaker, spinna¬

fortable. Call (415) 378-6646 or (415) 332-8025.

the South Bay. Handyman’sdream. $15,000 firm.

CATALINA 1997. New condition, all deluxe up¬

ker pole, Evinrude outboard, sleeps 5, icebox.

grades on boat, wing keel, 150% genoa, wheel

Sails great, needs some cosmetic attention. Up¬

helm, 9.9 Honda engine, electric starter, roller

wind Berkeley berth. $4,000 firm. Please call

furling, Dutchman reefing, Easy-Lift trailer, mast

(415) 663-1615 or (415) 924-5153.

Pager#: (408) 787-0186.

NEWPORT 30,1984. Custom open transom, teak

29 TO 31 FEET

platform, tiller, refrig, propane stove w/oven, Uni¬

raising system, exceptionally fun boat! Call Vic

ISLANDER 30 MKII. Wheel, 2 headsails, lines

versal diesel w/low hrs, VHF, KM, DS, compass, roller furling, autopilot, dodger w/full enclosure, 5

engine, very nice interior, built 1968, hull #902,

rigged aft, VHF, stereo. Lots of improvements &

sails. $25,000 obo. (510) 290-1179.

extras. Prepaid slip until Sept ’99. Oakland.

Classic teak boat, copper fastened, 1 cylinder

$2,800 obo. Boat #2 - 26 ft LOA cruising cutter, 22 ft LOD, built 1931,4 cyl inboard, bowsprit, boomkin,

Renault diesel engine seeks wood boat lover to

full keel, pocket cruiser, hauled Dec of ’98, $2,500.

finish restoration. Great project with many extras

(510) 653-1724.

(209) 274-2054 or Mike (209) 772-0526.

26- FT CHEOY LEE PACIFIC CLIPPER, 1958.

TWO BOATS: #1- CAL 25. Good shape, no

including a spare engine for parts. $3,000 obo.

CAL 30,1974. Almost new Yanmar diesel. Para¬

$14,000. Peter, (650) 369-1961.

dise Cay Marina. Black hull, white deck. Smooth

30-FT CUSTOM SPORT BOAT. Schumacher/

sailing. Can transfer berth to new owner. Asking

Olson design. Exceptionally well constructed.

$15,000. Darryl, (415) 897-7083.

Please call (415) 332-0845.

MacGREGOR 26X, 1996. Powersailer model on

Excellent condition. Super fast, top quality sails, 2

27- FT SUNYACHT. In good shape. Can be seen

trailer. Centerboard retracts. 25 mph with optional 50 hp outboard. Galley. Enclosed head. Tohatsu

axle trailer, LPU paint, outboard, carbon fiber spar, fractional rig, dry sailed. The ultimate in go

at So beach harbor SF (E93). Eng nds little work.

8 hp outboard with control. Options. Sails. Low

Need to sell. $4500 Serious inquiries only. Call

hrs. $14,000. (209) 962-7737or coreynix® aol.com

fast racing at a much lower cost. Please call Bill at (408) 734-2027.

25-FT US YACHT BUILT IN 1981. Fiberglass hull

OLSON 30, 1979. New spar, rod rigging, foil,

PEARSON 26.2nd owner. Great family boat. 9.9

& mast. In good shape, inboard motor. Needs

Johnson. 3 headsails, DF, stereo, CD player.

TLC. $600. (925) 674-8568.

regatta sails, bottom, running rigging. $19,000 upgrades spent last 2 yrs. Always dry sailed.

29-FT CASCADE SLOOP, 1965. Project. Well intended restoration project needs completing. Fiberglass hull, glass over ply topsides, interior complete, sleeps 6- with dinette, mast, boom & sails. $3,950. (805) 985-9339.

(408) 838-0370.

Fast, spacious cruiser. Tabernacle mast, 4 North

RANGER 29. Dark blue hull, 1973 beauty. New Harken furling, Autohelm wind, depth, knot, fresh

Sink, enclosed head. Sleeps 4. Moving, must sell.

Trailer, new paint,-hitch, tires. 8 hp Nissan.

bottom, VHF & engine-instruments. Lines aft, 2

$6,000 obo. (707) 647-3765.

Sailcomp, training sails, 2 rudders, spin poles, extras, cushions. $18,500. Seattle. Please call

speed winches, spinnaker & pole. Lifesling, en¬

NORDIC FOLKBOAT. Wood classic. Excellent

John, (425) 260-7330.

(925) 846-6452.

condition with inboard diesel & many extras. 1997

floor retrofit & new rigging. Survey available.

ALBERG 30. Full keel cruiser, diesel, dodger,

SAN JUAN 30, 1978, in beautiful condition &

$7,000. (415) 954-0634 days or (510) 652-3128

roller furling, radar, GPS, autopilot, VHF, CD, gel

priced to sell at $12,500. Great club racer &

eves.

cells, 2 mains, 2 headsails, 1 genniker, CQR & all

t CATALINA 27,1981. Sloop. : ,

Ready to sail. Per-

feet Bay boat for weekend getaways or racing. New bottom job 2/99, nicely varnished woodwork,

DUFOUR (FRENCH MADE, 1985), 25 ft sailboat.

chajn w/windlass forward, Delta aft. Very sturdy

weekend cruiser. Atomic 4 in excellent condition, with lots of sails. Give you competition fits with this

May keep Sausalito Yacht Harbor berth ($235/m with parking & storage bin), excellent finish, fully

Mexico vet, ready for anything. $24,500 obo.

boat! Please call Mike, (707) 747-6635 or

(510) 865-9017.

comeliavl@earthlink.net

equipped, diesel engine needs repair, 2 sets of

reliable Atomic 4, roller furling jib with 2 jibs (90%

sails, spinnaker, roller furler, head, kitchenette, 2

OLSON 30, #106. Veiy fast, single spreader,

PEARSON 30,1973. Barient 26 winches, new

% 110%), main with 2 reefs, all lines led aft! Tiller

sinks, sleeps 4, 1 lOv & telephone. Continuous

galvanized road trailer, dry sailed, faired keel,

compass, new radio. Depthsounder, sail covers.

with autopilot, loran, VHF, depthmeter, knotmeter,

batteries recharger, depthometer, CB, compass, radio/cassette. Perfect for expert sailor, beginner,

fairedoriginal rudder, and lots of titanium. $15,000.

Atomic 4 runs but needs TLC. $9,000. Please call

(510)521-5221.

(510) 531-0495. Alameda slip.

jewel, must see. Exceptional deal for quick sale, $5,900. Compare price to book price. Please call

30-FT CATALINA, 1975. Very sharp in & out.

PEARSON 303,1984. Yanmar diesel, wheel steer¬

Furling jib, Lazy Jack main, dodger, fixed GPS,

ing, knotmeter, depthsounder, teak interior, roller

(415) 389-9491 orgilberto.russo@alum.mit.edu

AP, 2 burner Origo, fireplace. New: head, cush¬ ions, carpet, holding tank, bottom paint) prop shaft

furling, sails like new, 2 Danforth anchors, chain, 6’ 3* headroom, double bed quarter berth. Lead

AM/FM cassette stereo, stove, icebox, holding tank&head,CoastGuard courtesy sticker, weather

closed head, 2 Danforths. $12,500 obo. Tim at

;

cloths & much more. Boat is in Alameda, CA.

$10,500. Call Richardat (510) 521-1090 orsee at: http://home.pacbell.net/rclack.

family, live-in. Passed Coast Guard inspection, a

TRiTON 28. Great Bay cruiser, active one-design

HAWKFARM 28, ROADHOUSE BLUES. Mostly

& dripless shaft seal. Asking $26,500 obo. Please

poured keel, full skeg mounted rudder. $21,000.

sailed by careful little old lady on windless days.

contact (510) 388-8222.

(707) 441-9468 or (707) 442-9377.

fleet. Stiff family boat or outfit & race. Atomic 4, new exhaust system. New tiller & teak cockpit

ii seats, interior new paint, varnish. Sails top condi-

run if batteries were charged. At least one instal¬

YANKEE 30, 1972. Well maintained, well

: tion. Depthsounder. $8,750 obo. (415) 382-8422. ‘

ment works. Tons of sails including 98 Kevlars.

equipped. Rebuilt Atomic 4 1997, new carb, fuel

155% Mylar headsails. All sail gauges, wind, dir,

$7,500 obo. (510) 412-0427.

tank, interior. Spinnaker, VHF, windspeed & di¬

etc. $15,000. (916)777-6041.

Hardly ever put away wet. Engine could possibly

SANTANA 30,1977. MD7A Volvo, 95%, 135%,

rection, knotlog, depth, more. $18,000 obo. Call

25-FT CATALINA, 1982. Great cruising boat.

(510) 486-8366 or (510) 428-2229.

DK BLUE OLSON 30, 1980. Tired of paying

: Fixed keel, roller furling, depth, speed, Loran,

MORGAN 0128,1974. Excellent condition. I love

: stereo, Merc 8 hp o/b, 2 anchors, propane stove,

this boat, you will too. Lots new in ’96 & ’98, call for

a boom tent, all covers & cushions. At Berkeley

details. Bottom just done, sails well, great Bay &

HUNTER T-30,1993. This boat is in very good

reasonably good racing set. Dependable out¬

Marina. $5,800. Please call Dak, (530) 753-2200

coastal cruiser. This boat is ready for fun, it’s

or (916) 996-6306.

always been kept dry & maintained. Lots of head-

condition. Sleeps 7, head w/shower. The teak has been gone over & looks very good. This is the

board. Single spreader rig. $10,000. Please call (503) 366-3604 or mjs@columbia-center.org

room & good for a liveaboard. (510) 237-5517.

model of the Hunter that has the two additional

Call anytime!

elevated cockpit seats on the aft (very comfort¬

CAL2-29,1974. Diesel, autopilot, furling headsail,

able sailing). Her original sails should probably be

wheel, new dodger, new upholstery, 3 burner

OUT ISLAND 28, $10,500 OR O’DAY 27, $6,000.

replaced soon but they still fly well & are in good

stove w/oven, pressure water, depth, holding tank,

28 is a sloop w/ selftending jib. Atomic 4 l/B, tiller.

repair. She is slipped in Pete’s Marina, Redwood

new standing rigging, CD w/Bose. $13,500. Call

Good Bay coastal cruiser. O’Day 27 is a sloop w/

City. $49,000. Home, (510) 792-5525 or work,

(626) 405-0668.

150% & spinnaker, 8 hp Nissan o/b. Good Bay,

(408) 765-5900.

moorage on boat we don’t use. 13 sails including

Delta & club racer. (510) 337-3266.

Aries Windvane Gear The World's Self-Steering Windvane Quality Standard Since 1968' Denmark - www.selfsteer.dk Phone 45-7445-0760 I initpH StatpR - USAries@aol.com Phone 650-591-3791

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Spinnaker Boat Repair Woodwork • Engine Maint. • Elect. • Haulouts Located at South Beach Harbor, S.F.

(415) 543-7333

CANVAS REPAIR, CUSTOM CUSHIONS, BRIGHTWORK Canvas repair and restitching (Goretex thread) of sail, boat, bimini covers; tents, tontos, replacing of zippers. Make them last another season.

Interior & exterior cushions. Dependable, quality work. Ref. (415) 456-7312

DOES YOUR WIFE ENJOY SAILING AS MUCH AS YOU DO*> 1 can teach her! Sail Santa Cruz • Lessons • Charters All women's and co-ed classes $250.00 $30.00 hands-on sailing offered weekly on a Catalina 36. www.liqhthallcharters.com (831)429-1970 June. 1999 • UtXitMZi • Page 229

SEA EAGLE 31. Great cruiser, beautifully crafted

CATALINA 30,1978. Yanmardiesel, wheel steer¬

OLSON 34 BY ERICSON, 1989. Fresh water.

excellent condition with main, 150%, 110% & 90%

liveaboard. Attractive double-ended sloop. Sailed

ing, roller furling. Good condition, needs a little

South Pacific. Handled well in extreme weather. 6'

cosmetic work, but well worth doing for $12,000

Fresh North 3DLs, new North asymmetrical, +7 bags. Epoxy VC17. Wheel, gorgeous teak inte¬

(on club foot) North sails, Signet instruments, CNG stove/oven, Yanmar diesel, wheel steering,

3" headroom. Fiberglass hull/teak trim. Interior

obo by July 1. (510) 559-8942.

refrig, battery charger, more. $18,000/offer. Please

newly refinished teak. Yanmar diesel. Liferaft.

CATALINA 30,1978. This experienced boat, in

contact

Paul

(415)

454-1712

Compare to Baba. $45,000. (707) 268-0486.

71726.3130@compuserve.com

rior. Pressurized HCW, stove with oven. Fast, comfortable. 9+ condition. $62,000. Please call

GOLDEN GATE 30,1977. Sister to Bodega 30.

(573)

Volvo diesel runs great. Bronze hardware & ports.

mmills @ obi email.ccis.edu

30-FT CHEOY LEE KETCH, 1965. All fiberglass

Really beautiful teak cabin. Very strong (over 1/2"

CATALINA 30,1984. Excellent condition, Univer¬

with teak covered deck, cabin sides & rail. Volvo

thick) hull w/reinforcing liner. Encapsulated full

sal 21 hp diesel, pedestal steering, roller furling,

MD2 engine, Autohelm, anchors, hot water, boat

keel. Oversize Barients, DF, KM, VHF. $15,000.

dodger, refrig, AM/FM stereo, propane stove/

cover. Great SF Bay & coastal cruiser. Must sell,

(510) 559-8942.

oven, VHF, DS, km, marine head, battery charger,

$25,000 obo. (408) 266-7399.

365-3540

contact

the

email:

WANTED TO BUY 35-FT BENETEAU Oceanis' 1994 or newer. Contact Harry at (801) 944-8020 with

your boat specifications or email:

h.niehus@usa.net ISLANDER 29, 1965. Universal diesel engine.

Autohelm 4000, Jiffy reefing, shorepower, ■auto¬ matic bilge pump, very clean. $24,500. Please call

ISLANDER 29,1967. Plastic classic, fuli set of

Main and two-jibs, dinette interior. Full keel with

35i BENETEAU OCEANIS 350,1989. Philippe

cutaway forefoot, she needs new upholstery and

Briand design. The best boat for the Bay in the

(650) 341-5595.

sails, as new condition. Oven, VHF, DS, KM, autopilot, cockpit cushions, 3 anchors, 5 berths,

some TLC. Only $8,000/offers. (510) 523-5988.

best location on the Bay. Relocation forces sale.

HUNTER 31,1985. Well-fitted for Bay, Delta & coastal sailing/cruising, excellently maintained.

dinette. A-4 needs overhaul, Suzuki outboard mounted. Nice wood interior. $7,900 or aviation

YANKEE 30,1974. Sparkman and Stephens de¬

Very clean, very fast, and very stable on the water.

New upgrades include autopilot, refrig, dodger,

trade? (530) 885-3421.

sign. One owner and light use has kept this boat

Winged keel, 150% genoa, 90% jib, full batten

in excellent shape. Low hours on new diesel.

main, Volvo engine, dinghy & more. Sleeps 6.

Barient winches. $24,000/offers. (415)461-0259.

Great family boat. Berthed in South Beach Harbor

1/3 equity partnership available for $23,000 obo.

cockpit, sail, wheel & window covers, battery charger, spinnaker, rollerfurling & club footed jibs.

SANTANA 30/30 GP, 1984. Excellent condition.

’97 survey. Cabin sleeps 7. Vallejo berth. $32,950

Great boat & well equipped for Bay & offshore

obo. (707) 558-8956.

sailing, singlehanded or crewed. See at Fortman

PEARSON 30, 1976. Clean, well maintained.

Marina, G18, Alameda. (408) 354-4729 or email:

Recent new sails, standing rigging, traveler, life¬

at (415) 575-0891 contact Claude.Thompson@worldnet.att.net

TheJunges@aol.com

lines, interior cushions, and prop shaft. Harken rollerfurling, CNG stove, AM/FM cassette, wheel,

SANTANA 35,1983. One of the last built. Very

Last one made. $18,000 obo. Call (510) 623-4811

CORONADO 30. Perfect fully equipped Bay/off¬

and Atomic Four. No blisters. Great S.F. Bay boat,

good condition, full interior in place. New cush¬

or email: dan_nitake@credence.com

shore racer/cruiser/liveaboard. This yacht has

located in Benicia. $15,500. (707) 746-6231.

ions, lots of sails. 11 ft Avon included. At South Beach Harbor. Cruise it or race it. $29,500/offer.

CS 30, 1988. Fully equipped. Diesel, Harken

everything: GPS, 2 autopilots, AC/DC generator, new Zodiac w/5 hp Nissan warranty included.

furter, h/c water, refrig, propane stove w/oven.

Extensive electronics & gear, too much to list.

Knotmeter, fishtinder. Must see. Call Ken, (510)

$18,000 obo. (954) 441-0669 or email:

261-0575 eves.

pilot1999@hotmail.com

CAL 29. Clean boat, newly rebuilt Atomic 4,

OLSON 30, #207. One of the last built of this

recent standing rig. Many bags of sails, all lines led aft. Six winches, four 2-speed Harken, Micron

classic ULDB with extremely little use by only 3 owners since new. 1997 North: main, #1, #3 & 3/

bottom, Signet speed &depth, VHF, stereo, ground

4 oz spinnaker. Six additional bags. New standing & running rigging. 1997 Tohatsu 5 hp, Harken

Oregon.

furler race or cruise, very fast bottom, excellent

OLSON 29,1987.18 bags, dry sailed, outboard, Signet SmartPak, Carbon rudder, single axle trailer.

(Pac Bell Park). For more information call Claude

Please call (650) 464-3745 jws.connect@mindspring.com

Email:

32-FT COLUMBIA SABRE SLOOP, 1965. Great Bay boat, classic sailing machine. $5,000. Call

, tackle. $13,500 obo. Please call Glenn Ackerman, (510) 486-7886 or (510) 522-5764. OLSON 911SE, 1989. High performance racer/

Mike, (650) 827-9259 29-FT CASCADE SLOOP, HULL #49. Built in

REVS, 10.66 METER ULDB. Murray Ross design

Sagoma, medicine man in South African.

built by Yachting Developments N.Z. Length 35 ft,

Complete refit & Atomjc 4 engine rebuilt in 1997.

beam 12.4 ft. This is a project boat in need of

Boat is in very good condition. New everything:

reconstruction of cabin & deck structure due to fire

condition, and trailer. Reduced to $22,500. Tim,

sails, Harken roller furler, rigging, halyards, auto¬

damage. Seil or trade. Rob, (415) 381-8065.

(800) 404-4537.

pilot & much more. $17,500. Please call Phil, (415) 864-8800 or eves (415) 586-6006.

cruiser in good condition. Easy singlehand. Die¬ sel, wheel, Harken roller furler, battery charger,

equipped. Oyster Point Marina, dock 12. Serious

c water, KM, DS, whisker pole, cruiser main,

seller. Make an offer I can’t refuse. Contact Jim,

110% & 95% jibs. Portland, OR (no sales tax!).

32 TO 35 FEET

$29,500. Jeff, (503) 641-9161 orjeff@iqa.com 30-FT INTERNATIONAL 210 CUSS racing sail¬

ALBERG 35,1965.9 sails including storm trisail

boat. Tiller, open cockpit, engineless, rebuilt 1996. Needs haulout & some rigging work. Priced to move-FREE. (415) 441-8419. CATALINA 30,1987. Excellent condition Univer¬ sal 25 hp diesel, less than 300 original hrs, taber¬ nacled mast, adjustable backstay, head, shower,

(408) 735-1558 (voice or fax) or email: jfox@amercstm.com WESTS AIL 32. Ready for cruising/liveaboard.

1974. One owner,

w/mast track, diesel, propane oven, Paloma hot

Factory plan, immaculate. Beautiful interior, elec¬

good condition, full race gear for SF Bay or Delta,

water, windlass, 150 ft chain, 35 CQR, refrig, hardtop dodger, selftail winches, covers for all

tric head, shower, h/c pressure. Much more!

wood. Two 10 year owners put a lot of care into1

Westsail history at: www.moonbase.com/ccc/

this boat. $35,000. (360) 385-0825 WA.

wings/

CAL 3-30,

EDELWEISS II,

PHRF rating 156, Atomic 4 engine. Reduced to $13,000. SlipH-11 at Stockton Sailing Club. Please call Pete Boyce at (209) 239-4014 days or eves

$51,900. (510) 331-7145. All details, photos,

(209) 823-1611 or boyce@inreach.com TRAVELER 32,1976. Built by Ron Rawson with

propane stove, stereo/CD. Boat shows little use. One year sublet available in Santa Cruz Harbor.

COLUMBIA SABRE. LOA: 32.5, LWL: 22.5, beam: 6.25, draft: 4.5, disp: 4,850. Good condition. Well

30-FT YANKEE, 1972. Fully equipped to cruise or

$35,000. Please call Ron at (831) 462-4345 or

race. Windspeed, windpoint, knot, log, Autohelm,

(831) 689-4700.

spinnaker gear, VHF, ground tackle, etc. $14,000.

\, transferable Monterey slip. New standing rigging, plumbing, wiring, tankage, custom interior & more. Reduced price, $40,000 obo. (831) 899-3261.

Call (925) 684-2878 or (925) 684-2733. VAN DE STADT 34. Steel, Yanmar, wheel steer¬

30-FT PEARSON, 1979 CRUISER. Clean, knotmeter, depthsounder, stereo/radio, Atomic 4,

ETCHELLS #283 DRISCOLL HULL, Sparcraft, 2

painted 1998. Fun to sail. Call Sid (707) 647-1526

sets of sails, full cover, yard dolly with box, full equipmentinduding anchor& rode, paddles, com¬

or Mat (775) 782-0236.

ing, Isomat spars, 4 sails, refer, propane, stereo/ CD deck, diesel cabin heater. Excellent sailing, needs light carpentry. Asking $45,000, possible

pass. All rigging in good shape. Always dry sailed,

partial trade for RV. (510) 522-5447 or

CATALINA 30,1982. Clean, fresh water boat,

well maintained, ready to go. Boat in Alameda.

metalfab@pacbell.net

rebuilt diesel, new transmission, wheel, too many extras to list. Moored at Lake Tahoe, ready to sail.

(510)521-3939.

$25,000.(530) 581-1167 or (775) 329-9399.

TARTAN 33,1980. Scheel keel, 4’5" draft, FWC diesel, new main, new ports, new canvas. Well equipped. $37,500. Long Beach. (562) 596-8499. CATALINA 34, 1990. Clean, nicely equipped

STEEL 33’X11’2“X5'. Rugged offshore cutter.

boat. 210 hours on Universal diesel. $59,000.

PEARSON 30,1975. Strong boat with 4 headsails,

18,500#. Mexico, Hawaii, Marquesas, Alaska vet.

(415)883-4856.

BBQ, knotmeter, depthsounder, wheel steering,

Shannon/Evans design. 30 hp Perkins dsl, low

dodger, reliable Atomic 4. Complete blister job,

hours. Spray foam insulation. USCG documented.

last hauled & painted 6/98. Great Bay sailing boat.

5'11" headroom. $28,000 obo. (503) 234-6791.

$12,000. Greg at (530) 891-1206.

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(415) 892-7177 days or eves.

ISLANDER 32, #1,1962, WARLOCK. Full keel

35-FT CORONADO, 1973. Center cockpit, aft

ERICSON 32,1972. Clean, attractive, green hull,

CAL 34 MKIII, 1978. Great Bay & coastal cruiser.

classic black hull. Well cared for & well equipped

cabin. Spacious layout. New 3 cyl 27 hp Yanmar

New main, new sailcover, rollerfurling, new head,

lor coastal cruising, Bay, Delta. 6' 4" headroom,

diesel, new oversized rigging, refer, h/c pressure

white cabin & deck. With teak outside, mahogany interior. Universal, Atomic 4 engine. Main, jib,

sleeps 6. Documented. One family owner for 26

& shower, cockpit dodger, fiberglass dinghy, out¬

reo. Windpoint, windspeed, depth, speed & full

years, giving up boating. Everything goes. Atomic 4, 5 sails, windvane steering, Autohelm, Avon

board. Exc cruiser or liveaboard. In Sausalito. $37,500. Call (310) 823-2040.

100% jenny sails, bottom haulout Aug 3,1998. Asking $15,000. For additional info call Homer: (510) 337-0454 or Star #82 (925) 254-4168.

knotmeter, stainless tanks, shorepower, legal

33-FT HANS CHRISTIAN, 1985. Exceptional

34' 5" 1984 FAST. Holland design fractional rig.

head. Cockpit awning, curtains, pramhood. Many

condition. Yanmar diesel (550 hrs), windvane/

Race/cruiser. Pathfinder diesel. Many sails, in¬

tial & shape of boat make this a hot buy. $28,000. (970) 870-8780 or bastians@springsips.com

unlisted extras. No blisters; last haulout 6/98.

autopilot, solar panels, Profurl, heavy ground

cluding spinnakers. Wheel. With tilleroption. Good

Located Bruno’s, Delta. $18,500 obo. Call/fax:

tackle, full instruments, dodger, lee clothes &

condition, needs little. $25,000. (415) 331-8398.

33-FT TARTAN 10, 1979. Asking $9,500.

(408) 249-0236.

awning. New bottom ’99, new domestic systems '98. $112,000. Days (310) 216-5700 ext 1303 or

HUNTER LEGEND 35.5,1993. In Pristine condi¬

sional weekends & overnight. Please call Jeff,

eves (310) 827-2791.

tion, has had very little use due to illness. Roller furling, spinnaker/whisker pole, wheel, walk-thru

work (415) 331-5515 or home (510) 236-7223.

ORION 35 SLOOP, Sparkman & Stephens, Uni¬

transom, generous storage. Smartly designed,

CHALLENGER 35 SLOOP. Great, strong cruis¬

classic. Must be sold to raise funds for RYC Foundation. $15,000. Call Tim, (510) 232-8420.

versal diesel 24 hp, freshwater cooled. Pineapple sails: main, jib, genoa, spinnaker, blooper, storm jib. Edson steering, dodger, Elliot liferaft, Lewmar

beautifully appointed below including Corian counters, cedar lined hanging lockers, teak & holly sole, queen+ berth in captain’s quarters &

ing boat. 50 hp Chry/Nissan 4 cyl, self-tail winches, 150. Hot water w/pressure and shower. Windpoint/ speed, depthsounder, refer. $28,000 oroffer. (510)

SANTANA 35,1979. Boat & equip in very good

winches, other gear. $31,000. Ready to go. Alameda Marina. Original owner. Jim, (925) 254-

generous sized head with separate shower. This

337-3266.

condition. Best beat value for cruising or racing. Must sell. Will help relocate. Presently in Long

3520.

press water, A/C, shorepower system, VHF, ste¬ engine instruments. Low hrs on rebuilt Westerbeke-4 diesel. Excellent shape topsides & interior. Slip in Sausalito with great income poten¬

dinghy. 3 anchors, 200 ft chain, VHF, depth,

33- FT APHRODITE 101. Diesel. Clean & neat. Ready for racing, cruising or singlehanding. Very well equipped with 8 bags sails. Scandinavian

Farymann diesel. Great boat for daysail & occa¬

is a great boat for Bay & coastal cruising or as liveaboard. Asking $79,500. Call (415) 897-0457

36 TO 39 FEET

for a test sail, she’s ready to go!

Beach. $27,500. Call days (714) 894-1172, eves leave message. Ask for Ray. Pictures & spec sheet available.

32-FT CHALLENGER, 1997. Heavily built solid Bay & Delta cruiser. The huge interior has just been the redone top to bottom including tile shower

36-FT CHUNGHWA KETCH. This 1977 fiber¬

34- FT HANS CHRISTIAN, 1980, CUTTER RIG. Bristol condition. Perfect Yanmar diesel under

& counters. A wonderful liveaboard or family cruiser

cluding paint above/below, refinished brightwork

600 hours since new. Profurl, custom binnacle

with nice lines, 18 hp Perkins, AM/FM/CD, TV, microwave, windlass, good ground tackle, main,

(lots of teak), survey, etc. Newer 24 hp Yanmar, some rigging needed. Winchester Bay, OR.

MARINER 35 KETCH. 1964 William Garden clas¬

jib, genoa, 80 gal water, 40 gal fuel, refer/freezer,

$55,000 obo. Please contact (541) 271-4472 or captainbogart@hotmail.com for photos.

with on deck Garmin 210 GPS, Autohelm tridata & wind. Standard on deck & below deck VHF. Cus¬

glass ocean cruiser has many recent repairs in¬

tom KVH electronic compass, dodger, h/c pres¬

sic, built in Japan. Mahogany on oak, copper

sure water, shower, refrig, full boat cover. 8 year

riveted & bronze fastened hull. Full keel. Perkins

h/c pressure water, BBQ & much more. You must see this boat. Owners job forces sale. May carry

blister warranty, heavy ground tackle. Too much

4-107 diesel. Varnished mahogany housesides,

w/good down. $28,400 obo. Please contact Don

TAYANA 37, 1986 MKII, canoe stem cruiser,

other new stuff to list. Go anywhere in the world on

taft & cap rails & interior. Complete galley with

(916) 835-8352.

this beautiful yacht. $69,000. (707) 446-0099.

propane stove & oven, small refrig, pressurized watersystem &hotwater heater. Great liveaboard.

cutter rigged. New canvas, interior & bottom paint. $95,500. (310) 833-5976,9 am - 5 pm days. See

ERICSON 32,1972. Rollerfurling, 2 mains, spin¬

at: http://coopads.com/t37

CLASSIC WOOD (TEAK) SLOOP. 35'6" x 10' x

In Emeryville. $24,500 obo. (530) 753-1228 or debrals@pacbell.net

36-FT MAGELLAN FULL KEEL KETCH. Cruise

5', RobD design-English, Albin diesel, rollerfurling

naker, wheel, binnacle compass, windspeed, depth, radio, 2 batteries w/Smart Charger, h/c pressurized water, legal head w/electric macera-

main (2), Furling jib (2), spinnaker (1), full cover. Immaculate condition inside & out. Best of its type on Bay, many extras, an eye catcher, must see. $45,000 obo. Call (415) 435-4454.

tor, auto bilge, transom ladder, Atomic 4, 2 an¬

ready. New: sails, windvane, SSB/HAM, Profurl, watermaker, radar, liferaft, solar. Beautifully main¬

chors, recent survey. $15,000. (707) 751-0809.

tained. Now cruising Sea of Cortez until June. San

46-FT CLASSIC OCEAN RACER/CRUISER,

Carlos, Mexico. $57,000. (818) 249-6124. Email: lencole@sprynet.com or for more info: http:// www.home.sprynet.com/sprynet/lencole

Cholita. First Cal 32, 1937. Good condition & beautiful. Well worth restoring. Recently refas¬

BENETEAU OCEANIS 352,1999MODEL. Owner upsizing. Beautiful, fast, ready to cruise or race.

38-FT REINKE S10,1995. Strong German de¬

tened hull, new rigging, good decks, no dry rot. Needs motor & sails. $17,500. Call Rod Clifton,

Every option & upgrades. Full batten main w/ Dutchman & batt-slides. 140% gertoa. 95% UK

sign, built in Switzerland. Aluminum hull, sloop rigged with Mercedes engine & Luke feathering

(281)339-0300.

Tape Drive jib on Profurl roller. Asymmetric spin¬

33-FT ATKINS DOUBLE-ENDER, cutter rig. Cen¬

naker. 4 Lewmar ST winches. Martec feathering

ter cockpit, wheel steering, aft cabin w/double.

prop. Autopilot, GPS, Autohelm instruments w/

Finest example of professionally built ferro. Ex¬ ceptional custom quality interior, excellent layout,

furling jib, new instruments incl windspeed & point.

windlass, rollerfurling, ext set of sails, radar, SSB,

repeaters. Yanmar diesel. Electric windlass. Trace inverter. Gorgeous cherry interior, CD changer w/ remote, cockpit & interior speakers. Microwave.

abundant storage. Extensive offshore equipment includes radar, GPS, autopilot, refrig, 3 burner

Atomic 4 in good condition, surveyed 15 months ago, in Ballena Bay. Clean boat, great value.

autopilots, etc. Registered in England. Located in Tomales Bay, CA. Asking $95,000 obo. Please

propane Shipmate w/oven, Avon inflatable, Perkins

$24,000. (510) 628-4105 or (925) 829-3049.

call (415) 663-8292 or niels.ulmer® autodesk.com

Huge refrig/freezer, LPG stove/oven. 100 gal hot/ cold water. Lectra-San head. Swim platform w/

M30/low hrs, 6-person CJ Elliot in canister, excel¬ lent ground tackle w/windlass. Proven bluewater

OYSTER SJ-35 HUSTLER, 1984 UK BUILT.

ISLANDER 36, 1973. White/powder blue, pre-

documented vessel. Great liveaboard, cruise

Great racer/cruiser for Bay or ocean. Excellent

OPEC, lead keel, no blisters, cockpit rigged, 4

condition, Yanmar diesel, max prop, propane

Barlows, 7 Barients, all new spreaders/standing rigging, Perkins 4-108 glycol cooled, teakinterior,

shower. $115,000. Tim, (650) 329-8929.

ALBERG 35,1965. Alberg design, Pearson built.

ready. $36,000. (831) 373-7969.

stove/oven, kerosene heater, B&G, Harken, lots

Classic offshore cruiser. Yanmar diesel, Monitor windvane, Schattauer sails, spinnaker, propane stove/oven, Force 10 propane heater, solar panel, windlass, dodger, COR anchor & 150 ft chain.

prop. In excellent condition & fully equipped for long-range/offshorecruising with watermaker, elec

RANGER 33,1974. New rigging, thru-hulls, roller

DEHLER-OPTIMA 101 (34' 9“ X 11' 2" X 5' 9"), 1985. Cruise in comfort at 6.5K (sail an immacu¬

of sails plus usual goodies. $37,500 obo or trade down. (925) 254-0881 orBKeith97@AOL.com

h/c pressure water, alcohol stove/oven, 3 water tanks (90 gal ttl), 2 fuel (46 ttl). $39,700. Please call (408) 867-9351.

34-FT KNEASS WOODEN CRUISER. Built in SF

New paint/varnish. Nicely maintained overall.

late Porsche priced like a Volkswagen). Sloop, 7/

$38,000. (206) 784-5064.

8 fractional rig, fiberglass hull (beige color), open transom with swim ladder. Yanmar 18 hp engine.

for George Kneass himself. Great galley & Vberth. A work in progress! Great liveaboard. You

Christian quality & looks. Diesel, Profurl jib &

Sails (new North): main, jib, storm jib. New liferaft, 2 regular & 2 selftailing Lewmar winches, knotmeter

find new slip. Make offer. (415) 331-8398.

staysail, radar, GPS, Autohelm, AC/DC refrig,

33-FT ROBERTS STEEL “SPRAY”, 1987. $13,000. In La Paz, Baja. Hard dodger, diesel, cutter rig, Monitor vane, 2 anchors, windlass, roomy, tough, seaworthy. (831) 475-4172. Seri¬

& log, depthfinder, propane 3 burners & stove, VHF Polaris MT 5300, 2 bulkhead Signet com¬ passes, new Delta anchor, new bottom paint, manual windlass, spinnaker pole, tiller, GPS,

ous only please.

Autohelm 1000. Price: $65,000. Contact Jean,

CHEOY LEE LION. Classic boat built Hong Kong, 1960.35 ft strong, well fastened teak hull in good

UNION 36,1981. Permanent Hawaii slip. Hans

dodger, bimini, full covers, teak decks, showroom condition. Must sell, reduced. $64,900. Call John, (808) 955-3922.

condition, 18 hp Yanmar, full set of sails, good mast &standing rigging. Cabin needs work. $5,000 obo. (415) 331-9206.

fax: (818) 594-5081.

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37-FT HUNTER, 1979. Cruise ready. Hawaii/Mex

HUNTER 36,1980. Renovated & surveyed 1998

FREYA 39, 1986. Cutter rigged, canoe stem,

vet. Watermaker, dodger, autopilot, radar & the

including new rigging, new bottom, new thru-hulls,

custom lengthened cabin, beautiful teak interior,

rest of the goodies. $37,900. Excellent condition.

new bilge pump, Yanmar 2 cylinder diesel engine

separate shower stall, hard dodger, liferaft, SSB,

(805) 466-6656.

overhauled, and mast repainted. Rollerfurling jib,

weatherfax; inverter, watermaker, freezer, elec-

wheel, windspeed & point, depth, knotmeter, ra¬

tricwindlass, cruisingspinnaker. $120,000. Please

HUNTER 37.5 LEGEND, 1993. Yanmar, roller

dio, Loran, shorepower cable. Sale includes all

contact

furling, windlass; selftailing winches, Autohelm,

accessories including miscellaneous tools, life

andreab987@home. com

GPS, VHF, SSB/HAM radio, radar, solar panels,

jackets, dishes, cockpit cushions & much, much

DOWNEAST 38 CUTTER, 1978. Full keel cruiser

Adler-Barbour, Heart Interface, microwave,

more. Berthed at Pier 39. $55,000 with berth

with Universal M40 diesel, 660 hrs. 100 gal diesel/

watermaker, inflatable/outboard. Currently in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. $84,500. Please contact

($35,000 without) obo. Call (415) 516-3255.

100 water. New UK sails: jib, storm jib, fully

(520) 574-3504 or email: asmiller@flash.net

CATALINA 36,1984. Very clean, well equipped,

lazy jacks, batt slide system on main. Standing/

epoxy bottom, ready to go, many extras & recent

running rigging new 1996. New Lewmar selftailing

RAFIKI 37,1978. Well-built sea cruising'cutter

retrofits. Call for complete list. Priced to sell.

primaries. Muir manual windlass, chain rode. New

constructed with finest materials. This well-rigged

$49,500. (707) 448-6716.

Raytheon radar, gimbaled backstay mount. Dual

battened main. Spare main/jib. Profuri on headsail,

vessel offers solid seaworthiness (two Atlantic

GPS/chartplotter, ICOM VHF, bhbb CD player.

crossings) and spacious living quarters. Added

TAYANA 37,1981. New LP top & bottom, rebuilt

electronics: Loran, GPS, HAM, SatNav, com¬

4-108, rebuilttransmission, HAM/SSB, GPS, 24m

regulator, EMON monitor. 4 house batteries, dedi¬

passes, depthsounder, many extra parts. $24,000.

radar, wind & hydraulic autopilot, watermaker,

cated starting battery. Autohelm tridata. Adler-

(415) 821-3325.

electric windlass, roll-up Avon with 5 hp, refrig, Heart inverter, solar panels, wind generator, much

Barbour cold plate refrig. Raritan electric head, 40

37- FT HEAVILY BUILT BRAZILIAN mahogany

more.

canvas. Roll up 11 ft inflatable, outboard. 6 new

cutter. Very cozy & colorful. Volvo diesel. Roomy

Capnjb3734@aol.com

$79,999.

(619)

523-9459

interior. Roller furling main. Strong rig, good sea

PUR 35 watermaker. High output alternator, Smart

(707)

762-1033

email:

CATALINA36MKII,1998. Garmin GPS, Autohelm knot, depth, wind & autopilot. Offshore dodger, bimini, main sail, winch, pedestal & hatch covers. 4 speaker AM/FM/CD. Factory cockpit table, cush¬ ions. Complete safety & equipment package. Ready to sail! $105,000. (925) 736-5424.

MAGELLAN 36 FULL KEEL KETCH. 1978. Glass hull with nice teak interior. Needs work but solid boat hence price only $26,000.30 hp diesel and rebuilt drive unit. Won't last at this price. Please call (415) 332-3431.

gal holding tank. Large dodger & lots of new

40 TO 50 FEET

bronze opening ports. Epoxy bottom with no blis¬ ters, hauled & painted 12/98. Documented. This is

boat. Full mahogany interior, cozy liveaboard, Sausalito berth. First $5,500. (415) 460-8771, Iv

C&C 38, 1979. Pineapple cruising spinnaker,

a nice cruiser with lots of new gear at a bargain

Adler-Barbour refrig, rod rigging, bimini, diesel

price. $69,000. (503) 780-4233.

message.

heater, $50,000. Please call (510) 206-1843, prin¬ cipals only before June 8,1999.

DOWNEAST 38,1976, LITTLE GOOSE. Excel¬

FREEDOM 39 EXPRESS: Rare find on West Coast. Built by Tillotson-Pearson, commissioned

lent condition, fresh bottom & epoxy, furling jib,

WILLIAM GARDEN 37-FT KETCH, 1967. Teak

1984, to be the ultimate fast short-handed cruising

new main & standing rigging, 1997, repowered w/

hull, 7 sails, Perkins 4-107, 100 gal tanks,

boat, full length battens for easy to manage sails,

Isuzu QD 40, approx 450 hrs. Dodger & many

woodstove, fireplace, Avon, Ranger, cover, well equipped, heavy NW cruiser. $45,000. Chuck,

caftketch, carbon fiber masts for strength and

(503) 244-3845 or ccr@tr-law.com

boom vangs, sail controls lead aft through stop¬

newly rebuilt engine, new wood stove, hull & keel

MORGAN 384,1984. Excellent condition. Hauled

pers to self tailing winches to hoist, reef and douse sails from cockpit, wheel steering with Edson

painted, hauled, surveyed, Fall 1997. Beautiful wood mast. Mahogany on oak frames, bronze

& surveyed Dec ’98, new bottom paint, 2 autopi¬

instruments on pedestal, fin keel spade hung

fastened, 2 mains, 120%, 150%, new 180% genoa,

lots, radar, new Alpha 4000, new DS50 depthsounder, WS50 windspeed, SL50 speed

rudder, stainless steel bow pulpit with double lifelines and aluminum toe rail, blue hull is hand

blooper, spinnaker, club, dinghy. $20,000. Call

log, Adler-Barbour refrig/freezer system, many

laminated fiberglass with balsa core, Perkins 4-

(415) 331-1116.

extras. Asking $76,000. (925) 284-3347.

108 engine, teak interior, teak/holly sole, much more! Excellent condition. $96,400. Please call

extras. $58,500. Call after 6 pm, (209) 632-7852.

38- FT FARALLONE CLIPPER. New rigging,

WELL LOVED 38-FT HANS CHRISTIAN MKII,

MASTER MARINERS DREAM, 49 ftcutter rigged yawl. Proven world sailer with 2-3/4 circumnavi¬

lightness, aluminum booms, lazy jacks and rigid

gations completed. Right now, ready for another world trip or sail back to California. USCG docu¬ mented vessel. Builder: Cantieri Sangermani, Lavagna, Italy of real woods, oak, teak, hull of black African mahogany. Real beauty & great sailer. Well equipped. Famous Italian racer, fast & easy to shorthand sail. Price: $85,000. Located Hawaii. Single owner since 1974. Contact Misha at telephone: (808) 328-2277 or OLDHAWCOF@webtv.net

45-FT LECOMTE. Strong, fast & beautiful! Dutch built 1974. Recent very extensive refit. Equipped & ready for bluewater cruise now. Equipment, spares & refit, details too long to list. $119,900. Call Lee, (805) 987-1526. Ventura.

(619) 293-0030

1980 cutter. New wire/Staloks, 10 ft RIB with o/b, Givens liferaft, new 5.5 kw genset, HAM radio, 25

ERICSON 381,1986. Well maintained, sailed &

gph watermaker, etc. Bring groceries & go cruise,

loved in Bay & SB Channel Islands. 32 hp Univer¬

it’s ready. $120,000. Call (719) 765-4049 or email:

sal M-40 diesel, strong Genesis main, Profuri roller furling with 2 foresails, reacher-drifter, 2

hyrax2@hotmail.com

anchor sets (Danforth/CQR), VHF, ICOM IC-735 36-FT CATALINA, 1986. Roller furling, dodger,

COLUMBIA 36,1968. Well built, designed, up¬

HAM/SSB, autotuner, insulated backstay, Loran,

hydraulic backstay, spinnaker with sock & pole,

graded coastal cruiser. Has been home, cruiser,

GPS, Autohelm ST4000, Furuno 16 mile radar,

lazyjacks, autopilot, VHF, stereo cassette, windspeed/direction, depth/knotmeters, macera-

racer. Oversize selftailing winches, anchoring gear.

wind/speed/depth instruments, Class B EPIRB,

Improvements galore as Martec, dodger, fire¬

stereo, CNG stove/oven, Adler-Barbour refrig,

tor, inverter, microwave, BBQ, h/c pressure water,

place dinghy. Perfect couples boat. $30,000. Call

hot/cold pressure water, no spinnaker gear, bot-v

stove/oven, chart table, self-tailing winches, cock¬ pit cushions, clean. $62,000. (707) 422-0411 or

(415) 563-4421.

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BENETEAU 35s5,1990. 2 cabins, African ma^

tom 1998. Extras & upgrades. Berkeley upwind

42’ 6" IRWIN CENTERCOCKPIT cutter. 4' 6’ draft. 1975. Original owner, continuously upgraded. Perkins 85 hp. Onan 7.5 kw, inverter, 3 refrigera¬ tors. All electronics + radar, electric windlass,

berth (0-508). $79,000 firm. (415) 421-4849.

dodger & hardtop. Fully found. Original gel coat. Super buy at $67,500. Palm Beach, FL. Please call (561) 627-0420.

hogany&marble. Cruising/racing equipped, beau¬

EXPRESS 37, #35. Light use, excellent condition,

ISLAND PACKET 38,1988. Excellent condition.

tifully maintained. 3DL & UK sails, full batten

> full boat cover, refrig, Yanmar 3 cyl, approx 300

Major refit since '95, over $40,000 value. Wind¬ lass Autohelm 6000, watermaker WaterSurvivor

mains, roller furling, wing keel, swim platform,

hrs, stereo, Autohelm, Garmin GPS, optional aft

Volvo diesel. Fast & dry. Recent survey. $70,000.

bulkhead. Asking $89,000 obo.Contact

8011, dinghy davits, radar, power inverter, liferaft,

(415) 435-9483.

(619) 276-3951 or outback@cts.com

of Cortez. No sales tax. Relocation negotiable.

stainless steel diesel tank 50 gals. Stainless steel arch with 4 solar panels, 4 solar vents, new

CATALINA 36. Excellent condition, immaculate.

INGRID 38,1980. FG cutter world cruiser. Strong,

at: sailboatdulcinea@yahoo.com or fax: 011-52-

Loaded & loved by original owner. Don’t miss this

beautiful, factory built, comfortable, fully equipped.

fiberglass dodger, new bimini, etc. Located in San

one! $92,500. (415)681-3315.

Ready to cruise, bargain. $79,000. Please call

622-60565. Note: vessel goes to brokerage in July, so hurry!

Andre

tion, $60,000 in new cruising additions. Lying Sea $190,000. For further details contact S/V Dulcinea

EPIRB 406 Mhz, new cruising sails, auxiliary

Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. $138,000. No sales tax.

42-FT PASSPORT CUTTER, 1985. Bristol condi¬

(415) 431-2891.

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VAGABOND 47,1980. World cruiser, completely

PETERSON 46,1978 center cockpit cutter. New

40-FT LANCER SLOOP. Roomiest 40-50 ft you'll

43-FT HANS CHRISTIAN KETCH, 1980. Perfect

refit with the following new in last 5 years: com¬

refit, Awlgrip ext, new interior, panel, radar, GPS,

plete electronics package, aluminum spars, roller

Zodiac. Honda 10, dodger, SSB, vane, diesel.

see. Roller furling main & jib. Garmin 210 chartplotter GPS, new Force 10 stove, new refrig,

cruising boat. Epoxy bottom in 1997 with 5 yr warranty. Electronics, very clean, 3 staterooms,

furling, sails, ST Lewmar winches, 5 kw Northern

Windlass, etc, etc. Turnkey total beefcake fast

rebuilt 64 hp inflatable with 15 hp Evinrude. Price

frig/freezer, dinghy with o/b. $161,500obo. Please

Lites generator, 55 gal per hr Sea Recovery

offshore cruiser, nicest you’ll find anywhere, ab¬

reduced to $69,500. (530) 662-4784.

call (415) 970-9430.

watermaker, AC/DC refrig & freezer, custom elec

solutely bristol. $135,000. Tony (760)721-7561 or

davits w/11 ft Boston Whaler, custom teak/fiber¬

(760) 724-9666.

MAGELLAN 43, Eldridge-MaCinnis designed. Full

MORGAN 45,1991. Center cockpit by Catalina.

keel world cruising ketch. 1965 hull # 1. Strip

Immaculate condition, 5 kw Northern Lights gen,

glass coach top. $80,000 in creature comfort upgrades, communications & nav equipment in

NEWPORT 41,1979. C&C hull design. Seawor¬

planked mahogany on white oak. Teak interior, 6' 4‘ headroom, sleeps 8 very comfortably, 2 heads.

Grunert cold plate refrig, Webasto diesel cabin heater, furling jib, spinnaker gearwith pole, Trimble

addition to above. Pictures & description at: www.yachts-online.com. Immaculate, must see.

thy. Rod rigging, 1992 Perkins 4-108, spinnaker, autopilot, Loran, pressurized water, spray dodger,

Strong Ford Lehman engine. Newly rigged, wired,

GPS & Loran, dual VHF, HF, AP, TV, CD stereo,

8.5 kts under power. See at Pelican Harbor,

radar, dodger, chart plotter, Datamarine 5000 instrumentation, electric heads & more. All new

Svbrassrng@aol.com

propane stove & oven. $46,000. (916) 452-3813 or email: farwest_mary@hotmail.com

re-tanked & re-plumbed! 1200+ N mile range at

CAL 40. Profurl, 130% jib, custom mainsail, 300 ft

41-FT FORMOSA KETCH, 1977. Totally refitted

Sausalito, slip #47. $39,500. Contact amiksak@yahoo.com or (415) 331-5949.

interior & exterior cushions & mattresses. The works. $189,000. Call (415) 371-3444 days or

$198,000. San Diego, CA. (619) 691-6930 or

(925) 229-9100 eves.

chain, (all new 1999), radar, two GPS, VHF, HAM,

1997. Bluewater cruiser. SSB, GPS, autopilot,

refrig, wind generator, two solar panels, inverter,

windvane, frig, 1992 Isuzu 60, new sail inventory, major upgrades throughout. Beautifully maintained

JEANNEAU 45 TRI-CABIN SLOOP. 2 heads, 88 hp Yanmar, maxi-prop, roller furling, 7 bags of

MARINE TRADER MOTORSAILER 46, 1981.

& cruise ready. $78,900. (650) 697-4080 or email:

sails, windlass, 180’ 3/8" chain, 4 anchors, dodger,

Great Cruiser or liveaboard. Beautiful teak inte¬

headinnorth@earthlink

bimini, diesel genset 6 kw, Heart inverter, h/c

rior. Large aft cabin with walk around queen bed,

pressurized water, manual back-up, salt water

head, shower & tub. Large salon with new uphol¬ stery. Down galley with electric stove/oven, micro-

four anchors, Monitor windvane, two autopilots, 8 gph watermaker. Located Guam. Email Walter at cruisingsail @ hotmail.com

40- FT CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE, 1970. Perkins

DO IT YOURSELF! 43 ft Bruce Roberts modified

pump, central heat & A/C, Autohelm, B&G instru¬

4-107, GPS, VHF, hot/cold water, 4 burner pro¬

full keel design. Fair, well built Airex cored ballasted

ments, SSB, VHF, GPS, Furuno radar with SS arch, microwave, 10' 9” dinghy w/8 hp Nissan,

wave & 6.3 cubic ft refrig/freezer. Forward cabin with double bed, head shower & tub. 1988 Ford

pane stove, new bottom paint, 1998 survey. Lo¬

fiberglass hull. Start cheap, to build the ultimate cruiser to your own or designer’s plans in covered,

Avon 6 man liferaft & much more. $120,000. (209)

Lehman SP135,7.5 kw Onan generator, 600 gal

safe, low rent workspace. $7,500 obo. Please call

748-2377.

cated at Marina Bay, Richmond, CA. $40,000. Please call Michael at (530) 477-1347.

of water & 600 gal of polished fuel with newly cleaned tanks. Hauled 1/99, new bottom paint &

(510) 889-8958.

44- FT ALUMINUM IOR, Doug Peterson design, fast racer/cruiser. Several headsails including new roller furling on Profurl system. Two mains. Re¬ cently hauled & painted. Survey value $95,000, will sacrifice for $72,500. (562) 425-1779.

45- FT LOD CLASSIC STAYSAIL SCHOONER,

Maramel,

1929 William Hand design. Sailed over

25,000 miles in past five years. Ready to go again. New 75 hp Yanmar & electric, refrig, galley, inte¬ rior, rigging. Rare wooden vessel in beautiful

CHEOY LEE 43 PILOTHOUSE MOTORSAILER. Refit completed spring ’99. Teak decks removed & 2 layers of glass added. Toe rails & stanchions reinstalled with new hardware, new Awlgrip, 2 laminated beams added to forward stateroom. New headliner, interior/exterior varnished, all furl¬

CHEOY LEE O/S 41,1976. Extensive additions,

new custom canvas dodger. Benmar autopilot

complete history since 1986 available shows all work done. All tankage SS for instance, genset,

with Loran interlace & radar. Only$119,000. Please

Mainor, (650) 869-5229.

51 FEET & OVER

ing sails, 120hpLehman, 7.7 Westerbekegenset,

TAYANA 52, 1988. CC, Gioit hatches, Hood ports, Grunert refrigeration, Robertson autopilot, radar, SSB, VHF, weatherfax, GPS, Chart Viewer,

Crosby refer/freezer, forced air/heat, GPS, SSB, AP, radar, sail/nav instruments, electric windlass, 3 staterooms, 2 heads, 300 gal water, 600 diesel.

stereo, A/C, dodger, bimini, S/T winches, wind¬

Nicest 43 afloat! $189,000. Please phone/fax:

condition. $64,000. (415) 730-4674.

WESTSAIL 42,1975/81. Excellent condition. In¬

lass, CQR, Bruce, Max-prop, Perkins 4-236,800 hrs, Westerbeke 8 kw, 1400 hrs. Excellent condi¬

HANS CHRISTIAN 43, 1979, traditional ketch.

credible refinished solid teak interior w/ash head¬

tion. (310) 821-9629.

This is the no compromise offshore version with a

liner. New: standing & running rigging, water heater, ForceTenstove, WavestopperHT dodger,

CLASSIC HERRESHOFF SCHOONER, 68 ft,

that is equipped & ready for any extended pas¬ sage, this is it. Generator, inverter, large battery bank, refrig/freezer, watermaker, water sterilizer,

Harken roller furling, too much more to list. No

launched 1990. Currently situated in Australia,

brokers. $120,000 obo. (650) 766-2720.

ready for South Pacific cruising. Accomplished

bow thruster, SSB/HAM, hailer, autopilot, plotter,

40-FT LANCER PILOTHOUSE MOTORSAILER,

vessel passaged San Francisco to Australia in 1996. US $485,000. Phone: +617-5563-9088 or

radar, electric windlass, overside ground tackle, liferaft, epoxy bottom, full cover, inflatable, out¬

1981.115 hp 300 gal diesel, 200 gal water, elec winch, windlass, full size AC/DC refrig/freezer, Ss

fax: +612-9475-0486. Or details at: http:// www.outbackmarine.com.au/cruisingyacht.htm

board engine. $80,000 in upgrades since 1994.

gimbaled stove, SS water heater, central A/C, 2

$157,000. Call Bob, (925) 484-4629.

Schaeffer 2100 furlers, queen size bed in forward stateroom, sleeper sofa aft. Large galley, nav

MAKE $20,000 THIS YEAR. Enjoy your own 40 ft

station. $55,000. (602) 430-3232.

(541) 459-9599.

41- FT MORGAN 0.1. KETCH, 1981. Roomy cruiser/liveaboard with Perkins 4-154, GPS, VHF, inverter, depthsounder, knotmeter, davits with dinghy, windlass with 300ft chain. $75,000. Please i

call (510) 531-9533. LIBERTY 458 CUTTER, 1983. Just circumnavi-

gated, could leave again tomorrow. Excellent

liveaboard at sea or at the dock. Luxurious interior in superb condition. 2 heads, marble countertops,

; queen size bed. Loaded with equipment & spares i| for cruising. Radar, 2 autopilots, 2 GPSs, 2 VHFs, SSB, Weatherfax, watermaker, frig/freezer, eleci| trie windlass, 406 EPIRB, washer/dryer, solar & i

wind power, inverter, TV/VCR, CD player, 4-per-

c son offshore liferaft, 12 ft inflatable with 15 hp 4i. stroke Honda outboard, 4 sails, whisker pole, 85 (i hp Perkins & much more. $200,000 Presently

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lying in San Francisco until late June. Contact Robin at 1-403-277-2905 hm or 1-403-273-6958 wk or rlmiller@cadvision.com. Yacht:

Charissa.

call for appt, (707) 747-0522.

AC, SS exhaust. $67,750. Call for history. Ross

modified full keel. If you are looking for a vessel

sailboat, now in a charter fleet in Washington’s

TAYANA 52,1985. Luxury performance cruiser. Aft cockpit, 3 double staterooms, beautiful & spa¬ cious interior. New autopilot & GPS, Kevlar main, Profuri, refer, boiler heat, dodger/bimini. Exten¬ sive upgrades & refits. Datamarine instruments,

San Juan Islands. Beautiful Jeanneau Sun Fi2,

more. Fully outfitted. $245,000. Contact:

only $110,000. Fully equipped with radar, GPS, electric windlass, diesel, cabin heat, inverter, in¬

davis@coinet.com or (541) 388-8223.

flatable dinghy, TV/VCR, microwave & so much more. Complete refit ’98/’99, new Yanmar turbo 48hpdiesel,epoxy bottom. Winner ofTransAtlantic Race. 3 sleeping cabins, 2 tieads, full galley. Incredibly well maintained. A perfect “9”. Please contact (503) 378-1906 or email: GaryL10@prodigy.net. You will love this boatl

40-FT PACIFIC SEACRAFT, 1997

BAY SAILING 40 ft C&C Custom Sloop for Charter in Sausalito. Experience the San Francisco Bay at its very best aboard "Kairos". This beautiful 40 foot bluewater ;

racing/cruiser will thrill you & your friends! Captains available. For rates/info call.

(415) 331-6860 or (888) Set-Sail or see web page: www.baysailing.com 800.794.8813

AUGUST ENTERPRISES

510.889.8850

Marine Surveying Power or Sail, Wood, Fiberglass, Aluminum, and Steel. Thorough, meticulous inspections, comprehensive detailed reports. Accepted by all major insurance & financial institutions.

WANT MORE BUSINESS?? For just $55 a month this space could be yours! (See beginning of classifieds for details.)

Harken roller furling, cruising spinnaker Yanmar 62 hp_diesel, Whiflock steering, Raytheon Sat Nav, Furuno radar, B&G Nav, B&G AP Corian qallev w/microwave? Bristol condition. 220 hrs. $349,000. y Ask for Ray, Dream Catcher Yachts (949) 632-3831_

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FORCE 50 - 58' LOA. Roomy cruiser, liveaboard.

HOBIE 16, 1993. Like new. Complete gear &

26-FT HUGHES TRIMARAN. Scare 5-27s! Fast,

Classic style & character. 2 stations, 2 salons, 2

sails. No trailer. $3,500. (831) 722-4000.

stable, easy sailing. Flexible furler, rotating mast,

heads, 3 staterooms. Heavy glass hull & decks. All

Watsonville.

lazy jacks, VHF, KM, like new Honda 7.5, Delta &

Perkins 4-236, autopilot, inverter, cold plates, SSB. Sac $111,000 or b/o. Sausalito berth, many

31-FT BROWN SEARUNNER TRI. Immaculate.

slides. Launched 1987. Demountable, but diffi¬

South Pacific vet. New Yanmar diesel, new elec¬

cult. Trailer. $12,000. (206) 784-2179.

extras & spares. Some trades (power, MS or RE)

tronics. Roller furling. Lots of gear. $32,000. Lying

Danforth anchors, newer tramps, Dutchman sail

furling sails. Watermaker, covers, generator.

ENDEAVOUR 51,1989. Beautiful cruising sloop: Center cockpit, 3 staterooms, 7 ft headroom.

considered. (415) 331-5251.

email:

F-27 CORSAIR, 1993, hull #353. Stock sails w/ genoa. Roller furling jib & main, new sail covers,

Zaida@bajavillas.com or call (011) 52-112-62956.

Tridata Sitex gauge. Nissan 8 hp electric start.

in La Paz, Baja. See web page at http:// www.bajavillas.com/zaida

Yanmar, AP, GPS, windlass, davits/dink. Well

CLASSICS

equipped & very clean in/out. $169,000. Please

Galvanized trailer. $52,000. Please call evenings,

call (530) 672-0596 or www.geocities.com/baja/

1994 CUSTOM CAT 34' X19' 6", daggerboards,

mesa/1745

kick-up rudders, rotating wing mast. Located Se¬

25' 6" SEABIRD YAWL. Great condition, beauti¬

attle. See it on the web: http://members.aa.net/

64' LOA, 56' LOD, STEEL KETCH MOTORSAILER. U.S. shipyard built. If you are

ful Bay sailer, Delta cruiser; regular Master Mari¬

-dbailey/boat/

s,.

ner, hauled 6/98, ongoing rebuild over last 20

looking for a ruggedly constructed, safe vessel to

years, fir on oak, Porta-Potti, full cover & canvas,

HOBIE 16, very good condition. New tramp, sails

world cruise, charier or liveaboard, this is your

Delta awning, 9.9 Evinrude, recent sails. $5,000.

in great condition. Rig for race & fun, full set of

boat. Two 15 kw generators, air conditioning,

(415) 333-3482.

sonar. $195,000 US. Please contact (Dennis) www.yachtworld.com/yachtsltd or telephone : (206) 633-5521.

BENETEAU 51,1986. Proven cruising yacht &

(775) 853-5451.

retractabletrapeze & harnesses, retractable right¬ ing lines. With trailer & Hobie manual. $1,800 obo.

CHEOY LEE PACIFIC CLIPPER. 25 ft full keel

Call Marty at (415) 454-6008 or leave message.

1957. Initially tested on ocean crossings. Beauti¬ ful boat in mint condition. Member Master Mari¬

38-FT CATAMARAN. Fast, cruise ready, 2 SS sinks, frig, 2 heads, sleeps 6-8,2 elect start o/bs,

design based on the Nordic Folkboat & built in

BEAUTIFUL CROSS 42 MARK II trimaran ketch

Avon with o/b & more! Has sailed the coast &

extended to 45.6' with swimstep. Gone through

many happy days on the Bay! $75,000 obo. At Richmond. Herb, (707) 664-1065.

PIVER/CROSS 49 TRIMARAN, 1974. Owner/

luxurious liveaboard. Cutter rigged with roller furl¬

ners. Teak hull, Palmer inboard, much brightwork.

ing sails, Perkins 85 hp, 50 amp electrical system by LTD Marine, central heating, electronics, elec¬

Restored by master craftsman. Needs nothing.

from keel up with West & recent LPU paint. 4 hp low hr Perkins, LCD radar, solar, new VHF 8500,

Includes brand new $2,000 full cover. Job change

St 50 Autohelm depth&speed. ST 4000 autopilot.

tric & windvane autopilots, dodger & bimini, recent

forces sale. See photos at West Marine, SF or

6 gai hot water & 80% new plumbing, including

builder. Great cruiser/liveaboard. 65 hp Isuzu, 4

haulout. Asking $205,000. Call (415) 435-4000 for info.

Sausalito. $8,900 or trade for car of equal value. (415) 381-0927.

pressure system & head. New built refer w/Adler-

staterooms. $75,000. Also, just launched, 36-ft

Barbour equipment. Microwave, 3 burner stove/

Seawings trimaran. Triple diagonal red cedar ep¬

oven. 2 queen & 2 full beds. Full batten main &

oxy. Comfortable and fast. (510) 814-9854.

IMAGINE, 55-FT LOA, 49-FT LWL, 14 ft beam. Club racer/liveaboard. Located in Kauai. Drasti¬

MASTER MARINER WINNER, 30-FT, Westerly,

mizzen.vExtra set of main batten, newer spinna¬

1939. Mahogany on oak, teak decks (covered).

ker, etc. Very well built boat, ready to cruise!

cally reduced $85,000. Good investment opportu¬

New main, thru-hulls, recent refit of electrical

Please call for complete list, pictures, details,

nity. Reconditioned value $275,000 plus. Earl, (808) 246-4828.

system. Atomic 4, 2 batteries, head, V-berth, icebox, table, stove, standing headroom! Ill health

(530)432-1785.

forces sale. $8,000. (415) 472-7653.

TURBO C-CLASS. The ultimate beach cat, L=25',

Four sails including roller, furling, genny. Four

34-FT SUNSET SAILBOAT, 1937. DeWitt de¬

cabins, big galley, main saloon with piano. Large

signed (Oakland) for racing. Mahogany over oak,

sail weighs less than 400 lbs, 3 different sized mains, 2 reachers, 2 spinnakers, custom trailer &

SWIFTSURE WINN ER, 1998.35 ft Walter Greene

closed deck saloon. See William F. Buckley’s

close planked. Sails (two sets, one canvas). Atomic

full covers, beach wheels. $49,000 obo. Call Bill

ocean racer. Customized by Russell Brown with

book Airborne. World cruiser and spacious live¬

4. Serious only please. $5,000. Call Sarah, (831) 502-2982.

(707) 557-3801.

complete new racing rig, wing mast, interior, elec¬

W=14', H=40'.

78' SCHOONER “CYRANO.” 150 HP diesel.

aboard. $72K. Call 510-236-8238. Charles Magnuson. y

Freedom is all carbon fiber,

under

trical, instruments, motor, radar. Beautifully de¬

37-FT BROWN SEARUNNER TRIMARAN. Die¬

tailed. Standing headroom, easy to sail & fast.

1929,65-FT, 14-FT BEAM. Twin 671s, running.

sel, GPS, fathometer, stereo, lOOOwtinverter, 12/

$72,000/offers. Photos at: www.wingo.com/

55-FT CAMPER NICHOLSON YAWL, (Nicholson

$40,000. 1951, 42 ft, 13 ft beam, Stephens tri¬

12 volt, stove, oven, refrig, new main, new

humdinger. Call (360) 379-0648.

55).

Paratech, 5 sails, excellent ground tackle, 8 ft

100A F/G hull, aluminum spars, S/S rigging, over¬

cabin, $20,000.1976,32 ft, 10 ft beam, Chriscraft Romer, steel, twin 454s, $10,000.1976,38-ft, 12

skiff, epoxy construction. Well maintained, coastal

sized winches, Harken headstay, new decks,

ft beam, Owens, rough condition, new set of ribs,

vet. Ready for Mexico. $37,500. (619) 422-2655.

Perkins 4-236 (20 hrs), center cockpit/aft cabin.

$5,000. Mike, (925)210-3031.

Strong, fast, transoceanic cruiser.

Lloyd

Book value over $200,000, must see, $120,000 obo. (707)864-3487.

MULTIHULLS

CROWTHER CATAMARAN 71,1986. Canvas-

back. One of the world’s largest aluminum sailing cats.

Unique

voyager.

Ouick

ocean-

45-FT CRUISING TRIMARAN, 1985. Airex core,

passagemaker. Sturdy and comfortable ketch.

flush deck/pilothouse design. Complete refit 1997,

Huge, ballroom-sized grand salon. Sleeps 17.

Perkins 48 hp, full electronics, autopilot, roller

Loaded with the latest equipment. 2 radars, 2 HF

furling, solar panels, 2 dinghies, 8 hp outboard,

radios, 2GPS plotters, 2 ProFuris, SatCom. $1,2M. Visit

36-FT CUSTOM NEWICK TRiMARAN, 1986.

sleeps 7. Returning from Mexico, turn-key ready. Asking $125,000. For brochure: (707) 265-6854

Faster, roomier than Farriers! Beautiful N-36 with

or email: dtorsten@hotmail.com

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www.canvasback.org. For details, please contact Tom at (510) 865-1496 or compusailr@aol.com

26 ft beam, sleeps 6, enclosed head, galley, huge cockpit, furler, full batten main, screecher, speedo/

S HOBIE 16,1982. With: trailer (refurbished in ’93),

depth, GPS, solar panels, 15 hp Honda & much

beach rollers, new trampoline, double trapeze

POWER & HOUSEBOATS

56 FERRO-CEMENT CRUISER 1972,85% com¬

more. $49,900 or $59,900 w/mooring. Please call

(with 2 harness), gear box, comptip mast, 6:1

plete, 671 Jimmy diesel, 800 gal fuel, 400 gal

(949) 631-4434 w or (949) 723-0279 h or www.multisail.com

mainsheet, unique sail pattern. Cost $1,500. Call

F-27 TRIMARAN, HULL #104. Lots of upgrades,

34-FT MANTA TRIMARAN. Early Jim Brown

ley, gobd-sized bathroom. Cable/phone ready.

fiat top main, head, solar panel, autopilot, double

design. Aft cockpit, sleeps 4, stove, sink, 9.9 o/b

Very low slip fee, utilities included. Great alterna¬

water tanks, epoxied hull, galvanized trailer. Set-

tive to apartment life/prices. $10,000 obo.

water, windlass, 2 anchors, generator, 5 bunks in

30-FT HOUSEBOAT WITH DECK. Immaculate

(510)744-0872.

converted Fleetwood trailer sleeps 2-8. Full gal¬

3 cabins, 2 heads with showers, equipped galley. Interior needs finishing. In Sausalito. Asking $27,500. (415) 332-5835.

64-FT US-BUILT STEEL MOTORSAILER, 1992.

upfor cruising, well maintained, documented. Call

with elec start. Located San Diego on mooring. $6,500 obo. (619) 659-1359:

Simpson design, 17-ft beam, 8-ft draught, dis¬

Randy at (408) 353-2242 or <randall@alink.net> for details.

27-FT STILETTO, 1982 CATAMARAN with trailer.

places 77,500#. Built by the owner of a steel

Docktown Marina, Redwood City. Call Lorenzo, (323) 876-8376.

fabrication company. Two Detroit diesels. Interior roughed in. Needs finish work & deck rigging.

New 15 hp L/S. Designed for 22 knots. 13'-10‘ beam. In water in Tiburon. $14,000 or 50% for

15' 3" SUNBIRD. Fiberglass, 48 special Evinrude

Located in Columbia River Gorge. For details,.

$7,000.(415)383-8730.

trailer. Clean, never been in salt water. Phone: (415) 388-6902, call after 6pm.

Tom at (510) 865-1496orcompusailr@aol.com

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MARINE DIESEL ENGINE SEMINAR Learn how to operate, maintain, and repair your diesel engine. Get hands-on experience adjusting valves, timing an engine, bleeding the fuel system, diagnosing problems and making repairs. Programs held on Saturdays. For more information, phone Technical Education Institute, (415) 332-7544

27-FT MAXUM 2700SCR, 1997, 454 Bravo II, extended warranty, windlass, spotlight, dock pack¬ age, CD, full bimini enclosure, VHF, thoroughly

PARTNERSHIPS

rigged & spares, less than 50 hours, fresh water

BOAT FOR SANTA BARBARA BERTH. 40-53

HARKEN UNIT 1 ROLLER FURLING, new in

ft LOA, Seeking a boat to buy or share use of an idyllic, Santa Barbara Harbor location 200 ft from

box, $950. Man overboard pole, strobe light, horse¬ shoe ring combination (new), $200. Double axle

sandy beach, w/fabulous unobstructed views.

trailer for 25 ft fin keel, $500. Emergency Position Locator Beacon, boat stands (screw type). Call (925) 443-2041, ask for Jeff.

only, galley & head, sleeps 4, trailerable, stored

CATALINA 27, non-equity partnership. Tahoe

indoors. $43,900 obo. (209) 634-1869 eves or message.

summer, (Cabo) Sea of Cortez millenium. Long¬

Dynamic quiet harbor. I will buy, share ownership or provide berth for your boat. Call Roger Perry,

term, short-term. Negotiable. (530) 582-8093.

(415)331-5251.

RANGER 29, ONE-HALF INTEREST. Excellent

33 TO 39-FT LIVELY WOODEN SAILBOAT in

condition. New rigging, strong Atomic 4 gasoline

good condition for SF Bay, coastal & Mexico

NEW AUTOHELM 4000 ST 50 autopilot. $550. (510) 595-8683.

engine, new upholstery. All lines led aft for easy

sailing. Sloop/cutter rigged, diesel, bronze fas¬

SAVE $. NEW LEE SAILS. Main, 44' 6' x 21' x 48'

singlehanding. $3,000 obo. Alameda berth. Please

tened or copper riveted. Willing to pay a good

6'. Jib, 52' x 18' x 42'. Staysail, 41' 6' x 14' x 36'.

call (415) 515-3353.

price for it & make the commitment to give it a

All or part. Call for price. (760) 731-2907.

good home. Call Rich Salvini, (650) 548-1668

ERICSON 38. Sausalito berth, great shape, fun

home, or (510) 865-0300 work or email:

SOLAR PANELS, SEIMENS S3W, 13' x 48', all

22-FT C-DORY. Excellent condition Baja veteran,

partners. Equity 1/3 interest of $11,000 plus $350

SDCREALSVC@AOL.COM

4, w/controller, $1,100. Wind generator, Four

great fish, dive boat. Original owner. 90 hp Yamaha,

per month. Call Mike at (415) 332-9500 days or

7 hp Honda. GPS, chart recorder, VHF, stereo,

(415) 332-7779 eves.

AMATEUR BOAT BUILDER SEEKS location for

Winds II, w/brake & 8 ft SS pole, $750. Jib, roller furling w/hanks, 29' 9" x 13' x 29', $150. Wanted:

building 37 ft steel hull boat. Prefer long-term

small HAM HF radio (like Kenwood TS130). Call

lease at a location where I can also reside. Call (510)352-7187.

(916) 772-3548.

bait tank, outriggers, custom dive/boarding lad¬ der. New Pacific trailer, sideguides, brake flush. $12,000. (650) 349-4765.

BENETEAU F305. Sausalito berth, loaded with equip, 4 sails, spin, new diesel. Great condition, recently hauled. Non-equity 1/2 time use for $425/

55-FT MAST. Black anodized aluminum. 18 ft

21 -FT CHRIS CRAFT, 1988.230 hp Merc I/O, 71

mo. We daysail, Bay cruise & club race. Call Greg

26-FTWESTERLYCENTAUR.Twin keel, diesel

boom, 2 sets of spreaders. Good jib, fair main.

hrs, marine radio, fishfinder, cutty cabin with Porta-

at (415) 289-8680.

or similar type with full keel, 25 - 27 ft, diesel.

Total package $4,500 obo. Call (707) 252-2425.

Seaworthy. Not interested in racing. Price open.

Potti, sink & icebox. Always garaged, like new. Zieman trailer. $14,900 obo. (415) 898-4097 or

1990 CELESTIAL 32. Tiburon berth. Excellent

(415)954-8382.

condition. Non-equity, 1/3 use, $250/month. Bob, (415) 383-9557.

OWENS 40-FT TAHITIAN. Twin engine, double

Call anytime. (415) 388-5251. Sausalito area.

5 HP MERCURY O/B, SHORT SHAFT. Brand

WANTED: TRAILER, single/double axle sail¬

strap, 2 years left on warranty. Paid $1,100, sell

boat trailer for a 23 ft retractable keel. Please call

for $675. Call (707) 751-0247.

new condition, used qnce. Lock, cover, carrying

cabin, open flying bridge with full canvas enclo¬

37-FT O'DAY CENTER COCKPIT with gennaker.

(414) 474-4944.

sure, Mansfield sanitation system, customized interior. Great liveaboard. Sausalito berth. $39,000.

Large bed & 2nd head in aft cabin. Just hauled, surveyed & engine repaired. Berthed at Emery

FATTY KNEES OR TRINKA DINGHY, 8 or 9 ft,

(415) 332-9135.

Cove east of Bay Bridge. Will train & checkout if

SEA RAY 300 WEEKENDER, 1988.11 ft beam,

needed. Accepting max of 3 equity partners at a fixed monthly fee of only $500 with up front $5,000.

new engines, Micro commandshift, dripless stuff¬

This price includes fee simple slip ownership.

NEED SEA TIME. Six pack aspirant needs near

EUROPEAN STYLE FOLDING DODGER frame

ing box & much more. $47,000. Please contact

Looking for cruising-relaxed individuals. A 60 day

coastal sea time. BBC-CN with 3 coastal trips this

(415) 479-0621.

mutual “buy-back” option to be included. Dream maker sailing limited partnership. Call Joe for a

year. Have Cap’t software, laptop & charts. Will work deliveries, charter shares or whatever. Tom,

6 cover currently on a Rival 36, $175. Almost new Lewmar wire halyard winch with 83' of 3/16,7 x 19

28-FT CARVER MARINER, 1973. Great

package.Please call toll free: 1-888-554-1000 or

(510) 522-4625 or twowu@aol.com

liveaboard! Beautiful, roomy interior. Full bimini/

(916) 686-4222.

SAILS FOR 26-FT SAILBOAT. 130% genoa, like EPIRB 406, charts for San Francisco to Panama & Australia. Please call Peter at (604) 728-2602.

new, $200.90% blade with 70% reef, $150. Single luff (cruising) spinnaker, $200. Please call Dave (805) 528-0337.

SS wire, $85. (415) 457-0615.

VOLVO MD7A, ZERO HOURS ON REBUILD,

cockpit enclosure. 3 burner propane stove/oven.

TOU LOUS LATREC ET FEMME, Emeryville. I

$2,800. Perkins 4-107 long block, zero hours,

Bottom freshly painted. In Alameda. Call for specs.

Would like to handle her. Please phone Jeff at

$1,100. Also Volvo MS transmission, rebuilt, $675.

(510) 663-8107. Also, anyone having a spare

(707) 822-9063 or fax (707) 822-9163.

TRADE

(510) 273-2400.

Chamberlin dory skiff, I need one of those too

WASHER/DRYER IN ONE SMALL UNIT. Per¬

please.

34-FT PACEMAKER. All mahogany wooden motoryacht with aft bedroom, 2 bedroom, 2 baths,

GOLF COURSE LOT: on the 5th fairway, McCall,

newly redone inside. 110 hp outboard with con¬

Idaho. For sale $40,000 or trade for 32 ft to 36 ft

BOAT OWNER DO YOU NEED A: Captain,

h. Connects to 120 volt electrical. Requires no gas

trols on the flybridge. Tons of boat for the price.

sailboat. Pearson 323 or Norwest 33 type bluewater

crew, sailing buddy, trainer or some maintenance

& no venting. Near new. Still under warranty.

$10,000 or trade for 30-32 ft sailboat. Please call

boat. Call (208) 634-2368, ask for Mike.

help? Sail or power. 20 year Bay Area skipper with offshore experience. USCG50Ton Master+

Asking $800. If interested, call (415) 567-0860.

sail

MARINE MANIFOLD COMPLETE w/lift muffler*

(510)534-7132.

WANTED

fect for a boat. Made by Bendix. 24"w x 22'd x 34"

tow.

(408)

263-7877

email:

hose. Fits SD 22 & SD 25 4 cyl diesel Nissan. Best

jimtantillo@netzero.net

offer. (510) 234-8903.

LOOKING FOR A LASER TRAILER. Please EL TORO, FIBERGLASS, CHEAP. But in good

ROUGHWATER 35 SEDAN CRUISER, 1979. Nice. Monk, Sr design. Economical turbo 185 hp Perkins, cruise 9.5 kts. Sleeps 6. Refer, range, hot/cold water, shower, fireplace. 100 water, 200 diesel. Good sea, salmon, liveaboard boat. $42,500. (415) 461-3624.

FOR CAL 27: Virtually new fitted custom cockpit

junior sailor. Will accept a freebie, but sorry, no tax

contact Jessica at (415) 899-3924 or email: cls2jmg@ffic.com »

deduction! Chris (415) 383-8200 x 103 office &

MERIT 25s & CAL 24s. Spinnaker Sailing in

voice mail.

Redwood City is looking to add Merit 25s & Cal 24

including Tuff-Luff headstay. Schaeffer roller furl¬ ing rig w/sail. Everything negotiable. Please call

MKIVs into the club program. If you have one &

(510) 797-8536 after 5pm.

condition, complete & ready to sail. For 7-yr-old

cushions, blue-gray, 4 pcs, $200. Several headsails including spinnakers. Full set standing rigging

ICOM M-7 OR M-3 HANDHELD VHF RADIO.

are interested in making money with your boat or

Contact Mark at (925) 449-1522 or email:

interested in selling it, please contact Rich at

ICOM 735 WITH AH-2 TUNER. Modified for SSB

sailmedic @ earthlink.net

(650)363-1390.

use. Astron 1 lOv power supply for home use of radio. $850. (805) 649-2711 orjoe@west.net

TWO SELFTAILING TWO SPEED sheet winches,

USED GEAR

suitable for a 36 ft boat. Chet at (415) 775-6230.

WINDLASS, ELECTRIC, LOFRANS TIGRES, list $2,385, beautiful condition, sell for $1,100. Approx 200 feet of 3/8" chain, sell for $150 (good

EXPERIENCED SAILOR/RACER LOOKING for access to keelboat to enjoy Bay sailing with wife. Prefer Sausalito based, under 35 feet. Will share

JIBS: 16' X 6' PINEAPPLE, $300 (NEW). 19' x

to moderate condition). Robert, (510) 865-8026.

10', $250 (new). 23' x 13.5 North, $250. 27.5’ x

Windlass still mounted so that you can see it

maintenance or trade sailing lessons. Call Dave,

11.5', $100. 31' x 20.5', $150. 32' x 16.5' North,

working. (Alameda).

(415) 331-5074ordbtt@best.com

$200. 36.5' x 13.5', $200. 40.5' x 20' Pineapple, $200. Phone: (510) 5934211, ask for Sash.

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One sailor's junk, is another's treasure! Everything you need from inside/out, all at half price or less! 601ibertyship Wav #C, Sausalito. CA. 94965. Open: Tues - Sat, 11am -6pm (415) 332-3774 We buy, sell and trade! June. 1999 • UtVUJtM • Page 235

HONDA CT 90,1974. Trail bike. Ideal land trans¬

BO AT FINI: selling power tools, Delta 10" tablesaw

VERY PRETTY PETITE BLONDE, 5' 4", 116 lbs,

WHITE’S LANDING & EL COQUITO COVE,

portation for cruising yacht. 8 speeds. Go any¬

(110-220), bandsaw, 10" meiter saw, planer,

48 yr, but very pickey about who I would consider

townhouse & beach house. Both properties regis¬

where. 800 miles, as new. $1,400. Please call (415) 383-1985.

spindel sander, extra 1 lOv motor. All on stands

sailing with! I have very good morals & am very

tered in a Costa Rican Corp. Ideal for tourism

with casters. $850. (415) 456-2022.

financially secure. Novice at sailing, but cook a

projects or exclusive residences. Package deal: car, van, sailboat, fishing boats with floating dock

mean meal, very particular about neatness, I was

45 LB CQR, $200. Propane locker & tank, $150.

fluff on a boat off & on for 2 years & miss the sea & lifestyle. You must be a classy gentleman who

& haulout facilities, complete machinery for op¬

is also pickey & wants the best. I’m free to travel

cash (all reasonable offers will be considered).

as I please & support myself financially but you

Tremendous potential or just own a piece of

Lewmar 25 & Barlow 16, $50 ea. Furuno radar, $50. (408) 266-7399.

CLUBS/MEMBERSHIPS

VOLVO MD11C, 1981, running condition. I am

SAIL-SERVICE-SOCIAUZE. San Francisco Bay

must have the capacity to do the same in a

tropical paradise. Shown by appointment only.

repowering my sailboat. $1,250. (916) 722-6300.

Oceanic Crew Group invites skippers, crew &

comfortable manner. Pictures & backgrounds

Tel: (506) 661-0508, cell: (506) 387-9616, fax:

apprentices to join one of SF Bay’s most active

exchanged. Contact: patcee@wt.net

60 HP YANMAR TURBO DIESEL ENGINE. Only

sailing groups. Participate in service, skill-improve¬

400 hours. Excellent condition, $7,000. Also, twin

ment sails & fun sails. For more information call (415) 979-4866.

Penta hydraulic outdrives systems. Work with above engine, $3,000. Carolyn at (408) 378-4327

erations & maintenance in both locations. $525,000

(506) 661 -3823, Apartado 314-5400, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

I WANT TO CREW. Cruise to Hawaii or in the Caribbean. Willing to participate financially. I am

COSTA RICA. 200 acre working farm overlooking

an intermediate sailor, ownetf several boats &

Playa Tambor Bay, calm & protected. Many beau¬ tiful view homesites, dozens of fruit trees, approx

days or (408) 578-7787 eves.

CLUB NAUTIQUE UNLIMITED COUPLE mem¬

currently live aboard. I am a 45 yr old male, easy¬

bership. Full value, $4,925. Available for $3,600.

going 8. flexible. Jerry, (510) 865-5309.

8,000 teak trees, 7 acres echinacea. Pools,

ALUM. 17' 5" ROLLER FURLING BOOM. Com¬

Call (707) 546-0461 or email: RDalichow@aol.com

CREW WANTED. Elderly skipper of 35 ft sloop

streams, forest, farmland. Completely private but 5 minutes to shopping center, beach & airport.

plete for 7/8" internal slides. $450 obo. Sutter Sailmaker, (415) 332-2510.

looking for another retired sailor to join him in

$195,000.

NON-PROFIT

sailing the Bay on a regular basis during the week. Usually on Thursdays. Call Bill at (707) 528-9047.

restcali @ sol. racsa.co.cr

Dacron main 3 reefs luff 44.5 ft 13.75, CNG tanks

SAILBOATS AND POWERBOATS FOR SALE.

DO YOU WANT TO SAIL? Male/female crew

Cozy, modem 2 bedroom home with spectacular

& regulator, 2 opening ports new in box. All equip best offer. (510) 235-2455.

All makes and models. Priced to sell. Call now. (510)464-4617.

members needed to help exercise my Hunter 30, San Francisco Bay. Experience is not necessary.

water view, located 1 hour from Bay of Islands.

Seniors are especially welcome. Please call Bob, (209) 795-7554 wkdys.

in appreciating real estate market, house pres¬

JOHNSON 9.9 SS, 1993, SSB ICOM M700, AT . 120 tuner, mens wet suit 7mm med/large, new

Tel/fax:

(506)

641-0069

CRUISING PLANS INCLUDE NEW ZEALAND?

Perfect hurricane season retreat. Charming town

EDSON 90" POLE RADAR MOUNT. Neverused,

IRS TAX DEDUCTION. WE NEED YOUR HELP.

with large mounting base, radar base & antenna

By donating your boat in any condition, you help

side arm. Great for sailboat or power. $275. New

homeless children and their families. Get full book

FRENCH WOMAN, 41, ADVENTUROUS, 20

price $575. Please contact (503) 780-4233 or (510) 614-8572.

value. Running or not. Call now for more info. (800) 414-HAUL (4285).

years cruising experience. Seek participation se¬

IDEAL RIVER/MEADOW RETREAT, with beach

rious cruising West Coast US, Mexico, Hawaii.

6 garden areas. Usable & beautiful. Sell partner¬

Also looking for paid jobs on boats or around

ship in property orfull orshared interest in creative

ATOMIC 4. Complete with instruments, wiring, linkage & prop. Runs good. $1,200 obo. Eves (707) $24-2940 or work (415) 850-2736.

BERTHS & SLIPS

ently rented, generating income. Only $60,000. (510)889-8958.

boats. Green card, Isabelle Briand, 121 rue

home (with one or two others). 42 acres plus

Georges Berthome 44400 Reze France. Fax: (011)33-2-40-75-09-49.

private access to govt reserves. Fabulous land/ opportunity. End of County lane, Y2K perfect. Boat trades considered. Rnancing available. Roger

UNUSED POWERSURVIVOR 40E, Furuno-

40-FT SAN FRANCISCO MARINA SLIP for rent.

CREW AVAILABLE. Couple, 48 & 50, fit, boat-

ICOM-Kenwood HAM/SSB, auto/manual tuners,

Located in the West basin. Surge free & very

wise sailors. Financially secure, dependable,

Spiderantenna, solarpanels, (quiet) Honda EX650 generator, Evinrude 6HPLS, Suzuki 8HPss, Avon:

protected. Available June through Oct/Nov. $275/ mo. (415)749-1150.

happy people. Available from September 1999 to sail to warmer waters. Call (707) 937-3132.

FOUR DOCKS FOR SALE: Docks B-42 through

MISSED CREW LIST. Attractive SWF, 56, blond,

B45 (36 ft) at Pier 39. $12,000. (888) 661 -8992.

5'8“, 140lbs,NS/LD. Financially secu re. Bluewater

PROFESSIONAL SAILING & TRAWLER instruc¬

experience. Baja-Ha-Ha '99 bound. Seeking able

tors. If you have well rounded sailing skills, com¬

PRIVATE SLIP FOR RENT in Paradise Cay, Tiburon. Up to 30 ft. Electricity, water. Long-term.

bodied SWM captain 56-60 with seawdrthy ves¬ sel; with similar attributes for this year’s trip South

municate effectively & want to pass along your

No liveaboard.$140/month. Please call evenings, (415) 435-9280.

& possible LTR. Box 594, El Dorado, CA 95623.

Redcrest/Redstart, electric/manual anchor wind¬ lass, AC/DC/Propane refrig, weatherfax modem/ software, affordable SSB. 9am - 7pm pleasel (415) 331-0330.

COMPLETE SPRUCE RIG: 47 ft mast, boom, pole, rigging, sails & radar. Excellent condition. Switching to alum. Call (415) 331-5447.

MISCELLANEOUS SEEKING DAVID DANIELS & DESTINY, the

since new. $950. Call (415) 457-0615.

Nautique. We have the newest & largest fleet on

ADVENTUROUS GAL NEEDS CAPTAIN with

program guarantees our students to pass U.S.

seaworthy boatfor sailing Delta, Bay, warm water

RWC berth (SeaportorPeninsula preferred). Need 45 x 14 minimum or end tie for 3-4 months.

Cruising. I’m 5 ft, 110 lbs with a big, happy smile.

Sailing standards. Our comprehensivesailing pro¬ grams include basic keelboat through coastal

If you're looking for a joyful, attractive, intelligent

passagemaking, coastal & celestial navigation/

Contact Jan at (510) jan@sterlingmed.com

woman to love & laugh with, please call me today, v (510) 869-4666.

extracurricular courses in spinnaker, catamaran & racing. Great club atmosphere w/events year

795-7015

s Harbor, Emeryville, E-44, upwind. Available June 1st. $240 per month. (925) 284-7686.

with table. 6 mm straight & zigzag stitch for canvas & upholstery, or domestic sewing. Cam set, cone thread stand, knee presserfoot lift. Lightly used

passion for the sport, you’ll want to teach for Club

TRADE: PRIME 50 X15 S AUSALITO BERTH for

round that include diesel, crew overboard & an¬

40-FT BERTH FOR RENT in Emery Cove Yacht

SEWING MACHINE: Bernia industrial model 217

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

the Bay plus we offer 3 locations. The flow of our

ferro-cement ketch. Long lost friends both. Please contact George, (415) 225-6555.

Perry, (415)331-5251.

PROPERTY SALE/RENT

choring seminars +. All of our instructors are CG licensed (average tenure of 5+ years). Come join ourprofessional staff while enhancing yoursailing skills. Call Rick or David at (510) 865-4700,

WATERFRONT HOME W/DOCK. 3 bedrooms,

CREW

2.5 baths, beautiful condition, large deck, close to

SAILING INSTRUCTORS. We are looking lor

BART, easy SF commute. A must see for sailors.

qualified sailing instructors who would like to teach

DIESEL GENERATORS Ikw, 3kw electric start

SINGLE SAILORS. Skippers, mates, crew (ad¬

1,616 square feet 2 car garage. Pittsburg Marina. Call (530) 758-0527. See web page:

in the best all round teaching atmosphere in the

468-481-9933 leave message.

vanced or novice), group sails, raft-ups. Join us at

www.realestate4sale.com/homes/1405

and are located in Pt. Richmond, right next to the

our social & meeting held at the Oakland Yacht

PUR 40-E WATERMAKER. Uninstalled & un¬

Club in Alameda on the 2nd Thursday of every

used, new 3/99. $1,500 (save about $500, de¬

month. Social starts 7pm. For details call Single

pending). (408) 374-6410 lionspaw@pacbell.net

Sailors Assoc (SSA) at (510) 273-9763 or

email:

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Bay. We are the oldest sailing school in California Richmond Yacht Club where no foul weather gear is needed for sailing. We offer top pay for teach¬ ing, very liberal boat usage program and tropical sailing for our instructors. If you love sailing, have good teaching skills and would like to teach sail¬ ing either full or part time in the best sailing area in the Bay, call Kirk at (510) 232-8251.

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in property maintenance, boat handling & cus¬

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Please send photos only. We do

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63' CH EOY LEE MS. Built in 1983, this ketch

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41' Aluminum performance cruiser. Strong, fast, low maint. cruiser. Laid ouf for singlehanding. $59; 58' ALDEN. Built in 1975 this Boothbay yawl

51' SWAN. Commissioned in 1983, this

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48‘ JON MERI. Built in 1989 this performance

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47' ROYAL PASSPORT. Built in 1995 this

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34' Hunter racer/cruiser, 1983. ■*2 staterooms, roomy interior, excellent condition. $47,500.

41 ‘ Kettenburg K41, 1967. Fiber¬ glass hull #1 built for Kettenburg family. Large, airy, comfortable house. Great charter boat. $49,500.

25' Seaward pocket cruiser, 1998. Ready to go. Like new condition. $49,500.

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TWO 29' ERICSONS, 1974 4 1973 The 74 is probably the cleanest vintage Ericson on the market. She shows better than new, with many custom touches and a teak interior. The 73 is in original condition. Both with Atomic 4 engines. From $9,000.

55' TAYANA CUTTER, 1985 Center cockpit. One of the best designed and built cruisers, only one on the West Coast at present. Spacious interior (aft stateroom com¬ parable in space & storage to a 70' sailboat), classic teak joinery, rugged construction, ex¬ cellent perf., full electronics. 135hp Perkins dsl w/stand-up workshop. 3 cabins, in-line galley. Downtown Sausalitoslip. $279,000.

65' MACGREGOR, 1986 This performance sailer is loaded and competitively priced. Appointed for cruising including full electronics and custom galley. Hard dodger, central forced-air heating, numerous other upgrades all very well installed. 85hp Pathfinder diesel. $184,000'.

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41'ISLANDER, 1973 Fine example of a rare 411 Islander sloop. Boat shows nicely; same owner 22 years. Almost 7' headroom in main salon, twin cabin w/ very commodious quarterberth. Propane stove/oven, hot/cold iressure water, cold plate reefer. Large selection of sails, most by lorth. 40hp Perkins diesel. Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip. $69,000.

35’ FREEDOM, 1995 This boat is in excellent shape, loaded, is a very popular member of a Sausalito club fleet and has just come on the market. 27hp Yanmar. Full electronics, dodger, carbon fiber keel-stepped spar. Beautiful dork blue hull. Come see why SailMogazinevoied this David Pedrick-designed beauty Best of Class for comfort, shorthanded sailing and safety. $149,500.

A baby center cocxpii ooai in gooa shape. Aft cabin sleeps two, two more

38' HANS CHRISTIAN CUTTER, 1981 Very clean example of this fine cruising sailboat. Rare Mkll with Pullman forward. Only one we know of for sale on the West Coast. Interior traditional Hans Christian: beautiful teak with dark green upholstery and black marble countertops. Lying in very desirable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip. $114,000.

28' NEWrUKI, I ¥08 Income potential - boat is in local club.

Propane oven/stove, pressure water.

Diesel engine, roller furler, wheel steering. Mast and rigging recently refit, *

Modified full keel, leak decks. Volvo

bottom job recently done.

Penta diesel. Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip.

Below market at

$38,000.

$18,000!

comfortably in large forward v-berth.

39’ LANDFALL PH CUTTER, 1977 Rare to find a boat this size with pilothouse and dual steering stations! Powerful hull and very heavily buijt, 70 hp diesel. Teak decks, high quality teak* interior. New jib, other sails in good shape. H/C pressure water, Adler-Barbour refrig¬ eration, diesel stove/heater.Tri-cabin, 6'6” headroom in much of boot. Salty traditional looks; will work well as liveaboard or long-distance cruiser. Just detailed and ready for spring! $64,900.

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is 47' LOD and 56' LOA If you are not looking forward to being in a boat yard for a year preparing for your dream cruise this boat is for you. Mizzen, main and 120 genoa are new and furled. Both Forespar masts, rig and sails are new as of March, 1999. Village Marine 150 gpd watermaker. Hard bottom Avon is on SS powder-coated davits. Ground tackle in¬ cludes two 60 lb. CQRs on delrin guides, one barrel of chain and 600' of line stored on t deck on a SS custom made reel. Plastimo 8-man offshore liferaft. ACR EPIRB is new. Interior is teak with an Ultra-suede overhead and leaded glass in the main salon. The galley is tiled. A12v Glacier Bay freezer is insulated to R-75 and tied to an AC unit in the owner's stateroom. Heat is Espar 25,000 BTUs. Furuno 1832 radar is new as of March, 1999. 2 VHFs, Icom SSB, 2 GPSs, plotter and tB radio start the list of electronics. Natural High must be seen to be appreciated. Located in the East Bay. The price is a great value and solid at

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35‘

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OLYMPIC. 78 145,000

35'

NIAGARA.'81

67,000

55' KrJtGHT& CARVER77 195,000

OLYMPIC. 75 125,000

35'

ROBB.'63

45,000

53' HATTERAS MYFC.

47 CUSTOM SLOOP.. '98 119,000

34’

MOODY.'85

62,000

50' STEPHENS.'65 135,000

46'

SEASTAR P.H. '86 139,950

33'

CHEOY LEE.71

35,000

50'

FANTAIL.'07

45'

MULL ,. '81 127,000

33' TARTAN.'80

40,000

42'

KHA SHING FB.'84

Offers

43'

STEEL PH

33'

PETERSON.

35,000

42'

MATTHEWS.'56

65,000

42'

GOLDEN WAVE.... '81 129,000

32’

MARINER.70

24,000

38'

CHRIS CRAFT.76

Inquire

GARDEN.. '67

32'

WOODIE.'58

20,000

38' MATTHEWS.'25

28.900 89,000

. '88

85,000

75,000

279,000

40,000

PASSPORT. '81 149,000

32’

COLUMBIA 9.6.78

25,000

37' SILVERTON.'88

...... $88,000

41'

C&C. '84 110,000

32'

MARINER KETCH . ’81

34.900

36' CROWN CUSTOM '80

48.500

40'

HELMSMAN. 79

54,900

30'

BRISTOL.73

17.500

34'

BAYLINER AVANTI '89

58.900

42'GARDEN PORPOISE,'67.. .....$75,000

40'

GREBE WOODIE .. '38

32,000

30’

WILLARD.'77

33,000

34'

BAYLINER AVANTI '88

58,000

40' KETTENBURG, '59_ ,....$28,000

40' SLOOP WOODIE .. '90

75,000

30'

HUNTER.'93

60,000

33' CARVER.76

42,000

38' TAHITI. 76

22,500

30'

CATALINA.'80

19.900

30' TOLLYCRAFT ....... 72

26,000 31.900

50' GARDEN, '69_

40’ CUSTOM, '90_ -75,000

37+ CSC... '90 145,000

30' J-BOAT.79

19.500

28' WELLCRAFT Exp .. '85

40' GREBE, '38_ ,....$39,000

HUNTER LEGEND '88

Inquire

29.5' HUNTER, loaded .. '96

59.500

28'

FIBREFORM.79

14,000

35'CHEOY LEE ROBB,'63...... ,....$45,000

EXCELL CUTTER . 76

36,000

29'

CAL 9.2.2 from

22.500

27'

SEA RAY.'97

57,950

.....$20,000

36’

HANS CHRISTIAN

Inquire

29'

RANGER, nice.72

19.900

24' SEA RAY.'86

13.500

36'

CATALINA. •86

66.000

28'

BENETEAU.'88

30,000

23' COBALT.'89

18,000

36'

CATALINA. •83

48,500

ALB IN.73

18.900

21*

NAUTIQUE Fish .... 79

13,500

36'

CATALINA. •98 119,000

27'

MORGAN. 71

13.777

19'

RX19 JET BOAT.... '96

19.900

36'

COLUMBIA

CATALINA, diesel.. '82

12,000

19’ BOSTON WHALER '89

17,850

32' GULF WEED,'58_

30,900

47’ CUTTER, 1986/1998. Yanmar 51 Kp. More than $160,000 invested. Asking $129,500.

55' TAYANA, '85. Three stateroom model. Never been in charter. Recent houlout & survey. Searching for her new owner. $289,000.

40' VALIANT, 77. Max equipment. Ready to cruise. Never a blister problem. Possible SF slip at Marina Green. Extremely well cared for. $145,000. C&C 37+, 1990. Perfect balance of performance and luxury. Beautiful, fast racer/cruiser. Full double own¬ ers oft stateroom, light wood interior. $145,000.

C&C 41 Fantastic soil inventory. Robertson A/P, Raytheon rador. Boot shows like new. 2 boat owner.

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35' CHRIS CRAFT, '65. Center cockpit ketch. Com pletely outfitted for cruising. Westerbeke diesel. Hard dodger. $40,000.

40' HELMSMAN, '79. Beautiful, sleek, speedster. Possible two boat owner. Volvo diesel, main, blade, 160%, 130% spinnaker. Inquire 3' TARTAN, '80. Sparkman & Stephens design. Universal diesel, Harken roller furling, spinnaker, Force 10 propane stove. Inquire

30' WILLARD, '77. Creolock design, great cruiser. Perkins 4-108 w/200 hrs. Greot sail inventory. Owner wants to move up. $33,000

34' MOODY, '85. World cruiser—Bristol condition. Center cockpit with custom cushions, large oft cabin. AP. Great liveboard accommodations. Cruising galley. Uoyd reg. $62,000.

Classic Sc+Iooner

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<A -1 III 47' PERFORMANCE cruising sloop by Chos Marlin, NA & Chesapeake Marine '98.14' beam, very hvy f/ g const., dsl, whl, 6'4" hdrm, rod rig, AP. $119,000.

42' WINSLOW. Schooner by Blanchard, '24. Total re¬ built '94. GM271 dsl, radar, etc, all new. Vessel is a gemquality treasure. Must be seen. Offered ot $149,000.

108' 3-most schooner. 950,000 60' STEEL sip, strong cruiser.. 165,000 56'HERESHOFF Marco Polo schooner: exquisite! 53'CHAS. MOWER YWL, classical beau¬ ty in exc. cond. 60' L0A ... 42,000 53'SPENSER Ctr, dsl.275,000 43'WITTH0LZ steel PH sip, strong, excellent cond., dsl.85,000 40' PH custom cutter, dsl, '91.75,000 40'TANCOOK schooner, nice!.. 30,000 40' LOO, 53'LOA, Wm Garden Schooner. New! Raised wheelhouse, dsl, finest materials & more..$205,000 36'CHE0Y LEE ROBB sip, dsl... 49,500 36'OHLSON, l/B, Master Mariner. winner. 18,500/ofr 36' CHE0Y LEE LION, all teak, dsl .25,000 35'MARINER Ktch, dsl, dean .16,950 35' JASON/BREWER, FG dsl, double... ender, great boat!. 37,500 34'RHODES WINDWARD.. Ask 12,000 33' N0RWEST Sip, dsl. Great!. 29,500 33'CHEOY LEE Clipper ktch, ds!33,000 32.5 GLASLAM 5.5M racing sip 12,800 32'TARGA, dsl, cruise ready... 39,500 32 ROYAL Cruiser, l/B, classic.. 6,500 32' KNOCK-ABOUT Sip, l/B.5,500 31CHEOY LEE, luders, dsl, sip 48,000 30HUNTER, dsl, wheel, more 15,900 30'ISL. BAHAMA, f/g, l/B.14,200 30' BIRD sip, rebuilt classic race 8,500 30'SEABIRD Yowl.7,500 30' BALTIC masthead sip, Dutch-built pocket cruiser, exdl cond, O/B. 5,000 30'KNUDS0N PH sip, l/B. 12,000, 30' PACIFIC, Saildrive.5,500 30 SCAMPI1/2 ton Sip, FG, dsl, race/cruise.14,000 28'VERTUE by Giles, dsl, more 22,000 28'LANCER MkV sip, '84 . 13,400 28' FELLOWS & STEWART ktch. 20,000 27'NEWPORT sip, l/B.Try S8.000 27'CATALINA sip, dsl, f/g.10,500 27'CHEOY LEE LUDDERSsIp ...18,000 27'SANTANA Sip, O/B.5,000 26' O'DAY, O/B, new sails.14,900 26'LUGER sip, f/g.5,500 26'EXCAUBUR sip, O/B, nice... 6,800 26' PEARSON COMMANDER, nice 4,500 25'ALBIN M/S, dsl, strong.15,000 25'CHEOY LEE PAC. CLIPPER.7,250 I 24' DOLPHIN/YANKEE by S&S, centbrd, I O/B, great starter boat_10,500 I 23'SPIDSGATTER sip, nice! — 5,600

62' JOHN ALDEN YAWL This fine '31 classic sailing yacht has teak decks, low hrs dsl, mahog over oak w/ bronze, lead. Must be seen. Asking $180,000.

20' CLASSIC ENGLISH SLOOP. Built 1991, diesel. An exquisite iewelbox of a boat in show condition. Has full cover ana more. Must see! Asking $25,000.

26’ CHRIS CRAFT Crowne 232 w/trlr '91 w/456 hrs only. Full Delta canvas, swim step, etc. Swiss Miss is very clean & nicely equipped. Ready for lots of fun. $24,900.

JOIN-rjH ^Classic;

36' STEPHENS classic sedan cruiser. Twins, new wir¬ ing and many recent upgrades. Shows pride of owner¬ ship. Great boat, great builder. Try $29,000.

POWER 127' CLASSIC FANTAIL MY. 900,000 100' STEEL TUG, YTB, exc. cond 175,000 65'WHEELER CLASSIC MY, GM dsls, re112,000 fit/restoration in progress

78^Pl!SwOU5E SCHOoi^^D^pleplankyellow pilch pine over ironwood. 150 hp dsl, ship's piano, dsl, gen set. 17' beam. Famous boat, needs TIC. $88,000/ofr.

65'Cruising houseboat by Nunes, 20' beam, 671 GM dsl, Ferry conversion w/potentiol A {barm. A project in process, bas berth... 62,500/offer 45'CHRIS CONST, very low hrs on V8s, gen..59,500 43'MATTHEWS FB. 55,000/offer 42' CUST.TRWL, Cat. 6 dsl, strong, unique coastal cruising vet 24,500 40'SPORT FISH Charterboat w/certif. (14+2), dsls, ready to go! 82,000 38' CHRIS CRAB Commander, F/G, twins grl liveaboard/cruiser Ask 60,000 38'TOLLYCRAFT cabin trawler w/lwin turbo diesels, F/B, v. nice. 59,500 38'CHRIS CRAFT SEA SKIFF SF, fresh engines, just hauled.... Try 16,500 34'CHRIS CRAFT Commander. TG, '63 Clean.26,500 33' DONZIZ-33, twn 454s, ++ 64,500 30'STEPHENS, '37 classic, nice 18,500 30'CHRIS CAVALIER, exc cond 12,750 30'MONTEREY twl, 271 GM dsl, radar, very nice, w/SF Fisherman's Wharf

12,000/offers 29 TOLLY CRAFT, F/B cruiser, twins, estate sale.11,950 28'BAYLINER, f/g, F/B.15,300 28'CARVER, F/B cruiser.18,500 28'EXPRESS CRUISER by Sea Bird, FG radar, AP, family fun/fish 14,000 27' REGAL Ambassador, '93, w/trlr... ...26,000 27'CHRISSed Skiff, V8; nice ..12,500 25 D0NZIREGAZZA, w/trlr, only 85 hrs extra clean ABW.27,500 24'BAYLINER Ciera w/trlr.15,500 24' SEA RAY HT Express w/trlr.. 8,500 24'MARIAH CUDDY, 1976, i/o 28,500 24'SEARAY, SRV 240, v. clean 10,500 22' BAYLINER EXPLORER, Irlr.. 14,500 22'FORMULA 3LS, i/o.15,000 21' INVADER, center console, trailer, 200hp Suzuki 0/B.10,000 20'SKIPJACK, V8, i/o, Irlr.13,250 20'BOSTON WHALER OUTRAGE, Irlr, consol, O/B, loaded... Ask 11,450

THESE t MORE AT OUR DOCKS t ELSEWHERE

43' Double-ended CUTTER KrCH by A. Nielson. African mahog. Copper rivets, ctr cockpit, 32 his on rblt dsl, cutaway forefootfullkeeL 6'4"headroom&more.Vety nke.$68,000.

46' CAL 2-46 ketch, diesel, center cockpit, dual steer¬ ing stations, genset, autopilot, heot, roller furling, great cruiser, equipped right, exceptional condition. 119,000.

36' REGAL EXPRESS 360, '88 Low hrs twn 454s, 6.5 kw genset, heat & A/C, full golley & freezer, wet bar, H&Cshower, full Delta canvas & more $79,000.

VLTAV 86' LOA, 19'7" Beam. Ready for world cruise. Laid teak decks, Detroit Diesel main, two 15kw gensets, extensive sail and offshore inventory, 20 berths, 2 heads inch jacuzzi & shower, full electric galley, 2 radars, GPS, VHF SSB, WxFax, etc., two 8-person cannisters, too much to list.

YOUR SHIP HAS COME INI $ 185,000/Offer

NORPAC YACHTS SAN RAFAEL YACHT HARBOR 557 Francisco Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901

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really we// oncj would love to ell your boat too 60' FIFE MASTHEAD CUTTER in black iron by DeVries Lentsch, Holland. Freshly rebuilt 1938 classic. Rig, deck, plates, Cummins diesel ALL NEW. Stirring performer, remarkable history. Asking $195,000.

Just Call!

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Peter Cameron replacing deck hardware on Bullseye after a new deck paint job.

Mike Sloan and Carl Nelson check the rig on Mark’s Santqna 35, while Dave Tambellini preps his J/l05 BellaRosa/or the weekend.

Nick and Dan on the Nelson's crew finish up installing a mast with the mast crane.

Rudolpho repairing gelcoat on a Cal. Fred Andersen Boat & Woodworks (510) 522-2705

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