Latitude 38 February 1981

THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SAILING SHEET

VOL. 44 FEBRUARY 1981

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RAFIKI 37 COASTER

by Georgia Mercantile Ltd.

Here is a realistic approach to Bay, Delta & Coastal cruising in the Rafiki 37 tradition. Thoughtfully designed, permitting full-view cabin visability while seated! Nice cruising/liveaboard features including separate shower stall. Airex construction, of course. Early summer availability.

CHARTER/LEASEBACKS ... IF YOG PREFER 1.

NEW J-24 — No sails/engine

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C1SEDJ-24 — Complete

$13,950 ea.

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C1SEDC&C24 — Complete

$13,250 ea.

New boat dealer for Rafiki 35, 37 Hinterhoeller, Nonsuch 26, 30.

RAFIKI 37, No. 16 — 5 sails, Dodger, Autopilot, full instrumentation, low engine hours. One of the best maintained RAFIKI 37’s afloat. THIS YACHT IS SERIOUSLY FOR SALE AT $74,950 — replacement cost over $90,000!

18.15 Clement Avenue Alameda, CA 94501 (415)521 7200

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VIRTUE IS A PATIENT LADY Patient Lady, Paul Fuge’s Ranger 29, didn’t want to be second best. She was anything but patient.

Paul would regularly buy things for her wardrobe and on Sundays she would step' out proudly wearing her new threads. Paul’s Lady was special to him and he gave her the very best sails available. She was admired by the sailing folks around Monterey Bay and there were many who would make an effort to keep up with her.

When it seemed like Lady was going to run out of patience altogether, Paul gave her one of the very first mylar genoas in all of Monterey Bay. That was the undoing of Lady’s Patience. She was not to be restrained any longer. From that day on she was number one. With her Pineapple Mylar Genoa, she had no match. Patient Lady won the Monterey Bay Championship. Paul’s thoughtfulness had made Patient Lady into an Impatient Tiger.

Paul Fuge felt that the single greatest contribution to Lady’s startling success was the new mylar genoa.

And we attribute our success in the highly competitive world of sailing to people like Paul Fuge; to sailors who know that it takes a top effort to win in top competition, and who recognize that the individual help they can receive from Richards and van Heeckeren cannot be matched by any other sail loft; they are sailors who are confident in our ability to design and build durable, highperformance sails and who know that we stand behind our sails with service which is not matched in the industry.

Come by for a cup of coffee and for a look at real sailmaking in action.

Congratulations to Paul Fuge and his Not-So-Patient

Lady.

★ Patient Lady, winner of t(ie Monterey Bay Championship in her pretiger days. ,

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THE CARIBE PERRY 47 FUNCTIONAL ELEGANCE. The Perfect Biend — Comfort, Speed and Beauty.

A performance yacht downed for the discriminating cruising ®itor. Built to withstand a rigorous ocean passa® yet provide you with all the comforts of piorM when you arrive. Complete Sail-A-Way at $1^995|and is available for your inspection at ouij|ocks|in cutter or ketch rig. ‘ ' I I Designed by Robert Perry

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ERICSON/25+ The Ericson/25+ is exactly what her name implies — much more than a 25-footer. She encompasses the size, features and cruising considerations to comfortably accommodate the needs of either a j v . family on the grow or a couple in the prime of their life. She is the Cjy '' '3gjjg& breakthrough that has eluded manufacturers for some time — the ^ proverbial large 25-footer with 6-foot headroom, low freeboard, a »-v^graceful sheer, and all the cruising amenities of a liveaboard yacht.

Remarkable as it may seem, anything else would have to be a great deal larger in size to offer even a bit more.

ERICSONJ28+ Call For Introductory Price Our final addition to the “plus” series, “sneakpreviewed” by several dealers in selected regions of the country this fall, will be formally introduced during the winter boat show period. Like the others of the Ericson family, the Ericson/28+ will feature a fractional rig, inboard shrouds, a generous cockpit, large interior accommodations, and unsurpassed quality.

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ERICSON/30+ The Ericson 30/ + is not for everyone. We intended it that way. We distain the “all things to all people” approach so commonplace in our industry. To craft a yacht front compromises only dooms the effort to mediocrity. We are not a mediocre firm, nor will we build a mediocre yacht. We suspect you’re not a mediocre individual. The Ericson 30/+ is built for those experienced and knowledgeable sailors who,’ve come to understand the value of quality and appreciate how performance can enhance their cruising.

NORTHERN CALIF. YACHT SALES 2415 Mariner Sq. Dr., Alameda, CA 94501 (415) 523-8773 page 5

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Don’t let her racy .jEBEBF good looks fool you, m H below decks hmH she’ll charm your socks off The US25 looks fast, and her growing club racing record proves it. She is quick and agile around the buoys, and her generously ballasted shoal or deep draft keel makes her remarkably stiff in a breeze. She is conveniently ^; -y .

J \/ rigged for easy singlehanding land ; ) \) V\ comes completely equipped, /II?— -4/ ready to sail away. \fClZ—“"ill But for all her racing performance,

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Take a look for yourself at our dock.

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Mike Lampe Yachts “SWIFT40”

Valiant 40 P.H.

SWIFT 40. A Sparkman & Stephen 3 cabin design — Lloyds of London Certified. Aft cabin, ketch rigged, ideal yacht for cruising/liveaboard. Sail-AWay includes sails, winches, diesel aux., 2 baths w/shower, full galley, VHF, fatho., k.m., & ground tackle. Only one left at 1980 prices.

Asking $105,000.

NEW VALIANT PILOTHOUSE 40. At last, a proven ocean cruising hull (identical to the famous Valiant 40) combined with a light, airy, liveable interior w/an inside steering station. On display'at Mike Lampe Yachts.

WE’RE BULLISH ON BROKERAGE High Noon Custom Peterson 41 Winner of IORDA A Division. 1980 SORC veteran. Ready for ocean racing to Mexico or this year's Transpac. Fully loaded,'18 sails. 7/8 rig. displacing approximately 14,000 lbs.

Phone for appoinlment. (415) 835-1134.

Ready to Win $178,000.

O’Day 30, 1978 and 1979. Performance cruising sloop 2 to choose from. Both very well equipped. Possible owner financing.

From $42,500.

Pearson 33, 1974. Loaded family cruising sloop. 6 sails, dodger, depthsounder, roller furling, RDF, Horizon USA VHF. Loran, full spinnaker gear, safety gear. New LPU paint on topsides $35,000 make offer.

Fisher 34, 1977 model registered in 1979. Classic North Sea motor sailer w/pllothouse controls. Displaces over 10 tons — includes diesel aux., radar, fuil sailing electronics, ketch rig, w/furling jib. full galley, Lectra-San and shower. $99,900

Swift 33 Sloop. All the features of a pilothouse. Built to Lloyds standards and certified by Lloyds. In-the-water price includes sails, winches, ground tackle, propane, stove w/oven, hot and cold water, shower. Volvo diesel, VHF, com-, pass, depthsounder $62,950

Islander 30,1971 . Full race with 9 bags of Pineapple sails in competitive condition. Maintained and modified to MKII racing condition Well-known competitive racer Surrus. $28,500

Bristol 29.9, 1977. Fine example of this well-known Herreshoff design. Very well equipped and ready,to go.

Asking $49,950.

Pearson 30, 1976. At our docks and ready to go sailing. 3 sails, whisker pole, tiller master, steering, knotmeter, engine hour meter, VHF radio and much more. $27,900/make offer.

Islander 44, 1975. Fine example of this well-known cruising design. 3 sails, VHF, depthsounder, inflatable dinghy, ground tackle and more.

Asking $90,000.

Columbia 8.7, 29’. Fully equipped Payne designed cruiser. Teak and holly sole. Shore power system, full Coast Guard gear and ground tackle.

Asking $33,500.

27’ O’Day, '71. Better than new condition. Never bottom painted or sailed in salt water. 3 sails, Atomic 4, full galley, head, stereo, and more. $19,900.

C&C 24, 1977. High quality performance cruiser well equipped and in beautiful shape.

Asking $16,000.

Cal 24, 1960. Loaded boat in top condition. 5 sails including spinnaker. 5.5 Evinrude O/B. sleeps 4.

Asking $6,600.

Fisher 37 Pilothouse Ketch, 1979 One of the finest constructed production yachts in the world. This boat is as new (about 20 hours use). Has roller furling genoa, Alpha Systems autopilot. Horizon U.S.A. VHF. and comprehensive standard equipment list.

Asking $150,000.

J24, 1977. Well equipped, East Coast boat. Full suit of sails. Ready to go at our docks. Very little raced, possible Richmond berth sublet.

Only $13,995, owner anxious.

Pearson 323, 1977. Heavy duty offshore cruising boat.

Volvo diesel, dodger, teak cabin sole, hot and cold pressure water and more. Possible Berkeley berth. Asking $55,000.

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In the evolution of the Hans Christian line, comes a dramatic entry into the Motor/Sail market. By introducing these three new models, the Hans Christian 39 Pilot House, the Hansa 44 Pilot House and the Hans Christian 45 Motor/Sailer, we have' raised the standards by which all other similar yachts must now be compared.

These yachts are truly magnificent. We have achieved the perfect marriage of speed, comfort and ultimate security in a “goanywhere” motorsailing yacht.

Now you can benefit from the facilities and large interior features of a large motor yacht, without giving up any of the unique beauty found only from sailing. These yachts are not conversions of any type. They were designed specifically for motorsailing. Those who have experienced both worlds, know how difficult it would be to find them both at the same time, just once.

We have done it, not just once, but three times. . .now available the Hans Christian 39 Pilot House, the Hansa 44 Pilot House and the Hans Christian 45 Motor /Sailer.

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LETTERS □ SILHOUETTE REMOVER On the night of October 21, 1971 I was boarded by thieves. Of course I was anchored at Cartagena, Columbia, 100 feet off the Yacht Club.

Earlier that night I had been drinking heavily in town. I was'just about to pry myself out of the bunk for a long overdue piss off the stern. Just then I heard a thump against the hull.

I stood up and looked out a porthole. A dark figure was crawling down the deck wearing only a belt with a knife and pliers tucked in.

I jump up through the forward hatch and grabbed the greasecovered intruder.

He instantly squirted away and into the canoe that had been bumping alongside. As they quickly paddled away 1 unleashed my loudest and most profane curses in the direction of the disappearing boat.

When my wife and crew came on deck we all stared out into the dark. Then my wife saw something. We looked and saw, silhouetted by harbor lights, two men in a canoe slowly circling. We watched for awhile. They were waiting for us to go back to sleep.

I went down below and got my rifle and came back on deck. I stood by the mast and took a bead.

The first shot hit the water about 10-ft. in front of the canoe.

Whea-Paah! Whea-Paahh!

The canoe took off like a shot in the direction of the docks. They were gone for good.

Many cruising boats have been ripped off in Cartagena. I was one of the lucky ones. The only other thing I’ve used that rifle for is shooting rum bottles, but it is always onboard.

Joshua Pryor Yacht, Ruby San Francisco Readers — Last month we wrote about using flare pistols to ward off intruders in lieu of guns. On the basis of our personal observation we concluded that the small 12-gauge flares might frighten off the timid marauder, but not the macho marauder.

Since they were unavailable, we were unable to test the larger 25mm flares, but we’ve heard reports. One fellow assured us that he fired a 25mm flare right through quarter-inch plywood; he was confident it would take a person’s head off at close range.

So, if guns don’t appeal to you, but you want some sort of protection, you might acquire one of the 25mm flare pistols. □ SMALL BOAT CRUISING - VERY SMALL Just a note to tell you how much we enjoy your magazine. Best and most realistic yachting (I hate that word) journalism to date.

Well, the real and sad purpose of the note is to place a classified ad. With much sorrow we’re putting our home of the last four years up for sale. A variety of pressures have forced the decision — mainly the ever-escalating price of moorage and marina hassles in Seattle.

We now have a son and want him to grow in relative peace and freedom — no regrets, life is truly good to us. I would like to leave other money-pressed boat people a message from a wonderful book called Enchanted Vagabonds by Dana Lamb.

“October 9, 1933 ... At last we were ready to leave the life we knew, to trust our lives and fortunes to our wits and to whatever vicissitudes the Fates had in store. In some ways it seemed an easy choice. The depressionpage 15

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The GY 38 Pilothouse Ketch is the latest design revision by William Garden. She is a classic full-keel design with fine entry, ample beam and the time proven Scandinavian double-ended stern. The solid teak interior and joirter work make the living accommodations exquisite.

Necessary gear for comfortable extended cruising is included in the attractive sail-away price. The cutter rig and trunk cabin layout are offered on this same design as an owner’s option.

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LETTERS

Your best life insurance... is one that saves your life.

ridden world was sunk in a morass of its own making.

Like thousands of young men and women, we had come to maturity in such a world — and we were tired of it.

This jaunt off to the wilds was not the result of sudden impulse, nor was it conceived as a stunt. To both of us a life of routine was distasteful, and we had always planned to avoid it. We like doing things for the fun of it rather than for necessity. We wanted to go along way, and to do this we had to have a little boat that two people could manage.”

Your wife doesn't want money. She wants you alive. Why not buy some real life insurance — equip your boat with a Beaufort life raft. Most West Coast waters are icy all year round, hypothermia sets in after only minutes exposure.

Why not give yourself a chance to survive? Beaufort manufactures a line of life rafts from 4 The Porpoise man to 25 man capacity.

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If you are unfamiliar with the book, it was a 16-foot sailing kayak in which the Lambs took a three-year voyage from San Diego through Central America and the Panama Canal.

Suggest you pick up the book if you can think little.

Paul Waterstrat Ocean Park, WA

Do you already own a raft? Make sure it has had its yearly inspection.

Your life may depend on it.

GHOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDRESSED?

( Beaufort)

First I would like to thank you for publishing the article about the re-righting of the Osprey. I have already had several requests for study plans and am pleasantly happy with your wide-spread readership.

I have resigned my position as yard superintendent at Rask Boat Yard. My new address is 1936 McKinley Ave., National City, CA

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Leo Surtees P S. — In the article you called me Dennis which was a mistake.

Mr. Surtees — If you name is indeed Leo, then we indeed made a mistake calling you Dennis. Usually we don’t make mistakes like that; are you sure your name isn’t Dennis?

NO HASSLE ELECTRONICS! Ill tell it like it is.

That is my pledge to you.

GTHE LAUGHS ON US Latitude 38 gives good interviews. However, you may be missing a few good interviews of sailors who laugh “Har, har, har, har, har instead of those who only laugh “Ha, ha, ha, ho, ha . (I can understand your not interviewing those who laugh “Hee haw, hee haw they are power boat people).

The articles by Max Ebb are especially interesting and enjoyable, but rf you believe that his name is really Max Ebb, then I guess you will believe anything.

Roxanne Scholls San Francisco Roxanne — Can you guess who goes “tee-he, tee-he, tee-he in print? You’ll probably just have to wait.

We’re sure Max Ebb is a pen-name, but Sally Snatchblock has got

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Call me. Rich, the owner.

□ CREW APPLICATIONS

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I have been reading a past issue of Latitude 38 and noticed a letter about a crew list which may be posted in the Spring issue. I’d like to know when this list will be published so that I can get on it. Basically, I’m interested in offshore cruising from San Francisco/Sausalito or Seattle north to the San Juans/Inside Passage. This past September I crewed on a Monk 38 from Newport, Oregon to Los Angeles, so I do have some offshore experience (although not extensive, I want to learn more!) pag« 17

Today all equipment looks good. Now it is more important than ever to choose the correct equipment once at the right price.

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Anyway, if you could send me information about this it will be greatly appreciated. Also I wondered if Latitude 38 is available individually, it is not worthwhile for me to buy a year’s subscription as I am moving from here in April/May. Laura Sullivan Phoeniz, AZ Laura — In the ‘Sightings’ section of this issue you’ll find two forms; one is for folks looking for crew positions, the other is for boatowners looking for crew. As of now we plan to only run these applications once, and they must be returned to us by the 22nd of February to be published in the next issue.

We may, repeat may, publish the application forms a second time in February, but don’t count on it.

Latitude 38 is available free at hundreds of marine and other locations, mostly in northern California, but also in Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and along the coast of southern California. If you can’t pick one up at these locations you are compelled to either subscribe or have a friend send you one. Sorry, but that’s the best we can do.

□ MAYBE A T-SHIRT Enclosed please find my permit fee [subscription] to piss and moan about your rag. Standby, I’ll think of something.

Don’t bother mailing me my copy, somebody keeps sliding one under the stall door whenever I use the head at Mac’s (Alameda Yacht Harbor). I will accept pervert calender, t-shirt, or latex novelty — any such goodies may be sent to: Name and Address Withheld Alameda Withheld — After four years we are considering reprinting the original Latitude 38 T-shirt; if it all comes together we’ll send you one in consideration of your contribution to Latitude 38 s financial well' being. Hope you’re extra-large, because we only think in big sizes.

□YES, WE BLEW IT The “Gringo Trader” article in the October (1980) issue of Latitude 38 has an account by Dave Case of an incident Quark and Curlew had with some fishermen at Isla Isabella. In the commentary that follows, you suggest that had the crew from the two yachts responded to their intrusion with more empathy, such as you had shown days earlier, an uncomfortable situation could have been avoided.

It is improbable that they were the same fishermen you met up with at Isabella. These were a bunch of kids in a couple of motorized pongas, the oldest of whom could not have been more than 17, and Dave is accurate in describing them as unfriendly. His and Annie’s attempts to charm them had no effect. In fact, when they realized Annie spoke fluent Spanish, they talked among themselves, sotto voice, so she could not hear what they were saying. They showed no in¬

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terest whatever in bargaining or bartering.

Annie, Dave and Vicki are hardly your insensitive “ugly Americans”. Annie was born in Teheran bul grew up in Mexico and Columbia and she understands Latin American customs well. Dave, too, has traveled extensively, as has his wife, Vicki (who, by the way, is Chinese), and while he was not as conversant in Spanish as Annie, he is a delightful, outgoing guy who was popular among yachtsmen and Mexicans alike. Annie was particuarly careful with her clothes and my recollection is Vicki was, too. She always wore a skirt or a page 21

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dress when she went ashore in Mexico. She and Vicki happened to be wearing bikinis when the two pongas arrived because they had just returned from skin diving near the shore. And actually, when you comment “not only does (putting something on over their bikinis) prevent fishermen from getting too excited . . aren’t you being just a shade condescending?

Despite the bravado Dave credits me with, when it became evident they were not going to leave us alone and that they were not going to get any friendlier, the two yachts decided to leave Isabella.

Ethelbert Nevin II Owner and Skipper of Curlew New York, NY P S. — To put the episode in perspective for the benefit of those who plan a cruise to Mexico, I should add I had only two other unpleasant experiences in my voyage from Sausalito to Maine (or three, if my arrival in Miami at the height of the May riots is included).

The first was with a potentially psychotic German in Costa Rica who shrieked Anglo Saxon insults at me when he thought I had anchored too close to him, and indeed I may have. The second was an encounter I had with an irascible bridge tender in the Inland Waterway near Coinjock, N.C. Nowhere have I been treated with such kindness as I was in Mexico. Part of this may be due to the indoctrination Dave and Annie gave me to the Mexican way of life but most of it, I think, is because of the inherent kindness of the Mexicans.

Ethelbert — We don’t imagine you did meet the same fishermen at Isla Isabella as we. At least that’s what we have to conclude after reading your letter and talking face-to-face with Dave after his return from the South Pacific. Our problem was that we' hadn’t read enough of his manuscript to get the impression that he was indeed a seasoned foreign traveler, fluent in Spanish, and adapt at getting along with non-Americans.

We bought Dave lunch recently, and fortunately he understood that we weren’t trying to assasinate his chafacter, but only attempting to illustrate a few things yachties can do to insure that Mexicans will almost always respond with overwhelming graciousness. A former CIA man, Dave wasn’t upset enough to hold a knife at our throat, drop poison powder, or detonate our car — and we’re thankful for that. Were glad we had the opportunity to apologize to him in person, and hope you’ll accept yours through the mail.

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□ MAST-A-MATICS I read Bob Smith's article on mast-design in your January issue with great interest. I would like to make the following comment.

The formula given for Per = 9.87EI/L2 is valid only for columns pinned at both ends, an assumption which applies only when the mast is stepped on deck. When the mast is stepped through the deck, it acts as if it were fixed at the deck (as if it were buried in concrete), in which case Euler's formula become Per = 20.23EI/L2.

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□THE RED, WHITE AND GREEN Rob Coleman and Captain Frank Lynch are quite correct in pointing out (Latitude 38, January 1981) the inadvisability of running with tri-color mast head lights only in San Francisco bay waters, or other waters for that matter; where they may blend in with urban lighting when viewed from the bridge of a larger vessel. However, to state that sailing vessels should “. . . use their bow and steam running lights as well as, if not instead of, the tri-color” is poor advice (italic added). There is no provision in either the International or Inland Rules for a display consisting of both sets of lights, and indeed, viewed from certain directions it would be possible to appear as a vessel other than a sailboat underway. If one wishes to display both the normal side and steam lights plus a masthead display he should place an all-around red light above an all-around green light at the masthead (see International Rule 25(c)).

On the subject of masthead lights, I should like to relate an incident that might be of interest to some of your readers. About 2300 on the night of 14 August 1978 in Latitude 40°N, Longitude 152°W aboard the yacht Muau on a passage from Hanalei Bay, Kauai to Sitka, Alaska I was awakened by crew who had sighted a red light off the port bow. The sky was covered by a light overcast that night, but visibility was good and we had been logging winds of 5-7 knots and light seas. We watched this light, which didn’t change its relative direction, for a short period of time after which we lost it. Somewhat puzzled, we continued to search the horizon in this direction and shortly later picked up a very faint flashing light. As this light closed with us it grew rapidly brighter, easily recongnized as an electronic strobe light, and eventually we passed port-to-port, 100-200 meters distant, with a sailing vessel estimated to be about 15-17 meters in length. At this time the strobe light, mounted at the masthead, appeared extremely bright, lighting up our sails as if by day, destroying our night vision, and certainly was an effective attention getter! As we fell astearn of each other the intensity of the strobe rapidly decreased and it faded from view. After an interval of seeing no lights we observed a steady white light in this same relative direction which later disappeared. During the duration of this invident Muau was showing a tri-color masthead light of 25 watts -power. The other vessel responded to neither our VHF radio nor visual signal light enpage 27

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So much for the facts for which I ve made the following inferences and conclusions. At the time the first steady red light was sighted by Muau’s crew, the other vessel was showing a masthead tri-color light, as was Muau. His light was sighted by Muau’s crew before he sighted Muav's light, he turned on his mast head strobe light in order to attract our attention. Here I am assuming he was equipped with one of those combination tri-color/strobe lanterns where one or the other of the lights can be shown (by reversing the electric current polarity) but not both at the same time. After the passing, as our light went “over the horizon”, he switched back to his tri-color light which we were again able to observe — his mast head not yet being “over the horizon” for us.

This inferred sequence of events accounts for the appearance and disappearance of the steady lights, but what about the strobe light?

Why were we not able to see it earlier? The only conclusion I have come up with to date is that, although the very short duration, bright illumination put out by an electronic strobe light is very effective attention getting at short range (more than needed, I might say), it is not so at longer range — that is, the illumination does not travel far.

What is “longer range” in this context? Using-distance to the horizon tables it would appear that the geographic range of Muau’s mast head light is about 8 nautical miles (n.m.) If my inferrences above are correct and the skipper of the other vessel turned on his strobe when first sighting Muau’s light, then the luminous range of the strobe light is less than this figure (and also, of course, less than that of his tri-color light). On the other hand, even assuming all this is true, it surprises me that a light bulb of only 25 watts power (even though within a fresne! type lens) could have a luminous range as great as 8 n.m. For example, the International Rules require only a 2 n.m. range for lights of this type and I suspect the lantern manufacturer would not design such a unit to exceed greatly this range (the brightest lights on the largest vessels are only required to have a luminuous range of 6 n.m.). However, perhaps optical conditions were so favorable on that night that “normal” luminous ranges could have been quadrupled.

I think there are certain conclusions arising from this incident that can be made about the desirability of displaying strobe lights, and under what conditions this might be done; however, not wishing to provoke any controversy (more ? controversy) about strobe lights I shall leave that to you and your readers. The matter is still far from resolved in my mind and if you (or any of your readers) have a different explanation for the observations outlines above, or have information concerning the relative luminous ranges of invandescent and electronic illuminations, I hope you (they) will be kind enough to pass it on in these pages.

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□WHAT ABOUT YOUR STEPDAUGHTER? Your paper is “GRATE”!! Until now 1 always thought / was the most clever person in the world. (Plus the most fabulous Catalina 30 skipper on the bay) — your editorials have shown me otherwise (keep it up). Even my evil stepson in Albuquerque wants it every month. , Check enclosed.

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□WE ALSO ACCEPT BARRELS OF CRUDE It doesn’t seem like it, but another year has passed and it is time to renew my subscription to the most enjoyable reading I have available.

Latitude 38 is so popular at my office and up at ARAMCO, that I have to read each new issue from cover to cover before telling friends of it’s arrival or the new issue seems to evaporate before my eyes.

Once an issue is passed on to other sailing enthusiasts to read, it’s like passing a cold beer to the boat next to you — gone — but I am sure it is appreciated.

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There are many sailing folks there — those who race, cruise, and just generally mess about in boats. BUT they are iced in at this point in time — boats get hauled and stored every year along about the end of September and don’t go back in the water ‘til May. My brother, who is part of th§ Macomb St. Bakery Gang, was working on his boom the other day when 1 called — 13’ of boom laid across the kitchen counter in a room with 20’ of beam! That news was not of particular interest to me, but the fact that to get to the boom he’d had to dig through 2-ft. of snow to find it was of interest!

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It’s a small town, they are nice folks and even though Latitude 38 may make them envious of a year-long sailing season, they will thoroughly.enjoy perusing your terrific rag every month. * Lynn Thompson Portola Valley

□WHAT DID HE LIKE 13 YEARS AGO? I have enjoyed reading your Latitude 38 for 3 years now. I sent a friend in New Zealand some past copies of Latitude 38 and he claims it is the best magazine he has read in 12 years. He is now sailing in the SORC so I have to scrounge copies to send to he and crew in Florida as well as copies to his friends in New Zealand.

Ranger Rick Lake Tahoe Ranger — Looks like folks up in Tahoe snorted so much snow there isn’t any left to lay around on the ground. Cool it.

□ FIRST CLASS MAILMAN This change from regular mail to first class was helped in part by my cancellation of both Pacific Skipper and Sea which was easy to do when they merged and made no provisions for those of us that had subscribed to both.

It is not that I can’t wait to read your articles, some of them are raunchy but the ads for good gear at reasonable prices are always sold by the time the mailman brings in 3rd class mail.

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Would it be improper if we put in a plug for our ‘Classy Classifieds right here in ‘Letters? Sure it would, but we’re going to do it anyway.

Reader Larry Ohs told us he ran a ‘Classy Classified’ to sell his Aries windvane and indicated he’d take either $1,000 or a VW bug in trade. He struck a deal with the first of what would be 13 callers, and drove in his newly-acquired VW/ to prove to us that his ad had worked.

Larry knew a good thing when he saw it and didn’t stop there. The next month he took out another ‘Classy Classified , this time looking to buy a Santa Cruz 21. Son of a gun if 8 northern California owners of Santa Cruz 27’s didn’t look him up in response. Consequently, Larry bought Don Keenan’s Hanalei Flyer, and now he’s preparing to do the February 14th Guadalupe Singlehanded' Race.

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The Experienced Yacht Builder.

□ ANOTHER MAN OF STEEL Enclosed please find three photo’s of my ‘Home-Built’ Roberts-45 cutter. After reading the letter from Sid Worthen in the latest Latitude 38 I’ve decided to relate my experience with home-built boat projects as well. I also built with glass and c-flex, wood decks, epoxy laid. The interior is all wood done in a relatively traditional fashion. Anyway, what’s really important is the experience. The results must be good or you’ve got an investment of time and money that is reasonably worthless. The experience is harrowing, to say the least. I’m a professional contractor with years of wood-working experience and I have found the boat project to be at most times frustrating and difficult.

Only my naivete lead me into the project. My advice to any would-be home builder would be ‘don’t’ under almost any home circumstances. I’ve considered writing a short book relating my experience as a perpective for would-be ‘dreamers’. The home-built boat process is very serious. Every type of personal disaster awaits the unsuspecting.

If your mag would like to photograph or talk about the boat, please feel free.

The boat I’ve built has cost me a lot more money and time but, alas, my heart swells when I pass down through the companion way.

After almost 2l/i years, launch date is February 15, 1981.

Lucas Scott 4 no city Lucas — The article ‘Insanity’, which is either somewhere in this issue or got put off again to the next, is the result of another ‘homebuilder’ who “considered writing a short book relating (his) experiences as a perspective to would-be dreamers. ” We appreciate your comments, and would like to attend your launching and include you in our sOmetime-to-be published run¬

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down of local home-built boats.

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If you are going to start charging [for Latitude 38] will you let me know when, so I can send you an order. I have seen a few magazines change and die. Be aware. (I know you already are, ‘cause you are the best). Just thought I would say it any way. Take care of yourself in yodr growth.

Thank you for providing us with a fine publication.

Happy Change Karin Jensen The Island Hunter Bookstore Ventura Karin — You’ll have to take your response after the next letter.

□ COULD BE WRONG Did ya ever hear about the Mexican who sold tacos and other delights at a tiny restaurant and was totally successful about it. Well, his success went to someone else’s head, and the outsider offered to invest in a bigger and better taco stand — gawd, how American.

Well, the business moved to the Bigger and Better deal, and promptly flopped. The old successful formula was the winner, and the new plastic fantastic deal just didn’t cut it.

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Islander/Peterson 40 She has Established a Race-Record to be Proud of.

Stick With The Winners.

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The fact is we’re not going to charge for Latitude 38, nor are we going to make it color. We’d rather concentrate on trying to become better and more informed sailors than printers.

In regard to the newsprint we use, it sure is the pits. The alternative is to pay quite a bit more to get a little better paper; however, that would force us to cut back on the number of issues we print. Since there are never enough to meet the demand as it is, we’re going to have to stay with the same old crummy newsprint.

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the added expense. Furthermore, the format has been firmly established in newsprint or whatever this cheap paper is, and it is still a winner. My vote, as cast northward, from your Southern Hinterlands, is don’t change. Too much other stuff changes, so let’s keep the winner as it has been, cheap and excellent.

Fact is, that the book is worth far more than a measley $1.50. 1 have turned so many people on to the book — novice sailors who are looking for a good magazine that deals with real people and real boats, and a magazine that is wholely informative, regardless of what article or race report you are reading. These new sailors appreciate the book, love the humor, and find it a refreshing change from the overpriced say-nothings that make up your alleged competition.

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LOOSE LIPS

Three notable figures in the history of modern sailing passed on recently.

Ted Schoonmaker, resident of Sausalito and Staff Commodore at the St. Francis YC died early in January. Schoonmaker manufactured marine diesels used throughout the world at his Sausalito waterfront company. Sailors however, may remember him best because the first fiberglass production boats. Bounty H’s and Tritons were built on that waterfront property in the late ‘50’s. When the original manufacturer went under, Schoonmaker took over for a short time.

The Eight Bells Society of the St. Francis YC held memorial services on January 25th, and Schoonmaker’s ashes were scattered at sea. He was fifty-eight.

Cornelius Bruynzeel is a name well-known to yachtsmen around the world for two reasons. Bruynzeel was both a hell of a sailor with his big ketches and the manufacturer of Bruynzeel ply which is widely used today for bulkheads in the manufacturing of light boats. A South African, Bruynzeel was no stranger on the west coast of the U.S. He brought his big ketch Stormvogel to race on the bay, and did both the 1965 and 1967 TransPacs. His hook-up with Bob Johnson and Ticonderoga in the ‘65 TransPac was probably the most thrilling ever. The two monster boats crossed paths a hundred miles from the finish line and battled tooth and nail for line honors, with Ticonderoga winning by less than five minutes. Winner Johnson was so thrilled by the victory that he went out and had Windward Passage built.

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From our 10 basic traveler tracks you can select from 40 different traveler systems. Plus, a complete range of control blocks and accessories.

Here are just six of the 40 systems:

Stainless steel track and cars with recirculating ball bearings for yachts to 72 ft.

Bruynzeel, in his late 70’s and suffering from very poor health, died of a heart attack aboard his ketch late last year during the Aegean Ralley, a series of races between Greece and Turkey. We’re pleased to report that at the time of his death, Bruynzeel and his ketch, Stormy, were leading the fleet.

Jack Jensen of Newport Beach died December 7; he was fiftyfour. The name Jack Jensen might not mean much to sailors, but the company he founded, Cal Boats, certainly does. Jensen started Cal in the early 60’s, using Bill Lapworth exclusively as the designer and owned the company until he sold out to Bangor Punta in 1966. It was during Jensen’s ownership that the fabulously successful Cal 20 and Cal 40 were introduced. Although Jensen was by no means the first manufacturer of fiberglass boats, his Cal line was one of the main factors in glass gaining widespread acceptance, and sailing thus becoming a middle class sport.

Some free advice on flying. One gentleman who looked at our picture of spinnaker flying on page 61 of the January issue offered us a few safety pointers.

Numero uno. He recommended that the spinnaker not be twoblocked, but hoisted some 10 or 15 feet from the masthead. He says this greatly reduces the possibility that the spinnaker flyee will accidently smash into the side of the boat, an inherently good idea.

We’ve always used a bosun’s chair to sit on, and connected it to the spinnaker clew’s with a snatch block. It’s been suggested that a superior alternative is to sit on a boat fender, and tie the chute’s clew’s to each end of the fender. This supposedly eliminates getting fingers caught in the snatch block, or having the snatch block strike you in the face — two things which can certainly hurt.

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An example of her speed? Manzanillo to Hiva Oa, Marquesas is a rhumb line distance of 2,700-miles; we made it in 22 days — not bad for a 30-ft. cruiser.

Upon our recent return Jim Jesse, one of the bay area’s best surveyors wrote a survey on Quark and used words like “Bristol"and “like new” so she’s not the worst for wear after covering those miles.

Now it’s time for my wife and I to re-enter the real world. Quark must be sold or suffer intolerable neglect.

She’s complete with over $20,000 in extras as the dealers say.

Here’s a partial list from a seven-page inventory. YACHT GENERAL: Volvo MD 6B diesel, HD engine mounts, fresh water cooling, engine vibration dampener, dual 100 amp batteries, insulated icebox, Unifrig, upgraded upholstery & cushions, teak & holly sole, insulated hull, frames every 15” shear to keel, 3/4” bulkheads, boom gallows, HD standing rigging, twin jib halyards, masteps, custom bow & stern rollers. SAILS & RUNNING RIGGING: 7 oz. Main, 7 oz. 90% jib (new), 6 oz. 150% genoa, 3/4 oz. drifter, all Barlow winches, both main & jib reefing and spare lines & blocks. ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION: Ray Jeff 2-way VHF & RDF, Morrow 60/60 depthsounder with alarm, portable shortwave receiver, timecube, cassette player, Seafarer autopilot, Aries windvane, Walker sumlog, Mariner knotmeter, two 5" Ritchie compasses, and a plastic sextant. GROUND TACKLE: 3 anchors, 200-ft. 5/16” chain, 250-ft. 1/2” rode, 100-ft. 5/8” rode, Vetus anchor windlass. CANVASS: dodger with a seagoing awning, In-port sun awning, cockpit windscreens, sail covers, windscoop. SAFETY: Zodiac model 605 four-man liferaft/dinghy with airbottle & full survival equipment, Narco EPIRB, 4 fire extinguishers, manoverboard system, high powered spot light, manual & electric bilge pumps.

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In the January issue of Latitude 38 we ran a story by ShimonCraig van Collie called Man of Steel. It was about Arlo Nish and the new 64-ft.'Tom Wylie-design he’s going to be building soon out of steel. We published two line drawings of the design, but they looked stark naked — and why not — because we hadn’t published any ‘vital statistics’ to go with them. So, if you’ll be so kind, pick up your January issue, turn to page 86, and write in the following information ji^st above the mizzen mast.

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Infinity — where are you now when you’re needed? Way back in the first issue of Latitude 38 we printed a picture of the vessel Infinity berthed at the end of Grove Street in Oakland. She was about 120-ft. long, ketch-rigged, and built of cement. She was constructed with the specific purpose of selling time-share vacations on her, an idea which didn’t float well at the time.

The reason Infinity comes to mind is that one of our readers, John Briery, apparently wanted to charter her for a wedding reception or something. The last we heard of Infinity was that she had gone south and was tied up in San Pedro, but that was several years ago. Does anyone else know where she is now?

Maybe you know.

Back in 1926 a 58-ft. steel yawl was built in Germany by G.E. Eslander; a gentleman named Lee Havens is looking to write about her and would appreciate anyone’s assistance in locating the owner or owners. She’s located in southern California now, but apparently was kept in the bay area several years ago. Back in 1966 she went by the name of Beatrys, and was owned by Francis/Wredden/Warren, which may have been a law firm, a consortium or who knows what.

If you have any information on the exact current location of the owner of this vessel, Mr. Havens would appreciate your dropping him a line, care of Latitude 38, P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 95966.

The Ancient Mariners Sailing Society, an organization for owners of classic sailboats, sent us their calendar of events for the year If you own a classic boat and are planping on being in southern California during one of the events, we’re sure they’d love to welcome you.

Tom Belair is the new Commodore and you can reach him at .

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May 9th (our birthday) is the Iron Man Singlehanded Race. June 20th is the Yesteryear Regatta in San Diego Bay. June 21 is the start of the San Diego to Maui TransPac, August 15th the Petticoat Regatta for ladies only, September 5th the San Diego to Ensenada Race.

On October 17th there is the Glorietta Bay Raft-Up and Dinghy Race, and December 5th the Half Pint of Rum Race. The Ancient Mariners Sailing Society, getting it on with the oldies in southern California.

Baby before boats. Marilyn Schumacher, wife of Alameda naval architect, Carl Schumacher, delivered the couple’s second child, Richard Evan, at home on.the 21st of January. Congratulations.

Carl is still expecting more, however. In the middle of this month the first of his Choate 30-designs should be delivered, and will be campaigned in the Long Beach Mid-Winters. A short while later, his first Express, a 27-ft. ultralight should be completed. Terry Alsberg of Alsberg Brother’s Boats is building it as a production boat in Santa Cruz.

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I have to send him off for “the cure” again. He really has it bad this time. An acute case of sailing singlemindedness.

The symptoms are unmistakeable. Whenever we go anywhere he tries to sneak out in his Topsiders in hopes of attracting another sailor to talk to.

He lies about the number of boating equipment catalogs he has.

My neighbor whined she thought her husband was having an affair. “You’re lucky," I told her.

He hides Cruising World inside an old Playboy cover and thinks he’s fooling me, but I KNOW his only interest is sailing.

Take the dinner party we were invited to recently . . . among the guests were a psychiatrist, a master chef, a Pulitzer prize winning author, and an EST teacher. “I don’t wanta go,” he complained.

“What would I talk to any of them about?”

I’ve tried to get him to quit cold turkey. “Let’s go someplace in the CAR this weekend,” I plead, but it falls on deaf ears.

Every Thanksgiving I turn on the T.V. at dawn, hoping to lure him into a football weekend, to no avail.

My neighbor whined to me that she thought her husband was having an affair. “You’re lucky,” I told her. “At least he knows women exist! My husband’s only vice is fondling a snatchblock!”

When a motorist honked at him on the freeway the other day, he leaned out the window and yelled “You have no rights! You’re overtaking from astern!”

He wears raggy undershorts but will replace a line on the boat instantly at the slightest hint of wear.

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Did you purchase every item on his Christmas list at the nearest chandlery? Does he always wear a black elastic strap on his glasses?

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I knew I had trouble when I found notes around the house listing little gifts he was going to buy for Her . . . intimate items like mast boots and holding tanks.

Now the threat has tripled. Recently he bought a sailing dinghy for our trip up the delta, then suddenly we had to have another so we could dinghy race. Ah yes, we’re now a three-boat family!

When he was home sick with the flu, he just had the strength to sand the brightwork on the El Toro, but not enough energy to take out the trash. That was the final straw!

I have had it with the inconvenience of the spinnaker endlessly drying in my livingroom! He can move into the Marine Hardware Store for all I care! I am totally fed up with playing second fiddle to a fiberglass floozy!

From now on, things are going to be different around here. I’m going to give him an ultimatum! . . . just as soon as we get back from the boat show.

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SIGHTINGS what’sa matter? reel it in channel doggers “Careless recreational boaters have been causing headaches for both careful boaters and commercial skippers by foolishly anchoring their boats in narrow channels and fairways.” So says the Coast Guard.

Apparently the biggest blame goes to fishermen who congregate in narrow channels like Ozol and Carquinez Strait, looking to “catch the big ones”. But before we sailors get too smug, we are also culprits that have been causing, some trouble-. In particular racing boats anchoring near marks to prevent losing ground in light winds and adverse tides.

Rules of the Road, the Coast Guard wants to remind you, preclude anyone from blocking channels and other narrow stretches of water.

The Sausalito Cruising Club is looking to buy a barge, approximately 103’x35’. These are easy-going folks and they are willing to consider steel, concrete, or wood. They need the barge because the one their yaqht

islander 36 The Spring Meeting of the Islander 36 Association will be held at 7:00 p.m. on March 11 at the Metropolitan Yacht Club.

All Islander 36 owners are invited to attend.

This year the Association will add a non-

SIGHTINGS got worms? club now sits on isn’t in the best of shape; so if you can, why not help them stay afloat?

If you’ve got a barge this size or know somebody who does, call John Alper at (415) 864-5700 or 332-4972.

meeting spinnaker division for new racers and those who do not have a full spinnaker crew trained.

For information about the Association you may contact Jim Edens at (415) 929-6223.

free sailing <8fe seamanship course The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12 of Sausalito and Tiburon offers its free public boating course for sailing enthusiasts of all levels of experience and knowledge beginning Monday, March 2nd, at 7:30 p.m. at the Sausalito Cruising Club on Bridgeway at the foot of Napa St., Sausalito.

This renowned course is considered to be the most comprehensive sail course available today and is recognized by many insurance companies and lending institutes as a consideration for premium pricing and in financing for the purchase of a boat.

The Sailing and Seamanship Course was developed by practical and experienced San Francisco bay sailors and is presented by trained and experienced instructors through lectures and slides. There is a text, probably the best sailing manual to be found, which makes a good on-board reference manual at the completion of the course. The text and the Work Book represent the only costs of the course at $7. The course takes 6 weeks to complete with classes every Monday and Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9:30, with a Certificate of Completion presented at the end. Subjects include: Sailboat Handling, Heavy Weather, Rules of the Road and Legal Requirements, Tuning and Variant Rigs, Simple Navigation and Marine Radio, Seamanship, Knots and Lines. ' For further information and enrolling, call Bob Perlman, (415) 332-3999.

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here come the aussies!

One of the big hits of the last sailing season was the Australian 18 Worlds (see photo at left) last July on San Francisco bay, an event sponsored by Coors Beer and hosted by the Sian Francisco YC. If you missed these boats last year — they are probably the wildest monohulls in the world — you’ll get your chance again this year. j Two big competitions are planned, and both will include top-rated 18’s from New Zealand. The first will be held in Newport, Rhode Island the first week in June. Then comes the Worlds, again on San Francisco Bay, June 24 through July 3rd. Not wanting to falsely hype the class, officers won’t speculate on how many boats they expect to participate in the two events, but it’s rumored that there will be at least several more than last year.

The Australian 18 Class is not, as was inaccurately reported elsewhere, in any way associated with the slow-starting PYRA (Professional Yacht Racing Association). The 18 owners we talked to ard interested in promoting what they feel is the world’s most exciting class, whatever glory or money they might acquire — the stated objectives of the PYRA — is of little or no importance to them. None we talked to thought it was possible to make a living sailing, nor did they even care to try.

For those of you who don’t remember, class rules for the 18’s are probably the simplest in the world. Basically, the boat has to be 18-ft. long. That is it.

Pour on all the sail you want, make it as light as you want, as wide as you want, put just about any contraption in the world you want. That’s what you call a ‘developmental’ class. They are great to watch, too.

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The Bay Area Marine Institute (BAMI) of San Francisco will present a special all-day computer symposium titled “Introduction to the Use of Numeric Analysis and Computers in Boat Design” on March 7, 1981.

This special symposium is designed as a practical introduction to numeric analysis for yacht designers and builders. Informal discussions will focus on various techniques and applications of both personal computers and larger service bureau facilities to improve accuracy and reduce time spent in tedious, routine calculations. The symposium is geared to take the mystery out of computers and numeric analysis, and to provide the marine engineer with a clear and pragmatic view of available data management and computation resources within his or her profession .

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long may she wave Reader Michael Roth of San Francisco (State of Confusion) sent us the accompanying photograph. He said, “1 thought you might like to see the ‘results’ of a Golden Gate Mid-Winter. Not your tasua! drifter, but a blowing 20-25 knots from the North. The race was a reach up and back the City Front. The boat in the picture is Captain Midnight; somehow both clews let loose. The spinnaker doesn’t look torn, just embarrassed.”

So it does Michael, and $10 to you for that dandy little contribution.

singlehanded sailing society The Singlehanded Sailing Society is alive and well — the new Commodore’s wife just called and told us so. The recently elected officers are as follows: Commodore Mike Rettie Vice Commodore Harold Upham Secretary Chris Ceetan Treasure Gene Haynes The SSS’s phone number is now (415) 521-1176, and they have an answering machine hooked up in case no one is there to answer the phone at the time you call., The Society has three events scheduled for the 1981 racing season. The traditional Singlehanded Farallones Race will be April 18; a Singlehanded con't. on next sightings page

The Richmond Yacht Club will host the 1981 Laser North American Championships on July 23-26,. 1981. Lloyd B. Henry Coors Distributing Co. will sponsor the event.

Top competitors are expected from the entire west coast as well as elsewhere in the U.S. and Canada. Perhaps toughest among these will be Craig Healy, a Richmond YC saiior who won the 1979 North Americans at Santa Cruz.

jack (8b Jill Registration is now open for the second biennial Jack and Jill Port Angeles to Honolulu Yacht Race. The Sloop Tavernsponsored race will begin on Sunday, July 4, 1982 at Port Angeles, Washington, and end at Honolulu, Hawaii.

Eligible yachts are 50-ft. and under, length on deck, crewed by one male and one female. Fleet size will be limited to 20 sailboats; a multihull division will be established if sufficient entries are received.

Flying sails, windvanes/autopilots are allowed and PHRF handicaps will be used.

Address requests for race bulletins to the race chairman: Louis Place, 2830 N.W. Market, Seattle, Washington 98107.

We received the dbove announcement in the mail the other day. Apparently the first of the ‘Jack and Jill’ TransPacs was held last

SIGHTINGS bami course discussion of the state-of-art computer techniques used in marine design, but incorporates a practical ‘how to’ approach to aid the designer in accessing and utlizing a wide spectrum of both simple and complex structural, hydrostatic, and hydrodynamic programs. Presenters include the following naval architects: Miklos Kossa, Randolph Paulling, Alan Maris, Christopher Barry, Paul Kamen, and Colin Moore; equipment and software representatives will also be available.

The symposium is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Cost for the entire day is $45 payable by February 25 or $50 thereafter. Persons wishing to attend may call or write the Bay Area Marine Institute, Pier 66, San Francisco, CA 94107, (415) 552-4500 for further information and registration forms.

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Race around the Lightbucket and then to Half Moon Bay and back will be held in July; early in October there will be a singlehanded race from Berkeley to Vallejo with a double-handed race coming back the following day.

Wait! There’s one more event, the season opener. That’s March 7th at the Island YC, a spaghetti feed for $1 per person, which preceeds the Society’s general meeting to which everyone is cordially invited. Upcoming events will be discussed, and maybe the possiblity of mutual cooperation with ASH (Associations of Singlehanders), the YRA affiliated group which has a season-long slate of local singlehanded ocean races.

Some of you are already thinking about the next Singlehanded TransPac — the date to mark on your calender is June 19th, 1982.

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The popular Colin Archer Race for cruising boats will be held for the fifth time on March 28th, this year with a brand new course. Previously the races started in the Oakland Estuary, sometimes with little wind, then tried to battle reverse tides trying to round the Pt. Bonita buoy. This year the 20.5-mile

north americans The heavy winds usual for San Francisco bay in mid-summer will be moderated by the location of the racing. Courses will be set in the Southampton Shoal area near Richmond, gaining protection from wind and waves by the Tiburon Peninsula and Angel Island.

For further information write: Frederick T. Wood, 74 Sequoyah View Drive, Oakland, CA 94605.

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A small word of caution, though. Last year bay area sailor Michael Lingsch and his sweetie, Patti had intended to use this race as the first leg of a year-long cruise through the south Pacific. They signed-up, paid their entry fee; later they were trying to get a refund.

Michael likes to race, and his disenchantment started when he learned he would be penalized for carrying a spinnaker; it went downhill from there. So before any of you folks send in an entry fee for this T,ransPac — or any other TransPac for that matter — be sure you’ve had a chance to read the event instructions and have a clear understanding of what the organizers have in mind.

We’re sure it’s a fun sail; just be sure it’s the one you’re looking for.

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course is all inside the bay; start off the west end of the Berkeley Pier, round Harding Rock, Blossom Rock, Angel Island, Treasure Island, and finish in the Oakland Estuary off the end of the Encinal Yacht Club.

The race is for Colin Archer-type boats. There are five divisions: divisions for boats with outboard rudders, and two divisions for boats with inboard rudders.

As always, racing rules will apply, but “this is a fun race and protests are discouraged”. After the race most.boats usually tie up at the Encinal guest dock, eat dinner at the club, and spend the night there on their boats. It’s been a heck of a lot of fun for all entries in the past, and you’d be sure to enjoy yourself this year.

For an entry form write: Encinal Yacht Club — Colin Archer Race, P.O. Box 2401, Alameda, CA 94501, or call Rick Oliveira at (415) 521-9846. It only costs $10 to enter, so start rounding up your crew and challenging your neighbors.

SIGHTINGS let's talk lights The condition of the atmosphere has a considerable effect upon the distance at which lights can be seen. Sometimes lights are obscured by fog, haze, dust, smoke or precipitation which may be present at the light or between it and the observer, but not at the observer and possibly unknown to him. On the other hand, refraction may often cause a light to be seen farther than under ordinary circumstances. A light of low intensity will be easily obscured by unfavorable conditions of the atmosphere and less dependence can be placed on its being seen. For this reason, the intensity of a light should always be considered when expecting to sight it in thick weather. Haze and distance may reduce the apparent duration of the flash of a flashing light: In some conditions of the atmosphere, white lights may have a reddish hue. In clear weather, green lights may have a whitish hue.

It should be remembered that lights placed at great elevations are more frequently obscured by clouds, mist, and fog than those near sea level.

In regions where ice conditions prevail in winter, the lantern panes of unattended lights may become covered with ice or snow, which will greatly reduce the luminous ranges qf the lights and may also cause lights to appear a different color.

The increasing use of brilliant shore lights for advertising, illuminating bridges, and other purposes, may cause navigational lights, particuarly those in densely inhabited areas, to be outshone and difficult to distinguish from the background lighting. Mariners are requested by the U.S. Coast Guard to report such cases as outlined above in order that steps may be taken to attempt to improve the conditions.

The “loom” of a powerful light is often seen beyond the geographical range of the light. The loom may sometimes appear sufficiently sharp to obtain a bearing.

At short distances, some of the brighter flashing lights may show a faint continuous light between flashes.

It should be borne in mind that, when attempting to sight a light at night, the geographical range is considerably increased from aloft. By noting a star immediately over the light, an accurate compass bearing may be indirectly obtained on the light from the navigating bridge although the light is not yet visable from that level.

The distance of an observer from a light cannot be estimated by its apparent intensity. Always check the characteristics of lights in order that powerful lights visible in the distance shall not be mistaken for nearby lights showing similar characteristics at lower intensity (such as those on lighted buoys).

If lights are not sighted with a reasonable time after prediction, a dangerous situation may exist requiring resolution or action to insure the safety of the vessel.

— stolen flom Notices to Mariners who stole it from Bowditch’s American Navigator

last seminar at mystery location February 11th is the date of the final Metro Oakland YC Mid-Winter racing seminar, and it’s all sold-out. The only question is where will it be held; as we go to press, neither the yacht club nor speaker Hank Easom knows. All along it s been hoped that the seminar could be conducted at the Army Corps of Engineers Bay and Delta Model over in Sausalito, but arrangements have not yet been confirmed.

If you have tickets for Easom’s seminar on ‘Tides and Tactics in the Bay’, call the Metro YC at 832-6757 the week of February 11th and they’ll be able to give you the correct location. con’t. on next sightings page

what’s this A good question. Ostensibly Rod Park is qualifying his 40-ft. Bill Lee-designed Panache for the 1981 TransPac. Even though Panache has sailed a handful of TransPac’s already, under the new TransPac ‘safety rules’, she had to establish that she could self-right from a severe knockdown.

There’s two ways she could have proved satisfactory; one is through calculation, the other by acthally tipping the boat over and seeing if she’d come back up. All the data necessary for the calculation wasn’t available, so Rod went ahead and dunked her.

A length of bar stock was attached to the keel, then Rod ran a line from the bar stock to the Richmond YC small boat hoist, and on a rainy Saturday morning in January hoisted Panache over. The photo above shows the boat most of the way over, but they kept going until she stuck her mast in the mud. Everything went well — although one battery 'thunked’ loose — in the sense that she righted herself with no problem. Of course it did create quite a mess, what with all the water and mud running down the mast and into the bilge.

Designer/builder Bill Lee was on hand to measure the amount of heel with an ‘upsidedown-o-meter’ carefully crafted out of a piece of cardboard and a 50C protractor.

Lee explained that Merlin would be doing the ‘81 TransPac under charter to Nicholas Frazee of the San Diego YC, the former

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Tom Blackaller was the speaker in January, and we got our moneysworth.

You see, ever since we got our main it’s had this little ripple up near the head; the guys who built it laughed it off as ‘speed bumps’, but there’s always been a doubt in our mind. So, for our $4 admission we heard a second opinion from Blackaller, “if the rest of the sail looks good don’t worry about a little thing like that”, and now we feel much better, thank you. He said pretty much the same thing about genoa leeches that flutter a bit, that you should concentrate on the big factors in sail shape and don’t be distracted by the inconsequential problems.

As far as windshifts go, Tom said there aren’t a whole lot of them in the bay, at least as compared with most other areas of the country. Some shifts here, however, are built in. When sailing toward the Golden Gate from a Berkeley Circle start, he recommends always going on a port tack (in a normal westerly) no matter what the tide is doing, because as you near Angel Island you get a big lift from the wind shifting in that direction. We’ve always headed off on starboard from Berkeley Circle starts — hell, no wonder we

all about? owner of Swiftsure. Some changes will have to be made to Merlin at Carl Eichenlaub s San Diego boatyard becuase under the new rules she suffers from a little too much sail

lose.

What does Blackaller do before the start of a race? First he makes sure everything is ready and prepared on his boat so he doesn’t even have to think about it again. Then he likes to get out on the starting line half an hour before the starting gun and starts recording the direction of the wind every five minutes, trying to detect the shifts. A sailmaker, Blackaller says that if you can play the shifts right, you neither have to have the best sails or the best boat speed to be up around the top — at least until you get into the higher levels of competition.

are you bored with bay racing?

If so, then maybe you should try MORA (Midget Ocean Racing Association) .

Stop chasing around the same old buoys inside the bay. Join MORA and test your racing skills while meeting the demands of the ocean waters outside the Gate. After the day’s race, join the raft-up and meet your competitors.

Our program for boats under 31-ft. offers more racing miles for your dollar and more fun in your weekend. ' We encourage newcomers and we 11 even assign an experienced MORA skipper to be your advisor during the first year! If it sounds interesting . . . join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres at the Spring Meeting, March 18, 7:30 p.m. at the Golden Gate Yacht Club. Ocean racers Chris Corlett and Dee Smith will be there to discuss the racing program. Please call any of the following members for further information.

and not enough displacement. Leejs keeping the proposed changes secret, presumably because arch-rival Drifter will probably be faced with the same problems.

Lee doesn’t want to tip his hat.

All in all, it seems pretty crazy that these veteran TransPac boats are suddenly suspect after performing as well as they have in the Honolulu and other races. If we’d been on the TransPac rules committee we’d have had a hard time not allowing them in at least under a ‘grandfather’ clause; to do otherwise would seem to have taken a lot of pardon us please — panache. page 57

Alex Malaccorto — (408) 268-8523 Rocinante — Yankee 30 Bob Hrubes — (415) 843-9171 / Zot! — Santana 525 Paul C. Altman — (415) 655-6000 , Predator — Hawkfarm John Dukat — (415) 522-2705 Critical Mass — Mancebo Custom Edward Searby — (415) 525-9181 Rapid Transit — Santana 30 Carl Schumacher — (415) 865-4850

John Wright — (707) 422-5939 Hurrah — Yankee 30 Carl Ondry - (415) 368-3002 Wildfire — Yankee 30 Kame Richard — (415) 444-4321 (Hops from boat to boat) Fred Hoffman — (415) 522-4006 Eclipse — Hawkfarm Franz Klitz - (707) 642-1589 Bloody Mary — Santa Cruz 27

MORA offers nineteen days of racing during 1981, not including the addition of the revived San Francisco to Monterey Race which will be held on the Friday of Easter weekend. We’ll have the complete schedule for you in the next issue.

SIGHTINGS inflation buoy secret revealed A couple of months back we published a letter from a gentleman who wondered why folks using the mooring buoys at Angel Island always used two, thus letting only half of the potential number of boats moor there.

We’d always thought boats were supposed to use two buoys — for reasons we don’t completely understand — but a call to the Ranger said no, that wasn’t true.

Well, Reader Randall Waggoner was good enough to send us a pamphlett he got at the Boat Show, a pamphlett that explained how you’re supposed to use those mooring buoys at Ayala Cove. It turns out you are supposed to use two buoys, not bne.

“A numbered mooring station in the Cove consists of two white, bluebanded buoys similar to the example on the right. Both buoys have identical numbers, but one buoy is marked “B” for bow and the other is marked “S” for stern. The top number indicates that mooring station. The bottom number indicates the footage of the boat to be accomodated. Never moor to two buoys having different numbers.

“Stations parallel the shore and prevailing current from approximately southeast to southwest. Smaller stations are close to shore in a minimum depth of six feet.”

Well, there you have it.

Ayala Cove gets so damn busy during nice weather that we haven’t been there in several years. But darned if our family didn’t go sail over on Christmas day, and spend a few hours there in the company of only three or *

If you’ve always wanted to see what happens when the inflation cord is pulled on a liferaft, you’ll get three chances in the next months. These ‘inflates’ as it were, will be courtesy of Seagull Marine, which distributes Avon liferafts, and West Marine Products, 'whose three northern California stores sell them.

Tom Martin of Seagull will be on hand to pull the cord as well as to talk about raftdesign, maintenance, and related survival gear. This will be a great opportunity to ask liferaft questions, and maybe try out the ‘alternative’ liferaft theories on Tom’s peace of mind.

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radio Starting the third week in February the Contra Costa College, San Pablo, is offering two FREE courses that may well be of interest to many of you.

The first course is Eng 198-080. It’s not English, but Electrical fundamentals for AC and DC electrical systems. You’ll learn about batteries, chargers, isolators, and things like electrical planning, selection of tools and materials. Also covered will be ABYC and Coast Guard recommendations, good wiring practices and comprehensive coverage of corrosion and techniques to control it. The course is recommended for anyone who wants to know more about their boats and may be of particular interest to boatyard workers who want to expand their skills.

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four other boats. We took a berth — nobody came around to collect the $1.50 — went up to a picnic table and wolfed down some Christmas chili. It was warm, and serene, and we really enjoyed ourselves. If you haven’t been there in a few years, you might want to sail on over before the weather gets too good and the Cove too crowded. You’ll enjoy yourself.

You racing boat owners and crew don’t have to be caught all out of practice when the ocean racing season starts April 4th or the bay season starts May 2nd. That’s because the Encinal YC in Alameda is putting on a ‘Spring Tune-Up Series’ for folks wanting to sharpen their sailing skills prior to the commencement of regular hostilities.

There are three Spring race dates: February 21, March 21 and April 18, all of which are Saturdays. Racing will be conducted off Alameda’s Naval Air Station, and all boats

SIGHTINGS entertainment Rafts will be inflated Thursday nites at 7:30 p.m. on the following dates and in the following locations: February 19th at the West Marine Store in -Sausalito; February 26th at the West Marine Store in Palo Alto; and March 5th at the West Marine Store in Oakland.

We think buying a liferaft after seeing it inflated is the only way to go, because it gives you a realistic idea of what you’ll be dealing with if you ever have to use it. So even if you miss this opportunity or want to buy another brand or from another dealer, see if you can’t see the raft you want ‘blown-up’. Often times you can be obliged.

corroding (9b other problems The second class of interest to sailors is Eng 198-081, and covers the fundamentals of radio theory and practice. The course is designed to cover the subjects needed to pass the FCC license test for Amateur General Grade, the grade you must be for talking on Ham radios. No prior radio skills or training is required.

Both classes are held at night, generally one night a week for about 12 weeks, and you can get two units of college credit for passing them. But sign up early, for both classes generally fill-up rapidly. For further information call the Contra Costa College at (415) 235-7800 ext. 224, or the instructor, Steve Dodge at (415) 233-5833. You’ll pro¬

rudder problem update A major story in last year’s Ballena Bay YC Kauai TransPac was the serious problem the three Santana 35’s encountered with their rudders. One of them, Raccoon Straits, broke her rudder and began taking on water, thus forcing her to be escorted to Los Angeles. Another, Wild Hair, bent her rudder precariously, but made Kauai on her own after days of nerve-racking anxiety for the crew. The third, Friendship, beset by additional problems, also had rudder trouble and was eventually lifted onto the deck of a naval vessel in the middle of the Pacific.

We didn’t immediately pursue the story, feeling that the manufacturers would be over-defensive, and probably suspecting us of wanting to sensationalize the incident. We also didn’t want readers to immediately jump to the conclusion that the boats are worthless.

In the course of doing this month’s story on one-design class winners we had the chance to talk with the winner of last year’s Santana 35 class, Bruce Seymore. Who better could we ask for an evaluation of the situation.

Bruce explained that the problem with those Santana 35’s was both in design and manufacture, although probably more the latter. For one thing, the rudder stock did not go all the way dowrt to the bottom of the rudder — something that caused Seymore to lose his own rudder. The second problem was apparently insufficient reinforcement where the rudder stock came through the hull and deck; it just wasn’t strong enough.

According to Seymore, this was a problem with the earlier boats, and that the necessary corrections were made to later boats as they were manufacturered. All other boats have been retrofitted with new rudders, and have the important areas reinforced.

Bruces says there haven’t been any problems since the modifications were done. We’ll take his word for it. He thinks it’s a terrific boat, as do most of the owners, even those who had rudder problems. /

opened wide!

allow ‘foreign’ entries, too. Who knows?

For further information call the Encinal YC or pick up an entry form at most

The Coast Guard wants you to know that the clamshell dredge, Thelma, is dredging the Oyster Point Channel and the Sierra Point Marina. Even though the dredge is operating day and night until February 15th, you need not worry.

The Oyster Point Channel does not lead to the Oyster Point Marina, and the Sierra Point Marina doesn’t open for another two years.

Dredging is also completed on the San Rafael Channel and will soon be done on the Petaluma River. More places to go this summer.

A place on the Estuary you might want to be careful at is the Rusty Scupper restaurant on the Oakland side next to Portobello. We tried to pull up the southwest end of the guest dock a few weeks ago in a Yamaha 33 and couldn’t make it — we don’t know what the depth at the other end of the

Alameda-based yacht clubs.

guest dock is like as the Yamaha refused to go over land.

bably be glad you did.

tune-up will be using PHRF handicaps. The cost is $5 for the entire series, and entries are invited to use the guest dock facilities at the Encinal YC after each race.

The press release says the series is for Alameda-based yacht club boats, £>ut maybe if you asked “pretty pleeeeaaase” they’d

SIGHTINGS return of the crew list Last Spring we published forms for readers to fill out if they either wanted to crew on a racing boat, or were looking for folks to crew on their racing boat. Apparently it was quite a success; a number of folks told us so and others have been asking that we repeat it this year.

As you can see from the forms on the next four Sightings pages, we are doing it again, although we’ve made a number of changes. The biggest change is that we added two more forms; one for folks looking for positions as crew on cruising boats, and the other for cruising boat owners looking for crew.

• ' v All forms have been made a bit more detailed this year, so that when we publish the results next month folks will be better able to select the appropriate applicants or situations without having to bother with a lot of useless phone calls.

The rules of the game are simple; the first is that by sending in a form you « absolve Latitude 38 from any trouble you get into by filling it out. For example, if you get a position on a boat and get cracked in the head by a jibing boom, that’s your problem, you don’t come blaming us, O.K.? If it’s not O.K., don’t fill the form out. con't. on next sightings page

1 WANT TO CREW ON A CRUISING BOAT NAME:

AGE:

SEX:

PHONE NUMBER:

SAILING EXPERIENCE '•)

None, but have a strong desire to learn.

2.)

Limited to bay. ^

3.)

Moderate; lots of bay and some coastal trips.

4.)

Considerate; lots of bay, coast, and at least an ocean cross-

latitude 38 There are four things wrong in the above picture, can you spot all of them?

ing.

1 WANT TO CRUISE !•)

Around the bay and up the delta.

2.)

To Hawaii and/or South Pacific this summer.

3.)

To Mexico and points southeast this winter/next spring.

4.)

Southern California this summer.

5-)

To the north; Alaska, San Juan Islands, etc.

1 CAN OFFER !•)

To help maintain and prepare the boat.

2.)

Share expenses.

3-)

Mechanical skills (electrical/engine, etc.).

4.)

Jack-of-all-trades.

5.)

Hot love, or at least affection for the right owner.

(Usually in quizzes like this the answers are printed upsidedown below; however, our typesetting machine only prints right side up, so you’ll have to bear with us.)

1. The first thing wrong with the picture is that nobody has a drink in their hands. Is this a christening or a funeral?

2. Instead of striking the bow of the boat with a bottle of champagne, the woman has used a large container of banana Kefir. Kefir is too sticky for such a festive occasion.

3. The gentlemen in the front row are wearing ties. The only ties allowed onboard a boat are for furling the main, not circumnavigating necks. The only exception is if this is a ‘New Wave’ christening, in which case everyone forgot to put bones through their

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Second rule: forms must be filled out legibly. If you can’t write clearly get your sister to fill it out. Or two-finger it at a typewriter. If it’s not easy to read it goes into the garbage. We want to help, but only if you make a reasonable effort to help yourself.

Fill the form out and get it back to us at P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966 by the 22nd of February. We know that doesn’t give you much time, but we’re trying to limit the respondents to folks who are really serious. We figure the tight deadline will weed out those who haven’t decided whether they’d rather sail or play baseball. The results will be published in the March issue of Latitude 38. If you’re late, send in the form anyway, because we may — no promises — repeat the entire procedure one more time in the April issue.

A final suggestion; we strongly recommend that you don’t become a ‘wild checker’. For example, don’t fill out a racing crew form and check every racing category and then fill out a cruising crew form and check every destination. Doing that will make you appear greedy and insincere; somehow those forms will end up in the garbage, too.

Are we making too many rules? Maybe, but it s very important to us that this work out, and we feel this is the best way to make sure it will be a success.

Good luck!

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| AM LOOKING FOR CRUISING CREW

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NAME:

AGE:

____—----

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SEX:-

PHONE NUMBER: ----J

quiz

My boat is a: _----I plan to go to: -------

noses.

4. The worst error is, of course, that they are christening a powerboat, and not a sailboat. What the heck is with these people?

And if you’re even going to bother with christening one of ihem, Ripple or a cheap Port should always be substitute for champagne — or even Kefir, for that matter.

Were you able to find all four errors? If not it’s time you go our and buy your own sailboat and practice, practice, practice! (Oh yeah, this is really Mrs. Mary Connolly — whom we hope will refrain from suing us — christening the Oakland Pilot, a new 48-ft., 28-knot water taxi to be used in ferrying pilots, passengers and crew to. and from ships anchored in the bay and the far reaches of Lake Merritt.)

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On this date: -------—

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I AM LOOKING FOR CREW '•)

That is male.

2.)

That is female.

3. )

Whose sex doesn't matter.

4. ) 5. )

6. )

That is extremely experienced.

That has at least coastal experience.

That doesn’t have any experience but is willing to bust their asses learning.

7. )

That is willing to share some of the expenses.

8. )

That look good in a bikini.

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correction In Andrew Urbanczyk’s article in the last issue of Latitude 38, the gentleman at right was incorrectly identified as Hiroshi Totsuka. He’s really Kenichi Horie. Urbanc'zyk says Hiroshi Totsuka was a “perpetual motion man”, and therefore impossible to photograph satisfactorily.

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1 WANT TO CREW ON A RACING BOAT NAME:

AGF:

PHONE

SEX:

NUMBER:

1 WANT TO RACE '•)

In the bay.

2.)

Locally In the ocean.

3.)

In the south bav.

4.)

M.O.R.A.

5-)

In the 1981 TransPac.

6.)

In the 81/82 Mexican Races.

1 PREFER SAILING IN !•)

Dinghies.

20

Small boats. 20-80 feet.

3)

Large boats, over 31 -feet.

I’VE GOT 1)

Little experience but a strong desire to learn.

2.)

Moderate racing experience (season or two).

30.

Lot's of experience (several season's).

1 CAN OFFER 1)

To help prepare and maintain boat.

2.)

Experienced foredeck talent.

3.)

Experienced navigational skills.

4.)

Punctuality and reliability.

snuggled Each winter we try and remind you folks that winter winds blow strong from the north and south, and require that your boat be carefully secured at the dock. The picture below is proof. Ed Leslie of Channel 7 TV was kind enough to send it to us with the following paragraph: “This boat apparently pulled loose from its mooring during December’s big blow (about

1st show sold-out; Last month Chris Kafitz ran a classified ad in Latitude 38 on behalf of the Berkeley YC’s Friday Nite Flicks and the Friday, February 6th appearance there of Bernard Moitessier.

Chris wrote us to say: “Due to the great attraction of your magazine [all right!] and the charisma of Bernard Moitessier, we have over 250 reservations already (this is only the 16th of January!) and he will be at our club Saturday the 7th as well and perhaps Sunday if the demand continues.”

So this is the deal folks: Bernard’s Friday,

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SIGHTINGS spring sailing seminar The Youth Yacht Racing Association of Northern California has planned another fun-filled Spring Sailing Seminar for March 7 and 8 at the Lake Merced Sailing Club. This weekend of sailing instruction provided by some of the most accomplished sailors in the bay area includes: basic sailing instruction for the beginning junior sailor, refinement of sailing technique for the intermediate skipper, and tactical racing skills for the competitive yachtsman.

This year’s affair on Lake Merced (near the S.F. Zoo) will be a bring-yourown-boat seminar (or share with a fellow sailor) and includes a lunch and dinner on Saturday and a lunch on Sunday.

To sign up for the Spring Sailing Seminar, pick up a registration form at your local yacht or sailing club, or contact Scott Rovanpera at 939-4069 for an entry form. Pre-registration entry fee for the entire event is only $12.50 per entrant if received by March 6 and $15.00 on the morning of the seminar. Additional family members wanting to attend the seminar get a bargain rate of $10.00. Adults and parents wishing to attend the lunches or dinner can buy separate meal tickets at the seminar’s registration desk. All entry forms should be mailed to: Scott Rovanpera, 449 La Casa Via, Walnut Creek, CA 94598.

YYRA is a volunteer organization created to promote junior/youth sailing in northern California' through it’s sponsored seminars, USYRU Junior Championship Area G eliminations, and publication of its yearbook containing youth-oriented sailing activities and schedules.

down tight December 6th or so) and no-handed it from a marina in Marin, out the Golden Gate and onto Baker Beach in San Francisco; a total wreck. A very sad sight ...”

It sure is a sad sight, so all you folks take warning and spend those few extra minutes to be sure your boat is tied up right and with lines that aren’t badly chaffed.

2 to go February 6th appearance is completely soldout. But if you missed out on that, you might still call Chris at 524-9655 to see if there is any room at the Saturday showing, or what may also be a Sunday showing, * And, by the way, if your yacht club is putting on an event of interest to sailors, be sure you let us here at Latitude 38 know. We’ll be more than happy to give your club publicity; simply drop a message to Latitude 38, P.O. Box 1678, Sausalito, CA 94966.

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S.OAC

February 7th is the date of this year’s first major ocean racing event, the 1981 Southern Ocean Racing Conference. For

S.'O.R.C. wizzard Imp on San Francisco Bay.

years the S.O.R.C. was just an event that everyone read about in the Eastern Yachting magazines; west coast representation was limited to Commodore Tompkins and his so-

called cognescenti. However, by the late 60’s it had evolved into the type of event that anybody who wanted to be somebody 'was obliged to attend.

At the present time the six race series, sailed between Florida and the Bahamas, is what 1 consider the best ocean racing series in the world. The Sardinia Cup is more spectacular; Australia’s Southern Cross Cup farther away; and England’s Admiral’s Cup has excellent competition but the sailing is just plain miserable.

So what is it that attracts west coast sailors to hop on the very last midnight flyer to Tampa or Miami? For the ocean racer it’s the world’s best boat show, previewing the latest developments of designer, boatbuilders, and gear manufacturers. New boats, new sails, new spars, and new instruments are all put to a severe test and compared with the tried, and true equipment of previous years.

West coast sailors are attracted to the Circuit because it is one of the best ways to establish yourself as being serious about the sport of ocean racing. The Circuit is something far more than just another dash around the Farallones or a trip to Catalina and back. It’s an arena where sailors are exposed to new sailing techniques and ideas that can improve their-skills and make them better sailors on their home waters.

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Ted Turner's back with Tenacious, fitted with a new keel.

Irv Loube takes a new Bravura to the Circuit.

The usually warm Florida air and Gulf Stream water temperature rarely detracts from the Series’ appeal.

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1. Boca Grande Race.130 miles — February 7 2. St. Petersburg-Ft. Lauderdale.

370 miles — February 10

3. Ocean Triangle...135 miles — February 16 4. Lipton Cup.

... 30 miles — February 20 I

5. Miami-Nassau Race.176 miles — February 23 6. Nassau Cup

.24 miles — February 27

St. Petersburg-Ft. Lauderdale Boca Grande Ftace Ocean Triangle Lipton Cup Miami-Nassau Race Nassau Cup

Kent Massey leads Leading Lady to Florida.

MARILYN YUlLtS

Shea’s Lively Lady, an early Gary Mulldesign, won its class in the Lucaya Race and took Overall honors in the Miami-Nassau Race while under charter to Dave Allen. Bill Clute’s High Noon won its class in the Nassau Race last year, while Dave Fenix’s ' Pegasus was fourth in fleet for the entire Cir¬

erhaps more than any other ocean racing event, the S.O.R.C. demands boat preparation above all else. Rarely does an untried boat arrive in St. Peterberg — sight of the first two races — dominate the series.

(Belvedere’s Dave Allen did it with Imp in 1977, but that was the exception.) Usually it takes months of planning and endless hours of preparation and sailing before a boat can be considered competitive. Prior to the first race all the preparation work and tuning must be completed; a crew that is desperately trying to tune the mast on the first weather leg cannot win at this level of competition.

The one thing you won’t find at the S.O.R.C. are bar room complaints about a boat rating too high or having a bad crew.

This is flat-out I.O.R. racing, and everyone who comes to play understands the rules of the game. Such as it is, it attracts boats from the U.S. and Canada, but also England, Australia, Sweden, Greece, France, West Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Hong Kong.

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California entries in the S.O.R.C., but those who have entered have generally fared well in fleets of up to 125 boats. In 1969 Mike page 65

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The two most successful local S.O.R.C. efforts have been mounted by Dave Allen with Imp, in 1977 and 1979. Imp won the Overall S.O.R.C. title in 1977, was selected for the Admiral’s Cup Team, and went on to become the top performer in that compete

tion of sixty boats from twenty nations. Imp returned to the Circuit in 1979 and would have again taken the Overall title had it not been for a broken rudder suffered in the third race. Nevertheless, Imp was again selected for England’s Admiral’s Cup competition and was again the top U.S. performer, taking third Overall.

Anyone who has sailed with Dave Allen knows that one of the big keys to his success is preparation. Together with Seymore Sinnett, owner of the many successful Williwaw’s, these two have to be the most successful owners at orgainizing S.O.R.C.

Windward Passage will be squaring off with the new Kialoa.

Imp's super successful owner, Dave Allen,

efforts. Both Seymore and Dave are team players who make every effort to surround themselves with the best talent they can find.

Prior to Imp's successes, most northern Californians thought the S.O.R.C. made good conversation, but little else. However

Stanley Reisch’s well-known Leading Lady will compete under charter to Kent “Mudcat” Massey. Leading Lady needs little introduction to most bay area sailors having won three -straight ‘Keefe-Kilbourn’s’ in the Big Boat Series.

HI be sailing the second bay area entry, Irving Loube’s new Frer’s 46, Bravura.

Bravura was built by Dennis Choate and launched in October; this will be her first major competition. Previously Loube owned a 49-ft. Frer’s designed Bravura whfch he raced in the 1977 S.O.R.C. as well as many west coast and long distance Pacific Ocean races. The Circuit takes on added importance this year since it will double as the selection process for the Admiral’s Cup team; any boat hoping to go to England — both Loube and Massey would like to take their boats there — must do well in Florida tc represent the U.S. in England.

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Circuit (as well as the Admiral’s Cup) is strictly an l.O.R. event and as such stresses the need for boats to be good allaround performers. One-way boats, such as ultra-light displacement boats, may do well 6n the downwind legs, but they’ll get ham¬

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Chnis Boome will drive Leading Lady in some races.

they were in the past when the C.C.A. (Cruising Club of America) rule gave way to the l.O.R. and a new wave of designs. Today we see fewer really new concepts in hull shape as opposed to refinements of previously successful boats. The real innovations have come in new hull construction methods and materials, new sailcloth and sail shape developments, as well as new spar and rigging developments. (Newest innovation in hull construstion is Pat Malloy’s new Intuition, the first aluminum hull to be riveted together.)

Though basic hull shapes have changed little, in most cases the boats have become increasingly complex and less forgiving to the carelessness of inexperienced crews.

Gear-handling equipment has become much more sophisticated and tends to widen the performance gap between crews who know how to properly use it and those who do not.

Perhaps it’s not today’s boats that become obsolete, but rather the people sailing them!

However, I won’t get into that subject now.

Bill Clute's Williwaw-sistership abuildmg in Petaluma. They don't look like much 'til they’re finished.

Imp’s triumph’s sparked a trememdous amount of local enthusiasm for the event.

Last year it was Pegasus and High Noon \ this year two more bay area boats will make the trip across the country. Bruce Munro and

mered by the rest of the fleet going to weather, particularly in the ‘square’ waves of the Gulf Stream.

The basic parameters of l.O.R. hull design have been narrowed considerably from what

ne current trend we’ve seen develop is that larger boats are becoming more competitive. The design thinking from smaller boats evolves into larger boats. And, as larger boats are refined, they become easier for good crews ta get the maximum potential from. The 1974 and 1975 Series were dominated by the One Tonners (usually 35-footers), the 1976 and 1977 Series by Two Tonners (40-footers), and the 1978

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and 1979 Series by Three Tonners (46-footers). This year most of the design thrust is in the 30 rating■ range. This is the rating that the Admiral’s Cup selection committee feels would best represent the U.S. since smaller boats have historically fared better in Admiral’s Cup competition.

With the cost of these boats increasing dramatically — $250,000 for a flat-out Two Tonner — most owners seem to be reluctant to take a chance at trying out a new design.

Therefore most of this year’s twenty-five new entries will come from the boards of Ron

Holland (High Roler, Aries, Christina)-, Doug Peterson (Louisana Crude, Williwaw, Intuition, Love Machine 5), and German Frers (Bravura, Scaramouche, Acadia).

There will be some other interesting boats from Mark Soverel (Locura), and Bill Tripp, Jr. (New Wave), but they would have to be long shots, and I would have to predict that the best performance will be by a well-sailed Peterson, Holland or Frers.

My personal pick for a best overall showing? I have to go with the boat I’m sailing on, Bravura, but I look for Hi Roler from

\ c Tompkins will be sailing on Vanina.

Tom Blackaller will be at the helm of Louisiana

Crude.

Newport Beach to average out at the top of the heap.

— steve taft Steve Taft is the loft manager at North Sails in Alameda. He has sailed in eight S.O.R.C.’s, and one Admiral’s Cup. We’ll have more on the Circuit next month, with reports from Steve Taft, Bob Smith, Louis Kruk, and Commodore Tompkins. Taft will be on Bravura; naval architect Smith on Leading Lady; Kruk on the new Kialoa; and Tompkins on Vanina, a 45-ft.

Scott Kaufman-design Tom Blackaller had been sailing with good success in Italy.

Blackaller himself will be sailing on Louisiana Crude, a slightly modified Serendipity 43 like the one that won the last Circuit.

Another local. Conn Findlay, will be sailing on Tenacious; and Chris Boome will sail one race on Windward Passage, and drive Leading Lady on several others.

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At the turn of the Century, there was no special demand for most California oceanfront property; in fact, railroads would sometimes lay tracks close to the coast where land was cheaper. Naturally that’s all changed now; the other day the Wall Street Journal reported that petrodollar-burdened Arabs were liquidating their gold for two

things: Manhattan townhouses and California waterfront property.

What’s behind the demand? Heck, just look at the way we live compared to eighty years ago. Back then folks worked all their lives — they didn’t have time to hang around the beach all day. Neither did they have zillions of pleasure boats, surf, waterski, and want their office and favorite restaurant tb

overlook the bay or ocean. Since we developed an unlimited desire for a limited amount of waterfront property, it’s no wonder space for pleasure boat berthing facilities are getting very scarce and that there has been a great shortage of berths during the last decade.

The shortage is by far the worst in southern California where many folks will

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Dredging for the Brisbane’s 20-acre Sierra Point Marina started last December I and things are charging ahead. City Official Jo McHugh reported that the berths should be ready for occupancy in two years. Slip fees, waiting lists, priority for city residents, liveaboards, and other details have yet to be worked out by the City of Brisbane.

Sierra Pacific site manager Lynn Lee seemed to know a little bit more about the project. The marina is just part of a I 30-acre development, I 10-acres of which will be for an office park and hopefully a major hotel. First tenants in the office park will be in 1982, although the entire development won’t be complete for six or seven years.

Plans for the marina call for four waterfront restaurants, a boatyard, dead storage, a chandlery, a boat ramp, and boat sales.

The project is being built on a garbage dump, but at least the weather is better than at Candlestick Park. Mt. San Bruno provides some protection from the wind, and Mr. Lee’s experience in working with Utah Corp’s South Shore and Bay Farm projects in Alameda tells him the buildings to be constructed will greatly diminish the force of the wind.

For updated information, keep bugging the City of Brisbane. If you have no luck, call Lynn Lee at 467-3878 — he’s a friendly sort.

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grow old and die before their turn for a berth comes up. Long Beach and Santa Barbara both have ten-year waiting lists, and many other locations are as long or nearly as long.

In Newport, the scarcity of berths has some folks paying as much as $450 a month for a 45-ft. slip.

The lack of berthing in southern California has probably choked off more boat deals page 71

over the years than all the high interest rates.

Progress in creating new berths has been very slow down there, but fortunately there has been some movement. San Diego has gradually been adding berths and several months ago approved 500 more berths as part of the new Inter-Continental hotel complex. Marina del Rey will be adding 127 more berths this year in the only place they

can: right in the middle of the main channel.

But the brightest star is Long Beach’s approved and mostly funded Downtown Shoreline Marina at the mouth of the Los Angeles River, a facility that will add 1,700 berths, all of them over 30-ft. However, there are 4,250 folks on the waiting list in Long Beach alone, so the supply of berths will still fall far short of demand. With the

San Francisco 400 berths, who knows when?

Several San Francisco agencies gave thei? approval in December for ambitious plans to renovate 85-acres between the Ferry Building and China Basin. Involved are 2,500 housing units, several parks, a hotel, and a 400-berth marina. This could be a fine project, but you can imagine the red tape, the delays, and all the problems inherent in doing anything in a big city. Planners estimated project completion in about ten years, but don’t hold your breath. Still, this will be a most welcome addition.

Sausalito 94 berths by Summer.

According to plans (and hopes) the Deak Corporation will be building 94 berths in the area that once was known as ‘Jerry’s No. 2’ marina. Rumor has it that they hope the berths will be finished by Summer —

Oyster Point 285 berths by Fall Oyster Point, situated a mile or two north of the San Francisco airport, is already a popular marina. By this'Fall it will double in size with the addition of 285 new berths, protected by a concrete breakwater. According to “Swede”, the harbormaster, the first berths, 60-footers,’ should be ready in May. If you’d like to get. on the waiting list

dredging has been completed — and whispers going around say they may be con-

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natural sites for marinas no longer plentiful, people in the industry are visualizing the construction of marinas to be located several miles offshore or attached to the oil rigs; it’s probably just a matter of time.

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orthern California has had tight berthing, too, with perhaps the worst period being

about five-years ago. The slight improvement in the situation has come about because of added facilities in recent years. Pier 39 in San Franicsco added several hundred berths; Brickyard Cove in Point Richmond put in about 150; Pelican and Sausalito Yacht Harbors in Sausalito added several hundred more. Down in Redwood City, 335 berths were completed a year and a half ago,

write Oyster Point Marina at P.O. Box 589, South San Francisco, CA 94080, and include a $10, non-refundable deposit.

There will be some liveaboards, although the number will be dictated by the BCDC. Apparently the BCDC will require holding tanks for both the head and the sinks — no ‘gray’ water will be allowed in the bay from liveaboards. There is also talk that they will require liveaboards to have holding tanks pumped regularly and have a log to prove it;

dominium berths.

Waterfront doings in Sausalito, however, have a topsy-turvy history. There have been the endless houseboat wars at the northern ehd of town; there has been tremendous acrimony and lawsuits involving the destruction of ‘Bob’s Boatyard’, and Deak was not unaware of that. To avoid trouble they set up a $40,000 fund for the folks occupying the marina space, on the condition they never come back. In addition they toVved some of the vessels and houseboats out to Sausalito’s general anchorage and fixed mooring facilities for them.

The area in the foreground of the accompanying photograph is planned to be condominum office space, but that project is caught up in red tape and the most optimistic projections put it two years or more down the road.

The Sausalito waterfront is the home of big plans and big disappointments; count on nothing here until it is completed. Bob Wells at 332-4373 is the man to call for information.

and several hundred were put in up at Port Sonoma. The Port of Oakland took the axe to the Brooklyn Basin area, and when the fifth and final phase of the Embarcadero Project is completed In several years, they will have had a net gain of 600 berths.

Despite the addition of these berths, the situation is still tight at the more popular facilities. Berkeley Marina has a 3-year

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sounds fascist, but all the details are yet to be worked out.

Berth rates haven't been determined, although Swede says they “might be a little high.”

A new, free launching ramp has already been installed; there are hiking trails; and during the summer up to 250 people use the sand beach and swim in the water, which is described as “clean". Restaurants will come in the future.

Visting boats will be welcome, and there should be plenty of room. A 750-ft. dock designed for stern-to berthing is being built.

From what we could see this is a first class facility in an area that really needs it. It should appeal to boatowners from the Peninsula to San Jose. The weather? The wind does come up around I or 2 in the afternoon, but by sundown there are some terrific evenings according to the harbormaster.

who knows when or how many?

Just a spinfiaker knockdown from Mariner Square, big plans are being formulated for the decrepit and neglected lands that have been such an eyesore.

Details are still sketchy, but rumors call for something like 750 condos and perhaps 600 berths, plus housing for senior citizens.

Plans change and rumors are innaccurate, so use these as ballpark figures.

Everyone seems to agree, however, that the land is in the hands of developers who are known for the excellent projects they have completed in the past.

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Recently the yacht harbor at Paradise Cay was dredged to a new useable depth.

The owner, the Pullman Corporation hopes to have 150 or so new berths added; not by increasing the area used, but by using that area more efficiently. There’ll be lots of approvals needed for that kind of change, and we are unaware of the time schedule involved.

This photo was taken from above the marina on Paradise Drive; directly beneath

waiting list; Emeryville, 3-years; Ballena Bay, 3-years; Coyote Point, 5-yearI; Embarcadero Cove, 2-years; most of Sausalito, 2 to 4-years; and, San Francisco is 5 to 10-years. (Understand, of course, these are generalizations depending upon the size of berth required. Also be aware that in some private and municipal marinas, particularly nice boats, boats owned by attractive young page 73

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are a number of new homesites. , The most distant crane in the photograph is sitting on the proposed site of the new

women, and owners willing to pay a few hundred dollars ‘finder’s fee’, have all seemed to rapidly move to the top of the waiting list. Not everywhere, mind you, but it’s far from rare.)

The additions of berths in northern California in the last five-years has been terrific, because even though the boatowner may not be able to choose his location, unlike ✓_

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southern California, he can at least find someplace to keep his boat. The good news is that it appears that berth availability will continue for at least several years. The reason is simple: a number of big new marina projects are either about to be completed or have already been planned and have the financing approved. The only dark cloud on the horizon is that once these pro¬

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Portobello 65 berths for sale in April.

Located in Oakland near Jack London Village, the Portobello Marina used to be the home of Don Wilson Yacht Sales. That explains why it is full of row after row of Islanders. When the accompanying Portobello apartment complex decided to go condo, they chose to do the same thing with the berths, and Don Wilson Yacht Sales moved down to the new Embarcadero Project. ^ As yet we’ve been unable to find out what the berths will be selling for, but we do know that they are expected to go up for sale in April. Current bertholders will, however, have the right of first refusal.

Stay tuned by calling 465-4600, and tell them Latitude 38 sent you.

The condo conversions are completely separate from the berths, but they go on the market in April. Tenants again have the right of first refusal; it’s expected that

jects are completed there won’t be much space left for future marinas. Ten-years from now, northern Californians may come to understand what the southern California berth shortage has been like.

On the following pages we’ve got photos of many — but not all — of the new marina projects. In most cases you’ll find the information you need to sign up for these facili¬

Port Sonoma is 40-minutes from San Francisco and according to marina manager, Betty Krambs, they’ve been amazed to find studios will go for 50 grand; I bedrooms for 70 grand; and 2 bedrooms for $100 grand.

ties.

While doing research on the new marinas, we happened to wander across several residential situations next to the new berths.

Since we know many of you would like to live near your boat, we’ve included information on those, too.

Naturally not everyone can afford to have a boat and a residence close to it. Those folks

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that 85% of their current 250 berths are occupied by sailboats. It is; afterall, some 4-miles out to the reasonable depths of San Pablo Bay. Currently there are only three berths open, all of them 30-ft.

The 250 new berths will be 25 to 50-ft.

should do the next best thing — liveaboard.

(If you don’t have a boat to liveaboard now, we’ll have a big feature on luxury boats next month.) We can hear you readers chorus, “But where can-you liveaboard?” Read on, several of the places listed in the following pages have berths set aside for legal liveaboards or are making waiting lists.

A ‘legal’ liveaboard means that the berth

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in length; fees will be $2.75 per foot. This is a private marina, owned by Shellmaker, whose owner Bill Bolen, according to Krambs, “doesn’t do anything if he can’t do it first class.’’ Maybe that’s why the shower and laundry room is called the ‘Taj Mahal’

Berths come with power, water, telephone hookup, and there is also tennis — can you believe it? — and barbeques. If you want to get on the waiting list, call Betty at (415) 897-4107. Most boats currently in the marina are either large cruisers or

small boats.

The weather is good, milder in both Summer and Winter than surrounding areas, and because of the protection from the nearby hills, they also get much less fog. An attractive bovine atmosphere surrounds the area — keep your boat in the country!

Oakland Union Point Basin — 100 or so berths in a couple of years.

Four of the five phases of Oakland’s ‘Embarcadero Project’ have been completed already, in the area directly across from Government Island. It’s a nice-looking facility, and yacht dealers Mike Lampe and Don Wilson have already moved in.

We talked to Bob Middleton at the Port of Oakland, and he was unable to give us the net gain in berths for the first four phases of the Embarcadero Project, but when the fifth is done, they will have had added 280 berths in the area.

Phase Five will be located in the ‘underutilized’ area between Embarcadero Cove to the ConAgra plant. Taking a wild stab, Bob guessed maybe there would be

120 new berths and it would be done in 3 years or so. The funding is arranged, but the plans are still being worked on. Probable use: commercial and recreational ber-, ths, retail space, one restaurant, and office space.

has been approved for living aboard by the BCDC (Bay Conservation District Committee). Berkeley, for example, has just had 40 such berths approved on the conditions they meet certain BCDC requirements pertaining to pollution. There are, however, public and private marina managers who think the BCDC is full of crap, particularly since they’ve allowed the cities of San Francisco

and San Jose to pollute the bay with more raw sewage in single days than all the bay sailors have in their lifetimes.

These operators have told us that they will allow some ‘illegal’ liveaboards, but will deny it publically. Not only do they not want to have hassles with the BCDC and other government agencies, but as three of them s^id, ‘We’re not going to have this turn into

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Petaluma who knows how many or when?

The Petaluma River is almost completely dredged now and $10,000 has been given to Sonoma County by Cal Boats to plan for a marina a few miles from the Petaluma River turning basin. Plans are still being formulated, so details are unavailable.

This would be a municipal facility and therefore they had to ask jf Port Sonoma — down-the river — would mind. “Heck no,” said Port Sonoma.

any Sausalito,’ referring to the long and bitter battles between some of the Sausalito houseboat residents and marina owners.

Marina operators are looking for one kind of person to allow to be an illegal liveaboard; the kind of person who makes their lives easier, not harder. Usually this means someone who either has a pretty new boat or one that is kept in excellent condition. It means

bids them because the City of Richmond has not yet gotten around to the formality of rezoning all the land. As a result, the only

Richmond Marina

people who have got on the waiting list for condos and berths are those who have heard about the project through word of

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mond Basin from industrial to residential

obligation — for those first 300 condos.

use with it’s first 500 berths, in comes

Now here’s the kicker: According to the

Tecon Realty. In 1978 Tecon Realty, whol¬

brochure “units will be competitively pric¬

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cent below market mortgage rates."

What’s involved? About 4,000 residential condominiums,

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If you could handle buying a waterfront condo and berth for 5% down, write a letter to Tecon Realty Corporation, Hartford

about 1,000 to 1,500 more berths. This

Building, Suite I I 30, 650 California St., San

project covers 120-acres, and is about dou¬

Francisco, CA 94108. Tell them you want

ble the size of the Berkeley Marina, A big

on the list. But hurry, there’s going to be

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lot’s and lot’s and lot’s of others who are

The first condos, some overlooking the marina and San Francisco, are due to go under construction in the summer of 1981;

going to do the same.

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Development Coordinator, the berths will

the first 300 should be completed in 1982.

be of the finest quality because by agree¬

The design.hasn’t been finalized, but it’s an¬

ment with the City of Richmond they have

ticipated they will be three stories and be in

to be “better than or equal to" the $6,000

the genre of Ballena Bay and Portobello.

to $10,000 ones the city is putting in. City

There’s two special things about these condos. One is that; Tecon will probably sell berths with the condos for an extra $6

slips will go for $3.50 a foot; Tecon must charge the same.

down the road.

This is a tremendous project, with all kinds of stores, parks, boatyards, yacht

Negotiations are now in process to have

sales, restaurants, supermarkets — maybe

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the BCDC allow 10% liveaboards, perhaps

even a hotel.We can’t cover it all here, but

financed with the condo mortgage. The se¬

using air evectors for sewage. Livingaboard

recommend you write to Mr. Ruth at the

cond thing is that Tecon hasn’t been able to

is allright with Richmond. Tecon’s first ber¬

address given above for complete details.

advertise the project yet; state law has for¬

ths, however, may be two or more years

Benicia

guarantee you anything at this time, but it

what the city intends to do with berthing

can’t hurt. At least you’ll be notified of

assignments. Tell him Latitude 38 sent you.

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The breakwater for the Benicia Marina, located between the Vallejo and Carquinez Bridges, was recently completed. The land is owned by the City and an option to develop has been given to Old Capitol 'Marina who are now making plans.

Preliminaries call for 309 berths, between

15 and 60 feet; liveaboards have

‘‘been discussed and are a good possibility”.

The berth rate1 will be $3.50 per foot as mandated by Cal Boat in the terms of a $5.5 million loan. There will be visitors berths.

In addition there will be 150 to 200 con-' dos, and 35,000 sq. ft. of office space,

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chandleries, boatyards, restaurants, coffee shops, and the like.

If you’re interested in getting a berth, write Mike Alvarez, City of Benicia, 250 East L Street, Benicia, CA 94510. Mike said just because you send in your name won’t

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big juicers, and there will be shower and a

number of whose principals are members of

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rates will be $4.00 per foot.

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struction of 440 berths in Emeryville. Combined with Emeryville's municipal marina, it

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will give the community a total of 900 ber¬

reports that the entrance channel has a

January,

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depth of 8.5 feet and is 100 feet wide.

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Cardwell,-the BCDC said they will allow no

There is a chance that the channel may be straightened, but don’t count on it.

liveaboards. Smallest berths in the Geo-

The weather? Emeryville doesn’t get as

Don project will be 30-ft., the largest 60-ft.

much wind or fog as Berkeley, and the

a boomtown. The weather in this area of Richmond

is

generally

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Berkeley, and the access to the bay isn’t bad at all. Even in the Summer there are many days when you can sail most of the way to Angel Island in some of the lighter and warmer breezes to be found in the entirebay.

Bodega Bay

Pillar Point

238 slips, in a couple of years.

Cal Boat recently gave Sonoma County

who knows what, when?

evenings are often very pleasant. To sign up for a berth

call

523-7752 or see the

coupon in the January issue of Latitude 38.

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right there in Emeryville has nothing to do

distressed to find that apparently no work

Spud Point Marina. To be located in the

with the new private marina, but in Oc¬

will be started on the inner breakwater by

west side of the harbor, the 238 slips will be

tober of 1979 the rental units went condo.

the Army Corps of Engineers until at least

for commercial and recreational vessels.

Back then they sold for about 50 grand,

1983.

commis¬

When completed it will provide a welcome

they cost more now, but it might offer a

sioners, however, are trying to put some

refuge between San Francisco and Fort

chance to live near your boat. Call Doug

heat on.

We don’t know exactly what they even¬

Bragg.

McGeorge at 654-7666 for information on

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studios, I bedrooms, and 2 bedroom condos.

tually plan for the area, other than a part commerciai/part recreational boating facility. Rumors to the number of possible ber-

folks who' are very low-key about living aboard, folks who don’t hang their laundry to <^ry on the boom and usually folks who don’t have pets. It means people who keep an eye out for the security of the marina and maybe help see that the boats are tied up in a bad blow. Marina managers who allow people to liveaboard illegally are choosy, and who can blame them?

Livingaboard is frequently no longer the page 77

ths range anywhere from 150 to 500. Stay' tuned.

hardship it once was. Not only are modern boats far bigger on the average, they are more luxurious. The new berths and marinas are better, too. Reliable HOv power is the rule, water at each or every other berth, and many have telephone hook-ups already installed. Laundry facilities are becoming more common, as are pleasant shower facilities.

The final thing we discovered in researching the new marinas is that some of the

owners plan on selling the berths like condos, or with nearby condos. As yet nobody has set a firm price, but with the first of them to go on the block in April, it won’t be long before that’s revealed.

So whether you’re looking for a new berth to rent, a berth to buy, a place to liveaboard, or a place to live near your boat, the following pages are for you.

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But you do have to start somewhere, and late this Summer they’ll be starting with'the first berths. There are about 1500 planned for the entire project; the first 500 go in this summer and will be administered by the City of Richmond. The others, to come later, will be done by a private developer (see No. 13).

Harbormaster Bob Rennard, recently out

Zi of the first month’s rent.

ing on it.

of the Coast Guard, anticipates that the

Berths will be first class and reportedly

The first 500 berths, belonging to the ci¬

first berths will be ready in July and will rent

are costing between $6,000 and $10,000

ty, will be 25-ft. to 60-ft. in length, but

out for $3.50 a foot. To get on the waiting

each.

some side ties will accomodate boats as

list

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telephones, water, as well as restrooms and

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tion; there is a fee for signing up, perhaps

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liveaboards, but the harbormaster is work¬

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call

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OKLAHOMA COWBOY LEADING LADY ON Kent Massey, a twenty-eight year old oilrich Oklahoman, came to the city-by-the-bay with his country boys last June for the J-24 National’s. He liked the area so well he stayed on and sailed in the Big Boat Series in September. It was the first time he had raced in big boat competition and Massey, who bought his first boat, a Snipe for $200 at age

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seven, had a lot of fun. So much fun he decided to find the fastest boat he could and take it to the grand prix of ocean racing, the Southern Ocean Racing Conference.

Massey chartered the Bruce Munro and Stanley Reisclrs Leading Lady, winner of the ‘78 and ‘79 Danforth Series and the 1980 San Francisco Perpetual Challenge Trophy. Quicker than you can whistle ‘Dixie’, Massey’s name was posted for nonresident membership at the St. Francis Yacht Club. Now, with over $50,000 poured into his S.O.R.C. campaign, Massey is headed for Florida for the month-long series of six offshore races.

Kent Massey.

Before his departure, I interviewed Massey at his rented home in Sausalito. He was recovering from a bout with bronchial pneumonia and the lanky, fair-haired, southern boy looked a bit pastey. He poured

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himself a gigantic glass of expresso, shoveled in a heap of C&H sugar, threw in some ice cubes and began offering Massey-isms: "I do not go sailing; sailing bores me. I go racing.

The scarier it is, the more fun it is.

The on/y thing I’m afraid of is losing.

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character, lizard boots and all.

“Mudcat”, as he is known, is as jittery as a t Oil on a a llUl hot tin roof. iHe sits ouu still for Cal ini 1001. ic oiio iwi a « minute — a around.

He is al then jumps up and moves alternately boastful and sincere, flippant and serious, publicity-seeking then disarmingly st, abrasive then mannerly, attentive honest, honest imni1Icit/a yet itot r»orciQtpnt His persistent. His theni distracted, impulsive is a complex personality stew with a couple ad spices; of bad spices ; but the recipe is pretty charm

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learn to sail. The wind shifts are predictable.

For example, along the lee of the golf course on Oklahoma City’s Lake Hefner, when it blows 18 to 24 knots the wind shifts from 240° to 257° true every seventeen seconds.”

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The;gMud^r™« Leading Lad' ma,” he says with a slight drawl. “Lots of smoother water and fast air. A good place to

member of the Oklahoma City Boat Club, he sailed in his teens, then went to college and got an engineering degree. “My degree is in reservoir engineering,,petroleum engineering and mathmatical engineering.”

He then went into business. “Before my father would let me join his company, he told me I had to make it on my own. He suggested I borrow $85,000 from the bank and start up. I did. I bought three wells and in a couple of years I had paid back my loan. 1 had proved myself and I went into business with my daddy . . . “Massey and Massey”.

A few years ago, back into sailing, Kent got turned-on to J-24s and has had several built, including Fineline which he transported to Newport this past summer, and took twelfth in the North Americans.

“We broke a mast in a practice race and had a new mast by the next day. We even had time to get drunk that night,” boasts Massey,

who enjoys cutting things close.

Coming back to San Francisco, he crewed on a Swan 44 in the Big Boat Series and that’s when he decided to charter the fastest boat he could for the SORC. To his credit and by his persistence, he obtained Leading Lady. Massey interrupts the conversation and grabs a document from his brief case and waves it in midair to emphasize what was involved. “At home I order $500,000 worth of drilling equipment over the phone without putting a thing in writing. Chartering Leading Lady took weeks of negotiating and a twelve-page contract.” But undoubtedly getting Leading Lady was worth the effort.

The Peterson-designed, Eichenlaub-built boat is superswift. According to Ken Keefe, manager of Anderson’s boat yard in Sausali- ' to, who has supervised the $20,000 refurbishing of the craft, “everything about that boatis just right. There’s nothing outrageous about it’s design. It simply looks like it should go fast through the water. Some boats try to cheat the rules and in doing so wind up looking dumpy. Leading Lady looks great and rates well — about 31.9 I.O R.” The boat has been entirely overhauled for the effort: the deck sandblasted and refaired, all the hydraulics and winches rebuilt, and

OOPS!!

It not only takes a good boat, a good helmsman, and a good crew to succeed at the S.O.R.C.. It also takes a leader who can maintain the efforts of equilibrium under extreme pressure. Mudcat passed his first such major crisis with flying colors.

A few minutes after Leading Lady was loaded onto a truck and pointed in the direction of Florida, Mudcat received a phone call at his Sausalito residence. The message was that the truck driver had jammed Leading Lady and her 56-ft. mast into the very first street signal he could find, 3,000-miles short of Florida. The hull wasn’t too badly damaged, but the mast was pretzelized. It was no consolation whatsoever that the Sausalito Fire Department undid the mess by cutting the rod rigging in half.

Suddenly there was a very good chance

that Leading Lady would be unable to make the Circuit; Mudcat was staring straight into the possibility that his $50,000 dollar investment had evaporated with one truck driver’s miscalculated right turn. .

Did Massey go beserk and start screaming in the receiver? Not the way he tells it. “I said goodnight, and thank you for your call.”

Then he poured himself a tall drink and went to sleep, knowing he couldn’t reach his lawyers until morning.

After putting some pressure on people, Massey got Sparcraft to agree that they could get the mast done on time for the Circuit.

About a week later Massey called us to say things were going well. He’d just mended from pneumonia and liver trouble in an Oklahoma hospital and was on his way to

Florida. Leading Lady was there and the spar would be shortly follow. “We were only going to lose two days practice because of that mast, just two days!” he exclaimed.

How’d he like his chances? “We got a very fast boat that’s better than new, and we’ve got an expert and experienced crew. I’m going back to win.” What about the Admiral’s Cup? “I want to do that, too.”

It’s good to go racing with a positive attitude, but we asked Massey what would happen if Leading Lady didn’t finish well, even in her class. Mudcat repeated that he wasn’t even thinking about doing badly, but if he did he said he’d be back. “I’m in it for keeps,” is the way he phrased it, indicating this wouldn’t be his last Circuit.

Knowledgeable sailors tell us that losing a

TO CIRCUIT

lots of work on the bottom. She’s dazzling With a new coat of bright red Micron 22 selfpolishing paint and in addition, Massey spent over $10,000 on a new compliment of sails. (One of the crew’s problems when they get to St. Petersburg will be narrowing down the thirty sail inventory to the allowable seven jibs, four spinnakers and a main).

Massey has .assembled an impressive crew. He flew to Newport, Rhode Island, to recruit SORC veteran Phil Garland who will navigate. Bob Smith will be the starting helmsman for the first three races and Chris Boome for the last three. Trevor Bayliss is a talented foredeckman. Others include: former Oklahoman Jim Taylor, race director of the St. Francis YC; John Buested, a congenial and experienced big boat sailor; Mickey Caldwell; Mike Duvall; and Massey’s sidekick, Leon Daniel. Owners Bruce Munro and Stan Reisch will be aboard for three races each.

When Massey suggests how he will handle the crew, one begins to have doubts about his sailing experience — particularly in the area of big boat management. “Nobody on the boat has a specific position. Nobody runs a boat like I do: I move the crew around because it keeps everybody fresh.” Accord¬

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When you saw a mast in half, you end up with two pieces.

mast on a boat like Leading Lady is a serious blow, even if you can get another one made.

For one thing, no two masts are exactly alike, and there won’t be time to have the main recut to fit the new mast. The stick also has to be'tuned, and the crew has to get used to it all over again.

Co-owner Stanley Reisch seemed to appreciate the gravity of the mishap. To him it was no ordinary spar, it was Leading Lady’s “irreplaceable lucky mast.” (If that isn’t a great comment, what is?)

Massey’s got his chin up, though, and if he wants, he can surely find a silver lining in a dismal weed’s cloud. Ronald Reagan just deregulated oil. We doubt we’ve seen or heard the last of Mudcat the sailor.

— latitude 38 page 83

LADY TO CIRCUIT

more like the Indy 500 — owners put together the best equipment they can buy and then assemble a hopefully well-oiled team to make a run for the- trophies.

S.O.R.C. champs are usually driven by stars like Skip Allan, Dennis Conner, Tom Blackaller, and backed up by talented, as well as experienced crews. History has shown that a well-organized effort can be a threat with a ‘slow’ boat, but even the fastest boat can trail the fleet through disorganization.

“For $50,000 he gets a whole month’s enjoyment.’’,

Will Massey see his own limitations and relinquish authority to someone with more experience when the boat is in the water?

“So far,” says one reliable source who has been watching the project closely, “the problem has been thqt Massey has wanted to keep control of the whole project. He can’t grasp the details of the situation at all times, but on the other hand has not been ready to turn the program over to someone more knowledgeable. Chances are, when the heat is on, someone like Bob Smith may take command.”

How well Leading Lady will perform against some of the world’s latest designs, most experienced crews, and organized efforts is a matter of conjecture. But, there are approximately thirty new boats to contend with. Tom Blackaller, who will be skippering a new Serendipity 43, Louisiana Crude says,

“In Class D alone, which is Leading Lady’s division, there will be the new Peterson-designed Love Machine, the new 40-ft.

Frer’s-design Acadia, Ron Holland’s \Christina, and a new Soverel-design.”

Blackaller feels this year’s Circuit will be the most competitive ever. “I think the sport got a big boost out of the unfortunate Fastnet tragedy, and additional interest is sparked by the fact that the S.O.R.C. will be used to judge the Admiral’s Cup aspirantes.”

With the host of new boats, Mudcat and crewwiil have to be on their toes. Should they not fare well, at least the experience will be a learning curve for Massey. “If Massey’s alert, observant and intelligent,” says Blackaller, “he’ll have a good time and learn a tremendous amount. For $50,000 he gets exposure to the whole scene and a whole month’s enjoyment.”

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Navigating on a budget Last (February) issue of Sail magazine, bulky and shiny like always, hit me just between my eyes and it made it with style and charm. You are right, I am talking about 1981 Guide to Marine Electronics — 40 pages full of miracles of silicone wonderland.

It took a little bit of time till I was able regain my balance, but from heavy shock 1 shall probably never recover.

Right! ‘Electronics’ is the present magic phrase, like for our grandfathers was ‘electric’ and for our fathers ‘atomic’. Probably nobody can imagine today any floating vessel without circuitry, batteries, panels, meters, etc., etc. Fine, we all accepted it, but what 1 saw looking through these 40 pages was a little bit too much even for man with strongest nerves: So let us take courage and start to look at this gear.

Just for very beginning, a masterpiece, S100KL “Digital Speed and Distance” from Datamarine. Easy-to-read liquid crystal display which provides both fundamental data, for $385. You want to know depth?

Please! DS-400 depthsounder from Kenyon (with alarm 1-50 feet) for only $495. To know all about wind games, we can use Telcor instrument indicating wind speed and direction for only $946. Great!

You like to put all above in one bag? Why not? Voila! Boat speed and wind speed, depth, wind direction and of course log — all together in a Combi, by International Marine. Price: $985-$2,465. Not too bad.

Portable RDF? Of course very handy instrument. Aptel RDF with compass and null meter will be yours for only $695. But if you like to try serious astronavigation, Tamaya NC-77 navigation computer will help for as low as $350.

If you are still o.k. you can talk about this, using fashionable 20 channel Triton from Motorola on 2-9 MFfz bands, for affordable $2,649. But if you are not satisfied — let’s to to Sea-106 communicator from Stephens Engineering (all marine frequency in 2-23 MHz) for only $6,295. No, no, no! I did not

forget it. Slowly friends, we still have a lot of money to spend. So let’s go to Loran navigation (“Don’t leave home without it.”) Digital Marine’s Northstar 7000, is giving several display options, including of course LatLong and Loran conversions. Price $5,495.

A little more expensive is Bowditch Navigator MK 1, with special chart reproduction (Loran C) Price: $12,500.

But to be fair, nobody is telling you that we must take absolutely all these instruments if we decided to cruise to Hawaii, Panama, or Tahiti. So let’s try to determine what, from the above is really must, bare minimum for bluewater sailing. What is?

Probably none! From last year we know (for sure) that man can cross ocean without any instrument including (or rather excluding) compass. Sun and stars are giving us directions. Experience gives us speed of boat, even vwhen we are relaxing in berth during the night. Latest sensation in this field — British parapsychologists proved that 75% of people have ability to determine North direction with error of about 30°. Not too bad. Additional information: merchant ships, sputnics during night and condensated streams of airplanes and bird migrations.

Very far out to propose — to anybody — sailing “nude”, but let us try to list all necessary, but on/y necessary navigational equipment. Simple, inexpensive, but absolutely reliable. This equipment, I believe, is enough even to sail around the world (one of common routes) without special or ‘extra’ risk.

(To avoid misunderstanding I am talking only about instruments. Maps, reference books, tables are absolutely must. They are inexpensive, and more, they do not need batteries.)

1. COMPASS If somebody will restrict our list to only one

ft

item, probably our choice will be compass.

Explanation — most important is to know where we are going. Good but simple compass. Maybe, two less expensive, than one good one. Once I sailed 3,000-miles using hand-bearing compass ($25 masterpiece from Davis Instrument Corp.) after $150 Orion leaked and collapsed. Obviously, we know how to care about compass, what is, deviation, diagram, etc. etc. and how to check compass by the sun. /

2. SPEEDMETER There are unlimited amount of “hand logs’, empty cans, bottles on the rope, etc.

Fashionable curved mahogany triangles (with Poseidon face or \/i of mermaid). Each of which can be built in minutes. Inconvenience — we must have stop watch, sand watch , or else like in past time, count heartbeats. But a simple, dependable, selfpowered knotmeter indicating speed with accuracy of Vi of knot faultless cost about $100. Yes. we must register readings each hour (or sooner) to obtain our daily progps, buf I rather prefer to do this than buy electronic sum log which will stop if our batteries (engine or generator) die. That sumlog cost ‘only’ about $300. is not the reason I can do without.

3. SEXTANT/TIME Probably not everyone knows that Joshua Slocum sailed around the world without this device so much desired by snobs and pseudonavigators. His mastership was able to make solo circumnavigation using mostly dead reckoning. We can do probably same, but 1 am not too sure if our navigation errors and safety will be close to Spray standards.

For this reason sextant is the next position on the list. No, no friends, not necessary Plath or something similar for $1,000. Accuracy of 20 seconds do not appeal to me, because such distance my boat is passing faster than I can drink can of Coke. One mile (1-ft. on Equator) is a lot of distance in San Francisco Marina; at the endless boundaries of ocean even 10-miles is almost n>l.

Thus I propose one of several good plastic sextants giving you possiblitity to fix your position ± 1-mile. Please do not sneer it is plastic". Good plastic is probably better material for severe ocean-going conditions than brass and silver (old mirrors), and can’t be compared with modern semitransparent page 87

mirrors used by Davis Instrument Corp. plastic sextant. Price no more than $125.

Time is of course necessary to obtain Longitude. Although many sailors believe

OUT OF MIND

that because most of passages are on W-E or E-W direction and thus Latitude is essential, let us state that we need full position shooting sun, moon and stars or planets. For

OUT OF MIND

" Let'.us try to list all necessary, but only necessary navigational equipment." this reason, to have time; digital watch will be beneficial. Warning they stop ‘without warning’ — I had such pleasure — and we can (in 99% of cases) do nothing to make them again alive. Because at present digital watches are inexpensive, we can take at least 2 to avoid trouble.

Excellent time sources are ‘Time Cubes’ from Radio Shack, serving us time almost in any place in the world. Well-stored will work for months. The only fear: what if all stations

stop to broadcast (you understand me?) . . .

[Ed, Note: No, what the hell do you mean?] for this reason $20 digital watch and $20 ‘Time Cube’ will be a perfect time-deliver.

^5o far we spent $200 to $400 and it looks that we have everything. Our stuff is self-powered, very sturdy, and ready to use regardless of our fuel status, engine failures, or generator paranoya. Certainly, we have

onboard also old-fashioned lead for soundings — the only one apparatus giving you full information about sea floor structure, sunglasses (very important!), tobacco, and rum.

• i But . . . but if we like to start some ex: travaganza and enlarge our mini-list of navigational equipment, what will be the next instrument? The answer is simple in my case. It will be one more compass, then one more knotmeter, and one more sextant/ time set.

As we said, man can cross ocean without even this mini-list. Without sextant, like master Slocum; without compass like fellow last year; without time like Bensen when his chronometer stopped (no pocket radio at his time). Man can do it'because he always has with him the superior, nature-designed tool: his brain. Unique, fragile structure of gray ceils, 3 pounds of proteins able to invent satelites for marine navigation, or to navigate without them.

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SOUTH CHANNEL?

Much has been written in the San Francisco Bay sailing sheets about the dangerous sailing conditions in the South Channel of the San Francisco Bar, off Ocean Beach. I hope this brief helps to explain the coastal phenomena involved and to convince less experienced sailors to give the South Channel a wide berth.

In the early 1900s there actually was a South Channel through the bar with depths exceeding 40-ft. Many factors, including the filling of San Francisco Bay, the deepening

of the Main Ship Channel, and the modification of river flows into the Bay have all changed the hydrodynamics of the tide and weakened the tidal action in the South Channel to a degree that channel scouring has effectively ceased. Now depths of less than six fathoms on the southern portion of the bar extend seaward from shore more than three nautical miles. The so-called South Channel has disappeared.

Along the California coast we normally do not expect breaking waves in water depths

Between the south tower and port Point can be another danger spot. Several times last month waves broke top-to-bottom from the tower to shore.

of six fathoms. However, wave refraction over the entire bar creates a micro-wave climate of larger and confused waves on the inner southern bar. Waves originating from the northwest are refracted by Fourfathom Bank, commonly called Potato Patch Shoal, toward the south bar. The same wave source is focused by the the outer southern bar onto the inner southern bar. In turn, the inner southern bar refracts the wave source toward the northeast. Two of these wave trains are traced from U-2 aerial photographs to demonstrate the interference pattern that results. When complete wave interactions are added to the phenomena of wave groups (i.e., sets of higher waves in any wave train), the result is a high probability of finding that your position is going to be concurrently occupied by a large steep wave in a nonexistent channel. Therefore, I personally recommend that your mark out the name “South Channel” on your charts with your trusty felt-tip pen and avoid the area like the plague.

— doug pirie

Ed. note: Doug Pirie is employed as a coastal engineer with the San Francisco District of the Corps of Engineers. The views, interpretations and conclusions expressed in, this brief are those of the author, and not necessarily that of the Corps of Engineers. Doug sails a Cal 29, Amazing Grace, and is a member of the Tiburon Yacht Club.

In this 1977 photograph the waves are shown refracting in the 36-ft contour areas. Is there really still a south channel? It doesn't really look like it.

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INNOCENTS ABOARD We' ve arrived! We’ve finally met some people who are less experienced than we are. Three or four crews have just “bought their boat and sailed away.” The ones we’ve met are doing fine even with some rough spots in the beginning. One guy was roaring down the California coast in a gale and

Sometimes that easy attitude can get you in trouble though. From not having a motor on the dinghy I got in the habit of anchoring in as close as 1 could get. Why row? Off Mulege we anchored close in 10-ft. of water in an open roadstead. It was calm when we got there, but by the time we got back to the

cold wind hit like a breath from the grave, I was taking the genny down. I dropped it on deck and started to lower the main as we were laid over pretty good, when the genny blew back up the forestay and put us on our ^ear. After what seemed like a year, I had everything down but a small staysail and we

wanted to heave to but didn’t know how. He remembered seeing an article on it in a sailing magazine so he dug it out, read it, and with tiller in one hand and article in the other, hove to, just like that.

I can’t say we are old salts yet though, because most of the time we have been in Mexico has been in light air and doing short hops, so we are still learning. But when we do learn something we do it the hard way.

One day we were leaving an anchorage and it was blowing pretty good out of the north.

Our friend anchored nearby on his trimaran shouted “Gentlemen, don’t go windward.”

He was right. With the wind on the nose, bucking a current, and with the short, steep Sea of Cortez chop, we put 45 miles on the log to make good 16. When we finally got there, we were tired, wet and convinced. If you are not on a schedule, why knock yourself out?

boat from a dinghy expedition up the river an offshore wind was blowing and the anchorage was getting rough. We should have left right then, but it was getting dark, we were tired, the wind will die down for the night, etc. etc. etc. By 3:00 in the morning the wind hadn’t died down, the tide had gone out, and some of the waves were breaking right under Dove. Anyway, we got the diesel started and got out of there.

were running off before the storm. My handheld anemometer registered 50 before spray and rain put it out of action. The waves went from almost nothing to 10-12 feet in no time at all. When everything was under control

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ith me at least, it’s the things you know you should do and don’t, that get you in trouble. Like reducing sail, for example.

The Coast Pilot tells all about Chubascos between Guaymas and Mazatlan in October.

When I saw one building up I didn’t take the genny down because it wasn’t blowing where we were. By the time the water started boiling with whitecaps to windward, and the first

The Sea of Cortez ferries in the Mazatlan Harbor.

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and I knew we weren’t due for instant death and destruction (unless we were hit by the

there with everything closed up than it was on deck. Once she had everything organized she remembered the biscuits she had put in the oven and managed somehow to make some coffee. I ate well during the storm!

Crew can be heroes, too.

The next three Chubascos to hit us on that trip found us better prepared. No foresails and a double-reefed main. We had the same rig up for the two that didn’t hit us, too.

^\ll in all it was a rough 400-miles from Guay mas to Mazatlan. When it wasn’t blowing like hell, it was light air on the nose. Took us seven days. The engine had crapped out again one hour into the passage and wasn t any help. Even the ending was typical, from the sublime to the ridiculous. We had a beautiful night sail down Mazatlan s hotel strip and round the corner at the lighthouse.

Coffee and Kahlua in the cockpit; not too bad. At the lighthouse the wind quit and the tide was coming out of the harbor. It took from midnight to 2:30 a.m. to go the last 200-yards, and the only way we made it was by inflating the dinghy, starting up the out¬

lightning that was all around) I began to enjoy the ride.

Not poor Betty. She was down below trying to secure the things that were flying all over the cabin. I believe it was worse down

board and towing the SOB in.

At Mazatlan you anchor between the breakwater and the ferry terminal. There is no public place to leave your dinghy when ' you land, as the shore is taken up by the sport-fishing fleets. We were told that some of them would let you leave your dinghy for

a charge, but we heard one place, Flota Bibi, was friendly toward cruisers and this turned out to be true. Here we met the owner, the nicest, friendliest Mexican we met on the whole trip. He not only let us use his dock as a dinghy landing the whole month we were in Mazatlan, but let us fill our water tanks and even took us into town in his jeep to buy a second battery for the boat. He was also a great source of local knowledge on where to get things and told us a lot of the history of the town, all in perfect English.

I had gotten the engine running again, installed the second battery and had finally convinced Betty that the lightest member of the crew ought to go up the mast and retrieve the staysail halyard that had gone a-glee in the Chubasco. Just then it darkened up and began to blow again. About 40 or 50 shrimpers came in and anchored to wait it out, one of them very near us. He started swinging in close and the five crewmembers on deck didn’t seem to care until I yelled, then they motored up on their anchor. We were down below and noticed them coming close again. By the time we got on deck one of their big outriggers was between our shrouds and the forestay. With much screaming and gesturing we got them moving but the outrigger caught the jib halyard shackled 'to the bow pulpit. With that big shrimper motoring ahead on the halyard I thought we would lose the mast. I freed the halyard at the cleat and \ we watched it unreave from the masthead and go into the water. At least that unhooked us from the shrimper and one end was still fastened to the boat. Betty then had two jobs to do up the mast.

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overnight passage, we arrived there the next afternoon to find a big swell running from the south. After poking our noses into both anchorages we decided there was no way to anchor so we headed off for Sari Bias. This was a tough decision to make as Isla Isabella looked like an interesting place to explore and we had heard that the diving was good.

Also we were soft after a month in harbor and didn’t want to face another overnight passage.

^^azatlan is the headquarters for the shrimping fleet and we heard estimates that there were anywhere from 400 to 1,000 of them. We took a cruise through the harbor and there are a lot of them. There is a shortage of dock space so they raft up 10 deep for miles. There are also a lot of ships and Mexican Navy vessels. It is a busy port.

Shrimp boats are nice to be around. On two occasions we dinghied over and tried to buy shrimp. Both times we were ipvited aboard and shown around the boat. The first time they wouldn’t take any money and gave us about 5-lbs. of the biggest shrimp I ever saw. The second time we traded a bottle of tequila for shrimp, four big Cabillo fish, and about 10-lbs. of dorado fillets. We had to invite all the other cruisers in the harbor to help us eat it.

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Coast Pilot didn’t make entering San Bias sound too encouraging: “fronted at its entrance by a drying bar,” so most people anchor at Matenchen Bay a little further down the coast. We had a two-year-old article from a sailing magazine by some people who went into San Bias so we thought we would go have a look. A lot of things had changed in two years. The entrance was a veritable highway with a light on each end of the breakwater, 11-ft. at the entrance and lighted buoys marking both sides of the channel leading to what looked like a turning basin with dock on both sides. The docks were pretty full with local fishing boats and it didn’t look like you would be welcome to anchor in the middle, so I headed across the channel to anchor on the other side, against the advice of the navigator.

One of the shrimp boat crewmen was a real big guy, about 250-lbs., and we invited him back to our boat to pick up the tequila.

He wasn’t too happy about getting into the little Avon with Betty and I, a big bag of laundry, two jerry cans of water and all that fish and shrimp. The other guys in the crew were really cracking up and we made some kind of sight with that big load in the dinghy. He was a good sport about it, though, and was really interested in seeing Dove as he had never been on a sailboat before.

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wouldn’t back us off. My mind flashed back to dozens of articles on how to get off, and I thought about running out anchors in the dinghy, lightening ship, etc. These sounded like a lot of work so I tried one more techinque I had read about. I swung out the boom, scrambled out to the end of it, asked Betty to come over to that side of the boat and we began jumping up and down in unison with the engine roaring in reverse. Quite a show for the natives, but it got us off.

Now it was the navigator’s turn to pick an anchorage. It was on the other side of the channel and looked good. The anchor went down in 20-ft., and we dropped back on the hook in 11. The next afternoon coming back from town we saw Dove leaning over at a 45° angle. As the tide went out, it swung her

inshore and she stuck in two feet of water.

Trying to make the best of the situation, we put our packages aboard and I started to scrub the botom while Betty waded ashore to retrieve the dinghy. As with almost every “gringo” activity in Mexico we attracted a crowd of children who were fascinated with the whole scene. They were really taken with the IV2 horsepower outboard on the dinghy and had a lot of questions. Where is the gearshift? There is none, you swing it around to back up. Wh«re is the gas tank? On top of the engine. I don’t believe they had seen anything less than 40 horsepower before; we certainly didn’t in Mexico.

were feeling around in the water with their hands and feet and pulling up clams. They really laughed when Betty and I tried it with much less success, and gave us a batch. We invited about half-a-dozen of them aboard

fresh water rinse from the Sun Shower, so this really felt good. It was worth the 20 bucks all by itself.

We were in our dinghy on the river when we saw some hitchhikers. Two teenage boys

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the tilted boat and showed them around and gave them some candy Betty had made from coconuts we’d gathered. It was too sweet for us but the kids loved it. Anyway, what could have been a disaster, turned out OK and a good time was had by all.

The next day we took the dinghy up the river several miles. We,went up some side creeks until they petered out in mangrovd swamps. It turned out this wasn’t the famous “San Bias jungle cruise” so we did what all the tourists do and hired an outboard and driver for $20 and took the tour. It was worth it. There was a clear, freshwater spring at the end for swimming and snorkeling with lots of fish and turtles. Ah, fresh water!

Enough to swim in! What luxury! We had been washing in salt water with an occasional

were trying to bum a ride across the river.

We gave them one and found out they were going to a plantation to gather coconuts; we decided to go with them. They showed us how to climb the trees, which nuts were ripe for drinking or eating and how to open them. Then we took them and a big batch of coconuts back across the river.

^^t this point we were still undecided what to do about the rest of the trip. Should we go back to San Francisco Bay, further south in Mexico, or make at least one big ocean passage and go to Hawaii? We decided we didn’t have to decide yet and drifted oh down the coast of Mexico.

— larry rodamer

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STUCK OUTSIDE NOVATO WITH THE MALAFAKALAVA BLUES AGAIN

The December rain splatters against my windows as dull clouds scud across the nubiferous heavens. Winter has arrived in Marin County. I stare out at tree tops whipped into frenzy by gale force winds. I shiver.

My mood matches the penumbral shadows of another sunless day. Walking into the bathroom I rip my shirt open, stare at my fading tan in the mirror. It reminds,me of another world in another time warp. A world of sunshine and laughing surf, moonsparkle on silver coral sands and uninhabited, friendly islands awaiting the footprints of happy voyagers.

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Beside me sits a good friend, Lewis Seiler, on whose Hans Christian 43 I sail extensive¬

ly. Across the aisle are Jack and Nancy Horton from San Jose and behind them their daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Taylor Hill. Four years ago 1 sold the Horton’s a 41-ft. sailboat and taught them how to use it. We became good friends on sailing trips to Stillwater Cove and Catalina.

Last year we chartered in the British Virgins and had such a great time we decided to do it again somewhere not so crowded. Taylor’s dentist had read an article on Tonga and, while filling a molar, gave his captive audience a rambling on the beauties of the last kingdom in Polynesia.

The 747 touches down in Honolulu, lumbers to its waiting wet-nurse and faithfully regurgitates its on-schedule passengers. Our

group assembles in the opery air breezway connecting two gargantuan concourses. We have four-hours to kill before our flight to American Samoa. A bus at the curb advises ‘Downtown’. We get on.

The bus winds slowly through the ‘oldtown’ section of Honolulu., eventually depositing us in front of the Hilton Village. Lew and I decide to walk over the the Ali Wai harbor to look at sailboats while the others have a drink. We step carefully over hordes of people incinerating their bodies and sneak through a hole in a cyclone fence. Ah,

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decades of sailing and exploring new places surrounded by those we love. 1 know wherever Bob is now he’s headed downwind in a warm and friendly breeze.

Another average, perfect island.

Honolulu ... the New York City of the Pacific.

A strange feeling sweeps over me as I stand in the pleasant sunshine bombarding Ali Wai. The last time I was here in the harbor was 1961, prior to a sail through the islands with Dr. Bob Griffith aboard the original Awahnee, an Uffa Fox 50-ft. cutter.

I’m a lot older now and Bob is dead. We should all be so lucky as Bob and spend

^3ack at the airport I watch incredulously as a Samoan matron, perhaps 300 pounds, squirms into an airline seat designed for a Vogue model. More amazing still is her 350-pound friend who wriggles in beside her. The DC 10 climbs ponderously into the air, through an isolated cloud and past Diamond Head. The plain is filled with Samoans, many dressed in their traditional lave-lavas. They have brought guitars aboard for their trip and laugh and sing in exhuber^nt tones. My friend Lewis falls asleep.

Two movies, three meals and a hot towel

later we begin our decent to Pago Pago (Pawngo Pawngo). 1 tell my friends about the Pan Am 707 which, a decade ago, was slammed into the runway by freak winds killing all on board.

“You have any more stories to tell?" Nancy grimaces, tightening her seatbelt.

Lightning blazes away outside as we descend into the midst of a tropical storm.

Winds buffet the plane on ouf final approach. The plane hits an air pocket and drops hundreds of feet in seconds.

“Jesus,” I mutter. “1 wonder if this DC 10 is going to join the list?”

We break out of the clouds suddenly and see lights below. We land without incident.

Next morning I look out the hotel room window. To the left is a beautiful bay overcast by thunderclouds. A tramp steamer is

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her raven hair. “Air Force pilot get drunk last spring and crash jet-fighter here.” She pours coffee. “Eberybody bery sad . . . eberybody die.”

Back at Pago International we re-group for the final flight to Tonga. It is on a De Haviland Twin Otter and takes two and a half hours.

tied to a local dock. On the right is a dome under construction and a new wing to the hotel. I ask the waitress at breakfast:

“Business booming?”

“No,” she replies sweetly, a waft of fragrance drifting down from the flower in

\^J e fly low over the South Pacific and I think of the yearnings of my youth. My fantasies had, for many years, been an inspiration and guiding light. My dreams of that special island in the sun where life was 100% organic and natural. Where surroundings blend into cosmic oneness and life, love, rain and wind merge into a beneficent tropical Eden. In other words ... 1 can’t wait to get there. I look aft in the small cabin and see the hostess filing her nails. She looks up and waves for me to sit next to her.

Lewis falls asleep.

“Going to Vava’u?” she inquires.

“Why, yes. I’m from Sen Francisco. We’re all going to cruise the Vava’u group.”

“I work in San Franicsco.” She smiles prettily. She is thin, dark and beautiful. “My uncle is the governor of American Samoa.

Today I’m an airline hostess, tommorrow I work in our family grocery store and next week I go back to work as a legal secretary in San Francisco.”

“You certainly, get around,” I observe.

“Did you just have an election in Samoa like the mainland?”

“We had them the same as you . . . my uncle got re-elected. He’s been the only governor Samoa’s ever had since our independence. In our elections we don’t vote for

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That’s an interesting concept. Might work better than the system we use. Tell me,” I said leaning closer, “in our country there’s a comic strip called Doonesbury and they have a character named Uncle Duke who used to be governor of American Samoa. He was usually drunk out of his mind or drugged under the table. Is that what your uncle is like?”

“Who knows?” she replies with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

“We’ll be landing in Vava’u, Tonga shortly, the voice of the pilot crackles into the cabin. There will be a short customs inspection at this location. The plane will also be sprayed for insects before de-planing.”

Immediately after the announcement the plane banks sharply and goes into a nosedive. Looking out the window I can see that the pilot intends to crash the plane right at the end of the runway. My friends and I are pressed flat-out into the backs of our seats. 1 am about to black-out as palm trees start rushing past the windows and an airstrip,

L Is I step out of the plane my knees begin to tremble.

“AT LAST!!” I think, “I am in the South Pacific of my dreams.”

The warm sunshine pours down upon the dirt airstrip and I look up at the air control tower. The controllers wave at the arriving passengers. , The ride to town is through open jungle along a dusty road. Our Australian driver handles the Land Rover with ease. We pass one other vehicle on our thirty^minute ride to the town of Neiafu. We are let out in front of the waterfront house headquarters of South Pacific Yacht Charters.

“You must be the folks from San Francisco. The head of the charter service extends his hand. His name is Don. “That’s right,” Jack says. “And we’re ready for a good time!”

“The supplies are almost all loaded so you should be on your way in an hour or two. I suggest you head downtown and exchange some money, shop a bit and come back for your orientation.” Don points the way and we walk back out into the brilliant sunshine and down to the Bank of Tonga for local currency . . . pa angas (87C = 1 pa’anga) . . .

The town of Neiafu might be compared to Lahaina, Maui in 1949. It is a small and rustic town of old storefront shops and wooden sidewalks. We buy ice cream cones for 15 senniti (100 senniti to a pa’anga) and wander aimlessly around. People stare at us as though perhaps we are newly arrived from Venus. It is a strange feeling being a palangi (white) in a mocha world. The two principle languages in Tonga are Tongan and English. We have little trouble communicating.

Back at the charter office we receive our last minute briefing and are shown around the waiting CSY 44. As I start the engine a Tongan woman rushes down to the boat carrying fourteen loaves of freshly baked bread.

We get underway with mouths full of this delectable treat. Two loaves bite the dust before we’re a mile away from the dock.

The ’fjord’ where the SPYC is located is one of the most protected deep water anchorages in the Pacific. Like many other things ‘down under’, not only do you drive on the ‘wrong’ side of the road, but the entrance buoys of red and black mean the op-

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posite of our rules-of-the-road. Black buoys to port when exiting a channel. With this in mind we head off down the channel, raise the main, staysail and jib and sail around the island of Pangaimotu, across a small bay blocked by the Malafakalava Reef and on to the island of Kapa. Swallows flit about as we round Muifaitunga Point. An entrance to a large cave is off our port bow. , “Lets take the dinghy and explore,” Barbara suggests.

The chart shows 41-fathoms of water off the entrance. Let’s take turns in the dinghy and sail the boat around in circles,” I propose.

Heading into the wind, we bring the dinghy alongside and Nancy, Jack and Lew (now nicknamed ‘Baby Louie’ because of his ability to sleep all the time on airplanes with a blanky tucked under his chin) start the Seagull and head off. I watch as my three shipmates disappear into the cave. I tack in wide arcs for half-an-hour feeling the stiff-

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ness in the CSY each time we come about in the 15 knot breeze.

As Barbara, Taylor and I board for our turn in the dinghy Jack speaks: “Damnedest water I’ve ever seen . . . almost like it wasn’t there at all, it’s so clear.’’

As we three glide past the craggy cave entrance the setting sun casts a warm glow. As our eyes adjust to the dim light the sound of fluttering swallow wings echo above our heads.

“LOOK!” Barbara points down into the water.

“Incredible,” Taylor and 1 respond in unison. " , Below our dinghy pellucid waters undulate with setting sunlight. A warm aura hangs in the air as florescent blue and yellow fish swim about. Although the water is quite deep in the? cave the rocks below seem just out of reach due to the incredible clarity. The ! ceiling of the cave is 50-ft. above us and a hole lets in filtered sunlight.

“Would you like to swing on a star,” Taylor does his Bing Crosby imitation.

“Carry moonbeams home in a jar . . .” His voice reverberates in the rocky chamber “And be better off than you are . . .’’ his voice trails off as an angel fish swims beneath us.

Crashed out on anotHer beach.

evening brings feelings of detached enchantment as the sunset flares brilliantly around us. Dining on char-broiled filets we toast our good fortune. SPYC has done an immaculate job of provisioning our boat (for $87 per person per week). There are 10 fresh pineapples aboard, 12 papaya, breadfruit, a stalk of bananas, filets, lobsters, ground steak, cheeses, five-pounds of butter, ice cream, pies, milk and more, much more.

The charcoal is of local origin and is made out of coconut husks and shells.

The following day, as dawn stretches over the sleepy Vava’u group, I jump out of my bunk, wrap my lava-lava around me and dive into the water. 1 can see Louie lying on the beach. Swimming a mile to shore I pick my way carefully through the coral formations and walk up on shore. With each step my feet sink a foot into the fine white sand. It is like walking on a layer of quicksand. The sun rises slowly in the cloudless sky as I stroll off into the jungle and find a well-used path.

“Hey Louie,” I yell. “Come on, there’s a great trail here.” 1 take off at a run, my bare feet reveling in the luxuriant softness of the volcanic earth.

Louie runs up the gentle incline to the top of the hill and we look through the palm trees at the CSY anchored in the bay.

“It’s so high up here. I’ve never seen anything so beautiful in my life.” Louie examines a brilliant orange-colored moss growing on the side of a palm tree. “Everything is so damn hospitable.”

“It wouldn’t take much to get used to this, would it?” I say.

“Hell, no! I’ve already adapted.”

We see Nancy and Barbara putting breakfast on the cockpit table.

“Race ya back to the boat,” Louie says sprinting down the trail.

After french toast, eggs and coffee, we raise anchor and set sail north for the open ocean. Sailing across a channel known as the Ava Pulepulekai we round Matahunga and head for the rolling swells of the South' Pacific. The wind is off our port beam and we ghost along under full sail in the tropic sunshine. The gentle swell soon has everyone napping and I sit alone at the helm. On my left giant rollers break on the spectacular Tongan coast. Birds fly above swaying palm trees as time hangs suspended in the warmth of the afternoon. Freedom!!

The words rolls across my brain. Freedom from freeways and supermarkets . . . from g&s lines, OPEC pricing and the six o’clock

Taunga, town bell.

news; no ringing phones, no winners, no losers. Just the flowing oneness of the sea.

IPrior to our departure from SPYC the manager told us of a beach where the natives held traditional Tongan feasts for visiting yachtsmen Sn the Maungaui peninsula. We should arrive by 4 in the afternoon but, space captain that lam, we take longer than planned and arrive at 6. Five other sailboats ride perfectly still at anchor, their rodes straight down. We drop our hook and send the first contingent in by dinghy. Louis drops Jack, Nancy, Barbara and Taylor off and heads back for me. Halfway back the engine dies and he starts rowing.

“Probably out of gas. They’re laying out the food now. Let’s just row back and fill the tank later.” Louie ties the boat up and goes below. “Can’t stand the smell of gas while I’m eating.” He hands me a couple of paper towels. “I got gas all over the oars . . . you row back.”

Paper towels in hand I row the short distance back to the feast. Natives lay baked

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breadfruit, fish, lobster, pork and other goodies before us.

“They asked me why you were rowing with towels around the oars.” Jack says. “I told them you were a famous surgeon from California and that you had to protect your hands at all costs. That fella over in the corner wants you to take a look at his leg after [he feast.”

“He's taking his life in his hands if he does.” I say. stripping the meat from a obster tail. , We are treated to'a special feast prepared ust for us due to our late arrival. Five rongan musicians play local songs on guitars as native women sing and dance.

The next morning brings high clouds and a stiff breeze. We get under way and decide o sail to Vaka'eitu. I look at the Tongan government chart and see a break in the reef aetween Langitau and Lape on the lee of dakaeitu. It shows ten - ft of water in the middle of the reef. The dull light makes spoting the reefs of Fanga ata difficult but we see he blue water turn aqua and then a muddy irown and know hazards lie inches below he surface We sail past Sisia and Fonua lai ind spot Langitau ahead.

The wind increases to twenty five knots lack and Taylor are on 'reef-watch’ at the

The boat glides smoothly over the reef and ghosts into the quiet lagoon on the other

Pt. Maurelle.

bow.

“Up there." Jack yells suddenly. “I see it about 2 miles ahead."

We cruise at eight knots and I ask Nancy to take the wheel. Louie and I go forward and haul the main down to give us a little more time to check things out. The cutter sings ahead at five knots under staysail and jib. The wind rises to thirty-knots. , “You're sure there’s'enough room to get through?” Barbara asks, looking ahead at the reef.

“This chart shows enough water," I reply.

“I have to admit it looks pretty skinny.’’ Running up to the bow I see the reef, now a halfmile away, rushing towards us. There is a small blue gap about thirty-ft. wide just left of center. The reef is funnel shape and we get tighter and tighter into it.

“Let’s look at SPYC’s charts and just check,” Nancy says, handing me their special publication.

I thumb to the proper page and read: “A most dangerous reef lies off Langitau and Lape. It is not properly marked on the charts and under no circumstances should you attempt to nagivate it.” %

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V^/h, shit, I mutter under my breath.

We are now sailing at five and a half knots through the blue patch in the middle of the reef with no room to come about or manuever Jack and Taylor stare straight down into the water and I wait to hear the sickening crunch of coral rending fiberglass.

Nside.

“Thank you." I mumble.

We anchor and see a small plantation house near the beach. On a small hill nearby is a cemetary. Louie and I go exploring in the dinghy. Heading for the house on the beach we are thwarted halfway in by rocks and coral lying inches under the water. We raise the Seagull engine and pole the rest of the way with oars.

“You notice whenever we go ashore how everybody seems to disappear?” Louie asks.

“It is strange ... do they know something we don’t?” 1 reply.

We wade ashore and watch pigs squeal and run about. There is no one around. The SPYC manual says this place is the plantation estate of the Wolfgramm family who were among the earliest of Vava’u German settlers. The Germans have had a definite influence here. Two islands close by Vaka'eitu are named Oto and Ava. Louie and 1 walk around the plantation looking for someone to talk to but find the place deserted. We wander off into the jungle and Louie is almost knocked unconscious by a coconut falling off a tree. We always have the feeling we are being watched.

The following days fly by as we visit one

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idyllic spot after another. Mounu, the perfect South Seas island, is a lunch stop. This deserted island is almost completely surrounded by coral reefs and must be approached with extreme caution. We anchor and float ashore on air mattresses. Our skins bronze over and the cares of ‘the other world’ are all but forgotten.

Taunga is another day stop. We anchor between two large reefs, and take turns visiting the town. Unlike some of the other islands we encounter natives here. They invite us into their homes and schools and are curious to hear about ‘Calipornia’ and the United States.

Slippery slide, Western

(3 ne highlight of our trip comes during several days spent anchored in a tiny bay off the island of Tapana, between Tapana and Maungaui on a tiny island called Afo. Barbara, Taylor, Louie and 1 decided to spend one sunswept day exploring this deserted isle while Jack and Nancy hang-out on the boat.

We pile into the dinghy, start the Seagull and head across the bay. The wind is blowing gently from the south as we circle Afo looking for a place to land. The sound of our engine seems unnatural and it stirs up large black creatures from the feathery palm trees.

“Those things are bats,” Barbara exclaims.

“They’re bodies must be two-ft. long.”

Phil with flag.

Samoa.

“Holy shit!” Louie exclaims, picking up a small diving inner tube up from the floor of the dinghy and placing it around his neck.

“Them vampires ain’t gonna bite me!”

We motor around the island and find a handmade ladder of small branches lashed together. It extends dopwn into the crystal water from one of the cliffs. Tying the boat to the ladder I bound ashore followed by Barbara and Taylor. Louie skulks in the dinghy.

“Come on, Baby Louie,” we chide. “You have still got the tube around your neck,, you’re safe.”

“You go ahead, I’ll be right behind you,” he says uneasily.

Afo is a very small island covering a scant three-acres. We follow a trail up to the center of the island as the bats circle overhead. We find a beautiful small hut atop the isle which is, of course, deserted.

“Let’s go back,” Louie says.

“Come on,” Barbara says. “This is great . . . this is what we came here for.”

Taylor picks up a palm frond and starts chanting: “Tonga, Tonga, Tonga, Tonga.”

We dance around the hut all chanting "Tonga, Tonga, Tonga!" This helps get us normal. Louie runs back to the cliff where the boat is secured and jumps in the water.

We all follow his example and rise to the surface laughing.

As all good things must, we soon found ourselves faced with the unfaceable, our last night in Tonga. Tonight is the full moon and the sky is absolutely clear. We anchor off Nuku, another one of those ridiculously per¬

fect little islands. The air is still and a hush h&ngs over Vava’u. Moonlight falls to earth casting silver shadows. I take the dinghy out for a last row and feel as if I’m rowing through space. The glass-like water disappears and 1 float ten-ft. above the stag-horn coral with the luminescent fish swimming about. I row gently, not wanting to disturb any of the creatures. A small dug-out canoe sits on a nearby beach as I ship my oars and float freely through the Tongan night.

With the realization that the dream is coming to an end I sit subdued at Vava’u airport the following day. The thought flashes that I could just take off and run into the jungle and hide out for a month or so. I could eat coconuts, fish, help natives raise pigs and just cool my heels in the Trade Winds.

“Don’t look so glum,” Nancy says, sitting down beside me. “We still have Western Samoa to visit. That’s supposed to be a beautiful place.”

“It’s hard to imagine anyplace nicer than this,” I reply.

ur plane bounces in and we load for the flight. I watch as Tonga grows smaller and smaller beneath the plane. We fly out over the broad Pacific as clouds form around

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people build houses like many other places with one exception. They don’t build walls.

From the taxi I see people washing dishes, getting into bed or sitting around the dinner table. A very open society. They also bury their relatives in the front yard which, by Samoan custom, gives them title to the land they live on.

We have only a few days here and visit sliding rock. This grand spot is one of the best fresh water slides in the Pacific and we spend hours climbing and sliding into the deep water pools at the base of the falls.

On the plane back to San Francisco we sit quietly in our seats and stare straight ahead.

“1 think,” says Louie, “that we should sail back to Tonga soon.” ''“Count me in,” I say. “1 feel like we cheated by flying. We just didn’t suffer • enough getting there.”

— phil howe

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us. 1 look down on endless Pacific swells rolling on to Australia and New Zealand.

We land in Apia, Western Samoa several

hours later and take two cabs into town (we can’t fit all of us into one.) The road to town offers unusual views of Samoan life. These

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their mechanics, and how to resolve their peculiarities. Joining your one-design association is also one of the best ways to make a heap big bunch of new sailing and

if there’s any one group of sailors Latitude 38 is most guilty of ignoring, it would have to be the members of the ODCA (One-Designs Classes Association). We can’t remember ever having done a feature on them; and the only excuse we can come up with is that we’re often racing PHRF handicap while they’re going at it one-design. Terrific excuse, eh?

To make up for our negligence, we spent most of last month driving around the greater bay area photographing and chatting with the winners of each ODCA class. It was no small task; there are 31 different classes, so many that they are divided up into four separate divisions.

The variety of one-designs is astounding.

The smallest-sized one-design boat is the venerable Santana 22; the biggest is the incredibly popular Islander 36. You can spend as little as $2500 purchasing a ODCA racer, and you can spend as much as $100,000 for an overloaded Santana 35 or Islander 36.

Some of the designs are old as hell; Bears for instance go back 50 years. Other designs are just a couple of years old; J-24s and Santana 35’s are two. The classes cover half a century of naval architecture; some heavy displacement, some light displacment, and most moderate displacment. Ten years ago most one-design class boats were built of wood; no more. All of the classes are now built of glass except for the Bears, Golden Gates, and most of the l.C.’s.

Most' but not all, of the OCDA classes are ‘racer-cruisers’, built in southern California with family sailing in mind.

After talking with the champions you’d have to conclude that this had been an incredibly successful genre. Almost down to the last owner they praised their boat and its design to the skies, and were hard-pressed to come up with any faults. They weren t handing us a pile of B.S. either, they really meant it. Had we put them a|j in a small room and broached the question of who owned the

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The variety of one-designs is astounding.

best boat, there would have been bloodshed.

^^/e found this owner satisfaction interesting because in times past we’ve heard other folks who own the same designs complain. ‘My boat’s no damn good, doesn’t go to weather, doesn’t balance in a breeze, seems too tender’ and the like. After talking to the class champions the only conclusion we could come to is that the pissers and moaners simply hadn’t spent sufficient time' experimenting and becoming familiar with their boats. On the average, the champs said it took about 3 years of racing.

If you own an ODCA one-design and can’t seem to get it to work as you’d like it to, we’d strongly urge you to join — or at least contact — your one-design association.

These folks love to get new members almost as much as they enjoy sharing information about their boats — not only how to sail them, but how to best maintain them and

cruising buddies.

To qualify for one-design status in ODCA, five boats of that design must compete in five HDA (Handicap Divisions Association) races the previous year. We’re not certain, but believe the Wylie 34’s may have qualified as a one-design for 1981.

Similarly, a current one-design class must have 5 of its members sail in at least 5 of the ODCA races during the previous year to retain the status of an active class. The Vanguards didn’t do it in 1980 and will ‘be taking a ‘leave of absence’ during 1981. The Cal 3-30 class looks shaky, too.

It’s easy to join ODCA and your class association. Just call YRA Secretary Kitty James at 771-9400. For less than $100 you’ll get a minimum of ten races plus other special events for your money. If you already own a one-design boat, it’s one of the great bargains you’re going to find.

If you’d like to join but don’t have crew, simply fill out the appropriate ‘looking for crew’ form in this month’s Sightings section.

Your association will probably also help you out. If you don’t have a boat, read the following pages and find out what class appeals most to your style and budget; then dial a yacht broker and/or check out this month’s ‘Classy Classifieds’ in the back of the issue. But don’t dally too long, the ODCA season starts the first week in May: Enough of our blabbing and on to the champions. We took each of their pictures and then put 5 questions to them. 1.) How many boats race in the1 class on tfye average; 2. ) What does a boat like their’s sell for used; 3. ) What did they like and dislike about their boat; 4.) Why did they win the season’s championship; 5.) What do they do for a living. We found the whole enterprise fascinating and hope you will too.

Ariei

Don Morrison

Don is a chemical engineer, who has owned his Ariel for 12 years. He has won the class so often that he was given a "Mr. Ariel" T-shirt by members of the class. He really likes the sturdy construction of the Ariel; but his wife Jackie wishes there was room for a separate head compartment.

Don, who will be president of the One-Design Clashes Association this year, says about 9 Ariels hit the starting line for an average YRA,race. The reason he won: '-'Better sails, one from Pineapple and one from Bunky Mitchell. Another reason was having a good crew; one of them, Jim Chamberlain, has been with us for twelve years."'

Don figures you can purchase a use'd Ariel, they haven't been made for several years, for about $ 12,000.

Bear

Bill Hansen

A research geophysicist for a mining company, Bill Hansen wants everyone to know that he was not the 'real' Bear champ. He explained to us that the Bear class is so active that their season is made up of more. than |ust the ODCA races. And while he won that season, it was long-time Bear sailor Scott Cauchois and his venerable Trigger who are considered the real champs among Bear sailors. Nevertheless,* Bill did win the YRA championship.

He figures he beat the other 12 or 13 who showed up for an average race because of "a lot of hard work. Included in that is a good crew, good Jotz sails, a smooth bottom, and plenty of practice." Bill says there are "no secrets to winning races."

He likes the Bears because “they have a lot of soul," so much that when Bill moved out from Salt Hake City, he bought a Bear before he got his living quarters. He appreciates the Bear's ability to carry a chute in 30 knots, and to go to weather in a strong ebb between Alcatraz and the Gate. Some folks might feel the wood construction of the boat is a drawback. Bill thinks it's a plus.

Bears go for an average of $5,000.

Cal 25

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John Speh

Cal 25 sailor John Speh makes his living in computers, but has been getting his kicks by racing his Cal 25 for the last seven years. He took the class because, "I finally decided to put in the work necessary to win."

His wife Suzanne interjected, VHe's a brutal captain." But John figured that had nothing to do with his success. "No dear," he said, "I've always been brutal, even in the losing years."

Out of production for a number of years, an average Cal 25 can be picked up for between $8,000 and 10,000.

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Speh says it's a "great boat” and that his foredeckman would kill him if he were to buy a boat without a flush deck. A light drawback to the design is that it's a little bit tender, something you compensate for with "a big crew and small sail area."

About 5 Cal 25's hit the starting line, and the fleet would love to have more of you owners out there.

Cal 2-27

Rollye Wiskerson

The logical mind seems to do well in yacht racing, and mechanical engineer Rollye Wiskerson is just another example. This is the biggest boat he's owned, and he's had it for five years, three of them on the bay. He likes the boat because "it's got a good class, because it's big enough for the family, but still small enough for me to do all my own maintenance. Anything bigger," he's decided, "is a problem.”

Rollye figures the formula for winning is consistency. "We were out for all the races. We only won three or four, but we were never worse than fourth." Usually there are about ten boats racing each race.

A used Cal 2-27 can be bought for between $26,000 to $30,000.

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Cal 2-29

Bruce Easom

Bruce Easom attributes winning the Cal 2-29 class to "good sails — Mitchells; and good crew — Burke Ferrari, Russ Spatz, Jim Griffin, Rob Hutchinson, and Scott Easom."

A vice-president of Corey Construction, he has owned his Cal 2-29 for three years and thinks it's super.

"I’ve sailed on a lot of boats, but this is the best 30-footer I've found; although I'm sure you'd get some argument from the Newport 30 owners.” The only thing he doesn’t like about the boat is that Cal no longer makes them; about 1,000 were made before they went out of production.

Some 6 to 10 boats are in the average summer race, although 12 sailed in the Metro Mid-Winters.

Bruce figures you can get a 'cruising' Cal 2-29, this means with a wheel and a diesel, for about $25 to $27 thousand. A well-equipped racing Cal 2-29 would run about $32 or $33 thousand.

Cal 3-30

Bob Dean

Soufriere, a boat whose mast started working through the deck on the way back from Hawaii and eventually sank, was a Cal 3-30, and we couldn't help but ask Bob what he thought of the design. "Best goddamn boat there is, particularly in the bay going to weather in 30 to 40 knot winds. We sail right over everything, including bigger boats like Islander 36's and Santana 35's. Dean, who is a fireman, reported that he's unaware of any other Cal 3-30's with mast problems, and that designer Bill Lapworth still owns and loves hull no. I. Bob had to sell his boat to get money for a house project, and reports that several of the six boats that raced last year appear headed for the south bay. It's unlikely the Cal 3-30 will be active as a YRA onedesign class in 1981. Bob himself is looking for rides until the glorious day when he can get another boat.

There is no question in his mind why he won the class: "Quality of crew. Jack Adam. Bill Riley, and Susie Russell, in particular."

A used Cal 3-30 goes for about $30 to $37 thousand.

Cal 34

Stu Spencer

Stu Spencer was actually the winning skipper, but owner Robert McLaughlin had to answer our questions because Stu was out of town. Robert told us that Stu was the vice-president of a stock brokerage company; that about nine boats hit the line for each race; and, that used Cal 34's go for about $3 I or $32 thousand.

Why did Stu win the championship? Robert says Stu would say "Because of everything Robert taught me." Ho, ho, ho, not really. McLaughlin figures it was Stu's crew, because Stu has gotten a real good group working together, including Mark McLaughlin. John Gardner, Greg Spence and John Carberry.

For a long time Robert and Stu raced together and McLaughlin reports it took five years to get it all together. "It took two years to figure racing out, then we took a third, a second, and last year Stu won it.

Robert likes the Cal 34 because it's got a great class — "I think one-design is a lot more fun than handicap — and it’s also "a great boat for a family of four to cruise up the Delta. other than to wish it was "a little faster."

Catalina 27

John Jacobs

A winner of the Columbia Challenger class for six years, John Jacobs of San Francisco bought a Catalina 27 and won the class in his first year. In doing so the 'civic watchdog' — he works for S.P.U.R. — bested the twelve or fourteen boats that made up the fleet during a normal race.

Jacobs attributed his winning to "Preparation and concentration. The boat is tuned before the race, I know the marks, and I don't rubberneck. You win going to weather," he adds. His wife Shirley says, "I make sure he gets good starts.' * Used Catalina 27's with outboards can be bought used for about $ 14,000, although John bought his new.

How does he like it? "It's the best value-on the bay." Specifically he cites the large main cabin - the forepeak he feels was "designed for children", and it's fine by him, because he doesn't have kids and can throw the sails and groceries up there.

John wishes "the Catalina could stay as good as it is in light air, but be a little stiffer in heavy air. " His Columbia Challenger was much stiffer in a breeze, but then it wouldn't move in light air, but he concludes "I'd rather have a boat that moves in light air, because when it blows I can reef the Catalina in fifteen-seconds and be in great shape." page 109

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He had no negative comments

Columbia Challenger

Don Gibson

Alamedan Don Gibson figures he won the Columbia Challenger class because “I love the sport, and I study it. I ve got about 200 books on it, been to every seminar, and I like the technical things like combining tide vectors with windshifts and stuff."

But winning the class wasn't an overnight thing, he's raced the boat four years. In his first season he got a fourth, next year a third, then a second, and last year he won it. "I finally beat John Jacobs (now sailing Catalina 27 s) after he won six yeacs in a row, it was the greatest thrill of my life! John's an excellent sailor."

About 10 Challengers hit the starting line in a normal race. The boats are no longer made, bdt can be purchased used for about $6 to $7 thousand.

Donald says

the Challenger is a great size for the money, and it's comfortable, I think it's as much fun as

a 36-footer, and there is great group of people in the class."

Columbia 29

Lou Worthington

Lou was renovating a house in Berkeley when we came by to snap his picture. The microbiologist said the key to winning was preparation.'"Mental, physical, and boat preparation. You have to be able to take advantage of tactical situations when you can, and if you're not fully prepared, you can't."

Although there were only about five boats for most of the races — a bad year for the Columbia 29's — Lou couldn t afford to ease up. "We’ve got some fiesty old guys in our fleet, a couple of old fighter pilots."

He's owned his boat five years; raced it four, and has won the class twice.

Used 29’s sell for about $16 to $23 thousand. Lou says, "I like everything about them, they are one of the safest, most delightful boats I’ve ever seen." He looked for two years before he found the one he bought, and thinks they are better than most new boats. If there's one thing he'd change, it would be the cockpit drains.

Coronado 25

Rich Everett

With an average of I 8 boats hitting the smarting line, the Coronado 25 fleet is one of the largest and most competitive one-designs on the bay. 'Marine consultant' — we made up the title for him — Rich Everett says he won the championship because of “hard work and a good crew." The crew included Bob Wise who is a surfing buddy, Bill Kerns, and Rich Klein. Everett also credits Leading Edge sails with making the boat go fast.

Used Coronado 25's can be purchased for about $8,000.

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Ericson 27

Terry Owen

The only thing aircraft electrician Terry Owen wishes was different about his Ericson is that it would have more sails. Other than that, he’s “been happy with the boat as long as I've had it."

Owen bought the boat in February of 1972, and finds it can sail above it’s rating between I 8.9 and 21.7 1.0.R. — when he doesn't want to race one-design. He also likes the Ericson because it has lots of room, and because it's easy to singlehand.

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Why was it he that bested the eight or so boats that usually started the class races? "Because I've been sailing with the same guys for a long, long time. John Bache more than seven years, Jerry Vincent, six years, Phil Harris three years, and all along with my wife, Sue 'Super Starter'. We all get along real well."

Used Ericson 27’s, according to Owen, can be bought for about $22,000.

Excalibur

Ray ancj jQ |v]ann

You can buy a used Excalibur for about $ 10 to $12 thousand. According to'champs Ray and Jo Mann, it s the best balanced boat, and it s really responsive." They feel it's especially nice because the two of them can sail competitively

without the chute — in club races and still have a lot of fun.

The only reason they d consider selling the boat is because it has an outboard, and the way it's positioned rr\akes it impossible for Jo to lift up.

An active and enthusiastic class, about eight to ten boats hit the line for most every race.

Why do they do well? Both answer simultaneously; can't beat that."

The crew. They make every single race and you

The crew is Kevin & Tom Park, and Doug Brockbank. "Kevin s interested in biology and he wants to know why everything works." says jo. "Tom is interested in business and wanft to know how much everything costs. Doug likes psychology and when we fal1 behind he says it's '"time to start re-evaluating our goals'."

Gladiator

Richard Bennallack

It’s indicative of how a man feels about a boat when he buys one a second time. Richard Bennallack had a Gladiator for one year before "losing it in a divorce." Persistant, when things got settled, he bought another Gladiator, the one he hadn't been able to beat. He has now owned it for three years.

A shop superintendent, Bennallack likes the Gladiator's versatility. "There's active class racing, and it's also great for cruising." He says the boat has the 'usual' problems with mast step sag, but that it's a great design, handles very well, and surfs easily. Generally they sell used for between $6 and $8 thousand.

Seven or eight boats hit the Gladiator starting line. Bennallack says he beat the fleet because of "boat speed and local knowledge. I’ve been sailing the bay for over 20 years."

Golden Gate

Bob Counts

Bob Counts has had a good year with his Golden Gate, not only did he win the season's championship, but he won the Singlehanded TransPac as well. Actually, Bob wasn't trying to win the championship, but get prepared for the TransPac; nevertheless he frequently showed up on the starting line "trying to help keep the class qualified." To keep a class eligible for one-design status, you must have five races in which five boats show up to race.

It's not surprising Bob did so well — he's the owner of a sailboat rental/sailing school in Sausalito.

- Only 19 of the Golden Gates — they are made of wood — were ever built; just I 2 of them are still afloat today. Depending on the condition, one can be purchased for between $2500 and $7000.

At the start of February, Bob headed down the coast in his boat, getting ready for the start of the first Marina dei Rey to Guadalupe Island Singlehanded Race. Bob says he won the season's championship because he was "more persistant than anyone else." He was that way in the TransPac. too, and we look for him to do well in the Guadalupe Race because we know he'll be just a persistant in that one.

Hawkfarm

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Len Cheney

Orthodontist Len Cheney had no doubt whatsoever why he won the Hawkfarm class: "I was blessed with a very experienced and compatible crew that truly worked as a team. They sailed with me in both the bad, learning times, and now when we've had good fortune." The key tactical man in the crew was Roger Borero, along with Patrick, Patty, and Oliver from Bay Riggers, Matthew Quint, and occasionally Richard Roman.

Hawkfarms are still built in Alameda, but can also be purchased used for between $25 and $29 thousand.

Some I I to 13 of the Wylie designs hit the line for each race.

Dr. Cheney likes his boat: "I enjoy the ease of sailing it, it’s the fractional rig and the moderate displacement that make it easy. It's so well layed-out that you don't really appreciate it until you step on someone else's boat and start tripping over everything. The Hawkfarm is simple, efficient, easy-to-sail, and professionally set-up."

His only complaint? "I wish it was 40 feet long and cost half as much." /

I-O-D.

George Degnan

There is no one-design champ more in love with his boat than retired doctor, George Degnan: "The I.O.D.'s are so beautiful, getting mine was like me standing next to Myrna Loy after loving her all my life.

You take the tiller of an I.C. and you'll never get a high like that again, it's a beautiful experience. The boat s are so well-built they're like a piece of furniture, they have no caulking, you know."

Anthmg you don't like about them? "The’only criticism is that you get too hooked. Oh, they are so sexy Like most I.C.'s George's is built of wood, which is both a blessing and a curse: "Owning a beautiful wood boat is like marrying a chorus girl: they're so beautiful, but it's when you get home that the trouble starts, ho, ho, ho!"

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A wood I.C. sells used for about $10,000; a new fiberglass model for about $25,000. Some 8 I.C.'s hit the starting line in each race.

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George attributes his winning to DeWitt sails and "^little, talent and a lot of horseshit. You muck around trying to learn to sail — I only started ten years ago — but.the winds and tides still make it a turkey shoot.

Sometimes you can luck out by going the right way, and I had a lucky year."

And don t forget my crew: Greg Paxton and Teresa Taylor, both of whom went to the Worlds with me in Marblehead, and Dave Lapieh."

Islander 28-A

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Tom Dandurand

The Islander 28 fleet is so big, it s split up into A and B fleets; the A's race with spinnakers, the B's don't.

Despite the split, the A's make up the third largest one-design fleet, with 19 boats qualifying and 10 to 12 hitting the starting line on most races.

Judge Tom Dandurand of San Francisco took the A championship. Why? "I've got an experienced crew that's been together for three years. Sam Hock, Scott Easom, Steve Graham, Mike Hanlon, and Mike Hock."

Tom reports that used Islander 28's go for about $30,000. He feels "it's a very dry boat, and very comfortable. It s certainly not an all-out racer, but the big one-design fleet makes the racing competitive. It's a real 'racer/cruiser', and sleeps five quite easily."

The Islander 28 was designed by Bob Perry.

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Dr. Bruce Sams of San Francisco is the champion of the fleet and attributes his winning to "Pineapple sails and my crew."

What s so good about the Islander 28? "The thing is that it handles so well; she's both stable and responsive, and with very little weather helm. You can take your hand off the tiller, even if it's blowing pretty hard; you couldn't do that with my Cal 20."

Sams has owned his Islander 28-B for four years and was hard-pressed to come up with any negative comments. "For this size racer/cruiser, it's as well designed as you can get."

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Kensington lawyer Larry Telford and his wife Billie disagreed over why he was the champ of the fleet.

Larry said "It was my wife's sandwiches"; his wife Billie said: "It was his skill and talent."

When that argument was over, Larry decided it was really the crew that deserved all the credit. Fred Conrad, Mike O Leary, Gordon Emberton, and Don Fried.

The Islander 30-11 fleet is a very active one, with 15 to 18 boats hitting the starting line. You can pin them by buying a used one for about $28 to $30 thousand.

Telford has owned his Islander for 10 years and has "no complaints". He reports that "the boat goes both ways well, both racing and cruising." And another tremendous benefit to the boat is the organization; "We have a great group of owners, and the class really has fun together."

Islander 36

Charles Winton

The largest-size one-design boat on the bay, the Islander 36 also has one of the largest fleets. Twenty boats qualified the class for one-design, and between twelve and twenty-three boats hit the starting line.

Class champion was Tiburon contractor and land developer Charles Winton, who feels that there are three basic components to winning: "The boat, meaning having it tuned and with a smooth bottom is about 20%; sails — mine are North — are about 30%; but the crew is at least 50% responsible for winning."

Winton and his crew of Jim Davies, Jerry Rumsey, Bruce Jackson, Ken Tonas, Jerry Woods, and Ed McCarthy have been working together for about five years, and "every year everybody's better than the year before."

A used Islander 36 — they are still sold new — will run an average of $60,000. How does Winton like the boat? "It's one of those things I've bought that I've never had one moment's feeling of regret. I went and visited the factory, I liked the design, and it's been everything I wanted." He was tempted to go the IOR route but decided against it because of the extra expense and trouble that often is involved. Besides, "the Islander 36 is a great boat to take up the river in July."

Any negative comments? "There were a number of irritating mechanical and electrical problems; in fact.

I rewired the whole boat myself."

J-24

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Steve Toschi

The J-24 is a competitive class both around the bay, around the U.S. and around the world. With as many as thirty-five boats hitting the line, it is the most popular one-design on the bay. And, twelve more are expected to race this year. The cost is one reason; a good used J-24 can be found for between $13,500 and $16,500.

Winner of the class was co-owner of Leading Edge Sails in San Mateo, Steve Toschi. The winning formula: "Good boat speed and consistent boat-handling — and both of these things Really mean good crew."

Regulars on the boat were Will Oswald (partner in the loft), Mike Herlihy (who works at the loft), and 'rotators' Peggy Patrick, Bill Irwin, and Steve's wife, Anne Toschi.

Steve appreciates the class organization and the large number of boats in the fleet. "And even if you get to the top of the bay fleet, that doesn't mean you're anything in any of the other regional fleets; winning here doesn't reduce the challenge."

Because business requires him to often sail on other boats, Steve finds that dry sailing the J is a big advantage for him. "We can put the boat away for two months and forget about it."

The J-24 is a simple boat, and Toschi says, "You get your moneysworth in a J, but it's obviously not a '24-ft. Swan'."

Newport 30

George Van Dolson

Like a surprising number of ODCA champs, Vallejo s George Val Dolson, the Newport 30 winner, is retired.

The Newport 30 fleet usually has thirteen or more competitive starters, and George attributes his championship season to his crew of Mile Solon, Dave Bareilles, Martin Garbnelson, Charlie Pound, and Susan Lane.

Used Newport 30's sell for between $27 and $37 thousand, and George thinks they are all just terrific.

He's owned his for four years and says "The Newport 30 is very stiff, great to race, and has very nice accomodations for cruising."

Any problems with the boat? "No, everything about it is just' fine."

Ranger 23

Fred Paxton and Chris Penrv

Fred Paxton and Chris Penn have owned their Ranger 23 since 1976 and split the helm "50-50 . Fred is the operations manager for a chemical company; Chris is currently an MBA candidate at Berkeley.

For years this Gary Mull-design has been popular on the bay, and eighteen to twenty-seven boats hit the starting line in last year’s races. No longer built, they sell used for between $1 I and $12 thousand.

How do you win in such a big fleet? Fred says. "Better crew; we had the best,in the fleet. That meant Bill Solar!, Diahe Penn, Chris, and himfelf. The better crew enabled them to "go in the right direction more often, and to be comfortable in the summer sailing conditions."

Fred cites two great things about the'Ranger 23: "The best is the people in the class, they re a really great group of people. Second, I like the boat's ability to handle the bay; we haven't reefed once in three seasons of racing!" , , . ...

Negative comments? "I wish they had never made the 'short rig because I have to duck when I tack, and, it hurts you in handicap racing." The short rig was designed for the bay and is 14-inches shorter than those made for Ranger 23 s sailed elsewhere in the U.S. page I 13

Ranger 26

Dick and Lona Wilson

Class champions, the Wilson's had to drive to the bay from Modesto to race. They live down there where Dick is the general manager of Gallo's glass-making operations; you know, making the bottles you drink the wine out of.

Dick has nothing but praise for the Ranger 26: "She’s a super boat; excellent in the bay because she's strong, sturdy and fast." There's more to like than just the boat: "It’s a tough class, full of competitive, good people." No wonder they've had slight misgivings about moving up to a Santana 35 for this coming year. "The only reason I'm doing it is, like everyone else: for standing room." dn order to win the last championship the Wilson's had to beat the ten or twelve other 26's that started.

Dick feels the crew was the key to success: "Just having the same crew for three years and being able to work together is what did it. The crew was my wife Lona, and Jack and Linda Edling."

A used Ranger 26 can be purchased for between $12 and $15 thousand.

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Scott Owens

The smallest ODCA one-design is the venerable Santana 22, designed by Gary Mull. Only about six boats race in this fleet while another twenty or so race them in SYRA (Small Yacht Racing Association). Class champ Scott Owens prefers the ODCA racing "because you get to use the chute, and the Santana 22 has an enormous spinnaker which is really a lot of fun."

Owens, a programmer for Standard Oil, lives in Oakland and says a used Santana 22 can be purchased for about $5,500. He likes the boat a lot: "It's built for the bay — real stiff, yet it still has a very sensitive helm. I've had my boat for five years, and it's the best boat on the bay — except for the International Canoe, of which I just bought one.”

Owens' only complaint about the Santana is that he wished it had headroom.

His winning formula: "We were a tad faster than the second place boat. New sails — the punk rock sails from Quicksilver — helped."

Santana 525

Jack Air

Tiburon's Jack Air, Santana 525 champ, is a "computer equipment lessor”, but he wishes he wasn't. "I would prefer being a boat-bum, but I'm not good enough."

He was good enough to take the 525 class, of which there were sometimes less than six entries. “It was a problem," he admits.

Jack won because "we showed up for every race, because we were persistant.”

He's surprised that the class isn't more popular because he likes the boat. "It’s real easy to sail, but it’s also nice for cruising because the blister ca&in top actually provides good room in the cabin."

The 525 is very light, only 2 J00 pounds, and that took some getting used to, "but when we got the hang of it, it was great!" A used 525 can be purchased for about $ I 1,500; the boat is still in production.

Like the Wilson’s who won the Ranger 26 class, Jack Air is moving up to the Santana 35 class next year, having already bought Riff Raff from down south.

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Santana 35

Bruce Seymore and Bill Riley

According to Bruce Seymore, the Santana 35 ought to be called the 'San Francisco 35'. "It's better for our heavy airs than the light winds you find down south or up north." He loves the boat: "I can see no faults with it; the big cockpit is great, the gear is layed out well, and while it's not a fancy hotel, it's ample and comfortable to cruise in overnight."

Like several other owners, Seymore suffered problems with the rudder (see Sightings this month) but has no doubts that that's all in the past. A real estate investor, Seymore took a real liking to the Santana line. He bought the 35 at the boat show last year, and at the same time bought a new Santana 23 to keep at Lake Tahoe — both have the same color schemes.

A member of the Corinthian YC, Bruce was justly proud of his victory over the other twelve to twenty competitors that start in the class. "There were no rock stars on the boat, this was a semi-family, amateur group from the Corinthian YC." He knows why they won. “It was consistency, we sailed in every race. That meant that we didn't have to live with our bad races, that our throwouts were meaningful."

A growing class, the Santana 35's are sold new, and can be purchased used for between $55,000 to $60,000, according to Seymore.

Tartan Ten

Evan Dailey and Ray Lent

An insurance broker in San Francisco. Evan Dailey loves his Tartan Ten. "It's an easy boat to sail; superb in light air and still handles well in a strong bay breeze. And boat for boat, you can stay up with the 40-footers."

Between seven and fourteen boats would sail the average season race, and Dailey's only complaint is that he wishes there were more class boats out there racing. They can be bought used for between $30 and $35 thousand, and the boats are still sold new. Evan figures there'll be more and more boats racing as time goes on.

The key to winning: "Crew: Mike Green, Steve Green, Nick Bates, Ray Lent, and JoAnn Dailey."

Triton

Eric Warner

The oldest of the fiberglass one-designs, many of the Triton s were built in Sausalito in the late 50 s and early 60's. In those days last year's Triton champ, Eric Warner, was sailing the Rhodes-designed Windward 33 he had built himself.

Retired from Standard Oil, Eric raced the Windward as a one-design and then sold it in 1968. Five years ago he bought the Triton because "it was the biggest one-design class with inboard power. , All in all. he s happy with the design: "It's tough, tested, and will stand up to anything; besides, you don t have to reef all the time."

But all's not perfect. "The galley is an absolute travesty, you can't help but keep bumping your head.

Not all Tritons have the same layout, however.

On the average, 12 Tritons would sail each race. Warner feels his success was due to having "steady crew for six or seven of the races. " Crew that included Robert Spear, Larry Radcliff, Steve Bates, and John Patterson.

Vanguard

Scott Foote

These aren't the best of times for Vanguard one-design racing. Last year five boats signed up, but only two showed up on a regular basis. Taking fleet honors was Scott Foote, a director of advertising, who says the class will be "taking a leave of absence" from one-design racing.

The Vanguard is actually one of the oldest one-design classes in the bay, and back in the mid-sixties as many as 30 would show up for the races. Foote says "the boats were very popular because they were stiff, stable, and offered great racing and cruising at a reasonable price."

Foote feels, "the Vanguard is relatively quick for her size, although the long overhangs typical of many older designs takes away from some of the potential space in the main cabin." Used boats sell for between $30 and $39 thousand.

How did Scott win? "Perseverance. I feel it's difficult to win on the bay without three seasons of racing.

This was my third and now i know the tide, the winds, and have good Hood and Mitchell sails."

ODCA (One-Design Classes Association) of the YRA (Yacht Racing Association) is by no means the only kind of one-design racing in northern California. Another popular one-design organization is the SYRA (Small Yacht Racing Association) | for small keel boats. While we didn’t have time to take pictures and speak to the winners, we wanted to acknowledge their success last season.

There’s also the SBRA (Small Boat Racing Association) which conducts one-design racing for dinghies; regretabiy we’ve not the space for them this month. page I 15

SYRA CHAMPIONS

Etchells 22 Moore 24 Rhodes 19 Venture 24/25 Santana 20 Ericson 23 Santana 22 Cal 20 Electra Catalina 22

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YACHTS

INSURANCE

among the many alternatives will satisfy your sailing needs, then please call. My listings change constantly, & I may have some suggestions if you haven’t decided on a specific boat.

SAIL 41’ C.T. 1972 Garden design ketch. Perkins ds!., autopilot, windvane, freezer, 3 KW gen.

(415)332-3855

ADF, Avon & more.

SELECTED BROKERAGE SAIL 25' BAYFIELD, DIESEL, 1977.

26' ERICSON, 1967.

26' DAWSON KETCH. 2-27' CAL, 1978.

28' COLUMBIA..

32’ ERICSON, 1972.

32’ DREADNOUGHT, 197S..

34' HANNA GAFF KETCH. 34' PETERSON, 1977.

36' CREALOCK KETCH, 1979.

39' INGRID KETCH, 1979.

41’ ROBERY PERRY, 1978.

42' PRAT SLOOP, 1980..

45' BREWER KETCH, LOADED:.

47' ROBERT PERRY, NEW KETCH . ..

53' SPENCER, KETCH. POWER 61’ TRUMPY TWIN DIESEL. 50’ CHRIS CONNIE, TWIN DSL.. ..

42’ GRAND BANKS, TWIN. 41’ TWIN DSL. TRAWLER, NEW. 41' CONCORDE, TWIN DSL. 40' BLUE WATER TRAWLER, TWIN. 36’ EAGLE TRAWLER. 35' CHRIS CRAFT SPT.FISHER, F/G. 31’ TROJAN, F/G, TWIN. 28' CHEOY LEE TRAWLER, 1979.

BUYERS: If you’re looking for a boat & don't see it here, or if you don’t know which boat

$78,000

40’ TRINTELLA. 1972 aft cabin ctr. ckpt. cruis’g. ketch. Perkins 4-236, elecs., more. Efficient European design built ;o highest standards w/berth in S.F. W. harbor.

$ 22,500 $ 13,900 $ 19,950 $ 24,500 $ 19,950 $ 35,000 $ 84,000 $ 25,000 $ 70,000 $ 85,000 $ 55,500 $ 89,500 $ 89,500 $125,000 $140,000 $185,000 $200,000

$135,000 $108,000 $ 98,500 $135,000 $ 92,000 $ 65,000 $ 59,500 $ 18,000 $ 59,500

Inquire

37’ PEARSON 365 KETCH 1977. 4 sails, 8 winches, Westerbeke 40hp dsl. cabin htr., pres. wtr.,&elecs.

$78,900

36’ BRISTOL CHANNEL SCHOONER 1980. Lyle Hess-design, needs completion. Super workmanship, Saab dsl. & lots of gear 35’ PEARSON. 1969 Bill Shaw, clean, well organized cruis’g boat w/dsl., extras

$38,500 $54,000

34’ TARTAN. *74, S&S keel, ctrbrd. design w/auto., windlass, VHF, fatho., more.

$41,000

32’ LAPWORTH SLOOP. 1961, strip planked mahogany on oak by Easom. New rig from deck up, 8 bags of sail, exc. cond., Sausaiito berth. $29,500 32’ ATKIN THISTLE. Well built ferroc;ement dbl.-ender w/Sabb ds!., tender, vane. $28,000 30’ PEARSON. 1973, extremely clean, refrig., Loran, Avon, Autopilot, much more. $29,500 30’ ALBERG ODESSEY msthd. sip. Strong, organized cruiser w/ample gear & elecs. $32,000 30’ DUTCH SLOOP. 1959, mahogany on oak, exc. cond., berth in S.F. W. harbor.

$21,000

30’ SPARKMAN&STEPHENS SLP. by North Star. Whl. steer’g, gd. equip., little used ' .

SW.000 30’ DUFOUR ARPEGE. ‘69, cruise ready, fast;-dodger, many sails, dsl. pwr., elecs. $29,900 30’ WINDWARD BUCANNEER. 1967, f/g sloop, pressure wtr., refrig., dsl. pwr., d.s., VHF, roomy cruis’g. boat *

$26,500

27’ SANTANA 1969. Spinnaker, 3 jibs, VHF, Evinrude o.b.

Inquire

27’ CAL. With S.F. berth, needs love OFFER 27’ ERICSON ‘72 VHF, RDF, d.s., k.m., windpoint; compl. custom interior & more; berth.

26’ RANGER. Very clean w/genoa & spinnaker.

$14,500

26’ DAWSON. Aft cabin, shoal draft cruising ketch, inboard, pulpits, lifelines, trailer, VHF, 4 sails S’9’000 25’ SANTANA 525. 1977, 7/8 sip., Meissner winches, Headfoil sys., spin., compass, k.m., Volvo outbd 25’

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SELLERS: If you own any well-built boat in gd. cond. & want an honest & capable person to represent you during the problems of negotiation, financing, sea trial, survey, title transfer, insurance, property tax proration & the inevitable bizzare Snafu, please call & lisi you: boal

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18’ BOAT TRAILER — $120.

Mainsail, used 12’x24V2’, $75; 1965 Cheoy Lee Bermuda 30 ketch with autopilot, vane, RDF, recording depthfinder, 3 anchors, genoa, spinnaker, new Volvo MD2B, sails, covers, & furling jib. Redwood City berth — excellent condition. $39,000.

Nick — (415) 344-3882

TWO WORLD CRUISERS Freya 39: Finished from hull & dqciv in Southern CA. This custom yacht is loaded w/7 bags of sail; 14 Barient winches; teak decks; Aries; Avon; VHF; d.s.; k.m.; distance log; ground tackle & more.

Skallerud-built 54’ steel trawler: 3 dbl. staterooms ea. w/private head. 5,000-mile range from a reliable single dsl. at 9.5 knots. This vessel is a solid and safe cruising yacht with world-wide capabilities.

Both are located in Southern California.

Hugo Schreiner — DRISCOLL YACHT SALES (714) 222-0325 □ (714) 222-5868 eves.

4 FOR SALE A frame houseboat, permanent docking, yellow ferry harbor (Gate 6) Sausalito, large sleep loft, fireplace, conversation pit, kitchen bar, shallow draft docking space, ideal for single or couple. Exc. investment & a great place to live — $57,500.

Call Steve: (w)673-1188 (h)332-2133

WANT TO GO SAILING? Looking for a couple of mellow people to sail with, expertise not important. 1 have a 1979 37-ft. cutter. Experience a fast cruiser each month for less than a day’s rental, with no down.

332-2085 wk 271-1887

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PACIFIC IMAGES - MARINE PHOTOGRAPHY Full color, dramatic portrayal of your vessel under power or sail. Heirloom quality photographs suitable for your den, office or captain’s cabin. Chase boat available.

Alameda (415)865-3979

COLUMBIA 28 — “SEA-SAW” Crealock-designed, all lead keel, fully equipped. Like new cond., Atomic-4 i.b., 6 sails, spinnaker, knotmeter, depthfinder, enclosed Lectrasan head, cockpit cushions, fresh bottom & much more. Emeryville berth — owner relocated. $19,000.

Jerry: (209) 836-1555

the ISLAND HUNTER NAUTICAL BOOKSTORE 1198

best catalog ever! $2.00 ptMCdUHugever.

Navigator Drive, Dept. D Ve/(805) ntura’ 644-5827 Ca- 93001

LUDERS 16 Classic Bill Luder’s-design 26’ cold-mofded mahagony sloop with cuddy cabin and pipe berth. Excellent daysailor with full inventory of sails including spinnaker. $3,800 firm.

Call (408) 375-0130 in Monterey

CRUISE SEVEN MONTHS On 41 -ft. Ketch to Baja, Hawaii, Vancouver, Portand and San Francisco. Leaving about March 1st, returning in September, 1981. Looking for couple.

Call Fred or Judy: (415) 524-1992

WANTED - OFFSHORE GEAR Must be reliable — Speedo with log, depthsounder, bulkhead, compass, VHF, 6V2 oz. 27x12 main, Barients #8-#12.

(415) 441-3302

CREW WANTED - $75 PER DAY Exp’d. crew for 42’ sailboat with day charters on S.F. bay to foreign tourists. Good sailor, personable, flexible. Send brief description of background, lanugages spoken, etc. to: Skipper, 1300 Hearst Building, San Francisco, CA 94103.

Fast Insurance POWER AND SAIL

FORCE FIVE 14’ saiiboat similar to Laser. Top condition and very fast.

Great Fun — $950.

Call 687-7559

BUDGET YACHT DELIVERY FOR CRUISERS — BY CRUISERS — WORLDWIDE Rates by the Job, Not by the Mile Write: G. Sime, 13480 Beach Ave., Marina Del Rey, CA 90291 or call: (213) 822-4289

415-763-4840

14SO I AKI SHORI AVf NLJF. OAKLAND. CALIFORNIA 94610

“SIBONEY” 44’ wooden sloop, built in 1946 by Fellows & Stewart. $35,000.

Call (415) 332-4964

\ CORONADO 25 — HULL 1517 BUILT 1969 Exc. shape, two mains, three jibs & spinnaker, new mast, rigging strengthened for bay sailing, possibility of renting Tiburon berth. $9500.

(415) 435-0492

i ERICSON 27 i/2 interest for sale. New 10 hp. outboard, four sails: main 170, 120; working jib. Two anchors, extras. Berkeley berth. Must sell, bought new boat. $6,800/offer.

(415) 820-5954

NEWPORT 30 — PHASE II 1974, main, spinnaker, 150% and 120% jibs, VHh, RDF, stereo, 7 winches (Barient 22 primaries), marine head with holding tank cockpit cushions, etc., etc. White boat with blue trim $28,500.

Ted (408) 268-7280

HAVE $10,000 CASH & WILL MAKE PAYMENTS OF $200 per month. Looking for the best sailboat we can find and a berth on San Francisco bay. No brokers, please.

Steve: (415) 568-3088 days: (415) 523-4098 eves.

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RANGER 26 Excellent condition. Bottom painted September, 1980. Upwind Berkeley berth, large 2-speed winches, VHF, etc. $12,900.

Fran (408) 268-7280

TRITON Sloop (28V2’), 8 bags sails, VHF, depthsounder, speedo, wind point, rebuilt Atomic-4, excellent condition. Competitive OneDesign boat. $17,000 Eves: 525-2598 Days: 540-3003

ERICSON 27 Inboard engine, Pineapple sails, 6’1” headroom, sleeps 5, depthsounder, knotmeter/log, compass, AM/FM/cassette stereo, 120v shorepower, lifelines & pulpits, rigging set up for easy singlehanding. Much more equipment. $21,000.

Call Glen: (4^5) 865-5733

IN NEED? boat carpentry*dry rot repair remodeling* refinishing •estimates* Traditional quality — Contemporary techniques

rank Sayre - 332-8432 1977 TRAVELER 32 F/G cruising cutter in excellent condition, just back from Hawaii. Loaded with new cruising gear: dsl. pwr., several anchors, chain, windlass, VHF, RDF, depthsounder, liferaft, gimballed table, kerosene stove & htr., etc. $49,500.

(415) 924-9698 (415) 863-8517

DO YOU LIKE TO SAIL? But don’t want the expense of owning your own sailboat. Then try a time-share lease of our beautiful new Islander 28. You pay only for the time you use the boat.

Call Bill: (415) 254-4723 or Dennis: (707) 745-5814

ISLANDER 29 A cruising-type boat (full keel) 1 would sell to my best friend.

Built in 1968, NEW mast, cushions, head, stove, compass, Atomic-4, overhauled, VHF, RDF, knotmeter, depthfinder, dinghy, overboard gear, dual anchors — surveyed. $21,500.

Peter Falk (no kiddin’) (415) 482-0993

| HELP! 1 AM A 48’ FERRO CEMENT KETCH. 1 am almost ready, but my masters need someone to invest in me and help get me sailing by June. In return, 1 will take you on a 6-month cruise. Is there anyone out there that will help me out? If so, please write: P.O. Box 1820, Sausalito, CA 94966.

LIGHT SPEED A great leap forward. May the Frog Force be with you.

Frog 21 Coming Soon.

Port Sonoma Yacht Sales 262 Sears Point Rd. Petaluma, CA 94952 (415) 892-1657 (707) 762-5311 v \ 1

OLYMPIC CIRCLE SAILING CLUB (*15)521-7322 • Club

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

‘79 ERICSON 30 + Inboard rudder, 24 chi. VHF, North sails, every extra, full electronics but w.p. internal halyards & reefing lead aft, Shipmate htr., 14” prop, dsl., berth, more. Forced to sell — best offer.

(415)865-5145

13’ SAILING DINGHY Cold-molded wood, epoxy saturated. Varnished interior, centerboard, kick-up rudder, spruce mast, fully rigged. 125-lbs., fine construction, completed 6/80. $1500. eves: (415) 332-0589 days: 921-5971

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FOR SALE 28’ Aluminum mast with rigging and steps, plus McKibbon sails — 2 mains, 2 jibs, 1 storm jib. For Reined 26. after 6 p.m.: (415) 490-2837

SAUSALITO SAILING SCHOOL

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— Fixed keel, shoal draft, lapstrake, double-ender. Sleeps 4 close friends. SKIPPER 20 — pocket cruiser. Heavy laid f/g hull — traditional lines. Sail away at $7,495.

CLEARWATER SAILS LIMITED (415) 754-2369 P.O. Box 1171, Antioch, CA 94509

LADY CREW/MATE NEEDED For possible permanent liveaboard on 35-ft. seagoer ketch.

Lady should be — intelligent, slender, under 40, with a love'of the sea and the desire to learn it all as is. A flair for financial management would be a plus.

Skipper is 42, 5’9”, 165 lbs., intelligent, multi-talented craftsman, looking for the lady to become an equal partner in goal to cruise and work throughout the world. Interested?

Call (415) 363-2486 Mon-Thur after 1900.

Fri-Sun Anytime (although odds are I’ll be out sailing)

(415) 332-3577

CATALINA 30 — Best Buy On The Bay Alameda berth avail. Atomic-4 (low hours), VHF, digital depth, speed, log, CB, AM-FM/cassette, sto^e w/oven, delux interior, wheel, ground tackle, misc. $33,500 933-3100 — after 5 — 825-5380 CAL 29 The best condition ‘74 in Calif. Fully equipped for cruising, great for day sailing. New gas stove, kerosene heater, autopilot with wind vane, dodger, radios, 3 Barlows, 2 Barients, Avon, Atomic-4 low hours, other extras. Owner, $32,000.

(408)462-2118

HOMEWOOD HIGH AND DRY MARINA Located in Homewood, CA is currently looking for a Power Boat Sales Concessionaire for its 164 slip Marina. Our showroom and exterior facilities are excellent for boat sales.

Call: (916) 525-7917 for more information.

TOPPER SAILBOAT, 1979 Fun, fast and exciting — great for the beginner and the expert.

Weighs 95-lbs, easily carried by a small car (car-racks incl.).

Boom vang, self-bailing, adj. rudder, reefing, etc. In excellent cond. $700-best offer.

(408) 378-4485

, 1975 ERICSON 35 Beautifully maintained with seven Sutter sails — two spinnakers, blooper, knotmeter, windpoint, d.s., windspeed. Race rigged, w/thirteen Barient winches, internal halyards, hyd. backstay, fabulous stereo system & more. Estuary berth & creative financing available.

(408) 286-6320, (408) 395-2027 '

TEAK LUMBER/PLYWOOD Top quality, dried, comprehensive stock.

B. AXELROD & COMPANY, 201 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

By Appointment Only. (415) 626-4949

1980 CT 41 TYPE FIBERGLASS DSL. KETCH Like new condition, length 41’; 45 h.p. Perkins with full warranty; Delux three-cabin, teak interior, sleeps 7. Equipped to cruise anywhere. Pier “39”, San Francisco berth.

Call: (415) 593-1212 for demonstration

DUFOUR 27 PARTNERSHIP Very clean Dufour (1975). All teak interior,^ sails, Volvo Penta inboard diesel, fully equipped galley. Two partners seek a third. $2,000 down, $125 per month.

Call Bob Hinckley 421-4600 days, 956-0741 eves.

1980 CAL 39-11 VHF, depth meter, knot meter, looks virtually new because it’s virtually new, priced well below it’s original cost and light years below what a new one would cost today.

Contact: 981-3198; 567-5648; 668-1125; 752-6151

9 ALASKAN-BOUND SENSUALIST Desires earthy woman who can take sea-pain and laugh.

Write: P.O. Box 1384, Alameda, CA 94501

CHEOY LEE LION 35’ SLOOP F/G 1967, Volvo dsl., Signet d.s. & knot log, Danforth W.I., Loran C, VHF, 110v refrig., Barients, roll-furl genoa, self-tend. jib, storm jib, new main, full cover, wheel, new uphol. Bristol. $64,500 (415) 654-1822 or Box 11178, Oakland, CA 94611

THE PETERSON 44 “RHIANNON” 1978 cruising yacht, bristol condition. Perkins engine, five bags of sails, autopilot, propane stove, 110v refrigeration, complete with Montgomery hard dinghy. Price: $110,000. By owner, call or write: (805) 642-1606, P.O. Box 6531, Ventura, CA 93006

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J-24 SAILS 1980 North main, jib and genoa. Used 3 races only to finish 2nd, 4th, and 6th. Selling separate from boat, also for sale. Cost: $1670. Asking $1300.

(415)765-2833

1966 RAWSON 30’ SLOOP — S.F. GASHOUSE COVE BERTH Fiberglass, full-keel cruiser, sleeps 5 in liveaboard comfort.

Natural gas stove w/oven, Palmer gas inboard engine, interior fine, exterior needs work. Insured value: 28K, asking $22,500.

After 7 pm (707) 468-5530

NEW S/S SHIPMATE PROPANE STOVE 2 burner, oven $350; 15’ club jibboom & pedestal $100; Loran C gemtronics Accu-trac $400/b.o.; 17’ wood boom & roller reefing gear $200; 4 various size winches w/handles $25-$45 ea.; metal frame bunk beds w/mattresses $75. (415) 924-6475 or 523-3923

BERTH AVAILABLE 1 have a 25’ berth at Coyote Point. 1 need a 20’ berth in San Francisco. Exchange or trade, temporary or permanent.

(415) 957-1760

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WANTED — SCHOONER Large, older type with sound hull and lots of potential. To liveaboard & rebuild, possibly as a coastal trader or fisher.

Need generous owner-financing. Have berth in Sacramento for up to 140 ft.

Call Michael Powers (916) 925-4223

KUSTOM KANVAS Custom canvas for racing and cruising flotation cockpit cushions interiors — cushions & curtains sheet bags sunshades boat and hatch covers Custom work — quick delivery free estimates

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CAL 2-27 (“MISS CONDUCT”) Meticulously maintained One-Design racer/cruiser. Custom interior with full headroom in main and forward cabins. Custom deck layout, diesel engine, AM/FM and 55 channel marine radio, apparent wind, windspeed, knotlog, fatho, double lifelines, Barient winches, Martec, 4 bags of sail. A beautiful, stable boat in bristol condition, must see to appreciate. $26,000/offer.

(415) 542-6588 or (415) 456-5676 after 6 PM/weekends

SAILS AND GEAR FOR SALE Ranger 37 sails, “Esprit”, w/ 1 = 48.42, J = 15.56, P = 42,83, E = 11.67: 7.25 oz. main, $400; 7.25 oz. jib 97%, $450; new unused Pineapple 105% jib $1,300; 7.25 oz. jib 109% $600; 6.5 oz. staysail 63% $250; 8.0 oz. genoa 129% $800; 7.25 oz. genoa 129% $300; 3.8 oz. genoa staysail 65% $250; 0.75 oz. drifter 113% $150; spinnakers — 0.75 oz radial $700, 1.5 oz. radial $800, 1.5 oz. Star $800, 2.2 oz. storm $400. 4’ cylinder tank, w/guard, full of CNG, $80. Line, etc. (415) 582-2082 eves/wkends.

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classy classified You can get your classy classified started by sending your check for $10 ($20 for businesses) along with your 40 wonderful words to; latitude 38, pn hnx 1R78 ^A.isalito. ca. 94965. The-deadline is the ?2nd of the month and we cannot bill you — it just wouldn't be classy if we did. And remember to include your phone's area code to ensure full classy coverage.

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SANTANA 22 $6,950 — Excellent Condition.

Price includes upwind berth & many extras.

(415) 523-7268

MARINE SURVEYOR

FRANK OLIVEIRA Call B*for# 9AM or Ah.r 6PM_(415)

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FOR SALE — EVINRUDE 6 H.P. Good condition — $295.00 864-2663 (days) — 392-6220 (eves)

USED BARLOW WINCHES OFF “ZAMAZAAN” (2) 3-spd. stainless steel primaries (same size as Barient 3-spd.

35’s), $2,000 the pair. (2) 2-spd. stainless steel 44’s self-tailing (same size as Barient 28’s), $1,000 the pair.

Call Bob Cole: 342-8400

SAILMAKER has 30’ plywood cutter that needs work.

Wish to exchange sails for repairs and alterations.

(415) 523-9011

MARINE STOVE BY TAYLOR OF ENGLAND, NEVER USED. Stainless two-burner has primus burners, controls & stainless steel oven. Pressure pump and kerosene tank included. Can be easily gimballed. List: $549. Asking: $350.

Call Robert, 7-8 p.m. (415) 456-2137 V

SHARE SAILBOAT 1 have a 27’ Nor’Sea heavy cruising sloop. Fiberglass with wood interior, headroom, wood stove, galley, diesel, Estuary berth.

Let’s share use and costs.

Call Brian at 865-0453

TAX SHELTER? Montanta Sapphire Mine for sale — 300 acres on Lake Hauser — $756,000, already sub-divided. Mine out then sell as recreation property. Double Profit!! Call me today. Clay Carlson (408) 246-1991. 2995 Moorpark, San Jose, CA 95128.

ARTISAN SAILOR WITH SAILBOAT SEEKS Earthy, outdoor female with energy, curiosity and adventure.

Appreciates classical music and mutual adventures. Write: P.O. Box 106, Pacific Marina, Alameda, CA 94501.

CHRYSLER MUTINEER 15-ft. fiberglass sailboat, two sets of sails, spinnaker, tilt rudder, cockpit cushions, twin bailers, all jam cleats, launching chute bag for spinnaker, motor mount, wind indicator on masthead. Fresh water boat on Clear Lake. $1,350.00.

(707) 279-1335

CATALINA 27 1977 — diesel inboard 2 cyl. 14 h.p., Volvo saildrive, Larson sails, dinette interior, VHF, alcohol stove, 4” cushions, icebox, knotmeter, depthmeter, swim ladder, AM-FM stereo cassette, CG approved head, ultra clean, bottom painted 9-80. Sleeps 6 -$24,500.

(916) 666-0018 (p.m.)

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Bay Sailing Seminars Bay & Ocean Racing $50 per person fora full day of sailing.

Lowest Charter Rates to Qualified

SUNSHINE JHHRTERS sXlLlfMG

(415)865-4447

SCHOOL

2415 Mariner Square Alameda, California 94501

21’ AQUARIUS (BALBOA) Coyote Point berth. $25 per month, excellent condition. New sails, VHF, 6 hp Evinrude, etc. $4500.

(415) 573-5370

FOR SALE - ROOF RACK for catamarans, Hobies 14-16 or other cat. Barient self-tailing 27 winches. Forespar man-overboard pole. Offers.

Peter 386-3838 929-9070

FEMALE CREWMEMBER WANTED Captain, 28, single engineer sailing most weekends aboard newly-delivered custom Hudson 51 teak ketch. Hawaii bound, summer ‘81. Micronesia later. Experience not as necessary as willingness to learn and group congeniality.

H—(415) 345-7666 Kerry

CUSTOM MARINE SEWING We can make seaworthy Covers for any part of your boat, Bags, any size and shape,’ Etc. Send description for quote.

5 Strawberry Landing, Mill Valley, CA 94941 (415) 383-9180

HAVE SEXTANT WILL TRAVEL Experienced sailor, certified Navigator, wants desperately to -sail to Hawaii or some other mid-Pacific island this summer.

Definitely free from May 1st on — possibly earlier.

Call Pat: (415) 631-0808 evenings LEARN COASTAt SAILING 45’ sailing ketch “Adventure” wants 6 sincere beginners or advanced sailors to spend 2 intensive learning days & nights practicing offshore skills, ship handling, piloting, etc.

February-March reservations offered for an unforgettable cruising weekend.

(415)421-8389 (415)332-4879

FOR SALE Laser, 1979. Very little use, exc. condition. Complete — $950 Call: (415) 921-1861

SANTANA 22 1966, main, 2-110 jibs, 180 genoa, spinnaker for fun, extra equipment. 3 yr.-old mast, new rigging, hauled 7/80. Black hull and mast, white deck, depth, knotmeter, mast head strobe, lifelines. $7,000/offer.

Doug (415) 445-3503 days, (415) 592-5399 eves.

CAL 25 — BRISTOL CONDITION — SAUSALITO BERTH 6 sails (2 main, 140%, 105%, 80%, spin.^ 5 winches, compass, windvane, k.m., genoa tracks, boom traveler, bow pulpit & lifelines, Danforth anchor, nav. 8k interior lights, bilge pump, teak interior, galley, private head, sleeps 5, new 6hp Evinrude!

AM/FM 5 band/CB radio, $10,900.

(415) 552-1466/552-9892

GEMSTONES Hedge against monetary crisis and inflation. Investment quality precious gems for sale or barter — call me today. Dr. Clay Carlson — (408) 246-1991 — or write: 2995 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128

MAINSAIL ISLANDER 30 MKII, $100 Norcold Vagabond, AC/DC refrig., $150; Ray Jeff 630 RDF, $25; Ray Jeff 1025 VHF, $75.

Days: (408) 925-3512 Eves: (415) 449-0392

CATALINA 22 Exc. condition, 1974. With trailer, retractible keel, ‘78 6 hp Evinrude, flip-top w/window canvas, flip-top cover, 110%, 150% main, jiffy reefing, split adj. backstay, covers for motor, winches & ext. wood, knot mtr., 8 track FM stereo, Porta-Potti, lifejackets. $6,000.

Call (415) 483-0561 or 351-8583

PLATH SEXTANT New, $1000 never used. $625 with case.

Free of errors. Must sell.

(415) 530-0251

43’ GRAN MARINER Shoal draft cruiser-houseboat, great in the Delta. Sleeps 8, cruises at 26 ,kt with twin 225’s. Loaded with liveaboard options, recently reconditioned. Available now at Huntington Harbor. Priced for quick sale by owner at only $40,000.

Local contact (415) 846-4628 Owner (714) 840-3117

ERICSON 35 — MKII A beautiful, comfortable, excellent performing & well-equipped sloop. Built in ‘76. Loaded w/extras & being sold by the original owner who has bought a cruising boat so is also letting the slip go with the boat. A tremendous buy at under $50M. Call Frank, evenings at (408) 688-8141.

YACHT SALES OPPORTUNITY Nor'Sea Yachts is looking for a responsible sailor to add to their staff. He/she must have the energy of a good nor’wester and also have the sensitivity to listen well to understand customer needs. Our “no-compromise” quality cruising sailboats must be presented in an equally high quality fashion and with the accuracy of an offshore navigator. If you want to try for the Nor’Sea team, and believe that complete customer satisfaction is as important as having your mast stay up in a storm, then send a letter of introduction or resume'to: Jim, do: NOR’SEA YACHTS 108 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, CA 94965

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

42’ GAFF SLOOP Frank Stone bay classic. Rebuilt as coastal cruiser. Great Channel Islands/Mexico boat, iiveaboard slip, Ventura. Current survey, very clean boat, very low interest loan. Will consider smaller boat or truck.

Scott 234-2400w 234-2459h

CAL 30 Full keel for tracking, planing hull for speed. Well-equipped for racing or cruising. Atomic 4, 6 sails incl. spinnaker, 8 Barient winches, knotmeter, log, depthfinder, VHF, full safety gear, stove w/oven, dodger, more. $25,000 Owner. (415) 435-9622.

MERCATOR OFFSHORE 30 Built 9/1976. Fiberglass, Alaska veteran, extensive inventory: Volvo dsl., 5 sails, windvane, windlass, Avon, dodger, exposure suits, VHF, EPIRB, MSD. Siste;ship circumnavigated. Excellent condition, berthed Seattle. $37,000.

Paul Waterstrat, Box 48, Ocean Park, WA 98640 (206) 665-5686 '

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FOR SALE One set laminated clear fir frames (ribs) & deck beams. Prof, built for schooner design in 66’. Can be built in 49’. Suitable for: wood/one-off construction. Includes all line drawings.

Call 762-5408 evenings after 7 — Charles. $2500/firm. page 123

TIBURON 44 — MUST SACRIFICE! Beautiful live-aboard or world cruiser. Teak deck, custom teak interior, aft cabin, fireplace, Barient winches, dsl. Available as tax shelter. Asking $120,000.

Days: (415) 752-1400 x744; Eves, Weekends: (415) 587-3934

FOR SALE Windvane sensor for Orinda control autopilot, first class condition, new price $245, will take $150. . . QME vane self-steering gear, new condition, proven design, over 9000 in use. Only $140.

Call (415) 365-0675

Oakland Estuary, 500 sq. ft.

Suitable for Deli or Business Office.

Call DON WILSON YACHT SALES Phone: (415) 532-0747

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FOR SALE 1980 Honda 7.5 h.p. outboard, 4 stroke, long shaft.

Best offer — Call (415) 383-8924

LUD£RS 33 SISTER TO “DOVE” Ready, modern rig, 11 bags, Volvo dsl., fireplace, dodger, cover, 13 winches, VHF, digital-sounder, stereo, 3 anchors, pressure hot/cold water, shower, full keel, doc. Flawless condition. $42,900 — (415) 530-0251 Oakland

INTERISLAND HAWAIIAN CRUISING AT IT’S BEST! Enjoy isolated anchorages, warm, clear water, and tradewind sailing. Make your summer plans now. Write for our free brochure.

TIARE SAILING CHARTERS Suite 200, 677 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96814 Captain Dou'g Vann

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Survey and Appraisals, Sail and Power Yachts Contact Denis Belfortie 415-922-0227 CORONADO 15 Competitive yet comfortable. 3 years old — both boat and trailor (Little Dude). Has had excellent care and is in perfect condition. Solid teak mast-partner, Harken block, trapeze, bleaching rudder & color-coded lines. $2100.

(707) 829-1029

/ VACATION SLIP For weekends, weeks or months. Superb 35’ S.F. Marina Green slip will exchange for anywhere West Coast or tributaries.

Peter Shrive 929-9070 — 386-3838 do: Harbormaster, Foot of Scott St., San Francisco, CA 94123

S.F. BAY PELICAN The world's first and only aluminum Pelican is now for sale.

Class legal and a past class champ. Excellent condition and ready to go. $1,400. Bren Meyer 387-0111 752-3614

CAL 25 — NO. 1177 1969, rigged for singlehanding, 5 bags, new rigging, VHF, spinnaker gear, windvane, and much more. Ready to go — anywhere! Must see. Two boat owner must sell. Includes slip.

Owner financing available.

Ask for Kathy at (415) 332-9100.

Downwind Designs custom canvas bags, boat covers, cushions awnings Fast, Professional Service.

Jane Silva — 200 Gate'5 Rd. no. Ill Sausalito. (415) 332-9593

RODNEY MORGAN BOATWRIGHT

CARETAKER POSITION WANTED Rebuilding my own boat at Pelican Harbor. Seek liveaboard/caretaker position in return for work/upkeep on your boat. Experienced boatwrite, veteran offshore cruiser. Will consider any boat, S.F./Sausalito area. Excellent local references.

Gene 346-0196 (home) 362-4948 (message)

Rigging Specialties Splicing, Halyards Surveys (415)641-8490 ,

SAILBOAT CHARTER

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“DEJA VU”, 36’ STEEL CUTTER Built 1978, Sausalito. Cruised 1979 Marquesas, Hawaii. Includes Saab dsl., hydrovane, Givens raft, Avon Sportboat, 7.5 Mercury, etc. $60,000. For pictures & details write: S.J. Darwin, 48 W. Thomson, Sonoma, CA 95476

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SANTA CRUZ 27 Famous “Bumbleberry”, very good condition, completely raceready. 8 sails includes new spinnaker, main, and 132% jib. New digital knot-log meter, Honda o.b., stereo, custom interior for improved cruising. Berkeley Slip included: $21,950.

(916) 969-7245 before 7am or after 10pm.

Ronald R. Romaine 415/453-3969 P.O. Box 591 San RafaettCa.

ROMAINE YACHT SERVICES Rigging • Rig Tuning

Call anytime(415)276-4351

Outfitting • Compass Adjustments Electronic Installation • Electrical

55’ ‘80 Roberts/Schumacher Cutter Rig. Ctr. Ckpt. Yacht w/3 staterooms & 2 head layout. Combi instrumentation & radio telephone included. This exceptional saiing yacht may be purchased on a partnership basis at a fraction of the single owner cost.

Call (415) 668-3554

- READY OUTBOARD SHOP 245 Gate Five Road, Sausalito NEW AND USED MOTORS

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We Don’t Claim to Produce the best dodgers around ... we’re too busy building them.

Estuary Business, Excellent Location, Great Opportunity.

Purchase for Profit or Tax Shelter — $68,000 or best offer.

Call 982-1610, Pier 39, Box Gray Whale, S.F. CA 94133

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Electronics Woodwork Cruising/Racing Preparations

Inflatable Dinghies and Tenders (415)332-5233 9-5 Tuesday-Saturday

TORNADO FOR SALE “The Gold Rush”, Bob Ketenhoffen’s 20-ft. Champion Cat. Glass over sitron spruce hulls & mahogany decks. Harmon Boxes and Tilt-up trailer. Boat & trailer like new — it’s beautiful. $9,000 or best offer.

Call Bill or Henry Hossfeld (415) 457-6576, please leave message w/recorder

CHOATE 27 Lewmar winches, 11 sails, equipped to race and seriously for sale.

Chuck Snell (415) 521-1929

PATHFINDER SELF-STEERING VANES "Successfully Used For Years” Call Bill Paulson: 453-8722 454-9285 Western Sales Mfg. Co., San Rafael, Ca. SPENCER 45 CTR. COCKPIT, ‘76. Blue water custom cutter, perfect cond., Airex 100% teak interior/decks, 72 hp dsl., 3 kw, handpressure water, eng. driven & 1l0v refrid., 2 depths., all instruments w/repeaters, windlass, twin poles, 11 s.t. winches, autopilot & Aries vane, dsl. & 1 lOv heat, huge list of cruising extras. Will consider real estate trade.

(415) 531-4277

WYLIE 34 Fully equipped for racing and cruising. Many custom features.

DeWitt sails. Partner transferred. Must Sell.

(415) 964-3958 eves.

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Registration numbers and speciality art too!

A to Z Signs & Graphics, 104 G St., San Rafael, CA 457-1849

JOB OPENINGS

- WINDSURFING Positions are opening at WINDSURFING BERKELEY and PACIFIC SURF SAILS, established & fast growing small businesses specializing in development of high performance windsurfing equipment.

WINDSURFING BERKELEY — Windsurfing Instructors, Head Sales Clerk, Sales Clerk. Qualifications: basic knowledge in sailing or windsurfing equip., must be Windsurfer sailor or willing to learn. Call 841-WIND, Fri.-Sat. 10-6, Bob. PACIFIC SURF SAILS — Sailmaker w/interest in management. Pieceworker w/sewing exp. Call Wkdys, 10-4, Barbara or Heidi.

1977 COLUMBIA 8.7M 29’ widebody cruiser. 5 berths, teak interior, VHF, RDF, depth., knot., plus safety equip. Just hauled. Cream deck, It. blue nonskid, dk. blue hull w/white knuckle stripes & water line. Exc. cond. Atomic-4. $32,000. Deguella, P.O. Box 855, Petaluma, CA 94953.

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER Would like to join your boat for a race or cruise on the bay or offshore. I’ve been sailing (mostly racing) for five years. No obligation to buy anything — 1 need photos for boating publications.

Frank Pednck (415) 237-7259

1979 SANTANA 28’ Proven coastal/delta cruiser, excellent condition. Fast: 100% upgrade rigging, mast, boom, new mainsail, 2 jibs, Volvo diesel, sleeps 6 with 6’2” headroom, alcohol stove, CG approved head. $31,500/offer.

Eves: (415) 593-2596 Day: (415) 859-5870

A SAILMAKER IN STOCKTON! C&J Marine 4140 Coronado-Stockton, CA 95204 (209) 464-4877 Repairs—Recuts—Custom Sails and Canvas

9.9 H.P. EVINRUDE OUTBOARD On Sailboat in Richmond. Long shaft, electric start, 6 gal. tank, $350. Days (415) 835-5554, ask for Ed. Eves: (415) 652-7371

COLUMBIA 29 MARK 1 Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, an excellent bay & coastal cruiser. Atomic-4 inboard, VHF, DF, wood stove, convertible dinette sleeps 6. Well maintained. Sausalito berth. $19,500.

Phone: (415) 383-4284

ERICSON 27 Loaded (diesel, wheel), with berth already in charter program — have Uncle Sam help pay for your boat (tax shelter, expenses, depreciation etc). $34K (415) 521-5370 after 6 pm (408) 251-1931

HARRIET’S SAIL REPAIR TRAWLER 40’ SEDAN FLYBRIDGE Twin dsl., 7.5 Onan, Benmar auto, VHF, sounder, carpet, dsl. heater, canvas, loaded! Only 110 hrs., new 1979. $94,000.

Marine Sales Co., John 871-2295

FOR SALE 20’ Bay Lady with S.F. West Basin berth. Double planked mahoqany w/4 sails including spinnaker. Just been hauled. $4,600.

661-6979

UNIQUE 35’ EUROPEAN CRUISING YACHT Swedish-built beauty, rich African mahogany interior, Volvo dsl. eng., hot wtr., shower, log, full instruments, RDF, Avon survival raft’, VHF, EPIRB, 7 bags, great buy — $58,000. Shown by appointment.

TATTOOED LADY YAOHTS’ (415) 521-1954 i/2 INTEREST IN A RACING CAL 20 Excellent condition with lots of sails and gear just waiting to be raced! if you’re interested in top flight competition in an inexpensive, rugged boat, give me a call.

Bren Meyer 752-3614 387-0111

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(415) 456-SAIL FOR BOAT PHOTOS — Air, Sea, Land Photos (AKA Doug Keachie, Zodiac photographer) — All photos from ‘80 are avail, ‘til 4/81. Call for free proofs (no return nec.) also produce: low budget films/slide shows for commercial/legal needs. Same day slides shows, reserve now for your races! Free consultation.

• , 505 US 5536 1976 Parker composite, good condition, trailer, cover, 2 sets of sail — $1,500, best offer.

(415) 658-9860

40’ ALDEN CUTTER 1935, Excellent condition, cruise ready.

Asking $58,500.

(415) 355-1003

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WE HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST INVENTORIES IN THE BAY AREA Select Brokerage Listings 17' MONTGOMERY.$ 5,500 20’ BAY LADY.3,450 20' PETERSON MERMAID.2 from 4,000 20' CAL.6,000 216 " TREASURE ISLANDER.2,500 21’ RUSSELL MARINE.5,000 21' VICTORY.2,500 22'6” RANGER.8,350 22’ SANTANA.7,000 22' TAN2ER.9,000 22’ BRISTOL.7,400 22’ AMERICAN.\ .. 7,800 22’ COLUMBIA.5,500 23’ RANGER.12,000 23’ BEAR BOAT.3 from 3,800 23’ CLIPPER MARINE. 5,900 24’ ISLANDER BAHAMA.6,500 24' CAL.6,700 24’ COLUMBIA CHALLENGER.2 from 6,500 24’ BRISTOL (Corsair).12,500 24' COLUMBIA CONTENDER.4,000 24’ ISLANDER.6,000 24' SAN JUAN MKII.17,000 24’7” SANTANA 25' 'h TON.13,900 25’ VENTURE.2 from 7,000 25’ CATALINA.14,500 25’ SEILDMANN.23,500 25’ CAL.14,000 25’ SANTANA.,15,000 25’ TRIMARAN.4,500 25’ PETERSON 2-25.20,000 25' ERICSON. 22,950 25’ NORDIC FOLKBOAT.7,200 25; LANCER.13,500 25’ CORONADO.8,900 26’ PEARSON ARIEL.2 from 12,500 26’ GRAMPIAN.15,000 26’ COLUMBIA 26T. 14,500 26' COLUMBIA.14,500 26’ RANGER.2 from 10,900 26’ PEARSON.17,500 26' S-2 .

25,000 25’ NORDIC FOLKBOAT.\ .6,800 26' INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT.15,500 27' NEWPORT. 23,000 27’ CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE.2 from 26,000 27’ ISLANDER.16,500 27’ C&C.29,900 27’ CATALINA. 2 from 17,000 27’ CORONADO.11,500 27’ ERICSON. 27,000 27’ VEGA.25,500 27' HANNA GULFWEED.6,000 28’ PEARSON TRITON.17,500 28' COLUMBIA 8.7. .2 from 33,000 28’ NICHOLS BUCCANEER.15,950 28’ KINGS CRUISER.2 from 6,500 28’ TAI-PAN.28,000 29’ ERICSON. 26,500 30’ NEWPORT. 23,000 30' ALBIN BALLAD. 31,000 30’ PACIFIC.14,000 30’ ODYSSEY YAWL.27,500

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33' MORGAN Ol. 35’ WILLARD. 35’ CAL. 37’ IRWIN. 37’ WESTER PACIFIC (Rafiki).

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38’7” COLUMBIA. 39’ IRWIN CITATION. 39’ MISTRESS. 39’ DOUBLE END KETCH. . . .

40' MARINER. 40' CHALLENGER. 41’ FORMOSA. 41’ MORGAN. 41' BENNETT. 41’ CT. 42’ WESTSAIL. 44’ HARDIN BOUNTY. 44’ PETERSON. 45’ FREEDOM. 45’ SPARKMAN & STEPHENS 45’ COLUMBIA. 45’ FRANZ MAAS. 50’ PEREGRINE. 51’ FORMOSA.‘.

52’ AL BROOK. 52’ CHINESE JUNK. 52’8” PASSAT KETCH. 60’ BURGER (Rhodes).

61’ ANA. MARIA. 61’ COLIN ARCHER.

. .15,000 N. ...3 from 22,500 .56,000 .31,000 .35,000 . . . :.35,900 .39,950 . 36,900 .51,000 . 47,000 .59,500 .65,000 .45,000 . 78,500 .. 2 from 59,000 . 90,000 „.78,500 .52,000 .60,500 .50,000 .59,995 .69,000 .105,000 .55,000 . 85,000 .69,000 . . .2 from 82,000 . 97,000 .47,500 . ..2 from 75,000 . 150,000 .110,000 .115,000 .189,500 .55,000 .82,250 .110,000 .220,000 . 156,500 .28,000 .89,500 .-120,000 .200,000 .225,000 .75,000

ANA MARIA — 60’ Classic English Gaff Rigged Cutter. Bristol condition. AT OUR DOCKS. $225,000

FREEDOM 45’. 1978 Garden-design center cockpit, full electric, auto pilot & much more. $189,500.

NEW 34’AFT CABIN FORMOSA SLOOP — Volvo dsl., walkthrough to aft cabin! Lots of teak, fully equipped. $56,900.

FORMOSA KETCH, 1977 — Ford Lehaman Dsl., full elec., incl. radar, 2 Lectra San, 2 showers, kero, stove, 2 freezers, full sails. South Sea Veteran. Try $156,500.

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1535 Buena Vista Ave., Alameda No. 12 Marina Blvd., Pittsburg 3424 Via Oporto, Newport Beach

(415) 522-6500 (415) 432-8722 (714) 673-5200

RANGER 37 — Extremely well-equipped, in impeccable cond., very successful racer, attractive berthing arrangement avail. Asking $59,900.

CF 37 — Designed by Shad Turner, exten sive inventory w/9 sails, complete elec., hyd backstay, etc. Sellers very motivated — ask ing $59,900 but will consider offers.

J-24 — The most popular One-Design Racing Class to come to S.F. bay for a long time. Boat is in exc. cond. Fully race rigged. Asking Price: $15,500.

SAIL — SELECTED LISTINGS 20’ CAL.2 from 5,750 22’ COLUMBIA.2 from 5,000 22’ SANTANA.10,000* 23’ KELS COASTER 7,700 23’ BEAR.3 from 5,900* 24’ J-24.15,500 24’ CAL.6.700 24’ GLADIATOR.8,000 24’ COL. CHALLENGER.6,500 24' NORTHSTAR.2 from 17,000 24’ SAN JUAN.16,667 24’ NIGHTINGALE.12,900 24’ CAL T/4.11,900 25’ SANTANA 525.14,950 25’ KILLER WHALE.13,000 25’ PETERSON..16,000 25’ CORONADO.8,400 25’ JR. CLIPPER OFFER <26’ THUNDERBIRD OFFER 26’ PEARSON COMMANDER.13,500* 26’ S-2.25.000 26’ EXCALIBUR.9,700 26’ RANGER.16,000* 26’ COLUMBIA.2 from 13,750* 27’ CHEOY LEE O/S.24,000 27’ CAL. 18,000* 27’ BRISTOL.18,000 27’ SANTA CRUZ.18,900 28’ WYLIE.27,000 29’ COLUMBIA.35,000 29’ ERICSON. 24,000 30’ HERRESHOFF BERMUDA.29,500 30’ BIRD.2 from 15,000 30’ BURNS % TON.39,500 30’ HURRICANE.17,000 30’ KNARR .

11,600 30’ PACIFIC.12,500 31’ AUXILIARY CUTTER. OFFER 32’ VANGUARD.31,000 32’ MOTORSAILER 39,500 32’ 5.5 METER BOAT.7,250 33’ CAL.42,500 35’ ERICSON 49,000 35’ PEARSON 59,000 35’ ALBERG. 39,000 35’ GARDEN KETCH.45,000* 36’ HERRESHOFF K.54,900 36’ L-36 .

30,000 36’ FARR ONE TON 2 from 64,900 36’ AUXILIARY SLP. .14,600 37’ CF. 59,900 37’ RANGER 59,900 37’ RAFIKI CUTTER 78,500 38’ ALAJUELA.94,000 38’ FARALLONE CLIPPER.42,000* 40’ TRINTELLA VICTORY KETCH .140,000 * 40’ CHEOY LEE O.S.67,500 40’ GARDEN KETCH 85,000 41’ MORGAN. 105,000 43’ METER (sister- Yucca) 29,500 43’ SWAN.„. 139,000 44’ PETERSON 110,000 45’ STEEL YAWL.110,000 47’ STEEL KETCH 75,000 50’ OFFSHORE SLOOP.220,000 55’ STEWARD KETCH.170,000 57’ SEA LION #1 .150,000 59’ STAYSAIL SCHOONER 225,000 65’ MOTORSAILER 149,000 * Boat includes San Francisco Berth

AT OUR DOCKS! SANTA CRUZ 27 — Race ready, Bill Lee design, exc. condition. $18,900. AT OUR DOCKS.

Paul Kaplan, Christine Kaplan Mary Jo Foote page 127

MULTIPLE LISTING BROKER Closed Tuesdays

FOOT OF LAGUNA ST. SAN FRANCISCO (415) 567-3695

SWAN 43 — Classic S&S-design, outstanding cruiser w/jib furling, anchor, windlass etc., beautiful cond., Nautor const., detail & value at it’s best. Asking $139,000.

CAL 33 — Veteran of numerous Coastal and Transpacific voyages. Comfortable cruiser & competitive racer, too much gear to list. Asking $42,500. At our docks.

ERICSON 35 — Swift, luxurious perfor mance cruiser/racer in beautiful cond, w/loads of gear. At our docks — Seller ask ing $49,000/offer.

40’ TRINTELLA — Holland-built to the highest standards, teak decks, aft cabin, 2 heads-showers, ready to world cruise — exc. liveaboard. Prime S.F. berth incl. Asking $140,000 or consider property trade or ?

Hank Easom, Eric Leiske & Rollo D. Dog

meissner winches Durability: Don’t take it for granted.

With winches, durability is almost always taken for granted, but it shouldn’t be. That’s because when a winch wears out, it wears out gradually. Rarely will you see it break or feel it stop working; it just becomes harder and harder to bring in the same sail, and it happens so gradually you might not notice it for quite awhile.

But on grueling long-distance races like the South Atlantic Race (from Capetown to Punta del Este, Uruguay), the durability of the winches is very important. That’s why Bobby Bongers discarded all the old winches and replaced them with Meissners on his fast one-tonner Assegai (named Weet-Bix for the race), before winning the 4,619-mile race in 1979. The conditions were obviously rugged, because she averaged 7.1 knots, only 0.1 knot below her theoretical hull speed.

So if your crew is grinding in the jib or tightening the halyard slower than you’d like, it’s time to take a good look at your old winches, and consider replacing them with Meissners.

You can take the durability of Meissner winches for granted.

Assegai (then Weet-Bix), winner of the 1979 South Atlantic Race

To find out more reasons why Meissner winches are best for you, contact us, and we’ll send you a complete brochure and the location of your nearest dealer.

Anchorage Marine, Sausalito, (415) 332-2320 Al’s Marine, Pete’s Harbor, Redwood City, (415) 364-0288 Gashouse Cove, San Francisco, (415) 567-3695

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