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64’ brUCe rObertS KetCh, 2000

$180,000 emery Cove (510) 601-5010

46’ DUfOUr 460 granD large, 2018

$339,000 emery Cove (510) 601-5010

42' AquaLodge Houseboats 2020 - $115,000 ea. Mark Miner (415) 290-1347

55’ taYana 55, 1983

$174,000 emery Cove (510) 601-5010

44’ DaViDSOn 44, 1980

$159,000 emery Cove (510) 601-5010

40’ Salar 40, 1975

$84,900 emery Cove (510) 601-5010

40’ lagOOn 40, 2020

$549,000 emery Cove (510) 601-5010

42’ Catalina MKi, 1993

$119,000 San rafael (415) 686-5665

$239,000 emery Cove (510) 601-5010

Thoughtfully designed and beautifully finished inside and out, the Aqua Lodge features fiberglass pontoons, a wood-beamed lofted ceiling, a fully appointed galley, and a full bath with residential-sized fixtures. The main salon is open and bright, while the master stateroom features a panoramic water view and a private deck. With the cost of building on the waterfront ever increasing, the Aqua Lodge is an affordable alternative. We currently have three (3) identical Floating Cottages available at $115,000. each. These are new houseboats that have never been used. With the acquisition of all three one could start a unique Air B&B type business in a nice location.

36’ Sabre Spirit, 36, 2007

36’ Catalina MKii, 2007

NOTE: There is no propulsion included. An outboard engine could be installed on the bracket but, these boats are not equipped with any propulsion. They would need to be towed or trucked to their destination.

$195,000 emery Cove (510) 601-5010

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$120,000 emery Cove (510) 601-5010

COVE • 3300 POWELL ST, #105 • EMERYVILLE, CA 94608 • (510) 601-5010

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(3) 42' AquaLodge Houseboats 2020 - $115,000 ea. Mark Miner (415) 290-1347

52’ Santa CrUz “lightning”,

42’ jeanneaU DeCK SalOn, 2008 $159,000

$49,000

50’ aage nielSOn YaWl, 1956

$189,000

Thoughtfully designed and beautifully finished inside and out, the Aqua Lodge features fiberglass pontoons, a wood-beamed lofted ceiling, a fully appointed galley, and a full bath with residential-sized fixtures. The main salon is open and bright, while the master stateroom features a panoramic water view and a private deck. With the cost of building on the waterfront ever increasing, the Aqua Lodge is an affordable alternative. We currently have three (3) identical Floating Cottages available at $115,000. each. These are new houseboats that have never been used. With the acquisition of all three one could start a unique Air B&B type business in a nice location.

NOTE: There is no propulsion included. An outboard engine could be installed on the bracket but, these boats are not equipped with any propulsion. They would need to be towed or trucked to their destination.

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Non-Race

May 1-4 — Newport Beach International Boat Show, Lido Marina Village. Info, www.nbibs.com.

May 2 — Spill Response Communication Workshop, Santa Monica Windjammers YC, Marina del Rey, 9:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Register with Vivian.Matuk@coastal.ca.gov.

May 2 — Cal Golden Bears Sailing Team Gala at Richmond YC. Info, madsgordo6@berkeley.edu.

May 3 — Swap Meet, Point San Pablo YC, Point Richmond, 8 a.m.-noon. PSPYC, www.pspyc.org

May 3 — Swap Meet, Stockton Sailing Club, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Booths $10 for non-members. Info, (209) 603-4920.

May 3 — Island Wide Open House, Alameda, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. AYCC, https://tinyurl.com/368hmjat.

May 3 — Southern California Dockwalker Training, Del Rey YC, Marina del Rey, 10 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Dept. of Boating & Waterways, https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29230.

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May 3-31 — Small Boat Sailing, South Beach Harbor, San Francisco, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, weather permitting. Free, but pre-register. BAADS, www.baads.org/sailing

May 4 — Three Bridge Tour aboard the Derek M. Baylis, Richmond Marina Bay, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Live music, food. Supports Adriatic Maritime Institute youth programs. Tickets, $81.88 -$161.90. Info, https://tinyurl.com/7f6t4hhs

May 4-25 — Keelboat Sailing, South Beach Harbor, San Francisco, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, weather permitting. Free, but sign up in advance. BAADS, www.baads.org/sailing.

May 6 — Saltwater & Freshwater Invasive Species Prevention Workshop, virtual, 9 a.m.-noon. Free, but register by 5/5. Dept. of Boating & Waterways, https://tinyurl.com/bdz77fz2.

May 8 — Ron Holland, the Voyage of Discovery documentary film screening, Richmond YC, 7-9 p.m. With filmmaker Oleg Harencar. $10 donation. RYC, www.richmondyc.org

May 8 — Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race seminar, OYC/Zoom, 7:30 p.m. Weather considerations, race strategy. SSS, www.sfbaysss.org

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May 10 — Watermaker Workshop, Spaulding Marine Center, Sausalito, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. With Bill Edinger. $75. Info, www.spauldingcenter.org

May 10 — Northern California Dockwalker Training, virtual, 10 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Dept. of Boating & Waterways, https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29230

May 11, June 8 — Second Sunday Work Party, Sausalito Community Boating Center, 9 a.m.-noon. Info, secretary@ cassgidley.org

May 12 — Full Flower Moon on a Moonday.

May 17 — Water Safety Fair, USCG Station Golden Gate, Fort Baker, Sausalito, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. CG, fire, police boats & trucks; Coastie ROV; SAR dogs; knot tying & line heaving; cliff rescue & helicopter rescue swimmer demos; marine radio practice. Free admission, lifejackets, Clean Boating Kits, ID stickers, parking. USCGA, www.auxgoldengate.org

May 18 — Open House/Free Sail, Cal Sailing Club, Berkeley Marina, 1-3 p.m. CSC, www.cal-sailing.org.

May 24 — Opening Day on the South Bay, South Bay YC, Alviso, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Rubber duckie race, boat parade, Sea Scouts. Free admission. Breakfast, $15/adults, kids free. South Bay YC, www.southbayyachtclub.org

May 26 — Memorial Day.

May 28 — Southern California Dockwalker Refresher, virtual, 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Dept. of Boating & Waterways, https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29230.

May 29 — Southern California Dockwalker Training, virtual, 10 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Dept. of Boating & Waterways, https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29230

CALENDAR

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June 13-14 — Wooden Boat Festival, Newport Beach. Info, www.newportbeachwoodenboatfestival.com

June 14 — Nautical Swap Meet, Owl Harbor, Isleton, 8 a.m.-noon. Free admission, free space. Reserve a space at (916) 777-6055 or info@owlharbor.com.

June 14 — Boarded! Pirate Adventure, aboard San Salvador, Maritime Museum, San Diego, 10:30 a.m. or 12:45 p.m. $35-$85. Info, www.sdmaritime.org.

June 14-15 — Wooden Boat Festival at Koehler Kraft, San Diego. Info, https://koehlerkraft.square.site

June 15 — Wooden Boat Show, Corinthian YC, Tiburon, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. MMBA, www.sfmastermariners.org

Racing

Apr. 29-May 4 — Congressional Cup world championship match racing. LBYC, https://thecongressionalcup.com.

May 2 — Cal Sailing Alumni Regatta at RYC. Info, madsgordo6@berkeley.edu.

May 2 — Junior Congressional Cup. LBYC, www.lbyc.org.

May 2-4 — Yachting Cup. SDYC, www.sdyc.org.

May 3, 31 — Mercury Series. EYC, www.encinal.org.

May 3 — Single/Doublehanded Regatta. SeqYC, www. sequoiayc.org.

May 3 — Commodore's Cup. BVBC, www.bvbc.org.

May 3 — Commodore's Regatta. SCYC, www.scyc.org.

May 3 — Frank Ballentine Race. CPYC, www.cpyc.com.

May 3 — Anniversary Cup. SFYC, www.sfyc.org.

May 3-4 — Great Vallejo Race. YRA/VYC, www.yra.org.

May 3-4 — Sailing League Regatta. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

May 4 — PHRF Spring 3-4. MPYC, www.mpyc.org.

May 8 — New Wave Spring Series. SFYC, www.sfyc.org.

May 10 — In the Bay Series races. YRA, www.yra.org.

May 10 — Spring Series. CYC, www.cyc.org.

May 10 — J/105 Women's Race. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

May 10 — US Youth Triplehanded Championship for the Sears Cup Qualifier. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

May 10 — MBYRA Around Monterey Bay. MPYC, www. mpyc.org.

May 10, June 8 — Bender Series on Tomales Bay. InvYC, www.invernessyachtclub.com.

May 10, June 14 — Santana 22 Team Racing in Santa Cruz. SCYC, www.scyc.org.

May 12, 19 — USCGA California Boater Card class, Napa YC, 6-10 p.m. Pizza & beverages available. Register with Dana, Dp.uscgaux@gmail.com.

May 16-18 — Etchells North Americans in San Diego. SDYC, www.sdyc.org.

May 17 — Duxship Race. YRA, www.yra.org.

May 17 — Singlehanded Farallones Race. SSS, www. sfbaysss.org.

May 17 — Rock the Boat women skippers' regatta, part of the YRA's new Women's Championship. SeqYC, www. sequoiayc.org.

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May 17 — Behrens Memorial Regatta. TYC, www.tyc.org.

May 17 — North Bay Series #2. VYC, www.vyc.org.

May 17 — Spring One Design #2. SCYC, www.scyc.org.

May 17 — Spring Splash Youth Regatta. MPYC, www. mpyc.org.

May 17 — Intraclub #1. RYC, www.richmondyc.org.

May 17, 31 — Spring Series. SSC, www.stocktonsc.org.

May 17, June 7 — Singlehand/Doublehand races. BenYC, www.beniciayachtclub.org.

May 17-18 — Elite Fleet Regatta. SFYC, www.sfyc.org.

May 17-18 — Elvstrom Zellerbach. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

May 17-18 — Spring Regatta on Lake Yosemite. Lake

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Yosemite SA, www.lakeyosemitesailing.org/spring-regatta.

May 18 — Doublehanded Sunday Series: The South Bay Loop. YRA, www.yra.org.

May 18 — One Design Spring. MPYC, www.mpyc.org.

May 18, June 8 — Summer Series #2 & #3. SeqYC, www. sequoiayc.org.

May 24 — Spinnaker Cup, S.F.-Monterey. Part of California Offshore Race Week. Info, www.offshoreraceweek.com.

May 24 — Master Mariners Regatta, followed by a raft-up at EYC. MMBA, www.sfmastermariners.org.

May 24 — Singlehanded/Doublehanded #3. SeqYC, www. sequoiayc.org.

May 24-25 — Whiskeytown Memorial Weekend Regatta. WSC, www.whiskeytownsailing.org.

May 25 — Baxter-Judson Series Race #2. PresYC, www. presidioyachtclub.org.

May 25 — Spring SCORE #2. SCYC, www.scyc.org.

May 26 — Coastal Cup, Monterey-Santa Barbara. Part of CORW. Info, www.offshoreraceweek.com.

May 27-31 — Casa Vela Cup women's match racing (practice on 5/27). StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

May 29-31 — SoCal 300, Santa Barbara to San Diego, part of CORW. Info, www.offshoreraceweek.com.

May 31-June 1 — RS21 Women's Sprint. SFYC, www. sfyc.org.

June 1 — Race of Champions. SSC, www.stocktonsc.org.

June 1 — PHRF Summer 1 (long distance). MPYC, www. mpyc.org.

June 6 — Seventy48 starts. Human-powered race from Tacoma to Port Townsend, WA. Info, www.nwmaritime.org.

June 6-8 — Dickson Cup youth match racing in Long Beach (clinic on the Friday). LBYC, www.lbyc.org.

June 7 — Delta Ditch Run, Richmond to Stockton. 65 miles, mostly downwind. RYC/SSC, www.stocktonsc.org.

June 7 — Midnight Moonlight Maritime Marathon pursuit race. SFYC, www.sfyc.org.

June 7 — Brothers Island Race. VYC, www.vyc.org.

June 7 — Merton Yolles Race. CPYC, www.cpyc.com.

June 7 — Little Boreas Race, Santa Cruz-Moss Landing. ElkYC, www.elkhornyachtclub.org.

June 7-8 — J/105, J/88 & Express 37 Regatta. EYC, www.encinal.org.

June 7-8 — Spring Classic Boat Invitational. SYC, www. sausalitoyachtclub.org.

June 12-15 — ILCA North Americans in Long Beach. ABYC, www.abyc.org.

June 13-15 — San Francisco Bay Lipton Cup. RYC, www. richmondyc.org.

June 13-15 — Opti Heavy Weather Slalom & Regatta. StFYC, www.stfyc.com.

June 13-15 — South Tower Race, Stockton-S.F.-Stockton nonstop. SSC, www.stocktonsc.org.

June 14 — Full Crew Farallones. YRA, www.yra.org.

June 14 — South Bay Bridge #2. Info, www.jibeset.net.

June 14 — Champion of Champions. SCYC, www.scyc.org.

June 14 — Doublehanded Long Distance Invitational Race. MPYC, www.mpyc.org.

June 14 — Commodore's Cup. SLTWYC, www.sltwyc.com.

June 14-15 — US Match Race Championship Qualifier. SDYC, www.sdyc.org.

June 15 — One Design Summer. MPYC, www.mpyc.org.

Beer Can Series

BAY VIEW BC — Spring Monday Night Madness through 6/9; make-up 6/23. Nick, (510) 459-1337 or www.bvbc.org

SAIL REPAIR

CALENDAR

BENICIA YC — Thursday nights through 9/18. Steve, (415) 238-3977 or www.beniciayachtclub.org/racing

BERKELEY YC — Friday nights through 9/26. Info, beercan@berkeleyyc.org or www.berkeleyyc.org

CAL SAILING CLUB — Year-round Sunday morning dinghy races, intraclub only. Info, www.cal-sailing.org.

THE CLUB AT WESTPOINT — Friday nights, 5/16, 6/20, 7/18, 8/15, 9/5. Larry, (650) 888-2324 or www.jibeset.net

CORINTHIAN YC — Friday nights through 8/29. Marcus, (415) 606-4110 or www.cyc.org

COYOTE POINT YC — Sunset Sail: every Wednesday night through 10/29. John, (650) 703-5621 or www.cpyc.com

ENCINAL YC — Spring Twilight Series: Friday nights through 5/30. Mike, (925) 357-1461 or www.encinal.org.

FOLSOM LAKE YC — Wednesday nights through September. Friday Night Series, 5/23, 6/6 (Katherine Eavenson), 7/11 (singlehanded), 7/25, 8/8 (Governor's Cup), 8/22 (Governor's Cup). Info, www.flyc.org

GOLDEN GATE YC — Friday nights, 5/2, 5/16, 5/30, 6/13, 6/27, 7/11, 7/25, 8/8, 8/22, 9/5. Info, raceoffice@ ggyc.com, www.ggyc.org or www.jibeset.net

ISLAND YC — Spring Island Nights: Fridays, 5/9, 5/23, 6/6, 6/20. Info, www.iyc.org or www.jibeset.net

KONOCTI BAY SC — OSIRs (Old Salts in Retirement) every Wednesday, year round. Info, www.kbsail.org.

LAKE WASHINGTON SC — Thursday nights, 5/1-10/30. Mark, owing78@yahoo.com or www.lwsailing.org.

LAKE YOSEMITE SA — Thursday nights, 5/8-September. Dennis, (209) 722-1947 or www.lakeyosemitesailing.org

MONTEREY PENINSULA YC — Sunset Series: Wednesday nights through 10/8; Fiasco Race, 5/14. Mark, race.mpyc@ gmail.com or www.mpyc.org.

OAKLAND YC — Sweet 16 Series: Wednesday nights through 6/18 & 7/9-8/27. Info, www.oaklandyachtclub.net

RICHMOND YC — Wednesday nights through 9/24. Info, www.richmondyc.org. Friday Night Lights Dinghy Series, sailingdirector@richmondyc.org

ST. FRANCIS YC — Thursday Windward/Leeward Foil Racing through 8/20. Friday Foil Series through 8/15. Wednesday Evening Series through 8/27. Info, www.stfyc.com.

SANTA CRUZ YC — Tuesday & Wednesday nights through 10/29. Info, www.scyc.org

SAUSALITO YC — Spring Sunset Series: Tuesday nights, 5/1, 5/15, 5/29, 6/12, 6/26. Bob, (415) 828-4425 or www.sausalitoyachtclub.org

SEQUOIA YC — Sunset Series: Wednesday nights through 10/1. Info, www.sequoiayc.org or www.jibeset.net

SOUTH BEACH YC — Spring Series: Friday nights through 6/6. Info, www.southbeachyachtclub.org

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE WINDJAMMERS YC — Spring Series: Wednesday nights, 5/7-6/18. Eric, rearcommodore@ sltwyc.com or www.sltwyc.com

STOCKTON SC — Wednesday nights, 6/5-8/28. Andy, regatta@stocktonsc.org or www.stocktonsc.org.

TAHOE YC — Spring Dinghy Series: Monday nights, 5/267/14. Spring Beer Can Series: Wednesday nights, 5/28-7/9. Mike, (925) 708-3374 or www.tahoeyc.com

TIBURON YC — Friday nights, 5/9-6/13 & 7/25-8/22. Rob, race@tyc.org or www.tyc.org

VALLEJO YC — Wednesday nights through 9/24. Info, www.vyc.org or www.jibeset.net.

In the Tropics

May 5 — Regata Día de la Marina. Celebrating the Mexican Navy. Club Náutico Baja, www.ClubNauticoBaja.mx

CALENDAR

June 21 — Start of the Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race, from San Francisco to Hanalei, Kauai. SSS, www. sfbaysss.org.

July 1, 3, 5 — Start of the Transpac, from San Pedro to Honolulu, Oahu. TPYC, www.transpacyc.com

July 4-7 — Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous. Latitude 38 is a sponsor. Info, www.tahiti-moorea-sailing-rdv.com

October 30-November 15 — Baja Ha-Ha XXXI, San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. Info, www.baja-haha.com

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May Weekend Tides

Predictions for Station 9414290, San Francisco (Golden Gate)

May Weekend Currents

NOAA Predictions for .88 NM NE of the Golden Gate Bridge

5/03Sat 0240/2.0F 0459 0754/2.0E 1224 1552/2.9F 1956 2217/0.8E

5/04Sun 0053 0346/1.6F 0612 0925/1.5E 1331 1655/2.8F 2057 2325/1.0E

5/10Sat 0002 0312/2.3E 0727 1004/2.5F 1316 1520/0.9E 1738 2131/3.1F

5/11Sun 0027 0338/2.4E 0802 1045/2.6F 1407 1606/0.8E 1809 2206/2.9F

5/17Sat 0116/1.9F 0335 0629/2.3E 1053 1443/2.5F 1849 2052/0.5E 2227

5/18Sun 0208/1.8F 0425 0719/2.0E 1143 1534/2.5F 1941 2150/0.6E 2332

5/24Sat 0151/2.8E 0554 0841/2.7F 1152 1411/1.2E 1635 2032/3.6F 2320

5/25Sun 0225/3.2E 0644 0934/3.1F 1254 1502/1.0E 1721 2118/3.6F 2358

Source: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov date/day slack max slack max

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⇑⇓ my first ocean race

Bill Connor's April letter about Commodore Tompkins mentioned the Buckner Race, which, in the late-'70s, was my first ocean race. At that time, it was a straight shot from the St. Francis to the Bodega buoy and back; I think the Junior Buckner rounded the Farallones, but I don't recall the rest of that course. We were a complement of four on the Mull 30 Chico.

Since the race started in the evening, the "straight shot" entailed slatting, windless, for a good portion of the night in the remnant swell off Stinson Beach. Seasickness was a given. (This dying sea breeze was also a frequent late-night feature of the Boreas Race to Moss Landing: Hours passed as crews vainly hoped to see at least 0.1 on the knotmeter in the middle of Monterey Bay.)

The payof f was the sleigh ride back from Bodega. We carried not only a spinnaker but a blooper. (Remember bloopers?) The latter was my bailiwick. Mercifully, the delicate precision required to keep it full and drawing helped distract from earlier mal de mer

Sometime after midnight on Saturday/Sunday, we got back to Berkeley and put the boat away. When I dropped off the other crew in San Francisco, it was after 0200; the Nob Hill cables were silent in their slots.

Jean Ouellette Latitude Staff

⇑⇓ banderas bay regatta memories

How can I forget that race? I have tears of laughter we came in late. I think the poor committee boat had to wait till we were all the way back in the marina. I was on a Cal 34 that year.

I am now 80 years old and the memories of that race still make me smile. The Banderas Bay Regatta is a wonder ful race and a great way to meet terrific sailors.

Alice Hayne Washburn

⇑⇓ good old yacht harbor memories

I loved this article — it brought back many great memories. I crewed on a Bear Boat out of Alameda Yacht Harbor in the mid '60s. Then, my dad and I had our first Santana 22 at Alameda Yacht Harbor in the late '60s. I think the slip rent was under $100 a month.

The Bear Boats raced almost every weekend. We started the weekend after Opening Day with the Vallejo Race. Then the Hearst Regatta with starts off the St. Francis Yacht Club.

'Swan Fun', above, took second in her class and the Terry O'Rourke trophy at this year's Banderas Bay Regatta, the 32nd running of the race.

Charity Palmatier

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And on through July. There was a summer break so families could spend some time daysailing and cruising up the river. Then, in late August, racing would resume and run until October. What fun times.!

Alan Shirek

Alan was commenting on the March issue's Sightings: A Good Old Yacht Harbor

⇑⇓ great big geiger memories

My name is Richard Bellman. I too grew up in the late '50s and '60s going to Big Geiger Cove numerous times every year. The Treasure Hunts and Luau were unmatchable.

Richard Geiger and I were the same age and used to pal around the Island and explore, having quite a time. George Geiger's luau's were gourmet, to say the least. Lobster and abalone were plentiful in the cove. I have such great memories of the times, including setting up a zip line from the top of the cliffs at the east end of the beach to a boat anchored in the middle of the cove. We borrowed a long rope anchor line and tied it to a "tree" at the top. We used a block and hung a rope from it to hang on to. There was nothing to limit our speed until we got low enough for our feet and bodies to drag in the water. It was a great time.

Rich Bellman

Rich was commenting on Good Jibes episode #30 with Ron Geiger. The episode first aired in March 2022.

⇑⇓ old boat old memories

I maintained Pursuit for over five years and three haulouts with Ron MacAnnan — from top to bottom of the mast varnishing to cleaning the bottom of the keel! FYI, the keel has a bronze centerboard to drop the keel length from 12 feet to 18! It was put in for the NY Yacht Club races circa mid 1930s for very light-air sailing.

Since then, it was sealed over with concrete and faired over. (All the Monel fasteners were also unfortunately removed and swapped to stainless.)

Gabe Turco

Gabe was commenting on the July 2022 'Lectronic: Classic M-Class Sloop ‘Pursuit' Seeks Investors for Rescue

⇑⇓ lost boat memories

Vadura … What a sad end to a beautiful yacht. She was used as a barrage balloon vessel during the war protecting the Holy Loch in Argyll, Scotland. After the war, Vadura was based at Sandbank by the owner. My father was skipper of Vadura for many years, cruising the west coast of Scotland. I spent many happy childhood days on board.

Angus McPhail

Angus was commenting on the February 2024 'Lectronic:

Big Geiger Cove on Catalina is home to some serious anchor-based partying.

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Richardson Bay's Iconic Wooden Yacht Vadura Demolished.

⇑⇓ new boats, new memories

I will be on the Bay to watch another year of SailGP — season four is also our fourth time. I recommend taking an iPad to follow the action. Download the app first as Wi-Fi may be a challenge.

Ron Piotrowski

⇑⇓ it has to be the crew?

I watched the races from the water. Team USA was never in the hunt. I can't understand why, given that all the boats are the same, USA is one of the slowest teams on the water. Even some of the new teams are beating them. It has to be the crew, correct? I'm glad they are all Americans, but I only hope they can improve — a lot. Maybe they need to add some mentors with more experience in foiling boats to the program.

Ralph Bobsin

⇑⇓ getting grounded at angel island

Last Friday (March 7), I planned to go to the docks at Ayala Cove. Being a weekday, there were plenty of open spaces, but got stuck in the mud instead. I had planned to go to one of the inside slips and was motoring straight toward the end of the dock and parallel to the mooring field — something I have done many times.

It was at low tide (0.0ft) and my boat draws 6.2 feet. Luckily, I had five people on board, so we could heel the boat enough to get out by turning toward the ferry dock. Without dredging in the plans, does that mean we can't go to Angel at anything less than a mid-tide?

Brian Forster

⇑⇓ santa cruZ harbor actually isn't that bad

I launch my Hobie trimaran sailing/pedal kayak out of the Santa Cruz Harbor several dozen times each year — also occasionally from Moss Landing, Monterey, and elsewhere along the coast (including surf launches). While I would not argue with the article or any of the comments posted here regarding the Santa Cruz Harbor, from my perspective, the Santa Cruz Harbor is a dream compared to Moss Landing.

At Moss Landing, that huge body of water inside the harbor can result in the current at the jaws reaching 6 mph, and if I'm on the wrong side of that, I'm stuck until the tide turns. On top of that, the conditions at the jaws can be extremely rough, due both to the aforementioned current, and to the fact that bad weather anywhere in the Monterey Bay

SailGP raced back-to-back regattas in Los Angeles, seen above, and San Francisco the following weekend.

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gets funneled into Moss Landing (and amplified in the process). I'll only consider launching from Moss Landing if tide and weather conditions look ideal, and even then I usually regret it.

NowhereMan Somewhere, USA

NowhereMan was commenting on the January 10 'Lectronic Latitude: Is Santa Cruz Harbor Poorly Designed? Yes, It Is

⇑⇓ fire

A few years ago, a Hunter 29.5 caught fire at the Oakland Yacht Club, next door. The fire appeared to start behind the distribution panel. A space heater was being used at the time. The suspected cause was corrosion at the wire terminals for the AC breaker, leading to high enough localized temperature to start the fire. Those situations of resistance heating don't cause a significant increase in current to blow the circuit breaker. If it weren't for a small dog on board alerting the sleeping occupants, we might have lost our friends. It didn't take long after they evacuated safely for the boat to be filled with thick smoke. Even though it didn't sink, the insurance company declared it a total loss.

Allan S Hadad

Allan was commenting on the March 26 'Lectronic: Two Boats Burn at Marina Village Yacht Harbor, Alameda.

⇑⇓ we're not sure

What started this fire? This needs to be investigated and explained so boaters/liveaboards can be aware of possible hazards.

Dennis Lear

⇑⇓ trying to do due and diligent democracy in newport beach

The Newport Beach Harbor Commission meets monthly and has been open and transparent regarding the mooring field improvements. Hours of discussion and debate have gone on. During my 10 years on the HC, I headed up the mooring field boundary realignment that took six years of outreach and discovery. We had a dozen mooring holders working on this with me.

It has never been the intention of the HC to exclude anyone from discussions. I'm going to suggest that the work it

And here we see one of the obvious drawbacks to Santa Cruz Harbor. But it's still preferable to local harbors within the vicinity, according to the author of this letter and skipper of a sailing/paddling dinghy.

Brighton Denevan

and Roe Moore 24 Mortician

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After strong opposition from the boating community, the California Coastal Commission voted to deny the City of Newport Beach's proposal to realign the mooring fields and replace existing moorings with helix anchors. With the vote taking place on February 5, the decision has pleased the local mooring holders, 50 of whom had gathered at the meeting to share their concerns about the city's proposal — they cited issues including "safety, inequity, conflict of interest, and environmental justice," according to 'The Log'.

takes isn't on everyone's list as a "fun" thing to do. Pretty boring material and thus not a lot of participation — but that's not the HC's fault. Guys like Chip Donely, Carter Ford, Bill Mosses, Chuck South and many more came to every single meeting to finalize the mooring boundaries.

The bottom line is the Mooring Association does not like change of any kind.

Duf fy Duffield

Duffy was commenting on the March 17 'LL: California Coastal Commission Rejects Newport Beach Mooring Realignment.

⇑⇓ the sacramento waterfront

In response to Dave Kautz's letter in the April issue:

Yes, the iconic Tower Bridge in Sacramento is old (like most bridges). But it does work! Boaters can hail the bridge on VHF Channel 9 and it will be opened May-October from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and November-April from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Also, the Sacramento water front is a much more pleasant place to visit since Dave dropped in during COVID. I'm a boater, and I've lived in downtown Sac for four years. Our capital city leaders have stepped up their management of the homeless situation and improved general urban tidiness and beautification. We also have tens of millions of dollars of reinvestment getting under way on our historic waterfront. Yes, you will still find unhoused people on the waterfront, as in most cities, but the numbers are way down from even a year ago.

So Sacramento makes a great local cruising destination, with easy walking/biking access to numerous museums, parks, bookstores, restaurants, hotels, bars and more. There's also a riverside trail network that will take you all the way to Lake Tahoe, if you have the mettle. And now you can even stroll across the river to watch an A's game at Sutter Health Park while the team makes Sacramento its home for the next three years.

Matt Weiser Sacramento

Matt — Thanks for reminding us that Bay Area sailors can cruise all the way to the capital, nearly 100 miles from the ocean! (And then hike to Tahoe?) We're not sure that we're ready to root for the "Sacramento A's," though. We're glad that a stadium wasn't built in the port, but we've decided to be bitter, at least for a while, that the A's bailed on Oakland.

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⇑⇓ continuing the "free sailboats are the secret to growing sailing" thread from last month

Sailing is a gift, a lifetime of learning you can share with everyone. One never knows everything.

It initially scares us enough so that we pay attention. Then, when you steer the boat, it magically moves with the most gentle motion with fingertips on the helm. Then, on bigger boats, you're moving more quickly than you imagine. The peaceful motion, camaraderie and the team the boat builds excites everyone who gets to go.

So give someone the gift. Take them sailing.

Warren Graves

Warren was commenting on the January 29 'Lectronic Latitude: Free Sailboats Are the Secret to Growing Sailing.

⇑⇓ more memories

This whole thread brings back such great memories over a lifetime of sailing. I started sailing on a 14-ft fiberglass daysailer my dad bought for $700. Our current boat is our third Santana 22, which we own in partnership with our neighbor. We split all the costs. In spring, summer and fall, we are sailing at least once a week.

Our current Santana 22 is going to have its 50th birthday this year. We bought it for $2,500 three years ago. We added a few nice features such as a roller furling jib and an electric outboard, but even now our total investment is way under $10,000. When we see new boats in our size range going for as much as $75,000, we wonder how somebody can have several times the fun on a newer, cooler, slightly faster boat. For us old geezers, our Santana is a perfect vessel for low-cost fun on the water.

Alan F Shirek Sausalito

The Great Vallejo Race, 2017.

The Santana 22: Simple and endlessly fun.

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⇑⇓ share the Joy

I learned to sail on my dad's built-from-a-kit Sailfish on Peconic Bay, but sadly, I haven't sailed much since my teenage years. I'll return to sailing this summer, following in my dad's footsteps by building my own nesting 12-ft Mebo from plans. It fits in my 8x12 shed and will cartop on my VW Golf. My hope is to share the joy with my married children and grandchildren.

Stephen Lando

⇑⇓ ever since

I won a Snark at the Hampton Bay Days festival back in 1976 and never looked back. I've been sailing ever since, with a few sailboat upgrades, of course. I also had just finished reading Dove, Robin Lee Graham's coming-of-age sailing epic. Yep, that did me in …

I've been addicted to the sea ever since!

⇑⇓ what is and isn't the answer

John J Stringer

New boats of any kind are not the "answer." They are simply too expensive. Collecting free boats like the Coronado 25 you mentioned [in the January 29 'LL] and putting them into a sailing club with memberships to share the ownership is the answer.

That may not be the exact boat, but there are boats for every area. Supporting community boating programs — both here, and on the East Coast in Providence, New Bedford, and Boston — are fantastic. For a small amount of money, you can join and sail great, generally well-maintained boats.

There are a ton of free boats available, we just need to be able to find them, destroy the bad ones, maintain the good ones, and move on. Once people of "lesser means" get into sailing/boating, they'll be more inclined to move up into new boats. For the wealthy among us, please do support the industry and buy new if it's easily affordable to you.

Lastly, someone mentioned bringing friends and their families sailing. That's fantastic!

Michael Tamulaites

⇑⇓ what is vital about low-budget sailing?

My entry into sailing involved a number of near-free boats that needed lots of work. Sailing is expensive, especially if you're not handy. An ability to scrounge used parts, or to

The 2018 Westpoint Regatta and the August 2018 cover of Latitude 38.

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fabricate parts out of stainless or aluminum, is vital.

Jim Weaver

⇑⇓ management

Sailing is a time-consuming hobby. Expense can be managed by starting small and used, but a sail works pretty much the same on cheaper boats as it does on expensive ones.

A huge, active, still-current fleet is the Catalina 22, a boat that can be dry-stored and trailer-launched, sleeps four+, and can even be raced in one-design regattas.

Hobie 16 fleets are growing as new boats are being made again, adding to the ton of used boats needing a home. Anyone on a tight budget can start with classes already mentioned, as well as these, if they have the time.

BTW, I never plan to sell my Sunfish.

It takes discipline to put the iPhone down and grab a tiller. Invite a friend and pack a cooler. There may be a lot of people who are ready to enjoy a change of lifestyle, to spend it outdoors in a refreshing breeze doing something much more satisfying than staring at a computer screen. Keep asking new folks to join you and the sport will grow.

Hal Smith

⇑⇓

an awesome way

I grew up sailing on Snarks. I could cartop one on our VW bug and head out to the lake (in Vermont) for a day by myself. When I lived in Decatur, Illinois, for a year or so, they had a very nice yacht club where I could take a Laser out during the week. I think it was only $60/year membership; it's now $100/year for an associate membership.

That's an awesome way to get people sailing! Now I'm trying to find a used Snark on the West Coast because I think I could still lift it onto a car.

Joan Todd

⇑⇓ smacked by a friend

In the March issue's Sightings, James Lane wrote that he was hit in the head by a flying fish while on the way to Martinique. I had a similar experience while sailing to Tahiti from San Francisco, although the offending species was different. I was alone in the cockpit, driving a 48-ft ketch and minding my own business, when what I thought was a crewmate snuck up behind me and bonked me in the back of my head, (I assumed playfully). But it was a little too hard, and it hurt. When I turned around to inform my crewmate that they had overdone it, there was no one there. Before thinking that I was losing it, I noticed a dead squid just behind me on deck

Sailing down the San Rafael Canal in spring 2018 aboard the free Columbia Challenger 'Esprit'. The $7K+ in slip fees were worth every penny for moments like this.

Latitude / tim

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in the cockpit!

Good to know I'm not the only one this has happened to.

As to flying fish, my dad told me he first saw them when he was shipped from Florida to Brazil while he was serving in the military in WWII. I always thought he was pulling my leg until we got into the tropics on our way to Tahiti. I saw them for myself. The flying fish and seabirds and wildlife were the biggest surprise, and delight, of the high seas.

Jeff Hoffman Berkeley

⇑⇓ how high is the sealing for seals/sea lions?

Last October, we stayed at Pier 39 for a few days. They have abandoned some of the boat slips and made a large, deliberate sea lion platform. As most anyone reading this knows, it is quite the tourist attraction now.

However, when we were there last October, the sea lions mostly preferred to gather on the boat docks. I have pictures of 15-20 sea lions practically sinking a finger of one slip while the designated platforms were accommodating one or two. Our "all carrot, no stick" approach is not working for boaters.

Mark Wieber

⇑⇓ the defense Jests

In defense of pinnipeds, I say the following in response to some of the letters in your March edition:

Because of modern humans, large native animals have decreased in numbers by 75-90% from their natural numbers, including 90% of large fish in the oceans. While California sea lions are relatively abundant, we should try to keep them that way. The idea that we should harass, harm, or kill sea lions or any other native animals because they pose inconveniences to recreation is appalling to me. There are far too many humans, and we occupy far too much of this planet, in addition to living unnaturally, and therefore very harmfully, to the Earth's ecosystems and nonhumans. Give the sea lions a break and stop thinking only of yourselves for a change! I for one am happy and entertained to see sea lions take over human areas, it's a perfect "how do you like it" turnabout. The sea lion takeover of part of Pier 39 in San Francisco made that the most popular attraction in Fisherman's Wharf, so I'm not a minority of one here. I love sailing as much as anyone, but I'd never want to do so by harming native wildlife or ecosystems. Humans, including sailors, need to get their priorities straight, and that means prioritizing life above all else. By "life" I mean all life, not just humans, and "all else" includes sailing.

Jeff Hoffman

His second letter this Letters

Labor Day weekend in Monterey Harbor, 2022.

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Jeff — Sigh. No one has suggested harassing, harming and certainly not killing sea lions in pages and internet space of Latitude 38. There is no need for you to be appalled, to appeal to the masses to give seals a break, or even to write in defense of a creature that is not in danger, and that no one is threatening. You're creating/fighting an argument that does not exist.

We'll make the sweeping generalization that most sailors (or people with serious ocean miles under their belts, such as yourself) appreciate and respect sealife. Seals currently enjoy what amounts to near-total freedom to go wherever they please (such as docks) and broad protection from even being shooed from spaces built for humans via the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Passed 52 years ago, in 1972, the MMPA is considered an astounding conservation success.

No one has suggested so much as a stern and disapproving look in a sea lion's direction!

We believe that sailors are more than entitled to voice complaints about pinnipeds, and for the community to collectively talk about solutions. It's inconvenient, and in some cases, it's dangerous when habitats overlap and seals and sailors meet on docks. We're all for designated seal platforms, followed by some behavioral enforcement from professionals. At some point, you have to shoo seals away. Just set aside somewhere for them to go, if you can.

We respect your unabashed advocacy for animals and we appreciate your making the principled argument. But we also think that by being outraged over a non-issue, you're ignoring the ones that desperately need our attention.

"The collective name for a group of sea lions is 'pod,' but this cluster seems like more than just one pod," wrote Latitude editor Chris Weaver when spotting this "mosh pit" of sea-lions in Monterey in early April.

⇑⇓ mosh pit of sea lions sighted in monterey

Since platform Holly (an offshore oil platform off Goleta, in the Santa Barbara Channel) was unmanned and "cold stacked" in preparation for final decommissioning, there is often a large seal congregation hanging around the platform

There must be tens of thousands of fish for the taking. Cannongeorge

Cannon was commenting on the April 7 'LL with the same name as this letter.

⇑⇓ unrelated but in that photo I spy Atalanta! Just to the right of the Coast Guard cutter. Hope you enjoyed your visit!

kwasbauer

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⇑⇓ stranded minke whale euthaniZed in emeryville

We were sailing near Pier 41 around 1:00 Tuesday and saw a minke whale breach. It was a surprising sighting and the first time I've seen a minke whale. It took some research, but the striping and size were unmistakable. It swam off toward Alactraz then dived. We didn't see it on our return across to Sausalito.

Broderic Sausalito

Bro was commenting on the April 11 'Lectronic with the same name as this letter

In early April, a minke whale was seen lingering in shallow water off Emeryville. A Marine Mammal Center staff member told NBC Bay Area, "The animal for some reason really wants to stay in shallow water. That's not a good sign. Given the deteriorating condition, the MMC made the difficult decision to euthanize the whale.

We sailed out the Gate Monday and reported a whale by the South Tower to the CG; they issued a Notice to Mariners.

Greg Clausen

Saw a whale twice today, both times just east of Angel Island. It did not appear under duress.

The circle of life is not guaranteed to be fair.

⇑⇓ artificial incompetence

Ferris Wills

Rich

It took me a while to read all the way through my December [2024] issue, which I'd been savoring. About halfway through the Baja Ha-Ha wrap-up — one of my favorite stories of the year as it is traditionally written by Richard Spindler — something felt very, very wrong. The article seemed so … sterile. At first I thought I might be reading the work of a high schooler. Then I realized that it was almost assuredly an AI chatbot.

We now take a break from this letter to show you a very real, very nonAI-generated, taken-by-a-Latitude-staffer photo of the the East River, running adjacent to Manhattan, New York, New York, in September 2024. Anyone do any kind of significant sailing immediately around the city and boroughs? (We were on the bridge of a NYC Ferry vessel and not sailing.)

I hope I'm not making a false accusation, or worse, that I'm wrong and I'm insulting your writers, but I simply can't believe that a living, breathing writer penned that soulless story.

I should say that I was a reporter many, many years ago, but I washed out because it was too hard. The stan-

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dards, even at my small paper covering a medium-sized city, were so rigorous that I constantly felt inadequate and under-gunned. I once made a small error mistaking someone's hometown, which made it into print. A correction was issued, and I was taken aside by the editor and told that mistakes happen, but this was one of three strikes before I would be let go.

It was terrifying!

I managed to keep up for a few years before I retired from journalism for good. I wanted to feel competent in what I was doing, and to make a decent living so that I could afford my first boat.

If you have used Artificial Intelligence writing, Lat 38, then I am insulted on behalf of all the hard-working reporters I used to be in the trenches with. I watched people write into the wee hours of the morning. I watched reporters fill 10 cocktail napkins at the bar with their copy. I watched the smartest people from the best schools compete for lowpaying jobs just for the privilege of reporting and writing.

I don't want to be one of those obnoxious "I miss Richard" nags (though I do truly miss his writing), but if you're replacing the Grand Poobah with a machine, then I'm speechless! More than anything, I just want to know: Why?

I sincerely apologize if I'm wrong, or if I've been unduly harsh to your writers.

Tony Raveri

Tony — You caught us, sort of.

One of our writers dropped a transcript of a podcast interview with Richard Spindler into ChatGPT. Though the writer spent many hours rephrasing, rewriting, etc., we admit that the story came out a little, well, robotic.

We apologize that the story was not up to the standards of Richard's tales — it's actually the first Ha-Ha story written about the Ha-Ha by someone who did not participate in the Ha-Ha. But corners were indeed cut to meet a deadline.

We have had a conversation about using the rapidly advancing tools of AI, and set some "policy" around the use of these tools. To be sure, we use it for research, proofreading and occasionally creating graphics. We think AI is impressive, just like we thought Google, Photoshop, smartphones and wireless were when they were new and exciting.

We are happy to report that 99.9999% of everything you've ever read in Latitude was slogged through and sweated over in the thankless-job, cutthroat manner that you described. Please rest assured, we enjoy the challenge of deadlines and

Come join us for another image not related to this thread. A Latitude staffer volunteered, in real life, semi-post-pandemic, aboard 'Matthew Turner' in fall 2021. Here, 'MT' is just outside the Golden Gate.

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getting all the facts right, and doing it all on a budget.

⇑⇓ improvements to be made in marinship?

My two cents: Clean it up — try to eliminate the non-nautical things at Marinship such as:

— Auto body shops

— Abandoned cars and motorhomes

— Non-nautical industrial junk; Marinship should not be a junk yard

— Abandoned forklifts, etc. etc.

— Industrial manufacturing unrelated to boats

— Self-storage businesses

There is a great free documentary on Vimeo about the Martha's Vineyard wood boat scene.

Woods Smith

Sausalito's Marinship was hastily thrown together in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Landfill gave birth to a shipyard, which in turn gave way to a working waterfront. Given the millions (if not billions) that any Bay Area waterfront property is likely worth, we think that robust and diverse industry in the Marinship is one of the keys to its survival.

Wood — We couldn't disagree more!

We're with you on cleaning up junk, of course, though we're not aware that there's a rash of abandoned cars and wayward detritus littering the streets of Sausalito.

The key word in the Marinship working waterfront is working. The Marinship is defined by the fact that it is zoned for business and not housing, which offers some protection from the indomitable pressures of development. Who cares what businesses are in the working waterfront? An all-around strong industry offers good, high-skill, high-paying jobs and is an economic engine that brings in revenue for the city. Numerous businesses also offer a coalition that can organize and advocate for itself. (PS: We go to a great and affordable mechanic in the Marinship. It also happens to be a great bike ride home if they're working on your car overnight.)

We understand the urge to have a "nautical only" waterfront, but what you're describing sounds (to us) more like a boutique tourist attraction than a robust industry. There's enough of Sausalito that's bougie and sanitized and clean — let's keep part of the city salty and funky and dirty and full of the "junk" that makes up a living, breathing industry.

Sure, the city has still tried to weasel housing into the Marinship, despite the fact that it's sinking, floods regularly, and it is on a Superfund site. But the city has been beaten back, for now, which is why we should rally support for all the businesses there.

SAUSALITO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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⇑⇓ sailor John sweeney arrested in point buckler island controversy

In late January, well-known Bay Area sailor John Sweeny was arrested outside the Solano County courthouse on a bench warrant for failing to appear in court on related Buckler Island business following the auction of his former property, Point Buckler Island. Sweeney purchased the 50-acre former duck-hunting island in 2011 and, over time, turned it into a private kiteboarding resort for wealthy members. The changes on the island became a flash point for the BCDC, the California Water Board, the EPA and more. The arrest follows a 10-year lawsuit in which Sweeney won and lost court cases, with the land finally being auctioned by the county.

The following comments are from the January 24 'Lectronic Latitude with the same name as this letter.

The BCDC is just another example of a well-intentioned CA agency that started as a needed regulatory board. Unfortunately, it has morphed into a self-serving, over-reaching group. Possibly it is time to dissolve it or fire all existing employees and start over.

Joseph DiMatteo

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⇑⇓ Just another example

Another gover nment overreach. I know John. I bought two sailboats from him five years ago. It's a crime what the government can do to innocent people.

Sterling Albert

⇑⇓ fwiw

Minor improvements they were not.

Look at the satellite history on Google Earth from around 2013. [Sweeney] built a levee and drained an island in the heart of Suisun Bay without any permitting or review. It was a bold and audacious move — betting that it would be easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

He knew the risks, and had run afoul of BCDC before. He was only able to buy the island for such a low price because everyone else accepted it was not developable and effectively worthless.

So, this is a good outcome. And it'll dissuade other yahoos from buying up and developing other parts of the Bay.

For what it's worth, Point Buckler is a very pretty place. If you're sailing up into the Delta, it's well worth detouring via the north side of Suisun Bay. You can anchor nearby, and it's a killer place to play with wings and kites.

James

Point Buckler Island lies on the east side of Suisun Bay.

Courtesy John s weeney

James — You seem misinformed.

If you read this, it wasn't about containers or my repairing a levee: www.dailymuck.com/fake-restorations-killedcalifornias-delta-smelt

John Sweeney

⇑⇓ "the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live"

Wow. Arrested? By who?

Once you step on land you lose all your mariner rights. Sweeney is a potential hero; 10 years of fighting BCDC, an overreacher for sure.

It's hard and expensive to fight organized self promotion. You have saved the Bay. Will it look better when all the people are chased off, and Zero access? BCDC. It is lake medusa's head of snakes — you can't possibly kill them all.

Mark Sanders is the only one to Stand Up to this 50 or 60 member board [who are] making decisions without going to site. Please let's defund this old bad ideas board, full of unqualified, unsailorlike people from nine Bay county's who are planning department and park and recreation shills and only half come to meetings. And the other half …

There is not one native indigenous person.

There is No Accountability or transparency.

Not shop owners, not boaters. Governing water.

When you do the minimum, it's hard to distinguish that from not doing anything at all.

All of theses board members are city/county bureaucrats — and get paid to attend — they would be better if they walked the shoreline and actually see what is needed.

Oh. How stupid. Walk shoreline.

Edward Stancil Redwood City

Edward — We appreciate your commentary, Daddy-o (it reminds us of beat poetry, a little), and we can't believe that we're about to defend the BCDC here (a little), but …

We know a BCDC commissioner, and they are an exceptional sailor. We do not agree with this individual about everything — in fact, we strongly disagree with them about Westpoint Harbor, among other infamous cases — but we respect them as a person and fundamentally agree on the BCDC's original mandate to clean up the Bay. (We can't confirm or deny that any commissioners get paid to attend meetings, but we kinda doubt it.)

But absolutely, yes: Ther BCDC has, at times, clearly come off the rails and gotten personal and even vindictive with the business owners they're supposed to be working with to create permits.

While we applauded the State of California's 2019 audit of the BCDC, the results of that audit did not acknowledge some of the original concerns brought up by lawmakers the year before. (The results of the audit said the BCDC had "failed to perform key responsibilities," namely that they had punted on anchor-outs on Richardson Bay.)

A 2018 letter from assemblymember Kevin Mullin said that "permit holders believe that BCDC staff inconsistently applied standards, lacked proper record keeping, and often 'moved the goal posts' by adding new requirements after permittees had already worked to satisfy previously set standards. Most troubling is that permittees have expressed their concern about 'going on the record' for fear of BCDC retaliation.

This might fall into that Ginsbergian vein … "Moloch whose mind is pure machinery! Moloch whose blood is running money," Alan GInsberg write, referring to the dehumanizing force of government.

LETTERS

LETTERS

In the April 14 'Lectronic Latitude: Sweeney and Point Buckler Back in Court Against California Agencies, we detail how Sweeney brought a counter suit seeking $665 million in damages and alleged a decades-long fraud by state and federal environmental agencies, including the BCDC, EPA, NOAA San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and Solano County officials.

⇑⇓ always step up

I suspect much will be written on the decision to abandon ship, but there are countless stories of damaged cats not sinking. I will always remember a Safety at Sea Seminar in Annapolis, with words possibly from Ralph Naranjo: "Remember, if you must abandon ship, step UP into the life raft! Then you know your boat is sinking."

Clearly the vessel looks in OK shape and would have countless better options for food, water, shelter, and being located than a life raft! The dinghy should be considered also. I am also reminded of a discussion of having a storm sail in international orange; as noted in the article, white on white is not good contrast.

Second guessing is never a winner's sport, but I have formally taught and continue to teach informally boating/ sailing safety fundamentals, and leaving a vessel is the last resort.

Seeing the vessel on the hard afterward warrants consideration.

Gregory B. Cotten

Gregory was commenting on the February issue of Latitude 38's feature story, "ARC Rally — Rescue at Sea."

You're right, Gregory, second-guessing other people's decisions, people whom you've never met or spoken with, is not a winner's sport. We're quite sure the people involved in the situation in question have heard the expression about "always stepping up," too.

If, god forbid, you ever find yourself in a similar situation, we'll respect whatever decision you make.

⇑⇓ get the mag in your hands

New place to get your Latitude 38 Magazine in Redwood City: 487 Seaport Court. [Redwood Water Sports.] It's better when you're holding it in your hand.

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Have a comment? Email us at editorial@latitude38.com

A hole in the catamaran 'Karolina Viking' led to the deployment of a life raft, and questions from a sailor not involved in the incident.

LOOSE LIPS

OK, so maybe not everyone could find humor in last month's Caption Contest(!). But the photo certainly brought out the poets, and a reflection on times past from reader Bruce Crockard: "Not a caption, but [the] boat appears to be an Ackerman Newporter, built in Costa Mesa in the late '50s. Grew up sailing on one: Leprechaun , still in SoCal, I think. Lots of memories."

"OK, guys, it's crunch time!" — Peter Detwiler.

"Smash me up, break me down, turn me into pieces all over the ground. It doesn't matter; I do not fret, I sailed a good life, with no regret. Spending my days on the open water, Now it's time for my soul to wander." — Paul Duckett.

"Oh, Deere! What can the matter be? We went sailing on Saturday … Deere, Deere please don't get mad at me … We sailed too close to lee shore … Now we won't sail anymore!" — Eben Kermit.

"Here comes the Chopper to chop up my boat; I didn't pay the rent and it won't even float. I'll close my eyes and kneel and pray, I'll shake my head not knowing what to say. But when I stand and it's all said and done, I'll search Classy Classifieds and buy another one!"

— Rich Brazil.

"Wait! I have an endangered species of mold living inside!" — Linda Newland.

"Hi! I seem to have run aground. Are you here to help me?" — Scott Henry.

"Too bad my last hug is not by a CAT." — Bernard Debbasch.

"Busy day at the boat ramp. I decided to take a shortcut — oops, forgot the trailer." — Joe Maciorowski.

"Yuk, yuk! I hope there's those yummy teredo worms inside! They're sooo tasty!" — Richard vonEhrenkrook.

"Here, kitty, kitty! I just want to pet you …" — Dennis Bailey.

"I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts."

— Herman Melville, Moby-Dick , or, The Whale

Winner: "Bill learned, to his rue, to NOT ignore Karen at DMV when she sends an expired-tag notice." — Kelvin Meeks.

young sailor, mature passion baja ha-ha xxxi

We often hear sailors saying, "Start 'em young," or, "I wish I'd started when I was that age."

Driving down the road one day, we saw our neighbor coming up the hill. It's a narrow street, so, as you do when bumping into neighbors, we stopped for a chat.

"Hey, we were just having breakfast at Lighthouse, and Claire Wilson picked up a Latitude magazine and started reading," neighbor Dave said with excitement in his voice. "She loves it!" Claire is 9 years old, soon to be 10, and is a youth sailor at the Sausalito Yacht Club (SYC).

Perhaps we should do a story on Claire, we said.

"Oh, she would love that," Dave exclaimed. And so we did. We started by reaching out to SYC Sailing Director Caitie Clarkson to learn about the club's youth sailing program, and how Claire, and kids like her, can mature as sailors as they progress through the system.

The SYC Youth Sailing Program caters to kids from age 5 through 18. The 5-year-olds are launched as Tiny Sailors, learning to feel comfortable on the water. Next, they're paired off to doublehand the RS Tera until they feel ready to try sailing solo. According to Caitie, Claire is a strong, confident sailor. "She never wanted to sail with another kid. She always had to do it by herself," Caitie explains. "She's had friends in the intermediate class with her, and we've asked her if she wants to sail with her friend, and she's like, 'No.'" So Claire sails the Tera by herself, and has earned herself a spot on the race team. To date she has competed in three regattas, including the Pacific Coast Championships. And while she has yet to score a win, Claire is doing better than she'd imagined. "I thought I was going to completely lose," she says.

Two years ago, Claire joined the SYC Youth Program at the suggestion of her parents, and, as her father, Dave, said, she loves it. "I was excited to start," Claire tells us. When we comment that she started singlehanding her boat quite early in the program, she replies, "I don't have to tell people what I'm doing, I just do it." Claire feels she has more control of the boat this way.

Of course, when you're the only sailor in the boat, you're also the only person who can deal with any mishaps, like when her mainsheet got caught up in knots during her recent regatta. "It was fun. But the second day, every time, the last three races, the sheet got knotted. Claire didn't win; she finished eighth out of 12 boats. But the placings don't matter at this stage. Right now, it's the fun of sailing that keeps her coming back. "Sometimes it's challenging. Sometimes it's easy. I don't know, it's just fun."

Claire admits that she doesn't like jibing. And as for capsizing, it's not a big deal, most of the time. "I just flip it back over. I'm cold, but I mostly keep going." And then there are the times that she falls overboard and has to chase her boat to get back aboard. Claire giggles. "It's happened, maybe, 10 times."

Sailing fast appears to be one of the joys of Claire's sailing experiences so far. She often sails aboard her dad's Folkboat and has sometimes taken the helm during races. "I don't like those boats that much; they're pretty slow."

Right now, Claire is happy just to be on the water, and while she is certainly competitive, she doesn't currently hold any aspirations to be a champion or Olympic sailor. Although, if that's where sailing leads, she says she'll be happy to follow that course.

Claire is not the only junior sailor in her family. Her sister Natalie, younger by almost three years, is also in the SYC youth program and, according to Caitie, also has the makings of a strong sailor. "She doesn't like to be left behind, and I think that she's going to chase after her sister as soon as she has the opportunity."

Guiding the kids through the sailing program is a great motivator for Catie , who has enjoyed managing youth sailing programs for the past 14 or so years.

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He said it before and it didn't come true, but now he's said it again.

The Grand Poobah says the 2025 Baja Ha-Ha — which will be the 31st running of one of the largest cruisers' rallies in the world — will be the last.

"I know that I war ned that the previous Ha-Ha might be the last, but this year's really will be the last. I'm still in excellent health and super-excited to do the event in November. But having watched other people who didn't hang it up when they were in top form, be they athletes, politicians, entertainers or whatever …

"I don't want to be one of those. So this is the last."

Sign-ups for this 750-mile cruisers' ral-

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registration opens may 9

ly from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas will open on May 9, with the fleet casting off on November 3. Hundreds of sailors have done the Ha-Ha over its three decades — many sailors have done it several times.

Last year, 131 boats signed up to join the fun. In addition to sailing down the coast of Baja California, Mexico, the fun includes eight big social events, starting with the Last Cheeseburger in Paradise and the Costume Kick-Off Party at the West Marine parking lot in San Diego on November 2. (This year, there's talk of an additional stop for a bonfire party at Magdalena Bay.)

Registration is easy. Go to www.bajahaha.com. Be part of the last Baja Ha-Ha. — latitude

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improve," she tells us. Aside from learning how to sail the boats, the SYC kids are taught how to handle problems, such as breakages on the water; understanding the situation and thinking about the problem logically is part of their training. "I try to give them the tools to do things, rather than tell them how or what to do," Caitie adds. "And if they're not able to fix it themselves, they can ask a better question that's going to get them the correct support, faster." And, she tells us, kids who stay with the program will often become instructors themselves and learn to coach and mentor the next generation of junior sailors.

Right now the SYC Youth Sailing Program is growing quickly. Like many organizations, it suffered when the world shut down during COVID, but word of mouth and summer sailing camps have helped bring kids back to the water.

"For more information on local youth sailing, go to www.latitude38. com and search for San Francisco Bay Area Youth Sailing Programs." And keep an eye out on the water for Claire and her sister Natalie. — latitude / monica

Claire Wilson prefers to sail her Tera by herself. The 9-year-old has earned herself a spot on Sausalito Yacht Club's race team and has competed in three regattas to date, including the Pacific Coast Championships.

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la fires: two negatives make a positive

January 6 was like any other Tuesday. My wife and I run a small janitorial supply business in Arcadia, California, and left work at a normal time to go home and make a home-cooked meal.

Around 6:35 p.m., when we were sitting at the dining table about to clean up, I heard the first siren. Then I heard another, this siren going past the house. Then another. I took a look outside and opened the front door to see a fire on the hillside to the east of our Altadena home of 30+ years. It looked close, like, two miles or less away.

My wife looked at the flames as well. I told her we must pack — now I ran to the neighbors and knocked on doors, but only my next-door neighbor was home. He agreed it was close and started to pack as well. I spent the next three hours putting things into two cars. My wife was practical and took lots of personal belongings. I grabbed pictures and other things.

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cayard, spithill

Paul Cayard and Jimmy Spithill join the Herreshoff Marine Museum/America's Cup Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

Cayard has competed in seven America's Cup campaigns, starting aboard the 12 Meter Defender in 1983. He sailed aboard a San Francisco challenger in the 1987 America's Cup in Fremantle, Australia; in 2000, Cayard launched the AmericaOne Cup campaign. He has won the International Star Class Worlds, the Maxi Yacht World Championship, and the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race. He is also an inductee of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.

Jimmy Spithill was just 4 years old when

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Australia II won the 1983 America's Cup. His first boat was a race-ready dump find, and he won the first race he ever entered. At age 20, Spithill became the Cup's youngestever helmsman aboard Young Australia in 2000. His career spans multiple Cup campaigns and eras, from monohull to foiling. Spithill retired from racing at the conclusion of the 37th Cup in Barcelona last year, where he was co-skipper of Luna Rossa. Cayard and Spitlhill are joined in the Class of 2025 by Susan Henn (1853-1911), the first woman known to race in the America's Cup.

— latitude

The power cut off at 10 p.m. and it seemed like a good time to leave as the wind was not getting any lighter. I thought about hitching the Santana 20 that I've owned and raced since 1995, but decided to leave it as the wind was so strong that the fence blew down next to my car. Besides, my daughter's Naples Sabot was parked in front of it and the panic of the situation seemed to cloud my decisions.

I left with my wife in the other car. The night was sleepless, and we evacuated a second time because my relative's house, where we'd fled to, was also deemed to be threatened.

I went back to work in Arcadia just before 6 a.m. The smoke coming from Altadena was as black as night. I had no idea what to expect, but the news reports were not good.

Later that day, my daughter called from college to help process the news reports and figure out what was going on at home. She found a post on social media that showed our house in flames. The picture showed the side of the house with the boat. Only there was no boat, just the window behind where it was parked with a 10-foot fireball coming out of it. We were all devastated.

It was 12 noon on Wednesday.

It took four days before we were allowed to go to the property and see the devastation. The house lay in total ruins. The Santana was nothing but fabric laid across the melted trailer. Amazingly, the Naples Sabot was intact but not unscathed. My Santana 20, which was the second boat to receive a modern deck from WD Schock back in 1998, was unrecognizable. My daughter was thrilled that her Sabot had survived but was really upset that the 20 had burned up. I didn't really realize how many family memories we had with that boat.

Word got out to my friends at Del Rey Yacht Club, and condolences came in, but Brendan Huffman, who is in charge of keelboat racing at the club, said that a gentleman named Simon wanted to donate his Santana 20 of three years to the club. The club wasn't interested in it — the focus is on our J/22s and a new Martin 242 — but maybe he would donate it to me. Simon agreed.

He had purchased the boat three years ago on the assumption that he was going to get back into sailing after a long career in set design. The idea was short-lived. His wife of many years became ill, and he then had to become the caretaker. The Santana 20, named Dawn Breaker, was just sitting in his driveway. It was a small beacon of hope every day as to what could be in the future if he only had free time.

Clockwise from top left, center: The Klein family, from left, Audrey, Adam and Brant, and Robert Stamolis, welcome the gifted Santana 20 'Dawn Breaker'; Adam Klein's home, and his Santana 20, were complety detroyed by the January Southern California wildfires; a charred winch; the Sabot survived, but will need some work; Simon handed over his Santana 20 to replace Adam's; the stemhead of the lost Santana.

Simon's wife's health didn't improve, and she passed away at the end of 2024. Simon was heartbroken and struck with grief. They had been married more than 20 years. He decided that the house and all the belongings were too much to deal with emotionally, so he sold his home and had to deal with all the contents, including the Santana in the driveway. He'd decided to move back to Europe, so there wasn't much point in taking all his possessions, or the boat, with him.

When Brendan told him my story, he felt that I was the perfect steward of his Santana 20 dream that had sat in his driveway for three years. We met at the club and handed off the boat, then sat for three hours, talking. It was cathartic for him as well as for me. The timing of the two tragedies, though not simultaneous, was in fact turned into a positive. The chance that he had a Santana 20 to match my Santana 20 was a miracle. I promised him if he ever visits, I will take him sailing. That seemed to make him very happy.

It made me happy, too.

— adam kline

Adam Kline is one of Del Rey YC's principal race officers. He is a longtime racer, having sailed with Tom Schock regularly aboard the Schock 40 Schockazulu

vetboats brings new life to sv clover

Back in the late 1970s, a majestic 68-ft sloop named Clover called Sausalito home from whence she raced the Bay's waters and operated as a charter boat. Decades passed, and her condition waned. By 2015, she lay in significant disrepair at the Oakland Yacht Club, kept afloat only by constantly running bilge pumps that seemed only to pause her inevitable demise. Fortunately, less than a year later, she was donated to the nonprofit, VetsBoats, an organization aimed at improving veterans' mental health through sailing and wooden boat restoration.

VetsBoats founder Terry Moran's relationship with Clover began unknowingly in 1977 when his 10-year-old eyes spied her racing that year's Master Mariners regatta from aboard his parents' 48-ft Alden cutter Elan. "She was this gigantic Marconi-rigged behemoth shouldering aside the chop as if there was none, like she was a locomotive on tracks, leaving a sizzling, steaming wake in her path," Terry recalls. He never forgot that day, which left a "lifelong impression" upon him. Remarkably, it wasn't until after Clover was donated to VetsBoats and her restoration began that he recognized her as the same boat he'd seen decades earlier.

Clover was commissioned by Royal Naval Reserve Officer Eric Thompson in 1938, designed by Albert Luke, and built at the A.R. Luke Brothers boatyard in Hamble, England. She displaced 50 tons, had a full keel, was framed in double-sawn oak, and was wrapped in traditional carvel-planked pine. Soon after her completion, she was loaned by Thompson to the Royal Admiralty and lightly used by the Coastal Command prior to England's declaration of war in 1939. Thompson later took her to the Mediterranean and sold her in 1960. Notably, in the 1970s she was bought by "Billy Bones" Pringle and sailed from the Caribbean to Sausalito, where he installed a Marconi rig and sailed her regularly. Over the years, she was passed among a variety of owners. Eventually, the Deckard family purchased her, and she continued plying the Bay's waters for yet another decade. While outfitting her for cruising, a family matter sidetracked the project, and Clover's situation took a turn for the worse. When VetsBoats took ownership, her exterior was in complete disrepair, while much of the glorious craftsmanship below still shone.

Today, Clover's decade-long renewal — she continues undergoing a complete and complex restoration while residing at Sugar Dock in Richmond under project manager Jody Watt's tutelage — takes strides toward her completion to become VetsBoats' flagship yacht. "Her restoration began with a detailed marine survey to assess her extensive decay," says Terry. To date, volunteers have replaced her planking, floors, and decking, and have installed a new engine and cockpit. "The restoration continues with a focus on fitting out the pilothouse, installing electrical and plumbing systems, and returning her to her original gaff cutter sail plan by 2026."

Sailing was in Terry's blood before he even knew it. His Irish-born father first went to sea at age 17 and eventually became a ship's captain in the British Merchant Navy. "He taught me all I was able to learn about offshore sailing. He and my mom had emigrated to the US and settled in the Bay Area, living aboard Elan in Sausalito's Pelican Harbor, which at the time was the center for classic wooden boats in the region," says Terry. As a young adult, he sought independence and joined the US Naval Academy, serving 28 years in the service as an F-14 pilot, then as an aerospace engineering duty officer, and finishing up his career as the commander of an MQ-9 Reaper unit.

Retur ning to civilian life, he resettled in Sausalito in 2012 and bought the 45-ft Sparkman & Stephens yacht Valiant, a restoration project that he embarked upon with the help of his father and his sons. It was after taking various veterans out sailing on Valiant that Terry began to connect the dots and recognized how vets benefited from the experience. Terry explains, "I saw through their eyes the wonder and solace, the dropping even momentarily of worries and effects of trauma, that sailing provides. I felt strongly enough to want to help veterans suffering from the effects of their service and determined the best way was to bring my love for sailing and wooden boats to veterans."

wooden boat

Before Southern California became the hub of fiberglass boatbuilding in the '60s and '70s, the world was populated by elegant, hard-working wooden boats. While many boats have been retired, dedicated sailors in San Diego, Newport Beach and San Francisco have restored and maintained these old beauties.

And they love to show them off to anyone curious enough to see them.

There are three wooden boat shows scheduled in June in California: The Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival from June 13-14 at Balboa Yacht Club; Koehlers Wooden Boat Show at Koehlers Boatyard

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on Shelter Island in San Diego June 1415; and, here in the Bay Area, the Master Mariners Wooden Boat Show at Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon on June 15.

It's hard to appreciate the full beauty of a wooden boat right in front of your eyes, until you step aboard. Wooden boats are alive in both a mystic and literal sense.

Wooden boat shows are a once-a-year opportunity when owners get together to invite people aboard to experience the look and feel of a wooden boat.

If you love wooden boats, you can't miss these shows! — latitude

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Terry made the life-defining decisions to establish VetsBoats and embrace Clover's rebuild.

"Clover is being restored to take veterans sailing offshore and to serve as a testament to what veterans can accomplish when they decide to make use of their experiences instead of being bound by them. I've seen the quiet peace that comes from wooden boats: the purpose they provide and the mindfulness one experiences when sailing in them. There's also an opportunity for a unique kind of camaraderie or community; these elements are necessary to capture the often-restless attention of veterans working through issues they are facing."

The goal is to sail Clover to Hawaii and back after her refit. "We have established relationships with maritime corporations like Matson and Pasha Group, who operate in Hawaii, and we are working with them as well as other corporate and private sponsors to build a sustainable program." — ross tibbits

Clockwise from top left: 'Clover's well-lit, handcrafted salon; new engine sub-flooring in place; the 68-ft 'Clover' sailing on the Bay with her Marconi rig in the mid-1970s; the bow's ribs, planks and flooring receive a significant refurbishment; 'Clover's wartime service as a floating ships' assessors office circa 1944 with her gaff rig. If you're interested in supporting VetsBoats or know a veteran who might be interested in sailing and restoration, visit www. vetsboats.org.

bay area youth sailing — what's up?

Spring is a new-life jolt for youth sailing. Learn-to-sail classes taste sweeter. Richmond Yacht Club's Sail a Small Boat Day is a big ya'll come. Teenage sailors in dinghies — C420s, perhaps — dream of summer travel regattas even while they're winding down the high school season in Flying Juniors. There's plenty to talk about.

With Alameda High winning the 2025 Northern League Championship Trophy at the NorCals in Redwood City in March, the key — no surprise — was summed up by star skipper Reid Sojka as "consistency." The defenders, Redwood High, came a close second, with Convent and Stuart Hall salivating, one point back.

And what is that about? Alameda High won the trophy, and?

Convent and Stuart Hall senior Mila Kane recalled the compressed fleet of little boats darting about in big breeze and bigger puffs and observed, "The competition was fierce but respectful. Nobody was port-starboard petty. It was a feel-good way to wrap up my high school sailing."

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tall ship eagle's

The USCG barque Eagle is headed to the West Coast. It's the first time she'll have been west since 2008! The Coast Guard reports, "The selected port calls leverage Eagle's unique ability to advance and foster international relations with some of the region's critical partners, and provide an opportunity to integrate domestic engagements along the US West Coast."

Known as "America's Tall Ship," Eagle is a 295-ft, three-masted barque and training vessel for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. It is the largest tall ship flying the Stars and Stripes and the only active square-rigger in US government service. Approximately 120 cadets

Clockwise from top left: Convent and Stuart Hall's Mila Kane and Jack Wicker focus on the task at hand; close-quarters action on the leeward mark resulted in a capsize for PYSF; Redwood High fought to retain the Northern League Championship Trophy in Redwood City but came a close second to Alameda; Carlmont wins a committee-boat start; Encinal and St. Francis fight hard for the lead.

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will crew the ship at any given time throughout her tour of the USA's West Coast; cadets will swap out at various ports.

Eagle is expected to be open for free public tours on all their port calls, including two stops in San Francisco. Here's a subjectto-change schedule: April 27: Puntarenas, Costa Rica; May 9: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; May 23: Los Angeles; June 6: Portland, Oregon; June 13: Astoria, Oregon; June 25: San Francisco; July 7: Victoria, B.C., Canada; July 15: Seattle, Washington; July 25: San Francisco; August 1: Los Angeles; August 8 and 15; San Diego; September 4: Panama City, Panama; September 18: New London, Connecticut — latitude

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That's what it's about. "Without the sailing team," Kane said, "my high school experience wouldn't have been the same."

For many of these kids, college sailing is coming soon, and in a for mat that sets the mold for high school sailing. Mostly it's in simple, doublehanded dinghies with a minimum of four sailors trading places in rotation, accumulating points. At both levels, it's team bonding that keeps people coming back — whatever else they sail.

And let's give a nod to the coaches. They deal with humans growing through the ups and downs of young life, so there's more to it than safety vigilance and teaching trim. There is a reason that more than one coach's office features a "meltdown couch."

It's a fragmented sport. Once ubiquitous under the name of Laser, the singlehanders now known as Olympic ILCAs have a following, but nothing like the 1980s, when the Bay Area "owned" the class with world and national champions. Two-time Laser world champion John Bertrand skippered the Six Meter (google it, kids) that won the 1981 California Cup with a crew of Paul Cayard, Craig Healy and Steve Jeppesen, Laser aces all. Their 1981 trophy is now the Northern League Championship Trophy, gone for the year to Alameda High.

The 29er skif f makes for speed thrills along the Olympic pathway. The San Francisco Yacht Club will host the 29er Nationals in July. For the younger ones, think Opti PCCs in September, also at SFYC, and RS Tera North Americans at StFYC in October. And team racing is now a thing and … wait! What about the effort going into C420s and i420s? If you want big-fleet experience in the US, the C420 is your ticket. And the club next door to Crissy Field, St. Francis, offers wingfoil training and, in June, the Wingfoil Nationals with juniors in starring roles.

BUT FIRST: The US T riplehanded Junior Championship, the Sears Cup, has an Area G qualifier May 10 on the Cityfront. SFYC and StFYC boats qualified in 2024, with StFYC faring better when they got to the event in San Diego, placing third under skipper Caleb Everett. "The two teams that qualified last year were the two most likely to do well in San Diego," Everett said, "but the racing couldn't have been more different. In 5-8 knots you want a delicate touch, and that's not us. We dialed ourselves back, but we were figuring it out the whole time."

For the team from Wayzata YC, Minnesota, the shifty, soft breeze and flat water of San Diego Bay "felt like being home on Lake Minnetonka," Stonewall Anderson said. Wayzata will keep the team intact for Area K trials in June. They're tight, skipper Dominic Moncur said. "Stonewall and I were sailing Optis against each other at age 7." This was Wayzata's second Sears Cup, and maybe, just maybe, I caught them grinning over the phone when I promised them something completely different if they make it to a third Sears Cup, set for August on the good old Cityfront.

Local knowledge is no guarantee of success, but it's a feel-good starting point. StFYC team trimmer Henry Scalise was about 37 feet from the Bay when he allowed, "This playground, we know."

That remains a challenge for the Encinal YC team that Reid Skoja will skipper. The Cityfront is as different from the Oakland Estuary as it is from Lake Minnetonka. "Last year, that water was new to us," Skoja said. "We have to learn how to sail in waves."

Monterey Peninsula YC coach Dante Fiala hopes to bring two boats, but one for sure, with Max McCormick on the helm. Shields are MPYC's go-to keelboats and way different from StFYC's J/22s. SFYC, the other team that qualified last year, had Mark Xu skippering and sharing StFYC's familiarity with the Cityfront — and sharing the San Diego experience too. Xu said, "We struggled more than we expected. It's exciting now to practice at the 2025 venue." Xu is a poster boy of this moment. He started in Optis, sails on a C420 race team, is an easy choice for a Sears team, is keen on 29ers, looks forward to college sailing but is antsy to get into 49ers, and has been around enough to know, "You see the same people wherever you go."

— kimball livingston

2025 bvi spring regatta delivers again

"This year's BVI Spring Regatta brought something different — wind!" smiled Ron Boehm, owner/skipper of Little Wing, his Perry Antrim 52 cat. "Little Wing likes wind; this year we added a new North jib and a Neil Pryde Code 0 to our wardrobe; we were anxious to see how they worked."

Boehm, a long-time I-14 sailor from Santa Barbara, keeps Little Wing in St. Croix and races her regularly over the winter in Caribbean regattas. At BVI Spring Regatta this year, Little Wing finished second in the Cruising Multihull class, beaten by longtime rival from the Dominican Republic, La Novia, a Leopard 50 that swept the class with all bullets.

"Over the weekend, we used just the new jib and a single reef, and we traded line honors with La Novia; over 30-40 races in the last four years, the two boats have proven to be fairly close to even, although Little Wing owes La Novia a significant amount of time!" Boehm noted. "The BVI Spring Regatta, with its round-the-island formats, great parties, and enough time to visit both new and familiar anchorages and snorkeling sites, is the Little Wing crew's favorite Caribbean regatta."

BVI Spring Regatta welcomed some 80+ boats, including a 10-strong VX One fleet, which duked it out on three courses, taking in the stunning BVI islands as marks and rounding points. The earlier part of the weeklong event highlights the Sailing Festival, which includes the Round Tortola Race and Scrub Island Invitational, followed by the three-day Spring Regatta. The breeze this year was all-consuming with a solid 25-30 knots+, abating on Saturday and Sunday to a solid 20+. Carnage ensued for sure, but sailors by definition love breeze, and the epic post-race parties served to temper the high energy necessary to make good on the racecourse.

Racing BVI Spring Regatta for the first time this year was a group who sail out of Marina del Rey in Los Angeles. Calling themselves Team Phoenix in consideration of friends and family who lost so much in the L.A. fires earlier this year, and racing on a chartered Harmony 52, the warm turquoise waters and friendly atmosphere at Nanny Cay Resort & Marina offered a much-needed respite from a devastating winter.

Catalina Lawsin, from Santa Monica, said, "It's been a nice break from all of that and we're really grateful that all 12 of us are safe. It's beautiful in the BVI, the wind was solid, and it was great sailing. There were lots of opportunities to learn on our boat as we're all used to sailing something a little smaller at home."

Also from Marina del Rey and racing on the chartered Oceanis 46 Pura Vida, Brenna Vincent sailed with Dan McGanty, his wife Helen Brierly and Kirsten Robinson; regulars on the SoCal racing circuit, they sail together out of the California Yacht Club on a J/111 JBoss. At Spring Regatta, Pura Vida took third in Bareboat 1 class.

"We had a great time competing with boats loaded with seven to eight mostly male sailors and made them sweat!" Vincent said. "Taking third in class was a sweet comeback after bending our boom in a jibe after race 1 and booking it to Road Town to fix it. Our highlight was a first-place finish in race 5 on the last day of racing — we definitely felt we earned that! My favorite memory was meeting and making new friends, from the Dutch to the Germans to the Puerto Ricans. They were awesome company in an incredible location. We'll be back!"

Wayne Zittel runs the J-World sailing schools on the West Coast and raced the BVI Spring Regatta on the beautiful XP50 DNR for the first time with a group of five coaches and five clients mainly from SoCal, including coach Christian Seidel, 2024 Yachtsman of the Year selected by all 14 San Diego yacht clubs. With varying levels of experience aboard, Zittel noted his first priority was to ensure his group a great, safe adventure.

"They're here to have a great adventure and to learn as much as we can feed them!" Zittel smiled.

"The breeze, from my perspective, was a little stressful; our priorities are different than most teams', but it made for exciting sailing. When the breeze is up, you can't afford to make mistakes; we take everything from a very conservative standpoint and ensure everyone is comfortable in their

sail tahiti takes over

Sail Tahiti has taken the Pacific Puddle Jump helm and will offer free access to content covering everything from preparing the boat for the crossing to tips for discovering Polynesia off the beaten track.

Former Latitude managing editor Andy Turpin shared his parting thoughts: "Since its creation in 1997, overseeing and reporting on the annual Pacific Puddle Jump 'migration' has been the highlight of my 40year career as a sailing journalist. Helping to shepherd PPJ participants of all stripes toward French Polynesia's volcano-carved anchorages and coral-rimmed lagoons has

from top left: Wayne Zitel and the J/ World crew sailed the XP50 'DNR' in the Round Tortola race; Santa Barbara-based crew from 'Little Wing' took second in the cruising multihull class; the Team Phoenix crew from the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey; the parties in the BVI are legendary; 'Little Wing' finished second in the Cruising Multihull class on the course.

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left me with a great sense of satisfaction, a boatload of true friends, and indelible memories of many on-the-water adventures.

'To readers who do ultimately realize their South Pacific cruising fantasies, we implore you to regard it as a privilege to sail there, and to treat locals with the same respect and generosity that most will show you. As to the PPJ's upcoming change of ownership, we have known the French-Tahitian owners for years, and we are confident that the PPJ's future legacy will be in very capable hands."

— andy turpin, Little Wing, Tahiti

bvi spring regatta — continued

positions, which some may just be learning."

Sailing on DNR [pictured below], Michael Neumeyer, who's from San Mateo and learned to sail on San Francisco Bay just four months ago, now just wants to race.

"One thing I lear ned on DNR, which is so much bigger and the forces so much more than on the J/24 I trained on, is that you can't just pull on a line!" Neumeyer smiled. "I'd never done race starts before, so learning all the tactics that go with starts was phenomenal. The BVI was amazing; sailing on San Francisco Bay, you don't want to get sprayed because it's so cold, but in the BVI, you are dry in five minutes!"

Mark your calendar now for BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival: March 30-April 6, 2026.

— michelle slade

Michelle

WIND IN THEIR SAILS —

Windin Their Sails: Death and Resurrection is my documentary about classic wooden sailboats and the people who care for them. It's a story grounded deep in my past. In 1954, when I was 8 years old, my family came to San Francisco when my dad attended the American Medical Association's annual meeting. My mom, being a resourceful woman, thought that taking me to see the tall ship Balclutha would be something I might enjoy. She was right! Walking up to Balclutha, I was mesmerized by the tall masts and yardarms, and I visualized going up the ratlines to break out the sails.

That day still stands out in my mind when I think about how that chance encounter changed my perspective about sailing ships. Little did I know at the time that Balclutha was brand new to San Francisco Bay, having just been bought by the San Francisco Maritime Museum, headed by Karl Kortum and Alma Spreckels.

Forty years ago, I produced a documentary about racing on San Francisco Bay entitled A Sailor's Dream. That was the time when IOR was the racing rule for big boats, 12 Meter boats were practicing on the Bay before heading off to Perth; one-design racers like the J/24s and Express 27s had huge and growing fleets. I knew there was a fleet of classic wooden boats competing on the Bay and I knew there's nothing quite so awe-inspiring as watching those boats slice through the windswept waters of San Francisco Bay.

I featured two classic boats in that documentary. At the time, Terry Klaus had owned Brigadoon for 10 years (she was built in 1925) and had the boat raceready and crewed with big guys who could muscle the sails up and down. I got onto the boat for the 1985 Master Mariners Race, carrying my big, heavy video camera and its separate recorder attached with a 12-foot umbilical cord. I managed to stay out of the way while getting some really good action shots. Terry and I have been friends ever since.

The second boat was Freda. She was built in Tiburon in 1885. She'd ended up abandoned in the Alameda Estuary's mud. Harold Sommer found her there and brought her back to life. His son, Ross, lived on the boat for a while. As Wander Bird took more of Harold's time and energy, he sold Freda to Jerry and Diane Brenden. They adored Freda. They took great pride in the fact that she was 100 years old and she looked like it.

After I completed that documentary, I moved on to work at the UC Graduate School of Jour nalism's Television Lab for 14 years. I ran the technical side of the TV Lab's program, teaching aspiring journalists how to capture and edit their projects. My biggest takeaway was working closely with the students on how to tell a complicated story in a concise and compelling way. That vision of how to make a complicated story into one that would excite viewers led to an Emmy in Sports Production for my co-production of the CitiBank 11 Meter regatta off the end of Pier 39. It aired on Fox Sports Bay Area in 1998.

Knowing that I could tell a good story, I landed a job with the St. Francis Yacht Club's America's Cup team AmericaOne that same year. That was the dawn of video on the internet. Some of us are old enough to remember the dial-up modems and postage stamp-sized videos; AmericaOne was all about being on the cutting edge of technology.

My main contribution to the team was creating short video clips for the team website. I was given free rein to tell stories about the entire team — not just the skipper and tactician, but the grinders, trimmers, sail makers, riggers, hydrodynamicists and cooks.

What I didn't understand was how allconsuming working for an America's Cup team actually was. When I first signed on it was a part-time gig, around 30 hours

per week. As we got closer to the actual racing time, it was 50 hours a week. As we got into the Louis Vuitton elimination rounds, it ratcheted up to 70 hours a week. For the last month of competition, it was over 100 hours a week. My takeaway from those three years was, you make friends for life when you are all working so hard to reach a common goal.

Fast-forward 25 years: Foiling boats have taken over the playing field at the highest level of sailing competition. However, for me there is still nothing quite so awe-inspiring as watching the classic wooden boats sailing the waters of San Francisco Bay. With the right care, these boats can live on into the future.

We know how much time, energy, and yes, money, it takes to keep these classics looking good and sailing fast. The owners, nay caretakers, do it not so much for themselves but to keep these boats alive for future generations.

Lindsey Klaus has taken over the helm from her dad Terry. She loves sharing Brigadoon with people. "It's my absolute favorite thing to do in the world because she just has a way of making people smile. You know, there's something charming about her and I love being able to share that. I also have this fear [that] if we were to sell Brigadoon, she would go into the hands of a very wealthy person who would keep her stuffed away in their private collection and she wouldn't be shared with people."

In the 2024 Master Mariners Benevolent Association Regatta, Lindsey drove the boat to its fastest time around the course. In the end it was not fast enough to beat Aida, their competition in the Gaff I division. Lindsey definitely takes a broader view of what is important in sailing these boats. "Any day nobody gets hurt and we don't break anything is a successful day on a 100-year-old wooden boat."

JOHN RIISE

'Freda' is now under the care of Sausalito's Spaulding Marine Center.

'Brigadoon' turns 100 this year.

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Lindsey Klaus has taken over 'Brigadoon's helm, figuratively and literally.

VINCE CASALAINA

DEATH AND RESURRECTION

Every year some of these classic boats disappear from the Bay. You can find some of these abandoned boats beside the road. I found several while walking around the Sausalito waterfront. You can also find them on the hard in boatyards around the Bay.

wants to take on the task of resurrecting her. Cree describes her as a tweener. "She's too small for the cost to carry out the resurrection." So far no white knight has shown up to claim her. If you'd like to be that white knight, contact Cree. I'm sure he'd be excited to talk with you.

For some there is no hope of resurrection. Many of the anchor-outs in Richardson Bay met their fate at the Army Corps of Engineers wrecking yard next to the Bay Model — part of the overall cleanup of the anchorage that is just about complete.

Pursuit was the last of the M Class race boats that was still sailing when it ended up in Svendsen's Bay Marine off and on for many years. It left the yard for good last year when it was put on a barge, towed over to the Port of Oakland, and loaded into the hold of a container ship for its trip to France for resurrection.

Evening Star is currently on the hard in the Berkeley Marine Center. Cree Partridge would love to find someone who

Vadura, a 91-ft gaffrigged ketch built in 1926 of solid teak, had a great life cruising the South Pacific, starting around 1980 under new owner Ernie Minney. Ernie found a lot of pickup crew to sail the boat from port to port. Before they made port the boat would be cleaned, the brightwork varnished, and the brass polished. He wanted the boat to make a good impression when it anchored.

Eventually Ernie moved Vadura to Newport Beach, where he brought her fully back to her glory days. He later sold the boat and Vadura moved to the Bay Area and became an anchor-out in Richardson Bay. For a while the new owner tried to keep her up, but it was just more work than he could handle on his own. As the

boat fell into disrepair, her decks started to leak and she quickly became a shelter for those who needed a home. Her sailing days were clearly done.

Vadura was dragged over to Svendsen's Bay Marine, where I saw her on the hard when I arrived to do an interview with Sam Elliot, the GM of Svendsen's Bay Marine. After I'd finished my interview about Pursuit, I asked Sam what the scruffy-looking boat in the yard was. He told me it was Vadura and they were going to break her up after lunch.

As a documentarian, my first thought was I had not brought my camera. My second thought was that I had brought my iPhone. Next thing I knew I'd captured the breakup of Vadura. That is definitely going to be a part of the documentary, as it shows so clearly what can happen to classic wooden boats that die.

'Pursuit' has relocated to France for restoration.

'Balclutha's tall masts and yardarms were captivating.

I found this boat just off Road 3 in Marinship. It seems clear that nothing but a total rebuild from the keel on up will bring this boat back to life.

WIND IN THEIR SAILS —

It's not often that one of these classic boats comes back from the dead. It's even more amazing when one comes back from the dead a second time. Earlier you heard that Freda came back to life when Harold Sommer found her in the Alameda Estuary mud and brought her back to life, and how the Brendens then loved her and all she represented. When Jerry

Brenden retired, the Brendens decided to head off to warmer climes and moved to Hawaii. They needed to find a home for Freda; they found a 501(c)(3) that would use her as a platform for taking kids out on the water.

As fate would have it, Freda sank at her berth in the San Rafael channel when the 501(c)(3) didn't keep up with

the maintenance of the boat. Fortunately, the berth wasn't too deep, so raising her would not be too much of a problem. The main problem was how to raise the money to bring her back to life. In stepped the Master Mariners Benevolent Association, who used their own 501(c)(3) to raise the money for the restoration, which took 15 years. Tom List nursed a near-dead

Left: 'Vadura' in the parade of boats at the 1984 Olympics, Long Beach, CA. The owner and guests were all dressed in period attire and the women carried parasols. Right: 'Vadura's dying moments.

Freda to the Spaulding Center, where master shipwright Bob Darr and the Arques School of Wooden Boatbuilding proceeded to first strip her down and then rebuild her to her original lines.

In 2014, she was splashed at the Spaulding Marine Center. There was a huge turnout to see the restored boat touch the water for the first time. She

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looked brand-new, and she really was brand-new. She looked just as she would have when she first hit the water in Belvedere Cove in 1885.

Over the winter, I've been busy editing material I shot during 2024, and better defining the story arc the documentary will follow. I've also given presentations at yacht clubs around the Bay. If your club would like me to give a presentation, please contact me and we'll make it happen.

Wheredo I go from here? I'm beginning to shoot the interviews that will go into making the story of these matrons of the sea come alive. I'll once again be shooting these boats competing on the water, starting with the Master Mariners Race on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, through the Jessica Cup in October, as well as at the Corinthian YC's Classic Wooden Boat Show on Sunday, June 15. Plenty of opportunities remain to see these boats on the Bay this year.

It's not whether we can save these boats for future generations, but whether we have the will to do it.

If you'd like to help me tell this story, and have some fun doing it, consider donating some time. No prior experience is required but a "can-do" attitude is.

If you'd like to donate toward the expenses that make this project possible, you can donate to my 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor by going to my Facebook page at bit.ly/WITSdocumentary. — vince casalaina

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Diane Brenden and Bob Darr at the restored 'Freda's launch in 2014.

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'Freda's new ribs at the Arques School of Wooden Boatbuilding.

OCEAN QUEEN V —

Her gleaming white hull sides are long and slim and capture your eyes at first glance, contrasting with the earth tones of her narrow wooden deck. Then you take in her varnished spruce spars and intricate running rigging. Finally, your attention flows to the details on her deck, with lines finely whipped and delicately laid in tiny coils. She is the beautiful scale model of Ocean Queen V, the classic wooden yawl that graces Westpoint Harbor in Redwood City. Meanwhile, outside the harbor office, the real-life yacht is a hive of youthful activity as a group of curious high schoolers pop their heads out of her portholes and hatches. There's plenty here to capture their imaginations, from romantic design and beautiful craftsmanship to the thrill of open-ocean voyaging. Today these kids are here to learn about the maritime trades. Under the tutelage of Captain James Bender of Redwood High School and in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula, they are examining the diesel engine, raising the staysail to become aware of spars and rigging, exploring the galley, and ducking low into the forepeak to scoot up onto the sunny deck through the sliding hatch.

When you visit a harbor full of shiny white boats, you might think of a luxurious lifestyle on the water. Most boats tend to stay tied to their harbor slips, and quite a few seem never to leave their berth. Yet whether they are used frequently or rarely, they are all slowly dissolving in the corrosive marine environment. Without the care of various marine craftsmen, mechanics, and divers, they would cease to function.

island hilltop after sailing there on Vinka. The memory of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s still lingers, but these kids are working together in cross-cultural collaboration with the theme of "boats building bridges". You can hear Jim's story on Latitude 38's Good Jibes podcast (Episode #111) available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

This group from Redwood High in Redwood City is learning this while experiencing firsthand the intricacies of a complex sailing vessel and considering whether maritime trades might be a career path.

Jim Bender knows his way around wooden boats. His forearms are like Popeye's, brawny from grasping chisels and hammers. He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology and boat building — absolutely unique — and has been an active captain and educator on sailing ships for most of his career. During the school year, he teaches industrial arts at Redwood High. He spends his summers in Croatia showing kids there how to restore traditional sailing vessels, and at summer's end the group goes for a grand adventure aboard Vinka, a restored borka ("small boat") to the rugged Kornati Islands just north of Split. Their young faces beam as they pose atop an

I try to imagine the similarities between the kids in Croatia and Redwood City. They may be on opposite sides of the world and from very different cultures, but their apparent curiosity and enthusiasm are the same as they step aboard a wooden sailing boat. Yet these programs are not simply about old boats. On Ocean Queen V the kids are encouraged to express their opinions and feelings as they participate in small groups to work out how to raise the staysail. Jim demonstrates the practice of nonaggressive communication and helps the students move safely around the boat, and there is no shouting from teacher to student. How do you keep the attention of a dozen high schoolers scurrying around the deck of a ship? Well … you don't exactly. But Jim holds the students lightly as they circle up for instructions. If you were a sea animal, what would you be? The boys and girls aboard OQV ponder this for a moment.

With a rich history of offshore racing, Ocean Queen V is a 55-ft yawl designed by Philip Rhodes and built by Abeking and Rasmussen in Germany in 1951, only a few years after World War II. Rhodes was a prolific naval architect who designed hundreds of boats, large and small, including both sailing and power yachts. His most famous boat — Weatherly — successfully defended the America's Cup in 1962.

Her beam is narrow, just 13 ft 6 in, and her overhangs fore and aft are long, with a very noticeable sheer, providing buoyancy to keep her ends from diving into oncoming waves. She is yawlrigged with mizzen, mainsail, staysail, and jib, and she responds immediately to any puff of wind. Yet she draws just

Jim Bender teaching the kids furling on the jib boom.

PHOTOS SV OCEAN QUEEN V EXCEPT WHERE NOTED

An introduction to the Bay starts with seeing the beautiful model of 'Ocean Queen V'.

6 feet with her stout bronze centerboard lifted.

She was built for Raymond Deméré of Savannah, Georgia, who began racing her in the early 1950s in various competitions along the US eastern seaboard and the Caribbean. Sadly, only a couple of years after her launch, Deméré passed away. His son Raymond Jr. continued to race her, and with his young wife Addie sailed her through the Panama Canal to California in 1954. Raymond Deméré Jr. was an early employee at the young Hewlett-Packard Company in Palo Alto, and in fact, Dave Packard personally granted him the time off to sail Ocean Queen V from the East Coast. These were the very early days of what would soon be called Silicon Valley, a time when Palo Alto was covered by orchards of fruit trees.

SERVING PENINSULA YOUTH

there is a bit of a difference between racing sailors and cruising sailors: Racers love sailing hard upwind to round a buoy while cruisers prefer to sail downwind to a tropical island, or so the story goes. Actually, the skills you acquire doing both will tend to make you a better sailor. Ray Deméré loved both modes of sailing, and enjoyed long cruises with his growing family, including voyages in the Sea of Cortez and the Gulf Islands of British Columbia.

Barbara Deméré, the third generation of the Deméré Ocean Queen V family, grew up cruising the grand sailing beauty with her parents. She describes her continuing awe at seeing orca pods, which she recalls from voyages in the Gulf Islands of the Salish Sea. She tells me of youthful times with frolicking dolphins in the Sea of Cortez. I can picture her as a young girl lying on OQV's teak deck, gazing down at rows of dolphins chasing the boat's bow wave.

Ray Deméré joined the world-famous St. Francis Yacht Club, where Ocean Queen V was the belle of the ball for the next seven decades. She's participated in numerous races, including the very first Big Boat Series in 1964, a regatta attracting competitors from around the country and that still features a fleet of wooden classics designed by such naval architects as Francis Herreshoff and John Alden. You may have seen her in exciting footage of long, classic yachts racing on the San Francisco Bay or at the annual Master Mariners Wooden Boat Show.

In the sailing world,

She's proud of Ocean Queen V's illustrious past as an open-ocean racer and long-distance cruiser, but her real passion is to offer the ship for the benefit of a variety of youth. She's partnered with the Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation to provide a new home for Ocean Queen V and to focus this classic old boat on youth education. Directed by Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer, the nonprofit PYSF is also based in Westpoint Harbor, and serves more than 300 kids annually. Molly grew up racing small sailboats and actually competed in the 2012 Olympics. She has grown the PYSF youth sailing program tenfold since she's been director, and she plans to triple its size in the next few years. You can also hear Molly's story on the Good Jibes podcast (episode #102).

Redwood High students are experiencing firsthand the intricacies of a complex sailing vessel.

The Deméré family's historical boat is taking a new generation sailing.

OCEAN QUEEN V —

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"It's happening!" Barb jubilantly exclaims as she tells me about this new, unique partnership, PYSF and OQV, with much potential to serve our Peninsula youth. It's a bit ironic that with all the means available to folks in the Bay Area, sailing on San Francisco Bay seems, for many, unavailable. PYSF wants to change that, and provides scholarships for youth who want to try sailing but need financial help to get there. Now with Ocean Queen V, PYSF can grow the program to include rich experiences on a classic wooden sailboat.

It's a beautiful spring afternoon on the South Bay and a dozen kids are beaming with the exhilaration of experiencing Ocean Queen V tilted 15 degrees in a freshening breeze. This group is the third crop of Jim and Barb's marine education program. Three of the kids have returned from the very first program and are serving as program assistants, and a couple of them have found positions in the marine trades — one as diesel mechanic and the other as rigger apprentice. They are

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The gorgeous plans of the Phillip Rhodes-designed 'Ocean Queen V.

both bursting with pride with their new skills and roles as Jim's assistants. As we gently warp Ocean Queen V into her berth with spring lines, the apprentice deftly leaps from her bow to bring her softly to the dock, while the neophyte

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'Ocean Queen V' shows why classic wooden boats are always a prize.

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ONE SAILOR

InAugust 2024, we received a story from Richard Packard, a sailor and professor of physics at UC Berkeley. Sadly, as we worked to prepare Richard's story for a recent issue, we learned that he had passed away in November, his story unpublished. While this may sound like a somber cliché, it turned out to be an opportunity to learn more about this unassuming man for whom sailing and boats were a passion, and a way of life.

Richard had written to share his experiences about owning three boats — all at the same time. Many of us consider one boat to be enough to deal with, never mind three. Yet over the course of 30 years, these boats allowed him to enjoy being on the water almost year-round and share the experience with his family and friends.

The boats were Dancer, a Tiffany Jane 34 sailboat; Puffin, a 1973 Willard 30 sedan trawler; and Lilliana, a 1978 Willard 40. Dancer was the first of this three-boat fleet, purchased in 1982. It was also his first fiberglass boat. "Previously I'd preferred wooden boats," he wrote, "probably stemming from my first sailboat, Misty, that I built plank-on-frame when I was 16."

Richard's daughter Suzanne Swift fills in some details of his childhood in upstate New York. "My dad grew up in a workingclass family with hardworking parents who had no leisure time for things like boats." But Richard discovered a nearby uncle's small rowboat and would row into the seclusion of the bulrushes and imagine himself as various swashbuckling heroes. "I believe this was the origin of his love affair with boats and the water," Suzanne adds. Years later Richard and a friend built Misty. "It was cobbled together from whatever wood and hardware he could get his hands on. He had never sailed and yet had the confidence to jump in, check out books from the library, get his hands dirty. He also had the ego and audacity to think that if he put a boat in the water and was at the helm he would magically know how to sail. That was not the case as his first voyage ended up with a tow in because he didn't know how to tack upwind."

The tow-in didn't dampen Richard's enthusiasm. He soon became a sailing instructor at Camp Seneca Lake in New York and there became engaged to his fellow camp counselor and high school sweetheart, Roseanne. Together they bought their first sailboat, a Silhouette MkII. A few years later they moved to California and bought the Bear Boat Java Bear, and between that and Dancer, they bought a Herreshoff H-28. Richard loved wooden

boats and had always held a disdain for "plastic boats." Suzanne says he loved "beautiful boats" and would complain about the high-sided fiberglass models and called them bathtubs with more cabin than sailboat. "My dad wanted to sail," she continues. "He didn't want a comfy interior that would sacrifice performance.

He wanted a boat with low, sexy lines that brought him close to the water … a boat that would turn on a dime and be responsive to his constant tinkering with the sails and rigging." After watching a Tiffany Jane sail by one day, Richard had thought, "If I ever went plastic, a boat like that would be OK."

Taking advantage of his daughter's move to Seattle in 1992, Richard put Dancer on the truck with Suzanne's Santana 22, with the aim of fulfilling his dream to spend a summer cruising

Alaska. Roseanne wasn't interested in sailing in Alaska, so friends, family, and colleagues became Richard's crew.

The goal was to reach Glacier Bay at the top end of the Inside Passage and leave Dancer on the hard, somewhere in Alaska, then return the next summer to continue cruising to new places. He would then sail Dancer back to S.F. Bay. Richard wrote, "With my daughter Suzanne, and my son Benjamin, aged 8, we reached Glacier Bay in late July. I was thrilled to have accomplished this in my simple sailboat."

The sail home the following year was not so successful. Richard described the nonstop voyage in 40-50-knot winds and continuous surfing at 14-16 knots during a pitch-black night as terrifying. "Suffice to say, I was out of my league."

After realizing his mistake in bringing Dancer home to the Bay, Richard trucked her back and forth between S.F. and Anacortes, WA, for the next two seasons before admitting Dancer was the "wrong vessel" for cruising the Pacific Northwest. "1. The light winds result in too much motoring; 2. It is often raining, and you are sitting in your foul weather gear in the cockpit; 3. When you anchor in gorgeous, isolated places, a sailboat has very small windows that are useless for enjoying the view. A standard joke is that all the Inside Passage boats are motorboats: Some have masts, and some don't." Dancer now stayed home to sail on S.F. Bay, making way for a new gal to sail the northern routes.

In the late '90s, Richard purchased Puffin, a 1973 Willard 30 sedan trawler, in Anacortes, to satisfy his wish for "a simple boat that I could fly to in late spring and cast off a few days later. Something that cruises around 6 knots, but you can be inside steering when it is raining, and

After 10 years 'Lilliana' (right) joined 'Puffin' (left) in Alaska. The next fall, 'Lilliana' was motored back to Mexico.

Roseanne aboard their Silhouette MkII.

SUZANNE SWIFT

with very big windows to enjoy the view. Basically, a mastless sailboat."

Puffin remained in the fleet for 23 years, and across a total of three decades cruising in SE Alaska aboard Puffin and Dancer, more than 290 crew enjoyed free, one-week adventures with Richard. They came from Japan, Finland, Italy, Israel, Russia, New Zealand, Holland, Mexico, and even the USA, some returning several times. "My most loyal crew was my son Benjamin who joined me for one week every year," Richard wrote. Benjamin didn't inherit his father's love for sailing, but he did gain a strong connection to and appreciation for the ocean. "Exploring Alaska with my dad on an underequipped sailboat was the adventure of a lifetime," Benjamin shares. "The wildlife was breathtaking and everything we did had a small element of danger — from dodging small icebergs, to watching grizzlies, to

being within 20 feet of a humpback whale breach. Growing up in a city, my dad's boats were always a unique way to experience the natural world."

Despite Puffin's practicality, she wasn't as pretty as Richard liked, and he eventually cast his wandering eye upon the Willard 40, which he considered to be very good-looking. "Call me unfaithful if you wish," he wrote.

In 2013, Richard found Lilliana, a 1978 Willard 40, in Mazatlán and bought her with the plan to bring her north. Roseanne suggested that they first cruise Lilliana in Mexico, for one winter season. Roseanne fell in love with Mexico cruising and over the next 14 years she and Richard returned to Mazatlán and Lilliana during the winters. "It may seem that self-maintaining three boats is a big chore," Richard wrote. "But I was only doing one boat at a time. It may seem expensive, but moorage in Alaska was inexpensive and, until the pandemic, Mexico moorage was affordable. We rented out our home for the winter and that income helped to defray almost all cruising costs."

THREE BOATS

Last summer, Richard sold Puffin and Lilliana. "My contemporary friends were getting a bit too old for me to feel safe with them in Alaska, and I did not know enough young people to fill in the 10 weeks of summer," he explained in his story. "I very much enjoyed sharing my adventures with my friends, but after 30 years in Alaska it is not much fun for me to go solo. And now in Mexico it is very difficult to find moorage in either La Paz or San Carlos, the two main boating centers in the Sea of Cortez. Furthermore, although in Mexico I love the people, the winter weather and the prices, for me, on the water it compares poorly with Alaska cruising. Mainly because of insufficient protected anchorages and frequent rough seas in January to the end of March."

The sale of Puffin and Lilliana left Richard with only Dancer, the most beautiful of the three-boat fleet. Richard reflected on a statement by L.F. Herreshoff: "'If your heart doesn't go pitter patter when you walk the dock towards your boat, then you have the wrong boat.' I couldn't agree more," he continued. "After 40 years I still take a few steps backwards as I leave Dancer, in order to get one more glimpse of her lines."

Far from being one of the two happiest days in this boater's life, Richard found parting with the two boats to be among his saddest days. "Those two mastless sailboats were an integral part of me, and those 'selling' days marked the end of adventures that were the highlight of my year. I just need to remember another saying: 'Don't cry when it's over, smile that it happened.'" Keeping this in mind,

Richard Packard and his daughter Suzanne Swift aboard 'Dancer'.

Richard built the plank-on-frame 'Misty' at the age of 16.

'Dancer' in Glacier Bay, AK.

SUZANNE SWIFT

RICHARD PACKARD

RICHARD PACKARD

ONE SAILOR THREE BOATS

Richard went back to racing Dancer on the Bay — he installed self-tacking on the jib and used a powerful electric drill to hoist the main — all the while remembering the adventures shared with his many friends, including the 2,500 nights at anchor in Alaska. "And in the winter, I smile when I remember the wonderful times Roseanne and I shared on Lilliana in Mexico," he continued.

Suzanne says Richard didn't particularly like the "yachty" scene. "He wasn't fancy and often had paint on his pants or engine grease on his hands when walking up and down the docks of the Richmond Yacht Club. While he liked being with people in small groups, he wasn't attracted to yacht club dinners and other larger social activities. He always sought out the advice of anybody who would offer it, and would dig into any maintenance project, spending hours, days and months working on things. At one point Dad won a prize for excellence in teaching, which came with a prize check — of course he spent it on his boat." Suzanne recalls spending several days helping her father install the roller furling to make singlehanding easier. "On

rainy days he would work at home in his workshop building special cabinets to fit in odd spaces to maximize storage, sew customized pouches for his tools, and make sure that all his tools were wellcared-for."

Suzanne followed in her father's footsteps and spent a summer as a sailing instructor in New England, and in college she became a member of the UC Berkeley sailing team. In due course, Richard helped Suzanne buy her own boat, the Santana 22. Together they fixed her up, and she says that was the summer she learned how to fiberglass, gel coat and back up a trailer with a 1969 Plymouth Valiant. "My dad reveled in teaching me things and I enjoyed being 20 years old with my own sailboat. He taught me about the winds and the tides; how to navigate and find my position on a chart. He taught me how to strip and refinish brightwork and how to clean an impeller. I spent hours at Svendsen's boat yard with him …." Later he would share the same passion and lessons with his grandchildren. "He would make little wooden boats that the kids would trail behind Dancer,

and he never tired of teaching them all he knew about the weather, tides, winds and sails," Suzanne continues.

Shortly before Richard's death, Dancer was donated to the Richmond Yacht Club Foundation. "One of my saddest days was when my dad handed me the key to Dancer, which he had for almost 40 years, so I could pass her off to the Richmond Yacht Club."

Suzanne shares a note he wrote to her: "As you know, boating has been a big part of my life. What you probably don't realize is that for me the boats were a picture frame surrounding our all-too-brief times on the water together. I view over and over that photo of you and me on our wooden ketch. Together, teaching you the elements of piloting and charting, were just golden moments to me. Distance and family made those moments all too brief but are amplified by their specialness for me. Having you and Ben aboard in 1992 when we reached Glacier Bay was the pinnacle, both geographically and spirituality, of my entire 30 years in Alaska. I cherish those memories."

— Latitude

Clockwise from top left: Richard and his grandson Jacob Swift; Richard and granddaughter Lilliana Swift; Richard and Roseanne at the helm of 'Lilliana' in Mexico; Richard with 'Lilliana'.

O L H RBOR M RIN

June 14th * 8AM – NOON

West coAst schooners in sAn DieGo

Silver Gate Yacht Club continued a tradition in 2025 to host its 37th annual America's Schooner Cup Charity Regatta on Saturday, April 5, to benefit the NavyMarine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS). This charity regatta features some of the most beautiful boats to be found

sailing today on the US West Coast, including the weatherly staysail schooner Witchcraft, owned by Brian Eichenlaub, as she defended her victory in the 2024 America's Schooner Cup (ASC).

A host of generous sponsors donated raffle prizes, plus event food and drink, with all proceeds made from the ASC

Then the winds increased to 20 knots and the big schooners really began to move.

event being delivered to NMCRS to help with their long-standing aid to service personnel and their families.

This year the ASC event welcomed the return of Scrimshaw, as she joined to race in the ASC regatta for the first time since 2019. Dennis Daoust, a longtime Silver Gate YC member, owned Scrimshaw for 43 years and recently donated her to the Maritime Museum of San Diego. Scrimshaw is a modern (1947) 40-ft example of the Block Island boat, a type that served as work boats in colonial times (see WoodenBoat 221, page 84, 2011). The traditional Block Island boats ranged from 20-ft to 40-ft on deck. They were work boats with unstayed masts and were used for fishing and carrying freight and the US mail between ports in New England. Scrimshaw is now in service for the Maritime Museum of San Diego as a six-passenger charter

'Pegasus', John Fay's 45-ft Down East schooner, won Class B.

CYNTHIA SINCLAIR

A wave from the crew of 'Shine On', Bart Ziegler's 44-ft 1979 staysail schooner. — Photo by Mark Albertazzi

for the AmericA's schooner cup

boat. (See https://sdmaritime.org/ news/scrimshaw-public-sailing-announcements.)

Race day for the 37th America's Schooner Cup was predicted to have light airs as usual, with winds of 7-9 knots, so a shorter course was selected, which determined an outer leg of the race from San Diego Harbor buoy SD4 to SD3. Only after the skippers' meeting had concluded did the race committee learn that Buoy 3 was reported missing, a fact quickly verified by consulting the Notice to Mariners. By this time, most of the schooners were already on the way to the starting line, so the race committee modified the course by radio to a long course omitting Buoy 3 and

continuing out to SD1, which is 3 miles off Point Loma.

The change of course helped create one of the most remarkable finish outcomes in the history of this event. Wind much better than predicted came through to help even more.

It was a glorious, sun-drenched spring day with flat seas and a steady

schooner's breeze. The race began with a staggered start off Shelter Island every 15 minutes for three classes of schooners; the slower vessels of Class C, with higher handicaps, started first. With building winds and favorable current, Class A and B schooners quickly narrowed the Class C vessels' lead after rounding SD1.

'Witchcraft', the defending champion, sails back in from the ocean at Point Loma.

CYNTHIA SINCLAIR

Chula Vista's official tall ship, 'Bill of Rights', was this year's overall winner.

— Photo by Cynthia Sinclair

schooners AssemBLe in sAn DieGo

Then the winds increased to 20 knots and the big schooners really began to move. Bill of Rights is a 136-ft LOA McCurdy and Rhodes-designed coastal schooner of 130 tons that raced in Class C. She is often the slowest around the Schooner Cup course in the light San Diego winds, but not this day as she headed back into the bay. Most of the smaller schooners were overpowered by the gusting winds as they sailed the last leg of the race under Point Loma. Bill of Rights' crew also reported losing their ballooner (staysail). A couple of long seams were completely torn apart by such gusty winds, but still the crew maintained their 10-knot boat speed under lowers and the remaining headsails as they entered San Diego Bay.

A couple of long staysail seams were completely torn apart by such gusty winds.

This year's would prove to be one of the fastest ASC races in memory. Owned by South Bayfront Sailing Association, Bill of Rights had the amazing speed she needed to win the America's

Schooner Cup for the first time in more than 10 years of participation. Further, race finish results proved this to happen all across the fleet. It was a waterline day, and all schooners that sailed their perfect wind without tacking in the last leg (the approximately 6-mile charge to the Shelter Island finish line) would place as never before in this race.

Simultaneously on April 5, SGYC held a one-design schooner race in Shelter Island Yacht Basin for three Intergalactic Schooners, all 10-ft in overall length (IG-10s). SGYC member Paul Mitchell originally built 13 IG-10s from 1977 to 1979. Three of those original schooners now call Shelter Island their home and form an active racing fleet in the Shelter Island Yacht Basin. These small schooners have caught the attention of the SGYC juniors, who expressed keen interest in sailing them. The little schooners are over-canvassed with a mainsail, gollywobbler and jib.

Once again during this America's Schooner Cup event, the three IG-10 schooners met in the yacht basin with the first race open to any crew combination. Then after the first race, each schooner must have at least one young sailor from the SGYC Juniors program as crew. The little schooners were lively

The Downeys' staysail schooner 'Lucky Star' had Class A to herself but topped all the others as Most Bristol.

and fast in the stronger airs. The joy of schooner sailing and the details of gollywobbler trim may best be instilled in the next generation by these responsive little schooners.

This year, SGYC was honored with a visit by Lieutenant General Robert R. Ruark USMC (Ret.), CEO of NMCRS, visiting from Arlington, VA. Lt. Gen. Ruark and Capt. Barry White (Ret.), San Diego director of NMCRS, were able to observe the ASC from the VIP vessel, Del Norte. They were impressed that a modest charity regatta could be leveraged to collect $300,000 in donations by the extraordinary efforts of race chair Lisa Clements and volunteers from SGYC. The Navy/ Marine Corps Relief society has provided loans and grants for education, transportation, and home-healthcare needs for its service personnel for more than 120 years. San Diego is a longtime Navy/ Marine Corps town, and SGYC members, friends and this year's race participants in San Diego are proud to support our service members.

— marcia hilmen

SGYC AMERICA'S SCHOONER CUP, 4/5 CLASS A — 1) Lucky Star, 44-ft 1937 Edson Schock staysail schooner, Brad & Nicole Downey. (1 boat)

Grace, 42-ft 1971 Luders Cheoy Lee staysail schooner, Eric Gonnason; 3) Maid of Kent, 30-ft 1962 Atkin Marconi schooner, Jerry Newton/Marcia Hilmen. (4 boats)

INTERGALACTIC 10, Race 1, Open Crew — 1) Pacifier, Ryan Nayoski/Gavin (junior); 2) Lime an de Coconut, Caeden Nodurft/ Harper (junior); 3) Poco Loco, Alex & Nathan Packard.

IG-10, Race 2, Juniors Race — 1) Pacifier, Gavin (junior)/Ryan Nayoski; 2) Lime an de Coconut, Harper (junior)/Caeden Nodurft. (3 boats)

MOST BRISTOL (donated by Sailing Supply/Downwind Marine)

— Lucky Star

MOST IMPROVED (donated by Koehler Kraft) — Scrimshaw, 40-ft 1947 Block Island schooner, Maritime Museum of San Diego. , 41-ft

Master Mariners Wooden Boat Show

MMBA Regatta is Saturday May 24.

Sunday, June 15 10 a. M . – 4 p. M . Corinthian ya C ht Clu B

View classic sailing vessels, meet their skippers and learn the yachts' unique history. Show proceeds to go to Master Mariners Benevolent 501(c)3 Foundation. The Foundation provides scholarships for youth sailing, wooden boat building and maritime education. Also provides for the preservation of SF Bay Classic yachts. MMBF is dedicated to preserving the continuity of traditional yachting on San Francisco Bay.

The Master Mariners Benevolent Association is dedicated to fostering participation in yachting and the preservation of classic and traditional sailing craft. During the Boat Show, the Corinthian Yacht Club outdoor bar and grill is open for lunch and there is model boat building for kids. Children under 12 free when accompanied by an adult.

Master Mariners Benevolent Association • www.sfmastermariners.org

SGYC junior sailor Harper helms the 10-ft Intergalactic schooner 'Lime an de Coconut'.

"Three

… two … one …," Lee counted down to the start signal. "Bang!" But her "bang!" was followed by an awkward second of silence before the horn sounded from the RC boat.

"Amateur RC," Lee sighed. "But like, it's just a beer can race; you can't expect pro-quality timing."

The important thing was that I had nailed a boat-end start, at the right end of the line. Our bow was just inches from the limit mark at the horn.

Lee Helm would not nor mally hop onto my boat for a weeknight club race. But the wind was too light for her foiling windsurfer, and she arrived at the club guest dock a little too late for a ride on a faster boat.

"Like, don't try that kind of start in a competitive fleet," she advised me. "You had the boat end all to yourself."

"Yes," I said. "I like the starboard end of the line, even if the pin end is slightly favored. It's just easier to time it right when you can see both starting marks on approach, and there's also much

less doubt about not being over early at the gun. Give me another couple of clicks on the jib sheet, please."

"Racing in a big one-design fleet will cure you of that," Lee suggested as she cranked the winch handle half a turn.

As she did that my mainsail trimmer gave me a little more backstay and more sheet tension to flatten the main. We were pointing high, going fast, and the boats that followed us across the line were in very bad air.

"Even with a square line, exactly at right angles to the wind," said the main trimmer. "I usually prefer the pin at the left end. It doesn't show up in the prestart wind checks, but when there's a crowd of boats at the starting line, the wind tends to be blocked a little and flows around the fleet as if it were one solid obstruction. You get a starboard tack lift at the pin, and header at the boat end. Not a big effect, but it's there."

I had seen that diagram drawn on several yacht club bar napkins. So had Lee, and not surprisingly, she had to point out why it was wrong.

The diagram with the apparent wind is more accurate. The left end still wins, but the effect might not be as strong.

that the apparent wind is not perp to the line," she pointed out. "The boats affecting the wind at the start are moving, so it's the apparent wind direction you have to look at. Tip that oncoming wind arrow to be 30 degrees from the starboard-tack course. My guess is that, like, the little header at the starboard end is even worse, but the wind speed at the port end is close to the stagnation point of this moving obstruction and it's not worth the lift."

"But you still like the left pin?" I asked, remembering the daring starts she had called as my tactician in previous races.

"The problem with that theory is

"For sure, but the reason is totally different. C.A. Marchaj did some experiments to quantify the 'safe leeward' advantage many years ago. I think it was done in a big wind tunnel, measuring the wind field around a rigid model of a J-Class rig. The wind speed and direction at each point around the model rig is converted to potential forward thrust available power — presumably wind speed squared times the sine of the assumed apparent wind angle — he doesn't really give the details. But the resulting contour plot is impressive.

Adapted from C.A. Marchaj's 1990 book Sail Performance. The contours show the available wind power in various positions around a boat sailing

The classic diagram showing how a crowded starting line deflects the wind at either end, favoring the left end of the line. The wind shift is exaggerated in the drawing. But Lee says it isn't quite right.

close-hauled.

IT STARTS HERE

There's a point right in the center of the safe leeward position where the available thrust is, like, a whopping 20% higher than you get in undisturbed wind."

"They're tacking!" the trimmer informed me. He was facing aft and could see crew standing up and changing position on the boat behind us.

"Ready about," I ordered. "Might as well cover."

When we were settled on the new tack, the discussion continued.

Six knots in open water becomes 6.4. But even that would only be true if the entire boat could fit in that 1.2 percent peak power zone."

Lee ducked below to fetch a printout of the diagram in question from a folder in her sea bag. Meanwhile, we had to tack again to maintain our cover, and

copy in case I'm sailing with someone who doesn't grok safe leeward. Thing is, the rig of the boat in the safe-leeward spot is much bigger than that 120% area. Average across the rest of the rig, and the actual speed advantage is probably back down to one or three percent, which is, like, more in line with realworld experience."

"It's just easier to time it right when you can see both starting marks on approach, and there's also much less doubt about not being over early at the gun."

"I know there's an advantage to the safe leeward spot, but 20 percent? That's huge. I could believe maybe two or three percent faster, but not 20."

"Max, you forget that the power to move a boat is about proportional to speed cubed. Take the cubed root of 1.2, and you get six percent more speed.

it was a little sloppy with just two of us in the cockpit. I hadn't thought to bring one of the rail crew back to sub on the handles for Lee.

"Here's the diagram," she said as she passed me the printout. "It's one of my faves, so I, like, always carry a

I couldn't really study Lee's diagram and drive at the same time, but I asked Lee if I could borrow it to show to some new racers at the club's dinner meeting later that night. She tried to hand it to me, but that's when a gust of wind blew it overboard.

"I'll email the file to you," Lee promised. "But like, maybe it's better if your new racer friends learn it on the race course."

— max ebb

At the Melges 24 Worlds start.

CheCklIst for a perfeCt start

• Shore bearing looking left. (The point on shore collinear with both starting marks, to make it easy to tell if the boat is over the line from the middle of the line.)

• Shore bearing looking right.

• Favored end of the line. (The end that is upwind of the other end.)

• Time to run the line on starboard. (Especially useful for a left-end start.)

• Close-hauled heading. (Possibly sailing a course slightly below the best pointing angle.)

• Time to tack from broad reach to close-hauled.

tutorIal — how to use the "ModIfIed VanderbIlt forMula"

(The original Vanderbilt formula was reach-to-reach, not broad reach to close-hauled. The racing rules have changed a little since then.)

• Pass through the line on a broad reach, with one to two minutes remaining to the start, at the spot where you intend to start. (Works better if it's one of the starting marks at one end of the line.)

• Note the time when your stern clears the line at the desired starting location.

• Divide the remaining time by two, and add half the time it takes to tack back to close-hauled (or a little lower than close-hauled; you might be in bad air). This will be the time at which to initiate the tack back toward the line.

• Depending on the boat and the wind speed, the speed on the outbound and inbound legs might be more equal if the jib is over -trimmed on the outbound leg.

THE RACING

Spring classics bloom in this edition. We visit Vallarta YC's Banderas Bay Regatta, BAMA's Doublehanded Farallones, the SSS Round the Rocks, the Boss of the Estuary Beercans, FLYC's Camellia Cup , BYC's Wheeler Regatta and SCYC's Doublehanded Buoy Fiasco Box Scores — including some final midwinter results — and Race Notes fill in the gaps.

Vallarta YC Banderas Bay Regatta

The Banderas Bay Regatta enticed more than 200 sailors to its 32nd edition on March 18-22. This regatta is for cruising boats, plus families and friends who race their sailboat homes; Patsy Verhoeven of the Gulfstar 50 Talion cites that her vessel, and at least one other, were the year's true liveaboard entries.

The series uses three different course designs. There's a start to a weather mark, then roundings to several reaching legs, then a finish on a short weather leg. A pursuit race also happens one day.

Ken Yachechak, aka Yak, helmed Mike Seth's J/133 Lost Dragon to a lead in Performance 1. "The wind is steady throughout the regatta at 15-20 knots. For reaching legs, just go fast and enjoy a drink." This year, added energy showed up: "Whale!" "Where?" "Dead ahead." "Shit! Him or us?" Fortunately, the beast passed on the port side, just feet away. Crew climbed over to see and of course put the rail in the water," said Yak. His mates from North Flathead Yacht Club (in Somers, Montana) include the French Bourquin family, with father Yann, Namkahi, Sanka, Inti and 10-year-old Keynon. There's also former Canadian Olympic dinghy sailor Debbie; Mark Fish (aka Fishsticks), a J/22 sailor from Tulsa;

Bill from Montana; Pedro the Vancouver aircraft mechanic; plus the "77-yearold geezer/former J/24 racer" himself.

A regular since 2013, Linda Sweet on Olas Lindas, a Varianta 44, took second overall in Performance 1. A high point: "In Race 2, we approached the second mark right on the sterns of three boats that were so focused on one another over a buoy-room issue as they rounded that we slipped in between them and the mark — which opened conditions for us to make a perfect jibe with chute work in narrow space. We went from fourth before rounding to first in seconds, then left the fleet in the dust."

She says crew experienced both positive and negative chute moments, one of the latter being a spinnaker entanglement: "Check chute halyard before spiking chute release." Good fortune came her way when the boat "did not touch the whale, which dived underneath."

A Canadian who started sailing on centerboard boats at age 15, Sweet passes winters on Banderas Bay. "We do Wednesday beer cans and participate in the January Vallarta Cup Regatta (first place for 2025). In May, we run the longdistance race to the Marieta Islands and back." The crew also does MEXORC, the even-year event.

The crew of the J/133 'Lost Dragon' accepts the division award in the Banderas Bay Regatta.

"Banderas Bay Regatta of fers fun races, excellent conditions, great parties and many new friends," says Verhoeven. "Talion is lucky to have racers from back in the day who travel to PV to hang out and race."

New this year, the Captain Ron Trophy was awarded to Andy Barrow of Hey Ya. He competed in Cruiser Class aboard his Beneteau Oceanis 390. This judges' choice winner received a barrel of rum for being the most Captain Ron-like. — martha blanchfield

VALLARTA YC BANDERAS BAY REGATTA, 3/18-22 (3r, 0t)

PERFORMANCE 1 — 1) Lost Dragon, J/133, Mike Seth, 4 points; 2) Olas Lindas, Varianta 44, Linda Sweet, 8; 3) Atlantis, Beneteau First 47.7, Daniel Rodriguez Cabrera, 9. (8 boats)

PERFORMANCE 2 — 1) Edwina, Jeanneau 54, John Matejczyk, 3 points; 2) Swan Fun, Swan 55, Joe Heinzmann, 6; 2) Jazzy2, Beneteau First 36.7, Daniel Kelsey, 9. (4 boats)

CRUISING — 1) Beep Beep, J/37, Greg Reaume, 6 points; 2) Talion, Gulfstar 50, Patsy Verhoeven, 7; 3) Quincy, Ericson 38-200, Jim Schultz, 8. (5 boats)

PERFORMANCE MULTIHULL — 1) Cricket, F-22, David Gould, 4 points; 2) Koa 'e Kea, Exception 52, Cam McCannel, 6; 3) Pegar, Hobie 16, Cristina Ortiz Vivas, 9. (6 boats)

Full results at www.banderasbayregatta.com

BAMA Doublehanded Farallones Race

"We lucked out with the wind at the start," writes Truls Myklebust, commodore of the Bay Area Multihull Association. The DHF started and finished off Golden Gate YC on the San Francisco Cityfront April 5.

"It was completely dead in the early morning, but the wind filled in and allowed racers to get away on time in 5-8 knots of breeze, enough to get into the ebb current. However, the HRRR model proved true, with a giant wind hole blocking the fleet from proceeding to the island. Patience was required. Once the wind filled in from the northwest, racers reported delightful sailing conditions out to the island and back. On the race deck, we had feared very late returns because of that wind hole, but all but two boats were back by 7:45 p.m., just after sunset.

"We conducted safety inspections from the race committee dinghy before

the start, inspecting five boats selected at random, and were happy to find that all had their equipment in order. (We looked for jacklines, tethers and crotch straps this year.) The race committee also handed out 2025 DHF mugs.

"AIS transponders are required for our local offshore races, including the DHF. While we saw some issues with transponders again this year (mostly things like mismatching MMSI numbers vs. their Jibeset registrations), the typical transponder performance has improved dramatically, particularly for the newer 5W transponders, and we could see the bulk of the fleet on MarineTraffic and VesselFinder all the way around the outside of the Farallones. That's a big deal for safety, including visibility to ship traffic, particularly for late returners traversing the ship channel in the dark, or for any race with fog. Vessel Traffic knew

exactly where the fleet was throughout the race, and we could hear ship pilots acknowledging this, saying things like, 'Wow — I can see all the AIS targets,' over the radio.

"It also means that the race committee can track where racers are and direct help in the right direction in the event of an emergency. The San Francisco Ham Radio Club were stationed at Land's End in the evening with good antennas, and they conducted our after-dark roll calls."

The DHF has numerous special awards, and we asked Truls to explain them. "The Harvey Shlasky Perpetual Trophy is for the first monohull on corrected time, which was Topper II. This was the 24th time in the 46-year history of the race that a Moore 24 took the overFemale skippers in Performance and Cruising divisions. Left: Karla Moreno's Capri 37 'Dreadnought'; right: Patsy Verhoeven's 'Talion'.

all monohull win on corrected time! The Stewart Kett Memorial Trophy is for the fastest monohull on elapsed time, which was Rufless for the second time in a row.

"The Randy Devol Memorial Trophy is for the first multihull on corrected time. That was Greyhound. The Dennis Madigan Memorial Trophy goes to the crewmember on the fastest boat overall on elapsed time. That was Bottle Rocket Bottle Rocket, Flux and Rufless were the first three boats around the island, and they also finished as the first three boats.

"The Pineapple Sails Yacht Club Trophy goes to club with the best three finishers (effectively measured by the corrected time of the third-fastest finisher from each club). Richmond YC has had a stranglehold on it and won it again this year, with Topper II, 'io and Timber Wolf The SSS was in second place, followed by Encinal YC in third.

The race committee boat, 'Chez Nous', presides over a start on Banderas Bay. Above: Vallarta YC junior sailing coaches Cristina Ortiz Vivas and Tata Sainz topped the four Hobie 16s.

THE RACING

"The best mixed-gender boat this year, Kelly Gregory and Patrick Haesloop's Moore 24 Puffin, was a repeat winner for the third time in a row. There were six mixed-gender boats in this year's race. We have an award for best all-female crews as well. Unfortunately, we have not seen an all-female entry since the 2020 race.

" The catamaran Rainbow got the Wooden Spoon/Perseverance Award. It goes to the final finisher. Racers had until midnight to finish the race, and Rainbow crossed the finish line in light winds, against the current, at 11:28 p.m. They get an actual pair of engraved wooden spoons." Cliff Shaw and his catamaran Rainbow are signed up for this year's Singlehanded Transpacific Race.

Evan McDonald described his race on the F-22 trimaran Greyhound: "Ross Stein and I worked hard upwind to maintain good boat speed as we tried to keep our fleet in sight. We were all over the boat with our weight, and we worked sail trim obsessively.

"The dead spot on the way out was rough. Greyhound had no helm for long stretches, despite trying everything to tack her short of a 270° turn. I was hoping to crab farther north as we drifted out with the current, but no luck.

"After the wind filled, we looked like we had enough northing to clear the island for a counterclockwise rounding,

but the typical lift approaching the island failed to materialize, and we committed to clockwise.

"We exited the island on the north side of the course, and I think that side had more wind than the lanes farther south. The run downwind under asym was fast but with no white-knuckle driving. We enjoyed smooth water with 8-10 knots of boat speed all the way back to the bridge.

"The DHF was Ross's first time around the Farallones, and it was especially enjoyable to open Jibeset with him to see that we had corrected out on top to win our division."

Conrad Holbrook describes his race with Eric Ochs on Topper II: " The breeze came up just before the 8:30 scheduled first gun. We were the second start, and we tacked just after the gun to get out into the ebb pushing us out the Gate.

"We had good breeze out past Point Bonita, then everyone sailed into the hole. We were all trying to get our boats to make forward progress. The Olson 30 Werewolf was just to weather and forward of us, the Express 27s Bombora and Ergo were farther south, and the Moore 24 Puffin was hanging with us.

"We tried everything to get the boat

to move in small chop and light breeze. The ebb continued to push us out. We had a short breeze from astern, set the kite, doused the kite, and then got into the sea breeze.

"Once in the sea br eeze, we were heading straight for our waypoint on the north side of the islands. It was a pretty good layline from 20 miles out. We had to tack up for about two minutes to stay the required 1,000 feet from the island. We set the kite, jibed at the southern corner, and headed back toward land.

"We switched to the S-kite at Point Bonita, cruised under the Gate near the South Tower, then got the puff rolling down over the hill. It built until we were doing 12 knots in the flat water heading for the finish line. We finished right about sunset.

"The race committee did an excellent job getting us started and keeping track of the competitors throughout the race. There are a lot of hurdles to get your boat ready for ocean races like this, but it is worth the hassle to be able to get out and enjoy sailing with nature and good friends on days like this."

— latitude/chris

BAMA Doublehanded Farallones, clockwise from top left: 'io', 'Punk Dolphin', and 'Rainbow' at the start (Cliff Shaw and Carliane Johnson on the Crowther 10M catamaran 'Rainbow' would be the last to finish, earning the Perseverance Award); 'Topper II' leads their division at the start; 'Bottle Rocket' was first to finish; a late-afternoon spinnaker reach for the last leg from the bridge to GGYC.

BAMA DOUBLEHANDED FARALLONES, 4/5

MONO 1 — 1) Basic Instinct, Elliott 1050, Memo Gidley/Kyle Fast; 2) Timber Wolf, Farr 38, David Hodges/John Kernot; 3) Punk Dolphin, Wylie 39, Jonathan Livingston/Helen Babalis. (10 boats)

MONO 2 — 1) Shaman, Cal 40, Bart Hackworth/Ben Landon; 2) Zaff, J/92, Tim Roche/Tom Paulling; 3) Makanani, Ultimate 24, Barry Barrett/ John Long. (7 boats)

ULDB 1 — 1) 'io, Antrim 27C, Buzz Blackett/ Jim Antrim; 2) Envolée, Beneteau Figaro 2, Nathalie Criou/Nathan Bossett; 3) Shake & Bake, Farr X2, Jack Peurach/John Duncan. (5 boats)

ULDB 2 — 1) Topper II, Moore 24, Conrad Holbrook/Eric Ochs; 2) Puffin, Moore 24, Kelly Gregory/Patrick Haesloop; 3) Bombora, Express 27, Rebecca Hinden/Zac Judkins. (5 boats)

MULTIHULL — 1) Greyhound, F-22, Evan McDonald/Ross Stein; 2) Papillon, F-27, Andrew Scott/Gordie Nash; 3) Tri Jolie, Corsair 880, Rafi Yahalom/Kartheek Manne. (7 boats)

Full results at www.jibeset.net

SSS Round the Rocks

The Singlehanded Sailing Society ran Round the Rocks on March 29. The race starts in the Southampton area and tours various fixed marks and islands within the Bay before finishing off

Richmond YC's race platform. This year's edition attracted 128 entries in singlehanded and doublehanded divisions.

Jib Martens, whose Worth 40 won the Doublehanded Monohull Division, commented: "The RtR and the SSS Corinthian are my two favorite races. They are long Bay tours with lots of opportunities for tactical and strategic decisions, and also not a ton of upwind tacking and short legs, which is more fun and better for Freedom.

"The race committee wisely waited a short while to enable the westerlies to fill in nicely — 15-20 knots all day long. My son Will nailed the start in a fluky breeze. Then we had a wonderful beat/ close reach to Blossom Rock, where we had managed to stay ahead of our nearest competitor, Rhapsody, sailed by my good friend Laurence Pulgrum. I credit Will's vigilant sail trim, a rarity for him as he is usually behind the wheel and I am doing the trimming.

"After Blossom, we tacked onto port earlier than the rest of the fleet to make the Hank Easom buoy. We nailed that layline, as most others sailed extra distance up the Cityfront on starboard. At Easom, we set our big symmetrical kite.

Even though I sail out of SFYC, I still can't figure out Raccoon Strait! We went down the middle, which seemed the right decision, until, somehow, the northern boats picked up more wind and current and advanced on us.

"The headstay reach to the Brothers was a bit of challenge, as the wind piped up and veered farther northwest out of Larkspur. I'm the more conservative and fearful sailor — I have had my share of spankings with the symmetrical kite on singlehanded ocean races. I suggested we take the kite down and replace it with the asym or the genny, as it looked very windy toward Red Rock. Will, the more aggressive, fearless and youthful sailor, said that was a dumb idea and we would get rolled. And since we're doing the Pac Cup next year we shouldn't be concerned with a little wind on the Bay. So we left it up and got around the Brothers in good position. We hit the current and laylines correctly around Red Rock and had a nice reach into the finish. We put up the asym for the last bit, as our friend on Rhapsody, close behind us, was doing the same. Will pushed for that too!"

Scott Easom sailed his J/100 Eight Ball to victory in Singlehanded Monohull. He called the race "so much fun." He praised the simplicity of singlehanded sailing and the freedom that people can experience to be helm, tactician and trimmer, and to tack or jibe without a

SSS Round the Rocks, clockwise from top left: A dead whale created an unexpected obstacle on the course west of Blossom Rock; Charles Ray and Zan Drejes on the Wyliecat 60 'C Cubed' were the first monohull finishers; 'Freedom' at the finish in the Richmond Harbor; Julia Paxton and David Liebenberg topped the Express 27 class three weeks before gettin' hitched.

discussion. "You gain confidence in your decisions. It's a learning experience to have to make all the decisions."

In the Central Bay, racers came upon a dead gray whale, one of several whales that had entered the Bay in late March and early April.

— latitude / chris

SSS ROUND THE ROCKS, 3/29

SINGLEHANDED SPINNAKER — 1) Eight Ball, J/100, Scott Easom; 2) Uno, Wyliecat 30, David Herrigel; 3) Grace, Artekno H-boat, Paul Roge. (4 boats)

SINGLEHANDED SPORTBOAT — 1) Outsider, Azzura 310, Greg Nelsen; 2) Soliton, Synergy 1000, Doug Kidder; 3) Solana, SC27, Andrew Goodwin. (6 boats)

SINGLEHANDED NON-SPINNAKER — No finishers. (4 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED MULTIHULL — 1) Greyhound, F-22, Evan McDonald/Sarah Rahimi; 2) Papillon, F-27, Andrew & Kai Scott; 3) Bottle Rocket, Seacart 30, David Schumann/Trevor Baylis. (7 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED SPINNAKER <77 — 1) Timber Wolf, Farr 38, David Hodges/John Kernot; 2) Tangaroa, J/109, Dan Brousseau/John Collins; 3) Basic Instinct, Elliott 1050, Memo Gidley/Eliot Schiffman. (10 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED SPINNAKER 78-113 — 1) Freedom, Worth 40, Jib & Will Martens; 2) Rhapsody, Sabre Spirit 36, Laurence Pulgram/Randall Rasicott; 3) Energy, J/105, James Isbester/

Andrew Dunkle. (10 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED SPINNAKER 114-164 — 1) Arcadia, Mod. Santana 27, Gordie Nash/Terry Bennett; 2) Bandicoot, Wyliecat 30, Erik Menzel/ Bren Meyer; 3) Salty Cat, Wyliecat 30, David Rasmussen/Phil Krasner. (10 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED SPINNAKER ≥165 — 1) Zeehond, Newport 30 MkII, Donn Guay/Brit Alvarez; 2) Can O'Whoopass, Cal 20, Richard vonEhrenkrook/Rachel Porter; 3) Byte Size, Santana 22, Anna Alderkamp/Chris Cassell. (4 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED SPORTBOAT — 1) Rooster, Melges 20, John Oldham/Ian Charles; 2) Max, Ultimate 24, Travis Gregory/Martin Smihula; 3) Son of a Son, J/70, David Fried/Mehmet Gunay. (9 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED ALERION EXPRESS 28 — 1) Zenaida, Fred Paxton/Arnie Quan; 2) Jewel, David Britt/Val Lulevich; 3) Resilience, Michael Quinn. (8 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED EXPRESS 27 — 1) Motorcycle Irene, Julia Paxton/David Liebenberg; 2) Hot Sheet, David Wick/Adam Savitzky; 3) Light n Up, Chris White/Mark Jordan. (12 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED OLSON 25 — 1) Synchronicity, Steve Smith/Mark Simpson; 2) O'mar, David Scott/Matt Kelly; 3) Citlali, Bill Schwob/ Volker Frank. (5 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED MOORE 24 — 1) Firefly, Joel Turmel/Karl Robrock; 2) Flying Circus, Bill & Melinda Erkelens; 3) Advantage41, Will

Benedict/John Sweeney. (15 boats)

DOUBLEHANDED NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Free, S&S 30, Jim Carlsen/Jim Bilafer; 2) Wind Mate, Catalina 34, Adam Diamant/Melissa Eizenberg; 3) Madame Blue, Wauquiez Pretorien 35, Joshua Ninichuck/Megan Laney. (5 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net

Boss of the Estuary Beercans Series

The first EYC Twilight Series race on April 4 had a good turnout, and after the race the top five winners from 2024 were given T-shirts picturing the Estuary and listing the boats that competed last year.

Encinal, Island and Oakland YCs come together to provide a championship series encompassing their summer weeknight season series. By combining these three series' results after each race of each club, the Boss results are built. There are 37 races in the series, and 96 boats competed in it last year.

All the clubs use a large portion of the Estuary, with courses running from Jack London Square to Union Park. Each club has different mark locations and courses, so sailors get variety while racing the same waters. IYC's Island Nights and EYC's Twilight Series alternate Friday nights. As OYC's Sweet Sixteen races are on Wednesdays, most sailors

EYC's first Twilight race kicked off the Estuary beer can season on April 4. Bottom left: Bosses of the 2024 Estuary Beercans, left to right: Emily Zugnoni of 'Lelo Too', George Lythcott of 'Phantom', Dawn Chesney of 'Bewitched', Richard Standridge of 'Ursa Minor' and Drew Guay of 'Maverick'.

crew of the FLYC-flagged Catalina 22 'Slo' Mo', the

are racing twice a week.

Wind conditions can be challenging, with buildings on each side enhancing swirls and impacting wind shifts. It's aerobic sailing, as there is not a lot of room side to side. With each series getting 30-40 entries, it can be a bit crowded. Throw in an override, a knock, and multiple boats at a mark at the same time, and that adds excitement, energy and challenges. Then there are lightwind days, reverse-course days, and, once in a great while, too-much-wind days. Ever-changing conditions keep racers on their toes.

Many have been racing the Estuary a long time. New Estuary crews are welcome. We're happy to answer questions or take you along as crew to help you get a feel for it. Entering all three series gives you the best chance — all your race scores go into the calculations for the Boss of the Estuary Beercans Series. — debby ratto

SDYC ETCHELLS MIDWINTERS WEST, 3/28-30 (7r, 1t)

1) Buschido, Chris Busch/Jim Madden, 17 points; 2) Lifted, Jim Cunningham, 18; 3) Rhino, Bruce Nelson, 22; 4) Here We Go Again, Eric Doyle, 25; 5) Side Piece, Greg Reynolds, 26. (30 boats)

CORINTHIAN — 1) Capricorn, Ethan Doyle/ Matt Hect, 47 points; 2) Viva, Don Jesberg, 52; 3) D4, Mark Surber, 68. (13 boats)

Full results at www.sdyc.org

SEQYC SPRING REGATTA, 4/5 (3r, 0t)

PHRF — 1) Mistral, Beneteau 36.7, Mark Wommack, 4 points; 2) Hijinks, J/92, Neal Ostrem, 5; 3) Phoenix, Dragonfly 25, Phillip Meredith, 10. (3 boats)

OPEN 5.70 — 1) Roxy, Anja Bog, 3 points; 2) Altair, Samantha Chiu, 8; 3) Beast, John Mulcahy, 9. (5 boats)

Full results at www.jibeset.net

Camellia Cup on Folsom Lake

When Loic Reynolds' father Garth, an accomplished sailor and sailmaker from Davis, suggested a trim adjustment during FLYC's Camellia Cup Regatta on April 12-13, 8-year-old Loic, who was driving Reynolds' Vanguard Nomad 17 sailboat, snapped back, "Dad, I know what I'm doing!"

He sure did. Loic ended the regatta as winner of the Open Centerboard Class, becoming the youngest skipper to win a class in the regatta's 58 years.

Another family, the Samsons of Orangevale, took away the biggest win, besting six other boats to be named overall Camellia Cup champions, Keelboat Perpetual Trophy winners, and winners of the Open Keel Non-Spinnaker class.

David Samson, with sons Marcus and Matt, had competed in the regatta for years on the family's Catalina 22 Slo' Mo. They'd won their class previously, but

BOX SCORES

StFYC SPRING FEST, 4/5-6

EXPRESS 37 — 1) Golden Moon, Michael Laport, 4 points; 2) Expeditious, Bartz Schneider, 8; 3) Snowy Owl, Jens & Liv Jensen, 14. (4 boats)

J/105 — 1) Ne*Ne, Tim Russell, 17 points; 2) Blackhawk, Ryan Simmons, 27; 3) Maverick, Ian Charles, 30; 4) Donkey Jack, Rolf Kaiser/ Justin Oberbauer, 30; 5) Jose Cuervo, Laurence Bekins, 33. (23 boats)

J/88 — 1) Butcher, David Corbin, 8 points; 2) Speedwell, Tom Thayer, 8; 3) Pelagia, Christos Karamanolis, 9. (5 boats)

KNARR — 1) Viva, Don Jesberg, 19 boats; 2) Svenkist, Sean Svendsen, 20; 3) Three Boys and a Girl, Chris Perkins/Hans Baldauf, 20. (15 boats)

ALERION 28 — 1) Althea, Chris Herrmann/

never the overall Cup until now. David said his father, Francis, who passed away in 2019, would be looking down on their win with pride.

"My father was passionate about sailing. It was a family affair, with children and grandchildren on board. I would be kicked off the boat if any of his grandchildren were available to sail," David recalled. "It's been part of my family and my life from 12 years old to 67."

The winning model yachtsman was Charles Witcher of Sacramento Model YC, sailing his 8.5-ft J Class boat, Svea, a 1/16-scale replica of the America's Cup J boat designed by the Swedes in the 1930s to challenge the American J Ranger for a race that was never held due to World War II.

The radio-controlled sailboats competed in 14 heats on each of two days on Folsom Lake in El Dorado Hills and Bridgeway Lakes in West Sacramento. — john poimiroo

FLYC CAMELLIA CUP, 4/12-13

OPEN KEEL SPINNAKER — 1) Mark Werder, Santana 20, 4 points; 2) Paul Frank, Santana 20, 9; 3) Phil Hodgson, WL24, 11. (4 boats)

OPEN KEEL NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Catalina 22, David Samson, 5 points; 2) Catalina 22, Mike Rayfuse, 8; 2) Capri 22, Mike Fitzgerald, 12. (6 boats)

OPEN CENTERBOARD — 1) Loic Reynolds, Nomad 17, 4 points; 2) Kelly Pike, VX One, 7; 3) Beth Richard, Lightning, 13. (4 boats)

LASER — 1) Al Sargent, 6 points; 2) Elliot Drake, 8; 3) Marcel Sloane, 9. (7 boats)

BANSHEE — 1) Craig Lee, 4 points; 2) Kerry Johnson, 8 points; 3) J. Nelson, 14. (4 boats) J CLASS MODEL YACHTS — 1) Charles Witcher, 46 points; 2) Bruce Anderson, 55; 3) Dan Robinson, 61. (8 boats)

Brad Schwarz, 7 points; 2) Sweet De, Chris Kramer/Andy McCormick, 8; 3) Chesapeake III, JIM Fair/Bernard Price, 12. (5 boats)

FOLKBOAT — 1) Polperro, Peter Jeal, 8 points; 2) Sabrina, Chandler Grenier, 13; 3) Thea, Peter Strumph, 16. (7 boats)

J/24 — 1) Tenacious Cuttlefish, Brandon Mercer, 7 points; 2) Evil Octopus, Jasper Van Vliet, 11; 3) Downtown Uproar, Darren Cumming, 13 (6 boats) Full results at www.stfyc.com

EYC RON BYRNE ESTUARY CUP, 4/6 1) JetStream, JS9000, Daniel Alvarez; 2) Smokin', Melges 24, Kevin Clark; 3) Wile E Coyote, Express 27, Dan Pruzan. (11 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net

RYC ALERION 28 REGATTA, 4/12 (2r, 0t) 1) Zenaida, Fred Paxton, 8 points; 2) Allegro Non Tropo, Jim Titus/Bill Claussen, 8; 3) Sweet De, Christian Kramer, 9. (13 boats) Full results at www.richmondyc.org

The

Samson family, is all action on their way to winning the 58th Camellia Cup on Folsom Lake on the weekend of April 12-13.

THE RACING

MULTIHULL — 1) Ryan Schofield, Hobie 20, 4 points. (1 boat)

Full results at www.flyc.org

Berkeley YC Wheeler Regatta

This year marked the 52nd year of BYC's Rollo Wheeler Memorial Regatta. Twenty-seven boats signed up for one or both days. The event is smaller these days, but we did not let that dissuade us from having a good time and good racing.

T raditionally, Saturday's racing has had two different regattas with two different courses and two different race committees going at the same time. These days we combine the Wheeler and the City of Berkeley into one and divide them up by divisions.

Saturday's racing included 25 boats across four divisions. There were two races that day, with 13 possible courses. The first race started almost on time with the wind at 8-12 knots out of the southwest. With the start line set up in

LMSC ROBINSON MIDWINTERS (12r, 0t)

LIDO 14 — 1) Earl Thomas, 31.25 points. (1 boat)

SUNFISH — 1) Roy Jordan, 33.75 points; 2) Russell Klein, 14.75. (2 boats)

EL TORO — 1) Gordie Nash, 11.75 points; 2) Tom Burden, 11; 3) Paul Zander, 9.25. (3 boats)

OYC SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES (6r, 1t)

SPINNAKER <123 — 1) Good and Plenty, Soverel 33, Justis Fennell, 10 points; 2) Flying Fish, Olson 30, Michael Berndt, 10; 3) Duende, Cal 40, Philip Lavelle, 16. (7 boats)

SPINNAKER ≥123 — 1) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emily Zugnoni, 9 points; 2) Zeehond, Newport 30 MkII, Donn Guay, 10; 3) Pmommy, Harbor 20, Theo Rohr, 11. (5 boats)

SPINNAKER 168 — 1) Double Agent, Merit 25, Scott Ollivier, 8 points; 2) Faster Faster!, Merit 25, David Ross, 12; 3) Bewitched, Merit 25, Dawn Chesney, 12. (5 boats)

SPINNAKER ≥189 — 1) Ursa Minor, Santana 525, Richard Standridge, 10 points; 2) Schocktail, Santana 525, Mark Green, 12; 3) Loki, Santana 525, Walter Shih, 14. (5 boats)

NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Scrimshaw, Alerion 28, Michael Maurier, 6 points; 2) Sashay Aweigh, Harbor 25, Ghaida Zahran, 14; 3) Blue Passion, Tartan 3400, Al Leonard, 17. (9 boats)

BYC Wheeler Regatta champions. Left: David Janinis's 'Chomp', an Etchells, won the Rollo Wheeler Trophy. 'Chomp' also won the pursuit race, pictured above. Right: Richard vonEhrenkrook's Cal 20 'Can O'Whoopass' won the City of Berkeley Trophy.

the Berkeley Circle, the first race took the Wheeler and City of Berkeley divisions out to YRA 21 [a green can northeast of Alcatraz] and back twice around for a 9.5-mile course. The Olson 25 division, being Olson 25s, had their very own special private course around the green buoys, also twice, for an 8-mile race.

By the time the second race rolled around, the wind had built to 12-16 knots and shifted west to around 240°. Race 2 would be shorter for all parties, with the PHRF fleets running out to YRA 21 once around and the buoy-bound one-designers doing another double sausage with the windward mark pulled in a mile or so. Saturday's racing was excellent, with good weather, pretty square courses, competitive sailing, and no protests.

Sunday's race was more of the same

MIDWINTER SERIES BOX SCORES

COLUMBIA 5.5 — 1) Maverick, Ken Bodiley, 6 points; 2) Attestup, Wade Duckworth, 10; 3) Rogue, Ryan Nelson 13. (4 boats)

MULTIHULL — 1) Triple Play, F-31, Richard Keller, 7 points; 2) Tri Jolie, Corsair 880, Rafi Yahalom, 8. (2 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net

RYC SMALL BOAT MIDWINTERS

WABBIT — 1) Kim Desenberg/John Groen, 9 points; 2) Ethan Petersen, 18; 3) David Rogers, 20. (8 boats)

ULTIMATE 20 — 1) Donna Womble, 9 points; 2) Phil Kanegsberg/Denise Hammond, 16; 3) Michael Eisenberg, 18. (6 boats)

MERCURY — 1) David West, 11 points; 2) David & Natasha Bacci, 12; 3) Jeff Lanzafame, 25. (11 boats)

SNIPE — 1) Vince Casalaina, 12 points; 2) Andrew Peixoto, 21; 3) Packy Davis, 27. (5 boats)

INTERNATIONAL 14 — 1) Lucy Wilmot/Patrick Wilkinson, 3 points; 2) Dan Brandt/Parker Stacy, 7; 3) Marcos McGee/Daniel Roberts, 10. (5 boats)

weather-wise, with solid wind out of the WSW and sunshine. We know the party at the BYC clubhouse Saturday was a good because several crew did not make the start. The course was a 10.1-mile lap out across the Cityfront and back to the Berkeley Circle for an upwind finish. All boats finished, but not all boats finished without penalty, as a couple crossed the start-finish line illegally.

The City of Berkeley and Wheeler perpetual trophies were awarded to the PHRF boats with the fastest overall corrected Saturday times in each of the two divisions. David Janinis on the Etchells Chomp! won the Wheeler Trophy. Richard vonEhrenkrook on Can O'Whoopass won the City of Berkeley Trophy. Their names will be emblazoned in brass forever and ever.

— mark bird

ILCA 7 — 1) Al Sargent, 15 points; 2) David LaPier, 22; Marcel Sloane, 22. (9 boats)

ILCA 6 — 1) Toshi Takayanagi, 6 points; 2) Ernie Galvan, 24; 3) Richard Piccioni, 27. (9 boats)

EL TORO — 1) Nick Nash, 12 points; 2) Gordie Nash, 16; 3) Tom Burden, 22. (14 boats)

RS AERO — 1) Stephen Smith, 12 points; 2) Randall Rasicot, 19; 3) Craig Perez, 22. (11 boats)

RS JUNIOR — 1) Rye Antin/Ryan Jacobs, 16 points; 2) Zachary Peterson, 16; 3) Hailey Anderson, 21. (11 boats)

SOUTHAMPTON OPEN CLASS — 1) VX

One, Kelly Pike, 3 points. (1 boat)

INSIDE OPEN CLASS — 1) Daysailer, Steve Lowry, 6 points; 2) K1, Bob Johnston, 14; 3) Sunfish, Russell Klein, 16. (7 boats)

Full results at www.richmondyc.org

SEQYC WINTER SERIES (4r.1t)

PHRF — 1) Pelagic, Beneteau 310, Musto Gunan, 5 points; 2) Hijinks, J/92, Tom Borgstrom, 9; 3) Frequent Flyer, Farr 30, Stan Phillips, 10. (12 boats)

MERIT 25 — 1) Rich Ferrari, 5 points; 2) Juan Blanch, 6; 3) Steve Klein, 7. (5 boats)

OPEN 5.70 — 1) Roxy, Anja Bog, 4 points; 2) Altair, Samantha Chiu, 6; 3) Spirit, Marton Neher, 7. (5 boats)

Full results at www.jibeset.net

BYC ROLLO WHEELER REGATTA, 4/12 (2r, 0t)

PHRF A — 1) Invictus, Jeanneau SunFast 3600, Nico Popp, 3 points; 2) Swift Ness, J/111, Nesrin Basoz, 3; 3) Nuckelavee, Melges 32, Mark Kennedy, 6. (7 boats)

PHRF B 1) Chomp!, Etchells, David Janinis, 2 points; 2) Wowla, J/100, Bob Walden/Lori Tewksbury, 5; 3) Son of a Son, J/70, David Fried, 5. (6 boats)

PHRF C — 1) Can O'Whoopass, Cal 20, Richard vonEhrenkrook, 2 points; 2) Zena, Northstar 727, David Russell, 4; 3) Sparky, Catalina 25, Paul Zell, 7. (5 boats)

OLSON 25 — 1) Sketch, John Collins, 2 points; 2) Synchronicity, Steve Smith, 4; 3) Shadowfax, JP Camille, 7. (7 boats)

BYC ROLLO WHEELER PURSUIT RACE, 4/13

1) Chomp!; 2) Nuckelavee; 3) Swift Ness (12 boats)

Full results at www.jibeset.net

Santa Cruz Buoy Fiasco

Santa Cruz YC held their Doublehanded Buoy Fiasco Race on April 5, with two classes sailing — 17 Moore 24s and eight Santa Cruz 27s. Ryan Schuyler of Hanalei reports from the SC27 class:

"After a long winter of Santa Cruz Harbor closures caused by epic wave events and shoaling, we were beyond ready to get back on the water and race. The fifth Doublehanded Buoy Fiasco, born during the dark times of COVID-19, was on.

"The wind forecast showed a meager 3–5 knots, but as I rolled into the harbor under blue skies and a snapping flag on top of The Crow's Nest, I had a good feeling.

"The course consists of four buoys in Monterey Bay: Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz Wharf, Capitola Wharf and Cement Ship. Boats can round them in any order. Natural Bridges and Cement Ship can be rounded in either direction. This year, SC27s got the first start, reversing the usual order. (Typically, the Moores start first, giving us a chance to 'go to school' on their course decisions.)

"My buddy Kaya Wilson and I had narrowed down our first mark choice to the Santa Cruz Wharf or Natural Bridges. We leaned toward NB, hoping we could carry the spinnaker around the kelp bed

near Steamer Lane. During the start sequence, I debated our headsail setup. Is it just me or do you always hate the sail you've got up? I wanted our #1, not the #3. Yellowbelly went with their #1 and nailed the start. A third of the fleet headed to SC Wharf; we joined the rest and aimed for NB. Turned out our #3 was the right call.

"We led the pack to Natural Bridges, had a clean set, and headed toward SC Wharf. Our next challenge was picking our way through the kelp bed off Steamer Lane. With the pole on the forestay, we threaded the needle and made the mark cleanly with a solid jibe. Next up: Capitola or Cement Ship?

"We leaned Capitola — it typically gets lighter in there, and we wanted to be under the spinnaker. Kaya and I worked well together, picking a good line through another kelp crossing at Pleasure Point. But then I felt a shimmy in the tiller. Crap. Kelp? I looked back — nothing. Capitola Wharf was coming up fast, and we had to jibe. We decided to switch from the #3 to the #1, hoping the leeward mark rounding would clear whatever was dragging.

"By the time we hit the Cement Ship, the top Moores had caught up. We were overpowered with our #1. We peeled to the #3, and the boat immediately felt better. But Yellowbelly had taken the lead.

"We dug in and passed Yellowbelly in the last 200 yards, finishing overlapped. It was a blast racing with everyone — and just as fun catching up afterward at the SCYC bar."

R yan had been racing SC27s in Santa Cruz since 1982 with his father, Rob. "I inherited Hanalei in 2019. This event has become one of my favorites."

Tom Lewin chimes in from Pegasus in the Moore 24 fleet: "We made our final decision to head to Natural Bridges, stay in the stronger breeze, and deal with the SC Wharf mark once the breeze had filled

back in. The pin end of the line was heavily favored, and, with more wind offshore, the plan was to start left and stay left.

"With 15 seconds to the start, we were lined up where we wanted to be. We managed a quick time kill, ducked down for a speed build, and hit the pin end on time. We narrowly avoided joining the group of boats to weather of us that were called over early. After a few minutes on starboard stretching our legs, we tacked onto port and were placed well offshore with more wind and a good angle toward Natural Bridges.

"We rounded Natural Bridges in front of the fleet and headed toward the SC Wharf. The breeze dropped toward the wharf and the fleet started to catch up. Once rounded, we reached back out, and the westerly built again. Rounding the Pleasure Point kelp forest, there were two options, reach to Capitola Wharf or VMG to Cement Ship. It looked like there was solid breeze all the way into Capitola, and the leading pack of SC27s took the bait and headed toward the wharf. Memories of the 2021 Fiasco where we parked at Capitola in no wind and watched the fleet sail by are still painful, so we pressed on toward the Cement Ship.

"The br eeze lightened as we approached, and our boat speed dipped. There was some apprehension about the closing rate of the boats behind, with Firefly seeming to roar up. We changed from a port to a starboard rounding to deal with the rapidly approaching SC27s. The stronger breeze just offshore prevailed, and, after dodging the kelp into Captiola Wharf, we rounded and extended our lead to the finish.

"The planned route played out well, there were no real holes, and favoring the course with the max wind paid off.

"It's always a privilege to sail on Pegasus. The boat is well prepared, with great sails and a great team." Tom added that it was unfortunate that the boat's owner, Philippe Kahn, was unable to make it due

SCYC's Doublehanded Buoy Fiasco on April 5. Left: Tom Lewin and Mark Christensen drove 'Pegasus' to a Moore 24 victory. Right: Ryan Schuyler's Santa Cruz 27 'Hanalei' off the startline, also headed for a victory.

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to a last-minute work commitment, but, "He was very gracious in letting Mark and me take the boat out."

— latitude/chris

SCYC DOUBLEHANDED BUOY FIASCO, 4/5

SC27 — 1) Hanalei, Ryan Schuyler/Kaya Wilson; 2) Yellowbelly, Don Radcliffe; 3) Interlude, Todd Austin. (7 boats)

MOORE 24 — 1) Pegasus, Tom Lewin; 2) Firefly, Joel Turmel; 3) Sophisticated Honky, Scott Sorensen; 4) Lowly Worm, Scott Nelson. (17 boats)

Full results at www.scyc.org

Race Notes

StFYC's Nicole Breault won the final stop of the California Dreamin' matchracing series in Long Beach on April 5-6. Shane Young of LBYC took the series overall.

David Bacci, sailing with his daughter Natasha, claimed the Carmiggelt Trophy for Mercury sailors on the Estuary, hosted by Encinal YC on April 5.

Newport Harbor YC topped both the team-race regattas they hosted in April. Jim Buckingham/Jamie Malm, Bill

Menninger/Bob McDonald, and Chris Raab/Buddy Richley claimed the Palmer Trophy on April 6-8 for skippers ages 60+. Brian and Perry Bissell and Andrew Person/Brooks Clark won the Baldwin Cup on April 10-12. Both events used Harbor 20s. See www.nhyc.org

Mark Slichter, president of the San Francisco Bay Folkboat Association writes, "We had to pull the plug on our Invitational Regatta this year, as we are finding that the European fleets are not signing up. We can all draw our own conclusions from that, but the long and the short of it is that there is no story to be written this fall about this event." See www.sfbayfolkboats.org

The organizers of the Vic-Maui International Yacht Race have announced that "We had initially hoped, despite considerable uncertainty resulting from the unprecedented wildfire disaster, that it would be possible to run the next Vic-Maui in 2026. However, after careful consideration of the communities and conditions that would make it advisable to resume racing to Maui, we

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April's racing stories included:

• SailGP • America's Cup News

• RYC & CYC Beer Can Racing

• Mini Globe Race • US Sailing News

• Hawley, Schumacher, Reichel in NSHOF

• Cayard, Spithill in America's Cup HOF

• San Francisco Bay VX One Fleet

• Northern League HS Championship

• Preview of May Races, the SSS Sort of Singlehanded North Bay, the Camellia Cup, and more.

have concluded that the right thing to do is to run the next Vic-Maui in the summer of 2028. This conclusion is supported by both of our co-host yacht clubs [Royal Vancouver and Lahaina YCs]."

The 2025-26 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 11-month, 11-boat circumnavigation will again stop in Seattle at the end of the North Pacific crossing next April. There will also be a Seattle team. The race will start in the UK on August 31. Learn more at www. clipperroundtheworld.com

— latitude/chris

A group of four couples decide to give a charter in Croatia another try, reserving a Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42 through Danielis Yachts via the Kastel Marina.

Doubling Down on a Croatia Charter

In the end, I think I am writing this as much for catharsis as anything else. My wife Molly and I, and three other couples, chartered in Croatia last summer and it was a LOT. It was a lot of great food, great scenery, great people, and great friends … but also a ridiculous amount of stress and hassle.

Our group of eight chartered in Belize two years ago and had an absolute blast. Doubling down on a good thing, I suggested Croatia, and everyone thought that sounded like a great idea. So I managed a booking through Danielis Yachts. We reserved a Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42 from Kastel Marina, just outside Split.

My first hurdle was that while they would not accept my commercial 100ton USCG license with a sailing endorsement (and sailing résumé that includes 30,000 miles of ocean sailing, much of it singlehanded), they did want ASA 101 and 103. Modern Sailing was kind enough to let me challenge the class for a fee, and in an afternoon, I had both certifications under my belt.

We flew to Split three days early to acclimatize and get the lay of the land. We had an excellent Airbnb for two nights, did the usual touristy stuff, and ate really well.

On Saturday, Dennis (with a strong waterman background) and I headed for the marina. Knowing that every single boat in the massive fleet checks in on Saturday morning, gets cleaned, repaired, and restocked from the previous week, and checks out Saturday afternoon (whose idea was THAT?), we wanted to be there early to get a jump on things.

The docks were a madhouse as expected, with families and groups of friends dragging their weary behinds off boats and the chipper, eager, energized new crews loading on.

I have managed fleets of boats in the past and I understand that you must expect some minor repairs when a boat comes back from a charter. There is going to be hair in a bilge pump, or a light that burns out, or a wonky autopilot. But when literally hundreds of boats turn over in eight hours, there is no way one can expect there to be enough techs to manage it.

We finally got the keys late in the afternoon, and as the rest of our crew arrived we realized that the AC in one of the cabins was not working. A few empty beer cans were stashed in odd places, and there was hair in a shower sump and a hole in the dinghy so it leaked air. Not a huge deal, but their only AC mechanic was in a different marina and had three repairs to finish there before he could get to us. Needless to say our seven-day vacation was now down to six. We had a lovely dinner at the marina, and when we finished up at 9 p.m., the mechanic was there replacing a sensor so we were able to head out the next day … after restocking our beer supply, which we had already depleted.

We enjoyed a lovely fourhour sail south to Hvar. Knowing this was a popular and busy spot, and that it would be our first night out of the marina, I'd done a ton of research. Unfortunately, the mooring field that had been described to me in great detail by multiple sailors familiar with the area no longer exists … they just got rid of it. OK, option two: Let's anchor. However, with multiple boats vying for too

few spots off the city front, and too much depth for our "charter package" ground tackle plus strong currents and slowly fading afternoon light, I decided that was not a super option after five failed attempts to get the anchor to set. The third option was to tie up to the town quay, but it was full, and at $800/night seemed a bit prohibitive. I knew there were several small anchorages across the bay in a little group of islands, but now it was getting late and any spot that had what looked like reasonable depth was packed. My fifth option was a small mooring field in the area, but every ball was taken, so we made reservations for the next day and left. Finally, we got hold of a nearby marina and were able to get a Med-moor slip for $300/night.

Now, the marina was gorgeous, with cypress trees and granite boulders right down to the crystal-clear water's edge. It reminded me of Tahoe a bit. The scenery was stunning and the food at the restaurant was fabulous. We had a lovely snooze after a fairly stressful afternoon and were up and ready to go early the next day.

We walked up over the hill to the other side of the island, where the second mooring field from the previous day was located. I had made a reservation for this evening and just wanted to scope it out. When we crested the hill and headed down to the beach, I immediately got the sense that something was up. One employee went running past me to go tie up a boat and so I jogged along with him to confirm our reservation later that

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Abundant and gorgeous fruits and veggies were available in the outdoor markets.

You had to storm the castle for access.

day. He had no idea who I was or anything about our boat; it really is just first come, first served. At 10 a.m., the first ones there were getting all the mooring buoys.

I sprinted back over the hill with my crew, untied our lines in a rush, and headed around the island at full throttle. By 11 a.m., we were tied up to our mooring for the day … just about the last mooring that was available. Another

lovely meal and lots of fun, but dang, there are SO many boats fighting for space here!

However, we thought we were starting to figure out the math of this place so we were up very early to motor to our next destination, Vis.

Vis is another stunning location with ancient architecture and incredible history. We got to the expansive mooring field before noon and luckily found a mooring ball. Within an hour or two, a small boat pulled up with the harbormaster, who collected a very reasonable fee, and we settled in for the afternoon. After walking around town and visiting the castle, one crew member suggested we go for a sunset sail. We had rented this big catamaran, but had mostly motored from A to B since we had to move before any wind picked up. So I tied the dinghy to our mooring and we went for spin … which proved to be a huge mistake.

Sure enough, when we got back, another catamaran had tied up over the top of our dinghy, paid without telling the harbormaster about our dinghy, and headed into town for dinner. What ensued was literally six hours of debate with the other captain and harbormaster over who was staying and who was leaving. If I could have safely anchored,

I might have relented easily, but we had less than 200 feet of scope, everywhere around was really deep, and it was supposed to blow that night. We'd paid for the mooring; we were going to keep it.

Finally, the other captain was forced to move, but it was not a fun evening.

Croatian gardens and scenery are not to be missed.

The quaint towns had many beautiful dining areas.

The Croatia crew enjoyed spectacular sunsets on the foredeck.

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The next day we headed to Stari Grad and found a mooring ball just outside town. The best 36 hours of the trip were the day/night we decided not to move anywhere but just stay put and enjoy the incredibly quaint ancient town. There you will find 1,900-year-old Greek mosaic tiles hiding 2,100-year-old Roman tiles … crazy!!

Again, great food, wonderful people, and insane scenery.

Finally, we departed Stari Grad and headed for Milna for our last night

Remember how every boat checks in and out on the same day? Well, they all need to be filled up with diesel before they're returned. The channel into Milna is not much wider than the San Rafael Channel, but there were literally 30 boats (mostly large catamarans) jockeying for position at the fuel dock. It was pandemonium like I have never seen. You could learn to cuss in

10 different European languages in just one afternoon at the fuel dock. We had reserved a slip at the marina, so we decided to wade through the crowd and tie up for a spell. By 6 p.m., things had quieted down and we managed to queue up only five deep to get diesel … then returned to our slip.

Our last day, Saturday, it was up early, motor back to the marina, check in, and bail out.

Sailing around Croatia any time in the summer is like Fleet Week or Opening Day in San Francisco. If you are visiting the areas we visited. I have no doubt there are places that are less impacted, but for our first trip, we wanted to see the highlights. Croatia is stunningly beautiful, the people are very friendly, and the food is fabulous; it is worth the trip. Suggestions: 1) Hire a captain. They will just take the stress off you so you can enjoy it all; 2) Try to go during shoulder season; 3) Get out of the main central cruising areas and head farther out, if your time allows. And don't ever leave a mooring unless you don't plan to come back!

— ben dolittle

Above: Author Ben Dolittle and first mate Molly did find time to relax and enjoy Croatia. Inset: Ben Dolittle was on our March 2024 cover sailing his Capo 30 'Wahoo' in the 3BF.

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With reports this month on Kalea's "slingshot" cruising; Peregrine Spirit's post-Ha-Ha adventures; Flow's Pacific Puddle Jump; Oatmeal Savage's last big cruise with growing kids; and an eclectic selection of Cruise Notes.

Kalea — Outremer 49

Scott and Kathy Erwin Slingshot Cruising in a New Boat! Atascadero

Readers — Scott and Kathy were racing Hobie Cats in the 2010s when they made a pact they called the "2020 Vision"

Scott and Kathy are continuing their 2021 Vision on a new boat.

to begin a circumnavigation that year. They acquired the Brewer 44 Sea Bella in San Diego in 2018, and after several years of refitting, upgrades and shakedowns — and a year's delay due to the COVID pandemic — they began the renamed "2021 Vision" in company with that year's Baja Ha-Ha fleet. Much has happened since then. . .

How time flies! The last you heard from us in Changes in Latitudes, we had crossed the equator and spent a year exploring the magical Marquesas, the terrific Tuamotus, and the lesser Society Islands, like Taha'a and Maupiti. We continued westward with a good weather window. Sea Bella safely took us through the wild, dangerous middle, and we safely anchored down in Beveridge Reef for a few days' rest — and the best diving visibility up to that time. We finished that part of the passage at the small island country of Niue, which also had amazing water clarity. The sea life included colorful yet poisonous sea snakes (which don't bother people). Ashore, we hiked the island's amazing trails and vistas. We sailed on to Tonga,

which we loved dearly, and stayed nearly six weeks. We're now in New Zealand's Bay of Islands, and enjoying a whole new dimension to the 2021 Vision: a new boat!

Kalea is an Outremer 49, built in France in 2011. We were immediately drawn to her sleek design and impressive speed, thanks in part to Jason and Candace from the Crowther 48 Deguello (whom we had met on the '21 Ha-Ha). Scott and I had buddy-boated from Mexico to Tonga with them. We were so inspired by her sleek design and speed that we began a search worldwide for our own dream performance cat. As fate would have it, we found her last July when we sailed into Fiji — moored right next to us in Musket Cove! We knocked on the hull, saying hello cruiser style, and were invited to look around. Within the hour we were talking price. By the end of the year, she was ours.

We were very fortunate that Sea Bella sold in four days, sight unseen, using an online broker.

Getting a new-to-you boat is kind of like going on a first date — so exciting, even though it will take months to get to really know the new person. So it was with Kalea. We were fortunate that the boat came "turnkey," meaning that everything needed for cruising was included (as it was when we sold Sea Bella). There were even a few nice extras like scuba tanks, paddleboards, a compressor, and

an extra portable freezer. We spent a month shopping for fishing gear, spearguns, wetsuits, and snorkel gear.

We also searched high and low for a heavy-duty sewing

machine for the various canvas projects. Sailrite sewing machines are most cruisers' favorites — and definitely mine. A new machine flown in from the States would be too pricey for our budget. Used ones are hard to find and nearly the same price. We placed adds on social media groups, which led us to a great find from a past cruiser. So, hurray, I am back in action and ready to sew! Cockpit canvas additions, BBQ and propane bottle covers, helm seat cover, side shade screens and pillows are just a few of the planned projects. We have found that hobbies like these are good to

KALEA

Above: Diving with sea snakes. Left: Exploring the 1889 wreck of the sailing ship 'Rewa' in a little bay on Moturekareka Island.

sailing plans with buddy boats, which in turn leads to what we call "slingshot cruising."

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explore this gorgeous country, find majestic anchorages, and fall in love with our new catamaran!

We're excited to see what the future holds. We're currently enjoying the beauty of the Bay of Islands, a gorgeous, sandy bay with green hillside hiking trails throughout the area. And as we look out at the horizon, we know that there are countless more adventures waiting for us, and we know Kalea is the perfect vessel to take us on the next chapter of our journey. Stay tuned for more updates in Changes in Latitudes. Fair winds and following seas!

— Kathy 3/19/25

www.svkalea.com

Peregrine Spirit — Ericson 38

Tom

Fisic

Best Laid Plans

San Diego

I and my crew of three — Rich Farmer, Ken Nielson, and Bruno Lerebourg — completed the 2024 Ha-Ha on the morning of Thursday, November 14. Although it was disappointing that the Grand Poobah canceled the closing festivities in Cabo due to forecast strong winds, we had a great sail from San Diego.

We anchored overnight to get provisions, drop off Rich, and go to the nowinformal get-together at Squid Roe, then headed up to La Paz with overnight stays in Los Frailes and Los Muertos. After Ken and Bruno flew home, I stayed on to wait for some extra hands to help me bash back to San Diego.

have, especially when you have slow days waiting for a weather window.

Like any boat, Kalea needs regular maintenance. While the previous owners had been diligent about this, there's always more to do. Scott spent considerable time troubleshooting our main power winch — a must-have, as our black carbon-laminate mainsail is very heavy. Other repair items included the water heater and diesel heater. Among replacement items were the stereo, that extra portable freezer and a paddleboard — all still under warranty, thankfully!

These jobs all take up valuable cruising time, which often leads to changing

Slingshot cruising happens when the boat you're planning to buddy with gets delayed by repairs, or breakage, or guests arriving, or whatever. The other boat has to (or wants to) move on, so "slingshots" ahead to the next destination. It could be weeks or months before you catch up with them.

Deguello is a good example. We had wanted to cruise New Zealand in company with them this season. But plans changed, and Jan and Candace ended up spending several months house hunting (and preparing a nest egg for life after cruising in a few years). So we did the slingshot; we left them and headed out to

The original post-Ha-Ha plan was to keep going to Zihuatanejo with one of my crew. Unfortunately, he had to cancel. So I called Capt. Jerry Cordova and his wife, Araceli, for the bash. I've known him since he crewed for me on the 2021 Ha-Ha, my first on Peregrine Spirit. (My first-ever Ha-Ha was in 2006, as crew on Kialoa III with Capt. Scott Culver and first mate Rob Wallace — one of the best experiences in my life.)

Jerry and Araceli arrived in mid-January. After dinner and a few beers, he recommended going south to Puerto Vallarta. It didn't take much convincing for me to agree!

The sail from La Paz was fantastic, with winds in the low to mid-teens. We'd originally planned to overnight in Muertos, but the sailing was so great we kept going. Winds picked up during the night to the high teens, gusting to the mid-20s, with 5-foot swells at seven seconds. We were sailing on a beam-to broad reach at a steady 7 to 8 knots with a full main and reefed jib — very exciting! Sailing the

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Kathy checks the anchor in the clear waters of Beveridge Reef. Top left: Quicker passages were part of the appeal of a cat. Top center: 'Kalea' at anchor.

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entire time, we arrived around 0400 on Monday, January 20, at the entrance to El Cid Marina. My initial thought was to anchor at Isla Pajaros, near the entrance, and wait for daylight, since this was my first time there. But after about 30 minutes of dealing with a problematic windlass, I decided to just go for it. The narrow entrance, darkness, and a dredging machine in the channel made the entry a white-knuckle affair for me. But soon enough we were at the guest dock. It was time to relax and have a celebratory drink.

During our stay in Mazatlán, we explored the malecón and El Centro. While shopping in the central district, I suddenly realized my wallet was missing! I doubled back to the kiosk where I'd bought souvenirs an hour earlier, and there it was, still sitting on the counter. Wow! I was amazed, relieved and grateful.

We departed Mazatlán on January 22 and headed to San Blas. We motorsailed the whole way, arriving at the entrance the next morning. Even though it was high tide, crossing the bar to get into the narrow channel and to the marina was another white-knuckle experience. While in San Blas, we hired a taxi to take us on a tour of the town and surrounding area. Very interesting history from Spanish colonial days. We departed San Blas two days later for Chacala. Upon arrival, we enjoyed hanging out on the boat at anchor for

sails and whale watching aboard Profligate; and spending more time with Carlos, who is the charter captain of a Lagoon 45 in Marina Vallarta. He has been kind and gracious, inviting me to sail as well as to his home.

As of now, I'm still in La Cruz. My plan is to head down to Barra de Navidad in early April. Then back to La Cruz to wait for Jerry and his wife to help me bring my boat back to San Diego around mid-May. — Tom 3/28/25

Flow — Dehler 36

Stuart Horak and Jeanne Macleod

What If …?

much of the day. Later that afternoon we dinghied ashore for dinner on the beach.

On the way to Puerto Vallarta, motorsailing again, we were treated to many pods of dolphins and breaching whales. With no slips available in PV, we managed to score one in Marina La Cruz.

Jerry introduced me to Carlos in La Cruz shortly after we tied up. The next day, with Carlos and his wife, we took a three-hour drive to a ranch in the mountains near Mascota. On the way, we stopped for breakfast at a little roadside café outside town, where we met Benito, the owner of the ranch, and his friend, Golo. Upon arrival at the ranch, Benito gave us a tour of the property and the process of making raicilla, a tequila-like drink. After the tour we enjoyed some of his raicilla and a delicious barbecue.

Jerry and his wife departed for home with a planned return in late April to help me back to San Diego. While in the marina, I've been enjoying reconnecting with old friends, meeting new ones, and getting familiar with the area. Some of the highlights include frequent trips to Bucerias; sampling great restaurants and watering holes; hiking Monkey Mountain with other boaters from the marina; joining Richard, the Grand Poobah, for

Vancouver, BC

Many adventures have started with the words "What if." The voyage of Flow in the 2025 Pacific Puddle Jump is no exception.

My husband Stuart and I live tucked beneath the towering coastal range in North Vancouver. We love the mountains, skiing in the winter and mountain biking in the summer. We can see the Pacific from our living room window. One day we asked ourselves, "what if" we started to explore that big, beautiful ocean as well?

Neither Stuart nor I had any sailing experience. We took the required courses, read all the books, watched social media videos, chartered, and bought our first sailboat, a 2006 Dehler 36SQ, built in Germany. We named her Flow, and for the first few years, we cruised the beautiful inland waters with our two children. Eventually, the children turned into teens and were not interested in joining us out on the water. Stuart turned to racing and honed his offshore skills by participating in multi-day offshore races such as the Van Isle 360 and the Vic-Maui.

Life continued on with busy lives, work and eventually, kids leaving the nest. Hmm — "What if" we take a leave from work for a year and sail to French Polynesia?

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Above: 'Peregrine Spirit' in Chacala. Inset: Tom (at right) with Capt. Jerry and Araceli.

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Flow is not your typical offshore boat. She is a smaller, lighter boat set up for racing and local cruising. But others had done this before in even smaller boats; perhaps we could as well?

Flow was set up with new sails, watermaker, autopilot, bimini, myriad spare parts, and safety equipment required to go offshore.

One early, drizzly mor ning, we left our snug home harbor and pointed Flow west, across the Salish Sea, out the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and then took a left turn at Cape Flattery at the tip of Washington state. In November, we joined the Baja Ha-Ha rally in San Diego and made our way down the coast of Mexico. At the La Cruz marina we met up with several of our fellow sailors who were to participate in the 2025 Pacific Puddle Jump rally. Their camaraderie, encouragement and support were greatly appreciated. After replacing some standing rigging, hauling out, and provisioning, we finally left Banderas Bay on the beautiful, calm sunny morning of March 6. We were fortunate to

be leaving around the same time as our fellow dockmates from La Cruz, Sea Larks and Vidorra. Over the next few weeks, although we did not make visual contact, it was comforting to know that they were in the vicinity. We were able to communicate with each other daily through social media and offer each other words of advice and encouragement.

Now the other "what if?" questions started to fill my mind. What if we hit a sleeping whale and sink? What if our engine fails in the middle of the Pacific? What if we run out of water? What if our rigging fails and we get dismasted?

As the Mexican coast receded, the wind came up, and with it a strange mixture of emotions. So much money, preparation and energy had been spent to get us to this point, and it felt incredible that we were actually going to sail almost 3,000 miles across the Pacific.

The first few days, the wind was brisk and strong from the northeast. It kept building over the next few days, and we had to reef both the main and jib, though we were still making good time.

The wind was consistent and steady throughout the night ranging from 1520 knots and we made our best day's run yet, covering 172 miles in 24 hours. During the night, sleep was difficult even though I had never felt this tired in my life. It was hard to imagine how we could keep this up for the next three weeks. Of course, nothing stays static for too long out on the ocean, and after four days the wind slowly started to drop, and for a brief period we had to use our engine. This interlude was brief, as northeast winds returned and blew 12-22 for most of the next week.

During this time, we made a rather alar ming discovery. When we were in La Cruz, a local rigger recommended that we reinforce our gooseneck. So we reinforced that important boom-to-mast connection with bronze bushings. Unfortunately, this may have led to the weakening of a pin holding the boom to the mast. Luckily, during a routine inspection, Stuart was shocked to find the pin had worked itself loose and was about to fall out! We quickly hove to and hammered the pin back into place. We spent the next few hours trying to figure out a way to ensure that the pin stayed in place. Eventually, some rubber and hose clamps seemed to do the trick. However, from that moment on, the fear of our boom becoming detached from our mast weighed heavily on our minds. Frequent "pin checks" were required for the rest of the journey.

We soon entered the ITCZ, and it was quite unsettling for us, with confused seas, frequent squalls and a heavy, oppressive, humid heat. We commiserated over the challenging conditions with our buddy boats and continued forth.

On March 18, the skies cleared and the seas calmed. We crossed the equator, jubilant and proud of what we had so far accomplished. We gave the obligatory toast to King Neptune but didn't offer too much champagne, since we had already inadvertently provided a much bigger sacrifice when my iPhone slipped overboard!

Over the next few days, it felt as if the ITCZ would never end. Occasionally, a brown booby would land on our boat. However, after removing bird droppings from our solar panels, we discouraged any further rest stops aboard Flow. At one point we were greeted by a pod of dolphins. We were not moving very fast and they did not seem that interested in

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Above: 'Flow' departing La Cruz. Right: Stuart and Jeanne decked out to meet King Neptune at the equator. Left: The gooseneck fix.

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playing at our bow, but they gave us a spectacular show as they flung and spun themselves out of the water all around our boat. A few days later, while we were under sail, a humpback whale silently rose from the deep quite close to us. Earlier in our trip, when we had just left Banderas Bay, we were regaled with a humpback's breaching and waving. Thankfully, this particular whale was a bit more sedate, but awake enough to move out of our way.

A few days later, the skies cleared, and at last a steady and cool southeast trade wind appeared. We were so grateful to have steady, strong winds and calmer seas. We were running low on fuel, clean clothes and fresh provisions, but were full of hope and anticipation. I couldn't help thinking, "What if a dream to cross the Pacific Ocean on a sailboat comes true?"

On March 27, as we made landfall at the Marquesas Islands, it did just that.

— Jeanne 3/26/25

Oatmeal Savage — Pearson 42 Matt and Frances Van Tol and Family

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Victoria, BC

We had one more shot at this. The "fast-forward" button had been pushed and life was moving way too quickly: If we wanted to cross the Pacific as a family of four, it had to happen now.

This was our second time cruising as a family, having spent the better part of a year sailing through the Caribbean when the kids, Digory and Piper, were ages 5 and 7. It was an idyllic setting; the kids were ideal ages.

We knew we wanted to have another chance to cruise with our kids before they were off and away to their own adventures, and the timing worked out to try again when they were 13 and 15. We set off from our hometown on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, aiming for a clockwise Pacific loop. The setting was harsh; the ages of the kids were harsher.

We took six or seven months to get south to Puerto Vallarta, and during that time we had seen some really spicy sailing, testing our boat and our resiliency. It took its toll on our teenagers, with more than a few conversations about sticking it out until we got to the beautiful South Pacific. The pep talks were for us adults, too. Through a series of fortunate encounters with really encouraging cruisers along the way, our spirits were bolstered and we soon found ourselves prepping for a Pacific passage that could take up to 30 days at sea.

Our kids were reluctant to leave lovely Mexico. They wondered how it could get

better than the sandy beaches, the warm weather, and easy access to fun. We couldn't guarantee them that the South Pacific would be better, though we'd heard wonderful reports of excellent sea life, outstanding landscapes and water so clear and turquoise you'd have to pinch yourself to make sure you weren't dreaming. But to be honest, we couldn't be sure; we just had to take this leap, and we had to take it together.

We departed Banderas Bay on February 22. It was quite something to watch our teenagers transform over our threeweek passage at sea. They gained their sea legs more quickly than Matt and I, and were much more adept at rolling with the punches. And roll we did! For at least 700 nautical miles, it was "that old-time rock 'n' roll," with our Pearson 424 ketch burying its port-side rail, then rolling to drench its starboard rail and back again.

It was tough on us all, but I'm so encouraged by how we all came together and just handled it. With daily happy hours in the cockpit, complete with bowls of treats cobbled together from what we could find (a favorite was chips, pistachios and Sour Patch Kids gummies — all in one bowl), a Sherlock Holmes audiobook and sometimes a card game played together, it was like a daily system reboot. We all looked forward to that daily crunchy-munchy session before the sun went down, proof that we'd made it through another day, despite the waves or rain or wind — or lack thereof — we were still doing this crazy adventure as a team.

Digory, our 13-year-old, plunged in first, and I'll never forget the smile on his face as he emerged out of the water: completely unfiltered happiness. We'd all traveled a long way to experience this and it was exceeding our wildest dreams.

A highlight for us all was our equator crossing. We had made our halfway mark a few days earlier, but it was still so rocky and rolly that it was hard to truly savor that accomplishment. But the stars aligned at the equator, as the wind had pushed us at a lovely 4-5 knots for a few days, with a nice 1.5-kt current, and then we were properly in the Doldrums and ready for a swim. The water was glassycalm and an indescribable shade of blue, so rich and bright I kept popping off my sunglasses to see if it was just a trick of the lenses. Nope — it was just that blue.

I always imagined I would be fear ful of jumping into the water in the middle of the Pacific, but I think all that time in the great wide open makes your fears retreat to the far back of your brain: it's just water; it's just a jump in; it's just the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Piper, 15, was next, and with similar joy she dived in and did a spin underwater. All of the hanging on and the endurance of the last 17 days were quickly cast aside as we could all literally let our hair down and shake it out.

After the equator, we could really start to feel the miles getting shorter and shorter as we approached the Marquesas. We could also feel the extreme heat wear us down, but once we were out of the Doldrums, we were moving at a decent pace most of the time. Eventually, we started to do the math backward — not "How many miles did we make yesterday?" but "How many miles until we reach land?"

The kids were such a great help during this last week as they could take over some night watches (Digory doing the 6-9 p.m. watch and Piper getting up early for the 5-8 a.m. duty), which gave us adults

Top (l to r): Piper, Matt, Digory and Frances. Above: 'Oatmeal Savage' at anchor. Right: Swimming in the Doldrums. Far right top: Downwind to the South Pacific! Far right bottom: Ever-friendly dophins always put on a good show.

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only one 4-hour shift each through the night — so we were actually catching up on some rest while on passage!

It was only a few more sleeps and a few more squalls until I awoke one morning with Matt leaning down the companionway, mouthing the words "Land-ho!" On the far horizon, we could finally make out the shape of land, a small, dark bump among the clouds.

We'd done it! After 21 days, 7 hours and 40 minutes, we arrived in Hiva Oa. We'd done this really big thing that very few people on Earth get to experience; and we'd gotten to do it with our kids. Before a career or university or true love cements them to land life, we were able to lock in this memory with just them and us. Even though we are only halfway back

home (via Hawaii, then back to BC via the northern tip of Vancouver Island), we feel that we can do anything now! We've already accomplished so much, we can handle the rest of this wild ride, especially since we've proven we can do this together, and we're better for it.

— Frances 3/29/25

Cruise Notes

• Like so many others after the Baja Ha-Ha, Larissa Clark, Duncan Copeland, and their kids, Eden, 8, and Skye-Elizabeth, 6, headed their UK-based Beneteau 50 Freeranger up to La Paz, enjoying the remainder of 2024 with other cruceros, consolidating new friendships made during the Ha-Ha (particularly with other "kid" boats), and exploring the islands

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and bays of the southern part of the Sea. "Taking the kids swimming with whale sharks, enjoying local ceviches, and the (finally!) hot weather were all highlights!," says Larissa. Of particular note, a visit to Isla Isabela in mid-December was "a truly extraordinary wildlife experience. Ashore we spent hours with the remarkably unconcerned birdlife, with both frigatebirds and blue-footed boobies in full breeding season colours and ritual. In the water, the kids had their first real coral reef snorkelling experience, capped by a pod of pilot whales swimming and 'singing' right through us."

As Freeranger headed south in January and February, "bouncing between Tenacatita, Barra de Navidad, and the Manzanillo area," it was in company with other Ha-Ha kid boats, who then melded with other kid boats already in the region. In early February, Freeranger headed back up to La Cruz for some warranty work on the gearbox, and to prep for our Pacific crossing. "For the next month it felt like the list of things to do would never end, but there was huge camaraderie between all the boats prepping for the Puddle Jump, and much to be learned through the excellent weekly lectures organized by PV Sailing," says Larissa.

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"We also hosted a gathering of Ocean Cruising Club members on board — an excellent evening for all." It then became a waiting game for the right weather window. Finally, on March 17, Freeranger set off from Punta Mita, bound for the Pitcairn Islands. "As we write this (on March 31), we are making excellent passage, just crossing the equator yesterday."

Freeranger is also involved with various ocean citizen-science initiatives. For more information, go to their website at www.freerangeocean.org.

• For Jim and Jo Gleason of the San Diego-based Baba 40 Mandolin, the 2024 Ha-Ha was their first cruising experience — "and a great start to our sailing adventure in Mexico," says Jo. "We were surrounded by an enthusiastic and supportive group of sailors who gave us the confidence to continue the journey on our own once the rally was over."

Post-Ha-Ha, Jim and Jo spent a relaxing week in La Paz, anchored in the Mogote and becoming part of the Los Cruceros cruising network. "After the fast pace of the Ha-Ha, it was nice to slow down a notch and enjoy the capital city of BCS: the weekly street market, the restaurants, the laundry services, and a Chedraui!"

After that, Mandolin crossed over to the mainland, spending a month in the La Cruz marina. Jim and Jo headed home for Christmas with the kids, returning at the start of the new year to cruise down the coast to Barra de Navidad. A highlight

was a visit from Jim's family, who flew in to enjoy the resort at Isla Navidad Marina. In February, it was back up the coast with stops in La Cruz, Punta Mita, Matanchen Bay and Mazatlán. At this writing, Jim and Jo are up in the Sea of Cortez, exploring and enjoying the beautiful scenery and anchorages that the area is known for.

"It's easy to see why everyone raves about the SOC!" notes Jo.

"We'll need to bash back up to Ensenada before the visa expires in June, but until then every day is an adventure!"

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"By the time you read this, we should be well into our Pacific Puddle Jump," writes Lauren Sanders of the Oregon-based Beneteau 50 Open Range. Along with Jack Elliott (no relation to the Rambin' folksinger) and friends Ted Lewiit and Pat Rabin, the four friends — all still in their 20s — saved up to buy the boat together and all quit their jobs to pursue their dream of

As this issue went to press, 'Freeranger's Duncan, Skye-Elizabeth, Larissa and Eden were en route to the Pitcairn Islands.

For Jo, Jim, and boat dog Lily, the first time cruising is a charm.

crossing the Pacific. The trip down the coast to Mexico was the shakedown. "Every day of the sail south has been a crucial opportunity to dial in our crew and systems, and learn the skills and resilience we'll need for the long trip," says Lauren. While Lauren and Jack have done some chartering and owned a smaller boat, Lauren points out that their fifth crewmember is highly experienced: "Open Range, our 1989 Beneteau, has a decade

on all of us –– and a 2006 circumnavigation to boot!"

Lauren is keeping track of it all as they go. Among the lessons learned so far:

1. You're never drinking enough water.

2. Take some friends out on a daysail –– it will reveal your crew's potential for composure when things break and it's not socially acceptable to panic.

Strive for this composure even with no audience.

3. Buy more cheese.

4. Shakedown sails are as much about the crew as the boat. We all lived together before, but you don't truly know your crew until it's 0300 and you're bleeding the diesel in slamming seas.

5. Every challenge is a gift and a chance to become the person you aspire to be!

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(Look for more on Open Range's Pacific crossing in the June issue.)

• "We had a wonder ful few months in the Sea of Cortez with kids and family visiting. La Paz to Loreto is one of the cruising 'wonders of the world,'" writes Yvonne Jenapierre of the Emeryville-based Island Packet 38 Pelican. At this writing, her partner Rob Currie was singlehanding Pelican back to California via the Clipper Route.

• "Three weeks recommissioning after summer on the hard in San Carlos, along with homeschool with the girls, kept us plenty busy," writes Ben Shaw of the San Franciscobased HallbergRassy 352 Dovka, which he shares with wife Lauren Keene and daughters Norma, 10, and Alexandra, 8. They relaunched in February and headed to La Cruz, where they reconnected with many friends. They also found it to be a great

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hub for cruising, "With lots of other kid boats, great kid activities planned by the marvelous and talented Ms. Kat — plus plenty of other cruisers getting ready to shove off to the South Pacific, and happy to share info about it.

"This was our primary goal as well, so between delicious taco, pizza or shrimp burger meals with friends, some surfing, and whale watching, I spent days doing the many little jobs needed to get Dovka ready for the 3,000-mile journey to the Marquesas.

"The small size of our boat didn't allow for additional crew, and doublehanding

while caring for our young daughters wasn't how we wanted to cross, so my wife and the girls decided to meet me in Hiva Oa, and I was joined in Mexico by my brother, Jon Shaw, and my college buddy, Tim Field. They arrived midMarch and we checked out of Mexico soon after and departed the La Cruz anchorage the evening of March 24, sailing wing on wing into the sunset. As I write this we are about halfway there. We had to track pretty far west in an attempt to avoid a dead zone below the Revillagigedo Islands. We've had variable winds but have been able to sail at 4 to 7 knots most of the time.

"We've been eating well, enjoying our stock of fresh veggies before it runs out and supplementing it with freshly caught yellowfin tuna. Crew morale is high even as we roll in pretty big swells. We're looking forward to the next 1,500 miles and keeping our fingers crossed that the ITCZ shrinks a bit before we get there. You can follow our passage

via Instagram @svdovka." (You can also follow Ben's podcasts via their website at www.OutTheGateSailing.com.)

• Kirk and Charlene Wagner on the Alberta-based Beneteau 39 Freedom Kirkland are currently enjoying their 18th season cruising the coast of Pacific Mexico. This year they started in Guaymas and sailed down to Zihuatanejo for SailFest and GuitarFest.

"We are currently slowly making our way back to Barra de Navidad where

Kirk and Charlene are on their 18th season of enjoying Mexico aboard 'Freedom Kirkland'.

we will keep the boat in the Grand Bay for the summer months," writes Kirk. "Cheers, everyone!"

— latitude / jr

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More than 4,000 boats and 14,000 sailors have done the 750-mile cruisers rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. Here are some of the main reasons. 1) It’s really, really fun. 2) Superb safety record. 3) You get a Ha-Ha backpack filled with swag at the Halloween costume kick-off party. 4) To a great extent there is safety and shared knowledge in numbers. 5) Daily roll call in ports, professional weather forecast, and net.

6) Six social events in which to make lifelong cruising friends. 7) You’ll be featured in the Ha-Ha bio book. 8) Experienced leadership. Collectively, the three event leaders have transited the Baja coast 100 times. 9) The fleet will able to check into Mexico at Bahia Santa Maria 10) It gives you compelling deadline to leave the dock. And Bonus Reason #11, most cited by past participants, all the new cruising friends you’ll make.

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27 FT norsea 27 1997 . Beautiful. Professionally finished and designed for offshore sailing. That was my dream but I met the love of my life and she didn’t share the same dreams. After sailing around Puget Sound for 10-12 years it’s time to say goodbye. Email me and I will send you a complete list of all the equipment included. $45,000. Seattle, WA. boatbutcher@hotmail.com (253) 3801413

31 FT ericson inDePenDence 1978 . Bruce King designed a classic cutter-rigged clipper ship using modern materials for coastal cruising around the Bicentennial. Due to high production costs, fewer than 100 hulls were built. The boat was hauled, repaired, bottom-painted, and deemed safe in 2024. The 14 hp Yanmar diesel is sound, and the boat sails well. Cosmetic repairs are needed., Buyers should be handy. The boat is sold as is in Richmond. $12,000. Brickyard Marina Richmond. mlm_07@yahoo.com (650) 303-0686

30 FT olson 1980. Professional openstern conversion Micro-adjustable mainsheet, traveler, and backstay Bowsprit Excellent sail inventory Tohatsu 3.5 hp – like new Solid trailer with good tires Much more. Email for pictures. $17,500. Richmond, CA Boardwalk Marina. spaulwarren@gmail.com (916) 919-2850

30 FT sanTana 3030 gP 1984. Nelson Marek Santana 3030 GP. Fully optimized with seven recent winning seasons including SD CRA winner in 2022/2023. Competitive PHRF 120 and ORC. Upwind/downwind killer. Will outpoint most boats. Lightweight/well balanced. Eight sails 2020 or newer including: new membrane LG carbon #1 used only four times. Membrane carbon main and five kites (0.5, 0.6, and 0.75 oz. symmetricals and A2/A3). New carbon spinnaker pole and recent Harken self-tailers. Massive cockpit, great for racing/cruising. Voluminous interior with four berths. Aft berths are true doubles. New Jabsco head. Redone varnished floor. Excellently cared-for Yanmar 2GM20F with full maintenance report. New batteries. B&G Triton 2 instruments. Three-year-old sprayed racing bottom. No blisters. Cruisingready. $12,000 OBO. San Diego, CA. michaelschrager@gmail.com (574) 8506318

29 FT coluMBia 1967 . Classic Sparkman. 6 ft headroom. New main and new jib. Wood stove. Origo cook stove. Cobo. Need to sell for health reasons. $6,000. Vallejo Marina. adam.cox1234@gmail.com (805) 7041946

30 FT knarr 1960 . US #100, Norwegian-built, varnished wood hull and cabin sides, aluminum mast and boom. Two suits North sails, two outboards, stuff. Won ’77, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’85, ’86. $19,500. SFYC Harbor, Belvedere, CA. georgerygg@gmail.com (415) 596-6296

30 FT BaBa 30 1978. Project, mid-refit. New spruce spar, new chainplates. 1 hr on rebuilt Yanmar 3GM. All tanks, plumbing and electrical removed. Email for more information. stirlingbuilders@ gmail.com. $20,000 OBO. Quincy, CA. stirlingbuilders@gmail.com

30 FT neW JaPan yacHT VenT De FeTe slooP 1983. Boat has electric motor. The boat is $15,000. The slip is for sale for $45,000. It is a dockominium (Glen Cove Marina, in Vallejo). Single-handed from Japan. Good hull report. $15,000. Glen Cove Marina. (925) 381-0481 john@wadsworthassociates.com sailboatdata.com/sailboat/vent-de-fete/

30 FT TarTan 30 1972 . Too many upgrades to list. Our son was going to bluewater, but started a family. Sitting for 3 years. Atomic 4. New lifelines, standing rigging, mast step, sails, dodger, stainless gas tank. $14,500. San Rafael. dianeirisballard@gmail.com

30 FT PaciFic 30 1982. Designed in the ’20s, built in the ’80s of quality Canadian fiberglass, ‘Ramona’ is 30-ft on deck with elegant overhangs that guarantee compliments every sail. An original “gentleman’s (or gentlewoman’s) daysailer,” ‘Ramona’ has everything you need and nothing you don’t for a comfortable day on the Bay. Why sail a motorhome when all you really need is a sports car? Dependable Yanmar (recent List Marine service), crisp Pineapple sails, new standing rigging (including top of mast), rollaway head, and a great napping berth. Designed by William Roué of legendary ‘Bluenose’ schooner fame. Twenty-one-ft waterline, 8-ft beam, 4.5-ft draft, 4700-lb displacement, and one of the sweetest sailers that just happens to be undeniably pretty. $10,500. Richmond. rgriffoul@sbcglobal.net (510) 290-0955

30 FT WyliecaT 30 1997 . New square-top made by Ullman sails in Santa Cruz. Powered by a Yanmar 1GM10: runs great. Boat’s clean and ready to sail. Text me at 949-9458470 Dave. $43,000. Newport Beach. lagunawide@gmail.com (949) 945-8470

30 FT yankee one classic WooDen racing slooP 1949. Master Mariners award-winning sailboat designed by William Starling Burgess and Stone-built. ‘Flame’ was totally restored in 2015. Varnished wood hull. Roller furling. Complete survey in 2023 available. “A Sailor’s Saiboat”. $49,900. Richmond, CA. stefroche916@gmail.com

30 FT ericson 30+ 1980. Five-and-ahalf-ft draft keel. Version,0 Universal Diesel, new propane two-burner stove conversion. Rigging replaced late ’90s. Two mainsails. Original roller jib. $13,000 OBO. Sausalito. newcombarger@yahoo.com (415) 3426230

31 FT DuFour 3800 1983 . Inboard engine and rigging need immediate replacement. No known leaks. Sinks and water work. Electricity works, though battery may need replacing. Fiberglass monohull. Rigging: sloop. Keel: fin w/spade rudder. Racer/cruiser. $11,000 OBO. Santa Cruz, CA. natcarsten@yahoo.com

32 – 35 Feet SailboatS

32 FT ericson 32-3 1985. This Bruce King design has been dubbed the “perfect Bay boat” because she’s stiff yet sporty and fun to sail. In great condition with a newer Yanmar diesel (only 680 hrs.) and brand-new mainsail. Comfortable, warm teak interior is top quality and sleeps 5. Famous for her “Triaxial Force Grid” hull construction, she’s seaworthy and well equipped with all the bells and whistles like anchor windlass, cockpit table and cushions. Recent survey and haulout. $25,000. Sausalito, CA. boatwork@gmail.com (415) 699-2929

32 FT gulF PiloTHouse 1980. Fully equipped. Radar, color GPS, builtin battery charger, modern autopilot, solar panels, 12V fridge, water heater, anchor winch. All sails restitched. Two steering stations. Tools and spares. $15,000. Long Beach. darblessing@gmail.com (562) 537-3720

35 FT coronaDo 1972. Coronado CC sloop. Helm steering in center cockpit. Full enclosure canvas on center cockpit. Foresail: 130 genoa on roller furler. Mainsail: 3 reef points via hank up. New-ish running rigging. Yanmar 3GM30F with low hrs l15 yrs old). New fuel cell. Electric head. Electric windlass w/plow anchor. New bottom job 2025. New “Propspeed” paint on propeller and prop shaft. Galley: Reefer is DV on cold plate in ice box. Galley: microwave. Features walk-around deck and walk-around belowdecks layout. Master stateroom has inline queen bed with built-ins on both sides. $29,500 OBO, trades considered if good value (cars, trucks, Motorcycles, etc.). Napa. blake-grant@hotmail.com (650) 650-3333

32 FT caTalina 320 2002. ‘Grace Kellie’ is the perfect family cruiser. She features a roomy layout with a functional galley, a large dinette that converts to a berth, a private aft cabin, and a V-berth forward. Her wide beam extends aft, creating a voluminous cockpit with cushions, princess seats on the stern, fold-up wood table, and walk-through transom for easy access to the swim step. She has been well maintained and is in excellent condition. She has new AGM starting and house batteries. $67,000. San Francisco. cdlowe1769@sbcglobal.net (408) 800-9560

33 FT BeneTeau 331 2000. ‘Boomtown’ is lively and well maintained. She’s ready to go and often seen playingn on S.F. Bay. Simple systems, easy to sail and ideally suited for Bay and coastal cruising. She’s comfortable at a mooring or on the hook for a weekend or longer. Roller furling jib, in-mast furling, and power winch make life simple. Hauled and painted every 2 to 3 years and dived on regularly. All systems below are clean, well maintained and functioning well. Westerbeke 27hp. with low hrs, never misses a beat! Currently being serviced: raw water flush, oil change etc., and full interior/exterior detailing. For more information or to schedule a viewing, please contact Joe. $58,000. Berkeley, CA. cunliffe@sbcglobal.net (510) 648-9253

35 FT DeHler 34 1985. ‘Private Reserve’ — Dutch-built racer-cruiser. Tiller, all lines led aft, all-teak interior, new batteries, Yanmar with 1900+ hrs, recently updated standing and running rigging, Q4 2024 haulout. Text for details. Also possible: fractional ownership or no-equity partnership, or use as a trade for a full-keel 36- 42-ft cruiser. $18,000 OBO. S.F. South Beach Harbor. valtaft@gmail.com (650) 670-5300

34 FT exPress 34 1986. 1986 “Boat of the Year” 1987 Sailing World Magazine. One of Carl Schumaker’s finest designs. Two-burner stove with oven, hot water. Almost-new North main, lightly used North jib on Harken roller furling, many bags of sails, two spinnaker poles, raceready, fully equipped. Priced to sell. $35,000 OBO. Richmond Yacht Club. karlengdahl10@gmail.com

35 FT FanTasia 35 Mk ll 1979. In very good condition and ready to go. Most all systems upgraded including standing rigging and lifelines. Above-deck Maxwell windlass, Profurl 4200 genoa furler, ComNav autopilot, Vector AIS, Dometic fridge in updated galley and full stand-up workroom are just some of the features that make so much in a 35-ft boat. Ten-inch pillow top mattress! Runs great! ComNav Commander P2 color autopilot, Octopus hydraulic steering ram, Blue Sky charge controller, new lifelines (2018), new rigging (2018), New Found Metals stainless ports, Garmin chartplotter, Vesper SP160 antenna splitter, Vesper XB-8000 AIS, Standard Horizon AIS/ GPS VHF w/remote handset in cockpit, Iverson freestanding bimini, lazy jacks, transom hoist. $39,000. Isleton CA. carey.shine@gmail.com (541) 973-9562 youtu.be/duatO0_RhQc?feature=shared

32 FT ericson 32 1972. In excellent shape. Wheel steering and roller furling jib. Many new features: instruments, cockpit canvas, dodger and window screen, mainsail stack, boom kicker (eliminates uphaul) and new head. Engine hrs < 500 on Universal diesel. Recent hull paint fall 2023. Many custom features including cockpit dining table. Very well maintained. Reason for sale is my age and health. For more photos and info see Craigslist URL. html. $20,900. Oakland North Marina. gumdoc@mac.com (510) 368-9611 https://tinyurl.com/8w9d67jx

34 FT PeTerson 34 1979. Refit over the last several years. I am getting a bigger boat. Lots of major upgrades, some new sails, winches, clutches, decks redone, plumbing, new wiring, chartplotter, VHF, MFD in cockpit, autopilot. New head, bottom paint with barrier coat done in fall 2023, new cutlass bearing, motor mounts. Fuel tank was recently cleaned with all new fuel lines. Two-cylinder Yanmar diesel. Looks a little rough but runs great. Has a two-blade folding prop. Sails include new genoa, newer main, lots of spinnakers and old race sails. Standing/running rigging in great shape. Tough old boat, very well built, solid shape structurally. Allan Andrews keel and rudder. $25,000. Ventura, CA. scottnordeng@gmail.com (805) 953-4458

34 FT Wylie 34 1980 . One of Tom Wylie’s best designs; fractional rig, new Quantum main and cover, other sails for all conditions, PHRF 120, Yanmar and 2GM diesel 1700 hrs. A great Bay boat! $21,500. Richmond. kurrewa59@gmail.com (808) 381-5884

32 FT HerresHoFF 1998. Sail around the world!. Beautiful, strong cruising cutter. Herreshoff-designed, bowsprit and boomkin, cold-molded hull, full lead keel, spruce spars, sails in great condition (mainsail with 3 reefs; stays’l, jib; 120% Dacron; 120% 1.5 oz. nylon; storm sail; trys’l); Aries wind vane self-steering; 10-ft fiberglass dinghy; no engine; sail into and out of upwind Berkeley berth or use 16-ft oar; 4 anchors (45# 35# 25# CQR, fisherman); windlass. Call Emily 925-899-1546. P.S. Consider adding an electric motor. $15,000. Berkeley, CA. ems323@gmail.com 925-899-1546

33 FT PaciFic seacraFT MariaH 31 1978. Stout boat of legendary strength and seaworthiness. Highly sought-after for bluewater sailing. She is in excellent condition, spartan appointments and in original condition with no modifications. Newer standing rig, crisp sails, fresh bottom job. $32,000. Tiburon. sailingfearless@gmail.com 415-745-2292

33 FT cal 33 1971 . Classic olderstyle sloop with modified scoop stern. Strong Volvo diesel 487 hrs. Harken roller furling. Tiller, older sails. Relocating and priced to sell. $5,900 OBO. Emery Cove Yacht Harbor. ngolifeart@gmail.com (747) 286-8311

36 – 39 Feet SailboatS

38 FT lancer 1985. Lancer (38 hull with fiberglass swim deck). LOA: 40 ft. Volvo 4 cyl diesel — 61 hp goes 9 kt. Mainsail: Roller furler outside mast. Genoa: 130 roller. Electric head. $59,500 OBO, Trades. Napa. blake-grant@hotmail.com (650) 650-3333

37 FT cHeruBini 1979. Coast Guard documented. Yanmar diesel 529 hrs. New UK main, 130% roller furling genoa, and self-tacking sails with full canvas covers. Self-tailing Lewmars. Canvas hatch, wheel covers. Email for details. Make an offer; negotiable. $20,000 OBO. Alameda, CA. camden219@yahoo.com https://tinyurl. com/3abkckx8

38 FT Wylie 38 1985 . Turnkey boat in Oxnard. Yanmar 3cyl with 570 hrs, double-spreader mast, rod rigging, 2024 Dacron main and jib from Ullman, lightly used laminate 155% from Santa Cruz sails, 3 sym spinnakers, aluminum pole, mix of self-tailing and non-ST winches. Light ply interior, similar to Express 37. Great for coastal and Hawaii races and performance cruising. Open to downsize trade. $50,000. Oxnard, CA. slampoud@yahoo.com

36 FT islanDer FreePorT 36 1978 . Ha-Ha ready! Last 7 seasons in the Sea of Cortez and ready to go today! Bob Perry design, this is the preferred B plan with a port-side Pullman berth. Please check website!. $65,000 OBO. Currently Long Beach, CA. dheirendt@hotmail.com (559) 999-5219 https://dheirendt.wixsite.com/truenorth

38 FT ericson 38-200 1989 . ‘Sea Dancer’ — Bruce King classic, cruising equipped. Sloop rigged, wing keel (5-ft draft). Universal diesel, solar, Victron, lithium, Balmar, Avon RIB, davits, power windlass, great ground tackle, more. Late-2023 survey $50K. $50,000 OBO. San Carlos, MX. gazaboo@yahoo.com (808) 494-6173

36 FT Morgan one Ton 1975. Sloop rigged, cruising Mexico for 8 years. Westerbeke 40 (Perkins 107), Balmar 100 amp and smart regulator, Harken Mk IV furler, Maxwell windlass, Rocna 44, 200 ft G4 chain, Fortress 22, dodger, bimini, rigid vang, CPT autopilot, good sails, lazy jacks with newer sail cover, Raymarine ST60 instruments, Garhauer oversized traveler and GiB car adjusters, Force10 two-burner/oven propane, newer cushions with Sunbrella upholstery, Katadyn 40 watermaker, 45 gal fuel in two tanks, Frigoboat refrigeration, three 100W flexible solar panels w/Blue Sky solar boost controller, four 100-amp group 30 house bank, one group 24 starting, Good sailing racer/cruiser. Everything in good to great shape but needs some keel work. $6,000. Guaymas/San Carlos, MX. cometmdr@gmail.com

38 FT Catalina Morgan 1994. This extensively upgraded cruiser is ready to sail! Featuring a new Beta Marine 50hp engine, new Precision Sails with in-mast furling mainsail, and a full suite of new B&G electronics (autopilot, chartplotter, radar, and anemometer), she’s built for confident offshore cruising. Enjoy reliable performance, effortless handling, and seamless navigation in a proven, comfortable center cockpit design. The Catalina 38 has way more head space than you get in any other boat this size. San Pedro. $115,000. https://tinyurl.com/3zk3hwdv (714) 4031011. matt.n.howells@gmail.com

37 FT Tayana Mk 2 cuTTer 1986. ‘Banyadah’ (home on the water) is a sound ocean-going vessel with many features. Her deck hardware was removed for transport and needs to be reinstalled. New mast wiring and rigging in 2021. Some cosmetic work required. Perfect for someone looking to get into an offshore boat at an affordable price and willing to put in the work. Most work is DIY. She has faithfully taken us on 1000s of sea miles and is looking for her new family. (Sadly, our current circumstances mean it won’t be us.) Please email or call for full details. $15,000 OBO. Sausalito. jaygrant11383@gmail.com (415) 4136707

38 FT x-yacHTs x-382 2002. Exquisite example of X-Yachts’ transition into performance cruising. No expense was spared building and fitting out this wonderful example of Danish boatbuilding. Always loved, expertly maintained, and extensively upgraded with quality gear. Excellent condition. $139,000 OBO. Ventura. cmldesign@gmail.com (650) 380-3095

38 FT DoWn easT slooP 1976. During ownership of ‘Anita’ we’ve done the following: Sandblasted the bottom, faired in and coated with 2 coats of marine epoxy, painted. Installed new Yanmar 53hp diesel w/new fuel tank, drive train. Installed 90% new wiring, batteries, panels etc. New SS stanchions, bow and stern pulpits. Installed Corian counter tops, new cushions and solid teak chart table top and a heavy duty Lofrans windlass. New 300-ft 5/6-in G4 chain. Other improvements and gear, too numerous to mention. ‘Anita’ has great headroom in saloon, giant V-berth, freeboard of a much larger boat, huge amount of storage space. Search URL for sailing adventures in SoCal. Courtesy to brokers. $49,500. capnernie1@aol.com https://tinyurl.com/ ynxxcca2

37 FT alsBerg BroTHers exPress 37 1985. ‘Limitless’ is a proven offshore and inshore racer/cruiser with a proven winning record with many podium finishes. A Transpac and Pacific Cup racing veteran, ‘Limitless’ is ready to go to Hawaii in turnkey condition. There’s an extensive sail inventory including class carbon fiber mains, cruising Dacron main with new Tides Marine track. The sail inventory includes E/P, Ullman, Quantum and Hyde sails from 2016 to present, some new never-used sails (A5, Code 0, A4). Also, new 2023 Ballenger spar with new rod rigging, newer running rigging, two carbon fiber spinnaker poles and reaching strut. Many more extras included…. $69,500 Price reduction. San Pedro, CA. E37LLfast@aol.com (310) 720-0620

39 FT Freya 2003. Proven famous bluewater cruiser/racer. Every amenity for safety and comfort except air conditioning. Lying San Diego, ready for the Ha-Ha. Turbocharged Yanmar recently rebuilt. Bristol condition. Tall rig, 13 standing riggings, 13 halyards, two autopilots, two chartplotters, windvane steering and much more. Complete suite sails for heavy weather, paraglider spinnaker, Jordan series drogue, Dynaplate grounding to mast, sleeps 6. Watermaker, hydraulic backstay. Email or call. $120,000. San Diego. berniekreten@yahoo.com (916) 335-6555

36 FT cascaDe 1977. Bluewater-ready turnkey sailboat. 55 hrs on new Yanmar 30 hp, navigation autopilot, leather interior hand-carved wood. Dickinson diesel heater, full head with hot shower, full galley and more. Great liveaboard with large V-berth, comes with transferable slip!. $25,000 OBO. Newport, OR. sureshanjie@yahoo.com Suresh (510) 459-8018or Dustin (808) 756-1389

38 FT carrera 38 1987. Imported by Sven Svendsen. 2023, mast removed with new standing rigging installed, two new batteries, two new compasses, new bottom paint, new zincs, new service of the outdrive/prop, hydraulic outhaul, vang and mast bend, two-cylinder Volvo recently serviced with oil change/pump/filters, all work done by Svendsen. Two mainsails, two spinnakers, genoa and two roller jibs, spinnaker pole, Ballenger mast and boom. $15,000. Pt. Richmond Marina, CA. franzsteinerarchitect@comcast.net (510) 914-1289

39 FT c a l 39-2 1977. ‘Sea Star’ is for sale. For details see URL. $39,000. bob@bobwalden.com https://tinyurl.com/ Buyseastar

39 FT cal 40 1964. Legendary Cal 40, built in 1964 and beautifully maintained, groundbreaking performance and timeless lines, is waiting for new adventures. This particular boat has been cared for by an owner who appreciates her pedigree and has invested in key upgrades like new sails, new electronic, auto pilot and more. $80,000 OBO Richmond Yacht Club. (415) 963-2160. odilehines@gmail.com

39 FT irWin ciTaTion 1979. Built in Florida for San Francisco Bay. Great liveaboard and coastal cruiser. 2023 bottom painted. Extensive rebuild/replacement of most systems in 2006 including Yanmar 3JH4. Monitor vane/e-rudder. dodger/bimini. Call or email. $45,000. Richmond, CA. svcasablanca1979@gmail.com (925) 391-1250

49 FT Ta cHiao 1986. ‘Scintilla’ is an ocean-cruising liveaboard whose every owner since new has used her for that purpose. As such, she has been equipped, maintained, and updated for that purpose constantly. $129,000. Seattle. sv.scintilla@gmail.com https://tinyurl. com/33panffu

47 FT WyliecaT 48 2000. If you like to sail fast without working hard; if you like to sail without waiting for a crew to show up; if you prefer to avoid “white-knuckle” stressful sailing; if you don’t want to worry about shrouds, stays, rigging; if you think simple is safe; if you don’t want to duck the boom; if you don’t want to spend $400K+ on a new one, then this is the boat for you! Well maintained and cared-for, ‘Ahava’ is for sale, or is it sail?. $150,000. San Francisco Marina. mksabra@aol.com (415) 320-2233 https:// tinyurl.com/bdhxxk5p

46 FT cal 246 1974. Legendary Cal 246 refit complete, health issues force sale! All-new ST winches, Raymarine electronics, 12V Isotherm fridge/freezer, Victron inverter, BBQ, AGM batteries — three 200Ah house and 90Ah starter. Rigging, two 300W solar panels. paint, thru-hulls, engine gone through completely by mechanic. Alternators rebuilt, dinghy. 15hp Yamaha, fuel tanks replaced, Furuno chartplotter/radar, Robertson autopilot, electric windlass, 350 ft chain, roller furling, lazy jacks, Walk-in engine room, bowsprit, davits, boom gallows, huge cockpit, many spares and extras; sails are in good condition. 120 fuel, 400 water. Email for more info and pics. $45,000. Marina Seca, San Carlos, MX. bobonparadise@hotmail.com (702) 7685793 WhatsApp

42 FT Van De sTaDT reBel 42 1977. English-built boat, sailed across the Atlantic shorthanded with no problems. Great sea boat. New standing rigging and lifelines 2024, Perkins 4.108 diesel with BorgWarner V-drive, regularly maintained, works great. New slab-reefing mainsail 2022 and six foresails. In great sailing condition, needs modern electronics. Electric Lofrans windlass and self-tailing 44 Lewmar cockpit winches. Hydraulic steering with wheel. Recent lead acid batteries. Gimbaled gas cooker with oven. Manual and electric bilge pumps. $30,000. Channel Islands Harbor, CA. philip.vaughan@gmail.com (626) 4758522

42 FT conTesT Deck salon 1982. High-quality Dutch offshore fast cruiser. Skeg rudder, Yanmar1540 hrs. Onan gen 660 hrs. Good sails, rig and B&G electronics, radar, solar, 2x Depth, 2x GPS plotters. No teak decks, big aft cabin. Ready to go. $88,000. Ventura, CA. distantbeat@gmail.com (805) 574-9791

40 – 50 Feet SailboatS

49 FT Hylas 47/49 1989. Well equipped, with H49 stepped transom. Custom stern arch and hard bimini w/1000W solar panels. Yanmar 4JH3E diesel, watermaker, two autopilots, washer, fridge, freezer. Corian countertops. All modern electronics. Ten winches, windlass. Cutter rig, Profurl, slab reefs, Sta-Lok terminals. Four sails. Three cabins. Classic wood interior. Seaworthy world cruiser. Owned and maintained by Navy vet/submersible pilot/USCG 500 Ton Master since 2002. Great liveaboard located St. Thomas, USVI, with mooring. All toys, tools, spares — everything included. Reduced price for quick sale. Price firm. Email for more info. $149,000. St. Thomas, USVI. kirktek@gmail.com (540) 353-6245

40 FT PassPorT 40 1983. This is a world-capable yacht, ready to take you cruising. Beautiful yacht in really good condition. She is cutter-rigged with oversized rigging and extra cockpit winches. Major equipment has been replaced or renewed. She is cruise-equipped. Call or email. $110,000. Orcas Island, WA. svlandsend@yahoo.com (360) 632-8896

50 FT ValianT 2004. Custom-built for the original owners 20 years ago. Valiants are known for their super-strong construction, and for the way they sail shorthanded. Designed and built for the shorthanded crew, the 50-ft Valiant is the queen of the fleet with her newly expanded true cutter sail plan, and featuring a doublespreader rig mast and anchor bowsprit. An amazing opportunity presents itself! This is the only Valiant 50 built with the Pullman berth and forepeak storage. More photos and details are available upon request. $379,000. Redwood City, CA. sail.legacy@gmail.com (415) 572-0891 https://svlegacy.net

43 FT c & c 43-1 1971. “Limited edition” 43 by Bruckmann. A multi-year repair/restoration completed in 2022. Roller furling, Harken batt cars, and autopilot allow shorthanding. Windlass and anchor package makes anchoring efficient. See SailboatData.com C&C43-1 page for layout and specifications. $46,500. Port Ludlow, WA. Calypso43@outlook.com

40 FT cHallenger 40 1974. Good news! Extensive refit was begun in 2020 including: Thorough cleaning and repainting of storage, mechanical areas, and bilge. New motor mounts and turbo assembly on Yanmar 4JHTE. New throttle and gear Morse cables. Scupper hoses replaced. PSS seal installed. Shaft cutlass bearing replaced. New raw water intake thru-hull. New raw water intake hose. New AC/DC panel. Rewired entire boat. New LED cabin lights. New outlets w/GFCI. New Group 31 starting battery, Aux. 5-amp engine battery charger, 660AH lithium house bank, Victron 3KVA inverter/charger, Victron AC/DC distribution w/remote monitoring, Dec. 2023 Micron 66 paint. Needs holding tank (has manual head and portable toilet), Needs freshwater tank and plumbing (has drains for sinks). $29,000 OBO. Marina Bay, Richmond, CA. seanmcal@gmail.com (310) 971-5208

47 FT TeD carPenTier liDo sHiPyar D 1957. Ketch with 11-ft beam, 7-ft draft. Hull is strip-planked tongue and grooved. This vessel was built by naval architect Ted Carpentier, who also worked as an engineer for Hughes Aircraft and was a personal friend of Howard Huges. It was custom-built for the CEO of United Airlines (the original spinnaker is in United Airlines colors). I have owned this boat since 1996. The interior has been refinished, Elco EN7000 motor installed, teak deck and a new carbon fiber mast and boom and new toilet are ready to be installed. Coast Guard Vessel documented. She is a fine vessel in the San Francisco Bay area. $85,000 OBO. San Francisco Bay Area. vksbo@hotmail.com (510) 967-8421

43 FT serenDiPiTy 43 1981. Very well equipped for cruising, this classic Doug Peterson design is located in Mexico and is seriously for sale after a circumnavigation. Universal diesel, two spins, two mains, Moniter vane, Maxwell windlass and much more. $39,900 OBO. Mexico. geneosier@yahoo.com

43 FT cusToM scHock keTcH 1973. Professionally built of mahogany over oak, ‘Debonair’ has been lovingly maintained and extensively upgraded. A seaworthy passagemaker, ‘Debonair’ recently completed a 16,000-mile Pacific tour. From rig to sails, systems to safety, ‘Debonair’s voyage-ready. $63,900. Port Hadlock, WA. ketchdebonair@gmail.com https://tinyurl. com/2s36wtce

48 FT suncoasT 1980. Type of vessel: ketch. Estimated speed: 10 kt power, 6-8 kt sail. Built Netherlands 1980. Time of lay-up: fall 2012. Hull: length 48-ft, beam 15-ft, draft 7-ft. Frames: varied dimensional steel. Topsides single skin steel plate, 1/4″ thick estimated; bottom single skin steel plate, 1/4″ thick estimated; deck and bulkheads steel plate. Hull layout: V-berth, forward head, forward triple berth, settee/berth, chart station, galley, captain’s berth, engine/machinery/ maintenance room, after master bath, after head, straight inboard diesel engine auxiliary powered. New bow thruster (2010), electronics, autopilot, forward underwater sonar. Six-cyl Leyland diesel, midline, 350 gal water, 250 gal fuel. Pictures at website. $54,900. Cleveland, OH. maudeij@yahoo.com.au (954) 235-2527 http://guapasailboat.com

49 FT cusToM cHoaTe PeTerson slooP 1988. Solid performance racer/ cruiser. Spacious headroom, storage, large galley and main saloon, with roomy aft cabin and separate head. Rod rigging, great winches and running rigging layout. $70,000 OBO or Trade. Sausalito, CA. libertyshipmarina@comcast.net (415) 613-3665

44 FT kelly PeTerson 1979. Classic offshore cutter. New in the last 3 years: Profurl, running and standing rigging, radar tower, Zeus 3S 9, HALO20+, Cebro, forward head, new H2O and sanitation hoses, 12V rewire, stanchion bases, propane system and much more. Health issues force sale. Socalsailmail at yahoo for details and photo packet. $75,000. San Carlos Sonora, MX. socalsailmail@yahoo.com tinyurl.com/mpubc3mc

40 FT Jeanneau sun oDyssey 40 2003. ‘Stardust’ is now on the market due to the health of the owner. The first owner had her for 20 years and outfitted her for bluewater adventures: Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska. His preparation and modifications were thoughtful and professionally executed. I have owned her since March 2023 and sailed her around the Salish Sea and in club racing on Wednesdays. She is in excellent condition, has superior handling characteristics, is both weatherly and relatively fast, easily singlehanded, can sleep 7, and is warm and comfortable below — the best all-around boat one can imagine. $135,000. Tacoma, WA. dstromquist@comcast.net (360) 6069043

51 & over SailboatS

52 FT BeneTeau 52.3 2006. Owner’s version. Buy in Mexico and save broker commission and sales tax. Start your cruise with fat pockets. Title and funds transfer in the US. Located in Barra de Navidad. $250,000. Barra de Navidad, MX. (360) 317-4722

60 FT c us T o M c realock 1997. Just back from NZ! This 60-ft steel schooner will take you anywhere you want to go. Available to view in Tiburon. $185,000 OBO. Tiburon. otterkicks@gmail.com (707) 499-9414 https://schoonershellback.com/

berthS & SlipS

aWesoMe 50 FT sliP Pier 39 san Francisco. For sale: Stunning city views, 15-ft+ beam, 50-ft length. New cleats, dock box, power pedestal, and hose management. Perfectly located for entire Bay Area coverage and beyond. Very easy access, great maintenance team, parking, and more. $24,000. Slip G-32, Pier 39 Marina. greg.rossmann@gjrcap.com (650) 7400263

eMery coVe BoaT sliP For renT Berths for rent. Emery Cove Yacht Harbor 35-ft = $472.50/month C dock and 40-ft = $540/month E dock. Dockominiumrun marina in Emeryville. emerycove. com. Brand-new docks, aluminum with Ipe wood deck, brand-new restrooms, beautiful grounds and just dredged. Great location center of S.F. Bay. Email studio6161@icloud.com. Emeryville, CA. studio6161@icloud.com http://www. emerycove.com

reDWooD ciTy Marina sliPs aVailaBle. Slips 30″-75″ at great rates! Amenities: parking, bathrooms, laundry, pumpout, free wi-fi, keyless entry. Guest berths also available. Call for availability. 451 Seaport Court, Redwood City, CA 94063. crevay@redwoodcityport.com (650) 306-4150 http://www.redwoodcityport. com/marina

ClaSSiC boatS

38 FT Henry J. Gielow Cutter 1935 . Rebuilt over 14 years, ready to sail, member of the Master Mariners. Email for photo spread and comprehensive narrative. $59,500. Sierra Point Marina, Brisbane, CA. richardsalvini@yahoo.com (650) 996-4215

34 FT laBruzzi 1917 . Built in San Francisco in 1917 by Alphonz LaBruzzi, this classic Bay cruiser has been awardwinning in the Classic Yacht Association. Well maintained in a covered slip in San Rafael, this vessel has recently been hauled for a bottom job and other work, bringing her to excellent condition. Current survey is available. Powered by Isuzu diesel with low hrs. Illness forces sale. $20,000 OBO. San Rafael Yacht Harbor. stickypatoo@gmail.com (707) 882-1726

20 FT neW MaHogany MoTor launcH 2023 . Professionally built replica of a 19th century fantail launch. Honduras mahogany on oak frames, teak deck and cabin. New 2-cyl Yanmar diesel 2023. Custom galvanized trailer. Will be displayed at Wooden Boat Show, Corinthian YC June 22–23. $21,000. Marshall Boat Works, Tomales Bay. rvwedel@gmail.com (510) 233-0102

33 FT laurenT giles WanDerer iii 1958 . Second hull built to the design made famous by the Hiscocks. Offshore pedigree, 2020 refit including full bottom recaulking. Additional $20K in improvements in the last five years. Transferable slip in Monterey Harbor. $29,000 OBO. Monterey, CA. nathan.m.goodman@gmail.com

36 FT HerresHoFF nereia keTcH 1953. ‘Patience,’ a classic yacht, is for sale: authentic L. Francis Herreshoff-designed ketch. Built by Chaulker and White at Wilmington Boat Works in Wilmington, CA, in 1953, ‘Patience’ is as close to the original design and specifications as you will find in a Nereia of any age, with combination of sawn and laminated oak frames, silicon bronze-fastened Port Orford cedar planking. External ballast is 12,000 lbs of poured lead. Solid teak decks. Spars are hollow square Sitka spruce. All of the original hardware is included in the sale. ‘Patience’ is not currently seaworthy, but probably 80% of the way toward completion. For viewing, complete inventory list and/or current photographs, please contact me. $39,995. San Francisco Bay. ed@marinhomeinspector.com (415) 328-4540

MUltihUllS

35 FT WalTer greene acaPella TriMaran 1982. ‘Humdinger’ has had two owners since new. Transatlantic race veteran, Round Britain and Ireland race in 1982, Route du Rhum also in 1982, chartered as ‘Aspen’. Pacific Northwest Swiftsure races. All with first owner. Boat moved to S.F. Bay in 1999 and extensively raced in SSS and BAMA events. Pacific Cup in 2014. Family and friends cruising CA coast as far as San Diego. Boat set up for singlehanded saiiing with lines led aft, Harken furler jib and screacher. ATN sock for spinnaker. Sails include carbon main, carbon jib, laminate screacher. All Pineapple. NewYamaha 9.9 outboard. USCG documented vessel. Email for complete equipment list. $75,000. Emery Cove Marina. lnolsen@comcast.net

20 FT glasTron gx199 1988 . Great shape older Glastron runabout. Never been in salt water. Light usage. Mercruiser V-8 engine. $7,000. Bethel Island, California Delta. blmunro@sbcglobal.net (415) 900-5072

partNerShipS

J/120 ParTnersHiP aT souTH BeacH . Great opportunity to use or own a fast/fun race boat that is also a comfortable cruiser. Set up for shorthanded racing, fully crewed racing, and just a fun cruiser. Boat is berthed on B dock close to the gangway in South Beach Harbor, San Francisco. Looking for an experienced sailor for either a non-equity partnership or half-ownership interest. $750. South Beach Harbor. jeff@hpinvestmentsinc.com (415) 8676488

exPress 34 ParTnersHiP. Nice condition. Fully equipped. 50% partnership. $17,500. Brickyard Cove. Richmond. robtdstephens@gmail.com

alBin 36 TraWler 50% eQuiTy ParTnersHiP. Classic. Beautifully maintained, fiberglass hull. Seeking a Marin County partner with sound boating experience. December 2024 marine survey available. Must be seen. $30,000. Clipper Yacht Harbor, Sausalito. byronmfox@gmail.com (415) 307-2405

looking For BoaT ParTnersHiP. Looking for partnership on 30-50-ft sailboat, preferably East Bay. Equity and non-equity considered. Have 20+ years of experience sailing on the Bay and chartering internationally. I have partnered successfully on a 31-ft Beneteau for five years. Now I have a small sailing dog that I want to sail with me and the others are allergic. Looking for a clean boat in good condition that is sailed regularly, and responsible, nice sail partners. Berkeley. ddodgesf@gmail.com

PuerTo VallarTa oceanFronT 1 BeDrooM — sTePs FroM your BoaT! . Discover your pied-à-mer at Ocean Singer— exclusive, low-density retreat near Marina La Cruz. Enjoy breathtaking bay and mountain views, quiet beachfront, and top-tier amenities: two pools, gym, lush gardens and rooftop Jacuzzi with a 360° panorama. Built with cutting-edge materials, this is one of the most solidly constructed residences on the bay. Just a short walk to vibrant dining, markets, and marina life. Luxury, tranquility, and adventure await!. $349,000. La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, MX. bryan@remaxpuertovallarta.com +52 (322) 210-6072 https://tinyurl. com/4rcey33b

a MasTerPiece oF MoDern arT on THe san Francisco Bay. Discover modern luxury in this architectural masterpiece, built of steel, glass, and concrete. Suspended over the San Francisco Bay, this one-of-a-kind home features a private 45-ft primary deep-water dock and 25-ft guest dock both with seamless access to the San Francisco Bay. Nestled in the exclusive Brickyard Cove community, this stunning property is perfectly positioned adjacent to the Richmond Yacht Club, offering an ideal waterfront lifestyle. $2,950,000. Point Richmond, CA Brickyard Cove. mark@theledererteam.com (510) 7744231 https://tinyurl.com/3x9s6c95

Maine coasT coTTage For renT. Enjoy breathtaking sunsets from this lovely 3BR, 1BA home perched above the gentle shore of Beal’s Cove, perfect for kayaking adventures, watching wildlife, and relaxing by the sea as the afternoon light floods the windows. You’ll love exploring all the islands have to offer during the day and retreating to the cottage in the evenings to catch the gorgeous pink, purple and orange hues of a Harpswell sunset. marcia@homesandharbors.com 866-8350500 https://tinyurl.com/43475rkj

DraMaTic WaTerFronT alaMeDa ToWnHoMe . Dramatic waterfront Alameda 3BR/2.5 BA townhome with a private 44-ft deep-water slip attached to the property. An impressive 2,054 sq ft with multiple living spaces all designed to overlook the glistening Ballena Bay. $1,249,000. leah@leahtounger.com (510) 701-6497 https://tinyurl.com/3wdmepyu

bUSiNeSS opportUNitieS

PuerTo VallarTa Business For sale. Discover the exciting chance to own ‘YUMMIES Mexico,’ a frozen food sensation with a perfected menu and a loyal customer base aged 40-80. This successful Puerto Vallarta business is now on the market and ready for a new chapter. Explore detailed information on website and FB: https://tinyurl. com/mjb9v9je. La Cruz , Nayarit, MX. yummiesbydonyteri@gmail.com 52 (322) 275-3322 http://www.Yummies-Mexico. com.mx

uss PoToMac sHiP’s MecHanic/ sHiP keePer. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic presidential yacht — a National Historic Landmark — is accepting applications for a part-time ship’s mechanic (role name: ship keeper). Potomac is 376 gross tons, 165 feet LOA with Enterprise direct reversible diesel-marine engines. She is berthed at 540 Water Street at Jack London Square, Oakland, CA. The USS Potomac ship keeper is responsible for repairing and maintaining the ship and her related systems, overseeing vessel inspections, and ensuring the vessel functions efficiently and safely. Full job description at usspotomac. org. Send resume and cover letter to Potomac Association, 540 Water St., Oakland, CA 94607 or email to jpettley@usspotomac.org. Oakland, CA. jpettley@usspotomac.org (510) 627-1215 http://www.usspotomac.org

laTiTuDe 38 ‘aMBassaDor’. Latitude 38 is seeking an “Ambassador.” The ideal candidate is a sailor based in the SF Bay Area, is friendly, outgoing, well-organized and a self-starter with excellent communication skills. They are someone who can work independently as well as manage a team of volunteers. An ambassador encourages enthusiasm, understands the scope and goal of a project and is able to appreciate, respect and organize a team of volunteers to execute a project with efficiency and eagerness. This is an ideal position for someone who is financially secure and looking to stay active and social, and is excited to be part of our vibrant sailing community. Meet and greet the great people who help us distribute the magazine. Read about a few of them here: www.latitude38. com/lectronic/meet-great-people. Email Penny with AMBASSADOR in the subject line. This is a volunteer position, but a stipend will be offered. SF Bay Area. Penny@latitude38.com

TWo HarBors HarBor PaTrol PosiTions aVailaBle. Positions available for 2023 season! Two Harbors Harbor Department, on the west end of Catalina Island. Looking for experienced boat operators for seasonal harbor patrol positions (March–October). Harbor patrol assigns and facilitates the use of 700+ moorings on the west end of Catalina Island and assists with transporting passengers to and from shore. USCG license required for passenger transport, seasonal mooring included for patrol personnel with liveaboard vessels. Rates from $18-$21/hr. Two Harbors, Catalina. Jrconner@scico.com (310) 510-4201

sailing science cenTer – conTracT anD VolunTeer PosiTions oPen. Community Engagement Coordinator, Graphic Artist, Photographer(s) wanted as contractors or volunteers. Volunteer docents wanted for educational science exhibitions. Ask about other roles. info@sailingscience.org (510) 390-5727 https://www.sailingscience.org/

MeMBer serVices associaTe WanTeD. Club Nautique is the premier sailing and powerboating school on the Bay. We offer the full curriculum of US Sailing and Powerboating certifications as well as membership, charters, events, and yacht sales. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and customer ser-

vice oriented person to join our team in Alameda. This is a full time position offering $21-$24/hr depending on experience. Click on the link to learn more. stephanie@clubnautique.net (510) 8654700 https://www.clubnautique.net/ about-club-nautique/job-opportunities/

Join our TeaM oF insTrucTors! Spinnaker Sailing in Redwood City is looking for ASA-certified sailing instructors to teach out of our Redwood City Marina location. Part-time, flexible schedules, midweek and/or weekends. Please contact Rich or Bob by phone or email. Redwood City Marina. office@spinnakersailing.com (650) 3631390 http://www.spinnakersailing.com

exPerienceD yacHT Broker / salesPerson neeDeD . Rubicon Yachts is seeking a professional yacht broker/salesperson for its new Alameda, CA office. Yacht sales experience required, must be a self-starter, membership in CYBA is a plus. Contact owner/broker Mark Miner. Alameda, CA. http://rubiconyachts.com mark@rubiconyachts.com

licenseD caPTain WanTeD . Wanted: Licensed Captain with towing endorsement for TowBoatUS./Vessel Assist on the San Francisco Bay and Delta. Preferred if you live by SF waterfront, Alameda or Bethel Island areas. towboatus.bay.delta@gmail.com (925) 382-4422 http://www.towboatusdelta.com

Join THe BesT scHool anD HaVe Fun TeacHing sailing. For over 45 years, we have been a leader in sailing education, consistently ranked among the top sailing schools in the United States. Our commitment to excellence, innovative teaching methods, and outstanding student experience make us the best in the industry. Located in downtown San Francisco at South Beach — our base is in one of the finest marinas on the West Coast. We have the best instructional fleet on the West Coast. San Francisco. staff@spinnaker-sailing.com (415) 5437333 https://tinyurl.com/neatche9

South of the border

Plan your Mexican geTaWay noW. At the gorgeous Cielo Y Mar condos. Located in Punta Mita, 35 minutes from Puerto Vallarta, available to rent from private owner. On the beach, 10 feet from the water, they offer spectacular views of ocean and mountains, the biggest infinity pool in the area, an endless beach, great surf breaks, great fishing, tremendous views of whales, bird life and the islands. While uncrowded and tranquil, just a fiveminute walk to several waterfront restaurants. Choose from a spacious, beautifully furnished one- or three-bedroom unit, or an amazing two-story penthouse with lovely shade trellis on the top floor. To reserve, call or email Dona de Mallorca. puntamitabeachfrontcondos@gmail.com (415) 269-5165

NoN proFit

DonaTe your BoaT. The Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors strives to make sailing accessible to people with disabilities. BAADS is always on the lookout for donated boats to support its mission. Help an all-volunteer organization while receiving a charitable tax deduction. boatdonations@baads.org (415) 5329831

Gear

norTH easy Furling gennaker. Used just once. Includes Harken Reflex head and tack swivels, but you will need a flat deck furler. Luff 43.6 ft; leech 39.1 ft; foot 24.8 ft. SMG 22.1 ft, area 800 sq ft. Paid $4,000. $2,000. Pt. Richmond. nikasdad47@gmail.com (916) 217-0222

galeriDer Drogue, roDe anD BriDle. 42-in x 48-in drogue for boat to 52 ft. 450 ft 1-in double nylon braid rode and Mantus bridle snubber 26 ft medium size. All never deployed, all complete and ready for use. New cost $3300. $1,700. goboat1@aol.com (415) 699-3112

sailBoaT eQuiPMenT For sale . 4-cylinder Westerbeke 35 hp 1296 hrs 60 lbs oil pressure. Paragon transmission 1 to1 ratio. Comes complete from alternator to propellor. Will demo, $ 4,500. Garhauer heavy-duty traveler with heavyduty stainless risers $950. Vallejo, CA. braypatrick615@gmail.com (925) 4781535

Four-BlaDe Max-ProP. V.P. fast feathering propeller. 19-in dia. Pitch and rotation easily adjustable. Blades automatically feather and rotate 180° for reverse. Almost new. Less than 150 hrs of use. For 1 1/4-in shaft with standard SAE taper. Can be rebored for largerdiameter shaft. Includes 3 zincs, custom gear puller and instruction manual. Presently in New Zealand, but can be brought back to the US in March. $3,000. Presently in New Zealand, Bay of Islands. alancblunt@gmail.com 011 64 (210) 811-4317

cruising gear. Offshore Commander 3.0 life raft 4 person $1700. EPIRB global V5 cat 2 $600. Fortress collapsible anchor with storage bag 21 lb. $450. 200 ft. 5/8 rode with 50 ft. chain $300. Watermaker Rainman portable high-output 30 gallons + per hour with self-contained Honda generator $4500. All items like new. $1. Reno, NV. twasik6747@gmail.com (775) 691-9147

yanMar 2yM15 Diesel Maine MoTor. This YANMAR 2YM15 diesel motor is a reliable and powerful option for any boat owner. With a 2-stroke engine and 15 HP, this motor is sure to provide the thrust needed for a comfortable and safe ride. YANMAR 2YM15 is a great choice. It’s easy to install and will provide consistent performance for years to come. Don’t miss the opportunity to upgrade your boat’s power with this topof-the-line motor. $975. Moss Landing. pcummins569@gmail.com (831) 247-7939

MoTor anD generaTor . 3.5hp 2-stroke Nissan outboard motor. $300. Honda EU2000i gas generator $600. Like new, only 4 hrs. Includes Honda DC charging cord and 17-in generator output-shore input cable. Will deliver to San Fernando Valley, MdR, Long Beach. (818) 781 -2111

trYiNG to loCate

looking For 24 FT PiVer TriMaran ‘no naMe’ . We’re former owners of the plywood 24-ft Piver trimaran that sailed around the world in the ’70s. The boat’s last known location was San Diego. We’d appreciate hearing from anyone who might know the whereabouts of ‘No Name.’. wolfinds@mindspring.com ″(415) 8063334″

Alameda Marina / Pacific Shops Inc. 10 www.alamedamarina.net

Antioch Marina................................93 www.antiochca.gov/antioch-marina

ATN 32 www.atninc.com

Baja Ha-Ha Rally 92 www.baja-haha.com

Bay View Boat Club .......................... 79 www.bayviewboatclub.org/

Berkeley Marina ................................. 4 www.berkeley-marina.com

Berkeley Marine Center 33 www.berkeleymarine.com

Boat Yard at Grand Marina, The 20 www.boatyardgm.com

Brisbane Marina 56 www.brisbaneca.org/marina

Canvas Works 30 www.thecanvasworks.com

Club Nautique .................................. 13 www.clubnautique.net

Cruising Yachts ............................... 106 www.cruisingyachts.net

Denison Yachting 107 www.denisonyachtsales.com

DeWitt Studio ................................. 105 www.jimdewitt.com

Downwind Marine ............................ 22 www.downwindmarine.com

Emery Cove Yacht Harbor .................. 52 www.emerycove.com

Ensenada Cruiseport Village...............93 www.marina.hutchisonportsecv.com/ EZ Sextant 38 www.thirdreefsw.com Fisheries Supply Co. 83 www.fisheriessupply.com Gianola Canvas Products 36 www.gianolacanvas.com

Marina 2 www.grandmarina.com Haven Boatworks

NAOS Yachts ................................... 78 www.naosyachts.com

Napa Valley Marina 16 www.napavalleymarina.com

National Liberty Ship Memorial 38 www.ssjeremiahobrien.org

Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival . 25 www.newportbeachwoodenboatfestival.com

North Beach Marine Canvas 32 www.northbeachmarinecanvas.com

Orange Coast College.......................31 www.occsailing.com

Outboard Motor Shop ....................... 37 www.outboardmotorshop.com

Owl Harbor Marina 61 www.owlharbor.com

Quantum Pacific 79 www.quantum.com

Raiatea Carenage Services ................ 91 www.raiateacarenage.com

Reliable Marine Electronics 37 www.reliablemarine.com

Richardson Bay Marina 36 www.richardsonbaymarina.com

Rondar / Spinnaker Sailing

San Francisco ................................... 79 www.spinnaker-sailing.com

Sailrite Kits ....................................... 17 www.sailrite.com

San Francisco Boat Works.................. 69 www.sfboatworks.com

San Francisco on the Bay ................... 82 www.sfonthebay.com/list-38

San Juan Sailing 83 www.sanjuansailing.com

Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors/ SAMS .............................................. 34 www.marinesurvey.org

South Beach Harbor .......................... 28 www.sfport.com/southbeachharbor

Spaulding Marine Center 57 www.spauldingcenter.org

Stockton Sailing Club 61 www.stocktonsc.org/ Summer Sailstice 23 www.summersailstice.com Suntex - Oakland Marinas 31 www.oaklandmarinas.com Svendsen's Bay Maritime 11 www.sbm.baymaritime.com

70’ SANTA CrUZ 70 ’87 $299,000 Westerly. Completely updated with no

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Bajavento.

46’ TAyANA 460 PIlOTHOUSe ’02 $315,000 Peregrine. One owner boat custom-built for