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For parents, there is no better feel- ing than the joy of seeing your child fi nd success after overcoming real challenges. programs. And while there is a cost as- After all, this is what growing up is all sociated with most of them, many pro- about, and our job as parents is to fa- grams have scholarship or sponsorship cilitate these moments. Imagine if you could help your child achieve practical skills and build self- Executing a fl awless tack is confi dence, while having a blast at the likely be far more rewarding same time. You'd be interested, right? Well, the best way we know for kids to than advancing several levels achieve that combination of fun and in any video game. function is to get them involved in a youth sailing program. arrangements for would-be sailors with So this is our annual shout-out to fi nancial needs. There are even some parents, grandparents, aunties and programs geared to at-risk kids that are uncles, to explore the many options for absolutely free. (Notably, the Pegasus access to sailing right here in the Bay Project, Blue Water Sailing, plus special Area. As you'll see by the listings below, trips aboard Nehemiah and Seaward, the options include many yacht club fl agship of Call of the Sea.) programs as well as community sailing It's a sad fact that many, if not most,

A FULL PALETTE OF KIDS' SAILING OPTIONS Investigate further details at: www.latitude38.com/YRASchedule/youth.html and at the websites of individual organizations.

Alameda Community Sailing Center — (510) 629- stations. • Voyage Seaward Overnight Programs, three 9282, www.sailalameda.org • Summer Camp, ages 8-13, or fi ve‐day, overnight program; youth experience nature all levels, able to swim. When: June and July. Boats: JYs. and build self‐confi dence through the challenge of sailing a Benicia YC — Derith Lutz, (707) 746-0739, www.be- traditional tall s hip. Call of the Sea has several collabora- 11 (no program July 4); Session II, Tuesday, July 15-Fri- niciayachtclub.com • Half Day Camp, elementary school tive partners that send underserved students on Voyage day, August 1; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Boats: Optimists, Lasers, age up to age 12 with no sailing experience. When: One- Seaward. O’pen Bics, FJs (provided). Cost: $900. Need-based week session in June TBA. Boats: DeWitt Dinghies and Coyote Point YC (San Mateo) — Laurel M. Reid, financial aid available. Optimists (provided). Cost: $275 • Summer Session I, (650) 504-5061, www.cpyc.com • Youth Sailing Summer Monterey Peninsula YC — (831) 372-9686, www. ages 10-18 or young sailors with experience. When: One- Camp, ages 8-16 When: One-week sessions, August, M-F mpyc.org • Summer Sailing Camp, ages 8-16. When: week camp, July/August TBA. Boats: DeWitt Dinghies and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Boats: 9 Optimists, 2 Lasers. Cost: $375/ One-week sessions starting in early June through early Optimists (provided). Cost: $375 • Summer Session II, week. 10% discount for second child. August, except the week of July 4, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • High more experienced sailors. When: July/August TBA. Boats: Encinal YC (Alameda) — Andrew Nelson, (510) School Sailing Program, When: August-May. DeWitt Dinghies, Optimists, C15, CFJ (provided). Cost: 769-0221, [email protected], www.encinal.org • Sum- Nehemiah (Richmond) — Rod & Joni Phillips (510) $375 YC member discounts, sibling and multiple camp mer Learn to Sail Program, ages 6-18, all levels. When: 234-5054, [email protected]; www. sailin- discounts, and scholarships available on all programs. 3-week sessions starting June 16, Monday-Thursday a.m. gacross.com • Crosscurrent Voyages use experiential • High School Program When: Once a month. Boats: or p.m. Boats: Optimists, FJs, J/24s (provided). • Junior education, adventure and managed risk-taking for growth DeWitt Dinghies, Optimists, C15, CFJ (provided). Cost: Race Team, ages 9-18 by application only. When: spring/ and development. Primary goal is assisting youth and Sponsored by BenYC for Benicia High School students. • summer/fall. Boats: Optimists, Lasers, 420s (provided). • youth-at-risk to develop a strong sense of character and Open Sailing For pre-qualified individuals with certifica- High School Program, grades 8-12. When: Weekends community, while installing self-esteem in a hands-on situ- tion. and after school September-April. Boats: FJs (provided). ation. Blue Water Foundation, San Francisco — (415) 392- Scholarships available through the Encinal Sailing Foun- Oakland Parks & Rec Dept. — Sarah Herbelin, (510) 2018; www.bluewaterfoundation.org • Thursday Sails, dation. 238-2196, [email protected]; www.sailoakland. afternoon sail programs with San Francisco Unifi ed School Golden Gate YC (San Francisco) — Valerie Santori, com • Sailing into Science, fifth graders (teachers may District and the San Francisco Police Department. (415) 336-0941; Dave Santori, (510) 693-9104, www. sign up their classes). Where: Lake Merritt Boating Center. • Tuesday Sailing Club, Two groups of 8 students each, ggyc.org • Summer Sailing, ages 13-19 by special ar- When: School year. Boats: Pedalboats, dragonboats, kay- sails almost every week for the school year. • Gleam- rangement. Private and group lessons available. Boats: aks, canoes, whaleboats (provided). Cost: $300 per class ing Ocean Program, four-month intensive sailing and FJs, 420s (provided). Cost: TBD. • High School Sailing, per day (up to 32 students). • After-School Learn-to-Sail teamwork course teaching cruising skills to selected high grades 8-12 with or without experience. When: Tuesdays Program, ages 10-17. Where: Lake Merritt Boating Cen- school students on a 43-ft Hans Christian cutter. Emphasis and Thursdays, 4-6:30 p.m, during the school year. ter. When: Weekday afternoons during the school year. on building teamwork and self-confi dence; mentor system Interscholastic regattas available to students who attend Boats: Optis (provided). Cost: $155/10 weeks. • Basic & is utilized. • Oceans Gate Program, working with Alameda practice regularly and go to the same school (skipper + Intermediate Summer Programs, ages 10-17. Where: County Probation Department; convicted youth are given crew = a team). Boats: FJs, 420s (provided). Cost: $100 Lake Merritt Boating Center. When: One-week sessions, the opportunity to make their way back to society; offering per session (fall, winter or spring); $300 for the whole June-August. Boats: Optis, Sunfish, Catalina 14.2, Hobie both day sails and a multi-month intensive sail training school year. Annual league fee for teams: $120 + regatta Wave (provided). Cost: $165/Oakland residents; $198/non- program that will “graduate” successful students by ocean expenses. Scholarships available through the GGYC residents. • Advanced Summer Program, ages 11-17 sailing. Youth Sailing Foundation. Where: Jack London Aquatic Center (Oakland Estuary). Call of the Sea, Sausalito — (800) 401-7835 or (415) Inverness YC — Maggie Harmon, (510) 339-3239, When: One-week sessions, June-August. Boats: windsurf- 331-3214, [email protected], www.callofthesea.org • [email protected], www.invernessyachtclub.org • ers, catamarans, keelboats, Bytes (provided). Cost: $195 Bay Explorations 3-Hour Day Sails with 'sailor for a day Summer Program, ages 10-18 (10 by June 1), able to and up. • Youth Sailing Team, grades 8-12 from any or 'oceanographer for a day' sails. On all voyages, stu- pass swim test; PFD, wetsuit, and helmet required (bring school. Where: Jack London Aquatic Center (Oakland dents will set sail and participate in three rotating learning your own). When: Session I, Monday, June 23-Friday, July Estuary). When: Practices and regattas on weekends

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modern kids tend to spend a lot more time on the couch than outdoors being active. Add to that the fact that youth obesity has skyrocketed, while recess and phys. ed. classes are diminishing from school curriculums. Sadly, many kids are miss- ing the simple pleasures of connecting with nature through outdoor play. Sailing can re-establish that vital connection, while helping kids build practical skills that they can benefi t from throughout their lives. Besides, execut- ing a fl awless tack is likely be far more rewarding than advancing several levels in any video game. With that in mind, you might say that sailing is the perfect antidote for the lethargy of the Facebook generation. Encourage your kids to give it a try, and you may be amazed by the results. — zac turpin

daytime and environmental living programs at the Hyde In the fl at waters of San Rafael, Pt. Richmond, Street Pier • The Age of Sail/Teacher Workshops: South Beach and elsewhere, young sailors The Gold Rush, Life on the Barbary Coast • Overnight build skills and self-confi dence. Encampment on a Tall Ship • Daytime and overnight programs aboard USS Pampanito: Educational Tours/ Day Programs, Where History Meets Science, Educational

ROBERT VAN GOOL / SAILING EDUCATION ADVENTURES / SAILING EDUCATION GOOL VAN ROBERT Overnight Program & more St. Francis YC (San Francisco) — Brent Harrill, (415) 820-3729, [email protected], www.stfyc.com. • spring and summer. Boats: Laser 4.7s (provided). Cost: 775-8779 ext. 3, [email protected], www.sfsailing.org/ Learn to Sail Program, ages 7-16. When: Saturday $395-$450/season. Scholarships available for Oakland camps. • Mini Camp, ages 8-10. Where: Loch Lomond mornings, September-November and March-May. Boats: residents. Marina. When: One-week sessions, June-August, M-F, 9 Optimists, O’pen Bics, 420s (provided). • Cityfront Sum- Pegasus Project (Berkeley) — (510) 621-8130, info@ a.m.-1 p.m. Boats: Keel Catalina 16.5s, Capri 14.2s. mer Sailing Camps, ages 7-16. When: August 4-15, pegasusvoyages.org, www.pegasusvoyages.org/project. Cost: $295. Scholarships available. • Summer Camp M-F sessions. Boats: Optimists, Lasers, Bytes, 420s, Bic html • Mission is to enable youth to become productive Basic/Intermediate, ages 11-16.Where: Marin YC. When: Techno windsurfers (provided). • Tinsley Island Summer members of a sustainable society through positive outdoor Two-week sessions, June-August, M-F, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Overnight Sailing Camps, ages 8-15. When: One-week environmental education and by reinforcing life skills. • Boats: Laser Picos, Lasers. Cost: $695. Scholarships sessions, June-August, M-F. Boats: Optimists, Lasers, Objectives: Lifeskills Sails aboard Pegasus for youth available.Race Camp, ages 11-18. Where: Loch Lomond Bytes, 420s, Bic Techno windsurfers (provided). • Learn including youth at risk; To provide youth participants (and Marina, When: One-week sessions, June-August, M-F, to Windsurf Program, ages 8-16. When: Sunday morn- adult crew) with a basic environmental understanding and noon-4 p.m. Boats: Catalina 16.5s, Lasers. Cost: $325. ings, September-November and March-May. Boards: Bic appreciation of the San Francisco Bay; To provide a multi- Scholarships available. • SEA Explorers, ages 10-16, Techno 293 windsurfers (provided). • Introduction to year track for underprivileged youth that will enable them www.sfsailing.org/explorers. Intro to Sailing, Citizen Racing Program, ages 9-16. When: Saturday afternoons, to experience their backyard Bay through on-the-water Science, Bay Conservation. Includes a visit to Romberg September-November and March-May. Boats: Optimists activities. Tiburon Center. Where: Loch Lomond Marina. When: April, and 420s (provided). Cost: Contact above. Richmond YC —(510) 237-2821, www.richmondyc. Sept., Sat-Sun., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Boats: Laser Picos, Power San Francisco YC (Belvedere) — Youth Office, (415) org. Parent or child must be RYC member (jr. membership: Boat trips. Cost: $360/5 days. Scholarships available. 435-9525, www.sfyc.org/youth. • Summer Learn-to- $50/year). • Winter Junior Sailing Program, ages 8-18. Sea Scouts Marinship 1 (Tiburon YC) — Nick Sail Program, ages 7-17. When: June-August. Boats: Ornaith Keane, [email protected] or Tarlson, (415) 956-5700; [email protected] • Year-Round Optimists, JYs, FJs, J/24s (provided). • Race Teams, ages Steve Kittle, (510) 459-1129, [email protected] Prgm, ages 14-21; 1st and 3rd Tuesday evening each 8-18, all levels. When: All Year. Boats: Optimists, C420s, When: Most Sundays October-March, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. month; in Santana 35 & 22s, Lasers, FJs, 420s, tall ship Lasers (provided). • High School Program, grades 9-12 Boats: El Toros, Optis, Lasers (BYOB). Limited number of Active (provided); $60/year. from Marin Academy, Branson, or Redwood High School. club Optis and Lasers available. Cost: $125 + three days Spaulding Wooden Boat Center (Sausalito) — (415) When: September-May, Tuesday-Thursday, after school. of parent volunteer time. • Summer Day Camp, ages 8-18 332-3179, [email protected], www.spauldingcen- Boats: CFJs (provided). Scholarships available through the Dan Brandt, [email protected]. When: ter.org • Sail on a Classic Wooden Boat. Cruises are Belvedere Cove Foundation. June-August. Boats: El Toros, Optis, Lasers, 420s, FJs offered for free to nonprofi t groups serving youth, seniors Santa Cruz YC — (831) 425-0690, www.scyc.org and 29ers. Limited number of club Optis available. • Sum- and those who may not otherwise have the opportunity to • El Toro Program, ages 8-14. Where: Pinto Lake, mer Sleepover Sail Camp (at Stockton Sailing Club) Tim experience the joy of sailing due to physical or fi nancial Watsonville. When: Sundays, September-March. Boats: El Stapleton, www.sailcamp.org. When: July 6-12. Boats: El constraints • Spaulding Youth Boatbuilding Appren- Toros (some available for charter). Cost: YC junior mem- Toros, Optimists (BYOB). Limited number of club boats tice Program, offers middle and high school students bership + program fee. • Scholastic Program, grades available. Cost: $275 + one day of parent volunteer time. an apprenticeship in traditional boatbuilding and sailing. 8-12. Where: Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor. When: Saturdays, Scholarships available. • Saturday 29er Sailing, ages 11- Apprentices learn woodworking skills and techniques in a September-March. Boats: CFJs. • Advanced Sailing 18, Dan Brandt, [email protected]. When: working boatyard. Program, grades 8-12. Support for independent sailors Ongoing. Boats: 29ers (some club boats available). • High S.F. Maritime National Maritime Park (San Fran- with their own boats. Boats: Lasers, 29ers, etc. School Program, grades 8-12. Many programs; team cisco) — Seth Muir, (415) 292-6664 offi ce, smuir@mari- Sausalito YC — Christine Bletzer, coach@sycsailing. coaching. Dan Brandt, [email protected]. time.org, www.maritime.org • Maritime Park Association org, www.sausalitoyachtclub.org/youth-sailing. • Summer When: October-May. Boats: FJs, 420s (provided). operates education programs to increase understanding Program, all levels, ages 7-9. When: June-August.Boats: Sailing Education Adventures (San Rafael) — (415) of our nation's rich maritime heritage. Programs include Prams, Optimists, Lasers, FJs, 420s. • Spring and Fall

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Treasure Island Sailing Center — Madison Gattis, Program, ages 7-13. Boats: Optimists. • High School (415) 421-2225, www.tisailing.org • Harbor Seals Adven- Sailing, Tamalpais HS, Marin School, www.tamsailing.com ture Program (Introductory), age 6. When: 3 one-week When: Practice Monday-Thursday; regattas weekends, sessions offered June-August, full-day camp, M-F, 9 September-May. Scholarships available through Sausalito a.m.-4 p.m, or half-day camp, M-F, 9 a.m.-12:15 pm. Cost: Youth Sailing Foundation. Full-Day Camp: $350/one-week session; extended care Sea Scouts of San Francisco (Aquatic Park) — Den- 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m, $40/week. Cost: Half-Day Camp: $200/ nis Lindemann (415) 585-8825, Tamara Sokolov, (415) one-week session; extended care 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m, $40/ 517-3943, [email protected], www.corsair- week. • Spring Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced viking.org • Year-Round Program, ages 13-18. When: (Levels 1, 2, or 3), ages 7-13. When: Sundays, 9:30 a.m.- Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m, Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m, two-week, 12:30 p.m. Spring session: March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, weekend and overnight cruises. Boats: 30-ft sailing whale- May 4, 11, 18. Cost: $300 per session. • Optimist Race boats, FJs, Cal 20s, more. Cost: $60/semi-annually. Team, ages 7-13. When: Sundays, 1-4 p.m, plus regattas South Beach YC (San Francisco) — www.south- RICHMOND YC Saturdays and Sundays. Cost: $350 (includes coach and beachyc.org. • Junior Program, ages 9-16. When: boat use fees; separate regatta fees to be paid to the host June-August, schedule TBD. Boats: RS Teras, Lasers, FJs Kids sail at Pt. Richmond year-round. One of the club). Spring session: March 16, 23, April 6, 20, 27, May 4, (provided). Cost: $285/week. Scholarships available for goals should be to avoid fl ipping the boat. But if you 11. Regattas: April 12-13, May 17-18. • Summer Sailing kids in need. do, you'll have a great story to tell. Camp, all levels, ages 7-18. When: One or two-week full Spinnaker YC (San Leandro) — (510) 351-7905, or half day sessions, June-August. Full-day camp: M-F, (510) 357-0601, www.spinnakeryc.org • Junior Program, org. When: July 6-12. Boats: El Toros, Optimists (BYOB). 9 a.m.-4 p.m; half-day camp: M-F, 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. ages 10-18, able to swim. When: 7/14-18, 7/21-25, 7/28- Cost: $300 + one day of parent volunteer time. Scholar- Boats: FJs, JY Trainers, Optimists, Lasers, J/24s, Access 8/1, 8/4-8, M-F, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Boats: DeWitt Dinghies ships available. Dinghies. (provided); lifejackets, wetsuits and foul weather (provided). Cost: $200/ San Leandro residents; $225/ Tahoe Community Sailing (Tahoe YC/Tahoe City) gear also provided. Cost: Full-Day Camp: $350/one-week non-residents. — Bryce Griffith, (530) 583-3440, ext. 11 • Youth Sailing session or $600/two-week session; extended care 8:30 Stockton Sailing Club — Suzie Wasielewski, Program, ages 8-17. When: June-August, Monday-Thurs- a.m.-5 p.m, $40/week. Cost: Half-Day Camp: $200/one- [email protected], www.stocktonsc.org • Learn day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • Race Program Laser Radial and week session or $350/two-week session; extended care to Sail Program, ages 9-18. When: One-week classes, Pico Race Teams. When: Monday evening and Friday 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m, $40/week. Note: Sessions that coincide June-August. Boats: Optis and FJs (provided). Cost: Con- day. Boats: CFJs, Picos, Nomad 17s, Lasers, 420s. • US with 4th of July have slightly reduced fees. Partial or full tact above; + $15 short-term youth membership. • Summer Sailing Power Boat Safe Boat Handling. Cost: Contact scholarships available for all classes. Sleepover Sail Camp (with RYC & SCYC) www.sailcamp. above.

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Held on Banderas Bay March 23- 29, the biennial Mexican Ocean Racing Circuit — officially titled the MEXORC which had placed second in the San Di- Copa Corum this year — combined many ego to Vallarta race the previous week, of the region's greatest attributes, and made it clear that they meant business, drew a rich and eclectic variety of sail- outpacing seven competitors and scor- boats from as far away as San Francisco ing only 13 points in nine races, which and Acapulco. earned them a division win. Five and a In addition to being one of the most half points behind them was Ricardo scenic areas on the Mexican coast, Ban- Brockman's stunning blue R/P 52 Vin- deras Bay offers some of the best sailing citore. Brockman put up a good challenge conditions found anywhere along the early on and proved that top boats must Pacific Coast of the Americas. It is often have well-seasoned crews to be competi- described as what sailing on San Fran- cisco Bay should be like — windy and hot. On top of this there is an abundance "Warm water, warm of sea life to behold, including multiple species of whales, sharks, tuna and blue- weather, no foulies — footed boobies, to name a few. Ashore, what a treat for us you can't help but be entertained by the cultural amenities and friendly locals, Bay Area sailors! and stuff yourself to the gills with the fresh Mexican cuisine. tive. Third place went to Lorenzo Berno Four divisions made up MEXORC on his Kernan 70, Peligroso, with 29.5 Copa Corum this year including a new points. division for the up-and-coming J/70 It was hard to compete with Greg fleet. The six-boat-strong J/70s began Slyngstad's J/125 Hamachi in the nine- racing on the fourth day of MEXORC and boat-strong ORR 2 Division. Hamachi sailed six races over three days. Racing won two-thirds of her races with only between the top two boats was intense three second places and a total of 11 as they fought for first place and the points. Trailing close behind early on, division win. In the end, both Giovanni but slipping as the week progressed, An- Aloi Timeus and the Bay Area's own dreas Baptista's J/133 Veloce II came in Barry Demak and Wayne Zittel had eight second with 18.5 points. Jose Usobiaga's points. Timeus won the tie-breaker and Farr 40 Akelarre was close behind in second place went to Demak and Zittel. third with 21.5 points. Third place went to Ignacio Perez, who'd The ORR 3 Division was certainly the earned a relatively hefty 17 points. most colorful, as each of the seven teams PÉREZ THIS SPREAD JAVIER PHOTOS ALL The ORR 1 Division included some had its own brightly-colored shirts on three days of racing were held in rela- of the most impressive boats in this display daily as they raced one-design tively light breeze of 5-12 knots. During year's fleet. Ed McDowell's Marina Del Catalina 37s. Ernesto Amtmann's Ban- the long distance race on day three, rac- Ray-based Santa Cruz 70 Grand Illusion, dido sailed quite well, placing first with ers were lucky to finish. Sailing in fresh only 11.5 points. The Mexican Navy breeze on their way to the finish, they Brian O'Hea's Concordia 47 'Ruahatu' heads team started out the series strong with soon found themselves in a giant wind into the windward mark and prepares to hoist their spinnaker. a bullet and two seconds, but couldn't hole that left many temporarily adrift. All remain consistent were ultimately able to finish, however. and came in sec- Fortunately, the remaining races were ond with 20 points more consistent with daily breeze build- aboard Generali- ing in the early afternoon into the 15- to simo. The mostly 20-knot range that made for excellent female crew aboard racing. Patrick and Linda Sweet's Olas Lin- das arguably won Founded in the 1960s, MEXORC the prize for most got its start as the organizing author- enthusiastic. Al- ity of the San Diego to Acapulco races. though they looked About ten years later, the MEXORC strong at the end concept evolved so as to allow Mexico to with two bullets, compete against sailors from the United their two DNC's ul- States, Canada and Europe, specifically timately left them in Mexican waters. For more than thirty in third place with years, world-class sailors — Corinthian 31 points. and professional alike — have competed Atypical for Ban- in the circuit. Famous boats such as deras Bay, the first Roy Disney's Pyewacket, Jake Woods' RACING PERFECTED

boats," according to Ricardo Brockman, owner of Vincitore,­ is now a thriving en- vironment for the bigger racing boats. "Things have changed and now there are three TP52s and Peligroso, among others. We now have six big boats and six Farr 40s with a total of about 25 boats," says Brockman. For the last six years, the event has been based in the neighboring state of Nayarit, on the northern side of Ban- deras Bay. This year, organizers decided that it would be an improvement for rac- ers and their families to base the regatta in the heart of Puerto Vallarta at Marina Vallarta. This was to enable visiting sail- ors to enjoy the hotels, restaurants and local attractions with less difficulty than before. "Guests have a short walking dis- tance from their dock or short taxi ride from their hotels and events," says Juan de Pablos, Acapulco YC's administrator general, who was primarily in charge of organizing this year's regatta. Visiting sailors "can enjoy the hospitality and warmth of the people at every hotel and restaurant of Puerto Vallarta, and the highest quality of marina management under the administration of Opequimar." De Pablos worked with numerous local officials to make sure that everything at this years' MEXORC went off without a hitch. Some potential entrants for both the San Diego to Puerto Vallarta race and MEXORC became concerned when they heard about the Mexican government's impounding of foreign boats — exten- Ed McDowell's Santa Cruz 70 'Grand Illusion' catch up with old and new friends alike. sively reported in Latitude 38 and 'Lec- showed that a well-seasoned crew working tronic Latitude since last November. The together can still beat much newer boats. The ladies of "Olas Lindas" put on quite a show Sorcery, John Arens' Tomahawk, and MEXORC racing always begins both on and off the water. They came in third Bob Lane's Medicine Man are only a few a week after the biennial San Di- overall in the ORR 3 Division. well-known boats that have raced in the ego to Puerto Val- enticing waters of Banderas Bay. larta ocean race The MEXORC event itself consists of — which acts as a combination of buoy and long distance a 'feeder race' to races. The races are held about 45 min- MEXORC. Racing utes northwest of Marina Vallarta (in on the Pacific Coast downtown Puerto Vallarta) where partici- is very popular with pants' boats are docked. There are two Mexican boat own- buoy races on each of the first two days, ers as well. Many followed by a long distance race the third have their boats day. The fourth day is a lay day. There taken all the way are two more buoy races on the fifth from Acapulco to day and a second long distance race on San Diego so they day six. The last day of racing is called can enjoy a full two the Gold Cup and includes a reaching weeks of racing be- leg added to the windward-leeward seg- fore heading back ments. home. Each day following the racing this Acapulco is year there was a festive, waterside cock- home to Mexico's tail party with music, free-flowing drinks largest racing fleet. and a variety of appetizers. It was a great What was once a time to reflect on the day's racing and to "graveyard for IOR MEXORC COPA CORUM —

last thing racers wanted was to arrive in Mexico and then have their very expen- sive sailboats stuck in Puerto Vallarta, from about 1 p.m. until early evening, place in their one-design division. Mean- racking up berthing fees while waiting for when it usually calms down and returns while, various friends and spouses came resolution of bureaucratic issues. Orga- to what it was that morning. aboard Deception in order to make the nizers received their fair share of phone Bill Helvestine, owner of the Santa whole event a success. calls over the impounding issue, but for Cruz 50 Deception, was the only Bay Area "Our week on Banderas Bay was an the visiting racers the whole impound skipper lured by Banderas Bay's entic- issue was ultimately irrelevant. ing sailing conditions to enter MEXORC "I've worked eight MEXORC's from this year. But J World's Hula Girl, owned 2000, and have been the PRO since by Wayne Zittel and Barry Demak, was "Then just before the 2008," says Bruce Green. "The numbers also in town, having participated with start we saw a whale right have been pretty much the same since Deception in the San Diego-Vallarta race I've been involved. The addition of the — with paying customers on board. They on the starting line..." J/70 fleet this year helped or we would didn't enter Hula Girl in MEXORC, but have been down considerably in the big will keep her in Mexico for continued boat area." Although the impounding chartering opportunities for the next few absolute delight," says Bill. "Warm water, issue concerned a lot of people, he says, months. warm weather, no foulies — what a treat "The boats from the San Diego to Vallarta Fortunately for Bill, while four of his for us Bay Area sailors! The racing was race had no problems, although a lot of crew returned to the Bay Area after the well organized and competitive. Barry pre-planning went into the preparation San Diego to Vallarta race, four more flew Demak said at one point that Banderas so none were expected." into town for MEXORC to replace them. Bay was the best place to sail in the Demak raced with Helvestine on the first world, and I believe him." day and his local friend Rick Taylor filled The Deceptionists were generally Almost anyone's concerns would in with Bill's "Deceptionists" for a total pleased with their performance, save quickly be vanquished once they ex- of three days. Demak and Taylor then for a few mistakes here and there. Ulti- perienced the sailing conditions on joined Zittel to finish out the regatta mately though, Deception came in sixth. Banderas Bay — which, as it has been on a chartered J/70 — getting second "We didn’t place well, because our rating said, are fabulous. As the morning sun rises over the bay there usu- ally isn't more than a wisp of wind present. JEN EDNEY The sun's heat warms the nearby mountains

and, just as in San Francisco Bay, a ther- mal breeze develops. It typically remains light until the early after- noon and can jump rather quickly from around 5-8 knots up to a high of 15-20 knots. Prior to the start of a MEXORC race, crews might have teed up the number one or two headsail, only to have to swap it out with the number three just after the warning gun was fired. With the sometimes-sudden wind increase would come larger swell ac- tivity and the fore- deck would certainly get doused. Thank- fully, though, the air temperature is in the mid-to high 80s so you never get cold, you just cool off. The typical afternoon breeze holds

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boat together since McDowell bought her in 1997. This, coupled with long- doesn’t do so well against the newer, "It appeared that many of the US boats term crew and consistent boat handling, stiffer boats on courses with long upwind that did the San Diego-Puerto Vallarta made Grand Illusion a tough boat to beat, legs that you get in buoy racing," con- race didn't opt to stick around, which despite her age relative to the rest of her tinues Bill. "We also need a fair amount was a shame. They don't know what they division. The worst they placed was third of breeze to really perform well, and the missed! I believe that in the past a higher in race five and they managed to earn majority conditions were in the 10-15- percentage remained for MEXORC." five bullets over nine races. This earned knot range. On the heavier air days and To us it would seem to be a no-brainer them first place overall. going downwind, we held our own." to stick around for MEXORC, due to the The closest competitor, Ricardo By all indications the Deceptionists phenomenal conditions. As Zittel puts Brockmon's R/P 52 Vincitore, was four- enjoyed themselves on shore as much as it, "Seriously, it has to be one of the best and a half points behind, a deficit that on the water. "The onshore activities were and most consistent places in the world looked harder to make up after the fifth great. The good food and specialty drinks to sail. The breeze, weather, wildlife, and race when she began a string of third- provided by the various restaurants scenery all winter long are just stellar. place finishes that continued until the were enjoyed by everyone," says Bill. "Af- That's why we opened the J World facil- end. Brockman wasn't too upset though. ity down there a After all, he'd won the San Diego to Val- decade ago." larta Race the week before. Bay Area na- tive Will Paxton shares Zittel's eyond the challenges faced by

JAVIER PÉREZ JAVIER B sentiments. Pax- racers in new and old boats alike, there ton flew down are those presented to the race manage- to sail with his ment team. In the Bay Area we've grown longtime friends accustomed to a high level of skill and aboard the well- infrastructure within our race commit- known Santa tees. But in Mexico, the scenario is a Cruz 70 Grand bit different. "The charm of the event is Illusion, owned also the greatest challenge," says Bruce by Ed McDow- Green, the event's PRO. "That's the rela- ell and based tive lack of organized infrastructure in in Long Beach. the area. Vallarta Yacht Club is a small "Sailing on Ban- club made up in part by expats. They run deras Bay is like a lot of junior racing but they aren't per- the paradise of fectly equipped to handle larger events," sailboat racing," he says. "Getting some of the gear to run says Paxton. "You the races can be challenging. There's a have the thermal lack of turning marks, committee boats, consistency of mark boats, flags and equipment that Above: Greg Slyngstand's 'Hamachi' (foreground) and Andreas Baptista's 'Veloce San Francisco we take for granted in the States. This 2' battled for first place overall. 'Hamachi' ended up winning the regatta with only Bay coupled with is improving, but it's always a task to 11 points. Left: Deceptionists mixing it up with 'Akelarre.' tropical condi- scrounge the tools to manage an event ter a few hours tions found in the Hawaiian Islands — I of this scope. you move to a don't know why there aren't a hundred "The people are marvelous and we get restaurant and boats competing down there." a great deal of help from Acapulco Yacht continue to eat It's interesting to get Paxton's per- Club, the yacht club in Valle de Bravo, and drink. Then spective after sailing MEXORC on such the Mexican Sailing Federation, the Mex- get up the next a relatively old boat. Virtually all of the ican Navy and the local folks," continues morning and do seven boats in Grand Illusion's class were Green. "It's just never the same from year it all over again!" significantly newer than she is. Lighter, to year, and new problems must be met stiffer and rigged with non-overlapping each time. It's the challenge that makes headsails, their designs are more in it so interesting and fun — never the Z ittel is keeping with the objective of buoy rac- same old same old. Also the hosts always another big fan ing. "Sailing a Santa Cruz 70 around do a really good job with the parties, and of MEXORC. buoys can be tricky with an overlapping the mix of racing with windward-leeward He's competed genoa," he says. "Although it gives the and distance racing is fun. Unlike rac- on Banderas Bay boat more power, it also gives us less ing at home most everyone is away from six times on a maneuverability. A lot of the newer boats home and so they get together after rac- J/130, J/120, we compete against don't have the over- ing, which is always rewarding." J/70 and, of lapping headsails." Adding to the logistical challenges course, Hula Overlapping headsails or not, it didn't of running MEXORC during this year's Girl. "This year seem to make that much difference race, Bruce was faced with a large, twin- seemed a bit when it came to results. Grand Illusion's hulled spectator boat that got too close to light," he says owner, McDowell, and his boat captain, the starting area. The unaware captain of the turnout. Patrick O'Brian, have been sailing the drifted into the starting line's pin and got

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as this is known to upset the mother very much. "I veered completely off course to avoid the whales — but I think we still had a pretty good start."

Finishing off the week is a spectacu- lar awards dinner. This year a 25-person mariachi band was featured. Whenever organizer De Pablos mentioned this his eyes lit up as if it was New Year's Eve. Guests enjoyed free-flowing wine, traditional appetizers, and a main course of fresh salmon. All the while the 25 ma- riachis performed across the vast stage and put on an incredible performance. JAVIER PÉREZ JAVIER The team from Grand Illusion was pre- caught on the rode. Eventually, the rode Team 'Chivos' battles with 'Olas Lindas' in sented with their award, as were Zittel, had to be cut and the day's race delayed Catalina 37s after a dramatic and close round- Demak and Taylor for their performance while race committee officials sought out ing at the windward mark on the last race day. on the J/70. To finish off the evening's another anchor and line. Needless to say, Walt Logan of Tiburon. "Then just before celebrations, a fireworks display was the boat captain stayed well clear of the the start we saw a whale right on the launched at the other end of the regatta starting area from then on out. starting line. Before I could turn the boat tent, impressing Bay Area natives with In years past there have been other to take her stern, I saw a calf swimming its incredibly low trajectory on the fogless interesting starting line incidents. "I was behind her," he says. One thing Walt night. in the starting sequence with my Mumm knows about mother whales is that you — latitude / ross 36 Blue Chip back around 2001," says don't get between a mother and her calf, Coastal Cup Race San Francisco Bay to Santa Monica Bay

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t’s hard to label Webb Chiles: Sailor, writer, adventurer, record-setter, I within close day-sailing masochist, man of passion... the list goes on. Five times (mostly) solo distance. With Gannet’s around the world, the fi rst American to round Cape Horn by himself asymmetrical kite and and owner of the longest solo open-boat voyage in history, the 72-year- light-air performance, old is showing no signs of letting up. Currently preparing for his sixth I look forward to some circumnavigation, he’s chosen an iconic Santa Cruz-built ultralight for great sailing there if I the task: a Moore 24. don’t go to the Horn. As a follow-up to our December 2012 interview, we caught up with 38: You’ve sailed Webb recently in San Diego to get the low-down on his latest adventure. everything from produc- tion Ericsons to cus- Latitude 38: You’re planning to begin 38: And after Hilo? tom IOR race boats to a circumnavigation in May on your Moore WC: If possible, I will leave directly a couple of 18-ft open 24. Are you going to sail Gannet around from the Big Island and begin sailing boats, and now a Moore Cape Horn? for New Zealand with a planned arrival 24. Why did you choose Webb Chiles: I don’t know yet. I don’t between October and November. I'll likely the Moore? have any doubt that a Moore 24 can do just a couple of long passages, not WC: Because it’s a survive a tradewind circumnavigation. island hopping from one to the next. good sailing boat; sea- But can it survive the Southern Ocean? worthy and well built. I I don’t know. I’ve spent months in the believe when choosing Southern Ocean and rounded Cape Horn a boat that you should twice, so I know enough to not take the "The Moore is the best- choose a very good sail- decision lightly. I'll spend the next 6,000 sailing boat of them all. ing boat and then adapt or 7,000 miles [to New Zealand] fi guring yourself to it. If you try that out and then make a decision from And the fastest!" to adapt the boat to there. This is the fi rst time that I’ve left yourself, then you risk on a circumnavigation without a defi nite turning it into some- plan. This will be a good shakedown for Gan- thing that it’s not and 38: How will you begin your journey net when deciding whether or not to take it’s no longer the good to New Zealand? her into the Southern Ocean, as I should sailing boat that it once WC: I will take a train from Chicago see some challenging conditions before was. All of my boats to San Diego in early May, where Gannet reaching New Zealand. Any time you sail have sailed very well lies. From there, I'll leave quietly some to New Zealand, you’ve got to be ready and I have often sailed time in May and probably head for Hilo for a gale. engineless as a result. on the island of Hawaii. I’ve never sailed 38: And once you get to New Zealand, The Moore is the best- to Hawaii before. French Polynesia seven the choice is east or west? sailing boat of them all. times, but never Hawai’i. It will be nice to WC: Exactly. I'll fl y home and spend And the fastest! see something different and also to avoid the holidays with my wife [his sixth], the 38: So you really like the bureaucracy of French Polynesia. love of my life, Carol. During that time I'll the Moore? decide which way to go. If I decide to go WC: I love the Moore. The interior of a Moore 24 doesn't allow much room for a guy who is 6'1" to stretch out, but west-about through the trades, then I'll I am constantly amazed at the sailing Webb has found his favorite spots. leave New Zealand in March-April 2015 performance of Gannet. With the furling and begin heading toward the jib, furling asymmetrical spinnaker and Indian Ocean. If I decide to go easy-to-reef mainsail, the boat is eas- east, I'll leave New Zealand be- ily managed singlehanded, and easy to tween October and November adapt to all conditions. of 2015 and head straight for On my shakedown sail for this voyage, the Horn. I sailed around Guadalupe Island and 38: If you go west, where will back, the same shakedown route as I did your fi rst destination be? on the Ericson 37 Egregious before sail- WC: Australia. One of my ing nonstop around Cape Horn and to favorite places to sail is from New Zealand. That was before closing the Cairns to Cape York, in circle and beating Chichester’s around- northern Queensland. It’s a the-world record. I found mostly light air beautiful 500- to 600-mile- this time, but even in 12 knots of breeze, long cruising ground that Gannet often saw 8 knots with the kite lies within the Great Barrier up. I love the voluminous bow and the Reef. Smooth water, south- Moore’s bow-high, well-mannered sailing east trades, reliable reaching characteristics, not to mention how light conditions... it’s perfect. I love the boat is and how well she does in light the emptiness and solitude of air. the place, how well protected 38: You’re a pretty tall guy at 6’1”. it is and all of the good an- How do you deal with three feet of head- chorages throughout, many room and such limited space? WEBB CHILES' SIXTH LAP

properly reinforce the transom for the windvane was nearly as much as I paid for the boat! With my high-effi ciency, lightweight, fl exible solar panels and two Group 24 batteries, I have more than enough juice to power one of my four ST-1000 Tiller Pilots for as long as I need to. And if I run out of power, I'll just do more hand steering.

"If I get myself into trouble, I don’t want people to risk their lives coming to get me."

38: Where do you store the large, heavy liferaft on a tiny boat like a Moore? WC: I don’t carry a liferaft. Or an EPIRB. I believe in being self-suffi cient when at sea. If I get myself into trouble, I don’t want people to risk their lives coming to get me. 38: On that note, we wish you fair winds, following seas and a safe voyage, Webb. WC: Thank you. I'll make sure to give Latitude 38 a shout before I leave, with a link to my tacker. — ronnie simpson

Webb Chiles’ website and blog can be found at www.inthepresentsea.com/ the_actual_site/webbchiles.html. He has written seven books and has published more than one hundred articles. To learn more about his past adventures, down- load the eBook of the December 2012 ALL PHOTOS RONNIE SIMPSON PHOTOS ALL Latitude interview at www.latitude38. The venerable Moore 24 design fi rst proved its and spell on the radio. (He laughs.) com. offshore ability in 1976 when hull #2 was dou- 38: Gannet doesn’t have a windvane blehanded to Hawaii. But around Cape Horn? A place for everything, and everything in its hanging off the transom, and there are place. Of course if you don't live by that slogan WC: It does not bother me. Again, it no wind instruments on your mast head. aboard a Moore 24, life would be chaos. goes back to my philosophy of adapting Are you planning to yourself to the boat. If I want to stand, hand-steer around I stand up in the companionway with the world? full 360° visibility. If I want to get out of WC: Partially. the sun, I sit on the fl oorboards facing When I set to sea, aft with my legs stretched out. The pipe I don’t go out there berths are comfortable and the ergonom- to sleep. I enjoy sail- ics for sailing the Moore 24 are great. ing and with a boat With very simple systems, water car- that sails as well as ried in jugs and a diet of freeze-dried and the Moore 24, I plan ready-to-eat foods, I don’t need any more to spend very long space than what I have on the Moore. periods of time at 38: What’s with the name Gannet? the helm, sailing my WC: When I used to have the IOR boat, when condi- tonner Hawke of Tuonela on a mooring tions allow. I had a in Opua, New Zealand, I liked to enjoy windvane that I had a drink at sunset, gannets would dive planned to mount and hit the water like cannonballs to go on the back of Gan- fi shing. They were simple, elegant birds; net, but the quote like the Moore 24. Plus it’s easy to say that I received to ST BARTH BUCKET — ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE / RICHARD

Mill Valley's Patrick Adams, skipper of the Swan 100 Varsovie, told Latitude that it takes "six strong crew to lift one of the boat's spinnakers." So imagine how many crew it took to pull the 180-ft Adele's 4,000 sq. ft. MPS from the drink after the halyard broke and dropped it into the water. Megayacht racing is not for the weak of mind or body, not when 400-ft long, 1.25-inch diameter spinnaker sheets get whipped around with enough force to remove limbs, if not heads. Thirty-eight boats between 86 and 218 feet showed up in late March for the 18th Annual St. Barth Bucket, arguably the greatest spectacle in big-boat sailing. Eight of the monster entries had been built within the last two years — among them the Holland 190 Seahawk, the Dykstra 180 Kamaxitha, the Dubois 164 Ohana, and the Dubois 150 Ganesha. According to a rep for Perini Navi, which had seven boats in the regatta, "Owners no longer just want to cruise around the world in safety and comfort, they want to participate in regattas such as the Bucket." Each year since the Bucket started in 1995, when a Perini Navi 154 was the big boat, the racing has become more competitive. These boats are immaculate, the sail

Left to right from top right: The 180-ft schooner 'Adela'. Her keel was laid in the early 1900s. The dark-hulled 180-ft 'Marie', the overall winner. The 150-ft 'Ganesha'. Built more for luxury than speed, the 163-ft 'Ohana' still booked. 'Hetairos', 218 ft of carbon. Older than most, the 147-ft R/P 'Visione' was rated the second fastest boat in the fleet. Her owner used to keep a home in Novato. BIG BOATS, BIG WIND & BIG FUN ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE / RICHARD ST BARTH BUCKET

shape is near-flawless, and over- surf," he explained. While they all the crew work is stellar. The don't surf, they sustain very fast crews, of course, were flown in high speeds and quickly gobbled from all over the world. We wonder up the 20- to 27-mile courses. if there was a rigger from Cowes Handicaps were taken at the to Sydney who hadn't been flown starts to keep the boats safely in for the four-day series. spaced, so whichever boat in the The boats, divided into four Left to right: Patrick and Reed Adams of 'Varsovie'. Janet and Shag four divisions crossed the line first divisions based on their general Morton, he being the helmsman on 'Adela'. Ken and Kerry Keefe. was the winner. In several cases it type, were not sent out in candy-fanny shrouds and displaces 550 tons — went was by just a matter of seconds, validat- conditions. It often blew in the mid-20s, onto the rocks just off the Beef Barrel ing the rating rule. making for huge loads. Just 30 seconds rounding mark. "I saw one of her lights Since some of the boats cost $50 mil- into the start of the first race, the stem flung right off the masthead," says Ken lion or more, a collision could prove to fitting on the all-carbon 216-ft Hetairos Keefe of Adele. Fortunately, the boat got be a tad expensive and time-consuming. failed explosively. It took the crew half off before too long and without too much So all were given range-finders to help an hour to get the sail down. Somehow damage. them stay the minimum of 120 feet the boat was repaired to race again the apart. In addition, each boat had a Safety next day. Officer who had the ultimate authority Most of the boats, gear and crews held Keefe and Adams weren't the only over steering decisions. Although there together to put on a spectacular show. Northern California sailors racing in were several times when many boats There are few things as breathtaking in the Bucket. Scott Easom was back for converged, there were no collisions. sailing as a perfectly trimmed 190-footer another year on the 188-ft Twizzle, and St. Barth being St. Barth, Jimmy charging to weather in the low teens, or Paul Cayard was calling tactics aboard Buffet was part of the official entertain- a 180-ft schooner on a spinnaker reach Hetairos. There were surely others. ment and, as many had hoped, put on a seconds before her chute explodes. While it appeared that Hetairos was surprise performance at little Baz Bar. Humans being humans, a few mis- doing about 50 on a close reach, Cayard The St. Barth Bucket. Trust us, it takes were made. The spanking new Sea- told Latitude that her top speed was ac- belongs on your sailing Bucket List. hawk — which sported distinctive red tually about 21 knots. "These boats don't — latitude/richard

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We've been lucky enough to visit many places where sailors tend to con- gregate, but we've never been anywhere across the belly of the Caribbean to that sees a more international mix of Panama. globetrotting sailors than Panama. "Mark always wanted to go to Celebrating its 100th year of opera- the South Pacifi c," says Sarah, "and tion this summer, the Panama Canal is he's been trying to convince me for the ultimate funnel through which ad- a while." Apparently she's been venturous sailors from Europe, Africa, won over, especially since daugh- ter Elizabeth, 8, and son Michael, 6, seem totally at ease with their vagabonding lifestyle. They'll cruise to New Zealand, then reassess.

Grace — Panda 40 Paul & Judy Meaney, Seattle, WA If you think you have to be a lifelong sailor to enjoy cruising, lis- ten to Paul and Judy's story. "We didn't get into sailing until we were in our mid-50s," explains Paul. "Never learned to sail; never had a boat. But we took a couple of lessons and away ANDY / LATITUDE PHOTOS ALL we went." And Qi — Contest 46 so far, so good. Thomas Runte & Gaylyn Morgan Based in Se- Hamburg, GER attle, they've Many Puddle Jumpers have decades now been out of experience, but not this pair. Thomas, Most kids love outings with their mom and dad. four years. who hails from Germany, began his So this Colorado family's boat seems particu- 'Grace' Why French adventures on the water just two years larly well named: 'Field Trip'. Polynesia and the South Pacifi c? "It's a ago. Six months the Caribbean, the Eastern Seaboard of bucket list thing," they say. later he and Gay- the US and elsewhere must pass en route lyn met, when they to dreamy landfalls of the South Pacifi c. Taitonga — Alubat Ovni 395 both signed on to a As regular readers know, we call their Christian & Dagmar Sahr sailboat on a cross- initial SoPac migration from the West Frankfurt, GER ing from Spain to Coast of the Americas to French Polyne- "I read some books and saw some Malta. She's a na- sia the Pacifi c Puddle Jump. And every fi lms about the South Pacifi c," recalls tive New Zealander year we co-host PPJ Send-Off parties at Christian, "and to me it looks like para- who was raised in both the Vallarta YC in Mexico and the dise on Earth." Australia. Balboa YC in Panama. Having intro- Apparently shar- duced you to the Vallarta jumpers last ing crewing shifts month, we'll give '15 minutes of fame' to "He said, 'I want you to led to romance be- 'Qi' the Panama contingent this month. By cause before Gaylyn knew it, Thomas now, many of them are at least midway sail around the world made an unusual proposal: "He said, 'I through the 3,000-mile passage to the with me.'" How could want you to sail around the world with islands, and some of the early birds have me.'" How could she say no? already arrived. she say no? Despite their relative inexperience, they've already traveled successfully Field Trip — Antares 44i He and Dagmar both love traveling, more than 5,000 miles from the Med to Mark & Sarah Silverstein but as he says, "If we had to stay in Panama. As you might imagine, their Castle Rock, CO hotels every night, we couldn't afford it. plans are open-ended. Although Colorado isn't exactly a Traveling by boat, of course, is a lot more huge yachting center, Mark and Sarah reasonable. But it's a long, long way to Sandgroper — R&C 46 cat somehow were bitten hard by the cruis- reach the destination." Especially in this Derek Crosby & Anne-Marie Haynes ing bug a few years ago. During the two case. Freemantle, AUS years since they bought the aptly named Now in their third year of cruising, We have to say that Sandgroper is one Field Trip in Buenos Aires, Argentina, they'll slowly work their way to New of the more unusual boat names we've they've sailed north through the islands Zealand, but they're in no great hurry heard in a while. Perhaps it has to do of the Eastern Caribbean, all the way to get there. with the fact that catamarans can bring up to Maine, then back down again and their bows right up to the beach.

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Derek and Anne-Marie are not long- Posed in front of the Balboa YC anchorage at at Panama's Shelter Bay Marina, on the time sailors, but after retiring they char- the Pacifi c end of the Canal, these voyagers Caribbean side of the Canal. tered a boat on the Queensland coast for were psyched up for the 3,000-mile crossing. the whole fam- those challenges haven't dissuaded them Li'l Explorers — Hughes 58 ily to enjoy. "We from jumping the puddle. In fact, when The Winter-Grant family thought, 'Yeah, we met them, they could hardly wait to Channel Islands, CA this is how we get started. We'd have to scour the PPJ archives want to spend to be certain, but we're pretty sure that our retirement!'" North Star — Tayana 52 Courage and Shannon (aka Dad and They bought Steve & Kim Watford Mom) are setting a Puddle Jump record this Robertson Clearwater, FL by bringing their six (!) kids along as & Craine cat out Steve and Kim began this extended crew. They range in age from Cassidy, of The Moorings cruise with participation in the 2009 15, to little brother Integrity, who is only fl eet on Tortola, Caribbean 1500. Although they've been a year and a half. and as Derek 'Sandgroper' out for fi ve years, it sounds as if they're Shannon apparently started getting says, "We've survived 40 knots so far, just getting started. "Underwater pho- excited about this cruising fantasy 10 so I guess we're doing all right." tography is our passion," Steve explains. years ago during her Bora Bora honey- "We dove all over the Caribbean, and now moon. But Courage has had the bug his Andiamo — Islander 36 we're looking forward to seeing David & Maureen Trumble what the South Pacifi c has to of- Hawaiian 30° N Newport Beach, CA fer." Islands "David's been wanting to go to deep They were both smiling and water ever since we got the boat," says happy 15° N San Diego Maureen. That was six years ago, and when they took off cruis- we met Routes of the ing shortly after- them, but Pacifi c Puddle Jumpers ward. probably "I'd read all weren't those sailing mags so cheer- that made cruis- ful a year ing sound like fan- and a 0° tastic stuff — you half ago. know, beautiful That's women stretched 'North Star' when out on deck sun- North Star got hit by lightning, 'Andiamo' bathing. It wasn't wrecking many of her onboard Marquesas until we got out there that we realized systems. Only recently did they how challenging cruising can be." But complete all the related repairs

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whole life. Back in 1972 his parents built a Piver 48 tri and took off with their kids. The orginal plan was to do the South Jacqui say that to the English Channel (after dropping Pacifi c, but that never happened, as they after setting sail their rig). "At times we only had about opted for the Caribbean instead. together in 2007, 8" of water beneath the keel," explains they had a glori- Ian. And during a drought they got stuck ous trip up the and couldn't move until winter, but the South Atlantic to memories remain precious. the Caribbean, Now they're eager to make some new with moderate 'Jean Marie' memories jumping the puddle. breeze all the way. The story of how Walter, a Swiss na- Shakti — Norseman 447 tional, got to South Africa will have to Mike & Rosie Seidel, Brisbane, AUS wait until another time, but we can tell "The name Shakti means female you that he's owned this French classic power in Hindu," explains Mike, "which since 1978. Although he worked in the tells you everything about the boat. This boating industry for decades before re- is the admiral," he says as he introduces tiriing, he claims that Jacqui, a relative Rosie. newcomer, is Jean Marie's captain. After falling in love with a sis- Bandit — Moody 46 tership in Asia, The 'Li'l Explorers' crew, minus one. David Morgan & Brenda Webb Mike and Rosie Courage and Shannon followed his New Zealand tracked down parents' lead in 2012 by buying this As with many of the Puddle Jumpers Shakti in Trini- Kurt Hughes-designed cat, which had that we meet in Mexico and Panama, dad a year and been sitting unfi nished for 20 years. David claims that island-hopping across a half ago, via They launched her a year later and took the South Pacifi c has been a lifelong YachtWorld.com. off with their kids three months after dream. "Not me," says Brenda. I'm just The couple 'Shakti' that. The interior is still unfi nished, but going along for has been cruising seriously since 2008. there'll be plenty of time for that in some the ride." "Yeah," "We only did weekenders before that," distant anchorage. says David, says Rosie. The beauty of being based at I'm sort of single- Brisbane, of course, is that it's a great Dragonfl y — Hughes 60 handing with my jumping off point for cruising the Great Al & Jill Wiggington, Zionsville, IN wife aboard." Barrier Reef and Indonesia. Al and Jill's big cat is also a Kurt We have to Hughes design (as is Latitude's 63-footer believe, though, The Southern Cross — St. Francis 44 Profl igate). that Brenda is Catherine Kimber & Peter Chataway As noted in our February Letters sec- more involved Port Adelaide, AUS tion, as Al and Jill travel the South Pacifi c than she lets "We've been told by a lot of circum- they'll be pursuing 'Bandit' on. After all, this navigators that French Polynesia was an unusual agenda. duo has been cruising successfully since their favorite part of the trip, so we're The founders of the buying the boat in Europe fi ve years ago. really looking forward to it," says Cath- medical relief orga- They're now heading back home to New erine, who is listed as the captain. nization Sea Mercy Zealand, but seem to be open to distrac- They left Ad- chartered Dragonfl y tions along the way. elaide (on the several years ago, country's south and the couple was Sundancer II — Savage 42 coast) seven so impressed by Ian & Helen Potter, Sydney, AUS years ago, and the nonprofi t's op- As they set sail for Polynesia, this will eventually eration that they cheerful Aussie couple is on the home return there. 'Dragonfl y' agreed to serve as a stretch of a nine- But they're in no fl oating healthcare clinic in remote areas and-a-half-year hurry. "We told of the South Pacifi c. This year, they'll circumnavigation. our parents and be hosting medical teams on rounds in They left Sydney children we'd be 'Southern Cross' Tonga, Fiji and beyond. in 2005. away for 10 years, and we've only been It's often hard away for seven, so we've got a ways to go Jean Marie — Mikado 52 for such well- yet." Their current game plan is to spend Walter Baumgartner & traveled voyagers two seasons in the South Pacifi c, then Jacqueline Goddard-Baumgartner to pinpoint their head up to Asia. Cowes, GBR favorite spots, Although Jean Marie's homeport is but Ian and Hel- Amiable — Amel Super Maramu 53 Cowes, as Walter explains, "We've come en were quick to 'Sundancer II' Steve & Liz Coleman, Hobart, AUS from South Africa, so we like strong mention their explorations of Turkey's Sailing on their friends' Amel 53 wind." They get plenty of that around Turquoise Coast as well as navigating the inspired Steve and Liz to search for a the Cape of Good Hope. But he and French canals from Marseilles all the way similar hull.

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custom built of aluminum in the Neth- erlands in 2006. Although specifi cally They Dances with Dragons — C&N 58 built for cruising, found Ami- Wayne Harris & Tigs Lankester she has features able in Port Aransas, TX normally only seen Martinique "I've been around once already," says on serious racing a year ago, Tigs, "so I'm showing machines: a lifting and are Wayne the way." Tigs, keel, water ballast, now head- who's English, was out double rudders, a ing home for six years on her dinghy garage and to Hobart previous circumnavi- running backstays with those These Aussies are 'Amiable'. gation. Wayne, on the rather than a fi xed friends with the Amel, Duncan and other hand, has been backstay. They've Eva along as crew. Some sights along dreaming about such been out since 'Argonaut' the way will be familiar for these own- long-haul cruising ever 2011, and are still loving every inch of ers, as they previously clawed their way since he was a young this one-off 54-footer. east from Tasmania as far as Western man. Now, having After two tours of the Caribbean this Samoa via the Roaring Forties — that's bought this big Camper Dutch couple is now eager to make new defi nitely the hard way to get there. & Nicholson ketch in landfalls in the South Pacifi c. 2012, he fi nally gets his 'Dances with Evenstar — Hallberg-Rassy 53 chance. Dragons' Moana Roa — F-P Bahia 46 BJ Porter & Kathleen Woodruff The couple set sail from Texas in mid- Laurie & Sonia Haynes East Greenwich, RI January, made a pit stop at Isla Mujeres Fremantle, AUS According to BJ and Kathy, their fan- for a quickie bottom job, then beelined It's probably safe to say that Moana tasizing about this cruise began a decade it for Panama. Future plans are open- Roa has something on board that no ago. Their current timetable is scheduled ended. other PPJ boat can claim: a profession- around their kids, son Will, 16, and al guitar teacher. He was brought along daughter Danielle, 13. "We wanted to do specifi cally to advance 14-year-old Tra- this before "I'm sort of vis' musical career. His brother Beau is Will goes off 12, and sister Kara is eight. Instructor to college." singlehanding with Joel, who's twentysomething, ponders, His goal my wife aboard." "Whoever thought playing guitar would is to be a take you to Tahiti?" yacht de- Having bought this big cat in Marti- signer, and nique, the family has now been cruising he's already Tehani-Li — Tayana 52 for two years. They have to be back in spent some Karel Dimitri & Phil Tenney Australia by November, but we expect quality time Brisbane, AUS with Bob Karel and Phil picked up this boat in 'Evenstar' Perry. Barcelona, began cruising in 2008, and We asked Danielle what her friends have out ever since. Even though they're back home thought about her big adven- now heading west toward Australia, ture: "They think it's cool. In fact, one of Karel clarifi es, "We're not necessarily them said she'd like to stow away and taking the boat back home. Australia is come with us." just on the way to Given the family's timetable, they've somewhere else!" got about two years to play before young They'd always Will has to rejoin the real world. intended to do longterm cruising, Ukulele Lady — Shearwater 39 Phil explains, but Nick & Lynette Marvin, Durban, ZAF somewhere along Although neither Nick nor Lynette the way their cruis- plays the ukelele, they've grown to like ing goal expanded Meet the 'MoanaRoa' crew. the name given to their South African- into doing a com- to see them July 4 at the Tahiti-Moorea built sloop by her previous owner — plete circumnavi- Sailing Rendezvous, as Laurie is an out- especially since they're bound for the gation. Don't ex- rigger canoe coach. "I wouldn't miss it!" birthplace of the uke, Polynesia. 'Tehani-Li' pect them to cinch he says. Having left Durban in 2006, they're down their docklines permanently any intentionally taking their time to work time soon. Island Fling — Island Spirit 36 their way around the world. If you're con- Rian Hattaya & Alim Sur templating making the trip up the South Argonaut — Berckemeyer 54 Fethiye, TUR Atlantic to the Caribbean someday, this Frits Draijer & Marian Jongboom Although there are probably thou- pair chooses the word "wonderful" to Den Oever, NED sands of sailing yachts in Turkey, we describe it. "It really was a very easy trip." Clearly one of the most unusual rarely meet Turkish sailors out cruis- boats in this year's fl eet, Argonaut was ing — especially those with the experi-

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ence of this happy couple. Now working on their second circumnavigation, Alim and Rian published a book about their Now, as they anticipate the 7,000-mile fi rst rounding, and they regularly sub- homeward run to Australia, their most mit articles to a Turkish sailing maga- immediate goal is to try to avoid sail- zine. ing any more to Between trips they spent a couple windward. "So of years in Turkey, far, we've done but say they "have 4,500 miles to no real roots there" Capt. David and the jolly 'Rewa' crew. windward to get these days. Evident crossing: his old buddy from Maine, here [to Pana- by their big smiles, John Correa, a Belgian sailor named ma] — from the they say, "We feel Paul Vanhauwere and American expat East Coast to like kids when we Jan Ahlman. She now lives in Panama the Bahamas to get out traveling City, having opened a B&B, Panama Cuba to here." by boat." The focus City Connection, that caters to cruisers' "We expect of this lap around needs. "They shanghaied me," she says we'll have a good 'Outsider Australia' 'Island Fling' the planet will be with a laugh, "because somehow they got time on the crossing," says Ian. "After all, to travel slowly and "return to the best the idea that I was a great cook." the Pacifi c is 'our water.'" places we discovered last time." Cetacea — Cheoy Lee MS 53 Jakker — Jeanneau 42.2 Sangreal — Tartan 34 Tony Wessendorff & Gail Corrigan Tony Erens & Jacqueline Jeurissen Ken & Gail Kleinhoff, Olympia, WA Houston, TX Genk, BEL If you're wondering, the name refers Despite the fact that Tony re- Like many international cruisers we to the Holy Grail. And after chatting fers to his boat as a "big ugly meet in Panama, Tony and Jacqueline with this adventurous pair, it sounds Cheoy Lee motorsailer" we'd bet he loves found they really loved exploring Pana- as though they've been in pursuit of her, as he and Gail have owned her for manian waters that sacred chalice ever since leaving 13 years. It wasn't until a year ago, after — after all, out- the Olympic Peninsula in 1999. Thus Gail sold her company, that they fi nally side the narrow far, their travels have taken them to got her out into blue water. zone of develop- Hawaii, the "We've known for a long time we want- ment that abuts Line Islands, ed to go sailing," says Gail, "but we didn't the Canal, the Samoa, Tonga, really know where we wanted to go." country offers Fiji, Australia, Tony's vote was many spectacu- across the In- for the South lar cruising ven- dian Ocean, Pacifi c. ues such as the around Africa, They are San Blas Islands 'Jakker' to St. Hel- among the few and the Bocas del Toro region. This Bel- ena, Ascen- crews that went gian couple stayed a year and still didn't sion, Fernando to the trouble to see it all. de Noranha, 'Sangreal' visit the French They left their home waters in 2010, Brazil, French Guiana, Devil's Island, Embassy in crossed the Atlantic to Martinique, and north to St Maarten, across the Atlantic Panama to apply have explored several islands that are to the Azores, to the Canaries, back to for a "long stay off the usual cruiser milk run, includ- the Caribbean and on to Panama — and visa" of 6 to 12 'Cetacea' ing Cuba and Haiti. Their intention is to they're eager to see more. Next stop, months. Normally, non-EU citizens only circumnavigate, but they're in no hurry Marquesas. get 90 days, which isn't nearly enough to to get back home to Europe. explore French Polynesia's archipelagos. Rewa — S&S 65 (All boats, however, can stay for up to 18 Calista — Bavaria 38 David Irvin, Pretty Marsh, ME months.) The Apukov family, Liverpool, GBR This lovely Sparkman & Stephens- Although Calista fl ies a British fl ag, designed, Abeking & Rassmussen-built Outsider Australia — Ocean Cat 49 her owners are originally from Russia. aluminum ketch has changed hands a Ian James & Wendy Shields Vladimir, his wife Oxana and son Alex, couple of times since we last saw her Yamuna, AUS 20, migrated to Malta years ago, but they during the 1999 Baja Ha-Ha. Her current Although Wendy and Ian are typi- are now on the move again, heading for 'steward' is David Irvin of Maine, who's cal outdoorsy Aussies, they didn't get their new home in Auckland, New Zea- excited to bring her back to the Pacifi c. into sailing seriously until they moved land. "When I was in my 20s," he explains, aboard their previous boat in 1999. Two Unlike the many cruisers who have "I was fi rst mate on a 100-ft schooner years ago someone made them an offer no time constraints, the Apukovs are that sailed from Maine to Australia. It on it that they couldn't refuse, so they making a fast, no-nonsense sprint to was a great trip, but I remember think- decided to take advantage of the strong the land of the Kiwi. They left Malta in ing to myself, 'When I grow up I want to Australian dollar and fl y out to the East November, made a beeline across the do it again in my own boat, on my own Coast to buy this Henry Lucke-designed Med and Atlantic to St. Lucia, then sailed timetable." cat. They say they're still amazed at how nonstop to the Canal. He's recruited a jolly crew for the fast she is. They don't intend to dilly-dally in the

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her home. Actually, once they reach the country's east coast, they'll still have a named after the Greek goddess of poetry 3,000-mile trip ahead of them — over the and song — in Washington. Like many top and down the west coast to Perth. Panama Puddle Jumpers, they'll stop "Of course, we may visit Indonesia on along the Ecuadorian mainland and in the way, and perhaps also northwestern the Galapagos on their way west. Australia's Kimberly region. where you Gregg says he's thrilled to get out fi nd beautiful uninhabited fjords." cruising again, as he's had a thirst for The Russian crew of 'Calista'. deep-water adventures since he was 10. Aros Mear — Norseman 447 South Pacifi c islands either. "We plan to "We lived in the Florida Keys then, and I David & Gitte Bushby, Dundee, GBR make three stops," explains Vladimir: somehow got hold of an old wooden row- David and Gitte arrived at the fi esta Nuku Hiva, Tahiti and Tonga." To each boat that someone had put a sail on and breathlessly, just as we were about to his own. lee boards." He's moved up substantially turn off our recorder and have a beer. since then. They'd somehow gotten the party time Mystic — Albin Ballad 30 wrong. Mark Bryant, Houston, TX Although they began cruising aboard "I've wanted to do this since I was 18," "I want to do the whole this Bob Perry-designed sloop three years says Mark, a singlehander who set sail ago, Gitte explains, from Texas seven years ago. The back- circle. It doesn't matter if "We've been cruis- story: "Right after high school I helped I make it or not. Trying is ing during summers build a ferro boat, but passed up the for 30 years" out of chance to crew it, and I've regretted it what's important to me." their base in eastern all my life." Scotland. Now that he's fi nally got the chance, Oddly, although he hopes to complete a circumnaviga- Jack Tar — Beneteau Oceanis 473 they are both excited tion. "I want to do the whole circle. It Pete Newman & Carol Rose to see the South Pa- doesn't matter if I make it or not. Trying Mooloolaba, AUS cifi c, they may take is what's important to me." Borrowing the slang term for salty a radical diversion sailors of the British Empire — Jack Tar before heading west. 'Aros Mear' Windance III — Privilege 435 is an appro- "We actually like high-latitude sailing," Vernor & Christina Kritzer, AUT priate name says David, who seems fi t as a fi ddle at Although their boat shows a hailing for this cou- age 80, "So we're still debating whether port of St. Vincent, Vernor and Christina ple's boat, as to go down to Chile fi rst and explore the are originally from Austria. Having been they've been fi ords." That would mean they'd prob- out for seven years, they've become well sailing for ably circumnavigate the South American acquainted with more than 50 continent before arriving back in Panama the seemingly years. and fi nally heading west. carefree cruis- "We enjoy Ah, the life of a full-time cruiser. So ing life. the interac- many destinations to choose from. "We are slow tion with oth- movers," ex- er cruisers," plains Christi- says Carol, 'Jack Tar' We hope you enjoyed meeting this na, "so it takes "and we're looking forward to seeing international cadre of cruisers as much us a while. We the Pacifi c Islands." Having bought this as we did. We hope to catch up with have to put our boat seven years ago, they plan to fi nally many of them again this summer and 'Windance III' feet down and bring her home to Australia by October. hear about their passages at the annual see what is happening and enjoy where Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous, July we are. Then we move on when we've Novae — Fountaine Pajot 48 cat 4-6 (put on by Latitude 38 and several seen enough. Stefano & Helen Piviali South Pacifi c partners). Look for our re- Judging by that, it may take them Fremantle, AUS port on that event in the August edition, decades to explore all that the South Although Stefano is originally from then our recap on the fl eet's crossing Pacifi c has to offer. Italy and Helen is from Scotland, they've experiences in September. long considered If it's fi nally going to be your turn to Kalliope — Tayana 37 themselves to be jump the puddle next season, free regis- Gregg & Deborah Burton, Clark, CO Australians, having tration will begin in November at www. It must have taken Gregg and Debo- migrated there 33 pacifi cpuddlejump.com. rah a while to acclimate to the tropical years ago. — latitude / andy heat, as they've been living in Western They picked up Alaska. They are no strangers to blue wa- this big cat from Readers — We encourage you to ter voyaging, though. Both circumnavi- the F-P factory in check out the products and services of gated in the late 1980s from Southern La Rochelle, France the Puddle Jump's many fi ne sponsors, California. three years ago, and without whom our PPJ coverage would Despite her Colorado homeport, the they're taking their not be possible. You'll fi nd them listed at couple picked up Kalliope — which is 'Novae' sweet time getting www.pacifi cpuddlejump.com.

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POSH, according to the online urban dictionary, was once thought to be an acronym for "Port Outbound, Starboard Helm, grad student at the university, and Home." It seems that when taking a my crew when I can drag her away from steamship from England to the Far East, her windsurfer. Spring semester had just POSH put the passenger on the more ended and she was flying home to LA. desirable shady side of the ship in both "Max, do you know why they don't let directions. turkey vultures into airports?" she asked That bit of etymology has since been in a louder-than necessary voice, still debunked, but I still use the principle for short of breath but not too winded to be air travel: Southbound in the morning, I her usual smart-aleck self. always prefer a window on the starboard "I give up," I conceded after half a side of the plane. Northbound it would be minute. the port side, to keep the morning sun out "Because they eat carry-on!" she of the window and the ground features in giggled. better lighting. Yes, I still love to look out I groaned, and so did the guy in the aisle the window, and the shady side of the seat and the three people in the next row. plane has a much better view. If this was setting the tone for the flight, I I also choose my window seat in the could forget about getting any work done. last row, well clear of the wing. That back After being scolded by the flight atten- row middle seat is always the last one dant, Lee somehow managed to squeeze filled, and more often than not it's empty. her too-big bag under the seat in front. Flip up the arm rest and there's more The cabin door closed, this time for good, space than in business class, and I have and we backed away from the terminal. two tray tables to work on.

We had hardly had a chance to figure-eight on a bight. A ll was going according to plan on exchange post-race analysis of the last "Really thick marine layer this morn- my last trip to Southern California. It was weekend's races when Lee began an on- ing," Lee noted, pointing up at the over- a crowded flight, but the passengers had board science experiment. cast. "We won't have much of a view. And, all boarded and the middle back-row seat "This is really cool," she insisted as she like, much worse, I'll miss a good day of was still empty produced a set of windsurfing, 'cause the sea breeze will be as usual. As the keys. They were cranking today." cabin door closed not on a regular "And I'm missing an ocean race," I I congratulated key chain, but on complained. "But how do you know how myself on anoth- a short length of thick the clouds are? Don't you want to er good call. But very thin Spectra wait 'til we see how long it takes to climb just before dog- line. She handed out of them?" ging it tight, the me the keys. "I've been tracking the 12-Zulu Oak- flight attendant "We're going land sounding," she informed me. "Today swung it open to measure ac- we have a thick and moist marine layer, again for one celeration dur- as indicated by an inverted temperature more passenger. ing ground roll," profile up to a couple of kilometers." My luck had she informed me. "All that from a sounding?" I asked. run out. I didn't "When the en- "We already know the water depth around look up as that gines hit full pow- the airport..." last passenger er, just hold the "No, silly," she sighed. "An atmo- stuffed a not- keys up as a pen- spheric sounding with a weather balloon. quite-legal car- dulum, in front of It goes up at 5 a.m. PDT, and returns ry-on into the the window. I'll overhead bin, or take some photos temperature, humidity, wind speed and when the guy in with my phone, direction, all as a function of altitude. the aisle seat got and we can mea- And, like, some other parameters are up to let her in. sure the angle calculated that indicate the stability of "Like, just between the pen- the air. Here, it's available from a U. of in the St. Nick dulum string and Wyoming website, of all places. I'll show of time!" she the horizon to get you – it's at http://weather.uwyo.edu/ gasped, still out "The Diurnal Cycle of Surface Divergence over the Global our acceleration upperair/sounding.html. of breath from Oceans," Wooda, Ohlerb et al, Univ. of Washington. in g's — it's just "Lee, you can't use your phone to con- the run through the terminal and up the the tangent of the angle of the pendulum nect to the Web on the plane." jetway, as she sank into the seat that I from vertical." "Got it saved, no worries," she assured had hoped would serve as my overflow "Sure, I can handle that," I said as I me. "Airplane mode, I'll bring it up as soon desk for this flight. She had another too- inspected the knot that held her keys on as we're above ten thousand." big-to-be-legal carry-on bag on her lap. the string. I expected a bowline for that You only get one guess: It was Lee application, but it looked more like a

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the rental car. But she hadn't answered the original question either. "The question was, why is the wind at altitude shifted to the right?" I asked again. "Like, that's simple, Max. Coriolis ac- celeration is so strong that the wind aloft pretty much follows the isobars around the highs and lows. But close to the ground, friction slows the wind speed, so Coriolis is less dominant, and the wind direction is bent to flow more in the direction of the pressure gradient, from high pressure to low. Think of the surface wind being shifted to the left, instead of the wind aloft being shifted to the right." "Is that why squalls usually have a clockwise wind shift in them?" I asked. "The upper air is more from the right?" "Usually, for sure, except when they don't," she hedged. "But, yes, in theory Time of peak divergence [hr local] they bring down air from above, so the shift is clockwise. And that's also why the squalls sail on starboard tack, and why

U. OF WYOMING DEPT. OF ENV. SCI. OF ENV. U. OF WYOMING DEPT. port tack will usually get you into different conditions, especially under cloud streets, difference makes the wind want to blow but starboard tack will, like, maintain By this time the plane had taxied at 30 knots from high pressure to low status quo." into position. The engines roared to full pressure. In 12 hours it's only gone 360 "And that's also where the 'exit, stage power, the brakes released, and the miles. But in that time the earth has done left' rule of thumb comes from?" pendulum made from Lee's keys swung a 180, and the wind, just by trying to go "For sure. Port tack gets you away from aft. Lee took her photos when the angle straight ahead, is now moving right back the dead air behind a squall." stabilized. into the high pressure area it came from." "Got it," she said as the plane lifted "The air won't really flow back uphill, off. A few minutes later we broke out of though, will it?" I stared out at the layer of low clouds the overcast into bright sunshine, our "No, but it's deflected way to the side covering the ocean, now several miles first glimpse of blue sky that day. The by the spinning earth, and, like, the air down. "The marine layer goes way out plane banked left to turn over the ocean, can't get out of the high-pressure zone there this morning," I observed. "Does the then leveled out, and we could see a thick nearly as fast as you'd think. Sun rises in sea-breeze effect also go out that far?" carpet of low clouds extending miles out the east, which means we turn counter- "Ten miles is about the usual limit," to sea. clockwise if you're looking down on the Lee replied. "But, like, there are differ- "I'm not missing much," I said. North Pole, which means that from our ent kinds of daily oscillations out in the "Looks like the course is socked in but point of view, in our rotating reference ocean. Thanks to some satellite wind good." frame, anything that tries to move in a measurement data, some of the patterns straight line is deflected to the right. And of these diurnal shifts have been studied." from that it follows that high-pressure air "I've heard about the 'late afternoon A t last the announcement came masses, with air trying to get out, turn lefty,' I recalled. "Even in the trade winds, over the PA that we could turn on our clockwise, and low-pressure systems, where the wind is supposed to be steady, electronic toys. Lee switched on her trying to suck air in, turn counter-clock- it's a wind shift to the left that some ex- tablet, and brought up the data from wise." perts say can be observed every day at the morning weather balloon at Oakland "Makes sense," I said, if you can at- around 5 or 6 p.m. local time." Airport. tribute intentions to air masses." "I've seen it happen earlier, more like 2 "See? Temperature inversion and high "Here's a classic Coriolis experiment p.m. local. And then it shifts to the right humidity up to about four thousand feet. to do in your car," Lee added. "Set the again at 3 in the morning. Meteorologists Nice wind shear, too — look how the wind heater vent on the dashboard to send a used to say that this was just random — direction is to the right at altitude." stream of warm air aimed just to the right all in the navigator's imagination — but "How do you explain that?" I asked of your face, so that you can just feel it on new divergence data show repeating pat- cautiously. your right ear. Close all the other vents. terns in various areas of tropical oceans." "Basic Coriolis," she answered. "Air Then drive around a corner in a tight turn "Divergence? I'm just interested in just wants to flow from high pressure to to the left, so the car is like the rotating wind direction, so I can plan jibes to be low pressure. But we're on a spinning earth. What do you think will happen? on the headed tack." earth, and it spins fast compared to wind Does the air coming out of the vent go "Divergence is a scalar property of a speed. I mean, like, let's say the pressure straight or does it turn?" vector field. In 2-D, assuming incom- Lee would not tell me the answer, so pressibility, divergence of the wind vector I made a mental note to check it out in field in the plane of the water surface

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implies a net downward flow." Lee could But the point is that we do, in fact, have runway, the plane settled down onto its see she had lost me, and tried to simplify. a daily wind-shift cycle, and the chart nose wheel, and when the reverse thrust "Basically, divergence of the surface flow shows that different parts of the ocean came on I held the keychain pendulum as means there's more air coming out of an typically have circadian shifts with dif- instructed for another set of photos. But area than going in, and, like, because ferent timing. It's like a once-a-day tidal without measuring any angles, I could what goes out must come in, it means effect in the wind, caused by the wave of tell that the deceleration on landing was that air is sinking in from above. Con- solar heating moving around the world a good deal more than the acceleration versely, convergence means that air is every day. The phase shift across the on takeoff. rising from an area with convergent flow. equator in the Pacific is especially inter- "Why would they use more power on Now the interesting part: When you plot esting — and I don't think anyone has landing than on takeoff?" I asked Lee after the local time of maximum divergence, explained it yet. It's like a north-south we were off the runway. you get some consistent patterns, even daily sea breeze-land breeze cycle, far "They don't," she replied. "Think in mid-ocean. And from that, you also get from land. momentum exchange. Same principle the time of maximum right-hand shift in applies to waterjet-propelled boats with the surface wind direction, because that's reversing buckets." closely tied to this property of divergence." Lee brought up some more charts on Lee produced a small map of the her tablet, some of them showing actual oceans of the world, color coded for "time wind vector fields for limited areas over a The downside about the last row of peak divergence." typical daily cycle, and then tried to make window is that you're the last one off the "Three in the morning for Hawaiian me read some technical papers describing plane. It took ten minutes for the aisle waters," I observed. "That's the time of these effects. She had to settle for just the daily right-hand shift?" the abstracts, and before we knew it we to clear. But before the person sitting in "Almost. That's the time of the maxi- were descending through the haze of the front of Lee could move, he left us with mum northern hemisphere right shift, LA Basin to land. a parting shot: "Why don't they let dino- or southern hemisphere left shift. So "Time for another pendulum g-force saurs on trains?" he asked. the shift begins earlier and ends later. test," Lee reminded me when we were on "We give up," I answered for Lee. The satellites only took readings every final approach. "Too many Tyrannosaurus wrecks!" six hours, so it's all still a little coarse. The main wheels bumped on the — max ebb BAY MARINE DIESEL Marine Inboard Diesel Repair RIGGINGANDHARDWARE.COM Surveys • Personalized Instruction STANDINGsince RIGGING 1984 - RUNNING RIGGING LIFELINES - HALYARDS - CLUTCHES Cummins Ford/Lehman Hino Perkins STANDING RIGGING - RUNNING RIGGING | | | ROLLER FURLING - WINCHES - BLOCKS Universal Westerbeke Yanmar LIFELINES - HALYARDS - CLUTCHES | | ROLLER FURLINGDECK - WINCHES GEAR & MORE... - BLOCKS DECK GEAR & MORE… DIESEL MARINE ENGINES 508-992-0434508-992-0434 since 1984 [email protected] Marty Chin, Owner – (510) 435-8870 [email protected] WWW.RIGGINGANDHARDWARE.COM Email: [email protected] WWW.RIGGINGANDHARDWARE.COM

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Racing conditions on San Francisco Bay recently have been remarkably sunny and breezy, making for some excellent sailing that reminds us a lot of the summer that is soon to come. April started out with a bang at St. Francis YC's J/Fest, with the Doublehanded Farallones Race taking place the same weekend. Later in the month came SFYC's Resin Regatta, BYC's Wheeler Cup and — not to be missed ­— more exciting racing as StFYC hosted US Sail- ing's Match Racing Area G,H,J,L Qualifier #1 Series.

US Sailing's Match Racing Area also made the racing very close, as any G,H,J,L Qualifier #1 for the Prince advantage gained at the start or during of Whales Bowl the weather legs could be quickly erased On the weekend of April 12-13, the as soon as the boats turned downwind. St. Francis Yacht Club hosted the first of This made for some close racing and lots two West Coast (Area GHJL) qualifiers for of action at the bottom mark rounding, the U.S. Match Racing Championship, with the on-the-water umpires getting also known as the Prince of Wales Bowl quite a workout. At the end of the first (POW). The POW dates back to 1931, round robin, it was Team Silvestri with when it was donated by Prince Edward to a 7-0 record, followed by Team Bennett promote small boat sailing among junior and Team Infelise with an equal 5-2 yachtsmen. In 1975, the event morphed record. into what we know now as the US Match The race committee decided to Racing Championship. squeeze in the start of the second round Selected from among numerous ap- robin, and one more race was run. It plicants, the eight skippers included was pretty obvious that there were some Newport Harbor Yacht Club members tired teams on the water at this point, Payson Infelise and Jack Thompson, with some questionable boat handling, Royal Canadian Yacht Club member lots of flags, and general mayhem. Landon Gardner, and St. Francis Yacht Team Silvestri managed to squeak out Club members Jackson Benvenutti, Ni- another victory at the finish with some cole Breault, Russ Silvestri, Bruce Stone, heavy sans-pole hand-guyed spinnaker and Shawn Bennett (past winner of the reaching and lots of yelling to finish the SFYC Resin Regatta overall championship). day with an 8-0 record. Many interest- Sailing conditions were summer like The boats were splashed on Friday to ing stories were exchanged at the debrief in their intensity on April 12-13 — a welcome change for many of us who've give the teams a chance to practice on following racing, including a few truthful become tired of medium- to light-air sail- the J/22s used for the event. ones, but chief umpire Kim Kymlicka and ing. In the many races taking place in the Saturday dawned with a typical over- his team made sure that the record was Olympic Circle off Berkeley that weekend, cast sky, but then the fog burned off and set straight. there were stark reminders of what can revealed great conditions for a regatta. On Sunday morning, the fog was absent, and so was go right and what can go wrong in heavy the wind. An at-the- air. dock postponement This year the Knarrs participated in was welcomed by the San Francisco YC’s Resin Regatta — a tired crews. When welcome addition to the starting line. The the breeze did fill six-fleet, 52-boat regatta had the Melges in, it was the typi- 24s, Etchells, Express 27s, Cal 20s, Open cal westerly at 8-10 5.70s and Knarrs sailing on a course just knots, with another east of Southampton Shoal. Weekend building ebb current winds built into the low 20s with gusts as guaranteeing close high as 26 knots on Saturday — keeping racing with penal- crews busy during each of the five races. ties burned at the The blustery conditions led to a series last possible minute, of incidents that remind us just how important our safety equipment is. "The

ANGIE LACKEY boats overlapped at the finish line, and first water rescue was a young woman other hand-to-hand on a Melges 24 who rolled off as the Russ Silvestri and his team advance to US Sailing's match racing finals this Oc- boat jibed for the finish," says PRO Vicki tober. Left to right: John Collins, Mario Yovkov, Russ Silvestri, Nolan Van Dine. combat between competitors keeping Sodaro."She was wearing a PFD, put her the umpires and race committee busy. hand up for the support boat to find her, The westerly breeze filled in with eight stayed calm, and was ferried back to her to 12 knots, and the course was set just When the dust settled, the final tally was Team Silvestri with a 12-2 record, Team Melges to sail in the next race." In another north of Crissy Field and the StFYC. As instance, a skipper fell off his Cal 20 dur- is typical in match racing, the races were Infelise at 11-3, and Team Bennett with a 10-4 record. Silvestri advances to the ing a jibe after a finish and his inflatable two-lap affairs, with a downwind finish. PFD didn't inflate. This, coupled with his A building ebb current made the Finals, also being held at St Francis YC, on October 3-5. races a bit longer than anticipated, but — bruce stone

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good thing. As for the racing, TMC Racing pretty much dominted the fleet. They won their first four races and came in second in their last, winning the series handily. Darren Cumming's Downtown Uproar and crew fought hard for second place, sqeaking out a victory over Alex Schul- tink and crew aboard Fly By Night, who'd placed third throughout the series. It's not often that a new boat comes into a race like this and wins five straight bullets. But that's exactly what 1FA did in the J/70 fleet. What's even more remarkable is that Scott Sellers, Eric Ryan and Geoff McDonald had just taken delivery of their boat on Friday, the day before the first race. "We think solid starts, adjustments to the changing conditions (wind and currents), and finding the right mode upwind and downwind were the keys to our success this weekend," says Geoff. "A brand new boat and new sails prob- ably helped too!" Congratulations to the 1FA crew. LATITUDE / ROSS LATITUDE Although the J/105s continue to dominate attendance with 19 boats reg- 'Peregrine' battles 'Twist' (middle) and 'Mr. Ma- istered, it was encouraging to see two goo' in the J/120 fleet during J/Fest. 3) Coyote, Dave Gardner, 20. (7 boats) OPEN 5.70 — 1) Frolic, Marc Finot, 9 points; relatively new fleets on the water in grow- crew's being unable to retrieve him, led 2) Boaty, Ben and CJ Anderson, 9; 3) Frisky, Dale ing numbers, the J/70s and J/111s. race officials to rescue him and take him Scoggin, 17. (7 boats) What's more is that if these fleets grow, to nearby Richmond YC to warm up. Race KNARR ­—1) Three Boys and a Girl, C & P so will the level of competition within volunteers also assisted in sailing his boat Perkins, 13 points; 2) Benino, Mark Dahm, 26; 3) them. back to the harbor. Wintersmoon, Larry Drew, 27. (19 boats) — ross In another situation, a young woman Full results at www.sfyc.org was retrieved by her crewmates aboard 2014 J/Fest StFYC J/FEST (5r, 0t) the Express 27 Abigail Morgan after This year's J/Fest, April 5-6, turned J/24 — 1) TMC Racing, Michael Whitfield, 6 points; 2) Downtown Uproar, Darren Cumming, slipping off the deck during a blustery out 42 boats. While not as well attended downwind leg in Saturday's third race. 15; 3) Fly by Night, Alex Schultink. (6 boats) as in years past, it brought together a J/70 — 1) 1FA, Scott Sellers / Geoff McDonald, Fortunately, she held onto the lifeline the healthy number of competitors among 5 points; 2) Prime Number, Peter Cameron, 11; 3) entire time and merely got very wet in the some of the older tried and true J/Boats Jennifer, Chris Kostanecki, 15. (10 boats) process. and the very newest in the greater fam- J/105 — 1) Blackhawk, Ryan Simmons, 12 Also, in a mash-up that could have ily. It's still safe to say that there is a lot points; 2) Mojo, Jeff Littfin, 15; 3) Jam Session, ended very badly, Frederic Bouju’s Open of genuine enthusiasm in each of the Adam Spiegel, 28. (19 boats) 5.70 Ocealys 2 was dismasted after an fleets — J/24, J/70, J/105, J/111 and J/111 — 1) Madmen, Dorian McKelvy, 10 altercation with a Knarr. Fortunately, no J/120 — which is nothing to complain Ryan Simmons (red hat lower right) and crew one was hurt. about. aboard 'Blackhawk' won four straight bullets and – ross The six-boat J/24 fleet may be close the J/105 division at J/Fest. to the oldest at J/Fest, but if SFYC RESIN REGATTA (5r, 0t) you ask fleet captain Melissa Melges 24 — 1) Wilco, Doug Wilhelm, 8 points; Litwicki about it, she's very 2) Posse, Sallie Lang, 11; 3) Personal Puff, Dan positive. "We had a nice turn- Hauserman, 15. (5 boats) out for J/Fest, and with a ETCHELLS — 1) Moneyball, Brian Pedlow, 10 couple of new additions to the points; 2) JR, Bill Melbostad, 15; 3) Magic, Lau- rence Pulgram, 15. (6 boats) fleet, we're looking to maintain EXPRESS 27 — 1) Tequila Mockingbird, Matt and build participation," she Krogstad, 9 points; 2) Peaches, John Rivlin,11; 3) says. Indeed, as a group, the Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell, 16. (8 boats) J/24 owners are trying hard to CAL 20 — 1) Can O'Whoopass, Richard vonE- make racing on the Bay a pri- hrenkrook, 7 points; 2) JustEm, Ted Goldbeck, 16; ority and working to energize members to sign up fo more races — and that's always a LATITUDE / ROSS LATITUDE THETHE RACINGRACING LATITUDE / ROSS LATITUDE LATITUDE / ROSS LATITUDE

San Francisco YC's Resin Regatta — (clockwise from top) crewmembers aboard 'Abigail Morgan' retrieve a slippery crewmate; Andrew Rist's 'BigAir' gets a big bow wave; Dan Hauserman and crew looking a bit relaxed on 'Personal Puff;' two Cal 20s battle for position after a start; the Knarrs make a welcome appearance at the Resin; Larry Drew's 'Wintersmoon' hits the waves; the Etchells fight hard for lead position; and an Open 5.70 calls it quits after an alterca- tion with a bigger boat — nobody was injured. — All photos Leslie Richter / www.rockskipper.com unless otherwise noted.

points; 2) Big Blast, Roland Vandermeer, 11; 3) ranged from a mere three to five hours. Nelsen; 2) Vitesse Too, Hobie 33, Grant Hayes; Aeolus, Rob Theis, 14. (6 boats) The only dropout was Buzz Blackett's 3) Kilo, Synergy 1000, Michael Radcliffe. (13 J/120 ­­— 1) Mr. Magoo, Stephen Madeira, 8 Antrim Class 40, California Condor — ap- boats) points; 2) Twist, Timo Bruck, 12; 3) Peregrine, Da- parently due to someone on board having Full results at www.iyc.org vid Halliwill, 13. (5 boats) to go to a wedding. Berkeley YC Full results at www.stfyc.com Ron Kell won the Express 27 division Rollo Wheeler Regatta on Abigail Morgan. In PHRF >101, it was Doublehanded Lightship Race On April 12 and 13, it seemed as if Karl Robrock's Moore 24 Snafu, and in This year's Doublehanded Lightship, summer had arrived a tad early. Fog in PHRF <100, it was Greg Nelsen's Azzura held on April 5, was in one word "won- the morning, strong breezes, steady wind 310 Outsider. derful," according to regatta chair John direction, lumpy seas, sunshine — all the — ross New. The last race of the Greater March usual summer ingredients were on hand Madness Doublehanded Series got off to for entrants in Berkeley YC’s 42nd annual DOUBLEHANDED LIGHTSHIP RACE (3/24) a slow start at Golden Gate YC Saturday Rollo Wheeler Regatta. EXPRESS 27 — 1) Abigail Morgan, Ron Kell; morning, but the ebb carried the boats Buoy races were held on Saturday, and out to the building breeze. 2) Elise, Nathalie Criou; 3) Taz!!, George Lythcott (3 boats) Sunday was the pursuit race. The Saturday Almost everyone finished in remark- PHRF >100 — 1) Snafu, Moore 24, Karl Ro- event is divided into two groups — each ably short order, having encountered brock; 2) White Trash, Moore 24, Pete Trachy; 3) group vying for a venerable perpetual tro- strong ocean breeze. But back at the Gate Mooretician, Moore 24, Peter Schoen. (13 boats) it all mellowed out again. Finishing times PHRF <100 ­— 1) Outsider, Azzura 310, Greg

Page 112 • Latitude 38 • May, 2014 SHEETSHEET LATITUDE / ROSS LATITUDE LATITUDE / ROSS LATITUDE DOC MILES phy. By having two groups, a large rating Division C, Andy Newell’s Santana 35 Ahi port 30 Achates. The seven Santana 22s spread can be accommodated. Faster-rated got first, George Ellison’s Schumacher 30 were also dominated by a boat with three boats can be given longer courses than Shameless grabbed second, and third went firsts. Jan Grygier’s Carlos claimed that their slower-rated cousins. to Bob Walden’s Cal 39 Sea Star. The Wylie honor, second went to Deb Fehr on Meliki, The Wheeler group this year consisted Wabbits were led by Tim Russell on Weck- and third went to Garth Copenhaver’s Oreo. of four divisions and 27 entrants racing in less, John Groen’s Mr. McGregor got second It was a close race for the overall City the deep waters of central San Francisco and Colin Moore on Kwazy got third. of Berkeley and only one point separated Bay. Two windward/leeward 7.2 mile races But the day overall belonged to Wabbits. first and second. Congratulations to Jan were run, using Harding as the windward When the four divisions were scored to- Grygier and Carlos. mark. The strong ebb and brisk breezes gether with no division breaks, the top four The next day was the pursuit race. allowed the boats to practice a variety of in both races went to the Wabbits and the Again, sailors enjoyed the nice breezes and tactics. Some were even able to practice overall Wheeler trophy went to Weckless. summerlike conditions. The course was unusual spinnaker takedown methods. Di- Simultaneously, The City of Berkeley from FOC on the Circle, to Harding, then vision A was won by John Clauser’s 1D 48 group consisting of two divisions raced to Blossom, then down to a turning mark Bodacious+, second went to Bryce Griffith three shorter courses on the Olympic .75 miles leeward of FOC, the finish. And on his Antrim 27 Arch Angel, and third Circle. Their third race finished in front of guess what? Wabbits wuv reaches. Colin went to Frank Morrow’s IMX-38 Hawk- Berkeley YC and thus they were the first Moore on Kwazy along with two new crew eye. Express 37s were led by Bill Bridge to grab free margaritas and other tasty had a wonderful romp around the course to and Kame Richards' Golden Moon, second morsels. Division E was dominated by Tony take the day. Chasing after them and only place went to Jack Peurach’s Elan and third Castruccio’s J/30 Wind Speed with three 1 minute 21 seconds behind was Richard was snagged by Bob Harford’s Stewball. In firsts. Second place went to Falk Meissner’s Courcier’s bright red Farr 36 Wicked. Boda- Olson 25 Shark On Bluegrass, and third cious+ came in third. place was earned by Robert Schock’s New- — bobbi tosse

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This month we continue our comprehensive overview of Greater Bay Area Charter Yachts with the focus on smaller Six-Passenger vessels.

Why Not Kick Back and Bolgeskrekk: This Irwin Citation 34 is well Let the Professionals Do the Work? suited to Bay sailing. On blustery days she often Even if you own a boat yourself, there does better than 7 knots, outperforming many other are special occasions when it's nice to sailboats her size. Her spacious cockpit easily ac- leave the responsibilities of provision- commodates six passengers, and her teak interior is a delightful space for relaxing. ing, cleaning and running the boat to • Carries up to 6 passengers. a professional crew. At such times it's • Berthed at Treasure Island Marina. helpful to know that there are dozens • Available for private charters, sailing instruction, of well-kept charter boats available for corporate events, special events and sunset sails. hire in the Bay Area, run by congenial • (510) 499-0134; www.goldengatesailingtours. crewmembers who aim to please. com; [email protected] What sort of special occasions? Su- pose, for example, that a favorite set of Carrera: At the smaller end of the spectrum friends or relatives is coming to town, is Gene Maly's Capo 32 racer/cruiser. Based at Monterey, balances her busy schedule and you want to share with them the Carrera between intimate group daysails and instructional pleasure of Bay sailing, but still give sails that feature plenty of one-on-one attention. them your undivided attention. Or sup- • Carries up to 6 passengers. pose you want to entertain little kids or old-timers who wouldn't be comfortable on your stripped-down race boat. There might also be times when you'd like to impress your office mates or future in- laws with a ride on a true sailing yacht, rather than taking them out on your funky, antique daysailer. When such needs arise the Bay's di- verse charter fleet can meet your needs. Having introduced you to the large- capacity boats last month, we'll now 'Carerra' sails out of Monterey. showcase the so-called 'six-pack' fleet. • Berthed at Municipal Wharf #2 (A-Tier Gate), in • (650) 619-6896; [email protected]; www.sail- Six-Passenger Crewed Yachts Monterey. now.com (These listings appear year-round at • Available for scheduled daysails in Monterey Bay www.latitude38.com along with all larger- Marine Sanctuary, sunset cruises, private charters Evening Star: This is a beautifully restored capacity crewed yachts and bareboats.) including memorial services, and "teambuilding C&C 43' run by Mark Sange, one of the most ex- challenges" for corporations. perienced charter captains on the Bay. An elegant Apparition: Sleek, speedy, and custom-built in • (831) 375-0648; www.sailmontereybay.com; classic with great performance and comfort, it's Sausalito, Apparition has been chartering for more [email protected] perfect for the SF Bay. than 20 years! Captain Stan Schilz loves introduc- • Carries up to 6 passengers. ing guests to multihull sailing . This 38-footer has Desiderata: This elegant Islander Freeport 41 two double cabins, spacious salon and a full galley. ketch is new to the Bay, with Captain John Stafford at the helm. Up to six passengers can sail to the ballgame, cruise the Bay, picnic at Angel Island, or even voyage overnight to Napa for winery visits, all in comfort with this stable, high, dry and speedy center-cockpit ketch. • Carries up to 6 passengers. • Departures from San Francisco, East Bay and Marin as booked. • Available for all kinds of small events, custom trips. • (415) 259-7695; www.desideratasailing.com; 'Evening Star' is Capt. Marco's dream boat. [email protected] • Berthed at Sausalito Yacht Harbor. 'Apparition' is a familiar sight on the Bay. Excalibur: A Sabre 30, perfectly suited to • Available for all types of private charters, includ- • Carries up to 6 passengers for private charters. the San Francisco Bay and beyond. The skipper ing corporate and special events. Can also be bareboated by special arrangement loves to introduce people to sailing, is licensed by • (415) 868-2940; (415) 987-1942; www.captain- with up to 12 passengers. the USCG, and is a certified US Sailing and ASA marco.com; www.sailingsf.com; captainmarco@ • Berthed at Schoonmaker Marina, Sausalito. instructor. cs.com • Available for private group charters, special • Carries up to six passengers. events, multihull sailing instruction. • Available for all types of charters; teambuilding Fansea: Captain Paul Adams sails the Bay and • (415) 331-8730; www.sailapparition.com; info@ events, relaxed day charters, day and nighttime beyond on his modern Catalina 34 Mk II. Guests sailapparition.com sailing lessons, various workshops, such as COB may participate in driving and sail trimming if they practice and motoring skills. wish.

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• Carries up to 6 passengers (bareboat with 12). • Berthed at Clipper II in Sausalito. Plenty of free parking. • Available for all types of charters including daysails, sunset cruises, birthdays, photo shoots, ash scatterings, corporate gatherings,weddings, and other special events. • (415) 690-7245; www.sailhastyheart.com; info@ sailhastyheart.com;

Karisma: This Catalina 470 has a roomy cockpit and nicely appointed interior, making her ideal for daysails or overnights. Primarily a crewed yacht, she can also be bareboated by arrange- ment. Catalina 42s and 34s also available. • Carries up to 6 passengers. • Berthed at Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor. • Available for private or shared charters, corpo- rate charters, sailing lessons, bareboating, and scattering at sea services, with affordable prices. • (831) 429-1970; www.lighthallcharters.com [email protected]

Kuani: This Cascade 42 ketch is a proven bluewater vessel with a colorful history. Originally intended to be a fishing vessel, she came to be part of SF Bay’s Peace Navy. Her ample deck, cockpit and cabin make a great platform for any Bay excursion. • Carries 6 passengers. • Berthed at Marina Bay, Richmond. • Available for all types of private Bay charters.

PATRICIA DUNN PATRICIA • (530) 263-5214; www.wingandwing.net; ken@ wingandwing.net Formerly a private yacht, the big, beautiful • (707) 235 -6295; Swan 61 'Hasty Heart' is now available for www.gscharters.com; Rick@ Lady J: This comfortable, well-cared-for charters out of Sausalito. gscharters.com Islander 34 Mk II is the first boat in SF Sailing • Carries up to 5 passengers. Iolani: This gorgeous Sparkman & Stephens- Company's fleet, started 10 years ago, which has • Berthed at Sausalito (near parking). designed Hughes 48 yawl was built in 1970. Iolani now grown to 11 sailboats. • Takes small groups, often two couples. Marriage has been racing and sailing SF Bay regularly • Carries 6 passengers. proposal and special occasion charters are Capt. since 2008. In 2014 she will start a 2-year cruise • Berthed at Pier 39. Paul’s specialty. to Mexico and the South Pacific. • Available for private charters of all types. • (415) 269-1973; www.sailsausalito.com; captain- • Carries up to 6 passengers. • (415) 378-4887; www.sailsf.com; sailing@sailsf. [email protected] com

Flying Tiger: This Soverel 36 is a former racing Magick Express: This French-built Dynamique yacht custom-built for the designer’s personal use. 62' luxury charter yacht is sleek and gracious, with Ideally suited to charters for those who enjoy high- ample room above- and belowdecks. Enjoy a fast performance sailing and lessons on a responsive smooth ride touring SF Bay. yacht. • Carries up to 6 passengers; or can bareboat (with • Carries up to 6 passengers. a chosen captain) with up to 12 passengers max. • Berthed in Sausalito. • Berthed in the Oakland/Alameda Estuary. • Available for private group charters, corporate • Available for private group charters, sailing les- charters, lessons and special events. Passenger sons, teambuilding, wine- tasting experiences, participation is welcomed. catered events and even live music via piano built • (650) 492-0681; www.sfbaysail.com; info@ in to the salon table. sfbaysail.com The S&S 'Iolani' is a comfortable classic. • (510) 535-1954; www.afterguard.net; info@ • Berthed at Liberty Ship Marina, Sausalito. afterguard.net Gentle Storm II: Rick Niles’ 2004 Catalina 42 • Available for all types of daysails with gourmet remains in new condition. He has cruised in many food, we can tailor the sail to your choice of relaxing MagnifiCat: This Prout 38 "British-Luxury" sail- parts of the world and has been sailing on the Bay and mellow to adventurous and exciting! ing catamaran is owned by Captain Jim Keenan's his entire life. A seasoned skipper – a new boat. • [email protected] company, MagnifiCat-4-Charter and is skippered • Carries 6 passengers by veterans! Organize a group supporting SF-Bay- • Berthed at Clipper Yacht Harbor, Sausalito Hasty Heart: One of the largest and most Jobs-4-Veterans by chartering at discounted rates • Available for skippered day trips on San Francis- elegant boats on the Bay, this immaculately kept and earning rewards for future charters. co Bay, teambuilding, ash scattering and special 61' Nautor Swan was the longtime pride and joy of • Carries up to 6 passengers (can be bareboated events. Sail the boat as much or as little as you a S.F. bon vivant, and is now available for private with 12 by special arrangement). like. catered charters. • Berthed at Emery Cove Marina, but also will

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pick up in San Francisco, Sausalito & Oakland/ boat charter to qualified sailors, up to 12 guests. • Berthed in Sausalito Alameda. • Berthed in Sausalito. • Available for leisurely Bay/city cruises or hands- • Available for corporate events, private charters, • Available for private group charters, sunset on participation in local races. Ocean trips and shared group cruises, sunset/full moon, sightsee- sails, and corporate events. This boat can be overnights to Drakes Bay or Half Moon Bay upon ing tours, proposals/weddings & showers, Giants bareboated to well-qualified sailors. request. games, Bay events, holidays and teambuilding. • (415) 332-0800; www.yachtcharter.com; info@ • (415) 889-0428; www.AmericaCupCharters.com; yachtcharter.com [email protected] Next Adventure: This Beneteau Oceanis 423 is roomy, fast, well-appointed and extremely com- fortable. She is a three-time Newport to Ensenada Race vet, and Captain Brad, with 35 years sailing, brings a wealth of expertise, local knowledge and humor! • Up to 6 guests. • Berthed in Berkeley Marina. • We specialize in creating safe, fun, exhilarat- ing, memorable days for friends, family, and as- 'Ohana' has three comfy staterooms. sociates. Available for private groups, corporate charters and special events • (415) 457-4417; (415) 250-9850; www.Ohana- • (925) 984-9697; 'MagnifiCat' is a relative newcomer to the Bay. www.funsfbaysailcharter.com; Sailing.com; [email protected] [email protected] Oli Kai: This lovely 38-ft Seawind 1000 cat Magnum 44: The design of this sleek Nordic 44 Ohana: Beneteau 45f5 designed for comfort provides a comfortable and stable platform for all combines sailing performance with a luxuriously cruising and racing. Beautifully appointed salon, sorts of Bay charters. Her Treasure Island berth appointed interior. She serves as a comfortable cockpit, perfect for any private celebration. Com- makes her easily accessible to all. daysailer or comfy overnighter. (The owners also petently skippered by USCG-licensed captain and • Carries up to 6 passengers; or bareboat with 15 book large group charters on a variety of Bay ves- mate. Let us show you our Bay's splendors. Three passengers max. sels.) staterooms, two bathrooms. • Berthed at Treasure Island. • Carries up to 6 passengers; available for bare- • Carries up to 6 passengers • Available for private group charters, sailing

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With reports this month from Beach House in the Caribbean after completing most of a circumnavigation; from Cherokee Rose on the Marshall Islands, where they hid from cyclones; from Peregrine on a thumbnail review of their 14-year circumnavigation; from Maya on problems south of Bequia; a mini-interview with Precious Metal's Pamela Bendall; from Latitude on the silly cruiser restrictions in Europe; from Cirque on the San Blas Islands; and Cruise Notes.

Beach House — Switch 51 Cat Caribbean and have been heading up Scott Stolnitz and Nikki Woodrow the island chain. While it's been a breezy The Caribbean winter, 25 miles has been a long passage. (Marina del Rey) When you cruise for many years, you We ran into Scott Stolnitz of the learn a lot of things about your boat. Switch 51 catamaran Beach House while Some things have taken Scott longer to at St. Barth dur- learn than he would have liked — such ing the Bucket. as how to keep the cat's hydraulically Scott and his wife operated rudders from 'snow plowing' Cindy had tak- or 'pizza-pie-ing'. After the frustrations en off from Ma- of having to reset the rudders every day rina del Rey on or so for years, and replacing a number

LATITUDE / RICHARD LATITUDE Christmas Day of hydraulic pumps, last year Scott came 2007, and slowly up with what appears to be the solution made their way — isolation valves. We don't completely across the Pa- understand the concept, but the isola- cific, taking lots tion valves have a way of re-equalizing of excellent un- things after they get out of whack. derwater photos "Every maker of hydraulic cylinders along the way. sells them," says Scott. "The amazing Cindy unexpect- thing is that none of many hydraulic Nikki and Scott, having edly passed away techs I've had look at my system sug- an easy year of sailing in March 2011, gested them. When I finally called the after an arduous one. but as indicated dealer to order them, he said, "You must on Beach House's website, Scott's con- own a catamaran"." tinuing circumnavigation is dedicated to Beach House is also equipped with her. saildrives, which are notorious for two The following year, Scott advertised problems. The first is that the clutch for crew, which is how he met Nikki cones get smooth over time, which Woodrow. She later did a second segment prevents the engine from engaging the and has pretty much been crewing with transmission. Initially it was believed him ever since. that you had to haul the boat to replace Scott and Nikki spent most of 2013 them, and the cones had to be replaced the tide was out, then floated her when sailing across the Indian Ocean, down rather than reworked. Both are expen- the tide came back in. around the tip of South Africa, and up sive propositions. Since that's not always feasible, he to the Caribbean. It was a year of long Years ago, however, it was found that came up with an easier solution. He's in- passages and, except for the pleasant you could not only remove and replace stalled a transmission oil reservoir tank South Atlantic crossing, rough weather. the clutch cones while the boat was in three feet higher than the oil fill cap on This year they started from the lower the water, you could have the old cones the saildrive. The result is that when a fixed to as good as new. "I've had mine seal starts to leak, instead of a little sea Cruising guide author Chris Doyle raves about Bartica, Guyana. Other than the scenic airport, relapped," reports Scott, "and they've water seeping into the transmission, a Scott and Nikki found it dirty and dangerous. worked as good as new ones." little transmission oil seeps out into the The other saildrive is- ocean. sue is that the seals on Not unlike a lot of circumnavigators the bottom of the unit we've interviewed, Scott and Nikki have eventually fail, allowing been "disappointed" in the Caribbean. sea water into the trans- They cited the normal complaints, such

GUYANA TOURISM GUYANA mission. Originally, Scott as there being so many charter boats, believed that the only and the fact that dining out is often quite solution was to haul the expensive for the quality of the food. But boat to replace the seals. their biggest surprise is how concerned Usually you haul out on they've been about their personal safety. rails or a Travelift, but "We actually felt safer in South Africa." early in his trip Scott put Even if that's just a perception, it's a the Beach House on a nasty indictment. mud bank in El Salvador, replaced the seals when IN LATITUDES CHEROKEE ROSE

Is it the waters of the Marshall Islands or an Christian 52 Wings of Dawn — that aquarium? The water is so clear it's hard to tell, Cherokee Rose — Alajuela 48 subsequently sailed up the island chains but it really is the Marshall Islands. Michael and Anita Moyer in this direction, too. We did meet a few Their safety concerns actually began The Marshall Islands cruising boats heading north, but it in Guyana, South America. They had (Newport Beach) wasn't anybody else's first season. Ev- been advised that Bartica, a town of We're burning up the rest of the The Marshalls were the outer perimeter of the about 15,000 where the Cuyuni and Southern Hemisphere cyclone season to Japanese defenses in the East during World Mazaruni Rivers meet up with the Es- the north in the safety of the Marshall War II. Evidence of the awful war still remains. sequibo River, was a new 'hot spot'. Bar- Islands. We've enjoyed our tica might indeed be the 'Gateway to the time here so much that I Interior', where people work in the bush even applied for a job. Half- and hunt for gold and diamonds, but heartedly, but I did apply. Scott and Nikki felt like walking targets. We arrived in the Mar- Scott's future plans are unclear, but shalls after American Sa- they don't seem to include returning moa, Samoa, Tuvalu, and to California with the boat on a long- Kiribati. The Marshalls —

term basis. "There are too few places in which are just north of the ISLAND TOURISM MARSHALL California to berth a cat like mine," he equator about halfway be- says. Besides, once you've spent years tween Honolulu and Cairns, cruising some of the most exotic places Australia — are definitely off of the world, Catalina doesn't have the the cruisers' 'beaten path'. allure that it once did. We know of only one other — latitude 03/15/2014 2013 Puddle Jump boat — Robert and Sherry Ben- natts' Northwest-based Hans CHANGES

ery other boat we met while in Mexico and French Polynesia went south, and they're currently commenting about how even nicer weather and beautiful, laid beautiful — and expensive! — it is in New back tropical islands. If we had a seal of Zealand. approval, this place would earn a stamp. There are about I know it's shocking, but we've 25 cruising boats changed our plans. Instead of continuing here in Majuro, west to Asia, we are going to turn around which is the capital and head back south and do the Tonga/ of the Marshalls. It's Fiji area. Everyone has just been raving been easy to ship about how great it is, so south we go! items here via the — michael 04/15/2014 U.S. Postal Service, English is widely Peregrine — Serendipity 43 spoken, and the U.S. Gene and Sue Osier dollar is the curren- 14-Year Circumnavigation cy, so life has been (Newport Beach) relatively uncompli- When I met Sue I had a Yankee 30 in cated. The prices are Newport Harbor, and she got seasick on comparable to those the dinghy ride out to the mooring. Not in Hawaii, as every- a good start on a relationship that I was Anita dives a wreck. thing but coconuts excited about. After we got married, we and fish has to be imported. Most of the moved to a house in Costa Mesa, a few common 'fix it' parts cruisers need can miles from the beach. After living there be found around town. for 10 years, Sue said, "Why don't we There is a small yacht club — the Mie- go cruising?" Little did I know that all co Beach YC — at Majuro, with 'yachtie' she really wanted was to get out from get-togethers at least once a week. The under John Wayne Airport, as planes yacht club has put in 12 moorings — constantly took off right over our house. with the permission of the local property "Our Yankee 30 is strong enough, owners — out of town along Enemanet but she won't carry many provisions for and Eneko, two of the barrier islands. distance sailing," I smugly replied. I was The moorings help protect the reef and actually content with weekend sails and allow more boats to fit. Locals use the the odd trip to Catalina. area as a getaway. "No problem, we'll just get a bigger On the downside, all land, even the boat" she responded. Day tsunami of 2004. We crossed the tidelands, is privately-owned, so you Two years later, we bought our Ser- Indian Ocean amid the flotsam left over need to ask permission to anchor or endipity 43 in Seattle, and delivered her from the tsunami that killed hundreds land your dinghy when outside 'the city'. to Newport Beach with a friend, Mike of thousands, broke our boom in a jibe Majuro is also on the edge of the ITCZ, so Burke, as crew. Eighteen months later during a squall, and after repairing it in it's windy and showery just about every we were sailing in the 2000 Baja Ha-Ha. the Maldives continued on to Oman. day. That's bad for exterior work and Upon arriving in Cabo, I thought "What Mohammed, our agent in Oman — all painting, but great for the wind genera- do we do now?" Our fate was decided by agents in Islamic countries seem to be tor and filling water tanks. Going north the simple fact that we didn't want to named Mohammed — assured us that to the outer islands will reward you with Bash back up to California! there were no pirates on the trip down We left Zihuatanejo in April 2001 on to Aden. As we left he gave us a hug There aren't a lot of sailboats in the Mieco Beach YC, but thanks to cruising boats, there a 21-day crossing to the Marquesas. and whispered, "Stay 50 miles offshore!" is some 'big boat' racing. We made it all the way to Fiji before the After buddy-boating with three others, southern cyclone season we arrived in Aden one day ahead of began, so we then headed Mahdi and Gandalf, two steel sailboats to New Zealand, arriving at that got shot up by pirates. The cruisers the Bay of Islands at night in shot back with a 12-gauge, wounding or a memorable blinding rain- possibly killing two of the bandits. They storm. The following (South- had only stayed 25 miles offshore! ern Hemisphere) autumn we After an eventful Red Sea passage, returned to Fiji, and worked we spent a year at Abu Tig Marina on our way to Bundaberg, Aus- the Red Sea coast of Egypt. The Red MARSHALL ISLANDS TOURISM MARSHALL tralia for the next cyclone Sea adventure is chronicled in Sue's season. four-part writeup Seeing Red, originally Aussie officials kicked us published in the Aussie sailing rag The out after two years, so we Coastal Passage. joined the Darwin to Kupang We spent another year in Turkey at (Indonesia) Rally, and got the downtown marina in Marmaris, tour- to Phuket, Thailand just in time for the deadly Boxing IN LATITUDES

Maya — LaFitte 44 Rick Meyerhoff Problems South of Bequia (Sausalito) As I reported last month, Audrey and I found that Bequia has it all — culture, safety and convenience. Alas, we didn't find the same things as we headed south to Grenada to put Maya away after our ALL PHOTOS COURTESY PEREGRINE COURTESY PHOTOS ALL four-month winter season in the south- ern Caribbean. The first stop on our way south was Mayreau's Salt Whistle Bay, a former favorite. I say 'former' because the place was inundated with French catama- rans. I counted over 13 of them. Being so beamy, they really crowded up the small anchorage. Then I saw something I hadn't seen before: a charter cat with 14 drunk dancing girls and prancing guys, each following the other as if in a conga line. I thought you only see stuff like that at Squid Roe in Cabo. Anyway, I hit the bunk and slept until I was awoken by a bat flying around the inside of Maya — which I thought was kinda cool. One bat? No big deal, nature at her best. A while later Audrey awoke me — it's a platonic relationship so we sleep in separate cabins — to tell me that there were half a dozen of the cuddly critters flying around the main saloon in the dark. Still no problem. We just sat there, in a half daze, watching them. We didn't realize what they were capable of. Nine photos from a 14-year circumnavigation, starting from the top left: With cruising friends at What they were capable of, we dis- Marina Bay, Panama; plank-walking in Egypt; monkeying around in Gib; Gene in Sudan with a wicked covered the next morning, was peeing infection; his Sudanese nurse; not a highway wreck, but rather tsunami debris; ancient ruins at and pooping all over the insides of my Naxos, Greece; Gene with a chef friend at Tilos, Greece; and Gene hanging with friends on Borneo. boat! And I mean everywhere. Audrey ing as we saw fit. After a Mediterranean flung down our very steep companionway then informed me that we would have winter in Ostia, Rome's seaport, we ladder, fracturing her spine. Thankfully, to use industrial-strength gloves when wandered to the Balearic Islands, Gib, she recovered nicely. Then I got a staph cleaning the stuff off the walls, floors and the Canaries. infection in my shin in Old Suakin, and cushions, because bat poop is toxic Our Atlantic crossing in December Sudan that came close to costing me a to humans. It was not a fun job, as we 2008 featured our share of wind — and leg. Fortunately, a Sudanese doctor and had to start with diluted bleach, go to the ARC's share, too. We were three nurse came to the rescue. I recovered soapy water, then finish with fresh wa- weeks behind them. It took us a year nicely, too. Mayreau's Salt Whistle Bay, a favorite of Mey- to get from St. Lucia to the San Blas Many people were of great help in the erhoff's — until the wide-beamed catamarans Islands of Panama, where we arrived on 14 years we have been out, but special with hearty party people took over. Christmas Day 2009. We spent a total mention must be made of of three years in Panama at Shelter Bay my late father-in-law, Miles Marina, which is on the Caribbean side Lewis, who acted as banker,

of Panama, allowing Sue to bird to her agent, advocate, legal eagle, ART AERIAL heart's content. cheerleader and friend until After the Panama Canal transit in his passing last September. 2013, we meandered up the Central Sue adds the following: American coast, crossing our outbound "Latitude was instrumen- track at Z-town in March of this year. tal in getting us off the dime. We were very fortunate to enjoy mostly Gene is so cheap that after good health, and had few boat break- paying for entry in the Ha- downs. The exceptions were as follows: Ha, we left Newport Beach I hit a reef outside a marina in Malaysia, even though the boat was and the sudden stop caused Sue to be not ready." — gene and sue 04/15/2014 CHANGES

ter. I can't believe how much those little turds relieve themselves. After cowboying up and doing the until I 'd thoroughly washed them. So cleaning, we went to the beach, where a after cleaning her hands in bleach and local told us bat poop wasn't the thing whatever other nasty stuff she could find to be worried under the sink — perhaps boric acid — about. It was she put on the same industrial strength rabies! And gloves and went to work. Poor girl! we're still So there I sat in the cockpit for a finding pieces long and painful time, under scalpel

TITUDE 38 / DONA of their poop. and tweezers. Yes, it was undignified

LA Anyway, we for a male skipper such as myself to be took off for at the mercy of a female crew who had Union Island's the power to extract just about anything Chatham Bay. from me under penalty of pain.

What a peace- We ran into more trouble at Tyrell ful place to Bay, Carriacou because we'd stopped at drop an an- Union Island and PSV prior to clearing chor in about into Grenada. The fascist — at least I 11 feet of wa- thought them so — Customs and Immi- ter! Chatham gration functionaries informed me that Bay has five they could have fined me $10,000 EC pleasantly — $3,700 in real dollars — and thrown ramshackle me in jail because I hadn't cleared out of After time in Mexico and the bar/restau- St. Vincent & the Grenadines properly. Caribbean, Rick will be head- rants along Or into Grenada properly. Whatever! ing back to the Pacific. the beach This was getting old, because when I serving drinks and food. The area is cleared out of Grenada last November, tranquil because it's hard to get to it they made me pay $500 EC — nearly 200 other than by boat. We had turtles swim- real dollars — because they said I hadn't ming around the boat, and could hear cleared into Grenada properly. Actually, splashes as the tuna hunted in packs for I had. But it was Carnival, and the of- fish farther down the food chain. Ah, the ficial who took my money and issued my Caribbean at its finest! clearance did so improperly, and thus I Our next stop was Petit St Vincent, only thought I'd cleared into Grenada. I a privately-owned island where Audrey must look like an easy mark. Anyway, spent a lot of time trying to remove sea I had a meltdown when those low-level urchin spines from both my feet. I'd in- clerical types accused me of lying and advertently stepped on the nasty critters intentionally breaking the law. as I entered the water after an idyllic I had another meltdown this time, as that it's been windy since December 10 beach walk at Chatham Bay. I felt a bit the same young guys "just doing their with nary a letup. He said the 'Christmas of an urchin myself when I first tried the job" hassled me unmercifully. It was the Winds' started blowing early, and had traditional Hawaiian urchin spine rem- dates on the clearance forms that told been blowing at 20 knots every day and edy — soaking my feet in urine. Maybe it them that we had cleared out of Bequia night for weeks. No kidding. works in Hawaii, but not the Caribbean. (St. Vincent & the Grenadines) a lot more On our way to Grenada once again, Audrey wouldn't work on my feet than 24 hours before, and suggested that we gave Kick 'em Jenny, which is on the we'd illegally spent a couple of delightful rhumbline, a wide berth. It's an undersea If you're going to pick a place to get urchins re- days enjoying Salt Whistle Bay, Chatham volcano that I don't want to be anywhere moved from your feet, you might as well choose somewhere as beautiful as Petit St. Vincent. Bay, and Petit St Vincent, all of which are nearby when it starts doing its thing. As part of St. Vincent & the for the subsequent gentle reach in fol- Grenadines, and not Gre- lowing seas down the leeward coast of nada. Are you confused Grenada, it was one of the most delight- yet? I was. When they say ful sails I've ever had. It was the perfect you have 24 hours to leave culmination to a winter's voyage. after you clear out of Be- But not so fast, as we still had to quia, they mean you have round Pt. Saline at the south end of the CARIB AERIAL CARIB AERIAL PHOTOS to leave all of St. Vincent island. We had a horrible beat in short, & the Grenadines, not just choppy seas that were the result of the Bequia. It's hard being a water's being only 18 feet deep. It's an hippie in the 21st century. area where boats are susceptible to get- Chris Parker, who runs ting hit by sneaker waves. Because it's the daily Caribbean weath- less deep than San Francisco's Potato er net on SSB, then said Patch, it can be much more dangerous. that the weather had been most unusual this year in IN LATITUDES

P.B. My former husband was a sailor, so in 1986 we — which means including our children, then 10 and 4 — departed Canada aboard our Beneteau First 38 to GRENADA MARINA GRENADA cruise the South Pacific, the Sea of Ja- pan, and back to Canada. This was back in the days of navigating with sextants. To show you how times have changed, we thought our Beneteau 38 was an 'ultimate cruising boat'. As a result of the cruise, my then- husband fell out of love with cruising, while I fell completely in love with it. So I vowed to return to Canada and make a lot of money in order to build the boat that I wanted. So I kept a list of things I wanted on the new boat in the back of the log book. 38: What did you do to make money for a new boat? P.B. I became a stockbroker when we returned to Canada in 1989. I was a conservative investor, but did do some investments in precious metals, which became the perfect name for my boat. After 10 years of working, I was able to launch the cruising boat of my dreams in 1999. She even has a bathtub. 38: Did you start cruising immedi- ately? P.B. No. I did three years of chartering in northern British Columbia, during which time I covered 35,000 ocean miles. 38: Was it successful? P.B. It was great, really great. And it took my seamanship to another level. I did 108 charters of five to seven days' du- ration in a three-year period. My 109th charter was the charter from hell, so I Jungles are often cut down to raise cattle or crops, but Grenada's Grenada Marina is the only decided that I would follow my passion boatyard we know of that encroached on the jungle to haul yachts. 'Maya' was not hauled there. by going cruising instead. Grenada is generally considered to be south of the hurricane zone, although Ivan hit Grenada as 38: Did you charter around Comox? a powerful Cat. 3 storm, and knocked over or damaged almost every boat. P.B. Mostly to the north of that, near It's more like trying to get out of Tomales know how to anchor. Alaska. Bay when there is a big sea running — You know what I'm thinking now? The 38: Did you ever see a big ketch except you have to run into it for a couple Pacific. named Ocean Light that specialized in of miles instead of a couple of hundred — rick 03/15/2014 A cruise in 1986 with her husband and children yards. whetted Pamela's appetite for more cruising. We finally made it to Prickly Bay, Precious Metal — Kristen 46 Her husband didn't have the same reaction. home to Spice Island Marina, where Pamela Bendall Maya was to be hauled for the off sea- After 100,000 Ocean Miles son. We anchored in a pleasant spot in (Canoe Cove, B.C.) gusty winds for the night. I could finally [Latitude has known Pamela relax. Or so I thought. In the middle of since she did the 2008 Ha-Ha, But the night it seemed as though my 75-lb having not yet had time to read her CQR was beginning to drag for the first book What Was I Thinking?, we time ever, as we were getting close to didn't really know that much of her the cat behind us. Fortunately Audrey story. So when we crossed paths is an insomniac, so she stood most of with her and Mr. X, her companion, PRECIOUS METAL COURTESY the anchor watch until dawn. We then at the Octopus' Garden in La Cruz re-anchored before any of our neighbors in December, we decided to remedy awoke to the travesty of having obvious that deficiency with a mini inter- newbies right in front of them who didn't view.] 38: We know that you love cruis- ing, but how did you get started? CHANGES

seeing spirit bears? P.B. Sure. 38: That's Latitude's old Ocean 71 Big for SailFest in late January and Peru or O, which we sold to Caribbean buyers Panama. It was kind of crazy going back while in the Caribbean. and forth. P.B. That's funny! Ocean Light and 38: So how did you meet Mr. X? Precious Metal worked the same region, P.B. I was coming back to southern with spirit bears as a focus of our char- Mexico three years ago with one guest ters. I did more high-end charters, while aboard when Precious Metal was struck they put lots of bunks in Ocean Light. by lightning 200 miles off the coast of El 38: You mentioned that your three Salvador. The lightning came in through years of doing charters were "successful". the engine water intake, and fried every Does that mean they were also lucrative? wire and everything any wire was at- P.B. No, as in that region you only tached to. I had shorts everywhere. All have a three-month charter season, and I had was a handheld compass and a you still have 12 months of expenses. handheld GPS. We managed to make it to But it did allow me to buy the equipment Bahia del Sol, and as planned all along, I needed for offshore cruising, and I be- my guest left the next day. came a much better seawoman. It was a Unfortunately, I'd gotten fried myself lot of work, however, as I was the captain, shortly after my boat got hit by lightning. cook, bottlewasher, engineer, mechanic, There were continuing shorts in the en- cleaning lady — everything. closed stand-up engine room, and I had 38: Where did you go when you took to be in there for hours cutting wires to off cruising in 2008? prevent fires. It turns out that I ingested P.B. I headed south from Canada to a lot of the toxic chemicals from the wires San Diego to participate in the 2008 Ha- and got poisoned. But there was nothing Ha, and then cruised Mexico until 2010. I could do at the time, as I had to deal In 2010, I set sail for Central America, with the results of the strike. the Galapagos and Peru. People should My skin later broke out with symp- read my book, which explains it all. I toms similar to chicken pox. My limbs promise they will laugh out loud at some were numb for six months, and partially of the adventures. numb for another six months. I had to 38: Not many people cruise to Peru. get all kinds of injections, as my entire What did you think of it? immune system was compromised. P.B. I loved Peru! In fact, it leapfrogged 38: Did you have insurance, and how to the top of the list of my favorite coun- did they treat you? tries in the world. After Peru, I kept P.B. I had Seaworthy Insurance running back and forth between Zihua through Mariner's General, and Craig Chamberlain, my broker, was great. They Pamela loved Peru so much she did a one- handed handstand salute to Machu Picchu. did me good. But I could have gotten a Fortunately, Mr. X buddy-boated with You get strong like that when you singlehand. lot more money, as problems from light- me the entire way. X and I were each ning strikes continue to show on our own boat, but because my boat AL up for years. But I was worried I and I were in less than perfect operat- wouldn't get anything at all, so I ing condition, we'd stop every afternoon wanted a check right away. Since at 4:30 p.m. and drop the hook for the I signed a disclaimer, I was out of night.

PRECIOUS MET luck for future problems. 38: We need to back up for a minute. The biggest problem I had was Who is 'Mr. X' and how did you meet with the outfit in El Salvador him? that sold and installed Garmin P.B. He's a sailor from Northern Cali- electronics. They fraudulently fornia who has been cruising the F/P 43 installed stuff on my 46-ft steel cat Rapscallion for the last 10 years. But sailboat that was specifically he doesn't like any kind of publicity. He intended for smaller sportfish- was already at Bahia del Sol getting one ing boats. They knew it was of his diesels rebuilt for $500. I needed the wrong stuff — I have all the rides to town to the doctor and help with emails between them and Garmin getting parts and doing other things. I — but they installed it anyway. was single, he was single, and the rest is As a result of getting the wrong history. But it really meant something to equipment, I had to go for a me that somebody was willing to buddy- year without an autopilot or any boat all the way to Panama with me. other electronics. That included 38: How long were you in Panama? a 500-mile singlehanded trip P.B. About a year. I finally got so fed to Panama, with my boat and personal health compromised. IN LATITUDES

night. I loved stopping at every harbor between Panama and British Columbia. Mr. X joined me for several of the legs, and Vicky from Roscinante joined me for another two weeks. 38: Wait a minute, you're telling us that you anchored every night!?

ALL P.B. Yes. In the case of my boat, all

the PRECIOUS METAL PHOTOS way from Panama to Canada. Mr. X took his boat to Puerto Escondido in the Sea of Cortez. If there weren't harbors or anchorages, we'd just look for places to drop the hook. We didn't anchor in places where there were rocks, but when we found some sand, we'd drop the hook in 40 feet and spend the night. If it was too close to shore, we'd anchor in 50 feet. 38: How much chain did you have? P.B. About 250 feet. But when I left Panama, my chain had lost so much galvanizing that the links would stick to- gether. I didn't get new chain in Panama because I didn't feel I could trust the quality, so I waited until I got to Mexico. So between Panama and Mexico, we'd get to a roadstead at 4:30 p.m, and Mr. X would drop his anchor. I, on the other hand, would have to go up to the wind- lass with a hammer and chisel and break the links apart. [Laughter.] 38: Having spent a lot of time on a monohull and on a multihull, which do you prefer? P.B. I'd like to have a monohull to sail across oceans. I found it to be very un- natural to be on Mr. X's cat, as the seas would be going, bong, bong, bong, bong against the hulls. My monohull plowed through the waves serenely, without the Spread; The powerful Kristen 46 'Precious Metal' powers across the bar at Bahia del Sol, El Salva- discombobulating noise made by the cat. dor. Upper left inset; Pamela and a friend land a big mahi mahi. Lower left spread; A small piece It wasn't 'bombs' on the bottom of the of the engine wiring fried by lightning. Breathing the toxic fumes caused Pamela health issues. cat's bridgedeck that bothered me, but up with Garmin that I wrote all the com- 38: How did you like Panama? rather the seas slamming on both sides pany executives around the world and P.B. It's a great place and you can get of the hulls. I couldn't find anyplace com- told them I was going to report what had just about everything done there. But it's fortable to sleep on Mr. X's boat when at happened to all the sailing magazines. A a corrupt society, and I always felt like sea. I've crossed between Baja and the week later they had the correct autopilot I had to keep looking over my shoulder. Mexican mainland several times on Mr. installed on my boat — even though it This was especially true when it came to X's cat in beam seas, and I didn't like it. required their getting a custom pump the nitty gritty of a blonde woman trying Riley, Pamela's "soul mate, strength and pride" made in Seattle. But I still wasn't very to buy boat gear. For example, I needed was Bendall's constant cruising companion happy, as I'd had to hand-steer for a year, new chain badly, but I just didn't believe until his recent passing. and I'd paid full price for the autopilot. that I could trust any of the ven- 38: Where did you stay while you were dors in Panama to sell me good in Panama? quality chain. P.B. The Perlas Islands, which are on 38: Did you think about going the Pacific side. We'd commute back and through the Canal to the Carib- forth between the Perlas and Panama bean? PRECIOUS METAL City when we needed food and supplies. P.B. Yes, but we decided My boat became my office, fitness center that we didn't want to take two and spa. Remember, she has a bathtub. boats through the Canal. And I After a full day of doing my stuff, I'd join decided that I wanted to return Mr. X for dinner and then spend the night to Canada for at least part of the on his cat. year to work on my speaking business. So we singlehanded both boats north, stopping every CHANGES

38: Beam-to seas are the worst for cats, but wouldn't Precious Metal be roll- member states. Of the six EU members ing quite a bit in beam seas, too? that do not form part of the Schnegen P.B. Yeah, my boat rolls in beam seas Area, four — Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and I don't like that either. and Romania — are legally obliged to join Doing a major ocean crossing in the area, while the other two — Ireland serious seas is the only time I'd prefer (reluctantly) and the United Kingdom — a monohull. And the truth is that most are opt-outs. Four non-members of the cruisers spend 90% of their time at an- EU, but members of EFTA — Iceland, chor or sailing in relatively smooth seas. Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland I think multihulls are the right boats for — participate, while three European tropical waters, while farther south and microstates — Monaco, San Marino, and north, I think monohulls are best. For the Vatican — are de facto parts of the one thing, it's hard to find moorage for a Schnegen Area." Got that? cat in the northern latitudes. Secondly, Maybe it would be easier if we listed people don't live on boats as much in the the countries close to but not part of the north, so monohulls still make sense. Schnegen Area. These would include 38: You still like the tropics? the United Kingdom, Morocco, Tunisia, P.B. I love the tropics, and I love the Turkey, Albania, Montenegro, and the cruising life! I'm also doing a lot of work cruising paradise of Croatia — although on behalf of the oceans. My personal Croatia joins the Schnegen Area next passion is to raise awareness about the year. In other words, if you're an Ameri- crises the oceans face in terms of gar- can who wants to cruise the western bage, overfishing, climate change, acid- Med, you've got a big Schnegen problem. ity, dead zones, water temperatures and The idea behind the Schnegen Treaty other serious stuff. I'm about to leave for was to allow citizens of all 26 Schnegen the Toronto Boat Show to speak about countries free passage to and in all it. Schnegen countries. Wonderful! The 38: Thank you for your time. problem is that the same treaty prohib- — latitude/rs 01/15/2014 its nationals of non-Schnegen countries from staying in Schnegen countries for Europe Has Nothing On Mexico more than 90 days in any 180-day pe- More Bureaucrats Gone Wild riod. The mariners primarily affected are Lest anyone think that Mexico's re- from the 'Schnegen-friendly' countries of cent self-destructive 'auditing' of foreign- the United States, Canada, New Zealand, owned boats was a unique governmental Australia, and South Africa. brain fart, consider the oppressive While in St. Barth, we met the own- situation for foreign mariners wanting ers of two very nice Northern California to cruise — and spread money — in yachts who are very interested in taking 'Schnegen Area' countries. their boats to the Med. But given the around on your boat. What countries constitute the Sch- shocking limitations on their potential Another tactic has been to alternate negen Area? It's actually quite simple: visits — "That's impossible; you must spending three months in Schnegen "Twenty-two of the 28 European Union not understand the law," said one — it countries and three months outside (EU) member states, and all four Eu- would make cruising in the Med difficult them. But for people who want to enjoy ropean Free Trade Association (EFTA) if not out of the question. a leisurely summer cruising from, for The terms for boats themselves aren't example, Spain to France to Italy, it Missing a swim in Capri's famous Blue Grotto because of Schnegen Treaty limitations on anywhere as severe. Boats can be kept would require two unwanted trips across foreign cruisers would be a shame. in the 26 countries for 18 months. the Med to either Morocco or Tunisia. With documentation It's no big deal crossing from southern that they've been taken Spain to Morocco, but if you cross from out of the area for just any of the other parts of Spain, France one day, they can be or Italy, particularly in the spring or fall, brought back in for you could be in for a lot of unpleasant- MARTIN FORST MARTIN another 18 months. ness. There are a couple of What a ridiculous situation! If any- potential ways to try to body could explain how making life work around the prob- miserable for visiting affluent non-Sch- lem. The most reliable negeners in any way benefits Schnegen- way is to get a Resident ers, we'd like to hear it. Permit in advance. But Having come to the realization that this can be difficult un- draconian 'visa' restrictions on non- less you can prove you Schnegen mariners make no sense, have a fixed address, members of the European Commission which would be hard if you were cruising IN LATITUDES

on Cirque. Did I mention that she speaks three languages better than I speak Eng- lish? My second pickup crew was Adriano, a similarly multilingual 28-year-old from Italy. He'd worked on small charter boats in the Guna Yala — more popularly known as the San Blas Islands — so he ALL PHOTOS COURTESY LOUIS KRUK COURTESY PHOTOS ALL had a feel for making passages through reefs and knew some of the locals. What a gregarious and articulate guy! Not only did he serve as Cirque's anchor windlass — I don't want the weight of a windlass in the bow — he also took a great deal of pride in the Italian delicacies he prepared in the galley. That guy can cook. The three of us had a great time sail- ing in the reliable northeast trades and flat water in the lee of the islands. The only time we used the diesel for propul- sion was to leave the marina or a tricky anchorage. After that, we sailed every- where. Contrast this to Mexico, where even the most determined sailors often have to motor just to get from Point A to Point B. Sailing just doesn't get any better than down here! I'm looking for crew for my next stint sailing in the Guna Yala. If I can't find any from California, I guess — sigh — that I'll just have to resort to marina bul- letin boards again. Once we get to Bocas del Toro, I plan to put Cirque in a slip at the Red Frog Marina for the foreseeable future. — louis 04/12/2014

Cruise Notes: Lest anybody think that the U.S. is Clockwise from top left: Tess, a Dutch girl, was first to sign on as crew. The frightening look of easy on foreign sailors wanting to cruise matriarchy, backed by molas. Tess, a bikini and a book. A typical sight in the San Blas Islands — in our country, it is not. For instance, clear water, palms and dugout canoes. Adriano, the young and talented second crew on 'Cirque'. Frenchman Luc Poupon of St. Barth recently put forward a proposal to revise Panama since May 2012, so I'm happy to tells us that if he wanted to go from the the EU's visa code for third-country visi- report that the 'circus' went on 'tour' for British Virgin Islands to St. John in the tors. The aim is to shorten and simplify five weeks starting on March 9. I'm not U.S. Virgins on a French boat, he would the procedures for those wanting to come sure if I should be lamenting or reveling first have to fly to the U.S. embassy in to the EU for short stays, with the objec- in the fact that none of my sailing friends Why is it so hard for our French friends Luc tive of boosting economic activity and job from California were able to join me, so Poupon and Francois Toledo to go to the U.S. creation. Approval is not expected before I had to resort to advertising for crew on by sailboat as opposed to by ferry? next year, if then. And at this point, it's marina bulletin boards. unclear what would be meant by a "short Given the results, I might stay". Nine months in, three months out, try it again sometime. is the minimum that we think would be The first one to sign on in the best interest of Schnegen Area was Tess, a beautiful 6-ft, countries. 23-year-old Dutch girl

— latitude/rs 04/15/2014 who could easily be a fash- / RICHARD LATITUDE ion model. Although she Cirque — Beneteau First 42s7 graduated with a degree Louis Kruk in photography from the Pickup Crew in Panama University of Holland, she (East Bay) belongs on the other side My Cirque had not been out of Shelter of the camera modeling. Bay Marina on the Caribbean side of As it was, the daughter of a KLM pilot spent most of the time modeling bikinis CHANGES

Barbados and get a visa! In the case of a French TP52 that went from the British hit by the outboard prop of a runaway Virgins to the U.S. Virgins for the Rolex, dinghy in La Paz. The dinghy operator if the French crew wanted to go on the had reportedly been thrown from his 52, they all would have to fly to Barbados TOURISM VANCOUVER dinghy and hadn't been wearing a kill ­— a very expensive proposition — wait a switch cord, which allowed the dinghy couple of weeks for visas, then fly back to keep roaring around. Northern Cali- to the boat for the one-mile crossing. But fornia professional sailor Ashley Perrin there is an alternative that they used. tells Latitude that it's more effective to They could take the ferry, instead of the wear the kill switch cord around one's boat, from the British Virgins to the U.S. leg than wrist, as it's less likely to slip Virgins without a visa. Ferry or French off. Cruiser Bill Lilly of the Lagoon 470 boat, what's the dif? It's inconsistencies Moontide recommends that people not such as this, plus the fact that U.S. overtighten the throttle lock screw, so if borders are porous, that make cynics they go over without a kill switch, the such as ourselves wonder if the Border outboard will only be going at a slow idle. Patrol isn't effectively just a ridiculously One sailor who knows all about get- expensive government welfare program. ting hit by a boat prop is Giles Findlay- Craig Shaw and Jane Roy of the son of the Encinitas-based Newport 41 Portland-based oldie-but-goodie Co- Vancouver may be more beautiful than San Petrel. In 2009, the then-59-year-old lumbia 43 Adios report that they are Francisco, but you have to Bash 730 more miles Findlayson, four years into a sailing/ about to start their fourth Bash back to get there. It's even colder, too. surfing safari, was run down by a fish- up to Portland "after a wonderful season experiences. It would not surprise us ing boat near the popular cruiser stop of cruising Mexico as far south as Zihua." if the tourist visa expiration date is the Langkawi, Malaysia. The singlehander That got us to thinking how much farther Temporary Import Permit expiration date was left in the water for dead by the folks who live north of San Diego have to in Salina Cruz, but that's not the case fishermen who had hit him, his arms Bash than those who live in San Diego. when you get a TIP in Pichilingue. Mexico attached by little more than skin. Fortu- According to our Navionics charts, it's needs to get consistent. nately, the guy in the dinghy with Giles about 1,000 miles from Puerto Vallarta, If a 'picture is worth a thousand was able to keep him from drowning and which we'll consider to be our reference words', what's a video worth? No matter get him to a doctor. After a long recupera- point in Mexico, to San Diego. Here are how many times mariners are warned tion and recent surgery, Findlayson is the extra straight-line miles, roughly, for about the dangers of not wearing an out- cruising again. "Sailing around Indo- those having to continue farther north: board kill switch cord when operating neisa was an incredible experience," he Santa Barbara, 160. San Francisco, 430. their outboard-powered inflatables, the wrote, "The people, food, coffee, nature, Portland, 975. Seattle/Vancouver, 1160. message doesn't seem to get through. wind, and so much more. A couple of At the end of our interview with Pre- Perhaps the Tribo Surfo video of an Aus- months of the adventure was way too cious Metal's Pamela Bendall, we got in tralia surf rescue one question to the mysterious Mr. X.: team's near-disas- 38: Is there anything that you think trous experience — a monohull does better than a cat? Google www.face-

Mr. X: No. A cat does everything bet- book.com/photo.ph FAIL BALLITO ter than a monohull. But that's because p?v=67609549907 I live on my boat and cruise. If I were a 9673&set=vb.3420 racer, I'd get a monohull. But you can't 89372480289&typ beat a cat for living aboard. Yes, some- e=2&theater — will times I get slamming on the bottom of change all that, as the bridgedeck, and on my cat the sides it illustrates bet- of the hulls, too. But you get used to it. ter than words ever "The tourist visa expiration date could how danger- is the norm for the Temporary Import ous an outboard Permit (TIP) expiration date on the dinghy on the loose new sticker-type TIPs as issued in most can be. And for how places!" John Hards of the formerly long one can be on Nuevo Vallarta-based Idylle 36 Pelican the loose. In this was quoted as saying in Latitude. "Not case, the dinghy/ true!" writes Dave Wallace of the Sea of outboard combo was lethal for nearly This still photo from the Ballito Fail video of an Cortez-based Amel 52 Air Ops. "We just three minutes. Fortunately nobody was outboard-powered dinghy tells only part of the got a new TIP in Pichilingue last week, killed, but as you can see, that was just story of the truly frightening video. and the expiration date is 2024." a matter of luck. Latitude readers will short." One of the biggest stumbling blocks remember that cruiser John Spicher of "We've made it to Costa Rica, where Mexico has toward progress is the fact the Anacortes-based custom Coast 34 everything is expensive," report Mike and that the interpretation of laws and Time Piece lost his foot and part of his Robin Stout of the Redondo Beach-based policies is often left to local officials, leg in late February as the result of being Aleutian 51 Mermaid. "But it's not like so we suspect that both Hards and this everywhere in Central America. For Wallace are accurately reporting their while at Bahia del Sol in El Salvador, a

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pizza like the one in the accompanying Missing at sea. Friends report photo cost just $4.50, and beer was a that Dutch sailor Sietse Hagen dollar. We could also get pupusas for left Tenerife in the Canary Is-

anywhere from 35 to 75 cents. We'd eat lands on January 15 aboard his MERMAID COURTESY five between us, so it was another very boat Pokerface and has not been inexpensive meal." heard from since. The "very ex- "For this year's Puddle Jumpers con- perienced sailor" was aboard his tinuing on to New Zealand, there is a Gib’Sea 27, which is described as great deal on used cars in Opua close to "small, but well-prepared for long the marina," report Marie and Don Irvin, voyages." Hagen was not carrying who did Ha-Ha's in 2004 and 2011, and a SSB or a sat phone. Why sailors the Puddle Jump in 2010 with their Gig don't carry at least some kind of Harbor, WA-based Hallberg-Rassy 46 long-range communication equip- Freezing Rain. "You buy a car to land- ment is a mystery to us. travel around New Zealand, then you About the last boat design we'd sell it back for $1,500 to $2,000 less think of for cruising would be a than you paid for it. This makes it way Doug Peterson-designed Seren- cheaper than a rental. Contact Jake and dipity 43, such as Peregrine, the Rosemary at carsforcruisers@callplus. one Gene and Sue Osier used to complete You can't get a pizza and beer for $5.50 U.S. in net. We've dealt with them both times we a 14-year circumnavigation — see their expensive Costa Rica, but Robin Stout reports were in New Zealand, and it was a super Changes this month. The originally flush that you can in El Salvador. deal." The Irvins are planning on a 'Re- or wedge-deck IOR boats were great England's Admiral's Cup when it was verse Puddle Jump' from New Zealand, early-1980s racing machines. Monroe then the pinnacle of yacht racing. And 35 through the Gambiers and Marquesas, Wingate's Scarlett O'Hara from the St. years ago James Wagenheim chartered to Hawaii, then the Northwest. We wish Francis YC, for example, participated in the Northern California-based Wings to them luck, because — as recounted in win her class in the TransPac. recent Latitudes — it can be a rough trip. As it turns out, Fred Roswald and

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Judy Jensen of Seattle have WINGS been cruising Wings for more at Antigua Sailing Week, we'd than 20 years, including in have 35 dancing girls and 35 the Queen's Birthday Storm prancing guys, some wearing of 1994. The Osiers saw them clothing, 'conga line' a lap or in Vanuatu in 2000. If we're two around the deck of Big O not mistaken, Fred and Judy in the middle of the night, then are in South America now. As plunge into the warm waters for Scarlett O'Hara, San Di- of Falmouth Harbor. We can't ego's John and Renee Prentice recall, but alcohol may have cruised her for many years been involved. We always be- before selling her in Thailand. lieved that you could be wild Peregrine and Scarlett also and crazy — but responsible — crossed paths during their at the same time. And nobody cruising days. ever did get hurt. While we're The Serendipitys were built unduly proud of our wild past, in Southern California by Bob Moe, who We couldn't find a good photo of Fred Roswald that was nearly 20 years ago. We're much lived in Tiburon's Paradise Cay. But get and Judy Jensen's Serendipity 43 'Wings', so more dignified and sophisticated these this — Moe and Ray Pingree, his right- this photo of Judy and a squid will have to do. days. hand man, used to commute back and ing guys, each following the other as if Speaking of Ocean 71s, which were forth to Orange County five days a week in a conga line. I thought 'you only see the first large production yachts, we saw to oversee construction of the boats. stuff like that at Squid Roe in Cabo'." a maroon one that came through St. Naturally, this was before today's airport Our reaction: Only 14 drunk dancing Barth in March. Then we bumped into security. girls? Back when Latitude's Ocean 71 Thomas Holvoetvermaut of Belgium, who In this month's Changes, Rick Mey- Big O was in the middle of winning three has been aboard the Ocean 71 Trina for erhoff of Maya wrote, "Then I saw some- straight Party Boat of the Week honors the last seven years, during which time thing I hadn't seen before: a charter cat he's sailed over 80,000 miles on her. "The with 14 drunk dancing girls and pranc- most wind we had was off Mozambique

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Page 130 • Latitude 38 • May, 2014 IN LATITUDES KIAPA in the Indian Ocean. It blew 80 knots for Pacific. Lionel and Irene two hours, shredding the mainsail and Bass of the Perth-based literally ripping the liferaft off the boat. M&M 52 Kiapa — but But we felt perfectly safe down below." who spent quite a bit of Thomas has been the captain of Trina for time in Mexico — report the last 18 months, and gets four months that cruisers in Whan- off per year to cruise the Caribbean garei had a "fabulous aboard his Carter 33. Trina, which was farewell party" thrown first owned by Graham 'the Galloping for them. "The party Gourmet' Kerr of the New York Times, was hosted by Whanga- and later became Darwin Sound, during rei Marine Promotions, which time her Pacific Northwest owners a group of local busi- chartered her all over the world. Thomas nesses who in one way says she looks better than ever now, as or another have helped they spent a year redoing the interior in us get our boats ready Phuket, "She's part of my soul." for the next cruising Whatever happened to Elmo's Fire, season," says Irene. the Ocean 71 that was sold at auction in "Not only did we swap San Rafael for $110,000 about 15 years stories of our cruis- ago, then berthed in Sausalito, and later ing and land-based travel adventures Some of the many cruisers at the farewell party in La Paz? She's now owned by Giovanni while enjoying a delicious meal, but we in Whangarei before they headed back to the Soldini, the famous Italian singlehander, were treated to a traditional Kapahaka South Pacific. who sails her out of Venice. Soldini won performance, where we were 'sent off' for sure! Those in attendance were from two Around Alone races, and in 2012 set with a Maori blessing for a safe passage the following boats: My Mews, Sel Cit- a new New York to San Francisco record. back north. A most enjoyable evening ron, Kereu, Andromeda, Storm Vogel, April is the month when cruisers in Mariposa, Perla Alba, La Medianoche, New Zealand head back to the South Anico, Oda, Freezing Rain and Kiapa.

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27-FT CATALINA, 1982. Delta. $6,800. Reduced price! 135% roller furling, autopilot, wheel steering, Atomic 4, cockpit cushions, and folding table. A must-see at this price. For pictures and more information (features list price), see: www.usedboatyard.com/boat/135778. Contact (707) 469-9163 or (925) 698-1100 or [email protected]. 25-FT CAPE DORY, 1977. Wildomar, 30-FT NONSUCH, 1979. Newport Beach. 31-FT BENETEAU, 1992. San Diego. CA 92595. $11,999. AK and MX vet. $25,000. Possible Newport slip. Electric $39,500. Lanterne Rouge has been set up 25-FT MACGREGOR, 1986. Tahoe City, Loaded. Many extras CDI, head, GPS, halyard winch, GPS, autopilot, VHF, LPG to be easily singlehanded.This is a turn- CA. $3,450. Swing keel,VHF, depth fi nder, autopilot, rebuilt Honda 5hp L/S-O/B, cabin heater, LPG water heater. Solar key boat, ready to take you to your next Honda 20hp OB, new furling jib, trailer, VHF, fishfinder, depth, tandem trailer, panel, solar vent, Volvo diesel and sail- adventure. The First 310 is a complete 8-ft skiff included. (530) 583-5711. new tires, surge brakes. (951) 219-2625 drive. Extra sail and sailcover. New fi xed racer/cruiser providing speed and safety or [email protected]. propeller, dodger. Lots of gear and spares. racing around the buoys and providing Best priced Nonsuch in the country. (949) elegance and comfort at the marina or to 25-FT CATALINA, 1989. West Sacra- 675-1134 or [email protected]. Catalina Island with family and friends. mento. WANTED: ‘89 to ‘91 Catalina Email [email protected]. 25 wing keel standard rig boat w/trailer. Serious buyer, previous owner of ‘79 30-FT HUNTER 30T, 1993. Stockton swing keel boat. Contact (916) 275-4745 Sailing Club, Stockton, CA. $19,000. or [email protected]. Cook’s Brut II. Yanmar diesel, roller furling, autopilot, depth and knot meter, lines led 25-FT SCHOCK SANTANA 525, 1980. aft, dodger, bimini, VHS, digital color TV, Klamath Falls, Southern Oregon. $5,500. stereo with cockpit speakers, GPS. (209) 28-FT WYLIE, 1976. Sausalito. $12,000. New main and 155% plus practice sails, 985-6221 or [email protected]. A great boat for Bay sailing or budget 2 spinnakers, very nice VC17 bottom, cruising. Spent 8 wonderful months keel and rudder, Autohelm, 4hp Mercury, 30-FT CATALINA, 1981. Stockton Sailing cruising the Sea of Cortez. Hood Vectran cockpit cushions, trailer. Email for pic- 31-FT PEARSON SLOOP, 1978. Bris- Club, Stockton, CA. $16,000/obo. Well main and working jib, Yanmar 1GM10, tures: [email protected] or call (541) bane. $18,500. Excellent Bay boat. Volvo equipped, 5411 diesel, Soling rig self- windvane, and much more. 281-2018. diesel, new Hogan sails, new standing/ tending jib, propane stove/oven, wheel running rigging. All manuals, most re- steering w/Autohelm, full-batten main, 28-FT ALERION EXPRESS. Sausalito. 25-FT CATALINA, 1985. Ben Lomond. ceipts, two surveys, more pics available. and more. See: http://stockton.craigslist. $70,000 (1/2 of new price). Spinnaker, $10,000. With trailer. 9.9hp Honda, swing Brisbane berth. Contact Tom. (408) 316- org/boa/4411824247.html. Contact (916) gennaker, GPS, holding tank, radar, auto- keel, furling genoa, main, autopilot, ma- 3744 or [email protected]. 678-0254 or [email protected]. pilot, all lines led to cockpit, lifelines. “The rine radio, depth sounder, log, stereo, prettiest girl on the dock.” (415) 302-7490. Porta-Potti, new anti-fouling paint. Con- 30-FT CATALINA, 1980. Marina Bay, tact (831) 336-8450 or (831) 212-0533 or Richmond. $11,500. Yanmar 2GMF with [email protected]. 367 hrs on meter, needs starter. Reduced for sale ‘as is’. Avon dinghy, Harken Mk 25-FT OLSON, 1985. SF Bay. $9,500/ IV Unit 1 furler, Autohelm wheel. Survey obo. Hull #76. Pacifi c Boat Works. Harken available. (415) 378-8805 or (510) 647- roller furling jib. Main, 2 reefs, rigid vang 8048 or [email protected]. and jiffy reef system, spinnaker w/chute scoop. Harken self-tailers. Battery w/ charger, shore power. 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May, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 133 32-FT WESTSAIL, 1972. Portland, OR. $37,000. Factory finished with many upgrades, including teak deck removal. New jib and roller furler, fuel tanks, propel- ler and 110v water heater. Perkins 4-108, high-output alternator, smart charger, many electronics, diesel heater. Recent Mexico and Hawaii traveler wants to go again. Moored in fresh water for the past fi ve years. Hauled out and redone 30-FT RHODES ANNAPOLIS, 1964. 35-FT CHEOY LEE. Robert Perry design, two years ago. Delivery options may be 34-FT MORGAN, 1967. Richmond, CA. San Diego. $10,000/obo. A rare, full keel $30,000. Circumstances force the sale of included. Contact Jerry for complete $40,000. Total refi t as of 2012, new Carol pocket world cruiser, stoutly built fi ber- this actively cruised classic. Includes EV- details and photos. (541) 556-1113 or Hasse sails, Yanmar diesel with <120 glass throughout. This Phillip Rhodes de- ERYTHING needed for cruising Mexico: [email protected]. hours. Berths for 6, galley aft. Raymarine sign is an inexpensive cruiser perfect for aluminum mast and fi berglass decks to radar, GPS, chart plotter, Revere offshore Mexico and beyond. Well equipped with new broadband radar, GPS, sonar, EPIRB. 35-FT J/105, 1998. Berkeley Marina. liferaft. Tiller steered. (808) 443-9872 or near-new autopilot, chartplotter, windlass, Dinghy and outboard; tools and spares, $70,000. J/105 #181 Wianno. Top 10 Fleet [email protected]. VHF, solar panels, near-new North sails. so much can’t list everything here. This 1 fi nisher 2011 and 2012. Excellent condi- Four golf cart batts, separate starting batt boat’s ready to sail or use as condo! Now tion. Two full sets racing sails, 1 set cruising 32-FT O’DAY, 1987. Monterey. $32,000. (new 2014). Refrigeration, propane stove, located in Barra de Navidad, Mexico. Can sails. Race ready. See http://picasaweb. Roller furling, dodger, lines led aft, self- stereo. Upgraded LED throughout. Roller take trailerable boat or RV as trade. Email google.com/Gnuggat/J105181Wian- tailing winches, wheel, autopilot, radar, furling, jiffy reefi ng, all lines led aft - great me at [email protected] or check noForSale#. Email [email protected]. Yanmar diesel, 12-volt fridge, inverter, TV, singlehanded. Upgraded standing rigging details at: http://integratedmarketings. stereo, propane stove. Good condition, and well decorated interior. Marine head, com/sailboat-4-sale. Call (916) 458-1882. 32-FT SAMSON C-MIST. $3,000/obo. except dodger. With transferable slip in holding tank, large V-berth forward, quar- Professionally plastered and cured. Monterey. See photos on craigslist. (831) ter berth portside aft. Amazing storage. 32-FT BRISTOL, 1971. Berkeley Marina. Westsail cutter-rig. aluminum, stainless, 512-6842. Live the dream now with this inexpensive $4,000/obo. 5 sails, full keel bluewater 6 Dacrons. Needs new cockpit and major world cruiser that is ready to go today! boat that crossed the Atlantic. Oven, overhaul. Lively to windward at 5 knots. 33-FT CAL, 1973. Emery Cove Yacht Ready for Ha-Ha. (415) 710-3161 or (415) Force 10 heater with lots of extras, sleeps Gordon Strasenburgh, 275 N. Broadway, Harbor. $17,900. Moving sale. Classic 331-1178 or [email protected]. 6, teak interior, Atomic 4 not running. (415) #304, Coos Bay, OR, 97420. sailboat. Volvo diesel. Harken Mk II. Skeg 317-0611 or [email protected]. rudder. Tiller. Modifi ed scoop stern. (626) 410-5918 or [email protected].

30-FT CATALINA, 1982. Martinez Marina. 35-FT NAUTICAT, 1993. Portland, OR. $12,500. Built for racing. Tiller steering. 32-FT HUNTER VISION, 1991. Alameda $165,000. This unique two-cabin pi- Atomic gas engine. Interior is in superb Marina. $39,900. Rumple J. Free-standing lothouse with a sloop rig and fi n keel 33-FT JEANNEAU SUNFAST 3200. condition. Bottom paint 6 months new. rig with new large-roach main and 130% was designed by Nauticat of Finland to 2009. San Diego. $139,500. Veteran of Good mainsail and new genoa. Overall, jib. Yanmar diesel. Custom stainless radar emphasize sailing capabilities. It has a Pacifi c Cup doublehanded, Transpac and this sailboat is in great condition. (925) arch/davits, and double anchor roller bow beautiful teak interior rarely found in boats Cabo. Turnkey ready for 2014 Pacifi c Cup 708-5727 or [email protected]. sprit. Great Bay, coastal cruiser. (408) 315- of this era, but with limited exterior wood- doublehand or SHTP. Excellent condition 2192 or [email protected]. work and molded nonskid decks, you will with many extras. Full details and photos have more time for sailing. It is loaded on website. www.mechdesign.com/3200. 32 TO 35 FEET 33-FT SIMPSON, 1984. Napa. $7,500. with coastal cruising gear: 50hp Yanmar Contact [email protected] or (435) Steel hull cutter. Universal 32hp. Design 4JH2E, 630 amp hours on AGM batter- 640-0587. drawings and sistership at J. Simpson ies, Hydrovane self-steering, Icom M710 Boat Design Ltd. Well built hull with fresh SSB. New main and genoa, watermaker, 33-FT WESTERLY STORM, 1987. bottom. Needs interior fi nished. Great po- Furuno radar, chartplotter with AIS, new Stockton. $39,500. Only one available in tential. (707) 279-4564 or (707) 334-1797 thru-hulls and bottom paint in 2013. (503) North America. British-designed and built or [email protected]. 290-9606 or [email protected]. for the North Sea; LLoyd’s Certifi cate of Construction. Rugged double-spreader 33-FT HOBIE, 1983. San Diego. $23,000. 32-FT GULF PILOTHOUSE, 1986. Coy- mast with oversize rigging, Edson wheel. H-33 in great shape, newer 3DL sails, kelp ote Point, San Mateo. $35,000. Great for Strong rings on deck to hook harnesses cutter, LED nav lights, Dyneema running year-round cruising, radar, microwave, to. Recent extensive refi t, beautiful teak rigging. Fun day sailer, race winner. Plan fridge, many extras. Email for photos and interior with factory lee cloths. Infl atable, more info: [email protected]. 34-FT BENETEAU 350, 1989. South your assault on Transpac 2015 now! Many propane stove, Volvo engine. Fin keel Beach Harbor, San Francisco. $45,000. pictures on blog: http://hobie33forsale. and rugged spade rudder. Google to view blogspot.com. Contact (619) 405-9349 34-FT HUNTER, 1985. Alameda. $25,000. sisterships in Europe. Good condition, Well cared-for 2-cabin, one-head 35-ft New sail cover and head 2014. Bottom re- cruiser. Tall rig and shoal keel make Betsea or [email protected]. everything works. For Bay or offshore. painted 2013. New Doyle mainsail 2008. (209) 460-1543 or [email protected]. a perfect boat for the Delta or weekends in Yanmar 23hp diesel engine. Includes, the Bay. Recent $4,500 service on Volvo 32-FT WESTSAIL, 1975. Pillar Point Har- bor, Half Moon Bay. Best offer. Launched West Marine 2-person infl atable dinghy 32-FT COLUMBIA 9.6, 1979. Puerto diesel, full-batten main and new furling with motor mount. Pictures forwarded jib. Lightly used, regularly serviced by San in 1980. Original owner. 3 headsails, one Vallarta. $13,500/obo. Rebuilt Yanmar drifter, Perkins 4-108, propane stove with upon request. Contact (510) 432-1191 or 2qm15 diesel, only 110 hrs. Dodger, teak Francisco Boat Works. Contact Garrett at [email protected]. [email protected]. Or Steve at: (925) oven. Recent haulout, June 2013. Come interior, new paint topsides. VHF, depth 413-2079 or [email protected]. see, make an offer. (650) 303-3901 or fi nder, stereo. Newer sails. Edson wheel (650) 712-1425 or [email protected]. steering. Two boat owner. Make offer. (916) 390-2332 or [email protected].

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Page 134 • Latitude 38 • May, 2014 39-FT JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY. 2007. Sausalito. $161,900. Boat’s in great shape and includes the following features: furling mainsail, furling genoa, inverter, VHF radio, teak cockpit, E80w/GPS, Tridata & wind, electric winch, autopilot, spinnaker pole, and three sails. (415) 505-9614 or [email protected].

32-FT ATKIN ERIC, 1934. In transit. CATALINA 34 MK II, 1997. Berkeley Ma- 35-FT BENETEAU OCEANIS 351, 1995. $18,000. Excellent condition throughout. rina. $74,000. Fin keel, well maintained/ Ventura, CA. $69,500. Cruise-ready in NOT a project boat. Double-planked cedar equipped. Dodger, fridge, cruising spin- sail-away condition. 3-cabin layout - on oak. Built by Hansen Boat Company - naker, custom V-berth mattress, diesel, most roomy 35-ft you’ve ever seen. Well WA. Complete refi t including: aluminum 2013 bottom/batteries. New standing maintained, numerous upgrades. Furling rig, Norseman fi ttings, Monitor, Autohelm, rigging and more. (559) 905-2633 or (559) main and jib, asymmetrical spinnaker, Furuno, Garmin 441s, Icom VHF and SSB, 433-6436 or [email protected]. Yanmar diesel, Raymarine autopilot, Blue Sea electrical, Engel 44qt, rebuilt Isu- radar, chartplotter, electric head, new zu 2-cyl diesel, newer tanks (100 water/85 running rigging. Great condition. See diesel), new cockpit and Sanitred decks more at http://Beneteau351forsale.com. 37-FT EXPRESS, 1985. Long Beach, CA. and much more. A-sym cruising chute Email [email protected]. $75,000. Brown Sugar, Pac Cup-ready. and telescoping pole, Profurl, new canvas 2x TransPac vet. 2008 complete renova- and StackPack. Turnkey. Will deliver. Email tion, new standing, fresh running rigging. [email protected]. 36 TO 39 FEET 3-year-old Yanmar 3GM, Balmar alterna- tor, AGM batteries, new Martec propeller. 2013 bottom fairing, new Schumacher rudder. Autopilot, complete electron- ics. Sideband. One-season carbon 150 35-FT BABA, 1979. King Harbor Marina, genoa, watermaker. Trailer available, Redondo Beach. $64,000. Bob Perry loaded. No brokers please. Contact design. Roller furling, Volvo Penta engine, (714) 973-2878 or (714) 425-9788, cell or Honda generator, wind generator, canvas fi [email protected]. cover, etc. Have to visit! (310) 528-2196 or (310) 374-4058.

34-FT HUNTER, 1988. Vallejo, CA. 36-FT SCHUMACHER, 1989. Paradise $23,950. Original owner. Must see to ap- Cay. $30,000. National Biscuit. Ready preciate. Yanmar diesel, GPS, fathometer, for racing! Carbon spinnaker pole, over Autohelm, self-furling jib. Lazy jacks. 15 bags of sails, new running rigging, 2-speed self-tailing winches. Bimini with Yanmar 3-cylinder engine, triple-spreader side-skirts. Two enclosed sleeping areas, fractional rig. Call. (415) 271-2722. hot and cold running water, refrigerator, shower, enclosed head, vanity, propane 39-FT CAL, 1988. Emeryville. $75,000. TAYANA 37 MK II, 1983. Caribbean stove and barbecue. 6’2” headroom. In- Novia. This is NOT your grandmother’s cludes free haulout and new bottom paint. Panama. $89,000. On her own mooring Cal. This quality built cruiser/racer is very in tropical paradise, just a day sail to Live aboard/sail away. More at http:// 35-FT YORKTOWN, 1976. $19,400. well equipped and a pleasure to sail in sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/boa/4401309084. Factory fi nished in Wilmington, CA. Sloop the fabled San Blas Islands of Carib- all conditions. Please contact. (925) 899- bean Panama. Well maintained and html. Call Tom, (707) 208-6738, (707) rigged. Center cockpit, cabins and head 8387 or [email protected]. 656-5080 or email [email protected]. fore and aft. 12 gal hot water heater. 70hp cruise- ready. Details, photos at website: Chrysler/Nissan diesel. 60 gal diesel tank. www.sailboatlistings.com/view/23215. 210 nautical mile range on fuel. Hydraulic steering. Roller furling. 6-person Avon liferaft. Davits on stern. Boat needs some TLC. Incredible value. Bluewater veteran. Been to Hawaii and back, no problems. Has been a liveaboard. Owner retiring, moving off boat. No reasonable offer refused. Call Heinc between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to set up an appointment to view or questions, (650) 261-1822 or 37-FT GULFSTAR AFT COCKPIT, 1977. 35-FT J/105, 1999. SFYC. $75,000. email [email protected]. Delta. $47,000. Original owner new in Race in the largest one-design fl eet in 37-FT PEARSON 365 SLOOP/CUTTER. 1978. Loaded with all factory options, 1978. Sausalito. $45,000. Well main- the Bay with this proven wInner. Meticu- 35-FT CONTESSA, 1976. Brisbane Ma- emergency tiller, automatic fire sup- lously maintained. Large sail inventory. rina at Sierra Point. $25,000. The famous tained, upgraded, sailed, and lived on for pression, deck washdown, high-output 22+ yrs. Recent LPU topsides, Mainsail, Priced to sell. Contact (415) 999-9526 or Contessa 35, Doug Peterson design, chargers with AGM batteries, and more. [email protected]. built in UK. Great performance cruiser. much more... Come see. (415) 297-4080 Fin keel, spade protected rudder, Perkins or [email protected]. Perkins diesel, radar, chartplotter, furling 4-108 diesel with 700 original hours, teak reconditioned jib. You can buy the whole interior like new. Light use. Icom, 45lb 36-FT ISLANDER FREEPORT “B”, 1978. boat or 1/2 and become a partner. (408) CQR anchor, LectraSan, freshwater kept, 838-0331 or [email protected]. Loch Lomond, San Rafael. $55,000. New propane stove/oven, 12v reefer/freezer. full batten main, staysail, roller furling Phone or email for additional information jib, Espar heater, Isotherm refrigeration, and photos. (925) 679-0900 or (925) 759- LectraSan, rebuilt Perkins, new electrical 3406 or [email protected]. panel, new dodger, sail cover and wheel cover. 2000-watt inverter. Pullman berth. (510) 410-5401 or [email protected].

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May, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 135 36-FT PEARSON 365 KETCH, 1977. $52,000. One owner. New: sails, stand- ing rigging, fuel tank. Self-tailing, Profurl, Dutchman. Old electronics, but working. Davits. Strong Westerbeke. Excellent cosmetic and structural condition. No brokers. (415) 608-0757.

38-FT CONTEST 38S, 1986. S. France, 44-FT CATALINA MORGAN 440, 2005. HUDSON FORCE 50, 1974. Pilothouse Marines de Cogolin. $99,000 VAT paid. San Francisco, CA. $265,000. Cruise in ketch. Perfect liveaboard or ocean cruiser A premium center-cockpit sloop by comfort. Electric boom furling, generator, rigged to singlehand, 50-ft redesigned Cony-Plex Yachts Holland, USCG Doc, solar arch-davit, Cruisair A/C and heat, Hudson, lots of room. New aluminum VAT paid. Professionally maintained with bow thruster, washer/dryer. Raymarine mast, new main and mizzen sails, 2 full tens of thousands of $ in upgrades past C-120, radar, SSB, AIS. Shows as new. heads, 2 sea berths, 1 master berth, 78hp 12 years. New teak decks and Selden (253) 691-8260 or [email protected]. diesel Ford Lehman engine, 5K diesel roller furl mast 2002. Volvo 2003T 47hp genset, new batteries, plenty of tankage, turbo and SS tankage for 400+ NM. 38-FT BENETEAU M38, 1990. SF Marina, lots of extras. Needs some fi nishing work, Rod steering. Custom electric system West Basin. $79,000. Beautiful condition. but is ready to sail anywhere. Taking seri- with 75-amp Balmar alternator. Recent SF Marina West Basin. Sailed Baja Ha- ous cash offers. Make me an offer for fast Raymarine instruments w/direct drive Ha in 2011 and 2012. Transfer of berth sale. (650) 589-8821. Raymarine autopilot. Radar, Navtex, possible! Call for complete specs, (209) liferaft, EPIRB, Icom. Custom cabinetry. 988-4884 or (510) 703-2484. Or email This comfortable ocean cruiser is sitting [email protected]. in beautiful Marines de Cogolin, walking distance to St. Tropez. Berth available 36-FT ISLANDER FREEPORT 36B. with 5-year lease. Contact (650) 637-7791 1980. Puerto Escondido, MX. $60,000. or [email protected]. Beautiful 36-ft Islander Freeport on buoy, 50-FT SANTA CRUZ 50+, 1983. Dana Puerto Escondido, MX. Solar panels, Point, CA. $350,000. Horizon is the defi ni- 39-FT FREYA, 1978. Berkeley Marina. VHF, single sideband, new Spectra wa- tive Santa Cruz 50+. Professionally main- $68,000. Very clean. Professionally built termaker, many spares. Pathfi nder 55. tained. Ready to race or cruise. New mast and maintained, beautiful. Custom light Main, genoa, spinnaker. 10-ft dinghy and boom. Open transom, stern scoop, interior, maple sole, ash bulkheads, and 15-horse Evinrude. In good working new rudder, rounded hull-deck joint, 41-FT BIANCA 414, 1980. Coeur d’Alene, rigged for singlehanding, loaded with order. (425 ) 775-4381 or (206 ) 234-6713 grinder, carbon wheel, new deck layout ID. $59,000. Fast, fun Danish-built sloop equipment. Don’t miss this opportunity to or [email protected]. including Admiral’s Cup-style mainsheet with self-tacking jib. Yanmar with folding own a legend. Contact (510) 917-5229 or and all halyards led aft to cockpit. Amaz- prop. The boom vang, backstay and run- [email protected]. ing sail inventory, running, standing rig- ning backs are hydraulic. Newer epoxy ging package, deck hardware and winch bottom and Treadmaster decking. (509) JEANNEAU 36.2 SUN ODYSSEY. 1998. package. Comfortable interior. For more 879-3640 or [email protected]. San Rafael. $79,000. Beautiful well information contact Jon Shampain at equipped sloop, for Bay use or cruis- [email protected] or Erik Shampain at ing. Meticulously maintained, excellent [email protected]. condition. See URL for hi-rez pics: http:// hitchcraft.net/Zingara. Contact (415) 299- 44-FT KELLY PETERSON. Center-cock- 0263 or [email protected]. pit cutter, 1978. La Paz, BCS, Mexico. $105,000. This classic, well equipped, 37-FT CUSTOM CRUISER. Sacramento. proven voyage-maker is in good condi- $98,000/Asking. Sisu, built by profes- tion and ready for a new owner with sional boat builder. Launched in 1992. cruising plans. Contact (562) 599-9068 or Unstayed carbon fi ber mast, hard dodger, [email protected]. 3 water-tight compartments, also 2 piece 47-FT VAGABOND, 1982. Brisbane, dinghy. All teak interior with a lot of built CA. Entertaining pre-listing offers. S/V in storage, 2 staterooms. Propane heat Natural High is for sale. 1982/95/99 and galley with refrigeration unit. 150gal Vagabond 47, 56’ LOA. Too many details water, 85gal fuel, Yanmar diesel. Docked to list, see website for more details and at residence on the Sacramento River. photos: http://svnaturalhigh.com. Email 38-FT AERODYNE, 2003. Tiburon. Contact Jack. (209) 200-9200 or (916) [email protected]. $165,000. Ultimate performance cruiser. 777-6792 (leave message). Leisure Furl, electric halyard winch, An- derson winches, radar, TV/DVD, dodger, BBQ, retractable sprit, two spinnakers, 40 TO 50 FEET Yanmar, SSB, Pactor modem, diesel 42-FT CATALINA, 1996. Sausalito. heat, watermaker, recent Awlgrip, electric 41-FT BENETEAU, 1986. San Francisco. $137,500. New bottom paint, new stand- windlass, anticorrosion system. (415) 385- $86,000. Performance cruiser, 3 cabin, ing rigging, all new rope. Yanmar en- 3600 or [email protected]. 2 head, 100 diesel, 110 water, heater, gine. Autopilot, winches professionally Aux genset, watermaker, water heat- serviced, radar. All interior fabric to be 36-FT ISLANDER FREEPORT, 1980. ers, 4 headsails, main, spinchute, 300’ new... your choice of Sunbrella fabric for Sausalito. $65,000. Much sought-after chain, VHF, HF, radar, GPS, A/P. Contact new cushions. Call Tom. (415) 271-2722. Freeport 36 B-Plan in great condition. (415) 963-1025 or (415) 867-9348 or 45-FT GARDEN YAWL. One-off dou- New bottom job and electronics, engine [email protected]. ble-ender, 3 years in restoration, 98% recently serviced, sails cleaned and hull completed, cold-molded over original waxed. Comfortable cruising or at an- strip planking. $30K as is, or $? to fi nish chor. See http://scotchnsoda4.wix.com/ renovation. Contact (916) 847-9064 or sailoncamelot. Contact (816) 550-6349 or [email protected]. [email protected].

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Page 136 • Latitude 38 • May, 2014 43-FT RON HOLLAND, 1986. Marina 40-FT HUNTER LEGEND, 1990. Em- 46-FT HYLAS, 2000. Coronado, CA, USA. 44-FT CATALINA MORGAN, 2007. Riviera Nayarit, MX. $143,000. Aft cock- eryville Marina . $70,000. Boat is very $380,000. Ready to bluewater cruise. Seattle, WA area. $262,900. Light and pit, two staterooms, two heads, spacious, spacious with centerline queen aft state- Superb condition, boat interior recondi- airy deck salon in Bristol condition. 75hp well equipped and well maintained for room with plenty of storage, two heads, tioned in 2013. New hull and bottom paint. Yanmar with 600 hours. New solar panels cruising. Singlehanded all over Pacifi c large galley, forward-facing navigation two cabins, two heads, A/C, heating, and batteries, cruising spinnaker, power Mexico in comfort and now lying in a fan- station, dinette seating, large forward washer/dryer, full canvas, in-mast furling, winches, hydronic heat, Raymarine C120, tastic location. More information at www. cabin. Very well equipped with good dinghy with 6hp outboard, 6-man liferaft. radar, autopilot, bow thruster. (408) 666- sanctuarycharters.com/sabbatical.php. electronics, strong Yanmar engine, and More at www.seasilk.us. Contact (619) 3261 or [email protected]. Email offi [email protected]. new mainsail, new stereo, aft head, lines 995-9085 or [email protected]. and has been detailed inside and out, looks like new! Great boat for sailing the Bay and live aboard! Check out link to see more photos: http://tempestsailboat. shutterfl y.com. Contact (702) 303-4228 or [email protected].

48-FT MAYFLOWER KETCH, 1985. 42-FT VALIANT, 2000. Kinsale, Virginia. 40-FT CAL, 1966. Alameda. $88,000. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. $139,500USD. $319,900. Breezy. Super clean. Freshwa- Price Reduced! Cal 40 Shaman. Best Cal Sleek and graceful bluewater cruiser ter boat - nicest Valiant available. Shows 40 on West Coast. 3DL sails (new main), properly equipped can fl y up to fi ve sails as new. Was stored indoors for many B&G instruments and autopilot, carbon with a crew of two. Designed by third gen- years. Bow thruster, AC, heat. 55hp, 530 spin pole, Ballenger mast/boom. Full eration naval architect George Stadel III, hours since new. Extensive equipment list specs/pics at: www.sailblogs.com/mem- the Oriana has proven performance, good too much for this space. Ultimate, perfect 43-FT BENETEAU 423, 2005. Redwood ber/cal40shaman. Call (415) 725-9581. construction, and detailed appointments. boat for the cruising couple - sails through City, CA. $149,000. Immaculate bluewater The deck, hull, and spars were repainted all waters with ease. All-ocean SUV. Will 43-ft sloop, with cutter rig. Dual chart in 2013. With its ample captain’s cabin, at- email list and photos. We sailed her this plotters, radar, and belowdeck autopilot. tractive, roomy salon, and fully-equipped winter on the Chesapeake, but will be on 150% furling jib, staysail, and like-new galley, the boat is a comfortable liveaboard land this summer. Breezy can be trucked mainsail. Cherry interior with white in any of the world’s ports. Powered by anywhere. Contact (907) 260-2658 or leather. Boat looks brand new. Two-cabin the proven Perkins 92M, the craft cruises [email protected]. confi guration. See photos at http://www. comfortably at 7.5 knots. Equipment sail7seas.us/photos.html. Contact (650) includes roller furling on all masts, self- 533-7732 or [email protected]. tailing winches, 300 ft. chain anchor rode, three sturdy anchors, watermaker, and more. See http://TheOriana.com. Contact 45-FT FASTNET 45, 1974. Portland. [email protected] or (480) 447-7316. $67,000. Price reduced!. Beautiful boat, many compliments on her lines. Recently sailed to Australia and back. Very sea- worthy, comes with a lot of equipment. Considerable locker space and storage for extended cruising. (503) 327-6750 or 46-FT CAROL KETCH. John Hanna [email protected]. design, 1946. Berkeley Marina. $42,000. Classic wooden ketch. You’ll be only the 44-FT TARTAN 4400, 2003. Channel fourth owner of this beautiful double-end- Island Harbor. $319,000. Major price ed ketch. Recently hauled and surveyed reduction!. Dark green hull, low hours, in January 2014, lots of work done in the bow thruster, electric winches, VacuFlush 44-FT CUSTOM ALUMINUM CUTTER. last 2 years that you will benefi t from. heads, spinnaker, new batteries, new 1988. Russell, NZ. $170,000/obo-NZ. 48hp Perkins diesel. All sails in good LP and bottom paint, numerous other $146,000/obo-US. Bluewater cruiser. Pro- shape. New sail covers. Interior freshly options/upgrades. See more at: www. fessionally maintained. Comprehensive painted. More information and plenty of showcaseyachtsusa.com/tartini_time/ communications. Additional generating photos available, just ask. Contact (970) tartini_time_home.html. Contact (530) capacity. Lots of gear. Ready for South 261-1611 or [email protected]. 318-0730 or [email protected]. Pacifi c Islands or Antarctica. For access 48-FT PERRY-DESIGNED CUTTER. to the boat, email [email protected]. 41-FT MORGAN OUT ISLAND, 1972. 44-FT KELLY-PETERSON, 1978. Alam- 1994. Seattle, WA. $99,000/obo. Beautiful For more information, go to blog: http:// Marina del Rey. $54,000/obo. Sloop/ eda. $110,000. Fast and nimble world custom center cockpit, lightly used and zuluboat.blogspot.com or contact via cutter, center cockpit refurbished. 50hp cruising cutter, center cockpit, rear well cared for. Excellent sails and rigging. email, [email protected]. Yanmar diesel (100 hours), radar, Icom cabin, sleeps 7, skeg protects rudder Bow and stern thrusters and much more! 710, watermaker, 5 sails. For pictures, and propeller from rock or reef contact, MUST SELL. Photos/specs at: www. see website: www.yachtsoffered.com. new diesel, review and report at website: yachtsoffered.com/listing.php?yacht_ Contact (661) 548-6603, (661) 388-7670 http://KP44.org. Contact (408) 378-3700 id=223. Contact [email protected] or [email protected]. or [email protected]. or (206) 352-6453.

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May, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 137 42-FT PASSPORT, 1981. Ft. Pierce, FL. 43-FT J/133, 2005. Redwood City. 40-FT COLUMBIA, 1965. Paradise Cay 72-FT IRWIN 65, 1981. Virgin Islands. $124,500. Fully outfi tted for worldwide $320,000/obo. Excellent condition, fi xed Yacht Harbor, Tiburon. $27,000. Libra. $280,000/obo. Ex-cruisers selling charter cruising, this proven bluewater liveaboard carbon sprit and emergency rudder, B&G Beautiful boat. 2nd owner. 1994 25hp boat and business: make a living sailing performs well on long passages. Many instruments/pilot, Raymarine radar/GPS/ Universal 4-cylinder M4-30 414hrs. Runs the Virgins with weeklong charters! Just upgrades less than 8 yrs-old, including AIS, Icom SSB/VHF, liferaft, EPIRB, 3DL great. 4’6” draft perfect for the Bay. 7 two king-size guest cabins plus crew. She chainplates, rigging, electrical, European sails, new faired bottom, etc. Contact sleeping berths. Photos at www.dropbox. has a unique niche, a happy following and transformer, AIS, SSB, VHS, sat phones, (408) 234-4402 or [email protected]. com/sh/gxjjf56ktnxuvsa/4REqpVCvoj. attracts interesting guests. We’ll answer Pactor modem. 150gal water and 200gal Contact [email protected] or your questions and show you how. More fuel capacity, hydraulic autopilot, solar (415) 948-9801. at www.sandcastlecharters.com. Contact panels, steering vane. Large spares in- (340) 690-6005 or (284) 496-7866 or ventory and original equipment manuals. [email protected]. Perkins 4-108 engine refurbished and 51 FEET & OVER meticulously maintained w/4600 engine hours. This reliable cruiser has sailed the Pacific, Atlantic and Med. Email [email protected].

42-FT CASCADE, 1972. Redwood City. $40,000. New sails, watermaker, Auto- helm, new rigging, ice maker, marinized Westerbeke and more. Needs work on deck. Spent a lot, asking for less. (650) 65-FT PHILIP RHODES CUSTOM, 1966. 704-2302 or [email protected]. 68-FT DERECKTOR, 1971. Richmond, Pt. San Pablo Yacht Club. $750,000/obo. CA. $299,000. Fantastic aluminum pilot- 2010 rebuilt ketch-rigged, motorsailer. house expedition yacht set up for single- New steel hull plating, twin Yanmars at handing. 2011 refi t including new Yanmar, 350 hours, rebuilt 25 kw DG, rebuilt Sitka 47-FT CATALINA, 2000. Long Beach, CA mast, sails, refrigeration, electronics. spars, new rigging, 4 SR, 3 heads, 7 AC/ 90803. $198,000. Beautifully maintained Returned from voyage to Fiji, ready to heaters, W/D, PW, FW fl ush, 3 hot water and priced to sell. Call or email for more go! See http://sites.google.com/site/ heaters, Viking range top, 13-ft Boston information, specs and photos. yachtpandion. Contact (415) 663-8776 Whaler dinghy w/40hp outboard. Email or [email protected]. [email protected]. CLASSIC BOATS 47-FT 473 BENETEAU, 2006. Marina Village, Alameda, CA. $220,000. Cruise- ready. White hull. Deep keel. Teak decks, 3 cabins. 75hp Yanmar, 7.9 Westerbeke generator, Spectra Newport watermaker, air conditioning, custom upholstery, Cher- ry wood interior, bow thruster. Much more. 48-FT SPARKMAN & STEPHENS, 1970. (530) 545-9540 or [email protected]. Marina del Rey, CA. $298,000. Beautiful 62-FT AL MASON CUSTOM DESIGN. steel circumnavigator. Recent 18 month Built Salthouse, NZ, 1985. Virginia, total refi t 2010-2012! Dutch-built S&S/ Chesapeake Bay. Spirit of Tradition ketch, Koopman’s design, completed by Royal extremely able yacht with pedigree and a 58-FT STAYSAIL SCHOONER, 1925. Huisman. Lola is a beautiful, fast, sea- history of continuous maintenance and Port Townsend, WA. Make offer. worthy, circumnavigating machine! No upgrades by knowledgeable owners. Re- Suva,1925 staysail schooner designed by expense was spared in bringing her back cent circumnavigation and refi t. See www. Ted Geary. A gorgeous and sound classic to “new” condition from top to bottom! sailmarnie.com. Contact (757) 971-1811 yacht that sails wonderfully! Teak. Financ- Electronics, rigging, sails, mechanicals, or [email protected]. ing available. See more information at electrical, and paint. All NEW! She is www.schoonerforsale.com. Contact (360) very unique, sails like a dream, and must 643-3840 or [email protected]. be seen to be fully appreciated! More 47-FT FIRST 47.7, 2003. San Francisco, at www.sailinglola.com. Contact (707) CA, USA. $250,000. Beneteau. Euro 509-9096 or [email protected]. galley, three-cabin model. 75hp Turbo Yanmar. Bow thruster. Full covers (used since new). I’m told she looks like new. One owner since new. See more at www. sloopveronese.com. Contact (415) 637- 6678 or [email protected].

47-FT CATALINA, $239,500. Customized 54-FT HUNTER, 1982. Richmond. bluewater ready. Extra fuel capacity, 110 $62,500. Fast and handles well, lines go or 240v, watermaker, chartplotter, radar, to cockpit for easier singlehanded sailing. 27-FT ROBERTS, 1999. Alameda. AIS, coldplate refridge/freezer. Custom Sloop-rigged, mainsail, jib, genoa, spin- $27,500. The Jewel Box. Beautiful custom cabinets and workshop, dive compressor, naker, spinnaker pole. Recently hauled. cold-molded 27 Roberts sloop. 25 years CATALINA 42 MK II, 2002. Friday Harbor, in-boom furler, staysail, autopilot, wind Vetus inboard, low miles. Live aboard. to build, one of a kind. Shows like new. WA. $153,000. Pristine condition, meticu- vane, new hard dodger, heat-air, auto (415) 290-6076 or [email protected]. Contact [email protected] or lously maintained, and ready to go cruis- prop. Much more. See http://adream2sail. (916) 872-5043. ing! Fully enclosed canvas cockpit great publishpath.com. Call (916) 607-9026. for affordable Northwest adventuring. Full specs and photos on website: http:// CatalinaSailboatForSale.blogspot.com. Contact (360) 370-5976, (360) 298-2627 or [email protected].

Page 138 • Latitude 38 • May, 2014 POWER & HOUSEBOATS

36-FT JOHN ALDEN CUTTER, 1937. 28-FT CRUISING DESIGN, TELSTAR. SOVEREL 33, 1985, GOOD & PLENTY. Monterey Bay. $3,000. Master Mariner 2007. Clipper Marina (on hard), Sausalito, Alameda. Join winning racing, fun cruis- candidate! Hull design #600 built at CA. $65,000/obo. Outstanding 28-ft trail- 36-FT TOLLYCRAFT, 1971. Spokane, ing, performance sailing from Estu- Sturgeon Bay Boatworks, now Palmer erable trimaran. All options, full galley/ WA. $45,000/obo. Tollycraft three-level ary. Record of long-term successful Johnson. 11 bags of sails, bronze Merri- head, chart plotter, DSC VHF, autopilot, houseboat. Excellent condition through- partnerships. PHRF 96. Racing and man hardware, lots of documentation of tridata, Seatalk, spinnaker, drifter, 50hp fully out! Sleeps six, full kitchen, bathroom cruising sails in great shape. 1/3rd Eq- past history. Listed in John G. Alden and maintained Honda, completely overhauled with sink, shower, and head, master uity $8K, $250/mo. More information at his Yacht Designs. Dry bilges, no engine, trailer. Rig up/down in under 5 minutes, fast, bedroom. A lot of storage throughout. http://soverel33goodandplenty.com. Call needs work, but priced accordingly. Great seaworthy cruiser. Priced to sell - Leopard Dual 318, 225hp Chrysler engines impec- Justis, (510) 390-4674. project boat if you want to restore a clas- 43 here. Contact (415) 752-8683, (415) cably maintained. Electronic ignitions. sic. Email [email protected]. 377-0816 or [email protected]. Multiple decks, nice swim platform has 30-FT CATALINA SHARE. Sausalito. liftable three-step ladder with dock-style With many upgrades and in prime Sau- 22-FT FARRIER TRAILER-TRI 680. 1987. handrails. New bottom paint this year. salito. Bonus for early start, 1 year share, Ventura. $10,000/obo. Builder, Jaeger Way too many upgrades and features to normally $330/month. Many updates. Yachts, BC, Canada. Sleeps 3 adults or list. In Spokane, WA. Delivery possible. Wheel, renewed/updated she sparkles. 2 adults and 2 pre-teens. Used to cruise More at http://spokane.craigslist.org/ New top deck and sail. Upgrades: diesel/ Channel Islands with family (< 2 hours, boa/4406358525.html. Contact (509) 389- wheel, performance mast/spar, furling, 30 minutes S.B. to Fry’s). Details, photos 7289 or [email protected]. MaxProp, replaced cushions. Parking available. Email [email protected]. is steps to boat/cafe/bars, 5 minutes you are sailing. Share (non-equity). (415) 332-5442 or [email protected].

25-FT FOLKBOAT, 1948. Coyote Point, San Mateo. $3,000. Good structural con- ditions. Sailed regularly. Great Bay Area boat. Requires deck re-canvasing. Full cover. Optional electric outboard. More at http://elcaleuche.net/Folkboat. Contact (650) 387-5342 or [email protected]. SOUTH OF THE BORDER 50-FT EX-US NAVY LIBERTY. Conver- 38-FT LAGOON 380, 2003. San Di- sion, 1944. Monterey Marina, Monterey, SAILING THE SEA OF CORTEZ. In ego. $219,000. (2) Yanmar 3GM30’s. CA. $-Best offer over $30,000. Tri-cabin La Paz. Sailing with a MacGregor 26X Loaded example of the most popular liveaboard trawler. Double V-berth, head, or Herreshoff 28. More information at cruising cat, ever! A cruising condo for and shower. Spacious lower helm/galley www.sailing-baja.com. Contact (011-52) her: sails fl at. No “rolly” anchorages. All with inside ladder to fl y bridge. Aft cabin/ 612-123-5440 or [email protected]. the cruising “toys”: solar panels, wind salon/bedroom. Fly bridge with large generator, watermaker, inverter, Sirius sun deck. Dual Capilano hydraulic steer- PROFESSIONAL DELIVERY CAPTAINS. stereo, DVD, LG flat screens in both ing. Stand up engine room. Detroit 671 San Diego-based, USCG Master 100 GT. salon and owners’cabin, SSB w/Pactor diesel Morse controls. LectraSan, 35gal Sail and power. ASA-certifi ed instruc- modem, (2) Raymarine color displays w/ holding. New 50 amp shore power and tional deliveries. Pacifi c Mexico and Baja 33-FT BUZZARDS BAY 25, 2013. radar, chartplotter and AIS. Raritan (2) main battery panels. Comfortable large 6’ Bash specialists. See more at website: Portland, Oregon. $145,000. Classic electric heads. Fourth cabin converted high cabins. Tastefully decorated. Walk- www.boatdeliverycaptain.org. Contact design, cold-molded in mahogany and to walk-in closet. A real sailboat for him: around deck. Slip transfers with sale. David, [email protected] or old-growth Doug fi r, bronze hardware, both fractional and (light wind) masthead Some project work required. Owner will (619) 913-7834. carbon rig, North sails, custom galvanized asymmetrical spinnakers. Flexofold fi nance OAC. Contact (831) 373-6061 or trailer. Always stored inside. See photos 2-blade props. Crazy fast downwind. [email protected]. at website: www.buzzardsbay25.com. The perfect cruiser? Perhaps. Too much Contact [email protected] or to list here. Check website for more: (360) 887-3015. www.YoungerGirl.org. Contact (503) 320- 9859 or [email protected]. PARTNERSHIPS MULTIHULLS SOVEREL 33 PARTNER WANTED. (Racer preferably). South Beach Harbor, Pier 40. Partner wanted. Flexi Flyer, well known Bay program. Desirable location. (408) 656-9919 or [email protected]. PLAN YOUR MEXICAN GETAWAY NOW. SAILING THE SALISH SEA. Secret Cove At the brand-new, gorgeous Cielo Y Marina, B.C. Partnership in 35-ft Mirage Mar condos. Located in Punta Mita, 35 berthed on Sunshine Coast, British Colum- minutes from Puerto Vallarta, available to bia. Fully equipped and ideally located for rent from private owner. On the beach, 10 feet from the water, they offer spectacular 38-FT CHAMBERLIN CAT, 1992. Nevis/ cruising Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound. Sixth equity partner sought, $6,000, annual views of ocean and mountains, the big- St. Kitts, Caribbean. $80,000. Custom 38- gest infi nity pool in the area, an endless ft OSTAC performance cruiser: composite maintenance approximately $1,000. Email 38-FT FOUNTAINE PAJOT ATHENA. [email protected]. beach, great surf breaks, great fi shing, 1995. San Francisco, CA. $149,000/obo. Vac-bagged Divinycell/Vinylester/Biax. tremendous views of whales, bird life Our beloved ocean cruising vet Family Strong and lightweight. Two doubles, and the islands. While uncrowded and galley/settee berths up, bridgedeck with NON-EQUITY PARTNER. Catalina 30. Circus is for sale. New LPU in the salon, San Francisco. $225. We are seeking a tranquil, just a fi ve-minute walk to several new canvas, new trampoline, dual Yan- seated headroom. 30,000 ocean miles. waterfront restaurants. Choose from a See specs at http://Sydeva.blogspot.com. partner for a 1987 Catalina 30. Many fea- mars, one just rebuilt. Four cabins, two tures, excellent condition! $500 security. spacious, beautifully furnished one- or heads. Radar, GPS, plotter, etc. Ocean And photos at http://picasaweb.com/ three-bedroom unit, or an amazing two- sydeva. Email [email protected]. Docked in San Francisco Pier 39. Parking. gear - drogue, liferaft, autopilot, spares, Email for photo: [email protected] or story penthouse with lovely shade trellis etc. Fantastic sailing platform for Bay and call (415) 999-3227. on the top fl oor. See details at website: ocean fun. Ready to go! Our family keeps www.puntamitabeachfrontcondos.com. growing- the boat needs to as well! More To reserve, call Doña de Mallorca, (415) at http://htzortzis.wix.com/family-circus. 599-5012. Contact [email protected] or (925) 878-9659.

May, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 139 TRADE MISCELLANEOUS

TRADE YOUR BOAT. For Sierra Foothills 2 PERKINS MOTORS 4-108. Both with real estate. Sonora, CA. I have about Borg-Warner trans. #1: 200 hrs. on re- $200,000 of equity in 30 acres of beautiful built. Needs seawater heat exchanger; Sierra Foothills land, with a partially com- $3,500. #2: 2,000 hrs. on rebuilt. All or pleted house and a yurt. Also a gorgeous parts; $2,000/obo. (415) 342-6908 or NEW & USED BOAT GEAR swimming hole fed by year-round creek. [email protected]. Open Tues.-Sat. 10 to 5 p.m. Can deliver with complete house or as is. Will sell, trade, partial trade, etc. Will also consider partner in further subdivision of TRAILERS land. I owe about $240,000 that would have to be assumed, refi nanced, paid off, etc. See listing URL below. www.coldwell- banker.com/property?propertyId=281301 023&mode=detail&brandType=CB. (209) 481-2136 or [email protected].

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WANTED: CANNON. Modern, working, Winchester, model #98 signal. With metal SAILBOAT TRAILER. Walnut Creek, wheels, using breech loading 10-gauge CA. $2,000/obo. Very well built in 2008, Latitude 38 Special blanks. Located in Marin. (415) 726-7367. only used twice for return transport for Pacifi c Cup. Ideal for 30- to 35-ft up to $1095 - 2 certifications 7 ft. draft. 6 adjustable pads for various GEAR hull shapes and keel depths. Dual axle, 5 nights lodging included electric brakes, new LED lights, storage 30 HP HONDA OUTBOARD. Grass box, ladder, straps, large keel pan. (925) San Francisco Bay Valley, CA. $3,800. Almost NEW 2010 465-4403 or [email protected]. (approx. 35 hours) 30hp Honda outboard, 15” short shaft, with remote throttle and ignition. Excellent condition. Four-stroke. CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS See http://boatsbythurston.com. Contact (530) 363-7211 or (530) 272-6884 or ENCINAL YACHT CLUB. Open House [email protected]. Events. Alameda. Encinal Yacht Club (EYC) is hosting open house events Modern Sailing School & club 27-FOOT ALUMINUM MAST. $700/obo. throughout the summer. Please join us at (415) 331 - 8250 Outstanding Oval cross section 6x4. In good condition. one of the following open house events: Sailing School Heavy duty construction. Comes with Cinco de Mayo, 3-5 p.m, May 3rd. Open www.ModernSailing.com spreaders and rigging, only a couple of House, 6-8 p.m, May 9th. Art, Wine, and years old. Good to go, no rust or corro- Jazz, May 17th. Master Mariners, all sion. (510) 549-1576 ext: eves. mikebah- day, May 25th. Open House, 1-4 p.m. [email protected]. May 31st Sailstice, all day, June 21st. Bart’s Bash, all day, September 21st. 9.9 HP HONDA OUTBOARD, 2010. Moss For membership inquiries contact us by Landing. $1,850. Short-shaft manual email, [email protected] or on the start, low hours, excellent shape - great web at: www.encinal.org/pageResource/ dinghy engine. (831) 332-0496. membership/2008/membership.php. Call (510) 522-3272 or (415) 902-6257. FLEXOFOLD FOLDING PROP. For sail- Dry, Covered Storage drive. Anchorage, Alaska. $1,250/obo. CLUB NAUTIQUE PASSAGE-MAKER. Pitched for a 50-65hp saildrive. Excel- Membership. Sausalito and Alameda. for Boats and RVs lent condition, no corrosion. Three-blade $3,495. Learn to sail SF Bay and offshore. 17x15. Google Propeller test. This is the Save $500! Includes all US Sailing certifi - most effi cient prop available. Contact cation courses. Enjoy member discounts (907) 250-4490 or [email protected]. on charters. Network with other sailors. For more check out: www.clubnautique. OUTBOARD $950/ASKING. 2007 Ya- net/membership/membership-types. maha 5hp. Low hours. Parts list, tank. Contact [email protected] or (408) (510) 388-4464. 313-3541.

www.bridgestorage.com ASYMMETRICAL SPINNAKER. Grand Marina, Alameda. $990/obo. Asym- PROPERTY SALE/RENT metrical spinnaker with sock. By Santa Cruz Sails. Used 5 times. Multi-color. Luff=44.5, leech=41.4, foot=23.5. Used on a Catalina 36. See more at www. SS Marine boatlettering411.com. Contact (916) 366- Yacht and Ship Brokers and Full Service Boatyard 9678 or (916) 201-9678 or boatlettering@ gmail.com.

KARVER TOP DOWN FURLER. Santa Barbara. $1,100/obo. Top down Karver chute furler. Model 2 with lock. Briefl y used on boat with 19-foot J and 50-foot 74 ACRE SIERRA FOOTHILLS. Wine mast. No torsion lines included. jlaunie@ Country Ranch. Over 1600’ of pristine cox.net. riverfront, with fi ve legal parcels. Take the drone fl ight at the Bucks Bar Ranch.com. TARTAN 37, 1979 • $54,000 HANS CHRISTIAN 38, 1989 • $99,000 Will consider trades: world capable cruis- 50’ KHA SHING, ‘82 ...... $175,000 38’ CABO RICO, ‘79 ...... $74,000 ing yacht-catamaran or tropical prop- 44’ ISLAND GYPSY, ‘79 ...... $189,000 38’ HANS CHRISTIAN, ‘87 ...... $99,000 erty. For more information and contacts, 42’ CHB, ‘80 ...... $84,000 37’ TARTAN, ‘79 ...... $54,000 30’ SUN RUNNER, ‘90 ...... $26,000 36’ ISLANDER FREEPORT ...... $55,000 please visit: www.BucksBarRanch.com. 145 Third St., San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 456-8080 • www.ssmarineyachts.com

Page 140 • Latitude 38 • May, 2014 COSTA RICA COASTAL LOTS. At afford- OFFSHORE INSTRUCTION. John and CAPTAIN POSITIONS. San Francisco. BOATYARD WORKER WANTED. able prices. Paquera, Southern Nicoya Amanda Neal provide documented The Red and White Fleet is looking for Spaulding Boatworks in Sausalito is a Peninsula. $19,000. 20 lots from 400m2 ocean passagemaking instruction aboard personable and competent individuals full-service boatyard. We have an open- to 6100m2. Gated community, owner Mahina Tiare III, their Hallberg-Rassy 46, with passenger vessel experience to ing for a person to join us as a full-time fi nancing - $19,000. Sailing, surfi ng, fi sh- drawing on their combined 584,000 miles work in the tourism industry. Minimum boatyard worker with skills in all aspects ing, diving. Beaches, waterfalls, islands, and 73 years experience. More informa- requirements: 100-ton Inland Waters of boatyard operations, from bottom jobs parks. Private and secure. 10 minutes tion at www.mahina.com. (360) 378-6131. Master’s License, three years operat- through fi nish carpentry and mechanical to beaches. For more info see website: ing on license, FCC Marine Operator’s systems. The right candidate is passionate www.QuintasdelaPeninsula.com. Call CHARTER CREW WANTED. Sausalito. Permit, Radar Observer Unlimited, CPR/ about boats, has a can-do attitude, and is in Costa Rica: (011) 506-2641-0200. The certifi ed charter boat Cat Ballou is look- First Aid, TWIC, non-smoking, familiarity able to communicate well with co-workers, Email [email protected] or ing for experienced crew. The right person with the San Francisco Central Bay. Ap- clients, and managers. He/she should [email protected]. needs to be fi t, non-smoker, competent, plicants must enjoy engaging with the be able to do the skilled work that our amiable, and eager to please. The job public, be dependable, work well with customers demand, performed in com- includes charter work in the Bay, as well as others and independently, have excel- pliance with our established standards of boat maintenance and cleaning. Part-time lent communication and leadership skills operation. This is a rewarding position, with work and/or - 3 days a week. Please email and value helping others create great possibilities for growth. Compensation is sailing resume to [email protected]. memories. The position requires avail- based on experience. We are a drug- and ability for evening, weekend and holiday alcohol-free boatyard and an equal op- MULTIHULL INSTRUCTION. Sail on a shifts and participation in the company’s portunity employer. Email your resume to: performance cruising catamaran, Sea drug- and alcohol-free program. More at [email protected]. Level, for a day or for a week. Located www.redandwhite.com. Please email your Southern California for next two months. resume to: [email protected]. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. / Mem- If you are thinking of buying or renting a (415) 901-5248. bership Secretary. Alameda, CA. Encinal BRAZIL ILHA GRANDE. $250,000. catamaran, get an introduction fi rst. Email Yacht Club seeks full-time offi ce admin- Lovely waterfront pousada (inn). Could [email protected]. MARINE TECHNICIAN. Sausalito. istrator / membership secretary. Minimum be profitable business or multi-family Hirschfeld Yacht is looking for marine 3-years office experience required. vacation home. 6+ bedrooms, 5+ baths, technicians to join our team. Minimum Proficiency in Word, Excel and social 40 foot dock. 2 hours from Rio, 3 hours PERSONALS qualifi cations: 2+ years direct mechani- media sites, i.e. Google docs and Con- from Sao Paulo. Live the dream in Brazil. cal/electrical experience. Must have a stant Contact. Other skills include multi- (916) 873-4318 or (916) 965-1230 or CA driver’s license and car/truck as well tasking, answering phones, calendaring, [email protected]. as own tools and mobile tool kit/bag. For composing letters, fi ling, mail merge and more information and to apply, email: report skills. Website data entry is also [email protected]. required. Position is Wednesday through BERTHS & SLIPS Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. College SAILING INSTRUCTORS. OCSC Sail- degree preferred. $15.00/hour starting SLIP SUBLEASE IN SAUSALITO. Ma- ing has part-time openings for sailing plus benefi ts. More at www.encinal.org. rina Plaza Harbor. $795 - 955 per month instructors. Recognized by US Sailing, Please send resume to [email protected]. (plus DSL & utilities). What a spot! Walk Practical Sailor and others as the best to everything, open water views, lots of sailing school in the United States, and parking. 47- or 55-ft slip available for sum- NEED A MATE AND 1ST MATE. Marina most recently on Outside Magazine’s list BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES mer/fall, possibly longer. (415) 480-9042. del Rey / Ventura. Hi, I’m looking for a of “Best Places to Work in 2013”, OCSC great sailor girl to join me for some local Sailing is famous for turning out the best 35+ BY 12-FOOT SLIP. PSPYC (next to sailing adventures and some longer ones new sailors in the country. You’ll receive KKMI). $7.40 ft. Deep water, calm condi- in the future on my 38 Hans. I am post- thorough training and coaching to help tions, and secure location. Shop available. ing here because I want to fi nd someone you develop as an instructor, and subsidy Close to Point Richmond, county park who is already into sailing. Scuba a plus. for acquiring your USCG license and US and 580 freeway. Club membership a You don’t have to be a pro, mainly good Sailing instructor certifications. Read requirement. More at www.pspyc.org. company/chill and not afraid to get your what being an instructor at OCSC Sailing Contact [email protected] hands dirty. I may move my boat from is like at our website: www.ocscsailing. or (415) 497-8728. Marina del Rey to Ventura so someone com/about/people/sailing_instructor.php. local to either is fi ne. Email me if you’re Email resume and cover letter to Tim, 40-FT SLIP (E-63). Emery Cove Marina, interested, [email protected]. [email protected]. VESSEL ASSIST SANTA CRUZ. For sale. Emeryville, CA. $44,900/obo. Great loca- Please include a pic as attraction is also Only Vessel Assist for the Monterey Bay tion close to amenities with yacht club on key. I hope this works. You gotta be out RETAIL JOB OP, SAUSALITO. Experi- (Cailf). Growing, profi table, and a great site. Awesome views of S.F. Bay including there somewhere. enced self-starter, retail sales associate opportunity. My wife and I are ready to a walking trail and restaurants. Secure needed, to be responsible for managing point our sailboat south. All assets, know- and safe. Contact (262) 309-0202 or and maintaining store facility. NEED: how, etc. for sale. Contact: (831) 359- [email protected]. JOBS WANTED basic computer skills, to lift 60 lbs, to 0702 or [email protected]. be enthusiastic, interested in sailing and kayaking, provide exceptional customer 50-FT PRIME SLIP, PIER 39, SF. $50,000. PART-TIME CAPTAIN. USCG Master F-Dock, Slip 11, east side. Protected from service. Involvement in marketing events 50 GT with tow, looking for interesting and beach demos a must. Some assem- wind. Close to gangway, showers and part-time work on the water in Bay Area. marina offi ce. Covered parking across bly required. High School graduate. We Retired successful businessman, mid- offer competitive wage with opportunities street with special rates for owners. (559) 50s, with great people skills. Contact 355-6572 or [email protected]. for commission sales. Full-time/part-time Michael Long, michael@longfi nancial.net available. (707) 696-3334. or (707) 483-0191. 50-FT COMMERCIAL SLIP. San Francis- co, Pier 39. $55,000. Newly constructed P/T ACCOUNTANT/BOOKKEEPER. J-Dock, Slip 6, west side with views of JOB OPPORTUNITIES Richmond Yacht Club, Pt. Richmond. Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island, and RYC is seeking a part-time (approxi- PATENT FOR SALE. Man Overboard Alcatraz Island. Special rates for owners mately 12-20 hours/week) full-charge Self-Rescue Device for singlehanded or at Pier 39 parking garage. Sublease until EXPERIENCED SAILBOAT RIGGER. bookkeeper. The ideal candidate will shorthanded mariners. US 8,358,223 B2. 2034, contact James. (650) 520-4607 or Sausalito, CA. Now hiring experienced be detail-orientated, organized, have Device is mounted on stern with 150 ft. [email protected]. sailboat rigger for well established shop excellent written and verbal skills, man- trailing line attached. When overboard in Sausalito, CA. Please email resume age time effectively and effi ciently and victim grabs the trailing line causing a or call Tom. Compensation is based on provide a high level of customer service. 75 lb. pull, the device latches, closing CREW experience. Contact (415) 331-3400 or Position qualifi cations: Profi cient in MS a switch and releasing a cable. With [email protected]. Offi ce, especially MS Excel, Bachelor’s in proper installation the device will cause accounting or related degree, 3-5 years EXPERIENCED CIRCUMNAVIGATOR. an audible alarm, shut down the engine full-charge bookkeeping or other ac- and will cause the autopilot to move the 44-ft schooner, seeks select crew for counting/fi nancial job experience. This is completion of NW Passage. 2 legs: rudder hard over to stop the boat. Contact an hourly paid position w/o benefi ts; pay (415) 669-1110 or [email protected]. Cambridge Bay-Nome-Sitka, Alaska. July will be commensurate with experience. 10-Sept. 1-Oct. 30, 6-8 week legs. Must PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS. You will be be fi t, some experience, share expenses. contacted if we are interested in setting For details contact Mike Johnson. (505) up an interview. Please email your resume 466-6326 or [email protected]. and cover letter with wage requirements to: [email protected].

May, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 141 FOR SALE SIERRA FOOTHILLS WINE COUNTRY

REDUCED Transpac 49 1976 $180,000

74 Pristine Riverfront Acres  5 Legal Parcels DRONE VIDEO Ocean 53 1996 Power Cat $239,000

Will consider trade for WORLD CAPABLE cruising yacht or catamaran. JULIE SHELDON • (714) 296-8531 For more information and to see drone video, please visit [email protected] www.BucksBarRanch.com CALL OR EMAIL FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

Innovative marine products The Shoreline Yacht Group Mastlift & Anchor Buoy Accessories Self adjusting Long Beach & San Pedro Safest way to the top Do you know where of a mast, you are in your anchor is? You would total control of your with the self-adjusting ascent and descent, Anchor Buoy from SWI-TEC! work with both hands free, Precisely marks the anchor’s use as hoist for the dinghy motor, safely set position and keeps other transfer mobility-challenged boaters at a distance. Can be used persons aboard, use in MOB rescues. to a maximum depth of 65 ft.

Contact SWI-TEC America for • WASI Power Ball • PropProtector 50' Prout International 50-SW 50' Gulfstar Staysail Ketch • WinchRite • Räber Meteograph 2011 • $665,000 1978 • $98,000 www.swi-tec.us

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Marine Surveyors • Vessel surveys at • Consulting 35' Wildcat 350 Cruising Cat 44' Gulfstar Cruising Sloop One Convenient • Deliveries 2001 • $149,000 1981 • $99,500 Location Serving the www.TheShorelineYachtGroup.com Bay Area since 1980 www.norcalmarinesurveyors.com Your So. Cal Cruising Specialist Jim Jennett (415) 505-3494 (562) 243-5576 • [email protected]

Page 142 • Latitude 38 • May, 2014 featured listing Wicked • 1996 Sabre 402 • $199,000

Valiant 47 • 1984 • $249,000 Alden 45 • 1993 • $325,000 Concordia 39 • 1957 • $203,000

price reduced Waterline 45 • 1995 • $350,000 Swan 48 • 1972 • $149,000 Panda 40 • 1981 • $199,000

Wicked’s graceful lines and powerful sailplan will not go unnoticed. She offers offers two comfortable staterooms, a bright and spacious interior and the craftsmanship that sets Sabre apart. Cruising World chose the Sabre 402 as ‘Best Full Size Cruiser’ and ‘Overall Winner’ of its Boat of the Year Awards. HR 46 • 1999 • $445,000 HR 37 • 2007 • $299,000 Sceptre 41 • 1990 • 197,000

quality yachts from swiftsure yachts 70 Wylie/Schooner Crk 1993 $299,000 44 Tollycraft 1987 $129,900 38 Ericson 1990 $77,000 64 Grand Alaskan 2002 $735,000 44 Nordic 1981 $159,000 37 Tartan 1977 $50,000 60 Little Hoquiam PH 1994 $699,000 44 Nordic 1988 $149,900 37 Tayana 1982 $115,000 53 Swan 1988 $325,000 44 Perry 1981 $189,000 36 Hallberg Rassy 1998 $189,000 48 J/145 2003 $397,500 43 Hallberg Rassy 2003 $399,000 36 J/105 1994 $79,000 48 Buehler/TBM 2006 $675,000 42 Tatoosh 1981 $89,000 34 Formula 2007 $169,900 48 Kanter 1990 $299,000 42 Swan 1985 $179,000 33 Sea Ray 310 2008 $134,000 SwiftsureYachts 47 Valiant 1982 $239,000 41 Sweden C41 1981 $99,950 29 Back Cove 2005 $135,500 45 Waterline 1995 $350,000 40 Jonmeri 1986 $149,000 26 Landing School 1998 $39,500 in Seattle, on Lake Union 44 Norseman 447 1982 $179,000 38 Perry Pilothouse 1980 $79,500 22 Pulsifer Hampton 2008 $40,000 206.378.1110 | [email protected] www.swiftsureyachts.com WWW.SWIFTSUREYACHTS.COM www.facebook.com/swiftsureyachts

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AB Marine ...... 6 Canvas Works, The ...... 53 E Paint ...... 129 Grand Marina ...... 2 Lee Sails ...... 129 Almar Marinas ...... 93 Carlos Boat Works ...... 131 Easom Racing & Hansen Rigging ...... 49 List Marine Enterprises .....51 BVI Yacht Charters ...... 117 Charter ‘ti Profl igate ...... 109 Rigging ...... 47 Harbor Island West Loch Lomond Marina ...... 53 EasyMoor ...... 98 Marina ...... 51 Bay Marine Boatworks .....37 City Yachts ...... 7 Makela Boatworks ...... 109 Elco Electric Boats ...... 45 Harken ...... 16 Bay Marine Diesel ...... 108 Club Nautique ...... 12 Marchal Sailmakers ...... 109 Emery Cove Yacht Helms Yacht & Ship Berkeley Marine Coastal Cup ...... 92 Marina Bay Yacht Center ...... 29 Harbor ...... 35 Brokers ...... 31 Harbor ...... 41 Conch Charters ...... 116 Blue Pelican ...... 140 Emeryville Marina ...... 63 Heritage Yacht Sales .....145 Marina de La Paz ...... 129 Cover Craft ...... 45 Encinal Yacht Club ...... 36 Hogin Sails ...... 39 Blue Water Yacht Marina El Cid ...... 109 Coyote Point Marina ...... 49 Insurance ...... 47 Equipment Parts Sales ....130 Hood Sails ...... 17 Marina Puerto Coyote Point Yacht BoatU.S. Insurance ...... 69 Essex Credit Corp...... 44 Hotwire Enterprises ...... 98 Escondido ...... 108 Club...... 48 BoatU.S. Vessel Assist ...... 55 Far East Sails ...... 130 Hydrovane ...... 68 Marina Riviera Nayarit ....63 Cruising Yachts ...... 8-9 Boat Yard at Farallon Electronics ...... 39 Impressions of the Sea .....66 Marina Vallarta ...... 68 Decker Bullock Realty ...... 41 Grand Marina, The ...... 28 Farallone Yacht Sales...... 11 International Experience..131 Marine Lube ...... 99 Defender Industries ...... 61 BottomSiders ...... 131 Flying Cloud Yachts ...... 145 Iverson’s Design ...... 43 Marine Outboard Co...... 18 DeWitt Studio ...... 87 Breakwater Cove Forespar ...... 47 JK3 Nautical Mariners General Dinghy Doctor, The ...... 57 Marina ...... 59 Fortman Marina ...... 50 Enterprises ...... 15 Insurance ...... 99 Bridge Storage and Dolphin Marine and Gentry’s Kona KISS-SSB/Radioteck ...... 99 Maritime Institute ...... 51 Artspace ...... 140 Yacht Sales ...... 142 Marina ...... 129 KKMI ...... 148 Marotta Yachts ...... 146 Brisbane Marina ...... 45 Downwind Marine ...... 37 Gianola Canvas Ken’s Properties ...... 142 Mast Mate ...... 98 CDI/Cruising Design ...... 65 Doyle Sails ...... 27 Products ...... 61 Kissinger Canvas ...... 37 Mathiesen Marine ...... 108 CONTINUED

May, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 143 48’ BENETEAU 473 2002 Beautiful, well maintained, two-cabin boat. This is the only one on the West Coast. A great value at $219,000. 55’ HALLMAN SLOOP, 1982 50’ GI YUEN MARINER PH, 1979 $145,000 $159,000

43’ DE VILLIERS CUTTER, 2008 51’ FORMOSA, 1979 34’ MOODY, 1984 36’ PEARSON 365, 1980 $180,000 $165,000 $45,000 $39,500

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37’ HUNTER LEGEND, 1987 41’ SCHOCK GRAND PRIX, 33’ SANTA CRUZ, 1978 35’ RAFIKI, 1980 $44,900 1984 $57,000 $25,000 $34,000

2021 Alaska Packer Pl., Grand Marina, Alameda, CA 94501 [email protected] • [email protected]

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McDermott Costa Pacifi c Crest Canvas ...... 32 Sail California ...... 8-9 Spaulding Wooden Boat Ventura Harbor Insurance ...... 62 Pacifi c Offshore Sail Warehouse, The ...... 60 Center ...... 34 Boatyard ...... 99 Minney’s Yacht Surplus ....46 Rigging ...... 67 Sailrite Kits ...... 14 Spectra Watermakers ...... 67 Volpar ...... 59 Modern Sailing School Pacifi c Rigging ...... 62 Sal’s Infl atable Starbuck Canvas ...... 41 Weatherguy.com ...... 130 & Club ...... 140 Pacifi c Yacht Imports ...... 20 Services...... 60 Start Line Strategies ...... 109 Wedlock, Ramsay & Whiting Marine My Way, Yacht Sold Passage Yachts ...... 5 San Diego Yachts ...... 98 Stem to Stern ...... 64 by Owner ...... 52 Surveyors ...... 142 Peterson Power ...... 66 San Francisco Boat Sterling Associates ...... 59 Napa Valley Marina ...... 22 Works ...... 87 West Marine ...... 33 Pettit Paint ...... 21 Svendsen’s Boat New Era Yachts ...... 144 San Francisco Marina ...... 26 Works ...... 23 West Marine Rigging ...... 40 Pineapple Sails ...... 3 Westwind Precision Nor’Sea Yachts/ San Juan Sailing ...... 116 Svendsen’s Marine ...... 30 Punta Mita Beachfront Montgomery Boats ...... 43 Details ...... 25 Condos ...... 69 Scanmar International ...... 56 Swedish Marine ...... 65 Norpac Yachts ...... 147 Whale Point Marine Schoonmaker Point Swi-Tec America ...... 142 Quantum Pacifi c ...... 43 Supply...... 24 North Beach Marine Marina ...... 38 Quickline ...... 53 Swiftsure Yachts ...... 143 Canvas...... 25 Whitecaps Marine Sea Bags ...... 56 TMM Yacht Charters ...... 117 Raiatea Carenage Outfi tters ...... 10 North Direct Sails ...... 49 Seashine ...... 58 Services...... 86 Tartan 101/Blue Pacifi c Wichard, Inc...... 54 North Sails ...... 19 Seatech ...... 130 Boating ...... 13 Richardson Bay YachtBedding.com ...... 58 Opequimar Marine Marina ...... 55 ThunderStruck Motors ...... 57 Seaworthy Goods ...... 99 Yachtfi nders/Windseakers 39 Center ...... 67 Rigging Loft ...... 108 Shoreline Yacht Trident Funding ...... 4 Outboard Motor Shop .....55 Group ...... 142 Twin Rivers Marine Remember Rubicon Yachts...... 35 to tell ‘em Owl Harbor Marina ...... 57 Insurance ...... 64 SS Marine: Yacht Sales South Beach Harbor ...... 42 Latitude sent you! Oyster Cove Marina ...... 65 and Boatyard ...... 140 South Beach Riggers ...... 25 Vallejo Marina ...... 61

Page 144 • Latitude 38 • May, 2014 Sail · BROKERS · Power 6400 Marina Drive www.flyingcloudyachts.net Phone (562) 594-9716 Long Beach, CA 90803 [email protected] Fax (562) 594-0710

VALIANT 50, '02 $539,500 45' HUNTER, '98 $170,000 $150,000 47' VAGABOND, '79 $129,000 55' BRUCE ROBERTS, '76 $249,000

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38' CT CRUISING CUTTER, '78 $95,000 46' HILLIER FORMOSA, '84 $165,000 34' GEMINI 105M 2 from $84,900 BENETEAU 331, '02 & '03 2 from $78,500 S listing w w listing ne ne

36' ISLANDER, '74 $45,000 36' CATALINAS 2 from $35,000 33' NANTUCKET, '84 $40,000 30' CATALINAS, '83/'87 2 from $24,000 APPROX. 100 listings on our Web site: www.flyingcloudyachts.net

Long Beach-Naples 866-569-2248 DEALERS FOR CATALINA, Newport Beach 877-389-2248 hunter AND San Diego 760-402-3868 HANS CHRISTIAN SAILBOATS Wilmington 877-599-2248 Cell 310-995-9989

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51' Jeanneau, '94 $169,000 45' Hunter CC, '08 $259,000 43' Jeanneau '06 $219,000 43' Taswell CC, '89 $189,500 LA HARBOR NEWPORT long long beach beach

42' Hunter CC, '99 $124,900 41' Beneteau, '00 $139,900 41' Hunter 410, '98 $118,000 40' Saga 409, '06 $249,000 LA HARBOR SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO LONG BEACH

38' Hans Christian, '79 $69,000 36' Moody CC, '81 $59,900 33' Hunter 33.5, '93 39,900 27' Pacific Seacraft, '85 $59,900

May, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 145 Marotta Yachts of Sausalito Brokers of Fine Sail and Motor Yachts 415-331-6200 • [email protected] • www.marottayachts.com

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NEW LISTING NEW LISTING

48' TAYANA CUTTER Deck salon version of Robert Perry's 46' KELSALL CATAMARAN, 2008 Easy to handle long- 41' KIRIE FEELING SLOOP, 1996 Spacious accommoda- 'go-to' design for safe, luxurious passage making. This low distance cruiser, bristol in and out. Twin Volvo diesels, Northern tions with a cabin skylight and great sailing in typical SF condi- time, late model example is BRISTOL and TURNKEY. $439,000 Lights genset, full electronics, lying in Sausalito YH. $324,000 tions. Starfinder is a great example of a great design. $144,000

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34' GEMINI 105MC CATAMARAN, 2005 THE most 43' HUNTER 430, 1995 In nice shape inside and out. 31' PACIFIC SEACRAFT, 1988 Designed and built by actual successful cats ever designed. Just detailed, very nice inside Spacious, well laid-out 3-stateroom/2-head interior with 6'6" cruisers. Shows very nicely. Yanmar diesel, radar, chartplotter, and out. Never cruised, low hours on Westerbeke. $119,000 headroom and lots of light and storage. Lying Oxnard. $97,000 autopilot, offshore dodger, wheel, roller furling. $78,000

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45' HUNTER, 1987 Amazing space below with 6'7" head- 33' BENETEAU 331, 2000 Clean, well equipped and lightly 28' Alerion Express, 2000 Lovely little daysailer room; feels like a 50+ footer! Boat is in nice shape, well equipped sailed. Priced right by a motivated out-of-state owner. Turn key shows as new for a fraction of the price. Very well equipped; and well priced. Pullman berth forward, shoal draft. $77,500 condition; potentially transferable Sausalito YH slip. $72,000 potentially transferable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip. $69,500

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SISTERSHIP 35' MAXI 105, 1983 High quality Swedish-built yacht 35' HINCKLEY YAWL, 1966 Only 2 owners; in nice origin- 36' CANADIAN SAILCRAFT, 1986 One owner classic with a 3/4 aft cockpit configuration. In excellent condi- al condition with roller furler jib, new sails in '99, Westerbeke CS in beautiful shape. Rebuilt Westerbeke diesel, new stand- tion, she shows much newer than her actual age. $59,000 diesel rebuilt '07, striking gray Awlgripped hull. $55,000 ing rigging and more. She's perfect for the Bay! $49,000

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36' CATALINA, 1987 Very nice inside and out, with the 32' DREADNOUGHT, 1978 Classic Crealock-designed 30' ALBIN BALLAD, 1978 Solidly built, still very much interior showing much newer than its actual age. Potentially California-built cutter. These double-enders have sailed all over in demand as a sporty family cruiser or cost-effective club transferable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip. $42,000 the world. Potentially transferable Sausalito YH slip. $24,500 racer. Never been cruised and is in very nice shape. $24,500

at 100 Bay Street • Sausalito • California 94965 since 1946 NORPAC OH YACHTS HAPPY DAY – YACHTING 1150 Brickyard Cove Rd., B9, Pt. Richmond, CA 94801 SEASON IS 45' FUJI KETCH Cruise equipped, 60 hp dsl, genset, (510) 232-7200 FAX (510) 232-7202 HERE! wind gen, radar/GPS/plotter & full elect w/repeaters at • pedestal/wheel steering, dodger, main, spinn, storm jib, email: [email protected] RF, genoa, AP, reefer/freezer, more! Asking $99,500

MAYOWNER FINANCE! CRUISE READY!

32' FIBERGLASS MONTEREY CLIPPER. Trawler- 48' GRAND BANKS Trawler LRC. Aft master S/R, twin 57' CHINESE JUNK Twin Gardner dsls. Roomy, comfort- 34' CATALINA Full cruise equipment. Baja Ha-Ha yacht quality/comfort plus commercial grade seaworthi- diesel, FB & PH helms, classic mahogany in BEAUTIFUL able, unique & ideal for liveaboard. Just hauled & much veteran and ready to go again. Aft and forward double ness by Puget Sound Boat Building. Excellent condition/ condition. Onan, fully loaded galley, 3 heads, shower & upgrading/refi t completed. 3 strms, large salon & galley, staterooms, solar panels, radar and full electronics. Lots well equipped. Radar & full electronics. 75 hp dsl, more! tub, infl atable dinghy w/motor, swim platform, steady- genset, wood carvings, great wheelhouse observation of gear. Dodger and bimini, spinnaker. Great condition Very special & highly desirable vessel. Asking $34,950 ing sails, radar, MORE! Asking $60,000/offers salon, high quality construction, ++. Asking $139,500 and MORE! Asking $38,950

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42' PT-42 TRAWLER An outstandingly beautiful 43' GULFSTAR TRAWLER Twin diesel, & well equipped motoryacht in exceptional condition. 7.5KW Onan, Fiberglass, 6'4" headroom, aft Flybridge, aft master strm, forward strm, 2 heads, double stateroom, flybridge, windlass, two enclosed beautifully appointed, many recent upgrades, twin dsls, 120' EXPEDITION/12-PASSENGER CHARTER YACHT, ROBERT GRAY, classic steel beauty equipped heads. Interior remodel partially completed. Fully full galley, comfortable salon, full electronics, aft cockpit, for pleasure or research vessel charter service. 12 paying passengers plus crew, V-12 CAT, aux diesel generators, sea- operational, full galley and an excellent liveaboard aux generator & much more. Asking $99,500 worthiness, comfort, great accommodations, crane, helipad, +++. Ideal for Alaska. Well found. $360,000/offers cruiser. GREAT VALUE! Asking $19,950

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36' MARINER Sloop by Mariner Yachts of New 37 JOHN HANNA Ketch. Beautiful, traditional double- 36' CANADIAN SAILCRAFT Sloop. Noted for quality, 38' ERICSON Sloop. Great Bruce King design. Diesel, Hampshire. A bluewater cruiser set up to follow the ender by justly famous John Hanna. Beautiful, seaworthy performance, comfort & seaworthiness, the CS-36 is an roller furl., self-tending winches, dodger, full gallley w/ weave of one's dreams. Stoutly built in New England by & comfortable treasure & passagemaker; 4-108 dsl, well outstanding design; "TIME OUT" is a fi ne example of the fridge & freezer, radar, GPS, plot, etc. with repeaters, boatwrights proud of their skills. Heavy hand layup glass found & endearing. These vessels are rare to the market marque. Dsl, roller furl, dodger, self-tailers, big sail inventory, spinnaker, wheel/pedestal, solar panel, tender w/motor, construction with impressive joinery. Asking $25,000 & she appears to be in excellent cond. Asking $42,500 clean & well equipped. Shows well! Asking $49,950 AP, liferaft, 2 dbl staterooms & MORE! Asking $54,200

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35' ERICSON MkII Sloop. Near new standing & running rigging, & sails by Quantum. Profurl RF--all almost new, 29' CAL 29 Sloop. Solid, classic Lapworth design 52' STEPHENS 1929 CLASSIC Raised deck 32' DOWNEASTER Cutter. An excellent cruiser with solid example of a great Bruce King design. Exc. cruiser, in sailaway condition. A fast fi n-keeled beauty with express coastal cruiser. ABSOLUTELY BRISTOL robust hand-laid glass construction. Good looks, roominess Atomic 4, 13 Barient winches, wheel, 2 spinns, refrig., a nearly new auxiliary diesel! Handles well and is a condition. Exquisitely decorated and stunning (6'6" headroom), comfort, cutaway forefoot full keel shower, dbl spreader rig & MORE! $24,950/Offers great daysailer or weekender – or for limited cruising. custom built, one-of-a-kind Gatsby era gem. Twins, w/hung rudder for stability, true tracking in a seaway & Roller furling, new LPU & MORE! Asking $16,500 generator, flybridge, more! Asking $290,000 nimbleness in close quarters. MORE! Asking $32,500

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30' HUNTER Sloop. Nice, squared-away one-owner boat with lots of good features. Yanmar diesel, large aft dbl S/R, RF, all lines led aft for shorthanded sailing, 133' CAR FERRY Conversion: Office/Studio. 175' LIGHTHOUSE TENDER, "FIR" Designated 39' BENETEAU 390 OCEANIS Well priced good GPS, VHF, wheel steering, H&C pressure water, spin- Ultra spacious. Fully operational. Set up for very National Historic Landmark by U.S. Dept. of the Interior. 1993 potential cruiser in nice shape. Refi t w/Yanmar naker, walk-thru transom, more! Asking $28,950 comfortable living and working. Ice Class, built STEEL, twin dsl-powered small ship, fully operational & dsl, 3 cabins, 2 heads w/showers, autopilot, GPS, RF, in Norway. Fine condition. Absolutely unique and in great condition. Beautiful, comfortable interior, great battened main, dodger, wheel steering on pedestal, full VERY cool. Rare opportunity. Asking $390,000 accommodations & more. Asking $360,000/offers galley w/refrig, more! Attractive $70,000 asking price REDUCED! CALL (510) 232-7200 OR PLEASE SEE www.norpacyachts.com TOLL FREE (877) 444-5087 and/or OR CALL GLENN DIRECTLY AT 30' CAPE DORY Cutter. Alberg design. One of the fi nest smaller bluewater cruisers ever built. Famous for comfort, www.yachtworld.com/norpacyachts (415) 637-1181 durability, seaworthiness & stout construction. Dodger, near-new dsl, RF, radar, GPS, MORE! Asking $29,950 for MORE BOATS FOR APPOINTMENTS & INFORMATION

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