VOLUME 452 February 2015 WE GO WHERE THE WIND BLOWS THE DUAL NATURE OF

Tragedy and comedy, black and Yacht Club split the 98 boats into two crazy with the big kites going up. Some white, heads and tails, north and south groups, with the faster boats starting boats had to peel off and try again. In — add to the list of opposites the Satur- off a committee boat in the Knox racing the melée, the Farr 36 Racer X snagged day and Sunday of January's Corinthian area west of Angel Island, and the slower the race committee boat's anchor rode, Midwinters. boats starting off the clubhouse race and the RC went into postponement. Mostly sunny skies graced the Bay deck in Belvedere Cove. The two fl eets "I know you’re busy," said someone Area on Saturday, January 17. With would be switched on Sunday — at least over the VHF race channel, "but you’d do a brisk 10-knot northerly blowing — that was the plan. us all a favor if you move the pin end a more wind than was expected — all 12 For the Knox divisions, the fi rst mark lot closer to San Francisco." Which they divisions had downwind starts. The fi rst was Ft. Mason, and the committee-boat did, stating the obvious, "As you can see, start had the most wind; puffs as high as end of the line was favored in the strong it's a downwind start, with a big ebb," 15 were recorded, and ebb as much as ebb. The Santa Cruz 50 Hana Ho won before coming out of postponement after 4 knots was observed at Harding Rock. the Division A start, but the 1D48 Boda- about half an hour. Duality being the theme of the week- cious+ quickly passed them. Everyone The line was long, and set 90 degrees end, it was fi tting that the Corinthian started on starboard, and it was pretty to the wind. Everyone was reaching along THE CORINTHIAN MIDWINTERS

ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE / CHRIS EXCEPT AS NOTED

the line toward each other on opposite The PHRF 4 division started at the Corinthian YC clubhouse, hoisted their spinnakers, and made tacks. Coming from the pin end, you a beeline for Belvedere's Peninsula Point. were on starboard and did a jibe set; and a rolling start sequence. The boats in On the east shore of the point was a from the boat end you were on port and the clubhouse area were confused when deep-water washing machine, and less did a bear-away set. The B start was their original start times rolled around breeze. A better strategy was to head for given the same twice-around course and nothing happened. They didn’t the middle to get in the strongest ebb and as A, then successive fl eets starting off realize they were in postponement too. the freshest breeze. Hugging the shore of Knox were given a single-lap course — Announcements were not being made Belvedere for current relief made more just to Mason and back to a turning for them on the VHF. Confusion about sense on the way back to the clubhouse mark, then a downwind fi nish off the times and courses continued after the fi nish. committee boat. The good breeze made sequences began. Some of the Express Back at the post-race raft-up at the for a quick race. 27s thought they might have sailed the club, we caught up with Michael Mo- Although the regatta used two start- wrong course. radzadeh, who purchased the SC50 Oax- ing areas and sets of courses for the fi rst Most of the clubhouse starters went aca with David Ritchie in November. The time, both areas shared a VHF channel to Yellow Bluff by way of Peninsula Point. boat is already registered for next year's THE DUAL NATURE OF

This page, clockwise from top left: Linda Farabee and Mike Mannix doublehanded the Catalina division that started off the clubhouse, 38 'Harp' non-spinnaker; at the PHRF 5 start, a pair of IODs hoisted their spinnakers a little later described an exciting rounding of Yellow than Ian Matthew's C&C 29; Charlie Brochard's explanation of the exciting mark rounding at Yel- Bluff. "The faster boats had two laps. We low Bluff (15); curious sailors from other crews checked out the new one-design C&C 30 'Javelin'. were coming in from Little Harding for Pacifi c Cup. "She was in Monterey," said Antrim Class 40 California Condor. Tai our second rounding, while the smaller Moradzadeh. She had been raced in Kuai fi nished the race fi rst, but Condor boats were rounding after coming in Santa Cruz, but stopped racing after a corrected out. "The downwind start was from the start, so the two groups of boats pretty unpleasant dismasting." scary because of the 3-knot ebb and the converged on the mark from different Liz Baylis stood behind Moradzadeh RC boat being so favored," said Wijsen. directions on opposite tacks." during the race, whispering sweet noth- "This series has gotten a bad rap for A conversation-piece anchored off ings in his ear. "We had an extremely the last few years. We were fortunate Angel Island, the 235-ft motor yacht pleasant group today," she said. today because the wind stayed with us." Kogo became a windbreak for fi nishers Seadon Wijsen sailed on Daniel Thiel- Seadon thinks keelboat racing on the already unfortunate enough to be out in man's R/P 44 Tai Kuai. "It was good Bay is picking up. the middle when she was repositioned at racing," observed Wijsen. Tai Kuai en- Charlie Brochard from the Olson the mouth of the Strait. joyed a good battle with Buzz Blackett's 34 Baleineau, which sailed in the fi rst Another conversation piece, the

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brand-new, shiny gray C&C 30 Javelin, This page, clockwise from top left: Fog shrouded the boats that went out on Sunday; the postponement the demo boat for Sail California, is fl ag came down and the abandonment fl ag went up; 'Oaxaca' checked out the wind before Saturday's the fi rst of her kind on the West Coast. race; Jim Snow tidied up 'Raccoon'; 'Racer X' doused her kite after snagging the RC boat's rode; kites went up at the Division A start. Center: The only competition on Sunday was of the armchair variety. Dealer Pat Nolan raced her in the new Sportboat 30 division. "We were focused "We expected it to be a drifter," said I'm proud of all our guys. Everyone was on the Soto 30 with Scott Easom aboard Dave Rasmussen from the Synergy 1000 right there at the start." The Cals sailed and the Synergy got by," said her sail- Sapphire. His wife Betty fi nished the the shortest course, to Yellow Bluff and maker, Jeff Thorpe. "We were fi rst to thought: "It turned out great!" back. "When the currents are like that fi nish but we left a little on the race "We had a feisty little group of fi ve you can be side by side and the current course," he admitted. "We’re still fi gur- Cal 20s," said Jim Snow of Raccoon, stops just one of you. You stop and spin." ing out the trim." The boat had just been which had a nice duel with Richard We did call it a "washing machine." delivered that Monday. "We practiced on vonEhrenkrook's Can O’Whoopass in the Thursday and Friday in no wind. That’s last start. The ladies on Just Em tried it. We’re still working the bugs out, but to take advantage of it. "Richard took it Sunday was a day of a different it performed well. If we didn’t make the going away," said Snow. "He showed his color — literally. Instead of sky blue, it tactical mistakes, we might have won." mastery going around Peninsula Point. was fog gray. With no wind and limited

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visibility, the race committee postponed day like January 17 (though we'd guess ashore well before the fi rst scheduled that the race committee would prefer a start time at noon. The would-be sailors different wind direction). Saturday the proceeded to decimate CYC's build-your- 21st will feature the third annual Rob own Bloody Mary bar. A chilly easterly Moore Memorial Regatta, affectionately piped up a couple of times, but didn’t nicknamed 'Robgatta'. Rob, Latitude 38's hold. "As my grandmother used to say, racing editor for 18 years, was a strong never trust an easterly," quipped a rueful believer in competitive but fun racing observer. at all levels on San Francisco Bay. The Around 12:30, a race committee vol- event has been developed to promote unteer told the principal race offi cer, Jeff midwinter sailing and to raise funds for Zarwell, that the Expedition software was the #1 cancer killer, lung cancer. telling them it was about an hour from After the race, the aforementioned Yellow Bluff (the shortest course) back Liz Baylis, 2002 Rolex Yachtswoman of to the club in the ebb. We didn’t think the Year and an America's Cup veteran, that was too bad. However, the second will speak about her recent exotic racing time the easterly fl uttered in, it brought experiences in the Middle East and Asia. with it a fog that completely obscured Regatta chair Allyn Schafer (left) kept the daily Proceeds of the live and silent auctions the boats that had gone out to practice. awards ceremony fast and fun, like the race. will go to lung cancer research. A seven- The race committee could not have seen for the Green Bay Packers or Seattle night Bitter End YC Pro Am Regatta the start line pin, had it been set, or the Seahawks in the NFC Championship package for two is among the items on sail numbers of the race boats. After game. A race to the hoist followed the the auction block. Special awards will be much discussion among the race council fi nal touchdown in overtime. given out for the best red hair, mustache, members and Zarwell, the decision was woman skipper, sailing kids, and more. made at 1:10 to abandon racing for the There's still time to register for Rob- day. The Corinthian Midwinter Series gatta or the whole February weekend. Competition on Sunday was only en- concludes on February 21-22. Everyone See http://race.cyc.org. joyed vicariously as the racers cheered has their fi ngers crossed for another — latitude/chris

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There is no right or wrong way to circumnavigate our watery planet on a cruising boat. For some, the goal is route to their Alaska homeport. And the to get around at a fast clip so they can Baraka crew were out there for eight check this impressive feat off on their years before completing their loop last bucket lists. Some map out a complete summer. port-to-port schedule and do their best As far as we know the two couples to stick to it. Others keep their minds have never met, but we'll profi le them and itineraries open, readjusting their together here, as they both showed up on the Latitude 38 radar last month, and they share an affi nity for traveling slow.

"Tropical Storm Alvin will become a hurricane by tomorrow. We are in deep trouble."

R andy, now 69, and Carole, 68, were among almost 50 crews that we in- terviewed in March 2013 at our Panama PPJ Sendoff Party. We remember think- ing that it was one of the most fascinat- ing chats we'd had all day. LATITUDE / ANDY LATITUDE At the time, they were poised to sail Dave and Jan struck a pose with their PPJ bur- north, 4,500 miles nonstop to Hawaii, gee at our 2008 Sendoff Party at Zihuatanejo, and would cross their outbound track WESTWIND shortly before 'jumping' west. en route. Little did they know at the time We'll share the drama that followed plans frequently as new opportunities what challenges lay ahead. through excerpts from Randy's log: and inspirations present themselves. Not long after that Panama fi esta, we April 16 — "The winds are so light that This 'ad libbing' approach seems to tried to follow up via email with a few turtles are passing us 10 feet away with have been taken by both Randy and Car- questions and facts to clarify. But we birds on their backs." ole Barnhart of the Petersburg, Alaska- never heard back from them until last April 24 — "Sailmail wind GRIBs based Yankee Clipper 49 Westwind, and month. show the Pacifi c High is not fi lling in as by Dave Pryde and Jan Eckmann of the As we learned through Randy's it should. We are lucky to make 50 miles Seattle, Washington-based Slocum 43 email, their trip north was anything but a day." They'd been powering their genset Baraka. The Barnharts cruised the world a cakewalk. "We had a passage from to make water, but it blew a head gasket. for 14 years before fi nally crossing their hell after leaving Panama for Hawaii," Without the ability to make water, they outbound track in May 2013 while en wrote Randy. As you read the following instituted water rationing. At that point account, bear in mind that when we they had 40 gallons of diesel fuel left. As you can see, it was almost as if Alvin (blue line) was hunting down 'Westwind' (red line) as interviewed the Barnharts in Panama, Another concern was lots of growth on it built into a hurricane. Carole said, "Up until now, we've really the bottom thanks to a new paint that only had about two or didn't seem to be working three bad days on our May 1 — "I took the Survivor 500 wa- whole circumnavigation." termaker out of the liferaft and started Bad luck struck sever- making water with it. But I do not see al days after their depar- how two people could survive on the little ture in early April, when it makes. After pumping for a half hour Randy discovered that it blew a seal and failed. I cannot fi x it." Westwind's diesel fuel Determined to fi nd solutions, he took tank, which should have the diesel genset apart and improvised a been full, was nearly head gasket, which held. They were then empty. He was shocked able to make water again, plus Randy by the realization that it dove on the bottom. Things were looking had leaked into the bilge up, but the euphoria was short-lived. through a pitted surface May 15 — "Today our weather fax [via of the tank and had been Sailmail] shows a deep low has formed pumped overboard by 550 miles SE of us. This is what I did automatic bilge pumps. not want to see." By that afternoon the Luckily, they still had 75 low had formed into Tropical Storm gallons in jerry jugs. Alvin. It was tracking WNW at 14 knots COURTESY WESTWIND COURTESY RECOUNTING THE HIGHS & LOWS

occasional looks at the chart plotter and AIS. and its fury was dimin- June 12 — "The starter is now going ished to a tropical storm. bad and the starter batteries are ruined. "We were very lucky," I will stay on watch until we get to Hilo said Randy. They set sail as this is no time to rest." again under a 60% jib and The next day, June 13, they were 2.5 double-reefed mizzen, as winds had decreased to 40 knots, with rough seas "Winds have gotten up to of about 15 feet. The next day they assessed the about 80 knots. We are damage, which included below deck and waiting. a crack in the steering bracket. The noise is deafening." May 24 — Westwind crossed her outbound miles from Hilo with a half gallon of diesel track from April 2000 and left to keep the engine primed. As they Carole baked a cake to got close, the wind died and Westwind celebrate. began drifting north. Randy alerted the Things were definitely Coast Guard at Radio Bay of their situ- looking up, as they had ation, and requested that someone bring steady ENE trades of 10- out fi ve gallons of diesel. "I did not care 12 knots. But Randy was who brought it, or what it cost." Just still hand-steering 18 before midnight a Coast Guard Auxiliary hours a day and using boat fulfi lled the request, and a short the autopilot only while he while later, after 67 days at sea, West- rested due to their limited wind anchored in Hilo Harbor. ability to charge batteries. Refl ecting on the ordeal, Randy wrote Carole was unable to take later, "On the good side, this passage was the helm at all due to a a great weight loss program." They'd each The Yankee Clipper 'Westwind' lies in a peace- knee problem. ful anchorage at Malolo Lailai, Fiji during the "We only have 14 gallons of diesel early years of the Barnharts' circumnavigation. left now. The batteries are near dead. and developing fast. "We are watching it I am running the engine one hour a closely," wrote Randy. day and have to parallel the starter "At 1500 hrs the weather report batteries to turn the engine over with states Tropical Storm Alvin will become 24 volts. This is not good. The bottom a hurricane by tomorrow. We are in deep is getting dirty again, so we are mak- trouble. We have about two days to es- ing only about four knots max. It is cape if it stays on course. I am hoping it not safe to go over the side again to will turn north. We are getting Westwind clean the bottom. We are constantly ready for a hurricane and will heave-to dehydrated and down to 20 gallons under mizzen to ride it out if need be." of water total. Ration is reduced to They secured everything on deck and one liter a day each. In the tropics dogged down all the hatches. Although that is not enough. Any work that I their fuel was getting low, they felt their do causes me to sweat too much to best hope of avoiding the danger zone recover with only one liter of water." was to motor to the southwest. June 4 — Randy discovered that May 16 — The next day Alvin had be- many strands of the forestay had / ANDY LATITUDE come a Category 1 hurricane with winds parted. He jury-rigged forward tension Randy and Carole are seen here at our 2013 of 80 knots, and it turned south, as if with a halyard, and Westwind kept sail- Puddle Jump Party in Panama. Is that a 'thumbs chasing Westwind. When they learned of ing under shortened sail. A few days up' or are they hitchhiking? the storm's turn, they had winds up to later Randy was working on the dam- lost 35 lbs. After 70,000 miles, he says 40 knots from ENE, so the hardy Alas- aged steering system when a deck hatch "that was by far the toughest passage. kans turned due north to escape Alvin's crashed down on his ankle, cutting it It took all the knowledge we had to keep wrath. That night winds picked up to 60 down to the bone. going. You never know how a passage knots. June 10 — With only 287 miles to go will go until it is over. You can 'what if' it May 17 — "We are hove-to at 14°42'N, before making landfall at Hilo, the rig- to death. You take what comes; do what 114°29'W. Winds have gotten up to about ging and steering repairs were holding, needs to be done. You never wait to be 80 knots. We are below deck and wait- but the couple was down to only four rescued." ing. The noise is deafening. Westwind is liters of diesel and three gallons of water. sliding sideways at 2.5 knots and riding With no juice for the autopilot, they had well." to heave-to at night to rest. They saved Of course, that passage wasn't By morning Alvin had passed them the little battery power they still had for the only time this pair was challenged.

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In fact, it would be hard to imagine anyone sailing around the world for 14 "From there we managed to get to people; very safe there." years in a relatively small boat and not Fiji just in time for the 2000 coup d'état. Next, they went back to Australia facing many substantial challenges. As But our stay was wonderful. We spent and 'over the top'. "We managed to get we often observe, long-haul sailing tends a year there. Fabulous place. Then we to Bali just in time for the famous night to be a series of highs and lows. Here's kinda bounced around for a few years club bombing [October 12, 2002]. We an excerpted recap of the Barnharts' — Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tonga. . ." always seem to arrive when something adventures before Panama, gleaned from They loved Australia, and stayed for interesting is happening!" From there it that memorable 2013 interview. (A big, three years. "We liked it so well," said was on to Borneo and Singapore, then gregarious guy, Randy did most of the Randy, "we had to get out of there or we they bounced back and forth between talking.) never would have gone anywhere else." Thailand and Malaysia, as so many They sailed south from Valdez in After a season in Cairns, inshore of cruisers do. 1999, and 'jumped the puddle' to the the Great Barrier Reef, they crossed to In December 2004 they had just got- Marquesas the next spring. "We were the Louisiade Archipelago of Papua New ten settled into the anchorage in front of there for Festival 2000 [the millennium Guinea: "Westwind was one of only about the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club when a celebration] and had a ball," Randy re- seven or eight yachts there. We did a friend called on SSB. "He was about 80 calls. lot of trading with the locals. Wonderful miles out and said there was something

HIGHLIGHTS OF BARAKA'S EIGHT-YEAR CRUISE to move on, they were faced with a tough decision. Due to piracy in and near the When Dave Pryde and Jan Eck- Like the majority of South Pacific Gulf of Aden, they couldn't go up the Red mann, now both 64, sailed south from cruisers, they "fell in love with New Zea- Sea to the Med as originally planned. Seattle in 2006, they already 'knew the land and couldn’t get enough," wrote Shipping Baraka was not in the budget, way' to Mexico and also to French Poly- Dave. During the Southern Hemisphere's and they were not too thrilled with the nesia, as they'd traveled the same route summer there, they bought an SUV and idea of sailing home via Japan across 18 years earlier on their fi rst extended toured North Island before sailing up to the North Pacifi c. "That left either selling cruise. That four-year journey took them the tropics again to tour Fiji, Vanuatu Baraka or crossing the southern Indian as far as Turkey. But when they headed and New Caledonia. Ocean, rounding South Africa, then west from Mexico in 2008, the plan was Next, it was on to Australia, where taking on the Atlantic, Caribbean and to go all the way 'round. they based at Scarborough and loved it. Pacifi c. After eight years of voyaging, they But eventually, "Southeast Asia beck- "The southern Indian Ocean meant fi nally completed their lap around the oned as a great cruising area and a land sailing 4,700 miles in unrelenting high planet last summer. Last month, they of richly varied cultures. Indonesia pro- winds, with few places to stop for repairs checked in with some highlights: "Our vided a vibrant introduction to Southeast or re-provisioning. Rounding South travels through the Pacifi c islands were Asia, and what a grand way to begin. We Africa also scared us. Antarctic storms fabulous. The diversity of the various were overwhelmed with the delectable opposing the fabled Agulhas Current can island groups made every landfall a new foods and their 'poignant' aromas. create sea conditions that could sink experience. Our stops at Palmerston "Seeing Indonesia’s fi shing industry almost any ship. Island and Minerva Reef were especially was worth the visit. Vessels of all sizes "Jan and I decided to break the In- unique and most unforgettable." were using every method of fi shing imag- dian Ocean crossing into fi ve passages, inable. Hundreds of tiny boats would go with planned stops at Cocos Keeling, Dave and Jan tested their agility in the ancient fruit carrier's race at the 2008 Tahiti-Moorea out every night, with nothing more than Rodrigues, Mauritius and Reunion. Sailing Rendezvous. a lit cigarette indicating their presence. We ended up making two additional, "We cruised unplanned stops at Madagascar and the waters of In- Mozambique when forecasts for danger- donesia, Singa- ous conditions made landfalls prudent. pore, Malaysia Baraka’s 75-lb anchor held through fi ve and Thailand, days of waves breaking over the bow and and took land a howling full gale. Nail-bitingly diffi cult, trips to visit but a safer alternative than sailing on Cambodia, Viet- through 70-knot winds and seas up to nam and Laos. 65 feet high!" The combina- After arrival at South Africa, they tion of cuisine, spent three months exploring its attrac- cultures, history tions, including game parks, wineries, and affordability battlefi elds and townships. The expe- made our two rience gave them "an appreciation for years there fly the challenges facing this beautiful but by. A cruising troubled country." boat proved to Although they'd seen much of the be a great base country, the hadn't yet rounded the for exploration." treacherous Cape of Good Hope. "Heavy But when weather conditions were to be expected they were ready when sailing around the tip of South BARAKA RECOUNTING THE HIGHS & LOWS

at St. Helena, where Napoleon was once going on out there. We thought: tsunami! The Barnharts' eventual route imprisoned in exile by the British, then We gave a warning, but nobody seemed through the Indian Ocean was down they made a stop at French Guiana on to know what we were talking about. The the outside of Sumatra to Aceh, out past their approach to the Caribbean. "At the locals said, 'Just tie more dock lines.'" Cocos Keeling and on toward Mauritius. prison where Papillon was held, the old They made it far enough offshore They got within about 100 miles of it guards' accommodations are now a nice to survive the tsunami's swells rolling when a friend radioed that they had to resort." under them, but burned up their diesel go to the Seychelles, so they did. Next, From there it was through the Carib- engine in the process. "We were safe," it was on to the remote French archipel- bean, up to Puerto Rico and Florida and explains Randy, "but Rebak and Telaga ago of Mayotte, in the channel between eventually on to Panama, where this Marinas were destroyed." Being a retired Mozambique and Madagascar. "We'd narrative comes full circle. paramedic, he and Carole came back wanted to go to Madagas- inshore to help out after the threat was car," explained Randy, "but gone. It was a full year before they com- they were having a coup at pleted their engine refi t. That so-called that time. Meanwhile, the Boxing Day Tsunami (December 26, Somali pirates were taking 2004) was the deadliest in modern times. a lot of yachts and people were being shot. We man- aged to get through, right Africa. The trip was rough and scary; the down the middle of the most scared I’ve been in over 12 years Mozambique Channel to of cruising. We fi nally made it safely South Africa." into the Simonstown marina, where the Along the way they constant 40-knot winds were the norm." stopped at the tiny French From there, passages up the South island called Juan de Nova, Atlantic to the Caribbean, west to in the narrowest part of the Panama, then north to Seattle, were channel. While there, Wes- relatively easy, as expected, despite a twind's "brand new" 3/8- typical laundry list of broken gear along inch anchor chain broke in WESTWIND the way. After transiting the Panama 20 knots of wind. "It was supposed to be A sunset snapshot of Carole and Randy in Canal, they spent time in the Galapa- American-made, but it was Chinese." So a Thailand anchorage in 2004. They were in gos before crossing to French Polynesia Randy let down another rode, put on his neighboring Malaysia when the tsunami hit. again. Along the way, they completed the scuba gear, and swam down to retrieve Despite that hellish run from Panama loop of their circumnavigation. the 150-ft length of chain and an anchor. to Hawaii, the Barnarts would probably "Baraka crossed the ITCZ for the sixth But things soon got more complicated. tell you that they experienced many time to reach Hawaii, then we made our "There were a lot of sharks there and I more highs than lows. In fact, although bittersweet fi nal passage home to the had a lot of problems. The worst was they're now enjoying sailing in Southeast Pacifi c Northwest. that I got mask squeeze at 60 feet and Alaska, they say the South Pacifi c still "On our eight-year voyage we traveled basically went blind." beckons. 46,000 sea miles, spent 284 days on Adding to the urgency of the situa- passages, stayed in 242 anchorages and tion, the second rode got jammed on a 77 marinas, and visited 45 countries. coral head. Luckily, he was able to grope "I could fi nally see again, but Sharing the world with other cruisers around and untangle it: "If I hadn't got- was one of the highlights of the trip for ten it off we might have lost our boat. I it looked like somebody us. Since departing in 2006, we had the followed the rode up, but I couldn't see. had hit me in the face fortune to get to know the crews of 280 It was pretty messy; I'd hemorrhaged cruising boats, from 27 different US everywhere." with a baseball bat." states and 26 different countries. Our About the time he fi nally clambered lives were enriched by meeting these in- aboard, the French navy came along and teresting travelers. . . Unfortunately, six said Westwind couldn't anchor there. of the boats we sailed with either sank "I couldn't even see them." So for three Within the worldwide community or were lost on reefs. Thankfully no lives days they sailed down the Mozambique of sailors, we hold circumnavigators in were lost, with several of the crews being Channel with Carole steering and tend- especially high esteem, as each of them rescued by fellow sailors. ing the sails, while Randy helped to has accomplished a truly remarkable "Although we have the figures on navigate as much as he could without feat. boat acquisition, equipment purchases, vision. "By the time I got to Richards' Long ago, Latitude 38 established upgrades, repairs, maintenance, fuel, Bay, South Africa," remembers Randy, "I an offi cial roster of West Coast circum- travel, etc., we have not yet run the could fi nally see again, but it looked like navigators, which you can fi nd at www. totals. We only know it was the most somebody had hit me in the face with a latitude38.com. We include sailors based rewarding investment we could have baseball bat." on the West Coast, including Hawaii, as made!" They took Westwind around South well as trips by non-West Coasters whose You can read more about Baraka's Africa and up to Namibia. "That place voyages began and ended here. travels on their blog site, www.svbaraka. was wonderful, in fact, the whole area Will your name someday be added to com, which also has a summary of their is fantastic." On the way up the South that prestigious list? fi rst voyage, from 1988 to 1992. Atlantic to the Caribbean they stopped — latitude/andy

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The 2016 Pacifi c Cup from San Francisco to Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, is still a year and a half away, but the Notice of • Consider a partnership to share Race has been posted and sign-ups are the cost. Two newly-purchased SC50s, already underway. The fi rst divisions Adrenalin and Oaxaca, are partner- will start on July 11. ships. But it’s important to have a well- The Singlehanded TransPac from defi ned partnership agreement between Tiburon to Kauai is tentatively sched- people with similar means and goals. uled to start on July 2 next year, and • Already have a boat? Start spend- the fi rst start of the 2016 Vic-Maui Race has been announced for July 7. If a 2016 Hawaii Race is on your to- "Spend Spring 2016 on do list, the time to start getting yourself the ocean, not getting and your boat ready is now. If you’re planning for this July’s Transpac, check the boat ready." to make sure you’ve already done every- thing up to the six-months-out section ing money on it now. The drain on your below and start there (see the box below wallet will hurt less if you spread it for more on the Transpac). out over time. If you’re wondering how This story is tailored for the boat much this adventure might cost, check owner/skipper. We’ll follow up with out a sample budget at https://pacifi c- some suggestions for would-be Hawaii cup.org/kb/pac-cup-expenses. race crew next month. • Also read Steve Chamberlin’s https://pacifi ccup.org/content/getting- 1.5 Years Out: organized and Mary Lovely’s Timeline • "Decide if you are racing seriously, article at https://pacifi ccup.org/kb/ racing for fun, or cruising," says Pacifi c timeline. Much of the information in 1.25 Years Out: Cup Yacht Club staff commodore Steve this story is gleaned from those post- • Get trained. You’ll want at least a Chamberlin, who's done four Pac Cups. ings. Lovely has done seven Pac Cups full season or more of ocean racing un- "A mixed boat is an unhappy boat; ev- and one Transpac. der your belt, and in order to sail in lo- eryone needs to be on the same page. • More winter reading: Immerse cal offshore races 30% of the crew must Think about the Cruising Division: yourself in last year’s race updates on have valid Safety-at-Sea certifi cations same event, much less pressure." the Pac Cup and Singlehanded Trans- — including the "person in charge." • If you don’t already have one, se- Pac (SHTP) websites. The ISAF-approved BC Sailing Off- lect a boat and purchase it. A lot of wor- • Consider whether you'll be able shore Personal Survival Course will be thy, ocean-capable boats can be found to take the time off from work before offered at West Vancouver YC on March for sale in these very pages. spending a whole lot of money. 1-2. In the Bay Area, SFYC will host the

48th TRANSPAC ENTRY ROSTER SHAPING UP NICELY run to the islands. The oldest of the ‘oldie but goodies’ The standard entry deadline for the national sailing legend, the S&S 79 Ki- is Martha, an 84-ft schooner that was 48th Los Angeles to Honolulu Transpa- aloa III, campaigned around the world built in 1907, entered by the Schooner cifi c Yacht Race is four weeks away — starting in 1974 by Jim Kilroy of Los Martha Foundation of Port Townsend, March 1 — and the late entry deadline Angeles. She’s now owned by Jorge Washington. is June 1. As of press time, 35 boats Madden of Helena, Montana, who none- The second oldest boat entered to had signed up, including two 100-foot- theless will be racing under the burgee date is Sam and Willi Bell’s Long Beach- ers fresh from success in the recent Ro- of the Yacht Club of Monaco. based Lapworth 50 Westward. Built in lex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The Transpac has always been a 1962, the Lapworth 50 actually has The Reichel-Pugh 100 Wild Oats XI sledfest; so far three SC70s — Grand a shot at overall corrected time hon- took line honors in Hobart for a record Illusion, Holua and Maverick — have ors, as evidenced by the fact that she eighth time, besting Jim Clark’s $100 signed up. More are possible. was near the top of the leaderboard for million 100-ft Comanche and her all- Lloyd Thornburg of Santa Fe, St. much of the 2013 Transpac. star crew. Wild Oats has been entered in Barth, and the New York YC will be re- If you have a more 'normal' boat, the Transpac by Robert Oatley of Aus- turning with his totally rebuilt Gun- don’t be deterred from entering, as own- tralia’s Hamiliton Island YC and Roy P. boat 66 cat Phaedo ("Fay-dough"). The ers have already signed up with a Bene- Disney of Southern California. The sec- big orange machine — with a 12,000- teau, two Jeanneaus, a Catalina and ond 100-footer entered is Manouch Mo- lb load on the headstay at rest — had such. From Northern California, two shayedi’s totally redesigned Newport turned in a 24-hour run of 427 miles Richmond YC-based boats are entered: Beach-based Bakewell-White Rio100, in the last Transpac before losing her the cold-molded Farr 36 Sweet Okole and the fourth fi nisher in Hobart. Coman- stick. Another Gunboat cat, Chim Chim, the SC50 Adrenalin. Entry fees range che will be going after the transatlantic the second Gunboat 62 ever built, is from $1,250 to more than $10,000. record, so she’ll not be racing to Hawaii, undergoing a total refi t at Driscoll’s in The race starts are on July 13-18. but there could be other 100-footers. San Diego (see Sightings page 66). Her For details, visit www.transpacyc.com. The third biggest entry is the inter- owner hopes she’ll be done in time for a — latitude/ richard & chris

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power budget accordingly and make sure the below-deck connections are sound." • Start on any other boat projects you haven’t already tackled. • Get your boat insured for the race. "If you're racing solo in the SHTP, you likely will not be able to get insurance," says Boschma. "Consider the total loss of your vessel a possibility."

9 Months Out: • Carefully review the Notice of Race and add deadlines to your calendar. • If you've not already signed up, en- ter the race. For the Pac Cup, the facili- ties in Kaneohe are limited to about 70 boats, so get your entry in early. • Continue with PCOA seminars. • Make your reservations for land accommodations in Hawaii. • Haul out, get a bottom job, and have your rudder inspected to make sure it is in sound working condition. "If your rig or rudder have not been LESLIE RICHTER / WWW.ROCKSKIPPER.COM out of the boat in the last three years, Kame Richards drives the Schumacher 46 'Sur- ally good information on ocean sailing they need to come out for a complete prise', skippered by Bob Hinden, in the home and preparing your boat for such ad- inspection," reminds Chamberlin. "This stretch of the 2014 Pacifi c Cup. ventures," says PCYC commodore Gary should be done at the latest the win- ISAF Sea Survival for $240, with two Troxel, a veteran of four Pac Cups. ter before the race. No excuses — do it. weekends to choose from next month: • Sail on the ocean as much as you Failure of either of these two will make March 7-8 or March 14-15. can, including at night, and with the for a very unhappy passage." One-day US Sailing Safety at Sea crew you hope will do the race with you. Seminars will qualify you for California • If you're entering the SHTP, com- 6 Months Out: to Hawaii and coastal races. The next plete the 400-mile qualifi er 12 to 9 • Lock down your crew. Not literally one will be offered for $130 on May 17 months ahead of the race. "The weather of course! at Encinal YC in Alameda. Shoreline YC offshore is typically more enjoyable in • Continue your education with in Long Beach will host one on July 12. summer than early spring. The SSS the Singlehanded TransPac seminars, Sign up early, as these sessions fi ll up LongPac (Longitude Pacifi c Race) is set which will begin in January 2016. quickly. up for this purpose," says Boschma. • Take care of any pending medical • Prep your rig for offshore racing. • If you’re not already physically fi t, and dental issues. Scott Easom of Easom Rigging says it start working out. You’ll need strength • Purchase or reserve rentals for off- takes about two weeks for his company and stamina to make it to Hawaii. shore safety equipment that you don’t to do a rig inspection and replace stand- • Go through all your boat’s sys- have yet or that’s out of date, such as ing and running rigging. Do this before tems. Figure out a charging system 'Horizon', shown below finishing the 2013 the spring offshore season starts. that will power essential systems even Transpac, 'Adrenalin' and 'J/World's Hula Girl' • Have your hull and structure in- on overcast or windless days. are three SC50s entered in this year's Transpac. spected. • Select your • Plan an emergency rudder system communication and cost it out. "Seriously consider a gear, have it in- cassette system that is effortless to in- stalled and start stall in a seaway," says Singlehanded trying it out. TransPac chair Brian Boschma, a vet- • If you're sail- eran of four Pac Cups and one SHTP. ing solo or double- "Anything else will be virtually impos- handed, plan your sible in a seaway, especially if you're autopilot and AP solo. I have broken a rudder on a Pac backup, get them Cup, and the cassette e-rudder took 10 installed, and test minutes to have up and running." them in the Long- Pac or other quali- 1 Year Out: fi er. "Autopilots are • Attend the Pacifi c Cup Offshore the biggest power Academy (PCOA) at Richmond YC in consumers," says

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an EPIRB, satphone, liferaft or fl ares. • Set reefi ng up to be very simple, • Decide how you’re going to get and practice reefi ng and sail changes. your boat back from Hawaii. • Confi rm the time off from work. 2 Months Out: • Get your 2016 PHRF certifi cate. • Start organizing your provisions • Boschma suggests an overnight and galley procedures. ocean sail in a winter storm. "Pick one not too severe. Target Monterey and 1 Month Out: back. Take the crew along. This will re- • Correct any defi ciencies found sult in realistic meal planning. Expect during the inspection. to look for a few more crew afterwards." In the Final Week: 4 Months Out: • Finish provisioning.

• Order any sails you still need. "You WWW.NORCALSAILING.COM • Attend the skippers/navigators' should allow at least eight weeks," says meeting and enjoy the pre-race parties. Kame Richards of Pineapple Sails in Brian Cline and the Berkeley-based Dana 24 • Get lots of sleep! Alameda. "It is a lot less stressful and 'Maris' beat toward the Golden Gate at the start of the 2014 Singlehanded TransPac. there is time to solve cloth availability problems, as well as time to practice (return delivery) gear to Hawaii. If you're As this issue was going to press, with the new sails." doing the SHTP, ship over larger ground 13 boats had signed up for the Pacifi c • Try out your emergency steering tackle for Hanalei Bay. Cup, ranging in size from the Moore 24 under sail with the crew. • Have the rig checked again. You’ve Mas to the SC50 Oaxaca. Will your boat • "Spend Spring 2016 in the ocean, been sailing with it on the ocean for a be joining them? For more information not getting the boat ready," advises year now. on the 2016 Hawaii races, see: Pacifi c Chamberlin. • Prepare for the pre-race inspection Cup, www.pacifi ccup.org; Singlehand- and schedule it. ed TransPac, www.sfbaysss.org/shtp; 3 Months Out: • Practice crew-overboard and other and Vic-Maui Race, www.vicmaui.org. • Arrange for shipment of non-race emergency drills with your race crew. — latitude/chris

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"Zero point zero," reported the foredeck crew, even though we could all see the big knotmeter display on the tion, either." But even though we were being swept mast as clearly as he could. "It's going to be ugly at the next mark," towards the mark at nearly two knots, "Goose eggs," sighed the spinnaker predicted the foredeck crew. "Let's there was a problem: The mark had to make sure be left to starboard, and on our current the anchor trajectory we were going to drift right is ready." past it, leaving it to port. I put the boat I sug- on a starboard-tack beam reach, aimed gested that at right angles to the direction of the he bring the current, hoping that the current might small rac- produce two knots of apparent wind in ing anchor up on deck. That was the one with "It's a better day for only a short length of paddling than sailing, plastic coat- don't you think?" ed chain. We could deploy it silently the other direction so we could make because the some progress towards the required chain didn't side of the mark. No such luck — the rattle, and air seemed to be stuck to the water and, it could be even after sculling the boat around to the

FROM SEAMANSHIP BY S.B. LUCE BY FROM SEAMANSHIP broken out desired heading, trimming the sails for Illustration of clubbing, from the 1868 edition of of the bottom easily when the wind came a reach and heeling it over as far as we Seamanship by S.B. Luce. Modern texts seem back. could so that gravity, if not wind, would to have forgotten about the technique. "Step carefully!" I scolded. "Let's not allow the sails to take the proper shape, trimmer. He had already disconnected shake the wind out of the sails, and keep the knotmeter didn't budge from the peg. the sheet and lazy guy to keep the weight your weight on the low side while you're Then there was a sharp bump against off the sail, and was holding the clew of in the cabin, if you can." the windward side of the hull. the limp sail in his hand. "No need, actually," said the tactician. "Ground speed still one-point-seven," "Wind is absolutely zero. Still making added our tactician, trying hard to sound good progress to the mark with the cur- With everyone hiking out to port optimistic. "And not in a terrible direc- rent, though." we couldn't see what we hit. At fi rst I thought we must have drifted into a big piece CLUBBIN' IN THE 1800s of fl otsam. But no, with our water speed at zero, Clubbing is described in detail in the 1868 "Clubbing is such a simple maneuver, where it would be drifting at edition of Seamanship, by S. B. Luce. the sets of the tides a known, that it is only nec- the same speed as us. A This was the standard text on the subject used essary to observe that a ship at anchor, with a recognizable voice solved at the U.S. Naval Academy; and reprints can be tide running past her, is as much affected by the mystery: found online for about $45. But the technique a motion of the helm, as if she were reaching "It's a better day for seems to have disappeared from modern texts on at the same rate under canvas; therefore, if a paddling than sailing, the subject. ship's helm be put over one way or the other, don't you think?" "Clubbing is recommended for smaller vessels she will answer to it, and shoot across the tide, Lee Helm, in her kayak, in a rapid river; you may heave in the cable un- taking her anchor with her, if there be short came around our stern. til the anchor is under foot, when she will drift enough scope, so by heaving in to that scope, She wasn't done with us down by the force of the current, veering out or and putting the helm hard over, she will cross yet. heaving in the cable as she deepens or shoals the tide without losing much ground; hence, "Too bad the whole fl eet the water, or as you may wish to diminish or in- although, as represented by the arrows in Fig. is, like, drifting on the crease her drift, see Fig. 395, Plate 77. Vessels 395, the tide sets directly over the sands and wrong side of the mark. drifting in this manner, generally have a spring athwart the deep water channel, yet by sheer- The boats in Division A from the ring of the anchor, leading in at one ing her as far as she will go, and bringing her have already anchored. of the quarters, so that by veering on the cable up when she begins to lose ground, she may Got the stealth anchor and rousing in the hawser, you may present her be dropped down, or sheered across any chan- ready?" broadside to the current. This is termed clubbing nel against the wind, where she might other- "Now Lee," I warned. a vessel. Though, from the danger of fouling the wise wait months for a fair wind to sail down. "No outside assistance, anchor against rocks, or other matter, and the It is scarcely necessary to observe, that she will please." inconvenience of the operation, one or the other sheer to port more readily with her starboard "For sure, Max. I was of the previous methods should be resorted to, in anchor down, and vice versa." careful not to push you preference to this. — max forward when I bumped

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into your hull. But, like, you do remem- I did, in fact, know exactly ber that you have more choices than just what to do. The helm responded going with the current or anchoring in well in the current fl ow, so I place when the wind is zero, right?" steered over to the right, pull- "What's she talking about?" asked the ing the anchor rode with it. tactician. "We can't control the direction Then the rode was at about 45 of the current." He was new at being tac- degrees or more to the current, tician, having taken over from Lee, who with the strain increasing all the usually has that job when I can convince time, it started to drag. We could her to crew for me. feel the shocks and releases as "But you can control the direction you it bounced along the bottom, drag the anchor," Lee replied. "And like, sometimes catching but then I've already said too much." letting go again. We were drag- "Now I re- ging, but member what dragging Lee is referring at almost to," I said. "I a 45° an- think it's called gle to the 'clubbing,' de- current. scribed in a "Oh, book on sea- now I get Speed and force vectors for a boat clubbing uptide, with a manship from it!" ex- yet-to-be invented mudfoil anchor. the middle of claimed the tacti- 'A boat shall compete by using only the the 19th Cen- cian. "We're using wind and water to increase, maintain or tury." the keel as the sail, decrease her speed.' So it doesn't even "They went and the anchor have to be 'natural,' if you call what we clubbing in as the keel. We did unnatural." those days?" can reach across said the fore- the tide and get deck crew. "I ourselves on the Lee had been paddling around thought they correct side of the the anchored fl eet, exchanging taunts, just passed mark for the star- encouragement, and unwanted advice around a barrel board rounding!" with friends on various boats. I heard of grog." "He catches on her remind several boats that if, after "Lead the fast!" Lee joked. the start, they were fi rst boat in their anchor rode Speed and force vectors for a boat clubbing downtide, After a few min- division to withdraw from a race that had through the with a conventional dragging anchor. utes of this we no fi nishers within the time limit, then port after-guy block," suggested Lee. were the only boat positioned to drift they would get the fi rst-place trophy. And watch what happens. around the mark on the required side, "That's a great trick," said the fore- "Do it!" I instructed. so we pulled the anchor clear of the bot- deck crew when Lee had paddled back "But we're still half a mile from the tom and took the rest of the ride directly over to us. "But you know, I think it mark," complained the tactician, "and down-current. When we found that we still drifting towards it pretty fast. I don't were giving the mark a little more room think we want to anchor here." than it needed, we re-rigged the anchor "Set the anchor," I repeated. rode to the starboard afterguy block and "Was that really legal?" My crew rigged the anchor rode as 'clubbed' over to the mark for a close instructed, and when the hook took hold rounding to starboard. Once clear of asked the main in the muddy bottom I let the bow swing the mark we turned the boat back into trimmer. around into the current. We suddenly the fl ow, let out some more rode so the had 1.7 knots of boat speed through the anchor would hold, and admired the rest water, but zero speed towards the mark. of our fl eet as they drifted past the mark would work better with a big length of We were also suddenly being passed by or anchored on the wrong side without chain and no anchor at all. That way all the boats around us that were not having rounded it fi rst. it would slide along the bottom with anchored to the bottom, because they "Was that really legal?" asked the more of a constant drag force, instead were still being carried towards the next main trimmer. "Isn't there a rule that of alternately catching and breaking out. mark with the tide. says we have to be propelled only by Wouldn't be so sensitive to changes in "You don't want a lot of scope," said the natural action of the wind on the depth and scope, either." Lee from her kayak. "The anchor has sails?" "For sure," Lee agreed. "But like, if you to start dragging when you want it to "And by the water on the hull," added had the right kind of anchor, you could drag." the tactician. "Seems okay to me." actually drag the anchor upwind — I "I know that!" I hailed back. "You The foredeck crew had a rulebook mean, upcurrent, instead of just within have to keep out of this! No outside as- in his phone: "That must be old word- a range of angles downcurrent like you sistance!" ing," he announced. "Now it's just says just did."

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"With zero wind?" asked the tactician. said the foredeck crew. "That stuff down "How would that work?" "You'd have to sail it at the right angle there is like glue — I think the anti- "I mean, like, you already fi gured out through the mud, sort of like a kiteboard digging-in device should roll, not slide." that the anchor in the mud is like the kite." keel, and keel of the boat in the water is like the sail. We're using the same The brainstorm session lasted all principles to work the mud-water inter- through lunch, and only ended when a face instead of the water-air interface. "I'm thinking it would wind line fi nally reached us. As the only If you can fi nd an anchor with a decent boat to have already rounded the mark, lift-drag ratio in the mud, you can tack have to look like a we sailed off on the next leg with a mon- up-current." sideways pizza knife." strous lead over the rest of the boats in "What would that anchor look like?" our division, and ahead of some of the I asked. boats in the faster divisions too. "I dunno," replied Lee with a contrived "At least three pizza knives, for sta- "Lee picked the wrong race to miss," I shrug. "Would make a good design con- bility in roll and pitch," the tactician remarked. "She'd love being on the boat test for an engineering class. I mean, thought out loud. "With spoon-like right now." we're all getting tired of that egg drop dishes around each blade wheel, to keep But the wind line was not the after- contest from the roof of the mechanical the blades from digging in too deep." noon sea breeze fi ll we expected. It faded engineering building, and the concrete "What keeps them from popping out and then died again, and the race was canoe race converged on the optimal of the bottom?" asked the foredeck crew. abandoned when it was clear that no-one design, like, a decade ago." "Remember, the tension on the rode has could fi nish within the time limit. "I'm thinking it would have to look an upward pull." Lee was right after all. And if we had like a sideways pizza knife," said the "Weight," suggested the mainsheet only had the sense to withdraw fi rst, mainsheet trimmer. trimmer. "Or angle." we'd be taking home the hardware for a "You'd need a double rode to control "I worry about the friction of those division win. the angle," added the foredeck crew. dishes sliding along the top of the mud," — max ebb

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February, 2015 • Latitude 38 • Page 85 THE RACING

SYC's fourth midwinter race on January 4. Spread: the Sabre 402 'Escapade', J/105 'Triple Play', J/88 'Inconceivable', and idwinter racing continues in the Bay Area, with reports this month from M Newport 30-II 'No Agenda'. Inset: having Sequoia, Golden Gate, Sausalito, Berkeley, and South Beach Yacht a chilly 'Escapade' on San Francisco Bay. Clubs. We check in with two Southland races: the Two Gates Pursuit Race out of Long Beach and the Marina del Rey Malibu & Return. And we wrap up with some Race Notes from across the pond.

Sequoia Yacht Club Welcomes 2015 a fairly steady gentle breeze allowed all Just two days after a big party at the the boats to start and begin the many club to celebrate the new year, Sequoia tacks required to get out the channel. YC racers gathered for Winter #3. Winter The windward end of the course racing conditions, however, continued was Sequoia club mark Y. As boats to be dominated by light winds. Race approached the mark to tack around captain Tim Anto wisely called a short it and begin the downwind run to the course of 3.7 miles, which allowed all the fi nish, they had a chance to watch the boats to creep around the course and Sequoia YC cruisers forming a raft in the return to the marina before the sun set. vicinity of the South Bay Wreck. Eight Charlie Watt in his unnamed red Open Sequoia boats participated in the raft-up, 6.50 handily sailed the course and fi n- and they cheered on the racers as they ished in fi rst place. He was followed by passed by on their way to the anchorage. Tracy Rogers' J/92 Relentless and John The faster boats benefi ted from avoid- Ryan's C&C 110 Express Xpression. ing the double whammy of light winds Winter #3 was followed just one week and having to fi ght a strong ebb current. later by the third race in the Redwood Spinnakers popped and a colorful dis- Cup series. Although the Bay Area was play of sail made its way down the Red- still under a Spare the Air alert and wood Creek Channel. With light winds winds were once again forecast to be there was no drama on the foredeck and light, there was a bit more optimism that it was a good day for exercising the crew a light wind could be coaxed to show up in setting and dousing the spinnaker. and push the fl eet around the course. As the day wore on, however, what little The Redwood Cup is run in pursuit for- wind there was diminished and the ebb mat and so 10 boats gathered in the Port current increased. The slower boats of Redwood City turning basin watching found themselves crawling down the the wind and planning their starts. channel hoping to make the fi nish line Race Captain Andrew Rist called before the race timed out at 5:00. GGYC's Seaweed Soup a 6.7-mile course based on expected It was a very patriotic fi nish. Charlie The third Golden Gate YC Manuel conditions and an optimistic attitude. Watt's red Open 6.50 took fi rst place. Fagundes midwinter race on January 3 The fi rst boat was across the start line Stan Phillips' white-hulled Farr 30 started on time with a north-northeast Frequent Flyer took wind in the high single digits and a build- second, and the blue- ing ebb current. The three fastest PHRF hulled Relentless divisions and the J/111 class were sent took third. With an on a triangular course from the start off early winter sunset, the GGYC race deck west to Blackaller, FABIAN PEASE FABIAN the boats finishing out to Harding Rock, in to Fort Mason, in the back saw the and then another trip out to Harding, stars. back to Mason, and fi nish. The slower Although the race PHRF and Catalina 34 fl eets sailed the would certainly not same triangle, but without the extra loop go down as one of around Harding Rock. The Knarrs and the more exciting at Folkboats sailed a sausage course along Sequoia, all agreed the Cityfront, with Blackaller as the fi rst that it was great to mark. be sailing out on San The fi rst leg to Blackaller was a close Francisco Bay in Jan- reach, and for the fl eets headed out to uary, and comments Harding Rock the second leg was a long about friends with beat into an increasing ebb, which re- Hazy skies and slow speeds characterized Bay boats in the Midwest and Northeast were sulted in some wide roundings. It also racing in the fi rst half of January. In this photo, not uncommon. resulted in several boats bumping up Stan Phillips' Farr 30 'Frequent Flyer' glides The next Winter Series race will be on against the Harding Rock buoy when around the SeqYC Redwood Cup course. February 7, and the next Redwood Cup skippers misjudged the strength of the just after 1:30 and the race was on. race will be on February 21. For complete ebb. The short Harding Rock-to-Fort Although far from some of the exciting results, see www.sequoiayc.org. Mason leg was the only spinnaker run, starts experienced in summer months, — tim petersen and boats spread out, some sailing high

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Two Gates Pursuit Race In 2012, Long Beach YC re-invented their long-standing Two Gates Invita- tional race and turned it into a pursuit race. But they didn’t change the 13.2- mile course, which starts in Long Beach Harbor, goes up to Los Angeles Harbor, and then returns to fi nish in Long Beach. The boats weave in and out of Long Beach’s Queen's Gate harbor entrance and Los Angeles' Angel's Gate harbor entrance, hence the name. Bill Durant and his team raced his Santa Cruz 52 Relentless to fi rst-place honors in this year's Two Gates, sailed on Sunday, January 4. Weather forecasters predicted little to no wind, but the good ol’ Long Beach southwest breeze proved them wrong when it fi lled in and carried the 29-boat fl eet to the fi nish line under sunny skies. Durant — who is a veteran ocean racer, a regular in local regattas, and a match-racer — gave full credit to his crew. "It was a phenomenal day with the dream team," Durant said, "with my son and all of my very close friends." This year, the slowest boats, which started the pursuit race fi rst, were the two Cal 25s of Seal Beach YC's Felix Basadre and Dennis Diem of LBYC. The fastest boat, starting last, was Peter

ROXANNE FAIRBAIRN / WWW.ROXSHOTS.SMUGMUG.COM ROXANNE FAIRBAIRN Tong’s Santa Cruz 70 OEX, driven by John Sangmeister of LBYC. toward Alcatraz and others lower then sailed the longer 6.8-mile course over As the boats sailed downwind to a jibing back to the Fort Mason buoy. to Fort Mason and back, while the non- turning mark and headed upwind to Most boats sailing the Harding Rock spinnaker fl eets sailed a shorter 3.5-mile the fi nish, OEX was eating up boats, courses fi nished in an hour and some course around Harding Rock. drawing down on Ray Godwin’s Farr 40 pocket change. The Knarrs and Folk- Those sailing the longer course over to Temptress and Durant’s Relentless. boats, which sailed a 6-mile course, took Fort Mason encountered a building ebb But as they all rounded and set their a few minutes longer. and lighter wind from about Alcatraz to course for the fi nish it became clear that The closest fi nish was Mark Dowdy's Fort Mason. The spinnaker fl eet boats OEX was running out of time to repeat Eclipse Express 37 nipping Hank Ea- split, with some boats staying high near 2013's win. Yucca som's 8-Meter by 3 seconds on Alcatraz and others sailing lower, arriv- Durant said, "You know, I’ve sailed on corrected time in PHRF 3. The closest ing at San Francisco near GGYC then that boat before, and I can tell you that one-design racing was in the fi ve-boat tacking up toward Fort Mason, taking Folkboat class, with a spread of less than advantage of the counter-current. The For more racing news, subscribe 8:30 minutes. non-spinnaker boats encountered less The next GGYC race is scheduled for ebb and enjoyed healthier wind on their to 'Lectronic Latitude online at Saturday, February 7. Series standings shorter course. www.latitude38.com can be found at www.ggyc.org. Michael Radcliffe's Synergy 1000 January's racing stories included: — pat broderick Kilo eked out a 9-second win over Cam Hutton's Rustler in Division A. Don • Volvo Ocean Race SYC Midwinter Wieneke's Lulu trumped the J/105 Fleet. • GGYC, SYC, BYC, RegattaPRO, TYC, The third Sausalito YC Midwinter Paul Tomita's Express 34 Express Lane SeqYC, RYC, CYC, SBYC, Midwinters race was sailed in a north-northwesterly took Division C; Dave Borton's Beneteau • Jack Frost • Rose Bowl Regatta that settled in at around 9 knots after 350 French Kiss continued its winning • Rolex Sydney Hobart a windier start. Fleets were sent from a ways, taking Division D; and Jim Snow's • Barcelona World Race start line near Little Harding Buoy on a Cal 20 Raccoon thumped Division E. • Mount Gay Round Barbados Race beat up to the Sausalito daymark #2, The next SYC Midwinter race will be • Quantum Key West Race Week then on a run to either YRA mark #6, on Sunday, February 1. See series stand- • Rolex Yachtspersons of the Year Fort Mason, or YRA #17, Harding Rock. ings at www.sausalitoyachtclub.org. The two spinnaker fl eets and J/105s — pat broderick Plus previews of Three Bridge Fiasco, Midwinter races, Transpac and more! THE RACING TOP ROW FRED FAGO TOP ANDY KOPETZKY ANDY RICHMOND YACHT CLUB YACHT RICHMOND

A winter racing potpourri. This page, top row: Racing was abandoned when Larry Baskin's Express was a foregone conclusion. 37 'Bullet', Adam Thier's Beneteau First 36.7 'Red Sky', Greg Nelsen's Azzura 310 'Outsider', and Treasure Island began to appear Grant Hays' Hobie 33, 'Vitesse Too' were the only four boats that managed to start EYC's Jack Frost out of the mist fi rst, then Angel Island, on January 10. Bottom left: A herd of El Toros round a leeward mark in RYC's Small Boat Midwinters but the Golden Gate Bridge remained on January 4; right: Maxi division winner 'Holua' finishes the Malibu Race. shrouded for most of the race. A narrow boat is incredibly fast." About an hour passed, and someone band of wind fl uttered the water to the The 2012 winner, Godwin, and his hailed the RC on the VHF: "We want to west of the starting area, and a less wispy crew hung with Relentless and held off know your thoughts." BYC's Bobbi Tosse one crept in from the southeast. Some of Sangmeister to capture second place, responded, "You don’t want to know the boats were able to get in spinnaker leaving OEX with third. For complete our thoughts." Finally, she announced, practice on it. But would it hold? The RC results, see www.lbyc.org. "We’re going to give this a shot." was in no hurry to set up a course on it. — rick roberts & latitude/chris The postponement ended at 1:20. Di- Finally, they dropped a windward visions A and B were still working their mark at 090°, and the starting sequence Berkeley Yacht Club Midwinters way around on their second lap, so they began at 1:35, with a 4-mile single- "They should start on time because mixed it up with the later-starting single- sausage course assigned to all. The it’s just going to get fl oodier," commented lap divisions at the mark roundings, and breeze died as the sequences proceeded, one of the racers before the start of BYC's the patient sailors were rewarded with resulting in many over-earlies and a midwinter race on Saturday, January a completed race. Back at the club that great deal of diffi culty returning from 10. And the race committee did send evening, Tosse admitted that she had the course side of the line in the fl ood. the fi rst two divisions off on time, on a been close to giving up and abandoning. Around 2:15, the predicted westerly of twice-around windward/leeward course At BYC's guest dock on Sunday about 8-10 knots fi lled in, and the course with a windward mark set at 305°. But morning, a racer commented to an RC was reversed. Spinnakers were hastily something happened to the wind after volunteer, "Nice day." doused, only to be reset at the formerly Division C's warning, and the boats "Yeah, if you like gloomy," the volun- leeward mark. Once again patience had were not making the start line against teer responded. its reward. the building fl ood. They were postponed A monochrome tule fog covered the Racing concludes on February 14-15. with 45 seconds to go until their 12:10 Bay on the morning of January 11. Vis- Series standings to date can be found start. Divisions A and B continued mak- ibility on the water was about one mile. at www.berkeleyyc.org. We'll run fi nal ing snail-like progress on their 8-mile It’s eerie when you’re on the Bay and you results in March's Racing Sheet. course. can’t see any land. The postponement — latitude/chris

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Marina Del Rey Malibu & Return This page, clockwise from top left: The SC52 'Relentless' crew celebrates their win in the Two Gates Del Rey YC's fi rst race of the 2015 Pursuit Race; colorful spinnakers at SBYC's Island Fever Race; when navy blue boats meet: Bob season and the fi rst of the Berger-Stein Johnston, singlehanding the J/92 'Ragtime!' in BYC's Sunday race, slips to leeward of Tim Han's Series got underway on January 3 in very J/105 'Energy'; "Hurry up! The paint's drying!" (at a Saturday BYC mark rounding). light air. won PHRF A by more than 11 minutes. Joseph Weber; 2) Encore, Irwin Citation 41, John Cool temps of 50s and 60s, mirror-fl at — andy kopetzky McEntire; 3) Celerity, Catalina 42 MkII, Bruce & seas, and sunny skies prevailed for the Rennie Bilson; 4) Pacifi c, Jeanneau 43, Whitney 90 entries, causing most competitors to MALIBU AND RETURN RACE, DRYC, 1/3/15 Green. (11 boats) gripe about the land of no wind living PHRF AA —1) Holua, SC70, Brack Duker; CRUISER B — 1) Squall, Catalina 34T, Gary up to its name. No residual effects were 2) Pyewacket, Andrews 70, Roy Disney Jr.; 3) Brockman; 2) Betty, J/32, Scott McKenney; 3) left over from the record New Year's Eve Pendragon IV, Davidson 52, John MacLaurin. (8 Senia Jade, Hunter 44 AC, Lynn Silverman; 4) wind and surf. boats) Cross Fire, Cal 36, Joe Cowan; 5) Makani II, At the start of the Maxi (PHRF AA) PHRF A —1) Coquille, Farr 40, Gary Ezor; 2) Catalina 34 MKII, Edward Chadroff. (15 boats) fl eet, the wind barely touched a knot Babe, Farr 30, Doug Steele; 3) Ghost, Farr 395, For full results, see www.dryc.org. and a half, according to Andrews 70 Al Berg; 4) Flying Fische, 1D35, Zellmer/Wack- Pyewacket's Robbie Haines. He would er; 5) Déjà Vu, 1D35, Thomas Payne. (16 boats) Island Fever at South Beach later record winds of six knots at Malibu PHRF B — Trust Me, Soverel 33, Duncan No hands were idle in the third race of en route to claiming line honors. Cameron; 2) Lugano, Beneteau 40.7, Mark Strat- South Beach YC's Island Fever Series on Maverick, Chris Slagerman's SC70, ton; 3) Bewila Vita, Beneteau 36.7, Martin Burke; January 17. With winds between 7 and barely got past the start line and made 4) Klexy, B-29, Ed Jenkins; 5) Wolfhound, 11 knots at the start line, fl eet division up time by staying away from the shore. 11:Metre, Jamie Myer. (17 boats) contenders kept close to one another's After a 15-minute delay, the other six PHRF C — 1) Turn Key, J/92, Adolf Liebe; 2) sterns and bows for an hour's worth classes started. The boats that were able Critter, J/24, James Baurley; 3) Infi del, Santana of spirited competition. Winds picked to go outside managed to go rhumb line. 30/30, Rick Ruskin; 4) MisQue, C&C SR 25, Jerry up a few knots farther from land and and their only tack was at Malibu. Most & Lea Kaye; 5) Scooter, Capo 26, Liz Hjorth. (16 remained steady from out of the north enjoyed a nice reach back to Marina del boats) — keeping conditions just right for two Rey on the 22-mile course. ORCA—1) FRA 031, F-25C, Jerome Sammar- spinnaker sets followed by a smooth Holua, Brack Duker's SC70, saved celli; 2) Hi Per, F-25C, David Collins; 3) Sea Mon- glide along the breakwater to a fi nish her time over Pyewacket and took fi rst key, Wizard 22, Thomas Armstrong. (7 boats) inside McCovey Cove. in class. Coquille, Gary Ezor's Farr 40, CRUISER A — 1) Va Pensiero, Brooklyn 48, In Spinnaker PHRF 99 and below,

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Mark Kennedy's Flying Tiger 10 Centomi- of Ireland, and fi nishes at Plymouth. See glia blasted by the breakwater bunch- www.fastnet.rorc.org. up, followed by Donald Olgado's J/105 On January 14, Sir Ben Ainslie, a Aquavit, and in third was Nico Popp's founding trustee of the Andrew Simpson Dare Dare, a Jeanneau Sun Fast 3200. Sailing Foundation, accepted the Guin- The Spinnaker PHRF 100 and above ness World Record Certifi cate for Bart’s division saw nine boats on the water, Bash, the charity global race that took plus tight turns at the marks. Robert place on September, 21, 2014. Bart's Fairbank and David Crone's Yankee 30 Bash is now recognized as the largest Double Play prevailed. Ray Irvine’s Cata- sailing race on one day in the world, with lina 34 Crew's Nest followed in second, 9,484 boats at 237 locations offi cially and Ray Collier's Catalina 320 Linda included in the record, and an estimated Carol earned third place. 16,000 boats participating that day. In non-spinnaker, the SBYC/BAADS Frenchman Armel Le Cléac'h plans to boat Alpha, a 23-ft Sonar helmed by do the next Vendée Globe solo around- Dylan Young with John Wallace on the-world race, which will start in No- main, took fi rst again this month. They vember 2016, with a 60-ft semi-foiling were followed by Peter Hamm's C&C monohull. The new Banque Populaire 115 SeaView and Jess Ramos' CS30 ERIK SIMONSON / WWW.PRESSURE-DROP.US was designed by VPLP Verdier and is Unanimous. The SC50 'Adrenalin', seen here racing in the GGYC expected to launch in March. Le Cléac'h See www.southbeachyachtclub.org. midwinters, is new to the Bay. A group of partners also plans to doublehand the boat in from RYC plans to sail her in Hawaii races. — martha blanchfi eld the Fastnet and this October's Transat edition of the biennial race got 300 Jacques Vabre. The extra lift is expected Race Notes sign-ups in 24 minutes on January 12. to result in speed gains of several knots. Bay Area-based Matt Brooks has The Royal Ocean Racing Club runs the Cagliari, on the Mediterranean island entered his 52-ft S&S yawl Dorade in Fastnet, which starts off Cowes on the of Sardinia, will host the fi rst America's the 90th anniversary Rolex Fastnet, Isle of Wight along the south coast of Cup World Series event on June 4-7. which will start on August 16. The 46th England, rounds the Fastnet Rock south — latitude/chris

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February, 2015 • Latitude 38 • Page 91 WORLD

This month a longtime charter addict gives us Insights into Sail- ing Two of the Med's Most Alluring Islands, and we present The Case for Shoulder Season Chartering.

Even though sailor Erik Westgard lives the Leonardo Express runs twice an in St Paul, Minnesota, he has long been a hour to the airport, and there is regular loyal Latitude 38 reader and occasional service to the ferry/cruise ship terminal contributor. The trip report below is from in Civitavecchia, and of course the Metro. his 15th charter. As with several sailing To get to the Sunsail charter base in vacations that he's reported on previ- Cannigione, use Olbia, Sardinia as your ously, on this trip he brought along an gateway. You can fl y to Olbia from vari- all-woman crew. — Ed. ous places, or take a jetfoil or overnight ferry from Civitavecchia. Ask the base to Sailing Sardinia & Corsica order you a taxi to and from the Olbia With an All-Girl Crew ferry dock, as there did not seem to be Sunsail has been promoting a new a lot of cabs standing by. It's about a base in Cannigione, Sardinia. Roughly 40-minute ride. 112 miles west of Rome, Sardinia ap- We arrived at the base early Sun- peared on the yachting radar starting in day morning, which is run jointly with the early 1960s, when religious leader Sailitalia. We purchased the smallest and sportsman the Aga Khan IV bought "Get Going" provisioning package for 35 miles of coastline on the northeast six of us, and topped that off from the corner of the island. local deli-type shops, as the nearby su- Recognized through history for an permarket was closed Sundays. We did abundance of natural bays and harbors, face a minor crisis: the low-end red wine the area also has excellent wind. You was undrinkable. So an expedition set will need your ICC Certifi cate to skip- out and returned a few hours later with per a yacht in Italy, which is the ASA a plastic jug of red table wine obtained 101/103/104 + ICC course sequence for from a tank at a local co-op market. Americans. There was a strong wind forecast

Armed with stacks of Euros, and some (30+ knots) and we would need to stay SUSAN SHELSO jackets, as it was early May, we flew into Rome and gath- ered at our usual hotel, the Best West- lot published by ern Villafranca, near Imray. This book, Termini train sta- and the Italian tion. From Termini, charts, such as NGA #53285 (or 3350), should be consulted for de- tails on the com- plex park regu- MARIANNE PERRY lations and the Left: A jovial waiter brings out the 'last crab' many charted and well-marked hazards on a bed of pasta. Above: Much of the town in the area. of Bonifacio is perched high above the water. Our fi rst stop was the Cala Gavetta in port during our fi rst scheduled night marina on La Maddalena. You need to out. At a lovely dinner in Cannigione, watch for ferry traffi c on the way up we were offered the "last crab" in the there. We were told to expect "lazy lines" lobby aquarium, a giant specimen, which and/or buoy rentals in most places, so was expertly prepared atop some fresh we would not need to anchor. The key to linguini. We had to smile on the way out lazy lines is to get them very tight. You the door as a replacement crab appeared toss over your stern lines and run them in the tank. to your cleats via rings on the dock, and The centerpiece of the sailing area is rapidly secure the lazy line to the bow. the La Maddalena Archipelago National Then let the stern lines out as far as they Park and Marine Reserve. These beauti- will go (say 10 feet) and tighten the lazy ful islands are right outside the Golfo di line. Arzachena where the Sunsail base is, Only then do you use the engine and/ and fi ll almost ten pages in Rob Heikell’s or winches to pull the boat back to within

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town, which has many historical sites. For our last night out we chose Santa Teresa Di Gallura, back on the Sardin- ian mainland. On paper, this port made me nervous as it was blowing more than 20 knots out in the Bocche di Bonifacio channel, and the guidebook aboard (in Italian) stated the harbor had a vessel length limit of 20 meters, and seemed narrow. The shelter was good once in- side. A pair of large car ferries get in and out regularly and there is room in a few places to turn around. There were some seasonal shops and restaurants in the marina, but most were in the existing town, which was across the harbor and up a little hill. We dined on pizza, pasta with bacon and excellent desserts. The dockage fee was reason- able, 31 Euros for 50 feet, but it goes up in season. All in all it was an excellent week. The area is sheltered and has well-developed marinas, and plenty of safe anchorages. — erik westgard

In Praise of Shoulder Seasons When you're thinking about taking a sailing vacation, there are, of course, a few basic decisions you have to make at the beginning of your planning process: where to go, whom to go with, and what time of year to go. We've got a few points It would be hard to fi nd a boat refuge to make about the latter. more picturesque than Bonifacio's Many travelers automatically as- natural harbor. sume that the middle of the prime be secured. The idea is if you can sailing season in any charter venue still back the stern of the boat right is unquestionably the best time up to the wall under engine power, to sail there. Well, that depends the wind will do that for you in the on what you're looking for. For middle of the night or when you are example, in European sailing des- away sightseeing. You'll want to ERIK WESTGARD tinations such as Croatia, Greece leave a fender or two back there as well. In Europe — we watched a few minutes of a sailing class — they teach you to station crew holding fenders by their lines between boats as Above: Local fishermen ply their you go in or out. trade in small boats, as generations The town was lovely and we were have done before them. Right: Erik again offered the "last crab" for dinner. loves sailing with all-female crews, The Sunsail regulations allowed us to and they love him for inviting them. sail to Corsica, across the channel, and We decided to stay an extra politically part of Metropolitan France. day and explore the walled city Headed for Bonifacio, we put up a French and fortress in Bonifacio, which courtesy ensign and were directed on was designed for the defense VHF to the last bit of dock available for of Tuscany. The whole French a large boat. The docks are being rebuilt fl air was popular with my crew. and there were nice showers and facili- You could fi nd crêpes, French ties. You check in with your passport at wine and even a disco ringing the marina offi ce at the back of the har- the harbor, or walk or take a bor. tiny tram up the hill to the main ERIK WESTGARD WORLD OF CHARTERING

and Turkey, you often see hordes the best sailing breezes. In all of Germans, Brits and Scandina- these places you're generally vians traveling in fl otillas of six to more likely to fi nd better wind

ten boats during the midsummer TURKISH TOURISM conditions — and much smaller months. The sailors on board crowds — in May or September, seem to relish the excitement the shoulder seasons. of nonstop talk and laughter, Of course, if you have kids and the daily chaos of trying to in school, your travel windows shoehorn their boats into a tiny are basically during Christmas gap along the village quay. break and mid-summer. But if But such 'togetherness' isn't kids aren't part of the equation, for everyone. If you're more inter- we highly recommend planning ested in uncrowded anchorages this summer sailing getaway for and beaches, fewer diners in either before Memorial Day or restaurants, and more atten- after Labor Day. In many prime tive service in shops, consider venues you'll save a few buck- chartering during non-peak time and fi nd less-crowded anchor- periods, particularly in the 'shoulder sea- Turkey's picturesque Turquoise Coast is less ages and better wind — a combination sons' between the high and low seasons. crowded in May and September, and sailing that should lead to minimal frustration Ponder this: The Eastern Carib is con- winds may be better then also. and maximum relaxation. sidered a year-round sailing destination, before and after the December-to-April If traveling during the late spring and people do charter there even at the peak season, prices are a bit higher, but shoulder season sounds like a winning height of hurricane season (September sailing conditions are generally better. idea to you, we suggest you waste no and October). True, boat rental prices are Mid-summer brings the hottest tem- time in locking in the boat of your choice cheapest then, but skies can be gray and peratures of the year to Greece, Turkey, and shanghaiing your favorite sailing a little gloomy, as tropical waves pass Croatia and Italy, just as it does to the buddies. You'll be glad you did. through frequently. By contrast, just Pacifi c Northwest, but not necessarily — andy

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With reports this month from Serenity on a less than pleasant west- bound crossing of the Atlantic; from the Massaro family on Benevento on an educational cruise from the Spanish Virgins up the East Coast to Cape Cod and a nice eastbound crossing of the Atlantic; from Eleutheria on a nasty pre-Thanksgiving passage from Maui to Oahu; cruiser remembrances of the Careyes Resort on Mexico's Gold Coast; healthy and inexpensive eating suggestions in Mexico; and Cruise Notes.

Serenity — Tayana 52DS to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to Gordon and Sherry Cornett join 19 other boats for the November 18 Crossing the Atlantic start of Jimmy Cornell's Atlantic Odys- (Ventura) sey to Martinique. Over the years we've Shortly before Christmas we arrived found that rallies provide us with the safe and sound — but extremely tired opportunity to meet some great people — at the Port du in the cruising community while having Marin Marina in a great time. Martinique after Our ill-fated 2,700-mile crossing of taking 28 days to the Atlantic began with four days of mo- cross the Atlantic toring because there was no wind. This is Ocean from the apparently normal around the Canaries. ATLANTIC ODYSSEY ATLANTIC Canary Islands. Even though we expected it, this used up It was a very slow a lot of our fuel. We were then hit by four time for us, but cold fronts, which brought rain, thunder then our cross- and lightning. It also brought wind from ing had been quite the southwest, the very direction we were challenging. headed! And this was supposed to be We're not ex- a glorious off-the-wind tradewind sail. Sherry and Gordon got actly cruising nov- When we fi nally got far enough south to skunked on what's nor- ices. We did the fi nd the ENE trades, they were very light. mally a nice tradewind 2009 Ha-Ha, then We had more than weather problems. sail across the Atlantic. sailed across the The clew ring on our genoa, the sail that Pacifi c the next year to wait out cyclone provides most of our drive when sailing season in New Zealand. After sailing off the wind, blew out. As such, we were back to the South Pacifi c, we continued unable to use the sail until I was able on to Australia, where we waited out to complete a repair. In addition, our another cyclone season while doing lots generator died and the genoa furling line of land travel. In 2011, we sailed up the pulled out once we reset the repaired east coast of Oz to Darwin to join the In- genoa. donesian Rally. After that, we continued Those were lesser problems compared on to Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and to our autopilot's dying 780 miles from Thailand. Martinique. This meant that the two of Because of the threat of pirates, we us had to hand-steer for over eight days, had Serenity shipped to Turkey. We something that proved to be a physical then cruised Turkey, Greece, Albania and mental disaster. We did one-hour- and Croatia. After crossing the Adriatic on, one-hour-off watches, then hove-to tion in Mexico, and return to our home to Italy, we sailed down to Sicily, where at midnight to get fi ve hours' sleep. port of Ventura. we wintered at Marina di Ragusa. In Many of the other Atlantic Odyssey — the cornetts 12/22/2014 April last year we did the west coast of participants were on the dock to cheer Italy and continued on to Elba, Corsica, our arrival when we fi nally got to Marti- Benevento — Pacifi c Seacraft 40 Sardinia, Menorca, mainland Spain and nique, which was nice. But after nearly a The Massaro Family Gibraltar. month, ours wasn't even the last boat to The Other Latitude 38 After a stop at Morocco, we made it fi nish, as others had challenging cross- (San Francisco) A couple of the Atlantic Odyssey entries leave ings as well. As we mentioned in Part 1 of our re- Lanzarote in the Canaries for Marintinique. They To think that we had port, it's been more than 12,000 nautical wouldn't have the best weather. told friends how much we miles since we — my husband Darold, were looking forward to the our 10-year-old son Dante, and I — left 'tradewind crossing'! It was San Francisco in September 2013 on not a lot of fun. But we made a two-year cruise. We sailed under the it, and it's safe to say the next Golden Gate Bridge, turned left, and six time we cross the Atlantic it months later were in Puerto Rico facing will probably be aboard a 747. the decision of where to go next. ATLANTIC ODYSSEY ATLANTIC After some cruising in the One decision could have been to con- Caribbean, including Carta- tinue heading east toward the US and gena, we plan to continue on British Virgin Islands, and maybe as far through the Panama Canal, complete our circumnaviga- IN LATITUDES

vast number of anchoring possibilities on the East Coast. It's no problem sailing for the day and being able to fi nd a place to drop the hook that night. After stopping in St. Mary’s, Georgia and the Cumberland Island Seashore (famous for its feral horses, historic Cargenie mansions, and the trees that were used to build the hull of the U.S.S. Constitution), we made our way up to the Savannah River. Passing lots of container ships, we tied up at the Savannah city dock, which was charming. We then anchored in Charleston's Ashley River,

PHOTOS COURTESY BENEVENTO AND TOURIST BOARDS TOURIST AND BENEVENTO COURTESY PHOTOS with Fort Sumter, site of the fi rst battle in the Civil War, in view. Even though it was hot, we absolutely loved Charleston. In addition, we thoroughly enjoyed the remote and beautiful anchorages of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia as we made our way up the ICW. Thanks to the suggestion of Rob- ert, an awesome lockmaster, we tied up safely inside a lock within the Great Dis- mal Swamp as hurricane Arthur roared through the Outer Banks. Robert also converted the Triton’s trumpet conch shell we'd bought from the Kuna Yala in Panama into a horn, much to the delight of Dante. After the hurricane passed, we con- tinued to Hospital Point anchorage on the Elizabeth River between Portsmouth and Norfolk. We kept the boat there for 10 days while we rented a car and visited many of the amazing 'Colonial Triangle' locations in Virginia, including Jamestown (fi rst British colony in US), Yorktown (defi nitive American Revolution battle precipitating the end of the war), and Colonial Williamsburg (Disneyland for history geeks). We loved it. The Mariner’s Museum in Newport News was Enjoy the variety of the world via cruising boat. Spread; The blue waters of the Exumas. Insets, perhaps our favorite museum. An entire clockwise from left: Jennifer and son Dante in the Bahamas. Mt. Vernon. Anchoring near the day wasn't enough for that alone. Washinton Mall in Washington, D.C. Annapolis, Maryland. A $30 mooring on New York's East River. Continuing our fi rst-person American southeast as St. Martin or Dominica. wasn’t nearly enough time to do justice history lesson, we made a detour to go Doing that, however, would have meant to the Bahamas. In fact, our entire trip The Massaro family loved just about everyplace that we would have to make doubletime has seemed more like a sampling than a they visited, but historic Charleston, South it back up the East Coast of the U.S. comprehensive tour. It's really just been Carolina was among their very favorites. in order to be in Georgia by June 1, appetizers for a much longer trip in something required by our insurance retirement — or sooner. company. So we decided to head to the We arrived back in the U.S. at Bahamas, then north to the U.S. Fort Lauderdale, and spent time in We spent a month cruising the Miami, the Everglades, and Cape Bahamas, including a visit to Acklins Canaveral before traveling inland Island (where we had the anchorage all to Orlando. We do, after all, have to ourselves), Thunderball Grotto near a child with us. We dubbed the TOURISM CHARLESTON Staniel Cay (which was like swimming rest of the season 'The Summer of in a kaleidoscope of fi sh), Georgetown American History', as we alternated (in time for the Family Island Regatta), between going up the Intracoastal and the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park Waterway (ICW) and sailing coastal (which was breathtaking). A month waters north. One aspect of sailing the East Coast versus the West Coast is the CHANGES

up the Potomac River to Washington, DC, stopping at Mount Vernon along the way. Tolling the ship's bell three times has We sailed directly to New York City, been a tradition since the night George motoring under the Verrazano-Narrws Washington died. Bridge just as the sun was rising. It was Washington, DC has been one of our an amazing sight and gave us a feeling favorite stops so of great accomplishment. We briefly far. We anchored anchored by the Statue of Liberty for a on the Washing- photo shoot. ton Channel next Transient slips in New York Harbor BENEVENTO to the welcoming are quite expensive — upwards of $6/ Capital YC, with foot per night — so we made our way up the Washington the Hudson River to the 79th St. Boat Monument serv- Basin, which is operated by the New York ing as one of the Parks Department. We secured a moor- bearings for our ing for $30/night. The price was right anchorage. For a and the access to the city was excellent. small fee we were We made our way up the Hudson granted access to River, passing beneath the Tappan Zee a secure dinghy Bridge to Tarrytown, where we picked up dock, Wi-Fi, the family. We would later anchor for a week At the Statue of Liberty yacht club facili- at Croton-on-Hudson while visiting with for a photo shoot. ties — and the relatives. Then it was back down to New very friendly members of the club. Even York Harbor, up the East River, through though we were there for two weeks, we Hell’s Gate — wisely timed with slack barely scratched the surface of what tide — and into Long Island Sound. there was worth seeing in the District of We made our way over to Mystic, Columbia. home of the famous Mystic Seaport, We then wound our way up the Chesa- where our Uncle Roger joined us for a peake, and made stops in St. Michaels sail to Block Island, Rhode Island, and and Annapolis, and then crossed over to Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts. Of all the the Delaware River via the C&D Canal. anchorages we'd stayed in the previous It’s a tight squeeze in that canal — which year, Block Island on Labor Day was we traversed at night — with all the con- defi nitely the most crowded! In spite of tainer ships. that, it was still a great place to visit. We continued north up the Delaware From there we went to Cape Cod, leaving and spent a few days in Philadelphia. the boat at Hyannis while staying with We found a small anchorage just north family and getting Benevento and our- of Penn’s Landing, and had time to visit selves ready for the Atlantic crossing. the city’s amazing historical center, have It was amazing to stop and think of service — Commander's Weather — for a few cheesesteaks, and run up the art all we'd seen and done in just one year the fi rst time. We were pleased with their museum’s steps a la Rocky Balboa. of cruising. We can easily see how cruis- forecasts and service. Dante had been learning about the Con- ers could spend years in single locations Now safely on the other side of the stitution, and visiting Independence Hall we’ve visited, such as the Sea of Cortez, pond with a little time to refl ect, we brought his history lessons in books to the San Blas Islands, the Caribbean, the recognize that cruising is no vacation. life. The National Park Service does an Bahamas, the ICW, the Chesapeake Bay Between home-schooling, provisioning, outstanding job of interpreting our na- or New England. We realize we’re mov- boat repairs, laundry and passage- tion’s historic sights. ing too fast, but that’s the trouble with making, it’s a full-time job. But it’s also the adventure of a lifetime. As it happens After harbor-hopping up the East Coast of the having a timeframe of only two years to U.S., the Massaros spent 16 solitary days sail- do our trip. We've perhaps been a bit too when you live life large, time seems to ing to the Azores, then eight more to Portugal. ambitious in planning, but it has been compress and expand like an accordion. worth it. Just about everyone Time is fl ying by for us, but when we look has told us that the most dan- back at our photos it seems as though gerous piece of equipment on a it’s been ages, not just a year, since we sailboat is a calendar. They are left San Francisco. BENEVENTO right. Our trip has been an incredible ex- Our trip across the Atlantic perience for Dante, who turned 11 in the was thankfully uneventful. It middle of the Atlantic. He has become took 16 days to get from Cape more worldly and mature, through both Cod to the Azores, and then an- direct learning and osmosis. His favorite other eight days to make landfall experience so far has been the San Blas in Lisbon, Portugal — which, like Islands, we suspect for the friends he San Francisco, is at latitude 38. made as much as the snorkeling and It was during the crossing that we used a professional weather IN LATITUDES

reach across the channel at 7 knots. Even under reduced canvas she was making too much way on. This was the fi rst tine I wished we had a third reef point. I decided the

wind wasn’t putting a ELETHERIA dangerous load on the rig yet, so I would just handsteer and en- ALL PHOTOS COURTESY ELEUTHERIA COURTESY PHOTOS ALL joy the roller coaster ride across the chan- nel. After all, it was only 12 miles until we reached Molokai — and what I assumed would be a good lee. You have to land a We tore across the fi sh fast to beat the channel with big wind sharks. and breaking seas pooping the cockpit every fi ve minutes. But we’re young and hardcore, so we threw out a handline with a cedar plug, convinced that we could land a mahi at such speeds. After 15 minutes the bungee went tight, and I called Lyss to come pull it in. The sailing conditions demanded 100% of my atten- tion, so she was on her own to land the fi sh. Using her gloves, she pulled in a wildly fl ailing 42-inch mahi, with blood splattering everywhere. We'd heard that fl ipping a mahi over and hugging it might calm the fi sh. We then tail-wrapped it, made some cuts, and threw him over the leeward side to bleed out. Alyssa fi nished bagging the fi lets just before we passed the eastern point of Molokai. We were happy to have fresh fi sh for the fi rst time since the Marquesas. Lewis and Alyssa were so busy during their Maui-to-Oahu run that they didn't get to take many We discovered that the trades howl photos, so we're using some shots from their time in the South Pacifi c. Spread; Alyssa thrilled at down the Pailolo Channel, split at Lanai, all the open space. Insets from top. Lewis on high; Lewis with his kite; and Alyssa fi lleting. and turn down the coast of Molokai, rip- scenery. "Boatschooling isn't very much meet family. The story that follows is ping down the Kalohi Channel between fun, but cruising is awesome!" he says. I that of our punishment for breaking the Molokai and Lanai. So instead of fi nding think it’s time to give him longer watches! aforementioned rule. Neptune was pay- a pleasant lee, we found more 30-35 — the massaros 11/30/2014 ing attention to our lapse in judgment Just when Lewis and Alyssa needed it the least, and smacked us for it. they hooked a 42-inch mahi. But Alyssa landed Eleutheria — Tartan 37 We sailed up the leeward side of it before the sharks could get a bite. Lewis Allen and Alyssa Alexopolous Maui as far as the Kaanapali Maui to Oahu Sleigh Ride Coast before hitting the 30-knot (Redwood City) headwinds gusting down the

Let me start by reminding ourselves Pailolo Channel between Maui ELETHERIA and fellow cruisers that sailing and and Molokai. Ahead of us was a schedules don't go together. We have sea of whitecaps and waves that always held true to our rule that visitors periodically broke. We double can choose either a location or a date reefed the main and sheeted the to meet up with us, but not both. This sail as fl at as possible. We then prevents us from pushing our boat and furled the genoa and raised the ourselves in conditions that we would yankee on the inner stay, leading not fi nd ourselves in by choice. the sheet outboard and sheeting The rule has served us well — until it fl at, too. We decided we were we broke it just before Thanksgiving by then ready for the channel and sailing fron Maui to Oahu in order to fell off. When the sails filled, Ellie heeled and bore off on a beam CHANGES

knot winds and the same big seas. The only difference was that we were now sailing with the wind on the starboard We were in 25 feet of water and lined quarter, so there was much less motion up with the Lono entrance a tenth of and strain on Ellie. Although it was still a mile out when Alyssa yelled, "Oh my blowing 30 knots, we had a nice sail God!" toward Lono I turned my head and almost had a Harbor, which heart attack, as I was staring at what we assumed I estimate to have been an 18-ft wave, would be a half of which was breaking in a barrel! good overnight At this point we were less than 70 yards anchorage. from the entrance, and that wave was on Lono Har- a mission to break right where we were, bor features then crash into the harbor entrance. a man-made I threw the wheel hard to port, spun breakwater on Ellie around, lined her up with the wave the SW end of face, and gave the engine full throttle. We Molokai. It was climbed up the wave face with the break- built so sand ing barrel only 15 yards to starboard! harvested Once we reached the crest of the wave Sailors aren't the only ones from Molokai we saw the next one coming. It was even challenged by the entrance could be taken bigger and it was already breaking! I bore to Lono Harbor during a big to Oahu to cre- off to port and then lined up with the face winter swell. ate the beach before it hit. Thankfully we made it over at Waikiki. We read that you can enter the wave before it closed out, and then Lono Harbor in most settled conditions. made haste to deeper water. Once we As we approached Lono, we started to were safe, it sank in just how close we'd see breaking waves. Studying them, we come to shipwreck if not death. Had we saw that they were breaking on the east been caught broadside by either wave, side of the breakwater, suggesting that we certainly would have been rolled it was just the trades breaking against and thrown into the breakwater. We'd the wall. Business as usual. certainly been foolish trying to enter a According to our chart, the entrance harbor when a large swell was running. to Lono is about 50 yards wide, which I The trades were blowing too hard to felt was adequate, even if we had to fi ght try to beat back up the coast of Molokai, the wind to get in. As we got closer, we so we resigned ourselves to an unpleas- the wave faces and make sure we didn't could see that sometimes there was a ant night at sea. We would make Oahu round up into the wind, which would swell all the way across the entrance, by morning, tuck Ellie into a marina, have put us beam-to the seas and at but never a breaking wave. Deciding it and celebrate just being alive. There risk for capsize. was safe, we began to close on land. was just one catch. We had to cross the I was focused on the next set of waves A half mile out, I told Alyssa that I Kaiwi Channel at right, in strong trades when we were lifted up the crest of a was noticing a large swell, and that we and with a huge NW swell running. particularly large wave that broke while should keep an eye out as a rogue set Conditions weren't bad until we we were at the top, then thrown into the could catch us in shallow water outside cleared the lee of Molokai, at which time trough below. The whisker pole hit the the breakwater entrance. That would bge we became exposed to the full wrath of water and dug in, shuddering the rig very bad. the stiff NE trades and gigantic NW swell. and stopping our forward progress. We That’s when the seas got very steep, were alarmed and confused at what had Lono Harbor as seen from above. If the surf throws you into the breakwater, both you and confused, and started breaking. The happened. your boat will become nautical 'toast'. wind was at 33-38 knots sustained, and I got Ellie lined up again, and after we were running downwind getting her back on course took a few with 1/3 of the jib poled out minutes to inspect the rig. We were to port. The wind had created elated to fi nd there was no damage. We 13-18 foot waves that were thought the sail may have ripped from mixing from the north and the force of the pole being pushed aft east around the SW corner of in the fall, but the line leading from the NOAA Molokai. This sea state com- pole to the bow held, and saved the sail, bined with the NW swell to pole — and quite possibly the entire rig. create tremendous washing- At this point we were so startled that machine conditions. we began thinking about other options. We thought Ellie was han- Could we make for Lanai? No, as that dling the sea state well until was upwind. Could we run back to the a few breakers crashed into lee of Molokai? No, as that was upwind, the cockpit. That’s when I too. Could we lie to our sea anchor? We focused my hardest to take the optimum track down IN LATITUDES

to be in the Line Islands by April, the Cooks by May, Samoa at the beginning of June, Tonga by July, Fiji in September, New Caledonia in October, and Brisbane, Australia before the onset of cyclone season. At least that’s the current plan / RICHARD LATITUDE we've written in sand at the low tide mark. — lewis & alyssa 11/22/2014

Careyes Resort Past and Present (Mexico's Gold Coast) The Wanderer posted the drone pho- tograph he took of Careyes — see next page — on his Facebook page on Janu- ary 13, and received a lot of entertain- ing comments. So he made it a January 14th ‘Electronic item, and got even more responses. We liked the responses so much that we’re sharing some of them with you. The last one gives the defi nitive report of what’s going on at Careyes now. (To read the original post about Careyes, see the January 14 ‘Lectronic Latitude.) “I used to anchor in the cove just below the resort on the hill and put a long stern line to the pier to keep from swinging. One time I was there when the now long-defunct Club Med was having Lesbian Week. There was great scuba diving around the little islets.” Ted Reed “I love Careyes! I believe Heidi Klum and Seal were married there in 2005. The large gouge in the bow of the Westsail 42 'Daneka' was caused by a pinnacle rock off Punta Teal and I were there also with our tri- Mita at 20°45'.843 North, 105°32'.889 West. At a bearing of about 80°, it's "about .786 nm NW of the maran Savannah. Too bad we weren’t point north of Punta Mita Light," reports skipper John L. Larsen. Details in 'Cruise Notes'. invited and/or didn’t have a drone like could, but we'd be in the shipping lanes about pushing it to make a schedule or the Wanderer.” Lihn Goben and the trades were forecast to get even accommodate a visitor. “Careyes is a fabulous location that stronger over the next two days. Keep We also vowed never again to cross we visited in the 1970s when the Playa running dead downwind? No, because between islands when the trades are Blanca Club Med was still in opera- it was a heck of a long way to the Mar- pumping. Sailing in Hawaii is no joke! We tion. Upon our arrival we were notifi ed shall Islands. We had only one option: hadn't seen seas that large since we left that they were out of cash. A number continue on to the lee of Oahu 60 miles Northern California last year. We were of banditos on horseback had robbed away. It was going to be a long night. also very proud of Ellie; she is one tough them the previous day! We have stopped It soon got dark, which meant there boat to have come through unscathed. there many times since on Di's Dream. was no moonlight by which to see the We're now in the beautiful Ko Olina The anchorage is tight against the rocks, waves. We took turns at the helm for Marina on Oahu. It’s the most expensive Looking down on the Careyes anchorage from the next eight hours. Dodging shipping marina we’ve ever been in, but worth ev- one of the luxury accommodations on the hill. traffi c outside Honolulu was an added ery penny as far as we’re concerned. This We'd rather be on a boat. bonus to all the fun we were having with is resort country club living the weather. at its finest — beaches, We covered the 60 miles in record pools, grass, grills, show- time, and made the lee of Oahu by 2 ers, laundry, restaurants, a,m,, at which time the wind and waves live music, watering holes began to subside. We motored into the and most importantly, fl at lee of the island and dropped the hook water. After 9,000 miles behind a curve of sand in front of a power in the past year, including plant. Exhausted, we gave each other a the South Pacifi c, Ellie de- REALTY ESTATES LUXURY hug, happy to be safely anchored after a servces the TLC that we're very trying passage. We also swore that giving her. we would never again violate our rule We’ll be back in Oahu in January to get Ellie ready to head south again. We plan CHANGES

but the setting has always been so spec- tacular we wouldn’t miss it.” Rog and Di Frizzelle. “The 1998 MEXORC started on Ban- deras Bay and ended at Las Hadas. Who remembers Pat Farrah's famous ping-pong tour- nament — with hundreds in cash prizes for anyone in a bikini? The stop in Careyes featured a special fire- works display. We watched a cigar- smoking Mexican spend the day as- sembling it atop a bamboo frame that stood 25 feet The 220-ft tall bridge tall. It had pin- between Mi Ojo and one wheels and a ro- of the islands. tating sign on the top. The old cigar smoker stood under it and lit the fuses from his cigar. "There were at least 20 boats an- chored in the bay in front of the Car- eyes Hotel and the old Club Med facility next door. They had also built a pier so the MEXORC crews could get ashore. Among the 70s in the bay were Citius, Kathmandu, Blondie, Mongoose, and the maxi Sorcery. "One of the coolest features of the a music mogul. In the next bay to the January 2014. The suspension bridge Careyes stop was that some Arab sheik south was a place called Cocodrillo, one was still there, and the outer island was was preparing to host his daughter’s of our favorite places to eat. It was run spectacularly lighted for a couple of wedding there some time in the future, by a guy who used to manage the Hotel hours every Saturday night. so he and the hotel were having a dress Careyes. Lots of very Italian folks from We were told that about 10 years rehearsal. It was so over-the-top! Still a the homes in the area liked to frequent ago a local resident didn't like the kind favorite!” Mike Priest the palapa. There is a private polo club of crowd the Club Med brought in, so “We anchored just off the beach be- behind the hotel as well.” Jerry McNeil. he asked them what their profi t for the hind the reef on numerous occasions. “Cindy and I anchored off the old Club operation was. He paid them the same Susan's daughter Leah, of Brandon & Med site with Beach House in 2008. We amount to keep it closed. He later bought Leah fame, were staying at Dos Estrel- saw our fi rst coatimundi climbing on the it, tore out many of the cabins, and used las, which looks like a hotel on the point aforementioned suspension bridge. Now it as his personal park. He has anchored just above the reef. It was/is owned by that I know Uma Thurman was swinging a number of nicely painted pastel blue around on the bridge, it has more mean- pangas in the cove to prevent cruisers You've heard of 'surround sound'. Well, this estate above Careyes is unique in that it has ing. We were not un-welcomed, nor were from anchoring there. 'surround swimming'. we invited ashore. It was a very cool little "The middle cove still has the expen- spot. sive French restaurant, and they do al- “We were at Careyes in low cruisers to beach and dine there. The January 2010 and toured cove is fi lled with pangas on moorings, the main hotel hassle-free. so the anchorage is outside that and The only thing remarkable, inside the outer island.” Tom Collins aside from what you've al- “My husband John Rains and I have ready mentioned, is that I anchored off Careyes 10 different times, snorkeled into a tampon. but have been turned away by a big swell LUXURY ESTATES REALTY ESTATES LUXURY Gross! It was too expensive, or too much surge twice as many times. too crowded, and kinda Our best experiences at Careyes have dirty for us.” Rita Webster. been when we dinghied ashore to Playa “We've stopped in Careyes Rosa, had lunch with the French lady many times over the last 20 years, most recently in IN LATITUDES

made a pit stop on a delivery home after the Manzanillo Race. The guests were very accommodating. Management, not so much when they found out we were swimming ashore at night to enjoy the

LATITUDE AERIAL / RICHARD AERIAL LATITUDE many amenities. Captain and crew were ‘de-beaded’ and had to promise we would weigh anchor at fi rst light — or else. We did not ask what "or else" meant. It was fun while it lasted.” Craig Chamberlain “We anchored between the hotel and the island in 2009. They wanted $10 for us to hang at the pool, where we met some polo players. They took us to watch a match and drink some Pimms, then took us to the lighthouse and the giant soup bowl sculpture on the cliff. You climb inside the bowl by going un- der the thing. It’s amazing! If you climb inside the lighthouse, you can turn the light on by connecting the positive cable on the battery.” Kurt Roll “My wife and I anchored there in 2006 while I cleaned a fi sh in our cockpit. The tourists were not impressed.” Douglas Leavitt “I was told I had a good time during the MEXORC stop at Careyes. The 1987 Careyes to Manzanillo leg had 50 knots of breeze from dead astern for the sled class. Cowabunga!” Tom Priest “Most of our 1985 MEXORC crew got food poisoning at the Careyes stop. I seem to remember Paul Cayard hand- ing the wheel to someone for about 15 If you want the best view of Careyes, you need late. I never heard from Peyton again, but seconds so he could take a chum break. to get high. The hotel is now closed and being it was one of the most memorable nights Beautiful place.” Paolo Shearer converted to condominiums. of my life. It was stunningly beautiful, “I had the honor of being tossed out who started it, then walked next door to with a sky full of stars and my belly full of Careyes in the late 1970s, along with the Bel Air Hotel. The manager person- of rum.” Tim Stapleton. Humpo and Dangerous Don H! Those ally took us around to look at two posh "In 1991, my wife and I pulled in folks have no sense of humor.” Ian M. guest rooms/suites and everything else. to Las Hadas with our Farr 46 Beach Montgomery He said they welcomed boaters to come Party and Med-moored next to famous “My most pleasant memory was in in and use the pools and common areas sailmaker Lowell North and his guests. 1991 when the Victoria Secret folks were if they bought a meal or a day pass for They were very cordial and invited us to doing an all-day photo shoot around $15. At the end of the tour, the manager join them in a sail up to Careyes the next the pool and beach. I think I ordered a invited us to stay and inspect everywhere day, which we did — and under spin- cheeseburger because I was in . . . well, except the guest rooms upstairs. Then naker, no less. Naturally we had to go you know where.” Rob Wallace he gave us two free day passes and to the Club Med, which charged us $35 And now, for the defi nitive Careyes invited us to come back for dinner, on for an all-day pass that included all the Update by Mike Farley: the house, that night. Can you imagine food and beverages we could consume. Some of the world's most famous celebrities what Careyes would be like if it had a I reached the fi nals of the table tennis have trod the tiles of the Careyes Hotel aka big breakwater and a few slips? Hmmm, tournament, which really pissed off the the Bel Air Hotel. This is Doña, not a celebrity. I guess it would be crowded like Portofi no young studs who were in Italy.” Pat Rains trying to impress their “When we sailed our Islander 36 Mis- new brides or what- fi t up the Gold Coast in early 1988, we ever. Unfortunately, received a VHF call from Peyton Coffi n, I lost in the fi nals. I who was heading south and whom we’d had trouble focusing met at the Publisher’s Cup he’d run a few on the ball because I’d / RICHARD LATITUDE years before. We both pulled into Careyes been drinking all day.” where we rafted up for the night. We had John Sprouse a wonderful dinner and partied until very “I first anchored at the Careyes Club Med in 1981 when I CHANGES

“Way back when I ran the 48-ft Bruce King designed bilgeboarder Hawkeye turned into a private estate by the same — we had the great battle with the old man whose yacht I ran for 20 years be- Swiftsure in the Big Boat Series, the one fore I retired. So no more fun and games that ended with the epic waterfi ght back for visiting yachts there anymore either. at the docks. Then I ran the Alaska Eagle "Too bad I didn’t know the Wanderer project for the 1981-1982 Whitbread had come by, as I could easily have got- Around the World Race for Neil Bergt. ten him past the guard gate.” Following that, I came down to Mexico — latitude/rs 01/15/2015 to run a yacht for a Mexican owner, and have been in the Careyes area ever since, Healthy Cruising dividing my time between our place there (Mexico) and up in Colima where our kids go to You know how much it costs to eat school. nutritious meals on a boat in Mexico? The hotel at Careyes got shut down We don't either, but we can tell you that several years ago because of a lack of it's not much. business. While the Brignone family still For instance, the six avocados, four has a lot to do with Careyes, a corpora- tomatoes, fi ve carrots, two cucumbers, tion owned by a Mexican in Mexico City head of caulifl ower, and bunch of broc- owns the hotel and many of the apart- coli in the accompanying photo cost us ments. Last year he decided to convert all of $4.71. We bought the stuff at the the entire hotel to condos. The renovaion Campo and Turismo wholesale fruit and project is huge. We had to move out right veggie distributor on the outskirts of La after last Easter, and are hoping to be Cruz. We don't want to contemplate what able to move back in this fall. It's a hard it would have cost at Whole Paycheck in hat area, which is why the guards denied Mill Valley. the Wanderer entry. But I hope you went Add a little lettuce and some lentils to next door to the Playa Rosa. that stuff and you'd be eating well and "Unfortunately for visiting yachties, shedding pounds with ease. If you're there is no more hotel to welcome people looking for more than the 30% protein for lunch and drinks around the pool. found in lentils, you can buy a rotisserie That leaves Playa Rosa, the cove to the chicken at many places for about $6 — north, as the only option. So many moor- including rice, tortillas and some great ings have been put in over the years that hot sauce. Feed the rice and tortillas to there is little space for visiting yachts to the local pets because you don't want to anchor. eat that stuff. "As you surely know, the Club Med You can eat half the chicken for din- was closed down years ago. It’s been ner, then save the rest for the basis of chicken and greens salads or chicken The famous and absurd soup bowl sculpture. Filled with tortilla soup, it serves 979. Filled with and veggie soup. Mind you, soup for us back $3.78. We paid nearly $15 for tequila, it serves four times as many. breakfast is buena, even in the tropics. a large container of cherries from Chile If fi sh is your preferred source of at Costco. We'll pay almost anything for protein, you can get a nice slab of cherries. fresh tuna. We get our tuna — or In other reports, Craig Owings said he mahi or other seafood — at the La was getting 16 bananas to the dollar in Cruz Fish Market. Last time we Panama. Greg King reports the weekly were there they asked us to wait fruit and veggies boat in the San Blas GLENN TWITCHELL 10 minutes so they could bring in Islands charged him about $12.25 for an untouched 80-pound tuna, then an amount of fruit and veggies similar cut the steaks to our specs. A good- to what we got in La Cruz, but that fruit sized tuna steak runs about $2.50 and veggies are much less expensive in per person. the South Pacifi c. Ken Miller says he got We don't always eat as inexpen- a small carton of blackberries in Sonora, sively as we can, in part because California, for $2.50 — although his wife we don't like a day to go by without Amy got the same for 99 cents as a loss raspberries, blueberries, strawber- leader at the Dollar Store. ries or blackberries to accompany If you like to dine out in Mexico — our uncooked oatmeal, sugar-free which de Mallorca would like to do every yogurt and sliced almonds in a night — there are good bargains, too. bath of almond milk. The berries The various 'tacos on the street' places — which come from God-knows- are good, although somewhat limited in where — are a little more dear than variety and greens. We love Natly's in the other items. For example, a Sayulita, where the big and delicious small carton of blueberries and a large container of strawberries set IN LATITUDES

there are still families and kids playing there most evenings. My advice to arriv- ing cruisers is not to be in the wrong part of town after dark, and don't try to deal or buy drugs. If you do that, you should be fi ne."

ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE / RICHARD LATITUDE PHOTOS ALL For more facts and a more detailed analysis of the situation, see the Baja Insider's online report. For what it's worth, we at Latitude would not hesitate to take our catamaran to La Paz. Speaking of Profl igate, somehow the port side three-bladed Flex-O-Fold prop managed to fall off in early January. But that's nothing compared to what 2011 Ha-Ha vet Erlin Loving of the Bainbridge Island Tartan 37 Ventured has had disappear from his boat off Costa Rica. When he left Playa del Coco to join some other boats for New Year's, he made the unfortunate decision to tow his dinghy rather than storing it on deck as he usually does. After sailing downwind, then beating in moderate conditions, he noticed that the dinghy and outboard were no longer trailing behind his boat. "The line was intact, so it's most likely that the bridle on the dinghy broke," Loving writes. He wasn't sure when the dinghy and outboard separated from his boat, but it could have been as much as 10 hours before. Realizing that a search was all but hopeless, he knew he'd feel terrible if he didn't at least make an ef- fort. That's when things went from bad to worse. "I heard a weird rattle from the cen- terboard, which was down at the time," Loving writes. "I began to pull it up, Healthy and inexpensive food south of the border. Clockwise from above: You get all this, and but the line went abnormally tight, so I change, for $5. If you're too lazy to cook, try Natlys in Sayulita. Wal-Mart has become a 'green stopped. Then I saw the line that holds grocer'? A berry, berry good breakfast. A $5 scallop and avo tostada. Ten bucks of fresh tuna. the centerboard up go slack. I fi gured I helpings of food in the accompanying Cruise Notes: could replace that, as the boat's manual photo cost less than $3. As always, The name of the southern Baja city of tells you how to do it even when the you're going to pay more for sit-down La Paz, 'Gateway to the Sea of Cortez', boat is in the water. What's going to be dinners, and the tourist places can be means 'The Peace'. But it's been anything a little more diffi cult and expensive is as high as restaurants in San Francisco but peaceful since July, as there have replacing the centerboard. For when I got or L.A. been over 50 homicides, about 12 times Aerial Photo Phun. Here's a view of the channel Now that you've got your inexpensive, the number in previous years. from Marina Vallarta to the sea you don't see healthy eating dialed in, let's talk about "It's mostly professional hit men very often. Unless you're a seagull or pelican. exercise, the other component of good taking out members of other health. Your 'health club' in Mexico is cartels," Shelly Rothery Ward, the warm — at least on the mainland Commodore of the Cruceros — Pacifi c Ocean. It's free. It offers sail- de La Paz, tells Latitude. In- ing, surfi ng, swimming, boogie board- deed, to our knowledge no ing, SUP-ing, and in some places, good boaters or tourists have been diving. Most activities are great for the killed or even wounded. muscles, cardio, and the mind. There are "The turf battles have not lots of great inexpensive places to cruise affected most of us cruisers to in the world, but Mexico is among the in any way at all," continues AERIAL / RICHARDLATITUDE best, and it's certainly the closest. Ward. "I have not changed — latitude/rs 01/18/2015 my life, although I've noticed there are more of the new police all over the city, and especially on the malecon. But CHANGES

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"There is no romance or adventuring / RICHARD LATITUDE ance, it's that you should never bash on in RV-ing," reports Dewey Engleheart of a Bash. "I've learned my lesson," says the Hollister, who did the 2001 Ha-Ha with owner of several sailing businesses. If the his wife Nan aboard their Catalina 400 weather is bad, I'll just hole up until it The Great Escape. After nearly six years gets better. No more beating up the boat of cruising, which took the couple to the and/or beating up myself." Caribbean and back, they sold the boat The other thing he's learned — and in San Carlos in 2006 and bought a 34-ft the reason we can't identify him — is that diesel pusher type RV. They enjoyed RV- he prefers to do it singlehanded. ing, but Dewey said it wasn't very excit- When is the best time to Bash? We at ing — particularly for a guy who used to Latitude think it's late June or early July. land jet fi ghters on aircraft carriers. In Mike Danielson of P.V. Sails is pretty search of more adventure in their lives, much in agreement. He's no weather last March Dewey and Nan returned to dummy, having given us the following San Carlos and bought the Hunter 42 summary of weather on Banderas Bay: Flight. They now do 'six' on their RV "December and January usually have and 'six' on their boat. Indicative of the How hard is it to land a fi ghter jet on an aircraft the lightest winds of the year because greater excitement when sailing, Dewey carrier? "Doña de Mallorca could do it," claims the ocean is still warm while the inland says they saw 30 whales on their way to Dewey of 'Flight'. "But not at night." valley is about as cool as it gets. April the Marieta Islands one day last month. cumnavigation that he started about and May are the windiest — 18 to 25 Almost around! Scott Stolnitz reports eight years ago with his late wife Cindy. knots — because the ocean has cooled that he's left Fort Lauderdale aboard What do you learn after Bashing up and the valley has gotten really warm, his Marina del Rey-based Switch 51 cat the Baja coast multiple times? For one creating the same dynamic that brings Beach House for Cartagena, the Canal, very experienced sailor who shall remain strong summer winds to San Francisco and Central America. Once he reaches Bay. But after the fi rst rain, usually in Costa Rica, he'll have completed a cir- mid- to late June, the land starts cooling

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down as the ocean starts getting warm Latitude's Leopard 45 'ti again, reducing the gradient and the Profligate avoids three of windspeed." these 'straight shaft' prob- / RICHARD LATITUDE When it comes to boat transmissions, lems as follows: 1) The prop Guy Bunting says that saildrives aren't comes out of the back of the necessarily the worst things in the world. keel-let, so there is no strut Bunting, who has been out cruising to transmit noise — although since 1988 with his wife Deborah aboard it's still noisy. 2) The shaft the M&M 46 Elan that he built in Vista, isn't tapered, so it's easy to speaks from experience. Lots of it, as get the prop off. 3) There is prior to the M&M cat the couple cruised no problem getting the engine on a Prout cat for four years. and saildrive lined up. We got into a conversation about By the way, in late Decem- Yanmar saildrives, which are notorious ber three men — a realtor, a painting Servicing or replacing the cone clutch on a Yan- for cone clutch problems, while Guy was contractor, and a magazine publisher mar saildrive is an oily job. But if you're cruising on Elan and the Wanderer was hovering — attacked two Yanmar saildrives with with one, you'd better know how to do it. nearby on an SUP. Guy recounted his cone clutch problems on Profl igate. When in just 2.5 hours — and with the only problems with a straight shaft. done by professionals, such repairs can expense being a little lapping compound. "One, the setup is extremely noisy. I'm easily cost between $1,000 and $2,000, We'll have the full story in the March told that 60% of engine noise transmitted and are now termed "normal mainte- Latitude. If you have a Yanmar saildrive, to the hull is via the strut. Second, my nance" every 450 hours by Yanmar. We you won't want to miss it. straight shaft is tapered, and I've found know, that is ridiculous. While it took the Shea Weston, a West Coast marine it's almost impossible to get the prop off. trio 4.5 days to make the repairs, they communications guru, shared the fol- Third, the Yanmar diesel is on rubber now think they know the tricks, and are lowing communication news for cruisers: mounts, and thus it moves around quite thus confi dent they could now do one "SailMail now supports the Iridium a bit, while the v-drive is rigid. So they GO! device. Airmail (for SailMail only) don't stay lined up when in waves." is approved by Iridium for use with and

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fully supports the GO!. With the avail- ability of fl at rate data plans for the GO!, this can be an attractive backup or al- cifi c to the Punta Gorda River on the ternative to a SSB and Pactor modem for Caribbean side. Nonetheless, only Ortega email and weather data. See the SailMail / RICHARD LATITUDE and his closest advisors know: 1) What website at www.sailmail.com for more will happen to the 30,000 people that details." will be displaced by the canal. 2) How Is it just us, or is it really hard to keep many construction workers from China up with all the developments in maritime will arrive and when. 3) And why no communications? environmental studies have been done Is there any better feeling than over- for what would be the severing of the coming a serious problem while cruising 'land bridge' between North America and solo? Not for Brian Charette of the 36-ft South America. northern Idaho-based catamaran Cat 2 If the canal gets completed — and Fold. The problem he faced was keep- some have their doubts — it will be 173 ing his catamaran, which is meant to miles long — four times as long as the fold together for trailering, from folding Panama Canal — but be able to handle together while 60 miles offshore during much larger vessels. The completion a 600-mile singlehanded sail from San of the Interoceanic would have major Carlos to Banderas Bay. But Charette Why is this man smiling? Because he managed political and strategic ramifications. persevered, which left him smiling the to repair a potentially serious problem on his Nicaragua could overtake Panama as way you see him in the photo at right. cat at sea, and because his kids are joining him. the most strategic link between the two By the way, his trip didn't start in San inista insiders have our government beat oceans, and it would give the Chinese a Carlos, but with his cat on a trailer in hands down when it comes to opacity. much-wanted foothold in North America. the snow in northern Idaho. It's only fi ve years until the fi rst ship is But the domestic ramifi cations in Nica- If you think there isn't much trans- slated to use the Interoceanic Canal ragua could be even greater, as many of parency in United States government from Nicaragua's Rio Brito on the Pa- Ortega's former brothers-in-arms in the — and there isn't — Nicaragua's Daniel Sandinista National Liberation Front Ortega, his wife 'The Witch', and Sand- are furious with the behavior of their

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of chips and sprinkling hot sauce of their charts — which won't help and fresh lime juice on the chips. anyone with an old version. The Then he all but forced us to eat six-knot impact with the rock put some. There's more. Despite our a big gouge in the Westsail, one of repeated protestations — we really the thickest hulls in the industry. don't care for beer — he insisted Larsen didn't have trouble making on opening up an ice-cold ballena it to the boatyard, but later discov- of Pacifi co and making us drink ered that a small amount of water a cup. And he kept refi lling the had gotten in. damn thing. That wouldn't hap- Larsen has a good sense of pen in the Caribbean. 2) We drove humor. He told us that he'd pur- down to Barra Navidad to get some chased Danika as a hull and deck aerial photos of the Barra area, in 1974, and had done a good job and needed a hotel. We ended up with Compared to the Ocean 71 'Big O' that we once of it fi nishing her off. When we asked him a room in the fi ve-star Grand Bay Hotel owned, the Ocean 80 'Ocean' is huge. how long it had taken him, he replied, by Wynham for $106 — although they Danika, which had struck an uncharted "I'm almost done." sneaked in a $20 resort fee. Try to fi nd — at least on his Navionics chart — pin- How big is too big a boat for a couple something that reasonable in the sunny nacle rock off Punta Mita. The irony is to cruise? If you ask Tal Gutbir and Ma- Caribbee. that Larsen is a marine pilot for cruise rina Janecek of Vancouver, 80 feet isn't Come to think of it, air fares home ships in Alaska during the season. But too big. The two of them are cruising from Mexico are much cheaper than if the rock wasn't charted, how was he the Ocean 80 schooner Ocean, which is those home from the Caribbean. Rob supposed to know it was there? At times a huge Peterson design that displaces and Lynne Britton, Ha-Ha vets with there has been a buoy to mark the rock, 140,000 pounds. She's a lot of work to the Olympic 47 Aldebaran, formerly which comes to within fi ve feet of the maintain, but Tal says he learned all from San Diego, report they just got two surface, but it had drifted off station. he needed to know during his two years round-trip tickets between Puerto Val- Larsen has been told that Navionics is in the Israeli Navy. It didn't hurt that larta and San Diego on Volaris for $400. putting the rock on the newest versions the boat, built in 1981, came with two Earlier in Changes we had a two- new masts, a new engine, and a new page photo of John Larsen's Westsail 42 generator. JUST YOU AND THE SEA…

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26-FT MARIEHOLM. International Folk- 28-FT NEWPORT, 1981. Alameda OYC. WHAT’S IN A DEADLINE? Our Classy boat, Seattle, WA. $9,000. Fiberglass $7,500/obo. Universal M3-20 18hp diesel. Classifi eds Deadline is the 15th of the full keel beauty. Great shape, original Bottom job 1/2014. Asymmetrical spin- month, and as always, it’s still pretty gelcoat. New mainsail, dodger, sail cover, naker, sock, pole. Roller furling jib. Tiller much a brick wall if you want to get your cushions. Full cover. VHF, CQR, custom pilot. Head and holding tank. Good week- ad into the magazine. But it’s not so galley, heater, recent haulout. Loved but end Bay boat. Call (209) 988-4260 or (209) important anymore when it comes to multiple boats forces sale. (206) 718-8230 605-0018 or [email protected]. getting exposure for your ad. With our or [email protected]. online system, your ad gets posted to our website within a day or so of submission. 29 TO 31 FEET Then it appears in the next issue of the magazine. So you’re much better off if 23-FT RANGER, 1976. Brickyard Cove. you submit or renew your ad early in the $3,250. Good condition. Perfect for single month. That way your ad begins to work handing in strong Bay conditions. 5 sails for you immediately. There’s no reason to including spinnaker, double lifelines, wait for the last minute. 2011 Tohatsu 6 hp x long shaft. Bottom repainted 2012. 30amp shore power, re-charger, Porta-Potti, marine radio. Contact [email protected]. 27-FT CATALINA, 1979. OYC, Alameda. 24 FEET & UNDER 25 TO 28 FEET $7,800. Impeccably updated C27. Main, 95% jib in good shape; Harken furler, 30-FT ERICSON 30+, 1981. Alameda. Johnson 6 2-stroke. New bottom paint, $17,300. Equipped better than new. 22-FT J/70, 2014. Grass Valley. $49,500. rigging, lifelines, interior in 2011/2012. Double spreader tall rig. Nexus/Garmin Like-new J/70 for sale, loaded with extras See link for pics, upgrades. More infor- W-S-D all integrated with Garmin GPS. including trailer, 2 sets of Quantum sails, mation at: www.sailboatlistings.com/ Icom VHF, new Ritchie compass, Harken brand new and 8 months old, full Harken view/41901. Contact (415) 336-8564 or Mk II jib furler, spinnaker, pole, lazy jacks, travel covers, ready to race. Contact: [email protected]. new sail and wheel covers, diesel with PYI (530) 575-0261 or [email protected]. PSS shaft seal. 3-burner propane stove/ 27-FT ERICSON, 1973. Berkeley. $9,200/ oven with safety tank well and solenoid 24-FT STONE HORSE. By Edie & Duff, obo. Great Bay boat, singlehanded rig- shut off. Impressive all-teak like-new in- 1976. Alameda Marina, CA. $12,000. ging, solid, clean, sailed and maintained terior. Will e-mail photos. (209) 890-1786 2005 new Beta Marine 14, Awlgrip hull regularly, bottom paint 10/2013, new prop or [email protected]. and mast. New 2014: standing and run- 27-FT O’DAY, 1979. $7,800. Good condi- 7/2010, 570hr rebuilt A4 smooth running, ning rigging, staysail, two furlers, shaft, tion, well maintained. Tiller w/Autohelm, main, 120&150 jibs. 2 spinnakers, Stan- 100% jib on furler, genoa, spinnaker. 30-FT CAPE DORY, 1982. Marina San prop, stuffi ng box, bottom paint, berth dard Horizon GPS and new VHF/DSC, Carlos, MX. $30,000. Upgraded rigging, cushions. Contact: fl [email protected] or Yanmar inboard runs well, upgraded LED lights, old dodger, all records. Sad to upholstery, new bottom paint 8/14. Great gel batteries, full batten main, Furlex, (510) 703-7050. see her go, just got larger boat, need to wheel, Lewmar ST30s, dodger, Autohelm, boat, owner buying bigger boat. More in- sell. More info at: www.sites.google.com/ formation online at http://sfbay.craigslist. CQR, propane stove, solar panel, dinghy, site/e27emily/. Contact: (510) 325-9915 or EPIRB and more. Documented, custom org/eby/boa/4825157344.html. Contact: [email protected]. [email protected]. trailer, US delivery possible. Call (575) 758-8366 or [email protected]. CARPENTRY NOR-CAL COMPASS OODRUM MARINE Mobile cabinet shop W Specializing in custom interior Contact Lon Woodrum at: Adjustment • Sales cabinetry, tables, cabinets, countertops, 415-420-5970 Authorized Compass Repair cabinsoles. For power or sail. www.woodrummarine.com Hal McCormack • [email protected] • Phone/Fax (415) 892-7177 N.E. MARINE TITLE Capt. Alan Hugenot • (415) 531-6172 • Accredited Marine Surveyor Coast Guard documentation • Title/lien searches • Transfers • Mortgage fi ling • Escrow services ASA Certifi ed Offshore Sailing Instructor Local closing facility for brokers or private transactions Power boat handling & docking, single or twin screw, 30 years experience of doing it right the fi rst time 35 years sailing sloops, ketches, schooners & catamarans 1150 Ballena Blvd, Alameda, CA • (510) 521-4925 SF Bay or Coastal • Accepts all credit cards

Page 112 • Latitude 38 • February, 2015 CATALINA 34 MK II, 2001. San Pedro. $91,750. Loaded, well maintained. 35hp low hours, folding prop, roller furling ge- noa, asym spinnaker w/dowser, dodger, Sunshade, cockpit table, cushions, electric windlass, Raymarine chart, radar, speed, depth, GPS, wind, Autohelm, VHF radio w/cockpit mic, AM/FM stereo-CD w/Bose speakers, BBQ, stove/oven, Ultraleather upholstery, fridge/freezer, 30-FT J BOAT, 1987. Redwood City. 31-FT TARGA 9.6, 1980. San Rafael, CA. 32-FT DREADNAUGHT TAHITI KETCH. cedar-lined lockers, safety equipment. $29,000. Last J/30 built, hull #546. Extras $22,000. 31 ft aft cabin sloop. Great little 1973. Marina Bay Yacht Harbor, Rich- Many extras, ready for serious cruising. include Harken lazy jack, Raymarine tiller mini cruiser. The boat is in good working mond, CA. $33,000/obo. The Tahiti ketch Contact [email protected] or pilot, MarineAir reverse cycle A/C. Recent condition. It had a major haul out 3 yrs was the most circumnavigating boat call (310) 519-9119. paint. And more. Call (954) 325-3768 or ago. Replaced all through hulls and hos- in the world in her day. Stardate was (954) 868-9170 or [email protected]. es, blister repair, some engine work, re- custom-built to extra heavy standards 32-FT COLUMBIA 9.6, 1976. Richmond sealled all windows and vents. 2 batteries by a boatyard familiar with world-capable Marina. $8,000/obo. Working Volvo Penta 1 yr ago. Equipment: VHF, autopilot, depth bluewater cruisers. Well maintained, and MD6B engine. Full suite of sails, includ- sounder, radar knot meter, dinghy davits. upgraded, Stardate is equipped for off- ing blooper. Monitor windvane. Potential For more information: www.sailboatdata. shore sailing. 38 feet overall with a 32-foot great liveaboard. AS IS: needs work. com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=4996. full keel. No offers will go unheard for this Call (510) 205-1590 or (510) 290-0797 or Email [email protected]. full-keeled beauty. Call (520) 275-1641 or [email protected]. [email protected].

35-FT FANTASIA, 1977. Mexico. $29,950. Designed as a comfortable, safe, blue- water voyager featuring a full keel, heavy 30-FT CAPE DORY KETCH, 1976. Oys- displacement, 77hp Yanmar diesel, high ter Point Marina. $18,800. Famous go- freeboard and a center cockpit confi gu- anywhere pocket cruiser. Hard dodger, ration with a master stateroom aft. More Yanmar engine, radar. Quick release rig information at www.sailboatlistings.com/ to lower both masts. Furling jib. Newer view/47776. Contact: (503) 342-2065 or sails, VHF, windlass, bronze fi ttings, new [email protected]. canvas. Call (650) 245-0025 or email 30-FT ERICSON, 1986. Redwood City. 34-FT HALLBERG RASSY, 2000. Emery [email protected]. $17,900. Good singlehandling with self- 33-FT TAHITI ROVER, 1982. Sausalito. Cove. $150,000. Documented. Original tacking jib. Harken roller furling. All lines $28,000. Strong steel cutter-rigged owner. German Frers-designed. CE led to cockpit. Raytheon autopilot. Main Tahiti Rover, canoe stern, classic lines, certifi ed for category A (unlimited ocean sheeting traveler on cabin top. Universal one of a kind. Needs new engine and voyages) by Germanischer Lloyd. Volvo M-18 diesel. Teak and mahogany interior. some TLC, but overall great shape, MD2030 (1100 hours), sail drive, Selden Call (408) 243-2659. cruise her anywhere! (914) 497-5962 or rig, windshield and dodger, teak decks [email protected]. and almost every available factory op- tion: wheel steering, Webasto heater, hot 32 TO 35 FEET 35-FT ERICSON, 1977. Stockton, CA. water, electric windlass, Raymarine, more. $19,000/obo. Ready to race or cruise KKMI-serviced. For more information well equipped with many new items, email: [email protected]. chartplotter/radar, wireless wind indica- 30-FT ISLANDER 30 MK II, 1974. tor. Call for pictures and equipment list. Alameda Marina. $19,000/obo. 2gm20 (209) 986-7813 or [email protected]. Yanmar diesel. Low 400+ hours. Jib roller furler. Dodger, steering wheel, pressur- 34-FT CREALOCK 34, 1991. Tacoma, ized hot/cold water. 2 new batteries w/ WA. $70,000. A well maintained boat, charger & inverter. Danforth anchor on new Awlgrip paint on hull, mast and boom manual windlass. New VHF w/ AIS tech repainted with epoxy. New standing rig- paired with new Lowrance Elite-7 HDI ging and running rigging. New lifelines. GPS Fishfi nder. AntennaTV, Blu-ray, on 34-FT CATALINA 34 MK II, 2001. Long Contact for pictures and complete de- new Jensen stereo JBL speakers. LED Beach. Comfortable accommodation scription: (206) 949-7587. navigation, curtains. dock box, Cobra 33-FT CS, 1981. Sausalito, CA. $15,000. for seven. Walk-though transom and Sails fantastic. New mainsail, autopilot Escape kayak, Indecision is adventure swim step. Many upgrades in sails and ready! More information at http://sfbay. and new two-burner stove. Interior needs equipment for coastal cruising. Contact some cosmetic fi xes and upgrades. Great craigslist.org/eby/boa/4829670425.html. (949) 573-4225 or [email protected]. Call (925) 219-6151 or (925) 332-7979 or opportunity to get into a fun sailing boat at See website for complete specifi cations. a good value. Email [email protected]. email at [email protected]. www.catalina34.info.

31-FT HUNTER, 2008. Sausalito. 35-FT HUNTER LEGEND 35.5, 1993. $76,500. Perhaps you sailed her and Sausalito. $54,500. Standing, running loved it, now you can own her! Gute Fahrt rigging, lifelines new 2013. AIS VHF/ II, always professionally maintained, great GPS 2014, wheelpilot, Bluetooth stereo. condition, one-year-old main and bottom Yanmar Diesel. Poly waste tank with sen- 35-FT CAL, 1983. Seattle, WA. $41,500. paint, dodger, wheel steering, Yanmar sor. Four 6v house batteries, ProMariner Great sailing boat with roomy, comfort- diesel, in-mast furling main, roller furling charger. Very clean and well cared for. able interior. MaxProp, electric windlass, jib, completely outfi tted with everything (415) 717-2623. Monitor windvane, 8 sails, self-tailing you need for a great daysail or weekend winches, autopilot. Force 10 stove, fridge/ on the Bay/Delta. Call (916) 424-0444 or freezer, hot/cold pressure water, separate [email protected]. shower and more. Call (206) 947-7074 or [email protected].

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33-FT CAL, 1972. Emery Cove Yacht Harbor. $15,500. Modifi ed stern. Skeg rudder. Tiller. Volvo diesel under 400 hrs. Harken Mk II. Newer rigging. Surveyed in December. Priced to sell. Buy it with a slip for extra discount. Contact (626) 410- 5918 or [email protected].

33-FT HOBIE, 1983. Healdsburg, CA. 37-FT ERICSON, 1974. Alameda, CA. 39-FT YORKTOWN, 1977. Vallejo. $16,500. Ballenger double spreader mast, $19,500. Sails well and ready to sail! Yan- $29,999. Turnkey 39-ft Yorktown sailboat recent high-tech running rigging as well as mar diesel like new - low hours regularly with many upgrades. Well maintained. lifelines and standing rigging. Halyards led serviced, roller furling, wheel steering, all Very seaworthy. New paint, Harken trav- aft for single/doublehanding. Large sail lines led aft, new toilet, CNG stove/oven, eler, Barlow winches, and more. Ready to inventory-including new asymmetric jibs lazy jacks, bottom paint mid-2013, mast sail NOW! Reduced price. Very motivated in fi ne condition. Many upgrades includ- professionally re-stepped in 2009 by seller. Call for details. (925) 324-4226 or ing galvanized steel trailer with new SS Svendsen’s. Two-boat owner needs to daltonm@scrantonlawfi rm.com. 33-FT CAPE DORY 330, 1987. Tiburon. brake rotors, removable bowsprit, over- sell. Great boat looking for new adven- $49,900. The Cape Dory 33 is a Carl sized rudder by Foss, Honda-powered tures! For more pictures go to (case sensi- Alberg-designed cutter rig with a full 12hp sail drive, Raymarine instruments. tive): http://db.tt/tjDXpd26. Contact: (510) keel and attached rudder. Below deck, The Hobie 33 is an enduring legacy of 253-5883 or [email protected]. the boat stands apart from most other Hobie Alter, about the biggest bang for production sailboats. Cape Dory is made your racing buck. (707) 433-3692 or in the US and the teak interior is beauti- [email protected]. fully crafted. Accommodations are very comfortable and functional. Whether 33-FT WAUQUIEZ GLADIATEUR, 1983. sailing offshore or daysailing, cruising in Sausalito, CA. $39,999. Great coastal and the Cape Dory 33 is comfortable and safe. offshore sloop. Ready to sail. Pictures and The boat is well equipped for offshore details on website: www.quest33.info/ 36-FT ISLANDER, 1975. Ballena Marina. sailing with a good inventory of sails. Quest33.info/Quest.html. Please contact $24,000/obo. Yanmar 1000 hours, new Ham/SSB, GPS, EPIRB, refrigeration, if questions (707) 832-3734 or (707) 725- bottom paint, new mainsail, great condi- Monitor windvane. Call (415) 451-3213 2028 or [email protected]. tion sailed about 100 times a year. Avail- or [email protected]. 37-FT TAYANA PILOTHOUSE, 1978. able after 2-15. Contact (415) 994-5242 Sausalito, CA. $85,000. Original owner, or [email protected]. mechanical engineer, Perkins 4-108 2,900 hrs., heavy-duty hydraulic steer- ing, autopilot, forward scanning sonar, 12v refrigeration, teak interior, no teak decks, excellent condition, many extras. Call (775) 345-0170 or [email protected].

32-FT PEARSON, 1979. Alameda. 35-FT RM1060, 2012. Nuevo Vallarta, $19,500. Well maintained.Yanmar diesel, Mexico. Great cruising sailboat in excel- Racor fuel fi lter, Edson pedestal steering, 36-FT PEARSON 36-2, 1986. Sausalito lent condition. High-performance sail- cabin top traveler, lazy jacks, roller furling Yacht Harbor. $52,000. Very good condi- ing, stylish, comfortable and functional headsail, Raytheon Autohelm, chartplot- tion. New running, standing rigging, rod design. Epoxy/plywood shell, biquille, ter, knotmeter, depthsounder, VHF + kicker, Yanmar diesel 900 hrs. PlasTEAK interior panoramic view. B&G instruments, handheld, 110v shorepower, Lifesling, toe rail and handrails. Interior very nice Watt & Sea hydro-generator, Volvo Penta Lewmar anchor windlass. Teak interior, and dry. Great sailing yacht with wheel 30, freshwater 400L, fuel 130L. (521) 551- sleeps six. Call (925) 349-8576 or contact 36-FT BETTS CARROLL FARR OD. steering. More information at www.pear- 268-4306 or [email protected]. [email protected]. 2005. Point Richmond. $124,000. A car- son36-2.net. Contact (925) 825-1189 or bon fi ber rocket ship constructed by Jim [email protected]. 32-FT DOWNEASTER, 1977. Isla Mu- Betts. She is super strong and stiff, and a jeres, Mexico. $21,000. Bluewater cruiser blast to sail. Wicked is in excellent condi- and comfortable liveaboard on a tropical tion and includes the following: Lewmar island paradise in the Carribean. Many deck hardware, running rigging, a carbon extras. Good condition. More info at mast and boom by Hall Spars, B&G elec- www.cptndiego.webs.com. Contact tronics, and a trailer. Many successful rac- (828) 243-4914 or (530) 205-9236. ing results in SF Bay. Wicked represents [email protected]. an excellent opportunity. Compare this boat to any other 36- to 37-ft race boat and you will not fi nd anything comparable 32-FT FUJI, 1976. Sausalito. $18,500. A 36 TO 39 FEET for the price. Call (530) 308-5674 or (530) project boat you can have fun with right 583-5150 or [email protected]. 38-FT AERODYNE, 2003. Tiburon, CA. now. Nearly new Beta diesel. New head 36-FT ISLANDER, 1972. Sausalito. $150,000. Ultimate performance cruiser. and sail covers. Good sails with furling 39-FT CAL JENSEN MARINE. Hull Leisure Furl boom, full batten main, jib. Hot/cold pressure water. CNG stove. $30,000/obo. Low hours on new diesel. New StackPack, rod rigging, bottom #8, 1971. Marin. $17,500/obo. A sweet electric winch, low time Yanmar. SSB Everything works. Needs new wood in sailing Bay boat. Needs TLC. Yanmar with Pactor modem, watermaker, anti- cockpit and paint. Call (415) 272-1602 or 2014. Lots of misc. gear. Must see. [email protected]. 30GMF diesel, recent type 27 deep-cycle corrosion system, isolation transformer, email: [email protected]. batteries, good standing rigging, metal electric windlass, recent paint, new spreaders, lines led aft, decent sails, lots batteries. Excellent condition. Ready for of extra gear included. (925) 838-8793 or Mexico. (415) 385-3600. [email protected].

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37-FT GULFSTAR. Mazatlan, Mexico. 47-FT CATALINA, $229,500. Customized Gulfstar 37 AC well equipped, located in bluewater ready. Extra fuel capacity, 110 beautiful Mazatlan. Excellent sails, strong or 240v, watermaker, chartplotter, radar, 4-108, 10’ RIB, 15hp Yamaha, Icom 706, AIS, coldplate refridge/freezer. Custom radar, AIS, 220’ chain, Rocna 45. Con- cabinets and workshop, dive compres- tinually updated and ready for its next sor, in-boom furler, staysail, autopilot, adventure. More information at http:// windvane, new hard dodger, heat-air, gulfstar37forsale.blogspot.com. Email Autoprop. Much more. Info at www. [email protected]. adream2sail.publishpath.com. Call (916) 607-9026. 45-FT FASTNET 45, 1974. Portland, OR. 45-FT GARDEN YAWL. One-off, dou- $49,000. Price reduced! Beautiful boat, 40-FT VALIANT, 1978. Ventura. $79,900. ble-ender, 3 years in restoration, 98% many compliments on her lines. Recently Hull #198. Outfitted over the past 18 completed, cold-molded over original sailed to Australia and back. Very sea- months for cruising. She is in top condi- strip planking. $30K as is, or ? to fi nish worthy, comes with a lot of equipment. tion and ready to head south. A change of renovation. Contact (916) 847-9064 or Considerable locker space and storage wind direction has put her on the market. [email protected]. for extended cruising. (503) 327-6750 or For more info contact (805) 754-8897 or [email protected]. [email protected].

44-FT ROBERTS OFFSHORE, 1998. Ma- 39-FT CAL, 1971. Oceanside, CA rina Seca San Carlos, MX. Have the skills $20,000. Knot A Clew. Just repowered, to get this steel cruiser sailing? Gutted. Perkins 4-108 diesel. Lots of racing sails, Needs redecking. Will let it go near scrap tiller, fast, race winner. With Oceanside price. Contact: (505) 360-3223 or (505) slip. Contact [email protected] or (949) 326-9139 or [email protected]. 280-6220.

40-FT COLUMBIA, 1965. Paradise Cay Yacht Harbor, Tiburon. $25,000. 47-FT VAGABOND, 1984. San Diego. Libra. Beautiful boat. 2nd owner. 1994 $165,000. This Vagabond’s latest up- 25hp Universal 4-cylinder M4-30 grades: all new tankage, fuel, water, 414hrs. Runs great. 4’6” draft perfect holding. Many previous upgrades. If for the Bay. 7 sleeping berths. More interested contact Len at: (310) 357-9673 information at www.dropbox.com/sh/ or [email protected]. gxjjf56ktnxuvsa/4REqpVCvoj. Call (415) 948-9801 or [email protected]. 41-FT NEWPORT, 1984. Brannan’s Island 38-FT CHEOY LEE OFFSHORE. 1979 Time Marina. $39,000. Price reduced. Berkeley $16,000/obo. 2009 - new fuel Mexico vet, radar, GPS, autopilot, 40hp tank installed. 2011-Complete rebuild Universal diesel, solid rod rigging, 38 gal. of the entire exhaust system, new bilge fuel, 60 gal. water, sleeps 6, 8-ft dinghy pump. 2011-Recaulked teak decks. with 9.9hp Nissan. Contact: (707) 290- They are still in need of repairs. 2012- 9535 or [email protected]. Had all new hoses and new “Y” valve installed for the head. 2012-Purchased new sun awning for cockpit. 2013-New canvas covers on three hatches. July 41-FT NEWPORT, 1981. Ventura West 2014-New batteries, new starter motor, Marina. $30,000. 2010 Mexico cruising 40-FT MODIFIED SANTA CRUZ, 1983. new alternator. Jan 2015-Rebuilt engine/ vet, owned by marine mechanic, too many Alameda. $69,500. Rigged to race. Cus- new gear box. Contact (510) 435-5575 or upgrades to list. Please go to blog for pics tom Antrim keel, 1600 lbs lighter, many [email protected]. and more info: http://southtrailnewport41. racing and newer performance cruising blogspot.com. Email treesenfi [email protected]. sails. Lightly used asymmetric spinnakers. Low engine hours, instruments replaced 40 TO 50 FEET 2010. Harken roller furler. Call (408) 807- 44-FT HUNTER 44DS, 2007. In Califor- 9630 or [email protected]. nia. $199,000. Health conditions force us to sell our like-new 2007 Hunter 44DS, 50-FT SEARAKER. Center Cockpit, cruise-ready. Only 620 engine hours! 1977. San Carlos, Mexico. $115,000. Standard features, plus in-mast furling, I’ve owned Victoria for 27 years. Ed Monk gennaker, boom brake, electric winch; design, built in Tacoma. Hull #5. Perfect radar, Raymarine E-120, additional family cruiser. 3 cabins, 2 heads, private displays at nav station, autopilot with owner’s cabin. More information at http:// remote, AIS, EPIRB, PLB, VHF radio, 2 bcgypsy44.wix.com/victoria. Call (520) handhelds; watermaker, 120 gal water, 43-FT RON HOLLAND, 1986. Marina 303-5365 or [email protected]. 50 gal fuel, 50 gal holding tank; 56hp Riviera Nayarit, MX. $130,000. Aft cock- 40-FT FARR DESIGN. Beneteau First Yanmar, upgraded 165 amp alternator, pit, 2 staterooms, 2 heads, spacious, well 40-FT CAL, 1965. Alameda. $45,000. 40.7, 1999. Corinthian Yacht Club, Tibu- 600ah AGM starting and house batteries, equipped and well maintained for cruis- Hull #45. Project boat 80% complete, ron, CA. $119,500. This beauty has what it 2.4KW inverter. Hard bottom dinghy, 9.9 ing. Singlehanded all over Pacifi c Mexico but plans have changed. Epoxy bottom, takes to win races and be a luxury cruiser four-stroke outboard, heavy-duty davits. in comfort and now lying in a fantastic hull to deck joint sealed, Lewmar hatches all in one. Well maintained, in great shape, Fabulous accommodations, 2 heads with location. More information at www.sanc- and much more. Please email or call for ready to win for you, coastal or ocean! separate showers, centerline queen bed, tuarycharters.com/sabbatical.php. Email information and pictures. (510 ) 507-0200 (415) 250-1942. Bose surround sound system, large fl at offi [email protected]. or [email protected]. screen TV, dodger, bimini, near-totally enclosed cockpit! (602) 421-9964.

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46-FT JOHN HANNA CAROL KETCH. 1946. Berkeley. $35,000. Carvel planked fi r on oak frames, diesel, windlass, good sails and rigging, well-maintained. Last hauled Jan. 2014, Priced under surveyed value. Owner moved out of state. More at www.faithforsale.com. (970) 261-1611 or (510) 507-4589. 43-FT SAGA, 1998. Ventura, CA. 44-FT CATALINA MORGAN. 2007. 35-FT BENETEAU CATAMARAN, 1986. $215,000. Rare West Coast offering of Seattle, WA area. $269,000/obo. Mint Ensenada, Mexico. $75,000/obo. Boat this sought-after performance cruiser. condition. Captain-maintained. Beautiful has two 17hp Yamar diesel engines, Meticulously cared for by second owners. deck salon, light and airy. 75hp Yanmar, MULTIHULLS two 20 gallon water tanks, two 20 gal- Absolutely turnkey. Panda 4kw genset, low hours. Batteries recently replaced. lon diesel tanks, two double berths and 150 gpd watermaker, Hydronic 5-station Two large solar panels, cruising spinnaker, furling genoa sails. 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For more information: http://afterburner. gibbscam.com. Call (805) 377-1789 or POWER & HOUSEBOATS 42-FT TAYANA. Vancouver Center Cock- [email protected]. pit, 1988. La Paz, Mexico. $139,000. Joss has been continuously updated and 47-FT BENETEAU 473, 2005. Southern cruised by the current owners since 2002. California. $239,900. Beautiful and in She is ready to cross the oceans or cruise excellent cruise-ready condition. 3 state- the coasts. If you are looking for a blue rooms, electric winches, furling sails, bow water cruiser that is ready to go, this is the thruster, dinghy with outboard, stereo, 2 boat for you. Equipment and inventory too TV’s, autopilot, radar, VHF, Wi-Fi antenna, extensive to list. Call or email for complete microwave, custom features. Owned in details and photos. (310) 489-4682 or LLC for possible tax advantages. (310) [email protected]. 893-6061 or [email protected]. 34-FT GEMINI 105 M, 1997. Alameda. DUTCH RIUTER TRAWLER, 1980. $88,000. I am selling my beloved Catama- France. $185,000. Cruise EU canals ran. Here are the highlights: 1. The boat, and the Mediterranean. Gorgeous Dutch in my opinion, features the best layout I trawler. Steel hull, twin diesel, solid blond have seen on a catamaran. Even 500K teak interior. Professionally maintained. boats can not compete. 2. You can run Turnkey, fully loaded. Fresh bottom job. this boat alone with no help allowing you Dry docked in France. Live the dream. to go anytime. 3. This boat is relaxing. In Contact [email protected] or (239) 30 knot winds it will stay fl at, warm and 821-3749. calm. Milo shows very clean and proud. 44-FT MILLER MARINE, 1980. San Ra- Email [email protected]. 44-FT HERMANSEN, 1994. Santa Cruz fael. $99,500. Beautiful and cruise-ready. /San Francisco Bay. $69,000. No.6 of 6, Mexico and Alaska veteran. 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AB Marine ...... 6 Brisbane Marina ...... 53 Easom Racing & Heritage Marine Los Angeles Boat Alpenglow Marine City Yachts ...... 7 Rigging ...... 41 Insurance ...... 53 Show ...... 25 Lights ...... 85 Club Nautique ...... 14 Emery Cove Yacht Heritage Yacht Makela Boatworks ...... 91 American Battery ...... 91 Conch Charters ...... 95 Harbor ...... 39 Sales ...... 121 Marchal Sailmakers ...... 73 Aqua Marine ...... 106 Corinthian Yacht Emeryville Marina ...... 111 Hogin Sails ...... 40 Marina Bay Yacht BVI Yacht Charters ...... 94 Club ...... 55 Equipment Parts Hood Sails ...... 11 Harbor ...... 51 Bay Marine Costa Baja Resort & Sales ...... 111 Hotwire Enterprises ...... 81 Marina de La Paz ...... 111 Boatworks ...... 19 Marina ...... 35 Farallon Electronics ...... 40 Hydrovane ...... 106 Marina El Cid ...... 53 Farallone Yacht Bay Marine Diesel ...... 85 Cover Craft ...... 48 Intercoastal Financial Marina Isla Cortez ...... 45 Sales ...... 9 Group ...... 36 Berkeley Marine Coyote Point Marina Vallarta ...... 55 Center ...... 84 Marina ...... 47 First Watch Marine .....111 Iverson’s Design ...... 34 Marine Lube ...... 85 Blue Pelican ...... 118 Cruising Yachts ...... 55 Flying Cloud Yachts ....121 JK3 Nautical Marine Outboard Blue Water Yacht CSprit/Rubicon Marine Fortman Marina ...... 28 Enterprises ...... 23 Company ...... 8 Insurance ...... 73 Products ...... 81 Gentry’s Kona Marina ..81 KKMI - Brokerage ...... 119 Mariners General BoatU.S. Insurance ...... 85 Jones, David, Yacht Gianola Canvas KKMI - Boatyard ...... 124 Insurance ...... 45 Boat Yard at Grand Brokerage ...... 119 Products ...... 46 Kissinger Canvas ...... 42 Maritime Institute ...... 43 Marina, The ...... 27 Defender Industries ...... 48 Grand Marina ...... 2 List Marine Marotta Yachts ...... 122 Boome, Chris, DeWitt Studio ...... 109 Hansen Rigging ...... 34 Enterprises ...... 46 Mathiesen Marine ...... 118 Insurance ...... 36 Doyle Sails ...... 29 Helmut’s Marine Loch Lomond BottomSiders ...... 81 Duffy Model Boats ...... 108 Service ...... 91 Marina ...... 49 CONTINUED

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February, 2015 • Latitude 38 • Page 121 Marotta Yachts of Sausalito Brokers of Fine Sail and Motor Yachts 415-331-6200 • [email protected] • www.marottayachts.com

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48' TAYANA CUTTER Deck salon version of Robert Perry's 46' KELSALL CATAMARAN, 2008 Easy to handle long- 50' BREWER-DESIGNED KETCH, 1989 Bullet proof, 'go-to' design for safe, luxurious passage making. This low distance cruiser, bristol in and out. Twin Volvo diesels, Northern steel-hulled, cutter-rigged, full keel with cut away forefoot time, late model example is BRISTOL and TURNKEY. $419,000 Lights genset, full electronics, lying in Sausalito YH. $324,000 and skeg hung rudder, 5kW Northern Lights genset. $179,000

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41' KIRIE FEELING SLOOP, 1996 Spacious accommoda- 43' HUNTER 430, 1995 In nice shape inside and out. 42' PT PERFORMANCE TRAWLER, 1986 tions with a cabin skylight and great sailing in typical SF conditions. Spacious, well laid-out 3-stateroom/2-head interior with 6'6" Cockpit motoryacht. Really nice, heavily built trawler with twin Starfinder is a great example of a great design. $134,000 headroom and lots of light and storage. Lying Oxnard. $97,000 diesels, shows bristol inside and out. $95,000

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38' CATALINA 380, 1997 31' PACIFIC SEACRAFT, 1988 Designed and built by actual 44' FELLOWS & STEWART, 1946 Repowered beauty owned Mexico veteran. Set up for short-handed sailing. cruisers. Shows very nicely. Yanmar diesel, radar, chartplotter, by professional shipwright and maintained at Sausalito's Arques Deep draft version. $87,000 autopilot, offshore dodger, wheel, roller furling. $78,000 Shipyard many years. Shows bristol inside and out. $69,000

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45' HUNTER, 1987 Amazing space below with 6'7" head- 28' Alerion Express, 2000 Lovely little daysailer 36' ISLANDER, 1979 room; feels like a 50+ footer! Boat is in nice shape, well equipped shows as new for a fraction of the price. Very well equipped; One of the nicest Islanders we've seen in years, this boat has been and well priced. Pullman berth forward, shoal draft. $69,000 potentially transferable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip. $52,000 extensively updated inside and out and is a MUST SEE! $49,000

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35' MAXI 105, 1983 High quality Swedish-built yacht 32' DREADNOUGHT, 1978 Classic Crealock-designed 31' HUNTER, 1987 with a 3/4 aft cockpit configuration. In excellent condi- California-built cutter. These double-enders have sailed all over Clean and well priced. Would make a good, inexpensive, fun tion, she shows much newer than her actual age. $49,000 the world. Potentially transferable Sausalito YH slip. $24,500 daysailer or weekender. $19,000

at 100 Bay Street • Sausalito • California 94965 since 1946 NORPAC THE PLACE YACHTS THAT'S LAUNCHED A THOUSAND 1150 Brickyard Cove Rd., B9, Pt. Richmond, CA 94801 SHIPS! 48' GOLDEN WAVE Sloop. Beautiful Britton Chance (510) 232-7200 FAX (510) 232-7202 offshore performance cruiser design built by Cheoy Lee to • compete w/Swan-Nautor. Nice cond., fast, seaworthy & email: [email protected] comfortable w/full elect., cruising gear, +. Asking $79,950

36' ISLANDER OUR BOATS ARE WELL FREEPORT REDUCED! Perry's brilliant medi- SELLING & WE MAINTAINED um-sized cruiser. Die- NEED sel, full galley, wheel, enclosed head with MORE LISTINGS! shower. Great lines and beautiful down below. Please List Your 57' CHINESE JUNK Twin Gardner dsls. Roomy, comfort- 30' NONSUCH Sloop. Diesel, wheel, new batteries, With their big keel Boat Now & Expect able, unique & ideal for liveaboard. Just hauled & much dodger w/hardtop, autopilot, radar. Unusually spacious upgrading/refi t completed. 3 strms, large salon & galley, design below. Easy singlehanding. H&C press water, encl. and skeg-hung rudder, A Quick Sale! genset, wood carvings, great wheelhouse observation head w/shower, full galley, davits, ship's table, dinghy w/ these boats sail very well. +++. Asking $39,950 salon, high quality construction, ++. Asking $119,900 ob, MORE. Ready for cruising & FUN! Asking $43,500

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40' BRITISH COLUMBIA CLASSIC TROLLER 120' CHARTER/EXCURSION VESSEL. Legal 175' LIGHTHOUSE TENDER, "FIR" Desig- 39' CAL Very nice one. Diesel rebuilt by British Beautiful pleasure yacht conversion. Ultimate in seaworthi- for 12 paying passengers plus crew. Stand- nated National Historic Landmark by U.S. Dept. of Marine. Rig overhauled 2013 incl. new standing/ ness, economy & saltiness. Built for rigors of commercial use alone high-endurance bluewater steel vessel. V-12 the Interior. STEEL, twin diesel-powered small ship, running rigging, new batteries/charger, CNG range w/ in PNW waters & all conditions. 6-71 GM dsl, 8KW dsl gen, CAT, gensets, comfort, seaworthiness, safety and fully operational and in great condition. Beautiful, oven, 6'5" hdrm, sleeps 8. New VHF, AIS, new radar, inverter, red cedar planking, nav computer, radar, depth, 2 great accommodations, crane, HELICOPTER PAD and comfortable interior, great accommodations and GPS, VHF, depth. Lines led aft. Cabin heater, cockpit VHFs, AP, reefer/freezer, dsl range, +. Asking $29,950 MORE! Alaska anyone? Asking $360,000/offers more. Asking $360,000/offers table, wheel, dodger, MORE. Asking $54,900

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28' NEWPORT Sloop. Diesel, wheel steering, roller 35' CHEOY LEE Trawler Sedan w/fl ybridge, bow 28' ERICSON Sloop. Diesel, roller furling, wheel 37' RAFIKI Meet the Ha-Ha In Mexico. Yanmar furling, VHF, speed, wind direction. Enclosed marine thruster, Lehman-Ford diesel, H&C pressure water, 8kw steering. Accommodates five. Teak joinery, super 50 hp dsl, radar, A/P & vane, SSB, dodger. Lines led head, ship's table. Very nice cushions throughout, Onan, inverter, 1,200 mile range, radar, full galley, storage space, twin settees, 6'1" headroom. A great aft. Forced air dsl heat, large enclosed head & stall including cockpit. All glass plus the usual miscel- dinghy davits, ship's table, stereo, GPS/plotter, autopilot, performance cruiser for the whole family. shower. Cruiser keel, fridge & MORE! A comfortable laneous equipment and MORE! Asking $7,500 fi berglass, dual helms & MORE! Asking $43,900 Asking $21,500 cruiser w/lots of storage & amenities. Asking $49,500

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45' (LOD) CRUISING SLOOP. Super strong; low maint. ferro construction; nice cond., newly painted. Opportunities 39' GULF PILOTHOUSE Sloop/Motorsailer. 34' GEMINI 105 CAT Lovingly maintained example of 45' FUJI KETCH Cruise equipped, 60 hp dsl, for improvement. Dsl eng. appears near new, press H&C Inside and outside helms, very clean, only 280 hours this popular, affordable cruiser. GPS, VHF, depth, CD/stereo, genset, wind gen, radar/GPS/plotter and full elect H20, liveaboard &/or cruise. Full galley & head, wheel steer- on diesel engine, RF, lines led aft, spinnaker, rod rig- battened mainsail, roller furling, lazy jacks, fi xed dodger, with repeaters at pedestal/wheel steering, dodger, ing, windlass, MORE! Big, comfortable. Asking $23,500 ging, running rig new. Lots of other new equipment/ wheel steering, h/c water, cockpit shower, enclosed marine main, spinnaker, storm jib, roller furling, genoa, gear. 2 double staterooms, +. Asking $96,500 head w/shower, full galley & MORE! Asking $89,500 autopilot, reefer/freezer, more! Asking $99,500

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50' HERRESHOFF CENTER COCKPIT Ketch. Aft stateroom, 115hp 6-cyl dsl, full galley, AP, radar, GPS, dinghy+o/b, more! A big, comfortable, strongly-built, 133' CAR FERRY Conversion: Office/Studio. 41' MORGAN Center Cockpit Out Island 35' ISLAND PACKET Lightly used on San Francisco Bay GLASS, bluewater world cruiser from a fi ne designer, Ultra spacious. Fully operational. Set up for very Sloop. Diesel. Outstanding & very popular cutaway so she's super clean/ready to cruise. Huge, comfortable FAITH comes with a lot of gear. Asking $82,500 comfortable living and working. Ice Class, built full-keel cruiser design. Live/cruise. REFINISHED in & cockpit w/room for everyone. Massive, well equipped galley in Norway. Fine condition. Absolutely unique and out. Teak & holly sole. Radar, speed/log, VHF, stereo, & fantastic layout below w/roomy aft & forward cabins. VERY cool. Rare opportunity. Asking $390,000 GPS/plotter, A/P, spinn., MORE! Asking $44,900 Built to high standards to sail safely. Asking $118,500 EXCEPTIONAL! CALL (510) 232-7200 OR PLEASE SEE www.norpacyachts.com TOLL FREE (877) 444-5087 and/or OR CALL GLENN DIRECTLY AT 46' GARDEN PORPOISE Ketch.Bill Garden's magnifi - cent all-teak world-beater design. She's circumnavigated www.yachtworld.com/norpacyachts (415) 637-1181 before & ready to do it again. Fully equipped to take on the world's oceans in safety & comfort. Try $79,950 for MORE BOATS FOR APPOINTMENTS & INFORMATION

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