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Latitude 38 Latitude VOLUME 435 S t b 2013 WE GO WHERE THE WIND BLOWS SEPTEMBER 2013 VOLUME 435 HAPPy Labor AYd FROM THE GRAND MARINA CREW F P rime deep water double-fingered FALL Sale on 32-FOOT concrete slips from 30’ to 100’. SLIPs, CALL FOR A TOUR F Great Estuary location in the heart of beautiful Alameda Island. OF OUR COMMUNITY! F Complete bathroom and shower Close to most destinations of the bay. Plus the island of Alameda facility, heated and tiled. is a mecca of marine services and great weather with plenty F Free pump-out station open 24/7. of restaurants and bars to kick back after a day on the bay. F Full-service Marine Center and haul-out facility. Follow your compass rose to Grand Marina. F Free parking. Give us a call to find out how you can get a complimentary F Free on-site WiFi. weekend stay this summer. And much more... Directory of Grand Marina Tenants Blue Pelican Marine .................. 176 THE BAY AREA’S PREMIERE BOATING COMMUNITY Boat Yard at Grand Marina, The 34334 Marchal Sailmakers ................. 179 510.865.1200 New Era Yachts ......................... 184 Pacific Crest Canvas ..................... 42 Leasing Office Open Daily Pacific Yacht Imports .......................18 2099 Grand Street, Alameda, CA 94501 Alameda Marine Metal Fabrication www.grandmarina.com UK-Halsey Sailmakers GRAND MARINA GRAND Élan – energy, style and enthusiasm Elan has been a fixture in the Express 37 OM .C one-design fleet for a long time, but for relatively new owner Jack Peurach, the OSHOTS 2 ocean races have been particularly reward- H ing. In 2012, Elan won her division in the Pacific Cup – and nobody was more sur- prised than first-timers Jack and his crew. The 2013 OYRA (Ocean Yacht Racing As- sociation) season has been equally kind to Elan, with a string of solid finishes as the PHOTO ERIK SIMONSON/WWW. season comes to a close. Jack has won 3 of the last 4 ocean races, and is tied for the series lead in his class. Elan has had this success with a relatively old set of Pineapple sails that came with the boat, which according Jack, “miracu- lously, still look great.” It has only been this year that Jack has started to upgrade to a new set – not surprisingly, exactly like the old set … from Pineapple Sails. Call us today for an upgrade of your own; for sails designed and built right here in Alameda, California. Elan* YOUR DEALER FOR: Musto foul weather gear, Dubarry footwear, and Spinlock Deckwear Sails in need of repair may be dropped off at West Marine in Oakland or Alameda. *Powered by Pineapples Phone (510) 522-2200 Fax (510) 522-7700 www.pineapplesails.com 2526 Blanding Ave., Alameda, California 94501 September, 2013 • Latitude 38 • Page 3 CONTENTS BOAT subscriptions 6 calendar 10 LOANS letters 22 sightings 72 from america's cup update 88 second half opener 98 Trident Funding ppj recap 102 youth ac preview 108 oaxacan odyssey 116 "a fresh baja ha-ha profiles, pt. I 122 approach max ebb: critical overload 134 from people the racing sheet 140 you can trust" world of chartering 146 changes in latitudes 152 classy classifieds 168 In Northern California call JOAN BURLEIGH brokerage 181 (800) 690-7770 advertisers' index 181 Cover: A bird's-eye view of AC72 competition in the recently completed Louis Vuitton Cup Final. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget/ACEA In Southern California call Copyright 2013 Latitude 38 Publishing, LLC Latitude 38 welcomes editorial contributions in the form of stories, anec- JEFF LONG dotes, photographs – anything but poems, please; we gotta draw the line somewhere. Articles with the best chance at publication must 1) pertain to a West Coast or universal sailing audience, 2) be accompanied by a variety of pertinent, in-focus digital images (preferable) or color or black and white (888) 883-8634 prints with identification of all boats, situations and people therein; and 3) be legible. These days, we prefer to receive both text and photos electronically, but if you send by mail, anything you want back must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Submissions not accompanied by an SASE will not be returned. We also advise that you not send original photographs or negatives unless we specifically request them; copies will work just fine. 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