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VOLUME 393 March 2010 WE GO WHERE THE WIND BLOWS MARCH 2010 MARCH VOLUME 393 VOLUME 'S CUP 33

Larry Ellison won the America's Cup on his third try, leaving few stones unturned in the process. — THE RIGHTEOUS VICTORY

This picture says it all for the week of reckoning borne by .

The events of the last 2.5 years have defense of the next Cup match. Before we knew dominated the narrative of the 33rd America's it, the successful partnership had dissolved, Cup, but the roots of the confl ict that was re- leaving Coutts on the sidelines — hostage to solved in February 8-14 stretch back a non-compete clause in his contract — while to the year 2000, and the events following the Butterworth and the rest of the boys he'd 30th America's Cup in . Back then brought with him successfully defended the , and a whole 32nd match, held in Valencia, Spain, in the host of sailors, designers summer of 2007. and builders jumped ship after successfully Meanwhile, software mogul , defending the oldest trophy in sports which CEO of the Bay Area-based Oracle Corpora- they'd won in San Diego in '95. tion, had also challenged in 2003, with a team They signed with a hitherto low-profi le bearing his company's name. Ellison lost to Swiss yachtsman Ernesto Bertarelli — who in the fi nals, but had founded a team named for a he and Bertarelli had formed a friendship and nonsense word from his childhood. Bertarelli agreed that what would ultimately become created the sailing machine that would come BMW Oracle Racing would be the Challenger to be known not only as Alinghi, but also as of Record for the commercially successful 32nd the successful challenger of the 31st America's Cup match. Despite having one of the largest Cup some three years later. Coutts' contract budgets in Valencia, Ellison's team, led by with Bertarelli called for him to have com- the abrasive , ended up being plete control over the next defense, should swept in the Louis Vuitton Cup semifi nals. At they win. But after the glow of victory had the same time, relations between Ellison and / BMW ORACLE RACING GILLES MARTIN-RAGET PHOTOS subsided Coutts and Bertarelli had a series of Bertarelli had soured, and tension between the contretemps over issues like where to hold the two began to surface during the work-up to the The two most technologically-advanced inshore, 'round the buoys ever built: 'USA' and ''. AMERICA'S CUP 33

event, as they established the conditions for the match. When Alinghi successfully defended other executive department, having for in Valencia, Bertarelli and his team de- its annual regatta on ocean water course cided that it would set up a paper on the sea, or on an arm of the sea, or club, the Club Náutico Español de Vela one which combines both, shall always or C.N.E.V., to be the next Challenger of be entitled to the right of sailing a match Record. They wrote a protocol that would for this Cup." make even the New York YC blush, giv- Bertarelli's and his lawyer Lucien Masmejan's understanding of the English language failed to recognize that "having," func- tioned as a present participle. The problem for the pair was that they interpreted the word as indicating that they could have an annual regatta when- ever they wanted. So rather than playing it safe and host-

GILLES MARTIN-RAGET ing the sham of an Optimist regatta they called their Russell Coutts and Larry Ellison made a formidable team; this was "annual regatta" before signing Coutts' fi fth America's Cup win, his fi rst as a team CEO. the papers with their puppet ing them complete control over aspects C.N.E.V, they scheduled it for after that like the division of revenue, the jury, re- But what the New York Supreme Court gatta administration and, perhaps most ultimately upheld was that "having," importantly from the sailing side, the meant "having already had." right to in the challenger elimination Ellison's response? Challenge. So it series. While the latter point might not came to pass that the Bay Area's own seem like a big deal, the one advantage Melinda Erkelens, the team's General the Challenger has traditionally had in Counsel, and a Swiss Process server the America's Cup is that it's boat has walked right into Alinghi's home club,

been battle-tested by the time it meets the Société Nautique Genève, and served / BMW ORACLE RACING GILLES MARTIN-RAGET the . the club's commodore, Fred Meyer, with Ellison, who later hired Russell a challenge for the 33rd Cup. be longer than 90-ft on the waterline Coutts to be his team's CEO, didn't The 2.5-year legal battle that ensued if it's single-masted. In its challenge like any of it. But given that there was was, well, boring, so we'll spare you Ellison's team described their boat as already a Challenger of Record in place, the details. But the short story is that 90-ft long by 90-ft wide, which ended there wasn't much he or anyone else C.N.E.V. was declared an invalid chal- up being USA, the 90-ft carbon-black could do about it. Except . . . Bertarelli lenger and the Golden Gate YC's BMW they brought to Valencia. With hadn't dotted his i's or crossed his t's. Oracle Racing Team became the right- their head start, Ellison's team initially The Cup's Deed of Gift doesn't require ful one, and the rest of the time was had an advantage in that they had more that a valid challenger have a clubhouse, spent deciding how the match would be time to build, test and sail the monster that would become known as DOGzilla — a nickname that marries the acronym for Deed Of Gift with everyone's favorite mythical monster, Godzilla. Built in Anacortes, Washington, and later modi- fi ed with a whole new set of longer amas at the team's sailing base in San Diego, the massive tri that went through three iterations of progressively-taller soft-sail rigs looked wickedly fast from the outset. The sailing world waited to see what Bertarelli and his team would produce, given that neither team yet knew where GUIDO TROMBETTA / ALINGHI / TROMBETTA GUIDO or when the match would be held. GILLES MARTIN-RAGET / BMW ORACLE RACING GILLES MARTIN-RAGET Alinghi's response was a 90-ft long Local boy made hero was all smiles after fi nally adding a Cup win to his resume and complet- by 80-ft wide named Alinghi ing the sport's triple crown of the Cup, an Olympic medal (silver '88, Soling), and Volvo Ocean Race (2001-'02 5, built in Switzerland, per the Deed of 'Illbruck'); Kostecki's counterpart Brad Butterworth was left looking a little sheepish, if not stunned. Gift's stipulation that the yacht and com- but it does require that said club be, contended, as well as when and where, ponents be built in her home country. "Any organized Yacht Club of a foreign through the New York Courts. When it was revealed, it appeared that country, incorporated, patented, or li- The Deed of Gift prescribes that a Ellison's team would have a fi ght on its censed by the legislature, admiralty, or yacht that in the match must not hands. The cat looked much lighter than

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From left — 'USA' had a lot of modes, they all looked a lot faster than any of 'Alinghi 5's; Alinghi's , one of the world's top match racers, was noticeably absent from the sailing roster; James Spithill, at 30, the youngest Cup-winning skipper ever; Loïck Peyron got the nod to helm 'Alinghi 5.' members and the saying, "You fi rst," "No, you go ahead," ISAF-appointed PRO, "No, please, after you?" Kiwi Harold Bennett As the boats approached each other — capitulated. for the fi rst time, the speed difference Back at the dock, allowed Spithill to attack and force Loïck the now-frustrated Peyron to tack to stay clear; Alinghi was press corps and spec- successful in the former but not the tators demanded to latter, and it wasn't long before USA's know why the boats tactician — Bay Area born-and-bred hadn't raced. Bennett John Kostecki — raised the Y-fl ag while appeared to be genu- USA followed suit. After 45 seconds of inely empathetic, but deliberation, the on-the-water umpires the day was history. signaled a penalty against Alinghi. Following yet an- Penalty in hand, Spithill and company other Deed-mandated tried to hang head-to-wind near Alinghi lay-day, race number above the starting line, but it didn't take one fi nally got off on long for the directional stability of those Friday, February 12. 100-ft long hulls to start working against the skipper, as the boat drifted astern the tri, and sported a complex but el- with the wing stalled. Alinghi 5 was able egant system of compression struts and A fter winning a coin toss and to get clear and gybe away, re-crossing tension cables that distributed the loads electing to start the fi rst race from the the line on time, while USA drifted back- from the massive 180-ft-tall sailplan. starboard side, BMW Oracle Racing skip- wards in irons before fi nally crossing the While in San Diego, BMW Oracle per James Spithill absolutely nailed the line a minute-and-a-half behind. Racing unveiled what would become the entry, accelerating to 24 knots in the What no one knew at the time was most important factor in their win of the 6- to 8-knot breeze while bearing away that USA would sail from Alinghi 5's lee, 33rd America's Cup, a massive 200-ft and preventing Alinghi 5 from crossing. straight up and over the big cat, going tall hard-wing sail, which had just about With the pin-end favored by some 30°, higher and faster, and passing Bertarel- everyone guessing, "Would it last?" Fast Alinghi 5 was forced to enter the starting Spithill attacks aggressively at the start of the fi rst forward to the February match date, and box at a much deeper angle, and as a race, setting the tone for the rest of the match. the wing had grown to 223-ft tall — too result could only tall to fi t under the Golden Gate Bridge manage 14-knots — and the question became, "Would it of boat speed as work?" The only way to fi nd out was to she entered 'the settle the dispute on the water. The only box.' That left problem was that Valencia, which isn't her as a sitting known for reliable breeze in the winter, duck for the ag- wasn't cooperating. gressive Spithill, The fi rst scheduled day of the match who put to rest was a throwaway day, with massive shifts the widely-as- and little or no wind, making racing im- serted notion that possible. The following day was a deed- there wouldn't be mandated lay-day, so when Wednesday a bare-knuckles rolled around with breeze in the 15-knot pre-start between range, the assembled spectators and the two multi- press corps fi gured that the match would hulls. Did anyone be on. But it wasn't to be. Alinghi, citing really think they'd a 4.5-ft sea state they laughably called be sitting there at "heinous," declined to race, and the start, waving Committee — staffed mostly by S.N.G. each other across, BOTH PHOTOS GILLES MARTIN-RAGET / BMW ORACLE RACING GILLES MARTIN-RAGET BOTH PHOTOS AMERICA'S CUP 33

all the way around the course, with a margin of 2:44 at the gybe mark. In the fading light, USA had stretched out to a lead of over fi ve minutes, thus ending a brutal, but ultimately necessary, chap- ter in the history of the oldest trophy in sports.

Following the racing, Bertarelli and GUIDO TROMBETTA / ALINGHI / TROMBETTA GUIDO the team lobbed up the excuse that, GILLES MARTIN-RAGET / BMW ORACLE RACING GILLES MARTIN-RAGET "The American legal system favored From left — Société Nautique Genève Commodore Fred Meyer got served in his own club by the Bay Area's BMW Oracle." While we never really saw Melinda Erkelens; ISAF-appointed PRO Harold Bennett was stuck between a rock and a hard place, but any evidence of that, we did see some proved his resolve in the face of pressure from the host club-provided race committee. things that appeared to have a serious li's boys early in the 20-mile weather better — was inexplicably inside the impact on the outcome of the match. For leg on the windward/leeward course starting box when the sequence started, Alinghi's part: specifi ed for the fi rst race of the match drawing a penalty right off the bat and Choosing the catamaran over a tri by the Deed of Gift. After completely ceding its starboard-tack advantage to — It seemed like a good idea at the time, dusting Alinghi, USA rounded the top James Spithill and company before the because it's a lighter solution. But the mark almost 3.5 minutes ahead. Much word 'go.' With Ernesto Bertarelli on the catamaran as a platform left little room to everyone's surprise, down the leeward helm, Alinghi 5 looked like they were in for development. The main crossbeam, leg, USA sailed even faster. They won by their fi rst — and possibly last — rodeo. where the mast must be stepped, can't be a stunning 15.5 minutes after Alinghi 5 Having won the start by 24 seconds, moved fore-and-aft. Alinghi never had a botched their 270° penalty turn at the USA headed left up the beat, while chance to go bigger with their rig. If they fi nish and required another fi ve minutes Alinghi 5 went right. The big cat hooked had gone bigger, the sailplan's center to fi gure it out. into a nice right shift and quickly pulled of effort would have thrown the whole Back at the dock, the visibly stunned away from USA, amassing what became boat out of balance, thereby making it Bertarelli and company were already at one point a 550-meter lead. But USA wearing defeat on their faces. After the stayed in touch, protecting the left in the deed-mandated lay-day, the teams hit process — in anticipation of a left shift, the water for race two on Sunday, and which they got. Kostecki and navigator were greeted with no breeze. With the Matteo Plazzi called a dead-nuts port- 4:30 p.m. race deadline looming, and a tack layline and USA was fl ying toward forecast for days of inclement weather, the mark. The shift had eroded Alinghi the breeze 5's lead down to 100 meters, and Loïck f i n a l l y Peyron — who'd taken over for Bertarelli fi lled in on during the previous tack — couldn't the race safely lee-bow USA or engage them in course af- a dial-up. Had they missed, they would ter Ben- have been sailing the wrong way at 25 nett had knots while USA would be accelerating canvassed through the duck, toward the mark. They a 20- by were thus forced to cross, then tack for 2 0 - m i l e - the weather mark. By the time they'd WWW.ELLENHOKE.COM s q u a r e completed their painfully slow tack and area look- made it to the weather mark, Alinghi 5 ing for the was 28 seconds behind USA. best pos- "John made it very, very hard for ELLEN HOKE / sible pres- them by picking that shift," Coutts said Golden Gate YC Commodore Mar- sure. Just at the Golden Gate YC's reception for the cus Young with the Auld Mug. after 4:25, team. Bennett made the call to start the race, From there on out, it was all USA, as but the Société Nautique Genève-ap- the black trimaran tore off at speeds in pointed race committee had other ideas, the high-20s in the 6-knot breeze, and and went on strike. That forced Ben- led Alinghi 5 by 2,000 meters at the reach nett to enlist the help of BMW Oracle mark of the 39-mile, Deed-mandated Racing's mutually consented observer triangle course which was comprised of Tom Ehman, and the R/C boat driver three, 13-mile legs. USA generally sailed to hoist the fl ags! about 1 to 2 knots faster than Alinghi 5 To top it off, the Alinghi team — which upwind, and 2 to 3 knots faster on the includes a lot of people who should know reaching legs, as they extended their lead

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impossible to sail. With the trima- ran, BMW Oracle Rac- ing could move their GILLES MARTIN-RAGET r i g f o r e - and-aft because the center hull could be one of the mod- modifi ed to accomodate more structure ern era's masters where needed; not a simple job, but ex- of multihulls, clusive to the tri. According to Kostecki, he doesn't have BMW Oracle ended up moving their mast much of a track / BMW ORACLE RACING GIILLES MARTIN-RAGET step three times as the sailplan got taller record in match and taller. racing. We guar- From left — Australian impressario Glenn Ashby brought his skills to BMW Where Was Ed? — American Ed antee you that Ed Oracle Racing; Alinghi design coordinator Grant Simmer did an admirable job in a Baird helmed Alinghi's successful de- Baird would have short period of time, but it wasn't enough to beat Ian 'Fresh' Burns' 'USA'. fense in '07. An accomplished match made at least a passable entry in the an impressive team of some very talented racer, he took to the multihull scene with second race. and experienced sailors and designers. fervor, racking up wins in the Extreme Ernesto, get off the wheels! — Er- Ellison's two previous teams had very 40 class and putting in hours on ORMA nesto Bertarelli took the helm of Alinghi good personnel, but their chemistry was 60s. It was rumored that he fell vicitim 5 for far too long. That's like Mark Cuban off. Coutts got an impressive result. to a Kiwi antagonism perpetrated by suiting up for his Dallas Mavericks and The Wing — Wing Trimmer Dirk De Alinghi's anitpodean sailors, although starting at point guard. Ridder said that the mainsheet loads he would never confi rm it on the record. Ras Al Khaimah? — The non-Deed or on the soft-sail rig were in the neighbor- Whether or not the reason why is true, Court Order-compliant venue choice by hood of 20 tons; with the wing it was he was the best match racer on the team, Bertarelli, and his boat's detour to the more like 2 tons. That meant that the and although helmsman Loïck Peyron is Arab Emirate put a dent in the team's wing, as massive as it was, could easily sailing time. Meanwhile, be controlled and quickly adjusted for out in San Diego, BMW changes in wind velocity and direction. Oracle Racing, which Alinghi on the other hand had to resort had started earlier, was to hydraulics to trim theirs, which meant getting day after day that in the puffs they could only wind on of solid practice. If this leech tension slowly, and as soon as the Big, fast and hard to handle, both boats proved to isn't revealing enough, puff had passed, they would be really be the most spectacular boats to contend for the consider that Kostecki strapped. On a sailplan of this scale, a Cup since the J Class — maybe of all-time. commented at the YC re- happy medium looks desireable. ception that, "The second "Without the wing, the fi rst race would race was the fi rst time have been closer," Kostecki said. "And we sailed the boat and they probably would have beaten us in didn't break anything." the second race." BMW Oracle made it The Tri — In addition to the reasons look easy; but accord- mentioned above, the team didn't end up ing to their tactician, leaving anything on the table structur- who grew up sailing El ally. They were able to take advantage Toros in the Richmond of the increased effi ciency because they YC junior program, "We were capable of going larger and larger, just peaked. It was a re- eventually setting nine vertical elements ally, really, hard boat to on their wing spar to get up to that 223- sail." ft mark. Not knowing the venue from Spithill said they the get-go was a challenge all the way hadn't had time to prac- around, but the tri was able to adapt, tice their starting en- while the cat had to remain pretty close tries before the match, to its original design. so what you saw was apparently seat-of-the- pants if what he's saying It didn't take long before Erkelens is accurate. That comes and Mascalzone Latino team owner down to one thing, time Vincenzo Onorato were inking a deal to on the water. make the Italian shipping magnate the For BMW Oracle there next Challenger of Record. Onorato was were three big factors: the only team owner to publicly back CARLO BORLENGHI / ALINGHI CARLO BORLENGHI / Russell — Coutts led Ellison from the start, and he has a long-

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standing relationship with Coutts. and the ability to reach out to a more We feel that a mutual consent chal- mainstream audience in the U.S. There lenge from these two teams will probably are challenges, many of which can be produce a desirable result. We're pretty overcome. Those that are likely to prove sure we won't see powered winches — the the most diffi cult are ones that almost only truly regrettable thing we found every Californian faces — those that about America's Cup 33. involve that sticky red tape. And we've got to say it's about 50-50 For those who felt as if the 33rd for Monohulls or multihulls for the next America's Cup was an exercise in ego- match. Spithill said that the best thing driven, billionaire histrionics, keep in about this Cup cycle was getting to sail mind that the Cup's cache and mystique such a sweet boat each day. That's a is built around names like Vanderbilt, mighty contrast to a typical AC campaign Lipton and Turner that have kept it at — what the sailors have called 'sail jail' the forefront of public consciousness for for its endless weeks of mind-numbing, over one-and-a-half centuries. The Cup two-boat, straight-line speed testing. The / BMW ORACLE RACING GILLES MARTIN-RAGET has survived two World Wars, and the public loved the boats. They captured as Larry Ellison hoists the Cup; hopefully he'll defend it Great Depression. While it wasn't the much attention as their billionaire own- with the principles that made him challenge for it. best-case scenario for the commercial ers, and while they may not work on that cisco he'd love to hold it here. He also side of the sport, America's Cup 33 was scale, we won't rule multis out entirely. mentioned at the GGYC reception that a momentous punctuation in the evolu- he wants to see a Formula 1-type trav- tionary equilibrium of the oldest trophy eling circuit with visits to Hong Kong, in sports. The question of where and when Auckland and Newport, Rhode Island, — latitude/rg the next Cup will take place is just as as a prelude to the Cup. There are just murky. Ellison had previously promised too many red herrings as of now. But We'd like to expressly thank Special the mayor of Valencia that he would host one thing is for sure, bringing the Cup Correspondent Ron Young, whose work the next Cup there if his team were to to the Bay would have a huge impact on the ground in Valencia contributed im- take AC33. Now he's telling San Fran- on both the West Coast's sailing scene, mensely to this story. Thanks Ron! BOATYARD QUOTE

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March, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 99 EYE ON THE BAY —

Is it just us, or has this been a Spread: Laid-back sailing up Raccoon Strait. In- particularly wet, cold and nasty winter? set left: No one to sail with? Bring along Rover. We've spent so many days shut up in- Inset right: Shakin' loose the cobwebs. doors lately, itching for some fresh air hibernation. And for sailors, that'll mean and exercise while rain pelts against our it's time to spruce up the boat, load up window, that we're starting to go a little the cooler, and get out on the water for stir-crazy — and we were crazy enough some carefree fun. to begin with. You needn't wait for a special occa- But in nature, all things ultimately sion like a race, raft-up, or fl oating of- balance out. So, just as the gloomy days fi ce party, just follow your instincts and of winter follow the sun-kissed days of spend a few hours poking around the fall, the glorious coming of springtime Central Bay with no particular agenda. will soon chase Old Man Winter back into We guarantee that your outlook on life BRING ON THE SPRING EYE ON THE BAY

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March, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 103 HOW TO PREVENT

Around 5:30 p.m. on February 4, a fi re broke out on a boat in Sausalito's Schoonmaker Point Marina. Hans List commonly charged with being leading into fl ames, a Pear- and Bill Burdette were outside the List fi restarters. Shorts and faults in the DC son 36 berthed at Marine shop less than a block away system are the top causes of onboard elec- Marina Bay Yacht when they saw smoke. "We were the fi rst trical fi res, claiming 30% of the total. Harbor in Rich- ones on the dock," List recalls. "After call- Here are some tips to help lessen the mond also caught ing 9-1-1, we started calling everyone we risk of a fi re breaking out on your boat: fi re. A marina ten- knew who had a boat on C Dock." One of • Periodically inspect your entire ant happened to be those people was this writer. In fact, our electrical system. Look for chafi ng wires walking by the boat boat was just 50 feet from the Ocean Al- — often found near the engine, bulk- around 10 a.m. and exander 48 Ru- heads or other sharp edges. Chafe leads spotted flames in- bicon, which, to shorts which lead to fi res. side. He called out by the time my • Use wire ties to secure wiring away to nearby marina husband and I from potential sources of chafe. Another staffers, who im- arrived at near- option is to use wire conduit, which will mediately put out a ly 6 p.m., was not only protect the wire but give a fin- call on the radio and fully engulfed. ished look. set to work dousing T h e s i g h t • If your wiring is old, consider updat- the fi re. of a blazing fi - ing it. Invisible corrosion in older wiring "When I heard the If your heater draws 14 amps, berglass boat not only decreases the effi ciency of the call over the radio, I and your battery charger is enough to system, it can also lead to overheating. looked up and saw a and water heater each draw get any sailor's • Corroded or improperly installed big cloud of smoke 10, you're already pulling 34 heart racing. terminals also lead to power loss and rising over the ma- amps out of a 30-amp ser- But when the fire. Ideally, properly crimped terminals rina," said Marina vice. This is often the result. winds are blow- would be protected by watertight heat- Bay Harbormaster ing smoke, fl ames and burning embers shrink tubing. Steve Orosz. "I leapt toward your home, your heart beats just • Maintain your batteries as recom- a little faster . . . trust us on this. mended by the manufacturer. If they But whether by miracle, luck or the start to boil over or bulge, it's time to extreme professionalism of the respond- replace them. Also ensure that they're ing fi re crews, the confl agration caused strapped down or otherwise secure, and surprisingly little damage — other than that the battery box is well-vented. to Rubicon itself, which was a total loss. • Install circuit breakers or Class T The co-owner and his two dogs, who had fuse blocks as close to the batteries as recently been spending quite a bit of time possible. Many boaters think that the aboard, escaped the fi re unharmed. The circuit breakers on the DC panel are pro- two boats directly downwind — and just tection enough, but those breakers are a few feet away — suffered only melted really only designed to protect the devices roller furling jibs and minor rigging to which they're connected. There is still a damage. A couple of dock boxes were long run of vulnerable — and live — wire destroyed, and the concrete dock in front from the panel to the batteries that needs of Rubicon has seen better days, but con- to be isolated in case of a short. sidering the intensity of the blaze, things • Make sure your current DC system could have turned out much worse. is correctly sized for your needs. If you've "We were very fortunate in a lot recently added a slew of power-sucking of different ways," says Mike Rainey, electronics, you need a beefier system Boaters can get so caught up in DIY mode that harbormaster at Schoonmaker. "Rubicon than if you're just running a VHF, ste- they take dangerous shortcuts. Here, someone was on a side-tie so the fi reboat reo and 12-volt blender every now and cut the solenoid out of the propane system and used water hose and clamps, instead of high- could access it easily. Plus it was raining again. pressure hose, on a threaded fi tting. Not smart. and the wind hadn't picked up yet, as it Many sailors are staunch do-it-your- was forecasted to do. All of that worked selfers, but onboard electrical systems into my truck [Ed: the fi re was on the in our favor." will not tolerate amateurs for very long. other side of the 850-slip marina] and The owner believes the cause of the This is definitely one area that is best drove like a madman, but my staff had fi re was electrical in nature but there's left to the professionals. Even so, it's it contained by the time I got there." been no offi cial word, and there might essential to understand how your boat's The boat owner, who was out of town never be. She was slated to be disposed electrical system works. While there are at the time, told Orosz that the only thing of late last month. a number of excellent reference books plugged in was a dehumidifi er. Though on the subject, the granddaddy of them the unit itself was not burned, only has to be Nigel Calder's Boatowner's melted, the wiring was fricasseed. Orosz According to BoatUS, 55% of all Mechanical & Electrical Manual. Buy it, believes the AC plug was the culprit. onboard fires originate from a boat's read it, then call a pro. Though BoatUS claims AC fi res ac- electrical system. Surprisingly, only 8% count for only a small percentage of all of those are directly linked to shorepower boat fi res, harbormasters appear united connections or AC heaters — two sources Just two days before Rubicon burst in their fear of them. "Space heaters suck

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According to USCG stats, boat fi res caused $23.7 pane tank emptied. One day, a boat-savvy million in damage in 2008. Miraculously, 'Rubicon's friend opened her anchor locker — which blaze caused only minor damage to other boats. also serves as her propane locker — and nearly fainted at what he found. The boat's previous owner, not know- ing how to make the propane system's solenoid switch work, simply removed the safety device and connected the regu- lator directly to the tank with clear water tubing and hose clamps. "I wouldn't have known that was a problem if it wasn't for my friend," says the new sailor. "I couldn't sleep for a week knowing my daughter and I could have died if the propane locker didn't vent overboard." Propane is heavier than air, so it's easy to imagine it fl owing like water. The safest set-up is to store tanks on deck. If that's not feasible, store them in a dedi- cated locker that has an overboard drain and no access to the interior of the boat. You want to avoid gas draining into the bilge where the spark from a bilge pump could ignite it. When checking the system, make sure the regulator, solenoid, high-pres- sure hoses and pressure gauge — which tells you if the system has a leak — are free of that dreaded corrosion and any defects. As an added precaution, install a gas sniffer, which sounds an alarm and

ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE / LADONNA UNLESS NOTED / LADONNA LATITUDE PHOTOS ALL trips the solenoid should it detect gas. Calder's book can help here, too. shorepower and can overload the elec- To properly connect a shorepower trical ability of the boat," Rainey points plug to your boat, dab a little dielectric out. "It also doesn't take much to leave silicone on each prong before inserting it So you've taken all these sugges- something fl ammable in front of it." into the receptacle. Remember to lock the tions to heart and are confi dent that Alan Weaver, harbormaster at Al- plug in place by turning it before tighten- you've done everything you can to pre- ameda's Marina Village Yacht Harbor, ing down the locking ring. This should vent a fi re from breaking out on your echoes Rainey's concerns, and clears greatly reduce the risk of moisture's get- boat. What do you do if one breaks out up a common misconception. "People ting into the connection, but it may not anyway? leave unattended heaters on to dry out stop a fi re if the system is overloaded. "Someone should only fi ght a fi re if the boat but what really happens is that We hope it goes without saying to they're comfortable with it and feel they the heat causes water in the bilge to never, ever use a household extension can do so safely," says Orosz. "I wouldn't evaporate, which causes mold and mil- cord as your shorepower connection. dew to develop more quickly." Instead, good ventilation is the key to preventing mildew. Bottom line: Your safest bet is There are, of course, many other to never leave any AC appliance running ways a fi re can break out on a boat while you're away from the boat, or you — battery chargers can overheat, candles may not have a boat to come back to. can tip over, gasoline vapors can explode, Shorepower connections are also a curtains can ignite — but the last fi re risk. Old, corroded cords can become onboard system we'll cover is propane. easily overloaded. Carelessly connected Because of its explosive personality, plugs can arc. And breaker boxes have an propane is — and should be — one of unsettling tendency to not do their job. the most feared substances aboard any "We see more returns of burned-out boat. Though not common, propane ex- COURTESY USCG AUXILIARY USCG COURTESY shorepower cords during the winter," plosions can tear a deck clean off a hull says a West Marine associate. The high — let's not talk about what they can do load of a space heater, combined with to the people belowdecks — which is why Spend a few extra bucks to get ABC-Class fi re extin- guishers, and have them tested every year. even a small amount of corrosion on a your propane system should checked plug, can easily short out the connection. regularly and upgraded if anything fault anyone for not fi ghting. The best If you're lucky, all you'll be left with is a seems hinky. thing for them to do is check to see if scorch mark on your gelcoat — but that's Recently, a new boatowner confessed anyone is aboard, call 9-1-1, and then not something to count on. to being puzzled by how quickly her pro- spread the word to their neighbors so

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they can evacuate." Consider working with marina man- If you believe you would try to fi ght, agement to coordinate a fire safety the smartest course of action is to devise seminar for tenants. Everyone can learn a plan of attack before a fi re breaks out. safety practices — as well as practice Install smoke and carbon monoxide how to pay out that tricky hose. detectors. Tuck a fi re blanket near the Just as important as knowing how to galley. Buy several ABC-Class USCG-ap- fi ght a fi re safely is knowing when to not proved fi re extinguishers — even though fi ght. No boat is worth a person's life, so they may not be required by law — and many experts caution against even try- learn how to use them. Then check them ing. If you decide to fi ght, have your exit annually. strategy in mind and quit if don't see Fire safety experts suggest attacking quick progress. Some say if you can't put a blaze only if it's small and confi ned, the fi re out with one extinguisher, leave and only with your back to an exit. If the HARBOR YACHT BAY MARINA COURTESY it to the experts. fi re starts to grow, or fi berglass becomes This dehumidifi er may not have been one of the involved, get off the boat immediately. brands recalled in January, but its AC connection The resins used in fi berglass boats is the prime suspect in Marina Bay's boat fi re. We had no choice but to leave the are highly fl ammable so it's common a fi re extinguisher as well. fate of our boat in the hands of profes- for intense infernos to quickly spread Keep in mind that the water supplied sionals. We'd never felt so powerless. to neighboring boats. All too often, the to those hoses comes from the dock's Our hearts pounded as we watched boats on an entire dock are consumed. water line, so the pressure won't knock the fi reboat and shore crews douse the But the same pre-planning can be you off your feet. Consequently, the inferno. But as fl ames were replaced by used on other boats on the dock, if a fi re hose must be pulled free of the cabinet clouds of smoke and steam, we knew is caught early. Note where the fi re hose and straightened as much as possible our little home on the water would live cabinets are on your dock. "Tenants walk before the water is turned on. This can to sail another day. Walking down the by the fi re cabinets so often that they take valuable seconds but it's essential dock the next morning, I noticed a fi re don't even realize they're there," notes because clearing a kink in a pressurized hose cabinet for the fi rst time. Rainey. Inside each you will likely fi nd hose can take even longer. — latitude/ladonna

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Have you been considering getting into the Moore 24 fl eet by buying Scott Easom's Eight Ball? You'd better make him an offer quickly, because every time he goes out, the cherried-out Pt. Richmond-based boat's race record gets stronger. In the Singlehanded Sailing Society's Three Bridge Fiasco on January 30, Easom and long-time crewmember Matt Siddens spanked the rest of the 291-boat doublehanded division, taking overall honors in what's become the big- gest race on the West Coast. With stepped-up enforcement of the starting line restriction that prohibits crossing the line within 10 minutes of your start time, the duo found them- selves on the east side of the line off the Golden Gate YC watching the 8- to 10-knot southerly breathe life into the course between Alcatraz and Treasure Island. Rather than risk a DSQ — a fate that befell a handful of boats — Easom and Siddens waited at the pin, made a quick buttonhook turn and a beeline for the fl ood in the Central Bay. "It didn't really cost us that much," Easom said. "It might have been a half- boatlength, maximum." Leading a pack of Moores — at 38 boats, the largest one-design class — Easom and Siddens left plenty of room between them and T.I., popping a kite as they rounded it. From there, it was a pretty straightforward trip up to Red Rock for Eight Ball and the rest of the boats that picked the counter-clockwise route in this choose-your-own adventure pursuit race touching three of the Bay's big spans — the Golden Gate, Bay and Richmond bridges. Back on the Cityfront, things weren't looking so good for about 80 boats that ERIKSIMONSON/ WWW.H2OSHOTS.COM chose the clockwise route — heading to Blackaller fi rst. Actually, check that. It was downright ugly. Caught in an eddy that locked the pile-up in an absolutely breeze — a westerly that ultimately built cidentally inscribed with his — arguably windless hole, that group — some of into the 15- to 18-knot range — then better-known — uncle Hank's name. whom took up to 2.5 hours to break free rolled around Blackaller and into the — redefi ned the term "parking lot." The fi nish for the win. handful of boats that went straight to "It's hard enough to win your division S inglehanded division winner Red Rock didn't fare any better. in this race," Easom said. "But you have George Lythcott didn't just show up, When they reached Red Rock, Easom to be so freakin' lucky . . . I mean so throw up some sails and race; he pre- and Siddens made their second but- freakin' lucky to win overall." pared — a lot. Picking the brains of expe- tonhook of the day, counterintuitively Easom and Siddens may have been rienced Bay Area sailors Kame Richards, wrapping a 270° turn around the Rock lucky, but they weren't left off anyone's J.P. Sirey du Buc de Ferret, and Rob when they saw better pressure and less pre-race shortlist, and no one was sur- MacFarlane, Lythcott came up with a adverse current on the north side of the prised to see them win. However it isn't game plan — get to Red Rock before the island. From there, the pair worked their easy to get your name on a trophy when ebb got rolling — and he did. way toward the Marin shore as fast as your uncle — who fi nished third in the Although he'd originally intended to possible, picking up the beginning of the fastest PHRF division and 30th overall on head to Blackaller fi rst, when he saw the massive ebb that was powered by run- his 8-Meter Yucca — is in the mix too. southerly fi lling, Lythcott rejected his off and an 8-ft tidal swing. Approaching At the trophy presentation at Oakland original idea and pointed his Estuary- Raccoon Strait, they picked up the new YC 10 days later, Scott's trophy was ac- based Express 27 Taz!! toward T.I. — ONE-WAY ROAD TO GLORY LATITUDE/ROB LATITUDE/ROB

Spread — sunshine, a little breeze, some challenging currents and 332 boats made the '10 Three was for me.'" Bridge Fiasco one to remember; insets — Doublehanded Division overall winners, 'Eight Ball's Matt Later that day, after buttoning up the Siddens and Scott Easom; Singlehanded Division overall winner, 'Taz!!'s George Lythcott. boat, he headed over to Island YC for a "I've learned to do my planning up seeing 13 knots of breeze, which I could crab feed where he ran into good friend front," Lythcott said. "You don't have manage with the boat fully depowered," and rival Ben Mewes, whose wife Lucy time to fi gure out where you're going he said. "Then it built to about 17, which had been on the race deck and phoned while you're racing because you're al- is outside the range of the number one over a fi nish report on the 43 single- ways so busy sailing the boat. It's okay headsail in an Express, even when you're handed starters. to make changes to it, but you've got to fully-crewed! I was really over-powered "Ben said, 'You beat me,'" Lythcott start out with a plan." and all the boats I'd passed downwind recalled. "Ben has been my 'rabbit' ever Lythcott, a purchasing manger for just walked on me." since I started sailing singlehanded — I the Port of Oakland, worked his way up After negotiating the tricky Gate had never beat him before. He said, 'Yeah the Berkeley shore, passing boats under crossing in the raging ebb, Lythcott but I went the wrong way and you only spinnaker. He was able to round Red rounded Blackaller and picked his way beat me by 2.5 minutes.' I told him, 'Ben, Rock with his kite still up before chang- through a few rips before fi nishing to the I don't care if you had to sail to Cleveland ing to a genoa — which turned out to be sound of a horn . . . and a gun. fi rst . . . I beat you!' Sailors like him are a bad idea — on the way to the Strait. "I thought, 'Relax, you've blown this people I know and admire, so to me it "At the entrance to the Strait I was thing,'" he said. "'There's no way that gun just felt like I'd joined the club: I enjoyed THREE BRIDGE FIASCO WWW.H2OSHOTS.COM LATITUDE/LADONNA ERIKSIMONSON/ LATITUDE/ROB LATITUDE/ROB WWW.H2OSHOTS.COM ERIKSIMONSON/ WWW.H2OSHOTS.COM ERIKSIMONSON/ LATITUDE/LADONNA LATITUDE/ROB

Clockwise from top left — Counter-clockwise boats found the presssure early; Tom 'Wardog' Warren and David 'Pogen' Nabors make a statement; 'Golden Moon' and 'Always Friday' and a J/105 work down the Bay with the Blackaller parking lot in the background; what else would we rather do? Rodney Hagebols and Golden Gate YC Commodore Marcus Young power upwind in their Star boat; up close and personal at Blackaller; slatsville; 'Nobody's Girl' (84) full and by; 'Eight Ball' lookin' fast; 'Yucca' on a preferred point of sail; Chris and Nick Nash sail 'El Gavilan' to a class win; between 'El Gavilan' (previous pic) and 'Arcadia,' sailed by son Gordie and his wife Ruth Suzuki, Jocelyn Nash could claim credit for a pair of doublehanded class winners; the Blackaller hole in panorama. it because I earned it." not completely certain, but the SSS's Lythcott will be sailing Taz!! in this By the 7 p.m. time limit, 240 boats inclusive, run-what-you-brung ethos year's Singlehanded TransPac, a goal had fi nished since Eight Ball crossed the is producing increasing turnouts in all he's had in mind since buying the boat line at 2:41 p.m., plus a few more that its races — not just the Three Bridge fi ve years ago. As a tune-up, he sailed were DSQ'd for not having running lights Fiasco — at a time when overall racing last year's LongPac. on or DNS'd for violating the starting pre- participation is declining. We have to "I approached it with the idea that if I scriptions. If the level of participation is believe a big factor is the dedication of didn't like it, then I'd say 'Fair enough.' any indication, the Three Bridge Fiasco is SSS members and offi cers. Late nights After three days, I was thinking, 'I love the must-do event of the year on the Bay. crunching results and resolving scoring this!'" Why has it become so popular? We're discrepancies — remarkably, after-the-

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fact changes affected only six percent of 27, Nick Gibbens/Dave Gruver; 9) Witchy Wom- Shaman, Cal 40, Steve Waterloo/Paul Sinz; 3) the fl eet — are part of the job, one the an, Express 27, Tom Jenkins/Eric Knowacki; 10) Harp, Catalina 38, Mike Mannix/na. (34 boats) Bay's racing community benefi ts from Timber Wolf, Farr 38, David Hodges/Bill Keller. DH PHRF > 155 — 1) El Gavilan, Hawkfarm, tremendously. (291 boats!) Chris Nash/Nick Nash; 2) Downtown Uproar, — latitude/rg DH MULTIHULL — 1) Adrenaline, Mod. D- J/24, Darren Cumming/David Volk; 3) '10 THREE BRIDGE FIASCO (1/30) Class Cat, William Erkelens/na; 2) Beowulf V, 2012, Star, Rodney Hagebols/Marcus Young. (35 DOUBLEHANDED OVERALL — 1) Eight D-Class Cat, Alan O'Driscoll/na; 3) Origami, Cor- boats) Ball, Moore 24, Scott Easom/Matt Siddens; 2) sair 24, Ross Stein/ Henry van den Bedem. (13 DH SPORTBOATS — 1) Flight Risk; 2) Out- Flight Risk, T 650, Ben Landon/Mark Adams; 3) boats) sider, Azzura 310, Greg Nelsen/Andrew Hura; 3) Numa Boa, Moore 24, Gilles Combrisson/Mark DH PHRF < 105 — 1) Timber Wolf; 2) Pega- Flashpoint, Melges 24, Pat Brown/na. (33 boats) English; 4) Jack, Wylie Wabbit, Bill Erkelens/ sus, J/100, Philippe Kahn/Mark Christensen; 3) DH NON-SPINNAKER PHRF < 143 — 1) Voy- Rusty Canada; 5) Banditos, Moore 24, John Ker- Yucca, 8-Meter, Hank Easom/Bob Easom. (32 ager, Beneteau First 345, Alan Barr/Kate Barr; 2) not/Scott Sorenson; 6) El Raton, Express 27, Ray boats) Windstar, Worth 40, Fred Hess/Karen Moy; 3) Es- Lotto/na; 7) Mr. McGregor, Wylie Wabbit, Kim De- DH PHRF 105-154 — 1) Arcadia, Modern- capade, Sabre 402, Nicholas Sands/Doug Ford. senberg/John Groen; 8) Shenanigans, Express ized Santana 27, Gordie Nash/Ruth Suzuki; 2) (10 boats)

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DH NON-SPINNAKER PHRF > 143 — 1) boats) Slipaway, O'Day 27, David Opheim/Michelle DH WYLIE WABBIT — 1) Jack; 2) Mr. Mc- Bentzen; 2) Kiwa, Ericson 32-2, Warren Taylor/ Gregor; 3) Kwazy, Colin Moore/. (7 boats) Richard Bennallack; 3) Now and Zen, Newport SINGLEHANDED OVERALL — 1) Taz!!, Ex- 30 Mk. II, Anthony Bourque/Brook Freedman. (19 press 27, George Lythcott; 2) Mirage, Black Soo, boats) Ben Mewes; 3) Dream Catcher, Catalina 25 tall DH CRUISING CATS — 1) Serenity, Sea- rig, Mike Dyslin; 4) Sirius, C&C 37, Michael Tyng; wind 1160, Jeb Pickett/Brian McVeigh; 2) Mood 5) Ergo, Ericson 35 Mk. II, Bill Merrick; 6) Razz- Indigo, Gemini 105C, Rich Kerbavaz/Gerhard berries, Olson 34, Bruce Nesbitt; 7) Lightspeed, Tripp. (6 boats, 2 fi nishers) Custom Wylie 39, Rick Elkins; 8) Blueberry, Non- DH EXPRESS 27 — 1) El Raton; 2) Shenani- such 22, John Foster; 9) Emerald, Yankee 30, gans; 3) Witchy Woman. (22 boats) Peter Jones; 10) Bandicoot, Wyliecat 30, Al Ger- DH EXPRESS 37 — 1) Golden Moon, Kame main. (43 boats) Richards/na; 2) Mudshark, David Fullerton/Tom SH PHRF < 105 — 1) Razzberries; 2) Light-

Bria; 3) Expeditious, Bartz Schneider/John Aris- LATITUDE/LADONNA speed; 3) Na Na, Saga 43, Dwight Odom. (7 man. (5 boats) boats) DH J/105 — 1) Racer X, Phil Laby/Rich Pip- SH PHRF 105-154 — 1) Sirius; 2) Ergo; 3) kin; 2) Donkey Jack, Rolf Kaiser/Anne Alward; 3) Bruce Nesbitt (bow #99) cruising to a class win. Bandicoot. (10 boats) Lightwave, Richard Craig/Jeremy Moncada. (11 Lightning, T10, Tim McDonald/Kimberly Craig. (8 SH PHRF > 155 — 1) Blueberry; 2) Emer- boats) boats) ald; 3) Star Kissed, Santana 22, Charlie Wood. DH MOORE 24 — 1) Eight Ball; 2) Numa DH OLSON 29/30 — 1) Think Fast, Olson (6 boats) Boa; 3) Banditos. (36 boats) 30, Helmut Zarth/Andrew Esch; 2) Black Knight, SH SPORTBOAT — 1) Taz!!; 2) Mirage; 3) DH F-27 — 1) Wingit, Amy Wells/Ray Wells; Curt Rodgers/Greg Rodgers; 3) Lively, Javier Mr. Bone, Tempest, Rick Nelson. (5 boats) 2) Chaos, Travis Thompson/Jason Smith; 3) Jerez/Tom Montoya. (5 boats) SH MULTIHULL — 1) Puppeteer, Thom's 24, Three Sigma, Christopher Harvey/Bob Hyde. (6 DH WYLIECAT 30 — 1) Nancy, Pat Broder- Tom Davis. (1 boat) boats) ick/Michael Andrews; 2) Crinan II, Bill West/Don SH NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Dream Catcher; DH SF BAY 30 —1) Vent Vitesse, J/30, Tony Martin; 3) Dazzler, Tom Patterson/Sue Estey. (7 2) Tivoli, Beneteau 42s7, Judy Bentsen; 3) Luna Castruccio/Konstantin Andreyevs; 2) Takeoff, Sea, Islander 36, Dan Knox. (14 boats) Laser 28, Joan Byrne/Pete Rowland; 3) Lazy Complete results at: www.sfbaysss.org

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Just as all sorts of birds fl y south for the winter in a predictable annual migration to sunnier climes, cruising fl eet, saving them time, hassle and cash were promised 15 minutes of fame in sailors have always set off from the West — and word of that coup spread like these pages. So with that introduction, Coast of the Americas between February wildfi re through the cruising community. let us introduce you to the Puerto Val- and May, bound for the storied landfalls Unfortunately, that deal was too good larta contingent of the Pacifi c Puddle to last. But we did fi nd a solution that's Jump Class of 2010: almost as attractive, so more boats are registering with us every day. Freezing Rain — Hallberg Rassy 46 We like to call this migration a "rally." Don & Marie Irvin, Astoria, OR But since these passage-makers set sail The name Freezing Rain will probably independently from California, Mexico, leave Polynesians scratching their heads, Panama, and various points in South but where Don and Marie have sailed, America, their crossing only loosely they've probably seen a lot of it. meets the traditional defi nition of that Since learning to sail in the mid-'70s, word. Nevertheless, many in the fl eet they've sailed from B.C. to Alaska, twice keep in touch along the way via daily around Vancouver Island, and all along radio nets. And when they fi nally meet the West Coast as far south as Ecuador. up in the anchorages of the Marquesas, They've been working toward this ambi- Tuamotus or Tahiti, they naturally greet tious crossing for six years, and now that each other as friends. they're about to get underway, their goal Working closely with several Tahitian for the season is typical of many in the partners, we'll help them celebrate their fl eet: island-hop to New Zealand and successful crossings by co-hosting the , then reassess. three-day Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez- vous, June 18-20, where the focus is on traditional Polynesian music, dance, cuisine and sports.

Hopefully Marie and Don won't fi nd any 'Freez- ing Rain' where they're headed. Long before of French Polynesia. the 'stampede to Here at Latitude, we've always taken a paradise' begins, keen interest in the folks who make that groups of west- ambitious 3,000-mile crossing, espe- bound cruisers cially since we coined the phrase "Pacifi c gather in key lo- Puddle Jump" 15 years ago. As you will cations each year learn in these pages, the folks who are to gear up, provi- attracted to those fabled isles come from sion, and com- a broad range of backgrounds, and sail pare notes before on a diverse fl eet of boat types. taking that giant We're told that several hundred private leap. Because vessels pass through French Polynesia Puerto Vallarta each year, traveling on what globe-trot- is the most popu- ting sailors like to call the "cruiser milk lar staging area, run" to New Zealand and Australia. In we chose it long years past, 50 or 60 of them have crossed ago as the site for our radar, so to speak, because they our annual Pa- attended our Kickoff Parties or partici- cifi c Puddle Jump pated in West Coast cruiser forums. But Kickof f Party, this year our Puddle Jump 'radar' has which is gener- been beeping like a Geiger counter in a ously co-hosted Chernoble drainage ditch. It's as if there annually by the were an unstoppable stampede toward Vallarta YC. the land of black pearls and ukuleles. As you can tell Seriously, as we go to press, 150 by the photo on boats from all over the world have reg- the right, we had istered with us. Why? We'd like to think a fine time get- it's because they think Latitude is the ting to know one coolest sailing magazine on the planet. another. And as a But it's really because we were able to bonus, all those get free bond exemptions for last year's who showed up

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30° N Hawaiian Islands Canada, including the Yukon and NW Territories, explored 15° N San Diego Alaska and much of Mexico. In December 2008 they found Routes of the themselves on the Mexican bor- Pacifi c Puddle Jumpers der again, about to set out for South America when it dawned on them that perhaps sailing La Paz Although Katrin and Swen have ditched the would be a more comfortable Puerto Harley, their grand adventures continue. way to see the planet. Solar Planet — Beneteau 51 That same month they found 0° Swen Michel & Katrin Stuetzer Solar Planet for sale in San Bonn, Germany Francisco. After six months of In all the years we've been interview- refi tting her, they headed south. ing Puddle Jumpers, we've never met a Swen had previously done lots Marquesas couple whose prelude to cruising was so of sailing in the Med, but Katrin unique. The fact that Swen and Katrin was a beginner. She now loves decided to circumnavigate wasn't so sailing as much as he does, and unusual — but their means of trans- she's equally excited about their 15° S portation defi nitely was. In the summer plans to circumnavigate. of '06, they set out to conquer the world cream." aboard a Harley! In the fi rst year and Further — Selene 48 Brian's plan is to circle the Pacifi c a half they rode all over the U.S. and Brian Calvert, Seattle, WA Rim. That is, cruise the South Pacifi c If you work a then head north to Japan, Russia, Fleet members were all smiles at our Paradise long time in the Alaska and home again. He'll have a Village shindig in February. But who wouldn't boating industry, rotation of crew along the way. But for be when they're about to sail to Tahiti? as Brian did, you this crossing he's joined by Liz Zeiger often fi nd your- whose sailing resume includes crewing self saying good- aboard the ill-fated replica Ming war bye to friends and Princess Taiping, which was cut in half customers who last April by 630-ft chemical tanker after take off cruising, successfully crossing the entire Pacifi c! while you're left "That's why I brought her along," says behind to mind Brian. "She's pre-disastered. What are the store. Dur- the odds of that happening twice?" ing the 23 years Brian worked for Selene Yachts, he had that frustrat- ing experience more times than he can count. "But now it's my turn," he says with an ear-to- ear smile, and he's doing it on a beautiful Selene motoryacht of his Now it's Brain's turn! And Liz is hoping for a own. much less dramatic fi nish to this crossing. "It's something I ' v e d r e a m e d Worrell Wind — Nauticat 44 a b o u t f o r 3 0 Russ and Roz Worrell, San Francisco years. I probably "Having never been farther south than started think- Ensenada, I don't know what I thought ing about doing Mexico would be like," says Roz, "but it's it in a Westsail so much more beautiful than I ever imag- 32 with a bag of ined." A visit by train to Copper Canyon granola, and now was among the highlights of their fi rst I'm fi nally doing six months of cruising. it on a Salene 48 Their advice to future cruisers is to with a gourmet "Pick a departure date and stick to it." galley and ice It worked for them. Ten years ago they

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vowed to set sail from San Francisco in the fall of 2009 — coinciding with their 40th wedding anniversary! — and that's After island-hopping exactly what they did, despite Roz surviv- to New Zealand, he ing a bout with breast cancer. may circle back home "The dream helped her get through via the Pacific Rim, it," Russ confi des. Their game plan now or perhaps go all the is to do a leisurely 7- to 10-year circum- way around via South navigation. Africa.

Calypso — Hardin 45 Black Jack — Michael & Susanne Clarke Alajuela 38 Marina del Rey, CA Leon Jackson "I've been wanting to do it since I was Alison and Allan are fi nally headed in the right Coto de Caza, CA a kid," explains Michael, "but I never direction. And crewman Greg approves. You might say that understood why. Not long ago one of my was a no brainer. Leon's decision to mother's lifelong friends said, 'It was They'll have extremely able crew for make the Jump this your dad's dream but he never did it.'" the crossing. Greg and Tiffany Norte are year is the silver lining both former Coast Guard offi cers. to a horrible experience last year: His wholesale Windryder — Hunter 41DS hardware business The Moore family collapsed last winter Channel Islands, CA to the point where he The timing for Don and Judy Moore to finally shut it down set off on this epic cruise seems perfect, completely. because their son Rob recently gradu- He's been sailing ated from high school and is eager to Southern California accompany them. "Yeah, they'll probably waters for 30 years, and has always make me do all the hard work," he says wanted to do a Pacifi c circuit. But until with a laugh. the economic meltdown gave him this Judy tells us that her parents went window of oppor- cruising about 40 years ago, with dreams tunity, he never of exploring the world. They only got could. as far as the Caribbean and Florida, He began this Michael and Susanne will take a side trip to though. So when Judy explains that she cruise by sailing Ecuador before crossing to Polynesia. and Don are considering a circumnaviga- south from Dana tion, she says, "We've always wanted to Point with his son Susanne was born in Turkey, but ap- do it, but we're also doing it for them." Hunter, but the parently didn't live there long. "We went The top of the family's list of must- young man de- there on our honeymoon, though," she see places is the "friendly" Kingdom of clined to join him explains, "and I fell in love with it." So Tonga. on the passage the couple's game plan is to do a partial — kids! "That's , ending up in the Ae- Sunshine Lady — Camper-Nich 33 Leon will sail a giant okay," says Leon. gean, where they hope to make Turkey Michael Nagy, Portland, OR Pacifi c loop. "I kinda wanted their future base. We're not sure whether Michael is pull- to singlehand anyway." Like many in this year's fl eet Michael ing our leg when At this point his Plan A is to head and Susanne will visit Ecuador and the he tells us that north to the Line Islands after exploring Galapagos prior to setting off for French he fi rst got inter- French Polynesia, then on to Hawaii and Polynesia. ested in sailboats back home again. long ago when a Fly Aweigh — Catalina 440 friend suggested Oso Blanco, Nordhavn 64 Allan & Alison Gabel that they could The Bloomquist family Channel Islands, CA get rich quick by Ashland, Wisconsin "We were planning to transit the smuggling coke Lest you should think that Eric and Panama Canal and explore the Carib- from Colombia. Annie are exclusively stinkpotters, we bean," explains Alison, "but after hanging L u c k i l y , t h e y should tell you that Eric sailed and raced out with all these Puddle Jumpers, we never pursued various keel boats and inland on came to our senses." Good idea, as it's Michael is thrilled to be that foolish idea, Midwest lakes before, as he puts it, going a 1,200-mile beat from Panama to the living his dreams. but Michael did over to the dark side, with the purchase Eastern Caribbean islands. eventually learn to sail, fi rst on the Co- of a previous Nordhavn. They'd originally intended to wait until lumbia River and later in Canada. To our way of thinking, if you're go- retirement to cruise, but when both of He started cruising full time a year ing to go to the dark side, you may as their employers offered them leaves of ago, and is thrilled with the lifestyle. well pick a really sweet motoryacht, and absence — and "a great boat presented "Don't be scared," he advises. "This life is that's exactly what Oso Blanco is: elegant itself" to them — fast tracking their plans everything you have dreamed it to be." and classy from stem to stern.

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house multi-year circumnavigation plan," write Frank and Nancy. "But that Renova — idea later evolved into a keep-the-house Cape Dory 36 Pacifi c cruise." Actually, we'd bet their John Fremont & plan has changed a few times over the Naomi Tabata years, because they say they've been Campbell River, BC working toward this goal since 1996 — a This bright- couple of years before their able crew- eyed couple are among the youngest boat owners in this year's fleet. John has wanted to make such a trip since reading Dove as a kid, but that plan got fast-tracked af- ter one of Naomi's closest friends died in her mid-30s. And that was shortly af- ter David's mother also died prema- turely. "Her philoso- phy was always, 'Do it now; do it while you can.'" Some- Roz and Russ strike a 'Titanic' pose on the bow times moms have excellent advice! It took a long time for Nancy and Frank to cut the of their trusty 'Worrell Wind.' Their best guess is that they'll be 'out docklines, but now they're fi nally on their way. Eric and Annie have been practicing there' for about two years, fi rst visiting man, son Nick (now 12) was born. Lately, the liveaboard cruising lifestyle since the Galapagos en route to Polynesia. he's been honing his skills for the trip in shortly before their son Robert, aka After island-hopping west, they'd like to a Dana Point jr. sailing program. Bear, was born — he's now nearly 8. Since they began cruising last fall And we don't just mean languishing in they've been most impressed by "the pan- marinas. During the past 8 years they've oramic vastness of Baja, the uncrowded logged 25,000 miles cruising Alaska, anchorages, and the very friendly people Mexico, the Caribbean and the Eastern of Mexico." Seaboard, so the logical next step is to Soon, though, they'll set sail for the explore the South Pacifi c, right? It will Galapagos, after which they plan to enter be a comfortable trip to the Marquesas, French Polynesia via the remote Gambier but Eric has already arranged to have Island archipelago, "because they are a 2,500 gallons of diesel waiting for him little more off the well-traveled path." there. Ouch! That makes voyaging under sail seem cheap. Mariposa — Tayana 37 Meet the 'Oso Blanco' crew. Does this kid look Chris & JoAnn Morford, Port like a happy boater or what? Townsend, WA Why go cruising? "Fear of retiring to a sofa and TV," says Chris. But we're sure there's more to it than that. He and JoAnn bought their fi rst sailboat together Naomi and John plan to stray from the cruiser in 1977, and have been sailing on and off milk run to do some North Pacifi c diving. since then, at various places along the "complete a circle of the Pacifi c," either West Coast. Now they are equally excited via Japan or other North Pacifi c islands. about taking this life-changing step. In "We're excited about diving the historic fact, JoAnn may actually be more into it WWII sites in the Truk Lagoon, and Bi- than Chris: "If he hadn't wanted to go, I kini Atoll, where relics of the Japanese would have dragged him!" fl eet lie." Along the way they should have Although they've been cruising for no trouble feeding themselves, as John only six months, they've already gath- has worked as a commercial fi sherman ered some pretty savvy insights: "In the and sport fi shing guide. words of James Michener," says Chris, "'If you seek the good life. . . you must Gratitude — Island Packet 370 be prepared to accept many new things.' The Whittemore family, San Diego Long-term cruising is a huge lifestyle "We initially considered a sell-the- change for most of us, and probably

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He and Gloria have been exploring his boat once tied for 48 North magazine's the Golfo de California (aka Sea of Cor- Boat of the Year. In addition, they've tez) for the past 10 years, but as soon chartered boats in the Caribbean and as they bought this boat last summer, done pleasure cruises in various parts their minds started to wander to distant of the Northwest. But with all that behind them, this will be their fi rst real offshore voyage — and they can't wait to get out there. Their long-range plans are anybody's guess: "Once we get to New Zealand, we'll

These days, there's little chance that Chris and JoAnn will become couch potatoes. the grandest adventure of our lives. It's a wonderful learning experience that should not be passed by if you can swing it." Gene and Gloria have no set itinerary, and Their game plan? Make their way to they're sticking to it. New Zealand, then reassess. horizons. "We plan to cruise the South Pacifi c for 2 or 3 years," they say. Their Pincoya — Island Packet 44 schedule is appropriately loose, but Gene Dennis & Gloria Watson they'll start out by making landfall in the San Carlos, MX Marquesas, then on to the Tuamotus, the "If you don't have a fantasy, you can't Societies and . . . who knows where? have a dream come true!" says Gene. Kathy and Bill love racing, but the cruising Nicely put. After all, sometimes it's fan- Jarana — J/42 lifestyle is defi nitely growing on them. tasies about exotic places that get you Bill Cuffel & Kathy Kelly decide what comes next." through the rough patches — like work- Seattle, WA As for advice to the wannabes back ing at a dead-end job or slogging through Both Bill and Kathy have done a whole home: "A friend in Seattle advised us that mind-numbing traffi c. lot of racing in the Northwest — in fact, you have to have a Type A personality to

Emirage ...... Wallace & Valentino families ...... Benteau 51 ...... Eureka, KS 2010 PACIFIC PUDDLE JUMP FLEET Fancy Free IV ...... Gregory Hiley ...... Passage 34 ...... Vancouver, BC (Undoubtedly this list is incomplete, as many boats typically escape the 'Latitude radar'.) Fellow Traveler ...... D Schuch & J Hirshinger ...... Morgan 461 ...... St John, USVI Fine Gold ...... G& L Saunders ...... Vancouver 27 ...... Conwy, GBR Boat Name Owners & Crew Boat Type Homeport Fly Aweigh ...... A & A Gabel, G&T Norte ...... Catalina Morgan 440 ...... Channel Is, CA ...... Robert & Kelita Parker ...... Downeast 38 ...... San Pedro, CA A Cappella ...... Ed & Cornelia Gould ...... Beneteau Oceanis 405 ..... Half Moon Bay, CA Freezing Rain ...... Don & Marie Irvin...... Hallberg Rassy 46 ...... Astoria, OR ActiveTransport ..... John Lewis ...... Tayana 37 ...... San Francisco, CA Furthur ...... Brian Calvert ...... Selene 48 ...... Friday Harbor, WA Alobar ...... Joel Unger ...... N/A ...... N/A Ghost ...... Bradley & Katerina McMaster ...... Hanse 470 ...... Southampton, UK Amanda ...... Fabio Mucchi ...... Beneteau Oceanis 473 ..... London, GBR Giebateau ...... Gieb family ...... Benteau fi rst ...... Lelystad, NLD AmoreKai ...... G Valente & J Hew ...... Tayana 37PH ...... San Francisco, CA Grace ...... Collins family ...... Hallberg Rassy 46 ...... Mooloolabah, AUS Aphrodite ...... Thomas Deasy ...... Amel Maramu 46 ...... Santa Cruz, CA Gratitude ...... Whittemore family ...... Island Packet 370 ...... San Diego, CA Aquila ...... Michael Rafferty ...... Islander Freeport 36B ...... San Diego, CA Gromit ...... Buratynsky family ...... Olympic Adventure 47 ...... Toronto, ON Arabesque ...... Simon Deller ...... Alajuela 38 ...... Victoria, BC Hokimai ...... Neil Samuel Burson ...... Farr 46 ...... Bay of Is, NZL Artemo ...... Perry family ...... Chassiron TDM 43 ...... Toronto, ON Ile De Grace ...... Glaudemans family ...... F-P Orana 440...... Annapolis, MD Ashika ...... Dois Brock & Lauri Hamilton ...... Fuji 45 ...... Newport Beach, CA Imagine ...... Heaslip family ...... Gulfstar Sailmaster 68 ...... Hilo, HI Attitude ...... Katherine & Neil Farley ...... Paine 48 ...... Cape Coral, FL Imagine ...... Gordon & Shelia Stovall ...... Stevens 47 ...... New Bern, NC Attitudes ...... Marno & Shelly Slorach...... Freedom 39 ...... Brisbane, AUS Imajica ...... Douglas Clark ...... Gulfstar Sailmaster 40 ...... Hamilton, ON Avante ...... Bill & Susan Grun ...... J/160 ...... Telluride, CO Incantation ...... David Ratner ...... Santa Cruz 50 ...... Vancouver, BC Beach House ...... Scott & Cindy Stolnitz ...... Switch 51 ...... Marina del Rey, CA Infi ni ...... Michael & Susan Beilan ...... Westsail 43 ...... Tampa, FL Bint al Khamseen .... Kenneth & Susan FitzGerald ...... Caliber 40 ...... N/A Island Mistress ...... Jeffrey & Judy Wahl ...... Wellington 47 ...... Yankton, SD Black Jack ...... Leon Jackson ...... Alajuela 38 ...... Dana Pt, CA Jarana ...... Bill Cuffel & Kathy Kelly ...... J/42 ...... Seattle, WA Blue Bie ...... Philip Duss ...... Outremer 43 ...... Basle, CHE Jenny P ...... Eric & Christine Larsen ...... Hans Christian 33T ...... Seattle, WA Bluebottle ...... J Blake & A Godsmark ...... Lidgard 49 ...... Isle of Wight, GBR Kamaya ...... Tim Rayle & Ruth Berkowitz ...... Stevens 50 ...... Hood River, OR Cactus Wren ...... James & Ann Marie Henry ...... Tayana 42 ...... Tucson, AZ Kate ...... Heather Francis & Steven Hertik .... Newport 41 ...... AUS Calypso ...... Michael & Alev Clarke ...... Hardin 45 ...... Marina del Rey, CA Kehaulani ...... John & Patricia Harris ...... Caliber 40 ...... Portland, OR Calypso ...... Paul & Maureen von Wiese ...... Montevideo 43 ...... Simon’s Town, ZAF Kerzo ...... Sarah & Jonathan Morice ...... Sherzo 13.4 ...... Nantes, FRA Capaz ...... Baker family ...... Perry 48 ...... Seattle, WA Kiapa...... Peter & Susan Wolcott ...... Custom 52 ...... Kauai, HI Comfort Zone I ...... C Oakes & Korey Gendron ...... Island Packet 37 ...... N/A Kijro ...... J Ranahan, L Ortiz, P Decker ...... Morgan 31 ...... Lorain, OH Compass Rosey ...... G Stephens & A Linton ...... Polaris 43...... Southampton, GBR Kilkea II ...... David & Marian Paul ...... Amel 51 ...... Vancouver, BC Curious ...... Stephen & Patricia Brown ...... Oyster 56 ...... Ipswich, GBR Koloa Kai ...... Grover Jeane & Candice Benn ...... Cal 46 ...... Kona, HI Dawn Star ...... William Hubbard ...... Baltic 46 ...... Newport, RI Lady Lexi ...... David Bowes & Lynn Engle ...... Force 50 ...... San Diego, CA Delos...... Brian & Brady Trautman ...... Amel 2000 ...... Seattle, WA Last Paradise ...... Goff family ...... Wauquiez 43 ...... Harbor Springs, MI Dignity ...... John Southwood ...... Lagoon 420 ...... New York, NY Learnativity ...... Wayne Hodgins ...... N/A ...... Victoria, BC Dream Caper ...... P Igarashi & S Stecher ...... F-P Venezia 42 ...... Corte Madera, CA Leeway ...... D Wentworth & D Anderson ...... Cascade 36 ...... Hilo, HI Eagle ...... P Riley & D Tharsing ...... Cal 35 MK III ...... Bandon, OR Leu Cat ...... Leu family ...... Lagoon 440 ...... Sioux Falls, SD Elixir ...... Elix family ...... F-P Venezia 42 ...... Darwin, AUS Lilith ...... Richard Holtz & Krista Cox ...... Vancouver 27 ...... Edmonton, AB Elysion...... Steve & Josie Sheard...... Formosa 41 ...... London, UK Liquid Courage ...... Devin Potter & Donald Pitchford ..... Caliber 40LRC ...... San Francisco, CA Emily Grace ...... Lawler family ...... Nordhavn 46 ...... Ludlow, MA Little Fawn ...... Jim Brown ...... Chris Craft 35 ...... Channel Is, CA

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on his current path. Elisabeth, a native of Germany, learned to sail as a kid in Europe. One memorable highlight of their Mexico cruising was helping a local woman take her heavy groceries home. They became fast friends with the family and Elisabeth ended up making tamales with the wife, while Rod brainstormed with the husband about his construction plans. Dorothy and Phileta are eager to experience Of the cruising life, Rod says, "The grand adventures beyond the horizon. rewards more than make up for the ef- manner. As they doublehand Eagle to fort." New Zealand, Phileta will take pleasure in pointing out her former haunts along Elisabeth and Rod love the tranquil anchorages Eagle — Cal 35 MKII the way. of Mexico, and they also love its people. Dorothy Tharsing & Phileta Riley get the boat ready, then become a Type B Bandon, OR Wind Child — Beneteau First 36s7 when you untie from the dock. No truer For Dorothy, exploring the South Pa- Rudy Heessels, Sequim, WA words have been spoken." cifi c isles under sail has been a lifelong Rudy was alone dream. And she seems to have found a when we met him, Proximity — Swan 41 partner who can turn that fantasy into but he won't be Rod Lambert & Elisabeth Lehmberg reality because Phileta spent some qual- singlehanding to Alameda, CA ity time in the islands while crewing back Polynesia. In fact, We always like to ask Puddle Jump- in the '70s. That time, the cruise started he almost always ers what inspired them to cross this in Boston. sails with an ac- big patch of blue water. Rod actually Dorothy did a fair amount of sailing as complished crew remembers a dream that he had as a a kid, then upped her skills substantially of serious sailors. teenager: "I remember being in some fi ve years ago by completing a whole "Even when we're tropical place with boats and lots of palm battery of ASA courses. So when this cruising, we sail trees, and when I awoke I said to myself, trip was proposed, it didn't take long on the fast track," 'I've got to do that.'" Learning to sail El for Phileta to agree. "It's now or never," he says, alluding Rudy absolutely loves Toros in Berkeley soon after put him she said in her characteristically upbeat to his love of rac- the open ocean.

Magenta ...... Larry & Kim Moore ...... 41 ...... Vancouver, BC Slip Away ...... R Crowell & J Schwab...... Islander Freeport ...... USA Mariposa ...... Chris & JoAnn Morford ...... Tayana 37 ...... Port Townsend, WA Soggy Paws ...... David & Cheryl McCampbell ...... CSY 44 ...... Marathon, FL Mist ...... Susan & Elba Borgen ...... Cape George 40 ...... San Francisco, CA Spirit ...... Gerjan Kraan ...... Roberts 493 ...... Herrenveen, NLD Mistral III ...... I & J McCallan ...... MacGregor 65 ...... Cardwell, GBR Stray Dog ...... R Marshall & C Yung-Ching ...... Westsail 32 ...... GBR Moondance ...... Douglas & Carla Scott ...... Tayana 42 ...... Albuquerque, NM Stray Kitty ...... Ellsay family ...... Antares 42 cat ...... Victoria, BC Morning Light ...... John Francis Lawler ...... Chesapeake 32 ...... Bellingham, WA Sula ...... Stefan & Marilyn Thordarson ...... Brandelmyer ...... Tacoma, WA Mulan ...... Karda-Parr family ...... Grand Soleil 39...... Vancouver, BC Sunshine ...... Fridolin Bickum ...... S2 11c ...... Tampa, FL Mystery Ship ...... Russell Caldecott & John May ...... Nordhavn 64 ...... Nanoose Bay, BC Sunshine Lady ...... Michael Nagy ...... Camper & Nicholson 36 .... Portland, OR Nakia ...... John Gratton & Linda Hill ...... Hans Christian 33 ...... San Francisco, CA Syzygy ...... Matt Holmes ...... Valiant 40 ...... San Francisco, CA Neried ...... Stephen Nicholas Demas ...... Liberty 28 ...... Reg. Norfolk, VA Tagish ...... B Vezina & D McDowell ...... Brent Swain 36 ...... Vancouver, BC New Morning ...... Russell Irwin & Fay Mark ...... Paine ...... Sausalito, CA Tahina ...... Frank & Karen Taylor ...... St. Francis 50 ...... Wilmington, NC Odyle ...... Phillips family...... Skookum ...... Half Moon Bay, CA Tao ...... C Jaquette & S White ...... Nor’West 33...... San Francisco, CA Oso Blanco ...... Robert Bloomquist ...... Nordhavn 64 ...... Ashalnd, WI Tar Baby II ...... Louie & Alicia van Praag ...... Westsail 32 ...... Anacortes, CA Paikea Mist ...... Michael & Gloria Hanssmann ...... Beneteau 50 ...... Vancouver, BC Tenaya ...... James & Catherine Thomsen ...... Hallberg Rassy 40 ...... San Diego, CA Paradise Bound ...... Joel Stern ...... Vagabond 47 ...... San Diego, CA Terrapin Flyer ...... Alexander & Valerie Viterbi ...... Hylas 49...... N/A Passages ...... John & Pamela Marchant ...... Passport 42 ...... Vancouver, BC The Road ...... Keith & Shirley Bowen...... Lavranos 40 ...... , ZAF Passion ...... Judi & Donald Klein ...... Dufour 39 ...... Honolulu, HI Toroa III ...... Barry & Maryanne Hare ...... Catalina 42 ...... HInchinbrook, AUS Periclees ...... Angus & Rolande Ramsey ...... Roberts 41 ...... Comox, BC Totem ...... Gifford family ...... Stevens 47 ...... Eagle Harbor, WA Pickles ...... Moppel family ...... Van de Stadt 49 ...... London, OH Trim ...... Ken & Lori Newell ...... Del Rey 50 ...... Long Beach, CA Pincoya ...... E Dennis & G Watson ...... Island Packet 44 ...... San Carlos, MEX True Companions ... Steven & Vickie Letson ...... Lagoon 380 ...... Road Harbour, BVI Proximity ...... R Lambert & E Lehmberg ...... Swan 41 ...... San Francisco, CA Tyee III ...... Luttrell family ...... Catana 431 ...... Victoria, BC Puerto Seguro ...... Maria & Esteban ...... Morgan 38.2 ...... Miami, FL Vagabond ...... Otto & Lilian Ziegler ...... Vickers 45 ...... Cape Town, ZAF Quixotic ...... E Grootendorst & N Sahar ...... Norseman 430 ...... Tortola, BVI Verite...... E Halstead & V Bardach ...... Catana 50 ...... Tortola, BVI Refl ections #1 ...... Alex Kao & Leah Prentice ...... N/A ...... N/A Victoria ...... Russell family ...... Lord Nelson 41 ...... Port Royal, SC Renova ...... J Fremont & N Tabata ...... Cape Dory 36 ...... Campbell River, BC Victoria Rose ...... Stephen & Cynthia Abel ...... Tayana 37 ...... Anacortes, WA Restless ...... Mathew & Ann Ross ...... Oyster 655 ...... BVI Visions of Johanna . Strassberg family...... Morris 62...... Newport, RI Restless ...... Mark & Mary Fox ...... Panda 38 ...... Seattle, WA Western Grace ...... Joanne & John Van Strien ...... Christensen 55 ...... Ft St. John, BC Restless Rosie ...... J&T Duke, J Wilson ...... Pearson 10M ...... Baltimore, MD Whiskers ...... Gerald & Diana Smith ...... R&G 40 ...... Durban, ZAF SailFisher ...... A Briggs & Y Louie ...... Cal 2-46 ...... San Diego, CA Whoosh ...... Jack & Patricia Tyler ...... Pearson 424 ...... St. Pete, FL Savannah ...... Michael & Jodie Hickam ...... Gulfstar 47 ...... San Francisco, CA Wind Child ...... Rudolf Heessels ...... Beneteau First 36s7 ...... Sequim, WA Scream ...... M Wehm & S Ensslen ...... Huntingford 45 ...... Victoria, BC Wind-Borne ...... Davidson family ...... Bayfi eld 36 ...... Blakely Is, WA Sea Angel ...... John Gordon Jarvis ...... Lagoon 380 ...... Auckland, NZ WindRyder ...... Moore family ...... Hunter 41DS...... Channel Is, CA Sea Fury ...... Roger & Norma Wheeler ...... New Life 52 ...... Wilmington, DE Windswept ...... Jack & Marlene Dearden ...... Catalina 470 ...... Mooloolaba, AUS Sea Level ...... Milski family ...... Schionning 1480 ...... Lake City, CO Windward ...... D Mooney & L Sarrazin ...... Norseman 447 ...... Portland, OR Sea Mist ...... Ellsworth family ...... Oyster 56 ...... Tortola, BVI WorldWind ...... Volkmar Baurecker ...... Creekmore 40 ...... St. Pete Beach, FL Serenity ...... Gordon & Sherry Cornett ...... Tayana DS 52 ...... Mammoth Lks, CA Worrall Wind ...... Russ & Roz Worrall ...... Natuicat 44 ...... San Francisco, CA Shamaness ...... D Clifton & G Jeane...... Chung Hwa 36 ...... San Francisco, CA Zephyra ...... Russ & Debbie Noorda ...... Morgan OI 41 ...... Lake Tahoe, CA Silver Lining ...... Reveil family ...... Noble 451 ...... Long Beach, CA Skylight ...... B Basura & C Richardson ...... Mason 43 ...... Wilmington, CA For additional Puddle Jump info see: www.pacifi cpuddlejump.com

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ing. "We'll be hand steering all the way; not sure if it's escaping the kids or es- no autopilot unless the wind dies com- caping the mainstream that's driving pletely." his planning, but Michael says, "This is Boating has been in Rudy's blood going to be a one-way trip." He hopes to ever since he was a kid, growing up in end up at idyllic Koh Samui, Thailand The Netherlands. "I realized back then and plant some roots. We hope he'll drop that you could go anywhere in a boat," us a line when he gets there and let us he recalls. But it was many years later, know how that plan turned out. when he did his fi rst Vic-Maui race that In the meantime, his advice to those he discovered open ocean sailing. "It was who are thinking about long-term cruis- the best thing I'd ever done in my life, and ing is simply: "Let's go to Fiji and drink I've never looked back." (He's now done some kava!" Hey, ya gotta have a sense three of them and four circumnaviga- of humor to make it in the cruising life. tions of Vancouver Island.) After competing in the Banderas Bay Regatta this month, he and his crew will Having now fulfi lled our 15-min- head for the Polynesian archipelagos, utes-of-fame obligations to our Vallarta where his wife Jean will fl y in and join YC party-goers, we'll give our fi ngers a him for some mellow inter-island cruis- rest here. How we'll introduce you to the ing. rest of this year's massive fl eet is a chal- lenge we haven't quite fi gured out yet. Aquila — Islander Freeport 36B But we can promise you that we'll pub- Michael Rafferty, San Diego Having paid his dues in the classroom, Michael lish a recap report on this year's crossing What inspired this singlehander to is heading for the good life in Thailand. in the coming months — complete with escape to the South Pacifi c? "Having to school teacher. alluring photos of the Tahiti-Moorea Sail- deal with 174 14-year-olds every single He's also a lifelong sailor who holds ing Rendezvous. Stay tuned. day!" You guessed it, he's a newly retired a 100-ton USCG Master's License. We're — latitude/andy

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"A re these the front-strings?" Lee called up from the cabin. "They're all I could fi nd in the pointy end. They look out racing my own boat instead of crew- "Should we tee up the blade?" Lee about the right size, but like, there's no ing on something even less likely to be asked after the spinnaker sheets were shrapnel." competitive. But in this case I could not sorted out. "The jewelry box is in the offi ce," I resist the sheer size and newness of this "If you mean 'bend on the number answered, and went down the hatch very big and very expensive "fast cruiser" three jib,' then yes," the skipper con- to see if I could help her sort out the that had invited us on board for a lo- fi rmed. right shackles for the spinnaker and jib cal race. There was even a professional "Okay, help me bump this sausage sheets. skipper in charge of maintenance and up the stairs," she responded. It wasn't the sort of boat that either logistics. And I'd heard that they served The professional skipper looked as if of us would normally sail on. Lee would a great lunch, which explained why Lee he were in pain. "How can you people rather be windsurfi ng, and I prefer to be was in on the deal. call yourselves good sailors if you don't

Lee Helm's Modern Sailing Lexicon board sailing, involving fast reaching and slalom- clever n. Cunningham, derived from 'smart asshole n. Kink in a sheet or halyard that style turns in bay chop. pig'. prevents it from running freely though a fairlead. buns up adj. Condition in which all available code zero n. Largest jib. Originally a masthead autotack n. 1) A tack caused by a wind shift, crew are using their weight to best advantage on jib that measures as a spinnaker, for use upwind requiring little or no alteration of course; 2) a sudden the windward rail. Most frequently used as a com- in light air on a boat with fractional jib halyards but accidental tack caused by backwinding the jib. mand to assume this position. masthead spinnaker halyards. First popularized on banana split n. jibe-broach. burn v. To completely release a heavily loaded Whitbread 65. sheet or halyard concertina effect n. The tendency of ocean burp v. Temporary luff into the wind for the racing fl eets to alternately bunch up and spread purpose of sail adjustment. "Burp it up a little." out as weather systems pass. Popularized by Mark butt cleat v. Method of temporarily securing a Chinwell in '97-98 Whitbread reports. halyard, sheet, or control line by pressing the line cowboy v. To fl ip the lazy spinnaker sheet over between one's posterior and the deck and around the active guy, or fl ip the sheet above butting v. Tacking into a competitor's bad air the pole tip, as in "cowboy the sheet." Casper douse n. Spinnaker douse in which crab-crusher n. Heavy, traditional-looking cruis- large portions of the spinnaker fall on top of the ing yacht, often double-ended and full-keeled. crew, resembling ghost costumes. Popularized by crack v. To ease a sheet or halyard slightly, Peter Isler during '92 America's Cup coverage. especially one which is under heavy load. bang the corner v. To sail all the way to one cat in the hat n. Postponement fl ag or answer- crack off v. To bear away or fall off. side of a race course in search of a strategic ad- ing pennant D-1 n. (also D-2, D-3, etc.) The fi rst diagonal vantage. chase boat drop n. Spinnaker douse assisted shroud on a multi-spreader rig barn door n. First-to-fi nish position for any long by judges' chase boat fouling propeller in trailing DFL adj. Dead last. ocean race, especially TransPac. spinnaker sheet. (Luna Rossa did this during pre- dangly pole n, Self-launching whisker pole. barn door jibe n. Method of jibing asymmetrical liminary 'Act' for AC-32) de-laminate v. 1) To remove clothing by layers spinnaker in which the sail swings out in front of 2) any structural failure of a composite structure, the boat. regardless of whether actual delamination is in- bent adj. Headed. volved blackaller n. Kink in a sheet or halyard that blackaller n. kink in dial-up n. Aggressive luffi ng maneuver, usually prevents it from running freely through a fairlead. a sheet that prevents in pre-start of a match race. There are other names for the same thing, but this dillet n. The opposite of a fi llet (as seen on one is used with great respect. it from running freely Stars & Stripes keel bulb in '95) blade n. Heavy-air non-overlapping jib, usually dip-pole adj. Traditional spinnaker jibe tech- full hoist. through a fairlead. nique in which the spinnaker pole remains attached bleach bottle n. Cheaply-built fi berglass pro- to the mast and the end dips under the forestay. duction sailboat. Usually a design with emphasis dock bunny n. Non-sailing female support crew on internal volume. cheap seats n. Crew positions on poorly per- in charge of boat butt n. Medical condition caused by pro- forming boats. shore logistics longed sitting in wet gear. cheat, cheat it up v. 1) To partially raise a sail or recreation. bogoknot n. Unit of speed measurement, often in preparation for hoisting, as in partially raising a S e e ' r a c e r applied to wind speed or boat speed. One bogoknot jib in preparation for the hoist at the leeward mark; chaser'. equals from 0.5 to 0.8 international knots. 2) to partially raise a sail before the command to d o c k p o - bone v. Tighten or increase load on. hoist is given. tato n. Person bounce v. To tack on an opponent, causing checkbook position n. 1) Crew position with who spends a them to predictably tack. Used in '03 America's no function other than to pay for the boat and its lot of time at Cup. "Should we bounce them again?" operation (usually assumed by the owner); 2) ori- the marina or brick v. To tightly fold or fl ake a sail into a entation of two or more boats such that a serious yacht club but compact, heavy, rectangular shape. collision appears to be unavoidable. seldom goes broach coach n. Boat with diffi cult downwind cheese knife n. Small-diameter rigging wire on sailing. handling characteristics. trapeze . dog and cat brodie n. Broach. Chicago-astyle adj. Anchoring more than once, fight n. Race bubble boat n. Production cruising yacht with or "early and often." between large high freeboard and small cockpit to maximize chicken chute n. Undersized spinnaker for multihulls ('cats') sailed under the America's Cup internal volume. heavy air, usually narrow and fl at. Also 'shy kite'. Deed of Gift (DOG). There has only been one such bump v. To pull or haul briefl y but vigorously, chicken jibe n. The act of coming about instead event, in '10. as in "Bump the topping lift at the mast." of jibing in conditions where a jibe would be diffi cult dog the main v. To let most or all of the mainsail bump and jump v. Style of recreational sail- or dangerous. luff to fl og ineffeciently in strong wind.

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few new entries after watching that show in Valencia last month," she remarked as use any of the proper terminology?" he I added. "New jargon is as correct as we she handed the document to me. "This complained. "Sailors need precise com- want to make it." is the latest edition." munication. If you don't use the right "No," the skipper insisted. "On this It was a little home-brew dictionary. words, who will really know what you boat we only use the correct nautical I passed it along to the skipper. really mean when it really matters? terms. Slang is not considered correct "Dictionaries don't lead, they follow," "It's this pesky living language thang." until it's in the dictionary. Or at the very I reminded him as I watched him begin Lee tried to explain as she wrestled with least, not until it appears in print." to read Lee's compilation of the modern one end of a sailbag that outweighed her "I can fi x that," Lee whispered, and sailing lexicon. by a large margin. "I mean, it's English, she dropped her end of the sail, then dug "Unless you live in ," Lee and that's what English does." into her sea bag for a little pamphlet she added. "We understand each other perfectly," had stapled together. "I had to, like, add a — max ebb

down and dirty adj. Describes condition of helm wrong side, thrown into air like bag of garbage. 'Mexican take-down', but with a symmetrical spin- at the initiation of a tack, replacing 'hard-a-lee'. gas n. Bad air downwind of another boat. naker. First used in '87 America's Cup races by downhill adj. Downwind. gift-wrapped adj. Condition of forestay in which New Zealand. downstairs n. The cabin, or belowdeck portion spinnaker is wrapped around it. knock n. 1) Header; 2) sudden strong gust of of a yacht. g n a v n . wind. drift set n. Floater set. Vang that oper- block n. Running backstay or checkstay drop trav v. To move the traveler car to lee- ates from above block positioned so that it could hit the head of ward. the boom, in the aft-most member of the afterguard when not dude n. Large vessel, often with compression; under load. First used during the '92 America's Cup only vestigial or decorative sails, used for group derived from defense. charter. backward spell- lead-mine n. Heavily ballasted yacht, often elephant ass n. Spinnaker with a large vertical ing of vang. applied to early IOR designs. Used by multihull fold or crease along the centerline. goose eggs sailors to refer to all ballasted yachts. end-for-end n. Spinnaker jibe technique in n. Multiple ze- lefty n. Wind shift to the left which the pole is detached from the mast so the ros displayed letterbox douse n. Spinnaker douse in which mast-end and afterguy-end swap functions. o n a k n o t - the spinnaker is pulled between loose-footed Everest knot n. Any knot fi nished off with an meter. mainsail and boom. excessive number of half hitches to use up the g r a v i t y leverage n. Separation distance at right angles running end. storm n. Dis- to the wind or course, producing a strategic advan- facing v. Tacking directly on a competitor's masting. tage in the event of favorable wind shift or current wind. hand sail- gradient. fat, sailing fat adv. Sailing slightly on the low ing v. Describing sailing maneuvers, usually during luff pass-back n. Luffi ng maneuver in team and fast side of close-hauled, with sails often closer a post-race analysis, by using palms of hands to racing forcing a competitor high while a teammate to stalling than to luffi ng. represent courses and heel angles. passes both boats to leeward. fat tack n. A tack that intentionally positions a hard cover v. Giving constant bad air to trailing mad scientists' convention n. Post-race dis- boat above the layline. competitor. cussion among technically-inclined skippers and fi re hose reach n. A beam reach with continu- high-low pass-back n. Luffi ng maneuver in crew. ous spray on deck or in faces of sailors. team racing forcing a competitor high while a trailing made adj. Condition in which the spinnaker pole fl ag 'em v. To signal intent to protest by display- teammate passes the competitor to leeward. is re-connected to both the mast and the afterguy ing a protest fl ag. hip n. Windward quarter of a boat, referring to at the conclusion of a jibe. Usually hailed by the fl op v. To come about or tack. position of competitor, as in "On our hip." foredeck crew to indicate that this condition has hole n. Local region of much reduced wind. been reached. hookup n. Post-race date. As in, "Fourteen for making trees v. Moving suffi ciently faster than dinner, not including hookups." another boat so that the background scenery ap- hump v. any action hot it up v. To sail higher and faster on a running pears to be moving forward behind them. or reaching leg. malarea n. (from "more area") Design strategy involving signifi cant hula n. "Hull appendage" to extend effective hull for boats not racing under a measurement rule. First length without measuring as part of the hull, used applied to America's Cup boats in '88. physical effort. by Team New Zealand in '03 America's Cup. mark trap n. Delaying competitor at mark by huli v. Capsize (Hawaiian). entering 2-length circle fi rst and stalling while team- hump v. Any action involving signifi cant physical mate gains place. effort, as in "Hump the number one up on deck." mastectomy n. 1) The act of lowering mast for foot cleat v. Method of temporarily securing a hunt v. To maneuver toward another boat maintenance or repair; 2) dismasting halyard, sheet, or control line by standing on it. that has to keep clear, with the intent of causing a fornicatorium n. Forepeak or aft cabin with foul. double berth. jewelry box n. Container for blocks, shackles, four-string jibe n. Classic big-boat jibe maneu- cars, winch handles and other small expensive gear ver involving two sheets and two jibes. stowed below decks. fraculator n. Headsail halyard or other control jibing simo v. Simultaneous jibing. Used during used to pull forward rake into a loose rig for down- '03 America's Cup. wind sailing. jump, jump the halyard v. To raise a sail quickly frontsail n. Jib. by rapidly and repeatedly hanging from the halyard fun meter n. Knotmeter. at the point where it exits the mast. furniture boat n. Race boat with cruising ac- Kiwi clip-on n. Hull appendage that extends Maui bag n. Bag of disposable old clothing commodations. effective waterline length. See 'hula'. brought on ocean race. Each article of clothing is garbage set n. Spinnaker set with sail rigged on Kiwi douse n. Spinnaker douse similar to thrown overboard after being worn. "Here today,

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gone to Maui." weight. familiar with basketball. Usage in Australia dates to meat hook n. Broken strand of wire projecting relax v. Ease sail adjustments for downwind or '83 America's Cup coverage or earlier, however. a short distance from the surface of a wire rope light air, "Relax the main." sled n. Large ultra-light racer with best perfor- Mexican take-down n. Method of dousing a righty n. Wind shift to the right. mance "downhill." whereby the boat jibes fi rst and the sail rollies n. Symptom of marginal control while sleep v. 1) To heel the boat to leeward in light falls on deck, into the jib. Coined by Buddy Melges sailing downwind in heavy weather, characterized air, as in "Sleep the boat;" 2) to fl atten the mainsail during the '92 or '95 America's Cup campaign in by rhythmic rolling through large angles. to the point where it has almost no power, but does San Diego, because the boat is usually pointing room, the n. Pro- not luff despite very high windspeed, as in "Put the south towards Mexico during the maneuver. First test room, protest main to sleep." used on television by Dennis Conner on 4-13-95. procedure in gen- smart pig n. Cunningham Mister Potato Head boat n. Boat with a number eral. As in "Take it snacktician n. Member of crew primarily re- of unusual and replaceable appendages, especially to The Room." sponsible for food. America's Cup Class. Used by Dawn Riley on OLN rope monkey n. snout line n. Tack line, line that runs from the AC broadcast, 1-12-03. Minimally skilled tack of an asymmetrical spinnaker to the stem or motor boating v. Severe leach fl utter, especially crew not heavy bowsprit end. when audible. enough to be rail soak v. To sail below polars for tactical advan- mowing the lawn v. Windsurfi ng on alternating meat. tage, probably derived from "soaking up" extra reaches without attempting any particularly chal- runway n. Avail- speed and turning some of it into a positional lenging maneuvers or making any net progress able distance on advantage. Used in '03 America's Cup. towards a destination. (Bill Prinzmetle, May 2008) present course be- soft, soft trim adj. Trimmed so that there is noodle n. Exceptionally thin and fl exible mast. fore running out of slight luffi ng, or luffi ng more often than stalling offi ce n. Chart table or nav station. water depth. Used on Maltese Falcon, 10-5-08. space case n. Plastic milk crate used for gear ooker n. Cunningham. sacred wood n. The tiller (even if not made of storage. overhaul v. Take up slack. wood). spaghetti n. Disorganized sheet and halyard parade n. Reaching leg with little opportunity to sail my boat v. Sail best VMG without entering tails, usually piled together in a common tangle. pass or to be passed by another competitor. bad air from competitor. As in "Can I sail my boat?" parking it up v. Going slow. Used by America (used by Paul Cayard on 1-30-00 when behind and One afterguard on 1-30-00. to windward of Italians). parking lot n. Local region of negligible wind, samurai douse n. Method of lowering spin- usually containing at least several racing yachts. naker involving rapid halyard cut with large rigging Races with several parking lots might have them knife. designated 'Lot A', 'Lot B', etc. by competitors sand bag n. Crew position, usually entry level, involving little more than positioning oneself on the correct side of the boat. sardined v. Caught between layline and right-of- way competitor. Used by afterguard of AmericaOne on 1-30-00. sausage n. 1) Sailbag in shape of long tube; spaghetti patrol n. The crew position respon- 2) windward-leeward course or windward-leeward sible for, or the process of, methodically untangling segment of more complex course. and making up sheet and halyard tails. send it v. To hoist or raise, as referring to a sail speed bump n. Sailmaker's term for unwanted being set. Usually used as a command. wrinkle in a new sail. sewer n. The belowdeck space on a large racing spike v. To release a triggerlock type shackle yacht with minimal accommodations. under heavy load using a fi d, marlinspike or similar sheep on the bay n. Whitecaps (New Zea- tool. passing lanes. n. Opportunities to pass, usually land). spinnaker neck n. Sore or stiff neck suffered by created by wind shifts. shrapnel n. Bits of metal hardware, like blocks spinnaker trimmer. Despite widespread epidemiol- pick their pocket v. To exit a mark rounding and shackles, normally stored in jewelry box. ogy, spinnaker neck is not yet recognized by the close behind and to windward of another boat, as shy kite n. Undersize spinnaker for heavy air, American Council of Sports Medicine. in "On their hip." usually narrow and fl at. Also 'chicken chute'. spinnaker thong n. Drawstring used to reduce pickle dish n. Trophy. sit on their face v. To closely cover a competi- the power of a spinnaker by creating a deep crease pinball v. To tack two or more times at short tor, matching them tack-for-tack and keeping them along the centerline. See 'elephant ass'. intervals between obstructions or right-of-way in bad air. spinny n. Spinnaker. boats. skirt v. To fl ip the foot of the jib inboard of the spitting out the back n. In team racing, forcing Pinocchio boat n. Sport boat with retractable lifelines or other obstructions. a competitor into last place. bowsprit. sky, sky the pole v. To allow the spinnaker pole splash v. To launch, especially by a boat yard. plank sailor n. Windsurfer. to rapidly swing up- square back v. Bring the pole back to a dead pointy end n. The bow. wards to a near- run position, usually immediately preceding a jibe. QFB adj. Quite far back. vertical position. square waves n. Very steep waves or chop. rabbit n. 1) Device for launching a spinnaker slam-dunk n. (Square waves can be approximated by inputting that is "faster than a turtle;" 2) boat serving as a The act of tacking the appropriate Fourier coeffi cients into a model moving starting mark in the "rabbit start" system on another boat's tank wave generator, but this tends to damage the for starting a race with no committee boat or fi xed wind in suffi ciently machine.) starting line. close proximity to starfi shed adj. Positioned for optimum weight racer chaser n. Person, most often female, with prevent the other placement and low wind resistance on a narrow disproportionate attraction to race crew. See 'dock boat from tacking windward hull or ama. (Cam Lewis, A-cup coverage, bunny'. away. First popular- 2-12-10) racing stripes n. Fenders accidentally left out ized by Jim Kelly steam gauge n. 1) Knotmeter; 2) anemo- during race. and Gary Jobson meter. rag the main v. To let the mainsail luff or fl og during '87 America's steel balls n. Pre-start maneuver involving ineffectively. Cup coverage, in their attempt to make sailing backing down and falling off on port tack to pass rail meat n. Crew selected primarily for their tactics comprehensible to American viewers more below stern of starboard-tack competitor in control-

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ling position. up the #3." trip reef n. Flattening reef. stink, blowing like adj. Extremely windy. telephone pole n. Very stiff or overbuilt mast. tumbleweeding v. Unintentional aft displace- thrompkin n. Anti-abrasion plate on mast at ment of crew as a result of water impact. First seen whisker pole fi tting. Usage is local to and in print on 2-23-06 by Volvo Ocean Race and AC Lido 14 classes. bowman Curtis Blewett in Scuttlebutt. thumbtack v. throw one v. To tack or jibe, as in "Let's throw twing, tweaker n. Floating lead block which to capsize and turn one." the spinnaker sheet is led through, used to improve thumbtack v. To capsize and turn turtle so that the lead angle when the sheet is functioning as an turtle so that the mast the mast is stuck in the mud. afterguy, or to keep the sheet clear of the main tomato mark n. Small red spherical racing boom. is stuck in the mud. mark. uphill adj. Upwind. vanity jibe n. An unnecessary jibe or modifi ed jibe timing, done for the sole purpose of passing strapped adj. Overtrimmed. close to yacht club, committee boat, waterfront string n. Any line or rope. restaurant, or spectators on shore. sucking up v. Working up from just ahead and victory roll n. Tight 360˚ turn performed under to leeward of a competitor to a covering position sail in front of the yacht club after returning from a by taking advantage of the wind lift in the "safe race, to indicate a confi rmed fi rst-place fi nish. leeward" position. walk strings v. To shift spinnaker gear so that swallow the anchor v. To give up all forms of the sail is ready to set on the opposite tack. boating. wallet-based adj. Driven more by money than swannabe n. Yacht that mimics the superfi cial by expertise. styling characteristics of the Swan line by Nautor. top fl oor adj. All the way up, at full hoist. whisky tango foxtrot expletive. Expression of tea bagging v. To lose control of one's feet tractor v. To assist the clew of an overlapping disbelief and/or surprise. while trapezing from a dinghy, and drag alongside jib around the mast and rigging during a tack. wind n. (long i) Progressive wind shift, usually the boat on the wire. trans-nasally adv. Method of paying for marine a lift. teak surfi ng v. Dragging in the water behind hardware. wind it up v. To rapidly bring in a sheet or a boat by holding on to the swim step. More com- trip v. To release the spinnaker pole from the halyard which is under suffi cient load to require the monly applied to powerboats and involves serious guy and/or the mast. Often used by the driver as a use of a winch. risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. command to the foredeck crew at the beginning of wing nut n. 1) Hydrodynamics expert or enthu- tee up v. to prepare a sail for hoisting, as in "Tee a jibe. siast; 2) crew member on a boat with a wing sail.

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We almost felt a taste of spring last month when the Bay was treated to a few consecutive days of sunny, warm weather that made the cherry trees shed their petals in a fl urry of white and 'snowfl akes.' That little prelude none- theless reminded us that spring really is just around the corner and so are a few other things: fi rst, the imminent arrival of the 'Round the World Race to the Bay. Next — hopefully — the taking of the Jules Verne Trophy by Groupama 3. Third, the end of Midwinters series. And fi nally, that we've got some Race Notes to catch up on. Start girding yourself for Spring breeze!

California's Movin' On Up Bolt, in second and hometown favorite When we spoke with San Francisco's Qingdao rounding out the podium to the Charles Willson before he departed on delight of the crowd who that turned out Leg 4 of the Clipper 'Round the World by the thousands to see the fl eet. Race from Singapore to Qingdao, he told California’s skipper, South African us that this would be the leg where Cali- Pete Rollason, refl ected on the leg, which fornia fi nally broke out of the back of the delivered some of the most varied sailing 9-boat fl eet. He conditions so far and resulted in frontrun- was right. ner Team Finland losing their rig. After being be- “I have to say it’s been pretty tough set by a variety although not as tough as we’d feared,” of gear failures, Rollason said. “The cold was a bit of an the team was issue but the winds and seas played ball doing well on with us more than we had expected." the leg from Ger- If they keep knocking on the door, Cali- aldton, Austra- fornia just might be able to do as Qingdao lia to Singapore did and get on the podium in the next leg when they were — a 35-day monster that will bring the CLIPPER VENTURES called to render fl eet to the Bay. assistance for “The next race to San Francisco is

San Francisco local Charles competitor Cork, obviously a big one for us," said Rolla- GROUPAMA W i l l s o n , c r ew m e m b e r which had run son, who's drawn rave reviews from his aboard 'California' aground off In- crew. "We’ve proved on the last couple of donesia. While they were given redress races that we can compete with the best for their assistance, Willson said he felt of them, so now we’ve just got to up it a they could have placed higher if they'd level. We’re really going to push hard to been able to race the whole leg. emulate what Qingdao has done here and "We're a good upwind boat," he said. get a podium into our home port.” L'étranger "Our morale is great and that was going As we go to press, details were being After a blistering, sub-six-day trip from to be our breakthrough leg. We'll be up fi nalized for the San Francisco stopover, Ushant to the Equator, ' there by the time we get to China." which will bring the nine remaining boats 105-ft trimaran Groupama 3 had a rough Willson was the only Californian to the San Francisco Marina around April time of it in both the South Atlantic and aboard for what was one of the closest 1. The boats are slated to dock near to the transition to the Indian Ocean. The and most brutal legs of the race — run Golden Gate YC. The Bay is the only U.S. boat's one-time lead of 620 miles over the over a stretch of water that claimed three stopover for this year's race and the six reference time set by 's Or- Californians who have already ange 2 in '05 turned into a defi cit of over joined the crew for various legs 400 miles by Day 19 due to a massive St. will be on hand to welcome their Helena High in the South Atlantic and an teammates home. uncooperative front at the entrance to the The fl eet will only be here Indian Ocean. for between six to ten days But the giant tri — navigated by the before heading out April 11 for Bay Area's Stan Honey, the only American a downwind blast in true West aboard — hooked into some pressure Coast style to Panama and a in the Indian Ocean, and converted the transit of the canal. defi cit against the reference time to a lead The short stopover means of 60 miles by the time they exited the

CLIPPER VENTURES the sailors won't have much Indian Ocean four days later. In doing time in the City. So make sure so they set a new Speed you get down to the Marina Record Council record for that section bring all your friends, adopt of the course: 8d, 17h, 39m — 17 hours 'California' Skipper Pete Rollason gives the crowd a champagne shower in Qingdao. His next stop is the Bay. a Clipper racer and show the faster than Orange 2. Peyron didn't have fl eet some love so they'll come a particularly fast transit of the Indian entries in last year's Volvo Ocean Race. back! You'll fi nd more info, as well as Ocean in '05, but his big cat did have a California fi nished in fi fth place — their updated arrival times in at: www.clipper- nearly unbeatable transit through the best to date, while line honors went to roundtheworld.com Pacific Ocean. That made the Indian Spirit of Australia with Jamaica Lightning Ocean crossing critical for Cammas' team

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fornia Yachting Association's 81st an- nual Midwinter Regatta. Eighty-two boats in 10 classes includ- ing , keelboats and multihulls slugged it out in breeze up to 17 knots off Long Beach. Current 505 world cham- pion Mike Martin and veteran Argyle Campbell each fi nished fi rst in all six of their respective races, while Judge Ryan's worst score in the International 420s was a second place in the last race, which he threw-out. Ryan sailed with Cal Sailing Team member and Santa Barbara native Willie McBride. The toughest battle was won by Pe- ter Drasnin of Westlake YC in the Laser Masters class, where ABYC's Vann Wil- son pushed him all the way to a one- point victory. — Rich Roberts RegattaPRO — With a forecast for light and variable winds, the fi nal installment of the RegattaPRO Winter One Design Series on February 13 had the potential for a frustrating outcome for the 35 boats in fi ve classes that met on the Circle. "I was thinking, 'Great, an- other day like last month," said PRO Jeff Zarwell. "When we left the dock in Sausalito, it was sunny with a slight breeze. Midway through Rac- coon Strait we were in some serious fog and had maybe Franck Cammas ducks for cover behind the 1/4-mile visibility at best. helmsman's shield as 'Groupama 3' barrels "During this entire time, through the Indian Ocean; inset — Stan Honey the breeze was a steady 6- gets some fl at-water helm time in the South Atlan- Tasmania once the breeze backs to the to 8-knots, bouncing around between tic . . . okay, now we're REALLY jealous! west or west-southwest. The giant trima- 290°-310°," he continued. "We set the — the miles they made up there will go ran will then have to gybe to avoid New course for 300° thinking we knew full a long way toward getting them around Zealand. However there shouldn't be any well that the breeze would back to the the world quicker than the 50d, 16h, 20m signs of a drop in pace. west. I wanted to start the fi rst race at benchmark. Cammas and his 9-man crew can least. Although some of the boats had "We're monitoring our progress in rela- afford to be a little more relaxed, as the Cal 20's tear it up at the SCYA Midwinters hosted tion to Orange 2 and even though she's known ice fi elds in the South- by Alamitos Bay YC in Long Beach. not a direct opponent, we're looking at her ern Ocean are now behind virtual wake," said Watch Captain Fred Le them. Follow their progress Peutrec. "We knew that under Australia at: www.cammas-groupama. we were going to make up our defi cit as com Bruno Peyron and his crew had to put in several gybes with some slower phases. Midwinters Notebook However, they traversed the Pacifi c very SCYA Midwinters — There quickly; it will be diffi cult to maintain the were dominating perfor- same average speed as far as . mances, some bad luck and If we have a bit of a lead at that stage that a little heartbreak here and wouldn't be bad: theoretically the climb there, but others got going up the Atlantic should enable us to claw when the going got tough. back the time!" That was the weekend of With a northwesterly breeze driving racing hosted by Alamitos them forward as of this writing, the sea Bay Yacht Club February state was subdued enough to enable the 20-21. ABYC was one of 33 RICH ORBERTS crew to make effortless pace free of stress. Southern California clubs The situation is set to change a little after running the Southern Cali- THE RACING WWW.LYONSIMAGING.COM PETER LYONS/ WWW.LYONSIMAGING.COM PETER LYONS/ JOHN TUMA JOHN JOHN TUMA JOHN

A Midwinters sampler, clockwise from top left — the Ultimate 20s representin' at the Berkeley YC Mids; the Express 27s chose the BYC mids as the focus of their Mids efforts, and consistently fi elded largest fl eet of one design keelboats this season; breeze and a lifting fog on the Circle for the BYC Mids February 13; a pair of Folkboats enjoy the great pressure ordered up for Golden Gate YC's Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup Series on February 6; '' bucks the ebb; 'Cal Maritime' crosses a pack coming off the Cityfront; balmy conditions on the Estuary at Oakland YC's Sunday Brunch Series; more of the same.

a bit of a time fi nding the marks in the Berkeley YC — Just down the East start time, so we postponed. After about fog, we had steady breeze. By 1:30 p.m. shore Freeway, the fi nal 'regular season' 30 minutes, a gentle breeze fi lled in the fog burned off and revealed a beauti- event of the Berkeley YC's Midwinters from the west. Unfortunately, this gentle ful sunny day. Much to my surprise, the Saturday series had the same conditions breeze also brought very thick fog. Since wind never changed. It was so steady the for the 53-boat fl eet. The following day's we could not see the pin, we stayed in support boats were looking for things to 33 attendees weren't so lucky. postponement. We were coming close do! We ran three races and nothing went "Sunday, February 14 was a bit 'dif- to just forgetting the whole thing, when wrong; it was a great way to end the se- ferent,' reported PRO Bobbi Tosse. "First, the fog lifted and we were able to start at ries." there was absolutely no wind at the noon 1:30 p.m. The sweet little breeze never

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increased in strength, so we shortened winners on Sunday, February 28. When entirety, but we thought we'd pass along the course, which let all the racers to fi n- that's all settled, the season trophies will an excerpt: ish in time to party with their Valentine's be awarded around 5 p.m. at the club." "It's great to see a club put on a race sweeties by 4 p.m." Corinthian — The second weekend of with this diversity of boats, racing skill "The next Midwinter is the Champion the Corinthian Mids wrapped-up Febru- levels, and levels of 'seriousness'. It's of Champions and Winners Race," Tosse ary 20-21, just before we went to press. this sort of regatta, with broad popular advised. "All the fi rst places in division We didn't have enough time to get all appeal, that will build sailing. Far too of- from both the Saturday and Sunday se- the details. But we received a great as- ten we see regattas that are fi ne-tuned ries get to go against each other to vie sessment that hits all the things we like to only one narrow segment of the sail- for the Kirt Brooks Memorial Trophy. about the Corinthian Mids from IOD ing community here on San Francisco Also, there will be a start for all of the and Moore 24 sailor Beau Vrolyk, who Bay, but the club nailed it with courses second place fi nishers, and a third start sailed his Moore Scarlett in the series. that tended to match the abilities and for all the third and fourth place trophy We didn't have the space to run it in its interests of the various fl eets. We saw

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many of the PHRF fl eets head off on a Bay tour around Angel Island on both and San Clemente Islands that starts days in February, and that was the last March 12 in Newport Beach and fi nishes we saw of them, until we discovered they at San Diego YC. Next up will be a race had drunk most of the free beer back and from Cabrillo Beach YC, around Catali- the club! The one design fl eets tended to na Island and fi nishing in Dana Point on get courses that were a little more 'race' WWW.LYONSIMAGING.COM May 29. The third is one of our favorites, oriented and a little less 'tour,' which the Santa Barbara to King Harbor race. was perfect for us. . . Corinthian YC did For details on both series, check out: it again, as they usually do for Midwin- www.ullmansailsnewportbeach.com ters, and succeeded in putting on a great Woohoo — Devotees of offshore multi- PETER LYONS/ show for an amazingly diverse group of hull racing have a yet another reason to Sailors. Thanks!" 'Vitamin J' motoring enjoying the day. cheer as Bruno Peyron, current holder of fornia Inshore series. The championship the Jules Verne Trophy has announced Race Notes will be comprised of three races. First, that he will be reviving The Race — the California's Newest Series — Ullman there's a 130-mile tour around Catalina no-rules, non-stop, 'round the world Sails has started a new offshore series to race in 2013 or '14. complement its popular Southern Cali- The fi rst — and thus far only — edi- THE BOX SCORES Midwinter series are entering their fi nal 24, Richard Korman; 2) Trasher, Merit 25, Harriet DIVISION B (PHRF 81-105) — 1) Flexi Flyer, throes for the 2009-'10 season, and most Lehman; 3) Nancy, Wyliecat 30, Pat Broderick. (11 Soverel 33, Mitchell Wells; 2) Mintaka 4, Farr 38 of them have one, maybe two races left; it boats) M, Gerry Brown; 3) Petard, Farr 36 M, Keith Buck/ won't be long before we get into the Bay's DIVISION C — 1) Min Flicka, Hanse 37, Mag- Andy Newell. (6 boats) various beer can series! The process for get- nus Le Vicki; 2) Grey Ghost, Hanse 342, Doug EXPRESS 27 — 1) El Raton, Ray Lotto; 2) Mo- Grant; 3) Q, Schumacher 40, Glenn Isaacson. (6 torcycle Irene, Will Paxton; 3) Wile E Coyote, Dan ting your club's results in the magazine is boats) Pruzan. (15 boats) the same for both types of events. We don't DIVISION D — 1) Homus, Ericson 27, Josh ULTIMATE 20 — 1) Layla, Tom Burden/Trish have the time or manpower to chase down Dvorson; 2) La Mer, Newport 30, Randy Grenier; Sudell; 2) Salsa, Matt & Steve Borough; 3) UFO, all the results so please post them on your 3) Geronimo, Lancer 30 Mk. V, Michael Campbell. Trent Watkins. (8 boats) club's website or send them directly to the (5 boats) DIVISION C (PHRF 108-168) — 1) , Racing Editor at [email protected]. Our DIVISION E — 1) Kelly Shawn, Santana 22, J/24, John Guilford; 2) Froglips, J/24, Ric1hard format is to include the name of the boat, Leah Pepe; 2) Tackful, Santana 22, Cathy Stier- Stockdale; 3) Maguro, S 35, Jack Feller. (4 boats) the type and length of boat, and the fi rst hoff/Frank Lawler. (2 boats) DIVISION D (PHRF 171-198) — 1) Starkite, and last names of the owner(s). We'll do our Complete results at: www.syconline.org Catalina 30, Laurie Miller; 2) Achates, Newport 30, Robert Shock; 3) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile best to get that info into Latitude 38 and ISLAND YC ISLAND DAYS MIDWINTERS #4 Carles. (5 boats) 'Lectronic Latitude. (2/14, 1r) DIVISION E (PHRF 201+) — 1) Latin Lass, DIVISION A (PHRF < 138) — 1) Outsider, Az- Catalina 27 IB, Bill Chapman; 2) Can O' Whoo- GOLDEN GATE YC MANNY FAGUNDES SEA- zura 310, Greg Nelsen; 2) Rascal, Wilderness 30, pass, Cal 20, Richard vonEhrenkrook; 3) London WEED SOUP SERIES #4 (2/6, 1r) Rui Luis; 3) Audacious, J/29, Scott Christensen. (4 Calling, Santana 22, Megan Dwyer. (6 boats) PHRF 1 (PHRF< 50) — 1) Wicked, Farr 36, boats) Complete results at: www.berkeleyyc.org Richard Courcier; 2) War Pony, Farr 36, Mark DIVISION B (PHRF 168) — 1) Bandido, Merit Howe; 3) Javelin, SC 37, Pat Nolan. (13 boats) 25, George Gurrolla; 2) Bewitched, Merit 25, Lara- BERKELEY YC MIDWINTERS SUNDAY SERIES PHRF 2 (PHRF 51-99) — 1) Yucca, 8 Metre, ine Salmon; 3) My Tahoe Too, Capri 25, Steve #4 (2/14, 1r) Hank Easom; 2) Inspired Environments, Bene- Douglass. (4 boats) DIVISION 1 (PHRF < 99) — 1) Sweet Okole, teau 40.7, Timothy Ballard; 3) Razzberries, Olson DIVISION C (PHRF 139-180) — 1) Crazy Farr 36, Dean Treadway; 2) For Pete's Sake, Ul- 34, Bruce Nesbit. (12 boats) Eights, Moore 24, Aaron Lee; 2) Joanna, Irwin 30, timate 24, Peter Cook; 3) Flexi Flyer, Soverel 33, PHRF 3 (PHRF 100-129) — 1) Shaman, Cal Martin Jemo; 3) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles. Mitchell Wells. (7 boats) 40, Steve Waterloo; 2) Uno-129, Wyliecat 30, (4 boats) OLSON 30 — 1) Hoot, Andrew Macfi e; 2) Cor- Steve Wonner; 3) El Raton, Express 27, Ray Lotto. DIVISION D (PHRF 181+) — 1) , Mer- sair, Don Newman; 3) Voodoo Child, Charles (10 boats) cury, John Hansen; 2) Spitfi re, Santana 22, Tom Barry. (3 boats) PHRF 4 (PHRF 130+) — 1) Arcadia, Modern- McIntyre; 3) Tinker, Wilderness 21, Matthew Beall. EXPRESS 27 — 1) Tule Fog, Steve Carroll; 2) ized Santana 27, Gordie Nash; 2) La Paloma, IOD, (5 boats) Eagle, Ross Groelz; 3) Libra, Marcia Schnapp. (7 James Hennefer; 3) Topcat, Nonsuch 30, Sal Bal- DIVISION E (NON-SPINNAKER) — 1) Knotty boats) istreri. (8 boats) Sweetie, C&C 32, Martin Johnson; 2) Scrimshaw, ULTIMATE 20 — 1) Salsa, Matt & Steve Bor- CATALINA 34 — 1) Casino, Bill Eddy; 2) Alerion Express 28, Michael Maurier; 3) Take 5, ough; 2) Euphoric, Phil Kangsberg/Denise Ham- Amandla, Kurt Magdanz; 3) Mottley, Chris Owen. Wilderness 21, Roger England. (4 boats) mond; 3) Too Tuff, Thomas Hughes. (4 boats) (9 boats) Complete results at: www.iyc.org DIVISION 2 (PHRF 102-177) — 1) Twoirratio- — 1) Knarr 134, J. Eric Gray; 2) Flyer, nal, Moore 24, Anthony Chargin; 2) Moore Than Chris Kelly; 3) Narcissus, John Jenkins. (4 boats) BERKELEY YC MIDWINTERS SATURDAY SE- A Woman, Moore 24, Andy Poggio; 3) Gruntled, FOLKBOAT — 1) Nordic Star, Richard Keld- RIES #4 (2/13, 1r) Moore 24, Simon Winer. (5 boats) sen; 2) Thea, Chris Herrmann; 3) Freja, Tom Reed. DIVISION A (PHRF < 78) — 1) Advantage 3, DIVISION 3 (PHRF 180+) — 1) Antares, Is- (6 boats) J/105, Pat Benedict; 2) Jeannette, Frers 40, Henry lander 30-2, Larry Telford; 2) Latin Lass, Catalina Complete results at: www.ggyc.com King; 3) Kika, FT 10M, Marc Pinckney. (9 boats) 27, Bill Chapman; 3) London Calling, Santana 22, OLSON 30 — 1) Hoot, Andrew Macfi e; 2) Voo- Megan Dwyer. (6 boats) SAUSALITO YC MIDWINTER #4 (2/7, 1r) doo Child, Charles Barry; 3) Wraith, Ray Wilson. CATALINA 22 — (0 boats) DIVISION A (SPINNAKER) — 1) JR, Moore (4 boats) Complete results at: www.berkeleyyc.org

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tion of The Race started December 31, interest in the America's 2000 to celebrate the new millenium. It Cup boats have led Pey- garnered worldwide media attention to ron to relaunch his pet what at the time were groundbreaking project. new giant offshore multihulls. The boats, "We can see too that

which included the late 's since The Race, 12 gi- WWW.LYONSIMAGING.COM Playstation and winner Grant Dalton's ant multihulls have been Club Med were outlandish for their time, built, including four in the and many pro sailors who had done the past three years," Peyron Volvo Ocean Race declined to participate said. "So today there are thinking it was a fool's mission. While certainly enough boats of PETER LYONS/ extremely successful, The Race was suffi cient quality for us The RegattaPRO Winter One Design Series wrapped up last month on a subverted when former Whitbread class to propose this to their foggy day with consistent breeze; see below for fi nal results. winner Tracy Edwards' ill-fated and fi - skippers and partners — without count- 2014." nancially-disastrous Oryx Cup was ing any new multihulls, which may be Speaking of the Volvo — CEO Knut launched just a few years later. built following on from this by 2013 or Frostad anounced that the Cape Town Ten years down the road, both the would be the fi rst stop in the next edi- advent of new G-class multis, plus the tion of the Volvo Ocean Race.

REGATTAPRO WINTER ONE DESIGN FINAL (8r, Lon Woodrum; 3) Joyride, J/105, Bill Hoehler. (3 boats) 2t) boats) PHRF 3 — 1) Baleineau, Olson 34, Charles J/120 — 1) Dayenu, Don Payan, 6 points; 2) PHRF >150 — 1) Red Hawk, Hawkfarm, Gerry Brochard, 10 points; 2) Yucca, 8 Meter, Hank Ea- Grace Dances, Dick Swanson, 16; 3) Chance, Gunn/John Sullivan; 2) Don Wan, Santana 28, Don som, 12; 3) Petard, Farr 36, Andy Newell, 19. (14 Barry Lewis, 18. (7 boats) Kunstler; 3) Galante, Folkboat, Otto Schreier. (7 boats) J/105 — 1) Racer X, Rich Pipkin, 13 points; boats) PHRF 4 — 1) White-Jacket, Etchells, John 2) Alchemy, Walter Sanford, 14; 3) Blackhawk, Complete results at: www.tyc.org Sutak, 16; 2) Shameless, Schumacher 30, George Scooter Simmons, 17. (12 boats) Ellison, 19; 3) Tule Fog, Express 27, Steve Carroll, J/24 — 1) TMC Racing, Michael Whitfi eld, 6 OAKLAND YC SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES #3 19. (16 boats) points; 2) Downtown Uproar, Darren Cummings, (2/7, 1r) PHRF 5 — 1) Wuda Shuda, Soverel 26, Craig 10; 3) Vitamin J, Knut Westby, 20. (6 boats) PHRF < 150 — 1) Crazy Eights, Moore 24, Page, 4 points; 2) Youngster, IOD, Ron Young, 15; MELGES 24 — 1) Personal Puff, Dan Hauser- Aaron Lee; 2) Taz!!, Express 27, George Lythcott; 3) Gypsy Lady, Cal 34 Mk. 1, Val Clayton, 15. (8 man, 9 points; 2) Smokin', Kevin Clark, 10.75; 3) 3) Spirit of, J/124, Bill Mohr. (4 boats) boats) Wilco!, Doug Wilhelm, 11. (8 boats) PHRF 151-200 — 1) Gonzo, Santana 525, PHRF 6 — 1) Can O'Whoopass, Cal 20, MOORE 24 — 1) Topper II, Conrad Holbrook, Dina Folkman; 2) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Car- Richard vonEhrenkrook, 6 points; 2) Dragonfl y, 10 points; 2) Bandito, John Kernot, 16; 3) Ab- les; 3) Joanna, Irwin 30, Martin Jemo. (5 boats) Rhodes 19, Jeffery Cole, 7; 3) Kelly Shawn, San- sinthe, Dan Nitake, 18. (18 boats) PHRF > 201 — 1) Spitfi re, Santana 22, Tom tana 22, Leah Pepe, 10. (4 boats) McIntyre; 2) Chile Pepper, Santana 25, Dave Ly- BENETEAU 36.7 — 1) Wilson, Joel Davis, 4 SOUTH BEACH YC ISLAND FEVER SERIES #4 man; 3) Dominatrix, Santana 22, Ted Crum. (4 points; 2) Mistral, Ed Durbin, 7; 3) Ay Caliente!, (2/20, 1r) boats) Aaron Kennedy, 10. (5 boats) PHRF < 109 — 1) Centomigilia, FT 10M, Fa- COLUMBIA 5.5 METER — 1) Tenacious, EXPRESS 37 — 1) Bullet, Michael Maloney, bio Maino; 2) 007, J/105, Bruce Blackie; 3) Ninja, Adam Sadeg; 2) Seabiscuit, Kevin Sullivan; 3) 6 points; 2) Golden Moon, Kame Richards, 10; 3) FT 10M, John Lymberg. (4 boats) Jaguar, Keith Rarick. (5 boats) Expeditious, Bartz Schneider, 14. (8 boats) PHRF 110-150 — 1) Crews Nest, Catalina 34, MERIT 25 — 1) Bewitched, Loraine Salmon; J/105 — 1) Donkey Jenny, Shannon Bonds, 5 Ray Irvine; 2) Lazy Lightening, Tartan 10, Tim Mc- 2) Double Agent, Merit 25; 3) Student Driver, Lee points; 2) Joyride, William Hoehler, 10; 3) Alche- Donald; 3) Luna Sea, Islander 36, Daniel Knox. (5 Anderson. (4 boats) my, Walter Sanford, 10. (6 boats) boats) MULTIHULL — 1) Three Sigma, F-27, Chris MOORE 24 —1) Scarlett, John Vrolyk, 4 PHRF 151+ — 1) Auggie, Santana 22, Sally Harvey; 2) Sea Bird, F-27, Rich Holden; 3) Triple points; 2) Frenzy, Lon Woodrum 8; 3) JR, Richard Taylor; 2) Ruth E, Catalina 27, Bill Davidson; 3) Play, F-31, Richard Keller. (5 boats) Korman, 11. (4 boats) Grinnin' Bear, Catalina 30, Roger & John Tenny- NON-SPINNAKER PHRF < 150 — 1) Sven- ALERION EXPRESS 28 — 1) Ditzy, Ralf Mor- son. (6 boats) ska, Peterson 34, Fred Minning; 2) Lively, Olson gan, 4 points; 2) Flying Machine, Peter Campfi eld, NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Krissy, Ericson 35-3, 30 IB, Javier Jerez. (2 boats) 8; 3) Maeve II, Nancy Pettengill, 11. (7 boats) Allen Cooper; 2) Friday's Eagle, Catalina 30, Mark NON-SPINNAKER PHRF > 151 — 1) Scrim- CATALINA 34 — 1) Jet Lag, Torin Knorr, 5 Hecht; 3) Joyous, Catalina 30, Richard Latvala. (9 shaw, Alerion Express 28, Michael Maurier; 2) points; 2) Surprise, Peter Birnbaum, 10; 3) Aman- boats) Kiwa, Ericson 32-2, Warren Taylor; 3) Samsara, dla, Kurt Magdanz, 10. (6 boats) Complete results at: www.southbeachyc.org Rhodes 19, Barbara Phillips. (7 boats) NON-SPINNAKER 1 — 1) Min Flicka, Hanse Complete results at: www.oaklandyachtclub.com 370, Juelle Le'Vicki, 9.5 points; 2) Basic Instinct, SEQUOIA YC WINTER SERIES #3 (2/7, 1r) Jan Borjeson, 12; 3) Q, Schumacher 40, Glenn SPINNAKER — 1) Head Rush, Antrim 27, CORINTHIAN MIDWINTERS FINAL (2/21 4r,0t) Isaacson, 13. (9 boats) Charlie Watt; 2) Smokin' J, J/29, Stan Phillips; 3) IRC — 1) White Dove, Beneteau First 40.7, NON-SPINNAKER 2 — 1) Harp, Catalain 38, Pizote, Santana 30, John Ryan. (10 boats) Mike Garl, 8 points; 2) Inspired Environments, Mike Mannix, 9 points; 2) Kira, Cal 33-2, Jim Ers- NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Linda Carol, Cata- Beneteau First 40.7, Timothy Ballard, 11; 3) Tupelo kine, 10; 3) Shearwater, C&C 36, Jeanne Lacy, 11. lina 320, Ray Collier; 2) Sweet Pea, Islander 30, Honey, Elan 40, Gerry Sheridan, 13. (18 boats) (7 boats) Tim Peterson; 3) Iowa, Hunter 380, Rick Dalton. (4 PHRF 1 — 1) Racer X, Farr 36, Gary Redel- NON-SPINNAKER 3 — 1) Meritime, C&C 30, boats) berger, 4 points; 2) War Pony, Farr 36, Mark Howe, Mk. I, Gary Proctor, 7 points; 2) Geronimo, Lancer Complete results at: www.sequoiayc.org 12; 3) Wicked, Farr 36, Richard Courcier, 14. (10 30 Mk. 5, Michael Campbell, 9; 3) Supercal, Har- boats) bor 20, John Colver, 10. (8 boats) TIBURON YC MIDWINTERS #2 (2/13, 1r) PHRF 2 — 1) Encore, Sydney 36 CCR, Dan Complete Results at: www.cyc.org PHRF <151 — 1) Mooretician, Moore 24, Pe- Woolery, 7 points; 2) Quiver, N/M 36, Jeff McCord, ter Schoen/Roe Patterson; 2) Frenzy, Moore 24, 11; 3) Jeannette, Frers 40, Henry King, 11. (10

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With reports this month on one of California's Most Revered Charter Yachts, and a reluctant couple's insights on their First-Time Cruise Through the British Virgins.

A South American Loop mile blast from Newport Beach to Easter Aboard a Time-Tested Warhorse Island, said to be the world's most remote If your life experience has been any- inhabited island. thing like ours, you've probably come to Then it's southeast realize that sometimes special opportu- across the South Pa- nities present themselves that you will cifi c to Puerto Montt, only get one shot at. And if you miss that Chile (2,500 miles), window of opportunity, you might regret where roads end and it for the rest of your life. a 1,000-mile maze of Excuse us for getting philisophical primeval fi ords begins. on you, but over the years that's pre- Leg 3 will take you cisely the feeling we always get when we through them en route peruse the offshore sailing schedules of to the Strait of Magel- the former Whitbread 'Round the World lan, then on to Ush- Race winner Alaska Eagle. For the past uaia, Argentina. 25 years, this custom S&S 65 has been The mission of Leg 4 run as a sail training vessel by the Or- is to round Cape Horn ange Coast College School of Sailing and and return to Ushuaia. Seamanship in Newport Beach. And her Although the distance programs — which have included nu- is not great, the chal- merous South Pacifi c circuits and sev- lenge could be sub- eral Antarctic voyages — have introduced stantial. hundreds of eager sailors to the plea- But Leg 5 will likely sures and challenges of long-distance be the most demand- offshore sailing. ing of all: a 2,700-mile, That process will continue this year. 31-day voyage to South But with Eagle's longtime co-skippers Georgia Island — a ARCHIVES EAGLE ALASKA INSETS Rich and Sheri Crowe set to retire from name familiar to every student of Ernest the gig after completing the 2010-2011 Shackleton's epic quest for survival — expedition schedule, the tentative plan then on up the South Atlantic to festive is to sell the vernerable Eagle. So this Buenos Aires. (If you're curious about really might be your last chance to sail South Georgia, check out the December aboard her — and, realistically, your last '09 National Geographic, in addition to / JR LATITUDE chance to explore some of the seldom- the various Shackleton biographies.) along? visited spots on her schedule. After a relatively mellow trip from the At the risk of stating the obvious, we The six-month, seven-leg circuit be- Argentine capital to Rio de Janeiro, the should clarify that even if you have the gins October 30 with a 24-day, 3,800- fi nal leg will take student sailors of all time and the cash, these are not trips No, this 'coffee grinder' doesn't pulverize dried ages across the equator, into the north- suitable for novices. Program Coordina- beans. It trims lines and sheets, just as it did east trades and on to Antigua, yachting tor Karen Prioleau explains, "Our best during the Whitbread. capital of the Eastern Caribbean. fi ts are those who have at least some Y e a h , w e coastal experience, an ability to see the know, you'd like bright side in the worst of conditions, to sail the whole compatibility, and good physical fit- darned circuit! ness." Wouldn't that be Since each crew member participates cool. But realisti- in all aspects of running the big , cally, most of us every leg can be a demanding workout workaday wage — especially since all headsails are han- slaves would be ked on, and every inch of the circuit will h a r d p r e s s e d be hand-steered. But, as Prioleau knows just to take the from personal experience, "The exhilara- 10 to 31 days tion and adventure are well worth it." of f that these Because the South Georgia leg is the trips entail. As most challenging of all, candidates will we said, though, need to have a higher level of experience. how many times "Sailing in that part of the ocean can't do opportunities be taken lightly," says Prioleau. "Going

ALASKA EAGLE ARCHIVES EAGLE ALASKA like these come to the land of Shackleton is going to be OF CHARTERING

Spread: The carefully maintained Whitbread she was constructed of aluminum at The In fact, she's currently undergoing yet warhorse heads south at the start of the '06 Netherlands' Royal Huisman Shipyard another refi t, which will include a new Baja Ha-Ha. Inset left: Sheri and Rich have — then named Flyer and rigged as a engine — her fi fth — a refurbishing of logged a gazillion offshore miles aboard 'Eagle'. . That was near the end of the era her mainmast and a new mainsail — at Inset right: Students learn both modern and when offshore race boats actually had least her 10th, according to school Di- 'old-style' navigation. some creature comforts. She started out Unlike learning at home from a book, navigation exciting, but not an easy ride. Anyone as a dark horse in the 'round the world lessons really sink in when they're practiced who undertakes a voyage of that caliber romp, but quickly gained the respect of daily during- a long-distance offshore cruise. is a true adventurer. Those experiences the fl eet, and ul- don't come easily either, since the last timately emerged part of the trip will be sailed in some victorious in the notoriously rough waters. I expect that fi nal hours of Leg will be one very well-bonded group by Four. the time they get to Buenos Aires." After later be- No doubt she's right, as such shared ing donated to accomplishments do tend to forge bonds OCC, she became and friendships that can last a lifetime. the cornerstone Similarly, the lessons learned during of the school's such 'hard traveling' are not easily for- ambitious off- gotten. After years of interviewing cruis- shore program. ers, we know that dozens of them honed And through her their seamanship skills and built their 28 years of ser- self-confi dence during offshore voyages vice, her mainte- aboard this thoroughbred yacht. nance has never

Built to compete in the '77 Whitbread, been neglected. ARCHIVES EAGLE ALASKA WORLD

rector Brad Avery, who's also skippered Eagle on many adventures. If you'd like to be part of this famous of Charlotte Amalie Bay. My immediate war horse's fi nal commercial season, we I was a little surprised when a char- problem was that suggest you waste no time in signing up, ter company employee insisted that Jill we would have to as berths tend to get booked far in ad- sit in on all aspects of the boat brief- sail into a moor- vance. (See www.occsailing.com for ad- ing. He went through the procedures ing fi eld or an- ditional details.) You wouldn't want the in case the boat was sinking, which I chorage, in 20- opportunity to slip away while you're knew probably didn’t make Jill feel any 25 knots of wind, trying to make up your mind! better. By the time he told us of all of with no engine, in — latitude/andy the reefs we needed to avoid to prevent still very unfamil- shipwreck, Jill was a wreck herself; iar waters! The BVI Cruise That Made scared, sick to her stomach, and didn’t As I'd hoped, Believers Out of Chad & Jill want to go anymore. the mechanic said If you already own a cruising sail- We were not off to a good start! After I could use the boat in California, why spend money to a little hand-holding and some time to engine for 3 or 4 charter a boat someplace else — such relax after the briefi ngs, we pulled out minutes to a as the Virgin Islands? This is something of Wickams Cay Marina and headed for mooring ball. I’d never understood before, and it's Peter Island. The wind was blowing 20- Upon our ar- why, until last year, I’d never chartered 25 knots, but was from just aft of the rival, the available a boat in an exotic locale. beam, so I unrolled the jib only — no mooring balls were Well, last winter I decided to try a main — to have a mellow, relaxing sail unsheltered from week of chartering in the British Vir- across the Sir Francis Drake Channel, that day’s strong gin Islands to see what I’d been miss- to regain Jill’s good mood and trust, winds. We’d have ing, if anything. We booked a boat with and all the good things that come with just one chance Footloose Sailing Charters, one of the that. to start the en- BVI's larger companies, and saved a few We grabbed a mooring ball just be- gine, motor up bucks by going with their older boats fore sunset at Peter Island, and got and grab the ball. (compared to Moorings or Sunsail.) some rest. Unlike our typically windless And the strong When my wife Jill — a skeptical sailor nights at home in Ventura, we had wind wind would make — and I got to Tortola, we saw that even howling in the rigging at 20-30 knots it very tough for one of Footloose's older boats, a 3-year- all night, which took some getting used Jill to run our line CHAD KOMINEK old Beneteau, was still about 25 years to. But we still managed a good night's through the eye splice at the end of the newer than Bella Dama, the trusty old sleep. mooring ball's pennant with the boat Islander 36 we sail at home. The next day the wind stayed up, and being blown backward. Before setting sail, though, we fi rst we were planning to go east (upwind), As we approached the ball, after just satisfi ed Jill’s longing for a couple of toward Marina Cay which lies near the a minute or two the engine alarm came poolside hotel days, by staying in St. east end of Tortola. I double-reefed the on again, as we were approaching the Thomas at a hotel with a beautiful view mainsail, and even so, found the rudder mooring ball. "Dang! Missed that one!" The Caribbean's most famous crooner, Foxy momentarily overpowered until I eased So we went for the next one, and I knew Callwood, may not be able to sing anymore, the sheets to reduce whether helm. We I had to get the engine off within sec- but he hasn't lost his irreverent wit. were sailing upwind in 20-25 knots of onds. I powered hard toward the ball, 83° breeze over made sure the boat would reach it, then 80° water. A lit- shut off the engine, hoping that Jill had tle spray in the snagged the mooring pennant with our face feels a lot boat hook. better in the I ran forward to grab hold of the BVI! mooring loop in hopes of threading our After a couple 1-inch dockline through the eye before hours of beat- the boat was blown backward. Did I ing toward Ma- mention that a rocky lee shore lay 50 rina Cay, I was yards away? about to mo- Jill says I literally dove for it, hang- torsail the last ing over the bow, and grabbed the loop couple of miles just above water level with one hand. when the engine But the wind began to pull the boat alarm sounded. backward, and it didn’t seem like I’d As instructed, be able to hold on to the loop. My grip I used the pro- was slipping — I was losing a fi nger at vided cell phone a time, like Wile Coyote hanging from a to call the base lone tree branch hundreds of feet above mechanics, and a box canyon. But just then, a wave

JILL KOMINEK JILL let them know. pushed the boat forward a foot or two, OF CHARTERING

at the rickety wooden piers at Anega- da, we decided we had to eat at one of the restaurants on the beach that bar- beques lobster on open fl ames under the stars. We chose the Anegada Reef Hotel. What a fabulous dinner, and what a large lobster! Our candlelit table was so close to the water, some of the tiny waves lapping nearby just missed our toes in the sand. I listened to NOAA weather after din- ner and heard of a small craft warning for 20-25 knots from the east, which sounded just perfect since we were go- ing to be sailing west toward Jost Van Dyke Island the next day. The morning started with a quick taxi ride for snor- keling at Cow Wreck Beach on the open ocean side of the Anegada. Then we set sail for what turned out to be a down- wind romp. We had no spinnaker but the sailing was a perfect sleigh ride, surfi ng 4 to 6-foot waves. With the autopilot on, Jill and I lay down at the bow to really enjoy the ride. I noticed she was really starting to have fun now. She doesn’t like long sails, though, and from Anegada to Jost Van Dyke is the longest sail possible in the British Virgins — almost 30 miles. I decided to cut it shorter by 45 minutes or so by going straight to Tortola's Cane By her own accounting, Jill came "full circle" for a fabulous dinner at De Loose Mon- Garden Bay — right across from Jost. during their cruise. Although initially skeptical, goose, where a live band lent to the at- What a beautiful, green tropical she ended up loving it! mosphere. By the time our engine was cove that is! Cane Garden has sever- and I was able to get my other hand on repaired, we were happy to stay the al lively bars, two ATM’s, one of which the mooring loop and stabilize the situ- night at Trellis Bay. We even found time worked, and the steepest paved road ation. for a jog up toward the airport before I’ve ever seen to connect it to the rest Jill handed me our dockline, we dinner. of the island. We climbed the road on threaded it through, cleated it off, and With the boat fi xed, the next day we foot, which made for a vigorous walk, we were safe. Whew! Unfortunately, sailed past the Dog Islands for Anega- to say the least. We learned that side- the incident gave me some nasty 'boat da. The wind was forecast to lighten walks don’t exist around the islands, so bites. Both my right forearm and right to about 10-15 knots from the east, so you must be careful walking the narrow breast were black and blue for the next Anegada was a beam reach of about 15 lanes with cars driving on the wrong fi ve days. I had the bruises of someone miles. I’d heard many warnings about side of the road! who just had a boob job; not a good look the tricky entrance through the reef In the morning, I let Jill sleep in, for a man. pass, but we had no problems. raised anchor and motorsailed one hour Things got considerably better from We did meet some charterers who over to Jost Van Dyke and anchored in that moment on. The charter company had bumped the bottom right in the Great Harbour. After breakfast we din- sent over a chase boat mechanic. Due mooring fi eld, but our boat showed one ghied over to White Bay, the only place to an initial mis-diagnosis, we ended whole foot of water below the keel while so far without a dinghy dock. We easily up virtually engineless for a day and a we were moored in front of Neptune’s landed our hard-bottom dinghy in the half, but we quickly realized there were Treasure. (We drew 5.5 feet.) small surf and secured it with the dingy worse places to be stranded. Between Unlike the other mountainous, vol- anchor up on the sand. This is prob- Marina Cay and neighboring Trellis canic islands, Anegada is a low-lying ably the most beautiful beach we saw Bay, there were numerous fun bars and coral reef, only a few feet high at its the whole trip. great beach restaurants, including the highest point. It can’t easily be seen un- A highlight at Jost Van Dyke was Last Resort, Pusser’s Landing, De Loose til you are quite close. It’s less visited meeting Foxy Callwood himself — the Mongoose, and others. We had a great than the other British Virgin Islands. world-famous owner of Foxy's Bar. He dinghy and money in our pockets, and Restaurants throughout the BVI sell spontaneously entertained us with a the anchorage and our boat were fabu- fresh Anegada lobster dinners, and they rhyming verse that managed to work in lous, if temporarily immobile. aren’t cheap. As we watched many lob- about 15 California cities. What a char- We met a nice couple who joined us ster fi sherman unloading their catches acter. He doesn’t sing anymore. He told

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me he had polyps on his vocal cords and gal from Yacht Shots was advised to knock BVI taking photos of it off after 30+ years. our boat, heeled over From Jost we mo- nicely in 10-15 knots torsailed through on a close reach — the Thatch Cay cut the photos came out between St. John great! and Tortola, and on Readers may won- to Norman Island. der if Jill ever be- There, after a sunset gan to enjoy the trip. hike to the top of the Well, she grudgingly ridge, we had a lively admitted mid-week dinner with dancing that she had “come to reggae at Pirate’s full circle” on this on the beach, then trip, meaning that af- stopped by the Wil- ANDY / LATITUDE ter a horrible start, liam Thorton fl oating restaurant (aka A broad crescent lined by towering coco palms, she was having a blast. By the end of the Willy T) for a nightcap. Cane Garden Bay is a favorite BVI anchorage. the week, she asked if we could add an- In the morning we took our dinghy Restaurants and lively bars line the beach. other day on the boat! (She never asks from the Bight at Norman Island over Town harbor entrance, I noticed a din- for another day on the boat at home!) I to the caves around the corner, for the ghy out in the middle of the channel, should also note that Footloose cheer- best snorkeling either of us had ever and a small person who seemed to be fully gave us a coupon for our lost day experienced. We had to have the boat waving. At fi rst I started to veer toward and a half, which is good anywhere in back by noon, but we made time for the dinghy, thinking maybe it was some- the world that they have a base. some more snorkeling at The Indians one needing help. The dinghy quick- I’ve got a load of frequent fl yer miles, (pinnacles) on the way back. As we got ly zoomed over just in front of us, and so I'm already debating the options. within about half an hour of the Road then all around us. It was a cute young — chad kominek

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With reports this month from Location on a mind-bending singlehanded passage without an autopilot; from Last Resort, comparing Mexico and Alaska cruising; from David Addleman on buying X in Malaysia; from In- victus on non-stop cruising on less than $1,000/month; from all over the world on the weird weather this winter; from Precious Metal on the Zihua SailFest; and a generous portion of Cruise Notes.

Location — Catalina 470 As wonderful as the weather was, it also J. Mills proved to be a very long night. When I San Blas, Mexico reached Isla Isabella 17 hours after my (Newport Beach) departure from Mazatlan, I was exhaust- A few months ago I made a 30-hour ed from the constant steering, and happy singlehanded passage from Mazatlan to to be done with the trip. Unfortunately, San Blas without — except for a hand- the anchorages at Isabella were all full. held GPS — elec- I had no choice but to push on another tronic navigation 45 miles to San Blas. instruments or an Ten hours later, after being awake for autopilot. I hadn't nearly 36 hours, I was motoring around wanted to make breakers to get into Matanchen Bay. I the passage that was also hallucinating, so I 'saw' chan- way, but while I was nel lights, rocks and small islands that back in the States were not on the charts. I would have last fall, my boat done anything to have had radar. I fi nally was damaged by just dropped the hook in 20 feet of calm lightning in Mazat- water and went to sleep. lan Marina. The When I awoke the next morning, none strike took out all of the obstacles I'd 'seen' the night before Funny, but J. Mills of my boat's elec- were there. I found myself anchored at doesn't look like the tronic navigation the top of the bay 50 or so feet from kind of guy who hal- equipment. several sets of long fi shing lines. Single- lucinates. H a v i n g b e e n handed sailing is tough enough. Doing haggling with my insurance company it without instruments — and especially since my return to the boat in Octo- without an autopilot or windvane — was ber, I installed a new knotmeter and a no fun at all. I don’t think I’ll repeat that depthsounder — so I could at least 'see' anytime soon. the bottom — and headed south while Matanchen Bay is a big bay — about the details of the settlement got worked six miles long and two miles wide — lo- behind closed hatches or screens, and out. My original plan was to sail down cated two miles to the southeast of San covered in repellent. If you're not, you'll the coast in daysails of 20 to 30 miles. Blas. It's a wonderful anchorage, with be eaten alive. The little nasties disap- But after a couple of quiet days in the gray sandy beaches and welcoming pear again an hour or so after sunset, anchorage at Isla Piedras in Mazatlan, palapas lining the shore. The village on so you only have to be concerned about I talked myself into what I thought was the north shore has a number of small them for a short time. going to be an 85-mile overnight passage tiendas and restaurants, but with a very There is still a shallow bar at the en- to Isla Isabella. I had no idea that hal- limited selection of goods. The village is trance to the San Blas Harbor, but it's lucinations would be involved. somewhat famous for its banana bread, not as treacherous as some would have The weather for the passage was and you will fi nd a fresh baked supply you believe. I brought Location through great, with steady wind and calm seas. of bread, muffi ns and other goods dis- the center of the entrance channel two The channel up the estuary to the marina in San played in glass cases in front of most of hours after the high tide with about 18 Blas is usually well-marked and is lined with the shops. The palapas on the north end inches to spare under her eight-foot palms and other tropical vegetation. serve a variety of fresh fi sh and shrimp, keel. Once past the bar, the channel is and the beer is cheap and cold. well-marked with red and green channel The only drawback to the area markers all the way up to the Singlar

J. MILLS are the jejennes (no-see-ems), Marina. I took a slip there for a couple for which the bay has an inter- of days to provision and prep for my next national reputation. The palapa leg down to Punta Mita. owners all burn coconut husks — j. 12/29/09 throughout the day to keep the no-see-ums away, and most of Last Resort — Catalina 470 the time they are not a problem. Richard and Sharon Drechsler But nothing keeps them away at Alaska Compared To Mexico dusk. And if the breeze dies, which (Long Beach) it does most evenings, you need to The difference between cruising in be as far away from the shore as you can be. You also need to be IN LATITUDES

British . The natural wonders of both Alaska and Mexico are spectacular, but hands down I'd have to give Alaska my vote for some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet. As LAST RESORT LAST PHOTOS COURTESY LAST RESORT LAST COURTESY PHOTOS we caught our fi rst glimpse of Alaska in '08, I was imme- diately reminded of a comment a friend had made shortly before we left. “Ev- erything in Alaska is big.” What I saw as we crossed Dix- on Entrance was majestic. There was Judging from her a marked differ- clothes, is Sharon in ence, as towering Alaska or Mexico? mountains, burdened by perennial fi elds of , came into view, and the steely blue water faded to an opaque gray that was deep and forbidding. Venturing off the beaten path, we quickly learned that Alaska has fi ords rivaling those of Scandinavia. Navigation is also complicated in Alas- ka, and there are no margins for error. Running the Zimovia Narrows enroute to Wrangell was a new challenge for us, and we actually had to backtrack to round some of the buoys. Given the speed of the current in the narrows, a navigation error can have dire consequences. A study in contrasts. Spread; the utterly calm, blue and warm waters of Agua Verde on the west coast And all the modern navigation equip- of the Sea of Cortez. Insets; the icy waters of Glacier Bay, and the raging currents of what could be ment available doesn’t necessarily as- any one of a number of narrows in Alaska. America's 49th state is big, Mexico is muy tranquilo. sure safety. Departing Craig, where we’d Alaska and cruising in Mexico is some- More than once we had to anchor in more been held up for four days to sit out a thing we discuss all the time on our boat. than 120 feet of water. particularly violent summer gale, we The Alaskan experience is a stark con- As if mariners in Alaska don’t have headed to Clam Cove. It was on this leg, trast to Mexico. Both are highly seasonal, enough to worry about with uncharted having to pass through Tlevak Narrows, but that’s where the similarities end. rocks, raging currents, williwaws, dead- that we had our fi rst real problem with Winter sailing in Mexico could be head logs, violent storms, crab pots, big currents. Having checked the current at described as Sailing 101. With few excep- seas, and mechanical failures — which Everything seems to be oversized in Alaska tions, the weather is benign, the sailing is can quickly become life-threatening in — the mountains, the sky, the clouds, and even consistently good — meaning moderate the frigid waters — there are also cruise the Witness Protection Program. winds and calm seas — and anchoring is ships in narrow channels a cinch, usually in water no deeper than and icebergs and bergy bits 30 feet. While the charts are horribly in- north of 50°N. One member accurate, aerial photography, numerous of the Coast Guard Auxil- cruising guides and online resources, liary in Ketchikan told us RESORT LAST GPS waypoints and radar make entry to that there are approxi- the bays and marinas a straightforward mately 104,000 uncharted matter — especially if attempted during rocks in Southeast Alaska daylight. alone. If they can count Alaska, on the other hand, requires them, why can't they chart a Ph.D in seamanship. Mariners must them? Then there are water battle tidal fl uctuations of up to 25 feet, problems. Glacial silt plays and usually have to anchor on bottoms havoc with watermakers, in deep — 60 feet is the norm — water. and potable water isn’t readily available, especially in the upper reaches of CHANGES

the narrows on our chartplotter, I was sure our arrival at the northern entrance burned for an hour. Sharon didn't say was well-timed to coincide with slack a word as I battled for our survival, but tide. Preoccupied with some last minute the terrifi ed look on her face said it all. personal business before losing connec- Sailing in Mexican waters during the tivity with the internet, I didn't double- winter presents no such problems. The check the slack tide prediction against occasional Norther is the biggest weather the backup navi- danger, and these are usually forecast gation system I well in advance, and there are plenty of maintain on the places to take shelter. ship’s computer. Culturally, however, I'd have to give A s w e a p - the nod to Mexico. A friend we met along proached Tlevak the way summed up the Alaskan culture Narrows, it was by saying: "Everyone in this state looks immediately ob- like they’re in the Witness Protection Pro- vious that some- gram." Sharon and I laughed out loud, thing was terribly because we’d met a number of people wrong. The red who, if not running from the law, were entrance buoy surely running from something. During was hardly visi- our four months in Alaska, I can remem- ble, as it strained ber only a few engaging conversations at its moorings, with locals. barely holding In Mexico, on the other hand, there Even man's mortal en- station against is an opportunity to study and learn the emies are big in Alaska. the onrushing history and traditions of a rich culture current of rapidly rising water. The water that is so different from our own. And ahead was a boiling cauldron of danger- having taken fabulous trips inland, we ous eddies. Motioning Sharon to take encourage cruisers not to limit their the wheel, I bolted below and pulled up travels to the coast. the tidal data on the computer. Much to I've been lucky to be able to travel my shock, we were heading into the full around much of this diverse planet, force of the spring ebb — with the outgo- and the people of Mexico are among my ing current running near its maximum favorites. For the most part, they are dirt velocity! poor, and yet they would share anything To make a long story short, for they have with you in return for a smile the next two hours we battled to inch and a gracias. Their sense of family is through the two-mile-long narrows. I unrivaled in our culture. often had to avoid eddies, some of which Which cruising venue would I choose looked big enough to swallow our 47-ft if I could only choose one? It boils down X — Santa Cruz 50 boat. As I drove an erratic course of a to one thing — the weather, stupid! We David Addleman drunkard, I watched in anguish as our chose Alaska as our fi rst major cruising New Boat, New Cruising Area speed over the bottom dropped to as destination because we wanted to get our (Monterey) low as two knots. As the speed dropped, cold-weather sailing behind us early on. I'm a two-boat owner now, having the chances dramatically increased that In the entire summer we spent in Alaska, bought Red Sky, the Santa Cruz 50 I'd lose steering and our boat would be we only counted fi ve — that’s right, fi ve! that Northern Californians Steve and dashed against an uncharted rock or — days where it was 70° or more and Carol Easterbrook had cruised from rocks at high speed. My hands cramped sunny. The norm was grey overcast and San Francisco to Malaysia via the South on the wheel and my shoulder muscles frequent rain, punctuated by frequent Pacifi c and Australia over the last four Lots of warm weather, shallow water anchor- gales. We’ve been enjoying the Mexican years. Apparently they're looking to buy ages — such as La Cruz — make Mexico both winter weather since arriving in Cabo a boat to cruise in the Caribbean. Red an easy place and a popular place to cruise. San Lucas with the '09 Ha-Ha in No- Sky had previously been named Entro- vember. I don’t think we’ve phy when raced to Hawaii by Northern had fi ve nights when the Californian Bartz Schneider. I still own temperature dropped be- the Cal 36 Eupsychia that I've cruised low 70°. So the answer is in Mexico for the last three years. I sure simple: From now on, Last wish I could have closed the deal while Resort will be following the standing at the helm of my new-to-me

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dered at my naming my new boat X. But yes, that's her name. I’ve got some reasons for doing it, but they're not very good ones. Maybe it’s because 'X' is an old hobo symbol for “Don’t knock here, unfriendly resident.” Maybe it's because 'X' on a map indicates 'You are here', or marks where the treasure SPREAD; DAVID ADDLEMAN. INSET; LATITUDE/RICHARD ADDLEMAN. INSET; SPREAD; DAVID is. I really have no idea. X is just what I put on the regis- tration form. January up- date: In the shadow of its wealthy neigh- Wild monkeys, never bor, but better be- a menace in Mexico, cause of it, Danga can be a cruiser prob- lem in Malaysia. Bay Marina in Jo- hor Bahru lies just across the narrow Johor Straits from sparkling Singapore. Danga Bay is an ambitious but as yet unfi nished urban development project promising all the dubious attractions of the good life. The development includes an amusement park, convention center, apartments, waterfront promenade, bandstands, restaurants — and, of course, the small marina in which I took possession of X. There’s room to anchor out in front of the marina, and a few of the 50-ft slips are available for any length stay. The price for anchoring out Spread; Where else but at steamy Danga Bay Marina in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. could you fi nd a is nothing. Oddly enough, it also costs locomotive — and free berthing for boats to 50-feet? Inset; After decades in the family and several nothing for a slip. years of cruising in Mexico, Addleman's Cal 36 'Eupsychia' is on the market. The Singapore and Malacca Straits, There are probably more goofballs and Kiribati, there are plenty of destina- 13 miles to the southwest, are famously like me who think it reasonable to buy tions to make a fi ne multi-year cruise. busy with shipping. But because of a a slightly used cruising boat in South- From there I may rejoin the annual bridge with an 82-ft clearance along east Asia from a westbound cruiser who Puddle Jump migration at the Marque- the way, and the nearby causeway to feels he/she has reached the end of easy sas, or bash through the Marshalls to With a new-to-him hot-rod cruising boat in cruising. Friends keep asking, "How long Hawaii, the Pacifi c Northwest, then slide Southeast Asia, if Dave's future were any bright- will it take to get your new boat back to back to Mexico on the Ha-Ha. er, he'd have to wear two pairs of shades. California?" To which I reply, “Why? I’m Actually, I have no idea going cruising." what I'm going to do, as I The Easterbrooks certainly got the didn't think that far ahead. better part of downwind routing. How- My only goal is to be at sea ever, I got a complete and proven cruising aboard a Santa Cruz 50. boat conveniently positioned in one of Since my daughter still has the world’s great cruising areas. I have a year in high school, I'll no desire to cruise westward across the be commuter cruising ev- Indian Ocean. Nor does shipping my boat ery month. I'm scheduling to North America on a freighter appeal to legs with friends, expect to me, as it's too many dollars and too little take new friends along the pleasure. Besides, the islands to the east way, and hope to do some of Malaysia along the equatorial Pacifi c legs singlehanded. The are attracting my solitude-seeking heart. only downside I see to this From Borneo east through Micronesia adventure are those deadly transpacifi c fl ights. Some people have won- CHANGES

Singapore, the waters are very quiet around Danga Bay Marina. And cruisers available near Danga Bay are certainly feel safe here. A simple unlocked gate available in Singapore, which is about and ever-present guards keep the non- an hour’s taxi ride away. But the ride boaters off the very goes through Customs and Immigration nice docks. There is for both countries, so it's not something power available for you want to do unless you have to. a small charge and The combination of a dirt cheap ma- the water is free. rina and low-cost fl ights to the many The local Austra- popular destinations in Southeast lian, Canadian and Asia make Danga Bay a popular base European cruisers for cruisers. The social life is excellent seem to have the around here, so it would be easy to stay. run of the place. The But I came here to sail. So after one more area is very quiet run to the supermarket, I'm taking off for during the day, but the sailing center of Langkawi, about 400 comes alive at sun- miles to the north. set when families — david 01/15/10 and young roman- tics sit, stroll along Invictus — Buchanan 36 Addleman is heading the waterfront, and Jeff Graveline to Malaysia, a Muslim dine at several in- Cruising Cheap country where the door/outdoor res- (San Diego and The World) Jack Daniels is none- taurants. The lo- If you fi nd yourself on the other side theless sometimes cals are friendly and of the world, in places like Langkawi, free until 9 p.m. helpful. And you Malaysia, where the living is easy and in- can do just fi ne speaking only English, expensive, you’ll meet a lot of folks with a especially if you can remember what world of cruising experience. That would the British might have called something include 47-year-old Jeff Graveline, who while they were running the place. left San Diego 27 years ago. The marina is well-served by buses When Graveline grew up in San Di- and taxis, to either downtown Johor ego, he and his brothers were more into Bahru, which is just two miles away, or bodysurfi ng than sailing. Without easy the huge supermarkets that are even access to sailing opportunities, they were closer. Despite its being a lot of trouble pretty much limited to ‘borrowing’ Hobie and there being plenty of restrictions, Cats left on the beaches of Mission Bay. people from Singapore fl ood over here It was easy enough to do because they to buy things at much lower cost than had their own set of Hobie Cat sails. in Australia.” at home. Joyriding Hobie Cats was one of the In ‘91, Graveline thought it was Needing to paint the new name on more sedate aspects of Graveline’s life in time to do something different. “The my Santa Cruz 50, I visited a nearby the late ‘70s and early ‘80. “The beach natural progression from backpacking hardware store, which had its stock communities were awash in drugs back seemed to be cruising on a boat. I didn’t haphazardly stacked to the ceiling. A can then,” he remembers. While he didn’t know shit about sailing, but I went to of red enamel, two small paintbrushes, say anything about taking any of those Florida and bought a Bristol 29 sloop and a nice deck brush came to a total of drugs, he did mention something about for $10,000. Teaching myself how to sail $6. Marine items and entertainment not having a parole offi cer. As if the drugs involved a steep learning curve. In fact, Langkawi, 'X's next destination, has surpris- weren’t enough, Graveline had to endure my Scandanavian girlfriend became so ingly good marina facilities. And there's a a horrifi c family tragedy. During a heavy frightened that she returned to Finland. chairlift to the peak at the upper right. rainstorm, his three brothers decided But I hung with it, sailed to the Carib- to kayak the fl oodwaters. bean, then crossed the North Atlantic to Graveline says they all Europe via Bermuda and the Azores. I died after being sucked paid $20/month to put my boat in stor- down a drainage pipe. age at Lagos, Portugal, then hitchhiked “The deaths of my to Finland, where I got a job on a big brothers and the amount wooden schooner. In fact, I worked on

LATITUDE / RICHARD LATITUDE of drugs in San Diego that schooner for the next several sum- were too much for me,” mers.” Graveline says, “In ‘86, In ‘96, Graveline sailed down the when I was in my early Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, hoping to 20s, I just had to get out make his way to Goa, India, where he of the States. So, I started had lived while backpacking. “I got into tramping around on land. some rough weather, and my boat’s hull I spent some time kicking began to ‘oil can’. So I ended up going around Europe, spent a year in India, and worked IN LATITUDES

to Panama because there is no road. “It was good money,” he remembers. “I’d take four of them on a four-day trip, food and everything included. I’d charge them LATITUDE / RICHARD LATITUDE $250 each, and clear $400 in four days. That was a shitload of money for living in Colombia.” G r a v e l i n e earned money the same way in Thai- land for several years, charging

about $50 U.S. a / RICHARD LATITUDE day per person to go sailing. “You can live a styling life in Thailand on $100/day. I loved it! I did this in the area between Krabbe and Lang- kawi, Malaysia. But ever since the tsunami in ‘04, The topography of the things have really Krabbe area of Thailand gone upscale. with made it one of Jeff's best charter areas. lots of high dollar villas having been built. Fortunately, there are still great little unspoiled is- lands on the west coast of Thailand. But I'm not going to advertise them." One of the dangers of being a char- ter captain is falling in love with one of your passengers. Graveline so fell for a German woman that he left Thailand for the Med to be with her. After sailing halfway around the world, she broke up Graveline, a colorful low-budget cruiser from waterway. Three of the offers were ac- with him. But Graveline is philosophical San Diego, stands before an equally colorful cepted, and he decided to go through about it, as her luring him to the Med wall at Amanda Coffee and Tea at Kuah. with the purchase of Invictus, a fi bergalss meant he left Thailand two months be- to the Seychelles, where I sold the boat Buchanan 36 with a wood mast and fore the Boxing Day tsunami of '04 killed to a guy who knew how to solve the oil boom. tens of thousands of people. “Thanks for canning problem. But the Bristol had On his way to Panama, his and his saving my life, bitch!” he laughs. done me well. After cruising her hard for Aussie crew got hit by a hurricane. Jeff Surprisingly, Graveline hasn’t been fi ve years, I sold her for $8,000 — just was washed out of the cockpit during completely turned off by sailing long $2,000 less than I had paid for her. Be- one knockdown, and the boat suffered distances in the failed pursuit of women. sides, she’d helped me become a pretty quite a bit of damage. After he returned Graveline's love for a German charter guest in competent sailor. I could do just about to Florida, it would be a year before he Thailand resulted in the Boxing Day tsunami anything with her and her 12-hp Yanmar could take off again. not leaving his boat looking like this. diesel.” For the last 10 years, Having sold his boat, Graveline Graveline has been sail- continued on to Kenya to be with his ing his modest boat all girlfriend. “She broke up with me when over the world — Co-

I got there,” he remembers glumly. “That lombia, Panama, New THRAP THRAP meant I didn’t have a boat or a girlfriend.” Zealand, Thailand, the Graveline responded by traveling around Philippines, Taiwan, Ma- by land again, and somehow ended up laysia and countless plac- in Australia with a “nice girlfriend.” es in between. He’s had But two years without a boat was to make money the entire all he could take. In ‘98, he returned to time, but never found it Florida and made offers of $10,000 on difficult. For example, the fi ve best boats he saw in what he when he was based out calls a “boat graveyard” on some inland of Cartagena, Colombia, he used to shuttle back- packers from Cartagena CHANGES

"I just met a gal from Alaska who was vacationing here in Langkawi with her I fi nally careened my boat for $10, and 17-year-old daughter,” he says. “We kept put another coat of TBT on the bottom. dumping the daugher off at guesthouses It’s been good for a year.” at night so we could be alone together. Graveline says there are no personal I’m thinking about crashing her world security issues in Malaysia or Thailand. in Alaska, but she’s threatening to come "Everywhere in this part of the world is back to Langkawi and safer than in the U.S. Malaysia is the do the same with my most cool of all, as there is almost no world. If we do get theft at all. I did lose an outboard off together, she’ll be my a dock six years ago in Thailand, but fi rst American woman outboards are about the only thing that in 20 years." will tempt them. When I sailed through

LATITUDE / RICHARD LATITUDE Is there any chance the Phillipines last year, there was even he might return to the less theft than there had been 20 years United States? ago." “I don’t see much Given the ease of living, Graveline point in returning to says there are lots of expat cruisers who the States to shake the base out of Langkawi. “This time of year, money tree — because from November to May, it’s actually bet- there isn’t much fruit ter up in Thailand. But come June to An L.A.-style sun- left,” Graveline laughs. October, when the southwest monsoon set in Malaysia. “Plus, the cost of living hits Thailand with winds up to 40 knots is so much lower in Southeast Asia. I and black line squalls, most people head used to be able to get by on $5,000 a down here to Malaysia. The weather is al- year, everything included. But now that ways pretty nice here around Langkawi. the dollar has become worthless, I need It’s certainly better than over in Borneo, $6,000 a year. Of course, $10,000 would where I did fi nish woodwork on yachts. be better, and if I had $15,000 I could It was so hot that I had to lay varnish on live an opulent life.” in the evening, because if I did it during Graveline says $300 a week is a lot the day, it would bubble up.” of money if you have a boat in Malyasia After more than 25 years of travelling or Thailand because, "the food hardly by backpack and boat, what’s next for costs anything, you can anchor for free, Graveline? “I’m going to keep cruising and the immigration fees are reasonable. until I fi gure out what to do with my life,” There are no problems with offi cials in says the 47-year-old. Malaysia either, but in Thailand you — latitude 01/15/10 don’t want to tangle with the police, as "During our fi rst two years of cruising it will cost you money. There are lots Weird Weather in Mexico, we never saw any rain. Not a of great islands and anchorages in this Around The Cruising World drop. This year it's been a whole differ- part of the world, and the sailing is good, Every year sailors say the same ent story. And along with all the rain has too.” thing — "the weather has been really come lightning — which no mariner likes As you might expect, Graveline is big strange this year." But this winter there — and thunder. I guess El Niño has made on thrift. “I didn’t paint my boat’s bot- seems to be some truth to such claims. such a difference in the weather pat- tom for fi ve years. I had TBT — illegal in California — particularly Southern terns that many of the boats that were most places — on it, so that helped. But I California — has gotten some unusually going to head south or do the Puddle just scrubbed and scrubbed the bottom. good soakings. And there has been an Jump are thinking about waiting a year." A big sushi/sashimi platter like this can cost $6 uncommon number of huge swells along And while it is tropical cyclone season or less even in big tourist areas of Southeast the California coast. Just ask the con- in the South Pacifi c, an unusually high Asia. It keeps the cost of cruising low. Yum! testants in the Mavericks Surf Contest. number of cruising boats have been ad- Cruisers in Mexico versely affected. Most Latitude readers will were shocked fi rst by recall that Wayne Meretsky's Alameda- several waterspouts on based S&S 47 Moonduster was claimed by Banderas Bay, then by tropical cyclone Mick in Fiji in December. a sudden blow along Cyclones in Fiji aren't unusual, but much of the mainland they aren't that common in French

LATITUDE / RICHARD LATITUDE coast with winds to Polynesia. Yet in late January, Liz Clark 80 knots. Such oc- was spooked enough by the approach currences are rare of tropical storm Nisha, with winds to south of the border. 50 knots, that she had her Santa Bar- And as Steve Lannen bara-based Cal 40 Swell hauled out at of the San Francisco- Raiatea. "All the other boatowners were based Beneteau 405 making fun of me," she writes, "but a First Full Quiver wrote from Barra Navidad, IN LATITUDES

meters before grabbing the bottom in 120 feet of water. Stern drove into the wind for seven hours to lessen the strain on his ground tackle. How would you pre- pare your cruising boat for a tropical cyclone

if she was a 33-ft cat PE'APE'A AITA that only weighed 6,000 pounds when loaded for cruising? That was the challenge faced by 29-year-olds Tristan

SPREAD: LATITUDE/RICHARD; INSET: AITA PE'APE'A AITA INSET: SPREAD: LATITUDE/RICHARD; and Mindy Nyby of Los Angeles, who flooded the forward parts of The young and the hulls of their 46- the bold: Tristan year-old CSK A i t a and Mindy. Pe'ape'a, and hung tires from the bows. "Apparently, we had a close call with Lite 'n Up, a derelict sloop whose owner didn’t do anything to prepare for the cyclone," the couple wrote. "Kuay, which was moored next to us, wasn't as lucky, and sustained some damage to her bow. However, it isn’t a structural problem, and can be fi xed. "Most of the cruisers," the Nybys con- tinue, "including us, opted to stay ashore for the storm. Most of the buildings and homes stood up well, although a few houses were demolished. We were lucky enough to be house and dog-sitting for a local restaurant owner, and had a safe place to stay during the storm. The house was equipped with a generator. so we played Wii and watched movies through- Spread; Unusual but idyllic light-air sailing con- id, summer-like conditions this winter, out the night! Living in a village has ditions in the Eastern Caribbean. Inset; 'Lite 'n and they were when large north swells shown us fi rsthand the sense of commu- Up' temporary on the rocks courtesy of Rene. closed the port at Gustavia, St. Barth on nity on this island. In our neighborhood, week later they were all begging to be Christmas, on New Year's Eve, and then everyone is working together to help hauled out as tropical cyclone Oli, with again just before Carnaval in February. repair damage to their neighbors' winds to 115 knots, took aim at us. And just as we were to close Changes homes. The happiest group on the island Swell and I survived, but I was damn for this month, we got the news from is the pigs, as they'll be able to feast on glad to be on land for that. It was scary! many cruisers in Tonga that Neiafu had fallen mangoes and breadfruit for weeks!" Fortunately, none of the other boats been nailed by tropical cyclone Rene. The Nybys — a go-for-it couple around here were severely damaged." It hit in mid-February with a reported who bought an old cat "dirt cheap" Then there is the Eastern Caribbean, steady 90-knot winds and some gusts and modifi ed her for cruising — have where the above spread photo was taken over 140 knots. It was a huge storm, 'Aita Pe'ape'a', lower right, rides out the 80-knot in January, and where the winter sail- almost 600 miles wide. The boats in winds of Rene at Neiafu with the cats 'Mariah', a ing conditions have been ultra mellow. Neiafu were in the eye for about 90 min- Catana 582, and 'Cyber', a Mumbly 48. Instead of the usual 18 to 25 knots of utes, which gave 'reinforced trades' from the northeast owners time to to the southeast, with big seas and lots check on lines of squalls, most days from Christmas and chafe gear. through the end of February featured 5 But when the PE'APE'A AITA to 12 knots of wind, pancake fl at seas, wind came back, and winds out of the south-southeast — it had shifted or even the west! There wasn't a drop of from the east to rain or a squall in the fi rst three weeks of the north. Many February, which is unheard of. Yet there boats dragged. In have been epic north swells for surfi ng. the case of Joel There were three exceptions to the plac- S t e r n ' s P a r a - dise Bound, she dragged for 400 CHANGES

been having a ball crossing the Pa- cifi c on $500 a month. We'll have their otherwise not have been able to attend fascinating story in the April issue. school were educated. It’s the most im- As we write this, pressive project of its kind in Mexico. another tropical cy- The event is unique in that it’s put clone is headed to- on by whichever cruisers happen to ward Tonga. We wish show up each winter. Within a week everyone the best of of most boats' arrival, the spirit of the luck. No matter if it event took over, and everyone began to SCOTT FRATCHER SCOTT swerves away or not, work smoothly together. Thanks to the we can only imag- help of many volunteers and boatown- ine that many more ers, Friday’s Sail Parade attracted 138 boats will flee the paying guests. Also popular was the South Pacific next Pursuit Race, with 13 boats participat- A Mooring's charter tropical cyclone sea- ing and fi nishing in the required time cat safely rides out son to the safety of — despite the typically light Zihua winds. Rene at Neiafu. New Zealand, Aus- Singlehander Bob Smith with his Victo- tralia or Micronesia. ria, B.C.-based custom 44 cat Pantera, — latitude 02/17/10 fi nished fi rst, followed by singlehander Bernard Slabeck on his San Francisco- Zihua SailFest based Freedom 36 Simple Pleasures, Pamela Bendall with renowned SailFest contributor and Smaller, But Still Successful racer Pete Boyce of the Tiburon-based (Zihuatanejo, Mexico) Sabre 42 Edelweiss III taking third. Tak- Never underestimate the impact that ing honors in the cruising division were a fl eet of 18 registered cruising boats can Tom and Bobbi Hoffman on the Peterson have on a community like Zihuatanejo. 44 Persistence and John and Barb Van For not only did each and every partici- Tongerson aboard their Passport 40 pant have a terrifi c time enjoying a host Naida. of activities throughout Sail Fest week, In addition to the cruising events, at- but more importantly, 46,000 pesos tendance at concerts, merchandise sales, — $3,500 U.S. — was raised directly by chili cook-off, bake sale and a variety of the cruising boats for the education of other fund raising activities all combined impoverished Mexican children. Through to make SailFest 2010 a terrifi c success matching grants from various agencies, for everyone involved — and a wonderful this amount will be doubled. As a result, legacy for our Mexican children. another school will be built, and the lives — pamela 02/07/10 ‘09 Crew List Party at the Golden Gate of hundreds of Mexican children and YC. So I’ll be back at the Latitude Crew their families will be enhanced forever. Cruise Notes: List Party at the Golden Gate YC — the Over 3,000,000 pesos — or $250,000 “I can’t believe that I’m in the process new ‘home’ of the America’s Cup — on U.S. — have been raised during the nine- of planning my third straight summer March 10, again looking for young-ish, year history of SailFest, and that money of sailing the Med aboard my boat Geja, independent traveler types, in case my has gone to the education of the children the San Francisco-based ‘76 Islander usual crewmates can’t join.” in the surrounding region. Four schools 36 that was posted as a distress sale in “We launched Flamingo, our beauti- have already been constructed, and more ‘Lectronic while in the Med a few years ful 48-ft Knysna catamaran, on Febru- than 1,100 young children who would ago,” writes Andrew Vik. “I’ve logged over ary 2, rigged her the next morning, then Bill Lilly, top center, along with his crew and do- 3,300 miles on her in the ‘Central’ Med sailed her out through the notorious nating guests aboard his Lagoon 470 'Moontide' over the past two summers, and there Knysna Heads for sea trials that after- during the Sail Fest Sail Parade. is more to come. For ‘10, I’ll head south noon!” write an enthusiastic Tim and from Croatia to Montene- Susan Mahoney of Marin County. “We gro, Albania (gasp!), and are back in the marina, where workers fi nally the Ionian islands of are fi nishing the trim and — now that Greece before looping back the boat is in the water and the rig tuned to Croatia via the ‘Achilles — installing the doors. We are also fi ne tendon’ of Italy. Of the 20 tuning all of the systems, provisioning, one- and two-week legs I’ve and getting ready to leave for Cape Town planned so far, friends and the last week of February. We hope to set acquaintances have fi lled sail for the Caribbean in the fi rst week of

COURTESY SIMPLE PLEASURES COURTESY my crew needs for 19 of March. Despite the long-distance build- them. Only once last year ing process, it has been a successful did I recruit unfamiliar experience, and we are very happy with crew, and he turned out the results. If anyone is interested, we’d to be a great local sail- be happy to share some of the safeguards or named Andrew Wood, whom I met at Latitude’s IN LATITUDES

Conger of the Seattle-based Lagoon 380 Don Quixote. “After cruising from Vancouver to Zi- hua, running the nets for months along the Riviera, fi shing, swimming, snorkel- ing, and playing with cruisers of all ages and styles, not to mention dancing on the roof of Profli- gate during Sea of Cortez Sailing Week, I didn't think Dean

BOTH PHOTOS COURTESY SIMPLE PLEASURES COURTESY BOTH PHOTOS and my daughters would settle easily back into the ‘real LATITUDE/RICHARD world’ of the States. So while we ran our cruising kitty down to fumes, we de- cided to sell our cat and look for a life- style and location where we can work, Aeron, a real ham, is taking her sailing but still let the girls jones to Kiwiland. explore the world. As a result, we’re packing everything into suitcases and moving to New Zealand. But as Jaime says, our family isn’t done with sailing. 'Almost all the schools in Auckland have sailing clubs,' she notes. 'Did you know that Auckland is known as the City of Sails?,' Mera adds. Daddy Dean is also enthusiastic about our family’s cruising future. 'While we loved our Lagoon 380, after sailing on Jim and Kent Milski’s Colorado-based Schion- ning 49 cat Sea Level, and Steve May’s Spread; Bob Smith's 44 cat 'Pantera' took fi rst then crossed the Pacifi c, and for the last Gualala-based Corsair 41 cat Endless place in the racing division. Inset; Bernard three years have been happily ensconced Summer a few times, we know we’re Slabeck's 'Simple Pleasures' was second. in our new home of Singapore. We keep ready for a higher performance cruising we put into place during the process to our boat at Keppel Bay Marina, and cat.' Aeron wants all her cruising friends ensure a positive outcome.” therefore had a box seat when Califor- to know that she’s going to have a car in As we understand it, the “safeguards” nia, the entry in the Clipper Round the Auckland, and that she’s ready to take refer to being protected in the event you World Race, came in.” Puddle Jumpers when they arrive. That fl y halfway around the world to pick up The organizers of the Atlantic Rally is if the nine-year-old can get a license your new boat and discover that she’s for Cruisers (ARC) report that interest in and see over the steering wheel!” behind a padlocked gate. Anyway, we’re the 25th edition of their November rally "Other than the unexpected little thrilled for the Mahoneys. As for their from the Canary Islands to St. Lucia glitches in things like billing, I have to trip across the Atlantic, friends like Da- has already attracted 150 paid entries. say we've been absolutely amazed at the vid Wegman of the St. John-based Block Among them is one boat that also did With Mera changing hemispheres, we'll prob- Island schooner Afrigan Queen suggest the inaugural event — the Deerfoot ably never know all the secret contents of the they stop at St. Helena and play a ‘round’ 62 Moonshadow. She’s now owned by little case she always carried with her. of golf at the one-hole course up on the George Backhus of Sau- hill near Napoleon’s old digs. And, he salito/Auckland, who is highly recommends using Rosalind as now in the 16th year of his 'the looper'. She was 92-years-old when circumnavigation. she toted the two-club bag for Wegman’s The Don Quixote Girls friends all day back in the late '90s, so — Jaime, 14; Mera, 11; and LATITUDE/RICHARD if she's still alive, she’ll still know the Aeron, 9 — who befriended course better than anyone. and entertained so many "We left San Francisco Bay in ‘03 and cruisers on the Ha-Ha and did the ‘03 Ha-Ha,” write Glenys Taylor in Mexico over the last and Henry Mellegers of the San Fran- two years, are going to be cisco-based Cal 46 Dreamcatcher. "We Puddle Jumping the easy way, on an Airbus 770,” writes their mother Toast CHANGES

internet coverage we've gotten from our TelCel Aircard and Wilson amplifi er," was sitting inside the new hard dinghy report Richard and Sharon Drechsler we’d built in Puerto Cortez, and I was of the Long Beach-based Catalina 470 screwing in the last screw to get the new

Last Resort. "Other than a stretch from dinghy LATITUDE/RICHARD ready for her maiden voyage. Manzanillo to Caleta de Campos, where That’s when I saw a speedboat, with two we had intermittent service, we've been 250-hp outboards screaming, moving able to get internet access everywhere extremely fast along the shore. Suddenly, along the coast of mainland Mexico. We the boat made a little evasive maneuver keep checking, but sure enough, there to avoid something. But at such a high is a complete network of cell towers in rate of speed, it threw everybody off place. As for the billing problem, when the boat. The speedboat continued at I tried to renew our service for another full speed in a big circle, and I thought month, I was told that I needed to pay it might hit me and my dinghy. As it 100 pesos to activate it — even though got closer, I knew I’d have to jump into I still had 2,300 pesos in my account the water to survive, so I jumped. The from having prepaid for seven months. unmanned speedboat sliced my dinghy Anyway, it was quickly straightened out in half, then rose up and hit my boat’s when I visited the TelCel offi ce in Man- Forget refrigeration and watermakers; the Telcel cockpit and dodger, slid up on the deck, zanillo." Aircard is the most critical bit of electronic gear cut through the shrouds, and broke “The following is part of an email I on many cruising boats in Mexico. the mast in two pieces. After coming to received from a German woman who has “Barmina came back into the water a halt, it slid backward into the water. been singlehanding the Caribbean for the after a three-month overhaul in Puerto That was three days ago, and we’re still last 18 years,” writes Jerry Blakeslee, Cortez, Honduras. We had three won- busy securing our boat. We dove on the who, after long stints of selling boats for derful days at Punta Sal, and a sunny mast and secured the stay. Maybe we’ll Bay Island Yachts in Alameda and St. week at Utila. On Sunday afternoon, I be able to lift it in a few days. The mast Martin, is now cruising the Caribbean is broken two meters above the deck, but aboard his NAB Islomania: it’s still straight. The smash-up would

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Page 150 • Latitude 38 • March, 2010 IN LATITUDES J. BURNS have been something you’d laugh at in of his dinghy-outboard a James Bond movie, but it’s been a real combination. It was a nightmare. In fact, I’m not laughing at good thing that I arrived all, as I’m going to have to work hard for first, because he ran at least a year to get Barmina back to out of beer in a hurry. being a sailboat and my home again.” Latitude’s Ocean 71 Big “It’s the Caribbean, so I don’t know if O was anchored near us the woman will get any money from the in front of Playa Ropa, people who caused the damage or owned and we made friends the boat,” says Blakeslee. “Strangely with the Casey and the enough, I was also hit while in my dinghy rest of the crew. Big O by a similar boat, but at Placencia, Be- later showed up at the lize. The boat that hit me still had people Jungle Club in Costa aboard, and they didn’t stop, so I never Rica when we were in found out who they were.” the area, but you left “I’ve enjoyed Latitude for more years too soon for us to re- than I recall,” writes Tim Leachman of ciprocate on the beer. Anyway, 15 years Golfi to has always been green. What's new and the Eagle Roost Marina in Golfi to, Costa ago, Katie and I started Land and Sea, a much better is that rampant dinghy thefts and Rica. “I think it was the magazine that small cruiser’s club with moorings next the notorious 'Rambo' are things of the past. gave me, in ‘89, the lead to buy Caribbee, to the old Eagle Roost Marina, and have Remember ‘Rambo’ from Immigration? a ‘70 Islander 34. My mate Katie and I been lucky to meet sailors from all over We are still a generation behind Mexico sailed her south from Santa Barbara the world. As the publisher no doubt when it comes to helpful offi cials, but around Christmas of ‘91, and spent two remembers, back then Golfi to had a very things are mostly getting better. And years in Mexico. I met the publisher of well-deserved reputation for dinghies there hasn’t been a dinghy stolen in Latitude in Zihua in ‘93, after he offered being stolen and offi cials being corrupt. years. In fact, the reason I’m writing is to a free beer to anyone who would meet happily report that John from the Fren- him on the beach and offer a critique chy boat L’or de Tempts got his dinghy

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back after losing it while towing it to Jiminez in the dark. A fi sherman found went by the wayside even before the it, towed it back to Golfi to, and notifi ed Nautical Stairway did. the Coast Guard that he’d found it. All / RICHARD LATITUDE From time to time we’ve reported on around Golfi to there are more services, medical costs in Mexico. Thanks to a and the stores have more of what sailors painful left thumb, we’ve now got simi- need, so I encourage cruisers to visit lar information on medical costs in St. us.” Barth, French West Indies — which Thanks for the tour down good-mem- would usually come in last in any com- ory lane! Sure we remember Rambo, who petition for the least expensive island in no doubt belongs in the Latitude’s Hall the Caribbean. The consultation with of Shame. We’re glad things are looking the emergency room doctor at DuBruyn up in the Golfi to area, and would love to Hôpital — the French leave out the ‘s’ in get some reports from cruisers. hospital — before and after the X-rays God knows we make plenty of mis- came to just under 25 euros — or about takes, so we try not to be critical of other $34 U.S. The X-rays — using snazzy publications, but Peter Swanson’s story three-year-old equipment — came to about the Sea of Cortez in the February about 23 euros — or about $30 U.S. So ‘10 issue of Yachting magazine had some the total hospital bill — there were no ad- ridiculously out-of-date information. For The small Fidepaz Marina in La Paz is one of ditional fees — for this foreigner came to example, “Ultimately the government the Nautical Staircase facilities that actually got 47 euros or about $63 U.S. Care to guess plans to spend $1.9 billion to develop built. Nice new Travel-Lift, too. what it would have cost in the U.S.? We 27 marinas on both the peninsula and 11 Fonatur/Singlar marinas in place. were also prescribed some “really good” mainland sides of the gulf, spaced like They’ve long been up for sale. Swanson pain pills. Twenty of them at the local rungs on a ladder, and never more than also mentions the proposed ‘land bridge’ pharmacy came to just under $5 U.S. 100 miles apart.” While the overall ‘Nau- for trucking boats from Bahia de Los — or about the price of one Viagra on tical Stairway’ concept was DOA, funding Angeles and Santa Rosalita, a plan that many U.S. health insurance plans. was cut off at the end of the Vincente Fox We’ve never understood why there administration way back in ‘06, leaving hasn’t been more term chartering on

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Banderas Bay, Mexico, as it is so much “Having had a great time closer to the west coast than is the Ca- at Zihua SailFest, I’ll ribbean, and it has so much going for soon be heading farther it. For example, the air and water are south,” writes Pamela warm on Banderas Bay, the afternoon Bendall of the Port Hardy, breezes are reliable but die to nothing at B.C.-based Kristen 46 night, and it’s always fl atwater sailing. Precious Metal. “My plan Further, there are great destinations is to go to the Galapagos — Punta Mita, La Cruz, P.V. itself, the and then Peru,” advises Tres Marietas Islands and Yelapa — and the vet of the ‘08 Ha- non-sailing activities such as hiking in Ha. “I’ll be taking crew the jungle, surfi ng, diving and hitting on ocean passages, but P.V. at night. What’s it take to charter otherwise singlehanding. legally? According to one boatowner who My plan is to sail west- is pursuing chartering as a way to keep ward around the world cruising, you need: 1) FM3 status from over the next four years Immigration in order to be the captain of and write a book about your own boat; 2) A Contracto de Fleta- my experiences. This dream started The aluminum structure on the catamaran mento, which proves that a local resort is fi ve years ago when I turned 50, went 'Planet Surf' sort of looked like a giant cheese your sponsor; 3) A Contracto de Deposito through a divorce, and 'got the boat' in grater with solar panels on the top. with the Federal Tax Authority to set up the settlement." eller. When we asked the Kiwi skipper a business; and 4) Operating permits While at Langkawi YC in Malaysia, we what it was, he said it was a surfboard from the local port captains, the Mexican came across a 19-year-old, 50-ft Alex Si- rack for when he and his Asian wife and Navy, and the Department of Tourism. monis-designed catamaran, Planet Surf, young child did surf charters among the Somehow we think this might be a lot which had a large and complicated alu- Mentawai Islands off the coast of West more time-consuming and expensive minum structure behind the main trav- Sumatra. “It holds 25 surfboards,” he than it might seem at fi rst glance, but laughed. The only thing we saw on the we’ll be interested to hear how it goes. docks of the yacht club that was funnier Your Boatyard in the Heart of Paradise

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than that was a bunch of chain in a . . . suitcase! We appreciate your opinion — but For better or worse, we've run out LATITUDE/RICHARD you can’t help but wonder how current of room in this issue for reviews of the Goldie’s local knowledge is when he controversial Norm Goldie of San Blas. doesn’t even know there’s a diesel me- About the nicest one came from Mark chanic at the marina in tiny San Blas. In and Gail Strong of the Pollock Pines- any event, a group of cruisers who had based Dallimore 40 cutter Mangareva: gotten completely fed up with Goldie, "We met Norm a month ago after another particularly when he became vindictive, cruiser had already assisted us and our have put together a free Cruiser's Guide boat — temporarily without an engine to San Blas. It's comprehensive in that — into the estuary. We asked Norm it lists 49 spots of interest to cruisers, where we could fi nd a diesel mechanic. and is said to have the most current He wasn’t able to come up with one, information. While all of the credit for so we found one through the Singlar compiling the guide goes to the cruisers, Marina, and passed the information to who don't seem very interested in getting him. He was very appreciative. Our only credit for it, you can download it at www. other encounter was when we dropped latitude38.com/features/sanblasguide. off some school supplies at his house. "I'm sorry sir, but we're going to have to charge html. We didn’t donate any cash to any of his you an extra $7,853 for excess baggage weight. We'll have more reader reports on charities, although it was hinted that it Next time try three-strand rope for your rode." the controversial fi gure in San Blas in would have been the proper thing to do. and seems to be well thought of among the next issue, but in the meantime We think Norm is ‘getting the message.’ the local population. We would hate to we have this advice. If you want to use Although he is a bit overbearing and see the crusing community cut off from his information and/or contribute to loves to talk on the radio, we think he’s that source of knowledge and/or avoid his 'charities', no problem. If you don't a nice guy who just needs to be ignored San Blas because of the situation.” feel like doing either, that should be no when he gets out of line. Norm does have problem either. But if Goldie tries to a lot of knowledge to share with cruisers, intimidate you into not helping others,

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Page 158 • Latitude 38 • March, 2010 27-FT ANTRIM, 1996. Point Richmond. 30-FT CATALINA, 1981. South Beach, 30-FT COLUMBIA SLOOP, 1972. La Paz, $35,000. K5, Hull #1. OD sport boat priced San Francisco. $19,500. 27 HP 3GM30F Mexico. $12,000. Blue water. 3 anchors, to move! Sail 15+ knots. Carbon mast, Yanmar diesel with new transmission; new 400 foot chain/line rodes, storm sails, new trailer. Barely used Quantum main main, good 110 jib, wheel, recent beige dodger, Force10 stove/oven, hot water, and jib, 3 kites, new running rigging, lots leather interior, fresh bottom paint. TV/ refrigerator-freezer. Solar power. Bottom of extras. (415) 828-1203 or robdkessel@ VCR, VHF. Exceptional condition, roomy paint. Raymarine Tridata, GPS, auto- yahoo.com. daysailer. (415) 731-4956 or law-cbrose@ pilot, Monitor windvane. Dinghy/motor. sbcglobal.net. http://picasaweb.google.com/zephod00/ ColumbiaSale#. [email protected]. 30-FT NEWPORT III, 1982. $26,000. 27-FT NOR’SEA, SAUSALITO. $36,000. Wheel, diesel, 3 jibs, roller furling, new 30-FT WILDERNESS, EXTRA ACTION. Legendary bluewater , well- mainsail 2006. Andersen 40ST winches 1984. Slip E27 RYC. $12,000. 6’ head- equipped in excellent condition. Mexico 2005. Electrical wiring redone 2008. New room, PHRF 120 Displ. 4200#. New and Baja Ha-Ha vet ready to go again. head 2008. AM/FM/CD, cabin and cockpit in 2009: rigging, bottom, SC mainsail, Best of all, she’s legally trailerable, like speakers, VHF. Rigged for singlehanding. hdfoil. Good 1,2,3 and 3 chutes. Carbon a ski boat! Cross oceans and sail lakes Pictures at: www.The-Sailors-Place.com/ pole, Spectra halyards, Vectran spin with this stout Lyle Hess masterpiece n30-info.htm. (916) 961-3315 or rdpelz@ sheets, outboard, solid vang. Raymarine that’s perfect for cruising couples and comcast.net. WS, D, Speed, comp. (510) 830-9574 or liveaboards. Loaded with upgrades after 27-FT CATALINA, 1980. Hidden Harbor [email protected]. $60K refi t in ‘04. Never thought I’d sell Marina, Rio Vista. $5,000. Tall rig. Atomic her, moving to East Coast and need 4 inboard. Wheel steering. Great Bay larger boat for growing family. East Coast and Delta boat. Clean boat. Ready to trades considered. http://sites.google. sail. Needs some cosmetic care. Call com/site/svmarylee. (415) 383-7088 or (916) 685-7737 or (916) 804-8213 or saltydogfi [email protected]. jehanfl [email protected].

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On Contact Jason. http://groups.yahoo.com/ full electronics - 5 displays, Yanmar diesel. a trailer! Custom built for ease of launching group/rawsonownersnet. (510) 206-5456 Great race record. Email for more photos/ on any ramp. Roller furling, inboard Atomic or jason@thefi nerpoints.net. info. (650) 450-3496 or david_vieregg@ Four, Garhauer Traveler and rigid vang. intuit.com. Call for more info! (559) 779-1660 or (559) 31-FT PACIFIC SEACRAFT MARIAH. 841-8505 or [email protected]. 1979. Sierra Point Marina. $39,500. Bulletproof world cruiser. 3-cylinder 32 TO 35 FEET 25-FT CORONADO, 1968. Berkeley Ma- Yanmar diesel installed 2008. Recent rina. $5,750. Comfortable interior cabin, standing rigging. Gorgeous teak inte- J / 32, 1997. $99,000. Great racer/cruiser. clean, fun sailing boat well maintained. rior. 2 burner stove with oven. Isotherm Fast, fun, comfortable, easy to single- 8hrs Honda fourstroke engine. New main refrigerator. September 2009 haul-out hand. Many working and racing sails. 26-FT YAMAHA, 1984. Alameda. $14,000. sail. New standing rigging. Roller furler and survey. http://sites.google.com/site/ 2 mains, 4 jibs, 3 spinnakers with pole. 1 of 2 Y26 on the Bay. Very good condi- rigging. New VHF. Lazy jacks. New ste- pacifi cseacraftmariah. (510) 502-8901 or Yanmar diesel. New bottom paint. More tion with $4K of recently replaced sheets, reo. (510) 843-7745 or (510) 387-2051 [email protected]. at www.pbert.com/j32. (415) 497-0795 or upholsteries, equipment and instruments, or [email protected]. [email protected]. since purchase in June ‘09. Great single- hander, racer/cruiser, very good sails, 33-FT STEEL SLOOP, 2006. Lowrie, diesel, generator, refrigerator, autopilot, 29 TO 31 FEET San Rafael. $52,000. Custom designed GPS. (415) 810-2030. and built. 28hp Beta diesel, Monitor vane, 30-FT ISLANDER, 1975. La Paz, Mexico. Hogan full batten main and genoa, Lavac 27-FT CATALINA, 1974. San Mateo, CA $12,500. Volvo diesel. Furling jib, stove, head, Raytheon radar/GPS, extensive (Coyote Point). $5,900/obo. Great boat for fridge/freezer, electronics, new batteries, ground tackle, stainless steel galley, ship- the Bay and Delta! Strong Atomic 4, totally windlass. 2009 survey. See website for mate stove/oven. Lines plan, pics, survey rebuilt 2007. Excellent singlehander, roller photos: http://s934.photobucket.com/al- on request. (707) 895-2813 or derwinski@ furling, self-tacking jib. New running rig- bums/ad186/windworthy/islander%2030. pacifi c.net. ging, upholstery, carpet, lifesling, rope (901) 581-0945 or [email protected]. 30-FT FISHER/NORTHEASTER, 1976. clutches, topside paint 2007. Includes San Diego, CA. $79,500. The aft cabin 34-FT SAN JUAN, 1984. $39,000. Price GPS, autopilot, vests/charts and many 30-FT WYLIECAT, 2009. Redwood City. version of the famous British Motorsailer reduced. Fast comfortable, blue water extras and safety equipment. Standing $169,000. 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March, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 159 33-FT MORGAN OUT ISLAND, 1978. San Rafael. $29,000/obo. Roomy, com- fortable cruiser or liveaboard. 6’4” head- room, plenty storage. New: Volvo diesel, Quantum sails, Furuno radar, Garhauer vang, instruments, head, VHF, Racor fi lter, bottom paint. Also: hydraulic steer- ing, electric windlass, 2 anchors, 100’ chain, 200’ rode, feathering prop, pres- surized water, hot water heater, alcohol stove/oven, folding dinghy, fridge, lots 34-FT CAL MK III, 1978. Ventura. $9,000. of gear. Tankage 70 gallons water, 40 Lapworth design, well-equipped, in good diesel, 20 holding. Shallow 3’11” draft. condition and still actively sailed. Asking www.fl ickr.com/photos/47549096@N02/. price refl ects hole in oil pan due to corro- (415) 630-3487 or baycaretake@yahoo. sion. See more at www.sailboatlistings. com. com/view/15602. (815) 341-2505 or (707) 480-4982 or [email protected]. 35-FT SANTANA, 1982. Tiburon. $18,000. Great boat for SF Bay, handles high winds 34-FT CATALINA, 1986. Puerto Escon- well. Very good shape. Many upgrades to dido, Baja Sur, MX. $49,500. Turn-key. rigging, includes hard rigging and extra Live aboard a super equipped Catalina 34 sails for racing. Engine runs great, over- in beautiful Puerto Escondido, Mexico for hauled in 2001. (415) 846-3589 or (415) $1/day. Fly for less than your local mooring 897-6311 or [email protected]. fees. Boat, mooring, two dinghies & more. (541) 948-0066 or [email protected].

32-FT DOWNEASTER, 1977. Brookings, OR. $36,000/or trade. 36-ft LOA, with choice beach front moorage in Brookings, OR. New bowsprit, rebuilt mast. New Groco toilet and Lectra San. Complete boat, but mostly dismantled with every- thing in dry storage. (541) 251-1520 or [email protected]. 35-FT J/109, 2004. Sausalito. $160,000/ obo. Fast, fun, mint condition racer/cruiser singlehand or with crew. 1st 2008 J/109 Division, 1st 2009 J-Fest Division, 3rd PHRF (72 rating). Quantum Kevlar racing and Dacron cruising sails (2 mains, 2 jibs), 2 asymmetric spinnakers, new rigging, Spectra lines. B&G instruments, VHF radio, GPS, Yanmar diesel, 29 hp, excel- lent condition. Doubles as performance cruiser with roller furling, all rigging led aft, 34-FT ERICSON, 1989. Alameda. sleeps 6+ with full galley, head, shower, $49,900. Rare 34-ft with large aft cabin/ hot/cold water, fridge. Ready to race one- bed. Dodger, cruising bimini, GPS, design, Pac Cup, PHRF or cruise oceans Doyle StackPack, low time diesel and SF Bay and Delta in comfort, style and much more! (916) 417-7131 or (916) performance. Must sell. (415) 717-3664 487-8807. or [email protected]. 35-FT BREWER ALUMINUM . 32-FT PEARSON RACER/CRUISER. Cutter, 2005. Friday Harbor, Washington. 1979. Alameda. $22,000/obo. Easily $273,000. Price reduced. New in 2005 singlehanded Bill Shaw sloop. Featured and readied for a 2009 trans-ocean in August 2007 Practical Sailor. 1250 voyage but an unexpected change in hours on original M-15 Universal diesel. plans. Full details at website or give a Gear (vintage ‘95): Autopilot, digital call. www.milliej.com. (360) 704-8003 or depth fi nder and gauge, Harken furler, [email protected]. Navtek backstay adjuster, Hall Spars QuikVang, Furuno radar, 25-watt marine 35-FT WAUQUIEZ PRETORIEN, 1985. radio. New: 19-gallon aluminum fuel tank San Francisco Bay $best offer. A proven and electric fuel pump (2002), 2 batter- performance passage-maker for sale by www.acme-technical.com ies (2006). Documentation: all original original owner. Rare direct shaft drive manuals, ‘95 survey, maintenance, div- version - no sail drive to worry about! ing, haul records since my ‘95 purchase. Loaded with gear and ready to go! (510) 525-2754. www.pretorien35.info. (510) 278-9320 or [email protected]. J/32, 1997. Emeryville. $99,000/asking. Great racer/cruiser. Fast, fun, comfortable, easy to singlehand. Lots of working and rac- ing sails. 2 mains, 4 jibs, 2 spinnakers (with pole). Yanmar diesel. New bottom paint (10/09). www.pbert.com/j32. (415) 497-0795 or [email protected]. PARTS YANMAR • UNIVERSAL • WESTERBEKE PERKINS • ISUZU • PATHFINDER • ATOMIC 4 Repair, SERVICE Restoration & DIESEL ENGINES New Construction Fred Andersen Boat & Woodworks (510) 522-2705

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Page 160 • Latitude 38 • March, 2010 37-FT CREALOCK, 1980. Monterey. 36 TO 39 FEET $55,000. Cutter. Ballenger taberna- cled mast. New Yanmar w/saildrive, (36-FT LOA) 28-FT LYLE HESS-DSN. radar, GPS, easy access to all systems, Bristol Channel Cutter. San Rafael, CA. 70gal diesel, 3 watertight bulkheads. $52,000. Built at Sam B. Morse Yard, Not in yacht condition, needs finish Costa Mesa, CA. Never launched. GRP. work. Great little . Price fi rm. Custom hardwood deck and house, [email protected]. bronze ports, new Saab diesel. Fully found, needs to be rigged. Includes trailer. (562) 899-0774. 36-FT PEARSON 365 KETCH, 1977. 38-FT HANS CHRISTIAN. 38-FT CATALINA, 1984. Stockton Sailing Marina Village Yacht Harbor, Alameda. World traveller, 1979. La Paz, BCS, Club. $32,000. Best price you’ll fi nd for $53,000/obo. Liveaboard. 40hp Wester- Mexico. $69,900. Capable world traveller this classic racer/fast comfortable cruiser! beke diesel. 3 new sails. New 2005-stand- safely ready. Complete overhaul. Solars, Diesel. Hard dodger, new windows. Hard ing rigging, refrigeration, entertainment Monitor windvane, Autohelm, new re- bimini, solar panels, full cockpit enclosure. and electronic systems. Rigid bottom frigeration, stove & cushions, refi nished Radar, VHF, SSB, AM/FM stereo, CD infl atable. More! $53K/obo. (925) 457- exterior top-to-bottom, dinghy, like-new changer, autopilot, microwave, refrigera- 4957 or [email protected]. mainsail and jibs, pictures on apolloduck & yachtworld. (612) 154-0051 ext:LaPaz. tion. 44# Bruce, Lewmar vert. windlass. 38-FT KETTENBURG, 1956. 3 Available. Heavy and light sails, gennaker, adj. 39-FT YORKTOWN, 1980. Richmond. [email protected]. $26,000. Full bed in aft cabin, V-berth, “Nice boat!”, “Beautiful boat!”, “Gorgeous whisker pole. Cabin-top winches, sheet boat!” heard many times from other boat- stoppers, extra cockpit winches. Gelcoat CNG gas stove/oven, microwave, refrig- 36-FT SLOOP, 1975. Marina Bay Yacht erator, freezer, ice maker, VHF, radar, ers during every sail. Enjoy character, Harbor, Richmond, CA $30,000. Good peeled and glassed. Epoxy barrier coat. admiration, and fantastic sailing while Pix and much more info on request. Must GPS, depth fi nder, 50hp diesel, electric running condition, ready to sail. Survey windlass, electric head, separate shower. sustaining the heritage. Details at: www. report from 2009 available. Contact Butch sell! (209) 365-7433 or (209) 329-5512 or sailk38.com (916) 847-9064 or steve@ [email protected]. Great liveaboard. (209) 743-6275 or at Tradewinds Sailing School and Club. [email protected]. paradigmpilgrim.com. [email protected] or (510) 232-7999 or (510) 415-2747. 38-FT HUGHES SLOOP, 1970. Monterey, CA. $21,000 or serious offer. Sails well. 70 hours on near new diesel engine, 40 TO 50 FEET h/c pressure; cold box, needs upgrades. (831) 915-4984 .

36-FT ISLANDER, 1973. Aeolian YC, Alameda. $21,900. New low price. Health forces sale. Universal 35hp 180 hrs. New aluminum fuel tank. New exhaust system. 37-FT CUTTER, 1971. Key West, Florida Main, 130 jib new Schaeffer furl drum, in Sunset Marina. $24,000. Ready to 37-FT CREALOCK/PACIFIC SEACRAFT. 1985. Anacortes, WA. $159,000. Proven spinnaker. All boat-related equipment sail, cruise the Bahamas and live aboard. included. (510) 521-5432. Excellent condition always maintained. offshore cruiser. Newer Yanmar, Max- New autopilot. holding tank, Inverter, Prop, standing rigging, lifelines, interior, AC, Wood 1971, Skipjack design by portlights. Comes with all offshore gear, CAL 40, 1967. San Pedro. $75,000. Thomas Gilmer. All quality fi ttings. In a liferaft, Monitor, watermaker, step-down Completely restored Cal 40 hull # 96. New protected quiet Key West liveaboard dock transformer, Wavestopper dodger, Icom mast and rod rigging, new engine, drive @$499/mo. George. (813) 391-0470 or SSB, VHF, AIS, Avon dinghy. Refurbished train. Rewired plus new tanks and holding [email protected]. and well maintained. (360) 301-6878 or tank. Hull and deck paint 2005, bottom [email protected]. 9/09. All white with white cruising canvas. 38-FT ISLAND PACKET CUTTER RIG. Race equipped with three spinnakers 1988. Punta Gorda, Florida. $134,900. 36-FT UNION - CUTTER RIGGED, 1986. 2003, new main and #1, roller furling, 5 Proven cruiser, turn key ready to cruise. Oregon. $110,000. Beautiful documented more sails. Toe rails replaced and deck Complete details and many photos on sailboat w/large salon and separate seam sealed 2007. http:///abriefhistory. shower. New Isuzu engine (‘03 - 200 38-FT DOWNEASTER CUTTER, 1977. www.yachtworld.com. (941) 916-0646 or San Carlos, Mexico. $49,900. Strong org/?page_id=67. (949) 233-6684 or (949) (941) 380-2818 or [email protected]. hrs). Full cockpit enclosure - all new 582-5434 or [email protected]. 26782 canvas in ‘03. Great layout for live- sailboat ready to cruise anywhere. Single Perkins diesel engine. Great value. Call us Cadiz Circle, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. 37-FT TARTAN, 1976. Maryland. $37,000/ aboard. Excellent condition. More at www.ablboats.com/details.php?id=81027. or email for more information. (435) 256- obo. Good old boat for sail. Circumnaviga- 8844 or [email protected]. 44-FT KELLY-PETERSON, 1977. tor. Profurl, radar, SSB, solar, wind gen, [email protected]. $140,000. Extraordinary. Purpose built ‘08 FB main, windlass, Raymarine 6002 37-FT CSY SHOAL DRAFT- PLAN B. for life in the tropics. Green power keeps autopilot, fridge, hot water, Freedom 10, 36-FT TRISBAL, 1981. Sausalito Yacht systems running while others are run- Harbor. $69,000. Ta Mana (aluminum hull, 1979. Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. $47,500. Clean, Force 10 propane stove & heater. Cen- 50hp diesel, Marine AC, refrigeration, ning their motors. Refi t 2008: solar, LED terboard missing, still sweet sailing. S&S built in France) is a proven, comfortable lights, big alternator, big batteries. Most world cruiser, loaded and in excellent stay-locs, self-tailers, elec. windlass, design. [email protected]. davits, Roller furling, Mack Pack, radar, beautiful boat in any anchorage: new condition with a recent haulout and bottom canvas and new paint in Herreshoff-style paint. A turn key Pacifi c Cup boat ready autopilot, GPS. 4 new batteries, Pullman 38-FT HUNTER 380, 2000. Alameda berth, separate shw. 120 g. fuel, 50 water. palette. New rig, new electronics, new Marina #350. $89,500. Priced to SELL. to go 2010. AIS, SSB, weatherfax, navi- electrical system, new plumbing, custom gation computer, solar panel, windvane, Watermaker. Priced to sell quick. ALL Radar, autopilot, Yanmar, chart plotter, glass-no coring in deck or hull. Turn-key. features. Full set of sails, spinnaker and electric winch, inverter, good shape. (503) Raymarine electronics, dodger, Yanmar gear. Just hauled. Baja Ha-Ha ‘08, Puddle 3GM30F, 3 blade folding prop. Sails in www.meridianpilothouse.com. (305) 390- 332-3334 or [email protected]. 2701 or [email protected]. Jump ‘09. Details at website. Contact Mike. good to excellent condition. For details www.thinwolfadventures.com. (509) 860- 38-FT CATALINA 380, 1998. Alameda and pictures please check the website 9614 or [email protected]. $116,000. Exceptionally clean inside and www.getawayonthebay.com. (415) 272- out. Well equipped. Professionally main- 5789 or [email protected]. tained. New bottom 01/10. Priced for quick sale. Call: (209) 612-8128.

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BENETEAU 393 PARTNERSHIP. Sausalito. $500. Clean, well maintained fast cruiser. Upgraded interior, winches, prop, diesel, full electronics, classic main, 30 years experience • Universal/Westerbeke dealers fully equipped. Qtr usage non-equity; Repairs/Tune-ups all models • Engine Surveys, Instruction may consider 1/8 or equity arrangement or sale. marigotgroup.com/strider (415) BAY MARINE DIESEL 510-435-8870 332-4401 or (415) 331-4900 393@ CHARTER DIRECT & SAVE $$$$. marigotgroup.com. Owner’s time available for discount char- [email protected] ter. Beautiful Moorings 4600 cat, Hope, J-105 SAILBOAT PARTNERSHIP. featured in Latitude 38. Based in beautiful San Francisco. Great opportunity to buy into Belize. Book direct and save big bucks. a J-105! Risk - Hull #196 looking for a 3rd [email protected]. partner. Boat is in excellent condition for rac- ing and cruising. Professionally maintained and is one of the best J-105’s in terms of TRADE condition and gear. Current partners mainly use the boat for about 10 weekends of I WILL MAKE YOUR BOAT SPOTLESS. racing. Do not have to be a racer. Financ- Elbow Grease! I would like to trade ing also available. This is a very attractive cleaning and brightwork for the day use ownership opportunity for the money. (415) of your sailboat once or twice a month. 297-0794 or [email protected]. Many years of sailing experience plus ASA bareboat certifi cate. (925) 575-4970 J/30 COMBINATION CRUISER/RACING. or [email protected]. boat. 1984. Docked in Sausalito. Looking to sell my 1/3 interest in boat for $6,000. Great condition, race ready or simply GEAR cruising. Operating cost share approxi- mately $2,400 annually. (415) 269-2746 or [email protected]. MISC GEAR HYDROVANE; $1,100. 6 x 12 x 1-1/4 weld on zincs; $60 apiece. Seagull outboard; $100. 4-cyl Merc cruiser diesel with OB; $300. Spinnaker for Out Island 41; $250. Danforth anchors. Alcohol SOUTH OF THE BORDER stove; $100. (530) 318-1178.

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Page 164 • Latitude 38 • March, 2010 WORLD CRUISING ROUTES. Ocean SINGLE SKIPPERS AND CREW. BERTH AVAILABLE SAN FRANCISCO. Passages of the World, South Pacifi c and of all abilities are invited to join the Single 36-ft berth at Pier 39. Very close in. Rental around-the-world chart kit, Mexico and Sailors Association. Membership includes by month or annually. (415) 474-2474. Caribbean charts and guides. Parachute daysailing, raft-ups, invaluable onboard sea anchors, gale rider, storm chute training, social events. Meetings held 50-FT PRIME SLIP PIER 39, SF. $46,000. drogue, offshore medical kit. Satellite 2nd Thursday, Ballena Bay Yacht Club. F-Dock, Slip 11, east side. Protected from phone and email. (415) 216-3404 or (619) See www.bbyc.org. Social 6:30 pm. Meet- wind. Close to gangway, showers and 277-0593. ing 7:30 pm. Guests welcome. More at marina offi ce. Covered parking across www.singlesailors.org. (510) 233-1064. street with special rates for owners. (559) DODGER, LIKE NEW! Stockton. $1,600/ 355-6572 [email protected]. obo. Dodger in like-new condition. Win- W E S T W I G H T P O T T E R S ! WANT TO MAKE SOME EXTRA CASH... dows are clear, with window cover. Redwood City, CA. Two days of fun, $25/hr plus gratuities/medical. ...while Hardware included. Priced a new one? March 13 & 14 at Peninsula Yacht Club, CREW you aren’t cruising? Do you love to be This is a deal! Also mainsail cover $150. Redwood City. Saturday: Great Corkscrew in front of an audience? Do your friends Both marina blue canvas. (209) 951- Slough Race, party, St. Pat’s dinner and EXPERIENCED CIRCUMNAVIGATOR. think you are funny? If you answered 9771 or (209) 969-1178 or tntgray07@ music. Sunday: breakfast and race again. seeks crew. Experienced circumnaviga- YES! to all these questions, come be a comcast.net. Free trailer launching and raft-up. Contact tor - schooner - seeks select crew from Duck Captain! Ride the Ducks is looking Edward. (650) 771-1945. Mediterranean to So. Africa. Legs: (1) for drivers/tour guides to safely entertain SPECTRA VENTURA 150. Deluxe Wa- Turkey-Greece-Italy-Sardinia-Corsica tourists and locals this summer on the termaker. Houston, TX. $4,200. One year (2) Corsica-France-Spain-Morocco-Gi- Ducks! Full-time and part-time seasonal old, works perfectly, well maintained. In- NON-PROFIT braltar (3) Gibraltar-Canaries- (4) positions available. Candidates must have cludes spare pump head and fi lters, ready Brazil-Tristan da Cunha-So. Africa. Legs a minimum 25 Ton USCG Masters License for cruising. Will ship anywhere. (713) 924- MARIN POWER & SAIL SQUADRON. are 4-6 weeks, Sept. 2010 to Feb. 2011. (or enough sea time to obtain) and will 7746 or [email protected]. 50 years offering tuition-free safe boating Must participate fully and share expenses. be required to obtain a CDL (Commercial classes, USCG approved. Call to find Call Mike Johnson (505) 466-6326 or Drivers License) with a P (Passenger) en- MAST. So. Cal. $2,300. Aluminum mast, out when the next America’s Boating email Claire at [email protected]. dorsement. We’re looking for an excellent 37 ft, full assembly with boom, spreaders, Classes will be held. Classes and fi nal safety record and a fun & positive attitude. lights, mast steps, wiring, etc. Needs paint. exam meet at 7-9 pm, at the same loca- SEEKING EXPERIENCED CREW. www.ridetheducks.com/jobs/application.aspx. (562) 252-2063. tion, the Cal Education Center, 789 North Fort Pierce, FL. Seeking experienced [email protected]. Hamilton Parkway, Novato. Textbook $40. crew to sail the Bahamas in the summer CRUISING GEAR. Oakland. Katadyn For registration and information, call (415) of 2010. Well founded 52-ft ketch. Share KKMI SAUSALITO TEAM MEMBER. Survivor ‘06 manual desalinator, new, 924-2712. expenses. (530) 562-1553 or helekakau@ If you are a skilled craftsman look- Shadetree awnings, tapered Model 130 hotmail.com. ing to work in a progressive and & aft Model 230, new, Lewmar 60# CQR, dynamic maritime environment, please one season, ATN Top Climber, used once PROPERTY SALE/RENT CREW FOR HEINEKEN ST. MARTIN. visit our website for an application or and Furuno Model 1622 radar. Email for Farr 40. St. Martin. Looking for crew to sail call Erica. (510) 235-5564. Candidates prices. (510) 333-8021 or jrbarbee@ on Farr 40 during the Heineken Regatta must pass a pre-employment drug test. comcast.net. at St. Martin. Limited accommodations on www.kkmi.com. the boat and you will need to get there. 74-FT MAST DESIGNED FOR . www.heinekenregatta.com. Call (650) PORT OF SF WHARFINGER II. Catamaran. Best offer. (415) 269-5165. 534-6742 or [email protected]. San Francisco. $62,582 - $76,076. Com- plete job description, qualifi cations and application available at City and County of TRAILERS JOB OPPORTUNITIES San Francisco Human Resources website. www.jobaps.com/sf/sup/BulPreview.asp?R SAILBOAT TRAILER FOR SALE. DEPUTY HARBORMASTER. & Harbor 1=PBT&R2=9356&R3=056074. (415) 274- Alameda, CA. $4,100. Dual axle sailboat UNIQUE BEACHFRONT PROPERTY. Worker B. San Mateo County Harbor 0569 or [email protected]. trailer for fi n keel boats 26-32 feet. GHW Channel Islands Beach, California. District: Applications being accepted to 7000lbs with adjustable bunks. Contact $3,100,000. Only 500 feet to slips in the establish a certifi ed list for Deputy Har- Britta. (510) 306-4635 or brittafj@gmail. harbor. Cruise the Channel Islands, only borMaster $22.948 - $25.293 and Harbor BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES com. 11 miles away. Property on the sand. Worker B $12.766 - $19.248. Deadline Build your own dream home or rent for application is by Thursday, March 19, SAILS, SAILS, SAILS! 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Entrepreneurs with great views of Coit Tower and the Bay! ing experience as well as repair skills in looking for a new profit opportunity ~ Great marina facilities including laundry, one or more of the following areas: diesel Sunstream is awarding dealerships in CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS showers, security and friendly staff. Re- mechanics, fi berglass repair, rigging, elec- Southern California. Dealers in 42 coun- duced parking rates. $380/month. Call: trical/plumbing systems. Second position tries profi t from a proven business model BERKELEY YACHT CLUB. Annual Swap (425) 643-0614. is for an entry-level boat detailer/cleaner. with high-performance products and full Meet and Open House. Sunday, April 11, Pay negotiable depending on experience. support. Seize a great income opportunity. 6:00 AM at Berkeley Marina. It’s a sea- PIER 39 BERTH AT REDUCED PRICE. Email resume to Russ: [email protected]. www.sunstreamboatlifts.com. 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Need Crew? Latitude 38 Crew List A Boat to Crew on? Visit our website and sign up as Skipper or Crew • It’s Free superwind.com Find out about our next Crew Party: Wed., March 10, at Golden Gate Yacht Club More info: www.latitude38.com/crewlist/Crew.html or call (415) 383-8200 THIS COULD BE YOU… WHILE YOU’RE AWAY YOUR ANIMALS CAN PLAY Let the Classy Classifi ed business ads work for you. And you can know they are warm, safe, and being looked after. Submit online at: KITTY COTTAGE Insured through PSA, LLC. DOGGIEVENTURE www.latitude38.com Cageless cat boarding C-and-S-California.com A dogie daycare on the go!

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Don’t miss the Latitude 38 Crew List Party on March 10 from 6-9 p.m. at the Golden Gate YC. There’ll be skip- pers looking for crew and crew looking for rides. Put faces to the names on our comprehensive crew list. You’ll fi nd more info on the list and party at our website at: www.latitude38.com/ crewlist/Crew.html.

Attention offshore sailors! Have you ever wondered what it’s like to actually have to get in a liferaft? Af- ter years of infl ating a life- raft inside at the Crew List Party, we’ve decided to get more realistic. Thanks to Sal’s Infl atables, we’ll be hosting an actual salt- water liferaft deployment and boarding class at the club prior to the party. For more details visit the web- page listed above.

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Page 168 • Latitude 38 • March, 2010 LIST WITH US! Ask us about our Maritime Protection ((510) 236-6633 • fax: (510) 231-2355 Program to fi nd out what [email protected] • www. kkmi.com a warranty can do for the sale of your yacht! 530 W. Cutting Blvd., Pt. Richmond, CA 94804

Hinckley Bermuda 40 MkII Yawl CB (1968) Nelson Marek Custom Little Harbor 51 (1996) Bill Tripp design B-40 is highly regarded for her A 92-ft aluminum world cruiser. A very comfortable Ted Hood designed pilot- classic beauty, superb workmanship and many Recently repowered. Immaculate house with full stand-up headroom and 360° quality details. New sails, dodger, intelligently throughout and in perfect condition. visibility. Set up for shorthanded sailing and updated. Excellent condition. $2,850,000 superbly maintained by an experienced owner. Asking $160,000 Asking $669,000

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DeVries 86’ Motor Vessel (1949/1999) Sutton Steel Pilothouse LRC 63 (1976) Beneteau First 40.7 (2001) ‘Elegant’, ‘Exceptional’, ‘Exquisite’ are just a Ready-to-go global cruiser just completed White Dove won the 2008 few words that easily characterize this vessel. $100,000 maintenance/upgrade service. Twin West Coast IRC Championship MV Far Niente clearly defi nes the term 185hp Perkins for economy and dual gensets. and is in top condition. ‘Classic Motor Yacht’. Asking $1,950,000 Three cabins + crew’s quarters. Asking $400,000 MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION

Swan 43 (1977) Swan 45 (2003) Jarvis Newman 36 (1978) Designed by S&S and with the Nautor Swan Race or cruise. Rancho Deluxe won her class Classic fl ybridge “lobster boat” of Maine build pedigree for engineering and construction, this in the TransPac and was second twice in the quality. Single engine (160 hrs), queen V-berth one-owner center cockpit yacht is exceptionally Big Boat Series. This boat has all the gear to go with enclosed head. Excellent condition, maintained, fully outfi tted and ready to go offshore cruising and is in perfect condition. $625,000 well maintained and lightly used. cruising. It is a ‘Must See’. Asking $149,000 Asking $139,000.

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Swan 371 (1981) Swan 40 (1996) Santa Cruz 52 (1993) A Ron Holland design which is very well Frers design, exceptionally well maintained, Beautiful, fast cruiser, set up for shorthanded equipped with newer electronics, sails 2-cabin performance cruiser. Awlgrip Flag Blue sailing. Maintained to very high standards, the and has been well maintained. hull, comprehensive sail inventory, and full in-slip hull has been repainted in stunning red with Asking $95,000 cover. Asking $309,000 new bottom paint. Asking $490,000

March, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 169 Marotta Yachts of Sausalito Brokers of Fine Sail and Motor Yachts 415-331-6200 • [email protected] • www.marottayachts.com

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41' SCEPTRE RAISED CABINTOP CUTTER, 1985 40' BENETEAU FIRST 40.7, 2003 The First 40.7 combines 43' HANS CHRISTIAN, 1978 Professionally maintained local boat shows VERY nicely inside and the excitement of a sleek racer with all the comforts of a luxurious Classic offered for sale by original owner. New teak decks (this out. Leisure Furl in-boom system w/Hood main, Harken roller cruiser. This one is a well-equipped beauty that shows new inside was a $40,000 job alone!), Awlgripped hull, updated interior, furler and 105% Hood jib, updated electronics, more. $195,000 and out. She's the deep version (preferable for the Bay). $179,000 optional larger diesel and Telstar performance keel. $169,000

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38' HANS CHRISTIAN, 1984 46' SEA STAR CUTTER, 1981 Vessel refi t after circumnavi- 48' C&C LANDFALL PILOTHOUSE CUTTER, 1980 Great shape and extensively updated, epoxy barrier coated bot- gation and ready to go again! Replaced teak decks and rigging Spacious raised salon performance cruiser that's competitively tom, stunning professionally maintained brightwork, low time on including chainplates, extensively refurbished interior. Sturdy priced and lying in a transferable Sausalito slip. Yanmar diesel, heavy duty offshore dodger, much more. $124,000 cruiser ready to take you any place you want to go. $115,000 $109,000

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35' J/BOATS J/105, 2000 Lightly used and very clean, 37' HUNTER 376, 1999 38' HANS CHRISTIAN, 1979 includes the factory Comfort, Systems and Custom Wheel options, Very spacious, light and airy, this vessel shows as new; must see Shows well inside and out with the Burmese teak interior in plus dodger, roller furler, and 2009 mainsail, 2008 jib, three to appreciate. Out-of-country owners motivated; offers encour- particular showing beautifully. Hull recently buffed and waxed. spinnakers, more. Transferable Sausalito YH slip. $109,000 aged. Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip can be arranged. $97,000 Teak decks in fi ne shape as well. $94,000

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32' CATALINA 320, 1998 Very clean (down below shows as 34' JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 34.2, 1999 41' MORGAN OUT ISLAND, 1979 new) and well fi t out (charplotter, AP, heat/AC, dodger, bimini, Professionally maintained, extensively updated. New sails, Harken Center cockpit ketch. Never cruised and fresh water kept, etc.) deep draft model that's competitively priced and lying in a roller furler, canvas and isinglass, electronics, batteries. Yanmar she shows much newer than actual age. Note all new stainless transferable Sausalito slip – a nice turn key package! $79,000 diesel serviced annually, bottom just painted, much more. $77,000 steel ports. $64,000

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38' INGRID, 1984 30' NONSUCH ULTRA, 1987 40' CHALLENGER KETCH, 1973 Clean, never cruised one owner example with low time on diesel Professionally maintained, the interior is fl awless and the Recently Awlgripped in beautiful Flag Blue, incredibly engine (only 155 hours), custom fi nished interior, much more. exterior comes close. Note the transferable Sausalito spacious below with 6'5" headroom. $59,000 Yacht Harbor slip with great view. $54,000 $52,500

at 100 BAY STREET • SAUSALITO • CALIFORNIA 94965 since 1946 WE HAVE BUYERS FOR YOUR BOAT! NORPAC NOW is the time to list with NORPAC

REDUCED! YACHTS FOR MORE SEE OUR 1150 Brickyard Cove Rd., B9, Pt. Richmond, CA 94801 • FAX (510) 232-7202 norpacyachts.com (510) 232-7200 35' COLUMBIA SLOOP. Very nice and highly desirable email: [email protected] WEBSITE "10.7" design. Dsl, full galley, shower, wheel, dodger, bimini, RADAR, AP, Teak and Holly sole & MORE! Cruise equipped and well maintained and upgraded. $29,950/Ask

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30' TRIMARAN by AUGNAUGHT. With 2-axle trailer. 40' X-YACHTS X-119 SLOOP. Famous 45' C&L SEA SUNDECK. Outstanding 41' CT-41. Exquisite example of this revered Gar- Dick Newick design. new standing and running rigging, Danish builder, Racer-Cruiser one design by Neils condition & equipment, 3 strms, incl. queen, twin dsl, den design w/many custom features. Fiberglass, big wired for cell, autopilot, GPS, solar panels. Good condition. Jeppesen. Loaded with gear, radar, New Volvo 2 enclosed heads w/showers, fridge/freeze, full galley, dsl, teak deck, cabin heat & fi replace, tiled shower & Alaska veteran. Very fast 'pocket cruiser' with outboard. Penta diesel in 2000 and MORE! Proven ocean win- genset, radar, GPS, AP & more. Tastefully decorated & head, gorgeous interior, alum. spars, full galley, refrig- Folds to street legal trailerable. Asking $34,950 ner in Melbourne-Osaka Race. Asking $109,000 ready for Alaska or Mexico. Asking $169,450 eration & much MORE! MUST SEE…$78,950/Ask Visit us at BEAUTIFUL & FRIENDLY Brickyard Cove Marina SAIL 56' HOLIDAY MANSION Cruising Catamaran 41' CHRIS CRAFT Const. Twins, aft S/R, 100' MEGA SLOOP Custom Offshore Perfor- HOUSEBOAT. High-end custom interior, twins & bridge up and more. A good cruiser or mance Cruiser. Comfort & luxury, spacious, MORE! Seller Motivated... 49,950/offers liveaboard...... Reduced to 10,950/offers sleeps 17, loaded and near new. GREAT 50' TRUMPY TRAWLER, Long range, great 41' CHB TRAWLER. Flybridge and pilothouse CHARTER POTENTIAL!!! ..... Asking 975,000 layout, 671 N-Series diesel. Needs TLC. A helms. Diesel, genset, two heads, aft stateroom 40' TRIMARAN by Piver. Ketch, dsl, fast, nice, great boat! ...... 44,950/offers AND MORE! ...... 49,950/offers 38' MORGAN Slp. Yanmar dsl, roller furling, 2 clean. Insures as F/G ...... Asking 33,900 49' CLASSIC 1928 STEPHENS Raised 34' CLASSIC LAKE UNION DREAMBOAT, 1928. spinnakers & big inventory. Self-tailers, radar, GPS/plot 39' FREYA Double-Ended Cruiser: STEEL, dsl. Deck Express Cruiser. Twin 671 dsls,much Dsl, full aft canopy, enclosure and much ++. Solar, invert, full galley. Cruise ready. Dink and out- 43' EGG HARBOR FLYBRIDGE SPORT Make offers ...... Asking 44,950 FISHER.Twin Cummins diesels. An outstanding recent prof. upgrading, fi re damaged aft more! ...... A BARGAIN @ 17,500 Asking board. Lots of gear and VERY NICE. Asking $48,950 vessel and more! 'Eggs' are from the finest yacht- 38' INGRID Ketch by Atkins. Great extra STOUT cockpit. Great opportuniity...24,950/offers 32' GRAND BANKS Trawler. Classic '70. building traditions of the USA East Coast. A RARE FIND BLUE WATER CRUISER. Glass double-ender, refi t 47' CRUISING HOUSEBOAT by Suwanee. Dsl, dual helms, full electronics, TEAK and an OUTSTANDING VALUE! Asking $64,950 & upgraded, vane, diesel, furling, RADAR & Totally rehab'd and sparkling. Great live- decks, economical + MORE!....Try 11,000 MORE! ...... Asking 51,950 aboard ...... 29,950/offers 28' BAYLINER 2850 FLYBRIDGE SEDAN. 38' CLASSIC English Ketch by Reg Free- 45' STEPHENS 1929 classic. Beautiful New VOLVO/GM 300 hp V8, economical man. Breathtaking beauty. Reduced by Gatsby-era motoryacht waiting to trans- & 30+MPH reported. Just completely 25,000! ...... Asking 99,950 port you back to the days of yacht- refurbished & refi tted to exceptional con- 36' COLUMBIA. Clean and nice. Yanmar diesel, ing in the grand style...... Try 75,000 dition...... Asking 19,950 shower, wheel, dodger and more! Very reliable 43' CLASSIC CALLIS 1923 Custom Express 27' FARALLON Pilothouse, '86. F/G, twin and FUN! ...... Asking 18,500 Crusier. All TEAK, famous and an exquisite head 5L V8s, fast and seaworthy. Just 33+' ROYAL HUISMAN ALUMINUM Cutter by turner. REDUCED $325K! . Asking 374,950 detailed and very nice ...... Asking 51,950 58' ALDEN BOOTHBAY MOTORSAILER center Alan Gurney: World class builder and designer. 43' MATTHEWS, '65, diesel. A gem! 25' CLASSIC JENSEN cabin cruiser w/near new cockpit ketch. Dsl, genset, air/heat, new upholstery, 33' CLASSIC LAKE UNION Dreamboat by Yanmar diesel, new standing rig, nav station, Loaded and beautiful ...... Asking 69,450 Volvo dsl. Very nice boat ...A STEAL @ 4,950 much recent refi tting & refi nishing. Loaded w/cruise Blanchard. Yanmar 75 hp turbo diesel. Graceful and liferaft & MORE! ...... Asking 38,500 42' GRAND BANKS Twl. Aft cabin, F/B, Onan, 22' ALUMINUM PLEASURE TUG. Buffl ehead gear, AP, radar ++. Great comfortable bluewater lovely with artistry throughout. Classic yachting and a 30' STEEL SPRAY Replica by Bruce Roberts. twin dsls, radar. Excellent ...... 121,000 live/cruise. Loaded ...... Asking 108,250 cruising w/excellent layout & more! Ask $268,950 great deal of pleasurre awaits you. Asking $24,950 This is a NEW BOAT, never launched. Joshua Slocum's famous Spray design w/diesel, mast & more! Exterior looks ready to launch. REDUCED! Interior started, but not finished. AHOY BARGAIN HUNTERS!!! This looks like a GENTLEMEN'S good one ...... Asking only 14,900 CLUB AFLOAT 30' SAGITTA Sloop. F/G, diesel, fi ne Danish double-ender...... Reduced ... Asking 11,950 29' PEARSON TRITON. Diesel, much refi tting recently done, some left to do, very nice 37' HUNTER CHERUBINI with cutter rig. Yanmar pocket cruiser ...... 15,950/offers diesel, autopilot, cruise equipped, dodger. Mexico 28' BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER. F/G, famous veteran and MORE! Very popular and well thought Lyle Hess design. NEW, NEVER LAUNCHED! Established and unique SF Bay charter business featuring 31' CLASSIC CHINESE JUNK. Beautifully appointed, of design. Asking $34,900 Dsl, teak decks, Rig un-stepped, full galley, exotic dancers (girls and/or guys for ladies and/or gentle- comfortable and loads of character. Constructed of rare tropical blue water cruiser. Some fi nal commissioning men), liquor service, comfortable and spacious charter yacht hardwoods. Monterey, CA mooring possible. Talk about your remaining. Major bargain at...Asking52,000 w/tasteful traditional styling and decor. COI for 49 passen- ideal Pied-a-Mer! Moving, must sell. Appears in EXCELLENT POWER gers. Turnkey operation; owner retiring. Asking $295,000 CONDITION. This is a great opportunity. Asking $23,950 130' CAMCRAFT Passenger Ship. Certifi ed for 33 passengers overnight. Booked for the season. Virtual turnkey: Money and opportunity, working PNW ...... 2,200,000 100' Steel HIGH ENDURANCE ADVEN- 32' WESTSAIL. Double-ended bluewater cruiser. TURE/CHARTER SHIP in Panama. Turn- Cruise/live ready. Diesel, vane, great sail inventory. key operation. A great opportunity! Mexico veteran. Self-tailing winches, dodger. Excep- MOTIVATED! ...... Asking 1,500,000 tional boat. Strong, seaworthy and FUN! BAJA HA-HA 62' TRUMPY Classic 1946 Ocean anyone? Asking $48,500 Cruising Yacht. Gorgeous interior and super comfortable layout. Exterior refin- ish/restore due. Economical twin 4-71s ++. UNIQUE OFFERS ENCOURAGED ...... Asking 149,500 36' UNION Cutter by R. Perry. Diesel, hard dodger, wind 62' ELCO 1926 CLASSIC MOTORYACHT. generator, solar, radar integrated w/plotter, GPS, dinks 49' CUSTOM Cold-Molded Ketch by Reliant. Beautiful Hankerson Twin dsl, gorgeous, elegant, comfortable. w/engine, furling on both headsails, wheel, AP, Monitor, full design. Powerful and seaworthy blue water cruiser in great shape. GREAT LIVEABOARD CRUISER. Must see! Offer cruise equipment. Loads of gear and equipment. GREAT OP- Built '91. Yanmar diesel, furling, self-tailers, aux. genset, full galley, encouraged! ...... 148,950 PORTUNITY. She's pretty much GOT IT ALL! Asking $79,950 full electonics and MORE! MUST BE SEEN. Asking $124,750

48' DUTCH CANAL BARGE by DeVries. STEEL. Unique cruising liveaboard for Bay and Delta. CALL (510) 232-7200 OR FREE (877) 444-5087 Comfort and character. Diesel, tub, galley, fi replace, OR ALL LENN IRECT AT salon, convertible aft enclosure, beautiful decor, plus C G D (415) 637-1181 MORE! Make offers. Asking $219,000 FOR INFORMATION & INSPECTION APPOINTMENTS

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