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San Francisco Bay delivers some joy these conditions, making midwinter a diehard, you can sign up with more of the most exciting conditions racing extremely popular and a great than one club and race pretty much the world over — primarily in the sum- time to hone one’s sailing skills. all winter long. Check out Calendar on mer. Come wintertime though, cooler This is probably why the majority of page 12 of this issue for details. weather, lighter breezes, stronger cur- clubs, from Santa Cruz to Valle- Some rough math shows that well rents and even the chance of the occa- jo, run midwinter regattas. Unlike in over 300 boats are participating this sional rain squall change the sailing dy- the busier summer season, yacht clubs season. This number doesn’t include namic dramatically. For many, though, slow the pace during the winter and of- 100+ boats that race in Richmond YC’s this is an opportunity not to be missed. ten host just one or two races a month Big Daddy or the 100+ boats that are It turns out a lot of sailors really en- on a specifi c weekend. But if you are expected at the Corinthian YC’s two up-

Spread: It's often about having momentum and being in the available breeze, as was the case at Berkeley YC's midwinter series on the Olympic Circle December 14. Clockwise from above: 'Personal Puff' (left) and 'Lightwave' fi nd good pressure at the top of the RegattaPRO course; 'Solar Wind' par- ticipating in South Beach YC's Island Fever series; a tight rounding aboard 'Chinook' on the RegattaPRO course. MIDWINTER RACING

coming midwinter regattas. new crew onto his boat. “Midwinter rac- PRO. "There’s a lot less blood and gore, You don’t have to go far to fi nd sailors ing allows us to practice spinnaker rac- and they're fun!” who will talk about why they enjoy mid- ing, tacking, and jibing with new crew- Even a handful of Lake Tahoe boats winter racing. Trig Liljestrand, for in- members.” have joined in the racing. A group of fi ve stance, has raced midwinters for three And he’s right. Everything seems to boats — two Express 27s, two Olson seasons now on his J/90 Ragtime. move in slow motion during midwin- 30s and a J/24 — come down to sea “Midwinter races are a lot of fun," he ters, making it easier for fresh crew level to race on the Bay. No doubt it's says. "It’s a great opportunity to race in to concentrate on learning their new a welcome respite from the cold moun- lighter winds and better understand the roles, rather than trying to avoid mas- tain weather. currents in various parts of the Bay. We sive injuries or drowning in spray as the Ray Wilson of the Olson 30 Chaos is also enjoy the more active marine life boat races through 25 knots of breeze one of the Tahoe migration. For Wilson, during the winter season, too.” against an ebb chop. who's raced midwinters with his ex- Liljestrand is no slouch on the water, "Midwinters generally offer lighter tended family since 2004, it’s all about and it probably has to do with the fact air and less stress than our summers," spending time with his family and hav- that he takes this time of year to bring says Bobbi Tosse, longtime Berkeley YC ing fun. “For us, racing midwinters gets There's plenty of racing happening on the Circle. Clockwise from upper left: 'Elise' and 'Moonlight' mix it up; Tony Castruccio on his J/30 'Wind Speed' trying to fi nd more speed with less wind; Mark Howe's J/70 'Red' among the Melges 24s; Karl Robrock's Moore 24 'Snafu'; Jim Duffy's J/105 'Chinook' crew getting busy rounding the windward mark; a classic midwinter clusterfuck!; Duane Yoslov's 'Nothing Ventured' looking for opportunities.

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us out of the snowy weather at least one Over in the South Bay, Sequoia YC Rick Gilmore, midwinter sailing on the weekend a month," he says. "The other member Tim Peterson says he sees South Bay has always been an oppor- racers are always welcoming, and there many benefi ts to midwinter racing. "The tunity to scale it back a notch. Indeed, is always great racing. Sailing against Winter and Redwood Cup series give the 20-knot breezes commonly seen in other well-handled boats helps us to new crew a chance to get familiar with the summer are gone. Racing on a win- sharpen our crew skills.” the boat and to gain experience with ter afternoon lets you focus on sail trim Lake Tahoe's Don Newman began setting sails or taking the wheel in con- and really watch what the current is do- racing the Berkeley Midwinters in the ditions that are generally forgiving. We ing to boat speed and try to use it to mid-1980s, and these days he and his appreciate the chance to be out on the your advantage. "Midwinter sailing in partner race their Olson 30 Yankee Air water all year long." light air is a chance to practice the skill Pilot. He says that the one-design rac- He fi nds that it’s a great way to build of paying attention," Gilmore says. ing opportunities, which are hard to confi dence, communication skills and So be sure to get out there and sail come by on Lake Tahoe, really make it team spirit. Of course, there's always this season. Midwinter racing is perfect enjoyable. “The light-air conditions and the chance for a wild ride during the for sharpening your skills, training new shifty winds are so Tahoe," Newman winter — think gusting winds and driv- crew, and keeping your sailing calendar says. "The lake boats are used to the ing rain — that makes racing both chal- full year-round while having fun at the frustrations of light-air racing and can lenging and rewarding. same time. do well in the Bay." To Sequoia YC's Rear Commodore — latitude/ross ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE / ROSS EXCEPT AS NOTED / ROSS EXCEPT LATITUDE PHOTOS ALL

January, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 83 Giovanni Soldini and crew sprinted 14,000 from New York to San 2013 — THE YEAR Francisco aboard the sleek VOR 70 'Maserati' to clobber the record. ROXSHOTS.SMUGMUG.COM X HELENA DARVELID HELENA COURTESY COURTESY ROXANNE FAIRBAIRN / ROXANNE FAIRBAIRN

Paul Larsen's 'Vestas Sailrocket 2' smashed the sailing speed Bay sailors came together to record by reaching a top speed of 65.45 knots. celebrate the memory of Rob Moore during the fi nal Corin- BJOERN KILS thian YC Midwinter. OJO ROJO COURTESY COURTESY

The 'Ojo Rojo' crew dealt with an uninvited guest while at anchor in Tenacatita Bay. WWW.PRESSURE-DROP.US FRANK GUNDRY

The crew of this Ranger 26 was lucky to escape after sailing ERIK SIMONSON / between a tug and her tow.

In case you missed any of the triumph and tragedy of 2013, here's a recap of the year's top sailing stories and the issues in which they appeared. January: Vestas Sailrocket 2 smashed the world sailing speed record — twice! Disabled sailor Kathi Pugh was BAADS Season Champ. The Houlihan siblings cruise the world on separate boats. Snakes slithered aboard one cruising boat in Mexico, surprising the skipper with a bite to the toe. February: 'Golden Boy' François Gabart won the Vendée Globe, a nonstop singlehanded race around the world. Plans for the SF2SF Ocean Race, a nonstop around-the-world race starting (and fi nishing) in . We took a tour of the Farallones with Tim Sell. Marin's Johnny Heineken took home a nice watch for winning the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. March: We talked with Carol and Wayne Hendryx about taking hundreds of people sailing aboard their Capricorn Cat. The vintage Farallone Clipper Echo (#12) was lost between Fiji and New Caledonia. We featured just a handful of the 30 or so boats Buz Glass has owned over his 50 years of sailing. Who knew whale poop was so valuable? The Three Bridge Fiasco offered up delightful conditions for 333 boat crews. Giovanni Soldini and his crew on the VOR 70 Maserati smashed the New York-to-San Francisco record, aka the Clipper Challenge Cup. The old anti-nuke fl agship Golden Rule was resurrected in grand fashion. The inaugural Rob Moore Memorial Regatta honored our late Racing Editor.

Page 84 • Latitude 38 • January, 2014 IN REVIEW WILLIAMS FAMILY STARSHIP San Diego sailor Craig Williams was lost when 'Uncontrollable Urge' was wrecked on San Clemente Island during the Islands Race. COURTESY COURTESY The Three Bridge Fiasco fl eet was blessed with lovely weather and brisk breeze. Puddle Jumpers on 'Starship' used just 4.5 gallons of fuel on their trip across the Pacifi c. WWW.SAUSALITODIVING.COM TIM SELL / TIM SELL

The multimillion-dollar Oyster 82 'Darling' was stolen from her berth and wrecked on Pacifi ca's Linda Mar Beach.

Artemis crewmember Andrew 'Bart' Simpson lost his life in a tragic AC training session. PRESSURE-DROP.US ERIK SIMONSON /

SANDER VAN DER BORCH SANDER VAN Marin's Johnny Heineken was named Rolex Yachtsman of the Year for his skills.

April: Craig Williams lost his life during the Islands Race when the rudder on the brand-new Columbia 32 Uncontrollable Urge exploded and the boat drifted up onto the rocks of San Clemente Island. A collision in the Banderas Bay Regatta resulted in serious injuries to one sailor and a big brouhaha over aggression in 'cruiser' races. The Oyster 82 Darling was stolen from her Sausalito slip and run up onto Pacifi ca's Linda Mar Beach; her owner found out when he saw his boat on the morning news. We talked all things America's Cup with John Kostecki and Paul Cayard. Californians found themselves in the Caribbean and our pages. May: Jeff Rutherford showed off the 75-ft wooden he's restoring to perfection. Bryon Chong looked back on the Low Speed Chase tragedy. The fi rst Chinese and Indian circumnavigators completed their journeys. Jack Griffi n offered up a history of the Auld Mug. We toured local boatyards and reported on St. Barth races. June: Nelson's Boatyard closed and the City of Alameda essentially seized more than 200 boats. The crew of Animal just hap- pened to be sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge when they spotted a jumper, who survived the fall and was pulled aboard. The Sir Francis Chichester Memorial Circumnavigation of Alameda was brought out of mothballs, much to everyone's delight. The Great Vallejo Race offered up typical summer conditions for the annual run upriver. Artemis crewmember Bart Simpson lost his life during a training session for the America's Cup.

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The annual Rolex Big Boat Series started the day after the JAK MANG Raft-ups and cruise-outs are a terrifi c way America's Cup ended. to get the boat out and hang with friends. On her third attempt, Jeanne Socrates set records with her non- stop solo circumnavigation. The America's Cup provided chills and thrills during the 'Summer of Sailing'. RON STEINAU

The American Youth Sailing Force re- ceived the Hanson Medal for attempting to rescue a woman from a sinking van. LATITUDE / LADONNA LATITUDE ABNER KINGMAN / ACEA ABNER KINGMAN / The Delta Doo Dah went DIY.

July: Francis Joyon smashed the Singlehanded Transatlantic record on his 97-ft tri IDEC II, nipping 16 hours off the old record. The American Youth Sailing Force did everything they could to save the driver when a runaway van drove into the Bay; sadly, they weren't successful. The Bay Area lost Svend Svendsen, founder of Svendsen's Boat Works in Alameda. We profi led the colorful crew of the homebuilt Flyin' Hawaiian. The Master Mariners Regatta wowed crowds with billowing canvas. The inaugural Made in Santa Cruz Race Week lured SC-built boats from all over, from Express 37s to Moore 24s to the funky Jesters. August: The AYSF guys won the Hanson medal for their rescue efforts the month before. Jeanne Socrates fi nished her nonstop solo circumnavigation to become the fi rst woman to accomplish the feat starting from the West Coast of the Americas, and the old- est woman to do so. Dennis Conner, who said he wouldn't race his new S&S-designed 47-ft Endymion, won the aptly named One More Time Regatta. The schooner Niña disappeared on a passage from New Zealand to Australia. The TransPac Race was a classic in every way, as was the Great S.F. Schooner Race. The Puddle Jumpers hit the Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous in a big way. September: John Garteiz impressed with his fast lap around the world. We relayed the strange tale of an inexperienced family rescued at sea after leaving the States because they felt the government controlled churches. The Delta Doo Dah ran all summer, thank goodness. Spaulding Wooden Boat Center got modernized while retaining its vintage spirit. The world ramped up for the spectacle of the America's Cup, while we recapped the Puddle Jump.

Page 86 • Latitude 38 • January, 2014 IN REVIEW LATITUDE / LADONNA LATITUDE DON FURBER Alan Olson and Angie Lackey laid the keel for what will hopefully become San Sunsets at sea can provide spec- Francisco's offi cial . tacular photo ops. CHRISTOPHE FAVREAU CHRISTOPHE

The TransPac Race was a classic in every way. KURT ROLL KURT

Kurt Roll shows the Grand Poobah the many won- ders of GoPro cameras, underwater and in the air. ANDREW VIK

It's not hard to understand what keeps drawing Andrew Vik back to the Mediterranean every year. LATITUDE / ANDY LATITUDE JACK VAN OMMEN JACK VAN

Ha-Ha'ers donned fabulous costumes Jack Van Ommen lost 'Fleetwood' and every- before heading off to Cabo San Lucas. thing he owned on a tiny island near Ibiza.

October: Matt Brooks and Pam Rorke Levy's 83-year-old S&S 52 Dorade won the TransPac Race, and the couple discussed her refi t. A man attempted — and luckily failed — to set fi re to the Gashouse Cove fuel dock. Bay Area designer Dick Newick passed away. Susan and Ed Kelly fi nished an unusual circumnavigation — around Europe. Kurt and Katie Braun offered up cruising tips in the fi rst of a three-part series. We recapped the Red Bull Youth America's Cup as well as what was quite pos- sibly the greatest America's Cup ever held. November: We welcomed our new Racing Editor Ross Tibbits. Lord Jim was fi nally released from her six-year imprisonment in a Brazilian boatyard, but the years on the hard were hard on her. Ronnie Simpson caught up with Singlehanded TransPac vet Mike Pyzel. NOAA announced that paper charts would no longer be printed by the government. Sausalito's Educational Tall Ship project laid the keel for Matthew Turner, what will hopefully be the Bay's offi cial tall ship. December: The Transat Jacques Vabre race, from France to Brazil, was full of drama, as was the Mini Transat. Jack Van Om- men's Naja 30 Fleetwood was lost in a rocky cove on a small Spanish island off Ibiza, but Jack never lost his positive outlook on life. Jeanne Socrates was notifi ed she would receive the Cruising Club of America's Blue Water Medal for her inspiring solo cir- cumnavigation. Wolfgang Stehr was rescued by a ferry after falling overboard while singlehanding. Baja Ha-Ha XX was a platinum experience. We got more cruising tips, and the deets on the best way to set up a GoPro helicopter. Happy New Year!

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"After a decade of double-handed cruising around the world," say Kurt and Katie Braun, "we thought we might share some of what we have learned and experienced. Our style of cruising takes advantage of the speed and comfort of our Deerfoot 74 Interlude, but we share anchor- light rain started to fall. By 1700 we had ages with boats of all sizes and degrees of outfitting." The following is 20 knots and whitecaps in the harbor the final installment of their excerpted tales. with wind shifting to the northwest. By the time we finished dinner at 1830 we Scariest Experiences point.) Most without mercenaries had 4-foot chop and 35 knots threaten- Pirate Alley, Gulf of Aden, 2009: Be- aboard are no longer transiting on their ing to put us on a lee shore. We still had cause we were too slow to join the ship own bottoms, but are being shipped to plenty of daylight to move around to convoys that traveled at 14 to 18 knots the Med (or going around Africa). our 'Plan B' anchorage on the other side in the coalition forces-protected transit Our understanding is that an at- of the small island of Makronisos. But corridor of the Gulf, yet too fast to creep tempt to curb the poaching of fish by raising anchor in those conditions was along with cruiser convoys at five knots, poor, desperate people morphed into a challenging. Interlude’s bow blew off and multimillion-dollar ransom busi- we ended up motoring in reverse to back ness. Unfortunately consumers out of the choppy harbor into 40 knots. worldwide are paying higher Fifteen minutes later, full of excite- shipping costs due to increased ment from re-anchoring in those condi- insurance rates, as it is difficult tions, we were in a much-improved situ- for merchant mariners to carry firearms. The VHF was full of chatter Near Collision, Boot of Italy: When a yacht moving at 15 knots reporting pirate attacks on and a commercial ship moving at ships just a few miles 20 knots head straight for each other, you have ten minutes and ahead of us and behind us. six miles to sort things out. On a passage from Croatia to ation with no fetch. We spent three days Malta, it was Katie’s nighttime in relative comfort riding out a 50-knot watch and Interlude was flying storm. We were glad to have installed an

ALL PHOTOS INTERLUDE PHOTOS ALL wing and wing downwind, which oversized windlass, to have a strong and "There's our boat. See it?" The energetic duo made for limited maneuverability with- well-performing engine, and to have a often took hikes to get great shots of their out some serious sail handling. AIS and boat that could motor backward in such surroundings. This is Malta's Grand Harbour. radar indicated a ship rapidly closing in conditions. we were on our own for three days when on us, which prompted Katie to hail the we went through the Pirate Alley between ship on VHF several times by name. She Funniest Experiences Somalia and Yemen. got no response. With the closest point of Pumpkin Seed Aphrodisiac, Kiri- The VHF was full of chatter reporting approach showing less than a half-, bati: Mary, a generous and welcoming pirate attacks on ships just a few miles it was time to wake the captain. Abaiang Atoll villager gave us a prized ahead of us and behind us. As we were Kurt tried once more to make radio locally grown pumpkin. After roasting unable to completely guard against the contact as we were now definitely on a the seeds we brought them ashore to many pirate speed boats with their au- collision course. With only two minutes share. While sitting on the edge of the tomatic weapons and RPGs, the coalition until impact we decided that raised thatched-roof platform, Katie warships and helicopters were a welcome damage from an emergency jibe was pref- sight as the convoys passed. erable to a collision, so we prepared to At one point we were on a converg- turn to starboard just as we spotted the ing course with what appeared to be a ship finally making a last-minute 40-de- pirate vessel (not a fishing boat or ferry) gree turn. We credit our AIS transponder and radioed a report with a description (Class B) for setting off a proximity alarm and position to a passing tanker. The aboard the ship — and that probably tanker relayed our report to coalition woke up whoever was supposed to be command and continued on with her on watch. fire-suppression water cannons stream- ing water into the air in an attempt to Raising Anchor, Kithera, Greece: With deter an attack. We were glad to finally gale warnings forecast on Olympia Ra- enter Bab el Mandeb, and be distracted dio, we got an early start at sunrise for by the more familiar hazards of reefs and a day hop from Crete to Kithera knowing jibing down tight shipping lanes in the that we should make landfall no later middle of the night while doing 18 knots than 1600. The sky was an ominous hazy in 35 knots of breeze. gray, and fickle wind made for difficult Piracy in the Gulf of Aden has sailing. We ended up motoring seven of changed and, although generally di- the 10 hours it took to reach what we minished for shipping, it has become thought would be a secure anchorage more dangerous for cruisers. (The Quest for the forecast westerly winds. incident in February 2011 was a turning We anchored in flat calm at 1550 as a

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asked Mary, who spoke some English, ter yacht we dubbed to relate to her fourth husband that the Italian Titty Bar, pumpkin seeds are thought to be good anchored right next to for men. Although she was ten years his us. Its foredeck was senior and in her fifties, she began chas- filled with gorgeous top- ing him around the yard trying to shove less gals yogacising. In pumpkin seeds into his mouth. Croatia an out-of-shape Thinking she may have gotten the naked guy was bent over wrong impression about the seeds’ his windlass, and medicinal properties, Kurt mimed the all hanging down, try- urinary difficulties encountered by most ing to unfoul his anchor men as they get older and how pumpkin from ours. In Thailand a seeds are known to be good for an en- boatload of completely larged prostate. The husband wiped his naked, beer-swilling, brow, issued a sigh of relief, and all of pot-bellied Austrian guys anchored their This Kiribati high school grad chose Kurt as us, including Mary, had a good laugh. We bareboat next to us. We actually made her dance partner — perhaps due to upwardly never did find out what had happened to friends with them, but insisted they put mobile instincts. her first three husbands, but we suspect on some clothes before coming aboard. fruit bat in Luganville on Espiritu Santo, she may have worn them out. Vanuatu. Prepared in a berry sauce by a The Kiribati people have a wonderful Most Unusual Experiences French chef, this small mammal looked sense of potty humor (and their birth rate Horny Humpbacks, Kingdom of Tonga: like chicken (or perhaps a Cornish game is one of the highest in the world). Vava’u is one our favorite cruising areas hen) but tasted like beef. and one of the few places where it's legal Nautical Nudity: Like many cruisers to snorkel with whales — if you have a Sunrise, Mount Sinai, Egypt: At 0300 in the tropics, we save on laundry and licensed guide along. From July to Sep- we were awakened by a Bedouin guide increase comfort going ‘au naturel’ while tember the endangered Antarctic hump- knocking on our cell door at Saint Cath- underway or otherwise out of view. While back live among the cruising yachts in erine’s Monastery. We joined hundreds sailing in the Torres Strait, miles from this island group to court, mate and of pilgrims stumbling in the dark over anyone, Katie was taking an hourly calve. rocks and camel dung during the two- rinse/cool off on the lido deck when an Our dive operator was also a licensed hour, 2,000-foot trek up Mount Moses to Australian Coast Watch plane buzzed us. whale-watching guide and we had many catch the sunrise. Along the way we had They soon hailed on VHF 16 and with opportunities to slip into the water (no tea in a Bedouin tent before hiking on their questions answered, politely con- tanks allowed) to view these magnificent to secure a prime viewing seat on a rock cluded with: “Sorry to have interrupted creatures up close. ledge at the summit. The awe-inspiring your shower, ma’am.” During one encounter Katie pointed sunrise made it easy to envision Moses The following are memorable public out what she thought was a remora at- displays of nautical nudity by others: tached to the underside of one of the two In the Bora Bora lagoon a small char- males that we were observing. Kurt had "Don’t run, but look up a closer look and confirmed with our A little musical talent goes a long way in the so you can dodge the cruising realm. Here sailors of several nationali- British female guide that it was a ‘whale ties join in a jam aboard 'Interlude'. winkie’ (the first she had ever seen). At falling car-sized pieces of over eight feet long we can now say we have seen one of the largest penises on glowing rock.” earth (and not just because things look bigger underwater). Perhaps, in keeping receiving the Ten Commandments on the with Tongan tradition, the other male desert mountaintop. whale was a fakaleiti (a male who lives We took the 3,750 ‘steps of penitence’ life as a female) and had confused the shortcut back down to the Monastery to excited male, as sometimes happens have a look at some of St. Catherine’s to singlehanded cruisers in Polynesian body parts (reliquary containing wrist ports. bones), and the still-living remains of The Burning Bush. Eating Fruit Bat, Vanuatu: We will eat just about anything that locals eat. A Dodging Lava, Tanna, Vanuatu: Our few of the unusual delicacies that have guide left us alone to climb the remain- crossed our palates are: Giant New ing few hundred feet to the rim of Mount Caledonian land snails (escargot on Yasur, an active volcano. Not wanting steroids at the Le Meridien), sea turtle to tempt his own fate, but concerned (we thought it was chicken) at a village for ours, he offered the following advice: feast in Kiribati, and Marshallese 'fast “If there is an eruption, don’t run, but food' (anchovies caught by a youngster look up so you can dodge the falling who throws a net then eats his catch car-sized pieces of glowing rock.” We live). Our favorite, however, was giant looked around to see the many ejected

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boulders, donned our swim goggles to the lagoon closer to the village. shield our eyes from the blowing ash Seven of the 13 yachts we knew that Prior to the arrival of our group of five and headed up to view the glowing, went north that cyclone season had in- yachts there had been only two other spewing cauldron in the twilight. Back struments aboard and we all had great visiting yachts that anyone there could at the yacht club in Port Resolution we fun learning songs and sharing them recall. We were all invited ashore to a noticed a snowboard hanging on the with the islanders. welcoming feast put on by the entire wall. Apparently, someone has invented However, the most challenging and village of about 80 in their traditional a new — volcano boarding, rewarding was teaching two adorable thatch roof maneaba (meeting house). aka ash boarding; Google Cerro Negro, home-schooled cruiser kids to play and We sat on woven pandanus mats and Nicaragua — whereby you surf down a sing. For three weeks while waiting in were handed drinking coconuts and caldera and stop just before reaching a the Canary Islands for a weather window floral head dresses. A master of cer- boiling lake of lava at the bottom. to cross the Atlantic, the mom would emonies laid out the evening’s program Of course, Vanuatu is known for in- her daughters over daily so they which began with everyone introducing could add a couple of hours of music to themselves by family and island origin their curricula. (a traditional custom to maintain incest The majority of cruiser kids we met taboo, which we easily upheld by an- were well-balanced and well-behaved nouncing we were from the island of and these two, with their dedication, Alameda). were no exception. Mom was appreciative The entertainment began with a lo- of the effort since one of our conditions cal girl in elaborate costume perform- for the free lessons was that schoolwork ing three traditional dances. Then we and chores be finished ahead of their were presented with a huge spread of music lessons. Introducing them to traditional food including pandanus, Christmas caroling yielded a German breadfruit, taro, shellfish and Spam. cruiser's ten-euro tip, which simultane- Singing and dancing followed with the ously taught them that music can be natives choosing I-Matang (foreign) dance profitable as well as fun. We later heard partners and vice versa, all ending in a from them that their new skills had been hilarious conga line. All in all, it was a put to use busking in European squares. great honor and a lot of fun.

Baseball Game, Maloelap, Marshall Wallace Line Wildlife: From Komodo Islands: With five cruising yachts in the dragons to orangutans to frogfish, Indo- anchorage and thirty curious school chil- nesia had the greatest diversity of wildlife dren of all ages from the village ashore all we have seen. On Rinca, we were steps wanting to meet these travelers, it was from giant monitor lizards whose bite decided that a culturally mutual game of is so toxic it can kill a water buffalo. In INTERLUDE baseball would be played on the WWII- Borneo, we braved crocodile-infested With bits of molten lava winging past her head, era Japanese Taroa Airfield. waters to meet the ‘people of the forest’ Katie strikes a pose in front of the extremely The field is overgrown, bomb-pocked (orang = person, hutan = forest), and active volcano at Tana, Vanuatu. tarmac with pigs amok, and is in an ironic twist, we were the ones to venting another extreme sport, bungee still used when the pigs and kids can be inspected by a female orangutan. At jumping. We were privileged to witness be corralled. The boys seemed to delight sundown we witnessed a cloud of tens of the traditional form — "land " — in beating on all the old weaponry that thousands of fruit bats setting off from on the island of Pentecost, where young is lying about, including undetonated their daytime mangrove roosts to their men tie vines to their ankles and jump bombs. We had to insist they stop doing nightly feeding grounds on Lombok, with off tall wooden towers to just touch the that if we were to play with them. We Interlude’s mast dividing the colony. ground with the tops of their heads, managed to pick two fairly even teams Equally unforgettable was the dyna- thereby blessing the yam harvest and and Katie made sure the batting order mite fishing we witnessed the next day proving their manhood. was adhered to by making the kids write in the same anchorage. With even more down their names, then announcing wildlife diversity under the waters of Most Memorable Experiences them. This, of course, created much Indonesia, it is a shame that not even Teaching Guitar, Lazarote, Canary merriment as she struggled to pronounce the tourist dive operators care or, due to Islands: With all systems working fine their Marshallese names. rampant corruption, dare to report this after a minor refit in New Zealand, we practice. had a couple extra hours a day to goof off Welcoming Feast, Onotoa, Kiribati: In — kurt & katie braun that could easily have been spent drink- 2005 we decided to go for a triple tropi- ing and/or playing cards or dominoes. cal cruising season by heading north But during our season in Fiji we met from Fiji to avoid cyclones instead of the Although Kurt and Katie are now in a cruiser who, at age 65, also had the usual trip south to New Zealand. With the Bay Area enjoying a long hiatus from same high-quality problem, and decided permission (subject to change) from the cruising, we expect they'll get 'out there' to exercise his brain by learning to play Kiribati consulate in Fiji, we dropped again before long. When they do we hope guitar. His accomplishment inspired us anchor just outside the reef about two they'll continue to share their adventures to buy two guitars and have ‘band camp’ miles from the main village on Onotoa. and insights. In the meantime, you'll aboard Interlude all through Kiribati and Four other yachts had run the gauntlet of find more about their travels at:www. the Marshalls. coral heads and shoals to anchor inside sailinginterlude.com.

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A nd the Champs just keep on coming. We'll pick up where we left off last month with this final installment of Wilco, credits his success to boat prepa- so it shouldn’t be surprising that in re- 2013 Season Champions, who represent ration and maintenance, crew camara- cent years brothers Richard and Mark a wide variety of one-design and mixed- derie and hard work, and exceptional have become season champs more than design racing classes. coaching. once — in 2008 and '09 aboard Bolero. Among these accomplished sailors, Wilco's regular crew includes Or- The pair used to crew for their dad you'll meet some who've earned the lando Montalvan, Warrick Mitchell, in the '60s and '70s aboard #78 (then moniker Champion in years past, as well Tyler Baeder, Siren; now Xarifa). According to Richard, as some who've clawed their way into the Seadon Wijsen through the years they’ve owned and Latitude limelight for the very first time. and Berkeley campaigned seven different IODs with We offer our hearty congratulations to Riley. varying degrees of success. each and every one of them. Wilhelm’s “Typically, we'll find boats in disre- “aha” moment pair, return them to racing form, and Moore 24 — Eclipse came during reintroduce them to the fleet,” Richard Bill & Melinda Erkelens, RYC a race in this explains. “Fjaer was saved from the The Erkelens have been racing Moores year’s 60-boat chainsaw in 2008 and restored to fine for five years now, with two years on Melges 24 form, winning the season championship Tortuga (#154), and the past three years World Cham- in '10, '11, '12 and '13. Dad still joins on Eclipse (#85). Known as competitive pionship, us on some club races which is really Bay sailors for many years, the couple hosted by special... especially seeing him on the didn't take long to get up to speed on the SFYC, when foredeck again.” Moore. They took their first fleet season Wilco properly Pearce says that the racing in recent championship in 2011. "shifted gears" Doug Wilhelm years has been remarkably close with throughout the beat and rounded the many lead changes and different winners first windward mark in the top pack. in the fleet. “There are noticeable modes or 'gears' Regular crew on board Fjaer include in Melges when sailing to windward,” Jeff Pearce, Scott Lynch and Matthew Wilhelm explains. “Depending on the Nebal. tactical situation, rig tension, sea state, The best part of racing IODs? “I love and race strategy, the top boats are the one-design premise: you're racing constantly changing controls and point the other crew, not checkbooks,” Richard (of sail) to achieve the appropriate boat said. speed/point ratio, effectively changing 2) Xarifa, Paul Manning, StFYC; 3) Young- gears throughout the beat.” ster, Ron Young, StFYC/SFYC (8 boats) Wilhelm has now been campaigning Wilco for four years. He says his big Etchells, Fleet #12 — JR challenge on the race course comes from Bill Melbostad/Steve Fentress, SFYC the Melges competitors who have been SFYC members Bill Melbostad (who Bill & Melinda Erkelens sailing these boats for 15+ years. has raced Etch- Contributing to Eclipse’s success this “I am constantly learning when I sail ells since 1982) year were regular crew Keith Stanke, this sportboat. Those helmsmen and and Steve Fen- Nate Campbell and Dave Rasmussen. crew that have more experience than us tress are old The Erkelens say having good sails and are always challenging to beat, and are hands at tak- lots of luck have also gone a long way in constantly showing us how it is done.” ing the season helping them reach the top of the lead- 2) Viva, Don Jesberg, SFYC; 3) Nothing Ven- champion title. erboard. tured, Duane Yoslov, CYC (10 boats) Since purchas- The couple mostly enjoys racing ing JR in 2005 Eclipse because they really like the fleet: International One Design — Fjaer they’ve won the “Although the last few years have been Richard & Mark Pearce, SFYC title in '07, '09, lean on participation, the fleet is still Various members of the Pearce family '10, and '12. very competitive and fun to spend the have been racing IODs for some 50 years, Regular crew weekends with,” Bill says. aboard JR in- Richard & Mark Pearce The Erkelens will be missed in the clude Mike Ruff, fleet next season, as they will focus in- JB Ferrarone Bill Melbostad stead on a doublehanded Pac Cup effort and Tim Russell. Melbostad, who is together. vice commodore of SFYC, attributes his 2) Moore Wave 'Ohs, Moore 24, Kurt Lahr, team's success to good teamwork, starts RYC; 3) Wet Spot, Moore 24, Mike O'Callaghan, and boat speed. Nonetheless he says StFYC (54 boats) they have their work cut out for them on the race course. Melges 24 — Wilco “Don Jesberg (Viva) and Jim Cun- Doug Wilhelm, SFYC ningham (USA 1404) gave us the biggest Following up on his 2012 season win, challenges when they were on the water,” Doug Wilhelm, owner and skipper of he says. “There might have been a differ- LATITUDE / CHRIS LATITUDE

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rigging set up for shorthanding. Her 2013 season champion title is her second (the first was in '08), although this year she campaigned with a punishing new rating. Nash and his wife Ruth Suzuki have been racing Arcadia since the rennova- tion was complete in the fall of 2006. Nash claims his secret to success this year has been his continuous work to make the boat easier to sail, plus getting her to sail faster, adding new sails, and making many small improvements. A defining moment of the season was being handed a 12-seconds-per-mile rating hit this spring. “That made us a little more aggressive on the race course because we now have a bigger deficit to overcome,” Nash says. “Especially since the fleet is very deep with talent. Dan Alvarez was the leader going into the last race, and the last beat to the finish determined the season champion.” Next season Nash plans on more of WWW/NORCALSAILING.COM the same on the same boats (he also ent season champion if they had made 'Eclipse' leads a spinnaker run during the races an El Toro), and additionally plans more of the events. We started the season Moore 24 Nationals last May — part of Made in to throw in a Pac Cup campaign on with a broken tiller head. Finally, after Santa Cruz Race Week. Wayne Koide's Sydney 36 Encore. several attempts, we got the new tiller more competitive this year, “Tom Baffico 2) JetStream, JS9000, Dan Alvarez, SSS; 3) properly fit to the old rudder post and (of The Maker) is incredibly hard to beat. Ram, J/130, Robert Milligan, RYC/SSS (50 boats) we were up and going again.” Then there is a pack of competitive boats While fleet participation has been fighting for the remainder of the podium: down the past few years, Melbostad Frolic, Boracic, Boaty, and Boudicca.” anticipates interest to increase going Peckham enjoys the simplicity of forward when the 2016 North Americans the Open 5.70, which he descibes as a and 2017 Worlds hosted by SFYC bring very non-technical, high-performance the top sailors back to class. boat. “It's all “I would encourage anyone looking for about the sail- compelling and competitive one-design ing and less racing to check out the class as momen- about rig tun- tum builds leading up to the Champion- ing, etc. And ship Regattas.” it's really fun 2) Hyper, Tom Oller, RYC; 3) AARP, Vern Neff to sail with a & Myron Erickson, RYC (9 boats) crew of three.” With roughly LATITUDE / CHRIS LATITUDE Nor Cal Open 5.70 — 20 Open 5.70s Revenge From Mars on the Bay Ruth Suzuki & Gordie Nash Dave Peckham, RYC now, Peck- Dave Peckham has been campaigning ham’s look- SSS Doublehanded Multihull — Revenge From Mars for only two years, ing forward to Roshambo so kudos to him for taking a season next season, Darren Doud & Chris Lewis, SSS championship title so soon. Dave Peckham and his next Darren Doud has campaigned the Peckham’s regular crew include Gar- goal is picking up a major regatta win. Corsair 31R Roshambo for six ret Griffin, Jennifer Bookout and Ste- 2) Frolic, Marc Finot, SeqYC; 3) Boudicca, years, the first four with his dad, Dan phen Woodward. Together they worked Cathy Moyer & Kathy Conte, SeqYC (17 boats) Doud, as crew and the last two years hard to improve performance throughout with Chris "Lew" Lewis as crew. Doud the season. SSS Doublehanded Monohull — built on victories in the 2009 BAMA Cup “We got a lot better at maximizing Santana 27, Arcadia and the 2012 SSS Overall Doublehanded downwind VMG in marginal planing Gordie Nash & Ruth Suzuki, RYC to take this year’s season champion title. conditions this year,” Peckham says. Arcadia was resurrected by owner Doud claims that Lew is his secret to “This boat does well sailed deeply. We Gordie Nash from a stock Gary Mull-de- success, “He is always thinking ahead also improved our ability to hold a lane signed Santana 27 into a modern racer- and planning the whole race before we after the start.” cruiser with an asymmetrical spinnaker, even start. This allows me to focus on Peckham adds that the fleet is much a lifting keel for trailering, and running driving and boat speed.”

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Needless to say, the thing Doud loves most about sailing Roshambo is that she’s fast. “Roshambo is a low-stress boat to sail at 13 to 17 knots of boat speed with only two people. You don't need a crew of four to six to sail the boat to its full potential. With two small kids at home, I cannot afford too much time to go rac- ing, but having a quick boat allows me to go racing and still make it home at a reasonable hour.” 2) Ma's Rover, F-31R, Mark Eastham & David Leach/Richard Wodhouse, BAMA/SSS; 3) Raven, F-27, Truls Myklebust & Steve Petersen, BAMA (50 boats) WWW.NORCALSAILING.COM

Season highlights included second Dan Benjamin drives 'Whirlwind' up the City- overall in the Three Bridge Fiasco, first front, with 'Bandicoot' to windward, during the overall in the Singlehanded Farallones, SSS Stand Down . and consistent top-three finishes in most off the boat with the asymmetric chute other contests. But there were low points up, “When I get it right, the boat just also: "I really blew the Vallejo 1-2 races starts flying!” with DNFs in each!" In the coming season, Morris plans to Whirlwind will continue to be a fa- compete again in the SSS Singlehanded LATITUDE / CHRIS LATITUDE miliar sight on the Bay. "We do it all: Multihull division, as well as help out on Chris Lewis & Darren Doud singlehanded, doublehanded with my the Singlehanded TransPac race com- wife Carol, and fully crewed with Dana mittee. On that note, he’s grateful to all SSS Singlehanded Monohull Rowley." who make racing happen, “Thank you Whirlwind, Wyliecat 30 2) Crinan II, Wyliecat 30, Don Martin, SSS; 3) to the SSS, to all the great sailors who Dan Benjamin, OYC Coyote, Beneteau First 42, Steve Hill, RYC (50 come out and participate, and to the race After taking Season Champ honors boats) committees who make it possible.” with a different boat in 1991 and '93, 2) Humdinger, Walter Green 35 trimaran, Larry Dan finally fought his way back into the SSS Singlehanded Multihull — Olsen, BAMA/SSS; 3) Rainbow, Crowther 10m spotlight this year. F-27 Three Points catamaran, Clifford Shaw, SSS (9 boats) He's been campaigning Whirlwind for Dave Morris, HMBYC three years, and says his favorite thing Singlehanding is what Dave Morris BAMA Fast Cat Cup — about it is "All the sails that I don’t have does well, no matter how many hulls Spruit D-Cat, Rocket 88 to struggle with! Tacking or jibing means are under- Ian Klitza, SCYC that you just turn the tiller. And it can neath him. As a result of the increasing number of really fly downwind in a breeze — my After becom- very high performance com- top speed was ing the SSS ing to San Francisco Bay, and the diffi- 17.9 knots in Singlehanded culty in trying last year’s Far- season cham- to rate these allones race." pion on a boats against That said, monohull in slower cats he says it takes 2012, Mor- and tris, this keen concentra- ris continues year BAMA de- tion to get peak his winning cided to cre- performance out streak by tak- ate a separate of Whirlwind: "It ing the sea- champion- is very easy to son champi- ship for these sail in a gener- / CHRIS LATITUDE onship title in boats called al way. But to Dave Morris the new SSS the BAMA Fast make it go con- Singlehanded Multihull division in his Cat Cup. sistently fast re- first year racing the F-27 Three Points. After win- Dan Benjamin quires continu- A memorable moment for Morris was ning the BAMA / CHRIS LATITUDE ous trimming of the single mainsail. during the Three Bridge Fiasco, his first Cup in 2012, Ian Klitza It has been a study in sail shape, and race aboard Three Points. While blasting this season Ian Klitza beat 14 competi- getting the right pointing angles." along at 17 knots, the bow sprit ripped tors in the inaugural BAMA Fast Cat Cup

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ing successful in the class,” Cefali aboard Rocket 88 (a 1987 Serge Pond- Laser Standard — Fluffy said. built D cat). Sailing out of the Santa Peter Shope, TISC He is a mem- Cruz YC with Brendan Busch (the boat's It’s a brave man who names his boat ber of SFYC and owner), Bill Turpin, and others including Fluffy — after his cat. But that’s just one the SFYC Laser Pepe Parsons, Mike Irish, Andy McCor- of those things you can get away with race team, and mick and Nate Campbell, Klitza says his when you’re riding at the top of a highly also a member success was more about the people than competitive fleet like the Laser. of RYC. This year the equipment. Originally from the East Coast, Shope he won the Bay “We have sailed her for three years, has spent the past few years involved in Area Youth Sail- and she is one of the oldest cats in the the Bay Area racing scene. This year is ing Pam Healy fleet,” Klitza says. “The new cats are his first season champion win. He got Perpetual for the Will Cefali super fast!” back into Laser racing in 2009 after a Laser Radial class. Klitza regards finishing every race in 24-year hiatus, and won the 2011 World On the race course he says he’s chal- the Rolex Big Boat Series as his crew's Laser Slalom event hosted by StFYC. lenged mostly by his own team. “I've greatest accomplishment of the season. Shope says a defining moment in the grown up sailing with them, and I’m “We broke her badly in the first race of season came during the Spring Dinghy privileged to be sailing with some of the the 2012 BBS and now she lives again! Regatta, while sailing against Sean Kelly, best sailors in the state and country on We still love sailing the old girl. There are Scott Fergu- a regular basis.” many fond memories for many who have son and Tracy 2) C'Est La Vie, JB Duler, StFYC; 3) Emma enjoyed the Rocket 88 experience.” Usher. “Those Drejes, SCYC/RYC (44 boats) 2) Smart Recruiters, Extreme 40t, Jerome guys were Ternynck, BAMA; 3) BridgeRunner, SL33, Urs really work- El Toro Juniors — Hellcat Rothacher, BAMA (15 boats) ing the cur- Charlotte Lenz, SCYC rent to their After four years of campaigning her El BAMA Cup — F-31R, Ma’s Rover advantage Toro Hellcat, 15-year-old Charlotte Lenz Mark Eastham, BAMA/SSS downwind, was the 2014 El Toro Junior Summer At the end of his second year cam- and boy did I Series winner. She obviously built on paigning Ma’s Rover, Mark Eastham get schooled,” her success last year as the top perform- became a season champ for the first time Shope says. ing female at the El Toro Junior North in a multihull. He's seen previous glory His season Americans. in the mid-'90s sailing a Melges 24. highlight? “I’ve realized that the more time you Eastham’s secret to success? “Good “Winning the Peter Shope spend in the boat, the more comfortable attendance! North Sails! Red Sox flag! last race of the Pacific Coast Champion- you become,” Lenz says. “Trying to be in Policy of no crying! But mostly the fact ships in the Gorge (Oregon) in the windi- clear air and keeping up my boat speed that Darren Dowd (Roshambo) is a great est race. It's great to end a regatta on a is crucial to a good finish.” dad, and con- high note. I felt like I won the regatta!” She enjoys the tactics required to sequently Shope recently moved back to New- race an El Toro well, and is grateful for doesn’t race port, RI, and says he’ll miss the Bay Area the challenging competition in the fleet. as much as he racing scene: “I loved my time out in the “My good friends and fellow competitors used to!” Bay Area and will miss all my sailing Josselyn Verutti Eastham is buddies!” and Olivia Beers curious about 2) Christine Robin, Tracy Usher, StFYC; 3) keep me on my one thing: Thunderbird 2, Nick Burke, NoYC (66 boats) toes and push why everyone me to learn that doesn't switch Laser Radial any day on the to multis. Will Cefali, SFYC water is a good “Cruising Will Cefali has been campaigning day, regardless through San Laser Radials for two years, after moving of where you Francisco up from 10 years in Optis. Despite his finish.” Bay doing 15 success, making the transition wasn't Her season knots without Mark Eastham without challenges. “There is a sailor size highlight? “Sail- really working, then digging in hard and gap between the Opti and the Radial, and ing my El Toro squeezing out 20 knots — it's a white- I didn't fit either boat,” Cefali, 17, said. this year in knuckle thrill every time!” “For the earlier parts of my Laser career, Kaneohe Bay — Enjoying that thrill along with East- I was still "Opti-sized,” and much too I got to sail past Charlotte Lenz ham were his regular crew: Dave Leach, small to be sailing a Laser. Consequently, sea turtles and coral, and hike to my Richard Wodehouse, Stephane Lesaffre I struggled sailing the Radial in heavy heart’s content!” and David Kinch. winds.” Next year Lenz plans to race the CFJ Eastham plans to compete again next As a result, he took a year off from for Santa Cruz High School and will also season in the same boat. racing. When he returned to Lasers he compete in her Laser Radial. 2 ) Peregrine Falcon, F-27, Bill Gardner, EYC; was finally the right size for the boat. 2) Josselyn Verutti, SCYC; 3) Jonathan Lemme, 3) Lookin' Good, C- 750 MK II, Rafi Yahalom, “From that point on, everything clicked RYC (23 boats) BAMA (32 boats) for me, and that's when I started becom- — michelle slade

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I always enjoy walking through the boat launch area when the Junior Program is in progress. The rigging area "Did I hear that right?" I asked Lee and launching docks are crowded with when I reached the table. "A jarhead who kids and overfl owing with enthusiasm can do calculus?" for small-boat sailing. If I'm lucky, I get "And even more amazing," added one to offer a few tips on rigging a Toro or an of his friends, "he can tone down the Opti, and maybe help an eight-year-old cussing in mixed company." wheel a boat down the ramp. "Max!" Lee turned and saluted. "You're But last weekend things were a little just in time. We can use one more hand different. There was a large area cor- on the team. Are you free for the next two doned off for some special event, and the hours?" young sailors were all moved off to one She went on to explain that the side of the club's back lawn for rigging, 'Plywood Cup' competition had just away from their usual staging area. To started and, in the next two hours, her make things more confusing, there were team would build a boat from that pile several piles of plywood and other wood of scraps, using only the hand tools scraps on the grass. But it was not at all provided. And then they would race it random: Each pile of materials seemed against the fl eet. contain the same mix of plywood, string- "These guys are from a Marine base," ers, tools, rope, nails and caulking, and she said. "I showed up without a team, even a large plastic sheet. Was this one and they didn't have a design, so we, like, of those one-day boatbuilding contests I recruited each other. I think we can win had read about? Lee Helm, naval archi- it this year." tecture grad student with an attraction "Well, I do have some time this morn- to this sort of thing, would certainly not ing," I confessed. "What do you want me let this one escape her radar. She had to to do?" The winning Plywood Cup design be around somewhere. "You're the middle management, Max. and the eight Marines who built it. I was right on all counts. Lee was over Plan the construction sequence so all the by a picnic table with a group of young hand tools keep working, especially the guys, sketching something on a tablet saw. That's the rate-limiting step." computer. The Marines were already at work "It's just a simple differential calculus with the hand saw cutting out the side problem," I overheard her explaining to panels, and were taking turns. Some of to myself, "I'd have at least 10 different her crew as I walked within range. "The them were clearly better at it than others, design theories." plywood bottom panel is, like, four feet so I designated some of them to saw and "Switch to sawing the slots in the fi rst wide and 8 feet long. Assume we use all others to measure and mark. chine log," I ordered after the fi rst side of the eight-ft length. Then we need to strake had been cut. "That way we start cut two strips off the sides of the bottom nailing the curved chine log to the fi rst panel to make the side strakes. How "The only hull we can build in time side panel while the second side panel is wide should the side strakes be to give is basically a box," Lee explained as she still being sawn from the bottom piece." us maximum reserve buoyancy?" showed me the sketch on her screen. "Yes, sir!" they answered, and jumped None of the assembly seemed to know "But I think I fi gured out how to add some to the new task. how to proceed, so she helped them get rocker to the bottom without compromis- "And don't call me sir!" I admonished. started: "Use x for the width of the side ing watertight integrity or construction "I've never been in the military, and in strips. Write an expression for the cross- speed." fact I was a draft-dodger in the '60s." section area in terms of the original width Lee had another team marking the "Yes, sir! I mean, uh . . . right on, dude!" of the wood, 48 inches, and x, the width strips of lumber that would become the "That's much better," I said as I turned of the side strips we cut off." chine logs with a mark about every six back to the picnic table to discuss other "Gosh darn it, I can do that," said one inches. "As soon as the saw is available, elements of the design with Lee. of the guys." The maximum draft is x, and we'll make a saw cut into the chine log "Okay, so we'll have this open coffi n the width of the bottom is 48 minus 2x, from the top down, about 3/4 of the way with a little rocker in the bottom, held so the area is 48x minus 2x squared." down, so we can bend the chine log to give together with roofi ng nails and caulking. "And this is maximized when what us about four inches of rocker on each Don't you think we should use some of happens?" prompted Lee. end. Otherwise we stick with the box." that half-sheet of ply to make the hull a "Differentiate with respect to x and There were more hands to occupy, so little longer? Our hull speed's going to be set the friggin' thing equal to zero!" he she had another Marine unravel the coil pretty slow." responded. "I can do that one in my head. of twisted three-strand twine so as to get "No time for anything that fancy," said We get 48 minus 4x, and for it to equal three times as much length for the run- Lee. "And we need all the material for zero, x has to equal 12." ning rigging. the rig and the paddles. The hull is long "You Marines are smarter than you I made the rounds of the various work- enough; we'll be faster on both legs if we look," Lee allowed. "Make the side strakes stations, impressed with the energy and concentrate on the propulsion side." 12 inches wide and the bottom 24 inches the total lack of second-guessing on the Lee explained that there are two legs wide. It'll be a little tippy, but the reserve part of these kids. "If I had eight of my in the race, one dead downwind and one buoyancy is totally more important." sailor friends working on this," I thought dead upwind. The downwind leg usually

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arms working the saw to cut the second side strake from the bottom panel, while Lee marked off some strips of wood for the spars and paddles. "Can't neglect the design of the pad- dles," Lee advised. "Control is everything on the paddle-powered leg. Even good paddlers have trouble keeping these things going straight if they can only paddle on one side at a time. To make this work with single-blade paddles, the two paddlers would have to be perfectly balanced and coordinated. Plus every side switch adds unsteady bottom loads that are always risky." I could see that Lee's solution was to use double paddles, kayak style. "With double-blade paddles, even if one paddle breaks, or if one paddler turns out to have a lot more power than the other one, they can still control direction and apply full power." "So let me see if I have this right: We'll be faster downwind under sail, because our sail is up in the stratosphere where there's more wind." "Check." "We'll be faster upwind, because we'll have two double paddles so each paddler In two hours, this pile of supplies and hand tools will be a racing yacht. can apply full power and not throw the steering off." MAX EBB "Check." "And two Marines on the two paddles." comes fi rst and is sailed entirely under Sailmaking was labor intensive, so they "Check." sail, no paddles allowed except to steer. had to get the most thrust possible out of "Then what could possibly go wrong?" The upwind leg allows human power, so a small amount of sailcloth. And there's, asked one of the Marines, temporarily it's a sprint under paddle back to the like, a lot more wind up high and a lot idle while waiting for his turn with the fi nish. Two people are required per boat. less down near the surface, so they rigged saw. "I don't know, Lee," I said after eyeing their boats with the big part of the tri- "Nothing!" boasted Lee, with exagger- some of the competition. "There's one angle on top." ated confi dence. team building an outrigger canoe, and "Makes sense, I suppose, if you don't "But Lee," I said, "at eight feet LWL another team making their boat a full have to go upwind under sail." we'll have a slower hull speed than that 12 feet long and building in about a foot "We have exactly the same problem, 12-ft boat over there." I pointed to the of rocker so they don't need transoms at Max: All we're allowed to use for a sail neighboring construction site and the each end. It looks a lot faster than our is that little three-by-seven plastic tarp. longer hull, which was taking shape box." And the only point of sail we'll see will be faster than ours. "I suspect there's a pro- "But they'll, like, run out of materials a deep run." fessional boatbuilder on that team, and I for their rig," she predicted. "So, uh, how tall are you going to make think they might have a faster hull. And I "What kind of rig do you have in the mast?" I asked. don't know what to make of the outrigger mind?" "You're one step ahead," she acknowl- design over on the other side of the lawn." "My rig design is inspired by Polyne- edged. "The sail will be a square thing, "Don't worry about the hull speed, sian sail plans," she said. "It's clearly with yards top and bottom just like a toy Max. With the bottom rocker going right superior for this point of sail." pirate ship. Maximum projected area that up to the shear line, they have, like, two "How so?" way. The mast will be about 15 feet high." feet of overhang. That makes it more like "Max, haven't you ever wondered "And that's why you're having one of 10 feet compared to eight, or 4.2 knots why the Polynesian canoes have the sail the Marines unravel the twine — we'll versus 3.8," Lee calculated. "That would upside-down? You know, a triangle with need all that length for standing rigging, be a big deal if we had big sails, but we're the wide part on top and the narrow part right?." not getting anywhere near 3.8 knots un- at the deck?" "Correct," she said as she helped the der sail, and probably not reaching hull "Doesn't it have something to do with nailing crew locate the chine log, now speed under paddle either. My simula- controlled vortex-shedding, especially in easily curved to the desired rocker curve, tions show that the optimum design for the crab /claw confi guration?" onto the side panel. this course has the shorter hull and the "No, there's a way better explanation. longer mast and longer paddles." Sails were hard to make with the tech The tricky part of the construction available to indigenous island cultures. I made sure there was a fresh set of was nailing the bottom panel to the chine January, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 97 MAX EBB

logs without splitting the chine log in too run across the harbor. Our boat surged spite going slow under sail, they had many places. The caulking — we had a ahead, and then the backstay came un- made a clean rounding, and they also dozen tubes of the stuff — would have to tied. had double paddles. keep the water out where our construc- "The vertical wind gradient is even Then one of their paddles broke. Then tion techniques left holes. Everything more than I had calculated," observed Lee one of our paddles broke. Then another else was straightforward. We fi nished the as the crew struggled to retrieve the mast of their paddles broke. We were gaining box, added some reinforcing across the and rig. When it was sorted out, with the fast, thanks to one Marine still going full middle, pieced together a very tall mast rig upright again, they were trailing by power with the last intact double paddle and yards, and on the stroke of the 120th almost half the leg. But we had the only in the race. We pulled into fi rst to win by minute, we had the mast stepped and the boat with any real pressure in its sail, a nose. sail hoisted. The Marines were a dream and the boat was gaining fast. crew — they built the boat exactly the "How in heck are they going to paddle way they were told to build it. upwind with that square sail?" I suddenly "That was, like, close," sighed But there were a few pieces of plywood thought to ask. Lee. "But our boat was clearly way faster left over, and Lee was muttering some- "They'll just lower it," Lee answered. under sail and only slightly slower under thing about adding a non-watertight bow "The rules don't allow it to be cast over- paddle." fairing to give the hull a barge-like bow board for the second leg." "What are you going to do next year," rake. Unfortunately we were out of time. Meanwhile the rest of the fl eet was at I asked, "when everyone is copying your The race organizers scheduled an hour the leeward mark, and confusion ruled design?" break to let all the caulking solidify, and the day. Two of the boats, including the "If the race organizers are smart, as soon as all the kids from the yacht club outrigger, had already sunk. One was they'll change the list of supplies. Or junior sailing program were in for lunch, spinning around in circles, one was so change the course enough to make a dif- we lined up our boats on the leeward side low in the water that the crew was bailing ferent solution optimal," she said. "Maybe of a crosswind fl oat for the downwind instead of paddling. A short distance into a reaching leg. That would sure make my start. the second leg, one of the boats broke sailplan obsolete." both their paddles and the crew started "And when all else fails, you can send paddling frantically with their hands. in the Marines," I observed. "Bang!" They were off on a dead The 12-footer was now leading. De- — max ebb

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December was a pretty good month for racing on San Francisco Bay. Hardly an inch of rain fell and the sky was clear and sunny much of the time — not very winter-like. It was a lot warmer in Key Largo, though, at the first-ever Audi Melges 20 Worlds. Get a sense from some of our local talent about what it was like to compete. Beyond that, it's all about midwinter racing as most clubs have completed the first two sessions of their winter series.

RegattaPRO Winter One Design Series J/70 — 1) Small Craft Advisory, Mark Howe, With the RegattaPRO headmaster Jeff 7 points; 2) Javelin, Norman Davant, 7; 3) The Zarwell off in Florida for the Audi Mel- Perfect Wife, Chris Andersen, 9. (6 boats) ges 20 Worlds, the RegattaPRO regulars Moore 24 —­ 1) Banditos, John Kernot, 6 points; stepped in to take charge of series races 2) White Trash, Pete Trachy, 16; 3) Mooretician, Roe Patterson, 17. (11 boats) three and four on December 14. J/24 — 1) Job, Brian Geoptrich, 5 points; Conditions in the race area just west 2) Broadside, Jasper Van Vliet, 15; 3) Downtown of the Circle were generally what you’d Uproar, Darren Cummings, 20. (11 boats) expect for winter racing. Northerly winds Complete results at www.regattapro.com. varied between 8 and 22 knots, shifting about 60 degrees throughout the day. Sequoia YC Winter Series The 48 boats in six fleets had two The Sequoia YC held the second race windward-leeward courses set up, one in its 2013-14 Winter Series on Decem- inside the other, which included leeward ber 7. This series has five races with one gates. The shorter inside course was throwout. There were 18 boats in atten- sailed by the smaller boats including dance on the 7th; 13 in the spinnaker J/70s, Moore 24s and J/24s. The longer division and five in non-spinnaker. outside course was for J/120s, J/105s Light winds and mild temperatures are and Melges 24s. typically associated with winter racing. This configuration allowed all of the However, the wind was more summer- fleets to finish in closer proximity to one like at 15 knots, and although the sun another. It also allowed the race com- was out, the day was cold. The 9.74-mile mittee to reset the course for race four course consisted of a short windward leg to accommodate the substantial change that was followed by a long counterclock- in wind direction. wise tour of the race area, including two during a mark rounding. Wildly then The consistent ebb helped to mitigate downwind legs, two upwind legs, and a caught her spinnaker on the mark. OCS calls for the most part but provided short run to the finish. Elsewhere on the course, Magic’s some challenging legs for the racers. It sounded like fun on paper. Skippers mast made contact with Yellow Brick — tim prouty worked hard to avoid heavy current on Road’s sail and then they lost a man the upwind legs, while others chose a overboard. Fortunately no one was in- REGATTAPRO ONE DESIGN SERIES (4r,0t) one-tack strategy to the windward mark. jured in any of these incidents. Yellow J/120 — 1) Chance, Barry Lewis, 4 points; 2) With a continuing northwest breeze, the Brick Road stood by to make sure Magic’s Mr. Magoo, Stephen Madeira, 10; 3) Twist, Timo spinnaker boats set their kites. Given crewmember was safe. All's well that ends well. — richard butts

SEQUOIA YC WINTER SERIES #2 (12/7; 2r,0t) SPINNAKER ­— 1) Head Rush, Antrim 27, Peter Weigt; 2) Seabuscuit, Catalina 36, Mark Neumann; 3) Pizote, Santana 30, John Ryan. (10 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Pole Cat, Wyliecat 30,

WWW.PRESSURE-DROP.US Dan Doud; 2) Ohana, Catalina 36 Mk II, Dan Lock- wood; 3) Iowa, Hunter 380, Rick Dalton. (5 boats) Complete results at www.sequoiayc.org

Berkeley YC Midwinters December 14 was warm and sunny ERIK SIMONSON / with very light air mostly from the north Bill Davidson's 'Sirocco' (left) and Dan Gaudy's 'Flight Risk' (middle) during South Beach YC's for Berkeley Yacht Club's second series Island Fever series. race. Fifty-two boats in nine divisions Bruck, 10. (5 boats) the current and wind conditions, rac- completed the course. Even the fast J/105 — 1) Jam Session, Adam Spiegel, 10 ers spread out across the course as the boats took almost two hours to cover the points; 2) Wonder, Thomas Kennelly, 13; 3) Godot, breeze continued to build. short 7.6-mile course. Phillip Laby, 18. (18 boats) On the final leg, the race got interest- At the halfway point of this series, Melges 24 — 1) Personal Puff, Dan Hauser- ing. Frequent Flyer lost her rig and Pri- man, 8 points; 2) Nothing Ventured, Duane Yoslov, mordial made contact with Wildly 10; 3) M1, David Collignon, 12. (6 boats)

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Moore 24s vying for position during RegattaPRO's One Design Series. 2)Yankee Air Pilot, Donald Newman, 4; 3) Chaos, Raymond Wilson, 5. (4 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Motorcycle Irene, Will Paxton, 2 points; 2) Libra, Marcia Schnapp, 4; 3) Dianne, Steven Katzman, 6. (8 boats) DIVISION 2 — 1) TMC Racing, J/24, Michael Whitfield, 3 points; 2) Froglips, J/24, Richard Stockdale, 4; 3) Two Irrational, Moore 24, Anthony Chargin, 8. (8 boats) DIVISION 3 — 1) Antares, Islander 30-2, Larry Telford, 2 points; 2) Critical Mass, Mancebo 24, John Dukat, 4; 3) Raven, Santana 22, John Hop- kins, 3. (4 boats) Complete results at www.berkeleyyc.org RYC Small Boat Midwinters #1 Richmond YC hosted its first midwinter regatta on December 8 in what might be considered crisp conditions for sailors in the 19-class event. Among the one-design fleets, the Flying Dutchman fielded three boats and this report is from Zhenya Kirueshkin-Stepanoff about the day's racing in that fleet.

WWW.PRESSURE-DROP.US As the fleets gathered and put their boats in the water, one thing was pretty obvious: It was going to be a clear, cold day. Temperatures were in the mid-30s and not expected to get over the mid-40s. Unfortunately, wind forecasts were a ERIK SIMONSON / lot less certain. In fact they were all over the map. One forecast expected more three competitors claim clean sweeps Raymond Wilson, 5. (3 boats) than 20 knots of breeze. But by the first with two firsts: Richard vonEhrenkrook’s DIVISION B — 1) Ahi, Santana 35, Andy gun, there was only a light wind blow- Cal 20 Can O'Whoopass, John Gulliford’s Newell, 3 points; 2) Baleineau, Olson 34, Charlie ing and this eventually developed to 6-8 J/24 Phantom and Andrew Macfie’s Ol- Brochard, 5; 3) Flexi Flyer, Soverel 33, Mitchell knots with gusts up to 12 knots. son 30 Hoot. Wells, 6. (5 boats) The combined fleet starts meant that The next day’s pre-start greeted rac- EXPRESS 27 — 1) Motorcycle Irene, Will Paxton, 4 points; 2) Abigail Morgan, Oliver Kell, there were 14 boats on our start line. Buzz ers with little-to-no air in the starting 5; 3) Take Five, Donald Carroll, 7. (15 boats) Ballenger did a terrific job of arriving at area. The race came dangerously close SF 30 — 1) Shameless, Schumacher 30, 3 the pin end a little later than the rest and to being called when a wispy little effort points; 2) Wind Speed, J/30, Tony Castruccio, 4; thus avoided the tangle of boats fighting arrived. It was very northerly and light, 3) Jane Doe, Olson 911s, Robert Izmirian, 6. (6 for the advantaged pin. Ballenger pulled so a 6.6-mile course was chosen after a boats) away and left Mike Meszaros and this 25-minute postponement. The 28 boats OLSON 25 — 1) Synchronicity, Steve Smith, glided around in the sunshine, with the 3 points; 2) American Standard, Bob Gunion, 5; last boat finishing by 3:21 p.m. 3) Shadowfax, Mark Simpson, 7. (6 boats) For more racing news, subscribe As on Saturday, there are three boats DIVISION C ­— 1) Phantom, J/24, John Gul- liford, 2 points; 2) Achates, Newport 30, Robert to 'Lectronic Latitude online at that can chortle about doing well for the Schock, 4; 3) Harry, Newport 30, Dick Aronoff, 7. www.latitude38.com. first half of the series: Larry Telford’s (3 boats) Islander 30-2 Antares, Will Paxton’s DIVISION D — 1) Critical Mass, Mancebo December's racing stories Express 27 Motorcycle Irene and the sole 24, John Dukat, 4 points; 2) Ypso, Cal 2-27, Tim multihull entry, Todd Craig’s Corsair 24 Stapleton, 5; 3) Oreo, Santana 22, Garth Copen- included: Mk II Foxtrot. haver, 6. (6 boats) — bobbi tosse CAL 20 — 1) Can O'Whoopass, Richard von- Mini Transat • America's Cup Ehrenkrook, 2 points; 2) Coyote, Dave Gardner, • Audi Melges 20 World 7; 3) Green Dragon, Marcus Choy, 7. (6 boats) BERKELEY YC MIDWINTERS SATURDAY SE- Championship • Midwinter RIES STANDINGS (2r.0t) BERKELEY YC MIDWINTER SUNDAY STAND- DIVISION A — 1) Lightspeed, Custom Wylie racing wrap-ups from Berkeley INGS (2r,0t) 39, Richard Elkins, 4 points; 2) Ragtime, J/90, Tryg MULTIHULL — 1) Foxtrot, Corsair 24 Mk II, YC, RegattaPRO and Liljestrand, 6; 3) Arch Angel, Antrim 27, Bryce Todd Craig, 2 points. (1 boat) Griffith, 6. (12 boats) Richmond YC DIVISION 1 ­­— 1) Stewball, Express 37, Bob OLSON 30 — 1) Hoot, Andy Macfie, 2 points; Harford, 3 points; 2) For Pete's Sake, Ultimate 24, • Preview for Rolex Sydney 2) Yankee Air Pilot, Donald Newman, 5; 3) Chaos, Peter Cook, 6; 3) Always Friday, Antrim 27, John Hobart • Year-end Racing Liebenberg, 6. (7 boats) OLSON 30 ­­— 1) Hoot, Andy Macfie, 3 points; Preview; seminars; and more! THETHE RACING RACING STEVE BERNSTEIN noted PHOTOS: ©2013 JOY / IAM20CA UNLESS / IAM20CA ©2013 JOY PHOTOS:

The Ocean Reef Club served up perfect conditions in Key Largo, Florida for the inaugural Audi Melges 20 Worlds. Clockwise from top left: Competitors to the leeward mark; John Kostecki (left) on 'Star'; 'Problem Child' getting her surf on; John Kilroy's 'Samba Pa Ti'; Terry Hutcinson (right) on 'Barking Mad'; World Champions aboard 'Ninkasi'; tight fleet racing among the 52 entrants; Italy's Manfredi Vianini Tolomei's 'Maolca.' writer to battle it out. Richmond YC's junior racing program. and crew proved unstoppable, winning The second race couldn't have been Even though it was very cold and windy, overall by eight points. any more different. Ballenger was strug- the kids were excited to race. Eleven Not surprisingly a handful of boats gling to get to the front while my crew Optis and one El Toro managed to get from the Bay Area competed, as did some fought to overcome Meszaros for the lead. in three races in the chilly conditions. of our favorite professional local sailors. Then Ballenger came in from the other — dan brandt As in some other fleets, the Audi side of the course to beat both boats to Melges 20 has an owner/driver rule that the finish. RYC OPTI AND EL TORO MIDWINTERS #1 (3r,0t) keeps owners on the helm and the pros The day's last race upset the pattern OPTI GREEN — 1) Tiberiu Quinn, 5 points; 2) trimming or calling tactics. You might that Ballenger had hoped to continue. Liam Farese, 6; 3) Hoel Menard, 7. (6 boats) think of it as pro-am racing at its best. Meszaros managed to get a win, leaving OPTI CHAMPS — 1) Raffi Baumann, 3 points; Bay Area boats included Daniel Thiel- Ballenger to take second. We had tech- 2) Thomas Erisman, 7; 3) Daniel Erisman, 11. (5 man’s Kuai (27th, Corinthian YC), Tom nical difficulties at the start and then boats) Kassberg’s Flygfisk (24th, San Francisco EL TORO — 1) Joey Galvan-Carty, 1 point. (1 crash-tacked to avoid a Thistle, leaving Le Rescator boat) YC), Erwin Le Gall’s (49th, us in third place. Mak- Complete results at www.richmondyc.org. Golden Gate YC), Skip Shapiro’s — zhenya kirueshkin-stepanoff aira (41st, Richmond YC), Elliott James’ Audi Melges 20 Worlds Problem Child (39th, San Francisco YC) RYC SMALL BOAT MIDWINTERS #1 (3r,0t) The inaugural Audi Melges 20 Worlds and John Kilroy’s Samba Pa Ti (8th, St. FLYING DUTCHMAN — 1) Buzz Ballenger, 4 concluded on December 14 in Key Largo, Francis YC). points; 2) Mike Meszaros, 7; 3) Zhenya Kirueshkin- Florida after 52 boats completed 10 A few of the Bay Area’s professional Stepanoff, 7. (3 boats) races over four days in perfect sailing racers competed as well. Local skiff sail- Complete results for all divisions at ors probably know Jeff Causey (Problem www.richmondyc.org. conditions. By all indications this event went off flawlessly. The list of entrants Child) and Patrick Whitmarsh (Flygfisk) Richmond YC Optimist and El Toro and participants reads like a Who's-Who personally. Other well-known locals Midwinters of world-class racers that included a include America’s Cup alumni John We had 14 sailors and 10 volunteers number of Olympians and America’s Cup help on the race course December 7 for veterans. John Taylor's Ninkasi (USA)

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Kostecki (Star) and Terry Hutchinson boats were capable of a 7th in one race systems, such as the spinnaker drop line (Barking Mad). and a 37th in the next!” or the inverted boom vang, are borrowed Undoubtedly, a lot of the teams had The fact that many of these racers directly from skiffs such as the 49er or sailed together prior to this event. Larger have come from much larger racing International 14.” racing programs like Samba Pa Ti and programs, particularly the multi-year He believes that because of the design Barking Mad and overall winner Ninkasi America’s Cup campaigns, might leave of the boat, it sails much like its larger already had impressive rosters on other some wondering how they moved from 24- and 32-ft siblings, and isn’t that boats and merely downsized for the sailing some of the fastest catamarans different from even much bigger perfor- three-person Audi Melges 20s. on the planet to mashing it up with mance classes, like the TP52. “The density of talent in this class is some of the world’s best racers on 20-ft Yet getting the most out of these rela- outstanding,” says Causey. "At the risk monohulls. “It takes some time to tran- tively new boats isn't easy. Fine-tuning of spooking my skipper, Elliott James, I sition into the small one-design classes for the best up- and downwind speeds re- would sometimes offer encouragement after the America's Cup,” Kostecki says. quires a lot of time on the water. Hutchin- such as, ‘You're holding your lane nicely “But I really enjoy sailing on the smaller son saw that teams with fast downwind here between an Olympic gold medalist three-man boat. It is a lot of fun, and I boat speed could use that speed to ma- and an America's Cup winner,’ or, ‘Okay, was sailing with two of my best friends.” neuver around large packs of boats, which hike hard here, we’re crossing three In many cases, though, sailing these was a huge advantage in a 52-boat fleet. world champions.’” 20-ft sportboats isn’t that much different “It’s like a great weapon,” he says. It goes almost without saying that from the racers' early sailing days. “It's While both Hutchinson and Kostecki’s approaching marks was an intense difficult to the extent that you have to teammates searched for the somewhat experience. “The fleet always seemed to learn the tuning and the nuances of the elusive tuning guide in Key Largo, others descend almost simultaneously at mark boat,” says Hutchinson. “I started racing were really just trying to stay in the pack. roundings, and there was often very little in a dinghy so it's great to come back to Team Problem Child had never sailed physical space separating a boat in the a more dinghy style of racing.” together before, and Causey (surpris- top 10 from a boat in the bottom 10,” Causey feels that the Audi Melges ingly) had never sailed an Audi Melges according to Causey. He says you just 20 translates pretty well from a lot of 20. Their steep learning curve got even have to look at the top teams’ scores classes that he has experience in, steeper when their tactician, Parker to see how volatile scoring was. “Many quickly making the boat familiar. “Its Mitchell, slipped a disc in his back prior size and responsiveness make it similar to the first start on the second day. With to a smaller dinghy, and many of the only three hours’ notice Dan Morris was

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flown out from SFO so the team could SPINNAKER PHRF ABOVE 100 — 1) Sirocco, Leblanc. (3 boats) finish the event. Their determination Soverel 30, Bill Davidson; 2) Sparky, Catalina 25, Complete results at www.iyc.org. earned them some respectable scores Paul Zell. (8 boats) SANTA ROSA SAILING CLUB WINTER SERIES in the second half of the regatta (13th, CATALINA 30 SPINNAKER — 1) Adventure, (12/21; 2r,0t) 16th, and 21st), and they were given the Jack McDermott; 2) Friday's Eagle, Mark Hecht; — 1) Mark Alarie, Spindrift 10, 2) award for most improved team. 3) Goose, Mike Kastrop. (5 boats) Emilio Castelli, Laser, 7; 3) Jim Smith, West Wight — latitude / ross NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Alpha, Sonar, John Potter, 7. (4 boats) Wallace; 2) Seaview, C&C 110, Peter Hamm; 3) Complete results at AUDI MELGES 20 WORLDS (12/11-14) Synergizer, Ericson 28, Larry Weinhoff. (8 boats) www.santarosasailingclub.org. OVERALL — 1) Ninkasi (USA), John Tay- Complete results at www.southbeachyc.org. lor, 48 points; 2) Cajun Underwriting (USA), SANTA CRUZ YC MIDWINTER SERIES (12/21) Marcus Eagan, 56; 3) Lucky Dog/Gill Racing ISLAND YC ISLAND DAYS (12/8) SPINNAKER PHRF <88 — 1) Octavia, Santa Team (USA), Travis Weisleder, 68; 4) STIG PHRF <152 — 1) Wile E Coyote, Express 27, Cruz 50, Shepard Kett; 2) Stretch, Hobie 33, Todd (ITA), Alessandro Rombelli, 76; 5) Midnight Blue Dan Pruzan; 2) Crinan II, Wyliecat 30, Don Martin; Bredehoft; 3) Animal, Sydney 38, Scott Waleka. (7 (USA), Jason Michas, 79; 6) Section 16 (USA), 3) Sparrowhawk, Moore 24, Bill Guoff. (5 boats) boats) Richard Davies, 84; 7) Star (USA), Jeff Ecklund, PHRF 168 — 1) Bandido, Merit 25, George SPINNAKER PHRF >89 — 1) Pinata, Olson 84; 8) Samba Pa Ti (USA), John Kilroy, 94; 9) Gurrola; 2) Checkmate, Merit 25, Roger England; 30, Jay Crum; 2) Wildthing, Express 27, Bryan Barking Mad (USA), James Richardson, 94; 3) Dire Straits, J/24, Dawn Chesney. (3 boats) Myers; 3) Magic, Santa Cruz 27, Magdalena Naef. 10) Bacio (USA), Michael Kiss, 99. (52 boats) PHRF 152> — 1) Wings, Columbia 5.5, Mike (15 boats) Complete results at www.melges20.com. Jackson; 2) Galeta, Aphrodite 101, Ken Viaggi; 3) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Shock Therapy, Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles. (4 boats) Santana 22, Fred Molnar; 2) Odonata, Santana Random Midwinter Results NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Meliki, Santana 22, 22, Chris Hofmann; 3) Aeolian, Catalina 320, Marc SOUTH BEACH YC ISLAND FEVER SERIES Deb Fehr; 2) Scrimshaw, Alerion Express, Michael Barshay. (7 boats) (12/14) Maurier. (2 boats) DOUBLEHANDED —1) Lowly Worm 2.0, SPINNAKER PHRF BELOW 99 — 1) Cen- WILDERNESS 21 — 1) Gold Rush, Matt Moore 24, Scott Nelson; 2) Nobody's Girl, Moore tomiglia, Flying Tiger 10, Fabio Maino; 2) Aeolus, Denny; 2) Slice, Mark Rommell; 3) No Name, Rich 24, Sydney Moore; 3) Rocket Science, Moore 24, J/111, Rob Theis; 3) PneumAddict, Farr 30, Frank Terry Hensley. (4 boats) Wooten. (6 boats) Complete results at www.scyc.org.

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With a report this month on The Many Rewards of Pacific Northwest Chartering.

A Must-See Destination as early as possible — like right now. For Every West Coast Sailor Due to the keen competition that re- We often attempt to dazzle your sults from the short season, most outfi ts imagination in these pages by showcas- pride themselves on a high caliber of ing exotic, faraway charter destinations. customer service and boat maintenance But this month we'll shine our spotlight — even if some of the boats offered are on a venue that's only a two-hour fl ight a few years older that what you'd typi- from the Bay Area: the Salish Sea re- cally fi nd in big fl eets elsewhere. There gion of the Pacifi c Northwest, which we are some catamarans based here, but consider to be one of the most spec- not many. (And yes, there are plenty of tacular sailing venues on the planet. drive-it-yourself powerboats for hire if As the chartlet (right) shows, the you choose to go over to the dark side.) In Sea extends from the British Columbia terms of big international charter com- mainland west to Vancouver Island, and panies, Sunsail has a base at Vancouver, from Seattle north to the narrows beyond BC, while The Moorings feeds clients to Desolation Sound, encompassing both Anacortes Yacht Charters through a joint the (Canadian) Gulf Islands and (Ameri- marketing agreement. can) San Juan Islands. Within this maze There are no steady trade winds in of straits, inlets, fjords and bays you'll these latitudes, of course, and weather fi nd a lush wonderland of dense forests, can be changeable. So you have to well-protected anchorages, picturesque be prepared to deal with whatever waterside towns and carefully main- conditions you get. As the prevailing tained regional parks, all of which add to northwesterlies fi lter down through the the Sea's appeal to bareboat charterers. islands, the breeze can be strong in Needless to say, due to this region's one channel but blocked completely in northerly location, it's primarily a sum- the next. So if maximizing hours under mertime destination for sailors, with a sail is a top priority you'll want to keep season that extends from late May to your plans as fl exible as possible, and September. Because of that relatively perhaps adopt Latitude's famous motto, short span, charter fl eets are smaller "Go where the wind blows." Although than you'd fi nd in many tropical loca- summer days are generally sunny more tions or in the Med. So it pays to lock in often than not, it's also common to get ANDY / LATITUDE PHOTOS ALL a reservation for your favorite boat type passing squalls and cloud cover. But The one caveat here, though, is that don't let a few clouds force you to stay you have to be very aware of currents Waterfalls abound in many parts of the Salish belowdecks and play gin rummy all day, and tides. If you hope to travel a long Sea, and some are fed by serene lakes with swimmable water that's around 70°. because the best winds during a week of distance in a day, you defi nitely need chartering will often be to plan your departure with a favorable found beneath cloudy current — in some narrow channels skies. currents run 10 knots or more. Ex- Navigation is rela- tremely detailed local tide atlases help tively easy in these wa- immeasurably with route planning. ters, as most hazards The other tricky thing, especially for are well marked, most fi rst-timers, is anchoring, only because destinations are within you have to be sure you account for tidal line of sight, and charts variations of 12 feet or more when you are accurate. In the days drop your hook. before GPS, you could Even with the minor challenges of get a little lost if you tides and currents, we would not hesi- weren't paying atten- tate to recommend the Salish Sea as tion, as many of these a destination for fi rst-time charterers, tree-lined channels look as conditions are generally benign and alike. But these days guidebooks are very comprehensive. getting safely from point One of our favorite things about A to point B is dead Northwest chartering is that you can simple, especially since easily plan itineraries that balance many boats now come overnights at quiet, semi-secluded an- equipped with chart chorages with stops at resort marinas plotters at the helm sta- or towns. This way, you can not only tion. please the diverse tastes of your crew, DAVID KORY DAVID OF CHARTERING

For example, the young kids in your group might get a little bored in the less-traveled regions of the northern Gulf Islands. Likewise, if your crew is a bunch of city-slickers who can only handle so much unspoiled nature, you'll fi nd more resort amenities such as spas and fancy eateries in the San Juans. Conversely, if your entire crew agrees that they prefer to stay as far from touristic hustle and bustle as possible, then the northern Gulfs might be the perfect choice. The truth is, every mile of this vast region is worth exploring, so the best idea might be to visit one cluster of islands on your fi rst trip, and the other group on your next visit. But the Gulf and San Juans aren't all that the Salish Sea has to offer. Farther north there are vast regions of easily navigable waters where relatively few bareboaters travel, yet they are defi nitely worth the effort. Traveling toward the north end of the Salish Sea along the British Columbia mainland you'll come to Jervis Inlet, roughly 50 miles north of Vancouver. As you wind your way up the inlet's glacier-carved valleys, the scenery in all directions is breathtaking, with verdant, steep-sided mountains all around. Roughly 35 miles up, you'll come to Princess Louisa Inlet, famous for picture-perfect Chatterbox Falls, which cascades down a forested slope into a calm anchorage below. Needless to say, Spread: Our crew rides the bow pulpit as we you could easily explore these waters for you're likely to do more motoring than cross into Canadian waters. Inset: Orcas are weeks and never have to drop an anchor sailing in such inland canyons, but the common, especially in Haro Strait; in charming — another plus for fi rst-timers. eye-popping scenery is worth the trip Victoria Harbour it's possible to get a slip right Some parks have facilities ashore, nonetheless. in front of the landmark Empress Hotel. while others have none, but all have Farther north lies the Desolation but also get a broad sampling of all that well-maintained walking trails that lead Sound region. In our opinion it should the region has to offer. through forests, along beaches, and be high on the bucket list of every Another cool thing about chartering up to overlooks that reward you with here is that you can sail in both Cana- sweeping panoramas of Mother Nature's dian and American waters during the handiwork, including the towering snow- Desolation same trip. Compared to anywhere else capped peaks of the Cascade Range in we've traveled, clearing in and out is a the distance. snap — even in this post-9/11 era. In Within the expansive waterways of fact, at most Canadian ports of entry the Salish Sea, the Gulf and San Juan you simply scan your passport in an un- Islands are the usual focus of most char- GEORGIA VANCOUVER manned device at the immigration dock, terers — especially fi rst-timers to the re- look up at a camera, and a few seconds gion. Both offer short distances between later a friendly voice will say, "Welcome anchorages and ample opportunities for to Canada!" These days, by the way, US reprovisioning, souvenir shopping and and Canadian dollars are almost on par dining out. And both have a few bustling ($1.00 USD = $1.06 Canadian). waterside resorts with complete marina STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA As you study charts and guidebooks amenities. One difference between them on the Salish Sea, you'll undoubtedly is that the San Juans tend to be more become aware of the many marine parks crowded, especially during the weeks of in the region that offer both moorings mid-summer. and docks for overnighting. There are so Deciding which venue is best for your many options among them, in fact, that group largely depends on your priorities. Cruising Grounds of The Salish Sea WORLD

nature-loving sailor. Lying roughly 80 miles north of Vancouver, but only 25 — other than oohing and ahing at the miles from the charter base at Comox, scenery. Trust us, there's plenty to do. on Vancouver Island, it is a wonderland As we mentioned earlier, every island of primeval inlets and grottoes that could has hiking trails, some of which lead to inspire even the most cynical among us gorgeous (fresh water) lakes — sort of like to start writing poetry about the wonder- exploring the back country of the High fulness of life! Sierra, but without having to deal with Really, it's that gorgeous there. And the altitude. a big bonus is that because it lies a Another great way to burn some bit farther inland it gets less fl ushing calories while seeing the sights is by action and consequently has warmer kayaking, a sport that's tremendously water than almost anywhere else in the popular in these often-benign waters. region — we recorded a very swimmable Some charter companies rent them, or 70° in several bays. There is almost no you bring the inflatable type from home. development in this remote area, so be Another option is renting them from sure to let your crew know that they'll resorts and doing day trips. have to entertain themselves. Fishing and crabbing is a major recre- To the north of Desolation, the topog- A vintage photo from our family trip to Desola- ation in these waters. In fact, some char- raphy is an intricate maze of waterways tion Sound. The infl atable kayaks were a big hit ter boats come with crab pots on board. that leads all the way to Southeast for checking out the waterfalls up close. But if that sounds like too much trouble, Alaska. You can get a good taste of what If you're used to chartering in tropical you can buy fresh seafood throughout cruising to the far north is like by explor- destinations where you spent lots of time the region, sometimes directly from the ing Desolation's dramatically chiseled and chillin' out on white sand folks who caught it earlier that day. fjords, such as Toba Inlet, where dozens beaches in pursuit of a perfect tan, you Some islands — such as Lopez, which of waterfalls splash down from the heav- might be wondering how you'd spend is mostly flat — offer bicycle rentals, ens, even in mid-summer. your non-sailing time in the Salish Sea which is a perfect means of exploring

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With reports this month from Blue on getting caught in Tropical Storm Octave; from Esprit on crossing the Atlantic; from Kiapa on "tremendous, treasured Tonga"; from Brick House on an open ocean rescue in the Solomon Islands; from Sanctuary on a summer search for a swivel in the Caribbean; from the Nayarit Riviera Sailors' Splash and Blast; and Cruise Notes.

Blue — Catalina 36 the Hylas 46 ended up on the beach with Rodrigo Kozama, Nancy Truesdale a broken rudder. She was later pulled off Hit by TS Octave in Mag Bay the beach and repaired to "better than (San Diego) new" in Cabo San Lucas. As the 525+ people were getting ready Somewhat similarly, on October to start the 2013 Baja Ha-Ha in late 20 last year Rodrigo and Nancy found October, Rodrigo, 34, and his girlfriend themselves in Mag Bay, anchored close Nancy, 30, were to the cell tower at San Carlos so they already enjoying could monitor the approach of tropical BLUE stopping at all the storm Octave via the Internet. Rodrigo little villages along was surprised to be awoken at 4 a.m. the Pacific Coast by "howling winds". Octave had arrived of Baja. They had a day early and stronger than forecast. four favorite spots: Tropical disturbances do things like that. Isla Cedros, where Rodrigo telephoned the panganero who they spent a total of was going to guide him into the man- 10 days at different groves for protection that day, but was anchorages; Ascen- told it was already too late. sion, which they Rodrigo and Nancy would have to First-time sailor Nancy found to be more rely on Blue's anchor and ground tackle. Truesdale didn't real- tranquil than Tur- Fortunately, the boat had good stuff: a ize she h ad a date with tle Bay, and where hi-tech Rocna 20 (44-lb) anchor, 200 feet blowhard Octave in they were able to of 5/16-inch G-4 chain, and 250 more Mag Bay. buy fi ve gallons of feet of 5/8-inch three-strand nylon line. diesel for a good price at the Pemex sta- Furthermore, Rodrigo had beefed up the tion across from the beach; Abreojos, bow of the 30-year-old Catalina with a where they enjoyed fi ne surfi ng until G-10 backing plate and a lot of epoxy. the south swell made the unprotected Last but not least, the bottom was soft anchorage too uncomfortable; and San mud and they had 8:1 scope. Hippolito, where they had "Trestles-like" Not the most powerful tropical storm, waves all to themselves. Rodrigo, who Octave nonetheless brought maximum probably has 1% body fat, carries three sustained winds of 37 knots with gusts boards. to 43. And once the wind shifted from Sometimes, of course, there is a price the southeast to the southwest, Blue had preparation and constant vigilance to be paid for heading to southern Baja no protection from the chop created over meant that Blue was able to ride out the before the end of hurricane season. For the width of Mag Bay. "For 26 hours Blue moderate blow without any problems. instance, in October 2012, hurricane was like a raging bull wanting to break The couple's lives were never in danger, Paul caught the Coronado-based Sea Silk free of her leash," remembers Rodrigo, as the lee shore was a short dinghy ride in Mag Bay with winds in excess of 100 "but she didn't drag." or swim to leeward. Plus it was warm. knots. After the anchor lines got twisted, The only problem was the snubber As for the morning after the storm? "It chain, which, thanks to a combination was absolutely gorgeous, with a blue sky When put to a real-world test of tropical storm Octave, 'Blue's Rocna 20 anchor performed as of the bow's going under and causing and no wind at all." advertised. Of course, it was in soft mud. temporary slack in the chain, and a wave Rodrigo is an interesting guy. He was slamming against the snubber, born and raised in Brazil, where he sail- knocked the snubber hook off. boarded and later cruised the southern "Fortunately, I had a backup coast of the country with his O'Day 22. snubber attached to my stem But when he visited his brother in San fi tting where the shackle nor- Diego seven years ago, he took one look mally attaches to the asym- at the sailboats across from the airport LATITUDE/RICHARD metrical spionnaker," says at Harbor Island and fell in love. Rodrigo, "and it held until I Since Rodrigo had a degree in elec- was able to re-attach the chain trical engineering, getting a job in San hook. To prevent the hook from Diego wasn't diffi cult. But his real love coming off again, I Zip-tied the was sailing, so in his free time he began slack part of the chain around crewing on America, Stars 'n Stripes, Ab- the hook and onto the loaded racadabra and other boats. Before long, side of the chain." The right equipment, proper IN LATITUDES

term dream is to sail back to Brazil, he's unsure if the relatively light Catalina 36 is the right boat for such a trip. So over the next three months he and Nancy plan to sail to Costa Rica, then reassess their dreams. Getting to Panama wouldn't be a problem, but only the strong boats survive a trip across the Caribbean and against the strong currents to Brazil. The couple will also assess the size of their cruising kitty. They fi gured on being SPREAD, LATITUDE/RICHARD; INSETS, BLUE SPREAD, LATITUDE/RICHARD; able to cruise on $1,000 a month. So far they've been able to do it on about $750, and during one month on the cost of Baja only spent $300. — latitude/rs 12/04/2013

Esprit — Kelly-Peterson 46 The McWilliam Family Atlantic Crossing (Henderson, ) After 19 days at sea, starting from the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, we arrived safe and sound, albeit tired, at Grenada in the southern part of the Eastern Caribbean. We are now berthed at Port Louis Marina, St. George’s. We started out by heading south for the Cape Verde Islands, as it gave us the option of stopping there or, if the weather was promising, continuing on directly to Grenada. The weather looked favor- able — at least in the eastern half of the Atlantic — so we didn't stop. There was a low pressure system developing in the western half of the Atlantic that would turn into tropical storm Melissa, but we fi gured it would move north and out of our way a week before we got to it. And it did. Spread; Rodrigo in the saloon of his Catalina 36. farther north, and some sea bass and We rode the winds from the Azores Insets; A 'secret' cove just south of Ensenada, halibut while at anchor," says Rodrigo. High as far as we could, then had to and the Frailes anchorage in the Sea of Cortez. "But south of Mag Bay we got two nice motor for about a day before getting sail he had his 50-ton Coast Guard license mahi mahi, which was all we had room power from the next weather system. and during his non-electrical engineer- for in our freezer." Thereafter we were able to use wind ing hours worked as a charter captain Rodrigo and Nancy's roughest weath- from a new high-pressure system to sail taking people out on sunset cruises and er to date wasn't Octave, but a surprise A North Atlantic crossing in the late fall doesn't whale-watching trips. Norther that caught them on the way sound warm or colorful, but it can be if you get It was four years ago that Rodrigo from the Muertos anchorage to the far enough to the south. bought his Catalina 36, getting a good La Paz Channel. "It was deal because she'd been sunk to the blowing 25 and gusting

fl oorboards for a period of time. He then to 30, the seas were short ESPRIT redid the entire boat, from the running and steep, and we were and standing rigging to the electrical taking water over the en- and plumbing. "It's not that hard on a tire boat," says Rodrigo. Catalina," he says. To do it on a budget, "It was really rough." he took a job at West Marine, where em- But once they reached ployees get a nice discount on purchases. the islands between Es- "I also learned a lot about boats while pritu Santo and Isla San working there," he says. Francisco, the cruising life After Octave, Rodrigo and Nancy con- became very sweet."The tinued south, where they enjoyed their diving, the snorkeling, the best fi shing. "We'd gotten lots of tuna many anchorages with no boats — it was fabulous." While Rodrigo's long- CHANGES

all the way to Grenada, with the wind always from aft of the beam. Given these conditions, we only motored for 38 hours we made the right decision when picking during our 3,000-mile passage. our weather window, and leaving before Because the wind was behind us the ARC fl eets. the entire way, we ran wing-and-wing As we sailed farther west across the most the time, and Atlantic, both the temperature and the 'enjoyed' the rock 'n squall lines increased. We were fortunate rolly trip. The three to be hit by only a few squalls, which of us got pretty good brought strong winds and heavy rain. at jibing, which was Until they passed, that is, when there a bit complicated was no wind at all. Naturally, most because we wung squalls occurred at night. In any event, the genoa out on the it was nice to be able to put the blankets pole. and sweatshirts away. In the Eastern We listened to seven audio books, Atlantic we had ate every meal, didn’t suffer too much 20 to 30 knots of from seasickness, and Katie was actu- wind, while in the ally able to make crêpes and pancakes Chay McWilliam with Western Atlantic we a few times. Rock 'n roll conditions are the 'catch of the day'. had mostly 10 to not conducive to cooking underway. 20 knots. Our top speed was over nine After turning right at Cape Verde, we knots, and we hit a lot of eights. We av- only saw two boats — one sailboat and eraged 6.6 knots over the course of our one fi shing boat — and heard only one 19-day passage. VHF conversation for the next 2,200 Rick and Robin from Endangered miles. We heard more VHF traffi c the last Species stopped by after we arrived in 30 or so miles to Grenada, and thus felt Grenada and we compared passages. as though we were no longer on our own They were crew aboard the Oyster 65 private ocean. Rocas — a luxury ride — which left Cape We had fl ying fi sh of all sizes land on Verde the day after we turned right and our deck almost nightly, had dolphins headed west. We commiserated with each join us to play in our bow wake, and other about the rock 'n rolly conditions — saw a sea turtle as we neared Grenada. although it sounds as though they had it We were visited by several types of birds, worse than we did — while sailing wing- including boobies and some sort of long- on-wing. Rick had also been following tailed tropical bird. the fortunes of the more than 250 boats Several nights were clear, which made in the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) for ideal star gazing. Jamie used the as- as true today as it must have hundreds and ARC+ fleets, and confirmed our tronomy app on his iPad to fi nd all the of years ago. We've just completed eight suspicions that they were having a very constellations — Orion, Taurus, Pisces, weeks in the 171-island nation, the only rough time. Some boats reported up Gemini, etc. Venus lit up the sky each one in the South Pacifi c that was never to 70 knots of wind on the nose, while night, as if the night sky on the Atlantic colonized. Because of our 'Truly Tremen- others reported they were running low weren't amazing enough. dous and Treasured Times in Tonga', we on fuel because there hadn't been any Sitting here in the Caribbean, we plan to return after this Southern Hemi- wind. It all depended on which course seem to be 'boat-lagged'. It seems like sphere summer sojourn to New Zealand. the skippers had chosen. It appears that only yesterday that we were in the Med, There are several obvious reasons and now here we are, 3,000 miles away that we treasured our time in Tonga, and Although it was often "rock 'n rolly"crossing in the tropics. Isn't cruising great! that we were probably the last Pacifi c the Atlantic, Katie and Jamie still managed to Puddle Jump boat to make the 1,100- enjoy a few meals. Our plan is to leave Esprit here until March so we can go home mile passage to New Zealand to avoid for Christmas. Meanwhile, the start of the tropical cyclone season

ESPRIT we're enjoying listening to in the South Pacifi c: Christmas songs with a reg- 1) The Tongans are incredibly friendly. gae beat. I have two examples. David and Hika, — chay, katie, & jamie landowners from Vaka’eitu Island in the 12/4/2013 Vava’u group, organized a birthday meal for Ian, a friend visiting from Perth. How Kiapa — M&M 52 Cat many of us have enjoyed a pig-on-a-spit Lionel and Irene Bass beach BBQ as a birthday meal? Two Treasured Tonga weeks later, Lionel and I were invited as (Western Australia) guests to a birthday dinner for Veronica, Captain Cook’s moniker the co-owner of Treasure Island, also for Tonga, ‘The Friendly known as Eua’iki Island EcoResort. Islands’, certainly won't be disputed by us, as it seems IN LATITUDES PHOTOS COURTESY KIAPA COURTESY PHOTOS KIAPA

Spread; Among Tonga's attractions is consistently near-perfect kiteboarding conditions. Lower left on end anytime we wanted. inset; It's rare that you get to see a murder being committed underwater, but here a triton consumes 7) Last but not least, Tonga has so a blue starfi sh. Inset right; the birthday feast on Treasure Island. many anchorages in close proximity that How often is one served freshly caught in a nearby pub. No, just crossing the we always had the choice of being so- crayfi sh, served with chilled white wine, fi nish line on the water wasn't enough. Irene provides a frame of reference by which out on a jetty over the ocean? And all at To properly finish, a member of the the size of the plate coral can be judged. Irene no cost! Treasure Island for sure! crew had to swim to shore, run to the is petite by human standards, the coral is XL. 2) Tonga also presented us with an pub, and be the fi rst one opportunity to swim with whales, the seated at the bar! The beer giants of the ocean. It was an experience can races could more ac- KIAPA we'll never forget. curately be called the 'beer 3) Lionel and I admit to being dive carton races', as cartons snobs, as we've been fortunate enough to of beer seemed to be the have dived and snorkeled in many of the standard prize. Thanks world's most fabulous spots. Now that to our catamaran's having we know where to dive in Tonga, we'd been designed by Mor- rank it as a worthwhile dive destination. relli & Melvin, and built We saw everything from sea horses to light by Schooner Creek, sea snakes, from living cowrie shells to we didn't have to buy too observing a triton eating a blue starfi sh. many cartons of beer in There are also many beautiful corals. Tonga. 4 and 5) The Vava’u Regatta, as well as 6) Lionel and I love to regular Friday afternoon beer can races, kiteboard, and thanks to are two more reasons. What a hoot these reliable southeast trades, events were! It may have had something sandy beaches and warm to do with the fi nish line being at the bar water, Tonga is a kite- boarding paradise. We could kiteboard for hours CHANGES

ciable and anchoring with other cruising boats or fi nding an anchorage all for our- selves. How often Once she'd gotten them, we stood do you have the shoulder-to-shoulder in the compan- option of getting ionway as we watched them continue to a slice of heaven overtake us. There was a dark-skinned all alone? man dressed in black on the bow get- If you want ting a face full of waves, and another several good rea- dark-skinned man wearing black at the sons that Kiapa back operating the outboard engine. We will return to the could see additional people hiding under Kingdom of Ton- a dark tarp in the middle of the boat. It ga next season, was impossible not to think of yachts there you have being hijacked in the Arabian Sea. But them. as they fi nally pulled alongside, we could P.S. Now that see children and a woman’s face under we've made the the tarp trying to stay out of the pour- passage down to ing rain. "We need help!" one of the men New Zealand for yelled. what they call It was diffi cult to get Charles, the own- Contented Tonga cruis- 'summer', Lionel er of the small boat, aboard Brick House ers Irene and Lionel. and I have vowed for better communication, as the boats never to sail outside of the 20°N, 20°S bumped hard against the fenders in the boundary. That said, it's great to fi nally ocean swells. Charles explained that be able to shop where there is a huge se- there were a total of 10 people aboard, lection of products such as yogurts and and they'd left Duff Island at noon the cheeses. I heard a rumor that Profl igate previous day to cross 57 miles of open will be headed to the South Pacifi c in the water to Reef Island, where they planned spring of 2015. If that's true, we'll have to get more gasoline. Once fueled up, to meet up again, as we'll still be there. they planned to continue another 45 — irene 11/25/2013 open ocean miles to attend the funeral of a relative on Temotu Island. There are Brick House — Valiant 40 no towns or gas stations in any of these Patrick and Rebecca Childress remote places, only villages where ev- The Motorboat from Nowhere eryone lives in thatch huts and harvests (Middletown, Rhode Island) what they can from the sea. It would be How would you react if you'd just extremely diffi cult to obtain gasoline at taken down the main because of an ap- any of them. they were willing to learn how to put a proaching squall at 9 a.m, and suddenly Our GPS placed our new friends line clockwise around the winches, and realized that despite being 45 miles from about 65 miles off course. We were told were eager to help. In a short time they the nearest land, your boat was being that during the night they'd had the took over steering Brick House, and did overtaken astern by a funky, outboard- same stormy, rainy weather, with gusts an excellent job of keeping on a compass powered 18-ft open boat with men to 35 knots, that we cruisers had been course. dressed in black? It's true that we were in complaining about during our morning These natives were not typical of the the southern part of the Solomon Islands SSB conversations. With no compass, guests we'd had on our boat before. Some rather than the waters off Somalia, but no observable stars, and a very confused were picking nits from each others' head, I called for Rebecca to quickly our sea, they'd become disoriented and didn't and the lips of several were drooled red stun-gun, bear spray and big spear gun know where they were. So once they saw from chewing and spitting betel nuts. A just in case. our sails, they headed for us. couple of these poor folks had sheets of While 45 miles from the nearest land, Patrick For sustenance, they'd brought along sores with scabs, and mild infections on and Rebecca suddenly found themselves with a bucket of dried breadfruit chunks — their legs and feet. We gave them topical 10 extra crew. which to Americans would taste as good antibiotic ointment to help. Charles was as smoke-fl avored dog biscuits bothered by his bad knee. A year before, — and two liters of fresh water. his knee had been knocked complexly Taking sympathy on their out of joint, so with no options, he set plight, we soon had 10 Solomon it with his own hands. Life in 'paradise'

BRICK HOUJSE Island natives spread around isn't so sweet for those who live at sub- our cockpit and deck, and sistence levels and without even basic pulled their little motorboat medical care. But our guests were polite, with a very long line. You can and didn't chew betel nut while on our imagine how diffi cult it could be boat. to trim sails, adjust the Monitor Knowing they had to be hungry, we of- self-steering vane, and gener- fered them our bucket of yellow bananas. ally operate a sailboat with that many bodies in the way. But IN LATITUDES

remaining 58 miles to their destination of Temotu, and then all the way back to Duff. All we know is that their ordeal BRICK HOUSE would have been a lot harder — and perhaps fatal — had they not spotted our sails so far from land. — patrick 11/15/2013

Sanctuary — Island Spirit 37 Cat Capt Mark Denebeim In Search of a Furling Sail Swivel (Prince Rupert Bay, Dominica) 'Should I stay or should I go?' In ad- dition to being one of the most famous lyrics by the 1970s punk rock band The Clash, it is a question that cruisers in the Caribbean have to ask themselves at the start of each hurricane season. For you either head south of latitude 13° north, about where Bequia is, or you run the risk of tropical storms or hurricanes from July through November. Grenada and Trinidad, the latter being even far- ther south and thus even safer, receive an infl ux of hundreds of cruising boats fl eeing the hurricane zone each season. The other risk you run if you don't get south of 13° north is that it's unlikely your boat insurance will still be in effect. But what if you live and work full time on your day charter yacht in the middle of the Eastern Caribbean, which is north of 13° north? And what if you have insurance that is good 365 days a year? Both would suggest staying. But I had mitigating circumstances — the swivel on my ProFurl M35 roller furling Charles, the owner of the small motorboat, said ordeal with a corrupt local offi cial. halyard had corroded badly and was in that stormy conditions at night caused them to Before getting off our boat, Charles danger of failing. Normally I could go to a get lost. They had no navigation gear. carefully studied the channel into the nearby chandlery and buy the part, then They were like magicians, because the reef on our chartplotter. Their fi ve re- hire a rigger to take care of the problem. bananas immediately disappeared — al- maining gallons of gasoline would easily But you can't do that in the summer, as though there was a trail of yellow peels. get them to shore. To help them out, other than on St. Martin and Grenada, Next we boiled our taro and yams, which we gave them new batteries for their many yacht service providers pretty dead fl ashlights, plus another of our also quickly disappeared. The roller furling headsail swivel gone bad. It There was only one woman, Saman- fl ashlights and some batteries. We also was the cause of Mark's having to take a 'vaca- tha, in the group, and she was stoic. presented Charles with the underwater tion from his normal vacation'. There were two girls and one boy between compass that I'd previously the ages of 6 and 12, and all three of worn on my wrist, hoping this them were cute and well-behaved. As would prevent him from getting the children were just learning to speak so lost again. Lastly, we more SANCTUARY English, they communicated most ef- than doubled their fresh water fectively with their smiles. supply. By 10:30 p.m, we were within a quar- It was interesting to see ter of a mile of the opening in the reef that they seemed to accept the to Reef Island and, thanks to the lack of responsibility for the ordeal as wind and a fl at sea, it was easy for the a family unit, as we heard no 10 guests to get back onto their little blaming or bickering. All were boat. Even had there been good light, we polite as all the other villagers we couldn't have stopped there ourselves, have met. Despite their fatigue, as another cruising yacht had recently they couldn't have been more had to escape the island under the cover pleasant guests. of darkness to put an end to a terrible We weren't sure how they were going to fi nd enough gas in the village to get them the CHANGES

much shut down until winter. The need for the halyard swivel forced me to abandon my post at Prince of the swivel. I hoped that would keep Rupert Bay, Dominica, and head 210 the swivel centered on the extrusion so miles south to Prickly Bay, Grenada. it wouldn't bind. The fi x worked for the As it turned out, next leg to St. Vincent, then failed again. I would be gone Some young teens paddled out to from September my boat and we hung out together, 15 to October 7, cleaning white urchins and looking for during my 'vaca- a used kayak to buy at the nearby Ti SANCTUARY tion from my va- Bay resort. That night I enjoyed visit- cation'. ing Darren at The Discipline Bar, and So after a busy bought some locally made jewelry and a summer host- bamboo catamaran. Oh, and I bought a ing medical stu- conch shell from Michael after all. Lion dents and faculty, fi sh kills — 0. guests at Secret Only four miles farther south lay the Bay Resort, and Pitons, one of the magical places on the the local high planet, and home to Ladera, consistently Mark in a 'selfi e' taken in school graduat- voted the top Caribbean resort. Two coni- Grenada. ing class and their cal peaks frame a two-mile-long deep bay teachers aboard Sanctuary, I headed for at the Pitons, with fantastic snorkeling Prickly Bay in 15 knots of easterly winds, and hiking. Le Grande Piton is 2,600 determined to hunt down the $350 part feet and Petit Piton is 2,450 feet. They and get it installed. And have fun while towered over me from two sides while doing it. I enjoyed local lobster on Sanctuary's My fi rst stop was Roseau, the capi- trampoline at sunset. My boat was again tal of Dominica, for a quick goodbye to the only one in the bay, and there was a friends. Then I was off to Martinique, full moon rising over Grand Piton. Pure where I anchored at Chaudiere, and magic. Lion fi sh kills — 2. where the snorkeling was quite good. I left for St. Vincent the next morn- There was no other boat in sight. While ing with a dolphin pod of 20 leading there, I began my other quest, which is the way. Chateaubelair, about 38 miles to join others helping to eradicate the south, was my destination and I had destructive non-native lion fi sh from the 15- to 20-knot easterlies and small seas Caribbean. I had two kills, one almost on the way. I arrived mid-afternoon to 11 inches long. Then I watched a nice a completely empty bay. Customs was and then I had a beer and installed my sunset. closed, as was everything else, so I mo- eighth ring-toss game in the Caribbean, My roller furling was getting diffi cult tored down the coast a couple of miles to this one at Maria’s Café. Lion fi sh kills to unfurl and furl, especially by the time Wallilalou. I was met there by Julian in — 0. I arrived at Les Canaries, St. Lucia the his kayak, who ushered me to one of two When I arrived at the perfect and most next afternoon. Michael, a boat boy, moorings directly in front of the Pirates picturesque crescent beach on the planet approached on his kayak and offered of the Caribbean movie set. It's over 50 – Salt Whistle Bay, Mayreau – Black Boy to sell me some conch shells. I invited feet deep there, so you have to moor of Black Boy and Debbie's BBQ, hollered him aboard, and sent him up the mast stern-to, your stern line to a destroyed from shore: "Captain Mark, get yo ass to attach a hose clamp around the neck dock. Customs was closed here, too, so I off dat boat and come here, my boy!” visited with some locals and endured the Sanctuary and I remained at Salt Whistle Capt Mark has no trouble making friends. Young, old, male, female, black, white, Mark extremely bright 'security' light blaring for three days. I spearfi shed with my pal loves to make them all a part of his long life. from shore. I won't stay there again, but Ice for four hours, and we got 16 lobster will take a mooring on the north and four lion fi sh, the former for Black side of the bay. Lion fi sh kills — 0. Boy's dinner guests that night, the latter Since the failing furler was for my eternal quest. Lion Fish kills — 4. making sailing less fun, I decided On Union Island, where I cleared out I'd increase my pace heading of the Grenadines, the Happy Island bar

SANCTUARY down to Grenada. But the Grena- – made from discarded conch shells – sits dines are wonderful, so couldn't atop Newland's Reef. Alas, it was closed, help but stop at Bequia, where so I went to Sun Beach Eat, my favorite I fi nally cleared customs. I also BBQ spot in Chatham Bay. I spent the had a local guy fetch 60 gallons evening there with Secki and Vanessa, of diesel from the service station, enjoying their homemade barracuda as all the fuel docks were closed soup. We played the ring toss game I'd and Dafodil, a ship-to-ship water installed there in 2011, and Vanessa and diesel barge, was 50% more scored 15 times in a row! Lion fi sh kills expensive. African, a local charter skipper and I, hung out awhile, IN LATITUDES

Pierre, where nearly every resident had been killed when a volcano erupted in the early 1900s. It was deep water, so I picked up the largest dive mooring in the Caribbean, and went ashore to enjoy a nice jazz band and some great food. The next day I covered the last 30 miles or so to Dominica. Four hundred and fi fty miles, 22 days, and one halyard swivel later, I was an-

chored SANCTUARY COUTRESY PHOTOS ALL back in front of the Portsmouth Beach Hotel, where I put up my 'Day Sails' sign, and resumed life building my house and doing charters in the middle of paradise. A local one-armed mechanic rebuilt my water pump for $50 — a new one is $600 — and 19 students joined me for a snorkel, sunset sail and dinner on the beach in Toucari Bay. Some call what I do living the dream, others says I'm just lucky. All I know is that I'm doing it my way, which is what I've done for years. If anyone is inter- ested, my book Captain Mark's Way is available at Amazon and Kindle. A lot of people say that life is short. It's actually f--king long, but I still plan on enjoying every minute of it on a sailboat in the Caribbean. What did you do today? — capt mark 11/15/2013

Riviera Nayarit Sailor's Splash Riviera Nayarit Sailor's Blast (Banderas Bay, Mexico) On Friday, December 13, the folks from Riviera Nayarit Tourism, Riviera Photos from the 'Sanctuary' scrapbook: Above, one of the tall Pitons with Mark's little boat at the Nayarit Marina (in La Cruz), Paradise base. Some lobsters and 'catches of the day'. New young friends. 'Sanctuary' on the hook. The Last Marina (in Nuevo Vallarta), and Latitude Bar Before the Jungle really is. Mark and three lady friends from the islands. 38 threw a party to welcome this year's — 0. Summer winds in this part of the class of cruisers to Banderas Bay. It Forty miles later, I arrived in Prickly Caribbean are normally out of the ESE, wasn't a bad party, as it was free for ev- Bay. I arranged to buy the furling part which makes it not too bad heading eryone, and included free sailing shirts the next day and have it installed. While north. Alas, the wind was out of the and hats, free tacos and Revenge brand waiting, I watched Oracle Team USA win northeast, so after a night back in Salt tequila, and great free music. And unlike the fi rst of eight America's Cup races in Whistle Bay, and some drinks at The the San Francisco Bay Area, there was a row. I really enjoyed the scenic shots Last Bar Before the Jungle, I motor- no ice on the ground. Indeed, the evening of my home town of San Francisco. slopped my way up Bequia. The next The Riviera Nayarit Splash started off great for Six hundred dollars later, the new day was a long 50-mile motorsail in 'Profl igate' crewmembers Steve and Earlin, who swivel was in place and my roller furling 25+ knots of wind back to the Pitons. I snuggled up to lovely Miss Revenge Tequila. was working as good as new. So I moved skipped St. Vincent completely. on to St. George's, where I celebrated my No lobster this time, but one lion 56th with Rick from Sophisticated Lady fi sh. and friends Rae and Cathy-Ann from From there it was another earlier visits to the Spice Island. 50-mile motorsail up to Mar- I started my trip back to Dominica tinique, this time to Grand LIANA KATRINA with an overnight stop at the world Anse. There were 19 boats on famous Tobago Cays. An algae bloom moorings, but only one of them greatly reduced visibility, and helped was occupied. The bearings temporarily trap me behind the reef at on the raw water pump on my sunset, snorkeling solo, no other boats in starboard engine rusted out, sight, with only a narrow, poorly marked disabling it for the duration. It passage back through the reef. Luckily I cut my speed by one-third. Ev- made my way back to my boat. erything was closed, so I had a slow 16-mile motor in no wind the next day, putting me at St. CHANGES

temperatures were in the mid-70s, just After a much-needed lay day, Sun- be an understatement. The skies were perfect after hours of pool day was the start of the 12th Annual sunny and blue, the wind blew between volleyball. It was a sweet way to cap off Riviera Nayarit Sailors Blast, including seven and 18 knots, the air and water a day that started with catamaran voy- the Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker Run for temps were about 80°, and the whales ages to Paradise Marina for a tour of the Charity. While the sailing event was free, put on a show that would make Sea facilities and the Vallarta YC — where we it was also a charity event, and the crews World offi cials weep with jealousy. Did we learned there is indeed such a thing as of the 23 participating boats, and friends, mention that it was all fl at-water sailing, a free lunch. contributed nearly $2,836 dollars. The even in 18 knots near the end of the Mita biggest contributor? The Ha-Ha Class of Race? True pleasure sailing. "It's for the kids," is one of the three most com- mon lies. But the Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker 2013. Well done! The vibe was mellow, too. Every- Run really was, in part, for the kids. The 23 Blast boats included mono- body tried to sail as fast as they could, hulls between 30 and 51 feet, of course, but it was all about having and seven catamarans between fun with friends, not beating them. We 38 and 63 feet. And all the crews hadn't seen so much group love since had the Ha-Ha racing spirit, San Francisco in 1967, when everybody which meant most took a pretty was wearing fl owers in their hair. To help casual approach to hitting the keep boats a safe distance from each LATITUDE/RICHARD starting line on time. other, and to encourage passing, all the To say that the sailing condi- races featured pursuit starts. tions were idyllic for the three Everybody was a winner in the races — 14 miles to Nuevo Val- RNB, but two newer boats that looked larta and back to La Cruz; eight particularly good were Rob and Nancy miles from La Cruz to Punta Novak's San Francisco-based Oyster 485 Mita; and 12 miles from Punta Mita to Nuevo Vallarta — would IN LATITUDES ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE/RICHARD PHOTOS ALL

Riviera Nayarit Blast photos, Top Row, left to right: Commodore Jane shouted with glee at each Cruise Notes: initiation whack she administered; a whale tries to pretend his fi n is the weather mark; Jen poised There was an unusual record set in to spring into the water; Nigel and Juanita's Yankee 30 'White Cloud'; Earlin in training for Olympic this year's 28th Annual Atlantic Rally diving; Glenn and Debbie on the Lagoon 380 'Beach Access'. Row Two: Joe Well's Cabo Rico 38 for Cruisers (ARC) from the Canary 'Cygnus'; Jen again; John and Gilly Foy's Catalina 42 'Destiny' in pursuit; former Commodore Islands to St. Lucia in the Eastern Ca- Debbie took her paddling "like a woman"; Volleyball in the Junior Olympic-sized pool at Marina ribbean. Thanks to fi ckle weather on Riviera Nayarit. Row Three: Gael Simon's X-402 'Gravlax'; Nancy Novak won a pizza for catching the fi rst half of the 2,750-mile course, this water balloon; Rob and Nancy Novak's Oyster 485 'Shindig'; the tail of a course obstruction; Scott Schreiber's Peterson IOR 44 'Roller Coaster'. Most of these boats are from Northern California. followed by strong squalls and relentless tradewinds near the end, the boats, gear Shindig and Dorr Anderson's Vallarta- $1 for lifetime membership, renewable and crews were pushed to the limit. So based Jeanneau 40 Bright Star. Two of every year — with a whack on the ass there was a record three weeks between the older boats that looked good were with a carbon fi ber SUP paddle. No one the fi rst fi nisher, Max Klink’s Knierim 65 Wayne Hendryx and Carol Baggerly's expected the enthusiasm with which she Caro, and the last group in the 250+ boat Brisbane-based Hughes 46 Capricorn fulfi lled her responsibilities. Her one- fl eet. It is true, however, that Caro set an Cat, and Craig Shaw and Jane Roy's liners and facial expressions were the all-time ARC record of 10 days, 21 hours, Portland-based Columbia 43 Adios. Mind toast of the evening. beating the old record by eight hours de- you, Craig and Jane's boat is 44 years Why 100 more boats don't do this spite sailing nearly 3,000 miles. It's also old and loaded down, and most of their event is one of the mysteries of the sail- true that she's not your typical cruising sails are from the 1990s. Still fast. ing universe. And why West Coast sailors boat. There was an unusual amount of Speaking of Jane, she was installed who can't take off for two weeks to do a damage to boats and gear this year. The as the new commodore of the Punta Ha-Ha don't take off a weekend plus a Swan 51 Northern Child, for example, Mita Yacht & Surf Club, and was thus couple of days to do the Splash and Blast had her boom break — just a mile from charged with initiating new members — in the tropics is even more curious. the fi nish! Others broke booms, gear and — latitude/rs 10/18 sails nearly 2,000 miles from the fi nish, but soldiered on.

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Next up for World Cruising Ltd is the 26,000-mile World ARC 2014 that starts Hawaii, then Samoa, which is an Ameri- this month in St. Lucia and features can Territory, and because you're under 10 American entries. Among them are LATITUDE/RICHARD 30, both New Zealand and Australia are Charlie and Cathy Simon aboard their happy to have you stay and work. But if Taswell 58 Celebrate. The Simons have you're over 30, neither the Kiwis or the lots of friends on the West Coast and in Aussies are so welcoming." More from the Puerto Vallarta area, all of whom the couple in a Latitude Interview in wish them a happy and safe circumnavi- February. gation. With the Ha-Ha long over, the waters We don't know how anyone can be in having gotten too cold for swimming in favor of waste over thrift, but a couple of La Paz, and the Splash and Blast over in readers always get angry when we note Banderas Bay, a lot of cruisers are work- how economically some people cruise. So ing their way south to the Gold Coast we suppose they won't like it when we cruiser gathering spots of Tenacatita report that Lewis Allen and Alyssa Alexo- Bay, Barra de Navidad, and ultimately polous of the Redwood City-based Tartan Zihuatanejo. If you're part of this group, 37 Eleutheria, who are featured in this you want to make sure you're in Zihua month's Sightings, say their budget is Chris, who is from Redlands, and Lila, who is Feb. 4 - 9 for SailFest 2014, which to $1,000 a month. And that they have been from Tucson, worked all the way across the our knowledge is the biggest cruiser able to cruise happily in Mexico on just Pacifi c and in New Zealand. charity event in the world. Not only is it $750 a month. from California to Hawaii to New Zea- a good cause, it's good sailing and social- Is there a benefi t to cruising across land and back to Hawaii. "It's easy to get izing. For those heading farther south, the Pacifi c when you, like Lewis and jobs in various places and work for six don't forget the El Salvador Rally, March Alyssa, are under 30? There is, at least months, then cruise for six months. You 15 - April 12. This rally is a little differ- according to Chris Jahn and Lila Shaked can start with the hospitality industry in ent, because you work down the coast at of the Hans Christian 33 Privateer, who your own pace, making sure to arrive by recently completed a 16,000-mile trip March 15 for the start of all the activities.

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If you're going across the Pacifi c, you'll Nigel Dickens, who retired fi ve want to sign up (for free) for the Pacifi c years ago from the Marin Water LATITUDE/RICHARD Puddle Jump. Among other benefi ts, District, and his sweetheart doing so makes you eligible for a special Juanita White, who retired more bond exemption deal which can save recently. "We sold everything you a huge hassle. So far 98 boats have and are down here in Mexico signed up, but Latitude's Andy 'Mr. Pud- for good with our Yankee 30 dle Jump' Turpin predicts there will be White Cloud. Well, except for 200 boats registered by the end of March. summers, when we'll split time He'll host PPJ Sendoff Parties: March 1 between Port Townsend and at the Balboa YC in Panama, and March Maine." We suspect they've been 7 at the Vallarta YC in Nuevo Vallarta, able to arrange a good life gig like that Nigel Dickens and Juanita White, formerly of Mexico. And he'll be in Tahiti in July to because they've been . . . thrifty. Sausalito, aboard their Yankee 30 'White Cloud' greet everyone, at the start of the annual Mike and Robin Stout of the Redondo in the much warmer waters of Mexico. Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous (July Beach-based Aleutian 51 Mermaid have we thought we should. Then we real- 4-6). fi nally made it out of the notorious Ban- ized that we'd been in the marina for What to do in late spring and summer deras Bay Vortex — the second most fi ve weeks without having the bottom in Mexico? If you're Jake and Sharon powerful one in Mexico after the La Paz cleaned. That's tomorrow's job, now that Howard of the Seattle-based Hunter Leg- Vortex — that they entered 18 months we've made it down to the clear waters of end 45 Jake, it's simple, you spend that ago. "We love the Puerto Vallarta area, Tenacatita Bay." The Stouts, who have part of the year up in the Sea of Cortez. but it was time to go. The last hang-up already cruised the South Pacifi c, are Heat or no heat, they've done the last six was having to buy a new genset and headed toward Panama and then into summers in the Sea, and will be doing have it shipped down from the States. the Caribbean. But they aren't in a rush. it again this summer. And no, their skin We had a good sail south around Cabo Dave and Kim Wegesend of the Catana doesn't look like leather. Corrientes, but didn't move as fast as 42 Maluhia did the Ha-Ha in 1997, Are you like us and fear retire- cruised Mexico for a few years, then got ment? "There's nothing to fear," say caught in the same Banderas Bay Vortex

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as the Stouts. As a result, they've spent the last 10 years or so at Paradise Ma- to South Africa is a hard one. But that's

rina in Nuevo Vallarta. They say they are LATITUDE/RICHARD what occasional Latitude contributor fi nally heading south, a story we've heard Kirk McGeorge had to do, with crew Drew from them many times. "No really," they Lucas, to deliver the family's Hylas 49 insist," we're even all provisioned." We'll Gallivanter from their previous home believe they're gone when we see it, but in Bribane, Australia, to their new home if they really do go, they'll be missed. in the U.S. Virgin Islands. McGeorge re- Having come west across the Carib- ports it took them 22 "sail tattering days" bean and then north from Panama to The inexpensive, light and cool LED projectors just to make it from Bali to Rodrigues. Banderas Bay, John and Debbie Rodgers are perfect for another showing of 'Captain Ron' But that still left nearly 2,000 more miles of the San Diego-based Deerfoot 2-62 at dinghy-in movie night on the water. to Richard's Bay, South Africa, via Mau- Moonshadow — which George Backhus little LED digital projectors as made by ritius, Reunion and Madagascar. "The of Sausalito sailed around the world 3M, Dell and many others. These mighty last 10 days, from rounding the southern in just 16 years — recently arrived at midgets cost the same as just the bulbs tip of Madagascar to crossing the Mo- Banderas Bay. "We got here too late to did for the big, hot, clumsy digital projec- zambique Channel, was the worst. We do the Sailors' Splash and Blast, as we tors of old, and the LED bulbs run cool had nine gales and/or storms, plus big had to rush home to see the kids — the and, unlike the old bulbs, last forever. seas. "But," notes the always optimistic same ones who kept us from staying at LED projectors are ideal for playing McGeorge, "now it's downwind all the St. Barth for more than one day. Anyway, slideshows or videos on your boat or in way home to my family in the Virgins." we've decided to stay on the West Coast yacht clubs and restaurants. In many Well, fi rst they have to get a couple of in 2014 and not do the Puddle Jump cases you can just slip a memory card hundred miles away from South Africa, until 2015. In addition to a lot of cruis- into the projector and you're good to go then it's all downwind in what is often ing in Mexico, Deb wants to spend the without a computer. the most pleasant long sail in the world. summer in San Diego, which means we'll There is no doubt that the 5,390-mile There goes the neighborhood! We've be doing the Ha-Ha in the fall." slog across the Indian Ocean from Bali been saying that the last few years have What's one cool — literally and fi gura- been the Golden Age of Punta Mita, the tively — new cruising toy this year? The anchorage just inside the northwest tip

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remote and tranquil vibe in of Banderas Bay. The beauty of the place MIKE SCHMIDT has been that mass tourism, with all the the surf and the sand may downsides, hadn't caught on yet so it's not last forever. Enjoy it been muy tranquilo. But developments, while it lasts. if you'll excuse the pun, are threatening Stefan Ries is a German to disturb the tranquility. First, there's sailor who enjoyed the Punta a 480-room Iberostar Playa Mita Resort Mita area waves for years, that just opened about three miles from until things started getting Anclote, the little village on Mita's shore. a little too crowded for him. Second, construction is said to begin in So he took off in his $5,000 February on a Ritz-Carlton hotel and Triton 29 Mintaka, and has been budget Stands and vendors with a variety of fresh fruits villa complex on the last sizeable stretch cruising the islands on the Pacifi c Coast make healthy eating easy in Mexico. Just stay of undeveloped land to the east of the of Panama. "We got to Santa Catalina away from Oxxo, which sells poisons. Anclote. Yet perhaps the biggest threat is Island last weekend and the surfing BHzZ1U1BNp8." the announcement that Cascade Invest- situation is much improved. For one In the December issue, the Grand ments — the private investment arm of thing, I now have a neighbor, Jeff on the Poobah reported that just prior to the Bill Gates and Saudi billionaire Prince catamaran Lily, who has a dinghy and Ha-Ha, he started on the Baja Ha-Ha Alwaleed bin Talal — has plunked down outboard to get to the surf. Plus, the surf Diet, which is really just a plant based $200 million in cash to buy the Punta has been pretty good. I also met Chris- diet recommended by Kaiser and other Mita Four Seasons and 48 acres of adja- tian, a Spanish sailor from the Canary health experts. In two weeks we lost 15 cent developable property. Lastly, rumor Islands, and we had a good time sailing pounds, and now, two months later, has it that big Silicon Valley money is 90 miles together. If anyone wants to get we're still down 15. But the really good being pooled to create a tech crucible a good idea of budget cruising here in news has been the blood test results, at — no kidding — Punta Mita. Oh boy. Panama, I've got a seven minute video as blood pressure, blood glucose and While there is room for hundreds of boats that I put up on YouTube at youtube/ triglycerides have all plunged in just that in the shallow anchorage where the af- short time. Our point is not to boast, ternoon wind always blows offshore, the but rather to encourage you to try it if

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Page 126 • Latitude 38 • January, 2014 30-FT WYLIECAT, 1997. Pt. Richmond. 30-FT CLIPPER MARINE, 1976. Sau- 32-FT WESTSAIL, 1975. Pillar Point Har- $95,000. Dazzler, major refi t 2007-08 all salito. $6,000. Priced to move, great Bay bor, Half Moon Bay. Best offer. Launched 36 TO 39 FEET new Harken blocks and running rigging, cruiser, sleeps 4-5 people. Transferable in 1980. Original owner. 3 headsails, one Pineapple carbon sail, rewired, LED slip. 15hp with cockpit controls, CD/ drifter, Perkins 4-108, propane stove with lighting, VHF, GPS plotter, speed/depth, stereo, nav gear, extra sails/equipment. oven. Recent haulout, June 2013. Come XP5 and ST2000 autopilots, remote, iPod Great condition, just needs cosmetic see, make an offer. (650) 303-3901 or stereo. Yanmar 1GM10. Fast and really cleanup. Possible routine maintenance (650) 712-1425 or [email protected]. fun. (510) 381-0802. assistance. Contact (415) 971-9772 or [email protected]. 30-FT CATALINA, 1988. La Paz, Mexico. $23,000. Full batten, roller furling, self- tailing winches, solid vang. 25hp diesel 32 TO 35 FEET 2000hrs, Bruce and Danforth with 125 ft. 36-FT SCHUMACHER, 1989. Paradise chain, plus nylon rode. New dinghy and 32-FT O’DAY, 1987. Monterey. $34,000. outboard. 2 solar panels that support Cay. $35,000. National Biscuit. Located Roller furling, dodger, lines led aft, self- in Paradise Cay. Ready for racing! Carbon fridge/freezer and power. Always main- tailing winches, wheel, autopilot, radar, tained. Email [email protected]. spinnaker pole, over 15 bags of sails, Yanmar diesel, high output alternator, 12- new running rigging, Yanmar 3-cylinder volt fridge, inverter, TV, stereo, propane 32-FT PEARSON 323 SLOOP, 1978. engine, triple spreader fractional rig. Call stove. Good condition, except dodger. (415) 271-2722. With transferable slip in Monterey. See Berkeley. $21,000. Berkeley berth, great photos on Craigslist. (831) 512-6842. Bay boat, new prop in 2012, sails in good condition, excellent maintenance records. 37.1-FT JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY. 1995. St. Croix, USVI. $76,000/offer. 33-FT DEHLER OPTIMA, 1985. Brick- (510) 282-3316 or (510) 868-0228 or [email protected]. Original owner. Well maintained, beautiful yard Cove Marina. $16,000. Only sailed inside and out. Furling main/jib, Yanmar in Bay, 16hp Yanmar 192hrs, rigging 35-FT CHEOY LEE LION, 1965. Rio 3GM30F, low hours. Zodiac/ 6hp Tohatsu. recon 2008, self-furling jib, lazy jack, new Recent canvas. Full electronics. Email spinnaker, bottom paint 2010, pedestal Vista. $25,000. Glass hull. Beautiful head turner. Fresh water last 20 years. Email for photos and equipment list. (516) 582- steering, new cabin windows, great inte- 9342 or [email protected]. 31-FT CHEOY LEE, 1970. Costa Mesa, rior, sleeps 6, dinghy w/motor, no dealers. [email protected]. CA. $12,540/obo. Fiberglass hull, with (775) 829-2002 or [email protected]. Volvo engine, wood mast, newly painted. 36-FT ISLANDER FREEPORT “B”, 1978. 70% completed, no sails. Lien sale from Loch Lomond, San Rafael. $60,000. New our storage yard for unpaid storage full-batten main, staysail, roller furling fees of $12,540. Make offer. Contact jib, Espar heater, Isotherm refrigeration, (949) 642-4909, (714) 815-7245 or LectraSan, rebuilt Perkins, new electrical [email protected]. panel, new dodger, sail cover and wheel cover. 2000 watt inverter. Pullman berth. (510) 410-5401 or [email protected].

33-FT JEANNEAU SUNFAST 3200. 35-FT J/105, 1998. Sausalito, CA. 2009. San Diego. $139,500. Veteran of $81,000. Yanmar diesel, new Raymarine Pacifi c Cup doublehanded, Transpac and instruments, autopilot, dodger, Fortress Cabo. Turnkey ready for 2014 Pacifi c Cup anchor, full set of cushions in and out, doublehand or SHTP. Excellent condition main, jib and 130%, all sails and covers with many extras. Full details and photos in great condition, stereo. Professionally on website, www.mechdesign.com/3200. 31-FT BENETEAU, 1992. San Diego. maintained. Ready to sail. (415) 637-4851 Contact [email protected] or (435) $45,000. Lanterne Rouge has been set up or [email protected]. 640-0587. to be easily singlehanded.This is a turn- 37-FT PACIFIC SEACRAFT, 1997. key boat, ready to take you to your next 32-FT DREADNAUGHT, 1974. Costa Marina Del Rey, CA. $168,000. Crealock adventure. The First 310 is a complete Mesa, CA. $12,000/obo. Builders, looking 37. Turnkey and ready for cruising. Just racer/cruiser providing speed and safety for a project boat? A dream that needs add provisions. Singlehander’s package, racing around the buoys and providing to be completed after an unexpected windvane, certifi ed liferaft, EPIRB, SSB, elegance and comfort at the marina or to death. 32-ft Dreadnaught double-ender radar. Custom storage, tools, spares and Catalina Island with family and friends. sailboat, with almost everything needed to all manuals, etc. Full-batten main w/Tides Email [email protected]. fi nish. The boat is approximately 85-90% marine track, CQR and Delta anchors, completed. The deal includes a brand dinghy w/wheels and outboard. (310) 30-FT MULL, 1968. Bodega Bay. $5,000/ new Yanmar diesel engine, 3-bladed 305-9192 or [email protected]. obo. Lively Lady is a Mull 30 of Gary propeller (2) each, custom self-steering Mull fame. She is one of four built and stainless hardware, stainless deck and 39-FT BENETEAU OCEANIS, 1993. Rio 35-FT BENETEAU OCEANIS 351, 1995. Vista. $70,000. Recent main, roller furling won the Bermuda race in 1969. Sailed Ventura, CA. $71,500. Cruise-ready in running hardware, custom-built extensively in San Francisco. She has stainless blocks, carbon fi ber mast, Monel jib, Yanmar diesel, wing keel, lazy jacks, sail-away condition. 3-cabin layout - full dodger/bimini, autopilot, 3 batteries been neglected, but is in surprisingly good most roomy 35’ you’ve ever seen. Well drive shaft, custom headsail roller furling, shape. She needs a new loving owner! custom S/S masthead fi tting and boom with shore charger, 3 cabins, full , maintained, numerous upgrades, rare water heater, mahogany interior. Control She is sailable and I will deliver her to 3-cabin layout. Furling main and jib, ends, new chain rodes, the tankage is SF Bay. Own some SF Bay history. More installed. There are 100’s of miscellaneous lines led to cockpit. Very stable boat that asymmetrical spinnaker, Yanmar diesel, is easy to sail. Comfortable for families on at www.bodegabaysailing.com. (707) radar, chartplotter, electric head, new quality yacht hardware items included. 318-2251 or [email protected]. Contact (949) 642-4909 or (714) 815-7245 weekends or longer. Pictures on request. running rigging. Great condition.More at (775) 741-6427 or [email protected]. http://Beneteau351forsale.com. Email or [email protected]. 30-FT WYLIECAT, 1998. Oxford, MD. [email protected]. $75,000. Sail #8, diesel inboard, 4 sails, custom Trail-Rite trailer. Contact (727) 641-5688 or (727) 502-0186 or [email protected].

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January, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 127 39-FT FREYA, 1978. Berkeley Marina. $70,000. Very clean, ready for cruising. Professionally built and maintained, beau- tiful. Custom light interior, maple sole, ash bulkheads, rigged for singlehanding, loaded with equipment. Don’t miss this opportunity to own a legend. (510) 917- 5229 or [email protected].

38-FT CATALINA 380, 2000. Marina 40 TO 50 FEET 48-FT MAYFLOWER , 1985. 43-FT SPINDRIFT CENTER COCKPIT. Village. $110,000. Well maintained in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. $139,500USD. 1980. Honolulu, HI. $130,000. Rugged beautiful condition. Recent survey. Deep Sleek and graceful bluewater cruiser full-keel double-ender, 80hp Lehman- keel, tall rig, all electronics, microwave, properly equipped can fly up to five Ford, large tanks, autopilot, radar, 2 inverter, new batteries ‘12, new bottom sails with a crew of two. Designed by SSB’s/Sailmail, VHF/AIS, triple-reef main ‘11, Westerbeke 40hp, 515 hrs, prof. ser- third- generation naval architect George (new), ProFurl jib, hanked-on staysail, nine viced, beautiful interior, 6’9” headroom, Stadel III, the Oriana has proven perfor- 2-speed self-tailing winches. 60-lb CQR, Queen aft cabin. See more at http:// mance, good construction, and detailed 300’ chain, electric windlass; EPIRB, catalina380bonneviedeux.shutterfly. appointments. The deck, hull, and spars liferaft (new), sea anchor, two dinghies, com. Contact [email protected] or were repainted in 2013. With its ample two outboards, 2kw Honda generator, (408) 828-0837. captain’s cabin, attractive, roomy salon, cockpit enclosure; 6’10” headroom and fully-equipped galley, the boat is below; 4-burner propane stove, freezer/ 47-FT BENETEAU 473, 2006. Marina a comfortable liveaboard in any of the fridge, watermaker, two heads, shower, Village, Alameda, CA. $240,000. Cruise- world’s ports. Powered by the proven copious storage. Extensive features ready. White hull. Deep keel. Teak decks, Perkins 92M, the craft cruises comfort- and equipped. One-owner/skipper boat, 3 cabin. 75hp Yanmar, 7.9 Westerbeke ably at 7.5 knots. Equipment includes proven ~35,000 miles doublehanded generator, Spectra Newport watermaker, roller furling on all masts, self-tailing cruising - California to Mexico, Hawaii, air conditioning, custom upholstery, Cher- winches, 300 ft. chain anchor rode, three BC Canada, Central America, Panama, ry wood interior, bow thruster. Much more. sturdy anchors, watermaker, and more. Galapagos, Marquesas, Tahiti, Cooks, (530) 545-9540 or [email protected]. More at http://TheOriana.com. Contact Samoas, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, New (480) 447-7316 or [email protected]. Caledonia, and New Zealand (twice). Owner/skipper (now 81) says that’s it! 37-FT PEARSON 365 SLOOP/. Boat ideal for experienced couple +1. 1978. Sausalito. $49,500. Well main- Details and photos, www.sywindcastle. tained, upgraded, sailed, and lived on for blogspot.com. Contact (808) 398-6703 or 22+ yrs. Recent LPU topsides, Main sail, [email protected]. much more... Come see, make offer. (415) 297-4080 or [email protected]. 43-FT RON HOLLAND, 1986. Ma- rina Riviera Nayarit, MX. $148,000. Aft 37-FT CREALOCK, 1979. Monterey. cockpit, 2 stateroom, 2 head, Spacious, $59,000. Cruising consultants, new LPU well equipped and well maintained for entire boat, new interior, new Yanmar. 47-FT VAGABOND, 1982. Brisbane, cruising. Singlehanded all over Pacifi c More at www.crealock37forsale.com. CA. Entertaining pre-listing offers. S/V 44-FT TARTAN 4400, 2003. Channel Mexico in comfort and now lying in a Email for pics and video. (831) 234-4892 Natural High is for sale. 1982/95/99 Island Harbor. $319,000. Major price fantastic location. See more at www. or [email protected]. Vagabond 47, 56’ LOA. Too many details reduction!. Dark green hull, low hours, sanctuarycharters.com/sabbatical.php. to list, see website for more details and bow thruster, electric winches, VacuFlush Email offi [email protected]. 36-FT ISLANDER, 1978. Grand Marina, photos: http://svnaturalhigh.com. Email heads, spinnaker, new batteries, new Alameda. $17,500. Dodger, roller furl- [email protected]. LP and bottom paint, numerous other ing, new water heater, CNG stove/oven, options/upgrades. See more at: www. Atomic 4 motor that has new carburetor showcaseyachtsusa.com/tartini_time/ and mixing elbow. Please no emails or tartini_time_home.html. (530) 318-0730 texts. (510) 927-7322. or [email protected].

46-FT CAL 3-46, 1977. Guatemala. $99,000. Autopilot, genset, watermaker, EPIRB, SSB, Rocna, 300’ chain, electric windlass, solar panel, electronics, AIS, hard dodger, bimini, covers, awnings, 45-FT GARDEN . One-off double davits, spares, extras, etc. Highly cus- ender, 3 years in restoration, 98% com- 48-FT SPARKMAN & STEPHENS, 1970. tomized for serious cruising, 2004 Ha-Ha pleted, cold-molded over original strip Marina del Rey, CA. $310,000. Beautiful vet lying Rio Dulce. (949) 374-8960 or planking. $30K as is, or $? to fi nish renova- steel circumnavigator. Recent 18 month [email protected]. tion. Contact [email protected] total refi t 2010-2012! Dutch built S&S/ or (916) 847-9064. 38-FT BENETEAU, 1990. SF Marina West Koopman’s design, completed by Royal 48-FT CAL YAWL, 1967. Juneau, Alaska. Harbor. $89,000/obo . With berth in SF Huisman. Lola is a beautiful, fast, sea- $79,000. Very fast ex-racehorse. Full 47-FT PASSPORT, 1984. Grenada, BWI. Marina, west basin. Currently owned by worthy, circumnavigating machine! No refi t 2004 to liveaboard. Pilothouse, pan- $185,000. Aft cockpit, 2 staterooms, 2 2 partners, one of whom wishes to sell. expense was spared in bringing her back els, rewired, re-cushioned, new diesel, heads, Perkins 4-236, generator, water- Full boat or half partnership optional. This to “new” condition from top to bottom! MaxProp, rig, insulated, Dickinson and maker, plus more. Excellent bluewater boat is in beautiful condition and sailed Electronics, rigging, sails, mechanicals, propane stoves. Full Furuno electronics, cruiser. An experienced world cruiser. the Baja Ha-Ha from SF to Cabo and La electrical, and paint. All NEW! She is autopilot, Aries, windlass, steps, infl at- Visit our website for photos and cruis- Paz in 2011 and 2012. Equipped with very unique, sails like a dream, and must able, outboard. www.cal48.com. (307) ing history: http://musetta.us. Contact state-of-the art electronics and 3-year-old be seen to be fully appreciated! More 203-2109 or (307) 699-2254. cal48koho@ (360) 378-1188 or (360) 298-4044 or Yanmar 33 engine. Too many features to at www.sailinglola.com. Contact (707) gmail.com. [email protected]. list here. (209) 988-4884 or (510) 703- 509-9096 or [email protected]. 2484 or [email protected].

Beneteau First 40, 2012. $219,000 Get the Reliable, Powerful Wheel Pilot 3 available, call for package price. Used in teambuilding fl eet. Most have fewer than 25 to 50 Quiet & Dependable • Affordable • Built for Immersion days use and fewer than 100 hours on the engines. Some equipment still in packaging, unused. Easy Owner Installation • Low Power Consumption [email protected] • (954) 925-4150 831-687-0541 www.cptautopilot.com MOBILE MARINE PUMP-OUT SERVICE DAVE’S DIVING SERVICE $25 per pump up to 40 gallons. Hull Cleaning • Zinc Replacement • Inspections • Props Replaced Includes fresh water fl ush and a packet of treatment. New 75’x30’ service dock in Sausalito also offers vessel wash and wax. 20% discount for regularly scheduled service. Crane services available. Fully insured and marina recommended. www.mobilepumpout.com • (415) 465-0149 • [email protected] (415) 331-3612 • Serving Southern Marin Since 1984

Page 128 • Latitude 38 • January, 2014 40-FT C&C AFT CABIN, 1983. Marin. $60,900. Rare aft cabin 40 model. All CLASSIC BOATS standing rigging, instruments, roller furl- ing, hydraulic backstay, and many other improvements less than fi ve years old. Absolutely the most boat for the money. (415) 516-1299 or [email protected].

47-FT CATALINA. $259,500. Customized bluewater ready. Extra fuel capacity, 110 or 240v, watermaker, chartplotter, radar, 42-FT CASCADE, 1972. Redwood City. 44-FT REINKE 12M, 2000. Balboa, Pan- AIS, coldplate refridge/freezer. Custom $40,000. New sails, watermaker, Auto- ama. $124,000. I have to sell my big love, cabinets and workshop, dive compressor, helm, new rigging, ice maker, marinized Reinke 12M, built in Germany. Very good 58-FT STAYSAIL SCHOONER, 1925. in-boom furler, staysail, autopilot, wind Westerbeke and more. Needs work on condition. For more info and photos, see vane, new hard dodger, heat-air, auto- Port Townsend, WA. $159,000. Suva,1925 deck. Spent a lot, asking for less. (650) website: www.lumme-haitz.de. Contact staysail schooner designed by Ted Geary. prop. Much more. See http://adream2sail. 704-2302 or [email protected]. [email protected] or (00-507) 6835- publishpath.com. Call (916) 607-9026. A gorgeous and sound classic yacht that 2839. sails wonderfully! Teak. Financing avail- 43-FT J/133, 2005. Redwood City. able. See www.schoonerforsale.com. $349,000. Excellent condition, fixed Contact [email protected] or carbon sprit and emergency rudder, B&G (360) 643-3840. instruments/pilot, Raymarine radar/GPS/ AIS, Icom SSB/VHF, liferaft, EPIRB, 3DL sails, new faired bottom, etc. (408) 234- 4402 or [email protected].

IRWIN 43 MK III SLOOP, 1988. South 46-FT HYLAS, 2000. Coronado, CA, USA. Beach Harbor, SF. $45,000. Rare deep $380,000. Ready to bluewater cruise. draft (6’-5”). Drastic price reduction for Superb condition, boat interior recondi- cash deal ($45K). Check website for tioned in 2013. New hull and bottom paint. specs: http://irwinyachts.com. Call or 36-FT BILL GARDEN. Fellows And 2 cabins, 2 heads, A/C, heating, washer/ Stewart ketch, 1965. Sausalito. $12,000. email Tom. (408) 505-9328, (951) 244- dryer, full canvas, in-mast furling, dinghy 1116 or [email protected]. Professionally built mahogany/oak, 90% with 6hp outboard, 6-man liferaft. More at restored, beautiful lines, bright and cozy 40-FT CARTWRIGHT, 1979. Brisbane. www.seasilk.us. Contact (619) 995-9085 below. USCG documented for 6-pack $39,000. Not a Tupperware boat. Built or [email protected]. chartering. We have sadly outgrown at New England Boatworks and owned her and purchased bigger boat. Priced by an industry professional. New LP, wir- 44-FT NORDIC, 1988. Seattle. $140,000. accordingly. Contact (415) 730-0849 or ing, and rigging in 2009 - have receipts. Beautiful custom teak interior. Recent up- [email protected]. Furuno radar, ProFurl, Westerbeke diesel, grades include electric windlass, dodger, Robertson autopilot, unbelievably strong Garmin radar, GPS, chartplotter, sonar fi berglass hull. More info at www.manda- fi shfi nder, bottom paint 2013. Details and laymarine.com. Contact (650) 834-6780 photos at yachtsoffered website, listing or [email protected]. #1: www.yachtsoffered.com. Contact (206) 963-3560 or [email protected]. 40-FT SWIFT CENTER COCKPIT. Fiberglass ketch, 1978. San Francisco. $76,000. Sparkman & Stephens design, hull No. 1, Lloyds-certifi ed construction. Pisces Marine (Isuzu 3AB1) 3-cyl 40hp diesel. Substantial deck hardware up- grades and improvements. Strong, stable, sea kindly. Berthed Pier 39 Marina. Email [email protected]. 40-FT FUSION CATAMARAN, 2012. 40-FT PASSPORT, 1980. Nadi, Fiji. Vancouver, BC. Composite performance $99,000. Start living your dream in 40-FT CAPE DORY, 1989. San Car- cruising catamaran. Yanmar 30hp sail- paradise. Renowned bluewater cruiser los, Sonora, Mexico. $117,500. Alberg drives, hydronic heating, LED Garmin currently based in Fiji, actively cruising designed. Beautiful, capable, reliable, instruments, Harken-equipped. 3 cabins, the South Pacifi c. All rigging and systems reputable offshore cruiser. Excellent 2 heads, stove/oven, fridge and freezer. are less than 10 years old. 4200 engine condition and cruise-ready! She has Teak/ holly flooring, cherry cabinets hours. See http://sites.google.com/ been lovingly maintained and continually and plentiful storage throughout. Sail site/1980passport40forsale/home. Email upgraded. Details and photos on website: away in comfort and style. Contact [email protected]. www.capedory40.com. Contact (509) (604) 600-1386 or (604) 465-1662 or 690-4567 or (52-1) 622-120-4258 or [email protected]. 45-FT FASTNET 45, 1974. Portland. 40-FT MAPLELEAF PILOTHOUSE. [email protected]. $75,000. Beautiful boat, many compli- 1984. San Diego, CA. $45,000. Health ments on her lines. Recently sailed to forces sale. Needs canvas and TLC. Australia and back. Very seaworthy, Built to last. Was $99,900. Now $45,000. comes with a lot of equipment. Con- Has it all. See San Diego Craig’s List: siderable locker space and storage for http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/ extended cruising. (503) 327-6750 or boa/4235962352.html. NO BRKRS. [email protected]. Contact (928) 575-6029 or (928) 864-2167 or [email protected].

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January, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 129 34-FT GEMINI 105MC, 2005. Redwood 40-FT MANTA CATAMARAN, 1998. La City, CA. $119,900. High performance Paz, Mexico. $240,000. Fully equipped PARTNERSHIPS racing boat, that is also amazingly a performance cruising cat. All lines to spacious liveaboard or mobile vacation powered winch at helm, self-tailing jib. condo. Perfect for watching the America’s Complete electronics, watermaker, wash- Cup in comfort and style. Fast; easy er-dryer, solar, genset, enormous fridge/ to sail singlehanded without heeling. freezer, liferaft, dinghy, many upgrades. Spacious deck, 3 bedroom interior, pro- More at www.svdamiana.com. Contact tected cockpit. Contact (650) 380-3343 or (415) 987-6477 or [email protected]. [email protected]. 49-FT OUTREMER CATAMARAN, 2011. Ft. Lauderdale. $780,000. Excellent con- dition Outremer 49. Carbon mast, Kevlar 25% INTEREST. In 1979 35-ft Columbia rigging, lithium batteries, electric winches, 10.7. $9,000. Located Puerto Vallarta/ B&G and Raymarine electronics, KVH La Paz Mexico. Boat is loaded with new mini-VSAT, US voltage, US duties paid. rigging, upgraded 35hp Yanmar engine, In San Diego from April 2014. (408) 234- radar, autopilot, air conditioning, Honda 4402 or [email protected]. generator, 20hp and 2hp outboards, in- fl atable, bimini, icemaker, inverter. (530) 38-FT FOUNTAINE PAJOT ATHENA. POWER & HOUSEBOATS 448-4466 or [email protected]. 39-FT PRIVILEGE, 1992. La Paz, BCS, 1995. San Francisco, CA. $164,000/ Mexico. $178,000. New rigging, paint, obo. Our beloved ocean cruising vet PARTNERSHIP NOW AVAILABLE. Oys- instruments, tramps, and rebuilt engines; Family Circus is for sale. New LPU in the ter Point. Opportunity for 1/4 to 1/2 share ready to go! Solar, batteries, sails, tools, salon, new canvas, new trampoline, dual in Hudson Force 50 with experienced toys, spares, kayaks; everything but food. Yanmars, one just rebuilt. 4 cabins, two captain (10-year world voyage). At Oys- In great condition. Details at blog: http:// heads. Radar, GPS, plotter, etc. Ocean ter Point, South SF. Mastery of this size magiccatamaran.blogspot.com. (415) gear - drogue, liferaft, autopilot, spares, vessel not required, Captain will teach/ 234-9520 or [email protected]. etc. Fantastic sailing platform for Bay and mentor. Serious inquiries only. $25,000 for ocean fun. Ready to go! Our family keeps 1/4 partnership. (916) 599-3676 or (650) growing- the boat needs to as well! Go 380-0747 or [email protected]. to http://htzortzis.wix.com/family-circus. Contact [email protected] or PARTNER(S) WANTED. I am interested (925) 878-9659. 43-FT SANTA BARBARA, 1971. Sau- in purchasing a late-model 40+ ft. sailboat salito. $58,000. Made in the USA. 43-ft for sailing in the Bay and on the coast. Monk, Sr. Aft cabin fl ybridge powerboat. Looking for partner(s) with the same Twin V-8 Cummins 504MLH diesels fi re desire who might be interested in sharing right up. Very clean inside and out. Re- ownership and costs. At this point, I’m cent new batteries and charger. Beautiful open to the number of partners and the teak interior. Contact (415) 272-4203 or type of sailboat that would be purchased. 38-FT CHAMBERLIN CAT, 1992. Nevis/ [email protected]. The goal would be to purchase and St. Kitts, Caribbean. $80,000. Custom 38- maintain a sailboat that might normally be ft OSTAC performance cruiser: composite beyond the means of an individual owner. Vac-bagged Divinycell/Vinylester/Biax. (510) 676-4913 or [email protected]. Strong and lightweight. Two doubles, galley/settee berths up, bridgedeck with 30-FT PIVER NIMBLE TRIMARAN. seated headroom. 30,000 ocean miles. Emeryville, CA. $8,000. Piver 30 for sale See specs at http://Sydeva.blogspot. in the Emeryville Marina at end of F dock. com. Photos at http://picasaweb.com/ Has a 9.9 Yamaha outboard motor with sydeva. Email [email protected]. low hours. 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Page 130 • Latitude 38 • January, 2014 LEWMAR WINCHES. $2,300 each. Lew- DOCK SPACE FOR YACHT UP TO 90-FT. mar 65 3-speed winches (2 each), chrome CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS Point Richmond. $400/month. Safe, quiet, drum, self-tailing, professionally serviced. low-traffi c dock for motor or sail yacht Please call Tom. (415) 331-3400. NEW YEAR’S EVE. Presidio Yacht at private home. Locked gate with 24/7 Club, Sausalito. $40/Per person. 7:00 access. $400 per month PLUS power. MISC BOAT GEAR. Sausalito. Priced to 9:00 p.m. Prime rib or salmon en No liveaboard. (510) 237-2020 or (510) to sell! Raymarine C-80, multifunction, papillote. Includes appetizers, wine and 666-4257 or [email protected]. SOUTH OF THE BORDER navigation display with software; $3,099. no host bar, dessert and coffee.www. Digital sounder module, DSM 300; presidioyachtclub.org.Contact and RSVP SLIP FOR SALE (36’X13’) PIER 39. San with selection and check for $40/PP to SAILING THE SEA OF CORTEZ. In La $649.99. 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48' BENETEAU 473 listing new 2002 Beautiful, well maintained, two-cabin boat. This is the only one on the West Coast. A great value at $219,000. 55' HALLMAN SLOOP, 1982 50' GI YUEN MARINER PH, 1979 $165,000 $159,000

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33' SANTA CRUZ, 1978 45' COLUMBIA, 1973 $35,000 30' CATALINA, 1983 41' SCHOCK GRAND PRIX, $79,500 $24,900 1984 $57,000 27' ERICSON, 1978…$14,000

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CAMBRIA 48 CUTTER (1989) lazZara 76 open flybridge (1995) BENETEAU 43 (2007) 2008 model year, Livin’ Sapphire, a Portsmouth, RI, build by David E’lan combines beauty and elegance the Dream has many extras (bow thruster, Walters, is the only boat chosen twice by Ferenc’ with robust all-ocean construction. satellite TV, Gori prop, inverter, new can- Mate as ‘Best Sailboats of the World’. Pure per- Emeryville, transferable end-tie. vas, Nu-Teak cockpit). Immaculately main- formance cruising, loaded. Must see. $295,000 $625,000 tained, lightly used. $225,000

www.kkmi.com/yacht-sales beneteau 40 (2009) (510) 236-6633 • cell: (510) 207-8041 • fax: (510) 231-2355 A very lightly used Beneteau in absolutely [email protected] lovely condition. Wonderful for the Bay or coastal cruising. Well equipped. 530 W. Cutting Blvd., Pt. Richmond, CA 94804 $184,000 The Bay Area’s Premier Boatyard and Brokerage – An Unbeatable Combination

www.multihullcompany.com The Multihull Company is pleased to announce the opening of the Northwest Multihull Center on Puget Sound's Commencement Bay. The Northwest Multi- hull Center is a great starting place for buying or sell- ing a catamaran or trimaran or to learn more about the world of multihulls. We are creating the West Coast's largest concentration of catamarans and trimarans to serve you better! 50' CATANA, 2008 42' SHUTTLEWORTH, 1983 58' PROFILE, 1988 The Multihull Company is the world's largest inter- Washington Baja California Washington national catamaran and trimaran brokerage. Our team 700,000 $139,000 $399,000 of multihull experts offer several distinct differences including buyer and seller services, a powerful online presence, worldwide offices, displays at major nation- al and international boat shows, newsletters and so- cial marketing that inform and reach the right buyers and sellers. Visit us at www.MultihullCompany.com or at our new Northwest Multihull Center and see why 35' SEAWIND, 2008 34' GEMINI 105MC, 2008 34' GEMINI 105MC, 2002 The Multihull Company is truly the choice for sailors Alaska Washington Washington around the world. $248,000 $149,000 $124,950 SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE FT. LAUDERDALE CHARLESTON FRANCE TURKEY TRINIDAD GRENADA TORTOLA ST. MARTIN HQ Phone: 215-508-2704 Northwest Multihull Center: 206-297-1151 email: [email protected]

January, 2014 • Latitude 38 • Page 137 Marotta Yachts of Sausalito Brokers of Fine Sail and Motor Yachts 415-331-6200 • [email protected] • www.marottayachts.com

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46' KELSALL CATAMARAN, 2008 Well-found long- 42' BENETEAU 423, 2003 Perfect example of this popular 34' GEMINI 105MC CATAMARAN, 2005 distance cruiser easily handled by a couple, bristol in and out. design. Two-stateroom, deep-draft version shows bristol in and THE most successful cats ever designed. Just detailed, very Twin Volvo diesels, 6kW Northern Lights genset, full electronics, out. New batteries and new running rigging, very low time on nice inside and out. Never cruised, low hours on Westerbeke. 3-cabin/2-head layout, lying in Sausalito YH. $324,000 engine. Potentially transferable Sausalito YH slip. $169,000 $119,000

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43' HUNTER 430, 1995 Boat's in nice shape inside and 28' Alerion Express, 2000 35' HINCKLEY YAWL, 1966 out with spacious and thoughtfully laid out three stateroom/ Lovely little daysailer shows as new for a fraction of the price Only two owners, nice original condition with roller furler jib, two full head interior with 6'6" headroom through most of the of a new build. Very well equipped and lying in a potentially new sails in 1999, Westerbeke diesel rebuilt in 2007, vessel, and lots of light and storage. Lying Oxnard. $97,000 transferable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip. $69,500 striking gray Awlgripped hull. $62,000

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SISTERSHIP 35' MAXI 105, 1983 High quality Swedish-built yacht 30' FAIRCHILD SCOUT, 1979 Unique vessel looks like 36' CANADIAN SAILCRAFT, 1986 Classic one owner in excellent condition with an interesting 3/4 aft cockpit confi- a classic 1920s bridgedeck cruiser but with a fiberglass hull, CS in beautiful shape with rebuilt Westerbeke diesel and new guration. She shows much newer than her actual age. Built large- modern systems, an updated interior, and a diesel engine. Only standing rigging, and much more. Designed by Ray Wall of ly by hand and showing bristol, she's a must-see. $59,000 3 owners since new, shows beautifully inside and out. $54,000 Camper and Nicholson, she's perfect for the Bay! $53,000

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33' WAUQUIEZ GLADIATEUR, 1983 Classic European 36' CATALINA, 1987 Very nice inside and out, interior show- 32' DREADNOUGHT, 1978 Classic William Crealock- sloop in very nice shape above and below. With only three ing much newer than actual age. Family obligations necessitate designed, California-built cutter. These stout double-enders long term owners since new, she shows much newer than sale. Will make a great first boat or step-up from a Catalina have sailed all over the world and have all the charm in the actual age – interior in particular shows very well. $47,500 27 or 30. Potentially transferable Sausalito YH slip. $42,000 world! In a potentially transferable Sausalito YH slip. $24,500

at 100 Bay Street • Sausalito • California 94965 since 1946 NORPAC BUYING, REDUCED! SELLING YACHTS or KEEPING: Here's to a 1150 Brickyard Cove Rd., B9, Pt. Richmond, CA 94801 GREAT 2014! 52' STEPHENS 1929 CLASSIC Raised deck express (510) 232-7200 FAX (510) 232-7202 coastal cruiser. ABSOLUTELY BRISTOL condition. Exquisitely • decorated and stunning custom built, one-of-a-kind Gatsby email: [email protected] era gem. Twins, gen, fl ybridge, more! Asking $290,000 Kay of Goteborg MAKE OFFER! REDUCED! MAYOWNER FINANCE!

40' VALIANT CUTTER Great blue water cruising 48' GRAND BANKS Trawler LRC. Aft master S/R, twin 52' SPARKMAN & STEPHENS YAWL by Wal- 34' CATALINA Full cruise equipment. Baja Ha-Ha design that changed cruisers forever. Loaded with diesel, FB & PH helms, classic mahogany in BEAUTIFUL steds of Denmark. Classic, magnificent and exqui- veteran and ready to go again. Aft and forward double cruising gear, color radar, R/F, plotter, nav station, condition. Onan, fully loaded galley, 3 heads, shower & site performance cruising sister of Dorade. The best staterooms, solar panels, radar and full electronics. Lots private staterooms, and MORE! A big, strong, perfor- tub, infl atable dinghy w/motor, swim platform, steady- of everything in the finest construction possible. of gear. Dodger and bimini, spinnaker. Great condition mance world cruiser. Asking $69,500 ing sails, radar, MORE! Asking $60,000/offers The Ultimate Classic Yawl. Asking $340,000 and MORE! Asking $38,950

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34' TA CHIAO FLYBRIDGE TRAWLER 42' PT-42 TRAWLER An outstandingly beautiful with twin turbo diesels, chart plotter, hydraulic 90' CLASSIC FANTAIL BLANCHARD MY by Ted Geary, N.A. Launched 1922 in Seattle. Magnifi cent professional & well equipped motoryacht in exceptional condition. steering, two helm stations, fully galley with refrig- restoration/rebuild just completed w/everything replaced or rebuilt. Appears in virtually new condition. Glistening varnished teak Flybridge, aft master strm, forward strm, 2 heads, erator, aft master stateroom, forward stateroom, cabins, teak decks, twin dsls, fully enclosable aft deck, huge salon w/fi replace, formal dining salon, crew's qtrs forward, accom- beautifully appointed, many recent upgrades, twin dsls, 2 heads, showers, tub and more. Nicely fitted modation area below, PH/observation salon, multiple heads. Beautiful view berth in Sausalito. Wonderful & irreplaceable vessel full galley, comfortable salon, full electronics, aft cockpit, out and ready for fun. Asking $29,950 of the highest desirability. Rare opportunity in Gatsby-era yachting. Offers encouraged/fractional ownership poss. $850,000 aux generator & much more. Asking $110,000

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36' MARINER Sloop by Mariner Yachts of New 46' LIBERTY 458 Excellent condition & fully cruise 36' CANADIAN SAILCRAFT Sloop. Noted for quality, 38' ERICSON Sloop. Great Bruce King design. Diesel, Hampshire. A bluewater cruiser set up to follow the equipped. Full electronics pkg incl. GPS/radar/etc. performance, comfort & seaworthiness, the CS-36 is an roller furl., self-tending winches, dodger, full gallley w/ weave of one's dreams. Stoutly built in New England by 85 hp diesel, wheel, dodger, wind generator, Heart outstanding design; "TIME OUT" is a fi ne example of the fridge & freezer, radar, GPS, plot, etc. with repeaters, boatwrights proud of their skills. Heavy hand layup glass inverter, cabin heat. Too much to list. Fully found marque. Dsl, roller furl, dodger, self-tailers, big sail inventory, spinnaker, wheel/pedestal, solar panel, tender w/motor, construction with impressive joinery. Asking $39,000 bluewater cruiser – ready to go. Asking $135,000 clean & well equipped. Shows well! Asking $52,900 AP, liferaft, 2 dbl staterooms & MORE! Asking $58,500

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28' ISLANDER Sloop in very nice condition. Good sails & spinnaker, roller furling, new standing rigging, only 300 29' CAL 29 Sloop. Solid, classic Lapworth design 21' ZODIAC RIB & TRI 2008 SRR650, 32' DOWNEASTER Cutter. An excellent cruiser with hrs since Atomic 4 engine rebuild, self-tailing winches, in sailaway condition. A fast fi n-keeled beauty with Yamaha 4-stroke 150TXR (180 hours), robust hand-laid glass construction. Good looks, roominess wheel steering, double course lifelines w/bow & stern a nearly new auxiliary diesel! Handles well and is a console/bimini canopy, depth, GPS, VHF, (6'6" headroom), comfort, cutaway forefoot full keel pulpits & MORE! This is a nice vessel. Asking $12,950 great daysailer or weekender – or for limited cruising. etc. Spare tubes with diver doors and MORE! w/hung rudder for stability, true tracking in a seaway & Roller furling, new LPU & MORE! Asking $16,500 Beautiful condition. Asking $39,950 nimbleness in close quarters. MORE! Asking $32,500

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31' LIEN HWA SEAHORSE Trawler. Nice, clean boat. F/G w/varnished teak appointments. Economical dsl, 2 dbl berths, AP, H&C pressure water, swim platform w/ 133' CAR FERRY Conversion: Office/Studio. 34' GEMINI 105 CAT Lovingly maintained example of 35' BENETEAU 350 Sloop. Diesel, roller transom door, windlass, Bimini, settee/ship's table, F/B Ultra spacious. Fully operational. Set up for very this popular, affordable cruiser. GPS, VHF, depth, CD/stereo, furling, dodger, wheel steering, autopilot, double & P/H helms, dinghy davits. MORE! Asking $39,500 comfortable living and working. Ice Class, built battened mainsail, roller furling, lazy jacks, fi xed dodger, lifelines/pulpits, self-tailing winches, lines led in Norway. Fine condition. Absolutely unique and wheel steering, h/c water, cockpit shower, enclosed marine aft, full galley, shower, two double staterooms, VERY cool. Rare opportunity. Asking $680,000 head w/shower, full galley & MORE! Asking $109,950 wing keel and more! Asking $44,950 REDUCED! CALL (510) 232-7200 OR PLEASE SEE www.norpacyachts.com TOLL FREE (877) 444-5087 and/or OR CALL GLENN DIRECTLY AT 30' CAPE DORY Cutter. Alberg design. One of the fi nest smaller bluewater cruisers ever built. Famous for comfort, www.yachtworld.com/norpacyachts (415) 637-1181 durability, seaworthiness & stout construction. Dodger, near-new dsl, RF, radar, GPS, MORE! Asking $29,950 for MORE BOATS FOR APPOINTMENTS & INFORMATION

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