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Forget global warming. The earth shifted slightly on its axis this year. It's one thing to race mulltifulls in the along with six perpetual trophies and "thrilled spectators with their blazing America's Cup. . . but in the Rolex Big six Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner speed and daring moves, especially at Boat Series? watches awaited the winners. mark roundings where they sometimes The St. Francis Yacht Club's premier Ultimately victorious: IRC A — TP52 mixed with monohulls holding a slower, annual regatta has been held for 48 Vesper, Jim Swartz (Park City, Utah); IRC steadier pace." B — King 40 Soozal, Dan The level of talent was exciting, too. Woolery (Alamo); IRC C — J/125 Double Trouble, Peter Krueger (Reno); IRC D — IMX 38 Hawk- What got hearts eye, Frank Morrow (San thumping was the near- Francisco); Express 37 — Blade Runner, Michael miss at Shadow's finish. Shlens (Palos Verdes); J/105 — Donkey Jack, Shannon Ryan, Rolf Stoneberg brought together a star-stud- Kaiser and Steve Kleha ded crew aboard his silvery 25-year-old (San Francisco); J/120 ProSail 40 catamaran Shadow, including — Desdemona, John Olympic medalists Randy Smyth, Keith Wimer (Half Moon Bay); Notary, and Chris Steinfeld; interna- ELLEN HOKE / WWW.ELLENHOKE.COM Multihulls — ProSail 40 tionally ranked sailors Genny Tulloch The image of 'now': Urs Rothacher drives Shadow, Peter Stoneberg (Tiburon). and Katie Pettibone; and Mike Tosse of 'BridgeRunner' from a hiking tramp, while his Svendsen's Marine. GoPro captures the action. Multihull Madness years (save for its 2001 cancellation after Going into Sunday there may have the 9/11 attacks). Fleets come and go, been no question about the winner in but like all classics, there's a timeless- the performance multihull division, ness to this regatta. Big boats, big breeze, but there was drama through to the big names. finish, and talent galore. That tradition continued on Septem- St. Francis YC Commodore Peter ber 6, but the average boatspeed ticked Stoneberg gets credit for driving the up considerably. The 2012 edition of the inclusion of multihulls. But before the Rolex Big Boat Series kicked off with its race committee could even agree to first-ever multihull division of six boats the division, and long before the start blasting along in chilly 16-20 knot winds gun, was the challenge of defining among a 66-strong total field of entries the division. What class constraints? across eight divisions. What courses? Just catamarans, or For four days the winds stayed mostly trimarans too? in the high teens, the sun shone, the cur- Bay Area Multihull Association Staff Smokin'! Tom Siebel's Sig 45 'Vamonos' blasts Commodore and YRA Secretary Bob Nab- across the Bay. Early indications are that multis er was all in to help guide the process. will compete again at next year's RBBS. After all, BAMA has no small experience in the matter. Leave it to a TP52 racer, though, to express the handicapping challenge. Hogan Beatie on the TP52 Rio commented, "It's like trying to rate a maxi, a Re- ichel/Pugh cruiser, a Farr 40 one design, and a TP52." Sausage-making, clearly. In the end, the race committee created a performance multihull category focused on boats with a particular size and speed potential — no ponderous rent flooded, and temps in the low 60s cruising cats and no Hobies. They were had that special San Francisco chill. given PHRF ratings, scored using time- It came down to the last day — Sun- on-time, and tris were allowed. day's traditional "Bay tour" — for most The regatta press office was certainly of the divisions. A championship title, pumped, writing about how the multis ALL PHOTOS ROLEX / DANIEL FORSTER EXCEPT AS NOTED FORSTER EXCEPT ROLEX / DANIEL PHOTOS ALL

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Tom Siebel, founder of the Emeryville software company formerly known as Siebel Systems, worked with America's Cup and grand prix multihull racer Cam Lewis to assemble a reunion of Tom Blackaller's 1988 ProSail crew, along with racing multihull design guru Gino Morrelli, aboard the Sig 45 Vamonos. But Shadow was on a roll: four first- place and three second-place finishes Above: SfFYC Commo- over the regatta's seven races. dore and 'Shadow' own- That also put Stoneberg six points er Peter Stoneberg (on ahead of the bright orange hulls of Urs right) salutes RBBS el- Rothacher's SL33 BridgeRunner, and der statesman Sy Klein- man of 'Swiftsure II'. twelve points ahead of two boats tied Right: 'Shadow' shows for third, Siebel's Vamonos and Philippe her winning form. Kahn's blue-hulled Pegasus-MotionX, a Lightspeed 32. Siebel's first place in race came in first for that two was the tiebreaker to edge out Kahn last race. "We had three choices," said Stoneberg. for third. No, what got hearts thumping was the "Head up — flip — and kill the paddle Shadow's sizable point lead going into near-miss at Shadow's finish. Stoneberg boarder; run over the paddle boarder; or the final race meant that Stoneberg only was setting up for a Hollywood finish, go below the guy and miss the finish." had to make it around the course to win. sailing a little high so he could come in After accepting option three, Stoneberg So it wasn't a big deal that BridgeRunner really hot and fast, seriously flying a hull. and crew coolly recovered from the wild Biggest of the big: The green and gray 'Vesper' That's when Stoneberg spied a stand- detour and safely finished in 20 knots of leads the charge to the starting line in IRC A. up paddle boarder furiously stroking breeze, eliciting admiration and applause Left: Skipper Jim Swartz with Gavin Brady. directly across their course. from spectators on the race deck at St. 2012 ROLEX BIG BOAT SERIES —

plus knots, and these boats really ries. We hope we can keep at it as long light up," he said. "Elbows were and as successfully as you have, Sy! flying at the start line. Everybody I saw was excited to have the mul- The Soozal Division — IRC B tihulls." We've nearly stopped tracking the co- He also said the handicapping pious wins of Daniel Woolery aboard his worked well for the catamarans, King 40 Soozal. But in RBBS, he had to although BridgeRunner had a clear advantage in lower wind. "These guys were ferocious. Well-equipped and well-staffed." "These guys were It never got old to see the mul- ferocious. Well-equipped tis fly by the monos. At one point Shadow was screaming past a and well-staffed." big TP52 with an army of more than two dozen crew hiking out. Stoneberg couldn't help shaking beat defending champion and archrival his head and getting a big laugh Brad Copper of Alamo and his Tripp 43 out of his six crew, "So many crew TNT. sandwiches, so little speed." Woolery and tactician Pete McCor- Cam Lewis summed up the mick of North Sails kept up Soozal's feelings of the multihullers about winning form to best the five-boat IRC ALL PHOTOS ROLEX / DANIEL FORSTER EXCEPT AS NOTED FORSTER EXCEPT ROLEX / DANIEL PHOTOS ALL racing in RBBS. "It's about time! B fleet, finishing first to TNT's third in Trimmed for success: Peter Kreuger and his We did this back in the Blackaller day!" Sunday's race and taking the City of San crew worked hard to put 'Double Trouble' at Yep, a quarter century ago. Francisco Trophy with a 1-1-2-2-1-1-1. the top of the IRC C rankings. Woolery felt "elation today when we fin- Francis YC. Biggest of them all — IRC A But that's not the punch line. When In the biggest of the big boats — the Stoneberg looked over at the paddle six-boat IRC A division — Jim Swartz boarder and got ready to read him the and his TP52 Vesper dominated from riot act as they flashed past, whom do the start with an impossible-to-beat you think Stoneberg recognized? Irony 1-1-2-1-1-1-1. Vesper took first in of ironies, none other than Jimmy Spit- IRC A, snagged the title of IRC North hill. American Champion for 2012, and Speaking of mixing it up at the marks, won the St. Francis Perpetual Trophy Jonny Goldsberry, who was crew on for the second year running. BridgeRunner, said wryly after they Swartz said afterwards, "This is hooked the windward mark on Friday, one of the great challenges in the sail- "I see why they don't do 360s in the ing world — the winds, currents, and America's Cup." beating them. It's all about teamwork, For Siebel, the whole series couldn't and we just have a fantastic team," have been better. "Get out there in 20- he said, mentioning crew members Grip with the toes! Making rigging adjustments Jamie Gale, Ken Keefe and Gavin mid-race out on 'Vesper's bowsprit is a delicate Brady as among the greatest sailors operation. in the world. "It really helps the program immensely when you have a group With the help of Pete McCormick (left), Dan- of people who know how to take care of iel Woolery's King 40 'Soozal' (spread shot) earned five bullets. each other." Keefe added that the team also won the IRC East Coast Championship earlier this year. "After having a successful summer on the East Coast, and then to come here and do so well is just an incredible feat, and shows how strong our team is." In what has become an annual tradition, the crowd warmly applauded Sy Kleinman when he took the stage to accept his third-place award for his Schumacher 54 Swiftsure II, helmed by Steve Taft. At 91 years old, Kleinman is believed to be the longest-running RBBS

ELLEN HOKE / ELLENHOKE.COM skipper. This was his 31st Big Boat Se-

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beat for this regatta, and it turns out it was the case, but we had to work hard to get there."

The Fast 40s Experiment — IRC C Peter Kreuger’s J/125 Double Trouble won IRC C last year with Kreuger’s boat partner Andy Costello skippering, and they were ready to defend the title here and take the Richard Rheem Perpetual Trophy. "We worked ELLEN HOKE / WWW.ELLENHOKE.COM harder, started earlier, practiced As if there were any doubt, it's clear by the a lot, and got new sails," said crew mem- wrestling mask worn by 'Swiftsure's bowman, ber Gilles Combrisson (Pt. Richmond). that they came to do battle. "When we get down to the leeward mark ished first. TNT got faster and made us and the tactician (Jeff Madrigali) says ELLEN HOKE / WWW.ELLENHOKE.COM work hard." 'Left turn / Mexican,' it's like ballet." With Brad Copper at the helm, the Tripp 43 This was the third Rolex Big Boat Se- Double Trouble added a fifth victory 'TNT' kept 'Soozal' under pressure throughout ries for Woolery, who has recently come in Race 7 and finished a full five points the regatta. back from an obviously successful knee ahead of its closest competition, Reso- a 1996 Olympic medalist who grew up replacement surgery. "Since the very be- lute, another J/125 skippered by Tim sailing here. "We had a light-air start, but ginning, we've always managed to have a Fuller of Murietta, CA. the wind built really fast and the fleets good record with more wins than losses. "It was a great race" on Sunday, said were all intermingled, and boats were Others said that Soozal was the boat to Madrigali (now of Whidbey Island, WA), flying. It was fun. The week has been great, with really good weather, great race management and a wonderful group of people to sail against." Dick Ferris brought his J/125 August Ice and ten crew from Lake Tahoe for his third RBBS. It was the J/125 contest that thrilled him. "It was great fun to race against the other two J/125s," said Fer- ris. "On Saturday we got the tuning down right, took a bullet in Race 5, and we were bound for a bullet in Race 6 when a foul-up at the leeward mark pushed us back down" to finish third. The IRC C class, reserved for light-

"We worked harder, started earlier, practiced a lot, and got new sails."

displacement boats in the 40-ft range, is commonly referred to as "fast forties" and was dual-scored using IRC as well as the new High Performance Rule. The idea of HPR is to better handicap the new generation of high-performance offshore- capable yachts, such as the Farr 400, between 36 feet and 44 feet in length. HPR certainly helped Bernard Girod's Santa Barbara-based Farr 400 Rock & Roll, taking it to a second-place corrected finish, versus fourth under IRC scoring. HPR also helped Steve Stroub's Santa Cruz 37 Tiburon splash over Alex Farell's

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Tupelo is faster upwind, so the Hawk- by the protest committee involved this eye team knew they needed to hold fleet. back Tupelo and bank some time. Crew In the end, it was an upset: Michael member Karen Clarkson took up the Shlens’ Blade Runner knocked out narrative. "During the first spinnaker long-time rival and defending champion run we pulled a quick jibe (called by Golden Moon, co-owned and helmed by tactician Sean Svendsen) and stood on Kame Richards of Alameda. Tupelo. I think they were surprised. For Golden Moon had topped the score- the long upwind leg we had to pull out board early in the regatta and stayed all the tactical stops, and then prayed there, except for a brief stint when the whole way upwind watching Tupelo both teams were penalized for failing creep closer and closer." to observe a limiting mark in race two. Hawkeye held the lead, winning Race (Redress was later granted on the argu- 7 and finishing one point ahead ofTupelo ment that the mark was not in its proper Honey, which claimed second overall. place, and both teams returned to their former positions despite protests from Express Redress — Express 37 Bullet and Expeditious to overturn the Racing was extremely tight and redress.) fraught with protests in the Express 37 Going into the final race, the top five fleet battle for the Atlantic Perpetual boats in the division were within five Trophy. points of one another. Each had taken In fact, eight of 13 protests heard at least one bullet and each had grabbed ALL PHOTOS ROLEX / DANIEL FORSTER EXCEPT AS NOTED FORSTER EXCEPT ROLEX / DANIEL PHOTOS ALL Big fleet = big fun. Above and right: The hotly contested J/105 fleet put on a great show. 1D35 Alpha Puppy. Double Trouble was the winner in both systems. Resolute took third in HPR. HPR promoters pointed out that the overall corrected time differences proved to be much closer in this new system. "This helps prove the new rule as being more favorable towards the latest-generation high-performance designs," said HPR rule developer Bill Lee.

A Hawk After Honey – IRC D ELLEN HOKE / WWW.ELLENHOKE.COM Six boats were in combat in the IRC D division to take the Keefe-Kilborn Perpetual Trophy. And for the trophy, it was all on the line in the final race between Frank Morrow’s Hawkeye and Tupelo Honey, sailed by Gerard Sheridan of San Francisco. The two boats were just one point apart heading into Sun- day, and eight points ahead of third place contender Encore, a Sydney 36 CR owned by Wayne Koide. And that meant... a little match race. Morrow pinned Sheridan for two-and-a-half minutes at the start. "It was cat and mouse," related Morrow afterwards. "We were hard at it."

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a fourth, fifth, or sixth. But Shlens had before." poured it on with bullets in races four It was not to be. Blade Run- and six, so Richards needed to finish ner, Bullet, and Expeditious all first on Sunday to defend his record. made it by the Moon on Sun- It's precisely that tight competition that day, pushing Richards to 19 points overall against Shlens' 17 points. As Shlens said later, "The "We think of the J/105 as Express 37 fleet is really excit- a dinghy, and try to ing and the boats are all very sail it that way — equal. Even after 20 miles of sailing today, we all managed not as a big boat." to stay overlapped at the finish. One minor error can be the dif- turns Richards on. ference of three or four boats. "Kame, you psyched at the chance Several of the spinnaker reaches for another Rolex watch?" we asked. were very close and the final Going into race seven he replied, "Buy- reach is where many positions ing a watch is less expensive than a new changed within just a few miles. carbon jib. The reason to race here is Golden Moon is very well sailed to watch and learn and study and pay and Kame Richards is just an attention and learn to sail better than outstanding sailor, so we were trying to Mick Shlens' battle-tested Express 37 'Blade stay in front of him from start Runner' came north to the Bay from SoCal, and to finish." returned home victorious. an identical 31 points. With two firsts Largest Fleet — J/105 in earlier races, Donkey Jack won on a A total of 21 boats raced in tiebreaker. the J/105 fleet, making it the The other boat in line to win was largest in the regatta, vying for defending champion Blackhawk, skip- the Commodore's Cup. Big fleets pered by Scooter Simmons of Belvedere. mean opportunity for error and She was perfectly tied with Donkey Jack place changes, especially when going into Sunday, but a tenth-place fin- the top three boats are three ish — Blackhawk's worst of the regatta points apart heading into the — plunged her to third overall. final race. "The J/105 fleet is one of the most Donkey Jack has been racing in the RBBS since 2005 and had won twice. The boat is held in a three-way partnership by skipper Rolf Kaiser and mainsail trimmer Steve Kleha, both of San Fran- cisco, and Shannon Ryan of Oakland. R yan, who also sails a Vanguard 15, revealed their secret: "We think of the J/105 as a dinghy, and try to sail it that way — not as a big boat." competitive one design fleets on San Going into the final day, Kai- Francisco Bay," said Kleha. "Our tactic ser commented that there were going into today was to win the race. still three or four boats that Right off the line we scooted off past could actually win. Godot, was Blackhawk to clinch that part of the one of them, skippered by Phil- battle. After that, our spinnaker trimmer lip Laby of Oakland. Godot took told us to go underneath Alcatraz, which first andDonkey Jack fourth on earned us two places ahead of Mojo and Sunday, which landed them at JuJu."

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Down to the Tiebreaker – J/120 tions are always to do well and to have In perhaps the most dramatic conclu- a challenge; this fleet has all really good sion of the Rolex Big Boat Series, John sailors and it always comes down to the Wimer’s Desdemona redeemed itself after last race in the regatta. That is what it losing its lead Saturday to defending came down to today." champion Chance, skippered by Barry There was a similar battle for third Lewis of Atherton. With only one point place, with one point separating Dick between the boats going into the Bay Swanson's Grace Dances and Stephen tour, Desdemona had to finish ahead of Madeira's Mr. Magoo going into the final race. With help of tactician Rich Bennal- ack — and "aggressive main and spinnaker trim" according to crew member Desdemona redeemed David Gimpelevich — Swanson took the itself after losing bullet on Sunday and held on to third. its lead Saturday. Next Year The 2013 edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series will be pushed back to Septem- Chance, which it did by posting a second ber 26-29, following the America's Cup to Chance’s fourth and edging the team finals. Asked if multihulls will be back out by one point overall. for 2013, Stoneberg smiles and says, "We knew that Chance was who we simply, "You bet!" had to beat, but we also couldn’t afford — paul oliva

to just let the rest of the fleet go, so we FORSTER ROLEX / DANIEL just needed to get a decent start and sail Pretty as a water ballet: As the starting gun You'll find complete results and more smart," said Wimer, who has competed fires, the J/120 fleet demonstrates a textbook great photos at www.rolexbigboatseries. in the event for 22 years. "Our expecta- start off the Cityfront. com.

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The way we see it, there are two ways to measure the success of a sailing event. The fi rst is how good the sailing he has owned for 27 years. Mike Pyzel conditions were. The second is how en- has owned his Santa Barbara-based Cal gaged and connected the participants 28+ Caballo Blanco since before he sailed became. Based on her in the '78 Singlehanded TransPac. those criteria, we While most of the fl eet came from the think last month's Santa Barbara-to-Dana Point stretch of fi rst ever SoCal Ta- Southern California coast, at least three Ta — aka Reggae boats — Stephen Yingst and Christina Pon Da Ocean — Barasch's Sausalito-based Beneteau 31 was a smashing Green Flash; Andy Smith's Coyote Pt.- success. Given the based Union Polaris 36 Tilligo; and Al number of partici- Fricke's Treasure Island-based Catalina pants who told us 36 Jublilee — had to sail 275 miles to they were ready to get to the Ta-Ta starting line at Santa sign up for a Ta-Ta Barbara, and had to travel at least 350 Two, we're not the miles from Catalina to get back home. only ones. Kevin Belcastro's San Francisco-based The week-long Tanton 43 cat ketch Toucan also came event saw the 33- down from San Francisco for the rally, boat fl eet rally from but like a half dozen other Ta-Ta entries, Commodore Liana reg- Santa Barbara to is planning on doing the Baja Ha-Ha. gaes pon da ocean. Two Harbors, Cat- Chuck and Elaine VanderBoom of alina, with stops at Santa Cruz Island, Lake Havasu City came the farthest, Paradise Cove and Redondo Beach. None having trailered their F-31 Boomerang of the legs was more than 37 miles, so all the way from Arizona. Curiously, there was no overnight sailing. none of the three San Diego boats that The fl eet was composed of 34 boats had signed made the 150-mile trip to the — six others didn't show up — rang- Santa Barbara start. ing in size from Brandon and Devani Priest's Santa Barbara-based Coronado 25 Sea Monkey — which got special dis- As is to be expected of an event pensation for being under the normal taking place during the work week, many minimum length of 27 feet — up to Pat of the 105 participants were retired. McCormick's Alamitos Bay-based Bene- Nonetheless, it was a lively group of teau 440 St. Somewhere. There were six adventurers not interested in spending multihulls and one powerboat. their golden years snoring on a couch to were doing the Ta-Ta aboard Al Fricke's Most of the boats were production a blaring boob tube. Jubilee. Randy and CJ fi rst met Al in built 'racer-cruisers', such as the four Two was the most common number Mexico in '94, shortly after the inaugural Beneteaus, three Hunters, three Cat- of crew per boat, followed by three. But Ha-Ha, and they've remained friends alinas, and three Islanders. A number Jean Mondeau somehow managed to since. of boats were at least 30 years old, stuff six into his Madera-based Cal 2-27 which says something good about the Carmela, which he'd bought for $500 and durability of early fi berglass boats. A completely restored. Billy Lilly's Newport Southern California has a reputa- few of them have been under the same Beach-based Lagoon 470 catamaran tion for light-air sailing conditions, with ownership for decades, such as Keith Moontide had fi ve crew, four of them frequent periods of too little wind for Albrecht's beautifully restored Alamitos women, and Profl igate had six crew, four decent sailing. So it was something of Bay-based Columbia 36 Ojo Rojo, which of them women. The estrogen on the cats a surprise that a majority of boats were was so thick that it was hard to see from able to sail the entirety of all four legs, We're not sure how long the Albrechts have been together, but Keith and their Columbia 36 one side of the salons to the other, and which totalled 110 miles. While there 'Oso Rojo' have been an item for 27 years. the intense discussions about personal were some periods of six to 10 knots of relationships never ended. wind, nobody slatted, and overall the Two entrants who really tickled sailing conditions were excellent. our fancy were John and Janice We'd done the 26-mile fi rst leg from Barker of the Long Beach-based Santa Barbara to the west end of Santa DownEast 38 Dulcinea. They'd not Cruz Island about 15 times before, but only done the fi rst Baja Ha-Ha 19 never in such fi ne conditions. It was years before with the same boat, sunny from daybreak, and there was a but they wore their new-looking steady 12-knot breeze for the 11 a.m. '94 Ha-Ha T-shirts to the Ta-Ta start. The Poobah cautioned the fl eet that skipper's meeting — and so did the wind would come aft once they got Randy and CJ Juengst. They'd done out into the channel, so it would actually the inaugural Ha-Ha aboard their Norseman 40 Royal Venture, and REGGAE PON DA OCEAN

Clockwise from spread of 'Orange' passing Pt. Dume. (Yes, the photo is fl opped.) Northern Californians Kevin Belcastro of 'Toucan' and Robert Walker of 'Grace'. Question: Tell no lies, where do you want to reggae most? Answer: The ocean. Dreddy mates. Lani Cordero and Mike Pyzel of 'Caballo Blanco'. Jim Anderson's Beneteau 49 'Thalassa' just after the start. Jim and his crew, Derek Leistra, who plans to go cruising in his own boat. benefi t them to stay low of the rhumb There was plenty of room for everyone, over to Scorpion aboard Profl igate. The line. The suggestion that members of a it wasn't very rolly, and there wasn't catch was that all hikers had to be willing reggae-themed fl eet "not get too high" much of a south swell running — which to swim out through the surf — it was was, as you might expect, universally made beach landings possible if not relatively small — once they got back ignored. easy. With continued bright sunshine, to Smuggler's. The hike was longer and After sending the fl eet on its way, we lots of people sunbathed, paddled their more hilly than expected, but it was more futzed getting Profl igate's main up, then kayaks, swam in the 68° water, and quiet and serene than anywhere else in set our biggest asymmetrical. Thanks otherwise enjoyed themselves. Charles and LeeAnne Clark hit the start of the to more northwest in the wind than Thanks to the relatively small size fi rst leg with 'Spray'. Their goal is to get a larger normal, we were easily able to curve of the fl eet, Profl igate was able to host boat and take off cruising. up to the east end of Santa Cruz, pass- one-third of the skip- ing San Pedro Point in less than three pers and first mates hours, a few minutes after Boomerang. at sundowner parties Having ignored our advice, some boats each night. This was a arrived at the island so high they had great way for folks to to gybe back out to get downwind. But really get to know each even those arrived a short time later. other.

Smuggler's Cove is one of the few The second day places in the Channel Islands that can was an overcast lay day. accommodate a ﬂ eet of more than 30 The Poobah proposed a boats, so that was the Ta-Ta destination. hike from Scorpion Bay back to Smugglers, and offered to take everyone TA-TA ONE —

Clockwise from above. The bubble machine and 'Dulcinea' at Smuggler's. Caren and Danna doing yoga at 10 knots. Heidy Gross, the young owner/ skipper of 'Sea Esta'. The VanderBooms of 'Boomerang'. The dock and hikers at Scorpion. Hot and not-so-hot gybing angles off the east end of Anacapa Island. The fl eet anchored and rafted up behind the Redondo Breakwater. Michelle Hansen of 'Kailani' gives her husband Cary a tongue lashing. Southern California. The only sign of heard — even after some hikers had to who got drenched shuttling skippers and civilization was an old farm house with be manhandled into the dinghy. fi rst mates to the Profl igate sundowner rusty farm machinery strewn about. party. But no boats dragged, and as is Hovering in the infl atable off Smug- the norm for Santa Monica Bay, the wind gler's Beach, the Poobah was concerned Day three dawned with drippy fog. died promptly after sundown. that the weary hikers might balk at About half the fl eet set chutes in less having to wade through the chilly surf than 10 knots of wind on the way to in order to be picked up and taken back Paradise Cove, just past Pt. Dume. The Day four dawned foggy and calm, to their boats. He need not have wor- wind was forecast for 10 to 15 knots, but so the Poobah led the fl eet on a near- ried, for these were hardy pioneer rally stayed light until early in the afternoon, shore tour of Malibu homes. It really stock, and not a discouraging word was at which time it started blowing above wasn't necessary, but celebrity after the forecast. With winds gusting to the celebrity — Cher, Goldie, Dustin, Ali, Judy, one of the estrogen crew aboard 'Moon- mid-20s from Zuma Beach on, many Sting — all came out on their terraces tide', enjoyed kayaking after the Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz Island leg. skippers reported hitting their all-time to wave. The Poobah thought his arm top boat speeds, including the was going to fall off from waving back. VanderBooms, who racked up You'd think they'd never seen a sailboat an 18.3. Although the wind was before. strong enough to fi nish off Moon- We mingled with the surfers at Malibu tide's tattered 16-year-old main, for a few minutes — two-to-three foot there was no other significant waves, kinda sloppy, crowded — before damage to the fl eet. setting the chute. The wind never got Paradise Cove usually provides over 10 knots crossing Santa Monica excellent protection from the Bay, but it was a spinnaker reach, so it wind, but it continued to gust might as well have been blowing 16. It to the mid-20s in the anchorage was a mellow sail under clearing skies. well past cocktail hour. The real heroes were the Ta-Ta volunteers REGGAE PON DA OCEAN

Clockwise from above. The busy anchorage at Smuggler's. The crowded 'Carmela'. Patsy Verhoeven, another woman skipper, on the throne of her Gulfstar 50 'Talion'. Leslie and Seth of 'Talion' at the King Harbor YC. Diane and Christine Eggleston of the Lagoon 400 'Scout'. He's the NorCal dealer. Katrina Liana, Commodore of the Punta Mita Yacht & Surf Club, takes the leap. A recovered Doña de Mallorca leads the Ta-Ta conga line. The trickiest part of the Ta-Ta was violently and have diarrhea into the wee arrived at Two Harbors late the next going to be the raft-up at anchor behind hours, she was, for insurance reasons, afternoon, just before the fi nal potluck the huge Redondo breakwater. But it transferred to another hospital for an and awards ceremony. De Mallorca got a came off without a hitch. The fl eet was MRI before getting the 'all clear' signal. rousing welcome from the crowd, almost graciously welcomed by the folks at the By the next morning her symptoms all of whom had gotten to know her from King Harbor YC, who set up a dinghy were gone. Because the vertigo hadn't the sundowner parties on Profl igate. dock and allowed everyone to take show- been accompanied by tinnitus, doctors In order to get everyone in the reggae ers, dump their garbage, and feast at a advised that it is unlikely to occur again. spirit, the Poobah announced that when delicious spaghetti dinner. This despite Subsequently, she's learned that vertigo de Mallorca was on what she believed the fact it was their last beer can race of is not an uncommon malady. to be her deathbed, she had one last the year — a big night at the club. wish, which was that she could lead the Then, in the middle of dinner, near- entire Ta-Ta fl eet in a conga line at the disaster struck. Dona de Mallorca, who The Poobah and de Mallorca spent potluck. The Poobah might have made had felt great all along, suddenly grabbed the day in a motel catching up on sleep, With no wind for the start of the third leg, the the table and announced that she was while Assistant Poobah Andy Turpin and Ta-Ta fl eet motored down to Malibu and hung feeling extremely dizzy. The former ICU others took over for the fourth and fi nal with the surfers before setting chutes. nurse was soon stretched out on the leg of the Ta-Ta. From what we were dining room fl oor in great distress. told, it was yet another fabulous day Paramedics arrived quickly. De Mal- of sailing, with 15 knots on the beam lorca passed one heart test and then a under bright sunshine. Even the fi rst second more sophisticated heart test. potluck turned out great — except But since her vertigo was severe, she for the Poobah's choice of movies. had to be rushed to the hospital. A CAT The Harder They Come is not as scan ruled out a stroke and brain tumor, cheery a movie as he'd remembered. but since de Mallorca continued to barf Captain Ron would have been a better choice. The Poobah and de Mallorca TA-TA ONE — 2012 SoCal Ta-Ta Participants AHA ...... Fountaine-Pajot Tobago 35 . . Bruce & Marlene Beal ...... Dana Point this up, but in what he viewed as the big- Big Sweetie ...... Hunter 450 Passage ...... Carolyn & Charles Moyer ...... Channel Islands gest vote of support for the Ta-Ta, every Boomerang ...... Corsair UC31 ...... Chuck & Elaine VanderBoom ...... Lake Havasu City, AZ person — minus one with gimpy knees Caballo Blanco ....Cal 28+ ...... Mike Pyzel ...... Santa Barbara — got up and conga'd in circles behind Carmela ...... Cal 2-27...... Jean Mondeau ...... Madera Dariana Ruth de Mallorca. And then they did it again ...... Custom 46 ...... Michael Alfred ...... Channel Is. Harbor Dulcinea about a half hour later. Perhaps you had ...... Downeast Cutter 38 ...... John & Janice Barker ...... Long Beach Escapade ...... Ericson 38 ...... Darrell Sausser ...... Los Alamitos to be there, but the group spirit brought Grace ...... Traveller 32 ...... Alameda ...... Robert Walker a huge smile to the Poobah's face. Green Flash ...... Beneteau 323 ...... Stephen Yingst & Christina Barasch .... Sausalito After giving a special award to every Indulgence ...... Beneteau First 435 ...... Andrew Beath & Joseph Blackburn ..... Santa Barbara boat entered — they were all winners! Jubilee ...... Catalina 36 MkII ...... Al Fricke ...... Treasure Island — Ta-Ta One reggaed into the sailing Kailani ...... Catalina 400 MkII ...... Cary & Michele Hansen ...... Nawiliwili, HI history books. Our heartfelt thanks to Mean Kitty ...... Catalina 42 ...... Bill Walters ...... Ventura Moira everyone who participated, as you were ...... Beneteau 351 ...... Scott Stephens ...... Ventura Moontide ...... Lagoon 470 ...... Bill Lilly ...... Newport Beach fabulous. And thanks to all the many Ojo Rojo ...... Columbia 36 ...... Keith & Terry Albrecht ...... Alamitos Bay people who helped make it happen. Orange ...... Contour 34 ...... Paul Martson ...... Ventura Oso Loco ...... Kettenburg 32...... Bear Turpin ...... Santa Barbara Quiddity ...... Hunter 33 ...... Steve & Bobby Young ...... Santa Barbara St. Somewhere ...Beneteau 440 ...... Pat McCormick ...... Alamitos Bay Scout ...... Lagoon 400 ...... David & Christine Eggleston ...... Jackson, WY Sea Esta ...... Pearson Vanguard 32 ...... Heidy Gross ...... Marina del Rey Sea Monkey ...... Coronado 27 ...... Brandon & Devani Priest ...... Santa Barbara Shadow 2 ...... Islander 36 ...... Greg & Kathy Kircher ...... Ventura Will there be a Ta-Ta Two? We're Someday ...... Hunter 34 ...... Don McNeil ...... Channel Islands going to take a few months to decide if, Spray ...... Islander Freeport 36 ...... Charles & LeeAnne Clark ...... Channel Islands in addition to doing the magazine and Talion ...... Gulfstar 50...... Patsy Verhoeven ...... La Paz, BCS running the Ha-Ha, it's too much. We Tempest ...... Jeanneau 46.5 ...... Steve Moffett ...... Alamitos Bay suspect there will be a Two, but in some Thalassa ...... Beneteau 49 ...... Jim Anderson ...... Redondo Beach Tilligo ways nothing is ever quite like the fi rst ...... Union Polaris 36 ...... Andy Smith ...... Coyote Point Toucan time, is it? ...... Tanton 43 ...... Kevin Belcastro ...... San Francisco Triagan ...... Corsair F-31 ...... Hans Millenaar ...... Leucadia richard — latitude/ Wayward Wind ....Catalina 42 ...... William & Kathryn Gaffaney ...... Marina del Rey

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Editor's note: You may recall having seen this article before in the pages of our magazine. You are not hallucinating. and SailMail, they allow for the transmis- frequency, start transmitting, and really We fi nd this piece by Gordon West one of sion and reception of brief emails while piss off the 'radio police', fear not. SSB the most useful we've ever published, so offshore. radios that are capable of working Ham we've decided to run it again. In fact, you'll frequencies come 'locked' from the fac- probably spot it again next year and the Licensing tory. Some can only be unlocked using year after that and the year after that. It's You don't need to pass a Ham radio software, while others can be unlocked that good, and it deserves a place at every operator's test to use a marine SSB. All by simply pressing three keys at the cruiser's nav station. Enjoy! that's required is a valid Ship Station same time. In cases of genuine emergen- license and a lifetime Restricted Radio- cies, Ham frequencies can be used by telephone Operator's permit. No testing people who don't have a license. Despite several advances in off- required! The Ship Station license is good shore voice communications such as for 10 years and is non-transferable. If How Far On What Bands? satphones, marine single sideband (SSB) you're good at dealing with online govern- A marine SSB system operates on isn't going away anytime soon. That's ment forms, you can apply for a license marine radio spectrum called short- at http://wireless.fcc.gov. If you're not so wave, medium frequency and high For cruising in California good at it, or don't want to take the time, frequency — 2 MHz-26 MHz. This radio my lovely wife Suzie will be happy to help spectrum is shared with hundreds of and Mexico, you'll for a fee: (714) 549-5000. other radio users including shortwave almost exclusively How does Ham (amateur radio) differ broadcasts, Ham radio, FEMA, the from SSB? If you're new to long distance American Red Cross and long-range use just fi ve of them: marine radio, I suggest not even worry- aircraft. 4A, 4B, 4C, 8A and 8B. ing about it. Although I run the Radio Radio signals within the SSB short- School and some of the income comes wave spectrum refract off the ionosphere from teaching students how to use Ham and come back to earth hundreds or because SSB, unlike satphones, allows radio and pass the test, I generally dis- thousands of miles away without the an unlimited number of people to listen courage new SSB operators from taking need for communication satellites and/ to a transmission at the same time. that step right away. Get the no-test or ground stations. Each marine SSB As such, SSB is the only way to go license for SSB radio, become familiar radio frequency band has a very predict- for the various regional cruising nets, with the procedures and protocols, and able skywave bounce bull's-eye. If you such as the Baja, Sonrisa, Chubasco and use it for a few months. If you fi nd that choose a band that's too high, your sig- Southbound. It means that when Tom you're one of the very few cruisers who nal will skip over the other station. If you Barnum, AA6TP, for example, transmits talks on the radio so much that SSB choose a frequency that's too low, your his latest weather forecast, anyone who wants to do so can listen at the same time. When someone has a question about the forecast, everyone can hear the question and Tom's response. Marine SSB is also perfect for cruising events such as the Baja Ha-Ha, the Caribbean 1500 and the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. "While the Ha-Ha doesn't require SSB radios," advises the Grand Poobah, "most boats do have them. They're good for safety — but fun, too. The folks with SSBs are able to participate actively in all the roll calls, weather and fi shing reports, and other fl eet news. Over a period of nearly two weeks, per- In the realm of cruising, an SSB radio is a life- signal won't go far enough to reach. line, an email gateway, and a hub of friendly sonalities develop over the radio, and The following is a good guide for conversation, like an old-fashioned party line. an even greater sense of community is choosing the band of frequencies that established." frequencies aren't adequate, then look will target your fi rst skywave bounce: In racing events such as the Trans- into Ham radio. Or if you're going to the Pac, Pacific Cup, and Singlehanded South Pacifi c, where there's lots more 2 MHz ...... 200-400 miles TransPac, SSB offers more than just traffi c on ship-to-ship channels, you 4 MHz ...... 400-600 miles straight communication. "Thanks to might consider eventually moving up to 6 MHz ...... 600-1,200 miles marine SSB, our 1700 hour reports and Ham status. But generally speaking, it's 8 MHz ...... 800-1,600 miles discussions maintain the racing cama- really only for serious radio buffs. 12 MHz ...... 1,200-2,400 miles raderie and fun," notes Jack McGuire, By the way, there is nothing to prevent 16 MHz ...... 1,600-3,200 miles KG6CJN, communications chairman of folks with SSB radios from listening on 22 MHz ...... 2,200-4,000 miles-plus the '08 Pacifi c Cup race. Ham frequencies, and indeed, there are 26 MHz ...... unpredictable during Although not the subject of this ar- some helpful Ham-only weather broad- our solar cycle minimum ticle, the other signifi cant benefi t of SSBs casts. If you're worried that you might is that, when used with a Pactor modem accidently stumble onto a Ham-only Pop Quiz #1: You are in San Francisco

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the last remaining SSB manufacturers, and of the three, Icom is the undisputed and you want to talk with your buddy 700 channels? leader when it comes to equipping rec- who's on his boat 1,200 miles away in Nonetheless, you could spin your SSB reational vessels with marine SSB gear. Cabo San Lucas. Which band on marine dial all day long and you'd probably still To help North American sailors more SSB might you choose? hear nothing — except for WLO, the ex- easily call up relevant ship-to-ship, Answer: Because 4, 6, and 8 MHz cellent radiotelephone station located in Coast Guard, weather facsimile, Ham would likely fall short on the fi rst radio Mobile, Alabama. If you want to pick up and marine telephone stations, Icom signal bounce, 12 MHz and 16 MHz something, look for on-the-hour weather has pre-programmed 160 "favorite chan- would likely be your best choices. and traffi c reports on the following In- nels" — channels 1 through 160 — into ternational Telecommunications Union a memory circuit titled 'User Channels'. (ITU) three- and four-digit designators: If you have an Icom 802 and tune The thing that usually drives new 405, 417, 805, 824, 830, 1209, 1212, to channel 77, you'll fi nd that you'll be SSB operators nuts — and I know that it 1226, 1607, 1624, 1641, 1807, 2237 on frequency 4146 (aka 4A). And if you still irritates the Ha-Ha's Grand Poobah — and 2503. If you punch in 1607 on the tune to channel 135 on an 802, you'll is that SSB radio frequency/channels are hour, you'll get traffi c lists and weather fi nd yourself on frequency 3968, which so different from VHF, FM, television, and broadcasts from powerful WLO. The is home to the Sonrisa Net at 6:30 a.m. almost every other kind of channel. On U.S. Coast Guard also broadcasts voice Pacifi c Time in the winter. It will even VHF, for example, channel 72 is channel weather reports on ITU channels 424, show 'Sonrisa Net' on your screen, even 72. On television, channel 7 is channel 7. 601, 816, 1205, and 1625. though the Sonrisa Net only uses that What could be more simple? frequency a few hours each day. Certainly not SSB radio. Get this: while Your radio will no doubt also have a 4146 is always 4146 on SSB, it's also B ecause SSB radios are more toggle for 'channel/frequency'. As you known as 4A, and sometimes the desig- complicated than VHF radios, you might move it, the display will switch back nator 4-1. In addition, depending on the initially have a little trouble punching in and forth from, say frequency 4146 to individual radio, it's often channel 35 or the three- and four-digit ITU channels channel 77 — assuming, of course, that channel 77, and could also be some other and/or the actual frequencies. 77 has been assigned to 4146 on your channel. That's right, depending on what Icom America, Furuno, and SEA are particular radio. radio you bought and when, and who might have customized the user chan- Latitude's Easy Guide to Mexico Nets nels, channel 35 and channel 77 may or may not be 4146 and vice versa. And, of Baja California & Mainland Mexico course, it might also be channel 63 or Daylight Saving Time Schedule (Summer) 147 — or a bunch of other channels. Time *LatestLatest Freq Upper/ The best way to get to 4146 is to UTC PDT MDT CDT ICOM kHz Lower Net Name just tune to 4146. The problem is that (GMT) W. Coast US Cabo, LAP PVR, ACA Channel Pri / Sec Sideband you may have to do a lot of knob turning, which can be annoying. In order ****** Marine SSB Nets *** to eliminate unnecessary wrist injuries 00:55 17:55 18:55 19:55 105105 8122/8116 8122 USB USB SouthboundAmigo Net Net from knob turning, some manufacturers 02:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 9592 6516 6224 USB USB SouthboundBluewater Net Net 14:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10595 8122/8116 6516 USB USB Bluewater Amigo Net Net 'channelized' the more popular frequencies. That is, they assigned specifi c chan- *** Listen-Only Ham Nets *** nels to specifi c frequencies. For example, 03:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 151141 14300 7238 USB LSB Pacifi cBaja Seafarer Net Net the Icom SSB radios of several years 13:30 6:30 7:30 8:30 135149 3968 7294 LSB LSB Chubasco Sonrisa Net Net* ago assigned channel 35 to frequency 14:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 149156 7192/7294 14340 LSB USB Chubasco Manana Net* Net* 4146 (aka 4A and 4-1). Unfortunately, 15:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 141151 7233.5 14300 LSB USB Manana Baja Net Net* 19:00* NOTE: Net 12:00 warm-up and 13:00 coordination 14:00 sessions frequently156 begin 14340 prior to the USB published net Mañana opening Net*time. in later radios, they decided to assign channel 77 to 4146 (aka 4A and 4-1). In * NOTE: Net warm-up and coordination sessions frequently begin prior to the published net opening time. addition, some retailers created custom Standard Time Schedule (Winter) 'user channel' packages, which gave yet Time Latest Freq Upper/ another channel designation to 4146. *Latest UTC PST MST CST ICOM kHz Lower Net Name How did it all come to this? SSB (GMT) W. Coast US Cabo, LAP PVR, ACA Channel Pri / Sec Sideband operators used to have to spin the frequency knob like crazy to fi nd anyone ****** Marine SSB Nets *** because there are more than 1,000 SSB 00:55 16:55 17:55 18:55 105 8122/8116 8122 USB USB SouthboundAmigo Net Net frequencies — only a very few of which 02:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 9592 6516 6224 USB USB Southbound Bluewater Net Net 14:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 105 8122/8116 USB Amigo Net will ultimately be of interest to you. (More 95 6516 USB Bluewater Net on that later.) As a result, most modern *** Listen-Only Ham Nets *** marine SSB transceivers — a fancy 03:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 151141 14300 7238 USB LSB Pacifi cBaja Seafarer Net Net name for a combined transmitter and 14:30 6:30 7:30 8:30 135149 3968 7294 LSB LSB Chubasco Sonrisa NetNet* receiver in one black box — have nearly 15:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 149156 7192/7294 14340 LSBUSB Chubasco Manana Net* Net* 700 pre-stored duplex channels (specifi c 16:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 141151 7233.5 14300 LSBUSB Manana Baja Net Net* 19:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 156 14340 USB Mañana Net* frequencies designated as channels for * NOTE: Net warm-up and coordination sessions frequently begin prior to the published net opening time. easier access). After all, what's easier: * NOTE: Net warm-up and coordination sessions frequently begin prior to the published net opening time. dialing through 1,000+ frequencies or Time adapted from Dockside Radio: www.docksideradio.com

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Most Icom marine SSBs may be tuned from a memorized channel, to hear a Calling For Help Over The SSB radio cycles back to receive. Still see the weather report on a frequency that has There are six Coast Guard Global word 'TUNE'? This is good. However, if recently moved. Press the 'CL' button Maritime Distress and Safety System the word 'THRU' comes up, or 'HI SWR', — the channel knob now goes into fre- (GMDSS) channels/frequencies: 2182, you've got problems. It's probably time quency changing — and turn the knob the distress channel; 4125 (4S); 6215 to bring in a NMEA-qualifi ed marine in tiny steps. You may need to do a lot of (6S); 8291 (8S), 12,290 (12S); 16,420 SSB specialist to fi nd out what's wrong knob twirling to get to some of the new (16S). The Coast Guard and other in- between your radio and your tuner. weather nets. Be sure to push 'CL' again ternational rescue agencies monitor Assuming you do get 'TUNE', it's time to get out of this mode. them 24 hours a day. U.S. Coast Guard to pick up the mic and try a short trans- Take this opportunity to run all the monitors out of Hawaii, Guam, Alaska, mission. After doublechecking that the frequency is clear, key the mic, and speak directly into it saying "FOOOOUUUUR." Radio signals within the SSB shortwave spectrum The mic should be touching your lips refract off the ionosphere and come back to earth when you do this. If the following things hundreds to thousands of miles away without the need for happen, it suggests that your transmission is good and powerful: communication satellites and/or ground stations. 1) The LCD bar graph goes full scale. user channels on your radio, and make San Francisco, New Orleans, Miami and 2) Your cabin lights dim slightly. a list of what frequencies/stations they Norfolk. 3) The instrument indicator lamps refer to. As mentioned, if you have a Warning! Remember, different bands glow. newer Icom 802, it's very likely, but not have different ranges. If you make an 4) The bilge alarm squeaks. certain, that you have the same chan- emergency call on 2182 when you're half- 5) The house battery drops about half nel/frequency combinations as owners way between Mexico and the Marquesas, a volt. of other new Icom 802s. But if you have it's very unlikely anyone will hear you. It's perfectly normal for instrument an older Icom model, or perhaps had a If you check the earlier chart, you'll see panel lights to glow and bilge alarms to custom user channel package installed that you'd actually want to transmit on squeak when a powerful 100 watts are into your 802, I'd recommend that you 12,290 (12S) where the range would be coming out of your SSB. But be sure have an authorized Icom dealer come 1,200 to 2,400 miles. to doublecheck that the LCD transmit down and give you the most recent user indicator shoots across the screen when channel package. He'll just plug his Checking Your SSB you say a very loud "FOOOOUUUUR." computer into the front of your radio Reception And Transmission A potentially more dangerous way to and download the new stuff. It shouldn't As a new user, even if you get some test the transmit power output is with take more than 15 minutes, and will meaningful reception as you dial around a small fl uorescent tube at night. Ask sync you with the majority of other SSB the channels, you'll probably still wonder your fi rst mate to hold the glass tube radios. if your SSB is working as it should. One against the insulated backstay antenna way to fi nd out is by trying to pick up or the big white whip. Caution! Be sure the time signals at 10 and 15 MHz and they don't touch the backstay with their If you look at the sidebar, you'll see WWV, which provide a continuous signal fi ngers or other parts of their body, as this Latitude 38's favorite SSB channels that for a ready reference. If you're still at could result in a nasty burn or worse. Say will help you better understand that each the dock and plugged in, you may fi nd the magic word ("FOOOOUUUUR") once channel has a specifi c purpose. You'll that turning off the again, and the tube notice there aren't 700 of them. That's shorepower battery Latitude 38's should instantly because you can use only 33 primary charger will make a Favorite SSB Channels light up. The glass channels. And for cruising in California huge difference in must actually be and Mexico, you'll almost certainly use your reception. Dit- When cruising Mexico, these are the only touching the radi- just fi ve of them: 4A, 4B, 4C, 8A and 8B. to for refrigeration, channels you'll really need for calling ating antenna or That's not many, but you'll rarely have fluorescent lights ship-to-ship or ship-to-California. antenna lead-in trouble fi nding an open channel. (There and inverters. Latest ICOM single wire for this are an additional 49 secondary channel/ If you're not sure Channel Downloadable Frequency to happen. frequencies on the 4 MHz and 8 MHz that you're trans- Designator Channel kHz If the cabin bands that you can use if they aren't mitting, you can lights dim, the head 4A ...... 77 ...... 4146 kHz USB being used at the time, but if you're just tell a lot by looking 4B ...... 78 ...... 4149 kHz USB fl ushes, numerous starting out, you don't need that addi- at the LCD display bilge alarms go off, tional confusion.) on the face of your 8A ...... 97 ...... 8294 kHz USB and the fluores- The main thing to do is play with your radio. First, push 8B ...... 98 ...... 8297 kHz USB cent tube lights up, user channels/frequency combinations the 'TUNE' button, chances are excel- so you become familiar with them. It at which point the radio should briefl y lent that you're putting out 100 watts. won't take long. If you fi nd that your transmit a low power signal to tune the But are they clear watts? Only a radio channels are out of sync with most other automatic antenna coupler. Do this on test with another SSB user can deter- folks' SSBs, you might want to change any 6 MHz channel as long as there is mine that, so ask someone else in the yours to match theirs. Depending on how no traffi c on it. The word 'TUNE' should marina to dial in a common ship-to-ship technically profi cient you are, you may fl ash a couple times on the LCD screen, channel, such as 6224, and run your or may not need assistance. and then stay up on the screen when the radio check. This will be a good test for

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SSB in an Emergency antenna. Unfortunately, they are not clearly labeled, and a number of people a nice, clean signal. Marine SSB has been allocated hundreds have plugged their SSB antenna into the If your test partner reports that your of international channels, some of which are wrong port. As a result, transmit and sound was garbled, and you've just closely guarded by the U.S. Coast Guard and receive ranges are minimal. You'll see an added a new email modem to your rig, worldwide rescue agencies. They are prepared antenna tuner error if plugged into the temporarily disconnect the wire going to act immediately on any received mayday or wrong jack. Set it up temporarily and from the back of your SSB to the com- call for medical assistance. The Coast Guard test it with time signals. puter. If your voice is now clear, these maintains 24/7 distress radio guards on the Second, to avoid violating FCC rules, additional wires are the problem. Your following frequency bands: Icom is very conservative regarding local marine electronics specialist carries output power and how wide the signals 2.182 MHz ...... 0-400 miles snap-on fi lter chokes, which may resolve are. I think they're too conservative. If 4.125 MHz ...... 400-800 miles the garbled voice problem. you get that voice compression software A good test for the range of your radio 6.215 MHz ...... 600-1200 miles unlocked, your radio transmissions will is with me! I'm happy to offer Latitude 8.291 MHz ...... 800-1600 miles boom out with a commanding signal like readers free, on-the-air radio checks 12.290 MHz ...... 1200-2400 miles Voice of America. The software upload on an appropriate SSB frequency that 16.420 MHz ...... 1600-3200 miles is available only from authorized Icom will agree with the approximate range dealers. They can come aboard and plug between your station and mine here in SSB equipment. Try Shea Weston of it into your radio, as well as the most the Newport Beach area. If your boat is Offshore Outfi tters at (619) 225-5690 or recent 'user channel' update. It usually in the Bay Area, we will likely use 8 MHz. (619) 980-6217 (cell). takes just 15 minutes. If you are local, we'll go with 4 MHz, and — gordon west if you're down in Cabo, we'll probably choose 12 MHz. Call me at (714) 549- I've got two fi nal tips. Baja Ha-Ha SSB seminars with 5000 on weekdays and we'll fi nd a nice First, if you sent your Icom 802 to Gordon West & Shea Weston • Oct 18, Using SSB for Email, all day with Shea quiet channel for our radio check. the factory to get the 'clipping' problem Weston and team, San Diego. Call (866) 289-0242 If you have problems while in San fi xed, you'll note that there are two places for time and location. Diego you might want to call in a marine to plug in the antenna. One is for the • Oct 19, Using Marine SSB, Downwind Marine, 1 - electronics tech familiar with marine DSC antenna, the other for your SSB 6 p.m. w/ Gordo. Call to reserve: (866) 289-0242. Electronics Services (510) 864-7141 1925 Lafayette St., Alameda, CA www.reliablemarine.com

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SANTA CRUZ BEER CANS —

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Santa Cruz is a pretty tight-knit with newbies carrying their telltale pay- community, and the Wednesday night ment for a potential ride: a six-pack of racing scene has the feeling of a family cold ones. The heart of the Santa Cruz reunion. As with casual midweek 'beer Wednesday nighters is the hoist, where can' races all over the planet, you can about 100 people ﬁ lter through and enjoy ﬁ nd top-tier professional racers mingling momentary conversation on their way A TIME-HONORED TRADITION

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For most who participate in Santa Cruz Beer Can races, the goal is simply getting out in nature and having a few laughs rather than smokin' the ﬂ eet. — spread photo Jeremy Leonard SANTA CRUZ BEER CANS —

to ready a boat for racing. It’s a time to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, Lee, George Olson and all of the gang tasty treats for the crowd of sailors. On and celebrate this incredible oceanic when they were starting all of this in the a Wednesday evening late last month I sanctuary where we all live. late '60s. Our boat was Santa Cruz 27 was greeted with an excited shout from Dennis Basano has been a ﬁ xture at number three, California Zephyr." Den- Dennis, "Tonight it’s deer for dinner!" the hoist, and in the Santa Cruz boat nis brings a BBQ down to the harbor He was smiling widely as he piled a grill scene, for decades and can spin miles every Wednesday and grills all sorts of full of venison sausages on the Q. It’s a of yarns about the Santa Cruz ULDB The pictures tell the story: Light air sailing outside Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor, where racers are evolution of the late '60s and '70s. Den- signaled to start not by a gun ﬁ ring or a horn blasting, but by a designated 'rabbit' boat charging nis recalls, "My dad was there with Bill across the line on port tack. Then everybody chases the rabbit. It's all great fun! RICK LINKMEYER RICK LINKMEYER RICK LINKMEYER JEREMY LEONARD / SURFCITYRACING.ORG

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tradition alive, which is greatly appre- random and always delicious potluck over for him to keep the tradition alive. ciated by countless sailors who rush tailor-made for our quirky and lovable His real name was Dave, but everyone straight to the harbor from work every Santa Cruz sailing family. called him Hap, short for happy. His Wednesday during summer to hop on Grilling at the Santa Cruz hoist is a specialty was laminating small parts, a boat and go sailing. Dennis adds, "I longstanding tradition, Dennis explains, and gel repair, and organizing the shop bring down one package of sausage, and "Hap Laurilla, who had a hand in build- at Paciﬁ c Boats with Allen Wirtenen and the rest of this food is brought down ing most of the ultralights around here, George Olson. He worked at the Moore by everyone else. There’s a ton of food started it, and it got bigger and bigger. brothers, and up at Bill Lee’s." here, more than I can cook sometimes." When he passed away, I decided to take Dennis has done well in keeping the Fresh-grilled bell peppers and sausages RICK LINKMEYER JEREMY LEONARD / SURFCITYRACING.ORG JEREMY LEONARD / SURFCITYRACING.ORG

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beat sucking down a cardboard-fl avored energy bar every time! The dock space around the hoist is dominated by Santa Cruz-built boats, with the Moore 24s leading the pack, followed closely by the Santa Cruz 27s. One relic from the ULDB heyday regularly makes a go around the cans. George Olson’s Pacifi c High, which was drawn up on the chart table of the famous Merlin while Olson was part of the delivery crew coming back from the 1977 Transpac, can often be seen plying the waters of Monterey Bay on Wednesday nights. Pacifi c High is the precursor to the Olson 30, and she’s still going strong! Don Sny- der, who was also on that delivery crew with George and offered up some input into the design of Pacifi c High, takes her out as often as he can. JEREMY LEONARD / SURFCITYRACING.ORG As you might imagine, the general Santa Cruz sunsets are often stunning, but those in most other places. Here there vibe of the Santa Cruz Wednesday night they're even more special when you're out on is no race committee, there’s no orga- races embodies the mellow beach-town the water with friends. nizing authority, and there’s no protest attitude. Dennis sums it up: "It’s pretty The more serious race boats use Wednes- committee. There’s just a community of relaxed and pretty casual. Nobody talks day nights to tune up their boats and sailors that take Wednesday nights as about winning. Not saying that there’s crew, and to potentially fi nd new crew if an opportunity to share their common not people out there who want to beat needed, but the Santa Cruz Wednesday love — sailing! each other, but no one talks about it." night races are a little different from — jeremy leonard

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As noted last month in our fi rst installment of Baja Ha-Ha fl eet profi les, the theme of this year's San Diego-to-Cabo Valhalla — Ericson 34 San Lucas rally — Don't Stop Believin' Don & Kathie Wight, San Francisco — recognizes the years, and in some Occupations: water ops manager; cases decades, of preparation that some domestic engineer (both ret) rally entrants have undergone in order Crew: Hugh & Nicki Talman to fi nally realize their cruising dreams. Yeah, it might have been easier to buy a plane ticket and book a couple of weeks in a comfy beachfront hotel. But as any veteran cruiser can tell you, that would completely miss the point. You see, the cruising dream is as much about facing new personal challenges and striving to attain self-suffi - ciency as it is about discovering isolated, palm-fringed beaches and gliding over phosphorescent wavetops beneath a canopy of a zillion twinkling stars. It's about freedom from the constraints of mainstream society, and freedom to pursue the sorts of adventures that The 'Valhalla' crew are tired of waiting. they'd previously only dreamed about. Quote: "The time has come to realize It's about bonding with Mother Nature our dream and being a part of the 2012 as well as with your shipmates. And it's Ha-Ha is going to be a fantastic begin- a chance to re-invent yourself into the ning!" person you've always wanted to be. Cruise Plans: At least several months Sounds pretty good, eh? No wonder in Mexico. 140 boatloads of soon-to-be cruisers have signed up for this year's event (Oc- Distraction — Olson 911s tober 28 - November 10). Don Laverty, San Diego With that, we'll introduce you to an- Occupation: aerospace engineer other batch of Baja Ha-Ha Class of 2012 Crew: Patrick Shuss entrants, listed in the order in which they Noteworthy: Distraction only has an signed up. (Look for a fi nal installment 11-gallon fuel tank and a 15-gallon water next month.) tank, so it will be "jerry can city" in the cockpit, lazarette and on deck. Haulback — Spencer 35 Cruise Plans: A season of commuter Noteworthy: Mike reconfi gured the Jim & Janet Kellam, Vancouver, BC cruising before trucking her home. layout from three cabins to two, with an Occupations: log barge crane operator; aft master cabin and an offi ce. accountant (both retired) Rancho Relaxo — Islander 30 Cruise Plans: Continuing to the Sea Quote: "What could possibly go Paul Ingram, Chula Vista of Cortez and possibly beyond. wrong?" Occupation: jazz band leader (ret) Crew: Josh Davidson R & B III — Catalina 36 Quote: "Going south again for more Brad Older & Richard Weed drummin' & strummin'." Santa Cruz Cruise Plans: Bash back eventually. Occupation: manager (Brad) Crew: Brad's wife Sandy, son 'Lion' Aventura — Morgan 382 and Jay Jones Greg Smith, Seattle, WA Quote: "Just because you can't control Occupation: CEO of "Me, Inc." (ret) the bull, doesn't mean you can't ride Crew: Anne Whittington & Dale Gei- him." ger Cruise Plans: Bash home. Quote: "None of us know what the f__k we're doing — but we've got great Coyote — Hylas 42 electronics." Jack Salyer, San Francisco Cruise Plans: Mexico will be the boat's Occupation: construction exec. (ret) The 'Haulback' crew is completely optimistic! new home. Crew: Jim Jorgensen, Gary Souza, Noteworthy: This skipper has done Doug Mountjoy some serious offshore sailing, such as: Desert Vision — Hunter 44 DS Quote: "We are gonna ha ha ha all the Capetown to Panama, Panama to Hawaii Mike & Iris Boone, Portland, OR way down, enjoy the Mexican hospitality, and Bali to Durban. Occupations: jail maintenance super; and make some new sailing friends." Cruise Plans: Open. sales rep (both ret) Cruise Plans: Circumnavigation, end- Crew: Harry & Linda Plaganis ing in Kemah, Texas.

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Patt Patterson & Marianna deCroes Sausalito Occupations: USCG LCDR/health care project mgr (ret); professional sto- As we often note, all kinds of people sail- ryteller ing all kinds of boats enter the Ha-Ha. This boat, Mike and Dawn Hillard's Friday Noteworthy: "Our 'mission' on what Harbor-based schooner 'Destiny', was once will be a ﬁ ve-year voyage, is to gather owned by Howard Hughes. stories of people that live near, and make their living on, the sea — personal stories, legends and fables." Cruise Plans: Sea of Cortez, south to Panama, Carib, Med. . .

Marianna and Patt want to hear your story. Bangorang — Fountaine Pajot 42 Colin & Wendy Gegg, Ventura Occupations: biochemist; engineer (both ret) Quote: They hope this event and the cruising life will keep them "forever young." Cruise Plans: None.

Gundamain — Oyster 655 Mike & Adele Watts Cruise Plans: South to Costa Rica, Occupations: professional captain and Sea Gazer — Islander 36 then? crew Tom Fernandez, San Diego Crew: Terry Merkemeier & Lori Lern- Occupation: U.S. Army (ret) Fluenta — Stevens 47 er Crew: Pattie Bakhshi Max Shaw & Elizabeth Brown-Shaw Noteworthy: Mike and Adele have each Quote: "I'm an infantry soldier turned Halifax, NS circumnavigated twice. sailor, and now that I'm retired I want to Occupations: both RCAF ofﬁ cers (ret) Cruise Plans: "None: home is where get out and really use the boat." Crew: daughter Victoria, 9, and the boat is." Cruise Plans: Possibly to Hawaii or the Johnathan, 7 South Paciﬁ c. Noteworthy: Max started sailing 12 years ago, but Elizabeth started as a Mike and Adele Valkyrie — Morgan 28 child. have each Patric Walton, San Francisco Cruise Plans: "What are plans?" Occupation: construction supervisor circumnavigated twice. Crew: Nancy Mathers Sea Note — Endeavour 43 Noteworthy: Patric learned to sail from Ray & Chicgaila Wood his dad in 1958, while at Guantanamo Fort Mohave, AZ Iataia — Beneteau First 45 Bay, Cuba. Occupation: electrician; RN (ret) Marcos & Sara Rodriguez, San Diego Cruise Plans: Through the Canal to Crew: brother Cliff Occupations: chemist; fashion de- the Caribbean. Quote: "This boat was sailed in the signer Baja Ha-Ha in 1996, and she wants to Crew: brother Alejandro & sister-in- Wizard — Choate 40 go again." law Patricia John & Susan Campbell Cruise Plans: "Don't know where Quote: "We're eager to have a great San Francisco we are going, but we haven't got there time and meet people with different ap- Occupations: welder (ret); Realtor yet." proaches to life and sailing." Quote: "We're eager for an adventure, Cruise Plans: Sea of Cortez, then? before it's too late." Story Seeker — Beneteau M445

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Reﬂ ections — Raﬁ ki 37 Jeff Wass, Morro Bay Occupations: project manager; QA Compadre — Columbia 45 Occupation: attorney (ret) manager Doug & Ginny Ward, Long Beach Crew: son Jeffrey, fiancee Nelia Quote: "We both quit good jobs, Occupations: pool service tech; graph- Acuna decided to get married after a 14-year ic designer (ret) Quote: " If all goes well, we'll be new- courtship, and are taking a year off to Crew: Haf Jonssen lyweds on the Ha-Ha. We're hoping to get have some adventures." Quote: "We're four years late (on our married before we set sail." Cruise Plans: Sea of Cortez, then bash cruising plans), so get out of our way Cruise Plans: Bash home, truck home, home. Cruise Plans: Sea of Cortez and pos- or leave the boat in Mexico. sibly beyond.

Little Wing — Islander 34 As Mary says, Rhapsody — Herreshoff Nereia 36 Keith Somers & Mary Perkins "Only dead fi sh Alan & Laura Dwan, Los Angeles Point Richmond Occupations: AV consultant; librar- Occupations: transport director; be- go with the fl ow." ian havioral therapist (both ret) Noteworthy: the Herreshoff Nereia Quote: "We're ready to meet some was designed and published in Rudder people, have some fun and maybe even Unwinder — Catalina 36 Magazine as a backyard project in the learn a thing or two. Because as Mary Robert Watson, San Diego late 1940s. Rhapsody was built in 1981 says, 'Only dead fi sh go with the fl ow.'" Occupation: real estate broker (ret) with a fi berglass hull by a company in Noteworthy: They bought this boat as Crew: Jon Blake, Richard Moffat, Miami. a fi xer-upper for $7,000. Harry Shinn Cruise Plans: South Pacific, then Cruise Plans: Winter in Mexico, then Quote: "I'm excited about putting the home. bash home and perhaps north to B.C. same energy into sailing that I enjoyed with 30+ years in real estate. It has taken Granuaile — Tayana 52 Autumn Wind — Catalina 34 a long time to un-tie." Greg Richter & River Gaynor Brian Plautz & Elizabeth Kline Cruise Plans: Bash back. Marina del Rey Alameda Occupations: child psychologist (ret);

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those shoreside potlucks described nurse practitioner in the Alaskan, BC, and PNW Noteworthy: "Our hailing port of cruising guides don't happen in Cruz Bay, USVI is not where we are February, we decided to heed their from, but where we are going. Greg suggestions this time and see what owes River a trip to Skinny Legs Bar all the hubbub is about." in Cruz Bay — but he doesn't want Cruise Plans: Circumnavigation. the details as to why in print." Cruise Plans: Open-ended. Indiscretion — Hunter 35.5 Albert Klettke, Victoria, BC Pied-a-Mer III — Seawind 1160 cat Occupation: aviation machinist Eric & Pam Sellix, Clatskanie, OR supervisor Occupations: restaurant owners Crew: Dave Berke, Kelly Dorius Crew: Scott & Barbara Hutchin- Noteworthy: "My boat shares son 'The Beguine' crew has done Alaska. Now its name with Howard Stern's yacht. they're ready for some Mexican sunshine. Quote: "What a way to begin retire- I wanted to name her Dos Equis after ment!" my favorite beer and my two ex-wives, Cruise Plans: Continue cruising. The Beguine — Valiant 40 but Heineken wouldn't let me use the Paul & Celeste Carpenter name." Lion Heart — Catalina 42 Marysville, KS Cruise Plans: Base in La Paz and George Lyons, Redondo Beach Occupations: fi refi ghter; tech writer cruise the Sea of Cortez. Occupation: attorney (both ret) Crew: son Doug Lyons, Bob & Steve Quote: "While sailing north to Alaska, Pacifi c Hwy — Davidson 44 Page we passed a lot of sailors heading the Bruce & Laura Masterson Noteworthy: This crew is composed of other way who scratched their baggy- St. John, USVI "two old guys and their sons." wrinkles and advised that land should Occupations: boat captain; charter Cruise Plans: Leave the boat in Mexico always be left to port when cruising the boat cook for the winter and commuter cruise. West Coast. Upon discovering that all Quote: "Most of our sailing has been

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in the Caribbean. After a chilly summer on the hook in California, we are hoping Tillie — Hans Christian 38 Hughes. She has undergone a three-year to thaw out during the Baja Ha-Ha. And Baz Foster & Kathy Crabtree restoration. become Left Coast cruisers." Portland, OR Cruise Plans: Continue south, then a Cruise Plans: Cruise Mexico, then do Occupations: fi shing guide; dental as- fi ve- to seven-year Pacifi c circuit. the Pacifi c Puddle Jump in March. sistant (ret) Quote: "We're ready to join the fun." Calypseaux VII — Beneteau 303 Cruise Plans: Bash home. Simon Macks & Brooke Jones Lake Macquarie, AUS Eternal Bliss — Vagabond 47 Occupations: soldier (ret); soldier and Art & Jen Artis journalist Channel Islands Harbor Crew: Stephen Manhood Occupations: real estate; health care Noteworthy: This crew is composed Crew: daughter Vonne, 29, and son of "A couple of old Aussie fellas and one Shea, 24 young girlie to keep us in check." Noteworthy: "Eternal Bliss has a Cruise Plans: Leisurely cruise across smiley face transom and she's made our the Pacifc to Australia. family blissful for 19 years." Cruise Plans: On to Banderas Bay, Magic Carpet — Catalina 36 The name 'Pacifi c Hwy' hints at their plans. then a Pacifi c circuit. Dan & Linda O'Dell, San Diego Occupations: CPA; attorney Jumble — Mariner 31 ketch Destiny — 85-ft schooner Crew: Corinne Knutson Andrew Martin & Anna Tang Mike & Dawn Hillard Noteworthy: When each of their three St. John, USVI Friday Harbor, WA children graduated from high school they Occupations: engineer; software engi- Occupations: construction; scuba shared the wisdom of Mark Twain's fa- neer instructor (both ret) mous quote: “Twenty years from now you Quote: "We are doing this live!" Noteworthy: Destiny was launched in will be more disappointed by the things Cruise Plans: Baja bash home. 1934, and was once owned by Howard that you didn't do than by the ones you

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Resilience — Contest 44 Cruise Plans: Commuter cruise. Jim Taggart & Beth Mathews Juneau, AK Flying Carpet — Polaris 43 Occupations: marine ecologist, marine Rich Pomeroy, Astoria, OR biologist (both ret) Occupation: Piping superintendent Crew: son Glen, 14 Crew: Dave Watson Noteworthy: Jim and Beth lived on Quote: "All men dream, but not their sailboat in Alaska for seven years equally. Those who dream by night in before Glen was born. "We sold our home the dusty recesses of their minds wake in Alaska to take time with our son, and in the day to fi nd it was vanity: but the to explore a bit of the world together." Meet 'Magic Carpet's canine crew. dreamers of the day are dangerous men, Cruise Plans: Temporarily base in the did do. So throw off the bowlines. . . " for they may act their dreams with open Sea of Cortez. Now that their youngest has graduated, eyes to make it possible." — T.E. Law- they say, "It is time to take our own ad- rence (Lawrence of Arabia) Callisti — Sceptre 43 vice!" Cruise Plans: Galapagos, then across Roland & Rebecca Thiel Cruise Plans: Winter in La Paz. the Pacifi c. Vancouver, BC Occupations: electrician; offi ce assis- Alcyone — Ericson 36.5 Oceania — True North 34 tant (both ret) John & Cynthia McDaniel, Ventura Derek Shaw, Tofi no, BC Quote: "We prefer solitude in our Occupations: contractor (ret); RN Occupation: philospher cruising, but look forward to the cama- Crew: Dave Haake Crew: Joel Gray raderie we anticipate in this major step Noteworthy: They got inspired to Quote: "We are open to anything, into our cruising future." cruise by a couple whose voyaging days especially music, surf, conviviality, and Cruise Plans: At least a season in were cut short due to the husband's adventure!" Mexico. terminal illness. "Her advice to us that Cruise Plans: Cruise the Sea of Cortez day: 'There is never enough time, go now, and Mexican mainland. Oceana — Westsail 32 don't wait.'" Thom King, Emeryville, CA

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Occupation: construction Cygnus Montanus II — Swan 77 superintendent Richard Jakaus & Paul Warneke Crew: Lee Self Sigtuna, SWE Quote: "Love people, love Occupations: both marine rig- sailing, gonna love the Baja Ha- gers Ha." Quote: "We're looking forward Cruise Plans: Base boat in to warm, downwind sailing." San Carlos or Mazatlan. Cruise Plans: South to Panama and transit to the Atlantic. Second Sun — Young Sun 43 Andy & Kate Bereson At Last — Sabre 38 Seattle, WA Delayne Brink & Vicki Brighton Occupations: engineer; mom Bellingham, WA Crew: son Nathan, 1! Occupations: both teachers Quote: "Our one-year-old (he's retired) thinks the door at the top of the com- 'Cygnus Montanus II' may not be a typical Ha- Crew: sister Devonna Hawn Ha boat, but we're thrilled to have her. panionway steps is the most interesting Noteworthy: This will be the first part of the boat. He likes banging it into Cruise Plans: Continue cruising. time Vicki has not worked since grade the cockpit coaming." school. Cruise Plans: "Visit Costa Rica and Dream Catcher — Island Packet 37 Cruise Plans: Continue cruising. Panama, and transit the Canal. We'll George & Goldie Gray, Olympia, WA fi gure out what's next from there." Occupations: GM of vehicle dealership; fi nance director (both ret) Wow! Well we certainly hope Vicki Swagman — Amazon 44 Quote: "This is the window to our new makes up for lost time while on the Ha- John Cometti, Durango, CO way of life." Ha — and the same goes for the rest of Occupation: audio consultant (ret) Cruise Plans: "No plans, except to sail the fl eet. (Look for Part III of these fl eet Crew: Connie Barney as long and as far as we can." profi les next month.) Quote: "It's time to go down south!" — latitude/andy

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I'm about the last person in the world who would spend upward of $500 for a ticket to watch a sporting event. Especially a sailing event. No matter how much they hype it up, it's still a sailboat race and, for a spectator sport, the action is still pretty slow — like watching grass grow or paint dry. Sailing is something we do, not something we watch. But one of our company's biggest cli- ents had something to do with a major America's Cup sponsor, and my boss ended up with a handful of VIP tickets. Thanks to confl icting schedules and a lot of luck, one of the tickets eventually landed on my desk. For free! This was not just a prime seat in the viewing stands, or a window table in the St. Francis YC dining room. This was a ride on a mark boat, an actual mark of the course. Grass would grow and paint would dry unobserved that day. The boat itself was worthy of some interest: a 46-ft cat designed to give 12 passengers a 360° view. Even though it was a course mark, it didn't anchor — it didn't need to. Instead, it relies on com- The new 46-ft VIP mark boats are a race puter-controlled, 360° rotatable thrusters committee's dream come true. to hold station, so all the crew has to do is key in the GPS coordinates, and that's ACEA COURTESY where the boat stays, exactly. I lust for one of these rigs for my club's race com- She'd been poured into a black party One was a software developer who I mittee in a bad way. dress and touched up with makeup. I later determined was CEO of a success- The hospitality began with the valet had no idea she even owned makeup. ful start-up. There was an older couple, parking and went up from there. The fi rst Even her height threw me off track, both surgeons. Also a stockbroker or course of lunch was an artisan cheese enhanced as it was by totally unsea- commodities trader of some sort. platter with names almost as pretentious worthy high heels. "Uh, Lee, did your We made small talk as Lee served as those of Napa Valley wines: Pt Reyes college loans run out?" I managed to another tray of snacks, this course Homestead Blue, Bellwether Farms Car- ask. "Since when do you moonlight as a featuring Cuban yellowfi n tuna ceviche, mody, Cypress Grove Bermuda Triangle bartender?" strawberry fufu in sesame cones, and and Fiscalini San Joaquin Gold. "A gig's a gig, Max. I get to see the Thai basil caprese with balsamic reduc- And of course there was a complimen- race close-up. And a totally awesome tion. tary wine bar. The champagne fl owed free lunch," she whispered. More guests came aboard, including freely, served up by a young woman "I would have thought you'd be help- a couple of young men in football jerseys who apparently was selected more for ing debug the tracking software," I said, who appeared to be professional sports her physical specifications than her still grappling with the facts on the fans but didn't know much about sailing, bartending skills. Was I ever wrong on ground, "or at least working with the as far as I could tell. All their conversa- that one. judges to call right-of-way fouls." tions were about pro sports in one form "Nah, they don't get to see the race like or another. We chatted about how best to cover a sailboat race for a TV and in- "Welcome aboard, Max!" ternet audience, and I complained that She was no ordinary eye-candy-for- the camera never seems to stay on one hire; it was Lee Helm working the bar. She was no ordinary scene long enough to follow the tactics A naval architecture student at the of a play, putting it in terms they could University, she usually fi nds consulting eye-candy-for-hire . . . understand. work in computational fl uid dynamics "It's like watching a football play between semesters. with the camera always switching to a "Champagne?" she asked as she we do from the mark boat. The umps are close-up of some player's face every two handed me a glass. "Moët et Chandon all down in a dungeon with the telemetry seconds," I complained. "Extra screens Dom Pérignon Rosé, 2000." — they don't see a thing." are cheap these days, and there's enough "Lee!" I stammered, still having I declined the Champagne but ac- internet bandwidth to have one screen trouble reconciling the image of the hot- cepted a glass of America's Cup label dedicated to an uninterrupted helicopter tie before me with the grad student and Napa Valley Chablis, then introduced view, or even an animation, while the sailor I normally only see in foulies or a myself to some other guests who came wetsuit. over to the bar.

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"We almost saw them capsize!" shout- watched the pre-race coverage as the last ed the stockbroker. guests boarded and the boat pulled away "Dynamic forces on the wing and the from the dock. foils go up with V-squared," observed Our skipper announced that we were Lee, "but the boat, like, still relies on to be the port side of the leeward gate. Not hydrostatics for pitch stability." a bad position to draw, because the fl eet No one expected anything technical would round us twice in each race. But we out of a bartender in a black party dress, didn't have that great a view of the start, so it was as if her comment had never so our eyes bounced between the wings been made. darting around the starting area and the "Wait till next year," said the surgeon, much better view on the screen. "The 72-footers will be going a lot faster The wind was up, the ebb current and they won't recover from an incipi- chop was starting to build, and a couple ent pitchpole nearly as easily. And their of the more lubberly guests were already wings are signifi cantly taller, even com- having trouble with their equilibrium pared to the length of the boat." when they tried to watch the TV screen "Boats get inherently more stable as and deal with the boat's motions, even they scale up," Lee reminded us. "Heeling though I thought the boat was riding moment goes up by the third power of extremely well in the Bay chop. scale factor — area times rig height — The start was exciting, but the fi rst but, like, righting moment goes up by the mark round- fourth power because it's displacement ing was more times metacentric height." impressive "The big difference is that the 72s than I ever will be up on hydrofoils," suggested the could have skipper of our mark boat, still not real- imagined. The izing that Lee could probably out-geek lead boat took everyone on board. "It will give them a the starboard lot more control." side of the gate "Not really," countered the software opposite us, entrepreneur, who had apparently done but the next some of his homework. "The AC72 class two rounded rules allow only one centerboard and one on our side, rudder for each hull. The centerboard so close that can be a curved or angled wing that we were wet lifts the boat, but the rudder has to be from the spray a regular rudder that can only have one ACEA / GILLES MARTIN-RAGET shooting off degree of freedom. So I don't see how the tips of the they're going to control these things America's Cup viewing doesn't get much better retracted daggerboards, grazing the when they're foil-borne." than when you're on a mark boat. water underneath their airborne wind- "Damn right," said Lee, reverting to other screens in the room do the close- ward hulls. Then another boat took the the agree-with-everything sympathetic ups and the onboard camera views. That starboard side of the gate, and the next bartender style as she poured another way we'd have a reason to jump up and boat was aimed to round on our side just round of Champagne for everyone except yell at the TV if the boat we're rooting for as a puff and a wave seemed to push the football fans, who opted for private was doing it wrong." them much faster than the boats that label beer. "I scream at my TV all the time when had rounded ahead of them. Or maybe "It's a stupid rule," continued the I watch football," one of the sports fans it was just more aggressive trim of the software guy. "If they would only let the confessed. "You're not a real fan if you wing — hard to tell when you can't see designers use as many controllable foils don't. Especially when the refs make a anything luff. They nosed down, the bows as they want, then we'd see some real bad call." submerged and the rudders on both development of the technology and the "Can't say I've ever done that," I said. hulls came clear out of the water. The boats would be faster and safer and more "In fact I've never really cared much boat practically came to a stop, pitching interesting. But how are they going to get about any spectator sports. You know, down precariously, and through it all I control of pitch and roll with only one the last baseball game I attended was was close enough to make eye contact lifting foil and nothing but conventional to see the Brooklyn Dodgers in Ebbets with the skipper as he helplessly worked rudders back aft?" Field." a tiller that only moved rudder blades "They do have little foils on the rud- They both shook their heads with a through air. Miraculously they did not go der blade tips," added our skipper. "But, mixture of disbelief and pity. all the way over. The bows popped back as you know, they can't be actively up, the wing was trimmed in again, and controlled, they just sit there at a fi xed they accelerated around our mark boat pre-set angle. I race a Moth, a little foiler Of course this mark boat was into the next upwind leg. dinghy. Even my Moth has a surface outfi tted with a large TV screen, so we "That's what we call a handlebar feeler and a linkage that adjusts the stand," announced the mark boat cap- angle of attack for pitch and altitude tain. control when the boat is up on foils."

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The rest of the assemblage, not knowing any other arguments to make on the say anything else he had his wallet out, had two fi ns at 45 degree angles. subject, expressed agreement: The foil spewing a dozen fold-out pictures of his "You get pitch and yaw out of two limitations should go. private plane and one or two of grand- control surfaces," Lee explained. "And "Oh come on, guys," Lee broke in. children. you can do the same on a big catamaran. "You've got two rudders total and you Prompted by the pictures, I remem- Just angle both rudder blades in at 45°. want to control two degrees of free- When they turn together, they steer. dom: yaw and pitch. I mean, like, When they toe-in or toe-out, they lift what's the problem? Were you all up or pull down. Simple." asleep in physics class when they "Works fine on my airplane," did dimensional dynamics?" observed the surgeon. "You can't control pitch with "But you lose effi ciency because rudders that only steer," I argued. of the angle," noted the software "You need something like an air- guy. "Only 71% of the turning force plane elevator back there." But for the same drag." Lee was acting like Lee again, not "That's if you want lift only or playing the role of some bimbo steering only," said Lee. "In practice bartender, and I had a feeling this there will be a combination of verti- would end badly for my line of MAX EBB cal and horizontal force required, reasoning. and it's just as likely that the V "Two degrees of freedom, two The V-tail Bonanza's rudder confi guration. By actively controlling confi guration will be more effi cient movable control surfaces," Lee the tie bar length, two rudders can control both pitch and yaw with than separate vertical and horizon- repeated. almost the same effi ciency as separate rudders and elevators. tal yaw and pitch control foils. Just We still didn't get it. bered those airplanes with that tail like the V-tail airplane, which needs a "Anyone remember the V-tail Bo- confi guration. Instead of a conventional combination of up-elevator and positive nanza?" vertical stabilizer and elevator, this plane rudder during a turn." "Why, that's my airplane!" exclaimed "Don't the two rudders have to be the surgeon, and before anyone could locked together?" asked the boat driver. COME VISIT COYOTE POINT MARINA The Peninsula's Complete Recreational Destination!

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"It doesn't say that in the nounced as he read more rules," Lee asserted. of the applicable rules. "So "Let me check," said the you only have two meters of software entrepreneur as he longitudinal space to contain pulled a tablet computer out the rudder through its entire of his briefcase and zeroed in range." on an online copy of the AC72 Lee did a quick calculation class rules. in her head. "She's right," he said after "No prob. We only need, some searching. "I don't see like, small angles of attack. anything about the rudders Okay, that range of motion always working together. You limit might compromise the could have a control on the tie BEECHCRAFT COURTESY boat's ability to make sharp bar length that would work turns just a little, but these as a pitch tiller. Or just have two people The original Beechcraft Bonanza V-tail. things go too fast to turn sharp any- control the two rudders separately, if again. "The axis of rotation has to be way." they were good at it. But wait, there's a within 10° of vertical, but the blades can "So how would this work in practice?" problem . . . ." still be at any angle. The near-vertical I asked. "How do you think the controls He read a short item from the rules: axis totally increases the forces needed will be set up?" "Rudders shall rotate only, and that rota- on the blades to make them turn, but "The rudder stocks would angle in- tion shall be about a single axis which is the tie bar will mostly neutralize that." ward at the allowable 10° as they go within 10° of vertical." "It also requires that no part of the down. Then the rudder blade might be Lee's face fell. rudder ever swings aft of one meter or at, for example, 45° angled inward, tips "So much for your V-tail theory," I forward of three meters from the plane closer than the roots. Steer with tillers said. of the transom," the software guy an- connected by a tie bar, same as the "No, it still works!" She said a few normal arrangement. All you need is seconds later as her face brightened up a mechanism for quickly adjusting the Innovative marine products Mastlift & Anchor Buoy Accessories Self adjusting Safest way to the top Do you know where Worldwide Marine Forecasts of a mast, you are in your anchor is? You would total control of your with the self-adjusting Cruising, Racing & Commercial ascent and descent, Anchor Buoy from SWI-TEC! work with both hands free, Precisely marks the anchor’s Packages Starting at $65.00 USD use as hoist for the dinghy motor, safely set position and keeps other transfer mobility-challenged boaters at a distance. Can be used persons aboard, use in MOB rescues. to a maximum depth of 65 ft. (866) 882-WXGY (9949) toll free 970 N Kalaheo Ave (808) 291-WXGY (Mobile) Suite C-104 Contact SWI-TEC America for (808) 254-2525 (Office) Kailua, Hawaii 96734 • WASI Power Ball • PropProtector (808) 443-0889 (Fax) [email protected] • WinchRite • Räber Meteograph www.swi-tec.us www.weatherguy.com

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length of the tie bar in-fl ight, and there are tons of ways to do this. Shorter tie The main course was a choice of working on our meal. "The RC recently bar . . . ." roast pork loin or seared swordfi sh with approved daggerboards that are hinged Lee held her hands at right angles to Portobello mushrooms stuffed with cau- at the bottom of the hull instead of slid- each other and rotated her ing up and down through a wrists to check. slot." "Shorten tie bar and the She paused for a reaction, stern lifts up. Lengthen tie but no one seemed to realize bar and the rudders pull the signifi cance. the stern down. Voila, two "Okay, what happens if degrees of freedom, two the hinge is not parallel to axes of control, yaw and the longitudinal axis of the pitch, just like the V-tail boat? Get it?" Bonanza." "The swordfi sh is perfect," "Wouldn't there be a said the stockbroker. change in heeling force ev- Then Lee did the unthink- ery time you steered with a able: She took out a mark- setup like that?" asked the MAX EBB ing pen and drew a dia- stockbroker. gram of the new allowable "For sure," confirmed Hinged daggerboards at the hull bottom are now legal for the AC72 class. If the hinge daggerboard confi guration Lee. "I mean, like, no one axis isn't parallel to the boat's longitudinal axis, then adjusting the foil position also on a fancy cloth napkin, a said this would be easy. changes the foil's angle of attack. With both foils down, this allows the foils to genere- napkin that had the outline ate righting moment far beyond what can be achieved with weight and buoyancy. We'll need a way to get of the America's Cup em- hydrodynamic control of roll moment lifl ower, spinach and ricotta cheese. broidered on one corner. to resist heeling force and the yaw-roll "Here's how we get at the heeling "Oh, I get it now," the software engi- coupling of the V-tail. Anyway I have forces," Lee proposed after we were all neer fi nally responded. "Set the hinges to serve the main course, be back in a cattywampus, and the angle of attack sec." changes as the foils hinge up and

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The next race started right after down." "It's where they keep the beer," sug- lunch, and this time it was a very close one. "'Zactly!" Lee acknowledged. "We now gested one of the football fans. Again, we were thrilled by the close have roll control. And, like, this will com- "Maybe it has something to do with proximity to the action as the boats pensate for the roll-yaw coupling from stabilizing the boat when it's up on rounded our mark, as well as impressed the rudders, if the linkage is done right. foils," added the software entrepre- by dessert: Watsonville strawberry short- But more importantly, we have hydrody- neur. cake, a marzipan candy fruit sampler, namic roll force to resist heeling. I mean, "It's, like, a fl ow fence," stated Lee. and North Berkeley crème brûlée with since they decided to use only the big "The deck is permeable by air, so it's M&Ms. wings in all wind speeds up to 30, with Alternating between the view out the no small wing option, to get real speed windows and the TV screen, we were on we'll need more than just weight and For a second, it looked the edge of our seats watching the last buoyancy to keep these beasts powered beat, as the two leaders converged in a up." as if we were about to close port-starboard crossing situation. "Three-axis control," noted the sur- For a second, it looked as if we were geon. "You could fl y it through the water witness a terrible crash. about to witness a terrible crash, but the with a stick and rudder." port-tack boat fl ew its hull high enough "In theory, at least," said Lee. "It's a to go right over the leeward stern of the good example of how they thought they'd as if the wing ends a few feet above the starboard tacker. The umpires still called keep the boats simple by allowing just water with no endplate. The ventral fi n a foul on the port-tacker, though. one daggerboard and one rudder per essentially extends the wing right down "No!" I shouted at the TV screen. hull, but the result is going to be a very to within inches of the water surface, so "What do you mean, port didn't keep complicated work-around." no air spills around the bottom. Other- clear? Starboard didn't alter course an "I watched the YouTube of Oracle's 72 wise there would be strong root vortex inch, and port had complete control! on its early trials," said the stockbroker. that would suppress upwash into the Idiots!" "What's that vestigial center hull for?" wing and add induced drag." "Looks like we have a new sports fan," "I fi gured it was a big instrument pod said the guys in the football jerseys. of some sort," said the skipper. — max ebb

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The racing season on the Bay culminates with the Rolex Big Boat Series (see page 84), but there are other races during September . . . lots of them. We can only highlight a handful in these pages, such as the NOOD, Open 5.70, Wind- jammers, Jazz Cup, Aussie 18s, Melges 24 NAs, and two Singlehanded Sailing Society races, Round the Rocks and Half Moon Bay. But there's even more in Race Notes.

Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Ken Johnson, 28. (6 boats) Sailing World was back in town J/105 — 1) Blackhawk, Scooter Simmons, 18 September 22-23 for its annual Sperry points; 2) Godot, Phillip Laby, 20T; 3) Mojo, Jeff Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Unfortunately, Littfin, 20T. (8 boats) the event, which normally draws 100- J/120 — 1) Mr. Magoo, Stephen Madeira, 14 150 boats, saw only 50 entries due to a points; 2) Chance, Barry Lewis, 15; 3) Desdemo- major scheduling snafu that kept it from na, John Wimer, 20. (5 boats) LASER — 1) David Anthes, 12 points; 2) Emil- making any of the fleets' calendars. Nev- io Castelli, 20. (2 boats) ertheless, racers enjoyed great weather LASER RADIAL — 1) Lola Bushnell, 9 points; and really nice breeze for the entire late- 2) Lindsey Baab, 15; 3) Lawson Willard, 40. (4 September weekend. boats) There were two venues for the event: MELGES 20 — 1) Atlas, Brian Hill, 18 points; Corinthian YC hosted the Corsair 24 2) Funner, Sid Gorham, 21; 3) Flygfisk, Tom trimarans, J/120s, J/105s and a small Kassberg, 31. (8 boats) PHRF fleet at Berkeley Circle, and Sau- VIPER — 1) FNG, James Sears, 10 points; 2) salito YC hosted the Vipers, Melges 20s Boatshed.com, Antony Chapman, 15; 3) Born In The USA, Drew Harper, 17. (5 boats) and Lasers/Laser Radials at Knox. With PHRF — 1) Miramar, Frers 41, Jeff Brucia, 7 steady winds in the high teens and flat points; 2) Jazzy, 1D35, Bob Turnbull, 16; 3) Alpha water, both venues were able to complete Puppy, 1D35, Alex Farell, 19. (5 boats) four races on Saturday. On Sunday, the Berkeley Circle fleets got in three more Windjammers Race races, while the Melges 20s and Lasers "Even though we had to battle flood got in four. The Vipers decided that three current out the Gate, there was plenty was enough on Sunday. of breeze and things looked promising," One might suspect that the terrific said Kokopelli² tactician Scott Easom of party at CYC on Saturday night — com- the Windjammers Race to Santa Cruz plete with plenty of free beer and rum August 31-September 1. "We really As it was, Easom bet on a filling punch — would slow people down on thought we'd have an easy time down to northwesterly and directed Lani Spund's Sunday, but that didn't appear to be the Santa Cruz." But as the fleet approached Santa Cruz 52 Kokopelli² offshore. He case. the Montara hole, the westerly flickered was rewarded with first pressure, a leap Notable performers were Ross Stein's out and they were left to meander in the on the rest of the fleet, and first place in Corsair 24 Origami, which sailed noth- swell, fearful that this Windjammers division and overall. ing but bullets, and Scooter Simmons' could become yet another drifter. Both Easom and Klitza confirmed that J/105 Blackhawk, which not only took "The only reason we do this race is the sun broke through as they surfed to try to beat the past Davenport, the wind now at 27 true. For more racing news, subscribe to 'Lectronic Latitude at elapsed time record," And both reported classic Santa Cruz www.latitude38.com. September's racing stories included: said Akela's Ian Klit- conditions: surfing big waves home in U.S. Qualifying Series • London Paralympics • Red Bra Re- za. Ian explained the afternoon breeze. gatta • Totally Dinghy • U.S. Women's Match Racing Cham- that Bill Turpin's — dave wilhite pionship • Artemis Racing Invitational • Formula 18 Worlds Santa Cruz-based • Farr 40 Worlds • 12 Metre NAs • 5o5 NAs • Previews R/P 77 was out there STFYC/SCYC WINDJAMMERS RACE (8/31-9/1) of the Vanguard 15 Championship, HMBYC Vice Com- just looking for a fast PHR01 — 1) Kokopelli2, SC 52, Lani Spund; 2) modore's Regatta, Van Isle 360 2013, and much more! passage. "You only Roller Coaster, SC 50, Jack Gordon; 3) Outsider, need a 10-knot aver- Azzura 310, Greg Nelsen. (8 boats) first in its division, but was also the first age to beat the record, so we are totally PHR02 — 1) Symmetry, J/109, Howard Turner; recipient of a new perpetual trophy. As capable of doing it, but we need breeze 2) Spindrift V, Express 37, Larry Wright; 3) Racer X, J/105, Richard Pipkin. (5 boats) if that weren't enough, Scooter and crew all the way down. As soon as the wind B Class — 1) Made Easy, Beneteau First 42, died, we pretty much knew this wasn't also qualified to be the Bay Area's entry Jim Peterson; 2) Javelin, J/105, Charles Abraham; at the NOOD Championship in BVIs going to be our year…again." 3) Pegasus, J/35, Marc Sykes. (4 boats) next month. Not a bad bag of silver for As the fleet bobbed north of Half Moon Full results at www.windjammersrace.org Blackhawk. Bay, a mile seaward of the reef known as The NOOD promises to be back next Mavericks, the brain trust aboard Doug Open 5.70 NAs year with the event on the calendar so Storkovich's Richmond-based Andrews It's probably safe to say that every more fleets can come to play as usual. 56 Delicate Balance decided to head sailor who raced in the Open 5.70 North — jeff zarwell into the beach. "Ron (Kell) was sure we'd American Championships the weekend find wind in there but we just ended up of September 21-23 had competed in SPERRY TOP-SIDER NOOD REGATTA (9/22-23) sitting for 45 minutes as the fleet sailed dozens of regattas before. But this one CORSAIR 24 — 1) Origami, Ross Stein, 7 away," said crewman Evan Hacker. points; 2) Gaijin, Peter Adams, 19; 3) Sunbow3, "Some years that tends to work."

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25. Instead, the Singlehanded Sailing Society's creative commodore, Max Crit- tenden, put the race committee on the opposite shore at Sausalito's Cavallo Point. The SSS knows how to roll with the punches so the RC had no trouble making do with the barren clearing and an invisible startline pin (the SIs speci- fied a GPS point as the pin end 400 yards off the point). Ironically, the only sun along the course was in the distance — on normally-foggy Lindemar Beach in Pacifica. But the visibility was fine, unlike for August 4's Singlehanded Farallones Race, which was navigated by GPS. A 15- to 17-knot south-southwesterly stayed with the fleet almost to Pillar Point, where the wind clocked to the west and went light, providing the best passing opportunities of the race. By that time, the racers had only one more mile to go — it was almost not worth the effort of setting a spinnaker for such a short time. A five-ft swell from the west predomi- nated, with a southwesterly wind-driven chop messing up the water on top. The short, constant chop didn't agree JEFF ZARWELL / REGATTAPRO JEFF ZARWELL with some mechanical helmsmen. "I only used my autopilot for about 15 San Francisco Bay offered up steady breeze and petitors unfamiliar with the Bay's pecu- minutes," said Pat Broderick, who was flat(ish) seas for the NOOD Regatta. liarities, but a pre-regatta seminar on singlehanding his Wyliecat 30 Nancy. will most likely stand out in their memo- Cityfront currents by super-sailor Scott Having tacked only three times, he won ries for years to come: The 20-boat fleet Easom helped level the playing field. his division. was not only treated to two fly-bys from "Slack for low tide started at around Scott Cyphers won the singlehanded the retiring space shuttle Endeavour, noon on the first day and shifted by one non-spinnaker division aboard his Cal but it also shared the Central Bay with hour every day afterward," said Finot. 29 Hatikvah in his first solo ocean race, AC45s in practice mode during the week- "With building wind as the day pro- but he grew weary of sailing alone for end. gressed, big wind holes and big shifts, 5.5 hours. "I'd just like to be able to tell "What an amazing and humbling feel- this created very different conditions for someone else to go pull on that line," he ing to see these boats flying next to the every race and made it a great tactical said. Open 5.70s," wrote Northern California challenge for the teams." After crossing an imaginary line off Fleet Captain Marc Finot. "There were — latitude/andy During their North American Championships late some very close calls on a few crossings, last month, the Open 5.70 fleet were treated not only OPEN 5.70 NORTH AMERICANS (9/21-23) but it was clear that the AC45s were in to fly-bys from the space shuttle 'Endeavour', but OVERALL — 1) The Maker, Tom Baffico, 16 full control of their speed when crossing also the practicing AC45s. our fleet on port tack." points; 2) Mor Shenani- At the end of three spirited days of gans, Tracey Kenney, 17; 3) Frolic, Marc Finot, 25. racing, Tom Baffico'sThe Maker took top (20 boats) honors, with the help of longtime crew Full results at Synthia Petroka and Nick Burke — just www.open570usa.com one point ahead of Southern California- based Mor Shenanigans, sailed by Tracey Two Races from Kenney, Barret Sprout and Terence Gal- the SSS langher. Finot's Frolic placed third, with Due to the sched- crew Stephen Woodward and Emma uling of the Ameri- Yates. The three-day championship was ca's Cup World Se- hosted by Golden Gate YC, with assis- ries, the Golden Gate tance from St. Francis YC. YC race deck wasn't Conditions were challenging and available as usual for changeable, especially for visiting com- the start of the shorthanded Half Moon Bay Race on August ELLEN HOKE / WWW.ELLENHOKE.COM THETHE RACINGRACING ALL PHOTOS WWW.NORCALSAILING.COM PHOTOS ALL

Double the fun — (clockwise from above) 'Moonshadow' popped the chute in the Round the Rocks Race (RRR); 'Solar Wind' disappearing behind The Brothers; Mark Deppe soloed 'Alchera' to win a first place hat in the Half Moon Bay Race (HMB); 'Sea Spirit' didn't have to ghost along in the RRR; the new HMB Race startline deck; 'Whirlwind', 'Verve' and 'Tiger Beetle' at the HMB start; smile, Pat; RRR competitors crossed paths with RBBS racers, like this tri; 'Racer X' was all business for RRR; Synthia Petroka plays the gusts on 'Eyrie' in RRR; 'Catch 22' in the first leg of the RRR; Annie Bliss of 'Sir Leansalot' leans into it on the way to HMB. the G3 channel mark buoy south of Pillar Berkeley YC, and Bob and Betty Gray SSS HALF MOON BAY RACE (8/25) Point and taking their own times, racers volunteered to provide a committee boat SINGLEHANDED NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Ha- were required to turn in a finish sheet to on the Circle and put on a barbecue at tikvah, Cal 29, Scott Cyphers; 2) Westerly, Westsail Race Chair Jan Brewer at Half Moon Bay the club afterward." 39, Steve Wilson; 3) Dura Mater, Cal 2-27, Jackie YC, where the sailors enjoyed the club's The new course proceeded from XOC Philpott. (3 boats) hospitality. on the Berkeley Circle around Alcatraz SINGLEHANDED PHRF ≥153 — 1) Even Keel, Catalina 320, Mike Meloy. (1 boat) Just two weeks later, on September to Harding Rock, followed by a pleasant SINGLEHANDED PHRF 111-150 — 1) Nancy, 8, SSS racers were back on the water run to Red Rock and the Brothers, a beat Wyliecat 30, Pat Broderick; 2) Moonshadow, Cus- with yet another innovation from their back to Red Rock, and a close reach to tom Wylie 31, David Morris; 3) Bandicoot, Wyliecat creative board. Instead of a Richmond the finish in building wind and chop off 30, Al Germain. (5 boats) to South Beach race this year, the SSS the Berkeley shoreline. SINGLEHANDED PHRF ≤108 — 1) Alchera, opted for a 'Round the Rocks' course The afternoon ferocity of the Slot may Mod. J/120, Mark Deppe. (1 boat) starting and finishing off Berkeley. "We have discouraged some sailors from en- SINGLEHANDED Sportboat — 1) Outsider, quit starting races in Potrero Reach off joying BYC's hospitality. "We didn't get Azzura 310 Greg Nelsen; 2) Wetsu, Express 27, Richmond YC a couple of years ago," many racers to come into the club after Phil Krasner; 3) Yellow Jack, Santa Cruz 27, Mike Farrell. (4 boats) explained Crittenden. "We were getting the finish," said Crittenden, "so a little DOUBLEHANDED PHRF ≥153 — 1) Sirena, so many entries that it was dangerous tweaking may be in order." Ericson 32-2, Greg Rohde/Michael Rohde; 2) Sea to have the whole fleet in there at once. The SSS season wraps up with the Witch, Yankee 30, Robert Boynton/Ansel Boynton. SSS Race Information Officer Jackie Vallejo 1-2 on October 6-7. Philpott worked her connections with – latitude/chris

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(2 boats) SSS ROUND THE ROCKS RACE (9/8) DOUBLEHANDED SPINNAKER PHRF ≤108 DOUBLEHANDED PHRF 111-150 — 1) Uno, SINGLEHANDED NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Meri- — 1) Carmelita, Catalina 42, Christian Lewis/ Wyliecat 30, Steve Wonner/Brendan Meyer; 2) Wind time, C&C 30 Mk I, Gary Proctor; 2) Stormrider, Dan Lockwood; 2) Gig, Humboldt 30, Gil Sloan/ Speed, J/30, Tony Castruccio/Maureen Castruccio; Aphrodite 101, Don McCrea; 3) Hatikvah, Cal 29, Dirk Schryver; 3) Paco, J/124, Rich Craig/Jeramy 3) Arcadia, Mod. Santana 27, Gordie Nash/Ruth Scott Cyphers. (5 boats) Moncada. (5 boats) Suzuki. (9 boats) SINGLEHANDED SPINNAKER PHRF ≥153 DOUBLEHANDED SPORTBOAT — 1) Jet- DOUBLEHANDED PHRF ≤108 — 1) Timber — 1) Emerald, Yankee 30, Peter Jones; 2) Eyrie, Stream, JS9000, Daniel Alvarez/Andrew Hura; 2) Wolf, Farr 38, David Hodges/Scott Parker; 2) Car- Hawkfarm 28, Synthia Petroka; 3) Catch 22, Custom Max, Ultimate 24, Bryan Wade/John Liebenberg; 3) melita, Catalina 42, Christian Lewis/Dan Lockwood. 20, Vincent Swerkes. (4 boats) For Pete's Sake, Ultimate 24, Peter Cook/Norbert (7 boats) SINGLEHANDED SPINNAKER PHRF 111- Keisel. (9 boats) DOUBLEHANDED Sportboat — 1) Max, 150 — 1) Uno, Wyliecat 30, Steve Wonner; 2) DOUBLEHANDED MULTIHULL — 1) Rosham- Ultimate 24, Bryan Wade/John Pytlak; 2) Warpath, Bandicoot, Wyliecat 30, Al Germain; 3) Whirlwind, bo, Corsair 31R, Darren Doud/Phil Macfarlane; 2) Olson 30, Andrew Zimmerman/Alexia Marcous; 3) Wyliecat 30, Dan Benjamin. (6 boats) Origami, Corsair 24, Ross Stein/Evan Freedman; 3) Verve, Express 27, Ron Snetsinger/Stanly Martin. SINGLEHANDED SPORTBOAT — 1) Outsider, Ma's Rover, Corsair F-31, Mark Eastham/Richard (4 boats) Azzura 310, Greg Nelsen; 2) Starbuck, Black Soo, Wodehouse. (5 boats) DOUBLEHANDED Multihull — 1) Rosham- Stephen Buckingham; 3) Elise, Express 27, Nathan- SH OVERALL — Uno, Wyliecat 30, Steve Won- bo, Corsair 31R, Darren Doud/Chris Lewis; 2) Ma's iel Bossett. (5 boats) ner. (20 boats) Rover, Corsair F-31, Mark Eastham/Dave Leeck; DOUBLEHANDED SPINNAKER PHRF ≥153 DH OVERALL — Roshambo, Corsair 31R, Dar- 3) Papillon, F-27, Andrew Scott/Kur Wessels. (3 — 1) Faster Faster!, Merit 25, David Ross/Javier ren Doud & Phil Macfarlane. (42 boats) boats) Jerez; 2) Sirena, Ericson 32-2, Greg Rohde/Matt Full results at www.sfbaysss.org SH OVERALL — Even Keel, Catalina 320, Mike Stanton; 3) Sea Witch, Yankee 30, Robert Boynton/ Meloy. (14 boats) Ansel Boynton. (7 boats) Jazz Cup DH OVERALL — Roshambo, Corsair 31R Tri, DOUBLEHANDED SPINNAKER PHRF 111-150 The best part of the Jazz Cup, an an- Darren Doud/Chris Lewis. (25 boats) — 1) Arcadia, Mod. Santana 27, Gordie Nash/Ruth nual run from Treasure Island to Beni- Suzuki; 2) Paradigm, J/32, Luther Izmirian/Ken cia YC, is the destination: a pretty little Brown; 3) Nancy, Wyliecat 30, Pat Broderick/Gail yacht club on the edge of a burrowed-out Caffereta. (9 boats) October, 2012 • Latitude 38 • Page 127 THE RACING

harbor in what was once the capital of California. It’s been a long time since quinez Bridge, we’d have finished second the Gold Rush days and about the only so we are a bit disappointed with fifth “gold” that rushes through the Benicia overall.” area these days is more the color of Texas Although the big cats dominated this tea, but through all that progress Benicia year’s event, Ben Landon’s Thompson has managed to maintain, if not improve, 650 Flight Risk managed to sneak into its charm. the top four by beating out a strong con- Speaking of charmed, Urs Rothach- tingent of sportboats. er’s Alameda-based BridgeRunner found It should be noted that although the consistent eight-knot westerly in this they finished almost three hours after year's edition of the race, held September BridgeRunner on this 26-mile course, 1, to their liking, and the bright orange Richard vonEhrenkrook and crew on the SL33 catamaran simply trounced the Cal 20 Can O’Whoopass corrected out to other 73 boats in the fleet. seventh overall. Rothacher took the best position on JUNETTE KUSHNER — dave wilhite the favored pin end of the start line, gassed both Ian Klitza’s Santa Cruz- A 'SmartRecruiter' crew shimmied up the mast to SBYC/BENYC JAZZ CUP (9/1) based Rocket 88 and Jerome Ternynck’s retrieve a skied halyard during the Jazz Cup. OVERALL — 1) BridgeRunner, SL33 cat, Urs Richmond-based Extreme 40 Smart- to the first turning mark, and although Rothacher; 2) Rocket 88, Spruitt D-Class cat, Ian Recruiters, and was never again chal- Shadow laid the mark, they were never Klitza; 3) Shadow, Prosail 40 cat, Peter Stoneberg; lenged. able to reach off for speed,” said Smart- 4) Flight Risk, T650, Ben Landon; 5) Smart- Peter Stoneberg started his Prosail Recruiters' helmsman Jonny Goldsberry. Recruiters, Extreme 40 cat, Jerome Ternynck; 6) JetStream, JS9000, Daniel Alvarez; 7) Can 40 Shadow cat on the monohull-favored “Urs nailed the start and we couldn’t reel O'Whoopass, Cal 20, Richard vonEhrenkrook; 8) committee boat side of the line, spent the him in. And if the main halyard shackle 8 Ball, Farr 30, Scott Easom; 9) Kuai, Melges 20, leg close hauled, unable to fly a hull, and hadn’t opened up right before the Car- Daniel Thielman; 10) Yucca, 8-Meter, Hank Easom. was fourth around the course. (74 boats) “We wanted the better reaching angle Full results at www.beniciayachtclub.com

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Nespresso International 18 Regatta conditions. The Kiwis dominated the Nespresso We hope this very en- International 18 Skiff Regatta, hosted tertaining event continues by St. Francis YC August 27-September to grow and attract world- 1. They trounced the rest of the fleet so class sailors. handily over the course of the five-day — latitude/ladonna event that they didn't even need to race the final two (of 10) races. But they did, STFYC INT'L 18 SKIFF REGATTA and coming in second in that race to (8/27-9/1; 10r, 2t) six-time winner Howie Hamlin and crew OVERALL — 1) C-Tech, Alex Vallings/Chris Kitchen/Josh Mc- didn't worry them much. "It was the RICH ROBERTS crew, really," skipper Alex Vallings said Cormack, NZL, 10 points; 2) CST Composites, Howie Hamlin/Matt of his winning teammates, Josh McCor- Noble/Matt McKinlay, USA, 24; 3) Yandoo, John mack and Chris 'Kitty' Kitchen. The International 18s ripped up the Bay at the end Winning/David Gibson/Andrew Hay, AUS, 28; 4) of August, much to the delight of onlookers. The week started out on Monday with Mounts Bay W.A., Grant Rollerson/Justin Healey/ delightful conditions — sunny skies and Marco Schurman, AUS, 29; 5) Yamaha, David Americans on August 24-26, hosted by breeze in the mid-teens — but devolved McDiarmid/Andrew Archibald/Mark Overington, San Francisco YC. on Tuesday when the wind piped up. C- NZL, 44. (18 boats) The pain was felt across the entire top Tech was the only boat left standing after Full results at www.stfyc.com tier of professional teams that just didn't a day "when all of the other 17 delicate Melges 24 North Americans have anything for the appropriately little skiffs were flipping and flopping like "I need an IV right about now," said named Bandit as Warwick Rooklyn's pancakes in 25 knots of wind sweeping Rock N' Roll crewman Charlie Smyth as team won the regatta with one race to them all into a meanly opposing ebb he slowly de-rigged the Southern Cali- spare. "We came in here with a plan to tide," noted Press Officer Rich Roberts. fornia-based rocket ship to ready it for win this regatta," said Blu Moon's coach Conditions calmed over the rest of the the drive home after the Melges 24 North and former world champion Dave Ull- week (Thursday was a lay day), with the man. "The team sailed really well last final day of racing offering lumpy Bay week and started out well in this event

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but made several mistakes in the last three races and basically took themselves out of contention." Race Notes This fleet is unique in that they al- Act 5 of the Extreme Sailing Series low fully professional teams to compete went down to the final race, with five alongside corinthian competitors, and boats capable of winning – mathemati- although they all sail as one fleet, the cally speaking anyway. Santa Cruz na- amateur crews are also scored sepa- tive Morgan Larson, skipper of Oman Air, rately. Don Jesberg's Viva placed 8th snatched victory from Brit Leigh McMillan overall but walked away with the top of The Wave, Muscat, the series leader. honor in the corinthian class. Act 5 was held August 31-September 2 The event was sailed on the Berkeley in Cardiff, UK. Act 6, scheduled for Sicily, Circle using set marks in 14 to 18 knots was cancelled; Act 7 is coming up in Nice, of breeze that made for good conditions France, on October 18-21, in Extreme 40 in which to compete. "It didn't nuke like catamarans. Video and info are available many of us had hoped, but there was at www.extremesailingseries.com. FIONA BROWN PHOTOGRAPHY FIONA enough pressure to plane downwind, and The International Sailing Federation the teams that could keep up on the step The 'Bandits' let it all hang out in a successful bid has released The Racing Rules of Sail- were the ones that fared the best," said for the top spot in the Melges 24 NAs. ing 2013-2016 on the ISAF website, North Sails rep Seadon Wijsen. MELGES 24 NAs (8/24-26) www.sailing.org, as an iOS applica- Indeed, this event is but a warm-up OVERALL — 1) Bandit, Warwick Rooklyn, 13 tion, and even on paper. As expected, for next year's World Championship, points; 2) Embarr, Nathan Wilmot, 18; 3) WTF, Dyneema lifelines will be fully legal, and which will be hosted by SFYC September Alan Field, 25. (20 boats) can be used for hiking. 28-October 5, and the hope is that not CORINTHIAN — 1) Viva, Don Jesberg, 10 "The site of our annual Labor Day points; 2) Melges 49, Shawn Bennett, 18; 3) only will the breeze deliver, but that it Redwood Regatta, Big Lagoon, threw Rosebud, Scott Holmgren, 19. (9 boats) will attract more than the 20 teams that Full results at www.melges24na.com its usual curve our way," wrote regatta attended this year's late-August NAs. winner Bruce Braley of host club Hum- — dave wilhite boldt YC. Big Lagoon is located on the

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North Coast about forty miles north of ego instead of San Fran- Eureka. The natural lagoon is separated cisco. Started by Don from the Pacific by a long sand spit. The Trask in 1975 and usu- family-friendly regatta features dinghy ally hosted by StFYC, racing with camping and barbecuing. the regatta moves to "This year we experienced ultra light SDYC on November winds from the west," said Braley. "I think 2-4. Sailing luminaries we had high pressure sitting on top of such as Malin Burn- us, and the wind was from a very weak ham, Hans Fogh, Ron thermal that develops upon the lagoon Holland, Jon Andron, and flows inland up a shallow valley." Buddy Melges, Trask,

Braley explained the resulting strat- and Ted Turner will ROSS / ROSSPHOTOGRAPHIC CYNTHIA egy: "Off the line the wind was from the compete in J/105s. left big time, but as you worked your way Three West Coast candidates are vying Bay Area sailor Genny Tulloch won the U.S. Wom- upwind you'd eventually get a northerly for two seats on the US Sailing Board en's Match Racing Championship for the third time shift coming from the right for about the of Directors: Charlie Arms of Vallejo, in four years, despite a crew-overboard incident. last quarter of the beat. The trick was to director of sailing for Cal Maritime Acad- StFYC hosted the regatta on September 12-16. try to stay in the freshest air but not sail emy; John Craig of San Rafael, PRO of 24 to cast your vote. the great circle route by ending up on the the America's Cup and erstwhile StFYC Speaking of US Sailing, the Annual port layline and having to eat a long port Race Manager; and former Olympic and Meeting is coming to San Francisco header to get across. You had to try to America's Cup sailor JJ Fetter of San on October 31-November 3. Activities get across to the starboard layline in an- Diego, who has been US Sailing Rolex include an Advanced Race Management ticipation of a starboard lift to the mark." Yachtswoman of the Year four times. If Seminar and a Presentation of Investiga- See www.humboldtyachtclub.org. you're a member, you have until October tions: Farallones and Newport Ensenada For the first time, the International Race. See www.ussailing.org. Masters Regatta will be held in San Di- – latitude/chris

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We'll depart from our usual mix this month to bring you a special charter report on Chartering in the Greek Isles by a member of the Latitude family.

"What are you thinking?" ^2 c = 9. Twelve on a Sailboat Tour of Greece This seems about right. I believe that "What are you thinking?" he said. "Oh successfully pulling off a trip like this is my God, I cannot imagine a vacation plan approximately nine times more diffi cult worse than being stuck on a boat with with three families than it is with one. two other families from the Bay Area!" But regardless of the mathematical These were the words of a friend dur- data, we pressed on. We pressed on being a phone conversation about a month cause we'd said we would. We planned prior to our departure for Greece. because we are planners and adventur- I suffered a moment of doubt and ers. We went for it because we had all thought to myself, "Good Lord, perhaps talked about it and it was time to act. he has a point." I engaged in a private Most importantly, though, we pro- fantasy about a different kind of vaca- ceeded because we knew that the po- tion. One that involved fewer logistics, tential rewards were greater than the less diffi cult travel, fewer safety chal- exponential function of complexity(c). lenges, fewer kids, more tennis, more But we're more akin to a sine wave in carefree frolicking, and more adult plea- that upper right hand corner of the sure. In fi ve seconds my mind devoured graph — potentially off the charts in the all of the imaginable options in 'Plan B’ positive quadrant. Ahh. . . never mind. and they were tasty! The adventure began when things "Snap out of it," I said to myself, and went wrong — We were a crew of 12 on I did, loyal dog that I am! I directed my a 53-ft monohull. Three families, six kids attention back to the conversation with and six adults in the Saronic Gulf and the assured confi dence that these were the Peloponnese region of Greece. How- the right choices and that my friend’s ever, this circumstance was never part of ideas, however meritorious, should be the original plan. The ‘plan’, six months discarded. prior and right up to the morning that ALL PHOTOS MARSHALL BEHLING My thoughts turned back to organiz- we were to leave our Athens hotel and was actively seeking a replacement boat ing the mesmerizing details that go with begin our voyage, was to be on a Lagoon that could accommodate our crew, but any trip abroad, but especially one that 44 catamaran, embarking from Lavrion, honestly, it did not look good for us. involves 12 people on a ‘you-drive’ sail- a harbor city southeast of Athens. De- I will spare you the blur of phone calls boat in foreign waters. parting from that location sets you up for that Jeff and I made and how the 'new I returned to pondering the signifi cant a straight shot into the Cyclades — the plan' came together. Suffi ce it to say that commitment inherent in this type of islands we had so carefully planned to three hours later we found ourselves on plan. A simple bit of algebra works well sail. a brand new 53-ft Jeanneau monohull here: Complexity (c) goes up as a square Our broker, Demetrius from Hellenic from Athenian Yachts and a new sail of the number of families (f). Example: Yacht charters in Lavrion, called that plan that would take us through the c = 1(f) ^2 c = 1, c = 2(f) ^2 c = 4, c = 3(f) fateful morning to say that, regretta- Saronic Gulf and the Peloponnese. Spe- During the summer months the main town on bly, the vessel that he had brokered to cial thanks to Kostas at The Moorings in Poros Island is quaint, picturesque and bustling us so many months ago had returned Lavrion who put us in touch with Kostas with international sailors. yesterday, damaged beyond a quick re- and Apostolo at Athenian Yachts at the pair. As a matter Kalamaki/Alimos Yacht Harbor. of fact, numerous However, at that point I had to trash boats returned my notes and our group pre-brief on all with significant things Cyclades. Trash the 100 photo- damage due in no copied and highlighted pages from Rod small part to the Heikell’s book, The Greek Waters Pilot. Meltemi winds Delay our departure by one precious of the previous night because by the time we had paper- week. (These are work complete, chart and boat briefed, seasonal Beau- provisioned and set, it was 1700 with 27 fort 7 and 8 winds miles to navigate. Considering the head- from the north). spinning changes of the day, the howling He seemed truly Meltemi winds in the harbor and the distraught (as need for a beer, we made a good decision. were we) that he Stay put! We would go out and have a could not deliver fabulous dinner at Vicennes, watch Euro as promised. It Cup soccer (Spain vs. Italy), pretending

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‘all things electric.’ So it was much to our dismay when we found that button- pushing failed to yield results at the most critical moments of one particular arrival at Poros. We discovered that the engine-driven generator seemed inca- pable of keeping batteries adequately charged when the heavy electrical loads of the bow thruster or anchor windlass put a drain on the system. Firing up the genset as a pre-docking procedure seemed to solve this issue and provide the necessary voltage. We launch — We had peak gusts to 28 knots out of the north as we put Ath- ens in our rearview mirror. We headed downwind, sailing south to the town of Methana and enjoyed 10 knots of speed over the bottom, with only a partially furled genoa fl ying. Directly off our starboard side were the island and the straits of Salamis, the site of one the greatest sea battles in the history of naval warfare. Athenian General Themistocles defeated the Persians here in 480 BC, despite being vastly outnumbered. This victorious battle was on the heels of the Greek defeat at Thermopylae the same year, and proved to be a decisive event Big trips like this one are a splurge, but the effi cient and easy. in the Greco-Persian wars. memories are priceless. Spread: The idyllic It was delightful to be on this boat Methana is a pleasant enough seaside Poros Straits. Inset: Kids on the foredeck. with our friends and family, finally village. There are two harbors, one tightly aboard the boat in Alimos Yacht Harbor, enjoying the Mediterranean. She had packed with boats and wind-protected, and leave the following morning. every creature comfort including a gen- and another open and uncrowded with This we did and the next morning's set which allowed us to keep the bank a quay, but also exposed. This gave us windy departure felt like a small victory of batteries charged while using the air some breathing room to practice ma- for turning sour into sweet, changing conditioning in port. (To the extent, of neuvers with the boat in windy landing and adapting while fi nding serendipity course, that if we had close neighbors, conditions and get a respectable ‘Med when it knocks on your door. Serendipity we would use it judiciously and shut it mooring’ event under our belts. where? In a monohull for starters. This off in the interest of noise abatement.) Nine of us took a taxi ride up to the is the way to go in the crowded Med. Additionally, Alkyoni had two wheels volcano, enjoying a hike and a delicious and two navigation stations. This was a On at least two occasions, the slimmer Three families on one boat? As cramped as that beam of this boat allowed us access to a delight and a useful training tool for new may sound, it all worked out fi ne. Especially ‘stern-to’ berth where we would have had helmsmen, as they could feel the wheel since they were sailing in a sunny clime. to anchor off in a catamaran and tender inputs of someone more 12 people to shore in three shifts. It is so qualifi ed. much more pleasant to back into your The ‘crew lounge’ and spot on the quay, drop the hydraulic dining area forward of gangway, and give egress to your crew the cockpit was luxuri- of 12 in the heart of some quaint Greek ous and provided gen- harborside village. erous space for people Our new Jeanneau 53, Alkyoni, to pass to the compan- weighed in at about 16 tons and had ionway and cabin below a generous 4.77-meter beam. It was without tangling limbs delightful to sail and comfortable for 12 and feet. All of this was people. It took on big wind and moder- bimini-covered, provid- ate seas without breaking a sweat. The ing ample shade for all. roller-furling jib and main and electric My only criticism of winches worked fl awlessly, to the point the boat would be that that we didn't ever hesitate putting up or it made us lazy as we taking down sail because it was so fast, quickly came to rely on WORLD

dinner hosted by friends of Apostolo, tate Sam if there was any chance of hav- while two adults stayed to tend to Elliot ing to answer to him on shore. Physically who was feeling poorly. intimidating is an understatement! Continuing south the next morning, We got pissy, raised the Canadian we passed through the scenic Poros fl ag, hollered obscenities and retreated Channel on our way to Hydra. I will sim- to a quieter anchorage at Mandraki Cove ply quote The Moorings' tour guide here which was just down the road. Sam and because it is quite accurate. "Hydra is a his crew followed. distinctively charming, must-do itinerary Dinner that evening was dramatic if stop. Here donkeys and walking are the not magical. The place, the evening light, primary means of transportation — cars the people looking elegant. A photogra- and even bicycles are not permitted." The pher’s dream come true. numerous cliff-mounted cannon point- The hike through town the next day ing north toward the channel bespeak up to the Profi tis Ilias Monastery atop human confl ict and naval warfare. Mt. Eros was also memorable. Speaking of warfare, we wished that Poros — We had a bit of drama upon we were also equipped with cannons landing here, as our anchor line fouled because it takes a gunboat to get a park- with our neighbor's as we were back- ing spot in Hydra harbor. Get there early ing into the quay in a typical afternoon and relax, or get there late, throw your SMITH TAMI crosswind coupled with windlass and anchor into the middle with all the oth- The solitude of Mandraki Cove on Hydra Island bow-thruster failures. It was all hands ers and back onto your neighbor’s bow. was a sharp contrast to the busy harbors else- on deck as we fended off. No harm, no Sounds sexy, but actually it was a bit where. Note the stern lines. foul. annoying to politely ‘queue up’ outside queued up, was my Kiwi friend Sam, a Afterward. Michael from the Oasis the harbor entrance, wait for that one semi-pro rugby player and fi refi ghter on Taverna politely ushered us over to soon-to-be vacated spot, and watch as loan to Dublin. I had befriended him on "handicapped" (side-to) docking with boat #5 on the list takes your spot. In the the fl ight from Dublin to Athens. Trust the unspoken agreement that we would boat next to us, which was also politely me, no one in their right mind would irri- spend at least 300 euros at his restau-

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rant! It was well worth the price as we as we motored had primo parking and mojitos to soothe at 9-10 knots our bruised egos. around the horn Tom from Lancashire, England, the to Epidavros, fellow with whom we had crossed an- stopping for a chors, was also part of the welcoming swim and an am- committee in front of the Oasis Taverna. ateur diving con- He said, "Aye kin tall ye thas, I arriyved test in the warm farty fyve manats agoo und aye dad nae azure waters. batter!" Thanks Tom. We reminded Poros is equal parts Newport Beach ourselves that and Hydra. There you'll ﬁ nd a frenetic "green on the waterfront pace with the café, bar and right returning" nightclub scene. Sandy beaches and re- is the Mediter- ranean way, as sorts stretch along the coastline.The city MARSHALL BEHLING (polis) of Kalaureia contains the ruins we entered the of Poseidon’s temple atop the hill. Poros well-marked channel and landed our It just doesn't get much more picturesque than is easily discovered via motorscooters, craft stern-to like the skilled crew that this. Hydra Port on Hydra Island seems to have which were cheap to rent and fun for we were becoming. changed little with the passage of time. all. A mere three taxis brought us to important center of healing in antiquity. Epidaurus by way of Epidavros — We Ygourio and the well–preserved theater We brought Elliot here with hopes of a had no idea what treats of antiquity were of Epidaurus. A UNESCO World Heritage cure, as the lad was still feeling quite in store for us near Epidavros, our next site, Epidaurus is justly famous. The ill. destination as we embarked from Poros. remains include a gymnasium, baths, A snorkeling adventure to The Sunken Our premier side-tie spot was ﬁ lled by the Odeon, the Temples of Asclepius City is also worthwhile. It takes approxi- Michael even before we had the boat and Apollo, the Tholos, and a stadium. mately 50 minutes to get there, hiking turned around. Asclepius was the healer god and the son along the shore south from Old Epidav- White-hot heat replaced the winds of Apollo. This sanctuary was the most ros Yacht Harbor.

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Freshening wind and as she read the last book return — It seemed that in the Hunger Games we were just getting our trilogy. To Elliot, age sailing shoes on properly 15, went the most stoic when it was time to head sailor award. He bravely back to the base. fought a bacterial in- We enjoyed a fresh testinal infection for breeze on starboard tack most of the voyage. He as we beat to Aegina came to sail the ‘Med’, Island to anchor for the instead was in bed and night. This put us only never ever complained! 17 miles away from our He would rise, rally and MARSHALL BEHLING promised 0900 arrival fall again gripped by G.I. time on the last day. The intrepid crew strikes a pose at the ancient infection. To Shelby, age 15, went the Aegina has its rare antiquities as well, theater of Epidaurus, a UNESCO World Heri- all-around crewmember and resident including the Temple of Aphaea, but we tage site. anchor-diver award. Finally to Madeline, were out of time. out. Dillon could be famously quoted age 16, went the steady head and cool Awesome Crew! — We ended our with the line, "I’ll do it!" To Casey, age sailor award. She worked the anchor bareboat trip in Greece with awards 14 went the quick-witted award. Casey windlass and learned to ‘sign’ with the night at Tou Psara, our favorite restau- was always at the ready with a quip or helmsman from 50 feet away. She also rant in Athens, located directly below the some other politically incorrect humor. deftly fended off and untangled the Acropolis. I had the honor of toasting and He's a very funny lad, although not very anchor when it got fouled with another awarding each of the six kids in our crew helpful as a sailor! To Natalie, age 14, boat's at Poros. for their contribution to our successful went the simultaneous narrative award. All in all, it was a great trip, the memo- voyage. To Dillon, age 10, went the most Natalie capably managed all the sheets ries of which will long endure. Actually, intrepid new sailor award. He was always and lines including the roller-furling it wasn't such a bad idea after all. willing to learn new tasks and to help main and genoa — all this between sobs — patrick somers

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With reports this month from Tortue on the drought-ending rains in Baja; from Dreamcatcher on leaving Singapore and heading up the Malacca Strait of Malaysia; from Kailani in Tonga; from Geja in Croatia, Montenegro and Italy; from Scott Andersen on the new Club Cruceros clubhouse in La Paz; and Cruise Notes.

Tortue — S&S 44 the hardly palms that line the shores of Mike Wilson and Melissa Harter the Sea struggled to survive. The Blessings of Baja Rains Finally, the blessed rains came, the (Mazatlan) result of a massive subtropical cell from Tortue lay quietly at anchor in Bahia the Mexican mainland that crossed the Marquer on Isla Carmen — about 40% of Sea to meet up with the hot desert air of the way up into the Sea of Cortez, not far the mountains. The result was thunder from Puerto Escondido — as warm breez- and lightning — and a two-day dous- es wafted across the narrow isthmus ing of life-giving rain. When the clouds that separated us parted, we could see the multiple water- from wide-open falls that almost instantly had sprung to Bahia Salinas to life. And the once-clear waters of the Sea the south. The temporarily took on the color of coffee,

MIKE WILSON b r e e z e s f i l l e d and swarmed with eddies of dead brush, our wind scoop, cactus and other detritus. which forced the But it wasn't until the downpours hot, dry desert air stopped that the true blessing of the through the in- rains was revealed. Hour by hour, day by side of our boat. day, the once-brown desert was trans- Besides the lap formed into a beautiful green garden. It of wavelets upon looked as though a discerning gardener our tender and had toiled long and hard to manicure Rain turned the brown the occasional acre upon acre of previously unkempt Sierra Giganta green. sound of a hunt- desert wilderness. Soon we were wit- ing bird, the anchorage was silent to the nesses to colorful fl owers in an intricate world — and to the few of us who were tapestry against the background of the lucky enough to be there. red-brown desert. Looking to the west across the azure With water comes life to the Baja pen- waters of Loreto Bay, we could see insula. Soon myriad varieties of insects where the whales, dolphins, sea turtles made their presence known, as did birds and manta rays play. The background that previously had been hidden. The to these waters are the Sierra Giganta downside was that the mosquitoes came mountains, some of which majestically to life also, which resulted in the town of reach 4,000 feet into the clear blue sky, Loreto's running out of bug spray. and which are only a short distance from Nonetheless, life is very good aboard Personally speaking, we believe it's the shore of the Sea. boats here in the Sea, even during the important to realize who we are, where This part of Baja had had four years of often high heat of summer. We enjoy a we are, and what it all means. The news drought. It had been so bad that ranch- abundant variety of natural foods from media of the world will not, of course, ers had to cull mules in order for there the local ranches, and fresh seafood from bring you the love we send over our to be enough water for the revered long- the Sea — not to mention the fi ne wines solar-powered Ham radio, as there is no horn mountain sheep to survive. Even we had the foresight to bring along with profi t in good news. But our advice is to With the four-year drought over in Central Baja, us. With virtually no places to spend never forget to stop to smell the desert many long-dormant plants sprang to life, bring- money, the cost of living is very low. cactus fl owers. ing bright colors to the desert landscape. We've even had some celestial treats. — michael and melissa 08/24/12 For fi ve nights in a row, we got to witness the International Dreamcatcher — Cal 46 Space Station passing 247 Glenys Henry and Harry Mellegers miles overhead. And on the Up Your Malacca! last evening of August we got (Alameda) to enjoy a 'blue moon'. At lunchtime one day in the middle of CONNIE SUNLOVER It all adds up to our feeling January, we pulled away from the fuel part of Nature, and Nature's dock at Singapore — our home for the being a part of us. There is rest of our lives — and motored through no war or violence in our little the mess. By 'mess' I mean the hundreds part of the world. And we've of ships, dozens of fuel tankers, and switched off our radio and in- supporting oil infrastructure that litter ternet to keep war and violence the prosperous island-state's western in other parts of the world from invading our tranquility. IN LATITUDES

porter. Then we discovered that we'd just pushed the wrong autopilot buttons. You would think that having sailed our Cal 46 halfway around the world, we'd know her buttons and systems backward and forward. But since taking up residence in Singa- pore, we'd only been daysailing Dreamcatch-

PHOTOS COURTESY DREAMCATCHER er, and thus hadn't used many of her systems. We found that we had to reacquaint ourselves with our boat for longer sails. We even had to start rereading some of the manuals! 'Dreamcatcher's The Strait of Malacca autopilot was named for him. is one of the busiest shipping channels in the world, so there were all kinds of ships, fi shing boats, and other types of vessels in our path. This is one of the places where mariners really could use eyes in the back of their heads. Henry and I alternated taking naps during the day and staying up all night. Although we've done a total of 10 trips up and down the Strait, we always fi nd it stressful — despite being able to use the 'inshore waterway'. There is, however, one 20-mile stretch where the inshore waterway disappears as the main shipping channel butts up against the shallows. That forced us to motor in the company of some very large vessels for a few hours. Not fun! We passed Port Klang, Malaysia's busiest port, at sunset, during which time we counted 30 ships waiting to cross our path. This was at the northern Spread; Glenys and Harry aboard 'Dreamcatch- Perak throne signed the treaty that end of the shipping channel, after which er'. Inset; The Singapore lion, which symbolizes launched the British colonial domina- the waterway opens up into a series of courage, strength, excellence and resilience. tion of the Malay Peninsula. These days shallows for about 30 miles. Alas, the anchorage. It was not a pretty ride, so it's home to 25,000 people — and high- fi shermen love the shallows, so this leg we were happy to reach the southern end resorts. The Strait of Malacca is a freeway for ships, end of the Malacca Strait, which sepa- Much to our chagrin, we didn't have as well as the fi shing ground for thousands of rates the Pacifi c and Indian oceans and use of Jack, our autopilot, for the fi rst fi shermen who don't take a shine to lights. Peninsular Malaysia from northwestern 20 hours of our trip. Indonesia. Our destination was the 420- Our Jack is named mile distant Rebak Island, one of the 104 after Jack London, islands that make up the Langkawi Ar- the scallywag sailor chipelago, Malaysia's yachting center. who became one of The forecast winds of 20 to 30 knots the world's fi rst tru- — the normal monsoon for this time of ly wealthy authors. year — didn't materialize, so we ended The Oakland marina up having to motor to our midway stop named in his honor of Pulau Pangkor. The very small island was our home for two was long a refuge for fi shermen, mer- years before we took chants and pirates, and has a colorful off on the Ha-Ha and history. In the 17th century, the Dutch across the Pacific. built a fort here in an effort to control Anyway, we figured the Perak tin trade. One hundred years that Jack was just later, it was where the Brits and the taking a union day off — London having been a big union sup- CHANGES

was peppered with all kinds of vessel traffi c too, particularly at night when the fi shing. . is the best. Malaysian fi shermen lightning striking near our boat. We ran aren't very big on running lights, so we on radar visuals all night, which was a had to play dodge-'em with fi shing boats huge help in dodging the many squalls and the many headed our way. Fortunately, vessel traf- fish/crab traps fi c was light in the area. laid out along the When off the big city of Penang, we way. rang ahead to Rebak Marina to advise We anchored them of our impending arrival. The staff at Pangkor Laut, advised us not to arrive at sunset, so we a few miles off dropped the hook at an anchorage at Pangkor, for a one of Langkawi’s southern islands and planned stop- mixed some cocktails. What a lovely spot! over. It's a lovely We had the anchorage — surrounded by spot that we fi rst hills covered with thick vegetation — all discovered during to ourselves. After dinner and several the Raja Muda drinks, we both fell asleep in the cockpit. Regatta a year We later awoke to fi nd ourselves sur- before. This time rounded by one-man fi shing boats, each A few of the innumer- there was only with bright lights, fi shing for squid. It able fi shing boats that one other boat in ply the Malacca Strait. was like a scene out of a fairy tale. the anchorage. An early morning start had us arriving The Aussie owner visited us, which at Rebak Marina early in the day. Sailors proved to be fortunate, as he was able aren't natural fans of boatyards, but to give Henry a lift to the beach to get we were knocked out by Rebak Marina. jerry jugs of fuel. Wrongly assuming After our arrival and free check-in with that we could sail most of the way from authorities, we were told our haulout Singapore to Langkawi, we hadn't topped would be at 9:30 the next morning. And off our tanks. We ended up having beers it was. Not only were the staff cordial, and dinner with the down-to-earth man, they were punctual, too. Dreamcatcher his wife — a policewoman — and their doesn't handle well in reverse, so we daughter. From Darwin, they are on an developed a quick case of thruster envy 18-month cruise. What an education the when we were instructed to back into the little girl is getting! lift area. Nevertheless, the skilled han- After a little boat work and some rest, dlers threw the lines accurately, and we we left the next afternoon for Rebak Is- were in the lifting slings before we knew land, part of the Langkawi Archipelago, it. Then a diver was sent into the water name! — just 100 yards from our boat. where we would spend fi ve days on the to make sure our lifting straps were in The Hard Dock has good food, inex- hard. Our efforts to sail to Rebak were the right place and didn't snag any of pensive wine, and high speed internet. foiled by very light winds on the nose and the appendages. In more than 40 years But that's not all. It's just 200 yards to adverse current. After adequate frustra- of owning boats, we'd never seen that. the four-star Taj Hotel, where we were tion, we dropped the sails and fi red up Boatyard staffs take their cues from welcome to use the pool and other facili- the engine. But night turned out to be no the yard manager, and when we met ties. Happy hour drinks were 50% off, more fun than the day, as there was lots Noel, we understood why the yard ran and because we were yachties, we got of rain, and even more stressful, plenty of so well. He quickly established a great another 20% off. There is a God! Glenys, who along with Harry has decided to rapport with us, and we were impressed It's hotter on the hard than when in call Singapore home for the rest of her life, with his obvious competence and expe- the water, as the heat radiates off the enjoys the heat aboard 'Dreamcatcher'. rience. He is no-nonsense, so our boat ground. So we frequently had tempera- was quickly pressure washed, tures of over 100° in the cockpit. Yes, after which the bottom was it's warm in this part of the world. We sanded and a first coat of were happy to be rescued by the rascals paint applied. we crewed for in last year's Raja Muda Life aboard on the hard is Regatta. They took us to their amazing DREAMCATCHER not easy. There was no run- Langkawi home for drinks, dinner and ning water, so that meant no an overnight stay. We also saw our good cooking or washing up, no friends from Singapore on their boat showers, and worst of all, no Turmalin. They picked us up at nearby toilets. The good news is that Telaga Harbour and took us for a short the folks at Rebak Marina, cocktail cruise. which is part of Rebak Resort, The next day Dreamcatcher was back fully understand the needs of in the water and Henry and I had big the cruising sailor. As such, smiles on our faces. The people at Rebak we spent a lot of time at the Hard Dock Cafe — love the IN LATITUDES

that comprise the island kingdom of Tonga, and without a doubt Tonga's main attraction for us. Unlike Vava'u, where each year almost 500 cruising boats — plus a couple of dozen charter boats — clog up the 30 numbered anchorages, Ha'apai plays host to fewer than 75 boats in ALL PHOTOS COURTESY DREAMCATCHER a typical year. And these 75 boats are spread out among 62 islands scattered TONGA TOURISM across 4,000 square miles of ocean. So you often can go for days without see- ing another cruising boat, and fi nding an anchorage to yourself is usually a mat- Whales prefer the ter of just picking solitude of Tonga. one out. Only 17 islands of the Ha'apai Group are inhabited, and only four of those have electricity. The residents tend to be more outgoing and friendly toward the palangi, which is us. Many of the humpback whales of the Southern Ocean make Tonga their winter home. While the whales can be found everywhere in Tonga, they are most prevalent in Ha'apai. We've seen whales every day for two weeks, often within two boat lengths of Kailani. As we write this at anchor behind Ha'afeva Island, we are listening to the whales' eerie singing coming through the hull. Spread; 'Dreamcatcher', a ketch-rigged Cal 46, tugs at her anchor somewhere in the Malacca Strait. The other day, while on a lazy seven- Inset upper right; Rebak Marina and Boatyard is located in an unusually nice resort environment. knot inter-island passage under jib Insets left: A happy Harry, the 'Ancient Mariner'. 'Dreamcatcher' about to be splashed. alone, we actually had to pinch up to Marina had been so good to us and had lunchtime departure for Phuket, Thai- avoid a pair of courting adults. They done such a good job — and all in such land's yachting center, was thwarted were barrel rolling, slashing the water a lovely setting. We couldn't resist enjoy- by: 1) A megayacht trying to take on a with their fi ns, and showing their fl ukes. ing a last swim, a last round of cocktails couple thousand liters of fuel, 2) The Jennifer, who has sea kayaked in Alaska, and a last million-dollar view from the fuel pump's breaking down, and 3) The the Pacifi c Northwest and the Sea of resort. bank's rejecting my credit card. But we Having sailed around the world, Harley and Jen- Our next jobs were to refuel and then worked through it, at which time we nifer, with little Sophia, think the Ha'apai Group load up on Langkawi's great bargain — set sail for less than 200-mile-distant is as close to paradise as they've found. booze. Yes, it strikes us as odd that an Phuket. It was going to be interesting, Islamic country has great deals on booze, because few bordering cultures are as

but all the cruise ships load up here. different as those of solemn Islamic KAILANI We moved on to lovely Telaga Harbour, Malaysia and fun-loving Thailand. where the marina is surrounded by at- — glenys 02/15/12 tractive buildings — including a colonial- looking customs house that features a Kailani — Deerfoot 63 clock in a tower that goes off every hour. Harley, Jennifer & Sophia Earl It's surrounded by jungle hills where Ha'apai Group, Tonga countless monkeys run wild. (Sausalito) Our plan was to buy provisions, After five weeks in and around booze and fuel. Alas, a combination of the Vava'u area of Tonga, and get- the Chinese New Year holiday and the ting settled into the cruising life for Holy Muslim Day meant we had to put the ﬁ rst time since completing our off our tasks for one day. Our planned circumnavigation in '06, we decided to move south into the Ha'apai group. Ha'apai is the central group of islands CHANGES

Cortez in search of close encounters with whales, was so enthralled that she forgot to take photos until it was too The Ha'apai are much as we remem- late. Sophia, at the wise age of almost ber them from our time here seven years ﬁ ve years, thinks that encounters with ago, although there have been some whales are just part of everyday life. changes. The Tongan bureaucracy has The waters evolved a bit, so boats must go through in most places in a rigorous checkout process just to move

KAILANI Ha'apai are crys- from Vava'u to Ha'apai, or to the capital tal clear, and the of Nukualofa. And woe to the boat that coral is healthy. gets caught not complying, as the ﬁ nes Consequently, the are $600. Cruisers need to then check snorkeling and div- in with customs on the island of Lifuka ing are fabulous. in Ha'apai, and then check out again Sophia never really before moving on within the kingdom. learned to swim in Since Lifuka is upwind of most places her home waters of in the Ha'apai, it makes it inconvenient Northern Califor- when you need to leave. nia for the obvious Mother Nature has wrought a few reasons of cold and changes as well. Some of the barrier murky water. But islands that make up our favorite an- the water here is so chorages have been rearranged by the clear and warm that cyclones and tropical storms that have 'Kailani', as seen the hard part is not come through since our last visit. But all from the masthead. getting her in, but in all, this is still as close to our idea of getting her out. She paradise as we have found. hangs on our backs as we snorkel the — harley and jennifer 08/15/12 reefs, and excitedly points out every bit of sea life — which she assumes that we Geja — Islander 36 can't see because otherwise we would be Andrew Vik and Friends as excited as she is. Another Adriatic Summer Cruise Sophia has also taken well to being (San Francisco) schooled in formal topics on the boat. When the summer fog settles in She's so enthusiastic with the routine along the Northern California coast, I that she often starts the day's lessons can’t think of a much better place to be before her teachers — that would be us than the Mediterranean, celebrating life — are ready. with happy, vacationing, scantily-clad Harley and Jennifer didn't want Sophia to have Europeans. Thanks to a 'boat for sale' a typical Northern California childhood, and ad in ‘Lectronic Latitude back in '07, I’m will ever forget. she's certainly not having one. able to kick back there aboard my own This summer I set sail from Geja’s sailboat, the '76 Islander 36 Geja home base near Split, Croatia in mid- that departed from the Bay back in July, just as the summer tourist season

KAILANI the '90s. was getting into full swing. I'm clearly This was my fi fth straight sum- not the type of person who is afraid of mer aboard Geja, and it consisted crowds, as July and August are prime of 37 days and 36 nights, with 27 time in the Med. These are also the different overnight stops, and two months in which fi ckle European weath- overnight sails. I covered nearly 700 er is most stable. Or so I thought. miles, 60% of them under sail alone I kicked off the summer with Marik- — the highest percentage in my fi ve ken, a Norwegian crewmate. The fi rst summers. It was also the hottest weather forecast to come over the Navtex summer to date, with typical highs receiver called for gusts the next day of around 95°. While it wasn't horribly up to 65 knots. For the record, Navtex humid, it was defi nitely more humid is the most fl awless way to get forecasts than in inland California. — always in English — while sailing the The best part of my little summer Med. An unlocked iPhone or iPad with a jaunts around the Med has been local data-enabled SIM card is the way sharing them with the many friends to go if you would be sticking around in and acquaintances who have joined one country. me for one-week legs. I had 10 Given the forecast, it was a good thing friends join me this summer, most that I’d become familiar with most of the of them veterans of previous trips on 'hurricane holes' in the central Dalma- Geja. Over the fi ve years, I’ve hosted tian coast. I decided on the immensely 55 great people on my Islander 36, sharing experiences that none of us IN LATITUDES

cessionaire, as I was quoted a minimum charge of 230 euros — about $300 U.S. — a night to tie up to the noisy main quay. With all the megayachts around — many of them more than 200 feet in length — it’s hard to blame the Croa- tians for being op-

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY ANDREW VIK portunistic. None- theless, I chose to ANDREW VIK moor at a nearby yacht club for 40 euros instead, still a bargain compared to the government- run ACI Marina’s price of 85 euros. Taking a 45-footer there would have set an owner back Clothing isn't a big 111 euros — or thing in Croatia about $140 at this summer’s relatively favorable exchange rate. Dubrovnik is a fantastic place to hang out for a few days. The walled town is enormous and extremely well preserved. The walking tour atop the walls is a must-do. Dubrovnik also has an international airport, making it an ideal place to take on crew. The second week brought additional crew aboard Geja for the trip south across the border into stunning Monte- negro. There are formalities to contend with when crossing international bor- ders, and most southbound pleasure yachts check out of Croatia at Cavtat. It took plenty of jostling to squeeze into Yes, that naughty Andrew Vik cruised the Adriatic again this summer. Spread; Norwegian crew Marik- the small customs zone on the quay, ken at Hvar. Insets top and bottom: Andrew once again spent hours tirelessly furthering international designated by a simple rope railing. relations. Center inset: Andrew patriotically 'fl ew the fl ag' for most of his summer cruise. Knowing from experience that it popular town of Hvar. The place has lost the metal ring atop the forward mooring would take up to an hour to check out, some of its local charm since my fi rst buoy had burst open, too, releasing our I told my crew to enjoy some coffee at a visit by land in '02, as it's now overrun forward line. Luckily we had a back-up café while they waited. Part way through by English-speaking backpackers. But line attached to a neighboring buoy, the three-step checkout process, I was it’s still as magnifi cent a harbor town as though we still had to scramble to get summoned back to Geja to reposition you’ll fi nd anywhere, and the 'after beach some lines onto neighboring boats to When it comes to picturesque harbors of the parties' at the Hula Hula Bar are excel- keep us in place. When cruising the Med, world, not many can compete with Hvar. Unfor- lent, as hundreds of young people, some you’re bound to have such excitement tunately, that's what makes it expensive. still in their swimwear, drink, dance, and now and then. swim until well past sunset. With high pressure set- Most sailboats visiting Hvar line up tling back in, accelerating like sardines in the mooring fi eld on the the typical northwest after- harbor’s west side, attaching to a forward noon winds, we had fast off- ANDREW VIK buoy with a long stern line aft, as it's too the-wind sailing down the shallow to back all the way to the quay. island-strewn Dalmatian I felt very secure as the wind picked up coast. We ended the fi rst during the night — and pick up it did! week in the southern Croa- Powerful gusts hit Geja broadside, tian town of Dubrovnik, one inducing quite a bit of heel. During one of Europe’s most impres- such gust, I felt a strange tug, and soon sive medieval walled towns. discovered that the metal ring on shore Since my last visit two years had popped out of the cement! Worse yet, ago, it seems that control of the public quay had been transferred to a private con- CHANGES

her a bit. While I was onboard and adjusting Geja’s lines, a guy from the port authority asked where my crew was. He which is another Croatian rule. And don’t was less than thrilled to learn that they even think of stopping for a swim in that were not on the boat. little bay 15 miles down the coast. “Your crew must remain on ship when Because of this one offi cial asshole, at the customs dock!” he hollered at me. who no doubt is a poorly paid guy who “This is the rule gets off by bossing others around, we everywhere in the were fed up with Croatia. Government world! Where did workers seem slow to shake off the bad you get skipper’s habits of the region’s Communist past, ANDREW VIK l i c e n s e ? ! Yo u casting a poor light on an otherwise can be fi ned 150 lovely country. Thus my love-hate rela- euros per crew- tionship. member!” With Some 20 miles south of Cavtat is that, he discon- the Montenegrin border and the en- nected my lines. trance to a series of bays, including the “Go float in the spectacular Kotor Fjord, which goes 15 harbor for hour miles inland. With a full-boat crew of before you come fi ve onboard, we sailed into Montenegro, back!” bypassing the commercial customs pier Outdoor dining. As I fl oated 100 at Zelenika for the more yacht-friendly feet away, my confused crew returned to one at Kotor. In just 20 minutes, I had a the quay. “Oh, the princess is done with cruising permit and stamped passports her coffee!” the asshole offi cial sneered in hand. Both the harbormaster and at Marikken. Despite my crew’s efforts, police offi cial were smiling and friendly. he would not reduce my one-hour 'sen- How nice to be in a country that seems tence'. Marikken then took matters into to appreciate its visitors! her own hands. She swam out Geja and Stunning Kotor Fjord is surrounded took over the helm, allowing me to paddle by steep mountains, some of which are the dinghy back to shore to complete over 5,000 feet tall, Think Yosemite Val- the paperwork and fetch the remaining ley partially submerged in the sea, or a crew. Norwegian fjord with the heat turned While in line at the police offi ce wait- up. No wonder it has UNESCO desig- ing for passport stamps, other sailors nation. The megayachts have certainly sympathized with me. A charter skipper discovered the place, but as there is no mentioned that an incoming boat was charter base, there were relatively few once fi ned when one of the crew took private sailboats to battle with for moor- After three nights and new crew in a quick dip in the bay while waiting for ing space. Mooring costs were a relative Budva, it was time for a complete change a spot on the customs quay. Seriously, bargain, too, as we paid just 30 euros for of scenery and an overnight sail to Italy. what country routinely fi nes its visiting a spot on the quay just outside of Kotor’s As Geja remained in the marina, I began sailors/tourists? town walls. This included water, power, the checkout process with the police. With all of the paperwork sorted out, and mooring lines. Despite not being at the customs quay, we were happy to leave town immedi- Our week ended in the raucous and and with the crew still wandering around ately. Actually, once you get your exit raunchy Montenegrin town of Budva, town, I completed the exit paperwork stamp, you must depart immediately, the country’s biggest tourist destina- with little fuss — a far cry from the Given her choice, Marikken decided she pre- tion. One would never guess that a previous week’s exit from Croatia. ferred sitting in a treehouse overlooking boats Pippi Longstocking fi lm was shot here in Winds were forecast to be 11-16 knots to being yelled at by nasty offi cials. the '70s. Surprisingly, Budva is off the on the beam for the 24-hour crossing map of most western to Italy, which sounded great. But 10 tourists, and is instead hours into an initially fast and pleasant frequented by Serbians, crossing, in the middle of the night, the Russians, Ukrainians, seas picked up and little Geja started ANDREW VIK and others of Orthodox being tossed around like a toy boat in a affi liation. Yet there is bathtub. Sleeping and eating were diffi - eye candy everywhere, cult, and an increasing amount of water day and night, and the from some unknown source squirted up folks come to party. from the shallow bilge when we heeled When the outdoor bars too much. I dreaded sunrise, as I didn’t in the old town shut really want to see the sea state. Feeling down, people head for it was bad enough. the clubs, the newest Daylight confi rmed that the sea was being the awkwardly- a raging mess. The wind was only 20 to named 5,000 person capacity Top Hill. IN LATITUDES

the old clubhouse was literally picked up and set to the side to allow a grand new sailors' facility to be built on the original site. Club Cruceros, located on the grounds of Marina de La Paz but open to everyone, is the hub of the sailing community in La Paz. The club boasts 570 members,

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY ANDREW VIK each of whom has paid the minimum contribution of $7/year for the privilege of relaxing around the cabin at any time, hailing friends on the VHF, borrowing books and videos, receiving mail, and joining the morning coffee hour. The club also runs the La Paz VHF net, maintains an extensive list of suppliers and services, and helps the local community in various ways. "Everyone is a long way from their family down here, so we're like a second family," says Commodore Mike Rick- man of the Prout 37 cat Amazing Grace. "When something happens, we rally around. When someone gets hurt, we jump." Clubmembers have already led three hands-on rescues this summer. More than 60 members came to watch the lift-off of the old club as it was swung to the side to make room for the new clubhouse. But for a group of six members, the fun was just beginning, as they had volunteered to fi t out the new clubhouse. The arrangement with Marina de La Paz was that the marina would build the main structure if the club took care of the interior. "It's a joint effort between the club and the marina,” Scenes from cruising Montenegro. Clockwise from above: Stunning Kotor Fjord. A full crew aboard says club Treasurer Don Mitchell of the 'Geja'. Lovely Cervic Novi. Perast, one of Andrew's favorite towns in the Med. Our Lady of Rocks Litton 42 Sara Anne. monastery near Perast. When the gals misbehaved, they were towed behind 'Gaja'. Although Marina de La Paz doesn't 25 knots, but the seas had built over a yacht club employee helped us to a gain anything directly from accom- distance of about 300 miles. I was com- nice side-tie, at which point we all col- modating the Club Cruceros, it has pletely disheartened to see that we still lapsed onto the fl oating wooden docks. certainly won the respect of the cruiser had 60 miles to go. But it wasn’t all bad, Cold beers in hand, of course. Two cops community over the years, thanks to its as daybreak brought a pod of dolphins, showed up soon thereafter, offi cially open attitude to cruisers in general — and I got to watch them surf down waves. checking us into the European Union including those who anchor out in the This was something that I didn't think with little fuss and no cost. Bari turned Out with the old and in with the new, as a new I'd ever see in the Med. In addition, we out to be a great overnight stop, with the clubhouse is airlifted down to the Club Cruce- were under sail, and able to point to our yacht club next to the busy historic old ros site at Marina de La Paz. desired section of the Italian coast. town. We were tired and hungry, and Geja It was great to be back was heavily reefed as we neared the in Italy! I'll tell you more Italian coast. I’d heard bad things about about it next month. Bari, so we pointed toward a little port — andrew 08/15/12 DON MITCHELL just north of it. But when we reached Santo Spirito, there was nobody around Club Cruceros to guide us to a dock, and there were no New Clubhouse apparent open spots. The pilot books Scott Andersen had been — as they often are — annoy- (La Paz, BCS) ing optimistic about fi nding a place to Celebrating its 25th birth- tie up, So down to Bari we rolled in the day this year, the Club Cru- ongoing swell. ceros of La Paz is receiving Once we were at Bari, an attentive a well-earned face-lift — or perhaps I should say air-lift. I use the term 'air-lift' because CHANGES

bay. Access to the club via the Marina de La Paz dinghy dock costs just 15 pesos (slightly more than $1), and includes un- where we've been traveling and surf- limited drinking water, which alone costs ing the Mentawai Islands for the last 23 pesos a jug in some other ports. month," report Jim and Kent Milski Club Cruceros was founded in '87 of the Colorado-based Schionning 49 "from the back of a pickup truck, where catamaran Sea Level. "Our son and his cruisers were selling a bunch of spares wife joined us in Penang, Maylasia, and for the benefi t of the kids of La Paz". So have been traveling with us for the last it's fi tting perhaps that the brains behind six weeks. We are now in Padang, Indo- the new structure was Mac Shroyer, nesia, where they fl y out and where Kent who has been here all along and runs and I prepare for our next leg to South the marina with his wife Mary and son Africa via Rodrigues, Mauritius and Re- Neil. union. Our loose plan is to be in South The new clubhouse is now open, well Africa by Christmas, then head for the in advance of the arrival of this year's Panama Canal in January. We've really cruising fl eet. enjoyed our stay in Southeast Asia, but — scott 09/15/12 our cruising kitty is running low and we're looking forward to returning to our Cruise Notes: home waters. It's hard to believe that we "Do we need Mexican liability in- started this cruise four years ago!" surance before we get to Cabo in case While generally quite safe, offshore something happens to us on the way sailing nonetheless involves the risk of down?" ask John and Susan Campbell injury and death — even for the most of the San Francisco-based Choate 40 careful and experienced sailors. This Wizard, entry #46 in this year's Ha-Ha. was tragically proven once again on You almost certainly won't need it un- September 1, when Dr. Edmund 'Ned' less you somehow manage to kill some Cabot, 69, was washed overboard during Mexican with your boat, as nobody is a knockdown of his J/46 Cielita while going to stop you if you don't have it. sailing off the west coast of Newfound- But if you eventually plan on going into land. While the helmsman managed to any marina in Mexico, most are going to stay with Cielta when she righted, Cabot require proof of it. Since the standard could not, nor could his crew reach him Mexican liability insurance policy is with lines they attempted to throw to readily available from marine insurance him. The chain in the steering mecha- agencies in the States and in Mexico, as nism had broken during the knockdown, well as online, and there doesn't seem making it impossible for the crew to re- to be much difference in the cost for one trieve Cabot's body. It was recovered the day or six months, we see little reason following day by Canadian authorities. Change is good? Liz Clark of the Santa not to get it before you cross the border. A graduate of Harvard University, Barbara-based Cal 40 Swell is eight For what it's worth, in nearly 30 years a surgeon for 25 years, an instructor years older than when we fi rst met her of taking our boats to Mexico, we can't at Harvard, and the scion of a Boston in '04, which is when she was preparing recall anybody's ever fi ling a claim with Brahmin family, Cabot had retired from to make her extended voyage to Central their Mexican liability insurance. It must medicine 10 years ago to dedicate him- America and French Polynesia — the be a lucrative business for somebody. self to philanthropy and sailing. For the latter being where her boat is now. Af- "We're on the west coast of Sumatra, past seven years, he and friends had ter a long and delightful conversation After four years — and a bit of a shrinking sailed Cielita from Nova Scotia to Green- with Liz in San Diego last month about cruising kitty — Kent and Jim have decided it's land, Iceland, Scotland and the coast of everything from boat systems, to her be- time to return to their home waters. Norway and back. Peter Ellis, a sailing ing in her 30s, to her briefl y living with friend of 40 years, said Cabot her parents, to personal relationships, loved Newfoundland and to what's next for her — we migrated on Labrador in particular, not to the topic of natural foods and natural just because of their beauty, food meals, which are a central facet but because the people were to her philosophy of life. That got us so friendly, tough and self- to thinking that we at Latitude should reliant. “I kind of think the make a change to our 35-year old policy area reminded him of earlier of banning poems and recipes from our times, and a more simple and pages. We're still going to ban poetry, of maybe more authentic way course, but next month we're going to of life that has largely disap- feature some of Liz's favorite meals, all peared from most of the Unit- of which are going to be natural, healthy ed States." Ellis added that and delicious. But after that, we revert. Cabot was "the most careful No poems, no recipes. and responsible sailor" he had ever met. IN LATITUDES

"We'd like to put in a good word for the folks at Ensenada Cruise Port Vil- lage Marina," write Umberto and Karen LATITUDE/RICHARD Zampieri of the Sacramento-based Mor- gan Out-Island 41 ketch Contez. "We'd previously visited the marina and made arrangements for our visit, but were a bit concerned because we were going to be arriving on a Saturday night, and the marina offi ces weren't going to open again until Monday. Nonetheless, members of the marina staff were there to help us tie up when we arrived, and assisted us with everything we needed. We were delighted by the squeaky-clean shower facility and the restaurant recommendations, The service and security were all beyond our expectations. When Monday morning rolled around, Harbormaster Jonathan Cervantes Rodriquez drove us to immigration, customs, the port captain's Offi ce, and the fi shing license offi ce — all of which are conveniently located in one building. Harbormaster Cervantes helped us fi ll out all of the required paperwork, and assisted in every way possible during the 90-minute process. He expected nothing in return." "We feel lucky to have participated in the fi rst ever Solomon Islands' An- nual Cultural Festival — and yacht gathering — that was held July 16-17 at Roderick Bay Hideaway, Nggela Sule Island, in the Florida Group," report Philip DiNuovo and Leslie Linkkila of the Kingston, WA-based Mason 33 Carina. "Our crew was one of those from eight Spread; Liz, with her Zen Sailing T-shirt. Inset; Lagoon catamarans — were launched yachts — plus tourists from a nearby re- Liz eight years ago, when she had much more this year. Compare this with the fact sort and some dignitaries — who for two gumption than she did sailing experience. that the average Ha-Ha entry is 17 years days were enveloped in the rich culture The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers old. While the ARC is always dominated of the Solomons. We've been cruising the (ARC), from the Canary Islands to by boats from Europe, particularly Brit Pacifi c for nine years, and this was the 2,700-mile-distant St. Lucia in the East- and German boats, there are 10 U.S. best festival that we've attended. It was ern Caribbean, was started 28 years ago entries this year, most of them large and organized and orchestrated by the Ruka by noted sailing author Jimmy Cornell, expensive yachts: They are: Arabella, clan at Roderick Bay, with some consul- and continues to be a roaring success. Mike and Vicky Wallace's Oyster 575; Philip and Leslie, nine-year veterans of cruis- Now owned by World Cruising Ltd., this Easyrider, Barry Bezner's Gianetti Star ing in the Pacifi c, thought the Solomon Islands year's ARC starts on November 25, and 64; Carrick, Allan Dobson's Rustler 42; Cultural Festival was outstanding. had the maximum 230 slots fi lled by Feb- INNcredible Sea Lodge, Brian ruary! Because the event is so popular, Fitzpatrick's Lagoon 450 cata- the World Cruising, Ltd folks decided to maran; Kinship, Tim Szabo's CARINA open up to entries for the '13 ARC, even Saga 43; Kiwi Spirit, Stanley though it's still 14 months away. Five Paris' Paris 63; Matilda, Paul days later they had received 60 entries. Herzog's Trintella 47; Naos, Boats in this year's fl eet range in size Charles Devanneaux's Lagoon from the Hanse 325 Quickie to the 92- 400; Rivendelle, Benjamin ft CNB Bristolian. Two of the entries, Jackson's Oyster 82; and Sun- Peregrine and Peter von Seestermuhe, downer of Tortola, Lurelle were built in '36, which is nearly 80 years Verplank's Oyster 82. We're ago. A surprising 18% of this year's ARC sorry that the ARC doesn't give boats were launched within the last 24 the hailing ports of the entries, months, and 26 of them — including six so we don't know how many, if any, of the U.S. entries are from the West Coast. CHANGES

tation and sweat equity from the crews of Jubilee, Tenacious and Love Song. hard work and affection headed for the

We visiting yachties felt truly welcomed LATITUDE/RICHARD dumpster. It's also a lesson to those who by the wonderful clan and people of the love wooden boats, but may not appreci- surrounding area, and felt more deeply ate the commitment required to keep one touched by them than other locals we've alive and well. met over the years. Other participating How To Cruise When You're Young cruising boats included Tribute, Distant And Broke, 101: "My name is Zachary Shores, Kalalau, Stella, Love Song, Shane Orion Lough. I am a photographer Fifth Season and Vida Nova. Currently and naturalist who enjoys discovering there is no cell phone/digital coverage new places, eating new things, and at Roderick Bay, but we're helping to watching lots of movies. I always have a change that, and hope that by next year camera, and always use it. I guess you both Wi-Fi and more moorings will be could call me ‘Nature's paparazzo'. I have available. never broken a bone, and I never want When we crossed paths with Pete to break a promise. Caras of Port Angeles, WA at Smuggler's "I graduated from college in '08, and Cove on Santa Cruz Island last month, was a 20-something with no desire to he was a little perplexed and pissed off. plug myself into the rat race. I knew the For most of the many years he lived in Pete Caras at Santa Cruz Island. He's not very economy wasn't ready for me to start a Sausalito, he had put his heart and soul happy about what happened to his old boat career, so I decided to get a job, invest into maintaining Foxen, his classic 40-ft 'Foxen', but he's philosophical about it. in my passions for photography, and Alden wood sloop. After moving to Ven- what was left of Foxen, cut up and being save up as much money as I could, with tura for a few years, he was approached hauled away in the back of a trash truck. the intention of traveling, and spend by a man who said he wanted to buy Even though Caras no longer owned the as much time as I could in Nature, my the boat. Foxen hadn't been for sale, boat, it was a heartbreaker for him to muse. but Caras decided that it was an offer see the object of so many years of his "Brainstorm! Money is useless unless he couldn't refuse. Five years or so later, you have a good way to spend it. For me somebody called Pete to say they'd seen that was for travelling. My travel plans

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went through many stages: teaching would be completely turn-key for English in Southeast Asia, backpacking open ocean sailing. It would take / ANDY LATITUDE through South America, and every other four months and a loss of $6,000 post-college cliché travel idea. But the to sell our boat and buy our new idea of a sailing trip became the domi- boat, the Catalina 30 Panache. nant and most lofty one. "Then, just before the start "Karen, my girlfriend of the time, and I of the Ha-Ha, Karen dumped had founded our relationship during SEA me, leaving my plans in limbo. I Semester: a semester-aboard program scrambled to raise just enough we both participated in on a tall ship money to fi nd crew and take off that sailed through the Caribbean. It just on the Ha-Ha. At the end of the made sense to come full circle and take Ha-Ha, I was awarded the 'Spirit of a sailing trip of our own. the Ha-Ha' award for — I guess my "We found our boat, The Mighty gumption and irrepressibility. Quinn, a Hunter 30, in June of '10. The "Some might laugh at the idea boat was in Northern California — where of a Catalina 30's being a cruising boats sell for 25% less than elsewhere — boat. Well, Tony Barra, the previous Zach, mimicking the star of a deodorant com- and we were living in Seattle. Since we owner of Panache, had lived on her since mercial, having fun with some of the other were already paying for a slip in Oakland, '78, and spent seven years cruising her young Ha-Ha participants last year. I moved down and aboard to save cash. through Mexico, the South Pacifi c and Zach is young and may be a little Karen would visit from time to time. We Australia. As for me, I've sailed her down brash for some older cruisers, and he planned to take off a year later, fi guring the coast of Central America and to the may have a young man's disregard for we could save $10,000 during that time, Galapagos, and am now in French Poly- certain rules and conventions. But we and I could hone my sailing skills. nesia. Readers can follow my adventures, admire the fact that the irrepressible "Our Hunter 30 was a great day- buy my photos — or simply donate to my dude is going places with what little he sailer, but she lacked the gear to qualify cause — by going to sailpanache.com." has. as a coastal cruiser. After six months, Gas prices can give you indigestion! we started looking for a new boat that While doing the Ta-Ta, we noted the Your Boatyard in the Heart of Paradise HAULOUT • Marine Travelift 25 tons Our Services| • Marine railway 120 tons • Storage in adjustable steel cradles • Fenced Yard PAINTING • Topsides, hull, bottom, varnish • Brush, roller, spray MECHANICAL WORK • Inboard, outboard, diesel, gas • All brands REPAIRS Large, fenced, secure dry storage area • Electrical repairs • Refrigeration installation & repair Tahiti Customs policy has changed! • Fiberglass & woodwork Foreign Flag vessels can stay on dry storage in • Welding, steel, stainless, aluminum our yard for up to 12 months out of 24. SAIL LOFT • Sail repairs, biminis, dodgers, covers STORE Professional boatyard in the heart of Paradise • International, Pettit, Epiglass, Devoe • Spares Raiatea Carenage will make sure • Fill U.S. gas cylinders paradise is everything you expected. DO-IT-YOURSELFERS WELCOME! Call, write, or sail in . . . we're here to serve you. BoatUS Cooperating Marina B.P. 1111 Uturoa Raiatea 98 735 Polynésie Française Tel: (689) 600-545 ~ Fax: (689) 600-546 ~ VHF 68 A Subsidiary of The Moorings Yacht Charter, Ltd. Web site: http://www.raiatea.com/carenage ~ email: [email protected]

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high price of fuel at Two Harbors, fun, too. But we made sure we were back Catalina. It was $7.02/gallon for diesel, on our boat before about 10:30 p.m. For and a little more for unleaded. Fuel and LATITUDE/RICHARD those interested, the Two Harbors folks food have always been expensive at the are guaranteeing moorings throughout island, and understandably so because the weekend for the ﬁ rst 200 boats. This of high transportation costs. But ouch, is no small deal, as all the moorings will those are Caribbean prices! So consider be taken, and the anchorage areas will yourself forewarned. If you're looking for be packed. more pleasant numbers from Catalina, "Thank you for responding to our try 70 through 75, as in degrees of water inquiry regarding marinas in the Puerto temperature. This has been one of the Vallarta area," write Bill and Patty best weather summers in years in the Meanley of the San Diego-based Paciﬁ c Southland, with much more blue sky Seacraft 37 Dolphin. "We were hoping for than fog, and delightful water tempera- a brief email reply, but then I saw your tures. very informative and thorough response We also want to forewarn you that Two in last month's Cruise Notes. It was very Harbors' busiest and wildest weekend of helpful to us, and I'm sure many others. the year is coming up, and it's been ex- Coincidentally, it appeared right after panded to four days. We're talking about You can let it all hang out on Bucaneer Days and the item on Jim and Ann Cate — now of Bucaneer Days, October 4-7, which get a little wild and crazy, but it doesn't give you Australia and the Sayer 46 Insatiable II used to be just a one-day affair. But it license to play the jackass or pathetic drunk. — whom we had the pleasure of meeting became so popular — and no doubt prof- their boobs scrunched up and nearly while cruising through French Polyne- itable — that this year it's being extended exploding out of their tops. We're also sia in '87. It's amazing how many good to four days. While there might be some talking loud music and boisterous be- friends you make, even if cruising for just kiddy fun and games in the afternoons, havior, so you've been warned. We used a short period of time." make no mistake, this is mostly an adult to do Bucaneer Days, and we had a lot of It's true that the world of cruising is as dress-up and drink-up affair. We're talk- small as it is big. And a big de nada on ing guys in full pirate gear, and gals with the marina information, as that's what

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Page 150 • Latitude 38 • October, 2012 IN LATITUDES ESPRIT we're here for. report that it's the best marina Genial Geronimo Cevallas of Marina that I have ever had the privi- Mazatlan spends one week a month lege of staying in. The staff are overseeing a sister marina in Mexico's always happy and helpful, and Yucatan. While he was at the Ha-Ha the marina and surroundings Crew List Party at the Berkeley YC last are safe — safer than some San month, we asked him about the differ- Diego marinas. Did you know ence between Mexican offi cials on the the police had to be called to a Pacifi c Coast and those on the Yucatan. marina at San Diego's Harbor Geronimo told us that the offi cials in the Island twice recently to break up Yucatan are much more hard-nosed, are fi ghts on the dock? Not a pretty sticklers for every rule, and charge $200 sight." for a boat to enter Mexico. Offi cials on the It's always nice to hear from Pacifi c Coast, he says, are much more people who are happy with the easygoing, which is why nobody has ever marina their boat is in, and we indeed If you weren't stoned during high school histo- been asked for a zarpe from the United had a great time in Ensenada and are ry, you'll be able to identify where Jaime, Chay, States, and why it costs a fraction of the planning to do early October's San Diego and Katie stopped during their visit to Italy. Yucatan price to check into Mexico. Let's to Ensenada Race. But for the record, we years. She looks to be about 90 feet long hope it stays that way. have to think the incidents at the ma- and maybe 50 to 70 years old. She must "I was pleased to read Latitude's Au- rina at San Diego's Harbor Island were have been really something in her day, gust issue report on Coral Marina and abnormalities. In our book, that place is and we'd love to know her story. on the Ensenada area," writes Aussie safe as milk. And now, from the breezy Med. "On Lionel Bass, who last year purchased Speaking of Ensenada, when we were September 6, we departed Ancona, Pete and Sue Wolcott's magnifi cent Mor- there we took a photo of a large classic which is Italy's main port on the Adri- relli & Melvin 52 catamaran Kiapa, and ketch named Aile Blanche, which ap- atic, expecting a downwind ride toward who will be heading south after the hur- pears to have been on the hard for many the boot," report Chay, Katie and son ricane season ends. "I've had Kiapa at Jaime McWilliam of the Nevada-based Marina Coral for just over a year, and can Kelly-Peterson 46 Esprit, vets of the

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Page 154 • Latitude 38 • October, 2012 23-FT COLUMBIA “T”, 1973. $3,000. 25-FT SANTANA 525, 1984. Alameda, 28-FT BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER. Shoal draft, rolling furling, well main- CA. $4,200. Great shape, Pineapple sails, 2003. Alameda. $169,000. Sam L Morse tained. Cockpit and interior cushions. 3 jibs, 2 mains, spinnaker, roller furling jib, factory-fi nished layout. All teak exterior. Bilge pump, air vent fan. Ready for bot- dry sailed, lifting eye, custom galvanized Bronze fi ttings. 27hp Yanmar. Freehand tom paint. Exterior woodwork recently tandem trailer, new Sunbrella cushions, windvane. MaxProp. Radar, Garmin refi nished. Dual axle trailer. Clean inside custom paint, Honda 2hp outboard mo- touch-screen GPS, X-5 autopilot, Icom and out. Request photos. (707) 499-9396 tor. Contact for pictures. (916) 397-5633 VHF, EPIRB. Refrigeration. Pressure or [email protected]. or [email protected]. hot and cold water. www.leoregius.org/ Adventure.html. Contact (650) 430-0731 25-FT CATALINA. Tall rig fi xed keel, 1985. or [email protected]. 17-FT COMPAC SUNCAT, 2005. Fort Portland, OR. $8,800. Asym spinnaker, Bragg. $12,500. Gaff rigged catboat with 155% genoa, 2 jibs, 8hp outboard, sleeps trailer. Very good condition. (707) 964- 6, galley and marine head, custom trailer 0389 or [email protected]. with 40-ft tongue extension. Contact (503) 957-6065 or (503) 799-9410 or [email protected].

26-FT BALBOA, 1974. Martinez. $6,500. Solid B26. New main and jib 2010. Uohol- 18-FT MARSHALL SANDERLING. stery done in 2000. Many other upgrades. 1970. Portland, OR. $10,000. Thurston Email for inventory. Evinrude 9.9 2-stroke sail, like new, slightly smaller for ease modifi ed to 15hp. Have trailer. (925) 330- 25-FT LANCER, 1974. Sacramento, CA. of handling. Tabernacle mast hinge, 6hp 0804 or [email protected]. $4,500. Includes jib, genoa, mainsail, Evinrude, Shore Land’r trailer, excellent brand new 9.9hp Yamaha kicker, double- hull paint, excellent varnish on wood. 25-FT CHEOY LEE “FRISCO FLYER”. axle Trailrite trailer, cockpit and cabin (503) 659-2354. 24-FT NOR’STAR FLICKA, 1976. Berke- 1957. Sausalito. $8,500/obo. Allegro is a cushions. Great pocket cruiser. Very good ley, CA. $14,000. Visions, 1GM10 Yanmar classic, all-teak “Frisco Flyer” based on condition for its age. Used exclusively at diesel, furling, lines led aft, dodger, the traditional Folkboat design. Beauti- Tahoe since 2002. Call (916) 712-9804. boom gallows, shore power, depth fully maintained, she is an excellent sounder, VHS, CQR, storm cockpit, large sailer designed to handle gusty SF sailing 26-FT CHEOY LEE SLOOP, 1969. Mar- stern locker, extra sails. http://photos. conditions. www.applog.net/allegro. (415) tinez, CA. $15,000/obo. SSS Seawitch is glennsteiner.com/visions. (415) 459-2001 332-8472 or [email protected]. selling a 1969 Cheoy Lee 26 ft sloop. The or [email protected]. vessel is in great condition and has been recently overhauled. (707) 398-1173 or 22-FT CATALINA, 1973. Santa Rosa. (415) 407-2715 or [email protected]. $1,500. 7.5hp longshaft 2-stroke John- 308 Hamilton Drive. son. Single axle trailer. Pineapple main, 23-FT PARKINS/HERRESHOFF H23. 150 genoa, working jib. Email lkubo@ 27-FT CATALINA, 1973. Alameda. Sails 1989. Bethel Island. $15,500. This is a hotmail.com for jpegs. Don’t need OB? great! Moving, must sell. Solid, no leaks, rare fi nd: Hull #3 of the 23-ft Herreshoff Drop $350. Contact (707) 953-0182 or complete with 1995 Johnson 9.9hp out- designed and built by Parkins Marine [email protected]. board long shaft, electric start, little use. 1989, registered as a Classic Sailing Leaving Oct. 31st. Will take best offer. Yacht. Yanmar 1GM engine, recent sur- Paid $4,500. Please make cash offers. vey, fresh bottom paint, zinc, and detailed. 25 TO 28 FEET CHEOY LEE 27, 1965. Alameda. $14,000. (408) 378-3700 or (408) 334-0233. Contact [email protected] or No TLC required. Teak deck, cabin and (925) 382-4407. interior, fi berglass hull, Yanmar diesel, new bottom paint June 2011, 2+ sets of 29 TO 31 FEET 16-FT DRASCOMBE DABBER, 1985. sails, pressure and pump water, stove, Santa Cruz, CA. $2,500. Classic lapstrake head, new upholstery, boat cover. In 30-FT CATALINA, 1988. Loch Lomond. hull, cedar spars, lug rig (gaff), mizzen, great shape. Contact (408) 267-9262 or $36,000. Excellent condition. Hauled yawl, red sails, teak, outboard motor well, [email protected]. 2012. New: cutlass bearing, shaft seal, beachable, made in UK. Trailer. See specs head, bilge pump, impeller, refrigera- at website. Contact Bob at: www.hon- tion, shower. Universal XP-25 diesel, normarine.co.uk/. (831) 662-0604 or (408) factory rebuilt instruments, new blocks, 461-0001. [email protected]. rigging, lines. Wheel, Harken furling 26-FT BALBOA, 1974. Kelseyville. jib, AH4000. Refi nished interior/boom. $5,000. Completely redone, inside and Lewmar winches. Documented. (415) out: new paint, upholstery, bottom paint, 939-3493 or [email protected]. etc. All lines led aft, 8 winches, 3 jibs, spinnaker, boom and cabin/cockpit 30-FT OLSON, 1982. Santa Cruz. $7,000/ covers. Tandem axle trailer. Dry sailed. obo. Solid boat. Original rudder, single Johnson 6 OB. (707) 277-7261. spreader. New headfoil and 2 halyards. 27-FT CAL, 1971. Stockton Sailing Club. Good main and 3 chutes, needs head- $3,200/obo. Solid Jensen/Cal, club 25-FT MERIT, 1986. Morgan Hill $8,900 sails. 2hp Honda. Single-axle trailer. jib/130/main/spin, new bottom 2011, for- Dry slip at S.C.Y.C. available for 1 year. or trailerable trade. New gel coat, new mer class champ, 6hp Johnson, anchor, lifelines, low hour Honda 2hp. 1999 tan- (831) 345-7262 or (831) 454-0791 or 22-FT J/22, 1983. San Francisco/ large V-berth. (209) 747-5748 or (209) [email protected]. Monterey. $13,000/obo. Proven winner, dem Trailrite trailer, just added 5 support 368-0783 or [email protected]. epoxy bottom, dry sailed since 2003, posts and pads (11) total no rust. New, clean interior, kept dry, several sets never hoisted UK Kevlar jib. Other sails 28-FT CAPE DORY, 1978. Alameda. of sails including Quantum racing set, fair. Custom foam cockpit cushions. (408) $15,000. Great small cruising boat with 2003 Triad trailer great condition, lots of 842-6511. new main and new Yanmar 2GM20. extras. Contact for more info/pictures. Just hauled for new bottom paint and [email protected]. newly pitched prop. Galley upgraded for cruising. Contact (510) 393-3610 or [email protected].

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October, 2012 • Latitude 38 • Page 155 35-FT RAFIKI, 1978. Berkeley Marina. $39,500. Cruising sailboat. Fiberglass hull. Beautiful teak interior. New (2007) Universal 35hp diesel, (18 gal) fuel tank. Chartplotter, radar, autopilot. Dinghy davits, outboard crane. Hand-shower in head. Recent (2009) survey available. http://raﬁ ki35.wordpress.com. (925) 997- 2500 or Raﬁ [email protected].

30-FT BRISTOL CHANNEL CUTTER. 34-FT SABRE, 1985. Belvedere SFYC. 33-FT IOD INTERNATIONAL ONE DESIGN. 1997. $125,000/obo. 30-ft Lyle Hess $49,500. Moonlight Lady. Very well 1947. Tiburon. $8,500. Wooden boat Bristol Channel Cutter, Tigress, 1997, maintained. Major overhaul 2004: New in fairly good condition. Very fast boat, sistership to the Pardey’s famous Taliesin. spars (Ballenger). New sails, main and full set of fairly competitive sails. Needs Extraordinary craftsmanship. Mahogany 135. Antal track, Antal clutches, Harken cosmetic work and some hull work, but on oak. Teak cabin and decks. Hull so fair traveler, carbon extendable whisker pole, ready to race. Very competitive one design many think it’s fi berglass. Amazing teak Harken track-on mast, Awlgrip topsides, fl eet with a long summer series culmiinat- and birdseye maple interior. 27hp Yanmar. Garmin GPS 3205 color chartplotter, ing in a qualification for the IOD World Well equipped: roller furling, storm trysail, rebuilt pedestal 2006, engine overhaul Championships held in Norway, Sweden, spinnaker, sea anchor, radar, chartplot- 2008, brightwork 2011, bottom paint UK, Canada, Bermuda, Boston, Long ter, autopilot, windvane, refrigeration, 34-FT C&C, 1981. Emery Cove Ma- 2012. Other sails: 105 and 150. Sleeps Island, Connecticut, Nantucket, Northeast VHF, 110V electrical, inverter, Force10 rina. $27,000. Racer/crusier in excellent 6. Contact: (415) 218-9393 or (415) 435- Harbor and San Francisco. Check out the heater, Force10 stove/oven, windlass, condition,Yanmar diesel, roller furling, 4074 or [email protected]. International One Design World Class As- 9-ft Fatty Knees dinghy with sailing kit, Barient ST winches, rod rigging, hydraulic sociation at www.internationalonedesign. much more. Pristine like-new condition. backstay, 3 headsails, plus spinnaker, 33-FT TARTAN 10, 1980. Brisbane Mari- org/home. More information at http://sfi od. More info at www.tigress-bcc.com or call 3-burner propane stove, dinghy with na. $14,500. New North 3DL racing main, org/sales/3. Contact (415) 250-7854 or (650) 868-0348. outboard, shower and Lectra-San sys- very good 3DL racing head sails, 3 spin- [email protected]. tem. (925) 376-1081 or (925) 212-6080 nakers, Vectran halyards. Many practice 30-FT HUNTER, 2002. Hidden Harbor. or [email protected]. sails. Yanmar 2-cylinder diesel, Martec ERICSON 35 MK II, 1977. Richmond YC. $39,500. Beautiful boat. Professionally folding prop. Blue Awlgrip topsides. Very $39,000. Bruce King Design. Loved and maintained and ready to go. Yanmar die- 35-FT ERICSON 35+, 1983. Emeryville. successful racing history. (650) 454-6950 well maintained. Equipped for cruising. sel. Roller furling, All lines led aft. Com- $39,000/asking. In great sailing shape. or [email protected]. Sleeps 5. The years have caught up to fortable cabin. VHF. CD stereo. Propane Perfect Bay singlehander. Diesel. All us, must sell! Detailed info and photos on galley. Fun to sail. Email for pictures. recent sails, instruments, Autohelm 6000 website. www.ericson351977.blogspot. Contact (530) 389-8387 or (530) 346-2266 and hatches. Lotsa spares. Call, email com. Contact [email protected] or or [email protected]. Phil for more info/pix. See at Emery Cove (925) 935-4413. B-60. (925) 642-7600 or (925) 754-4560 30-FT CATALINA, 1976. Marina Bay, or [email protected]. 35-FT CORONADO, 1971. Monterey. Richmond, CA. $9,995/fi rm. Universal $19,500. Ketch rigged. Good condition. diesel 25 rebuilt 04/11, new keel bolts. Great liveaboard with high freeboard. Contact [email protected] or (408) Docked in Monterey City, slip A-79. Slip 219-4920. may be transferable. (559) 288-1386 or [email protected]. 29-FT RANGER, 1973. Fortman Ma- 32-FT CENTURION, 1970. San Diego. rina, Alameda. $13,000/reasonable offer. by Wauquiez, France’s premier builder. A Custom pocket cruiser. Singlehanded plastic classic with varnished teak trim. Transpac vet. Newer Yanmar 20hp die- Solid glass (no core), Yanmar 3YM30 with sel, good sails, jib boom, electronics. 200 hrs. New LP paint, batteries, electri- Photos and extensive details at web site: cal system. Excellent North sails. Harken http://sites.google.com/site/ranger29joy. 35-FT YOUNG SUN CUTTER, 1981. primaries. Strong seaboat. In San Diego. Contact (831) 345-9384 or (831) 726-3192 San Carlos, Mexico. $54,800. Proven (858) 755-7295. or [email protected]. blue water cruiser, ready to sail the world. Fully cruise equipped, designed by Robert Perry, same layout as Tayana 32 TO 35 FEET 37, but at a bargain price. More info at CATALINA 34 MKII, 2003. Santa Cruz. http://youngsun.squarespace.com/ $94,000. Ready to cruise the California specs. Email [email protected]. coast and beyond. Autopilot, GPS, chart plotter, radar, windlass, dodger, roller furling jib, in-mast furling main, asymmetrical spinnaker, heated cabin, Universal 35M diesel. www.2003catalina34.com. Con- tact (831) 419-0573 or (831) 462-3197 or 33-FT YORKTOWN, 1969. Ventura Yacht [email protected]. Club. $10,000. 40’ overall, factory-built Yorktown cutter. Perfect for beginner 34-FT TIFFANY JAYNE, 1983. Richmond sailor: all roller furling, radar, spinnaker, Yacht Club. $29,000. Elegant, beautiful 34-FT OLSON, 1988. Berkeley. $47,500. good sails, 3 deep-cell batteries, inverter, and fast day sailer/weekender. In the 2-burner stove, 40gal water, 22gal diesel, spirit of the Alerion class at 1/3 the cost. Classic, tall mast, documented, only 39 32-FT PEARSON, 1979. South San made, built by Ericson, full cruise pack- Universal 24hp, new transmission. Con- Excellent condition. Low hour Yanmar. Francisco. $20,750. Beautiful blue hull, tact (805) 315-5303 or (805) 674-5430 or See more at: http://sites.google.com/site/ age, ‘99 Universal diesel with 700 hours, Yanmar diesel, full batten main, lazy jacks, ‘06 rigging, 5 sails, Harken furler, tiller, [email protected]. tiffanyjaneforsale/home. (510) 525-0279 furling, 3 jibs, dodger, autopilot, depth, or [email protected]. anchors, navigation, loaded, very clean. plotter, wind gen, solar, VHF, standing (925) 980-5056. rigging 2008. Great coastal cruiser. www. fl ickr.com/photos/82835498@N06. (831) 402-9799 or [email protected].

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Page 156 • Latitude 38 • October, 2012 32-FT WESTSAIL. Pillar Point Harbor, 36-FT ISLANDER FREEPORT MODEL B. 38-FT HUNTER LEGEND, 1989. Napa 37-FT RAFIKI, 1978. Long Beach. Half Moon Bay. $34,500/obo. Hull #417. 1978. Morro Bay. $49,000. Roller furl- Valley. $52,000. Aft cabin, great layout $58,000. Upgraded cutter, no teak decks, Teak/mahogany interior: center table/fwd ing, Bruce, 2 Fortress, windlass, radar, 2 for liveaboard or Bay/intercoastal crus- 1600 hrs, heavy duty furling for stay/ locker layout. 3 headsails, 1 staysail, 1 VHF, remote mic, chart plotter, Autohelm, ing. New bottom job last year. Recently genoa. New varnish, updated radar, radio, drifter. Perkins 4-108. Needs new mainsail depth, wind gauge, refrigerator, CNG performed full service on engine with GPS, autopilot, depth, wind, speed refrig- and boom. (650) 303-3901 or pgclausen@ stove/oven, 1000 watt inverter, dual new exhaust line and elbow. New uphol- eration, new interior. Upgrades. Too much gmail.com. bank charger, fi replace, Perkins 4-108. stery. Yanmar diesel 30hp with 700 hrs. to list, beautiful boat. (310) 251-8860 or Contact [email protected] or Roller furling jib, Doyle StackPack for [email protected]. 34-FT EXPRESS, 1987. Monterey (559) 707-7344. mainsail and much more. Email for pics! $62,500. Alsberg Express 34 in excellent [email protected] or call condition. Sails: 4 spinnakers, 4 mains, 7 37-FT CREALOCK, 1979. Monterey. (208) 880-6135 or (805) 788-6319. 40 TO 50 FEET jibs. New: rudder bearings, lifelines, refrig- $50,000. Cruising consultants, new LPU eration, head, batteries, exterior varnish. entire boat, new interior, new Yanmar. 39-FT CAL, 1980. San Rafael, CA. 47-FT CUSTOM EXPEDITION, 1990. Other: Garmin chart plotter, Raymarine Email for pics and video. (831) 234-4892 $39,000/obo. Cruising veteran in great Bodega Bay. $19,000. Shallow draft, fi xed wind, speed, depth, electronic compass, or [email protected]. condition. New dodger, sails in good keel, long range world cruiser - project radar, pressurized water, water heater, condition. Cruising equipment includes boat. New from factory 65hp 4-cylinder 2 showers (one in cockpit). Contact 4 solar panels, Monitor windvane, Icom Cummins diesel, v-drive, shaft, strut anicewander@pacifi cmetrics.com, (831) SSB. Perkins 4-108. Same owner since and prop. Other new items: Webasto 915-4915 or (831) 455-9527. 1997. Full electronics including radar. LPG hot water, Webasto heating (both diesel), stove/oven, teak/holly sole, hot pressure Lavac head, Katadyn PowerSurvivor water/Adler cold plate refrigeration. All 40E watermaker never used, 10+GPH, 36 TO 39 FEET lines led aft with S/T winch. Sail inven- includes 2 extra fi lters, Maxwell wind- tory includes 2 roller furled jibs, main lass, hydraulic steering, 12 inch C Series ISLANDER I-36, 1974. Berkeley. $27,500. and spinnaker. Raymarine below deck Raymarine chart plotter, Raymarine Exterior brightwork - April 2012, bottom autopilot. Solid yacht priced to sell. Con- autopilot, forward looking sonar. Web- paint, cutlass bearing - May 2011. New tact (415) 264-4420 or (415) 453-4770 or site below for pictures and more info! full cockpit enclosure and bronze tint CATALINA 36 MK II, 2003. Monterey. [email protected]. www.fl ickr.com/photos/21872076@N04. windows, 2 upgraded headsails, 2 Harken $128,000. Excellent condition, Monterey Call (510) 253-5883. #46, 2-speed self-tailing winches. Fary- slip, original owner, recently hauled/ mann R30 diesel engine, radar, GPS. (503) painted/surveyed/appraised, 35hp diesel 481-9769 or [email protected]. 50 hours, water/waste tank monitor, full instruments, full kitchen, many extras, see 37-FT RANGER, 1978. San Pedro, CA. website: http://bit.ly/bigEZ. Contact (831) $16,500. Ready for Catalina, needs some 704-6457 or [email protected]. work to go south. 25hp Westerbeke diesel, custom interior! Furling jib, infl atable dinghy + 5hp outboard. Motivated seller. Contact [email protected] or (858) 449-5285. 38-FT WAUQUIEZ HOOD 30 M1, 1980. San Diego. $69,000. Ready-to-go offshore 46-FT CAL 2-46, 1973. Redwood City. 38-FT CUSTOM SAILBOAT, 1978. Ma- cruiser. Monitor windvane, Air Breeze gen, $115,000. Must see! Strong, roomy, rina Bay. $19,500/obo. Strong, fi berglass Yanmar 4cyl, New Garmin System, 4208 popular blue water cruiser ready now for ocean sloop. Beautiful, fast, handles easi- GPS above and below deck, HD radar, Mexico, the South Pacifi c, the Northwest ly. Survey $35K/$247K. Large dry dodger/ AIS, sonar, stereo w/iPod dock, speakers - you name it. Very well equipped and bimini, teak interior, Yanmar diesel, roller in and out, remote in cockpit, sails galore, maintained. Excellent layout and ameni- furling, autopilot, refrigerator, solar. Life- 36-FT CATALINA 360, 2007. Santa 310 Hypalon dinghy w/chaps, 15hp Ya- ties for living aboard. Enclosed center time bottom. Encased keel and fuel tank. Barbara. $129,000. 35hp Universal, 140 maha 2-stroke. New plumbing and electri- cockpit with new, Sunbrella-covered Call anytime. (916) 521-0470. hrs. Excellent condition, professionally cal throughout, new cushions. The interior cushions for dry, comfortable sailing. Total maintained. In-mast furling, color radar, recently varnished. Teak deck okay. Top- refi t in 2007. Fully battened main with jack CATALINA 36 MK II, 2001. Monterey. Raymarine tri-data displays, autopilot, sides shine. Shoal draft w/centerboard. lines, fore and aft windlasses, 10-ft dinghy $104,999. 35hp diesel 240 hours, radar, GPS, inverter, refrigeration, 3 batteries, http://fi refl ysailing.org. Contact directly. with outboard and much, much more. GPS, roller furling with two sails, Dutch- windlass (up/down control), oversize bow/ (619) 838-5101 or (619) 851-3095 or USCG documented. Detailed spec sheets man fl aking main, propane, refrigerator, stern ground tackle, dodger, full bimini. [email protected]. and photos available. (310) 594-3887 or Raymarine instruments, autopilot, dodger, Santa Barbara slip available. Email for [email protected]. windlass remote, whisker pole, PSS complete equipment list. (805) 969-6327 shaft seal, transferable Monterey slip. or [email protected]. http://c36forsale.com. Contact (831) 204- 2123 or [email protected]. 36-FT PEARSON, 1985. Sausalito. $52,800. Priced to sell. Owned for 15 39-FT BENETEAU OCEANIS, 1993. Hid- years and am 2nd owner. Equipment: den Harbor Marina, Rio Vista. $70,000. Roller furling jib, Dutchman system on Quantum main with lazy jacks, recent main, Forespar rigid vang, 3-blade feath- Yanmar 3JH2, in fresh water since survey ering prop, dodger, Lifesling, life jackets, and bottom paint-5 years, beautiful ma- BBQ, complete kitchen setup, more. hogany interior, large galley with micro, Original Yanmar diesel with only 385 38-FT HANS CHRISTIAN 38T, 1981. Sea full dodger and bimini, 3 staterooms, 2 hours. Original purchase receipt, owner’s of Cortez. $69,000. Cruising comfort. 44-FT CATALINA MORGAN, 2007. Se- heads, GPS, depth sounder, VHF, great manual, sail plans, etc. Hauled, painted Genset, 25gph watermaker, A/C, micro- attle, WA area. $287,500. 2007 mint con- Delta boat with shoal draft, comfortable Oct ‘10 along with new cutlass bearing. wave, SatPhone, newer tanbark sails, dition. A real deck salon. Great Northwest sailing on San Pablo Bay or enjoying wine Beautiful interior in near-new condition. new standing rigging, 3-way refrigera- and world cruiser. 75hp Yanmar 8+ cruis- and cheese in the shaded cockpit. Room Insurance survey in Feb ‘11 valued at tion, custom hard dodger/bimini, davits, ing. New batteries, cruising spinnaker, for friends and family. (775) 741-6427 or $70,000. Great boat at a great price. Lo- radar, chartplotter, autopilot, 400w solar, power winches, hydronic heat, Raymarine [email protected]. cated at Schoonmaker Point Marina, slip windlass. Original owner. (530) 632-5867 C120, radar, autopilot, bow thruster. Will C-72. www.flickr.com/photos/rgt-pics. or [email protected]. trade for powerboat or real estate. (408) Contact [email protected] or 666-3261 or [email protected]. (925) 286-8738.

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October, 2012 • Latitude 38 • Page 157 41-FT HUNTER 410, 2000. Alameda. $110,000. Fully equipped oceangoing yacht with liferaft, EPIRB, chartplotter, radar, autopilot, dodger, in-mast mainsail furling, roller-furling jib, heart inverter, two cabin layout, 3-burner stove/ oven, VHF, leather, BUC value: $128k. http://boatpoint.com.au/reviews/2000/ hunter-yachts-410-9029. Contact (415) 377-6651 or [email protected]. 48-FT CAL, 1967. Hoonah, AK. $95,000. 45-FT GARDEN YAWL. One-off, double- 44-FT TARTAN 4400, 2003. Channel Yawl, refi tted 2005, Furuno electronics, end, 3 years in restoration, 98% com- Island Harbor. $399,000, or trade?. Re- solar panels, dodger, autopilot, wind- pleted, cold-molded over original strip duced price! Dark green hull, low hours, vane, windlass, Maxprop, 61hp Isuzu, planked, new electric motor. $60K as is, bow thruster, electric winches, vacufl ush Broadwater and Dickinson stoves, insu- or $? to fi nish. Contact (916) 847-9064 or heads, spinnaker, new batteries, new lated, re-rigged. Fast strong and stable. [email protected]. LP and bottom paint, numerous other http://cal48koho.wordpress.com. Con- options/upgrades. See test sail at: www. tact (307) 699-2254 or (307) 203-2109 or youtube.com/watch?v=ckZHxXEAMec. [email protected]. Contact [email protected] or (530) 318-0730. 41-FT MORGAN OUT ISLAND, 1981. Glen Cove, Benicia. $49,900/obo. Center cockpit, 416 ketch rig. Great coastal/ ocean cruiser. Shoal draft boat designed for chartering in Caribbean. Spacious layout down below, separate forward cabin w/head/shower and hanging locker. 47-FT WAUQUIEZ CENTURION, 1986. Ultrasuede cushions, updated lighting, BVI. $179,000. In the Caribbean, ready Dickinson diesel heater. Refrigeration/ to cruise! Recent re-power, rigging, Od- freezer, three-burner propane stove/ 44-FT KELLY PETERSON, 1977. Daytona yssey batteries, Ultrasuede upholstery, oven, microwave. Full walk-thru to master Beach, FL. $110,000. Well maintained/ electronics. Gorgeous boat, above and 41-FT SCEPTRE, 1986. Crescent Beach, stateroom w/head/shower and separate new rigging/mast pulled, relit, repainted below deck. Very well equipped and B.C. $168,000. Original owners. Profes- cockpit entrance. Surprising amount of like new. Good access to Perkins 4-326 maintained. Two boat owner. (802) 253- sionally maintained. Recent survey and storage/stowage for a 41-ft vessel. Newer diesel rebuilt 2009. New stainless steel 4550 or [email protected]. bottom paint. Call or email for more info sailcovers and dodger. Rigid boomvang. diesel and water tanks. Diving equipment, and pictures: [email protected] or (604) Great Perkins 4-154 engine. Dinghy davits great galley, sleeps 7. New electronics, 47-FT CATALINA, $295,000. Customized 535-9373. off transom. Amazing cruising yacht, in inverter/charger, Navtex, Raymarine radar, bluewater ready. Extra fuel capacity, 110 great condition at a bargain price. Our Icom SSB, West Marine VHF. Fully bat- or 240v, watermaker, chartplotter, radar, 44-FT HARDIN VOYAGER, 1977. Marina plans have changed, so add your custom tened main, 110 Genoa, new storm sail, AIS, coldplate refridge/freezer. Custom Palmira, La Paz, BCS, Mexico. $79,000. A electronics and go on the next Ha-Ha!?! beautiful spinnaker. Lots of tools/equip- cabinets and workshop, dive compres- spacious fi berglass, ketch rigged veteran Call Ken. (415) 269-2971. ment and parts. Sails like a dream! Left sor, in-boom furler, staysail, autopilot, of the Sea of Cortez and west coast of Alameda 14 yrs. ago. www.grace44.com. wind vane, new hard dodger, heat-air, Mexico. A traditional liveaboard and long Contact (702) 767-8323 or (702) 767-8322 autoprop, Much more. (916) 607-9026 or range blue water cruiser with rare two- or [email protected]. [email protected]. cabin, two-head layout. Center cockpit with hard dodger. Recently recaulked teak 50-FT DOWNEAST 45, 1978. San Diego 40-FT HUNTER, 1986. South Beach, decks. Aft cabin has transom windows CA. $94,900. Pegasus is a CC full keel, SF. $65,000. Comfortable, fast and fun. above the thwartships queen size bunk well founded and proven blue water vet Great liveaboard. Queen centerline berth. and opening portholes for ventilation. and is well equipped for local or distant Yanmar diesel. 6 sails. New in 2012: Go to http://YachtWorld.com for specs. cruising. She’s in excellent condition, was Instruments, running rigging, charger/ Contact [email protected] or (530) built in Anaheim, CA. (760) 917-5972 or inverter, canvas covers, cockpit cushions, 541-4654. [email protected]. haulout/bottom job, teak refi nished, more. 40-FT CAL SHAMAN, 1966. Alameda, http://h40.techuity.com. Contact (650) CA. $110,000. Best equipped Cal 40 534-4795 or [email protected]. on the West Coast. Fully equipped for racing to Hawaii, coastal races, around the buoys, fully crewed or shorthanded, as well as cruising on the weekends with the family. Huge 3DL sail inventory, many upgrades including rig, instruments, autopilot, watermaker... Easomized. Com- plete specs on blog listed below. Must be seen. www.sailblogs.com/member/ 41-FT NEWPORT, 1984. Bruno’s Island cal40shaman. Contact (415) 725-9581 41-FT WAUQUIEZ CENTURION 41S. Marina. $49,000. Price reduced. Mexico or [email protected]. 1999. Grenada. $165,000. Comprehen- vet, radar, GPS, autopilot, 40hp Univer- sive cruising inventory. Ocean ready. Refi t 47-FT CATALINA, 2000. Long Beach, CA. sal diesel, solid rod rigging, 38 gal. fuel, in 2009 included new sails and rigging, $185,000. Excellent condition and priced 60 gal. water, sleeps 6, 8-ft dinghy with upgrade of electrical and navigation to sell. Call or email for more details, 9.9hp Nissan. Contact (707) 688-0814 or systems. Owners version. 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46-FT MORGAN 462, 1981. Sausalito 42-FT TAYANA CENTER COCKPIT. 60-FT LAURENT GILES, 1976. Seattle. Yacht Harbor. $119,000. Bulletproof center- 1985. Sausalito. $99,000. Sweet sailing $189,000. 1976, 60-ft ketch Princess cockpit cruising ketch, keel-stepped masts, double-ender, heavily built from solid, 51-FT STEEL KETCH. Super World Irene. Built to highest possible standards. integral ballast, skeg-hung rudder, external hand-laid fi berglass. Cutter rigged cen- Cruiser, Ventura. $89,900/reduced. 51’ Documented vessel. Yacht is designed for chainplates, two cabins/heads, many ter cockpit, proven to be a fast, easily overall, 44’ on deck. Ford Lehman 80hp ocean passage making with two crew. Built new systems, immaculate. http://s766. short-handed, spacious liveaboard; truly diesel engine with low hours. Radar, AP, by Royal Huisman. Aluminum hull. Multiple photobucket.com/albums/xx309/tmess- “go anywhere in safety and comfort”. dodger, inverter, furling jib and genoa, redundant systems including propulsion. er/Morgan%20462%20Cruising%20 7/08: new 43hp Beta Marine diesel, 450 custom exterior paint, with an elegant http://sailboatprincessirene.blogspot.com. Sailboat/?albumview=slideshow&tr. Con- hours. 7/12: survey, all recommendations mahogany interior are just a few of her Email [email protected]. tact (707) 334-3670 or [email protected]. done, valued $85K BEFORE following great features. This is a stout, well-built performed: 7/12: bottom, 3-blade feather- offshore cruiser. Has a draft of less than 42-FT CATALINA, 1990. South Beach ing prop, two bronze thru-hulls w/valves, six feet and 250 gallons of fresh water CLASSIC BOATS Harbor, San Francisco. $89,900. Great cutlass, dripless shaft seal 8/2012: all capacity. Built in Holland by the best steel condition. Extensive upgrades. Full spec standing rigging, 2 Harken roller furlers, boat yard in the world. Owner fi nanc- 65-FT CHESAPEAKE BUG EYE. Half at: http://leluya.blogspot.com. (650) 716- Hood headsail, all lifelines 316 1x19 w/ ing available up to 80%. Also willing to Moon Bay. $30,000/obo. Beautiful, all 4548 or [email protected]. hardware and gates. Additional: new, consider equity trade for real estate. Quit clear fi r, ketch. See web page or call for (uninstalled) Garmin 18-mile radar with your job start your life today with Felic- more info. www.sunstarsail.com. (530) GPS and tri-ducer; temp/speed/depth. ity. Replacement cost exceeds 1 million 467-3173 or [email protected]. (thruhull in), custom self-levelling radar/ dollars. Contact (805) 982-0684 (cell), antenna pole/mount. More at http:// (805) 650-8888 (offi ce), (805) 290-6119 s1154.photobucket.com/albums/p521/ or [email protected]. goodtogosailing. Call (415) 572-0734.

44-FT CASCADE PILOTHOUSE CUTTER. 1983. Tahiti, to Bay Area. $79,500. Fully equipped, ready to go, AK, Mexico, Pud- 55-FT ALDEN CENTERBOARD YAWL. dle Jump vet. New hull/bottom paint. Refi t 1970. Honolulu. $68,000. This 1970 2008, fresh engine/gen. Too much to list. recently restored yawl will take you back Years of preparation. Priced to sell quick 52-FT IRWIN, 1984. Puerto Vallarta, to the 1930s. It has full cover, 120hp Ford for Ha-Ha! Contact (530) 515-8327 or 44-FT KELLY PETERSON, 1976. Ft. Mexico. Gorgeous Irwin 52 ketch. Love Lehman engine low hours, hand bevelled [email protected]. Lauderdale, FL. $115,000. Yanmar 88hp the boat and would rather have a 50% ports, teak deck, gold- and chrome- 1537hrs, Northern Lights genset, 3 solar partner than sell outright. Tons of up- plated bronze fi ttings, aluminum main, panels, 32 gal per hour watermaker, wind grades. See website for all the info. Sitka spruce mizzen, 55ft overall, 13 ft. vane, 12v fridge and freezer, 3-burner www.freya52.com. Contact (530) 342- beam, amazing interior, mahogany over Force 10, full electronics, Simrad auto- 1665 or [email protected]. white oak, newer sails, new refrigeration, pilot, too much to list. (312) 806-4499 or wiring, hoses, stainless steel frame, just [email protected]. 59-FT SAMPSON, 2011. Newport Beach, hauled June 2012. www.aldendesigns. CA. Call: Rod Cotner for video and inven- com/yawls-keel-cb/d0948.html. Contact 43-FT HANS CHRISTIAN, CHRISTINA. tory list. (714) 963-9282. [email protected] or (510) 1986. Redwood City. $179,000. Volvo 332-4900. TMD 30A 90hp. Furuno 1720 radar. Bal- mar 1200 windlass. Harken furling on 43-FT TASWELL, 1988. Alameda, CA. jib and staysail. Barient winches. B&G $239,000. Bluewater cruiser. Major refi t in 330 instrumentation. Newmar PHD-25 2007, then cruise perfected. Full details battery charger. Raritan 12-gallon hot at YachtsOffered.com, listing: 1291827. water heater. Packless Sealing System (www.yachtsoffered.com/yachtsoffered. (Svendsen’s). Very roomy and comfort- cfm?Yachts__Listingid=1291827&return able 3-cabin layout (pullman master). type=1). Contact Steve. (530) 748-8010 VacuFlush/Tank Watch 4 monitoring sys- or [email protected]. tem. Beautiful new granite countertops in galley with fl owing colors to match 60-FT STAYSAIL SCHOONER, 1997. the tongue-and-groove teak throughout. Sausalito. $149,000. Full keel pilot house 32-FT DOUBLE ENDER TEHANI, 1926. Norcold refrigeration. Force 10, 3-burner schooner. Hartog design. 52’ on deck, Sausalito. $30,000. Classic Danish yacht propane stove. Alpenglow lighting. All 60’ overall. 15’ beam. 35 tons. Staysail in beautiful shape. Regularly sailed and new enclosed dodger/cockpit (watertight) rig. This sailboat has two pilot stations; always maintained. Email me for pictures/ with covers and privacy screening for all one in cockpit, one in pilothouse. Owner info: [email protected] or call (415) windows... only the fi nest materials used. may fi nance a portion of the purchase 246-7712. (650) 207-2253 or [email protected]. price. http://latitude.idhra.com/forsale. Call 415) 250-7854.

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October, 2012 • Latitude 38 • Page 159 Mathiesen Marine For all of your electronics and electrical needs Sales & Installation of all major brands of marine electronics Electrical system Troubleshooting & Repair 59-FT ALDEN SCHOONER. Design 35-FT SHUTTLEWORTH CATAMARAN. PC & Mac based #356-B, 2005. Santa Barbara, CA. 1995. Hanalei, Kauai. Open bridge deck $750,000. Rebuilt 2005. Epoxy glued cruiser/racer built on Kauai. Vacuum Navigation Systems dbl planked kapur (like teak) below w/l. bagged Divinycell core/epoxy/glass, Corrosion issues, Inverters, Battery Banks 75% new frames, new deck beams.One composite chain-plates, carbon rud- knowledgeable owner for past 45 years. ders/posts, dagger-boards, main beams. Visit our showroom located at Professionally maintained. Email for Round bilges for speed, ﬂ ared hulls for re- 3300 Powell Street, Emeryville photos: [email protected] or call duced pitching and interior volume. Three (707) 252-9383. double berths, two heads, galley, salon (510) 350-6622 www.MathiesenMarine.com and nav station. Partnership preferred for private liveaboard or crewed charter MULTIHULLS in paradise. Offers for whole boat will be considered. www.wingo.com/malihini. Email [email protected]. WIRELESS E-MAIL 48-FT LOOPING, 2004. Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. $399,000 USD. Spa- cious, luxurious, clean French-built performance catamaran ready to take you cruising. Fully equipped, pristine condition. MUST SEE!! Tour us on You- Tube: Uj33dCr9FnY. Details on website: http://neosforsale.com. (916) 622-9348 34-FT GEMINI 105MC, 2005. San or [email protected]. Francisco Bay. $135,000. This boat is

TM spacious and open with great light and views. Enjoy full views across the water SEATECH SYSTEMS from every cabin. Large bridge deck/din- 800.444.2581 281.334.1174 ing booth seats eight. Sleep in a double [email protected] www.sea-tech.com berth with panoramic views and a hatch for fresh air, along w/two additional berths. Enclosed cockpit offers a solarium Navigation, Communication & Weather type room for cooler weather. She’s a fast, sporty sailor, capable cruiser, and a stable platform for sailing/living. 14’ beam ﬁ ts in a standard slip. Low hours, excellent 23-FT MULTI-23, 2008. Los Angeles. condition, no exterior wood to varnish. $19,000. Fast, fun boat that is perfect for We’ve had the best of both worlds; an the Bay. Price is ﬁ rm. New 2hp Suzuki amazing sailing vessel, and a second outboard still in the box. No trailer, but home all in one! Try a Cat, you’ll never go can help with acquiring one. Please call back! http://sfharp.com. (415) 902-5484 for more details, (650) 814-7217 or email or [email protected]. [email protected].

28-FT TRADEWINDS, 1968. Pillar Point 40-FT SEARUNNER, 1979. Seattle, WA. www.thesailwarehouse.com Marina. $9,000. Beautiful classic trimaran. $59,000. World cruiser. Two cabins, sleeps Could use upgrades, but performs won- six. Top condition, six sails, 30hp diesel. derfuly as-is. $9k or vehicle of equal value. Fast, stable, equipped, offshore ready. Call or email. (916) 220-4655 or (916) 225- Located in Washington state near San 2453 or mmdiversifi [email protected]. Juan Islands. http://searunner40seafi re. wordpress.com. Contact (360) 756-5004 37-FT PROUT SNOWGOOSE, 1982. or svseafi [email protected]. Sausalito. $28,000. Cutter, tanbark sails, low hour diesel, big hardtop over cockpit with large solar panels. Hauled July 2012. ENGINES • PARTS • SERVICE (415) 331-3612. 1-800-326-5135 Pearl Cruises • Steel 59-ft Catamaran Dinner/party cruises. New bar deck/dinner deck/utility/bathrooms/galley We Ship (415) 453-1001 FAX: (415) 453-8460 deck. 2 Volvo MD. USCG inspected. Call Hans (650) 704-3631. Anywhere www.helmutsmarine.com For more info and photos: www.pearlonthebay.com 619 Canal Street San Rafael, CA 94901 Need Crew? Latitude 38 Crew List A Boat to Crew on? ✩ Visit our website and sign up as Skipper or Crew ✩ It’s Free ✩ AUTHORIZED POWER CENTER www.latitude38.com/crewlist/Crew.html or call (415) 383-8200

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CASH PAID. For your Spectra Water- maker, Icom 710 or 802, or Monitor vane. Sausalito. Fair market value paid in cash. Gear needed: will buy your late model Monitor windvane, Spectra watermaker, NEW & USED BOAT GEAR or Icom 802 or 710, AT 130 or 140 tuner, Open Tues.-Sat. 10 to 5 p.m. and Pactor modem. Will pay cash and professionally remove. Need these for my 47-ft cruising sailboat. Private party not DELTA WATERFRONT PROPERTY. a dealer. If you are done with cruising or Gentleman’s Ranch. 3 Mile Slough - Rio selling your boat, want to buy this gear. Vista. $795,000. 28-acre ranch with 70- foot deep water dock. Property has view 2012 Contact [email protected] or (415) 289-1007. of Mt. Diablo. Site for second home. Property features: many outbuildings with 74-FT MAST. Designed for catamaran. water troughs, small corral, etc; livestock Best offer. (415) 269-5165. (sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, horses, etc.) production or Ag production (pres- www.bluepelicanmarine.com ently hay); hay barn; equipment storage; fruit trees; 1,440 sq ft home with new MISCELLANEOUS carpet, paint, appliances, ductless air/ heating system, 900 sq ft 2-car garage/ HAT OVERBOARD SAUSALITO. Captain shop with built-in cabinets, laundry room, lost his favorite hat off Sausalito on 8/25. mudroom, ofﬁ ce; large carport; security White canvas, wide brim. Reward: A ride system. For more information, call Re- aboard Pursuit. (415) 332-2294. becca Cabral. www.century21.com. (707) COCKPIT 249-4479 or [email protected]. TABLE MOUNTING CLUBS & MEMBERSHIPS TEAK SEAT HARDWARE KIT SKIPPERS WANTED. Alameda. Single Collapsible, ﬁ ts straight rail SLIDING PIVOT SUPPORTS boat owner and need crew? We have or in corner, Lightweight, anodized crew to help sail your boat. Member- Solar panel rail mounts, swing-down support leg. aluminum, adjustable, ship includes PICYA, daysailing, events. pivoting, adjustable slides. collapsible, easily removable. Meetings: 2nd Thursday each month, Extra base plate to use the Ballena Bay Yacht Club. Social 6:30pm; HOTWIRE ENTERPRISES table in both cockpit and Meeting 7:30pm. Guests welcome. More salon. Tabletop available in information at www.singlesailors.org or www.svhotwire.com StarBoard, teak or make call (510) 239-7245. TIBURON CONDO FOR RENT. Tibu- Phone/Fax 727-943-0424 your own. Solar mounting ron, CA. $2,400/mo. Fully furnished and hardware available, too. equipped. 2 bdrms/1 bath. Close to sailing email: [email protected] PROPERTY SALE/RENT and other Bayside recreation, wine country, beaches, bike path, hiking. Commu- nity pool, high-speed Wi-Fi, washer/dryer. Available anytime with 2 weeks advance notice and deposit; available for Cup races next year. Quick, easy commute to SF waterfront. Lease possible. www.digsville. com/listing_photos.asp?id=34. Contact TM (415) 383-8200, ext. 103, (415) 250-9334 or [email protected].

FULLY FURNISHED STUDIO APT. For Climb Your Mast Alone with Mast Mate rent. San Francisco-Noe Valley. $2,500/ mthly, $175/ night, 2 night min.. Fully Made in the USA for 20 Years furnished studio apartment in one of San Francisco’s wonderful neighborhoods! Satisfaction Guaranteed Month to month lease or a two-night minimum stay. The space ﬁ ts one person, (207) 596-0495 long term and 2 persons maximum for a vacation stay. Queen bed, full kitchen, stocked bathroom and fabulous views. BAY AREA HIDEAWAY. Mill Valley, CA. www.mastmate.com (415) 793-5546 or (415) 641-8490 or Lg 1 bdrm apartment, 2 short, ﬂ at blocks [email protected]. from downtown, close to the Bay, beaches and hiking. Upper unit, 2 decks, one by a babbling creek, the other beneath the redwoods. Well equipped AEK w/dish- washer, full bath, queen size bed. Covered parking, washer/dryer on premises. Hi- speed Wi-Fi, cable, DVD. $120 a night, 2 night minimum. No smoking, no pets. www.airbnb.com/rooms/160781. (415) 225-0442 or [email protected].

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Page 162 • Latitude 38 • October, 2012 44-FT LIVEABOARD HOME. Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor. Moving. $25,000/ CREW obo. Rustic, safe, quiet. Own your home - with unique and spectacular location, OFFSHORE SAILING VOYAGES. Train view, and microclimate! Very sound aboard Six String, 35-ft cutter, departing ﬁ berglass and wood. Excellent restora- San Francisco early October, for San tion, 85% complete. Internet and TV Clemente Island (anchor to dive and dishes. Rare opportunity. (415) 308-1231 snorkel), San Diego and Mexico. Intensive or [email protected]. one-on-one course conducted at sea. www.rosewindcorporation.com. (970) 635-0346 or [email protected]. BERTHS & SLIPS

AEOLIAN YACHT CLUB / MARINA. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Alameda. A full-facility club with slips, workshop, kitchen and hall. Berths un- BOAT REPAIR PERSON. Vallejo. Look- der $5/foot! Special Discount for New ing for motivated boat repair people with Renters: Every 3rd month free during the mechanical experience (gas and diesel fi rst 12 months! Membership required. engines and outdrives). All around boat Reduced initiation fee: $200. More info and yacht systems knowledge is a must. at www.aeolianyc.com. (510) 523-2586 Competitive pay for right candidate. Re- or [email protected]. spond to: [email protected] or (707) 554-2813. 55-FT END-TIE. Sublease for winter. Marina Plaza Harbor, Sausalito. $957 a SAILBOAT RIGGER. Sausalito, CA. Now Save Your Aft! month plus utilities. What a spot! Incred- hiring sailboat rigger for well established ible views, lots of parking, walk 2 every- shop in Sausalito, CA. Please email Using one of our 1900+ patterns or your thing. Great 4 big boat or cat. Sublease resume to Tom, or call Deb. Salary com- own pattern, let our craftsmen create a available Nov-May, possible extension. mensurate with experience. (415) 331- 3400 or [email protected]. comfortable, durable, and stylish set of First, last and deposit. (415) 480-9042. all-weather cushions for your cockpit. 50-FT SLIP, PIER 39, G DOCK-SLIP 22. MARINE TECHNICIAN. Hirschfeld Yacht Find your custom, closed cell foam San Francisco. $55,000 - Lease to 2034. is a Bay Area leader in the sales, repair, cushions at www.bottomsiders.com! Next to breakwater - looking out on the service, installation, and customization Bay. Wow, what a view! Angel Island, of marine diesel engines and generators. Treasure Island, Golden Gate, Oakland We are looking for marine technicians to Bay Bridge and Alcatraz. Convenience join our team. Minimum qualifi cations: 2+ of the marina offi ce and showers nearby. years direct mechanical/electrical experi- Contact [email protected] or ence. Experience with gas and diesel (530) 274-2007. engines ranging from 10-300hp, inboards BottomSiders Call Toll Free: (800) 438-0633 and outboards. Experience with manufacturers such as Mercruiser, Mercury, 2305 Bay Avenue [email protected] 50-FT PRIME SLIP, PIER 39, SF. $50,000. Fax: 360-533-4474 F-Dock, Slip 11, east side. Protected from Honda, Yamaha, Beta Marine, Yanmar, Hoquiam, WA 98550 wind. Close to gangway, showers and Perkins, Volvo, or Universal. Expertise marina offi ce. Covered parking across in electrical systems with a solid under- street with special rates for owners. standing of electrical fundamentals. Clean Contact [email protected] or background check. Must have a California KATADYN SURVIVOR 35 WATERMAKER (559) 355-6572. driver’s license and car/truck. Must have own tools and mobile tool kit/bag. Pre- The Survivor is a must for all sea-going vessels and is the 50-FT COMMERCIAL SLIP, PIER 39. ferred qualifi cations: ABYC Certifi cations, most widely used emergency desalinator. It is used by San Francisco. $55,000. Newly construct- manufacturer specifi c certifi cations, gas/ the U.S. and international forces. It is able to produce 4.5 ed J-Dock, slip-6, west side with views of diesel technology certifi cations, electrical liters of drinkable water per hour. These are unused U.S. certifi cations. For more information and to Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island, and government surplus. Alcatraz Island. Special rates for owners apply, email: [email protected]. at Pier 39 parking garage. Sublease until Reconditioned by Katadyn $950 2034, contact James. (650) 520-4607 or Compare to factory new price: $1,995 [email protected]. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES For more information or 50-FT G-16 BERTH. For sale or lease. PROFITABLE TOWING AND SALVAGE. to place an order, please Pier 39. Best offer. Great bulkhead loca- Business for sale, Monterey Bay, CA, contact one of our sales reps. tion on waterfront, newly dredged. (831) with two harbors and room to ex- 345-5732 or [email protected]. pand. For more information contact: Equipment Parts Sales Pacifi [email protected]. In the U.S.: (800) 417-2279 50-FT BERTH, PIER 39. Price Nego- Outside the U.S.: (717) 896-9110 tiable. 50-ft berth for sale just in time for email: [email protected] America’s Cup. Slip J-16 at San Fran- cisco’s Pier 39. Contact (408) 954-1000 or offi [email protected].

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Page 164 • Latitude 38 • October, 2012 1199 Pacific Hwy., Suite 1104 • San Diego, CA 92101 Tel: (619) 232-1660 • Fax: (619) 232-6990 Best Offer Over $150,000

(800) 729-8454 C.S. Levitetz Yacht Sales Dreams for Sale 1973 Custom Built C&C 43 Specs and Inventory: www.gregmath.com/b Completely With sale to be completed Restored by November 1, 2012 36' FREEDOM, '86…$59,000 46' HUNTER 460, 2000…$184,500 Equipped for View Evening Star by World Cruise appointment only at Sausalito Yacht Harbor D Dock, Slip #924 44' LANCER, 1980…$77,000 37' O'DAY, 1981…$29,000 48' BINGHAM, '76…$59,900 32' DOWNEAST, '77…$32,950 28' TRITON, '60…$6,500 Contact: Captain Marco at (415) 987-1942 or (415) 868-2940 [email protected]

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ADVERTISERS' INDEX

AB Marine ...... 6 Berkeley Marine Center .... 61 Downwind Marine...... 50 Helms Yacht Sales ...... 164 Makela Boatworks ...... 122 Alameda Eyes Blue Pelican ...... 162 Doyle Sails ...... 53 Helmut’s Marine Marchal Sailmakers ...... 122 Optometry ...... 91 Blue Water Yacht Dr. LED ...... 53 Service ...... 160 Marina Bay Yacht Almar Marinas...... 47 Insurance ...... 48 e Marine Systems ...... 136 Heritage Marine Harbor ...... 39 Insurance ...... 8 Alpenglow Marine Boat Fest ...... 37 Easom Rigging ...... 91 Marina de La Paz ...... 110 Lights ...... 122 Heritage Yacht Sales ...... 168 Boat Yard at El Salvador Rally/ Marina El Cid ...... 151 America’s Cup Event Grand Marina, The ...... 20 Bahia del Sol ...... 153 Hirschfeld Yachts ...... 54 Marina Mazatlan ...... 41 Authority ...... 65-67 BottomSiders ...... 163 Emery Cove Yacht Hogin Sails ...... 12 Marine Lube ...... 164 American Battery ...... 137 Brisbane Marina ...... 51 Harbor ...... 49 Hood Sails ...... 21 Marine Outboard Aqua Marine ...... 150 CYOA Yacht Charters ..... 135 Emeryville Marina ...... 123 Hotwire Enterprises...... 162 Company ...... 18 Architectural Sheet Metal California Professional Emeryville on the Bay .. 82-83 Hydrovane ...... 152 Mariner’s General Corporation ...... 131 Divers Association ...... 136 Equipment Parts Sales ..... 163 Interlux Yacht Finishes ...... 35 Insurance ...... 112 BVI Yacht Charters ...... 134 Catamaran Access ...... 166 Essex Credit Corp...... 36 Intrepid Landing ...... 114 Maritime Institute ...... 59 Bacon Sails & Marine City Yachts ...... 13 Farallone Yacht Sales ...... 15 Marotta Yachts ...... 170 Supplies ...... 51 Iverson’s Design ...... 55 Club Nautique ...... 14, 32 Flying Cloud Yachts ...... 168 Mast Mate ...... 162 Baja Ha-Ha Sponsors JK3 Nautical ...... 115-117 Commodore Yachts ...... 166 Forespar ...... 129 Enterprises ...... 11 Mathiesen Marine ...... 160 Baja Ha-Ha Beach Conch Charters ...... 134 Fortman Marina ...... 106 Kissinger Canvas ...... 54 Mayne, Larry R., Yacht & Party...... 111 Cover Craft ...... 114 Gentry’s Kona Marina .... 136 KKMI - Boatyard ...... 172 Ship Broker ...... 46 Baker, Capt, Mike, Coyote Point Marina...... 120 Gianola Canvas KKMI - Brokerage...... 169 Mazatlan Marine Center/ La Paz Yachts ...... 8 Author ...... 97 Cruising Yachts ...... 7 Products ...... 137 Lee Sails ...... 137 Ballenger Spars ...... 12 gotzinc.com ...... 164 McDermott Costa Defender Industries ...... 56 Lifeline Batteries ...... 63 Insurance ...... 59 Bay Marine Boatworks ...... 25 Grand Marina ...... 2 Department of Boating & List Marine Enterprises ...... 56 McGinnis Insurance ...... 62 Bay Marine Diesel ...... 122 Waterways ...... 107 Hansen Rigging ...... 53 Loch Lomond Marina ...... 63 Melges Boat Works ...... 57 Berkeley Marina ...... 43 DeWitt Studio ...... 137 Harbor Island West Mack Sails ...... 63 Marina ...... 113 CONTINUED

October, 2012 • Latitude 38 • Page 165 THREE NEW LAGOON DESIGNS COMING Commodore Yachts

Perfect for cruising NICOLAS CLARIS south this winter!

LAGOON 400S2

This fall, Lagoon is introducing three new models to the family of world leading, world cruising catamarans. As always, they come from the design group VPLP. We think VPLP has been the clear leader in high performance multihull design for many years. The amazing success of the Lagoon family is only one part of the proof. For a close look at the great work of this group, go to their website at: www.vplp.fr. If there's something familiar looking in there, maybe you've heard something about BMW Oracle. Call us, or write, or watch the various sites for details about the new Lagoons! This Formosa 47 Center Cockpit Cutter Rigged Ketch is fully equipped and ready for cruising. The Center Cockpit layout provides a spacious aft cabin with King size berth, and this particular three-stateroom model features two guest staterooms as well. Beautifully appointed interior with teak joinery work throughout. www.catamaranaccess.com (510) 469-3330 · (408) 828-7299 (877) 369-3582 www.commodoreyachts.com

ADVERTISERS' INDEX – cont'd

Minney’s Yacht Surplus ... 164 Pacifi c Rigging ...... 64 Satellite Phone Store ...... 110 TMM Yacht Charters ...... 135 Wiest, Michael, Yacht Modern Sailing School & Paradise Village ...... 33 Scandia Marine ...... 22 Trident Funding ...... 4 Sales ...... 49 Club ...... 31 Passage Yachts ...... 5 Scanmar International ...... 10 Twin Rivers Marine West Marine ...... 24, 26, 28 Moody, Ian, Mexico Pier 39 Marina ...... 59 Schoonmaker Point Insurance ...... 51 West Marine - Rigging...... 44 Real Estate ...... 151 Pineapple Sails ...... 3 Marina ...... 30 Uli Boards ...... 163 Westwind Precision Moss, Sandy, Author ...... 164 Details ...... 45 Quickline ...... 61 Seacoast Marine Finance ...96 Vallejo Marina ...... 64 Multihull Company, The .. 167 Weta Marine ...... 128 Raiatea Carenage Seashine ...... 55 Ventura Harbor Napa Valley Marina ...... 58 Services ...... 149 Seatech ...... 160 Boatyard ...... 61 Whale Point Marine Supply ...... 42 New Era Yachts ...... 167 Ramp, The ...... 131 Seaworthy Goods ...... 162 Vessel Electric ...... 131 White, Chris, Designs ..... 165 Nickle Atlantic/Froli Sleep Reliable Marine South Beach Harbor ...... 40 Washkowitz, Jared A., Systems ...... 136 Maritime Law Offi ces ... 164 Yacht for Sale: Electronics ...... 101 South Beach Riggers ...... 45 Norpac Yachts ...... 171 weatherguy.com ...... 121 'Evening Star' ...... 165 Richardson Bay Marina .... 10 Southbound Solar ...... 152 Yachtfi nders/Windseakers .. 8 North Beach Marine Sage Marine ...... 10 Wedlock, Ramsay & Whiting Canvas ...... 45 Spectra Watermakers ..... 163 Marine Surveyors ...... 121 Sail California ...... 16, 17 North Direct Sails ...... 96 Sperry Top-Sider ...... 19 Sail Warehouse, The ...... 160 North Sails ...... 29 Starbuck Canvas ...... 121 Sailrite Kits ...... 38 Start Line Strategies ...... 131 Remember Oakland Yacht Club ...... 58 to tell 'em Sal’s Infl atable Stem to Stern ...... 60 Opequimar Marine Services ...... 12 Center ...... 150 Sterling Associates ...... 91 San Diego Boat Movers .... 97 Latitude Outboard Motor Shop ...... 60 Strictly Sail Long Beach sent you! San Diego Yachts ...... 165 Owl Harbor Marina ...... 148 Boat Show ...... 27 San Francisco Boat Svendsen’s Boat Works ..... 23 Oyster Cove Marina ...... 55 Works ...... 130 Svendsen’s Marine ...... 52 Pacifi c Crest Canvas ...... 34 San Francisco Sailing Pacifi c Offshore Company ...... 9 Swedish Marine ...... 62 Rigging ...... 97 Sandis ...... 90 Swi-Tec America ...... 121

Page 166 • Latitude 38 • October, 2012 TWO CLASSIC LISTINGS

42' PEARSON 424, 1981 56' FORMOSA, 1981 NEW LISTING This special boat is equipped World famous cruising LOST SOUL! for extensive cruising. ketch, Lost Soul, outﬁ tted Generator, inverter, and ready to go again. watermaker and large Ready for inspection sail inventory. at our docks and on Have a look and our website. go cruising! Beautiful! Asking $75,500 $275,000

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57' ALDEN YAWL, 1931 50' VALIANT, 2001 51' FORMOSA, '79 36' CATALINA Own a Master Mariners treasure. An extraordinary yacht ready for Ready to cruise the Caribbean. Ready to sail. Come see. $249,000 your inspection. $535,000 Already there! $145,000 $35,000

39' CHB Trawler, '79 $58,500 • 37' HERSHINE, '86 $79,000 • 30' CATALINA, '80 $25,900 • 30' SANTANA, '76 $19,500 • 22' SANTANA, '75 $3,750

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www.multihullcompany.com Let the world's largest international catamaran and trimaran brokerage, The Multihull Company, assist you with the purchase or sale of a multihull anywhere in the world. The Multihull Company offers several distinct differences, from its pioneering buyer/broker program developed by founder Phillip Berman, himself a World Champion catamaran racer and author, to its international print advertisements that reach just the right buyers and sellers of catamarans, to its monthly newsletters that actually help 50' CATANA, 2008 38' LEOPARD M3800, 2001 38' SPIRITED 380, 2010 readers understand the market, the latest trends in sailing, Washington California Ventura, CA and even tackle the recent controversies about electric 700,000 $199,900 $300,000 engines, helm station placement, daggerboards versus keels, etc., to our powerful online presence and social media know- how and U.S. and European boat show participation. Visit us at www.multihullcompany.com and see why The Multihull Company is truly the choice for sailors around the world. We offer even the casual browser the means to understand the market with expert videos, 42' FOUNTAINE PAJOT 40' SEARUNNER 40 TRI, 1979 36' CORSAIR C36, 2004 articles and an extensive selection of catamarans and VENEZIA, 1995 Washington San Francisco, CA trimarans listed for sale. Washington $235,000 $59,000 $199,500 SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE FT. LAUDERDALE CHARLESTON FRANCE TURKEY TRINIDAD TORTOLA ST. MARTIN KOREA Ofﬁ ce Phone: 215-508-2704 West Coast Ofﬁ ce: 206-297-1151 email: [email protected]

October, 2012 • Latitude 38 • Page 167 Long Beach-Naples 866-569-2248 DEALERS FOR CATALINA Newport Beach 877-389-2248 SAILBOATS AND San Diego 760-402-3868 HANS CHRISTIAN SAILBOATS Wilmington 877-599-2248 Cell 310-995-9989

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NEWPORT NEWPORT LA HARBOR L.A. HARBOR

54' Jeanneau DS, '06 $479,000 50' Celestial PH, '00 $320,000 44' Laﬁ tte, '86 $129,900 42' Beneteau 423, '06 $199,999 NEWPORT LONG BEACH LONG BEACH NEWPORT

42' Catalina, '95 $112,500 41' Hunter DS, '08 $184,500 40' Lagoon, '10 $425,000 39' Beneteau 393, '03 $125,000 LONG BEACH NEWPORT SAN DIEGO LA HARBOR

38' Hunter, '01 $99,000 35' Hinterholler Niagara, '82 $59,950 34' Catalina MkII, '00 $78,500 28' Catalina, '98 $39,800

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NEW LISTING REDUCED REDUCED

36' CATALINA SLOOP, '86 $59,900 50' KETTENBURG, '64 $95,000 46' SWAN, '84 $229,000 $199,000 40' BENETEAU, '08 $175,000 REDUCED REDUCED CRUISE EQUIP

52' ENDEAVOUR CUTTER, '90 $275,000 34' TUN HWA DIANA, '83 $35,000 43' MASON CUTTER, '79 $139,000 34' PACIFIC SEACRAFT, '88 $93,000

REDUCED NEW LISTING

36' CATALINA MkII, '99 $79,999 41' DRISCOLL BRUCE KING, '76 $179,000 40' FORMULA CAT, '88 $150,000 30' CATALINA TALL RIG, '88 $29,900 APPROX. 100 LISTINGS ON OUR WEB SITE: www.flyingcloudyachts.net

Page 168 • Latitude 38 • October, 2012 PASSENGER COI CHARTER VESSEL PASSENGER COI CHARTER VESSEL

Business and Income Opportunities! KKMI offers two commercially certiﬁ ed vessels (current USCG COI) with operating businesses available for America’s Cup opportunities and beyond. Live your dream of work and play on the water. Call for more info about these rare and proﬁ table opportunities. Quality Yachts and Unique Opportunities

CHUCK PAINE DESIGN/LYMAN MORSE 54 (2008) BURGER 72 PILOTHOUSE YACHT (1964) SKIPPERLINER 63 (1996) New Morning is described by her designer Papagallo II’s luxurious “Onboard Nautical Steel construction, twin CAT diesels, operates as Chuck Paine as one of the finest perform- Events” attract intimate parties of two and “Delta Discovery Cruises” certiﬁ ed for Bay and ing yachts with one of the most innovative celebrations of 40-60. Great SF Bay opportunity. Delta cruises with 83 passengers. interiors he’s ever encountered. $1,650,000 $595,000 $275,000

SOLD REDUCED

SWAN 391 (1984) HINCKLEY BERMUDA 40 MkII Yawl CB (1968) MUMM/FARR-OVINGTON 30 (1997) Ensemble is a classic Ron Holland design. Her Invictus is a classic Bill Tripp design in truly Trunk Monkey is ready to join the SF Bay teak decks, engine and standing rigging are excellent condition. Many new updates. Class. Well built, spectacular racing history. newer. Her new sails are unused. Clean. $119,000 Many, many upgrades. $129,000 $65,000

Read about the design, construction and journeys of our newest listing. www.kkmi.com/yacht-sales (510) 236-6633 • fax: (510) 231-2355 Now accepting quality new listings. [email protected] Contact Listing Manager 530 W. Cutting Blvd., Pt. Richmond, CA 94804 [email protected] The Bay Area’s Premier Boatyard and Brokerage – An Unbeatable Combination

October, 2012 • Latitude 38 • Page 169 Marotta Yachts of Sausalito Brokers of Fine Sail and Motor Yachts 415-331-6200 • [email protected] • www.marottayachts.com