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VOLUME 400 October 2010 WE GO WHERE THE WIND BLOWS

OUR TH 400 ISSUE! OCTOBER 2010 OCTOBER VOLUME 400 VOLUME ROLEX BIG BOAT SERIES

At fi rst blush, the 46th Rolex Big Boat Series appeared rather unremarkable. Absent were the four straight days of breeze into the 30s and sunny skies. Although the 98 boats in four IRC and fi ve one design divisions eclipsed last year's 95 in four and seven respectively, the median waterline got smaller. But look a little closer, and you see that despite these differences, this year's event had some really remarkable aspects that made it every bit the regatta as last year's, if not more. First of all, the weather, perhaps the most ma- ligned — for good reason — part of this year's event had a silver lining. Despite the fact that the sun didn't show up really until Saturday afternoon, making for an admittedly un photogenic regatta, the fog, cutoff low, and cooler inland temperatures that provided upper-level cloud cover and made for a gray Bay almost all weekend long, also provided some of LATITUDE/ROB the most visitor-friendly conditions in a while. With rare, and highly-variable wind angles, the breeze Stefano Nicolussi, Luca Faravelli, Federico Michetti and skipper Luca Lalli are all consistently trumped current as the major strategic smiles after winning the Melges 32 division at the Rolex Big Boat Series; spread, a factor. And local knowledge? You could throw at least handful of the 27 boats roll toward Alcatraz on Friday afternoon; inset, hike!! some of it out the window. Thursday's two races were sailed in pea-soup fog and breeze that peaked at around the mid-20s, which made for some challenging navigating and close calls with other boats and commercial traffi c that provided the perfect test. "Quite honestly we were lucky that a crewmember brought a handheld GPS aboard so that we were able to fi nd marks," said 1D35 division winner Jon Hunt. "We were blundering around, overstanding marks and looking for marks where they were supposed to be, not exactly there. There were fog horns everywhere, it was disorienting, challenging steering with no visual reference, and the ferries and commercial traffi c kept appearing out of nowhere. There was big stress in fi nding laylines, keeping track of competitors, and staying away from big steel bows, but big relief when the fi nish line came out of the fog." As the breeze got lighter through the weekend, never getting much higher than the mid-teens, another benefi t was that it made for a less physically taxing event. "You didn't get off the water feeling like you'd been in a heavyweight wrestling match," observed J/120 division winner Don Payan. "Usually, you get off the water and you're black and blue and sore. This was very civilized." Unfortunately, the weather did make for an abbreviated Bay Tour on Sunday and no race to Pt. Bonita for the second year in a row.

Where last year's headline-grabbing class was IRC A, this DANIEL FORSTER/ROLEX year it was the Melges 32s, the only grand prix one design class in America at the moment, sailing their pre-worlds at the event. Along with the IRC A divisions, the 32s provided the bulk of the top-level pros found on the docks, both sailors and coaches, as well as the international ﬂ air — the regatta boasted entries from New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Japan and Great Britain. This year marked the ﬁ rst time since probably the Farr 40 days of yore that there was a big concentration of talent present at the Rolex Big Boat Series.

Melges 32 The Melges 32s represented the smallest boats at this year's Rolex Big Boat Series, but drew the largest ﬂ eet, and so sailed — GRAND PRIX ALL THE WAY WWW.H2OSHOTS.COM ERIK SIMONSON/ ROLEX BIG BOAT SERIES

Lorenzo Brassani, the class that some of them had to ﬁ n- Flavio Favini and ish deep, and you'd be surprised to see Melges Europe's where many of them ended up. The top Federico Michetti local boat was John Kilroy Jr.'s Samba Pa along with Ste- Ti in seventh place, while Don Jesberg's fano Nicolusi, Viva ended up in 11th, Philippe Kahn's Luca Faravela, Pegasus MotionX in 14th, and Stephen Carlo Zermini and Pugh's Taboo ﬁ nished in 16th. Lorenzo Del Rio But all those big names didn't seem reigned supreme to bother Lalli, who works for his family's

DANIEL FORSTER/ROLEX in a class replete construction business. with America's "We know we aren't slow, and we're Cup, Volvo Ocean happy about that," Lalli said. "Next week, Race and Olympic we go to the World Championship, and we talent. Talent like know we can win." Mick Shlens and Mark Jones' TP 52 'Flash' pokes Stu Bannatyne, the Wilmot brothers, the Turns out, he was right, and you can a hole through Thursday's gloom. Greenhalgh brothers, Jonathon McKee, see the pictures in this month's Racing for a Rolex and the Commodore's Cup. So Morgan Larson, Tony Rey, John Lovell, Sheet. how grand prix was this fl edgling class Scott Nixon, Chris Larson, Gavin Brady, for whom the regatta was a warm-up to and on, and on, and on, and on. The IRC A its second-ever World Championship the coaching ranks were just as star-studded While not large at only fi ve boats, IRC following week? Enough that St. Francis with people like Dee Smith, Trevor Baylis YC PRO John Craig had to make an an- and Dave Ullman following their charges noucement at the skippers' meeting that around in RIBs all weekend long. RIBs would be strictly prohibited from There were so many good sailors in tying up to the guest docks, and that any Spread, 'Vincitore' and 'Wasabi' cross tacks; inset additional trailers that made their way to left, Dale Williams with the spoils of victory; inset the parking lot east of the club and were middle, Colin Booth and Jim Mitchell join Ricardo hooked into the power grid — which in- Brockmann and 'Peligrsoso' owner Lorenzo Berho cidentally covered every available outlet for the offi cial hand-over; inset right, Jorge Rip-

on that end of the building — would have stein's 'Patches' made 'Vincitore' work for it. LATITUDE/ROB to keep their cords tidy, because well, there were just too many of each! Twenty-seven-year-old former 470 sailor, Italian Luca Lalli's B-lin — named for a colloquial expression that adorned his ﬁ rst 470 — won the tight division with no local knowledge

other than an animated LATITUDE/ROB web-based current map aboard. Carrying a one point lead into the ﬁ nal race, Lalli dis- patched his closest competition with a bullet in the ﬁ nal race. "Basically we just tried to control our competition on the starting line," Lalli said. "When [Jeff Ecklund's] Star went for the harbor, we knew we had won the regatta." While doing that without any local knowledge aboard is remarkable in and of itself, it's all the more so when you consider that B-lin sails with only basic electronics. "We don't sail with GPS," Lalli said.

"That made it difﬁ cult in the fog situation, DANIEL FORSTER/ROLEX but we had focused one learning where the stationary buoys were." Lalli and his crew of Italian aces like

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maybe a TransPac in the future. "It should give us a little more speed A was a high-quality fl eet that featured main, backing him up, Ripstein steered off the starting line to get clear of every- some truly grand prix programs that his new-to-him and newly-IRC'd boat to one else, and be just that much faster hailed from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and four straight bullets after a DSQ in Race offshore," he said. nominally New Zealand. The biggest boat 2, setting the stage for a dogfi ght that saw Construction on the new boat is in the regatta, Lorenzo Berho's Kernan the two boats launch into a tacking duel already underway at Davie Norris Boat- 68 Peligroso, was never able to shake the shortly after the start on the Cityfront builders in Christchurch, New Zealand 52s that made up the rest of the division. course: Vincitore gained the advantage — which came through the recent 7.1 Defending champion Jim Mitchell and his off the starting line and only looked back earthquake unscathed — and with a electric blue R/P 52 Vincitore were back to to make sure they were between their projected launch date of June. Mitchell defend their title against last year's run- competition and the next shift, fi nishing said that though it will be tight, there's a ner up, Mark Jones and Mick Shlens' TP the race 30 seconds ahead of Patches on good chance he'll be at next year's Rolex 52 Flash, Ashley Wolfe's TP 52 Mayhem, corrected time. Big Boat Series with his new steed. and Rolex Big Boat Series newcomer “Usually you plan it all out and it Patches — which seemed to excel in Jorge Ripstein and his TP 52 Patches. doesn’t happen like you want it to,” Dick- the lighter air on Friday, Saturday and Mitchell, a Chicagoan now based son said. “This was one of those times that Sunday — proved to be very competitive, out of Geneva who races only in North it worked out. Having said that . . . they remarkable given the timeframe Ripstein America and sails under the burgee still had a good shot at it. At the last mark had to prepare her. The boat's fi rst race of the Royal New with all that work done, we still needed was the Santa Barbara to King Harbor Zealand Yacht to make up 10-15 seconds on our time to Race in early August. Immediately after Squadron, left no beat them.” she was hauled, her keel bulb was sent to stone unturned Just like last year, Mitchell was quick Mexico to have another 800 pounds add- in defense of his to point out that as sweet as the win was, ed to it while she was being reconfi gured trophy. Mitchell it was all the better that his dad, who got for IRC with split topmast backstays and recruited an all- him into sailing, was there to see it again, a squaretop main that was purchased on star crew that in- watching the racing from a chase boat. E Bay from the Russian Audi Med Cup

WWW.H2OSHOTS.COM cluded talent like "I've had three great years of memories team. Finished just in time to make the helmsman Chris here with my dad," he said. trip north, the boat proved to be just the Dickson, project Still, Mitchell said the win was bit- right weapon for Ripstein, a seasoned manager Rodney tersweet, as it was his last regatta with campaigner who has owned some of the Keenan, boat cap- the three-year-old boat. Acapulco-based West Coast's most storied race boats

ERIK SIMONSON/ tain Colin Booth, Brockmann — a longtime campaigner, such as Nitissima, Persephone and most Rodney Daniel, Most recently in his Concordia 47 Rua- recently, the ILC 46 Wasabi. Scott Beavis, Bob hatu — made Mitchell an offer that was Wylie, Jamie Gale, too good to refuse, with the hand-over Hayden Goodrick, planned for the conclusion of racing. Martin Hannon, Simon Mitchell said he'd been playing around Minoprio, and Jack To- with the idea of going slightly bigger when liver. They were joined he got a call out of the blue. by Andres Soriano and "Ricardo contacted me and said, 'I Ricardo Brockmann. really love your boat, and I want to buy That turned out to be it,' and that made up my mind," Mitchell a good call, as just like said. last year, the division Mitchell explained that in anticipa- win — with it a Rolex tion of a crop of TP 52s coming to North and the St. Francis Per- America, he and his team analyzed what petual — came down to would make the most sense, and 55-feet the last race of the regat- seemed to be about the right size for buoy ta. Going into Sunday's racing, his beloved Mackinac races, and race, Vincitore and the Reichel/Pugh-designed Robbie Haines and Dan Woolery make a winning combo on 'Soozal'. The duo have won the West Patches were tied on Coast IRC Championship two years running. points at 12 apiece after a wild series. With former match racing world champion and Louis Vuitton Cup skipper Peter Holmberg calling the shots and some of Southern California's

best, like Bruce Cooper, DANIEL FORSTER/ROLEX Steve Dodd, Keith Kil-

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IRC B Sailing for the City of San Francisco Perpetual Trophy, IRC B turned out to for a true warhorse from a bygone era. be a competitive division despite great After his two years of beating the pants disparity in the age range of the seven off all comers, we asked Woolery what he boats that contested it. Dan Woolery and had planned next now that he's carted off his Pt. Richmond-based King 40 Soozal the West Coast IRC Championship for the dominated their division as they've done second year running. in just about everything they've entered "We got a slip down in Dana Point, since the boat was launched in January so the boat is going to get a coat of bot- of last year. Woolery and tactician Robbie tom paint, the roller furling gear will go Haines were so good, in fact, that they on and we're going to do some cruising wrapped up the regatta with a day to in Southern California over the winter," spare, although it didn't stop them from Woolery said. "After that we may head to going out for fun on Sunday. the Florida regattas next winter after Big "If you come out to race, you don’t Boat Series, depending on the economy. backpedal,” Woolery said. "So we decided It doesn't make much sense to take the to go out and stay out of everyone’s way, boat over there if there aren't going to be since there was a three-way tie behind many boats." us. But, we ended up right in the middle Although he wouldn't commit to it, he of everyone anyway.” said there's chance he may go bigger.

Woolery had many of his regulars "I've been thinking about a 52," he WWW.DAVEKEANE.COM aboard, including Gary Sadamori, Greg said, "I haven't made up my mind yet. Felton, Chris Lewis, Dave Gruver, Matt But I would really like to keep this great Siddens, Andy McCormick and Pete crew together." McCormick. Conspicuously absent was KEANE/ DAVE project manager Scott Easom, who had IRC C already committed to one of his other The Richard Rheem Perpetual went projects, Lani Spund's Kokopelli². to IRC C this year, and in somewhat of As it turned out, Koko fi nished the a departure, the division was organized regatta in second, breaking a three-way not around a particular rating band, but The J/105s soak downwind in the mellow (but tie despite not being an IRC design and rather a typeform: ultralight sportboats fi nally sunny) conditions on Sunday. having been designed about 17 years under 50 ft that typically struggle under prior to Soozal. Amazingly enough, the IRC. After sailing as a David among Goli- late friend and boat partner Mike Camp- boat Koko beat was the '85 Reichel/Pugh aths last year and still coming in second, bell — with whom Wasabi was started a 47 Flyer, successfully campaigned on the Dale Williams' Kernan 44 Wasabi was the couple years ago – dedicating the win to Bay by Bill Twist in the IOR heyday under Goliath in her division this year, racing him and saying that it was the realization the Bladerunner livery. The classic speed- against a pair of J/125s, a pair of Farr of "a dream" they had shared. ster, unlike a lot of boats from her era, is 36s and a Santa Cruz 37. Wasabi lived up While it may not have been Williams' in great shape beat a purpose-built IRC to her billing as the scratch boat, scoring last regatta with the boat, he's already racer, an IRC-optimized Farr 40, an IRC- straight bullets to close out the series with got a new one in the works — a 54-footer optimized IMS boat and an IMS boat to an extraneous one. from Kernan. fi nish on the podium — pretty impressive “It was never in the bag," Williams said. 'Masquerading' as 'Arbitrage' — due to a recal- "When you're racing on San Francisco IRC D citrant rudder bearing, Bruce Stone drove a bor- Bay, you are never secure.” Tom Brott probably never thought he'd rrowed boat to victory in the J/105 class. As it turns out, Wasabi only walked go home with a Rolex after his fi rst Big away with one race, and Boat Series, but the Long Beach-based finished a little over a J/109 sailor did just that by winning the minute ahead of the next seven-boat IRC D division. In the process, boat in another. The rest Brott not only got his name on the Keefe- were all within about 45 Kilborn Perpetual, but dethroned the divi- seconds, due in no small sion's defending champ in the process. part to a crew that includ- "The lighter air really helped us," he ed Craig Fletcher, Richie said, explaining that Electra was rated Eggerman, Steve Baum- with her overlapping headsails, whereas hoff, Garett Greenhalgh, most Bay Area boats get rated without Drew Harper, Kernan, them because they get used so little in David Oborn, Malcolm Central Bay racing. Park, Pete Heck, Greg But the winning effort nearly didn't Williams and tactician get underway for Brott and his crew of Kevin Miller. tactician Harry Pattison, Leslie Baehr, At the trophy presen- Tom Parry, Will Vrooman, Jay Doerrer, tation, Williams made Paul Corrigan and Mike Crawford, when special mention of his a jib halyard snafu during race one left DANIEL FORSTER/ROLEX — GRAND PRIX ALL THE WAY

replace them before the Rolex Big Boat Series. On day one, the replacements nial perch as the larg- had become so stiff that Stone was able est one design class to steer downwind with only his hip. this year, but not by Arbitrage was up to the task and Stone much. Twenty-four managed to score a 1-4, but by the end of of the Bay's top boats the day felt he had to make a change. showed up to com- "I called (previous national champion) pete for the Atlantic Tom Coates, and the fi rst thing he said Perpetual trophy and was, 'don't tell me you broke your boat!'" a Rolex, and as can Stone said. be expected, there Coates offered up his Masquerade to were no freebies. The the Arbitrage crew. Stone said they had top bullet-getter was a diver check the bottom and the report Scooter Simmons' was encouraging, so they set about tuning Blackhawk, but the the rig and crossed their fingers. " W e adage that consis- went out and got a 2-3 on Friday, so we tency wins regattas felt pretty good about our chances after proved true for Bruce that," he said. Stone's Arbitrage. Stone, who races J/105s on both Stone, last year's coasts, incidentally won not only the runner-up, scored Bay's Fleet 1 championship this year, only one bullet the but also Newport, Rhode Island's Fleet 14 entire regatta — in series, thus consolidating the titles for at the fi rst race — but least a year. counted nothing low- Perennial contender and defending er than a seventh to champion Chris Perkins hadn't sailed fi nish six points clear his Good Timin' all year long as he'd been of Blackhawk. working for BMW Oracle Racing as their That kind of con- CFO and spending any free sailing time sistency would be qualifying for the IKC back in August. them with a DNF to start the event. remarkable in and of itself, but given After a Z-fl ag penalty in the fi rst race, Per- “With a DNF in that fi rst race, we were the fact that Stone and his tactician kins managed to claw his way back into coming from behind the whole regatta,” Brent Draney and crew Stu Johnstone, fourth, just behind Jeff Litfi n and John Brott said “But, it was having a great Julia Lankford, Bob Dearborn and Mike Case's Mojo, while Rolf Kaiser's Donkey crew, and Harry, and being able to con- Strauss had to do it on two different boats Jack rounded out the top-fi ve. centrate on driving that did it.” makes it all the more remarkable. After Going into the last race, Brott and his winning the Bay's J/105 season with J/120 team needed only to put a boat between sticky rudder bearings, Stone decided to The J/120s can always be counted on them and defending champion Gerry Sheridan's Tupelo Honey. They ended up getting two boats between them to eke out the win in the incredibly tough division where the top-three fi nishers were separated by only one point.

J/105 Due to the abundance of Melges 32s, the J/105s were knocked off their peren- Chris Boome, left, and Kame Richards sailed 'Golden Moon' to a convincing win in the Express 37 class; the Expresses box-in the R/C boat. KATY WEBER KATY LATITUDE/LADONNA

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to provide one of the closest divisions in we were very consistent." the Rolex Big Boat Series, and this year But while Dayenu's scores may have was no exception. It did however break been consistent on paper, they required from tradition in a couple ways. First, a lot of fi ghting to get that way. Payan unlike the last three years running, where cited Saturday morning's race as an ex- the regatta has come down to the fi nal ample. leg of the fi nal race, this year's winner "We had to do a penalty turn shortly was neither Steve Madeira's Mr. Magoo or after the start and were in seventh around Barry Lewis' Chance. In the second major the last weather mark," he said. "Peter change for the class, it was Don Payan's made an amazing call to stay right and Dayenu that walked off with the title. deep. Uncharacteristically, I kept my "I've lost on a tiebreaker and been mouth shut, and we went from seventh to second or third before, but this was the LATITUDE/ROB second. When we did that I said to myself, fi rst time I've won as owner," Payan said. 'we can win this thing.'" "It was a fun regatta and it was such a Cameron, local rigger and electron- Tom Brott sailed his J/109 'Electra' to a win in IRC thrill to win it fi nally after all these years D in his fi rst Rolex Big Boat Series. ics specialist who counts in his resume of being the bridesmaid." serving as boat captain aboard the late Payan and tactician Peter Cameron's "The trick in the Big Boat Series is Irv Loube's Bravuras and Bob Garvie's victory was pretty emphatic: three bullets consistency," he said. "This fl eet is so Bullseye was a late pickup on an estab- and nothing lower than a fi fth over seven competitive, you cannot expect to win it lished crew that included Steve Bates, races in the eight-boat division. if you have a bad race. For the fi rst time Tom Warren, John Verdoia, Michael Cal- 2010 ROLEX BIG BOAT SERIES RESULTS YACHT OWNER YACHT CLUB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL IRC A 1. Vincitore Jim Mitchell Royal New Zealand YS 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 16 2. Patches Jorge Ripstein Acapulco 2 6/DSQ 1 1 1 1 5 17 3. Flash Mick Shlens/Mark Jones King Harbor YC 3 2 2 4/SCP 5 2 1 19

IRC B 1. Soozal Dan Woolery Richmond YC 4 1 2 3/SCP 1 2 1 14 2. Kokopelli² Lani Spund Royal Ocean Racing Club 5 2 5 5 3 1 2 23 3. Flyer Rob Sjostedt Corsair YC 2 4 1 3 7/SCP 4 3 24

IRC C 1. Wasabi Dale WIlliams St. Francis YC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 2. August Ice Richard Ferris Tahoe YC 3.5 3 3 2 2 3 2 18.5 3. Double Trouble Andy Costello Corinthian YC 2 2 2 3 3 2 7/RAF 21

IRC D 1. Electra Tom Brott Seal Beach YC 4 8/DNF 1 1 2 1 2 19 2. Tupelo Honey Gerry Sheridan South Beach YC 1 4 3 4 1 2 5 20 3. Hawkeye Frank Morrow USNA Squadron 3 1 2 6 3 3 3 20

MELGES 32 1. B-lin Sailing Luca Lalli CN Marina di Carrara 5 3 4 3 18 1 1 35 2. Bliksem Pieter Taselaar New York YC 2 1 8 2 19 7 8/ZFP 47 3. Red Joe Woods Royal Torbay YC 1 12 6 5 14 5 8 51

J/105 1. Arbitrage Bruce Stone St. Francis YC 1 4 2 3 5 7 5 27 2. Blackhawk Scooter Simmons San Francisco YC 5 1 4 11 1 10 1 33 3. Mojo Jef Litﬁ n/John Case NA 4 2 7 4 12 5 7 41

J/120 1. Dayenu Don Payan St. Francis YC 3 1 5 1 2 1 2 15 2. Mr. Magoo Steve Madeira St. Francis YC 7 2 1 3 1 4 3 21 3. Desdemona Barry Lewis San Francisco YC 1 5 2 4 3 2 7 24

EXPRESS 37 1. Golden Moon Kame Richards/Bill Bridge Encinal YC 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 11 2. Eclipse Mark Dowdy San Francisco YC 1 4 3 3 1 3 4 19 3. Elan Bill Riess Richmond YC 4 2 6 1 2 2 7 24

1D35 1. Dark and Stormy Jon Hunt SSS 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 8 2. Ebb Tide Masakazu Toyama Seabornia YC 2 1 5 4 2 5 4 23 3. Zsa Zsa Stan Glaros Corinthian YC 5 3 3 5 3 2 3 24

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The 'Dayenu' crew — front row from left, Tom War- ren, Kurt Hemmingsen; second row, from left, Peter Cameron, Debera Hong, Don Payan, EJ Rowland, Steve Bates, Jeff MacDougall, Mike O'Callaghan, John Verdoia, and Randy Smith; right — 'Dayenu' soaking downwind. lahan, Kurt Hemmingsen, Debra Hong, Jeff MacDougall and EJ Rowand. "Our regular tactician moved back east, during the fi nal stretch of the season," Payan said. "We said, 'what are we DANIEL FORSTER/ROLEX going to do?' I called Peter, who came on for Aldo. The crew was skeptical of breaking in a tactician that late in the season, but he's been great. He's very good at the coaching element of tactics and he has really high standards." Richards said. feel bad about because it would have been Even so, like any tactician, Cameron On paper Richards and his crew, its seventh Big Boat Series," he said. wasn't right all the time. At the start of the which included boat partner Bill Bridge, Although the class's numbers were fi nal race, he thought that Dayenu was Aimee Daniel, Andrew Hura, Brad Jeffry, down by one, Richards said that it worked over early and wanted to restart, but War- Eliza Paulling, Jeannette Daroosh, Mike out in his favor. Perennial campaigner ren, who was up on the bow, disagreed. Mannix, Todd Hedin, Tom Paulling, and Mick Shlens, who typically races his well- "Peter said, 'we're over,' and Tommy guest tactician Chris Boome, won their sailed Blade Runner and came on strong yelled back and said, 'we're not,' and Peter division convincingly with a 2-1-1-2-3- last year to fi nish just two points shy of said 'we're over,' and Tommy yelled back 1-1 to fi nish eight points clear of Mark Golden Moon, has been chartering Mark again and said 'we're not.' All the boats Dowdy's Eclipse. Richards was quick to Jones' TP 52 Flash throughout the year, around us were laughing.'" attribute that to his crew. and sailed the latter boat this year in IRC Knowing they had to get only a fi fth "I was looking at all the YRA and A. or better to win the regatta, they sailed Wednesday night races we did and a huge "I thanked him profusely for sailing in conservatively for the rest of the race, and percentage of our crew sailed everything. the 52 class," Richards said. still ended up fi nishing second. Everyone had done everything together over and over so the mechanics of sailing 1D35s Express 37 the boat were delightful. We had exactly The 1D35 division slipped in atten- While the headline-grabbing might one guest, and that was Chris, and he's dance this year, with two-time winner have come from the newest one design really good." Gary Boell having moved on to a Flying class at the Rolex Big Boat Series, you just Another helpful guest was a brand new Dutchman. In his place, class newcomer can't beat consistency, and '10 marked touchscreen chartplotter. Jon Hunt wasted no time in assuming the the 20th year the Express 37s have par- "On the fi rst two days it was wonder- role of division winner, posting fi ve bullets ticipated as a class in the Rolex Big Boat ful," Richards said. "We never would have and a second in the seven-race series to Series. After two straight years of this done that well without that piece of equip- wrap up the title with Sunday's race to class's winner getting a watch, it was the ment, and the best thing is that you can spare. Although they didn't need to leave Melges 32s' turn this year. So it shouldn't fi gure out how to make it work without the dock on Sunday, Hunt's crew aboard have been too much of a disappointment getting the manual out." Dark And Stormy sailed the last race for for Kame Richards' Golden Moon, which Golden Moon carried three new sails, good measure and won it too! repeated as the division's winner, picking which Richards, whom you probably "We had a memorable and remarkable up his fourth title in eight years. know owns Pineapple Sails in Alameda, Big Boat Series," Hunt said. "Our crew "We look mean and obnoxious on said didn't hurt. worked fl awlessly and we had a bit of paper, and in reality we're quite polite," "We replaced the main, which I didn't extra speed every now and then thanks to

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our trimmers, who were constantly work- future of the event also; hopefully the ing to fi nd something extra. As helmsman is some good one design racing, good ca- fact that some of them enjoyed success I still have 'two degrees up!!,' 'one degree maraderie and cooperation amongst the will encourage other to take the plunge down!!,' 'right there!!,' and, 'shut up and owners, a large loyal crew pool, and it has and join the fun. Right now it seems as concentrate!!' ringing in my ears." a carbon mast that can be turbo'ed. It's though half the SoCal 52 fl eet is for sale, Hunt didn't pull any punches in re- an older design that's still on the leading and if those boats ever get in the hands cruiting a high-level crew, getting Olympic edge and available for less than $100K." of people who want to sail their planing coach Rodney Hagebols to call the shots Returning for a third year in a row was boats at planing speeds, then we could for the team of Nedko Vassilev, Howard Masakazu Toyama's Ebb Tide team from see a viable revival of the TP 52 in its Bentley, Kim Stuart, Michaela Draper, Japan. A crowd favorite at the awards most perfect venue. Sherry Smith, Ron Wizelman and Tone ceremony, the always-smiling Toyama But as much as the "new" is essential Chin. and his team narrowly beat Stan Glaros' for the growth of the event, the continued "We won our class by getting good Zsa Zsa to defend their runner-up title presence of the Rolex Big Boat Series starts, not engaging in useless boat for from '09. stalwarts provides the base on which the boat confrontations, working on boat regatta can build. And the stalwarts not speed on the fi rst weather leg, rounding only showed up this year, but in many the weather mark leading or in the top The Rolex Big Boat Series is the cases really ramped up their programs. 2-3, and then defending downwind," Hunt bellwether big boat regatta on the West Certainly a big challenge for the or- said. Coast and the signals it put out were ganizers will be to offset the loss of the He's only had Dark And Stormy for 1.5 pretty positive. There are new boats on Melges 32s, which although likely to years, and said he's been sailing slower the way, and at least one of those will come back, probably will not do so in boats, "but not at this level," for at least be replacing a competitive boat that will the numbers seen this year. But given 15 years. His result suggests he's a quick stay on the West Coast. the St. Francis YC's track record with study, and he seems pretty happy with There are also a couple new projects fi nding solutions, the gray gloom may the boat. in the 40-plus-ft range slated to come have occluded marks and ferries, but "The 1D is the best speed for the dol- online pretty darn quickly, which is a it hasn't occluded the Rolex Big Boat lar available on the used boat market as great sign. The presence of Big Boat Series' bright future. far as I am concerned," he said. "There Series newcomers bodes well for the — latitude/rg

Page 102 • Latitude 38 • October, 2010 Electrifying Results! 1st and 2nd in the most competitive Rolex Big Boat Series IRC class

Results on the race course are testament to the quality of the boat, the crew and the pre-race preparation…

Results in IRC B: Soozal Dan Woolery First Place Kokipelli2 Lani Spund Second Place

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Every fall, the Bay Area brims with visitors — tourists in the City, migrating birds in the trees, and cruisers on the Bay. The latter group is an eclectic bunch. Some have gleaming new, factory-fi nished yachts, others sail older but still serviceable production boats, and a handful are kickin' it old-skool with owner-built beauties. In the following pages, you'll meet the crew of seven transient boats that passed through the Bay Area last month, and you'll fi nd their cruising styles are as diverse as their boats. From the Norwegian couple who've sailed halfway around the world on a pocket cruiser to the French family who've made the same journey on a luxury catamaran. From the folks whose trip down the coast from Victoria was their fi rst offshore passage to the Vancouver-based couple who sailed to Chile, spent a winter on the Beagle Channel, returned to Vancouver, and are once again on their way south. Though their stories are different, they're all fascinating. Over the next couple months, if you fi nd yourself anchoring next to someone with a distant hailing port or a foreign courtesy fl ag, take a moment to welcome them to San Francisco Bay. If you see a new boat in your marina's transient slip, offer them a ride to the grocery store or West Marine (something always breaks on the way down the coast). By all means, invite them over for a cup of tea or a cold brew. But remember that these folks are on 'cruising time' — which just means that you'll be highly entertained by real-life sea stories for as long as you have available. That's never a bad thing! Karina C, Spencer 35, Nanaimo, B.C. — Some — latitude/ladonna cruisers have saltwater running through their blood; Jay and Anita Bigland have music running through theirs. A retired music teacher, Jay started sailing on a Thunderbird in the early '80s. Over the years, the couple traded out boats, fi nally settling on Karina C in '01. "We lived in Prince George and would spend our summers on the boat," Jay explained, as he pulled out his Martin backpacker guitar. "Anita and I are lifers — married 34 years," he continued, plucking a few strings absentmindedly. "This is what she said to me on our fi rst date . . . ." and he started playing 'Dream a Little Dream' as Anita sang along. But it was, in fact, Jay's dream to go cruising. "He said to me, 'Wouldn't you like to get away from the cold and snow?'" recalled Anita. "I suggested getting a condo in Palm Springs, but he said that would be too expensive, and that it would be so much cheaper on our own boat. We've never spent so much money as we did refi tting Karina!" "When some people go into an old folks' home, they wonder 'what if'," Jay said by way of explanation. "I'm not going to wonder. But we're more concerned with each other than with the boat, so if either one of us said we were done, we'd stop." Karina C is entry #161 in the Baja Ha-Ha, which kicks off at the end of this month, and both say they're really looking forward to it. "We'll probably leave the boat in Mexico and commuter cruise for awhile," said Jay. When asked what got him interested in sailing in the fi rst place, Jay said that they'd been on their powerboat many years ago when he looked out and saw a bunch of sailboats plying the waters of Howe Sound. "I turned on the radio and this was playing . . . ." We were once again serenaded, this time to Christopher Cross's classic 'Sailing'.

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Comocean, Catalina 42, Blaine, WA — Gary and Sonia Hurt believe in living their life by design. "I got this book on tape called 'Life By Design' and it really changed my life," said Sonia. "The basic premise is to fi gure out what you want in life — in our case, it was to go cruising — and then every decision you make from that point on is made with your end goal in mind." The Hurts worked up a seven-year plan that included buying a boat, selling their house, and quitting their jobs — Gary's as a database administrator, Sonia's as a marketing director. First came the boat, which they bought in Anacortes in '01. "We put it in charter while we still lived in Sonora," Gary explained. "With what we saved in taxes, it really worked for us." Next came paying off the boat, which meant selling their house. "I started selling all our stuff years before the house sold," laughed Sonia. "She became an eBay Power Seller," added Gary. Then, in '07, they retired — though Gary still consults for the same company — and moved to Washington to live aboard full-time. "It's funny," said Sonia. "We lived in Sonora for many years and had just a handful of friends. In just six months, we had more friends in Blaine than we ever had in California." The Hurts chose an excellent weather window to make their way down from Neah Bay. "We came down nonstop; it was our fi rst overnight passage," said Gary. "We had a wonderful beam reach till we reached Reedsport, and the wind just died." Consequently, they're among of the handful of cruisers who didn't have any breakages on the trip south. As for their future plans, they say they'd originally planned to cruise six-and-six. Not the typical six months in Mexico, six months at home — remember, they'd sold the house. No, they were going to spend winters in Mexico, then take the boat back to Puget Sound via Ha- waii for summers. "But after the fi ve days of no sleep coming down here," said Sonia, "this might be a once in a lifetime trip." But don't give up on them yet. As Gary noted, "you may get used to it."

Bika, Contessa 26, Stavanger, Norway — Two weeks after being turned down for a home loan in '03, Henrik Nor-Hansen and Nina Nilsen bought their 26-ft Bika thinking she'd be a starter boat. "But then we began reading about pocket cruising," Henrik recalled, "so we decided to stay with Bika." Originally planning a three-year cruise, the couple set out from Norway in '05 and haven't looked back. That's not to say they haven't strayed from Bika on occasion. "We haven't been on the boat the entire time," said Nina. "We go back to Norway for a few months at a time so I can work [as an environmental engineer]. One winter, we spent eight months caretaking an isolated cabin in northern Canada, and we hope to spend this winter housesitting in Anchorage." (As a novelist and poet, Henrik can work anywhere.) In fact, it's been more than a year since their last big ocean crossing, which was a particularly rough trip from the Bahamas to Cape Hatteras. "We saw fi ve waterspouts in one day," recalled Henrik. "It was raining so hard that the seas were fl attened." Surviving the deluge, the couple spent some time exploring America aboard Bika, from the Great Lakes to Texas. There they completed a major refi t. But instead of taking the time and ex- pense to sail the little red boat through the Panama Canal, they put her on a truck bound for the Bay. "It was much cheaper," said Henrik, "plus I wanted to see San Francisco." Bika and her crew arrived in May, spent some time in the driveway of a friend's Central Valley home working on a few left- over projects, and have been bouncing around the Bay for the rest of the summer. They left last month, bound for Mexico and, ultimately, Norway. When asked about her favorite place visited during their trip so far, Nina hedged. "I don't like saying I have a favorite because that takes away from all the other wonderful places we've been. But I will say that Morocco was the biggest surprise — the people were super friendly — and we've really fallen in love with the Bay. Sailing here is serious business. For us, San Francisco is a very inspiring city and we can't wait to come back."

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Riki Tiki Tavi, Coast 36, Victoria, B.C. — A homebuilt boat is always impressive — all those long hours! — even if it isn't very pretty. But when it's as beautiful and well-built as Ray and Marnie Summers' Riki Tiki Tavi, you just have to sit in awe. "I built her from scratch — laid up her hull in a one-off mold — over the course of seven years," said Ray, a retired industrial tool designer, adding that he stretched the original design by two feet. Asked if he felt building the boat himself was worth it, Ray said "We saved about 50% but I'd never do it again — next time I'd just buy a production boat!" Having spent the last four years cruising the Gulf Islands and dreaming about warmer lands, Ray and Marnie decided to fully commit to the cruising lifestyle by selling their home. "We didn't want to wait around on the porch waiting for the kids to come around," laughed Marnie. They set off on their ﬁ rst offshore passage early last month, intending on a non-stop trip to San Diego before spending the winter in Mexico then heading off to the Marquesas and, ultimately, New Zealand. "We didn't mean to pull in to San Francisco Bay," said Ray, "but we were battered by a storm a week ago and some things broke." They planned on spending a couple weeks in the Bay, working on the boat and recuperating from their beating. "It was so bad at one point that Ray told me to draw the drapes and to not look out," Marnie recalled with a smile. "I said this better not happen again or I'm selling the boat and getting a Winnebago!"

Bravo, Kelly Peterson 46, Seattle — Some trips down the coast are more exciting than others. Count Bravo's among the former. Adam and Cindi Kerner left Seattle's Shils- hole Marina bound for Coos Bay with crew Mike and Kirk aboard. Adam, Cindi and Mike had taken seasickness meds, but Kirk, an experienced offshore racer who'd never been seasick in his life, chose not to. Unfor- tunately, a beam sea proved too much for Kirk's iron stomach and he succumbed. "We were concerned about him getting dehydrated," said Adam, "so we made sure he was getting plenty of electrolyte replacements." Then in the middle of the night off the Oregon coast, Mike called Adam down below — Kirk was passed out and lying halfway in the head, half out. "At fi rst we thought he might have fallen and hurt his back," recalled Adam, "but when I saw the little cartoon Xs in his eyes, I realized we had a real problem." Assuming Kirk was suffering from extreme dehydration, they headed straight for Newport. Cindi escorted him to the hospital, where he was put on two IVs. But when he didn't perk up — which usually happens almost immediately — the ER staff did a blood work-up. That's when the red fl ags started fl ying. "His blood hematocrit level was half what it should have been — he was bleeding

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Kir-Tidou, Privilege 495, Les Sable d'Olonne, France — For the past eight years, the Bon- nefi lle family — parents Thierry and Dulce, and kids Mathieu and Eva — have cruised halfway across the globe aboard Kir-Tidou, and have loved every minute of it. "We left when Matt was six and Eva three," said proud papa Thierry. The Bonnefi lles left their then-homeport of Belgium in '02, and took their time exploring their way across the Atlantic to Brazil. "We didn't want to miss anything," Thierry laughed. But not all of their journey has been by boat. Once they arrived in South America, they rented an RV to explore inland. "We spent six months in the motorhome exploring Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Chile," Thierry said. "We even drove the motorhome onto a ferry and 'sailed' the Patagonian Canals." Having slowly worked their way north through the Caribbean, the family spent two months in Cuba. "For us, it was a fantastic trip," Thierry said. "We met incredible people, and found they have top-notch education and medical facilities." But he noted that life is very diffi cult for Cubans. "The man who cleaned my boat for very little money was a nuclear engineer." From there, the Bonnefi lles sailed to Puerto Rico, Colombia, and San Blas before transiting the Panama Canal this February. They took a little time exploring Costa Rica and Mexico before heading off for Hawaii — a 32-day journey — then to San Diego. "Schooling is very diffi cult when we're underway," Thierry reported, "so we try to not do many crossings." As it is in every family with teens, getting the kids to do schoolwork takes dedication and discipline. "Every morning is school-time," Thierry said, kindly overlooking the fact that we were providing quite a distraction for the kids, now 14 and 11, respectively. "Dulce teaches languages and arts, and I teach sciences." Kir-Tidou spent a few months in San Diego, where the family made many friends, before heading up the coast to the Bay. They planned to stick around the area for a month before heading back to San Diego — if the boat doesn't sell by then. "The kids want to go to a real school and meet other kids," said Thierry. They plan to sell the boat (see Kir-Tidou's ad in this month's Classy Classifi eds), then return to Portugal, Dulce's home country and where they have a house. "When Eva goes to university," said Thierry, "we'll buy another boat and continue travelling."

internally," Cindi said. Kirk was packed up into an ambulance for the hour-long drive to a bigger hospital. "They had to give him four units of blood on the trip and four more in the operating room." Once in the OR, surgeons repaired four tears in blood vessels between the esophagus and the stomach — all caused by violent vomiting. "The doctor said that if we'd continued on to Coos Bay, we'd have arrived with a dead crewmember," recalled Adam with a shudder. With Kirk safely recuperating at home, Bravo headed for the Bay with no more drama to report. As for their future cruising plans aboard Bravo, which they've owned for eight years, Adam and Cindi are open. Cindi, a hospital pharmacy director, doesn't retire until November — she took a month off to make the trip south — so she and Adam, a retired architect, will wait until December to head south of the border. "We want to see Central America, but otherwise have no hard and fast plans." The one thing they are ﬁ rm on is their philosophy on life. "I was diagnosed with breast cancer in June," Cindi said. "I had radiation therapy and I'm ﬁ ne, but it, coupled with Kirk's situation, really cemented the fact that, no matter what you want to do, you should just get out and do it." Amen to that!

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Mia II, 43-ft Laurent Giles- designed woodie, Victoria, B.C. — Paul Smulders and Julie New- ton aren't strangers to the Bay. Not only did Paul, a Dutch boatbuilder, spend time here 30 years ago aboard the homebuilt 53-footer Puppeteer, but he and Julie passed through fi ve years ago on their fi rst southbound trip together aboard Mia II. "We spent a year and a half fixing stuff the previous owner Bob had done — we call them 'Bob Jobs' — and fi nally left in the fall of '05," said Julie. But Julie had been working on more than the boat in that time. As a custom shirtmaker and alternative transportation activist, Julie's life had been, until she met Paul, landbound. "I knew if wanted to go on this trip, I had to reinvent myself." Excited about the future, Julie became even more frugal than she already was. "I would walk rather than spend $2.25 on the bus because I knew how far that would go

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in Mexico," she noted. The couple credits recalled Julie. "We could only move on Paul and Julie then headed to the their frugality with stretching out their days with no wind, otherwise we had to Marquesas, where they spent a couple cruising time. stay put." In all, the trip down to Puerto months cruising before reaching to Ha- Once they left Sausalito in '05, Paul Montt at the northern end of the Patago- waii. They spent another couple months and Julie took their time heading south nia Canals took 54 days. exploring the islands, then made the to Baja, then on down to Acapulco. "It Exploring the canals took another three-week leap to Canada in May '08. got too hot, so we moved on." month or two — "There is nothing, ab- Back in the land of socialized medi- They were able to get a 21-day per- solutely nothing there in the way of civi- cine, Julie found out that she did indeed mit to visit the Galapagos but, shortly lization," said Julie — before arriving in have cancer. She ultimately underwent before their permit expired, they were Ushuaia. They spent the winter moving a mastectomy, radiation, and chemo- hit by a service vessel. "Most people only between Ushuaia and Puerto Williams, therapy. "The whole nine yards," she get to stay for three weeks," laughed said. "But I talk about it in the Julie, "but we got to stay for two past tense now. It was two years months!" Of course, they spent "I'll take the title of 'cruiser' — it's of hell, but getting here yesterday four months in Ecuador effecting was wonderful — it's still hitting me repairs, but that also served to better than staying ashore! that we're going cruising again." prepare the boat for the rough trip Paul and Julie planned to stay down the coast of South America on the Bay for a couple of weeks to the channels of southern Chile. with Julie even getting a job teaching before heading south. "We'll be out for "We spent 21 hard-core days beat- English. fi ve years, at least," said Paul. "Maybe ing against the current down the coast During their stay, Julie grew con- indefi nitely." They plan to cruise the of Peru," said Julie, noting that they cerned that she had breast cancer. "A South Pacifi c, New Zealand, Tasmania, didn't stop because they'd been told walleyed gynecologist in Ushuaia — I and all the spots they missed their fi rst Peru wasn't cruiser friendly. "Since then, didn't know which eye was the good time out. we've heard otherwise." one — said I was ok, but I knew it wasn't "Someone at Galilee Harbor called me Once they reached Chile, the pair right." So once spring arrived, Mia found a 'cruiser', not meaning it in a bad way," say they were treated like royalty. "But herself heading back north to Puerto noted Julie. "I'll take the title of 'cruiser' we bucked, bucked down that coast," Montt, dodging bergie bits as she went. — it's better than staying ashore!"

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Given the fact that the global and U.S. economies have been struggling, we asked noted sailing skinfl int David 1) Learn to Live Simply Wegman for some tips on circumnavigat- “That means doing without all kinds ing the economic downturn by cruising of gadgets and stuff that cost money on the ultra cheap. but always need repairing. I laugh when Wegman built his people ask me if I have a watermaker. 32-ft Block Island My awning is my watermaker. I have a schooner Afrigan 30-gallon water tank and 10 gallons in Queen 30 years ago, jerry jugs, and that’s always been plenty did an eight-year cir- for me — even during my circumnavi- cumnavigation, and gation. I don’t have a shower because for the last 12 years they’re a big waste of space and water. has been cruising When it’s time to wash up, I put my cop- the Caribbean six per tea kettle on the stove for exactly four months a year. minutes, and take an outdoor shower. Wegman is the The water is warm, and I know the air perfect sailor for the will be warm because I only sail in the task, because he tropics. has always carried “And what’s with these people who The Ultimate Recycler sailing thrift to the own boats that have heads with toilets, with his art on a bit of extreme — even dur- and galleys with sinks? I’ve got two his old mainsail. ing boom times and buckets. The yellow one is for washing even while spending months at a time dishes on deck, the black one is to shit at St. Barth, potentially the most expen- in — so you don’t want to mix them up. sive island in the Caribbean. “Yeah, I’m These ultra simple head and shower sys- cheap,” he thunders proudly. “I’m even tems have worked just fi ne for me for 40 cheaper than Jim Green, and he and his years, and I’ve never once had to clear a wife Anna started the second of his three clogged toilet. In fact, most of the time I circumnavigations aboard his wooden 10 don’t even use the black bucket to take Meter Tango II with just $150.” a dump in, as I’ve found a comfortable Despite being ultra thrifty, Wegman place to squat up by the windlass. has countless friends in some of the nic- “While sailors probably waste the most est places on earth between Bequia and money on useless electronic gadgets, a Maine, picks up new ones like dogs do few of them are actually worthwhile. I’ve fl eas, hosts free art and music schools got no problem with a $100 handheld wherever he goes to encourage people of GPS. In fact, I had one for 15 years until much use for it. all ages to get in touch with their creative I couldn’t read the screen anymore. I’ll “And no, I don’t have an EPIRB. But I side, and has more fun in life than just probably even get another one some day. do have a life-ring with the letters ‘TFB’ about anyone. And perhaps the best electronic thing I stenciled on it. They stand for ‘Too Fuck- The concept of this article was for ever bought was my Icom 700 SSB ra- ing Bad’ — which is perfect for anybody Wegman to give us his Top Ten Tips For dio. For during my circumnavigation, I who falls overboard. You just can’t let Circumnavigating the Recession on the could call home from places like Tonga yourself do that. And I don’t believe Cheap, but as we were dealing not just via phone patches. The SSB is old now, there’s any such thing as a ‘safety har- with a professional artist, but with an but still works great. ness’. In the case of my schooner, she’s artist who sees humor in just about ev- “The electronic things that I think got so much rigging you’d have to be erything, it came as no surprise that he are the biggest wastes of money are pretty damn clumsy to fall overboard. quickly ran off the canvas. Nonetheless, knotmeters, wind instruments, depth- But I’ll tell you something that did scare here are his tips: sounders and all the electronic crap like me. I recently delivered a big Hunter from Lord only knows how long someone else used that. Who needs wind instruments when Key West to St. Martin, and the roller this chain before Wegman got it, but it's still you can hang some yarn from the rig- furling came undone in 40 knots of wind. holding strong. ging? Who needs a depthsounder in the I had to go forward, and I couldn’t fi nd tropics where the water is anything to hold onto up there. I was clear? Sure, it might make scared. sense to have one up north “When it comes to safety, my dinghy where the water is murky is my liferaft. If Afrigan Queen sinks, I’ll and it gets foggy, but who grab all the water I can and hop into the wants to sail up there? I dinghy I built. Naturally, I’d also take my used to have a VHF radio, passport, whatever money I have — and but then the antenna got probably my sewing machine. But water so corroded it fell off the is the big thing, because I could easily rig mast and into the water. I some kind of sail on my dinghy and get didn’t think the VHF was somewhere pretty quickly, particularly any great loss. Somebody in the Caribbean where the wind always later gave me a handheld blows.” VHF, but I haven’t found FOR CIRCUMNAVIGATING THE RECESSION

bit and all we had was a ballpoint pen. Keith wasn’t shy about digging into the face of the guitar with that pen either. But we had a great time playing together for hours that night. “I don’t ever buy anchor chain either, because I can ﬁ nd that for free. When most sailors see their chain getting a little rusty, they freak out and buy new stuff, leaving the old chain lying around in the boatyard. As long as the links are fat, I’ll use the chain. Whenever my current chain gets close to needing to be replaced, I just keep my eye out on the docks and in the yards. It’s never hard to ﬁ nd free chain. Wait a minute, I now recall once paying $100 for some anchor chain — but it was $600 worth of chain.”

3) Engines and Transmissions Don’t Have to Be Expensive “Thirty years ago, my boat started out with a used two-cylinder Yanmar diesel that I paid $700 for. After using it for 30 years, I’m now selling it for $800. You see, I upgraded a few years ago when I heard about a guy in the British Virgins who had a 3-cylinder Yanmar diesel from a genset. The cheapest new Yanmar die- Spread; In Wegman's world view, we're all part of one big family. So when he does 'Sundays at sel is $5,000, and that’s for a tiny one. Columbie' with his schooner, everyone is invited. Insets left; The 'Queen' doesn't have the latest But I got this great used one for only blocks or winches. Inset right; The 'Queen' as a children's playground. $1,500. I just threw it on deck and left 2) Never Pass a Dumpster Without — or a total of about $2,000. Just this it at Manfred’s sail loft until I hauled my Jumping In — Or At Least Taking a year I cut up my mainsail from ‘86. I’ll boat the following season. Meanwhile, Look get another 70 panels, or about another while checking out a junk pile at a boat- ”All the rigging on my boat came $2,000 out of that. ‘Optimum recycling’ yard in St. Thomas, I found a transmis- from boatyard dumpsters. Normally you is what I call it when you get complete sion for the engine. The yard owner told wouldn’t keep the same standing rigging use out of something, then sell what’s me it was mine for the taking. It took a for 30 years, as I have done, but all my left for 100% more than you paid for it. little work to adapt the transmission to stuff is oversized, so I fi gure it’s still “I don’t pass many fl ea markets either, the engine and to get everything to fi t, good. as you can fi nd good deals at them also. Wegman, seen here with Shaliz Koleni of Marin “Almost all of my original sails came But nothing beats boatyard dumpsters. and the skull and femur of Kenny, a long dead from dumpsters, too. The only sail I A long time ago, I found a $3,000 cello in sailor, never gives up on old friends. added prior to my ‘89-’98 circumnaviga- a dumpster on St. John in the tion was a headsail I bought for $1,000 U.S. Virgins. It was too big for from sailmaker Manfred Dietrich in St. my schooner, so I cut it down Thomas. I did a lot of handwork on that to a stand-up bass. I take sail to keep the cost down. But in the my bass to all the jams — end, the sail didn’t really cost me any- although I sometimes bring thing. In fact, I made money on it. For my guitars and harmonicas, after my circumnavigation, I cut the sail too. Hey, someday you got to into 70 panels of about 16 inches by 24 see the guitar of mine that inches each. I made sure each piece had Keith Richards autographed a grommet or bit of bolt rope to give it on New Year’s Eve of ‘00 at that nautical feel, then I silk-screened Foxy’s on Jost van Dyke. a copy of one of my paintings on them, Normally you autograph the and topped it off by dating and signing face of a guitar with some- them. I then sold them for 25 euro each thing soft like a felt pen, but — which back then was about $35 U.S. we’d been drinking quite a TOP TEN TIPS

but the combination has worked really well. “Not that I waste much money on noisy engine, smell a stinky engine, or go diesel. After all, I’ve got a sailboat, to the gym to keep from going into car- so I sail. Besides, diac arrest — like people with outboard- what’s the rush? powered dinghies. They’ll be going in for And the few times heart surgery while I’m rowing back to I do use the die- my boat, that’s for sure. You know how sel, I run the engine I’ll know when my sailing days are over? at very low speed, When I can’t row between my boat and burning hardly any the shore. But I’m only 65, so I’ve still fuel at all. I cruise got a lot of sailing left in me.” six months a year, during which time I 5) Know How to Fix Stuff burn a total of about “As I mentioned, I grew up around a eight gallons.” machine shop in the Midwest and built a dragster from scratch, so I became fa- 4) Don’t Spend miliar with and confi dent with all kinds More Than About of tools and techniques. They have all $150 On Your Din- served me well on boats. Family farmers Wegman's Aries ghy/Outboard. have always had to know how to fi x just vane is a loose as “I designed my about everything they own themselves, they come — and thus own rowing dinghy which is why they always have an easier works great. in a couple of hours time cruising than do retired doctors, by cutting the cardboard cover of a lawyers and accountants. Let me give notebook into 12 pieces and taping them you some examples. together to create a 12-inch model of “I paid $400 for an Aries windvane. what I wanted. Then I lofted it onto graph It’s a really great piece of equipment even paper. The only materials you need to though I’ve had to rebuild it from time to build a dinghy like mine are three sheets time. The Aries vanes are famous for the of quarter-inch ply, sawdust, epoxy, and bushings freezing up, but that’s because some drywall screws. It only takes three the Tefl on bushings are too tight. The days to build a dinghy, and that’s not bearings have to be loose! So a lot of folks even working all day. I had my fi rst one who think their Aries are no good or are “One of my best fi x-its was in Thai- for 15 years, and I’ve had my current one broken just need to take the shaft out land. When I got there in ‘96, my wood for four years. And anybody who knows and enlarge those Tefl on bushings. My masts were so rotten that I sawed them me knows that I don’t baby my dinghies, Aries is 25 years old and works like it’s off at deck level and let them fall into the so they are super durable. brand new because I keep the bushings water. I wasn’t sure how I was going to “I don’t want to brag, but my dinghies as loose as an old pair of shoes. replace them, but then somebody told are the best you’ll ever fi nd. In fact, if “I’ve got three anchors: a 60-lb CQR, me there was a Proctor aluminum mast you build one like mine, you won’t even which is the big mama, a little Bruce in a ditch next to Dim’s Dine and Dance, want an outboard. I had a British Seagull lunch hook, and a big Danforth. I didn’t which was Tristan Jones’ old hangout at outboard once, but it wasn’t worth the buy any of them. The Bruce was bent, Ao Chalong Bay, Phuket. The only prob- trouble. And I’m speaking as a guy who but all I had to do was put it in a vise and lem was that the mast was curved like a used to build dragsters from scratch straighten the shank. Another anchor banana. But I dragged the thing up to a behind the back of my dad’s machine had been thrown away because of a loose nearby expansion bridge, tied each end shop. No, I always row. fi tting. I welded it up in a few minutes, of the mast to the bridge, and started to “It takes me 15 minutes to row a mile, and it was as good as new. I didn’t have work on the bend with a Spanish wind- and it doesn’t cost me a cent. The nic- to fi x the third one, as somebody just lass. After two days, the mast still wasn’t est part is that I don’t have to listen to a gave it to me. You’d be surprised what straight, but it was reasonably close. So Wegman's rowing dinghy may not be fi nished other sailors will give you when they’re I put it in my dinghy and fl oated it out to yacht standards, but it's cheap, functional replacing stuff — and so many sailors to Afrigan Queen. The only problem was and durable. replace stuff for no good reason. that it was still fi ve feet too short for the mainsail. I solved that problem by carv- ing a piece of wood the size of the interior of the mast and using it as the step. That was in ‘95, so it’s been working fi ne for 15 years. And that included lots of 40- to 50-knot winds off the coast of South Africa.”

6) Always Anchor Out — If You Can't Get A Free Berth. “For example, when you pull up to the yacht club at Richard’s Bay in South FOR CIRCUMNAVIGATING THE RECESSION

a boat bottom, they always have a little left over, and they dump it into a fi ve- Rica, Tahiti, gallon drum. I give them New Zealand, $100 for that fi ve gallons Borneo, and of mongrel bottom paint, South Africa and slap it on. During — and I nev- the haulout, I also put er had to pay in a new cutlass bearing, more than which is about $70, and one or two maybe $30 in zincs. dollars a day. “But to be thrifty, you I know this have to do your own was a while work, and you have to back, but if work hard, because the you’re pa- cost of lay days will kill tient and ask you. I mean it. There’s no around, you dicking around during a can fi nd great haul-out. You work sun- d e a l s . T h e up to sundown. I do my only problem haulouts in four days, "I have no insur- I had leav- and you shouldn’t take ance!" Wegman ing my boat any longer.” s h o u t s e a c h a n y w h e r e time someone dives off the was in Costa 8) Don’t Forget spreaders. Rica. When The Sewing Machine I returned, I “Way back when, I bought a hand- shook out a crank Singer zig-zag sewing machine on sail bag and a a lark for $20. There wasn’t much foot bushmaster tension, so it wasn’t good for much more snake slith- than dresses. So I put copper tubing over ered out of it the shaft and slide to beef up the tension and chased so I could use it on sails, awnings, dodg- me down the ers, side curtains, cushions and I don’t Wegman's Sunday at Columbie aboard 'Afrigan Queen' has a mild resemblance bowsprit. know what else. It’s now strong enough to neo-impressionist Georges Seurat's 'A Sunday afternoon on the Island of La “When I go to sew through four or fi ve layers of sail Grande Jatte', wouldn't you agree? to the States material, but you need an 18-guage Africa, they give you a free bottle of for the summer these days, I leave my needle and polyester thread. The 12- and champagne and a free berth for a month. boat on a mooring at Coral Bay, St. John, 14-gauge needles and cotton thread are That’s the way it should be everywhere! U.S. Virgins. I’ve got a lot of friends there, for ladies’ dresses. While there, I met a guy who needed his so they look after her a bit. But if there’s “You probably won’t believe this, but two Wharram charter cats painted to a hurricane and she gets destroyed, well, that sewing machine has come in so look ‘native’. So I painted African sym- her time will have simply come. I’m not handy that in 25 years I’ve never gotten bols on them for $1,000. That was a good going to worry about it.” around to putting it back in the box. thing, because I'd arrived at Richard’s In fact, as I said before, if I ever had to Bay with zero money. The painting job 7) Keep Your Haul-Outs Cheap abandon ship, I’d get into my dinghy with paid for my ticket back to Maine for the By Doing Your Own Work and By water, my passport and money — and summer. But something like that always Working Quickly Looking a lot like Mr. Natural, Wegman rides to works out. “Maintenance on my boat, which his own colorful tune, both as a self-deprecat- “And if you have to leave your boat I cruise in the Caribbean six months ing circumnavigator and an artist. while you return home for the summer, a year, costs me $500 don’t pay extravagant slip fees. While in a year. I haul every two Borneo, for example, I heard about an years and spend $1,000. old Muslim guy with a dock at Lumatt Before I haul out, I go to who was supposed to be reliable. So I Sea Chest in St. Thomas met him, and he said he’d stay on my and buy a gallon of Motar boat for $1 a day. When I got back six epoxy topsides paint for months later, my boat was just fi ne. By $35. I paint the topsides the way, after leaving the boat with him, of my boat every two years I took the train up to Chang Rai and whether she needs it or Chang Mai in northern Thailand, where not. Now a lot of folks will I loaded up on inexpensive sarongs that pay $300 a gallon for bot- I took back to Maine that summer and tom paint. Not me. I look sold for a healthy profi t. up the rasta guys who “During my circumnavigation, I work in the boatyards, left my boat for long periods in Costa because when they paint TOP TEN TIPS

that sewing machine! “Another valuable item is my fold- squash. “Fishing keeps the food budget down, ing bike. I found mine in Key West and “During passages, I make a lot of too. I only fi sh when I’m on a passage, mailed it to my boat in St. John for $40. bread on the stove-top. All you need but I catch some big fi sh. I use the best It’s really nice having a bike when you is fl our, molasses, oats, corn meal and — a Cuban hand reel, 200 feet of 500-lb need to go to the laundromat, store, or whatever else might taste good in it. For test line, some wire leader, and a yellow just to explore. You just don’t want to example, a lot of times I’ll throw chopped feather on a chrome sinker with red ride up hills.” up onions, garlic, sun dried tomatoes or eyes and two stainless hooks. You let olives in my bread. I always like to try out 150 feet of line, using a bike inner 9) Watch Where You Spend Your something new. Anyway, I got my bread tube as a shock absorber with 15-ft of Money So That You Don’t Waste It down perfect. I usually use 1/3 whole slack in the monofi lament. When a fi sh “When I went around, I did it on about wheat fl our and 2/3 white. I cook it on hits, it stretches the inner tube, comes $10,000 a year. Of that, $2,000 was for to an abrupt halt, and sets the hook. I’ve food, $3,000 was for the boat, and the gotten some 100-pound tuna that way. remaining $5,000 was for booze. Just No, I don’t use a gaff. I just yank the fi sh think how little I could have spent if I "Just think how little over the low rail. Sure, about 20% get didn’t drink. But I do. If someone has away or are taken by sharks, but I like $1,000 a month, they can cruise and I could have spent if I the simplicity of my method. drink at happy hour every day of the didn’t drink. But I do." “I also brew beer on my boat in fi ve- week at all the places I’ve ever been. gallon jugs. It takes 14 days. You bottle “It’s easy to eat inexpensively by just it in four days, and 10 days later you eating simple food and participating in drink it from plastic Coke bottles. It’s im- lots of potlucks. If it’s just me on the real low heat for an hour in one of those portant to siphon it out of the fi ve-gallon boat, I’ll usually eat ashore at some inex- real cheap aluminum pots you get in container to the plastic Coke bottles so pensive place. But for long passages, I’ll Asia. After it cooks to a golden brown, you don’t get any scum. It tastes deli- stock up my schooner with rice, beans, you fl ip it over for half an hour. It’s the cious — even though I drink it warm tinned butter from New Zealand, and best bread in the world — and a big because I don’t have refrigeration.” long-lasting fresh stuff like pumpkin staple in my passage-making diet.

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Seattle-based Woodwind does all his 10) Spend Most Of Your Time In paintings using Rust-o-leum paint. the Less Expensive Places They look terrifi c and he’s sold a lot “Polynesia is very expensive. The of them.” Philippines are very inexpensive — and they are just as beautiful. Dinner is a buck or two, and a beer is a buck.” Laugh if you want at Wegman’s ideas — we often do — but we can as- 11) The Other Side Of Thrift sure you that he doesn’t just talk, he Is Making Money walks the walk. And having borrowed “If you’re doing a circumnaviga- Wegman admits that this bowsprit turnbuckle his self-designed and self-built dinghy, tion, there are always ways to make looks a little funky, but he says it's still plenty we're going to try to build one with him strong. money. For example, I worked as a for ourselves next spring. welder for two months on a barge in New off a cruise ship in a bag of garbage and For the record, David Wegman has a Zealand. That was enough for my ticket drifted ashore in Malaysia. It didn’t make studio over the famous Le Select Bar in back to Maine for the summer. During the New York Times Best Seller List, but St. Barth; an interest in Tallship Trading, my circumnavigation, I would always sail I made some money. which is a T-shirt silkscreen company for six or seven months, then come back "And remember, a few dollars in art in Coral Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgins; a to the States for the summers. I’d always supplies can bring big returns. I did a lot studio in Key West; an RV in an orchard bring exotic stuff back to sell. of paintings in pastels because they were outside Saratoga, New York, where he “While doing my trip, I sold paintings easy to carry and work with. I would get grows tomatoes; and a commune-like and did other artwork. For example, while $700-$800 dollars for each painting. And place in Maine he bought with 10 oth- in Borneo I was hired to create posters I don’t want to hear any of that ‘I’m not ers from the Caribbean many years ago. discouraging the locals from killing fi sh an artist’ nonsense. I teach art for free During this year’s Carnival, Wegman with bombs and fertilizer. One was even just about everywhere I go. It’s not hard. came dressed as Aunt Jemima, wearing presented to the President of Malaysia. Some people mistakenly feel you need blackface and a mammy outfi t he made I also wrote a book about Squeaky and all kinds of fancy supplies and stuff. using his beloved sewing machine. Morris, two cockroaches who got thrown Baloney. My friend Bruce Hein of the — latitude/rs STAY FOCUSED WITH OUR EYE SAFE NO-STING FORMULA Z Blok sunscreen's new non-greasy formula will not burn or irritate your eyes. So you can concentrate on winning the race or just enjoying a great day on the water. Z Blok is also fragrance free.

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When we reached the entry deadline for this year's Baja Ha-Ha cruiser's rally late last month, we were struck by the irony of the fl eet totals. Despite the dour recession, last year's total of 193 was an all-time high, and this year's 188 is a close second. But perhaps those numbers have more to do with pragmatism than irony. The way we figure it, the 2010 fleet members probably belong to one of two groups, the fi rst being comprised of folks who've been working toward the goal of long-term cruising for so long that virtu- Sam and Nancy will 'go around' on 'Windfall'. ally nothing is going to stop them from realizing their dreams. And we'd guess Ha-Ha will be the beginning event in that the others are sailors who may not their proposed circumnavigation. After have much cash fl ow, but fi gure, "What cruising Mexico, they'll head to the South the heck? The boat's paid for and it's a Pacifi c. whole lot cheaper to live in Mexico, so let's set a course for mañanaland." Sudden Stops Necessary — As in years past, 2010 Ha-Ha'ers Beneteau First 38s5 come from a wide range of backgrounds Chet Chauhan, San Francisco and the boats they sail on are equally di- Quote: "I hope to be the fi rst British, verse. You'll meet a slew of them here, in Kenyan-born sailor of East Indian de- this second installment of mini-profi les, scent to sign up for the Ha-Ha 2010." and the remainder next month. I'O — Davidson 44 Robert & Bobbie Kuschel Redwood City Noteworthy: This aluminum-hulled, Laurie Davidson-designed, fractional sloop is a former racer that supposedly helped break the IOR rule. Mazu — Outbound 46 Mel & Elaine Bryson, Rainier, OR Noteworthy: The Baja Ha-Ha will be the initial leg of the realization of a long-delayed dream that originated in Lahaina, Maui in '78; namely, to sail to the South Pacifi c on an open-ended voyage. Let the adventures begin!"

Double Dharma — Hunter 466 Mexico awaits Leanne and Jack of 'Red Sky'. Dale & Dena Snearly, San Leandro Quote: "Shift change! We have retired Red Sky — Moody 54 and are beginning our new life as full- Jack & Leanne Hembrow time cruisers exploring the beautiful Brisbane, Australia waters of the world." Noteworthy: This Aussie couple has Robert and Bobbie's 'I'O' is Aussie-built. already done several South Pacifi c ral- Coppertop — Bayfi eld 32 lies. After the Ha-Ha they plan to eventu- Paul Moran, Brookings, OR ally transit the Panama Canal and join Sulaco — Swan 371 Noteworthy: After the rally, Paul plans the ARC Europe Rally in May 2011. Glenn Brake, Marina del Rey to do a Pacifi c circuit: the Puddle Jump Quote: "The last time I went down the to French Polynesia, north to Hawaii, Content — Perry/Litton 47 Baja and back up was in a Columbia 24 then home to the Pacifi c Northwest. William Holmes & Paula Collins with a 6hp outboard. This trip should be Homer, AK more friendly." Wind Rose — Cabo Rico 40 Quote: What's the most interesting Walter & Patricia Simmons thing about this 1979 Robert Perry- Symphony — Fuji 32 Los Angeles designed cutter? "It's paid for!" Joel Tuttle, San Francisco Quote: "The Wind Rose has taken good Quote: "Realize your dream of casting care of the Simmons family. She has Windfall — Maple Leaf 42 off and sailing into the unknown, know- helped us to weather storms, strengthen Sam & Nancy Cockrell, Portland, OR ing that in years to come today's dream family ties, nurture a sense of adventure, Noteworthy: For Sam and Nancy the will be tomorrow's reality." and renew our faith. Now she will show

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Island Time — Seawind 1000 cat Larry & Nancy Robertson Dana Point Quote: "I'm hoping this is a good experience for my wife," says Larry, "so she will want to really go cruising when I retire."

This crew is eager for some 'Island Time'.

Above: The fl eet rides a fresh breeze south from Turtle Bay under Barramundi — Seawind 1000 cat sunny skies. Spread: Hikers stretch their sea legs during the rest Steve & Pam Ellsworth stop at Bahia Santa Maria. Newport Beach Quote: How do they describe their attitude toward the Ha-Ha? "The 3 'F's: Friends, fun and frickin' warm weath- LATITUDE / ANDY LATITUDE er!" us the world beyond Southern Califor- 36 design; still going strong and looking nia." to stretch her legs." Santorini — Mariner 48 Dawn Fleming & Thomas Clifford Sonrisa — Baba 40 Dodger Too — Tartan 37 Wilmington Scott Bowen Leif & Jackie Watson Quote: " We saw this boat for sale at a Green Cover Springs, FL Edmonton, AB, Canada boat show in 2001, then hung the bro- Quote: "I've waited for this part of Quote: "We built her in '83, spent two ker's fl yer on our refrigerator, dreaming my life to start since I was 12 years old. years in the Med, crossed the Atlantic, about owning her one day. Five years Now, it's all about the journey ahead. and now have spent a long time on the later, we tracked down the owner and I've discovered that it's never too late to West Coast. She has looked after us well found out he had her listed for sale. We and we are sure she will continue to do bought her and sailed her to her new so." home in SoCal. So dream big dreams. They do come true!" C’est La Vie — Amel Mango 52 Bob Bohn, Anacortes, WA Seasilk — Hylas 46 Quote: "Going where the weather suits Craig Blasingame & Sue Steven my clothes." Coronado Quote: " We've looked forward to doing Otter — Westsail 32 the Ha-Ha ever since we bought Sea- Greg & Joyce Parfi tt, Scappose, OR silk as our liveaboard home four years Quote: " We have dreamed of this fi rst ago." leg of our trip for so many years. It's so exciting that it's fi nally becoming a real- Bonnie Lass — Catalina/Morgan 440 ity instead of a dream." Bill & Lorell Alexander, Tiburon The 'Sonrisa' crew is all smiles. Noteworthy: Bill and Lorell have no have a happy childhood. But the second La Condessa del Mar plans to return home. Instead they'll one is up to me, nobody else." Herreshoff 65 schooner "just keep going south." Bill & Karen Gates, Sausalito Rosebud — Cal 36 Quote: "La Condessa is a comfortable, Setting Sun — Pearson 323 Greg Rodgers, San Pedro heavy sea cruiser and needs to get over George Johnstone, San Rafael Quote: "Rosebud is hull #1 of this Cal being dock-bound." Quote: Why did George enter the Ha-

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Ha? "It is too cold here!" lakes. Sharon was coaxed into First Mate and back with his wife Dominique. Gratitude — Island Packet 485 training and the dreams began. Mike Irwin, Alamitos Bay Seabird — Swan 51 Quote: "Any time spent sailing is not Lou & Marge Freeman, Ventura deducted from your life expectancy." Quote: "This is our annual 'push the boat' opportunity." Seabird has done Abagwit — Niagara 35 three previous Ha-Has. Werner Landry & Allison Sherwood San Diego Intuition — C&C 37XL Noteworthy: The name Abagwit is a Ron & Connie Holbrook, Tacoma, WA Micmac Indian word meaning "in the Noteworthy: In addition to doing cradle of waves." the '05 Ha-Ha, Intuition has done three Chicago-Mac races, the Van Isle 360, and Taverna — Catalina 470 numerous Swiftsures. Sal & Debbie Vitale, San Francisco Quote: "We're ﬁ nally getting under- Ticket — Beneteau 47.3 way!" Rick Niello, Sausalito Noteworthy: Rick started sailing at age 10 and still loves it. Fixin' To — Hylas 44 An impulse led Jim and Sharon to 'Fixin' To'. Jim & Sharon MacIntosh San Francisco Wyspa — Baltic 55 DP Noteworthy: In 2002 Jim passed a Phambili — Given 45 Roger Waterman, Del Mar Catalina 22 that was advertised for sale Tommy Lorenzo & Fiona Coleman Quote: "Life is for living!" on a country road in central Oklahoma, Victoria, BC and his sailing passion was sparked to Noteworthy: This Ron Given-designed Touchrain — Ericson 38 life. He named the boat Sudden Impulse hull was built on Saltspring Island by Bill Michael & Jan Wilson, Olympia, WA and took sailing lessons on Oklahoma Moseley, who sailed her to New Zealand Noteworthy: Touchrain's previous

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a delivery from Panama to Florida early Hand Full — Islander 34 last year. We have been inseparable ever Tifﬁ n & Neil Rife, Half Moon Bay since." Noteworthy: When approaching from astern, you'll know it's Hand Full ahead Moonbeam — Seidelmann 299 of you, as she bears the handprints of Scott Dobias, Long Beach all four crew members on her transom. Quote: "Moonbeam may be small, but she's packed full of treasures." Dragon's Toy — Island Packet 37 Tom Kohrs & Cary Purvis, Freeport Ohana — Beneteau 45f5 Quote: "Fate has had us crossing Steve Hocking & Marika Edler each other's path for the last 15 years. Eagle Point, OR We both did the '06 and '08 Ha-Ha's Noteworthy: To Steve and Marika the but never met until we signed on to do Ha-Ha is synonymous with romance. Jan and Michael of 'Touchrain'. Tom and Cary of 'Dragon's Toy'. They got engaged during the '08 Ha- owner bought her with his earnings from Ha. acting in Free Willy. He had the only speaking part at the car wash scene! Serendipity — Gozzard 36 Hugh & Anne Jenings Bright Angel — Mason 44 Port Ludlow, WA Bob & Linda Hargreaves Quote: "Time to quit talking and just Olympia, WA do it." Quote: "We've sold the house, sold the furniture, sold the kids (oh wait, they left Kanga — Valiant 40 on their own) and moved aboard. . . The Jim Hassberger & Jeanne Harvey Ha-Ha will be the ﬁ rst, giant leap into Coos Bay, OR our long-awaited and much-anticipated Noteworthy: Jim and Jeanne plan to new cruising life!" winter in Mexico, and are strongly con-

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"Where did all the water go?" I Small dinghies with fully retractable almost said it out loud when I saw the centerboards have advantages over angle of the gangway and the mud fl ats when she and the skipper joined me their less fl exible sisters. around the edges of the harbor. down on the dock next to the boat. My having neglected to check the tide "I have fi endish plan," she replied, table that morning, and having been and hopped aboard. She unclipped the away from the marina all week, this spinnaker halyard from the launching came as a surprise. I couldn't remember tube, connected a spinnaker sheet to the ever seeing it this low. Even the nor- halyard, connected another spinnaker mally fl oating dock under the boat hoist sheet to that one, and handed the end to was hard aground, listing over to one me. I was now holding a line attached to side and showing more freeboard than the masthead that was many boatlengths usual. long. Lee Helm had talked me into crewing "Just walk over to that dock on the for a friend of hers, a university profes- other side of the fairway and pull," she sor who had just bought a new sport said. boat, presumably made possible by a The plan was fairly obvious. And once lucrative consulting project. It was not we had several people pulling, it seemed the kind of boat I was used to sailing: to work. The long halyard heeled the fractional with a roller furling, one-size- boat way over until the keel came free, fi ts-all jib, big bowsprit with asymmetri- and with the boat fl oating on its bilge cal masthead spinnakers, very deep we were able to slide it over to the guest keel, twin rudders, and a deck-mounted dock where there was a little more water. boom, just like the Open 60s. Lee had But Lee was not happy with the result, promised that I would not have to hike for some reason. very hard, and the clear morning air this "Solitons," she said as she pointed to time of year suggested we were in for a the fairway that led from the dock area day of easy light air sailing. to more open water. WWW.LYONSIMAGING.COM If we could ever get out of the harbor, "Yes, those are nice ones. Robust that is. This thing had a keel draft appro- structures for water waves, aren't they?" priate for a boat at least twice its size. observed the professor. It took me a while to fi gure out what

they were looking at. It was those little / PETER LYONS "L ee, I think the bottom is too waves, not much more than ripples, close to the top," I said as the hoist washing into the boat hoist area. But energy travels at only half the speed of beam swung out over the seawall with instead of coming in groups like normal the waves in a group of waves, if I have the boat hanging from the chain. Viewed waves, they were coming in one at a time, that right." from that grounded ﬂ oat, it was much about 10 or 12 seconds apart. There was "For sure, in deep water," she replied. higher up in not a breath of "Shallow water is different. You can, like, the air than wind blowing, think of the wave as being slowed down I'm used to. so the water by the bottom till it matches the speed "Keel is, between these of the wave energy. Then, if the shape of like, all the little waves the wave is right, there are nonlinearities way up," Lee was dead ﬂ at. that tend to pull the wave back together, advised me as "Notice that balancing the standard linear forces that she pressed these waves would make the wave come apart." the down but- don't have a "I guess seeing is believing," I said as ton. trough," ex- I watched another solitary wave crest There was plained Lee. sweep over the shoal. n o t q u i t e "Only a single "How fast do you think they're mov- enough chain moving crest. ing?" Lee asked. to lower the and no disper- "I'd say about two knots, maximum," boat all the sion of energy I guessed. "Maybe one-and-a-half." way down to into multiple "That means the water is about three the water, c r e s t s a n d inches deep," she informed me after so we had to DUGALD DUNCAN t r o u g h s a s hitting some buttons on her calculator release our A modern re-enactment of the soliton (ahead of boat) in the the wave ad- watch. The waves move at the critical lifting tackle Union Canal near Edinburgh, where the phenomenon was vances, like depth Froude number, which is the wires to get observed by Scott Russell in 1834. t h e w a y a square root of gravity times depth." the hoist hook free of the tackle. Once deep-water wave disperses into a wave "It works out that evenly?" I asked. free, even with the keel retracted, the train." "Purely non-dimensional," she ex- bulb planted itself in the mud and the "How is that possible?" I asked. "I plained. "Gravitational acceleration is boat rolled over to one side. seem to remember you trying to convince in feet per second squared. Multiply by "Uh, Lee, isn't this going to block the me that a wave is always losing energy hoist till the tide comes up?" I asked to the wave behind it, and that the wave

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as a smooth wave form with almost no turbulence. Two solitons can even pass right through each other." "Does the timing of those waves cor- respond to the time between the offshore swells?" "Either that or it's, like, the natural frequency of the outer harbor," Lee sur- mised. "You'd have to time the waves during several different low tides to see if they correlate with variations in the offshore swell period." The skipper looked at her watch, looked out at the harbor, and checked the start time again. "It's going to be close," she concluded, but we took comfort in the presence of several other crews waiting out the tide at nearby tables. With any luck there would be a postponement. "Back when I started racing," I remi- nisced, "it was all in boats like Lightnings and Snipes. The centerboards came up fl ush with the bottom, the rudders kicked up or came off, and if the hull still drew too much water, to get past the mud we would all get out and push. A low tide never made us late for a start." "But then, you were stuck sailing a Lightning or a Snipe," Lee pointed out. "The racing was good," I countered. "And I would argue that it was more tactical and, in some ways, more interesting than what we do in modern boats. depth and you have feet squared per And the great thing was that those same second squared. Take the square root "S olitons were fi rst identifi ed by boats we were racing could also sail to of the whole thing and you have feet per ship designer Scott Russell in 1834," the beach for a family picnic. Maybe second, which is the critical speed of a said our professor-skipper after we had that's why we usually had 20 or more shallow water wave. Speed over square warm caffeinated drinks in hand. "He for the local races, and upward of 60 at root of gravity times depth is also known was watching some horses tow a barge the annual regattas." as the depth Froude number. And the down a canal near Edinburgh when the "Max remembers big," Lee re- wave resistance curves of boats totally towline broke. He described a 'wave of marked. do interesting things as they transition translation' continuing out ahead of the "Multi-purpose or so-called family through this speed." barge, and followed it down the canal for boats are still being sold," said our skip- Lee produced a cellphone with a large miles on horseback. The math wasn't per. "But people who want to race will screen that displayed a graph of water fully worked out till the 1960s, when naturally go for faster boats." depth versus time, something I could the term 'soliton' was coined. Russell is "Even so," I argued, "The utility of any understand. "At least another hour until we have enough water to get out of here," she "I would argue that racing Snipes was more tactical sighed. "Even with the keel all the way up." and, in some ways, more interesting than what We stowed gear on the boat, bent on the mainsail, loaded the spinnaker we do in modern boats," I countered. in the launcher, and synchronized our watches. But after every possible pre- better known for his hull design theories boat is diminished when it needs deep race preparation we could think of, the and his early demonstrations of the Dop- water to sail. Even with sportboats with water depth was still too shallow even pler shift — he's the fi rst person to put retracting keels, you still need the keel for our retracted keel. trumpet players on a railroad car." crane to pull the thing up, and that's "Might as well wait back in the yacht "A soliton sounds a lot like a tidal usually not part of the onboard equip- club bar," I suggested, and we retreated bore, I would think," I said. ment. I don't think I'd want to own any to an inside table with a view of the "No, tidal bores are more like shock small sailboat that I couldn't sail up to launch area. waves, and usually involve a lot of turbu- a beach." lence and energy dissipation, similar to a "It wouldn't be hard to design these hydraulic jump. But a soliton can exist boats with fully retractable foils," Lee

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suggested. "They're most of the way there to give it a try. already." The keel was all the way up, everyone "It's the single-purpose, only-good- was hiking hard to one side, and the for-racing marketing," proclaimed a little outboard was churning away at full sailor from the next table. power. We fi nally slid over the mud into "The marketing is just following con- just slightly deeper water. sumer demand," said another crew at his "Note the angle of our Kelvin wave table. "These are the boats that we want train," Lee said as we powered out over to sail." the shallows, still heeled way over. "No, it's the technology," interjected "Normally, all the wave energy is, like, a crew from the table on the other side contained within a wedge having sides at of ours. "Carbon and epoxy make these 19 degrees 28 minutes to the centerline. fast boats possible." But that's in deep water, where the group "It's really the rating rules!" added velocity is half of the phase velocity. Re- another sailor. "The new designs are so member that diagram I drew a few months deep these days that there are hardly MAX EBB ago when we met for lunch on the bridge any big race boats that can even use the over the lagoon in the offi ce park?" harbor. The rule doesn't penalize deep Wave energy converts to solitons — crests but "How could I forget?" draft like it should." no troughs — across the shallow mudfl at be- "If you construct the same diagram "The culture of sailing has changed," tween a stranded dinghy and the shore. with the wave energy moving closer to insisted someone at the fi rst table. "And contention fl ying between the two tables wave profi le speed, the angle becomes the folks who want family picnics at the surrounding ours, we decided that the wider. I'll show you after the race." beach are all buying Jet Skis." solitons were now moving a little faster "Everyone's forgotten," repeated the and the water depth, which Lee reminded fi rst sailor from the other table, "that us varies by the square of the soliton To my great relief, Lee forgot all the tactical game is better in heavier speed, must have increased. We decided about her Kelvin wave train diagram. It's boats." left as an exercise for the reader. With about six points of unresolved — max ebb

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Wow! That was a busy month Between the Finn Gold Cup, some big news on the America's Cup front, the Melges 32 Worlds, the Express 27 Nation- als, the Windjammers Race, Sarcoma Cup, Jazz Cup, Richmond Riviera Regatta, and a whole host of other things you'll ﬁ nd in these pages, if you weren't sailing or at least spectating, where've you been?

Finn Gold Cup wind reaching 17 knots during the medal Briton Ed Wright put a wrong to right race for the top 10, which followed soon on September 4 by winning the Finn Gold after race 11 was completed. This meant Cup on the Bay. It's been an enigma of that Oscar had been raised on each and the class that the former world number every downwind leg of the championship, one had never won a world title. He had giving the Jury very little to do. come close on a number of occasions, The big question for the medal race but during the was whether second placed Rafa Trujillo six day-regatta would go for gold or protect silver. It was in San Francisco, obvious within minutes what his strat- he put together egy would be as he stuck to third placed an incredibly Giles Scott like glue and covered his wind consistent per- all the way round the course. Scott was formance to take faster downwind and broke through twice the Finn world but he couldn't gain enough boats to take title in the best the silver medal from the Spaniard. possible way by Meanwhile, the regatta leader by 13 dominating and points, Ed Wright , won the pin end start ELLEN HOKE winning the med- and powered away, never headed dur- al race. Spaniard ing the entire race. He initially headed Ed Wright Rafa Trujillo took to the left and then crossed back to the the Silver while another Brit, Giles Scott middle without ducking a single transom. took the Bronze. He rounded the top mark just ahead of The ﬁ nal day started with race 11 for Gasper Vincec, American Zach Railey,

the rest of the fl eet with Dutchman Pieter- Thomas Le Breton, Brendan Casey , Mark EXCEPT WHERE NOTED LATITUDE/ROB ALL PHOTOS THIS PAGE Jan Postma leading round the top mark Andrews, Andrew Mills, Trujillo, Ivan ahead of Swede Daniel Birgmark and Kljakovic Gaspic and Scott. With Scott Spaniard Alejandro Muscat. Birgmark in last place Trujillo had done his work while. Last year I got close, but this year took the lead on the fi rst downwind and well. I did it. The last couple of days have been led round the remainder of the course to Scott immediately went low and passed the best of the regatta. Really windy and take his second race win of the week to three boats leaving Trujillo at the back. really diffi cult sailing, but I am really so fi nish 12th overall. Another Swede, Bjorn With Wright sailing away from the fl eet, happy. I am tired, but it doesn't matter. Allansson sailed well notching a second the fi ght was now on for silver. Trujillo It's over now.” while third place went to Croatia's Marin rounded the gate just behind Scott, but Wright is renowned for being the fi ttest Misura, securing him kept him 11th within a few tacks was back in control sailor in the fl eet but commented, “I was overall. and taking Scott to the left hand side, surprised how fi t the others guys were Oscar fl ag for free pumping downwind which he thought was not favoured. Also out there. But it does make a difference. was raised on the fi rst downwind leg and going this way were Railey and Mills and It's nice to feel fresh each morning. I have stayed up for the rest of the day with the they crossed back in second and third. put a lot of effort into this year did quite Trujillo and Scott also came back into a lot of training over the summer and Andy Casey, Phil Ramming, Forrest Gay and coach the fl eet closer than Trujillo has planned changed my body shape. Everything was Robbie Dean made up 'Team California'. and again Scott passed Trujillo gearing up towards this event. I am really downwind. But he needed to happy.” take two boats to take the silver “It was brutal at times. Just great sail- from Trujillo. ing. The boat is a powerful boat and it's so It was a nervous last downwind taxing sailing here. I loved every minute for the Spaniard as Scott sailed of the week. Rafa has been training hard away and he was left behind. as well and was sailing fast. But it was Scott caught up the pack ahead good to actually get out there on the track but could not take any boats and and actually do some real sailing. I only fi nished ninth to take bronze, had to get seventh in the fi nal race and I with Trujillo crossing in tenth managed to win it, which was even better to take the silver. so I am really happy with that.” A clearly happy Wright said, “I just needed to stay near Giles and “I am so excited. It's something Rafa and it was apparent straight after I have been working on for a the start that they were messing around

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But congratulations to Ed and Giles and all the other Finn sailors here because I think we have had a really tough week.” “Now I have promised myself one or two months with no hiking! I think we have hiked enough in the last month. I am now 34 years old and this is my third Olympic campaign and I need to take care of myself. This kind of event is not good for me. There are a lot of juniors here at 1.95 metres and they were pushing us really hard.” www.ﬁ nngoldcup.com

America's Cupdate The match for the 34th America's Cup will be contested aboard hard-wing 72-ft catamarans in 2013. That was the main message from BMW Oracle Racing's press conference in Valencia on September 13. While there had been plenty of what has turned out to be true speculation with regard to the AC 72 catamaran, the '13 date was a bit of a surprise, as was the announcement that the new, annual series of traveling events leading up to the Cup — dubbed the "America's Cup World Series" — would start in '11 with a one design 45-ft hard wing cat. The AC 45s will allow new teams a chance to come to grips with the new technology before building their custom AC 72s and 130-foot-tall, 2,800-sq.-foot wings for 2012. Another very pleasant surprise is The Berkeley Circle delivered for the 86 Finn sail- sailed this year and if I can build on that that once the AC 72s come online, the AC ors who showed up August 29 to September 4 for this winter and work on stuff, then we'll 45s will be sailed for a "Youth America's the Olympic singlehander's world champiionship, get ready for the 2011 season. Cup." the Gold Cup; inset Rafa Trujillo. Silver medalist Trujillo talked about So what was the reasoning behind one with each other so I could just sail my his race strategy. “This morning I did my of the most dramatic shifts in the history own race. I just kept a loose cover on them planning with my coach and we had two of the Cup? and it made life a lot easier. To win the options. Either try to win the Gold Cup "The America's Cup should be the last race is great. I feel like I am sailing depending on the wind conditions or pro- best sailors in the world sailing the fast- fast and really excited going forward to tect the silver. After we saw the weather est boats on the planet," BMW Oracle the next event.” conditions, we realized it would have been Former Bay Area guy Louis Nady got some post- Fourth placed Railey said, “It was a impossible to catch Ed and he made a race moral support from Ed Bennett; the pair were good race and very intense. I went in fantastic start, so I tried to slow down 2-1 on the 1972 US Olympic team and were some fourth and very close with Thomas but I Giles as I thought I was faster upwind of the fi rst to quit their jobs and train full-time. had a shot at third. So I wanted to try and though he was clearly push Giles back as much as I could, as he faster downwind.” had to be last and I had to win the race, “I made a pretty it was a tall order and I ended up second good job of that and we but he sailed very well after that.” had a nice fi ght with “But I'll take fourth at a world cham- each other. I took him pionship, though it is disappointing not to the left and thought to be on the podium. That was the goal. it was all over but we I think I averaged a fi fth and that was had more pressure part of the goal coming in as we thought and better shift and that would be enough for the podium, but he made a fantastic there were three other sailors here who job of the downwind. just sailed a little bit better than me. Ed, He was just fl ying and Rafa and Giles were the three best sailors I was really worried he here this week.” would catch up enough “It's probably the best regatta I have boats to take the Silver. THE RACING WWW.H2OSHOTS.COM WWW.H2OSHOTS.COM ERIK SIMONSON/ ERIK SIMONSON/ WWW.H2OSHOTS.COM WWW.ELLENHOKE.COM WWW.ELLENHOKE.COM ERIK SIMONSON/ ELLEN HOKE/ ELLEN HOKE/

Clockwise from above — Blast-off! After a slow Rolex Big Boat Series, the Melges 32s got the best the Circle can bring for their World Championship September 22-25. Due to its late-breaking nature and the fact it was right after the Rolex Big Boat Series, we'll have to leave you with these photos; powering away from a weather mark; the fl ock takes fl ight; William 'Elvis' Douglass and the 'Goombay Smash' Girls; 'Bronco' gets launched; the celeb factor was high, here Russell Coutts signs autographs before a day's racing; feel small next to that sailplan? Luca Lalli (not pictured here, you can fi nd him in the BBS feature) won. Racing CEO Russell Coutts said in the requirements for the outer skins, the didn't effectively upstage the 12s and the conference call with reporters after the boats should prove to be in a pretty tight Cup. announcement. "If you looked at AC 32, ballpark. The problem with using monohulls is there were a lot of sailors in their 40s Cup boats have to be the biggest, bad- that of comparison: in today's world, there and 50s; we want to bring that age range dest boats out there; otherwise, there's are canting-keeled monohulls like Speed- down. All of the crew are going to have nothing that sets them apart from the rest boat, ICAP leopard, Wild Oats XI and the super critical roles." of the crowd. In the 12 meter era, maxi former Alfa Romeo that are already in the The new AC 72s will have a beam of boats in the 80-ft range were the only 100-ft range, and incredibly expensive 46 feet, and displace only 15,500 pounds. monohulls that were larger and faster, but to build — effectively the J Class of our With a defi ned weight and stability, and due to the fact that they were offshore- era. Any smaller monohull would seem given the fact the hulls have scantling oriented and generally lower-tech, they pedestrian by comparison, and anything

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larger would not only be prohibitively a signiﬁ cantly less expensive option than ings for teams, which will now only build expensive, but severely limit the available the super-jumbo — and aged — Antonov the maximum allotment of eight wing venues due to the excessive draft required cargo planes required to move around a elements and buy gennakers. Multihulls — even with a canting keel, which would V5 IACC boat. The AC 45s, on the other lend themselves to wing sails because in turn, require an engine — to provide hand, go even farther in this direction: of the loads involved — remember that the stability for a big monohull's com- they will be able to be packed into 45-foot USA's mainsheet load went from 20 tons mensurate sailplan. high-cube shipping containers. Coutts to 2 tons when they switched to the wing Granted, Alinghi 5 and USA dwarf the said that the performance of the AC 72s in the buildup to AC 33. The new rules AC 72; but in the arena of both cost and will be within a knot upwind and within will also allow the boats to be sailed with logistics, multihulls that big are so far- a couple knots downwind of the monsters only 11 crewmembers — a signiﬁ cant sav- fetched that it's unlikely we'll ever see from AC 33. ings in payroll for the teams, something anything like them again. The AC 72s will Wing sails provide the most lift for the that Coutts said represents at least 60% not have powered sailing systems, and drag they produce, and unlike soft sails, of their teams' budgets. will be demountable, allowing them to be don't require constant replacement. This One theme to come out of our 'Lectron- packaged and shipped in 747 cargo plane, should ultimately should see some sav- ic Latitude reader survey last month was

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the lamentation that traditional match racing tactics will become less important in multihulls. To a large extent this is starboard are. Plus, there is no real im- true, and thank God for that! By AC 32, perative that the America's Cup should traditional match racing tactics had come be obligated to propagate the use of a set to consist of getting into the box, dialing of arbitrary (albeit widely agreed-upon) up and drifting backwards, sails luffi ng rules. for three minutes. Gone were the days of In auto racing, which is probably the furious circling closest analog to sailboat racing on the and using spec- worldwide stage, there is no pre-start tator boats as beyond the establishment of pole posi- picks. There were tions. There are no pre-start tactics in- few tacking duels volved; the race starts when it starts, not as the confi dence fi ve minutes before. The cars go around the teams had turns and down straightaways, and these in their weather features provide context for the viewer. modeling encour- Would the Bay be too small to host aged them to stay these monsters? Coutts said that they've in phase and try calculated that the AC 72s should be

CHRISTOPHER HARVEY and take advan- capable of making three laps of the main tage of any per- part of the Bay in about 45 minutes. JetStream in the Jazz Cup. ceived straight- At first blush, this might seem to line speed edge. further the argument that the Bay is too Multis will allow more opportunity for small for these beasts to race on. But in passing on the race course — something response to our survey, one reader posed that was all but non-existent in AC 32 — the question, "When was the last time as their speed varies so much with regard natural marks were used in the America's to trim. If they're not optimally sailed, Cup?" speed suffers at a higher percentage of In fact that's one thing that Coutts their potential for a given condition. touched on in the conference call, saying Coutts also said he envisions shorter that it would be more visually compelling weather legs so that the boats round the for television if a course could run past ﬁ rst mark "nose-to-tail." landforms. Here at Latitude 38, we've long

"In a high-performance multihull, you since given up on trying to get photos of JIM GOSSMAN have to be precise in approaching marks," boats racing offshore. Why? because one he said. "In these boats a reaching course rhetorical question this poses is, "does could be tactical." a boat racing offshore look any more If sailing is going to make the jump to exciting than a boat close to land?" The a wider audience and grab the attention of only answer we can come up with is that non-sailors, then the intricate particulars in general, it doesn't. To take it a step Coutts said that the consideration of of match racing need to be minimized. further, having the variegated Bay as having the multiple venues in the Amer- In most professional sports a simple a backdrop would make for even more ica's Cup World Series also pointed to the understanding of a few basic rules is all compelling visuals. AC 72, as the cats will be highly adaptable you need to know to understand what Imagine for a second what a course to prevailing conditions and across the you're watching. Sailing's rules are far that started off Treasure Island, left Alca- 5- to 33-knot wind range prescribed by too complex to teach to someone who, to traz to starboard, Red Rock to Port, Angel the protocol. start with, doesn't know what port and Island to port, Yellow Bluff to port, and "They'll be completely powered up in back down to Treasure Island would look Alan O' Driscoll's D-Class Catamaran 'Beowulf V' 5 knots, and you can de-power the wing smokes into Benicia on the way to a new course like. There would be parking lots where pretty effectively," Coutts said. record in the 25-mile Jazz Cup. the race would effectively re-start. There That would play well into sailing the would be straightaways boats in the Bay's highly geographically- where these machines would varied conditions also, as it would put a tear up and down the Bay at premium on the ability to change gears mach speeds in full view of quickly. huge numbers of people. Although a '14 date for the next match Using all of the Bay and would have better played into the chances its micro-climates and cur- that the Bay will host it, we still think rent variations would allow there's a chance. A high-powered organiz- opportunities for passing ing committee including people like Peter lanes that don't exist in most Stoneberg, Tom Perkins, Malin Burnham, venues. Which to our minds and John Sangmeister, is proceeding makes the Bay a prime op- at full speed with efforts to get the Cup tion. Actually, check that, the only option. COURTESY BEOWULF V COURTESY SHEET

port to Mayor Gavin Newsom at gavin. [email protected]. Finally, possibly one of the most visible and effective ways to get right to BMW Oracle Racing's top brass would be to sail this year's Leuke- mia Cup, where Coutts will be the keynote speaker at Saturday night's dinner. Then cross your ﬁ ngers!

Express 27 Nationals A quality fleet of 16 Express 27s showed up at the Encinal YC September 10-12 for their national championship, and it took all seven races in the no-thro- wout series to determine the winner. After fi nishing second in Sunday's fi rst race, Will Paxton and Zack Anderson's Richmond YC-based Motorcycle Irene held a one-point lead over three-time defending season champion Tom Jen- kins' Witchy Woman. Jenkins had won that race, his fourth which set the stage for a fi nal-race showdown between the two boats. With Brendan Busch's hull number one Get Happy!! just eight points behind, neither could afford to drive the other all the way back in the fl eet. When all was said and done, Paxton and Anderson won the race and the regatta. Witchy Woman, which had fi nished second, was ultimately chucked on a pro- test by another boat that dropped them to third and allowed Get Happy!! to slip into second. "My match racing practice at the Lanes' really helped out," Paxton said of the pre-start in the last race. "The regatta featured its customary buoy racing on Friday and Sunday on the Circle, and a distance race to Pt. With the ebb, things got a little interesting at the incidentally was a co-drafter of the IACC buoy during the Jazz Cup. Bonita on Saturday, which turned out to rule and intended it to be a skiff-like be a grueling affair. Starting off Treasure here. boat — will be the regatta director, which Island the fl eet were forced to buck a "The City has said unequivocally that bodes well for the event as far as we can four-knot fl ood out the Gate to Pt. Bonita, they can be ready for a Cup match in tell. albeit in good breeze. Then, they were 2013," Stoneberg said. "The City has But what about America's chances forced to sail in an ebb down the Estuary known that it would be a possibility and for getting the next match? That, only a Bob Harford's Express 37 'Stewball' steamrolls have been planning for it all along — it handful of people really know, and we're her way to Benicia. won't change the attitude of the City. not them. But what Coutts said there were a few main we can tell you is that considerations for having the match in there are some things '13. Chief among them was to get the you can do that would event back on track as soon as possible. help the case. First of Second was that having a three-year cycle all, if you haven't al- effectively cuts a team's budget — which ready done so, fan the he estimated at between 40 and 100 mil- Bring America's Cup lion euros — by 25%. The third was that 34 to San Francisco they didn't want the Cup to be competing Bay Facebook page, for exposure with the FIFA World Cup in and implore all of your 2014. Facebook friends to do Since the announcement, the Golden the same — let's try Gate YC has announced that '87 Aus- to multiply the page's tralian Cup skipper Iain Murray — who 5,000-plus fans many times over. Second, JIM GOSSMAN send an email of sup-

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where it got agonizingly light. Paxton and Anderson were joined by trimmer Matt Noble, fresh off six months 23; 3) Witchy Woman, on the East Coast where he was working Tom Jenkins, 31; 4) Wile E on the shore team for Alex Jackson's Coyote, Dan Pruzan, 37; 5) Juan K 100 Speedboat. For the fi rst day Peaches, John Rivlin, 38. Mini sailor Emma Creighton fi lled in on (16 boats) bow for weekend bow girl Molly Robinson. Complete results at: They were joined by, wait . . . there wasn't www.encinal.org anyone else? That's right, in a class where any competitive entry sails with fi ve sail- Jazz Cup ors, Motorcycle Irene was sailed by only Over one hun- four. dred boats showed "We proved it can be done," Paxton up September 4 for said. the South Beach and The youngest sailor in the regatta was Benicia YC's Jazz 12-year-old Miya Miller who helped John Cup. They were re- Rivlin sail his Peaches to fi fth overall. warded with a day "Miya did a great job," Rivlin said. "All that just got sunnier on board were amazed at her boat feel and breezier as it wore on. and overall great attitude." Starting at Treasure Island in a light Also getting high marks were Encinal ebb, the reverse-start fl eet was soon run- YC regatta chair Dan Pruzan and PRO ning hard down San Pablo Bay in breeze Tony Shaffer, who everyone we talked to that reached the high teens toward the said put on a fi rst class event. fi nish 25 miles away in Benicia. Alan O' Driscoll's resurrected D-Class EXPRESS 27 NATIONALS (ENCINAL YC 9/10-12, Catmaran Beowulf V took advantage 7r, 0t) of the conditions and set a new course 1) Motorcycle Irene, Zack Anderson/Will Pax- record of just under 2 hours and 10 min- ton, 12 points; 2) Get Happy!!, Brendan Busch, utes to take elapsed-time honors, while LATITUDE/ROB Charlie Watt's Antrim 27 Head Rush cor- Sarcoma Cup founder and Sarcoma survivor Nat Criou and '10 Sarcoma Cup winner Kim Desenberg. rected out as the fi rst overall monohull. The event grossed over $32,000, with all of the op- The Jazz Cup perpetual, awarded to the the Spinnaker Cup, and Turpin and co- erating costs covered by sponsorship. top fi nisher from either South Beach or skippers Dave Janes and Doug Baker Benicia YC went to the former were hoping for yet another record for and Doug Gooding's Islander their big boat in this year's 68th Wind- 36 Moondoggie. jammers Race. But it wasn't to be, with a As you'd guess with a name high-pressure system making for a race like that, music played a big so slow on September 4 that a third of the part in the after-sailing rev- fl eet dropped out somewhere along the elery, and the upper fl oor of 67-mile racetrack from the St. Francis the Benicia YC was jumping to YC to Santa Cruz YC. what was probably one of the Akela fi nished after 9h, 17m, well off tightest bands we've ever heard the record pace, and well down the lead- at a regatta party. Complete erboard in Division A, won by Santa Cruz results can be found at www. local Morgan Larson aboard the Melges southbeachyc.org. 32 Warpath. In Division B, Mark Thomas' CM 1200 Raven fi nished nearly an hour Windjammers ahead of the other three fi nishers in Divi- LARRY PHILLIPS LARRY Bill Turpin's R/P 77 Akela sion B. has been on a record-setting Now, you'd fi gure that of all the divi- tear lately, most recently in sions, the slowest boats in Division C

THE BOX SCORES Frankly we ran a lot short on spce this month, so we have just a limited selection Sheehy, 11 points; 2) Late Harvest, J/120, Mod- BALLENA BAY YC FRIDAY NITE GRILLERS fo results for you; we'll be wrapping up the ern Sailing, 18; 2) Whisper, J/105, Marc Vayn, 20. SERIES (12r, 2t) rest of series that are coming to an end in (6 boats) PHRF — 1) Tortfeasor, Olson 34, Jeff Rude, 13 next month's issue. NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Mary Belle Bright, points; 2) Dixie, Pearson 10M, Dan Watson, 34; 2) Coronado, Bright Winn, 14; 2) Snafu, Canadian Legendary, Jeanneau 41, Dave Edwards, 39. (10 GOLDEN GATE YC FRIDAY NIGHT SERIES Sailcraft, Maurice Quillen, 17; 3) Banana, Cal boats) FINAL, CUMULATIVE (9r, 2t) 2-29, Wayne Carley, 18. (7 boats) Complete results at: www.bbyc.org SPINNAKER — 1) Pajarito, Ranger 23, Joe Complete results at: www.ggyc.com

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the Alerion Express 28's, while the Viper 640 honors went to Ike van Cruyningen's in S.C. after the race, 'You know, nobody Ilex. PHRF A went to Henry King's Frers even mentioned bagging it and motoring 40 One Ton Jeannette, while Daniel Cole- in,'” he said. man's Olson 25 Balein handled everyone else in PHRF B. WINDJAMMERS RACE (SANTA CRUZ YC 9/3) After the boats hit the dock and the OVERALL — 1) Warpath, Melges 32, Morgan sailing gear was hung out to dry, it was Larson; 2) Raven, CM 1200, Mark Thomas; 3) time for the aprés-sail. With kegs and Ocelot, Fox 44, Kevin Flanigan; 4) Chayah, 1D48, wine providing the lubricity, those who Jesse Cartee; 5) Scorpio, Wylie 42, John Siegel. didn't end up in an ambulatory food coma (31 boats) after the dinner spread put out by the PHRF A — 1) Warpath; 2) Ocelot; 3) Chayah. club hit the dance fl oor for some shake 'n' (10 boats) bake to live music — and even a karaoke PHRF B — 1) Raven; 2) Scorpio; 3) RAM, J/130, performance by a J/105 sailor who will Robert Milligan. (10 boats) go unnamed. There was a silent auction PHRF C — 1) , Olson 34, David Nabors; Temerity and chair massages for the weary, and 2) Moonshine, Dogpatch 26, Dylan Benjamin; 3) Redhead, Cal 40, Walter Smith. (11 boats) probably more than a few bleary-eyed Complete results at: www.windjammersrace.org sailors who showed up for Sunday's pur- suit race, won by Kim Desenberg's Wabbit Sarcoma Cup Mr. McGregor. The J/105s and Alerion A venue change didn't hurt the third Expresses sailed another day of buoy edition of the Sarcoma Cup, which drew racing. The event raised $32,000 to help an impressive fl eet of boats to Berkeley the signifi cantly underfunded sarcoma YC August 28-29. Split between six one research, while 100% of the event cost design and two PHRF divisions, 67 boats was covered by sponsorship. You can fi nd showed up for Saturday's buoy racing, complete results at www.sarcomacup. with 84 registered for the weekend. The org. J/105 fl eet led the charge, drawing 17 boats, followed closely by the Open 5.70s Richmond Riviera Regatta with a whopping 13 boats! Nine Express When members of the Richmond Yacht Club voted earlier this year to "Give Where If you have to get dunked, the Encinal YC pool is the 27s, fi ve Wabbits, fi ve Alerion Expresses place to do it, not the Estuary; bottom right, from left and fi ve Viper 640s were joined by 13 You Live," and hold a charity regatta for to right, Express 27 National Champions Matt Noble, PHRF boats on two courses, one on the Richmond-based charities, some said it Will Paxton, Emma Creighton, Molly Robinson and Circle and another on Southampton. With was the fi rst time that the club had ac- Zack Anderson ask Brendan Busch: 'Hey didn't you the breeze a little lighter than the 30-plus knowledged the serious problems in its read the sign?' knots seen in the Slot closer to the Gate own city. The Richmond Riviera Regatta richriv.com on August 21-22 was envi- would show the highest rate of retirement, that day, there weren't a whole lot of letter sioned as being a little different from the but this wasn't the case. Nine of the 11 scores in the results. other two huge regattas the club holds starters fi nished, and when the corrected Adam Spiegel's Jam Session took each year, the Big Daddy and the Great times had been calculated, David Nabors' the J/105 division, while Tom Baffi co's Pumpkin. Because of the late August Olson 34 Temerity came out on top, fi n- nameless, brand-new Open 5.70 carried date, the event was envisioned as an ideal ishing an hour ahead of Dylan Benjamin's that division — some boats had traveled Rolex Big Boat Series tune up regatta. Dogpatch 26 Moonshine. Nabors and his from Southern California — in his fi rst So the format was three buoy races on crew of daughter Annika, Deb Fehr and regatta in the boat since trading down Saturday, and a classic long Bay Tour Paul Harris kept the boat moving through in size from an Express 27. Two-time race on Sunday. the night and never gave up despite see- defending season champion Tom Jenkins Two course areas were used: a "deep ing goose eggs on the speedo at times. and his crew from the Morro Bay YC on water" course, with a Treasure Island Nabors said that Fehr had the quote of Witchy Woman took the Express 27 divi- starting area again similar to the RBBS the race. sion, while Tim Russell's Weckless was with all the wind the Slot can deliver, "Deb pointed out after we had tied up the top Wabbit. Ralf Morgan's Ditzy took plus the "Riviera" course in the vicinity

40s, Bob Braid, 18; 3) Jarlen, J/35, Robert Bloom, SPINNAKER 2 — 1) Nothing Ventured, Mel- CORINTHIAN YC FRIDAY NIGHT SUMMER 22. (12 boats) ges 24, Duane Yoslov, 20 points; 2) Shenanigans, SERIES FINAL (8r, 0t) NON SPINNAKER 2 — 1) Mimicat, Hinckley Express 27, Bill Moore, 26; 3) Tiburon, SC 37, NON SPINNAKER 3 — 1) Chica, Cal 20, Ted 38, Robert Long, 8 points; 2) Fantasea Islander, Steve Stroub, 26. (16 boats) Goldbeck, 12 points; 2) Roadrunner, Ranger 23, Islander 28, Kevin Reilly, 17; 3) Maxine, Yankee SPINNAKER 3 — 1) Wuda Shuda, Soverel 26 Gregory Demetrulias, 13; 3) Sweet Reward, San- 30, Stephen Spoja, 20. (9 boats) OB, Craig Page, 11 points; 2) Big Wow!, Rhodes tana 22, Craig McDow, 20. (6 boats) J/105 — 1) Alchemy, Walter Sanford, 14 point; 19, William Royall, 13; 3) Spirit, Alerion 28, Nancy NON-SPINNAKER 1 — 1) Q, Schumacher 40, 2) Yikes!, Peter Stoneberg, 15; 3) VIM, Garry Gast, Rogers, 23. (7 boats) Glenn Isaacson, 9 points; 2) Willow, Centurion 28. (9 boats) Complete results at: www.cyc.org

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of Southampton, with North Bay courses, mellower winds and an on Friday night, which was the easier delivery for boats with no main fundraiser for the event, motors. Entered boats could se- including a silent auction and lect their course area, and fl eet the Freddie and the Freeloaders splits were done from there. jazz band. Saturday night was Longtime RYC sailors said the classic RYC party with Fast this may have been the fi rst time Times, a great 80s cover band RYC held racing on the cityfront. (they were immediately rebooked Conditions on that course were for the Great Pumpkin — don't classic midsummer building miss it), and Blue Lizard, a clas- breeze, with mild currents that sic rock band on Sunday for the made racing a battle of boatspeed Prizegiving Party. and handling. Sunday's highlight A long list of sponsors and do- was the Harding Gybe and a fi nal nors for this regatta appears on weather mark rounding at Point the web page at richriv.com. The Knox which created a "to set or regatta raised about $30,000 for not to set" dilemma in order to four Richmond charities: Bay clear the Point Blunt buoy and Area Rescue Mission, Richmond go downwind to the fi nish line Cal Maritime will be headed to France at the end of Emergency Food Pantry, Rubicon in the Berkeley Circle. On the Riviera the month for the Student Yachting World Cup. Programs and Youth Enrichment Strate- Course there was also plenty of breeze, gies. These are some of the groups doing but the course was sheltered somewhat class and along with the PHRF fl eets good in Richmond right now, and the by Angel Island. The left became favored the total was 35 boats. The parties were members of the Richmond YC are proud on the beats, but there were plenty of amazing for a new regatta. About 300 to support them in this small way. big shifts so it was possible to climb the people attended "A Taste of Richmond" — Scott & Eva Gordon ladder upwind. The Etchells sailed as a one design Keelhaulers head for France Cal Maritime will be the fi rst West

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Coast team to compete for the U.S. in the 20 other teams 30-year history of the Student Yachting from around the World Cup October 23-29 in La Rochelle, world, and the France. The Keelhaulers won the right to school is engaged represent the U.S. by taking college sail- in a fundraising ing's offshore championship, the Kennedy effort to help offset Cup, last fall. the costs of the Jessica Bernhard, Cole Davis, John trip. Gray, Sara Himes, Sean Kelly, Sebastien “It will cost us Laleau, Thor Proulx, Kyle Vanderspek, around $40,000 Matt Van Rensselaer, and Evan Wa- to get them there namaker will be trying to become the and back, feed and second-ever American team to win the house them, and event, which is sailed in Grand Surprise pay all of our entry 32s. fees,” Arms-Cartee "This is going to be a great opportu- said. "We're off to nity to compete against the best student a good start, but sailors in the world,” said Cal Maritime's we're reaching out ZEDDA YVANN Sailing director Susan "Charlie Arms- to alumni, friends, Cartee. “But it is also going to be a huge supporters and Michel Desjoyeaux's brand new 'Foncia' will be challenge for us. Not only do we have to the business community to help us with recover quickly from a lengthy overnight headed away from France in the route du Rhum contributions big and small." come November. Note the double chines. ﬂ ight from San Francisco to Paris and The team also has opportunities for train ride to La Rochelle, but we have to larger donors to place sponsorship logos tion. They've set up a special TeamUSA compete in a new venue with unfamiliar on the hull and sails during the competi- blog, linked to the Academy's homepage local weather conditions on a boat that at www.csum.edu or directly at http:// will be new to us." followteamusa.csum.edu. There are de- The Keelhaulers will be racing against tailed reports, photos and videos about

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their preparations, and this will be the Floridian Smyth, and Santa Cruz's Paul primary outlet for updates during the Allen rounded out the top-fi ve. event. Contributions can be made c/o The California Maritime Academy Foun- Prince of Wales dation, 200 Maritime Academy Drive, St. Francis YC's Shawn Bennett and Vallejo, CA 94590, and fl agged for the his team of Adam Roberts, Tom Purdy, World Cup Team Fund or online via the and Melissa Purdy Feagin beat some of TeamUSA site. If you're interested in get- the country's best match racers to win the ting a sponsor logo on the boat during the Prince of Wales Bowl for the U.S. Match regatta, contact Jennifer Whitty at (707) Racing Championship on September 19. 654-1246 to fi nd out more about that. Carrying over the momentum gained from defeating three-time champion A Cat North Americans Dave Perry in the semifi nals the day be- Seven West Coast sailors made the trek fore, Bennett upended number one seed to the southwest shores of Lake Erie and Taylor Canfi eld in the fi nals by winning the North Cape YC in LaSalle Michigan three straight races for his fi rst Prince September 14-17 for the A Class Cata- of Wales Bowl title. Bennett's team was maran North Americans. A strong fl eet a perfect 5-0 in the semifi nal and fi nals of 43 boats including the likes of Randy Santa Cruz's Paul Allen on his way to a fi fth at the combined and won the last seven races Smyth, Matt Struble and fi ve-time de- A-Cat North Americans in Michigan last month. of their championship to fi nish the event fending champion Lars Guck was almost West Coast sailors proved they were up with an 11-3 record overall. Two of their complete — the only person missing was to the task. San Diego's Struble fi nished three losses came to Canfi eld and Perry former world champ Pete Melvin, who had three points clear of Rhode Islander Guck in the round robin stage. Hosted by the to skip the regatta to unveil the AC 72s to win the regatta. Long Beach's Craig Bayview YC in Detroit, the regatta was in Valencia with BMW Oracle Racing. Yandow ended up in fourth, right behind sailed in Ultimate 20s. With breeze that ranged from 5 to 25 “It’s a surprise more than anything,” knots the venue threw just about every said Bennett. “I think the conditions came challenge in the book at the fl eet and the together for us. I’ve sailed a lot on Melges

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24s, which are similar. The crew did a his team now great job on calling the puffs. Taylor is a have 40 days to great starter but we were able to sneak get the feel for by him.” the boat prior to Bennett was quick to compliment his the start of the crew after the win. “Tom Purdy was on Route du Rhum bow and did an excellent job getting the on 31st October sails up and down. Adam Roberts was 2010. trimming. He’s a 470 sailor and did a “Someone great job too. Melissa Purdy Feagin con- once said that nected the puffs for us and I think that the stage after made a huge difference.” ‘demanding’ was By virtue of his win, Bennett qualiﬁ ed ‘a real drag,': to represent the U.S. in the 2011 ISAF Desjoyeaux said. Nations Cup. He’ll also receive an invita- "Well, I think I’m tion to race in the 2011 Knickerbocker still at the up- Cup and 2011 Ficker Cup, Grade 2 events per stage! I’ve and World Tour qualiﬁ ers. been involved in the whole thing, AMORY ROSS AMORY Le Prof on the Prowl from the design On 20th September 2010 at 1533 through to tight- hours, FONCIA, Michel Desjoyeaux’ new ening bolts in the yard. Of my 4 boats, I From left, Shawn Bennett, Adam Roberts, Melissa 60 foot Imoca 60, was launched in Port- reckon I’ll know this one best. To know Purdy Feagin, and Tom Purdy are the new Prince La-Forêt. the boat inside out has always been my of Wales Bowl champions and head for a Grade 2 match racing event. This latest VPLP/Verdier design, leitmotif: the more you know about how whose design was completed back in it’s made, the better you can use it, even January, has been built and assembled in more so when the discovery period in the record time (6 months). Desjoyeaux and marine environment is short”.

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With a special report this month on The Prime Sailing Venues of the Lesser Antilles.

Eastern Caribbean Chartering: gems. When the smoke fi nally cleared A Multinational Patchwork of Islands in the late 1700s England, France, Here in the Bay Area we've had the Spain, Holland, Denmark and Sweden dreariest summer in recent memory — had all planted their fl ags in the turf of w-a-a-a-y too many cold, gray days, and one island or another. And while most of far too few splendidly sunny ones. No these isles have now become indepen- wonder we fi nd ourselves jonesing for a dent countries, they all still maintain sunny tropical sailing vacation. And we'd strong cultural links to their ancestral be willing to bet you feel the same. mother nations. As a result, traveling So this month we'll take a look at among them is an ever-changing cultural some enticing possibilities for warm feast. winter getaways in the sun-kissed isles As cruising sailors quickly learn of the Eastern Caribbean. after arrival here, there are so many First, a little background. As every worthwhile places to explore, you could sailor worth his salt knows, the 500-mile literally spend years sailing the Antilles chain of islands between the Virgin Is- chain and still not see them all. So the lands and Grenada comprises one of the fi rst task for prospective charterers with most idyllic cruising grounds on earth. only a week or two to spare is to choose With the promise of easterly trade winds a portion of the group to sail in. For our blowing practically every day of the year, purposes here, we'll break down the hundreds of well-protected anchorages, choices as follows: The Virgin Islands, ample shoreside infrastructure, and the Northern Leewards, Antigua and perennially sunny skies, it's no surprise Barbuda, the Middle Antilles, and the Once a haven for buccaneers, St. Barth's that more yacht chartering is done within Grenadines and Grenada. picturesque Gustavia Harbor is a playground this island chain — which cartographers Before we discuss the distinguishing for high rollers during the winter months. call the Lesser Antilles — than anywhere characteristics of each venue, though, But it's relatively sleepy in summer, when else on Earth. we should point out that you can fi nd this shot was taken. Beyond the region's physical char- well-maintained, late-model bareboats acteristics though, much of its allure, — both monohulls and catamarans — when compared to other prime charter in each of these areas. (In the largest venues, is its multiculturalism. As ev- chartering markets, such as the BVI and island chain. ery grade-school scholar should know, St. Maarten, 'second tier' companies also Only a few islands can boast non- in the 1600s and 1700s, during the offer slightly older boats at discounted stop fl ights from major U.S. gateways, Colonial Era, European nations battled prices.) but every island with a bareboat base ferociously for control of these island The Eastern Caribbean is also home is well served by short-hop fl ights from Down in the British Virgins, where sailing is to many of the world's fi nest crewed the major Caribbean hubs: Puerto defi nitely a way of life, you'll fi nd boats of all charter yachts. So if you're feeling fl ush, Rico, St. Maarten and Barbados. While descriptions. or have a special reason to splurge, you several Caribbean airlines offer island- can choose from hopper fl ights, American Airlines is the an eye-popping dominant force in the region, offering selection of luxu- integration of both international and ry yachts, whose local fl ights — which means you can p r o f e s s i o n a l save yourself some hassle by checking crews will spoil your bags all the way from SFO, LAX you with round- or SEA to, say, Antigua, Guadeloupe or the-clock ser- Grenada. vice. Most crewed Another fl ight note concerns frequent yachts are based fl yer miles. We always suggest using at either Antigua, your miles for travel to the Caribbean, St. Maarten or as you tend to get a much better deal the British Virgin than when fl ying to other destinations. Islands, but by American charges you only 25,000 to special arrange- 35,000 miles for a round trip to your fi nal ment many will Caribbean destination, while a typical pick up and drop economy-class ticket might cost $650 to off passengers $1,000. By contrast, for an 'award ticket' just about any-

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stay in touch, there's pretty good cell reception these days throughout the islands. But we suggest you become crystal clear on the roaming charges before leaving home. WiFi connections are becoming more prevalent every year, but you'll rarely fi nd the level of bandwidth that you're used to at home. Naturally, French is the offi cial language of all the French islands, but with economies that depend on tourism, most shopkeepers, restaurateurs and service personnel speak at least some English also. On the Dutch islands, virtually everyone speaks English. And, of course, in all the formerly British isles English is the offi cial language, although it might take you a while to get used to the subtle- ties of the distinctly Caribbean patois spoken by islanders. As you peruse the following snap- shots of key Caribbean sailing grounds, you may fi nd it hard to choose just one section to sail in. If so, we suggest you St. Maarten consider doing a one-directional charter. Although you'll usually have to pay extra for the boat to be delivered back to its home base, such itineraries allow you to Virgin Islands maximize the number of places you visit, St. Kitts while eliminating back-tracking — and, & Nevis if you plan it right, minimizing windward sailing. Guadeloupe to the British Virgins Antigua / ANDY LATITUDE in 10 or 12 days is a good example. We've Guadeloupe old American greenbacks are accepted done that trip twice ourselves. Whatever almost everywhere, as are debit and your game plan, though, we'd strongly Dominica credit cards. Be warned, however, that discourage you from planning an itiner- Islands of the while ATMs are found in all airports and ary so ambitious that you fi nd yourself Eastern Martinique major towns, smaller and more remote rushing from point A to point B. After all, Caribbean islands may not have them. one of your goals should be to relax and Similarly, a wide variety of fresh provi- slow way down to the blissfully laid-back St. Lucia sions can be found on all large islands, One of the joys of making landfall in the French while supplies at smaller isles will be Islands is the availability of genuine French St. Vincent limited. That said, every bareboat com- pastries and piping-hot baguettes. pany in the region Grenadines offers provisioning packages, designed to save you time and Grenada hassle. The goods you order in ad- fact that there are many bargain fl ights vance will typically to 'the Continent'. If you have miles on be placed aboard United or other carriers with limited your boat prior to Caribbean penetration, consider using your arrival. them to get to Puerto Rico, then pay for If you're like us, an island-hopper from there to your fi nal part of the attraction destination. of a sailing cruise Most basic travelers' concerns are in foreign waters is relatively painless in these islands. While getting away from Euros are used in the French islands and phones, faxes, TV Eastern Caribbean (EC) dollars are used and email. However, in most English-speaking islands, good if you do need to KENT BENEDICT WORLD

pace of Caribbean living. With that, let's look at the factors peal. For example, the waters of the en- that distinguish one potential chartering tire country are now a marine preserve, venue from another. virtually all popular anchorages are peppered with well-maintained overnight The Virgin Islands — By far, more moorings, and there are no high-rise chartering takes place in the U.S. and buildings in the entire country. British Virgin Islands than anywhere else Thanks to the availability of moorings, in the Caribbean or the wider world. And the aspect of chartering that's usually the British half of the archipelago gets the most stressful for neophytes — an- the lion's share of it. As you've undoubt- choring — is virtually eliminated, and edly read time and again, the BVI is the the coral on the sea fl oor now gets much hands-down favorite choice for fi rst-time less damage than previously. Because charterers due to its well-protected charter operations here are larger than waters, traveler-friendly infrastructure almost anywhere else, fi x-it boats can and the close proximity of its many is- normally make a 'house call' to your lands. You can easily stop at one island boat in any anchorage within hours of a for lunch and another for dinner with a breakdown. snorkeling stop or two in between. The must-see stops here are practical- We've lived in these islands and done ly household names in the world of sail- the 'BVI milk run' dozens of times, but / ANDY LATITUDE ing: the boulder-strewn grottoes called we still never tire of sailing these waters. In the British Virgins, "limin'" is a favorite The Baths and the world-renowned We'd be remiss, however, if we didn't pastime. That is, chillin' out and relaxing at a Bitter End Yacht Club (both on Virgin point out that during the peak winter decidedly laid-back pace. Gorda); the famous barefoot party bar on season the most popular anchorages Because water-borne tourism is the Jost Van Dyke called Foxy's; the idyllic, can get pretty crowded — although the biggest 'cash crop' here, the government palm-lined crescent called Cane Garden recession has substantially diminished took unprecedented steps long ago to Bay on Tortola; and the Norman Island this problem. insure the longevity of its touristic ap- treasure caves, where, according to a

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highly questionable legend, buccaneers sail away, at ei- once stashed their ill-gotten booty. After ther the Dutch a week of sailing here, most fi rst-timers islands of Saba will have built up enough confi dence to or St. Eustatius, sample more challenging sailing 'down or the formerly island' — as the locals say. British islands of St. Kitts and The Northern Leewards — The 90-mile N e v i s , y o u ' l l Anegada passage separates the BVI from t h i n k y o u ' v e the northern end of the Leeward Antilles, stepped back in where the half-French, half-Dutch island time due to their of St. Martin/St. Maarten is the principal minimal devel- charter base. From here, you could sail o p m e n t a n d all the way to Grenada by line-of-sight 'old Caribbean' navigation. That is, your next target fl avor. Mix in a would never be beyond your range of visit to the chic vision. So, needless to say, inter-island French island of sailing distances are relatively short and St. Barth — fa- navigation is relatively easy throughout vorite isle of rock DEBBIE COLLER the chain. stars, royalty and tabloid celebs — and On Barbuda, Codrington is the only real town. If you like cultural diversity, charter- you've got a charter itinerary that offers And this friendly watering hole is the most ing out of St. Maarten should be high something for everyone. popular place for a cool brew. on your wish list. This sophisticated Some of the region's highlights are hotels, and clubbin' in St. Maarten. French/Dutch island offers duty-free world-class diving at Saba, climbing the The lay of the land is such that you shopping, casino gambling, many fi ne battlements of the historic Brimstone can do a highly-varied tour in a week, restaurants and at least one world- Hill fortress on St. Kitts, visiting Nevis' and the inter-island passages are often famous nude beach. But only a day's thoughtfully refurbished plantation- lively.

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Antigua and Barbuda — In the world of sailing, the two-island nation of Anti- well worth the 50-mile round-trip sail gua and Barbuda is best known for its from Antigua's north coast. annual springtime Sailing Week — the Caribbean's biggest and most prestigious The Middle Antilles — For lack of regatta — which draws entries from up a better name, we'll refer to the large and down the island chain, as well as French islands of Guadeloupe and Mar- from Europe and North America. But tinique, plus the formerly British isle of racers often miss some of the island's Dominica — which is sandwiched be- more unique attractions, such as explor- tween them — as the Middle Antilles. ing colonial-era hilltop battlements and Both Guadeloupe and Martinique of- the refurbished buildings of Nelson's fer a mix of big city sophistication and Dockyard, where England's West Indies the funky charm of waterside fi shing Squadron once serviced its warships. villages. Relatively few Americans focus Tourism folks like to say Antigua has their travels on either island, or on Domi- a beach for every day of the year. We're nica, which is one of the least-developed not so sure about that arithmetic, but islands in the entire Caribbean. But to we'll concede that there are plenty of our way of thinking that makes them all them, in addition to a wealth of secluded the more appealing. Unlike their drier anchorages within the reefs and islets of northern cousins, these large islands its northeast side. have lush rainforests, rivers, waterfalls, But the thing that literally every racer / ANDY LATITUDE and plenty of home-grown agriculture. — and most charterers — miss here is Light air? No worries. One of the goals of every Because both Guadeloupe and Martin- the sister island of Barbuda. With only a Caribbean charter should be to chill out, slow ique are departments of France (like our tiny population, a couple of small hotels down and fi nd your 'inner beachbum'. states), their citizens enjoy full rights and minimal infrastructure, this oblong, the tranquility of its endless white-sand as French citizens, trips to Paris are reef-fringed island is truly a 'sleeper' beaches and the promise of excellent considered to be "domestic fl ights," and among Caribbean destinations. We think snorkeling on unspoiled reefs make it the supermarkets carry a wide range of

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French delicacies. Needless to say, you On Dominica, a can fi nd fi ne French cuisine in the cities, must-see for every plus authentically fl aky — in the best sailor is a guided small sense of the word — pastries. boat ride up the heavily In this central stretch of the Antil- jungled Indian River, les, inter-island passages tend to be near the town of Ports- substantially more challenging than in mouth. And if you like the Virgins or down-island in the closely- to hike, don't miss the clustered Grenadines. Neophytes might chance to explore the consider that fact to be daunting, but island's primeval rain- more experienced sailors tend to defi ne forest via well-estab- 20 to 25 knots on the beam as big fun. lished trails. While sailing in the lee of these tall, When visiting Gua- mountainous islands you'll often fi nd deloupe, our favorite relatively gentle land breezes and fl at stopovers are at near- water. shore Pigeon Island, Among our favorite spots here are which boasts some of Martinique's St. Pierre, whose one-time the best snorkeling and sophistication earned it the moniker diving in the Carib- / ANDY LATITUDE 'Paris of the Caribbean' before nearby Mt. bean in its Cousteau National Park, and A family sailing vacation in the Eastern Carib- Pelée erupted violently in 1902, wiping the idyllic cluster of islands called Les bean is sure to yield lasting memories — and out all but two survivors: a cobbler who Saintes, where life is slow and sweet. your kids will never be bored. was at work in his cellar and a murderer, here because many Grenadine charters condemned to an isolated cell. Despite The Grenadines and Grenada — Most begin at the long-established charter that grim history, the town has been St. Lucians probably wouldn't be pleased bases of St. Lucia's Marigot Bay and fastidiously restored, and its museum with us for lumping their island in with Rodney Bay. is well worth a look. its southern neighbors. But we'll do so Another tall, lush island with prolifi c Custom Canvas & Interiors

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With reports this month from Cocokai on the death of Ducky in the Solo- mon Islands; from Geja in Albania and Greece; from X in Malaysia; from Niki Wiki on satisfactory but inexpensive surgery in Guatemala; from Sea Level in Fiji on the ﬂ ipping of the cat Anna; and Cruise Notes.

Cocokai — 65-ft Schooner Giving Ducky the injection — with Jennifer & Coco Sanders, Greg King Greg holding her for me — was the most The Death of Ducky the Dog difﬁ cult thing I've had to do in my life. We (Long Beach) took Ducky up on the foredeck for the It’s with great sadness that I have afternoon, set her under a shady tarp in to report the passing of our lab Ducky, the cooling breeze, then gave her lots of the best dog ever! In the last month or hugs and kisses. After we said our last so she had been weakening, but we goodbyes, we gave her the shot. She were hopeful, as she slowly went into her ﬁ nal sleep with me seemed to be doing cradling her head in my arms. At least all right after a visit she was with us in a friendly environ-

COCOKAI to the vet in Vanu- ment and not in some scary vet’s offi ce. atu last month. She After a little ceremony, we laid her to rest was having fewer in the lovely bay. seizures and even For those who haven't had dogs, all started swimming this may seem silly. But it's been a very again. emotional time for us, and it's hard to But three days accept that our loving companion is ago, Ducky started gone. We’re trying not to be too sad by going downhill fast. remembering all the wonderful moments Her legs could no we had with her. Ducky passed on at longer consistently nearly 13, which is about 91 in 'human Greg made up a bit support her, and years'. So she had a long, full life for a for the loss of Ducky she was going blind big dog. Besides, how many labs get to by landing a mahi. and deaf. We put her adventure around the Pacifi c, snorkeling in her big bed in the aft cockpit, babied with family, chasing and being chased her with special meals, and held her by sea lions, tackling turtles, barking food and water in front of her because at dolphins, swimming with whales, she could no longer sense them with her running and rolling on sandy beaches, nose. She could hardly move. patrolling the decks for fl ying fi sh dur- Two days ago we arrived at beautiful ing crossings, and protecting us from all Marau Sound on the southern tip of perceived dangers? Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, and So goodbye our beloved Ducky, The scruffy seaside town of Vlorë for our fi rst anchored off of Tavanipupu Isle. This Duchess of Alamitos Bay, now resting in glimpse of Albanian life. The town itself lovely large bay is protected by many peace at lat 09°49.1S, long 160°51.1E. was shabby in what I consider a Mazat- islands, and is very serene and peaceful. — jen 09/15/10 lan sort of way, and featured little in the We decided that it would be the perfect way of historic architecture. Its beaches, fi nal resting place for our Ducky. As her Geja — '76 Islander 36 however, stretched for miles to the south heart still beat strongly, it took until Andrew Vik of town, and were somewhat lively until yesterday afternoon for us to get up the Getting Groovy in the Med sunset. The bay is certainly beautiful, courage to give her the fatal injection. (San Francisco) and had Albanian leaders not isolated But as her quality of life was all but gone, It’s time to hang up the Speedos for the country from the rest of world for we had no choice. the winter, as my third straight summer decades, the area might have become a Coco and Jennifer's wonderful years cruising of cruising the Med aboard Geja — the worthy tourist destination. the South Pacifi c with their black lab Ducky will San Francisco-based Islander 36 that A full day in the region seemed to be never be forgotten. I bought sight-unseen through an '07 enough, so we sailed on, crossing paths ‘Lectronic Latitude article — with just the second sailboat in as many has come to an end. days. A sometimes boisterous sail south As of my last report, two brought us to Himara, a small beach COCOKAI Swedish crewmembers and town attracting residents from the na- I had just completed an tion’s capital of Tirana. It was a pleasant overnight sail from Mon- place, though its many relatively swanky tenegro to Orikum Marina bars were empty. Since it was still July, near Vlorë in mysterious perhaps it was too early in the season Albania. Once checked into to fi nd a good party. In any event, the the country — a process three of us were feeling a bit sick to our handled effi ciently and at stomachs, despite having eaten at only no charge by the Italian the nicer restaurants. marina staff — we took the communal mini-bus to the IN LATITUDES GEJA sort. In fact, the most unique structures are the small, round concrete bunkers that dot the coast and interior. Starting in '72, the Alba- nian government told the citizens to GEJA spend all their free time building these odd, heavily-forti- fi ed circular huts. Over the next 20 years, an aston- ishing 700,000 of them were built. Alas, there are no funds to remove these reminders of the paranoid communist past. From Sarandë, Hair-styles in Albania the Greek island of are symbolic of how Corfu was clearly the country still lags. visible, and onward we ventured to begin a few weeks of cruising the Greek islands of the Ionian Sea. Just an hour’s sail from Albania, we encountered a lush, green coastline, busy with small private yachts of all types and vintages. The check-in process was no less cumber- some than in non-E.U. countries such as Croatia and Montenegro, requiring stops at multiple agencies. Unlike in the E.U. countries of Italy and Slovenia, where checking in a foreign boat is free, Greece charged 60 euros to enter. The Greeks are also known to inconsistently apply taxes to foreign boats that stay in For Vik, the highest 'wow-factor' of his third most of which are half-finished and the country for longer than 90 days. summer season in the Med was provided by where progress has stopped. Check-in Corfu town, just 15 miles from Sara- Fiskardhon, Kefallinia in the Greek Isles. was handled effi ciently by an agent for ndë, lacks a proper guest harbor, and Continuing along Albania’s mountain- 35 euros, while a berth on their clean, its grimy public quay is rat-infested. ous coast, we checked out two awesome pleasant, and secure commercial dock Fortunately, Mandraki, the private yacht lunch anchorages, where steep cliffs cost just fi ve euros a night. Unlike the club, had a berth for us. And what a backed sandy white beaches and tur- large and scary offi cials in Montenegro, stunning location the club has, just quoise 77 degree water. Eerily, we had the folks in this port were very welcom- below the north side of Corfu’s massive both wonderful anchorages to ourselves. ing, perhaps appreciative of our effort town fortress. The stroll into town in- One such anchorage was just six miles to visit Albania. The waterfront hosted volved meandering through two tunnels from the tip of lively Corfu, Greece. a lively passeggiata each night, though Over 700,000 of these lasting monuments to Nonetheless, there were no other plea- the numerous bars were again empty. communist central planning and paranoia were sure boats; just a fi shing boat or two. In Even the open-air nightclub, which could built in Albania starting in the '70s. fact, during three days of transiting the host as many as 1,000, was coast of Albania, we caught glimpses of heavily staffed but had few only three other sailboats. For those who paying customers. GEJA don’t care for the crowds of the Med, this Albania, the mysterious would be the place to be — in fair weather country near the center of anyway. Call me overly social, but to me the Med, was certainly worth being in proximity to other people is one a visit. The locals were shy, of the big attractions of cruising. nice, and always helpful. The Sarandë, just spitting distance from prices were really low, and Greece, was our southernmost Albanian the countryside is wonderful stop. It is the nicest of the large Albanian — as we discovered by rent- coastal towns. The bay is surrounded ing a car for a day. Unfortu- by bland looking residential high rises, nately, the coastal towns are architecturally uninteresting, with few monuments of any CHANGES

and over a footbridge to reach the heart of Corfu, a bustling university town that thing we did, because within minutes the — thank to centuries of Venetian control sea to starboard became a frothy white, — resembles Italy more than it does the the likes of which I'd never seen before rest of Greece. Corfu was the perfect while on the water. Even with the mo- weekend stop, with impressive nightlife tor running, all attempts to hold course and a convenient place to exchange the against the wind and sloppy seas were Swedish crew for two in vain. Fortunately, we had sea room Finns. astern, and rode with the wind back to GEJA Given its size, the familiar harbor in Gaios. Corfu actually didn't The following day, the Finnish girls have much in the way and I made an uneventful 30-mile sail of interesting nauti- to Preveza on the mainland — though cal destinations, so I did keep a wary eye on every cloud in it wasn't until we the sky. Preveza has a long town quay reached Paxos that with space for dozens of boats. Unlike the well-known nau- in Croatia, Greece seldom fi ts its quays tical 'wow-factor' of with lazy lines, which means everyone Greece became ap- has to drop their anchor while backing parent. Lakka, on up to the quay, hoping not to cross the the northern tip of anchor chains of other boats. With an Paxos, was excellent, inexperienced female crew and Geja's Vik has found that with a huge turquoise manual windlass, I was worried that we'd female crew im- bay and a perfectly have problems. But pint-sized Vilja, who prove morale. cozy town. Further is a competitive fi tness pole-dancer, was south, Gaios is an enormously popular more than up to the task, muscling the town where little diesel and water trucks 20 kg Bruce anchor up and down with deliver their goods directly to your berth enthusiasm. on the quay. The exposed western side of Safely moored in Preveza, we noticed Paxos is stunning, with steep white cliffs another contrast to Croatia. A similar plunging vertically into the clear sea, spot in Croatia would have cost between and there are numerous caves that can 30 and 40 euros per night, including be explored in calm weather. Little Anti- lazy lines, water, and electricity. While Paxos, a stone’s throw south from Paxos, Preveza didn't have any such ameni- has some spectacular beach coves — so ties, it cost nothing to stay the night. spectacular that they seemed to attract That’s right, nada! Geja has solar panels, every charter and excursion boat in the and I managed to connect a hose to a region. nearby irrigation system, so we were all From the so-called 'Emerald Bay' on set. As a result, the girls and I paid for July and August, the Ionian is supposed Anti-Paxos, we set sail for Parga on the just one mooring during the week, and to be mellow. This, however, proved to mainland, just 12 miles away. About that a reasonable 28 euros back at the absolutely not be the case during our vis- halfway across — and while we were Mandraki Harbor in Corfu. For the rest it, as the wind howled. It made for great enjoying a lively beam reach — the of the stay, the three of us spent a total sailing, although some local knowledge thundercloud to starboard that I'd been of just 160 euros for berthing, onboard would have been useful, as the winds monitoring decided to 'erupt'. With the food, and fuel. A typical week in Croatia wrap wildly around the half-dozen or so fi rst drop in temperature and windshift, would have cost at least twice as much. signifi cant — and tall — islands of the we quickly doused all sail. It was a good No wonder few cruisers stick around region. San Francisco-based 'Geja' found the calm Croatia for very long. The more we moored in Greece, the water quays of the Ionian Sea to be just to her My next crew included Rob and more interesting it became. For not only liking. But she also thrived in brisk winds. Christine Aronen, vets of the '06 Ha- does a spot on the quay cost nothing, ha on their former boat there seem to be no rules about where Nomad. Now landlocked

GEJA one may settle in. We often found com- in Luxembourg, they are plete chaos, and crossed anchor chains always happy to get their were common. We saw boats Med-moor sailing fi x on Geja. Along to light poles and to each other, while with Mari, a Swede who squeezing into impossibly narrow spots. lives in San Francisco, we The fl otilla charter fl eets have the benefi t thoroughly explored the of a staff member who gets in a dinghy most interesting part of the and directs anchor placement and takes Greek part of the Ionian lines to shore. Knowing how to park a Sea — meaning Lefkas and boat is apparently not a requirement for its surrounding islands. chartering a boat in Greece. While the Aegean Sea of Overall, the Ionian Islands of Greece eastern Greece is known for its wind, particularly in IN LATITUDES

as even decent restaurants don't have seats on the bowls or toilet paper. How Third World is that? A totable toilet seat would be good cruising gear in Greece.

But the biggest dis- GEJA appointment was the

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY GEJA ALL PHOTOS COURTESY lack of a party scene. Despite our being there at the highest of high season, there was simply no decent partying aside from Corfu town. For a guy like me who appreciates a good night out, this part of Greece was not the Customers of the place to be during big charter boats in the prime summer Greece were packed weeks. in like sardines. In the November Latitude I'll wrap up my report of my third season in the Med — during which time I returned to the east coast of Italy and to Croatia — but I'll share some basic facts now. I was on the go for 81 days with 20 different crew, and visited 50 different places in fi ve countries. I logged 1,400 miles, covering 43% of them under sail alone. The engine was on for 200 hours. Marinas are costly in the Med, and this summer we were typically charged between 40 and 50 euros a night, with the high being 60 euros. We stayed in marinas for 26 nights, though about half of those stays were avoidable. But sometimes paying for a mooring makes crew changes much Clockwise from lower right; Mandraki Harbor. Greek food is simple and healthful. A blue water cove easier, and sometimes it’s good to give of Anti-Paxos. At Gaios, the water truck comes right to your boat. These kinds of crowded conditions your boat a good scrub down and/or make it clear that 'Geja' wasn't in Albania anymore. Another view of a cove at Anti-Paxos. hunker down in bad weather. were a real treat. Fiskardhon on Ke- dishes such as moussaka could be had But cruising the Med doesn't have to fallinia, was my favorite town harbor, for about eight euros, though a couple be expensive. Avoiding marinas is the while the cliff-backed day anchorage on of two-euro pitas were plenty fi lling. My best way to save. Groceries cost some- Atokos provided the greatest wow-factor. only caution would be to watch out for what more than in the U.S., although Skorpios, Jackie Onassis’ private island, the inexpensive table wine, which was For Finns Heini and Vilja, Leg Four crew, the was off-limits, while the “hurricane hole” bad more often than not. blue skies and waters of Greece were a nice at Vliho Bay near tacky Nidri was chock There are some downsides to Greece, change from the greys of Finland. full of sailboats that would have fi t right though minor. The stun- in with the anchored-out fl eet on Sau- ningly scenic, steep-sided GEJA salito's Richardson Bay. mountains meant we often Unlike Croatia’s centuries-old build- had to anchor in 50 feet ings of limestone, Greece’s earthquake- or more. Free mooring prone villages feature more modern on those town quays is construction and lots of color. The locals awesome, but without are lively and helpful, and those whose any electric connections, services we needed were fl uent in Eng- so you often fi nd yourself lish. The country’s well-known economic next to boats running gen- problems were not noticeable to us, aside erators — and sometimes from a few conspicuously empty store- throughout the night. The fronts on main streets and a euro that regional transit systems cost about 20% less than in the previous are poorly designed, which two summers. Traditional restaurant caused some problems for my crew. The toilet situation is also poor, CHANGES

Americans should appreciate that we pay less for packaged products than pretty like a champ! The toolbox was hardly much anywhere in the western world. opened during the summer, a sure sign A 'proper' two-course dinner with wine of a trouble-free cruise and good off- starts at 25 euros, though a hearty tuna season planning. Geja is a sweet, stiff pizza and a glass of house wine go for ride, and her U.S. fl ag, San Francisco less than 10 — and even less than that hailing port, and salty looks generated in Italy. I pay 180 euros per year for full a buzz at nearly every place we stopped. comprehensive boat insurance — though It was the summer of a lifetime — for a it took an inside connection to get full third year in a row! As always, the op- coverage for a boat tions for next summer are to sail or sell. that's 34 years old. Stay tuned! Another thing — andrew 09/20/10 AZURE II some Americans take for granted is the ease X — Santa Cruz 50 with which we can ac- David Addleman quire specialty marine Cruising Malaysia products. In the U.S., (Monterey) thousands of special- After spending a few years cruising ized marine parts are Mexico with my Cal 36 Eupsychia — available off the shelf which I still have for sale — I bought a at a nearby West Ma- Santa Cruz 50 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, rine, and many thou- and christened her X. After hauling her sands more can be at Raffl es Marina in nearby Singapore, obtained within days I set out on my fi rst trip — a three-day from any of hundreds voyage to the 200-mile distant island of Vilja, pole-dancer of online retailers. Not Pulau Tioman. and anchor-lifter. so in Europe. While Far from the noise and smog of steam- there are chandleries, they are mostly ing Singapore and the hectic shipping independent retailers carrying limited in the vicinity of the export center, Tio- inventory. Ordering parts from elsewhere man is a lush, mountainous island that requires that the shopkeeper order it for makes her popular with tourists — as you — assuming that some distributor in well as monkeys, cobras, butterfl ies, and the country even stocks it. In Italy, you other animals of the tropical rainforest. can't count on the shopkeeper to speak The island has a nice marina, a friendly English — or any other foreign language. island culture, many quiet places to an- On top of the ordering hassles, you can chor, and fabulous reefs for snorkeling. expect to pay about 50% more for marine Not far north of the equator, the water parts in Europe. In the case of Geja, it’s is plenty warm. Groceries, fuel, and are doing a one- to two-year loop of far easier and less expensive for me to duty-free alcohol are all readily available. that part of the world. They tend to carry needed parts and spares with me There is also a small international airport favor heavy steel or ferro-cement boats. on the fl ight from the States than to try on the island, which made it easy for me There’s also a bunch of Germans and a to track them down in that part of the to commute back to California. few other European cruisers mixed in, world. Like everywhere I’ve been in Malaysia, but Americans seem to think this part Aside from the furler meltdown that the meals were very inexpensive, no mat- of Malaysia is dangerous. The cruising I'll report on next month, Geja held up ter if I was dining out or preparing them culture is similar to that of Mexico in the It seems that there is no end to the beautiful myself. Lunch and dinners usually cost sense that there’s always a great deal of Greek islands that dot the blue waters of the $2 or $3, and somehow they manage to socializing going on. Since most Malay- Ionian Sea. This little lovely is Parga. sell cans of Heineken for just 45 cents. sians are Muslim, and most Aussies who If I wanted to be thrifty, I aren’t larrakins are pretty conservative, would go to the open air you don’t have people drinking tequila GEJA markets, where I could buy shots out one anothers' belly-buttons a bag of fruit and veggies like some cruisers do in Mexico. But it’s for 50 cents. Although they still the same cruising lifestyle that I fi nd almost give the stuff away, so satisfying. the fruit and vegetables — After a couple of months at Pulau of which I recognized about Tioman, I sailed east across what some half — are of the highest claim are the pirate-infested waters of quality. Malaysian beef, the South China Sea to Borneo. There on the other hand, is very had been some offi cial reports of attacks tough. on shipping, and while there is much Pulau Tioman has a folklore of cruisers being attacked, there small cruiser community. were no recent verifi able evidence of it Most of the cruisers are Aussies and Kiwis who IN LATITUDES

beautiful moonlit nights sailing — except when I had to motor to keep from drifting backward into shipping lanes — the 400 miles until I dropped my hook in the San- tubong River near Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo. For the record, Borneo is the third larg- X-MAN ALL PHOTOS COURTESY THE X-MAN ALL PHOTOS COURTESY est island in the world, with 73% of the land mass owned by Indone- sia, 26% by Ma- laysia, and 1% by oil-rich Brunei. There were a few cruisers when I arrived at the Santubong Riv- er, but with the approach of the Rainforest World Music Festival, Not all the (tourist) the number of women in Muslim Ma- cruising boats laysia wear burqas. grew to 30. The festival is a famous showcase of world music performed by hundreds of musicians, and is attended by thousands of music enthusiasts. Each day began with orderly musical presentations in intimate workshops, but by the time the evening rain started falling, it had become a massive and muddy dance party. After the festival, I remained anchored in the river for a few weeks, enjoying the nearby city of Kuching, relaxing, and making friends. Needing to fi nd a marina where I could Spread; Typical Equatorial Belt clouds as seen from the harbor at Laubaun on the island of Borneo. store X so I could return to California for Insets from left: Why should David freak about pirates when there is malaria? The Rainforest World a month, I continued northeast along Music Festival is a big deal. In fact, even the locals put on their party hats and started squawkin'. Borneo’s coast to Labuan, which has a that I could fi nd. My only precaution a noticeable difference in performance reasonably good marina. It’s about $300 was to swing well south of the Anambas — particularly in the weather condi- a month for my 50-footer, which I think Islands, which seemed to be the nexus tions common in this part of the South is dirt cheap. Muslim Malaysia is sup- of the problems for ships. China Sea. There is generally no wind at posedly so safe that you never have to The whole piracy issue was a little all — as one could deduce from the fact lock your boat. We’ll see when I return worrisome to me, but I took comfort in that I’ve done a lot of 50 and 75-mile Many Americans would be shocked to see how the fact that I’ve got X so stripped down days with a Santa Cruz 50. Mind you, 'fi rst world' and upscale many parts of Malaysia that I don’t think any pirates would this is an ultralight boat that will sail at are. Per capita income is almost $15,000. bother with her. Since I bought the boat, almost fi ve knots in just I've probably removed 2,000 pounds of fi ve knots of true wind. what I considered to be excess stuff. It’s true that X’s sails X-MAN Things like 100 pounds of paper charts, are pretty pathetic, but parts for boat systems that are no longer still, if you look at weather on the boat, heavy winch handles, brass charts for the Equatorial clocks, and four mirrors. I only need one Belt, they're filled with mirror — if that! I just leave the stuff on random arrows without the dock and it disappears right away. fl ags. Conditions are so X also has more heavy batteries than I docile that I haven’t seen want, so as soon as I fi nd out which are a single wave in seven the best, I’ll get rid of the others. months! It’s like sailing on Removing a ton of unneeded weight Lake Tahoe. The only time from my eight-ton 50-footer has made you get wind is in a squall, and then it’s too much wind. Anyway, I spent fi ve CHANGES

this month. Like most Malaysian cities I’ve visited, Labuan is surprisingly as modern and glistening as any in the world. People Niki Wiki — Gulfstar Sailmaster have nice houses and new cars, and Terry and Jonesy Morris seem afﬂ uent. It’s all the oil, gas and Medical Care Outside the U.S. minerals in Malaysia. Everybody is very (Chula Vista) friendly and there have been absolutely Prior to doing the Ha-Ha four years no personal safety ago, we wrote the following: “We quit our issues. Processing jobs, sold the house, sold the car and papers at Labuan, furniture, and got rid of all our stuff. as in all other major We’re now living aboard our 50-ft Gulf- ports, was easy and star Sailmaster Niki Wiki about to start nearly free. The cruis- an open-ended cruise to Mexico, Central ers all seem to have a America, thru the Panama Canal, and wonderful time, so no into the Caribbean. We’re going wher- wonder I can’t wait to ever our vagabond spirits take us.” get back. Most recently our spirits have taken So far I have been us to Guatemala, which is where we singlehanding — and were when we read that the editor of The Labuan Marina loving it. I stand watch Latitude was asking cruisers what they makes the Ala Wai when there’s wind, do about health insurance. The time of look tawdry. which isn’t often, and his request couldn’t have been better, for practice guitar, cook wonderful meals, two weeks ago I had emergency laparo- read, or just gaze at the passing world. scopic surgery to remove my gallbladder. I sleep during the frequent calms. The total cost was $5,000 U.S. That in- I’ve only had two equipment failures cluded three nights and four days in the in seven months, and they were minor. upscale and modern university hospital The anchor windlass had a couple of in Guatemala City. This cost included failures that I should have foreseen and the surgeon, anesthesiologist, and pri- been able to prevent. And the refrigerator mary care doctor fees, as well as all tests, apparently had a slow leak and stopped medications, and follow-up care. It was cooling my beer. After a few hours of one of my best hospital experiences, and looking around the shops in Kuching, I I’ve had six other surgeries, all in the found a bottle of refrigerant and the parts United States. to ﬁ x everything. We have been cruising full-time for After loading up with cheap beer in four years throughout Mexico, Central duty-free Labuan, I’m not sure where I’ll America, Panama, Colombia, and now go. I don’t like to make plans any more Guatemala, without health insurance. Routine blood-work is done inexpen- than two days out, but some cruising Due to pre-existing health conditions, we sively on demand at laboratories. friends in Malaysia just wrote to say are virtually uninsurable except through Both Colombia and Guatemala ad- they are headed to Kudat, Borneo, so employer group policies — which means vertise medical tourism, which is why I may follow them there. On the other we’d have to work and not cruise. We people travel to these countries to get hand, I like the idea of sailing to Palau, made the decision to budget for un- elective or other surgeries not covered the former U.S. Territory 2,500 miles to planned medical care, and just took off by their insurance. It's done at greatly the east, which is noted for spectacular cruising to live. reduced prices. There are English- World War II wreck diving. The downside So far, we have been quite happy speaking individuals who will arrange of that is that it’s pretty close to the ty- with the medical and dental services whatever medical services you might phoon zone, so we’ll just have to see. we have received. Jonesy, my husband, require. Among the cruising community — david 09/05/10 had an urgent and extensive root canal there are always other folks who will Malaysian veggies — as well as fruit — are and crown procedure in El Salvador. It gladly give recommendations of doctors, delicious and inexpensive. Malaysian beef is was done by an endodontist who was dentists, and lab work. We have often inexpensive, too, but it's very tough. trained in the States. The total cost relied upon this network, and have never for two dentists and the been disappointed. crown was $350. We have I’m recovering rapidly while lounging

X-MAN had routine teeth clean- by the pool and playing Mexican Train ings and check-ups for dominoes. We are looking forward to between $25 to $40, and leaving this hurricane hole in the Rio ﬁ lling repairs for $25 — Dulce at ‘Mario’s Marina and Summer all by English-speaking Camp for Cruisers’ so that come No- dentists. A walk-in, same- vember we can head back out to sea to day mammogram at a explore Belize and the Bay Islands of private hospital was $35, Honduras. with the typed radiologist — terry 09/20/10 report and ﬁ lms available for pick-up the next day. IN LATITUDES

ﬂ ipped and had to be abandoned. “We’d seen the storm coming on the GRIB ﬁ les,” says Jim. “In fact, we — along with two Aussie boats and a Belgian boat — saw what was coming while we were up at Palmer- ston, so we rushed to

SPREAD, COCOKAI; INSET, NIKI WIKI SPREAD, COCOKAI; INSET, Niue to grab mooring buoys. It was a good DENICE DE MENICE thing, because we had gusts into the mid-40s come through. We as- sume that the guys on Anna saw the GRIB fi les, too." Niue, known for "When you get GRIB rocks, not good fi les from SailMail," Mil- anchoring. ski continued, "you can also pull one down that shows how much moisture there is in certain areas. The chart comes out shaded or black where there is lots of moisture, so you know it’s a low. We could all see it. And when Wright says they were hit by over 60 knots of wind, I believe him. For there were some guys from Indiana on a boat called Bubbles fl ying a chute toward Tonga, the opposite way Anna was headed, and they got hit by 60 knots. Fortunately, they got the chute down in time. We later attended a weather class in Tonga, where the instructor explained that Anna had fl ipped in an area where two lows had come together." Kent, who spoke extensively with Wright and his crewman Glen McCon- Inset; Terry, minus her gall bladder, and Jonesy The downside of surfi ng in French chie, said she was told that the cat had in the Rio Dulce. Spread; Can you identify this Polynesia, of course, is that you are al- paused when she was heeled over about month's 'Mystery Island'? We're stumped. most always surfi ng the edge of a reef. 45 degrees. “Kelly and I both gave each Sea Level — Schionning 49 “We haven’t seen a sand beach since other that ‘she’s gonna come back down’ Jim and Kent Milski Mexico,” laughs Jim. “During every look,” McConchie told her, “but then she Surfi ng and Flipping session, I’ll make contact with the reef continued all the way over.” (Colorado) a couple of times. But the good news is McConchie had some other advice To give you an idea of how cold the that the reefs are kind of fl at instead of for Kent. “Don’t ever mount the EPIRB California coast has been this summer, being jagged.” high up in the salon. Even though I was Jim came back from his and Kent's Like most surfers, Milski didn’t want inside Anna, since she was fl ipped I had cat at Vuda Point, Fiji, to surf Imperial to reveal the lesser known locations to dive down into the water mixed with Beach, which is just south of San Diego. he’s surfed, but he says he’s found Cruising cats have become more popular in the “Thanks to a cold upwelling, it was 59 good surf in the Tuamotus, and great last 10 years. They are most popular, however, degrees. That’s terrible!" he said. surf in French Polynesia. One of the when they are right side up. No kidding. Especially when you’ve well-known spots he hit was become accustomed to surfi ng the warm Huahine. “There’s one break waters of Mexico and the South Pacifi c. for longboards, and another “The water had to be 80 or 82 degrees for short boards,” he says. in Fiji when we left," continued Jim. "It's “While there, we met Liz LATITUDE/NICK ‘no wetsuit’ surfi ng in the tropics — al- Clark of the Santa Barbara- though we do wear a light suit if we’re based Cal 40 Swell. What a going to be snorkeling for an extended jewel of a person. She’s just period of time. Another nice thing about wonderful!” surfi ng in the South Pacifi c is that unlike Jim and Kent were in Niue some places in Mexico, there are no sea when Kelly Wright arrived on urchins.” the ship that rescued him after Anna, his New Mexico- based Atlantic 57 catamaran, CHANGES

boat debris to try to get the EPIRB. I bet that it took me 18 dives before I was able to get it. Part of the problem is that it’s very disorienting when the cat is fl ipped, so I spent a lot of time looking for it on the wrong side of the bulkhead.” McConchie was also able to answer the question of why he couldn’t get out the escape hatch. Over the years, some escape hatches on cats have leaked or even been holed. As a result, Anna was built with a solid plastic window instead of a hatch. A hammer was mounted next to it so the window could be smashed in the case of an emergency. Unfortunately, the window was too strong for the blows from the hammer — as well as for blows from a fi re extinguisher and anchor! So having been inside the hull for 15 hours, McConchie ultimately had to swim out a deck hatch in what had become the bottom of the fl ipped cat. also seen cats that have a lot of control While the flipping of Anna proved lines run through sheet-stoppers to a that even very large cruising cats can single winch. I don’t like that. We have capsize if greatly overpowered, Jim and dedicated winches for each mainsail Kent are confi dent their Sea Level won’t control line, so they can all be released because they are very conservative with instantly. Kent and I are aware that how much sail they set. Not only did they it’s possible that our cat could fl ip, but sail from Mexico to Polynesia with two because of how we sail, we’re confi dent reefs in the main at all times, but they that she won’t. now often sail with just a headsail and When back in San Diego, the Milskis no main at all. stayed with Wayne Hendryx and Carol “Having sailed Sea Level so many Baggerly aboard their Hughes 45 Capri- miles now, we’ve learned that in reason- corn Cat. “We’re aware that cats have the great for him.” ably strong winds we sail almost as fast potential to fl ip,” says Hendryx, “which As for the Milskis, they are delighted without the main as we do with it,” says is why we are very conservative with how with the cat that Jim built from a kit. Jim. “And it’s always much more com- much sail area we carry. After buying the “Sea Level is the perfect boat for us,” fortable with less sail. We might only do cat from Blair Grinols, we got hit by 35 Jim says. “And what’s really neat, is that 6.5 knots instead of 7 knots, but if we to 45 knots of wind while sailing south she’s always teaching us how she likes get hit by a big squall, we can quickly off the Central Coast of California. But to be sailed. It makes it really fun.” furl the headsail or even more quickly as we had no main up and only 25% of Jim and Kent are also really enjoy- release the sheets. I also really like the the genoa unfurled, the boat handled ing the international group of cruisers idea that Sea Level doesn’t have the mini- the conditions so well that we could they’re meeting in the South Pacifi c. keels that Anna had in addition to her enjoy dinner while the autopilot drove. "There are quite a few Europeans out daggerboards. It’s my understanding the We usually take the main down at night, here," says Kent, "many of them with blast of wind blew Anna around until she and even during the day we’ll often sail brand new or near-new boats. And just was beam to the seas, at which point the with one or two reefs. With cats, a couple about all of them are equipped with fi rst cat tripped on her leeward mini-keel. I’ve of reefs don’t slow you much.” class stuff. They’re good sailors, too." Wayne and Carol are headed to the South Pa- “Blair brought Capricorn Cat 5,000 "We've also run into about 10 boats cifi c after years in Mexico. They sail conserva- miles home from the Marshalls on that were bought in the U.S. by Aussies, tively, so they don't fear fl ipping 'Cap Cat'. three different occasions,” continues Kiwis, or Europeans, and that are being Wayne. “He told me sailed to New Zealand and Australia," that he often got go- says Jim. "The belief is that they can be ing to weather so fast sold for a big enough profi t to pay for that the cat would leap their year or two of cruising. Of course, over the crests and there are still a number of very adven- COURTESY ELVIS COURTESY come slamming down. turous folks on smaller boats and even His solution was to smaller budgets. We met one couple on furl the genoa com- an engine-less 29-footer that took 40 pletely, triple-reef the days to make it from the Pacifi c North- main — and deploy a west to San Francisco. You can imagine Gale Rider drogue from the stories they have to tell.” the transom — even — latitude/rs 09/09/10 though he was sailing to weather! It worked IN LATITUDES

worst of it, with a high gust of 86 knots. I'd removed everything I could from the outside of my boat, and had her secured by 12 strong lines. While Tortola suffered lots of downed trees and power lines, and there was no electricity or lighting at night, my boat wasn’t damaged. In fact, there was no damage to any of the 25 other boats in the marina. However, many of the boats anchored or moored out — and even commercial vessels including inter-island ferries — were badly damaged." It was odd how Earl's tail had done- most of the damage, and the pattern of destruction was equally unusual. Some boats were lost at St. Barth — where boatowners had been told to expect only 40 knots — and a big sailing vessel was lost at St. Kitts. On the other hand, we

SUNKEN BOAT PHOTO BY FRANKLIN TULLOCH; ALL OTHERS KARL ILLACKER SUNKEN BOAT got few reports of damage at the huge sailing center of St. Martin, and the folks at the yard in Spanishtown on Virgin Gorda said they didn't have any boats blow over. Thanks to the great hurricane hole at Paraquita Lagoon on the south side of Tortola, the Sunsail and The Moorings charter yachts did fi ne, as did our Leopard 45 cat ‘ti Profl igate and the other boats in the BVI Yacht Charters fl eet. Indeed, just two days after Earl passed, ‘ti went out on charter. The boats at Tortola's West End/Soper’s Hole, on Top spread and right; Paraquita Lagoon served between them and the leading edge of the other hand, were hit pretty hard be- the charterboats well. Middle; During a lull in the hurricane, ended up being lashed by cause they had no protection from the 'Earl'. Left; A boat on the bottom at St. John. the southerly winds of Earl's tail. Getting northwesterly winds coming from the Cruise Notes: lashed by southerly winds from a hurri- leading edge of Earl. The streak of boating interests in the cane that passes to the northeast of you Tom Larson, who did the Ha-Ha in ‘05 northeastern Lesser Antilles not being in the northern hemisphere is weird, but with his wife Amy aboard their Tiburon- hit hard by a hurricane in many years that's what can happen if the hurricane based Yorktown 35 Sandpiper, then was nearly broken in late August and covers a large enough area.The following nearly circumnavigated, reports that early September by the trickster Earl. is an eye-witness report from a frequent there was quite a bit of damage to boats He was forecast to be a mild Category Latitude contibutor — who doesn’t want on the exposed south side of St. John 1 hurricane that would sweep to the his name used because he doesn't want in the U.S. Virgins. “Earl took out all 10 northeast of the islands at a reasonably his insurance company to know his boats at Chocolate Hole, four boats at safe distance. Further, all the islands boat was in the British Virgins and not Cruz Bay, and several others in Coral would be in the least dangerous south- 400 miles to the south at Grenada, and Bay — even though we only got sustained west quadrant. But you can’t trust a outside the hurricane zone: winds of about 40 knots and gusts up to hurricane any more than you can trust a “My boat and I were at Village Cay 'Earl' surprised everyone by suddenly becom- politician, and at the last minute Earl not Marina on the south side of Tortola ing so well-defi ned. The breadth of the storm only strengthened to a become a power- near The Moorings base. Earl started brought southerly winds to many islands. ful Category 4 hurricane with winds to with winds from the northwest at 125 knots, but decided not to veer as far 45 to 48 knots, but as we had the to the northwest as he was supposed to. tall island between him and us, That meant the islands from Antigua to and no fetch, it wasn’t bad. But the U.S. Virgins got a bigger scare and by 10 p.m., the wind had backed NOAH MOORE were hit harder than originally expected. 90 to 100 degrees and was coming As he closed on the islands, Earl also out of the south at 70 knots! Ev- became a much broader storm. The re- eryone who had secured their boat sult was that all the boats on the south for northwest winds scrambled to side of islands — such as Tortola in the adjust their lines for winds from British Virgins, the center of the bare- the south. The two sets of wind boat charter universe — which had land instruments atop my 70-ft mast read a constant 74-78 knots from the south for three hours during the CHANGES

60 knots.” The bottom line is that Earl could have than 24 hours. The result was that a been a much more destructive storm. So 150-ft section of the northbound two- the Eastern Caribbean’s streak of good lane bridge between Puerto Vallarta and luck continues. But keep your fi ngers Nuevo Vallarta collapsed in the middle crossed, because hurricane season of the night. With the separate south- doesn't end there until December 1. bound bridge carrying Highway 200 To prove once again how quickly and DICK MARKIE DISASTER PHOTOS traffi c having to be closed to check for abruptly cruisers change their plans, damage, the tens of thousands of people Tom and Amy Larsen spent nine months to the north of the river, as well as all in Australia before deciding to sail Sand- the supplies coming from Guadalajara, paper up the Red Sea and then cross the didn't have a way across or around the Atlantic. They stopped in St. John in the raging river. So people who absolutely Caribbean to visit some friends, expect- had to get to the other side of the river ing to continue on up to Charleston, gathered in the parking lot in front of South Carolina, to look for work. But the Vallarta YC at Nuevo Vallarta, and while they were having a “few rums” the were eventually transported to Marina night before they were to leave, the char- Vallarta and the downtown area by an ter trawler Sadie Sea pulled up to the When the bridge for the main highway over the armada of 150 boats of every size, shape waterfront bar where they were drinking. Rio Ameca collapsed, this boy fi nally had an and description. Farther up the Vallarta To make a long story short, they bought acceptable excuse for being late to school. Coast, the popular surfi ng/tourist town the trawler and sold Sandpiper, and are Alameda and La Cruz-based Catalina of Sayulita was completely cut off after now in the charter trade in the Virgins. 42 Destiny, it rained over 13 inches in its connecting bridge to the main road While all of Mexico’s strong hurricanes one night! Sure, summer is the rainy collapsed. Mexico being Mexico, roads have stayed offshore so far this summer, season on the Mexican mainland, but were quickly cleared and ways were that’s not to say that the Vallarta Coast that was a month’s worth of rain in less found to get people and goods where didn’t get clobbered by Mother Nature. they needed to go. By the time anyone in According to John and Gilly Foy of the the Ha-Ha fl eet makes it to the Vallarta

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area in mid-November, the rainy season meals. We anchored LATITUDE/NICK will have ended, and we're confi dent the at both Bahia Santa major problems will have been sorted Maria and San Juanico out. As for the jungle along the Vallarta to surf a small south Coast, it said to be growing like never swell. On July 19, a before. It's going to be something to see dozen days out of Cabo, before mid-November, when the end of Talofa eased into her the rainy season and the drop in humid- slip in Channel Islands ity naturally trim it back. Harbor in Oxnard. From “We motorsailed our family’s nomadic now until the October 97-ft brigantine Talofa on a Baja Bash 24 start of Ha-Ha XVII last month after fi ve great years in the — we had so much fun Sea of Cortez,” write Beau, Lianne and we've got to do it again Clint Bryan. “We departed Cabo San Lu- — we’ll be taking groups cas on July 7 into the usual 30+ knots off of six passengers on Cabo Falso, but from then on the wind multi-day sails to the and seas progressively eased off, allowing Channel Islands. In addition, we'll be Uninhibited pirates, saucy wenches with pis- our group of eight adults, a two-year-old, showing up for Buccaneer Day at Two tols, Buffalo Milks all along the bar — it's a and two dogs to really begin to enjoy our- Harbors, Catalina, on October 2. We had recipe for . . . well, you never can tell. selves. We caught a large yellowtail and a piratical time at Buccaneer Day in ‘05, “Our experiences with health services eight Pacifi c bonito. Peter Domeq, our so we’ll be bringing extra black powder in Mexico are very much in line with midnight watch captain — who is also this year. So ye boarders, beware!" what you reported in the September 20 founder of San Jose del Cabo’s cultural/ Once you get a taste of the warm wa- ‘Lectronic,” writes Jimmie Zinn of the community center Raices & Brazos, and ters of Mexico, it’s hard to stay in chilly Point Richmond-based Morgan 38 Dry its in-house restaurant Sabor de Amor California, isn’t it? Martini. “On three separate occasions — prepared delicious sashimi platters we encountered competent care, modern and many other gourmet pescatarian facilities, great service, and very reason- 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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negative incident that justifi es a word LATITUDE/NICK thing similar. Like you, we think these of caution. While in La Paz, Jane and I are isolated instances. The good thing went for dental hygiene appointments is that ultra low prices in Mexico mean with a local dentist who had been highly that it doesn't cost much to get a second recommended by some of the stationary opinion. And because the cruiser com- cruisers in La Paz. Jane saw the woman munity is so tight, such scoundrels are on Tuesday, and I was scheduled for quickly exposed. Open wide! Thursday. When Jane returned from By the way, after reading the report her appointment, she reported being that Terry Morris of the Gulfstar Sail- surprised to learn she had three loose master 50 Niki Wiki had a very satisfac- fi llings that would need to be replaced. tory laparoscopic surgery to remove her But the red fl ag went up when, during gall bladder in Guatemala at a price of my Thursday appointment, I was told $5,000 for everything, a Latitude staffer that I had three loose fi llings, too. What was stunned. Her partner had had a coincidence! Jane naturally cancelled the same operation at Marin General her appointment. While taking care of in Marin County, and the bill came to business back home eight weeks later, I $80,000. paid a visit to my dentist of 30 years. He Two "hot girls" looking for a killer advised me that my three loose fi llings "I have some very good news for you, senorita. to sail with them as crew. In order to had miraculously tightened back up by The cause of your discomfort is a loose tooth. prove once again that truth is stranger themselves! Although I don’t like telling No, really, I'm not making this up." than fi ction, we present the following a story like this because it’s certainly not ing told, Jimmie, so we’re glad that 'Crew Wanted' ad that appeared on typical of Mexico, I think it’s important you shared your and Jane's less-than- Craigslist: that people know about such experi- satisfactory dental experience. It reminds “This is a chance of a lifetime! My best ences. In nearly four years of cruising in us that a dentist popular with cruisers girlfriend and I are planning to come into Mexico, this was one of only two slightly in Puerto Vallarta was accused of some- some money soon. We plan on living the troubling experiences we had.” dream, buying a large sailboat and just We’re big believers in the truth be- traveling around the world. Although

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Page 162 • Latitude 38 • October, 2010 IN LATITUDES quite adventurous, we are only two small in the world — except MIGRATION young girls, thus quite defenseless. Well, pirates. I cannot stress we could theoretically defend ourselves, this enough. We may from but we will most likely be drunk most of time to time ask you to the time and thus not in the right state help fi sh or man the sails, to be on the lookout for pirates or rapists. but your main concern I’m not sure I would be very good shoot- and number one enemy ing a pirate with double vision. I tried go- is pirates. Also, if you are ing to the gun range, while hammered, to anything like Kurt Rus- practice, but for some reason they would sell in Captain Ron, we not rent me a gun. I tried explaining my encourage you to apply.” fear of pirates, but that just got me physi- "The Reef Shipping cally carried out. Apparently yelling, 'But supply ship arrived in how will I fi ght the pirates? They could Niue today, and upside- come at any moment!' caused some sort down on deck was the of distrust between me the gun range Atlantic 57 catamaran man. Personally, I think he must have Anna that had flipped been on some sort of power trip. Anyway, on her way to Tonga in August," report The Atlantic 57 catamaran 'Anna', dagger- all we need is one strong, fearless man Bruce and Alene Balan of the Northern boards pointing to the sky, leaves Niue as deck to kill any pirates we come across. If California-based Cross 45 trimaran Mi- cargo presumably bound for New Zealand. you have killed a man before, that could gration. "We don't know the cat's fi nal then again in Lifuka, Tonga, a few days be a plus. If you have any pirate-killing destination, but it's very sad because she before she departed for Niue." experience, you are a defi nite shoo-in. was a beautiful boat when upright the "As for ourselves," the couple You may be the luckiest man you know last two times we saw her — which was at continue,"we arrived Niue last week after and the envy of all your friends. You will the boatyard in Whangarei, New Zealand, sailing upwind from Tonga. We just had be able to travel the world, lie in the sun in February, when we were hauled, and to return to Niue, as we really love this all day with two hot girls, and explore a island. We missed the whales here last different city every week without a care year because we didn't arrive until Oc-

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tober. There haven't been many whales yet this year, but it might all change, as NANCY POTTER Convergence was entered in the race to three whales came through the moor- Banda along with 10 other boats. The ing field this morning. We instantly sailing instructions had such a short grabbed our masks and jumped in, and time limit that only three boats fi nished had a wonderful 15-minute swim with in time. It was a bit lumpy crossing the them. The water was crystal clear, and Arafura Sea, but the seas smoothed between trips to the surface to breathe, out nicely once we got inside the island the whales just fl oated calmly beneath group. When we arrived in Banda — one us. Awesome!" of the famous 'spice islands' of old, where Convergence, the cat ketch-rigged nutmeg was discovered — the locals Wylie 65 with freestanding masts owned made quite a fuss over us. It turns out by West Marine founder Randy Repass that Indonesia has invested some serious and his wife Sally-Christine, was fi rst money in promoting sailing and tourism, to fi nish in the Sail Indonesia Rally that and we were the benefi ciaries." started from Darwin in late August. Currently in the process of touring According to the ever-more legend- Bali, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi, Com- ary Commodore Tompkins of the Mill modore and Nancy will soon return Valley-based Wylie 38+ Flashgirl, who The residents of Banda were happy to put out to Flashgirl in Queensland, Australia, was along as crew with his wife Nancy, a big welcome for Randy, Sally-Christine, Com- and resume their cruise north inside “The 550-mile event to Banda was billed modore, Nancy, and the rest of the fl eet. the Great Barrier Reef. As for for Con- as a race, but was so low-intensity as to the event. “It was a bit confusing because vergence, we presume she’s continuing be more of a cruise. There were several there were at least four events within on her way through Indonesia toward 50-ft catamarans with us, but it was all Sail Indonesia starting at the same time: Malaysia and Thailand. As we men- downwind in moderate breezes, allowing 1) Race to Banda, 2) Race to Ambon, 3) tioned in a previous Cruise Notes, quite Convergence to average just under 10 Rally to Banda, and 4) Rally to Kupang. a number of Ha-Ha vets were among the knots.” 120 or so boats signed up for one of the Nancy had a more feminine take on Sail Indonesia fl eets. Sail Indonesia is

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Page 168 • Latitude 38 • October, 2010 20-FT OPEN 5.70 #189 MANIC, 2007. 27-FT PACIFIC SEACRAFT ORION. 25-FT CATALINA, 1978. Chamanche. Redwood City Dry Boat Storage. $24,000/ 1980. Channel Islands, CA. $38,000 or $5,500/obo. Good condition, E-Z load obo. French built white hull, OD sails, 2 Trade. The boat is undergoing last stages trailer, drop keel, main and jib included, spins (1 new), trailer with lights, dual rud- of restoration and upgrades. Sterling paint, lazy jacks, new mainsail/tiller covers, two- ders, depth sounder, Rockbox GPS, lifting new mast, boom, new North Sails, Yanmar year-old interior cushions with Sunbrella straps, keel hoist, full waterproof boat 2GM20F diesel, new Raymarine electron- upholstery, pop top, anchor, fenders, cover, excellent shape, dry sailed, covered. ics. Lots and lots of extras included. folding galley dinette table, swim ladder, Turnkey fun, fast sportboat, growing OD Finished value estimated over $50K. Need retracting motor mount (outboard not fl eet. www.vimeo.com/14167375. (509) a quick sale, as-is where-is. No owner included), extra galley dinette cushions 637-3761 or [email protected]. fi nance but interesting trades with cash for fold-down bed. (209) 223-2183 or considered. (805) 701-8160 or (800) 200- [email protected]. 27-FT ERICSON, 1978. Berkeley, CA. 8839 or [email protected]. $10,000. Excellent condition and consis- 28-FT HERRESHOFF KETCH, 1950. tently maintained. Great Bay and coastal San Rafael. $5,000. Proudly traditional, cruiser. Sleeps 4. Rigged for singlehand- seaworthy craft built by Lester Ferris ing with all lines leading aft. Wheel with (original plans included). Sound wood pedestal compass, lifelines and nonskid hull, full keel, all sails, 30hp inboard, deck. Alcohol stove, sink, icebox and 20 Bruce/Danforth anchors, 7’ dinghy, GPS, gallon freshwater tank. New holding tank VHF. (415) 261-3958 or woodysailor@ w/sea outlet. Atomic 4 in top condition. hotmail.com. Sails include main w/2 reef points, 155 Mylar, 150 and 110 Dacron, 85% w/ 20-FT SANTANA, 1972. San Diego. Harken roller. Spinn rigging. White with $3,900. Trailer, 2.5hp O/B, 2 mains, green deck and stripe. (925) 376-9361 or genoa, jib and 2 spinns. Cushions, full 28-FT ISLANDER, 1984. Ventura, CA. patfl [email protected]. cover, lifelines, stanchions, pulpit. Very $21,900/obo. Nicest I-28 anywhere, this clean. Race ready or overnight to the is the one you’ve been waiting for, 2nd 25-FT PACIFIC SEACRAFT, 1976. island. (760) 727-8910 or (760) 802-2034 owner, low-hours Yanmar, dodger/bimini, Marina Green. $10,995/obo. Great bay or [email protected]. stereo, VHF, Lowrance GPS w/chip, Adler boat, convenient Marina Green berth Barbour refrigeration, ST4000 autopilot, $208/mo, $1,250 transfer fee or move. ZEPHYR AND TRAILER WANTED. hot/cold pressure water, wheel, roller Roller reefi ng, sleeps 5, 8hp inboard die- Please email. 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Clean Delta been kept on trailer. (415) 342-3181 or boat, kept in covered storage during 23-FT RANGER, 1976. Antioch. CA. [email protected]. winter. Extensive optional equipment. $3,400. Strong and FAST design perfect All lines brought aft with jib downhaul. for Bay/Delta. Double life lines. Manual & 26-FT ZAP, 1979. $5,900. Bruce King 50hp Evinrude outboard with low hours; electric bilge pumps. 30amp shore power called this boat, “One of my favorite serviced 3/10-new water pump. Bottom with charger. All sails in great condition. designs.” It’s a surfi n’ ultralite that was paint 2008. (707) 374-5627. 3 headsails, spinnaker with all gear, new so far ahead of its time, YRA made a UK Powerhead mainsail. Headfoil. 4 rule change to disqualify it. Very well self-tailing winches. Topsides and spars constructed and in excellent condition. 27-FT NOR’SEA, 1980. Moss Landing, repainted. Mariner 8 HP outboard runs See more: http://zap26sail.blogspot.com. CA. $16,000. Tough little blue water perfectly. Dry holds, solid keelbolts, great Call (510) 277-2291. cruiser, safe, easy to handle junk rig, interior. Custom cockpit cushions. Turn many offshore mods, Fiji vet, aft cabin. key! Jump on and go sailing! (925) 597- Check link for pictures and detailed info at 0441 or [email protected]. www.kabai.com/seablossom. Contact (408) 218-9604 or [email protected]. 20-FT PSC FLICKA, 1992. San Carlos, Mexico. $30,000. Beautiful Flicka, single- 27-FT ERICSON, 1972. Gas House handers package, radar, solar, Espar $6,000. 4 Sale, Cove, Marina Green S.F.. 27-FT ERICSON, 1976. Alameda (Ballena D2 and much more... Can deliver. Price partnership, trade, lease. Ericson 27 with Marina). $7,500. Sloop-rigged sailboat. has been reduced! Check out website longshaft outboard. Quiet Gashouse Cove Wheel steering with tiller attachment. and email me with questions, Randy. slip. Sale $6,000, partner $3,000 plus 1/2 Standing and running rigging in good http://picasaweb.google.com/sirena.jh/ slip, lease $200 plus slip, trade 30-35 condition. 18hp 2-cyl diesel inboard. Dulcinea02?authkey=Gv1sRgCLWk1t- CAL 2-27, 1977. San Mateo. $7,900. footer. Contact Peter. (707) 350-6647 or Self-furling jib added in April 2008. (510) B3fXvCA#. [email protected]. Self-tending jib, main, spinnaker, spin- [email protected]. 205-1973 or [email protected]. naker pole, whisker pole, new standing rigging, spreader and halyards (2009), 27-FT PACIFIC SEACRAFT ORION. CATALINA 250 WATER BALLAST. VHF, knotmeter, depth meter, solar panel, Alameda, CA. $48,500. Aphrodite 25 TO 28 FEET 1979. 1996. Stockton Sailing Club. $12,950/ new tiller, compass, battery and antenna, gave us great memories and adventures obo. Roller furling (with cover), Edson electric and manual bilge pump, ice box, in Mexico. Great condition and cruise 26-FT LAGUNA, 1986. Redding. $10,000. pedestal steering, Boomkicker, depth and With 93 trailer, full set North sails, A- new holding tank w/sea outlet, teak ready. Cutter rig, Yanmar diesel, Cape- speedometer, kick up rudder, spare tiller, spinnaker never used, roller furling, spare interior, infl atable dinghy, standing head horn windvane, 2 Uni-Solar panels, new bimini, life vests (auto infl atable), Honda sails, interior carpets and cushions plus room, great running Atomic 4, regularly asymmetrical spinnaker, propane s/o, 9.9 engine, Tandem trailer with mast rais- cockpit cushions, wheel steering, remote maintained and ready to sail. Great family dodger, more. Surveyed July 2010. Call ing system, sail cover. (559) 479-2094 or throttle on 7.5 Honda, salon table needs boat for Bay and Delta. (571) 236-6942 or (530) 392-5651. [email protected]. rebuilding. (530) 549-4337. [email protected].

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October, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 169 Hand Crafted, High-Effi ciency Area Light LED Swivel Reading and Berth Lights in Chrome or Titanium (Brass) Finish 27-FT O’DAY, 1978. San Rafael, CA. 27-FT CATALINA, 1977. Redondo Beach. $9,900. Great sailing boat - consistently $9,500/obo. Completely restored. Atomic Brighten your cabin with better light quality, superior color sailed, maintained and upgraded. Clean 4 inboard gas great condition! VHF, hand- rendition, and lower battery drain! Selection of wood choices turnkey race winner. Comfortable cruiser. held GPS. NEW: mainsail, jib furling, all for fi xtures. Splash-proof and Night-vision models available. Yanmar diesel. Dual AGM’s, inverter, paint, compass, depth sounder, lots more. Dual power for bright light or gentle glow, and two levels of red. Martec folding prop. Dripless shaft seal. Please email me for full list and more ProFurl AP with remote. (415) 269-3140 photos! (818) 726-5098 or pascalenyby@ or [email protected]. gmail.com. Alpenglow Lights, LLC, P. O. Box 415, Eureka, MT 59917 [email protected] · www.alpenglowlights.com 27-FT CATALINA, 1978. Berkeley. $5,900/ obo. Joy. Unique w/custom portholes, 29 TO 31 FEET roller furling. Ready to sail, upgraded chainplates, recently tuned rig. Running Atomic 4. Huge owner network. Coastal Save Your Aft! cruiser. Liveaboard ready. Transferable slip. www.fl ickr.com/photos/53701147@N07/. Using one of our 1900+ patterns or your (310) 903-9501 or [email protected]. own pattern, let our craftsmen create a comfortable, durable, and stylish set of all-weather cushions for your cockpit. Find your custom, closed cell foam cushions at www.bottomsiders.com! 29-FT PEARSON TRITON, 1966. Red- SEE US wood City. $5,000/obo. Turnkey-ready, AT THE well-maintained classic offshore cruiser. ANNAPOLIS Raced on 7/17/2010, placing 2nd out BOAT SHOW of 7 Tritons in the annual BVBC Plastic OCT. 7-11 Classic. Photos on Craig’s List. Bought 28-FT HAWKFARM, 1976. Alameda. bigger boat, must sell. See more at BottomSiders Call Toll Free: (800) 438-0633 $16,000/offer. Eclipse. Excellent condi- http://sfbay.craigslist.org/boa/. (650) 780- tion. Immaculately maintained by original 9914 or [email protected]. 2305 Bay Avenue [email protected] owner. Fully equipped. Ready to race Hoquiam, WA 98550 Fax: 360-533-4474 or cruise. Bay or Ocean. Storied racing career, comfortable cruiser. New Yanmar inboard diesel. Many sails. Electronic package. Many extras. (510) 522-4006 Bay Marine Survey, LLC or [email protected]. 25-FT MERIT, 1974. Richmond Yacht Club. $3,500. New standing and running JeSSe Brody, SAMS-AMS rigging. New bottom paint. 2002 Honda 5hp outboard long shaft. (925) 462-8257 or (510) 610-8879 or glenn.davis40@ • Pre-purchase and insurance condition & value surveys 31-FT HUNTER, 1984. Ballena Isle Ma- comcast.net. • Comprehensive inspections with detailed reports rina, Alameda, CA. $25,000. Very good condition. Full dodger, roller furler, Quest • Based in Berkeley and serving all of San Francisco Bay 150 custom genoa, spinnaker pole, Ray- marine radar/chartplotter and autopilot, cockpit table, Yanmar diesel, VHF radio, CD with 6 speakers, low wattage inverters, (2) new batteries, 2009 bottom paint, H/C pressurized water, (2) burner stove with oven, BBQ, infl atable mini-dinghy, self climbing Top Climber. All Coast Guard www.baymarinesurvey.com required safety equipment, charts and books, (2) anchors and rodes, Buoy hook. 415.342.0757 25-FT CATALINA 250 WATER BALLAST. Too much more to list. (775) 626-2679 or 1995. Benicia. $17,988. With trailer and (775) 722-1600 or [email protected]. mast raising system. 8hp Honda 4-stroke long shaft, all new navy blue canvas, CATALINA 30 MK I, 1979. Rio Vista. snorkel, wheel cover, carpets, etc. Wheel $8,900. Tiller, Atomic 4 good runner, w/pedestal. Boat is immaculate. Will not recent 110 genoa w/roller furling, interior COMPUTER ABOARD? disappoint. Very hard to fi nd. (707) 696- woodwork in very good shape. (559) 284- CAPN & Digital Charts 9600 or [email protected]. 2144 or [email protected]. AIS WiFi Cellular Amps SatPhones: Iridium & Globalstar HF SSB Radio & Pactor Modems Repair, Restoration & Wireless E-mail New Construction TM Fred Andersen Boat & Woodworks (510) 522-2705 EA ECH YSTEMS STARBOARD YACHT DELIVERIES S800.4T44.2581 S281.334.1174 [email protected] www.sea-tech.com Over 50,000 sea miles • Pacifi c, Caribbean, Atlantic Call for Info on SeaTech Packages and CAPN Demo Disk USCG Master 100 GT STCW • Power & Sail Call for InfoS EEon USSeaTech AT THE PackagesANNAPOLIS and BOAT CAPN SHOW Demo Disk Rick Whiting • (415) 740-2924 • [email protected]

Page 170 • Latitude 38 • October, 2010 29-FT ERICSON, 1972. S.F. Marina. 30-FT CS, 1985. Vallejo Yacht Club. 30-FT ISLANDER BAHAMA, 1981. 32-FT CATALINA C320, 2004. Dana $16,500. Immaculate ocean cruiser/racer. $29,000. Top quality Canadian-built family Fortman Marina, Alameda. $16,000/obo. Point Harbor. $98,750. 100 hours, ex- Optional slip. Inboard Atomic-4, galley, cruiser. Well maintained, full sail inventory, GPS, dodger, wheel steering, furling jib, cellent condition, Collinite detail, new head, sleeps 6. Roller furling headsail. new Pineapple jib, reliable V-P diesel, ext sails. Strong diesel engine. Clean bottom paint, 2 new batteries, profession- Easy singlehand. All new: main, genoa, extremely roomy 6’2” headroom. Working boat. Owner getting old, need to sell. ally rebedded, adjusted rigging, modifi ed standing and running rigging, whisker overseas - no time to sail! See website Please call or email. (209) 984-2085 or pulpit and roller fi ts 30-ft slip (32’ LOA). pole, radio, mast antenna, charger, for full details: http://avocet.weebly.com. [email protected]. Owned since new, photos on request, more. Racing setup. (415) 658-1826 or (530) 389-4308 or [email protected]. extras. (949) 842-1032 or [email protected]. [email protected]. 32 TO 35 FEET 32-FT SABRE, 1985. Sausalito Yacht 30-FT MORGAN, 1970. Berkeley. $9,300. Harbor. $51,500. Replaced/new ‘09: all 24hp Universal diesel, feathering propel- cushions, propane stove/oven, GPS, ler, tiller. Standing, most running rigging VHF, stereo, batteries, all hoses, jib, replaced 4 years ago. Lifelines 2 years, steering cables, running rigging and en- new bottom this August, 3 headsails, gine heat exchanger. Westerbeke 21hp drifter, newer main. 6’2” headroom, di- diesel. Canvas dodger. Avon 9-ft dinghy. nette. (510) 490-5500 or (510) 366-5449 [email protected]. or [email protected]. 34-FT HUNTER 33.5T, 1991. Point Rich- J/29, 1985, SEATTLE. $18,500. Great race mond, CA. $35,000. For sale by original record, masthead rig, hydraulic backstay, owners; impeccably maintained. Full- B&G, stereo, rod rigging. Restored in 2002. battened main w/Dutchman fl aking system, 32-FT VALIANT, 1980. San Francisco. Will take J/24 on trade. (253) 288-0117 or $45,000. Proven bluewater cruiser, roller roller furling jib, autopilot, 27hp Yanmar, [email protected]. furling jib, 3-cylinder Universal diesel, infl atable dinghy with outboard included. windvane, radar, autopilot, SSB and VHF Photos and additional information at 30-FT BABA CUTTER, 1981. Antofa- radios, anchor winch and all-chain rode. website: http://ssmay2.blogspot.com. gasta, Chile. $54,000. Roller furler, genoa, Hot water, shower, propane stove w/ [email protected]. stormsails, drifter with sock, extensive oven. 6-man liferaft. (415) 601-5666 or ground tackle, Yanmar 30 with good [email protected]. 30-FT CONTEST, 1970. Stockton, CA. spare inventory. Infl atable with 2hp Honda $6,800. Built in Holland. Heavy duty outboard. Delivery negotiable. (907) 299- 34-FT SAN JUAN, 1984. $30,000. Price trailer. New bottom job. Two sets of sails. 1068 or [email protected]. reduced for quick sale. Fast comfortable, One tan bark set unused. New spinnaker blue water cruiser, excellent condition. 6’ and storm main and jib. Nice mahogany ISLANDER 30 MK II, 1971. Moss Land- headroom, galley, sleeps six, rod rigging. interior. Busted but complete A4 is on ing Harbor District. $7,500. 4-cyl gas Roller furling headsail, 150% genoa, trailer. Email for pics/info. (530) 355-1338 inboard (Palmer P60). Fiberglass hull w/ main, working jib. 3GMD Yanmar, Achilles or [email protected]. teak trim. 3-burner alcohol stove/oven, dinghy, large bimini. Original owner. (510) BBQ. Depth/fishfinder, CB and VHF 420-8956 or [email protected]. 30-FT PEARSON, DELTA. $7,800. Price radio. Recent work: Sept ‘09 hauled out, 34-FT TIFFANY JAYNE, 1983. Richmond reduced. NEW bottom last May. 2002 tuned up, oil change, new head, replaced YC. $39,500. Perfect for SF Bay and model Volvo diesel, cabin heater, clean through hulls and zincs. Sails include beyond. Beautiful, fast (PHRF132) and and ready. Call for info. If you have called spinnaker, 2 storm jibs, 100% & 130% responsive. Delightful to sail. In the spirit before, I was out of town. Please call genoa. Mahogany interior. 5 lifejackets, of the Alerion for 1/3 the price. One owner. again. (916) 777-5510 or (916) 217-6908 lots of extras. Sleeps 4 comfortably. Superb condition. http://sites.google. or [email protected]. Good solid boat. Ready to sail. Take over com/site/tiffanyjaneforsale/. (510) 525- slip. (831) 915-6783 or (831) 659-1921 or 0279 or [email protected]. [email protected].

35-FT YOUNG SUN CUTTER, 1981. San Carlos, Mexico. $74,800. Blue water cruiser, located in San Carlos, Mexico, ready to sail the world , full cruise equipped, more information on our website, or email. http://youngsun. squarespace.com/specs. (970) 259-5102 29-FT CAL, 1972. Novato. $12,500. or [email protected]. Newly painted hull by pro. Atomic 4 34-FT J/105, 1994. San Francisco. runs great. Spinnaker, radial headsail 30-FT SANTANA 3030PC, 1982. $82,500. Hull #83, pre-scrimp boat is Ventura. 34-FT CATALINA, 1987. Monterey. Popu- (shown). 3 jibs (90,110,150), 7 winches, $27,000. Race or cruise. 2-cyl Yanmar lar 34-footer in very good condition. Sale for sale. Lightly used. Minimum class 2 mainsails - all VG condition. Autopilot, 267hrs. New headliner/cabin sole/elec- by moving owner. Ready to sail, standard weight, wheel package, excellent condi- 12V refrigerator, whisker pole, battery trical panels. New rod rigging. Harken rig, roller-furling, spacious and clean tion. (650) 380-1583 or josephandresen@ charger. (415) 883-5365 or lagoonlovers@ traveler/genoa leads. Harken roller furler, interior, draft 5’7, lots of instruments, mac.com. sbcglobal.net. dodger, H/C pressure shower, CNG stove/ autopilot, well maintained diesel engine. oven. Full sail inventory. Too much to list. Priced for quick sale. For more details, 32-FT ISLANDER, 1976. SF Pier 39, Slip 30-FT CATALINA, 1976. Paradise Cay, (805) 581-9220 or [email protected]. email [email protected]. C-26. $9,500/obo. Extensive work on rig- Tiburon. $17,900. Universal Atomic 4 ging, engine, and hull in 2005. Last 3 years gas engine and transmission, completely 30-FT SEIDELMANN 299, 1979. neglected due to illness. Interior good Pelican 35-FT ERICSON, 1974. Downtown Sau- rebuilt by Jacobson machine. Self-furling $6,000/obo. MUST condition. Exterior needs TLC. Same Harbor, Sausalito. salito. $31,500. Upwind slip with view of jib, rigged for spinnaker. Surveyed, bot- SELL. Great cruising sloop with speed, Angel Island from the cockpit, forest green owner since 1998. Must see to appreci- tom cleaned and painted Aug 2007. New fi n keel and comfortable accommoda- canvas, dodger, roller furling, gennaker, ate. To be sold as is. (831) 624-4910 or propeller shaft, bearings, fathometer, tions. Yanmar diesel, radio, depthfi nder, D.S., K.M., VHF, GPS, Yanmar diesel-950 [email protected]. exhaust system, hoses and bilge pump. knotmeter, extra jib, well maintained. Slip hrs. A very pretty boat. (707) 357-1309. (Possible partnership). (415) 342-3181 or available to qualifi ed buyer. [email protected].

Ted’s Marine Refrigeration Available November-May: Guaymas, San Carlos & Sonora, Mexico 10 years experience, Mexico/US • New Systems, Design, Troubleshooting • Refi t & Retrofi t Icebox superwind.com Construction • AC/DC Engine Drive, Holding Plates, Environmentally Friendly Refrigerants EPA Certified Since ‘96 ✩ [email protected] ✩ (408) 656-0549 THIS COULD BE YOU… MARINE SURVEYOR Let the Classy Classifi ed business ads work for you. Sharpe Surveying & Consulting. SAMS Accredited Marine Surveyor. Submit online at: Serving the San Francisco Bay and Delta. www.latitude38.com [email protected] • (510) 337-0706

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USE BATTERIES EFFICIENTLY! • LED lights 33-FT HANS CHRISTIAN, 1980. San 34-FT PEARSON, 1984. Wilmington. Diego. $119,000. Change of plans! $41,250. Original owner. Fin keel. Great • Engel fridge/ Fully refi tted for S. Pacifi c voyage. New condition with 110 genoa and blade storm freezers Yanmar, electronics, watermaker, sails, jib. Autopilot, propane stove/oven, wheel See us at the rigging, batteries, solar, canvas, dinghy steering, battery charger, H&C pressure ANNAPOLIS BOAT SHOW • Wonder Wash and spares. Loads of cruising gear. Ready water, must see, 20 hp original Yanmar October 7-11 and more to go. (619) 319-0136. diesel engine. [email protected]. 34-FT HUNTER, 1984. Sausalito, CA. www.svhotwire.com 727.943.0424 $24,900. If you can fi nd a cruise-ready 36 TO 39 FEET sailboat at this price, take it! This is a 34-ft sailboat that could leave for Mexico tomor- Marine Diesel Specialists row. Just fi ll up the water and fuel and turn left after leaving the Golden Gate. Any tak- ers? This is an excellent, fi rst time boat that AT YOUR SLIP! is rigged for singlehanding and operates well under all conditions. I love this boat, but I am now the owner of another boat, so it is time to sell. This Hunter is priced to move. Photos and a detailed description of the boat can be found at: htttp://witch- doctorsailboat.webs.com. (415) 497-6116 36-FT ALLIED PRINCESS, 1977. San or [email protected]. Rafael, CA. $40,000. This well regarded cruising ketch has undergone a major refi t over the last fi ve years, including new rigging, electronics, sails, and hull LP paint. The boat has had three owners, and all 30 years experience • Universal/Westerbeke dealers maintenance documents, including origi- Repairs/Tune-ups all models • Engine Surveys, Instruction nal delivery manuals are onboard. (707) 364-0801 or [email protected]. BAY MARINE DIESEL 510-435-8870 37-FT GULFSTAR, 1978. Berkeley Ma- [email protected] rina. $27,500. Great boat to sail, roomy, comfortable and very stable. Extensive 35-FT COOPER 353, 1981. San Diego. rehab in 2002, new standing and running $64,900. Roomy, solid coastal cruiser. rigging, thru-hull fi ttings, roller furling, Excellent condition with many improve- head and holding tank and more. (619) ments. New engine, batteries, wind 244-2144 or [email protected]. generator, nav equipment. Good looking boat inside and out. Divorce sale. See details and pictures at: http://picasaweb. google.com/114099174294335707289/ Cooper353#. (928) 699-0986. MAKELA BOATWORKS Family owned since 1948

Wooden Boat Building • Repair and Restoration 39-FT CAL, 1980. Berkeley. $59,000. Great Bay and Delta boat. Lots of up- 19280 South Harbor Drive • Fort Bragg, CA 95437 grades completed in the last 12 months. Terrifi c sailing qualities and offshore ca- (707) 964-3963 pable. Maintenance records and photos 32-FT ERICSON, 1971. Bruno’s Island, available, Perkins 4-108 with wide range email: [email protected] • www.Makelaboatworks.com Isleton. $18,900. Great cruising and Bay of sails. (916) 208-3606 or gary.greule@ boat. Well maintained, excellent ma- gmail.com. hogany interior, new bottom paint. Three headsails, spinnaker, lines led back, self- tailing winches, Yanmar diesel, LectraSan NEW AND USED SAILS! sanitation, depth sounder, knotmeter. Specializing in production boats and featuring the largest selection (510) 207-0111 or (510) 525-3572 or of stock sails available anywhere! Save with warehouse volume [email protected]. discounts on Stock Sails, Custom Sails, Sail Covers, Furlers and ST SHIPPING! Accessories. All top Quality. FA All Fully • Full Batten Mains Guaranteed! • Furling Genoas • Storm Jibs OFFSHORE PASSAGEMAKING INSTRUCTION IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC • Trysails John & Amanda Neal are dedicated to providing hands-on, HE • Furling Units documented instruction aboard their Hallberg-Rassy 46 Mahina Tiare III, AIL • Custom Canvas drawing on their combined 502,000 miles and 66 years of experience. AREHOUSE • Used Sails www.mahina.com • (360) 378-6131 Mexico • Caribbean • South Pacifi c ® Going Somewhere? THE SAIL WAREHOUSE Stop by our offi ce and take a bundle of Latitude 38 along with you. P h.(831) 646-5346 www.thesailwarehouse.com We promise you’ll be a hero for sharing them with other cruisers! Latitude 38 • 15 Locust Ave • Mill Valley, CA • (415) 383-8200 • Open M-F 9-5

Page 172 • Latitude 38 • October, 2010 37-FT ALBERG, 1980. Port Townsend. $60,000. Excellent condition, well maintained. Lots of sails. Profurl roller furling, Volvo diesel, windlass, monitor and Autohelm self-steering, GPS, VHF and sideband radios. Bruce anchor, 200’ chain dinghy and outboard, recent survey. Contact James. (360) 765-3222 or [email protected].

39-FT FREYA IN STEEL, 1974. 38-FT CAT KETCH, $49,000, ASKING. 38-FT KETTENBURG, 1956. 3 Available. Oxnard, 45-FT SPARKMAN & STEPHENS. Sea- $35,000/obo. Freya Halvorsen 39 This easily handled Halsey Herreshof- “Nice boat!”, “Beautiful boat!”, “Gorgeous CA. farer Yawl, 1962. San Francisco. $75,000. steel sloop. Insulated, rebuilt 85hp Ford designed Cat Ketch 38 has unstayed boat!” heard many times from other boat- Yacht Soltura. Built in Holland in 1962 diesel. Autopilot, radar, GPS, fridge, carbon fi ber masts: no standing rigging ers during every sail. Enjoy character, of hand-laid fi berglass. Seven Seafarer shower, hot water. Hood roller furling, to worry about, no foresails to contend admiration, and fantastic sailing while 45’s were built, and their high quality of hydraulic windlass, sounder, dodger, with. She averaged 7-8 knots from Puerto sustaining the heritage. More details at: construction is evident. Great size for the Vallarta to Napa. The hull is of sandwich www.sailk38.com. (916) 847-9064 or refurbished aluminum mast/boom. 8-ft Bay, Delta and Pacifi c. Sea-kindly and construction with Airex closed-cell foam. [email protected]. dinghy. (805) 200-6089 or traim69@ easily handled by two people. Contact The Caribbean pine interior features two hotmail.com. Jerry. (415) 435-3513 or gsrumsey@ private cabins, each with a head (one 36-FT HUNTER 356, 2003. Alameda. yahoo.com. of which has a composting toilet). She $92,900. Beautiful boat. Very spacious in- 37-FT PEARSON INVICTA YAWL, 1967. is well equipped with radar, autopilot, terior. New bottom paint. Save thousands Oakland, CA. $25,000. Monitor vane, so- watermaker, ultraviolet water purifi er, fuel over buying through a brokerage. See all lar panels, hard dodger, windlass, heavy system algae remover, new Awlgrip paint details and photos on the listed web page. anchors, roller furling, recent bottom, and brand new sails. (707) 254-0220. http://web.mac.com/laynegalloway. (801) new propane stove, heater, chart plotter, 419-4100 or [email protected]. charger, stereo. Needs Westerbeke diesel installed, new hatch secured. Ready for 38-FT HUGHES, 1970. Monterey, CA. $21,000/make offer. Canadian built S&S cruising. (707) 758-4417 or trilightsailor@ design. Sound hull, low hours on nearly gmail.com. new diesel engine. Sails nicely, needs TLC & newer/upgraded equipment. (831) 915- 39-FT SWAN 391, 1986. Puerto Vallarta, $149,000. 39’10” LOA, designed 4984 or coffi [email protected]. Mexico. 40-FT PETERSON IOR, 1979. Singlar by Ron Holland. Excellent condition with Marina, Guaymas, Mexico. $90,000. low engine hours. Major refi t 2007-2010 37-FT TARTAN, 1976. Maryland. $34,000. Alum. hull, Pathfi nder 50, watermaker, Bahamas, Caribbean? Budget cruiser, go with new standing & running rigging, electric windlass, 66 Bruce, Profurl, hard now. Good old boat. New Harken furler, ra- batteries & charging, windlass, etc. VHF, vang, spinnaker/whisker poles, full batten dar, SSB, solar, ‘08 FB main, windlass, AP, SSB, WFx, B&G instruments. Email 3 reef main, Strong Track, 5 headsails, [email protected]. frig, inverter. Centerboard missing, sweet HANS CHRISTIAN 38 MK II, 1985. Savan- boom brake, winches-2 3-speed, 5 self sailing S&S design. If not now, when? (301) nah, Georgia. $80,000 motivated. Price tailing, radar, GPS, depth sounder, auto- 974-2620 or [email protected]. lowered!! New epoxy glass hull, shaft, pilot, windvane, 2 solar panels, 100 amp MaxProp, cutlass and stuffi ng box, 300’ 40 TO 50 FEET alternator, 8 AGM, 2 inverters, stove/oven, of 3/8 HT chain primary, 100’ 3/8 HT on Lavac head, refrigerator-7.2 cubic ft. (435) 300’ rode secondary ground tackle from 513-1556 or [email protected]. Svendsen’s Aug. ‘09, new keel-cooled Frigoboat unit, new Lectra-Scan. Rayma- 46-FT PETERSON CUTTER, 1981. rine radar and chartplotter. Two mains-one $165,000. Change of plans. Ready to full batten, 130 jib, staysail, storm sail, cruise, everything new! MaxProp and inner forestay blooper sail. Ready for Med shaft, Xantrex inverter. All Raymarine or Fiji. (404) 354-3855, (770) 710-7079 or electronics, autopilot, Furuno radar, water [email protected]. and fuel tanks, Lofrans, cruising Mylar main+135%. Spin & sock, Furlex, Awlgrip 38-FT ALAJUELA, 1976. Sequim, Wash- hull and deck. (805) 469-3014. ington. $129,000. Well maintained and 43-FT 435 BENETEAU, 1985. Marina del equipped 38-ft FRP cutter. Stoutly built Rey. $129,000. A rare pedigree French for offshore cruising. Many improve- export. Open checkbook refi t and main- ments including new engine 2005. Go tenance. Huge equipment list. Tall rig. 12 to blogspot for full details and photos: ST Lewmar’s, Harken, low-time Perkins, http://alajuela38.blogspot.com. (360) all B&G’s w/pilot, custom panel, Furuno 683-8662 or [email protected]. radar/GPS. Perfect teak decks. Huge aft stateroom. Navtec and Quantum, etc. 37-FT CREALOCK CUTTER, 1980. Swan looks-Frers speed. Sistership in Monterey. $45,000. Ballenger taber- 38-FT HUNTER 380, 2001. San Diego, book “World’s Best Sailboats”. Timeless nacled mast. New Yanmar w/saildrive, CA. $119,000. Well loved Hunter 380 for beauty. Turnkey. (310) 666-4546 or (310) radar, GPS, easy access to all systems, sale by owner. Lots of equipment and 550-0742 or [email protected]. 43-FT ROBERTS 434. Corten Steel 70gal diesel, 3 watertight bulkheads. Not extras... ready to go! Go to her website for Pilothouse, 1997. Tomales Bay. $75,000. in yacht condition, needs fi nish work. pics and full specs: www.hunter380.com, 40-FT HUNTER LEGEND, 1986. La Serious offshore cruiser ready to go. Great little sailing ship. Price fi rm. Email or call us and we will fax or email them to Paz, MX. $68,000. Cruise ready for the Corten steel, modern underbody, Yan- [email protected]. you. (909) 721-2095 or (909) 721-0891 or 2010/11 season, full electronics, com- mar 75 turbo 350hrs, radar, watermaker, [email protected]. fortable performance cruiser. Constantly 640w solar, Lofrans windlass, good sails upgraded with newer equipment. Call or with cockpit sail handling. See more at write for details and pictures. Save money http://sites.google.com/site/svfunkadelic/. by buying in Mexico. (530) 957-2810 or Email [email protected]. [email protected].

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October, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 173 44-FT KELLY PETERSON, 1977. Kemer/ Antalya Turkey. $90,000.00. Fully loaded/ Mathiesen Marine ready for cruising. Perkins 4236/1993 For all of your electronics and electrical needs 90hp engine rebuilt 2009. 5 sails including beautiful chute. In process of installing Raymarine HD radar. PUR watermaker, End of Season Sale - Lowest prices of the solar panels, KISS wind generator, 2009 year on all brands of electronics! AGM batteries, much, much more. Lo- cated on the beautiful Turquoise Coast Raymarine Mobile Showroom on site at Kemer/Antalya, Turkey. See marina Saturday & Sunday, October 16th & 17th website: www.Kemerturkizmarina.com. GULFSTAR 43 MK II. center cockpit Will be on board October/November. Rent ketch, 1979. San Diego Pier 32. $89,000. paid to May 2011. [email protected]. Much loved ketch, easily handled by two. Great liveaboard with 2 cabin, 2 41-FT MORGAN CLASSIC MODEL. head layout, great galley. Perkins 4-108. 1991. San Carlos, Mexico. $98,000. Continually maintained. Ready for cruis- Primo condition. Equipped and ready to ing, just add electronics and go. See de- 3300 Powell Street, Emeryville cruise. Center cockpit, great liveaboard, tailed speciﬁ cations and photos at www. must see to appreciate roominess. Recent svDreamKetcher.com. (805) 558-9969 or (510) 350-6622 www.MathiesenMarine.com survey. See blog for equipment list and [email protected]. current photos, http://sailboatvagari. blogspot.com. Contact (520) 825-7551 or [email protected].

Tax Deduction 50-FT HERRESHOFF CARIBBEAN. 1978. Napa Marine. $199,500. 14.5’ beam, 6’ draft, Perkins 6-354, radar/AP/ 44-FT CATALINA MORGAN 440, 2005. SSB-Ham, VHF, Probe, 6-person raft, Napa. $220,000. In great condition. Com- spares, tools, dinghy/motor. Fresh interior pletely set up for cruising and has sailed refi nish. Not a fi re sale. Serious inquiries to Tahiti and back. Roller furling, inner only. www.sailboatlistings.com. Call (707) forestay, autopilot, radar, chartplotter, 834-4798. dodger, 120 Vac inverter, 600 AH battery bank with quick charge system, 75hp 50-FT FD-12, 1981. Mexico. Unsink- diesel engine, VHF, stereo, 2 zone cabin able 50-ft cutter, AK/Mexico/SoPac vet. HVAC, refrigerator and freezer, water- Superb galley in pilothouse: generous maker, dinghy davits, 4 sails including counter space, good daylight and view. asymmetrical spinnaker. Call Denny for Berths for 5-6 in 2 staterooms forward more details. (707) 486-0412. We are and master stateroom aft (privacy for always parents w/children or guests). More at looking out for you! J/41, 1985, SPINDRIFT MARINA. Isle- www.svdaydreamer.com. Call (928) ton. $29,000. Set up to cruise or race, 717-8812. American Yacht Insurance for boats over V-berth, propane stove, teak interior, 26 feet. We provide cover for any fl ag refrigerator, Harken furler, 4 KW radar, 40-FT DELPHIA GT TALL RIG 2 CABIN. Germany • Great Britain • Monaco 2 autopilots. Has been to Canada and 2 Sausalito, CA. $268,000. Rare registration or Denmark • Austria • Spain • Croatia 2008. years in Mexico. combination of high performance sailing navigation. Sweden • USA* AND hand crafted old-world mahogany 500 Mamaroneck Avenue Suite 318 interior. Built tough for the Baltic; built Harrison, NY 10528 beautifully for comfort and sophisticated Phone (914) 381-2066 tastes, this import is LOADED. Dealer Newport Shipyard demo with ocean coastal shakedown One Washington Street and SF Bay demo sails the only mileage. Newport, RI 02840 PRACTICALLY NEW. Serious inquiries Phone (401) 619-1499 only, this boat MUST be seen. Full specs and pictures on dedicated website: www.pantaenius.com http://delphia40gt.info. Leave contact info

*Pantaenius America Ltd. is a licensed insurance agent licensed or call John at (415) 332-5209. in all 50 states. It is an independent corporation incorporated 40-FT FORMOSA KETCH, 1975. under the laws of New York and is a separate and distinct entity Ma- from any entity of the Pantaenius Group. USA09037 www.hqhh.de rina Bay, Richmond. $25,000. 40ft O.A., 34ft O.D. Glass hull. Partially rebuilt INTERNET FRAUD. Recently, we’ve 2001-present. Replaced items with been getting more reports of a new twist new includes engine, masts, electrical, in Internet scams, so we feel compelled electronics, etc. Excellent liveaboard. to warn you once again about this un- M Complete inventory. (415) 302-9944 or CK, RA SAY & W fortunate aspect of human nature. The LO H [email protected]. ED N newest scam is for someone to give W G you a check for $2,500 over the asking Marine Surveyors 45-FT DOWNEASTER CC, 1980. La Paz, price, (or a deposit), to cover test drive $Best offer. This California-built Mexico. fees, inspection or delivery costs. They boat was reﬁ t in 2004. Our plans have Vessel surveys, have transporters available. Then they changed and we will make this an excel- will ask you to cash the check and pay lent deal for new owner. Can be seen consulting, deliveries. the transporters or drivers, keeping your at website: www.mazmarine.com. (941) cut. Then, much later, the bank informs 204-3271 or [email protected]. Serving the you that the check was no good. You will be out the $2,500. We recommend that Bay Area you don’t even respond to the initial email since 1980 inquiry. For more info on these cons, see: www.craigslist.com/about/scams.html. www.norcalmarinesurveyors.com Brave New World. (415) 505-3494

Page 174 • Latitude 38 • October, 2010 31-FT CORSAIR F31, 1995. Ventura. MULTIHULLS $84,000. Aft cabin F31 set up for sin- glehanded sailing. Factory modified 42-FT KURT HUGHES CRUISING CAT. transom-hung rudder. 2 full suits of sails, $10,000/obo. Both hulls are about 65% GPS chartplotter, autopilot and wind complete, but unfi nished. The builder ran speed/direction/depth. Trailer w/stain- out of time and money. Hulls have been less disc brakes. Many more upgrades. turned. Includes the plans. (805) 461-0434 See more at www.corsairf31forsale.com. or (805) 235-7937 or michaelcurtis7982@ Email [email protected]. sbcglobal.net. 35-FT MARPLES CC. Hulls 41-FT BENETEAU OCEANIS 411, 2001. 51-FT STEEL KETCH. Super world $20,000/obo. completed; Yanmar diesel installed, 5 Mediterranean. $139,000. The perfect cruiser, Ventura. $119,900. 51’ overall, couple’s cruising boat with offshore 44’ on deck, 40’ at water line, beam bags of new sails, mast, boom, winches, capabilities. Two cabin owner’s version. 12’11’’, draft 5’10’’. Ford Lehman, 80hp rigging, super prop, anchors, and most Designed by Groupe Finot and built diesel engines with low hours. Felicity everything needed to complete the boat. by Beneteau in France. Well-equipped has radar, AP, dodger, inverter, furling jib [email protected]. and meticulously maintained. Never and genoa, Bristol condition paint and chartered. Stored on the hard at least six varnish, mahogany interior with many months per year since new. Only 1,100 other features. Built in Holland with the POWER & HOUSEBOATS hours on Volvo 59hp engine. No sales fi nest quality of steel construction, and tax, personal property tax, or value added has been professionally maintained by 37-FT CHRIS-CRAFT CONSTELLATION. 32-FT PDQ, 1997. SFYC. $129,900. Price tax for USA buyers. USCG Registered. her owners for the past 25 years. This is a reduced. Absolutely Bristol. Survey/refi t 3 cabins, 1963. Emeryville. $13,000. Great Lying in the Med. (415) 269-4901 or stout, well-built offshore cruiser. She has a 2009. New sails, batteries (5), dodger, liveaboard! Classic, spacious, large win- [email protected]. draft of less than six feet and 250 gallons engines (100hrs). Two 135W solar panels. dows, lots of storage, very clean. Sleep of fresh water capacity. Email for more Raymarine plotter/radar/tridata instru- 6. New beautiful twin engines, head, 48-FT ISLANDER, 1985. Sausalito. information and pictures. Market value: mentation. Spinnaker. Central heat/AC, carpets, fridge. Needs some underwater $185,000. This is a classic Ted Brewer $165,000. Now: $119,900. Replacement microwave/instant hot water/frig. Bose hull repair, estimated at $6,000. (510) 904- design built by Islander. Pristine condition, cost exceeds 1 million dollars. (805) sound system with flat TV and more. 2297 or [email protected]. 3-year renovation just completed. Just 290-6119 or (805) 650-8888 ext: 133 or Must see. Replacement value 200k. about everything is new, sails, rigging, [email protected]. (415) 497-1350. 32-FT NORDIC TUG, 1998. Benicia. plumbing, pumps, etc. Call or email for $140,000. Rugged construction, fuel all the information. (415) 846-6919 or effi cient, reliable, solid and stable: cruise 50-FT PRIVILEGE 495, 2002. San Diego. [email protected]. $680,000. French built Privilege 495. in comfort and safety. 220 Cummins Great condition, ready to sail. In San diesel (312 hrs.), Northern Lights genset, 40-FT HANS CHRISTIAN CHRISTINA. Diego in October. See more at http:// bowthruster, full electronics, transom 1988. Peninsula. $125,000. Modern de- catamarankertidou.blogspot.com. (619) door. Recently cruised R/T to Catalina - sign, light teak interior, Pullman berth and 208-9985 or thierrybonnefi [email protected]. Mexico anyone? (707) 297-6535. aft stateroom, Cape Horn self-steering, self-tailing winches, sails beautifully. 45-FT CASAMANCE, 1988. 54-FT SAGAR 16 METER BARGE, 2002. Plans changed, not using it very much. San Carlos, $290,000. Custom built Mexico. $195,000. Fantastic Fountain Pa- Central France. Contact via email or leave message on jot catamaran proven blue water cruiser. 3 for all navigable waterways. 2 Brms, 2 phone. [email protected] or 55-FT FIBER STEEL, 1980. River View staterooms plus tool room. Roller furling bath. Complete inventory for comfort- (650) 563-5686. Marina, Sacramento $Make offer/Must main and headsails. Diesel generator, 160 able cruising. See website for photos and sell. 72’ LOA, 16’ beam, F/C, 671 main amp alternator and 24 GPH watermaker. complete inventory. Sagar has a two-year engine with 300 hrs. 15KW gen, 1100 Email for photos, additional information. waiting list for new build. Owner fi nanc- 51 FEET & OVER gals. diesel, 500 gals. fresh water, ketch (209) 743-6275 or (209) 694-4609 or ing. See more at http://web.me.com/ rig. New sails, 6’6” head room, sleeps 8. [email protected]. cbroussard/Acadia/Welcome.html. Dinghy and new electronics, 385’ 3/8 ht Email [email protected]. chain, 2000 lb windlass, 2 heads, shower, ice maker, 2 refrigerators/freezers. Great liveaboard with liveaboard slip. 7 minutes to downtown Sacto. Possible trades? Health forces sale. (916) 208-4141 or [email protected].

CLASSIC BOATS 65-FT FREEDOM, 1981. Berkeley Ma- rina, L Dock. $65,000. Fiberglass/balsa 27-FT SEA ISLANDER, 1954. Alameda. 34-FT CROSS TRIMARAN, 1980. La 65-FT WOOD CLASSIC, 1939. core, 200hp Volvo Penta diesel, about $12,000. 32 ft. overall, sloop rig, ma- Paz, Baja California. $10,000. This Cross Heavy 100hr. 3-carbon fi ber mast, sail plan not hogany on oak, bronze fastenings, new 34 Trimaran lost its mast 2 months ago; it built ex-trawler. GMC 12V-71, 21-kw fi nished, bottom kept up - in good shape, diesel engine, 90% new oversized stand- is now stored out of the water at Marina generator. Full electronics. Lots of equip- boat needs work. This is one big boat! ing and running rigging. Professionally Singlar in La Paz. It has dagger boards, ment. Ready to go. Would make great 18-ft beam, lots of headroom. Contact and lovingly maintained. Serious inquiries kickup rudder, retractable bow sprit, conversion. Will consider any reasonable (510) 701-5846 or [email protected]. only. (925) 933-4252 or (510) 506-8578 or watermaker, radar, dinghy, wind genera- offer. More pics/details: (707) 964-5423 or [email protected]. tor, great sails and much cruising equip- [email protected]. ment. It needs a new mast (3-5 available in La Paz) and work to fi x cracks in the 32-FT GRAND BANKS, 1967. Ocean deck. (619) 992-8496 or trimarandan@ Springs, MS. $45,000/obo. Really nice. hotmail.com. Buy as-is or I can fi nish. There is not $10,000 left. New photos coming online. Lots of work done here by me. Bought larger boat. http://webworldusa. com/gbforsale.html. (805) 637-9748 or [email protected].

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October, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 175 PARTNERSHIPS SAGA 409 SAILBOAT PARTNERSHIP. Belvedere, CA. Equity ownership interest Simply Great Sleep in new Saga 409 cruising sloop berthed at 1/4 NON-EQUITY PARTNERS IN. San Francisco Yacht Club. Semi-custom Coronado 27. Nice interior, two jibs, Tony Castro design built by Westerly solid outboard, kayak. Great berth at Marine. Dual staterooms, separate stall Sausalito Yacht Harbor. First right to boat, shower, Vacufl ush, Garmin chartplotter, 1 week out of four, when available other fl at screen TV, stereo, microwave, wine weeks. $150/month. For info or photos: cellar. Spectra full-batten main with Doyle fl [email protected]. Stack Pack and lazy jacks, roller furling jib, electric halyard/mainsheet winch, Yanmar CATALINA 34 50% EQUITY. partnership, diesel, 3-blade folding prop, much more. Santa Cruz Harbor. $24,000. 1989 Catalina Fast, easy to sail, great for entertaining. 34 in excellent condition. Lower harbor. Full $150K plus $200/mo. (415) 298-2080 or access. Great partners. (559) 312-5550, [email protected]. See us at (559) 855-8277 or [email protected]. the Annapolis Boat Show J/120 PARTNERSHIP. South Beach Marina, San Francisco. 50% equity ownership. Excellent condition 1998. Great sailboat for Bay racing and/or family cruising. Fully equipped with racing and cruising inventory. Great location next to AT&T Park. Serious buyers only. (650) SOUTH OF THE BORDER 477-7905 or [email protected].

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Close to gangway, showers and SAIL COVERS. Loch Lomond Marina, marina offi ce. Covered parking across San Rafael. $800/obo. Sail covers - Pa- street with special rates for owners. cifi c/aqua blue - brand new for 14’ 4” (559) 355-6572 or scorch@tempest- main boom and 10’ mizzen boom. Never edge.com. been on boat. (415) 302-9841 or (415) 342-2508, 110 Loch Lomond Drive or 36’ SLIP, SF PIER 39 $8,750. “C” Dock, email [email protected]. Slip 26. Marina offers special parking priv- leges at Pier 39 garage. (831) 624-4910 or [email protected].

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October, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 177 CREW DOCK MAINTENANCE WORKER. East Bay. Large East Bay marina is seeking a self-motivated dock maintenance 80-FT SCHOONER. Leaving For Mex- worker. Ideal candidate will possess ico Mid-November. Destination Puerto plumbing, electrical and carpentry skills. Vallarta. Captain seeking several pas- Boating experience a plus. Must be sengers/crew. Experience the adven- willing to work Sundays. Full time w/ PARTS ture of a lifetime. For details contact: benefits, salary DOQ. Fax resume to [email protected]. YANMAR • UNIVERSAL • WESTERBEKE (415) 421-3167 or email MarinaEstuary@ PERKINS • ISUZU • PATHFINDER • ATOMIC 4 yahoo.com. SERVICE PERSONALS DIESEL ENGINES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SEEKING SAILMATE. Very attractive lady, slender, great figure, smart, 60, SAILS! SAILS! SAILS! SAILS! Sonoma County, loves sailing. Former Major sailmakers’ California sales offi ce/ Barbara Campbell boat owner desires fun, interesting, sexy territory. Well established, low overhead, man for possible LTR. Love nature, cook- Grand Marina location. Owner retiring. 351 EMBARCADERO ing, reading, music, dancing, very liberal Will train. Sailing experience, people skills OAKLAND, CA 94606 (510) 465-1093 worldview. Have sight defi cit but not to a must. $10K. Terms available. Fun part- worry. [email protected]. time job for semi-retired sailor/sailorette. [email protected]. Oil Paintings JOBS WANTED EARN YOUR LIVING ON THE WATER! Currently Servicing SF East Bay Area. CARETAKER. Pets, garden, family, and Well-established and respected boat- by project manager while you’re cruising or based holding tank pumpout service with racing. Bilingual educator, arborist, na- great clientele for sale. Excellent part-time Ian Wilson-Dick tive of Marin, non-smoker. References. income with real potential for growth. Call Marlaina. (707) 951-3254 or email Turnkey operation includes 21’ Boston [email protected]. Whaler Outrage, professionally-main- Open Studio tained 2005 Mercury 90hp four-stroke October 9-10 & 16-17 outboard and complete, top-of-the line JOB OPPORTUNITIES onboard pumpout equipment, galvanized or by appointment Pacifi c dual axle trailer and a very low- mileage 1996 Ford E-250 tow vehicle. GOOD BOAT WORKER WANTED. Trade Visit our new studio in Will sell all or part and will train. (925) 429- for 50% ownership Cal 25. On trailer, we Petaluma, California can locate conveniently. Finish boat for 4490 or [email protected]. 1/2 title ownership. Hull, deck and rig- (707) 769-9588 ging are restored. Have all deck hardware and equipment to fi nish. Need labor and completion effort to fi nish this boat. Have www.ianwilson-dick.com 3DL sail set and extra gear to make this a great boat. I need to work with a partner to fi nish it because I’ve taken work out of state and can’t be present. Will work out a good partnership deal to go forward fairly. 1,000 Used Sails Just want to fi nish this project. I have the fabrication and support capability, I am Listed at looking for a facilitator partner. (408) 500- STEARNS WHARF. Charter Business. 2038 or [email protected]. Santa Barbara Harbor. $Best Offer. Seeking parties interested in operating minneysyachtsurplus.com a coastal cruising business from Stearns BOAT SALES PERSON. Work in a beau- Wharf which may include gray whale tiful tropical environment - knowledge watching, sunset cruises, dinner cruis- of power and sail is a necessity, good We Buy Good Used Sails es, etc. Contact (805) 897-1969 or with people, friendly, comfortable offi ce. and Marine Equipment Spanish and English is a big plus. Email [email protected]. [email protected]. MINNEY’S YACHT SURPLUS 1500 Newport Bl., Costa Mesa, CA 949-548-4192 • [email protected] “We keep boating affordable!” NEED

KATADYN SURVIVOR 35 WATERMAKER CASH The Survivor is a must for all sea-going vessels and is the most widely used emergency desalinator. It is FAST? used by the U.S. and international forces. It is able to produce 4.5 liters of drinkable water per hour. These are unused U.S. government surplus. Advertise your USED MARINE GEAR Reconditioned by Katadyn $950. Compare to factory new price: $1,995. in ourClassyClassiﬁ eds For more information or to place an order, please THIS STUFF SELLS FAST! call one of our sales reps. Deadline is the 18th at 5pm. See page 168 for details. Equipment Parts Sales In the U.S.: (800) 417-2279 Outside the U.S.: (717) 896-9110

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ADVERTISERS' INDEX

AB Marine ...... 60 Blue Pelican ...... 176 Davis Instruments...... 148 Golden State Diesel Marine 178 KKMI - Full Service Boatyard ...... 188 Adventure Cat Charters ...... 26 Blue Sky Energy ...... 122 DeWitt Studio ...... 181 Grand Marina ...... 2 KKMI - Rigging ...... 36 Islander 36 Fleet ...... 138 Blue Water Yacht Insurance . . 56 Diesel Fuel Filtering ...... 149 Hansen Rigging ...... 63 KKMI - Systems/Electronics . . 48 Almar Marinas ...... 51 Bluerush Boardsports ...... 141 Downwind Marine...... 24 Harbor Island West Landing School, The ...... 147 Alpenglow Marine Lights ... 170 Bluewater Network ...... 174 Doyle Sails ...... 25 Marina...... 163 Larry R. Mayne Yacht & American Battery ...... 149 Boat Yard at Grand Marina, Easom Rigging ...... 103 Harken ...... 14 Ship Broker ...... 10 Bacon Sails & Marine The ...... 21 El Salvador Rally/ Helms Yacht & Ship Brokers/ Lee Sails ...... 149 Supplies ...... 63 Boatswain's Locker ...... 31 Bahia del Sol ...... 35 West Coast Multihulls ...... 182 List Marine Enterprises ...... 20 Baja Ha-Ha Beach Party .... 121 Bottom Siders ...... 170 Emery Cove Yacht Harbor .... 67 Helmut’s Marine Service ...... 73 Loch Lomond Marina ...... 149 Baja Ha-Ha Sponsors Brisbane Marina ...... 65 Emeryville Marina ...... 165 Heritage Marine Insurance ... 70 Lunasea Lighting ...... 148 ...... 123, 124, 125 BVI Yacht Charters ...... 144 Equipment Parts Sales ...... 178 Heritage Yacht Sales ...... 185 Mack Sails ...... 8 Ballenger Spars ...... 67 Cal Maritime Academy ...... 139 Essex Credit Corp...... 46 Hidden Harbor Marina ...... 77 Makela Boatworks ...... 172 Bay Area Boat Works ...... 62 Call Of The Sea ...... 144 Euro Marine Trading ...... 75 Hogin Sails ...... 50 Marina Bay Yacht Harbor .... 37 Bay Island Yachts ...... 8 CDI/Cruising Design ...... 75 Fago, Margaret Artist ...... 72 Hood Sails ...... 43 Marina de la Paz ...... 120 Bay Marine Boatworks ...... 53 City Yachts ...... 11 Farallone Yacht Sales ...... 6, 7 Hotel Coral & Marina ...... 164 Marina El Cid ...... 118 Bay Marine Diesel ...... 172 Coast Marine ...... 78 Ferreteria Zaragoza ...... 167 Hotwire Enterprises...... 172 Marina Mazatlan ...... 49 Bayside Canvas ...... 69 Costa Baja Resort & Flying Cloud Yachts ...... 184 Hydrovane ...... 118 Marina Nuevo Vallarta ...... 42 Bellhaven Yacht Sales & Marina...... 45 Forespar ...... 69 Ian Wilson-Dick, Artist ...... 178 Charters ...... 146 Marina Puesta Del Sol ...... 166 Cover Craft ...... 70 Fortman Marina ...... 71 John Beery Yachts ...... 183 Berkeley Marina ...... 29 Marina Riviera Nayarit ...... 34 Coyote Point Marina...... 47 Garhauer Marine ...... 39 Katadyn ...... 108 Berkeley Marine Center ..... 129 Marina Village ...... 33 Cruising Yachts ...... 9 Gentry’s Kona Marina ...... 167 Kissinger Canvas ...... 129 Beta Marine Engines ...... 71 Marine Lube ...... 149 CYOA Yacht Charters ...... 145 Gianola Canvas Products ... 147 KKMI - Brokerage...... 184

Page 180 • Latitude 38 • October, 2010 Join us in celebrating Jim DeWitt’s 80th year!

The entire month of November, we will be having a retrospective show of Jim’s work through the years. A reception to visit with Jim and view the art collection will be held Thursday, November 18 • 5:30-8 p.m.

DeWitt Art Gallery & Framing 121 Park Place, Point Richmond, CA 94801 (510) 236-1401 (800) 758-4291 www.jimdewitt.com www.dewittgalleryandframing.com Wednesday-Saturday 11:00-7:00 Jim DeWitt is 80! He’s looking great! Sunday 9:30-5:30

ADVERTISERS' INDEX cont'd

Marine Outboard Co...... 52 North Direct Sails ...... 73 Quantum Pacifi c ...... 19 South Beach Harbor ...... 54 Vessel Electric ...... 176 Mariner’s General Insurance North Sails - San Francisco . . 79 Quickline ...... 68 South Beach Riggers ...... 55 Voyager Marine ...... 77 ...... 160 Opequimar Marine Raiatea Carenage Spud Point Marina ...... 114 W.D. Schock Corp...... 65 Maritime Institute ...... 74 Center ...... 166 Services ...... 161 Sta-Lok Terminals ...... 20 weatherguy.com ...... 167 Marotta Yachts ...... 186 Orange Coast College ...... 57 Remote Satellite Systems .... 119 Starbuck Canvas ...... 8 Wedlock, Ramsay & Whiting Mathiesen Marine ...... 174 Outboard Motor Shop ...... 79 Richardson Bay Marina ...... 75 Surveyor - Jesse Brody ...... 170 Marine Surveyors ...... 174 Mazatlan Marine Center / La Owl Harbor Marina ...... 128 Rooster Sails ...... 77 Svendsen’s Boat Works ...... 23 West Marine ...... 28, 30, 59 Paz Yachts ...... 13 Oyster Cove Marina ...... 167 Sail California ...... 16, 17 Svendsen’s Marine ...... 40 West Marine - Rigging...... 64 McDermot Costa Insurance .. 72 Oyster Point Marina ...... 79 Sail Warehouse, The ...... 172 The Dinghy Doctor ...... 78 Westpoint Harbor ...... 58 McGinnis Insurance ...... 68 Pacifi c Crest Canvas ...... 63 Sailrite Kits ...... 18 TMM Yacht Charters ...... 145 Westwind Precision Details ... 55 McGrath Yachts...... 15 Pacifi c Rigging ...... 74 Sal’s Infl atable Services ...... 76 Trident Funding ...... 4 Whale Point Marine Mettec, Inc...... 67 Supply ...... 38 Pacifi c Yacht Imports ...... 12 Salt Harbor Studio ...... 76 Ullman Sails ...... 120 Michael Wiest Yacht Sales . 183 White, Chris Designs ...... 176 Pantaenius America, Inc. ... 174 San Francisco Boat Works . 140 Vallejo Marina ...... 146 Milltech Marine Inc...... 44 WinchRite / Sailology ...... 66 Paradise Village ...... 61 Sausalito Marine Electrical Variprop USA ...... 69 Minney’s Yacht Surplus ...... 178 Shop ...... 73 Yachtfi nders/Windseakers ... 10 Passage Yachts ...... 5 Ventura Harbor Boatyard ... 164 Modern Sailing School & Pettit Paint ...... 41 Scanmar International ...... 32 Club ...... 27 Schaefer Marine ...... 115 Pier 39 Marina ...... 109 Remember to tell 'em… Napa Valley Marina Yachts 182 Schoonmaker Point Marina . . 22 Pineapple Sails ...... 3 Latitude sent you! Nickle Atlantic/ Froli Sleep Pirate’s Lair ...... 102 Sea Frost ...... 66 Systems ...... 176 Pittsburg Marina ...... 162 Seashine ...... 129 Norpac Yachts ...... 187 Punta Mita Beachfront Seatech ...... 170 North Beach Marine Condos ...... 180 Shadetree Fabric Shelter ...... 71 Canvas ...... 55

October, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 181 MULTIHULLS SERVING THE BOATING COMMUNITY SINCE 1957

37' ISLANDER SLOOP 32' CORONADO AFT CABIN 1968 • $21,900 1973 • $19,950

SEAWIND 1160 Call us about charter test sail.

20+ KNOTS WITH EASE

35' AMUTHON STEEL SLOOP 56' FOUNTAINE PAJOT MARQUISES 1966 • $18,500 2001 • $595,000

CHRIS WHITE HAMMERHEAD 54

HOT! 44' SIRENA 36' BENETEAU 361 1988 • $109,000 1999 • $89,500

PDQ 32 ALTAIR CORSAIR 24 MKII Two boats from $139,000. $34,000. 45' C&L EXPLORER CUTTER 47' COLIN ARCHER STEEL PH 1979 • $59,500 KETCH • 1972 • $69,500 READY TO GO

GEMINI 105M 36’ SEAWIND 1000XL, 2001 39' PEARSON 390 CENTER 40' NEWPORTER STAYSAIL $124,000. Two boats from $169,000. COCKPIT • 1972 • $32,500 SCHOONER • 1957 • $29,500 49' American Marine Alaska, '74...... $ 66,250 MAGIC! 48' Rampart Motor Yacht, '69 ...... $ 98,500 47' Bluewater Islander, '74 ...... $ 39,500 46' American Marine Alaska, '70...... $ 38,500 46' Chris-Craft Constellation, '63 ...... $ 59,900 42' Uniﬂ ite Sportﬁ sher, '80 ...... $ 29,500 40' Dyer Fly Bridge Trawler' 82 ...... $ 98,500 40' Matthews Custom Classic, '49 ...... $ 55,000 39' Sea Ray 390 Express' 89...... $ 59,500 39' Sea Ray 390 Express, '89 ...... $ 49,500 48' C&C PH CUTTER 38' Chris-Craft 382 Commander '85 ...$ 89,500 CORSAIR SPRINT 750 31’ CORSAIR, 1998 1982 • $95,000 30' Chris-Craft, '68 ...... $ 6,200 2 starting at $49,500. $105,000.

NAPA VALLEY MARINA YACHTS

YACHT SALES INC. (866) 363-8882 • (707) 252-8011 1200 Milton Road • Napa, CA 94559 Dealer for Seawind Catamarans and Corsair Trimarans www.napavalleymarina.com CORSAIR 28CC, 2005 www.helmsyacht.com $89,900. Marina • Boatyard • Chandlery • Brokerage Corsair 28AC, 1998 (510) 865-2511 $59,000. Dealers for Distributors for Brownell Boat Stands Page 182 • Latitude 38 • October, 2010 Michael Wiest

Yacht Sales Welcomes QUALITY PRE-OWNED SAILBOATS DICK MAY

SISTERSHIP Dick has returned to the Bay Area to offer his 40 years of experience 51' BENETEAU 510, '92 ...... $189,000 49' BENETEAU SLOOP, '07 ...... $445,000 selling new and SISTERSHIP used sailboats to Northern California Dick May and John Beery sailors. He has unmatched experience and product 47' SORENSEN CELERE, '88 ...$359,000 45' MORGAN STARRATT, '79 .... $49,000 knowledge, giving the buyer or seller a distinct ad- SISTERSHIP SISTERSHIP vantage when trading up or ﬁ nding that perfect boat.

John Beery Yachts 44' SWAN, '74 ...... $125,000 44' HUNTER ...... CALL Originally established in 1958 John Beery Yachts has helped thousands of sailors buy, sell and learn to sail on San Francisco Bay. Founder John Beery is recognized for both his sail-

44' TARTAN 4475, '75 ...... $79,000 43' IRWIN MkII, '88 ...... $119,900 ing and business success. For ﬁ rst class service, list your boat with John Beery Yachts

Featured Brokerage 42' HUNTER PASSAGE, '95 ...... $99,000 40' BAVARIA SLOOP, '01 ...... $179,000 sistership 42' Valiant, 2003 The ultimate bluewater cruiser in immaculate 36' BENETEAU 361, '00 ...... $99,500 36' HUNTER 356, '03 ...... $99,500 condition.

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33' HUNTER SLOOP, '91 ...... $39,500 32' CATALINA 320, '98 ...... $65,000 (510) 521-2727 For more information and listings, CHECK THEM OUT AT please visit: www.michaelwiestyachtsales.com www.johnbeeryyachts.com then call Dick May • Kenn Wright (510) 601-5010 Rosivaldo Rocha Emeryville, CA

October, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 183 Sail · BROKERS · Power 6400 Marina Drive www.yachtworld.com/fcyachts Phone (562) 594-9716 Long Beach, CA 90803 ﬂ [email protected] Fax (562) 594-0710

New to Market Cruise Ready TWO CATALINA 380s NEW LISTING

BENETEAU 473, '05 $265,000 46' HYLAS, '06 $595,000 43' TASWELL, '89 $259,000

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2001 Hard Dodger, LOADED! $140,000 1998 Real nice! $115,000 36' HUNTER, '05 $124,900 $109,500 37' CF SLOOP, '78 $24,900 38' HANS CHRISTIAN, '86 $149,500

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(510) 236-6633 • fax: (510) 231-2355 LIST WITH US! Ask us SWAN 40 (1996) Frers design, exceptionally well [email protected] • www. kkmi.com about our Maritime maintained, 2-cabin performance cruiser. Awl- 530 W. Cutting Blvd., Pt. Richmond, CA 94804 Protection Program grip Flag Blue hull, comprehensive sail inventory, and full in-slip cover. Asking $299,000

HINCKLEY BERMUDA 40 MkII Yawl CB (1968) LITTLE HARBOR 51 (1996) Very comfortable Ted Hood JARVIS NEWMAN 36 (1978) Classic ﬂ ybridge ‘lobster Bill Tripp design is highly regarded for classic beauty, superb designed pilothouse with full stand-up headroom and boat’ of Maine build quality. Single engine (160 hours), workmanship and quality details. New sails, dodger, intel- 360° visibility. Set up for shorthanded sailing and superbly queen V-berth with enclosed head. Excellent condition, ligently updated. Excellent condition. Asking $147,000 maintained by an experienced owner. Asking $619,000 well maintained and lightly used. Asking $129,000

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SWAN 45 (2003) Race or cruise. Rancho Deluxe won BALTIC 42 DP (1984) Since 1973, Baltic Yachts of Finland have NELSON MAREK CUSTOM A 92-ft aluminum world her class in the TransPac and was second twice in been building comfortable, safe, long distance cruisers with very cruiser. Recently repowered. Immaculate through- the Big Boat Series. This boat has all the gear to go good sailing and performance characteristics. Doug Peterson out and in perfect condition. $1,500,000 cruising and is in perfect condition. $525,000 design, superbly maintained, hull #29. Asking $165,000

Page 184 • Latitude 38 • October, 2010 Long Beach-Naples 231 North Marina Dr. 866-569-2248 Newport Beach 829 Harbor Island Dr. 877-389-2248 Wilmington Berth 202 Peninsula Rd. 877-599-2248 Cell. 310-995-9989 www.heritageyachts.com

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LA HARBOR NEWPORT 49' Transpac 45' Hunter Legend 1984 1986 $189,900 $79,000

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October, 2010 • Latitude 38 • Page 185 Marotta Yachts of Sausalito Brokers of Fine Sail and Motor Yachts 415-331-6200 • [email protected] • www.marottayachts.com

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50' STEPHENS, 1966 Stephens were all expensive custom 41' SCEPTRE RAISED CABINTOP CUTTER, 1985 40' BENETEAU FIRST 40.7, 2003 The First 40.7 combines builds and this is a prime example. Over $500k spent on her since Professionally maintained local boat shows VERY nicely inside and the excitement of a sleek racer with all the comforts of a luxurious '04; updated inside/out but retains her original stately lines and out. Leisure Furl in-boom system w/Hood main, Harken roller cruiser. This one is a well-equipped beauty that shows new inside elegant ambiance. Possible Sausalito transferable slip. $227,000 furler and 105% Hood jib, updated electronics, more. $195,000 and out. She's the deep version (preferable for the Bay). $169,000

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43' HANS CHRISTIAN, 1978 37' HUNTER 376, 1999 48' C&C LANDFALL CUTTER, 1980 Landfall is C&C's ﬁ rst large Classic offered for sale by original owner. New teak decks (this Very spacious, light and airy, this vessel shows as new; must see boat w/emphasis on cruising. This one is a spacious 3-cabin, 2-head was a $40,000 job alone!), Awlgripped hull, updated interior, to appreciate. Out-of-country owners motivated; offers encour- cutter that's VERY competively priced and lying in a transferable optional larger diesel and Telstar performance keel. $159,000 aged. Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip can be arranged. $97,000 Sausalito slip. Motivated owner is encouraging offers. $89,000

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32' CATALINA 320, 1998 Very clean (down below shows as 41' MORGAN OUT ISLAND, 1979 38' INGRID SLOOP, 1984 Clean, never cruised, one owner new) and well ﬁ t out (charplotter, AP, heat/AC, dodger, bimini, Center cockpit ketch. Never cruised and fresh water kept, example of this classic John Atkins design. A modern adaptation of etc.) deep draft model that's competitively priced and lying in a she shows much newer than actual age. Note all new stainless pilot boats designed by Colin Archer for North Sea conditions, the transferable Sausalito slip – a nice turn key package! $74,950 steel ports. $64,000, offers encouraged. Ingrid is the gold standard for capable cruisers. $59,000/Offers

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NEW LISTING

36' UNION CUTTER, 1980 Heavily built full keel canoe 38' C&C, 1980 C&C is known for producing fast, good looking 38' MORGAN, 1981 Morgans are well known for quality sterned classic, designed by Robert Perry and built by the and well built boats, and this is a prime example: she shows very construction and seaworthiness; high D/L ratio of 265 and long ﬁ n renowned Union yard in Taiwan. Repowered, aluminum mast, nicely (especially her oiled Burma teak interior), is competitively keel provide a comfortable ride in the Bay's boisterous conditions. rerigged. Offers encouraged. Competitively priced at $59,000 priced and sails like a witch – a very nice combination. $49,000 Very clean in and out, with recent, dark blue Awlgrip. $45,000

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40' CHALLENGER KETCH, 1973 35' PEARSON SLOOP, 1981 Built in Rhode Island to typical 34' HUNTER, 1984 Very roomy 34-footer in nice shape with trans- Recently Awlgripped in beautiful Flag Blue, renewed Pearson standards, this is one of the last 35s built and has been a ferable Sausalito Yacht harbor slip. Note deep draft, Yanmar diesel, brightwork, incredibly spacious below with 6'5" headroom. local boat since 1983. In very nice shape, priced right and lying in custom hard dodger, oversize winches, radar and chartplotter. Com- $43,500 a transferable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip. A nice package! $35,000 petitively priced by motivated owner. Offers encouraged. $24,900

at 100 BAY STREET • SAUSALITO • CALIFORNIA 94965 since 1946 We Are SELLING Our Boats & NEED MORE LISTINGS! NORPAC THIS is the time: LIST YOUR BOAT with NORPAC!

YACHTS FOR MORE Offers Encouraged SEE OUR 1150 Brickyard Cove Rd., B9, Pt. Richmond, CA 94801 • FAX (510) 232-7202 norpacyachts.com (510) 232-7200 39' BENETEAU 393LIKE NEW! Light use. Dsl, dodger, 2 pri- email: [email protected] WEBSITE vate strms, 2 heads w/showers, furling, self-tailers, new genny, main, Pryde 95 & 150 jibs, wheel/pedestal, pulpits, inverter, full galley mid-ship, conv't settee/ship's table, ++.$149,950 FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE SAUSALITO LIVEABOARD

133' CAR FERRY Conversion: Office/Studio. 40' X-YACHTS X-119 SLOOP. Famous 48' DUTCH CANAL BARGE by DeVries. 41' CT-41. Exquisite example of this revered Gar- Ultra spacious. Fully operational. Set up for very Danish builder, racer-cruiser one design by Neils STEEL. Unique cruising liveaboard for Bay and Delta. den design w/many custom features. Fiberglass, big comfortable living and working. Ice Class, built Jeppesen. Loaded with gear, radar, new Volvo Comfort and character. Diesel, tub, galley, ﬁ replace, dsl, teak deck, cabin heat & ﬁ replace, tiled shower & in Norway. Fine condition. Absolutely unique and Penta diesel in 2000 and MORE! Proven ocean win- salon, convertible aft enclosure, beautiful decor, plus head, gorgeous interior, alum. spars, full galley, refrig- VERY cool. Rare opportunity. $375,000 ner in Melbourne-Osaka Race. Asking $109,000 MORE! Asking $219,000 /Offers eration & much MORE! MUST SEE… Asking $78,950

Visit us at BEAUTIFUL & FRIENDLY Brickyard Cove Marina MAKE MONEY AND HAVE FUN! SAIL 50' TRUMPY TRAWLER, Long range, great 43' MATTHEWS, '65, diesel. A gem! WANTS OFFERS! 100' MEGA SLOOP Custom Offshore Perfor- layout, 671 N-Series diesel. Needs TLC. A Loaded and beautiful ...... Asking 69,450 mance Cruiser. Comfort & luxury, spacious, great boat! ...... 44,950/offers sleeps 17, loaded and near new. GREAT 42' GRAND BANKS Twl. Aft cabin, F/B, Onan, CHARTER POTENTIAL!!! ..... Asking 975,000 48' DUTCH CANAL Barge. Beautiful & twin dsls, radar. Excellent ...... 121,000 43' POLARIS Canoe-Stern Cutter. Proven cruiser. Established and unique SF Bay charter business comfortable Sausalito liveaboard. Steel, Dsl, furling, wheel steering, full galley, 14'6" beam, featuring exotic dancers (girls and/or guys for ladies 58' ALDEN Boothbay Ketch. Center PH 36' SEA RAY 360 aft cabin fl y bridge express. cockpit, aft S/R, dsl, heavy glass, world diesel. MUST BE SEEN! ..... Asking 219,000 enclosed marine head w/shower, ship's table/settee, and/or gentlemen), liquor service, comfortable and Twins. Nice & a GREAT VALUE. Asking 34,950 windlass and a great deal more! Wonderful Robt. Perry spacious charter yacht w/tasteful traditional styling/ cruiser. AWESOME! ...... Asking 268,950 45' STEPHENS 1929 classic. Beau- 34' CLASSIC LAKE UNION DREAMBOAT. We design and a great opportunity. Asking $129,950 decor. COI for 49 passengers. Turnkey operation; owner 38' INGRID Ketch by Atkins. Great extra tiful Gatsby-era motoryacht waiting to have TWO; a Blanchard and a Rathfon. retiring. Asking $295,000/pos. seller fi nancing. STOUT BLUE WATER CRUISER. Glass double- transport you back to the days of yacht- Starting at a BARGAIN ...... 17,500 Asking ender, refi t & upgraded, vane, diesel, furling, ing in the grand style...... Try 75,000 RADAR & MORE! ...... Asking 51,950 28' BAYLINER 2850 FLYBRIDGE SEDAN. New 43' CLASSIC EXPRESS CRUISER By a Bargain on a Treasure 38' CLASSIC English Ketch by Reg Free- VOLVO/GM 300 hp V8, economical & 30+MPH CALLIS. Total & magnifi cent profes- TRY AN OFFER man. Breathtaking beauty. Reduced by reported. Just completely refurbished & refi tted 25,000! ...... Asking 99,950 sional restoration. Beautiful, stunning, to exceptional condition...... Asking 19,950 ALL VARNISHED TEAK 1923 head-turner, copper 33+' ROYAL HUISMAN ALUMINUM Cutter by riveted, tasteful & completely modernized & Alan Gurney: World class builder and designer. 27' FARALLON Pilothouse, '86. F/G, twin 43' D.M. CALLIS CLASSIC 1923 Custom Express Yanmar diesel, new standing rig, nav station, updated systems. MANDARIN has a fascinating 5L V8s, fast and seaworthy. Just Cruiser, Mandarin. TEAK masterpiece. Famous from 36' ISLANDER Slp. Well respected and outstandingly liferaft & MORE! Family emergency forces 50% history & is an important part of the West detailed and very nice ...... Asking 51,950 Roaring '20s on: Catalina, Hollywood, etc. Now exqui- poular Alan Gurney design. Wheel steering, dsl, full PRICE SLASH. Must sell NOW! This is way too Coast Yachting tradition. Now VASTLY sitely & totally refi t with modern everything discreetly dbl linefl ines w/pulpits, modifi ed fi n w/skeg-hung cheap for this vessel! ...... Asking 19,250 REDUCED to a fraction of her restoration 22' ALUMINUM PLEASURE TUG. Buffl ehead incorporated & true to designer's original intent. Exceed- rudder, self-tailers, rigged for short-handed sailing, cost! . . Asking 98,950 live/cruise. Loaded ...... Asking 108,250 ingly rare opportunity; AND she is fast! furling, well laid out and comfortable down below. 32' GULF P/H by Wm. Garden. Diesel, F/G MUST SELL NOW! Ask $98,950 New trans, dodger and MORE! Asking $44,950 and MORE ...... Asking 13,950 32' ARIES Sloop. Double-ender by Tom Gilmer, F/G, dsl, bluewater cruiser ... Asking 22,950 30' STEEL Slocum's Spray replica by Roberts. GREAT PROJECT BOAT OFFERS INVITED EXQUISITE CLASSIC Dsl, new, unfi nished project ..14,900/Offers 30' TRIMARAN by Augnaught. Folding, trailerable pocket cruiser. REDUCED. Asking 29,500 24' MELGES class racer with trailer and 38' CLASSIC ENGLISH KETCH. Award winning beauty, outboard. Fast and fair ...... Asking 17,950 fi ne condition. Pitch pine over oak, copper riveted. Dsl, dodger, new teak decks, radar, gorgeous interior & MORE!$99,950 POWER 43' NEW ZEALAND-BUILT CENTER COCKPIT ENDEAN 57' BOWMAN Ketch. An AWESOME vessel completely 130' CAMCRAFT Passenger Ship. Certifi ed YAWL Diesel, wheel, binnacle, dodger, cabin heater, equipped for world cruising. TOO MUCH TO LIST; must be for 33 passengers overnight. Booked for the great layout and more! Vessel requires significant work seen. Has circumnavigated and also completed the Northwest season. Virtual turnkey: Money and opportunity, but will be an outstanding cruising boat when completed. Passage east to west. Seaworthy, comfortable and roomy, this MAKE AN OFFER working PNW ...... 2,200,000 MUST SEE! SHE'S A BARGAIN! Asking $24,950/Offers is your ultimate bluewater cruising yacht. Asking $219,950 100' Steel HIGH ENDURANCE ADVEN- TURE/CHARTER SHIP in Panama. Turn- key operation. A great opportunity! MOTIVATED! ...... Asking 1,500,000 SELL NOW! 36' STEEL HARTOG KETCH. Robust bluewater 85' CLASSIC TUG, '23 Vancouver Shipyard. GO ANYWHERE cruising doubled-ender, 1985. Low hours diesel, Recent CAT V-12 repower. Massive, beauti- radar genset, air conditioning, watermaker, RIB ful and seaworthy. Perfect for Classic Tug and outboard, O/S liferaft, vane, wheel, pulpits, 2x Yacht ...... 179,950/offers course lifelines and MORE! GREAT BARGAIN on a go anywhere cruiser! Asking $49,950 62' ELCO 1926 CLASSIC MOTORYACHT. Twin dsl, gorgeous, elegant, comfortable. GREAT LIVEABOARD CRUISER. Must see! Offers encouraged! ...... 148,950 BERTHED 56' HOLIDAY MANSION Cruising Catamaran 44' STEELCanoe-stern cutter by Geo. Buhler/Fred Lagier & 49' CUSTOM Cold-Molded Ketch by Reliant. Beautiful Hankerson IN SAUSALITO HOUSEBOAT. High-end custom interior, Sons. John Deere diesel. Stout steel construction. Awesome design. Powerful and seaworthy bluewater cruiser in great shape. twins and MORE! Motivated seller has bluewater cruiser built to go to sea and stay there. Radar, Built '91. Yanmar diesel, furling, self-tailers, aux. genset, full galley, reduced her to ...... 42,950/offers GPS, etc. Here's your world beater! Asking $89,995 full electonics and MORE! MUST BE SEEN. Asking $119,950

101' STEEL TUG in downtown Sausalito. This great CALL (510) 232-7200 OR FREE (877) 444-5087 YTB is operational, a fantastic opportunity with loads of potential! Bring your imagination, she's awesome, OR CALL GLENN DIRECT AT (415) 637-1181 highly desirable & a fabulous value. Asking $44,950 FOR INFORMATION & INSPECTION APPOINTMENTS

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