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The America's Cup Race Management spent ten days in Auckland at the end of April and beginning of May running a Onorato addressed mock AC 45 regatta that, by all accounts, the withdrawal in his was pretty successful. An opportunity typically straightfor- to run race management, umpiring and ward way. media sides of the America's Cup World "I'm not inter- Series through their paces, the test event ested in a hopeless looked successful from our standpoint. challenge," he said. You can judge for yourself by checking "I would be lying to out the video at www.americascup.com. the sponsors, to our fans and, last but not least, also to myself." Onorato's departure means that one of the more colorful characters in the world of sailing will not be at the table for AC 34. However, the man who stepped in to fill his shoes, while not having his Italian counterpart's flair, has the means to pay for the whole thing himself should no sponsorships be had. Swedish billionaire Torbjorn Torn- qvist's Artemis Racing took over the reins four days later as the new Challenger of Record. Artemis Racing, whose team CEO AC 34 PRO John Craig hard at work in Auckland. is none other than the Bay Area's Paul ALL PHOTOS GILLES MARTIN-RAGET A New Challenger of Record Cayard, will be sailing under the burgee The test event must have been so en- of the Royal Swedish Yacht Club, known couraging that karma decided to knock in its native tongue as Kungliga Svenska things back to size on May 12 with a de- Segel Sällskapet. moralizing development. Although he had “We welcome KSSS and their team previously dropped hints that not all was Artemis Racing into this role,” said AC34 well with his Mascalzone Latino team, Vin- Regatta Director Iain Murray. “We also Spread — 'Oracle Racing' smashes around off Auckland; inset, top-left, helicopters will play a vital cenzo Onorato announced that the "Latin thank CNR and their team Mascalzone role in not only tracking, but filming; inset bottom, Rascals," sailing under the auspices of Latino for their efforts in the important some of this will also happen onboard. Club Nautico di Roma, were withdrawing start-up phase of the 34th America’s from AC 34. Citing an inability to secure Cup. While we are disappointed to lose Latino and CNR, we are confident in the sufficient funding to field a viable entry, a great Italian contender in Mascalzone leadership we anticipate from the KSSS and Artemis Racing.” Tight, balls-out action was the name of the game, and while the umpiring will mostly take place ashore via tracking, the guy on the jet ski is there to make sure the human element isn't lost. Artemis Racing was the second challenger to enter and, according to a state- ment released by the America's Cup Race Management, "under America's Cup rules, automatically succeeds as Challenger of Record." While we're not sure which rules they were referring to, it's unlikely that a potential rogue challenger could successfully employ the Cup's Deed of Gift to hijack the proceedings. Among other things, KSSS is a legitimate yacht club that predates the Cup itself and counts 6,000 members. And while Kungliga Svenska Segel Sällskapet is certainly more of a mouthful than Club Nautico di Roma, by the time this over, we may even be able to pronounce it. Interestingly enough, Artemis is a far more local team than defender Oracle Rac- ing. In addition to CEO Cayard, COO Bob Billingham and CFO Chris Perkins will be reprising their roles from the St. Francis

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would seem to be a stretch, as unless Mascalzone Latino head Onorato has seriously pissed off some important people, it seems unlikely that another Italian team would succeed where the two-time challenger had failed. Organizers are still touting four "undis- closed" teams, and said that one erstwhile challenger had been disqualified during the vetting process. Ostensibly, any entries would have already been required to pay $25,000 with their entry fee and post a $200,000 performance bond that was due on April 30. Come June 1, they'll have to drop their entry fees of $100,000. All teams are required to race in the entire America's Cup World Series or pay monetary penalties, and in order to have their boat in time for the first event in Cascais, Portugal in July, they will have had to have sent ACRM about $500,000 — a 50% deposit — to get the build of their AC 45 underway. One encouraging sign among all of these uncertainties, is that late last month we were contacted by an ACRM official looking for the contact info of some local boatbuilders/riggers, saying, "we've got some AC 45s to build." A source in New Zealand has told us that there are currently two shifts working a total of 16 hours a day building AC 45s. We can only hope that our phone call signifies that there are so many viable Racing that started with team owner Larry challengers — at least for the AC 45 — that Ellison's first campaign in '03. New Zealand's prodigious boatbuilding talent is insufficient to satisfy the need for Teams AC 45s, post haste. The biggest question mark still remain- Speaking of AC 45s, Oracle Racing an- ing for the "new-look" America's Cup is nounced late last month that it will bring just how many teams will be vying for the two to the Bay for testing by the second right to challenge Oracle in '13. week of this month. Stay tuned to 'Lec- As it stands now, other than Ar- tronic Latitude for more details on this. temis, Emirates Team New Zealand and — latitude/rg China Team are the Bringing sailing to the masses is a gear-intensive pursuit. only challengers to have their own AC 45s. Aleph-Equipe de France and Loïck and Bruno Peyron's Energy Team are both still on the marquee, but have made no significant announcements with YC's AmericaOne campaign in Auckland regard to funding or in 2000 and involvement w/ Oracle in its hiring. After a splashy, various forms. The team has at least a if seemingly-rushed half-dozen other players returning from announcement, Team that challenge, which seems as if it hap- Australia has been pened eons ago despite the relatively short mum. Team Korea has gap. Another Bay Area notable is Team as well. The Venezia Counsel Melinda Erkelens, who joins the Challenge at least has team after three go-arounds with Oracle a website. The latter

If you're a non-competitive sailor who's intrigued by the idea of racing, but are maybe a little too intimidated to take the plunge, there's no better way to start than with a Beer Can race. Named for the most common libation involved after these decidedly laid-back weeknight races which typically don't last more than an hour — there's one pretty much every night of the week on the Bay during Daylight Savings time. For giggles, we went down to Oakland YC on May 18 to check out the scene on the Estuary.

One of the coolest things about the Bay Area's Beer Can options is that their respective conditions are as varied as the venues on which they're held. For a romp in the Slot, chances are you'll be donning the full complement of thermals and foulies, but down on the Estuary, you might have to put on long pants. With guaranteed flat water — except for maybe a passing powerboat's wake — and consistent, but typically manageable breeze, the Estuary represents some of the most reliable "champagne sailing" you'll find on the Bay. The narrow race course — it's ef- fectively only about an eighth of a mile wide — means that there aren't many opportunities for "home run" tactical calls. This keeps the action close. The edifices, and empty space between them, that dot the Alameda shore provide for shifts that keep the races from becoming pa- rades. Oakland YC's Sweet Sixteen Series is just one of the weeknight races run on the Estuary. The Island YC just down the road holds its Island Nights series on Friday nights as does the Encinal YC with its series for dinghies. On this picture-perfect Wednesday night, the fleet was sent on a modified double windward leeward course with the faster boats sailing a longer course so that most Clockwise from spread — Dave Lyman's 'PJ 30' chases Dina Folkman's 'Gonzo' off the starting line; it's boats finished pretty close to each other. hard not to smile when the sailing is this good; Robin Ollivier's 'Double Agent' ghosts across the Estuary With about 6 to 8-knots of breeze it was in a lull; Emile Carles (l) and Jim Jessie make this a regular habit; losing a spinnaker sheet in the slot can some of the more relaxing sailing we've mean $$$, losing a spinnaker sheet on the Estuary is no big deal; Paul Mueller's 'Spray' soaks downwind; done in a long time. there's plenty of time to get ready for the set; 'Moonies' Robbie and Tim Englehart don't agree on much other than that they really, really like to sail; The 'Golden Moon' crew takes time to enjoy the ride. without the legion of sailors who show sailors combined would probably have Beer Can races wouldn't happen up every week, but some are so ardent, a tough time equalling the number of you'll find they've been doing it so regu- races they diehards have sailed. ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE/ROB larly, for so long, that the rest of the Back at the club after the race, we

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Clockwise from top-left — the backdrop on the Estuary is unlike most other venues on the Bay; sometimes you have to hang in a tough spot; Beer Can racing is a friendly affair, always make sure to wave; the 1D35 'Dark and Stormy' and Express 37 'Exy' prepare to round the weather mark; 'Bandido' is one of the five Merit 25s that regularly race on the Estuary in the popular 168-rater class; Ronnie Simpson, third-time sailor Alex Cruz (he got some helm time and spinnaker- trimming practice thanks to the low-key environment), Walt Kotecki and Christine Neville soak up some rays aboard Simpson's Albin Cumulus 28 'Chippewa'; while laid-back, the starts are well-sailed, especially by guys like Emile Carles aboard his Tartan 30 'Lelo Too (blue hull) seen here getting punched out to the left; David Fullerton's Express 37 'Mudshark' is part of the Estuary's local mythology (to paraphrase Frank Zappa); the crew of Bill Mohr's 'Spirit of Freedom' sports matching vests, although it doesn't hurt, you don't need to have sweet crew gear to have a bunch of fun sailing with a bunch of friends. went in search of Oakland YC racing of racing results over the past few years "Yeah, and Thursday and Friday and stalwart Emile Carles. His Tartan 30 we were curious to talk to a guy who Saturday and Sunday," piped up long- Lelo Too invariably features prominently seems to race a whole hell of a lot. time sailing chum Jim Jessie. in The Racing Sheet's Box Scores every It seems to us that Lelo Too is out Jessie should know, as he and Carles month, and after going through reams just about every Wednesday," we said. have been sailing together and against

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each other since the early '40s, when ing Center that I wanted to buy one of during World War II, and later in the they got into the sport at Oakland's Lake the boats, and he said, 'you can't have Army during the Korean War, Carles Merritt. those, they're going to be thrown out, returned home and picked up where "When I was in junior high school, but you can have that one,' and pointed he left off with a Seahorse yawl, then a we had shop class," Carles, the son of to a boat that was in the water. Santana 27 and now the Tartan, which a commercial fisherman, said. "I told "It was a Sunray," Carles said of the he still sails regularly — not to men- a friend that I wanted to build a boat, 15-ft hard-chined dinghy. "The deck tion doing his own bottom paint with and he said, 'that's too much work; was piled with duck crap and there the help of nephew Vince Milo — at the why bother? There are boats just sitting was about four inches of growth on the age of 84. Sprinkled in there were other down there at Lake Merritt, you can bottom, but we got it cleaned up and sailing adventures such as a trip up the just fix one of em' up.' So I went down started sailing her." Mississippi river aboard Jessie's renown to the lake and told the guy at the Sail- After a stint in the Merchant Marine cold-molded Lapworth 48 Nalu II — a

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veteran of a 9,400-mile race from Aca- pulco to Manilla — as part of the boat's dinner that's about as much a part of epic circumnavigation in the 80s. Beer Can racing as the beer itself. "We're really trying to get more sailors from the Central Bay to come down here A nother great thing about Beer to sail," Tuma said later. Cans is that they offer a chance for After a night like that, we don't know young sailors like brothers Robbie and why anyone wouldn't. Tim Englehart to race with and against — latitude/rg the seasoned vets. The duo sailed aboard Kame Richards' Express 37 OAKLAND YC SWEET SIXTEEN WEDNESDAY Golden Moon and we first noticed the NIGHT SERIES #3 (5/18) former as he engaged his skipper in a NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Spray, Mercury, Paul complex discussion of tactics while we Mueller; 2) Kiwa, Ericson 32-2, Warren Taylor. (2 boats) passed them headed the other direction. PHRF 141+ — 1) Cassiopeia, Islander 36, Kit Robbie Englehart was calling the sots Wiegman; 2) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles; 3) from the bow, like a true young bow- Nice Turn, Cal 2-29, Richard Johnson. (8 boats) man. Back at the club, we found out 168-RATERS — 1) Dire Straits, J/24, Steve Bay- that the pair are avid aspiring dinghy les; 2) Bewitched, Merit 25, Laraine Salmon; 3) Ban- and skiff sailors who don't pass up any Race Officer John Tuma takes care of handing out dido, Merit 25, George Gurrola. (5 boats) chance to go sailboat racing. trophies to the division winners each week. 5.5 METER — 1) Wings, Mike Jackson. (1 The club not only has an active rac- boats) ing program, it also plays a pivotal role awards are always part of the program PHRF < 140 — 1) Golden Moon, Express 37, Kame & Sally Richards; 2) Dark and Stormy, 1D35, in providing a centrally-located meet- and at Oakland YC, Race Officer John Jonathon Hunt; 3) Spirit of Freedom, J/124, Bill ing space for the Bay's "paper clubs." Tuma grabbed the mic to hand them out while racers dined on a post-race Mohr. (6 boats) The SSS's Singlehanded Farallones MULTIHULL — 1) Triple Play, F-31, Richard Skippers' meeting was wrapping up as Keller. (2 boats, 1 finisher) the YC bar was winding up. Of course Complete results at: www.oaklandyachtclub.net

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If one could earn a degree in storytelling, Henk de Velde would have a PhD. In fact, he'd have eight of them — one for nonstop, Henk obtained the sponsorship land, and a frenzied media drank up each of the books he's written recount- of Zeeman, one of the largest clothing every drop of the drama, including a ing his adventures on the high seas. retailers in Europe, for his next attempt touching reunion with Stefan. "He was But his storytelling isn't limited to the in '92. "We built a brand new 60-ft cat," 12 and I'd told him I'd return around the written word. Listening to this five-time he said, "but there was no time for sea time the strawberries were ripe," he said. circumnavi- trials before I had to leave." He reports "He met me with a bowl of strawberries gator tell his making good time as far as Cape Horn — in his hand." Photos were splashed on tales is like "I remember thinking, 'I'll just do Cape TV and papers, making Henk a certified sitting rapt Horn two times,'" he noted wryly — be- celebrity. Later, company founder Jan at the feet of fore his generator conked out near the Zeeman even took him aside and said, a master as Falklands. "Henk, we're not happy about what hap- he spins yarn With no ability to communicate, Henk pened, but thanks for the publicity." after yarn — worked to eke out every bit of speed he Zeeman, meanwhile, was battered and e a c h m o r e could in lightening conditions as family, adrift. Part of one bow was completely thrilling than torn off, and the the last — mast had come wishing them down in the colli- to be true but sion. Friends went a little afraid scouting for the Nanuk would often visit Henk to believe that boat, then hired a during his winter in Tiksi. such feats are Portuguese tug to achievable by an ordinary human. tow her into port. But Henk is far from ordinary. Zeeman paid to The 62-year-old Dutch singlehander ship her back to started his career as a professional Holland, thereby circumnavigator 30 years ago when he extending the me- and then-wife Gini sailed their Whar- dia attention on ram catamaran Orowa around via the their newfound Panama Canal. The trip took seven hero (and, not co- years, and featured such memorable moments as their son Stefan's birth on Easter Island and Gini's departure from the voyage — taking their toddler with her — after surviving a hurricane in which the decks of Orowa were literally torn away. Regardless, Henk and Gini A weary Henk considers his options just two weeks after restarting his Siberian adventure. have remained close over the years. "She's my biggest fan," he said. friends and fans wondered where he was Having been inspired by the infamous or if he was even alive. "For 40 days, I was Golden Globe Race — the first nonstop, lost at sea," he explained. "For 40 days I singlehanded, around-the-world race was without electricity or autopilot, but won by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston in I got that bloody boat home . . . well, '69 — Henk set his sights on a solo, almost." nonstop speed record. "I thought, 'I'll do Just three days before his scheduled Cape Horn one time,'" he recalled, truly arrival — 147 days into the voyage — believing that once would be enough. Zeeman hit what Henk believes was a In '89, Henk sold everything he container. "I was below sleeping and owned to buy Knox-Johnston's 60-ft I woke up with a bang," he recalled. Formula II ocean "I fell unconscious racing catamaran and woke up again British Airways, five hours later with which he renamed "I got that bloody boat my head covered in Alisun J&B for his home . . . well, almost." blood." He'd been sponsor. His plan lying down with his was to finish his head against a bulk- circumnavigation head. When the col- in 150 days, but when he sustained lision happened, his head smashed into serious damage to his decks, he had to the bulkhead leaving him with a double stop in New Zealand for repairs. He was skull fracture. Miraculously, he was disqualified from the record, but even rescued by a passing Russian freighter with the stop, he finished in just 158 just hours after the accident and taken days. to Madeira for treatment. Undeterred by his failure to finish Five days later, he returned to Hol-

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"If the ice is pushing you to the shore, you must be able to beach the boat. The incidentally, his generous sponsor). "The Impossible Voyage." ice rules the way." Henk eventually bought the wreck To survive such an epic journey, In June '01, Henk left Norway bound from Zeeman, and worked with the origi- Henk knew he'd need a boat of equally for Murmansk, Russia. He recalls that, nal builder to redesign her, lengthening epic strength. He found it in Campina, a as he entered the port, the Russian Coast her to 71 feet and adding a 90-ft carbon French-designed, 57-ft hard-chined steel Guard stopped him. "They asked me if I fiber mast. He found another sponsor, Dutch supermarket chain C1000, and left in '96, finishing in 119 days — 10 days shy of breaking Frenchman Titouan Lamazou's '90 record of 109 days. But to this day, Henk de Velde remains the only person to ever have singlehanded a catamaran nonstop around the world.

By this time, Henk understood clearly that the sea had become an in- extricable part of who he was as a man. "I already knew that the sea would never let me go again; that I was in its eternal grip," he mused. But where to next? No longer interested in speed challenges, he decided on another circumnavigation, but this time via the Northeast Passage, the 'Campina' took a beating during her Arctic travels, but she came out the other end in good enough 3,500-mile, ice-clogged seaway along condition to carry Henk back home to the Netherlands. Russia's Arctic coast, a trip he dubbed monohull with a centerboard and two had a visa. 'Yes!' I said. 'Do you have per- An old atlas shows Henk's travels. He's been as rudders. Shoal draft and a flat bottom mission?' 'No!'," he said laughing. Since far north as 81° 25', north of Spitsbergen. were essential because, as Henk noted, he lacked the proper paperwork from Moscow giving him permission to transit the Northeast Passage, officials gave him 72 hours to leave the country. Needless to say, Henk was disappointed but far from discouraged, and he presented an alternate route to his sponsor, Campina, a large Dutch dairy cooperative. Since it would likely take several months to obtain a "Da!" from Moscow, Henk would simply sail around the rest of the world before transiting the Passage, instead of after. For the next two years, Henk navi- gated through the morass of Russian bureaucracy as he made his way around the Americas — including Cape Horn for the fourth time, if you're counting — and was rewarded with permission to singlehand those treacherous Arctic waters. In July '03, Henk sailed Campina the 700 miles from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to Provideniya, Russia, to finish his 'impossible voyage'. "I'd been sending emails and calling on the VHF, but no one responded," he said. "Suddenly, I heard 'Vat do you vant?' like in a James Bond movie!" After another humorous exchange, Henk finally anchored and went to shore. "All the officials met me and within five minutes, I was drinking vodka with them," he laughed. Eager as he was to begin the final leg of his great adventure, Henk didn't even make it halfway before he was forced to

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stop. "I was told by the Russians that I had to turn back," he said. "The ice never opened that summer." started coming in around the stamuka. aluminum Nadja 15, who were transiting The nearest civilization was the village "It pushed my boat up, laid it 45° and the Passage at the same time. Northabout of Tiksi, a former military base that was then bang! back in the water," he said. towed Campina to a waiting freighter, now home to The incident took no more than three which used a crane to bring the stricken about 3,000 minutes but both rudder stocks were boat aboard then took her to Murmansk souls, where bent and jammed against the hull, leav- for repairs. Henk and Campina returned Henk was of- ing him helpless. "When I told Moscow, to the Netherlands in December '04. fered dry stor- they said, 'Captain, you are now a monu- "That's my Arctic adventure," Henk age for Campi- ment of the Arctic,' meaning I wasn't said with satisfied smile that faded quick- na, as well as leaving!" ly. "But I come back and they tell me it's an apartment, Options were few, and Henk admits a failure. A failure! Because I didn't finish both of which to considering rigging up his ice sled it on my own. Eh, that's a bit Dutch." Of he declined. "I course, Henk was prepared had the last to winter over laugh when — I had food his 357-page The 50,000-hp nuclear ice- for a year, book The Icy breaker 'Vaigach'. 500 gallons Breakthrough: of fuel, two heaters and a chainsaw for Overwintering the ice," he explained. "It's part of Dutch in Siberia be- history — Willem Barents did it in 1596. came a best- I would winter over onboard." seller. (He's in Though Henk says he wouldn't talks with a change a minute of his stay in Tiksi, the U.S. publisher cruel winter conditions took a toll on his to release it body as well as Campina. "The coldest was -57°, and that was under my winter shelter," he recalled. "I could keep the main cabin about 35°, never warmer. But you got used to it." As a result, tiny capil- laries in his feet burst — the beginning of frostbite — leaving his feet perpetually cold. The condition took a year to heal after he returned home. Henk spent the winter with his new Henk fulfilled yet another goal when he sailed Russian friends, some of whom helped into the crater on St. Paul Island. keep Campina from succumbing to the and harness and trudging the 50 miles ice. And it was a long winter indeed. "I ar- to civilization but, "every day I climbed rived in Teksi on September 7 and didn't on top of the stamuka and every day I leave again until August 20," said Henk. saw polar bears. I thought I'd better stay After nearly a year locked in the ice, onboard." Henk wasted no time in setting sail Henk was alone and, quite literally, once again. He was overjoyed to be back rudderless on a sea of ice. "I know what underway on his 'Impossible Voyage' — silence is . . . nothing . . . nothing . . . which is exactly what it proved to be. even the ice didn't move," he whispered. Just two weeks later, on September 3, "Then I think I hear something, an en- Campina's rudders were damaged be- gine maybe." He climbed the stamuka yond repair, ending his attempt. and spotted a ship on the horizon, part "The Russians taught me to protect of a convoy that supplies the Siberian myself by tying to a villages. stamuka, a ground- As Henk tells it, ed iceberg," Henk "I know what silence the captain of the recalled. This was Russian nuclear no easy feat, requir- is . . . nothing . . . icebreaker Vaigach ing multiple lines had heard his story and anchors to be nothing . . ." on the radio and led to and around went 300 miles off the stamuka, which would then provide course without notifying his superiors. protection against incoming ice. "You tie Campina was in water far too shallow for your boat and then you watch. And you the ships, and with her damaged rud- see and you hear the ice coming." ders, she might very well have become Henk says he was quite safe the first an Arctic monument if not for the help of few times the ice came in, but then it the crew of Northabout, an Irish-flagged

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ALL PHOTOS HENK DE VELDE believing he would never return. It's taken Henk nearly four years to here in English.) and I couldn't believe it," he recalled. "He work his way around to San Francisco said, 'Henk doesn't realize he doesn't Bay, and along the way he did much of have to be that far away to have it good. what he set out to do: visit those places When Henk announced his plans If he looks at the for his next sailing trip, he also said it moon, he sees the would be his last. 'The Never-Ending same moon I do. He Voyage', he called it, describing it as a forgets the world is "pilgrim's route to the edges of the world" round — you can al- that would last the rest of his life. He ways come back.'" would explore the places he'd missed With those touch- during his five previous circumnaviga- ing words ringing tions, then start all over again when he in his ears, Henk was done. continued prepar- The press ate it up with a spoon. "I'm ing Juniper, his 52- a bit known in Holland," he said, "and ft Chris White tri- they say 'Henk is not coming back.' maran. White and They call me the Dutch Moitessier." But his wife Kate built it wasn't until he saw an interview with Juniper 30 years his now-30-year-old son Stefan that he ago as their fam- fully realized the impact his voyages had ily boat, cruising on his family. her extensively from "I saw the face of that grown man Nova Scotia to the Henk says the majority of his 'Never-Ending voyage' has been sailed in very long nonstop legs, much of it in the Southern Ocean. with a family of his own, almost crying, Caribbean before The navigators of Micronesia felt an instant selling her to Henk in '06. He cast off the he'd always wanted to see. "The most kinship to Henk and his boat. docklines on September 26, 2007, firmly isolated inhabited place in the world is the little island Tristan da Cunha in the middle of the South Atlantic," he said. "I have been there, and that's been the plan for 25 years." After Tristan da Cunha, Juniper sailed nonstop to another spot on Henk's list: tiny St. Paul Island in the southern Indian Ocean. An extinct volcano, the two-square-mile St. Paul features a deep crater accessible only by small boats, as the entrance is just 50 feet wide and 7 feet deep. "You need to have a very calm sea to reach the crater," Henk noted. "For 25 years, I wanted to go into that crater. I have been there." He spent several months working his way up to the east coast of Australia before jumping off to Micronesia, where he found his own personal paradise. "I have always been interested in Polyne- sian seafaring, and the real seafarers live on three islands: Poluwat, Pulusuk, and Satawal. I went to Poluwat," said Henk. "This was my paradise because they don't use money. The chief told me, 'Here you can live without money; where you go, you die without money.' That's a bit of wisdom, no?" But as much as Henk felt this was his paradise found, he realized he would always be viewed as an outsider. "You can live there and work with them," he said, "you might even get a woman. But you're not one of them." After just two weeks, Poluwat became his paradise lost. Last spring, Henk stopped in Japan on his way to the Aleutians for two reasons: to see old friends, and to fly home

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for a visit. Throughout the many thousands of A s this issue was miles since his depar- going to press, Henk was ture three years earlier, preparing to check out Henk recalled Stefan's of the U.S. at San Diego interview. "That face has and attempt a nonstop haunted me, the face voyage to the Panama of a man that showed Canal. "I'm already late love," he said. After his for the hurricane season trip home, Henk made in the Caribbean," he the decision to return explained, "and I want to after all. "I don't say be home by October." 'promise' but I promised Once there, Henk says my boy I'd come back. he'll likely sell Juniper It's nice that people can and buy a smaller boat change." for shorter trips. "Nor- But he had to get / LADONNA LATITUDE way is only 360 miles there first, and there away and Iceland is only were still at least two places remaining Henk de Velde sailed 'Juniper' under the Golden 1,000." He's even hoping to do the North- on his list: the entire Aleutian chain, and Gate Bridge on April 23 and again on May 4, bound for home. west Passage soon, as a friend is looking San Francisco Bay. Having had a taste to buy a boat in the Seattle area and of the island chain's austere beauty in Table Mountain of Cape Town, the Jesus wants Henk to deliver it across the top '03, Henk fulfilled his promise to himself statue of Rio de Janeiro, the Sydney Op- of the world. "You can't 100% plan the to see them all. era House and the Golden Gate Bridge." future, but you must have plans." As for San Francisco, Henk explains: As of April 23, when he sailed under the Henk may have promised his son "The only reason I came here was to Gate, he'd seen them all. he'd come home, but he never promised sail underneath the Golden Gate. There to stay. are four sites I had to see by boat: the — ladonna

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In last year's annual Delta article, we suggested veering off your normally beaten path to explore new sloughs and nate stopovers for the purposes of this Slough are to keep a sharp eye on your cuts during your own Delta cruise. We at article, but it's so conveniently located depthsounder and to stay right — the Latitude like to practice what we preach to everywhere we could possibly want flooding of Liberty Island gives the illu- so this writer and her husband did just to explore that it's almost a must. Be- sion there's a channel to the left of the that for a spring getaway last month sides, after a full day of sailing (or, in slough when it can actually get quite aboard our Crealock 37 Silent Sun. our case, motoring), by the time you hit shallow. Spring (before Memorial Day) and fall Decker you're likely to want to settle in Being in need of some serious relax- (after Labor Day) for the evening. Our — and seemingly ation, we decided to stay put for a few are our favorite everyone else's — preferred anchorage is days, basking the the mild temps and times to visit near the northeast tip of the island be- light breeze. But on the second night the Delta. The hind a clump of trees that boasts a rope an increase in wind speed and a shift t e m p e r a t u r e s swing. Depending on the wind direction in direction, combined with a flooding are significantly and speed, though, nearly anywhere on current, tripped not only out stern an- cooler than in Horseshoe Bend — the waterway run- chor but also our bow anchor! We reset summer but still ning behind Decker — could serve as a the bow anchor for the night — there warm enough to comfortable anchoring spot. was plenty of room to swing — and took warrant packing When we woke up the next morning, off the next morning, as the wind was along a generous we were faced with a tough choice: Hang still working up an uncomfortable fetch supply of sun- out and relax for the next week, or get across Liberty Island. screen and hot moving. While the prospect of the former weather clothes. was exceedingly tempting, we of course Sailing is possible on We also prefer chose to move on. Our destination: Pros- We'd made arrangements with Delta waters. uncrowded an- pect Slough. some of our Sacramento-based family to chorages — a fairy tale during the swel- meet at Walnut Grove on Wednesday so tering summer months. And while the we figured we'd make the short 11-mile wind might not be as consistent as in Never having explored that area jaunt to Georgiana Slough a day early the summer, when searing heat in the of the Delta, we were happily sur- and have some time to chill. We knew San Joaquin Valley sucks cool ocean prised to find we'd catch the air inland — Mother Nature's very own that it was an last of the ebb, air conditioner — you're still apt to be ideal place to and weren't at granted favorable winds up river. relax for a few all surprised to Except when you aren't . . . days. Situated watch our speed In this issue's Racing Sheet, you'll just off Cache d r o p t o t w o read about the very unusual and un- Slough where knots once we dramatic Great Vallejo Race, where it connects to made the turn racers were flummoxed by a practically the Sacramen- windless day — the same day we left our to Deep Water Sausalito slip bound for Decker Island. Channel, Pros- The bad news for racers was that the pect Slough's wind never picked up for them, the good abundant trees news for us was that it finally did once we provided scen- were in Suisun Bay, giving us an extra ery, shade and couple knots of boat speed. wind protection, as well as Pelicans, cranes and owls live together in harmony. habitat for any number of bugs and the The key to a quick upriver ride is birds that eat them. We may not be avian starting your trip as soon as the current enthusiasts, but even we were impressed switches to a flood. Any number of chart- by the diverse range of fowl we spotted ing programs, websites and apps will during our stay — from gangly white help you determine the best time for you pelicans to annoyingly aggressive swal- to head out, and leaving at slack water lows to surprisingly alert owls. The Delta will get your vacation started in a hurry is a birder's paradise. because you'll ride the flood all day. If you decide to check out Prospect We hooked a left out of Richardson Slough, take care to note that the chart Bay a little before 8 a.m. and made it to doesn't show Liberty Island as flooded, Decker Island by 5 p.m., leaving plenty which it is. This, combined with an ex- of time to fire up the BBQ and enjoy din- tra tule island or two and a stretch of ner in the cockpit. Covering more than water that was supposed to be marsh, 50 miles in nine hours isn't too shabby caused some anxiety aboard Silent Sun, considering we didn't see any wind until but we eventually found a deep channel the final third of the trip. — 50+ feet in some spots — that led to Decker Island is a favorite destina- our temporary home. Our two strongest tion of ours, and we considered alter- suggestions for traveling on Prospect

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stern anchor as we normally would any other time of year. After a long, hot day, onto the Old Sacramento River. Then the ing strobes and emitting annoying noises an on-deck solar shower at dusk was wind that had chased us out of Prospect inside a curtain of bubbles. The fish ap- just what the doctor ordered. died and on came the engine. parently don't want anything to do with What did surprise us was that the the cacophony so they hightail it back to ebb seemed never-ending. According to the Sacramento River. Though we count Georgiana Slough our current tables, we were supposed Having been in contact with the proj- — which runs a meandering and winding to start seeing relief by mid-afternoon but we didn't make better than three knots the entire ride. Thanks to heavy spring runoff from the Sierra, what we thought was going to be a three-hour trip ended up taking nearly eight hours! Thankfully, the Old Sac offers charming scenery that made the journey tolera- ble. Before we could pass through the The swing bridge at the head of Georgiana Slough. Note the massive snag just right of the Georgiana Slough bridge to find a spot center of the channel that the bridge tender went out of his way to point out. to spend the night, we also had to pass ect's engineer, we knew there was plenty 12 miles to the Mokelumne River — as through an obstacle course of buoys and of depth above the barrier for our six-foot one of our favorite Delta waterways, we bubbles. As we noted in May 6's 'Lectronic draft — and even if we hadn't known, an don't get there as often as we'd like. In Latitude, the California Department of inverted depth gauge confirmed it. But fact, it'd been several years since we'd Water Resources had set up a temporary the buoys marking the location of the enjoyed its bamboo-lined shores, but 'bubble barrier' to deter ocean-bound barrier were set about 20 feet apart. No this short one-night stopover reminded Chinook salmon from wandering off the big challenge for powerboats with plenty us exactly why we love it — abundant beaten path, where 65% of them would of maneuverability, but being on a keel- wildlife, limited boat traffic and luxuri- likely die. The barrier does this by flash- boat battling a strong current, we had ous solitude. Thanks to our solar panels, our generator to gauge our assault carefully to avoid We were loath to leave our idyllic saw little use in the sunny Delta. getting swept into a buoy. spot but we were also eager to explore Walnut Grove and nearby Locke with our family. Two bridges and a bubble Delta newbies might feel intimi- barrier later, and we were tied up to the dated calling bridge tenders for an open- dock at Walnut Grove. It's free for day- ing, but there's really no use, but there's a fee for need. Every one we've SURF THE DELTA overnighting. ever spoken to has been After a full day of Delta Doo Dah friendly and attentive — playing tourist in the www.deltadoodah.com one bridge even opened Delta Chamber of Commerce historic towns, our without our having to www.CaliforniaDelta.org family drove off and ask! Just call the tender Discover the Delta Foundation we decided to use the on VHF 9 — be sure to www.discoverthedelta.com relentless current to specify which bridge — California Dept. of Fish & Game get a head start on the and ask for an opening. www.dfg.ca.gov notoriously challenging Simple as that. trip home. We pulled The Georgiana Slough Bridge was no away from the dock around 5 p.m. and different, except the tender noted the dropped anchor behind Decker Island presence of a monster snag to the right at 8 p.m. — a pleasant change from the of the channel. He even came out of the previous day. tender house and exchanged pleasant- ries. "Fair winds," he called as he walked back to his post. If anything is more important to a We poked our way down the slough successful Delta cruise than planning about a mile and, due to the limited the trip up, it's planning your trip back. width of the channel, nestled in close The winds that shot you up the river to the verdant shore. Since the spring like a rocket can make the trip home current was clearly going to keep us difficult, if not downright brutal. And ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE / LADONNA EXCEPT PELICAN: MANJITH KAINICKARA ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE pointing upriver, we didn't bother with a even when conditions are ideal, if you

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WHAT'S DOIN' IN THE DELTA Check out www.californiadelta.org for more on Delta events throughout the year. Fourth of July Fireworks and Doin's and silent auctions, and live music. Held at • Antioch — The Fireworks Spectacular • Suisun City — A signature family event Windmill Cove Resort and Marina in Stockton, barge moves down the San Joaquin River from with great food, rock climbing, pony rides, arts 1-4 p.m. Info, www.tasteofthedelta.com. downtown Antioch to the Antioch Marina. Don't & crafts, free live music, and 'Sky Concert' • July 30-31 — On your way up to or back miss the hometown parade, classic car show, fireworks over the harbor, 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.. from the Delta, stop by the Benicia Fine Art, Wine and other entertainment starting at 2 p.m. Info, Info, www.visitsuisuncity.com. and Jazz Festival. Info, www.beniciamainstreet. (925) 757-1800. org or (707) 745-9791. • Benicia — Picnic in the Park with food and Other Doin's to Mark On Your Calendar • July 31 — Courtland Pear Fair. If you like live music, 12-7 p.m., ending with a fireworks • June 4 — Al the Wop's Annual Chili Cook- pears, you'll love all the pear-oriented food & display. Info, www.beniciamainstreet.org or (707) Off in Locke. Chili and beer seem strangely at drink. Info, www.pearfair.com. 745-9791. home in this tiny historic Chinese town. Starts • Aug. 6 — Petaluma Music Festival. Spend • Lodi — Start the day with a pancake at 11 a.m. Info, www.locketown.com. the day enjoying music and fine beer and wine. breakfast, move on to an Americana festival, • June 17-19 — Eat your fill of those tasty Info, www.petalumamusicfestival.org. and end the day with a fireworks spectacular little bugs called crawdads at the Isleton Cajun • Sept. 10-11 — Pittsburg Seafood Festival at Lodi Lake. Info, www.visitlodi.com. Festival, formerly known as the Isleton Crawdad at Pittsburg Marina. Sample tasty treats from • Mandeville Tip — The massive Hilton Fire- Festival, back after a two-year hiatus! Info, over 40 vendors while listening to live music. works Extravaganza is now staged in honor of www.isletonchamber.com. Info, www.pittsburgseafoodfestival.com. Barron Hilton, who passed away in 2004. This • June 17-Aug. 26 — Friday Nights on the • Sept. 15-18 — Lodi Grape Festival & Har- popular show attracts over 5,000 boats and is Waterfront Concert Series on the Harbor Plaza vest Fair. Celebrate everything grape as they've the largest boat-in event in the Delta. in Suisun City. Info, suisunwaterfront.com. done since 1907. Info, www.grapefestival.com. • Martinez — Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. • June 19-Aug. 28 — Suisun City's Sunday • Sept. 17 — Delta Blues Festival, 12-7:30 Info, www.cityofmartinez.org. Waterfront Jazz Series. Concerts from 3-6 p.m. p.m. on the Antioch waterfront, free. Great boat- • Pittsburg — Fireworks are usually shot every Sunday on the Harbor Plaza. Info, (707) in venue! Info, www.deltabluesfestival.net. from either an offshore barge near the water- 421-7309 or www.visitsuisuncity.com. • Oct. 1 — Suisun City Waterfront Festival front, or from shoreside. Info, www.pittsburgca. • July 16 — Taste of the Delta. Wine and at Harbor Plaza, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info, www. net or (925) 432-7301. food from Delta restaurants and wineries, live suisun.com. RED IS READY

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headed down to Vallejo YC start deep within the on Friday. We'd planned Delta, you'll find your- to leave Saturday for a self pushing through at stop at China Camp, but least a couple current scrapped it for another cycles before reaching night of fun at the club. the Central Bay, making Unfortunately, after — for one very long day, if ahem — three days of mild not two. winds and warm temps, The key to planning the wind piped up and your ride home is to blew a solid 25+ all night. have an exit strategy and We battened down the not be afraid to imple- hatches the next morning ment it. If strong winds and prepared for a spank- meet a contrary current ing — and we got it. For on San Pablo Bay, your trip is going to Running the gauntlet of the salmon 'bubble 30 very long minutes, we slammed into suck, no two ways about it. If you don't barrier' was interesting but uneventful. choppy waters before conceding defeat have a problem ending your vacation that you might have to catch a train or and heading back to the club. Our return beating into 30 knots and short, steep ferry back home if you have time con- home would have to wait. seas, go for it. If you can't think of a worse straints. conclusion to a relaxing week, tuck into Antioch, Pittsburg, Benicia, Glen Cove or The end of our vacation may not Vallejo until the winds abate. We'd planned to make the trip home have been as relaxing as the rest of it, The good news is that, unless affected over the course of four days — short hops but the beating we took just reinforces by a weather system, the wind up there that took advantage of favorable currents. the old saying, "The sour always makes tends to run on a three-day cycle — Since we'd made it to Decker a day ahead the sweet sweeter." And that's just what three days on, three days off — so you of 'schedule', we enjoyed one last bliss- our Delta cruise was: sweeeeeeeeet! won't have long to wait; the bad news is ful day of doing absolutely nothing, and — latitude/ladonna

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"Whatever happened to the La Gamelle Olson 30 syndicate you mentioned a few issues ago?" a friend asked being raced locally as a one-design a couple of days ago. "Last I heard, you anymore. But as soon as we tracked didn't buy Poco a Poco in Puerto Rico her down through the manager at because she was very tired. So are the the Santa Cruz YC, we'd learned syndicate project and the goals dead?" she had been sold only hours before. For those who might care, it's not Thwarted again! dead at all. It's just become more Zen, We ended up checking out, either and if all goes to plan, we hope a bunch of in person or online, about 20 more Latitude readers will get to surf the Olson Olson 30s, in all parts of the coun- down the warm blue swells of the Ca- try. They ranged from disassembled project boats for about $6,000, to boats ready to compete in the next "The La Gamelle Nationals for nearly $20,000. But since La Gamelle was intended to Syndicate is alive, the be for Zen sailing, we fi nally became goals are intact, and the enlightened to the fact that feverishly path is revealing itself." pursuing one was going down the wrong path. We accepted the teaching of Confucius — or was it Bud- ribbean. Indeed, the syndicate now not dha? — who famously said, "When only owns a La Gamelle, we've already the syndicate is ready, the Olson come reasonably close to fulfi lling the 30 will appear." So while we didn't prediction of Kenny Keefe of KKMI, who abandon the syndicate's ultimate half-jokingly told us that we'd probably goal, we stopped actively searching kill ourselves with her. for the boat. Before, during, and after considering Apparently the syndicate was buying the Olson 30 in Puerto Rico, we'd "ready" for the Olson just two days spoken with Nate Cutler of Oakland, who later, for that's when we got a call had a nice Olson 30 with roller furling, from friends who said there was one but no outboard, for sale for $7,500. It for sale in Richmond for just $4,500. was funny, because every time we want- This was not only the least expen- ed to buy his boat, he had some other sive Olson 30 we'd heard about, but deal on her, and whenever his deals fell she came with a nearly new Honda through and he wanted to sell her to us, four-stroke 5-hp outboard that we'd gotten hot on another Olson 30. We retails for $2,300 and a Ballenger became pretty good phone friends with double-spreader rig. We were out Nate, and at one point offered him full of the country at the time, so we had of sails — including a couple of very nice price for his boat, sight unseen. Alas, by knowledgeable friends take a quick look. spinnakers. And at no extra charge, she that time he had a couple in line ahead of They advised us that while Analogue, came with a foot of growth on the bot- us, and they went ahead with the deal. ex-Soul Sauce, was dirty and there were tom. We were a little bummed to lose out problems with some halyard sheaves, When we'd bought boats in the past, on Cutler's 30, as our experts who had after 30 years none of her bulkheads had we impatiently rushed to take them out, seen the boat said she was in nice shape. come loose, and the tabbing was all in ready or not, and then tried to make Thanks to the advice of the 'Lynch Mob' great shape. Our friends thought she was them go as fast as possible. But now, on of Santa Cruz, whom we'd met in St. such a good deal, that if we didn't want the path to enlightenment, we were in no Barth, we started tracking down Olson her when we got home and saw her with rush to go out sailing, and the idea of 30s in Santa Cruz through our friend our own eyes, they said they'd buy and sailing her only to see how fast we could David Hodges of Santa Cruz Sails. He fl ip her. When was the last time you got get her to go would be missing the point. said there was a fi ne 30 for sale, and a 'like it or your money back guarantee' So in a Zen-like way, we'd visit the boat at a good price, because they weren't with a used boat? So yeah, this Zen ap- every couple of days, seeing what little Free fl otation gear anyone? proach seemed to be working out well for mystery gifts awaited us. There were us. countless PFDs of all styles and colors, When we fi nally got to see the extra blocks, extra sheets, a fl are kit, a boat, hull #66 of 246 Olson 30s med kit — more stuff than you could built, we were pretty happy. She was imagine would fi t in the relatively tiny indeed dirty, had a lot of moss on one interior of an Olson 30. side, halyard issues, and a sleeved- Wanting to go Zen simple, we starting but-still-bent boom. But none of giving and throwing stuff away. We set these seemed to be major problems about six PFDs out by the dumpster, given the price. On the plus side, gave six brand new orange PFDs to a structurally she was in fi ne shape, friend, ripped out the VHF and all the she had the 'jockstrap' addition, the electronics, and generally tried to rid the very valuable outboard, and 12 bags boat of anything that wasn't essential. ZEN ZONE

were coming back, and we were loving them. After sailing the ultra-stable 63-ft cat Profl igate for so many years, we found that sailing the low-riding, 3,600-lb ultralight monohull gave us an entirely different sensation. It was blowing about 15 knots on the beam as we passed the Berkeley Pier on our way to Alameda, and the wind was quickly building. Lucky, we thought to ourselves, we would soon be in the lee of Yerba Buena Island. But it turned out to be one of those days when there was no lee behind Yerba Buena, and it was blowing a good 25 knots where boats normally become becalmed behind the island. But we were ripping along, and thanks to having a lot of Olson experience, we knew some steering tricks that prevented us from getting drenched. There was no letup in the wind as we turned the corner to head down the channel toward Nelson's Marine. It was still blowing 25, and with a full main and a 100% jib, but no crew, we were not underpowered. The good news was that we were nimbly surfing this most responsive design down chop at probably 10 knots, burying the bow from time to time, just like the good ol' days. The bad news was that we were going to have to jibe at least a couple of times in a lot of wind, and we didn't know if we were supposed to go to the right or left side of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. Spread; Do you think I'm sexy? Although now 30 years old, the Olson 30 still looks pretty hot to To make a long story short, we sailed us. Inset left; She not only gets our juices fl owing, but ours cost 1/50th of 'Lola', the St. Barth bil- ourselves into a nautical box canyon, lionaire's version of a hot 30-footer. Inset right; Ready for a mast to sail into the Zen zone. and with the jib having gotten crazily "Simplify, simplify, simplify," says the beam wind howling through the marina wrapped around the headsail during Zen master. De-complexing the boat was that day, which made it hard to get down about our fourth jibe, we couldn't make such a pleasant meditation that we never the fairway without lightly bumping a any progress upwind and back out of became impatient to sail her. few boats. Once in the open, we put a the 'canyon'. We thus found ourselves One fun day we brought the four double reef in the main. Unfortunately, in a strange sailing purgatory, where it chutes back to the Latitude office, fi ve of the slugs holding the sail to the seemed as though we'd have to do about washed them in soapy water, then dried mast track quickly popped out for some 100 wild jibes during the ensuing six them out on Locust Avenue in front of reason, as did the double reef. Then hours until the wind died down enough the building. It was a pretty entertaining there was the matter of twisted halyards to fi x things. Yeah, we know all about get- couple of hours for the neighbors and resulting in our not being able to get the ting the jib down, anchoring, and using passersby. After carefully drying the jib within fi ve feet of full hoist for a long She came with 12 bags of sails, from Pineapple, chutes and packing them in their bags, time. You can imagine how poorly we North, Horizon and Larsen. A few sails were still we kept the two really good ones, and were able to sail to weather. Actually, in pretty nice shape, too. gave the other two away. We're going to not at all. have more fun than usual following the So La Gamelle's 3,500-mile jour- progress of the '12 Singlehanded Trans- ney to her eventual home in the Pac, because Adam Correa on the Wilder- Caribbean started with some very ness 30 Domino will be competing with shaky steps. Having forgotten to a donated La Gamelle chute onboard. bring anything but a pair of shorts, a It was a couple of weeks before we T-shirt, and a jacket, we were quickly took our fi rst sail aboard La Gamelle reminded that sailing on the Bay isn't — from Richmond to the boatyard in as carefree or warm as on the Carib- Alameda. And to be honest, it didn't go all bean. But having previously owned that well. There was an unusually strong two Olson 30s, the familiar feelings SAILING INTO THE

the engine, but if you had been there, you'd know why none of those were vi- boatyard dock. able options at the time. As noisy and Watching La Gamelle's topsides get chaotic as it was, with a good chance pressure washed was a pleasure, as lay- that the yet-to-be-insured boat would ers of moss and other crud were blasted be badly damaged if not destroyed, we away. With some rubbing compound and nonetheless enjoyed a Zen-like serenity buffi ng, and a new boot stripe, she'd look amid the mayhem. pretty nice. Once the mast was dropped, As we were in an ampitheater-like set- the problem with the halyards became ting, our troubles drew a bit of a crowd. obvious. Over three decades of sailing, Although we never signaled for help, two the aluminum sheaves had been worn guys from a nearby construction project all the way through by the wire halyards. showed up in an infl atable with a tow Replacing the old sheaves with new nylon line. "We're not supposed to rescue any- ones was so easy that even a publisher one," they informed us. Prior to taking could do it. We also sprang for three new the path to tranquility, we would have halyards, not wanting to get fi sh-hooked yelled, "Well then get the f--k out of our by any of the old wire halyards. way!" But now knowing better, we just Having acquired La Gamelle for so ignored them. little, we decided to invest in a Harken Finally we heard all this yelling from At retail, the nearly new Honda is worth roller furling system, all the better for some guy who had climbed down the tall almost half of what the syndicate paid for Zen sailing. Our second 'unit' expendi- pilings that formed the walls of our three- the Olson and all her gear. ture was going to be $1,000 to Ballenger sided prison. It turned out to be Carl waterlogged pilings, nearly breaking the Spars for a new boom. But on a whim, Nelson, who had done a Singlehanded soggy thing in half. Although he's a big we put an ad for an Olson 30 boom in TransPac with an Olson 30, which is guy, Carl lightly hopped aboard, doused 'Lectronic Latitude. Not two hours after why we were trying to get to his yard. the jib, and suddenly we were having a it was posted, we had one — for free! It Based on his instructions, we fi nally mellow and pleasant mainsail-only sail was a gift from Carlos of Sacramento, drove La Gamelle's bow into one of the upwind and around the corner to his who had two of them, and who had done Take The DeaD OuT Of DOwnwinD Sailing Dead downwind cruising can be relaxing and fun. A Forespar Whisker Pole will help fill your headsail Whisker Pole: with life, while putting a stop to annoying sail flop. REBATE Through 7/15/11 Check Site For Details

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toward Richmond. It never crossed our some racing with us aboard Profl igate in minds that we might become becalmed Mexico. "I wanted to contribute to the and get stuck out there. It's a wonder La Gamelle project," he told us. Hey, we survived. Indeed, one time after the the 'forward giving' karma stuff really rudder broke and we got dismasted, we seemed to work. almost didn't. July's Zen course will be based out of Richmond. If Paul and Kenny will let Our idea of Zen sailing is to fi nd us temporarily base La Gamelle out of beauty in repetition and simplicity, even KKMI, we'll start from the very heart in places where it might not be so obvi- of the Richmond Riviera, take a swing ous. So strange as it may seem, we're around the basin at Marina Bay, head going to be meditating on a different Zen Out with the destroyed aluminum sheaves, out the channel past the Richmond YC, course for each of the next four months. and in with the new nylon ones. And all rope around Red Rock, and back into the halyards, too! The fi rst Zen course will be up and down heart of the Riviera. Yes, we know there the Oakland Estuary, starting from La our boat over more than anyone else, will be all kinds of wind holes, strange Gamelle's temporary berth in Marina Vil- and by nearly tapping the windows of the gusts, and industrial vistas. But we lage, to the mouth of the Estuary, then to restaurants that lined the Estuary with think we'll be able to fi nd Zen beauty in Coast Guard Island and back to Marina our masthead, we were demonstrating the experience. And we hear that even Village. our superior sailing talent. Emboldened the great Hank Easom does the same In a sense, it will be coming full circle by our obvious skills, we graduated thing with Yucca from time to time. for us. since we began sailing in the to loading up the two-person planing August's Zen course will be from Oakland Estuary aboard our brother's dinghy with four people, a couple of six- Sam's in Tiburon, around Angel Island, 20-ft Flying Dutchman dinghy. Having packs of beer, and a handfull of joints. and back to Sam's. September's will be no idea how to sail, we mimicked what Out on the Estuary we'd go, beneath from somewhere on the San Francisco all the other sailors were doing, which the Bay Bridge, to not far from the cur- waterfront, around Treasure Island and was heeling their boats over. Being young rent location of Pier 39, at which time Yerba Buena, and back to somewhere on and stupid, we assumed that by heeling we'd take off on a bat-out-of-hell plane the San Francisco waterfront, perhaps

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with a little dip into the waters of Fisher- cost about $8,000 to ship La Gamelle to man's Wharf and Aquatic Park. St. Barth from Miami. We hope to recover Not wanting to limit the fun to our- that cost through 'Two-Fer' charters in selves, we encourage all of you to partici- the Caribbean. You probably haven't pate in our Zen Sailing Classic, too. All heard of this type of charter, because you have to do is complete each of the we just made the concept up. You know four Zen courses at least twice within how much fun it is to go to the Carib- the given month. The rules are that bean with seven other family members you can start and fi nish anytime you and/or friends, and how charter cats We invite you to join us in the San Francsico are great homes and playgrounds on the want, and sail with as few or as many Bay Zen Sailing Federation. people as you want, but you can't use water, but aren't the most swift or nimble your engine, and you have to promise little bar in the La Gamelle restaurant boats? Well, in our proposed 'Two-Fer' to meditate on the essence of the sailing in St. Barth, to commemorate designer/ program, when you chartered the coolly experience. If you send us a record of builder George Olson, and to celebrate refurbished 'ti Profl igate, Latitude's Leop- your completion, plus your name, boat the whole ultralight sailing spirit of Santa ard 45 catamaran, in St. Barth, you'd name and boat type, and a Zen koan you Cruz. The ultimate goal, as stated before, not only get the spacious home and made up to characterize the experience, is to get La Gamelle to St. Barth, where playground on the water that the cat is, you'll be eligible for membership in the eventually — hopefully many years from but you and the biggest sailing enthu- San Francisco Zen Sailing Federation. now — she'll be donated to the youth siasts in your group would also get the Don't laugh, as membership comes with sailing program of the St. Barth YC. use of La Gamelle, for quick and nimble a free San Francisco Zen Sailing Master How are we going to get her there? surfi ng in the warm, blue waters of the T-shirt. While supplies last, of course. We're not sure, but we're Zen confi dent Caribbean. That way the moms would And yes, we are serious. that a path will present itself when the be happy, the kids would be happy, and time is right. She'll have to go the last the sailing maniacs would be happy. And 1,500 miles upwind by ship, so hey, what could bring us a greater feeling of Some might recall that the concepts almost half the path has already been contentment than to see so many others behind acquiring La Gamelle were to identifi ed. happy? Aum. create a fl oating memorial to the iconic Dockwise Transport tells us it would — latitude/richard

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If you never spend time with cruising sailors, you might have the impression that every one of them is either a go back home to work. But they fly down the ability to support ourselves." (Check dotcom billionaire or a member of the to 'commuter cruise' whenever they can. out our feature on them in the July, 2007 'lucky sperm club' who receives a hefty Others cruise during the prime sailing edition.) monthly allowance from his or her trust seasons in the South Pacific, Carib- If you're not lucky enough to have fund. Otherwise, how could they pos- bean, Med or Aegean, then put their such always-in-demand nautical skills, sibly afford the exotic, carefree lifestyle boats in a secure marina or dry storage of exploring the world under sail on an yard in places such as Raiatea, Tahiti; open-ended schedule? Chagauramas, Trinidad; or Marmaris, The easiest places for But that impression is far from cor- Turkey, while they fly home to fatten rect. While it's true that some globe- their purses. Americans to find work But for those who don't like back- legally, of course, are in tracking, and for whom the challenge of finding work 'out there' adds to the American territories. overall adventure, there are all sorts of options — even though they may not you might consider staying put for a always be drawing Silicon Valley-caliber season or longer in order to work at a wages. more traditional job. Needless to say, wages are typically The easiest places for Americans to extremely low in so-called developing find work legally, of course, are in Ameri- countries such as Mexico and her Cen- can territories such as Puerto Rico, the tral America neighbors compared to what U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, you're probably used to. But there are the Marshall Islands and Guam. Long- exceptions. Depending on your skill set, time cruiser Kirk McGeorge could be a you might find work with an American poster child for the concept of working company operating abroad, and thanks in American territories. Many years ago, to the magic of the Internet it's not dif- during his first circumnavigation aboard ficult to research the possibilities. It's the Islander 37 Polly Brooks, he worked also easy to find work in resort towns for a stint in Guam. Then, thousands of selling timeshares — although the miles later, he and his Australian wife LATITUDE / ANDY / LATITUDE karmic demerits incurred might not be Cathleen (whom he met en route) buried The 'sailing professor', John Ranahan, has en- worth it. Depending on the size and style their anchor for a number of years at joyed teaching on a number of tropical islands of your boat, you might partner with a while replenishing his cruising kitty. local company so that you can legally trotting sailors are, in fact, extremely run day charters under their license. But wealthy, they comprise a tiny minority. naturally you'll want to make sure the Based on our many years of interacting sponsoring business is completely legit. with international cruisers, we can attest We would not recommend chartering 'on that sailors of all stripes successfully the down-low', as the risks of losing your travel the world on wildly different bud- boat or ending up in some nasty foreign gets, from lavish to super-spartan. And jail aren't worth the potential gains. many find ways to augment their cruis- Doing work for other cruisers is ing kitties along the way. In these pages another story, though. If you have the we'll take a look at some of the creative skills to repair engines, watermakers, ways that sailors we know have financed refrigeration or sails, or you can trouble- their travels — and no, we're not talking shoot electronics, you could probably about running bales of ganja north from circumnavigate without ever having to Cartagena. worry about finding work ashore. For ex- Before we get into the various work- ample, a guy like Sausalito diesel engine to-cruise options, though, we should guru Tom List — who just cruised for six point out that these days there are months in Mexico aboard the 36-ft steel many styles of cruising. It used to be sloop Begone — could probably find work that when wide-eyed adventurers would for trade or cash in any popular cruiser wave goodbye and cast off their docklines anchorage. to go cruising, you wouldn't see them Likewise, Paul and Susan Mitchell again until they'd had their fill of it — cruised comfortably for more than 25 ready, as in Homer's Odyssey, to throw years (first aboard the 58-ft Alden schoo- their oars over their shoulders and walk ner White Cloud, and later aboard the 36- inland until someone asked, "What are ft steel sloop Elenoa) without ever having those?" But these days there are all sorts to take a 'real job' ashore, thanks to their of variations on the cruising lifestyle. sail repair skills. "When we set sail from For example, many Mexico cruisers San Diego in '82, we didn't have a lot of leave their boats in La Paz, Mazatlan, money," recalls Paul, "but we did have

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St. Thomas, USVI, where they upgraded their son Stuart. "She was given her to the Hylas 47 Gallivanter, had a son own high school English Literature class (nicknamed Arrrr Boy) and replenished before the first week was out," wrote Kirk their cruising kitty. Last year, 18 months at the time. "It seems easy to get ahead into their latest world cruise, they made here." Actually, Cathleen couldn't hack a six-month layover in American Samoa it for long for a variety of reasons, but after surviving a tsunami there. Kirk made the best of it, and the family Kirk, who's a very handy guy, was of- sailed on at the end of the season with fered a job supervising boat maintenance a substantially larger bank account. for a group of marine biologists, and Cath was offered a job as a teacher's aide in the same school where they enrolled If John Ranahan hadn't been wearing shorts and a T-shirt when we met him in Moorea last year, we would have sworn he was Santa Claus. This jolly, white-bearded sailor had recently sailed more than 4,000 miles from Trinidad to Tahiti aboard his Morgan 31 Kijiro. He'd been working on that Caribbean island as a college professor. Apparently John TURPIN JULIE loves working in foreign lands as much Cath and Kirk McGeorge both found work in as he loves sailing between them, as he's American Samoa, which gave them a welcome become an expert on the subject. At the infusion of cash. time of our conversation he was on his also relatively easy to find work as a tu- way to a new teaching job on the Micro- tor in math, science, or English at the nesian island of Pohnepei, but he'd also College of Micronesia, although it doesn't spent time in the Marshall Islands. For pay much." If you eat locally-produced westbound cruisers, heading north to foods and avoid imported goods, Rana- the Marshalls to avoid the South Pacific han explains, you can live there quite cyclone season is a good alternative to inexpensively.

FEEL FREE FEEL rushing south to New Zealand. As we mentioned, Puerto Rico and the As many cruis- U.S. Virgin Islands are the easiest places ers know, they use for Americans to find work (legally) in American green- the Eastern Caribbean. But the Virgins backs in the Mar- would be the hands-down choice of most Spread: Globetrotting teacher Lis Tosoni greets curious Indonesian youngsters. Above: Tom shalls, you can buy cruisers because Puerto Rico is primarily Morkin knew nothing about teaching or mak- American goods at a Spanish-speaking territory, and it's so ing beer when he started cruising, but he's reasonable prices, large that its citizens have much more accomplished at both now. and American post of a big-city mindset than their laidback offices and courier West Indian neighbors 40 miles east in services operate the Virgins. there. As in other American territories, you "It's not hard to don't need any special work permit or get a teaching job visa to work in these islands, and the in the Marshalls scope of potential jobs runs the full if you have experi- spectrum from computer programing to ence," says Rana- tending bar, and everything in between. han. "If you've got Back in the good old days, this writer a practical skill or even made some money playing music in a trade, they're in the expat bars. There are also still some demand too. I've free anchorages from which you might seen cruisers do- dinghy-commute to work. ing construction Wages tend to be lower than in the work, and there States, while most foods and dry goods was a lady cruiser are more expensive. But hey, it's the who seemed to sun-kissed Caribbean where most vaca- be the only land- tioners will happily blow several months' scape architect in wages just to hang out for a week. So the place. When I finding a means of financing an extended left there she had stay here is well worth a little budget such a backlog of adjustment. jobs she couldn't Needless to say, the yacht chartering get to them all. It's and scuba diving industries are huge

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in the Virgins. So if you happen to have a divemaster's license or Coast Guard- issued captain's license you might find be know through decent-paying work in those thriving cruiser radio nets branches of tourism. and forums that Having such a license might also allow you're looking for you to work in the British Virgins, which that sort of work. most sailors find much more desirable. The largest bareboat charter fleets in the world — The Moorings and Sun- We used to sail — are based there. They often hire have the impres- qualified Americans as charter skippers, sion that it was mates and administrators, as do smaller tough-to-impos- charter outfits. That said, in the BVI sible to work le- and elsewhere along the 550-mile chain gally in New Zea- of islands running south to Trinidad, land and Austra- outsiders are generally restricted to tak- lia, but we know ing only jobs that no local is qualified to of a number of do. folks who've got- Even outside the Virgin Islands, a cap- ten work permits tain's license can come in handy because with relative ease it is generally regarded as an indicator recently in those of competency. Having one could help sailing-friendly you, for example, to get a crew or skipper countries. position on a yacht delivery, as insur- After finding ance companies often require licenses. crew berths in the In the Caribbean, charter bareboats are 2009 Baja Ha-Ha, Greg and Tiffany Norte Seen here aboard 'White Cloud' many years routinely delivered 'up-' or 'down-island' found several rides that took them across ago, Paul Mitchell never sailed without the tools for one-directional charters. the Pacific. They ended up working in of his trade. Right: They served him and Susan Also, both private and charter yachts both New Zealand and Australia. well during 25 years of world cruising. are often delivered from the Caribbean to "There are labor shortages down there used job site, but there are also lots of New England and Europe. And new boats right now," explains Greg, "and they recruitment agencies there for both temp are frequently delivered from European depend on immigrants like us to fill the and semi-permanent workers. or South African manufacturers to the void." He explains that both countries "Word on the street is that jobs are Caribbean or the U.S. East Coast. Check have job possibilities in two different easier to find in Australia and they pay with charter companies and crewing markets: 1) unskilled laborers, "which better, and our experiences confirm this. agencies. are basically backpackers," and 2) skilled Not to mention that the Aussie dollar is Another point to keep in mind is that laborers, which are more highly educated doing really well right now." That said, when cruisers get burnt out or have and/or trained in specific fields. Greg adds, "Australia is much busier problems they will often hire someone Because they were under 30 years of and you have more people to compete to bring their boat home from the Ca- age, Greg and Tiffany were able to get against, but there are a lot more jobs. ribbean, Panama or Mexico. If you have Working Holiday visas in both countries New Zealand is more laid-back and appropriate experience, you might let it — they cost $350 in Australia and are easy-going but there are fewer jobs. . . If free in New Zealand. Needless to say, you want quick money and don't want to During his long cruising career Mike Riley has though, most cruisers aren't that young, spend too much time looking for work, made money through all sorts of endeavors. But he likes writing and selling books best. so they'd need to focus on the skilled either look for temp work or unskilled labor offerings which are labor, or start your job search a few posted on government months before arriving." websites. One of the challenges Greg and Tif- Two of the temporary fany faced was not allowing the cost of jobs this adventurous living down under to consume all their couple found were at a earnings, because they lived ashore. ski resort and a racing Obviously, that's not such an issue when stable. In addition to you arrive on your own boat, as Robin networking like crazy and Duncan Owen did aboard their once they arrived, they Hallberg-Rassy 42 Whisper. did research on the In- "We lived aboard Whisper at the ternet. In New Zealand Bayswater Marina in Auckland," Robin one of the most popu- explains. "Our commute to work involved lar job sites is www. a 10 minute ferry ride and 15-minute trademe.co.nz — some- walks to our respective offices." Their thing like Craig's List backgrounds are in the software/tech- here. Similarly, in Aus- nology field, and they were able to find tralia www.gumtree. jobs relatively easily once they decided com.au is a commonly to stay. "We arrived in New Zealand BEAU SOLEIL KEEPING THE CRUISING KITTY WELL FED

"Many international school systems hire foreigners," she explains. "You tell them without firm plans authorities are trying to screen out im- what country you would like to work in for our future," ex- migrants who will become a drain on the and they give you a list of jobs available plains Robin. "Typi- country's socialized health care system. and take care of the paperwork." cal cruisers, right?" By the way, while in New Zealand, the These days, Karen generates income But after a couple Owens augmented their free public with her on-board sewing machine, re- months of land trav- health care coverage with a private policy pairing sails or making dinghy chaps "in el, they decided to try from Southern Cross at a cost of $150/ every beautiful bay in the world." living and working year each. (No typo.) Like Karen, longtime Vancouver, there, and began the "We started our job search with the B.C.-based cruisers Liz Tosoni and Tom immigration process. New Zealand Herald newspaper and the Morkin also found teaching jobs in the ELENOA They ended up loving popular job search website www.seek. co.nz. Surprisingly, we both found jobs through the newspaper." "It's important to get off Reflecting back on the experience, Robin says, "One of my dreams was to the boat, get away from live and work in another country. Work- yachtie culture, and do ing in and immigrating to New Zealand was one of the highlights of our cruising something different." adventure. "People we met and worked with there South Pacific, but quite unintentionally. will be lifelong friends. I was no longer Having set out from Vancouver in 1985, just a tourist or traveler. Broadening our they'd only intended to do a relatively circle of friends outside the cruising com- short year-and-a-half circuit through the munity while living and working in New South Pacific before returning home. But Zealand gave us a much more in-depth when they arrived in American Samoa view of New Zealand culture." they were both offered teaching jobs, as there was a dire shortage of instructors at the time. Liz had a credential and had ongtime San Diego-based cruisers taught before, but Tom had absolutely ELENOA L Mike and Karen Riley, who are currently no teaching experience. Nevertheless life in Kiwiland and stayed for several cruising Mexico aboard their Dickerson his economics degree was impressive years. 41 Beau Soleil, could also be poster enough to land him a job teaching sci- How did they get started? On the children for the 'work a little, cruise a ence. By the end of that school year government website www.immigration. lot' concept. During their two circum- they'd come to realize that teaching was govt.nz they applied for Skilled Migrant navigations they've fallen into all sorts a flexible and personally rewarding way visas, which allow application for per- of opportunities that generated cash. to finance their cruising habit. manent residency after a period of liv- Before meeting Karen, Mike worked Fast forward to the present: Although ing and working there. Although they're 'under the table' in New Caledonia as a they still haven't quite completed a now back in the Bay Area, the Owens carpenter. "It was a great job because the circumnavigation, this dynamic couple now have the option of returning to New boss bought everyone a baguette, a liter Zealand to live and work again if they of beer, and a steak that he cooked over Robin and Duncan Owen worked in New Zea- land legally for several years and now cherish choose to. wood scraps during our two hour lunch that experience. While not exceedingly difficult, the break." Later, he worked acceptance process took two months legally in a mining camp to complete. First they had to submit in Queensland, Austra- applications to the job 'lottery', where lia picking up roadside winners' applications are scrutinized trash. "Often, working based on age, work experience, educa- as a contractor for a set tion and whether the applicant's skills sum for the task, is a are currently needed. "There was a cap different section of the on the number of visas, but everyone we law than working for a knew that went through the lottery made wage," he explains. He's it through this step," Robin recalls. also done a lot of other Once they were approved to apply for jobs along the way, but the work visa online, their immigration these days he makes a case worker required them to submit bit of money selling the college diplomas, an FBI background seven books he's written report, birth certificates and proof of any — and he actually prints qualifications that were declared on their and binds them aboard. applications. "In our case," Robin says, Mike met Karen in "we submitted employment verification P a p u a N e w G u i n e a letters from several past employers." where she was work- Medical exams were also required, as ing as a school teacher. LATITUDE / ANDY / LATITUDE WORK A LITTLE, CRUISE A LOT

recently arrived at Panama aboard their best cruising musicians to make any Spencer 51 Feel Free, having cruised for real money due to legal restrictions. But most of the past two and a half decades. those with talent can often eat and drink During that time, most of their travels for free in exchange for a performance, have been financed by stints of teaching as cruiser-turned-night club owner Philo English in Japan, Hong Kong and China Hayward found out during his travels in — often for impressive wages. Courses the South Pacific several years ago. are widely available to obtain the requi- site TEFL certificate (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), and some schools Needless to say, it would be much offer job placement. easier to simply live off a giant pile of "To keep cruising fresh and avoid the cash or a steady stream of investment 'just another sandy beach' syndrome, it's income than to pursue the money- important to get off the boat, get away making tactics described here. But for from yachtie culture, and do something every would-be cruiser there is an ideal different," says Liz. "Teaching has done window of time, beyond which your age, that for us. It's why we're still cruising health or other issues may make it im- after 26 years!" BEAU SOLEIL possible for you to live the dream. So By the way, over the years, Liz and Another day, another sail repair job, in yet if 'your time' is now, but your cruising Tom have contributed feature articles to another beautiful tropical location. That's how kitty is a bit anemic, perhaps it's time to us on Australia, Indonesia and the Surin Karen Riley finances her lifestyle. follow the examples of the folks profiled Islands, and have written for other pub- ally satisfying while often opening doors here and see what opportunities lie out lications as well. That said, freelancing for you, in addition to garnering cash. there, beyond the horizon. articles to sailing magazines would be a We're reminded that Pat Henry famously As Kirk McGeorge of Gallivanter put very tough — if not impossible — way to supported her solo circumnavigation in it, "Had I known it would be so easy to make ends meet 'out there', even on a the late '90s by selling watercolors she'd work while cruising, I would have started modest budget. But exercising your cre- painted aboard her 31-ft Southern Cross. much earlier!" ative energies can, of course, be person- In most places it's tough for even the — latitude/andy Loch Lomond Marina

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"So how about this America's Cup thing?" asked the cashier as she rang up my organic blueberries. "Are you excited on the Bay racing." other sailor. "I think they'll make it a very about it?" "Aren't you people going to go out and interesting show, even for people with no It's a question that more and more non- watch the races from your own boats?" sailing background. You'll want to watch sailors seem to be asking these days. But asked the cashier as she weighed my bell this one." how would a cashier at my local organic peppers and carrots and punched in the "But the protocol is, like, history!" produce store know I was a sailor? price codes. shouted a young woman in a red baseball She read my mind and pointed to what "I guess I'll go out and watch one race cap from two checkout lines over. "Maybe I was using for my shopping bag — a heavy live," I admitted. "Just so I can say I was not totally gone yet, but it's circling the blue and white canvas ice bag with the there." drain!" name of a marine chandlery on the side. "But really, there won't be much to They make great bags — heavy enough to see," added the sailor behind me. "The stand open on the best show will be on It sure sounded like Lee Helm, naval checkout counter, a big-screen TV in a architecture grad student at the local and strong enough "Never wish for yacht club bar with university. She crews for me sometimes, to last for years. And a bunch of sailors when I can talk her out of windsurfing. I no longer get those anything too hard to argue with during "Lee? It's hard to recognize you in that disapproving glances the commercials." hat," the other sailor shouted back. from the enviro-hip or you might get it." " A n d y o u "You two know each other?" I asked. cognoscenti that know, it's still a sail- "Lee sailed with me last month. Great seem to be in the majority at this particu- boat race," I said, more to the cashier than work on foredeck, that kid. lar grocery store. Best of all, I got it for free to the other sailor. "One boat gets ahead, "And to think she told me she was at the last big race. and then it's just two boats daysailing windsurfing all weekend," I thought half "Never wish for anything too hard," I around the course." out loud. Meanwhile Lee had abandoned advised the cashier, "or you might get it." "They have a pretty good media-friendly her place in the other line and joined our "Don't you want the America's Cup to protocol this time around," added the discussion. happen here?" she asked. Just for the sake of having an interesting response to all the uninformed would- be Cup fans, I've come to quote my friend Lee Helm's baseball metaphor: "Suppose," I postulated, "that you played softball at the corner sandlot every Friday afternoon. And suppose that they decided to have the World Series, including all the playoffs, in your sandlot." "That would be great!" said the cashier as she ran my Greek yogurt containers over the scanner. "Yes, but your game would be ruined for the season. Same with us sailboat racers who like the Cityfront and other Central Bay courses. We're out of luck for half the 2012 season and most of '13. And with all the paparazzi in town, we'll be hard-pressed to get a boatyard or sailmaker to give us the time of day. And forget about any media coverage of our YRA races. The press will be all America's Cup, all the time." "Ah, but it's such a good thing for the sport, especially for local racing," said the shopper in the checkout line behind me. "Race entries have historically taken a spike upward during Cup years, and this time we think there will be a great new wave of interest in local sailboat racing as a side effect of all the media hype." I thought I recognized this sailor from YRA meetings, although I couldn't recall his name. "Sure hope you're right," I said. "But I fear that by trying to turn this thing into NASCAR on water, they really want us to be sitting in front of our TVs watching the commercials instead of out on there

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almost the best part of AC 33. Heck, it's the legal wrangling that made the America's "So what's this about changing the change anything." Cup what it's been over the last 160 years. protocol?" I asked. "Like heck it doesn't. It leaves the field Without the court battles and acrimonious "You mean you haven't heard?" she wide open for a rogue challenge! Another protests, it never would have gotten nearly asked incredulously. "It's totally playing Deed of Gift race! And a year sooner, too, as much front page ink as we've come to out almost exactly like the prediction I because the Deed only allows the defender expect." made back in January! Well, okay, it was 10 months to respond to the challenge." "Let me get this straight," I said, taking more wishful thinking than a prediction. "Hang on a minute," said Lee's skipper. a deep breath as I swiped my credit card But it's happening! "The Deed of Gift says the next challenger through the reader and picked up the "What's happening?" in line becomes the Challenger of Record stylus to put my signature on the touch- "The Challenger of Record is out of the if the first challenger pulls out. I think screen. "You're actually hoping this ends game! Vincenzo Onorato has announced Artemis, the team from Sweden with up in the courts, and the ruling is that that he doesn't have the money to mount Paul Cayard in charge, is taking over that another rogue challenge is allowed? Then a credible cam- role." what?" paign, so Club "That might be "Sign please," prompted the cashier, Nautico di Roma in the mutually noticing that I had forgotten why I was is out. Max, you agreed protocol," holding the stylus. know what this explained Lee, "Just think, Max. The rogue challenger means?" "but it sure ain't — and it'll probably be French — has 10 She was in the D.O.G. months to build a boat for the match. practically And it doesn't Okay, maybe add a month for the legal shaking with have any, like, issues to resolve, because the D.O.G. re- enthusiasm. traction as far as ally doesn't cover what just happened. The "Lee, that's new challenges race is spring '12. First race is a 20-mile old news. It are concerned. windward-leeward, 'clear of headlands,' doesn't really The only men- which means outside the Gate, right over tion of a second the Potato Patch. The French show up with challenger in the the 105-ft Groupama 3, and Larry modi- D.O.G. is to say fies the big tri to not break in the ocean. that there can't So we have the world's fastest sailboat on be one. Look . . . the around-the-world course versus the ." world's fastest sailboat on a closed course. She produced In the Gulf of the Farallones in early a smartphone of spring. That's what I call a boat race." some sort, and "I think Groupama 3 is too big," said the almost instantly sailor behind me, now identified as Lee's displayed the fol- skipper although I still couldn't remember lowing text: "And his name. "Remember, waterline has to be when a challenge 90 feet or less." from a Club fulfilling all the conditions "Easy to fix with a little more dihedral in required by this instrument has been the cross beams," said Lee. Use the main received, no other challenge can be con- hull to keep the amas high, so they have sidered until the pending event has been long overhangs at rest in measurement decided." trim. In fact they would probably increase "That says they still have to have the the ama length while they're at it." original match before anyone else can "It would be the same conditions as challenge," I said. an early-season race around the Faral- "No way. With Nautico di Roma out, lones," I said, still trying to understand the challenge match is 'decided' by any the implications of a Deed of Gift match in reasonable interpretation. Race over, bring San Francisco offshore waters. "Maybe the on the rogues. " Oracle trimaran could be modified, maybe "I don't know if I agree with your in- there would be time to build something terpretation of the match being decided. new. Think of the poor spectator fleet." Can't the Italians still be the Challenger of "Barf-o-rama for sure!" Lee predicted Record without entering a boat?" with glee. "But the technology would be "That's what they'll claim, for sure. If way cool: Groupama 3 trying to lighten up the Italians even wanted to do that, and I and power up enough to beat Oracle, and don't think they do. But I'm a strict con- Oracle trying to bulk up and depower so it Godzilla vs. King Kong — It would be structionist when it comes to the Deed of could get around the course in one piece. a battle of the giants if 'Groupama 3' Gift, and there's enough grey area here Probably not much original of either boat and 'USA 17' went head-to-head. to paint a battleship. It's going straight left by the time the race started." back to the New York State Commercial

SPREAD: YVAN ZEDDA; INSET: GILLES MARTIN-RAGET ZEDDA; INSET: SPREAD: YVAN Court, and I can't wait to read more of Cory Friedman's legal summaries — they were "I don't know, Lee," said her skipper.

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"Hate to disappoint you, but it's hard to ing to end up with the World Wrestling believe that GGYC doesn't have another the narrow race course and the short races Federation." challenge in their pocket ready to open up that end on schedule. They want to make if it looks like there's no legal challenger of it about the sailors. You know, create some record." heroes, like in other sports. Good coverage L ee turned her attention to the credit "You mean a friendly rogue?" I sug- and good commentary can do that." card reader, and we were still standing at gested. "It's a boat race!" Lee insisted. "And it's the exit end of the checkout line as she "There's been ample warning that this not one design, so it's all about the tech- came through. I noticed that she bagged might happen," he said as his vegetables nology. But instead we get this artificial her groceries into another one of those were weighed and rung up. "Most likely 'make-it-close-for-TV-no-matter-what' blue and white canvas shopping bags with there are still syndicates willing to take thing they have planned. Look at the the chandlery's name on the side, just like on the Challenger of Record role and also mine. agree to the current protocol that was "And how did you get that bag?" I asked worked out with the Italians." ". . . if we're not careful, her accusingly. "They only gave them out "Yeah, okay, maybe the D.O.G. match to the skippers at the race last month." is still, like, wishful thinking on my part," we're going to end up "Hey, that should be my shopping bag," Lee admitted. "But I still want to see a real with the WWF." said her former skipper, realizing that Lee match. It's all about the over-the-top tech- must have beaten him to the table that nologies, and that's why it must have been distributed the bags and other gifts from so cool in '88 with the monster monohull penalty system. I mean, it's great that the sponsors. "And that red hat . . . ." against the Stars & Stripes wing-sail cat, umps will have all that electronic tracking "I signed in first," explained Lee. "That from what I've read about it. And 2010 to help them make accurate calls. But, makes me, like, the swag recipient of re- was, like, the highest of high art for us like, the penalties are arbitrary. They can cord." propeller-heads." make them up on the fly just to keep the "Rogue challenge!" declared her skipper "Not many people agree about those be- racing close. That's way too much top- as he snatched the hat off Lee's head. "You ing the high points," noted Lee's skipper. "I down orchestration. They're telling us it can keep the shopping bag, but the hat is think the race organizers are on the right will be like NASCAR — as if that's a good mine." track this time, with the TV emphasis and thing — but if we're not careful we're go- — max ebb

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The month of May was jam-packed with racing action all over the Bay, and sometimes just sightly beyond. We run down some of it here, starting with an epic Singlehanded Farallones. Next up is the American Armed Forces Cup. Then it's on to reports from the Stone Cup, Elite Keel Regatta and Great Vallejo Race. Following those, we take a quick look at the Duxship Race, the Optimist Team Trials, Bullship and Half Moon Bay YC Commodores' Cup before closing it out with some Race Notes.

Singlehanded Farallones The 57 sailors who made it to the start- waves from the northwest, combined with ing line for the Singlehanded Sailing Soci- another wave train from the southwest," ety's Singlehanded Farallones Race got a said Tim Knowles, who sailed his Wyliecat ripper of a trip around the Rockpile on May 39 Lilith to third overall on corrected time. 22. By the time the spray had settled, only "So the plan was to get to the wind line and, 36 boats made it all the way around the as soon as it started to build, reef, sail the 58-mile course. long starboard tack, and hang on. With many sail- "I've been doing these since 1992," ors seeing sus- Knowles said. "And maybe I've just forgot- tained breeze ten some of the others, but these conditions into the mid-20s were the toughest I can remember. How- and not seeing ever, the sun was out all day, and whenever the expected lift I began to dwell on how uncomfortable it to the island, plus was and how much of a beating Lilith was a ripping ebb for taking for me, I would think, 'This could be the outbound leg, a lot worse . . . I could be on a Moore." there were plenty First-timer and Sportboat fleet winner WWW.H2OSHOTS.COM

COURTESY HUMDINGER COURTESY of war stories of John Kernot sailed his Moore 24 Banditos. broken gear and "Honestly my plan for the race was more Larry Olsen battered racers. centered on logistics than tactics, and that "I think this was my fourth Singlehand- plan disintegrated along with my Autohelm ed Farallones," said Timo Bruck, who sailed at about the Lightbucket on the way out," ERIK SIMONSON/ his J/120 Twist to monohull elapsed-time he said. "I started with a #3 and full main, honors in 7h, 6m, 2s. "It was definitely the and reefed at Bonita just before the wash- roughest trip heading out, and the most ing machine started. At some point on the talked about afterwards." way out, I heard a bang that wasn't com- Adding to the difficulty was the fact forting, but I couldn't see anything wrong. that, according to everyone we talked to, It was only when I gybed under the Rock gonna let a robot have all the fun, so I the breeze was farther west than normal, and was shaking out the reef that I saw turned it off and hand steered all the way meaning that they all had to spend a not- the gooseneck was only partially attached. home." so-insiginificant amount of time on the port Nothing really could be done but hope it Few dared to set kites, and those who board in proximity to the island. didn't tear off completely." did didn't have them up for very long. "I checked three weather models, and SSS Commodore Max Crittenden de- "Coming back I only saw a couple of for the first time in many years, they all scribed the ride out aboard his Martin 32 spinnakers," Crittenden said. "One of them agreed, and all said we were in for some Solar Wind: "There was plenty of opportu- was mine, and it only stayed up a few min- bumps and bruises: winds generally in nity to test the efficacy of cockpit drains utes before I decided that discretion was the 21-to 27-knot range, swells and wind and cuff and neck closures on our foulies," the better part of continual roundups and Club Nautique hosted the third annual Armed he said. "But at least the sun was out, and flooded cockpits." Forces Cup on May 15, pitting each branch of the after a couple of hours the ride got more In an effort to chase down Kernot for military against the others on the South Bay. comfortable." the Sportboat honors, Andy Hamilton set Of course the payback for the a kite aboard his Moore 24 The Bar-ba-loot slog out to the island was the close to the Gate. screaming run home. Knowles "I did get the kite up at Bonita in a last- made it home in 3h, 6m, with his ditch effort to catch John," Hamilton said. anemometer reading into the low- "I had a wild ride in from there and closed 30s, and his autopilot useless in on him, but lost most of my gains in the the "squirrelly waves." take-down/jibe/crash inside the Bay." Bruck took the con from his Larry Olsen's Walter Greene 35 Trima- electronic crewmember. "I let the ran Humdinger was the overall elapsed and autopilot drive for a little while corrected time winner, taking 6h, 32m, after rounding the island in calm 57s to complete the course. Built in '82 as water and just 18 knots of wind, the fifth and final of the Acapella series, but then it started surfing the MARIANNE ARMAND MARIANNE boat," he said. "No way was I SHEET

as possible. Be conservative with your sail plan. It would not have been fun to try a headsail change in that stuff." Kernot's advice about having suste- nance handy is some that even a more seasoned hand agreed with, but didn't necessarily heed. "Unfortunately, I forgot one of the big rules of singlehanded sailing: have snacks with you in the cockpit," Bruck said. "So I didn't really get to eat until after finishing and dropping sails behind Angel Island. At least I thought ahead enough to have water with me."

SSS SINGLEHANDED FARALLONES (5/21) OVERALL — 1) Humdinger, Greene 35 Trima- ran, Larry Olsen; 2) Whirlwind, Wyliecat 30, Dan Benjamin; 3) Lilith, Wyliecat 39, Tim Knowles; 4) Twist, J/120, Timo Bruck; 5) Banditos, Moore 24, John Kernot; 6) Bandicoot, Wyliecat 30, Al Ger- main; 7) The Bar-ba-loot, Moore 24, Andy Hamil- ton; 8) Shaman, Cal 40, Steve Waterloo; 9) Rain- bow, Crowther 36, Cliff Shaw; 10) Moonshadow, Wylie 31, Dave Morris. (57 boats) MULTIHULL — 1) Humdinger; 2) Rainbow. (2 boats) SPORTBOAT— 1) Banditos; 2) The Bar-ba- loot. (6 boats, 2 finishers) PHRF < 108 — 1) Lilith; 2) Twist; 3) Alchera, J/120, Mark Deppe. (13 boats) PHRF 111-150 — 1) Shaman; 2) Moonshad- ow; 3) Sea Star, Cal 39, Bob Walden. (10 boats) PHRF 153+ — 1) Chippewa, Albin Cumulus 28, Ronnie Simpson; 2) Galaxsea, Nauticat, Dan- iel Willey; 3) Darwind, Pearson Triton, Tom Wat- son. (10 boats) NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Bosporous II, Colum- bia 36 Mk. II, Rick Wallace; 2) Voyager, Beneteau, Larry Olsen and his Greene 35 'Humdinger' return to Alan Barr; 3) Even Keel, Catalina 320, Mike Meloy. "Probably one of the biggest reasons I (8 boats) the Bay triumphant after a challenging Singlehanded do this race is for the surfing back home," Farallones Race for the ages. EXPRESS 27 — 1) Tule Fog, Steve Carroll; 2) Benjamin said. "The wind was still in the Westu, Phil Krasner; 3) Taz!!, George Lythcott. (5 Humdinger is a cold-molded wood, epoxy mid-20's and far enough forward that no boats) and plywood boat built and designed by one was flying kites. The Wyliecats were in WYLIECAT 30 — 1) Whirlwind; 2) Bandicoot. multihull guru Walter Greene in Maine, in their full power 'zone.' The waves demanded (3 boats, 2 finishers) the style of Dick Newick's designs of the my full attention, but I also had fun driving Complete results at: www.sfbaysss.org same time period. for sheer speed. Whirlwind clicked along at Timo Bruck and his J/120 'Twist' were the fastest "It is a little heavy by modern trimaran a sustained 13 and 14 knots. My top speed monohull on elapsed time in the Singlehanded standards but goes upwind well," said was 15.7 until I passed Pt. Diablo cruising Farallones Race. Bruck sailed the whole way Olsen, an East Bay-based middle school along at 17.5 knots with smoother wa- without a reef, and without any food at hand. social studies and woodshop teacher. "The ter and much stronger first goal was to get out to the mid-channel breeze." into the ebb close to Pt. Bonita, then head Kernot, winner of for the ship channel markers, avoiding last year's Moore 24 the worst of the Potato Patch after Bonita. Roadmaster Series, had I ended up south of the island and had to advice for first-timers take a hitch up to lay it. It took me a long after a 8h, 28m trip. time to get a reef out, and I ended up over- "First timers . . . standing." get a bigger boat!" he

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Clockwise from top-left — Barry Lewis 'Chance' was the class of the J/120 fleet at the Frank Stone Cup; Barry Lewis; Brad Copper's Tripp 43 'TNT' ran away with the honors in the ten-boat IRC division; Pat Benedict's J/105 'Advantage 3' ended the regatta on a mast-down note; 'Swiftsure II's Bob McIntire shows off the boat's custom battle flag; Gerry Brown's 'Mintaka 4' took second in IRC despite being the slowest-rated boat; 'Criminal Mischief' bowman Andy McCormick had to spike away a jammed spin halyard; 'Mirthmaker' leads 'Encore' into the leeward gate; the 'Blackhawks' won the J/105 division; 'TNT's Seadon Wijsen and Brad American Armed Forces Cup In the morning, the teams got a quick showed great enthusiasm, teamwork and Club Nautique hosted the third annual classroom introduction to sailing theory steady improvement through the after- American Armed Forces Cup on May 15. — some had never been on a sailboat noon. The racing was the closest we've Every year the sailing school and charter before! — and then headed out with their seen in the three years of the regatta, with club invites each of the five branches of coaches for practice on CN's fleet of Col- no big gaps in the fleet and three different the service to send three or four repre- gate 26s. race winners. But for the third straight sentatives to their Ballena Bay base to After a barbecue lunch break, we gave year, the Coast Guard came out on top. race for a perpetual trophy and bragging them an overview of the racing rules, PA3 Kevin Metcalf, SNPA David Flores, rights. Each crew is matched up with one then it was back out for three races in a PA2 Amela Boehland and MEC Timothy of the club's instructors for a crash course blustery breeze. in sailboat racing. Not surprisingly, the military crews

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Lutzko posted a 2-1-2 record with the Saturday was a really long day, especially Swiftsure II — one of the Bay's longest help of CN coach Doug Perry. when the first race for the IRC division continuously-running big boat programs, — Max Crittenden was sent on a three-lap windward/lee- at about 30 years and two boats — and ward with an upwind finish that took the smallest honors were shared by Bob Stone Cup about two hours. Turnbull's 1D35 Jazzy and Douglas Holm The St. Francis YC's Stone Cup drew Sailed predominantly in an ebb and and Kirk Denebeim's Archambault A35 36 boats for four races in shifty, challeng- breeze that never got above the mid-teens, Mirthmaker. ing conditions May 14-15. With a front all three races with their upwind finishes Although the anticipated thunder- on its way through, and thunderstorms seemed to favor the medium-sized, mod- storms had already passed by the time forecasted for the following day, the race erate-displacement boats in the 10-boat Sunday rolled around, the breeze was committee wisely decided to change the IRC division. Competitors ranged from up into the high teens, which allowed the schedule of races to three on Saturday the scratch boat, Chip Megeath's R/P 45 Criminals to stretch their legs on the runs. and one on Sunday. But this meant that Criminal Mischief to Gerry Brown's Farr But a spinnaker halyard that jumped the 38 Mintaka 4. The biggest boat in the sheave prevented them from executing fleet was Sy Kleinman's Schumacher 54 their final takedown and allowed Brad

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Copper's Tripp 43 TNT, with Seadon Wi- jsen calling tactics, to add a third bullet to their scoreline and win the division way, took the 20-boat division after leader by a landslide. In second — the only Bruce Stone garnered a Z-flag penalty in other boat to win a race — was Brown's the final race that dropped his Arbitrage well-sailed Mintaka 4. The closest racing to second place. before handicaps was between the boats in the middle of the STONE CUP ST. FRANCIS YC (5/14-15) rating band — Gerry J/105 — 1) Blackhawk, Scooter Simmons, 15 Sheridan's Elan 40 points; 2) Arbitrage, Bruce Stone, 19; 3) Risk, Ja- Tupelo Honey, Timo- son Woodley/Scott Whitney, 19. (20 boats) thy Ballard's Bene- J/120 — 1) Chance, Barry Lewis, 5 points; 2) Desdemona, John Wimer, 12; 3) Mr. Magoo, Steve teau 40.7 Inspired Madeira, 14. (6 boats) Environments, Wayne IRC — 1) TNT, Tripp 43, Brad Copper, 5 points; Koide's Sydney 36CR 2) Mintaka 4, Farr 38, Gerry Brown, 14; 3) Inspired Encore, Jazzy and Environments, Beneteau 40.7, Timothy Ballard, Mirthmaker. 18. (10 boats) As it's a serious Complete results at: www.stfyc.org Michael Whitfield regatta, all the boats that had them flew Elite Keel their battle flags back at the dock, but The San Francisco YC's Elite Keel none was more humorous than Swiftsure Regatta brought out 47 boats in six one II's. In honor of Kleinman, who at 90 design divisions for five races on the Circle years old still managed to get through on May 14-15. The Express 27s took the the brutally long first day from his perch title of the largest division with 12 boats, in a special set of cockpit seats in the with Tom Jenkins' Witchy Woman taking transom, long-time Swifty crewmember top honors. Philippe Kahn's Pegasus-Mo- and Kleinman's race-day chauffeur, Bob tionX won the Etchells division, while Paul McIntire, had a blue battle flag with a Manning's Xarifa was the top IOD and white handicap symbol on it. Joel Fong's Lykken was the top Knarr. "I called up (Santa Cruz Sails) David Rich Jepsen's Rail to Rail dominated the WWW.ULTIMATEYACHT-SHOTS.SMUGMUG.COM SERGEI ZAVARIN/ Hodges, and asked how much it would be J/24s while Tom Baffico's The Maker to make it," McIntire said. "He said, 'Ooh, topped six other Open 5.70s. that's good, I like that, I'll do it for cost.' and the result was that only 42 of the 240 So he went out in front of the loft, and SFYC ELITE KEEL(5/14-15) entrants were able to finish the 21-mile race traced the symbol onto flag and inked in ETCHELLS — 1) Pegasus-MotionX, Philippe to the mouth of the Delta. Kahn, 8 points; 2) Magic, Bill Barton, 11; 3) Ginna the blue part. Sy loved it." After a light but sufficient northwesterly On the one design side, Barry Lewis' Fe, Michael Laport, 15. (7 boats) EXPRESS 27 — 1) Witchy Woman, Tom Jen- at the start, the breeze gradually clocked Chance, with John "Chewy" Stewart kins, 8 points; 2) Get Happy!!, Brendan Busch, 10; and died, wadding up the bulk of the fleet calling the shots, took the honors in 3) Peaches, John Rivlin, 21. (12 boats) at Red Rock. Although there was just the six-boat J/120 class with a 2-1-1-1. IOD — 1) Xarifa, Paul Manning, 7 points; 2) enough breeze to get closer to the Brothers, And in the J/105s, Scooter Simmons' Fjaer, Mark and Rich Pearce, 11; 3) Stark Terror, multiple valiant attempts at getting around Blackhawk, with Tim Russell pointing the John Wright/Andrew Lennon, 18. (6 boats) them were in vain against the ebb that J/24 — 1) Rail to Rail, Rich Jepsen, 9 points; 2) This pic pretty much sums of this year's Vallejo was clocked at as much as two knots. The TMC Racing, Michael Whitfield, 12; 3) On Belay, big boats, led by Lani Spund's monohull Race. Some of 'Zamazaan's more adventurous Don Taylor, 14. (7 boats) Kokopelli² crew take a dip while waiting for the breeze that KNARR — 1) Lykken, Joel Fong, 7 points; 2) elapsed-time winning SC 52T sort of never really came. Flyer, Chris Kelly, 11; 3) Sophia, Tom Reed, 20. (9 had the most success, and ended up get- boats) ting good pressure as they made their way OPEN 5.70 — 1) The down San Pablo Bay. But the top-three Maker, Tom Baffico, 5 points; overall spots went to a trio of J/24s, led by 2) Frolic, Marc Finot, 16; 3) Michael Whitfield'sTMC Racing, which fin- Diabolic LRB, Paul Dorsey, ished a mere 25 minutes before the 8 p.m. 18. (7 boats) deadline! Top elapsed time honors went to Complete results at: www. Ian Klitza aboard the D-Class Catamaran sfyc.org Rocket 88 in 5h. 57m,51s. The Great Vallejo Although a lot of boats dropped out, Race many of those with inboard engines still The Vallejo YC's Great ended up making the trip to Vallejo YC for Vallejo Race and YRA Saturday night's party, which set a new Season Opener is one of standard for Vallejo Race parties on every the cornerstones of the front: entertainment, food and affordable Bay's Racing Calendar, drinks! The raft-up, although not as big as but no one told that to

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boats) EXPRESS 37 — 1) Snowy Owl, Jens Jensen. (5 boats, 1 finisher) J/105 — No finishers. SPORTBOAT 75+ — 1) Head Rush, Antrim 27, Charlie Watt; 2) For Pete's Sake, Ultimate 24, Peter Cook; 3) Timmy, Elliot 6.5, Cam Lewis. (7 boats) PHRF 81-90 — No finishers. PHRF 93-108 — 1) Hot Betty, Olson 30, John Scarborough. (9 boats, 1 finisher) SF 30 — 1) Audacious, J/29, Scott Christens- en. (5 boats, 1 finisher) SANTANA 35 — 1) Ahi, Andy Newell. (3 boats, 1 finisher) PHRF 111-138 — 1) E-Ticket, Moorings 38, Noble Griswold. (7 boats, 1 finisher) SHORTHANDED — No finishers. EXPRESS 27 — 1) Great White, Rachel Fo- gel; 2) Elise, Nat Criou/Nathan Bossett; 3) Dianne, Steve Katzman. (10 boats) PHRF 141-159 — 1) Chorus, K-38, Bradley Asztalos; 2) Vitesse, SC 27, Barton Goodell. (9 boats, 2 finishers) ISLANDER 36 — No finishers. NON-SPINNAKER — No finishers. J/24 — 1) TMC Racing, Michael Whitfield; 2) On Belay, Don Taylor; 3) Downtown Uproar, Dar- ren Cumming. (4 boats) SF 180 — No finishers. PHRF 165-198 — 1) Twilight Zone, Paul Ka- men. (9 boats, 1 finisher) PHRF 201+ — No finishers.

SFYC's Elite Keel from top-left — 'Lykken' on the the Vallejo YC had expended a considerable THE GREAT VALLEJO RACE SUNDAY (5/1) way to win in the Knarr fleet; the Express 27s battle amount of energy — and money — in mak- MULTIHULL — 1) Bobanja, Bob Hyde; 2) it out on the start line; Express winner 'Witchy ing the shoreside entertainment really come Adrenaline, Modified D-Class Cat, Bill Erkel- ens Sr; 3) Rocket 88, D-Class Cat, Ian Klitza. (3 Woman's bow gal Sherry Smith calls the line; the alive. There were multiple food vendors at Open 5.70s keep building momentum on the Bay. boats) varying, high-value price points, that were a PHRF < 18 — 1) High 5, Farr IMS 40, Joseph usual , still produced great dock and boat marked improvement from years past, and Andresen; 2) Astra, Farr 40OD, Mary Coleman; 3) parties, and a raft of Cal Maritime students an outdoor tent setup meant that there was Kokopelli², SC 52T, Lani Spund. (7 boats) who had graduated earlier that day, and a lot more breathing room inside the club. PHRF 21-63 — 1) Encore, Sydney 36 CR, their families, helped pick up the slack at Show your support next year by showing Wayne Koide; 2) Ohana, Beneteau 45f5, Steve the party. up. Hocking; 3) Wildcard, SC 37, Mark Thomas. (6 The toll that Saturday's lack of breeze boats) PHRF 66-78 — 1) Jarlen, J/35, Dr. Robert THE GREAT VALLEJO RACE SATURDAY (4/30) took on the fleet was also evidenced by Bloom; 2) Somewhere in Time, Schock 35, Tom the lower number of finishers on Sunday's MULTIHULL — 1) Gaijin, Peter Adams; 2) Rocket 88, D-Class Cat, Ian Klitza; 3) Adrenaline, SFYC also hosted the Optimist Team Trials last 14-mile return trip. One hundred and four month, accommodating 172 boats, many of which boats still made it to the finish line off the Modified D-Class Cat, Bill Erkelens Sr. (5 boats) PHRF < 18 — 1) War Pony, Farr 36, Mark came to the regatta on trailers such as this one. Richmond Bridge, but not before having Howe; 2) Kokopelli², SC Actually, this was one of the smaller trailers. to fight to get out to San Pablo Bay as 52T, Lani Spund; 3) Racer the breeze died during the reverse start, X, Farr 36, Gary Redelberg- creating a giant clot of boats in the Vallejo er. (10 boats) Channel, and prompting one racer to say, PHRF 21-63 — 1) Wild- "Allow me to humbly suggest referring to card, SC 37, Mark Thomas; the start of day two as the, 'escape from 2) Jeanette, Frers 1Ton, Mare Island.' Henry King; 3) Encore, Syd- In the end, Bob Harford's Express 37 ney 36 CR, Wayne Koide. (10 boats) Stewball was the overall corrected time PHRF 66-78 — 1) Jar- winner, and Bill Erkelens Sr.'s Adrenaline len, J/35, Dr. Robert Bloom. won on elapsed time. (9 boats, 1 finisher) The breeze couldn't have picked a worse SPORTBOAT < 72 — 1) time to not show up than this weekend, as JetStream, JS9000, Dan Al- varez; 2) Ragtime, J/90, Trig Liljestrand; 3) Outsider, Az- LATITUDE/JOHN zura 310, Greg Nelsen. (10 THE RACING

Ochs; 3) Sky High, J/35, John West. (7 boats) SPORTBOAT < 72 — 1) Family Hour TNG, Henderson 30, Bilafer family; 2) JetStream, JS9000, Dan Alvarez; 3) Skiffsailingfoundation. SF 180 — 1) Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles; org, 11 Meter, Rufus Sjoberg. (9 boats) 2) Adventure, Catalina 30, Jack McDermott; 3) EXPRESS 37 — 1) Stewball, , Bob Harford; 2) Huge, Catalina 30, Bill Woodruff/Russell Houlston. Golden Moon, Kame Richards/Bill Bridge; 3) Ex- (4 boats) peditious, Bartz Schneider. (7 boats) PHRF 165-198 — 1) Siento El Viento, C&C J/105 — 1) Whisper, Marc Vayn; 2) Advantage 29, Ian Matthew; 2) Razzmatazz, Santana 525, 3, Pat and Will Benedict; 3) Yellowfin, Kurt Olsen. Bill King; 3) Gypsy Lady, Cal 34-1, Val Clayton. (7 (3 boats) boats) SPORTBOAT 75+ — 1) For Pete's Sake, Ul- PHRF 201+ — 1) Star Ranger, Ranger 26-1, timate 24, Peter Cook; 2) Head Rush, Antrim 27, Simon James; 2) Crazy Horse, Ranger 23, Nicho- Charlie Watt; 3) Vuja De, Ultimate 24, Chris Kim. (5 las Ancel; 3) Darwind, Pearson Triton, Tom Wat- boats) son. (3 boats) PHRF 81-90 — 1) Ay Caliente!, Beneteau First Complete results at: www.yra.org 36.7, Aaron Kennedy; 2) Summer and Smoke, Beneteau 36.7 Pat Patterson; 3) Mintaka 4, Farr OYRA Duxship 38, Gerry Brown. (5 boats) Although it didn't measure up to last PHRF 93-108 — 1) Baleineau, Olson 34, year's 30-plus-knot conditions, the 31.8- Charles Brochard; 2) Hot Betty, Olson 30, John mile OYRA Duxship Race hosted by South Scarborough; 3) Sheeba, C&C 99, Michael Quinn. Beach YC brought plenty of pressure on (5 boats) May 7. With a race day forecast of 15-25 SF 30 — 1) Shameless, Schumacher 30, knots out of the northwest, the fleet left George Ellison; 2) Elusive, Olson 911S, John Schoenecker; 3) Audacious, J/29, Scott Chris- the Bay with fewer starters than there were tensen. (4 boats) entries, and ended up with significantly SANTANA 35 — 1) Ahi, Andy Newell; 2) Spirit fewer finishers. With the scratch division, GILLIES LUCY of Elvis, Martin Cunningham/Lewis Lanier. (2 PHRO1A, getting underway at 9:50 a.m., boats) the flood was in full effect by the time the PHRF 111-138 — 1) Uno, Wyliecat 30, Steve fleet crossed the bar, which made the beat Wonner; 2) Arcadia, Modernized Santana 27, to the Duxbury Reef Buoy off Bolinas a lot Gordie Nash; 3) E-ticket, Moorings 38, Noble Gris- more comfortable than it could have been. to 25 knots true wind speed. After pulling wold. (6 boats) Pressure into the low 20s that dropping into off three well-executed jibes on the way into SHORTHANDED — 1) Stink Eye, Laser 28, Jonathon Gutoff; 2) Bandicoot, Wyliecat 30, Al the high teens from about Stinson Beach the channel, we blazed down Crissy Field Germain; 3) Racer X, J/105, Rich Pipkin/Mary to the Buoy, it was a good day to be on a in up to 28 true, with the boat speed sitting McGrath. (4 boats) bigger boat, and a bad day to not be on any on 23 knots, before crossing the finish line EXPRESS 27 — 1) Discotheque, Echeyde boat at all. after only 3h and 20m, our average speed Cubillo; 2) Elise, Nat Criou/Nathan Bossett; 3) Ar- This editor was fortunate enough to be over the rated distance of the course just chimedes, Joe Balderrama. (8 boats) invited aboard the scratch boat, Chip Mege- under 10 knots! PHRF 141-159 — 1) Vitesse, SC 27, Barton ath's R/P 45 Criminal Mischief, and while There was definitely some carnage Goodell; 2) Kelika, Hunter 33.5, Mike Weaver; 3) "chopping wood" in a pre-preg carbon/ among the rest of the fleet. The saddest Chorus, K-38, Bradley Asztalos. (3 boats) nomex boat isn't exactly pleasant, that fact example provided by Jeff Smith's C&C 115 ISLANDER 36 — 1) Diana, Steve Zevanove; 2) Windwalker, Richard Shoenhair/Greg Gilliom; 3) was soon forgotten when we rounded the Warp Speed, which came back without a Luna Sea, Daniel Knox. (7 boats) buoy and set the jib top and genoa staysail rig. Richard vonEhrenkrook's Cal 20 Can NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Ulmer Spatz, Pear- for the reach out to the Lightbucket. As the O' Whoopass, corrected out to second in son 26 OB, Kristy Lugert; 2) Rascal II, Pearson pressure built back into the low to mid- PHRO 2 behind Mark Dowdy's Express Triton, Norman Thomas; 3) Jack Aubrey, Cal 27-2 20s, the Criminal lit up — knocking off a 37 Eclipse. Overall honors went to the IB, Lori Dennis. (5 boats) consistent 14-16 knots. Criminals, while Trig Liljestrand's J/90 J/24 — 1) TMC Racing, Michael Whitfield; 2) At the Lightbucket, we jibed and set Ragtime took PHRO 1. PHRO 3 went to Downtown Uproar, Darren Cumming; 3) On Be- the A4 spinnaker and that's when things Walter Smith's Cal 40 Redhead, and Phil lay, Don Taylor. (4 boats) started to really get fun, with the boat Mummah's Gibsea 42 No Ka Oi took the From left — the Bullshippers got a vintage day running into the backs of the waves at a Shorthanded division. for the El Toro class' annual classic; 1-2-3 John steady 19 to 22 knots of boat speed in 22 Liebenberg, Will Paxton and Jim Savatone. Oppie Madness The San Francisco YC's Junior program is one of the best in the country, and its race and event management is right up there, too. So it's no surprise that the club was able to pull off a massive, 172-boat Optimist Team Trials May 1-7. Sailors from all across the country descended on Belvedere Cove and vied for the right to represent the US at the class' world championship.

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two Corornado 15s, six Cal 20s and 13 Lasers all the excitement they could autopilot-style tactics were handle. Sunday's winds were less force- founded on a very simple ful, but still provided enough propul- precept. sion to keep things interesting. “Followed Will is what I The Cal 20s finished up their compe- did," Savatone said. "You tition on Saturday afternoon with first pick a mentor and stay place going to Kelly Pike skippering with him.” Argo. Second place went to Mike Day Last year’s winner Max at the helm of Minnehaha, and third Fraser put off his trip back place went to Uranus, skippered by Bill to Connecticut where he's Klear. conducting a 29er clinic. The C-15s and Lasers continued Why? racing on Sunday and when final re- “Perfect conditions: 4-8 gatta results were announced, Charlie knots of breeze and flat Quest took the C-15 title. In the Laser water," Fraser said. "You class, the top three spots went to Tracy could see the Gate; there Usher, Jon Andron, and David Lapier. was no fog. I didn’t have The regatta featured one of the largest to do a single tack or jibe showings of Lasers in recent memory, the entire race. My one with sailors coming in from around saving grace was I stayed the Bay Area, a good omen for Laser inside the current line. I’ve enthusiasts at the Club. gotten swept out the Gate, and also won this race, so Race Notes my goal was somewhere in Melges 24 Worlds — The Melges 24 between." Worlds wrapped up on May 21, and Paxton won the cold the Bay Area's Kristen Lane finished and rainy '09 race while an impressive fifth in the 32-boat fleet. The Cal 20s tear around Pillar Point Harbor during his dad Fred was second that year. On Sailing with tactician Jonathon McKee, the HMBYC's Commodore's Cup. Saturday the elder Paxton was way back. Willem Van Waay, Matt Pistay and the the normal support a regatta entails, He ended up camped out with Chris Nash Bay's Jonny Goldsberry, Lane spent but at least 150 volunteers to help run near Alcatraz. much of the regatta deadlocked in a the shoreside scene as well as make sure “We looked real good for about 2 min- four-way tie for second before finishing that none of the little 7.5-ft prams or their utes," Fred Paxton said. "I didn’t listen to some three points out of fourth. This sailors slipped through the cracks on the my kid.” despite winning the final race of the water during the 12-race series. That's no This Bullship is a family-and-friends regatta which was sailed off Corpus easy feat with a fleet that size. The top affair; word gets out fast. Even before the Christi, Texas. Bay Area competitor was Romain Screve awards celebration, Teresa Paxton passed Lorenzo Bressani's Uka Uka Racing in ninth place overall. Complete results texted congratulations from her daughter, was the runaway winner, sitting out the can be found at www.usoda.org. Julia, at the New York Maritime Academy last race and scoring five bullets in a to her nephew, Will. Julia probably then row during the 12-race series. Bullshippin' texted David Liebenberg about his dad’s The venue threw some challenges John Liebenberg proved on April 30 victory, which David probably passed to at the racers beside the expected big that age and wisdom never miss an op- his mom, sailing the Vallejo Race. In spite breeze and steep chop. Goldsberry, portunity to beat up on youth, when he of all this instant communication, the guy for one, suffered a staph infection in beat 31 other El Toros to win the 58th taking finishes didn’t have a watch out, multiple places on one of his legs that Annual Bullship Race. The 70-year-old so we’ll never know if Liebenberg actually required some surgical attention, al- Liebenberg may have taken only 50 min- broke John Amen’s “46-minutes-and- Sven and Sean Svendsen show off the new utes to get from Sausalito across the Slot change” elpased-time record. 'AmericaOne' 'B' buoy that will sit in front of the to the San Francisco Marina, but all it — John Dukat St. Francis YC and replace the temporary mark. took to beat the 30-something runner-up, Will Paxton, was about 10 seconds. After Half Moon Bay trailing Paxton most of the way across, a Commodores little extra in the bank helped Liebenberg Cup slingshot past Paxton just in the nick of The Half Moon time. Bay YC hosted “I started on the shore, stayed on shore its annual Com- to the Point, then stayed right," Lieben- modore's Cup berg said. "Will went further left because April 30-May 1. he expected ebb and did not find the ebb By the time rac- that he found at other times. Will had a ing started the 20-30 second lead when we separated.” wind was at 15 In third was the first woody, recently to 20 knots, giv-

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though he still managed to finish the ter painter Chuck Wiltens went to work, final day of sailing. donated the previous buoy, which was measuring and freehand-masking the Lane's husband Peter finished sol- lost during one of last winter's storms, complex gray and lime-green paint idly in 12th place, and other Bay Area as well as the Anita Rock buoy. This scheme before shoooting it with Awlgrip entries included Kevin Clark's Smokin' , one, salvaged and taking up space in and adding a stenciled AmericaOne logo and Erwan le Gall's Abordage, the top their Alameda boatyard, was the last of that wraps around the upper hemi- corinthian entry at the pre-worlds. the steel balls that run in the neighbor- sphere of the globe. Complete results are up at www.mel- hood of about $4000 a piece. Big Step — After a hiatus following gesworlds.com. The highest bidder for the naming last year's Pacific Cup, Emma Creigh- A new full-time B-Buoy — If you've rights turned out to be none other than ton's campagin to compete in the '11 raced on the Cityfront in the last few the AmericaOne Foundation, an out- Mini Transat got back on the water months, you may have noticed that the growth of the Paul Cayard-led Ameri- May 4 when she raced the opening "B" buoy in front of the St. Francis YC caOne Campaign for the '00 America's singlehanded event of the Mini season, has taken the form of rubber Yokoha- Cup in Auckland and one of the last of the Pornichet Select, finishing 31st. ma-type buoy instead of the normal the true yacht club challenges for the Creighton has proved to be a prolific steel ball. By the time you've read this, America's Cup. Now devoted to sup- and timely blogger of her pursuit, and that may no longer be the case, thanks porting youth sailing, the foundation she already has a full report up on her to the efforts of the father-son team of purchased the naming rights for the blog with all the details at www.em- Sven and Sean Svendsen of Svendsen's buoy and with it, the right to paint it macreighton.net. Boatworks, the St. Francis YC Founda- any color they wanted. So instead of the College Sailing Semis — College tion and the AmericaOne Foundation. normal yellow, the new B buoy will bear Sailing's Seminfinals were hosted by Days before the St. Francis YC Foun- the AmericaOne livery and the proceeds USC on May 3-4, to determine which dation's "Night With the Stars," ben- will go to the St. Francis YC Founda- 18 teams get to advance to the College efit silent auction, on March 29, Sven tion, which supports youth sailing as Nationals from May 30-June 1 at Cas- Svendsen had the idea of donating the well as Olympic campaigners. cade Locks on the Columbia River. West buoy along with its naming rights to the Over at Svendsen's Boatworks, mas- Coast Schools had a tough go of it, with auction, and it was hurriedly placed on only Stanford making the cut at fifth the block. The Svendsens had already out of nine in the Eastern bracket.

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We depart from our regular format this month to bring you a special report on California's Greatest Cruising Grounds.

Chartering in Your Own Backyard: If you haven't spent much time in SoCal and the Channel Islands the 'southland', there are, of course, Throughout the year we expend a plenty of touristic attractions that could lot of ink in these pages telling readers be factored into a 'surf and turf combo' about exotic sailing destinations thou- vacation, and would score points with sands of miles away. But we realize not every member of your family — that is, everyone can spare the time or cash to a combination of time spent vacation- take a vacation in such distant locales. ing ashore and afloat. In addition to its So this month we're going to spotlight world-famous amusement parks, SoCal an exciting cruising venue you might not has top-notch art, auto, aircraft and have considered before, that's practically natural history museums, plus classic in our own backyard. surf spots, and endless shopping, dining We're talking about Southern Cali- and entertainment possibilities. fornia, home to many anchorages and Whether you plan to bring along the coastal towns that are worthy of a visit, whole family, just your lover, or a few as well as the fabulous Channel Islands, close friends, the first thing you'll have which are, without a doubt, the most to decide is whether to harbor-hop along remarkable sailing destination on or near the coast, make an offshore cruise to the California coast. the Channel Islands, or create some With late-model bareboats available combination of the two. Bareboat bases for rental at more than a half-dozen char- are located in Santa Barbara, Oxnard ter bases between Santa Barbara and (Channel Islands Harbor), Marina del San Diego, SoCal waters offer a wealth Rey, Long Beach, Redondo Beach (King of possibilities for long, lazy weekend Harbor), Newport and San Diego. All but cruises, or extended charters of a week Oxnard have airports less than 15 miles or more. away. Despite Southern California's reputa- Some Southern California charterers tion for mind-numbing traffic conges- choose to simply daysail out of a lively tion, smog, and fast-paced living, the charter base — especially Marina del RICH REINER coastal regions tend to be much more Rey, Newport Beach and San Diego — the Channel Islands — the most popular laid-back, with clean air, sunny skies, while working on their tans, then enjoy of which are Catalina and Santa Cruz. and populations that are more easy- the ample nightlife ashore at day's end. Because Catalina lies just 24 nauti- going than central city dwellers. And out If you're a bit more adventurous and cal miles from Redondo, 22 miles from in the islands you'll feel as though you're have the time, you might consider do- Long Beach, and about 27 miles from a world away from the manic hustle and ing a mini-Mexican cruise out of San Newport, it's by far the most popular bustle of mainstream urban living. Diego by heading south through the weekend destination within the island Navigating to Catalina is relatively easy, but, Coronado Islands (14 miles) and on to chain. Like its sister isles, it was popu- of course, you do need to keep an eye out for Ensenada (60 miles) for a night or two. lated by Native Americans for thousands ship traffic and migrating whales. You'll need to clear in and out, of course, of years before the Spaniards arrived, but making such and was later a haven for international a trip would be a smugglers. In modern times it has served great introduction as Southern California's most unique to doing a more weekend getaway spot for stressed-out ambitious cruise Los Angelinos, in addition to being trans- on your own boat formed by many Hollywood producers to someday. portray locations all over the world. Speaking of The city and harbor of Avalon is fa- preparation for mous for its iconic 1920s casino that's cruising, we can't perched at the edge of a vast mooring think of a better field. On summer weekends, it's always way to practice abuzz with the joyful revelry of hun- essential cruis- dreds of sunseekers — a spring break ing skills like trip- atmosphere for vacationers of all ages. planning, navi- With many bars, restaurants and tour- gation, anchor- ist shops, there's plenty to do ashore — ing and cooking including world-class people-watching aboard than by on the busy cityfront beach. Here, and spending a week at many other anchorages, easy and ef-

LATITUDE / ANDY LATITUDE or more sailing ficient "two-point" (fore and aft) mooring OF CHARTERING

of the westbound boats while the point protects you from eastbound boats. "If there is sun anywhere on the island, it will show up first (and sometimes only) at White's/Moonstone, because this anchorage lies behind the tallest peak on the island, which often splits the marine layer and creates a 'sun hole' when the rest of the island is overcast. "Emerald Bay is reminiscent of a Caribbean anchorage, but with colder water, of course. It has a shallow area with blue water over a sandy bottom and plenty of reefs and rocks to snorkel over. "Little Harbor, on the back side east of Cat Harbor, has room for only a few boats in the most protected area, but is much less used than most anchorages. There are picnic and camping facilities ashore, and one of the most popular surf spots on the island is nearby (at Shark Bay). "Don't be afraid to anchor at Catalina.

INSET: LATITUDE / ANDY LATITUDE INSET: Even though you'll often be in more than 80 feet of water, there's generally good holding. At Avalon there is an anchor- snagging wreck or reef in about 100' of water off the casino, but otherwise the Spread: The western tip of Santa Cruz Island store that make it a must-stop at some only problem tends to be tons of kelp on silhouetted against the setting sun. Inset: A point during a Catalina cruise. If you the bottom." mini offshore cruise can be great family fun. want to maximize your solitude, a good As much fun as Catalina can be, systems are laid out for visiting boats. strategy is to avoid both Avalon and Two there's a whole other world awaiting you You simply call or radio the harbormas- Harbors on the weekends, while hiding at its undeveloped sister islands. San ter's office (VHF 12 or 310-510-0535) out at some of the more secluded an- Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz and upon arrival and a harbor patrol boat chorages. (Moorings at Two Harbors and Anacapa Islands are laid out along an will take your payment and usher you nearby anchorages are controlled by the east-west line roughly 50 miles north of to an available spot. (It's $35/night for Isthmus Harbor Department, reachable Catalina. All are part of Channel Islands a 42 footer.) on VHF 9 or at 310-510-4253). National Park, as is tiny Santa Barbara As much fun as Avalon can be, we, One of the biggest draws to the is- With its landmark casino visible for miles, and many other sailors, prefer the island is its remarkably clear water. Both Avalon Harbor is 'the' place to be for Southern land's quieter bays and coves, because snorkeling and scuba diving are im- California boaters on summer weekends. we're usually in a mood to get away from mensely popular, and the the masses rather than make a passel craggy coastlines of this of new friends. There are more than 20 and other Channel Islands such anchorages to choose from, most of are ideal for both kayaking which have moorings. Eight have boat- and stand up paddleboard- in-only campsites ashore. ing. Some charter outfits Thirteen miles northwest of Avalon rent them to take along. lies Two Harbors, so named, because a Our unofficial SoCal narrow isthmus at the head of the bay 'roving reporter', Bill Lilly, separates it from Cat Harbor on the spends a great deal of time seaward side. Although Two Harbors is at Catalina. He offers these always humming with vacation-fueled insider tips to newcomers: excitement on summer weekends, dur- "There's a cool anchorage ing weekdays throughout the year it's just east of Long Point. relatively sleepy. Compared to Avalon, Anchor, then run a line to it's only minimally developed, but there shore, which will keep your are restaurants, showers and a general bow pointed into the wakes NORM HARNEY WORLD

Island which lies in quiet isolation 20 miles west of Catalina, and all are thus Jurisdiction of Santa Cruz island carefully protected and maintained by is split between the Park Service and the Park Service. Although several of the Nature Conservancy, both of which these islands held busy ranches in years have rules you'll be apprised of by your past, today they function primarily as charter operator — i.e. you need a permit natural preserves for wildlife, and get- to go ashore on the western 9/10ths away spots for respectful visitors. of it. Once permitted, you are welcome For the truly adventurous, the more to go ashore most places to hike the remote islands are definitely worth a visit rugged hills and explore the abundant someday. San Miguel, for example, is tidepools that line parts of the coastline. home to the largest collection of north- Although once on the brink of ecological ern elephant seals, northern fur seals, collapse, Santa Cruz is truly a nature- California sea lions and harbor seals in lover's paradise, as are the other islands the world. But most first-timers to this NORM HARNEY within the park. Through three decades region wisely choose to spend their time of hard work, most non-native plants at Santa Cruz Island, which lies just 22 Looking northeast across Catalina's Isthmus, and animals have been removed, so nautical miles from Santa Barbara and Cat Harbor lies in the foreground, with the Two most original species are now flourish- about 17 miles from Oxnard's Channel Harbors anchorage in the distance. ing. Even bald eagles have returned to Islands Harbor. Its many anchorages provide good hilltop perches on Santa Cruz. There are, This 20-mile-long island is a truly fas- shelter from occasionally strong winds, in fact, about 150 species of plants and cinating place that would take months, if and serve as an ideal practice venue for animals unique to the islands, which not years, to fully explore. As island afi- future cruisers. While anchored all alone scientists believe resulted from their cionado Capt. Dan writes on his excellent soaking in the tranquility of one of the offshore isolation, as they were never website (www.sailchannelislands.com), smaller spots, such as Lady's or Little attached to the mainland. Thousands of "Santa Cruz Island has more great spots Lady's, it is mind-boggling to think that seabirds take refuge in rookeries here, to drop your hook overnight than any- 15 million people live less than 100 miles including cormorants, pelicans, oyster where between Oregon and Mexico." away. catchers, and gulls.

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If you're into snorkeling or scuba both protection from diving, you'll be in for a treat when you predators and access explore these waters. The giant kelp for- to prey. ests found along the coast house a great We warn you, how- diversity of fish and other sealife, which ever, that whether have become increasingly more prolific snorkeling or scuba since the waters surrounding the five diving, you need to park islands were declared a National be extremely careful Marine Sanctuary in 1980. (Fishing not to get tangled up and marine life harvesting is completely in the swaying vines. prohibited in some areas, and partially As always, dive with restricted in others.) a buddy and carry a If you've never snorkeled or dived in a knife. kelp forest, you'll be dazzled by the sur- One of our favorite real quality of the sunlight as it filters things to do at Santa down through the constantly dancing Cruz — other than / ANDY LATITUDE vines, and reflects off their broad, leaf- simply kick back in the cockpit and med- A trip to colorful Catalina can be an eye-open- like fronds. These fast-growing plants, itate on the effortlessness with which sea ing adventure for city-dwellers as well as for which are actually a form of algae, an- birds are able to hover on an afternoon charterers on their first offshore cruise. chor themselves to the sea floor, then breeze — is to explore the island's many enough to enter by dinghy and about 40 rise up 100 feet or more to the surface, wave-cut sea caves. There are well over more that can be explored by riding atop offering protection to a wide variety of 100 of them, and some, such as the fa- an inner tube or boogie board. Neigh- sealife. Near the sea floor, they shelter mous Painted Cave, have entrances big boring Anacapa also has caves, and in baby lobsters and other invertebrates, enough to sail under. Seriously, its open- combination, the two islands can boast while their upper reaches are home to ing is well over 100 feet tall. According to one of the most impressive collections of all sorts of fish, such as garibaldi, rock- speleologists in the know, there are more sea caves in the world. fish, and bass, which use the forest for than 40 caves here that have ceilings tall Scientists tell us that one of the most

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June, 2011 • Latitude 38 • Page 133 WORLD OF CHARTERING ROGER BRIGGS notable things about them is how deeply Secured for solitude: The S2 35c 'Anum Cara' alternatives would be Santa Barbara to many of them penetrate into the island: lies at anchor in 72° water at Coches Prietos, Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands, on At least two dozen caves extend 300 feet on Santa Cruz Island's north end. to Catalina and back, or perhaps Long inland! Before you get too excited about want to bring along a wetsuit, some form Beach to Catalina, on to Newport and doing some amateur spelunking during of flotation, a waterproof light, a protec- back. your charter vacation, though, let us tive helmet, and a waterproof camera. There are a wealth of possibilities. strongly caution you that exploring these And don't be surprised if you find a fam- But whichever route you choose, we'd caves can be dangerous due to tides and ily of seals hanging out on rocky ledges in encourage you to settle on a plan and surges. Don't even think about entering the darkness deep within. But fear not, reserve your boat as soon as possible one by any means if there's a swell run- they'll definitely announce their presence because Southern California fleets aren't ning, as the caves' internal structures with their barks. huge. tend to amplify the surge effect. The best Given enough time, you could do As much as we love sailing in the time to explore them is usually during a loop tour that included Santa Cruz, Bay Area, there are two things our local summer and fall, early in the morn- Catalina and several coastal towns. But conditions lack: warm temperatures and ing when all is calm. As long as you're for your first Southern California cruise sunny skies. On that score, Southern cautious, exploring them can be a truly you'd probably be wise not to be quite California definitely 'outshines' us. memorable experience. To do so, you'll that ambitious. A couple of reasonable — latitude/andy

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With reports this month from Scarlett O'Hara in Thailand; from Mendocino Queen in the Caribbean; from Cat 'n About back in Mexico; from Migracion on Brick House being dismasted; from Java on sailing to the Marquesas; from Cocokai on the Solomon Islands; from Azure II on a second season in the Med; from DreamKeeper concluding a circumnavigation; and Cruise Notes.

Scarlett O' Hara — Serendipity 43 aren't testing it too severely. The biggest John and Renee Prentice problem we're having with the rigging In Thailand Out of Season is that there is nobody in Asia who can (San Diego) examine or repair rod rigging. It has to We've been in Thailand for about two be shipped to Australia, which would and a half weeks now. We spent the first require that we pull the mast and sit in week getting to Au a marina waiting for either new rigging, Chalong, the main which John would have to install, or have harbor on Phuket, the old rigging reheaded and shipped where we checked back to us. Neither option appeals to us into the country right now, as it would be very expensive. and tried to orga- So we're taking it day by day. nize getting some We left the main harbor of Au Chalong new rigging parts as soon as we got our sail back, and for the boat. We did have enjoyed three lovely days exploring get our new roller Phang Nga Bay. This shallow bay — in furling system in- some places too shallow for our boat stalled and the sail — is northeast of Phuket and has hun- modified, which dreds of small islands. Today we went John and Renee means it will be 'honging', which is rowing the dinghy easier for us to use the staysail now. inside of hongs. Hongs are caves that But it's been an eye-opener to us to you enter from the sea, but are open to learn how 'foreign' Thailand is, in the the sky once you get to the center. They sense that very few people speak English. are very cool! Entering the sea caves is For example, we've been working with a a little scary, of course, as they are dark big sail loft that employees hundreds of and have lots of bats. But what a terrific people, but only about five of them speak experience! English. And we're not sure how well the Most tourists come to Phang Nga Bay five understand us. As a result, our sail by boat, and then guides lead them into got done, but not correctly, as — among hongs aboard kayaks. We're amazed at other issues — they sewed the suncover the number of tourists and how much ful. The water in this part of Thailand on the wrong side of the sail. Luckily, traffic they create. We'll spend two weeks is warm, but very green and cloudy, as John was able to reverse the roller unit out here exploring, then return to Phuket opposed to clear. We've also been seeing and all is well. to check on the rigging parts and 'of- millions of volleyball-sized jellyfish. We We have also ordered some new parts ficially' exit Thailand. The problem is have braved the water to cool off, but for our rigging, but they are being sent that our tourist permit is only good for have kept a sharp look out for the jel- from France, so it's not clear when they 30 days, but we can take as much time lyfish. Our next island stop will be Koh will arrive. Fortunately, all seems to be as we want making the 120-mile trip Phing Kan, also known as 'James Bond right with the mast right now, but we back to the Langkawi, Malaysia. We will Island', as they filmed the Bond movie The Prentices found that few Thais speak Eng- then make a trip, by plane, to Penang, Man With the Golden Gun there. lish. Want to speak English? See Brent McInnes Malaysia, to obtain a 60-day Thai visa, The southwest monsoon season is at the Phuket Cruising YC at Au Chalong Bay. which will allow us to return to Thailand due to begin in May or June, which will for more exploring. bring more rain and wind from a new The scenery in Thailand is the direction. But we still think we'll be able most spectacular we've seen in to see things between the raindrops and all our cruising to date. Some of wind storms. the cliffs rise 1,000 feet or more Weather Update: We've been trying straight up from the sea, and are to cruise Thailand in the offseason, but spectacular. And vegetation and have had terrible weather the last few trees grow right out of the rocks. days. It's been impossible to anchor for We have seen hundreds of eagles, the wind, as it seems to change direc- which soar above the cliffs on the tion all the time. It's been so unpleasant thermals. And every night we've that we may have to retreat to Langkawi, been treated to light shows — Malaysia, hide in Rebak Marina, and sit meaning lightning and thunder. around the pool. Some nights the lightning has been — john and renee 04/25/11 a little too close for comfort, but it's nonetheless extremely beauti- IN LATITUDES

Martin, St. Barth and Antigua. As we write this, we're in Antigua for Antigua Sailing Week. Our mode of cruising has been to proceed slowly.

COURTESY MENDOCINO QUEEN COURTESY We like to stop places long enough to learn a little of the language (although we're not very good at it), figure out the transportation system (if there is any), learn the monetary system, and visit The Hong Kong YC the markets. We was home to the Bar- attend church ser- ry's for six months. vices — it doesn't matter what type or denomination — go to community events, and often befriend a few folks. The following are some of the highlights of our cruising to date: Palmyra — It was then under the reign of 'Mad Roger', and with visitations from a few of the characters in the And the Sea Will Tell murders. The South Pacific island nations — They blend the traditional with the in- evitable coming of the modern world. An old man in Micronesia swam out to our boat to tell us he had a son enrolled at the University of Ohio. When at school, the son lived in a dorm; when back home, he lived in a thatched hut. Hong Kong — We spent six months at the Royal Hong Kong YC. We made Insets left, from top: John and Renee say Thailand is the most beautiful country they've been to. money by working as private English But if the bad monsoon continues, they might have to return to the Royal Langkawi YC in Malaysia. tutors to the children of the Hong Kong Spread; Allen and Kate, who have been cruising 'Mendocino Queen' of San Francisco since '93. elite. as it meant we could winter in Florida Australia — We spent nine months on Mendocino Queen — Downeast 38 and then take our boat to Newport for the Queensland Coast, out at the Great Allen and Kate Barry the summer and hang out at Martha’s Barrier Reef, and at the Whitsunday All Around the World Vineyard, Nantucket, and all the other Islands. (San Francisco) great places in the Northeast when not New Zealand’s Bay of Islands — We It’s been a long time — perhaps from working. While there, we would represent spent about six months at the unin- the South Pacific in '95 — since we made The Armchair Sailor at the Newport Boat habited islands, enjoying great hiking, a report to Changes. In short, we left Show, and then sail to Annapolis and Working for Bluewater Books and Charts meant San Francisco in '93 and have been on represent Bluewater at that boat show, the Barrys got to spend a lot of summers cruis- our boat ever since. It took us 11 years too. ing places such as Nantucket Island. — meaning until July of '04 — to get We retired again at the through the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic end of the '10 Annapolis Boat oceans, and make it to the East Coast of Show and made for the Virgin the United States. Islands. We had a rough trip With the cruising kitty pretty much south, with monster waves empty by then, we took jobs at West following us the first couple Marine in Fort Lauderdale, and then a of days. But after 9 days and

couple of years later went to work for 1,300 miles, we dropped an- TOURISM RHODE ISLAND Bluewater Books and Charts, which we chor in Francis Bay, St John, found to be an exceptionally good place USVI. The air and water were to work. Bluewater also has a store 80 degrees, so into the water — the Armchair Sailor — in Newport, we went. Rhode Island. This was perfect for us, After five months in the U.S., British, and Spanish Virgins, we took off for St. CHANGES

swimming, and gathering of clams (pip- pis) and mussels. The town of Russell the giant tortoise, and they walk along was wonderfully quaint. the roads just like the humans. The of- Southeast Asia — We enjoyed about ficials here were very polished, courteous three years between Malaysia, Singa- and professional. In fact, the Customs pore, and Thailand. Those three coun- officer sent us an email welcoming us tries are so very close together, but so to the Seychelles, and offered his assis- very different. We did tance if we had any needs or difficulties. a lot of land travel in The islands were wonderful for hiking, Southeast Asia, by biking and snorkeling, and seemed to be bus, train, boat, raft, a favorite of the humpback whales. motorbike and three- East Africa — We spent a couple of

LATITUDE/RICHARD wheel taxis. years in Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, The Andaman and and South Africa. We got to know a Nicobar Islands — bunch of the local people, and visited They belong to India, some homes and Masai villages and bo- and hold the distinc- mas. We also traveled to the Serengeti, tion of perhaps hav- Great Rift Valley, and Ngorongoro Crater ing the most gigantic by public bus. The sights, sounds and bureaucracy for such smells of the African plains are as if they The Barrys were a small place. Even belong to another world. It was also so fascinated by the though it took us radically different from any experience culture of SE Asia. three days to check we had had before, as life is so immediate in, it was well worth it. These islands and intense, and the people are kind. For in the Indian Ocean are truly a big step example, I was looking for Immigration back in time. For example, gravel is pro- at the port of Dar Es Salaam, when a duced by women who hammer on stones Somali man selling ferryboat tickets ap- all day long, until both the women and proached me to show me the way. And the stones are sufficiently broken down. at a sun-drenched, dusty crossroad on Mind you, this is in the developed part the way to Arusha, we waited for a bus. of the islands! There are also restricted A number of people approached us to be areas, such as Nicobar Island. The sure we were okay, and knew which bus government says the people there live to take. They weren't used to seeing white such a Stone Age existence they are not folks standing in the sun. The officials in mentally equipped to meet outsiders. Kenya and Tanzania were scrupulously And that if they do, they tend to attack honest, and there was never a hint of with bows and arrows. improper behavior. The Chagos Archipelago — These Cape of Good Hope — It was rough wonderful uninhabited atolls in the down there, but at least there was shel- middle of the Indian Ocean are controlled ter. work, as we, like most cruisers, must by the Brits. Sea life and bird life abound, St. Helena Island — It lies isolated in continue to earn money. We've picked with crabs and lobster in abundance. No the mid-Atlantic, famous for being where up some charter work along the way, provisions are available, however, so we Napoleon was imprisoned and died. but have taken other jobs as well. For arrived with everything we needed for There is no airfield, so most residents example, we worked in a cafe in New a four-month stay. It was a Robinson never leave the island. The people, who Zealand, taught English in Hong Kong, Crusoe kind of experience. are known as 'Saints', are very welcom- and while in Guam, Kate worked as the The Seychelles — This is the home of ing and friendly. director of a cancer clinic while Allen The Barrys temporarily planted an American Our website — www.mendocino- was the engineer on a large commercial flag on the sands of the uninhabited Chagos queen.com — has some details about catamaran. Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. our travels and a few chapters of what To give you an idea of our 'cost of will become a book in the not too cruising', we've spent about $1,500/ distant future. month for the last six months cruising A lot of people wonder how we in the Caribbean. However, it's impor- been able to do all this cruising. tant to understand that we never stay We are not rich. We had careers in marinas, and only eat out occasion- in health care administration and ally — usually inexpensive lunches. But social work in our previous lives. we are having lots of fun and think it's a We met in '90, and were married a great way to retire. year later. Our wedding was aboard We pursue an active lifestyle and tend Mendocino Queen in the shelter of to keep on the move. Besides enjoying all COURTESY MENDOCINDO QUEEN COURTESY the Marin Headlands. In '91 and the maritime features of the places we '92 we worked as captain and crew visit, we also travel inland. For example, aboard a large ketch on a Pacific while in New Zealand, we rented a car, cruise, and in '93 departed on our present journey. We continue to IN LATITUDES

spent almost three years in Mexico before continuing south to the Galapagos. We didn't want to continue across the Puddle (yet), so we headed to mainland

BORNEO BOB TOURS BORNEO BOB Ecuador. We then sailed up to Panama, transited the Canal, and continued on to Cartagena, Colom- bia. We had intended to continue on to the East Coast of the United States and the Bahamas, but we decided that we missed Mexico too much! Our being from Seattle, you would think we could deal 'Cat 'n About', with rain, but last year's "home" in La rain in Cartagena seemed Paz, her flags biblical. proudly flying. When we arrived at Marina de La Paz, it was like coming home! So we put up all the courtesy flags, starting with Mexico and followed in order of all the countries we visited. We also flew our various flags — from the Zihua Cruising Club, the Bluewater Cruising Club, the '04 Ha-Ha, and, of course, our swallowtail Pusser's Rum flag. While in Guatemala, we fell in love with Santiago, a small Mayan town in the mountains on Lake Atitlan. So we bought a small piece of property there, and are currently building a small house for use during hurricane season. Having spent a fair bit of time enjoying rum in Central America, I've become quite a fan of the spirit. In my humble opinion, Guatemala's Zacapa is the world's best rum. The summit of Borneo's 13,500-ft Mt. Kinabalu than Allen — and more than most other We enjoyed all of our travels and have was just one of the many inland destinations people. We keep up with world events via some great memories from everywhere the Barrys enjoyed in Southeast Asia. the Voice of America, the BBC, and Eng- we went. Nonetheless, in our opinion toured both islands, and Allen did the lish newspapers and magazines when Mexico has offered the best cruising so bungee jump at Queenstown. In Aus- we can find them. We tend to eat what far. It has the most of the things we en- tralia we took buses to the Outback and is most fresh, available and appetizing joy the most — best food, great weather climbed Ayers Rock. While in Borneo, we wherever we happen to be. However, we Now something of a connoisseur of rums, Rob spent a few days climbing Mt. Kinabalu. have passed on some things we've seen contends that pricey Ron Zacapa, distilled in We toured the length and breadth of along the way, as they were either just to Guatemala of all places, is the very best. Thailand by just about every means of gross or weird for our conservative transportation known to man. These are backgrounds. just a few examples. — kate and allen 05/15/11 Since we are sexist, Allen does most of the engine room stuff. Since we are also Cat'n About — Gemini 3000 not sexist, Allen does most of the cook- Rob and Linda Jones

ing, too. Kate is the navigator, baker, and Seven Years, Ten Countries THE WORLD RUMS OF route planner. She also does all of the (Whidbey Island, WA) worrying, since Allen doesn't seem ca- We thought you might enjoy pable in that respect. Kate also does all of a photo of Cat 'n About sporting the long term planning, as Allen appar- the various courtesy flags she's ently doesn't have long-reach synapses collected in the last seven years. in his brain. Allen catches, cleans and We started cruising in '04 by sail- cooks all of the fish, lobster and crabs ing north — from Whidbey Island — and likes it to do it. Kate reads more to Canada. But that short trip was followed by heading south to participate in the '04 Ha-Ha. We CHANGES

and mostly easy sailing conditions, and the dry heat of Baja is just fine with us. to the boat. Nonetheless, Cat 'n About will be spend- "They were able to motor to a nearby ing the summer alone at Fonatur in atoll," Balan continues, "where they sta- Puerto Escondido, bilized the rig and then motorsailed with as we have to re- a jury rig to Tarawa. As I write, they are turn to the Seattle attempting to cut off the top section of area to work for a the mast, which is dragging in the water, few months. Gotta so they can continue the 400 miles to pay for that house Majuro in the Marshall Islands, where in Guatemala, you they hope to effect repairs." know. Patrick is known and respected for the For folks think- solo circumnavigation he made 32 years ing about heading ago aboard his Catalina 27 Juggernaut. south of the border Both he and Rebecca have written scores and worried about of articles for various sailing publica- security, all we tions, and helped many sailors during lost in seven years their current circumnavigation. of cruising was In a recent email updating the mishap, one camera. That Rebecca wrote: “Patrick miraculously Wave these around, was taken from climbed the mast in a bumpy anchorage and you could have our backpack by to make alterations so it would be safe trouble down south. a young man who enough for us to proceed. He has a great loaded our packs into the back of a plane spirit about it all. What we need now is a out of Bocas del Toro. Other than that, 4-foot mast section made by Spar Tech we didn't have a problem. However, we (or possibly Super Spar; the Valiant fac- don't buy drugs, hang out in bars late at tory isn’t sure which one we have). The night, or walk around wearing expensive section is 25 inches in circumference; jewelry and flashing cash. a perfectly shaped oval about 9 inches — rob and linda 05/15/11 fore and aft, and 6 inches side to side at the fattest part. There are no flat sides.” Brick House — Valiant 40 If anyone can help find the proper sec- Patrick and Rebecca Childress tion of mast, please email Patrick and Dismasted Near Kiribati Rebecca ASAP. (Middletown, Rhode Island) "Amazingly," Bruce explains, "while "Patrick and Rebecca Childress's bashing into waves for over 12 hours, the Valiant 40 Brick House was dismasted in TackTick wind sensor continued to give late April while underway from Kiribati us wind speed equal to our water speed to Vanuatu in the South Pacific," reports — in other words, read correctly. After to the great photo, you can clearly see Bruce Balan of the California-based our removing it from the mast, washing the weld around the edge, and that the Cross 46 tri Migracion. "The chainplate it in fresh water, and lubing it with WD- chainplates were made out of two pieces for the boat's port upper shroud broke 40, it continues to operate. The tricolor of 3/16" stainless. They should have been when a squall passed through, caus- light housing was destroyed, but the Bebi made out of solid stainless. There was no ing the mast to fold over just before the Electronics LED light held tight for its weld around the clevis pin hole, so salt spreaders. Neither Patrick nor Rebecca 12 hours of saltwater thrashing. It was water got in and caused all the crevice was injured, and there was little damage unharmed even after Patrick dropped it corrosion. Owners of other Valiants of that era should inspect their chainplates." The mast on 'Brick House' crumpled when this in 38 feet of water." chainplate failed. Riggers says the chainplate — bruce 04/30/11 suffered from obvious crevice corrosion. Java — Crowther 48 Readers: Having seen Evan Dill and Donna the photo at left in 'Lectronic, Crossing to the Marquesas Craig Shaw, a professional (Santa Barbara) rigger with a reputation for We had a long, long passage — 28

BRICK HOUSE helping Ha-Ha participants days — from Puerto Vallarta to Fatu at no charge, was incensed. Hiva, the southernmost island in the The skipper of the Portland- Marquesas. Our passage was 7-10 days based Columbia 43 Adios longer than anticipated, mostly because wrote, "Whoever welded up we had at least 7 days of very little wind those chainplates should be while trapped in the Intertropical Con- shot, even now, 35 years vergence Zone (ITCZ), which is the tran- later. The chainplates look sition zone along the equator between like something out of Tai- the northeast and southeast tradewind wan, not Washington state, belts. Usually it's only about 120 miles where the Valiants were made back then. Thanks IN LATITUDES

to the Marqueas, the woman flew out to Tahiti, and Joby had to go to his grand- mother's funeral, so it's just been Donna and me. We're leaving the Marquesas heading for the Tuamotus and Ta- hiti, the latter be- PHOTOS COURTESWY BRICK HOUSE COURTESWY PHOTOS ing where Joby will rejoin us. Life has been good. We've been catching lots of fish, and eating plenty of mango, papaya and pamplemousse. We'll be in the So- ciety Islands until the middle of June, where we'll be wel- Evan Dill coming guests. All anyone needs to bring is a swimsuit and $12 for a pareau. — evan 05/12/11

Cocokai — 65-ft Schooner Greg King The Solomon Islands (Long Beach) To continue on from our report that left off in the April issue of Latitude, we left Vanuatu late August to head north to the Solomon Islands. We visited several islands and island groups, including Guadalcanal, the Russell Islands, and the Western Province. Although the best snorkeling was in the remote Russells, the highlight of the Solomons was scuba diving around famous Marovo Lagoon in Spread; Patrick, who circumnavigated with a had a deadline for flying out of Papeete, the Western Province. Catalina 27, holds parts that worked after the which I assured her she'd have no prob- We anchored right outside the lagoon dismasting. Inset; Masthead in the water! lem making. But I guess she really didn't in Peava, off Nggatokae Island, for a few wide and centered at 4°N. But this time believe the three of us would be perfectly weeks. Coco got private lessons with it moved around. We fell into it at about content to sit around waiting for wind, Lovely Lisa — formerly of Kona — to 4°N, and didn't get out of it until 4°S, hour after hour — even though I'd tried earn her PADI certification.Coco is now which meant it affected us for about 500 to make that clear to her before we left. official, and officially hooked. I guess it miles of sailing. Or, more accurately, not I finally gave her the option of paying would be hard not to be, when diving sailing! for the fuel we used if we motored to the Having had lots of real world learning experi- Most of the boats around us chose to southeast trades. She took it, and we ence, Coco, in white, is looking forward to at- motor through the ITCZ, but I wanted to motored for two days before getting into tending school in California for a while. do it the old-fashioned way, which is to steady wind. sail when you can and spend the remain- Alas, we also had prob- der of the time resting while waiting for lems with sugar. The wom- more wind to show. The ITCZ is usually an used what seemed to an area of lots of thunderstorms, which the rest of us to be copi- means there is lots of wind around the ous amounts of it in her squalls, but not much between them. coffee and tea. Donna COURTESY COCO KAI COURTESY This time there wasn't much squall activ- finally tried to hide it so ity, so we didn't log many miles a day. there would be some for This lack of progress didn't bother everyone. After the woman my lady Donna, Joby, a young crew I caught her, there was an picked up in Puerto Vallarta, or myself. unpleasant tension on the But it became unnerving to the Canadian boat. Then all the sugar woman who rounded out our crew. She was gone. It's hard to go cold turkey from sugar. Anyway, after getting CHANGES

along sheer coral walls, in crystal clear 86° water, where you are buzzed by World War II had a tremendous im- sharks and see things like a devil ray, pact on the Solomons, and they love an eagle ray, a mottled sting ray, pygmy Americans for freeing their islands from sea horses, turtles, and six types of nemo the Japanese occupation. We sailed past fish — all on your training dives. tiny Kennedy Island near Gizo, where The Solomon Islanders in the Western JFK and his crew were stranded. We met Province are also several offspring of the local who saved known for being them. the best carvers You realize how rugged these islands in the Pacific. We are when you hear the story of how long bartered for sev- it took all the Japanese soldiers to learn eral intricate wall that the war had ended. In 1965, 20 hangings for the years after the war was officially over, boat. Jen's b'day a Japanese holdout, still on duty, was present was a spotted stealing vegetables from a local's new hand-carved garden. He only gave himself up after a cockpit table, leaflet drop. complete with North of Gizo, we enjoyed diving a etchings of local sunken World War II freighter, which fish. We acquired had some interesting memorabilia. Coco some incredible found an old telephone headset and a fine art wooden glass jar full of what she thought were Diving, the Solomons. bowls inlaid with balloons, but were actually 60-year-old intricate nautilus shell patterns. The condoms. That added a little extra tidbit funky carvings we had traded for in the to the ol' home schooling curriculum! Southern Solomons looked like folk art In a somewhat similar vein, we found compared to what these artisans cre- out why there had been so much interest ated. in our boat's name. It turns out 'coco' is Unfortunately, because this is their local slang for a man's banana-shaped main source of cash for very expensive privates and, unfortunately, 'kai' means school fees, we were soon weary of the 'to eat'. I guess the only good news is that multitude of canoes that visited us to we didn't find this out for three months, "just show, no buy, just show" their by which time we were leaving. Inter- wares. So it was something of a surprise esting enough, we found this out from a when in Gizo near the end of our stay, fellow cruiser, as the locals were much instead of coming by with carvings, a guy too polite to say anything. Of course, came by with a couple of live crocodiles. as soon as our Coco found out, she im- and repeatedly fell into the water. We For about $30 they would kill one, skin mediately insisted on being addressed later found out that three big crocs had the hide for future use for belts, wallets, by her official name, Nicole. Once we been hunted there. Yikes! We always ask and shoes, fillet it for supper, and give reached Papua New Guinea, where the about crocs before swimming, and the us the skull to make into a cool wall slang is different, she resumed using her usual response is "no crocodile here". sconce — just like the one we saw lit up unofficial name. But upon further questioning, we find at the Gizo Hotel. Even though crocodile We made the crossing from the out that there might be one, right over is said to be delicious, we passed. But Solomons to PNG after a brief stopover there, after all! our Aussie friends took them up on it. for Christmas in the remote Treasury There's no room to report on PNG Jennifer, enjoying the warm clear water and Islands, another World War II battle- now, but we're currently in Townsville, war remnants that make the diving so pleasant ground. Chief John, an ancient fellow, Australia. We decided that the girls are and exciting in the Solomons. had some amazing photos of Americans going to go on part-time cruising status landing on the beach in front for awhile, so Coco can go back to 'real' his hut, having come to oust school and do that teen-age thang. I the Japanese. Although told plan to take the boat up to Thailand in there were "no crocs here", we July to get some major work done, and saw our first crocodile in the am therefore looking for longterm crew. wild when anchoring. A few We would be cruising Indonesia, and weeks before in Munda, we perhaps take another pass through the chatted with the police boat Solomons and Vanuatu before that. If COURTESYSAILORS' RUN COURTESYSAILORS' that was heading to one of our anyone is interested, I can be reached prior anchorages for a croco- at [email protected] I will be in dile hunt. This serene river California in June, so we could meet in estuary was a friendly spot person then. where some local girls came After December, it will either be brav- to collect Nicole to spend the ing the pirates of the Arabian Sea to get afternoon canoeing and kayaking. The locals girls happily IN LATITUDES

utes, someone brought out a 4-foot pot, and the low rumble of the crowd became a roar. People next to ground zero cowered as the mass of clay fell with an

COURTESY COCOKAI COURTESY ear-splitting crash. A few people kept on bringing out similarly large pots, all of them painted different shades of red and blue. The pot dropping went on for another 20 minutes or so, until no one had any more pots to throw. The throng of people started to move, and A typical shop in old everyone grabbed town Corfu. No Cost- shards of the pots as cos here. souvenirs. Shop workers soon appeared and swept the huge mounds of clay away from their stores. Three days later, we could still spot orange colored dust, the last mark of the Easter pot dropping ceremony. Jane: There are a couple of small islands just to the south of Corfu. We stopped at Paxos, a tiny and quaint island. It wasn't high season yet, so the weekend ferries weren't running and there weren't many people around. Great! It made it the perfect place to rent scooters and ride around the island, and for me to learn how to operate one. Toward the end of our trip around, Leo, my son and passenger, gave me some 'Cocokai', looking lovely in a tranquil anchorage ter, saying it marked a new beginning. advice: "Mommy, let go of your fears and in the Solomons, a place that 70 years ago was From all these traditions, the Easter go fast!" I did speed up on a straightaway, ravaged by World War II. pot-throwing ceremony was born. The he whooped, and I almost did let go of to the Med, or doing the long slog back festivity is unique to Corfu, and while my fears. to California via the North Pacific, and it's done all over the island, thousands While at Paxos, we were tied up to the trying to go to the Med that way. come to watch in the capital of Corfu town quay of Gaios. While there, we Med — greg 04/28/11 town. moored, which is a bit tricky because When we made our way to the town you put out a bow anchor, back up, and Azure II — Leopard 47 Cat square at 10 a.m., a crowd covered the In California, people smoke pot. On Corfu, The Pimentel Family entire area and surrounding streets. We the residents throw big red and blue pots off Cruising Around Corfu finally found a spot to settle down, but balconies to celebrate Easter. (Alameda) as the already massive Rodney: We woke up the day before crowd grew, it was all I Easter in high spirits, for we were on could do to stop people the island of Corfu, Greece, where every pushing their way into UNESCO Easter is preceded by a very strange our front-row place. ceremony — people throwing ceramic The mass became so pots off the balconies of tall apartment big that eventually peo- houses. ple were standing just a In the old days, the Venetians threw foot or two away from their useless junk out their windows on where the huge pots New Year's Day, to get rid of the old and landed from several bring in the new. Following the Venetian stories above. tradition, the pagans threw old pots out The pot dropping of their windows to get rid of evil spirits. began at 11 a.m., with The Christians threw old pots on Eas- a continuous shower of pots about six inches tall. After a few min- CHANGES

tie two lines to the concrete quay, hopefully without hitting the quay with your Caribbean-Mediterranean cruise. boat. — rodney and jane 05/10/11 It's always exciting, as RJ drops the anchor, Rodney backs up the boat, and DreamKeeper — Pac. Seacraft 40 Leo and I tie off the stern lines. There is Gar Duke and Nicole Friend potential for disaster, but this was our They've Been Around second time, and we did well. (Sausalito) The wind was Gar and Nicole had cause for celebra- expected to shift tion last month in Banderas Bay, as that night, and they crossed their outbound track, thus we intended to completing a four-year circumnaviga- go to a another tion. "We don't have that hanging over location. But our heads anymore!" says Gar. They will the wind was soon start the long trek north to their old strong, pushing home at Sausalito's Pelican Harbor, but our cat against don't expect them before mid-summer. the quay, so we When the couple headed west from decided to stay Puerto Vallarta in the spring of '07 on the put. 3,000-mile passage to French Polynesia, That evening, they were both in their early 30s, mak- we were pre- ing them some of the youngest Pacific pared for the Puddle Jumpers we'd ever reported on. wind to change "We believe in living life now, and mak- to the south and ing the big adventures happen while we we went to the still have our health, drive and wonder," Scenic Corfu. recommended Nicole told us. northern location. The boys sleep After completing the crossing they through everything, of course, so Rodney wrote, "We appreciated being on the and I were up at 3:30 a.m., fending the ocean, being witness to the power and boat off the dock. Prior to that a 50-foot beauty of the mighty Pacific and her motoryacht moored next to us, got a line changing faces. . . Like many people, wrapped around her prop, and we had we had ups and downs throughout the to let them side tie to us. That put even passage. Some days we were in love with more pressure on our boat against the sailing and dreamed of being out there quay. We finagled things around, put for weeks. Other days we dreaded getting bad, considering it's only about $100/ out more fenders, and eventually went up for our morning watch, having had an month more than the federal poverty back to bed. No harm done. But these uncomfortable, sweaty, sleepless night. level for a family of four in California. changing strong winds have had us up Our emotions ranged from being elated But it gets better. Way better. more than a few times. The next day we and inspired, to being melancholy and When we bumped into the Borens loaned our scuba gear to the powerboat exhausted. Looking back on it now, we in San Diego in June last year, they'd people so they could free their prop and would both do it again.” bought a Hudson ketch at a nice price disconnect from us. They did, and off — latitude/at 05/17/11 to replace their Pearson 365. At the time, they went. Rich told us that had he known what he We're about to haul the boat in Pre- Cruise Notes: knew after a year of cruising, he could veza for a bottom job. After that, we've Too expensive to not go cruising? In have saved a ton of money, because he got to see all that we can see, because the May 20th 'Lectronic, we ran an item hadn't needed to buy or replace any- we've only got three months left on our asking folks to tell us what it costs where near as much stuff as he had been Greece sure can be lovely, can't it? This is Gaios them to cruise. We immediately got a told. This is borne out by the fact that on the island of Paxos, one of Pimentel family's response from Rich Boren and his fam- for the nine months they spent cruis- stops near Corfu. ily of four aboard the Hudson Force 50 ing in '10, the family of four on a 50-ft ketch Third Day in Mazat- ketch spent an average of just $1,071 lan. The family includes his a month! Or not much more than half wife Lori, daughter Amy, the poverty level for a family of four in 13, and son Jason, 12, the United States. and they have kept track of "Cruising cheaply is all about anchor- TODO CON TOM CON TODO every penny they've spent ing out," advises Boren. "At least that's since sailing south with the mantra that has kept us cruising in the '08 Ha-Ha. So before comfort for about what it would cost us we tell you how much they to live under a bridge in California. We spent, we challenge you to also did our own haul-out in San Blas, guess. Ready? For the nine which saved a lot of money. We post our months they cruised in '09, monthly cruising numbers to try to dis- they spent an average of $1,964 a month. That's not IN LATITUDES

cat Kiapa is all but sold to an Aussie from Perth. The Wolcotts had reluctantly

DREAMKEEPER put their cat on the market for $1 million, and halfway hoped doing 26 knots on the Bay would scare the buyer from Perth. But it doesn't look like it. The recently completed Second Annual EL SALVADOR RALLY SALVADOR EL El Salvador Rally was a cruiser event like no other, as it encom- passed seven weeks of activities. Over that period, 47 vessels ar- 'Zeppelin' cross- rived from nine differ- es the bar at Ba- ent countries. "This is hia del Sol. truly an international event," say rally organizers Bill Yeargan and Jean Strain of the Honolulu-based Irwin 37 Mita Kuuluu. The April 30th closing ceremony at the Bahia del Sol Marina and Resort drew more than 60 cruisers and 40 guests, and everybody had a great time. Some sailors went away exceedingly happy, as more than $3,500 in cash and prizes were awarded by a simple drawing. The top prizes went to Carl Johnson and Christina Revilla of Bambolerio ($500), Tom and Carolynn Boehmler aboard Sunny Side Up ($300), and Larry and Vicky Byers aboard Roci- nante ($250). Not only were the ongoing rally events Spread; Gar uses a sextant to navigate. Inset; that is trying to drag me, kicking and fun for the participants, but the event Gar and Nicole before leaving P.V. We can only screaming, back ashore. achieved its goal of introducing many imagine how much wiser they are now. "As for our new-to-us larger boat," new clients to the Bahia del Sol's facili- pel the myth that you have to be wealthy Rich continues, "Lori and I laugh at ties and the country of El Salvador. As of or have won the lottery to go cruising, how big she is compared to our Pearson April 30, the average length of stay was especially as a family with kids." For a 365. While she seems over the top, she 32 days. And 30 boats plan to spend part detailed look at their cruising expenses sure has made living aboard with two or all of the summer in Bahia, where since late '08, visit www.svthirdday. kids much easier. But the smaller boat moorings are $100/month, and long- com/PDF/expenses.pdf. is what it took to get us out here cruis- term rates at the marina are $.40/foot. "After the last two summers in the ing, and if I had to leave on a 30-footer You can find more info on this second northern Sea of Cortez," continues Bo- rather than only dreaming of cruising on annual event at its official blog: http:// ren, "which was without a doubt our something bigger, sign me up, because elsalvadorrally.blogspot.com. best cruising, we want a break from the I'd be gone!" Members of the El Salvador Rally at the Bahia summer heat. Therefore, we'll be spend- Speaking of cruising inexpensively, del Sol Estuary, rightfully toasting themselves ing this summer on our mooring at Port we also got an interesting email from a for having completed their journeys. San Luis in California, with plans to cruiser on a 37-footer in return to cruising Mexico. The decision Mexico. His logic was that to come back was also based on the fact if Mexican families had to that my business partner in San Diego live on two minimum wage is having a hard time keeping up with incomes of $175/month watermaker orders — lots of response U.S. each, he himself ought from Latitude, by the way! — and he was to be able to live on $350 a RALLY SALVADOR EL begging me to help do some 'real work' month. To his surprise, he's rather than what he calls the 'easy job found that he can, boat ex- 'of sales and marketing from my desk penses included. We'll run aboard Third Day in Mexico. So in some his complete email in next ways I created a monster — a successful month's Letters. business — while out cruising, a monster Not those Aussies again! We're told that Pete and Susan Wolcott's M&M 52 CHANGES

Water, water everywhere, and no pool

to swim in? As mentioned previously, in LATITUDE/NICK tenants because of it, Gabriel, the well- our opinion all yacht clubs and mari- liked harbormaster, is trying to get the nas — especially those in the tropics — policy rescinded. "The Costa Baja is still should be required by law to have a pool. a class facility," say Tom and Lori, "with For example, we believe that the addition free Wi-Fi, potable water on the docks, of even an above ground pool at the Sky a fuel dock, and a free shuttle service to Bar at the Marina Riviera Nayarit in La the malecon and Soriano's. But if you're Cruz would attract at least another 10 looking to lounge by the pool and have boats a month. After a hot day of sailing, a couple of beers, forget it!" At least for what could be more soothing than to now. ease into a pool, sip on a margarita, and "I wanted to alert you to the comple- enjoy the beautiful view of the lights com- tion of a somewhat unusual six-month ing on around Banderas Bay? The above cruise to the Sea of Cortez and back by ground pools don't even cost that much. 26-year-old Brian Coggan," writes Jim We think the fact that Paradise Marina, Coggan of the Belvedere-based Schu- just a few miles farther down Banderas macher 40 Auspice. "If this sounds like Bay, has three pools and three hot tubs a letter from a proud dad, it is. Brian gives it a marketing advantage. Earlier this year we got charged to use the very was later joined in Loreto by Alana, his What got us thinking about this was large pool facilities at Las Hadas, but the fee girlfriend, whom he met the day before an email from Tom and Lori Jeremiason was a very reasonable $10/dinghy/day. he was supposed to take off on his of the San Francisco-based Catalina 470 a new policy — people in the marina cruise. Naturally, that meeting delayed Camelot. Having previously stayed at who wanted to use the pool would have his cruise a bit. the Costa Baja Marina in La Paz, they to pay $35 per person a day. Ouch! "Brian and I have done a lot of races intended to spend a couple of days there Having not been consulted on the new in the Bay Area aboard my Auspice, as again before heading up to the Sea. policy and said to have lost some cruiser well as the '04 Pacific Cup," Jim contin- But then they learned that the hotel, ues. "His boat is Lost Boy, an old Wylie which owns the marina, had instituted 28 Half Tonner. He purchased her three

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Page 150 • Latitude 38 • June, 2011 IN LATITUDES TALION tia. In what was admittedly a nearly all- in the Gulf of Thailand, catamaran issue of Cruising World, Ted while visiting Vietnam, had written about his and his lovely Malaysia, Singapore, and — and fiery — Majorcan wife's many Cambodia. Hopefully by adventures in going from non-sailors, then the Gulf of Oman to buying a $1.5 million cat, to cruising will be cleared up, and we the Med for a summer, to crossing the will be able to sail back to Atlantic to St. Barth with their dog Ria. Europe." It's a good thing that all of Ted's obser- Unfortunately, we vations were timeless, because all this missed Loreto Fest happened back in '08! We know, because again this year because we met the couple in the Caribbean and of other commitments, wrote about the same adventures in the and unfortunately we February '09 issue of Latitude. Anyway, again didn't get a defini- we contacted Veronique, and got the fol- tive article on the event. But we can tell The normally tranquil waters of Puerto Escon- lowing update: you that close to 200 boats attended, and dido were a choppy mess for the duration of "I've been back in D.C. earning some according to everyone we talked to, this Loreto Fest. But everyone still loved it. money, while Ted is on his way to Fiji fund-raiser for local educational chari- Cat. "Whenever anything needed doing, from Honolulu. What a deal! We spent ties was a complete blast! It's true, the everyone would jump up to help. And the the cyclone season in Maui instead of three-day event was partly blown away Fonatur staff was terrific, in particular going south to New Zealand. The pas- by a poorly timed Norther, but everyone the guy driving the yellow taxi panga, sage from the Marquesas to Hawaii was soldiered on. who was so careful not to bang anyone's a little rough, but well worth it. I leave "It was so great to see hundreds of boat. Carol and I found the seminars, on Wednesday for Nadi, Fiji. From there cruisers getting along in such a spirit of official and unofficial, to be very informa- we plan to sail north to Vanuatu, the cooperation," said Wayne Hendryx of the tive and fun. Lots of people enjoyed all Solomons, and PNG pretty quickly, so Brisbane-based Hughes 45 Capricorn the various games, and the dance floor we can be in Indonesia by late Janu- was always full. What a great time!" ary. Our plan is to spend three years Wayne and Carol also participated in

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May, 2009 • Latitude 38 • Page 151 CHANGES LANI KAI the Third Annual Revived Sea of Cortez fish than eating fish. Sailing Week, which this year started Lots of boats, particularly cats, are two days after Loreto Fest and took the built with saildrives these days because fleet back down to La Paz. "I've been com- it costs less for manufacturers to install ing down to the Sea of Cortez since '86," them, and they take up less space than said Hendryx, "and have to tell you that I do traditional transmissions. But they have never tasted such delicious food as seem to be less robust, and many own- was served on the potlucks aboard Arjan ers worry that they have to haul their Bok's San Francisco-based Schionning boats every time there's a leak in a seal, 43 cat RotKat and the other boats. And as seawater mixes with the oil. But we've the in-the-water volleyball game at Es- been told that one cat owner who had piritu Santo couldn't be beat either." such a leak, just changed the transmis- Hendryx is now heading to Hawaii, sion oil every three months. After six and will cruise there for a month, then years, he completely disassembled the head back to California to get ready for transmission, and found no sign of rust. this fall's Ha-Ha. Hmmmm. What do you think? "We've been cruising Costa Rica for Lessons from Nature. Craig Shaw of the past six weeks," report Mike and Lei- Lani holds up the 35-lb roosterfish she and the Portland-based Columbia 43 Adios lani Costello of the Oxnard-based Saga Mike caught off of Costa Rica. Note the unusual and his lady friend Jennifer, found a 43 Lanikai. "While in the Gulfo Dulce of dorsal fin. dead four-foot moray eel off the La Cruz southern Costa Rica, we got into a long fish is only 20 pounds. Rooster fish are Marina. Cause of death? Choked as a fight with a rooster fish. He weighed in unusual for the seven long spines of their result of trying to eat too large a fish, at 35 pounds — yikes! — and was my dorsal fin. Experts say that like all jacks, which ended up getting stuck in the eel's first rooster fish ever. You've always got except the amber jack and California yel- throat. "Don't be greedy, seemed to be to put your lines out, because you never lowtail, the rooster fish is a better game the lesson," said Craig. know what you're gonna catch." If you're cruising somewhere sweet Nice catch, as the average rooster we'd love to hear from you.

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23-FT SANTANA 2023C, 1995. Hemet, 24-FT MELGES, Alameda Boatyard. WHAT’S IN A DEADLINE? Our Classified CA. $7,800. Trailer cruiser, roller reefing $20,000. Hull #14. Race ready. Full boat Deadline has always been the 18th of the genoa, VHF, CD, dual batteries, shore- covers. Contact Frank. (512) 750-5735 or month, and it’s still pretty much a brick power, water ballast, easy tow-launch, [email protected]. wall if you want to get your ad into the mast-raising system, open transom, bulk- magazine. But it’s not so important any- head compass, oversized ground tackle, more when it comes to getting exposure swim ladder, poptop, large V-berth. Email for your ad. With our new system, your [email protected]. ad gets posted to our website within a day or so of submission. Then it appears in the next issue of the magazine. So Alameda. $2,000/obo. you’re much better off if you submit or 14-FT FINN, 1984. Finn (Vanguard) dinghy with round carbon renew your ad early in the month. That mast, several sails, trailer, ready to race. way your ad begins to work for you im- (415) 725-9581. mediately. There’s no reason to wait for the last minute. 24-FT MOORE, 1982. Alameda, CA. 24 FEET & UNDER $12,000. Well prepared for 3 Pac Cup. Fully equipped for offshore. Brand new Moore rudder. Free EPIRB. Survey in 23-FT RANGER, 1972. Monterey Harbor. 18-FT I550 SPORTSBOAT, 2010. Sac- Dec. 2006, came back with EXCELLENT! DINGHIES, LIFERAFTS $Best offer. Well used, sailed and fished ramento. $22,500/obo. Best Bang for www.moore24.org/node/903. (925) 392- regularly. Must go. I’ve purchased new the Buck sportsboat available. Huge 3292 or [email protected]. AND ROWBOATS boat and need the slip. (831) 521-0661 comfortable cockpit and usable inte- or [email protected]. rior cabin. Tons of reserve buoyancy so 23-FT SANTANA 2023A, 1993. $7,500. 8-FT OPTIMIST PRAM, 2007. Monterey/ very stable, yet early planing and VERY Easily trailerable, dry weight 1580#, water Carmel. $1,500. Optimist Pram, Vanguard FAST when powered up. Race ready for ballast 1300#, very stiff and fast, w/5hp Club Race with boat cart and blade bag, PHRF, Portsmouth or class racing. Reg- Mercury starts easily, roller furling main good used sail and brand new North sail istered trailer included. Buy BEFORE the and jibs 90% 150%, Harken winches, boat in excellent condition. (831) 277- Delta Ditch Run and take me along and Icom VHF, depth sounder, portable toi- 6768, (831) 625-2797 or [email protected]. I will take $500 off AND bring the beer! let, dry-sailed. (530) 432-9468 or (530) www.bensboogers.blogspot.com. (916) 432-4545. VIKING RESCYOU LIFERAFT. Los Osos, 470-9446 or [email protected]. CA. $2,495. 4-person canister VIKING 20-FT SUPER PELICAN, 1991. Pt San RescYou raft equipped with two indepen- 24-FT ISLANDER BAHAMA, 1968. Pitts- Pablo Yacht Harbor. $4,000. Dowser, burg Marina. $3,000/obo. Excellent Bay the largest Pelican. Marine plywood and dent buoyancy chambers. Raft meets ISO 24-FT SAN JUAN, 1977. Loch Lomond. regulations applying to yachting products. and Delta cruiser. 4hp outboard, 2 mains, fiberglass. Bamboo masts, boom, gaff, $2,000. Clean and dry. Great for Bay 2 jibs, and a genny. Sleeps 4, galley and bowsprit and tiller. New running rigging, Purchased new 5 months ago for $3,050, and Delta. Newer 6hp 4-cycle Nissan comes with paperwork, unregistered, Porta-Potti. Lots of gear. Recent bottom standing rigging, blocks, turnbuckles, outboard. Also for sale: 10’4” inflatable paint. Compass, VHF, fishfinder. (707) cleats, bottom paint. 4hp Evinrude. In- never used. Contact (805) 995-3471 or rigid bottom $1,200. (831) 419-0369 or [email protected]. 964-1898 or [email protected]. cludes trailer. Contact (510) 326-8108 or [email protected]. [email protected].

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Page 154 • Latitude 38 • June, 2011 25-FT CATALINA, 1983. Alameda. $3,500. Sound boat, good condition. Rigging and bottom paint less than a year old. Autohelm 800. New depth meter. Two good headsails, OK mainsail. No outboard motor. Email for pictures. (510) 532-3176 or [email protected].

28-FT PEARSON, 1977. Point Richmond. $7,500. Great Bay boat. New roller furl- 24-FT CORSAIR 750 SPRINT, 2008. 27-FT ERICSON, 1976. Alameda. $7,000/ ing. Sails in excellent condition. Atomic 28-FT HUNTER 280, 1998. Tiburon. Brisbane Marina. $55,000. Hull # 094. obo. Wheel steering, self-furling jib, 4 engine. Newly re-stepped mast. Sleeps $34,000. Original owner, pristine, Power Younger person boat needs home! inboard engine is 18hp Kubota. Contact 4 comfortably. Good head room in cabin. winch, 2 batteries and charger, autopilot, Screecher, jib and main sails and spin- me for more information. (510) 205-1973 Very dry boat. Clean. (510) 215-9924, (510) wind, speed, depth, Yanmar 18hp diesel naker gear. Nissan 6hp. Many upgrades. or [email protected]. 685-0252 or [email protected]. (150 hrs), roller furler 110, rear winches, Electrical package and depth/speed. refurbished below, paint 2011, water Includes Pacific trailer and Air-Dock boat- heater, GPS, loaded. (415 ) 789-9522 or lift. (650) 344-1450 or (650 ) 773-8549 or [email protected]. [email protected].

20-FT SPACE SAILOR, 1987. Capitola. $3,000. EZ loader trailer, 5 jacks, extend- a-hitch, new lights. New Nissan 6hp long shaft with generator. New Raymarine ST2000 autopilot, VHF, depth sounder, compass, anchor, many cushions. Two sails lines lead aft, ready to play. (831) 28-FT ALERION EXPRESS, 2007. 26-FT RANGER, 1978. Vallejo, CA. 332-4508 or [email protected]. Sausalito. $89,000. Lizbeth. Hull #359, $7,000. Tall rig. Two-year-old Nissan 9.8 commissioned Jan. 2007. One of a kind, four-stroke engine. Bottom in Dec, 2010. active fleet racer/winner. Factory teak and Jib and main, 1998. Rigging and life lines 27-FT NOR’SEA, 1980. Moss Landing, 25 TO 28 FEET Ultrasuede interior, Tacktick instrumenta- and deck paint, 2007. Battery, 2009, CA. $11,000. Tough little blue water tion including NEMA interface, handheld includes rescue lift. (707) 448-2040 or cruiser, safe, easy to handle junk rig, many [email protected]. 25-FT CATALINA, 1985. $4,900. Cat- remote, running rigging upgrades too offshore mods, Fiji vet, aft cabin. Check alina 25 convertible (top raises for sunny extensive to list. Pineapple sails, Kevlar website for pictures and detailed info. days). 15hp 4-stroke high thrust motor. jib, asymmetrical spinnaker, removable www.kabai.com/seablossom. Roller furling. She’s a FRESH water boat Seldon carbon sprit, Lewmar 30 pri- since NEW. Health forces sale. (916) mary and secondary winches. Custom 217-6908. matching canvas including full boat 29 TO 31 FEET cover, cockpit cushions, additional teak exterior trim, cockpit grate, more. A fully 30-FT WATKINS SEAWOLF SLOOP. maintained and varnished yacht. Must see 1986. Alameda, CA. $13,000/asking. to appreciate. Contact (415) 608-6919 or Great boat in excellent condition with [email protected]. a replaced, fresh-water cooled Yanmar CAL 2-25 / CAL 25 MK II, 1979. Alameda, engine with low hours. Vessel has newer CA. $9,960 BUC Value. Make us an of- life lines, upholstery and 8 opening, alumi- fer. Fiberglass sloop w/Yanmar diesel. num, ports. Asking $13,000. Please call. Exceptionally well maintained one-family (510) 757-5815. boat in fresh water until 2003. New sails / rigging 2004. Equipped with systems 26-FT CONTESSA, 1973. Point Rich- found on much larger boats. You’ll be mond. $10,500. Boat is in solid working hard pressed to find better kept cleaner order. Great boat for on the Bay as well boat. All systems work! Fixed lead fin as distant ports. See John Vigor’s Twenty keel, raised cabin top. Beautiful var- Small Boats to Take You Anywhere. Con- 25-FT LANCER, 1975. Napa, CA. $6,200/ nished teak handrails, companionway tact [email protected] or rails, tiller, hatch boards. Details available (916) 202-5575. obo. Shoal keel, motor, Optima battery, solar panel, West Marine BBQ, upon request. Contact (408) 756-0370 or [email protected]. 25-FT O’DAY, 1978. Phoenix. $5,995. mainsail, jib, genoa, Porta-Potti, stove, Race winner plus commodious cruiser: single axle trailer, tongue extender, new 31-FT HUNTER, 1984. Ballena Isle Ma- bimini, Force 10 barbecue, T1000 auto- tires, LED tail lamps, electric winch for rina, Alameda, CA. $25,000. Very good pilot. Fresh North radial-cut main, 100% mast raising. Contact (707) 287-7281 or condition. Full dodger, roller furler, Quest jib. Harken traveler, jib and genoa tracks, [email protected]. 150 custom genoa, spinnaker pole, Ray- adjustable backstay, Boomkicker. 4hp marine radar/chartplotter and autopilot, Nissan. www.upselltraining.com/oday. MACGREGOR 26S, 1990. Auburn, CA. cockpit table, Yanmar diesel, VHF radio, (602) 241-7123 or (602) 257-0141 or $6,800. Water ballast, swing keel, trailer CD with 6 speakers, low wattage invert- [email protected]. with surge brakes, good tires. Evinrude ers, 2 new batteries, 2009 bottom paint, 9.9hp 2-stroke, electric start with bat- H/C pressurize water, 2-burner stove with 27-FT MORGAN, 1977. Boston Harbor tery. Mainsail, working jib with sail bag. oven, BBQ, inflatable mini-dinghy, self Heinsohn boom vang, pop-top with Marina, Olympia, WA. $15,000/obo. ‘Sin- 27-FT SANTA CRUZ, 1978. Richmond. climbing Top Climber. All Coast Guard gularity’. Large sail inventory, Lowrance canvas enclosure, cockpit cushions, required safety equipment, charts and stern rail and lifelines, factory mast-raising $9,999/obo. The SC 27: the epitome of GPS, VHF radio, 20hp Kubota diesel. Fast is Fun. Lots of gear and lots of sails, books, 2 anchors and rodes, Buoy hook. Solar charging system, used Lectra/San system, Danforth anchor chain and line, Too much more to list. (775) 626-2679 or Windex wind vane, enclosed head with she raced in the 2000 Singlehanded system ready to install. Walker Bay dinghy Transpac and wants to go again. (775) 722-1600 or [email protected]. with inflatable gunwales. (360) 280-7716 Porta-Potti, other extras. (530) 906-0517 or [email protected]. or [email protected].

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June, 2011 • Latitude 38 • Page 155 30-FT PEARSON, $8,500. World class NEWPORT 30 II, 1979. San Francisco. 30-FT S-2, 1982. Sausalito. $35,000. New 35-FT GRAND BANKS. (Magellan) sailing blue water sloop. New bottom. 2002 $17,000. Wheel steering, 16hp diesel, Yanmar diesel, 23hp, new rigging, new yacht, 1964. $7,000. Strip-planked ma- model Volvo diesel, cabin heater, clean roller furling, main, 2 jibs, spinnaker all main, roller furling jib. (415) 441-1119. hogany with teak cabin sides, aft cabin, and ready. Freshwater boat. She’s a in VG condition. Autopilot, wind instru- 80hp Ford Lehman diesel. New deck. bargain at $8,500. Surveyed at $12,500. ments, CNG SS stove, smart battery SRYH covered berth-good liveaboard. Call for info. (916) 217-6908 or email charger, inverter. Too much equipment Bronze fastened, lead keel. 18,000 lbs. [email protected]. to list. Email for list. SF Marina berth 6’4” headroom. (562) 899-0774 (eve). transferable. Contact (415) 564-5209 or [email protected].

30-FT COLUMBIA, 1972. Gas House Cove, San Francisco. $15,000/obo. Roomy liveaboard, great Bay or ocean sailor, clean and ready to go. Shoal 30-FT BABA, 1980. Berkeley. $45,000. draft, roller furling, radar, etc. 15K/obo, 33-FT KALIK, 1980. Pier 39, San Fran- Beautiful, legendary, bluewater cruiser. or will buy 3-axle trailer to fit! Call: (530) cisco. $8,500. Sleek baby Swan look Rebuilt Volvo diesel 70 hours. $15k 2010 30-FT MUMM, 1997. Newport Beach. 520-3068. masthead sloop with a coach roof cabin haulout: mast, re-rigged, barrier coat, $50,000/obo. 1997 Carroll Marine Mumm and semi-flush teak deck with deep fin furler jib, batteries, Cetol. Teak decks, 30 - USA 61. The deck and cockpit have 30-FT HUNTER 29.5, 1997. Tiburon. keel and skegged spade rudder. Has windlass, autopilot, propane stove, been redone, hull is in great shape. $25,000. Clean, spacious interior, well brand new mainsail and 130, 110 and diesel heater, bristol 6’6’’ teak interior. Newer set of Norths. (949) 463-1328 or maintained. Perfect for family outings or 150 jibs, powered by 20hp 2-cylinder More at http://yachtsoffered.com, listing [email protected]. overnighting. Propane stove, oven, exter- Yanmar diesel. Interior has private fore- #1291697. [email protected] or nal fresh-water showers, swim platform. head cabin, four additional bunks, head, (510) 258-4053. Three year-old sails in good shape plus galley, dining and captain’s tables. Only asymmetrical spinnaker. (415) 994-0328 one owner, searching for someone to 30-FT ERICSON 30+, 1985. Alameda. or [email protected]. give it TLC. Contact (415) 726-8870 or $29,500. Beautiful, clean classic. Owned/ [email protected]. maintained by USCG licensed captain, ASA sailing instructor. All new: interior up- 35-FT 1D35, 2000. Waikiki. $64,000. holstery/cockpit cushions, holding tank/ 1D35 Tabasco for sale. 35-ft high perfor- hoses, water heater, radar, much more. mance racing sailboat with a long list of (209) 988-6107 or [email protected]. winning inshore and offshore regattas. Lots of sails and extras. (415) 503-7192 CATALINA 30 MK I, 1979. Sacramento 30-FT BRISTOL 29.9, 1981. Hidden or [email protected]. River: Delta Marina, Rio Vista, CA. Harbor Marina. $22,000. 3 GM Yanmar $7,900/obo. Good stiff Bay/Delta family with low hrs and many upgrades, roller boat, Atomic 4. Please email for detailed furling, dodger w/shade tag, chart plot- pix and specs. Current assessed value ter and radar. Bristol condition. Proven 30-FT CATALINA, 1976. Fortman, Alame- 2010-11: $12,500. (559) 676-9402 or offshore cruiser. Full cover. New CNG da. $19,600. Universal diesel 25 rebuilt [email protected]. stove. New marine radio. (916) 997-8446 04/11, dodger, roller furling, spinnaker or [email protected]. pole, VHF radio, two battery banks, H/C 30-FT CS-30, 1985. Vallejo Yacht Club. press. water, 2-burner stove/oven, micro- $29,000. Top quality Canadian racer/ wave, refrigerator/12v and 120v, custom cruiser. Well maintained, Pineapple sails, stern pulpit seats built-in, wheel steering, new jib, reliable V-P diesel, extremely asymmetric spinnaker (Pineapple Sails), roomy 6’2” headroom. See website for full 130 XtraJib backup, dinghy w/9hp out- 34-FT CAL, 1979. Long Beach, CA details, working overseas - no time to sail! board. Boat has sailed to San Diego, in (Downtown). $23,900. Mark III edition. http://avocet.weebly.com. (530) 389-4308 multiple Windjammer events, and up the Westerbeke 30hp diesel, wheel steer- or [email protected]. Delta. Much more and a great value. (408) ing, roller furling, autopilot, GPS, well 219-4920 or [email protected]. maintained, very clean. (310) 561-4554 or [email protected].

29-FT ERICSON, 1978. Sausalito. 32 TO 35 FEET 32-FT ERICSON, 1969. Owl Harbor near $12,000. Wheel steering autopilot, Ray- Isleton. $10,000. Well built, well main- marine electronics, 20hp Volvo diesel, tained older boat. Suitable for liveaboard Lewmar self-tailing winches, roller furler, or cruiser. New bottom paint. Atomic VHF radio. Contact (707) 974-8175 or 4, autopilot, holding tank, VHF, stereo, [email protected]. microwave, 3 sails, stove and barbecue on propane system. (209) 572-2934 or 30-FT OLSON, SF. $16,500. Race winner. [email protected]. 30-FT LANCER, C&C DESIGN, 1980. Documented, dry sailed. Great shape, Marina Bay, Pt. Richmond. $27,000. Frac- loads of extras. Double spreader rig, gal- 32-FT JEANNEAU ATTALIA, 1984. MDR. tional sloop w/Yanmar QM15. Redeco- vanized trailer. 4-stroke o/b. Excellent full $26,000. Racer/cruiser, all lines lead aft. rated cabin w/ 6’ headroom. Replaced: quiver Quantum sails. 12V/panel, running Yanmar FWC, folding prop, hydraulic speed and depth, VHF, GPS, chart plotter, lights, Sailcomp. Harken hardware, Easom 35-FT SANTANA, 1980. SF/Sausalito. backstay, new batteries, new RWC pump, batteries and panel, main and jib, safety rigging. Clean interior. http://picasaweb. $18,000. 3 jibs, 3 mains, 3 spinnakers, racing sails, new spinnaker, Tuff Luff. lines, shrouds, dodger, wheel pilot and google.com/115887344273869383265/ 10 winches, radar, VHF, stereo, Volvo 18 New anchor and rode. Tillerpilot. Original roller furling. Contact (916) 487-5351 or Olson30ForSale?feat=directlink. Email hp w/new fresh water cooling, new mast, Dacron sails. www.flickr.com/photos/ [email protected]. [email protected]. rod rigging, running rigging, halyards, new windhorze/sets/72157626168401808. folding prop, topside teak, cushions. (415) Call (310) 592-5701. 652-2009 or (415) 929-0789.

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Page 156 • Latitude 38 • June, 2011 32-FT WESTSAIL, $42,500. Hull #417. 36-FT SABRE 362, 1998. Berkeley. Teak/mahogany interior: center table/ 36 TO 39 FEET $130,000. Shallow draft keel. Blue hull fwd locker layout. 3 headsails, 1 stay painted 2010. Topsides painted 12/06. sail, 1 drifter. Perkins 4-108. Needs new 38-FT HUGHES, 1970. $20,000/obo. S & Standing rigging and autopilot replaced mainsail and boom. As is, where is. Call S design, built in Canada 1970. Approxi- 2007. New mainsail 2008. Lightly used (650) 303-3901. mately 74 hrs. on near-new engine. Great asymmetrical spinnaker. Partnership Bay boat with slip available in Monterey or considered. Berthed at OCSC. (925) 766- Moss Landing. (831) 915-4984. 2205 or [email protected].

CATALINA 36 MKII. Anniversary Edition, 37-FT CREALOCK CUTTER, 1980. 2005. Brisbane. $138,500. In-mast main, Monterey. $45,000. Ballenger taber- 32-FT RANGER, 1974. Alameda. $14,500/ 135% genoa, lifesling, BBQ, inflatable obo. Atomic Four. Many sails. Internal hal- nacled mast. New Yanmar w/saildrive, with 4hp motor. Extra Sirius satellite radar, GPS, easy access to all systems, yards. Full race gear. (510) 521-2299 or marine weather radio, AIS, too much to [email protected]. 70gal diesel, 3 watertight bulkheads. Not list. (408) 718-3008 or (408) 868-9933 or in yacht condition, needs finish work. [email protected]. Great little sailing ship. Price firm. Email [email protected]. 34-FT BENETEAU OCEANIS 331. Deep keel, 2001. Alameda. $65,000 or best CATALINA 36 MK II, 1995. Alameda, CA. reasonable offer. Price Reduced!. Excel- $81,000. Excellent condition, includes lent sail-away condition, Westerbeke 27 windlass, hot/cold pressurized water, under 600 hrs, R/F main and genoa, 95% inverter, VHF, electronics, low engine heavy air jib, Raytheon ST60 Tridata elec- hours, 15hp Johnson motor and Zodiac tronics, stereo, CD changer, microwave, inflatable. Contact (510) 523-4081 or VHF (2), GPS. [email protected]. COLUMBIA 34 MKII, 1973. SF Bay. $42,000/obo cash or trade. A long cruise 36-FT LANCER, 1982. Stockton. $29,500/ history, equipped, roomy. Redundant obo. Hauled July, 2010 at KKMI, Rich- systems, tools/spare parts. Yanmar diesel mond. New: standing rigging and Harken runs great. 7’ headroom. Refrigeration. furler, main, jib and spinnaker halyards, Pressure water. Propane stove. More. prop shaft/cutlass bearing, dripless pack- Great cruiser, great liveaboard. Tons ing, engine cooling water strainer, bottom of pictures and details at the website: paint. Yanmar 3GMD. Autopilot. Dodger. http:// thepinkpanty.net. (415) 692-1330 New: VHF, AM/FM/CD. Fore and aft an- or [email protected]. chors, windlass. Pressure water, fridge, 35-FT FANTASIA, 1979. Alameda, CA. propane stove/oven. Fully equipped. 36-FT HUNTER, 2004. South Beach, $69,000. Bruce Bingham design, MkII cut- ‘Sail-away’ ready. (209) 915-7057. San Francisco. $110,000. Dark blue hull ter rig: Hull #58, recent circumnavigation which I believe is the only one on the Bay. refit, fresh bottom, full cruising inventory, 37-FT PACIFIC SEACRAFT, 2003. Red- Furling jib and main, dodger, nice interior, 30hp Yanmar, hard dodger, two state- wood City, CA. $215,000. Many upgrades well maintained. She is a real beauty. (408) rooms, work shop, teak/holly interior. For from the base model. Radar, GPS, VHF, 375-4120 or [email protected]. full details go to http://Yachtsoffered.com AIS, watermaker, microwave, weatherfax, website, listing #1291695. Contact (925) 55hp Yanmar, aluminum toerail, Monitor 917-1994 or [email protected]. windvane, Raymarine autopilot, 6-person liferaft and much more. Check it out at www.tasvorite.com/ps37.htm. 34-FT CORONADO, 1970. Antioch. 34-FT CAL , 1978. Brisbane, CA. $27,000/ obo. Mark III edition. New 28hp Beta Ma- $16,500. Easy singlehander: roller-furling 37-FT RAFIKI, 1975. Brickyard Cove jib, Dutchman mainsail. Autohelm, Garmin rine engine and Shaffer 2100 roller furling. Raymarine wheelpilot, Maxwell windlass, Marina. $55,000/obo. In need of some chartplotter, 2 VHFs. Hauled and painted TLC. Equipped with radar, depth sounder, 2010. New head and dodger, low hours good sails, Achilles tender with 5hp motor, JRC radar and more. http://lolltech.com. refrigerator, Volvo diesel. New alumi- on rebuilt A-4. Propane stove and cabin num mast, standing rigging and stay- heater. (510) 676-4444. (650) 224-4211 or [email protected]. lock fittings in 2000. Financial situation 37-FT PACIFIC SEACRAFT. Crealock de- forces sale. Contact (415) 328-4273 or sign, 1980. Moss Landing, CA. $99,000. [email protected]. World class blue water performance cruiser. 6-foot plus headroom. This boat is cruise ready with GPS, radar, solar panel, wind generator, liferaft, cruising spinnaker, Raymarine wind instruments and more. Very well maintained. Recent haulout included LPU on spars, new standing rigging, bottom paint and thru-hulls. Also new external canvas and internal cush- 32-FT MORGAN 323, 1983. Bocas del 33-FT RANGER, 1976. Alameda. ions throughout. Sailboat Hall of Fame Toro, Panama. $45,000. Cruise equipped $14,500. Atomic Four. Roller furling jib. inductee for outstanding design, comfort, Morgan 323, designed for and in the finest Hauled and painted 2010. Spinnaker performance and seaworthiness. (831) and poles. Contact (925) 200-1950 or 38-FT C&C LANDFALL, 1983. Philip- 588-8502 or [email protected]. cruising area of the Caribbean. (011-507) pines. $60,000. Well maintained and 6111-6450 or [email protected]. [email protected]. equipped fast cruiser. Many recent 37-FT JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY. upgrades: Spectra watermaker, liferaft, 33-FT YAMAHA SLOOP, 1979. Monterey 2002. Los Angeles. $105,000. Rayma- Force 10 stove, genny, Zodiac, Rayma- rine autopilot and instruments. Bimini, Marina. $17,500. Estate sale. Must sell, no rine ST60 group, more. See our website: reasonable offer refused. Transferable city dinghy w/motor, original owner. Jeanneau http://IrishMelody.com for inventory, website has pictures. Volvo 29hp will slip. Don’t miss out on placing an offer on photos and 360 degree virtual tour. (707) this desirable sloop. Email for details. deliver. [email protected] or 540-3079 or (707) 529-3079. (808) 741-1908.

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June, 2011 • Latitude 38 • Page 157 TAYANA 37 MKII, 1987. Alameda. 42-FT CASCADE, 1971. Alameda. $110,000. Excellent example of Bob $39,000. Beautiful, good sailing boat. Perry’s classic blue water double ender. Mexico vet. Forward cabin sleeps up to Great sails, recent rigging, upgraded five. Aft cabin sleeps two with separate electrics, modern instruments, Compre- head. Large, comfortable mid-cockpit, hensively equipped. Ready to go cruising with hard dodger windshield. Jib, genny, now. Currently in Alameda, California. cruising spinnaker. Radar, etc. Email www.andysignolyachting.com/drumad3. [email protected]. Contact [email protected] Hand Crafted, High-Efficiency Area Light or (408) 858-2639. LED Swivel Reading and Berth Lights in Chrome or Titanium (Brass) Finish 36-FT ALLIED PRINCESS, 1977. Peta- Brighten your cabin with better light quality, superior color luma, CA. $40,000. Well cared for cruising rendition, and lower battery drain! Selection of wood choices ketch. Recent refit includes new sails, for fixtures. Splash-proof and Night-vision models available. running and standing rigging, electronics, Dual power for bright light or gentle glow, and two levels of red. hull LP paint. Perkins diesel w/500 hrs. Choose LED or CFL (compact fluorescent). www.flickr.com/photos/54536845@N08. (707) 364-0801 or [email protected]. Alpenglow Lights, LLC, P. O. Box 415, Eureka, MT 59917 www.alpenglowlights.com 45-FT SPARKMAN & STEPHENS. 40 TO 50 FEET Seafarer yawl, 1962. San Francisco. $65,000. The S&S 45 was designed for 40-FT HUNTER, 1986. San Francisco. yachtsmen of another era who appreci- $75,000. Yanmar diesel. 6 sails. NEW: ated the classic looks and easy sailing OCK, RAMSAY & WH instruments, canvas, cockpit cushions, characteristics that made sailing with EDL ITIN charger-inverter, batteries, shaftseal, family and friends such a pleasure. This W Marine Surveyors G cutlass bearing, much more. 2011 haulout is an opportunity to own a very special and bottom job, teak refinished. Call or yacht and design. Quality fiberglass con- email for pics and full equipment list. Best struction throughout. Contact Jerry. (415) Vessel surveys, offer. http://hunter40.bravehost.com. (650) 435-3513 or [email protected]. 534-4795 or [email protected]. consulting, deliveries. 41-FT MORGAN CLASSIC MODEL. 1991. San Carlos, Mexico. $93,000. Cruiser, in primo condition, ready to Serving the go. Spacious interior - must see to ap- Bay Area preciate. Recent survey. See website for current photos, complete equipment list: since 1980 http://sailboatvagari.blogspot.com. (520) 825-7551 or [email protected]. www.norcalmarinesurveyors.com

(415) 505-3494 43-FT ROBERTS 434, 1997. Tomales Bay. $65,000. Fantastic safe cruising boat ready for new family to cross oceans or explore Baja. Corten steel, 300hr Yanmar, 640w solar, watermaker, davits, windlass, Your Conversion Specialist good sails, Raymarine autopilot, plotter, radar. More at http://sites.google. EXPERIENCED SAIL REPAIR com/site/svfunkadelic/home. Email AND FABRICATION [email protected]. 43-FT BRUCE ROBERTS, 1989. Morro Bay. $75,000/offer. 17 ton center cockpit At Grand Marina ketch. In-mast furling, Perkins 4-236, 10kw genset. 180gal fuel. New main, NOW OFFERING NEW CRUISING SAILS! mizzen and cushions. Radar, A/P, A/C, W/D, refrigerator and watermaker. Needs Owned and Operated by Rui Luis systems upgrades/servicing. (805) 461- (510) 523-1977 3130 or [email protected]. 2021 Alaska Packer Place Alameda www.roostersails.com 43-FT WESTSAIL, 1976. Monterey. [email protected] $120,000. Well kept Westsail, many upgrades and totally ready for cruising. Was cruising until last year. You will not find a better cruising sailboat for the money than Chrysalis. New main engine, generator, watermaker. Contact (831) 915-7948 or [email protected]. 44-FT KELLY PETERSON. cutter rigged sloop, 1977. South Coast/Turkey, Kemer Turkiz Marina. $110,000. New: rigging, diesel tank, water tank, stove, water heater, thruhulls, dinghy engine, E120 radar, SSB radio, VHF radio, 300 ft gal- Worldwide Marine Forecasts vanized chain. 1993 Perkins diesel rebuilt 2009, Maxwell windlass/washdown, Cruising, Racing & Commercial 110/220 wiring, solar panels, KISS wind generator, PUR watermaker 5 sails includ- Packages Starting at $65.00 USD ing beautiful chute, 18tons, uncountable tools and spare parts. We have out-aged her. (702) 767-8322 or (90) 535-088-0389 (866) 882-WXGY (9949) toll free 970 N Kalaheo Ave 40-FT O’DAY, 1986. Redwood City, CA. $60,000. Great condition/great price. or [email protected]. (808) 291-WXGY (Mobile) Suite C-104 Very clean. New Yanmar and Wabasto (808) 254-2525 (Office) Kailua, Hawaii 96734 heater. Live aboard possibility for qualified (808) 443-0889 (Fax) [email protected] owner. (650) 743-3422 or (650) 363-1390 or [email protected]. www.weatherguy.com

Page 158 • Latitude 38 • June, 2011 46-FT KELLY PETERSON, 1982. Morro Bay. $189,000. Cruise ready with long list 51 FEET & OVER of equipment. 2 staterooms, 2 heads with new electric toilets, reefer and freezer, large center cockpit, etc. Comfortable and great sailing boat that’s ready to go anywhere! www.facebook.com/pages/Kelly- Peterson-46-sailboat/172704439424234. Contact [email protected] or (805) 459-1909. 47-FT BENETEAU 473, 2004. Beauti- 45-FT GARDEN YAWL. One off, double fully maintained, lavishly equipped, lightly end, 3 years in restoration, 98% com- used, three staterooms. Elite upgrades: pleted, cold-molded over original strip 55-FT FIBER STEEL, 1980. River View electric winches, bow thruster, air con- planked, new electric motor. $60K as is, Marina, Sacramento. Make offer/must ditioning, heating, generator, MaxProp, or $? to finish. Contact (916) 847-9064 or sell. 72’ LOA, 16’ beam, F/C, 671 main Yanmar engine, epoxy barrier, forward [email protected]. engine with 300 hrs. 15KW gen, 1100 scanning sonar. Best 473 buy. Possible gals. diesel, 500 gals. fresh water, ketch tax advantages! For complete info and 44-FT BENETEAU OCEANIS 440, 1995. rig. New sails, 6’6” head room, sleeps 8. photos visit: http://yachtamicus.com. Sausalito berth. $110,000, partnership Dinghy and new electronics, 385’ 3/8 ht considered. Excellent shape, cherry chain, 2000 lb windlass, 2 heads, shower, wood interior with 3 cabins, 3 heads. 41-FT HALLBERG-RASSY KETCH. ice maker, 2 refrigerators/freezers. Great Garmin 10” HD color radar, weather. 11’3” liveaboard with liveaboard slip. 7 minutes 1977. Puget Sound. $130,000. The per- inflatable 15hp, Autohelm ST7,000, Sea fect cruising yacht. Very well equipped, to downtown Sacto. Possible trades? Frost. Contact Bob at (415) 713-9515 or Health forces sale. (916) 208-4141 or maintained and clean. Ready for [email protected]. long distance trip. Arctic and Cape [email protected]. Horn proved. Ask for details. Email [email protected].

43-FT TASWELL, 1995. Bainbridge Island, WA. $330,000. Pristine, center cockpit full enclosure, Leisure Furl main, electric winch, RF genoa, low hours on main and 5kw genset, watermaker, chart plotter, radar, ESPAR heat, much more. http://nxtues.wordpress.com. (206) 295- 41-FT BARNETT CUSTOM SLOOP. 53-FT J/160, 1999. Victoria BC, Canada. 1024 or [email protected]. $149,500. 1986-2011. Around world vet. $555,000. The perfect blend of sailing per- Singlehanded, glass composite, fast formance and cruising comfort. Beautiful 43-FT MORGAN CENTER COCKPIT. cruiser, 2 cabins, light and strong. Keel up 1985. Moss Landing. $89,000. Tall rig, varnished teak 3-cabin interior. Ready for refit. New: rod rigging, sails, rudder, en- ocean cruising and in as-new condition. center cockpit, Nelson Marek-designed gine, vac panel refrig, pilot, electrical, etc. heavyweight cruiser, perfect for the Baja Ideal for short handed passage making, For complete specs contact R. Humphrey fantastic singlehanded yacht. If you’re Ha-Ha. Fully fitted dodger, strong Perkins or go to website http://yachtsoffered.com 4108, recent haul out, new bottom paint, looking for a high performance cruis- and search #1291703. (510) 834-3261 or ing yacht - look no further. Extensively hull paint, top paint, refinished deck [email protected]. wood. New ports. New rigging, engine equipped and ready for offshore passage room reinsulated, plumbing replaced, making tomorrow. (250) 727-6198 or (250) 42-FT CATALINA, 1990. South Beach 213-5163 or [email protected]. new lifelines, new Raymarine electron- Harbor, San Francisco. $99,500. Great ics, Autohelm-autopilot, refrigeration, 41-FT BENETEAU OCEANIS 411, 2001. condition. Extensive upgrades. Full specs windlass. Two large berths, two large Mediterranean. $139,000. The perfect at: http://leluya.blogspot.com. (650) 298- heads w/shower. Great liveaboard. More couple’s cruising boat with offshore 9043 or [email protected]. CLASSIC BOATS pictures at website. www.capitolareef. capabilities. Two-cabin owner’s version. com. (831) 464-0234 or (831) 251-5226 Designed by Groupe Finot and built 38-FT SHARPIE YAWL, San Rafael. or [email protected]. by Beneteau in France. Well-equipped $48,000. Reproduction 1892 Thomas and meticulously maintained. Never Clapham 38’ Sharpie yawl. Built by Bill chartered. Stored on the hard at least six Garvie. Master Mariners’ contender. months per year since new. Only 1,100 Launched 2005. Shows as new. Sails by hours on Volvo 59hp engine. No sales tax, Nat Wilson East Boothbay, Maine. Yanmar personal property tax, or value added tax diesel. Detailed survey and specs by for USA buyers. USCG Registered. Lying request. Inquires: (415) 995-2521. in the Med. Contact (415) 269-4901 or [email protected]. 43-FT JOHN ALDEN #309N, 1930. 45-FT ALDEN COUNTESS KETCH. Marina. $85,000. Beautiful staysail schoo- 1965. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. $95,000. ner. Must sell, not living in Cali anymore. OPPORTUNITY! Circumnavigation can- Recent hull, deck, wood spars upgrades. 46-FT MORGAN 462, 1981. Vallejo Marina. celled due to seller’s ill health. This classic New rigging. 43hp diesel. Hull is cold- $160,000/obo. Bulletproof center-cockpit sought-after, rugged Pearson-built yacht molded with Awlgrip paint. Documenta- cruising ketch, keel-stepped masts, inte- with full refit is available! Easily sailed, tion of all work, surveys available. Dry- gral ballast, skeg-hung rudder, external flush decks, all new windows and ports. dock. Email [email protected]. chainplates, two cabins/heads, many From new engine, transmission, windlass, new systems, immaculate. http://s766. electronics and long list of cruising gear, photobucket.com/albums/xx309/tmess- this is a great deal. Please call broker for er/Morgan%20462%20Cruising%20 details and extensive equipment list. (954) Sailboat/?albumview=slideshow&tr. (707) 684-0424 or [email protected]. 334-3670 or [email protected].

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June, 2011 • Latitude 38 • Page 159 Bar open every day & evening 28-FT TIMBER KETCH, 1955. Napa, 22-FT MAINE CAT, 1995. Sausalito. CA. $7,500. A beautiful timber ketch with $20,000 surveyed. Let’s talk.. Newick ratlines, whisker shrouds, dolphin stay, design. Folding catamaran, trailer. great WEEKENDS wood blocks, belaying pins, fir spars, and for lakes/Bay. Comfortable, solid, stable, Brunch Served 9:30 am-5:00 pm skylights. 2-cylinder Volvo Penta. Sitting easy family boat. Solid deck, pad, caned headroom below. Eye candy for your chairs. Furling jib, Harken gear, Honda Live Music dock. Not a liveaboard. (707) 738-1405 5hp. PFD’s, anchor. Good condition. Saturdays ~ Salsa or [email protected]. Contact Russell. (415) 342-3376. Sundays ~ International sounds 35-FT ARTHUR ROBB LION, 1962. 51-FT NEWICK TRIMARAN, 2003. with Outdoor BBQ 5:30-8:30 pm San Francisco Bay Area. Price reduc- Auckland. $392,000. Newick’s best, fast tion! Beautiful! Complete restoration in and beautiful, as usual, with unusually 2003-2005. Teak hull, copper riveted, fine seagoing accommodations for five WEEKDAYS bronze floors, new galley, head, sails, etc. to seven. Superbly built, outfitted. and Lunch Served 11:00 am-3:30 pm Restoration too extensive to print here- cared for by a meticulous. experienced Happy Hour M-Th 5:00 pm-7:00 pm complete documentation written and in owner. Photos, video, and specifications photos. 2006 winner-Stone Cup. 2009 at www.trvlr.net.nz. (707) 217-0581 or 855 Terry François St., San Francisco Master Mariners tee shirt boat. A great [email protected]. sailboat for racing, cruising or just day (415) 621-2378 www.theramprestaurant.com sailing. She is extremely well-maintained and ready for sailing! (707) 462-3507 or POWER & HOUSEBOATS (707) 972-1376.

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Page 160 • Latitude 38 • June, 2011 53-FT MATTHEWS, 1969. Richmond, CA. 35-FT CHRIS CRAFT CATALINA. MINI-TRANSAT. Looking for partner to $30,000/obo. Twin 871 Detroits, low hours, sundeck. Sausalito berth. $28,000/ask- purchase and share expenses on a mini- Webasto 80,000 BTU diesel heater, 3,000 ing. Totally remodeled, clean, large salon transat 6.5m boat. Leaning toward a watt inverter charger, excellent structural and master w/large closet, separate Pogo2, but open to options. Boat would condition, Bay/Delta cruiser or liveaboard, shower in head. Great for home, floating be berthed in the Bay Area. (541) 660- excellent running condition, 21 knot cruise, office, cruiser. Good Chevy V-8’s. Secure 4927 or [email protected]. 700 gal fuel capacity. (808) 938-6105 or Sausalito berth, close to parking and tiled [email protected]. showers. May finance, lease option, or AFFORDABLE SAILING. Santa Cruz trade. (415) 999-5626. Harbor. $Approximately $300 per month plus details. 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June, 2011 • Latitude 38 • Page 164 1997 55' Custom-Built Cat A world-class, U.S.-built and $260,000 U.S. Start Line Strategies documented, charter/cruising cat built of FRP, with twin 50 hp Winning Legal Planning Yanmars, GPS, autopilot, radar, for Sport Programs VHF, SSB, and two steering stations. Sleeps 10, full galley, 10 years America's Cup Experience heads and showers, great Sponsor & Venue Arrangements • Crew Contracts ventilation, and extremely comfortable. Has flotation Vessel Shipping Logistics • Charter Agreements equipment for up to 50 people. Ashley Tobin For more information, contact Dave at (808) 443-6282 or (925) 324-3686 • [email protected] [email protected].

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Available at the following local marine chandleries and service distributors: ALAMEDA OAKLAND • Alameda Prop & Machine • Golden State Diesel • Fortman Marina Store • Outboard Motor Shop • The Boatyard at Grand Marina OAKLEY • Star Marine • Big Break Marina • Svendsen's Chandlery RICHMOND BENICIA • Swedish Marine • Cruising Seas Services • Bay Marine MARTINEZ SAUSALITO • Diablo Marine • Sausalito Marine AMERICAN BATTERY • Hayward, CA • (510) 259-1150 ADVERTISERS' INDEX

AB Marine...... 50 Blue Water Yacht CYOA Yacht Charters...... 133 Grand Marina...... 2 Larry R. Mayne Yacht & Insurance...... 42 Ship Broker...... 34 Almar Marinas...... 51 Defender Industries...... 66 Hansen Rigging...... 55 Boat US - Tow...... 102 Lee Sails...... 162 Alpenglow Marine Lights... 158 Delta Marina...... 70 Harbor Island West Boat US - Insurance...... 153 Marina...... 109 Leukemia Cup...... 128 American Battery...... 165 DeWitt Studio...... 153 Boat Yard at Grand Marina, Helms Yacht & Ship Lewmar Marine...... 30 Antares Yachts...... 58 Diesel Fuel Filtering...... 164 Brokers ...... 166 The...... 15 Lifeline Batteries...... 99 Ardell Yacht & Ship Brokers Downwind Marine...... 151 Bottom Siders...... 160 Helmut’s Marine Service...... 68 ...... 167 Doyle Sails...... 41 List Marine Enterprises...... 65 Brisbane Marina...... 59 Heritage Marine Insurance... 71 AVI Nautica...... 132 Easom Rigging...... 160 Loch Lomond Marina...... 114 BVI Yacht Charters...... 133 Heritage Yacht Sales...... 169 Bacon Sails & Marine Emery Cove Yacht Lowrie Yacht Harbor...... 62 Hobie Cat...... 108 Supplies...... 61 California Yacht Sales...... 168 Harbor...... 57 Lunasea Lighting...... 64 Hogin Sails...... 25 Baja Ha-Ha Sponsors...... Capt. Kirk’s Sailing Emeryville Marina...... 129 Makela Boatworks...... 152 ...... 135, 136,137 Adventures...... 150 Hood Sails...... 29 Equipment Parts Sales...... 164 Manta Cat...... 165 Ballenger Spars...... 107 CDI/Cruising Design...... 63 Hotwire Enterprises...... 150 Essex Credit Corp...... 38 Marin Convention & Bay Island Yachts...... 6 City Yachts...... 9 Hydrovane...... 109 Farallone Yacht Sales..... 10, 11 Visitors Bureau...... 55 Bay Marine Boatworks...... 39 Clipper Yacht Harbor...... 93 JK3 Nautical Enterprises...... 33 Flying Cloud Yachts...... 167 Marina Bay Yacht Harbor.... 47 Bay Marine Diesel...... 153 Club Nautique...... 59 Just Bottoms Dive Service... 129 Marina de La Paz...... 152 Forespar...... 106 Berkeley Marina...... 43 Coast Marine...... 66 Kissinger Canvas...... 61 Marina El Cid...... 152 Fortman Marina...... 98 Berkeley Marine Center...... 61 Cover Craft...... 119 KKMI - Brokerage...... 169 Marina Puesta Del Sol...... 151 Gentry’s Kona Marina...... 160 Beta Marine Engines...... 57 Coyote Point Marina...... 67 KKMI - Full Service Marina Riviera Nayarit...... 52 Gianola Canvas Products..... 70 Blue Eagle Products...... 63 Cruise RO Water...... 99 Boatyard...... 172 Marina Village...... 31 Golden State Diesel Landing School, The ...... 119 Blue Pelican ...... 162 Cruising Yachts...... 7 Marine...... 164 Marine Outboard Co...... 12

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ADVERTISERS' INDEX – cont'd

Mariner’s General North Beach Marine Punta Mita Beachfront Seacoast Marine Financial Vallejo Marina...... 64 Condos...... 164 Insurance...... 69 Canvas...... 53 ...... 150 Ventura Harbor Boatyard...... 8 Quantum Pacific...... 19 Maritime Institute...... 115 North Direct Sails...... 67 Seashine...... 69 Vessel Electric...... 162 Quickline...... 60 Marotta Yachts...... 170 North Sails...... 44 Seatech...... 152 Weatherguy.com...... 158 Master Mariners Benevolent OBP-YC.com...... 129 Raiatea Carenage Services..149 South Beach Harbor...... 20 Wedlock, Ramsay & Whiting Association...... 18 Opequimar Marine Ramp, The...... 160 South Beach Riggers...... 53 Marine Surveyors...... 158 Center...... 148 Mathiesen Marine...... 164 Richardson Bay Marina..... 107 Southwest Windpower...... 148 West Marine...... 22, 24, 26 Orange Coast College...... 48 Mazatlan Marine Center/ Rooster Sails...... 158 Start Line Strategies...... 165 West Marine - Rigging...... 54 La Paz Yachts...... 23 Outboard Motor Shop...... 59 Ryan’s Marine...... 153 Stem To Stern...... 8 Westwind Precision Details... 53 McDermott Costa Owl Harbor Marina...... 103 Insurance...... 60 Sail California...... 16, 17 Summer Sailstice...... 49 Whale Point Marine Supply...56 Oyster Cove Marina...... 119 McGinnis Insurance...... 69 Sail Warehouse, The...... 65 Svendsen’s Boat Works...... 21 White, Chris Designs...... 165 Oyster Point Marina...... 71 Michael Wiest Yachts...... 167 Sailrite Kits...... 40 Svendsen’s Marine...... 46, 65 Wichard, Inc...... 14 Pacific Crest Canvas...... 55 Milltech Marine Inc...... 28 Sal’s Inflatable Services...... 115 Swedish Marine...... 58 Yachtfinders/Windseakers..... 8 Pacific Rigging...... 68 Minney’s Yacht San Francisco Boat Works...118 Tacktick...... 35 Pacific Yacht Imports...... 13 Don't forget to Surplus...... 153 San Juan Sailing...... 134 Thetford Marine...... 99 tell 'em… Pantaenius America, Modern Sailing School Scandia Marine...... 62 TMM Yacht Charters...... 132 Latitude & Club...... 71 Inc...... 162 sent you! Scanmar International...... 67 Trident Funding...... 4 Multihull Company, The..... 168 Passage Yachts...... 5 Schaefer Marine...... 109 Twin Rivers Marine Pettit Paint...... 27 Napa Valley Marina...... 36 Insurance...... 57 Schooners North: Spike Pineapple Sails...... 3 New Era Yachts...... 168 Africa...... 134 Ullman Sails...... 92 Pittsburg Marina...... 63 Norpac Yachts...... 171 Schoonmaker Point Marina... 32 US Sailing...... 115

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hylas 46 (2002) Powerful, go-fast cruising yacht Baltic 42 DP (1984) Since 1973, Baltic Yachts of Finland FRERS 50’ CUTTER (1947) German Frers, Sr., founder of the for sailors with ambitious plans for comfortable off- have been building comfortable, safe, long distance Frers yacht design dynasty, designed and built this classic shore sailing. Set up for short-handed sailing, fully cruisers with very good sailing and performance char- wooden cutter for his own personal use. Without regard equipped with essentially every option. Meticulously acteristics. Doug Peterson design, superbly maintained, to cost, she’s been restored to better than new condition maintained. $429,000 hull #29. Asking $149,000 and shows true to her sailing heritage. Asking $295,000

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53' HATTERAS, 1983 55' TAYANA CENTER COCKPIT CUTTER, 1988 41' SCEPTRE, 1993 More than $150,000 spent on improvements. Stabilized motor- Sturdy, well equipped vessel, outfitted by knowledgeable Raised cabintop performance cruiser. Professionally main- yacht in perfect shape, well equipped including Naiad stabilizers owners for world cruising. Twin wind generators, solar panels, tained, only three owners, shows Bristol, one of the cleanest and modern electronics, shows Bristol. Interior refit, Awlgrip, first-class autopilot, and state-of-the-art navigation aids boats of this vintage, with many upgrades. Kloosh is the canvas and isinglass replaced, dinghy davit, etc. $279,000 will take her new owners anywhere. $249,000 deep-draft version, well equipped, ready to cruise. $215,000

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41' SCEPTRE RAISED CABINTOP CUTTER, 1985 48' ISLANDER SLOOP, 1985 41' TARTAN, 1975 Professionally maintained local boat shows VERY nicely inside Pacem has had two long-term owners since new and This beautiful US-built performance-oriented classic and out. Leisure Furl in-boom system w/Hood main, Harken shows beautifully today; designed by Ted Brewer as a long is in fine shape, sails like a witch and is very roller furler and 105% Hood jib, updated electronics, more. distance passage maker, she's never been cruised. Teak competitvely priced – all in all a compelling package. $195,000 interior shows as new, 6'8" headroom, new sails. $185,000 $59,000

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30' BABA, 1982 34' ERICSON, 1991 35' PEARSON SLOOP, 1981 This Robert Perry-designed classic was designed as a yacht Final iteration of this Bruce King classic, built by Pacific Seacraft. Built in Rhode Island to typical Pearson standards, this is one that could maintain a crew for extended passages without Rare deep-draft version (much more desirable for typical Bay of the last 35s built and has been a local boat since 1983. In very sacrificing the qualities that make for a great singlehander conditions). Aft-cockpit classic with a solid hand-laid FRP nice shape, priced right and lying in a transferable Sausalito Yacht or weekender. Lying transferable Sausalito slip. $59,000 hull. This is a Bristol example. $59,000 Harbor slip. A nice package! $24,000/any offer encouraged

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27' ERICSON, 1979 Bruce King-designed classic in very nice 26' CHEOY LEE FRISCO FLYER, 1968 25' PACIFIC SEACRAFT, 1978 shape, well priced, lying in transferable Sausalito YH slip. $30,000 Built as a show boat for the Cheoy Lee distributor in Seattle, Charming double-ended pocket cruiser. These solidly built boats spent since '01: less than 200 hours on new 17 hp Yanmar 2GM20 this is one of the nicest we've seen. One of the last built, have crossed oceans; with her full keel she's right at home diesel, new fuel tank, rewired including batteries and charger, new fiberglass hull, raised cabin top. Repowered with Yanmar in typical Bay conditions. In fine shape in and out. Transfer- electronics, upholstery, appliances and canvas, and more. $17,900 diesel, new main and rigging. $13,900 able Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip on the boardwalk. $9,900

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OLSON 30 48' DUTCH CANAL BOAT by deVries Lentsch. SALESPERSON 54' HERRESHOFF CENTER COCKPIT KETCH. A great racer/cruiser in nice shape, with lots of goodies Steel. Unique, comfortable cruiser for Bay/ Aft stateroom, 115hp 6-cyl dsl, full galley, AP, radar, and a galvanized trailer. See our website at www. Delta. Diesel, tub, galley, fireplace, salon, con- Ethics & Experience Count GPS, dinghy+o/b, more! A big, comfortable, strongly- norpacyachts.com for vast equipment list and many vertible aft enclosure, beautiful decor, MORE! Call built, F/G, bluewater world cruiser from a fine designer, more photos. We hve two, starting at $14,900 Liveaboard. A GEM! Now asking $209,950 Glenn (415) 637-1181 Faith comes with a lot of gear. Asking $199,500

Visit us at BEAUTIFUL & FRIENDLY Brickyard Cove Marina CHARTERBOAT REDUCED! owner retiring SAIL 100' MEGA SLOOP Custom Offshore Perfor- 62' ELCO 1926 CLASSIC MOTORYACHT. 36' SEA RAY 360 aft cabin fly bridge express. mance Cruiser. Comfort & luxury, spacious, Twin dsl, gorgeous, elegant, comfortable. Twins. Nice & a GREAT VALUE. Asking 34,950 sleeps 17, loaded and near new. Great GREAT LIVEABOARD CRUISER. Must see! 34' CLASSIC LAKE UNION DREAMBOAT. 43' POLARIS Canoe-Stern Cutter. Proven cruiser. Established and unique SF Bay charter business charter potential!!!...... Try 885,000 REDUCED! Offers encouraged!.... 124,950 We have TWO; a Blanchard and a Rathfon. Dsl, furling, wheel steering, full galley, 14'6" beam, featuring exotic dancers (girls and/or guys for ladies 58' ALDEN Boothbay Ketch. Center PH 56' HOLIDAY MANSION Cruising Catamaran enclosed marine head w/shower, ship's table/settee, and/or gentlemen), liquor service, comfortable and Starting at a BARGAIN...... 17,500 Asking cockpit, aft S/R, dsl, heavy glass, world HOUSEBOAT. High-end custom interior, windlass and a great deal more! Wonderful Robert spacious charter yacht w/tasteful traditional styling/ 33' CHRIS CRAFT Cavalier. Fresh twin GMC cruiser. AWESOME!...... Asking 268,950 twins and MORE! Motivated seller has Perry design and a great opportunity. $94,950 decor. COI for 49 passengers. Turnkey operation. Marine 350s and MORE! This is a good buy Possible seller financing. $295,000/offers 41' CT-41. Exquisite example of this revered reduced her to...... 42,950/offers Garden design with many custom features. on a good boat...... Asking 9,950 50' TRUMPY TRAWLER, Long range, great Fiberglass, big diesel, teak deck, cabin heat layout, 671 N-Series diesel. Needs TLC. A 28' BAYLINER 2850 FLYBRIDGE SEDAN. New & fireplace, tiled shower & head, gorgeous MOTIVATED! great boat!...... 44,950/offers VOLVO/GM 300 hp V8, economical & 30+MPH interior, alum. spars, full galley, refrigeration REDUCED! reported. Just completely refurbished & refitted and much MORE! MUST SEE. Asking $78,950 45' STEPHENS 1929 classic. Beautiful to exceptional condition...... Asking 19,950 33+' ROYAL HUISMAN ALUMINUM Cutter by Gatsby-era motoryacht waiting to trans- Alan Gurney: World class builder and designer. port you back to the days of yachting 27' Farallon Pilothouse, '86. F/G, twin Yanmar diesel, new standing rig, nav station, in the grand style...... Try 75,000 5L V8s, fast and seaworthy. Just 36' ISLANDER Slp. Well respected and outstandingly liferaft & MORE!.Family emergency forces 50% 43' MATTHEWS, '65, diesel. A gem! detailed and very nice...... Asking 51,950 24' BRISTOL CUTTER. These sturdy 'pocket cruis- poular Alan Gurney design. Wheel steering, dsl, full PRICE SLASH. Must sell NOW! 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Seaworthy, comfortable and roomy, this and MORE! $1.2mil survey. Now Asking $349,900 is your ultimate bluewater cruising yacht. Asking $219,950 bargain 130' CAMCRAFT Passenger Ship. Certified for 33 passengers overnight. Booked for the season. Virtual turnkey: Money and opportunity, working PNW...... 2,200,000 101' STEEL TUG with beautiful SAUSALITO by Hartog. Great builder/great GO ANYWHERE OWNER RETIRING 36' STEEL KETCH BERTH. Great YTB, operational, fantastic designer! Strong 1985 bluewater cruiser loaded with diesel, radar, genset, watermaker, air/heat, opportunity. Loads of potential. Fabulous RIB & O/B, O/S raft, windvane, wheel & LOTS value!...... $44,950/obo MORE! Go anywhere cruiser. Needs some exterior 100' Steel HIGH ENDURANCE Adventure/ maintenance updating. SUPER BOAT! Try $24,950 Charter Ship in Northern Caribbean. Turn-key operation. A great opportunity! MOTIVATED!...... REDUCED! 1,374,950 85' CLASSIC TUG, '23 Vancouver Shipyard. 44' STEEL Canoe-stern cutter by Geo. 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