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After a decade of doublehanded cruising around the world maker (use a raincatcher), refrigeration
aboard their Deerfoot 74 Interlude, Alameda-based sailors (use fresh, pickled, tinned and dried
Kurt and Katie Braun have plenty of time-proven advice to food), autopilot (use a wind vane), or an
electric windlass (use a hand crank).
share. And while we're not completely sold on all of the opin- Boats of all levels of complexity arrive
at the same anchorages and if you can
ions stated here, their ideas certainly offer worthwhile food avoid being a slave to your systems you
may find yourself having more fun.
for thought. (Look for a second installment of this series next
Motoring vs. Sailing: While we prefer
month.) to sail rather than motor, a greater pri-
ority is extending our cruising budget.
Helpful Concepts Chartering vs. Owning: Boats are Know the math on sailing vs. motoring
Conventional Travel vs. Cruising: We like spouses; they like time, attention and understand the speed and condi-
suggest taking a hard look at your goals and money. If you want the cruising tions at which the cost of UV damage
in life and the best ways to achieve them. lifestyle, but not the time spent cross- and wear and tear on your sails and
Fun, adventure, camaraderie, experienc- ing oceans or performing maintenance, running rigging is greater than that of
ing new places and cultures, helping consider chartering. We have found that using the engine. When we decided we
people, personal growth, etc. are all cited maintaining the value of a boat requires wanted to see this summer’s America’s
Cup in San Francisco Bay, we calculated
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY INTERLUDE spending roughly ten percent it was cheaper to motor 3,000 miles from
of the purchase price annually. Panama than sail the 6,000 miles via
Some items will be amortized Hawaii. Motoring can also be a safer op-
over ten or more years (sails, tion limiting your time on the open ocean
rigging, engines, paint, etc.). But or allowing you to make landfall during
it all averages out to about five daylight hours. Just as most musicians
to fifteen percent depending on have day jobs, most sailors will find a
how handy you are. Factoring use for motoring.
in the cost of capital, insurance
and marina fees, pretty soon Realistic Provisioning: In almost ev-
even a $10,000-a-week charter ery nook of the world, beer, flour, rice,
is more cost effective, enjoyable sugar, cooking oil, some fresh veggies
and less trying on your marriage and eggs can be
than owning your own yacht. found. Carry only
one month's sup-
Not every cruiser has a boat as large and luxuri- Power Requirements: Too ply of these items
ous as the Brauns' Deerfoot, but their advice often we see ‘green’ boats with and use the rest of
is applicable to boats and budgets of any size. solar panels and/or wind gener- your storage space
as reasons for going cruising. But life is ators running engines for hours for spare parts and
short and maintaining a yacht and float- at anchor to keep up with power usage fancy treats like
ing from place to place may not be the while clogging their exhaust systems fine chocolate, dill
most effective use of your time. with incomplete combustion, or pollut- pickles and gour-
ing the anchorage with a noisy portable met olives.
If your idea of cruising is not sitting generator.
in a marina and you want to experience Although boats can be run solely on If you see some-
remote and exotic places, use your boat alternative energy sources, power con- thing that you may
to do it while you can. ‘Time and tide sumption must be balanced accordingly. want, buy it then
wait for no man’ so when physical chal- This is best worked out with real-world and there; other-
lenges begin to mount, we suggest using tests in a location with resources (i.e. wise it will most
airplanes and hotels. Use your boat pri- before you are halfway to the Marque- likely be gone if
marily to get to places not easily visited sas). While Interlude is considered by you come back
by conventional means, and do so while some to be a ‘power-hungry boat’ with later. Cash is king.
you are healthy. For example, don’t sail her 70-gallon-per -hour watermaker, The availability of
to Thailand just to lay your boat up for a household-sized washer and separate ATMs as a reliable
season while visiting Vietnam, Cambodia dryer, 110-volt audio/video surround- means of obtaining
and China, or spend time on mainland sound system, dive compressor, A/C and spending money
Italy, France and Spain while sailing the heaters, three refrigerator/freezers, au- while cruising is
Med (less expensive and easier seen by topilot, radar, chartplotter, etc., she was spotty. In Vanuatu,
land). built with a 12kW generator and battery we loaned $300 to
bank designed to keep up with her needs a crew of young
But if you enjoy diving atoll passes by running efficiently two hours a day. cruisers who were
in the Tuamotus, exploring coves and If your boat is not big enough to have going to miss out
remote ruins on the Turquoise Coast of a dedicated generator or you don't have on an experience of
Turkey, or spending a couple of months the real estate to safely accommodate a lifetime — viewing
helping kids learn English in a Kiribati enough solar/wind/tow power, you will
village, you can only have those experi- have to cut back on usage. The Pardeys
ences by sailing your own boat there and many other cruisers including Kurt
while you are healthy. (during previous voyages) have sailed
the world in modern times without elec-
tronics (use sextant & leadline), a water-

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the active volcano on Tanna — because comfortable, but saf- When your destination lies upwind, it's nice to
they had no cash on hand to pay a guide. er. With three hours have a boat that can get you there under sail
In Saumlaki, Indonesia, we loaned the on, three hours off, rather than by day after day of motoring.
three other cruising boats on our rally 24/7 watch-keeping, the weather window and couldn’t sail
money to buy fresh provisions, as the having a secure place, well upwind took weeks longer, covering
only ATM in a city of 100,000 people out of the elements, the 1,100 mile distance in short hops
was broken. In Uligan, a convenient to monitor conditions under power.
Maldivian stop while crossing the Indian will help the crew stay
Ocean, U.S. dollars were the only way to more alert, and pre- Waterline Length: Unless you plan
purchase diesel. serve any electron- on spending a lot of time in marinas
ics mounted there. your money is best spent on waterline.
Characteristics of a Our Deerfoot 74 was A larger boat is likely faster, more com-
Bluewater Cruising Yacht designed with a pilot- fortable and roomier for storing all those
Strength: Regardless of the best house, but we know spare parts and toys. We know plenty of
weather planning, at some point you many cruisers that have replaced their folks who have more money invested in
will encounter rough conditions. Know- canvas dodgers with more substantial a tricked-out 46-footer than they would
ing your boat is tough enough to take a fiberglass ones. have spent on a 60-footer with basic gear
pounding will give you confidence and for shorthanded sailing.
prevent the embarrassing urge to run Ability to Sail Upwind: Often we hear
around yelling, "Oh shit, we’re all go- owners brag about how well their boat However, if you are on a budget we
ing to die!" All hull materials have pros sails on a broad reach, and in the same recommend something like a Peterson
and cons, but our preference is either breath admit that it does not sail well 44 with a hard dodger, as it meets our
marine-grade aluminum or thick fiber- upwind. Sailing upwind is, however, requirement of a boat that can sail 150-
glass with no core. sometimes the only option. We have had 200 miles a day in decent wind and is
some of our best passages using a code still strong enough to push on in rough
Hard Dodger/Pilothouse: Sailing is zero (180% genoa) sailing upwind in light weather.
okay as a contact sport for a few hours, conditions. Going up the Red Sea we took
but for crossing oceans a well-sheltered advantage of wind aft of the beam for Good Engine: Sized for wind (not
place to stand watch is not only more 800 miles, knowing we could beat into water) resistance (40 knots), easy to
'Interlude' is both a performance sailing ma- 30 knots for the final 300 miles to Egypt maintain and lacking in computer chips
chine and a well equipped home on the water. to conclude our 17-day passage. Fellow (now illegal in the USA) are important
And she's relatively easy to doublehand. cruisers who did not take advantage of cruising boat engine characteristics.
Knowing of numerous boats that have
lost systems to lightning strikes or power
surges, we opted not to repower, but
found a new factory long block for our
old Isuzu marinized diesel truck engine.
Though we have to put up with less fuel
efficiency and more weight, we know
this engine will be reliable and will not
require a computer technician and spare
electronics to keep running. And it can
be repaired anywhere in the world.

Essential Equipment
Communications Without Wi-Fi or
Cellular: To cross oceans, an HF radio
(SSB/Ham or at least SW) for weather
forecasting and cruiser nets and/or an
Iridium satellite phone for weather, email

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and calling home are a must. Although Rain Catcher or Watermaker: Car- Having an easy-to-maintain, large-quantity wa-
we both have our amateur radio licenses rying enough fresh water to keep the termaker is a wonderful addition to a cruiser's
and find the cruiser radio nets useful, an cabin, crew and critical gear salt free equipment. But it's not essential.
Iridium satellite phone is more reliable will help you maintain your vessel the bow if the situation is really tight.
and versatile for downloading GRIB files and keep nasty skin rashes at bay.
and direct calling. For little more money In the tropics, a good rain-catching
than a Pactor modem plus SailMail ser- awning that will stand up to a squall
vice, onboard email through a satellite while at anchor will keep your tanks
phone is much easier (use an email con- topped off for the season. We have
solidator like www.uuplus.com ). We've had visiting cruisers cut their sun-
had friends who went all the way across downers short, eager to wash their
the Indian Ocean with no weather data boat and/or bathe during a downpour.
because the SailMail and Winlink servers Alternatively, have an easy-to-maintain
could not be reached. watermaker sized to handle your needs.
(Ours makes 70 gal/hour.)
Serious Groundtackle: 300 feet of
chain, an oversized anchor and a pow- Watch Commander: Forget egg timers Sea Anchors: We have spoken with
erful windlass will keep the captain and and electric watches. Instead visit www. numerous Kiwi cruisers who used their
crew sleeping well at night, and unafraid sailsafely.com to order a timer that New Zealand Category One-required
to leave the boat all day for shore excur- may save your boat or even your parachute anchor only to find them-
life. With a dial that allows you to selves trapped in a fierce storm for days.
Don't skimp on anchoring gear. Your life — and choose from 3 to 27 minutes, and When conditions abated and sailing
the safety of your boat — will almost certainly numerous intervals in between, this could normally be resumed, they had
depend on it, wherever you cruise. alarm will remind the on-watch crew problems retrieving it, wrapping the
sions. Take the suggested anchor weight, it’s time to check conditions and thing around various appendages and
double it, and size your windlass so that course. If the crew doesn’t hit the injuring themselves in the process. On
you can bring it and all your hanging reset button during the one minute the 2005 ICA rally to Fiji, several boats
chain up without overheating. We have of soft alarm, a loud alarm will go deployed sea anchors or stopped at
arrived at an anchorage to find the only off, not only getting the attention of Minerva Reef, causing much grief and
practical place to drop the hook is in the snoozing crew who's on watch, damage, while Interlude and other boats
80-100 feet of water. A heavier anchor but also waking up the entire ship. pressed on, avoiding the worst of the
will allow you to be secure with only For double-handed cruisers, this storm, and arrived many days sooner.
3-to-1 scope if necessary. In anchoring device also serves as a MOB alarm,
over 1,000 times with our 80-kilogram albeit somewhat de-
Bruce, we have never dragged — even in layed. (Anytime we're sailing Extra Crew: We shared
50-knot winds. the Baja Ha-Ha experience
far enough offshore that we with friends aboard, but for
Spare Parts for Critical Gear: If you can't swim to safety, we use
can’t live without a piece of gear then you harnesses and jacklines). passage-making we prefer a
need to have the parts and knowledge boat equipped so that you can
to fix it yourself. We carry more spare move it without extra crew.
parts than food because people need Overrated Equipment We joke that crew is a four let-
to eat everywhere, but many places do
not have the availability, or adequate Bow Thrusters: Day ter word, and we know many
transportation, to replace a critical part. sailors might find a bow
A big mistake is assuming that because thruster useful for frequent 'bad crew' stories involving
your boat is new you do not need to folks that are no longer talk-
worry. Systems yet to be tested under docking, but offshore cruis- ing to their former BFFs. Too
fully stressed conditions can easily fail ers are typically either at
as well. anchor or are in marinas often, we hear of cruisers
Page 104 • Latitude 38 • October, 2013 missing a great anchoring
for extended periods, leav- spot or pushing on in the face
ing this device to grow bar-
nacles and become just of bad weather because they
had crew or visitors to meet.
something else to maintain. We welcome guests, but our
Without a bow thruster
on our 74-foot yacht, we motto is if someone wants to
visit us they can pick either
always reconnoiter a new This simple yet effective the time or the place, but not
slip by dinghy or at least device was invented by a both. This ensures we will not
download a Google Earth circumnavigator. put ourselves at risk trying to
image or marina diagram ahead of time. meet a timetable.
We advance-plan all maneuvers, enter at — kurt & katie braun
the calmest time with the least current if
possible, usually back in to tight places,
Ed. note — We'll pick up here next

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BAJA HA-HA PROFILES, PT II —

"Who are all these sailors?" you cruised in Mexico for 11 years, plus Appa — Wauquiez Centurion 42
another three years on the East Coast. Marcus & Jennifer Reichert
might ask. "And why are they in the Seattle, WA
Latitude spotlight?" Quote: "It's déjà vu all over again!"
Add'l crew: Al Fricke, plus John & Occupations: Marcus, ER RN; Jen-
The answer, of course, is that they're Emily Carpenter nifer, "awesome mother"
members of the 20th anniversary Baja Cruise plans: A few years of cruising
Ha-Ha rally, which begins on the 28th of in Mexico. Noteworthy: The family is taking a
this month. Giving them their '15 min- year off to cruise Mexico together before
utes of fame' in these pages is our way Sosiego — Westsail 32 returning to Seattle via Hawaii.
of saluting their initiative to cast off their Joe & Debbie Graham, Alameda
docklines and boldly enter the cruising Occupations: Both are registered Add'l crew: sons Maxey Albrecht, 16,
lifestyle, while many of their dockmates nurses
undoubtedly continue to procrastinate. Noteworthy: In Spanish sosiego The 'Appa' crew is taking a year's sabbatical.
means tranquility.
The 'Sosiego' crew hates Mondays. Quote: "Here's to no more Mondays —
We'll pick up where we left off last at least for a year."
Cruise plans: Cruise south to Huatul-
month with this second installment of co, then do a South Pacific circuit.
fleet profiles, and a final installment will
appear in our November edition. Pamela — Pacific Seacraft 37
Dennis Maggard & Pamela York
As with the group featured last
month, the backgrounds of these en- San Francisco
trants are as diverse as the types of boats Occupations: Dennis, software indus-
they sail on. They earn their pay checks try; Pamela, therapist (retired)
doing everything from brain surgery to
commercial construction, and some sail 'Pamela's crew hopes to reach New Zealand.
aboard modest production boats while Quote: "From the moment I saw the
others sail gleaming classic yachts.
sea, I heard her calling to me, 'Boy, find
As in years past, though, the common a boat and come find me.'"
denominators here are passion for sail-
ing and thirst for adventure. If previous Cruise plans: The plan is to do the
rallies are any indicator, both of those Pacific Puddle Jump in the spring,
drives will be satisfied during the 750- then backtrack from New Zealand
mile San Diego-to-Cabo San Lucas run, in 2015.
as a typical day of southbound sailing off
the Baja California coast features broad Nomad — Rival 36
reaching with swell and current from Robert Cohn & Margo Louwerse
astern. As the miles tick away, both air
and sea temps get progressively warmer, Pt. Richmond
and game fish get ever more plentiful. Occupations: Robert, N/A; Mar-
No wonder roughly 2,500 boats have go, occupational therapist (both
done this 'nothing serious' rally since its retired)
inception in 1994. Quote: "We are using the Baja
Ha Ha as a conduit to another life
With that introduction to the 'Plati- — assuming our relationship stays
num Edition' Ha-Ha, we'll continue our intact!"
introductions to the Baja Ha-Ha Class Cruise plans: Continue exploring
of 2013. (Listed in the order they signed Baja.
up.)

Dulcinea — Downeast 38
John & Janice Barker, Long Beach

Occupations: John, audiologist; Jan-
ice, N/A

Noteworthy: After doing the first Ha-
Ha in 1994, John and Janice commuter-
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Benjamin Reichert, 8, and daughter Spread: The Ha-Ha fleet heads south. Insets, Noteworthy: Designed by Bill Garden,
Sammy, 3 left to right: It's great to have a few toys; Turtle they call this a baby Fast Passage with
Bay volleyball; kids jump for joy. a pilothouse.
Cruise plans: Mexico, then home. roughly 95,000 miles.
Quote: "I've been looking forward to
Capricorn Cat — Hughes 45 cat Quote: "The Ha-Ha is my second fa- this for years!"
Wayne & Carol Hendryx, Brisbane vorite thing to do." (Wayne)
Occupations: Wayne, electrician; Bob and Dee Dee of 'Sunshine'.
Carol, teacher (both retired) Add'l crew: Tony Bezzina, plus Steve Add'l crew: son Gavin Coulson
Noteworthy: Combining the cruises of & Tawani Swann Cruise plans: No plans.
the Hendryxes and previous owners Blair Ocean Echo — Hallberg-Rassy 45
and Joan Grinols, 'Cap Cat' has logged Cruise plans: A season of cruising, Hellmuth & Angelika Starnitzky
The devilish 'Capricorn Cat' crew. then bash to the Bay. San Francisco
Occupations: Hellmuth, CEO; Ange-
Wavelength — Beneteau 46 October, 2013 • Latitude 38 • Page 109
Sandy & Bill Schwartz, Portland, OR

Occupations: Sandy, flight attendant
(retired); Bill, investment adviser
Noteworthy: Sandy once did a cruise
from the Marquesas to Hawaii.

Quote: "We're heading south."
Cruise plans: Six to nine months in
Mexico.

Sunshine — Saturna 33 PH
Bob Coulson & Dee Dee Brown

Thieves Bay, BC
Occupations: Bob, teacher; Dee Dee,
respiratory therapist (both retired)

BAJA HA-HA PROFILES, PT II —

lika, customer service manager (both Quote: "We love Mexico and want this 'Winterhawk's crew loves 'messing about'.
retired) country to flourish. They are a nice, Noteworthy: They are carrying the
hard-working people with a dedication
Noteworthy: Hellmuth started sailing to visitors and sailors." ashes of their late fisher-dog, and will be
at age eight. spreading some of his ashes whenever
Cruise plans: South to Panama, on to they "hook a big one."
Quote: "If not now, then when?" Florida, then around the world.
Add'l crew: Hendrick Specht, Betti Quote: "There is nothing — absolutely
Kapp, Karin Lotte Starshine — Shannon 38 nothing — half so much worth doing as
Cruise plans: A season in Mexico, then Dave & Gail Kenyon simply messing about in boats." (Wind
off to Hawaii and Alaska. Deale, MD in the Willows)

Dolce — Island Packet 485 Occupations: Dave, aerospace engi- Add'l crew: Jim Richardson & Brian
Eric & Gisela Gosch, San Diego neer (retired); Gail, contracts manager. Story
Occupations: Eric, auto dealer; Gisela,
N/A Noteworthy: Dave's sailing career Cruise plans: The boat will be based
Noteworthy: The couple did the Ha-Ha began at age four. in Mexico. The couple will winter there.
10 years ago aboard a similar IP, then
cruised the South Pacific and sold her 'Starshine' will continue on to the South Pacific. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot — Beneteau 58
in Australia. Quote: "We're a classic, full-keel ketch Reza Malek, Sausalito
Quote: "We love Mexico and cruising
the Sea." with even more classic crew." Occupation: drummer
Add'l crew: Chip, Gail & Christopher Cruise plans: Heading to the South Noteworthy: Launched in 2011, this
(son) Polvoorde is one of the newest, and also largest,
Cruise plans: Cruising the Sea of Pacific islands and Australia. boats in the fleet.
Cortez. Fury — C&C 44 Quote: "My answer is yes!"
Add'l crew: Miguel Valls, Ali Tavassoli,
Meet the 'Dolce' crew. Fred Hazzard, Portland, OR Ardy Salem, Farzad Maimi & Amir Ayazi
Four Choices — Islander Freeport 36 Occupation: exporter Cruise plans: Bash home again.
Noteworthy: This crew has been rac-
Bob Scholl, Westpoint Harbor ing and cruising together for 30 years. Calixto — Hans Christian 33
Occupation: engineer (retired) Quote: "Always sail with good friends." Ramiro Medina, Marina del Rey
Quote: "All my other choices were non Add'l crew: Denny Damore, Michelle Occupation: human resources
starters." Bennett & John Cole Quote: "Caramba, lets do the Ha-Ha!"
Add'l crew: Jim Noble Cruise plans: Base in La Paz for the Add'l crew: Stacy Parady
Cruise plans: A year in the Sea, then winter; bash home in May. Cruise plans: Truck boat home or hire
on to the South Pacific. Top Cat — Fountaine-Pajot 37 crew to deliver her.

Ilean — Catalina 38 Rod Goodman, Long Beach Scout — 60-ft trawler
Andy & Eileen McDonough Occupation: electronics engineer John Hartung, Olympia, WA
Quote: "It's time to go!" Occupation: real estate (retired)
Alameda Add'l crew: Marlene Stewart & John Noteworthy: This is one of two Scouts
Occupations: Andy, airline pilot; Ei- Sears in the rally, the other being a Jeanneau
leen, CFO (both retired) Cruise plans: Heading to Mazatlan; 52.
Noteworthy: Andy named the boat eventually on to Panama and the Carib- Quote: "Whatever you can do, or
phonetically after his wife. bean. dream you can, begin it."
Quote: "Out the Gate, turn left; when Winterhawk — Beneteau Evasion 36 Add'l crew: Catherine Bartholomew
the butter melts, I'm setting the anchor." Rick & Patti Nordby, Edmonds, WA Cruise plans: Continue cruising in
Cruise plans: Open-ended. Occupations: Rick, high school shop Latin America.
teacher; Patti, corporate trainer
Solstice — Island Packet 485 Sea Gypsy — Sea Maid 45
Bruce & Mary Bock, Coronado Cays Jon Culver & Jill Ingham

Occupations: Bruce, head and neck Elfin Cove, AK
surgeon; Mary, nurse (both retired) Occupations: Jon, military; Jill, N/A
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Quote: "When we bought this boat a Noteworthy: Don once sailed from S.F. The 'Indigo' crew will linger for years.
year ago the only thing she was capable to New Zealand. Mexico for several years.
of doing well was floating."
Quote: "I have dreamed of sailing off Happy Dance — Jeanneau DS 43
Cruise plans: A few weeks in the Sea around the world since reading about Marty & Sue McDaniel, Coupeville, WA
of Cortez, then bash home. the Dove back in the '60s." (Don)
Occupations: Marty, manufacturing
Cerulean — Amel Maramu 46 Cruise plans: Extensive cruising for engineer; Sue, airline system analyst
Jeremy & Erika Hermanns 5-10 years.
Marina del Rey Noteworthy: Sue has been sailing 37
Ebenezer III — Catalina 36 years longer than her hubby.
Occupations: Jeremy, VP of market- Richard Schaper, Sausalito
ing; Erika, marketing manager Occupation: gift planning officer (re- Quote: "Years from now you will be
tired) more disappointed by the things you
Quote: "We are super -excited to Noteworthy: Both his father and didn't do than by the ones you did do.
take Cerulean to Mexico and enjoy the grandfather were commercial fishermen So throw off the bow lines. Sail away
weather and laid-back environment with who immigrated from The Netherlands. from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds
a bunch of like-minded cruisers." Ebenezer was the name of his grandpa's in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
trawler that fished out of Nantucket. (Mark Twain).
Cruise plans: "Good question!" So Quote: "This is what I retired to do —
many possibilities. . . sail the Sea of Cortez, for starters." Cruise plans: This is the beginning of
Add'l crew: Poul Kjaer a 20-year cruise.
Cruise plans: A stint in the Sea of
Cortez, then home.

Green Flash — Beneteau 35
Bob Ritner & Joan Chen
Long Beach

Occupations: Bob, architect; Joan,
business manager

Quote: "Preparation and opportunity
have finally met."

Add'l crew: Zack Smith
Cruise plans: Base the boat in La Paz
or San Carlos, and commuter-cruise for
several years.

Jeremy and Ericka of 'Cerulean'.

True North — Hallberg Rassy 36 The 'Green Flash' crew will base at La Paz. Alaskans on 'Happy Dance' are eager for sun.
Gregg & Anne Brickner
Anacortes, WA Indigo Star — Tayana 48 Cool Change — Beneteau 37
Doug & Mary Tracey, Vancouver, BC John Caletti, Pt. Richmond
Occupations: Gregg, software develop- Occupation: contractor
ment; Anne, sales (both retired) Occupations: Doug, operations man- Quote: "When you need a break from
ager; Mary, executive director the grind, it's time to go sailing to Baja!"
Quote: "We're looking forward to hav- Add'l crew: Bill Williams & Theresa
ing fun with other folks, exercising our Quote: "Let's not wait until 'tomor- Henrekin
skills, and helping our boat do what she row'!" Cruise plans: To be determined.
was born to do."
Add'l crew: daughter Stephanie & Rose of Sharon — 51-ft schooner
Cruise plans: On to the Caribbean, son-in-law Stephen Whiting Byron Chamberlain, Newport Beach
return home via Hawaii, or possibly ship
her back. Cruise plans: Boat will be based in Occupation: yacht insurance (and a
longtime Ha-Ha sponsor)
Honi — Hunter 33
JD & Jill Mackay, Long Beach Noteworthy: This beautiful Starling
Occupations: JD, pilot; Jill, Realtor Burgess-designed woodie was launched
(retired)
Quote: "What, me worry?" October, 2013 • Latitude 38 • Page 111
Cruise plans: Uncertain.

Antara — Westsail 42
Don Russell & Joyce Goodlatte

San Francisco
Occupations: electrician, retired;
Joyce, doctor (retired)

BAJA HA-HA PROFILES, PT II

in 1930. medical assistant A Good Day — Island Packet 485
Quote: "Looking forward to frivolity, Noteworthy: During the seven years Charlie McCullough
San Francisco
gaiety and competition among old and they've owned Sea Otter, they've done
new friends." two trips up the outside of Vancouver Occupation: tech exec
Island. Noteworthy: In addition to other sail-
Add'l crew: Kris Rittenhouse, Don ing, Charlie and his wife Carol have been
Young, Bob Cadranell & Chris Boome Quote: "The Baja Ha-Ha will be the chartering boats for 30 years.
start of our family's sailing adventure of Quote: "An East Coast sailor boldly
Cruise plans: Head north when the a lifetime." takes on the Pacific!"
weather is right. Add'l crew: TBD
Add'l crew: son Ben Dillard, 12, and Cruise plans: The boat will eventually
Sea Otter — Island Packet 37 Julian Munoz be based at Puerto Vallarta.
Mike & Julie Dillard, Bend, OR
Occupations: Mike, lawyer; Julie, Cruise plans: A season in Mexico, then Kalewa — 50-ft custom cat
will probably do the Pacific Puddle Jump. Kevin & Marcie Millett, Nawiliwili, HI
BHH SPONSORS www.marina-mazatlan.com; Marina Puerto de la
Navidad www.islanavidad.com.mx; Marina Riviera Occupations: Kevin, boat builder;
We encourage you to support these BHH spon- Nayarit www.marinarivieranayarit.com; Mariner's Marcie, self-employed
sors. Without them, there would be no Ha-Ha. General Insurance Group www.marinersins.com;
Almar Marinas www.almar.com; Blue Latitude OCENS www.ocens.com; Opequimar Marine Noteworthy: The owners built this
Press www.bluelatitudepress.com; Charlie's Center www.opequimar.com; Pacific Offshore boat themselves and did the 2008 Ha-
Charts www.charliescharts.com; Commander's Rigging www.pacificoffshorerigging.com; Para- Ha. The name's pronounced Ka le va.
Weather www.commandersweather.com; Cruise dise Village Marina www.paradisevillage.com;
RO Water and Power www.cruiseROwater.com; Quickline USA www.quickline.us; Rigging Only Quote: "It doesn't get any better than
Downwind Marine www.downwindmarine.com; www.riggingandhardware.com; Scanmar Inter- this."
Harbor Island West www.harborislandwest.com; national www.selfsteer.com; Sea Bags www.sea-
Hydrovane www.hydrovane.com; ICOM America, bags.com; Todo Vela www.TodoVelaMexico.com; Cruise plans: "Who knows?"
Inc. www.icomamerica.com/marine; La Paz Hotel Vallarta Yacht Club www.vallartayachtclub.org;
Association www.visitlapaz.org; Latitude 38 Vintage Marina Partners www.vintage-marina. Sagacious — Columbia 50
Magazine & 'Lectronic Latitude www.latitude38. com; Waypoint www.waypoints.com; West Marine Chris Geddes, Dartmouth, GBR
com; Marina de La Paz www.marinadelapaz.com; www.westmarine.com Occupation: crash test engineer (re-
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tired) The 'Ameek' crew is up for a change of altitude. Add'l crew: adult son Dan
Noteworthy: Previous owner sailed her Cruise plans: Open-ended.
Sailors Run — Baba 40
twice to Australia, and she did at least Jeff & Debbie Hartjoy, Longbranch, WA Gatecrasher — Tayana 48DS
one TransPac. Roger Shortz, San Francisco
Occupations: Jeff, utility lineman; Occupation: neurosurgeon
Quote: "This is the kick up the back- Debbie, homemaker (both retired) Quote: "I have been putting this off
side I need to get me started on my for several years, but I'm finally going to
journey." Noteworthy: The couple has cruised chuck it all and do this thing. I even got
this boat extensively including two Ha- a tattoo (my first) for the event!"
Add'l crew: Robert Daniel Has, and Jeff soloed 5,600 miles from Add'l crew: Tom Mansor
Cruise plans: Wintering in La Paz; Lima, Peru, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cruise plans: Heading on to new home
eventually on to Indonesia and Singa- in Guayabitos.
pore. Quote: "Time is the currency of life,
so let's go spend some." Since our keyboard is groaning and
Ahmeek — Celestial 48
Dennis Gray & Sherie Gibson we've run out of space, we'll take a break
here. But next month we'll introduce you
Utah to the rest of the fleet, some of whom
Occupations: Dennis, engineer; She- waited until the last minute to pull the
rie, teacher (both retired) trigger. And in the December edition
Noteworthy: The entire crew is from you'll find a complete recap of the event,
the land-locked mountain state of Utah, from pre-start to finish.
and has much more experience in skiing
than sailing. In the meantime, look for on-the-
Quote: "Seems like a great way to end scene event reports on our thrice-weekly
up in the Sea of Cortez knowing some online newsletter, 'Lectronic Latitude, at
friends in the area." www.latitude38.com.
Add'l crew: Michael & Melissa
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"Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Call- location using any other landmarks. An accident such as this is an appropriate
"The problem," observed one of the time to call a 'mayday'. Losing your engine
ing the Coast Guard!" sailors at the bar, "is that the Naval Air when you're far from danger may not be.
At some point in the distant past his- Station probably shut down before that "Mark the distance up from the nearest
tory of my yacht club, someone decided kid in the Coast Guard radio room was parallel and then compare to the place
there should be a VHF marine radio in born." where there's a graduated scale on the
the bar. On rare occasions it actually "Maybe we can help," I suggested. margin."
proves useful, for example when some- "Let's pull the latitude and longitude off "Damn, it's in minutes and seconds,"
one radios ahead for a dinner reservation the chart on the wall." said the first volunteer. "Who uses sec-
or when a club member's boat is aground About four of us ran over to the onds these days, anyway?"
on the sand bar and one of the crew has framed copy of chart 18649 — 'Entrance "Latitude is the same as the nautical
opera tickets. Mostly it's just annoying to San Francisco Bay' — that had been miles scale," said the other sailor, appar-
background noise, but the mayday call hanging on the wall next to the bulle- ently the one with the better knowledge
got our attention. The conversation tin board in the hallway for as long as
stopped immediately so we could hear anyone could remember. On the way, I
what was about to unfold. barely avoided a collision with Lee Helm,
"Vessel calling mayday," said a coming from the direction of the women's
young but very serious voice from the bathroom. Her hair was wet, and she was
radio, "this is Coast Guard Sector San carrying a small sea bag and a dripping
Francisco. What is the nature of your wetsuit. She's not a yacht club member,
distress?" but she has a habit of sneaking in to use
"Mayday! Calling the Coast Guard! the shower after windsurfing.
We have lost power!" "Starboard tack," I said, since she
The sailor on the next bar stool looked had come from my left and caused me
over at me and I looked at him, and we to alter course. "And fancy meeting you
both rolled our eyes. But we felt com- here. Are you a guest of a member, or
pelled to eavesdrop on every word of this have you finally decided to join?"
exchange. "The showers here are, like, so much
"Vessel calling, Coast Guard Sector nicer than those grungy marina bath-
San Francisco. Are you in immediate rooms," she explained, more to the other
danger?" yacht club members who might not be
"Mayday! Calling Coast Guard! Yes, as familiar with her M.O.
we are drifting and we need a tow." "Well, at least sign in and fill out
"Vessel calling, Coast Guard Sector a name tag," I insisted. "You can be
San Francisco. What is your location?" my guest this time, but you really
"We are off the Naval Air station, shouldn't sneak in without being invited
and have no power. Repeat, we have no first."
power." "Hey, future members have rights
"Vessel calling, Coast Guard Sector. here too," she reminded me.
Are you in immediate danger?"
"Mayday! Coast Guard! We are a half M eanwhile two of my friends were
mile off the Naval Air Station, drifting
with no power." trying to determine the latitude and lon-
The patient voice of the Coast Guard gitude of the stricken vessel by reading
became a little less patient, but still the chart. "There are only tick marks for
needed to get a more exact position. latitude every minute of arc," complained
"Vessel calling, Coast Guard Sector
San Francisco. Can you give me a GPS
position?"

"Mayday! Coast Guard, we are about The longitude scale along the top of chart 18649. of charts and navigation. "That's cali-
a half mile southwest of the end of the Transfer the distance from the nearest minute brated in tenths."
runway at the Naval Air Station. We are meridian to the subdivided interval, then divide They found longitude to be more diffi-
between two buoys — I think they are by 60 to convert to decimal minutes. cult because the miles-scale didn't work,
number one and number two." one of the volunteers. "They must be and while one volunteer was dividing sec-
But the Coast Guard apparently had a mile apart, with nothing in between. onds of arc by 60 to get decimal minutes,
no idea where that was. He kept asking How can we get a precise latitude with Lee had sneaked over to the member
for a position in latitude and longitude, no subdivisions on the margin?" computer terminal, hacked a password,
and the drifting powerboat — we all as- "Use the edge of this membership brought up Google Earth, changed the
sumed it was a powerboat — did not have application," said another helper, grab-
a GPS and was not able to describe their bing the closest piece of paper at hand.
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to a little more trouble to find someone
who knows the common landmarks on
the Bay. I mean, it's just basic PR."
"She's got a point," said one of the
other sailors as he contemplated his
martini.
The discussion paused so we could
eavesdrop on more VHF chatter, as the
Coast Guard tried to ascertain the length
and description of the vessel.
"We are a Tartan Ten," said the voice
from the crippled boat.
We were all surprised it was a sail-
boat, but considering our analysis of the
crew's skills up to that point, not really
surprised that they couldn't sail it home.
After all, it was a calm fall afternoon and
the wind in the South Bay was probably
less than five knots.
The Coast Guard asked again for the
boat's length and description.
"Oh, come on," said Lee. "Ten meters.
It's a 33-ft sailboat with a flush deck and
fractional rig. That guy on the radio must
be from Nebraska."
Eventually that information was
conveyed, but the next thrash involved
getting the boat's name spelled correctly.
Every time the Coastie asked for the
vessel's name, the boat responded with
"Mayday!" until it was finally understood
LATITUDE / RICHARD that 'Mayday!' was actually the boat's
name.
"This one is the boat owner's fault,"
Lee allowed. "Gotta be the stupidest
boat name ever. But lesser offenses can
still cause problems: Never choose a
setting to degrees and decimal minutes, "I guess the format of that chart boat name that's hard to spell, that's an
and had the coordinates of the spot in obscure foreign language word, or that
question at about the same time that the was set long before we had gadgets reads as a bad pun."
people struggling with the framed chart that spoke latitude and longitude," I Eventually the description of May-
and the strips of paper had the numbers. surmised. "A hundred years ago there day! was established. Eventually it was
"It's hard enough to get lat-long off a was hardly ever any reason to report established that Mayday!'s anchor was
paper chart when I'm sober," said one an inshore position as a latitude and down and holding, and eventually it
of the sailors. "How in heck is anyone longitude." was established that everyone on board
supposed to do this after two hours of "Still, you'd think that would be fixed Mayday! had put on a life jacket.
drinking at the bar?" by now," complained one of the more ine- With a little more trouble they even-
Meanwhile the VHF drama continued: briated sailors, now tually negotiated a
"Vessel calling, Coast Guard Sector San switch away from
Francisco. Do you have an anchor on back at the bar with "Mayday! Mayday! channel 16, but we
board?" yet another Tan- were cheated out of
"We'll check, please hold." queray and tonic in hearing the discus-
This was our opportunity. I picked up front of him. "And Mayday! Calling the sion because they
the mic, said "Break break," and reported that Coastie. Can't then switched to
the coordinates of the spot a half-mile off they find someone Coast Guard!"
the southwest corner of the old Naval Air
Station, between buoys one and two. who knows the Bay their cell phone be-
The Coast Guard thanked me, but a little better? I remember listening in fore we could listen in on the inevitable
also requested that we keep the channel one time when a boat was on fire right in message that, no, the Coast Guard was
clear. Hospital Cove, and the kid on the Coast not going to tow them to their marina,
Guard radio didn't even know where that and that they would have to hire a com-
was." mercial towing service if they needed to
"Oh, come on," I said in defense of get home quickly.
public servants. "They do a great job."
"But the voice on the radio," added "S how's over," said the bartender
Lee, "is the public face of the Coast
Guard, and you'd totally think they'd go as he switched the radio back to 16.

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"All stations, all stations, all stations," Emergency Radio Guard Sector San Francisco' even
crackled the radio through some static a Procedures through heavy static. It's the actual
few minutes later. "This is United States message that needs to be repeated. All
Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, ● Determine if you and/or your that repetition of the obvious just makes
United States Coast Guard Sector San vessel are in immediate danger, them sound silly."
Francisco, United States Coast Guard (sinking, on fire, about to go on the "Well, at least we got that it was near
Sector San Francisco. Be advised of an rocks, etc.). If so, proceed with the channel marker number two," I pointed
anchored obstroclkakyg located near following. If not, call Vessel Assist. out, with more than a little sarcasm.
channel marker two at the brlzigls ● Speak slowly, clearly & calmly. "That really narrows it down."
chiolwgohg channel. All mariners are ● Say "Mayday, mayday, may- "Yeah, but give the chartmakers a
advised to proceed with caution. This is day. This is (vessel name repeated break. The buoy numbering system pre-
United States Coast Guard Sector San three times). Over." dates radio communications by a couple
Francisco, United States Coast Guard ● State your location — prefer- of centuries," noted the navigator at the
Sector San Francisco, United States ably lat & long — twice. other end of the bar. "Within shouting
Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, out." ● State the nature of your dis- distance, the buoy numbers are unam-
"I love the way they repeat that they're tress, number of people onboard biguous."
the Coast Guard three times coming and and if there are any injuries, the "Shouting distance," Lee repeated. "Ya
three times going," complained Lee, "but condition of the vessel, and the think maybe it's, like, time to modernize?"
the one bit of info that might actually be, type of assistance you need. "Nah," said the drunk from the next
you know, important, is only said once ● The Coast Guard will need to bar stool. "The documentation alone
and when there's some static or distor- know your vessel length, type and would cost millions, never mind the
tion at that instant you're out of luck." color, as well as if you have enough paint. I'll have another rum and Coke,
"It's just standard radio protocol to PFDs aboard. please."
repeat the name of your station three "Those Coast Guard radio kids also
times," said the radio expert. "Can't seem to have trouble plotting bearings on
blame them for using proper procedures." a chart," added the navigator at the other
"Total waste of bandwidth," Lee ar- end of the bar. "Once I watched a boat
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sink, some distance outside the harbor. N "shows that 91.7% of all race crew who
Everyone was taken off okay by another othing else of interest came over the own a countdown stopwatch don't know
boat, and just the mast was marking radio for some time, except the usual how to set it to count down to a race
the spot. I called it in on my cellphone, calls for a radio check, answered with start."
and as usual they wanted latitude and "Coast Guard Sector San Francisco. Be "Well, my research shows that 94.1%
longitude." advised that radio checks are conducted of all VHF calls originate on 16, not on
"I remember that one," said the most on channel nine." 9," said the drunk sailor. And to prove
drunk club member. "That was me who "Now there's a losing battle," said my it, he switched the radio to channel 9.
picked up that crew in my Whaler." inebriated friend. "We're supposed to use The radio was silent for some time,
"All I had was my cell phone, and I 9, not 16, for calling. Do you actually so we eventually went back to 16. And
was on shore and some distance from know anyone who does that? Or who not a moment too soon. There was a
the scene. So I lined them up with a day listens on channel 9 instead of 16?" boat on the rocks, already with some
mark and background landmark, then "Not me," admitted almost every hull damage and taking water, with an
walked to the end of the breakwater and sailor at the bar. injury on board. We heard the latitude
lined them up with another landmark. So "Don't you swabs know how to use and longitude transmitted.
I gave the guy two really good bearings dual watch?" asked the navigator, who "That's right outside the harbor!"
with a decent crossing angle." was also the one person who did claim shouted Lee. "Let's go!"
"And he still wanted a lat-long, right?" to monitor channel 9. "Virtually every We stumbled out of the bar like a
I guessed. radio has it, and it's really simple to set fire brigade in a Keystone Cops movie,
"The guy couldn't draw two lines on a up." ran down the road to the rocks by the
chart. Or on his computer screen. Any- "My research shows that 88.5% of all harbor entrance, and got there just in
one who passed the Coast Guard aux- recreational boaters who own a dual- time to see a Coast Guard RIB pulling
iliary navigation class with a B-minus watch VHF have never used it in dual up alongside and tossing a towline.
could have done that. But not that guy watch mode," announced Lee, citing a "When all is said and done," admitted
on the radio." new made-up statistic. the drunk, "those guys are great."
"I guess he had to follow his script," I "And my research," I responded, "I guess," sighed Lee. "But in a totally
said. "But still . . . ." old-school kind of way."

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THE RACING

September wasn't all about the America's Cup, but it certainly took a bite out of With 95 starters, the Jazz Cup offered
up tight quarters for the start.
the normal racing season. Still there was plenty to occupy local racers. Check
out some of the action below, plus more Box Scores.

Express 27 Nationals on the Circle on August 24, Richmond

The Express 27 Nationals, hosted by YC also found time to squeeze in a club
Richmond YC on August 23-25, were all members' 12-mile pursuit race around
about bullets. PRO Fred Paxton ran out Southampton and the Brothers. The
of them. And those shotgun shells would Grand Dame of Bay sailing, Jocelyn
have announced to the competition that Nash, ran the race, which featured Spin-
his son, Will Paxton, had won yet another naker and Non-Spinnaker divisions. The
race aboard Motorcycle Irene. All told, Will former, which boasted 26 boats, was won
won six of the seven races and got short- by Wayne Koide and crew on the Sydney
changed maybe four shotgun blasts. 36 Encore. Ralf Morgan and Debra Clark

"Practicing really paid off,” says Will. on their Alerion Express 27 Ditzy beat out
And with crew Zach Anderson, Parker 15 other non-spinny boats for the win.
Mitchell and bowchick Sherry Smith, he
says, “It was fun.” — ryc race committee

The only race lost in an otherwise RYC INTRA-CLUB PURSUIT RACE (8/24; 4r,0t)
unblemished bunch of aces came at the SPINNAKER — 1) Encore, Sydney 36, Wayne
helm of Dan Pruzan’s Wile E Coyote, Koide, 8 points; 2) Mach Schnell Kleiner Hase,
which took a long-distance race flier from Wylie Wabbit, Erik Menzel, 21; 3) Lilith, Wyliecat
Red Rock to current relief on the Marin 39, Tim Knowles, 21; 4) Baleineau, Olson 34,
shore. It was the right thing to do. Charlie Brochard, 21. (26 boats)
Daddy Paxton — watching the course NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Ditzy, Alerion Express
with paternal interest — was at times 28, Ralf Morgan, 11 points; 2) Dreamt, Alerion
critical of his son’s not covering the Express 28, Kirk Smith, 26; 3) Skip•purr, Catalina
competition. And he's still wondering 30, Steve Kittle, 28. (16 boats)
who found his secret stash of shotgun
Complete results at www.richmondyc.org

shells on the committee boat. SBYC/BenYC Jazz Cup

— ryc race committee "Goose wins the Jazz Cup." It's almost terman Joe Miller — I assumed the role
as obvious a headline as that one from of tactician.
The Onion, "Rich Guy Wins Yacht Race." "As we approached a mark on star-
EXPRESS 27 NATIONALS (8/23-25; 7r,0t) board, we were forced into an emergency
OVERALL — 1) Motorcycle Irene, Will Paxton/ The Kastrop family's South Beach YC- bear-away to avoid a collision. I casually
Zach Anderson, 8 points; 2) Get Happy!!, Brendan based Catalina 30 has won the funky informed the other boat of their offense
Busch, 18; 3) Wile E Coyote, Dan Pruzan, 22; 4) trumpet trophy six times now, including but we chose not to file a protest — which
Magic Bus, Paul Deeds, 31; 5) Peaches, John three times in a row. This time they had would almost certainly have led to their
Rivlin, 36; 6) El Raton, Ray Lotto, 56; 7) Opa!, being disqualified — as that would only
to do it without the help of have distracted us (and them) from the
their now-grown sons, so it fine sailing ahead. In fact, it's my un-
was a bittersweet victory. derstanding that there was a heated,
Overall trophies also went several-hour protest concerning this
to Dan Alvarez's JS9000 mark, which resulted in the disqualifi-
JetStream (monohull) and cation of two boats. In my opinion, this
Jerome Ternynck's Ex- kind of stuff really detracts from the fun
WWW.NORCALSAILING.COM treme 40 cat SmartRecruit- of the competition of a great race."
ers (multihull).
Meanwhile, a different — latitude / chris
Goose — Goose Gossman JAZZ CUP (8/31)
— reports having had a DIVISION D — 1) Alegre, Santana 22, Chris
blast during the South Klein; 2) Wind Pacer, Capri 22, Carole Vaillancourt;
Beach YC and Benicia YC- 3) Four Sirens, Santana 20, Will Deutsch/Mark
sponsored race on August Werder. (8 boats)
31 aboard Steve and Gin- DIVISION E — 1) Goose, Catalina 30, Mike &
Will Paxton, Parker Mitchell, Zach Anderson and Sherry Smith earned ger Penny's Hunter 386 Lorianna Kastrop; 2) Adventure, Catalina 30, Jack
the National Championship trophy and the Owner/Driver trophy. LE Windfall. "A couple of McDermott; 3) Time Bandit, J/22, Scott Mack. (8
AC72s buzzed the start off boats)
Peggy Lidster, 56; 8) Tequila Mockingbird, Matt Treasure Island, which was cool," Goose DIVISION F — 1) Ruby, Moore 24, Steve Mc-
Krogstad, 57; 9) Summer Palace, Wolfgang Stehr, says. "This was the Pennys' first race ever Carthy; 2) TMC Racing, J/24, Michael Whitfield;
65; 10) Monster Express, Ted Lohr, 68. (15 boats) and the first time flying their new asym- 3) Downtown Uproar, J/24, Darren Cumming. (10
metrical spinnaker. Since I was the only
Complete results at www.express27.org

RYC Intra-Club Race experienced racer on the crew — which
While running the Express 27 Nation- included German exchange student Felix
als — aka The Will Paxton Show — over and his host Alex, as well as Benicia wa-

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GOOSE GOSSMAN Nespresso 18-ft Skiff
International Regatta
boats) the crowds along the Cityfront last month. Last month's Nespresso 18-ft Skiff
SF30s — 1) Heart of Gold, Olson 911S, Joan On September 7, 21 Hobie 16s shared the International Regatta for the Mark
Byrne; 2) Tartanic, Tartan Ten, Robert Lanzafame; limelight in US Sailing's Multihull Cham- Foy Trophy, hosted by St. Francis YC,
3) Bay Loon, J/29, Grant Harless. (8 boats) pionship, hosted by Sausalito YC. The turned into a clash between two Kiwi
DIVISION H — 1) Arcadia, Mod. Santana 27, teams were introduced to the shoreside teams, Alex Vallings' C-Tech and David
Gordie Nash; 2) Shenanigans, Express 27, Bill spectators, who cheered them on as they McDiarmid's Yamaha. None of the other
Moore; 3) Highlighter, Islander 36, William Hackel. raced close to shore. 20 skiffs came close. A cliffhanger, the
(12 boats) Enrique Figueroa and crew Carla regatta went down to the tenth and last
DIVISION J — 1) Hoot, Olson 30, Andrew Mac- Malatrasi of San Juan, Puerto Rico, con- race on September 13. "We had to win,"
fie; 2) Sir Leansalot, Hunter 40, Tom Lueck; 3) E tinued their dominance with four more Vallings said. "Halfway down the run we
Ticket, Moorings 38, Noble Griswold. (11 boats) wins en route to claiming the title. Two were third, but Yamaha was behind us
DIVISION K — 1) Yucca, 8-Meter, Hank Easom; (mostly) Californian teams battled it out the whole race."
2) Savoir Faire, Beneteau First 42, Paul Osborn; for second: France's Andy Dinsdale and The highlight of the week for second-
3) Red Cloud, Farr 36, Don Ahrens. (9 boats) Sacramento's Heather Mathews clinched place McDiarmid was his class win in
SPORTBOATS — 1) JetStream, JS9000, it by two points over Long Beach's Jeffrey the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge, a counter
Daniel Alvarez; 2) Rusalka, Melges 24, Zhenya Newsome and Michelle Eatough. The Bay for the regatta, on Thursday. But Marin-
Kirueshkin-Stepanoff; 3) Flight Risk, Thompson Area's Adam Borcherding (Santa Cruz) based kiteboarding phenom and 2012
650, Ben Landon. (8 boats) and Jacob Sailer (Alameda) finished eight Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Johnny
DIVISION Q — 1) Twisted, Farr 40, Tony Pohl; points back. Heineken really wowed in the September
2) Bodacious+, 1D48, John Clauser; 3) Tupelo 12 event, foiling his board 5.3 miles from
Honey, Elan 40, Gerard Sheridan. (9 boats) US SAILING U.S. MULTIHULL CHAMPIONSHIP the Golden Gate to the Bay Bridge. He
MULTIHULLS — 1) SmartRecruiters, Extreme (9/4-7; 12r,1t) finished in an amazing 12 minutes, tak-
40, Jerome Ternynck; 2) HMB Boys & Girls Club, OVERALL — 1) Enrique Figueroa/Carla Mala- ing 2 minutes off the course record.
D-Class cat, Alan O'Driscoll/Bryan Wade; 3) Rocket trasi, 11 points; 2) Andy Dinsdale/Heather Mathews, Johnny's kiteboarding sister Erika
88, Spruitt D-Class cat, Ian Klitza. (12 boats) 54; 3) Jeffrey Newsome/Michelle Eatough, 56; 4) was the first female, coming in eighth.
JAZZ CUP TROPHY: Goose Adam Borcherding/Jacob Sailer, 62; 5) Mike Mon- Looming over the competition and finish-
FIRST OVERALL MONOHULL: JetStream tague/Kathy Ward, 66; 6) Patrick Porter/John Wil- ing in fifth place was Tom Siebel's MOD
FIRST OVERALL MULTIHULL: SmartRecruit- liams, 71; 7) Rich McVeigh/Carol Hilk, 83; 8) Sarah 70 Orion. The Bay Area's Mike Percey
ers Newberry/Emmett Moore, 85; 9) Ben Brown/Andrew was the winning windsurfer.
Wilkinson, 112; 10) Blair Wallace/Sasha Wallace,
Complete results at www.southbeachyc.org 117. (23 boats) — latitude / chris

U.S. Multihull Sailing Championship Complete results at http://championships.ussail- StFYC/NESPRESSO 18-FT SKIFF INTERNA-
AC72s weren't the only cats wowing ing.org/Adult/USMHChampionship.htm TIONAL REGATTA (9/8-15; 10r,2t)
OVERALL — 1) C-Tech, Alex Vallings/Josh
McCormack/Chris Kitchen, NZL, 11 points; 2) Ya-
maha, David McDiarmid/Andrew Archibald/Mark
Overington, NZL, 11; 3) Fisher & Paykel, Grant
Rollerson/Glenn Raphael/Pistol Nicholson, AUS, 26;
4) Yandoo, Nick Press/James Beck/Andrew Hay,

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September's racing stories included:

AC 34 • Red Bull Youth America’s Cup
• Hannig Cup • Windjammers • Jazz Cup

• IKC • Totally Dinghy • Melges 20 NAs
• EYC Beer Cans • Melges 32 Worlds
• Ultimate 20 NAs • Multihull Invitational

• U.S. Multihull Championship
• U.S. Singlehanded Championship
• U.S. Match Racing Championship

• 18-ft Skiff International Regatta
• Ronstan Bridge to Bridge • Barth Race

• Shields Trophy • Charity Regatta
• Previews for Superyacht Regatta,
NYYC Invitational, ABYC OCR, Vallejo 1-2,
Patriot Regatta, Rolex Big Boat Series,
Oktoberfest, Vanguard 15 Fleet Champs,
Vic-Maui, SF Bay Folkboat Regatta,

49er Worlds, and much more!

THE RACING

Knarrly— Since sailors switched boats every day, there's no sense in IDing these gorgeous Knarrs. Instead, enjoy the beautiful photos by Leslie Richter.

AUS, 31; 5) CST Composites, Howard Hamlin/Matt INTERNATIONAL KNARR CHAMPIONSHIPS opted to restrict sail selection to #3 jibs
Noble/Paul Allen, USA, 32. (22 boats) (8/30-9/7; 10r,2t) and no spinnakers for the final two.This
OVERALL — 1) Soren Pehrsson (DEN), 18 put a huge premium on starts and upwind
Complete results at www.18skiff.com points; 2) Jon Perkins (USA), 31; 3) Lars Gottfred- boat handling. At the end of the day, CMA
sen (DEN), 34; 4) Tom Carlsen (DEN), 36.5; 5) Kim was in first, with Navy one point behind.
International Knarr Championship Bruhn-Petersen (DEN), 49; 6) Knud Wibroe (USA), With the cold front having passed,
On the sixth and final day of racing in 50; 7) Phillip Perkins (USA), 51; 8) Don Nazzal conditions for day two were typical, with
the 45th International Knarr Champion- (USA), 65; 9) Brent Crawford (USA), 72; 10) Graham NNW winds starting in the high teens.
ship (IKC), hosted by San Francisco YC, Green (USA), 78. (27 boats) The breeze dropped, and Navy elected to
Denmark's Soren Pehrsson sailed away change to a bigger headsail downwind,
with the win. San Francisco's Jon Perkins Complete results at www.sfbayknarr.com which proved decisive as they passed
was close on his heels, with IKC defending Coast Guard and CMA to take the win.
champion Lars Gottfredsen (DEN) round- Shields Trophy Regatta For the second race, CMA nailed the
ing out the podium. The founding father Vallejo's California Maritime Academy pin and worked the favored left side while
of the San Francisco Bay Knarr fleet, (CMA) tied for first in the Shields Trophy Navy found themselves buried after the
Knud Wibroe of Sausalito, took sixth. Regatta at the U.S. Naval Academy in start. CMA went wire to wire for the win
Conditions were windy throughout the Annapolis last month. Ten teams turned as Navy scratched back to a fifth, just
week, which made for tight racing on the out for the 9/21-22 competition between nipping Maine Maritime at the finish.
Olympic Circle and the Cityfront. Twenty- service and maritime schools and sailed For the final race, CMA was sitting
eight teams from Norway, Denmark, Ger- in the Academy's fleet of Navy 44s. on a three-point lead but were no doubt
many and the Bay Area participated, with Chesapeake Bay offered up challenging nervous given the fluky conditions. SUNY
local skippers providing their lovingly conditions on the first day, with a building Maritime won the pin end of the line with
cared-for boats so international skippers southerly wind and unusually large waves Navy safely to windward, while CMA
would not have to go to the expense of and chop. Navy jumped out to a quick couldn't fetch the pin due to the build-
shipping theirs. Skippers switched boats lead, winning the first race and a close ing ebb. SUNY went up and down in the
every day, making the regatta as fair as second in race #2. CMA started slowly lead, with Navy in second, and CMA back
possible. with a 2,4 but came on strong to win the in sixth, forced left outside a number of
Next year's IKC will be held in Bergen, final two races of the day.
Norway. The event will return to the Bay After the first two races the wind was
in three years. gusting into the mid-20s. With equipment
preservation in mind, the race committee

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boats. Navy stayed in phase to slip past Bay but Mike Mannix's Harp nailed the downwind the heavier crews found life
SUNY and rounded the last weather mark first race, crossing the line 30 minutes more difficult in the lighter breezes.
well ahead. CMA did not give up, pass- ahead of anyone else. The remaining Chris Kitchen dominated the racing,
ing two boats, but, in the end, it wasn't boats all finished four minutes apart. making most of his gains downwind and
enough. Navy held the tiebreak which The second race took the fleet to Alcatraz in the starts. Kitchen's take on the regatta
ended up being the deciding factor. and through Raccoon Strait into the lee was all positive. "The buzz was just so
Congratulations to Cal Maritime's of Angel Island. Harp found the wind and fun, everyone was smiling and enjoying
Keelhaulers: Dillon Lancaster, Scott once again took the win. themselves, no matter how they ended up
Doyle, Harry Antrobus, Andrew Lamb, Until this year, the regatta was nor- in the fleet," he said.
Chris Vilicich, Ryan Lynch, Corey Lynch mally held in Long Beach. Next year it Sunday was windier than Saturday,
and Eileen Welch. will travel to Puget Sound. and Jonathan Weston started to get his
form going, taking a race off Kitchen and
— charlie arms CATALINA 38 NATIONALS (8/31) a second in the last race. But it wasn't
OVERALL — 1) Harp, Mike Mannix; 2) Thira, enough to stop Kitchen's taking out the
SHIELDS TROPHY REGATTA (9/21-22) Ray Torok; 3) Pretty Lady, Dave McCarty; 4) Enfin, regatta.
OVERALL — 1) U.S. Naval Academy, 16 points; Bob Kirby; 5) Little Breeze, Kerry Grimes. (5 boats) Robert Spencer, a keen Weta sailor who
2) Cal Maritime Academy, 16; 3) U.S. Merchant lives in Dubai and works for Emirates,
Marine Academy, 29; 4) SUNY Maritime College, More info at www.catalina 38.org brought over some awesome prizes: a
30; 5) Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 31; 6) Weta West Coast Championship scale model of an Emirates 777 airplane
U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 37; 7) Maine Mari- The Weta West Coast Champs, held and a pair of ETNZ binoculars!
time Academy, 49; 8) Royal Military College, 52; September 21-22 as part of Richmond For full results of RYC's Multihull
9) St. Mary's College of Maryland, 62; 10) U.S. YC's Multihull Invitational, was good Invitational, see www.richmondyc.org.
Military Academy, 64. (10 boats) fun, with great race management by the
women's Byte fleet on a tricky tidal and — weta marine
Complete results at www.collegesailing.org shifty race course. The course offered
great — although sometimes distracting BAMA Inter-Club Series
Catalina 38 Nationals — views of the America's Cup racing. Eighteen boats turned out for the
Five boats turned out for the Catalina Saturday dawned light and shifty Bay Area Multihull Association's Inter-
38 Nationals, hosted by Berkeley YC on and Sunday started the same, but the Club Race #6, the final in the series, on
August 31. Nuking late-summer winds breeze built through the day. Everyone September 7. With straight bullets, Steve
offered up challenging conditions on the was sitting out on the ama upwind, but Wonner's Wyliecat 30 Uno killed it in the

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BAMA

Spinnaker <140 division, while BOB JOHNSTON Hardesty was inducted into the
Robert Fairbank and David U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Crone's Yankee 30 Double Play 'Wingit' and 'Ma's Rover' at the start of BAMA's Athletic Hall of Fame in Kings
took the >140 class, David final Inter-Club Race. Point, NY. Before earning the
Sanner's Queimada led the 2011 Rolex Yachtsman of the
Catalina 34 fleet, Deborah II, Deborah Stern, 8 points; 2) Haute To Go, Sabre Year award, before winning eight
Stern's Cal 39 II Spindrift took 386, Michael Russell, 10; 3) Zingara, Islander 36, world championships including
the Non-Spinny <170 class, Steve & Jocelyn Swanson, 12. (3 boats) two as helmsman in the Etch-
Michael Maurier's Alerion Ex- NON-SPINNAKER >170 — 1) Scrimshaw, ells, two as tactician in the Mel-
press 28 Scrimshaw took the Alerion Express 28, Michael Maurier, 7 points; 2) La ges 24, one as tactician in the
Non-Spinny >170 fleet and Maja, Islander 30, Kenneth Naylor, 9; 3) Joanna, Farr 40, and three Match Racing
Mark Eastham's F-31 Ma's Rover took Irwin 30, Martin Jemo, 17. (5 boats) World Championships, Hardesty led the
home the Multihull trophy. MULTIHULL — 1) Ma's Rover, F-31, Mark East- Academy's coed dinghy sailing team to a
ham, 9 points; 2) Three Sigma, F-27, Christopher Singlehanded National Championship in
— latitude / ladonna Harvey, 10; 3) Peregrine Falcon, F-27 Bill Gardner, 1995 and Coed Doublehanded National
BAMA INTER-CLUB SERIES FINAL (9/7; 6r,1t) 11. (8 boats) Championship in 1996, won the four-
SPINNAKER <140 — 1) Uno, Wyliecat 30, Steve person sloop National Championship in
Wonner, 5 points; 2) Crinan II, Wyliecat 30, Bill West, Complete results at www.sfbama.org 1998, and was named 1998 College Sailor
9; 3) Vita E Bella, Catalina 42, Jack Verducci, 17. of the Year.
(7 boats) Race Notes The Singlehanded Sailing Society
SPINNAKER >140 — 1) Double Play, Yankee On September 27, San Diego's Bill moved their season-ending Vallejo 1-2
30, Robert Fairbank/David Crone, 6 points; 2) from October 12-13 to the following week-
Galatea, Aphrodite 101, Christopher Viaggi, 14; 3) THE BOX SCORES end, the 19th-20th. Registration closes on
Lelo Too, Tartan 30, Emile Carles, 15. (5 boats) October 16. See www.sfbaysss.org.
CATALINA 34 — 1) Queimada, David Sanner, 7 FAT 30s (PHRF 175-185) — 1) Nice Turn, Cal See Sightings on page 70 for our pre-
points; 2) Mottley, Chris Owen, 8; 3) Crew's Nest, 2-29, Richard M. Johnson, 7 points; 2) Lelo Too, view of the Rolex Big Boat Series.
Ray Irvine, 15. (8 boats) Tartan 30, John Ford, 25; 3) Joanna, Irwin 30,
NON-SPINNAKER <170 — 1) Spindrift, Cal 39 Martin Jemo, 16. (4 boats) — latitude / chris
PHRF >100 — 1) Cassiopeia, Islander 36, Kit
More results for your beery pleasure! Wiegman, 8 points; 2) Wings, 5.5 Meter, Mike Jack- Balistreri, 7 points; 2) Breakout, Santana 35, Lloyd
son, 9; 3) Whirlwind, Wyliecat 30, Dan Benjamin, Richey, 9; 3) Kai Manu, Cal 29, John Jaundzems,
ISLAND YC ISLAND NIGHTS FINAL (5r,1t) 12. (7 boats) 15. (8 boats)
SPINNAKER <151 — 1) Ruby, Moore 24, Steve MULTIHULL — 1) Triple Play, F-31, Richard
McCarthy, 4 points; 2) Twisted, Farr 40, Tony Pohl, Keller, 6 points; 2) White Knuckles, Corsair 750 Complete results at www.bayviewboatclub.org
9; 3) Spirit of Freedom, J/124, Bill Mohr, 15. (7 Dash, Gary Helms, 9; 3) Sunbow3, Corsair Sprint
boats) 750, Ken Johnson, 9. (4 boats) MONTEREY PENINSULA YC SUNSET SERIES
168 RATERS — 1) Phantom, J/24, John Gul- Complete results at www.oaklandyachtclub.com CUMULATIVE
liford, 5 points; 2) Bewitched, Merit 25, Laraine PHRF A (20r,1t) — 1) Bustin' Loose, Sydney
Salmon, 6; 3) Faster Faster!, Merit 25, David Ross, ENCINAL YC SUMMER TWILIGHT SERIES 38, Jeffrey Pulford, 28 points; 2) Encore, J/105,
11. (4 boats) FINAL (5r,1t) Dave Potter, 63; 3) Dude, Olson 911S, Todd Muck,
SPINNAKER >151 — 1) Wuvulu, Islander Ba- DIVISION A — 1) Good & Plenty, Soverel 33, 106. (8 boats)
hama 30, John New, 7 points 2) Proverbs 21-21, Justis Fennell, 6 points; 2) Twisted, Farr 40, Tony PHRF B (27r,1t) — 1) Morpheus, Moore 24,
Ideal 18, Steve Ritz, 8; 3) Boogie Woogie, Ranger Pohl, 9; 3) Red Cloud, Farr 36, Don Ahrens, 10. Rick Srigley, 104 points; 2) Kon Tiki, Cal 29, Austin
33, John Ratto, 10. (7 boats) (7 boats) Book, 121; 3) U20, Ultimate 20, Thom Smith, 192.
NON-SPINNAKER — 1) Magic, Mercury, John DIVISION C — 1) Double Trouble, Moore (11 boats)
Hansen, 4 points; 2) Loco 2, Mercury, Paul Mueller, 24, Kevin Durant, 7 points; 2) TAZ!!, Express 27, SHIELDS (25r,1t) — 1) Rolly, Pakhtun Shah,
7; 3) Dream Catcher, J/24, Al Spector, 11. (4 boats) George Lythcott, 11; 3) Claire de Lune, Moore 24, 41 points; 2) Stillwater, Garth Hobson, 93; 3)
Ted Floyd, 13.5. (12 boats) October, Steve Jackson, 101. (13 boats)
Complete results at www.iyc.org DIVISION D — 1) Bewitched, Merit 25, Laraine
OAKLAND YC SWEET 16 SERIES FINAL (8r,2t) Salmon, 4 points; 2) My Tahoe Too!, Capri 25, Complete results at www.mpyc.org
NON-SPIN <200 — 1) Some Day, Islander 36, Steve Douglass, 8; 3) Osituki, Cal 28, Rodney
Roy Samuelson, 8 points; 2) Jackal, Ranger 33, Pimentel, 15. (9 boats) SAUSALITO YC SUMMER SUNSET SERIES
Roger Wise, 8; 3) Willin, Catalina 30, Mark Tishler, DIVISION E — 1) Popeye & I, Cal 9.2, Ruth CUMULATIVE (4r,1t)
12. (5 boats) Summers, 7 points; 2) Spray, Coronado 25, Ray- PHRF <100 — 1) Streaker, J/105, Ron Ander-
NON-SPIN >201 — 1) Loco 2, Mercury, Paul mond Kytle, 8. (2 boats) son, 3 points; 2) Nimbus, J/105, Neil Gibbs, 6; 3)
Mueller, 8 points 2) Fun, Santana 22, Chris Nicho- Escapade, Sabre 402, Nick Sands, 8. (5 boats)
las, 12; 3) Fast Company, Santana 22, Barbara Complete results at www.encinal.org PHRF >99 — 1) Nancy, Wyliecat 30, Pat Brod-
Miller, 14. (6 boats) erick, 4 points; 2) Grey Ghost, Hanse 342, Doug
PHRF 148-174 — 1) Faster Faster!, Merit 25, BAY VIEW BOAT CLUB MONDAY NIGHT MAD- Grant, 4; 3) Ouessant, Farallon Clipper, Jennifer
David Ross, 11 points; 2) Bewitched, Merit 25, NESS SERIES CUMULATIVE (5r,1t) Hinkel, 12. (4 boats)
Laraine Salmon, 11; 3) Bandido, Merit 25, George OVERALL — 1) Cappo Gato, Nonsuch 30, Sal PHRF <154 — 1) Mimicat, Hinkley 38, Robert
Gurrola, 12. (7 boats) Long, 7 points; 2) French Kiss, Beneteau 350,
PHRF <99 — 1) Dark & Stormy, 1D35, Jona- Dave Borton, 7; 3) Jarlen, J/35, Robert Bloom,
than Hunt, 7 points; 2) Golden Moon, Express 37, 8.5. (6 boats)
Kame & Sally Richards, 9; 3) Spirit of Freedom, PHRF >153 — 1) Tackful, Santana 22, Frank
J/124, Bill Mohr, 18. (5 boats) Lawler, 3 points; 2) Maxine, Yankee 30-1, Stephen
Spoja, 6.5; 3) La Mer, Newport 30, Randy Grenier,
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Complete results at www.sausalitoyachtclub.org

Photo: David Dibble

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We depart from our usual format this month to bring you a special Bora Bora The Leeward Isles
report on the biggest and fastest charter cats in French Polynesia. of Tahiti

The Big Cat Charter Concept: winch does the heavy lifting (particularly Viatape Tahaa
The More the Merrier when hoisting the massive, fully bat- Dream Yacht
tened mainsail). Charters base Huahine
Ever since catamarans became widely Equipped with twin steering stations,
available in the bareboat charter in- this sleek 55-footer has excellent sight Fare
dustry — roughly 20 years ago — their lines for driving offshore, and although
popularity has never stopped soaring, you can't see the opposite bow from the Raiatea
prompting designers to continually re- aft helm stations, this performance-
fine their products for both comfort and oriented boat has much less windage ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE / ANDY EXCEPT AS NOTED
performance. than other large charter cats that feature
When we learned about the latest central steering stations elevated to the
charter cat innovation — luxurious level of their hard-top biminis.
bareboats in the 50- to-60-ft range that For performance upwind, our 55,
can carry 12 passengers — we instantly Curie, is rigged with adjustable dagger-
thought, "Family reunion!" And when we boards that are easily controlled from
discovered that Dream Yacht Charters the helm, and a self-tending Solent sail
had recently added several bareboatable that sheets much flatter than the larger
Catana 55s to their Tahiti fleet, we knew genoa (both are rigged on roller furlers).
those exotic isles were the obvious loca- The addition of low-profile solar panels
tion to test this big-cat concept. mounted out of sight on the hard-top
We floated the idea via email to our bimini minimized the time we needed
sons Zac and Aaron, their uncle Bear, to run the engines or the genset to keep
and their godparents Bill and Nancy our ample supply of Hinano beer chilled.
(with whom we've sailed since college And a large-capacity, simple-to-use
days), and within minutes our inbox alert watermaker meant we didn't have to be
started pinging in rapid succession: "I'm water Nazis every time one of the ladies
in!" "Absolutely!" "Yes, yes, yes!" "Name wanted to wash her hair.
the dates and I'm there." The boys' girl- Having six comfortable double cabins,
friends, Holly and April, signed on almost
as quickly.
Although we often take neophyte
sailors on bareboat trips, knowing this
boat would be brand new, and we'd be
navigating through reef-strewn (although
well-charted) lagoons, it was a comfort
knowing I would have a half-dozen ex-
perienced sailors on board. A few hours
into the trip, though, I realized that my
wife Julie and I could have easily run the
whole boat ourselves, as all lines are led
aft to the cockpit, where a central electric

Oh yeah! Havin' some fun now. While sailing
offshore, sightlines were great from either of
the twin steering stations.

At Bora Bora, the Heiva 70s to mid-80s — we never needed it.
festival was a memorable Julie and I have been lucky enough
cultural treat. to sail Tahiti's Leeward Islands a half-
dozen times before, but for our boys and
each with its own their girlfriends this was a completely
head and shower, unique experience — like a dream cruise
meant that every- through some sort of tropical fantasy-
one slept well and land. They all seemed to be smiling from
had plenty of privacy. ear to ear from the moment they got their
Yes, each cabin also first look at the brilliant turquoise color
has individually con- of the lagoons.
trolled air condition- Unlike the charter trips we took when
ing vents, but with our boys were younger, this time Dad
Tahiti's near-perfect wasn't picking up the tab for their air
temperatures — high

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When it came time for personal recreation, ing and paddleboarding. And, of course, favorite snorkeling spot at an uninhab-
Aaron definitely had the most fun. He won't deep sleeping at anchor. ited motu (islet) perched just inside Passe
soon forget kiting in the Tahitian lagoons. The last thing you want to do in a Toahotu, a break in the fringing reef on
place as idyllic as Tahiti's Leewards is the east side of Tahaa. When the crew
fare and expenses. So it was definitely rush from place to place, so for a week's returned to the boat from snorkeling just
a splurge, but well worth every French charter we usually recommend visiting before twilight, they were giddy as grade-
Polynesian franc that it cost them. the central islands, Tahaa and Raiatea, schoolers after a big night of trick-or-
There's no denying that these islands and either Huahine or Bora Bora, but treating. Only here the excitement was
are known to be expensive. (Air fares not both. over the abundance of colorful tropical
are similar to flights to Australia or New The first-timers in our group were fish, rather than Halloween candy. After
Zealand.) But we've found that bareboat determined to see it all, however, so we a splendid dinner of fresh-caught tuna,
pricing and provisioning costs are more agreed to leave our schedule loose and we spent a tranquil night anchored over
or less on par with other tropical desti- play it by ear. Who a vast sandy plain that reflected the
nations. And if you eat what the locals knows, we thought, moonlight above.
eat — fresh fish, fruits and veggies — and maybe the speed The least developed of the principal
where they eat, rather than in swank of this 55-footer Leeward Islands is Huahine, which is
resorts, these islands are much more will allow us to see our favorite. Getting underway early,
affordable than you might imagine. For more in a week we put the boards down, trimmed for
travelers, the silver lining to Tahiti's than we'd done on upwind sailing and blasted across the
pricey reputation is that it sees relatively past cruises here. 22-mile open-water channel in record
little tourism — less than 4% of what After sort- time. Despite her finely finished interior
Hawaii gets annually. So anchorages are ing out our pro- and large tank capacity, Curie hit 9 knots
never even close to being crowded. visions, we did a consistently upwind.
One of the unique characteristics of thorough checkout There's not much to 'downtown' Fare,
the Leewards is that each of its four tall with Dream Yachts' Huahine's largest village, except a few
volcanic islands is surrounded by a la- base manager, jo- surf shops, a grocery store, two banks, a
goon that's kept tranquil by an encircling vial Jérôme Touzé, pharmacy and a shack that sells chilled
reef. With warm trade winds continually who's sailed here coconut water in the shell. But the adults
washing across the water, the lagoons for decades. We are friendly, the playful kids are curious,
are ideal for flat-water sailing, as well as then set sail for a and virtually every home is surrounded
watersports like kiteboarding, windsurf- by lush gardens that yield bananas,
papayas, mangos and breadfruit — the
sort of place you could live a blissful life
completely devoid of the workaday world
that most vacationers try to escape from.
After a bit of shopping and a swim, we
motorsailed south through the western
lagoon to broad Avena Bay. Strong winds
were beginning to pipe up, inspiring
Aaron to dig out his kiteboarding gear
and give us a show.
The next day a squally morning forced
us into 'island mode'. That is, chilling

It's a great comfort having plenty of reliable
sailors aboard — unless they all want to play
captain at the same time.

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out and enjoying the lack of any press- ing back to Fare, rolled out the genoa see Coral River there that lies adjacent
ing engagements other than a promise and charged back to Tahaa in record to a luxurious resort. But we'd made
to go snorkeling out on the nearby time, hitting 12 knots or higher along such good time that it was barely noon,
reef, which gazillions of juvenile fish the way. I'd been telling the kids how the so the crew's consensus was to push on
call home. Later, the kids went ashore wind usually bends along the rounded to Bora Bora, thus experiencing a trois
to check out a small waterside resort, shape of the island, so that when you sail îlets day! The strong maramu winds had
test their newly-learned Tahitian — ia around it counterclockwise you rarely roughed up the seas offshore, which sent
orana (hello), maeva (welcome), maururu have to adjust your sail trim. That proved 8-foot rollers into the fringing reefs. But
(thank you) — and procure some exotic true yet again, and what fun — beam- as always Tahaa's western exit, Passe
cocktails. reaching at hullspeed over flat water. Papai, was still calm, if a bit rolly. The
The next day was the most memo- It was the Fourth of July, and our plan big cat plowed through the swells almost
rable sailing day we've ever had in these was to anchor for the night near Motu effortlessly, and we were soon reeling in
islands. Up at first light, we motorsailed Tautau, so we could explore the must- the miles to the Leewards' most iconic
through the golden hues of early morn-

AARON TURPIN

ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE / ANDY EXCEPT AS NOTED JULIE TURPIN

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silhouette, the sharply sculpted Mount site of a WWII airstrip, Bora Bora today ery whenever you like.
Otemanu in the center of Bora Bora. receives the vast majority of French After overnighting on a mooring ball
A couple of hours later we were skirt- Polynesia's tourists, many of whom are in front of Bloody Mary's restaurant,
ing the long, foreboding reefs that protect honeymooners who book over-water we dinghied to a favorite reef nearby for
the Bora Bora lagoon, before reaching its bungalows at world-class resorts. Some a morning snorkel, then motorsailed
only entrance, Passe Teavanui, which are truly spectacular, but they can cost around to the shallow eastern side of the
lies midway up this famous atoll's west- $1,500 a night or higher. We like to point lagoon. Deep-keeled monohulls dare not
ern shoreline. out that you get the same view from a travel in these shallows, but for cats —
First known to Americans as the bareboat, but you can change the scen- even 55-ft cats — it's pas de problème.
Near the southernmost end we shared
Top row, left to right: Fresh baguettes were plentiful; the surf break outside Fare; surveying Mt. a vast 10-foot-deep anchorage with only
Otemanu from the Bora Bora lagoon; Julie hails a passing cruiser. Center: Zac and Holly take a two other boats. The turquoise color of
plunge; sleepy downtown Fare; birthday boy makes a friend; canoeing, the national pastime. Bot- the scene was hypnotic as Aaron did
tom: Our sweet yacht and a classic church; Bear chills on the foredeck; 'Curie' between the motus. kiteboarding cartwheels while the rest of

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us snorkeled, shadowing several elusive JULIE TURPIN nesian anatomy allows, while their men
sting rays. stomped and strutted in the fashion of
The kids were anxious to find a primo Showering with a friend is always fun — espe- their forefathers. The locals could not
snorkeling spot, so we moved the boat cially on the swim step of a luxury catamaran have been more welcoming to us and the
to a shallow ledge between two small moored in the Bora Bora lagoon. small cadre of cruisers who attended.
motus (Piti uu Uta and Piti uu Tai), be- The birthday boy even got to try on the
yond which was a huge reef system. That with excitement as the sound of hard- elaborate headress of one of the dancers.
instinct paid off bigtime, as the reef was wood drums grew ever louder. The trip back to Tahaa was a long
teeming with life and we identified almost The dance competition was fantastic, beat in brisk winds, but Curie handled
every species on our fishfinder chart. with the long-haired ladies doing those it well, getting us back to the Passe in
The next day was Aaron's birthday. To rapid-fire hip gyrations that only Poly- time to retrace our route up to the Coral
celebrate we'd planned to moor near Va- River, where we played in the 2- to 3-foot
itape, the island's only town, where the water for hours. The highlight was when
annual Heiva cultural festivities were go- a moray eel chased Bear through the
ing on. The breeze was up for our 8-mile coral heads in retaliation for getting too
trip around to the west side, so while we close with his GoPro.
sailed, Aaron zigged and zagged around We spent our final night at Tahaa's
us on his kiteboard, doing occasional Baie Apu, only a few miles across the
flips and other flashy aerobatics. Zac lagoon from the Dream Yachts charter
decided it was time for his first lesson, base at Raiatea.
which he survived — just barely — after From beginning to end, it had been a
accidentally body-dragging across a wonderful cruise aboard an outstanding
nasty patch of shallow reef. charter yacht. We've done many family
We found a mooring at the new Mai bareboat charters during the past two
Kai Marina and YC, within shouting decades, but this one was certainly a
distance of several cruising couples we'd standout. And it will certainly be a tough
met in Mexico. (Small world.) On the act to follow.
short walk to town the air was charged
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W ith reports this month from C'est La Vie being seized and allowed to go

on a reef at Chuuk Lagoon; from Kiapa on the many delights of Bora Bora;
from Esprit on cruising Spain from Menorca to Cartagena; from Harmony
on the state of affairs at Tenacatita Bay, Mexico; from R Sea Kat on taking
the long way from the East Coast to Southern California; from Knee Deep
on a two-year family cruise; from Larrakin on fun in French Polynesia; and
Cruise Notes.


C’est La Vie — Amel Mango 52
Bob Bohn and Crew Hilda court orders saying I could. The last
Boat Seized, Destroyed at Chuuk time I tried to get on my boat, she was
(Anacortes, Washington) being guarded by a policeman ­— in my
kayak! Worst of all, by that time she was
Two days after clearing into Chuuk on the reef. The last time I saw her, she
(Truk) Lagoon in the Federated States was banging on the reef so hard that the
of Micronesia, my radar was knocked off the mizzen.
C'EST LA VIE boat was boarded After nearly a month, the public de-
by the Chuuk State fender representing me advised me to
Police. They hit me heed the death threats I'd been getting
in the face, dragged and to leave the island immediately. By
me down the deck, that time I'd burned through my cruising
and threw me into kitty on expenses and fighting to get my
their boat. They boat back. The police arrested me one
took my boat pa- last time before I left the island, just to
pers and passport, show that they could.
arrested me and my From a short time after we were first
crew Hilda from the arrested, I contacted and kept in contact
Solomon Islands, with the U.S. Coast Guard in Guam, the
Bob Bohn and put us in jail U.S. embassy in Pohnpei, and a law firm.
Everyone expressed an interest in my
without any charges. situation, but there was nothing anybody
After 24 hours, I demanded to see a could really do.
judge. Two hours later the judge ordered The Director of Tourism for Chuuk
us released and asked the police why tried to persuade me not to tell my story,
they weren't helping us. I flew Hilda out but I feel it's important that cruisers
of the country immediately. know about the dangers of going to
Three days after being arrested, I re- Chuuk. I was told by others on Chuuk,
turned to the scene to find that despite and later by officials on Guam, that it's
the fact that my boat was supposedly not uncommon for boats to be seized in
being looked after, the anchor chain Chuuk, and that the level of crime is very
had slipped and she was hard on a reef. high.
Furthermore, everything — solar panels, Five attorneys have told me I could
dinghy, outboard, generator, kayak and easily win my case in court. Unfortunate-
fuel cans — had been taken from on ly, it would be very expensive and the for provisions at Chuuk, which used to
deck. Five police, who were removing all Federated States of Micronesia doesn’t be the South Pacific base for the Japa-
the valuables from below, prevented me have the money to pay any award/settle- nese Empire during World War II.
from getting any closer to my boat than ment. I only had liability insurance, so I lost
100 feet. My main message to cruisers is to everything. But I have a good pension
In the course of a month, I was never avoid Chuuk Lagoon! If you insist on from doing bomb disposal in the Navy, so
allowed to board my boat again, despite sailing there, go as part of a group of I expect to be cruising again in another
boats, not alone as we did. We were seen couple of years.
'C'est La Vie', a lovely Amel Mango 52 that had as rich yachties and thus an easy target
done the Puddle Jump and Ha-Ha, hung up on — bob 09/08/2013
a reef at Chuuk after being seized. for plunder.
This incident was in Kiapa — M&M 52 Cat
BOB BOHN contrast to the wonderful Lionel and Irene Bass
time I had been having in the Bora Bora
South Pacific after the Puddle (Perth, Australia)
Jump. I did Tahiti, the Cooks, When most cruisers think about
Suvarrow and the Samoas, cruising destinations, they want to tick
and hauled the boat in Fiji for off the following boxes: warm air and
the hurricane season. People warm water in which to play; spectacular
were wonderful. I then did scenery; plenty of sea life to observe while
Vanuatu and the Solomons. snorkeling; the opportunity to engage in
Hilda and I then headed for rigorous physical activities, allowing one
1,700-mile-distant Guam. Af- to 'earn' their sunset cocktail; and with
ter 1,200 miles, we made the this, the time to relax with good friends
unfortunate decision to stop

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SPREAD, KIAPA, INSET, LATITUDE
KIAPA
beach where the crews of seven boats
— Osprey, Cariba, Nyon, Compass Rose,
Monkey Fist, Red Sky Night and Kiapa
— could have a potluck that night. For-
tunately, Izzy speaks
French. So when we
saw a man sitting
at a picnic table in a
garden that went all
the way down to the
beach, we pulled up
and asked if he knew
of a public beach
where we could have
our potluck.
"No," said the man
who identified him-
self as Patrick, "be- Patrick of Bora Bora.

cause all the nearby beaches are 'owned'
by either the hotels or by the homes that
front them."
So Izzy boldly asked if we might hold
our potluck on Patrick's lawn, and if we
could, would he join us. Fortune favors
the bold, for Patrick said that he would
be delighted to host us. Furthermore, he
said he would like to contribute to the
potluck and entertainment.
It turned out to be a great potluck,
as the crews of all the boats knew each
other from before and were eager to catch
up. As for our host Patrick, he prepared
freshly caught fish in a delicious coconut
marinade, demonstrated how to shuck
and grate a coconut and how to cook,
peel and eat breadfruit, and even enthu-
siastically sang a rain dance for us. We
all had such a fantastic evening.
The next day we returned for our
morning yoga stretches, and Patrick
American soldiers set up an uncontested joined in. When the session was over,
Bora Bora has more than just a great silhouette. base during World War II. Following the he offered to take us on a hike that no
The island and the lagoon look great from near introduction of jet aircraft, Bora Bora tourists had ever been on. Naturally we
the summit of 2,385-ft Mt. Otemanu, too. became an exclusive destination for all wanted to go.
and good books. upscale tourists, many of whom were A few days later, five of the boats in
During the three weeks Lionel and attracted by the signature hotel rooms on our group upped anchor and moved to
I were lucky enough to spend at Bora stilts over the lagoon. Harvesting tourist
Bora, we were able to tick off all of the dollars has replaced harvesting copra as Irene, at the far right in blue, had many above-
above boxes — and more. the island's economic engine. water cruising friends at Bora Bora, and quite
Considered by many to be the most While most visitors a few below-water ones, too.
beautiful island in the world, Bora Bora arrive by plane, the most
is a mere 11-square-mile remnant of stunning views are af- KIAPA
an extinct volcano, with two prominent forded those who arrive by
peaks, and is surrounded by an exten- boat. As we approached
sive shallow lagoon and barrier reefs. the turquoise waters of
Mt. Otemanu, the highest peak, is 2,385 the lagoon from which
feet, making it not quite as tall as Marin's the dramatic peaks soar
Mt. Tam. Located 143 miles northwest up, Lionel and I thought
of Tahiti — and 4,200 miles from San it looked like a dream
Francisco — Bora Bora has a permanent destination. We would not
population of just under 9,000. be disappointed.
Capt. James Cook was the first Eu- On the day we arrived,
ropean to come ashore in 1770. Not Izzy of Cariba and I got
many followed in his path until 7,000 into the dinghy and took
off in search of a small

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the eastern side of the lagoon in order surrounding waters would be dreamlike. they seem puzzled that their boats are
to be closer to where we'd been told Our next anchorage was at the south dragging.
we could snorkel with big manta rays. eastern extremity of the lagoon, chosen We have previously mentioned that
Apparently the rays visit this 'cleaning specifically for its quick access to the very few American boats seem to be com-
nicest kiteboarding beach we'd seen in ing to the Med. The only ones we have
station' each French Polynesia. I say 'nicest', because seen so far have crossed the Atlantic
morning, It's it was actually wide enough to make the and/or are from the East Coast. This is
sort of like a launching of our kites not too tricky, apparently due to lingering fears about
car wash for and there were no coral bommies — aka the Somali pirate situation in the Indian
rays; as they 'potato heads' — to avoid in front as we Ocean. This year we met an Aussie who
pull in, smaller headed out. And the trade winds blew shipped his boat to Gibraltar in order to
fish, usually 20 – 25 knots as predicted. Heaven! get to the Med without having to worry
cleaner wrasse, After the three weeks Lionel and I about pirates. We also met a Kiwi who
feed on the de- spent at Bora Bora, we realized how avoided the pirates by sailing eastward
bris on the skin blessed we were to be able to experience across the Pacific, through the Panama
and in the gills its pleasures for an extended period of Canal, and across the Atlantic! Cruising
of the rays. time, and not just for a jet-lagged week. dynamics have certainly changed.
It was magi- Since we last wrote, we anchored
cal to watch, — irene 08/29/2013 at the entrance to Mahon, which is on
and we were the east coast of Menorca and is the is-
lucky enough Esprit — Peterson 46 land's biggest city. The bay is beautiful,
to enjoy three Chay, Katie and Jaime McWilliam with many potential places to anchor.
20-minute ses- Menorca to Cartagena, Spain Unfortunately, officials have made it
sions. Nature (Henderson, Nevada) illegal to anchor almost everywhere, so
is marvelous. One of the more unusual highlights you must move into a marina. After a
Most people of this, our 10th season of cruising, has night, we moved on to Cala Trebalúger
know Bora been adjusting to the topless and even on the south side of the island, where
Bora from its nude sailors — both men and women
famous silhou- — here in the Med. Some are attractive,
Capt. Cook didn't discover e t t e , a m o n g some not so attractive. They not only
Bora Bora from the deck of the most rec- sunbathe au naturel, they sail, dinghy
a sailing 'vessel' like this. o g n i z a b l e i n and anchor that way, too. There was even
the world. One cloudless day Izzy and a topless woman SUP-ing through an
Gabriel from Cariba, Patrick from Liv- anchorage without a care in the world.
ing, and I decided to swap our flip-flops Europeans have a more liberal view of
for hiking boots and tackle one of Bora nudity.
Bora's two peaks to get a different view. The Europeans, however, are very
In retrospect, I have to wonder what family-oriented. Most of the people we've
I'd been thinking. The three of them are seen on holiday are vacationing as a
Canadians, and they all have oodles of family — including teenagers and young
rock-climbing experience. This was im- adults traveling with their parents.
portant, because during a number of sec- That's something we don't see much in
tions of the hike we had to use ropes to the States anymore.
get up and down sheer rock faces. Those The European Union countries require
folks were like rock rabbits while I was Certificates of Competence for boaters. A
slower than a sloth. But my reward — a number of Europeans told us that most
fabulous view from the summit — was of the test is related to knowing what
easily worth the effort. We’d chosen a different lights and light combinations
clear day specifically so the colors of the mean. It's been quite apparent to us that
Lionel and Patrick revel in the great kiteboard- one can obtain a certificate without dem-
ing conditions — strong wind, flat and warm
water — of the lagoon at Bora Bora. onstrating any
competence
in anchoring.
Most, but not
all, European
mariners use
3 to 1 scope
— at the most
— when an-
choring. We've
even seen some
boats 'anchor' 1
to 1. When the
wind comes up,

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Spread; The ancient but beautifully restored train that takes passengers from downtown Palma up weather to pass before moving to the
into the mountains, through tunnels, and down to the town of Soller. From there, you take another southern Balearic party island of Ibiza.
ancient train to Porto Soller. Lower left; The great natural port of Mahon. Top left; Topless is normal. We experienced heavy northwest swells
from the gale blowing in the 150-mile-
we enjoyed three days of crystal-clear but we were generally disappointed in distant Gulf of Lyon, so once again the
water, a white sand beach, swimming the chandleries. Although their shelves anchorages along the west coast of Ibi-
and snorkeling. were full, their stock didn't include the za were untenable.
Our next passage, down the east stuff we were looking for. We ended up going
coast of Mallorca, the biggest of Spain's We toured the city of Palma one day, around to Cala de
Balearic Islands, turned out to be a including the very large cathedral that Port Roig, where we
longer one than we'd planned. The wind was built on the site of a 14th-century anchored among all
and swell were out of the east, making mosque. Many of the buildings are of types and sizes of
most anchorages untenable, so we had Arab origins. The next day we took a boats. Some were
to continue on around Punta Salinas on beautifully restored and maintained elec- free-anchored, some
the southeast corner of the island. We tric train — built in 1812 — on a windy were on single moor-
anchored there behind Isla Moltana. trip up into the mountain and through ings, and some were
Our watermaker had stopped due tunnels, then back down on bow and stern
moorings. Very dis- Cartagena is classic.
organized.
We then set sail for 130-mile-distant
Cartagena, Spain. It's hard to believe,
but we didn't catch our first fish in the
Med until that leg. But it was a beautiful
40-lb albacore tuna. He swam deep, but
Chay reeled him in. We must have been
in a school of tuna because his friends
stuck with us for quite awhile — some-
thing that we had never seen happen
before. That tuna was the best-tasting
fish we've had in our 10 years of cruising!
After a mostly rolly trip to Cartagena,
we are now side-tied in a marina. The
staff is friendly and the facilities are
acceptable. We've taken a few strolls
through town, which is pleasant and
mellow. There are many forts, Roman
ruins and castles to explore before we
leave. We will now use our Eurail passes
to travel inland.

— chay 08/20/2013

Harmony — Islander Freeport 40
Robert and Virginia Gleser
Mayor and First Lady of Tenacatita
(Alameda)
We recently had brunch with several
cruising buddies, and enjoyed recon-
necting with Kurt and Katie Braun of the

The popular cruiser anchorage is behind Punta
Las Iguanas. Playa Tenacatita is open again but
has no palapas. Manzanilla has all the crocs.

to a failed membrane, so we ordered again to the town of Soller.
one to be shipped to us at Cartagena, From that little town of
Spain, our next stop. Since we needed cute shops, we hopped
to fill our water tanks and wash down onto another little train
an extremely salty/dirty Esprit, our next down to Porto de Soller,
stop was Palma de Mallorca's Marina where we had lunch before
Club de Mar, a well-run, privately-owned taking the train back to
marina with a helpful and amiable staff. Palma. It was 100 degrees
Chay was able to apply more coats of and muggy, but a fun trip.
varnish there. He also found a few parts After Palma we mo-
we needed at the various chandleries, tor sailed to Cala Blanca,
where we waited for anoth-
er gale and some stormy

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Alameda-based Deerfoot 74 Interlude, last two years, so people can now drive spend part of the winter months playing
who just completed their 12-year circum- in to the beach and cruisers can land on bocce ball on the beach and enjoying the
navigation. We first met them at Tena- the beach for a walk. But there aren't any warm clear waters of Tenacatita. The
catita Bay, Mexico, in 2002 and followed restaurants, shops or amenities. mayor's Friday night dinghy raft-ups
There is still a 'jungle run' through the that have been an institution for over
their stories mangroves from the inside bay to the la- three decades are always a highlight.
as they made goon bordering the outside beach, where We tie our dinghies together in a large
their way for many years cruisers had taken their circle around the mayor's anchor, and
around the dinghies for provisioning and lunch at a share hors d’oeuvres, stories and lots of
globe. They favorite beachfront palapa. Most of the laughter.
are planning jungle run is still there, but overhanging This report would not be complete
to return to mangroves have been allowed to grow without my pushing Virginia’s book
Mexico for back and cover the tunnel-like entrance Harmony on the High Seas, When Your
more cruis- to the lagoon. Furthermore, visitors are Mate Becomes Your Matey. Her insightful
ing fun, and no longer welcome to dock nearby to gain book explores the leap of faith that you
asked if the access to the outer bay beach. However, take when you cast off the docklines, and
rumors of Te- cruisers can still anchor out, snorkel shares both a tangible and mystical view
nacatita Bay the 'aquarium', and come ashore to walk of the sailing experience.
being closed the beach. Many of the good restaurants
Robert and Virginia,'Mayor' w e r e t r u e . that were formerly at the outer bay re- — robert 08/15/2013
and 'First Lady' of Tenacatita. So here's the located to La Manzanilla, a small town
scoop from Robert, the high season 2½ miles across the bay. That's where R Sea Kat — ­Manta 40
'Mayor' of Tenacatita Bay: cruisers now go to enjoy fine dining and Captains Deana and Mike Ruel
There are two anchorages at Tenacati- provisioning — and see all the crocs. Bluewater Cruising on a Cat
ta Bay, the outside beach anchorage and This past season’s news was that (Dover, Delaware / Lake Sherwood)
the more protected inside bay anchorage. things are still being hashed out in court, We don't normally publish photos as
The inside bay, which is sheltered from and the fight may not be over.
the Pacific swells, is the place where This will be our 14th year of cruising
most of the cruisers like to anchor. It's the Pacific Coast of North and South
in front of a beautiful, long white sand America. Instead of our usual early Oc-
beach, where there is one palapa that tober trip to Mexico, we will forego that
sells typical inexpensive Mexican sea- great meandering cruise down the inside
food. There is also the Blue Bay Hotel, of Baja in the perfect weather month
which features an hour-long serenade of October/early November in order to
for us each evening. Baitfish and their attend the wedding of our exchange-
predators circle the boats, and dolphins student daughter. She is getting married
often cruise through. Egrets, pelicans, in Seville, Spain. The opportunity to see
boobies, and gulls are some of the wide her again and meet her family, not to
variety of snowbirds that visit during the mention spending time in Europe, was
winter season. There is no problem with irresistible. For our return trip, we are
the inside bay anchorage. making a trans-Atlantic crossing on a
There had been a legal squabble over super cheap Norwegian cruise ship that
on the outside beach between a very is repositioning from the Med to the Ca-
rich man and a lot of poor people, and ribbean.
after a judicial ruling two years ago, Sometime in November we will make
the rich man was declared the winner. the pilgrimage down to Mexico to prepare
Many houses, palapas and restaurants Harmony for launching from her summer
were quickly bulldozed, and the public home on the hard in San Carlos, Sonora.
was not allowed to return to the beach. Instead of crossing to Baja, we’ll be mak-
Things have loosened up a bit over the ing a more direct passage to the warm
The famous 'jungle ride' from Playa Bocas de
Iguanas to Playa Tenacatita. Alas, it's over- southlands: Topolobampo,
grown in places, particularly at the entrance. Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta,
then Tenacatita — where
JUNGLE JIM the kids and grandchil-
dren are planning to come
for the winter holidays.
As usual, we are look-
ing forward to spending
another season on the
Gold Coast, and want to
welcome all the Mexican
cruisers — and particu-
larly the newcomers — to

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Spread; A lovely photo of 'R Sea Kat' wing- shore experience with a relatively small summary, our experi-
on-wing with a camber spar headsail. Insets; cat, we asked them for their evaluation ence has confirmed our
Captains Deana and Mike. of a Manta as an ocean-cruising boat. expectation that this
large as the one above, but it's so evoca- "Having lived aboard our Manta for well-built catamaran
tive of cruising that we couldn't resist. over three years now as we cruised the will take us anywhere
Just beautiful. Atlantic, Bahamas, Caribbean, Panama, between the equator and
The boat in the photo is Mike and Galapagos and Pacific waters to Alaska, the Arctic in safety and
Deana Ruel's Manta 42. They've cruised we've have found her to be an exceptional comfort."
her from the East Coast to Southern bluewater cruising platform. She meets
California the 'long way', meaning by nearly all of the offshore liveaboard re- — latitude/rs
way of the Caribbean, Panama Canal, quirements and is well-appointed. There 09/12/2013
Galapagos and Alaska. They are cur- is excellent headroom and the fridge and
rently looking to have a leak in a saildrive freezer have generous space. Knee Deep — Cata-
and some other repairs taken care of in The cockpit is roomy and well lina 38
preparation for the start of the Pacific protected from heavy seas, The Doolittle Family
Puddle Jump next March, and they're and the decks are wide and The Two-Year Cruise
also collecting data for a book about clear for easy movement fore (Sacramento)
enjoying California's Channel Islands. and aft in rough conditions. Two years ago, the
Michael is one of the cinematogra- We have experienced 35-40- Doolittle family — Ben,
phers for the "coming soon" movie about knot winds and 20-foot seas Molly, and sons Mickey,
Laura Dekker of Guppy, the youngest for several days in succes- then 7, and JP then 9,
person to circumnavigate. R Sea Kat and sion with no concern for our paid $25,000 for Knee
Deana and Michael are also featured in safety or that of our cat. The Deep, a San Diego-based
the film. Manta's upwind performance 1983 Catalina 38 on
Given the couple's considerable off- is acceptable for a catamaran, which to go cruising.
and the beam or downwind Although older, the boat
performance is excellent. In was in very good con-
dition and came with
almost all the cruising
gear — chartplotter at
the helm, log, radar,
windlass, two anchors,
roller furling, spinna-
ker setup, refrigeration
and freezer, sails in de-
cent condition and a
nearly new 50-hp diesel.
The family could have
bought the boat's 11-
ft inflatable and outboard for another
$1,000, but opted for a smaller inflatable
and outboard for $600 from a second-
hand shop. The boat did not come with
a liferaft or AIS.
"The gear was all new enough so that
its service life lasted until we got to An-
napolis this summer, two years later,
where we sold the boat," says Ben. "By

The Doolittles aboard their Catalina 38 'Knee
Deep'. They got a lot of boat — and a lot of
cruising gear — for $25,000.

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that time some of the gear — such as the
inflatable — was getting pretty tired."
The family started their cruise with Knee Deep bounced around. So maybe
the 2011 Ha-Ha, and had what Ben a Catalina 38 isn't the most comfortable
describes as an "awesome" time. "But I offshore cruising boat. As for myself, if
don't think we're we could afford it, our family would be
going to fully ap- on a cat in a minute."
preciate it until After Ben and his crew got to An-
more time goes napolis, there was no problem selling
by." the boat quickly. "She went in less than
Speaking of one month for $5,000 less than we had
time, Ben fig- paid for her. As we'd lived on the boat for
ures it was just two years, during which time we cruised
the right time for from California to Panama to Annapolis,
the family to go. we thought that was a pretty good deal."
"The boys were
old enough to — latitude 09/02/2013
appreciate the
trip, but not old Larrakin — Catalina 42
enough to be Peter and Gabriela Verdon
able to do any- Adventures In French Polynesia
thing about it (Australia)
Heeling games. — if you know July began with the wind still blowing
plenty hard in the Tuamotus. When we
what I mean." weren't going to get blown away, we en-
As is the case with many cruises, it joyed daily excursions all over the motu,
was the man's dream. Ben had been and the guys surfed as much as possible.
cruising before, and was absolutely It was nice to have friends around, and
certain about wanting to do it again with we managed a couple of dance sessions
children. Molly was game for a long time, on each other’s boats — although Lar-
but "got burned out" after 18 months. rakin's mosh pit rules.
The solution was for Molly and the kids Our friend Chris lent us his truck, so
to fly to the States, and Ben and a crew we had a hoot driving all over without
sailed the boat to Annapolis. ever getting out of second gear. The road
"I have to say that the Catalina 38 is a big loop that encompasses the air-
was a fine sailing boat," says Ben. "We port runway. At the center of the island
buddyboated with a lot of Tayanas, Hans there is a two-story concrete bunker. It's
Christians and Valiants going down the supposed to shelter the island's popula- first time we'd been tied to a dock since
coast of Central America, and many tion of 400 if it were to be threatened by Mexico. Even without facilities it was a
times they felt they had to motor while a tropical cyclone. Chris also offered us joy to be able to walk onto and off the
we were able to sail. Compared to the a job helping run Ninamu for the month boat. The marina's lights enticed huge
other boats, the Catalina was fairly light of August while he would be off in Pap- manta rays to appear most nights. Glori-
displacement, so I loved throwing up the eete serving as surf contest director at ous beasts they are!
chute in light air. But the guy who sailed Teahupoo. We decided against it as we're Even though it was still squalling, we
from Panama to Annapolis with me was already running a little late in our South decided enough was enough, and made
used to cruising in heavier displacement Pacific wanderings. a very fast and uncomfortable 100-mile
boats, and he was shocked at how much We were soon watching the GRIB passage to Papeete. We only had a little
files with interest as a huge front was sail up, but we averaged 7.5 knots. We
It may not seem like it at the time, but thanks to nearing. We had plenty of wind and got more salt on the boat as a result of
photos such as this, the pleasures of the family rain for a couple of days. Although it that 100-mile trip than we did on our
cruise will last a lifetime. 3,000-mile crossing from Mexico.
was uncomfortable, we were safe, All in all, our Tuamotus experience
KNEE DEEP but others in the Tuamotus were was nothing like the old days, as it blew
not. On of the boats at Fakarava for all but a couple of days. In previ-
ended up on the reef, and at last ous trips we had glassy seas for weeks
word was still there. Many other on end. As in other parts of the world,
boats smashed into bommies, weather patterns seem to be changing.
which are the coral heads in the We happily took a mooring at the
anchorages. Our friends on Sea Tahiti YC. We were reminded that hot
Nymph tried to cross to Papeete, showers and a laundry are among life's
but turned back to the atolls. It little joys. Leina, the owner of the cafe,
was dangerous, but they felt it became an instant mate. Her son is the
was their best option. F18 catamaran world champion, and the
We took Larrikin into the small previous weekend had won the Mixed
unmanned marina after the
blow and tied up for a couple of
days. What a treat, as it was the

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TAHITI TOURISM We had our own 'wogs on tour' mo-
ment when we decided to take our two
Clockwise from above; Beautiful Moorea; the made Australia look cheap! The duty- headsails ashore by dinghy for repair.
old market in Papeete; Verdo on surf patrol; free program for cruisers has sadly been Halfway there, the small leak in the bot-
the anchorage at Marina Taina; Gabby and the stopped, so the 75% duty on booze sure tom opened up, and in came the water!
strongment. put a damper on things. At the same moment we noticed that
Worlds in Nacra 17s. A local sailing hero, Every evening we had a total island our outboard tank was all but empty.
he's now sailing on Dona Bertarelli's experience, as we sat in wonder at the Then Verdo's back went out. Gingerly
MOD70 Spindrift. sight of hordes of paddlers, from one- we limped back to Larrakin, and laughed
We were the only cruisers at the Tahiti man outriggers to eight-man doubles, about it later when the sails were back
YC, as all the moorings are private. The going by. It was a never-ending proces- on the boat and Verdo had an anti-
French locals were as odd as the French sion that would culminate a couple of inflammatory down his throat.
can be. For example, the couple to one weekends later when hundreds of them After patching our dinghy repeatedly
side of us were nude all day and night, competed against each other. All ages for two years, we'd had enough. So there
and the old boy on our other side was in and sizes, all fiercely competitive. and then we decided to buy a new dink —
his same brown undies for the duration. We drove to the world famous and couldn't be happier. With the ‘Boat
The yacht club is about four miles Teahupoo surf spot for another in transit’ tax back, it didn't turn out to
out of town proper, and you can hitch swell, but again the wind was be as expensive as we'd feared. She is
around. Buses appear sporadically at from the wrong direction, so we getting pimped daily and should serve
best, and only stop when the driver feels still haven't seen it go off. We us for years to come.
like it. They don't run at all on Sunday, continued to explore the island We got through another week’s work,
the biggest market day, which is why the for another couple of days, and and with new batteries, some electrics
old hitch was so important. despite expecting a massive sorted out, and my fractured toe feeling
The massive Carrefour store up the buildup, weren't prepared for the better, we reprovisioned and left for the
road has the best pâté collections I’ve astronomical amount of it. There short sail to Moorea.
seen since France, and the only shock are now only a couple of pockets We're anchored off Moorea now, and
was the prices. After Mexico's low prices that look and feel like traditional again the buildup is astounding. The
on everything, French Polynesian prices Tahiti. The rest is modern, and French, including lots of retirees, have
were a shock to the system. They even four-wheel SUVs, the interna- moved down here in droves. As high as
tional symbol of having 'made the prices are for everything, the lifestyle
it', were ubiquitous. is superb, so we can't blame them.
We came to Moorea to catch up with
Mimi, an old friend of ours, and her man
Stefan. She’s a local with a huge fam-
ily that owns a big chunk of Pao Pao,
Cook’s Bay. We’ve anchored in front of
her place on many occasions, and always
left loaded with home-grown fruit and
flowers.
There have been lots of big yachts at
Moorea. Verdo says you know the world
is awry when the private yachts are big-
ger than the navy’s. Although they are
absolute monsters, we're not jealous.
We have three more weeks of sailing
amongst these stunning islands and will
A couple of beauties. There will be no question
about what's for dinner tonight aboard 'Lar-
rakin'. Good thing the freezer is working, too.

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BLUE MARBLE be off for Suwarrow atoll where the diving respectively. "We were calling this a trip racks and other stuff. When we did the
INSETS ROBIN STOUTand surf are supposed to be exceptional. in the wake of history," Hovland wrote, Martinique-to-St. Barth trip with the
"and have been documenting it with a Olson 30 La Gamelle, we used an 11-ft
— gabby 08/15/2014 media project." inflatable Uli SUP for our dinghy and
our liferaft. In tropical waters, it worked
Blue Marble — F/P 46 Cat ­— latitude 09/15/2013 fine as a dinghy. Fortunately, we never
Erlend Hovland needed to try to use it as a liferaft.
On the Reef at Niue Cruise Notes: There are two huge benefits that
(Norway) "We're just finishing our shakedown inflatable SUPs have over solid SUPs.
Thirty-two-year-old Norwegian ma- cruise from Thailand to California," re- First, you can roll them up into a com-
rine biologist Erlend Hovland now fully port Santa Barbara's Mike and Annette pact package for when you are underway
appreciates the warnings about never Reed. "We bought Rum Doxy, our 46-ft or if you need to take them on a plane
trusting a strange mooring. Last month cat, as a wreck in Phuket and spent five for some reason. Even more importantly,
the Pacific Puddle Jumper's catamaran years redesigning and rebuilding her because they are made of inflatable din-
went up on a reef at Niue after the D-ring there. We launched three years ago, and ghy-like fabrics, you can drag inflatable
securing the mooring line to the mooring have been drifting between Phuket and SUPs onto your boat without scratching
unscrewed itself — just after the young Langkawi, Malaysia, getting the boat or dinging the boat or the SUP.
and fun-loving Norweigian crew of eight ocean-ready. Last year we began the trip Our second bit of SUP advice is to
had gone to breakfast ashore. Members to California, getting the boat as far as make sure that you get one big enough
of the Niue YC had suggested they use Borneo before having to return home to for the biggest rider on your boat. We
the "commercial mooring". Niue does not work. started out with a couple of boards that
have a harbor or safe anchorage. "We began the current leg of the trip weren't big enough, and that ruined
Niue officials quickly launched a large in February," the couple continue, "mak- SUP-ing for us for years. We recently
commercial vessel which — incredibly — ing our way from Borneo to the Philip- got the right size board, and it made all
managed to drag the cat over and off the pines, Taiwan and Japan. We left Japan the difference in the world. After just a
jagged reef. Despite considerable damage in mid-June, and landed in Kodiak five couple of days, we were pretty good at
to the hull, Blue Marble was taken to the weeks later. We have been making our it, not falling, even in chop. While a big
surgy waters next to the cement wharf, way south ever since, with visits to Prince
where a big crane, rushed to the scene, William Sound, Icy Bay, Yakutat and
was able to lift her out of the water. There the Inside Passage. We are currently in
is great video available on the Sept. 13 Petersburg, and hope to be back in Santa
'Lectronic Latitude. Barbara in October to return to work. We
While not a total loss — Blue Marble plan to work for a couple of years while
looks perfect from the waterline up — it's finishing the boat, which would allow
unclear what can be done with the boat. us to stop being mobile boat-builders/
The nearest yard is Tonga, but a lot of delivery crew, and go cruising."
work will have to be done on the hulls It sounds like the two have been cruis-
before she is seaworthy. Fortunately, the ing since before they started cruising.
cat was insured. We're hoping to swing by Santa Barbara
"Right now we do not know what will before the start of the Ha-Ha to get a few
happen next," wrote Hovland on his web- more details on what sounds to have
site. "We are being taken care of by very been an excellent adventure. If 'doxy' is
friendly locals. All eight of us are living in a new word to anyone — it was to us — it
the same house for the time being. Some means floozy, prostitute or mistress.
might try to hitchhike westward as crew If you're about to take off cruising
on passing yachts." and are concerned that you may not
Hovland and crewmember Andreas get enough cardio, you may consider
Melvær had crossed the Pacific once be- taking along a SUP. These provide great
fore. It was 1987, and they were 5 and 3 exercise for hard-to-reach core muscles,
and make exercise a pleasure instead of
Is there a more heartbreaking sight than a sail-
boat on a coral reef? The insured 'Blue Marble' a chore.
was pulled off, but her future is uncertain. Our first bit of advice is to
consider getting an inflatable
SUP. No, these aren't as good
for surfing waves as are the
solid ones, but they have come a
long way. The ones that you can
inflate to over 20 psi are pretty
decent. Starboard makes inflat-
able versions of most of their
many models. Some lower-cost
and -quality inflatable SUPs are
more suited for 'cruising', and
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LATITUDE / RICHARD Stockton- and Honolulu-based Esprit
37 Reflections, as they were checking
Spread; There can be great surf in Mexico, such as at Punta Mita. If you're more senior, SUP cruis- out the Komodo dragons on Komodo
ing is a good cardio alternative. Top left; Doña de Mallorca shows how it's done. Being on a board Island at about the same time.
too big for her isn't a problem. Bottom left; The Wanderer fails in an ill-advised attempt to hang ten. "Latitude recently asked about low
or 'no money' months of cruising," write
person can't use a board that's too small, abandoned their vessels. What's the Chuck and Linda Houlihan from aboard
a small person — or two or three, plus a problem? Pohl reports that there is 60% the Allied 39 Jacaranda in Ecuador. "We
dog — can still have a lot of fun with a more ice this year than last. departed San Diego in 2005 and have
SUP that's too big to be ideal for them. Kirk McGeorge reports that he and had a number of 'zero dollars spent'
Remember how warming of the Arctic his Hylas 49 Gallivanter are well on months. The longest we've gone without
has made the once nearly impossible their way from Darwin, Australia to their spending any money is six weeks at the
Northwest Passage feasible? Naturally 'new old home' of St. Thomas in the U.S. Socorro Islands 250 miles southwest of
it has attracted a lot more adventurous Virgins. He's made it to Komodo Island in Cabo. It was easy because there wasn't
sailors in the last couple of years, includ- Indonesia, home of the Komodo dragons. anywhere to spend money. The first
ing at least two dozen this season. But While the big lizards are nasty looking, time we spent 3½ weeks out there, the
as Douglas Pohl reported in a recent they don't usually kill from their bites, second time six weeks. Back in the late
Sail World article, these adventurers got but rather from the highly '80s while I, Chuck, was cruising in the
South Pacific, I had a couple of zero-
dollar months as well. They were few and
far between, but they were nice when
they happened.
"During the four summers we spent in
the Sea of Cortez, there were numerous
times when we only spent $50 or $60 a
month," the couple continue. "One year
we only used 10 gallons of diesel in mak-
ing the 600-mile round trip from La Paz
to Bahia de Los Angeles over a 3½-month
period. Something like $50 a month is
all you need once you get north of Santa
Rosalia, because there are no marinas or
major towns with stores to suck pesos
from your pockets. One major key is
knowing how to fish and collect edible
seafood. I, Chuck, did the fishing, while
Linda did the collecting. We enjoyed fresh
seafood every day. Not breaking boat
stuff — which is easier said than done
— helps keep you within your budget."
"I cruised for four years in Mexico on
4,000 pesos per month," reports Chuck
Losness of the Gulfstar 41 Hale Moana.
"It wasn't hard to do, so I don't know
what the big deal is. You just can't stay in
marinas. I'm back in San Diego now and
expenses have gone up, but not by that
Two fresh and filling roosterfish tacos, with hot
and mango sauces, on the water at La Cabana
at Punta de Mita. About $6. Yum de dum!

a rude awakening when both ends of toxic bacteria in their sa- LATITUDE/RICHARD
the Northwest Passage became blocked liva. After they bite their
by ice early in the season. At least 22 prey, they follow them
yachts are said to be trapped until next until they get sick and
summer — or even longer. It's unclear die. Kirk is trying to make
if the Canadian government will go to fast passages, because
the considerable expense of sending an he'll be meeting up with
icebreaker to free them. In addition to his wife Kath and son
'yachts', there are some Jet Skis and row Stuart at Cape Town and
boats. Yes, someone wanted to be the later the U.S. Virgins.
first to say they Jet Skied the Northwest We wouldn't be sur-
Passage. Some skippers have already prised if Kirk and crew
bumped into Gene and
Sheri Seybold of the

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much. What you spend is all a question LATITUDE/RICHARD "We're anchored at Pago Pago, Ameri-
of lifestyle." can Samoa," reports Michael Moyer of
At the current exchange rate, 4,000 When it comes to cruising boats, the general the Newport Beach-based Alajuela 48
pesos is about $305 U.S. Come to think rule is the bigger the boat, the bigger the bud- Cherokee Rose. "Everyone claims this
of it, that's what Bill Anderson of the get. And exponentially so. is the place to reprovision and send your
home-built Hughes 42 cat Feet recently already paid for and equipped their boat, broken parts back to the States. Buses
told us he spends a month cruising in the monthly nut is somewhere between run constantly during the day, $1 each
Mexico, where cruising can be very in- $1,500 and $4,000 to live a pretty sweet way, and if you tell the drivers where you
expensive. cruising life. It's certainly possible to do need to go, they'll usually drop you off
"We recently arrived in the Society it for less, but we also know of folks who in front of whatever building you want.
Islands," report Justin Jenkins and Anna are going through $10,000 a month. The post office looks just like the ones
Wiley of the San Diego-based Columbia in the States ­— because it's exactly the
34 Ichiban. "We've been at Huahine same postal service. I've sent items back
catching epic barreling surf. Incredible! to California and mail-ordered parts from
Sorry we didn't write sooner, but it's hard the States. Although I haven't gotten
to find Internet access. We just caught a anything back yet, I'm told it will be no
60-lb mahi mahi and will send a photo problem. The anchorage here is as bad
as soon as we can." as advertised, as almost everybody has
As Latitude reported last month, had to reset their anchor at least once.
Jenkins and Wiley, both in their early Ours held for four days and in up to 27
30s, paid $2,000 for their boat — not knots of wind, but even though it only
counting upgrades — and took off for blew 17 knots on day five, we dragged
the Marquesas with just $400 left in the through the fleet. What can I say? We're
kitty. While pointing out that it really is off to try to fill an older propane tank.
possible to cruise happily on very little I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they
money, we don't want to mislead anyone don't make me replace it."
about what most people spend when they "I read about Profligate's five-day-
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plus-a-couple-of-hours Bash from and Deb Rogers of the San Diego- POINTS BEYOND
Puerto Vallarta to Ensenada," reports based Deerfoot 2-62 Moonshad-
David Addleman of the Monterey-based ow. "While in the Caribbean, If you know where to go in St. Barth, you run
Santa Cruz 50 X. "It's nice when the we twice ignored the advice the into the nicest people — such as Dewey and
Bashes are easy. I once did a January Wanderer gave us when we met Darlene Hines of the St. Francis YC and the
delivery from Acapulco to San Francisco, up at St. Barth, and both times classic Rhodes 55 yawl 'Ocean Queen', built
and we didn't take a single drop of water we learned our lesson. First, we by Abeking & Rasmussen and vet of the first
on the deck. But it did take a month, checked in on the Dutch side of ever St. Francis Big Boat Series. The couple
as we stopped at almost every cantina. Sint Maarten instead of going were nice enough to pose with the Wanderer's
There's no news to report from X here around to the French side of 'tender' to 'ti Profligate', a Yamaha TW200.
in the Philippines as it's the wet season, St. Martin. Mistake. Second, we 50-ft cutter that was built by Cheoy Lee,"
although for a wet season there have should have stayed in St. Barth reports Don Furber of the Eureka/Puerto
been a remarkable number of sunny longer. These were huge screw- Escondido-based Ericson 36C Calliope.
days. Nonetheless, cruising is out of ups on our part. Inexcusable, "Marionette was purchased several years
the question as typhoons regularly roar really, as they don't pass out titles like ago in the San Francisco area by Bruce
through the area. My days are spent on Grand Poobah willy-nilly, do they?" and Catherine Dunlop of New Zealand.
minor boat maintenance, currently the We may not know much, but we do
interior varnish. Evenings are passed at know about checking into and out of St.
the Rock 'n Roll Bar and related antics. Martin/Sint Maarten, and we do know
There's a regatta here in November, after why St. Barth, if you understand the
which we'll resume wandering around little place, ranks so high among the
the Philippines." islands of the Caribbean.
"After three months in the beautiful "I recently returned from nearly three
San Blas Islands of Panama, we're still months in French Polynesia aboard
in Panama planning to transit the Ditch Marionette, a Nils Lucander-designed
at the end of September and then work
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After several months of work — including DON FUBAR
replacing bad wood in the stern and cold
molding two diagonal layers of Alaska Here's something you can't see often, a partial entry into French Polynesia for cruisers.
yellow cedar over the original strip plank- eclipse as the sun is about to set into the ocean. We weren't able to participate in the
ing — they sailed her to Baja. I met the Plus just a tip of the sun on the left as a bonus. Puddle Jump fun at Moorea because of
Dunlops in Puerto Escondido, where I globe for everyone in the same band of a conflict with crew departure schedules,
keep my boat. After a couple of seasons latitude? 2) Does it happen every month but our greeting in Papeete and Coralie,
getting acquainted in the Sea of Cortez, somewhere? 3) Can you plot where you the agent, were both excellent."
I put in my bid to crew for Bruce when need to be to see another? 4) Has anyone Thanks for the kind words. Andy 'Mr.
he was heading back to New Zealand. else seen one at sea? Puddle Jump' Turpin, managing editor
Fortunately, that worked out. We left "Lastly, thanks to Latitude 38 for put- of Latitude, is the person at Latitude who
San Jose del Cabo at the end of April and ting in the time and energy to facilitate has been entirely responsible for the
made landfall in the Marquesas 18 days greatly improved clearing procedures for
later. We had several 180- to 190-mile cruisers going to French Polynesia. And
days under sail, and resorted to power yes, it's taken a lot of time and effort.
for only about 55 hours. Life aboard the As for your eclipse questions: 1) Oth-
50-year-old woody was comfortable no ers would have seen the eclipse, but not
matter what the weather. We were, of necessarily those at the same latitude.
course, sailing off the wind." 2) There are two to five eclipses a year,
"On the way to the Marquesas," although five is rare. 3) Where eclipses
Furber continues, "we saw what seems can be seen is known well in advance,
to me to have been a very unusual oc- allowing umbraphiles — those who travel
currence. I've always enjoyed watching to see solar eclipses — to know where to
the sun change shape as it sinks into go. 4) We once saw a near-total eclipse
the sea, but on May 8 it was different. It from the docks of the Ala Wai Yacht
quickly became apparent that we were Harbor in Honolulu. Those on boats at
seeing a partial solar eclipse. I want to Lahaina would have seen a rare total
know: 1) Did this happen around the eclipse. We also saw a surprise eclipse
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Re-entry to the 'real world' hasn't been "I was pretty hip and savvy Sixty-five years old and unable to pay his rent
without hiccups for Pamela Bendall of when I departed, but while in 2002, the amazing Jack van Ommen has now
the Vancouver, B.C.-based Kristen 46 on my doggie walk yesterday sailed over 40,000 miles and cruised to more
Precious Metal, who took off cruising I witnessed a scene that I than 40 countries — all on modest monthly
with the Ha-Ha in 2008 and adventured wouldn't have seen five years Social Security checks. He's seen here with one
as far south as Peru. For example, a day ago: a lesbian couple getting of his daughters and his intrepid built-from-a-
or so after she and her boat returned married in a lovely public kit Nadja 29 'Fleetwood'. What an inspiration!
home to Vancouver, she parked her setting along the shore- able to get everything ready on his boat
dinghy, locked it, and went to dinner. line, with family and friends after putting on new decks and doing
When she came back two hours later, gathered around in delight. I an extensive refit, plus the onset of bad
it was gone. "After five years of cruis- appreciated the scene, too — weather, put an end to that plan. "I was
ing in waters and to countries that are until both women pulled out their smart having trouble getting SailMail set up
supposedly rife with crime, my dinghy phones to read their vows to each other! on my new laptop, I wasn't able to get
gets stolen in Canada," she groaned. An Yup, they scrolled down their gadgets as the AIS working, and then the marina
orange bag was found near the scene of they read each passionate line." Not that Fleetwood was in was hit by winds up
the crime, and it contained a crumpled there's anything wrong with it. to 53 knots. That humbled me back to
beer can, a battery-powered grinder, and Plan A for Jack van Ommen and his
a sharp rotary blade to cut the dinghy's Gig Harbor, Washington-based Nadja
lock and chain. In the better news col- 29 Fleetwood was to leave Amsterdam
umn, the folks at Hub Insurance not only for England, Portugal and the Canary
approved Bendall's claim — despite the Islands, where he would make a De-
fact she'd only taken out the policy the cember jump-off for the Caribbean and
day before — they also waived the 30-day Cartagena, Colombia. From there, he
waiting period to pay the claim. would begin his explorations of South
"It's amazing how different our Cana- America. But a combination of not being
dian society has become in the five short
years I was gone," Bendall continues.

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spreaders, which hadn't looked so good Plan B will see van Ommen taken 'Fleetwood' "'Capt. Ron' Drew, a daily presence
when I re-stepped the mast 10 days down to the Med via the canals of France. There on the morning Cruisers' Net on Ban-
ago. I am disappointed because Plan A will be 200 locks to negotiate, but no big seas. deras Bay, and a frequent visitor to the
would have been a good sail, but I was many loose ends, and the time I missed various marinas to pick up clothing and
trying to leave too late in the year, as the the window to cross the Atlantic in 2008 other donations for The Single Mom's
pleasant weather of summer has been after I spent too much time doing work Association, passed away in August,"
replaced by the stormy conditions of on the boat in Florida." reports Steve van Slyke. "Capt Ron's
fall in this part of the world. There are a Van Ommen, now well into his 70s, is history in Puerto Vallarta and Banderas
number of new depressions coming down one of the most accomplished 'big bang Bay goes all the way back to the days
from the north. My Plan B is to take the for the buck' cruisers we know. You can when coastal freighters would anchor
mast down again, repair the spreaders, off downtown and small boats would off-
and then get to the Med via the canals load bananas. It was a long time ago."
— which is the same way I came up to It's hard to believe, but we're on the
Amsterdam last August/September. It's eve of another great cruising season.
definitely a slower and more costly way to Although we just got back from Mexico
make my way to the Canaries, and I am in early September, we're dying to re-
not particularly looking forward to the turn. The chance to make more great
200+ locks Fleetwood must go through, new cruising friends, to mingle with the
but I will be passing through Burgundy wonderful people of Mexico, to enjoy
during the grape harvest and will get to the warm water, and to get in some long
taste the new Beaujolais. I should be able spinnaker runs — just a few of the many
to get back on the schedule for leaving things we're looking forward to. We won't
the Canary Islands in November/Decem- even mention all the cruising fun starting
ber for my Atlantic crossing. This delay in the Caribbean in mid-February. It's
reminds me of the time I got stranded in like the song says, "Winter, it's my time
Port Townsend in October 2004 with too of year."

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26-FT MACGREGOR 26X, 2002. Loch 31-FT BENETEAU, 2008. Richmond Ma- 30-FT NEWPORT, 1971. Presidio Yacht 30-FT CATALINA, 1979. Sausalito.
Lomond Marina,100 Loch Lomond rina D-4. $102,000. One owner, excellent Club, Sausalito. $6,500/obo. Sail-ready, $10,000. Sail-ready. Velux sails, stain-
Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901. $13,500. condition, well maintained. New sails in clean, roomy, solid turn-key boat. Uni- less steel wire rigging in 2004. Still in
Well maintained. 60hp Mercury 4-stroke 2012. Currently enlisted in Tradewinds versal-Westerbeke diesel 470 hrs. Roller great shape. Atomic 4 engine runs great.
low hours. Bimini top, self-furling jib, sail Sailing Club. (510) 734-2314 or (510) 215- furling jib, recent haul out with two-coat new life lines. High-aspect-ratio main.
covers, full cushions. Many extras. Comes 8737 or [email protected]. bottom paint, 2012 new prop, 3-burner Raymarine electronics. Working head.
with trailer. Motivated seller. (415) 456- 30-FT CHEOY LEE BERMUDA KETCH. CNG stove/oven. Contact (415) 722-7063 (415) 381-2069.
2644 or wmfi[email protected]. 1964. Port of Redwood City, C-26. or [email protected].
27-FT CATALINA, 1974. Alameda. $6,500/obo. Glass hull, Sitka spruce 32 TO 35 FEET
$3,500. Excellent for Bay or ocean. Good masts, good sails and covers, near new
for Baja Ha-Ha. Settee model, sleeps six, cushions, original diesel engine. Leaky
stove, ‘95 Johnson Seamaster 9.9. Fuel teak deck needing repair. Brightwork
tanks, genoa, needs TLC. needs TLC. Contact (650) 619-0324 or
[email protected].
29 TO 31 FEET

30-FT BREWER NIMBLE, 2007. Mazat- 30-FT PEARSON 303, 1984. Vallejo. 30-FT TARTAN, 1972. Pt. Richmond. 32-FT CATALINA 320, 1994. Portland,
lan, MX. $54,900. Custom built, F/G, $24,000/obo. Quality built, excellent $10,500. S&S design in very good con- Oregon. $$62,500. Hull #88; New Volvo
epoxy, yawl rig, keel/centerboard, 3YM30 condition, new bottom paint 3/2013, dition. Dodger, North main, jib, Harken engine 2010, fuel tank 2013; Large aft
Yanmar. Ha-Ha vet located in Mazatlan blister-free, roller furling, autopilot, Edson furler, sym and asym spin, SS stem cockpit; Walk-thru transom; New North
in Bristol condition, this turn-key gem is wheel, mast stepped on keel, Yanmar fitting, depth, wind meter, Danforth asymmetrical spinnaker; Martek din-
ready for immediate cruising in Mexico inboard engine, Harken adjustable trav- anchor. Strong A4, electric fuel pump, ghy davits, 2008 9’ RIB Aqua Pro, 5hp
and Baja. Contact (619) 223-2595 or eler, shower, teak interior, large V-berth, ignition, SS muffler, new water pump, Mercury. Open listing, 5% courtesy to
[email protected]. new head, much more. (707) 252-7135 or 55A alternator, extra main and jib, VHF, brokers. More at www.patsysweb.com/
30-FT ISLANDER BAHAMA, 1981. [email protected]. stereo, cockpit cushions. Complete Antares/antares.html. (503) 246-9233 or
Berkeley. $12,985. Diesel, wheel, autopi- 30-FT OLSON, 1983. Ventura, CA. photo and spec package available. Email [email protected].
lot, Garmin bimini, VHF, furling jib, pres- $13,500. Hull #203, with trailer, kept in [email protected]. 32-FT GULF PILOTHOUSE, 1986. Coy-
sure water, GFIs, alcohol stove, 6’2 head dry storage. This highly successful rac- 30-FT ISLANDER BAHAMA, 1979. ote Point, San Mateo. $35,000. Great for
room, oversized winches, Bruce anchor, ing yacht was Ventura County High Point Redwood City. $10,800. Clean, roomy but year-round cruising, radar, microwave,
shoal keel 4ft draft. (510) 984-4856 or Champion in both 2010 and 2011. In- fast, solid, turn-key boat. Just re-engined fridge, many extras. Email for photos and
[email protected]. cludes: a complete set of racing sails plus with a Volvo diesel. Roller furling, all the more info: [email protected].
practice sails, 2 outboards, 3 headsails, cruising gear, too much to list. In best
NEWPORT 30 MK III, 1982. Berkeley. two spinnakers, one asymmetrical spin- marina around and priced to sell. 34-FT O’DAY, 1982. Delta. $34,000.
$17,450. In excellent condition, fast and naker. This boat is immaculate inside and 29-FT BENETEAU, 1985. Grand Marina, Ha-Ha vet, hard dodger, bimini, EPIRB,
comfy, 2006 Doyle main, 3 jibs, 2 spins. out, race ready and priced for quick sale. . Alameda. $11,500. Clean, sails nicely, radar, electric windlass, color plotter,
Low-hours diesel, teak interior, wheel, Volvo-Penta diesel, bottom paint new AIS, VHF with RAM, dinghy on davits,
roller furler, new standing rig, all lines 30-FT ISLANDER BAHAMA, 1981. Rich- 2013, autofurler, dual rudders, lots more. 10hp OB, 3 spinnakers, 2 poles. Universal
aft, sleeps 6. Contact (510) 524-2609 or mond Yacht Club. $12,500. Nice boat. For full list of particulars or appointment, diesel, 2-blade, 3-blade and folding prop.
[email protected]. Volvo Penta inboard, serviced. Sleeps 6, call or email. Contact (916) 801-2530 or Autohelm, stove and oven, refrigeration,
30-FT ISLANDER, 1984. South Beach VHF, very clean and roomy, flat screen TV, [email protected]. 3 house and 1 starting batteries, nine
Harbor, San Francisco. $16,500. One alcohol stove and oven, new sail covers, solar panels. Ample ground tackle,
of the last sailboats manufactured in 2 sets of sails. Nicely finished exterior. sleeps 5, roomy salon, full galley, cus-
this class. Two jibs, fully battened main, (916) 220-9791 or [email protected]. tom cabinets. Owners moved to bigger
Autohelm, battery charger, furler, NG boat, Flibbertigibbet must go. Contact
range/oven and other. Owner selling for (510) 918-0515 or (925) 818-9383 or
larger boat. [email protected] or [email protected].
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BOAT WANTED. Looking for Catalina 34 CATALINA 34 MK 1.5, 1994. Rio Vista.
Mk II or 36. Must have full batten main. $61,500. Walk thru transom/swim plat-
1999 or later. Contact (415) 250-1968 or form. New Harken furler. Fully integrated
[email protected]. Raymarine navigation and instrumenta-
32-FT DREADNOUGHT, 1982. Stockton tion. New standing and running rigging
Sailing Club, Stockton. $21,500/obo. Not in 2010. Bottom paint July 2013. New
running, needs transmission replaced, dinghy. Chart plotter, autopilot, VHF w/
have replacement. Boat has sat for a AIS, radar. Contact (707) 760-8002 or
couple of years. SSC, B-33. (209) 823- [email protected].
5033 or [email protected].
32-FT WESTSAIL, 1971. Marina Bay 35-FT CHRIS CRAFT SAIL YACHT, 1964. 32-FT ALLIED SEAWIND II. Cutter rig,
Yacht Harbor. $10,000/offer. Ketch Ventura, CA. $35,000. Prettiest boat in the 1979. Alameda. $32,000. Excellent con-
rigged. 50hp Perkins. Selling as is. (707) anchorage. S&S design. Central America, dition, 2010 diesel with 110 hrs. 2013
887-2644. Caribbean, East Coast vet. Windvane, standing/running rigging and Schaefer
canvas enclosure, bulletproof fiberglass furler. New Anderson winches. Forced
32-FT PEARSON 323 SLOOP, 1978. hull, center cockpit. Hydraulic steering, air propane heat. VHF, autopilot. Fresh
Berkeley. $21,000. Berkeley berth, great hydraulic autopilot, Isuzu diesel. SSB. varnish. You will not be disappointed.
Bay boat, new prop in 2012, sails in good Inverter. Chains, anchors, sails. Varnished (209) 200-7745 or [email protected].
condition, excellent maintenance records. mahogany cabin top, new deck paint, just
(510) 282-3316 or (510) 868-0228 or serviced seacocks. New bottom paint, 36 TO 39 FEET
[email protected]. new engine mounts. New cutlass bear-
35-FT ALBERG, 1962. Richmond, CA. ing, new dripless shaft. (805) 637-1176
$32,500. Full-keel sloop, pocket crusier. or [email protected].
New rigging, new lifelines, liferaft, Vari-
33-FT JEANNEAU SUNFAST 3200. Prop, electric windlass. Great condition, 33-FT INTERNATIONAL ONE DESIGN. 36-FT CRUISING CUTTER, 1978. New-
2009. San Diego. $145,000. Veteran of loads of extra equipment. (707) 485-5218. 1979. Tiburon, CA. $28,000. Actively port Beach, CA. $29,500. A no compro-
Pacific Cup Doublehanded, Transpac and 32-FT WESTSAIL, 1975. Pillar Point racing fiberglass IOD with recent sails. mise cruising boat, designed for a couple
Cabo. Turn-key ready for 2014 Pacific Harbor, Half Moon Bay. $-Best offer. Good condition. Past owners include the to cruise. Fiberglass. VERY solidly built.
Cup doublehand or SHTP. Excellent con- Launched in 1980. Original owner. 3 infamous George Degnan. More at http:// Long cruising keel, with cutaway fore-
dition with many extras. Full details and headsails, one drifter, Perkins 4-108, sfiod.org/boats/9. Contact (415) 306- foot. Large, warm wooden interior - large
photos on website: www.mechdesign. propane stove with oven. Recent haulout, 6565, (415) 250-7854 or [email protected]. tankage, large locker space and much
com/3200. Contact (435) 640-0587 or June 2013. Come see, make an offer. 35-FT C&C LANDFALL, 1982. Tiburon. in the way of storage. Center cockpit,
[email protected]. (650) 303-3901 or (650) 712-1425 or $20,000. Recent engine work, new trans- cutter-rigged. A cozy aft cabin, with much
33-FT SPAULDING, 1969. $19,900. [email protected]. mission, newer rod rigging, upholstery. storage, and a comfortable, athwartship
Quick, balanced, designed by Myron Harken furler, B&G instruments, 2-speed double bunk. Main cabin has an L-shaped
Spaulding, highly regarded Bay Area 33-FT NEWPORT 326, 1995. Channel self-tailing winches. Great Bay boat! galley, large settee area (convertible for
designer and sailor. 9th built with finest Islands Harbor. $32,000. Aft cabin port, Price reduced. Contact (707) 291-7867 sleeping), much storage, full head, and
materials by talented pattern maker galley starboard. two-burner stove, two- or [email protected]. separate shower. A solid, roomy, cozy
Ivan Davies. More info at en.wikipedia. sided sink and c-c-c-cold fridge. Hot boat - perfect for living aboard, extended
org/wiki/Myron_Spaulding and www. water, pressure water. 35 gal fresh, 10 weekends, or long distance liveaboard/
spauldingcenter.org/myron-spaulding. gal holding, 35 gal diesel. 30hp Yanmar cruising. Contact (949) 500-3440 or
html. Photos at http://plus.google.com/ approx 500hrs. 33# Bruce in bow locker [email protected].
photos/107257849662934202751/albu on 250’ chain and three strand rode no
ms/5901004776320496369?authkey=C windlass. Danforth stored aft. Inflatable 33-FT RANGER SHORT MAST, 1976. 37-FT PEARSON 365 SLOOP/CUTTER.
JCU_e2mzdShDw. For more info email with 3hp OB. 110 and 150 genoa on roller Treasure Island. $23,900. Clean, well 1978. Sausalito. $49,500. 36.5-ft Pearson
[email protected]. furling with two-speed Lewmar sheet maintained, 450 hrs on 25hp Universal, 365. Well maintained, upgraded, sailed,
32-FT CATALINA 320, 2000. Berkeley. winches. Main with two reef points with 2009 Harken roller and Hood 100% and lived on for 22+ yrs. Recent LPU
$64,000. Dodger, new mainsail, roller lines led inside full dodger. Cockpit seats genoa, new spinnaker pole, solar panel, topsides, Mainsail, much more... (415)
furling jib, good condition; well maintained in the rails at the aft corners, wheel steer- May 2013 bottom, transferrable slip, mov- 297-4080 or [email protected].
within the OCSC fleet. (209) 872-0331 or ing and Raymarine radar at helm. Teak ing, must sell. Contact (650) 224-4642 or 38-FT CATALINA 380, 1998. Alameda.
[email protected]. and holly belowdecks, topsides plastic/ [email protected]. $114,900. Clean, well maintained. New
SS. CG Documented vessel. (805) 440- 32-FT SAMSON C-MIST. $4,000/obo. lifelines, New standing and running rig-
35-FT HUNTER LEGEND, 1990. Marina 7947 or [email protected]. Professionally plastered and cured. ging, new lazy jacks. Canvas new in 2011.
Bay, Richmond. $40,000. Pacific Cup Westsail cutter rig. aluminum, stainless, Call (916) 296-7481.
veteran, full batten main, roller furling 6 Dacrons. Needs new cockpit and major
jib, Yanmar diesel, wind, depth, speed overhaul. Lively to windward at 5 knots.
instruments, ST winches, VHF/stereo, Gordon Strasenburgh, 275 N. Broadway,
CNG stove, spinnaker gear, dodger, #304, Coos Bay, OR, 97420.
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36-FT NH MARINER, 1979. Berkeley Ma- 36-FT BENETEAU OCEANIS 361, 2001. 36-FT SCHUMACHER, 1989. Paradise 44-FT HUNTER 44DS, 2008. Kona Kai
rina. $47,500. Upgraded for cruising, well La Paz, Mexico. $79,500. One owner, Cay. $39,900. National Biscuit. Located Marina, San Diego. $199,000. Gorgeous!
maintained. New running and standing great condition, well equipped. 2012 in Paradise Cay. Ready for racing! Carbon Loaded! 555 watts solar, 60-gallon/hour
rigging, LED lighting, new AC and bat- survey $95,900. Located La Paz for con- spinnaker pole, over 15 bags of sails, watermaker, 60 lb. Ultra anchor, 300’ 5/16
teries, many more improvements. Yanmar venient cruising in the Sea of Cortez and new running rigging, Yanmar 3-cylinder chain, custom stainless rails/davits, custom
30hp. Beautiful interior and brightwork. beyond. Picture and details at website or engine, triple spreader fractional rig. 8” HMC mattress. Immaculate! Pics/info:
More at http://flic.kr/s/aHsjJa1bek. Con- contact owner via email. More informa- Contact: (415) 271-2722. http://roadslesstraveled.us/hunter-44ds-
tact (510) 610-1791 or (510) 610-0435 or tion at http://lapazyachts.com or email groovy-for-sale or [email protected].
[email protected]. [email protected]. 40 TO 50 FEET 41-FT HANS CHRISTIAN, 1987. Oahu,
36-FT ISLANDER FREEPORT “B”, 1978. Hawaii. $165,000. Hans Christian Molokai
Loch Lomond, San Rafael. $60,000. New 38-FT AERODYNE, 2003. Tiburon. 40-FT J/120, 2001. San Francisco. version currently cruising the Hawaiian
full batten main, new dodger and sail cov- $165,000. Ultimate performance cruising $149,000. Very clean and well main- Islands. Perfect location to start your
er, Espar heater, Isotherm refrigeration, boat. Leisure Furl, electric halyard winch, tained 2001 J/120. Extensive Quantum South Seas adventure. Many recent
Lectrasan, roller furling jib. Staysail, Blue seven Anderson SS winches, radar, TV/ race sail inventory, lightly used, full B&G upgrades including new Garmin GPS,
Seas electrical panel, 2000W inverter. DVD, dodger, BBQ, retractable sprit, two instrumentation including GPS interface, dinghy, outboard, roller furling, wind
(510) 410-5401 or [email protected]. spinnakers, Yanmar, SSB, Pactor, diesel Yanmar diesel, plus much more... Con- generator, water heater, head, running
heat, watermaker, new Awlgrip, windlass, tact (650) 363-1390 or (650) 722-2389 or rigging, and updated autopilot. High-
37-FT CABO RICO, 1995. Vallejo. liferaft. Ready for Mexico. (415) 385-3600 [email protected]. volume watermaker with spares. Rig
$124,000. Crealock designed cutter well or [email protected]. recently tuned and inspected by profes-
maintained. Two-time Mexico vet, Yanmar 44-FT CATALINA MORGAN, 2007. Se- sional rigger. Teak decks replaced in 2009
2200hrs, new rigging. 2008 RIB tender 36-FT ISLANDER FREEPORT 36B. attle, WA area. $269,950. Mint condition. using epoxy with no screws! Dry boat in
6hp 4-cyl. Nicely equipped Ha-Ha ready. 1978. Alameda, CA. $57,000 ...or trade A real deck salon. Great bluewater cruiser. exceptional cruise-ready condition. For
Consider shared equity. (707) 477-6980 for trawler of equal value. Beautiful raised 75hp Yanmar 8+ cruising, 600 hours. New additional information call: (252) 622-1292
or [email protected]. salon. Classic Robert Perry design. B batteries, new solar, cruising spinnaker, or [email protected].
39-FT CAL, LONG BEACH, CA. $49,000. plan with queen berth. Boat has been power winches, hydronic heat, Rayma- 40-FT HUNTER, 1990. Emeryville Marina.
Excellent condition, new roller furl, 24- continually upgraded including new rine C120, radar, autopilot, bow thruster. $70,000. Hunter Legend. Boat is very spa-
mile radar, inverter, AM/FM stereo/CD, standing rigging, port and starboard Trades acceptable. (408) 666-3261 or cious with centerline queen aft stateroom
new VHF radio/GPS, chartplotter/GPS, chainplates. Perkins 4108 was completely [email protected]. with plenty of storage, 2 heads, large
LP gas stove/oven, dodger/bimini, new gone through, too much to list. galley, forward-facing navigation sta-
bottom paint ‘11, LP mast, head, water 40-FT BRUCE ROBERTS. Cutter tion, dinette seating and a large forward
heater, hot and cold shower, refrigeration, 36-FT CATALINA, 2000. Berkeley Marina. rigged sloop, 1984. Bradford Island, cabin. Great performance under sail and
50hp diesel, autopilot, full wind/speed $87,500. Comfortable SF Bay cruising CA. $27,000/obo, land trade. Windy: functions well both as a fast cruiser and a
instruments. New hydraulic backstay, boat suitable for overnight sails and ex- Documented, 37-ft LOD, bluewater, cus- capable PHRF racer. Well equipped with
large solar panel, lazy jacks, 8-1 engine tended trips. This boat is part of a charter tom built, classic design. Hull is 1-1/8” good electronics, strong Yanmar engine,
hoist, new golf cart and starting batter- fleet and though it is used often, it is me- fiberglass, laid with Seaflex matting with upgraded mainsail, new rigging, and de-
ies, 2 anchors and chain/rode, great sail ticulously maintained and cared for. New integrated reinforcing fiberglass rods. tailed inside and out. Beautiful boat great
inventory. All standing rigging replaced in mainsail in July and new jib in 2012. This Heavy-duty windlass, 4 anchors including for Bay sailing, very comfortable. (702)
last 4 years. (562) 607-7310. boat has GPS, radar, autopilot, dodger 45lb CQR. Flush deck, hard dodger, 36hp 303-4228 or [email protected].
39-FT FREYA, 1978. Berkeley Marina. and most other features standard to the diesel. Very sea kindly; proven Mexico 40-FT J/40, 1986. Flathead Lake, Mon-
$70,000. Very clean, ready for cruising. Catalina 36 provisioning. (916) 947-6174 cruiser. Comfortably built solid wood tana. $95,000. 43hp Volvo turbo 1100
Professionally built and maintained, beau- or [email protected]. interior/mahogany, teak, maple. Bosch hours, new Quantum roller furling head-
tiful. Custom light interior, maple sole, 39-FT FREYA IN STEEL, 1974. Oxnard, on-demand hot water heater, queen bed. sail. Have road-ready three-axle trailer,
ash bulkheads, rigged for singlehanding, CA. $35,000/obo. Freya Halvorsen 39 “Little ship”. Brad. (209) 406-0965 or (209) sold separately for inland sailor’s dry stor-
loaded with equipment. Don’t miss this steel sloop. Insulated, rebuilt 85hp Ford 855-4085 or [email protected]. age. Pictures, equipment list available.
opportunity to own a legend. Contact diesel. Autopilot, radar, GPS, fridge, (406) 253-5566 or [email protected].
(510) 917-5229 or [email protected]. shower, hot water. Hood roller furling,
37-FT CREALOCK, 1979. Monterey. hydraulic windlass, sounder, dodger,
$59,000. Cruising consultants, new LPU refurbished aluminum mast/boom. Will
entire boat, new interior, new Yanmar. trade. Seet http://[email protected]
Email for pics and video. www.cre- or (805) 200-6089.
alock37forsale.com. (831) 234-4892 or
[email protected].

38-FT CATALINA 380, 2000. Marina
Village. $117,500. Well maintained in
beautiful condition. Recent survey. Deep
keel, tall rig, all electronics, microwave,
inverter, new batteries ‘12, new bottom
‘11, Westerbeke 40hp, 515 hrs, prof.
serviced, beautiful interior, 6’9” head-
room, queen aft cabin. See more at http://
catalina380bonneviedeux.shutterfly.com.
Contact [email protected] or (408)
828-0837.

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