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Fortunately, surfers were on-scene for the big rescue! Perhaps the next time they send Optis out in light wind with an ebb tide, they'll Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 power the dinghies with On January 11, a fleet of Optis were be- Cummins 4BT turbos ing towed into Santa Cruz Harbor through � that'll power 'em 3- to 5-ft breaking waves. One wave seen against the current! A handful of surfers on scene came to the young sailors' rescue, and disaster was avoided.

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We only have rain and club members to watch out for, not breaking waves. Dorothy Zimmermann Minneapolis, MN. And with everything in stock and ready to ship, you can count on us to satisfy your DIY needs. While I was race chair at Sausalito YC a few years ago, I had a paragraph inserted into the Midwinter Sailing Instructions allowing boats to get clear by quickly motoring, only incurring Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 a penalty without having to retire.

It is still in place. My rationale was that often skippers will either wait until the last minute, deluding themselves that "We can make it," thus incurring the dreaded five horns or, worse, a collision, or retiring needlessly. We already sail on an honor system, so nothing is lost in allowing the provision. Some of the boats though not necessarily any of the ones pictured here in Corinthian YC's Household Pursuit Race on January 16 had to withdraw from the Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 race to get out of the way of ship traffic.

Boats identified by sail number who endanger their own safety or that of the commercial or government vessel will be subject to protest by the race committee or a contestant and face possible disqualification. A protest for allegations of the above will be heard by a protest committee whether or not the requirements of RRS A DSQ for a safety violation shall be considered as disqualification not excludable DNE "a Propulsion: To comply with this section and Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 to avoid impeding such a vessel, a competitor may utilize auxiliary power without being obligated to retire in accordance with RRS In so doing, she shall notify the race committee as soon as possible.

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Please contact Club Nautique for details and other restrictions. South Beach Harbor is a great way to experience San Francisco. Boats of all sizes are welcome in our protected harbor. Bring your boat to South Beach and enjoy all the attractions of the city, including the new Chase Center. Most of the time they are all gone, and the manager has no idea when the next month's issue Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 will arrive.

Unless you're there within two to three days of their arrival, they're all gone. Last week, I sat on the edge of a planter box outside the store, and, as it started to turn dark, I realized I'd been there for over an hour reading Latitude I'm subscribing so that I won't miss any future issues.

I wish you had a Southern California version, but the great San Francisco Bay and the Northern California-vibration is one of the many reasons Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats 011 Sale Vancouver For it is the best sailing magazine. Stephen SoCal. There were some wild day-cruises and a couple of overnight ones with the then-UC Yacht Club in Lido 14s, a and a Victory No fear and wonderful memories. I'd do it all over again too!

Mimi English-Koch. Nick Grebe takes his first solo sail in January, and snaps a picture for the new 'Sailagram'. Send your images to photos latitude Without having to dig through my stacks, I was able to find my first mention in the magazine: Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 the Cal Sailing Club end-of-quarter regatta on page 41 of the fourth issue, July Except for a selfish and boneheaded error, I would have taken first in the series.

Of course, given the expanded scope of the magazine, such a minor regatta wouldn't rate a mention these days. Jean Ouellette San Francisco Jean � Glad you're enjoying the new � er, old � archives, now complete on our website, www.

We'd still cover a regatta like the one you mention, in the Racing Sheet Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats 011 For Vancouver Sale Sailboats Sale For 011 Vancouver For Vancouver 011 Sailboats Sale section � though it might not be on our radar. We ask that race organizers ping us � in a timely manner � at racing latitude Sixty thousand miles in the world's toughest oceans with Hood Sails. And you can be sure that each sail we roll out is built by hand, with the same care and craftsmanship that has been the Hood hallmark for 50 years. John, you made us Ranger 33 owners proud by sailing [Summer Sailstice] as much as you did and keeping Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 her looking good.

Gary Mull is smiling. Looking forward to seeing what's next. I might have sold the Santana to your buyer a few years ago in Oakland. Another great Mull design. Keep up the great work you're doing with the rag and Summer Sailstice. For those of us who have loved our boats, the day we sell her most certainWesley and Christina Nunez are the proud new ly is not among "happiest. We're happy to report that John found an enthusiastic couple in Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Alameda.

Manufactured by mariners for mariners Handcrafted custom designs since contact pacificcrestcanvas. She is thus especially well qualified to be Latitude's proofreader! Has your name appeared in our pages any time from March through March ? Try your own search and find out. Thanks for the opportunity to crew aboard Summer Sailstice. It was always fun and always competitive.

Wesley and Christina are already sharing her with others and helping to spread the appreciation of sailing. Their guests have ranged from 16 to 88 so far!

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If so, we replaced our old Saildrive engine with a new Sale 011 Sailboats Vancouver For Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Saildrive engine plus new rudder bearing. The engine project had many obstacles that led to more boat projects, all fixed now. The new engine wasn't really necessary until the old engine blew up somewhere along Baja, but I believe in preventative repairs. As for the new rudder bearing, it helps keep the water out of the bilge. The bearing is made of aluminum and seals. Once the seals are worn, they need to be replaced. Since the aluminum housing eventually starts pitting, it's best Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 to replace the whole thing.

We did other miscellaneous projects as well but now look forward to going south this fall, provided the virus cooperates. Maybe I can make it back someday! Actually, I'm planning on it. Let me know if you are looking for crew for the next one.

Jim is nine years older than I am, and he was a hero to a young high school kid like me back then. It also was no secret that teenage and college-age 'girl sailors' what we Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 used to call them � yikes! He was sailing royalty to many of us youngsters back then, and still is today.

Not sure if you at Latitude 38 have any of Jim's self-portraits, which capture him so well. Readers � Bill was commenting on a February 8 'Lectronic Latitude. Be sure to check out the February issue of Latitude for a feature on the life and times of Jim DeWitt. We've watched Jim for years, always knowing our day will be better after our seeing Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 painting by him. Art is important in life, and we are lucky to have him bring it to our Bay and our sailors with competence, love and cheer. We may not know how much we need art, but Jim does.

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I can't think of anyone who deserves it more. Hi Dave, First off, just wanted to say Thank You to you and everyone there at your shop for our great A3. We have really enjoyed having it and all the other sails you had made for us. We flew the A3 for over 8 hours Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 the other day with only one jibe, it was just great.

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Martin, French readers. Chris and Nicola [Gibbs, the owners of the mystery boat in question] enjoyed the sharpie article as they sat here in Key Largo � but their home is in Quincy, CA, up in Plumas County. Small Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 world! By the way, Stars � an Olympic-class boat � are just sharpies with a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder.

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With gratitude to all the local businesses working tirelessly to serve us under these difficult conditions �we salute you! Mark Jordan. Bay Area! I recently finished reading Opening Day, a novel that follows the life and times of Alex Skarsen through the eras of commercial fishing along the West Coast. It's by Ernie Koepf, a local retired fisherman who spoke at the eighth annual Herring Festival, which was virtual this year.

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Racing results, interviews and insights for sports enthusiasts. Meeks Kelvin is referring to a January 15 'Lectronic with the same name as this letter. Pamir took its load of "coke, iron, cement, and bales of goods" from Germany to Chile. Written in , the book reminds me of the old library books from my s school days: musty smelling, pages turning brown, binding starting to come apart.

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Ron Harben. Krista Swedberg spent the first half of sailing aboard the ft bark 'Europa', which was forced to change plans because of the pandemic. Krista, who snapped this photo from aloft, clearly made the best of a bad year. Makes sense, being a sailboat with heaps of Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 011 For Sale Sailboats Vancouver canvas, and the fact that over years ago, that's how they did it!

They are the best in the world. Life is better with a boat. This little unknown speaks volumes about the skill needed even to get past the start of this adventure, and probably contributed to the early Atlantic carnage heading south toward the Cape of Good Hope. Oh, and maybe a UFO or two helping you along, by striking your competitors, in the Southern Ocean run near Cape Town � Jean Le Cam Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 kept attracting them like he was tossing out bait for just the right Sunday dinner.

The last 30 hours of the race should hold me until She truly is a ray of sunshine and light and her glass is always half full. Hopefully she will be in the Southern Ocean four years from now. Congratulations to Pip, and all the competitors. Eric L Rouzee Pacific Northwest.

Side handrails and window covers included. Pip Hare takes a moment to enjoy one of her 95 sunsets or sunrises at Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 sea during her solo, nonstop circumnavigation. Eric � Thanks for adding that. It was a real West Coast undertaking, and we appreciate your giving credit to another major component of the Ocean Planet project.

When she was being interviewed before the start, she said, "I had a Swallows and Amazon upbringing. Daniel � Just to wrap your thought up, Swallows and Amazons was a children's adventure novel by English author and journalist Arthur Ransome. Here's an excerpt: "But the big hills up at the lake Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 helped to make him feel that the houseboat man did not matter. The hills had been there before Captain Flint. They would be there for ever. That, somehow was comforting. Just one more challenge for AC teams in that they need to build a boat that is on the edge of the specs, but still has some room for the unexpected.

So happy to see that the crew was safe and sound. Michael Grant. Houston, we have liftoff� and a problem. In mid-January, American Magic's 'Patriot' was going for a bear-away jibe when she took to the sky.

Initial speculation was that a stuck running back prevented the crew from sheeting out the main. Regardless, 'Patriot' ultimately capsized and took heavy damage. Kudos to Emirates Team New Zealand for immediately coming to the rescue of the stricken American vessel. American Magic has since been eliminated from the 36th America's Cup. Would the organizing committees cancel an Indy or a Formula 1 race because the weather changed after the start? My guess is For Sailboats Vancouver Sale 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 that most of the crew on these boats have seen far more varied conditions in their sailing careers.

All the designers and engineers have to do is create boats that can finish the course. Over the years, a few F1 races have been postponed or halted because of monsoon conditions. Gold Coast Yachts is the leader in custom composite multihulls with over 35 years of innovation and quality. We have built over custom multihulls in the US Virgin Islands. In Auckland for the Prada Cup, several Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 unstable heavy weather systems were forecast to pass through the racecourse area during the races.

This new America's Cup Class 75 is very fast, and potentially very fragile and dangerous. Those stormy conditions were not the time to push the envelope and see if the foiling monohulls would survive unscathed. They didn't. The other two teams could have potentially suffered the same fate that American Magic did. Everyone wants to see these boats at speed, but the conditions in mid-January were extreme, and a postponement Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sale For Vancouver 011 Sailboats Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats 011 Sale For Vancouver was in order. But, as the teams noted, the conditions fell within the range of the rules.

That doesn't mean that race management should have gone forward. The rest of the world can watch for free. I have canceled [my cable service] and returned their cable box! It doesn't sound crazy. It would cut approximately 2, miles and four days off an Asia-to-Gulf of Mexico or East Coast service. It would allow transshipment onto smaller ships in the Gulf of Mexico. However, it would eliminate Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sale Sailboats 011 Vancouver For the Panama Canal fee. Yes, it would require miles of road improvement, but these are the kinds of infrastructure projects that most countries love to do.

I have been on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico several times. I think sailing from Coatzacoalcos to the Leeward Islands would be a lot easier and faster than going through the Canal. A good idea, either by rail or road, but I am skeptical. Ken Frazee. Could boats be 'shipped' over this land route someday? Just to let you Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 know, the Mexican government has implemented a new rule for boats clearing into Mexico. The third owner from whom we purchased Hula Kai had paid the second owner's fine back in , and the port officer issued him a new TIP.

Thank God the owner from whom we purchased Hula Kai was with us when we arrived in Mexico on December 18, He had to cancel his TIP, and that's when all this started.

It didn't make sense that they wanted to go back 15 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 years and charge us for a TIP that would have expired back in The Marina Coral helped us get it resolved. We had to wait on pins and needles until December 26, We were.

Local skippers might be accustomed to it, but the crew of a boat in transit up or down the coast would be struggling to enter or exit. I've been surprised by sweeping currents in the Friday Harbor marina in the San Juan Islands � they come under the floating breakwater � but Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 nothing like this video clip. Peter Detwiler Bay Area. The marina had and probably still has three solid sides, but the fourth side is Fisherman's Wharf, which sits on pilings. Swells can flow under the Wharf and into the marina, and if the period is just right, the marina will fail to "empty" before the next swell flows in.

Water being what it is, a rotary movement starts to develop, and the marina entrance becomes a whirlpool. Boats come loose. One time it was a whole Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Vancouver Sale Sailboats For 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 finger pier with a boat attached. Amazingly, the local Shields fleet would still sail out and in for their races, though I'd swear I heard some nervous whistling on occasion.

Tim Mickleburgh. To be sure you're getting the best insurance value please contact us for a quote. Two days before, a boat came in, and the crew were told they'd have to pay a hefty fine or leave within 72 hours.

They returned to San Diego. This is something people buying older boats need Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Vancouver 011 Sailboats Sale For Sailboats 011 For Vancouver Sale Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 to be aware of if they plan to cruise Mexico. We are the fourth owner of Hula Kai. Luckily for us, we finally got our TIP on December I was so grateful to Juan at Marina Coral going to bat for us. Is this a "new rule," or was this isolated to the particular port you were dealing with?

It seems that one of the most challenging aspects of acquiring the proper TIP and navigating a foreign government's bureaucracy is simply understanding what the rules Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 are. We've heard some people say that it was easy; we've heard some people say that it was a near-Homeric odyssey to get the coveted permit. We'll keep our ear to the ground to see if there's been a systemwide Classic Boat For Sale Bc Queue change, but if you've had to get a TIP recently, please tell us how it went. I see other areas are making a go of it, like San Diego.

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In my Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 opinion, there should not be a need for police unless there is a problem that dictates men with guns are required. A beautiful boat can sink, and an ugly boat may not indicate lack of maintenance of critical systems. But my fundamental concern with the Bay Area is the lack of mooring facilities. Mike Mike is referring to the January 18 'Lectronic with the same name as his letter. We have quite a few floating shopping carts.

There's an old powerboat with an outboard strapped to Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 the stern that I've seen for years. They were towing a nice ft dinghy with a new Yamaha. I jokingly said, "Wow you stole a nice dinghy. Maybe some of us could volunteer to help keep these people's homes safe and afloat.

It's tough out there for a lot of us; we should act accordingly. Nick Mulford. Maybe we need stronger enforcement of anchor-outs? Everybody needs to play by the same rules. There seems to be a significant bloc of people that support the Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats Vancouver For 011 Sale Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 anchor-outs, perhaps to offset their guilt at living in multimillion-dollar homes. Martin Thomas Mike � We're going to have to agree with Jack here; this is not a Bay- or even California-specific problem.

People who are "housing insecure" are drawn to the abundance of cheap and free boats, creating an anchor-out population of non-sailors on less-than-seaworthy vessels. It should always be mentioned that there's also an anchor-out community made up of seasoned sailors on well-found boats, but this group has precious few options for legal, Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Vancouver Sale For 011 Sailboats Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 long-term anchoring or mooring in the Bay Area. We agree with you, Mike, that the Bay Area has an embarrassing lack of mooring facilities, and we'll spare you our oft-repeated lamentations on the Bay's lack of boating infrastructure.

Richardson Bay has certainly seen more enforcement in the past five years than it had in the past few decades, but the next set of letters will show that there are still scores of boats anchored out that cannot stand up to Bay Area winter weather, which Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 wreaks havoc on local marinas downwind of the moorings.

Ken � More enforcement of the rules? It sounds good on paper, but a common theme in the zeitgeist is that the police already have too much to do. When you factor homelessness, drug addiction and mental illness � and the more existential problem of a housing crisis � into the anchor-out issue, you're talking about something that's ultimately well beyond the purview of the police.

Besides, the most cops can do with an illegal anchor-out Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 is ask them to leave, so the anchor-out crosses the Bay and drops the hook somewhere else, creating a game of Whac-a-Mole. By the way, the Coast Guard almost always defers anchor-out issues to local authorities so that it can focus on its primary missions: Homeland Security, rescues, and narcotics-trafficking enforcement. Sausalito has tried to use city and county social services. Sea Frost Welcome to the cold!

The boat above was one of five yes, five that dragged in Schoonmaker Point Marina in Sausalito. These programs Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 are controversial because some people feel that you're essentially rewarding people who aren't selfsufficient and who've broken the rules. That is no doubt a hard pill for some taxpayers to swallow, but cities actually spend more money when they arrest and jail people, only to have those people back on the water when they get out. San Diego is often lauded as a California public-mooring success story.

And it is! But every orchard � even in 'America's Finest City' � has some bad Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 apples. The waterfront has historically had its seedy corners populated with a motley band of characters. We just hope that there's a way to keep some 'color' at the shore while also keeping people's property safe from theft or foundering boats.

It's no accident they call Sausalito's "Hurricane Gulch" after its namesake. Any idea that this is a safe anchorage in winter is completely unfounded. Scores of people have died over the decades. Unfortunately, first responders are called out always at the peak Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 of the storm to rescue them.

It's dangerous, expensive and avoidable. If only RBRA would enforce the statutes already on its books; a hour anchorage means 72 hours. Peter Le Lievre Nauticat Sausalito Peter � Just to revisit our last response: There is surprisingly little under the law that police can do when someone is living on their boat, even if they're in clear violation of a hour anchoring restriction. The best they can do is call the police, and so goes the cycle. I For 011 Sailboats Sale Vancouver really think there needs to be a permanent mooring solution for the Bay so that at least if people are moored out they are safe and other boats are safe.

Greg Clausen Washington Have a story, thought, adventure or comment to share? Please email us at editorial latitude February's Caption Contest! It's amazing how much mirth a bunch of crew on a boom can create. Mind you, it's not a sight we see very often, if ever. Who has been that person straddling the Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 boom while jibing?

Some might call it fun, while others would be shaking their heads with a clear "No, thank you. Others just enjoyed the image of four adult crew draped over the boom while the cockpit crew looked completely unperturbed. However, as usual, there can be only one overall winner, and you will find our favorite comment immediately below the photo, followed by the next top 10 in no particular order.

The next top ten: "Shhhh! I just got them all down for their naps. We Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver cannot have a cranky crew. Let them rest until we jibe. Get the juice boxes ready! Just try to make us. We're staying! You guys are freaks! I said PUMP the boom! SIGHTINGS bill kreysler � sailing serendipity Bill Kreysler remembers to this day how his dad put him in a lifejacket, plucked him up, put him down into a little dinghy kind of like an El Toro, then pushed him off the dock. That's how he learned to sail.

It was a terrifying yet Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats 011 For Sale Vancouver Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 defining moment, as the young lad, about 5 at the time, sailed across the little yacht harbor screaming at the top of his lungs before crashing unceremoniously into the transom of the commodore's powerboat. The greatest thing he discovered was that if he was sailing his little boat, he was his own boss at a young age � that was pretty neat, he thought.

While he had no clue at the time where that short jaunt might take him, Kreysler's life has been one of Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 being his own boss as well as one where he's been able to help other kids achieve that fabulous "aha" moment of youth independence. Growing up sailing on and around San Diego Bay, Kreysler got into racing in his early teens, crewing on a Lightning for his friend Howard Makin. He also crewed in the Star Boat with Don Bever, who had just won the continued on outside column of next sightings page.

Right page: 'Murano' sailing back in the days when photographers were still using Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 film. I would read sailing magazines and every book in our local library even remotely related to days on the water. Now here in the Bay Area, each day looks like a great day for sailing to me.

Even so, some folks still slip away to the hills for the winter and then, come spring, head for their yachts. Many people are under the impression sailing is difficult and expensive. I always say, "It should not be difficult. Get that bottom cleaned. Get it scrubbed by Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 a reputable diver.

If he says it is simply too manky and needs to be hauled and painted, get'er done now before the yards are jammed. A clean bottom means. Clean and lubricate that rig, get up to the masthead and lubricate the sheaves, check the spreader boots, address any chafe.

Replace the lines that need it. If it's blowing 10 knots and your mainsheet won't run out on its own, it's time for a new one.

Get those sails ready for the Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 season. Get your sailmaker down to your yacht or get the sails to the loft. It's so much easier to reinforce, and to repair small issues before they become big ones. Practice docking. My old boss once. Star World Championships. Bever promised to take him to the Star North Americans, but reneged on the deal just a few weeks prior to the regatta.

Kreysler, who was about 16 at the time, and light � not Star Boat material � was disappointed. But as things do tend Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 to work out, another sailor in the Bay Area needed a last-minute crew for the same regatta.

That sailor was Don Trask. It was , and Kreysler got his first-ever plane ticket to Cleveland, where he met Trask. The pair went out and won the North American Championships. Kreysler had just graduated from San Diego State and was married, so he needed to get a real job. While his degree in English literature was an unlikely foundation for his future business undertakings, Kreysler considers that his technical interests Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 probably sprang from working summers for his godfather at his foundry in San Diego.

His years working with Trask were great for Kreysler. As he describes, Don was a force of nature, having basically created the Laser phenomenon in the Western United States. As he recalls, it was Paul Cayard's dad who enlightened him that there were things that could be done with fiberglass other than build boats.

Kreysler threw his time and energy into his business, which is still growing and flourishing. He loves his Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 work, so much so that he has not sailed as much as he would have liked in these past years.

But he has found time to stay connected to his sailing community. An active member of St. Francis Yacht Club, he is past president of the St. Francis Sailing Foundation, where he has been instrumental in mentoring youth sailors like Caleb Paine, bronze medalist in the Olympic Games. I enjoy going to work in the morning, and I enjoy the feeling you get from helping somebody else Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 get started on a path that is going to serve them well for their whole lives," Kreysler reflected.

And, while it took a pandemic to incentivize him, last summer he finally dusted the cobwebs off his beloved Knarr, Murano, which he bought and restored 25 years ago, and took her sailing for the first time in literally 20 years. I don't have the time or ability anymore to race at a really high level, but last summer I got a little bit of a taste of Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 011 For Sale Vancouver Sailboats Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 what I've been missing!

Hire a pro to coach you for a few hours � so much easier than bump and circumstances. Review your safety gear and plan ahead. Check your lifejackets, VHF radio and thru-hull plugs.

Make sure you have a sturdy bucket and a healthy mate. Lifejackets are only effective if people wear them because they are comfortable, even stylish. Don Trask's business was Performance Sailcraft Corp. Don negotiated a 'license' from them to build Lasers for the Western US, which as Kreysler Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 stated, "We liberally interpreted as including Mexico and got a fleet going in Valle de Bravo, which was great fun.

Over the years we've written many stories of dreamers and doers who, with vision and determination, work to bring their dreams alive.

Some go on to accomplish all they dreamed of and others gain an education and experience that can provide guidance to future dreamers. One of those stories is that of David Vann. Back in , we wrote about a ft aluminum trimaran called Tin Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Can, Vann was assembling at Napa Valley Marina for an attempted nonstop circumnavigation of the world.

We admire persistence but know it's not the only ingredient necessary for success. After 12 years of hard work and three attempts, the project appears to have ended.

First Tri The date was February David Vann arrived with three aluminum hulls that he'd constructed in Florida with a plan to build a ft aluminum trimaran on a shoestring budget.

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He advertised for new crew on Crew Seekers with the promise of a Pacific crossing to the Philippines. One crewmember came from Belgium, another from France, one from New Zealand and another from Florida. Truckloads of sheet aluminum arrived and David would work feverishly 12 hours a day, welding, grinding, and cutting. Using his original trimaran and making modifications to the hulls, he managed to erect a two-story cabin. A few months later the rebuilt and updated Tin Can left the marina, this time with a four-stroke Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 outboard.

She made it out the Mare Island Strait, turned right into the Carquinez Strait and had problems Vann didn't anticipate.

The problems included keeping the outboard in the water and that the outer hulls would get buried in the water in a good blow, making it difficult to steer the boat. Back she came, and we hauled her out yet again. More truckloads of aluminum showed up, and once again he put in long hours welding, cutting, and grinding. He solicited Crew Seekers for crew Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 for another adventure and was lucky to get a few recruits willing to share his passion with the hope of sailing west in the Pacific Ocean and beyond.

Four months later, on June 24, David headed out with an experienced female captain en route to Sausalito, where he picked up a second experienced captain. Their first port would be Hawaii. David had a Garmin inReach satellite communicator that allowed him to keep in daily contact with a friend on the mainland as well as to receive. The Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 new VHF radios can be confusing, I had a skippering job last year that required me to update the software to make it operational.

Batteries last maybe five to seven years, depending on all kinds of factors. Make sure yours are ready to carry the load for a long day on the water and still fire up the iron genny when you're ready to get home.

An easy test: Unplug the umbilical. On or about July 5, contact was lost and David's land contact called Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 us at the marina. He was ready to call the Coast Guard but wanted to know what kind of survival equipment David might have. The Coast Guard sent out a C search plane and found the third tri safe but disabled, with no rudder.

A container ship was directed to help. The sailors abandoned their vessel and headed to Hawaii aboard the ship. The Coast Guard monitored Third Tri, making sure she would eventually drift out of the shipping channel and out of harm's way, which Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 she did.

A few weeks later, a fisherman found David's boat close to the north shore of Oahu. Just shows you how your life can hang on a thin thread. For reference, see www. She organized a catch-up and learned about the years that led to Robbie Cleveland's Australian sailing life.

Robbie was 8 years old when, inspired by his grandfather who was a sailor and was "everything about the ocean," he had his first sailing lesson. Skip ahead two years, and the now Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 year-old Robbie is sailing with his dad in the Bahamas. I thought, 'I'll take my dad out,' because he's not really a sailor. But my dad was, 'No, no, no,' and says he's going to take it out first.

He falls off and loads his foot up with sea urchins. He comes out of the water like a Polaris missile! So there went the sailing. As a young teenager in Florida, Robbie began sailing Snipes. I thought California was San Diego, and it wasn'Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Vancouver 011 For Sailboats Sale Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 t anything like that. We were in Danville, just south of Walnut Creek, 30 minutes or so from Berkeley.

Together they enjoyed many adventures out of Berkeley Yacht Club. Before long, Robbie was seeking bigger adventures and moved to Southern California, where he finished college and began his professional sailing career.

My instructor invited me on a couple of trips. I met the skipper and started working with him taking care of the boat, a ft ferrocement ketch, Sea Mentor. He saw that I could sail, and Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 when he couldn't make it, I would do it. We were building high-performance racing catamarans, and we built some for Gino Morrelli and Randy Smyth.

Engine maintenance from pencil zincs to oil pressure: Make sure the machine is ready to fire up easily. Rumor has it no one has ever worn out a marine diesel; they always get killed first. Figuring they have scorching-hot exhaust, cold saltwater and electricity flowing through them, what could possibly go wrong?

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If the head is stinky, the hoses may have become saturated or maybe your holding tank needs a healthy flush. Improvements are nearly always worth the investment. If you are struggling to put in a reef, if it takes longer than one minute, consider installing single-line reef-. If you want Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 to improve your upwind performance, consider an adjustable backstay or make sure the one you have is simple to use and gets you some forestay tension on those windy summer days.

If that spinnaker has not been used since the Reagan administration, maybe it's time for a spinnaker furler or at least a snuffer device. Heck, it could be as simple as a FenderStep � it's a fender, it's a step, OMG welcome aboard, that was easy!

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I got my captain's license, and at one point did charters for the Ritz-Carlton at Dana Point. It was during a subsequent delivery from Dana Point to Panama that he realized she was a good match for his seafaring soul. He was freaking out and was going to call mayday, thought that we were sinking. She stood watches, and she wasn't sick. And then there was the flying fish I left on her pillow; when I survived that, I knew she was the one.

You could put your beer down � it wouldn't spill. The first race he entered aboard his new boat was the Australian Offshore Multihull Championships. Unfortunately, the day-old vessel did not start. She was dismasted right before the race as a result of stresses sustained during a mandatory pre-race test, in which the crew was forced Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 Sailboats For Sale Vancouver 011 to sail in unusually strong winds.

This page: Clearly a happy man, Robbie Cleveland looks very relaxed during the Panama delivery in February Bottom: Sailing off Mooloolaba aboard 'Kialani'. Old Woman Island is the small black lump over Robbie's left shoulder. Over the following years he satisfied his passion for sailing by doing deliveries and sailing on other people's boats, until eventually he found his Farrier trimaran, Kialani, though due to a period of frequent and extended trips back to the US, Kialani was sold.