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Is it a Harbor 20? In Santa Barbara there was a matching pair of pristine Harbor 20s at the end of J dock. Oooh! They had beautifully made, matching red canvas covers. Lovely young women came by Tuesday afternoon to dust them off, and young men with really white teeth sailed them in and out of their slips Wednesday afternoon for the buoy races. One of them almost clipped GoodBoy coming back in.

And no, the steaming/decklight issue has not yet been mitigated. I meant to go up the mast Saturday but there was a tiny bit of wind so I went out and tried Bob’s sail. Woo hoo! On Bob’s J 92 it was a 150. On DM it’s a 180! Sails do make a difference! I just hope the Fiasco is a drifter cuz otherwise everyone else out there is at risk! Was it Bill Lee whose motto was “fast is fun”? I must concur!
 
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I'll go with #8, 'cause I think it is a modified Cal 20. They opened up the transom, added a sprit, moved the chainplates outboard and who knows what else.

Here we go - her name is Sirena and it looks like they just sailed her down from Half Moon Bay. This video was posted last Sunday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2zVWulzYUs
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BobJ said:
I'll go with #8, 'cause I think it is a modified Cal 20. They opened up the transom, added a sprit, moved the chainplates outboard and who knows what else.
Here we go - her name is Sirena and it looks like they just sailed her down from Half Moon Bay. This video was posted last Sunday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2zVWulzYUs QUOTE]

Good Catch BobJ! A modified Cal 20 SIRENA is. And 26 minutes of video showing her sailing at 7-10 knots is maybe not what you want a PHRF Committee to see. :rolleyes:

In a similar vein, here's the modified Cal 20 MAGIC Keith Leitzky sailed 6,000 miles nonstop from Kaneohe into the Gulf of Alaska (55 north) and return on a shakedown for Cape Horn. Check out page 6 here: http://kaneoheyachtclub.com/documents/10184/1587800/October2019

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11/18/20
Other than half an inch of rain here last night at CBC, I see big news on the waterfront: Reading a thread below about the Berkeley Sunday Midwinters, I note that it is signed Joe Balderrama, SSS Commodore
This is just great news!! Joe is a heads up SSS and SHTP vet, excellent communicator and good sailor, student of the game, and long time SSS supporter. A better Commodore could not be found. Congratulations, Joe! We at CBC are thrilled.
~sleddog

PS For those who don't know Joe, his handle on this forum is Submarino. and his boat is the Express 27 ARCHIMEDES.

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Unless I misread, it appears Whitall on SPARROW has lost his 2 downwind sails, an A-2 spinnaker and Code 0, and is now down to "working sails." He reports this loss will give him more time to read. My question would be, does SPARROW have a pole to wing out a headsail? If not, getting downwind around the World may prove tedious.
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Can anyone explain why Sparrow's route includes the big island to port and then eastabout? Seems like a longer route than maybe needed. Is it a bailout contingency, or is there a strategy to sail around typical weather, both, something else? I looked at the web page but didn't see this addressed.
 
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Can anyone explain why Sparrow's route includes the big island to port and then eastabout? Seems like a longer route than maybe needed. Is it a bailout contingency, or is there a strategy to sail around typical weather, both, something else? I looked at the web page but didn't see this addressed.
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I think there are 5 reasons: 1) a shakedown for the boat, with 2) a possible contingency bailout point and 3) weather wise, even though longer, an approach to Cape Horn from the northwest rather than north takes advantage of prevailing westerly winds aft of abeam. 4) This route avoids a concentration of westbound shipping from the Panama Canal on the Great Circle towards Asia as it crosses the shipping lanes at right angles rather than nearly head on. Lastly, there's a rule on the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) that says a circumnavigation must be a minimum of 21,600 nautical miles. Although SPARROW is not registered with the WSSRC as attempting any record passage, apparently Whitall found San Francisco to San Francisco was short of the 21,600 miles and he needed to include an Hawaiian waypoint to be an "official" circumnavigation, mileage wise. Whitall Stokes, white courtesy phone please.
 
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sleddog said:
BobJ said:
I'll go with #8, 'cause I think it is a modified Cal 20. They opened up the transom, added a sprit, moved the chainplates outboard and who knows what else.
Here we go - her name is Sirena and it looks like they just sailed her down from Half Moon Bay. This video was posted last Sunday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2zVWulzYUs QUOTE]

Good Catch BobJ! A modified Cal 20 SIRENA is. And 26 minutes of video showing her sailing at 7-10 knots is maybe not what you want a PHRF Committee to see. :rolleyes:

In a similar vein, here's the modified Cal 20 MAGIC Keith Leitzky sailed 6,000 miles nonstop from Kaneohe into the Gulf of Alaska (55 north) and return on a shakedown for Cape Horn. Check out page 6 here: http://kaneoheyachtclub.com/documents/10184/1587800/October2019

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That is one cool Cal 20. If it were me, I would take the chainplates further down, and bolt them into the hull. I'm sure that the hull-deck joint has been seriously reinforced, but still, the integrity of the rig depends on that joint.

Having owned a Cal 20 I can tell you that if you get ANY water in the boat, it gets everywhere. There is no bilge. NONE..zero, and the sleeping platform is about 3 inches higher than the floorboards. Wet Bunk. Now, he might have built another platform that's 6 inches higher, which would help a lot.

What I would do, personally, is do more or less the same thing to an old Cal 25 with its molded keel or even a Cal 2-24, which has a bolt-on iron keel rather like the Cal 20. However the inside of the Cal 2-24 is a heck of a lot roomier than a Cal 20, and it has an inboard rudder. I have always kind of liked the old Cal 2-24. It's a really simple boat and they sail about the same as most of the 24 footers, based on quarter-tonners that came well after that design was penned.
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11/18/20
Other than half an inch of rain here last night at CBC, I see big news on the waterfront: Reading a thread below about the Berkeley YC Sunday Midwinters, I note that it is signed Joe Balderama, SSS Commodore
This is just great news!! Joe is a heads up SSS and SHTP vet, excellent communicator and good sailor, student of the game, and long time SSS supporter. A better Commodore could not be found. Congratulations, Joe! We at CBC are thrilled.
~sleddog

PS For those who don't know Joe, his handle on this forum is Submarino. and his boat is the Express 27 ARCHIMEDES.

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Congratulations...and

THANK YOU, Joe!
 
Thank you Alan! Thank you Sleddog. In the still moments, my mind drifts back to those two major connected events that ruminate through my essence and soul.

The departure from SF to Hanalei was surreal, after 10 years of acquiring the necessary skills on my first and only boat, I could not believe I was on my Way! I was well prepared and experienced from events like in that second picture.

The second photo belies the desperation of 3 (and later 4) tethered sailors in the water out of a crew of 5 because of a cross wave in a jibe. In those conditions seen, inflatable PFD's alternate back and forth between a benefit and hindrance with each wave. I have two people to thank for our deliverance. First, my sailing teacher who impressed upon me the absolute need for tethers outside the gate. The second, John McBride, a chosen solid first mate who took charge when I (the 4th last person) was tossed into the water while yanking the tether of an immersed crew member. Sancho was so disoriented that he was head down and feet up flutter kicking deeper into the green wash. Afterwards, we had a formal debrief and lessons learned. This led to a critical review of different solo and crewed recovery drills with a wet-suited person.

Moving on.... Calling all cats, calling all cats! The SSS needs you! Please stand by for a formal announcement soon.

Joe Balderrama
SSS Commodore
 
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Submarino said:
Thank you Alan! Thank you Sleddog. In the still moments, my mind drifts back to those two major connected events that ruminate through my essence and soul.

The departure from SF to Hanalei was surreal, after 10 years of acquiring the necessary skills on my first and only boat, I could not believe I was on my Way! I was well prepared and experienced from events like in that second picture.

The second photo belies the desperation of 3 (and later 4) tethered sailors in the water out of a crew of 5 because of a cross wave in a jibe. In those conditions seen, inflatable PFD's alternate back and forth between a benefit and hindrance with each wave. I have two people to thank for our deliverance. First, my sailing teacher who impressed upon me the absolute need for tethers outside the gate. The second, John McBride, a chosen solid first mate who took charge when I (the 4th last person) was tossed into the water while yanking the tether of an immersed crew member. Sancho was so disoriented that he was head down and feet up flutter kicking deeper into the green wash. Afterwards, we had a formal debrief and lessons learned. This led to a critical review of different solo and crewed recovery drills with a wet-suited person.

Moving on.... Calling all cats, calling all cats! The SSS needs you! Please stand by for a formal announcement soon.

Joe Balderrama
SSS Commodore
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Underline added by me. I'd drop into a zoom meeting to listen to your thoughts about this incident and what you learned, and what you changed on board the boat as a result of it.
 
Hi Alan,
That is an idea to add to our future Zoom seminar. Hear from sailors who have had to perform actual rescues and their lessons learned. First to come to mind is Cliff Shaw's rescue of the overturned catamaran crew(s) at the Farallones. The Q&A and takeaways would be of immense value. My small bit of experience could add to the overall session. Sled Dog, can you chime in with your memories of Cliff's rescue. I believe he and another may have received an award for their self-less actions.

Thank you for the idea,

Joe Balderrama
SSS Commodore
 
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As Howard and Rainer will tell you, when the Santa Cruz Harbor Entrance is shoaled and dangerous for boats, it "goes off" for surfers who ride some of the sweetest waves on the West Coast. The surf spot can be between the breakwaters. Or if the dredge is working, it can also result in a world class surf break over the dredge spoil area, just east of the East Breakwater.

Unfortunately, surfers and Port District authorities have had long standing animosities due to SCPD Ordinance 222 which prohibits surfing in the Harbor Entrance even if there are no other vessels present. Numerous chases have resulted, both by patrol boat and on foot on the beach, boards have been confiscated, and fines issued.

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In the above photo, surfers, including Rainer, do not appear to be in violation of Ordinance 222, as they are not crossing the Harbor Entrance. But, for a quart of Marianne's Macapuno, what basic rule of navigation, as administered by the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure safe navigation, is being violated in the above photo?
 
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Failure to give way w potential for collision?
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Sorry, Jackie, it is my understanding surfboards in the surf zone are not subject to USCG Rules of the Road.
In the surf zone, the surfer nearest the peak has right-of-way and PFD's need not be carried. However, Stand Up Paddle Boards (SUP's) are considered "boats" outside of the surf zone, and operators must carry PFD's.

Feel free to try again.
 
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