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The 27-foot, 2,100 pound most boats, but the Viper 640's 225-pound carbon- Viper 830gr (constructed of carbon-fiber reinforced E-glass and fiber lifting bulbed keel (locked down while sailing) epoxy, vacuum bagged and post-cured in our 30-foot oven) was provides enough dockside stability for a 250-pounder conceived and designed to be a kit boat! With the hull and deck to walk completely around the boat - on the rail! joined, the bulkheads in p lace, the keel and rudder constructed, and The Viper 640 is the boat you've been looking for spar and standing rigging included, all you need to do is install if y ou want everything in a performance day sailer hardware and running rigging. The deck is even pre-marked for and racer - including price. For a limited time you hardware placement! So invest a couple of weekends with your can join the Viper Sailing Team for as little as crew (try calling them team-building sessions) and a few grand for $16,500 including all rigging, a compass and a hardware, strings and sails, and join us in the next dimension of galvanized trailer. sailing fun. *Oh yeah, we offer complete factory boats as well. FAST VIPER \ V SIMPLE AFFORD AS LE Come visit our coo I w orld on the 590 Fish Road web: www.viperboats.com Tiverton, R1 02&78> Toll-Free <3<3<3-v'iperfun T RA NS PORTA SLE e-mail: raceviper(g)aol.com (401) 625-5290 Page 2 • 19 • 1 997 Vfifl Schedule SAIL DESIGN GRO'trf- Where sailmaking is t fperMnmngarf&A adon Wijsen • Jim Barton • Jocelyn Nash • Service: Hogan Beatie • Will 5 1 0 - 2 3 4 - 4 3 3 4 • nfaM IPPWmJM P/fCIFIC l^SC'Mityard Cove Rd., S uite 200, Pt. R ichmond, CA, U SA 94801 www.quantumsails.com 1996 VRfl WINNERS SBRA 505: Jeff Miller/Bruce Heckman, RYC HDA Byte: Gail Yando, RYC HDA-F: Gal Bar-Or/Paul Dorsey, J/24: Nazzal/Pugh/Perkins, Cool Breeze, StFYC Cal 20: Hester Burn-Callander, RYC Babylon Rocker, F-31 , S tFYC J/29: Pat Benedict, Advantage II, D SC Contender: Gil Wooley, SCYC HDA-G: Martha & Gary Burbidge, High J/105: Giselle & Thomas Sponholtz, Aquavit, StFYC Daysailer: Len Fiock, SCYC Strung, Wylie 38, SSS J/35: Wilson/Perkins Syndicate, El Toro Jr.: Joey Pasquali, SCYC HDA-H: Matt & Jon Carter, Surefire, Frers 36, StFYC Major Damage, StFYC El Toro Sr.: Jim Warfield, SSC HDA-J: Margaret Gokey/Bernard Slabeck, Bloodvessel, Nlelges 24: Mark Eastham/Hans Williams, FJ: John Aitken, StFYC B-25, SYC Mary Don't Surf, StFYC Fireball: Allison Jolly, FYC HDA-K: Gerry Brown, Mintaka, C&C 36, PAYC Newport 30: Bruce Darby, Mariner, SFYC International 14: Andrew Bates, RYC HDA-L: Paul Kamen, Twilight Zone, Merit 25, CSC Olson 25: Dave McMurtry, International Canoe: Dawn Miller, RYC Three Ring Circus, BenYC HDA-M: Colin Gilboy, Samsara, Cal 20, CYC JY-15: Barbara Ouellet, LMSC ODCA Olson 30: Jack Easterday, Jack's Back, EYC Laser: Chad Freitas, RYC Ariel: Ed & Lisa Ekers, Pathfinder, SCYC Ranger 23: Gary Kneeland, Impossible, SYC Laser 'A': Kimbal Hall, RYC 198 Raters: David Adams, MyToy, Ranger 23, TIYC Cal 2-27: Whit Conley/Mark Foster, Alliance, RYC Laser II: Rufus Sjoberg/Jason Martin, RYC Santana 22: John Skinner, Phoenix, RYC Cal 29: Nancy Rogers, Boog-A-Loo, SFYC Lightning: Mike Molina, RYC Santana 35: Les Raos, Breakout, EYC Catalina 30: John Jacobs, Tres Shay, IYC Snipe: Debbie Hall/Shawn Bennett, ABYC Triton: Tom Newton, Captain Hooke, VYC Sunfish: Bob Cronin, DSC Columbia Challenger: Jan Grygier, Gunga Din, CSC Thistle: Ron Smith, IYC 11:Metre: (tie) Mike Ratiani, Ronstan, StFYC and Ed OYRA Sporl/Tim Wells, Blue Dog, StFYC PHRO-I: Dave Sallows, Dolphin Dance, SC50, EYC Wylie Wabbit: Colin Moore, RYC Etchells: Bill Barton, Mr. Natural, SFYC PHRO-II: Doug Storkovich, SSS Express 27: Gene Ryley/Dave Hodges, Dance Away, Santana 35, MPYC Bruce Schwab, Rumbleseat, 30 Square Meter, SSS Flying Circus, SCYC MORA-I: Forest Baskett/Tom Baffico, WBRA Express 37: Glenn Isaacson, Re-Quest, SFYC Baffett, Express 27, SYC v Bear: Glenn Treser, Chance, Aeolian YC Hawkfarm: James Hirano, Notorious, SSS MORA-II: Brian Boschma/Torben Bentsen, Roadhouse Bird: Jock MacLean, Grey Goose, SFYC Islander Bahama 24: Bud Cohen, Goose, GGYC Blues, Hawkfarm, RYC Folkboat: Tom Reed, Thea, IYC Islander 28: Virginia Jones/Peter Schoen, SHS: Dan Buhler, Erin, Antrim 30+, EYC I0D: Tad Lacey, Evan Dailey, et.al., #100, SFYC Challenge, SYC CRUZ: Bob Hungerford, Jasmine, Union 36, SLYC Knarr: Chris Perkins, Sequoia II, S tFYC Islander 36: Richard Shoenhair/Greg Gilliom, OYRA Sailor of the Year: Don Lessley, Windwalker, IYC Freewind, Cal 9.2, RYC Latitude 38 Sailor of the Year: Jeff Madrigali, SFYC/StFYC NOW YOU CAN UTILIZE SAILKOIFS SECRET AMERICA'S CUP LUBRICATION TECHNOLOGY TO MAXIMIZE YOUR SAILING PERFORMANCE For years ton competitive sailors around the world from maxi boaters to sailboarders have been secretly using Sallkote’s advanced dry lubrication technology to maximize boat performance. Now the same race winning technology is a vailable to y ou. Sailkote is a n easy to apply, high-tech, translucent liquid that sprays or wipes on and completely dries in seconds to a h ard, smooth, ultra-slick, hydrophobic surface. One application makes sails, hulls, rigging, deck hardware, and anything that moves on your boat run smoother, work more efficiently, and last longer than you ever thought possible. And, unlike oils, silicones, and waxes, it w ill never attract dirt, water or contaminants that eventually seriously degrade lubrication performance. So, whether you re just out day sailing, cruising, or trying to win the race of y our life, Sailkote will make a significant improvement in y our boat and crew performance. But don’t take our word for it, l isten to what these world class sailors have to say about Sailkote: ‘'Saiikote was one of the main ingredients in the success of our 1996 J/24 campaign. We coated nearly everything on the boat including the entire mast and mainsail track, spreader tips, genoa, forestay, mainsail, all blocks and travelers. " C hris Larson (1 996 J/24 World Champion). During the 1995 America's Cup, “Young America” was coated from her masthead instruments right down to the bottom of her keel. At the " Young America " compound we had literally hundreds of uses for Team McLube's Sailkote!" John Marshall (President of PACT 95). So give Sailkote a try, like PACT 2000 in t heir quest to regain tihs ea v Aamielarbilcea ’ ast a Cllu pW ,e s yto u’ lMla rbie n ceo n vdiisntcreidb ut othrast c nooa s tb o atto c sohaostu.l d O r b e c al sla i 1l-in8g8 8 w i tThEouAtM i t.M S CaLiUlkBoEt.e Page 4 • UMaJU 19 • 1 997 YRfi Schedule - — |CONT€NTS 1 996 Winners 4 i W elcome to the VRfi 6 1 V RR Entry Form 7-8 I W eekend Currents 9, 38 Standing Soiling Instructions 1 0, 1 2 Equipment Required 16 j R ace Signal Flogs 1 8 PHRF Committee 1 997 20 Vacht Club Rlphabet Soup 20 Beer Con Race Schedule 22-23 Central Boy Courses 24-25 Important Phone Numbers 26, 28 US Soiling Calendar of Events 30 Sailor-Friendly Web Sites 32, 34 ■■ i S ponsoring Clubs 35 ck LYY)toQ ) S outh Boy Courses 36 ' & R Note Rbout PFDs 37 i R acing Rules 40 is Here! Cor ib bean C i r cu i t 41 'Max Ebb Soils the Circle 42 The Black Magic Hardware Series i V our Crew List 42 Featuring a complete range of black sculpted Rd Index 43 AirBlocks® with carbon black balls and carbon- Beer Cons: The Ten Commandments 44 matrix roller bearings; a carbon Cam-Matic cleat; Treasure Island/Southampton Courses 44 a load-sensing ratchet with carbon reinforced pawls, and carbon black balls in our small boat hardware. One Design Race Schedule 47 Why Black? COVER PHOTO: Latitude/ Rob • Graphic Design: Chris Black is carbon strength. Black is maximum UV "Sailing on SF Bay - It's Okay f protection and color retention for Hardkote anodizing. Black is t echnical and the color of high performance. AirBlocks 1997 Sailing Calendar and YRA Master Schedule Metal where there ’s l oad, air where there ’s n ot. Sculpted sideplates cut out weight but protect Publisher & Executive Editor . Richard Spindler, ext. 1 1 1 ball bearings. A unique center cage houses and isolates Co-Publishers . John Arndt, ext. 1 08; Mitch Perkins, ext. 107 roller bearings for less friction. No loose balls or rollers. : B ookkeeping . . Tina Dunne, ext. 101 3 G eneral Manager ... . Colleen Levine, ext. 102 Computer machining ensures precision. Easy to Production . . Christine Weaver, ext. 103 assemble and disassemble. Dissimilar metals are i P roduction . . Kirstin Kremer, ext. 1 04 Production . Annie Bates-Winship, ext. 104 separated with isolators. i A dvertising . . Mitch Perkins, ext. 1 07 Sizes Advertising . . John Arndt, ext. 108 I S enior Editor . . Rob Moore, ext. 1 09 57, 75, 1 00 and 1 25 mm singles, singles with j M anaging Editor .... . . . . John Riise, ext. 110 | A ssociate Editor ..... . . Andy Turpin, ext. 112 beckets, doubles, triples, spriddles, foot blocks, : C ontributing Editor . . Paul Kamen runner blocks, straphead and stand-up blocks. i 1 5 Locust Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941 • e-mail: I38ed @ aol.com (415)383-8200 • Fax:(415)383-5816 Copyright 1997 Latitude 38 Publishing Co.. Inc. Questions concerning the 1997 YRA Calendar 1251 E. Wisconsin Ave, Pewaukee, Wl 53072 should be addressed to the YRA offices at Tel: (414) 691-3320, Fax: (414) 691-3008 (415) 771-9500 or the appropriate class association. Web: http://www.paw. com/sail/harken/ • E-Mail: harken @execpc.com 1 997 VRR Schedule • UVXU*. 3? • Page 5 TH€ VRfl UJ€LCOM€S VOU TO TH€ 1 997 RACING SCHSON What you are holding in y our hand right now is truly a unique publication. From what I've been told, no other area in the United States puts together a sailing calendar as complete as this one. In fact, I've never seen any other sailing calendar that lists as many sailing events as we do. This year, there are almost 600 listings in the calendar sponsored by more than 200 different yacht clubs and sailing organizations. Of these, YRA runs about 40 races. While YRA doesn't have to include any other events on the calendar except our own, we compile the rest as a courtesy to our member clubs and to all you racers who want to know what is happening on the water. ir It d oesn't matte r w hat type of boat you have ■ - a get-up-and-go lightweight flyer or a tradi¬ m tional deep-keeled kelp-catcher - there is a in race somewhere on these pages suited for you. Since we all live and sail in one of the most picturesque places in the world, I o ffer you a challenge. Thumb through the calen¬ dar and pick out one or two races that you've 4 * never done before. Then go out and race them. You will make new sailing friends and Glenda Carroll, Yacht Racing Association Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123 visit new yacht clubs. Variety will keep your skills fresh, your mind alert and your crew enthusiastic. e(-4m1a5i)l 7 Y71R-A9@5D00N AI.com Have fun on the water and enjoy the 1997 season. WE KNOW WHAT IT/ TAKES TO HAUL0UTS TO 200 TONS - D RY DOCK - R EPAIRS - Y ACHT SALES - N EW CONSTRUCTION - S WAN FACTORY SERVICE - M ARINA - T AXIDERMY ORK 530 West Cutting Boulevard Point Richmond, CA 94804 AT THE BEST PRICES (510) 235-KKMI fax 235-466 e-mail: [email protected] Page 6 • UmUc li • 1 997 VRfl Schedule E R E H T U C wmrn ' . ■% VRfl A Ft. Mason Center San Francisco, Cfl 941 23 1 997 VRfl Schedule • UUXJU Vi • Page 7 1997 ENTRY FORM Yacht Racing Association Fort Mason Center San Francisco, California 94123 (415)771-9500 This form must be completed for any yacht which intends to sail in any YRA qualifying race during 1997. * A YRA membership is required for entry. Your Name _ U.S. SaiYliRnAg MMeemmbbeerr:: N o Yes Address _ U.S. Sailing Number _ City _ State _ _ Zip_ Telephone: Home Office E-Mail: Fax: Yacht Club: Yacht Name: Class/Model: Sail #: $ 35.00 YRA Membership (Don’t include if a lready paid with 1997 PHRF) s e SUMMER SERIES 3Y One Design Class Association (ODCA) $145 ($160 Non-USSailing Mbr.) Wooden Boat Racing Association (WBRA) $145 (USSail. Mbr. Included with Entry Fee.) No a Handicap Division Association (HDA) $145 ($1 60 Non-USSailing Mbr.) Ocean Yacht Racing Association (OYRA) $145 ($1 60 Non-USSailing Mbr.) For OYRA, Circle ONE of the following: PHRO MORA SHS CRUZ MULTIHULL SINGLE RACES: Vallejo - May 3, 4, 1997 ($55 Non-USSailing Mbr.) Encinal - J uly 26, 27, 1997 ($55 Non-USSailing Mbr. ) $50 Any other single race, first one ($30 Non-USSailing Mbr.) $50 Any other subsequent race v $25 ($55 Non-USSailing Mbr.) TOTAL $50 RACE ENTRIES ARE DUE 5PM MONDAY PRIOR TO THE RACE NON-RACING AFFILIATIONS: CONTRIBUTING (ALL race results & special races) ASSOCIATE (Race results - one division/special races) @$150 Division desired: @$30 CREW (Race results - one division) Division desired: @$ 10 coIfno m tcphoeln is aiUnndicetreea dt iw oiStnth a t omefsi nb eiSaiminulgmi n ga de mAqisutsitopecdmi ea ntttioo n m re emaqnbudei rr estmhheei np tS as i.li ni nI tg ha eg Ir neYsaetc rh uttco t ihRooanlcsdi n oghf a r tAmhsles eo sYcsRi Aa tti haoenn d o f oftfih c eSe ra srn,e g aaFtgrteaann tc sis sp coaonn sd o Br asey.m p (lIYo wR yaAer)re,a sn It a o gfir h etaehte Ity ow r i laalb iim daieti «n !tbav!i n t! he« r ules Ainvdiivaitduiaolsn i nI n p arneyp a raictnigv i tmy y to y awchhitc h fo rt hris foatnt appliecs. I f urtheir warrant n that I h avge noi rel.ied upDoant e : a nyoMh? at»ve nnaammeoe i eentnittieZs " o r Signed: _ YRA OFFICE USE ONLY: rating ack check # amt . r ace inst. 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IF 1S39 2154/1.6E 2/1 6Sun 011256500830 01585176//22.. 93FF 020781430199 21324073//31. ,88EE 3/16Sun 0011104333221524 0114 67253107///122 .. .789FFF 02074056 21304125//31. ,36EE 1914/3.1F 2209 3/22Sat 0255/3.2E 01683503 0921/3.2F 2/17Mon 0933 01130071//13..99EE 01365516 02605064//23.. 44FF 3/22Sun 0011002241158777 0113 55204772///333...598EEE 0704 02915456//33..34FF 2259 0725 2213/3.3F 2/22Sat 0129 0355/2. 9E 1958 1013/3.0F 3/29 Sat 1115 01 17/2. IF 01395294 0731 /3.8E 1310 1 607/4.2E 225Q/3.4F 1416/2. 6F 1748 2006/2. 0E 2/23Sun 01230418 0430/3. 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IF 5/25Sun 010 34446//23.. 68FF 01372214 01695365//52.. 5IEE 6/22Sun 0552/5.6E 2136 1243/4. 3F 21203417 0412 0745/4.8E 6/28Sat 0011234620519983 1829/2.9E 0850 1121/2.7E 55//321 6 MSaotn 21313412 00110 4 333774///323... 746FFE 011468321394 20072283//22.. 58FE 6/29Sun 21200027 -001058005292///332... 58IFEF 020191464 1101105 017 91023//23.. 08FF !1 1017 1 254/3. 0E 1 932/3. 4F 1231/2.4E Continued page 36 2234 *2h e. % [ezu N elson ’$ M arine Inc. Consider us part of your race winning crew. Our new 6-acre facility with 55,000 square feet of indoor work space is staffed with experienced professionals. The state-of-the-art facility provides you with the finest, most complete and most convenient boat care in Northern California. m Call us... There isn't a boat on the Bay we can't make faster. • Rigging • Deck Layouts • Hull Modifications • Bottom Jobs • Repairs 2229 CLEMENT AVE. E - L - I MNaerlisnoen ’mse THE BBOOAATTYOAWRNDE R'S ALAMEDA, CA 94501 (510)814-1858 1 997 Vflfl Schedule • ItXCUM 19 • Page 9 STANDING SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Of TH€ VRCHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO AAV 1.0 RULES. The 1993-96 International Yacht Racing Rules as adopted by US Sailing, these Standing Sailing Instructions, Chartered Association Rules and Class Rules shall govern. Between the hours of sunset and sunrise, the Steering and Sailing Rules from COLREGS (International Rules for Prevention of Collisions at Sea, effective 1977) and the Unified Inland Rules (effective 1981) shall replace Part IV of the US Sailing Rules. Competitors are advised that non-competing yachts are not governed by the International Yacht Racing Rules as adopted by US Sailing and that COLREGS or the Ljnified Inland Rules govern meetings with non-competing vessels. These Standing Sailing Instructions are mandatory only on the waters of and contiguousTo San Francisco Bay for YRA qualifying races. 2.0 ENTRIES. Races are open to members of the YRA who own, or have chartered, a sailing craft that meets the rules of the Chartered Association in which it h as entered to race. Entries and appropriate rating/handicapping certificates must be on file in the YRA office Monday prior to the race. The YRA, with the approval of the appropriate Chartered Association and sponsoring yacht club, may invite a yacht or a one-design fleet to compete in a single regatta without requiring membership in YRA; however, such yacht must comply with these Standing Sailing Instructions. 2.1 CALENDAR. The date, sponsor and location for YRA qualifying races for each Chartered Association are listed on the current Master Sailing Schedule, which is maintained in the YRA office. 3.0 COURSES. Courses and starting times will be designated in the applicable Chartered Association’s Sailing Instructions. 4.0 MANAGEMENT. Each race shall be under the management of the Race Committee of the sponsoring yacht club, which shall have full power to enforce these Sailing Instructions. 5.0 MINIMUM EQUIPMENT. All yachts must comply with the United States Coast Guard’s requirements for recreational vessels and the minimum equipment prescribed by her Chartered Association. 6.0 RESPONSIBILITY. It s hall be the sole responsibility of the skipper of each yacht to decide whether or not to start or continue the race. 7.0 INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER VESSELS. Yachts shall not impede the passage of a vessel which can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway (see U.S. Dept, of Commerce chart 18649 for designated narrow channels and fairways in SF Bay), or fishing or other vessels with restricted ability to maneuver. (These vessels are required to display appropriate day shapes or night lights to indicate their function.) Yachts so doing and thereby endangering their own safety or that of the commercial or government vessel will be subject to protest by the Race Committee or contestants and possible disqualification. 8.0 SAIL NUMBERS. Yachts sailing under PHRF or IMS Rules shall have their racing numbers assigned by the YRA. Yachts racing under one-design class rules shall have their racing numbers assigned by their class, except when their members sail in PHRF or IMS events. 9.0 STARTING AND FINISHING LINES. Unless otherwise specified, the Start/Finish line will be a line between a white or orange flag or orange panel on the committee boat, or panel on the club house race deck, and the Start/Finish mark specified in the course descriptions. 9.1 LIMITING MARK. A mark may be set to protect the committee boat close to her and on the same end of the starting line. No yacht shall pass between the limiting mark and the committee boat. Similarly, any inboard marks near shore-based Race Committee platforms, e.g. StFYC Mark B, are to be considered limiting marks. 10.0 STARTING SIGNALS. The hoisting of shapes at five-minute intervals prescribed in US Sailing Rule 4.3 System 2 (II) shall define the Starting Sequence. The Start for each class/division shall be the Preparatory signal for the next class/division to start and the Warning signal for the class/division after that. Each shape shall be dropped one minute before hoisting the next shape. 10.1 COURSE SIGNALS. US Sailing Rule 5.1 is amended to indicate that the course to be sailed will be signaled by the Race Committee at the Preparatory signal for the start of each class/division whose Preparatory signal is about to be made. The former course signal shall be dropped one minute before the Preparatory signal and the new course signal will be displayed with the class/division’s Preparatory signal. 11.0 MARKS. Missing course marks as described in these instructions may be replaced by club marks. 12.0 RESTRICTED AREAS. For the purpose of US Sailing Rules 42, 43, and 52.1 , t he following Markers shall be left to shoreward: Anita Rock and any buoy marking same, the vertical ‘H’ beam off the Water Quality Control Plant west of St. Francis Yacht Club, the bell buoy off the west end of Alcatraz, and the Point Blunt buoy off Angel Island. The South T ower of the Golden Gate Bridge must be left to the South at all times. Any rocks visible at Mean Lower Low Water immediately adjacent to the Contra Costa County, Marin County or the City and County of San Francisco shorelines shall be left to shoreward except Mile Rock, The Brothers and Red Rock. 12.1 RESTRICTED AREA-START/FINISH LINE. US Sailing Rule 6 is amended to require that any yacht whose Preparatory signal has not been displayed shall keep clear of any yacht whose Preparatory signal has been made. Yachts shall not cross the Starting and Finishing lines except when preparing to start, starting or finishing unless otherwise provided in the Sailing Instructions. 1 3.0 POSTPONEMENT. The signal to postpone will be the hoisting of the Answering Pennant and the firing of two guns. The postponement period will end with the lowering of the Answering Pennant and the firing of one gun. One minute after the ending of the postponement period, the warning gun and signal will be made, signifying the resumption of the regular sequence. US Sailing Rule 4. 1 is amended to provide that ccoadnec e lfelda.g ‘PY’a c whiltls b ew i lhlo i tshteend sttoa r itn diinc a tthee tohradte r a iPnodsitcpatoende m reantthe r o rt h Gaenn earta lt he R edceaslil g ntaotoekd p ltace anid thatm the sechedu led s tartinqy times have been ,h=2MALAN^“ENT\An f a n^oned r?“'s Glared by Wowing signals: (a) Three guns or other sound signals when displaying the N flag shall mean abandoned race, (b) Three guns or other sound signals when displaying the ‘N’ over 'H' flags shall mean abandon Continued on page 12 KwanggBpgfn Bang Page 1 0 • UkuJU 39 • 1 997 VRfi Schedule