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Mewes
07-02-2014, 01:54 PM
Rita Gardner's memoir, The Coconut Latitudes, is now on Amazon. Rita was involved in the first Singlehanded Transpac races in Hawaii and in San Francisco. A compelling memoir as her dad moved her family to the Dominican Republic during the time of Rafael Trujillo. Read it!

sleddog
07-05-2014, 08:28 PM
Nearby to WILDFLOWER here at Anacortes, WA. is SOLITAIRE, Santa Cruz 27 #3, that was First-To-Finish and Overall winner of the first Singlehanded Transpac in 1978. Norton Smith was her skipper that year, and did most of the race without a working autopilot. In its place, Norton spent long hours at the helm, and slept while employing sheet to tiller steering.

I dare say the timeless and nearly indestructible Santa Cruz 27 could again win a SHTP, and would provide an excellent and inexpensive platform for any aspiring SSS sailor.

Philpott
07-05-2014, 08:48 PM
Nearby to WILDFLOWER here at Anacortes, WA. is SOLITAIRE, Santa Cruz 27 #3, that was First-To-Finish and Overall winner of the first Singlehanded Transpac in 1978. Norton Smith was her skipper that year, and did most of the race without a working autopilot. In its place, Norton spent long hours at the helm, and slept while employing sheet to tiller steering.
Skip, where is Norton Smith today?