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Having been part of the 60s and 70s Santa Cruz Seen I am saddened by the word WAS in the last line of sled's Merlin story!

"crazy land Santa Cruz once was."
:(

Yes there was a time when the America's Cup spot light shined on Santa Cruz.
We had the Canadian Challenger and Buddy Melges "Heart of America" teams here for a season practising for the America's...

Fantasy is fun! And I have not yet spoken with the CBC Commodore about a 110 fleet but he has mentioned a SCAMP championship series!

observation based opinion;
A> i have a soft spot in my brain for plywood box boats.
B> I believe that if it wasn't for George Olson, Bill Lee, & Ron Moore, we would have an active 110 fleet here in...

Great photo! But everything I read or watch on videos about proper sail shape tells me that the Hawaiians sails are UPSIDE DOWN!:cool:

Sept 12th 2023 At Capitola Boat club we attempted our annual general membership meeting, but failed to achieve a quorum so there is no minutes of the meeting, but the attendees did finish all the ice...

Good news rumor @ dawn patrol;

the Lahaina Banyon tree is badly burned but not dead !:cool:

As a long time Cal 20 lover, am entertained by the fact that in the SSS race up the coast, the modern communication tech failed but the Cal 20 brought a beaten, and cold sailer, home safely.
In my...

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Howard's new Scamp does not yet have a mast or a PUFFIN

Pac High was always boat for boat faster than both the O30s and Prince. Between Prince and the 030s gear handling and crew quality were often the deciding factors. Terry won more than his fair of...

[QUOTE=Oceanslogic;33534]What an interesting history on ISIS! Such a nice looking boat. Thanks for sharing Sleddog!
Another 30 footer that comes to mind would be the Frog 30 "Prince Charming"...Any...

I have never surfed with an Otter but I am sure they are GOOD at it!
I have on many occasions shared my waves with the local Seals, sometime with as many 3 in front of me on the shoulder.
I always...

You have read my mind, and written the words below!

It is pleasant to paddle the ocean
With ocean galore within reach,
And nothing at all to be done:

An arrogant observation:cool:
To be expected;
the up side;
The tech that has been developed over the years has made it easier and extended the sailing life for many of us "OLD"timers.
The not so...

I TOO, will miss LUCY!

AT CBC the rumor I heard, is that was the bear at Morro rock! (#2)

Ok I see a 70 foot deep hole filled with water. I am curious to know if that is fresh water, or salt water?
fresh water allows masketos to flourish, unless it is stocked with frogs.

about the $200 Fresno boat, now IDed. as a "Clipper"
My first reactions were A> the Trailer is worth more that $200, B>because my sailing tenure started post Clipper, it did not look like a scaled...

My guess is number 2

I see the drone's square sail is locked in the Dead Down Wind trim....
I have always assumed the Drone rigs were trim-able so they could go up wind to avoid a lee shore condition.
but this one...

The dog referred to a 3 string mouse trap
it looks more like a mouse house to me!

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As port captain at CBC I will miss viewing the Hawaiian Canoe during T time, but agree with Sled, that it will be much appreciated at it's new home.

I had a copy of that very book, but in a discussion with one of the authors, He asked me to give it back, when I admitted that the last time I read it was 40 years ago! I got Tea and cookies but no...

Milly~
thank you for the 'ZEPHYR' enlightenment.

Milly~
We had a Zefer here in Santa Cruz for a while, I was told that it was the smallest in the series, check me on that....and the Spelling.