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  1. Thread: Garage Sale!

    by AZ Sailor
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    Impressive boat, with impressive provenance....

    Impressive boat, with impressive provenance. https://www.morganscloud.com/2020/07/09/why-we-are-selling-morgans-cloud/
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    FWIW: When I sailed to Hawaii in 2020 and applied...

    FWIW: When I sailed to Hawaii in 2020 and applied for a mooring permit I called BoatUS/Gieco and advised that I needed my policy updated to have Hawaii listed as the additional insured. They sent the...
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    This is an interesting thread. Morning Star has...

    This is an interesting thread. Morning Star has port lights but no "windows" per se, so this provision of the SER was "not applicable" to our race preparations in 2018. Or so the thinking went at the...
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    Sailing the Boat Home

    Sailing the boat home after the SHTP can be a great experience. Of course, bad things can happen on an ocean crossing, even to good sailors in well-prepared boats, and the post-race sail back to...
  5. Thread: LatePac 2023

    by AZ Sailor
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    That is a really good idea. Morning Star got...

    That is a really good idea. Morning Star got various tweaks and upgrades after our qualifier in March of 2018 that did not get adequate sea trials before the SHTP three months later. That was not the...
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    A great read on the natural and human history of...

    A great read on the natural and human history of Cortes Bank is: "Ghost Wave," by Chris Dixon. Covers the Enterprise episode in detail, along with some other astonishing stuff. Not least of which was...
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    Well, not exactly. From the beach park pavilion...

    Well, not exactly. From the beach park pavilion it is a 1/2 mile walk to 'downtown' Hanalei, where there are restaurants, tourist-y shops of all kinds, and decent sized grocery store....
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    Congratulations on getting that done. Good report...

    Congratulations on getting that done. Good report and all good points. What was your course and how were the conditions?
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    Great stuff, Skip! And the earlier post you...

    Great stuff, Skip!
    And the earlier post you mention is well worth the [re-]read.
    https://www.sfbaysss.org/forum/showthread.php?655-New-Boat-4-Sled&p=22780#post22780
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    Nice, indeed! Great report and pictures, and...

    Nice, indeed! Great report and pictures, and great looking work product. Hope to get a first hand look -- perhaps in Hanalei Bay less than 500 days from now.
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    All sounds great, David. If you get the chance,...

    All sounds great, David. If you get the chance, stop by the harbor master's office in Nawiliwili and say hi to Mana Brown. He took over as harbor agent there sometime between 2018 and 2021 and is a...
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    Lack of infrastructure at the finish is just part...

    Lack of infrastructure at the finish is just part of the adventure in sailing to Hanalei Bay, right? Perhaps the SHTP should bill itself as "Not Your Grandpa's Race to Hawaii". There's plenty of...
  13. Not of the race itself, but today's scene at the...

    Not of the race itself, but today's scene at the finish.


    https://youtu.be/xFJUIYOtVAU
  14. Thread: Piper Blog

    by AZ Sailor
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    Pardon the high jack of your thread for a moment,...

    Pardon the high jack of your thread for a moment, but came across a prior boat you curated and had to share: Ankle Biter, as seen last Friday evening, just back to the slip at Waikiki Yacht Club...
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    I don't think there is one. I used the cruising...

    I don't think there is one. I used the cruising log book (Evergreen) that I had on hand at the time, and submitted a PDF of the pages the qualifier filled. First of those:

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    Marina Village Yacht Harbor, Alameda. Worked well...

    Marina Village Yacht Harbor, Alameda. Worked well for me both before and after the 2018 race. Proximity to Oakland airport, great facilities, helpful staff.
  17. Thread: Insurance

    by AZ Sailor
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    You could do it as a two-legged race, allowing...

    You could do it as a two-legged race, allowing provisioning at the turning mark. Everyone would get their 3 days free anchorage, no permit or insurance required, and Morning Star will be on station...
  18. Thread: Insurance

    by AZ Sailor
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    FWIW, here is my recent experience with this...

    FWIW, here is my recent experience with this issue here in Hilo. I did not notify GEICO/BoatUS I was sailing to Hawaii when I departed So Cal at the end of October 2020. Upon arrival I picked a spot...
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    After the 2018 race I spent 5 days in each. Some...

    After the 2018 race I spent 5 days in each. Some boats from our fleet sailed back straight from Hanalei, but I think most visited Nawiliwili for re-provisioning and fuel, and in my case to await...
  20. Thread: Insurance

    by AZ Sailor
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    Yep, that's my conclusion. My policy says I'm...

    Yep, that's my conclusion. My policy says I'm covered in "coastal waters of the US and Canada", and offers no definition of that term. The US exerts authority over its coastal waters out to 200 nm,...
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    Yep, this just seemed to be the section of the...

    Yep, this just seemed to be the section of the forum where the post would draw attention of prospective sellers in the fleet.
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    If you are thinking of selling the boat rather...

    If you are thinking of selling the boat rather than shipping or sailing it back, please let me know. A friend of mine here in Hilo is looking for an ocean-worthy sail boat. PM me here or send email...
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    Here is what I understand from reading online...

    Here is what I understand from reading online news of the club years ago: The issue was brewing back in 2016 when NYC's lease expired. The problem was that NYC is not a charitable organization....
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    Greetings from Hilo. From my perspective here I...

    Greetings from Hilo. From my perspective here I think Jim is right, and that Kauai will be in sync with the travel program the rest of the state is using by then. And, FWIW, if the race runs this...
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    That looks great. Did you prepare line drawings...

    That looks great. Did you prepare line drawings or schematics of what the system will look like installed on the Wildcat? If you posted them previously on this thread I missed it.
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