Mariner

Issue #634/18/2008 - 5/16/2008

Mariner

A Publication For Where Land Endsmarinermagazine.com

A Magazine For The Marina del Rey Boating Community

The

Planet Zac

Around the World at 16MDR to GuadalupeAnchoring TipsHalbut Derby

The Mariner is

Editor/Publisher/Writer

Pat Reynolds

Photographs

Pat Reynolds

Columnist

Mookie

Contributor

Dave Kirby

Copy Editing Assistance

Lisa Asahara

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FROM THE EDITOR WHAT’S INSIDE

Coming Events 4Off The Wire 6Isla de Guadalupe 10

MDRtoGuadalupeIslandRace

Zac’s Tacks 12

ZacSunderlandGoesAroundtheWorld

Boat Donations 14

CaptainCharlesSaylanDiscussesBoatDonations

Catalina Currents 16

Anchoring

Powertails 18

InterviewWithHalibutFishermanTomBrooks

Racing 20Ask the Experts 23Ask Mookie 24

Classieds26

Thanks for picking it up!

Cover photo; Zac Sunderland by PatReynolds.

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featuresyoung Zac Sunderland who isproposing to be the youngest toever circumnavigate. At 16, Zacis bright-eyed and ready to tackleanything that comes his way. Heknows his boat thoroughly frombelow the waterline to the topof the mast and by all rights isfearless going in.As I interviewed Zac for thestory, I thought, man, this kidis going to go around the earthalone. In a short amount of timehe’ll be considering weathersystems and the behavioralcharacteristics of certain oceans.He’ll see wildlife that he’s neverseen, even in books, and he’llmeet people that will likelychange his perspective forever.In all likelihood, they’ll be times

where he’ll ght for his very life

and other times where lonelinesswill haunt him like none of uswill ever know.My thought drifted to who I waswhen I was his age and would Ihave taken on such a challenge.Hmmm. Well, I know at 16 Ihad quite a few chin zits and Ihated that. Maybe if I could havestopped thinking about themand focused on a bigger plan,the circumnav thing would havecome into focus. And I recollect

getting a at on my bicycle and

throwing it in a dumpster because

I knew I couldn’t x it. Then

there was the time I saved all

my money to buy reworks with

a friend for Fourth of July andaccidentally shot a bottle rocket

into the bag full of explosives

causing a scene not unlikesomething from

Apocalypse Now

. While running for my lifefrom the self-imposed missileattack, I vaguely rememberconsidering an ocean crossing,but not a full circumnavigation.Yeah, Zac Sunderland is notypical 16-year old kid and thiscommunity should be very proudthat he’s beginning his quest here.When he unties those dock lines,that “kid” will remain. Whenhe returns sometime in 2010, a

man with a world of experience

will step from that boat – foreverchanged.

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58 Hatteras Motor Yacht 1979

4 cab,

over $160k on upgrades. Ret, showsvery clean and luxurious.

$359000

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52’ Californian CPMY 1988

Cat diesels,slip available

$275,00050’ Sea Ranger

w/cockpit motor yacht, 2staterooms, 3 helm stations, twn 375 HP Catdsls 300 orig.

hours

Motivated $195,000.45’ Bayliner Pilothouse.

1985 twin cabs2 staterooms recent refit

$189,000.45’ Prima Euro Sedan ‘01.

370 HPCummins.

2 Cabs.

Live aboard slipavailable . $279,00037’ Sea Ray Sedan 1975 Dual hlm$119,00034’ Tollycraft Sedan 1980 $59,00034’ Tollycraft Aft Cabin 1980 $39,000

34’ Uniite Sedan 1973 new tanks $22,900

41’ Silverton Sedan 1993 $149,00037’ Silverton Sedan 1984 $54,50034’ Silverton Sedan 1988 $37,90031’ Silverton Sedan 1978 $19,90042’ Chris Craft Aft Cabin 1985

Queen aftand forward. Full canvas

$135,000

42’ Uniite 1978 Aft Cabin $79,00042 Uniite 1975 AC $59,000 partnership

37-39’ Silverton Aft Cabin 372/392 1998.

Low hours, recent survey, w/ slip

$167,50035 Silverton 1998 aft cabin $94,50032 Carver 1990 aft cabin $48,50033’ Chris Craft 1994 $39,90028’ Chapperral Express 1992 $22,50028’ Sea Ray Sundancer 1989 $19,50033 Sea Ray Sundancer 94’ $57,50034 Sea Ray Sundancer 85’ $59,50030 Carver Santego Sedan 1993 $49,50030’ Carver Santigo Sedan 1989 $32,50032.5 Beneteau 2006,

loaded clean, inmast furling. spaceous interior

$122,000

41’ Hunter 2001/2002 Passage.

Loaded,Clean.

Never chartered

$159,000.

40’ Hunter 1996 Aft Cockpit/$ 128,500

41’ Marine Trader Ketch 1977.

CenterCockpit, Loaded. Great cruiser!

$69,00036’ Magellean Cruising Ketch 78 $44,50037’ Fisher Pilothouse Motorsail 1975.

Retted 1999, aft cabin. $99,000 (trade in

OK)