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Re: Ask the Surveyor, “Dishonest Survey” Column
Greetings Tom, I read with interest the letter from “Name Witheld” in the May issue of 48° North. It seems that the vessel owner may not have fully understood the underwriters’ regard for recommendations in the surveyor’s report. Certainly, an insurer is reluctant to cover a boat with a fatal flaw or “inherent vice”. We’re not here to insure the inevitable. Likewise, if insured, the company won’t want to repair pre-existing damage as part of a later claim. A simple form, signed by the insured, satisfies the company’s requirement. This is the “Survey Recommendations Letter of Compliance or the “rec letter”. Typically, the insurers will allow some time for the insured to address deficiencies, usually 30 to 60 days, before the rec letter is due. If especially bad, they may want some repairs done before binding. If the boat is in a cradle, they may ask to have the rec letter before launch (“there’s no free launch”). It’s different with every boat, every survey but, the process is not as heinous as “Name Witheld” may have thought. It is certainly less onerous than conspiring to commit fraud. All the best, Scott Rohrer Rich Haynie Insurance One Happy Seller We in the Pacific NW are fortunate to have such great regional boating magazines. I rank 48° North right at the top, and thus, when I decided to sell boat #2 I contacted you with a classified ad listing. It was just before an early spring cruise on boat #1 and while I was going to advertise elsewhere, I never got around to it. That one classified ad generated lots of interest in my boat and I’m happy to say we closed the deal yesterday. In summary; one ad, one month, one happy seller, one happy purchaser and one great magazine. Thanks... J. Foster Fanning Vice Commodore Rickey Point Sail Club Lake Roosevelt We always say it just takes one. Glad your ad was in front of the right guy at the right time with the right price. Greetings from the North Island, New Zealand 
Long time since I’ve contacted you. Hope all is great and that you’ve been able to enjoy some of the great sailing weather we’ve had.....20 degrees warmer would be better. Speaking of 20 degrees warmer, a group of 20 sailors and ambassadors from Bellingham were in New Zealand in March racing in the 2006 Pacific Rim Regatta Sailing Challenge, a Bellingham Yacht Club and Bellingham Sister Cities function meeting every two years) with a team from Tauranga, New Zealand; Victoria, British Columbia; Tateyama, Japan; Nahodka, Russia; Port Stephens, Australia. A great way to sail and meet great people from around the Pacific Rim. This Regatta started in Bellingham in 1990. Beyond that, we took the attached photo during our travels after the regatta. Thought maybe it could be fun to share it with friends. Pictured are Al and Karen Callery, s/v Catspaw and Joe Bartlett and Dawn Durand, s/v Jamoca overlooking Raglan, New Zealand from the Waikato Raglan Surf Life Saving Club, enjoying 48° North on the North Island of NZ. Enjoy the picture, Karen Callery BYC Past Commodore Thanks for the snapshot. New Zealand is such a great place for sailors. Practically every bay is filled with masts. Passing Around the Mag Down Under 
My husband, Brad and I were visiting friends from Seattle in Australia who had requested that we bring down the Jan and Feb issues of 48° North (now they have a subscription). We spent a fabulous afternoon sailing on Morton Bay hosted by members of the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. We snapped this picture before we headed to lunch at which time this copy of the magazine got passed around the table. All the Queenslanders commented that they wished their local sailing magazine was half as good at 48° North. (Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron is located in Manly, just NE of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on Morton Bay) Cheers, PJ Baker INTENTION Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Continue to learn. Play with abandon. Choose with no regret. LAUGH. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. – M.A. Hershey Thanks for the pic. Must be something about the equator. Seems like we’re on the top when the mag goes down under. Some Sketchy Information We have some sketchy information about the Totem 20. This day sailer was designed by Bill Nightingale in the late fifties for fiberglass construction. Since it was built in the pioneering days of fiberglass, its general finish was rough, but overly strong due to the lack of knowledge as to fiberglass durability at the time. We don’t know much about the Sears/MontWard connection. This information was provided by our “unofficial” N orthwest boating historian Paul Marlow and he suggests checking boatbuilders’ files at MOHAI. Vern Velez The Center for Wooden Boats Totem 21? Just wondered if you meant a Totem 21. I don’t recall Sears or Wards being in the picture, but the boat was semi-motorboat shaped so the larger transom would actually support an outboard. Word at the time was it was a decent sailing boat, yet it looked strange and I don’t think many were sold. I would think mid-50s. It had a cuddy cabin forward, side bench seats, and a folding cockpit cover, the supports were U-shaped and slid back along the cockpit. We were paddling a canoe on the south side of the Evergreen Point Bridge three or four years ago and saw one moored just east of Foster Island at a small community dock. I think it is still there, although it is hard to see over the bridge rail and identify it at highway speed. I checked my ‘50s Corinthian Helmsmans for an advertisement, but no luck there. You might find an ad in an old Sea or Nor’westing (pre 1960). Jean Gosse Owned a Totem 21 I had a Totem 21 more than 30 years ago. So my memory is quite hazy. I believe the designer was Bill Nightingale. He had a brother who raced a Totem 21 in Gig Harbor. The boat was quite successful, so Gig Harbor Yacht Cub should have some information in their archives. The Totem 21 was a keel-centerboarder. She looked like a powerboat with a broad, rounded entry and a wide transom stern. She had a large cockpit and a cuddy cabin. There was no head or galley. My wife and I equipped ours with camping equipment and a full dodger-cockpit cover and cruised from the San Juans to Olympia with six kids. (We all went to bed and got up at the same time.) The first 19(?) of these boats were built as a co-op. These had internal halyards and built in halyard winches. Dave & Pat Rogers Vashon Island 4th of July Anchoring In Lake Union I’m bringing my boat down to Lake Union for the 4th of July fireworks celebration. I have a question about anchoring in Lake Union. Is anchoring permitted anywhere in the Lake overnight? Fifteen years ago I anchored off Ivar’s to watch the event and then headed back to my moorage in Lake Washington afterwards. That was insane! A couple of hundred boats trying to get through the Montlake Cut at the same time! This year I want to just stay in place and watch the city wake up the next day before I head out of the locks on my journey. Any advice or recommendations? Dave Bawden Caramba, Catalina 36 Anacortes Officially you can’t anchor in Lake Union without a Parks Dept. permit. But according to Sgt. Yamamoto of the Seattle Harbor Police, you can anchor in designated areas for the fireworks show. There will be a safety zone marked off around the barge with a clearly marked transit zone on the east side of the lake. You can anchor south and west of the security zone markers. For safety reasons, all vessel traffic will stop at 2100. The fireworks show will commence when everything looks safe – then BOOM! Ewww, Ahhh! One Reel is producing the fireworks show and had the following on their website: The Harbor Patrol is only allowing boaters to watch the show from the south end of Lake Union. No boats will be allowed to moor at the north end of the lake. The north end of Lake Union will be kept clear by Harbor Patrol to allow vessels to travel freely between the Montlake and Fremont channels. The Montlake and Fremont channels will be closed at 9:00 pm and Harbor Patrol will not allow any more boats to enter Lake Union until the fireworks show is finished. So get there early if you want to watch the show from your boat! http://familyfourth.org/info.html#boating Thanks SYC and Coaches 
Three Seattle Race Team members traveled to Bellport Yacht Club on Patchogue Bay, Long Island for the 2006 Optimist Team Trials held from May 3 through 7. The US Optimist Dinghy Association uses Team Trials to “seed” sailors into invitation only regattas throughout the world, including the IODA World Championships in Montevideo, Uruguay, the European Championships in the Netherlands, and the North American Championships in Puerto Rico. In addition, the top 45 sailors at Team Trials are invited to the US National Team, and the next 30 to the US National Development Team. Out of approximately 200 sailors, Bev Elmer was the top SYC finisher with a 26th overall and the 5th girl, qualifying her for the North American’s and the National Team. Katie Cenname made the Development Team, as did John Renehan, although John has opted to move up to Laser Radials this coming year. The team wants to thank the Seattle Yacht Club Foundation for the financial support provided to the team, as well as the support provided over the years by the Sailing Director, Brian Ledbetter, and all of their coaches. And congratulations to Katie, John and Bev for their fine sailing. Just the picture of all those Optis on the starting line boggles the mind of us mortal sailors who try and get a good start ahead of the other five boats in our class.
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