Columbia

Stars get underway in Satruday's first race. On port tack ahead of fleet is Savage, sailed by S. Beek who placed sixth overall. No. 4039 Boo Too is sailed by M. Swimmer. No. 4951 is Leisure World with D. White at the tiller. Semana Nautica, SBYC - Anderson photo

Rinn-Na-Mara, No. 157, with Frank McNamara at the tiller, led the Dragons during the ABYC's Olympic Classes Regatta -Gunner C. Anderson photo

Setting the spinnaker on a Dragon can often be rugged on a narrow, sleek deck, especially if the bow dips in a wave. Herb Arnold, skipper of Jonus, rounds the weather mark in ABYC's Memorial Day Regatta -Gunner C. Anderson photo

Jerry Driscoll, in Blue Marlin, overtaking Skip Grow, in Tetua, during LBYC's Congressional Cup -Duncan photo

Flying Dutchman North American Championships

Start of the Long Beach Yacht Club return from Catalina to Alamitos Bay. -Gunner C. Anderson photo

Part of fleet driving through seas on way to Acapulco

Catamarans start the Ensenada Race: From left Martin Crumrine's Lani Kai; Dr. John Pursell's Petty Cat, No. 41, first boat to finish; World Cat, owner Jurgen agner; Kai Kanim owner Werren Seaman; and No. 43, Allez Cat, sailed by Buddy Ebson -Gunnar C. Anderson photo

Malibu Outrigger Sakai off the jibing mark D where she drifted as a warning to the Multi-hulls not to cut it too short during SMYC's Giant Slalom Race -Falkard photo

Approaching the weather mark - There was always close action at every mark during the Pacific Coast Snipe Championships hosted by CBYC. No. 11411 rounding mark is Chuck Weber, No. 16318 is Frank Grey, 14606 Martin Glick and 6726 is Bob Walters

Senior Sabot Class, shortly after the start of Junior SCYA Regatta, as skippers sail up the channel and the zig-zag course of Alamitos Bay. No. 4000 is Alex Kimball, ABYC, winner, followed closely by Dave Hodges, also of ABYC. No. 2962 is Greg Nowell of LBYC. Gordon Johnson of BCYC in 4355 is luffing Doug Rostello of LBYC -Gunnar C. Anderson photo

Zoo III, sister ships Pam #1 and Tehani #2, and L-36 Electra (pictured from left) are dwarfed by the towering Catalina cliffs as they beat upwind along the Island in the Wrigley Trophy Race. Wind slants give boats a lift close to the cliffs. Strong puffs coming off the canyons strike without warning, resulting in surprise knockdowns which make this race interesting. -Gunnar C. Anderson photo

Cal-25s, T-Birds and Coronado 25s head upwind to the finish line off Palos Verdes in Sunday's race. Light, shifting winds earlier in the race mixed the classes. Palos Verdes Yacht Club and Westward Cruising Club Division of SCYA Summer Regatta -Gunnar C. Anderson photo

Start of the 20 boat Pacific Handicap A division with winner Shock 25 Laura II tacked over to port on SMYC's Grand Slalom Race

Islander 32s sported al 11 boat fleet during SCYA Midwinters. Reaching in brisk winds are Howard Stern's Chamaca, No. 100, and Joseph Clay's Emily Ann, No. 43. Clay finished 3rd overall. LBYC Midwinters -Gunner C. Anderson photo

Fleet gliding downwind in San Diego YC hosted Lipton Cup - Duncan photo

Gypsy, Harry Noishco (No.13) and Chinook, Robin Durnin (No. 15), slide downwind in fair breezes followed by Flambouyant, Barney Flam (No. 4) and Tetua, Art Walker (No. 28). At left with all white spinnaker is Gale, owner Harry Nye Jr. of Chicago. Gypsy finished second overall with a 8-1-2 record. Cal 40 Championship - Gunnar C. Anderson photo

Joan Haber prior to tacking around weather mark during Flying Dutchman North Americans - Gunnar C. Anderson photo

Narragansett holds a safe leeward position over Chubasco in California Cup Series, which was won by Chubasco - Duncan photo

Tehani on overall honors in the NHYC Huntington Tidelands Race -Gunnar C. Anderson photo

The remodeling of Columbia

Cal 28s Caremba and Papa's Wench during the LIttle Whitney Series -Gunnar C. Anderson photo

Spectators watch finishers from Ensenada breakwater. Boats from Left are - Wisdon, Ed Blinks and Charles May; Dilemma, Leonard Asher; Kea, George Georges; Elusive II, Milton Stanford, and Mamie, Milt Smith - Gunnar C. Anderson photo