Huck Finn managed to complete all three Berkeley Midwinters. We could have gone faster and made less mistakes, but at least we showed up. Which was good enough...
Hey All, I decided to make my own spinnaker pole. I made the clips from 2 - 1 1/2" plumbing couplers, some 4 AWG ground wire (3 ft.), 4 copper squish cable...
Master Mariners is May 24-- register by 4/30 to avoid late fee _____ Summer Sailstice! Ariane Paul writes:This year I am helping with the Summer Sailstice...
Hello all, Free time over the last year was spent getting our "new" 1965 modified H 28 sea worthy, well now it is and now I need a new project. I am looking...
-Check with the Berkeley Marina harbormaster. There are several Bears in Berkeley, and one was recently chained to the dock for nonpayment of berth fees....
Got a line on a spare bear boat boom or good repair/fabrication source? We've got a crack in the boom that's developed over time on Camembert #57. Currently...
Check in the September/October 2007 posts for this group-- I posted the addresses of two small lumber companies that will cut masts and booms to order ... ...
I am about to build a new one myself. I have enough spruce to make one extra if you're interested. Let me know what the other guys want for it and I'll...
Jay Kehoe's Williwaw is still in San Rafael Yacht Harbor (Matt's place). He's been looking to sell her long time now. Change the prop to folding and she'd be a...
Many thanks Peter for the nicely done repair on Camembert's boom. you were a pleasure to deal with and very generous with your time and knowledge. The end...
Bears on the course were Magic, Bongo, Camembert and Huck Finn, who fought a flood tide and got to the line a couple minutes late. We all had a good race and a...
Master Mariners has their BBQ at The Spaulding Center on Saturday, 28 June. Starts at noon. I plan on going - perhaps interested Bear owners can have a side...
I could probably run over there for an hour or two - my concern is that the BBQ is something of a shakedown for $$$ for the Freda restoration. I am a poor...
I'm planning to go. May arrive late since I'm racing folkboats that day and it will take a few hours to get there. _____ From: bearboat@yahoogroups.com...
RACING OPPORTUNITY for BEARS Letter to Steve Barber he wants to share: Steve: Greetings. I just read an article in "The Shellback" (Master Mariner's News...
Posted just recently (7/12) on Craigslist: Bear Boat #9, Panda, is for sale. She sailed in the 2007 MMBA Regatta. Bear Boat: 23-foot wooden sailboat (sloop) -...
does anyone have a good/tight relationship with the Sausalito Cruising Club? are any of us members there? I was thinking that we might get the Sausalito...
does anyone have a good/tight relationship with the Sausalito Cruising Club? are any of us members there? I was thinking that we might try to get the Sausalito...
If they are into it, there's the possibility to get our hands on three boats right now for little or no money. What about the Bear Boat trust? Is there any...