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Pick Up Sticks Aluminum Battlesticks $41.99–$84.99 Ronstan Battlestick Tiller Extensions Page 26 • Latitude 38 • July, 2010 Carbon Battlesticks $57.99–$122.99 You’re thinking to yourself, “It’s just a stick! How much can technology really add to that?” Quite a lot, as it turns out. Ronstan has worked with top sailors, in big boats and small, to develop Battlestick Tiller Extensions that really do make a difference in the level of control and steering feel you’ll have at the helm. The key is the urethane universal joint, which provides smooth, uniform articulation and flexibility in any direction, while maintaining a sensitive feel for the tiller. Battlesticks are available in Carbon or Aluminum in a wide range of lengths to suit everything from dinghies to offshore boats. See them online at westmarine.com and in select store locations. Pick up a Battlestick and get a whole new grip. We have 17 stores in Northern California, including our Alameda Sailing Superstore! Visit westmarine.com to find the store nearest you. KIMBALL LIVINGSTON LETTERS the other time I was southbound on a Californian 36 trawler. Each time I watched the depthsounder show quite shallow depths, making me wonder why I did it. I understand that the accepted safe route is via the shipping channel and not turning to port for Half Moon Bay until you get to the Lightship. Any thoughts? The other thing that seemed to come into play on that Sunday was the way the wind came up so quickly. I had just removed my coat on the Sabre 34 I was on just east of Alcatraz because it was so warm, and in seconds all hell broke loose in terms of wind and current. This happened right about the time we heard the distress call regarding Barcarolle. There was also a major fl ood starting, so I don't know if that came into play. My deepest sympathy to the families of Jeff and Beth. Bob Wills Santa Rosa Bob — We fully agree with Kimball Livingston who, writing in his Blue Planet Times, used the title 'The Alleged South Channel' for his article on the incident. Both Livingston and we have been around long enough to know that far too many lives and boats have been lost attempting to use the so-called South Channel off Ocean Beach and/or the South Bar that forms a shallow semi-circle to the south of the main shipping channel. Given the way 'Barcarolle' wound up on China Beach. the sand bottom can quickly change off Ocean Beach, we frankly don't think there is any way to know at any given time whether a channel really even exists. This is certainly one place where you don't want to put blind faith in the charts. With the proviso that we don't think anybody knows if the Easterlings tried to use the South Channel, or if their route had anything to do with their tragic demise, the safest thing is to never use it — and never cross the South Bar either. The problem is that it's so tempting to use the Channel or cross the Bar because they are much quicker ways of getting into the Bay than going all the way around the Lightbucket. It's also tempting because they are often transited without a problem. Nonetheless, since the fi rst issue of Latitude in '77, we've periodically had to report on crews and boats that have gotten into big trouble — if not been lost — as a result of not taking the long way around. Obviously, the most important factor in deciding to risk cutting the corner is the size of the swell. If it's moderate or is forecast to build, forget the alleged South Channel and be very wary of going over the South Bar. You might think that you're fi ne in 30 feet of water fi ve miles off the beach, but history has proven time and again that that's not necessarily true. If the tide is ebbing, or if you're going to be in the Channel or crossing the bar when it's ebbing, it's much worse. In an ebb, it can take several hours from the time you enter the shallow water of the channel or the bar to the time you exit either of them into really deep water again. And if you get trapped in the South Channel or on the South Bar when things go bad, you're going to be fi ghting for your life in very diffi cult conditions to get back to the safety of deep water.
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