BEAR 



As all yachtsmen know who have sailed on San Francisco Bay from May 

 to August, the going can be very rough when fresh breezes of 15 to 30 

 miles an hour sweep through the Golden Gate. The 23-foot Bears were 

 designed and built by Manuel Nunes and Sons (Sausalito, Galif. ) to take 

 just this. Since the early 1930s the Bears have been a familiar sight on the 

 Bay, both as racing boats and as cruisers. Nunes not only sells the finished 

 boats but also provides plans for amateur construction, which can be ob- 

 tained through the association. Material is wood. There are now about sixty- 

 five Bears, one of the largest classes on the Bay. 



Despite the interest of many owners in racing, the Bears also are cruised 

 a great deal, both among the maze of sloughs in the deltas of the San 

 Joaquin and Sacramento rivers, but sometimes outside to Drakes Bay, Bo- 

 linas, and Tomales Bay. 



The cabin sleeps three or four. Most of the boats have a toilet abaft the 

 mast and adequate space for a galley. Henry A. Getz is Secretary of the 

 San Francisco Bay Bear Boat Association (256 Los Banos Ave., Walnut 

 Creek, Calif.). Another authority is W. S. Cauchois (315 Blair Ave., Pied- 

 mont, Calif.). Price is $6000 to $7000 for new boats, $3500 to $5000 for 

 used. 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. 23'; waterline 18' i"; beam G'g''; draft 

 (keel) 3'6''; sail area 268 sq. ft.; weight 5000 lbs.; not trailable. Power is 

 optional. 



BOUNTY II 



The 4o'io" Bounty II, designed by Philip L, Rhodes, was the first aux- 

 iliary cruising boat of substantial size designed for fiber glass and built of 

 fiber-glass-reinforced plastic; she was the pioneer. Starting in 1957, approxi- 

 mately sixty have been built, an unusually good showing for a boat of 

 that size. I can well remember the interest the Bounty created when first 

 exhibited at the New York Motor Boat Show. Built by Aeromarine Plastics 

 Corporation (Sausalito, Calif.) and Pearson Corporation (Bristol, R.I.) 

 the Bounties are sailed on the Pacific Coast, the East and Gulf coasts (in- 

 cluding the Caribbean), and on the Great Lakes. The boat comes in sloop 

 or yawl rig. 



Accommodations include berths for six, over 6-foot headroom, galley, 

 enclosed head, and many conveniences. Bounties have competed in Trans- 

 pacific and Bermuda Races as well as in Detroit-Mackinac Races on the 

 Great Lakes and have won a number of trophies. Price is $28,500; used 

 boats are obtainable at from $20,000 up. 



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