Steve & Jo Anne Watkins – “E-Ticket”
Catalina 250wb El Dorado, CA This is our 1st year being able to attend & sail this great event. We belong to the Catalina 22 Fleet 4 organization with in the Sacramento/Folsom Lake area of California. I first started sailing in 1965, learning on a …
Marv & Linda Paule “MARLIN III”
Catalina 22, Lake Dillon, Colorado My wife, Linda, and I started sailing on our 1964 honeymoon by taking lessons in Gaviota Bay, off of San Diego Bay and surrounded by Coronado Island. We immediately fell in love with the sport and bought a small 10′ …
Jim and Marcia Snow “Dandy”
Ranger 20 /Ranger 37 Puget Sound, Washington We’ve been sailing for 40 years in the Puget Sound area, both racing and cruising. Since Wintering in Arizona the last few years, we now have two sailboats. One is a 37′ Ranger 1-Ton we live-aboard and cruise …
Captain Dave and my sidekick “Whitie”. “Pelican’s Perch”
Oday 192 Springville, Utah Hi! I’m Captain Dave and this is my sidekick Whitie. We sail out of Springville, Utah when we’re not chasing sand dollars on the Baja. Whitie doesn’t get to sail with me very often because they wont let him into the …
Earl Landers & Woody Campbell “Zoomer”
Montgomery 17 Bakersfield, CA This will be our second visit to HPCC with my M17 “Zoomer” . Last year we crossed of two “Bucket List” sailing venues, HPCC and the Cruisers Challenge in Monterey off our lists. We had so much fun last year, we …
Carl Berger & Sarah Heiner “Bastante”
West Wight Potter 19 – Henderson, Nevada Hello, we are Carl Berger and Sarah Heiner from Henderson, NV. Bastante is our beloved Potter 19. She spends most of her time on Lake Mead but she is tugging at the dock lines ready to head to …
Ron & Carolyn Hitchcock “Magic”
Catalina 22 Sacramento, California Ron and Carolyn Hitchcock are from Sacramento, California. We sailed a Catalina 25 Slow Dancer, until last summer when she was sold to a nice guy at Strawberry Reservoir in Utah. We belong to the Catalina 22 Fleet 4 Yacht …
Bill Crowley “Clarsa”
Venture of Newport 23 Napa, California Ahoy mates. I am Bill Crowley of Napa, CA. I sail a 1979 Venture of Newport 23 that named herself “Clarsa”, which means “Harp” in Gaelic, owing to the hum of the centerboard cable while underway. My wife …
Kate Davis “Katy did”
Catlaina 22 Roswell, New Mexico Conceived in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Guess the parents didn’t have much else to do on a 9 meter Abeking and Rassmusen sloop. Born Melbourne, Australia. Raised Newport, Rhode Island by Murray Davis, first editor of SAIL …
Jim & Sue Rush “Upepo”
West Wight Potter 19 - Idaho Falls, Idaho We both sailed in our youth but didn’t start sailing together until 2007, when we retired. We’ve enjoyed bareboat charters on bigger sailboats in the San Juans and the Virgin Islands. Since we bought our Potter 19, we’ve …
Steve and Jane Christensen “Knot on Duty”
MacGregor 26X – Creswell, Oregon This will be my 3rd HPCC I wasn’t able to make 2012. I really enjoy this event, Sean is a wonderful host. I am a retired Firefighter/paramedic , that’s the reason for the name of my boat . I …
Fred & Lilly Shelley
Sage 17 (soon) Green Valley, Arizona We started sailing in the late 70′s with a Sun Fish, then caught a bad case of 2- and 4-foot-itus and worked our way up to a Catalina 30. Now we are working our way …
Mark and Lori Wilson – “Triggerfish” & “Aurelia”
Catalina 18 / Dana 24 Oxnard, CA A bit over 40 years ago my college roommate at Penn State talked me into taking “sailing” as a final elective class. Happily, this became my lifelong sport and for 5 adventurous years was …
Dave Brickner – “Gypsea Dream”
MacGregor 26X Glendale, Arizona I learned to sail on a 12 foot Hobie/Holder launched in the surf in the Sea of Cortez Mexico. I now sail for relaxation and occasional adventure. Our sailboat is a Mac 26M lovingly named Gypsea Dream. Most of my sailing …
Rick & Heather Kempsell – “Split Decision”
1990 MacGregor 26S – Arvada, Colorado Along with our boat’s co-owner, we finally came up with a name for our boat; Split Decision (Can you tell we all had a hard time agreeing on a name?). Now we just have to add the name to …
Ron Keeler (Whitebeard) – “Mon Amie”
Beneteau 235 – Lake Livingston, Texas I have been sailing off and on since the I was 10 years old and consider it an addiction. Over the years, I have had the opportunity to sail in Texas Lakes, The Gulf of Mexico, The Pacific Ocean, …
Gary & BJ Mccutcheon – “love to”
Mac Gregor 26X – Wichita, Kansas Sailing for 30 years on different boats, have raced Sunfish to J-24 and some in between. Trying to retire to do more sailing and traveling. Lived in Wichita all our life. Like to travel with our Mac 26X to …
Catherine & Mauricio Iacuelli “Tru Luff”
Capri 18 – Peoria, Arizona We have been sailing for the past eight years or so and graduated from teaching ourselves how to sail on a Laser (a very “wet” experience!) to formally taking ASA classes so that we could charter big boats in …
Mike and Joan Portstra – “Sonray’s”
Sanibel 18 Orange, California Sanibel 18. Name of the boat is “Sonray’s”. Built by and purchased from International Marine in 2007. Joan and I have been sailing for many years… recreational sailors …. Not racers, but we like to go the direction the wind takes …
Harold & Judy Goldbrandsen “Sweet Thing II”
Sanibel 18 – Apple Valley, California Back in 1978 I decided I should learn how to sail a boat. No particular reason, it was just on my agenda of things to do in life. Sailing magazines carried a small classified ad for the fourteen-foot West …
Don and Debbie Boyko – “Y-Knot?”
Catalina 22MK-II San Diego, California We’ll be pull’en our Catalina-22 from San Diego to the 2013 HPCC again. It’s always fun visiting with old friends we’ve made in the trailer-sailor community, and making new ones. I grew up in Detroit, and my Grandparents retired to …
Del & Marge Mullen “Delby’ Folly”
MacGregor 26X Lake Havasu City, AZ We live in Lake Havasu City so we have done all of our sailing on Lake Havasu. We have only bee sailing a couple of years, so have a lot to learn, but are enjoying every minute. Marge works …
Jim “Captain Kimo” Maher – “Forever”
MacGregor 26X – Las Vegas, Nevada Commodore and Events Coordinator for Las Vegas Bay Macgregor Association of trailerable sailboats with owners and skippers on Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Sail a 26′ MacGregor 26X “FOREVER” out of Callville Bay Marina, Lake Mead NV. Recently sailed …
Dave and Nancy Haverstock “Morris”
Sanibel 18 – Eugene, Oregon We met in Coos Bay at the Yacht Club 35 years ago. Nancy and I entered a race with Nancy as my brand new crew who had never sailed before. We took 2nd over-all. We married a year later! We …
Bill and Gigi Day – “Gee Whiz”
Montgomery 15 Frazier Park,California We’re Bill and Gigi Day from Frazier Park, Ca., at the top of the Grapevine, between Los Angeles and Bakersfield. I, Bill, have been sailing since shortly after high school. My first boat was a tiny, home built boat that was …
Carol and Elmo Gardner – “Carel”
Com-Pac 16 Monument, Colorado This will be our first Havasu Regatta. We are looking forward to bringing our Com-Pac 16, “Carel”, in February! In 1972 we both learned sailing at the University of Washington (Sailing Club), playing with and raiding C-Larks, Kites, and Lasers (and …
Gene, Kristin, Aspen, and Kyla Hacker “Sierra Vela”
MacGregor 25 Lake Isabella CA This will be our second trip to Havasu…Last year was cut short due to engine problems and two sick kids. We mostly sail our Hobie 18 but the family loves “cruising” on the Mac and everyone is looking forward to …
A.B. Berman & Natalie Harlan – “P-Nut”
West Wight Potter 15 – Flagstaff, Arizona Natalie and I have been sailing “P-Nut”, our Potter 15, for about 5 years. We sail on Arizona waters including Lake Mary, Roosevelt Lake, Lake Pleasant, and Lake Havasu. This will be our 4th HPCC. We were headed …
Gordon & Lorraine Selkirk “Akashsa Wind”
Space Sailor 18 – Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada Hi there. We are Gordon and Lorraine Selkirk from Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada. This is our second year of sailing and our second Havasu Pocket Cruisers Convention. We will be crewing again for Gare Bear and Linda, …
Larry Yake – “CornDog”
Montgomery 17 – Deer Park, Washington Sailing has been my passion for the last 13 years. After a background in whitewater kayaking and mountain climbing, sailing felt like finding my true calling. I sail mostly throughout the Pacific Northwest, favoring Priest Lake and Pend Oreille …
Jon and Nancy Olenick – “Kristal Sea”
Precison 165 – San Bernadino, California Jon ( the celestial guy) and Nancy Olenick will be attending with their Precision 165 sloop. Fixed keel 2 ft draft. We wil be staying and sailing at Havasu Springs resort for the three weeks prior to HPCC, and …
Henry and Marie Rodriguez – “Chiquita”
Venture of Newport 23 Mound, Minnesota I have owned (actually, she has owned me) my 1974 Venture of Newport 23′ cutter Chiquita for over 35 years and she is still a work in progress. Click the button to check out my slide show This will …
Allan Jaenecke – “Mellow”
Ranger 20 – Paradise, California I am a returning, 2nd year, HPCCer and I am looking forward to this year as I will be bringing my new-to-me 1975 Ranger 20. Last year I was in the market for a trailer sailor but didn’t have many …
Richard and Carolyn Wilcox – “CatNap”
ComPac SunCat - Silverton, Colorado Carolyn and I , home port Silverton CO, have had a great deal of experience crewing on other sailors boats. Most of our experience has been on the Sea of Cortez, home port San Carlos, Mexico. This is our third …
Don Rhodes – “JoyJib”
Montgomery 17 – Flagstaff, Arizona I began sailing in the summer of 1980. Coincidentally, it was the same summer of Christopher Cross’s hit song, Sailing. I have sailed consistently since then and in the 90′s sailed EVERY week. Now, it is every month and many …
Mark and Tammy Milam – Summer’s Breeze
Alerion Catboat – Lafayette, Louisiana We enjoyed the 2011 event so much, we have to come back!!…We mostly sail our Jeanneau 42 “White Caps” along the Gulf coast, Pensacola area and Sail the Alerion Cat boat in Louisiana, near our home town….We hope to bring …
Madeleine and Albert Fischer
MacGregor 26S – Davis, California Madeleine and I live in Davis, California, and started sailing in 2007 when we bought our MacGregor 26S. We learnt to sail by trial and error while reading a book on “sailing for dummies”. Thus we’ve sailed “Madelon” in Lakes …
Fred and Nathan Adler “Club Fred”
Hunter 23 – Lake Havasu City, Arizona Hello! I am Nathan Adler and I was born and raised in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. My father, Fred Adler, owned and operated a ASA sailing school under the London Bridge during my youth. I learned to sail …
John & Kitty Purvis “Firefly”
Catalina 250 WB – Valley Center, CA (near San Diego) The HPCC event is on the next year’s schedule before we leave Havasu. This will be our third HPCC and a wonderful way to enjoy a week. We have been boat hopping for several years …
Gary and Liz Pearce – “Resolute”
Beneteau 235 – Golden, Colorado We have been sailing together for almost 20 years out of our home port in Golden, on a MacGreagor 19, Hunter 240, Capri 18 and have just recently upgraded to a Beneteau 235. This will be our 3rd year at …
Doug and Katie Ames – “Shadowfax”
Seaward 25 – Palisade, Colorado Shadowfax is a 2002 Seaward 25 sailing out of Palisade, Colorado. Katie grew up sailing in England as a kid but gave that up for power boating when she met and eventually married me 35 years or so ago. Through …
John and Cheri Armstrong – “Windfall”
Seaward 25 – Athena, Oregon The day Neil Armstrong stepped famously (July 20, 1969) I bought my first sailboat, a Clark 14 (S/V Ren Anda), at Gig Harbor, Washington. I am still captivated by the thrills she provides. Then in 2003 we purchased a 1980 …
Dan and Mary Phy – “Six”
Montgomery 15E – Fort Bragg, California ….this is my 5th HPCC! I trail six all over the country looking for new adventures. Home Port is Ft. Bragg, Ca….I sail with the Northern Calif. Potter Yachters…I am one of “All The Usual Suspects”….B. Frank Franklin is …
Nelson – “Tootsie”
MacGregor 26s – San Antonio, Texas First sailboat was my 1992 Macgregor 26S TOOTSIE which arrived as a Christmas present in 2007. Actually, my first boat …. ever. What a joy! I like to keep her stored under cover in the hangar. Too many …
Gary Dick (Gare Bear) and Linda Lappin – “Rae Marie”
MacGregor 25 – Manhattan, Kansas We will be returning to the Havasu Pocket Cruisers Convention in February 2013 with two boats, “Rae Marie” and “Akasha Wind” in tow, assisted by our Canadian friends, Gordon and Lorraine Selkirk. Rae Marie sails out of the Blue …
Phil & Mary McCowin – “Alida”
Sage 17 – Boise, Idaho “Alida”, is a Sage 17 that was delivered at Havasu last year. This will be our third HPCC. We escape the nasty weather in Idaho Falls for a week of fun. Truly a high point of the entire year. Alida.jpg
Walt and Dee Turner – “Liberty”
Seaward 26RK – Tygh Valley, Oregon Walt and I have sailed a “big” boat for several years and cruised since our retirement in 2000. Now we sail our Seaward 26RK on the Columbia River in the summer and the Sea of Cortez in the winter!! …
Martin and Carole Stretch – “Slapp av”
Cape Cutter 19 – Whistler , BC This will be our second HPCC. We sail a Cape Cutter 19 in the Pacific North West; home port being Whistler, BC, Canada. This has to be the best adventure in the trailer sailor’s calendar. The chance to …
Chari & Ron – “Kailani”
MacGregor 26x - Derby, Kansas Looking forward to our third HPCC! Life got in the way, and our Mac hasn’t touched the water since HPCC 2012, so we are READY………. Feb 12, Chari turns 29 (or one of the multiples of it), so we plan …
Dennis Lynde and Linda Saar – “Tynee”
Montgomery 17 - Mesa, Arizona We sail a Montgomery 17 currently, a 1980 boat, very nice cruising and over-nighting boat. We have a lot of fun and had a blast last year at Havasu. We will be back this year for more sailing and …
John and Linda Hughes – “ACT III”
Windrider 17 – Portland, Oregon As the picture shows, Mt Shasta is the only thing standing between us and Lake Havasu this February. Linda and I live in Portland, OR and recently replaced our two Hobie Adventure Islands with a Windrider 17 named “ACT …
Bob and Joni sailing “Andiamo”
MacGregor 26d – Lancaster, California Ahoy there mates, We are Bob and Joni from Lancaster, California. We are the proud owners of “Andiamo”, a 1988 MacGregor 26D and dynamic test boat for MacGregor. I have modified the boat with a Rotating Mast, Rudder Craft …
John Owens – “Alliance”
Catalina 28 – Troup, Texas I live in Troup, Texas. My wife Jan and I actually live on a 30 acre horse ranch a long way from any town. I retired from my “real”job building schools and churches in January 2010, so now I’m full …
Tim and Mary – “Chiquita”
Cape Dory Typhoon – Northern California We are “West Coast” sailors, spending most of our trailer sailing time on San Francisco and Monterey Bays, or up in the PNW. I seem to have collected a few boats that allow a variety of sailing experience. My …
Kiko and Daisy Oliver- “Orange Crush”
Laguna Windrose 18 – Lake Havasu City, Arizona We moved here to Lake Havasu City, Arizona 12 years ago from the island of Saipan. We just started sailing in March 2012 with the help of Sean Mulligan. We sail a Laguna Windrose 18 called …
Sean, Jo and Bosun Mulligan “Dauntless”
Montgomery 23 - Lake Havasu City, Arizona We are from right here in Lake Havasu City, AZ. We sail a 1979 Montgomery 23 named “Dauntless” and are restoring a 1979 Montgomery 17-flushdeck at the present time. Our sailing grounds include our home waters of …
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