I am interested in looking at the boat. Do you have any pictures? what is your schedule like in the next week or so? Please advise.

Mary Larkin 831-345-6963

:: It comes with great apprehension that I put my Santana,
:: Return of the

:: Vegetables, up for sale. With my new job, I simply have
:: no more time

:: to sail the boat as much as it deserves. I have enjoyed
:: sailing in

:: the fleet for the past 3 seasons, and I think the boat
:: has proven its

:: speed nicely. I wanted to let everyone here know first
:: before I

:: advertise it anywhere else. I'm hoping that one of you
:: knows someone

:: that is looking for a race ready 22. I would like to
:: keep it in the

:: racing fleet because there is so much renewed interest.
:: In case you

:: know anyone, here is a quick description:
::
:: Then boat is hull number 561. I purchased it from a
:: fellow in the

:: central valley that had it stored in a very dry, very
:: warm storage

:: area for years. The result was that when I brought it to
:: the bay, it

:: was probably the lightest, stiffest Santana in the
:: fleet. Before

:: being moth balled for several years, the boat was sailed
:: up on a

:: fresh water lake above modesto and probably never saw
:: more than 10

:: knots of wind. I brought the boat down and updated the
:: rigging and

:: put a new set of sails on it. Most of the running
:: rigging is low

:: stretch vectran or dyneema with all modern blocks. The
:: upwind sails

:: are the standard pineapples with a full top batten main.
:: The jib has

:: only been used at 2 Nationals and 1 Vallejo race which
:: is 5 days.

:: The main has slightly more use, but has excellent shape.
:: The boat is

:: a bit oxidized like all of the old boats, and is not the
:: prettiest

:: thing in the world but it is one of the fastest boats in
:: the Bay.

:: The bottom and Keel are not the prettiest, but the boat
:: has no

:: shortage of speed having finished in the top 5 in the
:: Nationals for

:: the 2 years it attended (4th in Santa Cruz in '05 and
:: 5th in '07).

:: Actually, excluding the new boats, It has placed as the
:: top Bay Area

:: boat in both the Nationals it has raced in. The rudder
:: is pretty

:: fair and the edges are very sharp with minimal hull gap.
::
:: The controls are lead back to the cockpit and all work
:: exceptionally

:: well. I put a lot of time placing the jib cars to get
:: the optimal

:: jib shape and sheeting angle. The standing rigging is
:: the standard

:: Bay Area heavy air setup and is in good shape. The
:: headstay is set

:: up for max class legal rake and the boat sails with very
:: neutral

:: helm. For some reason we have not experienced the lee
:: helm that the

:: tuna is famous for. The boat is setup for a spinnaker
:: with very good

:: fredriksen sheeting blocks. It has a brand new North 2S
:: which has

:: only been hoisted once. I have done some testing and I
:: believe the

:: north kite is faster than the pineapple in everything
:: but super deep

:: running. It has a bit less shoulder than the pinapple
:: and can be

:: carried a good 5-10 degrees higher than the bigger
:: shouldered kites.

:: It is really a great vallejo or point to point type "in
:: the bay"

:: kite. In all, this boat is a great boat for someone who
:: wants to go

:: fast right away. Being a very stiff hull to start with,
:: the boat is

:: also perfect candidate for someone looking to do a
:: restoration if

:: they want it to be cosmetically perfect.
::
:: The boat is living at Treasure Island Sailing Center
:: where I have

:: always dry stored it. It has a 2 axle trailer with surge
:: brakes that

:: is really overbuilt for a tuna but I guess that's a good
:: thing. I am

:: also including a mostly new nissan 4-hp 4-stroke that
:: only needs the

:: carb cleaned.
::
:: I am asking $4800neg, which is about the same as the
:: replacement value

:: for the sails, motor, and trailer.
::
:: If you know anyone interested, I can be reached at:
:: 510-333-5802 or

:: jagtek@berkeley.edu.
::
:: Cheers,
::
:: Logan Jager