The Ha-Ha Is Less than Two Months Away

With the start of the 22nd annual Baja Ha-Ha cruisers’ rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, via Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria, less than two months away, Latitude’s Chris Weaver and the Ha-Ha’s Doña de Mallorca decided to try out the new Ha-Ha battle flag. It was a traffic-stopper on Locust Avenue in Mill Valley, so we liked it.

Want to be 100? If you act quickly, you can be the 100th entry in this year’s Ha-Ha; the entry list — as you can tell from below — is currently at 99. To sign up, visit www.baja-haha.com. The official deadline for entries is September 15.

We probably don’t have to tell you, but the Ha-Ha is open to boats 27 feet or longer that were designed, built and have been maintained for open-ocean sailing. A minimum of two crew, and a fun-loving attitude, are entry requirements.

We also want to remind everyone that the Latitude 38 Crew List Party will be held at Encinal YC in Alameda next Wednesday, September 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. Both the Grand Poobah and Doña de Mallorca, who have done 40 Ha-Ha’s between them, will be on hand to answer any questions you might have.

The entry list as of Friday morning:

1. Moonshadow / Deerfoot 2-62 / John and Deb Rogers / San Diego
2. Mykonos / Swan 44 / Myron & Marina Eisenzimmer / San Francisco
3. Tamara Lee Ann / Celestial 48 / Doug & Tamara Thorne / Emery Cove
4. Northern Lights / J/42 / Roderic & Mary Deyo / Seattle, WA
5. Windstar / Liberty 49 / Stephen & Bente Millard / Santa Barbara
6. Scarlet Fever / Jeanneau 509 Sun Odyssey / Paul Hofer / Wilmington, DE
7. Lokomaikai / Catalina 320 / Ron & Gail Hodel / Dana Point
8. Matador / Beneteau 50 / Stephen Meyer / San Diego
9. Elixir II / Islander 40 / Frank Nin & Leslie Honey / Brookings, OR
10. Millie J / Brewer 34.8 / James Atkins & Amy Arroyo / Vancouver, WA
11. Tandem / Pearson 365 ketch / Steve & Joni Stein / Emeryville
12. Kiki / Hunter 466 / Roger & Karen Lamb / Alameda
13. Ahelani / Outbound 46 / Steve & Patricia Stanley / San Francisco
14. Tahitian Dream / Amel Maramu 46 / William & Janet Fletcher / Richmond
15. Gratitude / Hylas 46 / Martin Eggenberger & Nina Lesowitz / Oakland
16. Dancy / Kelly Peterson 44 / Dwain & Nancy Lentz / Tempe, AZ
17. Nakamal / Island Packet 380 / John Ryan & Elinore Craig / Tucson, AZ
18. Pablo / Westsail 32 / Steve & Sherri Brenner / Santa Cruz
19. Vitesse / Beneteau 473 / Tom Price / San Francisco
20. TBD / TBD / Chris Maher / Seattle/Alameda
21. Carmanah / C&C 43 / John & Donna DeMeyer / Bainbridge Island, WA
22. Gettin Knotty / Ericson 38-200 / Andrew Davis / Marina Del Rey
23. Callisti / Waterline 50 / Roland & Rebecca Thiel / Vancouver, BC
24. Del Viento / Colvin Tamarack / Schooner 34 / Mark & Susan Hall / Stockton
25. Second Wind / Gemini 105Mc / Dennis Randall / San Diego
26. Tranquilo / Catalina C445 / Lloyd & Colleen Clauss / Ensenada
27. Yankee / Pearson 365 / Rod & Flori Soder / Moss Landing
28. Sojourn / Catalina 385 / John Van Vessem / Vallejo
29. C’est Si Bon / Beneteau 46 / Perry Chrisler / Scottsdale, AZ
30. Huzzah / Jeanneau 45.2 / Gerry & Jody Gilbert / Gig Harbor, WA
31. Illusion / Lancer 37 / Patricia Bonnifield / Stockton
32. X / Santa Cruz 50 / David Addleman & Shayne De Loreto / Monterey
33. Carthago / Beneteau 423 / Jose Castello & Gina Harris / San Francisco
34. Snug Harbor / Catalina 470 / Charley Eddy / Alameda
35. Atsa / Tayana 48DS / Hartley Gardner & Lesley Johnstone / Phoenix, AZ
36. Maria Elena / Nordhavn 40 / William & Andrea Kirsh / San Diego
37. Intermezzo / Leopard 39 / Stephen Cox / Sonoma
38. Bella Luna / Catalina 36 / Stephen & Lynne Smith / Stockton
39. Iris / Catalina 36 MkII /  Frank Hydoski / San Diego
40. Finte / Skarpsno 44 / Jeff Holt & Mary Smith / Port Townsend, WA
41. Swell / Lagoon TPI 42 / Shawn & Kristin Betourne / Boulder, CO
42. Tenacity / Roughwater 33 / Marshall Peabody / Seattle, WA
43. Spill the Wine / Jeanneau 42DS / Mark Barry / Zap, ND
44. Impossible / Bruce Roberts 53G / Scott & Jan Hamilton / Juneau, AK
45. Avalon / Dufour 375 Grand Large / Andrew Spisak / Long Beach
46. Swedish Promise / Winga 862 / Victor (John) Veysey / San Francisco
47. Toccata / Jeanneau 43 DS / Steven Dees & Marilyn Gibbs / Anacortes, WA
48. Volaré / Herreshoff Caribbean 50 / Jason & Vicki Hite / Long Beach
49. Gypsea / Ericson 38-200 / Gary & Patricia Phillips / Sausalito
50. Agamere / Hylas 47 / Nicholas & Morgan Rohrbach / Bainbridge Isl., WA
51. Jean Butler / Cape Dory 36 / David Columbus / Portland, OR
52. Pacific Star / Island Packet 35 / Horst Wolff & Julia Shovein / San Francisco
53. Orion / German Frers 41 / Roberto Pellicano / Rio de Janeiro, BRA
54. First Date / Beneteau Oceanis 38 / David Hahn / San Diego
55. Jacquot-Bateau / Irwin 38 / Theresa Lorch / Long Beach
56. Concordia / Columbia 41 / Craig & Janet Shelton / San Diego
57. Valentina / Hylas 56 / Sara Pino & Marcos Rodriguez / San Diego
58. Kanaloa / Rhodes 64.3 MS / Richard Alexander / Boston, MA
59. Baywolf  / Santa Cruz 50 / Kirk Miller & Sachi Itagaki / Sausalito
60. Kini Popo / Jeanneau 409 / Daniel McCoy / Alameda
61. Tranquility / Catalina 36 MkII / Dave & Becky Elmore / Port Orchard, WA
62. Serendipity / Jeanneau 42DS / Jonathan & Rebecca Mote / Corona del Mar
63. Distant Drum / Idylle 15.50 / Harry Hazzard / San Diego
64. Aurora Sky / Dehler 41c / Al Galpin / Anacortes, WA
65. Kailani / Hunter 410 / Douglas & Mary Degange / San Diego
66. Mind Designs / Hunter Legend 40 / Richard LeBlanc / Alameda
67. Uma Karuna / Islander 38C / Edward Bastian / Santa Barbara
68. Western Flyer / DeFever 41 trawler / Ralph & Patricia Perez / San Pedro
69. Intrepid / Islander 36 / Timothy Brill / Reno, NV
70. Cielo Grande / Skye 51 / Nicholas & Kristin Curtis / Laguna Beach
71. August Dream Too / Jeanneau SO 439 / Michael & Cynthia Breider / San Diego
72. Southern Star / Hylas 54 / Walter Smith & Kathryn Crossland / Bellevue, WA
73. Sheldon/2 / Manta 40 / David Driscoll & Kinyon Gordon / San Diego
74. Mariana / Farrier F-44SC / Allen Smith & Jenny Clark / Hood River, OR
75. Anakena / Corbin 39 / Bill Schmid / Everett, WA
76. Wild Rumpus / Spirit 40 / Trevor McCaw & Sally Aaron / Vancouver, BC
77. Six String / Jason 34 / James Wiegand / Loveland, CO
78. Kokomo / Morgan 384 / Randall & Sally Wheeler / San Diego
79. Honu / Island Packet 38 / Mike & Judy Sawyer / San Francisco
80. MyLa / Moody 44 / John & Julie King / Long Beach
81. Penelope / Hans Christian 38 / Peter & Susan Gierga / Scappoose, OR
82. Star Passage / Valiant 40 / Rick & Janis Gio / San Francisco
83. Vita Nova / Aries 32 / Dan & Katie Retz / San Francisco
84. Patricia Belle / 66-ft schooner / Patrick & Jeann Hughes / Seattle/Mazatlan
85. Banyan / Mason 43 / Cameron & Anne Vawter / Napa
86. Freedom Rider / Fantasia 35 / Dave Calhoun / Alameda
87. Ellie / Ericson 30 / Tom & Barbara Dilworth / San Diego
88. Tropical Star / Bruce Roberts PH 48 / Dennis Anderson / Bend, OR
89. Alobar / Island Packet 37 / Joel Ungar / Santa Barbara
90. Prinsibini / Mariner 31 / Henry Wood / Firth, ID
91. Sandee / Mariner 36 / Will & Sandee Trumbull / Dover, DE
92. Brainwaves / J/35c / Jim Brainard & Deb Ehler / San Francisco
93. Talion / Gulfstar 50 / Patsy Verhoeven / Portland/La Paz
94. Whistle Wind / Farr 55 / Sam & Anthony Galdes / San Francisco
95. A Volonté / F-P 42 / Barnabas & Claudio Martonffy / San Francisco
96. Nomi / Tayana 37 / Casey & Linda McMullen / Oakland
97. Journey / Island Packet 27 / Robert Sievertsen / Seattle, WA
98. Maya / custom 70  / Douglas Tausik / Westerly, RI
99. Sheri Lynn / Ericson 29 / Greg & Rob Daw / Dana Point