PHOTOS FROM THE HA-HA WAYBACK MACHINE.
I'm guessing they are from 1997 or 1998. Anybody recognize anybody?
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You can tell this was one of the very early Ha-Ha's because the beach party was
on the other side of the mangrove rather than on the bluff. The guy who organized
it — this was many years before Victor — was so appreciative of our business
that
when he shook my hand there was a bit of crack in a plastic bag in the palm of his hand.
Thank you, but no thank you.
Perfect Ha-Ha breezes powering a lovely yacht.
With any luck, it's a spinnaker run from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.
Pleasure sailing is what the Ha-Ha is all about.
She had two cell phones, an Iridium satphone, a Globalstar satphone,
a U.S. cell
phone, a Mexican cell phone — no wonder she was known as 'the call girl'.
The old Costco food run.
Martine, on the left, came all the way from France to crew on Profligate.
Adventurers supreme, Jeff and Debbie Hartjoy. They did a Ha-Ha, spent five or so
years cruising the South Pacific, then came back and did a Ha-Ha or two on their
Baba 40 Sailor's Run. Then Jeff decided to sail around Cape Horn. It was so nasty
he
said he'd never do that again. But he lied. A few years later he circumnavigated
by the southern cape, and had to sew his headsail back together 70 times.
Wayne Meretsky's S&S 44 Moonduster. He later sailed across the Pacific, then
back to the South Pacific. Unfortunately, the boat was claimed by a tropical
cyclone.
Wayne is now way up high in the America's Cup Technical Committee.
When we were young. What do these folks look like and do now,
a quarter of a century later? Are you or any of your friends in the photo?
The Ha-Ha has been around so long
the Poobah was seen in something other than a coral shirt.
Kids have also been a big part of the Ha-Ha.
These two must be in their early 30s now.
A local kid hanging out — literally — from the pier at Turtle Bay.
No helicopter parents there.
Sweet Ha-Ha style sailing. Fine looking yacht, too.
Dona, barely visible, in the middle of her youthful admirers.
They aren's kids anymore, but they haven't forgotten her.
The welcoming committee at Turtle Bay.
At right, Andy Turpin, former Latitude Senior Editor who took the reins
of the Pacific Puddle Jump and has now long been the Big Kahuna.
The Ha-Ha fleet celebrating having "cheated death" on the beach in Cabo San Lucas.
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